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LAST EDITION LAST EDITION BELGIANS USED ARMORED TRAIN TO DEFEAT, GERMANS SERVIANS REPORT BIG CAPTURES Entered as Second-Class Matter April 21, 1914, at the Postoffice at Chicago, EL, Under the Act of March 3, 1879. THE DAY BOOK An Adless Newspaper, Daily Except Sunday N. D. Cochran, &E!S!S& Tel. Monroe 353. Editor and Publisher. fTaaS BY Ma1L Except in 500 South Peoria St. 398 Chicagq,$3 a Year. VOL. 3, NO. 315 Chicago, Thursday, Sept. 24, 1914 ONE CENT TWO WOMEN IN WHITESLAVE CASE MAY CAUSE FEDERAL SHAKE-OP Young Wife of Millionaire Edwards, Indicted as Slaver, Battles for His Liberty Girl Accuser Denies Charges Made by His Friends. A battle between two women one a wife, formerly a society girl, bat tling for the reputation of her. hus band; the other a young stenog rapher, complainant in a white slave case may cause a great upheaval in the federal service in the middle west. The first is Mrs. "William Rufus Ed wards, wife of the wealthy St Paul lumberman, indicted for violation of the Mann act. "The other woman is Ada M. Cox, complainant in the Mann act case and who was recently awarded" a $17,500 breach of promise judgment against Edwards. An inquiry into the indictment Is to be made. It is rumored that many exposures will be made. Friends of Edwards have gone as far as to in timate that certain federal offisers were promised part of Miss Cox's judgment money. On the other hand, Miss Cox, who resides at 4528 Magnolia av., be lieves that political influence is lined up against her. Edwards is prom inent fn St. Paul and his wife is a niece of United States Senator Moses Clapp of Minnesota. Charles F. DeWoody, former spe cial agent of the department of justice and, now in charge of the Cleveland bureau, who is credited with producing the indictment of Ed- mmjmmmmmemm