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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-20
For SHERIFF

/ hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the Office of sheriff of
Barbour county on the republican
ticket to be voted for at the primary
election to be held, June 6, 1916, and
solicit the support of the republican
voters of Barbour county.
Sincerely yours,
ENOCH w. S. KENNEDY.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-20
For State Senate

For State Senate
Editor PROGRESSIVE
You are hereby authorized to an
nounce my candidacy for the Republ
lican nomination for State Senate for
the Thirteenth Senatorial District,
subjest to the Republican Primary to
be held June 9Th, 1916.
G. c. Arnold.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-20
Pretty Near II.

Mrs Kawler--I understand that the
eldest Jones boy went west and got
INTO politics Ee became mayor, didn't
he? Mrs. Blunderby-I don't think he
quite got to be mayor, but heard he
was an ex-mayor. -Boston Transcript.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-20
FOR CONSTABLE

| hereby announce myself candi-
date for the Office of constable of Bar
ker District, Barbour County, on the
Republican ticket to be voted for at
republican primary election to be held
June 6, 1916.
/ kindly solicit your support and in
fuence.
J.R. RAMSEY.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-20
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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-20
FoR CONSTABLE

| lereby announce myself as a
cand aEe for Constable Of Barker
lh. es, subject to the Republican
Primary, June 6, 1916.
Your support is earnestly solicited.
GEO. W. PRICE.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-20
FOR GOVERNOR

Subject to the Democratic Primary,
to be held June 9Th 1916.
HON ID. E. FRENCH
of Mercer County
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-20
FOR pROsECIJYING ATToRNEr

FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
| hereby announce myself candi-
date, on the Republican ticket, for
the Office of Prosecuting Attorney of
Barbour county to be voted for at the
primary election to be held, June 9th,
1916
] kindly solicit your support and in
fluence.
ALBERT G. JENKINS.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-20

l hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the Office of Prosecuting At
torney of Barbour County.on the Re-
publican ticket, to be nominated at
the primary election to be held June
9th, 1916.
Yours very truly,
W. BRUCE TALBOT
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-20

am candidate for the Repub-
Ecan nomination for Justice Of the
Peace in Barker District, Barbour
county, subject to the primary to be
held June 6, 1916. Your support will
BIT appreciated.
l. F. RIGHT.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-20

am candidate for
Justice of Peace, of Valley district,
subject to the Republican Primary of
June 6, 1916.
Your support is earnestly solicited.
S. ]. KITTLE.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-20

FOR u. S. SENATOR.
Subject to Republican Primary
VIM. f. HITE
of Cabell County.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-04-20
FOR GOVERNOR

Subject to the Republican Primary,
JUDGE IRA E. ROBINSON,
of Taylor County.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

authorized an increase of 5O.00O,00O drachmas (1Gooo) in its paper cur rency without further gold cover than exists at present.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
ON
 MILITIA ROUTES
 GIVING TROUBLE

Washington, July 3-Army officers were puzzled today deciding how stringently they shall attempt to en- force censorship on troop movements and locations at the border. They had before them copies of newspapers from all over the country publishing stories from their special correspondents who are with local national guard units ar irving at border points.
 While the war department has ob- ,ected to the publication of specific information, officers admit privately that under present circumstances they do not blame newspapers for an- nouncing the destination of local units They point out that the Mexican gov has not sufficient agents in the United States to gather these re- ports published in such scattered To- calities and to construct from them a comprehensive schedule showing strength of troops at various points along the border.
 Officially the destination of all na- t;onal guard units is supposed to be a military secret. Officials thought it improbable that any step would be taken at this time toward more com plete censorship. They will rely on newspapers not to publish and the public not to expect news of future shifting of forces from one point to another on the border.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03

bodies of troops or put artillery into new positions, and where the taking of a single mountain involves the pa tient effort and staunch heroism of months of hard fighting.
 The numbers frequently referred to in official military bulletins, in con- nection with operations at places the names of which are not mentioned, has given rise to the popular impression that the number is used, in order to withhold exact information as to the geography of the operations.
 As matter of fact and particular ly in mountain operations, the use of a number conveys the most exact and accurate information. Every hilltop and mountain in, Europe has long been identified by a number. This number is not an arbitrary one. It is the exact height in meters-(one meter is 9.37>inches)-of the hilltop or noun tain above the sea level. As no such hilltops or mountains have the same height, the numbers are never the same, at least in the same range of mountains, and they differ so as to in- dicate the heights of different sections of the side of the same mountain. While these numbers are of the utmost importance in military operations, in- asmuch as they indicate heights and distances in particular to artillery, off, cers, they have been long determined by other than the geographical branch of the General Staffs of armies. They are found in every detailed map of a given territory and. therefore come un- der the head of information accessible to automobilists, physicians, miners, engineers and mountain climbers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
Expecting
 Bumper Grain Crop

Vienna, July 1.-After long con- lferences between the ministers of the interior and of agriculture for both Austria and Hungary, a system for the equable distribution of grain of all sorts throughout the monarchy for the year 1916-1917, beginning August l, has been settled upon. It will differ from last years method and will be accompanied by rise in prices,
 Under the new plan the distribution will be direct, and under no circum- stances through associations, guilds or other bodies that in the past have been the equivalent of middlemen The war grain association for the empire will be the only organization entitled to give mills orders on storage houses for the grain, and, when the grain has been milled, it must be turned over to the individual municipalities for distribution equably among the people.
 The rise in prices that is in pros- pect promises to be due to the mills rather than to the crops, which are far better than last year if not record breaking all around. The mills in want, this year, six Kronen instead of APO as last year for II, will get 1t unless the protests of the cities are made effective.
 Reports from all over Austria Hun gary, especially along the lower Dan ube and from Bulgaria and Roumania, indicate that there will be a bumper crop. In sharp contrast to last year, the weather has been almost ideal with about the rightsproportion of sunshine and rain, and with little or no late frost to nip early planting. The same conditions, according to reports, pre- vail in Germany, which this year not only will have a big crop on her own territory but also will harvest an un- told amount from the land in, occupied regions-territory either that she did not occupy. a year ago, or that was taken too late for cultivation and planting.
 Experts here believe that the Gen. tra1 Powers will be almost the only countries now at war to benefit from this years big crops, this because of the loss of territory on the one hand, and the lack of workmen and laborers on the other. The crops in certain parts of Russia it is claimed are about 80 per cent. behind normal, while France and England, which never did raise enough for. themselves, will be at disadvantage in importing a suff1- cient quantity by reason of the grow ing scarcity of tonnage and the high fl eight and insurance rates.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
Civilians Are Pleased
 With Training Camp

Plattsburgh, N. Y., July 3-The June camp for the military training of civilians is over and most of the members of the third training regi- ment who have been here for the past month have gone to their homes. Some of them will return to attend the July camp, but the great major ity of the new regiment will be com posed of new men. The old camp was disbanded yesterday.
 A valedictory published by some of the recruits, says:
 .It has been hard work, often dis agreeable work, but there is not a moment, rain and wind included which we cannot look back upon as having done us good in one way or another"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
Mayor Wilson Appoints
 Recreation Commission

From members of the vice commis- sion, Mayor Clifford B. Wilson has se- lected a Recreation Commission. The commission is Rev. John R. Brown, Rev. Richard F. Moore, IL. D., Miss Euphrosyne Bown, Harvey Went and pr. David Levy. The creation of this commission is in accordance with a recommendation made in the report of the vice commission. The com mission will supervise dance halls and amusement resorts anad possibly cen sor moving picture films. Its acts will be backed by theradministratio on.
 James H. O'Rourke has been re- appointed a member of the paving and sewer commission. His term will be six years from July l., [
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
CALL TO NEUTRALS TO HELP BELGIUM
 TO REGAIN ESTATE

The Hague, Netherlands, July l. The complete restoration of the inde- pendence of Belgium is the object of a call to the neutrals of the American republics, the three Scandinavian states, Switzerland, and Spain, which has been issued over the signatures of 120 university professors, artists, wri- ters and other well-known men of Hol- land. st
 It is declared that the government and parliament of the German em- pire, alone of all the belligerents, have officially declared that they will en- deavor at the conclusion of peace to put an end to the independence. of neighbor state. Various utterances of the Imperial Chahcellor are quoted as bearing this out, and are. inter preted as meaning that neither ih a military nor economic respect, nor ev- en in the arrangement of such ques- tions as the relationship between the two languages of the country, is Bel gium to be mistress in her; own house.
 The call to the neutrals says the whole world, with the exception of Germany and her allies, is convinced that the robbery of any State whatever of it's independence must beiregarded as crime and as source Of fresh wars. "It seems to us necessary" it continues, "that this principle shall now be uttered as the emphatic de- mand of all neutral peoples-necessary in order that those contemplating an assault on a small neighbor may feel less inclination thereto in the knowl- edge that such assault will not go un- punished; necessary, too, for the sup port of those in Germany itself who detest the annexation policy. The neu- trals have the right, duty and power to sit in judgment where the defence of the highest interests of humanity is concerned. They can refuse to maintain relations with a State which beforehand declares its intention to use a small neighbor to pay the score when the reckoning day comes."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03

British soldiers have won import ant positions from the Germans east of the Livingstone Mountains. Haax' AfrinaA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
Policemen Fail To
 Buy Regulation Guns

Of the 200 members of the police department who were inspected by the police commissioners Saturday after noon, 32 of the men were not equip ped with the revolver adopted by the commissioners as the department standard. Ten of the men were offic- CTS and the others regular policemen and doormen.
 Nine men and four officers of pla- toons B and c had not the regulation revolver while 13 policemen and six officers on platoons A and D, also lacked the official firearm. The po- icemen have been notified to purchase the. standard revolver.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03

The New York Press loses its identity this morning as it's owners have bought the New York Sun and beginning with this edition will print only the Sun.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
ITALY ANXIOUS FOR PUBLICITY
 INITS AFFAIRS
Rejects the Anticipated and Senseless Censorship for Y Intelligent System.

Headquarters of the Italian Army, sJuly f.-The Italian censorship has been reorganized and vastly improved particularly from a newspaper point of view, Little censorship is. now ex- ercised over mail matter coming from or going to ally countries. such as France or England, but every mailed letter or package going to or coming from the United States and Switzer- and is opened and read. The censors, however, are sometimes courteous enough to notify person rending sus- pected matter that it is being held for explanation. In the case of ca bIe messages, the censor tries his best to let them go through, either holding the message for time before sending 1t, or else cutting out objectionable Information. sending the message in the new form. and then notifying the sender what portions have eAbeen elim- irated.
 One of the reasons for the more fa- yorabie attitude of the Italian censor ,ehip is an abatement of the spy mania and the realization that this class of 3nformation IS rot as harmful as was formerly supposed.
 Another reason has been the influ-
 
 inalists and business men who feel that Italy has not$been fully under stood in this war anc that correspon- |dence both of private individuals and newspaper men visiting or living in 'ithe country would, if not to osevere1y censored, let the outside world know the truth about conditions and the reasons for Italy's war.
 A direct result of this attitude has ,been the establishment recently at the headquarters of the Army of a Press tBureau. Ono of the first steps, taken by the officers in charge was to secure permission forb oth ally and neutral ljourna1ists to visit the army front and see the fruits of Italy's effort to jorgapize Q splendid new army. Pre- Iv,0us to the existence of this bureau but very few civilians had been allow ed on the Italian front. The impress sion had gotten abroad that Italy did not want her front visited and there- fore no requests to visit it had been made, particularly by neutrals.
 The visitors at present admitted on the front, once the officers of the press bureau had satisfied themselves these visitors are without unfriendly inten- tions, are shown fully and freely all That they wish to see. In the handling .>f newspaper copy written from the front, the largest latitude is permitted the writers. Restrictions about nam- ing geographical locations, are cast aside, since it is evident that the Austrians have military maps of the region and. as they are within speak ing distance of the Italian soldiers for inearly every foot of the four hundred miles of front. 1t would be difficult to hide from them the names of the riv- CTS and mountains and towns along the front.
 The press bureau, although not long formed, has already justified itself. it is stated, in the better understanding by France and England of the terrific difaculties under which the Italian arr my works in mountain territory. where 1t takes weeks to move large
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03

To aid the hoisting engineers who. are on strike along the New York waterfront. 5000 longshoremen and. 1000 tunnel and sab*Ay worlzers have promised to walk out.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03

Edward N. Jackson has been sent by the American Press Association to the border to "cover" with his camera the pictorial developments of the trouble with Mexico. His travelling directions read, Wherever the troops go in-Mex- ico," and his route was laid first via Brownsville, Tex. Jackson is known to camera and newspaper men as a photographer of skill and resources, who gets the pictures he goes after.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03

arrested in Berlin following the con- viction of Dr. Liebknecht. Demon. strations took place at the Potsdam- mer Platz. ET
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03

Ten persons were shot and 50 more
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03

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FUNERAL BOUQUETS
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THE WEDDING RING.

the Wedding Ring right, in both quality and shape. The Wedding Ring you get here will be absolutely correct in every way and the price will be moderate.
 If you have gift jewelry to buy. this store will save you money. Watch and Jewelry repairing (. speciality.
Evening journal., 1916-03-16

crate wisely upon these measures be-
fore next autumn.
Emergency defense bills are maxi
ing their appearance. as was to be
expected. Some of them may have
merit. but they are stop-gaps at best,
and have little bearing upon the ma
tional defense problem as a whole.
Patchwork legislation intended to
make the present defense equipment
workable is likely to do as much harm
as good, by diverting legislators from
really creative work. It is doubted
in some quarters that Congress, in
fact, will be able to devise and nj out
a comprehensive and coherent system
of national defense within a year or
two. II is suggested that while urg-
ent defense bills are being consider
ed at this session, a joint committee
Of Congress, to be appointed, to go
deeply into the whole subject in all
its bearings naval, finan-
cial-and bring out a well-digested
plan for defense that may be consid-
cred by Congress at its next session.
Unless immediate steps are taken
by the committees and by Congress
as a whole. this plan will win many
advocates for the reason that Con-
gress will have proved itself unable,
through its system of unrelated com
mittees. to bring forth a comprehen-
sive plan on this complex sunJect
within a reasonable time.
Evening journal., 1916-03-16
VIII Congress Push Defense BIS?
(From the washington Posi-.

The confusion and delay in Con-
gress on measures of national secur-
ity are disquleting to the public
While some of the Congress commit
tees have been working steadily on
defense programs, others have palp-
ably wasted time. and there has been
no evidence whatever Of cooperation
in Congress looking to the enactment
Of comprehensive and co-ordinated
legislation. The committees are work
ing independently and in some cases
at cross purposes. Their work will
have to be done over again by Con-
gress as a whole. unless financial con-
sideratiOns are to be cast to the winds.
On the fundamental question of re-
constructing the army there is such
wide difference that a long struggle
between the two houses seems TO be
inevitable
The commendable efforts of COM
mittee chairmen to bring out early
reports on defense measures should
be seconded by generous cooperation
among Senators and mombers genor-
ally They can afford to set aside pet
measures for the sake of eXpediting
the all-impOrtant work of making the
cOuntry's defenses adequate. After
thee and half months of com
mittee work. Congress surely ought to
be ready to consider defense bills. Il
must be ready soon, if it is to delib-
Evening journal., 1916-03-16
With The Paraqraphers

The wise doesn't talk when he has nothing
TO say but the editor man has to fiji about so much
space every day-Paterson (N J) Call
All the saloons in Guernville California closed their
doors Wednesday while the owners and bartenders
went TO church to take part in fostering the towns
development along religious and business lines What
next?-Salem (Ore) Capital Journal.
western paper notices that when shipping clerk
goes back to his home town on a visit he is always
the general OF the firm with which he Is con-
nected. And human nature is very much the same in
the East and North and South.-Rochester (N. "
Times
mddle-aged lady finally engaged to be mar
ried. She had false teeth and hadn't told the man
about them Feeling somewhat guilty, she wrote to
the editor OF a newspaper. asking whether she ought
TO tell her husband that she had false teeth be-
fore after they married The reply was: Get
Globe.
Evening journal., 1916-03-16

The Association Of
American Advortia-
crs 10 composed nf
al the great ndvcr.
flsers of this coun.
try. Tho Associa.
ton eud0rfes only
such papers as sub
init 20 its exnmiuu
ton az any moment,
and positive proof
must be submitted
The accompanying
certificate. No. 11si,
has been issued 70
thit paper.
Evening journal., 1916-03-16
Editorial Opinion
@IRIsH BABIES, WEEK.

From the New York Tribune.
A few days ago a rabble OF pinch.
beck patriots, styling themselves
Friends of Irish Freedom assem-
bled here, and with unexampled i'm
pudence appointed a committee OF
patrons to consider the welfare of the
poor, spiritless. dropping creatures
condemned to dwell in their native
lend and TO decide for them how
best to preserve for Ireland the rem
nant of her manhood"
Since then news has come from
Washington Of another enterprise "to
preserve the future Irish race in all
ITS strength and vigor," and the pro-
moters. we are told, look to the Uni
ted States for the aid which must be
given at once if their cause is TO be
saved from destruction"
1t is the misfortune of ireland To
be subjected constantly to the benev-
olence of officious supporters who,
while talking very freely about the
benefits of independence, are the last
in the world to suffer the Irish TO
have any part in the conduct of their
charitable UNDERTAKINGS. How many
in Ireland are aware of the activities
of the brummagem statesmen who
have insolently taken over the pres
ervation Of their manhood? How
many have heard of the begging ex-
pedition that is now in progress and
the piteous appeals to philanthropists
in this country Ito save Irish babies
from Starvation"
If the astonishing enterprise ad-
vertised as Irish Babies Week" has
the slightest official authority to sup
port it, il was a regrettable oversight
on the part of Lady Aberdeen not to
make it known. II. on the other
hand, it is only an eleemosynary ex-
pertinent impulsively promoted here
without the knowledge or consent Of
the irish people it can only be de-
scribed as ill-conceived and grossly
tactless. 1t may be added that this
offensive patronage has already
drawn at least one indignant protest
from ireland. indicating that even for
Irishmen, accustomed as they are to
the interference of busybodies, it is
a little humiliating to see their coun-
try held up to the world as a beg
carly slut among the nations.