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The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
TESTIMONY STRIFE IN CABINET
New War Council May Succeed
Coalition Government.
Report Asquith to Turn Reins
Over to LlOyd-George.

London, Dec. 2.-Cabinet changes
involving the resignation of Premier
Asquith are predicted by the Mani
chester Guardian in an article in to-
days issue on the current rumors re-
specting political changes. The paper
says:
''Rumors, perhaps one ought to say
more than rumorS, are going around,
the current zrusnor being that Bonar
Law may replace Premier Asquith for
the time being, but that a final settle
ment would be Lloyd-G George as pre-
mier'
The Guardian concludes that the
coalition government has not the pres
tige to resist THE attacks being made
upon it and that the house of COM
mons has reached the mood in which
it is ready to create another ministry.
Sudden Political Crisis.
The express says that u political
crisis has suddenly arisen and that the
coalition government is likely to go.
According to this paper a new war
council, probably consisting of Premier
Asquith, Lloyd-George, Bonar Law,
Arthur Balfour and Sir Edward Car
son will be appointed.
Another rumor that David Lloyd
George was packing up his belongings
in his office as minister of war was
printed in the London Evening News
today in support of the report that he
was preparing to leave that post.
A number of London newspapers to-
day declared the coalition cabinet
faced a crisis likely to result in its dis
solution. There has been consider
able popular dissatisfaction against
Premier Asquith expressed in editor
ials recently.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
One General Manager May
Handle Entire Road.
His Headquarters VIII Be Es-
tablished Here.
]. E. GORMAN new PRESIDENT
Former Santa Fe Man as Exec.
utive of System.
Belief That Move Will Follow
the Reorganization.

1t is understood in Topeka today
thru reports from Des Moines. Ia.
that under the reorganization of the
Rock Island Lines, to be effective
soon, J. f. German. chief executive
officer of the road. is to become pres
ident, and the operating headquarters
of the road under a general manager
will be established in Topeka.
This move will bring the Rock Is
land back once more into Topeka ter
ritory and will fill the office building
vacated some time ago when the
headquarters of the second district
was moved away from here.
1t is understood that the present
district organization will be abolished.
The executive offices will remain at
Chicago under German. The general
managership of the entire system will
be established in Topeka.
Jobs as Slated.
Persons in touch with the railroads
affairs have been Stating various Of
ficials for the job of general manager.
who will have headquarters in To-
peka. c. w. Jones, general manager
of the first district of the road, and
formerly located at Topeka, is one of
the most prominently mentioned can
didates for the place. Jones at pres
ent has his headquarters in Des
MoineS, Iowa. Another STRAW candi-
date is T. H. Beacon, general man
aStT OIL the S0CODu QlSlTlCl, WIFI nedQ-
quarters at Ell Reno, Okla.
Among the district supcrintendentS
who would be employed under the re-
organization, as the direct assistants
of the general manager, with jurisdic-
ton over five districts of the road, A.
B. Ramsdel, of Des Moines, now as
! sistant general manager of the first
district, and G.. W. Rourke, assistant
general manager of the second dis
trict, are being talked of in railroad
circles.
Altho nothing official has been given
out, there are many evidences that
there is something doing in the re-
organization plans of the Rock Island,
which is beating ITS way back from a
receivership to n leading place among
the common carriers of the country.
| J. E. German, who has been mem
toned as the new president of the
road, was formerly will. the Rock
Island, and also the Santa Fe. He has
been in railroad wcrk in clerical and
official capacities, since 1877, serving
! several roads during that time. In
March, 1905, German became freight
| traffic manager of the Santa Fe, with
his offices in Chicago. Later he went
ever to the Rock Island.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
ON RAGGED EDGE"
Carranza's Northern Army Is in
Desperate Position.
Villa Is Expected to Evacuate
Chihuahua City Soon.

Ell Paso. Tex. Dec. 2.-That the sit
uation of the Carranza government in
northern Mexico is desperate fol-
lowing the capture of Chihuahua City
by Villa, was the admission made to-
day to friends. of General Gonzales,
commander of the government forces
at Juarez
''If Villa attempts to hold the north
ern capital" Gonzales said, I'VE will
be able to converge from three sides
with heavy forces and annihilate the
bandits army. But indications are
that Villa is making ready to move
again. We have his channel of es-
cape toward the south closed with our
troops at Horcasitas."
With their disorganized forces scat
tered over the state of Chihuahua,
Mexican government military leaders
today are awaiting Villas next move.
Refugees arriving at the border de-
clared that the bandit forces were
preparing to evacuate Chihuahua City
two days ago. Two trains were made
up at the Mexican railway station in
the capital and quantities of loot and
supplies for the bandit army were be-
ing loaded. Several pieces of artillery
were taken from Santa Rosa hill and
loaded up on flat cars.
At the Mexican consulate here it
was declared the movements of the
remnants of General Trevino's COM
mand after the flight from Chihuahua
City were not known. Communica-
tion has been established for only a
mart of the distance to Chihuahua
City.
No News of Americans
I Early today United States depart
ment agents here said the situation in
regard 20 the safety of the six Ameri-
cans known to have been in Chihua-
hua City at the time of the attack,
was ominous. Lack of news of their
fate for an entire week since the
evacuation of the city by Carranzistas
| is looked upon as portentous. The
| government agents question every
refugee and officers of the Mexican
government forces arriving at the bor-
| der for news of the Americans and
i other foreigners, but the only news
was that a group of Americans, in
! Guiding George Birmingham, was seen
standing beside the railroad track
/ begging for admission to refugee
| trains The only hope remaining is
| that the men may have fled to the
| hills or with Trevino to the southeast
Military officials here point out that
! Villa will probably move westward
along the line of the Mexican North
western railway after evacuation of
/ Chihuahua City, in order to reorganize
| his forces and prepare for another
swoop. All military authorities agree
it would be almost impossible for the
panolt IorceS 10 mold the city against a
| determined assault unless they were
we'll supplied with artillery and am
| munition.
! Search for Villa sym pathizers among
the Juarez garrison was begun today,
when it was discovered that all guns
! brought north We're disabled en- route,
the breech locks having been re-
moved.
Fears of an immediate bandit attack
upon Juarez were lessened by reports
| of preparations for evacuation of Chi
huahua City by the bandit army
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
NEARING CAPITAL
Germans Press on to Goal, but
Repulsed on South.
Heavy Fighting Centers on
Many Balkan Fronts.

Petrograd. Dec. 2.-Admission that
the Rumanian forces defending Buch-
Arrest from the west had been pushed
back after persistent Teutonic attacks
to the river Argos was made in to-
days official statement.
In Dobrudja in the region of Kol-
akioi, the statement declares the en-
emy had been compelled to return
southwark from several heights.
In Rumania: Petrograd claimed re-
pulse of Teutonic army advancing
toward Bucharest from the south; ad-
mitted Rumanian defenders to the
west of the capital had been forced
back toward the Argos river.
Berlin reported continued advance
on all sides with a big battle progress
sing south of Petrograd. Rout of the
first Rumanian army claimed, with
big losses prisoners supplies.
Claim Repulse of Russians.
Along the Front of the Russian De-
fensive in Pennsylvania: Berlin
claimed failure of usso-Rumanian
attacks in the Carpathians and along
| the Pennsylvania frontier mountains.
| Petrograd revealed no details of the
fighting. Vienna detailed violent
| fighting, claiming bloody repulse of
| the Russians.
| Along the Front of the Russian Of
fensive in Dobrudja: Petrograd re-
ported capture of the western part OF
the Cernavoda bridge and forcing
backward of the Teutonic lines else
where along this front.
| French and British Front in the
West: Without incident of impor-
| tance; General Haig reported only mi
nor trench raids and artillery firing
| Nip and Tuck Around Monastir.
Macedonia Front: Paris recounte6
Serbian repulse of violent enemy at.
! tacks; Berlin attempted advances by
| the allied forces under General Serial
| without success.
Greece: Delayed dispatches contra
dlctory as to whether Greece ha.
| acquiesced in allies demands for sur.
render of arms. A London special dis.
patch declared an armistice, whereby
! Greece. partially agreed to the dis.
armament had been terminated an6
| that violent fighting was in progres:
| in and around the city
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
MILLION DIE IN MONTH
Total on Five Fronts Since June 4 Six
Million Deaths.

Berlin, Dec. Military experts
here estimate that there have been
100000 casualties on the Somme, at
Verdon, IN Russia on the Isonzo river,
in Macedonia and Roumania since
June. This means an average OF
100000 deaths a month.
These casualties have occurred with
nothing decided, the German experts
point out Only in Rumania has
anything definite been accomplished.
The allied onslaughts on the Somme
cost 100000 in casualties yet the
German line was not broken. The
struggle at Verdun has been given
up. The Russian losses north of Ru-
mania in the summer were greater
than those CT the German, French and
English combined, it is pointed out,
proving nothing except that Russia
has unlimited resources in men.
OF the figures given out, 100000
represent the men who were either
killed in battle or have died from
wounds or disease. The figures are
not exact-these never may be avail
able but are estimated by statisticians
and others who keep closely in touch
with the situation.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
WOODROW SETS
PACE FOR XMAS
SHOPPING EARLY

Washington. d. c., Dec. 2.-Presi-
dent Wilson not only believes in early
Christmas shopping-he does it.
For the first time in many months
the president took one of his street
stroIls late yesterday. He was ac-
companied only by his secret service
guard Scores of Christmas shoppers
passed without noticing the distin-
guished gift-seeker. He visited a jew
elry shop, a leather store and a book
store, had numerous purchases sent
to the White House and returned in
about an hour.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
HER MIND A BLANK
Sister, Survivor of Double Murder.
Can't Recall Assault

Buffalo, Dec 2.-The testimony of
Miss Grace K. Teiper sister of John
Edward Teiper, accused of the murder
of his mother and brother was taken
at her home today. The proceedings
were equivalent to the appearance of
Miss Teiper on the witness stand The
prisoner, in charge of Sheriff Stengil
lawyers for the defense and District
Attorney Moore were present
Her answers to questions were TAX
en- by a court stenographer and will
be read to the jury in Justice Charles
B. Wheeler's court today.
Justice Wheeler announced at the
close of proceedings on Monday that
both sides had agreed that Miss Teip-
er's mind is blank in regard to the
Orchard Park road tragedy. Her ter
timony today related to the friendly
relations that existed between the
accused brother and the dead mother
and brother, Frederick
Miss Teiper also had an intimate
knowledge of the financial affairs of
the family and was said to be prepared
to testify that no friction existed over
money matters
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
IDEAL FALL WEATHER
Temperatures Are Above Normal and
Are Expected to Remain So.

Temperatures today averaged 70
degrees above normal. The wind is
blowing at the rate of IL miles an
hour from the south.
Fall weather prevails here with
Christmas less than four weeks away
Temperatures have been from to
10 degrees above normal six days, and
there is no prospect for a change
Temperatures in all parts of the coun-
try are moderate, and as long as there
is no cold weather in the northwest
the warm bright period will continue
here. The sky was partly cloudy this
morning but is expected to clear be-
fore night.
Temperatures above freezing in all
directions for 36-hour shipments is
the promise of the shippers forecast.
The mercury tonight will stop some
where between 40 and As degrees, ac-
cording to S. d. Flora, local weather
observer, and tomorrow it will reach
CO. The wind is expected to remain in
the south at least during the night
The lowest temperature this morn
ing was 35 degrees at o'clock This
is 10 degrees above normal. The mer-
curry climbed pidly, and was expect
ed to reach 60 this afternoon. The
forecast calls for fair weather tonigh.
and Sunday; warmer tonight.
The highest temperature on record
for this date is 20 degrees. established
in 1889. The low record, degrees,
! occurred in 1895. The wind this
morning was making miles an hour
from the southeast. The moon to-
night sets at 1:25 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
Rebuttal Winds Up With Testi-
mOny on Phone Call.
Witnesses Refute Veracity of
Phone Central's Story.

ST joe Dec with the introduc-
ton of five witnesses the defense an
nounced the closing of its surrebuttal
in behalf of Oscar D. Mcdaniel prose-
cutting attorney in the criminal court
here to day within thirty minutes aft
er the state had rested.
Judge Thomas F. Ryan. trial judge,
instructed attorneys to present their
instructions when court convened this
afternoon. Mo- announcement was
made concerning when the arguments
would be commenced.
The first defense witness on sur
rebuttal was Dr. j. T Staymie, who
testified that Miss Harriet Wilson had
told him the day following the murder
that Mcdaniel had been called from
home the previous night by a tele-
phone call about IL o'clock. Miss
Wilson is a telephone operator and as
a state witness yesterday said she re-
membered no such call.
Mrs. Staymle, the physicians wife,
also was placed on the stand
Central Listened" in on Call.
Did Miss Wilson say to you that a
telephone call had been made asking
Mcdaniel to come down town to look
after his brother:' she was asked.
Yes, that is what she said" Mrs.
Staymie replied. The conversation
also was heard by her daughter, she
said, and the daughter was a witness.
Miss Wilson spoke similarly to Mrs.
Mary Darnell, a neighbor, according
to Mrs. DarnelPs testimony today.
Miss Wilson was quoted further as
having said she had listened in on
the line and was sorry she could not
remember from where the call had
come"
A phone call in a woman's voice
shortly before IL o'clock asked the
name of a saloon at the location to
which Mcdaniel was said to have been
called, Mrs. Darnell declared the op-
orator had said.
Mcdaniel Takes Stand Again.
The accused man was recalled to
the stand and testified that he fire.
quently had received telephone calls
at his home at night. Testimony of
states witnesses yesterday was that
all calls to residences infreQuently
called were diverted to an information
operator.
The accused man had his two
Continued on Page TWoI
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
BLAME UNCLE SAM
Embargo Along Border Handi-
caps Carranzista Army.
Stop Arms Shipments Fearing
Villa Would Get Them.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 2.-The
American embargo on shipment of
arms across the border promised today
to become a live issue between this
government and Mexico.
Carranza's advisers here secretly are
displeased at the United States regu-
lations which. they claim, in practice
(tho not theory prevent Carranzistas
and Villistas from getting shipments.
The Mexicans say frankly a lack of
ammunition was solely responsible for
the defeat at Chihuahua City. On the
other hand American officials hint
that the CarranZistas have sufficient
ammunition but that the Villistas
have wrested it from them
Might Prove Boomerang.
AS the embargo now stands, this
government can make exceptions for
passage of shipments. In practice,
however. this is rarely done, for fear
such shipments may fall into bandit
hands and prove a boomerang.
1t was learned eoday that Ambassa-
dor Arredondo has called the Situa-
ton to the attention of Secretary of
State Lansing.
The administration. however, gave
no evidence of planning an alteration
of its rules, tho if it could be assured
that the munitions would be used in
the Villa campaign it probably would
per1ni. freer shipments
The Chihuahua City situation still
perplexes authorities, especially as
their information to date consisted
solely of reports and ''rumors." Per-
sons in close touch with conditions.
anxiety for possibilities in northern
Mexico.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
ITO KILL WILSON"
Man Flashing Knife Starts
Panic at Depot.
Intended to Meet Presidents
Train at Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Dec. 2.-Crazed by
drink, a man flashing a large carving
knife with which he said he would
kill President Wilson as he passed
thru here this afternoon, attacked a
pedestrian in Reading terminal, sent
hundreds of travellers fleeing to safety
and engaged three policemen before
he was overpowered and arrested.
He gave his name as Jonathan
Kraus, no home, when finally over
powered.
The man appeared before the pres
ident's train arrived here at 1870
o'clock but made a mistake in sta
tions.
Matted hair flowed over his shoul-
ders and he continually muttered to
himself. Suddenly he drew the knife,
leaped upon a man leaving the station
and shouted:
Chases Man for President.
You're the president! 1 shall kill
you"
Dropping baggage and hat, the
stranger went down the steps three at
time. his assailant close behind.
Women and children rushed in all di-
rections, screaming for help.
Three reserve policemen 1eaped
upon the man, but he fought for ten
minutes before handouts could be ad-
justed.
81 prayed on the steps of this city
hail." he said before I started out
on my mission-to kill Wilson"
Physicians will examine him.
''I'l1 get him yet" shouted Kraus. as
he was led to cell. land J. P. Nor
gan, Rockefeller and all those fell
lows. They're keeping the cost of liv-
ing high and the war going.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
Then Comes Sightseeing Tour
in 200 Automobiles.
BANQUET AT THE AUDITORIUM
Final Rally of 1000 Delegates
to Big Meetings.
@Dad" Elliott in Stirring Ad.
dress on ''The Cutters"
This Evening.

:30-Banquet-City Auditorium
Eats music, yells fun, and few serious
thoughts. Toastmaster, D. o. Coe, To-
peka
Toasts: Arthur Capper, Governor of Kan
sas; DR.. p. p Womer, President OF
Washburn College
'-The State Boys Camp''-L. K. Hall.
Address: 'Other Boys in Other Lands =
H. L. Heinzman.
Special music during the evening by the
Glee Clubs from Washburn College and
Topeka High School
Sunday Morning, December 8.
S:O0-Breakfast Conference of Adult Lead
ers-Y. NJ G. A Cafeteria.
Informal discussion
1. What Kind of Sex instruction and
How Given ?"-Dr. T. w. Galloway.
2. 1.-THE Organized Sunday School Glass
a Basis for an All-round Program
of Work with Boys'-R. L. Flynn.
9:30-Delegates will attend Sunday School
and Church services with hostesses.
Sunday Afternoon, December 8.
3 90 p. m.-Presbyterian church.
Mass Meeting for Boys-Tickets not neces-
Address: "a New Crusade"-D. r. Porter.
sc p. m.-Delegation Meetings.
Sunday Evening, December 8.
Closing Service.
Addresses by J. H. Engle and D. r. Porter
The big parade thru the down town
district and the seeing Topeka" auto
tour followed by the banquet at $50
at the auditorium, are the big events
today for the 1900 delegates to the
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
Terrific Offensive of Cars Le-
giOnS Menaces Germans.
Huge Slav Army Is Rushed
Against Invading Hordes.
ADVANCE ON $50 MILE FRONT
Fierce Battle Also Raging
Along Northern Frontier.
Serbs Hold Own in Combat
With Bulgars Near MOnastir.

London, Dec. Prussia is striking
with a giants force the blows which
it is hoped will smash the Teutonic
ring of steel gripping Rumania. Dis
patches today indicated no let-up in
the terrific offensive launcned by the
czar's legions in Dobrudja and south
west Bukowina.
The thanking movement directed at
the Japlonitza pass is the most seri-
Gus menace to German positions in
Rumania.
Apparently Russia has poured a
mass of men into the effort to aid
Rumania. 1t is conceded that the
Teutons must meet this menace to the
thanking movement in Bukowina with
a large number of defenders. This
Russian offensive covers a distance of
more than $50 miles.
Surrender of the Austro-German
forces at Kirlibaba would not be sur
prising in view of the Russians claims
of domination of this important STRAIT
egic position and railroad center thru
control of the heights about it.
Serbs RepuIse Teutonic Counter.
Paris, Dec. 2.-Repulse of Serbians
of a violent counter attack by the
Teutonic troops against their positions
north of Grunista and continuance OF
VlOleHI dIllISIy COIIDdIS III Tie 4hOil-
astir region was detailed in today's Of
ficial statement.
London, Dec. 1.-Two small trench
raids, preceded by heavy fire of NOR
tars, were beaten off by British forces
near Souchez yesterday evening, Gen.
Sir Douglas Haig reported today His
report also mentioned hostile artillery
firing north OF Ypres and near Gueu-
decourt.
Hold Back Russians.
Vienna, Dec. 2.-The great battle
in the wooded Carpathians, where the
Russians are endeavoring to break
thru into Pennsylvania and Hungary,
is raging without cessation, according
to an official statement issued by the
war office. The statement follows:
THE Russian attack in the Car
pathians continues with undiminished
violence. The enemy was everywhere
bloodily repulsed as on the previous
day."
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
LIFT STOCK EMBARGO
Kansas City Stockyards Again Oper
to Kansas Cattle

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. Am order
to remove the embargo on shipments
of livestock from the Kansas City
stockyards was received from Wash
ington today. The embargo was placed
on the yards recently on account of
suspected cases of foot and mouth
disease among cattle in the central
west.
St. Joe Raises Ban, Too.
st. Joe, Dec. AT the direction of
the federal authorities in Washing
ton, DR.. f. M. Anderson representing
the federal bureau of animal industry
here at noon today removed the em-
barge on shipments of livestock from
the South st. Joe stockyards.
The embargo was put on a week
ago when it was thought there were
indications of foot and mouth disease
here. The aifment was not foot and
mouth disease an investigation re-
vealed and the disease was pronounced
harmless.
Removal of more than 5000 head
OF cattle, held in quarantine yards at
Kansas City, will be one of the prob
lens to be worked out over Sunday
at conference of state and federal
ofhcials IN Kansas City. Joe Mercer.
Kansas state livestock sanitary COM
missioner. left this afternoon for Kan
sas City to attend the conference.
There is no order against ship
ments." said Mercer, "altho there will
be little shipping to markets until
quarant1nes are removed Our prob
lem now is to release the 5000 cattle
In the Kansas City yards. The only
embargo facing shippers at this time
IS one which may of necessity be en-
forced against portions of Nebraska.
where shipments of infected or dis
eased cattle originated"
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02

or at the Auditorium until $50 this
evening. The toastmaster for the ban
quet is D. o. Coe, and Governor Cap
per and President Womer of Wash
burn college are on the program for
toasts. The real feature of the speak
ing of the evening is the address,
''Other Boys in Other Lands" by Har-
ry Heinzman, an international figure
mer Topekan, is known personally and
loved by thousands of Kansas boys
Sunday is the last day of the con-
ference and its program includes an
8 o'clock rally in the morning for the
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