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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-02-07

at Charlie Phillips's Sunday evening,
Stanley Hudkins and Elamore
Cross are hauling straw to Beling-
ton for Mr.. Daniels.
Mr. and Mrs. A. v. Stalnaker
spent Sunday Sunday afternoon at
Marcine Elliott's.
Mrs. Selba Gaynor is quite i'll at
this writing.
We understand that Marcine Elliott
who is in Philippi being treated by
DR.. Myers is improving nicely.
j. w. Skidmore has been working
for G. M. Elliott the past week.
Rev. j. P. Slaughter passed thru
here on Tuesday of this week on his
way home from Mt. Zion, where he
has been holding a meeting.
Emery Phillips has been real sick
for few days with Quinsy, but is
some better at this time.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-02-07
TACY

The Tacy Literary society reorgan-
lied this winter by electing Miss
Pearl Holyfeld, President, Mrs. Botha
BolyaNl, secretary, and L. L. Hersh-
man, Editor of the "Sticker." Cues
ton for debate last Friday night was ):
That the city boy has greater advant-
ages than the country boy The boys
arguing the Aft and the girls the
Neg. The girls gained the question.
Who says the girls cannot debate.
The Question for debate Feb. 18th
is: Resolved, that Americas shame
exceeds her glory. Taken as whole
they have quite an interesting liter
airy at this place, with large attend
ance and good order.
John j. Harris at Kalamazoo, one
of our oldest citizens, also one of the
oldest Party Prohibitionists of Glade
District, is critically i'll at this time.
But he has lived to see National Pro-
hibition PRACTICABLE inscribed in our
Federal constitution, one of the great
desires of his heart. EI&
Misses Myrtle Nestor, Desie and
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-02-07
HUNTERS FORK

We are still having plenty of win
ter and ice at this writing.
Labon Cross was business visitor
at Belington Saturday.
j. G. Beller has several men en-
ployed making ties and getting out
mine props. Mr.. Beller is one of our
most Industrious men of the county.
Mat Weese was a business visitor
at Belington Wednesday.
Early Cross was calling at John
England's Sunday.
Willie Stalnaker was calling on
Miss Viola Bennett Sunday.
Monroe Moore was in town Sat-
urday looking after business affairs.
Barton Cross, of Marysville, was
visiting among his old friends here.
Monroe Moore was calling at j. G.
Boilers last Friday.
P. R. Cross was business visitor
at Huffman Saturday.
Labon Cross was visiting j. P.
Hunt at Dartmoor Wednesday,
Mat Weese was calling at J. C.
Beller's Sunday.
P. R. Cross caught red fox in a
trap last Saturday night.
Ivan Moore passed thru here Sun
day enroute to Junior.
O. S. Coonts visited at Sam Moran's
Saturday.
Albert Browning passed thru here
Saturday on his way to visit Grant
Price.
Dolph Weese, who has been on the
sick list for some time, is improving
now.
Stanley Hudkins and ELMER Cross
of near Meadowville, passed.thru here
Monday with load of bailed straw
enroute to Belington.
P. R. Cross was a business visitor
at Belington Monday
Luther Moore, who is working at
Junior, was home Sunday.
Bertha Yeager, Of Mt. Liberty, as
home over Sunday.
A. D. Phillips, who is teaching
school here was at his home over Sun
day.
Abe Cross, of Detroit, Mich, is
here visiting friends.
Homer Cross has been on the sick
list for some time, but is now i'm
proving.
Willis Cross, of High Point, was a
businss visitor in Elkins Monday.
Thurman Cross was visiting at
Thomas last week.
Earl Phillips, of near Montrose,
was a visitor here Sunday.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-02-07
500 Reward, S1OO

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and
faces of the System thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease. giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith in the curative powers of Halls
Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails
to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. ]. CHENEY G. CO.. Toledo.
Ohio. Sold by all Druggist 75c.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-02-07
Chamberlain's Tablets.

Chamberlain's Tablets are inten-
ded especially for stomach troubles,
biliousnesc and constipation, and have
met with much success in the treat
ment Of those diseases. People who
have suffred for years with stomach
trouble and have been unable to OBJ
tain any permanent relief, have been
completely cured by the use of these
tablets. Chamberlain's Tablets are
also of great value for biliousness.
Chronic constipation may be perman-
emily cured by taking Chamberlain's
Tablets and observing the plain
printed directions with each bottle.
Sold by all dealers. tadv.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-02-07
MARRIED

Mr. Fl. NJ Lockridge and Miss
Nellie J. Allen were united in marri-
age at the home of the brides mother
in Ronceverte on Wednesday evening.
January %, 1918, by Rev. Thos. A.
Burch, of the the NJ. E. Church,
South. The groom is one of Pocahon-
tas county's prominent citizens and
lawyers. He is manager Of the Allie
ghany club, Minnehaha Springs. The
bride was housekeeper for the club
during the past season. They left
on tie C. & G. train No. to spend
their honeymoon with friends in Vir-
ginia-West Virginia News.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-02-07
Stomach Trouble and Constipation.

Those who are afflicted with stomach
trouble and constipation should read
the following: 81 have never found
anything SO good for stomach trouble
and constipation as Chamberlain's
Tablets. have used them off and on
now for the past two years. They
not only regulate the action of the but
stimulate the liver and keep ones
body in healthy condition." writes
Mrs. Benjamin Hooper, Auburn, N. Y.
Sold by all dealers. (adv.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-02-07
TIE BELMGTeA PROGRESSIVE
: q
s PEOPLES PAPER11
OUR BOUNDEN DUTY

This newspaper must first OF all be
clean, it must be fair, it must be hon
est and without malice in its opinions
and expressions, and it must, at all
times, devote itself unhinehingly and
fearlessly to the pubic service in the
interests of the masses of the people
1t must always combat evil and IN
justice.
1t must always fight for progress
and reform.
1t must never tolerate corruptions.
1t must be in sympathy with the
peer and the unfortunate.
For Belington it must always stand
with unselfish devotion, for the
achievement of the fnestideals, OF
every high purpose, of every enter
prise, of every step in the march OF
progress.
1t must stand for good government,
freedom, equality, the public welfare,
civic and true patriotism and undylng
love of country.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-02-07
MEADOWVILLN

We still have plenty of ice and very
cold weather.
A Mr.. Daniels, of Parsons, has pur-
chased lot of hay and straw of Mrs.
Marietta Holsberry and is having it
bailed and shipped to Parsons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart johnson and
little daughter were visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi Johnson, Of Kirt, last Sat
urday and Sunday.
Miss Opal Hudkins spent Saturday
with her cousins, Maxine and Marie
Elliott, here.
The "stork" visited ]. w. Skid
mores one day last week and left a
baby girl.
Otis Harris was pleasant caller
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-02-07
Effie Bennett were visiting Miss Rose
NJ. Baughman last Saturday and Sum

Effie Bennett were visiting Miss Rose
NJ. Baughman last Saturday and Sum
day.
Cecil Polling and Artie Baughman
were at DARN Bolyard's last Sunday
Roy Polling, of Dan Town, rode the
w. 0. w. Goat at Nestorville last
Saturday night.
Wade Polling, of Kalamazoo, who
was confined at the Geneva Hotel in
Philippi for several weeks with
erecypelas, returned home last Sun
day. We are glad to note is i'm
proving rapidly.
A little child Of Jenis Nestor's was
buried at Nestorville~ Tuesday.
Rev. J. P. Slaughter passed thru
this section Tuesday on his way to
conduct funeral
Dillon P. and Olga O. Baughnan,
sons Of G. w. Baughman, and Jas. E.
Johnson, who are at camp in Jack
sonville, Florida, writes their parents
that they are enjoying good old sum-
mer time down there, and the Their
mometer REGISTERED from 80 to 80
above zero-while it is registering 20
below here
The people are asking daily when
we think this cruel war will be over,
a question we cannot answer, but
pray it may be soon, that hostalities
may, stop as well as, worry and the
shedding of blood.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-02-07
How to Prevent Group

In child that is subject to attacks
of Group, the first indication of the dis
ease is hoarsness. Give Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy as soon as the
child becomes hoarse and the attack
may be warded off and all danger and
anxiety avoided.
Sold BY all dealers. lady
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-02-07
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, 1918.
THE OLD FASHIONED
FIREPLACE

We had the pleasure of visiting at
ahome recently where there was an
old-fashond fireplace. We enjoyed
it. There is something about an old
fashioned fireplace that takes body
by the hand without waiting for an
introduction. 1t dosen't keep man
standing out in the hall till his nails
turn blue, and he sighs a regret that
ne didn't bring his ear-muffs along;
but before he can tell how it is done
it has made him feel right at home
and is communing with him like an
old friend with whom he hopes never
to part again. 1t puts him in the best
chair and is on the way to the cellar
for cider, before he can get his hat
off. And as he sits there rubbing his
hands with an ecstatic sort of feeling
to which no word in our language can
give full expression, he feels like
giving the bulk of his property to the
poor before he has been there two
minutes. It warns him up with a
glow that makes him feel benevolent
from his teeth to his toe nails; quick
ems uu his blood till he almost feels
his hair grow, and takes away the
fear of death, or gives a facinaion Of
fire, which amounts to the same thing.
An exchange tells the story Of a
boy who was sent to markt with a
sack full Of rabbits, lingering around
town all day and coming back with
cut selling them. When asked by his
mother why he had not sold the rab-
bits, he said no one asked him what
was in the sack. How many Of our
merchants are like this little boy?
They have plenty of goods for sale,
but fail to tell the people what is in
the sack. If you expect to sell goods
in this day and age, you must open
your sack and keep shouting the mer-
its Of your stock in trade.
It Is well known fact that the
most severe critics Of the public
schools and the churches are the peo-
pie who have never taken the trouble
to enter the doors Of the institutions
that they criticise. They stand out
side and bark instead of entering and
learning for themselves the truth
about matters, Ii is easier to set
up hue and cry than to make thor
ough investigation.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-02-07

WANTED FOR CASH

Will pay highest Cash prices
for Hides, and all kinds of Furs,
Rubber and Metals of all kinds.
BELINGTON JUNK co.
M. D. Gamer, Prop.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-02-07
ChamberIain,s Couch Remedy.

This is not only one of the best and
most efficient medicine for coughs.
colds and Group, but is also pleasant
and safe to take, which is important
when medicine must be given to child
rem. Many mothers have given il
their unqualified endorsement.
Sold by all aealsrs. exay
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-20
WOULD PUNISH LOVE
PIRATES SEVERELY
Especial to The Times, J

Especial to The Times.)
CHICAGO, April 20.-What is
America going to do with men like
Prof. William |. Thomas-men
who prey upon the wives of SOL
diers?
Chicago, more moral in wartime
than the big town ever dreamed it
could be in peaceful days, is sorry
because 1t cannot punish, as it
would like to, this professor ar
rested in downtown hotel with
Mrs. r. M. Granger, "a, whose
husband is a lieutenant in the
American trenches in France.
Chicago would like to make an
example, horrible example, If
you please-of this man. but Chi
cago fears that he may escape with
a slap on the wrist.
Urge Life Imprisonment.
The laws of Illinois do not dis
tinguish between a wrong done a
civilian husband here at home and
a soldier husband fighting in the
trenches over there. The far
famed Morals Court Yesterday
handled Prof. Thomas as 1t would
any other person caught in a vice
raid, and turned him and the
woman loose for lack of evidence.
Chicago - thoroly reformed
Chicago-thing that the man who
steals the wife of a soldier com
mits a greater wrong than the
man who thus robs a stay-at-home
husband. For the soldier isn't
here to defend the sanctity of his
home.
At women's clubs, speakers
urged life Imprisonment for these
wartime love pirates.
Whatever the law does to
them," the Rev. Billy Sunday said,
cant be half severe enough.
Soak 'em and soak 'em hard!"
Chicago Helpless.
But Chicago can't soak" this
Prof. Thomas hard. The soldier
girl wife he stole, and his own
wife, have Joined hands to save
the 55-year-old LOthario.
The professor is the father of
two grown sons. He has the "in-
tellectual brow" In fact, he
seems to have so much of that
intellectual brow" that whatever
he thinks or does is right. accord
ing to his way of thinking-and
his wife agrees.
But he has the weak, sensual
lips of the Lothario type. They
are the lips one would think of
when told that the professor
writes disparagingly of matrimony
and virtue, and that his fame at
Chicago University was prin-
cipally achieved by his lectures on
1.-The history of prostitution, )"
given every spring before a mixed
class of young men and women.
The professor was fired by Chi
cago University, and other trifling
punishments may be melted out to
him, but he won't be punished a
tenth as much for stealing Lieut..
Changers wife as he would be If
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-20

ASSAULT
SUCCESS
Omitted Press Leased Wire. J

Omitted Press Leased Wre)
LONDON, April 20.-The British successfully coun
ter attacked at Festubert and Gvenchy the south
edge of the Flanders battlefield last night throw
ing the Germans back from positions they gained in
the British lines two days ago lat the cost of heavy
losses" Field Marshal Haig reported today.
1--WE gained all our detectives and established
our position.
Local attacks occurred southeast of Roecq. In sharp
fighting the enemy driven back
Iiag issued special order ongatulating the first
its in repulsng the attacks.
South the Gin conducted
successful minor enterprise yesterday taking few prisoners nine
machine trench Early last night
counter attack repused,' Hag added
llag said the British positions north Melville heavily
sheled yesterday morning but no attack followed.
For time the Flanders,
April there ull today both Flanders
fronts
The French office reported the German artillery active
kieuse, between Verdun St. Mhe
There nothing to report from the battlefront the
office said The
claimed the capture of 1900 prisoners minor actions
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-20
BY VIM. Phillips Simms
United Press Staff Correspondent.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES

ShtSSi EVFoS osaiI correspondent.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
IN FLANDERS, April 10
French and British are fighting
shoulder to shoulder on the Lys
battlefield.
Artillery rumbled sullenly thru
out the night both there and on
the Somme front.
The British, at Beaurains, two
miles south of Arras, advanced a
short distance. A German count
err attack was repulsed but during
the night the British line was
withdrawn to its original position.
Won Armin and Won Quasi have
sacrificed further fresh divisions
at the foot of Mont KENNEL,
while on the plains south of
Mont Rouge, Mont Noir and
Mont de Cats, Won Eberhardt and
Won Stattin apparently have
struck a stone wall.
Nearly 80 divisions $3.50, 900
mem have been used in Flanders
by the enemy since April 8 and
apparently many more will he
needed If the Fourth and Sixth
German armies are to battle on
much further.
Battered, Weary.
Some of these divisions are too
badly battered to go on. Others
are physically exhausted. The
remainder are tired, but are be-
ing pushed on in desperate at
tempts to enlarge the Armen-
there's bulge.
Hindenburg must strike else
where, using many of his re-
naming precious reserves, if he
is unable to advance further in
Flanders.
German high velocity guns are
extremely busy in the villages
and roads ringing the battlefield,
and the bombardment is being
increased as heavier artillery is
dragged up.
In the Arcadian hill country
north of Bailloul. windmills and
matched cottages are shaking un-
der the conclusion.
The country folk are gradually
deserving their little farms, car
rying their belongings.
Some linger, not fully CON-
pretending their danger, gazing
dazedly at the shells bursting in
their yards and the shrapnel
blossoming above their hayracks,
while low flying airplanes battle
above their vegetable gardens.
Gunners Have Milk.
IT makes lump rise in ones
throat to see these poor old
people tangled up in the war.
saw bent old lady trudging
along q path across the battle
field toward a village where gey-
sers of brick dust and smoke and
terrific explosions marked the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-20
JUST LULL
in STORM


WASHINGTON, ID. c.. April
2O.-Comparative quiet on the
western battleline was regarded
here today as merely a temporary
lull before another great storm.
Both sides are undergoing re-
adjustments.
Reinforcements are now being
brougt up. The British will con-
tinue to check the Boche, IL is felt
Italian aid on the right wing
will further relieve @ seasoned
troops from that region for fight
ing further north.
The German is stalking every
thing and tho baked and halted
now, he is going on with the con-
flict, all authorities agree. This
means more and more American
troops must be sent across.
Secretary of War Baker is now
giving the most serious considera-
ton to the man-power problem.
He has consulted congressional
military leaders and talked sew
eral times with Lord Reading, the
British ambassador.
These conferences may be a
forerunner of plans to increase
the United States army beyond
the 100000 men which, II is
estimated, will be in the field or
in training here at the close OF
the year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-20
800 JOIN
IN CHASE
FOR NAN

Captured after a six blocks ex-
citing chase thru the downtown
streets of Tacoma, in which three
police officers and 500 civilians
took part, Frank Rutt, age "a, a
logger confessed at police head
quarters three hours later that he
was wanted in Southwestern
Washington for committing a
holdup.
Rutt robbed a card game in a
logging camp near Saginaw,
Wash, of more than $500 a week
ago, and came to Tacoma to hide,
he said.
Detectives Osborne and Thomp-
son were sauntering down Broad
way at O'Clock Saturday when
they noticed a man on the 10Th
street corner holding piece OF
paper in his hand and acting
queerly. The detectives approach
ed. Without warning, the stran-
ger turned and ran at top speed
up Broadway towards 18th.
Not knowing what allied the
man, but considering pursuit the
better part of discretion, the
detectives followed. Also the
civilians.
The stranger ran into Court A
and started north. BY this time
Patrolman Morris had taken uT
the chase. The fleeing man
darted into the rear of the Tivoli
cafe and ran thru to the Pacific
avenue entrance, from there rum
ming to 18th and east on that
street. The crowd was bewil-
dered, but Policeman Morris was
right on the mans heels and
baged him in another moment.
When taken to Jail, the man
would not explain how he hap
pened to have $500 in money and
. some checks in his pocket. The
paper that he was holding when
the detectives first saw him was a
check.
At noon, Rutt confessed to De-
tective Capt. Strickland that he
had held up the logging camp
game, taking money and checks,
He said that he had lost money
in the game, and staged his hold
up for revenge. Tacoma police
know nothing of the holdup, but
are holding Rutt for Montesano
officers.
Six hundred dollars, Rutt
claims, is his own.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-20
3 GIRLS in
JAILBREAK

Another escape of girl inmates
at the police quarantine station,
municipal dock, occurred Friday
night, three young women taking
French leave of the institution
after they had unlocked the front
door with a pass key struggled in
to them. This is the fourth Jail
break from the quarantine station
since it was established.
Those who escaped were Eva
st. Claire, Helen Thurman and
Florence Sutton. Late in the night
the three girls dressed, picked VI
the valises which they had been
allowed to take into the station,
and slipped away. Others of the
30 girls in the hospital claimed ig-
norance of the escape.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-20
HAlC'S MEN STAND
like STONE wall

landings of German shells.
She carried large dog in
her arms, Bingham bib about
its neck like child. The dog
probably was the only living
thing she had left to love.
Nearby were five little girls,
laughingly chasing two stubborn,
snorting goats, while their par
ents were closing the cottage
shutters before leaving.
Those who stayed the longest
were forced to leave everything.
Soldiers are milking aban-
doned cows. No gunners' mess
Is without cream for coffee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-20
HUNS MOVE
UP TROOPS
BY Henry Wood

lnlteu ffeSS SJaII Correspondents.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
IN THE FIELD, April 10. -
might. THE Germans were
steadily transferring fresh divis-
ions from Russia to the French
front, filling up the gaps in their
ranks caused by their heavy
losses.
The French staff has identified
a division which was in Ukraine
in February; one which was in
--Sarrebourg early in April; one
which was at the Russian front
March 6; one which was in the
Colmar region April 6; one of
Uhlans which was in Zodrow April
/; one which was in Sarrebours
April Z, and one which departed
from Foscani March Z, arrived at
Metz March Is, was at Hirson
April and is now in the line in
the region Of Hangard-en-San-
terre.