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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-10-02
Suggestion
To be Followed in the Con-
servation OF Fuel.

Start furnace aud kitchen
range fires rs late as possible.
Forget the first few cool fall
days.
Raise window curtains dur
ing the day TO admit sunlight,
for that is free heat Dispense
with awnings, as they shut out
the sun.
Weather strip all doors and
windows and put asbestos
around all furnaces, boilers,
and cellar pipes used for heat
ing purposes.
Reduce the home temporal
ture to 81 degrees. Do not wait
until the mercury shows "A de-
grees before closing drafts. BY
this time that extra amount of
coal will have been consumed
and wasted, according to all
economic rules.
Bedrooms, where windows
are opened for the night or
otherwise, should be shut of
from heat. Use blankets and
feel better in the morning.
Wear heavier clothing. This
materially saves body heat.
Thoroughly clean SCOT from
pipes and boilers and do not
mind doing a little work in the
cellar, seeing that window
panes are tight and weather
stripped like the other parts of
the house.
Use gas for cooking and heat
ing. Gas lighting at night aids
in heating the home, stores and
buildings where used:
Use heavy draperics on doors
and windows for interior decor
alton. This aids in husbanding
interior heat supply.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-10-02
Our School Building.

Our public school has pre-.
sented busy scene for tho last
three Saturday mornings. How
many of you have visited the
school this year or last yoar or
tho year before. Don't let
yourself forget that the school
is tho foundation of our COM
munity life and that it is your
business TO know that it is
clean and sanitary, fit place
for your children to spend six
hours day, five days IN the
week. One Of our public spir-
tied citizens took his children
down to the school the first day
of this session. He looked the
school building over from
basement TO top floor and then
said to one of the mothers,
I'm give $4,000 if you women
will Immediately put this
building in fit condition. T"
That gave impetus to move
ment which the Community
League had already started by
ordering alabastine to paint part
of the walls. Well, the dirt of
years has been covered by n
coat of buff alabastine on the
walls of eight rooms. The
third floor had to be left for
want of funds. How we hate
to leave those dirty walls for
the children and teachers to
look at each day. We have
cleaned the rooms of the first
and second floors with the Ok
ception of the auditorium.
They look much better. The
desks are clean, woodwork,
floors, walls and windows.
However, the window shades
are tattered and unsightly.
Who'll volunteer to help turn
them top for bottom and make
them look like new. Wont
some of the mothers volunteer.
Our school board, burdened
with n big debt and running
expenses, have been unable to
Keep up the school building
from year to year as it should
have been kept up. Mr.. Easley
and the valiant bunch of teach
ers are standing by us these
war times when many schools
are closing for want of teach.
ers Let's back them up, pat
rons of the public school. We
invite the public to visit the
school and inspect the rooms
that have been cleaned by the
women and telephone one of
members of the Community
League and volunteer for next
Saturday.
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in France for the great drive
which will bring victory, 80 big
us to make the German piles
last spring look like thirty
cents. If we send to France
all that is asked, the casualties
in the great drive will be few
compared with the execution
done.
"Shall we here at home be
able TO fill all of Pershing's or
ders? The answer is, we shall
not. To make these munitions
we need steel. At the rate we
are now making steel, it is i'm
possible to fill these enormous
orders. We cannot increase
the steel without more coal
than you are mining now. Get
this in your minds. The ques-
ton, how near we are coming
to sending General Pershing all
the munitions he can use to save
the lives Of his men, will depend
absolutely on how much coal is
mined this fall aud winter.
II want you to fully sense
the possible disaster ahead.
You may never hear of the dis
aster if it comes because the
drive will go forward on time
just the same. 1t will be sue
cessful. The disaster will be
buried in the casualty lists.
Some time in February or
March, or whenever the time
for the big offensive has come,
General Pershing will ait down
with II pencil in his hand aud
figure out just how short he is
of that ideal life saving pro
gram of munitions. Then to
make up the shortage, he will
figure so many thousand addi-
tional young men who must be
killed. He has military formu-
las which will tell him-so
many shells short, so many
deaths. General Pershing can
figure to man how many ex-
ira deaths must be allowed for
to make up for his deficit Of
shells.
"rhis is an absolute truth.
Do not fool yourselves. The
more coal you get out between
now and Christmas, the fewer
casualties next spring.
MANY of you mine six tons
of coal per day. That six tons
will make one ton Of steel,
which will make % 3-inch
shells. Every day that you lay
off unnecessarily, figures
against yourself % shells gone
from General Pershing's pile
If you lay off one day week
next March, YOU must figure
that your pleasure has cost
General Pershing at least 500
shells and il is safe for YOU To
figure that the loss of those 800
shells will be at least one young
man dead who might have
come back to your family or to
your friends family after the
war
THAT is why | told you felt
the same thrill in looking into
the faces of a bunch of miners
like you, that | would in meet
ing a bunch of soldiers from
the front line trenches"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-10-02

SUBSCRIBERS are earnestly re.
quested TO observe the date
printed on their address slips,
which will keep them Mt all
times posted as to the date
of the expiration of their sub
scription. Prompt and timely
attention TO this request will
save oil parties great deal Of
ANNOYANCE.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-10-02
Miners Work Must Win or
Lose for Us.

Before meeting Of mine
workers md operators at In
iontown, Pa, Friday afternoon,
September 20, called by James
b. Neale, Director of Produc.
ton, U. S. Fuel Administration,
p. b. Noycs, Director OF Con-
servntion, spoke as follows:
81 passed soldier in the
street the other day. a friend
whom was with me said "rhat
fellow has just come over from
France. He has been four
months in the front line trench
es." | turned around to look
mt him. That soldier was of
tremendous interest to me. He
WAS the real thing He was
one of those men whose work
must win or lose for me and
mine and every thing hold
dear. You would have turned
around and looked at him with
WIG nuiiI' lllltIcS
81 have come down here to.
day with this same feeling |
look Il. all you miners with the
same thrill thut | looked bnck
at that soldier. | have been
sitting for Il year between the
great war making departments
of the government and the Fuel
administration and have seen
success or failure narrowed
down every month more and
more to Il question Of how much
coal you get out, until now you
miners are as interesting to me
as soldiers. To me you are first
line men in this war. You do
not know yourselves or you
only half know how much you
are the real warriors in this
greatest of all wars. | have
come here partly to hold up a
mirror to you and let you see
yourselves as we are all seeing
you--iirst trench soldiers.
This war is fought with
steel and iron. Steel is short
because coal is short You have
Ii terrible task. You have done
splendidly aud have made a
splendid increase III the amount
of coal mined during the past
two years in spite Of all handi-
caps, but still more coal must
be sent 10 the steel furnaces if
you are 10 save the lives Of
your sons and brothers and
friends i'll France.
81 did not come here to make
speech. came here to tell
you some cold facts. Germany
taught the world something
new in the science of making
war last March She got to-
gciher supply of shells, aud
guns, and every offensive weap.
on greater than the world had
ever seen before. With this
huge pile OF shells she staged IA
terrible offensive with much
smaller loss of German lives
than such battles used TO bring.
Having shells 10 waste, she
saved her soldiers lives.
Wherever the German line went
forward, endless quantities of
shells were exploding as a pro.
lection in front. Wherever our
men were lined up to defend
their positions. the countryside
was deluged with shells OF all
descriptions. The Germans
fired u hundred shells, not car
ing il ninety.nine hit nothing.
II the hundredth killed man
or broke up a trench. they were
satisfied. They had shells to
waste and that wastefulness
protected their men aud put
ours out of business.
"OOr generals have learned
this lesson well. They are or.
dering for next spring cannon,
and shells, and bombs, and
aeroplanes, and tanks in huge
quantities. The orders arc pill
ing in on us and other orders
for ships to take this material
over before next spring. Piles
Of munitions arc TO be prepared
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-10-02

General Foch is personally
of small stature, but notwith
standing he is at present til,
biggest man in Europe.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-10-02
Editor Post:

Editor Post:
| desire to acknowledge
through your columns the very
valuable and patriotic assis-
lance rendered me by Mr. II, w.
Gillian in Red Cross and regis.
trant work. h. a. AYERS,
Chairman.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-10-02
Alabama Farms

Lands for sale III West Ala
bama all black land, good for
alfalfa:
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-10-02

An army cannot march nor
fight without its home support.
Think of what the army is do
ingin France. Remember that
we at home are at its support,
and subscribe to your limit for
the Fourth Liberty Loan.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-10-02

Entered according to postal regulations
at tho post. Office at Big Stone Gap as SEQ
ond-olsss matter.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-10-02

Bonds Build Ships. Buy Lib.
erty Bonds
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-10-02

Nobody will weep for Debs'
sentence. Ten years or there
abouts will be given him time
to think something that he
evidently has never done.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-10-02

Bids for peace according to
specifications are in order, but
we understand that the speciii
cations do not call for a Ger
man peace.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-05-17
Local, Social ano personal.

Miss Nina Crump of Parsons, is the
guest of Mrs. w. E. Smith.
Mr.. R. L. Carr, of Baton Rouge,
La, spent Sunday with friends here
Mrs. L. L. Cloud is visiting friends
and relatives in Memphis this week.
Mrs. L. L. Cloud is visiting rela-
tives and friends in Memphis this
week.
Miss Esther Latham Of Pontotoc
is the attrctive guest of Mrs. Blanche
S. Dudley.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. I. Austin of Chi
cago are visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Cowles Horton.
Mrs. o. E. Slaughter and children
spent the week end with relatives and
friends in Oxford. .
Lieut.. r. W. Doty and wife have re-
turned to Camp Pike after an eX-
tended visit to their parents here.
Mrs. M. E. Yeager and Mrs. Ander-
son and children spent the week end
with relatives at Ruleville and Drew.
Misses Lucille and Georgia Cook
and Media McCleskey spent the past
weekend in Memphis visiting friends.
Mrs. Jesse Quinn, who has been
visiting her mother at Misterton has
returned to her home at Greenwood.
Mrs. O. D. Hall has gone to CO.
lumbus to be present at the gradua-
ton of her niece, Miss Claudia Chap
line. =
Miss M. Lynn Brown of Water Val
lev was in Grenada several days this
week visiting her friend, Miss Matte
Cook. &
Mrs. B. E. Wolfe and Mrs. w. S.
Ivy and children are visiting their
sister, Mrs. Lamar Ross. at Tie
Plant. >.
Miss Blancke Winter who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. T. ROane,
left Wednesday for her home at Kan
sas City.
MI. Whitfield King of Memphis was
in Grenada last Sunday enjoying the
day with his brother and other
and friends.
A congregational meeting will be
held at the Presbyterian church at
eleven o'clock A. M. All members are
uregd to be present. ~ ~ -
Drs. J. ". Young, T. j. Brown and
J.. B. Middleton attended the meeting
of the state medical association at
Jackson this week.
Mr.. O. H. Gathright, Of Camp
Beauregard, spent Sunday with reia-
tives here en- route to Oxford where
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-05-17
TRAIN MEN WANTED

The "want columns" of every big
daily contain advertisements for book
keepers and stenographers.
If you get business traiing-the
Draughon Training-you will not
have to look for a job; the job will
look for YOU. The Draughon Train
ing, by mail or at college, will take
you from the $1.OO-a-day class OF
wage and, step by step, ele-
vate you to the $10.00-a-day class. =.
j. E. HOLT, Bookkeeper, Porter
Wadley Lumber Company, Cotton
Valley, Va, writes: GAS a result of
taking the Draughon Training, I am
drawing a salary of $4,000 a
month"
LON MCCOY, Manila, P. l., writes
"On the LIST l was promoted to the po-
sition of Chief Clerk and Cashier, q.
S. Bureau of Agriculture, which po-
-sition carries with it a salary of ST.
100000 a year and thirty-five days
vacation. / attribute my success to
Draughon's College.
You can do what these people have
done, if you attend Draughon's Prac-
teal Business College. Nashville,
Tenn. Catalogue FREE. POSI-
TIONS SECURED.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-05-17
hi GRENADA SENTINEL
KETTLE-MITCHELL.

On last Sunday afternoon at A
o'clock, Mr.. J. s. Kettle and Miss Be-
lah Mitchell were united in'the bonds
of holy wedlock at the residence of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
P. Mitchell in Grenada, Rev. w. M.
Gammell of the Christian church at
Carrollton officiating. There were
but a few friends outside of the i'm
mediate family present. Mr.. Kettle
was born and reared in Grenada and
is n of the dependable young men
of the community. He is an expert
machinist and is conducting a sue
cessful, and most prosperous business
in this city. He is full of energy and
enjoys to a marked degree the conf
dence of the public. His bride is a
very excellent young lady and is ex-
ceedingly popular. Outside Of those
refined duties peculiar to the home,
she knows much Of the practical and
every day affairs and her CONNECTION
for. the past year with the Grenada
Bank is ample testimony Of her ef-
fcieny.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kettle went for a few
days stay in Memphis and are now
at home to their many friends in Gre
NADIA.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-05-17
-W.S.S.-~-
SIGMA lOTA CHI DINNER.

One of the most enjoyable social
events of the season was the dinner
party rendered the members of the
Sigma Chapter of Sigma Iota Chi
Sorority at the Planters Hotel Tues
day evening by the young men of
Grenada. The town girls met at the
College and from there the party
proceeded to the Planters. Quite an
elaborate menu was served which did
credit to the hosts and to the hotel
management.
Those present were:
Miss Frances Ellis with Mr.. George
Garner, Miss Ygondine Gaines with
MI. Thomas Nicely, Miss Bernice Law
renee with Mr.. John P~ressgrove, Miss
Heard Lawrence with Mr.. Roy Burt,
Miss Sydney McCullar with Mr..
Keene Huntingdon, Miss Elizabeth
Pressgrove with Mr.. Sam Garner, Miss
Bessie Weilenman with Mr.. Malcolm
Lawrence, Miss Hortense Whitley
with Mr.. William Burt, and Misses
Duncan and Smith.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-05-17
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

Under and by virtue of the au-
thority vested in me as Trustee in a
certain deed of trust executed by
John S. King to J. A. Moreland, Pres
ident Board Of Supervisors of Gre
NADIA County, and his successors in
office. to secure a certain indebted
ness therein mentioned. and which
said deed of trust is recorded in Book
A6, page 563 Of the records of land
Mortgages and trust deeds in the Of
flee of the Chancery Clerk of Grenada
County, Mississippi, default having
been made in the payment Of said IN
debtedness according to the terms
of said deed of trust, and having
been requested by the holder of the
notes secured by said deed of trust
to execute said trust, l, Robert West,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-05-17

Trustee, will on the 3rd day Of june.
A. d., 1918, within legal hours, OF
fer for sale and will sell at public
auction for cash to the highest and
best bidder at East door of the Court
House in the City of Grenada, Gre
NADIA County, Mississippi, the follow
ing described land, to-wit:
Lots 146 and lat, East Ward, City
of Grenada, Grenada County, state:
of Mississippi.
Title to said property is believed
to be good but / will sell and COR
vey only such title as is vested In
me as such Trustee.
Witness my signature, this the 9Th
day of May, A. D., 1913.
ROBT. WEST,
1911 Trustee.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-05-17
is ADVISED THAT IT
WAS AN ERROR

The Sentinel is advised that the
statement appearing in these columns
last week in reference to the matter
of securing rooms over the Grenada
Trust G Banking Co. for a meeting
and resting place for the country lad
les of the county was an error in not
having given the Civic League credit
for having interested itself in the
matter. 1t is stated that it was the
Civic League that primarily took up
the matter.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-05-17
NOTICE.

The Board of Mayor and Alder
men at their regular meeting on June
3rd, 1918, will receive bids for care
taker of the Fire Truck under the
same rules that now govern said care
taker. %
) The Board reserve the right to re-
ject any and all bids. 41s
Done by order of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen, May 14th,
1918.
II. G. TALBERT,
1079-5-17-18-3t Recorder.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-05-17
Mr.. I. J.. JONES DIED
AT TIE PLANT

The Sentinel regrets TO record the
death of Mr.. T. j. Jones which oc-
CURED at his home at Tie Plant last
Saturday morning. Mr.. Jones was
a hard working man and n that
lived according to the best lights be-
fore him. He was about go years of
age and left several members of a
loving family to mourn his loss.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-05-17
EXCHANGE BRICK RESIDENCE
FOR COUNTRY PROPERTY

Two story brick resident of II
rooms and 2 bath rooms on Poplar
Avenue in Memphis. Will exchange
for farm, prefer farm with live stock.
Box 124, Itta Bena, Miss. 1O20-4t
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-05-17

Parceling your printing
order to this printer, another
order to that-to whoever,
by mistake or otherwise,
quotes lowest prices on each
particular item is alarm
list economy in it's worst form.
Establishing relations with a
big and reliable printer, hav-
ing him handle all your
printing, making him in eff
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feet an integral part of your
own organization, is sane
THRIFT. Studying your
problems, valuing your con-
fidence, he equips to do your
work expeditiously and eco
nomically. DESTROYS of re-
tanning your business, he gets
out your work promptly and
right, causing it to more eff
fectually represent your bust
ness.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-26
THE MACEDONIAN ARMY.

We're it possible for an allied army
 open an offensive at the present
 "Ae aicng an eastern front, as in ''as;a. there is no question but what
 Ae end of the war could be greatly .tastened Such a drive would cause Consternation to the central powers ard relieve the pressure which exists in the west.
 There is no army there however to make such an offensive, but there is no small force of British troops oper- ating at the Iresent both in Mesopo- tamia and Palestine, while a larger force is on the Macedonian front. It is not surprising therefore that the possibilities of an offensive by this latter army st this time should be calling forth more or less discussion. Of late increased activity has been noted in that region, and it is fully understood that the danger from Greece in the rear has been overcome so that today the Greek army is ready to lend a hand.
 With Bulgaria and Turkey dissat- sded with the cutting up of Rumania, with cabinet crises in Bulgaria and Austria, with the Austrian army Oil the run and so taken up with it's own defense that it could spare few men to be despatched to the Macedonian front, it would appear to be an ex- cellent opportunity for striking at q vulnerable point and Of distributing the activity over a greater territory Generalissin1o Foch is of course thor. oughly acquainted with conditions there and if that force can he safeiS and wisely employed at this time there is no question but what he will use i to it's full extent.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-26
THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society

Ekaterinburg.-The National Geo. graphic Society, from its Washington headquarters. issues the following bulletin on Ekaterinburg, the Russian town to which ex-Czar Nicholas son, Alexis romanoff, is said to have been removed:
 "Ekaterinburg, or Yekaterinburg as it is called, is the most important city in the Ural Mountains. It is situated on both banks of the River Iset, on the Asiatic side of the urals, and is 1900 miles by rail east of Petrograd (about the distance from New York to St. PauD.
 "The city, which has a population of about 75.o00, owes it's prosperity in the main to the fact that it is the center of one of the richest mining regions in the world. Forty gold and platinum mines, as well as numerous iron works. are to be found in this district, while emeralds are also mined in the vicinity
 The Russian government in times of peace maintained an important mining school, chemical laboratory and gold assay office, here, and it was the headquarters of "a department of mines. The Imperial Lapidary Works were engaged in cutting and polishing maldChltey marble, pOrpnyfy ano jasper and the government mint fol copper coins is located here.
 From manufacturing and cornmer cial standpoint Ekatefinburg is, or was also important, it's industries including paper, soap. candles, machinery man ufactories, the milling of flour, ani tanneries, while it's chief trade was 1T cereals, silk goods from the East iron and cattle.
 4.'The city owes its foundation tt Peter the Great, who named the set clement for his empress, Catherine I
 in 1721 It8did not begin to grow however. until 40 years later when tht Siberian Highway was diverted iron Verhoturye to this place.
 1t presents an attractive appear ance to the eye, the streets being broad and regular. and there are severa palatial buildings, both homes ant public structures The two cathedral! are St. Cetherine's. founded in 175S and that of the Epiphany, which date
 from 1774.
 l 1.-TWO important fairs are held il 1 Ekaterinburg annually