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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-01

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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-01

F. f. THOMPSON, Consulting Editor
MISS CAROL THOMPSON, News
Department
F. L. THOMPSON Foreman
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-11-01

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THOMPSON PRINTING COMPANY
Belington, W. Va.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-18
ARKANSAS SCHOOL CONTESTS ID BE
 HELD HERE NEXT
City's Invitation for 1918 Meeting Accepted, Assur-
 ing Visit Children.

The 1918 meet of the Arkansas In ter-schOol Contests association and the Arkansas Athletic association will be held in Pine Bluff on the first Friday and Saturday in May. This was decided upon finally yesterday at conference between John G. Goss- man of Stuttgart and Prof. J. R. Allen of Pine Bluff, president and vice president. respectively, of the school association. and E. B. Bloom. H. V. Bahlau, Stanley Dreyfus and Minor Woodward, comprising the committee named by the Pine Bluff Chamber of Commerce, to extend the invitation to the school associations, and arrange the details of the meet ing.
 This will be the third time that the state school athletic, musical ande lit erary contests have been held here. The public school authorities of the state and the pupils were said to be anxious to return because of the treatment accorded them on previous visits, and because of the excellent facilities afforded at Athletic field, the municipally owned park and track, for the successful holding of athletic contests. The musical and literary contests Twill probably be held at the High school and the Jun for High school auditoriums. The Junior High school building is now under construction.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-18
NEW MODEL HUP. IS HERE.

The new Hupmobile. designated as as Series R." is being shown at the display rooms of the $. R. Thomas Auto company, 905-011 Main street, distributors in this territory for the Hupmobile and Dodge Brothers motor cars. The new model is a five-pas- senger, containing all the excellent features of the seven-passenger. A carload of these cars is expected by L. K. Duncan, manager of the Thomas company, this week.
 s. R. Thomas, head of the com pany. was here yesterday from Little Rock. He expresses himself as well satisfied with the business here, op- timistic as to the future, and confi- dent that the people will find the cars handled by the Thomas company sat isfactory in every way.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-18
AT
 HAUBER TOMORROW

The Hauber theatre will begin busi- ness as a vaudeville house tomorrow with Rudolph Levine in charge. MT. Levine, who recently purchased the theatre from o. c. Hauber, has had many years of experience in the the atrical business, serving as manager of the Elks and Orpheo theatres in years gone by. He was among the first managers to forecast that vaudeville was to become the most popular the atrical entertainment, and brought the first vaudeville actors to Pine Bluff after former variety" and Special ties" stars had entered it's ranks.
 The policy under which he will op- crate the Hauber, he said yesterday, will be to give the people the very best entertainment possible at all times, and to maintain one price. A four-piece orchestra will supply music at all per- formances.
 The acts to be offered here will be the same d those shown at the Ma
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-18
URGE HIGHWAY
 FROM ST. LOUIS
 TO HOT SPRINGS

ssHot Springs, Nov. 17.-Prof. w. E. Htlbrook, who has charge of the rural school work in the mountain districts of Arkansas, has requested those en- fxged in good road work to lend their Influence in the effort that is being naade to connect up Perry, Van Buren, Itard and Stone counties with good 'hlEhway. which, he pointed out, will alFe Hot Springs direct road to St. Nfuis. ;.
 cordial invitation has been ex- t( (Sded to the Albert Pike Highway V Dociation to hold it's next meeting IN this city. officers of the associa- ton are of the opinion that a meet ing held in Hot Springs would get greater results in good road work than 4sthe association convened in Tulsa ass the Albert Pike highway, from Colorado Springs to Fort Smith, touch. ipg tt Tulsa, is 90 per cent completed
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-18
|00VERNOR ENDORSES
 ! LIBRARY WORK HERE
Commends Efforts of Pine Blu6
 Ladies, and Urges Continuance , ThrnOut the War.


 Gov. c. H. Brough endorses the work of public libraries and commends thAt of the Pine Bluff Library associ- ation, in a letter to Mrs. c. w. Petit gF9w, president of the local organiza- ton. The governor likens the library to the church in it's powerful influ- ence upon the young men and young women. His letter follows:
 You may rest assured that l will uxquAlifiedly endorse everylibrary movement in every city in the state. Yd1r library movement and your work there in Pine Bluff certainly will have mik hearty cooperation, and l trust tliat the future will bring forth an op. pertunity whereby l can be of material a1Sistance to your public library. know of no institution besides the church calculated to be of more value tos yohr citizenship and to exert a more powerful influence upon the young men and young women of your city. I do not feel that those whose hearts. are most vitally interested in this war have any objection to keep ing up the morale and the mental stamina of all those who are making use of your library. If you find where can be of any assistance, feel al liberty to call upon me. t
 "Yours very cordially,
 "CHARLES H. BROUGH, . Governor
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-18

jestic in Little Rock, the bill for the first half of the week, beginning to- morrow, being "The Dancing 1yrells," i" Louis Piott's "A Day on the East Side," Bernard 6 Janis, musicians, and the Three Aces, equillibrists. In addition to these performers, there will be a showing of the Universal Week. ly film.
 The bills will be changed twice each week-Monday and Thursday. Car penters and scenic painters worked late last night to finish the stage and scenery for tomorrow and when the curtain goes up, it will be upon a we'll. equipped and arranged stage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-18
AGAINST DEATH
 LOST BY MARINE

Hot Springs, Nov. 17.-Hopkins Barnes, member of the band aboard one of "Uncle Sam's" dreadnaughts has returned to his ship, having been granted leave of absence to come to his home when he received a message that his father. one of the old and highly respected citizens of this city, was dying Barnes states that when the message came the ship on which he was many hundreds of miles off the Atlantic coast. It had it's nose, how ever, pointed towards an American port and soon Barnes was transferred to another vessel.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-18
1OBACCO FUND
 FUR SOLDIERS
 GROWS SLOWLY
Contributions Being Re- ceived From Men and
 Women.

The Graphic's "Our Soldiers in France Tobacco Fund' continues to be augmented by subscriptions from women, men and children, white and c0lored, indicating that the thoughts of tho people who are enjoying safe ty and comfort at home are anxious to do all they can to make the lot of the American soldiers on the bat tlefrOnt as easy as possible for the time they may be vouchsafed life in that area of death.
 It has been shown that tobacco smoke offers some protection from tho gases used by the Germans, and, too, the soldiers obtain solace and satisfaction from My Lady Nicotine during the awful strain of hours in the trenches, momentarily expecting attack by the boche barbarians.
 rsThe contributions received by The Graphic included a check for $625 from Mrs. Pitts Jarvis of the Calu- met plantation. This represented dO- nations of 50 cents from Mrs. Jarvis, 25 cents from Floyd Jarvis II and Campbell Jarvis, and 25 cents each from 21 colored men, tenants on the plantation. These contributions were solicited by the Jarvises when settle mont for cotton was made with the cc1ored men, and each was found r6Ady togive a little from his plenty t0s provide the American fighters for freedom with little of the where M1thal for the enjoyment of good American 'smokes." Other contribu- titns included $5 from Union chapter N6. 40, Order of the Eastern Star; &E6O gathered from boxes in the Isaac Dfeyfus company's store: $10 from 1Gr3. E. B. Reed. 50 cents each from Prof. M. D. NlcNeil and E. T. Miller, and 25 cents from Wm. Nichol.
 a,Jonas McNeeley and Major Nc. Nieley, colored men on the Reed plantation, each sent in 25 cents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-18
CAREFUL ANSWERING DRAFT
 QUERIES URGED
Provost Marshal General Crowder Shows Reasons
 for Aid to Boards.

Washington, Nov. 17.-In discuss ing the promulgation of the regula- tions for the new system of applying the selective service law, Provost Marshal General Crowder, addressing himself to the questionnaire, says: Business efficiency must govern the gathering of armies just as it controls the running of railroads. The task ahead of us is 8 large one, and the work must be so distributed that each will bear his share. To the reg istrant who seeks exemption or de ferred classification must therefore be assigned a part; his duty will be to furnish complete information to support his claim, and he must do this thru the medium of his question naire.
 Will Require Considerable Care.
 "In this connection 1t is recognized that the completion and filing of this instrument will require considerable care; and 1t is also recognized that lack of education and unfamiliarity with our language will cause many men to either fail to resurn tac same or to return 1t in so unsatisfac- tory condition as to compel a local board to return 1t to the registrant again and again for correction, thus delaying the classification by the local boards and impeding the work of responding to the calls for quotas
 Should Have Information Quickly
 It is important to our success in this conflict that our local boards be furnished with tais information quick ly and accurately. Through the gov ernors of the states 1t is planned to organize legal advisory boards who will lead in this great work. Turnout the land responses are coming in from the leaders of this profession indorsing the undertaking and giving assurance of their willingness to as sist.
 with skilled men thus in com mand the opportunity is now offered to our people to render this great ser vice. In every community, at every crossroads, would urge the organiz. ation of bodies of men and women who will offer their services to the legal advisory boards. These organ. izations will be led by lawyers who can quickly analyze the questionnaire and instruct upon 1t.
 Should Open Headquarters. Headquarters should be opened where those registrants who desire information may receive same, an( volunteers should seek out the ignor. ant and urge upon them the neces stty sOt quickly sand accurately com I pleting their work. No finer oppol 1 tunfty to help has been offered to oul people, and no greater result can bt
 obtained than the completed infor nation which is being sought
 "The great patriotic societies o1
 the country can perform a tremen ] dous work by calling on their mem ], berships to offer themselves for thi!
 work, and 1t is confidently expected
 that these great forces will exer
 their mighty. influence in behalf o
 the national interest"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-18
U. C. V. T. TO MEET TODAY.

U. c. V. of J. Ed. Murray Camp No. 510:
 This notice will remind you that to- morrow, Sunday, November IS. is the time for the regular meeting of this camp and I am calling your attention to the fact lest you forget. The sand in the hour glass of our existence is .a constant reminder that our loyalty to the grandest, most sacred cause that ever animated the breast of a human being, will soon be a thing of the past. Therefore, we admonish you to remain faithful to the end, with that degree of faithfulness that for more than 50 years has challenged the admiration of the civilized world. Don't be a stacker, but attend these msetings..
 As ever and forever,
 THOS. GREEN, ST.,
 Commander. JUNIUS JORDAN, Adjutant.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-18

aga is guarded by troops of Porfirio ornelas. and Hypolite Sanchez. No at. tempt to cross the border was made today and none has occurred since Villa tSok Ojinaga. No fighting in the field has been reported.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-18

Bluf; J. B. McClendon. 470, Pine Bluff; J. D. Thomas, s5s, Pine luff; F. H. Moulton, Jr., 504, Pine Bluff.
 Appealed by government and dis charged: F. D. Swisbee, S22, Pine Bluff; J. T. Ramar, 13O. Pine Bluff: II. s. Davis, 1700. Pine Bluff; R. e. Ballard, 1477, Pine Bluff, Charles Lemons. 9S9. Pine Bluff; sherman Bell 14S9, Pine Bluff; Gus Cook. l232. Pine Bluff; o. E. Evans, 43S, DeKalb. Tex: Ben Tatum, 17S5, Pine Bluff: Wilson Candle. 1887. Pine Bluff; R. E. Harrison. 424. Pine Bluff.
 Appealed by government and held Tor service: William Steck. 155. Pine Blun; r. A. Derrick, 1240. Tcxarkana. Tex; s. P. Burt, 1lS9, Murphysboro. HI; Nathaniel Stevens, 84O. Wssnins. ton, D, C.: !. 6. Hart. Ssa, Pine Riuff <
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-18
DISTRICT BOARD
 GIVES DECISION IN
 PINE BLUFF CASES

The following decisions have been announced in regard to Pine Bluff ex. emption district cases by the district board:
 Appealed by government and ex- iempted: John Jianas, S60, Pine Bluff: Kimon Economids. 1270. Pine
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-18
Before he left the ship one of his

Before he left the ship one of his chums asked him if he had enough money to see him through. Barnes re- piled he had about $8O, which, he said, by economizing, would be sufficient. His chum said nothing but when Barn. es stepped over the rail came to him and handed him $200, which, Barnes chum said had been given by the boys aboard the ship in order that Barnes might not run short of change" Barnes arrived in Hot Springs too late to see his father alive.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-18

Villa and his personal command are spending the night uuderSthe stars in the hills south of Juarex. while 0jin-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-18

' Pine BIuf, Nov. IT, 1917. < Remember, those boys in France
 SFs HIT bOyss ' DO your bit in saving
 2r;l s5Ix thay VIII sst their bite
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-18

Oklahoma coal will ! }. os ,ls % V Cons tauso Coal < Maa. Mc Alester. Okla, lnco ;4k00. .000 capital.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-18

Lumber will be manuls. ar coupelI! Williams & Pifer Lumus. us'.o,sisd n Warrington, w. Va, incorp 4 $50.O0O capital.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-18

J. B. Wayne, S27, Pine BIui' < n D whitworth, PTS, Little R0cs' x .,ds Green, 1916, Pine Bluff; '. M Copns son, s12, Pine Bluff; A. A, nsr,ussrssI % dis7, 1; Pine Bluff; Sam
 HOP, Chicago, III. ,. hold fa
 Appealed by registrrsaa''t to Jsnurl service and time granteu ss0. @ Asus i, 1918, E. B. Reynolds ''''
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-18

We now have the most extensive and most at tractive and up-to-date line of Living Room, Par Tor and Library Furniture that has been shown in this city, and we like to show it and talk about tito you-Give us an opportunity, will youg If you want to buy now for Xmas we will take of it for you and deliver it when you say
 Yours for Service and absolute satisfaction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-15

the Seventh, Eighth and Ninth training battalions. formerly the Seventh Ohio in- fantry. and one company of the One Hundred and Forty eighth. old Third Ohio infaptry, which is on guard duty at Fairford, When retreat sounded this afternoon Camp Sheridan sheltered 29,SoO enlisted men and 109S officers.
 The companies which reported for duty were B of the One Hundred and Twelfth engineers, A, and D of the Ninth sep arate battalion (coloredD, and Batteries A. B and of the One Hundred and Thirty fourth (First Ohio) field artillery The artillery units have been on duty at Forst Benjamin Harrison. Ind, and brought with them full equipment. This battalion is the only artillery unit of the Sixty second brigade which has guns
 Congressman Clement Brumbaugh or Columbus, O., paid a visit to his friends of the division at Camp Sheridan Sunday while en route to New Orleans, Memphis and Vicksburg.
 Camp Sheridan Is one of the finest military reservations I have seen and l am indeed proud of the showing the Ohio troops are making he said. Con- gressman Brumbaugh paid tribute to Montgomery congressman, 5. Il. Dent chairman of the military committee, and pronounced him one of the greatest lead CTS the House has ever had, and one of the biggest men in Washington. For mai flag raising exercises We're held at division headquarters Sunday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-15
YOUNG WOMAN ENDS LIFE BY POISON ROUTE
Leaves Note Giving in Detail Rea- sons Leading Up to Her
 Rash Act

Penniless, friendless, Respondent ana
 afraid to face those who were dear 70
 her, Miss Hulda Gum, young wnite
 woman. seemingly about 20 years Of age'
 took her life yesterday evening about
 sso o'clock at room in the Young
 Women's Christian Association building
 by swallowing two ounces of carbolic acid purchased locally. The young woman left note giving reason for her rash act her address in Columbus, Ga., and the name and address of a brother who lives in New York. She took the room a5 the Young Women's Christian asso- ciation on Saturday.
 The body of the young woman was pr prepared for burial by Johns Undertak- ing company. and her brother Is being communicated with, with an idea of re- ceiving instructions for interment. The body is now at Johns awaiting devel- opmnets.
 | The young woman's body was discov- cred about 7:30 o'clock by those in charge at the Young Women's Christian association, and Coroner Hogan notified l He immediately made an investigation and pronounced it case of suicide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-15
.DR. ..STUART TALKSON
 DOING THINGS WELL

Young man, if you are running a gro- right, make a success of it. It may be the stepping stone to the biggest busi- ness success you could hope to attain. If you are running an automobile, be careful and faithful, make good driver If you are shining shoes, shine the heel just as much as you do the toe. Make up your mind to do or die. and you will
 never die, for the man who does things never dies" said pr. George R. stuart last night, in the continuation of his ser
 mons to young men, at the First Method { ist church.
 There is not five per cent of the young men before me tonight who are succeed | ing, for they do not know their busi- ness. That may sound strange, but 1t Is a fact If I could do one thing here l tonight, I would be satisfied-that is
 make the young men here drive their
 peg down tonight where their ambition
 ought to place it, and go to it. I would change every business in this city, ev- 1 cry factory, I would revolutionize Bir- | mingham.
 'i$eSA myself talk-the music is too bad. l | want to see men change their ways or 1 living, to accomplish something. Nehe-
 miah, the cup bearer to the King, was the next man in that great palace ana kingdom to the king and he had an easy life. though in heather palace. But he had crisis to come into his life just
 as 1t does in every other mans life and he wanted to go back to where his fathers graves were in ruins, where I the walls of his native city had crum- | bled, and where the temple of his peo- pie had tumbled down at the hands oi his enemies. He wanted to rebuild the
 wall and the temple and he said he would
 do it or die. And he did 1t. He had to fight to do 1t, but when these enemies learned that there was Just one man on
 the job-a real man-they were soon 1 licked"
 Every mans life depends upon where he puts God If he puts God first, he IS
 bound to succeed. If he puts Him second' l his success Is problematical, very doubt 1 ful. NIf he puts God last, that IS puts l God out of his life, there is no chance l for him to succeed. You have got to know your work-your competitor ana your business If you don't know your
 business, learn it or get out-I begrudge l 1t to our American people that they do not know their business, and constantly l allow the foreigner to come in and suc- ceed where they failed. because they do l not know their business"
 I The hour for the evening service has 1 changed from 8 o'clock to 7:45 for the 1 fall and winter months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-15
At Loew's Biiou

A brilliant combination of star vau- deville acts and exclusive pictures is the entertainment offered by the man. agement of Loew's Bijou for the first half of the week and record breaking attendance is predicted. Mabel Harper, a charming singing comedienne, as- sisted by capable company, is the vaudeville topliner. while the talented Dorothy Phillips will be seen in her newest screen success, Bondage Loew's current events, the acknowl- edged leader of news picture service, will show war pictures of today, and in addition there will be some fine comedy films. Other acts are Leighton and Kennedy in two shades of burnt cork Mark and Josephine. comedy act; Dix and Dixie versatile artists; and the Milini five Italian singers and musicians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-15
I.yric-Official War Pictures

Beginning this afternoon, matinee the Lyric will present, in addition to it's reg
 ular programme of five acts of Keith vaudeville. the official British war pie lures, "The Retreat of the Germans at the Battle of Aras." These pictures prove beyond doubt the atrocities com
 mitted by the Germans in their retreat and the appalling cruelty of the Huns. The picture will be shown in three epi- sodes, the first episode to be shown this week, first part being shown today. Tuesday and Wednesday and the first
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-15
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Mitzi Haios in "Pom-Pomo

Mitzi Hajos and Pom Pom are com ing to the Jefferson Tuesday. matinee and night. 'Pom-Pom" was fitted for Mitzi as surely to a hair-line as are the trousers and boys coat she wears in part of the play when she is not flut- tering in fascinating femininity. Anne Caldwell, who was equally successful in measuring the personalities of Montgom- cry and Stone for "Chin-Chin." did the play fitting, and Mir. Savage assured success by persuading Hugo Felix com poser of the catchy Madame Sherry, to write for Pom Pom.''
 If there had been no Mitzi to play it there could have been no "Pom-Pom for MT. Savage to offer no Pom -Pob' public. From the stories that have been told by those who have seen this unconventional music comedy, there can be little doubt of that The piece Is melodramatic and also rapidly moving comedy. Its little character must play the part of boy without any irreve- lant feminisms intruding on the boyish- ness of it, and yet there is to always be the consciousness of a woman playing a boys droll part And Mitzi-or Mizzi Hajos, as 1t used to be, when so much standardization was needed-is born como dienne as she proved in "Sari,' and now is making 1t evident she is not afraid of trousers.