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New Britain herald., 1916-11-14
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Tomorrow morning the freshman
class will be entertained in the audi
forum by m embers of the junior class,
who will act a scene taken from
Shakespeare "Twelfth Night" On
New Britain herald., 1916-11-14
LIVED TN NEW BRITAIN TWENTY
YEARS AND IS GLAD TO ENDORSE
IT SAYS Mr.. LAWRENCE PAGAN
Resident of 256 High Street is Still Another LaxaTone
Rooster.

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-23
Discover Support Moral Rather
Than Material.
Documents of German Spy Re-
veal Anti-U. S. Plot.
lad THREEFOLD MOTIVE
Would Divert e. S. From T.
Boat Controversy.
Hoped to Cut Off Oil Fuel Sup
ply of British Navy.

Washington, June 23.-Advices re-
ceived here from Mexico alleged that
the German representatives. there
have encouraged CarranZa and the Of
ficers of the de facto government in
their opposition to United States
form of encouragement was said to
have been moral, rather than ma
terial.
The reports further declare that
German citizens in Mexico are being
treated with great consideration, their
property not being molested. Some
Americans have taken advantage of
the favors accorded German subjects
by placing their property in the hands
of German friends upon leaving
Mexico.
This information was disclosed hy
a competent authority in connection
with information concerning the ac-
tivity in Mexican affairs of Capt
Franz Won Rintelen, now under in
dictment in New York for conspiracy
to foment strikes in American NUM-
ton plants and under arrest in Eng
land Won Rintelen is known by the
authorities mentioned as well as by
government officials to have been
most active in Mexican affairs. His
activities began at the time Villa and
Carranza were at odds and when
Huerta went to the border to direct
plot to gain control of the govern
ment
Won Rintelen today was described
as having been prompted by three mo-
tIves in endeavoring to stir l1p trouble
between the United States and Mex
leo. although primarily his activities
were said to have been directed
against the entente allies and not
against the United States
The Information obtained leads Of
ficials to believe that Won Rintelen
thought that by starting a dispute be-
tween the United States and Mexico.
munition shipments from American
would be stopped; that the United
States would be too busy to pursue the
submarine controversy, and that the
allies navies would be prevented
from procuring fuel oil and gasoline
from the Mexican fields More than
| so per cent of the oil used in the
British navy comes from MeYico
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-23
POUR IN
Kansas Guardsmen Rapidly
Concentrating at Fort Riley.
Trains Already Waiting to Take
Them to Border.

Fort Riley, Kan. June eff the
K. N. G. entrains for the border Satur-
day, it will mean the men have en-
trained twice in three days. 1t will
mean they are on their way to the
Mexican border within week after
the mobilization call was issued by the
president.
The Kansas guardsmen go to the
front better equipped than many
states Several months ago nearly
two hundred thousand dollars worth
of modern equipment was stored in
the basement of the state house at To-
peka for just such an emergency. 1t
was rushed mere ahead of the troops.
Fort Riley never looked like a pic
ture book fort
No youngster would ever believe it
was a fort. He'd pick it quicker for
a group of college buildings.
No Delay at Fort
Most of the guardsmen have been
here before in annual encampment
have Unanswered all over the reser-
walton. And it's well they have, for
none will have chance to see much
of it.
The wireless tower was cracking
out messages today-message from
the war department at Washington
Messages expected to start the Kansas
troops toward the southland by Sat
urday.
Kansas National Guard troops
poured into Fort Riley today from all
parts of the state under orders from
the war department to muster into
the federal service and move toward
the border as soon as possible.
While preparations had been made
for the Kansas soldiers to spend sew
era1 weeks at the fort, toughening UP
for the job ahead of them, the indica-
tons were that within a couple of
days Fort Riley will again be a de-
serted post. Nearly all the regular
force usually stationed here have been
on the border for months.
Do Seasoning on Border
Kansas Guardsmen who had count
ed on several weeks here in which to
adapt themselves to their change from
indoor work to that of soldering, will
have to get their seasoning on the
Texas border.
Long strings of passenger coaches
are on the siding today waiting to
rush the Kansas National Guard to
the border as soon as organization
here is complete.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-23
Cocoanut Oil Fine /.
For Washing Hair,

If you want to keep your hair in
good condition, be careful what you
wash it with.
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkai. This dries
the scalp, makes the hair brittle, and
is very harmful. Just plain mulsified
cocoanut oil (Which is pure and en-
tirely greaseless), is much better than
the most expensive soap or anything
else you can use for shampooing, as
this can't possibly injure the hair.
Simply moisten your hair with water
and rub it in. One or two teaspoon
fuIs will make an abundance of rich,
creamy lather, and cleanSes the hair
and scalp thoroughly. The lather
rinses out easily, and removes every
particle of dust, dirt, dandruff and ex-
cessive oil. The hair dries quickly
and evenly, and it leaves it fine and
silky, bright, fluffy and easy to man
age.
You can get mulsified cocoanut oil
at most any drug store. It is very
cheap, and a few ounces is enough to
last everyone in the family for months
Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-23
AGGIE EDITORS END MEET.
Fourth Annual Conference at Man
haitian Was Conducted Today.

Manhattan, Kan, June 23.-The re-
lation of the experiment station and
extension publications to the farmers
was one of the principal topics of dis
cussion at the closing session of the
fourth annual conference of the
American Association of Agricultural
College Editors which closed here to-
day. Editors and teachers from TWEEN
ty-five agricultural colleges in all
parts of the United States were here
for the meetings.
Among those who made addresses
at the meetings were Prof F. w.
Beckman, of Iowa State college; DR..
H. ]. Waters, president of the Kan
saS State Agricultural college; W. T.
Beck of Holton: Charles Dillon, of
Topeka; Dean William NJ. Jardine,
Prof. W. H. Davis and George S.
Strother, all of the college faculty
here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-23
Is YEARS AGO IN Topeka
From the columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL


s. N; Wood. noted kansan. was shot
to death in church at Hugoton, ac-
cording to a dispatch received today.
According to the dispatch, district
court was being held in a church there.
During the noon recess, Sam Wood
drove up to the church with Mrs. Wood
and another lady. Wood got out of
the buggy, went into the court room,
Then he went out and shots were
heard. A second later Wood and his
VIE were seen moving around the
church. When he reached the corner
of the building he fell dead.
An eye witness says that when Wood
entered the anteroom he made as if to
draw his revolver and shoot James
Brennan, deputy sheriff, when the
drop on Wood by shooting first. After
the shooting, Brennan defied the Off
GERS. Wood died without saying a
word.
If girls sleeves get much taller, they
won't need parasols.
A considerable number of people are
now camping at Oakland Chautauqua
assembly and are enjoying themselves
hugely in the attempt This morning
there were seventeen tents: The G: L.
S. C. tents are in charge of Miss Flora
Davis of Lowman, Ill. The Epworth
league and the Y p. S. c. z. tent is
headquarters for all young people.
Judge Wilder and family of Manhat-
tan have tents on Ninde avenue.
Colonel George W. Veale has gone to
St Louis.
John r. Mulvane went to Silver Lake
yesterday to look after the harvesting
of the wheat on his farm there.
The Washburn preparatory school
commencement was held last night, fol-
lowed by banquet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-23
EDITORS MEET AT E:MPoRIA.
Fourth District Men Discuss Ups and
Downs of Game

Emporia, Kan, June 25.-Fourth
district editors gathered here today
for the annual meeting of the Fourth
District Editorial association. The
program given this afternoon follow
ing the dinner given by the association
Included the following speakers: Walt
Mason Emporia's poet; George H.
Perry, director of the Central Adver
Using Bureau in Kansas; w. A Nor
gan, Cottonwood Falls; George Wood,
Eureka: Oscar Stauffer, Peabody;
Clarence Haughawout, Onaga- and A
L. OIinger, secretary of the Enporia.
Retailers association
The discussions at the meeting were
chiefly along newspaper lines and
plans were made looking toward A
stronger organization of the editors
in this district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-23
RUSSIANS BEATEN
Berlin Claims Victory Against Cars
Forces on Turia River.

heavy attacks by the Russians against
General Count Won Bothmer'S forces
north of Przewoloka was announced
by the war office
The Russians were pushed further
back on both sides of the Turia river,
an affluent of the Pripet and further
to the south, according to the state
ment and attacks on the Teutonic lines
in the region to the west of Kolki
and northwest of Lutsk were success
full.
Take Another Town
Petrograd, June 23-The war Office
today announced the capture of the
town of Padautz in Bukowina, thirty
miles south of Czenowitz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-23
KERR GOES TO NEW JERSEY.

State Normal Librarian to Lecture at
Meeting of Association
Emporia, Kan, June 2S.-W- H.
Kerr, librarian of the Kansas Normal
school at Emporia, has gone to AS
bury, New Jersey, to attend the Amer
lean Library association, which meets
on July l. He will deliver a lecture
before the association.
From Asbury Mr.. Kerr will go to
New York where he will attend the
meeting of the National Education
association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-23
Reprieve for Bulger.

Denver, June 23.-The state board
of pardons again has granted a
80 days reprieve to Colonel James c.
Bulger, under sentence to be hanged
during the week ending at midnight
Saturday for the murder of Lloyd F.
Nicodemus, Denver hotel proprietor.
The reprieve- 1t was said. was grant
ed to permit further investigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-23
EDUCATOR SUICIDE

Robert f. Hoxie. Chicago University
Professor, Cuts Own Throat.
Chicago, June 22.-Robert F. Hoxie.
As years, professor of political econ
omy in the University of Chicago.
committed suicide in his home here
by cutting his throat, according to
report made to the police. Professor
Hoxie is believed to have become de-
spondent because of continued i'll
health
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-24

INC Dr1gau sent wUru Jnut the trUup5
whose retreat they protected were
well away and the battalion was to
withdraw as 1t could.
Late that afternoon as Nellie Wen
dell looked out from the cellar where
she was hidden with her mother ard
her son she saw a soldier In different
uniform from the rest sink down by
the side of the road. There were shells
breaking over the road, but Nellie for
got them as she saw the man on the
grass try to get up. She ran out and
caught him in her arms.
"Bob!' She kissed him. Bob, it's
Nellie! Bob, look-look at me!' she
begged.
He raised his eyes, and then she
knew. She cried out and Rugged him
to her.
Little wife, little wife," he said to
her over and owe again. Nellie, lit
tie wife, the baby-it was bor1a?"
"a boy, Bob, a boy-oh, just pike you
your son!'
"a boy! My son! Where is hep
Tm-I'm not only just blind; I've been.
hurt, 1 think. But you mustn't stay
here. For his sake go, Nellie, go!"
"Gor' she cried and Rugged to him.
~Go from you nowT
A shell burst beside them, and the
enemy's soldiers half an hour lates
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-24

covery, as the surgeon had assured,
promised to be complete. Accordingly
during the next week he was separat-
ed from those certified by the regents
surgeon as disabled and unable to
again bear arms"
Jim was sem from the hospital with
the other convalescents to a great
stockade surrounded by barbed wire
barriers charged with electricity and
commanded by machine guns. There,
given a blanket, a bunk in a long
board shack, a tin plate and cup and
spoon and a number to distinguish
him, military prisoner 142,694, recently
James Ashby, assistant superintendent
Of the Ashby Brass works, Elgin, ILL.,,
and more lately captain Of American
volunteers, continued his GONZALES
eence.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-24

"HERE were something over 1000
soldiers In that stockade, and
within another just like it a
few miles away were about
1000 civil prisoners. These men had
not been soldiers, but they were Of
military age.
When there was work which the re-
gents military authorities wished done
these men were led out, like felons or
like slaves, to perform the task under
the watch of soldiers. The military
prisoners were forced to work in the
same way, but they at least were hon
ored with a stronger guard.
1t was not strange, therefore, that
stories began to circulate about Amer
lean girls who, of their own choice,
went to the conquerors. No n un.
derstood it better than the American
men themselves-those herded like
slaves within the stockade. They had
failed completely to protect their wo-
men. They had failed so miserably
that many Of the girls at least must
see them only as towards and In.
feriors In comparison with the con-
querors. Their instinct of admiration
toward the conquerors, their contempt
and distrust of the conquered, was not
only as old as the Sabine women; 1t
was as old as sex itself.
One of these stories, circulated
among the prisoners In Jim's stockadei
concerned a girl from the west who
from her description, most certainly
was Agnes. The report was that she
had become or was to become the wife
of one of the enemy's captains.
Jim did not try to convince himself
that the girl, of whom the prisoners
were talking that day, could not be
Agnes. If they had said that Beatrice
Logan had gone over to the conquerors
he would have had no basis of believ-
ing; he would have refused the
thought; it could not be so.
There were no 'lines" now which
were held by American forces; there
were only lines beyond which the re-
gent was not yet ready to extend the
regions of occupation. The new Amer
lean army was massing-so the mill
tary prisoners In the stockade heard
in Ohio now and was preparing posi-
lions south from Sandusky OF Toledo
to the Ohio river, but the prince was
not yet pushing his conquest that far.
The American armies invariably had
practiced in retreat the burning or de-
stroying of all stores and supplies OF
every sort which could not be remov-
ed and which possibly might aid the
invader. These tactics were delaying
the conqueror, who had planned to
live off the country by making him use
his ships to transport food and supplies
and arms and ammunition for the reg
iments already In America and pre-
venting him from bringing reinforce
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-24
Continued from last week

Bomb from a~eroplane hits Arizona. BOZ
Wendell sees several killed. Cruisers raid
Atlantic coast. Several hundred dead al
Atlantic City.
Enemy's battle cruisers try to draw
Arizona upon mines. Arizona's crew
cheers when it is seen that the Pennsyl-
vania has found range.
A torpedo sinks one of the American
destroyers. The cruisers Carthage and
Pera of the enemy are hit and in full
flight.
A hurricane at sea saves possible de-
ptruction of the American squadron. Nell
lie Wendell. at her home in Elgin' III.
prays for Bob's safety.
Regents and American fleets engage In
battle. Bob Wendell in turret of Arizona.
Arizona puts out one turret on AerXes.
The American fleet is beaten. The Ari-
xona is sunk. Bob Wendell is picked up
by destroyers. Jim Ashby starts east with
Illinois regiment.
AS troop train starts for east Jim inee,
Mart Ware, who has enlisted In cavalry
On the train, disguised as a boy. is Marioi
Marlatt.
Marion Marlatt leaps from train. Jim
follows her. The train is dynamited. Jim
revives girl. When Jim returns from
wreck she has disappeared.
Millions seen in flight as train nears
New York. Reported regent has landed
100, 600 men. New York Is under lombard
rhent when Jim arrives.
Jim's company is assigned to warehouse
on East river front. American forces re-
treat from Long Island. The Brooklyn
bridge is destroyed.
Capitalists, declaring New York doomed,
ask that it be surrendered. General Stone
refuses. Regents men C New York.
A girl leads Jim from dead and dying.
She Is Beatrice Logan, daughter OF a
Utica, v. Y. lawyer. She had operated
the telephone and helped defend New York
Beatrice Logan disappears. Jim reaches
American army on upper Hudson. Re
gents army moves almost u~nopposed into
New England. The main American army
is beaten.
AS men of his company falter Jim Ash
by shoots them. Mart Ware is a victim OF
his discipline. He confesses killing to
Agnes Ware. h leaves him.
Beatrice Logan rescues Jim from prison
hospital. They escape in aeroplane. Re
gents great army without food supply adj
mits defeat. Jim marries Beatrice Logan.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-24
CHAPTER XVII.
causes.
The Peace.


"A N even more detailed and in
"a strrictive report of the stu
~ alton of the enemy's forces
in the east-treating morale,
equipment and supplies-has come to
hand this morning from an escaped
prisoner said the aid to General
Stone, who, with his staff, had head
quarters at Rock Island.
"Who is he?"
"a Captain Ashby of volunteers, who
was a member of the original volun-
teer force which defended New York.
He fought in both the early importans
actions and was captured, after being
severely wounded, in the action abovs
Cayuga. He was in q prison stockade
Until ten days ago, when he escaped
With the help of certain patriots living
h the vicinity. One OF these-a girl
named Logan, between whom end Cap
tain Ashby, by the way, there is ap-
parently a sentimental attachment
accompanied him .,ere this morning,
having piloted uh ~aeropiane taken from
the enemy. She appears to have been
most active, and her observations in
every respect confirm your opinion, sir,
that the enemy, having again failed to-
gain a decision, will be unable to con-
tinue their campaign on the present
scale"
Stone took the report and glanced
we it. 81 see; 1 see. The enemy has
not only ceased to send supplies from
Europe to his armies here, but he is
actually withdrawing supplies soon to
be needed to maintain his armies for
the relief of the situation in Europe.
That is quite in line with my other in
formation of the situation across the
water. The scarcity in parts Of Eu-
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-24

81 N even more detailed and in
"a strrictive report of the stu
IA alton of the enemy's forces
in the e~aSt-treating morale.
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---~- --s ~"-- - - -
day great columns of smoke billowed
up to the sky from behind the hills
ahead and on both sides. After dark
Jim led his men IL.
1t was cold that night, and a snow
storm had begun. 1t made conceal
ment easier for the fugitive soldiers.
They passed a little crossroads store
WHICH had been looted and then burn
ed, but under the Goals there were
some boxes of crackers and meal.
Women, with children, and old men
were picking over the hot ashes and
sharing their finds together. They
gave supper to the soldiers. Jim asked
of the men only direction of the roads.
but he heard other things:
"Where's Mabel, EdT"
mabel! Oh, heavens!"
"You mean they got herr"
"But she'll fool 'em. She
has poison with her. She'll kill herself
before
For the thousandth time Jim read
and reread the letter which Mart had
left with him when the boy was called
away for duty-the letter in which
Agnes told that she was learning
army nursing and was coming east to
service as soon as she could. Had she
come east already, and If she had
where was she? Might she be among
the women captives In those lighted
houses, surrounded by the regents
cavalrymen, where the enemy's Off
GERS drank and sang and reveled
while the American refugees stole 81
lently past In the dark, crouching low
owe the snow?
A cry-a weak little cry of a child
came to him. Jim did not try to rise;
he burrowed under the snow. A wo-
man was lying there. She was frozen.
There could be no doubt of that; but.
bundled within her arms and wound
within a blanket was a baby, who
cried weakly once more as Jim lifted
the bundle. He got to his feet again
and stumbled to a house and entered
the kitchen.
There was no one In the kitchen
now, but the floor was wet and mud
died with the marks Of mems boots.
These marks alarmed Jim, and, laying
the baby on the table as he heard a
heavy step approaching, he drew his
revolver and stepped behind a pantry
door. A large man, In the uniform of
the regents cavalry, strobe in INSTEAD
fly. He was flushed with liquor, but
he was clear headed enough to have
suspected that some one had entered.
Suddenly he dropped his chunk Of
meat and. crouching, started toward
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-24
CHAPTER XIV.
Jim Hears of Agnes.

"HERE were something over 1900
soldiers in that stockade, and
within another just like it a
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-24

He wei ms ups n Ir1eo once more.
agnes! Agnes!' was all he could
say.
"What is it? Mart, Jim? You
know something of Mart?"
She stopped. That jim knew some
thing of her brother she now was GER
tain. His manner had told that to her.
He could not deny it NV If he would.
He knew, and he must tell her.
"Mart-Mart's dead, Agnes"
"Deadl"
Eyes. He was with me, Agnes. He
was In my company"
$3.50 you say him before-he was
killed."
"Yes."
"And afterward?"
Eyes. II shot him."
Your
He told her all. He had to tell her,
but she did not understand for many
minutes. When the nurses had taken
her away a doctor gave Jim morphine
to make him sleep.
While he remained in that hospital
Agnes did not appear again. His re-
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-24

darkened very soon after that. 1t was
night, and every n was gone, n
everything was silent. Jim pushed
away the barrel top, and, very eau
tiously, he looked out.
There seemed to be no guard-or, at
best, an inadequate guard-about that
field at night, He crawled on. He
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-24
CHAPTER XVI.
lin Makes His Escape,

Vim, cramped in the hole under the
barrel top, heard a~nxiously the
first alarm Of the guards. Ex-
ultantly he heard them accuse
each other, count the prisoners over
and wei again, and then scatter to
search all the surrounding district.
The breathing hole in his barrel top
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-24

rope approaches famine. In Asia there
already is famine, with chances of re-
lief only from these continents. If only
now Canada and South America
The door opened, al officer entered
with head high, with eyes glowing.
"Sir," he cried, "the Argentine Repub-
lie this morning has pledged us the
Continued on page
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-24

found them dead together by the side
Of the road, and the sergeant who
searched the cellar of the house near
by found a baby beside an old wom-
an who was dead without apparent
wound and therefore from natural
causes.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-24

NHHNC1D u fH1HotoON
the men entered and came out, their
arms full of loot; others drove the in
habitants before them; others ran off
the cattle and sheep and killed the
chickens. Then, when everything was
taken, they burned house and barns
and rode away, leaving the homeless
family In a little huddled group on the
hillside. All day parties of horsemen
galloped past in every direction; all
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-24
CHAPTER XIV.

N all sides the region of wanton
ruin and savage pillage was ex-
tending. From his hiding place
poxt dav Tim saw a troOn of