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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-03-07
FOR SALE

a Groom cottage; 2 lots and good
out buildings. VIII sell at bar
gain. Apply at once at The Pro
rressive Office. 3-7-4t
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-03-07
For a Bad Cold.

1t has stood the test of time and can
Take Chamberlan's Cough Remedy.
be depended upon.
Sold by all dealers (adv
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-03-07
For SALE

One large and one small Gas
Heater, one Ice Cream Freezer, one
roll Of Lenoiium, all good as new,
will be sold at bargain Call at
The Progressive Office.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-03-07

Sugar Loaf Meal makes the finest
OF bread. Try it. (adv.
To enjoy good Corn Bread use
Sugar Loaf Meal It's made from
selected white com sold by your
grocer (ady.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-03-07

Entered as second-class matter
June Is, 1912, at the Post Office at
Belington, W. Va, under the Act of
March 8, 1879.
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LOCAL MARKET OF
FARM PRODUCTS

The following prices prevail this
week according to the reports from
the local dealers:
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-03-07

We will not be responsible for the
views of correspondents.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-03-07
the BfLIAGTOh PROGRESSIVE
m, n
IS PEOPLES PAPER "A
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 unfinehingly and
fearlsssly to the pubic service in the
interests of the masses of the people
1t must always combat evil aAd in
justice.
1t must always fight for progress
aid reform.
1t must never tolerate corruptions.
1t must be in sympathy with the
peor 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 undying
love of country.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10

future? These men become violently
active in or sympathetic with the en-
forcement of such laws as may be
subjects of immediate public agitation
such as public immortality, prohibi-
ton, ETC., and the easy public are
promptly buncoed + into forgetfulness
of the grosser evils that imperil the
very existance of their government
when public trusts and civil authority
come to be objects of barter and sale
or are made subject to the whims and
caprice of fanatical emotionalism of
any kind
If We do not as people put a stop
to the use of money in elections we
are going to pay for it some of these
days in weakened public morale if
not in the menace of a form of boil
shevikism.
The buyer of votes is, therefore, a
greater menace than the seller.-Chat
tanooga Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10
4 JOHNSON CITY INTERYIEW
Mrs. MumpOwer Tells Her Experience

Mrs. MumpOWer Tells Her Experience
The following brief account of an
interview with a Johnson City woman
seven years ago, and its sequel, will
be read with keen interest by every
citizen.
Mrs. NJ E. Mumpower, 314 W. Pop
ular street, saysF "Doan's Kidney Pills
are splendid kidney medicine and I
gladly recommend them 1 suffered
from dizzy and nervous spells and
my kidneys were out Of order. / also
had severe backaches. Mornings | got
up feeling all tired out l used differ
ept kidney remedies but didn't get
any benefit until tried Doan's Kid
ney Pills which l got at the White
house Drug Co. Doan's soon complete
ly relieved me and made me strong
and we'll"
The above statement was given De
cember IS, 1910 and on May l, 1918
Mrs. Mumpower said: Il am always
ready to praise Doans Kidney Pills
for I know they cant be beat for
kidney complaint, They cured me
years ago and / have only had a
slight attack since but a few doses of
Doan's soon relieved it."
60c, at all dealers. Foster Nilburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, n. Y.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10

nation, relying upon machinery and
men trained as machines to stamp
the life out of neighboring peoples as
effectively and as remorselessly as a
chariot wheel destroys, an ant village.
Up to this hour the German people
have given no indication that they are
not absolutely devoted TO the religion
of force and rapine They are ap=
parently devout worshipers of their
god and seemingly they will not turn
away from him. Nevertheless, the civ
ilized world believes that the Germans
are obsessed and wild recover their
senses under the hammer of
defeat and death. If they do not gain
wisdom by adversely, if their will is
not shaken, then the god of their
idolatry must be smashed TO bits in
the midst of them, by the avenging
spirit OF liberty -Washingto Post.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10
GRANDMA NEVER LET
HER HAIR GET GRAY
She Kept Her Locks Dark and
Glossy, with Sage Tea
and Sulphur.

When you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur, no ane car
tell, because it's done so naturally, sc
evenly. Preparing this mixture
though, at home is mussy and trouble
some. At little cost you can buy al
any drug store the ready-to-use prep
aration, improved by the addition of
other ingredients called "Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound" You lust
dampen sponge or soft brush with
1t and draw this through your hair,
taking one small strand az a time.
BY morning all gray hair disappears,
and, after another application or two
your hair becomes beautifully dark
ened% glossy and luxuriant
Gray, faded hair, though no dis
grace, is sign Of old age, and as we
all desire a youthful and attractive
appearance, get busy at once with
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound
ana look years younger This ready
to-use preparation is a delightful tot
let requisite and not a medicine. 1t
IS not intended for the cure, mitiga-
ton or prevention OF disease.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10

No pipe dream about this. You
may put it in your pipe and smoke it.
The real goblin that will get you if
you don't watch out is the great big
Mail Order Goblin, This goblin has
got the bulk of the business in many
communities. 1t is the greater detri-
ment and in the end will be the means
of lowering your property value. If
you are loyal to your home town you
will patroaize your home merchant. -
Sun.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10
MONEY In ELECTIONS

The johnson City Staff calls atten-
ton to fundamental evil that per-
Sists with out hinderance among a
vast majority of politicians seeking
office under our election system-the
use of money and the bribery~of GER
tain persons supposed 80 have influ-
ence among voters, with promises of
patronage. There is the usual tall"
says the Staff, "of prosecuting the vote
seller. The Staff will be in favor of
it when the vote buyer is similarly
handled. The man who buys
the vote should be less estimated than
the poor devil who collects his days
wages" There is no abuse quite so
dangerous and menacing to our DEM
oeracy as thfS, because while poison
ing the very fountain-head whence
comes the life and sustenance of our
civil institutions, it appears to be re-
NEEDLESS. Laws piled upon laws a.
8ainst corrupt practices and for the
protection of the ballot are passed
and charged with solemn regularity
by our courts to no purpose There
is never a heated and hotly-fought
contest between candidates for inn
portant and well-salaried offices that
money and promises are not lavishly
used to influence voters. We all
know it, and what is more important
and more disquieting the candidates
themselves know that they are guilty
of it, and yet they will, without
grimace, subscribe to an oath that
they have complied with the law and
swear in future to observe and enforce
it! When men chose to. office have
deliberately and knowingly violated
the legal restrictions imposed for their
guidance and the control of their con-
duct and yet are allowed without any
Sert of protest, to assume official
what is an Indifferent and
complainant public to expect for the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10
TO AID AND SAVE RUSSIA

Al last harmonious agreement ha;
5een reached between the signatOriei
to the entente alliance, America con.
curing, to assist in the re-establish-
ment of orderly government in Rus
STA and to create for the kaiser a new
eastern 'front.'" The Czecho-Slovaks
in Siberia are gaining strength daily
and with the support of the allies, il
is stated they will have no difficulty
n recruiting formidable army with
which to proceed against the boshe-
vigi. The dispatch of French Eng
fish and American troops to Arehangel
in the northern coast of Russia, means
the maintenance of an open harbor
for the dispatch of soldiers and sup
plies to the interior if that should be-
come necessary. Japan is proceeding
with the utmost activity in providing
to fill her part of the compact, her
aid and help being at last recognized
as Of tremendous Importance to the
success of allied arms in France, Bel
gium and Italy. The movement con-
templates autonomous and self-im-
posed governments for the Czecho-
Slovaks, the Poles. perhaps the Tx
'ranians and any other of the nation
Alities suffering under the German or
Austrian yokes who may want TO be
free.
The assurance of the president of
the United States that the people, in
sending armed forces to the assist
4nce of the Russians, do not intend
to infringe upon Russia's political
sovereignty, interfere with Russia's
domestic affairs or violate Russia's
territorial integrity, has been accepted
by the real Russian democracy. These
oops are going for the sole purpose
Ahelping the Russian patriots to es-
Ash an orderly government based
justice, right and the Liberties
Aeople. Japan has assented to
& &can definition of the situa-
he France and England, so
proceedings will be car
eith the absolute under
u Russia is TO be saved
l'der, a stable government
e are to be brought out OF
gneviki chaos into which that
.y was flung through the treach
Fof Lenine and Trozky in their al
nee with the German government.
Ziready the Russian people are begin
ming to feel the impulse of new life,
and if things do not go away 1t will
not be long until the perfidy OF the
treaty, which was MOTH
ing more than the delivery OF Russia
into the hands of the German war
lords and the betrayal of the brave
little Rumanian array, will be realized
by the Russian people and the penalty
will be exacted of the men who
brought it about Chattanooga
Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10
FULL INSTRUCTIONS
FOR FINAL DRN Z
State Director Prestons letter to
the county chairman is as follows:
Chattanooga, Tennessee.
August /, 1918.

Dear Sir:
We offer the folg&ing Puggcs,ioas
for the purpose OF increasing The
Pledges for War Savings stamps in
your county:
a. Take census of each Civil Dis
trict that failed to go over on June
2Sth.
~ Names of heads Of families.
CD Names of other wage earners
in each family,
ca Names of employees living in
each family
60 Call your committee togothG
for that district, assess each head Of
family, each wage earnee,.and each
employee living with family the
amout the committee aecidas they are
able to pledge and buy wiihin tie
next six months, or until December
31st.
co Send out cards dixie the, at
tached) summoning each adult per-
son in that district to meeting (sim-
liar to the one held on June 2Sth, TO
be held at the most convenient place
in the district.
ca Have your speakers ready on
that day with pledge rd4, and don't
let the crowd leave ahou- pledging
the amount assigned 10 them! conf
mittee to deliver these cards to coun-
ty chairman, who will make dupli
cate list, sending one 10 the Office
and keep on for his iNord. Cards are
then to be delivered > the bank OF
selling agents from uAom the purckas
ers state they will buH the stamps.
Preliminary prepa ions are now
being made for the The. Liberty Loan
iriye, and for this reason We mus.
nave our quota of War; aYings Stamps |
complete for Tennessee by September
Lsta
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10
MILITARY TRAINING AT C0LLEGE
FOR HIGH SCHGuL GRADUATES

The inte";or Department authorizes
the following.
Boys graduating from high school
this year are urged by DR.. p. p. Clax-
ton, United States CommiHsi' ner of
Education, to so to college and avail
themselves of the special college mill
tary training plnn just adopted BY the
War Department
beginning with September 19'S,''
says Dr.. CiaXton, military instIuc-
ton, under officers and noacommis-
stoned officers of the ARM, Ill be
provided in every institution of col
lege grade enrolling for the ins'ruc-
ton 10C or more abb .-bodi i .tpdcnts
over the age of Is, according 10 tbs
War Departments announcement. The
necessary military equipment viii, so
far as possible, be provided by Tie GOV
ernment.
Enlistment Is Voluntary
There will be created military
training unit in each institution. Eli
listment will be purely yoiun4 airy, but
all students over the age of IS VIII
be encouraged TO enlist. The enlist
ment viii constitute the student
member of the Army Of The United
States liable to active duty at the sall
nf he T. l.
the policy of the GoyeTnmen. not to
call the members of the training
units to active duty until they have
feaenec az al z .....'...ss.s= gent
military necessity cornpelS an earlier
call Students ualIer 10, and there
fore not legally eligible for enlistment
will be encouraged to enroll in the
training units. Provision will be made
FOR coordinating the Reserve Officers
Training Corps system, which exist in
about ne-third Of Tie collegiate in
stitutiens with this broader plan.
Leads Wsrld in Generosity
me nation has made such generous
provision for conbind military and
college edpeation as has The United
States in this new plan. The youths
who avail themselves Of the privilege
will be serving their ;ountry'5 i'm
mediate as we'll as future needs. They
will be answering the Nations inn
jerative demand for trained men in
the war and they will be building up
a competent leadership for the work
that is to come after the war"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10

Remember the men in our Army
and Navy do not expect Injuries
Should we-at home expect them? Buy
necessities and War Savings Stamps.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10

The Comet lost its candidate for
Governor but it can't complain as it
got its Senator and its Sheriff.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10
Yours very truly
National War Savings Committee,
T. r. PRESTON
Sac Direelor, IEonmssee

State Director, tennessee.
Appointed by aud acting under Au-
thority of the United States Treas
ury
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10

1t advantage having siage
they leave the then feeding
have chance pasture short
price. Dogs do kill sheen
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10

ktJJl0 Is W0uuSi
ii isintegrates the will
;teel in armies. Some
the doors of a ma
the victor to snne in
polls. But misfortune
BIS destroy the spirit
& " ! i! Witness Serbia, Bel
ia and Italy! We con-
Relieve that the German
not exhibit this indomi-
in misfortune, for the
hey are not sustained by
III right and justice and in
the knowledge that they are
for liberty,
Ere is nothing yet developed,
s liver, to establish this belief as
The Germans have sustained
Heir emperor thus far. The people OF
Germany unquestionably are substan-
TALLY a unit in opinion and action.
They have been long-suffering, de-
voted and brave. The qualities that
compel admiration have been exhibit
ted by the German people in support
of an abominable and helish cause.
will the Germans now lose heart as
their cause fails to make Roadway?
viii their devotion cease when they
see their armies fall back upon Ger
man soil, fihgting a hopeless fight
against the world in arms?
The stupendous drama discloses one
scene after another. accommodating the
events upon which the inevitable cat
astrophe must be based. From the
moment the drama began, the. world
was stapefied by the magnitude and
mystery of the acts. There are no
precedents for this war, no standards
by which it may be measured, no
landmarks which cannot be passed
or obliterated, and no certainty that
any institution established by man
will remain untouched. Unheard-of |
traits of nations and peoples have
been revealed. The most amazing of
all was the revelation that the Ger
man nation was in fact materialist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-13
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, December 12-Higher prices were reached in the cotton market today on buying wave which developed on the opening and made itself felt throughout the session. Topmost levels were reached in the afternoon when the active months were 56 to 6S points over yesterdays close. Last prices showed net gains of 2S to 35 points, realizing on the long side causing small recessions toward the end of the day.
 Buying was mainly due to encouraging accounts from the spot department, all though the general tendency was to re- gard in more bullish light the crop es- innate made public by the department yesterday. The claim on the long side was that an estimate of 11700,000 bales ndicated supply of raw material al. together too small to meet the peace needs of the world.
 Spot reports from the interior claimed that stocks of hedged cotton were be- coming slender and that unhedged cot ton was, if anything, more firmly held than ever. It was also stated that stocks of cotton held against commitments al ready made were fast being shipped out. Exports for the day of 37,362 bales at tracted much attention, since they com pared with foreign shipments a year ago of only 7514 bales
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-13
UNREST CREATED |N.CORN LEAPS INTO THE WALL STREET BY|IMEL|GHT ON THEI RECOMMENDATION LATE CROP REPORT
Staple Gains 7c on Bushel at One Stage of the Game
 and Closed at 4 3-4c

Chicago. December 12.-Excited jumps of nearly seven cents bushel in the corn market today resulted from the government crop report that the United States yield of corn for 1918 had fallen short of even domestic needs. Topmost prices of the bulge were not maintained but the close was firm, S5s to Ss4c net higher with January S1355s to $1357s and May $1.35 to S1.35B Oats finished $ to 1Q1B up. The outcome in provisions was unchanged to 25c lower
 A general rush to buy corn began the moment the market opened Before the initial stampede was at an end the high est prices yet for the crop were reached and the May delivery, the most active on the list, showed an overnight advance of 65sc at s1.37
 Profit taking by fortunate holders led to setbacks from the top level, but on the downturns plentiful buying orders were encountered.
 All other influences than the crop fig ures were ignored. During the last part of the day the surprise and furry brought about by the radical downward revision in the government final figures quieted down but the greater part of the en- hancement of values remained unim- paired.
 Oats sympathizede only in a moderate fashion with the sensational rise of corn. The reason appeared to be the fact that the oats yield reported was one of> the largest ever known.
 Falling off in domestic demand tended to weaken provisions.
 Kansas City. December 12.-Butter and poultry unchanged. Eggs firsts, soc; secondss@47c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-13
Five Years Control of Rail- roads Fails to Set Well
 With Some of the Big Spectators

New York, December 12.-Reasons TOT the early hesitation and later heaviness of today's stock market were provided by Director General McAdoo's recom7 mendation to Congress respecting exist ing railroad conditions and the partial deadlock created by the war boards re- fusal to determine new prices Of output for steel and iron.
 Despite MT. McAdoo,s qualified disa- vowal of government ownership ms su gestion that federal control or the iAi- roads be extended to five years caii0 as an unpleasant surprise to financial and banking interests.
 Rails of high and low degree fell to 21k points, their reversal soon spreading to numerous other issues dependent upon the prosperity of transportation.
 It was generally conceded that tne reaction might have attained wider pro- portions but for the figures issued by inc department of agriculture which es- timated the value of the countrys "iib- erty" crop at some O,0O0 in excess of any previous record.
 steels and the general run of equipments also coppers, in (which the early relln- ouishment of government restrictions IS foreshadowed, reacted to polhts' United States Steel evincing heaviness at the close.
 Shipping and oils represented the long account most of the time but yielded to the general pressure at the end with utilities and tobaccos, also feathers and minor specialities.
 Bonds as whole were adversely af- fected by the weakness of speculative issues, notably local fractions Liberty issues offered some resistance but re- acted in the final dealings, internationals showing comparative steadiness. Iota' sales oar value) aggregated s10.575, 900. Old limited States bonds were unchanged on. call.
 Final prices on Liberty Bonds were s1gs, sS75s; first convertible As, sso,4o' second As, s93.3O; first convertible A 5, ss72o; second convertible AS, s95.sS; thlrd 4A's, sss.1s; fourth A s959o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-13
DECATUR

Decatur. December 12.-(SpeciaD-Dr. W B. Holmes, we'll known Birmingham pastor, is here with view of purchas- ing a Morgan county farm and settling in north Alabama. Dr. Holmes has just returned from France, where he went as Ia Y M c. A. secretary. He addressed the Albany board of commerce at it's regular mid-week luncheon yesterday.
 officer Van Burean Jackson of the De- catur police court, was given a prelim- Ninary hearing and acquitted before Judge Eugene Ferris of the Decatur inferior court yesterday afternoon of any crime in, connection with the staying of New man Eldridge, negro. It was claimed Eldridge advanced on the officer with a drawn pistol when he attempted to arrest the black.
 Tax collections in Morgan county this year are the best on record, according to Tax Collector Charles Robertson. The schools of Morgan county and all munici- palities within the county this year re- ceive the benefit of the new three-mill school tax Nearly $30.000 will be col lected under this new tax law in Nor gan countyAthis year.
 The following officers have been named by the Decatur chapter of the Red Cross for the ensuing year: A. J. Harris, chair man; D D. McGehee, vice chairman; W. B. Shakleford, treasurer. and w. M Bailey. secretary.
 Cashin Harris. negro. is held here or