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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
Bridgeport Firms Said to Have
Signed Agreement.
Unions to Make Next Fight at
New Haven.

Bridgeport, Conn, July 23.-With
the arrival here today of Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, and a number of
executives of international unions, J.
J. Johnston, vice president of the
structural iron workers, announced
he had been informed the written
agreement securing an amicable set
tlement of all labor troubles in
Bridgeport had been signed.
Mr.. Johnston also stated it had
been determined that the next move
in the campaign to obtain an eight
hour day throughout New England
would be made at the Winchester Re
peaung Arms company at New
Haven. also engaged in the manufac-
ture OF munitions of war for the
allies.
Mr.. Johnston said the strike here
was virtually settled. all that remain
ed to be done being the ratification
OF agreements. He thought it would
require a week to bring matters to a
close
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
ROME VS.. TURKEY
Italy Believed About to Make
War on Ottoman.
Diplomatic Relations, Long
Tense, Now Near Break.

Rome, July 23.-Diplomatic rela-
tions between italy and Turkey, al
ready strained. are becoming more
tense because of the reported refusal
of the Turkish authorities to permit
Italian subjects to leave the Ottoman
empire. 1t is believed here that a
declarations of war by Italy against
Turkey in the near future is highly
probable
Reports from Cairo that a Turkish
German expedition has landed on Ital-
IAN territory in Tripoli has aroused the
ire of the Italian press. Rome also
has heard that a large number CT
Italian reserVists have been detained
at smyrna on the pretense that pas
Senger traffic has been stopped be-
cause of the ports being closed. while
other Italians are similarly detained
at various points in Asia minor, Syria
and Arabia
Although Italy is at war with Aus
trld, there has been no declaration of
hostilities against either Germany or
turkey, the allies of ItaIy'S antagonist
1t mas been the belief in diplomatic
circles that each side is waiting for
the other to take the initiative and
thus assume the responsibility for ex-
tending the scope of the conflict.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
MEXICO ISOLATED
CarranZa Cuts OFF Nations Not
Having Accredited Agents.
Supreme Chief in Bold Stroke
for World Recognition.

Washington, July 23.-Genera1
Venustiano Carranza has virtually iso-
lated Mexico by serving notice he will
have nothing to do with any nation
not having an agent accredited to his
government at Vera Cruz. This is Car
ranza's bold strike for world recog-
milton.
President Wilson today urged Of
ficials of the American Red Cross not
to discontinue their efforts to relieve
famine sufferers of Mexico despite the
difficulties they are encountering. He
told them to keep trying to get food
into the distressed sections and to do
the best they could.
The presidents callers included
Brigadier General c. A. Devol, gem
eral manager of the Red Cross, who
directed relief work in Mexico; Ernest
Bicknell, national director, and Miss
Mabel Boardman, a mem ber of the
central committee.
General DevOl reported the
situation and his failure to get the va
rious leaders to facilitate the work of
feeding the starving civilian popula-
ton. He told the president that
conditions are even worse than when
he called upon the leaders to settle
tn cir differences.
Officials and diplomats were sur
prised over the reported action of Gen
eral Carranza in serving notice that he
would not receive communications
from, or transact business with, for
eign governments which have no dip
iomatic agents accredited to his gov
ernment at Vera Cruz. 1t had been
generally understood that foreign
governments were awaiting action by
the United States before recognizing
any government in Mexico.
The effect of such action would be
to cut off the Carranza government
from further communication with for
eign nations having ministers resident
in Mexico City, although it would not,
it is believed, sever his informal rela-
tions with the United States. as he is
said to regard Consul Silliman at Vera
Cruz as properly accredited agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
WAR BREAKS OUT
AMONG The CLUBS
Rival WOmen's Organizations
Clash Over Speakers.
State Officials Seek Safety From
Brewing Storm.
HOW THE TROUBLE STARTED
DIR. DeVilbiss the Innocent
Cause of 1t All.
She Made Two Lecture Dates on
Same Day.
low THE TROUBLE STARTED

Kansas women have voted in but
one state wide election. Yet from
their experiences, they can give the
male voters a valuable lesson in the
use of the political club. If there is
any doubt as to the effect of the club
in the hands of the women. Governor
Capper and s. j. Crumbine, secretary
of the state board OF health, can re-
move all doubts.
Maybe you have heard the story?
No?
SSH. Listen.
1t is really an embarrassing matter.
What was more Governor Capper and
DR.. Crumbine didn't know they We're
playing with trouble when they agreed
to make speeches before one women's
club and couldn't fill a similar date
with another club. But members of
the two clubs who are sensitive about
such matters, feel that a grave in
justice has been done and Governor
Capper has been too busy at the San
Francisco fair to write home an ex-
planation of the matter.
Trouble really started when DIR.
Lydia DeVilbiss came to Topeka to
take charge of the child hygiene
bureau. Not that DIR. Lydia DeVllbiss
is in any sense of the word an advance
agent for trouble or political sorrow.
She is not. She really came to Kan
saS to help save the lives of few
thousand babies. The fact that a new
political row among the club women
was predicated on her acceptance of
social engagement, was in no man
ner her fault
When DR.. DeVilbiss arrived in To-
peka, everyone was glad to see her.
The Good Government club members
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Troops Ready, but Seemingly
Won't Be Needed.
Crowds on Streets, but Make No
Threatening Move.
CONCILIATORS GO TO WORK
Washington ENJOYS See Strik-
erS and Standard Men.
SaIOOnleSS Zone Extended to
Take in Whole City.

New York, July 23.-Comparativ
quiet in marked contrast to the three
previous days of the week prevailed
in the Constable Hook section of Ba-
yonne, n. J., today, around the plants
of the Standard Oil company and the
Tidewater Oil company, which have
been closed because of strike of
1000 men in the Standard works and
the resultant disorder whereby three
men were killed and scores injured.
However, it was said state troops
could be had on the scene within one
hours notice, should they be required.
Scattered Firing i'm Night.
Crowds gathered as usual in the
streets leading to the works to discuss
the situation, but no threatening
move was made.
Desultory firing occurred during
the night, but the police said this was
chiefly due to false alarms among the
guards.
Sheriff Kinkead believed the situa-
ton was we'll in hand and that there
would be no need of troops.
One thing today caused the authori-
ties some uneasiness, however, and
they kept a strong force of police on
duty That was the funeral of the first
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
Several Officers and Clerks Will
Leave First Of August.
TRANSFER A Big LOSS TO CITY
Offices Occupied Second Floor
of Railroad Building.
J. A. Stewart Will Have Charge
of Transferred Position.

The headquarters of j. A. Stewart
of Topeka. general passenger agent of
the Rock Island Lines, has been trans
ferred to Kansas City, Mo-, effective
August /, and his jurisdiction has been
extended over the st. Louis territory.
This change and others announced
at the Rock Island general offices to-
day We're brought about by the resig-
nation of George H. Lee of ST. Louis.
general passenger agent, who is now
at the head of the Lehigh Valley pas
senger department:
c. b. Sloat, assistant general pas
senger agent. Little Rock: will have
charge of passenger traffic of the
Third district, reporting directly to the
passenger traffic manager at Chicago.
Phil a. Auer, assistant general pas
senger agent. is transferred to st.
Louis. Outside agencies in territory
east of Chicago and st. Louis will re-
port to w. J. IIeahy. general pas
senger agent at Chicago. Outside
agencies in territory east of Chicago
and st. Louis and north of the Ohio
river will report to Mr.. Sloat. Out
side agencies in territory west of the
Missouri river win report to Mr..
Stewart.
'On account of my territory being
extended to the St Louis district
sai id Mr. Stewart this afternoon. sit
headquarters from here to st. Louis
Came Here IN 1911.
Stewart has been general passenger
agent at Topeka since February, 1911.
He began railway service with a. Ca
madam road when a boy. but most of
his service has been with the Rock
Island. He was formerly assistant
general passenger agent at Kansas
City and later first assistant general
passenger agent at Chicago. When
ri nix he
was put in charge of this, the second,
district with headquarters in Topeka.
Topeka will lose several good citi-
zens by this change. The payroll of
ment has been heavy and all the
clerks and stenogns piers will make
the change. - -
The passen ger~department occupied
nearly all the second floor of the
station and office building. No in
timation was. given out today as to
who will utilize the offices in the
future.
Effects in Topeka.
Not long ago the State Journal. be-
would be moved, printed a story to
that effect. Rock Island officials de-
MED emphatically that ANY such
move was ever contemplated by the
road.
why, we wouldn't leave Topeka"
said one man. Several own their
homes. The story is only q dream
Now the dream is a nightmare.
The removal of the roads passen-
ger offices undoubtedly will cause a
Commercial club will have to close
the barn door after the horse is
stolen.
The magnificent support given
Rock Island business ir the city with
out a doubt will suffer as a result of
the announcement today
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TROOPS ARE READY
Renewed RiOting Will Be Sig
nal for Soldiers.
Comparative Quiet Ruled at
BayOnne Early Today.

New York, July 23.-The author
tiles of New Jersey were trying today
to keep order at the Standard Oil plant
in Bayonne, without calling out the
militia. AT the same time, it was stat
ed, if the strike situation became
worse, the militia could be called into
service at an hours notice.
Adjutant General Wilbur F. Sadler,
who visited the scenes of the rioting
yesterday when two strikers were
shot and killed and several others
wounded, afte ard told the Sheriff
Eugene F. Kinkead that if the rioting
was resumed today state troops would
be NEEDED. General Sadler was expect
ed to make a further investigation to-
day and report to Governor Fielder.
Governor Fielder, who left his home
in Seagirt to be near the scene of the
trouble, was in New York today
awaiting word from General Sadler.
and the sheriff which would determine
whether troops were needed.
Sheriff Kinkead, who asked the
governor to send troops to Bayonne
yesterday had $50 deputies guard
ing the oil plant all night and search
lights mounted on the roofs of the
buildings swept the wall Of the plant
and streets nearby.
There was comparative calm
around the plants of the Standard Oil
today.
Through the night an occasional
shot was heard, but so far as the po-
lice could ascertain, no one was in
jured.
This was payday at the oil works.
but whether the strikers would report
for their wages was to be determined
of firearms and explosives has been
fOl tCCiddeQ in BaVOnne.
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RumOrs, Thought Premature,
Tell of Capitals Evacuation.
Germans Grasp All Railroads
Centering From West.
SLAVS TO FIGHT RUNNING
Nicholas to Emulate IvanOff at
PrzemysI and Lemberg.
Russians Show Greatest Bray
cry in FOrlOrn Hope.

Berlin, July 23.-Warsaw' fall ap-
peared imminent today. Official dis
patches reported that German troops
now hold all the railways centering
from the west and that the city is
nearly half surrounded by the German
ring at an average distance Of less
than 1 miles.
Rumors that the main body of Rus
sian troops already has evacuated
Warsaw and that the Germans are
preparing to enter the Polish capital
were circulated here early today. but
given no great credence in military
circles. Military circles here believe
that a desperate battle in the jungle
of entanglements defending the city
Will precede the capture. unless the
German offensive from the southeast
attains unexpected momentum.
Can't Be Long Delayed.
Unless Won Hindenberg's forces
meet with some unexpected reverse,
the Russian evacuation cannot be long
delayed. 1t is believed here that
Grand Duke Nicholas will repeat Cen
eral IvaLoffs tactics at Przemysl and
Lemberg, Withdrawing his major
forces and leaving behind a gar
rison of strength sufficient to delay
TContinued on Page Ski
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WAR NEWS ODDITIES.

Paris-Andre Dardel, a youthful
French sapper, who has been
wounded 65 times, is recovering
and will soon return to the
trenches.
London-The first factory for
the manufacture of British vio-
Inns has been established in Lon
don and employs none but dis
abIed soldiers and sailors.
Rome-DoranGo Pietri, famous
Olympic games marathon runner,
has enlisted in the army and is
driving a motorcar on the Italian
front.
London-A British. private,
home on leave, escaped three bull
lets within an hour during the
fighting in France, one penetrat-
ing his pouch, another the pack
on his back and a third destroying
his rifle.
London-Writing from Malta,
Private J. Seorby, royal fusiIeers,
tells of Turkish women snipers.
their clothing, faces and rifles
painted green to obscure them in
the foliage.
Amsterdam-A Bayariau in
fantryman in a hospital at Mu-
Mich for four months with a bull
tet ir his heart, is apparently re-
covering.
Madrid-King Alfonso, of Spain,
has become an aviation enthusiast
and frequently takes long trips on
a military dirigible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
TO OFILENOTE ON ORDUNA
U. S. in Receipt of Malone Report, to
Interrogatc Berlin.

Washington. July 23.-The United
States will make diplomatic inquiries
of Germany regarding the submarine
attack on the Cunard liner Orduna
at a time when she was bringing a
score of Americans home A report of
an investigation conducted by Customs
Collector Malone at New York pre-
sented today to the state department,
embracing affidavits of officers. crew
and passengers on the liner. contains
the sworn statement of at least one
American passenger that the ship was
attacked without warming
All officials refused to discuss the
report of it's contents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
WILSON BACK To HILLS
President Again to Leave Washington
for HarIakenden House.

Washington, July 23.-President
Wilson plans to leave Washington for
another visit to the summer white
house at Cornish. y. H., within the
next "a hours. The length of his stay
is uncertain and will depend largely
upon developments in the German sit
uation.
During his absence the president
will consider the next step in his Mex
lean policy and the new note to Great
Britain protesting further against in
reference to commerce with neutrals.
Secretary Lansing will go to Man
chester, Mass, tonight to visit Col. T..
NJ. House, President Wilson's close
friend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
ITALY To OPPOSE POPE As
MEMBER PEACE COUNCIL

Rome, July 23.-ItaIy will not
agree to the selection of PoDe
beheulct as a member of the
peace council at the end of the
European war. il was reliably
stated here, despite the fact that
the pope wants to be present on
that happy day. \ combination of
other nations in favor of the yati-
can may force his selection over
the objections of his native conn
try. But there is no Disgusting
the fact that recent published in
terVieyys with his holiness. nar1ic-
uIarIy the one in which he was
quoted as aSSaiIing the Italian
government, have made him unCIe-
sirabIe in the minds of Italian Of
ficiaIs as a member of the peace
board.
This particular interview. the
one granted Nj. Lapatie. of a Paris
newspaper, was part of the Vati-
cans plan to place itself before
the world as being un-Italian and
strictly neutral.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
WILL RANSOM RANCHER
Father of Kidnapped Idaho Man to
Obey Outlaws Mandate.

idaho Falls, Idaho. July 23.-An-
other chapter in the boldest piece of
outlawry known in this state for a
long time will be written at midnight
Saturday in the lonely Businesses of
Long canon on the Idaho Wyoming
border At that hour $4,000 in gold
coin will be deposited on a designated
rock for the release of Ernest A. En-
pey, rancher, who was waylaid last
Saturday night by bandit, kidnapped
and held for ransom.
E. S. Empey, father of the kidnapped
man, completed ARA ngements for the
payment of the money
The bandit notified the elder En-
pey by note that unless the money
was forthcoming his son would be
killed: A lone driver will take the
coin to the appointed place in an open
wagon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
10000 MORE ON STRIKE
Members of Children's Jacket Makers
Union Quit in n. Y.

New York, July 23.-Ten thousand
members of the Children's Jacket
Makers union struck today, accord
ing to an announcement by Sidney
Hillman, president of Amalgamated
Clothing Workers of America, with
which the union is affiliated.
Three or four hundred shops on
the East side, controlled by indepen-
dent manufacturers were affected. Mr..
Hillman said these employers had noc
signified a Willingness to join in the
terms granted by the Clothing Manu-
ia cturers association, hence the walk
out. He expected, he said. that the
independents would agree to a settle
ment during the daN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
GERMANS IN u. S ARE SAFE
FROM BERLIN TREASON LAW

Washington, July 23.-State de-
partment officials said today that
Germans in the United States who
might be prosecuted, as was an
nounced from Berlin last night, for
working i'm ammunition factories
i'm lands supplying war materials TO
Germany's enemies, were in no
danger of extradition and would
not come under the effect of the
German law while they remain in
the United States. Should such
Germans become naturalized i'm the
meantime and return to Germany
at the close of the war, they are
protected by the naturalization
treaty. under which the United
States could intervene i'm their be-
half.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
MOVE ON NOCALES
Carranza Troops in Force
March on Sonora Town.
Gales Says He Will Snatch
Town From Villa Tomorrow.

Nogales, Ariz-. July 23.-Carranza
troops advancing to attack Nogales,
sonora, reached Santa Barbara, ten
miles south, before noon today. A
Villa outpost which met the Carran-
zistas at Santa Barbara hurried back
to NOgales.
Governor Jose Maytorena, the Villa
leader defending Nogales, received a
report today that 1000 Carranza
troops left Cananea this morning with
thirty-four machine guns and fifteen
field pieces to aid in the attack on
NogaleS.
General p Elias Gales, the Carranza
commander. is said to have declared
he would take the town tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
DAY OF CLEAR SKIES.
No Rain Reported in Kansas in the
Past 24 Hours.

The sky was clear this morning in
practically every section of the state
and no rain has fallen in the last
twenty-four hours. The Kaw river
and it's tributaries are falling. The
stage at Topeka was 14.1 feet, drop
of IL feet since Thursday.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy
weather with little change in tenn
perature.
The temperature was slightly below
normal in Kansas this morning. but
a southerly wind caused the mercury
to rise rapidly.
The wind velocity today ranged be-
tween 10 and % miles an hour. The
temperature averaged four degrees
below normal, but at that the maxi
mum was the highest since last Sum
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
S HOURS FOR HELLO GIRL
L. s. Board to Urge Less Work and
Minimum Wage.

Chicago, July ga siX-hour day
and a minimum wage for telephone
operators are recommended in the re-
port of an investigation conducted by
the federal commission on Industrial
relations into conditions of employ
ment of telephone girls in Chicago
and seven other large cities.
The nervous strain attending tele-
phone operating, the report says,
combined with the rigid discipline. is
exceptionally severe and is responsible
for physical and nervous breakdowns
of a large number of girls.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23

Manager Koehler, of the st. Joe
Drummers, chose the longest handled
pitcher in the league, Vallandinghang,
to face the Savages IN todays game,
but Jackson's men displayed their
bravery by only smiling. Sanders was
notified that he would do the twirl-
ing for the Savages with Squire Hug
gins ready to take up the task if he
found it too much for him.
Manager Jackson is still nursing his
sore finger and Brown was placed in
left field again. The Drummers or
dered Louis Loudermilk to be pre-
pared to take up the role of relief
pitcher if necessary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
BOMB MEN PLOT
Three Cleveland Concerns Are
Marked by DynamiterS.
Washington Warns Motor
Firms and Steel Plant.

Cleveland, July 23.-Oficials of the
three Cleveland concerns said to be
turning out war munitions have been
notified by local federal officers, un-
der orders from Washington, of a re-
ported plot to blow up their plants by
dynamite.
tor Car company, the White company,
automobile manufacturers, and the
American Steel and Wire company.
A total of 1890 men are employed
in the plants.
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ViENNA'S WORD THAT LED
TO WAR, SPOKEN YEAR AGO

Paris. July 23.-One year ago
today the Austrian ultimatum to
Serbia. which led up to the war,
was delivered. The French press
commentaries the anniversary
with articles voicing the resOIu-
ton of France and her allies to
carry on the war unSwervingly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
Southern League Pitcher sold.

New Orleans, La, .Tuly 23.-Pitch-
er James Bagby, OF the New Orleans
Southern association team, has been
sold to the Cleveland American league
club, President Heinemann today an
nounced- Bagby will report tc Cleve
land when the Southern league season
is over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
FRANK STILL MENDING
Improvement So Marked His Doctors
Have Suspended Bulletins.

AIilIedgeviHe, Ga. July 23.-Im-
provement in Leo NJ Franks condi-
ton has been so marked that the
physicians attending him at the Geor-
gia state farm have announced no
bulletins would be issued, unless there
should be change for the worse.
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MEETING OFF
No Pressing Business, President Cam
GELS Session.

Washington, July 23.-P ent
Wilson cancelled today's cabinet meet
ing because there was no pressing
business.
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Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday;
not much change in temperature.