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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20
Economy Measures of County
Commissioners Are i'm Bad.
Strong Objections Voiced by
Other County Officials.
THE EXPENSES HAVE GROWN
Figures Submitted Comparing
Year 1918 With 1915.
Plan to Buy Auto for Sheriff
an Economy Move.

The rumble at the Shawnee county
court house deepened today with the
first meeting of the board of county
commissioners since sweeping econ
onsy measures to cover a $11 900 def
left in the finances of the county were
made last Monday. Figures given out
today by the county commissioners
shcw on their face why they claim the
reductions N expense ana salary cut
ting necessary
That the rebate system in taxpay
ing is another principal cause of the
county-s financial condition was today
contendcd by the county commission
ers The rebate law that taxpayers
might paw their tax in a lump and re-
ceivc a rebate instead of paying III
separate payments, was pointed out
together with tho fact that the county
must make up the rebate to the city.
Increases in the last two years in
departments under financial control of
county officers and commissioners
We're eiven out by the county commits
sioncrs as follows, and show the IL
manciaI jump in cost Using the years
of 1918 and 1915 rs a basis:
Big Jump in Expenses.
POOR, increase, S5,746.40.
increase in officials salaries, clerk
hire and sheriff's expense, $S,457 90
Burial of eX-union soldiers--in-
creasc-S362 %.
Other additional expenses last year
were cited as follows:
Vault in probate judges office,
S2.4S5.5O.
Detention home-$502.
steps to curtail expenses also were
taken today by the commissioners \
plan to cut down shcrnfs expenses
by purchasing an automobile to be
paid for by the county and used by
the sheriff was laid before the COM
missioners by Fred Nipps, chairman,
for discussion. Sheriff Iiene says he
approves of the step The shawnee
county sheriff also points out that his
salary is all increase owing tc the leg
islative act providing straight salary
Instead Of payment in fees Now all
fees go to the county, instead OF going
as a salary to the sheriff.
County officials today spoke feel
ingly as to the cuts in their offices.
The abolition of the detention home
was designated by Edward Rooney,
probation officer, as short sighted"
economy" Rooney accuses the COM
missioners of placing good roads
higher than the welfare of the chill
dren Says Rooney: Without the
detention home we will he unable to
take children out of places that viii
cause their ruin; we can find a. child
in u disorderly house and be unable to
change her or his surroundings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20
SCORE HURT IN WRECK
Eight Coaches of Western Pacific
Train Leaves Rails.

Salt Lake City. Utah, Aug. 2e-In-
formation which reached here early
this morning says that the Western
Pacific weSt-bound passenger train
No. 1, carrying more than 200 pas
Sengers, was wrecked at Halleck
Grove and more than i score of pas
sengers injured.
The train left Salt Lake at noon
Thursday.
A wrecking crew had been dis
patched from Elko, New, and the in
jured are being taken to California
cities.
Eight cars are said to have left the
track
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20
WRAY IN MONEY
Topeka Shooter Finished Third
in G.. A. III. Tournament.
L. b. Clarke, of Chicago, Won
Championship.

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. Go. \. Wray,
of Topeka, Kan, tied with two others
here today for third place in the
Grand American handicap, which was
won by L. B. Clarke, of Chicago. Wray
broke 81 out of a possible hundred
and tied with Q. K. Mauck, of Wesh :
ington, Ia, and G. F. Mackie, of Law
renee, Kan.
L. B. Clarke. Chicago, shooting
from the Is yard mark won the nand-
leap, the feature of the week 6 trap
shooting tournament at Grant park.
Clarke tied with three other shooters
on SO breaks out of 100 targets, and
broke 20 straight on the shoot off.
Those with whom Clarke tied and
their scores on the shoot off, We're:
NJ. E. Dewire, Hamilton, Ind, 10; j. j.
Randall, Grensburg, Kan, is. and Z.
c. Hickman, Yeoman, Ia, u.
The four men had finished their
string of so targets on Thursday with
IS breaks each. The event carried with
it a purse of $7,S13 to be divided
among the fifty high guns and five
trophies.
F. Card, of Fonda, Iowa, finished
fourth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20
N0VOGEORGIEVSk
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Angres and Souchez. the enemy in the
course of the night was driven out of
the trench, sections of which he oc-
cupied yesterday. On Schratzmannele,
IN the Nosges, small section of our
first line positions was lost to the
French
Eastern Theater-Army group of
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg: East
of kovno our troops continue their
pursuit of the enemy. They are con-
Quoting successful battle in the plain
from Sabina to the high road between
AuSuStowo and GrodnO.
The Russians have been driven
back on line from Gudele, east of
Maryampol, TO Lozdzieje and Stud
Sionscza and are offering fresh re-
slstance there. East of Trojin also
hard fighting is in progress
Continued Successful Progress.
The army of General Won Gallwitz
has made successful progress with its
attacks on the enemy, capturing ten
officers ana 1864 men.
The fortress of Novogeorgievsk
the last hating place of the enemy in
Poland, has been won after a stubborn
resistance The complete garrison
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20
ST. LOUIS FLOOD

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high that firemen and street railway
employees were called on to assist the
marooned passer gers.
Several negro residences in the
southwestern part of St. Louis We're
flooded and families were taken from
second story windows.
From a distance rescuers in sSiffs
could be seen ticking the people from
second story and attic windows.
Water in Subway.
Four feet of water entered the sub
way of the union station, the under
ground passage through which bag
gage ana mail is handled.
In many parts of the city street cars
were stalled and transportation was
completely cut off from many points
within the st. Louis limits.
Iifeboats Are Ordered.
Shortly before noon, Mayor Kiel or
dered city trucks TO take lifeboats
from the city harbor boat to Maple
wood to help in the work of rescue.
All available city automobiles were
hurried to the suburb. Policemen
borrowed auto trucks from factories
TO haul row boats from the parks to
the flooded districts. At noon, one
fire engine company in the extreme
southern part of St Louis had taken
lis persons from their homes.
BY the middle of the afternoon ev-
cry automobile road and street car
line leading from st. Louis to the SUR
rounding suburban towns had been
closed. The First regiment arnory
and the Coliseum will be opened to-
night to house suburbanites who can
not get home.
In 16 y hours ending at 1880 q. M,
the rainfall in st. Louis was 5.2O--the
heaviest rainfall here since the gov
eminent records have been kept. At
noon the downpour continued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20
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in Springfield and the fall was re-
ported greater nearer the southern
line of the state. Hundreds of pleas
ure seekers in fishing and camping
parties in the Ozarks were driven in
to nearby towns, their equipment
ruined by the storm.
The edge of the storm extended
north almost to the, northern boun-
Diary of Missouri The temperature
here and at St. Joseph registered so
degrees. The atmosphere was heavy
and damp all day, though the edge
of the rain was about one hundred
miles southeast of here.
Sedalia reported an inch of rain
with a temperature that made over
coats and fires comfortable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20
U. S. is CAUTION
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counted for Mrs. Josephine 5. Bru-
guiere, nor DR.. Edmund Woods, the
two Americans, still missing.
Officials here were giving consider
alton TO the following points:
Whether any Americans have
been lost.
Whether the Arabic actually
was torpedoed without warning.
Whether the Arabic, by having
been conveyed on the beginning
of her voyage had, under inter
national law, partaken of the
character of her convoy and
waived her right as a non-com-
Blatant.
Whether, by proceeding to the
vicinity of the steamer Dunsley,
which had just previously been
torpedoed, the Arabic's comman-
der introduced any qualifying
circumstances by violating the
rule of the British admiralty
which forbids a ship to risk itself
by attempting to assist another
which has been torpedoed.
A view prevailed that an attempt
by the Arabic to succor those on an
other torpedoed ship was justified and
was not affected by the British ad-
matter of policy for warships and was
not a matter of international right.
Whether the ArabicS movement to-
ward the Dunsley might be inter-
marine is another point to be de-
Veloped.
Lansing Withholds Comment.
Secretary Lansing refused to dis
cuss the case. He said no orders had
been given to the EN- bassy in London
or the American cpnsuls to forward
evidence from the passengers and
crew, as all officials understood they
are expected to do so Immediately.
There is no attempt in official quar-
ters to minimize the situation con-
fronting the president if investigation
developed violation of American
rights in defiance of the last note to
Germany, which gave notice in final
terms that another sinking like that
of the Lusitania would be considered
an act deliberately unfriendly.''
The prospect of severance of diplo-
matte relations with Germany again
came forward, but it was understood
if such a course should be decided
upon. it would not mmediately be
announced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20
ovERCoATs IN MISSOURI.
Heavy Rains Force Abandonment of
Good Roads, Work.

Sedalia, Mo-. Aug. 20.-The temper
AZURE was near the low limit for this
time of year here and few homes and
offices were without heat. Many over
coats were seen on the street.
An inch of rain last night and
showers today forced the abandon
Il.ent of work on the second of good
roads days set aside for the improve
ment of the northern end of the Sc
dalia-Springfeld highway. Because
of the very wet weather very little was
accomplished on the road yesterday.
the first of the good roads days.
Plans are being made for continuing
the work as soon as the condition of
the road will permit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20

The following births were reported
at the office of the city clerk today:
John Heary Ginter and wife, r. r. 8,
August 10, girl; Vance Hinshaw and
wife, $50 Lawrence street. August Is,
girl; Stephen S.ra1.d and wife. 1928
Van Buren, street. July A. girl; Law
renee Walter Edmonds ard wife, PIE
Branner street, August IS, girl; Earl
L Hall and wife, 312 Van Buren street,
August g., boy.
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Glasgow, and Gladiator of Liverpool,
have been sunk. The crew of the
Samara is proceeding to port in a
trawler- Thirty-fiv members of the
Gladiator's crew are in lifeboats which
are being towed to port by a trawler.
Mail Held Up.
Christiania, Norway. Aug. 20
(Via Lordon. "A German submarine
stopped the Norwegian nail steamer
Irma within Norwegian territorial
waters yesterday, but the timely ap-
pearance of Norwegian torpedo boat
on the scene prevented further inter-
ference with the mail ship.
British Submarine Aground.
London, Aug. 20.-Official an
nouncement was made today that a
British submarine had grounded in
the sound. Fifteen members of the
crew We're saved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20
MISSOURI BIG STORM CENTER.
DeIuge Reported at Many Points;
Wind Blows a Gale

Kansas City. Mo, Aug. 2O.-The
Ozark mountains of southern Missouri
and northern Arkansas were today
the center of the tropical hurricane
which swept into Texas from the Gulf
of Mexico last Monday night, accord
ing to the local weather bureau
From Springfield. Mo, to st. Louis
and south over almost half of Ar
kansas the territory was deluged last
night and the rains continued today.
Much minor damage was done by a
wind which, early today, reached a
velocity of forty-eight miles an hour
in many places.
Three inches of rain fell last night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20
suIzherccr Min EiIed.

New York, Aug. 20.-The will of
Ferdinand Sulzberger. president OF the
Sulzberger & Co. of America, placed
on file here today. disposed of an es-
tate of more than s2,000.0GO. One
son. Simon. who lives in Sydney.
Australia, was given a share in a
trust fund of 100000 The residue
was divided between Mr. ssu1zberger's
seven other sons and four daughters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20
Suits dry cleaned use. Topeka
Laundry Co. Phone 3653.-Adv.

The Great Pocahontas of the De-
gree of Pocahcntas, Mrs. Lucinda
Clark of Pratt. Kan, will be present
tonight at a joint meeting of Indianola
council No. 55 ana Wingwa council
No. l, to be held at the A o. u. w
hall, SSl North Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20
LOCAL MENTION.

Mrs. L. H. Aiears, who has been
visiting in California and attending the
fair, will go to Los Angeles to remain
several weeks with her son at the
beach. Mr.. L. H. Mears will leave
Saturday morning for a visit to his
sister, Mrs. Ford. in Hiawatha, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20
Another Triumph for Siege Guns.

The capture of Novogeorgievsk had
been foreseen since the fall of War
saw. When the general Russian re-
treat was made from the Warsaw
salient, Grand Duke Nicholas, the
Russian commander in chief, elected
to leave a garrison in the fortress,
rather than evacuate this position, as
it was recognized that the only ques-
ton was how long the defenders
would be able to hold out.
The grand dukes decision appar-
emily was due to the strategic position
of the fortress. So long as the Rus
slams retained it they were able to
stop communication on the Vistula.
NoVogeorgievsk is 19 miles north
west of Warsaw and is situated at the
junction of the Vistula, Narew and
Wkra rivers.
For nearly two weeks the fortress
had been completely invested by the
Germans and several of the outlying
forts were captured earlier this week.
Novogeorgievsk was strongly de-
Tended and was said to have been
equipped with sufficient ammunition
and food supplies for long period.
Its speedy capture doubtless repre-
sents another triumph for the great
German and Austrian siege guns.
Pieces of the heaviest caliber were
brought up for the attack.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20

Another sex war in the National
Education. association is on. Miss
Grace Strachan of New York wants
90 be president of the association and
IS lining up the women delegates at
the convention now in session at
Oakland, Cal. She is opposed by a
mere man in the person of DIR. David
B. Johnson, president of the Win
throp Normal and Industrial college
of South Carolina
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Word has been received by Mrs. w.
= GarVey of the death of Mrs. w. T.
Eckert in Pasadena, Cal. Mrs. Eckert
Mrs. Ecikert lived in Topeka nearIv
thlrty-five years Mr.. Eckert was
connected with the Parkhurst-Da,vis
Mercantile company. = =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20

It will payyou to get our estimate on
that lumber bill Phone j. B. Whelan
& Co, I'll E. 4th.-AdV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20

Alleging that the defendant has OBJ
tanned sums of money aggregating
$241.6O belonging to the plaintiff and
mas refused demands of payment
Aaron Sage of Wabaunsee county
hled suit today in the Shawnee coun-
ty district court against Edwin A.
Austin, a local attorney. Sage claims
that $223.O5 of the money was collected
by Austin June % and the remainder.
$3.50, was obtained by the lawyer
from the clerk the following dav.
Plaintiff claims that the money was
being held by the clerk to be paid to
him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20

You had a Doughburner last sea-
son, remember. What car are you
using this year - The street -,
Boston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20

d. o. Clements of Kansas City is
spending a few days in Topeka visit
ing friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20

consisted of six generals and 5000
men. OF these more than 10000
We're captured in yesterdays final bat
tie alone. The number of cannon re-
Gently captured has been increased to
moro than 700. The quantity of other
war materials cannot yet he estimated.
1.-The army group of Prince Leopold
lis making further progro SIS.
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen: The left wing drove back
the enemy behind Koterkakulva, in
the section southwest of Brest-Li-
tovsk. South of the Bug we gained
ground on the Brest-LitoVslx line, east
of Nlatiova our troops reached the re-
gion of NOndiscza n the course of
their close pursuit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20

Store room completely furnished for
grocers and meat market. Phone 4O2
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20

Madrid's four breweries daily turn
out $4,000 gallons of beer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20
THE WEATHER RECORD.

Following are observations OF the United
States weather bureau for the twentyfour
hours ending at o'clock this morning:
in,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20
Wilson in PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia, Aug. 20.-President
Wilson arrived at the office of his
occulist at las p. m, accompanied by
secret service men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20

The earlier bulletin from Berlin
stated that the entire garrison was
captured by the Germans. 1t is not
clear, however. whether a consider
able part of the total of $4,000 es-
ca ped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-20

Miss Minnie Conrad, daughter of
the Montana copper millionaire. has
Just been married to Charles Reid
Riley, scion of a prominent Wash
ington family. Miss Conrad and her
sister inherited s8,000,0O0.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-06
WILL NOT SUBMIT FRYE CASE
 TO PRIZE COURT.

WASHINGTON, May 6.- The Amer ican note in the Frye case consists ot an absolute refusal of the expressed desire of Germany 10 have the case 2" to prize court for final adjustment The government insists that the sink ing of the Frye by the German cruiser Eite Frederick was entirely unwar- ranted and in defiance of tho rules of warfare concerning neutrals. The note further asserts that if the Teutons wish more data the same will be fur nished but that in no ease will the gov ernment consent to taking the matter outside of the regular diplomatic chan nels and the entire matter can he ad- justed through the German Ambassa-
 dor here.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-06
ALLIES WILL SOON HAVE THE TURKS IN
 4 BAD SITUATION

LONDON, May East Mcditerran- can war reports indicate that the allied army is rapidly hemine the Turks into a narrow strip of land along the west shore of the Dardanelles between Maidos and Gallipoli and will soon have them in an extremely bad situation between the army and the war fleet occupying the channel The allied troops are rapidly closing in from all sides and save in the event of their being able to break through the ranks, the Turks will he compelled to sur render and thus bring to a close the Gallipoli campaign or else face ami hilation before the combined fire of the allied army and fleet
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-06
DISPLAYING
 GREAT ACTIVITY

out that the government is endeavorins to mediate and deliberations have thus been protracted So far there have been no orders issued for a further mo biization of the troops.
 Il Is known, however, that a biz fleet of warships are taking on sup plies at Sasebo in readiness to pro cecd To sea at a moments notice
 The answer to the final Japanese communication addressed to China is not expected to be unfavorable as il is believed that China will ultimately be led to see the justice of the Japan ese demands No hostile action will he taken save in the event of complete refusal to consider the representations of Japan
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-06
CHINA WILL RESIST JAPANESE.

HONG KONG May Chinese ad- vices say that the Chinese government will resist the outrageous demands of Japan to the last and is determined not to yield until the last resource is gone. China. il is declared is hopeful that she will not he compelled to suffer at the hands of the powerful Japanese nation through the intervention of England and Russia whom il is confidently be lieved will exert sufficient pressure to prevent Japan from actually assuming hostilities
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-06

other sources. Failing in the attempt to secure the cooperation of Britain the other nations engaged in the great con hiet will be appealed to in the name of the womanhood of the world.
 Resolutions adopted by the Congress include the issuing of an appeal to the rulers of all neutral nations requesting that they act in unison in attempting to influence the belligerents to refrain from inhicting further devastations and endeavor to adjust their differences
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-06

THE HAGUE. Max 6.=The delegates to the Womons International Congress gathered here with view of securing world peace are preparing to issue d plea to Britain to bring about peace by making the first overtures toward securing a cessation of hostilities.
 The women believe that if England can he prevailed upon to make the first effort in this direction the other nations will be found readier to listen than should the proposal come from
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-06
MANY TRAWLERS ARE
 VICTIMS or SUBMARINES

LONDON, May 6.-The German sub
 marines are taking a terrible toll of British fishing vessels which have ceased their regular vocation and gre reaping a harvest through the rewards covery of mines along the North sea coast. In addition to the long list of vessels which are known to have fallen vessels there are scores of the traWl- ing fleet missing which can be ac- counted for only by the theory that
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-06
CHINA APPEALS TO AMERICA

WASHINGTON, May 6 The Chin ese republic through the Chinese Am bassador has issued an appeal to the American nation to give it's moral sup port to China in her hour of need The representations to the administration assert that China looks to the land of liberty and freedom in the great crisis with which the Chinese nation is now confronted.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-06
JAPAN PREPARING TO MOVE.

TOXIC. May 6.-Thc Japanese Elm
 peror is himself presiding over the joint Cabinet and Council meeting call cd today to determine on the future course of Japan in the present Chinese difficulty Pending the action of the Council preparations indicative of eN- pectcd hostilities are going on at all military and naval bases. It is given
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-06
WILL ASK BRITAIN TO BE FIRST TO QUIT WAR
COUNTLESS DEAD
 THREATEN PEST|LENCE

PETROGRAD. May 6.-The Russian the advancing spring will bring d great peslilence in Poland and along the East Prussian border where the troops are occupying large areas which have been repeatedly fought oyer bA both armies during the winter. The ground in places i3 declared to be thickly strewn with corpses and thousands of bodies of men and animals yet lie unhuried and COY