The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
August 25, 1914

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BVTAYBUOY lO PAGES UAO it HOME EDITION TUESDAY EVENING. TOPEKAt KANSAS-, AUGUST 25, 1914. TUESDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS STATE Leaders of Five Political Par ties in Topeka Today. Laying Principles and Plans for the Campaign. IHO.-IED OUT THEIR TROUBLES Banks Declare That Only Har mony Will Prevail. Governor Hodges Will Fight for Prohibition Plank. With salve and paint brush, leaders f five political parties are in Topeka today to declare their principles for the coming campaign and lay plans for the gathering of voios in the No vember election. Both Republican, Democrat. Progressive, Socialist and Prohibition parties will this afternoon write state-wide platforms. The ne cessity for party harmony has blinded the eyes of leaders and the fights over platform planks may be abandoned in the desire to promote party unity. Since Monday evening the hotel lob bies have been crowded with the men who do things in politics in Kansas. They did not come to Topeka to talk over the war situation in Europe, or even the bumper Kansas wheat crop. They came to make trouble for their political enemies and reduce their own load of sorrow to the minimum. In the ranks of the two dominant par ties Republican and Democrat the need of party harmony is leeply felt. It was to apply shock reducers and fit maxim silencers on the discordant ones that the party leaders worked until a late hour Monday night and this morning declared that the skies were clear and that only fair weather Kignals wojld be displayed until after November 3 They Make Concessions. That concessions are to be made by leaders in the name of harmony was admitted. Republican lt-adcrs worked for two hours Monday night in the offices of Senator J. A. Troutman and hammered into shape many of the troublesome policies that have caused discord and dissension in the party ranks. Even the initiative and refer endum, which has aroused the wrath (.Continued on Page 2.) Party council notes on page 5. SOGIUlStS ARE liERE Geo. W. Snyder of Columbus Elected Chairman. At the Socialist meeting held today at the state house the following party i'ommittoe officials were elected for the state campaign: George W. Snyder, Columbus, chairman; George W. Kleiiige of Lawrence, secretary, and Mrs. Julia Smith Hobson of Sedan, cor responding secretary of the women's Socialist committee. Following are the Socialist committee men elected for the different districts: A. L Kunz of Leavenworth, First dis trict; J. S. Catley of Rosedale, Second district: George W. Snyder of Colum bus. Third district: W. S. Armour of Strong City, Fourth district; Jesse R. Johnston of Clay Center, Fifth district; A. F. Turner of Concordia, Sixth dis trict; K. K. Colglazier of Rush Center. Seventh district, and A. L. Blaze of Wichita. Kishth district. The following platform was adopted nt the Socialist council today at the state house: International socialism. International improvements in charge of state. Initiative, referendum and recall. Full value assessment of property. Raise in tax exemption. A graduated property tax and grad uated inheritance tax. Repeal of poll tax laws. State publish school books. State ownership of oil and gas wells and coal mines. Abolition of the contract system. State insurance department. An old age pension law. Workinpman's compensation law. A mother's, widow's and orphans' pension law. Preferential voting. Abolition of the senate. Abolition of veto power of governor. Minimum wage law. National abolition of liquor and white slave traffic. Weather Forecast for Kansas. Generally fair tonight and Wednes day; cooler tonight. T F.ADFRS Governor Hodges. HDTTCIIGK Absolute Harmony In Demo, cratic Election Today. E. E. Murphy Elected Chairman Without Any Opposition. OPEN FIGHT AT HUTCHINSON Campaign Will Be Launched Officially September 5. Platform as Presented to Com mittee This Afternoon. Probable Democratic Doctrine. Kndorsement national and state ad ministrations. Endorsement national prohibition. National suffrage. Welfare laws for women. Creation wage commission. Enactment child welfare code. Compulsory state grain inspection. Election state and county superin tendents on nonpartisan ballots. Extension mine rescue legislation. Recall c lendment to state constitu tion. State income, privilege, occupation tax amendment to state constitution. Extension commission form govern ment in cities. Initiative and refrendum. Sixteen men, composing the resolu tions committee, will probably late this afternoon recommend the adop tion of the above planks in the Demo cratic state platform. Several addition al platforms may be recommended, but late this afternoon the committee had virtually agreed upon the chief planks to be incorporated in the party's dec laration of principles. That t'-e fight over the national prohibition platform will be carried onto the floor of the party council late this afternoon is the belief of the majority of Democratic leaders. When the resolutions committee was named this afternoon, the Secc id district members recommended Governor Hodges of Olathe and W. W. Rose of Kansas City, Kan., as their repre sentatives on the committee. Rose is a most bitter opponent of the pro hibitory plank, while Governor Hodges is its chief champion and advocate. It is believed, however, that the ma jority of the committee will vote with Governor Hodges. Tet this fact is not expected to subdue Rose, who has threatened to carry his fight to the floor of .he council. He has a num. rxrv .-vorters in the meeting. No man' attending the-meeting ofl tne council is wise enough to foresee the outcome of the fight over the pro hibitory plank. It will doubtless find a place in the platform. But what ac tion resubmission Democracy may take is an unanswered question. With absolute harmony between the Neeley and Hodges forces, the state (Continued on Page 2.) THE PARTY COiTNCIX. ITS PURPOSE: The drafting of platform planks, which shall represent the prin ciples of the several political parties in the 1914 campaign. ITS MEMHERS: All candidates for state office, candidates for state legislature, members state senate elected in 1912, congressional and United States senatorial can didates, and chairmen of coun ty central committees. ITS POLITICS: Five parties will go. before the voters with state platforms in tho coming campaign Repub licans, Progressives, Democrats, Socialist? and Prohibitionists. The attendance for the Social ist and Prohibition councils is light. Both parties, however, will probably write a platform. PLACE QF MEETINGS: The Republican council convenes in Representative hall, Demo- crats at the Auditorium, Pro gressives in the assembly room at the National hotel and the Prohibitionists in State Tem perance union headquarters in the Mills building. Socialist council in Socialist headquar ters. TIME OF MEETINGS: All party councils convened at the same hour high noon. At 1 0 o'clock this morning, pre ceding holding of councils, chairmen of the various county central committees, who are ex-officio members of the state committee, met and elected of ficers of a state committee to have charge of the state-wide campaigns this fall. OF THRFF RIP, PARTIFS OF Congressman Neeley. AT Progressives Say That Roose velt Will Come to Kansas. Two Hundred Happy Bull Moosers Were in Topeka. OPEN HEADQUARTERS HERE Plans for Political Burial of Deserters of Party. No Opposition to U. S. Sartin of K. C. as Chairman. RERIBUGANSCHOSE GAFFORD Topekan Made Chairman of State Committee Here. Glasscock of Hutchinson, Sec retary; Williams, Treasurer. Probable Progressive Planks. National prohibition. National suffrage. Closing mails against security spec ulators. Farm credit. Protective tariff and tariff commis sion. Creation trades commission. Law for open congressional caucus. Initiative and referendum. Repudiation recall amendment sub mitted 1913 legislature. Taking bureau labor out of politics. Minimum wage for women. Inheritance tax estates above $25, 000. Creation office public defender as well as prosecutor. Law permitting reduction number county officials. State insurance. Universal peace. Non-partisan county official act. Commission form state government. Authorization full municipal own ership all public utilities. Affirmation planks 1912 platform. Shortly before 3 o'clock this after noon the resolutions committee of the Progressive partv council had virtually agreed to recommend the above plat form planks for adoption by the coun cil body. It is far more drastic and ex tensive platform than the one written by the Bull Moosers during their tenta tive platform meeting in February..' A committee of: 18 members Is 'park ing over tne platform suggestions. On the committee are some of the most widely known Kansas Progressives. Without the slightest evidence of dis cord, it is probable that the platform will be adopted as recommended by the committee. U. S. Sartin is to succeed himself as chairman of the state committee. W. E. Payton of Colony is slated for sec retary, with Fred E. Knapp of Belolt as assistant secretary. A suite of rooms in ti e Mills building was rented today by the Progressive state com mittee, and headquarters will be opened at once. Members of Committees. Members of the committee on reso lutions are: Sheffield Ingalls. 'Atchi son; James M. Mitchell, Lawrence; G. E. Bertch, Pittsburg: E. L. Barrier, Eureka; F. W. Knapp, Belolt; J. E. Ward, Syracuse; Carr Taylor, Hutchin son; Columbus Borin, Tates .Center; Henry J. Allen, Wichita; Victor Mur dock. Wichita; William Allen White, Emporia; Will Beck. Hoi ton: J. E. Brooks, Sedan: Mrs. Eva Morel y Mur phy, Goodland; C. E. Isley. J. W. Jenkins,' S. F. Goshen and W. L. Bragg. The committee on order of business is composed of: J. -K. Wylie, Ed Leach, Elmer Bell, Dr. W. V. Etting, James Clayton, F. R. Culbertson, J. A. Graves and CS. Cathan. A committee on permanent organiza tion is composed of W. H. Holllnshead F. R. Lester. A Held, J. J. Meyer, E. J. Cutshaw, H. -R. Hinote, C B. Hole and E. E. Brett. In their platform, the Progressives passed the platform policy of 1912 en dorsing recall cf judicial decisions. It it probable that the final resolutions, however, will in a general way en dorse the national platform of two years ago. Progressives Were Happy. More than 200 Kansas Progressive workers cheered their leaders for two hours this morning when Murdock and Allen and the eight congressional nominees t! rew bombs into the camps of the Republicans and Democrats and stormed the forts of the common enemy. The formality- of naming a state con.mittee and writing a plat (Continued on Page Two.) Charles Curtis. ON TO PARIS Jubilant Dispatch Beaches Ger man Embassy at Washington. Berlin Claims Gen. Joffre's Army Is Broken Up. 1.1 BATTLE LASTO DAYS Germans Capture ISO Guns and 10,000 Prisoners. Concentric Advance on French Capital Is Planned. Washington, Aug.' 25.- A concen tric advance of all the German armies toward Paris is probable: the Semois river, Longwy, and the greater part of the Belgian French frontier being in German hands, according to a wireless dispatch to the German embassy re ceived from its foreign office today via Sayville, Long Island. It says: "The German troops facing the French troops defeated them in battle from August 17 to 21. Numerous en signs, more than 150 guns and ten thousand prisoners have been captur ed. Luneville has been taken and the army of Gen. Joffre, broken up, is no more capable of action, "The German crown prince's army has chased the French west of Longwy. The army of the Duke of Wuertemberg. marching through Bel gium, has crossed the river Semois, completely crushing the advancing French army. Numerous guns, ensigns prisoners and several generals were captured. "The German troops advancing west of the river Meuse toward Maubeuge defeated an English cavalry brigade. The river Semois, Longwy and the greater part of the Belgo-French frontier are in German hands. A con centric advance of all the German army toward Paris, is probable." The German foreign office also ad vised the embassy that Assistant Sec retary Breckinridge of the war de partment, who went on the cruiser Tennessee to aid in distributing funds to Americans praises the attitude of the German people toward Americans and declared it a duty to inform Americans of the victorious German armies and of the excellent spirit of the German nation. "American sympathies have been touched," the message continues, "by German help, for poor Russian fam ilies in Berlin." German marines returning from Scutari, the message adds, ook part with the Austrian in, fighting against the' Servians and-wave in Ot first line in storming a mountain 1,000 metres high on the river Drina.' -The French Side. V Paris, Aug. 25. In Lorraine,, after the counter attacks of yesterday the right of the French forces withdrew to the river Mortagne which is a con tinuation of the Muerthe, from Lune ville to Nancy. In Alsace French troops repulsed a number of German attacks directed against Coimar. The report of the re capture of Muelhausen by the Ger mans is without foundation. More over, the theatre of operation in Alsace is becoming of secondary importance. COOL III KANSAS. Minimum of 54 Degrees Struck State This Morning. All Kansas is experiencing delight fully cool weather. The minimum tem perature for the state this morning was 54 degrees at Goodland and Scott City. The minimum temperature at Topeka was 68 or 4 degrees above normal, but Tuesday night was comfortable at that. The temperature at 7 o'clock Tuesday evening was but 74. The maximum temperature for Kansas Tuesday was 92 Liberal, according to the government reports. There have been a few scattered showers in the last 24 hours. Eureka re ported .34 of an inch, and Fort Scott .22. Kansas City got .10, and Iola and Emporia a trace. The forecast calls for generally fair weather tonight and Wednesday with a slight drop in temperature tonight. The highest temperature on this date in the 28 years that the local records have been kept was 105 degrees in 1901; the lowest was 54 in 1887. On this date in 1890 rainfall to the amount of 1.27 Inches was recorded. The temperature today averaged one degree above normal. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the wind was eight miles an hour from the northeast; the sky was partially overcast. The hourly readings: 7 o'clock .69111 o'clock 77 8 o'edock 7112 o'clock 80 9 o'clock .'....721 1 o'clock 83 10 o'clock 79 2 o'clock 84 3 o'clock 84 Arthur Capper. GREAT DAHLE STILUSES Oil Fighting on French Frontier in Progress Since Friday. French and British Engage Ger mans in Desperate Conflict. CAVALRY RESET FLAMS Army of 30,000 Is Attacking City of Malines. The Skirmishing Is General in Northwest Flanders. THE ALLIES ARE REPULSED Compelled to Retreat and As sume the Defensive. Reverse Means a Prolongation of the War. London, Aug. 25. A dispatch to the Express from Ostend says: A great battle has been in progress In the province of Hainaut on the southern frontier of Belgium since Fri day evening. French and British troops have been engaged in desperate conflict north of Charleroi and Fleurus with Germans, who crossed the Meuse at Huy. Saturday French troops which had spread from Lille met the German right in East Flanders. The Central News circulates a dis patch from Paris saying that an offi cial communication given out in that city declares that German cavalrymen belonging to an independent division are operating on the extreme right and on the extreme left of the position of the allies. A dispatch to the Times from Ostend sent today says 30,000 Germans are at tacking Malines, a Belgian city 13 miles southeast of Antwerp. Skirmishing is general In northwest Flanders. Allies Are Repulsed. Paris, Aug. 25. The French war office has issued the following an nouncement: "The French and English, the plan .(Continued on Pa;re Two. E.:FnOil IS DYIK6. Dee tli of Franz Joseph Is a Question of Hours. London. Aug. 25. A Copenhagen dispatch, says: "The condition of Emperor Francis Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria. Joseph of Austria, according to tele grams received today, is much worse. His death is a question of hours." The Day In Congress. Washington, Aug. 25. Senate de bate resumed on Clayton trust bilL Representative Underwood in the house introduced resolution to with hold pay from absent members and cancel all leave of absence. Seaman's bill was up for debate. KANSAS VUtaAtaVbtta STRONG mm IS OTQ REIGN OF TEfMI All Germans Found in Paris Lost Lives. Crimes in Paree Would Shock Civilised World. 6Efi.a.!A.1 shops WHECXED Unsafe for Foreigners to Ven ture on Streets. Countless Numbers Were Mur dered by Enraged French. New York, Aug. 25. "It will never be known how many Germans were killed in Paris during the three days' riots of July 30 and 31 and August 1. The crimes of that period, could they but become known, would shame the civilized world." This statement was made today by Henry M. Ziegler, a Cincinnati mil lionaire, who has made his home in Paris for the last five years, but fled with the American refugees and re turned on the steamship La France. Describing the scenes in Paris during the three d. ys of rioting before mar tial law -vas declared, Mr. Ziegler said: "It was unsafe for any foreigner. particularly one who could not speak French, to go on the streets. For a German it was little short of suicidal. I saw one German driving down a boulevard with a woman in a cab. How the mob learned he was a Ger man I do not know, but they upset the cab. The woman fainted and was trampled on, but someone finally dragged her away. "The man made a gallant fight for his life. With his back to the over turned cab, he fought desperately for several minutes, and he was a big fel low too. He struck out with his fists, right and left and bowled over his assailants as fast as they got within reach. But he was finally overpow ered and trampled and stabbed to death by the mob. On Hunt for Germans. "Incidents ,f this kind were a fre quent occurrence. The mobs would gather in front of the newspaper of fices to read the bulletins, and as it began to get dark they started out (Continued on page 2.) SIOHY GF TODAY'S m KEWS. amnr, Utc Belgian fortress, has fallen into German hands. Berlin dis patches say five of the- forts of Na mur and the city itself have fallen and the capture of the remaining four forts is imminent. A reverse to the forces of the allies is nenerally admitted by the English and French newspapers which say to day's news is "deciaely bad," while plainly expressing disappointment at If. Vu 1 l,,a. nw tn.tt InH'PH.

falling back on their first line of de fensive works running from Maubeuge In a southeasterly direction by way of Hirson, Mezleres, Montmedy, Verdun, St. Mllilel, Toul and Kpinal. The English newspapers declare that both the English and Russians are de termined to "right to a finish" what ever the outlook may be at present. They say the possession of Namur was vital for Germany and that It "was a fine stroke for the Germans to have rnshed the place under the eyes of the allied armies." In other parts of Belgium fighting Is still In prozress and a report from Ostend says 30,000 Germans have at tacked Malines. thirteen miles from Antwerp. Cbarlcrol has also been the scene of hot fighting. Twenty-lire thousand Germans have been surrounded between Courtral and Anseghem, according to an Ostend dispatch to the London Daily Express. Brussels has been left by the main body of German troops who have pro ceeded on their way to the front. Russian reports relate the avar e of the Russian armies In eastern Prus sia and the surprisingly rapid move ment of the troops. Newspaper dispatches assert that the Austrian fortified port of Cattaro, Dalmatla, has been destroyed by the allied fleets. A German dirigible balloon which had flown over Antwerp was brought down by the Belgian artillery today and fifteen of its occupants taken pris oners. Bombs dropped from the bal loon caused several deaths and one of the missiles truck a hospital which. however, was occupied only by the medical and nursing staff. IN TOPFkTA TODAY Great Belgian Fortress Is Cap tured by Germans After an Attack Which Lasted Barely Two Days. SEVffiE Cir.7 TO TIE ALIUS It Was of Tital Importance te the Kaiser's Hen. The War Experts Are Unable to Understand It. FEAR EELCO LIE VO Of Fighting the Emperor's Army Unsupported. The City and Five of Its Forts Are Taken. Berlin. Aug. 25. An official an nouncement made public here today says that the city of Namur and five of its forts have been captured by the Germans. The bombardment of the four other forts continues and their fall seems im minent. London, Aug. 25. It la announced that Namur, capital of the province of Namur, 43 miles southeast of Bros- sels, and strongly fortified has fallen before the Germans. Beyond the bare statement that It was announced that Namur had fallen the official war information bureau has issued nothing on the subject. It Is not yet known definitely here whether the fall refers to the town or the forts or to both. The fortifications of Namur and Liege formed the finest examples of the work of the famous Belgian mili tary engineer. General Henri Alexis Brialmont. whose reputation was world wide. The defensive works of Namur were not so strong as those of Liege, but the position of the city was much better for military purposes. The forts are nine in number, the four most important being St. Heribert. Audoye, Suarlee and Cpgnelle. while the connecting forts of less strength are Dave, Malzeret. Malonne, Marche volette and Kmines. All are protected by hardened steel domes, generally eight of them In each fort and the artillery- consisting, of very powerful. nad tor. th Ames.' ;fv London, Aug. 25. Commenting on' the fall of Namur before the Germans, the Times says it is one cf those In explicable events which make war the gamble that it is. That Namur should have fallen in two days will require a deal of explanation, the Times adds. The Times military expert says it is too early to say that the line of the Meuse south of Mezieres must be abandoned, but the outlook is not favorable- and the development of the situation in the next few days will be watched with legitimate anxiety. He continues: "There are reports that the town's people and even the garrison of Na mur were less well disposed than the men of r,iege to offer a strenuous resistance and so bring upon their town the punishment meted out by Germans to Liege. There is undoubt edly some slight feeling among the Belgians that they havenot been ade quately supported by the allies, and that they have borne the brunt of the war in the north, hut we cannot be-; lieve that the Belgians did less than their duty nd we expect to hear that they were attacked by overpowering numbers. Vital to Germany. "The possession of Namur was vital for Germany and it was a fine stroke for the Germans to have rushed the place under the eyes of the allied armies. We still hope and believe that our counter offensive in the north is only postponed and not abandoned." Commenting on the loss of the Bel gian stronghold, the Chronicle says: "The news today is decidedly bad." Adding that if the allies' losses have been heavy "We may yet see before long the Germans march in earnest upon Paris. "Namur is a fortress of great strength which Its defenders could possibly hold several months. We do not imagine that it was taken by a rush. More probably a breach made elsewhere in the line of the allies im posed on them the alternative of leav ing a large force to be invested In Namur or withdrawing from It alto gether. "The blunt fact remains that in a (Continued on page 2.)

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THE TOPEHA DAILY CTATE JOXJH1TAE TUESDAY UVI'.HlIiO, AXJOTTCT 3, 1914. IRDOGff CALLS IT A MACHINE" Progressive Leader in Stirring Interview Today. Thompson-Neeley Roller of Best In History. One ESQ? fXXEY VYREKCH M IT Candidate for Senator Says Trouble Is Brewing. Pofttofflce Crowd All Fledged, Says Mr. Murdock. In a stirring Interview today In which he dealt none too gently with the alleged Thompson-Neeley Demo crat machine in Kansas, Victor Mur dock of Wichita, candidate for United States senator on the Progressive tick et, said: "A man doesn't have to take a sec ond look at the politics of Kansas to tell the principal business afoot. It Is the building of the Thompson-Neeley machine. In every county in the state there is a crowd digging up the ground and mixing mortar In order to lay the foundation cf the new proposition broad and deep. The local boss Is in every case a man who has Just dictated the appointment of a postmaster, or who expects to. "It Is a daring sort of a job, too, when you come to think of it. Two years ago Senator Thompson was moving up and down the state with a patent program so adjusted that he could ho'.J the progressive Demo- i crats and yet gather to his bosom the Curtis standpat Republican vote. Today, of course, these auxiliaries -have gone from him, but during the association he caught the organization microbe. y From the moment he took his seat, the young Kansas senator began to establish military lines of defense around the local poetofflce. He has, I think without exception, made sure In very Instance that the postmaster was a Thompson man, whenever he had the power, and Inspired the appointee with the necessity of organization. "So in every county In the state to day, the postmasters at the county seats are building up a postoffice crowd, which is preparing an elaborate, sched ule for the conduct and guidance of lo cal Democrats. These Democrats, who, expect anything In the future In the way of subsistence, are being notified to cut out the Farrelly or Hodges busi ness and come on in. "As part of the plan the young sena tor took in Congressman Neeley by making him a sort of a field marshal and the plan proceeds with neatness and dispatch. "I say that !t is a daring sort of a Job, and it is when you give It a little thought. The people of Kansas were the first to rise and smite the ma chine. They drove it out through the votes of the insurgent Republicans and the independent Democrats. :.yhen Senator Thompson, by the use of the machine Republicans, reached the senate and now he expects, through the candidacy of Neeley for the sen ate, to re-establish the old machine in the Democratic party as the guardian of the rights of the people of the state. "It Is daring, and like a good many daring things, it won't work. One of the oldest politicians Kansas ever had once said to me: 'There is only one way to work politics in Kansas: get a machine early and keep it out of sight. He tried it himself and was busted. He got the machine early, but he couldn't keep It out of sigh. It can't be kept out of sight In Kansas. "The Thompson-Neeley machine is in full view with all wheels whirling. I don't charge that either Thompson or Neeley are trying to conceal it. On the contrary, I think they are rather proud f It. "But. without claiming any powers of prophecy, I want to say that the way the independent Kansas Democrat, the Kansas Democrat who doesn't ask the local postmaster how to vote, will drop 'monkey wrenches into this new Kan sas mechanism in Novemb r will be a -lght to make the angels weep." HAf.lUR IS TAKEN. (Continued from Page One.) really first-class battle the French troops occupying a secluded position of singular streng'h, were driven out ty the Germans after not more than two days' fighting "This speaks volumes for the power of the German attack. "England and Russia must stub bornly resolve that come what may to France they will never surrender to Germany, but will stick to her as they stuck to Napoleon, until they pull her down. As long as we hold the sea we cannot ourselves be vitally struck." Worse Yet to Come. London, Aug. 25. "Yesterday was a day of bad news and we fear more must follow," the London Times says today in an editorial on the fall of "In the first nhase of th o-rpnt hat tie, the paper continues, "The Ger mans appear to have won ground all along the line save in the area held by the Rritish. "We were prepared for the ebb and flow of conflict, but not for the fall of Namur. We have to face this situ ation with unshaken confidence. We' have to remember that the battle Is not yet over. The Germans have not yet burst their way through France. We have to remember that this is ohly the first great encounter of a war which plainly is destined to be a long one. For the allies it is a phase; for the Germans it is vital. They are deal ing their blows with tremendous vigor, but the issue in Belgium still hangs In the balance, in spite of the unfortun ate events at Namur. "Whatever may be the upshot, Great Britain and her allies will face the outlook with dogged determination and continue the war until the spirit of Prussian militarism la rooted out of Europe. "Time fights on the side of the al lies. With the Germans It Is neck or nothing, but the French and English have everything to gain by waging a delaying war. While the issue remains uncertain we may still maintain the stoutest hope. Should It go against us we may remember that the allies have not. like Germany staked all upon their first venture. Our ultimate suc cess is certain and we will never sheath eur swords until Germany has been finally beaten to ber knees." GREAT BATTLE STILL GOES OH (Continued from page 1.) of attack having faile" owing to un foreseen difficulties, have retired on a converging position. "West of the Meuse t.ie English army on our left was attacked by the Germans, but behaved admirably, holding its ground with traditional steadfastness. "The French assumed the offensive with two army corps. An African brigade in the front line, carried away by their eagerness, were received by a murderous fire. They did not give an inch, it, counter attacked by the Prussian guard, they were obliged to retire only, however, after Inflicting enormous losses. The Prussian guard especially suffered heavily. "East of the Meuse our troops ad vanced across an extremely difficult country and made a vigorous attack when they emerged, from the woods, but were obliged to fall back after a stiff fight south of the river Semola. The Allies Retreat. "On order of General Joffre our troops withdrew to the covering posi tion. Our troops are Intact. Our cav alry has in no way suffered and our artillery has affirmed Its superiority. Our officers and soldiers are in the best of condition, morally and physi cally. Inflicted Heavy Losses. "We delivered four attacks from our position north of Nancy, inflicting very heavy loss on the enemy. "In regard to the general situation, we have the full use of our railroads and retain command of the sea Our operations have enabled the Russians to come into action and penetrate the heart of West Prussia. "It is to be regretted that the offen sive operations planned failed to achieve their purpose as a result of difficulties impossible to foresee. It would have shortened the war, but our defenses re main intact in the presence of an al ready weakened enemy. "The ordeal is inevitable, but tem porary. Thus detachments of German cavalry belonging to an unattached di vision operating on the extreme right have penetrated to Roubiax, six miles north of Lille, and the Tourcoing dis trict, which are defended only by ter ritorial reservists. "Our valiant people will know how to find courage to support this trial with unfailing faith in final success, which is Jiot to be doubted. In telling to the country the whole truth, the govern ment and military authorities give it the strongest proof of their absolute confidence in victory, which depends only on our perseverance and tenacity." Allies Are Dazed. London, Aug. 25. With a sudden ness which apparently has temporari ly dazed the allies, Germany has ad vanced In one vast concerted sweep along a battle line which now extends practically from Lille to the Swiss border, or a distance of 300 miles. The movements of the kaiser's forces in Alsace and Lorraine, If they have not been merged with the Bel gium campaign, at least have been timed concurrently with the latter so that simultaneously 1,000,000 Ger mans of all arms of the service have begun the advance through Belgium and across Alsace-Lorraine into France. y j There is no confirmation in London of the reported successes of the Ger man crown prince. The admission of the allies, how ever, that they have been forced to retire is open to the most serious con struction. Credence is now given to early re ports that Nancy has fallen into the hands of the Germans. Nancy is an unfortified town, capital of the de partment of Meurthe-et-Moselle. 35 miles south of Metz on the left bank of the Meurthe and 10 miles from the German frontier. It is one of the finest and best built towns of France, filled with historic memories, with a population of more than 90,000. Evidently the allies have been taken by surprise. Just what the French foreign office statement means is not yet clear. It is not regarded as possi ble, however, that the allies have been definitely defeated. That which both England and France warned their subjects to expect has probably come to pass a reverse. Germany has scored the first success. But the great engagement is still raging. Three Battles in One. On three important fields battles greater and more sanguinary than the world has ever known are now in progress. Altogether more than a million and a half of men are engaged in these combats. Along 100 miles of territory from Mons. in Belgium, to the Luxemburg frontier one contest wages. For three days 250,000 Germans have been locked in a death grapple there with an equal number of the allies, and the issue is still undetermined. Then along the Lorraine frontier, and extending over across the French boundary, another great army said to be under the personal command of the crown prince, is hammering away at tne Tencn, wno nave recently had things their own way In that vicinltv. Luneville and Nancy are already re ported to have fallen before the on rushing Germans, who, with the crown prince leading his forces, are pursuing the French in the direction of Longwy. Finally a third great battle Is under way In Alsace, where another German army has fallen upon the French In force in a desperate effort to wrest Muelhausen from the latter. Many Small Fights. Subsidiary to these three great bat' ties reports are received or a score of smaller fights linking together the three into one continuous struggle for supremacy along the 300 miles of frontier. A dispatch from Rotterdam says the best information obtainable as to the disposition of the German forces In Belgium is broadly as follows: The right flank, occupying the en tire Terrain immediately south of Antwerp, is moving southwest in the direction of Lille. A second force is moving on Maubeuge, fifty miles southeast of Lille, in the department of Kord, and a third has captured the Namur forts, which consist of nine defenses f steel and concrete sur rounding the city. It is estimated that these three col umns together comprise nearly a quarter of a million men. The main northern German army Is advancing with its front extending rrom Givet, France, to Diedenhofen, in Lorraine. The French defenses from LaFere to Rhelms are thought to be the objective of this army, believed to number 300,000 men. The main body to the south is di recting its efforts upon the Verdun' Nancy line of defense and. now occu pies Streaaburg. PROGRESSIVE COUNCIL. (Continued from Page One.) form was saved for the final hours-ot the session, and the first thought of the Kansas Moose was to tell by word of mouth the plan for the coming battle. There was no opposition among the Progressive leaders to the candidacy of U. S. Sartin of Kansas City for re election as state chairman. He was the unanimous choice. There was more hope and spirit of fight among the Progressives in to day's meeting than had been displayed since the launching of the third party movement in the state nearly two years ago. In the audience were a number of women women who came to Topeka from all sections of the state to aid in the new party in put ting before the voters a platform promise of new hope and new re forms. There were more women in the Progressive meeting than attend ed both the Republican and Demo cratic gatherings. For a half hour this morning Con gressman Victor Murdock of Wichita told of the sins of the Republicans and Democrats. He flayed Curtis and Neeley and told of the transgressions of the old parties. Neither did Mur dock forget Capper and the stand-pat nominees on the Republicap state ticket. Murdock sighed in sorrow at the spectacle of Capper, once a Pro gressive, leaving his .old friends to Join the enemy, whoirt Murdock said had dug a trench for his political burial. Roosevelt May Come, Henry J. Allen, Progressive guberna torial nominee, followed Murdock and he too dug under the epidermus of the old parties and pointed to the faults and flaws in their records. As son as headquarters can be secured possibly within the week the Progressives will establish head quarters in Topeka and go to work. The enthusiasm over the outlook In the campaign was intensified by the spirit of Murdock and Allen and the news that William Allen White brought to Topeka. "Roosevelt is unquestionably coming to Kansas to help in the fight," said White. "We have the almost certain assurance that he will spend three days in the state. Only the failure of his voice and the necessity of his with drawing entirely from the campaign can prevent his coming. Raymond Robins and many other Progressives are also com'ng and we will have something doing most of the time un til the campaign closes." L' 'L. It was recently announced that Roosevelt would campaign in Illinois In September. The Kansas Progres sives hope to bring the third party leader to this state while Roosevelt is on his western trip. Should the state committee be able to secure Roose velt's assistance for three days, it is probable that he will make a whirl wind campaign through the state on a special train. Republican Meeting. Republicans charged with the seri ous business of launching their pon derous party ship for a new cruise on the stormy waters of Kansas politics, assembled at Representative hall to day and eased it gently through the shoals at the harbor mouth and out where it will breast the squalls and swells of the state campaign. What ever barnacles there may be clinging to the bottom of the old boat, the portion that shows above the. surface is bright with new paint and fresh canvas. The steering committee left port with its finger on the charted course, its eve on the compass. The barometer might threaten trouble, but the sky, Itself, was clear. J. c. Gafford. who commanded on the last cruise of Kansas Republican Ism, was today re-elected state chair man by acclamation. Guy C. Glass cock of Hutchinson was elected secre tary, and Alf F. Williams of Columbus, treasurer. Seventy-six members of the state central committee which con vened at 10 o'clock at Representative linll tmirl "Here" to the muster roll. Snmn other members who did not ar rive until midday trains, snowea up for the party council session in me afternoon. The committee adjourned abruptly after organization. Chairman Oafford declining to near roe intro duction, of a written recommendation by C. E. Houston of Cottonwood Falls that the state committee instruct Re publican members of the legislature after the November election to work for a revision of the state primary election law. Houston wants the pe- election mw. "D-"" tition SyL-m t Wl and would P"fyn t"6" thei the salary of the office to which he aspires. Gafford tola mm to save it for the council meeting in the after noon. Party Council Convened. After J. T. Botkin, assistant secre tary of state, had declared the party council meeting open, at 12 o clock, Tom Hubbard of Sumner county, an active Roosevelt supporter in 1912, was elected chairman by acclaim, on nomination by Earl Akers, state treas urer. He was escorted to the quarter deck between Charles Curtis, candi date for United States senator, and Arthur Capper, candidate for gov ernor, and demonstrated his fitness as master of ceremonies by dumping an extra bucketful ox oratorical oil over the prow of the boat. The vessel didn't even rub against the wharf as one by one the hawsers were cast off. Charles Holbrook of Kansas City was made secretary of the council. Motion by James A. Troutman of Shawnee to create a committee for the preparation of a platform by the ap pointment of five members at large by the chairman and the selection of two members from each congressional district, by the representatives thereof; total 21. So ordered. Committee members at large: Arthur Capper, Charles Curtis, both Topeka: v W. T. Morgan, Hutchinson; C. W. Jones, Olathe and Earl Akers. state treasurer. District representatives: First James A. Troutman, Topeka; S. M. Brewster, Troy. Second A. M. Keene. Fort Scott; C. S. Holbrook, Kansas City. Third E. L. Burton. Parsons; J. A. Farrell, Sedan. G. H. Lamb, Yates Center; J. R. Plumb. Emporia. Fifth F. W. Sturges. Concordia: C J. Brown, Blue Rapids. Sixth Dr. J. B. Dykes, Lebanon; J. H. Legere, Hill City. Seventh Carl Moore, Kinsley; J. W. Davis, GreenSburg. Fred W. Stanley, Wichita; K. M. Geddes, El Dorado. Party council adjourns for lunch while committee on platform repairs to office of state treasurer for con sultation. DEATHS O HKHMLS. Margaret Winter, wife of Oscar Winter and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Oelke, died this morning at Hoyt. Kan. The funeral will be held at Hoyt Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment in Hoyt cemetery. Caroline Biellard, 63 years old. died Monday afternoon at her hornet 430 Ash street. Funeral .nnn.m.nt will bemade later. DESTROYED All the Fortifications at the Port -of Cattfcrfo Are Battered Down by Fleet of the Allies. SERYM CLEAR OF JUJSTF.O Invaders Have Been Driven Back Across the Save. Austrian Trobps Are Massing on the Italian Frontier. aiiian, via .Paris, Aug. 25. A news aispatcn irom Cattario says that all of the fortifications there have been destroped by the allied fleet. The Aus trians did not have time before the at tack to strew the gulf of Cattario with mines. Servia Clear of Austrians. Nish, Aug. 26. Servian troops reoc cupied Sabac (Shabats) at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, of Monday. Aug. 24. according to an. official announce ment made todav. The Austrian tia va been thrown back on the other bank of the river Save and every bit of Ser vian territory has now been cleared of me enemy. Anstrians Mass an Italian Frontier. The Secolo says notwithstanding the aemai oi tne Austrian government cer tain Austrian troops are massing on the Italian frontier. The movements were discreet at first, but orders from Vienna in the last 48 hours compelled precipitate action the effects of which were visible at Trent, where there is an incessant movement of troops. The paper adds there are also 80,000 Aus trian troops at Innsbruck. War of No Quarter. Paris, Aug. 25. That Servia is tire- paring to wage a war of no quarter to her enemies, is indicated In a note sent by Servia to the French government protesting against the alleged order irom tne headquarters of the Austrian army to burn Servian crops and to fire Servian villages all along the Aus trian line of march. This note says further that in view of Austrian cruelties to Servian troona It will be very difficult to restrain the Servians from measures of cevenge and that the Servian government finds itself constrained to take all measures of reprisal compatible with Interna tional law. DEMOCRATIC COUNCIL. (Continued From Page 1.) Democratic committee today elected E. E. Murphy of Leavenworth as its chairman and campaign leader and named James M. Lewis of Kinsley as secretary ana Jtrrank K. Whitney of Topeka as treasurer of the committee. With sand on the track and the ma chinery carefully oiled, every detail of tne formal organization went through in accoraance to an advance program and Kansas Democracy emitted a yell of enthusiasm and then held its breath in fear of the one Impending division the stand on national prohibition in tne party council. Murphy as the new state chairman added a bit to the enthusiasm when he pledged 24 hours daily service to the cause of Democracy in Kansas dur ing the coming campaign. He declar ea tnat Kansas was prepared for a general Democratic victory and with union In the party, the entire state and congressional ticket, including United States senator, would be elected. "This is not a fight for one man. but a fight for a party and the fight will be made for the entire ticket," said Murphy. "If there is a man on the ticket who has not the unanimous sun port of the entire party, we must see tnat he has It. He is the representative oi Kansas Democracy ana this is a fight for Democracy. A victory In November means that Kansas lines up in the Democratic column for all time.' Glick Fockele of LeRoy, considered Monday night as a possible choice for state secretary, withdrew from the 1 running this morning. It was Fockele wh arose in the committee meeting today and nominated James MLewis of Kinsley as secretary. Lewis was elected without opposition, as were all officers of the committee. Plans for Battle. With the organization of the state committee, the Democrats made known their plan of battle for tne campaign. The first step was taken when the Seventh district committee organized and made plans for the organization of Neeley-Hodges-Shouse clubs in every county and district in the big Seventh, This same plan of organisation will be worked out in all of the eight con gresslonal districts of the state. The state campaign will be formally opened at Hutchinson, Saturday, Sep tember 6. Congressman Neeley, noml nee for United States senator; Gov emor George H. Hodges and Senator Jouett Shouse, Seventh district congres. sional nominee, and candidates for various state offices, will attend the big meeting that will mark the firing of the first gun of the Democratic cam. paign. Only a few of the congressional com mittees were organized during the day. Sixth district Democrats elected Charles M. Sawyer of Norton as chairman, J. T. Fitzgerald of Colby as secretary-treas. urer, and Frank Munger of Atwood as a member of the resolutions committee in the afternoon council. Seventh district Democrats elected D. Callahan of Kingman as chairman of their congressional committee, with J. W. Tensen of Barton county as sec retary -and Barney McCune of Reno county as treasurer. The Eighth district committee is com posed of W. Knaus. McPherson county, chairman; A. E. Jacques, Sedgwick, sec retary; and Senator Robert Nixon, Sumner county, treasurer. REIGN OF TERROR. (Continued From Page One.) hunting for Germans. "Every shop over which there ap peared a German name was wrecked. At frequent points along the boule vards were shops with the windows broken and the Interior looking as though a bomb had been exploded there. In other quarters of the city even buildings were torn down. "I know a family that had a Ger man cook, a woman who had been with them many years. The sons went off to war with the first army, but that was no guarantee of protec tion, for the woman. Some one told the mob and my friends had to hide the old woman in the cel'ar under a pile of boxes to save her life. "I was on the streets one evening with a friend. We saw the mob chasing a German. He almost got away, but was caught in an alley. My friend recognized one of his em ployees in the mob. The next day he told me his employee had boasted that they not OtJy got the German we saw them after, but three others. AU were stabbed to death after being beaten into insensibility. "One of the most noticeable things in Paris are the electric signs of the big milk distributor. He has upwards of 100 milk depots in Paris and is worth between 95,000,000 and 36,000, 000. He is a German, but has lived in Paris for twenty years or more. "The mob wrecked his electric signs and milk depots and then some one started the report that he had poisoned the milk and was going to kill all his customers. The mob went hunting for him, but he escaped." STATE PARTY COUNCIL DAY (Continued From Page Cue.) of old-line leaders since its endorse ment in the platform of 1910, is to be again endorsed. In the hotel lobbies it was admitted that no fight would be made on the I. and R. when its provision was read, and that the plan for placing it in the declaration of party principles' was regarded as good politics. Remove Teeth From J. T Most of the teeth will be removed from the Republican L and R how ever, and it is possible that the en dorsement of the measure will point merely to the heroic stand of Republi can legislators in 1913 and ask that such a reform as they advocated be written into law. in aaaition to tne I. and R. measure the Republicans will endorse welfare reforms, but may decide to tread lightly on a strong enaorsement of the minimum wage. The Democratic state and national ad ministrations will be denounced, the failure of the Democrats to reduce taxes will be called attention to and the spoils system as a deadly tool in the hands of Innocent Democracy will be mentioned. The low tariff program will be referred to as the enemy of the Kansas farmer and the general policies of the Republican national platform of 1912 will be endorsed. But there will be no Republican fights, It seems. Both Roosevelt and Taft supporters of 1912 who are still fighting for the old party, are trying to torget tne breach which developed in the platform meeting and gave the state to the Democrats. And with this bit of history fresh in mind, both fax tions are working to sidestep possible friction. Prohibition a Trouble. Among the Democrats, the only trouble concerned the endorsement of national prohibition and national suf frage. There Is a real division In the party concerning these issues and a number of workerswant the planks left out of the platform this year. Besides, it is argued, suffrage and prohibition are not sound Democratic doctrines. Hodges to Fight for It. From the state administration. though, is the clamor for the two pet planks. Rather than see national pro. hibition removed from the platform. It was asserted today that Governor Hodges -himself might take the floor this afternoon in defense of the meas ure. Failure of the party to endorse prohibition, it is claimed, would mean a slap at the Hodges Columbus speech and a half admission that the Billard forces were justified in placing the To. peka man in the gubernatorial race as an Independent candidate. It is to make the lines clean cut and clear f hat the state administration crowd will de mand a prohibitory plank. And It is quite probable that they will get it. Strong; Progressive Platform. Progressive leaders came to Tonela Monday night and conferred regarding party policies to be advocated In the 1914 campaign. This morning the plat- rorm question was again considered. William Allen White, Congressman Victor Murdock. Henry J. Allen, U. S. Sartin and other third party leaders submitted prospective planks and it is believed the platform in Kansas this year will be even stronger than the tentative platform written by the Progressives in February. Both the Progressives and Republi cans will endorse national nrohibition and national suffrage. The Progressives win endorse the initiative and refer endum, it is believed, although they are not as enthusiastic about the meas ure as when the reform was first urged In Kansas four years ago. Time of Meetings. It Is probable that the platforms of the several parties will be written and approved by a late hour this afternoon. The council meetings will be held promptly at noon. Immediately follow ing the organization, a committee on resolutions will be named. This com mittee will be furnished with several bushels of typewritten paper on which is written the prospective planks of the party. As soon as an agreement is reached concerning the planks that should go into the state platform, the matter will be checked up to the mem bers of the council. Barring the possi bilities of prolonged fights or discussion of party issues, the platforms of all parties should be- adopted by a late hour this afternoon. At 10 o'clock this morning the state committees, met for the organization of their fighting forces for the coming campaigns. -With the organization this morning the various state committees elected chairman, secretary and treasurer who will be in active con trol of headquarters during the cam paign. Grain Gossip. (By special wire to T. J. Myers.) World's shipments of corn last week were 1,437.000 bushels compared with 2.027, 000 bushels the preceding week and ,29, 000 bushels a year ago. Exports from the United States and Canada yesterday were 730,fl00 bushels of wheat, 9,000 barrels of flour, 7,000 bushels of corn and 131,000 bushels of oats. A message from Portland, Ore., reads as follows: "The first cargo of -wheat to clear the Pacific Coast since the Euro pean war began left Saturday. The British steamer Fernline. with 209,000 bushels, left for St. Vincent to await orders." World's shipments of wheat last week were 11.984.000 bushels, comnarari with 6.542.009' bushels the preceding week and 12,080,000 bushels a year -ago. Liverpool figures showed that America shipped 10,. 778,000 bushels, of which the United King dom took 7.663.000 bushels; France. 1.839, 000 bushels: Italy. 136,000 bushel; Scandi navia, 302.000 bushels; non-European coun tries, 648,000 bushels. Elevator stocks of wheat In Vim City in creamed 337.552 bushels last week and now amount to 4.379.376 bushels: corn, 166,831 bushels, decrease 4,387 bushels; oats 230,000 bushels increase 71.500 bushels; kafir. 2.839 bushels; rye. 21,974 bushels, decrease 2.014 bushels: barley 36,413 bush els, increase 1.105 bushels. A year ago stocks were tJBTlJSM bushels of wheat, 74. 836 bushels of corn and 596,709 bushels of eats. Minneapolis wheat stocks nave de creased 100.009 bushels in tm TC3AY'S CffT HEFulTS. Chicago. Anm 9 nmviv tors beinar mhinmwl m..i fluence wheat opening He down today juuixm io !c over yesterday -s close. It was speculation pure and simple on present and prospective European de mand. The. close was buoyantly strong. 3c to 3c higher for the day. CORN Corn followed wheat opening c c to 114c over the previous close. The truntt-i nuif was in May which was being covered by one of the world's big gest merchandizers of the cereal. The close was firm. c to lc net higher. OATS Oats at the opening were 14c down to' lio up and on the early bulge miul. rtmt (rain nf lu. .A 11.. 1 1 w M UIW in December futures. 1"kovibwkb-There was little doing in provisions and prices at the opening were 214o to 714o down. Market. iThe rang of prices tor grain futures oa the Chisago Board of Trade as report e4 by Thus. J. Myersu Broker. Columbian Bidg. Chicago. Aug. 25. Close Open High Low WHTAT Sept. 99H 103 9914 Dec. ..103 107 103 May ..110 11314 110 C HN Set. 7914 80 79 Dec. ..69 71 69 May ..71 73 71 CA'Jfc Sept. 46 46 45 Dec. 4714 48 47 PHRK- Sept. ..22.00 22.00 21.00 Jan. 21.25 21.65 21.25 103 96 107 103 113H 110 80 79 70- 69 7314 71 46 45 48- 47 21.36 22.00 21.65 a.83 Kansas City Grain Market, (The range of prices for grain futures ea the Kansas City Board of Trade as re ported by Thos. J. Myers. Broker. Co lumbian Bldg.l Kansas City. Aug. 25. Close Open High Law Today Sat tvHFAT Sept. 9214 96 92 94 92 Dec. 97 101 96 101 97 107 103 107 103 May ..103 CORN Sept. 78 78 Dec. 67 68- May 70 72 78 78 78 67 68- 67 70 72 70- Citicago Grain Market. Chicago. Aug. 25. WHEAT Close: Sep tember. 1.03; December, 8107; May, $1.13. CORN September, sue; December, virjfco May. 73c. OATS September, 46c; December, 48c: May. 60c. PORK September, S2L35; January, 821.55. LARD SeDtember. 810.06: October. 810.22. RIBS September, $12.57; October, $12.00. Uvernool Grain Market. TjitMiAiil Ana 9 wuriT-Simt firm No. 1 Manitoba,' 8s lOd; No. 2, 8s 9d; fu tures, steaay; uctooer, CORN Spot, American mixed," nominal; xuturea, aim; DepicmuCT. -u. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City, Aug. 25. WHEAT Close Market steady. No. 2 hard, 96c$1.02; No. ,3 96c61.Q0; No. 2 red, $1.00L,01; No. 2. 99cS1.00. CORN Market le lower. No. 2 mixed, 78c; No. 3, 77c; No. 2 white, 79c; No. 3, 7778c. OATS Market steady. No. t white, 4146c; No. 2 mixed. 41c. RTE 85c HAT Market firm. Choice timothy, 815.0016.00; choice prairie. 610.604fll.00 choice airalfa. 614.BO16.00. BUTTER Market unchanged. EGOS Market unchanged. POULTRY Market unchanged. WHEAT-Reeelnta 336 cars. CLOSE: WHEAT September, 96C December. 81.01: Mar. 81.07. CORN September. 78c; December, 6868c; May. 72c. OATS September. 44c. Chicago Produce Market. Chicago, Aug. 25. BUTTER Market unchanged. EGOS Market uncnangea. POTATOES Market higher. Jersey Cob biers, 8082c; ditto sacks, 8265c; Minne sota Ohios, 6S67c. POULTRY Alive, unchanged. New Tork Produce Market. New York, Aug. 25. BUTTER Market firm. Creamery extras. 3132c; firsts. Z83lc; process extras, zeeBet4c; laaies, current make, Z4&tc; seconds, zz packing stock, current make. No. 2114c. CHEESE Market quiet. State whole milk, fresh white and colored, specials, 1616c. EGOS Market firm. Fresh gathered extras, 28$?30c. POULTRY Live. Irregular: western chickens, broilers, 1819c; fowls, 17 17c; turkeys, I48d4c; aressea, steaay; western .chickens, frozen, 1319c; fowls, 1219c; turkeys, 1926c. New York Sugar Market. New York, Aug. 25 SUGAR Raw, easy; molasses, 6.11; centrifugal. 6.76; refined, steady. Wichita Live Stock Market. Wichita, Aug. 25. HOGS Receipts 500. Market strong. Top. $9.20; bulk of sales, $8.909.10. CATTLE Receipts 400. Market steady. Native steers, $6.008.50; cows and hell ers, $5.00g'8.O; stockers and feeders, $6.00 7.25; stock cows and heifers, $4.50&75; bulls. $5.00S6.00; calves. $7.009.75. St. Joseph Live Stock Market. St. Joseph, Aug. 25. HOGS Receipts 6,300. Market slow. Top, $9.20; bulk of sales, $9.009.10. CATTLE Receipts 1,200. Market -Iow. Steers, $7.109.60; cows and heifers, $4.25 9.25; calves, $6.0010.60. SHEEP Receipts 4.000. Market dull, lower. Lambs, $7.007.85. Chicago Live Stock Market. -Chicago. Aug. 25. HOGS Receipts 13.000. Market steady to a shade higher. Bulk of sales. $8.909.25; light, $8.909.4O; mixed, $8.709.35: heavy, $8.6009.30; rough, $8.50 9.70; pigs, $7.008.60. CATTLE Receipts 7,000.- Market weak to a shade lower. Beeves. $6.60910.60; steers, $6.2&tJ9.30; stockers and feeders, $5.358.00: cows and heifers, $3.709.10; calves, $7JO10.50. SHEEP Receipts 30,000. Market slow and 25c to 60c below last week's close. Sheep, $4.9065.76; yearlicfce, $5.7086.70; lambs, $6.268.00. Karas City Live Stock Market. Kansas City. Aug. 25. HOGS Receipts 8,000. Market steady to strong. Bulk of sales, $9.59.30; heavy, $9.159.30; packers and butchers. $9.159.32; light, $9.0049.80; pigs. $8.258.75. CATTLE Receipts 10,000. Market steady to weak. Prime fed steers, $9.6510.50; dressed beef steers, $8.1039.59: western steers, $6.609.36; southern steers, $6.25 8.00; cows. $4.2597.25; heifers. $6.0009.50; stockers and feeders. $5.7&&26; bulls, $6.25 tp.o; cajvea. 4.ou-jn..7e. r SHEEP Receipts 12.000. Market Me low. ar. Lambs. 87.5007.85: vearlines. 86.7EaaM: wethers, $6.40555.85; ewes, 84.$06.50; stock ers ana leeaers, .amai.Zt. Kansas City 8tock Yards. Aug. 24. Cat tle receipts last week were 45,000, previous week 85.000, same week last year (5,000. Prune cattle sold firm all week, and a new high record for the year was made, at 810.50. paid for cattle both -Tuesday and Wednesday. Everything except the up per crust sold 16 to 80 cents lower, in cluding stockers and feeders. The sup ply 'iday is 18,000 bead here, and prices are steady on the best, with toy steer sales at $10.46. $10.40 and $10.36. middle gra-a sold around 10 cents lower.' Stock ers and feeders are strong 'today, some sales higher, the trade in that depsrt- SUES' ?r.J?1 P"specta" Choice Green wood county steers. Un --1 brought ia 75 tia rTi Prr" lor -a load ef ehotM cows hut w-v ood outlet and caaneTskS us Sf vssv uqju rait jo to k the "iPy. seUlnFat .toS2i ood ir, via n niiMii and brought toSy? ano" TIZ Blockers Mil nt tu tk ,-7--- common SIS.? ?5l" Jow Country -v, ..icu iu improve in the near future, which will be a big heln to the whole cattle list. w Hogs are on a more settled basis than -iuuugu prove cnanses -f? ,.tr5'unt- Receipts are 6,000 today. buying freely, top 9.ao, bulk 4.6 to t.2fi! uaww rto coeung tuny ma mucn here as in Chicago, though a few choice light hogs make a top there slightly above this market. Immune hogs sell a 'o cents above the regular market, nd a good many can be used. Some sickness is showing up. ascribed to care- Buyers had the lines sharply drawn far them, on lambs today, and none were al lowed to touch $8 mark. Accordingly, top was $7.96 paid for Utah weighing 72 Sounds, and others weighing 68 pounds rougbt $7.99. top natives 87.6a. The sup- i efiu a l. I" J IB V,aw. Ae-IU BUC-jp m WJ-TCB, M.HO. immune from ordinary market declines, wethers worth up to 96. ewes $5 to $5.50. rttu&erB cuto iM,iiig wmwni Biupmenis entire throwing out 5 to 10 per cents cuts at $6.50 to $6.75. When receipts become a little larger, feeding lambs will be avail- kl. -...a 111 11 ?c A a ar 4. a. xiin-A.ri 4 Market Correspondent. Kansas City live Stock Sales. I'i'ha following sales were made this City, and reported ever long distanea telephone direct to the Ststa Journal by Clay. Robinson A Co.. live stock eom mornlng at the Stock Tarda. Kansas mission merchants, with offices at all markets. Kansas City Aug. 21. CATTLE Re ceipts 9,009 head. Market strong. HOGS Receipts 10.000 head. Market steady to 6c higher. Bulk of sales. $9,109 9.25; top, 89.35. SHEEP Receipts 12,030 head. Market KILLING STEERS. No. Wt. PrlcelNo. Wt Price 40 1338 910.26 I 73 64 1483 9.86 1 (6 .1420 $10.09 .1387 9.76 48 1134 8.25 COWS AND HEIFERS. 12. 6.66 8 1016 6.(6 6.15 7.76 IS 964 1 720 14 801 5.76 4.25 7.00 11 979 8 960 26. 966 9.69 ST" KEK' A.VI KEEDKRS. 58.. 24.. 24.. 4.. 1.. 2.. 72., 48.. .1068 8.60 I 29. 669 7.50 6.76 I 2 650 7.10 616 CALVES. 13 I 27$ 8.09 9.60 BULLS. 5.500 4 980 (.00 5.00 1 740 4.75 HOGS. 9.25 I 76.. 198 9.26 9.20 28 67 8.00 845 241 .1130 20! 263 Topeka Market. Furnished by Chaa WolfT Paetrtng Co. Topeka. Kan., Aug. 25. HOGS. MIXED AND BUTCHERS $8.6066.90 HEAVY 8.60Q.90 ROUGH AND HEAVY 8.6068.66 LIGHT 8.60O8J5 Batter end Ban. .Furnished by The Continental i'rmi Ce-. Totwks. Kan-1 Topeka, Kan., Aug. 26. 'CHICAGO EGGS-22e23c. NEW YORK EGGS 2425e. i STORAGE EGGS 26c. CREAMERY BUTTER Chicago, 80c; N. Y., 3131c; Elgin. 30c; Topeka whole sale, 30c. Topeka Kruit and Produce Market. Selling prices by Saro'l E. Lux. whole sale Fruit and Produce. Topeka, Kan., Aug. S. ITALIAN PRUNES Per crate, $1.26; la 25 crate lots, per crate, $1.20. BARTLETT PEARS Per box, $2.99. TRAGEDY PLUMS Per crate. SIM. CANTALOUPES per basket. $1.50. WATERMELONS Per lb.. lc ELBERTA PEACHES Per bushel bas ket, 82.00. APKICOT.S Per box. 81. 7S. CALIFORNIA LEMONS Per box. $9.09 9 60. LIMES Per hundred, $1.60. CALIFORNIA LEMONS per box. $9.59 09.75. BANANAS Extra fancy, per lb, c. VALENCIA ORANGES Per box, $2.75(9 8.60. GRAPES Per basket, 23 25c. TEXAS TOMATOES-20 lb. climax bas ket, 76c NEW ONIONS Red, per bu., $L25; Yel low, per bu., $1.25; white, per bu, $1.76. MANGO PEPPERS Per basket, 66c HOT PEPPERS Per lb, 20c EGO PLANT Large, per dos, $1.19: medium sized, per dos, $1.26. ASPARAGUS Per dos, 0c NEW BEETS Per bu, 85c. NEW CARROTS Per bu, 90c. NEW PEAS Per basket, 65c WAX BEANS Per basket. $1.00. NEW CORN Per dos, 12c CUCUMBERS Per dos.. 80c: la 4 doa lots, per dos., 26c KAV VALLEY POTATOES Per btu 76c. SWEET POTATOES Per hamper, $1.60. COLORADO CABBAGE er lb, 2c CHEESE 1718c. Topeka Out' r. Kgfs and Poultry. Furnished by the Topeka Packing Co Corner Laurent and Madison. Topeka, Kan., Aug. 25. POULTRY Hens, 12c; sprplngs over 2 lbs, 14c: broilers, 2 lbs. and under, 15e; turkey hens to young toms. 16e old torn turkeys, 14c; ducks, 7c; geese, 6c EGGS 17c BUTTER 17c Topeka Grata Market. (Furnished by J. B. BrnaM, corner Km sas are and Curtis at Topeka, Kan... Aug. 25. CORN 78c OATS-38C. WHEAT 7882c Taneks Hit Mai Fur-esnea by T. A. Beak. Ht-n4 Topeka, Kan.,. Aug. 88. NEW PRAIRIE HAY-H0.9U. NlCW It.Ftt.FA-$10.06. TOnORROW V) Fancy Bartlet Peers 150 Pears to the box I WM. GREEN &S0N. 0J

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOTntlTAIt TUESDAY EVEtTIITQ, AUGUST 25, 1914. S PM RECRUITA17INNER Pitcher Weidaman Held Drum mers and Topekans Won. Batted Lafferty and Sterzer All Over the Lot. SCORE: TOPEKA 7, ST. JOE 3 Sioux City Defeated Denver With Richie Working. Omaha Was Easy for Tigers Boosters Beat Witches. St. Joseph. Mo., Aug. 25. The Cooleyites went on a rampage in the seventh inning here yesterday and manufactured enough runs to break the Drummers' winning streak, which had continued for almost a week. The outcome of the battle w 7 to 3, with the visitors on the long end. f course. Weidaman celebrated his return from the Nebraska State league by making the Drummers learn that the Topekans are in the race as well as any of the other teams, even though struggling along near the cellar, where someone has got to be. He didn't win by any fluke or on account of errors on the other side, but because he de served victory. He held the Drum mers to seven hits, all scattered ex cept in one inning, when he crawled out of a bad hole in nice shape. Samuel LatTerty started to pitch the game for the Hollanders and was highly successful in protecting the plate, even though he was rapped freely, until the seventh round, when the Cooleyites began to -at him hard. Sterzer was called to the rescue. Buck didn't have any better luck than Laf ferty, possibly not as good, and by the time the side was retired they had six runs stacked up alongside one made in the second frame. In scoring the first run, Lattimore walked and scored on singles by Gleason and Cochran. They failed to count again until the seventh. Jimmy Whelan led off with a triple, scoring on LaFlambois' single. Forsythe sin gled, and then he and LaFlambois marked on Koerntr's triple to right center. Tallion got a single, driving Koerner home. After Lattimore and Oleason had fanned, Cochran walked. Then Weidaman had an inspiration to help win his own game and doubled, scoring Tallion and Cochran. Whe lan fouled out to Schang, ending the rally. Williams' single. Potts' sacrifice and Schang's single gave the Drummers (me In the second. They repeated in the third when Fox singled, stole sec ond and scored when Britton was safe at second on Cochran's wild throw to first. Their last run was made in the Keventh. Schang was safe at first on I.attimore's boot, counting on Rip Watson's two-bagger. Score: TOPKKA. Players AB. R. H. PO. A. E. VhelHn. cf 5 1 1 2 I .a Flambois. rf 5 1 3 Korsythe. If 4 1 Koerner. 1b 4 1 Tallinn, m 5 1 IjitHmore, 2b 4 1 ;leanon. c 4 0 'ocliran, 3b 3 1 1 1 1 Weidman. p 5 0 10 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 2 13 0 1 1 4 2 3 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 Totals 39 7 14 27 13 ST. JOSEPH. Plnver AB. Tt- H. P. A. E. Tf Ailwin. 2b 5 0 3 2 1 1 Kox. If 4 12 10 0 C. Watson, cf 4 0 0 2 0 0 Patterson, lb 4 0 1 Britton, 3b 3 0 0 0 2 0 Williams, rf 3 110 0 0 Potts, ss 2 0 0 3 2 2 I'ettigrew 1 0 0 0 0 0 Wall, ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schang. c 4 118 10 lafferty, p 2 0 0 1 0 0 Sterxer. P 2 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 33 3 7 17 14 3 Hatted for potts in the eighth. s.-ore by Innings: R Topeka 010 000 00 7 St. Joseph 011 OHO 100 3 Summary: Three-base hits Whelan, Koerner. Two-base hits lattimore, Weid man. 11. Watson. Sacrifice hits Potts, Gleason. Stolen bases Fox, Patterson. l.a FlamlioiH, 2: Forsythe. Hits 9 off lufferty in six innings. None out In sev enth. Struck out By IfTerty. 4; by Ster er. 3: by Weidman. 2. Bases on balls Weidman, 3; Lafferty, 2; Sterzer, 2. Wild pitches Weidman, 2; Sterzer. Time 2:45. Umpires Fyfe. Sioux City IS, Denver S. Sioux City. Aug. 25. Lew Richie wan favlncible for eight innings, while his teammates hammered two Denver twirlers for a victory. Score: R.H.E. Sioux City 15 15 0 Denver 2 7 1 Batteries: Richie and Murphy; Mor gan, Mitchell and Spahr. Two base hits Callahan, Fisher, Kane 2; Murphy 2; Cooney. Three base hits Davidson. Sacrifice hit Richie 2; Smith. Stolen bases Cooney, Davidson, Baird, McCarty. Double plays Barbour to Faye to Fisher; Coffey to Faye to Fisher. Hits off Morgan 7 in 3 innings; off Mitchell 8 in 5 73 innings. Bases on balls Mor gan 2; Mitchell 7; Richie 2. Struck out Morgan 2; Mitchell 2; Richie 1. Wild pitch Mitchell. Hit by pitched ball Callahan. Time 2:10. Umpires Gaston and McCafferty. Lincoln 7, Omaha 1. Omaha, Aug 25. The locals gave a miserable exhibition of baseball and Lincoln ran away with a 7 to 1 vic tory. Score: R.H.E. Lincoln 7 6 0 Omaha 1 6 4 Batteries: Scoggins, Block urne, Gar rett, Tipple and Krueger. Three base hits Williams. Two base hits Williams, Allen. Stolen bahes Collins, Miller 2; Bell. Sacrifice hits Quillin. Left on bases Omaha, 7; Lincoln 6. Hits off Garrett 5 in 7 innings. Tipple 1 in 2 innings. Struck out Scoggins 6; Garrett 3; Tipple 3. Wild pitch Tipple. Time 1:50. Umpires Van Syckle and Barr. Des Moines 7, Wichita 4. Des Moines, Aug 25. Des Moines took the second game from Wichita Monday in a loosely played contest, Des Moines bunched hits, with errors, on Lambert and rushed in their scores in the early rounds. After Durham took the slab in the fourth they were unable to score but once. Score: R.H.E. Des Moines 7 9 3 Wichita 4 7 3 Batteries: Turner, Duffy and Haley; Lambert, Durham and Jones. Two base hits Jones, Duffy. Sacri fice hit Nicholson. Stolen bases Hunter, Bills, Nicholson. Struck out Turner 1 in three innings; Duffy 4 in 6 innings; Lambert 1 in 3 1-3 inn ings; by Durham 2 in 5 2-3 innings. Hits off Turner 4; Duffy 3; Lambert 7; Durham 2. Bases on balls Turner 1; Duffy 0; Lambert 0; Durham 3. Double plays Ochi to Henry to Ochs; Duffy to Hartford to Jones. Wild pitch Lambert 2. Left on bases Des Moines 4; Wichita 9. Time 2:05. Umpire Cullen. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Monday Results. At Washington First game: R H E Detroit 3 10 1 Washington 1 3 0 Batteries Coveleskie and Stanage; Ayers and Henry. Second game: R H E Detroit 1112 0 Washington 0 4 2 Batteries Dauss and McKee; Shaw, Bentley, Harper, Stevens and Ain smith, Williams. At Philadelphia First game: R H E St. Louis i 1 6 2 Philadelphia 7 8 0 Batteries Hamilton, Palchley and Agnew, Hall; Plank and McAvoy. Second game: R H E St. Louis 3 8 3 Philadelphia 9 2 Batteries Baumgardner and Ag new: Bush and Schang. At New Tork Score: R H E Chicago 2 7 0 New Tork 1 0 Batteries -ott and Schalk; Fish er, Cole and Kunamaker. At Boston Score: R H E Boston 713 1 Cleveland 3 9 3 Batteries Bedient and Carrigan, Thomas; Hagerman, Dillinger, Coum be, Blandlng and O'Neill. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Monday's Results. At Louisville Score: R.H.E. Minneapolis ............8 13 0 Louisville T 13 4 Batter ios Dumont and Smith; Dan forth, Ellis, Loudermilk. Burns and Severoid. St. Paul at Minneapolis; played pre viously. Milwaukee at Cleveland; wet grounds. At Columbus Score: R.H.E. Kansas City 4 13 3 Columbus 3 9 0 Batteries Gallia. Allison and Gei- bel; Green and Smith. Ten innings. STANDING OF THB TEAMS. WESTERN LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Pet. Sioux City 77 47 .621 St. Joseph 74 53 .583 Denver 74 64 .578 Des Moines 64 62 -508 Lincoln 61 65 .484 Omaha 57 68 .456 TOPEKA 53 76 .411 Wichita 49 78 -386 NATIONAL LEAGUE. j Won. Lost. Pet. New York 59 48 -Ml Boston 69 4 546 St. Louis 63 63 .543 Chicago 69 55 .518 Philadelphia 51 58 .468 Pittsburg 50 59 .459: Cincinnati ....62 61 .460, Brooklyn 50 61 .4S0 AMERICAN LEAGUE. Won. Lost Pet Philadelphia 76 37 .673 Boston 64 47 .576 Washington 60 53 .531 Detroit 68, 57 .504 St. Louis 54 59 .478 Chicago 68 60 .483 New York 51 63 .447 Cleveland 38 81 .319 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Won. Lost. Pet. Milwaukee 74 51 .592 Louisville 76 56 .576 Indianapolis 69 62 .526 Cleveland 67 63 .515 Columbus 65 64 .504 Kansas City 63 67 .4 Minneapolis 60 73 .452 St. Paul 47 84 .359 FEDERAL LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Pet. Indianapolis 64 49 .566 Chicago 61 50 550 Baltimore 58 51 .532 Buffalo 56 63 .514 Brooklyn 54 65 .495 Kansas City ...53 62 .461 St. Louis 52 63 .452 Pittsburg 47 63 .424 NATIONAL LEAGUE. Monday Results. At Cincini ati Score: R H E Brooklyn 0 5 2 Cincinnati. 4 4 0 Batteries: Reulbach and McCarty; Benton and Gonzales. At St. Louis New York-St. Louis postponed; wet grounds. At Pittsburg Score: R H E Philadelphia. 3 7 2 Pittsburg. 2 9 0 Batteries: Marshall, Mayer and Dooin; McQuillan and Gibson. At Chicago Score: R.H.E. Boston 5 9 2 Chicago 910 2 Batteries Tyler, Rudolph and Gowdy; Lavender, Vaughn, Cheney and Bresnahan, Archer. t'EDERAL LEAGUE. Monday's Results. Pittsburg-Kansas City game post poned; rain. Buffalo at St. Louis; wet grounds. At Indianapolis Score: R.H.E. Brooklyn 614 3 Indianapolis 712 0 Batteries Marion, Maxwell and Land; Kaiserling and Rariden. Thir teen innings. Second game Score: R.H.E. Brooklyn 1 6 1 Indianapolis' 5 6 0 Batteries Lafitte, Bluejacket and Land; Billiard and Rariden. BASEBALL TODAT. CARIj MORRIS SAVES BOY. in Saved Drowning Boy Jumped Water Fully Dressed. SaDulDa. Okla.. Aug. 25. Carl Mor ris. a heavyweight pugilist, saved Samuel Nelson. 14 years old, from drowning here Monday. The boy was bathing in a dam when he stepped bevond his depth. Morris, who heard his screams, plunged into the water without removing his clothing and pulled tho boy to the bank Western. Wichita at Des Moines, clear. 3:30 p. m. Denver at Sioux City, clear, 3:30 p. m. Topeka at St. Joseph, cloudy, 3:30 p. m. Lincoln at Omaha, cleai 3 p. m. Aiitcrlc&n. Chicago at New York, cloudy, 3:30 p. m. Detroit at Washington, cloudy, 3 p. m. Cleveland at Boston, clear, 2:30 p. m. St. Louis at Philadelphia (2), cloudy; first 1:30 p. m. National. Boston at Chicago, cloudy, 3 p. m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, cloudy, 3:30 p. m. Brooklyn at Cincinnati, rain, 3 p.m. New York at St. Louis (2), rain; first 2 p. m. Federal. No games scheduled. Association. Milwaukee at Cleveland (2), clear: first 2 d. m. Kansas City at Columbus rain, 3 d. m. Minneapolis at Louisville, rain, 3:30 St. Paul at Philadelphia, rain, 3:15 p. m. For Women's Ciolf Title. Chicago. Aug. 2 b. Playing seven strokes under women's par for the course. Miss Kaiser, of the Glen Echo Country club, St. Louis, but reg istered from Flossmoor, Illinois, Mon day won the qualifying medal of the Women s Western ooir association championship at the Hinesdale Golf club. Miss Kaiser naa a card or 49- 42-91. AuthoroflnsidcBascbaU" 7 r one of brainiest ball players gTJjN v-O&fc'H America, IffDEfr ThcDPyr,s nc best beverage II II ff X V snappy, vigorous and wholesome. J ry Delicious Refreshing l-jp Thirst-Quenching. ?S$s$ Demand the genuine THE COCA-COLA CO. SVify by full name V-.V. you see au h Nickname, encourage YV ATLANTA, Ga. yS A?row Si"? k Ijr substitBtioa. iXjy Q. of Coca-Cola. TIME HORT Store Closes on this sale September 5 Each day as the sale of the Gibbs Clothing Co. stock continues, deeper and deeper the prices are cut. Thousands of eager buyers are attending daily this great stock is going at ruinous prices. Below another deep cut on all lines, commencing today; 850 men's fine suits left; a great many fall and winter suits. You can save 6ne-half the regu lar purchase price. Q Cfl W. S. Peck's Newest Style Cloths. Choice of any iDtliUU $20.00 and $22.50 suit in the house $9.50 (7 Kfl Choice of any $1 iUU and $18 Suit.. $15 $7.50 Thousands of Pairs of Shoes to Close Out 150 Pairs of Ladies' Oxfords Sale Price Idb Men's Elkskin $3.00 Shoes C1 QQ Sale Price pli09 Men's $3.50 med. weight CO 1 7 Work Shoes Sale Price. Sa.it I Boys' Shoes, 150 pairs at cost Sale Price Men's Oxfords Special Price, EQm this sale only .uJw Men's Work and Dress Shoes Q7p and Oxfords 9 1 w Men's rDess Oxfords and frl Q7 Shoes, all leathers I .11.95 Men's Dress Pants Men's $2.00 Dress Pants QT Sale Price Uf U Men's $2.50 Dress Pants Sale Price $1.67 Men's $3.50 Dress Pants Sale Price Boys' Pants, 25c and $1.97 ..47c Boys' Suits $1.47, $1.97, $2.47, $2.97 Buy a School Suit for This FaD. 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Friend Hamilton doubts the ability of the Indians to maintain their batting pace, but he must remember that the club has maintained the same, pace throughout the season. Denver will have to .work hard for second place. The Drummers are go me Eood and have two or tnree mignty good pitchers which should be able to keep the club going at its present pace if the remainder of the players will do their share. The Lincoln club, without doubt, will finish in the last place in the first division and that will leave the Des Moines, Omaha, Topeka and Wichita clubs to finish in the second division. The Des Moines club will probably finish at the top of this di vision as it has four more series to play at home while Omaha has but three more series to play at home, af ter the present series. Topeka has an excellent chance to finish ahead of the Rourke aggrega tion. The Omaha club does not hold a big lead even now. Te Topeka club has three more series on tne roaa ana these will be played with Sioux City, Omaha and Denver, following the se ries at St. Joseph. The Topeka club will near break even on the trip of 24 games as they won five and lost seven out of the first three series. If To peka wins as many as 10 or 11 games on the entire trip, it will be good night" for Omaha. Topeka will return home September 8 to play all the clubs on the circuit, excepting Wichita and this should give the Cooleyites a chance to pass the Rourke aggregation. The News Press of Drummerville announces that Buck Sterzer, Hol land's best pitcher and a southpaw, will go to the Pittsburg National league club. Holland does not say how much he got for Sterzer, but claims that he will receive a cash con sideration and another player. The other player according to announce ment is Verna WUley. a pitcher, who has been with the Hastings club in the Nebraska State league. Willey will re port to the Drummers as soon as the State league closes. Sterzer 'will not re port at Pittsburg until spring. Sioux City has recalled Getchell from the Nebraska State league and Doc Ezell from some other club, where they have been playing all season un der an optional contract. Both are pitchers. GetcheU is a youngster and Ezell was with the club a year or two ago, but has been out of the game on account of a sore arm. The fate of the New Tork Giants was probably decided Sunday when i. .A fincinnat i PH Stnck- 1 1 r v mm i j nif ines and dropped to a tie with the Bos ton club. Now if Boston can main tain the pace it has set for more than a month, the Giants will be lost in the muddle and the Athletics will have to face a different team in the world's series. Of course uene Lucreiii won't perk up: Jumping from second i n .i a liK tn a. Tte.Ytna.nt win. uiuiuu kiaoo w.uw ner in the majors and get a cut at the worlds series money. The Des Moines Register and Lead er, tn commenting on the work of Tal lion, the Topeka club's shortstop says: Several sensational plays were pulled off in yesterday's game by the wiry little Kaw shortstop rauion. tie scoop wi several which might have proven hits and each time made perfect pegs to first. Joe Lotz, a pitcher carried by Pa Mmntlv hfwn moA hv the i.uui nv;. Oshkosh, Wis., club to the St. Louis ivTatinnst PAnrkit held Lots about two years, while trying to make a pitcher out of him and failed. Just another one of his famous mistakes. The sporting sheets say the Giants are slumping. So are the Belgians. It looks like curtains for the two next baseball season rolls around. Old Honus Wagner has fallen to .266 in hit ting and is still going down while Nap LaJoie is away below the .250 mark. But then the dope artists have had these two morgued for the past ten years. It would take a vote to decide which is attracting the most attention, the war in Europe or the Braves' great ngnt lor tne National League bunting. A home for old ball plavers has been founded in an Eastern state. Jim Kane and "Skirts" Cassidy need worry no longer.. An eastern sport writer mentions Congaiton of Omaha, Hahn of Des Moines, and Barbour of Denver as the only ex-bie leaguers in the Western league. How about Krug, Krueger ana wiuis or Omaha: Woodburn. Gas par, Richie, Le Jeune. Davidson and Clarke of Sioux City; Jones and Shaw or Des Moines: Blackburne and Wil. liams of Lincoln; Block, Covington, onrey, .morgan and Butcher of Denver Graham. O'Rourke and Fitzsimmons of Wlcnita, and Dashner of ToDeka? All of these men have either spent several seasons in tne big show or have had extended trials under the big tent. IS TWILIGHT LEAGUE. Superintendent's Office Defeated the Bonus Department. The Superintendent's office defeated the Bonus department in the Santa Fe Twilight league Monday evening. The &uuc was una ui mg oesi or ine sea- Ron nff rHiiltri in fl arm.. n o .A Buck Jones, pitching for the Bonus department, -was hit hard by the Su- nfrintpn1pnt'9 nffiA man nr.. xx ...v.., u nus men could not solve the delivery or vvaison. iown, or the Bonus de partment, hit a home run in the fifth inning, t ..re: R H K Bonus Dept. ......000 110 0 2 4 2 Supt's office 010 101 3 8 1 Batteries Jones and Down; Wat son and Togers. The Test department will play the oiure department Wednesday evening. WESTERN POLO AT DENVER. Denver, Aug. 25. The Denver Country club first polo team defeated the second team of the same club 13 to 3 in th first contest for the western championship and possession of the Tnomas fc.. WalBh. sr., cup. The team of the Kansas City Csun try club will meet the Sheridan. Wvo polo ranch team today and Thursday the winners will play Monday's win ners in tne una is. Nsp Bockrr. ThlS summer Sot Yon Vacations in Roclcy Moun ain-land cost little because of Ke low summer tourist fares on tne Santa Fe. Go tlif Kaon and take die family. Tnere'a plenty of gooi trout Halting;- mountain climbing and noraebaek ridtntf. too. And tne purest air, way up on top o tne world. A. nandrcd mile view ot tn Rocluca Fred Harvey meal and sleep-easy roadbed, oa tbe Santa Fe. Ass: me (or "Two Week Dollars." A. Colorado Summer" and in Colorado tor Fifty T. L. KING. City PM'r Agent. PHONE 382. ma? 8 Daily Trains TO KANSAS CITY DOUBLE TRACK. NO STOPS VHiHSf L.T. Topeka Ar. Kan. Citj I f.,.,; I L. Kan Cltj Arr. Tepeka a. m. 6:25 a. m. WsI'M 7 M a. m. t:M a. m. a. m. 7:10 a.m. l v wl 10:1 a. m. U:M p m. p. m. 7:30 p. m. PfeMS 40M JO 09 p. m. U:f p. m. 7:86 p. in. t P- tn. IBeogh in truinm MT-f 10:80 p. m U a. m. Nap Backer, atar barter wftn the Brooklyn National, is dome; his ut most to get back hi one wonderful hurling wins; in the shape it was when no was one of the most feared twirlers in the old league. Mean while Brooklyn fan are anxiously waitmc to hear whether their idol ia finish?3 as a pitcher. Suit Dry Qe&ned 75c Pants Dry cleaned ........40c Suit steamed and pressed. .SSe All rork euaranteed to be a good or better then you ever had anywhere) at any price. Most complete Dry Clean tne and Dyeir Plant in tbe city. Tcpeka L&cs&y Co. Twenty-elejhth Veer. Phone SCSS- Sad and Qulncy. a. W. BTPUET. Mgr. Money to Lo&n rilE 1HAWXEI BUILDIMO) AND LOAN ASSOCIATION ffars aa easy way to buy a at f property or build a boobs sod pay (or tt monthly. Just It paytee tone Whoa yon are flown town call at lit West Birth Street and ask them to explain ir plan, it a a a wore an a t

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