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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-05
May IS PRESIDENT
Kansas City, Kan., Physician
Head of Medical Society.
DIR. l.. HI. Mum of Topeka Re-
Elected Treasurer Today.

SaIina was chosen as the next meet
ing place of the Kansas Medical So
ciety So far as Is known il is the
only city outside of Topeka which
asked for the convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-05

NEW YORK GLOBE-The reply is
thus not to be accepted as settlement
of the matters in dispute. There is no
compliance or substantial compliance.
No choice would thus seem open to our
government but to carry out its de-
clared intention to sever diplomatic
relations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-05

BUFFALO TIMES-The controversy
cannot be- made conditional on any
thing which Great Britain may or may
not do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-05

THE CLEVELAND WAECHTER
AND ANZEIGER-The German answer
is that of the strong, whose conscience
is clear, who wishes peace without
fearing war The decision should be
simple.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-05
Oddities CuUed
From Days NesOs

Chicago-Only blind men and wom-
en- will dance and a blind fiddler will
furnish the music at a dance for the
Association of the Blind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-05

NEW YORK EVENING SUN-we
cordially hope our government may
find in this note the solution of our
difficulty but as a general indication as
respects the prospects of peace, it fills
us with gloom. Plainly Germany is
not in the humor yet to heed the coun-
sells of humanity. She is still world
defiant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-05

THE STAR. st. Louis-Absolute ces-
sation of unwarned attacks upon mer-
chant ships, either neutral or belliger-
ent, was demanded by President Will
son or severance of diplomatic relations
would follow. Germany refuses to
cease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-05

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair tonight and Saturday:
warmer IN the northwestern part of
the state tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-05

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-05

TIMES, st. Louis-The severance of
diplomatic relations begins to look re-
mote after a hurried review of the note.
While the first part of the German an
swer may be termed sarcastic and
tronical, the latter paragraphs would
indicate a complete concession.
Evening star., 1916-01-08
ASK THAT THE QUESTION
FOLLOW THE PERSIA CASE
Germany Agrees to Pay Indemnity
for Loss of American Lives in
Lusitania Disaster.
WILL RESTRICT SUBMARINES
Also Accepts Contentious of United
States in Frye Case-Report Re
specting Fate of Rev.
H. R. Salisbury.

Some members OF the cabinet
are urging President Wilson, after
the Persia case has been settled,
to ask all the Teutonic allies to
agree definitely that no unarmd
ships with Americans aboard shall
be destroyed until passengers and
crew have reached a place of
safety.
Administration officials were repre-
sented today as being much satisfied
with the assurances presented yester-
day by Count Bon Bernstorff, the Ger
man ambassador. and in the light of
those assurances such cabinet officers
who are in favor of the move believe
q request to the other allies might
we'll be based. 1t would include all
the Teutonic allies and would be eX-
pected to close up the question of sub
marine warfare. President Wilson is
considering the idea and is said to
think we'll of it. so far.
Washingtonian Not Among Survivors
Confirmation of reports that Rev.
Homer r. Salisbury of this city. an
American citizen. was a passenger on
the steamer Persia. sunk in the Medi-
tcrranean, was received today by the
State Department from Consul General
Gau!in ut Marseille. France. Mr.. Sal
isbury arrived at Marseille on the boat
train from Boulogne and took passage
Oh the Persia, the dispatch said His
name does not appear among survivors.
Authorities at Marseille and agents
OF the p. and o. line there have no
record of passengers who arrived on
the boat train, rs they held London
permits, the consul said. and were not
booked at Marseille.
Evening star., 1916-01-08
SOCIALIST MAYOR ACCUSED.
Members of Party Object to Ap
pointments He Has Made.

SCHENECTADY. n. Y. January S.
Charged with failure to consult mem.
bers of the socialist party in the matter
of his appointments George r. Lunn
mayor of this city. and the only social
list mayor of any city of considerable
size in the United States. faces the pos
sibility of being read out of the social
ist party unless he can explain his ac-
tions to the satisfaction of it's MEM
bers.
The mayor will be given a hearing
before socialists here Tuesday, when he
will have an opportunity to cancel some
of his appointments and to adjust his
difficulties with the party
The mayors failure to give all the
positions under his appointment to So
cialists and particularly the fact that
he appointed outsiders to city offices
was the cause of complaint by his party
associates.
Evening star., 1916-01-08
GREEK ISLAND OF MELOS
IS REPORTED OCCUPIED

BERLIN. January tby wireless to
Sayvilie)-Announcem is made by
the overseas News Agency that the
Greek island of Meios. off the south
ea2tern coast of the mainland. has been
occupied by entente forces.
Public opinion in Greece is greatly
aroused tn: news agency says.
"AthenS dispatches say the people are
particularly indignant because the en-
Jtente powers did not even make a re-
quest to Greece. as was done before
other Greek islands were occupied. but
simply said the island was desired for
naval purposes.
Evening star., 1916-01-08
Germans Claim Gains
Against French in West;
British RepuIse Enem,

BERLIN, January S.-A portion of a
trench to the south of We'll
erkopf was captured from the French
yesterday by German troops in a sur
prise attack. according to the German
official statement given out today
LONDON, January S.-On the British
front in the west the Germans have at
tackled near the Lille-Armentieres rail-
road, but. according to official British
advices, have been repulsed. Both the
British and French heavy artillery were
busily engaged yesterday.
Evening star., 1916-01-08
ECO MONTENEGRINS LOST
WHEN VESSEL IS SUNK

PARIS, January S.-Two hun
dred Montenegrins from America
lost their lives by the sinking of
an Italian steamship which struck
mine in the Adriatic.
The sinking of the vessel, with the
attendant loss of life, is told of in an
official Montenegsin statement under
date of January I. received here from
Cetinie, follows
IAN Italian steamer from Brindisi.
with some hundred tons of supplies and
425 Montenegrin recruits from America
on board, touched 4 mine yesterday
near San Giovanni di Medua. The ship
sank Immediately and 200 passengers
perished."
Evening star., 1916-01-08
BuIgarians Defeated
in Big TWo-Day Battle
With Serbs, Is Report

LONDON. December S.-The Athens
PATHS reports fierce two-day engage
ment between the Serbians and the
Bulgarians. which resulted in the de-
feat of the Bulgars.
Irregular Bulgarian troops have
clashed with Greek genuarmes be-
tween PopovoselO and Paviani, accord
ing to Havas dispatch from Saloniki
under Thursdays date.
The Greek authorities. the dispatch
adds. will take measures to prevent
bands of Bulgarian irregulars from
crossing the Greek frontier.
Evening star., 1916-01-08
HISTORIC ELM IS FELLED.
Planted in Independence Square,
Philadelphia, by Edward VII,

| PHILADELPHIA, Pa. January S.
The big elm tree in independence
Square said to have been planted by
King Edward VII of England when he
visited this country as the Prince OF
Wales. in 1861, has been cut down. The
| tree had been dead for some time.
| Under the ground surrounding the
tree when the stump was removed
were found several objects, including
| a six-pound cannon ball, a variety OF
coins, some of revolutionary date, and
, the grave of cat. A small tube was
found containing note which re-
quested that the bones OF the eat b
not disturbed.
Evening star., 1916-01-08
NOTED OUTLAW MURDERED.
"Skippy" Rohan Regarded in ST
Louis as Desperate Character.

ST. LOUIS. Mo, January S.-John
"Skippy' Rohan. regarded by the police
as desperate character for many
years. was shot and killed in saloon
early today.
He was member of gang known
as "Eeans rats. to the credit OF which
the police place nearly a score OF mur-
ders His murderer escaped. leaving no
clue.
Rohan served four terms in Missouri
and Illinois prisons. and had been ar
rested scores of times.
Evening star., 1916-01-08
Senate Seeks Maneuvers Report.

The Senate today adopted resolu-
tion by Senator Lodge of Massachu
setts. calling on Secretary Daniels for
complete copy OF Admiral Fletcher's
report OF August Is last on the naval
war msneuvers Off the New England
coast. in which the attacking feet was
held to have been victorious. Portions
of the detailed report regarding the de-
feat of the defending naval forces, 1t
had been reported. were never dis
closed.
Evening star., 1916-01-08
Jackson Day Banquet. in St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS. Mo. January S.-Demo-
Gratis from all parts of Missouri are
expected 10 attend the annual jackson
day banquet to be held here tonight
under the auspices OF the Twenty
eighth Ward Democratic Club Among
the speakers on the program are Sena-
tor Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas,
Senator J. A. Reed of Missouri, Gov.
Major and former Gov. Folk Of Mis-
souri,
Evening star., 1916-01-08
COMSULS AT SALONIKI
RELEASED, is REPORT

PARIS, January S.-A dispatch to the
Havas Agency from Athens says that
Jean Guillemin. the French minister to
Greece. has announced that the consuls
of the Teutonic allies arrested at Sa-
Ioniki have been released. Greek news
papers, the dispatch adds, regard this
action as satisfying the Creek govern
ment.
Evening star., 1916-01-08
TOEXPED|TE WIDENING
OF WISCONSIN AVENUE
Citizens Northwest Suburban Ass0-
citation Adopts Resolution
Urging Haste.

Resolutions asking the Commission
ers to hasten the work looking to the
| widening of Wisconsin avenue. in order
that the condemnation proceedings
could be completed at the April term
of court, were adopted at meeting of
the Citizens Northwest Suburban AS
sociation last night. DIR. j. w. Chappell
ing that he would rather have the
avenue the way it now is than to pay
a big price for the widening. If the
benefits would be assessed against the
oppose the resolution. Charles c. Lam
caster and r H. Rice spoke in favor of
the resolution
I Resolutions also were adopted pro-
school administration, as well as one
advocating the amendment of the loan
shark law so as to permit the loan
companies to charge per cent interes;
on their money. President Lancaster
/ characterized the present law as an
outrage. and thought the loan COM
panies should get 5 per cent, and at the
very least 3 per cent.
Salary Increase Opposed.
The association adopted a resolution
which chara racteriZed the attempt of the
District Commissioners TO get their sal
aries increased as "a fragrant scheme
of organized official graft, and we
strongly petition the SiXty-fourth Con-
gress to disapprove this selfish raid on
the public treasury and to protect the
taxpayers of the country against this
official greed. If any salaries should
be increased it should be the salaries
of the poorly paid employees
The resolution set forth that the job
was not worth more than $1,000 Il
year, and says further that 'ff the
present Commissioners are not salts
fed with the salary they now receive,
which is more than they ever earned
I before in private life, nothing would
become them so well as to resign their
office"
L. D. Smoot was elected to member
ship.
Evening star., 1916-01-08
Feared Another Outbreak.

Feared Another Outbreak.
Fearing a new outbreak of rioting
| this morning when crowd of strike
sympathizers gathered on the hill OPP
posite> the Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Company plant. Gen. Speaks ordered
| four Cleveland militia companies of the
| 5th Regiment to the strike scene. Two
companies marched into the plant to
| reinforce 100 strike guards and the
other two companies patrol1ed the OPP
posite hill to prevent the mob organ
izing. Operations at the mill are en-
! tirely suspended today, and no at
| tempt was made to operate ii.
Three hundred office employees are
marooned in the plant, where they
spent the night for safety and to keep
fires going.
Three Regiments on Duty.
BY noon today practically every com
pany of the three regiments compris-
| ing the I'd Brigade of the Ohio Ma
tional Guard was either in the city or
its suburbs. The mobilization of the
5th, Sth and 4th Regiments was ac-
complished in record time.
| Brig. Gen Speaks distributed his men
| as follows: East Youngstown strike
zone. 5th Regiment. Companies {. +
and. X, Cleveland. Company ID OF War
Regiment: held in reserve. 9Th Regi-
ment, Company A, Berea: Company b.
Elyria; Company q. Norwalk; Company
L, Conneaut; Company L. Geneva.
| The 4th Regiment will be kept on its
train outside the city until ii is need
ed. Its forces can be on the scene
in forty-flve minutes if necessary.
Nearby Village in Arms.
Led by Mayor a. B. Slough, 200 citi
zens of Struthers village. which lies
across the Mahoning river opposite
East Youngstown, have armed them
selves and massed on the bridge lead
ing across the river ready to repel a
. threatened invasion of strikers.
The men are armed with rifles and
revolvers A charge of fifty pounds
of dynamite has been placed beneath
the bridge and wire made ready to
carry a current to set Off the blast AMI
blow up the bridge the moment mob
starts across. notice has been posted
to this effect and all persons warned
away from the bridge Damage to
StrutherS.
How the Trouble Started.
The trouble began late yesterday
when the day shift at the plant of the
YOUNGSTOWN Sheet and Tube Com
nany quit for the day. The plant is
located on the fats of the Mahoning
river several hundred feet from the
hillside on which is built East Youngs-
town. where most of the workmen live.
The mills are reached from the town
bv a high bridge spanning the rail-
road Yards, which has been carefully
Guarded by private watchmen since
the laborers at the plant several days
ago ioined the laborers OF the Republ1c
Iron and Steel Company and other
mills for an advance of 70 cents
day. ,o,, .s,;n,..
cd at 200 had gathered at the East
Youngstown end of the bridge. and
ieered the workmen as they crossed.
Suddenly a shot was fired, and guards
taking this as signal fired over the
heads of the crowd. The mob replied.
and another volley came. number of
persons, including two women, fell
to the street, and the mon broke and
ran up the hillside. block away
they reformed and almost Immediately
set fire to the building occupied by the
tube company's employment bureau. A
Evening star., 1916-01-08
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senntea

Met at noon.
Adopted Lodge resolution call
ing on Secretary Daniels for Ad-
miral Fletcher's report on naval
war.
Woman suffrage amendment
bill favorably reported by Sena-
tor Thomas for suffrage COM
mittee.
Passed bill providing for
commission to codify and sug-
gest amendments to the general
mining laws.
House:
Met at noon.
Representative Rainey of Illi-
nois delivered a Jackson day ad-
dress.
Secretary Garrison continued
testimony before military COM
mittee.
Consideration. of water power
bill was RESUMED.
Evening star., 1916-01-08

In The
Sunday Star
"OUR ARMY MUST BE RE-
FORMED BEFORE WE CAN
HAVE AN ADEQUATE DE-
FENsE," writes FREDERICK
PALMER
"SCHWAB THE MAN WHO
CAME BACK" by ALBERT W
ATWOOD.
"BLUE-BLOODED WOMEN OF
THE SIXTY-FOURTH CON-
GRESS''--UiUes Of senators aud
representatives ,rho are descend
cd from distinguished person.
ages. and ercn from royalty.
"HER TRIAL MARRIAGE.7 by
GRACE MacGOWAN COOKE.
FRANK G. CARPENTER risits q
queer city ia Southern Ai1skd--
il is said to be the '''ainiest'
touu on The c.atiGsHt
"rHEY COULDN'T STAND PROS
PERITY." dJ FEE An
TILDEN, O. story of men ,cho
made fortunes and lost them.
STERLING HEILIG tets hom
German prisoners are put to
,rork in French camps.
"uEN WHO DIDN'T HAVE A
NICKEL"-a tWo-pdge spread
of photographs Of Den ,oho be-
gdn poor and made fortunes.
CHARLES M. PEPPER urites
of THE BROODING MYs-
Terry OF THE MOHAMMED-
AN WORLD IN EGYPT"
JAMES 3. MORROW mteruiews u
man 1ho has spent almost his
entire life among animals of the
Rocky mountains.
"WHAT BECOMES OF ALL THE
BABIES r-dner they haze
oatgrown the orphan asylum.
RARE OLD MASTERPIECES OF
MAP MAKING PRESERVED
IN LIBRARY OF CONGRESS-"
"THE RICHEST STREET CAR
CONDUCTORS by ROBERT
FL. MOULTON.
"CRA Angling SILHOUETTE
| BRINGS OUT NEW CORSET
STYLES FOR WOMEN"
@UNOLE SAM SETS STAND
ARDS OF HOME MEASURE
\ MENTS."
\ "sOCCER AND BASKET BALL
ARE POPULAR IN THE PUB
| Lie SCHOOLs"
al WOMAN ORNITHOLOGIST
\ TELLS HOW TO CARE FOR
4 BIEDS IN WINTER"
/ "ENGLAND AND HER MANY
COLONIES WILL COMPETE
\ FOE MEN AFTER THE
WAR"
\ "CLIMR RING THE TALLEST
WIRELESS WER AT
4 RADIO, VA"
\ In The
| Sunday Star
Evening star., 1916-01-08
NO DECISION GIVEN YET
" IN THE NEW HAVEN CASE
Many Rumors Circulated-Jury
Sends for Exhibits and for
Northern Securities Decision.

NEW YORK. January s.-The jury in
the case of William Rockefeller, Will
liam Cass Ledyard, Edward D. Robbins
and eight other former directors of
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad. charged with conspiracy
to monopolize the railway traffic of
New England in violation of the Sher-
man law. was still out today.
After failure to reach an agreement
at IL o'clock last night. having con-
sidered the evidence for nearly ten
hours. the jurors were locked UP for
the night in a hotel
The jury arrived at the federal build
ing shortly after 10 o'clock and re-
sumed its deliberations.
The defendants. with the exception
of William Rockefeller. who was still
i'll. were on hand early. eager for any
Information that might throw light on
the failure of the jurors to reach an
agreement
Evening star., 1916-01-08
Berlin Admits Contentious
Filed by the United States
in Presenting the Frye Case

Germany's note accepting the Amer
lean contention that the mere placing
OF noncombatants in lifepoats when
a prize is to be destroyed is not under
all conditions TO be considered assur-
ing them d place of safety was made
public today by the State Department.
The note is the latest communication
over the sinking of the American sail
ing ship William r. Frye. and besides
making the important concession re-
Sarding the question of small boats,
Il kes up the question of ap indemnity
Tor the sunken ship. and for arbitrat-
ing the disputed provisions of the
PTussian- American treaty.
Evening star., 1916-01-08
PINSK is THREATENED
WITH development
Tremendous Casualties Suffered in
Terrible Hand-to- Hand
Engagements.
CARS PLANS ARE OBSCURE
Present Effort May Be Intended to
Weaken Pressure of Teutons
in Balkans and on Ital-
ian Front.

LONDON. January S.-The
Russian offensive still occupies
the most important place in the
news OF the war. with the cap
ture OF Czartorysk as the latest
achievement reported. The Rus
slams claim full possession OF the
village, but the Austrians deny
they have: advanced any further
than the cemetery.
The Austrians apparently arc
fighting desperately in this region
in the effort to hold their posi-
tions as a screen for Kovel and a
link between the Austro-German
armies in Galicia and those
farther north i'll the neighborhood
OF Pinsk, which is threatened with
development as result OF the
Russian advance
Russ Stone Wall Offensive.
Dealing with the situation in Russia,
the Times Petrograd correspondent
says that in the Czernowitz region the
Austrians' savage counter attacks shat
ter themselves mainly against the
stone wall of the Russian offensive.
The fighting in the Styr REGION" the
correspondent adds, threatens to in
crease in fierceness and obstinacy as
the Russian advance develops, seeing
that the Austro- Germans are tenacious
ly hanging on to the region of Rafa-
lovka.
Cars Losses $1,000, Is Claim.
Russian losses on the Bessarabian
frontier and the Stripa region during
the New Year fighting were at least
$4,000, according to the latest official
Austrian statement
Some idea of the determined nature
of the Russian blow on the Bessa-
ra abian front is conveyed by Petrograd
dispatches which state that the Rus
slams for fifty hours concentrated 400
guns on the Austrians' positions at
C2ernowitz, as a preparation Tor an
infantry attack. The Russian commu-
nications 60 not yet claim that CZerno-
WITT has fallen, but dispatches from
German sources admit the Teutonic po-
sition there is critical.
Russ Plan Not Clear.
1t is not yet clear whether the Rus
sian operations in this theater herald
a big general offensive movement o: all
the Russian armies from the Baltic to
the Rumanian border or merely indi-
cate a diversion of unparalleled mag
ntude and fierceness designed to wea X :
en- the pressure of the central powers
in the Balkans and incidentally on the
Italian front. The fighting has been of
the most bitter character. according to
both the Austrian and Russian reports
Few prisoners are being taken and the
infantry engagements largely in
the nature of handto-hand encoun-
ters
All of the Russian operations thus far
revealed are being pressed along the
railway lines. which simplify the prob
lens of the winter supply of food am
munition and fuel
Evening star., 1916-01-08
A Full Page Of Inspiring Articles by Herbert Kaufman

Tomorrow begins the series of articles, each
complete in itself. by Herbert kaufman. There will
be full page of them each week. Read this page
tomorrow in The Sunday Star
Evening star., 1916-01-08
Safety of Non-Combatants.

The most important part of the text
relating to the sinking of ships carry
ing contraband and the safety of non
combatants follows:
Until the decision of the permanent
court of arbitration. the German naval
forces will sink only such America n
vessels are loaded with absolute
contra band when the preconditions
provided by the declaration of London
are present
IN TINS the German government quite
shates the view OF the American gov
efunent that all possible care must be
TAKEN Tor the security of the crew and
passengers OF vessel to be sunk
consequently. the persons found on
BOARD OF a vessel may not be ordere.I
INTO her tfeboats except when the
general conditions, that is TO say. the
weather. condition of the sea and the
neiShborhood of the coasts afford ab-
soiute certainty that the boats will
reach the nearest port. For the rest
the German government begs to poiut
out that in cases where German naval
forces have sunk neutral vessels for
carrying contra band no loss of life has
yet occurred"
Evening star., 1916-01-08
Additional Exhibits Requested.

Many rumors were in circulation to
account for the delay. one being that
the jurors stood ii to / on the question
of the guilt or innocence of all the de-
PENDANTS: another that they had agreed
on certain of them and were deadlock ed
on the rest.
Shortly before l o'clock the jury
sent for additional exhibits Several
of them related to the participation of
William Rockefeller in the alleged con-
spiracy. The jurors also asked for a
copy of the United States Supreme
Court decision in the Northern Securi-
ties case which was in evidence
The jurors at 80 o'clock had been
out for twenty-four hours without
reaching verdict. Doubt was eX-
pressed by counsel that they would
reacn an agreement, if at ali, before
night.
Evening star., 1916-01-08
Proposes Special Court.

For the arbitration of the Prussian-
American treaty Germany. in the note.
proposes a special court OF five from
the permanent court at The Hague OF
which each country shall choose two
and the four shall choose the fifth to
meet at The Hague June Is. The spe-
cisi court would decide whether. under
the Prussian-American treaty. 'the
beiligerept contracting party is pre-
vented from sinking merchant vessels
OF the neutral contracting party for
carrying contraband. when such sink :
ing is permissible according to the gen.
erai principles of international law"
The United States has contended that
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