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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07
ITO MILLIONS MORE FOR
THE BOYS.

Another great campaign is on for
the boys in Camp and in France.
This time it is a united movement
for the benefit of all War Religious
Activities. 1t is to be a practical
demonstration of the Brotherhood of
Man. The Y. M. G. A., the Y. W.
| C. A., the Knights of Columbus, the
Jewish Welfare Board the Salvation
Army, the American Library As
tsociation, are all to benefit from the
fund of ITO Millions of Dollars
which the people of America will
gladly contribute within the week
beginning November 18th.
1t has been deemed wise by the
President to combine the campaign
for funds for all of these Associ-
ations, rather than to have separate
campaigns for each. There are no
creeds, no religious sects, no de-
nominational differences in the Army
Why should there be any division
Of action in raising funds for any of
them? 81
All of these organizations are in
tended to carry the home along with
the boys into their training camps,
on the trains upon which they travel
upon the high seas, and right up to
the front line trenches SIN other
wars the influence of the American
home has had to stop at the sol
dier's own front gate. In this war
the home follows the flag clear up
to the front line trenches. That, in
one word, is the story of these great
Incorporating war work agencies
| Barbour Countw is to be asked to
subscribe and pay 100000 towards
this fund. We have paid more
than twice that amount for the, Red
Gross, we have contributed an a.
mount in excess of $4,000 for the
Y. M. c. A. Now, we can easily do
our full share and pay more than
81 900 for all of these good agencies
to look after the comfort and happi-
ness, the contentment and entertain
ment, the moral welfare and the
spiritual uplift of these boys who
mean more to US than all else in
this War.
The campaign is to be short
from November 18th to the 18th
But, that is ample. It takes only a
moment to open the heart and the
pocket book at the same time
The war is won but it is not yet
ended. Oar boys win need the ben
efts of all these Agencies until they
are safely returned to car own fire
sides. Let US be open with our
pocket books and generous with our
impulses. We must not fail in this
campaign. We have become accus
toned to helping and it will be =
pleasure and not burden this time
/ PUBLICITY COMMITTEE.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07

sad. The beautiful flower. The
beautiful field of grain. A beauti-
full forest. The decline Of a or. ?
beautiful city, but sad it is indeed
when man can trace it in his own
soul. 1t is well to be sorrowful. II
is well if the tears do fall.
2 Rest not on n10urnful retros-
poets. Repent ands do thy first
works. Go back to the cross Of
Christ, and gaze there till your
coldness is melted and your love
springs afresh.
Examine yourself.
The above is give as warning to
those who face eternity, and mus,
soon answer for the deeds done inS
the body.
Remember therefore from whence
thou art fallen, and repent, and do
the first works. Rev. 2:5
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07
sWHA7wTHz FRED CROSS rs
DOING FOR CRIPPLED AND
DISABLED SOLDIERS


That = returned soldier, minus
leg, can earn as much as seventy
FIVE dollars a week, on piece work
has been proved recently when the
Red Cross Institute at 81 Fourth
Ave, New York City, was able to
instruct and place young man in
a factory manufacturing horoscopes
which are used as stabilizers fer
aeroplanes, work calling for the
most skilled and deft manipulations
of certain adjustments, and the de-
lvelopment of the sense of touch to
such degree that the merest frac-
ton of mechanical displacement
can be discovered by the finger tips
Many opportunities for acquiring
a profession are offered to these
Handicapped men-professions that
offer an excellent living and in which
the disability becomes less a handi-
cap in view of the excellent salaries
and congenial surroundings. The
Red Cross Institute has undertakes
to teach various trades to disabled
American soldiers offering yari-
ETY. for selection for the develop
ment Of any special bent on tie
part of the men, among them bang
the manufacture Of artificial limhs,
xy-acetylene Welding. mechanical
drawing, drafting, printing, motisa
picture. operating and the prodnc-
ton Of jewelry-all trades in which
there are constant openings.
Even men with double leg amps
tations are not disqualified for &C
tive employment for many fields
are open to them in interesting me
chanical work such as automatic
box making, covering, cutting,
stripping, labelling, printing and
staying machines, all of which can
be worked sitting down..
1t is more difficult problem to
| find the right occupation for the
one-armed man as fewer opportu-
mites offer themselves, but there
are automatic machines such as
those for box making, labelling and4
scoring which can be operated by
man with one hand, providing the
material is carried by another work
err.
Bereft of his ability to go back
to his former business in life,
disabled soldier need have no feaa.
of what the future holds in store
for him for the Red Cross has taken
upon its shoulders. the problem of
answering the question .'What
shall we do with the legless, arm
less and blinded men when they come
back?' and is indeed preparing the
way for happy return for them to
civil life in way that will mean
profit both to the soldiers and the
communities in which they live.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07

Owing to scarcity of teachers in
Valley District and the present
labor and health conditions the
Board of Education Of Valley Dis
trict met at Concord church on the
30th day of October 1918 to recon-
slider the number Of months the
schools in this district are to be
open, also the increase Of salaries Of
teachers in all grades and on motion
of r. L. Tallman it was agreed that
the schools in this district shall be
open not to exceed five months and
that all grades shall be raised five
dollars per month in addition ia
present salary and former order.
Given under our hands this the
Both day of October 1918.
G. P. WILMOTH Pres. B. Edu.
4. 6. HATHAWAY Secy.
Belington, w. Va. r. / Concord
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OHIO DRY.
any time

COLUMBUS, Nov. 6.-Ohio yes
terday entered the fast growing
column of states where intexica-
ting liquors can not be sold or pur-
chased ~ 4
~ With slightly more than 800 pre-
cicts out all Of which are located
in territory which heretofore has
been dry the prohibition forces
have assumed lead Of 1851 to-
night, and their leaders confidently
predict that the final majority will
be close to $1,000. With returns
from 5341 precincts out Of 5756 the
ivotestallds flor prohibition Ala, 1872
against prohibition 402, 1881.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07
A. B. BROWN DEAD.

A. B. Brown, of Pittston Pa. who
was well known in the business
world at Belington as well as else
where died of Paralysis in Califor-
MIA during the last week of Oct.
His body was cremated. Mr.. Brown
was about IL years of age though
he did not look like man above so.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07

Scrimgeour Bros. have added a
fine new motor truck to their bust.
ness for delivery purposes here and
Iinneighboring towns. 1t is specially
fitted for the rough windy weather
of winter. Ase
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07
SCHOOLS REOPEN

The schools of this city re-opened
Monday after having been closed
for one month Several new stu
dents have enrolled in both Grades
and High School and Wednesday
showed q good per cent Of the en-
rollment in school.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07
Notice

Xmas boxes for overseas will be
found at the Red Cross Rooms
Tuesday and Friday afternoons or
call on
Mrs. w. w. Thomas,
Mrs. ]. w. Strother,
Mrs. j. P. Tibbetts,
any time.
Mrs. j. W. sTRoTHER.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07

We make speciality on Sale Bills.
Any size. Any color. sAsf
SALE BILLS
THE BELINGTON PROGRESSIVE
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07

The Handle Mfg Co. in the low
er end of town has contracted wit,
Scrimgeour Bros. for a large cleo
trio motor with which to run their.
factory and will get their day curl
rent from the same source. They
have contract which will keep
them busy for some time to come
and on account of the high cost of
fuel have decided to use electricity.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07

School will commence at Dartmoor
Monday Nov. II.
w. A. STREET
Principal
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-07

lit renders the christian a him
derance to the power of truth A
christian professor, protesting to be
inspired by infinite love, processing
to believe in a glorious Immortality
and yet cold and Indifferent
The world reads that and what
wonder that it mocks at faith. Like
an iceberg, such an individual stands
between the world and the son of
Gods gospel chilling its warmth
and killing its power. What blight
Il ing to the cause of Christ! What a
cause for shame and sorrow! What
a loss to earth and heaven! What a
record made and which must be
faced in the judgment, when we have
lost our first love. 1t is enough to
make saints of earth and angels Of
heaven to weep, and the Son Of
God to cry out Woe unto thee!
As the individual who has lost his
first love faces eternity, he should
cry out from the very depth, of his
feart, what must / do to be saved ?
And Father forgive.
Third.
Its remedy
! Remember 1t is sad work to
look back over the past, and trace
the path of failure and decline, anc
not question and say Lord is it 1!
But tell the truth and say Lord il
was /.
The decay Of all beautiful life /.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-20
FOUR AT THE SAME TIME

A letter from Mr.. James Anderson
a member of Company X from this
city now in France to his parents
states that the same shrapnel shell
that exploded in the trench where
they were stationed wounding him
slightly also hurt three others. Les
lie Walston of Saratoga township
this county, whom Mr.. Anderson
states he pulled from under a barb
ed wire fence was killed outright.
Dewey Adams who resides on the
upper edge of Wilson township near
the Taylor's township line was so
severity wounded that he died the
next day, and soldier by the name
of Sheetz was also severely
wounded.
All of these were members of Co.
X. Mr.. Anderson writes that he is
getting on all right and that Com
pany X is in fine shape.
The official announcement of
Young Walston"s death has not
been made in the casualty lists, but
the fact that Captain Giddens and
Mr.. Anderson have reported it and
that another soldier from Northamp-
ton county has also reported makes
it certain beyond the shadow of a
doubt.
Mr.. Anderson writes that after
the shell containing shrapnel ex-
ploded and they were able to come
out from under the pile of debris
which covered them from the explo-
sion that it was discovered that the
soldiers above named were either
killed or wounded.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-20
BRAYE LIT. CALVIN CAPPS

We have always contended that
Wilson county boys are of the right
sort of stuff, and the records made
by the brave boys from Wilson on
the battlefield of France proves
this. As far as we have been able
to keep up with the record we be-
lieve that Wilson county has given
greater number of lives to the
couse Of human liberty than any
other county in thi/ state and every
one expired in a halo of glorious
achievement.
A letter from a comrade of 1t.
Calvin Capps to the family of the
former in another county states thar
our boy received a wound in the hip
which would not have killed him II
it hat oeen attended to at once, but
he paid no attention to 1t and con-
tinued to lead his men forgetful OF
himself in the excitement and the
shock Of battle, until he fell from
loss Of blood" and SO he died with
his boots on lighting for his coun'
A - "
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-20
VICTORY OR
DESTRUCTION
German Newspapers Declare
is the Meaning of the
Entente Reply to the
AUSTRIAN PEACE NOTE

Copenhagen, Sept. 20.-Tf Ger
man press generally from the Soc
ialist to conservatives, regards the
American answer to the Austrian
peace note, taken in connection with
the speech of Foreign Secretary Bal
four, as fine proof that the a,lies, SO
the newspapers charge seek to COM
plete the destruction of the central
powers and their peoples ard the
dismemberment of their- te ',i'Ory.
The socialist Vorwaerts O: Berlin,
is bitter and pessimistic. 1t de clares
that the American answer and the
utterances of Secretary Balfod, COM
pei the conclusion that the entente
Will not hear of a peace by agre-
m, mt.
"Mr. Balfoud's speech" says the
Vorwaerts, contains two points
which a great part of the German
r,orle are ready to discuss ard tive
others which will evoke ,cwerful
opposition from every German. The
first two points are Belgium and the
Brest-Litovsk. The other two con-
cern the German colonies and Asace
Lorraine.
"Is Mr.. Balfour wishes that these
last two points should be fulfilled,
which would be possible only
through a complete military victory
by the entente there would be a
feeling left among the entire Ger
man people that they had been made
the victims of a robbers warfare"
The Vorwaerts says that even
the entente does rot admit the JUS
tice of the German standpoint, its
rejection of the Austrian invitation
is, nevertheless, an "act of stupidity
and brutality"
The Lokal Anzieger's comment II
of an Il told you So nature. The
new spapers sar that President Will
sons answer makes it necessary to
wait and So, What the entente ma
tions will say. II declares it IS evil
dent from Nj. Balfour's speech that
negotiations are impossible Unless
Germany is wi'if G to acc .pt in ad
vance all the conditions lall down
by the allie. The newspane4 adds;
IF the mater of giving Gul colo
nies back to us is a cloud lnciden
for Engiani, lhen any peace dix al
SO is purp 'seiess as far a ne are
concerned"
The DeutS1lc Tages ZeitnnG re-
fering to the demands regarding the
colonss ~. lsace Lorraine, de-
clarai:
What does this mean if not that
the entente intends to dismember
and crush the German empire?
There is but one thing left for us
victory or destruction
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-20
STOCKS

New York, Sept. 20.-The Steels
and equipments resumed the lead
ership today at the opening of the
stock rarket 1t is the belief that
the steel conference at Washington
would result in the revision of pric-
es upward and this ostensibly was
the cause of the advance in United
States Steel of one point
Impending large orders in equip
ments caused extensive purchase of
Baldwin Locomotive and American
Car. The shippings and oils were
relagated to the back ground but
there was some inquiry for the less
er known specialties. Canadian Pa
cific advanced IA points.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-20
ISSUES A
PROCLAMATION TO ARMY

Amsterdam, Sept. 20-Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg has issued a
proclamation to the German army
in the field according to the lei
tung. Am Mittag, Of Berlin, in
which the German commander in
chief alludes to the recent Austrian
peace offer, saying that it does not
involve an interruption in the war
operations.
The field marshal adds that
readiness for peace is not in contra
diction with the spidit which Ger
many is waging the struggle. 1t is
the army's duty, he says to contin-
ue the struggle while waiting to see
whether the enemy is sincere and
ready for peace negotiations.
The text of the proclamation reads
"The Austro--Hungarian govern
ment has proposed to all the bellig-
erents a conference for a nonbinding
discussion of peace. War operations
are not thereby interrupted Read"
mess for peace is not in contradic-
ton to the spirit with which we are
waging the struggle for the father
land.
"As early as December, 1916, the
kaiser, our supreme war lord, with
his allies, offered peace to the enc
my. The German government has
often since then proclaimed its
readiness for peace.
THE reply of the enemy was
scorn and derision. The enemy gov
ernments melted their peoples and
armies to continue the annihilation
war against Germany We have thus
continued our defensive struggle.
"Our ally has now made a fresh
proposal to hold a discussion. The
fighting will not be interrupted. The
army's task is to continue until the
time IS ready for peace negotiations
or while waiting to see whether the
enemy will again reject peace with
us unless we are prepared to buy il
on conditions which would destroy
our peoples future"
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-20
GAVE 1T UP FOR RED CROSS

This is the story of D. S. McLaugh
lin, American etcher and painter,
and of how, as member of the AM
erican Red Cross, in Italy, he relin-
quished fame and fortune in the
world of art the better to alleviate,
to the best of his ability, the suffer-
ing in war-torn Sicily.
Captain Mclaughlin, in Red
Cross uniform, may be little known
to Americans but as Mclaughlin,
etcher and painter, there is perhaps
no one familiar with American art
who will not recognize him. His
case is typical of Red Cross volun-
teers.
Make use of ME" was the only
condition when he became member
of the Red Cross. "And of me-" said
Mrs. Maclauglin, who was in Italy
with her husband at the time; SC
from the north of Italy, in the
threatened Veneto, they went tc
Sicely.
Captain Mclaughlin recently re
turned to his headquarters in Pal
ermo after visiting all provinces O
the island; in cooperation with 10
cal authorities, he has given qu!cl
and substantial relief to the mos
needy of the families OF the soldier
at the front.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-20
M A r K E T S
COTTON

New York, Sept. 20.-Less favor
able weather advices with prospects
OF light moisture in the belt brought
an advance in the cotton market this
morning and the offerings were
readily absorbed after the opening.
The advance was from " to 49
points with the active months SELL
ing from 50 to SO points net higher.
October sold at 1906, and January
1912.
Cotton futures opened steady with
October $3.50, December 322O, Jan
uary 5000, March 31.S5, May 31.65.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-20
ACCORDING 7OA DESPATCH FROM 7HA7
TOWN AND PUBLISHED IN THE BERLIN
PAPERS. THE BRITISH AND THE FRENCH
ARE CLOSING AROUND ST. QUENTIN.
10000 BULGAR|ANS HAVE BEEN SENT
TO THE REAR IN MACEDONIA

1t. F. Luke of Phoenix, Arizona has
fattened his record of enemy bal
looms by shooting down yesterday
two additional balloons. This makes
IL in four days. In addition he has
brought down two airplanes that
pounced him while he was thus en-
gagged, and brought home this infor-
nation we'll authenticated. He land
ed by the side of the fallen machines
and turned the occupants over to the
French. He then returned to his
squadron with the confirmation pa
pers in his pocket.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-20
MANY DESERTERS AT LARGE
ON IENOIR COUNTY BORDER

Kinston, Sept. 20.-One report to
the Lenoir county authorities here
says there are between IL and Is
deserters at large II the territory
bordering on the line between Lem
DIR and Dublin counties. Most or all
of the men are declared to be arm
ed. One is said TO be named Cole.
He is understood not to be related to
the alleged deserter Cole, who Sat
urday night killed Deputy Sheriff
Druham Potter, of Pink Hill, and
then committed suicide. Sheriffs
and deuty sheriffs of several cOun-
ties are expected to undertake
raid shortly. They will go prepared
for trouble. The lay of the country
affords the deserters one material
advantage. 1t is in part swampy.
There are thick woods in the sec.
tion. A number of the men have
relatives in the territory. Officers
recall the arrest few years ago OF
veteran moonshiner, who in the
neighborhood of the Duplin-Lenoir
line evaded apprehension 40 years.
Some of the men are understood to
be travelling in small bands. They
have appeared in the open on sever
al occasions. An attempt to catch
two or three of them recently was
frutless{ The small posse in quest
Of them did not succeed in discover
ing them, although It was ear y
trail them fcs distance.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-20
COLORED PEOPLE
WANT BETTER SCHOOL

The colored people feeling the
need of higher grade of school
have begun the initiative in that di.
rection. About eleven hundred dol,
lars have been subscribed for that
purpose. A meeting will be held
Monday night when there will be a
full representation of the people and
this amount greatly augmented.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-20
BARON BURIAN IS STILL
HOPING FOR THE BEST

Amsterdam, Sept. 2O.-Baron Bu-
rian, the Hungarian foreign
minister, in announcing to the Ger
man deputies that the Austrian and
Hungarian delegations would assem-
BILE in the first fortnight of October,
is quoted in dispatch from Vienna
as saying that his note to the bellig-
erents lad been considered for
weeks and was in no wise Influenced
by recent events on the battle
front.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-20
GERMAN CITIZENS
ORDERED HOME
Wanted to Work in Factories
or Behind Lines. Residents
of Switzerland
WILL HARDLY OBEY


Berne, Switzerland, Sept. 20
The German airmen government mas
ordered all the subjects Of the en-
pire living in Switzerland to return
to the Fatherland for work in the
rear of the lines or in factories.
German citizens living in Swtzer-
land numbering some ten thousand
show little disposition to obey the
order and it is doubtful that many
of them will return.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-20
OVER EIGHT MILLION
TONS FURNISHED

Washington, Sept. 20.-The ship
tonnage actually delivered to the
Emergency Fleet Corporation so far
this year amounts to S,111,000 with
2,596,000 tons launched, with keels
for 4,1O3,OOO tons laid.
General Manged Piez of the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation made this
statement today while giving the
figures to the Senatorial Committee.
He stated that the amount for the
September delivery would reach
100000 tons.