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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-07
North Side News

A fire occurred at 7:I5 this morn
ing at the home of James Poister of
1II7 Central avenue. Sparks from the
chimney started the fire in the roof
Ii was eXtinguished by the firemen OF
No l with only slight damage.
Thursday evening the young people
of the 3. Y. p. L. will give an enter
tainment at the Kiro Ridge grange
\ plav. Mrs. McGreevie's Boarders,"
will be presented. The entertainment
is a repetition of one given some time
ago. which met with such success that
REQUESTS were made that it be repeat
cd. In addition to the play black
face seXtette will sing and pull some
comedy. Allison and Hirschberg stage
a clever singing and talking skit.
Those who will take part in the enter
tainment are: Carl Hirschberg, CAL
lie Kincaid, Ethel Hannah, Elizabeth
Schenck, Grace Carlson, Walter
I.uythe. Agnes Carlson, Charlie Alli-
son. Buster Voiland and Don Webb.
Farmers living in the Rochester dis
trict have petitioned the county com
rnissioners to build a new stretch of
road in their neighborhood. They de-
sire that the road leading to- the
Rochester cemetery be continued be-
tween Central avenue and Rochester
roads Such a road would cut thru
the 31h mile stretch which at the
present time is unbroken at this point.
The county commissioners are consid
ering the proposition.
Notes and Personals.
The Indian Greek grange met Tues
day at the grange hall north of town.
4 basket dinner was held and a num-
her of addresses delivered on agricul-
tural topics.
The X. and L. of s. Victor Council
NO. meets Thursday evening. Re-
freshments will be served and spe-
cial program presented.
The Ladies' Aid society of the East
Tndianola church met Wednesday aft
ernoon with Mrs. Melton.
Mrs. Will Whitehead of 1414 North
Quincy street is ill at her home.
Arthur johnson of Perry was in the
city today.
The Christian Endeavor of the Cen
trail Avenue Christian church gives an
entertainment Thursday evening at
1880 at the church. A novel feature
is that the guests invited are asked to
pay cents a foot for every foot of
their height.
F. E. Morgan of the Mcfarland &
Morgan Jewelry company, 915 North
Kansas, has disposed of his interest
III the business. He will make his
home in Havensville in the future.
The Lyman school celebration,
which was postponed from last Fri
DAY because of the severe weather
will be held Friday evening of this
week The program is musical.
Readings and dialogue stunt give the
program variety. a basket supper is
to be served.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-07
SHELL SURVIVORS,
U-BOat Gunners Kill American
Escaping in LifebOat.
Consul Sends Official
Report of Sinking.

London. Feb. NO mention of
warning before the attack, of resist
ance by the vessel attacked or of an
attempt to escape the submarine was
made in American Consul Frosts ofn-
c1al report to the American embassy
today on the Smelling and sinking by
German submarine of the British
steamer Eavestone.
One American, Richard Wallace of
Baltimore. negro, was killed by
fired at the open boats carrying sur
Vivors
After having thus shelled the sur
VIvors, the German submarine disap-
peared without proffering aid, the
consul declared
Frosts report was received by tele-
eraph from Queenstown. He declared
the German submarine opened fire on
the EaveStOne from a distance of
1000 yards. and that her projectlles
struck the vessel repeatedly When
boats were lowered, Frost declared
the German guns were turned on
these. containing survivors of the
sinking Eavestone.
5 Killed in Open Boats.
Three shrapnel shells struck the
Eavestone's open boats. killing the
master, steward and three sailors, in
Guiding Richard Wallace, the Ameri-
cam" the report continued: THE sec
when the boats containing the sur
Vivors had rowed 500 yards away, the
Eavestone sank. The submarine then
approached near the boats-but made
no inquiry as to injuries of the sur
ViVors, nor did her commander prof
fer aid"
Consul Frost said the sea was mod
erately rough at the time of the at
tack and that the lifeboats with the
Eavestones crew, living and dead,
drifted about for several hours before
Danish steamer FINELY sighted them
and brought them into port.
1t was pointed out here that tn
consul's report specifically fails to
mention any of the three factors
which might be construed as making
the sinking of the Eavestone legal IN
der international laws. He did not
say that the Eaveston was warned in
advance of the attack; he did not
mention resistance offered by the
Eaveston. nor was there any details
her assailant.
Unofficial Queenstown dispatches
today quoted survivors landed there
as telling narrowing stories of their
experience in being shelled by shrap-
mel while endeavoring to escape. Two
boats were launched by the crew when
1t became apparent the Eavestone was
in a sinking condition but before
these two had entirely cleared away
the German gunfire began.
The Queenstown press dispatches
agreed that five persons had been
killed, listing in addition to the cap
tain and steward the engineer and two
seamen, including Richard Wallace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-07
EAST SIDE.

Notes and personals from East Side
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street.
Telephone between and 10 a. M, $3.50;
other hours, 4751 K-2.
The ladies of Lincoln Circle No. 1. will
t9er os Sa Psnsion day dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Henderson 511
Madison, have given the name Dorothy
Louise to their little daughter, born Sun
Mrs. Harvey Landon will entertain the
kewpie club Thursday at her home. East
The Jolly Twelve Card club will be
entertained Thursday evening by Mr.. and
Mrs. H. T.. Freeman, Harrison street.
The Dorcas society of the Third Chris
tian church will hold a penny social Fri
day syenng; rePruariy g. at the church
o'clock
Mrs Fred Luttjohan. 1922 West Second
Thursday afternoon.
The deacons and elders of the Third
Christian church and their families were
entertained with a social evening Tuesday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. S. Durkee,
Bran a,sr street The guests we're: Mr..
Owen, Mr.. and Mrs: F. F. Dawdy, Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Treadwel. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Sheafor, Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Brad
Mrs e. ii. Atamm, Mr.. Dan Lane, Glenn
Owens, Irma Treadwell and ROLAND
Sheafor.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Seward
Avenue Methodist church will hold an all
DAY meeting Thursday at the home of
Mrs. Gilbert Schwerdtfeger Scotland ave-
nue..
W. L. Disney. of Russell Springs, Kan.
is visiting at the ]. c. Gentry home, All
Scotland avenue.
The Dorcas society will meet Thursday
afterr Don at the home of Mrs. Louise L.
GILL; Klein street.
The wedding of Miss Nola NJ Euler and
Leo V. Hrenchir, was solemnized We'd
of the Assumption. The bridal couple were
preceded down the aisle by Miss Mable
Perry and Mr.. Leo Hrenchir, who were
the only attendants. The bride was gown
ed in white creped de chine made with
full dra"ed skirt. The bodice was of the
crepe chine with long sleeves. She
wore a three quarter length veil of white
silk net draped about the head with the
cap effect The bridal bouquet was of
pink rosebuds and ferns. Miss Perry was
gowned in pink and carried pink carna-
lions. Mr.. and Mrs. Hrenchir will be at
home to their friends at 40 Sumner street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-07
OAKLAND

Notes ana personals from Oakland.
by Frances Jones, 211 GrattaD street.
Telephone between and 10 u. H.. $3.50;
other hours. 4151 K-2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-07

to President Wilson's plan for joint
action by neutrals. Brazil seems most
likely to lend its aid--but for the pres
t.ut will confine it's action merely to a
formal and energetic protest. Chile,
according to the information already
referred to- has formally determined
not to cooperate with the United
States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-07

The mysterious silence of the des-
ert night, big golden stars shining
down, the dawn wind just freshing
in the east and sweeping over the
dreary sand dunes, with wolves howl
ing in the distance-al1 this is only
part of the startlingly realistic scenes
OF The Garden of Allah, which trans
the curtain lifts on one beautiful
scene after another, one sits silent,
drinking in the full magical effect, as
the tense tragic story of the love of
beautiful woman and a TrappiSt monk
is unfolded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-07

Notes and personals from East Side
by Frances Jones, oil Grattan street.
Telephone between and 10 a. m, $3.50;
other hours. 4751 K-2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-07
STOP THAT COUGH.

hacking cough weakens the whole
system. drains your energy and gets worse
if neglected; your throat is raw, your
chest aches and you feel sore all over.
Relieve that cold at once with Dr. King
New Discovery. The soothing pine bal
sans heal the irritated membranes, and
the antiseptic and laxative qualities XIII
the germs and break up your cold. Don't
let cold niger. Get DIR. Kings New
Discovery today at your Druggist 50c.-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-07
GARDEN OF ALLAH HERE
Big Production in Two Performances
at Grand Today.

That remarkable spectacular drama
The Garden of Allah, about which so
much has been heard, will make its
first appearance here at the Grand to-
day matinee and night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-07

This was one of the driest Januarys
on record in Kansas with the pre-
cipitation below normal in practically
every county and not heavy enough
10 soak the ground well anywhere in
the state. In the western half there
mas not been a snow this winter th5t
was heavy enough to saturate the soil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-07
DEATH WIRE" ON GUARD
Line, Carrying High Voltage Encircles
Lakes Wireless Station.

Waukegan. ILL.,. Feb. IA death
wire" carrying an alternating current
with voltage high enough to kill. has
been stretched around the Great
Lakes wireless station here. The guard
at the station and power plant was
doubled today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-07

as it melted and very few western
counties have had a good general rain
since last August
Wheat has been at a standstill for
the past two months and a half on
account of the lack of moisture. but il
is generally reported to be still alive
and capable of growth if more favor
able weather comes soon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18
SP PANISH REVOLT,
 SENTIMENT HAS MANY ADHERENTS
Premier, Maura, Conserva tive Leader, Admits Boom
 for Discontent.

Madrid, June 1S.-A movement for 8 radical rebuilding of the whole po-. litical edif1ce in Spain is gaining ad- herents everywhere. Discomfort with existing methods has long been gen. eraa among the more advanced 1ib- erals and reformers among the otthisr parties of the left. Internal and ex- terna1 difficulties arising from the war have served to heighten and increase it and it had gained among the other parties. Even former Premier Maura, leader of the conservatives. agrees that there is ground for dissatisfaction.
 Senor Romeo, editor of the Corre- spondencia de Espanal. summed up tn general grievance in a forcible article recently He wrote:
 .ewe ought all to initiate the sol- diers in refusing to be downtrodden g moment longer. The soldiers have shown us the only way possible or ganization with the firm determina- ton to carry our point regardless of sacrifice"
 The Officers Defense league de- nands, briefly, that rewards should be proportionate to service and that pro- mottio be by merit, with due regard to seniority.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18
SPEED WORK ON. lI6 CANTONMENTS FOR NEW ARMY
Every Effort Will Be Made
 to Assist Contractors In Work

Washington, June 1S-The 1s great cant0nments for the new arm will be built under special form of contract by the terms of which no contractor
 will be permitted to overcharge the government, the maximum profit on a contract being fixed at s250, GOO. The government also will have com p1etes upervision over the work and may terminate any contract at will.
 The terans of the contract were ' made public today by ths war de- partment. The primary object in | the wording of the agreement is to secure speedy construction and avoid ance of unnecessary expenditures. The contractor Is to be paid his ex- penses and a percentage of their to- tai amount, out of which he must meet his overhead costs. His profits are to come from the difference be- { tween this percentage and the over ! head expenses
 The urgence of rapid construction < is indicated in an early paragraph kof the contract wherein, according ts | Q do all things necessary for the construction and completion of ths ! work,~
 ] It is said that no restrictions will
 be placed on the contractor likely tt [ hamper the work.
 l Uniess development is hurried, as tcontempiated, the first increment o1
 66osooo troops will not be in training
 by Sept. 1, as generally has been sup
 posed. and in fact may not get into training for six weeks thereafter.
 War department officials said today e4hax no specific date ever had been se for the opening of the training camps tSecretary Baker, however, in Q lettel Ikto Senator Jones several weeks ago answering a suggestion that some O
 the troops be used for harvesting spoke of Sept as the probable dat, of opening the camps and pointed ou
 that most of the harvsstins would bt
 oyer by that time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18
CONVICT FACING DEATH SHIELDS
 WIFE AND CHILD Sentenced to Cheshire By Judge Bartlett is Shot in
 Escape Break. ADMITS BENSON" IS NOT HIS RIGHT NAME Was Arrested For Theft Claimed Leominster, Mass.
 As His Home.

Facing certain death from the ef- fects of a bullet which penetrated his lung when he attempted to escape this morning from the Cheshire refor1na- tory, a convict who was sentenced by Judge Frederic Bartlett to the institu- tion for theft last December, under the name of George Benson, stead- fastly declares he will not reveal his right name.
 My lips are sealed, I do not intend to bring shame and dishonor on my wife,, my child and my mother,'' as- serts the dying culprit. The prisoner was arrested December 3, for theft in this city. At the time of his arrest he was living in a Wall street lodging house. He gave his age as 23. He is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 185 pounds
 This morning he was working with 16 other prisoners in a field. Dropping his farming implements he started to run in an effort to gain his freedom Keper Modeen started in pursuit, cala- ing upon the prisoner to stop. The latter ignored the warnings of the guard and MoIdeen opened fire with his rifle.
 The first bullet entered the fleeing mans back and passed through his lung. Medical Examiner Dennison, ir the absence of the institution's sur geon, was called and after dressing the wound told Benson he was going to die.
 The prisoner then admitted that his right name was not Benson. but hs steadfastly refused to tell anythine about himself. He declared he wanted to shield the members of his faInily from the disgrace his end would bring them. According to Capt. E. o. Gro, man, Benson when arrested here sait
 he belonged in Leominster, Mass. Thi. assertion was never verified. He ad. mits members of his family do no know where he is and insofar as he f concerned never will learn of his ig ncninious death. sssssssssa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18
SPAIN WILL NOT
 CENSOR CRITICISMS

Madrid, June 1S.-The Marquis de Lema, Spanish foreign minister. has had long interviews with the Ameri- can ambassador and with the Spanish ambassador to Great Britain. who has just arrived here. Afterward he con- ferred for two hours with Premier Dato following which the premier met the Italian an!bassador and. the minis ter of finance.
 Premier Dato told the newspaper reporters that the government did not intend to exercise any censorship against criticisms of the present min istry or against the administrdes of Count Remanos or Marquis Preitro. but would forbid attacks on persons in authority by any body of irrespon- sTb1e persons, He also said that att tacks which might prejudice the gev- ernment's foreign policy or military discplne would be prohibited.
 The premier added that the country had confidence in the government pel- icy of neutrality,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18
ADAMS EXPRESS SUED FOR S6,0OO
 BY HARRIS FIRM
Engineering Company Lost Machine and Customer,
 Complaint Alleges.

Declaring that a tapping machine was lost in shipment to Toronto, Can- ada. the H. B. Harris Engineering Co. of this city has brought suit against the Adams Express Co for ss.aoo. Papers in the suit were flied this morning in the superior court. It is alleged that the plaintiff delivered the machine to the local agent of the express company with orders to have it delivered to the Toronto concern.
 Soon the Harris company received letters asking why the machine he'd not arrived. Efforts were made to trace the machine but without suc- cess. The machine was worth $29o but as a result of the failure in de- livery the Harris Go. lost it's Toronto customer and this represents 9. ffnan- cial loss of $5,000. The suit sis re- turnable to the September term.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18
GERMAN PLANES . MAKE RAIDS ON
 RUSSIAN LINES
As Purely Defensive Meas ure, Announces Teuton
 War Office.

Berlin, June IS. via London-Ger- man aerop1anes on Friday affected a landing on an island in the Bay of Riga and destroyed a Russian base there, it is announced officially. The Sate foAnws:S
 Greater activity by Russian naval forces in submarine and mine warfare made necessary defensive measures on the German side, which had the fol- lowing results:
 .sOn June 1 our aerop1anes dropped explosive and incendiary bombs in large quantities on Russian bases, ob- taining good results. On June the military station on the Island of Runeo, in the Bay of Riga, was bomb ed with visible success. Following this enterprise our aeroplanes on June 19 landed on the island and destroyed the remaining portions of this base. All our aeroplanes retrsned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18
Strike Breaker Agent
 Seeking Workers Here

The Bridgeport Machinists' union today received information that an agent of strike-breaking organization is in this city trying to hire men to take the places of strikers at the Sav- age Arms Co.
 According to the statement in g telegram from the business agent ot the Machinists' union in Utica, re- ceived b Business Agent Samuel La wit of the union here this morning. g man named Dapix from strike breaking agency, is in Bridgeport seeking men fer the vacated jobs ir Utica, As geed werkraen are ire auentIy lufad from a city on premise of jobs, without being told of the strike at the place fer which the hiring is deHe. the ieeai uHieH is send. ing out a warming today,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18
MRS. CILLICAN, KEEPER OF ARCHER
 HOME, ON TRIAL FOR HER LIFE ON
 CHARGE OF POISONING AGED INMATE

Hartford. June 1s-Mrs. Amy E.. Archer Gilligan.s indicted for murder in the first degree, was placed on trial in the superior court here today. The woman had maintained as a private enterprise the Archer home for eid- erlyfpeople in Windsor, six miles north of here. Public attention was di- rected to this home when on May &. 1916, Mrs. Gilligan was arrested by order of State Attorney Hugh M. Al corn. She was placed in jail.
 The body of Franklin R. Andrews. in the cemetery in Cheshire, who had been an inmate of the home. was ex- huumed. An effort was made to keep this fact a secret. Andrews had died suddenly His maintenance at the home had been provided for by ad- vance payment under an agreement that he was to be cared for until his death.
 Dr. Arthur. J. Wolff, bAkter1ologist.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18
ADVANCED POSTS ]. OF BRITISH LOST IN SHARP FICH I
All Main New Positions on Belgian Front
 Retained.

London. June 1s.-The British have fallen back from some of their ad- vanced positions in Belgium, accord ing on an official statement by fife war office this morning. The main new positions are saill held x
 The statement follows Early this morning the enemy de-
 hvered strong local attack, under cover of a heavy bonabardment, on | the positions captured by sus on the morning of June 14 east of Monchy le Preux. After severe fighting our troops were compelled to fall back from certain advanced positions which had been estaibhshed by US in front Of
 our main new position, which we still hold, on Infantry hfll
 There was considerabde artillery activity on both sides during the night
 south of Scarpe. Hostile artillery ac- tivity continues in the neighborhood of Ypricl1 ''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18
Heads of Corporations, Bankers and Merchants Will Compose Special Board to Help Raise Bridgeport's Bit For War Fund.
Campaign Officially to Open Tonight With Banquet At Stratfield = Dean: Brown of Yale to Deliver Princi- pal Address.

Large corporations, factor ies, banks, etc, are going to be asked to 1do their bitn for the Red Cross War fund by a Citi- zens' committee, headed by Walter B. Lashar as chairman DeVer H. Warner as vice chair man and Arthur M. Marsh as secretary. Z
 This committee, which will remain separate from the z4 teams of 10 workers, each who will do the main job of soliciting. comprises the follow ing members. in addition to the offic- CTS above named:
 E, w. Bassick, c. B. BiIton, H. A Bishop, Dr. Henry Blodget, w. C. Bryant, A w. Burritt, c. E. Craw- ford, fC. D. Davis. IT. H. DeI.oss O. M. Flames, G. e. Edwards, E. H Ravens; H. H., Hamilton, c. A. Han son, R. s. Hihcks. J.N G. HoViand Harvey Hubbell, E. M. Jennings. R s. Hincks. John T. King. F. F. Kings. bury, Jac6b Klein, A. D. Macdonald Moses Manwaring, K w. McNeil 1 Prank Miller. e. A. Paul. H.. H. Pin, ney. J. T. Roche. c. G. Sanford, C. B Eseeley, Hamilton Shelton, R. M 1 Sperry. F. T. Staples. c. c. Tyler, T I watson and q. w. Wheeler.
 Theatre managers of the city me at the Bijou theatre today and afte discussfng the aid that the house might give the Red Cross during tn week 1t was finally decided that con <ributfons should be made by tn sowners IT Adtvfduals and this wa agreed to irstead Of any arrangemen for q perce1t age of the receipte goini to the campaign. Police Commis stoner John C. Stanley met with ths theatre owners to informally tall
 over the matter yesterday.
 In the larger cities of the Unites { States, including Bridgeport. the req campaign will not start until tonigh ! when the workers and committees wil !. get together for an opening dinner Il I Bridgeport this affair will take plac at The stratneld at so p. m and tn
 lcontinued on Page s.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18
AUSTRO- -HUNGARIANS ,f MAKE AIR ATTACK

Vienna, June Is. via London-The following official announcement was given out here today:
 Eastern theatre Y Local patrol slxirmishes occurred on the eastern border of Hungary. Russian raiding parties were repulsed near Brzezany.
 Italian theatre-In the region of fGorizia Austro-HungariAn air squad rons dropped bombs successfully on an Italian concentration point. Other wise there were no developments.
 Southeastern theatre = The situa- ton is unchanged.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-18
SEPTUAGENARIANS MISSING, POLICE
 CAN'T FIND THEM
Two Aged Men Gone From Homes Tn This City, Ob-
 jects of Search

Tive men, T6 and 7s years of age respectively have been missing from their homes since last Saturday and efforts to find them have preved un- availiHg. John O'Cennef, 70 years, was last seen eR a Paradise Green car bound feE home. He had no money and a young man paid his fare. He lives at 4S5 Stratford avenue,
 John Reob, 7s years. of SC Wade street, whe has been in this city only a shert while is reperted by his wife ts have left home Saturday morning. Ne trace of hiHa has been found.