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1 First Edition Last Edition SPORT OK PAGE THREE UNITED PRESS REPORTS AND THE WlNFiEM) TRIBUNE. VOLUME XXV. EIGHT PAGES. WINFIELD, KAN SAS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 1914.

EIGHT PAGES. NUMBER, Kaiser Wilhelm and His Six Sons Parading Through the Streets of Berlin IHIHl'i PLACE STILL III DOUBT AT FIVE O'CLOCK is so IIIIIUI IIILISUII UILU DR. GRAYSON SAID SHE MIGHT LINGERTSEVERAL DAYS BY AID OP STIMULANTS. VOTE FROM SEVEN COUNTIES SHOW'S HIM IX SEVENTH PLACE NOW M'DERMOTT'S LEAD IS 101 llamm Defeiits I)we for Democrat ic County Clerk Swarfs Fuller Aiv Easy Winners In Judge Race. Election returns today are produc AI i I fTv A III 1 -f cT'hv ail: tive of little more than was obtainable last night.

Where there were no contests or where any candidate had a walkaway, there is little doubt as to the results. But in all instances where the contest was neck and neck, the outcome will only be determined by the canvass of the votes that each board of county com missioners will begin tomorrow all over the state. It may require two days to complete this official canvass. The principal fight over the state that Is attracting the most attention le the Farrelly Neely contest and NVt meagre reports indicate that -while Neely has a slight lead he may not be able to retain it. Until mere Friederich, Prince Adalbert, Prince A uguH, Prince Oscar, Prince Yoachim GERMANS DEFEATED BELGIAN SOIL counties are heard from the result will be In doubt.

Curtis has won oult safely over Bristow, although late telegraph reports Indicate the Curtis' lead will be reduced. Probably Wlnfield and Cowley county is as much interested In the campaign of Judge George H. Buck-nian for the Supreme Court as in any other contest. So incomplete Left to Right: The Kaiser, Crown Sua TAKE 75 ut GERMAN AND RUSSIAN CRUISERS FIGHT IX CHINESE WATERS AND SINK. SPARRING FOR GOOD POSITION Big Navies in the North Seat Strive to Get the Best Positions Ships-Turn Rack to American Ports to Avoid Capture.

i VESSELS and meager are the reports that It can only be estimated in a general way that the Cowley county lawyer Is scarcely above the danger line. Compilations that are supposed to be complete but at the same time' unofficial, seem to indicate that Judge Buckman is running seventh in a to-4; tal of seven counties heard from. jC'- These are Cowley, Wyandotte, Shaw-ness, Sedgwick, Saline, Scott, Lyan and Atchison, and the vote stands as follows: Little 14,189. Marshall 12,308. Dawson 10,066.

Mason 9,867. Benson 8,108. Sheldon 7,942. Buckman 7,810. Several counties where Judge I Buckman expects to receive a land Oxygen Has Been Given to Prolong Life.

Consultation of Six Gives Stomach Trouble and Bright's Disease as the Cause. Special. to the Free Press: Washington, D. Aug. 6.

Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of President Wilson, died this evening at 5 o'clock from a complication of diseases. Washington, D. Aug. 6.

Mrs. Woodrow Wilson's life hangs on a slender thread. A consultation of the entire staff of attending physicians, six in all, was held early today. Dr. Cary Grayson expressed the hope that the crisis reached during the night, and continued today, might be safely passed for a few days.

He states that she may, through the aid of stimulants, linger several days. She is suffering from the after effects of a fall sustained on the slippery floor of the White House last March, which resulted in a slight operation on the spine, which caused a complication of nervous diseases, Stomach trouble, and Bright's disease are said to me the ailments of the "first ladx" of the land now. Four months of almost unbroken illness, a complication of nervous ailments and Bright's disease have sap ped her vitality. The end is regarded as a matter of days, perhaps hours. Her three daughters at her bed- aiAa i Vo1 off Ji a xra kann nmned.

Physicians bave been In consultation for days, but it was admitted at the White House that hope of recove ry had almost vanished'. For several days it has been known to tnose in ciose toucn wun ine White House that Mrs. Wilson was gravely ill and that hope for her recovery was slight. The president him- self has clung desperately to the hope that she might yet survive the crisis, but her frail constitution, drained by months of illness, has been unable to withstand the battle. One "day last'March Mrs.

Wilson slipped on a rug at the White House, injuring her spine. An operation was necessary. After weeks of convalescence, she finally rose from her bed, but the burden of a winter's activity at the White House, together with charity work in the slums, of the city brought on uervous prostration. She was well enough to attend the wedding of her daughter, now Mrs. William G.

McAdoo, but her recuperative powers'' were not lasting. Stomach trouble added to her nervous ailment and Bright's disease developed. Three weeks ago she seemed to rally and was well enough to walk, supported by a nurse, in the White House grounds. With her apparent recovery the president urged that his wife go to a cooler climate. The heat of Washing ton was particularly oppressive but she steadfastly declined to leave her husband.

She took an active interest in the contest over the confirmation of Thomas V. Jones as a member of the federal reserve board, and called for many a document on congressional affairs. The relapse came last week and since then she has been sinking rapidly. Only members of the family were admitted to the sick room. She has lost in weight until her thin form seemed but a shadow of her former self.

The family has watched anxiously over her for the last few days. Yesterday her pulse stopped beating for few moments. Oxygen and other restoratives were applied. Early In the day she seemed somewhat better, but later grew worse. The president, always most about exaggerated reports about members of his family, authorized no official announcement about Mrs.

Wll son's health. He had hoped that she might yet recover. Today, however, there was a (Continued on Page Four.) of sixteen hundred. Bristow's friends London, Aug. 6.

The Daily Mail A insist that the short grass section re-correspondent cables that the Ger- turng wm giye him the nomination, man Cruiser Emden, and the Russian this is unlikely. Cruiser Askold, fought off the coast, Another report says: Official and of China' this afternoon and both unofficial returns from 65 of 105 were sunk. The admiralty in an of- counties give Curtis a lead of 2,653 licial statement says up to the pre- majority over Bristow for the Repub- ent time seventy-five German merlican nomination for senator, and vhantmen have been captured by Neely a lead of 996 over Farrelly for British war ships or setzed by Brit- the Democratic nomination of the fsh port authorities. same office. Prince Frederick William, Prince Eital i Just before the European crisis came Wilhelm and his six sons paraded at the head of a military procession through the streets of Berlin and excited wild enthusiasm.

Not only. the kaiser himself but the Berlin people are proud of the six sons. Each in his uniform, with the kaiser KM BRISTOL IS JBAHIK Curtis Has ttM) Lead but Short Grass Returns May'' Help Senator. Topeka, Aug. 6.

Bristow is gaining in the late primary returns over Curtis for the Republican nomination to the Senate. Fifteen counties complete including the homes of both, show a Curtis lead1 Two or three big counties favorable to Curtis in Southeastern Kansas are i yet to near from ana nis majority in the mwill perhaps offset the majority For the six places on the non-partisan ticket for supreme judge, it seems that the winners are Henry F. Mason. John S. Dawson, George H.

Buckman and A. W. Benson. However, the returns are so meager that this list may be changed in one or two particulars, MUST MAINTAIN NEUTRALITY. Will Patrol the Coast.

Washington, D. Aug. 6. Sec retary of the Navy Daniels today or dered the battle ship destroyers and cruisers at New York, Philadelphia, Lewes, Hampton Roads to see 'that the president's neutrality proclamation is enforced and that no foreign ships are allowed to load contraband cargoes. He refused to Hull, England, Aug.

5. In antici- pation of probable events the local ponce toaay issuea nonces stating that there may be "firing practice at their right, made a striking picture. Just before the ultimatum waf) sent 'by the German government to the czar the kaiser called these six, sons into a conference and at length the prospects of was believed he laid baT. them his whole plan and his hopes. BUBHU LEAVE TOMORROW For Tqp Day's Camping Trip at Green Mountain Falls, Colorado AU Aboard at Noon.

Between twenty and twenty-five members of the Winfield Band will leave tomorrow noon in a special car for Green Mountain Falls, Colorado, where they will spend a delightful ten days camping in one of the most' scenic, spots in the state. The car will be switched to the Colorado flyer at Newton and will go through without change. Each year it is the custom of the baud men to enjoy a two-weeks' vaca tion far from the heat in Wlnfield. Last year it was as a special band for the Knights Templars that the Win field organization visited Denver. the band are several other Winfield people who will re main in Colorado until the heated season is over.

The bandmen will camp in tent houses, four to the squad, and will cook their own meals. Each evening the company will give a concert. In addition to some members of the company already in the resort and others yet to follow, these men will make the trip: Director Boyd Barnard, Walter Getrost, Walter Mathews, Six Copple, Elliott Barnard Bert Hiatt, J. O. Spoon, Will King, George Van DeWater, Tom Rush, Lester Williams, Ray Martin, Ed Harper, John Collins, Roy Hulvey, George Hulvey, H.

E. Cooper, and Mose Johnson, property man. In addition the band will be ac companied by Frank C. Wyant, Miss Jessie Wagner, Mrs. George Hulvey, Miss Hulvey, Mrs.

H. E. Cooper and Miss Jessie Rucker of Wichita. AMERICANS WOULD HELP. Expatriater in Paris Would Wear La Fayette Uniforms.

Paris, Aug. 6. A hundred Amer-iaens offered their services at the French war ofifce today. A company has been formed. The Americans ask the privilege to assume uniforms identical with those worn ty LaFay-ette and his army assisting during the American revolutionary war.

Halifax, N. Aug. 6. Two English liners, the Cedric aand the Mauretania put in here today to escape German cruisers encountered off the toast. off Huimber tomorrow" and warning which Bristow gets in the small coun inhabitants not to be alarmed ties 0f Western Kansas.

It Is most by it. certain that Curtis will win toy a ma- London, Aug. 5. A naval action jority around 2,500. was in progress in the North Sea this Qn the other hand the small coun-aftcrnoon, according to the Evening ties western Kansas, yet to hear Standard, which adds that this news (rom are liable to swell Neeley's ma-was confirmed by a high authority, jority for the Democratic nomination who, however, said the action was tQ 1500 over Farrelly.

slide of votes, as in Butler tor in- stance have not yet reported and no figures are available. Scattered precincts Ehow that' the local man is running well over the state, but it cannot be ascertained where the total county vote will place him. The 200 lead that James A. Mc Dermott had over Ed J. Fleming of Arkansas City last evening at press time was materially reduced today, when six missing precincts came in and two mistakes were rectified.

The second ward of Arkansas City gave Fleming 94 and McDermott 40, instead of McDermott 67 and Fleming 40, as at first stated. Previous to adding In the amendments McDer- ATTACKING PRUSSIANS LEFT DEAD ON FIELD AT LIEGE. RElliUi! LOSSES ARE SLIGHlf In a Fierce Battle Germans Fire Into Towns People at Vise Where the Town is Burned. Young Woman Executed. Brussels, Aug.

6. Germany's in vasion of Belgium, which began in an attempt to seize the railways and military roads for use in her invasion of France, was checked with stagger ing German The Belgian loss es were trifling. The Germans lost eight thousand killed and wounded at Liege and thr-ty-five hundred at Vise. Many were taken prisoners. As a savage result of the- defeat the Germans shot all civilians found carrying arms.

The Belgians declare that at Vise an eighteen-year-old girl was executed because she shot a German officer. The city of Vise was burned. Paris, France, Aug. 6. The Kaiser served an ultimatum which expires at mid-night tonight in which he demands that.

Italy must either keep her pledged word, and come to the assistance of Germany, or Ger many will war on her. The foreign office believes Italy will re fuse and will accept the Kaiser's gage of battle-. The Belgian forces are reported to have won a sweeping victory near Spa, the famous Belgian watering place. Two regiments of Germans are said to have been decimated dur ing the engagement. The Belgian troops engaged had been hurriedtorward from Liege to re-enforce the border patrol.

The Germans advanced along the railway in an armored traH. The Belgians (Continue un Fage Four.) Rankin File says the war is going to be a boon to American men. No hopes for any new Paris styles to be sent over this Fall. WEATHER Temperature: Government regis ter: Maximum 92; minimum 70. Somermier's ,98 and 68; barometri cal reading 30:15.

Forecast: Generally fair tonight and Friday; cooler northeast portion tonight. a mott had a lead of 165. The unoffi cial but complete vote tnis aiternoon shows McDermott 101 in the lead, and Mr. Fleming concedes his defeat. not or aecisive importance.

Confirmation has been received of the report that a French warship has captured the German steamer, Porto off Guernsey, Channel Islands. The Porto, which belongs to the Oldenburg-Portuguese Steamship company is a vessel of 1,800 tons and plies between Hamburg and Portuguese ports. It was officially announced last night that the British cruiser Am- phion had sunk the Hamburg-American line steamer Koenigen Luise, which had been fitted out for mine 1 laying. The Koenigen Luise was a small passenger ship of two thousand tons register which for several yiears had been in service from Hamburg to the summer resorts on the German coast. A number of German steamers an-hored at Hull were taken over by the British authorities tnrtav as I The contest tetween Logan Hamm and J.

T. Lowe for the Democratic nomination for county clerk will go to Mr. Hamm by about forty, it is believed from a omplete unofficial Tote. Arthur Crookham is not yet cer- tain of his nomination on the Pro- gressive ticket for the office of re-C presentative. It will require the offi-ical canvass to determine his position I he states.

I T. E. Lef twlch, candidate for state printer on the Democratic ticket, has nothing definite on which to base any claim to election but he is rnn-; nlng well against Chabln of Hutchinson. The total unofficial vote In Sum- ner and Cowley counties on the Jndi- clal contest shows that Judge Swarts has about 2300 votes, O. P.

Fuller lightly over 1800 and Staff elbach of (Continued on Pare Four.) pris. The crews, made up mostly Bay 11 thls interfere the of naval reservists, were made pris- BalllnS of the Hamburg-American oners of war. llner. Vaterland. i New York, Aug.

6. Over forty Paris, Aug. 6. It was officially thousand fighting men called to the announced this afternoon that five colors by countries Involved in the German cruisers are known to be In war, are here, clamoring to get back Meican and West Indian waters, to Europe. Austria leads with nine-French warships will be sent to lo- teen thousand.

The chances of getting cate and destroy them. jback are lessening every day..