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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
RETURN OLD OFFICIALS.
Only Three Offices in Einney County
Were Contested in Primary.

Garden City, Kan. Aug. 5.-At the
primary held in Finney county a good
vote was polled in Garden City, the
country vote was light. The candidates
named by the Democrats all received
the nomination, there being no con-
test. j. s. Simpson carried E'inney
county for congress. and Clyde Com
mons of Liberal, state senator from
this district; Charles d. Gorham for
representative.
For county offices the old officials
were renominated except for county
treasurer, attorney and clerk OF the
district court, where there were con-
tests. The successful candidates were
Leigh Perry for treasurer; A. Schulz
man for county attorney, and Helen
M. Stowell for clerk of the district
court,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
BREAK UP FLOATERs' CAMP.
Five Hundred Chickens Stolen While
bum Convention. Was in Session.

Salina, Kan, Aug. 5.-The big NOV
ers' camp east of st. Johns military
academy which has caused residents
in this vicinity a great deal of trouble
in the past month. is broken up. The
last movers left after being warned by
Sheriff Anderson that they must leave
the county or rent place to stay.
Visitors to the camp say that it has
contained from fifty to one hundred
persons the past month and has served
as headquarters for the men who have
been working in the harvest fields of
the district. People who live near the
camp declare they have lost over 500
chickens while the movers lave been
there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
ExONERATE N. G. CAPTAIN
Over Jealous Soldier-Reporter Is in
Guard House for Making Charges.

Columbus. n. NJ. Aug. 5.-The pre-
liminary inquiry by officers of the
Second Massachusetts, infantry into the
charges of mismanagement by Pri-
vate Hugh Clark in a Holyoke. Mass,
newspaper has completely exonerated
Captain e. ]. Slate in regard to the
handling of d company's accounts, it
was announced here today.
Clarke is now a prisoner in the
stockade here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
TRAIN RECRUITS AT RILEY.
New Members of Kansas Guard to Re
ceive Preliminary Drill Here.

Fort Riley, Kan, Aug. 5.-Informa-
ton was received at post headquarters
that recruits for the Kansas National
Guard regiments now on the border
will be sent here for preliminary
training.
Work already has been started put
ting the barracks in shape for their
occupancy as the recruits will he
housed in Fort Riley proper instead Of
on the military reservation as is the
usual custom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
CLOWNS HARD WORKERS
Hardest Job of All in Barnum & Bailey
Circus, Here Wednesday.

Although few know it and fewer be-
lieve it the clowns with the Barnun
& Bailey circus here Wednesday. Aug.
8, are the hardest workers with its
vast army of entertainers The Amer
lean clown and the European clown
will quickly tell the circus patron that
the hardest job of all is to make the
people laugh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05
TWO CHARTER MEMBERS LEFT
Hutchinson Woodman Lodge Second
Largest-Topeka First i'm Kansas.

Hutchinson, Kan, Aug. 5.-Just two
charter members of the NJ. w. A.
lodge of Hutchinson are living at the
present, ]. H. Shears, of this city. and
George B. Foitz. OF Kingman, Hutch
inson camp is now the second largest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05

Miss Bertha Knowles entertained a Few
last evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05

The old Bender tavern might be taken TO
Chicago for an exhibition at the fair. Chi
cago seems to want that kind of collec-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
HUGHES DENIES
ALL ALLIANCES
Uses Emphatic Language in
Laying 'Hyphenate' Charge.
(By the International

(By the International News service.)
New York. Oct. 4.-Charles Evans
Hughes told three big audiences in diff
ferent parts Of the New York City to-
night in the most emphatic language that
he did not desire the support of ANY
one who has any interests superior to
the United States"
Without mentioning 'hyphenates'' he
left no doubt in the minds OF his au-
diences that he was aiming a counter
stroke at the Democratic campaign COM
mtttee's charges that he had been secret
lily negotiating with German-American and
Irish-American organizations. headed by
jeremiah O'Leary.
1T is hardly necessary to say that II
am elected. we shall have an exclusive
ly American policy in the service of
American interests he said Il have
no secret understa ndings, no unstated
my election that the rights or interests
to any ulterior purpose or to the interest
OF the policy of any foreign power what
ever. he Is doomed to disappointment.
Il am an American. free and clear Of
all foreign entanglements. We propose
to have an administration. an American
administration which, while dealing with
all nations on a basis of the most alb
solute fairness will unfinchingly maintain
American rights on land and sea. We
shall not tolerate the use of our soil
for any foreign intrigues. We shall not
permit foreign influences or threats from
any quarter to swerve our actions"
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
WILSON ON GRILL
Roosevelt Tells Denverites AL
legged Faults in Measures.
By the International New. Service.

CBy the International News Serviee.) }
Denver, Col, Oct. 4-CoL Theodore
Roosevelt came to Denver today on the
last lap Of his pilgrimage through the
West in the interests of Charles z.
Hughes. A throng Of 500 persons greeted
the former President at the Union Station
and cheered him as he was escorted to
his hotel
Late this afternoon the Colonel deliv-
cred a message to the women Of the
West. More than $50 Of the women form
ed guard OF honor in his ride from
the hotel to the auditorium.
Tonight he delivered another speech.
Mr.. Wilson has not only been too
proud to fight, but has also been too
proud to prepare" said Col Roosevelt.
in a strong attack on the administration
army measures.
The National Guardsmen now on the
border have true soldierly stuff in them, I"
he said, but the system by which they
have been 'tricked into going into what
they supposed was a war on behalf Of the
country is an atrocious one.
Thanks to the Presidents tame re-
fusal to punish the Mexican bandits he
continued. the nation now has on the
border a force of soldiers from ten to
twenty times as numerous as the bandits
across the border"
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
RUSS IN RETREAT
Three Towns Fall Before Ad-
vance of Germans.
CBy the international News

CBy the International News Service.J }
Berlin, Oct 24-Roumania is in the grip
Of the pincers and the process of crush
ing has begun.
Three more towns have fallen before
the two army groups whi,h are press
ing in upon the tiger Of the Balkans"
Won Mackensen, driving from the
Dobrudja, has taken Medjidie. twenty
miles inland from Constanza. which was
captured yesterday, and Rashova, on the
Danube, eight miles south Of Cernoyoda,
his present objective.
Won Falkenhayn, sweeping down from
Transylvania, has captured the village
Of Predeal. in the pass of the same name,
taking more than GO prisoners, the Rou-
manian defense Of the mountain gate Is
declared to have been broken.
In the capture Of Constanzs, the great
Roumanian Black Sea port, the combined
German. Austrian. Bulgarian and Turk
ish army took more than 200 prisoners,
fifty-two machine guns, twelve cannon
and a mine thrower.
The entire stretch Of the Constanza-
Cenavoda Railway, between the BLACK
Sea and the Danube, is now in Won
Mackensen's grip Its loss marks the
cutting Of the last supply line by which
RournRnia could obtain absolutely neces-
sary supplies Of munitions.
The defeated RoUmanian- Russian army
has been driven to the north OF Con-
stanza- 1t is declared to be practically
without artillery, the majority Of the
guns having been sent to the TransyI-
vanian frontier when Won FaIkenhayn's
advance first began to assume mena Sc
Won Mackensen is now attacking along
the heights north OF the railway
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
ADVERTISES FOR GIRLS
BUT LANDS in ASYLUM
Hotel Pantryman Had 200 Applicants
for Office Work.

Answering an advertisement in news
papers for an office girl, 200 girls applied
for the position to Guy c. Wines, room
ing at 812 Twelfth street northwest and
employed as a pantryman in one of the
citys hotel-apartments, according to the
police.
Chief of Police Pullman received com
plants from parents of the girls, and
Wines was arrested and sent to Wash
ington Asylum Hospital last night for
observation
The ''ad" said: "wanted-A girl for
nghts office work. State age and salary
expected. Apply box 247. this office"
The advertisement was answered by
girls seeking proper employment, The
police allege that Wines wrote to several
applicants, stating he would meet them
elsewhere than in his office, where he
already had a girl employed
The closing paragraph of the letters
stated, the police allege, that he was
looking for a girl he could take out in the
evenings. He suggested time and place
of meeting on the street
The mother of one of the girls notified
Maj. Pullman and an investigation was
started. Detective Sergts. Evans, String
fellow, Warren and Embrey were assign
ed to the cases and the girl was advised
to meet the man.
Wines appeared at Franklin Park, ap-
parently to meet the girl, and was ar
rested.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
PRICES ON ALL BREAD
TO SOAR within week
Washington Bakeries Will Be Charging
6 Cents a Loaf by November |.

Six-cent bread by November l is the
edict as laid down yesterday by most of
the large bakeries of the city. A represen-
tative Of John G. Meinberg's bakery said
last night:
Our establishment has already decided
to raise the price before the end of the
week
made yesterday by one Of Washington's S
largest bakeries that after tomorrow
bread will be sold for cents loaf and
rolls for u cents a dozen.
Beren's bakery, the Boston Baking
Company, DOrsch Brothers, Holzbierlein
and the Charles Schneider Baking Com
pany are among those who have either
decided to raise their price or at least
contemplate doing -.
This latest move Of the bakers has
been threatening for some time" says
Company, "as articles used in the max
ing Of bread have advanced to such an
extent that It is almost impossible to
operate under the present prices"
We have gone through every cost
record we have said a big baker yes
terday, "and we find that in everything
we have to buy to keep our plant running
the cost has increased. This includes all
articles, from horseshoes to flour by the
carload. In some instances the cost of
manufacturing necessities has increased
200 per cent. The average increase in the
cost Of things we have to buy to produce
and deliver a loaf Of bread is 70 per cent.
When the woman who pays cents
loaf for bread understands that she is
paying an increase Of 20 per cent while
the baker is paying an increase Of 70 per
cent I do not think there will be much
criticism"
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
S74O,OOO,OOO A YEAR,
U. S. LOSS BY ILLNESS
Dr. j. F. Anderson Gives Figures at
Public Health Convention.

CBy the International News Servfce.I
Cincinnati. Oct. 24-The United States
loses S7+0eo0oOO a year through illness OF
workers, and at least half Of this can be
prevented, DR.. John F. Anderson. Of New
York, president OF the American Public
Health Association. declared II his ad-
dress to the association here tonight
American workers number 80 000 O0O he
said, and they lose an average Of nine
days a year by sickness, or a total Of
10000 working years. Assuming wages
to average s. a day and medical care 81,
the loss would reach the figures named.
In this sum is not included the loss and
suffering to the families of workers be-
cause of diminished productivity, and
curtailment of the years Of active work
as a result Of previous illness.
The forty-sixth annual meeting Of the
association opened today and continues
four days.
Public health workers from all parts
of this country and from Canada Mex
leo and Cuba have gathered here.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
YAQUI RIVER VALLEY
TERRORIZED BY INDIANS
200 Redskins Go on Warpath and
Slay Many.
CBy the International News Service

(By the International News Seryice.D
Nogales, Arizona, Oct. A.-Two hundred
Yaqui Indians are on the warpath in the
Yaqui River valley and are raiding ran
ches, carrying off stock and shooting all
who resist according to reports received
here today. Residents of the valley have
fed.
Two Americans named Jones and Shell
ton abandoned their ranch near Esper-
anaz, following the driving OF OF all their
livestock. Two MexiCans were injured
in an attempt to repel the raiders.
The San Pedro ranches OF the Richard
son Construction Company have been
raided by the Yaqni Indians, who. kill
ed two Mexicans, carried on hundreds Of
sacks Of oranges and all the livestock
and destroyed everything they could not
use. Ten Carranza soldiers guarding the
main ranch refused to fire on the raid
ers, saying they had orders to seek
parley first. The next day the military
authorities withdrew them leaving the
ranch unprotected.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
U. S. MARINES
FALL IN FIGHT
Two Officers Among Slain
In Santo Domingo.
CBy the International News Service.

(By the International News seryice.)
santo Domingo, Oct. 24.-several
American marines, including two off,
GERS, are reported killed and one Off
Ger wounded in an engagement oppo-
site Santo Domingo City between the
American forces and a rebel band un-
der Gen. Ramon Batista. Gen. Batista
was killed and the rebel body dis
persed.
The dead officers ar- Capt. William
W. Low, first brigade of marines, and
Capt Atwood. The wounded officer is
Lieut.. Victor l. Morrison, of the first
marine brigade.
The clash was precipitated when
the American commander attempted to
arrest Gen. Batista on charges Of
nursing a new revolution. The rebel
leader resisted and ordered an attack
on the small American force. The
fighting lasted for some time before
the rebels were routed.
Reinforcements were sent out from
Santo Domingo City as soon as reports
Of the fighting reached the American gar
rison here. Details of the engagement
with exact numbers of killed and wound
ed are not yet available.
The navy department had received no
news of reported fight in Santo Domingo
up to l o'clock this morning. 1t was
presumed that II such fight had occurred
1t was between the American marines and
the revolutionists. The marines had been
detailed ashore in large numbers because
of strength of the rebel bands
Admiral Pond is in command and at
last reports was aboard the gunboat
Prairie of Santo Domingo City. About
500 marines were ashore under charge Of
Col. Joseph Pendleton.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
Hugs And KISSES LAND
MARYLANDER IN COURT
Darcy Brins6eld Held on Charges of
Young Girl.
,ecial to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald
Cambridge, Nd, Oct. A.-Darcy Brins-
field, son of Col Zorah Brinsfield, of the
governors staff. is now out on loo bail
after charges of assault had been pre-
ferred against him by DR.. Edward Jones,
Of Hurlock, to whose 14-year-old daugh-
ter Brinsfeld is alleged to have made
advances.
1t Is alleged that Brinsfield hugged and
kissed the child against her will.
According to the evidence DR.. Jones
was out on a case and during his absence
Darcy Brinsfeld came to his house on
business. He found the little girl in
room where he was searching for pa
pers.
AS to what he did next both his
and the girls stories agree. His arm
went around her waist and in another
minute he had kissed her-once, twice,
three times. She struggled to get
free.
why" said she, II don't want to
kiss you. I don't often kiss father
and mother"
But he persisted, drawing her down
on his knee. when he sat on the office
lounge. Soon she struggled free and
he left.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
Gurgles Of 3-Months' Infant
Worth $50 a Week to Mother
By the International News servIee.D

CBy the International News servtee.D
New York, Oct A-Three-months-ol
Elizabeth Meares, probably the young
est American actress, was hailed to the
West Side Police Court today with her
mother, Mrs. Freda Meares. The parent
was called upon for an explanation for
allowing her child, a minor, to appear in
the Winthrop Ames production, Hush. !"
After some discussion the case was ad-
journed until Friday TO allow Mrs.
Meares time to consult counsel In the
proceedings it was brought out that the
child's role consisted Of making a gurgling
sound. For these gurgles, the mother
received so a week
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
ARCTIC EXPLORER I'LL;
REST OF PARTY WELL
Stefanssen Sends Message from Frozen
North Wilds.
CBy the International News Service.

CBy the International News Service.)
Ottawa, Ontario, Oct. 2.-A message
from Vilhjalmur Stefanssen, the Arctic
explorer, stating that all of his party
are well except himself, was received
today by the naval service department.
Stefanssen himself, the message said, is
suffering from a sprained ankle. The
message is dated Cape Murray, May 8,
1916"
Cape Murray is unknown here, but It
Is believed to be a promontory of the
new land which Stefanssen discovered
and which he named after one Of the
dead scientists. The message was sent
to Kerret, the expedltionary base on
Banks Land, whence 1t was brought to
San Francisco by the American whaling
schooner Herman. The schooner also
brought letters and dispatches which are
being forwarded to Ottawa.
The party, Stefanssen's message said,
was living at the time on game at <.ape
Murray, but a support party has been
sent to Kerret for fish.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
POSCHL
CREMATED SELF
Remorse Over Fancied Sins
Regarded as Motive for Act.

That Frank Poschl, the Marlboro, Nd,
farmer, whose charred body was found in
the ashes Of a brusn-fire near Forest
vile, Nd, on Sunday, cremated himself
in a fit Of remorse over what he believed
were objectionable acts he had commit
ted during his lifetime, is the startling
new theory developed by Prince George
County authorities.
This theory is founded on the testi-
mony of various friends Of the dead man
who declare that he had frequently hinted
at a desire to burn himself to death. One
woman, who was intimately acquainted
with Poschl, said he once remarked to
her:
L have committed the unforgfvable sin,
and II it wasn't so inhuman I'd crawl
under a burning brush-pue to get that
sin OF my mind"
Poschl was a man Of intense piety and
OF religious and superstitious turn Of
mind. He had been apparently obsessed
for some time, it is said, by the con-
sciousness Of some sin which he believed
he had committed and thought beyond
possibility OF forgiveness.
Theory Is strengthened.
PoschPs freakish twist of thought,
coupled with his hints at suicide
strengthen the theory Of self-cremation
He is said to have stated that his only
Opposed to this theory Is the fact thai
the ash heap where the body of the dead
man was found contained several partly
burned 12-gauge shotgun shells. SherlR
Henry Gates said last night that he was
not ready to accept as final the suicide
theory because of the fact of the discov-
cry of the shells and also because the
heap OF ashes was surrounded by a clean
swept circle fringed by grass, which
pointed to the fact that some one may
have murdered Poschl, then burned the
body. carefully rakinS the pile to prevent
possible recognition Of the remains. and
also to prevent the fire from spreading
Sheriff Gates believes that it is possible
the grim murderer Of the demented man
may have stood by until the fire had
burned itself out The sheriff's theory is
further borne out by the fact that no gun
was found in the vicinity and that PoschI
may have been the victim of jealousy or
robbery.
Put shells in Ffret
o The fact that shells were discovered
IS discounted by the fact that they NAV
have been purposely placed in the fire
by the dead man, pointed in his direc-
ton so that when the flames approached
him they would go OF and end his agony.
II is even possible that he may have had
.h@m in his pockets. officers say.
Buzzards had found the body before
the tragedy came to light. The scaven-
gers, when alighting, would have famed
away with their wings any loose ashes
on the edge which is believed to account
for the raked appearance of the ground
It is said
W. c. Rowe, the last one who saw the
man alive, met him on the road, and he
asked Rowe to tell his sister that he was
going to visit Mrs. Anna Gibbes, another
sister who lives at ATaad0us
he failed TO arrive there search was in
stituted, which continued until his skull
was found in the field Sunday by ]. c.
Staubis and later identified by William
Sommers.
Authorities are still working on the
case, though it was learned there was lit
tie probability Of any arrests being made
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
2 PLANES shot DOWN
in BATTLES in CLOUDS
Berlin Reports Victory-London Also
Claims Honors.
By the International News service.)

CBy the international News Servfce.) }
Berlin (via Sayville wireless), Oct. "a
German seaplanes emerged victorious
from two battles fought yesterday aft
ernoon off the coast of Flanders, although
outnumbered in both the admiralty an
nOunced today
One British hydroplane. belonging to a
squadron of five machines, was shot down
after a spectacular battle with two Ger
man seaplRnes, the statement said The
four other British machines. after being
routed, returned with six more planes
but were again driven back by the Ger
mans whose squadron had meanwhile
been increased to eight machines.
London, Oct 24-Oue German seaplane
was shot down, a second completely de-
stroyed, and two others were driven off
by a British naval aeroplane in a single
handed attack on the four German ma
chimes, the admiralty announced today
The engagement took place near Ostend,
of the Belgian coast.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
ACTRESS FREES ACCUSED USHER,

New York, Oct. A-'T am sure that
you are innocent and only wanted to keep
my $3.50 silver fox neckpiece safe"
These words, spoken in West Side Court
today by Miss Elsie Janis, actress, freed
Arthur FftZhorn, an usher in the Lyric
Theater, who was arrested in connection
with the loss of the fur. Fftzhorn ad-
mitted taking Miss Janis fur to his home
when he found 1t after the actress had
left 1t in the theater, but said he only
did SO for safe keeping.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
BAKER MUZZLES ARMY,
Officers Indignant at Order BaniSh-
ing Politics.

San Antonio, Tex, Act. A-An official
War Department order warning all army
officers to keep their hands OF politics
was received at Fort Sam Houston today.
The order was signed by Secretary Baker,
and It caused intense Indignation among
the officers there.
It is customary they said, for the Pres
ident to admonish postmasters and other
Civil Service employees to keep out of
politics, but it ie the first time in history
that such an order has been extended
to include the army
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
16-T0N STATUE PLACED

New York. Oct. A.-"The genius of
telegraphy," a l6-ton statue in bronze,
was placed on the roof of the new West
ern Union Telegraph Building today. A
crowd of several thousand persons saw
the huge figure swung into place.
The statue depicts a man 30 feet tall
with heroic strength and wings of the
wind. In his left hand he grasps the
lightning Of heaven, and in his right
hand the coils that harness lightning to
the earth.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-25
CLUBMAN-FLIER KILLED.

Philadelphia. Pa, oct. 24-Alexander
Brown, one OF the best known polo play
ers in the East and a member Of many
clubs. was killed early this m1rning
when an aeroplane in which he was rid
ing skidded near the Philadelphia School
Of Aviation at EssinEtCn. Pa.
The machine dropped into the Delaware
River and the aviator, who was on a
trial fight to obtain license. was drown
ed. His body was recovered.