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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-18
SEVERE LOSSES
Are Suffered BY the Russians.
According to the Austrian
War Statement.
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I@1@1T I75I7 -hF7NA5olIATKu EHL-N5 l.aE9~@5
q VIENNA. via London. "A April The
war Office made Tie following state
ment today: ,'
Russian Poland and western Gal
icia Wercf quiet yesterday.
In the Carpat thians tile situation
is unchan ged. In the wooded noun
tain, where the Russians made sew
teral severe attacks. we captured 1, ,2a0
prisoners. During these attacks and
those Of the ollowin g: nj ght the Rus
slams suffered severe losses Y
In southwestern Galicia and in
HBukowina there were artillery due1s.''
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-18
POCKET. o. GAS
IS. ExpIode led by a Sf1otsin Coal
Mine and Two Miners
Are Killed Therein.
tnrsA1aoeiATEnsrHKanll

RODERFIELD, April ..-=--F,red
iMadrey, James a. w hitten and
Dennis Wisecut, all Of fDaHy. we're
killed IN an explosion in mine Nozz1
of!the $Davy-Po hontas Coal Cor mpa
ny near here today Only six OF the
200 men usually employed we're at
work when a pocketEof gas was @e1
pioded by d shot. Those killedi were
near the shot The others IN the
mine escaped. Ohcials said little
damage was done. to the mine.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-18
cARRANZA GENERALS
SLAIN BY HIS OWN MEN
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LAREDO.'T TEX, April 1 Z enera1
Maclocio Herrera, Carranza COM
mander at Nueyo Laredo. opposite
here. was killed by his own men who
mistooki him and his staff for. Villa
troops. according to Information re-
ceived here late today BY General r.
K Evans. in command OF United
States troops here.
General Herrera and members Of
his staff, it was learned here, had
taken a position on a hill several
miles south Of Nuevo Laredo. no
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-18
JAPANESE PREPARED
TO STAY LONG TIME
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wi fA8boGIAIa0 PNE9A1
LOS ANGELES. Calf. April .--
Hubert NJ. Kittle. who says he was
honorably discharged from the Unit
ed states; navy in 10 O2, IN sworn.
statement today said that II the jap
anese cruiser. Asama, aground In
Turtle bay, lower California, was as
badly damaged as reported IL would:
have been wrecked long before now.
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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-18
But one HUNDRED BRIT0NS
ARE DROWNED IN STRAITS
Turks Fire Three Torpedoes at
a British Vessel But They
Miss the Mark.
WARsHIPs ATTACK FORTS
Spring Weather Gives AMators
Opportunity but Army
Fighting is Slow.
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LONDON. April "a Turkish tor
pedo boat, which attempted to inter
i fere with the preparations for the re-
sumption Of the operations against the
Dardanelle5 and Asia Minor by at
tack:ng British transport N[aitou, Wasl
driven aground OFF the coast Of Ch:os
this morning and destroyed by tho
British cruiser Minerva and British
torpedo boat destroyers. Il
An official statement which was
issued tonight, in reference the aft.
fair says that three torpedoes were
fired at the. AIaitou and missed the
mark but that 100 men from the
transport we're drowned. How this
occurred wlthout the transport being
struck is not explained as particulars
apparently have not yet been received
Narships Attack Forts.
This is the only Official stat ement
from the allies on the land and sea
operations against Turkey but from
unofficial sources it. is learned that
Warships have been attacking the forts
at Bulair on the Gal1ipo1i peninsula.
while Turkish reports say that at
tacks have been made on the Datda.
ne1les from the outer entrance and
that the Majestic and SWiftsure nave.
y bonbarded the forts. Gaba Petch.
The arrival or spring, which has
given the ariators their opportunity, !.
has brought almost to a standstiIl tho
Il battles in the Carpathians, the Rus
slams are still attacking in the neigh
borhood of Uzsok pass. the main road
/ through which is commanded by the
heights held by the Germanic allies
but with the melting snow the over
flowing streams and rivers and the
whole country covered with deep mud.
A74yx, ~AFzvA
a large scale can be attempted.
The same cpndi i1ions are interfering
with the A1istro- German outhankinsl
movement in sthe direction OF Stry.
Beyond herepufse Of attacks the only
success anhieTetFj on ither side has
been the capture by the Russians Of
some heights between the villages OF
asTelepotcIl and Zuella. which lie on
the southern slope Of the Carpathians
oEthe southeast Of La pkoW pass. This
Indicate that the Russians are trying
Id getfin the rear Of the army defend
ing 5Uzsok pass, which they have been
able to take from the north.
French Are Satisfied.
N the West there have been attacks
at widely separated points along the
front burt on the whole the French
seem satisfied for the moment with
the advances they have made in Al
SAGE, the Woevle, the Argonne, Cham
payne and north Of Arras, which, in
the view OF British military critics !,
prove that the allies can advance
when they SO desire.
a. frontier, Incident which during
ordinary times would pass unnotel.
has occurred on the Italo-AustrlaHf
border. 1t is said that an trian
patrol recently passed through Italian
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-18
SHOT TO DEATH
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car AssoclATEp PRESS, 5$ II
VAI1DOSTA, Ca, "A april IL Cesar
Sheffield, a negro. was removed from
the Lake Pork jail ! near here late last
night and shot to deatll by q mob.
according to advices received here to-
night. shef1e cid had bee narrested on
a charge of theft 5S
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-18
GRAVES. !! i::li | !
IS Not Yet Engaged as President OF
Ss State University. '
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HYi YiA1xe=iRTHutPRES~

MORGATOWG. April u q -. Frank
Marsh. secretary OF the board OF re-
gents fsthe West Virginia University.
said today that while Professor Frank
d Graves. Of the University Of
Pennsylyania,w was being considered
ceives 90 u year and rest
dence.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-18

tn VEN TON IS
ASKED Or VIII son
I !. = $ ~ =. = =
CHILDREN ARE KILLED.
BY ISTERERB-AN CAR.
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tBE Associated Press.
P1TIsBURG. April 17..fiar-
old, Arthur and Alvin Brewer,
M. s and years respectively.
were killed tonight at Warren
dale. when d PittsburE, HaI-
nonr, Butler and New Castle
b interurb;ln car struck 9 wagon
driven by their father, J. w.
Brewer, a farmer Brewer and
another man escaped injury by
jumping
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-18
Outcome OF Battle
Wnged for q Week
Remains in Doubt
Generals Villa and 0bregon are
Both Claiming Victory, RC-
cording to Bryan.
GENERAL HERRERA SLAIN
BY His Own Men Who Mistake
Him and His Staff for
Villas Troops.

WASHINGTON, April 10 H1-a
scial Washington still is in doubt az.
to the status Of the battle that has
been waged for nearly a week be-
tween the two big armies of General
Villa and General Obreson in the vi
cinity of Irapuato, Celaya, and Guer-4
.etaro.
Both sides claim victory said
Secretary Bryan today commenting
on reports received. II suppose we
will know definitely after awhile
But Little Information.
There has been comparatively lit
tie information from American con-
sular agents in the battle zone al
though the state department has re-a
ceived various claims Of victory made
by both sides. Carranza authorities
insist that they have achieved an im-5
8portant stroke. capturing many pris-l
oners and inflicting severe defeat on
the Villa forces The Villa agency
gave out telegram from General
Villa stating that irrespective Of the
Exaggerated claims" OF the Car
rama forces. he still was holding his
position. Reports hav reached Off
.cials here that many wounded have
been sent to Aguas Calientes by Gem
eraI Villa.
Villa Admits Defeat.
Late today the Carranza agency
here received telegram from FL
sPaso. stating that Villistas there and
in Juarez had received adyices front
General Villa. relating to his defeat
at Celaya and attributing it to lack
OF ammunition.
ss The message stated, however, that
there were reports OF Il ghting still in
progres near 5Irapuato.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-18
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NEW YORK. April Il John
Bunny, the moving picture com
edian who has been III for more
than three weeks. was said to-
day to have passed the crisis
Sof8his illness and to be on the
xvav n fnRrarrye1sx f M I. t
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-18
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$WARSHIPS SBOMBARD.
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tB~ AfsociATIe rrEss,
CONSTANTINOPLE, via London,
April II The British battleships, Ma
jestic and Swiftsure, on Thursday
DardonaEles fortidcat ions
near Gabatepeh.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-18

Inc annual congress OF the la IS.
is to be held IN Washington this
week, and the politics Of the organi-.
zation is at fever heat. The two
candidates for the presidency are.
Mrs. George e. Guernsey of Kansas
and Mrs William @. Story Of New
York, the present incumbent Two
Guernsey workers are lirs.s Matthew
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-18

The message stated, however, that
there were reports OF q ghting 8 still in
progres near Irapuato. 5s
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Continued On page 5, first sectiona.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-27

rolled by since Turkish over-Iordship
first began. for Mohammedan lands
of the Near East have seen il sink
slowly in Importance as a mart for
international trade, as a station on
the path Of the rich merchandise car
avans from the East and the West,
and as the center Of a land OF abund-
ant harvest. II is still, however the
second city in the Empire and its
loss to the Turk would be relatively
almost as great as the loss of Chi
cNSo would be to the United States.
But more than this, the nation of the
West controlling BaEdad, would con-
troll the whole fruitful area between
the worlds two most historic rivers
the Tigris and the Euphrates-wOuld
dominate the Persian Gulf: and would
exercise a powerful influence in the
affairs OF southern Persia. Then an
English conquest here would place the
Empires northern frontier about In
dia beyond the peril of attack.
"BnEdad has awakened during re-
cent years. and has given it's strength
70 schemes for retaining the vast
waste areas about it by irrigation. II
planned the expenditure Of $4,000
coo for the reclamation Of 1850. 600
acres, and as an immediate project, IL
decided upon the retaining Of Il tract
, OF more than 5000. OCO acres.
a new order Of things began for the
=
before the outbreak of the war. and
hints OF the nervous. keen. hasty.
modern life Of the West were multi
plying. The restless beat Of the Amer
lean oil engine was replacing the more
deliberate ways OF tho donkey and
! heat-oPpressed human. oil wells were
sunk In the KarIn river region. south
[ Of Bagdad. and American well drills
were employed. oil refneries were
, built here. and modern Eagdad con-
/ templated Industries for the manu-
faCture OF native materials supplied
with this fuel. Before the discovery
Z Of oil, BaCdad's industry was hamp-
cred by the eNo-bitant prices which
/ coal brought in this region so distant
from its source of production-Sl5 and
$50 per ton. BiUumen and asphalt
lakes and springs abound on the
/ northern reaches Of the Tigr.s. and
promise riches To future BaEdad.
The city has a population OF
/ about 200. 900. and is governed by a
/ Pasha who is assisted by a council
/ The Pasha comes from Constantine
/ pie. There is some difference between
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-27
STRATEGIC CENTER OF
THE NEAR EAST
5asdad Second In Importance Only
To Constantinople.
Especial to The Bulletin.)

Washington, d. @. Dec. 26.-'Bag-
dad. as the fencing ground of genera
tions Of the most slxiIlful OF European
diplomats and secret agents and as
one of the most important strategic
centers in the Near East, forms the
subject of bulletin just issued by the
National Geographic Society. which
sketches the great political and econ
omic advantages of the ancient cap
ital of the MohammCdan world, upon
which the soldiers of Great Britain
are slowly closing. The bulletin reads
as follows:
"Bagdad is the dominant city of the
eastern part of the Ottoman Empire,
yielding little in Importance to Its
great sister metropolis upon the Bos-
phOrus. AS COnstantinople is the
guarding heart and brain OF Turkey in
of the Empires eastern defense.
Within its boundaries are the admin
istors, the officers, the supply depots,
and the bureaus for organization,
operation and supply. which consti-
tute the backbone Of defense in the
whole Mesopotamian division of Tur-
key.
THE ancleut city. moreover. lies
upon the natural line Of communion
ton between Persia and the West
and between the West and the Per-
sian Gulf. Three ancient caravan
routes, one from KhOrasan. another
up the EUphrates into Syria, and the
last up the Tigris into the Armenian
! plateau and to the Black Sea behind
! it, were the clements of Bagdad'S
trading strength in ancient times. To-
| day, its Importance is almost wholly
| bound up in the potential wealth of its
| surrounding plains, watered by the
Tigris and the Euphrates: where
among earth''s earliest civilizations
| dawned. fiOurished. deCayed and shranE
| into oblivion; and in its dominating
| position upon the lines of Communi-
| cation between India, Persia and thu
| West
"Bagdad the Magnificent is now {
| decaying city, and the years that hav,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-27

work and O'ConnelPs ability to pick
out and develop new champions will
give Cornell an opportunity to win
another title this year.
The Cornell coach expects that Nc
Keage, who was hurt in his bout a
year ago, will improve this year, that
Kleinert will be good for at least the
same number of points he scored a.
year ago, and that both Mackenzie and
Sager will be able to do better work
this year. He must develop, however,
good men for the 115 pound class, the
1876 and 15S.
OF the 100 men who have so far re-
ported, there are very few aspirants
for places among the heavyweights;
the candidates for the middleweights
are also rather scarce, but there are a
considerable number of good men out
for the lightweightS. Among the can
didates who will report to O'Connell at
the opening of college after the holi-
days will be several football men who
advised by the football coaches that
wrestling is good training for football
preparedness.
Cornell Successful.
Cornell has been unusually success
full in wrestling since she took up the
sport as an intercollegiate game about
| 10 years ago. The Ithacans won one
| championship under the coaching of
| Eddie OConnell of New Haven, a for
mer Yale coach, but it was not until
| Eddie OConnelTs brother, Walter,
went to Ithaca that the Comedians es-
| tablished their complete superiority
over all other eastern institutions.
| Cornell has wrested from Yale lau-
rels which the New Haven institution
| had held for years. The last time the
| Ithacans lost an intercollegiate cham
pionship was in 1911, when they were
| beaten by Princeton. For the last four
! years the Cornell matmen have con-
| quered in every intercollegiate meet
| besides winning practically all of their
dua1 matches. In that time the Ithha-
cans hace not only won from the big
! eastern colleges and universities, but
! they have also trimmed representatives
| of Canada and the middle west.
! A singular feature of the Cornell
| wrestling success is that Walter O'Con-
nell Is not and never claimed to be a
| great wrestler himself. He has taken
part in few, if nay, wrestling matches
| but he is a close student of the sport
| and has an unCanny power to pick out
| good material and to develop it along
modern, scientific wrestling lines
! Wrestling is a recognized exercise
| in the department of physical training
at Cornell university and so popular
has it become that the facilities of the
old gymnasium are no longer adequate
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-27

the ruling Turks from Constantine
pie and the native Arab population
of Bagdad, as the Turks are Sunnites
and the Arabs are Shiites- This re-
ligiOUs difference has many times pre-
vented harmonious cooperation be-
tween the Turk and the Arab.
The city does an annual trade in
normal times in imports and exports
OF about $4,000, coo. buying oil. cheap
cOttons. shoes and other western man
ufactures. and selling hides. wool and
dates. Germany, England and Russia
have been the strongest dealers in di-
plomacy and commerce at Bagdad.
The city lies about 500 miles from
the Persian gulf following the course
of the river. The Tigris, like the Dan
ube, is the great water highway of an
agricultural country; and il is the ar
terry OF EaEdad's external traffic. Il
maintains. in times of peace, steam
communication with it's port toward
the Persian gulf by means Of one
British and one Turk line of steam
ers. Steamer service on the Tigris
ends at Bagdad. though sailing YES
sells ascend much higher UP the river.
/ Two lines Of telegraph, one British
and one Turkish, formerly connected
this city with Europe. while, TO the
west. the Euphrates furnishes a water
highway through many hundreds of
miles. to the northwest Bagdad and
Teharan. for years diplomaCy's chief
| Near Eastern theatres of strategic en-
dclvor. have been places OF keenest
| interest to the foreign offices OF Eng
| land. Russia and Germany In these
| two cities. the one the second city of
! the Turkish Empire and the other the
capital of the deCaying Persia, the
] great game Of eastern politics was
T fought at close range with all the deN-
terity. which the great Empires could
| bring to bear. There. thus. attaches
I TO an invasion Of Bagdad. an import
ance far beyond the importance Of the
[ city's wealth or its military value
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-27
NOTICE
..ttpeciaI Town Eieetine

The Legal Voters in Town Meeting
Of the Town Of Norwich are hereby
warned tc meet in Special Town Meet
ing. at the T.svn Hall, located in the
Court House ? Hiding; in the said Town
OF Norwich, OF Thursday evening, Dec.
90, 1915. al eje'7t o'clock, to act upon
the petitiO'; OF mere than twenty legal
voters Of the said Tow1 asking that
the Town appropriate q SUM sufficient
to meet the expenses oI Medical IN
spectiCn in the schcci:. Of said Town
and to act upon CERTAIN recommends
tons of the Town Scbooi Committee to
the effect that such Medical inspection
be provided for; also tc do any other
business which may properly be
brought before said meeting.
Dated at Norwich, this oath day of
December, 1915.
CASPER K. BAILEY,
CHAS. T. BUSHNELL.
ALBERT w. LILLIBRIDGE,
Selectmen of the Town Of Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-27
LEVINSKY THUMBS
Battler Outboxed the Pueblo Fireman
Saturday Afternoon.

Battling Levinsky, 172 pounds. out
boxed Jim Flynn, 1872 pounds, the
Pueblo fireman, in the star bout of ten
rounds at the Broadway Sporting club
in New York Saturday afternoon. Le-
whisky used a tantalizing left jab that
popped the Pueblo mans head back
more than once. The rounds all went
to the Battling one on points. Flynn
started. briskly. AS the first bell rang
he made a mad rush. but was met with
a dozen lefts to the face. Flynn, al
though aggressive, was no match for
the clever Battler. The funny feature
OF the show was when F1ynn's second
would tell him to bore IN and Flynn
would be sidestepped by Levinsky and
popped on the chin. Levinsky lacks
the stopping punch, and although he
always boxes on the offensive, cannot
knock out his opponent. This was
seen when the Battler landed on
Flynn's head and wind, shaking the
fireman, but not doing any serious
damage.
1t would be no exaggeration to say
that Levinsky handed four times as
many real swats as did Flynn. De-
spite this, Morgan's durable Battler
was unable to subdue his rival Flynn
Is bear for punishment. He took
everything that came his way, shook
his head, and then bored in again for
more, with the result that every once
in a while Levinsky would look as
tonished and step back to see why
Flynn did not drop
The fireman landed several good
smashes, chief among them being a
left to the neck in the second round
which shot Levinsky to the ropes as
though a battering ram had hit him
The Battler soon shook off the effects
of the clout and managed to stall
through the rest of the round.
n he ~ 4
been mixing for two minutes, Flynn
shot a left to the Battler's chin that
had him groggy for the rest of the
round, but that ended F1ynns squirt
and after that it was the Battler al
the way.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-27
CORNELL ANXIOUS TO WIN
WRESTLING HONORS
Ithacans Have Captured Title for Four
Consecutive Times,

Although there are about 100 Candi-
dates for the Cornell wrestling team
now at work on the mats in the uni
Versity gymnasium, Walter O'COnnell,
instructor in wrestling and coach of
the Cornell matmen, who has made a
phenomenal record in this important
branch of minor sports, faces an I'M
usually difficult problem this year in
his attempt to develop a team which
will capture another intercollegiate
championship.
Wins Four Times.
Cornell has won the wrestling title
four times in succession, and is nat
urally anxious to repeat this year. but
owing to the loss of some mighty good
veteran material, faces difficult task.
Cornell won the meet at South Beth
lehem last year by scoring "a points
to 10 by Lehigh, 13 for Princeton and
Pennsylvania and 4 for Columbia.
Three of the wrestlers whose work
clinched the championship for the
Ithacans year ago graduated last
June and are no longer available.
They are E. J. GaIlogly, captain of last
years team, who won the intercolle-
giate Championship in the 158 pound
class; E. S. Post, winner of the inter
collegiate championship in the 1876
pound class, and w. ]. Culbertson,
winner of the lis pound Class, and one
of the greatest wrestlers ever turned
out at Ithaca. These three men each
captured a first place in the title meet
and they were the only Cornell wres-
tiers to win such first places. Their
loss. therefore, creates serious prob
lem.
Veterans Remain.
O'Conneu starts in with the follow
ing point winners from last years
team: Hugh Mackenzie, second place
in the 125 pound class; E. w. Kleinert
second place in the heavyweight class;
J. A. McKeage, third place in the III
pound class; F. c. Sager, captain this
year, third place in the 145 pound
class. In last years meet Lehigh, the
runner up, scored two first places anc
three second places, and every member
Of the Lehigh team is back in college
this year and able to compete. At the
! beginning Of the season, therefore, i
would appear as if the Bethlehem folk!
had a, decided advantage over Cornell
and nothing but the hardest sort O.