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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-19
WAR News BOILED DOWN
For THE RUSHED REAlERF

The fate of Monastir is not vet
known definitely. but there is lit
tie hope in England that it will
escape the Bulgarians.
Left in the dark as to the
actual progress of the Anglo
French campaign in the near
East, the British public can only
hope the entente allies will soon
have such strong forces there that
they will enable the haraSSed Ser
bians to make a successful stand
and preserve a small portion of
their country as the Belgians did
along the User.
The Anglo French force is now
assuming formidable proportions.
and Italy is on the verge Cf actual
participation in the Balkan cam
paign.
The retreat of the Serbtans to-
ward the Albanian border is
causing increased uneasiness at
Athens.
The British war council has re-
turned from Paris, without giving
any intimatiOn of the outcome of
its deliberations.
Little news comes from the
eastern front in addition TO the
reports that a German attack
south of Riga has been repulsed
and that AustrO-German attempts
have been resumed.
Venice has again been subject
cd to an AUstrial aerial bonn
bardment.
In pressing their pursuit of the
Serbians the Teutonic allies have
captured seven thousand addi-
uonal prisoners.
An attack by German aero
plane squadron on British
camp near ToperinShe, six miles
from XpreS, in Belgium, is re-
ported by the Berlin war office.
The Italian official report on
the sinking of the liner Ancona
outlined in Naples dispatch, as
SertS the steamship was fired
upon without warming and that
the boats were sheIled while they
were being lowered.
Efforts to include China in the
entente alliance are being made
by Great Britain. France and
Russia, with u view to preventing
possible friction between Japan
and China and preserving the
peace of the far east.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-19
TO VINDICATE HIM
Little Doubt of COrOner'S Jury
Verdict in Baby Case.
Belief That Doctor Did Right in
Refusing to Operate.

Chicago, Nov. 19.-Six leading sur
geons impaneled as coroner's jury
to decide whether DR.. Harry j.
Haiselden did right or wrong in re-
fusing to operate on the deforned
Bouinger baby and thus save its life,
are to make public their decision to-
day.
Having carefully examined the body
of the infant, the surgeons planned
to call before them Allan Bollinger
father of the child.
DR.. Haiselden, DR.. H. G.. w. Rein
hardt, coroner's physician, several at
tacheS at the German-American hos
pital where the child was born and
all others who" had anything to do
with the strange case.
members of the jury agreed not to
discuss their findings until made pub
lie but it was reported that their
verdict would vindicate DR.. Haiselden.
Coroner Peter M. Hoffman ad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-19
Joe HiIlstrOm Attacks Guards
With Broom Handle.
"Fire! Letter Col" He Cried as
Riflemen Shoot at Him.
WOMAN FAILED TO APPEAR
His Only Alibi, a Married
Friend, Would Not Save Life.
Most Dramatic Execution in
History of the State.

Seattle, Nov. 19.-According to
information obtained today at In
dustrial Workers of the World
headquarters here, William Bus
ky, a German-American aged 21.
while watching a parade of I. w.
w. last night was overheard to
say that he knew Joseph Hill
strOm was not guilty.
BuSky was taken to /. w. w.
headquarters, where he made af-
fidavit that he was with HiIlstrom
continuously from %. m. to 10
p. m. on the day of the murder
The affidavit was made before
Thomas Whitehead, secretary of
the L. w. w.
kilograms containing a sum-
mary of Busky's affidavit were
sent at O'Clock this morning to
Governor Spry of Utah. President
Wilson and o. n. Hilton, Hill
strom's attorney. Busky's affi-
davit was sworn to before John
Chappell, d notary, and was sign
ed with Busky's mark because he
was unable to write.
Many speeches denouncing the
execution of HiIlStrOm were made
at the 1. w. w. headquarters here
today, but Busky was not there
and newspaper men were unable
to find him.
Salt Lake City, Nov. 19.@Joe Hill
'trom, 1. w. w, leader, died a rebel
Keeping his promise to -sBiIl'' Hay
wood on the eve of his execution by {
iring squad today, the thirty-three
man went to his death fight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-19
SERBS FALL BACK
Barely Escape EnveIOping
Movement of Bulgars.
Berlin Today Reports Capture
of 5000 Prisoners.

Paris, Nov. 19.-The Salonika dis
patch announcing the general retreat
of the Serbs on the southwestern
front after the capture of Babuna Pass
by the Bulgars is without official con-
firmation. The only fact esta abIished
is the evacuation of PriIep by the
Serbs The abandonment of Babuna
Pass has been expected in Athens mil
itary circles for several days as it was
not considered possible for the Serbs
following their heroic defense to re-
sist longer repeated Bulgarian attack
especially as they threatened enveIop-
ment by a movement about Tetovo. q
The Serbians probably will retire to
the heights between Prilep and Mon
astir, the inhabitants of which ara
taking refuge in Albanian and Greek
territory. Large numbers have arriv4
ed in Florina. Greece, but the more
well-to-do are going to Salonika.
The military governor of Monastir
is reported to have appointed a COM
mittee of notables. to preserve order
but it is feared it will not be possible
TO restrain the bands OF Komitaj lis
Cirregulars) in the environs of the
city.
The Serbian army is expected to re-
treat towards Albania. 1t is estimated
there are fifty thousand Serbs in the
Monastir region opposed to more than
$4,000 Bulgarians.
Berlin, Nov. 19.-The capture of
5000 Serbians was announced by the
war office today.
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Mammoth Diplomatic Under
taking to Bring Peace in East.
Result May End All Trouble
Between Japan and China.
PREVENT BLOODY REVOLUTION
Fear That Disturbance Would
Follow Change to Monarchy.
United States Remains Silent
and Watches Developments.

Washington, Nov. 19.-Great Brit
ain, France and Russia have united in
an effort to add China to the entente
alliance in order to prevent possible
friction in the future between Japan
and China and to preserve the peace
of the Far East. If China agrees to
the plan, military participation in the
present war iS not expected. Nogotla-
tionS thus far are in a conversational
stage at Peking with no indications as
to China'S attitude.
Although the United States is being
kept informed, it's diplomatic repre-
capitals are refraining from participa-
ton.
To Safeguard Interests.
This sensational turn in Far East
change by China from a republic to a
monarchy, has been the subject of
confidential exchanges between the
allied powers during the last week,
but only became known here today.
japan, so far as is known, has not
been consulted, the conversations thus
far having been confined to the Euro
pean entente allies and the Peking
government.
If Japan knows of the plans unoffi-
cially there is nothing here to indicate
what her position will be. Although
Great Britain, France and Russia
Joined Japan in representations to
China to postpone the esta blishment
of a monarchy because it was thought
a change during the present disturbed
condition of affairs might provoke
revolution and international compli-
cations. this latest, step by the allies is
understood here not to have been
initiated because of the monarchical
situation alone. 1t was considered es-
sential by the allies that such arrange
mentS be made in the Far East as
would permanently safeguard their
interests.
Situation Is Acute.
Tho oh
form of government has rendered the
situation somewhat acute Fear of
revolution in China and the possibility
of Japan interference to preserve
peace have been impressed upon the
Japan people to an extent that has at
1Continued on Page SKI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-19
KILL HELPLESS SERBS
story of Massacre by BuIgars Told by
Refugees.

Paris, Nov. 19.-Atrocities by the
Bulgars so horrible as to make the
Balkan campaign of 1913 seem merci-
full, are described by Serbian refugees
which are pouring into Salonika to-
day.
The invaders are butchering their
Serbian prisoners with the utmost tor
ture, dispatches from the Greek port
assert Hundreds of women and chill
dren were burned alive in the neIgh-
borhood of Nish. in churches where
they had taken refuge, thinking the
houses of worship would be respected
by the Bulgars. Instead, the torch
was applied. Those who rushed out
were either shot or cut down. The
others perished in the flames.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-19
STORMS IN EAST
Unusual Storms Sweep Coast
and Ohio Valley.
Wind Reaches Velocity of So
Miles an Hour in n. Y.

Washington, Nov. 19.-Heavy gales
and rain whipped the Atlantic coast
from Jacksonville to Eastport, Maine,
and similar conditions prevailed
through the great lakes region, and
the Ohio valley during the night in
what the weather bureau officials de-
scribed as lone of the most remark
able storm developments in many
years" The two storms early today
were heading toward each other and
moving northeastward.
Early reports from along the south
Atlantic coast indicated that shipping
had pretty generally escaped the
Killena was driven aground near
Brunswick, Ca, and wire communica-
ton was somewhat interrupted in the
south.
have merged in a general depression
whose center overlies Lake Michigan
with barometer level of about 2S.9S
inches. Gales have prevailed along
the Atlantic coast the great lakes and
also over the interior districts. The
rain which attended the storm in the
upper lake region has turned to snow
with a slight change in temperature.
Gale i'm New York.
New York, Nov. 19.-High gales ac-
York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
and the New England states today
seriously interfering with telegraphic
communication in many places and
endangering shipping along the coast.
Conditions in these states termed
''the most unusual in many years" by
the weather bureau were CT eated by
a heavy storm moving in a north
westerly direction up the coast and
another storm of almost equal inten-
sity moving east and slightly north
from the Ohio valley.
The weather bureau thought the
two storms would meet over the New
England states or the great lakes. AS
these two storms moved toward New
England a low pressure area. extend
ing from southern Pennsylvania to
Maine. was created early today.
65 Miles an Hour in City.
At New York city the wind had a.
of 65 miles an hour. Similar
heavy winds were reported from
various points over the low pressure
area.
Damage at Uniontown.
Uniontown, Pa, Nov. 19.-Property
damage in excess of 100000 was done
by 60 mile gale which swept Fay
cite county last night. Houses were
and barns blown down. John
Douglass was killed at Blairsville.
No Heavy Damage in South.
Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 19.-Wire COM
throughout South Caro-
lima, Georgia and Florida seriously in
terrupted by the storm, gradually is
being restored today. No heavy prop
erty damage is reported
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-19
TrOusseau for Wilson's Fiancee
Opens Diplomatic MuddIe.
Paris Dealers Won't Accept
Orders From TeutOn.
KURzMANN TO RAISE ISSUE
New York Merchant Threatens
to Fight Blacklist.
MOdistes Refuse to Furnish
FrOcks to Germans.

|, Paris, Nov. 1e.-The Paris dress
makers syndicate has blacklisted two
American customers of German origin,
one of them a man named Kurzmann,
reputed to have been commissioned to
buy gowns for Mrs Norman Gait, who
is to be the bride of President Wilson.
according to Gustave Thiery's newspa-
per L'Oeuvre. .
The newspaper says Kurzmann has
threatened to raise diplomatic ques-
ton because of the modiste's refusal
to accept orders from him.
L'Oeuvre declares, however, that
each house from which he obtained
gowns has offered to supply them with
its compliments to Mrs. Gait without
of an intermediary.
To Diplomatic Channels.
Paul Poieret, president of the
Dressmaker syndicate, is absent from
Paris. His confidential secretary,
however, confirmed the statement
that Kurzmann had threatened to
raise diplomatic question over the
declination of the modistes to fill his
orders for gowns which he maintains
are intended for Mrs. Gait.
You may declare that no mem
bers of our syndicate will deliver
kurzmann or any other German
house." said the secretary. "At the
same time each or every member of
the syndicate will be proud to be hon
ored with a commission to ma a
gown for President Wilson's fiancee
and would be most happy if permit
ted to present it with it's compli-
ments."
Houses Stand Firm.
Rue de La Paix and other leading
houses refused to state whether or not
they have had orders for gowns for
tho presidents fiancee. Some of them
say, however, that they have had or
ders from Kurzmann, which they are
unable to fill in consequence of the
decision of the syndicate.
All express regret that such an in
cident has come up and state thew
hope it will cause no annoyance to
President Wilson. They are endeav-
oring to dispose of the matter without
too much publicity, but declare they
can not overturn the decision of their
representative body.
A Paris dispatch early this month
said Charles Kurzmann, of New York,
was there to select gowns for the we'd
ding of President Wilson and Mrs.
Gait. He was quoted saying that
while it would be indiscreet to talk
about clothes ordered by the Wilson
family before obtaining permission
from the White House." he felt that
Washington can look forward to a
brilliant social season after the wed-
ding"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-19
TO co IN 81 CARS
Good Roads Boosters to the
Number of 125
Will Make the Trip to Usage
City Tomorrow.

Headed by Governor Arthur Cap
per, Tom Botkin. secretary of state,
and Earl Akers, state treasurer,
thirty-sevep automobile loads of good
roads boosters will make a trip to
Usage City and Burlingame tomorrow.
The Topeka men, and some women,
are going to help in the big Good
Roads Day. celebration of all Usage
county which will be held at Usage
City.
The party will leave the CONNER
ciaI club building at o'clock tomor-
row morning and will arrive in Usage
City shortly before IL o'clock. The
Commercial club of Usage has ar
ranged for luncheon for the Topeka
party and from II until 2:30 o'clock
good roads will be the principal topic
of conversation. The Topeka boosters
will leave Usage at 2:30 o'clock and
journey to Burlingame, where they
will spend an hour talking good roads.
At o'clock the party will make the
return trip to Topeka.
Those who will take cars tomorrow
are: Governor Capper. Charles
Wolff. Jr., w. o. Anderson. V. Kac-
zynski, H S. Putney, Robert Billiard,
J. r. Cowdrey, W. H. Davis, L. M.
Penwen. C. S. Elliott, S. ]. Hodgins.
Southwick Bros, Stone Produce COM
pany, William Schick, Mcintyre
Bros. E. c. Winters. Clyde Miller,
Earl Akers, w. j. Rickenbacher, H. D.
DriscolI. T. c. Whiteker. L. l. Riene.
f. j. Ernest. J. F. Haskell, George
Godfrey Moore, West Motor Co, A. C.
Nagel, H. w. McAfee. ]. c. Sinner,
F. E. Nipps, d. o. Coe, r. w. Deaver.
T. w. Reynolds, f. B. Kellam, Palmer
Auto Supply Co, E. L. Overton and c.
S. Elliott.
Each car will have four occupants,
ma king a total of 125 persons for the
trip. 1t is planned to take the
knights and Ladies of Security band
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ACCIES VS.. OKLA,
Farmers Hoped to Give Soon
erS First Defeat Today.
Veterans Out of Lineup in
Both Teams.

Manhattan, Kan, Nov. 19.-The
University of Oklahoma and the Kan
sas State Agricultural ,llege were
ready today for their annual football
clash. The Aggies were trained to the
n9fpute in the overhead style of play
used by the visitors and were deter
mined to fnflict on the Sooners their
first defeat of the year
Both teams expected to play without
several veterans, due to injuries and
in the case of Oklahoma, to rules of
the Missouri Valley conference, of
which the local institution is a mem
ber On weight the two teams are
about equal but Oklahoma's speed
made the visiting eleven the favorite.
The lineup:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-19
GERMANS BORN SIX
TIMES AS FAST AS
THEY ARE KILLED

Chicago. Nov. 19--Germans are
being born six times as fast as they
are being killed and the nations sup
ply of soldiers cannot be exhausted
with such a birth rate, Hudson Max
i'm. inventor of explosives said here
yesterday.
Mr.. Maxim was en- route to Kansas
City, Mo. for Leavenworth and sever
al other western cities to speak on
military preparedness for the United
States.
'Germany's strongest arm is her
women" the inventor said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-19
SENT TO BOTTOM
German Submarines Doing
Legitimate Business Now.
Two British GunbOatS and
Other Craft Destroyed.

Berlin, Nov. 19.-Two British gum
boats have been sunk in the Mediter-
ranean off the Egyptian coast by a
German submarine.
The statement follows: A subma-
rine on November 6, in Sollum har-
Dor. destroyed by gunfire two Anglo
Egyptian gunboats, the Prince Abbas
and Abdul Menem, each of which was
armed with two guns.
The same submarine silenced with
its fire an armed British merchant
steamer and captured it's gun.
Zone of our submarines on Noven-
Der on the North African coast sank
by a torpedo the British auxiliary
cruiser Para
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-19
STILL ABOVE NORMAL
The Temperature Did Not Fall Below
SO Last Night.

With temperatures moderate and
nothing startling in prospect, the prin-
cipaI feature of the weather today is
the wind Last night 25-nile north
west wind made the weather seem
colder than it really was This morn
ing the velocity was 80 miles an hour
and slowly rising
The lowest temperature last night
was only 3S degrees. q degrees above
normal Last year on this date the
temperature was down to degrees.
The high record is 72 degrees. estab-
liShed in 1903.
The forecast calls for fair weather
with moderate temperatures tonight
and Saturday. The Kaw river drop
ped y of a foot to a stage of 6.S feet
this morning.
The shippers forecast today says:
Protect "A to 36-hour shipments
against temperatures as follows.
North and west, % degrees; south and
east, above freezing
Temperatures today avera ged 4 de-
grees above normal. Following are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-19
BOMBS ON Venice
Austrian AerOplanes Drop Ex-
plOSiveS in Italian CITY,
Military Establishments At
tackled by Air Fighters.

Vienna, Nov. 19.-Venice has again
been bombarded by Austrian aero
planes.
Official announcement was made
here today that an aerial squadron at
tackled military establishment of that
city yesterday afternoon.
The announcement follows: ''Navv
headquarters announced that on the
afternoon of November 8 one of our
seaplane squadrons successfully
dropped bombs on the forts at San
Nicola and Alberoni and the Arsenal
aviation station, gas works, railway
station and several barracks at Ven
ice.
Notwithstanding the heavy fire of
anti-aircraft guns and the attacks of
three hostile aeroplanes our squadron
returned with complete safety
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-19
ARGUE RATE INCREASE
L. C. c. Hears Evidence of Western
Railroad Representatives.

Washington, Nov. 19.-Oral argu-
ments were begun today before the
interstate commerce commission by
representatives of carriers and ship
pers interested in the proposed freight
rate advances on western railroa de.
The increases proposed are epa IT
from those included in the so-called
western advance rate case. which re-
Gently was disposed of by the commits
sion. Increases now are proposed ON
several score commodities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-19
MESSAGE SOON READY
President and Cabinet Go Over Docu-
ment to Congress.

Washington, Nov. 9.-President
Wilson went over a draft of his mes
sage to congress with the cabinet to-
day. He hopes to have il finished
next week. The cabinet was in ses-
sion less than two hours. Because of
the continuing lack of official infor
nation on the sinking of the Italian
liner, Ancona, it was understood the
subject vas not finally discussed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-19
"MUST HAVE A TICKET
George w. Perkins Says Progressives
Will Enter 1916 Field.

Chicago, Nov. 19.-George w. Per-
kins comforting here today with local
leaders of the Progressive party, said
that THE Progressive party must and
will have a national ticket in the field
in 1876
man of the party will make an ad-
dress at Kansas City tomorrow and
will attend a conference Of party
leaders in the same city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-19
Chemical Company Dividend.

New York, Nov. 19.-The General
Chemical company today declared an
extra stock dividend of five per cent
and a special stock dividend of ten
per cent on common stock. payable in
common stock at par, February l to
stock of record on December 81. The
cent on preferred stock was also de-
clared
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-19
COUNT NEARLY HIT
Nephew of Pope Benedict Barely
Missed by Missile.

Rome, Nov. 19.-Count Persico. a
nephew of Pope Benedict. had a mar
row escape during the recent raid by
Austrian aeroplanes on Brescia-
One of the missiles dropped by the
aviators fell within a few yards of
where the count was standing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-19
Haskell Game at Lawrence.

Lawrence. Kan. Nov 19--IdeaI
football weather prevailed today for
the game between the elevens of the
Haskell Indians and the Oklahoma
and NJ. college. Both teams are in ex-
cellent condition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-19
JINX NIGHT IN ST. LOUIS
Six Automobile Accidents Kill Two
and Injure Five.

St. Louis, Nov. 1.-TWO killed and
five injured was the toll of six auto
mobile accidents last night Charles
Abele was run down and killed in
stantly by a passenger automobile
and an unidentified man was fatally
injured by a mail truck.
Miss Alice Cawein suffered an in
jury to the spine when run down by
another mail truck. Two other men
were injured in a collision between an
automobile and a wagon, and a fifth
was run down and seriously injured.
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.Hillstrom attacked guards when
they came to his death cell at sunrise
to lead him to a chair in the prison
yard where, blindfolded and securely
bound, he was shot through the
heart by five crack riflemen, each
receiving forty dollars in gold for
his work.
He put up a desperate fight with
a broom handle, which he obtained in
some unknown manner and had hid
den in his cell. Taken completely by
surprise, the guards had to fight
fiercely for a moment to overpower
HillStrOm.
In all Utah's fourteen executions by
the firing squad since condemned men
were allowed the choice betw cen
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WEATHER forecast for Kansas:
Fair with moderate tempera-
lures tonight and Saturday.
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EVERYTHING has improved
wonderfully with the advance
of time with the exception of hui
man dispositions.
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CONTINUED on Page Ski
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-10-13

Night Gown, first, $1.OO, Christine
Knutsen, Belview; second, 75c, Mar
guerite Burmeister, Redwood Falls;
third, SOC, Florence Thune, Redwood
Falls.
Special first, $1.OO, Alta Johnson,
Redwood Falls.
Handmade Pillow Cases, first, 75c,
Edith Hultquist, Belview; second, SOC,
Elsie Treadwell, North Redwood;
third so, Marguerite Kumm, Redwood
Falls.
Chemise, first, $1.00, Doris Geroy,
Redwood Falls; second, 75c, Florence
Thune, Redwood Falls; third, Soc, En-
ma Monson, Belview,
Special first, $1.OO Alta Johnson,