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Influenza
Public Health Service Mak?
ing Strenuous Efforts to
Relieve the Serious Situa?
tion,
Washington; Oct. 10.?In its
fight to stop tlit? spread of Span?
ish inlltienzii, the public health
service is investigating the
causes of the disease, the condi
turns which promote its spread
and tbopart played by oarriors
in epidemics of tin* malady. It
also is Becking an effective vac?
cine; but tin announcement was
made tlidt the service as yet
bus beoii unable tu recommend
any that i t believes will
bo successful.
Meantime influenza continues
to spread over the country in
spito of the strenuous efforts
and drastic measures taken in
prevent it.
Conditions at army camps to?
day showed a slight improve?
ment for the second time since
the malady became epidemic in
the training place. During th"
twont)'.four hours ending nt
noon 12,321 new cases were re?
ported In the oflico of the sur?
geon genera-! .if the nrmv with
'J,7i*7 new eases of pneumonia
und 880 deaths. The total of!
influenza cases reported at nr
my caihpa since the disease
llrst appeared has now reached
211,000, pneumonia cases 2.*),08!)
and dentlis 7,432.
The campaign of the Public
Health Service to check the die
ease among the civilian popu?
lation is now well under way.
Nearly 25(1 physicians are in i
the field and headquarters have
been organized in more than
thirty cities in the eastern and
southern slates. The volunteer
medical corps of the Council of I
National Defense und the
American Red Cross hro active
ly co-operating with the health
service in its campaign in
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Mississippi as well
as in other states.
Headquarters for the cam?
paign have been established in
Knleigh, N. O, and Columbia,
S. C. Additional cities to which
physicians of the public health
service have been sent include
Kiser, Va., Piilnski, Ya., and
Fedberry, s. 0.
LAYING CORNER STONE
of Lcc County Industrial
School at Ewing, Va.,
Saturday. Oct. 19,
1918.
The laying of the corner
(done of Lee County Industrial
School will take place Satur
day, October 10, 1018, laying at
li a. m. with ceromoiiy under
the auspices of the Masonic Or
der of Hose Hill, Va , together
with other neighbor Masonic
lodges.
A prominent Masonic speak?
er will bo the orator at 11
o'clock nt which time the cere,
tnony will take place.
Lunchdsof various kinds will
be served at noon.
In the afternoon other promi?
nent speakers of wide lepula
lion will address the people.
Don't fail to be present in
this important occasion.
The n a huts of the speakers
will be aoilOUUCCd later.
The building under construc?
tion will do honor to Leo coun?
ty
Como ami bring others, Ev?
erybody will receive a welcome.
F. M. Crock kit.
Wilson Urges
Bond Sales
Washington, Oct. li. Presi?
dent Wilson today issued this
statement on Fourth Liberty
Loan campaign:
"Recent events have enhanc?
ed, not lessened the importance
of Ibis loati, and I hope thul my
>LEN
SOCT
knot
KS will not shrink, get
up when washed with
W90
T v hixro ? -
Grandma, No morie heartaches after spending
hours knitting ? pair of socks and then having
them ruinei washing with an inferior soap.
-area ^&Mjp
Follow these instructions and you will never have any
trouble: Sprinkle some Grandma in hike warm water?
wonderful suds in an instant. Wash the socks in this water
then rinse in clear, hike w?rm Waten After rinsing shake
out well (do hot wring) then hang up to
dry slowly. Socks washed this way with
Grandma are sure to be soft and fluffy and
easy on the feet.
here are hundreds of other uses for Grandma.
It is the greatest "all-round" household soap
of the age and is by far the most
economical. It's powdered-?you
measure it out with a spoon ? no
waste. Try it today.
5c and Larger Size Packages
our Groce* Has It S!
foll?wcountry men will let nie
Btty this to tbom frankly. The
best tbing Unit could happen
would bo that the loan should
not only bo fully subscribed bill
very greatly oversubscribed.
We are in the midst of the
greatest exercise of the power
of this country that lias ever
been witnessed or forecast, and
a single day of relaxation in
that effort would hoof tragical
damage allko to ourselves and
ti> the rest of the world. Noth?
ing has happened which makes
it safe or possible t<> do any
thing hut push our ctVort to the
utmost. Tito (nun is critical
and the response must be Com
plete.
(Signedi
"Wo?DKOW Wilson."
BOSCHEE'S SYRUP
will i|ui<-t your cough, soothe the inll.im
uiAtion of ? loro throat ami lung*, ?top Ir?
ritation In Hie bronchial lubes, insuring a
goo<l|nllgkt'a rest, free.froin coughing and
with caay ?xnootornti?n in the morning,
Matte and aohl in America for Rfty-lwo
yearn. A vondorful prescription, assist
ing natura in building ii)> your general
ln-.ilHi ami throwing oil' the ilUease Es?
pecially uaoful In lung trouble, asthma,
croup, bronchitis, etc, Kot tale by Kolly
Drug Conijiany.
Dr. j. A. (iiliner
Physician and Surgeon
OFFICE -Over Mutual Drugstore
Bit? Stone Gap, V-u
Spanish inlluen/.u must be
pro German, if one can judge
by the way it is holding up tho
October draft contingent.
Keep We!!
Do not allow tho
poisons of undigested
food lo accumulate in
your bowels, where they
are absorbed into your
system. Indigestion, con?
stipation, headache, bad
blood, and numerous
other troubles are bound
to follow. Keep your
system clean, as thous?
ands of others do, by
taking an occasional dose
of the old, reliable, veg?
etable, family liver medi?
cine.
Thedford's
Pl?L Mrs. W. F. Pickle, of
> r>u Rising Fawn; O.a., writes:
fete,*!* "We have used Thcd
/rV5 lord's Black-Drau?hl as
I. ?ff? a iamily medicine. My
li'jJa molhcr-in-law cmitd not
llfr lake calomel as it seemed
r<Wafl h>j strong lor her, S't she
YfM used Ulack-Drouelitasa
Isfr "lild laxative and liver
*'liAfl regulator .. . We ufc it
8^0? in ilie family and believe
MS ifi:; fhc besi medicine for
wSr the liver made." Try it.
Insist on the genuine?
Thedford's. U5c a pack?
age. E-m
m.
THOMAS F. STALKY
Refract ionist.
Treats diseases of the bye, l:ar, Nosn
und thront.
Will bolu Appalar.bl? KIKST ITtllUt
in each month until 3 I*. M.
BRISTOL, TENN.-VA.
DR. G. M. PEAVLER,
Tronts Dlnonsoo cr tho
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
BHISTOL, TENN.
vViii bo In Anpalnchia Thira
Friday in Each Month.
marlVKt-l
FOX & PECK,
Civil ami Mining Engineers
Big Stono Gap. Va. Harlan,Ky
Id-ports and estimates tin Coal and Tim.
Design ami Pinn? of (.'oil aiid
bor I.and
[0 Plants. I.ami
Engineering, Elcctr
llaUroad and Ml
llluo Printing,
Dr. (I. ('. rioiioycutl
DENTIST
BIG (STONE GAP, VA.
Ofllco in Willis building over Mlttua.
J. C. CAWOOD
BLACKSMITH ING
HiK Stono Gap, V?.
Wa i> and lluggy work A Specialty
I liavo an llp-to-diite Machine for putting
on llublwr fires. All work given prOmpt
attention.
UNITED STATES RAILROAD
ADMINISTRATION
W. ti. MeAdoo, Director Uoneral
uf Itallronds
M.i
IMS
EAVE NORTON, VA. O-lfta.liu. and
2:30 p, m. fur Itlucflold ami Inj
toruicdinto stations. Connection at
llluotlold with Trains East ami Wi st
- Sleepers and Uhliilg Cars.
EAVE IIKISTOL.VA, Daily. 11,50 A in
? lor East Und ford, lloauoko, LyiKih
burg, I'cterslnirg, Rloliniohd, Nor
folk and llagoratown. Parlor far
(broiler to itoauoko and lingers
town. Sleeper llagcistown lo IMilla
dolphia,
J:01 ]>. in. daily for all points betwicr.
Bristol and Lynchburg. Connects
Walton at 0:20 p, in. with tlic I'll'
cago Express lor all points west and
northwest.
:1a p. in. for Norfolk and liiternicdiaN
points, Sleepers to Norfolk.
:l)"i p. in. and 8:20 p. in (limited. I Solid
trains with sleepers to Washington,
Ualtimoro, Philadelphia ami Now
Yori; via hyuohburg. I iocs not niaki
local stops;
W. t:. Sau.nokiis, ti. 1". A.
W it. Ukvii.i.,
I "ass. Traf. Mgr..
Ito.iui'kc Va
J. E.HORSM?N, Floiisi,
DOOLEY. VA.
Tolephone 1030 Norton, V.l.
Another reminder nol lo forget Ii? ?Inn
in need of I'lowurn for any occasion,
Hose.-, Violet*, Sweet I'caa, Orchliln, far
nations, Chrysanthemums anil I'otted
I'lauU, Corsage work and Floral Designs
a Specially, out of town order* linoil
promptly by I'arccl I'oat, Special liclir
ry, KxnroM or Telegraph
S. S. Masters & Co.
General Blacksmith
Repair Work.
Itotlor ami Machine Repairing, llorae
shoeing a specialty. Wagon ami llnggy*
Work; Wo nuke a spcemlty of putting
on rubbertirca All work given prompt
ami careful attention.
Big Stono Gap, Va.

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