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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-23
SHARP DEBATE DELAYS
VOTE ON FOOD BILL

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.--Debate
on the administration bill appro-
priating 500, 900 for food re-
lief in Europe and the near east COW
cred a wide range in the senate to-
day and again prevented final vote
On the measure Passage Of the bill
is conceded by both advocates and
opponents and Democratic leaders
were hopeful tonight that this
would be accomplished before adj
journment tomorrow.
Attack on the bill and the admin
istration of the relief fund by Her
bert C. Hoover was led by Senators
Penrose of Pennsylvania and Sher-
man Of Illinois, both Republicans,
while Senators Martin of Virginia,
Democratic leader, and Lewis of
Illinois, Democratic whip, were the
principal speakers in support of it.
Senator Penrose said Mr.. Hoover
chad insulted every Republican citi-
zen" by advising the American
people to support the Democratic
party in the last congressional CAM
paign and that he would offer an a
amendment to the bill requiring that
the fund be administered by com
mission named by the president
with the advice and consent of the
senate"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-23

William Streets soldier who has
recently returned from overseas was
visitor at school Monday morning.
Bernie Goberly, Happy Shinn, For
rest Right, Cecil O'Brien were Elkins
visitors Friday night,
Miss Keim spent the weekend with
her parents in Elkins.
Adria Stalnaker was at Elkins be-
tween trains Saturday
ODDS Coontz, a returned soldier
from Camp Lee was our visitor one
day last week.
The Mozart Literary Society rem
dered a splendid program Friday
afternoon. A marked improvement
is being made in literary work from
week to week.
0ctavia Moore visited her home
folks at Stringtown the week end.
Edwin Harrah started to school
last week. Many others are expec-
ted to start with the second semes-
ter
The Girls Glee club practices at
$3.50 every Monday evening.
Bertha Knapp was guest If
0phelia Hunts Thursday night.
Students are very busy this week
preparing for semester examinations.
\
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-23
KILLED WHILE CoAsTING

Stanley Pittman Is years of age,
was killed in Cumberland while coast
ing down hill being struck by an
automobile. Young Pittman was the
son of Bridge Pittman who was kill
ed some months ago in R. R. wreck
while Mrs. Pittman was Miss Rose
Huffman before her marriage
Young Pittman's body was brought
here for burial Tuesday internment
at the Elliott Cemetery. The be-
bereaved family has the sympathy
Of their many friends in their sorrow.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-23
THEIR LBTTsRs HOME


12-15-1S
Dearest mother
Just received your letter Of the
Nov. 20 Surely was glad to hear
from youandito know you wer feeling
better as to me | am in the best Of
health. l have not written for two
or three weeks as | thought | was
coming home. We have moved twice
since / last wrote you, was in Fon-
tenoy three weeks this place is about
five or six miles from Toul Was in
Nancy twice while was in Fontenoy
this is very nice place also a large
city. went there for a bath and
was surely fine ! had a nice swim
too in park Then we took a
train for Hangers which is six or
eight miles from this place. am
now in small town about like jun
ior
Mother, for awhile / thought /
was going to come home, but we are
out Of luck. Guess it will be some
time before ] get home now but
win be there some day If ever /
get out of France I would not come
back for fortune the u. S. A. is
the only place for me-
I The French homes are not like our
homes the place we are staying in
now is what we would call base
ment, stone walls and floor.
Although-it is on top Of the ground
all the buildings are stone have not
seen half dozen frame buildings
since | left the u s. A. We are
staying in the rooms Of an old
French mans home. He surely
treats US fine gave us three beds to
use then got some boards for the
rest of US to put our straw ticks on
He thinks the U. S. is a great place
You should have heard him iabber
when I showed him some post cards
Of New York city.
/ | have been receiving mail since
Oct. 20. Have received many OF
your letters sometimes four a day
Have you heard Of any more Be
lington boys being killed over here
except John Kramer? | have moi
seen any from there yet. only wish
was in the U. S. A. today. Sup
pose Wilbur is glad he is at home
Is he very strong? Tell him | could
put him on his back with one hanc
tied behind me will have to close
with best wishes to all.
And love to all.
CECIL FORNEY
Co. B LIST A. M. G. Bn.
A. E. F. France
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-23
DAvY SHAW DEAD.

"Davy Shaw one of Barbour
fCounty's most highly respected and
well known citizens died at his home
near Philippi Friday evening Mr..
Shaw was one Of our most honored
citizens and had host of friends
in all parts of the county.
Funeral services Monday afternoon
was largely attended. Thus another
of Barbour County's land marks has
crossed the Great Divide.
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PEACE CONFERENCE OPEN AT


PARIS, Jan. 18.-With the assem-
blying of the first full session of the
peace congress today, the prospect OF
the notable assemblage of statesmen
making rapid progress with its work
seems enhanced by the apparent de-
feat Of Bolshevikism in Ger, thus
opening the way to the stabilizing of
the government and the prospect of
its being able to send responsible
representatives to the conferenc.
TIL congress is expected to devote
itself singlemindedly to the creator
Of a league Of nations and the first
step toward formation of that league
it is understood will be taken today.
All questions at issue Of whatever
kind will be settled before the enemy
delegates arrive TIL allied ministers
recognizing the vital Importance of
presenting an unbroken front to the
enemy
AS regards Russia, it is stated that
the five leading powers have agreed
that her representation by any Rus
sian element is impossible for the mo-
ment 1t is argued that the admis-
sion of former Premier Lvoff or any
other man who figured in previous
Russian governments might give the
Bolsheviki chance to declare that
the powers were supporting a mon
arehial regime.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-23

came up to me and said, Ira get up
the Yankees are coming" / said
''let them come don't give a d."
He says "they will capture you"
said again, 81 don't give a d. il
they do" That is along the line Of
the way we slept the last night of
our Rowlesburg hike. After four o.
clock a. m. they called all rally on
foot. Col. Anvil stepped in the CEN
ter and told us with trembling voice
our effort to do the work we had been
sent to do was a failure. There
were Yankees at Rowlesburg. Now
he said that neither one of our suies
had returned, he supposed they both
had been captured. We were on our
last days rations and most of us had
but little left after eating snack of
breakfast. Col. Anvil asked if there
was man in the squad who could
pilot us direct to Philippi as we
must make it to Philippi that day
and to do so we must go as direct
as possible to make it, One
man spoke up and said he could.
When light enough to see to travel
we hiked for Philippi We stopped
to rest but little that day and did not
eat much as we did not have it to
eat, There was considerable frost
that morning. We got to Philippi
late in the evening. A "secesh" officer
came out to meet US with company
of soldiers and welcomed us with the
band. He thanked us for the effort
we had made. He said we had done
as much as could be expected under
the circumstances for there were
four hundred Yankee soldiers at
Rowlesburg at that time, but he said
he was sorry to tell us that the pay
master was not there to pay us, also
said he was sorry to tell us he had
nothing to give us to eat so they
would now discharge US and we
could go home and the paymaster
would be on hand and we could come
back next Monday morning and get
our pay. Three of US knew of a
neighbor woman working at hotel.
We went to the back window of the
kitchen and the old sister gave US
two large slices of bread and butter
each, then we hiked for home eating
our lunch as we went as it was now
getting dark and we had some seven
miles to go. ! soon got sleepy and
just begged my pals to let us lay
down and sleep till morning but they
urged me on. finally reached home
about ten or eleven o'clock I just
laid down on the floor after removing
my shoes. That was the last / knew
till morning. / longed for Monday
morning to come so | could go to
Philippi and get my fifteen dollars,
but alas when Monday morning came
the Yankees came also and away
went the "Secesh" army, paymaster
and all Away went my fifteen dol
lars never to return, been ON inter
est now these many years so / will
soon just put it against the Virginia
debt and pay that off.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-23
GEO. DIDDLE DROPS DEAD.

The city Of Philippi was shocked
at the intelligence Wednesday eve
ming that the dead body Of Geo Did
die 65, contractor had been found in
Sam Hollis stable.EIe had been work
ing with Sam Holt, and apparently
in good health. Heart failure is
supposed to have been the cause Of
his death.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-23
Gard of Thanks.

We desire to thank our many
friends who assisted US during the
sickness and death Of our son.
May the giver of all good gifts
remember you all is our prayer
A. r. HILL and WIFE.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-23
INTERESTING HISTORY OF BARBOUR COUNTY
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR.
By IRA sHoCKEy.

editors Note-Mr. shockey is
now citizen of Randolph county,
living at Long, W. Va. He will
give us some more interesting his
tory later.l
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Advertised Letters

Mr.. w. L, England, Miss Dortha
Jones, Mr.. w. Lester, Mr.. Johnnie
Philips.
Belington, W. Va. Jan. 20, 1919,
The sun., 1919-05-04
OCEAN CITY CUP A
BEAUTIFUL TROPHY
Worthy of International Com
petition, Says Hungerford.

OCEAN CITY, y, j.. May 3.--The Ocean
City Fishing Club has taken up By let
ter the subject Of an International cast
ing competition with the British Sea
Angling Society In the hope of arrang-
ing contest between British and Ameri-
can casters for the Ocean City cup.
The cup is worthy OF international
competition" says Churchill Hunger
ford in describing the trophy. 1T is
forty-three inches high" he continued.
and is valued at $1,000. At the top
OF the cup is beautifully modelled
figure of a siren depicted as callins
with a conch shell the fish of the sea
to the Ocean city Fishing Club, the
emblem OF which is held aloft in her
left hand.
The two handles are formed Of fully
modelled figures, one representing n
triton who holds In his hands a FISH
ing line which extends across the body
OF tho cup, where fish swimming
through the water has just taken the
hook.
The other handle represents a mer-
maid holding UP her right hand IN pro-
test against Turing the fish from its
natural haunts."
The sun., 1919-05-04
LARRY MOTT SAYS
SHARK is DELICIOUS
Californians NoU Eating Fish
as Filet of Sole.

AVALON. Cal. May 3.-Lawrence
Mott of New York. big game angler,
gives his assurance from personal expe-
rience that the shark is a delicious fish
to eat.
1.-THE only thing that now stands be-
tween man and this plentiful food sup
nly," says Mr.. Mott lis mans preju-
dice This can only be removed by
pree ching the gospel Of the shark as
food.
'Srhe moment this prejudice, which
comes from ignorance. is removed, the
public will find that the ever generous
sea has added one more, and IN almost
unlimited supply of food FOR man, and
that in hunting the. shark for food the
other and more highly favored fish will
have n better chance to Increase"
Californians are eating the fish now
under the name of filat OF sole and other
mcuaage names.
The sun., 1919-05-04
Fish Lines for the Young


Dear children. can We love or hate
A fish that hlches all our bat,
Is full Of bones, and tough, and sinai.
Yet bears tho comic name Of "bergalt'?
This busy little urchin whites
It's time away among the piles
And rocks and other cosy hooks.
Engaged ali day In skinnlng hooks
lie Is a dusky, chubby wight
with scales all riveted on tight,
And tiny nipper teeth Ike thase
A grinning piccaninny shows.
He stuns himself, then hangs around
The very choicest fishing ground,
And keeps on biting jut to tease
The anglers with his larcenies.
When hooked. we madly yank him in:
But when we see the rascars grin
Our anger melts away, and then
We let him go-and bait again.
Thus will a youngster Ito in wait
To steal his sisters angling bait
And rob perhaps a dainty dish
Designed TO lure n bigger fish
At first her impulse is TO maui
The grnning runt, but after all
She spares his hide and starts to plan
Another dish to lure her man.
w. II, O.
The sun., 1919-05-04
UNCLE SAM URGES
USE OF WHALE MEAT
Issues Pamphlet Ching Reel
pes for Cooking.

WASHINGTON. D. c., May 3.--The Bu-
reau OF Fisheries has issued placard
advocating the use of whale meat as
food. and also a dodgcr advising re-
tailers handling whale meat that on
request they may obtain a supply ot
pamphlets concerning whale meat with
recipes for cooking ana serving It.
This action is in furtherancc of the eff
forts to popularize fresh, frozen and
canned whale meat az food, The bureau
is advised that the whaling companies
in position to furnish fresh and frozen
whale meat have not been able TO supply
the demand
The sun., 1919-05-04
MAN AND WIFE HOOK
AND PLAY SAME FISH
Unusual Experience With
RdUenous Grouper at Miami.

MIAMI, Fla, May 3.-Mr and Mrs.
Ward T.. Baker of Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
fishing here. had their lines lying close
together. Both OF them felt strike at
the same time, and both We're alert at
tho reel.
For some time both thought they had
different fish. but the tactics soon indl-
Gated that It was one and the same
hsh. 1t was revenous grouper that
took both bats at once. The fish
weighed sixty pounds
The sun., 1919-05-04

WAsHTYGToN. May 3.-"Is n whale a
'tA"' asked importers bringing In whale
meat The question was brought up be-
o'''f If the question whether there
huon'd he duty Of - per cent. paid
un1er the fish classification or nothing
.n4"r meats The Government and the
W'"'trrs decided to abide by the de-
- son "f the United States Bureau OF
FlS"'T''i Tho testimony of the fisheries
cH o. IS that whale is in no sense a
The sun., 1919-05-04
Organized TO Ala wild Life.

e.. n,.A>MhEFsBuRG, Pa. May 3.-The
'""h''H County Sportsmen's Associa-
, ,o. '"S been organized for the PRO
ION u all beneficial wild life. the
m1pasapon and conservation of game
o "u hsh' and to promote interest In
S -.u,or Fports, sun, rife and revolver
The sun., 1919-05-04
Now Omcers of Tuna Club.

AVALON, Cal, May 3.-The Tuna Quo
has elected new officers as follows !:
President, ]. A. Coke; vice-president.
John NJ. York; secretary. Ralph Ban
DIM: other directors, Elmer Bray and
George L. Plllsbury, Jr.
The sun., 1919-05-04

In Vermont the muscallonge and black
bass season opens on June 10. The min
imum length is ten inches and the limit
twenty-four. Fishing is permitted from
one hour before sunrise until two hours
after sunset
The sun., 1919-05-04
900 Lib. Black Bass Caught.

TAMTA BAY. Fla. May Nv. W.
Richards of Cleveland and Fred Abbott
OF Wellington, Ohio, caught thirty miles
on the coast a black sea bass or jew
nsh weighing 800 pounds. The fight
lasted fifty five minutes
The sun., 1919-05-04

MIAMI. Fla. May 3.-Using nine
strand line W. Penn Mather OF Nara
gansett Pier. r. l., caught a twenty
seven and half pound barracuda.
The sun., 1919-05-04
Amber. at Cape Florida Light.

CAPE FLORIDA LIGHT, Fla, May a.
Three amberjacks. running from forty
to nifty pounds each. were taken by q
A. Rettenmaier. Fred ]. Terllnde and
VI, II. DAVIS.
The sun., 1919-05-04
Rhode Island. View OF Game,

WASHINGTON. H. g., May 3-Rhode
Island is the only state that has no bag
limit for the sportsman or market hun
ter. A review OF the laws of other States
shows that forty-seven have applied this
check against the market hunter.
The sun., 1919-05-04

MIAMI, Fla, May 3,--A barracuda
weighing thirty-four and n half pounds
was taken on light tackle by c.. NJ
Warner OF Clinton, III.
The sun., 1919-05-04
Oreanixing wisconsin.

MILWAUKEE. Wis, May 3.-Within
one wear twenty-three local sportsmen's
have been formed through
out the state. all members OF the state
association.
The sun., 1919-05-04
FopuIarIzIng the GrOuper.

49,. Nhs.!i"GToT. May 3.-The Govern
80 printing ONCE has Issued an eight
rrass Circular on Fishes You Should
~ win Recipes for Cooking Them"
I"e l.rol.1r tells about the grouper.
The sun., 1919-05-04
DoingS of Local Anglers
With Rod, Reel and Line

Port Washington and Glenwood Land
ing.
George Rothman of Wreck Lead says
that the messes taken aboard the Dora
K. measure up with other seasons.
Both Edward Gildersleeve and Henry
Lampe of Feeport Point report good
founder fishing.
Straw Hat" writes that blackfshing
was excellent Tuesday and Wednesday
on board the America, Capt. John
Michael's boat fishing at Seventeen
Fathoms.
Twenty members of the Dover Fishing
Club in the Little Angler last Sunday
caught founders in Long Island Sound
waters weighing up to PA pounds each.
II. Bell was high hook with 335 fish.
Big Cunners at II FathOms.
There are plenty of big cunners being
caught on the Seventeen Fathom bank
with an occasional cod and come black
fish. Capt Dick Person of CaDarsie
said they also caught some ling on the
Rover II. on these grounds on Thurs
day.
The Liberty Fishing Club in cooper
alton with the United Anglers League
and the L. S. Bureau of Fisheries will
plant 100000 founder fry IN F'reeport
waters soon. The club believes in con-
servation and in returning understood
FISH TO the waters uninjured. l.. Coors.
president of the club. 4706 Fourth ave-
nue.. Brooklyn, says he will be glad to
talk with any club seeking the propa-
cation and protection of salt water fish.
George Il. Lenher of AZ Grove street
Elizabeth. caught the first whiting OF the
Long Branch. y. l. season and was
awarded "a pier ticket worth SIS. Ling
are biting In waters surrounding the
pier.
In Great South Bay last Sunday, the
Fred Mohrmann Fishing Club Of York
vile, fishing from the Comfort, caught
346 founders varying in weight from
three quarters to two pounds each.
The sun., 1919-05-04
Hinton for Big swordhsh.

AVALON, Cal. May S.-The Tuna CLUB
will give a special button to successful
broadbill swordfish anglers taking a hsh
Weighing 200 pounds or more 1t VIII
he white button, with the head OF
hroadbill swordfish upon 1t in gold.
The sun., 1919-05-04
wisconsin's Want Adj.

MADISON. Wis. May 3-'rhe Wiscon-
sin Conservation Commission is adver-
Using as follows: Acknowledgement
who prevent forest fires"
The sun., 1919-05-04
Monster saiInsh mt Miami

MIAMI, Fla. May 3.-W. G. Duncan
Asst ylce-president OF the Miami Anglers
Club, caught a sailhsh OF seventy-hve
mounds.
The sun., 1919-05-04
Tuna Taken In Florida Waters.

MIAMI Fla, May "A tuna, a FISH
rare in these waters. was taken by b.
r. Tobin. Jr.. of Detroit, Mich.
The sun., 1919-05-04
81. Petersburg and the Drag.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, May 3.-The
ST. Petersburg Tarpon Club refuses to
recognize the automatic drag reel and
declines to permit fish caught on such
reels to win prizes in competition
The sun., 1919-05-04
Mu.krat High Prices Start Farm.

PORT CLINTON. Ohio, May 3.-Because
of the high prices paid for musirat
pelts. Tom Hurrell has started musk
rat farm here
The sun., 1919-05-04
Haunts of Pike Perch.

In the lakes you will find him in the
small bays. where the minnows are gen.
orally thick. across the mouth OF the
bayu. ana in the channels betwee lakes
and Off shores where the water runs
from about eight to twenty feet in
depth.
In the river he hangs out below rap
ids. dams and log jams. and in these
pools is fine place to cast for him.
using live or artificial bats, weighted
with a dipsey anker to carry the bait
down to him. He also likes the sand
bars in rivers. and wadlng along a bar.
casting on both sides, is good way to
locate him.
one popularity OF this old hoy Is the
fact that when you hook IA large one
Won may get the impression that YOU
havo snagged your line.
l know Of eight big fellows caught
last season ranging from nine TO twelve
and a half pounds that were hooked
and tho lucky anglers who hooked 'om
all thought they had snagged their line
on n log.
The reason for this do not know
It may be that the bait was slowly pass
ing the big Ans and they were too darned
lazy to more than snap their mouths
shut on it and take the rest before spal-
Or it may he that the fish were so
Eorged with food that they simply took
the bait as a matter OF course, and went
back to sleep before swallowing IL
This was the case with a twelve arf o
half pound wall eye that I landed last
season. The fish was caught on one Of
the hottest July days, by cast over
across the mouth of small bay The
lure was a greenbacked. white bellied
Heddon's underwater Dowagiac minnow,
and the only one in that neck of the
woods.
When the first pull came on the line
and with continued Keeling I got no
response l thought that l had snagged
an underwater windfall. We padded
over straight above the apparently
snagged line. gave It a jerk, and the
play opened up with a rush.
The jerk on the line had force enough
to bring him right up TO the top, and
he Kicked a bucketful of water in my
face as he turned and made for the
bottom again.
Tho whole thing was so sudden that
I nearly took Brodie out OF the canoe
and started swimming for shoyt. Three
times he was brought TO the side OF the
canoe, fighting back and forth with q
series OF snappy jerks in between, be-
fore he said uncle" and came into the
canoe.
The sun., 1919-05-04
M.s,.chusett. Bass Season.

Bass fishing in MASSACHUSETTS, begins
on June 81, the minimum length behs
eight inches.