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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-11-13

gives up his power, He came
INTO authority with his country
at the threshold of an era of
peace and material progress; he
leaves il torn by revolution
and suffering from hardships
and sacrifices of more than four
years of war-virtually ruined
Earnest August, Duke of
brunswick, son-in law of the
Emperor, has abdicuted aud
renouced rights of his heir.
All Rulers Gone.
With the passing from power
of William Hohenzollern all the
heads of the governments of
the Central Powers when they
entered war have died or lost
heir thrones. Emperor Fran
els Joseph and he Sultan of
Turkey died before their cOun.
tries agreed TO Allied armistice
terms, and Ferdinand of Bull
gnria abdicated TO be succeeded
by his son, who gave up the
throne when his people rose
against him. The other Europ-
can Emperor at the beginning
of the war, Nicholas Romanoff,
was Disposed in March, 1917,
and murdered IN July, 1918.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-11-13
British Army Takes 100000
OF Enemy In All.

London, Nov. s.-Two hun
dred thousand prisoners were
taken by the British on the
western front from January /
to November 5, inclusive, ac-
cording to an official announce.
ment made in the House of
Commons last night in tho same
period of the French captured
40, the American 80, 900 and
the BeIgians $1,000
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Death of Mrs. |. r. Gilly.

Mrs. Mamie Creech Gilly.
wife Of |. r. Gilly, died Mt her
home in Powelrs Valley, near
Little Stone Gap. on Friday
November Sth, from complica.
tons following an attack of in
iinenza. Aged % years, ii
months and days.
Mrs. Gilly was consecrated
Christian, member of the
Southern Methodist church OF
West Norton, and admired by
all who knew her because OF
her splendid qualities of mind
and heart, and her faithfulness
III the discharge of all the du-
ties of wife, mother and neigh
Dor. Her memory Will long be
cherished among her friends
and relatives.
She is survived by her hus
oand and The following children
Ewing Gully, Mrs. Salhe
Quarles, Miss Edna Gilly, John
Gil ~ Mrs. Bessie Upchurch
and Gordon Gilly. She was a
sister of Mr. Elijah Creech, and
therefore, an aunt of the splcn
did Creech boys who gave their
ives III the service of their
country, and whose remains lie
buried under the Stars and
Stripes in the Valley.
The funeral services were
heid from the residence Satur.
day afternoon at two O'Clock
conducted by Rev. j. NJ. Smith
assisted by Rev. William Rob
lnette, and the interment was
made in the Gibson cemetery.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-11-13
German Kaiser
And Crown Prince Have Alb
Dictated.

Washington, Nov. Wiz
liam Hohenzoilern, German en-
peror and king of Prussia has
renounce the throne.
This declaration ia made in
decree issue at Berlin by the
German Imperial Chancellor,
Prince Macmillan, of Baden.
The German crown prince will
also renounce the throne, and
regency will be set mp.
Prince Macmillan will re.
main in office until matters con
nected with the abdication OF
the Emperor are settled and
FREDERICK Ebert, vice president
of the Social Democratic party
will replace him as chanccllor
during the regency.
Thirty years and almost five
months after he assembled the
Imperial throne, William Ho-
henzollern, his armies defeated
in the field, forced TO sue for
armistice terms, and the Ger
man people raising in revolt,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-11-13

The announcement was made verbally by an official
of the State Department in this form:
''The arnistice has been signed. 1t was signed at 5
o'clock a. m Paris time"
The terms of the armstice it was announced, will
not be made pubic until later Military here how
ever, regard it as certain that they include:
immediate retirement of the German military forces
from France, Belgium and Alsace- Lorraine
"Disarming and rehabilitation of the German armies
Occupation by the Allied and American forces Of
such strategic points in Germany will make impossible
a renewal of hostilities
Delivery Of the German high seas fleet and certain
number Of submarines to the Allied and American naval
forces
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Do Not Believe Unofficial
Reports.

Norton, Va, Nov. G.-It il
the desire of the United States
Fuel Administration to COOPER
ate most fully with the press of
the nation in their generous
aud patriotic efforts to aid in
providing fuel TO keep the m.
tons householders in health
and comfort, aud the nation's
essential industries in motion
during the coming winter.
To this end it is OF first i'm.
portanrc that no precaution bo
omitted in guarding against
ialiactous reports. perhaps de-
signed lessen tAc arior with
which workers IA war indus
tries pursue their efforts. ana in
this we ask your aid. Will Won
not MAKE Very clear to your
rehdurs the distinction between
authentic reports and those ru.
mors and foreign press com
ments which picss associations
properly carry and many pa
pers print in order to show the
Shtr.ot the public mind abroad?
such reports, while OF much
interest and real value, if ac-
cepted at their face BY YOUR
readers. may result in serious
interruption TO the work of tho
government AS an instance,
the extensive acceptance, as q
| fact ui a recent report that the
German crown prince and ar
Imy bad been captured, was fol.
lowed by most natural cele-
bralion which slowed down
production of navy coal 20 coo
tons III one field alone. Had il
been generally understood as a
rumor instead of fact. prob
ably small attention would
have been given it.
May we count on your heart
lest cooperation along this line,
IN whatever way you may think
best?
Yours very truly,
U S. Fuel Administration
BY Ct. d, Kilgorc
Production Manager.
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Last Call
For Christmas Presents for
Soldiers in Europe

Must be mailed according to
directions by November 20. For
boxes and information regard.
ing same apply to
Stonega Superintendent's
Roda--Mrs. II. S. Estin.
Osaka-Mrs. Il. +. Tate.
Appalachia- Mrs. II. w.
Holly.
inman-Mrs. q. V, Brown.
lmoodcn-Mrs. II. a, Alex
Exeter-Mrs. Crockcr.
keokee-Mrs. King.
East Stone Gap-Miss Chris
tie Jones.
And at Red Cross Home Ser.
vice Section. Office on second
floor. Post Office Building, Big
Stone Gap.
let the packages be mailed
soon.
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Republican
Majority
For Both Houses in Congress
Assured by Final Returns.

Washington, Nov. s.-A Re
publican majority IN the next
Congress at least two in the
Senate and of not less than IS
in the House was assured from
returns today from the scatter
ing doubtful districts of last
Tuesdays elections.
Word from Detroit of election
In Michigan, upon almost com
pIete unofficial returns of Tru.
man II Newberry, Republican
candidate for the Senate, over
Henry Ford, increased the Re.
publican roll call 10 4o-a bare
majority. The Democrats have
40, with the Idaho contest be.
tween Senator Nusent, Demo
crat and former Governor
dood'ng still in doubt on the
face Of almost complete returns.
Nngent has majority of near.
~ 900 but GoodIng has demand
ed an official count which will
be made November 10.
Returns from the last mis-
sing House district-thc Sec
ond Montana, where II Rcpubli-
can was elected to the scat now
held by Representative Jeanette
Rankin, unsuccessful indepen.
dent candidate for the Senate
were received today.
On the face of now complete
unofficial returns tho political
line up OF the next House is as
follsws;
Republicans, 239; Democrats.
l9l; Independent, i; Socialist. l.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-11-13

These will be remembered as
the days when peace messages
were flying and Spanish infiu
epza flew.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-11-13
Study Flu
Catecllisn
State Board of Health Pre-
pares Attractive Bulletin
for the School Chill
dren of VIRGINIA.

Richmond, Va. Nov. S.-The
State Board of Health now has
in press an "lnfluenza Catech-
ism" which will be widely dis
tributed among the school chill.
dren of Virginia in the hope
that youngsters in all parts of
the Commonwealth will study
the attractive publication and
follow the simple precautions it
offers in connection with the
prevention of "flu" and other
spray-borne disease.
All of the information EN-
bodied in the bulletin is set
forth through the medium of
questions and answers, which
are couched in language so sim.
pie that even third and fourth
grade pupils may readily under
stand.
School superintendent in all
the counties and cities of the
state will be supplied literally
with "Catcchism," and Dr..
X. w. Garnett, the acting com
missioner of The State Board,
on October 30th addressed them
the following letter in regard
to the use of this publication
which he has prepared:
"With the influenza now
rapidly subsiding in most sec
lions of the state, the question
of when TO open the schools is
doubtless becoming for you, as
well as for us, a very pertinent
one.
"rhe executive committee of
the State Board OF Health HAS
today passed resolution cover.
ing the needs of the situation
as well as it can be done in Il
general statement. a copy of
this resolu tion is herewith en-
closed, although you will have
probably already seen it in the
papers. AS you will observe,
the responsibility for fixing the
date of opening the schools is
placed upon the local health au.
thorlties. Conditions vary SO
widely in different portions OF
the state that the only fair way
10 deal with these problems is
by letting the ultimate decision
rest with local authorities.
I'VE should not fail to tax t.
advantage for educational pur
poses, Of the favorable psyche
logical atmosphere created by
the epidemic of influenza. Now
is the time of all others when
we may succeed in effectually
presenting certain. most impor
tan; health truths.
Aspecial health bulletin, there
fore, under the name of the Sin
iiuenza Catechism" is being
issued, and we would like very
much TO have this made a part
of the regular teaching in all
schools of the. state. Copies Of
this bulletin will be sent to yon
as soon as they come from the
press.
"Since it is important that
this material be gotten into the
hands of all the teachers, we
will appreciate very much your
letting us have at once list of
your teachers and their address
es, if You have not already done
so, in order that we may be able
to mail them direct supply
Should you prefer to distribute
this material personally, we
will be very glad to send you Il
sufficient supply"
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KAISER AND SON GO TO
HOLLAND

London, Nov. 10 - Both the
former emperor and his son,
Frederick William, crossed the
Dutch frontier Sunday morning,
according to advices from The
Hague. The former German
Emperor's party, which is be-
lieved to include Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg, arrived at
Eysden, on the Dutch frontier
at 1880 O'Clock Sunday morning,
according to Daily Mail advices.
Practically the whole German
general staff accompanied the
former emperor, and ten auto
mobiles carried the party. The
automobiles We're bristIiug with
rifles and all the fugiliyes were
armed, The ex-Kaiser was IN
uniform. He alightcd at the
Eysden station and paced tn,
platform, smoking a cigarette
Eysden lies about midway be
tween Liege aud Maastricht, on
Dutch border.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-11-13
Loans to Our Allies.

The extension of a credit Of
30 100000 t6 Belgium made re-
cently makes the total ad.
vances by the United States TO
Belgium $500 GOO.
The total amount advanced to
date to all of our associates in
the war against Germany is
$685. 76, 900.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-11-13
Great Conflict Comes to Close When German
Signed Armistice Monday Morning
SURRENDER COMPLETE
Forced to Sign Grim Terms of Allies and Hosilities
Cease all Battle Fronts
WASHINGTON, Nov. IL

WASHINGTON Nov 1.-THE world 6
O'CLOCK washington The
representatives was made bv the
department at 245 o'clock mo
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-11-13
Good News
For Susanna Vausn Stevens
From Her Son. in France.

She can hear from him b.
applying tn tho Home Service
S,te =, "a; :, :. ==::::serican Red Cross,
Bug Stone Gap, Va, Telephone
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Hun Arch
Criminals

William Hohe, 2 ,llern
Frederick w Hohenaollern
EItel + Hoheuzollcrn
Admiral Won Tirpltz
Admiral Won Capelle
Rupprecht of Bavaria
Duke of Mecklenburg
Minister Won Bussche
General Won Graovenitz
General Won Roediski
General LudehdorT
General Hindenburg
General Mackensen
General Fleek
General Schubert
General Won Bulow
General Bernharli
General Won Boehn
General Klauss
General Blegen
General Won Manteuffel
And the siayers of Edit
;asell and Captain Fryatt.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-07-25

ing skilled aid when anything hap pens during the pumping period.
 The men working on this farm gre eontented and well satisfied lot, for they are doing big things and doing them well. While the raising of rice Is one of the most profitable lines os farming in this section, they are put ting forth gigantic efforts this sea- son to raise an extra quantity, rcE just for the money these Is in it, but in order to help Uncle Sam feed the world during the war
 MT. Zimmerman and associates brought the first Cushnan binder engines to Lonoke county eight years ago and now almost every rice farmer has from one to half dozen of these machines on his farm.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-07-25
Have One of the Largest Rice Farms in Lonoke {
 1900 Acres in Rice This Season

oil burning engine. The engines they have are able to pump all the water required for the tremendous acreage now in rice
 This company of men control in all about 2,o00 acres of choice farming land and while they specialize in rais- ing rice, they are by no means neglecting diversified farming. for trey not only get bumper crops of corn, oats, wheat, sorghum, Feterita, and other grains, but are raising cattle, having now one of the finest looking herds on the plains. They have about one hundred head, includ- ing a thorough bred Angus bull and some heifers. The meat production problem is also being solved by them through the raising of some Duroc hogs, which MT. Zimmerman says he finds, do we'll in this section.
 It is hard for a person who has not visited a farm of this size and char
The Carlisle independent., 1918-07-25
GROUP OF CATTLE BELONGING TO MR. HoUsLEY

what can be accomplished in Arkan- sas in the way of farming. They are sFeptical, he says, or hundreds would be f1ocking to this rich garden spot to get their share of the good things nature has provided.
 Mir. Zimmerman is from Carthage, Illinois, where his family still resides. Bofore coming to Arkansas, he was in business in that state, and he now spends the winters with his family, during which time he says he is al- ways trying to make people realize what great things they might ac- complish if they would only come to this section of Arkansas. Mr. Zim- merman is a thorough mechanic and this has aided him much in handling the work on his big farm, as he does not need to depend upon others to install or repair his engines, and take chances with other growers on find
The Carlisle independent., 1918-07-25

acter to realize what gigantic proposition this rice farm really is, for with the immense expanse of acreage devoted to rice, one is at first bewildered on looking it over But soon, from the big we'll pump house, a ferson may see in the distances the various houses and barns on the place, and see that the conduct of such an institution requires great working organism. There are num- bers of tool houses. granaries and barns, in addition to which there are twelve residences on the farm. In all this big farm keeps up enough houses and shop units to be called a village in many eastern communities.
 In speaking of this work and the success attained during the past eleven years in this county, Mr. Zimmerman says the people in his honle state will hardly believe the re- ports he makes to them regarding
The Carlisle independent., 1918-07-25

The result of scientific farming as applied to the growing of immense rice crops is very aptly illustrated on the farm conducted by L. J. Falls, which is about 6 miles from Lonoke and the same distance from Carlisle. in one of the prettiest locations of the county. MT. Falls has spent five years on this farm, which he has leased for term of years, and dur ing that time, through his method of development, has brought the planta- tion into a high state of culture, causing it to yield heavy returns on his investment of labor and money
 The farm cultivated by MT. Falls contains HOO acres and of this immense tract, he is devoting 75O acres this year to the growing of rice. He keeps all his cultivable
The Carlisle independent., 1918-07-25

The development of any section of the country, where land sells at a low price, depends upon the initiative of men who see visions of what hard work done with purpose on a worth while proposition may accomplish and there are no men in the state of Arkansas worthy of greater praise in this respect, than those who on hear ing that the Grand Prairie section would produce good rice, came, in- vested in land, and then put thou sands of dollars into equipping their farms, drilling wells and putting in the costly machinery necessary for pumping the immense quantities of water the successful raising of a rice crop demands.
 Among the men in Lonoke county who have made good at this food producing work, Will Zimmerman and associates are numbered as
The Carlisle independent., 1918-07-25

ground in hay and rice, but spec ializes in the culture of rice, in which he has been highly successful.
 MT. Falls and his family live on the farm in a fine residence, where they have all the conveniences nee essary to the enjoyment of life, while the big fields with their growing life producing crops hold the interest of all. He was raised in this county and is well acquainted with just what the land will do, and in addition to fol- lowing the ways experience has taught are best to get the greatest results, has been a student of ag- ricultural methods, which he has scientifically applied to every depart ment of his work on the big farm in such successful manner that his re- turns are much more than they might
The Carlisle independent., 1918-07-25

leaders. They now have in cultiva- tion about 1900 acres of as fine rice as can be seen any place, and their big pumps are wonderful sights, as they pull the life-giving water out of the ground and send it speeding out into the fields.
 Mir. Zimmerman, J. R. Moery. E. R. Moery and D. E. Housley are now raising their eleventh crop of rice on their large plantation eight miles from Carlisle in a southwestern ly direction. They have six wells and their pumps are operated by oil and steam engines The largest well is supplied with a large S5 horse power Bessemer engine, which burns oil and gives an exhaust that fairly makes the ground culver, so great is the load it lifts. Then they have two steam plants, of 50-horse- power, two Muncie oil engines and one Charter
The Carlisle independent., 1918-07-25

have been had he just followed the ordinary ways of doing things.
 In the waysof equipment, Mir. Falls has always been very particular to have the best in each line and he now has two big Avery tractors, two large Parrett tractors, with blows to fol- low, and several separator and thresher, with combined capacity which will enable him to handle even the great crop now growing. This machinery was all selected by Mir. Falls with an eye to it's greatest use fitness, after carefully Investigating other makes.
 In order to supply the growing rice with the required amount of water, Mir. Falls in line with other farmers of the county. has installed great pumping plants, and one of his
The Carlisle independent., 1918-07-25
One Of The Productive
 On In Home

three pumps is the largest in the county with a capacity of 4,00O gallons minute. The great capacity Of this pump has caused many people to visit his farm, just to see the huge volume of water come squirting out of the casing and leap into the reservoir, from whence it leaps on out through the trenches into the midst of the big rice fields.
 Another one of the big problems on the large farms and plantations is that of keeping enough labor to handle everything as it should be. and in this respect Mir. Falls is very fortunate, as in the first place he is careful to see that his assistants are well and comfortably provided for. and that their surroundings are con- venient and pleasant. There are three good tenement houses on the farm and each one is sanitary and comfortable.
 Believing that the future of the farming industry is still better than what is now being enjoyed, Mr. Falls Is a conscientious student of ae-
The Carlisle independent., 1918-07-25

rlcultural science and methods and takes great pleasure in trying out the new ideas advanced by those spending their time in research and study, as he says he owes much of his success to what he learned through such study. Scientific farm ing has been found to mean paying farming by MT. Falls and he proposes to keep in touch with all the new phases that may aid him in making still greater success of his business.
 The introduction of business prin- ciples on farms in the rice belt has become necessary in order to proper ly handle the great detail connected with it's conduct, and in this respect, Mr. Falls has also become a leader.
 \ visit to his farm is one of the pleasures many are unable to enjoy, but it is like going to a big event, as there is something new occurring all the time.
 He has two big 100-horse Fair banks-Morse oil engines already in use and expects to install another in the near future.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-07-25

Improving the quality of your mix COWS is just like making more monsy, because that is what 1t does for yers
New-York tribune., 1918-07-26
Technical Students
Exempt From Draft
Certain Instructors and Men
Studying Medicine Also
Placed in Glass

Martin Conboy, Director Of the Draft
for New York City, in notice to the
189 local boards here, announced that
students taking medical and technical
courses in subjects considered essential
to the conduct of the war be immedi-
ately placed in Class 5. These regis
trants, the order states, must be at
tending a school recognized by the War
Departments Educational Division.
The order includes medical, engineer
ing, chemical, physics and certain tech
nical students. Men engaged as in
structors on army personnel. such as
camouhage teachers, are also to be
placed in the exempt class. They must,
however. be considered almost indis-
pensable.
Another call for the induction Of men
in special or limited service classes was
made yesterday. On August the fol-
lowing must entrain for San Antonio,
Texas: Eight blacksmiths, s machinists,
80 clerks, IS stenographers, IL carpen-
ters, trainmen and II truckmasters.
Volunteers will be accepted, but invol-
untary inductions will be made if nec-
essary.
Brooklyn and Queens gave almost
5000 men to the National Army yester-
day, all entraining on the Long Island
Railroad for Camp Upton. Two Long
Island City boards sent 211 men to Up
ton. the trim stopping at Glendale to
pick up ia men from that and the
Ridgewood sections, and at Jamaica to
take aboard 1877 more.