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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-06-12
STRIKE INQUIRY EMBARRASSING
Searching Questions About the
Colorado Trouble.

Washington, May 25.-W. L. Mac
kenZie King, director of the Industrial
relations department of the Rockefel-
Ter Foundation and a former Cana
dian cabinet officer, interrupted his
testimony before the Federal Indus
trial Relations Commission today to
denounce' the methods of the chair
man, Frank P. Walsh, in conducting
the commissions Colorado strike in
quiry.
Il have seen witness after witness
on the stand here treated in a manner
that was anything but fair" he said.
Il protest against the way this hear
ing has been conducted
You do not like the way investiga-
tfons are conducted in this country
asked Mr.. Walsh.
Il do not like the way this hearing
has been conducted the witness re-
piled
You do not like this commissions
conduct of the hearing?"
Il do not like the way you, Mr.
Chairman, have conducted the exam
ination of Witnesses
Then you exonerate the rest of the
commission"
Obi yes
rs your objection to the examina-
tion,' asked the chairman. based
upon your observation of the examina-
ton of John D. Rockefeller, jr., and is
it caused in part by the statement you
heard a witness make here that he
was guilty of high treason and should
be punished?"
Mr.. King said he spoke only of the
general examination of all witnesses.
He was questioned at length about his
services to John d. Rockefeller, jr.,
and to the foundation He declined to
say what salary he received.
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Austrian and German Armies
Hammering Away on ALI
the Battle Fronts.
ITALY DECLARES A BLOCKADE
Austrian Coast on Adriatic Made
Naval War Zone-British Battle
ship Sunk by Turks.

London, May 27.-Although called
upon to face another enemy in Italy,
whose troops have crossed the eastern
border, the Austrians and Germans
have not relaxed their efforts on the
other fronts.
In middle Galicia they have resumed
the offensive against the Russians
along the River San and claim to have
met with further success; while in
Flanders and Artois the Germans con-
tinue, according to the French report,
to make furious attacks in an effort to
regain the ground taken from them IN
recent weeks and to hold that which
they took from the British in the re-
gion of Ypres.
Except for the German admission
that the British have captured part of
their trenches to the northeast or
Givenchy, the reports of the belhger-
ent headquarters continue to contra
dict each other, one side claiming
gains while the other says that all at
lacks were repulsed with heavy losses
So far as the West is concerned,
however, the fighting, as has been the
case for months, consists largely OF
trench warfare
Italy Declares Blockade.
Rome, Italy, May 27.-The Italian
government, believing that Austria
Hungaria is utilizing several ports on
the Albanian coast for secret commits
sariat departments, declared a block
ade today against that portion of the
Austro-Hungarian coast comprised be-
tween the Italian frontier on the north
to the Montenegrin boundary on the
south, including all island ports, an
chorages and bays, and also the Alban-
ian coast from the Montenegrin limits
on the north to and including Cape
Kiephall on the south
Austrian Towns Captured.
Offensive operations resulting in the
occupation of Austrian territory all
along the frontier from Lom hardy to
the Adriatic are claimed in an official
statement issued last night by the war
office Italian troops have seized va
rious towns in the Trentino and forced
their way through mountain defiles-
On the lower Isonzo attacks were con-
tinued to gain the line of the river.
The Austrians are reported to have re-
tired, destroying bridges behind them.
Italian aviators bombarded Monfal
cone, near the Gulf of Trieste.
British Eattleship Sunk.
London, May 27.-The British battle
ship Triumph has been sunk in the
DarGanelles. This official announce
ment was made tonight.
The disaster is described in a brief
statement by the admiralty, which
says while operating in support of the
Australian and New Zealand forces on
the shore of the Gallipoli Peninsula
yesterday the Triumph was torpedoed
by a submarine and sank shortly after,
ward.
The majority of the officers and men
including the captain and commander
are reported to have been saved
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EDISON'S LATEST INVENTION
The Teiescribe Writes Down CONVEX
sations Over Telephone Wires
Big Commercial Future

West Orange, N j., May 25.-Thos
A Edison's new invention, the teIe-
scribe, is combination of the tele-
phone and monograph; long dis
lance debating machine that doubles
back. 1t will give to 10th parties to
a telephone conversation, although a
thousand miles apart, each a phono-
graphic record of what both have said.
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Germans Take Tobacco Plant.

Amsterdam. May 2G.-An property
of the British-American Tobacco Com
pany in Germany has been placed IN
der German supervision. according tic
the Berlin correspondent of the Tele-
graf
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Germans Got Funds Out.

Geneva, Switzerland, May 25.-Ger-
man financial interests. in anticipa-
ton of the war with Italy, began as
early as May 1 to withdraw capital
from Italy This was accomplished
even in cases which entailed consider
able sacrifices, SO that sequestration
of German property might be avoided.
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Becker to Die in JuIy.

Albany. n. Y. May 27--The court OF
appeals today fixed the week begin
ming July IL for the execution of the
death sentence of Charles Becker. ex-
police lieutenant, convicted CT the
murder of Herman Rosenthal
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Killed ON a ~pip the Dip

Youngstown. O., May 24.-Daniel
Donohee. 20 years old, of Youngstown
was killed and seventeen other per
sons were injured, nine dangerously
in a collision OF two small trains on
the ..Dip-the-Dips' at Idora Park here.
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Plan Homes for Widowers.

Chicago. May 25.-Homes for wild
overs and their children were planned
in a campaign started yesterday by
committee of which Mrs. Lenora T.
Meder, former commissioner of public
welfare, is chairman.
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Dutch Protest on Lusitania.

The Hague, May 26.-The govern
ment of The Netherlands has sent, a
note to Germany protesting against
the sinking, May Z. CT the Cunard line
steamer Lusitania by a German sub
marine.
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Hioh Priced Herefords.

Kentland, Ind, May 22.-At a sale
of Hereford cattle here Warren T. Nc
Cray received an average OF 1856 for
seventy-five head. This is the highest
average ever attained. One bull was
sold for $4,000.
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U. S. lakes : Neutral Stand.

Washington. May ga neutrality
proclamation by the United States
covering the entry of Italy in the Eu-
ropean war was published yesterday
by the state department under date of
May "a.
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King Of Greece in Dancer.

Athens, May Fixing Constantine
of Greece continues extremely weak.
An official bulletin issued today gave
his temperature at 99.5 and his pulse
at sc. Physicians do not conceal the
gravity of his condition
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Torpedo At = Relief shin

London, May 24.-The steamer Com
eric, one of the Belgian Relief Com
missions vessels. bound for Rotter-
dam, narrowly escaped a torpedo near
the North Hinder Lightship last
Thursday
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For genuine comfort and lasting pleas
ure use Red Cross Ball Blue on wash day.
All good grocers- Adv
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italy Seized Eiahty Liners.

Rome, Nay 25--Eighty Austrian
and German vessels in Italian ports,
valued at s20.ooc.0 900. were ordered
seized yesterday.
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Let's not gouge other people while
| carving out our fortunes.
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A man who is tied to his wife's apron
string certainly isn't fast
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TOTPEDOED AMERICAN SHIP
Sub marine Attacks Nebraskan Off
South Coast of lreIand.-ls Not
Greatly Damaged.

London, May 27.-The American
steamer Nebraskan, Captain Green,
from Liverpool May "a for Delaware
Breakwater in ballast was torpedoed
last night by a submarine forty miles
west-southwest of Fastnet, off the
south coast Of Ireland. The Nebrask-
an was leased to the White Star l:ne,
a British company.
The sea was calm and the crew at
once took to the boats and stood by
the steamer.
1t was soon ascertained that the Ne
braskan was not much damaged. She
had been struck forward and her fore
holds were full of water. The crew
returned on board and got the vessel
under way. No lives were lost among
the crew. The Nebraskan did not car
Ty any passengers.
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Washington. May 2T.-News of the
torpedoing of the American stea mship
Nebraskan in the European war zone
caused a shock at the government de-
partments here this morning.
Coming close on the LUsitania at
tack, the news that another American
ship had been endangered aroused
more than ordinary attention, but all
officials were disposed to hear details
before making comment.
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No Great Wealth.

No Great Wealth.
Tom-She has a wealth of hair.
Bess-Oh, l don't know. You can
buy those switches new for Sc
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In the night the Austrian fieet Slip
ped away in the darkness. Before
daybreak this morning two British
warships Joined Abruzzi's fleet and
took up the search for the Austrians.
Shortly after word was flashed to
Ahruzzi's flagship that Austrian war
ships had bombarded Ancona the An
glo-Italian squadron encountered the
Austrians and gave battle.
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5By Associated Press. !

WASHINGTON, Fob. 2.Ambaasas
dor Page at London cabled the state
department today that the British
feet had heen ordered 10 treat ss..ss;;,
.snd flour cargoes destined for GER
many or Austria as conditional con- :
tfAband. subject to seizure and con-
fiseatf0n. This step, the asnbassadlor
explained. WAS taken because Ger
many had decreed conascation of aI'
grain and Hour TO conserve the ma
tion.s fecd supply.
Since the publication OF the German
order. the ambassador here Count
van Bernstorff, has personally as
sured the American government that
no foodstuffH imported from tie
United States or other neutral colin-
tries would be seized BY the German
government and press dispatches have
announced tho Issuance OF am odffy-
Ing decree nAklag such exemptions By
the government.
rs Ambassador Page said Great Britain
had agreed staat an exception would
b made III the Ase of the steamship
Niihellniha. now bopnd from New
York fof Hamburg with grain and
other food, because kke had sailed
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py Assoe.a,ea . pneas.l

One of the worst sotrms of the win
ter is general from the middle west to
the middle Atlantic States, New Eng
land and throughout Canada. Rain,
sIeet, snow and wind have disrupted
railway trafiic. hampered wire COM
munication and IN some sections
raised rivers to the flood point. The
weather man. however. holds ont
haSe of speedy relief, predicting that
4 tie storm probably will pass Wefnes-
day. leaving generally fair weather IN
its wake.
There have been snowstorms IN the
TnortherR tier OF States and there rail-
way traffic either has been almost sts-
pended or greatly retarded. One CHI
eago and Northwestern train, fllIed
with passengers. was held in huge
bank OF snow near MaribeI, Wis,
from 10 o'clock Sun:iay until Tuesday
afternoon. Western Missouri, Kansas
and southern Nebraska report that a
heavy snowstnrm hrs set in.
The middle west many wires have
been cafried down and a fall IN ten-,
pefalure IS causing additional trouble.
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STORMS SWEEPING
THE MIDDLE WEST
RIVERS REACH FLOOD STAGES AND RAIN SLEET AND /
SNOW DISRUPT RAILWAY TRAFFIC

Wire communication from Chicago to
many points was difficult.
Northern and Western New York
and New England have been hit hard
and traffic of all kinds has suffered
severely. ogdensburg. N. Y. reports
that business there has been almost
entirely suspended by a gale and
drifting snow. Sleet and snow at
Rochester caused one OF the worst
tie.aas i'm tho history OF interurban
traffic with that city. Massachusetts
and Connecticut points reported SINH
ier tying up of traaiic on electric
lines.
The MononEahela and Aiieghansy
rivers have reached the flood stage as
the result Of snow and rain. The low
lying sections of Pittaburgh are In
undated and trolley and railroad trait
tic there were at 4 standstils Tuesday
night. Hundreds OF families have Ieft
their homes Ia this section and Al.
points mp the Aliegheney. Many man
lifacturing plants located along these
rivers and the Ohio have ,icefi forc-
ed to cease operations tenaporafiIy.
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G II Ms Sgj
IBT /. !. q ]. !. i. OsSEI
Eyewitness Tells of Attacks Be
tween "a Rassse Canal and B
Rethuns Road.
tay Associated rfesg.

LONDON, Feb. The serisinsls !
suffered terrible losses itl attemptina
70 take British sentrenchmenfs aes
cDyding to an account by tile British
oliicinl eye Witness of two Geriflan a
ttclSs between the Ia BasseeJ Canal
and the Bethgne road January 22y.
= n The peElser, says THO .repo our
men; hrnly established In the brick
fields gave The Gelniaiis d very warm
5receptiDH and the litter FELL back,
leaving 30 dead IN front of tiiIs polat
aione.
30 the a0utis OF It they tenp9raril,s
gaipeds pos sion OF e small portion
lot one Ssot DIR treBches, hut iiffi6sifate-
III Ssege c0linteF attacked with TIC
bagehet and every man iii tins tseficii
was n lied, The SANS thing iiilppenefl
close to tho Betiiiine road where tiln
GerntailB gained anotiio. of Off
trenches only to be bay Gneited to d
man. g
Alter The lighting was over. tiia
seflplne's dead. To &c OF tinlafeil il6ni.
her 6i 300. Ipf thick q ii ALONE Gu i li.ie
Gus casunl ties were Z! 81
This attach. he tiitSS dol fyefall al
asKehciiy and at q II AbeIse f,is tho
b s5ii Is cost III failure; festiltina
only in 1. gfesf waste 81 iile: IT, XIV II
Hiasie by some three banaEe4 med IN
the Hfst Ess5S an three hundred hion5
sin siippptt uAcupgfhg the french va,
Gated by the Efat inc Mlten Il nlesed
forward ~
isOne s:Sy there were 90 lSJpilsl
lying inStlkis trench lieE1s
mans al van ted and tIlat iiosse al I al
TROOPS fnf king the aasapl Il l.i,y 4 +
aeked BeI8re
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ARTANBURG BOY
2ND LIEUTENANT
Goes TO England and Takes Oath
OF Allegiance to Great
Britain.
Ry Assoeiaie.i rrnss.a

SPAETANBURG. Feb. Montague
NJ. Nichols. of Spartanburg, who went
to England soon after the outbreak of
tho EuTopean war and enlisted in the
British army, has taken the oath of
allegiance to Great Britain and been
promoted to the rank of second lieu-
tenant in the royal artillery. THIS in
formation was contained in letter
received by his family today.
Until year ago when he resigned,
Nichols was cadet at the United
States Naval Academy and the star
quarterback of the Navy team of 1913.
He captained the team In the Army
Navy game of that year.
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QUIET PREVAILS
AT MEXICO CITY
Owners Of More Than One Horse,
Ordered to Sell Half of Them
to Government.
By Associa,od prrsa.l

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-State de-
partment reports today said compara-
tive quiet prevailed at Mexico City.
Several of Carranza's cabinet had
arrived from Vera Cruz it was report
ed, and were considering removal OF
their departments from Vera Cruz.
Street car service in the capital
had been interrupted by Zapata forces
who had taken and still hold many
of the cars.
General Obregon, Carranza leader.
who had been in military command
of Mexico City, the report said, had
gone to Vera Cruz to confer with Car
ranza and during his absence General
benjamin l1iil,. recently in command
of the Ca-ranZa forces at Na ,. Sono-
ra, was ruling the city.
All persons except oreignors and
city coachmen who own more than
one horse have been ordered by the
military authorities of the capital to
sell one-half of them to tne govern
ment on pain of confiscation.
General Villa telegraphed the con-
vention agency here tonight that Cen
eral Tomas Urbina captured San Luis
Potosi yesterday. Urbina's column is
supposed to be the vanguard of tho
villa force marching on Tampico.
No details wore given. though 1t
was intimated that the Carranza gar
rison had evacuated without a fight.
iUrbina's force numbered about 5000
men.
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YEsTExssAY IN q
THE LEGISLATURE

Epccial to The InielIigenoer.
COLUMBIA. Feb. "A majority un-
favorable and a minority fayoraele re-
port was made by the police regula-
tions committee OF the senate tonight
on the bill by Senator John r. will
liams giving the people OF the State
the right 10 pass on the question Of
regulating the sale OF whiskey by high
license under constitutional restric-
tions at q referendum on September
14th. majority favorable and MI
nority unfavorable report was made
on the house bill providing referen-
dunn by the people of the State on Sep
tember 14th on the question of State
wide prohibition. Tho three who fay
ored the high license referendum were
Senator's John +. Williams, Sharpe
and Sinkier.
A public hearing on these bills
this afternoon developed largely into
an academic discussion of prohibition.
Senator J. f. Williams made an argu-
mcnt for his referendum on high Ii
cense. Mayor John p Grace of Char
lesion also wanted the question of
high license included In the referen-
dunn. Rev. r. c, Burts. pastor of. the
First Baptist church OF Columbia, op-
posed the Williams bill and said It
would muddy the question. Major
Daniel l.. Sinkler of Charleston was
also present at the hearing as was
Mr.. ID. w. Robinson of Columbia.
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ANOTHER PERPLEX|NG PROBLEM
! THRUST upon THE UNITED STATES
All Records
Are Broken
Trade Balance for January in
Favor of U. S. Greatest in Ma
TONS History.
tBy Associated Prcsu +,

a WASHlNGTON. Feb. 2.-The bal
.ance of trade I'm favor of the United
States during January was the great
est for any month in the nations his
tory. Returns today from 10 ports
which handle sc per cent. of the
country's total imports and exports.
show a favorable advance from jan
uary to January 80. of $131,133,SSS.
Officials pointed out that a complete
report probably would materially in
crease that figure.
Exports for the four weeks through
the 13 ports reporting were $685.
a74.096. an average of $59,643,524 n
week. Imports were $107.440,2OS, an
average of $26.S60, ,052 a week.
The week ended january 30 produc-
ed favorable balance of $35, ,901 ,535,
the largest for any one week in more
than ten years. Exports totalIed $685.
$685. and imports s27,766. .604.
Cotton exported during the week
ended January 30 amounted to 3S7,775
bales. making a total of 2 2,25O.699 bales
FOR the last eight weeks.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. --Extraordi.
nary efforts were e1sarted today and
tonight by administration senate lead
ers to gave the government ship. pnr-,
chase bill from. threatened defddf Or
consignment 70 = pigeon hole for this
session cs congress.
Up to late tonight the Democratic
majority struggling with the dilemma
had s:isclcsed nothing Dut tentative
plans OF procedure. These Included
preparations for revision of the bill 10
draw support from progressive Re-
pubiicans and proposals designed to
win back at least six of the seven
Democrats who Joined the Republi-
cans yesterday in an effort to send tho
measure back to committee.
Preliminary skirmishes at the capi-
tol and White House were begun carly
in the day. President Wilson confer
red with several progressiyis Republi-
can senator's regarding the bill. The
Democratic majority considered meth
ods of procedure to regain its lost
ground and the seven recalcitrant
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STOP PAYMENTS
OF STATE DEBTS
Until Some Provision is Made Re.
lative % Financial Program for
Alabama.
tBY AssocIated Pmnnl

MONTGOMERY, Ain, Feb. 2.-Goy-
ernor Henderson today issued an or
der to State Treasurer Lancaster i'm
meSiateiy stopping the payment of
salaries to members OF the legislature,
State officers. Judges, solicitors and
school teachers until some provision
Is made relative to financial pro-
gram Tor Alabama.
Both branches of the legislatures
nave voted to recess after their
twentieth working day until July I3.
Today WAS the twelfth working day.
The governor is opposed to q recess
until measures to care for State I'm.
debtedness, now past due, are consid :
cred.
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Virginia Legislature
Adopts Governors Bill

= RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 2sBy a vote
OF GO to SS the house of delegates to-
day adopted what has become known
as the governors bill,o providing for
the segregation Of taxes on real ea-
tate and tangible pDrsenal property
foryss local prrf ,0seS. and s6esregatinl
the ~ ofis lit ss3iil t6eIk oi .sii
corpora lions operating railroads by
steam, for State purposes. The fea-
ture of the present law leYying a 10
cent tax on overy S100 OF the assessed
value OF real estate and personal
property Is retained.
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Food Scarcc. in CapilaI.

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 2.-Severe
fighting took place I'm the suburb of
Tacubaya, near Chapultepec Castle,
and xochimilco. Zapata forces
everywhere wern driven hack with,
losses. Eleven officers and 73 mon
In the Zapata ranks are said to have,
been killed. The Constitutionalist
losses are reported insignificant
Scarcity OF food in the capital has
brought about an acute situation. The
chamber OF commerec has collected
$500, 900 SIS part of a $1,000. 900 fund
for the pure eiiase of provisions 10 be
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Patterson-ChappelIer.

Married last evening by the Rev. S.
w. Danncr. pastor of Bethel Methodist
church, at the parsonage. Mr.. r. II.
Chappeiier and Miss Sallie Patterson.
Mrs. Chappelier is the daughter of Mr..
M. M. Patterson, and an attractive
young w3man who numbers her
friends by the score. Mr.. Chappelier
conducts a barber shop at he Andcr-
son Mills and is a popular and ener-
getic young man.
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Fear Steamer n Lost.

LONDON, Feb. -(3:i0t a. ND
Fears are expressed in Copenhagen.
says a dispatch to the Exchange TeIe1
graph company, that tho Danish
steamship Marselisborg, from pensa-
cola December 10, and Norfolk De-
cember 30. for Copenhagen, has been
lost by striking mines. The Marselis-
borg is a vessel of 1,775 tons, with a
crew Of 25.