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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-01
Jayhawkcrs Elect Leaders.

Lawrence, Kan, June Fired
Rodkey, Blue Rapids, Kan, and
George Since, Wakeeney Kan, were
elected captains of the 1917 track and
baseball teams of the University of
Kansas at the conclusion of the an
nual banquet given by the athletic as
ISOLATION here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-01
Pitches 1 Hit Game; Wins It.

Lawrence, Kan, June 1--Craig
held Kansas State Agricultural college
to one hit, but weird fielding by the
Kansas infield forced the game to ten
innings, Craig winning his own game,
to 8. with a single.
The score. r H Il
Kansas .Oo2 010 600 IA 5
k S A 1000 0O1 O20 O. 8 1 1
Batteries - Craig and Weltner;
Hodgson and Sullivan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-01
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

First Chicago game-Score: r. n, Z.
St Louis ...................... ) 0
chicago L ~
Ratteries-Doak and Snyder: Lavender.
Packard and Fischer, Clemens.
Second game: r. H f.
st Louis Observation-Disclosures. 2
Chicago IS
Batteries-Ames. Meadows and Gonzales;
Seaton, Packard and Archer.
RH.E
Boston ...............2 s .
Brooklyn ....................3 5 l
Batteries-Barnes and Gowdy; Pfeffer
and Meyers.
RHE
view 1oIh
RnlldQelpHld . u
Batteries-Benton and RaTiden; Bender,
McQuillan and Z. Burns.
(13 innings.)
r. H. f.
PittSburg . =
Batteries-Toney and Wingo; Miller and
Wilson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-01

College Baseball Results.
Emporia State Normal 5-3; College
of Emporia L..
K. U. 4: K. S. A. c. 8.
Chicago 5 Purdue 20.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-01
Although no statement has b,
HOW THEY sLUMPED.


The team left here in second place
and fought Lincoln to a standstill for
the league leadership during the first
series, but after leaving the home of
the Ducklings everything began to
break bad and the total result of the
string of misfortunes is seen in the
standing table. which shows US in
fifth place today.
After breaking even at Lincoln. Lat
tiInore and his crew invaded Des
Moines. Miserable weather condi-
tons which were appropriated advan-
tageously by the Isben crew started
the team on the slippery path One
game was postponed on account of
rain, another that was begun in the
rain was called in the fifth inning aft
er the Izzies had gotten into the lead
From Des Moines the team went to
Sioux City and there the jinx that had
been bounding them beat our battlers
down to a frazzle. One game was
won after twelve innings of play, an
other went eighteen innings to a draw
and the other two were lost. After the
Indian series the players were 50 bad
ly shot to pieces that they dropped
three straights in Omaha From
Omaha they went to St Joe and the
results there are modern history that
DO not require repeating.
THE AIIaMENT.
If is NOT a hard aarter tn locate the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-01
Sport Wheezes
by CLUG-

Wednesday at St. Joe the Savages
ended the most disastrous road trip
they have known in the last two years.
And it is sincerely hoped that with
the end of the trip the eyes-deep
slump they have been in will terrni-
nate.
The team has been away since the
18th of May. In all. 16 games were
played, IL of which were lost, 4 won
and one tied One game was post
poned. Several were played in the
rain.
Although no statement has been
given out by Savage, it is presumed
that the trip was almost as disastrous
from a financial standpoint as it was
from a percentage angle. Weather
conditions during most of the swing
were miserable and in almost so per
cent of the gaGes the rain guarantee
was taken in preference to the gate
receipts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-01

THE AIIaMENT.
1t is not q hard matter to locate the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-01
500 Get Two New Pitchers

500 Get Two New Pitchers.
Sioux City, Ia, June 1.-The Sioux
CITY Western league team has signed
two pitchers. Jack Pfeister, formerly
OF the Chicago Cubs, and Wilbur
schardt. who. last year played with
the indianapolis club of the American
association
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-01

major ailment in the complication that
caused the downward slide. Poor
pitching spells it all. With the excep-
ton of Hall, none of the pitchers have
been going as they should and some
have to all purposes not been going
at all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-01

1t is true the heavy hitters have
not been pushing EN- out as they ought
to do and one or two games have been
booted away on errors. But these all
ments are more than likely the result
of the discoura cement caused by the
poor pitching and the unlucky breaks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
JAP AN SENDING VAST SUPPLIES
 TO AID RUSSIA

 Toronto, Ontario. Aug. 3.-Marouts Inouye, Japanese ambassador to Great Britain, arrived here last night on his was from London. In an interview today he ridiculed the idea of a vel low perip' which he said was started by the German emperor to cover up his own ambitions in China. which were to make. that country a German India.
 will you give Kiao-Ch back to Germany after the yvar?" he was asked.
 we will give it back to China tc whom it belongs" he replied, adding. Japan is playing a large part in the war. All our government arsenal. and our private industries are mob;- lized against Germany. We are doing everything posG.s to help the Rus sians. We are sending munitions to the eastern front via V1adivostok.
 T might safely say that Japan has supplied the major part of the muni. tions that are being used by the Rus sians in their present offensive. and in that way we have contributed a great deal toward the 4sssian suc- cess"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
RlkER TRUCK TRAIN TN
 MEXICO MAKES RECORD
 RUN OVER DESERT LAND

Locomobile Co.'s. way of thinking, to the extent that the LoeOmobile plant now is working day and night. turning out Riker trucks for army orders.
 Automobile truck trains now run in the army organization much after the manner. of freight trains, on reg ular schedule, and over the same gen. eral runs. But 1t is. not considered good practice to follow a beaten path. because, owing to the nature of the ground, the strings of heavy trucks wear deep ruts which make the coun- try more impossible than it is where the motor trucks have not passed
 That string of 30 trucks could travel without single stop at a rate of more than 10 miles an hour Is re- garded, especially by the Locomobile people here who have experienced the rigors of truck driving in Mexico. a really wonderful achievement.
 The result was that the office of A. L. Riker, the vice president and general manager of the company, for whom the truck is named, was swamp ed with congratulatory messages to- day. .
 M. A. Pollock, who wired to the plant of the nridgeport-made trucks achievement, is one of a number of representatives of the company re- gently sent from Bridgeport to the border to cooperate with the army men in coping with the problems of motor truck transportation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03

was sprung the prison surgeon and physician descended into the pit where. after the application of the usual tests, Easement was pronounced dead at 9;09 o'clock.
 According to the custom in the case of prisoners hanged for crimes similar to that of Easement, his body will be buried in quicklime in the prison yard, but probably no decision as to the burial will be made until after the inquest.
 An affecting incident took place outside the prison wall as the execu- tion was in progress. At the back of the prison, little distance from the jeering crowd about the gates. was a group of about, 30 Irishmen and women When the dull clang of the prison bell announced that the doom- ed man had paid the last penalty this little group fell on their knees and with bowed heads remained for some moments silently praying for the re- pose of the soul of their dead fellow countryman.
 (Continued on page 4)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
BORDER BANDITS, REPORTED NEAR
 U. s. FORT, FLEE

Washington, Aug. 3-Major Gener- trace could be found of the band of Mexican raiders reported yesterday to have crossed into American terri message follows:
 General Bell makes report that commanding officer of cavalry sent to Finlay last night states that he had location where 150 Mexicaus were re- ported to have been seen thorough ly secuted and saw no signs of any raiders. General Bell is inclined to believe that the report of the presence of Mexican bands is a mistake"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
Ex-SOLDIER, NOW POLICEMAN, SICK
 OF TYPHUS FEVER
Disease Suffered By U. S. Fighters in Philippines
 Recurs in Connery.

A recurrence of the dread typhus fever which he contracted while with the United States forces in the Philip pine Islands has affected Policeman Thomas M. Connery, one of the recent appointees to the police free and he is now confined to St. Vincent's hos pital.' It is the second attack he has had since his discharge from the ser vice butp hysicians in attendance ex- pect to cure him permanently this time.
 Policeman Connery was discharged from the army in 1912, after serving for several years in the Philippines. While there he was one of the many members of Uncle Sam's force who contracted the disease.
 Returning to this city, he procured employment with the Remington Arms Ammunition Go. when the guard was established and soon was promoted to the office of lieutenant of guards, which he held until appointed as a policeman on May IS.
 With the institution of Bridgeport's traffic squad, he was selected as one of the members by the officials and was stationed at Golden Hill and Main streets. The long exposure to the sun during the hottest part Of the day is believed to have cause the recurrence of .the aff1iction' and Monday after noon, he was forced to report off duty pr. Andrew. McQueeney was called and removed him to St. Vincent's hos pital.
 About three weeks ago he suffered aSslight attack of the disease but after remaining from work for several days believed that he was in condition to resume his position. But Monday he was again stricken and is now in the hospital.
 Dr. McQueeney said today that the disease, which is a malignant form of malaria, can be driven out of the sys- tenn successfully and that he expects Policeman Connery to be cured entire -ly and able to return to duty within two weeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
FRENCH AVIATOR GETS
 TWO OF ENEMY IN DAY

eomme ,veral German attempts last night against the French positions on Monacu farm were repulsed, it was of 1cia1ly announced by the French war department this afternoon. The French troops organized their new positions between Monacu farm and Hem wood. South of the Somme, German counter attack south of Estrees failed.
 Several violent German counter at- tacks on the trenches taken by the French yesterday on the right bank of the River Mouse, the statement adds, were everywhere stopped by the screen of infantry fire. In this region, which is north of the Fortress of Yer dun. the French made substantial pro- oress to the south of Fleury. Since
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
CITY MUST SUPPLY QUARTERS FOR
 5000 MORE FAMILIES, DECLARES
 N0LEN: PLANS FOR NEW GROWTH
T|E-UP OF ALL NEW YORK STREET RAIL WAYS BY BIG
 STRIKE NOW IS IMMINENT

New York. Aug. 3-A strike of street railway employees tieing up every surface line in Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens county seemed in- evitable today.
 The leaders of the union recently organized among the employees today delivered an ultimatum to the railway companies giving them until p. m. tomorrow to grant their demands. Ef- forts today by Mayor Mitchell to bring about a settlement failed.
 Heads of the various traction com panies are. reported to be united in decision to refuse to grant the de- mands of the leaders Of the street rail- way mems union for recognition and increased pay. The union organizers are making every effort to extend their organization and the railway off, ficials are preparing for a strike.
 At the mayors conference with com pany officials and the union leaders neither side would yield on the main point at issue, the right of the em- ployes to join the union.
 W. o. Wood, president of the New
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
PRESIDENT ASKS INFORMATION ON
 RAILWAY CRISIS
May Intervene to Avert Pos sible Tie-up of All U. $.
 Railroads.

Washington, Aug. 3-Williaml L.. Chambers, commissioner of the federal board of mediation and conciliation, was called in by President Wilson to- day in connection with the threatened strike of 100000 employees of the rail- roads of the country. The president is anxious to get all the information possible on the situation in order. to intervene if a strike seemed inevitable.
 The president has referred to the department of labor an appeal from the chamber Of commerce, of the United States for federal intervention. The situation is expected to come to a crisis August 8, when the result of the strike >rote will be announced.
 The president ia considering whcth- CT some extraordinary action may not be taken.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03

Easement met his death with calm courage, according to eye witnesses. Early in the morning two priests of the Roman Catholic church adminis- tered the last rites in the cell of the condemned man and shortly after ward little procession headed by the clergymen with Easement follow ing, a warder on either side, proceed ed towards the execution shed. only i've yards away. The, priests recited prayers for the dying and Easement responding in low tones:
 Lord, have mercy on my soul" As the party reached the shed where the gallows was erected the special exc cutioner. a hair dresser, named Ellis, approached Basement and quickly pfnioned him. The two chaplains, the under-sherfff of London and the un- der-sheriff of Middlesex then took up. their positions in front of the scaffold. Easement mounted the gallows steps flrmly and commended his spirit to God as he stepped on the trap.
 A moment later the lever, was pulled. Immediately after the trap
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
CRUCIBLE CO.
 SELLS OUT TO
 BUFFALO MILLS
Bridgeport and Taunton Foundries Sold to New
 York State Interests.
MACFARLANE WILL
 RETIRE MILLIONAIRE
Bridgeporter Spent Quarter Century Building Plant to
 Big Proportions.

Sale of the Bridgeport Crucible Co.,, with its plant in. this city at East Washington avenue and Knowlton streets, and it's Taunton, Mass, plant, the Taunton Crucible Co, to the Buff falo Copper & Brass Rolling Mill of Buffalo, N. r., was completed today.
 Through the sale, William T. Mac farlane, who for more than quarter of a century has been the head of the company, building it up from small plant to one of the largest crucible industries of the country. retires with a fortune said to be more than a mill lion.
 MT. Macfarlane, who is president of and principal owner of the corpora tion, the Bridgeport Crucible Co.,, will retire from active connection with the industry but, it is understood, will be retained in an advisory capacity, while his son, William Macfarlane, who also has been actively identified with the company, will remain as the local manager for the Buffalo owner ship.
 The purchaser of the Bridgeport and Taunton industries is one of the largest users of crucibles in the east. It Is expected that the new owner ship will continue with MT. Macfar- lanes, progressive policies, and will continue to enlarge the capacity of the plant.
 The Bridgeport Crucible Co. was founded more than a quarter of a century ago by MT. MacFarlane and he with other Bridgeporters succeed ed in developing 1t from a compara- lively small institution tol one of the largest crucible manufactures in the country. The Taunton mill. too, is "a large institution.
 MT. MacFarlane's skillful manage ment of the business. won him the of large business interests. He is one of the best known Bridge port manufacturers, prominent in the commercial and social life of the city, That 4he is able now to retire on a large fortune is a source of pleasure to a host of friends here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03

York and Queens company declared hatly that his concern would no trec- ognize the union and T. P. Shonts head of the New York street railways, al- though not so direct in his state ments, caused the mayor to announce that there appeared nothing that he could do to avert the strike at this time.
 Both heads expressed confidence that the majority of their employees would remain loyal, but the union leaders on the other hand claimed that the employees of both companies had been virtually all enrolled in the union. If the strike occurs it will involve 45,500 employees, tie up lines with 220 miles of tracks operating D. 200 cars and carrying 330,0O0, 900 passengers day. This is in addition to the Third Avenue system on which strikes have already partly tied up the Bronx, several routes in ,Manhat- tan and the trolley lines in Yonkers.
 The public will be left to depend upon only the elevated and subway lines, already overcrowded.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03

Middleboro, Ky, Aug. 3.-Between 15 to 25 persons were drowned ana enormous property damage was sus- tained by cloudburst on Blalr 8 Creek, near Tazewell, Tenn, last night, according to information which was received here today.
 Telephone messages from there sald about 100 persons lived along the creek and of these only few have been accounted for.
 Nine bodies have been recovered.
 City officials and citizens of TaZe' we'll have organized rescue parties ana are securing the stricken district Tn search of the dead. The region is very rough and communication which
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
German Line Broken
 By French Onslaughts

Berlin. Aug. 3, via London-French troops have penetrated the German lines On Monacu farm, in the region of ilhe river Somme, and have taken trench section to the north of that position, says the official statement given out today by the German army headquarters.
 In the region north of the Fortress of Verdun, the announcement adds. the French have recaptured a trench section which they had lost in the Laufee wood.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
CL OuDBURST DESTROYS VILLAGE IN TENNESSEE:
 SCORE OR MORE DEAD

normally M not of the best, has been practically cut off.
 Blairs Creek is ten miles long and it is estimated that 150 people lived in this neighborhood, although only 100 of them are supposed to have been in the path of the cloudburst or en- dangened by .ne waters of the creek overfiowing its bank. The bodies that have been found are: Robert John son, his wife and two children; Mrs. Samuel Wiley and two children. and Bush Hargeson and wife.
 The home of Crocket Edwards, which is supposed to have been lost, containing Edwards and his four chill dren, completely disappeared and no trace of the family has been obtained.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
Bridgeport Woman
 Gets China Passport
 For Missionary Work

Sarah B. -Hopwood. sister of Attor- ney Charles A. Hopwood, obtained from Naturalization Clerk M. J. Elan agan today a passport to visit China She will do missionary work in the east. Miss Hopwood has been in China before and $ eager to return She expects to sail August 25 from Vancouver B. c.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03

If it were not for the inherent modesty of the executive staff of the Locomobile Company of America. the big plants whistle would have been footing all forenoon. today. A good reason for celebration came in the form of a telegram from the Mexcan border ths morning, as follows:
 Locomobile Co. of America:
 Riker three-ton truck train No.
 IS, 30 trucks under command
 Capt William H. Tobin, breaks
 record from Colonia Dublan to
 Ojo Federico, Mexico, 48 miles,
 in four hours and five minutes
 without stop, over frightful . mountain and desert road and through bogs. Considered mar
 velouS running.
 M. A. POLLOCK. The Locomobile Go. executives have many reasons besides the actual of the motor truck train, for which to be proud Chief of these is the vindication of the .three-ton truck.
 Early in the mobilization of the army at the Mexican border, the army officers leaned to the lighter type of motor trucks, fearing that the three ton vehicle was too heavy for. prac- tical purposes. But the repeated of the availability of the three-ton type for all sorts of hard usage have brought them to the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03

London August 3Roger Easement former British knight and consul hanged at o'clock this morning in Penonve jail, for high treason
 Easement convicted of consprng to armed revolt in Ireland and with having sought German aid to that 
 and children gathered before the prison gates Twenty minutes before Easement mounted the scaffod the great prison bell to toll The sound greeted with cheers from the crowd, mingled with groans.
 At o'clock the crowd had swollen to such proportions that extended blocks from the prison front At single stroke the big bell announced that the trap sprung was the signal for mocking eerng yell crowd which suddenly died away dead silence
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
CAPTURE
 BIG ITALIAN "SUB''

Vienna, Aug. 3, via London-The Italian submarine Giacinto Pullino has been captured by the Austrians in the north Adriatic and brought to Pola, according to an official statement. The submarine was almost uudaraaged and her entire crew of z1 was taken pris- oner. No details of the capture have been made public.
 The Giacinto Pul!ino was built in 1914 and carried six torpedo tubes. She was the largest and most valued submarine listed in the Italian navy at the outbreak of the war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
THE WEATHER

Connecticut: Fair tonight; Friday. probably showers; moderate west to southwest winds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
MINERS ON STRIKE.

Quebec, Que, Aug. 3-Twelve hun dred miners employed in the Ford as bestos mines near Sherbrooke, Que, struck today for more wages.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
BRITISH SHIPS SUNK.

London. Aug. 3-rhe Cocker line steamship Britannic of 1.4T5 tons gross has been sunk it was announced at Lioyds shipping agency today. She was unarmed. The British sailing vessel MaraGeta, ar tons. also has been sunk. The Britannia twas built at West Hartlepool iA 1904
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
SIX ZEPPELlNS ATTACK
 ENGLISH COAST TOWNS:
 RAIDER BADLY DAMAGED

London Aug 3Sx German arshps took part in the raid the eastern counties of England this morning according official this afternoon which that eighty reported have been dropped Nine killed ard three horses injured the statement adds
 of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
PRAYER ON HIS LIPS,
 BASEMENT GOES TO. DEATH ON GALLONS

Irish Knight, Convicted of Treason in Instigating Dublin Revolt, Pays Death Penalty in London TOday-UncOncerned Over Fate, He Spends Last Hours With COnfessOr- Relatives Are Refused Permission to Take His Body, Which is Burned in Quicklime.