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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-21
Note TO
GERMANY
IS FINAL
Further Unlawful Attack on
Americans "Unfriendly Act"
Violation May Mean Break in
Diplomatic Relations.
LANSING FINISHES REJOINDER
Answer To Be Put on Wire for
Berlin Saturday.
To Be Published Here When
Received by Gerard.
Violation May Mean Break in
Diplomatic Relations.
LANSING FINISHES REJOINDER
Answer To Be Put on Wire for
Berlin Saturday.
To Be Published Here When
Received by Gerard.

Washington. July 21.-The United
States has decided to inform Germany
that further loss of American lives as
the result of German submarine war
fare, in contravention of the princi-
pies of international law, will be re-
garded as an "unfriendly act"
The discussion of principles is
virtually ended. The American gov
ernment will now warn Germany of
the Interpretation it will place on
future transgressions of American
rights. In the new note the United
States assumes that Germany already
has admitted the principle that pas
sengers must be removed to a place
of safety before destroying an unre-
sisting merchantmen as a prize.
It's Up to Germany.
Taking the position. therefore, that
the two governments are agreed in
principle, the United States views it
as incumbent on Germany to make
her submarine practice conform with
the accepted principles of interna-
tional law. Any deviation in actual
practice resulting in the loss of
American lives, it is pointed out, will
be viewed as an unfriendly act.
The action which the United States
might subsequently take is not indi-
Gated. but, in diplomatic usage. the
phrase "unfriendly act" has always
carried with it implication of
finality leading often to a severance of
friendly relations.
Officials generally were secretive
concerning the treatment of the
Lusitania case in the new note, but it
was believed the request for repara-
tion will be renewed and this issue
kept before the two governments.
Lansing Finishes Note.
Secretary Lansing completed the
note today, it was learned.
1t was learned also that further
changes in the note by the cabinet
will be unnecessary. The expectation
was that it would be put on the wire
Saturday and delivered to German
Foreign Minister Won Jagow by Am
bassador Gerard in Berlin Monday.
1t will not be made public here until
it is known that it has been received
bY Gerard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-21
is SHE A SPY?
Federal Officers Reported on
Trail of Miss Stelter.
Topeka Teacher Familiar With
Germany's Secret Code.

Miss Grace Stelter, a former To-
peka high school teacher, is a special
agent of the German government, ac-
cording to reports that followed the
visit of a federal officer to Topeka sew
eral weeks ago.
Miss Stelter was well known in the
high school, where for good many
terms she taught the German Ian
guage to the students. She is a native
of Germany. In June she announced
ner intention of returning to Europe,
to meet her sweetheart. a soldier in
the service of the kaiser.
The teacher consequently left To-
peka and went to New York city. Here
for some unexplained reason she was
unable to find passage direct to Ger
in New York at this time.
But on the day following her de-
parture. a stranger came to Topeka.
He was from Washington and was
United States secret service. He
worked here quietly for about a week
and collected a lot of information re-
garding the German school mistress.
What this information was that he
gathered cannot be learned He is
reported to have questioned neighbors
and high school teachers about the
matter. The man observed the great
est secrecy in his movements and left
again for Washington, apparently sat
1sfied with the result of his investi-
cations.
While the nature of his visit was in
tended only for the ears of his Su-
periors at Washington. yet some of
the results have leaked out in mys-
tericus waJ. 1t is rumored that the
stranger discovered some mighty in
teresting facts in Miss Stelter's case
and that he found out that the teach
er was thoroughly acquainted with the
code of the German secret service
No word has come from Washington
about the affair. Yet all is excitement
in a little coterie of Miss Stelter's
friends. who are familiar with the
Washington agents visit to Topeka.
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Supply OF Men Without Wives
Is Ever Increasing.
WRITE To GOVERNOR ABOUT 1T
Bachelor in Clark County Ad-
mits Serious Situation.
Something Must Be Done to Re-
Iieve Female DrOuth.

There isn't the slightest reason why
love dreams should not reap a full
harvest in Kansas. Out at Sitka,
Clark county, there is a real demand
for young women with love in their
hearts and an ambition for a good
home. In fact, the demand for female
companions at Sitka is SO great that
one bachelor has written to Governor
Capper urging him to use his influ-
ence and that if his publications in
promoting the Sitka love game.
Nearly every girl who goes to Sitka
draws a husband, says the unknown
Sitka correspondent. What is more,
there is a steady increase in the Wis
ible supply of available Sitka hus-
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ing the last four nights. They sue
ceeded in king into the Austrian
position in one place, but the attack
ing forces subsequently were capturel 4
and here, as elsewhere, the Russians
were unable to make gains. The bat
tie of Monday night lasted six hours
during which the Russians made eight
assaults.
According to dispatches reaching
Berlin, all the official archives in
Riga, the Russian Baltic port now
threatened by the Germans, together
with the moneys of state banks and
court records, were taken to Petro-
grad Monday. Government officials
have been advised to be reaIy to de-
part
1t is said more than ten thousand
inhabitants of the city fled Ia st week.
The latest official statement shows
the Germans under the guns of the
TContfnued on Page Two.l
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Reorganization Committee OF
Creditors the Purchaser.
CONSIDERATION $4,000. 900
Sale to Satisfy Mortgage of
New York Equitable.
Trust Company, Before Sale,
Files Suit for S1,575,OOO.

st. Louis, July 21.-Tke property,
franchises and all other rights of the
Wabash railroad, a $22O,0O0,OOO cor
poratton, were sold under the hammer
for s1S,O0O,O0O to the joint reorgani-
zation committee of the roads cro/it-
ors under fore closure here today, to
satisfy a $41,0OO,00O mortgage of
which the Equitable Trust company
of New York is trustee.
A few minutes before the scheduled
sale of the Wabash railroad, the New
York Trust company filed suit for ST.
$4,000 for the reTtat1 of cars and
equipment against the Wabash rail-
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bands Many of these own land in
the big western wheat belt and long
for some woman to cuddie them and
help build a home on the western
DrairieS.
Yes, But Who Knows.
Governor Capper's correspondent is
original in speeding and construction
of sentences. But who knows? Maybe
ne is the ideal candidate for some fair
ma:den's hand. Here is his letter just
as it was received and free from the
cruel corrections of a heartless, in
human city editor:
Governor
sir
''afl girls who some Sitka or nearly
so get married very Soan after they
become acquainted please Direct
wimen to Sitka as Marriage town there
are meney Old bachelors who wish
some WOmen'S company through life,
as you run n paper pleas give notis to
all who wish to marry we'll? as we
have some prosperous farmars who
are on the market for a wife
'Sitka bahlor
tSitka Kansas
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FLEE FROM RIGA
Ten Thousand Persons Quit
Russian Baltic Port.
Government Moneys and Ar
chiveS Rushed to PetrOgrad.
SLAvS BATTLING IN vain
Berlin Reports Cars New Of
fenSive of NOn-Effect.
MuscOvites Fighting Desperate
Iy as TeutOnic Wise Closes.
SLAvS BATTLING IN VAI|

Berlin, July 81 (via London).-
dispatch to the Lokal Anzeiger. from
Czernowitz, capital of Bukowina, re-
ports heavy fighting along the Dries-
ter river near the Bukowina-Galicia
border. The Russians brought up
heavy reinforcements and made de-
termined efforts to retake positions
on the left bank of the river which
had been captured by the Austrians.
They were supported by heavy artil-
Iery but, the dispatch says, their at
tacks gained them nothing.
Along the Bessara bian front also,
the Russians are on the offensive,
having made desperate attacks dur
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-21
Sheriff'S Horse Is Shot From
Under Him.
3 SEPARATE ATTACKS TODAY
Officers Forced to Fire Point
blank Into Crowd.
Oil Company Rushes More
Guards to Protect Plant.

New York, July 21.-Serious rioting
during which one man, John Molosky,
IS years old, was killed and nearly
three score seriously injured, marked
the second day of the strike of work
men at the plant of the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey, at Bayonne.
The workers, most of whom are of
foreign birth, and unorganized, gath
cred at the gates of the plant at an
early hour, and disorder, which then
began, lasted until nearly noon. At
that time the police, assisted by dep
uty sheriff and firemen, brought the
situation under temporary control at
last.
Thousands in Riot.
The police say several thousand per-
sons took part in the attack. OF the
So injured taken to the Bayonne hos
pital, fifty are men and boys who
fought about the gates of the plant;
the three others are policemen.
Inspector Cady's horse was shot
from under him. Later the inspector
narrowly escaped serious injury when
he was surrounded by rioters near
fire house where he had gone to stop
an attack. Sheriff Eugene Kinkead
took command. In an endeavor to
bring an end to disorder by means of
persuasion, the sheriff soon after
his arrival, rode in his automobile
TO the square, where crowd
of 500 persons were assembled to dis
cuss the strike and watch the gates.
Sheriff CounseIs Peace.
Standing in his car, he addressed
the crowd, telling the men they must
remain orderly and what his duties
were in the situation. He called on
every man who would obey to hold
up his hand and a majority did so.
There were three separate attacks
by the rioters today. The first was
at the fire house of an engine COM
pany and here all the windows were
= ~ s,I, H. i
on and attacked the police near the
main gate of the Standard Oil plant.
There the rioters were injured by bull
lets from the poIicemen's revolvers.
The rioters than made their way to
the plant of the Tidewater Oil COM
pany, half a mile away. AS they
approached the plant l 800 of the men
left their work and marched out to
the crowd, but apparently this did not
satisfy the rioters as they made a
rush at the police on guard.
Police Shoot to Kill.
The most serious fighting of the
day followed, and it was during this
attack that Molosky was killed and
majority of the injured receive ed their
wounds. The police at first used
their clubs over the heads of the riot
ers- but when this had no effect shot
directly INTO the crowd. Even this did
not stop the rioters and the police
were almost out of ammunition when
help arrived and the situation was
brought under control.
Some time after this fiSht occurred
a small office building of the Tidewa-
ter company was discovered IN flames
and the building was virtually de-
Stroyed before the fire could be con-
trolled. Tie origin of the fire is un-
known.
This afternoon the Standard Oil
landed 200 men from the tugs at the
plant, presumabIe deputies who will
assist in guarding the works.
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Bridgeport. July 21.-Strike calls
results today in machinists throwing
down their tools in number of
Bridgeport shops and walking out.
Labor leaders claimed they had 10
additional men from two plants doing
work for the Remington Arms and
Ammunition company; that pickets
had kept eighty men from work at
the new plant of the Remington con-
cern; that 100 men on the night shift
at the Union Metallic cartridge COM
pany had gone on strike, and that by
night 400 men on the day shift would
quit They estimated that nearly 500
skilled machinists already were on
strike.
They reiterated their statement that
there would be a complete close down
of war munition factories by Saturday.
Disorder seemed imminent twice to-
day once at the new Remington plant
and once outside the works of a con-
tractor making machine tools for the
Remington. Dirt wagons, driven two
abreast, cleared the road in front of
the first named plant. The police,
according to officials connected with
the contracting concern, dispersed
strikers and sympathizers after they
had made a demonstration against the
men who remained at work.
The labor leaders asserted that 25
more guards at the Remington plant
had gone on strike for more money
today.
Gompers's Peace Move Fails.
Washington, July 21.-Officials of
trade unions interested in the strike
at the Remington Arms plant at
Bridgeport, Conn, met here today
with Samuel GOmpers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, but
reached no conclusion on which course
to pursue, and adjourned to meet
again Friday morning in Bridgeport.
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So SHIPS down
Russians Report Sinking of
Turkish Sailing Fleet.
FlOtilla Destroys Many Vessels
Laden With Flour.

Petrograd. July 21.-(via LondCn)
The following official communica-
tion has been received from the head
quarters of the Russian army in the
Caucasus:
"Our destroyer flotilla destroyed a
fleet of SO Turkish sailing vessels
laden with flour.
"A battle is raging in the direction
of Mush (Asiatic Turkey, SO miles
southeast of ErZerum). We captured
Nazyk in the course of fighting"
\ dispatch from SebaStopol to Lon
don last night said that 9 Turkish
sailing vessels had been destroyed by
the Russians
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-21
BRING IN REPORTS.
Secretary Agriculture Calls for
Conditions July "a.
Kansas Situation VIII Be Made
Public in Week.

The 1.50O reporters of the Kansas
department of agriculture We're no
titled today by j. c. Mohler, secretary,
to report on crop conditions in their
vicinities on Saturday. July "a. II is
expected that this. the July report OF
the department, will be made public
July 2S or 90.
This report, Mr.. Mohler believes.
will be the most important Kansas
wheat report during the year and he
points out that threshing returns are
expected from many of the southern
counties and from numbers OF scat
tered counties elsewhere in the state.
However. it is asserted that while per
haps two-thirds of the wheat i'm Kan
sas has been cut and stacked. a com
paratively small amount of threshing
has been completed.
Rains and Wheat
In the June report of the depart
ment, issued June rs, and based on
conditions June 19, the department
estimated the wheat yield in Kansas
this year at 13S,700,0 900 bushels. How
ever. since then, Mr.. Mohler points
out, heavy rains have fallen over the
state.
On the other hand. he asserts. the
big wheat belt of the state, compris-
ing the sixth district hasn't had the
rain in the past week that mas fallen
along the Kansas river valley and in
the eastern section of the state, and
the harvest there has been progressing
rapidly.
Because it is said, of the great va
riety of personal and private esti-
mates of the state wheat yield which
always are prevalent at this season of
the year, the crop reporters are being
urged to take into consideration in
their estimates all losses and damages
due to continued wet weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-21
BEARS'LAST CAME
Denver Winds Up Her Schedule
in Topeka Today.
Bugs Grover Chosen to TWirI
for Savages.
The Lineup.

The Lineup.
Denver Topeka
Spencer, CT Cochran, 3b
Miller, rf Bostick, SIS.
Mccormick, If Dell, cf.
Galloway. 2b Fisher. 1b.
Coffey. 3b jackson. If.
Shields, ID baltimore, 2b.
Kelleher, SIS Trainer, IF.
Spahr, Monroe, C.
Sterzer, p Grover, p
Today is the last time Topeka fans
will have an opportunity to see Den
yer play this season. Tonight. after
the game, Jack Coffey will take his
cohorts to their home in the Mile
High city and the only other time the
Topekans will clash with the Bears
will be in Denver on September 3
and 4.
Tomorrow St. Joe will begin n
three-gam series here and after s.
Joe will come Des Moines, Sioux City
and Omaha in the order given.
For this afternoons battle Manager
Coffey announced Sterzer as his
pitching choice and Jimmy Jackson
called on Grover, the only Savage
twirler who was not used Tuesday.
Jackson was suffering today from a
cold he caught wading the water in
left field Tuesday. Also, he strained
his back when he fell in a ditch try
ing to get back on Shields homer.
Manager Coffey also has been nurs-
ing cold for the past week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-21
WARSAW RUMORED FALLEN;
REPORT is NOT CONFIRMED

London. July 21.-RumOrS of the
fall of Warsaw are in circulation
today. The Russians continue to
lose ground, but apparently the
campaign has not yet been brought
to a decisive issue.
The most important success now
reported by the Germans has been
won by General Won Woyrich, south
of IVangOrod. This seems to have
been a surprise attack. The Rus
slams who had heavy reserves in
the neighbOrhOod later delivered
vigorous counter attacks but failed
to recover the lost ground. VIM
dau in Courland on the Baltic is
definitely in the hands of the Ger
mans, who are now within 35 miles
of the important Russian seaport
of Riga.
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road, in the United States district
court here.
The New York Trust company's suit
alleges that contract exists between
the Wabash and the Continental Trus.
comany of New York, in which the
latter party agreed to furnish equip
ment for twenty years for $3,3OO,000.
The New York Trust company is sue
cessor to the Continental Trust COM
pany. and claims the right to contract.
The petition demands payment of ST.
$4,000 for the rental of rolling stock
since March, 1901.
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BAR AMERICAN NAMES.

Berlin, July 21-Herr Won ia
Cow, the chief of police of Berlin.
has submitted a list of foreign
names to the restaurant and cafe
owners which, he said, should
either receive German substitutes
or be dropped entirely. Among
these words are American bar,
American drinks, la carte, bill
lard, bodega, bouilIon, buffet,
cafe, casino, chambre garnie,
chambre separee. convert. deieu-
ner. diner, etaEe, filet, fricassee..
grand hotel, grill room. outlet, lift,
mayonnaise, menu. pensionat, res
taurant, roast beef, rump steak,
souper. vestibule.
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NEWSPAPERS AT FRONT.

Berlin. July 21.-Sixteen Ger
man newspapers are publishd in
occupied territory at the battle
front They appear at Lille. st.
Quentin, NouzierS, Charleville,
Brussels, Laon, Briey, Rethel, Wo-
clawek, Bowen and Lodz. The
newspapers are published in the
German. French and Polish Ian
guages. For the German wounded
two hospital newspapers are pub
lished Eleven prison camps print
newspapers in English and French.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-21
BERLIN NAILS A CANARD
Kaiser Never Said That War Would
End in October.

Berlin, July 21 (via London) The
statement attributed to Emperor VIII
liam which has appeared in foreign
newspapers, that the war would end
in October, is stamped by the Tage-
blatt as plain invention"
The Tageblatt says it has learned
competent official circles knew moth
ing of such declaration.
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FRANK IS GETTING WELL

Milledgeville. Ga, July 21.-Marked
improvement In the condition of Leo
NJ Frank, whose throat was cut Sat
urday by a fellow-convict at the state
prison farm here, was announced to-
day by physicians attending him.
The physicians said that while he Is
not yet out of danger his recovery
now is practically certain.
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RUSS PEACE?
German Drive to Warsaw May Send
Bear to Cover

Berlin, July 21.-Political circles
here today took the view that the sue
cess of the German drive to Warsaw
not only may mean a separate peace
with Russia, but will remove the pos
sibility of any of the Balkan states
entering the war on the side of the
allies
Advices received here say the peace
sentiment in Russia is growing rapid
ly France, too, is said to be utterly
unable to undergo a second winter
campaign.
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BIG BATTLE RAGING.
Villa and CarranZa Forces Engaged
at IcamoIe and Villa Garcia.

Laredo, Tex, July 21.=Battles ap-
parently of considerable Importance
were reported today west of Monterey,
near Icamole, and at Villa Garcia
Several thousand CarranZa reinforce
ments have been rushed from Tam
pico to participate, and today three
train loads of Carranza men left
Nuevo Laredo for the same battle
ground. Passengers from Monterey
reported that fighting is continuous
with large losses of life on both sides.
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CITY is CUT OFF
Communication With Capital of
Mexico Severed.
Report of Occupation by Ia
pata Forces Confirmed.

Washington, July 21.-Vera Cruz
advices to the state department, dated
yesterday. say the complete evacua-
ton of Mexico City by Gonzales and
its re-occupation by Zapata forces has
been confirmed in Carranza quarters
and that there is no com mmunication
with the capital.
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More Workers Throw Down
Their Tools Today.
500 SKILLED WORKERS OUT
TOiIers' Leaders Say More
Guards Have Struck.
Pickets Turn Forces Away
From New Arms Factory.

Trenton, N. j., July 21.-May-
or Pierre p. GarVen of BayOnne
asked the governors office here
today to send troops to Bayonne.
The request was not granted and
no troops will be sent unless the
request come from Sheriff Eugene
Kinkead of Hudson county, and
then only after every local rem
edy has been exhausted.
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Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs
day; probably showers in west portion
and warmer in northwest portion.
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BASEBALL TODAY.
NATIONAL LEAGUE

St. L,s Is at New York-game post
rain.
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icon tfnued on Page Two.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-26

in five days more money than Presi- dent Wilson proposes to spend for de- fense in the next five years. Instead of preparedness leading to war, Mir. Herbert declares that if Great Britain, France and Russia had been as well prepared for war as Germany the pres ent struggle would have been avoided.
 The policy of turning the other cheek is admirable in theory but dis astrous in practice. Yet, to say that military preparedness would lead the United States into career of con- quest is almost as absurd as to say that the woman who keeps pistol in her home for protection is going to run amuck and "shoot up" the neigh borhood. The United States has all the territory it needs, or ever will need. This country might have long since acquired vast territory in Gen. tral and South America, had it cared to do so. Instead it has contented it. self with enforcing the Monroe doc urine, which now hangs in the bal ance.
 Preparedness means enforcing the Monroe doctrine, it means peace and safety for the western hemisphere and it also means the continued pos session of the Philippines, Porto Rico, which we don't want and don't need, but owning them, would suffer bitter humiliation if they were taken away from us without our being able to strike blow in their defense.