Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-10-22
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Milwaukee won the pennant in the
American Association of baseball clubs
for the season just ended.
A large French battleship is report.
ed to have been destroyed by the Aus
trian forts on the bay of Cattaro.
A German dirigible balloon dropped
bomb into schoolhouse at Bielo.
stok. Russia, killing eleven children.
The Albanian senate has chosen
Prince Eddin. son of the deposed sui
tan Abdul Hamid. as Prince of Alba
MIA
Two German aeroplanes flew over
Calais and Boulogne. throwing bombs
which caused some damage in both
cities.
The Germans bombarded the coun-
try home OF President Poincare at
Sampigny, in the department of the
Mouse
Governors of six OF the cotton-grow-
ing states met in Washington to con-
slider a plan for the financing and mar
keting OF the cotton crop
The house has passed the amended
rivers and harbors appropriation bin
carrying $20.000.o00
The Austro- Hungarian government
alleges that the Russian troops have
been using dun dunn cartridges.
The governments war risk insur-
ance bureau is ready to transact the
business for which 1t was created.
There is now feeling in Washing
ton that congress can be ready to adj
journ about the middle of October.
The German government has forbid
den the publication of The Vorwaerts.
the organ of the Social Democratic
party.
Oficial denial of the sinking of
French warship by the Austrian forts
at Cattaro was made by the French
admiralty
1t is said that the Chinese president
is anxious to avoid difficulties with
Japan, but that the army officials are
under German influence and have mob
iIized large numbers of troops In Snan-.
tung province.
The Russians have completed the
establishment Of Russian govern
ment at Lemberg.
Dean Sumner of Chicago has an
nouneed his acceptance of his election
as bishop of Oregon.
An italian torpedo boat is reported
to have been sunk by mine between
Venice and Comacchio. in the Adri-
attic sea.
An Italian fishing boat struck an
Austrian floating mine off Ancona and
was blown up, eight Of her crew losing
their lives.
Many hundreds Of refugees have ar
rived in Havana from Mexico City,
among whom are several wealthy and
prominent bankers.
Max Under, probably the most fa-
nous cinematograph actor in the
world, has been killed in lection at the
battle of the Aisne,
Harry Boomer is under arrest at
Akron, o., and has confessed to the
murder of Miss Winnie Becker, aged
twenty-five. for purposes of robbery.
King Charles has called for a spe-
cial session of the cabinet to deter
mine Roumania's attitude toward the
war.
German warships have opened bat
tie by cannonading the Japanese po-
sitions near Tsingtao Two Japanese
officers have been killed.
F. G. Tanner, manager Of Charles s.
Whitmans primary campaign, was
elected chairman of the New York Re-
publican state committee.
Austin ". Hestand, thirty-five years
old, an employee of the Washington,
Ind, electric works, was instantly
killed when he came In contact with
Give" wire.
Secretary Bryan for tie United
States and Ambassador Bakhmeteff
for Russia have signed a treaty bind
ing the two nations to submit all dis
putes that cannot be settled diplomat
ically to an international commission
for investigation.
William Picella was killed when an
aeroplane which he was flying cap
sized at HeT1pstead, l.. l.
The Northwest Indiana conference
of the Methodist church, in session at
Lafayette voted to meet at South
Bend next year.
Disease Prevention Day" in Indi-
ana Friday was generally observed,
most of the cities and towns having
some form Of exercises appropriate to
the day.
The British government has decided
to place submarine mines in certain
areas as a counter-stroke to the LAYING