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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
1anlR Lsrrnes HonH
honzay, France,
November "a 1918.

november "a lSIo.
Dear Father:
/ hope these few lines find you all
well and enjoying life. am feel
nag o. K. at this writing.
/ suppose you are all very anxious
to know if | came through saee,I
am very glad to say l did. We were
On the Front since Sept. 25th., about
fsrty-eight days under shell fire more
or less. Sometimes in very hot
places, bat as you perhaps know the
Huns were in lots hotter places, or
we sure did give them all the iron
they could devour in the first drive
the next one their appetites were
bad SO they could not devour them
any longer.
We certainly did labor almost
day and night at times, but we had
sae consolation, which was, the Huns
we're having it lots harder than we
were. We started them across
Dead-Mans-Hill (you have often
read of that place. and we have
kept them going ever since at a
good rate of speed. We were in the
yerdun Sector, our last position was
here in the edge of this town where
we are now located, Monzay is the
name of the town, there we're some
French people still living here, you
can imagine how glad they were to
DO free again, and you can also inn
agine how glad we were when the
sighting ceased.
We landed in Bordeaux, came to
st. Nicolas near Redon, was there
quite q while, then to Camp Meucon
where we received our first target
practice, that was near Varmes,
from there we travelled three or four
days and nights, By train, passed
within few Kilometers of Paris.
We have seen quite bit of France,
and part of it is very lovely Coun-
try. We were attached to six diff
rent Divisions since we started, and
eur Regiment received praise from
them all as doing fine artillery work.
can not explain it all to you in a
letter, but hope to give you just an
idea of it all, hope to tell you the
whole story face to face before SO
RAINY more months pass. / am very
proud that have had the pleasure
and good luck of going through what
| have, yet, cannot say it was a
real pleasure for we had many
hardships to endure, and at times
thought it almost impossible to stand
up to it any longer without some
rest, but rest was not to be consid-
cred, for we had to back up the In
fantry at any cost, and they believed
ia going ahead, aid such ideas as
that is what brought this war to an
end so soon.
/ saw the Crown Princes Head
quarters where he stayed for two
years in Stenay, he sure did have
some house there, but / guess he
thought it was time to move, when
the Yanks started his way with the
intention Of getting him. Every
Soldier and Sailor is requested to
write to their Father on this day.
1t may be some days before I write
- you all again. hope none Of
you have had the Influenza, also
hope Sis, and Clark's are better.
Tell Mamma to cheer up for l will
/, be home one of these days, and then
will make her LESS Sergeant, for
she knows what l like to eat. This
is all for tonight.
With lots of Love.
PORTER L. CADE
Battery B., 313 F. A.
n u Eiranoo
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
Broom Corn!

Broom Cornl Broom Corn!
Any and all of those who have
Broom Corn, will please arrange to
get it in to my factory at once, as
l want to start making Brooms on
a larger scale within few weeks.
Respectfully,
F. ]. BOOTH,
Belington, r. A.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-02
WINTER sOl LlMlNG.
Continued Shortage Of Labor and
Transportation Facilities Jus-
tiles Consideration by the
Farmer Of the Principle
of This Practice.
OPINIONS OF VARIOUS
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES
| ON THE SUBJECT

Tho Farmer Is still Charged With the
Responsibility Of Producing MAXI
mum Crops, and at the Game Time
10 Maintain the Fertility Of His Soil
Through the Adoption of Such
Changes In His Methods as VIII Con-
tlnue TO Conserve Labor and to Meet
Other Problems Of His Operation
Brought About by the War.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08
Eclipse AirpIane Is
DESTROYED bV Storm

The series of nisfortunes which
attended the arrangements of Prof.
David Todd, of Amherst college, to
take observations of the solar eclipse
on May 30 eliminated last week in
the destruction in a severe storm
at Pernambuco, Brazil, of the naval
airplane which was carried on the
steamship Elinor, that carried the eX-
petition from New York
The machinery of the Elinor broke
down while the vessel was bound
southwark and it was with great
difficulty that the steamship reached
Pernambuco. When she arrived here
the passengers and crew were suffer-
ing from a shortage of food and
water. After the Elinor reached Per-
nambuso the naval airplane was re-
moved from the vessel and arrange
ments were made to give to the resi-
dents of the city their first view of
an airplane in flight.
One of the most severe storms Per-
nambuco has experienced in years
broke upon the city that night. The
airplane was torn from it's mornings.
All efforts by naval officers in charge
of it and the crew of the Elinor to
save the airplane were without avail.
The American residents and the off,
GERS in charge of the airplane, En-
signs G. L. Richards and w. H.
Cushing, of the United States avy
flying corps, are greatly disappointed
over the loss Of the machine.
Concrete blocks in the breakwater
in the harbor, weighing thirty-fve
tons each, were moved from position
during the storm. Houses were de-
stroyed, as were the cocoanut groves
at the nearby summer resort of Olin-
da, causing thousands of dollars Of
ia
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08
Abe LinCoIn's Chair. (
Awarded in Law Suit

A chair that was at one time the
property of President Lincoln has
been awarded by a jury to George
B. Lloyd, plaintiff in case tried in
the circuit court in Springfield, Ill.
The chair was made out of elk
horns by a famous old hunter and
trapper, Seth Kinman, who gave it
to Lincoln. At the time it was a
part of the furniture of the White
House. 1t descended by inheritan?e
to Robert T. Lincoln, son of Eesl-
dent Lincoln. and was presented by
him to S. w. Lloyd when Robert
was preparing to leave Washington.
A son, George Lloyd. claimed the
chair, but was disputed by his wife
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd had separated
and the latter claimed the chair was
part of the property turned over to
her by her husband. Lloyd claimed
he did not intend to give her the
chair. He had in his possession pho
tographs, newspaper CLIPPINGS ara
old chair is set forth.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08
$4,000 a Year Not
ENOUGH for Bishop

The Bishop of London, DR.. In
gram, with salary of $4,000,
finds that he cannot keep up both
of the residences which go with
his position, and proposes to rent
or sell his town house. The
bishops town house is situated
in st. James square, about the
most aristocratic area of Lons
don. 1t was once the home of
the Earls of Warwick and the
church bought it some two GEN.
turtles ago.
The other residence is Fulham
palace, which is across the
Thames from the suburb of Put
new, where the oxford Cambridge
boat races start.
The bishop explained to a do
cesar conference that $4,000 of
his income went for income tax,
municipal taxes and insurance.
That left him only $17,500 TO
maintain these two establish
ments and keep a motor, and the
minimum of ten servants abso-
lutely needed for Fulham palace
alone.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08
Pet Squirrels Eating
I,n Roof Of Mans House

are in a quandary. Recently they
received call from Benjamin Wood,
of that city, asking that some steF9
be taken to protect his house as the
squirrels of the neighborhood in
which he lives were literally eatNg
up the roof.
Investigation proved the truth of
his statement, but the neighborhood
Immediately began pleading for the
squirrels saying that they were
neighborhood pets, and that they
must not be shot. Wood said he had
no desire to see them killed. and it
was suggested that the folks of the(
community build small houses in
nearby trees so that the young squir-
rels would have something on which
to Whet their teeth. n
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08
Indian Heroes Welcomed
Home by Scalp Dance

Eight stalWart young red-skinned
warriors, who fought in France WITH
the Canadian army, were welcomed
home recently by their tribesmen on
the Snake Plain Indian reserve by
the first scalp dance held in Canada
in 40 years. Captured German he'll
NETS, bayonets, buckles and cart
ridge boxes were waved aloft by the
dancers in lieu Of scalps
When the returned heroes step.
ped off the train on the transconti
mental line of the National railway
they were greeted by several hun
dred ldnianS and escorted to the re-
serve. The young men of the tribe.
clad in buckskin, moccasins, featn-
ers and war paint, started up the
scalp dance on the prairie, at the
edge OF the village, AS they chant
ed their war songs to the music OF
tomtoms and rattles the eight ht..
roes leaped into the circle in their
khaki uniforms, and shaking the
captured trophies. torn from deaa
Germans, on battlefelds and over
seas, and emitting shrill tribal war.
hoops, danced with the others.
After the scalp dance, Tunder-
cloud, a venerable war chief, whose
lace is scanned by a livid scar. fro,
iofehead to jaw, left by a battleaxa
III an ancient battle with the Black
in English. "0iCo'lle
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08

In three rounds at the Willard
Dempsey heavyweight match in Tole-
do. Ohio, on July 4, Jess Willard was
practically over in the first round,
when Jack Dempsey sent the huge
willard to the mat with a terrific
left hook to the jaw. Willard was
down seven times in all during TINS
round. When the bell rang Tor the
end of the first he was half way out
of the ring in a neutral corner;
bewiIdered and CHASTITY. The bell
could not be heard in the din ana
most of the fifty thousand scream
ing spectators thought that 1t was
all over and that Dempsey hao won
in a round. 1t seemed that no hu-
man being could stand the punish
ment that Dempsey gave Willard IN
that round. But Willard came back
and fought He tried the FAMOUS
Straight left and he put all of the
force of his sagging frame III und Iea
the right uppercut with when ne
killed Bull Young in Los Angeles.
But his blows did not daze or jar
Dempsey. When Willard dropped
for the first time there was De
wildered and incredulous grin on
He sat on his haunch and seemed
to marvel that such thing could
have happened to him. Then ne
scowled and came up. only to be
floored again. .,,4,.,--
. Dempsey followed him relentlessly,
driving terrific blows to his jaw,
Down went Willard again, and all
in. the champion floundered to his
feet, holding his legs apart to Keep
his balance. In the second round
Wizards right eye was closed com
nletely and the blood flowed freely
from a cut underneath. He glared de-
fiance out of the other and he flourr-
dered always forward, flashing pom
derously but in vain at Dempsey:
More than once Willard rocked and
held his feet only by superhuman
willpower.
In the third round Dempsey lash
ed a terrific left hook to W1llards
law. The champion rocked and
swayed like huge pine that is fall
ing under the blows of an axman.
But he kept his feet and fought,
while his heavy jaw sagged down
to his chest and the blood poured
out of his mouth in crimson rivu-
let. The big mans race was ghast-
". 1 have seen nothing in the ring
like it with the exception of the
bruised and battered face of Battling
Nelson when he was beaten by VOL
CAST at Richmond, Cal. When Will
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08
Famous Race Horse Dies
At Ace of TWenty-Eiqht

Rey FL Santa Anita, a bay horse
foaled in 1891, by imported Cheviot.
Anita ranch, in the San Gabriel VAL
ley, California, where he was bred
and of which he was aptly named
king"
cat one time or another Rel Ell
Santa Anita has beaten every good
horse in the United States, including
ford" wa sa boast Of his owner, the
late E. J. Hucky) Baldwin was wont
to make.
His greatest achievement was his
victory in the American Derby, one
mile and half, for three-year-olds
at Washington Park, Chicago, in
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08
Willard Receives Most Terrible
Ever Handed Handed Champion

lard sagged into the seat in his
corner after the third round it was
plain that the fight could not last
much longer. The blood-hungry
ish it, and were certain that Demp-
sey would finish it decisively if
not fatally in another round or two.
Suddenly towel was hurled to the
center of the ring. 1t was crimson
in places from the blood that had
There was gasp of arnazement from
the crowd. The next instant the
ring was filled with a screaming
crowd which included a number Of
hysterical women. They crowded
around Dempsey clawing at him.
ropes and they cut the rope to bits
to 'carrS away for souvenirs. Women
streamed down from the higher
points of the arena and demanded
pieces of the rope.
There was no alibi for the cham
plon. He was no hollow she'll If
he had not been in the best of con-
dition he would have died there in
the ring under the terrible punish
ment that Dempsey administered 20
MN. and he had stout heart. this
champion that was; nobody expected
him to get up again after he was
knocked down for the first time. He
dropped then from two blows deIiv-
cred almost simultaneously, the left
hook to the jaw and the Furnishing
arose he was met with a left hook
which resulted in the, closing of his
right eye. He was being beaten sys-
tematlcally and thoroughly. The
tossing of the towel was wise and
humane. 1t saved another ring trag-
edy, for Willard was helpless after
the first round.
This was the shortest heavyweight
championship bout under the MARQUIS
OF Que -nsburg rules. Also [ believe
that it is the only heavy weight cham
p1onSh1p bout where the championship
was passed through failure to an
sWer the gong. 1t was so fast that
as the ex-fhampion as when he fell
Willard in his passing perhaps will
regain some Of the popularity that
he lost for he certainly displayed a
dogged courage that made the savage
fight crowd sorry for him, despite
they were plying Willard. He did
seem like poor old OK being claw
ed to bits by a clawing young wild
cat
Dempsey was a nervous young
man when the fight started, but once
having dropped the huge Willard he
knew that he had the victory in his
and deliberate. He will be champion
for many years to come.
They have nothing to say in the
Willard camp. The ex-champion
will start for New York as soon as
he is ablesto do any travelling. He
will be some time before his facial
wounds heal. Dempsey will leave
for Pittsburg. where he has a very
profitable theatrical contract.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08
Lillian Won't Remove
Her Husbands Boots

One month after Lillian Dew
stow, of Detroit. Mich, became the
war-bride Of William Dewstow, July
81, 1913, william returning frorl
where hiss regiment was encampeG,
it is alleged, demanded that his WIFE
remove his military boots for him
Lillian replied that she did not
consider it BETTING to her position
as a wife to comply with her nus
physically able to remove his own
Shoes"
A quarrel followed during whtci.
a neiehbor telepnoned military au-
thorities and a soldier Was delegar-
ed to come to the DeWstow home and
take William to the, armory. Re
at the county clerks office through
her attorney in which she made the
fOre2Oing allegations.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08
Snakes Were n-Invited
Guests at DANCING PARTY

Del, who were ENJOYING ''I nTi, 10 q
dance at the home Of Ellis Britting1
nam We're thrown into a constern9-
I ela II, the other night when two black
dnaT s,I were slipped through a win
party avn was INTO dend the room where the
mat small boys were the pernatraIors
o. the Joke, although because Of the
SHOWN opposition on the part of the
f tI1 members to dancing. some of
p rmT yogh H. people are limiting that
to keep the "devil" away from The thn
w w l.lIllamsville young people. While
me Two frightened snakes vrirrled
70 cover the girls ran for windows
ana ana doors: and their escorts were not
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08
Women May Wear Dresses
Made Out of War Silks

Silk which the war department
had intended for cartridge packing
to be used in fighting the Germans
may soon adorn the women of Amer
lea.
Plans of the department, through
it's sales organization as announced,
are to sell 100000 yards of this
cartridge cloth in the condition IN
which it was prepared for military
use, but which can be processed and
offered to the American public as
silk fabric suitable for dress goods
suitings, tapestries and other uses
requiring a silk texture of heavy
warp.
Though of heavy texture and lack
ing the sheen of the silk gown, Ii,
is as pure a material. The cartridge
cloth was acquired by the war de-
partment as casing for the propel-
lent charge for projectiles fired By
heavy artillery. 1t was to be made
into the bags into which the powde"
and other high explosives used III
guns of more than siX-iTch caIiber
were placed.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08
Finds New Kittens in
His Letter Box

Chief Postoffice Inspector Charles
Riddiford found something besides
letters in his mail box at the At
lanta postoffice a few days ago when
he reached in for the morning mail.
Five new baby kittens squirmed
and wriggled as the proud mother
purred her satisfaction in the fine
family. Tabby selected Inspector
Riddiford's box out of 5000 in the
postoffice, so he says he must repay
the honor by being especially kind
to the kittens
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08
CaIone| Loses You a Days Work!
Take D0dson'S Liver Tone Instead
Read my guarantee! If bilious constipated or head
achy you need not take nasty, sickening, danger
GUS calomel to get Strengthened up.

you have only to ask for your money
back.
Dodson's Liver Tone is pleasant
tasting, purely vegetable remedy,
harmless to both children and adults.
Take a spoonful at night and wake
up feeling fine; no biliousness, sick
headache, acid stomach or constipat-
ed bowels. 1t doesn't grippe or cause
inconvenience all the next day like
violent calomel. Take a dose of
calomel today and tomorrow you will
feel weak, sick and nauseated. Don't
lose a. days work! Take Dodson's
Liver Tone instead and feel fine, full
of Yigor and (Advt)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08

Every druggist in town-your
druggist and everybodys druggist
has noticed a great falling off in the
sale of calomel. They all give the
same reason. Dodson's Liver Tone
is taking it's place.
Colonel is dangerous and people
know it, while Dodson's Liver Tone
is perfectly safe and gives better re-
suits" said a prominent local drug
gist. Dodson's Liver Tone is person.
ally; guaranteed by every drug
gist who sells It, A large bottle
doesn't cost very much but if it fails
to give easy relief in every case of
-Iiver slliggishness and constipation,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08
E'HEALTHY
Babies S. ---
NO CHARGE:
A Little Volume Of Common
Sense Ideas on Infants

Write for this book. It's clever.
It's sensible. And it's free. Every
mother with a nursing baby should
have it handy all the time. 1t tells
what babys weight and height
should be at different ages; when its
little "toofies" should come through
and what to do if they don't; when
it should start to walk; and it gives
the most modern ideas on feeding,
weaving and treating infantile all
ments. You can hardly help rails
ing healthy babies if. you adopt the
suggestions in this booklet. Sent
free to any mother. Address c. ].
Moffett Co Columbus. Ca AdYt.O
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08
Manila Is Planning
Great Victory EXD0

From east and west the Philippines
propose to draw for the big victory
carnival to be staged in February of
next year. The carnival is to be a
complete Philippine exposttion-the
greatest ever attempted in the
islands. Features from the Orient
and the Occident will be added to the
native attractions and exhibits.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08
War Prune Is Name
of British Shin

Queer names have been given to
British cargo ships bought by the
government. War Ounce, War
Prune, War Cove and War Almond
are some of them. Seafaring men
don't care for such names and they
are being changed as rapidly as the
ships are turned over to private in
fPrnStS
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08
Not a Baby Born
In Detroit in NAV

Observation-Disclosures of North
vile township are seeking the
answer, to a puzzling question.
the vital statistics for May that
not one child had been born in
the township that month. Such
a condition had not existed before
in the township, they said.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08
Worlds Biggest Cheese
WeiuhS 31,964 Pounds

The worlds biggest cheese will
be on exhibition at the National
Dairy Show IN Chicago. 1t
weighs 91,964 pounds and cost
1t is an Appleton, Wisconsin,
cheese. No information has been
given out as to the "smelliness"
of the cheese as yet.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08
First Bath Since Grown
Kills Indiana Man

Charles Nelson, an itinerant
junk peddler, Of Hammond, Ind,
received his first bath since boy
hood days a few days ago in the
hospital at Hammond. The next
day he died, and physicians de-
clare it, was from the shock Of
the bath.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-08
pR Q W MS IN RATYE

LONDON.-An infant child Of
Benjamin Jones fell off Il chair into
IA bath face down and was drowned
in two inches Of water.