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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-06

of the Sebastian Law and Order
league, and his son.
The league recently forced several
men of bad reputation to leave Sc
bastian, which is little more than a
scattering settlement of farm houses,
with some crossroads stores.
About $50 this morning Austin and
his son were running a corn shelter
when armed Mexicans galloped up,
taking both into the brush nearby
There, Austin and his son were killed.
Yesterday a band of MeXicanS
raided a ranch in the Sebastian sec
ton, stealing five horses, two saddles,
two rifles and a pistol. They got the
drop on some cowboys on the ranch,
keeping them covered with pistols for
about an hour.
Adjutant General at Brownsville.
State Adjutant General Henry
Hutchings arrived here today from
Austin to confer with local officials
on measures to repress lawlessness.
A Sebastian storekeeper named
Alexander, said there We're twelve
mounted armed men in the party
of bandits. All of them appeared to
be Mexicans of middle age. They
robbed his store.
His first intimation of trouble was
when he turned and saw two rifles
pointed at him as four of the Mexicans
quietly entered his place. The MeXi-
cans robbed this store of the proceeds
of stamp sales
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-06
OFF FOR WAR ZONE
Battery ID Leaves TT. Riley for
Mexican Border.
Will Travel by Special Over the
Rock Island.

Following another Mexican war
scare, troop movements over western
railroads are becoming heavy. This
evening at o'clock the Union Pa
cific will deliver to the Rock Island
at Manhattan a special train carrying
Battery D, Sixth field artillery, % the
Mexican border. Battery d has been
camped on the reservation at Fort
Riley for the last two or three months
while schooling artillery of the ma
tioaaI guard during maneuvers.
Thursday evening a Rock Island
special carrying Battery A, Fifth field
artillery to the border left Fort Sill,
Ok.
The special which leaves Fort Riley
this evening will consist of seven flat
cars, ten stock cars, four boXcars, four
tourist sleepers and one baggage car.
The destination of Battery ID viii be
Nogales, Ariz The battery consists
Of five officers and one hundred and
fifty men. c. r. Bascomb, city pas
senger agent of the Rock Island at
Topeka, will accompany the special
train to Ell Reno. Battery A VIII go
to Ell PasO-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-06
HOW IT WAS FOUND
Valencia Gas Discovery by Geo.
Anderson, Mail Carrier.
Heard Mysterious Noise in
Meadow on Morris Farm.

When George Anderson, a Topeka
mail carrier, started across a hay field
on the f. G. Morris farm, near Va
lencia to examine a rick of hay in
view of buying it, he heard noise
half whistle and half forthcoming
from the ground in a ravine. He
turned to investigate and made the
remark to a companion that there
must be broken gas main some
where near. Near the place he found
that the sound came from a small
crevice in the ground. A match over
the little crack in the earth caused a
thin flame to shoot up for several
feet Anderson had discovered the
first indication of gas which is today
being discussed in every farmhouse
for miles around the little village west
of Topeka.
A few days later ]. c. Randall dis
covered a black substance seeping
from the ground in a swampy place in
his alfalfa field. Water standing on
the ground was all colors of the rain
bow. He jokingly remarked to his
wife that there was an oil well on
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BIGGEST DAY YET
Largest Crowd of the Suburban
Week Is in Town.
Thursday Doubled the Rebates
of Any Previous Day.

A heavy Suburban Week business
was done today by Topeka stores The
weather was ideal and the out of town
crowd was the largest of the week
Day by day the business grows. The
records of the Topeka Rebate associa-
ton show that Thursday twice as
many persons applied for the return
of their railroad fare as was the case
on any previous day. But Saturday
Will be the final and big day of the
bargain event. Not only is a large
crowd expected from other towns, but
Topekans will take advantage of their
last chance to get in on the unusual
values.
Travelling men state that persons in
surrounding towns are comm entlng
favorably on the success of ''Subur-
ban Week" There were a few who
were somewhat skeptical at first
thought that it was hot air. only that
was being dealt out by the merchants
in their advertising. But they have
discovered that the bargains are real,
and that every possible courtesy is
shown
Topeka could not afford to put on
a shopping week that was not a Scnu-
inc bargain affair." said n Topeka
merchant today. ''She has a reputa-
ton to sustain-that of being the best
retail center in the state
And Suburban week is just as much
for local shoppers as for tn outsiders.
The only difference is shat the Tope-
kans do not get a rebate ON railroad
fare.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-06

ARE UNDULY
STIRRED UP
Governor Capper Expresses His
Opinion of Dean and Clark.
Declares He Will Support the
Republican Nominee.
|HE IS PROUD OF HIS RECORD
Fears of Critics Not Generally
Shared by Republicans.
PrOgressives Appointed Because
They Are Better Men.
HE IS PROUD OF HIS RECORD
Fears of Critics Not Generally
Shared by Republicans.

Dean and Clark are unduly alarmed.
That was the statement which Gov
ernor Capper made today concerning
the recent interviews from officers OF
the Republican League, attacking his
favoritism to Progressives and the at
titude of his publication toward con-
servative Republican presidential
candidates. In an interview today.
the governor stated that he expected
to use his personal influence in the
support of the Republican presidential
nominee. He also assures Kansas Re-
publicans that his paper will fight the
cause of Republicanism in the next
campaign.
Governor Capper does not deny that
the progressive wing of the party has
been favored with the big end of the
| Iappointm ents during his administra-
tion. This fact, he explains, is due
to his effort to select capable, eff
cient public servants.
The fact that the governors pub
| lications have lambasted conservative
national leaders is explained as the
privileged right to discuss candidates
before the convention. After the con-
Vention, says the governor, he will
support the nominee. Then, says the
executive, Every Republican should
| forget his ante-cOnVention prefer
ences and give loyal support to the
| nominee. That's what the Capital
will do and what L intend to do"
| 1T seems to me Mr.. Dean and Mr..
| Clark are unnecessarily alarmed and
that their fears are not shared by any
considerable number of Republicans"
! said the governor today when request
| ed by the State Journal for a state
| concerning the Dean-Clark charges
Il am rather proud" he coptinued.
| that no Republican or Progressive
newspaper in Kansas has criticised my
administration. -
"Most of them are giving ii their
hearty support. To the best of my
| knowledge there has not been a time
in many years when harmony of pur-
pose prevailed so generally in the
ranks of Kansas Republicans. / be-
lieve we shall go into the next cam
p~ign with united party. giving Wig
| orous support to the wholesome and
| broadly constructive program already
under way, and only requiring the
power of such concerted action to give
it full effect and force.
Mr.. Clark and Mr.. Dean criticize
my newspaper for its attitude. or its
| freedom to consider certain prospec-
| tive candidates for the presidency.
The Capital believes that the best in
terests of the party and of the nation
| TContinued Page Ski
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-06

army is now only matter of hours.
Ivangorod, the Russian fortress de-
Tending Warsaw from the southwest,
has been captured by the Austrians,
according to an official statement
from Vienna.
Novo Georgievsk Gives Up.
At Novo Georgievsk, lying north of
Warsaw and considered impregnable,
the Germans have broken through
the fortress and are advancing upon
the lower Marew river. The Russian
garrison is fleeing to avoid capture at
the hands of the Germans.
VonHindenberg on the north and
Mackensen on the south are smashing
away simultaneously in attacks against
the Russian f1anks, squeezing in the
wings of the beaten armies and threat
ening the capture of whole army
corps. The world has never seen such
a retreat.
In the north, the Slavs are fighting
save the Warsaw Petrograd railway
toward which General Won Buelow is
battering his way.
Russia's Brave Resistance.
In the southeast, the enemy's re-
sistance is equally determined, the
flower of the Russian army endeaVOr-
ing to halt Mackensen's rush north
ward in the direction of Brest-Litovsk,
a movement which spells disaster to
the Russian left.
Between these two wings the SlavS
are failing back steadily, attempting
to wheel more than a million men into
a straight front to stop the German
steam roller. The greatest Strategists
of the ages could not conduct such
gigantic retreat without sustaining
heavy losses in guns and men, in the
opinion of military men here. Con-
sequently, the rout of the whole Rus
sia armies was predicted in mill
tary circles here today.
To Shock the World.
So enGrossed is the German public
in the mighty efforts now being made
to cut off the Russian retreat that
there was little speculation here today
regarding Germany'S next move. In
official circles the hint was dropped
last night that the next stroke of the
German armies will astonish the
world.
From Warsaw itself little informa-
tion had been received here today
though IT was understood that the
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-06
ALL KANSAS IS DRY.
Weather Is Warm and Clear Through
out the State.

Topeka experienced typical August
weather today-warm and clear. The
temperature in the state as a whole
this morning was considera bly, below
normal, but the mercury rose rapidly
today The minimum temperature at
Topcka-67 degrees-was the highest
minimum of any government station
in the state Sixty eight is normal
for this date.
The forecast calls for generally fair
weather tonight and Saturday with
not much change in temperature. The
wind was from the west this morning
that is, what there was of it. The
velocity between and o'clock wa 9
but two miles an hour.
The stage of the kaw river at To-
peka today was 16.S feet. a rise of one
foot in twenty-four hours Little fur
ther rise is expected The stage of the
river ct Wamego this morning wa
145 feet, twenty-four hour fall of l
of one foot
The Republican river at Clay Center
showed a slight rise today; the Blue
at Blue Rapids was stationary, and the
Smoky Hill at Abilene had fallen q
foot in twcnty-four hours. After to-
day-unleSS there Is further rain-the
kaw river at Topeka should fail
slowly.
The wind was four miles an hour
from the northwest this afternoon
,vIxr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-06
BOMB ON SHIP ARABIC
Dynamite Found on Vessel on Which
Americans sailed.

New York. Aug. 6.-It became
known at police headquarters today
that a stick of dynamite was found
aboard the White Star liner Arabic
before she sailed from this port for
Liverpool on July 8.
The explosive, in such a state OF
deterioration that experts say il would
have exploded at the slightest jar, was
found by a stewardess between not
and cold water pipes. 1t was wrapped
in newspapers. The explosive was
discovered the day before the steamer
sailed with more than 10000 tons OF
cargo almost all of which was war
supplies.
One hundred and eighty EIGHT pas
sengers. among them twelve Ameri-
cans were aboard the steamer on the
day the steamer sailed. 1t was known
that the cargo as well as the baggage
of the passengers had been closely
examined for bombs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-06
NEGRO is MOBBED
OkIahOmans String Up Black
to Telephone Pole.
CuIprit Swung to Death in
Street at Shawnee.
DEPUTY SHERIFF DISARMED
Officer and Prisoner Surprised
Under Cover of Night.
Negro COnfeSseS to Crimes
Against Many White Women.
DEPUTY SHERIFF DISARMED

Shawnee, Okla, Aug. Ed Berry,
negro, charged with attacking two wo-
men and suspected in connection with
ten other crimes that have occurred
from officers early today and hanged
to a telephone pole Immediately south
of tie Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe
railway bridge, on Beard street, in
this city.
Berry was brought here from the
accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Gus
Mitchell. Previously Berry had been
spirited away to Oklahoma City to
avoid a possible lynching.
Officer and Prisoner Surprised.
When the trai narrived here early
today the deputy and his prisoner
alighted from the train. Suddenly
Mitchell was covered by hooters
in the hands of a dozen masked men,
who appeared out of the darkness. 1t
was a complete surprise, and with
harmless attempt at gunplay, the of
ficer submitted to the inevitable and
was relieved of his weapons.
Ten or twelve automobiles loaded
with masked men made their appear
rance and the negro was quickly con-
veyed to the Beard street bridge over
the North Canadian river, the scene OF
one of the crimes accredited to Berry
When the rope was adjusted around
the neck of the man he was given an
opportunity to confess. He was
trem bling like an aspen lear ana IL
seemed impossible for him to talk. He
was questioned about the several
crimes and was asked if he was guilty.
In each instance he nodded his head
affirmatiVely.
Lynched by Masked Men.
In every instance the negro'S victim
was a white woman.
Following the confession, the negro
was hanged in the presence of about
rs men, all masked, after which the
crowd quickly and quietly dispersed.
After daylight the body of the ne
gro was cut down and removed to an
undertal< ing establishment. A coro-
ner's inquest will be held this after
noon.
Since the last crime with which he
was charged, committed on the night
of July II. Berry has been carried
from one place to another and finally
was landed in the prison at McAlester
Tor safe keeping.
1t was intended to bring Berry 5
case up fer hearing in the superior
court here August 9.
Florida Negro Mobbed.
Trilby, Fla, Aug. "a mob at
tackled the Jail at Dade City early to-
day, overpoWered the jailer, seized
Will Leach, n negro, brought him
here and hanged him IN front of the
railway station. He was charged
with attacking a 13-year-old white
girl here June so.
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mobiles as in all former years.
When a man buys an automobile,
he is compelled to buy a new license
tag each year the machine is in use.
So when the state license department
opened in July, 1913, KansanS bought
gs for the cars of the vintage of
1901 as well as the new 1913 model
skies. AS a result of the first years
business, there was turned into the
state treasury a total fee fund of $780,
1902
That wasn't all of the revenue from
the auto mobile and license business.
Far from it. That money merely rep
resented rs cents retained by the
state from each $5 automobile license
and so cents to the state from each
IContinned on Page IMo.I
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Tic evacuation of IvangOrod ap-
parcntly was admitted last night
by Petrograd in an official state
mcnt. which said: I'm the Ivan
gOrCd district the Russians have
eros sed to the right bank of the
Nfstula, blowing up the bridges be-
hind them'
A statement issued later in the
night explained that the Ivan9orOd
forts were not properly constructed
for modern warfare. This state
ment was made lin reply to the
Austrian claim that great VIC
tory was achieved in Ivangorod'S
capture"
1t further' states that all the pro-
visions in the city were method
icalIy removed, after which the
Russian rear guard blew up the
concrete bases supporting the brick
easements of the forts, destroyed
the bridges and crossed the river.
IVangorOd is located at the con-
fluence of the VistuIa and the
NieprZ rivers. 1t is situated on Il
railroad running to Lukow and
Brcst-Litovsk. and also on Il line
connecting with Warsaw.
Berlin. Aug. 5-CDeIayedD. The
Russian fortress of IVangOrOd, sit
uated on the Vistula river. 40
miles southeast of Warsaw, was
captured by the Teutonic armies
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-06
FLOWERS ARE STREWN ON
CRAVE OF MRS. WILSON

Rome, Ga, Aug. 6.-Scores of
children and many adults placed
flowers on the grave of Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson today, the first
anniversary of her death. The
hour from 8 until 10 O'Clock this
morning was given over to the
children and many of them came
with only a single blossom to place
among the mass of floral tributes
sent by organizations in many
parts of the country.
The Ellen AXSon Memorial aSSo-
citation planned to hold services at
the grave late today. DIR. G. sgd
nor of the First Presbyterian
church, who conducted Mrs. Will
sons funeral, will lead the serv-
ices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-06
AUTO BUYERS
ENRICH STATE
License Fees Paid Into Treas
ury for Last Fiscal Year
Amount to S4S,959.25-Gain of
so Per Cent.
ONLY A SMALL PART OF IT
The Bulk of License Fees Goes
Into Road Fund.
Shawnee COunty's Portion Last
Year Was $1,566.25.
ONLY A SMALL PART OF |

If the purchase of automobiles by
residents of a community is an indi-
cation of prosperity, other states in
the Union have had a hard time fol-
lowing the Kansas trail during the
last two years. Records of receipts
from automobile and motorcycle IL
censes, as compiled by w. E. Davis.
state auditor, show an increase OF
sixty per cent in the last year. In
other words Kansas in the last year
bought sixty per cent as many auto
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POLISH CITIES IN FLAMES.

PetrOgrad, Aug. 6.-Via Lon
dOn)-A letter from Warsaw dat
ed Tuesday, August 3, received
here today. says the towns of
JirardOff, Groitzi and BIOnie all
were in flames when the Germans
reached them. The Germans are
said to be forced to fight fire so
persistentIy in the advance to the
VistuIa river that the Teutonic
armies were preceded by detach-
ments of military firemen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-06
MEXICAN BANDITS
KILL AMERICANS
Outlaws Sweep Down on Texas
Village of Sebastian.
Slay Head of Law and Order
League, and Son.
US. TROOPS RUSHED TO SCENE
Rangers Join Cayalrymen; Bat
tie Is Imminent.
Reign of LaWlessness Along
Border Is Unabated.
us. TROOPS RUSHED TO SCENE

Brownsville, Tex, Aug. 6.-MeXican
outlaws today raided the village of
Sebastian, thirty-sexen miles north of
here, killing two men United States
cavalrymen from Earlingen. twelve
miles distant, have gone to Sebastian.
Fifteen rangers and armed men
started from nearbyfpoints for Sebas-
tian and practically every man in
Harlingen armed himself preparing
to hunt for the outlaws.
Two Americans Dead.
The dead are AIsAustin president
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BALKANS SOON IN
Entente Allies, at Nish, Seek an
Agreement.
Russia, Britain, France, Italy
Make Representations.

Nish, Servia, Aug. 6 CVia London.)
Another step in the effort being
made to bring about a Balkan agree
ment so that Bulgaria. Rumania and
Greece may be mustered on the side
of the entente powers was taken here
today by the ministers of Russia,
Great Britain. France and Italy, who
made collective representations to
NikOla Pachitch. the Serbian premier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-06
PETROGRAD FINDS COMFORT
IN EVACUATION OF WARSAW

Petrograd. Aug. g. The Rus
sian newspapers today are unani-
nous in stating that Russia's de-
termination to pursue the war to n
victorious end has been strength
ened by the enforced evacuation
of Warsaw. The Rech says:
GAS long as the army is intact
we can confidently face the future"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-06
MORE MARINES TO HAITI
Entire Regiment Has Been Ordered
to Troubled Republic.

Philadelphia. Aug. ct was re-
ported here this afternoon that regi-
ment of marines has been ordered to
Haiti. Ii is said the marines will
leave here Monday on the cruiser
Tennessee which has been ordered to
the Philadelphia navy yard from New
York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-06
kAISER'S NEXT
BLOW TO SHOCK
WHOLE WORLD
SlavS Everywhere in Retreat
From Baltic to GaIicia.
Forces of Gar Are Threatened
With Destruction.
FORTRESSES FALL LIKE TENPINS
NOyO GeOrgievsk, Thought I'M
pregnable, Is Shattered.
ROut of Entire Russian Army
Predicted by Berlin.

Berlin, Aug. 6.-'rhe greatest mill
tary campaign in the worlds history
is drawing rapidly to = close. The
Russians are everywhere in retreat
from the Baltic to GaIicia, their
armies threatened with destruction.
Occupation of the great Russian
Baltic seaport of Riga by a German
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GENERAL TRACY is DEAD
Secretary of Navy Under Harrison
Expires After Long Illness.

New York. Aug. 6.-Gen. Benjamin
f. Tracy, who was President Harri-
sons secretary of the navy, died Of
paralysis here today in his eighty
fifth year, after a period of uncon-
sciousness lasting nine days
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BASEBALL TODAY.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

At Philadelphia - Detroit -Philadel-
phia game postponed; rain. Two
games tom
St. Louis at New Tork-game post
poned; wet grounds.
Cleveland at Boston-double head
er, postponed; rain
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Kansas City at Newark-game post
poned; wet grounds
Chicago at Brooklyn-game post
poned: vet grcurds-
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IVANGOROD CAPTURED:
RIGA'S FALL IS NEAR;
WILHELM TO WARSAW
IVANGOROD is CAPTURED
BY THE KAISER'S FORCES

Vienna, Aug. (via London) -
The occupation of Ivangorod yes
terda' by AustrO- German forces is
ammo need in an official telegram
fTOm the front.