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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-14
KIsMET FAST GROWING TOWN.
Population Increases Three Fold in
Year-Many Building Improvements.

Kismet, Kan, Sept. 14-Kismet in
the eastern edge of Seward county
midway between Liberal and Meade. is
the fastest growing town on the Rock
Island in southwestern Kansas
Kismet has gained more than three
and one-half times in population that
it had year ago. There have been
built about dozen residences, a $3,-
500 church, several new mercantile
buildings, among them a brick bank
building and two-story building with
a public hall upstairs.
A new depot, an addition to school
house and new two-story warehouse
are now being erected and other build
ings are to be started at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-14
NEW COACH AT GREAT BEND.
School Board Selects Kansas City Man
for High School

Great Bend, Kan, Sept. 1.-THE
school board has selected Donald
Frankenburger of the Kansas City,
Kan, high school to coach this years
football and basketball teams and to
take charge of all athletics in the high
school.
Frankenburger is a graduate of the
State Normal school at Emporia,
where he was a star athlete while he
was in school. Last year he coached
the Colby high school team, which
had the best football team in north
western Kansas. This year he was
with the Kansas City high school,
where he made a good record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-14
VICTIM OF ACCIDENT
Farmer Dies as Result of Street Car.
Buggy Collision Sunday.

Ralph Boley a farmer living five
miles southwest of this city, died in
Christ's hospital Thursday as the re-
suit of injuries received in a mixup
between the buggy in which he was
riding and a street car on Central Park
avenue and Lincoln street Sunday mid
night. Glenn Holford was in the
buggy with Boley. who is twenty-one
years old. Holford was also injured
but is said to be recovering.
Boley's death followed an operation
on his skull.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-14
RAIL PROFITS sKYRoCKET.
For Year, $1,176,SO4,OO1, Against
$3.50, 4O2, 4S3 Last Year.

Washington, Sept. 14.-Net revenues
from operations of $1,176, S04,001 for
the year ending June so. compared
with sS5O,402,433 during 1915 for all
railroads having revenues of $1,000
900 a year or over, are shown today
in the interstate commerce report.
The net revenue per mile was $5,134
for the current year, compared with
$3,763, for last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-14
RUN AIRsHIP WITH STEAM.
Hutchinson Man Completes Engine AZ
ter Experimenting for Ten Years.

Hutchinson, Kan, Sept 14.-After
ten years of experimenting and de-
signing different models of the steam
rotary type of motor John Wilson, liv-
ing at 416 First west, has completed
what he believes to be the best of the
nine motors which he has constructed
in the past ten years. The motor, and
the monoplane it is mounted in, bear
the Made in Hutchinson label as all
the parts were constructed from the
raw material in Hutchinson.
The monoplane is the largest steam
propelled craft built for practical pur-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-14
New school in Graham County.

Wakeeney, Kan, Sept. 14.-Contrac-
tor Frank Blanch is drawing plans
for a rural school to be erected in
district "a in south Graham county,
which is to have all the conveniences
of the modern city school, north left
hand light, teachers room, cloak
rooms, library, furnace heat and spe-
cial ventilation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-14

Salina, Kan, Sept. 1.-THE price of
bread has been raised 1 cent on the
former scent Ioaves, and 2 cents on
the 10-cent loaves. The local bakers
attribute the increase to the increase
in the prices of the various ingredients
that go to make up a loaf of bread.
and to the increase in the size of a
loaf. The twenty-four ounce loaf has
been increased to twenty-seven ounces
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-14

with goods valued at close to $1,000.
Clues they left pointed to a group
of MeXicans as the guilty parties, and
when the latter were arrested, most of
the stolen goods was recovered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-14

District Has Single Student-Parents
Object to Long Drive.

Cottonwood Falls, Kan, Sept. IA
In the Banks school district lives one
child of school age. Last year the
district hired a driver to take her to
school in an adjoining district, rather
than employ teacher.
Her parents complained of the long,
cold drive. Then for a time she was
boarded in the adjoining district and
brought home week ends. Her par
ents objected because it kept their
daughter away from home too much.
They want a teacher hired for her sole
instruction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-14

poses. The machine has a lifting
power of 1900 pounds when flying at
the rate of thirty miles per hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-14
rs YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns OF
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL



Hold your wheat is again the Alliance
tocsin. The Alliance began Monday to
mail 100000 letters to farmers advising
them to hold their wheat as it is sure to
reach $1.50 and possibly 500 bushel
before spring.
'.Wigign, Crosby and Company Grand
Fair week opening" wv. w. Curdy's
Special Sale for Fair week" Fall Styles
for Fair Week, Kansas Avenue Bazaar"
II. I'll. Mills Grand Opening Sale of Fall
Suits
Washburn college will open for the fall
term tomorrow.
1t is the second day of the fair and
one of the good days. About so patients
from the insane asylum are on the grounds
today accompanied by their guardians.
Mrs. Congressman Otis has charge of the
fruit exhibit in agricultural hall. Mar
shall's Military band is playing for the
races this afternoon and every day until
the end of the fair.
Markets: Wheat, May, $104.
C. S. Gleed will address the Young
Mems Republican club on Reciprocity as
Distinguished From Free Trade"
Lew Sells of Sells Bros circus is visit
ing Col. Ad. Sells He says that the circus
began an eight days engagement at San
Francisco today and will then sail for
Australia. VIII Sells circus is now in
Southern Kansas on its way to Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-14
RECOVER STOLEN JEwELRY.

Band of Mexicans Robbed Purdy
Brothers Store at Lyons.
Lyons, Kan, Sept. 14.-Thieves
broke into Purdy Brothers jewelry
and shoe store here and made away
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-14

washburn college will open for the fall
term tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-14
Markets: Wheat, May, $1.o4.

C. S. Gleed will address the Young
Mems Republican club Reciprocity as
Distinguished From Free Trade"
New-York tribune., 1916-02-29
WAR PLANT BLAST
FELT IL NILES AWAY
Boston Gets Shock from EX-
plOsion in WOburn Works.

Woburn. Mass. Feb. %. The 7. y. I.
Building Of the New England Chem
ical Company blew up with terrific
explosion early to-day. The tri-nitro
toluol stored in that section of the
great chemical plant is said 10 be one
Of the most powerful explosives used
in the manufacture Of war munitions.
Nineteen buildings where heavy war
orders were being filed were located
near BY.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-29
SEES AT VERDUN
CRISIS OF WAR
London Thinks Onslaught
Final elimination of
Germany's Plans.

London. Feb. 2S.-"The momentous
events at Verdun leave little doubt that
the crisis OF the great war has been
reached" This statement by THE
Pail Mall Gazette" fairly represents
the general feeling in well Informed
quarters here in regard 20 the German
onslaught ir +, believed the world
now is witnessing the final culmina-
ton of the plan which the German high
command determined on long before
the war began. and for which prepara-
tons have been in steady progress for
more than a year.
II is admitted that the Germans have
dealt the Allies a heavy blow By gain
ing four or five miles on front Of
nine or ten miles and capturing some
extremely strong positions, and II
would not be true 20 say that no un-
easness is felt in regard TO the out
come, despite the glorious deferco OF
the French soldiers, who are resisting
the German advance with the utmost
gallantry, self-sacrifce and heroism.
The capture Of Nerdun. which only
a week ago would have been deemed
absolutely impossible by military au-
thorities here. is now discussed as a
possibility which the Allies may have
TO face. It is not denied that the fall
Of the great French fortress would be
a serious matter for the Allies. but, on
the other hand. TO quote Lord Syden-
ham. who brings 20 bear on the great
issues OF the war ono OF the most acute
and we'll informed minds in this coun-
try. "if, when the issue becomes clear,
il proves that the Germans have only
achieved some quite moderate terri
torial gains with an eXtravagant cN-
pend;ture of life and munitions, { ef-
feet upon the enemy must necessarily
be profound. Failure. even rtial
failure, of great offensive following
upon the splendid successes of the
Russian army in Asia, would bring
military situation. and probably would
be the herald of the coming victory Of
the Allies
"The Daily Telegraph's" military eX-
pert is scarcely as confident as the
other writers regarding Nerdun. lie
declares that the temporary lull proba'
bly, means that the Germans are bring
ing heavy artillery closer to the pernia
nent works of the fortress. and he en-
phasizes the Importance Of the German
success in crossing the main road anG
railway which connects Ncrdun and
Metz through Confans.
The editorials generally emphasize
the probable enormous losses Of tre
Germans. "The Daily Mail" compares
the Verdun battle with the German
attack on the Russians at the DunaJec
River. in Poland. last April, where, on
the nth day. the Germans broke ne
Russian lines and the defence col
lapsed. In the Dunajec battle the Ger %
mans fred 700 900 shells in fovr hours,
and the correspondent declares that IN >
Verdun bombardment Is equally VIC
lent. having already completely
changed the very appearance OF tho
countrysidc
New-York tribune., 1916-02-29
Began Writing in 1866.

Instead of practising law he began
in 1866 10 write for publication. But
his means enabled him 10 do so IN
desultory fashion. suiting his own
tastes and convenience rather than pc
cuniary needs His first writings were
miscellaneous literary studies anc
criticisms. contributed TO newspapers
and magazines. The first OF all was
"Thc Story of Year" IN "The Atlantic
Monthly" in 1868. These attracted al
tention for their merits and their
promise. though they gave little md
cation Of the direction I'm which ms
industrious talents would chiefly be
developed No sustained work came
from his pen while he remained ~
America Blu, in 1869 he went TO Eng.
land to make his permanent home, ana
a couple Of years later his first vol
ume appeared. Watch and Ward" D"
This was followed four years later
he could always afford 10 be deliberate
in 1875 by "A Passionate Pilgrim,
one Of the most intense and character
istic Of his early works In the SAM
year appeared Frederick Hudson and
Transatlantic Sketches" in 1877 "Thc
American" in 1878 French Poets ana
Novclists' and "Thc Europeans" and
also the work by which he Is still
doubtless best known by many people.
the much discussed Daisy Miller"
Tomorrow, said Disraeli, "the
critics will begin" They did. Before
the ink was fairly dry on the pages OF
Daisy Miller" they were after him.
in full cry; both the professional and
the popular. lie was an cNpatriate
and therefore anathems; particularly
in the view Of those who periodically
and temporarily eXpatriatcd them
selves in order 10 hsunt their wealth
and too often their vulgarity IN won.
dering foreign eyes. lie had satirized
with more truth than satire some
OF the frailtics. foibles and follics Of
his own countrymen. wherefore he was
anathems maranaiha; particularly m
the view OF those whose weaknesses
he had exposed Besides, he had a
certain style which provoked the envy
and resentment of those who had It
New-York tribune., 1916-02-29
FRENCH GUNS SKATER WAVES
OF MEN HURLED At DOUAUMONT
ADVANCE, REGARDLESS OF LOSS,
KAISER'S NERDUN ORDER.

Paris Feb l6 (DeIay )."A frghhn massacre Is no"
Gernan soldiers taken prisoner in the battle OF Verd"h oe
scribed The effect of the French artillery
"Ad,aucc no matter whaf tine losses may De- was INC
order given before me ATTACK "S -
verified b documents OF the captured o"e's
The most critical moment the six days action was
when fhe Germans gained footing in the inrenhed camp
the capture The least hesitation on INC
mart OF e defenders been DISASTROUS Inc ueT
mans redoubied their efforts OF any con-
fus0u bur hc Immediately began counter oHenSe'
French infantry double quick TO the fr"mPef
baroe and leaned at ranks OF the Germans WIN "re-
.,. ir The clash was murderOus. The fhnned French
ranks were NOT The second GERMAN
line while hurried 10 their support Inc
Germau lines first wes OF DouaHmonf ana "n"!
we're driven ont of the ruins OF the tort
New-York tribune., 1916-02-29
Germans, Held at Verdun, Strike Nearer Paris
KAISER'S ORDER RECOGNIZING
ARMED MERCHANTMEN.

IFrom ScAcdplr Chif Of The hdmirofg stag Of me
Noty Berlin. June p. f9lEl
The exercise OF The right OF SfopPage seafeh ana
capture. attack made d! an armed "ef'n""
,osusf a neutral merchant vessei Is
prac The crew with under he ordinance re-
Latina 10 eNfraordinar, martial law.
2 Ii an enemy merchant vessel offers armed re-
taken nnder me IA" OF Plne Su
s,,,ce is IN he overcome available. The
enemy responsibility for damages 10
tbe vessel The crew are 10 DC faken
y prisoners The are 10 be left 10 go ree
ios II aooears that participated in the resistance. In
ho I,er case they proceeded against under
dnary martial law
Sionedl VON POHL Chief OF STAFF.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-29
CODE SAYS
SHIPS MAY ARM
kaiSerS Rules Irea'
Armed Merchantmen
as Prize.

Washington. Feb. 2S.-Count Won
Bernstorf's contention that Germany
has always refused to recognize the
existence Of armed merchantmen" IN
modern warfare is fatty refuted by evi-
dence obtained by The Tribune to-day
In June. 1914. the German Admiralty
issued instructions to commanding Off
GERS "in respect of their conduct when
encountering armed merchant vessels
during war and these instructions
were apparently in force as late as
July. 1915. or after the Lusitania was
sunk.
Ambassador Won Bernstorf is under
stood TO have reiterated in his mem
o "a a-y- = Secretary lansing tia
the assertion that merchantmen had no
right 10 arm. even for defence. l. is
stated also that the Secretary contend
ed that this was the Historical stti-
tude" Of the German government.
The instructions referred TO in the
IcluffN n niiAt NDht ApAANN
al. The exercise Of the right Of
stoppagc. as well as any attack made
by an armed merchant vessel against
4 German or a neutral merchant yes
sci, is piracy. The crew is TO be
dealt with under the circumstances re-
lating TO extraordinary martial law.
40. If an armed enemy merchan:
vessel offers armed resistance against
measures taken under the law Of prize,
such resistance is to DC overcome with
all means available. The enemy gov
ernment bears all responsibility for
any damages 20 The vessel. ergo and
pas engcrs. The crew are TO be taken
a. prisoners OF war. The passengers
arc 10 be left TO go rec, unless il an,
pears they participated in the resist
ance. In the latter Ease they may be
proceeded against under extraordinary
martial law"
These extracts arc taken from the
schedule to Prize Code issued by
the chief of the Admiralty staff Of the
Navy 1t Berlin, June %. 1914. ami
published in the "Reichgesetzblatt' Of
1914. at psg' 300.
These orders. it IS believed. demon
strate clearly that Germany's position
on the arming of merchant vessels is
substantially similar TO our own. rec
ognizing the right OF such vessels 10
arm for defence and requiring war
ships TO treat them as prizes, even
when they use their arms 10 resist
capture.
The first paragraph of the instruc-
tions makes the point equally clear 1t
is recognized by all civilazed govern
ments that a warship belonging TO
sovereign nation cannot be treated as
pirate. Germany, by declaring that
armer merchant vessels which attack
merchantmen OF another power arc
guilty Of piracy specifically admits
that an armed merchantmen IS not a
warship.
Germany has contended recently that
she had always, since the abolishment
Of privsteering, maintained that arms
of any Kind gave merchantman a
combatant character. The argument
has been used in support Of the new
German submarine policy, which CON
templates the destruction OF armed
enemy merchantmen on sight.
II the Allies deny the German
charges that their merchant ships are
instructed to operate extensively, the
question of the right of such vessels
10 arm al all will be brought TO the
fore. State Department officials be-
levc that. confronted by her own
prize code, Germany will be unable
longer to adhere TO her original CON
tention
New-York tribune., 1916-02-29
SUFFRAGE TO PASS
ASSEMBLY, SAYS SWEET
Speakers Statement Indicates
Half of Women'S Battle Won.

fTrom &. s,a- Correspondent n rhe rribule.l
Albany, Feb. 2s.-"The suffrage
amendment to the Constitution will
pass the Assembly with little opposi-
ton" This statement was made by
Speaker Thaddcus Sweet to-day. and II
indicates 10 the corps OF women who
have been valiantly fighting for "the
cause" since the Legislature opened
that half the battle has been won.
The amendment. 1t is expected, will
PASS the Assembly this week. After
that the sufrsgists will centre their
attention on the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee. but with majority Of its
members pledged 10 the amendment
the sufrsgists do not expect much of
fight.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-29
HENRY JAMES, u,
DIES in LONDON
Novelist Passes Away
After Illness of Sew
eraI Months.

London. Feb. 2S. Henry James. the
novelist. died tonight at his Chelsea
residence, 21 Carlyle Mansions lie
had been i'll for several months. but
late in January his physicians reported
that he was improving. The affection
from which he suffered as chronic
and had been complicated by two
strokes of apoplexy
About two weeks ago Mr.. James's
condition became grave again, and his
recovery was rot looked for
lie became unconscious Friday and
remained so until tho end II was his
own wish that his body should be ere
mated, and this will be done at Golder's
Green OF Friday.
Henry James presented in his own
personality and career a paradox such
as. in others. he delighted TO study
and 10 por ray lie was a New Eng
lander, borr. in New York, Of New York
psrentsge. lie was an American who
lived most Of his life abroad and fin
shed it a a British subject. lie was
ono Of Americas kccnesi critics and
best friends. And he will probably
be remembered most for things which
he valued least. while the achieve
ments which were most priced by him
will be more than half forgotten. Per
haps these circumstances give the best
key TO an under tandinC Of his life
work; together with those of his fam
ily relationship. For he was the son
of a thcologian who was a disciple Of
Swedenborg and a Socialist. who wa.
a student Of Fourier. and he was the
brother Of one of the foremos.
psychologists Of the time.
lie was born in New York City on
April -, 1913, but in his carly youth
became an exile. His father, who was.
perhaps, more at home in England, Or
at least better known there, than in
America. took him abroad and had
him educated in the best private
schools Of Geneva. of Paris and Of
Bouloenc. Extended travels on the
Continent were followed with a course
at the University Of Bonn. Then he
came back TO America. but not TO Now
York. Instead. he entered the lIar-
ward Law School. was graduated. and
was admitted TO the Massachusetts
bar. Independent means made it un-
necessary for him to vote himself
to his profession for livelihood, how
ever, and in the course Of few year
Of progressive neglect the bar came to
know him no more.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-29
Eject Of SkOda
Gun Fire Terrible

The powerful Skoda l2-inch mortar
tbat has reduced the forts of slX cities
Contin' ed on page :. column
New-York tribune., 1916-02-29
Teutons Take 1900
Yards of Trenches
in Champagne.
DANGER PAST,
SAYS BRAND
Hand-tO-Hand Conflict at
Captured FOrt-WOevre
Battle Grows.

By Gable To Tn. Tribunal
London, Feb. 28.-Checked by the
desperate resistance of the French at
Nerdun, where the armies still sway
in deadlock. the German offensive
has now spread along the entire bat
tie line. The real drive at Paris may
yet come through Champagne, where
the Germans to-day captured the
Navarin farm, together with the
French positions on both sides for a
distance of 1000 yards, and a thou
sand prisoners.
Around Fort Douaumont hand-to-
hand conflicts are still in progress,
with Paris claiming the election OF
the Germans from the village of Dou-
aumont and from a small redoubt 10
the west of the fortress. The French
report says:
THE Germans during the course
of the day attempted several par
tia attacks, whith were driven back
uy our rrc and our countcr-a'tsck
To the west of Fort Douaumont par
ticuIarly our troops have engaged in
band -to-hand encounters with the ad-
yersary. who was elected from \
snail redoubt where he had sue
ceeded in installing himself.
Yesterday evening German forces
made several attempts 10 occupy the
village of Douaumont. Their efforts
were broken by the resistance of our
troops, who withstood the most furi-
Gus assaults.
French Attacks Repulsed.
There is no change in the situa-
ton at the Fort Of Douaumont,
which still remains closely encir-
clcd
Berlin. on the other hand, asserts
the repulse of all attempts 70 re-
take the German positions:
"In the Verdun district, new
r,asses concentrated by the enemy
were exhausted in unsuccessful at
tempts to attack the German posi-
tions in and near the fortress OF
Dcuaumont ami Hardaumont."
That the tide at Verdun has
changed was the general opinion In
Paris tonight. Premier BRAND cx-
,rossed that belief in an interview,
in which he said:
Caught between two barring
fires. covered with shrapnel from all
sides. attacked by our fresh divisions
surging upon the field of battle at
an unexpected moment. the Germans
saw their efforts stopped short.
The struggle was a titanic one. Our
heroic troops went into the melee
frantically. Our light and heavy
artillery dug sanguinary burrows in
the compact ranks Of the Germans.
Finally exhausted, their ranks
decimated, the German armies re-
coiled under our furious counter at
tacks. We have regained the advan-
tage. Installed upon formidable po-
sitions our heroic soldiers remained
masters of the field of battle"
France Brezthes Easier.
While all France is breathing
more freely. now that the safety OF
Nerdun seems assured, there is no
little concArn over the attack
launched in Champagne. II success
full, this would be even greater
menace TO Paris than the fall of the
great frontier fortress. IL is only
100 miles TO the capital from Cham.
pagne, compared with $50 miles
from Verdun.
"ln the Champagne the Germans
after efficient artillery preparations
began an attack on both sides of the
road from Sommc-Py 20 Souain
They captured the Nayarin farm
and French positions on both side.
about 1900 metres long and tool
New-York tribune., 1916-02-29

Boston. Feb. % heavy explosion.
believed 20 have been in one Of the
big chemical works in Noburn. was
felt over vide territory early to-day.
Windows in Melrose. more than seven
miles from the chemical works. were
shattered. and buildings in Boston.
twelve miles from Woburn were
shaken.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-29
Scorps Death TO Mend Wire.

"All the world believed the Ger
man artillery was making grand
effort before the final assault. The
Continued on page :. column :
New-York tribune., 1916-02-29
WEATHER.

Probable snow to-day and to-mor-
row. Moderate variable winds.
Pun Report or Page 8.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-29
GUARANTEE

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