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The Big Stone Gap Post
VOL. XXVI,
BIG STONE GAP. WISE COUNTY, VA., WEDNESDAY,* OCTOBER 9 1918.
No. 41
Peace Drive
Is Launched by the German
Chancellor.
Washington, Oct. 7.?A pow?
erful movement iR apparently
under way in Germany for a
general armistice and peace.
The new German chancellor,
Prince Mnximilun, of Baden, is
r, |i,.rtetl to have proposed or to
be on the eve of proposing a
general suspension of hostili?
ties, tho appointment of plcnipo
tentaries to meet at a neutral
pli co for the discussion of a
league for arbitration and dis
annentand the forwarding of a
request to the Entente Allies
for their terms. It is further,
moro reported that the German
chancellor has expressed his
willingness to accept President
Wilson's fourteen peace condi?
tions.
Austria Hungary through its
minister at Stockholm is re?
questing the Swedish govern?
ment according to advices from
Herne to transmit to President
Wilson a proposal for a general
armistice with the Entente Ab
lies on land and sea and in the
air and start without delay ne?
gotiations for peace. These ne?
gotiations are to be based on
the terms sot forth by President.
Wilson.
A new poaco note to be issued
by Baron Buriati, the Austro
Hungarian foreign minister, it
|g announced will declare that
all of President Wilson's terms
have been uccepted by the dual
monarchy.
And finally from Bertie comes
the announcement that Ger?
many, Austria-Hungary and
Turkey intend simultaneously
to approach President Wilson
with tho object of having him
make represeutati i:is with the'
other Kutonto Allies for a gen
eral armistice and negotiations
looking to peace.
The American troops in the
sector between Rheims.and the
Melise are engaged in extreme?
ly heavy lighting. Joined up
with Gouraud's army they are
driving the ? Germans before
thorn at u qulckenning pace.
Kreuch troops are reported to
have reached Bethetiiville
which is seven miles beyond
the former line.
American und French troops
that area evidently in prepara
tion for a retirement to the
Kreuch frontier. Heavy explo?
sions also have been heard.
With the French covering the
western outlet of the Grand Pre
gap through the Argorine forest,
the Americans in an advance
of three- miles between the.
Mouse and the Aire are closing
up the eastern entrance to the
pass. General Pershing's men I
in smashing blows Saturday
realized a considerable advance
all along the front and took
WISE COUNTY
Must and Will Do Its Full Part
in the Fourth Liberty Loan.
Big Stone Gap, Va., Oct. 7, 191S
To all Directors:
It seems to be imperative today, that wo should base our
Liberty Bond Sales on the allotment for Wise county of J>760,000
based upon the banking resources, ami population's patriotism.
Quite a number of the directors through the state have pro?
tested on this increase, but Bubstunce of a letter that I received
today indicates that wo should go ahead and get the $700,000,
and iis it seems to be the sentiment generally from officials, that
this loan is to go nearer eight lull ion than si x bill! ?n, it is not for
us to reason why, but to go ahead and got the allotment as snu
gested by our State Chairman, and with that idea in viow, we
have revised the allotments to each b ink on about the following
figures as the basis as your allotment for the sale of Liberty
Bonds of the Fourth issue:
Appalachia.$105,000
Wise. .r>7,000
Big Stone Oap. 64,000
Goeburh. 117,000
Norton . 22-1,000
St. Faul. 82,000
Reports received indicate thai thesoallotments can be handl?
ed, for the reason that three of the towns have made a little
more than these allotments, as our State Chairman says, bank?
ing resources are only one factor in a fair distribution of tin
loan, and that population must he given more weight than in
former loan i. The further advice, that the iiuusual delay of the
announcement from the Treasury Department has made it dif?
ficult to explain this situation, and the only thing that we have
got to do is to make our county allotment for ?700,000 and then
argue about, it afterwards, and 1 sugk?e-.t that those towns, ami
the hanks who are able to go way beyond their allotment, d>>
so to help out some of the sections where they may not make it.
We suggest on authority of the State Chairman, that we not
only make a strenuous campaign to gel in every thing, Inn that
we try to have subscriptions raised wherever possible.
The Fourth Liberty Loan is not progressing as well as it
should in some parts of tin- country, and while the pace ?,-( in
Wise county is fur hotter than the pace generally through the
country, we are not justified in slacking up oven when wo hinke
this (700,000 quota, because the records we will make in Wise
county this week will be an incentive in every county in the
state of Virginia, in addition to the counties surrounding us,
and 1 plead with you chairmen, not to leave a stone unturned to
raise every dollar that is possible to raise regardless of the allot?
ment, because our county has the money and we should feel Unit
we should go over the top with just as many hundred thousand
dollars as we can, because there may he some weak point in the
line, and as Wise county is one of the strong points m Virginia,
we ought to show we can hold up the line when the others me
wavering. 1 ask you all to make another canvass and don't
stop at figures but go as far over the top as energy and patriot?
ism will enable you to go, as this loan is the most important
loan, coming at the most important time, than any loan this
government has over asked for, and the very fact, that the
country generally is lagging behind on the loan, ought to he tin
very incentive that will make us in Wise county show the bal?
ance of the state that wo are taking to this loan better than wii
have taken to any of the previous three loans.
This extra assessment is about equal to a IS per cent, addi?
tional over the assessment made you on banking resources, how
over, in localities where your population and your ability to
earn permits, don't stop at the 43 pet cent, additional assessment
but go as far as you can, so as to help out another town in tin
county who may not be able lo make the l:i per cent, excess?
in other words, there is no stripping on the sale of this loan;
there is not a top, ami we are asked to g? as far as our patriotism
and our money will allow us to go, placing both our money and
our credit to swell our subscriptions to the greatest amount pos?
sible in all communities.
At the suggestion of our County Chairman, Mr. C. S. Carter,
1 write you this loiter.
Yours very truly,
it. B. A.LSOVBU, Vice Chairman
of the Liberty Loan Organisation for Wise County.
additional villages and heights
fron? the Germans. The enemy
resistance was most stubborn
are crushing in tho southern
wall of the German defenses
with heavy blows along tho
front from west of Rheims to
the Mouse.
In tho north, under the men
aco of the british pressure from
Flanders to north of St. Quentin
Get Into the Big Drive
The Fourth Liberty Loan marks tho grand -attack on Ger?
many. It is a mighty impulse, started by tho men and women
ii- re. which will cross the sea and be carried into the camp of the
enemy l>y Porshitig'tj lightin? men.
In this drive the coal miner faces responsibility and opportun?
ity.
He has a responsibility to buy bonds to the limit that our
men may have shells, guns and other war necessities in abundance.
He has a further responsibility to mine coal, and more coal,
to guarantee the making and shipping of these necessities, for
which he bus lent money to his government.
No man will refuse to lend bis dollars to his country. Make
those dollars count by digging more coal, for fuel is the basis of
everything in war.
lb-hind the lighting men stands the coal miner. Buck up the
fighting man with your money and your coal.
IS very added ton will help make the Fourth Liberty Loan as
effective as ail good Americans wish to be, Every added ton will
he u patriotic contribution to the nation's cause, to say nothing of
its helping you to carry your share of Liberty Bonds.
Buy Liberty Bonds und put the Fourth Loan over the top.
Mine coal and put the production mark over the top.
I tin: enemy has sot lire to Dual
and oilier towns und villages in
its on this front the Germans
' are standing en the Kreimeildo
line, the last of thoir prepared
defenses.
The Americans are advancing
toward Sedan and the groat
communication lim- upon which
German security on the present
front depends. This important
railway is only 18 miles from
tht! American front.
On both sides of the Suippo
the Americans and French
troops under General Gouraud
rapidly ore driving tho Gei
mans from the heights tlomtna
lion the Champagne region east
of Kheims. The Germans uro
retiring to the river Arnes, but
the Americans already have
reached that stream at Steinnu.
Northwest e f Rheims the
Kreuch have forced several
crossings of the Aisno canal,
endangering the German rear
in Champagne. A German re
tiremeut on a considerable front
to a depth of at least five miles
in Champagne is not unlikely
as result <>f successes of Gener?
als Gouraud and Berthelot.
From St. Quentin north to
tho Lys on the front before the
important bases of Cambrai,
Douai nnd Lille, tlu> British are
exerting strong pressure. Tho
Germans uro endeavoring to
hold on to their positions until
the work of devastation in tin
roar is completed.
North of St. Quentin the Brit?
ish have driven further east?
ward tho apex of the sailont at
Beaurovoir nnd on Saturday
Captured 1.000 prisoners
In Belgium the forces under
King Albert maintain th?ir
pressure. Since September 2S
the Belgian, French und British
have advanced nine miles on a
25 mile front ami has taken
10,500 prisoners and 3.">u guns.
Stop Influenza
Epidemic Can Be Halted by
Preventing Any Public
Meetings.
Washington, t let. 7.?The on?
ly WOy to stop the spread of
Spanish influenza is to close all
churches, schools, theaters and
public institutions in every
community where the epidemic
has developed, in tho opinion
of Surgeon of General Blue, of
the Public Health Service.
"There is no way to put a na?
tionwide closing order into ef?
fect," said Dr. Blue to day, "as
this is a matter which is up to
the individual communities.
In sonio states tho State
Board of Health bus this power,
but in many others it is a mat?
ter of municipal regulation. 1
hope that those having the pro.
per authority will close all pub?
lic gathering places if their com?
munity is threatened with the
epidemic. They will do much
towards checking the spread of
the disease.
"Dr. Blue said that Delaware,
yesterday was recorded among
the three Eastern States free of
the disease, now bad reported
an epidemic. All public gath?
erings have boon forbidden
there and the schools, theatres
ami churches ordered closed
"Our call for physicans bus
been generously answered,"
Dr. Blue said, "but it will be
necessary for us to extend that
call to localities far removed
! from the districts in which the
[disease is raging. Tho call will
bo extended us soon us it is net:
essary for us to have the sor
vices of more physicians."
The death rale in army camps
at home for the week ended
September27 was 1)4.4 per cent.,
an increase of 30 per cent, over
the preceding week, and tine tu
influenza and pneumonia, und
public health service weekly re?
port today stated. There were
1,010 deaths an compared with
172 the week previous."
A question which time only
will decide is whether Fiance
will become Americanized or
whether our American boys
will become Frenchified.
'f'he Kaiser must have found
long ago that it is much easier
to start war than to stop it.
United States Special Train
Willi Captured War Tropines Will Bc in Big Stone Gap at
Southern Depot Today from 8:35 to 10:35 A. M.
The war exhibit train will stop in Bio Stone Cap this morn?
ing at the Soulhern depot from 8 :3S to 10 :-'l?. The exhibits en
this train will consist of captured German guns, trench mortars
and small arms; Preach and American guns, equipment and ma?
chine g?ns; gas masks; mines.
Among the crow on this train is Gunner A. h. Colston, son of
the Itov. A. I.. Colston, a former Richmond minister. lie is a
member of the Royal British Field Artillery and has seen eleven
months' sorvicc in the war /one. Ho is on furlough in this coun?
try, granted after he was wounded.
Among the speakers oil the train is Thomas Brooks Fletcher,
one of America's foremost dramatic orators, who is devoting his
time to making speeches in behalf of the Fourth Liberty Loin this
month, and anyone who has an opportunity to hear hint should
take advantage of i'.
for twelve years Mr. Fletcher ha- been addressing audiences
all through America, at the -ante time editing his paper, The Ma?
rion. Ohio, Tribune. No lecturer in America has a more remark
aiile reeord for return dates?many communities insisting on hear?
ing all of his line lectures.
The contribution*: which Fletcher has made in helping to win
the war are numerous. Although he spends much of his time dur?
ing the entire year traveling, he carries his typewriter with him
wh-M-e :i'f he eo- und on the Irani, at the depots, at the hotels, he
"pounds out" editorials for his newspaper; These are replete with
patriotic sentiment, abounding in facts and figures showing the
iiece--.itv for whole-hearted and unlimited purchase of Liberty
Bonds and War Savings Stamps, and for the liberal support of the
Y. M. *'. A.. Bed t'ross and other war department activities.
Another speaker is Sorgt. Gustavo Kabidr, a Liberty Loan
orator who, wears the War l.'ross with two citations, and a stripe
for a wound received at the battle of Butte du Mo-nil in the
Champagne in .lime, joitl, lb- also fought at lie- battle of Arlois
and at Fort de Yaux near Verdun.
This Kilglish-Speikkillg soldier, will be accompanied by.mother
soldier w ho lins rendered distinguished service in the French col?
onies. This man's name is Marcel M?ller, who has had live ye ns
duty in Africa, being wounded once and winning the military
medal for exceptional service ami the!Colonial medal.
This is :i chance of a life lime to see and hear men who are
lighting tin- Hun and protecting our lloiiie and all who poSSibly can
should avail themselves of this rare opportunity.
School
Children
To i)i Enrolled in '.he Pro?
duction o! Coal Campaign.
< i reoiihbui'g. Pa;, t >.?! '2 ?
Sixty thousands Westmoreland
county school children tire to ho
enrolled in the coal production
campaign, HJyory hoy and girl
in 'ho pilhlic und parochial
schools of the district wore to?
day urged by teachers to use
their Influence to keep every
mit t at work six days each
wei K und t'i appeal to their fa
liters, brothers ami friends to
produce a greater coal tonnage.
St x tee ii hit mi rod public school
teachers to day received a re
quest front ltobert U. Shaw,
county superintendent, asking
theill to urge the enuse of coal
prod net ion in tho schools. Sun ?
liar letters went to parochial
school teachers from Father
Hilbert. In every school in
tie- county an appeal from
.lames S. Amend, district, pro
ductiott manuger, was read to
the children. Fach child was
asked to lake home the appeal
for increased production and to
imorrow will be tisked the result
of bis iippe tl. Then will cohio
? daily producimn talks by the
teachers.
These appeals to the (dulden
wiil be made throughout the
school year.
" While you cannot go to the
trenches, you can do something
right bereut home to help win
the war,*' Amend said in his
appeal to the children. "Your
Cash and Coal Mean Shells;
Shells Mean Soldiers Saved
Two supports arc holding up our boys in Franco.
They are money, which comes from those who buy [liberty
Bonds, and shells, which do pond on coal from American mines,
Every additional purchase is a blow which you aim directly at
the Kaiser.
Aside from the increased earnings, which will help you curry
your bonds, you will be making sure that some Yankee soldier
"over there'* will guarantee delivery of your smash at the Hut!.
Liberty Bonds mean the feeding, clothing and maintaining of
tho American boys in Prance.
More clean coal means guns and shells, millions or billions if
need be, to save tho lives of those boys and to speed up final
victory.
I)ig into your pockets for your money?and then dig into the
mines for your country.
government lins asked every
miner in the United States tu
use his pick ns h weapon to de?
fend the Kaiser. Every ton of
Coal llleiins inure soldiers to
France to light tor a free world.
Every tun of coal moans that
your loot tiers, fathers a n d
friends who fire lighting over
there will keep warnt ami lid
properly fed this winter. It
me,io-< clOtllillgi fuel and uin
IllUllit Inn lor (he guns.
"If the children of VVestiiiorc
land county do thoir duty in
this war, they will help defeat
the t ieriuaii rule that has meant
suffering and sorrow to hun?
dreds of thousands of children
in Europe. If you fail, the lug
brothers, the cousins and fa?
thers who ate lighting over
there must wait fur food that
does oid come?food that 'is
delayed because there is no
coal for the ships. It, means
your brothers und friends in the
American army must retreat?
a word tho American soldier
has never learned?and all ho
cause there was no coal for tho
inuiiition plants.
"When you go home tonight,
ask daddy to dig a little Ihoro
coal tomorrow, to work a liltlq
harder?for you and for Amor
ic i. Ask jour brothers and
friends to work harder, loo.
Ask them not to stay away from
the mines?because idleness to
day menus suffering for the
boys und girls of France, Bel?
gium and Italy tomorrow, Talk
about it at supper?in a good?
night kiss?und in breakfast.
Ask mamma to help, too. It is
your chance to be a real soldier.
Ask daddy to hit the Kaiser
with his pick. The pick in the
mine is the best attack tor
America. This is your chanco
to light?in appeal for codi?
more coal. Don't slop until the
war is won."
fJlaronc.oO. Burns bombard
ed Oooburn and Big Stonetiap
with Liberty Loan speeches tho
weekend. Clarence Burns is
nobly standing behind the boys
in the trenches, giving of his
money, and practically all of
his time, and with his whole
heart and soul into the cause
ho makes a speech that has
given him considerable promin?
ence, and he is much in de?
mand in all parts of the district,
receiving invitations almost
daily to address Liberty Loan
meetings ?Lebanon News.
Germany will continue pruy
, ing, but sho will soon begin to
! pray for poaco instead of vic?
tory.