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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-16
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
ToLpiN sHoRTPARAcRAPHS

Earl Booth, is here attending
high school.
New fall goods just received at J..
P. Tibbets'. (Adv.
Dossie Bartlett, of Route 2, is
here attending high school.
L. D. Cook and family motor
ed to Clarksburg Sunday.
Miss Leon Rohrbough left
Tuesday for Buckhannon to at
tend school.
Miss Flossie Davis, of Route
l, was in town shopping Mon
day.
All kinds of up-to-date dress goods
at J. p. Tibbets. (Adv.
Dorsey Primm, of Deroit, is
here visiting his mother, Mrs. S..
Bartlett.
Darl Moore, who has been
working at Sand Ridge, came
home Saturday to attend School.
Grover Harris and brother,
Vergil, of Kalamazoo, came Sun
day to attend school.
Sherman Polling, of Philippi,
eighth grade teacher here came
Sunday to attend to his school.
Miss Lenora Hillyard, of Lau-
rel Hill is here this week visiting
relatives.
DIR. H. M. Hamilton and little
daughter, Jean, were in .Elkins,
Monday.
Miss Nellie Haddrix, of Ell
kins, is here visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Robert Brooks.
Vern Broadwater left Satur-
day for Morgantown where he
will attend school.
H. H. Schofeld, and family,
of Haywood, w, Va, are here
visiting friends and relatives.
Just received a new line of silk
plain, striped, plaid and all different
kinds see J. P. Tibbets. (Adv.
Col. R. l.. Tallman was in the
city Wednesday enroute to Roar
ing Greek Junct., with Mrs.
Tallman to visit their daughter,
Mrs. Lesley Wilmoth. Mr.. Tall
man expects to go to the G. A. R.
Reunion at Washington, D. c.,
Sept. 9th. He says round trip
tickets can be had for $11.90
and good until October 18th.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-16

Born unto Mr.. and Mrs. H. B.
Shinn Wednesday a ten pound
baby boy.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-09-16
Standard Groceries
Of High Quality


The live with
ably the envied than the
prepare
of
sand preparation
Aside will
Notions Clothing
Queensware Stoneware Salt Wire Fertilizers
daily requirements general merchandise
be
packages nma-
ton a cheerfuly given.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
TRICOLOR OF FRANCE.
First Adopted In 1894, 1t Fell and Rose
Again In 1880.

FNSoii 'SSS'
The French have always favored the
colors of red, white and blue, and
throughout their history red banners,
white plumes and blue scarfs have
been largely used in connection with
royalty and the army.
The French national flag, the tricolor,
however, which combines the three
popular colors of France, Is compara-
lively modern. The flag was first
adopted about 1894. A decree was is
sued which gave to all flags a knot Of
tricolor ribbons at the top Of the staff,
and later the red, white and blue de-
sign was chosen for the national flag.
Some years after it was abolished for
the white flag of France made famous
by Henry ~. and it was not until 1880
that the tricolor came into its own
again. Since then the flag has been
the national banner of France.
The divisions on the tricolor are not
all the same size. The red occupies
the largest space, the blue Is slightly
smaller than the red, and the white Is
the narrowest stripe Of the three. The
space occupied by the colors has been
scientifically worked out in order to
make the Sg visible at long distances.
a necessary asset for naval purposes.
The tricolor forms the base Of nearly
every flag connected with the army,
navy and merchant service of France.
The presidents flag consists Of the tri-
color, with his initials In gold worked
into the white stripe.-London Stand
ard
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
WATERING THE LAWN.
A Task That, as a General Rule. Is Not
Properly Performed.


Properly Performed.
There are probably more mistakes
made In connection with the watering
of the lawn than in any other phase of
its management,
The practice of sprinkling, as it is al
most universally followed, is funda-
mentally wrong-not that the sprinkler
does not furnish enough water to the
grass during the season. but that 1t
does not furnish it in properly distrib-
uted quantities.
Sprinklng for Il short period may ap,
pear to wet the sod thoroughly, but In
reality the water does not penetrate
much below the surface This encour.
ages the formation of surface roots
and makes the grass less resistant tC
the severe conditions of weather and
usage.
Except In rare cases the lawn should
not be wutered oftener than two OF
three times week. A thorough soak
ing is necessary and should be given il
the late afternoon or early morning
The ordinary type of revolving spray
is quite satisfactory, but the amount Of
water applied by 1t is usually muci
less than appears.
The point to be borne in mind is thai
the ground should be thoroughly satu
rated at each application to at leas
three inches in depth.-Kansas CITY
| Journal,
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
CRESCENT CITY NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Coe D. Smith are
doing Cape Cod in their automobile
|and have with them as guests, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. H. Read
An interesting game of baseball
was played on Saturday afternoon be-
tween the colored mines of this place
and East Palatka, the home team
winning by scroe of II to A. There
was large attendance and some In
teresting plays were made. On Tues
day an excursion was due to arrive
from Green Cove Springs on the
steamer Crescent, bringing the brass
band and base ball club of that place
for another bout with the locals.
A bungling attempt was made to
rob the Bank of Crescent City last
Friday night, the 23d, about midnight.
That it was not the work of an eX-
perienced yegg, there can be no doubt
he was an amateur burglar. With
a big augur he had bored a hole in
the bottom of the side window sash
and was in the act of lifting his Ian
tern to peer over and locate the catch,
when Clraence Weaver, the baker,
came along and scared him, or them,
away. Marshal Padgett is working
on the case and the sheriff has been
rotifed. The bank is we'll insured
against burglars. 1t is thought that
the men attempting this burglary had
a thought that the money was in the
drawer; by the time they had worked
through the vault and entered the
small safe inside they would have
earned all the money they could get
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
The Dou Team.

Now the modus operandi of dog
team is as follows: The leader and
wheel dog are the whole works on the
basis of 75 to 80. The leader starts
'em, he stops 'em, he picks the trail,
he turns 'em. When he walks, the rest
do; when he gallops. they gallop. All
the wheel dog does is to guide the nose
Of the sled. materially assisted by the
driver. The rest of the team merely
pull and yelp.
From which follows that good lead
er is very desirable thing to have
and a poor leader is worse than use
less. The driver, at the handlchars. Is
often thirty feet from the leader, the
dogs being driven tandem and con.
trolled by word of mouth and whip
Outing
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
Garlic and Milk.

The odor and flavor Of garlic is due
like the odOr of rotten eggs. to sui
phur compounds. Garlic is Il member
of the onion family, grows in pastures,
cultivated fields and even In the woods
Garlic is a bad pest on any farm. but
Is exceptionally so on Il dairy farm
because of the strong flavor it gives to
the milk. \ temporary eXpedient Is to
keep the cows off the infested pasture
at least four hours before milking. This
will greatly reduce the bad flavor. Then
If the milk stands at least four hours
the flavor may disappear altogether
Farm and Fireside.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
EARLY FIRE FIGHTERS.
New York Had Volunteer Brigade In
the Seventeenth Century,

the Seventeenth Century.
There was an organized fire depart
ment in New York city as early as 164S,
when Il fire prevention squad existed,
with duties resembling those of the bu-
reau of fire prevention Of today. The
older squad was made up of police
fremen, or fire-policemen, whose duty
was to visit all parts - the city, which
then extended from the Battery to City
Hall park, and inspect the chimneys to
see whether they were free from fire
danger Those guilty of having chin
neys in a dangerous condition were
fined $1.50, which went to buy new
equipment, such as fire ladders, hooks
and buckets.
In the days of the fire police of 164S
the owner of each of the 200 odd houses
on Manhattan island had to have one or
more fire buckets in his house. These
were made of leather and cost $3.50.
A local shoemaker got the contract to
furnish $50 to the corporation. These
buckets had to be thrown out Of the
houses when the watchman gave the
alarm of fire. They were picked up by
the volunteer firemen rushing to the
blaze and used by bucket brigade
formed between the burning building
and the nearest well.
When the wells ran dry the brigades
sometimes had to make the river their
base. Any one attempting to pass
through the fire lines at that time was
doused. The man who breaks through
and tells the chief how to fight the fire
is an evil that has sprung up in modern
times.-New York Times.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
A Terrific Conflict.

Caller-By the way your husband is
carrying on in the next room he must
be rehearsing one OF his heaviest roles.
Actors Wife-Dear. no. He is having
a frightful mental struggle. He wants
TO have the baby's pictures taken, and
If we do some Of his own will have to
come down.-Pi Pittsburgh Press.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
RECEIPTS.

Balance on hand July 1st,
1914 S22S.2I
Sept. 4th, Received from
County Warrants for ad-
vances made last school
year. ------------- 1880
Sept. 21, Dividend Gilbert &
Bennett Mfg. Co. ------ 10000
Oct. 10, Received from City
for work on hall and
stairs of Auditorium. - 10000
Nov. II, Received from Coun-
ty warrants for advances
made last school year. 1000
Nov. "a, Loan from Crescent
City Bank. ------ 10000
1915.
Jan. 81, Received from Coun-
ty warrants for advan-
ces made last school
year. ------- 1900
Mar. Is, Received from Coun-
ty warrants ---------- 10000
Mar. 16, Dividend Gilbert &
Bennett Mfg. Co. ---- 10000
Mar. 16, Loan from Crescent
CITY Bank. ------ 10000
June 7, Received from Coun-
ty Warrants for money
advanced. ---- ------- 47O.OO
June IA, Received from Coun-
ty warrants for money
advanced. ------------ 25O.OO
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30

,ure your Rheumatism

Will cure your Nheuhatlsm
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
Collie, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and
Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects
Etc. AntiseptiC AnOdyne, used in
ternally and externally. Price 25c.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
Economy.

Husband-I don't see why you have
accounts in so many different stores.
Wife-Because. my dear, it makes the
bills so much smaller.-Boston Tran,
script
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
No. 666

This is a prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHiLlS & FEVER:
Five or six doses will break any case, and
II taken then as a tonic the Fever will not
return. Il acts on the liver better than
Cslomel and does not gripe or sieken. 2Sc
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
The Riqht Verb.

II saw an opera last evening"
my dear. you see play. but hear an
opera"
Not when society is out in full
force."-LouiSville Courier-JournaL
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
School Trustees Statement.

The following is the statement of
the monies collected and disbursed by
the Crescent City school trustees dur
ing the last school year, including the
Gilbert Fund:
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
Judicious Estimate.

"Bliggins takes himself very seri-
ously."
Hes right. He has gotten himself
into so many different kinds of trouble
that he is perfectly excusable for be-
ing afraid of himself"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30

5 3OO6.S s.
Balance on hand July 1st,
1915. -------------- S 341. Al
Balance in Old School House
Fund --- 10000
C. L. CHAMBERLIN,
Secretary & Treas.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
Too Busy.

Too Busy.
"wen, you would marry her. Now
YOU can repent at leisure"
) "If | could do that | wouldn't be
kicking; but she is so doggone extrav-
asant that don't have any leisure"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30

One Consolation.
The lady smoked a cigarette,
Away our tears We wiped,
And said, "It might be wusser yet.
She might have smoked piper
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30

The Hunter-I cawn't imagine
what's the matter with me today. |
haven't had bit of luck.
The Old Settler-Yes, ye hev, young
fellow, ye just missed me by about
six feet a few minutes ago.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-01
Gigantic Effort Will Be
Made To Gain the Dar-
danelles.
GERMAN FLEET REPULSED
Attempt Is Made To Land
Soldiers Sink Teuton
Torpedo Boat.
Lky Assoclatel 80.


LONDON, July l.-While the Aus
tro.German armies continue TO push
the Russians back over the GallciaE
border into their own territory. ru-
morS are rife in London OF contempiat.
ed offensive by the entente allies.
The French are credited with the in
tention OF making formidable at
tack on account of the enormous ex-
penditure Of artillery ammunition TO
the north OF Arras, where persistent
bombardment has been kept up for
the last fortnight, while the Anglo.
French forces on the Gallipoli PENN
sula are said TO be on the point OF
making a strong effort TO capture the
hill Of Achi Vaba. which dominates al
the country south Of the narrows OF
the Dardanelles.
The recent gains claimed by the
British and French on the southern
end of the peninsula are considered
important because they indicate an
approach to the hill on three SIDES.
On the eastern front every change
leaves Warsaw, the capital Of Russian
Poland, more open TO the drive which
the Germans and Austro.Hungarians
evidently are making toward that
CITY. Along the northern line the Aus
tro.Cermans appear TO be experiencing
the greatest success. for the Russians
seem to be making a stubborn fight
along the Gnila Lipa. while retreating
generally between the Nistula and
Bug rivers toward Lublin.
In the west both sides have attack
ed in the Argonne forests and beyond
the Mouse hills. without decisive re-
suit. The fighting Of the past fort
night has been without permanent
result except in the Vosges. where the
French have consolidated their gains.
From Vienna the Italians are re-
ported to be showing renewed energy
along the Isonzo river, they having
brought up more men and guns, but
no decisive action is reported.
PETROGRAD. July An attempt
by German warships to lombard the
port Of Windau. Courland, and land
troops was repulsed by the Russians,
according TO an official statement is
sued last night at general headquar'
ters. The statement follows:
"A squadron OF German ships con-
sisting of one patrolling cruiser. four
light cruisers and many torpedo boats.
bombarded Windau. and attempted to
make landing on the coast. but was
repulsed. One hostile torpedo boat
was blown up by a mine. Our torpe.
does engaged the enemy's cruiser.
Other Russian torpedo boats protect.
ing these operations In the north com.
PEELED the enemy to retire"
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JURORS DISMISSED
FOR JUNE TERM
Further Business Of Circuit
Court Will Be Of Chan
cery Nature.

The June term OF Circuit Court end
ed today as far as jury trials are con-
cerned at least, with the trial Of the
case OF the Preston Coal company
against John Hite and others TO re-
cover $4,000. breach Of contract be.
ing alleged. When the jury for this
case had been selected this morning
Judge W S. Raymond dismissed the
other iurymen.
The evidence in the Preston case
was heard this forenoon and as soon
as the jury arrives at verdict or
satisfies the court that it is unable to
do so it will be dismissed. Any fur
ther business transacted by the court
will be OF chancery nature. no jury
being needed.
The jury which heard the evidence
in the case Of the Exchange Bank OF
Warrington against MILAN failed to
reach an agreement and was discharg-
ed by Judge Raymond yesterday. The
suit involves a claim Of $500 princt-
pal and interest alleged to be due from
the defendant as endorser on note.
The case was filed In 1915 and has
been tried three times. the jury fall.
ing to agree each time.
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Surrendered
AFTER REFFORT TOESCAPE
SHELLS Of GERMAN SHIP
BANK CELEBRATES
80 Anniversary
First National Bank Is PiO-
neer Institution OF COun-
ty-EstabliShed 1865.

The First National Bank OF Fair.
mont. the pioneer banking institution
OF Marion county. is celebrating today
its fiftieth year in busieEss as ma
tional bank. ,ce institution having ia
ken immediate advantage OF the ma
tional banking law which became Ell
fective IN 1868 TO change rom a state
BAN; TO national ban AS the
Fairmont state bank the institution
dates back 10 1872.
AS the pioneer banking institution
@. the county the First National Bank
has acquired an euviab!e reputation
ior assisting in the upbuilG,ng OF FAIR
mont and vicinity by giving financial
aid TO the :arlouS industries which
have made this community one OF the
most substantially prosperous IN tne
county. The First Nationa3 Bank has
ever stood ready to aid every meri-
torious enterprise.
The First National Bark OF Fair
mont has been training school for
bankers not only in Wes' Virginia.
hu; in manv OF the largest cities OF
the United states The lat Joseph +.
Sands, who was connected with the
bank for half a century n various
capacities from clerk TO cashier and
president, not only STAMPED the First
National with the impress of his abil-
itv ana character as a banker. but
he trained many other men who now
occupy responsible positions in other
banks. l.. f. Sands. son. now presi-
dent OF the FirstSecoud National
Bank for Pittsburgh. and Sao formerly
was president Of the National Ex.
change Bank Of Wheeling got his
training in the local bank, having risen
from messenger boy to pres dent.
Oliver j. Sands. another son. is
president Of the American National
Bank OF Richmond. and III" ate {. S.
Sands. a third son. was head Of the
Traders National Bank OF Ciarksburg
for number OF years. Glenn r.
Barnes. cashier of the National Bank
Of Fairmont. received his raining in
the First National.
Charles Wells, the present pres:-
dent of the First Nationa, is one OF
the larsesr individual taxpayers IN
Marion county and one OF he strong
est and soundest men financially in
the state.
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.FA|RN0NT A better CITI,,
BIG REDUCTION N CRIME,
OFFICERS ENFORCE LAW
Business Better, More Bills are Paid
and People are More Prosperous,
Prominent Citizens Say
EXPECT GREATER RESULTS IN THE FUTURE

Wives and daughters Of thee work:
ingmen OF the city say that as q rule
they have had better clothing for
themselves and their children, better
furniture for their homes, and better
food during the year that the state haS
been dry" than ever before.
A smaller number Of persons ms,
jured in accidents is the verdict Of Of
ficials OF transportation companies
and Of physicians.
Prosecuting Attorney Tusca Nor.
ris, who with Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney Bell. is charged with seeing
that the law is enforced comments on
relaxation in enthusiasm among
some Of the temperance people to help
enforce the law.
Continued on Page Four.l
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West Virginia has been as dry" as
the Yost law could make it for one
year today. 1t has been exactly II
months since the licensed saloon was
banished from Fairmont. Marion couu-
ty and West Virginia in obedience to
the mandate OF the people expressed
by a majority OF 10000 votes.
How do you like prohibition after
trying 1t for one year?"
Are you still as strongly in favor
OF prohibition as you we're u months
ago."
Are you satisfied with prohibition
from a financial. moral and social
standpoint after residing in dry ter
ritory for one year?"
Such were the questions asked By
a representative Of the West Virginian
during a canvass Of men and women
who are prominent in the financial,
social and professional life Of Fair
mont and vicinity. The gist Of the
answers made by practically every per
son questioned may be summarized In
a very few words:
prohibition is good thing. Fair
mont is far better of. socially. moral
Iy and financially without the saloon
than with it."
Mayor Anthony Bowen's answer
shows that the work Of the police de-
partment is reduced three-fourths;
that during the prohibition year Just
ending POI arrests were made by cit?
officers as against S42 arrests during
the preceding year when saloons were
open.
Judge ". s. Raymond, OF the cir
cult court, says that no one in Marion
country has been indicted for sec
ond offense" under the Yost law, thus
showing that an effort is being made
to obey 1t.
Merchants throughout the city seem
to be pretty we'll united in the belief
that business was better last year
than 1t would have been IL the saloons
had been running in Fairmont.
Ministers and other persons work
ing for social and civic Righteousness
in Fairmont are emphatic in their ex
pressions of approval OF prohibition
during the first year OF the enforce
ment OF the Yost law.
Business women throughout the
city as well as club women and house
wives declare that since Fairmont has
been "dry" they are able to go about
the streets without escort and free
from danger Of annoyance and insult.
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BOARD Of REVIEW
IN SESSION TO-DAY
H. R. Furbee Elected Presi.
dent-Part of Land Books
Are Ready.

The board Of tax review and equali.
zation met today in the county court
room and after organization began the
work of going over the land tax books
for Paw Paw district. The books fof
Mannington and Lincoln districts have
also been completed. and turned over
to the equalization board by the as
SCISSOR.
The equalization board was organ
lied today by the election of H. r.
Furbee, president. The other mem,
bers are Eldridge Carter, who Is sery,
ing his second 6-year term, and Fess
tus Down, appointed by the stats
Board of Public Works, to succeed
George MILAN.
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One Life Boat Being Low
cred Was Hit-Many Oc-
cupants Drowned.
TWO TORPEDOES IN HULL
Survivors Reach Land After
Being In the Water For
Many Hours.

> AVONMOUTH. Ens.. July There
we're II Americans among the "a mem
bers Of the crew who lost their lives
in the sinking OF the Leyland line
freight steamer Armenian by the Ger
man submarine U-36 off TrevoSe Head,
Cornwall, on Monday. Some memoef-
: Of the crew were killed outright whea
the torpedo struck the ship " ne:l
sunk by the submarine IN" Nmen an
was carrying a cargo OF l.i22 mules
from Newport News TO Avonmouth. N"
animals to be used by the French ar
mics in Belgium and France. The yes
sci had a crew OF - men and carried
Sc men as mule tenders.
The submarine was first sighted by
the man at the wheel, and though the
slip was pushed to the limit, the mos
quito craft rapidly overhauled her and
rommenced shelling. The Armenian'S
efforts to keep her stern to the subma.
rine was futile The faster vessel cir
cled the freighter and the German
commander speaking through mega
rhone ordered the Armenian TO su--
render or he would sink the ship. The
skipper OF the Armenian struggled 10
evade the undersea boat. but the lat
ter dropped shells through the sky
light into the engine room. putting the
engines out OF commission The Ar
n3enian then surrendered.
The life boats we're lowered and the
crew and some 10 mule tenders scram-
bled into them AS one of the boats
was being lowered 1t was struck by q
shell from the submarine The occu.
pants were spilled into the wafer end
presumably we're drowned, Five boat
loaded with survivors got away. The
submarine then fired two torpedoeS
into the Armenian and she sank within
80 minutes.
The survivors rowed in the boats TIL
a. m. when steam trawler
landed them at Avonmouth.