Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-02-24

step in the mighty Industrial organi-
cation which will be the base of fu-
ture war"
HANGCHOW, large and impor.
/ i tant rail and water communica-
ton center lib miles southwest Of
Shanghai was captured by the Ma
tionalist troops. according to dis
patches from the Orient. and thus the
Cantonese took another long step In
their march on the coast city. Hang
chow had been held by Marshal Sun
Chuan-feng an ally of the northern
generals and his army Is about nll
that stands between the Cantonese
and the occupation of Shanghai More
British troops were landed at that
city last week. bringing the number
unit. Measures for the defense of the
international concession have been
completed. and so far the British gov
ernment Is ignoring the flood of pro-
tests from Chinese organizations and
from laborites In England.
American troops on shipboard ready
for shore duty at Shanghai win num-
Der 1900, for the transport Chaumont
with 1000 marines is due there Feb
ruary "a. The cruisers Cincinnati
Marblehood and Richmond were being
held at Honolulu
In Honan province there were prep
arations for a great battle The Ma
tionalists were concentrating north Of
the Yangtse river to meet the com
bined Manchurian and Shantung
armies, which were about to attempt
a drive through the province on Han
kow and Kiukiang Marshal WI Pei
flu and Gen. Feng Yu-hsiang have
powerful armies in that region and
were reported as waiting for on OPP
portunity TO jump In and help the
winning side. That a terrific conflict
is pending is undoubted
Q UCCESSFUL operations Of the Lib
~ eral rebels of Nicaragua, espe-
cially In compelling the government
forces to evacuate Matagalpa where
there are large American interests
caused a good deal Of anxiety in
Washington. SO last week the de-
stroyer transport Melville. with 200
marines and six airplanes aboard, was
ordered from San Diego to Corinto
and the Henderson was ordered to
take 1000 marines from Quantico.
The airplanes, which are equipped for
bombing, will he used for reconnois-
prevent the shipment Of arms to the
rebels. Rear Admiral Latimer recent
ly had conference with DR.. Juan Il.
Sacasa, the Liberal leader. and our
government hopes this will result in
a peaceful solution Of the embrogllo
DARTS of Dalmatia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, in Jugo-Slavia, ex-
perienced a severe earthquake which
took scores of lives-perhaps as many
as 6O0-and destroyed many dwellings,
In Sarajevo. a sinister memory, great
masses of snow and ice, loosened by
the tremors crushed buildings and
killed dozen persons, and there were
great mountain slides in other places.
Railway lines were broken and relief
trains were held up. Several days
later another temblor demolished part
Of the city Of Ljubinje, Herzegovina,
and killed 81 persons.
The United States, too, had dis
aster, this time in southern Califor-
MIA where a violent storm that lasted
several days resulted in destructive
floods and snowslides. Coast towns
and the Imperial valley suffered Sc
verely and thousands of persons were
driven from their homes by the wa
ters Railroads and trolley lines were
washed out, and for time San Diego
was cut off from outside communica-
ton. More than dozen men were
killed by snowslide at Big Creek In
a construction camp.
DY A vote of n to IT the senate
- passed the McFadden bill after
breaking up the filibuster by applying
cloture. The house already had
passed the measure. After the result
was announced Senator Glass of vir-
ginia, one Of those most active In be-
half Of the bill, introduced resolu-
ton authorizing the committee on
banking and currency to conduct "a
thorough investigation of alleged lob
bying activities In connection with
the banking bill"
The bill is designed to place ma
tional banks more on an equality with
the banks chartered under state laws.
AS one taeans to this end. 1t permits