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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-06
Republican and Democrat Head
quarters Suspend Tonight.
Predictions of Clear Skies Will
Bring Out Heavy Vote.
BOTH CulIRMEN CONFIDENT
Sessions Claims 80 900 to 10000
for Charles E. Hughes.
Lardner Looks for Wilson and
Congressman Reelection.

Activities in both Republican and
Democrat state headquarters will be
suspended tonight and the men who
have directed the political battle in
Kansas, during the last few weeks. will
await the verdict of the voters in
tuesdays election. Predictions today
of clear skies for Tuesday brought
claims from both parties that a heavy
vote favored their chances in the pres
idential and congressional fights in
this state. Charles Sessions, RepubH-
can chairman; and Hubert Lardner,
head of the Democrat state committee,
renewed their assertions that they
would win.
Nearly every pound of campaign lit
erature was mailed from state head
quarters Saturday. Today the state
leaders conferred with workers thru
out the state and several hundred dol
lars were spent for telephone and tele-
graph service. Final instructions were
sent county chairmen and tonight the
final move in the campaign will have
been directed. The real work in the
election fight will be in charge of the
workers in the los counties who direct
the fighting in the trenches and carry
the party banner in the local precincts.
Bright Election Day.
With assurances from the weather
bureau that clear skies will greet Kan
sas voters Tuesday, both state chair
men today claimed advantage. Chair
man Sessions claimed Kansas for
Hughes by a majority of $4,000 to
40,O0O over President Wilson. He also
claimed certain election of six Repub-
lican congressman. with conditions IA
Vorable to the election of Repu b1icans
in all of the eight districts of the state.
full state ticket and a majority in
both legislative branches, were also
claimed.
For the Democrats, Chairman Lard
ner claimed Kansas for Wilson and re-
election of all of the six Democrat
congressman. Lardner, however, did
not indulge in majorities or pluralities.
He will leave tonight for his home in
Fort Scott to vote.
Special Wire Service.
Both Republican and Democrat
state headquarters will be open Tues
day night. Each committee has ar
ranged for special wire service in the
collection of election returns. At Re-
publican state headquarters, Kansas
returns will be compared with re-
turns of two years ago as reports are
sent from each of the 2,474 precincts
In this manner the Republican leaders
will be able to make conservative esti-
mates of final results long before the
total vote is reported.
Republicans and Democrats will to-
night make their final appeals for
votes in all of the eight congressional
| districts of the state. Nearly 400 poll
I teal meetings by state and local
speakers were listed for today, ac-
cording to estimates by state chair
men.
A feature of the campaign CLOSING
was an appeal by Governor Capper TO-
day for the support of Charles E
! Hughes by all men and women who &C
10 the polls in Tuesdays election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-06
Monster Demonstration by g.
O. p. at z O'clock.
GOV. CAPPER is MAIN SPEAKER
Shawnee's Last Celebration for
Her Home Candidate.
Reserve Seats for Old Soldiers
and Their Wives.

Kansas Republicans will tonight go
into the final round of the prediction
fight with brass bands. torches. BAN
ners, fireworks. cheer leaders. motor
cars-and oratory unrestrained- In
Topeka. political leaders will return to
old-time spectacular methods of arous-
ing enthusiasm. A monster parade
and red fire display will be staged on
Kansas avenue preceding the home-
coming meetings for Governor Capper
and Mrs. w. A. McCarter. They will
speak tonight in the auditorium in the
final Republican meeting of the state
wide campaign.
Hundreds Of men and women are
expected to participate in the big par
ade, preceding the Capper- McCarter
meeting. 1t is the first time in the
campaign that Charles H. Sessions,
chairman of the Republican state
committee. has uncorked spectacular
methods of arousing enthusiasm But
tonight Shawnee county Republicans
will go into the finish of the campaign
with display of enthusiasm that has
not been in evidence since the DAYS
when Populism was an issue in the
state.
The Parade.
The parade OF marchers, banner
carriers, patriots on foot and in motor
cars, will form at o'clock tonight at
Third street and Kansas avenue Led
, by Marshalfs band, the parade will
start south on Kansas avenue at 7:3G
O'CLOCK The line of march will be
south on Kansas avenue to Tenth ave-
nue., east to Quincy street and north to
the auditorium. Governor Capper and
state officials will ride at the head
OF the big parade. They VIII be fol-
! lowed by cars carrying officers of the
republican state and county commit
tees, county candidates, party leaders
and patriots who cnthuse and vote.
/ 1t is probable that the auditorium
| VIII be filled to capacity tonight for
the big Capper- -McCarter meeting. Tha
governor ard Mrs. McCarter have re-
turned from campaign trips thru the
entire state. Governor Capper has
been on the stump in Kansas five
weeks in the interests of the Repub-
hcan state and national tickets. He
VIII make his final speech of the cam
paign tonight when he talks to home
town voters in the auditorium.
Several hundred seats will proba j,Iv-
De reserved for old soldiers and their
wives. 1t is probable that a large
number of veterans will participate h,
the parade preceding the meeting and
speclal arrangements will be made 10
provlde seats for members of patriotic
organizations active in the demonstra-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-06
new OFFENSIVE
SETS BACK BOTH
FRENCH, ENGLISH
Germany Hits Terrific Blow on
SOmme Front.
British Evacuate Recently Won
WarlencOurt Position.
FRENCH YIELD At SAILLISEL
Rumania Reports Defeat OF
TeutOns in DObrudja.
In Retreat, Enemy Sets Fire to
Rumanian Towns.
FRENCH YIELD At SAILLISEL
Rumania Reports Defeat OF
TeutOns in DObrudja.

London, Nov 6.-A strong German
counter attack last night compelled
the British to relinquish a portion of
the ground they had captured in the
neighborhood of Butte de Warlencourt
on the Somme front, the war office
announced today
Teutons Win in Night Attack.
Paris. Nov. German counter at
tacks which followed yesterdays i'm
portant advance against newly consoli-
dated French positions between st.
Pierre Vaast wood and the village of
Sailly-Salllisel were partially success
full in the wood and at Saillisel, the
war office announced today.
The Teuton counter attacks were
made late last night and some ground
was gained by them. Elsewhere the
enemy was repulsed.
Violent cannonading was reported
about Damloup, but no infantry ac-
ton in that region.
Turn Tables on Teutons.
Bucharest, Nov. 6.-The war office
announces that Rumanian forces in
Dobrudja have compelled the retire
ment of Teutonic troops which in their
retreat set fire to several villages.
Straighten Verdun Defenses
London, Nov. 6.-Their front in the
Verdun region now relieved of dan
gerous bends and salients north and
northeast of the great fortress by
smashing victories at Vaux and Dam
loup villages, French armies are now
set for further advances against troops
of the German crown prince.
Advances north of the Somme like
wise have made possible thanking op-
erations against Bouchavesnes and
Blaches. Expectation of such move
ment is such since, if successful it will
straighten the French from Sailliasel
to Peronne and give General F'och po-
sitions that would bear seriously on
Peronne itself.
British victories on the Ancre bank
have made German positions al
Grandcourt and Pys dangerous to hold
much longer
Battle Desperately for Heights.
Petrograd, Nov. (via London).-
German forces yesterday several time:
assumed the offensive on the Russian
western front in the region east oi
the village of Lipitiza- -Dolnaia ant
west of the village of Silavenin with
the object of capturing the command
ing heights occupied by the Russians
All the German attacks, according tC
an official statement issued today b,
the Russian war department, were
frustrated by violent Russian artil
| Continued on Page Two.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-06
is IT AMERICAN?
Nationality of TOrpedoed Ship
Lanao Question.
American Owners Had Made
Deal to Sell to Norwegian.

Washington, Nov. 6.-The Iynited
states bureau of navigation today was
uncertain as to the registry of the
Lanao, altho the maritime registry of
United States flag
July 26 the United States consul
general at London reported the La
mao as on the point of being sold by
lish-controlled concern, to Hans Ham
nevig of Christiania. Whether the
sale was conSummated is not known
London, Nov. 6.-Lloyds announces
that the American steamship Lsnao
has been sunk by a submarine. Thirty
men have landed at Barry.
The Lanao was sunk October 2S.
Lloyds reports
Owned by Norwegian.
Washington, Nov. 6.-The steamer
Lanao is not an American owned ves-
sell according to records of the hu-
reau of navigation of the department
of commerce which show Hans Ham
nevrg of Christiania, Norway as her
owner and that she was sold by her
American owners in the Philippines
recently.
Records of the bureau show the
Lanao was owned by the FindIay Mil
Ter Steamship company Of Manila. Her
sale to Hans Hannevrg was reported
by the American consul general at
London in report sent July "a this
year The reported purchase price
was $4,000.
The Lanao is a steel screw steamer
of 692 tons, whose port of registry is
Manila The Lanao is 100 feet long
and was built in 1912.
Government Not Yet Involved.
Washington, Nov. 6.-The state de-
partment was without official advices
today on the sinking of the Lanao, and
it was said no action would be taken
until it was shown that the lives of
Americans had been endangered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-06
WORRYIN.

I'm Sittin' here a-worryin'
About the Presidents chair;
If each is bad t'other says,
They amt fit to be there
II wobbly Wilson vyobbles,
And Hughes hues change their
shade.
The country's goin' to ruin,
With either I'm afraid.
We might as well just shut up shop,
We're ruined sure as fate,
Cause each one says that t'other one
Will wreck the Ship + State.
-Nels Yingle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-06
Re-Birth of Polish Nation Scene
of Great Ovation.
new SOVEREIGN NOT NAMED
Is FulfiIIment of Long Cher
ished Wish of Poland.
Delegates From Warsaw Ask
That Regent Be Appointed.

Warsaw, Sunday, Nov. 5.-The mani
festo of Emperor Wilhelm and En-
peror Franz Josef again calling into
existence the ancient kingdom of Po-
land, was read at noon today to the
assembled Polish representatives in
royal palace by Governor General Won
Beseler.
Outside in the great square before
the castle and in the spacious court
yard of the venerable. fourteenth CEN
tury pile, inhabitants gathered by
thousands to attend the ceremony of
what is designated as the rebirth of
the Polish nation-a conception, the
importance and bearing of which are
making their way into the minds of
the people more or less rapidly after
its long sleep of more than a century,
Quickest to realize the significance
of the day are the academic youth of
the country, students of the University
of Warsaw, the Polytechnic school and
other higher institutions of learning,
who attended the ceremony bearing
| banners and wearing the gay student
ribbons. This afternoon they are lead
ing parades and demonstrations thru
the streets bright with red flags There
are volunteers by the hundreds for the
Polish army which, the manifesto an
nounced, will be recalled into ex-
| iStence.
Ceremony Short But Spirited.
The ceremony was short and simple.
Precisely at noon General Won Bese-
| Ter, wearing the decorations granted
for the reduction of Antwerp and the
| Polish fortress, mounted the dais in
the gala ballroom of the old JageIIon-
ian castle and in the name of the Ger
] man sovereign read the imperial
] manifesto in ringing, soldiery tines
! When he ceased the Polish count.
Hutten Czaphki, the palace command
ant, read to the Polish notabIes a
translation of the manifesto in their
| own language. Then came cheers
from the hitherto silent crowd: cheers
! for Poland, Emperor William. En-
peror Franz Josef, for Germany and
| the Germans. and for General Won
Beseler.
President Brudzinski of the RECENTLY
elected city council. who is rector OF
/ the University of Warsaw in the Pol
ish tongue, gave thanks for the i'm
perial degree. He asserted the deter
mination of the Poles would be found
worthy of the liberties conferred and
asked that as the first step toward the
formation of the government, a regent
be appointed for the kingdom since the
] Continued on Page Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-06
"We're Going to Parral to MUIR
der Those GringOes."
REFUGEES FLEEING DISTRICT
TrevinO Unable to Get Word
From Besieged City.
Reports Indicate De FactOs Pre-
pairing to Leave Town.

Ell Paso Nov. 6.-Every energy of
the United States state department
today is being directed toward obtain
ing knowledge of the fate of the ten
Americans known to be in Parral and
apprehension was reused to fever
heat upon the arrival last night of
four Americans who fed from Chi
huahua, bringing further reports of
the murder of DR.. c. H. Fisher. aged
American, in Santa Rosalia. by Villista
bandits.
After hunting down and killing Dr.
Fisher, the bandits told the inhab-
itants of the town they were going
to Parral and kill those gringoes," ma
tives reaching Chihuahua City after
| the raid told the refugees.
| In official quarters here hope is held
out that the Americans were able to
escape before the bandits reached Par
raj. Representatives of mining COM
clare their belief that the men are
safe, but admit their anxiety.
Many Refugees Coming Out.
In a message, General Trevino. COM
mander of the Mexican de facto gar
rison at Chihuahua City, stated he was
unable to obtain any news of the fate
| of the Americans.
Communication still cut off, said
the telegram from Trevino. Have no
information from Parral Making ef-
forts get news.
On the same train bringing the
American refugees last night were the
families of two staff officers of Tre-
vino and the families of seven French
residents of the chihuahua capital
1a% --vtI1
next attack that city. They crossed
to the American side of the river
Every foreigner coming out predicts
that the city will be evacuated il
Villa makes another attack.
w. E. Phillips, secretary of the Y.
NJ. c. A, of Chihuahua City, was one
of the refugees.
Hunted Down and Stabbed.
"It is almost certain Fisher was
killed. he said. "A we'll known ma
tive cattleman who came overland
from Santa Rosalia declared that the
. doctor hid when the bandits entered
the town. Upon orders of the Villista
commander he was hunted down and
stabbed to death.
I'm Chihuahua City it is believed
Parral is in possession of Villa, but
we heard nothing of the fate of the
Americans said DR.. Phillips
Other refugees said that artillery or
the hills back of Chihuahua City had
been hauled down yesterday and load
ed upon flat cars. This was taker
as an indication that evacuation was
| imminent.
That another American was rrlur-
dered in Santa Rosalia was the state
ment of DR.. w. V. Jackson, of r.
Paso. He declared that an Influential
Mexican who arrived here brought in
formation that Harry Brenshand, min
ing prospector, was caught by bandits
after Fishers murder and shot tc
death. DR.. Jackson said the report
has been brought in by a messenger
sent to Santa Rosalia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-06
TORPEDOED A WARSHIF
Br1tish Piunger Scores a Hit on Ger
man Dreadnaught.

London. Nov. "a German dread
naught was torpedoed yesterday off
the Danish coast by and eEnglish sub
marine, the admiralty announced to-
day.
The damage done is rot known. it
was stated. 1t is known, however.
that the German warship was hit
The announcement follows: One of
our submarines operating in the North
sea reports that she fired torpedoes at
a German battleship of tie dread
naught type near the Danish coast
yesterday. The vessel was hit. The
amount of damage is unknown.
The British announcement gives no
intimation whether any considerable
portion of the German high seas fleet
was on the North sea yesterday. 1t
was off the Danish coast that the
main German and British fleets en-
gagged in battle last May. On several
occasions the German fleet has left its
base for short cruises in the North sea.
ordinarily dreadnaught would not
be employed merely for reconnoiter-
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-06
1T WAS A HOT NIGHT
Cooler Weather This Afternoon Is
Forecast by the Observer.

September weather prevailed here
today with temperatures "a degrees
above normal The wind. which is
blowing at the rate of 25 miles an hour
from the southwest. will moderate
tonight Temperatures probably will
not drop to normal tonight or tomor-
row, local weather bureau officials
stated
Last night was a real August night
with temperatures many degrees
above normal and a high wind all
night The wind is characteristic of
this time of year and it is expected to
bring some cooler weather here to-
night. S. ID. Flora. local weather OBJ
server. stated this morning that the
unusually warm weather would he
over by night There is no bad wealth
er in sight.
The lowest temperature last night
was SO degrees. The night was the
warmest since October 4, nd the
minimum reading is 26 degrees above
normal The mercury was sluggish
during the morning and had reached
only 81 degrees by $3.50 O'clock With
the sun shining brightly, however. Mr..
Flora stated that the high record of
SO degrees. established in 1915. might
be equaled this afternoon. The lowest
temperature that ever occurred on this
date is 8 degrees in 1889.
The forecast calls for fair weather
tonight and Tuesday: cooler tonight
in all parts of Kansas and in the east
ern portion Tuesday. No extreme
temperatures are expected tonight and
tomorrow. the mercury probably will
reach so degrees.
The wind during all of last night
varied from rs to 80 miles an hour
and this morning was making 80 from
the southwest. For a short time
after o'clock it made 36 but moder-
ated somewhat after that time The
moon tonight does not set until 4:41
o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-06
new STOCK YARDS
Wolff Packing Company VIII
Enlarge Facilities.
Spend Ten Thousand for Con-
crete Shutes and Sheds.

A permit was issued at the city hall
today TO the Wolff Packing company,
to erect a $4,000 cattle shed and
double-deck cattle shute. The entire
structure will be of reinforced con-
crete and according to the permit will
be completed about December l.
THE shed will hold about 500 cat
tie" said Charles Wolff. jr. 1T will
be erected to the east of our new kill
ing department. which is now under
construction, and will be used in con-
nectinn with that department'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-06
81 BUILDINGS BURN
Second Disastrous Fire Within Year
Wipes Out Oklahoma Town.

Writ, Okla, Nov 6-Sixty-two
buildings on Main street were in ruins
today as the result of the second dis
astrous fire here within a year The
fire, which started early yesterday
from a disconnected gas pipe in a res
taurant. had practically wiped the
town from the map in four hours
Owners could get no insurance be-
cause of building conditions and many
of them will make no attempt to re-
build The loss was about s15O,O0O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-06
DIE THE SANE HOUR
Two We'll Known Chicago Piopeer,
Pass Away.

Chicago. Nov. 6.-Charles H. Adams
and George Hunting Webster. both
wioely known Chicago pioneers, died
at the same hour here
Adams was a descendent of Jobn
Quincy Adams, sixth president of the
United States. He was a brother ~
Mrs. Clara Adams Darling founder Of
he Daughters of the American Revo-
ution.
webster was former partner of the
ate p. d. Armour
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-06
U. S. steel Keeps Going Up.

New York, Nov. 6.-United States
steel sold at the new high record of
1211h in the stock market shortly af-
ter noon today, exceeding its pre-
and iron shares were higher by to
points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-06
CONSCRIPTION LOSES
Antis Appear to Have Won i'm Aus
tralia-Count Not Yet Complete.

Melbourne, Nov. "a record num-
ber of votes was poiled on the con-
scription referendum but the figures
re still incomplete Out Of a total
of 2.087,000 votes counted the ma
jority against conscription is 73.006-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-06

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
" Fair tonight and Tuesday; cooler
tonight and in the east Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-06

NO MA TIER what the weather mar
says. it'll be hot tomorrow!
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-07-13
QUESTION NO. 16
WICKED ONES.
TEXT.

The wicked are estranged
from the womb; they e. astray
as soon as they be born, speak.
ing lies,
Their poison is like the poison
OF a serpent; they are like the
deaf adder that stoppeth her ear
Psalms. 53-3 ~
Dear reader please ask your
preacher who God had referen
ce to? is it the little child?
or who can it have reference tor
Preachers please answer thru
the CRESSET, or say by your
silence that you do not know.
Ed.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-07-13
QUESTION NO, IS.
Brother Garrett; Please e1

Brother Garrett; Please ex
plain these scriptures:
In Zeph. 8 is. it says, Il viii
gather them that are sorrowfu
for the Solemn Assembly,"
And in Joe! 2-15, 1t says
Blow the trumpet in Zion. sane
THY a fast call a Solemn Assem-
bly," Who is this that will blow
the trumpet in Zion? Is it be
that will rule the nations with q
rod of iron, spoken OF in Rove.
lation, ana the Deliverer ont OF
Zion. Frank Moore,