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ton lis only ten cents each.
Our Year Books are ready
ana each member should take
enough interest in the work to
ony one. Come to our meanings,
take an interest in our dead
heroes as well as in the boys in
France.
Our next meeting will he
held with Mrs. Long on March
18Th.
Secretary
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many times the trouble and
i lime required to stop, look and
listen before crossing q railroad
al crossings where there are
awo or more railroad tracks,
aI.af passage of train on near.
~ .iaoh oe sure to ascertain
e snat no trains are approaching
tracks. o"o
DON'T be the next victim of
one OF these deplorable acct.
,ua',ii MOI one ID q hundred
!, happen if the traveller on
in,gnway would stop, look and
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poach Your Ese And
Eat The Hen Later

Washington, D. c.. Mich. os-
Appreciation of this fact. the
poultry specialists of the United
States Department of Agricul.
turc say, will add $50, ooo, 900
eggs to our food supply this
year without reducing orr SUP.
ply of chicken meat. fnyesti.
gators have found that because
poultry brings cents a pound
more IN winter than in late
spring, many farmers in the
South have been throwing
away valuable egg profits Just
10 get s cents more per hen
They believe that if farmers
VIII keep their laying hens and
sell their eggs and then market
The birds in the late spring;
they will not only add TO the
food supply, but actually in.
creese their profits so cents Der
hen.
.-
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volumn if recorded They were
purchased from the iOl Ranch
SHOWS when passing through
here about twelve years ago
and have figured in many eX-
cititg runaways, torn several
wagons up and bluned several
drivers. They have been in the
service of the Norton Ice Com
pany for some time aud were
handled by j. n Smalling who
appeared to be Il complete mas
ter. The team has been replaced
by u large draft horse and il is
not known what disposition
VIII he made OF the remaining
pony.
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Notice.

We want to urge all mem
oers Of the Royal Order of
Moose, Appalachiu Lodge No
1871 be present at our Sunday
social meeting ut two O'clock
.. m, March 10th. for initiation
OF new members and nomina-
ton OF officers.
w. ii. Whit. Secretary
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Farewell Reception and Mas
que Ball for Major j. F.
Builitt

Major Joshua Fry Bullitt was
the honor guest at one of the
most recherche social events of
the season. when MIR. and Mrs
Ralph E. Taggart entertained
with lovely planned reception
Monday evening at their home
on Poplar Hill from eight to
ten O'Clock, followed bt Il Mas
que Ball from ten TO two q 'clock.
The lower floor was thrown
open for the entertainment Of
the large guest company and
the color motif Of red and
white was used throughout the
rooms very tastcfully by red
shaded elcclroliers; red japa-
sc lanterns, hanging vases
d baskets of American Beau
ty roses ana red Richmond
roses, combined with white
narcissus, II mass of the same
flowers being used on the brick
mantle in the DINING room.
Delightful music was furnish.
ed all during the evening for
the reception and Ball by four
piece SaXaphone Orchestra
from Norton.
During the evening II delici-
Gus salad course with coffee
was served followed by an ice
course and cakes to the guests |
emphasizing the color motif OF |
red and white. Punch was also
served
Miss Emily Bulliit, of Louis.
vile, dressed as night, won the /
ladies prize, for having on the
best masquerade, while Mir. S.
J +. Gundry, of Stonega, who was
dressed as Red Cross Nurse.
won the gcntloman's prize.
Among those present for the
were: Mr. ana Mrs.
IT, l. Miller, Mr.. aud Mss. E.E.
ioodloe, MIR and Mrs. NJ. X
Kelly MIR. and Mrs l.. O. Pettit
Nlr. and Mrs. III. S. Benjamin
'lr and Mrs II A. W. Skeen,
'lr. AMI Mrs. W b Kibourn
'lr; aud Mrs G l.. Taylor. Mr.
md Mrs. j l.. McCorn,ick Mir
md Mrs w, II. Peck, Mr.. and
Hrs. b. T. Bhoads, DR.. ana .
Hrs. j. y. Gilmer, Mrs. j. w. If
.elly, Mrs. Otis Mouser, Mrs.
|. ), IL. Morrison, Misses Helen y
ramsey, Elizabeth Bocharding.
Among those present for the /
iasqne Bah were: Mr. and +
IRIS. d. b Sayers, MIR. and {
lrs. II. d. Fox, Mr. and Mrs h
;, !, Winston, Mrs. and Mrs Z
!. 3. rinsley, Mr., and Mrs. j 6
= Iaggnrt, DIR. andMrs. Hen =
on, OF Roda, Mr.. and Mrs. : 4
Gundry, of Stonega. MIR. +
nd Mrs. NJ, II GRADER. Mrs j. r
), Ayers, Mrs Helen Tagparl +
'osler, Mrs @. f, Camp, Mrs. /
J. b Pierson. ].
Misses Margaret and Adelaid Il
ettit, Mary Skeen, Margaret L
nd Christine Miller, Louise =
.oudloe, Janet Bailey, Emily v
unit, Caroline Rhoads, Ma u
o Maxwell Mossrs. j. II :
ullltt, t. s. Wombwell, Il II. h
aSper, Albert Greenfield, BY a
IN khonds, Sam McClucn, Dir. c
''oehr, Willard Miller, W. S. "
hunk, II, j. Ayers, j. Nj d
odgc 3,
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Master Jimmie Mccormick
the twelve year old son OF MIR
ana Mrs. j. l. Mccormick, was
painfully injured Saturday at
noon when his pony, which he
was driving became cntanglcd
IN n wire at the Bali Park and
ran away, throwing Jimmie
out and stepping OH his leg,
breaking both bones. The pony
started for town but was stopped
at The Baptist Church by Cliff
ford Smith, who, togetht with
a number OF other boys, went in
search of Jimmie and found
him IN the bleachers. He. was
rendered temporary aid by Dir.
Karl Stcohr, rs all the phys,-
cians~ happened to be out of
town at the time, Jimmie is
resting as well as could be ex
pected.
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SUBSCRIBERS are earnestly re.
quosted TO observe the date
printed on their address slips,
which will keep them at ali
times posted us To the date
Of the expiration of their sub
scription. Prompt and timely
attention TO this request will
save all parties great deal of
annoyance.
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note that Big Stone Gap is los
ing Major j. F. Bullitt, one o
its earliest and most distinguish
cd citizens, who leaves for Phil
adelphia today to take up TO
DIR. j. s. Wen,1, Mr.. d. b
Wentz, and their associates. u
large volume of important lcga
work IN Philadelphia and else.
where in addition to continue
there ut their Philadelphia oil.
ces his position rs general coun.
sci for thu Virginia Conl and
Iron Company, the Stonega Coke
and Coal Company and their al
lied companies. We understand
that to n certain extent he will
there likewise engage in the gen
cral practice Of law. Our people
Will be glad to know. however,
""' ne = no. seVering ms rela-
tons with Nirginia-hc expects
to frequently be back among us
w P'o'pss'on'' "ho other pnsl-
ness. The law firm of Bulliti
- 10y ~ '''sSo'V-
~ """s' "loS' OF us Virginia
M '"'u'Nl business VIII
49, :" '''''''cn ny Mr.
, W." 'ro assistance oil
so,'".o ''''i'pers, MesSrs'
~. . '"y'o' anu = - h"l-
49,
..:'U 800, '"'''e ~ Dig
80 'r ''?' ''""' Louis
~ ~ '''o,e VIC Town was
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THEATRICAL

There is no preaching in MIR.
liamilton's new novel. "Scan.
dnl" is simply u story. Il vivid
human story of people doing
the things we see going ON ali
around MS. l}eatrix Wander.
Kyle, the central character of
the tale, exercised the power of
great wealth aud exceptional
beauty with little restraint
Allowed to decide her own com
ings and goings, the self wilied
girl ran her head into the moose
OF a most hazardous situation
Scandal was whispered and
beatrlX had to meet the anger
OF her family. Then Pelham
franklin's appearance gave
BeatriX the chance to save her
face by perpetrating the crown
ing audacity of her career
Play up" Rhe whispered. ooh
please play upland then an
nounced her secret marriaecto
nm Franklin played upE.but.
IN a most surprising manner,
for he was determined TO teach
BoairiS a lesson. lie at once
acknowledged her as his wits;
and to her dismay, proceeded
to treat her accordingly. How
the situation, after many com
plexities, works out to tinni
happy ending is told in thor.
oughly enjoyable story.
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Che of the famous lol Ranch
ponies which with it's mate
hauled the ice wagon over town
Tor several years. passed over
inc great divide, last Friday
night in Henry Longs livery
stable when it became ontnn
gled in q halter tied around its
neck and choked itself to death
These ponies have made a his
tory that would fill n good sized
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buy your stationery from the
Wise Printing Company.
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OUR ASSET

Both the Tampa Tribune and the Tampa
Times are giving much editorial space to
the subject Of Tampa as naval base and
shp-bu1ding centre Among other things
the Tampa Times SAYS: The Jacksonville
Metropolis devotes three column dis
play editorial to the fact that Senator
Fletcher in news dispatches stated that he
would induce Henry Ford to visit Miami,
Pensacola and Tampa, when Ford comes
south Tor the purpose of looking for a site
for the establishment OF the immense gov
eminent shipbuilding plant The Times
comments in caustic vein on the narrow
spirit shown by Jacksonville and the ad
visibility OF making Tampa the ship
building centre.
All Of these things may be true, but one
is forced to consider, in reading these COM
ments, that as recently as last January it
was necessary for Tampa and Mobile, two
of the cities endeavoring to secure great
ship-building enterprises, to obtain gov
ornamental appropriations to deepen their
channels.
In order to keep Mobiles channel
dredged to q feet, the Rivers and Harbors
bill made appropriations for $4,000 for
1917 aAd in order to deepen it to thirty feet,
it was estimated that $25O,OOO would be
needed.
In order to deepen Tampas harbor to p
feet, $1,125,00O more was asked for, i'll
addition to 100000 provision that had al
ready been made
Pensacola, without asking the govern
ment for cent for increasing the depth Of
the harbor has a natural depth of So feet.
The largest battleship of the United States,
built or building, can enter the bay, and in
this age OF increasing size of vessels, this
asset is worth some consideration, in the
selection of ship-building centre.
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RATE REGULATION

In its control of railroad rates the public
must grasp the significance of the inter
corporate relationship existing between
railroads, financial institutions, industrial
companies, and municipal utilities For in
stance, the Utilities Magazine states that
the New York Central Railroad has in
part the following relationships based
upon stock ownership. lease common di-
rectOrS. or an investment of over a million
dollars: Forty-four transportation COM
panies. ten financial institutions. one hun
dred and twenty-eight railroad companies,
sixty-Six public utilities, and one hundred
and seven industrial companies. This esti-
mate is limited and, it is claimed, under
estimates conditions.
In this situation are dangers which may
nulify benefits that the public enjoys by
virtue of its power to regulate rates When
two or more companies OF unified financial
interest are rendering different kinds of
service both should be under rate regua-
ton to avoid the vicious circle in which
there is a detrimental price building rela-
tiOnship. For instance the effects of
freight increase is an increase in price of
the commodity by shippers; and, vice versa,
because of higher supply costs. higher
freight rates. In other words says Utili-
ties summing up. both freight rates and
supply prices must be controlled if the CON
troll is to be effective.
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While They Last, Old
Newspapers, sc a Bundle.
Apply Journal Office.
LEE AND GRANT

In commenting on a brief account of
the life Of General Lee, which has
been published widely, John s. Bearo
said yesterday:
Under the caption Robert F.. Lee, an
article in the New Orleans States by
w. G. Cawley has been copied in a
number Of other papers. This article
makes the remarkable statement that
General Lee and Grant were class
mates in the military academy at West
Point, and that Lee graduated at the
head Of the class, while Grant stood
almost at the foot.
AS an historical fact General Lee
graduated second in the class Of 1922,
while General Grant graduated about
midway in the class 1843. General
Grant was about three years old when
Lee entered the academy, and seven
when General Lee graduated.
1T is strange that such an error in
reference to the central figures in the
great war, should have been made, and
copied in a number of papers uncor-
rected."
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about two per thousand.

about TWO per thousand.
For the fiscal year 1915, congress
appropriated for the war department
$l5S. 5000 for the fiscal year 1916.
sos. 100000; for the fiscal year 1917
$403 900, 600; for the fiscal year 1915,
$7.527, $685. In other words, taking
1915 as normal year. the appropria =
tious for 1916 are nearly fifty times as
great
The regular appropriations made by
congress for all government purposes
for the fiscal years 1915 was S720.000,
eco or nearly one tenth the 1918 APP
preparations FOR the war department
alone.
"Of the total w-r department APP
preparations for 1918 $4,000, 100000 was
for the ordnance department of which
contracts amounting to $1,671. 200, 900
already have been placed
MANY of the classes of ordnance ma
teriaI requiring to be designed, spec
ifcations drawn, and contracts let,
were wholly unfamiliar Ia the coun-
trv's normal military practice. The
trench warfare material alone involves
commitments of $3.50, 900 600 Mr., Bak-
er said.
For the quar:ermaster generals de-
partment in 1918, $3,01S. 900 was ap-
propriated or n sum more than four
times as great as the 1915 appropria-
tions for all governmental purposes
"On the first day of January. 1918,
nearly two billion dollars = the appro-
prfation had been obligated by con-
tracts, or Endorsements, said the sec
rotary.
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GERMANY'S POWER

While Germany speaks softly OF peace
it is we'll to look back to the times before
the Peace-messages were given to the
world, and weigh the protestations OF yes
terday against those of today.
In the pamphlet OH conquest and kultur,
issued under the patronage of the commit
tee on public information, are found some
illuminating sentences taken from litera-
ture written before and during the first
years of the war.
Our fathers have LETT us much to do"
says a German writer, Tannenberg, by
courtesy though it is averred that it is
possibly some other identity hiding behind
a pseudonym. The German people is so
situated in Europe, that it needs only tc
run and take whatever it requires. The
German people finds itself today in plight
similar to that Of Prussia at the accession
of Frederick the Great. who raised his
country to the status OF a European power.
Today 1t is for Germany to rise from
European to world power. Public policy
prompted by the emotions is stupidity.
Humanitarian dreams are imbeCility.
Diplomatic charity begins at home. States
nanship is business Right and wrong are
notions indispensable in private life. The
German people are right because they num-
Der SO, 100000 souls. Our fathers have LETT
much to do
And from no less authority than the
Kaiser we get these words:
"Our German Fatherland, (to) which I
hope it will be granted, through the har-
mOnious cooperation Of princes and peoples
of its armies and its citizens, to become in
the future as closely united as powerful,
and as authoritative as once the Roman
world-empire was, and that, Just in the
old times they said Civis rOmanus sum-
hereafter, at some time i'll the future, they
will say I am a German citizen'"
The Roman Empire was a suitable
analogy to choose for not until Roman be
belief in her own power, too reckless in the
belief in her own power, to reckless in the
abuse of her privileges, did the dccadence
of the nation begin.
Rome, once the proudest city in all the
world lost its crown because of craftincss
and stupidity and cruelty. induced by lust
for wealth and power and aggrandizc
ment. The German Empire seems about
to lose in the same way, only that in hav
ing sinned more heavily her loss will bel
even heavier than was that Of the Roman
Empire which the Kaiser seeks to emulate.
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sidered in estimating the strength of
the army of the United states at that
time. ON the 3lst day Of December
1917 the regular army consisted Of
10,250 officers and $4,000 enlisted men:
the National guard Of l6,03l officers
and 10000 enlisted men: the national
army OF 5000 men, nd the reserve
Of S4,575 officers and 7-.75o enlisted
men. In other words. in nine months
the increase has been from 9.42J Oil
GERS to 100.S56 officers, from @O2,5lG =,
1,42S,650 men
During the war with spain, the
army Of the United States at its max
imum strength aggregated 272,oO men
and officers. The army now in tho
field and in training, therefore rough
~ six times as great as the maximum
number under arms in the Spanish
American war.
The total number already in the
military service is one and n half
by this nation"
The death rate in forces in the Unit
ed states from mid September to the
end of December averaged 10 PEE
thousand. and Is slightly less than
would have been the death rate of
men of the same age at home the
secretary said. In 1898 the death rate
per thousand was cola or nearly three
times as great" he continued. "Our
death rate in the army during the year
1915 just hefor" the war was per
thousand. Leaving out the deaths due
TO measles and its complications. our
rate among the trops in the United
States since September l, has been
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GLAD OF 1T

The dismissal of Professors Cattcll and
Dana, of Columbia University, followed by
the resignation of Professor Charles \
Beard, is recalled by a letter from Major
Arthur S. Dwight, Columbia trustee, to
Professor r. NJ. Raymond, and by him
given to the Columbia Alumni News for
publication. Major Dwight is now in
France with the United States Engineer
Corps.
Il am especially glad" Major Dwight
SAYS that the Board of Trustees acted SO
swiftly on the recommendation OF the
science professors and bounced the two
disloyal members of the faculty.
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OLD FOLKS NEED
'CASCARETS" FOR
LIVER, BOWELS
Salts, Calornel, Pills Act on
Bowels Like Pepper
Acts in Nostrils.
Enjoy Life! Don't Stay Bill
Gus, Sick, Headachy
and Constipated.

Vet d IO-GcIlG BOA EIO"s
Most old people must give to the
bowels some regular help, else they
suffer from constipation. The condi-
ton is perfectly natural. It is just as
natural as it is for old people to
walk slowly. For age is never so
active az youth The muscles are
less elastic. And the bowels are
muscles.
So all old people need Cascarets,
One might as well refuse TO aid weak
eyes with glasses as to neglect this
gentle aid to veal: bowels. The bow
els must be kept active. This il
important at all ages, but never SC
much as at fifty.
Age is not a time for harsh phy-
sizes. Youth may occasionally whip
the bowels into activity. But a lash
can't be used every day What tt.
bowels of the old need is a gentls
and natural tonic. One that can bs
constantly used without harm Ths
only such tonic is Cascarets, and
they cost only 10 cents per box al
any drug store. They work while
you sleep.-Ady.
a
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USE OF WASTE PRODUCT

Texas cattlemen are feeding rice straw.
In other years rice straw has been burned,
Now comes Chemist Traps, of Texas,
agricultural experiment station. and shows
that the Usage orange is a good feed for
cattle, including dairy COWS, He says the
Usage oranges have been fed with good
results in Illinois, kentucky and Okla
homa. Horses also grow fat on the mock
orange. So Texas will proceed to make
use OF another OF those waste products,
the value of which has been unknown
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Secretary Baker
Rplies to Criticisms
Continued from First Page)

Continued from First Page)
tory of the world has ever beeA raised.
equipped or trained so quickly. IN
such PROVISION has ever been made
for the comfort, health and general
we'll being Of army.
The secretary gave the committee
an outline OF the work Of the depart
ment and its various bureaus
ION the first day Of April, 1917. the
regular army he said comprised
5.791 officers and 121.797 enlisted men.
the national guard in federal service
approximately 1913 officers and 1918
enlisted men; and the reserve. 1000
enlisted men. There were also at that
time approximately 2,753 officers in the
reserve, but as these were on in &C
tive dutx they cannot properly be con
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-11

Weather, barometer reading. wind
direction and wind velocity at p. m.
along the coast.
Brownsville, clear 29.68. S.
Corpus Christi, clear 29.42, SE-16.
Galveston. clear 1852, Mp.
New Orleans, rain. 29.70, n
Mobile, cloudy 29.78. n.
Pensacola, cloudy 1888, SEQ.
Tampa, lcear 1894, n.
Miami, clear 1896. S.
Jacksonville, clear 299S, Sc
Hatteras. clear 1892, NV.
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PENSACOLA BICYCLE
CLUB MEETS TONIGHT.

A meeting of the Pensacola Bicycle
club will he held tonight at 1880
o'clock, at the usual place. and owing
to the fact that there was no meeting
last week il is essential that every
member he on hand tonight. A num-
Der of important matters are to be
disposed OF. Bicyclists in Pensacola
are invited TO attend these meetings
and join the club
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Daily Weather
Report
Pensacola, Fla, Jan. 10, 1918.
PENSACOI,A'S DATA

N44ShNoASAS dl ~, 1V1Ss
PENSACOLA'S DATA
Temperature highest on record for
January 70 degrees.
Lowest on. record for January 10
degrees
Day temperature in January usu-
ally rise to so degrees.
Night temperatures in January
usually fall to As degrees.
Highest temperature "a hours end
ing p. M, 81 degrees.
Lowest temperature "a hours end
ing p. m, SO degrees.
Rainfall for "A hours ending Z p.
m, o inches.
Normal rainfall for the month of
January 4.04 inches
. Total rainfall this month to Z p.
M, so inches.
Humidity: p. M, 81 per cent.
BarometerS p NJ, 1888.