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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-08
BELINGTON BOY
GETS PROMOTION

CAMP LEE, PETERSBURG,
Va, Nov. 7.(SpeciaD Barbour
county boys who came to the
great military cantonment here
in September to prepare them
selves for service in the National
Army are making a remarkable
showing, it was learned this
week. The drill practice that
they have been subjected to
almost daily since their arrival
gradually is shaping them in
to young men with perfect mill
tary bearing, and the morning
exercises are developing them
in a manner that otherwise
could be obtained only in a first
class military academy.
Virtually all if the Barbour
county contingent are connected
with the 313th regiment, light
field artillery. Some Of them
have been promoted from the
rank of private to that Of nom
commissioned officer and others
have assigned to important
work.
William r. Westfall, who was
drafted from Logan, Logan
county, and who formerly lived
in Belington, is first, or top"
sergeant Of Battery "A" 315th
regiment, heavy field artillery.
When he came here early in Sep
TENDER the battery commander
recognized his ability and
designated him battery clerk.
Later he was promoted to SER
geancy, and when Lyle E. White,
also of Logan county, resigned
as. first sergeant a few weeks
ago, he was again promoted and
designated to fill the vacancy
made by Whites resignation.
Mr.. Westfall is making an ex-
|cellent sergeant, is popular with
his superior officers, as well as
the privates and corporals I'M
der him, and it has been pre-
dicted that that h he may come into
possession of a commission soon,
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-08
BARKER's IMPROVED ROADS

The improved roads that have
been under construction in Bar
ker District since last spring
begin to make some showing.
The winter is now approaching
and soon all work will cease UNI
til the early part of next spring.
At this time the macadam is
completed nearly to Dartmoor
while the road bed is practically
completed to Junior-the dis
lance of the south branch. The
tarva-a black substance used
for coating the top, has been APP
piled on the completed parts and
proves that modern road build
ing surpasses the old way.
While the construction of the
few miles of road may seem to
many as a slow way of building
roads, yet the conditions under
which these roads are now being
built must be taken into consid-
Grafton. Labor, the biggest and
most difficult problem, was the
great drawback. The slow de-
livery of materials was another,
and numerous other things came
up that had to be reckoned with,
SO after all the small amount of
road construction this year will
be evened up next year in labor,
material and sxperienc.
The road already completed
will be tested by the severe VIM
ter freezes and thaws, thus the
builders, will know more how to
overcome the weakness next
year. One thing, inside thecity
limits that is sure to cause some
trouble, is the leaks in the city
water maines noticed at differ
the shrinkage in fills and culpits.
ent points. Another may be
But these difficulties will in time
be brought up to greater per-
lection, so by the time the main
pike is to have been under con-
struction these difficult things
will become eliminated.
No criticism is offered and
no criticism will be offered by
those who are in close touch
with the situation for superin-
tendent, r. S. Dayton, and
engineer, Cleo Swecker, have
been performing their work to
the best advantage in the use of
the peoples money:
Now, if only labor conditions
will get better, then the going
right ahead next year will only
be matter of weather condi-
tions.
Improved machinery, such as
the county has furnished, and
will furnish, will mark time in
the completion of the Improved
Roads Of Barker.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-08
OLD HICKORY CHIPS

Shooting up London may be
kultur's idea of sport.
The man with the hoe should
always be a man with a hog or
two.
Is Hinderburg running out of
great strategic retreats?
Boy-Ed and Bolo-what funny
names some spy people have.
AS time goes blythe singular
appropriateness of the goose
step becomes evident.
Freckle cures are being
crowded into the background by
remedies for chapped hands.
One thing that will have to be
conceded is that Colonel Roose-
welt has solution ready for any
problem that arises, even to
drawing the new map of Europe.
Numerous recipes for pre-
serving pumpkin are being cir
culated among housewives, but
none has been found yet that is
superior to preserving it in
pumpkin pie.
The province of Ontario is
not entirely under the spell of
the blue laws. The courts there
have decided that it is lawful
for druggists to sell soap on the
Sabbath.
Suggestions from General Per-
shing that soldiers should be
taught to shoot before sent to
France seem to be regarded by
Americans as embodying
startling and original idea.
Maybe the Kaiser will plead
that he was only trying to put
a little Jazz in history.
For the last three or four years
the young Turks have been aging
rapidly.
Books and magazines for the
soldiers will help as well as
socks, sweaters, tobacco and
candy.
Be patriotic, don't burn the
bread or pancakes.
1t is time for the Turkey
statistician to issue a report.
Austria is wondering where
they got that stuff about Sunny
Italy"
Perhaps the German sailors
mutinied because they had moth
ing else to do.
A Rockefeller foundation is
about to introduce China to
modern medicine. Many Chinese
have been understood to say that
on the whole they would prefer
to stick to the usual national
penalty, the old slicing process.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-08
START A SAVING ACCOUNT

There is feeling, or a mis-
taken idea, over the county, that
the Federal Government may
conscript bank desposits of in
dlviduals and place a Bond in
the place of each deposit. This
IS causing some of the people to
hoard money. We think this
rumor is without foundation !;
at least we hope so, but adistinct
understanding should be brought
about at once, as hoardingmoney
IS q dangerous practice, and
furthermore, the deposits in the
banks help the communities
financially. Start a bank ac-
count today. Begin to save.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-08
SALE OF RED CROSS SEALS
To Division Managers !:

To Division Managers:
Your attention is called to the
great Importance of securing
sincere and thorough-going CO.
operation between your local
chapters of the Red Cross and
the various state and local Anti
tuberculosis Associations.
You will recall that a peculiar
intimate relation exists between
the Red Cross and the Anti
tuberculosis movement. The
Sale of Red Cross Seals consti-
tutes by far the greatest scorce
of income to the national, state
and local tuberculosis Associa-
tions in the nation wide
campaign against the disease.
The total receipts since 1908 has
been over $4,O00,000.
The National Association for
the Study and Prevention of
tuberculosis is the distributing
agency for these seals. Ten per
cent of the gross proceeds in
each state is paid to the Ameri-
can Red Cross and ninety per
cent remains in the state for
the support of the tuberculosis
work.
1t is important for all Red
Cross workers to aid in increas-
ing the total sales this year to
an unprecedented figure. AS a
national organization the Red
Cross is committed to untiring
support of the war on tuber-
culosis.
In the course Of the Home Ser
vice Work of the Red Cross,
their visitors will doubtless be
Of service to families where this
formidable disease constitutes
an important factor in the
problem to be solved. 1t is OBJ
vious that the home service sec
ton and the local agency for the
prevention of tuberculosis should
work together in all such in
stances. On the 9th page of the
Home Service Manual attention
is called to the Detection, treat
ment and care of tuberculosis.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-08

Mrs. Tom Phillips, of Laurel
Hill, was again taken to the In
sane Asylum, Weston today. She
was brought home a few months
ago from the hospital, where she
had been for teatment,and SEEM
ed to be getting along very well,
but some time ago she became
very i'll again. Miss Louise
Saxton, of the Weston Hospital,
accompanied her.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-08

Rev. Skaggs of the M. E.
Church in his few remarks Sun
day morning declared that there
were men in America today who
were sapping the nation of its
riches and liberties with ex-
tortionate prices and branded
them and other gamblers as
s American Kaisers." The APP
plication was locally as well as
state and nation wide
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-08
ROME, Nov. 5.-The G.

ROME, Nov. 5.-The Ger
mans have crossed the Tagli-
mento river the War office an
nouces. The Austro- German
pressure against the Italian
northern wing has. been intense
fed. The announcement follows !:
"The enemy, who has succeed
ed in bringing some of his forces
on to the right bank Of the Tag
liamento north Of Pinzano has
intensified the pressure against
the left wing of our lines"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-08
MEADOWvILE


zoo, is still seriously i'll.
Miss Pearl Phillips is work
ing at Clarksburg.
Sammy Elliott and family
were visiting near Eureka, on
Sunday.
Miss Meta Polling, ofnear
White Oak, who has been an
invalid for many years, has been
very sick. DR.. Myers, of Phil
ippi, was called to see her last
Sunday.
Stanley Hudkins and Miss
Emma Bolyard and Delbert and
Cecil Polling and sister, Misses
Moliie and Audrey, were at Phil
ippi on Halloween.
Jerome Phillips and family
have moved back from Clarks-
burg, and are living with his
parents.
Early Mathew, who had been
working for Mrs. Holsberry for
several months, has been driving
C. M. Elliott's motor truck part
of the time recently.
Mr.. Jackson, of Jane Lew,
who has had several hunting
trips in this vicinity, is here
this week, hunting on Mrs.
Holsberry's land. He is ac-
companied by some of hisfriends
Mrs. Stuart Johnson was on
the sick list last week.
Miss Nell Smith, who was
visiting at Mrs. Myra Elliott's,
returned to her home near
Boothsville, last Friday.
The school is progressing nice
ly under the management of Mr..
Wayne Philips.
Mrs. Selby Gamer was suffer-
ing last week from an attack
of neuralgia.
DR.. Myers and family, of Phil
ippi, were guests at ]. L. John
sons, Sunday.
The people here were very
SORRY to hear of the unfortun-
ate accident which Talbot Cross
met with, last Saturday night
being shot through the thigh,
by a revolver accidentally dis
charged in the hands of Way
man Donegie, the merchant at
Mountain View. 1t is said that
Mr.. Donegie had loaded the
weapon, but forgot about itlater,
when he and Mr.. Cross were ex-
aiming it. The victim of the
unfortunate affair was immed-
lately taken to the Forman Hos
pital at Buckhannon for treat
ment, and it Is hoped he will
recover. The school at
Sand Ridge, which Mr.. Cross
was teaching, is closed temper
ararily.
Miss Lena Elliott most charm
ingly entertained a small num-
Der Of guests on Halloween. |
japanese lanterns and the never
failing "jach-o-lanterns were
the features of adornment. The
guests were beautifully treated
to candy, popcorn, chestnuts,
apples and pears, and a delect-
able lucheon served, consisting
Of pumpkin pie, fruit waters
and coffee. The evening was
pleasantly spentin various game
and fortune telling, Miss Rose
Smith personating a gypsy for
tune-teller, and being attired in
a most suitable as well as
picturesque costume.
Miss Nell Smith, of near
Boothsville, was the guest of
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-08
TROOPS CAPTURED
BY GERMANS in
A TRENCH RAID
LOST AMERICANS TRAPPED In
DUGOUT

WASHINGTON, Nov. s.
troops captured by Germans in
a trench raid on the morning of
November 3, probably were
trapped in their dugouts and
forced to surrender or be blown
to pieces with hand grenades
without a chance for their lives.
This is the only explanation
which occurred to army officers
today lacking any details of the
charge.
General Pershing's recent re-
ports merely stated that Ger
man artillery had dropped a
heavy barrage fire about a Sec
tor of the trench cutting the
men off from help. No explana-
ton Of the eight casualties are
reported and the IL men taken
prisoner was received. The fact
that one wounded German was
taken, however, indicates that
trench has been reoccupied by
American forces.
The official casualty list of the
losses of American troops in
France in their first clash with
the Germans follows:
KILLED
Private Thomas F. Enright,
sister Mrs. Mary Irwin, 6641
Promo street Pittsburgh.
Private James Gresham, moth
er, Mrs. Alice Dodd, 1901 West
Ohio street, Evansville, Ind.
Private Merle D. Hay, father,
Harvey D. Hay, Glidden, Iowa.
WOUNDED.
Private John J. Smith, broth
er, F. D. Smith, Box 80 Luding-
ton Mich.
Private Charles J. Hopkins,
brother, Jas. w. Hopkins, Stan
ton, Texas.
Private George l.. Box, father,
James L. Box, 700 N. Grady St.,
AILuS, Okla.
Private Homer Ovens, father,
VIM. f. Owens, Cloderdale, Ala.
Private Charles L. Orr, mother,
Mrs. Sarah Regnell, R. F. D. 5,
Lyons, Kas.
CAPTURED OR MISSING
Sergeant Edgar M. Halybur-
ton, father, George B. Halybur-
ton, Stoney Point, N. C.
Corporal Nicolas Mulhall,
mother, Mrs. Bridget Mullhall,
189 9th street, Jersey City, N. J.
Corporal Edwin H. Haines,
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Haines,
Route No. A, Woodward, Okla.
Private Herschel Godfrey,
father, VIM. C. P. Oberset, TOO
N. Ridgway ave., Chicago.
Private Vernon M. Kendall,
father, Sam Kendall, R. F. D. 2,
Roll, Okla.
Private William P. Grispby,
mother, Mrs. Lizzie Grisby, No.
1878 Wilson Ave-, Louisville, KY.
Private Frank A. McDougal,
father, Maryville, Mo.
Private Daniel B. Gallagher,
father, Neil Gallakher, Blockton,
Ala.
Private John P. Lester, faith
er, M. Lester, Tutville, Miss.
Private Harry Langhman,
Ada r. Langham, 461 lakewood
boulevard, Chicago.
Private Dewey D. Kern, moth
er, Mrs. Eva Tilton, Collins,
Iowa.
Private, first name notgiven)
Reckon, can not be identified.
The list was accompanied by
the following note:
The War department has re-
ceived a dispatch from COM
manding generals of the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces which
states that before day light Nov
ember 3, a salient occupied for
instruction by comany of Ameri-
can infantry was raided by the
Germans. The enemy put
down a heavy barrage fire, cult
ing off the salient from the rest
of the line. Our losses were
three killed, five wounded and
IL captures or missing. Enemy
losses not known. One wound
ed German was taken prisoner.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-08

BERLIN, Nov. 5.-The Aus
tro-German troops have crossed
the middle Tagliamento river in
northern Italy and taken 5000
prisoners the War office reports.
They are advancing toward the
west.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-08
PRESBYTERIAN CONGRATION

Divine service will be con-
Quoted Sunday morning Nov. IL,
at IL o'clock. The subject Of
the discourse will be Martin
Luther, THE Great Reformer.
The pastor will preach. All are
invited.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-08
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Belington, Nov. 5.-Mr. Clark
Morgan, Mrs. Oracle Wallbrown,
Mr.. Julian Waneless.
B. B. Rohrbough, p. M.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-08
The Household Word

The Household Word
Merchant, What kind of flour,
madam?
Housewife, SUGAR LOAF,
please"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-16
AT ONCE! STOPS STOMACH MISERY
 AND INDIGESTION
"PAPE's DiAPEPsIN" MAKES SICK SOUR, GAsSY SToMAcHS
 FEElsFINE

Do some foods you eat hit back taste good, but work badly; ferment into acids and cause sick, sour, gassy stomach? Now, MT. or Mrs. Dyspep- tic, jot this down: Pape's Diapepsin helps neutralize the excessive acids in the stomach so your food won't sour end upset you There never was any thing so safely quick, so certainly effective. No difference how badly your stomach is upset you usually get happy relief in five minutes but what pleases you most is that it helps to regulate your stomach so you can eat your favorite foods without fear.
 Most remedies give you relief some tines-they are slow, but not sure. 'Pape's Diapepsin" Is positive in neu- tralizing the acidity, so the misery won't come back very quickly.
 You feel different as soon as Papes Diapepsin'' comes in contact with the stomach-distress just vanishes-your stomach gets sweet, no gases, no belching, no eructations of undigested food. your head clears and you feel fine.
 Go now, make the best investment you ever made, by getting a large fifty cent case of Pape's Diapepsin from any drug store. You realize in five minutes how needless it is to suffer from indigestion, dyspepsia or any stomach disorder due to acid fer mentation-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-16
SALTS IF KIDNEYS
 OR BLADDER BOTHER
Harmless to flush Kidneys and neu- traIize irritating acids
 Splendid for system.

Kidney and Bladder weakness result from uric acid, says noted authority- The kidneys filter this acid from the blood and pass it on to the bladder, where it often remains to irritate and infiame, causing a burning, scaldlng sensation, or setting up an irritation at the neck of the bladder, oblfging you to seek relief two or three times during the night. The sufferer is in constant dread, the water passes sometimes with a scalding sensation and is very profuse; again, there IS difficulty in avoiding it.
 Bladder weakness, most folks call it. because they can't control urina- tion. While it is extremely annoying and sometimes very painful, this is really one of the most simple ailments to overcome. Get about four ounces of lad Salts from your pharmacist water before breakfast, continue this tralize the acids in the urine SO 1t no longer is a source of irritation to the bladder and urinary organs which then act normally again.
 lad Salts is inexpensive. harmless, and is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with Hthia, and is used by thousands of folks who are subject to urinary disorders caused by uric acid irritation. lad Salts is splendid for kidneys and causes no bad effects whatever.
 Here you have a pleasant, efferves- cent lithia-water drink, which quickly relieves bladder trouble
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-16
COLCHESTER
Number of People in and Out of the VilIase-GiIbert O. Hill Seriously III.

pr. Maurice J. Tynan of Naugatuck, formerly of this place. was calling on friends in town Tuesday.
 s. H. Kellogg and F. E. Baker were visitors in Norwich Tuesday.
 Mrs. Harry Blair and child returned to their home in East Hampton We'd nesday after weeks visit with Mrs Blau's parents on Main street.
 Ernest Bump of Pine Hill farm, He bron, was a Colchester visitor We'd nesday.
 Harry Elgart was New Haven visitor Wednesday.
 Charles H. DawIey, Thomas s. Clark and George Case were Norwich call- CTS Wednesday. making the trip in MT. Cases auto.
 Earle Holmes was in Hartford on Tuesday attending the automobile show in the state arsenal.
 Dr. J. M. Klein. M. Dublin and F. E. Baker were visitors in Norwich on Thursday, making the trip by auto.
 Dollar Day Shoppers.
 A number from town were in Nor wich Wednesday, taking advantage of Dollar Day.
 Frank H. Browning of Lebanon was calling on friends here Wednesday.
 G. o. Hill Seriously III.
 Gilbert o. Hall, engineer on the Branch railroad. is seriously sick at his home on South Main street and IL IS luOu6AI IcSONCAy F. H. Bartlett of New Haven was a. caller here Thursday.
 Christian Science Meeting.
 The Christian Science meeting was held at the home of MT. and Mrs. William Davenport on Norwich ave- nue, Wednesday afternoon.
 William K. Raymond of Westches- ter was a visitor in town Thursday
 Prof. c. c. Helmold of Willimantic was a visitor in town Thursday.
 Fred Coats of Hebron was calling on friends in town Thursday.
 Wesley Brown of Salem was call CT here Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-16

F., that went to Westerly on Thursday evening and were the guests of Hope Rebekah lodge of that city. The trip was made by trolley and the party left rival a chicken supper was served at 7.15 o'clock, after which an interesting program was carried out. It being the anniversary of the order. On the3S train, and all expressed themselves as having fine time.
 Odd Fellows Gave Dance.
 There was large attendance at the dance give min Odd Fellows hall on Thursday evening Moves orchestra furnished music and Prof Harry r. Douglas prompted.
 Personals and Notes.
 Richard Cummings has been admit ted to the Laurence hospital for treat ment.
 Charles Gildersleeve spent Thursday in Providence.
 Mrs. Ida Cushing is entertaining the Misses Bell of New York at her home at Cedar Crest.
 Mrs Artis Lamb entertained the members of the World Wide guild of the Union Baptist church at her home on the New London road on Thursday afternoon.
 Herman Eldredge has returned from a three months stay in New York state.
 Miss Gertrude Gley has entered the Memorial hospital as a surgical pa. tient
 Selectman Conrad Kretzer was at the town clerks office in Poquonoc on Thursday.
 Dr. and Mrs. John K. BuckIyn have both been admitted to Lawrence hos pital in New London for treatment
 Mrs. Alice Avery entertained the Ladies Aid society of the Methodist church at her home on East Main street Thursday afternoon.
 Selectman Herbert H. Gledhin hae been in Boston for a few days this week
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-16

Waterbury.-At the annual meeting of the board of directors of the Scovill Manufacturing company, following the stockholders meeting, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President and treasurer, Chaun- cey P. Goss; vice president and secre- tary, Mark L. Sperry; assistant secre- tary, Clayton M. DeMott; assistant treasurer and general manager, Ed ward O. Goss; general superintendent, John H. Goss.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-16
sic will be furnished by the coleg

sic will be furnished by the Colegb choir. ,E1ze5..-ss7ty
 Mid Winter Picnic 'at Gales. Ferry.
 A short naeetinS Of the hiking leaders of the Outing club was held oE Wednesday to arrange rnid-winte picnic. It was voted to go to Gales Ferry on next Saturday, afternoons and to skate on the pond in the vicinity of the Harvard quarters. Refresh ments are to consist of coffee, sandt wiches and cruflers, and will he served around a brush fire late in tlie afterS noon- As the pond is seven mileb from the college 1t was decided tha4 the party should walk only one waS going by train either to or from th4
 At Weekly convoeation.
 Weekly convocation was .held oA Tuesday morning in New London hall at II o'clock. The meeting was calis ed to order. by President Sykes, who ganizations,, after which ,.the speaker. Rev. J. Beveridge Lee. D. D.. was fnl troduced- Df. Lees subject was II. e Wells. the author of Mir. Britling's Seq It Through, Anticipation,- and many other well known books. Dr. Lee laid special emphasis on the worth of MT. Britling See It Through recl ommending it highly as a book well worth reading in reference to the pres ent war. f@F
 Dr. Irene Nye. instructor of Greek and Latin at the college will be the speaker at the annual banquet of the College club of New Britain, to be held in New Britain on the evening )f February 19.
 How Valentine Day Was Observed.
 The mails were heavy and the tel ephone lines busy at the college on Valentines day, and every college giEI seemed to have been remembered iil some way or other on that day. In the evening in Thames hall, there was q faculty dinner party, and the tables were very attractively arranged with red flowers. hearts and candles. Pres ident Sykes presented the presidents of the various houses with bhnches of pink roses, and every where the feel ing of Valentine day prevailed.
 .'.t '-"The Sale Box" .s
 Among collections to the College 5fz- brary is a book received from MIsa Ada s. Shelton of, Derby. "The Salt Box" by Jane Shelton The note re- ceived with the RookSwas in part as
 asIt Eratines me to. know that ,thts book of my sister is. to find a place on the shelves of your library i'm the new college which is winning sucf high praise on all sides