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EXPERT TELLS 11017 CASHIER KEPT RECORDS Ralph , Schlautterback . : Says Bocks Were Not Balanced by Miss Bentlage Since May 1, 1909. Methods alleged to have been amployed by MIm Louisa Bentlage in fcoverlng up the . shortage In ' ths accounts woro "exposed to the Jury this morning by Ralph Schlautterback, expert Moountant, at ' the Hasemeier. Bentlage trial In circuit court.".. "The books of the company have not been balanced; since "May 1; 1909," Mid the witness. j"The bank deposit books. In account with the Union National bank, show that during the period from 1907 x to August 1 1, 1914, there, la a discrepancy with ths cash account book in which all the receipts and expenditures were kept" All the cash receipts and expenditures of the company since 1907 have been summarized by Mr. Schlautterback In ths auditing of the books, and a discrepancy of ; $9,374 is shown. According to his statement, the bank deposit books are is amount short compared with the cash, account books. Audit-Impossible. During the early stages of the trial It developed that three books had been destroyed by Miss Bentlage,. and, according to the testimony of Mr. Schlautterback, ' there are three cash account books missing, 1905, 1906 and 1907. It is contended by the plaintiff that these books are ' the books destroyed by the cashier. Consequently, the audit of the : books before this time can not be made. The accountant continued on the stand this afternoon, and it is believed Continued On Page Ten. BRITAIN TO PAY FOR ALL COTTON

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. The British board of trade will pay at market value for all cotton taken over from the British government which had seized it, because it was not accompanied by sales contracts at market value at the port of shipment, according to a cablegram from Consul Genefsji'Ortjuier atvlnOB TMs i the first substantial concession to, the cotton interests, as the board of trade will pay the, "prevailing price,'., plus 'all' 'expenses. '-' , vT TEUTONS SWEEP THROUGH SERVIA BERLIN, by Wireless, Oct. 22. The German war office announced today the Teutonic advance into Servia was proceeding successfully; that the Ser vians of Kaumonivo and -Veles had been captured by Bulgarian troops; that Russian attacks near Baranovltch ii. the eastern theatre of war had been repulsed by Bavarian troops and that the troops of Gen. Von Linsingen which had been forced to retreat from Tscharterusk had ' thrown back the Russians In a general counter . attack and taken more than 3600 prisoners.

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SEVEN DIE OU DARK LONDON, Oct 22? The Norwegian bark Cissie, - bound - for -Port Arthur, Tex., was sunk with the loss -of seven members .. of her crew off the Isle of Wight today. when she collided with a British steamer.. . Seventeen members of the ' Cissie's crew, were , landed at New Haven. J ',.-

DENIES LICENSE GIVEN TO WILSON WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. Washington generally was slowly recovering today from the shock that a wedding license had already been - procured for ' the - president ," and - his fiancee. The report originated through a "patronage" visit paid by Secretary Tumulty to "Corporal" James Tanner, register ,'of wills for ; the District of Columbia, whose office adjoins that of the marriage - license ' bureau . in the District building, i So persistent was the ' report that a formal - denial was issued., " ' " " ' i . BULGARS TAKE SERVIAN CITIES ON NISH ROAD LONDON, Oct. 22. Kumanova and Veles, two Important Servian towns on the Salonika-Nlsh railway, are reported in Athens dispatches to have been captured by the Bulgarians. Veles (Koprulu) Is in the Vardar valley, twenty-eight miles southeast of Uskub and sixty miles from the Burgarian frontier. Kumanova lies fortyfive miles from the Bulgarian frontier. Kumanova , lies forty-five miles from the Bulgarian frontier, fifteen miles northeast of Uskub, and . thirty m iles south of Vranje. , . Menaced on front and flank by the Austro-German forces , and their Bul garian allies, . the Servian army is in danger of being cut up. It is feared that Anglo-French army In southern Servia- is in danger of being encircled by the victorious Bulgarians. . Dispatcher from Athens indicated the Salonika-Nish railway had been cut In three places, and if the report relative to the capture of Veles is true, it means the Bulgarians have penetrated sixty ' miles Into " the interior of SejY . .-t.-,u'. " - Urgent calls are being received by the allies for reinforcements In Servia. The' critical situation' which.; has developed' there' -has caused1 a renewal of pressure upon ' Greece and Roumania to throw themselves into the war upon the side of the entente powers.'. GRAIN SHIP ASHORE GETTE, France, . Oct. 22. The British steamer Eldor. Branch which sailed from Philadelphia on October 2 for Gette with a cargo of wheat went ashore at the entrance to the harbor today. ATTACKS REPULSED PARIS. Oct. 22. Repulse of night attacks by the Germans into sections of the Arras is announced in today's official report issued by the French war office.

IIUIJT T170 TjEN WHO ASSISTED JAIL BREAKER

Police Learn How Miller Obt tained - - Saw in Tobacco Sack to Cut ' Bars Across (Chimney.. ' Ben Miller, ,who escaped from the Wayne county Jail over a month ago following " his arrest ; on ; a : charge of burglary, was' returned to that institution today by Officer Vogelsong. He was arrested In Milwaukee Wednesdayjust as he was about to leave for Dubuque, : Iowa, having had a " premonition that If he did not' leave Milwaukee as soon as; possible he would be apprehended.' ' X' - ; "I : have been ' in ' a. highly nervous state L ever since I- escaped - from the Wayne county ; jail tyy crawling up a forty foot chimney," Miller said today. "Now that I have been recaptured I feel, more .easy and am ready to accept what fate has in store for. me." . From Chicago to Richmond Miller traveled. without handcuffs so convinced -was Officer Vogelsong of Miller's sincerity in declaring that there was no need of 'shackling him as he was more than .willing to return to Richmond. .' - . ' . -. . . . Implicates Two. Men. 'According to Miller two men were instrumental ' in effecting his escape from the jail. One had been a prisoner at the jail. As a result of this information , the two men will be arrested as soon as they can be located. . Miller also declares that the Italian, Camarco, recently convicted on a murder charge and sentenced to the state Continued On Page. Seven. GERMAN LOSSES PUT AT 60,000 LONDON, Oct ; 22. Austro-German armies operating ; in northern Servia have already, lost 60,000 men in killed, wounded and prisoners according to an official dispatch received at the Servian legation today from Nish. It was ' accompanied by . a ' telegram stat ing that the ' Servians have .already been successful in the fighting and 'a successful issues Is assured if the allies lend more fcto.-t"'" RESIGNS POST CHICAGO. . Oct.; 22. Announcement of Mrs. Ella Flagg Young that she would retire from the office of superi wieuuUl ui iue vuV5" yuunv. n-uuuia i Mrs. Young said she had intended to ! resign on June. 3fr last, 'but that be cause of the deficit that existed in the school fund, she decided to remain until she could turn the office over to her successor free from financial problems. CITY GOES - WET. ALEXANDRIA, Ind., Oct. 22 The count in the local option election held here yesterday showed the city voted wet by a majority of ' 396. ."-.

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WHEREAS, We as' Christian men believe' that In the providence' of God there exist elea at hand reservoirs of aplrttHal power,, heretofore largely untapped, which If given free expression In the lives and Institutions of men would transform human society and abolish war by destroy Ing ths sslffshnsss and fsar In which it is rootsd; ' ;' - AND WHEREAS, Ws believe that ths United States of America by reason of Its national sxpsrlsnss in stats federation and the amalgamation of antagonistic races, by reason of Its precedents In an International policy of mutual trust and good will, and by reason of Its Inherent Idealism and ambition for a career of service to ths world. Is ths natural leader in any movement to promote International good will and world organization; . - AND WHEREAS, r Ws believe that any Increase of armaments at this time, would net only be a ueeleee expense and a positive menace to national security, but would greatly hinder our nation In the work, which it might. do for the destruction of militarism in all the natlona of the world, for the realization of world-wide amity, and . the organization of government on the basic of righteousness snd Justice; , . THEREFORE, be It resolved that ae followere of Christ, and aa heire of the pacific prophets and statssmsn of the Society of Friends, ws pledge ourselves henceforth to active eervlee In the preaching and propagation of thess national and International Idea la, and that in fulfillment of that pledge, we at once undertake the following simple definite taeke; 1. The appointment of a peace committee In each Monthly Meeting.' 2. The conscientious study of International problems. , 3. The, organization of classee for the study of peace. .4. A campaign to arouse and unite the membership of our own and all othsr churches In our own community In ths psacs cause. 5. The solicitation of our representatives In Congress and our aena tore,-by personal letters and telegrams to vote against increase of armaments, -s . ' -t 6. The preparation and publication in the local newspapers of articles against war and military preparedneas. :

GREECE REJECTS CYPRUS Offered for support

LONDON, Oct. 22. Greece has rejected Great Britain's offer of Cyprus in returu for its support, it was semiofficially reported here today. Negotiations are still said to be going on at Athens, however, the entente ministers conferring daily with representatives of the Greek government. All indications point to a rapid conclusion of the issue as regards Greece. Though ' the foreign , ofice maintained its customary Bllence today, the government permitted the transmission of a dispatch from Rome stating if Greece refused either to join the allies U. S. DEMANDS THAT MEXICANS , - BY JOHN E&WIN NEVIN. ' ' WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. With Carranza established as head of the defacto government of Mexico, the United States and the other powers required . for his recognition are now carefully Investigating the financial condition of '. Mexico, .which is probbankrunt Its Industrials are almost completely ruined. Many of its cities have ben practically destroyed. In order to secure the money needed to restore the republic to its place in the family of nations enormous sums must be secured. .And all that now Is available as security on which to borrow the money, probably threequarters of a billion dollars from .American bankers for this coutnry, It is now realised, must finance . Mexico for the next two decades are the natural resources of the country. COURT ORDERS DAY OF RECESS After five days of continuous grind. Special Judge Sparks has ordered a temporary adjournment in the Hase-meier-Bentlage trial for Saturday. Special business in his own court at Rushville will require his attention. The attorneys and jurymen are anxious to get some relief from the steady work of the past week. "Court ,vill adjourn until 9 o'clock Monday morning," said Special Judge Sparks this afternoon. Because of the adjournment of the Hasemeler-Bentlage it Is probable that other court business will be taken up by Special Judge Comstock, Although five days have been spent in the trial, all of the witnesses for the plaintiff have net testified, It is expected that the ease will net be turned over to the examination of the defendant's witnesses until Tuesday morning, Ralph Schlautterbaek and Everett Parmalee, expert aocountants, went on the stand today, . No other witness will be presented by the plaintiff until the defense has brought forward its witnesses, . Weather Forecast United 8tates ReportFair tonight and Saturday. . . Temperature Yesterday Noon - 62 Maximum Minimum ......... 64 Local Forecast -Fair'., tonight and Saturday. - : -.vv ' --.' General Conditions Fair weather 13 now general . over the 'United States, excepting for Bhowers along he Atlantic coast and the far northwest. High barometric pressure. .. will continue tor 36 hours and perhaps longer. The crest of -the cold wave Is passing Richmond today. ; Heavy ' frost and temperatures below -freezing throughout Indiana last night. - W. E. Moore, Weather Forecaster.

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or demobilize, the entente fleet win bombard the Greek coast. . The presence of the Greek : forces in arms Is a continual menace to the allied expedition that was sent to aid Servia. Therefore, says the Rome dispatch, Greece must choose and choose quickly. ' Ths minister at Athens has Joined the French and ' British envoys in their efforts to .win the support of Premier Baimis. He called up Zaimis last night and presented oflcial notification that Italy had declared war on Bulgaria. , PRESIDENT'S FIANCEE DINES AT CAPITOL 'iss Margaret. Wilson, eldest and ' only- unlaejrtedi MOtsr to t prsatdent, personally has assumed -charge of -the general details for tbewedding of her father and Mrs.- Norman Gait. '. She bad Mrs.. Gait -with her at an Informal dinner in the -white house last night and this morning Mrs. Gait motored to the white house and remained there for several hours. It waa stated at the executive offices that the announcement of the date for the ceremony would shortly be made public but no confirmation waa obtainable of a report that the wedding might take place within a fortnight. SERVIANS SLAY 8,000 TEUTONS GENEVA. Oct M. German forces advancing south from Belgrade lost 8,000 men In a battle with the Servians near Trenowtso, according to a dispatch printed today by the Tribune. Near Semendrla the Austro-German troops had to retire before a ferocious onslaught by the Serbs, Near Leacovata a German division la reported to have lost much of ita effectiveness when oaught by Servian cross fire but despite these heavy looses the Austro-German advance continues unchecked. SERVIAN ARMY ON OFFENSIVE ATHENS, Oct, 22 Strongly reinforced, the Servian army has taken the offensive against the Austro-German and Bulgarian armies with marked success, the Servian legation announced today, "Austro-Oerman operations have been arrested at certain points by our troops, who took the offensive and repulsed the enemy," says , the official statement issued at the legation. "The Germans have advanced only a few miles south of Belgrade, where they have constructed entrenchments to resist our attacks. Bulgarian troops who entered Vranje were later driven out. (This probably refers to early fighting at Vranje, as late reports indicate Vranje is now held by strong Bulgarian forces.)"

WITH OUE C10UTH SEALED BY DEATH JUDGE LOTS HASEMEIER'S STORY

; "When one mouth Is closed the other should be."; is the general rule laid down by Special Judge Sparks in preventing H. C. Hasemeier from testifying in open court relative to the transactions - between him. and Miss Bentlage luring bee employment at the Boston stote. As had been expected, a lively 'discussion .between John Robbing for ' the defense and Henry U. Johnson for the plaintiff ensued when . an attempt was made

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.-. Resolutions embodying the expression of the desire for a furtherance of the'peaoe cause through a nation-wide propaganda by the Society of Friends will be presented late this afternoon to the International Conference of Men ' Friends assembled in ' the : last day's session of the first meeting by the summary rommittee and will probably be unanimously endorsed. v ' , , J ' The copy of the resolutions printed elsewhere was handed to the committee at noon to pass upon.' It is subject to revision by its members but will not be changed in the main.' ' ". ' ' . . Approves Summary. . J

KERN CONFERS WITH WILSON ON NAVY PLAN WASHINGTON. Oct 22. President Wilson, who conferred today with Senator Kern of Indiana on the military preparedness program, heard for the first time the views of a congressional leader from the middle west on ths country's defense. Today's conference was one in the series in which Mr. Wilson Intends to sound out the sentiment of senators and representatives from all sections of the country aa to the attitude of citisens generally toward his military policy. Senator Kern, like the president, is strongly in favor of keeping the entire program out of politics. To that end he will seek to enlist the support of Democrats and Republicans alike for the program for the army and navy formulated by ' Secretaries Garrison and Daniels and approved by - the president But If opposition develops along partisan lines Mr. Kern will favor caucus action through which the whole plan would be jammed through congress. TURKS SUFFER HEAVY. LOSSES ON GALLIPOLI ATHENS, Oct M. Anglo-French troops administered a crushing defeat to the Turks on Galllpoli peninsula Thursday, It la announced in a dispatch, received from Mltylene today. The battle opened with a general assault along the front at Suvls, and Krlthla by the Turks. Every attack by the. Ottoman forces was repulsed. The ground was covered with bodies of Turkish troops when they abandoned their efforts to penetrate the allies' lines. Immediately after the Turkish attacks ceased, the French and British forces took- the offensive and hard fighting still continues. Two allied destroyers entered the Dardanelles at the height of the battle and bombarded the Turkish positions.

RAIDS ACROSS BORDER WORRY ARMY OFFICERS

WASHINGTON, Oct 22. Military officials here are incensed over the raids by the Mexicans which are of such a nature that they can net control them. All that can be done is to wait for the bandits and kill as many ef them as possible. Pressure is expected to be brought to bear en the Texas authorities to have a formal request made for the establishment ef a military zone and so seon as this is done a general roundup will be attempted. General Funston has all along favored permitting the troops to cross the river and follow the bandits in Mexican territory. The state department, however, has positively refused permission en the ground that it would be an "unpardonable invasion" of Mexican territory, so the troops on the border are hampered from both sides. Guard Crossing Fords. it is expected as soon as the Twenty-eighth regiment arrives at Harlingen it will be distributed along the Rio Grande at various points where the Mexicans have been in the habit of crossing the river. Then then cavalry can co-operate and those on the American side can be rounded up. The war department still was without word whether the bandits now op to introduce the testimony of Mr. Hasemeier late Thursday afternoon. The ' following . are the questions asked by Henry U. Johnson of Mc Hasemeier which were objected to by the counsel for the defense snd which called for a ruling by the court: Question Raises Protest . . rWhat first hand knowledge did you have ot your books st the store?" Mr. Johnson asked. (This question wss

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approve a summarr prepared by tao committee which calls upon ths men of the Society of Friends to actively engage in pursuits for ths farther extension of its interests in money, means and influence. Each delegate attending the conference is asked to present a definite program to bis respective yearly meeting which win result in church extension to places not-now occupied by the Friends church. A committee wnl be appointed. to report to the Board of Five Years Meeting of this matter. The summary report follows: The onf erence of Men Friends held at Richmond, Indiana, Tenth month. 20 to 22. having earnestly and with prayer for Divine guidance considered the mission and work of one branch of the church of Jesus Christ does now adopt this message to all men of our religious society: "We reaffirm our conviction that the primary function of the church la to spread the Gospel of the Son of God and we call upon our fellow members to support by their service and their means the work of the church at home and abroad In a new and enlarged sense, remembering that our work should not be only the things which wo consider possible but rather those that God wants accomplished. "We have had our attention forcibly called to the opening for' church extension In the newer settlements of this country as well aa in our own large cities. That this work as. wall as that of other , important depart-' ments may be advanced: we have appointed a committee to confer with the board of the five years' meeting and tj report jtati Miteefsic 117 a puu -ior too revision or me wont ot those boards if any revision seems to them best. . and ar lan for ; seitably financing their need. - -- ""We .nrge ear men who are active and useful in business to consecrate to the work of the church those talents -which bring them prosperity in worldly affairs.- While success in the service of 1 Christ depends upon our personal union with Him and not upon organisation, the coming of the kingdom lags, while men give their best to business interests. . - Namea Definite Program. "We ask every man who is here present Immediately upon his return to endeavor to bring before the other men ot his meeting this definite program: "That every man shall have impress, ed upon him his personal obligation for the growth of the kingdom, shall be given a definite work worthy of hie powers and the responsibility be laid upon him to do It" erating in the Brownsville district, who were responsible for the kitting ef three American soldiers and the wounding ef eight others yesterday, actually were Villtsta soldiers as has been charged. Army officers who are familiar with border conditions say the situation will continue to grow worse aa the soldiers of both Villa and Carransa who have been fighting for loot will now desert and run campaigns en their own account WASPS WRECK THREE VESSELS LONDON, Oct 22. Three more British shfps have beben sunk by German submarines in another hunt ot activity by the Kaiser's under water craft, it was announced today. The victims were the Auk, ths Iris and the City of Berlin. The Iris was a 2,300 ton ship and the City of Berlin's tonnage was 999. ,

asked after Mr. Hasemeier had stated that he knew very little about the books at the store.) fNone whatever. answered- Mr. Hasemeier. ; "Where did you get your tnlormation?" Inquired He Johnson. , This last question the witness was told not to answer ss an objection was raised by the counsel Cor the de . entinued on Page Twelve. ' ";, '. !'-' . . . . . t