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r., summary: Runs-Shotton. Lavan.
Shanks. Miller. Baker. Hannah Mar
well, Marsans. Miller. Shanks. Shot
ton. Home run--Baker. stolen base
Marsans Sacrifice hits---Hannah. CaId-
wen. Double play-Ainsmith and Nor
Washington. 10. First on error
washington. !. Base on baIls-off
caldwell q; off Atrock. g. lit by
out-by Caldwell .
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Churc,, iii, ,,,,,

summary: Two-base hit-.Johnsop
Struck out--by McCihce. s: by Breedin'
:; Eases on ball--off McCihee. .: on
hreedtn |. Stolen bases-Nunn,,I,
soN. Buchanan, Blake. Double plav:n
SSeinh 70 Cox to c;odsey. Time, / hour
~ minutes. Umpire, Mr.. Barry
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FIRST GA NJ.
I int.;uIlsi.


Scnr. hy innings. l.
Cincinnati ...... a o o.uol 0 | %
50 Louis .........i ~ o 20 g O -;
summary. Runs -tiroh Schneider
li"a;hcote. Baird, Grimm. Two-basc
mrs, Grimm. fieathco,c. Three base
hlt-Baird Stolen la Nealc Sac
r!icc hii-t;roh Sacrifice ny-Winco.
Double p!aNs-Mciienrv to Distcil: :
Mage" TO Hlackburuc to chase Left
First base on Cincinnati |. st
Louis. . Bases on hailS-on Schneide,.
;. OF AmcS, >. Hit by pi;cher-by
Schneider. 'Mciicnry). Struck out--by
Schneider. 8, BY .\mes. l
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Battle Axe won a hard fought game
AGAINST the Hub Clothing team yes
ce!uay afternoon at Byrd Park by :,
S-to-5 count. The exhibition was INV
Sody's UP to the last out in tho first
ran OF nc ninth: at which time a
raiIE Melted the visitors one run.
With the Hub team Leading bv o,e
run IN the eighth. Hotchkiss Won the
game by terrific drive to right. nall
runs on the ciout
The feature of the game was :; SEN
aa'ionai one handed catch by Whitfield
WIZ doubled up Napier at second.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
YEsrEnnAy.s uEsI:I.rs.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Pittsburgh. .: Chicago. y.
HrUOklyn. >; New York. >.
9. Louis. 8: Cincinnati. thrst game.
boston, y: Philadelphia. Z.
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iiindelpliia twet grounds,
NDA.so Or lAIE LILtkN

GAMES TODAY.
ST. Louis Mt Detrol
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How They Stand To-Day
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays RESULTS,

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
New York. 8: Washington. 3.
Detroit. z: st. Louis. l ucn Innings; irst
Eamr).
Detroit. 9: 81. Louis. 8 tsecond camel.
Chicago, 8; Cleveland. z.
ItustUn- III Philadelphia twet grounds,
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CUT FOES DOWN
Italians Slaughter Huns in
Mountain Region.
Hem in Divisions Along Piaye
River.

With the Italian Armies in the Field
June 19.-The enemy has failed to
make any impression on the mountain
front and the fighting is centered at
Montello and along the Piave.
The Austrians are constantly throw
ing in reinforcements and are fight
ing hard to pierce the italian river
lines. The Italians counter immedi-
ately after every enemy attack.
On the twenty mile front between
VaIdassa and Mount Tomba, a third
of the Austrian stormers lie dead be-
fore their original trenches.
The Italians repulsed nine assaults
with fresh troops on the heights of
Mount Grappa.
Three Divisions Hemmed In.
Three enemy divisions (36,00O men)
crossing the Piave on hastily con-
structed bridges and the islets in
front of Nervesa, have been hemmed d
in at the foot of II Mentello.
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POLISH TROOPS
TAKE PLACE IN
BATTLE FRONT
First Regiment Now in
Trenches in France.
viii Fight Under Polish Ma
tional Flag.
FOR FREEDOM OF native LAND
Recruited From Poles in MANY
Lands.
FOR FREEDOM OF NATIVE LAND
Reply to German Claim That
Polish Question Is Settled.

Paris June 19.-Fighting under the
national flag of Poland, the first Po-
lish regiment of the first Polish divi-
sion entered the front line trenches
opposite the Germans today.
With the sound of the roar of the
cannon and in the presence of civil
and military authorities the regiment
received its battle flag and entered the
war on the side of the allies. TT is a
reply to Germany's contention that the
Polish question is settled said Gen.
Archinard, chief of the Polish military
mission to France.
From All Lands.
Poles who have escaped from Ger
many and Poland or who have sue
ceeded in leaving America and other
countries form the bulk of the Polish
legion which may shed its blood to-
morrow against German autocracy in
the defense of liberty and the auton-
omy of Poland. Among those present
at the simple military ceremony was
Major Coolidge, representing the
United States.
Amid an impressive silence the
chaplain of the regiment facing the
troops and raising both hands above
his head gave them this oath:
Il swear before God, before the holy
trinity, that in allegiance to my coun-
try, 1 am ready to give up my life to
the last drop OF blood in the service
of holy cause of Poland, to obey my
chiefs and to remain true to Poland,
one and indivisible."
The Polish soldiers and officers
cheered as they repeated the oath.
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GOLF BATTLE ON
'BOnebrake Plays Middleton in
Transmississippi.
Interesting Contests Expected
in Championship Flight.

Kansas City, June 19.-Champion-
ship play IN the eighteenth annual
tournament OF the Transmississfppi
Golf association began today when the
thirty-two players with the lowest
scores in the qualifying play drove off
the No. 1 green at Hillcrest.
The second best thirty-two qualify
ing scores decided the players for the
presidents flight and the third best
thirty-two the contestants for the sec
retary's trophy.
Other Flights.
The sixteen losers in the first round
of the championship fight will play in
the championship consultations: the
losers in the first round for the presi-
dents trophy play for the vice presi-
dents trophy and the losers in the
first round for the secretary's trophy
will contest for the directors trophy
Golf enthusiasts looked for some in
teresting battles today. Stuart Stick
ney, St. Louis veteran, and Frank
Lynch, st. Louis youth, met for the
first time; James Manion, Missouri
state champion, and Eddie Morrison
Kansas City, were paired; while Ar
thur Bonebrake, Kansas champion
played with w. D. Middleton of Des
MOineS
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May FIGHT TURKS
Ottoman Soldiers Sack Ameri.
can Consulate.
Action May Settle Question Of
War Declaration.

Washington, June 19.-Sacking Of
the American hospital at Tabriz. Per-
sia. and seizure of the American and
British consulates there by invading
Turkish troops was reported TO the
state department today by the Amerf-
can minister at Teheran. If the re-
port as it reached the minister is Of
ficially confirmed, the outrages may
be considered an act of war and settle
the long pending question of whether
the Ottoman allies of Germany should
be formally listed among Americas
enemies.
According to today's despatch, the
Turks sacked the hospital over the
protests of the Spanish consuls in
charge as representative of American
interests and in defiance of the Span.
ish flag flying over the building.
WAS Celton Memorial Hospital.
New York. June 19.--Oficiais of the
Presbyterian board of foreign missions
here today identified the Americas
hospital sacked by Turkish troops at
Tabriz. Persia. as the Cotton Memorial
hospital which was. endowed by q
Philadelphia family by that name and
established several years ago thru the
Presbyterian board
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TOOK A GENERAL
Austrian Division Commander
Captured by Italians.
Enemy Losses Frightful, Says
Semi. Official Statement.

Rome. June 19.-Enemy officers.
captured in yesterdays fighting, .ad-
mitted today that the Austrian Of
fensive has failed, a semi-official
statement said.
Both Austrian officers and men
captured are profoundly affected by
their enormous losses and their fail
ure to attain a single objective.
Divisions Reduced to Few Thousand.
The enemys casualties have been
tremendous The Twenty-seventh and
Thirty-second enemy divisions, with
drawn from the Mount Grappa re-
gion, were reduced to a few thou
sand.
On the Montello crest the Thirty
first division lost 1000 men. Here a
small Italian assault group penetrated
the enemy lines and wounded and cap
tured Major General Won Kronstatt, a
division commander, who died in a
hospital.
The 106th Hungarian infantry reg
iment was entirely wiped out
The Fourteenth enemy division, op-
Grating in the Candelu sector, suffered
frightful losses
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CITY WATER PURE
Miss NicOll Says Tests Show 1t
Above Average.
Something Will Be Done About
Proper Supply.
NERSTED HERE THURSDAY
Expert Will Make Report to
City Commissioners.
Newland Explains Good Quail
ties of Topeka's Water.

That some action will be taken in re-
gard to the city water situation, was
the assertion made this morning by
Mayor J. E. House. Wyncoop Kiersted,
of Liberty, Mo-, who is considered one
of the best water experts in this section
of the country, and whose services
have been obtained by the city Off
cials, will be in Topeka to explain plans
for improving the water plant to the
city commissioners at a meeting to-
morrow morning.
Rumors to the effect that the city
water is dangerously infected with
bacteria are absolutely unfounded ac-
cording to Miss Annetta Nicholl, city
food inspector. Miss Nicholl declares
that she makes an analysis of the
water every other day and that no
trouble of this kind has been exper-
fenced for about a year and half.
During this period of time, says Miss
Nicholl, the bacterial count has not
exceee~s 80 per cubic centimeter
whereas so is placed by her as the
safety limit. Some experts declare
that a count of 100 is not dangerous.
Trouble in Kansas City.
Kansas City is having much trou-
BILE in this respect, recent test made
there revealing a bacterial count OF
4,5O0. whereas 100 is placed as normal
that this condition Is due to the man
ner in which the water is treated and
can not possibly exist in Topeka. Kan
sas City, he says, obtains its water di-
rect from the river, whereas the wa
ter in Topeka is obtained from the un-
derflow, which is as pure as well wa
ter.
About fourteen feet under the river
bed. he explained, is thick stratum
Of1 ay and it is from under this that
our drinking water is pumped. Water
exposed to the light and air, as is the
case in some cities. develops a fungus
growth called algae, which. tho not
poisonous. collects on pipes and
faucets. This condition is unknown in
Topeka, he said. for the reason that
the water here is not exposed to the
air from the time it is pumped into
the reservoir until it reaches the
faucets.
Tulsa spent approximately. half a
million dollars in attempting to find a
method of purifying river water. the
water there becoming SO poor that
bottle water was used almost entirely,
o. ooct TO bo cftu of e200 n00 yoar
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TO PRISON TOMORROW
Grace Lusk Failed to Get by In
Insanity Plea.

Waukesha, Wis. June 19.-Miss
Grace Lusk, school teacher and club
woman. will be taken to Waupun
prison tomorrow to begin serving a
sentence of nineteen years for the
murder of Mrs. Mary Newman Rob-
erts. whose husband she loved.
Miss Lusk was sentenced late yes
terday after a medical board had testt-
fled that she is sane. She tainted when
sentence was pronounced.
Will Prosecute Doctor Roberts.
DR.. David Roberts, veterinarian.
who testified during Miss Lusk's trial
TO Illicit relations with her, is sched-
uled to be tried in Milwaukee June
8. on a statutory charge growing out
of the affair.
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NO RELIEF IN SIGHT
Mercury VIII Go Around 100 Again
Today and Tomorrow.
Today's Temperatures

The temperature for the day aver
ages IL degrees above normal. The
wind at 2 o'clock this afternoon was
blowing eight miles an hour from
the south.
Kansas continues to hold an ex-
elusive monopoly on the hot weather
of the United States, and again Tues
day had the distinction of having the
hottest spot in the United States.
Meteorologist Flora, of the local office
of the United States weather bureau.
announced today. And, on top of this
there is little to indicate that the
special distinction is to be passed on
to some other state any time soon.
Sedan, Kan, reported a temperature
of 107 Tuesdav, and the closes. to this
any place in the United States was
104 at Phoenix, Ariz., and 104 at Fort
Worth, Texas. Temperatures of 100
prevailed over most of the state, and
in Topeka the mercury went to 1O1 at
5 o'clock. This was hotter than was
ever before known here on June IS,
and was within one degree of the heat
record of the year.
The official forecast reads: General
ly fair and continued warm tonight
and Thursday. This means that alb
CONTINUED on Page Two0
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MbALMlNCTALKS
L. w. Englehardt Addresses
Funeral Directors Today.
Judge Ralph H. Cav Welcomed
New Members.

Like all the rest of the sessions of
the Kansas Funeral Directors asso-
citation the meetings today were open
to funeral directors only-and even
then the directors had to wear the Of
ficiaI badge of the order. The twenty
first annual convention of the body
convened in Topeka Tuesday for
three day meeting, ending tomorrow
evening.
The feature Of the afternoon session
of the association in the city auditor
ium today was a demonstration of en-
balming work by Hohenschuh and
Carpenter, two well known undertake
ers of Iowa. After the demonstration
the funeral directors paid visit to
the state house, and at 4 o'clock took
their wives and daughters for an auto
ride thru the city.
Public Meeting Tonight.
The meeting of the association at
the auditorium tonight will be open
to the public. Music for the evening
will be furnished by the Topeka Jun
ior Symphony orchestra. In addition
the directors will put on special pro-
gram for the entertainment of the peo-
pie.
The twenty-first annual convention
of the Kansas Funeral Directors as
sociation will close at noon tomorrow.
Tomorrow morning the officers for the
coming year will be elected, delegates
to the national convention will be
chosen, and three members will be
named as candidates for q place on
the state board of embalmers. One of
these three will be appointed to the
/ board by Governor Capper.
Any other unfinished business will
be brought up and completed and aft
er lunch the funeral directors will be
prepared to start for home with clean
states.
This Mornings Program.
The feature of this mornings pro-
gram was a paper by L. w. Englehardt
of Conway Springs, on practical
Work" Probate Judge Ralph H Cav
delivered the address of welcome to
the new members of the association
this morning.
w. p. Hohenschuh of Iowa City,
Neb., and w. C. Carpenter of Des
Moines are regular features of the
program. They are On the program
for a lecture or a demonstration at
This morning they gave one of their
lectures on the technical features of
the embalming and undertaking art
The morning session closed with an
informal discussion of all points
brought up in the lecture and Engle-
hardtS discourse.
The Tuesday session of the funeral
directors was held in conjunction with
the convention of the Kansas Casket
and Furniture Mems association. The
meeting brought out the fact that the
war has played havoc with the ship
ping of funeral furniture and cas-
kets.
H. ]. Wingart of Topeka was elect
ed president of the Kansas Casket and
Furniture Mems association. NJ. Rein
bach of Topeka was elected secretary,
and f. c. Spencer of Wichita was
elected vice-president.
Attendance Small.
The attendance at the convention is
woefully small compared to previous
years. 1t is estimated that the entire
attendance, including members of the
travelling mems association and their
families. will not go above IT'S per-
sons. The war is blamed for this con-
dition of affairs
The banquet held Tuesday night at
the Chamber of Commerce was at
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TODAY IN THE GREAT WAR

A YEAR AGO-French artillery
and machine guns broke up a
strong German attack in the Cham
payne region. Both artilleries were
active along the Chemin des Danes.
Count Clam Ma-tinio, Austrian
premier, ter dered the designations
of his entire Cabinet to Emperor
Karl.
TWO YEARS AGO-The kaiser
took personal command of the
Austro-German campaign in Cali
cia, establishing his headquarters
at Pless. The Austro-Gcrmans
continued to close in on Lemberg
The Russians. at this time. had re-
treated more than $50 miles across
Galicia in seven weeks.
Hard fighting occurred on the
west front with the British. and
French still on the offensive and
the Germans making counter-at-
tacks. The French captured two
German positions on the Meuse
heights.
The Italians captured the last
foothold of the Austrians on the
left bank of the Isonzo.
The Turks inflicted heavy losses
on the British at Avi Burnu in the
Dardanelles.
THREE YEARS AGO-The
British recaptured most of the
ground won by the Germans in a
counter attack in the Somme re-
gion the previous night, including
Longueval.
The Turks claimed the capture of
5000 Italians at Misratah on the
Mediterranean, in Tripoli.
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LAUNCH THIRD
Term BOOM FOR
WOODROW WILSON
Movement for Reelection
Started in Indiana.
Speaker Says Precedent Should
Not Interfere.
SPRUNG IN STATE CONVENTION
Delegates Pass Strong ResOlu-
tiOns for War.
Plank Was Drafted Under Will
sons Direction.
Speaker Says Precedent Should
Not Interfere.
SPRUNG IN STATE CONVENTION
Delegates Pass Strong ResOlu.
tiOns for War.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 19.-The
movement for the reelection of Wood
row Wilson as president of the United
states in 1920 was launched at the
Indiana Democratic convention today.
The first speaker to declare for the
reelection of Wilson was Samuel M.
Raiston, former governor of Indiana
and permanent chairman of the con-
vention. He said he would not stand
behind a precedent that would inter-
fere with efficiency in carrying on the
war or that would deny the country
the best ability in the reconstruction
period to follow the war.
II maintain. therefore that the ex-
igeneies of the times call for the re-
nomination and reelection in 1920 of
Woodrow Wilson," declared Ralston.
The war plank of the platform,
which was drafted under the direc-
ton of President Wilson, declared:
Wilson's War Plank.
1.-THE immediate purpose of the
Democratic party, the purpose which
takes precedence over every other, is
to win the war. The fate of true de-
mocracy everywhere, depends upon its
being won. Its object is to rid the
WOTt0 once LOT al Ol the tiTcdL VI
violence and injustice which must
hang over it SO long as there Is any
where an autocratic government which
can disturb its peace and dominate its
fortunes. The outrages against right
which Germany has committed have
directly touched our own citizens and
our liberties and Germany must be
brought to terms by such a victory as
will leave no doubt in the minds of
her rulers and her people as to what
forces control mankind. We entered
upon the present course in self-defense
to resist a ult, directed
again{t our. freedom ard our national
iIaesfity; we shalf not abandon it UNI
til our objective is definitely obtained"
Continuing the platform said:
Must Support Wilson.
Because we mean to win the war it
is our purpose TO support and sustain
to the utmost the administration of
Woodrow Wilson. His administration
can better be supported by those who
believe in it and trust in it than by
those who are constantly eager to
make a selfish use of what they con-
ceive to be its mistakes"
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START THIRD TRIAL
Robert F. Stroud Accused of
killing "Pen" Guard.
100 Veniremen Summoned for
LeavenwOrth Case.
TWO PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS
New Trials Granted Both Times
on Technicalities.
LYDIA COnley Case Also Is To
Come Up Soon.
TWO PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS

More than 100 veniremen have been
summoned for jury service in Leaven-
worth Monday when, for the third
| time, Robert F. Stroud, a convict at
the institution, will be tried on a
charge of killing a guard at the fed
eral penitentiary at Leavenworth.
Judge Robert E. Lewis. of Denver,
will occupy the bench during the
trial
Stroud has been twice convicted of
the murder by juries, but because OF
technical errors has gained a new
trial. The first time he was tried the
jury pronounced the death penalty,
but because of the discovery of a tech
nical error in the proceedings, Fred
Robertson, the federal prosecutor,
recommended that the prisoner be
granted a new trial.
Convicted Second Time.
At the second time Stroud's at
torneys tried to put convicts on the
witness stand to testify in his behalf,
but was prohibited from doing so be-
cause of the law then in effect which
kept convicts from testifying in Grim
ina1 cases. The prosecution obtained
the testimony of several convicts by
obtaining pardons for the witnesses
from President Wilson. After Stroud
had been convicted at the second trial
and given life Imprisonment as the
penalty, congress passed law permit
ting convicts to testify in criminal
cases.
Following the passage of the new
law. the federal district attorney
again moved that a new trial be grant
ed Stroud in order that he might OBJ
tain the testimony of the convicts.
Hear Conley Case.
Following the completion of the
Stroud trial Judge Lewis will hear the
application of LYDIA ConIey, descend
ant of the Wyandot Indians. for an
injunction restraining the city Off
cials of Kansas City, Kan, from mo-
testing Huron cemetery in the heart
of the city. Miss Conley has guarded
the graves of her ancestors in the
cemetery for the last quarter sot a
century and has UP until this time,
checkmated all attempts OF the mu-
nicipality to improve it.. s-s II S
The Stroud case, however, will
probably be the stellar act of 'he
trials and hearings. Stroud, because
of the fact that the murder was COM
mitted on government properly, is
liable to the death penalty by hang
ing.
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tended by 165 persons. Steinberg's
orchestra of six pieces furnished the
music, and H. J. Wingart, of Topeka,
made by Abra ham Troup, of Logan;
Dalton Godfrey, Parsons; P. P. Frie-
sen, Hutchinson; Dale Dewesse. Kan
sas City. Kan; L. NJ. Penwell, Topeka;
and 1. w. Gill, Wichita.
A ball game was to be staged this
afternoon at League park between the
members of the Funeral Directors as
sociation and the Travelling mems as
sociation. The players were to leave
the auditorium at 4:30 o'clock and the
game was scheduled to be called
promptly at s o'clock.