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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-17
Also Capture Stronghold Near
OViIIers and LaBOisSelle.
SLAVS GET $1,000 PRISONERS
Force Germans to Retire on
Lower Lipa Front.
Berlin War Office Reports Brit
ish Advance in France.
BY ED L. KEEN.

London, July 1.-THE British
troops stormed and captured German
second line positions on front OF
1900 yards in a continuation of the
steady drive north of the Somme.
General Haig reported this afternoon
The advance was made northwest
of Bazentin-le- Petit Woods. which is
now in the hands of the British, and
pressed the British line forward to the
very edges of Martin-Puch village, one
of the German strongnolds defending
Bapaume-
The British left fIang near Ovillers
and La Boisselle made further prog
ress, capturing the remaining strong
holds and the brave remnants" of
German garrison, General Haig re-
ported.
Victories on Both Fronts.
At the same time the right flank,
ADVANCING, east of Longueval village
ptured the Waterloo farm, further
widening the breach to the German
ish successes only slightly overshad-
owed the news of allied victories on
the eastern front. The German war
office this afternoon officially admit
ted that General Won I1nslngen Iighs
wing in Volhynia had been compelleu
to retreat behind the Lipa river Inc
Russian war office reported the cap
ture of $4,000 prisoners in yesterday
fighting in Nolhynia.
The German war office Admitted
this afternoon that British have made
further progress toward the important
highway town of Pooieres. penetrat-
ing Ovfliers Woods, southwest OF 70
zieres, where heavy fighting conlIn-
lie-s The Berlin official statement re-
ported lively fighting west or Pc
rome though the French war otflce
was silent on the French operations
south of the Somme-
Get Men and Guns.
Petrograd, JULY 17.-About $4,000
prisoners were captured by the Rus
slams in Sundays fighting in Nolynla'
the war office announced today. The
nrisoners counted to date include 314
officers and ,637 men The Rus
slams captured thirty guns, a great
number of machine guns and other
material.
Germans Concede Defeat.
RerIin. July 17.-British troops
have penetrated OVillers WOOD IN the
resumption of the great allied often
s,ive. the war office reported this after-
noon. South of the Somrne lively
fighting is going on between German
nd French troops, south OF the VII
lage of Biaches, west of Peronne. me
war office reported considerable ar
tillerying on the whole 'front.'
Teutons Withdraw.
Berlin. July HERMAN troops op-
! osing the Russian advance in Vol
hynia have withdrawn behlnd the
River Lipa, sixty miles northeast OF
Iemberg. it was officially admitted
this afternoon. The retirement was
made in order to shorten the German
ii1e. the war office stated and was
affected without hindrance from the
enemy a Russian attack outhwest
of Lutzk fortress was checked.
French attacks in the Verdun sec
tor east of the Meuse achieved no sue
cess. The French lost GROUND az
fev- noints in the fighting on this front
and suffered heavy losses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-17

The forecast is not encouraging. 1t
is for generally fair weather and con-
tinued warm tonight and Tuesday
There had been no rain, other than
unreasonable local showers, in To-
peka for twenty days
Today's weather might be better or
it might be worse as it has been in the
past. July II, 1887, the temperature
was 104. The lowest record was in
1900. when it was So.
awakened this morning. mopped its
brow, figuratively speaking, of course,
and settled down to the uncomfortable
task of watching the mercury start
racing toward the top of the tube. 1t
was the hottest night in two years.
There was no breeze, other than a
clammy one stirring at a rate of be-
tween and miles an hour. The
lowest temperature was 76 at o'clock
this morning.
Last midnight, Rudyard Kiplins's 8
vivid description of a sweltering CITY
in the Orient could have been applied
few people slept in the house-only
those with uncanny optimistica1 minds
and sleeping porches to be exact.
Hundreds slept on lawns and in back
yards. A man driving a motor car
with strong headlights down any To-
peka street could have made expo
sures of a startling nature. Many
did.
The river, which has been falling at
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-17
ORPET DODGES
CROWDS ON FIRST
DAY OF FREEDOM

Chicago. July 17.-Will H. Orpet,
acquitted of the murder of Marion
Lambert, by a Lake county jury at
Waukegan, Saturday night. spent his
first day of freedom since February
IL far away from the crowds which
had been his lot during the long
weeks of his trial.
The young collegian arose at 6
o'clock Sunday morning and shortly
afterward, accompanied by his mother
and brother Ed, went for long auto
mobile ride in the country about Lake
Forest Reports that he went il. the
direction of River Forest. where Miss
Celestia Youker resides. and that he
saw the girl during the day, could
not be verified last night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-17
SINK 81 SHIPS IN JUNE

Berlin, via wireless to Sayville, July
17.-During the month of June sixty
one enemy merchantmen, with a total
tonnage of 100000 were sunk by Ger
man submarines or mines, it was Of
ficially announced today.
Kaiser Distributes Iron Crosses.
London, July 17.-An official te1e-
gram from Berlin says that Emperor
William of Germany is now on the
battle line in the Somme sector, ac-
cording to advice in Amsterdam. The
emperor has received reports from the
chief commander, visited hospi-ls,
distributed iron crosses and made
speeches, the telegram stated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-17
Nine Known Dead; Estimate
Loss at S1O,OOO,OOO.
Railroad, Telegraph and Tele-
phone Service DemOraliZed.
BOTH FLOODS AND HURRICANES
Asheville, N. c., Resort City,
Partly Under Water.
Big Bridge Carried Out and
Huge Dams Crumble.

Raleigh, July 17-Flood waters
which swept parts of North Carolina.
South Carolina, Virginia. Tennessee
and West Virginia yesterday taking
a toll of at least nine lives. rendering
hundreds of persons homeless and do
ing property damage variously esti-
mated at from $10,0OO,000 to S15,-
900, 900 were receding today.
The worst conditions obtained in
western North Carolina, where the
flood was described as the most dis
astrous in the history of that section.
Asheville and its environs were the
heaviest sufferers but with train serv-
ice at a standstill as the result Of
washouts, slides and lost bridges 'tele-
graph service badly crippled and roads
almost impossible, it probably will be
several days before the full extent of
death and destruction will be deter
mined.
Lower Asheville still is flooded to-
day by the high waters of the French
Broad river which went over its banks
sweeping away mills and other manu-
featuring plants and a number of
homes. Two deaths were reported In
the city proper while another death
occurred at the town of Biltmore to
the east and two score persons in
cludlng members of railway con-
struction gang who went down with a
bridge were listed as missing.
Mills ana FactorleS Hard Hit.
Between Asheville and Salisbury
railroad bridges were washed out on
the Catawba river and further south
along the same river railroad and
highway bridges were carried away
and tracks were placed under water.
Saw mills and other property as well
as livestock suffered throughout this
section Similar conditions obtained
on the Yadkin river around Lexington.
N. c., and dead animals wreckae ee
from mills, cotton, tobacco, oil and
other debris f1oated down the raging
stream.
In the Piedmont section of North
Carolina crops suffered great damage
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-17
TOpekans Stretched Out on
Lawns to Get Breath.
TODAY WAS HOT ENOUGH, TOO
At 3 O'clock Today First Rain
in 20 Days.
The Mercury Falls 21 Degrees
in One Hour.

cloudy sky saved Sundays rec
ord from being broken today. Also
about o'clock the wind whipped up
to about miles an hour
But, at that, the mercury jiggled
hack and forth in the tube between
90 and 90 degrees, making the heat
but little more bearable. At 2 o'clock
the mercury registered 93. The high
est temperature Sunday was SO, the
highest for two years.
Beginning at 1 o'clock this after
noon thunder showers appeared in
several directions around Topeka. AS
a result the thermometer took a well
come tumble.
At 2:3O o'clock a shower originat-
ing in the southeast and swinging to
the east threw a spray of cool air over
the city and sent the mercury down
below the 80 mark-S9 to be exact.
A thundershower swept over the
business section and east part OF To-
peka this afternoon.
The rainfall was IA of an inch. The
downpour was heavy.
Between 2 o'clock and 3:05 o'clock
the temperature fell from SO to ~
a drop of 81 degrees.
Topekans were agreeably sur
prised shortly before 3 o'clock this
afternoon by black clouds sweeping
over the city, in a promise of show
ers. Rain began to fall at 2:50
o'clock.
This afternoon s. d. Flora. fore
caster, said there might be scattered
showers over the state this afternoon
and tonight, but said they would not
be heavy enough to amount to any
thing.
The temperature today was 6 de-
grees above normal.
Intermittent local showers fell
shortly after noon today south and
southeast of Topeka within a radius of
twenty-five miles, according to reports
received in Santa Fe offices.
The hourly temperature readings
TODAY were.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-17
STROUD MAKES APPEAL
Leavenworth Prisoner, Condemned to
Die, Asks President to Save Life.

Washington, July J7.-Robert
Stroud, sentenced to be hanged Fri
day at Leavenworth, Kan. today ap-
pealed to President Wilson for Glenn
ency.
Stroud's action may save his life
which he apparently has not hereto
fore cared for-and at the same time
save Kansas from having a hanging
on her soil. Kansas has not had an
execution in many years but the fed
eral government proposes to execute
Stroud for killing one of the guards at
the Leavenworth prison.
Governor Capper and many civil or
CARNATIONS besought the president to
pardon the man but the justice de-
partment held there could be no Glenn
ency undess Stroud himself appealed
Until TODAY he was unwilling to do so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-17
Central Powers Marshal Every
Available Force.
QUARTER MILLION, SLAV LOSS
Berlin Reports Drive Cost Rus
sia $4,000 Men.
Efforts of CZar to Float Loan
Failed, Say Germans.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs.

Petrograd, July 17.-Profoundly i'm
pressed by the steady Russian ad-
vance, which see-saws first at this
point and then at that, the Germans
are massing enormous forces before
kovel They are bringing up every
available reserve in the hope of STALL
ing the new Russian moving machine.
The present comparative calm is
deemed here to be a mere prelude to
resumption of heavy and important
fighting.
The fall of Kovel now would be a
staggering blow to the central pow
ers. completely disrupting their plans.
Lemberg would be menaced more than
ever. the road to the great fortress of
Brest Litavsk opened, and the rear of
the entire Pinsk region threatened,
necessitating the Germans withdraw
ing.
Plenty of Ammunition.
The Russians apparently do not lack
ammunition. Printed on the cartridge
cases are the phrases:
Don't spare bullets-don't spare
courage. There's enough-a plenty
for ALL"
Cossacks from the Don; Urals, fresh
young giants from Siberia and else
where, are fighting like game cocks,
striving to outdo each other in dare
devil charges. The issue with the
Germans is now personal owing to the
Germans use OF liquid fire and gas.
Consequently few German prisoners
are taken in proportion to- the num-
ber of dead on the field.
Russian officers appear satisfied not
only with the situation on the Rus
ssion front but with the spirit of the
troops which they declare was never
higher.
Loss Includes 1900 Officers.
Berlin, July 17.-Aceording to Of
ficiaf reports from Petrograd, says the
Overseas News agency, Sin the period
between the beginning of the Russian
offensive and July 1 the number of
killed reached 14,900 officers and 248,-
900 men. Included among the officers
were seventeen generals and twenty
nine commanders.
"Advices from Stockholm say the
Russian finance minister. having
failed to obtain a loan from England
and France. undertook negotiations
with bankers in the United States,
which also failed. England declared
that the cost of the war to herself had
reached such a point that it has be-
come impossible to assist her allies.
THE Russian newspaper Rech, COM
menting on this situation, most vio-
lently insults Americans for their
"egotism." saying that at last, The
mask of sympathy for the allies has
been torn from their faces"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-17
KANSAS CITY GETS RAIN

Kansas City, July IA sudden
heavy rain storm at noon today
brought a drop in the temperature
here of twenty-five degrees within half
an hour and afforded Kansas City its
first relief for weeks from the swelter-
ing hot weather.
When the black storm cloud came
up the thermometer had reached 95
degrees and the day had given promise
of equalling yesterdays maximum of
100. Under the sudden GOODNESS, how
ever, the temperature fell to 73. ac-
cording to the weather bureau.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-17
''LET 1T BREAK
Mayor Expresses Himself About
the Light Plant.
Believes Current Can Be Bought
From Edison Cheaper.

Denial that there is any combina
ton of commissioners to boot the re-
quest of Frank Newland, water and
light commissioner, for new turbo-
generator in the city light plant out
of the 1917 budget was made today
by Mayor ]. E. House. That was not
all The mayor asserted if Newland
could show the generator is needed
as badly as he says it is, he will get it.
However, the mayor expressed
doubt that the dynamo is needed any
more this year than it was last.
1--WE killed the item for the machine
last year" said the mayor, because
we could get along without it, and a
cut had to be made somewhere to get
the general revenue fund inside the
amount allowed by law. We will. if
Mr.. Newland puts in his request for
the generator, investigate his claims
before acting.
I'VE are not going to cripple any
department; it would be reflection
on all the commissioners as well as the
head of the department.
'tI believe if the plant breaks down
we can connect up with the Edison
company in half hour and get cur
rent cheaper than we can make it,
Newland has prepared supplement
to his budget wherein he asks S17,-
600 for the generator. He is negotiat-
ing with the other commissioners be-
fore turning it in to Commissioner
WaSSOn.
The city of Topeka, after its fight
for the preservation of the municipal
plant which has saved the city thou
sands of dollars. is not going to aban-
don its successful enterprise and go
to buying electricity.
The State Journal dislikes to see so
sensible a man as the mayor take the
position of Let 1t Break" No busi-
ness man conducting a factory, no cor
poration, unless it be city, would
think of adopting such a policy
1t is the business of the city of To-
peka to keep up its machinery. Thou
sands of candle power have been
added in white way lamps, including
the state house, and the new street
lamps since last year and new ma
chInery must be added, just as it must
be added to newspaper plant to take
care of new business. Let the COM
mission live up fully to its promise
to be siness-like.-Editor State
Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-17
EASEMENT APPEAL is UP
Final Fight Is Begun Before London
Criminal Court.

London, July IA new chapter
opened today in Sir Roger Easements S
legal fight against being executed for
high treason for his activities in the
Dublin revolt Sir Rogers case
reached the court of criminal appeal
ana, although the new proceedings
hardly compared, in point of public
interest with the trial, privileged spec
tators began to take seats an hour he
tore the court was called to order
Sir Rogers counsel immediately up
on opening argument emphasized
technical points.
The hearing was adjourned until
tomorrow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-17
THREE CITIES WANT IT
Hot Fight i'm Cincinnati for Next Con-
vention OF Rotarians.

Cincinnati, o., July 17.-F'ive thou
sand delegates and half as many visit
ing women, the seventh annual inter
national convention of international
rotary clubs was opened here today
Kansas City, Atlanta and Salt Lal-e
City have begun three-cornered
fight for the 1917 convention. One
hundred and seventy-seven trade Sec
tional luncheons will be held Tuesday.
The entertainment program is elab-
orate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-17
THIRTY MILLION A DAY
Chancellor of Exchcquer Reports on
Great Britain's War Expense.

London, July 17.-England's expen-
ditures have now reached a total IF
six million pounds (about $30,000,00O
daily. Chancellor of the Exchequcr
McKenna informed the House Of
Commons today.
War expenditures fer the United
Kingdom have been steadily increas-
ing. At the beginning of the year it
was stated that England was spend
ing more than 25,000,O 600 a day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-17
EPIDEMIC DEATH IN ILL.
Three New Cases in Chicago-State
Now Has Total OF Al.

Springfield, ILL.,, July 17.-One
death from infantile paralysis was re-
ported to the state board of health
To-Day from Olive Branch The state
BOARD is making an inspection to learn
II the child had the malady or some
other spinal disease. Three new cases
We're reported from Chicago, one at
oregon. one at Simpson, one at Beech
er City and one at Sidney. There are
now total of IL cases in the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-17
POISON IN CREAM
Twenty Iowa Families Sick. Result of
Ice Cream.

Muscatine Iowa, July IA score
OF families including men women and
cnlioren were seriously affected by
ptohalne poisoning as the result of
eating ice cream yesterday. The city
health authorities are making an in
vestigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-17
Lawyer Bids SEQ, 900 for Newspape

Peoria, ILL.,, July 17.-George Buck
inham's a lawyer of Chicago, bid
$4,000 today for the property of the
Transcript, morning newspaper,
which went into the hands of a re-
ceiver some time ago. The sale is
subject to the approval of the referee
in bankruptcy, who will receive any
higher bids on Thursday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-17

On, BE joyful for the heavy down.
pour of rain at O'Clock. Here's
hoping for more rain, and more JOY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-17

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Generally fair and continued
warm tonight and Tuesday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-31
CraYath Going pown.

A deal for the services of Gavvy Cravath of the Philadelphia Nation al team may be put through where by the home-run king Will become member of the Salt Lake Bees. Cravath has been offered to Blanken- ship for Catcher Truck Hannah and cash consideration. Blankenship said recently that he had turned the offer right around and advised President Baker of Philadelphia that he could have Hannah if Cravath and a cash consideration was forth coming to Salt Lake.
 Deals for the purchase or ex- change of coast leaguers will have to be made today to be valid as class AA clubs are ofrbidden to sell or exchange players after the 1st of September, when the drafting sea- son starts.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-31
Welsh in Trin.

With both-men on the ground and actual train, fight fans center their attention on the conditioning pro- gram of Lightweight Champion Freddie Welsh and his challenger Charlie White, for their scheduled twenty-round decision bout at Col orado Springs next Monday.
 Welsh astonished even his friends when he stepped on the scales be- fore leaving Denver the other night and weighed in at 129i5 pounds. Many of his friends believed the champion took long chance of weakening himself in pulling his weight down to that notch. Freddie declared he did 1t simply to show what he could do in the way of re- ducing. From now on his efforts will be devoted to building up to the 14O-pound mark and from that he will gradually scale down to the I35-stipulated weight
 Challenger Charlie White, as a preparatory hike, showed the Colo rado guardsmen, now mobiized at Golden, a new stunt. Charlie paid visit to the camp and after an inn promptu reception and a trial Of new army guns, set out for an en- durance march, accompanied by hum dreds of militiamen. The guards men were pretty well tagged out by the time the challenger finish ed this new kind of workout.
 Roadwork and boxing exhibitions will be the daily program of both the champion and his challenger rom now on.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-31
Valeska Designs Gowns.

Credit is hereby assigned for the wonderful creations which Valeska Suratt, the actress of thousand costumes. always displays in each of her photoplays for William Fox.
 Credit goes to Valeska Suratt.
 The living fashion plate of movie dom designs and supervises the mak- ing Of each Of her gorgeous gowns. She believes that "the dress's the thing" and she reads the plot of every picture in which she is to star with this thought ever in mind. Each scene requires a different hat. different gown, a different pair of shoes. or Miss Suratt is sadly dis appointed
 While the director is busy list ing the scenes which will need the same studio "set'-in other words, while he is preparing his scene plot-Miss Suratt is diligently get ting up a "dress-plot." No work could be more fascinating for the actress.
 Discussing famous stars or the moving picture world always arouses great deal Of interest in those who observe the films carefully and really see what they look at. To fit her best for portraying the kind or roles she acts. Miss Suratt exer- cises her own judgment in select ing gowns.
 The remark is often made in con- nection with Miss Suratt: "Yes, I've seen her in pictureg many times, and she never has worn the same costume twice." In fact, it has been said that Miss Suratt could spend day on each of the Thou sand Islands and come back with out having to don the same clothes on any two of them.
 Tn Miss Suratt's home is a yer itable storehouse of the richest materials for her incomparable out fits. In a chest of drawers at one side is an especially valuable col- lection of laces and trimmings and ornaments. There is a special draw CT filled with needles. thread of va rious kinds and tints. and buttons enough to supply a department store.
 Two sewing machines are kept
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-31
Comedy at Coliseum.

"Tule's Punctured Romance" the comedy that has made millions laugh. will be the attraction at the Coliseum tonight and for the bal- ance Of the week. This romance was written for real laughing pur- poses and it hits it's bark. Therc are three well known comedy stars n it-that is sufficient that ir s something 10 chase the blues and duil care right out into the middle of the channel is to be seen. Charlie Chaplin. Marie Dressler and Mabel Normand are the three upon whom most of the fun depends and they are dependable.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-31
VALESKA SURATT in The Soul of Broadway"
valeska suratt Tonight.

4 new star, siren and vampire, Valeska Suratt. wiil make her de- but before Juneau movie patrons tonight at the Orpheum appearing in the big Fox sensation. "The Soul of Broadway" or "The Masked Woman Of Bizarre New lork."
 Miss Suratt is the most discussed woman of either stage or Silent dra- ma. ueartless. kittenish and devil ish. is the character Miss Surati will be seen here in. William Shay the popular Fox actor will also be in the cast. The scenes Of tho play are laid in 8 vast number of places from cafe. theatre stage, to the gilded den.