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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-09-02
WAR NEWS


still are strenuously opposing
the advance of the German
forces across the French from
tier. The British troops are
reported to be occupying "A
strong position and are sup
ported by the French on both
TANKS.
While the Germans have oc-
cupied the French cities of
Lille, Valenciennes, and Rou.
baix, the official report from
the war Office described hope
fully, from the viewpoint of the
allies, operations to the east.
Apparently the French troops
in Nosges district have resumed
the offensive and have forced
the Germans to retire on the st.
Die side.
Former Ambassador at Ber-
lin, Sir VILLA m Edward
Goschen, in an official report
published by the government
in the form of n white paper,
tells in an interesting way Of
his interviews with the Ger
man Minister for Foreign AZ
fairs, Herr Won Jagow, and
the Imperial German Chancel-
lor, DIR. Won Bethmann. Hollweg,
at the time of the British ulti-
matum, demanding that Ger
many should cease violation of
Belgian neutrality. According
to the official report, Herr Won
Jagow deplored the step which
Great Britain was about to
take, as he saw the end of his
policy and that of the Imperial
Chancellor, which had been to
make friends with Great Britain
and then through Great Britain
to get closer to Franco.
Similarly, the imperial Chan
cellor was taken aback. He de
clared that Great Britain's
action was "terrible to a de-
gree and declared that his
policy, by this step, "was tum
bled dow IN like n house of
cards. He held great Britain
responsible for all the terrible
events that might happen and
asked if the British government
had thought at what price the
compact to defend Belgium's
neutrality would be kept.
The French commanderin
chief, General JoTre, in a com
munication to Field Marshal
Sir John French, commander OF
the British forces, pay high
tribute to the valor of the Brit
ish army, which, he says, "did
not hesitate, but threw its whole
strength against forces of great
numerical superiority"
1t is reported that British
marines have occupied Ostend
to prevent the Germans from
getting a foothold on the Eng.
Itch channel. The German
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm Del
Crosse has been sunk by n Brit.
ish cruiser off the west coast OF
Africa.
The situation between Japan
and Austria is described in
Toxic as rupture of diplo-
matte relations, not war"
Would Starve Out Tsine-T
Germans.
Tsing-Tau, Aug. 2s.-Vice
Admiral Sadaki Chi.Kato, from
his flagship, thu battleshif
Suwo, sent n wireless message
to Governor Meyer Waldack
this morning, declaring a block
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-09-02
HEADQUARTERS VIRGIN
IA ANTI SALOON
LEAGUE.

II is now only four weeks un-
Stil September 22nd, the date of
the election OF the question of
Statewide prohibition. Since
the last bulletin was issued, a
month ago, certain things have
Become evident.
/. The saloon is lighting as
never before in Virginia. 1t
s. lighting vigorously, persis-
Gently. mscrupulously, vindic-
aiyely, and with great shrewd-
mess. 1t has adopted the only
possibly tactics to obtain any
results. 1t has ignored the only
Real issue, namely, "rhe part.
nership of Virginia with the
saloon" and it has raised false
battle cries to deceive the peo-
Ple.
& >. Our only zeal enemy is
ihe saloon. The rubber stamp
sof the Local Self-Government
Association is still in evidence,
But the real leaders of the fight
arc the National Liquor Deal
9ers' Association, the National
brewers Association, t h g
brewers Wine and Spirit Mer-
lchants of Virginia and the Re
stail Liquor dealers of Virginia.
3Alessrs. Pleasant Holt, of Jack
.sonville, Fla, and f. d d lie
3lIrsch, of Baltimore, Md, ex-
sperionced liquor lobbyists, have
been called to Virginia, and are
virtually in charge of the cam
8paign. Virginia prohibitionists
are not fighting primarily
against the Virginia Local Self
Government Association. That
Organization is now only
iclook, behind which the liquor
forces Of the nation are lighting
To maintain their body and soul
destroying traffic in Virginia,
and TO check, if possible, the
steady current against the alco-
hol evil which is rising all over
the world,
s Misrepresentation, villili-
'cation, Islander, slush funds are
the weapons of their warfare.
They are experienced handlers
'of these weapons. Behind the
cloak of the Local Self-Govern-
Iment Association they have
poured out n ceaseless stream
.of false, deceptive and Islander
.ous Letters, circulars and
pamphlets. They have pur-
chased advertising space in the
columns of the newspapers
from one end of the State to the
other.
4. The saloon is furnishing
an unlimited supply of money
with which to carry on this un-
scrupulous warfare. The Rich
mond correspondent of the
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot wired
that paper THAT there never
was so much money at the dis
posal Of any party in any other
political fight in Virginia" \
liquor business in Virginia of
f3o,0oO,O00 is at stake, and also
the effect of this election upon
the rest of the nation. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars
have already been spent in
literature and advertising, and
Tor paid representatives in
every section of the State. In
a letter to the liquor dealers,
their president urged liberal
stating that at
each of the 300 voting pre-
c'ncts eve must have one or
two automobiles besides several
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-09-02


tions of the saloon agents
Some of these misrepresen tn.
tons have deceived honest. but
uninformed men, because it is
difficult for honest men to be.
lieve that any one can publish
abroad such false statements
We must reach every voter of
Virginia with our replies. Our
county chairman and precinct
leaders write us that this is the
vital point in the campaign.
The literature is prepared,
the type is set, and we can
flood the State with it if our
people will send Ills the money
with which to pay for paper,
printing and postage. We need
$1,000 Il day from now until
September 22nd, to do the work
efficiently. Many have already
given, some have given twice,
even thrice, but the question is,
"What can l do now" The
crucial point of the campaign
lies here. a tremendously CON
centrated literature campaign
for the next four weeks will
sweep the State for prohibition
by a great majority, but the
Anti. SaloonLeague has no fund
upon which to draw, and the
literature cannot be sent unless
the money is furnished with
which to send it. One dollar
will send some; So, $40, will send
more; $500, $1,000, will flood a
precinct, a district, a county.
y prompt response will greatly
magnify the value OF the work.
G. Our people need not be
surprised at anything which
may happen from now until
the election, BE not deceived.
We are not fighting the Local
Self-Government Association.
Judge George l.. Christian,
Messrs. owen and Cabell, and
DR.. Mcclure are now simply
pawns in the game. The pro
hibition workers and the
Church of God in Virginia, are
in hand to hand conflict with
the national organized liquor
traffic, the most powerful, the
most INSCRIPTIONS organiza.
ton of capital in the world.
DO not allow these things to
alarm or discourage you. 1t is
but sign of the desperation of
the enemy Let us all stand to-
gether, and work without dis
traction for the one object-the
dissolution of the partnership
of Virginia with the saloon.
7. BE on the watch for lille
gal registration and bribery of
voters. The agents of the sa-
loon will pad the registration
lists, if possible. They will
bride voters, if possible. They
will have the money, and will
use it, if voters can be changed.
1t will be wise to be vigilant
in looking after the "paid
workers" of the saloon; to offer
rewards for the conviction of
all persons who attempt to
bride voters in this election.
S. Work until election day
as never before. Take nothing
for granted. Talk with your
neighbors whenever you meet
them. Visit their homes. Elk.
pose the tricks and misrepre
sensations of the saloon agents.
If you are not posted yourself,
send for some literature. Sup
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-09-02
Germans Halted.

La Fere fortress.
Germans Halted.
British official reports issued
Sunday show that the British
army no longer constitutes the
left wing of the allied forces,
but that the French have re-en-
forced them on the west. II
further says that the French
have been fighting both east
and west of them and have
brought the German steam roll
er to standstill for Il time.
The Germans are believed to
be forging another steam ham,
mer for Il heavy blow and
Great Britain anxiously awaits
word of n great battle in which
her army may be Il focal point.
How far the Uhlans have
spread into French territory, it
is impossible to learn from the
many wild reports fugities have
brought into England, but n
rich country with rich manu-.
featuring cities is evidently is
in their grasp.
From Holland Belgium comes
circumstantial reports that the
Germans are moving part of
their army by trains back from
Belgium Apparently these
troops are destined to meet the
Russians, and if the reports are
true, it may mean that the
Germans feel strong enough on
the French frontier to spare
part of their force; or that they
consider the repulse of the Rus
sian invasion more important
than throwing "A great army
into France.
The British people find cheer
in the exploit of their navy,
which sank three German
cruisers and two destroyers in
a dash under cover of fog in.
to the zone of fire of the Helgo.
land forts and inflicted a loss
of nearly 900 men on the Ger.
man fleet at cost of % lives
and 3S wounded and damage to
three British warships which
will be repaired within ten
days.
German air craft dropped
several bombs into the city of
Paris, where American women
tourists persist in going from
London in the face of official
demonstrations.
Among the German prisoners
of the naval action is the son oil
Admiral Won I'irpitz, German
minister of marine, to whom
the first lord of the admiralty
Mr.. Churchill, has aent {
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-09-02
Would Starve Out Tsine-T Tau
Germans.

Tsing-Tau, Aug. 2s.-Vice
Admiral Sadaki Chi.Kato, from
is flagship, the battleship
Suwo, sent wireless message
to Governor Meyer Waldack
this morning, declaring a block
ade of the leased territory of
Kiao-Chow. Later the Japan
ese warships appeared outside
the harbor and shelled u small
island off the coast which was
not occupied by the Germans.
The German Governor mott.
fled Willis h. Peck, American
consul at Kiao-Chow that he
had "a hours to leave if he so
desired. Mr.. Peck, however,
elected.to remain.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-18
THE MISSING ALLY

Wilheim-SiBce Heaven has fail
ed TO respond 10 nay demand foF
help ] shall send Il 30 ullimatum.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-18

A. English eoie sIss forward suggestions for repen
ltatonc assaults III has eYidcatly
en war novelties AAs sae great and famous sntes sege gun
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-18
IN A BERLIN CAFE

Tie cartoonist shows a cafe customer
IN Germany rejecting coffee thar ne sus.
peets ~ prepared b French spies.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-12
The Flaa.

On June IA. 1877. the Continental
congress resolved that the flag Of the
United States be thirteen stripes, al
ternate red and white, and that the
Union be thirteen white stars on a blue
field. On Jan. Is, 1874, by an act Of
congress. the flag was altered to fifteen
red and white stripes and fifteen stars.
On April 4, 1918, congress again alter
ed the flag by returning to the original
thirteen stripes and fifteen stars. as
the adding Of q new stripe for each
additional state would soon make the
dag too large. A new star Is added to
the nag on July 4 following the admis-
sion Of each new state.-New York
American.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-12

them in properly disinfected cars.
These two precautions taken, they
need not bring in hog cholera.
"The ranchmen of the North
west must not imagine that the
pure air of that region will give
them immunity from hog chol-
era. 1t will not where the germ
is brought in but it may lessen
the mortality. They must not con-
clude that the foods which may
grow will be a safeguard. These
will lessen the mortality, but they
will not prevent the introduction
of hog cholera. When it comes
it is brought through the medium
of some agency, and usually due
precaution will prevent it from
coming.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-12
a FAIRY snow

Last night, the fairies came and
stood
Upon the window stills,
And painted on the panes of glass
A picture of their hills.
They planted trees upon the slopes
And moss within the dells,
And drew the palace where the
queen
OF all the fairies dwells.
They painted cities on the plains
And churches with their spires,
And lighted up their little rooms
With little fairy fires.
They painted lakes and little rills
That glistened in the light,
For every picture that they drew
Was painted silvery white.
No paintings made by human
hands
For church or school or fair
Gould with the pictures that /
found
In any wise compare.
I stood enchanted with the scene
That fairy hands had drawn,
But presto! when the sun appeared
The pictures all were gone.
E. w. Spencer,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-12
Got the Best Of Carlyle.

The Rev. Thomas Alexander. a Pres
byterian minister. long resident in
Chelsea and we'll known as brother
Scot. was most anxious to know Car.
lyle, but had no opportunity Of getting
an introduction to him. One day in
the Kings road he saw Carlyle coming
in his direction and took advantage Of
the opportunity by going up to the
sage and saying. Thomas Carlyle. l
believer Carlyle's reply was. TON
Alexander. knowv' They became
good friends. and later Mr.. Alexander
wrote to Carlyle for subscription to-
ward school building fund, and Car.
lyle wrote back q refusal In doggerel.
'whereupon Mr.. Alexander replied that
II he did not send him f5 he would sell
his poetry to collector or publish 1t.
The IS was at once Forthcoming.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-12
WHERE HISTORY IS LAME.
Bsnefaetors Of the Human Race Who
Get Too Little Credit.

Bsnefaetors Of the Human Race Who
Get Too Little Credit.
History as 1t is written and as It il
taught is one great panorama Of wars
and dynasties. 1t bristles with the
names Of doughty warriors and rul-
ers. describes at length their struggles
and achievements and dismisses the
inventors and promoters of the great
agencies which have made modern CIV
ilisation possible, with scanty, IL any,
mention.
The invention Of printing has had
more influence upon the development
Of the race than any act Of any ruler.
that the world has ever known, and
more than halffof those who read this
will not know the inventors name.
The men who invented and develop
ed the steam engine did more to light
en- human toll and to make possible.
to each Of the jewellers upon earth a
larger mead Of comfort and enjoyment
than all the generals who ever pitteda
men against their fellows. Hunt for
their names in the indexes of your his
tories.
Art and literature have been broad
highways to fame. The high school
scholar can tell you who wrote what
and when he wrote It, but ask him,
who built the first railroad in America
ana when and where 1T was. The.
magnificent Albert memorial IL COW
cred with the names Of authors. and,
painters and sculPtors.t but Michel
angelo 10 there because he was in.
artist not. because he was an archi.
tect. and Leonardo Da vinci because.
be was painter and not because he,
was an eng1nser.-Powef.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-12
GRIEF KILLS PET DOG.

Let Behind When Mistroee 0eeoHaeo
. Bride, He pinss Away.
Alton. lll.-Gievihg because his
mistress married and moved away.
leaving him in charge Of carstaksrs.
Trixie. q fox terrier. died and was bur.
led In a CONN the mistress. Mrs. Nor
dahl Colburn. ordered from her new
home in Monroe. La.
Trixie was Ill at the time Of the
wedding Of his owner. and for that
reason she did not take him with her.
He recovered. apparently. and then att
ef unceasing vigils for three months
watching for his mistress he died. biz
caretakers say. Ut n broken heart
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-12
STATE AND mE.o,.soRnooD
Ray has a population Of 600.

Hillsboro has a class in gym
nastics.
Hogs roam the streets of Sen
tinel Butte.
Crosby has public library of
700 books.
Pierre, S. d., reported 20 below
zero last week.
Three alleged fire bugs were
arrested at Bowman.
Cavalier has been hauling wat
er to flush its sewers.
The Hotel Home at Cakes has
changed hands again.
You don't see any patent medi-
cine ads in The Times.
The Plaza Pioneer man chases
the lcgals and gets them.
Walsh county farmers are very
prompt in paying their taxes.
Enderln dogs won blue rib
hons at the Fargo dog show.
The best of Ignite is sold at the
Carpio mines at 1925 a ton.
A. H. Laughlin, a pioneer of
Ransom county is dead at 81.
Minnewaukan's court house
will be lighted with electricity.
Ransom county ranks first in
the state in school Consolidation.
Frank Starr of Cakes is arrang-
ing to plant 200 acres to corn this
spring.
The. total bank deposits in
North Dakota amount to $780,
O56,S7l.
Burleigh county commissioners
will spend $4,000 in road work
this year.
Guy l.. Mcdonald has bought
the Taylor Hardware Co.'S. stock
at Sheldon.
Grand Forks reported 80 de-
grees below zero at o'clock last
Thursday morning.
According to the LansforG
journal that town has some hill
arious beer parties.
Usher L. Burdick will contest
the Republican nomination fol
Governor with Mr.. Hanna.
The G. Ms "Oriental Limited
was ditched at Mapes last Thurs
day night. Damage slight.
| The Fergus Falls Wooden Mill
has sold 100000 worth of goods
to apply on its $4,000 debt.
i A large part of White Earth
was destroyed by fire supposed tc
have started in a dance hall.
i The Park Hotel, Breckenridge
has reopened with Will Frank OF
Waterloo, Iowa, as proprietor.
il Over 1000 Democrats of the
state are expected to attend tho
big banquet at Minot next Tues
''day.
! A bad blaze was narrowly av-
lerted at Mcleod when an oil stove
exploded in the rear of Tingum's
pool hall.
! The Great Northern rounc
house and contents at Rutland
were destroyed by fire. Cause Of
Fire unknown.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. John Lillenbact
and children Of Minor were lost
seven hours in a snow storm will
la temperature of. 81 below zero
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-05-19
IDAHO CANDIDATE HERE
L. Z. Kerl of Occur d'Alene Visited
to Confer With Local Republicans.

T. T. Kerl Of Coeur d'Alene, was al
arrival in the city last night to con.
fer with local republican leaders. Mr.
Kerl recently announced his candi-
dacy for the republican nomination
for congress to succeed Burton L.
French.
Mr.. Kerl is not unknown in republic
an party councils having represented
Kootenai county in the 10th session of
the legislature. He is largely inter
ested in farming, having farm in the
northern part of Latah county.
Mr.. Kerl states that the prospects for
success in the state are
very bright, holding the view that the
detection during the last
campaign was waning rapidly. He
stated today that he was receiving
very favorable encouragement in con-
nection with his candidacy. Mr. Kerl
Is now on trip to Lewiston, Grange
Vile and other points where he will
make brief visits before going to the
southern part of the state. He will
cave for Lewiston tomorrow.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-05-19
MEDIAT0RS GATHERING
AT NIAGARA FALLS TODAY
AMERICAN ENJOYS LEFT FOR THAT POINT TO-
DAY TO PARTICIPATE IN NEGOTIATIONS
CARRANZA STILL HOLDS OUT
Plans to Carry On Battle and Take Mexico and Rule
1t in His Own Way-Not Yet Repre-
sented at Conference

: WASHINGTON, May 19.-The Amer
lean ENJOYS to the mediation confer
ence left today for Niagara Falls. 1t
is expected that a week will decide
whether there is a chance for a
peaceful settlement of the American
Mexican troubles. The mediators are
understood to sympathise with the
Washington administration in a gem
eral way and it is expected they will
urge the Huerta representatives to
yield
The members of the Constitutional
ist junta here are inclined to be def
ant. In the quarrel with the United
States they had no sympathy with
Huerta but appeared to consider that
there is no occasion for its factions
representation at any of the arbitra-
ton negotiations since the rebels in
tended to arbitrate nothing but to gain
control of the Mexican government
and run it as they saw fit However
there are still reports to the end that
Carranza will send representatives to
Niagara Falls
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-05-19
FIRE LOSSES
WERE SLIGHT
ONLY NINE ALARMS RESPONDED
TO IN MOSCOW DURING THE
PAST YEAR.
Annual Election Of Officers Resulted
in the Reelection of James J.
Keane as Chief.

The annual meeting of the Moscow
Volunteer Fire Department held last
night was one of the best attended
sessions of the year and resulted in
the reelection of James ]. Keane as
chief All the old officers were re-
elected and the vacancy caused by the
death of Assistant Chief Raymond
Kelly was filled by the election of W.
M. Buchanan.
The reports of the several compan-
les were filed last night and showed
the apparatus in good condition and
that each company was equipped with
a full complement of men. The re-
port showed that a total of nine fire
alarms had been responded to during
the year with the loss held down to a
The following were the trustees of
the accident fund named by the COM
panies for the ensuing two years: Com
pany 8, Phi. Soulen; company 4;
Francis Jenkins; company s; w. M.
Morgan.
The following are the officers, of the
fire department.: james ]. Keane,
chief; w. M. Buchanan, assistant
chief; o. E. Bell, second assistant
,hief; Frank Stanton, secretary; Jos.
Decker, treasurer.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-05-19
LUDLOW OUTRAGE
TOO HORRIBLE
JUDGE LINDSAY SAYS THAT THE
COLORADO MASSACRE EQUALS
BALKAN OUTRAGES.
On His Way to Washington With Sur
YivOrs to Beg President Not to
Withdraw Troops.

CHICAGO, May 19.-"The true story
of what transpired at the Ludlow, in
the strike-bound region of Colorado, is
too horrible to print" said Judge Ben
Lindsay of Denver, who was here to-
day enroute to Washington accom-
panied by Mrs. Pearl Jolly, Mrs. Mary
Petruci and Mrs. M. Thoams, Ludlow
survivors. -.,s.-.s
"The details of the Ludlow affair are
almost unbelievable" said Lindsay,
"and are equalled only in the stories
of the sacking of homes, pillage and
carnage inhumanities of the Balkan
war.
Colorado is sitting on the edge of
volcano. If the federal troops are
withdrawn there will be a war of
reprisal too horrible to contemplate.
We are going to Washington to beg
the president not to withdraw the
troops"