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WH|RLW WIND ADVANCE
CONTINUED From First PaBe.)

their resources in shells and reserves,
time and again correspondents at Aus
trian headquarters reported that the
Russian troops were losing their vim
land striking power. only TO chronicle
a day or two later a new onslaught
with fresh troops freely supported by
artillery.
Notwithstanding the various Rus
sian gains which when marked on the
map Of the eastern front make a COM
paratirely small showing for such a
colossal expenditure OF blood and iron,
no uneaSness is manifested here. The
offensive on all fronts simultaneously
has compelled the Germans To discOn-
tinue their favorite railroad strategy.
but the strategic defence. which the
Germans have deliberately chosen on
the eastern and western fronts. has
so far proved adequate TO hold up the
entente allies offensive and has not
interfered with the continuance of the
German assault against Nerdun. To
such an extent is this true that the
Germans still retain the strategi"
initiative and show no indication 4.
relaxing their grip on the great French
fortress.
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FURTHER PROGRESS
MADE BY BRITISH

LONDON. July ., 3:1G p. m.-Thc
fighting between the Ancre and
Somme rivers continued last night,
although with less violence that dur.
ing the preceding two days. The war
office announced today that further
progress had been made by the Brit
ish. The statement follows:
Last night between the Ancre and
the Somme the fighting was consid-
crably less violent than during the last
two days. We made further progress
in the neighborhood of Ovilers and in
another sector captured a group Of
defended buildings.
The Germans made no further At
tempts to recapture their lost posi-
tons held by us.
Near Givenchy we successfully
sprang three mines. Further north
after heavy bombardment OF a por-
ton OF the sector held by New Zea-
landers. strong hostile local. attack
succeeded in entering our trenches at
one point. After half an hours fighting
the enemy was elected by the New
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1870 ACCIDENTS IN JUNE.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. July O.
ing the month Of June 1870 accidents
In the West Virginia industries were
reported 10 the Workmens CompenSa-
ton department. The fatalities num-
bered 81 Of which o. occurred in coal
mines. Five deaths resulted from &c:
cidents in timber camps and lumber
mills. Accidents last week numbered
$50. of which seven resulted in IA
talitieS.
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LEAGUE OFFICERS INSTALLED.

The officers of the North Street
Epworth league were installed by the
pastor. Rev. John II. Hess. al the con
clusion of the evening service. last
night. The officers for the ensuing
year are as follows: President, Miss
Caroline Snargn: first vice-president.
Miss Ethel Thurhcr: second vice-presi'
dent, Miss Cora Serig; third vice-preSi-
dent. Miss Sophia Landniyer: fourth
vicc-preSidcnt. Miss Hazel Smith: sec.
rotary. MIR. John Trewrek; treasurer,
Thomas Neidert.
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Tony kadma, Fort Pitt miner,
who sustained a triple fracture of the
left leg, is improving according In an
nOuncemrnr Of the Glendals Hospital.
State Tax Commissioner Fred 0.
Blue has ruled that the county conf
missioners have The statutory right to
lend aid To hospitals in taking care Of
charity patients. However. he says it
miSSioners.
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Notice to Manufacturers, ,JobberH. MAJ

Notice to Manufacturers, Jobbers, Nor.
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NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. That
OF West Virginia will receive bid daily
al its Office al Charleston. West Virginia,
for furnishing supplies for the. several
State institutions. the financial manage
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Contracts will be awarded TO the lowest
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Lists OF supplies needed will be fur
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stating tho line desired.
STATE BOARD OF, CONTROL.
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Zealanders. leaving many German
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-16
Mr. Chesterton roCema Arguments Do Not Impress Americans

Personally, ! should ask for more Than ono
drop Of my old "yocman" blood before started
r"nding Druds. however whitc-haircd: and {
ihink IL little mean not To allow Sir Edward
Grey 10 have even evil conscience Of his
own i'nt the style is one which lends itself to
misunderstanding The Austrians i, appears
have seen their beloved t,mpcrOr In rucc Wa
also read that the lcriuns of the open eyed are
gathering behind ramsay Macdonald"
would appear not to be Yiddish bu, prcsumabIv
chinese. II liz stated that II person called
Napl"on. were he alive (Which is not tho
cas"J, would call MS a nation of "prddIcrs"
But though the style and spelling OF this
journal arc perennial feast. here con.
crrncd with "hat arguments il can prcsrut.--
or rather. cant present. And ! repeat that
mere lis no aitcihp,,at any defense of Germany
al all There are all sorts OF other things
Ihcre are statements which are entirely true
M that some French caricaiurc.i are bias.
phrmoua or that some English advertisements
hrr Vulgar There are statements which ara
entirely false rs that the Russian retreat was
hahv" phi pcut, which anybody can disprove
"l,h ic" pins q map, and scientific grasp
of Inc number Of days in week. The Italians
orc described as cautious Italians" apparently
because they attacked the Austrian army and
not ia" Turkish army. They also called
gwarthy
Thcrc ia not wanting The divine afflatus OF
cong, hr IN The lines
Hats on 10 ibc German Kaiser!
me victim Of English greed
VIM lived np TO his given word
Nlh.pcd hands WIN friend in need.
Jl'is !. actually The nearest We got even to an
hliHri1E 10 the moral cause OF The war and the
sDuaion IL slightly obscure. The Same note Is
H'a'aHlly sounded In The sentence: Again
ray Whht "a cOnlfhat To Ills grand and inspired
German nation iH furnished by tho tratorous
inHd 'ha, p an cyil and crIng moment struck
y sister IN the b"ch." And beyond that, abso
LLniy nothing
German appppia,s have frat To face ono
ann" siinp!" taci. The English case against
rofmDby IS moi foDndoh on Tie things that arc
nsDD,nh ~ 81 founded on tho things that AFRO
AfUiit"G BDubL everything that can be
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-16

y little before daylight on the morning OF thc
Goth another violen, norther sprane nm in.
creasinE with such fury that all operations were
suspended. With the full light Of day a white
nag was seen approaching from the direction
Oh fo't santiago. messenger bore from
Morales proposal for an honorable capitua.
uon. Operations continued suspended and a
conference between representatives of both
sides arranged for the following morning
In this conference the Mexicans were repre.
scented by Colonies Vilianeuva Gutierrez and
Robes. Captain Aulic was landed from the
fleet and represented the American Navy after
lengthy conference the terms originally Of
fercd by General Scott, with some slight modi-
hcations we're accepted
The city Of Vera Cruz and the castle of San
Juan de Ulua together with their garrisons
were 10 be surrendered to the army of the
United States, the entire Mexican force to
march out and lay down its arms on March 90
with all the honors OF war. All the material
OF war. with all the public property OF every
description in the city, to belong 10 the
United states. subject TO definite treaty of
peace Absolute protection was guaranteed to
persons in the city. This was the programme
carried out March 20. Tho Americans
marched in. taking possession OF both castle
and city. The loud booming of heavy cannon
announcing the raising of new and strange ban.
ncrs upon San Juan de Ulua and the different
forts on shore now heard coming up from
the squadron and the batteries on land-and
thus ended the siege and capture OF Vera Cruz
The houses Of the city showed evidences on
every side OF the devastation caused by the
American mortar batteries. The streets were
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-16

imagine anything unknown and unknowable to
paiiate what we know-and the German
position remains radically inde!ensible and as
we have seem undefcnded.
Suppose no single German has committed one
single crime in Belgium; the crime is that he
is in Belgium. Suppose that historians like
Lord Bryce anu Mr. Fisher Of New College
cannot sft evidence at all, but pass hundreds
OF stories, not Of which has any sort OF
foundation Still the tale of what happened in
broad daylight beore Lege and before Europe
is not "A tale without foundation And that tale
is sclferidcntly as vile as it is true. for it
double treason, both to Belgium and TO
France
il was that II was necessary. But necessary to
what? 1t was not necessary to a fight. II was
only necessary to Il foul. The Prussans were
not even doing evil that good might come; but
treachcry that treachery might come. The act
was not needed for the fighting Of the French,
nor even for the beating of the French. 1t was
only needed for the cheating Of the French 1t
is so with all the first facts of the in the
ultimatum to Serbia, in the ultimate to France
and Russia
Long before Germany did wrong, Germany
was wrong Everything essential in what we
say could he quoted verbatim from what our
enemies say II not we who declared the
invasion of Belgium wrong" 1t was the Ger
man Chancellor. It was not who first called
German soldiers Huns; it was the German
Emperor. 1t not we who said that GER
tain frghtfulncss was necessary In their mill
try occupation; 1t was their own military au
thoriies. Cut down our case to the bones OF
the utterly indisputable. and IL Is final and Sc
cure If there is no international right,
necessarily good they If there is
'lght they rOEg.
Against this stunning simplicity I'm our case
the Germans have nothing to say, save such
Wondering irrclevanccs az ] have cited. In
number after number Of this large paper they
have full room to spread themselves; but they
grow thinner and thinner they spread. 1t
is not surprising that nothing they say per-
shades people lucid so legal so eager for
argument aS The Americans
1t may be said almost universally that Tho
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guns But on March 10 only one.tifth of the
total had reached the SACRIFICES landing. To
onset this deficit i'll ordnance for The re,uc.
tion OF the Vera Cruz forts guns from the
ships we're landed and transported with vas,
difficulty inland TO occupy the central position
IN the line OF investment
Entrenching the line ana placing tho hat.
teries, OWING to succession Of heavy gales
from the north, were not completed ur,il tho
return OF caimer weather on March 20 Mean.
while there we're numerous skirmiShea with
bodies OF McXicans. who we're invariably forced
BACK under the walls OF the CITY Throuphou,
the siege there We're sorties in force from
the garrison. Morales appearing 10 RELY almost
solely upon his strong forts and heavy guns
Ample precautions were taken nv tho II,
Taders TO prevent attack upon their rear ONLY
one engagement cf this character marked tho
progress OF The siege. in which the attacking
party were 50 severely punished hat similar
efforts evidently in preparation were aban.
doned.
Having completely invested the city with a
line extending from the beach on it's south TO
the beach on its north, ana his batteries being
In readiness 70 open fire General Scott sent "A
summons 10 General Morales TO surrender His
anxiety 10 spare The beautiful city from the
Imminent hazard Of demolition, and its dofcn.
dcrs and peaceful i,hab!tauts incuding women
and children, from the Inevitable horrors OF a
triumphant assault, caused him to address tho
Intelligence, calantry and patriotism no less
than The humanity OF the Governor and Com.
Mandcr-in.C hinl q Vera cruz Morales rcplicd
that boin the city and the castle OF San Juan
de Dlua were under ms authority that he
hhon!i Gelenn bOln al all costs, and thai his
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language OF paper like this is not only unin
teligcnt, but positively uninteigible And vet
there is An exceptions and that execution il
one which Englishmcn have very grayclv IN
consider. There is one, and only one, kind Of
contribution to these German pages which
might possibly influence an INTELLIGENT ana
judicial citizen OF the United States. There is
one, and only one, type Of paragraph which
might move him against England if not in
favor OF Gormany. And it is tho melancholy
TACT that these words OF cncoura cement TO
Germany arc not written by Germans
Ihcy are the only words in this rag which
are written IN real English: and thcy are
written b. EnGlishmcn. They are quoted from
English newspapers IL is actually on English
authority that these babyiSh harbarians can
say that the English arms are folcd and the
English spirit hopeless. Across one page OF
this paper is written. in enormous letters a
GROWING parody Of the cry that our poor rol-
lows have so often caught up in tho trenches.
Are We Downhcarted? Ycs," That is Tia
German version of our present condition; and
it is supported. in the lines beneath simply and
solely by quotations from two London morn.
ing papers
If there be anywhere in the world an in.
formed and thoughtful man who sympathizcs
with Germany. can imagine his reading this
German journal with sinking heart Page
after page would show him nothing but va.
porous evasions such as he would know to he
absurd in tho eyes OF any educated people any.
where, and expressed in language that would
make man laugh on his dcathbcd
And then suddenly his heart would be lifted
UP. Ills eyes would light on Il sentence written
In unmistakablc English by an unmisa kab bile
EngliShman and practically admitting dcspair
in England and ruin In Russia "All that talk
Of Il brilliant retreat, Of an army saved and con.
corning the nOn.importanco OF Lemburg Is
ridiculous. II he were really an informed man
he would know that this Is not "pcssimistic"
but simply untrue. lilo would know that tho
retreat was brilliant. that the army was saved
and that LcmbcrS is unimpOrtant in coinpar
son. But he would be very glad that English
writer's should utter such sullcn ignorance. and
that English readers should believe it,
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adversary might commence his operations of
war whenever it suited him to do SO
Inc bombardment began immediatelv The
play upon the city was incessant Including
that OF the little feet, standing ont 10 tho
south. out OF the direct line of fire from The
guns OF the castle. The ships were the steamer
Spitfre, under Porter; the Vixen under Sands
with the sChooners Bonita Refer Petrol Fal
con and Tampico. Their fire was mainly con.
centrated on the nearest fort, Santiago; they
remained unnjured by the return fire from
the castle.
The play OF the Mexican forts upon the Amer
lean land batteries was ircessant doing consid
cradle damage TO the works hut resulting in
few casualties
During the evening Of the Oath the English
French. Spanish and prussian consuls ac.
Quaintcd General Scott with the frghtful re.
suits the hombardment had already caused aud
prayed that truce might be granted to enable
their counirymen, we'll as Mexican women
had already hecn warned in ample time the
American commander replied that no truce
could now be granted except by the Mexican
commanders distinct proposition to surrender
The bombardment continued with increased
energy. Other ships had arrived and landed
more heavy guns. These were dragged inland
and with the batteries thus strengthened the
Americans were able, on March % 10 cause the
answering lire. l. was General SCOTS detcrmi-
nonadc with increasing vchemcncc for twelve
der we're received, an assault was to be organ.
iZcd
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-16
By G.. K. Chesterton
the Famous EneI,sh Publ,cis,.

G oMEBODY haa sent me anonymously
scrcra! copies o! a proGcrIGan paper and
until mad read them carefully wag I'M
der the impr"sglon tina, the Germans had a
case, 1t ia In no Nay necessary to ms own
conviction 70 auppnsc that they have no cage
have never hno"n before such I; thing as a
SIDE aith no case.
otrans" 10 say ! am aunicicn,ly subtle TO
kno" that ia" Germans are not necessarily
wrong merely b"caVs" al tho fngii3h news.
pap"T6 Say they are "gDug, nor even bccauac
All nc tnflish people think they are Nrong
ha'c bc"n la mlHDrllloB uIy8olf AZ during th.
Hp"f var, ana am quite aware tnat il clear
ana '"ha Die Ca" can hc H%ampcd and almost
si' hccI. rar'iy D. manufactured prca. opinion,
bll pdrny also H. genuine popular patriot .srn
bHt IN" prr.iiocia had caac and whenever
th"E toGiH get " letter printed IN inc corner Of
q ht"hpap"T. th"y stated II Eui | have lugt
'eah some t~"i'" Gold ne~staper pages Of
NiHl"d matter. written .u me German into rcgi
'hhncn "a H"'many, clrci!a'ch In The open
market 81 hmGfra, ana i is literally not too
inHch u say tiat. Ia ia. plain matter OF r!yh,
and wrong there H. Hot ii urn aiou, The. mar
from beginning ~ cnG
~ ~ called The "CGuiinculAl Timer
!huiha irI hmrricant ju Eufopc" II IT. written
IN very angular .ty!" 8hlch ~ nc!th..
rhIl5h nHf hm"Ticau. t"ffap. IL ~ Yi1dtEh
nUt am sure. II 40, u is mad YinGieh Here
~ f'"n ""hirn'" Ihr rrG nui1 !pa, ia lbc
c"""ih ba'D%hriH ny #ualf!n and IiHnRnry }.
"'s"I ltrl ~ h!'ra u Seems ~ Nayr mean
AZ Iihl hnppnt"N maj {! mn tcst ~ cn,H!neaI
ihcy are fica, IN ,nG 'cd GuiG ia the rpn
, .. i!uct "Hurnis" ihey argue. "an!"as
ih" terrible rrrrIafIDnr w,8ch as.r Lni-n MAD.
by INC pi'licHG bl.da q, .zt 5ayt ra.se. feoDc.
man human reason '"n Git.nr. isr G3y NM,
'oh" "h"h li" tHG!.aH prEy!n. MHGG ec.rq
nh AKA, ~ one par" drHp ~ ~ IN yr"a"n birrG.
wiz I'S' ana rcnH 'ar MN mn nm - mn, ~.
r"d slavery Of war. mn mr. 'p..D ,argy Jbe
"rch1h'rItan, Sir riHatG Gfry nm gis syi
H. hal.