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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-21
BANDITS KILL 200 WATCHFULLY WAIT
vilIistas Wipe Out Large Band
of Carranza Troops.
Details of the Clash Have Not
Yet Reached Border.

Ell Paso, Tex, April 21.-Two hum
dred Carranza troops en- route to Tor
reon from Saltillo were killed when
they were attacked by Villa bandits of
General Canuto Reyes command.
Unofficial, but reliable reports to
this effect have reached the border.
Details are lacking.
Washington. April 21.-Dispatches
to the state department report contin-
ued fighting between Yaqui Indians
and Carranza' S troops in the state of
Sonora. From Guaymas it is reported
that a number of Americans are pre-
pairing to leave Mazatlan by the first
available steamer.
News has just been received of a
fight at Aguas Calientes ranch about
a week ago, in which At Yaquis and %
Mexicans were killed. Another en-
counter took place at La Virginia a
fews days later, in which the Indian
casualties reached 100 dead. The Car
rama dead were not given.
The Lehr family, in danger at that
place, has been removed to Empalme,
on the coast.
The Yaqui campaign against the
Carranzista forces is a serious con-
sideration. There are understood to
be 5000 Yaqui Indians equipped with
modern munitions and their plan of
campaign is understood to be one of
terrOriZatiOn and murder
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Gerard Sends Word He Has De-
liYered g. S. UItimatum.
Fear U-BOat Attack Meanwhile
Will Mess Things.

Washington, April 21.-Word from
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin that he
had delivered the American note to
the German government and some in
dedication from him as to how it was
received, was awaited with keen ex-
pectancy by administration officials
today Unofficial advices early today
saying that he had presented the COM
flee last evening and that the chan
cellor had not seen 1t because of his
absence at army headquarters, were
read with interest by officials.
Pending Germany's reply to Amer
ica's demands that she Immediately
abandon the present methods of con
Quoting submarine warfare, one OF the
chief concerns of officials here is the
possibility of another attack on ship
carrying Americans 1t was admitted
that an immediate rupture could only
be prevented by proof that Germany
had been unable to communicate with
her submarine commanders. H. I
long the United States is willing to
wait for the German reply has not
been disclosed. 1t is suggested that
layed in replying Immediately because
of a series of religious holidays in
Germany which begin today and con-
tinue until Tuesday.
Bryan Goes to Capital.
Former Secretary of state Bryan,
who is here in the hope, as he ex-
pressed it, of being of some assistance
in preserving peace, continued his con-
ference with Democratic members of
congress today. Mr.. Bryan's view is
that "it would be crime to enter the
present war"
1.-The responsibility for declaring
war is upon congress, not upon the
it is fair to assume that when the
duty of acting falls upon congress, the
president will be willing to refrain
from embarrassing congress as he was
anxious that he should not be embar-
rassed."
He suggests arbitration of any quar-
rel that may be had with any Euro
pean nation.
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Mrs. Stella AzIein, 25, Testifies
Against Bridegroom Friend.
Tells of Visits Back and Forth
While Hubby Was Away.
"YOU WAS TOO OLD TO TELL~
Woman Fires Questions at III.
ID. Hamilton in Court Room.
Sat Close Together at Revival
to Pass Notes, She Says.

Mrs. Stella Azlein, twenty-five years
of age, married eight years and the
mother of three little children, took
the witness stand in the court of To-
peka today and retold the story upon
which w. E. Atchison, county attor-
ney. is basing a charge of white
slavery against H. d. Hamilton, u
bridegroom of three days.
Early this week Hamilton, who un-
til then was a well-to-do. widower of
Oakland. married Mrs. NJ. NJ. Fair, a
widow with one child. Hamilton IS
the father of two children, one four
teen and one eleven years. of age. The
white slave case, brought two weeks
ago, is the outgroWth of neighborhOod
talk in Oakland involving Mrs. Azlein
and Hamilton. The action was started
by S F. Azlein, the husband, who is
a machinist in the Santa Fe shops.
Mr.. and Mrs. Azlein and their three
children were in the courtroom. The
new Mrs. Hamilton was not present.
Ed Rooney. one of Hamilton's attor-
care of the children. The courtroom,
back of the railing, was filled with
neighbors of the two families. If they
went to the courtroom to get first
hand information on a neighborhood
scandal, they were not disappointed,
for Mrs. Azlein told the story from
start to finish without quibbling over
phrases or terms used.
Mrs Azlein was vindictive witness
and on two occasions ignored the at
torney for the defendant and turned
questioner. She shot questions over
the shoulder of the attorney at Ham,
ilton.
Witness Asks Questions.
"You said" she shot at Hamilton,
you was too old a man to tell. You
asked me what 1 thought your gray
hairs were for
When the defense was trying to
show that Hamilton did not know
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ANOTHER NEUTRAL
Dutch Steamship Sinks in Six
Minutes.
Five of Crew Drowned; SO
Survivors Land.

London, April 21.-A Lloyds dis
patch from Ymuiden, says the Dutch
steamship Lodewijik Vannassau was
sunk yesterday afternoon. She went
down in six minutes. Five of her
crew were drowned. Thirty-six sur
vivors have been landed at Ymuiden.
The Lodewijk Vannassau sailed
from Chile in February with a cargo
of salt petre for Rotterdam. A Ber-
lin wireless dispatch of April 9 says
she had been held up in the Downs
by the British authorities since March
22. and that her detention had aroused
public opinion in Holland as the Dutch
farmers feared the salt petre would
arrive too late for use this spring. The
vessel was built in 1913 and owned
in Amsterdam. She was 325 feet
long. Her gross tonnage was 1897.
Americans on Board.
Washington, April 21.-The Ameri-
can consul at Lisbon reported today
that the Norwegian steamer Terje-
vixen, which sunk on April Is off Lis
bon harbor, struck a floating mine
and that all on board were saved, in
Guiding two Americans.
Investigate Dutch Ship Sinking.
London, April 21.-The following
statement issued by the Dutch for
eign office comes from Reuters cor
respondent at The Hague: "The Ger
man government acting in accordance
with a request of The Netherlands
government has consented to COL
laborate with The Netherlands gov
ernment in order to ascertain the
identity of the torpedo which struck
the Tubantia.''
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FRENCH ADVANCE
Capture Deadman Hill Trenches
and 1874 Prisoners.
TOday's Paris Report Alse
Claims Other Verdun Gains.

Paris, April 21.-The French con-
tinued to make progress in the region
of Dead Mans Hill on the Verdun
front, in the fighting of last night
The war office announcement of this
afternoon reports the capture of Ger
man trenches and of four officers and
$50 men.
East of the Meuse a fierce German
attack was repulsed. In the sector
south of Haudremont Wood the
French made gains
The text of the statement follows.
West of the Meuse the attack un-
dertaken yesterday by our troops in
the region of LIE Mort Homme dead
Man HID progressed during the night.
In addition we seized a trench on the
northern outskirts of the Caurettes
wood and made prisoner four officers
and $50 soldiers.
East of the Meuse, a violent bonn
bardment of our positions was fol-
lowed at the close of the day by a
powerful offensive action by the en-
erny on a two-kilometre front between
the Thiamont farm and the Pond 81
Naux. The Germans who had gained
foothold in our lines south of Fort
Douaumont and north of the Pond
were completely thrown back by our
counter attacks during the night. Two
machine guns and number or pr1-
soners fell into OUT hands.
West of Douaumont in the sector
south of Haudremont wood. we like
wise made progress. We recovered
some wounded French prisoners and
captured a score of Germans.
I'm the region of LePreter wood our
artillery was quite active
Italians Forge Ahead.
Athens April 21-Italian forces
have occupied Thanassi. Fagheon and
Kiorka heights. in northern Epirus
near the Greek-Albanian frontier.
They are fortifying these positions
| with heavy artillery.
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that all passenger ships now going to
England carry war munitions: not
necessarily ammunition and shells. but
articles which are much more neces-
sary to help England to continue the
war;
Has Germany lost any submarines
since March l % (The day when the
new submarine campaign against
armed merchantmen opened,) I asked.
fes, was the frank reply.
DO you know how they were lost -
Admiral Won Holtzendorff was asked.
Sink 100000 Enemy Tons.
No, we don't always hear when
one of our submarines is lost We
don't always know whether they had
a fair chance or not when they at
tempted to sink ships, surrounded as
they are with such strict ORDERS"
What has been the success o the
new submarine warfare so far?" he
was asked.
In March more than 100000 en-
emy tons were destroyed by sub
marines and mines on enemy coasts"
was the response.
Admiral Won Holtzzendorff is filled
with energy and spirit. When he
talks he is the most serious official in
Germany. His whole body vibrates
with energy. Every word carries con-
viction because he speaks so frankly,
so unhesitatingly, that one feels. he
is speaking out instead of 1otting
down his notes beforehand to make an
impression.
During the entire interview he sat
erect in his leather chair, his eyes di-
rectly on the interviewer, his remarks
coming suddenly with a punch, like
shots from a cannon.
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Verify Incident, but Results q
Disappointment.
Even De FactO Official Denies
Report of Villas Death.
CONSUL LETCHER'S VERSION
Says Villa Was Not Present ct
Battle of Guerrero.
Thousand q. 8. Cavalry Now
Concentrated Near ParraI.

Field Headquarters General Persl1-
ing by Wireless to Columbus, n. NJ.
April 21.-American military author
itfes detailed to investigate the report
that the body recently disinterred as
San Borja was that of Pancho villa,
reported today they were unable 20
obtain confirmation. No details were
given which would tend to throw
hight on the situation.
chihuahua, April 21.-The body
supposedly Villas proved to be that
of a villista but not the bandit leader
himself. The report that the bandit
leaders corpse had been exhumed was
positively stamped as false today by
General Luis Gutierrez, military COM
mander here.
This and official American reports
that villa is in Durango state un-
wounded were disclosed. together with
a Carranza order of April 10, prohibits
ing United States aviators flying over
Mexican cities and barring the Amer
lean forces from using Mexican tele-
graph and telephone lines.
Scores of shots were fired at the
American who made a flight over the
city Wednesday.
Resentment of the Mexican soldiers
and populace against the continued
presence of the American troops is
becoming 40 general that Carranza
military authorities declare they will
be unable to control the people unless
the expedition Is soon withdrawn
Letcher Tells of Hostility.
Cors,I IAtcher renorted to WASH
ington that the Parral incident was
not an isolated case. Other attacks
on American troops by the I'M
habitants of Mexican towns are be-
lieved to have occurred.
The bandit whose life was spared
when he promised to point out Villas
burial place, led the Carranza SOL
diers to a grave but the body was not
Villas.
IT never did consider the report az
having any foundation" said Cutter
rez 'In fact. do not know whether
Villa is dead or alive. For days I
have been unable to secure any defi-
mite information as to his where
abouts"
Reports to Consul Letcfier assert
that Villa probably was not in the
Guerrero battle in which he was re-
ported by the Carranza authorities to
have been wounded.
A number of Americans who came
here to investigate the reported
death of Villa and identify his body,
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FED BY A|RSHIPS
Kut Ell Amara Garrison Kent
Alive by Aeroplanes.
Only Food Besieged Troops Get
Dropped From Skies.

Constantinople, April 21.-The To-
600 British troops under General
Townshend besieged at Kut-EI-Amara.
Mesopotamia, by the Turks, are slow
ly being starved, according to an Off
cial communication given out here to-
day. The only food reaching the town
is dropped by aeroplanes
Turkish officials expect at any mo-
ment to hear of the capitulation of
this army. The nearest relief column.
that under General Gorringhe, about
20 miles away. is almost stationary in
the lace OF the strong Turkish re-
sistance.
The official communication says:
The situation of the enemy at Kut-
El-Amara is growing critical Owing
to the difficulties in obtaining food
the commander has ordered all ci-
villains to evacuate the town
the commander anticipates the
aeroplanes will drop bags of wheat.
On the front in the Caucasus the
battle is assuming violent character.
The enemy's attempts to advance have
been frustrated with heavy losses.
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line Up OFFICERS
U. S. Prepares to Mobilize Mill
tia and Volunteers.
Be Ready for Action When
Germany Makes Reply.

New York, April PA retired
army officer whose name is withheld
for obvious reasons made the follow
ing statement here concerning the
mobilization of the national guard and
retired officers:
Practically every army officer re
Gently retired and all other who are
not physically disabled are now under
orders to hold themselves ready for
service. They probably will be order
ed back into the service as leaders of
the militia and volunteers and pro-
NOTED to higher rank.
VERY recently retired officers have
been ordered to report their where
abouts to the war department and also
the condition of their health. Many
and undergone tests as to their phys
ica1 fitness to return to the service.
y. g. Gets Ready.
"Orders have been issued to the ma
tional guard of New York and other
states to get ready Mobilization is
practically under way. Companies
are being recruited to their full
strength. Regiment units are being
centralized.
mo reply from Germany is expected
for week or ten days. 1t is the wish
of the war department that the ma
tional guard be ready for action by
that time"
n. Y. Pledges Support to U. S.
Albany, n. Y, April 21.-The state
of New York, through its legislature,
last night pledged to President Wilson
all its resources of men and material
In the event of war with Germany. A
resolution was adopted by both houses
az their final session last evening.
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MORE TO FRANCE
Russia COntemplates Sending
Quarter Million Soldiers.
Has More Men Than Munitions
France the Reverse.

Marseilles, April 21.-The arrival OF
the transports that brought the Rus
sian troops, sent to join the entente
forces on the western front, had been
expected since Tuesday but a heavy
storm in the Mediterranean delayed
their reaching here until yesterday.
Every precaution for their -protec-
tion had been taken owing to reports
that hostile submarines were opera ting
in the Mediterranean but the voyage
was concluded without untoward in
cident.
The coming of Russian troops to the
western front has been talked of by
military people for two or three
months. The reason. as now explained,
is that it is easier for Russia to arm
and supply fighting material to Rus
sian troops on the western front than
on the eastern.
Russia still has many hundred
thousand more men under training
than she can use on her fighting lines
because the Russian problem con-
tinued to be not how to get men, but
munitions The allies can obviously
provide complete equipment for Rus
slams more easily in France than by
shipping to Russia Possibly a quar-
ter of a million men will be sent into
France this spring.
The Russian troops which reached
MarSeilles yesterday continue to be
the center of enthusiastic demonstra-
tion from crowds at Camp Mirabeau
where the newly arrived force is quar-
tered The Russians show no ill eff
fects of their long journey. Officers
of the Russian forces are the reci-
pients of rounds or receptions and
of congratulatory kilograms form
many allied quarters. The authorities
number of men who arrived or of the
route the TRANSPORTS followed
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SUFF
Not Guilty of Graft Plot, Board
Decides.
Mrs. Eaton Charged Mrs. Rowe
Demanded Tribute.

Chicago April 21.-Mrs. Louise
Osborne Rowe. commissioner of pub
lie welfare of Chicago, was found not
guilty by the civil service commission
last night, of the charge that she COM
PEELED Mrs. Page Waller Eaton, a
superintendent, to contribute a third
of $4,000 a year salary to an alleged
political fund.
Mrs. Eaton charged Mrs Rowe col
lected the tribute in monthly INSTALL
ments on the pretext first that it was
to go to the support of a destitute
sister-in-law of Mayor William Hale
Thompson and later that it was for
a fund to help the mayor recuperate
from his financial losses during the
campaign
Mrs. Rowe declared the charges
were part of a political conspiracy to
injure the mayor. The position occu-
pied by Mrs. Eaton was abolished
shortly before her charges were
brought
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Additional Indictments To Be
Asked by Government.
English Prisoner in U. S. Bares
Whole Conspiracy.
CONFESSION A SENSATION
Willing to Give Back Official
Documents Seized by c. S.
But Will Germany Admit Own
ership of Won Igel Papers.
Washington,

Washington. D. c., April 21.
Additional indictment of German
sympathizers in this country will be
asked by the department of justice
as a result of revelations made by
Horst Won der Goltz. alleged German
spy brought to New York by Scotland
Yards detectives. This was learned
authoritatively here today. Won der
GoItz's statement was said by depart
ment officials to have opened field
practically without limits" for inves-
tigation. The government Will follow
every clue. 1t was understood that the
mum mber of men involved in Won der
Goltz's activities in the United States
is much larger than had been thought
heretofore.
The pending New York indictments
were said to embrace the alleged lead
ers in the conspiracy to blow up the
canal but indictment of men involved
in minor ways in the alleged con-
spiracy, probably will be sought soon.
1t was understood Indictment will be
asked also in connection with Won der
GoltZ's other activities.
VIII Return All That's Official
The state and justice departments
ANNOUNCED today the government s
Willingness to return to the German
embassy all the papers seized in New
York with the arrest of Wolfe Won
Igel, which Count Won Bernstorff will
identify as official. Photographs of
the seized documents have been made
and will be retained. Count Won Bern
storff protested vigorously against the
taking of the papers and it was at
the state department that Secretary
Lansing was considering the necessity
of an official apology.
Should the ambassador assert that
all the documents are official it is
cnderstood they will all be returned
TO him, but it was said to be the pres
ent. Intention of officials to keep all
the Photographic copies. Officials
were interested today in learning if
Count Won Bernstorff would declare
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Girls Barefoot
1916 Style or,
Bathing Beach

Chicago. April 21.-The official
costume for women bathers at
Chicago's public bathing beaches
this year will consist only of
blouse and bloomers, without
stockings, according to an an
nouncement made today by Theo-
dore A Groos, superintendent of
parks and bathing beaches. Stock
ings and skirts will be furnished
only or request. Mems suits will
be of one piece
Chicago's beaches. it is said, will
accommodate at least $4,000 per-
sons ct d time, the largest hav-
ing lockers for 10000.
Persons in street clothes will
not be allowed to mingle with
bather upon the beaches this
year and bathers will not be per-
mitted % join the crowd of prom
enaders Upon the galleries behind
the beacnes.
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Ought
to Haze Model
Teachers Home

Spokane Wash, April 21.-
Marked interest was shown today
by members of the Inland EN-
pire Teachers association in an
address made by Philander P.
CIaxton, United States commission
er of education, advocating as
part of each rural schools equip
ment, model home for the
teacher and a ten acre farm to be
cultivated as a model for the COM
munity.
Il do not believe we can ever
succeed" DIR. Claxton said, when
so many teachers move each year
from place to place as is the case
in Washington. The teacher must
become an accepted part of the
community
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REPORT OF TODAY'S GAMES
IN STATE JOURNAL TONIGHT

The second game of the Western
league season between Topeka and
st. Joseph will be played in St Joe
this afternoon. This game, beginning
at 3:15 O'Clock, will be reported in
full in the postscript edition of the
State Journal, on the street at 5
O'Clock.
Fans should remember, also, that
the first real bulletins of the games
over the country are posted on the
State Journal windows as soon as they
are flashed over the wire
All games over the country will ap-
pear in the postscript edition.
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"THE BANKERS STORY"

(Relating how John r. Mulvane once
threw out a State Journal check for $3.14; ;
afterwards cashinG one for $lo,OOO.)
There is no more important man in
a community than the banker; in fact,
he is often the most important. He
furnishes the means with which the
merchant and the manufacturer are
able to produce business and follow
their callings. Even the head of an
important mercantile establishment
with large capital. often must needs
call upon the banker for additional
funds to enable him not only to make
progress. but to actually maintain and
merely keep alive the enterprise he
has constructed.
The banker encourages thrift he is
a practical example of it himself No
man ever became a good banker un-
less he was thrifty. The youth of To-
peka should make note of this.
The banking business is based al
most wholly upon confidence. No one
who speaks falsely has a good rating
at the bankers; no one who practices
deception. or who is known to be
tricky in business affairs, has much
SIdnQlnB at the Ddnk on the corner. II
is difficult for the careless business
man, one who does not meet his notes
promptly on the day they are due, and
otherwise conduct himself in a busi-
ness like manner, to negotiate a new
loan or extend an old one.
4 banker banks more upon the in
tesrity and the ability of the man than
he does upon his dollars. He may lose
his dollars. but his honesty and skill
will enable him to get them back, If
the banker helps him over a bad road.
and the banker will do that pretty
nearly every time, if the man deserves
it and is worthy Of trust.
Topeka, we are proud to say, has
many good bankers; in fact. we don't
know any bad ones in the lot.
The capital stock of all our banks
and the two trust companies who
wrote to the county board last week.
aggregate over d million dollars and
the deposits in those institutions are
fourteen and a half millions. They
have a surplus of over half a mil
lion.
Speaking of confidence. here is a lit
tie personal incident: Nearly thirty
years ago, after the writer for year