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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11
LEGAL NOTICES
TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL
ESTATE.

TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL
ESTATE.
Pursuant to the authority vested In
the undersigned Trustee by certain
trust deed made by N. c. Steel and
Permelia Steele, his wife, bearing
date til 2Sth day of June, 1915, and
recorded In the Clerks office of the
County Court of Marion County, West
Virginia Trust Deed Book No. SO,
at page 49, to secure U. Grant Bow
man, in the payment Of the sums Of
money in said trust deed mentioned,
default having been made in the pay
ment thereof, l will on the 1st day Of
September, 1917, at 1000 O'Clock A.
M, at the front door of the Court
House of Marion County, West Vir-
ginia, sell at public auction, to the
highest and best bidder the property
described in said trust; being those
certain lots located In Section 8 Of
the Monongahela Industrial Com
pany's East Side Addition to the City
of FairmOnt in said County, a plat
of which Is recorded in said Clerks
office in Deed Book No. 1S2, page
S76, that is to say:
Lots Numbered 627 G2S, 629, $50,
631 and 632 fronting on the Boulevard
and extending back to Bungalow
street, and being the same property
conveyed to said N. c, Steele by said
Monongahea Industrial Company by
deed dated June Z, 1915, and OF re-
cord in said Clerks office in Deed
Book No. 2O3, page 4Q4,
Terms OF sale: Cash In hand on day
Of sale.
q. F. DAVIS,
Trustee.
JAS. A. MEREDITH,
Attorney for said trustee.
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Oil and Gas.

Discoveries in the eastern fields are
lot such as to inspire greater effort
N the part OF operators to secure new
production or new territory. More
ind better wells will have to be secur-
ID to cause a full resumption in devel-
Spment work, they assert. There is lit
lie profit in drilling for small wells un'
der present conditions operators say.
On Coon Run Mcclellan district,
Doddridge county, w. Va. the East
ern Petroleum company has completed
and put in pumping its No. 8 on the
Davis.McSweeney farm. 1t is located
500 feet south OF No. and producing
10 barrels a day. On Watson Run B.
A. Mann company have completed a
second test on the A. c. BallOuz farm.
It is not good for more than three
barrels day in the Big lnjun sand.
In Grant district, Wetzel county, the
South Penn Oil Company has drilled
No. 4 on the n. D. Hunter farm locat-
I'D on Prices Fork, through the Gordon
sand. 1t shows for an is or 20 barrel
producer. The DOMAIN OIL Company
udS lH0 llB SOulpLSICu AOl q ISSS va
the Stephens farm. On Dents Run,
Marion county, the Blackstone OIL and
Gas Company's No. on the Ward NJ.
5atteraeld farm is holding up at ITO
barrels a day.
In Union district, Clay county, the
aoshorn Oil Company has completed
In the Big Injun sand No. II on the
7oshorn tract. 1t is a five barrel pun
per. The rig for No. IL has been CON-
pleted. On Laurel Creek, Spencer dis.
trict, Roane county, the South Penn
I Oil Company has started to drill No.
S on the B. E. ROBBERS farm,
Calhoun county has some test wells
drilling and starting. In Sherman
district the South Penn Oil Company
has started to drill a test on the Ken
nedy Land and Oil Companys farm.
The company is drilling a second
test on the Henry Brannon farm. The
Hope Natural Gas Company has the
rig completed for test on the Ross
Stump farm. In Curtis district the
same company is due in the sand at a
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New York

NEW YORK, Aug. 11-Diverse de-
yelopments bearing upon quoted val
ues doubtless accounted for the low
or trend of yesterdays restricted OPP
erations in the stock marget. A de
crease of over 100000 tons in unIll!
ed orders of the United States Steel
Corporation for July, a new low rec
ord for Russian remittanCes and the
expansion of labor troubles were
among the principal drawbacks.
On the other hand call money relax.
ed from yesterdays opening rate oil
4 per cent and several OF the leading
Industrial and producing companies
submitted favorable financial reports,
Among the more noteworthy Of these
were the annual statement Of the
Maxwell Motor Company and a quar-
lerly return Of the Utah Copper Com
pany.
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BUSINESS WORLD
IS CONSERVATIVE
All Interests Are aiting To
See How New Policies
Work Out.

NEW YORK, Aug, 11.-Dun's Re-
view OF trade this week says:
The repressing effect OF existing
uncertainties has become more sharp
ly defined, and in some of its most Inn
portant branches business is charac.
terized by rather more than the usual
midsummer hating.
With the continued doubts about
prices and with the widening scope OF
the export embargo the lull naturally
at this period Of the year is intensified
and conservatism is a more conspicu'
Gus feature.
Not only buyers, but also sellers, are
in many instances disinclined to COM
nit themselves further pending a
clearer insight into the future, and in
steel, lumber, textiles, hides and leath-
err and elsewhere governmental pur-
chases remain the dominating influ-
ence and take precedence over all 9TH
er requirements.
Weekly bank clearlngs, $4,622OO7,'
992.
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by FREDERICK M. KIRBY

NEW YORK, Aug. 11-"General,
Bring I'D the camouhage reserves"
Then men who make things look
like something else" are getting ready.
Camouaage is tho mask the battle
front puts on to fool the enemy.
To turn a thousand tents in to shell
craters; to transform an ammunition
train into a small forest; to grow"
a bataery OF heavy guns where no
battery is, and turn n very business
like battery into Misunderstanding logs
that is the new art, originated by
the French, and developed by the Brit
ish, that must now engage our own
war department.
Headed by Edwin Blashfield, famous
mural decorator, body of New York
artists has already organized the Cam
ouage Society OF America" and has
offered the services Of painters, sculp'
tors, decorators and other artists to
the war department for service in
France in this newest war art Of con-
cealment and deception.
Sherry E. Fry, sculptor, is secretary.
The war department is to organize
American units soon.
In the meantime the society Is stud
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

Bradley Berdine, rural carrier on
Route No. l from this office has ten
dered his resignation effective Sep
TENDER /. At the present high cost
Of feed as we'll as the necessaries of
life the carriers claim they cannot
keep up their stock and equipment
and support their families on the pres
ent salary Of ninety dollars a month.
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SPECIAL NOTICES

To Whom 1t May Concern;
The undersigned, Harry G. Conner,
who resides In Fairmont, Marion coun'
ty, West Virginia, and who is Special
Police Officer for the Monongahela
Railway Company, will apply to the
Circuit Court Of Marion county, West
Virginia, at the Court House of said
county, on Monday, the goth day of
August, 1917, for license to carry a
revolver during the ensuing year.
Given under my hand this 9th day
Of August, 1917.
S.9.K21 HARRY C. CoNNoR.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11
Theatre Looted.

The Lyric theatre was out Of COM
mission on "Wednesday evening and
no show was given. Some time dur
ing the previous night or day thew
es had made raid on the house and
had stolen all the electric fans and
other equipment necessary to produce
a show. The proprietors have offered
a reward for information that will
lead to conviction Of the culprits.
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An Inhumane Act.

Considerable indignation was mani
tested here on Friday evening on &C.
count Of the alleged inhumane act Of
some parties who gathered up young
kitten on the streets and took 1t to
their rooms in the second story Of a
building wrapped 1t up in paper and
threw It out of the window to the
brick paved street car tracks.
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Personals,

Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Evans, of Mer'
chant street. motored to Evansville to.
day and will spend a few days there
visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Bennett, who have
been visiting relatives here for few
days, returned to Morgantown yester.
day. Their granddaughter, Sara Ja'
cobs, accompanied them home.
Mrs. J. D. Summers and son, Fred,
we're guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Barker at
Rivesyille yesterday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

Benny Leonard's press agent is pref
ty good at that. He said Benny was
going to enlist. But he didn't say in
what or when. Probably he meant Ben
ny would enlist in the women's army
against waste.
Now that tho patriots are sending
tobacco to the boys in France, why
not make the action double barreled
and send candidates cigars to the Ger
mans. Even three years Of trench
fighting wouldn't make EN- tough
enough to stand that brand.
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Grain and Produce

CHICAGO, Aug. 11-Flattening out
# distillery demand for corn accom-,
panied the signing of the food control
bill yesterday by President Wilson,
ave decided downward swing to the
corn market. The prohibition clause
IN the bill was allowed to have imme.
liate and full effect and prices closed
nervous, cash quotations demoralized
and futures IL to 12sc net lower,
With December $1.592S to Sl.151a, and
Nay SLIPS to $1.12A. Wheat finished
lie down at $2.1S September and oats
,ff SOLO to %9Bc Provisions
scored an advance Of 21s to 80.
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WORTHINGTON
Removed to cIarkeburs

James T. Taggert who has been a
resident Of Worthington for the past
twenty five years removed to CIarks-
burg on Thursday of this week, He
will engage in the mercantile bust
ness in Norwood, q suburb Of Clarks-
burg
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Personals,

Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Tetrick Of Bin
CANON were out of town visitors here
on Thursday.
Miss Irene MILAN of Carolina was
the guest Of friends here on Friday
and Saturday.
A. NJ. Ambrose, a prominent bust
ness man of Clarksburg was in town
on Thursday.
Harry D. Martin of Monongah was n
business visitor here on Friday.
Fred T, Mendenhal book keeper
for the MCClintock Marshal Construc.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that letters
Of Administration upon the estate Of
Charles E. Wells, late of Warrington
District, Marion County, W, Va, have
been granted to the undersigned. All
persons having claims against said
estate will present them for settle
ment and all persons owing said
estate are requested to make payment
at once.
o. s. MCKINNEY, Admr.
Fairmont, w. Va.
8.4-ll.25: 9.1-8.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11
Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, Aug. lion the
Pittsburgh Stock Exchange another
dull day ensued, 80 far as trading IN
the major issues is concerned. VI
A2,446 shares dealt in yesterday, only
946 were other than mining, the ro'
naming 1880 being in the copper
group. With the exception OF the
Plttsburgh.Jerome which was strong
and advanced 10 cents, the copper
shares were weaker, Diana leading a
decline with loss Of 15c' other loSs'
es were 1c on remaining mining STOCK
dealt in. Cruclble Steel common, on
a small sale lost points, ElectrIc,
common lost 4 and Union Natural
Gas advanced point.
Summary.
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EAST SIDE
- NEWS -
Returned Home.

Rev. B. NJ. Mitchell and family ar.
rived here yesterday after a visit Of
several days at Marlinton with Mrs.
Mitchells parents. Rev. Mitchell will
occupy his pulpit and attend all the
services at the First NJ. P. church TO-
morrow.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

FOR SALE-A tract Of land contain
ing $50 acres, lying and being situat'
ed in Union district. Marion county,
West Virginia, IL miles from the cor
poratIoN lines OF Fairmont. Three
dwelling houses with out buildings.
Some fruit and some Pittsburgh coal,
Charles A. Gallahue, Fairmont, W. Va
Ri. No. s. S'7-St-26S
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Guests of Mrs. Wilson.

Clarence Shields, of Pittsburgh, and
Miss Margaret Dagg, Of Washington,
"a, were guests of Mrs, E. A. Wilson
yesterday. Miss Dagg and Mr.. Shields
came here to see Ezra Shields, rela-
tive at Camp Cornwell.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

Games Scheduled Today.
Detroit at Boston.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Washington.
Cleveland at New York.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

Earl Caddock, one of the world
champion rasslers, will emerge from
temporary retirement, comments one
of our valuable contemporaries. Some
of these guys are always taking the
low out of life
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At tho Baptist Church.
morroW'

AS the pastor Is still absent there
will probably be no preaching service
at the Palatine Baptist church tomor-
row. The other services will be con-
Quoted as usual.
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Injured Foot.

William Nnkead is suffering from
injuries received last night in the B.
and o. yard while at work with the re-
pair crew. Mr.. Kinkead dropped
file which penetrated his foot making
a very painful wound.
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FINANCE, OIL AND GAS

test on the Peter Johnson farm. Bick-
ell brothers got a light gasser at their
test on the Gay Stalnaker farm.
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gSI3OE{II3
L1EIHE. ,I.EbS

Francis Oulmet has claimed draft
exemption. Which proves that boxers
aren't the only ones. Perhaps Fran
els would prefer to have mis- name
spelled Frances,
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SAVE THIS COUPON

Realizing Frmont vicinity American
patriotic holidays arranged to supply limited
readers at ously small cost spite Of the ct that the
the weeks All need do Is
clip Of the above cnsecuty numbered and present them
oHce with SO cash and the dag Ten
cette Tor mailing # not called foE.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

Home Sweet Home didn't arrive
home at all in the race at New York
the other day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

Games Scheduled Today.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (2).
New York at st. Louis.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
Boston at Cincinnati.
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NOTICE..

All persons indebted to the estate OF
Samuel w. Barnes, deceased, are here.
by notified to settle at once, and all
persons holding claims against said
estate are notified to present said
claims tn the undersigned for settle
ment.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING |
oME.oENT WORD CASH WITH oR0HN
LOST AND FOUND

license plate. DIS, 1911,
Finder return to Box 2ssS, West
virginian. S-10-2t.26SS,
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WANTED - Two highgrade salesmen
for local territory to sell paints, var.
nishes and oils to the consuming trade.
Farming trade preferred Experience
unnecessary. Statesmen can work on
either salary or commission. Address
Salesman, Great Lakes Refining Co.,
Cleveland, Ohio. S-11.lt-26s5
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HOUSES FOR RENT

FOR RENT-AugUt tenth, 517 Gas
ton Ave-, eight Gooms. Apply Geo.
H. Brobst, Watson Bldg
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FOR RENT-Two small houses. Third
street and Albert Court, and nice
garage, Locust Ave. Inquire f. P.
Kelley, Bell phone 256.R. S-10-tf.2692
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HOUSES FOR SALE

FOR sALE-6-room house with bath
Big lot. Apply S25 Jefferson street
42O.tf No 1885
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BUSINESS oppoRTuNITrEs

ALABAMA ALFAFA 1AND-Demo,
polls Section. Come down right
away, crop, fine pasture grazing q
and 8 head to acre and grass getting
ahead. Lime lands, the kind that
puts on the scales. Plenty for sale
$40 to 65 an acres or 4 automobiles,
but notify us ahead. Write for full
information and photographs. Read
1t and then come down. Your r. R.
fare refunded both ways If you find
anything misrepresented, Ticket free.
Healthy country, elevated. 1914
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Baseball at a Glance
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
ResuIts YESTERDAY.

Pittsburgh, l; Philadelphia, 0.
Cincinnati, Z; Boston,O.
Chicago, 5; Brooklyn, 4; eleven In
lings.
New York, Z; st. Louis, 4.
cA.nLI, .E A.. NI,L,
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PERSONALS

done reasonable. Apply 249
Grant street, 44X Consol. S-2.3t-2657
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FOR SALE

FOR sALE-Hot air furnace suitable
for six.rOOm house. A, E. Jackson
Plumber. S-4-4t.267O
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WANTED-Salesman: Young man
with high school training preferred.
to represent the largest machine spec.
ialty company in this country, In fine
West Virginia territory. Previous
Experience not necessary. Men
having railroad, general store, or Of.
flee training should investigate this
opening which will pay live wire,
liberal compensation, with opportuni'
ty for advancement. l.. A. Huff,
man, 1913 Union Nat. Bank Bldg.
Clarksburg w. Va. 1901
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-11

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday,
Boston, 5; Detroit, 4.
Boston, S; Detroit, l
Washington, 4; Chicago 0.
Philadelphia, Z; St. Louis, o.
Cleveland, s; New York, Z; fourteen
innings.
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LABORERS. Extra sss 1. lass1.

SOc an hour steady employment as.
sured; day work only; from efficient
men in the labor gang our operators
are picked; they earn from s71sc to
45c per hour. Transportation refund.
ed after 80 days steady work, Apply
at employment OFFICES, Aetna Cheml.
eel Co. oakdaie, Pa
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AGENTS WANTED

WANTED - Salesman-TO represent
US in your county, for q producing
oil company, commission basis. H. H.
Hoffman & Co., 3OS Magee Building,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
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WANTED

WANTED-To buy truck farm with
improvements, from 80 to so acres.
Jesse Anderson, R. F. D. 4, Box 70,
Monongah, W. Va. S-7.Gt-26S2
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BOOMERS WANTED-5O6 Second st.
Bell 669.J, S-1l'3t-2690
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B. E. BARNES,


]. E. BARNES,
Administrators Of the estate of Samuel
w. Barnes, decd.
I 21.2S; s 4-11.1S-25.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-04-20
Could Figure a BIT.

An officer who superinteded the
receipt OF stores needed Il clerk, and
told the sergeant-major to hunt ur
one. The sergent eventually singled
out sober-looking private and took
him 10 the officer.
"Are you clerk?" demanded tn,
captain.
mo SIR replied the man.
"Do you know anything about fig
urcs?"
81 can do a bit, replied the man
modestly.
A bit!" snarled the officer. rs
this the hest man you can iind?" said
he to the sergeant-major.
yes, sir
WELL" growled the captain, IL
suppose I'll have to put up with
him,"
Turning to the private, he snap
ped,
What were you in civilian life?''
professor of mathematics at
College, sir" was the reply.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-04-20
CI3NTERTOWN.
(Too late for last week.

4 w ihNV lOi leAHl Ntth.y
Mr.. Corbit Knott, Attrice Taught
and Willie Reneer joined the State
Guards Saturday.
We are sorry to give up our boys,
but glad to know they are willing to
help protect our home land.
Forsia Boyd was brought home
from Akron, Ohio, Saturday where
he died of pneumonia.
Funeral services were held at the
Baptist church and the remains laid
to rest in the Centertown Cemetery.
Stillie Mason and Matthey Ben
ton came home from Akron Saturday
night.
Mr.. Harve Condit has moved into
the property recently purchased from
Mr.. j. T. Rome.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Brown of
Point Pleasant visited his sister Mrs.
o. NJ. Ross Tuesday.
Miss Belle Condit of Point Pleas
ant is visiting her brother at this
place.
MIR. W. II. Lake went to Hartford
again Saturday night. Seems strange
he has so much business there on
Saturday and Sunday nights.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-04-20

90 lieutenant colonies and ~ col
onels. In 1908 he was selected as
the officer to reestablish the army
schools at Fort Leavenworth, which
are today recognized as among the
best officer training institutions in
the world. The infantry, the cav
airy, the signal, and the stan col
leges at Leavenworth are all crea-
tions OF General Bell. In April,
1906, General Bell, who has been
promoted a major general, was nam
ed chief OF staff of army and served
in that capacity for four years, being
succeeded in April 1910, by Major
General Leonard Wood, whose place
he now takes on Governors Island.
On his retirement as chief of staff,
General Bell went to the Philippines
as commander-in-chie remaining
there until April, 1914, when he was
relieved by Major General Thomas
II. Barry. Since his return to the
United States, in the latter part of
1914, he has held some OF the most
important posts in the service, the
last that as commanding general Of
the Western Department, with head
quarters in San Francisco.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-04-20
CAREER OF GEN. j. FRANKLIN
BELL, BORN IN KENTUCKY

Major General j. Franklin Bell,
! U. S. A., the new commander of the
Eastern Department of the army,
with headquarters on Governors is
land, is one of the best known of
iicers of the army. He is a West
Pointer of the class of 1878, and
during his thirty-nine years in the
army probably no officer in the SER
vice has had more difficult assign
ments.
AS lieutenant he participated in
some of the hardest fighting in the
Indian campaigns in the early eigh-
ties. He was a first lieutenant in the
Seventh Cavalry when pert of that
famous regiment fought the battle of
Wounded Knee in December, 1880,
in which battle Captain George ID.
Wallace was killed and Bells broth
er-in-law, General Ernest A. CARING
ton, then q lieutenant, was wounded.
At the outbreak of the Spanish
wa DNii was w
assigned 20 duty with the volunteer
organizations. After a few months
he was transferred to the Pacific
Coast, and on June Is, 1898, sailed
from San Francisco for Manila and
took a prominent part in the attack
on Manila in the August following.
One of the exploits was TO don Il
bathing suit and swim out into the
harbor and around the Spanish fort
ifications to get certain information
which was not TO be had in any other
way.
subsequently, as Colonel. com
handing the Thirty-sixth United
states Volunteers, Volunteer Bell
participated in the Luzon campaign.
and for his gallantry in the opera
lions against the Filipinos. received
the congressional medal of honor.
The act that won the honor was the
personal leading of his men in
charge against the enemy works.
Also in recognition of his Philippine
service, he was promoted TO be brig
adler general of the volunteers, be-
ing at the time the youngest general
in the army.
In the reorganization of the reg
ular army in 1901. Bell was nomi-
mated and confirmed as a brigadier
of Regulars, jumping in that promo
ton over 5S4 captains, 277 majors,