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penetrated the town, where night put
an end to the fighting. With the ex-
ception of the unofficial report that
the French are now firmly in posses
sion of StrumitSa, no news mas been
received concerning the military
movement of the entente allies in the
Balkans.
From Bulgarian sources admissions
have been received that the seaports
recently bombarded suffered severely.
A Bucharest dispatch says that Rus
sian troops have set sal! from ODESSA
and Sebastopol for the Bulgarian
coast.
On Italian Front.
Along the other fronts severe fight
ing is reported without decisive re-
suits. An important struggle is in
progress on the Austro-Itahan line.
Vienna reports Italian attacks were
repulsed after a sanguinary struggle
The cabinet changes in France are
finding an echo in the discussion as to
the advisab ility of creating British
war council to consist of the premier,
war secretary and first lord OF the I'd.
miralty to have supreme direction Of
the war.
1t is reported unofficial1y that King
George, who was injured on Thurs
day by fall from his horse. passed a
good day yesterday.
Paris Reports Progress.
Paris, Oct. 30.-French progress last
night at Bois-En-Hache and the re-
pulse of a German attack this morning
near Souchez are set forth in the an
nouncenent given out by the French
war office this afternoon
The text of the communication fol-
lows:
made progress at Bois-En- Hache and
occupied a section of the enemy's
trenches
Southeast of Souchez the Germans
this morning undertook an attack in
I,
were repulsed by curtain of fire
from the French machine guns.
I'm the Champagne district the
fighting is still going on with the
greatest ferocity in the vicinity of the
positions known as La Courtaine' On
four occasions the enemy has en-
deavored to recapture from us the
trenches we took possession of yester-
day. These four counter-a attacks all
completely failed before the energetic
resistance of our troops, who were
successful everywhere in retaining the
advances made.
There has been no other important
action on the remainder of the 'front.'
The Fail of Prot
Sofia, Oct. 27-(Delayed) The fall
of Prot this morning wednesday,
was a severe blow to the Serbian
army, since the reduction of this
strong position leaves open the road
to Nish and invites a strong Bulgarian
advance toward the center of Old
Serbia
The capture of Prot followed three
days of desperate fighting ending at
nightfall, October %. During the
night the Serbs evacuated the city, sac
rificing all their heavy baggage and
leaving huge stores of ammunition ard
war material in the hands of the 3uI-
garianS.
1t is asserted here that the Serbian
losses were extremely heavy.
The fall of Prot and Zajecar, to-
sether with the junction made by the
Austro-German and Bulgarian forces
north of Negotin, have rendered the
position OF the Serbians serious Ser
bian forces near the Nitrov1tza, and
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Plucky Little Nation Takes
Favors From Nobody.
BUT HELP IS NEEDED NOW
Former Sofia Premier Gives
Out Interview in Paris.
The Kernel of Wars Cause in
East, He Says.
BY WILLIAM PHILLIPS SIMMS.

Paris, Oct. 3O.-"Serbia takes favors
from nobody. All she wants is fair
play. She expects the allies to do their
full duty by her. France is doing it
already. Doubtless England intends
to do likewise but she IS too slow. I'm
less she hurries, her aid will come too
late'
Thus MiIenko Vistnich, former pre-
mier of Serbia and present Serbian
minister in Paris, summed up the Bal
kan situation to me today in an in
terview granted exclusively to the
United Press. He had just returned
from Serbia and is familiar with all
the latest developments.
II do not wish to be interpreted"
he continued, las calling for help. 1t
is not in the Serbian peoples nature
a spirit of criticism. I am speaking
plainly for the allies good generally.
East Is Important.
81 have often seen in the English
newspapers the intimation that the
western front is the only really i'm
portant front in the present war
Never was there a greater mistake.
and is the near eastern question. Thus.
England and all the allies are interest
ed in what is transpiring there.
Germany began to concern herself
in the Orient sixty years ago. The
war is the direct result of her de-
termination to crush the Balkan
countries which, though small now,
were growing stronger and threaten
ing to become a stumbling block in
the German road to the east.
England is especially interested in
this problem, so ought to act quickly.
1 do not doubt England's loyalty, but
speedier action is necessary.
Germany's Final Stroke.
There will be no use in sending
troops to the Balkans after German
aims have been accomplished.
Germany has invaded Belgium
and parts of France and Russia and
now is attempting the same in the
near east.
IF she wins in this latter quarter,
she will dig herself in and fortify
her lines as in Belgium, France and
Russia. Then her game will be to
sit back, considering her part done.
1.-The allies must not let Germany
do this and the way to defeat the Ger
man plans is not to consider the west
ern line all important but to fight
the Germans wherever the Germans
carry the fight
downright. 1915, by United Press)
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DEMOCRATS HOPE

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They have dragged score of men into
the Iimelight, but few if any of them
quite measured up to the demands OF
all factions in the party. Each new
hope seemed to carry some political
blemish that occasiOnede objection
from a jealous or rival faction within
the party BY the time all of the
Democratic factions had been con-
suited, the list of available candidates
had been exhausted
Then someone suggested Presid ent
Waters for the governorship. At first,
it is said, Waters laughed and refused
to listen. Later he thought more sci
ously of the matter. Within the last
two weeks, it is reported, he has writ
ten to a close personal friend in W1ic n
he indicated that he would not side
step a governorShip nomination II II
came without fight
Rival Factions.
All of which may or may not set
tie the controversy in Democratic
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CONDENSED NEWS

Alibi for Voorhees, Murder Suspects.
Chicago, Oct. 30.-The alibi of
Leonard Buck and his companion,
Adele Ryan, who says she is his wife,
in connection with the murder last
Saturday of Franklin r. Voorhees,, war
supply broker, has been found anthem
tic by the police it was announced to-
day. Buck, who was employed by
Voorhees,, was held on a charge of
forging his employers name to checks
for $1,1O0. A jeweler failed to iden-
tify Adele Ryan as the woman who
attempted to pawn a diamond, which
was stolen from Voorhees, at the time
of the murder.
Dead in Hospital Tire.
Burns, Ore, Oct. 30.-One patient
was burned to death and several 9TH
er5 were carried through smoke and
flame to safety in fire that de-
here. David Miller, pioneer mer-
chant of Drewsey, Ore, lost mis- life.
Fayn Pleads Guilty.
ST. Louis. Oct. SO.-Dr. Paul Fayn,
who formerly conducted what was
called a medical institute here, today
pleaded guilty in the federal district
court to using the mails to defraud.
Sentence was deferred. The govern
ment has received promises that five
of the eight doctors still awaiting trial
on similar charges will plead guilty
next week.
Chicago Courts Eliminate Hyphen.
Chicago, Oct. 30.-Federa1 and
county judges of Chicago have tight
ened procedure in naturalization cases
for the purpose of eliminating the hy-
phen. In practically all cases appli-
cants are asked If they would bear
arms for the United States against
their native country and whether they
expect to be known as American or
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Despite this, it
is said that aliens are becoming nat
uralized here in increasing numbers.
In the last twenty-eight days 1926
aliens have been naturalized here. The
total since January 1 is 8,049.
receipts of the country is pledged to
meet payments on foreign indebted
ness, and it is believed that this will
be ample. Contemplated economies in
administration will, it is believed, en-
able the government to build up a
large surplus Payments on foreign
Indebtedness will shortly be resumed.
if administration plans materialize.
All issues of paper money other
than that of the constitutional gov
eminent, will be nullified, says the
secretary.
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been threshed and that most of this
work will be done in the next sixty
or ninety days. Then-along about
the Christmas holidays, perhaps
Kansas will dump on the market her
millions of bushels of corn and wheat
and think of Christmas remem-
ORANGES for the Riddles.
1.-THE Fifth and Sixth districts need
eight thousand strong, husky farm
hands to gather the big corn CROP"
Dyer declared in Topeka today. 1T
is the biggest crop l have known
since 1889. But that isn't all. Prob
ably less than one-third of the wheat
crop has been threshed and good
weather conditions during the next
few weeks are badly needed"
Dyer is a candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for state auditor
next year He was formerly postmas-
ter of the Smith Center and during
a number of legislative sessions was
sergeant at arms of the house. In
1914, he was elected to a place on
commission was abolished by the 191 5
legislature-leaving Dyer without a
job.
The entire Republican ticket will
win in Kansas next year." predicted
Dyer. land if 1 am nominated l will
be elected. I think the voters gen.
orally understand about the abolition
of the irrigation commission and I
believe I have an excellent chance to
win the nomination
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sESafetv First" Crusade No
Has Spread in Kansas.
Labor Commissioner in Fight
for Better Appliances.
HOLD MEETINGS OVER STATE
Spread Gospel of Better COndi-
lions Through Meetings.
Better Protection for Men and
Women in Factories.

Kansas is to conduct an official
s'Safety First crusade, according to
announcement today from the OFFICE
of Paul Mcbride, state labor commits
sioner The fight for safety appl1-
ances will be made in a trip to num-
Der of the larger towns of the state,
where the use of safety devices Will
be demonstrated to factory, shop and
mine owners.
Through the efforts of Fred Knapp,
assistant labor commissioner, num-
Der of safety appliances are being as
sembled and will be displayed by the
state department The models re-
ceived from manufacturers Will be
used in urging better protection Tor
men and women employed in rae
tories and shops. Safety devices for
use in mines will also be assembled.
Exhibit in Offices.
The new safety appliances Will De
exhibited in the offices of the labor
department for the benefit of en-
ployers Factory and mine inspectors
will also study the late models that
thew may better acquaint themselves
with modern methods of protecting
life and limb in varied industries.
"As soon as our collection is COM
pleted, we will hold a number OF
Safety First meetings in the larger
towns of the state,' said Knapp. our
plan is to show the employers or labor
the modern methods OF protecting
their workers. Demonstrations will be
made and the wideawake employer
will quickly draw his own conclusion
concerning the advantages or modern
safety machinery over the ant1quated
machines of former days.
When completed, the state lahor de-
partment's collection will include sew
eraI hundred models of safety devices
and modern machinery for the pro-
lection of workers.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago. Oct so, WHEAT : Wheat
prices took a down turn today owing to
fine weather that seemed to promise lib
not heavy, and the offerings were readily
absorbed. Continuance of strength at Liv-
Opening prices, which ranged from 1s@Ac
off to 3Ac up, with December at 1.025s to
81. 03 and May at $1-04 to $10414, were fol-
lowed by a material decline all around.
subsequently, assertions that Rumania
would Join the Angle French allies tended
to give the market a further setback.
Moreover, primary receipts for the week
unsettled. IS, to 1@-1Se net le ~ ee,,, with
CORN-Corn, like wheat. felt the bearish
effect of favorable weather, commission
house. buying was moderately good, but
opening unchanged to 5s@Ac lower, the
market rallied slightly, but then sagged
again.
No important rally ensued. The close
was steady at k@Ac to sc net decline.
OATS-Oats proved relatively firm. The
chief influence was demand from the sea-
board.
strengthened provisions. Arrivals of hogs
throughout the west were but little more
than half of the total on the correspond
ing total a year ago.
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SPIES ARE LET IN
Liquor Shipment Records Are
Open to the Public.
Attorney General Has Made a
Ruling to That Effect.

If you suspect that your neighbor
owns a case of beer. go to the county
clerks office and confirm your sus-
picions. You have perfect right to
do so under the ruling of s. M. Brew
ster, attorney general, who holds that
records of liquor shipments are pub
lie property.
Brewster's ruling is in conflict with
an opinion by John S. Dawson while
he was attorney general. The opinion
the Webb-Kenyon act, but Brewster
believes the position which he has
taken will be supported by the SUI
preme court. Recently Brewster
partments in Washington concerning
the right of the public to inspect rec
ords of liquor shipments. The United
States attorney general declined to
render an opinion to an individual
With the Brewster opinion, temper
ance workers will secure the results
desired under the Caudill bill, intro
duced in the 1915 session of the legis-
lature. Representative Caudill pro-
posed to make the liquor shipment
records open to inspection by interest
ed and inquisitive individuals. The
legislature killed the bill.
The Brewster opinion is based on
the theory that intoxicating liquor is
contraband in Kansas and for that
purpose liquor dealers have no rights
under the law. The federal act seeks
to protect records of liquor shipments
on the theory that a firms business
affairs are private and not subject to
inspection by competitors. Since the
liquor traffic is not recognized under
the laws of Kansas, Brewster contends
that when a report of a liquor ship
ment is filed with the county clerk
by the express company, that an in
dividual may inspect the record.
Copies of the ruling will be mailed
to all county attorneys and county
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Topeka, Kan. Oct 80
GRAPE FRUIT-Per box, $5.75.
VALENCIA ORANGES-Per box, S425M
CONCORD GRAPES-Per basket. Csc.
KEG EMPEROR GRAPES-Per Dbl,
BANANAs-Extra fancy. per h., 31hc:
fancy. per h., 3Kc.
LESIONS-3O0 size. per box, $500.
APPLES onathans, extra fancy, per
Dbl, $3.50: Mammoth Black Twigs. per
LiMr;S~Per carton. $1.25
CRANBERRIES-Per Dbl, $3.50. per
HOLLAND CABBAGE-Crated. per Ib..
1c. in 1000 Id. lots, per 100 lbs, 9Oc
ONIONS-Red Globe, per bu., 81 25: YELL
low Globe. per bu., $1.25.
POTATOES-Kaw Valley Ohios, per bu..
6Oc; Minnesota Ohios, per bu, CSC Mime
SWEET POTATOES-Per bu., S11o
HUBBARD SQIIASH-Per ID 4
FIELD LETTUCE-Per basket SOC. Hot
House Lettuce, per basket soc.
COLO. CAULIFLOWEK Per ID IUc
PACKAGE DATES-Per box. S5.75:
CHEESE-Per lb., 1SQ20c.
SPANISH ONIONS-Per crate 81 30
HONEY-Per 24-rack cases, So g.
POI CORN-Per ID SIC
OYSTERS-New Cork Counts per -,
55e: Etra Eelects. per can. SOC: Plain Sc
BULK OYSTERS New York Counts 20.
gallon. $2.S5: Extra Selects pen eaitc1
1925: Plain Selects. per gallon 50 *. RAJ
hmore Standards Der gallon S1Gn
HORSERApISH-Perc carton 9Oc
CELER1-Mam moth, per bunch GIG
HICKORY NUTS-Per bu., 50 90
CALIFOKNIA GRAPES- fokaya ,er
crate. S1-35 YET
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WHERE Did MONEY GO:
Senator Overfie1d Is Asked to File
an Itemized Report.

Formal demand for an itemized
statement concerning the expenditure
of the $4,000 paid to him under the
order of the Montgomery county dis
trict court has been served on SEN
ator John F. Overfield, of Independ-
ence, by the public utilities commits
sion. Senator Overfield is asked to
file a schedule of his expense as re-
ceiver for the Kansas City Pipe Line
company within ten days.
Under the law, an annual report
from all public service corporations
must be filed with the public utilities
commission. The report for the year
ending July 1 has not been filed by
the pipe line company. A number
of other service corporations have
failed to file reports. The pipe line
report will be fastened under the
special order of the commission,
which also asks Senator Overfield to
itemize the expenditure of the $685.
600.
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the market. rising q to ssh: Anaeeonda q
was the next most active stock stock Ikfnion Pa
cific and Southern Pacific we're thS o r
features of the railway list, the Ppncific
2k to lOik New York Central, NorIonn ar %
Western and Chesapeake ono also under
PRESSURE Various specialties. notably ~
tomobile stocks, were higher. The elosAns
was strong.
Bonds were strong -. +ba
Yesterdays advance was resumed at tne
opening of today's market, the rise tak1nnS
in rails as we'll as specialties, although the
latter were prominent Studebaker, cen Gen
eral Electric, Baldwin Locomotive Lacka-
wanna Steel and Maxwell Motors were
higher by to 2 points. CoPpers also weIe
active and moderately higher, Anaco Ply
rising q to the new record or 800;
United States Steel opened with 300
shares at S. overnight gain OF halI a
Doiut soon advancing another quarter
Reading New York Central and Canadian
Pacific were the strong features OF , Sne
railway group. General Motors rose zz12
to 81.
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st. Joseph.
EXECUTE ACRAMONTE
Report That Prominent American Col
onist Has Been Killed.

New Orleans, Oct. 30.-Advices to
Mexicans here today said General c..
H. NJ. Agramonte, a prominent mem
Der of the American colony in Mex
leo City and once president of the
American society, had been executed
by Carranza officials in the capital
about ten days ago.
For years General Agremonte was
publisher of the Anglo-American in
Mexico City, and was said to have been
major in the United States Union
army. He was about 81 years old.
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H. S. PLAYS AT ST. JOE
McLean's Warriors Battle With Strong
Missouri Team This Afternoon.

ST. Joseph, Mo-, Oct. 30.-The To-
peka high school football eleven ar
rived here this morning to play the
ST. Joe high school team this after
noon. Both teams were expecting a
hard gridiron battle.
The Kansas men were in good con-
dition for the game. The ST. Joseph
team has been preparing for this
match with hard scrimmages all week.
The lineup:
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CHANG RESIGNS
Chinese Premier Quits In Face
of MOnarchiaI Rule.
Meager Details Show Split in
Dragon Cabinet.

Washington, Oct. 30.-Resignation
of Hsu-Shih-Chang, Chinese premier,
was announced in an official telegram
received here ,oday from Picking.
The reason was not given, but it is
presumed here that he is out of SYM
pathy with the proposed change from
the republic to a monarchy.
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Kansas CIty Live stock MARKED.

Kansas City, Oct 3O-HOGS-Receipts
1,5OO. Market strong to 10c higher. Bulk of
sales, $7.00@7.30; heavy, $6;0O@7; 90; pack
7.4O: pigs. $6.0006.75.
CATTLE-Receipts 200 Market steady.
Prime fed steers, $9.65@10.25; dressed beef
steers, $S00@9.50; western steers, $6.50@
$50; southern steers, $5;50@I5O; cows.
and feeders, $5.75@s.5O; bulls. $4.5o@6OO;
calves, Sc O0010OO.
Lambs ss25@ S. ye anii se.56G7 IS;
wethers, $555@6.50; ewes, $5.25@15.75;
stockers and feeders, $4.75@S.40.
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Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by 7. J.. Myers, Columbian
Building.J

Minneapolis wheat stocks increased 61O.
600 bushels this week
Exports of wheat from Canada in Sep
TENDER as officially reported were 7,62S,OOO
bushels.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
week and corn stocks decreased 9,403 bush
els.
Argentina cables report that general
rains have fallen in the southern and Pam
pas districts. Planting of corn has prog
ressed and acreage will be larger than last
year.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 2.239 900 bushels of
wheat, 10000 barrels of flour, 1000 bush
els of corn and 511, 200 bushels of oats ;
els.
Exports of wheat and flour from the
United States and Canada this week, as
reported by Bradstreet's, were 11,O07 BUSH
els. compared with I.113,000 bushels last
week and 1904, 900 bushels a year ago.
Corn shipments were $1,000 bushels.
Exports of wheat and flour from the
United States last month according to
the official statement of the United States
Department of Commerce, were 25,S13, $50
in September, 1914. In three months ex-
ports this year were 57,607, ia bushels,
compared with SS,41O103 bushels in the
same time last year.
Argentina exported 12s,O00 bushels of
wheat this week. compared with $4,000
year ago.. Shipments since January 1 ag-
gregate 81, 1884, 900 bushels; year ago,
36,4S40O0 bushels. Corn shipments this
week were 3,345,000 bushels, against 3,740-
600 bushels last week and 3;2s2 600 bushels
January are 44,321 900 bushels; last year
9S,9S2,000 bushels. Oats shipments last
week were 500. 600 bushels.
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Chicago Live Stock Marked.

Chicago, Oct. 0-HOGS-Receipts 7,OO0
arket slow, &c to 10c above yesterday
average. Bulk of sales, $6.65@720; light
$6.6O@7.5o; mixed, $6.50@7.70; heavy 50 ~ %
17.60: rough, $6.35@6.55; pigs, $3.5Od1.uO-
CATTLE-Receipts 500. arket weak
Native beef steers, $5.90@1o.50; western
steers, $6.500IS65; cows and heifera, $2SOdD
S.25; calves, $7.25@11. 90.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. arket firm
Wethers, $600Q6.65; ewes, $3,9O@SSo;
lambs S675GS90.
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New York, Oct. 3o-MONEY-M Mercantile
bills, 1880; demand, 463.5O; cables, 4.64
Francs, demand. 5.97; cables. 500. Marks,
demand, SIS; cables, S11a Lires, demand,
Gas; cables, GA. Rubles, demand, 3315 !;
cables, 1885. Bar silver, 1880; Mexican
dollars, 37%c. Government bonds, steady ;
railroad bonds, strong.
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OATS-December, 3sAc; May, 39Ac.
PORK-October, $1412; January, $l6,4o.
LARD-October, $S97; January, $500.
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unchanged.
New York Produce Market.

New York, Oct. 30.-BUTTER-Mark
steady. Creamery extras, 90 score, 2S% a
29c.
EGGS-Market steady. Fresh gathered
extra fine, 3703Sc.
CHEESE-Market steady. State whole
milk, held specials, 15A @16c.
POULTRY-Live, steady; dressed, quiet.
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New York Sugar Market.

molasses, 3.6S@3.75; centrifugal, 445@4.52 !;
refined, firm, 10 points higher; cut loaf,
625; crushed, 6.15; Mould A, $50; cubes,
500. powdered, $50; powdered, 5.45 fine
granulated, 5.35; Diamond A, 5.35; Confec-
TONERS A, 5.23; No. 1, $40.
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yv,cb,ta Live stock Market.

Wichita Oct. 30.-HOGS-Receipts SOO'
Market strong. Top, $7.15; bulk OF sales'
$7.OO@710 .,
CATTLE-Receipts 100. Market nominal.
Native steers S6.6O6950; cows and hei ddo
ers 81 756S. 25; stockers and feeders, So;go
ais stock cows and heifers. S4.O0gI.<O'
bulls, S4.5O@5.50; calves, $6O009.5O.
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New YORK STOCK Market.
Wall St, New York, Oct. 30.-STOCKS-
Regardless of heavy selling for profits, to-
strong close. Realizing was largely neu-
tralized by further covering of short com
mitments. United States Steel again led