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The Keota news., 1918-03-29
NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY
Items of Interest to the People of
Keota Community


Stewart horn, speedometer. all in good
condition; excellent engine; only $500.
cash or bsnkable paper. See L. H.
Underwood, ut Keota drug store.
Mr.. and Ars. w. J. Simms entertained
at dinner Sunday the following guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. S. Griffin. George
Owens and Miss Mae Smith. In the
afternoon they motored to Briggsdale
to see Mics Regnail Olsen.
Hector Burgess and family returned
today from Loveland. where they went
Tuesday for . visit with relatives and
friends. Miss Gertrude Duskey. sister
Of Ars. Burgess, came with them to
visit for two weeks.
Arthur and Wayne Robinson made .
business trip to Cheyenne, Wyo.. Sun
day returning Wednesday. Wayne left
again the same day for Pine Bluffs.
Wyo.. whore he 10 to work in . meat
market.
Mrs. Harlan dumphry and little
daughter. Alins, Of Grover. came Tues
day for weeks visit with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughsy Irwin and sister.
Mrs. George Sehoonover.
Mr.. and Mrs.. George Schoonover have
moved into tie house formerly occu-
pied b The Stewart family. Mr..
Schoonover lately bought the honse
from C. z. Moon.
A. c. Zig!er Of Greenwood. Nebr..
came Wednesday Of last week to Hive On
his farm which he lately bought Of Dr..
N. D. Wells. His family joined him
here Tuesday.
Gilbert Ostrander who 10 moving back
to Keota unloaded . car Of furniture
and household goods Tuesday which
were moved out to his farm by o. E.
Poland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Shivers,. Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Forell. and Mrs. c. N.
May. Of Sligo. visited with Julius Forsll
and family In Keota last Tuesday.
Charles Burns and family h.ve re-
turned 70 their ranch. fourteen miles
northeast Of here. after farming for
two years at Norway, Nebr.
w. J. Simms = excavating and haul
ing the sand for house to be built east
Of the N. E. Church and occupied by
J. r. Craig and family.
Mrs. Will Swartman and two little
daughters returned Tuesday from two
months visit with relatives in Unadilla,
Nebr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Markley of
Weldona, Colo. visited over Monday
with their nephew, s. D. Markley and
wife.
Clark Epperson is suffering from .
broken arm which he broke while trying
to crank tractor last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Schoonover were
visitors in Greeley last week from
Thursday till Friday.
Lost: Gray fur robs. in town or BE-
tween my place and Keota. Alfred
Durbin. p68
DR.. B. l.. Fowler. dentist. will be
in Keota the nrst seven days OF each
month. It
W. J. Simms was . business visitor
in New Raymer last Monday.
when you look your best see Fortner.
The Keota news., 1918-03-29
A Call to Patriotism

II will be better man, . better
citizen and q better Christian for having
heard it." This was one expression of
appreciation Of . Keotan who attended
the lecture by Judge Bradheld. Of
Greeley, in Keota Saturday night: and
like sentiment 10 held by every red
blooded person who heard the address.
Judge Bradfield dwelt at length on
world history. showing how civilization
has been preserved and developed. not
withstanding forces Of darkness and
barbarism that have threatened to en-
gulf It; and he stated his calm conf
dence that in the present crisis civiliza-
tion will win in its death grapple with
autocracy - embodied in the German
military machine. He does not hold the
German people ~ individuals responsible
for the terrible cruelties practiced in
Belgium. Armenia and northern France;
believing them ~ much slave to the
kaiser and kaiserism - the poor peoples
Of the countries devastated by his forces.
The war to make the world free for
democracy, he says. will deliver the
German people themselves from despot-
ism; and in the period Of reconstruction
the development Of world brotherhood
and the spiritual life, - we'll - Of
science and invention, will be more
rapid than ever before. A number of
Ksota people who were unable to attend
the lecture Saturday evening went TO
Sligo to hear it the following afternoon.
Miss Lillian Gleasman spent the week.
end with the Misses Dske. and Ruth
retained NTH her to visit Monday.
Ernest Northrup returned home last
Friday from Oklahoma. where he had
besn working for several weeks.
The Keota news., 1918-03-29
Card Of Thanks

For the thoughtful consideration Of
our friends, who aided and comforted
Us on the death Of our baby son Charlie
Ralph, and for the beautiful flowers
provided at his funeral, We wish to ex-
press our grateful appreciation. A sad
affliction has been made more endurabls
by their kindness.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Wilson.
The Keota news., 1918-03-29

Turn your clock ahead IN hour on
Sunday. but do not cheat yourself and
your country. during the rest Of the
week and summer by setting back your
usual schedule Of daily employment.
Fortnef, Photographsr, Stesliag, Cole.
The Keota news., 1918-03-29

8. J. Pelt and family are moving
back to their place, which they left
two years ago to occupy the H. H.
Hoover place. They have built . new
house l4x32 feet in size, . new barn,
have drilled . we'll and erected . wind
mill, and will 60 ahead Throwing their
farm.
Mrs. Sirrel Cox. Of Raymer, u visit
ine her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Whar-
ton, at their 1go valley ranch.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25
Stop Playing Germany's War Game
by Continually Talking Of Peace
By PORTER EMERSON BROWNE

that the United States stopped playing Germanys game
Germany her ability keep her peoples solid for
stopping efforts listen and cripple
and confuse both ourselves and allies
game the two burglars in the ewely shop One
while the other robs the SAFE
choice lot of mendcous hot
world heard Hndenburg rampes PROSTATE Russia and
corpse his rapidly accumulatng collection
soheared sofheaded kndysouled peacecvng
gable while murder committed before
very eyes.
We had better begin realize that this thing have embarked in is
joint Every that spend conversation and
Germany spends days loss and days gain
for them
victory for Germany well for ourselves
ships both France and to
other necessary shipping we'll Every day that delay
bringing that nation to the successful
gained for the development of the
sources that she has captured by force of arms.
longer intend stand the front door talking to
while his beeebrowed commits
der in the back room?
We have already bought good half dozen German gold bricks How
many purchase before think we've got enough3
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25
MANAGERS TAKE TO
SOUTHPAW HURLERS
Official Averages Show ConcIu-
siveIy Value of Portsiders.
Pitchers Usually Counted On to Fool
6atters With Curves Which Break
Just Opposite to Those Of
Riqht-Hand Fingers.

II the value of a southpaw Is doubt
ed. the official averages of the National
league show conclusively that the man
ayers In the older circuit have no
doubt about their use.
The records show that no less than
thirty-one portsiders worked in the
National, probably the largest number
ever gathered together under one tent
during a season.
Only tri1e over half of this number
were pitchers, IT in all the rest
worked in the outfield or on first base.
One manager, Fred Mitchell. could
have put an entire southpaw outfield
into the field had he wished to do so,
Williams. Wolter and Flack all throw
ing from the fork side.
The advantage of left-handed pitch
ers has long been well known. In the
days when they were scarce they could
usually be counted on to fool the bat
tiers with curves which broke just the
opposite to those of the right handlers.
AS the game progressed some smart
batters learned to bat left-handed so
they would be especially effective
against left-handed pitching. This also
added speed in the cases of fast base
runners, as they gained a couple Of
steps in getting away from the plate
on hit.
A few years ago the switching of
batters to meet pitchers when a south
paw was substituted for a right
handler was figured out.
In the 1914 world series Manager
Stallings originated the idea of switch
ing batters to meet pitchers with both
left and right-handed outfielders, the
use of whom depended upon the
pitcher who opposed the team. AL
though Stallings did not have leading
outfielder on his club, the aggregate
offensive strength of his club was much
enhanced by this switching.
Bill Carrigan and lately Jack Barry
used Del Gainor and Dick Hoblitzel at
I first base, the latter against right
handed pitchers, the former against
the southpaws.
In the last worlds series both Nc
Graw and Rowland switched to meet
changes of pitchers.
Rowland used John Collins in left
field until the second game. When
Perrit, Highlander, was substituted
for Schupp, he sent in Leibold for the
balance of the game. McGraw used
Thorpe on a change Of White Sox
pitchers.
ders at first base. Some Of the great
est initial sackers of today throw and
bat from the port side. Witness Hal
Chase, Jake Daubert, George Sisler and
! Walter Holke.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25
THAT'S TWO" SAYS G. LAND
Familiar Cry Of Veteran American As
ISOLATION 5ackstop May Be
Heard in War.

Some of these days that part Of the
American association contingent fight
ing with Uncle Sans forces in France
may be startled by familiar old cry,
one, mayhap, that will be hear despite
the sound Of bursting shell, roaring gun
or flying shrapnel-''That's Two"
They will know that second German
has taken the count. Grover Land, IA
miliar as catcher and scrapper, has
decided to carry the fight of his A. A.
days to a real battlefield and will soon
be seen fighting as a member Of the
coast artillery. The second batsman
of an opposing team to be retired al
ways was a signal for Land to raise
his sonorous voice and let go That's
Two" so force of habit may bring
forth the old diamond call when the
ball player observes second enemy
take the count In the more serious
game lover there" Land played with
Toledo, St. Paul and Minneapolis In
the Association and has seen service
as a major Lacquer with Cleveland and
Pittsburgh. He jumped from the st.
Paul club last season to Virginia.
MINI.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25

meant to have footing and had prepared as
threaten this very country Austria planned to conquer
Serbia and informed Italy, then her ally
spirit which brought about this expressed by Netse
before the started the following
ou shall love peace prepare for new war lou
good but that 1t IS good
which halows every cause"
newspaper before the started declared; ne
Camara lords working with absolute unscpuous means 70
their fearful designs precipitate world war
blood that not the old Germany
which brought about but the German system
world within these three was never
hurt before the gloomy and infinite SORROW
of July 1914 the hurt
descent takes its tragy rghtu
place The iron has entered souls.
We have wanony robbed of invaluable which have
the been rendered ashamed
made the those OF
very carry the sound of challenge to the
title those most bit
to align ourselves the fore
who deed fighting rid the world forever
of that malignant growth
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25
FOODS TASTE BETTER COOKED
TOBACCO TASTES BETTER
TOASTED

Since the day of the caveman. who
liked his meat raw, civilization has
learned a lot about the scientific treat
ment of the things we eat.
Naturally none of us would now
prefer to have our meat raw, our po-
tatoes as they come from the ground,
our coffee unroasted.
And naturally follows the great dis
covery recently made by The Ameri-
can Tobacco Co.-that tobacco tastes
better TOASTED!
This wonderful new idea-simple
like all great inventions-was first
used in producing the famous LUCKY
STRIKE Cigarette of toasted
Burley tobacco.
Burley has mellow flavor, entirely
different from the tobacco usually
used for cigarettes. 1t is pipe to-
bacco and LUCKY STRIKE Cigarettes
taste like pipe. Adv.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25
(3ASC BALL
STORIES

Russian soyiets remind us Of left
handed pitchers.
Kaiser's army hasn't stolen a base
on Hank Gowdy yet.
The poor, down rodden players are
allowed but three feeds a day.
Guy Morton's pitching wing is said
to be in good condition this spring.
It is still possible to go crazy over
baseball, but it is no longer obligatory.
Fordham university baseball team
will make a southern trip this spring.
Owing to the war Benny Kauf or
dered only II suits Of clothes this
spring.
Catholic University has a pitcher
whose name has been given out as
Kerononwetter.
Miller Higgins likes the looks of
Sam Wick, the young outfielder from
the Southern association.
Players in the National league must
now buy their own shoe iaces and pay
for their own chicken feeds.
Harry Frazee. owner Of the Red
Sox, will retain the veteran Billy
Murray. He will be the clubs scout.
Bert HUMPHREYS, former big league
hurler, has been signed by the Lou
isville club and will attempt COM
back.
Babe Ruth started off In fine shape
against the Brooklyn Dodgers with
two home runs over the garden wall at
Hot Springs.
During 81 years as a player in the
National league Hans Wagner of the
Pittsburgh team has cracked out to-
tai of 100 home runs.
Horace Milan of the Washington
team. now Is taking a course of in
struction at the naval aviation sta
ton at Charleston. S. G.
Hugo Bezdek manager Of the Pitts
burgh Nationals, and Ed Barrow, pilot
of the ex-world's champion Boston
American league nine. never played
ball on either a major or minor league
| team.
Pitcher Bill Piercy. who played with
| Toledo under option from the New
! York Yankees last season and was re
called in the fall, has been sent to the
st. Paul club for this year by Manager
Miller Higgins.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25
Great Need Of Fearless Men to Garry
Our Flag to Foreign Ports
BY HENRY HOWARD Director Recruiting Service. u s. Shipping Board

The call to couny youth today is clear and strong At
national life has need been greater than for fear
through stress OF and storm foreign ports
Of today takes rank the greatest all
wa-the ultimate struggle of liberty and forcebede the honored
the and the exempr OF the strength and plenty
this world In his hands
but honor Neither shall perish long
as sail the Their calling cherished legacy
oearng oreae who their day sailed hard and far errands
peaceful commerce. while ready fight for freedom The
ants of fail in their duty when the calls them
time of
the sailor have been lost to them generations
land pursuits the salt their blood and steady
Tak and teach what would have
doo from shore shore mighty land makes possible
great things America doing the to end the
thousand taking shape shores American
sailors by tens thousands will forth without fear.
Veterans the the fleets
SO wrought strong cosekn aAmercan for
reborn merchant marine.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25
BEAUTY OF FORBES FIELD

Barney Dreyfuss, president of
the Pittsburgh baseball club,
values the beauty Of Forbes field
at more than $4,000. He has
refused that amount for permits
sion to place advertising signs
in the field, and even turned
down an offer to put huge
clock. with an advertisement on
1t, above the score board. Drey-
fuss has the pleasure, each
spring, of turning down similar
offers, but this year the amounts
offered were higher than ever be-
fore. Forbes field is the only
National league park lacking
these unbeautiful advertising de-
vices.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25

Champions Of the golf links are CIV
ing as good an account of themselves
on the field of battle as they did when
they welded the golf stick. J. L. G.
Jenkins. the British golf champion. is
one of those who has made good In the
army. Joining the British army as
private shortly after the war started
he has risen to captain. Jenkins has
been wounded several times since he
entered the fray.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25
HAUGHTON GOING TO FRANCE
Charge of Athletic Work in Army
for Y. M. c. A.

Percy Haughton, president Of the
Boston Braves, who made his name as
an athletic director when coaching the
Harvard university football squad.
may go to France later In the year to
take charge of athletic work in the
army over there for the z. M. G. A.
If he does he will pay special attention
to developing army football next fall
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25
Vidal Haa Eina Record.

Eugene Vidal, chosen captain Of the
1918 football team at West Point. has
an enviable record as an all around
athlete in the University of South Da-
kota. He was the mainstay of the
Coyote eleven for three years, was bas-
ketball captain and star track man.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25
RIDE IN SPECIAL CAR

According to President Harry
Frazee Of the Boston Red Sox.
1t won't be so bad for travelling
ball players this season after all.
Instead of having to seek berths
hit or miss through the length Of
the train, the railroads will, ac-
cording to Frazee, provide one
special car for a travelling club.
Said car will be attached to the
rear of the train and will be
switched off and on as the clubs
schedule demands. This will be
glad news to club secretaries,
but they will still have the job
Of delegating the athletes who
shall sleep in uppers.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25

develop and bring
out Grover Cleve-
land Alexander's
great skill as a
pitcher, calls his
sale by William
F. Baker to the
Chicago Cubs lit
tie short OF Ger
man ruthlessness.
He is quoted as
saying:
Il was thunder
struck when I
read the news.
Money can never
replace wonders
like Alexander
and Killifer. Al
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25

tAdIIUPI WIS IHE
greatest pitcher in the history of the
game, and it is a matter of much per-
sonal pride to me that l was response
BILE for his development.
Selling Alexander. to my mind, is
something like the practice of the Ger
mans in demolishing a cathedral or
destroying priceless works of art"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25
Past UNDERSTANDING.

do you understand the European
situation?"
NO" replied Senator Sorghum. Il
am inclined to think that if it could
have been brought to point where hui
man understanding could grasp it, the
fight would have been unnecessary"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25

them. They'll give you permanent bene-
fit for Indigestion, Constipation, Sour
Stomach, Sick Headache, and Dizziness.
They are small and pleasant to take, and
the most thoroughly natural remedy.
Twenty-Five cents at most drug stores.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25

malar1al polSon5-S0 Is a
furred or coated tongue.
loss of appetite, head.
aches or giddiness, and q
dull, drowsy, debilitated
feeling. It's your liver
that's at ia ult. You
want to stimulate it and
invigorate it with DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
With every trouble of the
kind, these tiny little
things act like a miracle.
You can break up sudden
attacks of Colds, Fevers,
- II
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25
Pussianism Cannot Be Tolerated In
World Devoted to Liberty
By OTTO II. KAHN. Banker. New York

/ was born in Germany; I served in the German
army closely connected with German business IN
terests until the outbreak Of this war; know Germany
and know the real causes of this Thirty years ago
almost to the day-Germany began laying her plans
for world conquest. The true German saw TINS war
coming and fought against it. but there was no cnahce
against the system.
l know Of my personal knowledge that the stage was
set for it about years ago. IN connection WIN 'ne
Agadir episode / know that the pan-Germans III i'ii
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25
1T is GERMAN RUTHLESSNESS
Former Manager Doom Of PhiIIIes
Thunderstruck at Sale Of Alex
1nder to Cubs.

Charley Doom, once manager Of the
Phillies and a man who did much to
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25

A tiny bottle of freezone costs but q
few cents at any drug store, but is
sufficient to remove every hard corn,
soft corn, or corn between the toes,
and the callouses, without soreness or
irritation.
Freezone is the sensational discov-
cry of a Cincinnati genius. 1t is WON
ful.-Adv.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25
NO CAMOUFLAGE J
in THIS STd
APPLY A FEW DROPS THEN Ii
ToucHY coRNS OFF WITH
FINGERS.

Don't hurt a bitl Drop LID
freezone on an aching corn, instant
that corn stops hurting, then you
it right out. Yes. magicl
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25
Fowl Play.

Fowl Play.
Sambo-Do you know that your
chickens come over into my garden?
George thought they must be do
ing that.
Sambo-Why did you think SO?
George Because they never come
back-Boy's Life.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25

dollar worth only rs Denmark but you probably
buy lust az much butter with you here at home
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25

Pitcher Bill Piercy. who played with
Toledo under option from the New
York Yankees last season and was re-
called in the fall, has been sent to the
st. Paul club for this year by Manager
Miller Higgins.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-30

entered the village. Suddenly | wasn't
alone. Trotting toward ME came
twenty poor, weakened Germans, un-
armed, frightened beyond the power of
speech, and holding dirty hands limp
ly above their heads.
They were trying to show in every
way possible that they wanted some
one to herd them in.
Threw Up Our Hands
81 was excited l guess. I threw up
my own hands as sign to them TO
hoist theirs higher. They did This
was the climax. American mopping up
troops rounded the corner and with
automatics in hand swooped down on
the prisoners, who seemed grateful,
though terribly frightened
Cone American officer. who was also
excited. fired repeatedly in the gen.
eral direction Of these cringing Boches.
cners, thinking this to be the best
chance to get back to our lines, Can
tigny was afire now.
Con my way back I found soldier
badly wounded being dressed by the
Red Cross men in a shell hole. They
needed help, and SO l stopped to aid
them. The shell hole wasn't large
enough for four, SO two Red Cross men
knelt outside the hole, calmly working
while the bullets from enemy machine
guns were pinging through the air. But
it that made these fellows work.
"Then another man came staggering
up to the shell hole. He was shot
through the stomach. His case was not
one for the field dressing. He had to
be carried back on a stretcher, and it
looked as though l was elected to help
carry him back. To tell the truth. I
was ready.
Near corner l saw young lieuten-
ant connect up telephone wire which
his men had strung along the ground
talk. He had to yell to make the other
end hear above the noise He said:
This is Lieutenant Blank in Cantigny.
could almost hear. What coming
back from the other end of the wire
far in the rear. He repeated what he
had said and they were finally con-
vinced.
"By this time the wounded man on
the stretcher and we had started back
He was heavy. The Red Crosser and
myself during that mile had to stop
many times to rest, though the German
machine guns were sending bullets
altogether too close to be healthy.
There wasn't much artillery fire.
"Cantigny was still burning as we
lugged that stretcher back to our first
lines"
Hopper said this about his closeup
On the American soldier:
Poor old Germany certainly did not
know it when she pulled down that
sort of crowd on her head. Berlin has
become a football goal, and the Ameri-
can doughboy is some sport"