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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1917-12-12
Saving Certifi-
Gates
Offer New Chancs for Small
Investor

Investor
The man with limited means
even the school boy aud girl
with u few pennies to spare now
and then-who wants a safe
and profitable Investment
which ut the same time will
help the country, finds his OPP
portunIty IN the new war saw
ings certificate plan.
During December, 1917, and
january, 1918, war-sayings
stamps will be sold at 81 10
each, ut post Offices, banks,
trust companies, and many bus
mess houses and factories
throughout the country. At
the beginning of each succeed
ing month the cost Of stamp
will increase | cent. All war
savings stamps issued during
1918 will mature January 1928
when they will be redeemed al
s. each. The difference between
purchase pr C @ and at ma
turity represents the interest
tie Government will pay the
holder, ! per cent compounded
quarterly.
The'entire wealth and securi-
ty of the United States ia be
hind the war-savings certifii-
Gates. No person may purchase
at one time more than $i0C
worth, or hold at one time more
than 81 900 worth of these SO.
curities.
Thrift stamps costing %
cents each may be purchased
from time to time and affixed
to thrift card, which ia sup.
piled without cost. L h G
stamps will not bear interest,
but thrift card when filed at
cost of 81 may be exchanged
for an interest bearing WARSAW.
ings stamp by turning the card
in and paying the difference
between 81 and the current price
of a war-saviugs stamp. With
I b first war-sayings STAMP
bought the purchaser will OBJ
tain without charge q war say
ings certificate containing spac,
for 20 of these stamps.
If The 20 spaces are filled prio
0 January /, 1918, tho cost 1,
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Satisfaction Sold Here

a good store does more than
deal in merchandise; it sells
satisfaction. That is what we
ask you to buy.
Good clothing you may be
sure of here-guaranteed by us
and by Hart Schaffner & Marx.
You are equally sure of an in
telligent interest in what You
need. g. S. CARTER,
Big Stone Gap.
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5AP WISE COUNTY,. Va. WEDNESDAY. pEcEMRER H. leIz

yer in the County to enroll
themselves as members of the
Local Advisory Council. Please
advise me promptly so that wo
can organized to discharge the
patriotic duty requested by the
President.
X. A. AYERS.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1917-12-12
Red Cross
Honor Roll

In response to telegram re-.
ceived on the first inst. from
Colonel Jameson, of the 3i7th
Infantry, saying "Please send
sweaters TO MIR. G.. G. Picknev
Red Cross Field Director. Camp
Lee, Virginia, for distribution
to men from Wise County. .
The following articles were
sent by the Red Cross last Tues
day by express:
100 sweaters, 10 munlers. 81
pairs of wristlets, n paris OF
socks.
Below are the names of the
Red Cross Honor Roll. To them
is due all praise for their admir-
able work that made possible
the large shipment of 50 many
comfortable knitted articles for
our soldiers at Camp Lee. In
man, Roda and Appalachia
were supplied with yarn so re-
Gently, that their contribution
VIII 20 with the next shipment
petore Christmas.
Stonega,-Mrs. c. n. Davidson.
Mrs. Young, Mrs. VIM. Callahan
Mrs. J. G.. Barsiow, Mrs. c. b. Stalard,
Mrs. III. II. lIumbert, Mrs W. T.. PEN
nington, Mrs. Patterson. Mrs. Fawbush
Mrs. Stidham, Mrs. Richmond. Miss
Nceland, Mrs. Trent. Mrs Minerva Fields
Mrs. Elva Carroll Mrs. Asia Carroll
Ms. Standefer, Mrs, Geo. Rocbucll, Sr'
Mrs. James Callahan.
lmbodcn- Mrs. James Ayers Mrs
| raymond Pri,chard, Mrs. ANDY Canady.
Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. John Frost Mrs
Dandy, Mrs. Wagner. Mrs. Felix Minor.
| Mrs Andy Minor, Mrs Jim Barker, Mrs.
Vie Warren, Mrs. Emory Evans. Mrs
pc Werner Mrs Alexander, Miss Mar
gicrite Cecil, Mrs. Darncll. Mis-. Eunic.
| Darnall
LIN n Station-Mrs win Aiken
Mrs. Mollic Hawks, Mrs. Luther Roberts
Mrs. |. \. Kelly, Jr., Mrs. Cora Kill
bourne, Mrs. James Fleonor, Mrs. Henry
Olinger, Mrs. Katie Kelly, Mrs. j. NJ.
t'ritchard, Mrs Ida Jones.
Y. Il s w. Station Miss Lula Moore.
Miss Jane Qualls, Mrs. George Mullins
Mrs. William Lawson. Mrs w. 4. Ror
ers, Mrs. Ham Wit, Mrs. Tom Rollins.
Mrs. Marshall Iielchor, Mrs. Robert
Bcni,iy. Mrs Charles Scott, Mrs. Cay
East Stone Gap-Mrs. Greed Blanton
Mrs, NJ +. liurd. Mrs Alice Dennson.
I Mrs j. T. Slcmp, Mrs IL $. Qualls,
Mrs. X. 4: Blcdsoc, Mrs. l. y. Jones
Mrs. Lev Wilson, Mrs. c. IL. Lydcll.
Big Stone Gap-Mrs. j. X Tarrart.
Mrs. 9. \ knight. Mrs. A. ] Gilmcr
Mrs. Mollie Horton, Mrs Malcolm Smith
Mrs, WIN Goodloc, Mrs II \. W. Skccr
Mrs. Martha Bruce, Mrs. Il. 4. Irvine
Mrs. ). i Flccnor, Mrs. NJ. G. Bostic
Mrs. ;. IL Horton, Mrs. james Cox,
Mrs. =. j. Prescott. Mrs. ID. Il. Pirrson
Mrs. II, f. Fox, Mrs John w. Fox
Mrs John w. Chalklcy Mrs. c. g. I.ona
Mrs. George Brown, Mrs. MarkIc. Mrs
I Rockefeller, Mrs. j. NJ. Potter. Mrs
iioncycut, Miss Gilly, Miss Georgia Cox
Mrs. j. l.. Bostwick. Miss Mills, Mis-
Nelson, Miss Williams, Miss lIcttic Bick
ley, Mrs. John Mullins, Mrs Nahan
Mrs. w. II. Nickels, Mrs. r. ". Flalnr,
Mrs. w. h. Bum, Mrs. j, d. Wnmplef
Mrs. j. Is. Skeen. Turkey Cove. Mrs. |
\. Charleston. Miss NJ. c. Fox.
An extra effort is being mad,
to send fifty more sweaters tc
Camp Lee by Christmas and
each knitter is urged TO get her
work back To the committee by
the Goth, if possible.
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Vir!ginians
Expected To Invest $45, 600
OO0:In War Savings Stamps
And Certificates.

Richmond, Va.-Virginia and
Nlrginians promise to play no
small part in the United States
Governments great campaign
to raise $4,000 600, 900 by the
sale of War Savings Stamps
aud Certificates. Starting on
Monday, December 3, these
stamps may be purchased at
any post-oilice, bank, railroad
and express office and other
agencies to be designated later
by the Secretary of the Treasury
For twelve months the sale of
War Savings Stamps will con
time and i'll that period Virgin.
ia Will be asked to invest S45,.
100000, all of which will 20 to
help Uncle Sam send Germany
down in defeat.
But the raising of two billions
of inllars II, no ,,., ~
prime object of the campaign.
Ii is designed TO encourage the
c,rs ~, So HI:
in. govarr,nan, : aw..; w.
Snvinrs S,,nns 80 800
wh;,h III .,n,,,,a,,'', : :
Co,,rass ~ cr,,,s,., "
!, yal,a ri, o"'""So
~ wh,,soovar H. ;.;
decrnnsina ''''
,hriff .,on -
cbosod for os ~"
a,,,;tl.s ~. ,,,,roh..
card Winch con,n;,,. ,;.,.a
hInnl, snocn, ,,h;o,, I'M
t;lI.d vim III, s,,, W.,
nil of ,ha bI,pl,s ara an 49,
card viii show an ;u.a,t.,S.,
of 81 Tben unon tho no,,,a,,.
of - cents extra tho lottsr -, =,
increasing | cent each uontb
after January the owner w;,l
exchange the thrift card for .
War savings Siam of III. vol.
Tie of 60. redeemahle NV fro
Treasury Department in ,osa
which gives the owner a nrnfi,
of IS cents.
AS soon as the buver obtains
the s. War Savings Stamn he
receives a War sa Wings Cartifi-
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RedCross ork

what the objects of the Ameri-
can Red Cross are, but many
are still in ignorance of its or
ganization aud to them few
words of explanation may not
be out of place.
Briefly, then, very much as
the War Department has or
ganixed its army of war into
various divisions, the Red Cross
has lately organized its army
OF mercy into thirteen divisions
recalling to mind the original
organization of our Country,
with its thirteen states These
divisions, Independent of each
1other, are all the creation OF
and responsible to the parent
body, the National Red Cross
of America. Each one of these
thirteen divisions is sub-divided
into Chapters, Branches and
AuXiliaries. The Potomic Di-
vision covers the states of Vir-
sinia, West Virginia, Maryland
and the District OF Columbia
and within its limits there are
approximately five million per.
sons, each of whom, without
exception, can do something to
help the helpless, relieve suffer
ing OH the field OF battle, in the
camp and in the homes of those
who have given their dear ones
to tho Country. Out of this
great number, it is hoped that
we may create one of the most
Important Divisions in the Ma
tional Red Cross Army.
The Honorable Henry White,
former Ambassador to France,
the COMMANDING Officer of this
Division has established head !
quarters at No, 932 18th st. N.
w. He is assisted in his work
by eight Lieutenunts; or to give
them their real title, Directors
OF Bereaus, while each Chapter,
Branch and Auxiliary has its
own Immediate officers. The
headquarters aides are David
IL. Brown i'll charge Of the De.
vclopment Bureau; j. II. Purdy
Hurcan of Publicity; Mrs, Frank
NJ Chapman, Bureau of Wom-
ans work; Miss Georgia Nevis,
bureau of Nursing; DR.. j. w.
Mngruder, Bureau of Civilian
Relief; Admiral Richard Vain
wright, Bureau of supplies; Blu
reau of Military Relief, and
Paul Quattlander, Bureau of
Accounting.
81 believe, said Mr.. White,
that the people of the Potomic
| Division soon will make il
known as one of the greatest
divisions of the National Organ
ization. To say that every man
and woman, boy and girl, can
find work that will be of great
actual help, sounds like an ex-
a2geration, but it is not; each
individual in the division can
be of tremendous help, and
hope and believe each one wili".
Already 20 Chapters have
been organized in Virginia, 43
in West Virginia, 81 in Mary
land aud one in the District of
Columbia, with. in all, lSS Aux
iIiaries of Chapters, 2G2 Branch.
es and 50 organizations for Civ
liam Relief.
More Chapters and Auxilia.
ries will be formed as recruits
enlist in the work, and soon nc
home in this division will be
too remotely situated to be- il
close touch with some of it,
branches. The first thought O
| cur people naturally will be O
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-22
CONFER ON OZARK
TRAILS IMPROVEMENT

Altus, Okla, April 2l.- Representa-
! tives from all of the towns on the
scenic route of the Ozark Trails be.
tween Chickasha and Hollis met at Al
tus recently to report progress on this
, line Delegations We're present from
/ Childress and Quanah, Texas. also
Work in the counties represented is
practically finished.
Comanche, Jackson and Harmon
counties expect to score 100 per cent
on the following points: Above high
water, drainage, width of right of way,
width of grade and curve turns There
are a few places yet to be surfaced.
When this is done, COL Harvey will be
! shown the finest stretch Of roadway
| in the state built from natural soil
I The promoters Of the scenic route
believe that route is the key to the
situation. Leaving Oklahoma City
coming by Chickasha into TT. sill and
the national game preserve will be a
drawing card that tourists will hardly
| overlook
Clinton, on the northern line was q
| lllllt ldlt III bNNllhS III lb' bdlltf uul
they got in strong and raised $4,000
for the trail in a couple Of hours the
other afternoon.
Forty miles of proposed Ozark Trails
have been surveyed and mapped by
students of the state university under
the direction OF Prof. j. l. Tucker, Of
the department Of civil engineering.
This work, in the opinion Of Professor
Tucker. has been of great practical
value to the students.
BY working two days each week for
the past four weeks, the citizens of
Tecumseh, on the Shawnee Chickasha
Ozark Trails route have completed
seven miles Of excellent highway
Creek county. central route between
Oklahoma City and Tulsa, has ar
ranged for the finishing Of the trail
through that county The work is be-
ing pushed rapidly
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roads-without any repairs or read.
justments-is worthy OF place In
the hall of fame.
Besides that record We have dozens
of others, {ew OF which will cite.
The ascent of Mt Wilson and Mt
Hamilton, Portland TO Spokane, Pitts.
burgh to Philadelphia, Detroit to In
dianapolis, Jacksonville TO Tampa. and
many other speed records are held by
our stock cars. Then there are many
economy performances including the
44-mile run in and around Detroit on
one gallon OF gasoline In addition
the tests made by the Yale university
and Prof Gallup Of Worcester Poly.
technic Institute, prove surprising
economy. endurance, and all around
efficiency.
"Of course it is well known that the
Maxwell racing cars driven by Rick.
enbacher during the past year are the
very fastest American cars ever built
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-22
WIRELESS USED
IN ORDERING CAR
Irrigation Expert Radios From carb-
bean Sea for Docae touring



Car.
The extremities to which some men
will go to obtain a motor car which
has proved its worth to them is indi,
Gated by unique delivery recently
made by the A. f. Staacke Auto Com
pany, Dodge Brothers dealers in San
Antonio, Texas.
Some time ago they sold a Dodge
Brothers touring car to Alexander
Boynton, who developed and operated
the Winter Garden Irrigation Compa-
ny at Uvalde, Texas. After finishing
his work, he sold his car and left for
an extended steamship tour of the
South American couneris.
On his way home, he began to think
of his need for a dependable motor
car. So he made use of the Marconi
on his steamship, which was then in
the middle of the Caribbean sea. off
the coast of Honduras and sent the
following message.
SIS TetadOres at Sea, via Tropical
Radio Wireless, New Orleans 6.
"Staacke, San Antonio. Texas.
Have Dodge automobile ready de.
liver sixteenth. Boynton"
When Mr.. Boynton arrived in San
Antonio his Dodge Brothers touring
car was waiting for him, and one of
the few motor car sales made by use
OF wireless was completed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-22
HOLD MANY RECORDS
Remarkable Performances That the
Maxwell Car Has Extraor.
dinary Qualities.

That the Maxwell car holds more
records than any other regular stock
automobile in the world, was the state.
ment made by c. L. Stebbins. assist.
ant sales director OF the Maxwell Mo
tor company. Mr.. Stebbins went on
to explain that speed records made
by the specially built racing cars did
not interest the average prospective
buyer, except as perhaps an item of
sporting news.
. Maxwell cars continued Mr.. Steb-
bins, were never intended for race
courses. They are built for that great
BODY or conservative people who want
a car that will run every day, all day,
as fast as they care to drive and will
do this at low operating cost.
"Of course the Maxwell is generally
recognized as the worlds endurance
champion And well it has merited
that title. Any stock car that can
run for A days and nights without a
motor stop, covering 22,022 miles Of
all sorts of city streets and country
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-22
The EFFICIENCY TEST
Is Fully Met by Hoods Sarsaparilla
and Peptron Pills.

Because of what it contains, Of the
way it is made and of the record it
has achieved, Hood s Sarsaparilla is
warmly recommended to you for
rheumatism, catarrh, scrofula. ec-
zema and other troubles arising from
thin or impure blood or low state Of
the system.
In cases that are radically anemie
and nervous-marked by palenc,s s.,
thin flesh, sleeplessness, nervc-cx.
ha"stion, the power of Hood & Sm'
sa0a@illa is greatly increased b.,
Poptiron Pills, the new pepsip, NJ
and iron tonic. These two medicine
make the strongest combiaai7
course Of treatment for impure bloa
and exhausted nerves of which
have any knowledge.
Fine results follow this course o.
treatment-take Hood s Sarsaparii.
rec@larly before meals, Peptiro.
Pills after meals.
Thousands OF families are taking
these medicines Let your family
take them, too. Get them now.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-22
SETS RECORD ON NEW
ZEALAND MAIL ROUTE

An Overland touring car used on
the mail run between Waipawa and
Ongaonga in New Zealand is making
a proud record for itself and its build
ers by its consistent service.
Each day it is to be found on the
regular path between these two points,
in all sorts of weather and road con
ditions. At the present time It is es.
timated that this car has covered
approximately $4,000 miles. Not only
does it carry the heavy mails be.
tween Waipawa and Ongaonga, but it
also serves as stage, carrying fire.
quently more than the number Of pas
sengers for which it was originally
constructed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-22
WARS EFFECT ON
AUTOMOBILE TRADE
Some Makers of Motor Drawn Vehi-
cIes Will Have Output Curbed. U.
s. TO Demand Manv Machines

s. TO Demand Many Machines.
Automobile manufacturers are be-
ginning to canvass the effect the par
ticipation of the United States in the
world war will have on supply and
demand in respect to motor driven We
hicles. As early as April Z, the day
after the house of representatives af.
tirmed the senates adoption of the
resolution declaring that state of
war exists between the United States
and Germany, w. f. Stalnaker, vice
president and director of sales of the
Pathfinder company, at Indianapolis,
addressed the several hundred agen-
cies of that company throughout the
United States, to ascertain what bear
ing in their opinion the war would
have on these immediate agencies.
OF the situation and outlook Mr..
Stalnaker says: After having thor
oughly diagnosed the situation to the
best of our ability, we have arrived
at the conclusion that there is to be
a great shortage of automobiles. Our
reasons for making this statement are
as follows: Some manufacturers of
motor-driven vehicles will have their
output curbed, If not taken up alto
gether, on account of manufacturing
other articles more necessary to the
government for war purposes, and
furthermore, the government is going
to be a large consumer of practically
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-22
Free Tire Service

trouble
will send out and change free Of all
you tire
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-22
POSTMASTERS NAMED
FOR OKLAHOMA TOWNS

Washington, April 2l.-The follow.
ing Oklahoma postoffice nominations
have been confirmed:
o. c. Hawn, Binger; Henry c. Hub
bard Corden; Jerome q. Queenan,
Elk City; John W. Mills. Forgan; Lu-
cretia Owens Fort Cobb; Effie Glib.
bins, Fort Sill; Clarence II. Smith.
Frost and George A. Clark, Hennes.
sey.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-22
Stix-Rite

The rubber when
applied
all the
Hundreds but STIXRTE.
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all kinds of mOtOr-driven vehicles
This will mean a new customer for
the manufacturer of these lines. Fur.
ther, Mr. Stalnaker says: This coun-
try has never been in such a prosper
Gus condition as II is at this time. be.
fore entering war. There is more
money in circulation than ever before
All producers are getting high prices
and on top OF our present condition
the government is going to turn loose
hundreds Of millions of dollars, all Of
which will get into circulation in the
United States and this is certainly
bound to put the country in a most
flourishing financial condition, and we
should all look for higher prices on
everything
No Shortage Of Men.
Mr. Stalnaker further points out
that the governments call for one
million or even two million volunteers
will not materially deplete the com.
mercial ranks of the country. He
states that there are approximately
five and a half millions of men be.
tween the ages of twenty and twenty.
five in the United States, and they
are by no means even large minority
of the proportion of. our population
of hundred and ten million now en-.
gagged directly or Indirectly in com.
mercial pursuits"
The automobile world, as a whole
it is understood, regards the war as
decided stimulus to production and
demand in its line, and manufactur.
ers and dealers expect their plants
and resources will be taxed to the ut
most as result of this governments
participation
Mr.. Stalnaker has rendered his ser.
vices to Harry b. Smith, adjutant gen
eral, in recruiting an aero squadron
OF l6S officers and men u am al
ready in touch with some high quality
men throughout number of states
wrote Mr. Stalnaker, most OF whom
are members of the Society of Auto
mobile Engineers, or the American
Automobile Association, or both, and
will make the best material for an or
ganization of this kind. | am ready
to begin recruiting Immediately on
notification of your acceptance"
General Smith in his reply thank
ed Mr. Stalnaker for the offer and
said "At the present time we have
no authority to organize an aero com
pany, but request has been made OF
the department and we hope to be ad
vised regarding it in few days
Mr.. Stalnaker is gathering data re
garding aeroplanes and quotes the fol
lowing from speech recently made
by one of our prominent public Off
cials England has more officers
and men in its aeronautic service
alone than the United States has in its
army France has more men in its
aeronautic service than we have in
our navy. Canada has spent eighty
million dollars for aeronautics. The
United States has thirty-seven ma
chimes in its navy and seventy.three
machines in the army and not an aero
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-22

You are invited to hear Rev. j. w.
Burns, at the First Christian Church
Sunday evening at 1880, on the sub.
ject "Russellism or Not?" Also. a
fine musical program.
CHURCH PUBLICITY COMMITTEE
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-22

plane equipped with a gun These
conditions will be changed as rapidly
as possible as the next couple OF years
viii certainly see us abreast OF the
times"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-22
'If it's used on an AutomO bilc we can supply it,"

We are showing the newest thing in Refrigerator
Baskets. They are made to fit right in the auto,
taking up very little room. Just what is needed
when on an outing or fishing trip.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-22
Fishing Tackle

OF
waiting tyou fishing trip