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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-01

Mr.. Metcalf, former associate editor
of The Commoner, has read Bryan out
of the Democratic party. He says Bryan
is dead and don't know it.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-01

Mackerel and thinkers" are reported
abundant in the waters near Portland,
and it is hoped they may ''strike in"
down this way.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-01

The rain that falls nights and Sundays
does the crops world of good, without
interfering with anybody's picnic plans.
Portland Argus.
All right as to nights; but
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-01

July thew will publish new novel by Holman
Day called 1.-THE Landloper." There has been
an interval of nearly three years between
this novel and Mr.. Days last-published book
"The Red Lane"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-01

Miss Julia Annis, who in addition to her
du ties as first assistant in the High school
" ill also be supervisor of penmanshlp during
the coming year. is now in Somerville, Mass,
where she is studying the methods of Mr..
Whitehouse. whose writing books are used in
our schools here. She is also observing the
work in the Somerville schools.-Camden Her
aid.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-01

The European war was year old last
Monday, June 2Sth, and the end is not
yet in sight.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-01

1t IS estimated that the revenues from
customs for the fiscal year which ended
yesterday will be $50, 900 below the
estimates of Secretary McAdoo.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-01

1t was a good day for the Knights,
and they had capital time--in Au-
gusta.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-01

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
The Republican Jour. Pub. Co.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-01

n,,cn,-nv Editor and
-hANhho A. FihoDoh nj Business Manager
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23
NOT SUFFICIENT
Investigation u oeeupstionai Diseases
Not Gone Far Enough 20 secure
6ssis for Social Legislation

PHILADELPHIA. April 22.-Invest,
i9nfion OF occupationl diseases and
liability has not rome far enough 70
.ecure n scientific basis for much OF
- social legislation tina has been
enacted. or 70 qualify the medical pfo.
fessioo or hospital social service 70
eprsed the true gospel OF prevention,
y vas stated tonight at the annual
conversauonai meeting Of the Patio.
loG1cal Society AZ the College of ply.
e1cfans and Surgeons By Dr.. David I.
Ddsall Of Harvard.
The very case upon which the su.
preme court OF Massachusetts, decided
IL was constitutional to impose com.
pensetion for disease upon the indus.
try" DIT. Edsaii said. was a supposed
case OF lead poisoning. and after the
man had been paid compensation for
a year II was discovered that be
never had had lead poisoning at ali.
but something else.
Notwithstanding some social leRis.
lation had been n leap In the dark. 4,
IL better TO make a beginning, and the
Massachusetts decision is not to be
regretted. but the necessity Of thor,
ough investigation and the opportun.
tty especially for hospitals 10 per
form a neglected pioneer service in
that field are palmer than ever"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23
TALK TO COAST
Members Of a. N. p. A. NJ Annual
Dinner In New YORK Talk TO
Representatives In San
Francisco.

NEW YORK. April 32-Members
OF the American Newspaper Publish.
81, Association. Mt their annual din
ner here tonight listened 20 music
and speeches from san Francisco
over the telephone. In the midst OF
the dinner Patrick Francis Murphy,
the toastmaster. announced that z
oonetist In the Bohemian club In
San Francisco. would render a selec-
ton. Telephones had been provided
at the places al the tables. Follow
ing the musical selections the diners
nstened to speeches by James Rolpn.
Jr. mayor Of San Francisco; Charles
X. Field. editor OF the Sunset maya
zine. and others In the Pacific coast
city.
Mayor Mitchell arrived at the din.
ner while Mayor Rolph was delivering
his speech. He was given q teIe-
phone and exchanged greetings with
the western executive. The mayor
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler, president
OF Columbia University. and Henry ID
Eskbrook of New York. addressed
the publishers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23
ZIlll2

charge OF setting fire to his store for
the purpose Of collecting the insur-
ance. He was sentenced 70 six years
In the -penitenuary. The fire is said
10 have been but one Of many In
which Curry figured.
Curry. who Is wen connected. was
brought up In Lincoln county as a
Eirl. and was known as Matte" Cur
~. As Matte" Curry he went 90
school a. Hamlin. and after he was
crown he taught school. associatlng
with women as M Of them and ex-
citing no suspicion. though a certain
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23
REV. coNNoR NAMED CHAIRMAN
METHODIST BOOM COMMITTEE

SAN FRANCISCO. April 22.-Rev.
W. Il. Conner. OF Pittsburgh, to-day
was named chairman OF the Book
committee Of the Methodist Book Con.
Germ. by the committee at its annual
meeting here. Rev. Conner succeeds
DIR. John A. Patten. whose resignation
was accepted at to-day's meeting.
DIR. Patten Is n proprietary medicine
manufacturer. He lives at Chatta,
nooga, Tenn.
His resignation was rendered. he
wrote, because he did not wish "a
"embarrass" the committee by his con.
nection with IL. Medical and other
journals have written articles about
his business which led to suits against
them.
James A. Joy. OF New York. assist
ant editor OF the Christian Advocate
the leading publication OF the church
was made editor. succeeding DR.. Geo
p. Echman, resigned.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23
WAR BRIEFS
French Statement.

PARIS. via London April %. 11:5o
p. m.-The following official state
ment was issued by the French war
Office tonight:
Near Langemarck. to the north OF
Ypres. the British have repulsed two
attacks. At Hill 90. near Zwartelene,
German counter attacks with violence
seems applicable by the desire to re-
pair the defeat hat has been denied
by the official communications OF the
imperial general stan, have definitely
failed. The losses OF the enemy are
higher than the figures indicated yes
terday.
In the sector OF Rheims there has
been an artillery duel.
In the Argonne, at Ba~gatelle, a
German attack of no great Importance
was repulsed. Near st. Mihiel in the
forest OF Apremont, we carried by as
sault two successive lines OF trenches
at a place called The Cows Head
which formed in our positions a sal
lent that seriously embarrassed US. A
very large number of German dead
were left on the ground; we took fifty
prisoners.
In Alsace. we have continued TO
make progress on both banks OF the
Fecht. To the north. we hold the con-
fluence OF the Fecht and it's left bank
a%ffluent. the Wurmsa: TO the south,
We have reached Schliessloch. Thus
gaining ground toward the East in the
direction OF Metzeral.'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23
FORMER TANNAEY LEADER
ARRESTED AS A FUGITIVE

BUTLER. N. J.. April e1-Bsrt
Dunn former Tammany leader. con
victed more than q year ago Of high.
way frauds In Rockisnd county. ~. Y.
n was arrested yesterday In . sani-
tArfum here A. . fugitive from justice.
was reiess~d on 5000 bail to-day.
Dr. James ID. Grsworid. county physl
cian- q that Dunn vas too III to be
removed and II was decided TO admit
MN 10 ball which was quickly fur
nfshsd.
Dunn was convicted on December
10. 1913. for conspiracy q defraud the
state In the building OF hixhways and
sentenced 20 pay q fine Of 500 and To
serve ten months In the penitentiary.
Appeai was made to the appellate
division. which upheld the verdict. but
Dunn disappeared. forfeiting IS. 900
ball
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23

o~osrseness of voice and features ere
atcd comment.
After teaching school for several
years Matte" Curry went away and
after spending some time in the west
returned TO Hamlln. but the indi-
vidual who went away in skirts and
corsets came back in trousers. and az
Max Curry. and he declared he should
never have worn anything else.
Later he went 10 Kentucky and
married and began a career as a me-
chant. which ended in his conviction
for incendiarism.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23
Austrian Statement.

VIENNA. via London. April %. 1910
p. m.-The following official communi.
cation was issued tonight:
in Russian Poland and western Ga.
licia. isolated artillery engagements
are reported.
"On the C~arpathian front, fresh at.
tacks against our positions on both
side OF the Uzsok pass were repulsed.
In these violent attacks. which were
stopped partly by our artillery and
partly by counter attacks. by our in
fantry. the enemy suffered heavy loss.
es before our positions at the top OF
the pass. which was attacked several
times. Over 400 Russian dead were
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23
mrs. GUERNSEY OF D. A. R.
Will RUN AGAIN NEXT YEAR

WASHINGTON. April 2z-Eleetion
excitement subsidized with the twenty.
fourth continental Of the
Daughters OF the American Rsvolu-
ton here to-day and the congress
devoted three extended sessions 10
routine business. Including reports Of
state regents and committees
The announcement OF Mrs. Georre
Thatcher Guernsey. OF Kansas. who
vas defeated for president general
yesterday by Mrs. william cummin
story. that b would again Be a can,
didate next year was the only poiiti.
cal development of the day.
The congress will adjourn Satur.
day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23
EIGHT BODIES RECOVERED.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. April 90
Eight bodies had been taken to-nigh,
from the ruins of the two retail
stores wrecked here yesterday when
a windstorm blew down a brick wall
left standing by a recent fire. Res
cuers who had toiled all day con
tinued to search for three persons
missing since the collapse of the
buildings.
Most OF the 20 persons injured
were reported doing well tonight.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23
DECISION IN THAW CASE
DELAYED UNTIL TODAY

NEW YORK. April 22-The ques
ton as to whether Harry X. Thaw Is
entitled TO have a jury determine his
sanity remained undecided today in
the mind of Supreme Court Justice
Hendrick. When attorneys for Thaw
and the state OF New York appeared
in court TO hear his decision. Justice
Hendriek announced that he had not
yet had time TO complete his study Of
the authorities. but hoped to be able
TO render his decision tomorrow.
The proceedings which are based on
a writ Of habeas corpus were ad-
journed until that time.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23
cARRANzA TAKES ARIzPE.

DOUGLAS. Ariz. April 22.-Car
rama forces have struck into the
hoar OF the northern Sonora district
controlled by Governor Maytorena, c
Nina partisan. by capturing Arizpe, a
prosperous mining and farming cen,
ter 100 miles southeast OF here. &C.
cording TO ofictal messages received
AT Aqua Prieta. The villa forces are
reported TO have withdrawn to the
south. without resistance.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23

NEW YORK. April 22.-Arrived
steamer Rotterdam. Rotterdam. Sig.
nalled-Steamer La T~ouraine. from
Bordeaux. LIZARD Passed Steamer
Noordam. New York for Rotterdam.
LIVERPOOL Arrived Steamer Gym.
ris. New York. Sailed steamer Me.
gantic. New York.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23
British Statement.

LONDON, April p. s:35 D. m
The following official communication
was issued this evening:
The latest kilograms from the
Persian gulf show that the defeat OF
the Turks at Shaib was even more
complete than had been hoped. Not
only have they abandoned their motor
cars and gun and ammunition wagons.
but independent reports show that
their retirement has been a rout,
molested by Turncoat Arab tribes
men. There are persistent rumors
of the suicide OF SULLIVAN Asker. the
Turkish commander in chief.
1T is estimated that the enemy's
casualties from the 18th to the 18TH
OF April reached 5000. The turks IN
this direction are now all north or
khamsieh. which is more than ninety
miles from Basra."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23
Russian Statement.

PETRoGRAD. April 22. via London
1;+o y. m.-The Russian war depart,
ment today issued the following state.
ment:
In the Carpathians. during the day
OF April 20 and the night OF April II,
the Austrians attempted to make at.
lacks on our positions on Telepotch.
On the Bukowina front, the
enemy's offensive was repulsed by
our counter attacks at the point o,
the bayonet. The enemy after suffer
ing heavy losses fell back on his posi-
tons.
In the other sections OF our front
there has been nothing In general ex
cept the customary rife and artillery
firing at various places"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23
BRITISH LAND FORCES IN
TURKEY AFTER COMMANDMENT

LONDON. April %. 1853 a. m.-The
Daily Mails Soha correspondent. in a
dispatch dated Tuesday says:
"Fugitives from Enos say that fol.
lowing a bombardment by the allies
the British landed a force at Enos and
the Turkish commandant ordered an
evacuation of the port"
Enos is Turkeys most Southwestern.
ly port on the Aegean sea. II lies
just TO the east OF the new boundary
line between Turkey and Bulgaria and
is IL miles southwest OF Dedeaghatch.
Bulgaria.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23

Houck OF Lancaster. Pa. in a ten
round bout in Brooklyn tonight.
Ahearn fought cleverly. earning the
honors in seven rounds. Houck weigh
ed 10 pounds and Ahearn 1856.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23

LEFT while 1.2oo Russians were cap
tured.
o the other sections OF the Car.
pathian mont and IN southeast Galicia
and Bukowtna only local artillery en.
gAxements and skirmlshes are 70
ported"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23
MAN TAUGHT SCHOOL
DRESSED IN SKIRTS

MARLiNTON. W. Va. April ~
A strange case Of dual personality
was revealed here in the conviction
Ct Max Curry. a merchant. on the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23
PROMINENT RAILRoApER DEAD

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. April 22
W. II. Bancroft. vice-president OF
the Oregon Short Line Railroad and
vice-president of the San Pedros. nos
Angeles and Salt Lake road. died AT
his home here tonight Of apoplexy.
He had been unconscious since yes.
.terday.
Mr.. Bancroft was born in Ohio in
1870 and entered the railroad business
as messenger boy on the lake Shore
and Michigan Southern when IS years
old.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23

AHEARN GETS DECISION.
NEW YORK, April 22-Young
Ahearn Of Brooklyn. outpointed leo
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-23
YOUR CHANCE Is
FAST GOING

There are only a few days more. Then your chance will be gone.
We had planned to close this extraordinary offer some time ago, but
so popular has it been, SO insiStent have been the demands of our
readers that we have had to keep the offer open a few days more
so as to get sufficient books from the publishers, and to give YOU
and a few others this last chance to act.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-30

The colonial style of house. with
I;;sdern!zed arrangement Of the in
serior roomz, Is increasingly in de-
irland. This attractive house has a
broad frontage mud lesser depth.
The size o. the main house being 81
foot IN width by 80 feet in depth
with po1nh at the right 10 feet In
width md 81 feet in depth. giving
totsl frontage Of "A feet. This
house Is kept low to the grade, the
exterior covered with alternate
courses OF wide snd narrow shingles.
stained y DARK moss green. All of
the outside trimmings, cornices,
casings. etc, are PAINTED white, and
all roof shingles stained gray, giving
very beautiful and artistic effect.
Tho vide. protected chimneys on
either side add symmetry to the de-
sign. the eh;nlncys are faced with a
dark "Orieatel" brick. also the porch
fioor ard entrance steps are OF the
same brick. The porch entrance.
with quaint. old-fnshioned seat on
each side ia n very pretty feature. The
grouping of the front windows and
the entire treatment OF the front is
symmetrical.
Entering through the central yes
tibule with coat closet on each side.
opening into the main living room 20
feet inches by 15 feet with open
fireplace at the right end. This room
connects at the left with wide opening
into the library, also with open dre-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-30

oceanic waterway under guns big
enough to make trouble for any dread
'naught that sails the sea. Here
are 14-inch and 1s-inch guns Of the
latest type-the most powerful Shoot
ing irons" known to man-and here
are dozcns of the now 12-inch mortars
which are capable Of dropping missiles
upon the decks Of ships eleven miles
at sea.
Complex Machinery For Defense.
We are accustomed, almost all Of
us to think OF coast -defenses as moth
ing more nor less than single fort,
or groups Of Notifications mounting
bankers big enough to warn OF any
trespassers. AS matter of fact, these
batteries. important as they are con-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-30
The One Form Of Preparedness for Which Sen
timent Is Almost Unanimous The Forts
That Guard Our Far-Flung Shore Line
BY WALTON FaWceti.

Tn all the clamor on the subject
OF preparedness. our coast de-
lenses represent neutral around.
y To mako ready for war in the full
ut measure OF not to mako ready IN u
nooted question these days and prob
lbly the men on the street and tha
Fomen ut tho fresides will argue 1t
sack and forth even more spirttedly
Etter Congress grapples with the issue
December. But the one surprising
hing that stands out in this turmoil
e talk il the seeming unanimity OF
itptnton that We ought to strengthen
nr coast defenses TO the fullest ex-
ant.
protecting 5000 Miles OF Coast Idnc.
A skeptic need take but one glance
4 the map OF the United States and
Ter possessions to realize that II we
iced coast detenses at all we need
he best Of barriers that can be raised
lsainst intruders. No other nation In
he world has 50 expansive short line
.eeding works of defense for, bear in
mind, there are under the Stars and
tripes no vast stretches Of seaboard
Vhers nature may be safely left to
mpel the invader as might be the
use In Siberia or Africa. Every Sec
ion Of Uncle Sans water boundaries
c not adjacent to a more or less thick
N populated region Is accessible to
communities that must be safeguarded
md, then too. our very wealth OF good
tarbors becomes q responsibility when
90 coast guns are being mounted.
Upward of six thousand miles of
~ coast must be protected by Amer
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lean gunners and happily we have
never thought 1t necessary to adopt
such a policy OF vigilance with respect
to Canada 'or We might have to In
crease that total by at least thousand
miles of Great Lakes coast line. Tho
past score Of years has added tre-
mendously 10 Uncle SAINTS sentry duty
of this kind The Atlantic Gulf and
Pacific Coast line OF the continental
United States was big enough ,.beat"
for any national policeman but now
that the Philippines. Guam, Hawaii,
Porto Rico, etc., hnvc been added to
our territory the coast defense task has
taken on new raminoations.
Finally, to cap the climax, came the
Panama Canal - undoubtedly our
greatest single responsibility in the
matter of defense. Hawaii, the key
to the Pacific. Will literally br1stle with
heavy ordnance when the War Depart
ment has completed its plans and some
OF the most ingenious coast defenses
In the world have been reared In
Manila Bay within sight Of the spot
where Admiral Dewey won his mem
orable victory but even these antidotes
for the yellow peril or any other sort
of peril, pale by comparison with the
new fortifications at the Isthmus which
will probably have prestige as the
greatest in the world.
Il Is realized that in the event Of
war possession Of the Panama Canal
by a hostile power would be Just
about the most serious misfortune that
could befall the United States and so
we find each terminus of the inter
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-30
the newest model.
Retterlng me wos,d,s sF1ness coas,
Defensos.

the newest model.
Rectering The Worlds Finest Coasa
Defensoa.
It may come as something OF q spr-
prise TO the average newspaper reader
to learn that the Unitsd STATS IL
steadily. year by year, strengthening
It's system OF coast defonaes IN ex-
PLANTATION of such surprise be tx do.
tailed that whereas the Governments u
always highly secretive regarding coast I
defenseS-Suarding moro closely than
any other military secret the number
and location offsea coast guns-H did
make the announcement In 1903 that
following sixteen years OF labor the
United States had completed the mbst
costly. most substantial and most pow
erfui system OF sea coast fortincatipns
In the world
As matters stand today the nation
has about thirty-six big sea coast forti-
fications of the new type. that are
equipped to tho last word. and some
so we'll QUILTED. One important but;
little-heard-of phase OF the strength
ening our coast defenses e found In
the piling up of huge reserve OF
ammunition. At the outbreak Of the.
Spanish War the United States had
virtually nary u pound OF powder
stored at the coast fortiticat1ons. Now,
however, tho Government plant u
manufacturing smokeless powder to
the tune oc more than . million
pounds Q year and millions of pounds
Of powder are stored in tho subter-i
ranean passages that extend far down
into the earth below the gun carriages
at our forts.
And do the new guns add materially,
TO the strength Of our old-ostablished
fortifications. ono might inquire. IN
deed. they do. AZ evidence of tho
tiercer bite OF our new water-s,de
watch dogs only contrast the old Az
FOUNDER With the modern I4-inch gun
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stitute but one cog in the complex
machinery of coast defense. There
are foa4ing batteries, IL we may call
them such which are Just as import
ant as the lines Of guns on land and
there are fingers Of light without
which. to detect an enemy skuking In
the night. the best of weapons might
be Of comparatively little use.
Fortincations In The Modern Style.
But let US have look at the fortl-
hcations which, in the eyes of the
average reader, comprise the real
coast defenses Of the United States
and which are the bulwarks against
invasion which he would fain have
strengthened to the limit We may
as well admit to begin with. that your