The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-05-25

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tH uuucl irOul pokc Il
the front. but if you miners fail tol:get
out the coal .::thines will he in an awful
shape for all of US.
Ii msy lie of much interest for you e.
know What mining coal has To DO Wit
the war. IL has this To DO with IT, r.,
fore the country can build warship-. ell
marines, heavy motor trucks. high 10, 70
erred csnnons and prolectiIes. rifle, ba,
nets, rails mi other tightly ne,rs-
ssry machinery and supplies, they mrs
have steel steel steel millions: upsr
millions OF tons of steel Before the mill-
can turn out the stsel. they must have
millions and millions Of tons of pig ir"n
and before they can turn out tie pig
they must have millions and millions II
tons Of coke; and before the country csp
get coke, all of you miner. know thai
you must supply the coal, because Won
can not make coke ont of anything el-e
except COAL AMI before the country car
have coal, You miners must get il out.
and you must get it out a. you have nev
er done before. II you get out the coal
the country can hold her own against a.
corners Cd. W But if you fail to get ont
the coal, you cripple your army. betray
your country, your state, your com
munity and your people.
Every company in the state is strng-
CLING with might and main To get out the.
coal. Some companies, in addition t.
increased wages, are offering special in
ducements in tile shape of prizes to slim
ulate your efforts in getting out the coal.
because the government must have coal
They must have il. Now what will you
miners do about it, Will you work two
or three days in each week and spend
the other portion OF your time idling
around, having a sporty. good time, or
Will you work and work hari and get ont
the Goa and chow yourselves the brave
men the world takes you Ia he. and man
iiess your patriotism by making every
days work count, like the blow Of a mil
lion ton hammer upon the head of conf
try's enemies; and let everybody's work
sLow our love for Or country, our race
and blessings that n great and good God
has lavished upon us.
III getting out the coal will help us win
the victory for our country and human.
ity, let each man say for himself, il il
takes coal, then coal they shall have
Every minister can do much in uryin.
the men 70 get out the coal, and believ,
they will do 80. ! have spoken of th.
patriotism that can he manifested by ia,
coal miner with no thought whatever 81
minimizing the great usefulness Of IN.
host OF patriotic men and women amons
our people who are just as anxious Z.
manifest their patriotism and love O
country along other lines and in othe
professions have said more of e..
miner, because he is the biggest cog il
our wheel in this section, aud upon niu
more than any other class rests the gres
duty OF supplying the government will
what IL not only needs. but must have
GOAL.
For the benefit OF our many reader
who desire TO know along what lines the,
may be OF service, call attention to a
article appering in The Literary Di
eest' for May II, 1917, page I4I4. tn,
article is entitled "what patriotic citizer
can do" THIS article, TO my mind.
very suggestive and helpful. Ii woui
make an excellent pamphlet to be place