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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25

Success in modern merchandising
depends not SO muck upon lying
awake nights as in keeping awake
day times
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25
Church Directory.
BAPTIST CHURcH-Rev. H. j

BAPTIST CHURCH-Re H. A.
Stellar, pastor. Sunday School at J
9;45 A. NJ. ]. NJ. Terrell, Supt. Pray
er meeting Wednesday night Of each
week.
H. E. CHURCH-Rev. r. A. Skaggs,
pastor. Preaching every Sunday.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday even
ing. Sunday School every Sunday at
$50 A. nj. j. L. Ernest, Supt.
M. E. CHURCH, SCUTH-Preach-
ing End and 4th Sundays of each
month, Rev. o. E. Thorn, pastor. Pray
err meeting Wednesday evening. Sun
day School at GAS A. NJ. Howard
Price, supt.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching services at. II A. M. every
first and second sunday, and at II A.
NJ. and 1880 P. M. every third Sunday.
Rev. John Mckenzie, pastor Prayer
meeting Wednesday at 800 p. NJ.
Sabbath School at 9:45 A. M. J. P.
Tibbets, Supt.
UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH
Rev H. D. Farmhouse, Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday at IL a. m.
and 1880 p. m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening of eack week
Leader, L. E. Gamer. Sabbath
School at 9:45 a. m.-Frank Luzader,
Supt.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25
THE BElINGTON PROGRESSIVE
PEOPLES PAPER
Our BOUNDEN DUTY

This newspaper must first OF an De
clean, it must be fair, it must be non
est and without malice in its opinions
and expressions, and it must, at an
times, devote itself unfiinchlngly ana
fearlessly to the public service in the
interests Of the masses Of the people
1t must always combat evil and IN
justice.
It must always fight for progress
and reform.
It must never tolerate corruptlons'
1t must be in sympathy with tne
peor and the unfortunate,
For Belington it must always STAND
with unselfish devotion, for the
achievement Of the finest ideals, OF
every high purpose, Of every enter.
mise Of every step in the march Of
progress.
1t must stand for good government
freedom, equality, the public welIafe'
civic and true patriotism and undying
love of country.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25
FOR CONGRESS

The Progressive is authorized to
announce the candidacy of VIM. T.
George, Of Barbour county, as can
aidate for the Republican nomination
for Congress in the Second Con
gressional District, subject to the de-
eisisn of the primary to be held Aug
ust 9Th, 1918. He solicits the votes
of all Republicans.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25

Andrew Carnegie's hopes for world
peace have been shattered, but were
his works and influence all in vain?
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25
For Bilious Troubles.

To promote a healthy action of
the liver and correct the disorders
caused by biliousness, Chamber
lain's Tablets are excellent. Try
them and see how quickly they give
you relish for your and Danish
that dull and stupid feeling.
Sold by all dealers (ady.)
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25

II the minister's expenses are more
than doubled, and his salary the same
as years gone by, how is he going to
make it. He has his children to edu-
cate besides the maintenance of a
home.
Success in modern merchandising
depends not SO MUCK upon lying
awake nights as in keeping awake
day times.
Andrew Carnegie's hopes for world
peace have been shattered, but were
his works and influence all in vain?
There is "talk" now of 5oo-mile
gun.
Hindenburg says it is all over but
the shouting, but the trouble with so
many of his soldiers is that they can
no longer Washington Post.
The Won Hindenburg offensive seems
to have been halted, but the Teddy
Roosevelt offensive is still in full
Charleston News and Courier
One good thing about setting the
clock ahead is that the neighborhood
rooster dosent know anything about
it and starts his racket an hour late
Seattle Post-Inteligencer.
Austria dosen't want peace; it JUS
keeps On talking about it-Detroi
Free Press.
It's a Questionable form Of patriot
ism when the quick-lunch restauran
sets out doaghnut with large holr
than ever Observation-Disclosures Post
Next Winters fuel famine j
eminent.
Is the Dissertation of the Sabbath
a national Sin?
Does the world lose anything b
wars?
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25
CAMCUFLAGED POETRY
By LLEWELLYN BRONSON

Backward, turn DachWdTu,
O., Time, in thy flight,
And give me porckchops again,
Just for tonight.
Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand
Make the oozy marshes
That agents call "dry land"
Beneath the spreading chestnut tree
The village garage stands,
And broken glass adown the road
Was placed by foxy hands.
The day is done, yet darkness
Does not fall.
Get wise. We set the clocks ahead,
That's ALL
Bowed by the weight of centuries, he
leans
Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground;
The emptiness of ages in his face,
And on his back the burden of the
world.
For he must make himself war gar
den
And he does not know the difference
Between a pumpkin and radish,
Nor whether pototoes grow in cluster
on vines
Or in pods, like cucumbers.
Laugh and the world laughs with you;
Weep and you weep alone;
Live and you get brick-bat;
Die and you get stone.
| When other lips and other hearts
Their tale of love may tell,
| In language whose excess imparts
The power they feel SO well,
There may, perhaps in such a scene.
Arecognition be,
But may no breach of promise case
Be started against me.
| The cid oaken bucket, the iron-bound
bucket,
The Undiscovered bucket nay father
did honor.
How we'll | remember that old eaken
bucket
That father got filled every night
| at the corner!
4
Maud Miller on a Summers day,
Raked the meadow, sweet with hay.
She raked the meadow, all forlorn,
And yelled, Where's that burned
golf ball gone ,"
The Curfew tolls the knell of parting
day.
The gentle knee come lowing o'el
the lea,
The plowman homeward plods his
weary way
| But honest, kid, now what's all that
to me?
There was man in our town,
/ we all thought he was wise,
| Until the boob got married.
Gee! That was some surprise.
Truth, crushed to earth, may ris'
again,
We cannot well surprise it;
But when the gossips finish it
No one win recognize it.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25
City Directory.

w. W. Thomas. ....... Recorder.
Councismen:
L. D. Kittle,
L. j. Wilson,
Chas. W. Williamson,
A. F. Rohrbough,
W. S. Grimes,
W. G. McCloud,
Lloyd Ballah,
M. R. Keyser.
Geo. w. Price. -. Chief of Police
Regular council Meeting LIST and
3rd Thursday evenings of each month.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-25

How about increasing your pastors
salary? Did it ever occur to you
rat he is working for the same old
wage?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
DRAFT BOARDS ID HAVE MEMBERSHIPS
 INCREASED SOON Crowder Telegraphs Cover nors to Appoint New
 Members Needed.
Associated Press.

l Associated Press.
 Washington, Sept. 6.-As an addi l tlonal step in the process of speed 1 Ing up the draft organizations in the endeaVol to obtain for induction into { military service in October men from
 the new draft registration next Thurs day, Provost Marshal General Crow ] der IS planning enlargement of the local and district boards wherever ! necessary.
 Announcement was made today that General Crowder had telegraphed draft executives in all states asking ii an increase in the size of the boards would hasten their operations.
 Boards already have been authori- zed to use additional registrars on Sept 12.
 Employers or dependents of re- slstered men, who. for patriotic req sons may object to entering a claim for deferred classification on tne grounds of dependency or the nature of their occupation. would expedite proceedings and prevent injustices by making the exemption claims for the men. it was stated today at the provost marshal generals office.
 -'SiS To q lOl Ill Ol SUCH CliIIlS III the questionnaire it was pointed out and local boards will find their du- ties more complicated if registrants entitled to exemption do not claim is or some interested person does not make the claim in their behalf
 Details ill the appointment of advis- ory committees to each of the dis trict draft boards to assist the boards in passing upon exemptions claim ed on ,occupational grounds, were discussed today at a conference be- tween representatives of the provost marshal generals office, the war la- bor policies board and the depart ment of labor.
 Draft boards will. name one of the three members to compose each com mittee.
 Fill Exemption Claims.
 Because many men of the new
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
Allies Have Driven Enemy From All Ground Taken
 During Past Year.
FOE RETREAT WITH
 ALL SPEED FRIDAY
The Line Now Follows Prac-. 'tically the Same Tangent
 As In 1917.

With the French Army in France, Sept. 6 (By The Associated Press.)- At the present rate of progress the entente allies will soon have driven the Germans from all the ground gained by them this pear and the offensive operations may enter new phase.
 Trench cavalry after passing thru Chauny this morning are in the re- zion of Viery yNoureuil and are ad- vancing towards Tergnier which is ? 1-2-m -miles~west of Lafere.
 Further north the Ham, -Guiscard position has been turned and the ene- my is retreating all along the line with utmost speed.
 Mangin's Troops Moving.
 South of the Disc General Mangin's troops are pressing in close to the enemy's line from which he launched his spring offensive in the region of lower Forest of Coucy.
 French troops are within mile of that line at Hill 75 and in front of Fresnes.
 Near Laffaux Mangin's men are within four miles of the Chemin Des Danes and only about ten miles from the Citadel of Laon.
 Wood Under Fire.
 The forest of St. Gobain which shel-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
GERMAN REVOLT SPREADING AMONG
 ALL THE TROOPS
G erm ma1 Prisoner Says
 Sparks of Revolution Now Flying Fast
Associated Press

Associated Press.
 British Headquarters in France Sept. 6.-Sparks of revolution seem to be flying even thicker in certain parts of the Germany army.
 Numerous prisoners taken by the British mention the distribution of pacificts and revolutionary pamphlets among the troops.
 One prisoner said when in con- pany with Of a large number of Ba varians he was shown revolutionary pamphlets which he was told were being widely circulated
 All the pamphlets he added, were violently anti-Prussian.
 1t was asserted that during the re- cent fighting the commanding officer of the 137th Pioneer aBttalion of the 52nd division was shot by his men when he attempted to stop a panic stricken rush from the trenches
 A battalion surgeon. captured, said all the regimental oficefrs he knew believed that General Ludendorff would fight delaying actions until the allied offensive had died out at the same time saving his "elite divisions" for counter stroke, preparations for which were now being made.
 If the allies ever reached the Rhine, said the doctor Germany would make peace, no matter what the price.
 He seemed considerably perturbed that the Rhine might be reached.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
Food Administration Issues Order As a War Measure
 After Investigation.
(By The Associated.)

Washington, Sept. 6.-Manufacture of beer in the United States will be prohibited after next December |, as war measure.
 This announcement was made to- night by the food administration which said the decision had been reached at conferences between President Wilson and representatives, of the fuel, food railroad commissions and the war in- dustries board.
 Factors which influenced the decis- ione to prohibit the manufacture of beer after Dec. l, the food admins tration announcement. were sthe fur ther necessity of war industries for the whole fuel productive capacity of the country the considerable drouth, which has materially affected the sup ply of feeding-stuff for next year, the strain upon transportation to han dle necessary industries and the short age of labor"
 Other Curtailment.
 Warming also was issued to manu- factureds of all beverages and miner- al waters that there will be ssfur- ther great curtailment, in fuel for the manufacture of glass containers, etc."
 Action. it was said had been ex- pected by the brewing. interests in view of the fuel administrators or der last July 3 reducing coal con- sumption of breweries 50 per cent.
 Under national prohibition leyisla- tion passed by the senate today, and sent to the house, which enacted simi- lar legislation last May manufacture of beer and wine would be prohibited after next Map l.
 Six Months Advance.
 Today's order will move up six months the time for discontinuance
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
United States Transport is The Victim of A ''U" Boat
 200 Miles off French Coast

She later was moved to Boston.
 Suit was brought against the North German Lloyd line by banks in New York for failure of the vessel to de- liver the gold and the case finally came before the supreme court whicf decided against the banks.
 Later the vessel was seized by GUS. toms officials for the shipping board which had her put in sea going condi- tion, the crew having damaged the en' zine just before the United States entered the war.
 The navy finally took the ship over and she was converted into trans port to carry American troops to France.
 The Mount Vernon is of 19,50s gross tons, and before conversion hac a passenger carrying capacity o1 about two thousand.
 Her speed is 23 1-2 knots an hour.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
Stop Manufacture of Beer On First Day of December
 is Order of Government

Y 5 4 t5 of the manufacture of beer, altho the breweries may be allowed to resume operations between that date and the effective operation of the .'dry' legislation, if finally enacted, since today's order was until further or ders."
 The manufacture of whiskey was prohibited last year and there have been repeated demand in congress that the president exercise his war time power to stop the manufacture of beer as food conservation measure.
 The house last May, in adopting the emergency agricultural appropriation bill attached rider which provided that none of the funds appropriated by the measure should be used until the manufacture of beer was discon- tinued.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
COTTON SITUATION NOT ALARMING SAYS
 WOODROW WILSON

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 6.-There is nc occasion for alarm over the agitation to fix cotton prices, according to a telegram received here tonight by Wm, J. Harris from President Will son.
 The message was in reply to one MT. Harris had sent earlier in the day calling the presidents attention to the apprehension of many persons over the situation, and protesting in the interest of the farmers to such a movement.
 The presidents message in full fol lows:
 White House, Washington, D. c, Sept. 6.
 s.Wm. J. Harris, Atlanta, Ga.
 s.No cause for concern about the price of cotton.
 "The plan is merely for an impar- tial inquiry to ascertain whether agreements would be serviceable in stabilizing transaction.
 (Signed) Woodrow Wilson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
Roll of Honor of Arkansas

Seven Arkansans are listed in the casualty list given out by the War Department this morning. One died of wounds, two wounded severely and four are reported as missing in action.
 The following is the list:
 DIED OF WOUNDS. Roscoe Jordan, Green Forest.
 WOUNDED SEEVERELY. VirgihL. Stevens. S13 Magnolia St., Argent3
 James R. Peters, Midland. MISSING IN ACTION, Adam Jackson, ParagOuld. Odie Pennington, K. F. D. No. l, Box 43, Bradford.
 LObOria ScimOne, ScOtts. Lawrence Lloys, ReynO.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
SEARCH FOR b0Y
 HERE WHO FELL
 HEIR TO ESTATE Wesley McCarty Left Over $1O,O0O By a Wealthy Ok lahoma Indian Citizen
ONCE LIVED AT
 GRADY, NEAR HERE
His Fatser Was Fisherman on River-Attorney in
 City Investigating.

wesley McCarty, age about sixteen years is heir to a fortune. which ex- ceeds Ylo,000. He is a resident O Gfady, Lincoln county or was two years ago. However, his whereaE outs are unknown to the officials who are executors of the estate of McCarty' $ beneficiary.
 J. k. CroWder, an attorney of Pur- cell. Okla.. has been in Pine Bluff, Grady and other sections in this vii cinity in an effort to locate McCar- ty or his relatives. Up to last even- ing his search had been unsuccess- full.
 MT. CrOWder stated that McCarty had fallen heir to part of large es- tate in Oklahoma, at Purcell This was left in a will by Hill Phillips. an Indian, who died several weeks ago.
 Ran Away From Home.
 1t appears that McCarty ran away from home two or three years ago and drifted into Purcell. He stayed with the Indian Phillips from March, 1916 until October of the same year. The Indian became greatly attached to the lad and corresponded with him for several months, but the address of McCarty last given, Grady, Ark, in a letter to Phillips has not proven successful in locating the boy
 Father Fisherman.
 It has been ascertained oy ihvesti- cations made by the Oklahoma at torney that McCarty's father was fisherman. He had fished up and down the Arkansas river many years and was known thruout this sec tion. However, he died and follow ing his death the son ran away from home. This explaining his presence in Oklahoma.
 His father. Fisherman sMcCarty, as- sociated with another fisherman by the sobriquet of "Happ yJack." The location of this latter parsonage would probably lead to the whereabouts of young McCarty. It was further as- certained that McCarty's mother mar ried soon after the elder McCarty's death. No one at Grady could give the name of the latter husband. How ever, they lived on Walker Jones's farm" for number ofyears. This section is known as the 'Goat She'd"
 Anyone knowing of Young McCar- tvs whereabouts or anything that would lead to the securing of his ad- dress will confer a great favor by communicating with J. E. Crowder, who is stopping at the Jefferson hotel Pine Bluff.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
GETTING READY FOR
 GENTLEMAN VILLA

Ell Paso, Tex, Sept. 6.-Chihuahua City is preparing for an attack by Francisco Villa on the night of Sept 15, the second anniversary of his last capture of the state capital, Ameri- cans arriving here from Mexico late today, reported.
 A barbed wire entanglement is being built entirely around Chihuahua city, gun and machine gun emplace- ments are being built on Santa Rosa hill and adobe breastworks construct ed in the streets for street fighting according to the American arrivals.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
BRITISH CONTINUE ADVANCE AIDED BY AUSTRALIAN ARMY Germans Burning Villages In Retreat, the Sky Light
 ed By the Flames. ENEMY TRYING TO
 SAVE HIS BIG GUNS Fight Desperately With Ma chine Guns in Attempt to
 Hold Allies in Check.
Associated Press.


 With the British Army in France Sept. 6.-Substantial advances agail are reported all along the southern part of the line
 The Australians have crossed th4 Somme on wide front south of Pe rome and after overcoming heavy op- position, have driven into the terri tory the enemy was holding, St Christ, Erie, Les Mesnil, Doignt anf Athies wood all have been taken anC progress is reported to have 5eeY made east of these places.
 Driven From PerOnne.
 The enemy also has been drive back from east and northeast Of Pc. ronne
 Over the whole area from which the Germans are retreating on this large section of the front, many fires are raging and numerous cXplosicis 5 have been heard
 Villages Are Aflame.
 Whole villages are af'ame be- tween the points to which the British have reached and the Hindenburg line
 On the Ham Road.
 The British have reached the Athi- es-Ham road and are on the eastern outskirts of Bussu.
 At Nurlu there has been heavy fighting.
 Strong German forces, fighting dss- perately with machine guns and trench mortars, have caused the Bri- tish to pause here for the moment.
 Slowly Dwindled Awal.
 Along the whole front from the southern extremity to the Bapaumt. Cambrai road the enemy artillery fire gradually is dwindling away, indicat- ing that the eGrmans are making stle- nous efforts to get their guns back of the Hindenburg deefnses before the British catch up with them.
 In the Queant area the British, af- ter sharp fighting, occupied the ridge south of Moeuvres, and captured more German posts around Havrinconrt wood.
 Met With Resistance.
 South of Havrincourt wood the advance north and south of Equan- court met with heavy resistance.
 Just east of here the whole town of Fins is aflame.
 British posts west of the canal Du Nord. north of Inchy. have ben push ed forward, but patrols on the west bank of the canal were heavily fir ed on from the, east bank
 In the north, where the British are reported, to be making advances. more fires are raging.
 In many places north of the Sensee river the Germans for several hours have been firing thousands of gas shells. evidently trying to get rid of them,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
Is Not Believed That Any Lives Were Lost, But.Re ports Are Meagre.

Washington, Sept. 6.-The> United Ases army transport Mount Vernon, f~efly the North German Lloyd lin- Aronprlnzein Cecilie, was torped- cy s1o an enemy submarine yester-
 zvV miles from the coast of ranee, sa While 'homeward bound, but ,s ape to return to port.
 aa' lns report to the navy department blt., G made no mention of any cas- N. sarrylng Sick and Wounded. {. ~ 7, military units were on board; s Sls olg liner probably was carry b1d;sa G su'lle sick and wounded American 0hsls %sIs m addition to her crew of %TsaDly % 6OO or TOO navy men. I,sn us :; eA.ent .s of the damage was not om m x i. Ine departments advices but ss rsta sne 1act that the vessel was able hots a.n as. to France at speed of IA bt S.J' JJ'a'clals concluded that she was \ Ma Moadiy 1y damaged.
 me Mount Vernon is the second of S.e e.sat s German liners taken over pedoed. went oo war to De rh. s ssscond One to be Sunk.
 hieh ,,.st a was the President Lincoln, k ca.s. sas sunk some 400 miles off |und 's' Of France, while homeward Raf.
 dls c,;as sne war the Kronprinzessin pron.I p'ied between New York and n Ks a ', ports, and when the war be-
 cAe,hSaasas Sas on the high seas, bound I'M ;u and Plymouth with s12.- sy na.sIg a gold bullion in addition to ilsm tlons were sent to her mas
 s N Nsalmany by radio to return
 1nt thsty hs y and the liner immed-
 ack' arriving at Bar Har-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
SOLDIERS DEATH SENTENCE LIFTED
 BY PRESIDENT
Associated Press.

AAooOSioCSu lCoo.
 Washington, Sept. 6.-Private Will liam A. Kerner, company G. 306th Infantry, sentenced by court-mar- tial to be shot because he refused to obey an order to drill, has been or dered released and restored to duty Dy President Wilson, The Presi- dents endorsement on the record says the sentence is disapproved be- cause the assistant judge advocate general who officiated at the trial was not legally appointed.
 The President also disapproved al sentence of dismissal imposed up 1st Lieut.. Robt. J. Landry, convicted at Camn Beauregard, La, for violat- ing the article of war against cons dusct tending to bring discredit upon. the army.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
PUBLIC TAKE NOTICE
Forty men and women have taker the oath of office to enforce
 Sanitary Laws.

Weeds must be kept down. back yards kept clean, and merchants are warned not to sweep into the streets and gutters. This warning should De needed and this movement should have the cooperation of all good citi- zens. Keep out of the Municipal Court, and let's all pull together ana make Pine Bluff better and cleaner city.
 E9-5d-6t SIMON BLOOM, Mayor'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
ALICE ARION WON
 $3,OOO RACE PURSE

St.. Paul, Minn., Sept. 6.-Alice Arion, owned by G. s. Davis, Tulsa Okla, and driven by McQuaig, easily won the PIP trot for the Minneapolis purse, $3,OO0 the feature event of the closing days program of the Great Western Circuit races at the state fair here today.