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my candidacy has started: on nor over
the prospects for Its progress as my
friends and myself vieW them"

Congressman WE Brown called in
his political advisers from of their
post office Jobs on Saturday for the
purpose Of holding a conference over
Second district political prospe cts.
These take In Republican as well as
Democratic prospects, as 1t Is one Of
Mr.. Browns strategems to influence
the Republican trend and sentiment
wherever and whenever he Is able for
his own political good fortunes. All
Is fair in war, love and politics &C.
cording to Mr.. Browns coae.
Floyd Mcdonald, the Brown COM
mittee chairman, presided at the con-
ference, but the congressman sat at
his right as sort of guide, counsel
lor and friend specially triend-to
all. The session lasted Tor several
hours, and Second district conditions
were gone over with fne.tooth comb.
Congressman Brown will be renomt-
mated in the Second district, and most
probably without any opposition for
the nomination. All signs point that
way. But, afterwas 3D., that Is, accord.
ing to politicians who have the rep
utation Of knowing the ms and outs
OF Second district polItics-and there
are many strange ms and outs and
peculiar angles to the game in that
Congressional division-quite another
story, as our friend Mr.. Kipling might
say. According to them, the suaVe
and plausible "Junior' Is going to
have opposition or election that may
be appropriately spelled with cap.
ital o. And it isn't going to be con-
fined to partisan opposition, either.
they say. He is going to have strong
opposition at the polls from voters OF
his own party. q good deal Of 1t due
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on and Gas.

In the Folsom district, Harrison
comfy, the South Penn OIL company
has drilled a second test on the Wet
gel heirs farm through the Gordon
sand, and it shows for a. 10-barrel
pumper. On Cabin Run, Union dis.
trict, Richie county, the Hope Natural
Gas company's test on the Emma Wide
farm has now been drilled and Is dry.
It Is drilling to the lower sands.
On Elk Creek. Elk district, Kama
wha county, the United Fuel Gas com.
completed tests on the Laura
f. Ross and J. Fl. Perry farms and
both are gassers. On Blue Creek in the
Weir sand development, the South
Penn Oil company shot No. 4 on the
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The oil Market.
CourtNew,s
Deeds Filed.

Deeds Filed.
m The following deeds were Monday
filed with County Clerk A. G. Martin
for recording: 3
Sycamore Land company to Clara
B. Caunter, a parcel of land in the
Sycamore addition to the town of Man
nington. Consideration $500!
Minnie o.. Wilson to Minnie A.
Hough, parcel Of land in the Hough
addition to the town of Warrington.
Consideration, $3.50.
o. ]. Fleming and wife, to John T.
Clelland, parcel of land in the
Graham Heights addition to the city
Of Fatrmont. Consid Grafton, 500.
L. Snyder and wife to T. NJ. Haught,
a parcel of land in the Homewood adj
dition to the town OF Warrington. Con-
sideration $500.
Licenses Issued.
Attic Neale, %, of Republic, Fay
cite county, and Carmena DeCrlsto-
faro, %, of Eairmont. - .5l
/: Emory Rolls, colored, 81, and Al
berta Thornton, colored, 20, both Of
Fatrmont. Rose Williams, mother Of
the girl, gave her consent in person.
Birth Certificates.
Dr.. Henry D. Carney. four; DIT J.
Conway, two; DR.. F. Floyd Coba,
two.
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Grain and Prod uce.5

CHICAGO, March Crop damage
-r1eanorts9 rave an upward swing to the
wheat market In. consekuence, de;
spite setbacks during the first hair 81
the day. prices closed strong, ZIG
2sSc to- 21S 425Sc net higher, with May
at'21.16H and July at $1.12A @1.121s:
Corn gained 4 q 91 VI stot1A q Les oats
n to q OK to Y q &c and proylsi
ions 10c to 821zc 81
Wheat made a swift ascent when
once publish sentiment got "a start;
Perhaps the greatest impetus came
from authoritative advices that much
winter wheat acreage in Southern OK.
lahoma and Northern Texas had been
wholly abandoned ad been reseeded
I'd oats. This informant ton appearedtto
many traders to increase greatly the
Significance Of numerous unfayorable
crop reports from soft winter wheat
states, and In particular a radical cut
In the Ohio state reports were also
received from Montana and Eastern
Washington.
Destruction OF $4,000 bushels OF
corn In a fire at Peoria counted ma
terialIy. toward q tightening up OF the
corn market here. Adverse weather
for the domestic crop movement tend
cred also to hamper the bears.
!. oats were dominated by the upturns
in other grain. All offerings were read
lily absorbed. .s ...,, I'D
Hog prices at. The highest point IN
1B months brought about sharp adj
vance in provisions especially pork
The advance was in the fact OF the
that exports OF provisions last week
we're much smaller than for the CORES.
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w! "A. McC orkle farm and increased
its productto from two to 15 baIrels,
"a day. No. s on the same farm was
given q shot and responded by pro.
ducing $50 barrels the ensuing 24i
hours y ~ X .Sss.
In: the Holiday Cove Held, Butter
district. Hancock county the Hooker
OIL and Gas company drilled No.
on the Robert Hooker farm through
the Berea grit and has ias slight pump:
er. Near Wellsburg, Buffalo district.
Brooke county, the Jefferson CLASS
company's4 test on the r. Il: McNab
farm is dry in the same formation.
OnN Gillespie Run, n Grant district,
Richie county, the Clear. on, company
Is due In the sand at No. 8 ON the B.
f., Null farm. IN Grant district, the
South Penn Oil company has drilled
a test on the Mary JAG kson farm into 4
the sand and tt d showing for q pro
Queer. on, Adds Run. McGilton q
Co. are down ], 4s0 feet alta test on
the G. W. Clayton farm, and fishing.
On Lost Run. Clay district, =: r. Dit:i
fenbaugh has started to drill test
on the L. "A. Smith: farm:
In Indian creek, Murphy district, J.
Deems & Co. have the rig completed
for a test on the william McFadden
farm. on Dutchman Run, the Laird
OH company Is due In the sand at
test on the B. Ramsey farm. On Dod.
son Run, Central district, Doddridge
county, Frank Nay 6 Co. have started
to drill on the K. r. Towner farm.
In Centerville district, Tyler county,
Grover Ceilings, & company are due In
the sand on the J.. NJ. Villers! farm. On
Hog.Pen Run, McKfm district, Pleas
ants county; the Wildcat Oil company
will drill a test on the Perry Riggs
farm.
Pennsylvania ................. $3.50
Indiana ............. LAB
Illfnoiu ................. 1.72
Kansas & Oklahoma .......... LAO
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New York

sfIEWSYoRK, March ASIDE from
obvious manipulation IN an unusual
variety OF special stocks, yesterdays
market yves rather dull, thous:tFcon.
giatently3 strong: During tte carly part
% the session, attention continued TO
focus 4 on washington but advlces
from that center were too condict'
ing for tho most part to jsdfy re-
sumption OF active trading.
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FOR SALE


Good Bookbtnding." That's the only
kind we do. No matter how small or
how large the book, we bind them well.
Fairmont Printing Publishing Co.
FOR sALE-House and about. two
acres of land near Pine Grove, on
+ brick road, 315 miles from Eatrmont.
Address A. P. Stewart, Fairmont f.
d.. Con phone, F.26, R.221.
2.2s:6t.No: 79o.
FOR sALE-For 80 days will sell one
Of my two farms for two-thtrds OF
actual value. Thirty acres and 88
acres. Write for description and terms.
Charles Hawley, Cooleyyille, Ohio.
2-26-6t No. 1888
FOR sALE-120 acres IN Ashtabula
Co., O., $500. $50 acres in Ashtar.
bula Co.. $4,000. % acres In Ashtabula
Co, Ohio, $500. Address Seymour &,
Curry, Majestic bldg Ashtabula, o., or
w. b, Curry, 465 High street. Fair
mont, w. Va. 2.29-5t-No. 795.
FOR SALE-Small fertile lime
stone soil farm, near railroad station
on Valley River, Marion county.
Nice home for man working In Fair
mont. Price $500, Terms. Inquire
~ 2-2s-6t
FOR SALE-Gallal county, Ohio,
farm, 628 acres and stock farm. 100
acres good bottom, balance blue grass
pasture, llSweIl watered: Good build
lngs and good fences. Terms easy.
Write to owner for particulars. J. d.
Thompson Rutland, Ohio.
;i.s;s 2-25.6t
FOR SALE-Farm of.S 4l0 acres In
Morgan county. Eagleport, Ohio, one
mile from river and railroad station.
AZ good grain or dairy farm. Good
nine.room fran house and all. neces.
sary outbuildings. Everything in good
report. O. q. Rhinetarger, Eagleport,
To-; B. 6 O. R.R. 2-25.6t No. 7s5
FOR SALE 60.acre farm, fine 10.
room house, 3 large barns, granary,
and other good out buildings, $4,000.
-Four miles from county seat, Jeffer-
son, o., (easyi termsl, also .100.acre.
farm, on main road, large S.room
house, 3 good barns, and other out
buildings; new 70.ton Bilo; Gem. sta
BILE; pat. stanchions; land lays fine;
running water in pasture, $4,000 per
A. Easy terms. Seymour & Curry,
Ashtabula, o., or w. ID, Curry, 406 High
street, 3.6-12t No.E77O
FOR SALE-176.acre harm in Meigs
+ Co., Ohio, 4froom house, good barn
and outbuildings, on main road. Plenty.
5of fruit. Two mails q day, telephone,
A miles to Ohio river and r. 81 o. rail.
road Mile to general store school and
church; 8 milesito village with s; stores,
II churches, graded and high school.
Cream route goes past farm. Two
brood mares, one with foal, harness
and wagon, 4 cows 8 brood sowH, male
hog, 2 stands bees, 70 calves. coming
yesrlinRs, cream iBeparat tor, moving
machine. N hayrakeI discs harrow, q
;plows. Will isell farm and stock and
tools for $500 $4,000 down. balance
IN three years. dress Church Bars
Ton, Hooking Fort RID 4. Ohio.
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lLnsT AND FOUND

a bunch Of keys be-
tWeen the postoffice and South Side
bridge and Oliver street Reward II
returned to Box $40, West Viz
ginian. o,ot
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MONEY To7LoAN

MONEY loaned In sums OF $10.to $50
to anyone having steady work. Can
be repaid In small monthly payments.
No preference or endorsements re-.
CURED. Business strictly conhd Dental
Address Box sos, Clarkshurg, Nv. Va.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, 4,
sMnN-our illustrated catalogue. ,ex.
plains how We teach you. the barber
Moler@ Barber College, Cincinnati, o.
2:25St-No. ISL.
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IWANTED-Farm buyers for good
farm lands located In Guernsey
Co, Ohio. / to 800 acre tracts, well
good markets and well 10.
Gated. Terms to suit you, Our farm
lists are free, write for them. A. IT.,
SAVERS & Som, Cambridge, Ohio.
3.1.26t.No. 500.
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FOR RENT-one five room house
with bath. Apply to Mrs. Earl Amos,
205 Walnut ave. Bell 152-J. Con. 594.
s 3.4-6t-No. :S11.
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FOR RENT. Groom house 2S4 View
street, also S.room house $40 Locust
avenue. Apply sos Locust avenue or
Consol phone 37A N 3,6.6t No. S1S
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!, AGENTS WANTED.

IWAETED-A few agents. Workers
make good money. B. q. Brewer;
Wheeling. ". Va. S;7.1t-No: & s22.
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HOUSES FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Four room cottage, bath,
etc. See Albert ]. Kern, City Clerk.
3.6-6t-No. S24I
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FOR RENT-New and desirable
houses and fats close, rent low. In.
quire F. P. Kelley, Office 500 Main
St. Bell Phone. 3.3.tf No. $685.
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q ASsIFD ADVERTISING s rs s W. s sea
ROOMS 70 RENT

FOR RENT-NiceIy furnished room,
new home. 112 High street.
2-29.tf-No. 1877.
FOR RENTING furnished room for
light housekeeping. 600 Walnut ave-
nue.. Bell phone 1861. 3-1-6t.No. $40.
FOR RENT-Rooms for light house
keeping. Prefer family without
children. Apply 557 Pterpont Ave
3-1-4t No. 800
FOR RENT-Furnished room. half
square from new Christian church.
$1.50 per week. Address 610 Second
st. 3-1-6iNo.s7sS
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IaITuATIoN WANTED-MALE

WANTED Position as bookkeeper or
timekeeper. Have business school
education, completed strong course in
bookkeeping. Can write good business
hand. Can give good references and
have no bad habits: Address Box s26,
Care West virg1nian. 3T:st
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FOR RENT-Brick dwelling 31S' Gas
ton avenue. Apply A. L. Lehman,
312 Walnut avenue. 3-7.tf No. 1923
FOR RENT-Seven room house, mod.
ern convenience at 819 Maryland
Avenue. Con. Phone q.
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HELP WANTED-FEMALE

HELP WANTED-FEMALE
IWANTED-G irl for general housework'
except laundering. Good wages.
iGaIl5771-J Bell. 34.St No. S0s.
WOMEN WANTED-Full time salary
$500 selling guaranteed hosiery to
Swearer. CSC an hour spare time. Per-
sTnanent. Experience unnecessary. For
particulars and samples address Inter
Hosiery Mills, Norristown, Pa.
s;s.2t-No. s14.
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FOR SALE OR FOR RHNT-Eight-
room house on Monroe street. 'fAll
Conveniences. Call Bell. phone 402.L..
2-24-12t No. III
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WANTED

rSN;~SN~G~~s~G~S~ ~~-~-~e~eN~~~~e-~~
,WANTED-Sewing at home. Inquire
616s Walnut Ave. 216.26t-No TAB
CASH Cash Send in your old. dis
carded false teeth. We pay from 76c
ItoS$ per set. Halt sets in proportion,
Sterling Refining Co., ALB schmulbach
iBldg.;, Wheeling, w. Va.
2.25.26t.Nlc. 784.
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SITUATION WANTED-Femalo

3WHNTEDSBy young lady Of 20, posi-
y ton as nurse for children. Highest
references. Address P. o. Box SO, Man
w. Va. 9.4.St No. 813.
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FOR RENT-Eleyan.roo house suit.
able for boarding or room1nE house.
Excellent location. Inquire DR.. @.
H. Neil, Jacobs Bldg.
n. N. 12-28-2s No. 6bS
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FOR SALE-Gallal { county, Ohio,
farm. 523 acres and stock farm. 100
acres good bottom, balance blue grass
pasture, all well watered: Good build
ings and good fences. Terms easy.
Write to owner for particulars. J. b.
Thompson, Rutland, Ohio.
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a.FORSsA1E5

FOR SALE
FOR fsALE=7M Cray grocery refriger
ator.g Apply Model Steam Bakery
si.Ss. u ~. 3-I.6t.N .. S26.
FOR saAIE--Househ old M furniture
Sthe contents Of four rooms. Will
sell cheap. Inquire at 432 Walnut
avenue. Jo:s21.
va vI.a I YIN. a. k,Lna
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FOR RENT--six room house and an
eight room house = Wit With baths. Ohio
phone 9s6 or 17s. Con 459 or 428.
8.1.tf.No. 500.
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FOR SALE-Farm of.9410 acres In
Morgan county. Eagleport, Ohio, one
mile from river and railroad station.
A.good grain or, dairy farm. Good
nine.room fran house and all. neces.
ssry outbuildings. Everything In good
report. O. q. Rhinetarger. Eagleport,
o.: B. g. O. R.R. 2-25-6t No. 1855
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Good Bookbinding." That's the only
kind we do. No matter how small or
how large the book, we bind them we'll.
Fairmont Printing & Publishing Co.
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sNew high record.
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a The following deeds were Monday
fled with County Clerk A. G. Martin
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FOR SALE-Small fertile Lime
stone soil farm, near railroad station
on Valley River, Marion county.
Nice home for man working In Fair
mont. Price $500, y Terms. Inquire
Box 787, West .Virgintan.
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FOR SALE-For 80 days will sell one
Of my two farms for two-thtrds OF
actual value. Thirty acres and 38
acres. Write for description and terms.
Charles Hawley, Cooleyville, Ohio.
2-26.6t No. 1888
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FINANCE. on, Gas AND PRODUCE

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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-03-03
DIsMEM5ERED REMAINS or FOND
Du LAC MAN FOUND IN
BURNED SHACK.
HAD CONSIDERABLE MONEY
iron Box, Empty Of Contents, Is Also
Located-Robbery May Have
Been Motive-PoIice
Are Investigating.


Fond du Lac.-Police investigation
is being made of the death of C. ].
Book, aged rs. who was burned to
death when shack in which he lived
was destroyed by fire.
Book is krown to have acquired con-
siderable money recently through the
sale of some property. In the debris
of the burned shack was found heavy
iron box, the door open and key
still in the lock-
Book speut the early part of the
evening before the fire at a saloon
near his shack and then started home
with man by the name of Walzer.
Walzer says he left him block from
his home. Boys returning from a
party late In the evening saw the
shack in flames and summoned the
department.
After the fire was out, Books body
was found in the debris, both arms
and legs and his head burned away
and only the torso remaining.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-03-03
PHONE co. PAYS TAX
$225,5e4 LEVIED BY THE STATE
AND MUNICIPALITIES.
State Receives $4,000 Increase over
1914 Assessment-61e Companies
Subject to Taxation.

Madison.-A total tax OF 1925, ,594.S3
for the business of 1915, has been paid
by the Wisconsin Telephone company,
to the state s7S.6O7S5 and to the town,
cities and villages where exchanges
are located $146, 986.S4. A check for
the payment Of the states share was
received by State Treasurer Johnson
and payments to the towns, cities and
villages are made directly to them.
Milwaukee's share in the distribu-
ton is greatest, being $70,0640S. Mad
ison is next with S7,169.60 Next
comes Racine with s5.67250 Others
among the larger beneficiaries are:
Oshkosh. $4,125.72; Green Bay, $4.-
539.21; Fond du Lac, $3,31734; Eau
Claire, S3,11906; Appleton, $2,644SS;
Beloit, $2,1S3.90; Kenosha, s3,07945,
and Superior, $2,735.
The Wisconsin company paid last
year $73,S66.59 to the state so that the
present tax is $4,74126 greater than
for 1914. There are 619. telephone
companies in the state subject to tax
alton, but the revenue coming to the
state from many of them is merely
nominal, less than ST. The taxes are
due the state and towns, cities and
villages on March 1, but many of the
companies pay before that time, nearly
half already having paid for 1915.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-03-03
LAW GIVES 400 BOYS LIBERTY
State Board Of Control viii Discharge
All 1s-Year-oid Wards From
Industrial School.

Madison All boys confined IN me
state Industrial school for boys al
Waukesha. who are Is years old, OF
all those of that age who have been
paroled from that institution, about
ae0 altogether will be discharged by
the state board Of control On Jrlv
next, in accordance with law passed
by the last legislature. The board was
advised by the attorney general to
take such action
OF the 400 boys affected by the law.
all but fifty are now out on parole, The
state holds $4,000 in trust for these
boys, which represents their earnings
since committed to the school, and the
money will be given to them when
they are discharged, The new law
provides that the term of commitment
to the industrial school at Waukesha
shall hereafter be until the offender
reaches the age of Is years instead of
81 years, as under the old law.
The term of commitment to the in
dustrial school for girls in Milwaukee,
which is until the offender reaches the
age of 21 years. is not affected by the
new law.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-03-03
MAIL ROBBED or 100000
Registered Packages Are Stolen From
Ferry From Jersey City to
New York.

New York, March 1.-The robbery
of four valuable registered mail pack
ages. in what appears to have been an
attempt to steal at least $1,000, 600 in
currency consigned to New York
banks, became known here on Monday
The robbery occurred Saturday morn
ing. when a United States mail auto
mobile truck was entered while it was
on a ferry bound from the New Jersey
Central railroad station at Communi-
paw. n. j., to Liberty street. New York.
The packages were stolen from mail
pouches, three of which were from
Washington and one from Baltimore.
According to unofficial reports one OF
the stolen Washington packages con-
tanned 100000.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-03-03
CAPTURE PERSIAN CITY
RUSS TAKE KERMANSHAH AFTER
THREE DAYS BATTLE.
Sultan's Forces Unable to Defend Po-
sitions owing TO the Lack
of Ammunition.

London, Feb pa Reuter- dispatch
from Petrograd says the Russians
have taken by storm Kermanshah the
important Persian city in the neigh
borhood of which serious lighting re-
gently has taken place.
An official dispatch from Teheran
said that after a series of battles in
the mountain passes the Turks. who
had been aided by Germans. had re-
treated towards Kermanshah.
Kermanshah is ESQ miles southwest
of Teheran and has a population of
about 100000 The routes from Bag
dad, Shuster, Ispahan by way of Ham
adam, and Suleimaniyah meet there
and make the city an important CEN
ter of traffic.
The Russian operations In Persia,
which have eliminated in the capture
of Kermanshah, have had the local
purpose of putting an end to the ac-
tivities of hostile mountain forces and
organized bands OF Kurds, and it is
believed they have the broader scope
of preparing the way for junction
of the Russians with the British ex-
peditionary forces in Mesopotamia
Petrograd, Feb 28.-The resist
ance offered by the Turkish forces
retreating from Erzerum to the adj
vaneing Russians apparently has frit-
tered out on account of the general
lack of ammunition and supplies. I'm
able to defend points of natural ad-
vantage, the Turks are continuing
their precipitate fight into the fast
nesses OF Asia Minor.
The loss of Ishpir. which was an
important munition and food depot
serving the right wing, the Turkish
coast troops, and the left wing, the
Erzerum forces, further crippled the
power of Turkish resistance. 1t also
cut off main road communication be-
tween Erzerum and Trebizond.
About $4,000 Turkish troops, 235 Of
ficers and 1923 guns were captured by
the Russians in taking the fortress of
Erzerum, the war Office announced.
The Russians also took nine Turkish
standards and large stores of muni-
tions, arms and provisions.
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ANNAPOLIS EXAMS MARCH 20
Boys Between 16 and 20 Must File
Their Applications Before
March 20.

Madison.-In accordance with a re-
cent law passed by congress allowing
senator's and Representatives one addi-
tional nomination for midshipman at
the United States naval academy at
-:A4art.salia; ss ..esssss. s.-s Ssvies
commission has announced a prelimi
nary examination to be held at select
ed centers March 25.
All boys between the ages of 16 and
20 who make arrangements with the
commission before March % will be
eligible to compete.
Cornman L. Hahn of Menomonie.
and William P. Withers of Superior,
who stood first on their respective lists
for cadet and midshipman in the De-
cember examinations, have both been
nominated as principals for the final
examinations.