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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
TURKS after 'EM
Force of $4,000 Open Attack on
British in Egypt.
Wage Desert Battle With Tenn
perature at 100 in Shade.

London, Aug. 5.-A Turkish force,
estimated at $4,000, launched an at
tack against British positions near
Romani. about twenty-three miles east
of the Suez canal on Thursday night,
the war office announced today. The
battle is continuing with great in
tensity but the Turks thus far have
been unable to make any impression
on the British positions.
Romani is small station thirty lone
miles southeast of Port Said and about
three miles from the shore of the
1t lies just horth of
the caravan trail leading from Egypt
to Syria. The battle is going on along
a front of from seven to eight miles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
BASEBALL FANS!
Do You Know You Are Liable
to Lose the Savages?
Poor Attendance Causes Club to
Drop $1,000 a Month.

A big COB of gloom is liable to drop
out of a clear sky some fine hot day,
and when the dust and debris are
cleared away Topekans will find that
they no longer have a Western league
baseball team to advertise the city and
furnish amusement to It's citizens.
1t was learned today from an au-
thentic source that the management of
the local club is losing at least $1,000
a month and has been losing this
amount since the opening Of the sea-
son. The attendance has been poor
and has been steadily falling off
The cause of this condition is inn
material. but no sane business man
can expect another sane man to try
to continue to promote baseball here
under these conditions. John Savage,
the local club owner, is making no
howl, no complaint and is saying moth
ing other than that he is continually
that if conditions continue, the end of
Western league baseball in the Kansas
capital is not far away.
Is Topeka Too Small?
Cheap automobiles and golf are
blamed by many for the poor attend
ance, but others point out that To-
peka, one of the smallest cities in tie
league, cannot hope to maintain
franchise without extra effort and that
as this extra effort is not being made
the end must cOme-possibly before
the close of this season if the out
look does not get brighter.
Tomorrow local fans will have an
opportunity to see two games for the
price of one Also. they will have
action. Tomorrow's attendance may
have a great deal to do with keeping
baseball in Topeka. Is a hint suffi-
cient, fans?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05

score speeches in such cities as Detroit.
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis, Fargo
and Grand Forks, N. D., Helena, Butte
and Missoula, Mont, Spokane and
Seattle, Wash, Occur D'Alene. Idaho,
Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Reno, Ogden, Salt Lake City. Chey-
enne, Denver, Topeka, Kansas City. st.
Louis. Lexington, KY, and several
points in Maine. He will not be back
in New York until about Septem-
Der 10.
Wife Advised Suff Support.
Never before in the history of poll
tics has candidate been accompanied
on speaking tour by his wife. But
Mrs. Hughes is almost an oracle in
the family of the former justice Her
husband consults frequently with her
values her opinion of people and
things and on this occasion when he
is seeking the presidency, he is more
than ever anxious to draw upon her
advice.
Friends of the nominee suggest
Hughes's championship of womans
suffrage came about through his ap-
probation of the feminine mind as
exemplified by Mrs. Hughes.
Sunday at Niagara Falls.
Hughes expected to confer with
Chairman Wilcox during the day and
will leave with his private secre sary,
Lawrence Green, and half a .1ozen
other attaches at 9 o'clock tonight.
Tomorrow the party will spend Sun
day at Niagara Falls. On Monday
Hughes is due in Detroit for possibly
two SDeec1eS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
BATTLE OMAHOGS STOP THAT BEAR!
Mobilizing in Desperate Effort
to Halt Russian Drive.
Germans to Launch Gigantic
Counter Offensive in East.

Petrogred, Aug. 5.-Russian troops
have crossed the river Sereth south of
Brody, and in the region of Peniaki-
Tehistopady and have consolidated the
captured positions, it was officially an
nounced today by the Russian war de-
partment.
London, Aug. 5.-The Germans are
massing both troops and guns on the
eastern front for a great counter-of-
fensive under Won Hindenburg de-
against Kovel and Lemberg.
This news was received here from
several neutral points today and was
partly confirmed in dispatches from
Berlin. For several days troop trains
have been leaving Berlin daily, carry
ing reserves to the eastern front. Ber-
lin believes the crisis of the war is ap-
preaching on the eastern front and for
this reason great crowds are gather
ing daily to bid the departing troops
farewell.
Crown Prince Goes to Galicia.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen. who
il augurated the great German often
sive against the Russians u year ago,
has Joined Won Hindenpurg on the east
ern front. The Austrian crown prince
recently on the italian front has as
sumed charge of operations in Galicia.
10pOTlS 1TOII1 AIIlSlCIQdII1 TO-DAY S6lQ
the first blow probably would be
struck in the southeast, where the
Slavs have achieved the greatest sue
cess. Hindenburg aiming TO throw
back the whole Russian line by driv-
ing in the left bank and at the same
time silencing the Rumanian leaders,
who have been urging King Ferdinand
to join the allies. The battle, it is
believed. will gradually spread until
the whole eastern front is involved in
a gigantic struggle comparable to that
of early last summer.
Try to Save Kovel.
1t is too early to determine whether
the strong German counter attack in
the region east of Kovel form the be-
ginning of the expected Austro- Ger
man offensive The Russian war Of
flee admits the evacuation of Rudka-
Mirinskaia under heavy Austro- Ger
man attacks, but the fighting at this
point continues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
POSSE CARRIES ROPES
Hot on Trail of Negro Who MUIR
dered White Benefactor.

Muskogee, Aug. 5.-Win Towery,
negro, who, with his brother Cecil. is
accused of the murder late yesterday
of Charles Vaughn, oil producer of
Morris. Okla, for robbery, when he
gave them a lift" in his automobile
on a dusty road, was sighted by a
posse at daylight Cecil Towery is in
custody but armed mobs of oil field
workers, bent on his destruction have
not learned where he is held.
Will Towery was given breakfast
at a negro cabin a few miles west Of
the scene of the tragedy this morning.
Hounds soon after took the trail.
Posses, not officers, are hurrying after
the hounds with rope in each auto
mobile and deputies trying to reach
the negro first fear they cannot re-
turn him to jail alive.
Negro Spirited Away to Tulsa.
Tulsa, Okla. Aug 5.-Cecil Towery.
one of the negroes accused of the
murder of Charles Vaughn of Morris.
Okla, yesterday was secretly brought
here at daylight today by officers and
placed in the county jail. 1t is said
the authorities fear violence and every
precaution is being taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
Savages Play the League Lead
ers This Afternoon.
Engle's Men Now Up Against
the Supreme Test.
Today's Lineup.

Manager Engle was to lead his Saw
ages to the supreme test this after
noon in the opening game of the Sc
ries with the out in front Omahogs
If the Savages can take the series, 1t
will indicate that they still have a
chance to get into the top running.
Tomorrow's will be the last Sunday
game until August 81, and as there
will be only two more Sunday games
those who are behind on their base
ball should take advantage of the
Omaha bargain to catch up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
al Die IN "a HOURS
Epidemic Toll in New York Shows No
Abatement.

New York, Aug. 5.-LittIe change
in the epidemic of infantile paralysis
was shown in today's bulletin of the
health department. During the twenty
four hours ending at 10 a. M, there
were forty-one deaths and I6S new
cases in the greater city.
Since the inception of the epidemic,
June 26, there have been 1855 deaths
and 4,842 cases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
EXTENDS WAR RISKS

Washington. Aug. 5.-The life of
the government bureau of war risk
insurance was extended today until
september ?, 1917, in a bill passed by
the senate which already has passed
the house. The bureau has paid more
than $2,O0O-o00 in profits to the gov
ernmert
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
extending on both sides of the Syrian
caravan route.
Turks Are RRDuIsed

The latest dispatches to the war Of
flee, filed at dusk Friday, said that the
Turks had made no gains against the
strongly fortified British line. The
in the shade.
On the southern flank the British
not only repelled Turkish attacks but
captured between 400 and 500 pris-
oners. On the northern flank British
warships stationed in the Bay of Tina
rendered valuable assistance, shelling
the Turkish right wing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
PERU TAKES ACTION

Lima, Peru. Aug. Sit has been
decided by the Peruvian supreme
court that the British blacklist of
traders in neutral countries cannot in
validate business contracts made in
Peru.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
SENATE ACT A STRIKE AID
Crfticizes Committee for Refusing to
Start Wage Investigation.

Chicago. Aug. 5.-Criticism of the
senate committee action in tabling the
resolution authorizing investigation of
the railway wage situation by the in
terstate commerce commission was
voiced today by Harry A. Wheeler,
chairman of the United States Cham
ber of Commerce committee on rail-
roads. This action greatly increases
the danger of general strike" he
said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
GET TUNNEL BODIES
Two Blast Victims Taken Out-Bur-
led Under Tons of Mud.

Cleveland, Ohio. Aug. 5.-Bodies of
two workmen buried in the explosion
in the waterworks tunnel here a week
ago Monday night were recovered by
rescue parties today. The bodies had
been buried under tons of mud. There
are seven more bodies in the tunnel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
HUGHES OFF ON
10,00O-MI. SWING
AROUND CIRCLE.
Mrs. Hughes Is Real Boss of
Campaign Junket.
First Time in History Candi-
date Takes Wife.
FORTY SPEECHES SCHEDULED
Leave Home at Bridgehamp-
ton; Back September 10.
Stumping Tour Includes Cities
Coast to Coast.
First Time in History Candi-
date Takes Wife.
FORTY SPEECHES SCHEDULED
Leave Home at Bridgehamp-
ton; Back September 10.
Tour Includes Cities
Coast to Coast.
BY PERRY ARNOLD.

Bridgeport, L. l.. Aug. 5.-Candidate
Charles Evans Hughes and Candidates
Adviser Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes
left here today on a 10000 mile
stumping tour which will carry them
from coast to coast. The Republican
nominee expects to make nearly two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
WOMEN'S PARTY TO RAISE
S5OO,0O CAMPAIGN FUND

New York, Aug. 5.-Efforts will
be made by the leaders OF the
Woman's party. 1t was stated to-
day. to organize a group of ! .aaO
women to raise a fund of $500 900
for use in the campaign for votes
for women this fall. Mrs o. II. p.
Belmont. will go to Newport to
start the movement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05

was expected to go above the 102
mark set yesterday afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05

Furnished by the weather bureau office
1t Topeka for the "a hours ending at Z
a. m. today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05

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The Snowflake herald., 1916-12-15
Our Christmas goods
have arrived

Dolls from 60 cents to 81. and they cheap at the
price, Cream pitchers prices Manicure SETS 135 Pictures
lin ame all sizes and prices SverWare sets $780, Handker
chiefs in gift boxes Cake plates 25 and Hand bags
and up Cake trays 75c Tea SETS 70 Bed spreads ST.
Some handsome glass Best prices ever in town on all
Christmas goods. Give the cash Don't send 1t off,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
The BrOwbeaten Witness.

A farmer was in court, complain
ing that a certain neighbor had stolen
some of his ducks.
do you know that these are your
ducks?" asked the lawyer in a Sc
we're manner.
"Oh, yes; l should know theb
anywhere" was the confident answer,
and the farmer proceeded to give in
detail the various points and marks
by which the birds might be identi-
fed.
But these ducks are no different
from any other ducks" objected the
lawyer. Il have good many in my
yard at home just like them. What
have you to say to that, sir?"
The farmer uncrossed his legs,
crossed them again, expectorated,
shifted his quid and remarked with
an inimitable Long Island drawl:
That's not unlikely. These are not
the only ducks l have had stolen in
the last few weeks!'
Amid roar of laughter the smart
lawyer sat down.-Country Gentle
man.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
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ESHOM WILL HAVE
MORE BUICK CARS
HERE NEXT MONTH.

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J. B. Eshom of the Olympia Garage
company went to Seattle last week
with his "dander up" but he got re-
suits, for when he returned he re-
ported that the Seattle distributors
would send his firm another carload
of Buick Skies some time next month,
and that was the first ray of sun
shine Eshom had received for some
weeks. For Eshom, along with all
the other Buick dealers in the state.
have been trying to get cars for their
customers but have not been able to
because factory production is behind
the demand and satisfactory railroad
transportation is a mighty hard thing
to get.
His company reports the delivery
of Buick Six touring car the other
day to J. B. Taylor.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
A FEW THINGS THE AUTO
HAS DONE FOR THE FARMER

There are 42,34S,SS3 farmers in
the United States.
Long ago the American farmer dis
covered he could not compete sue
cessfully with his prosperous neigh
Dor unless he adopted the most mod
ern agricultural equipment. The
man with the hoe has given way to
tractor-driven cultivators; the cradle
has been replaced by giant power
harvesters that reap and thresh the
grain in a day; the family horse has
been pensioned off for faster gated
carryall-the motor car.
With the average farmer, the buy
ing of a motor car is an investment.
With him time is money and the au-
tOmObile saves time. When trip to
town is necessary, the car will make
the journey in but a fraction of the
time required by the horse and
buggy.
Four years ago, in the ten states
included in the grain belt" there
were 10000 motor cars. At that
time the proportion of farm cars was
less than one in eleven. On January
/, 1915, in these same states-Minne.
sofa, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ne
braska, Missouri, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Kansas and Oklahoma
records showed total Of 559,730
motor cars in operation. In four
years this number has more than
quadrupled.
OF this tremendous total. one-half
the cars are owned by farmers!
In these ten states alone the motor
cars operated by farmers cost over
$25O,OOO,OOO. These same farmers
are spending over 100000 a day for
new cars.
With the widespread adoption of
the motor car has come continental
reformation spreading broadcast the
slogan, Good roads," From New
York to San Francisco stretches the
Lincoln highway; from the Twin
Cities to Seattle leads the Yellow
stone trail; the Dixie trail has opened
the Southland from Chicago to
Miami. Fla; the Pacific highway is
we'll under way on the Coast. This
reform is everywhere; thousands Of
other miels of roadway are being sur
faced and made navigable for the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
Motor Cars Need ODerhaulinq in
Spring; Here Are FeU Tonnes

Weekend trips are at hand once
more. Thousands of automobiles
VIII now be turned toward the coun-
try for the first time since last winter
set IN. Numbers OF these have been
III storage, others have not been tuned
up Tor a long run out of the imme-
dlate range of the garage man. At
tentlon to the car now will save MANY
veXatious delay far from home
Some of the things often overlooked
IN the usual hastys spring overhaul
ing, and in which trouble or danger
may Turk, are:
A defective battery. If the car has
oeen In storage, take the battery out
and fill up the liquid with distilled
water. If the battery does not test
up to requirement., seek the battery
man.
Look carefully over the steering
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
NeUS Items Cleaned
From Local Auto AQents
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: RDSE-NEPPLE co,
!. Is RENODELlNG
: IT'S SALES ROOMS.

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Remodeling is in progress at the
Rose-Nepple Auto companys garage
on lower Main street, adjoining the
city hall, and when the changes are
completed the salesrooms will be
equipped with private office, there
will be special supply room for
parts of Dodge Brothers cars, and a
ladies' rest room will be provided,
with all cOnveniences, including pri-
vate telephone.
This company reports the delivery
of Dodge touring car to M. F..
Pugsley of Yelm, and the receipt of
an order from ID. ]. Bigelow for a
touring car from the next shipment
of machines from the factory. This
shipment, by the way, left the fac
tory April rs and should have been
here last Monday, but has not reach
ed Council Bluffs, Iowa, yet, being
delayed by the congestion of freight
traffic in the railroad yards at Detroit
and Chicago.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12

connection. Especially if the car has
been IN use several years, there may
be weak part that needs replacing.
Take a good squnt at the front
wheels; see that they line up proper
ly. When they are not true, it runs
up tire expense.
Examine all the bearings carefully.
1t is likely that one or more of them
need attention
Take of the demountabie rims and
see that they are in good shape.
Sometimes the tires rust into the
clincher, and if unattended to will
cause trouble.
See that you have a supply of good
inner tubes. Take steps now to avoid
for the season the dilemma of the
man who, out on the road, finds that
his surplus inner tubes are all pune
tureG ones
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
STATE AUDITOR
Is DRIVING FIRST
KNIGHT CAR HERE.

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The first Knight-motOred car in
Thurston county, the WHY'S Knight,
is being driven by State Auditor c.
w. Clausen, having just been deliv-
cred to him by the Bronson & La
Cue Auto company, local representa-
tives for the Overland cars.
This company also reports the de-
livery of a Model IS Overland tour
ing car to Mrs l. T. Haldane of
Hicks lake, and of Ford touring
car to James Adair of Little Rock.
A Knight-motored car at a popular
price was first introduced into this
county by the big Overland organiza-
ton year ago. Previous to that
the new motor, revolutionary in de-
sign, was used on only the highest
priced cars built in the United States
and Europe
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
Ate TOOdstOOls Instead of Mushroom!

Ate TOOdstOOls Instead Of Mushrooms
Because one member Of the party
was a trained nurse and knew the
proper remedies, five persons at the
C. H. Thompson farm near st. Clair
who Sunday ate what they thought
were mushrooms but which were real
ly toadstools, were saved from any
serious effects Of the poisoning. Hen
ry Ruggles, a guest, did not eat any
of the vegetable and was able to
summon doctor. Those afflicted
were Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson, Miss
Maude Thompson, Mrs. William Hors-
lev and Mrs. w. Dean Hays of this
city Miss Thompson, though Ill her
self, was the nurse whose treatment
saved the others.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
ROCHESTER, WINS MEET.

Undaunted by rain and hail, a
large crowd witnessed the track meet
at Rochester last Saturday afternoon
between the pupils of the schools of
Rochester, Grand Mound, Little Rock
and Tono, which was won by Roches-
ter, with Grand Mound second and
Little Rock trird.
County Superintendent o. c. Goss
attended the meet and with Princi-
pals Wallace and Jones and Manual
Training Instructor Grabow of the
local schools, acted as judge. The
events were classed into four divi-
sions, one for the light weight gram
far grade pupils, one for the heavier,
one for high school boys, and a spe-
cial series for the girls.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
Sue ON Real Estate Contract.

Herman Geisler and wife have
brought suit against Charles Ray and
the Black Lake Land company for
alleged failure to comply with real
estate contract, under which the
Geislers sold a tract of land to Ray
for $4,000 and he in turn sold it to
the land company Ray, the COM
plant says, has paid only $500 on
the contract price and the company
has also failed to make payments.
Damages in the amount of $1,000
from the company and the revocation
of the contract are asked.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12

late last week regarding his intended
changes in the personnel of the de-
partment, but both declined, the for
mer for business reasons. The ap-
pointments as finally made leave
three state positions to be filed, but
no announcements regarding them
have been made.
The Governors Position.
Those close to Governor Lister
say the reformation of the Industrial
insurance commission was not made
by him until after he had given care
full consideration to the situation and
until he believed he had extended to
the retiring commissioners every Cd
portunity to re-establish themselves
following the Gillies scandal and ev-
cry opportunity for Commissioners
Daggett to defend himself against
the charges of padding his expense
account.
With the fraud prosecutions out of
the way, 1t is understood that the
governor expected display Of pre-
cautionary activity on the part of the
commissioners that would assure the
state against any further possibility
of similar loss, while the commits
sioners themselves appeared to &C
cept the conviction of Gillies as suf-
ficient vindication and the incident
closed. This attitude was disclosed
in an answer to a communication
Governor Lister sent to the commits
sion when apparently impatient from
waiting for evidences of the results
he hoped for.
In the later matter of voucher
charges, which concerned Daggett in
dividually, Governor Lister, those
nearest him declare, did not desire q
resignation under fire. Least Of all.
1t is said, did he contemplate forced
resignation and his delay in that
matter is cited as evidence of q de-
termination to extend Daggett every
opportunity he could desire to de-
fend himself.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12

The motor car has done more than
any other single factor to free the
farmer from the life of an exile. 1t
has broadened his social horizon and
placed his occupation on the plane of
other businesses. By broadening his
line of travel it has given him a basis
for comparing his own conditions
with those of his neighbors. Better
homes, better barns. better stock and
greater prosperity is the result
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-12
Judgment Against Williamson.

Superior Judge D. F. Wright this
week granted a judgment to John
Virgins against the Swatickan Devel-
opment company. promoted by Emery
C. Williamson, in the sum of $500.
secured by a mortgage on property in
the southwestern part Of the county
which Virgins is authorized to fore
close. Additional claims against the
property, held by the Capital Nation
al bank and Hannah McClelland, are
secondary to the Virgins mortgage.
the court ruled.