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The chronicle=news., 1915-01-16
ACTION POSTPONED
IN BASEBALL WAR

Cincinnati. O., Jan. lG.-A furih-
cr postponement of the injunction
suit brought by the st. Louis Ma
tionalS to prevent Lee Mage" from
playing with the Brooklyn Fcdcrals
was announced in the |. S. district
court here today. The postponement
was agreed upon by the opposing at
tOrncys who desired to await the
outcome of the Federal leagues suit
against the National Baseball Com
mission
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-16
ED|CT
CAUSES STIR
IN MEXICO

Washington. Jan. 6.-Secretary
Bryan warning to the constitutions
alis,s to refrain from 'ntereferenee
with the oil producing plants near
Tampico, Mexico. caused Il flh,ter in
the local Mexican agencies.
At Carranza headquarters it was
contended that the foreign oil pro-
ducers in the Tampico district had
involved themselves in trouble be-
cause about TWO months ago, they
had withheld I'll" taxes on produc-
ton they had been paying to the
Carranza government in the beiief
that Villa would soon be in posses
sion OF the place. E.riQucz c. Lor-
rente. head of the Villa agency, said
he was authorized to state that the
Gutierrez government would re-
spect all concessions granted by all
previous constitutionaliSt govern
ments in Mexico and would restore
any properties con1iscated. The oil
situation was discussed by represcn-
tatiycs of Carranza with Mr.. Bryan
and the British ambassador.
While the state department has no
Official notice that the Mexico City
convention has determined to keep
Gutierrez in office until December
81. one dispatch described plan
proposed by Sapata delegates for that
purpose, but which would hold Gut
ierrez and all his acts completely un-
der the orders of the convention. The
official dispatches are all three days
old
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-16

Vera Cruz, Jan. lG.-AcCordinG ia
official information reaching Vera
Cruz the town of Gaudalara had bSen
reCaptured by the Carranza leader.
General Dieugcz Gaudalajara was
taken by the Villa troops in Decem-
her. the Carranza troops under
Dieugcz evacuating the position and
withdra wing to Quapotlan.
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vance toward the German frontier Is
intended to forestall this attempt. =.
The British press. with. unusual
candor. comedies that the Germans
were very successful in the recent
fighting near. Soissons.. remarkins
that it is - relief from the custom
ary contradictions to find the OIL
cial communications agreeing in so
many points. Many writers specu-
lating as to the reason Tor Emperor
Williams presence at the front dur
ing the fighting near scissors sug-
rests that General Won kluck either
requested the emperor to come and
inspire enthusiasm among the troops
or else felt so sure of his ability to
force back the French over the river
that he desired to have the emperor
witness the victory.
\ third theory is that Emperor
William is visiting various points
along the western front feeling out
the situation with n view to selecting
the most likely spot for an attem ~
o break thru in the spring.
Dispatches reaching London today
assert that the Germans have not
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The fury of the battle along the
Aisne has spent ieslf and the Ger
mans for the present at least, are
making no effort to extend the gains
they won over the French. Further
German successes are reported in to-
days official statement from the Ber-
lin war office. but they are of minor
Importance.
Toward the northern end of the
line south of the Lys the Germans
reoccupied trenches previously cap
tured BY the allies. as is admitted III
the French statement, and in the
Argonne small engagements are said
to have resulted to their advantage.
The French assert that they won
definite advantage i'll artillery fight
ing and compelled the Germans to
evacuate trenches near Clemery.
Seldom since the beginning of the
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-16

London, Jan. l6.--Out of the state
of virtual deadlock. which for weeks
has existed in the east and west,
there have sprung during the last
few days military events OF more i'm
portance than followers of the war
expected al this time. They are,
briefly: The Russian offensive to-
ward new points on the frontiers. of
east Prussia and Posen the fighting
at scissors, the expected Turkish ad-
vance on Egypt and the plans for a
renewed attack on Scrvta by com
bined Austro-German forces.
To the west OF Warsaw large Ger
man forces are still concentrated. but
they are gaining little ground, and it
is thought likely that the. lighting
which will develop as a result of the
new Russian movement. may. for the
time being. ovcrshadow the fighting
for the Polish capital. 1t is even
suggested that field. marshal. Won
Hindenburg, held in check along the
Bzura and Hawka rivers. is about to
initiate fresh movement of German
troops oither from Thorn or from east
Prussia. and that the Russian ad-
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-16

Tragic reports are creeping in
from the surrounding villages iso-
lated by the earthquake. AT Luce
marsi. five miles distant, the dead
are estimated TO number 500. An
other hundreds persons were injured
aud more than 100 houses collapsed
Ilcrtuno. famous for its sulphur
natns which We're freluentca by En-
reror Vespasian 1000 years ago, suf-
icrci the same fate as AvalHauo. II
is impossible even approximately to
estimate the number of dead or
wounded there.
At Collclungo and Niilarel,' Tonga,
the consequences Of the earthquake
were equally grave.
Since the year l1OO the sanctuary
of PietracIuario had pcrched on the
top of precipicc to the east of Avez-
Zano. Fourteen hcrmits today are
imprisoned under the crumhled walls
of the building.
From Antrossano comes the report
that 20 persons lost their lives at
that town and that the Survivors
take bread and medicines. Excess to
the town is difficult because the
roads leading to it have been made
impassable by large iissu"ns.
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campaign in the east has the mill
tary situation been so uncertain as at
the present time.
Several important movements,
each with the possibility Of vital
consequences, are in progress slmul-
taneously. The latest phase OF the
situation-the advance Of a new
Russian army against West Prussia
in connection with the movement OF
the forces that have invaded east
Prussia-is believed in London to
threaten the German forces in cen-
tral Poland.
The Russian general staff is con-
WINGED that they Germans west and
Germans west and southwest of War
saw have determined on a general
offensive movement. Further south
German troops have reinforced the
Austrians for drive at the Russians
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-16
Success Of German
Campaign is Con-
ceded by Enemies

designed to relieve BuRowina and
northern Hungary from danger of
further invasion.
Fighting during the last few days
while violent at times. has been of a
local character. The Austrian war
office reports that in violent ar
tillery combat along the Dunajec
river in Galicia several Russian bat
teries were silenced.
The Turkish military authorities
are reported to have decided to at
tempt an invasion of Egypt. Such an
expedition will be most hazardous
on account of the sandy wastes which
the invading army will have to
cross.
British forces again have invaded
German territory in Africa. They
captured Swakopmund. German
Southwest Africa.
abandoned hope of reaching Calais
and are planning a new offensive in
Belgium and northern France. Ac-
cording to these advices, train after
train loaded with troops is moving
into Flanders. With the touch so
often added heretofore on tn coccas-
ion of ans approaching holiday or
anniversary, these dispatches say
that the German soldiers hope to
present Calais to Emperor William
for birthday present
Only small fraction of the Brit
ish military writers profess to see in
the German advance at scissors any
new threat against Paris. They pay
more attention. however. to the Gu
mulative indications that the Turks
/ have determined to attempt an in
vasion of Egypt The general feeling
! is that any such raid could be
checked, as the Turks would have to
| reckon not only with the British
troops but with warships which op-
Grating in the Suez canal off Akabah
| Arabia, and other points. will be able
to share in the work of opposing the
invaders.
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Avezzano. Jan. 16.-Official re
ports regarding the extent of the
earthquake disaster are now being
received by the authorities. They
concern towns and villages in the
district in which Avezzano is located
and thus far are as follows: Paterno,
completed destroyed except one
house; 1000 dead out of $500 in
habitants.
SanPelino. almost totally destroy
ed; 900 dead out of 1,6OO inhabit-
ants.
>Scurola destroyed. number of VIC
tins not yet ascertained.
Villalago, 25 dead and 20
wounded.
Rajano. four dead.
Fratturo, near Scanno, 200 dead,
60 wounded.
Popoli, four dead. II wounded.
Barrea, nine dead, 20 wounded.
Villetta- -Barrea. three dead.
While the work OF rescue was plo.
ceeding at Capelli last night. the sol.
diers heard strange cries and led by
the sound reached spot where they
found woman buried under the de-
bris with a newborn child. Both
were extricated alive and uninJured
and are doing we'll
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Rome, Jan. 16.--A correspondent
of the Messasgero. who has been
travelling through the devastated
zone. telegraphs his paper that ex-
Guiding Avezzano and a number Of
dead will reach 10000. His estimate
of the total number of dead is 30
600.
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Rome. Jan. lG.--+an'inc and IN
'eHsa c"la ny c9t'I"s g stsi-t' ''e"i =
of the earthquake victims an1 slowly
increasing the huge death roll Feed
there IS in plenty. but its ;lans,crta-
tion to many of the town affected is
all but impossible be"ause ni OBJ
structcd reads.
Rescue worl. is going ahead 10
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Continued ON page b.
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Judicious advertising is
one easy and sure road to
business results.
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CONTINUED "n pnxe ~
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-06-26
Russia Becomes Temperate.

The prohibition of selling brandy
in the government monopoly shops
was introduced throughout the Rus
sian empire fron the beginning of
the war, on the day of mobilization,
and has now been in force for more
than eight months. One of the Rus
sian papers has made inquiries con-
corning the results of this measure,
and has published some of the statis-
teal data that were collected. The fol-
lowing list shows that the consump-
ton of vodka in the city of Moscow
in 1914 compared with the preceding
year: July, 612,6S6 gallons in 1913
and 359,124 gallons in 1914; August,
667,926 gallons in 1913 and 23,373 gal
Ions in 1914; October, 7O7. 6sS gallons
in 1913 and 2,913 gallons in 1914. Our
ing the first three months vodka could
be obtained at the first-class restau-
rants for consumption in the same,
the selling of vodka in bottles being
prohibited under a heavy fine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-06-26
voluntarily giving up the unequal CON

voluntarily giving up the unequal con
test
They are not disarmed and escorted
by guards mastering under their own
leaders, as they did at Przemysl, they
have no enemy over them giving or
ders- Headed by their own bands, with
their own colors flying above them.
and no foreign flag near, they march
out" of the positions they have SO
nobly held, saluted by their success
ors and acclaimed by the world as he
roes for whom circumstances have
been too strong.
1t has been previously settled where
they should go. and thither they march
by themselves, their officers wearing
their swords by their sides. just as IL
they were victors, instead of con-
quered men They merely evacuate
their positions. and to all purposes are
free men, not prisoners.
This is marching out with the hon
ors of war"
The custom is an old one, and of late
years seldom practiced; it was left to
the Russians to revive it
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-06-26
Too Sour.

Professor Copeland of Harvard, as
the story goes. reproved his students
for coming late to class.
This is a class in English compost
tion,'' he remarked with sarcasm. not
an afternoon tea"
At the next meeting one girl was
twenty minutes late. Professor Cope
land waited until she had taken her
seat. Then he remarked bitingly:
How will you have your tea, Miss
Brown"
Without the lemon, please" Miss
Brown answered quite gently.-Chris-
tian Register.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-06-26
FREE FROM THOSE WORRIES
Troubles of commuter Got Little Sym
pathy From Fellow Passenger
on Train.

Some of my bulbs have rotted in
the ground Ever have that happen
to your" asked the commuter of the
man who sat beside him in the train
No. can't say / have" replied
the other
And the bugs in my rosebushes
are pest Do you have any trouble
of that kinda"
Not bug on a single BUSH"
That's strange. Now, with my lawn,
I find that only about half the grass
looks healthy. The rest won't grow
no matter how much / water it. But
1 suppose you know from experience
what that is ?''
Never had any grass trouble.
either"
Great Scott, mani" exclaimed the
commuter. How do you manage to es-
cape all these annoyances?
Very easily. sir. / live in a ho-
tel"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-06-26
Kansas Bankers Place This
Years, Wheat Yield at 100,-
600, 900 Bushels.
INSECT PESTS CAUSE SLUMP
Storms and Floods Also Help to
Reduce Former Estimate-But
Price WILDE High.

Confidential reports from country
bankers indicate that the Kansas
wheat crop will not go much above
the 1O0, 100000 bushel mark this year.
Three weeks ago the state board of
agriculture put out some figures show
ing that the crop would go to 1885,
100000 bushels But right after those
figures were made the Hessian fly ap-
peared in one section of the wheat
belt, hail and wind storms hit other
sections, and floods wiped out still
other sections. The damage has been
great. Beside, conditions for matur-
ing the crop have not been favorable.
Still the bankers believe that the Kan
sas farmers will receive as much
money for their 1O0,0O0,0 900 crop this
year as they did for their 10000, 900
bushel crop last year. They recall the
fact that the European war did not
break out until almost one-half of the
wheat crop last year had passed out
of the farmers hands. And the wheat
that was sold prior to the opening of
the war went for an average of about
65 cents per bushel. In some places
it sold as low as so cents. Thousands
of farmers had to sell at those low
figures. They were in debt. 1t had
been two or three years since they
had grown good crop and they had
fallen behind financially. So they had
to sacrifice their wheat at a low figure
in order to straighten up their &C
counts.
Dealers in binders, headers and
Irvine are working overtime now fill
ing orders with the farmers Solid
trainloads of binders, Irvine and
threshing outfits are coming into the
state The state Irvine plant has been
unable to fill more than half of its
orders.
Indications are that the farmers
will not suffer from lack of harvest
hands. In fact, men are coming in
in great droves from the East already
So numerous have they become that
warning had to be issued by the labor
bureau for them to stop coming until
the middle of June, as the harvest is
late.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-06-26
Earmarks.

Alexander Powell, war correspon-
dent and lecturer, said at a tea in
New York:
THE English volunteer troops are
splendid You can tell by certain ear
marks where they come from You
can tell the miners of the Midlands,
the mill hands of Manchester, the
bookkeepers of London, the"
How do you tell them?" young
lady asked.
Well" said Mr.. Powell, its easy
enough to tell, for example, the book
keepers. Every time the bookkeepers
are commanded to stand at ease they
try to put their rifles behind their
ears"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-06-26
PRIZES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
State Agricultural College to Conduct
Number of Contests This Year
Offer $500 in Cash.

Through the generosity of the Kan
sas Bankers association the boys and
girls of Kansas will have an oppor-
tun1ty to compete for $500 in cash
prizes which will be offered at the
statewide institute at the college next
winter. The boys and girls who are
in the club contests conducted by the
Kansas State Agricultural College will
be eligible for these prizes. Last year
the bankers association offered 1925
in prizes.
The prizes will be offered in a num-
Der of different contests. In the corn
contest, the state will be divided into
three districts and competitions with
white and yellow varieties conducted
in each. There will be three prizes,
the cash value of which will be $40,
$3.50 and SIS respectively.
For the girls there will be a num-
Der of contests, prizes being offered
for one-piece house dresses, one-piece
work aprons, bib aprons, sewing
aprons and corset covers. The girls
contests are divided into class and
class B, based upon the age of the
contestants.
Baker Graduates s6.-Degrees were
ker university. The honorary degree
of doctor of divinity was granted to
Edward Hislop, an alumnus Of the
school and now president of the Ok
lahoma university at Guthrie. The
commencement grafton was delivered
by the Rev. Merton Stacher Rice, D.
D., graduate of Baker university
and now pastor of the North Wood
ward Methodist church, Detroit
X =
Normal Graduates 253-Two hum
dred- and fifty persons graduated from
the State Manual Training Normal
school at Pittsburg this year Forty
six of the number received the degree
of bachelor of science. The others
received life certificates to teach. z.
-. Sisson, commissioner of education
of Idaho. was the speaker at the COM
mencement exercises.
Early Settler Diss.-J- L. Ellis, IL
years old, an early settler of Chase
county, is dead at his home in Cotton
wood Falls, following a long illness
He was born in 1S43 in Odom county,
Kentucky
Brakeman Awarded s15,ooo-A jury
In the Wichita district court awarded
c. T. Rattliffe, Rock Island brake
man, $4,000. Rattliffe was crushed
between cars near Pratt last fall The
award is said to be the largest ever
given a man in a damage suit against
a railroad in Sedgwick county.
indian College to Wichita.-wichita
viii have the national Indian Acad-
envy, a finishing school for Haskell.
Chilocco and Carlisle Indian schools.
which do not teach anything higher
than eighth grade
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-06-26
WITH VARS H0NORS
Defeated Soldiers Who Are Ac-
corded Distinction.
Defenders Forced Through cIrcum-
stances to Surrender Fortified
Places Usually Treated With
Generosity by captors-

When PrZemysl, the great fortress
on the Hungarian frontier, fell into
the hands of the Russians, the terms
of surrender provided that the garrison
should be accorded "honors of war"
As consequence, the defenders
marched out with their colors flying,
and surrendered to the commander of
the attacking forces to the sounds of
drums and bugles. The prisoners were
neither deported to Siberia nor sent to
concentration camps, but were placed
on parole in certain town of Russia,
and the officers were allowed to retain
their swords.
1t is interesting OF recall that at Port
Arthur. the greatest siege ever known.
at the end of seven months investment
the Russians made various offers of
surrender if they could march out with
all the honors of war, but the Japanese
demanded unconditional surrender
Ordinarily, in all these siege opera
lions, surrender of fortress is un-
conditional, and the vanquished tacitly
agree to accept whatever terms the
victor, in his wisdom, may impose, re-
lying upon the latter's magnanimity
for good and lenient treatment. The
usual course is this: The garrison is
disarmed- They are made to fall in,
all so many prisoners, and escorted to
wherever their conquerors decide they
shall be detained.
The conquerors, of course, see that
the escort is a strong guard, properly
armed, able to put down at once any
attempt on the prisoners part to es-
cape or disobey orders. Worst of all,
and certainly the most CALLING to any
real soldier, the almost sacred trophies
of the different regiments become the
spoils of the victors.
Guns, ammunition, co1ors and such
like things all have to be given UP,
though men have given their lives to
defend them. For the future they
grace the homes of the enemy, or are
turned against their old owners in the
field
1t is in these things that the humilia-
ton of surrender becomes complete;
yet all of it is saved when the beaten
garrison is granted the '-honors of
war as the Austrians were at Pre-
mysl That means the defenders were
simply defeated, but not disgraced"
By its use, the successful besiegers
admit to the world that the garrison
were able to make something better
than an unconditional surrender. Their
heroic defense had not left them at
their last gasp; they could maintain
hostilities for some time yet; and, al
though they would undoubtedly be
beaten at the finish, the fortress could
only be taken after more or less had
been suffered.
In such a case all that is demanded
of the beaten men is that they should
evacuate all their positions. These
the enemy take possession of. as what
they have been striving for. All the
colors and other trophies are retained
by the garrison. The defenders are
not prisoners of war, compelled to sur
render They are simply beaten men.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-06-26
HANDS LIKE VELVET
Kept So by Daily Use of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment Trial Free.

On retiring soak hands in hot Cuti-
cura soapsuds, dry and rub the Oint-
ment into the hands some minutes.
Wear bandage or old gloves during
night. This is a zone night treat
ment for red, rough, chapped and
sore hands," 1t works wonders.
Sample each free by mail with 32-p.
Skin Book. Address Cuticura, Dept.
KY, Boston Sold everywhere.-Adv.