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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-20
WOMEN ARE
BOOSTING i
You Cannot Fool the Women.

once you have shown them and
got their confidence they will stick
through thick aud thin to what they
know and believe is good thing.
Hundreds of women in our city
are going around today with joy in
heir hearts ana new lease on life
and health where before each day
vas one long nervous drag OF
misery"
As one woman expressed ii. ITS
not the work You do. it's the way
sou feel that makes the drudgery.
you canno, get ahead when YOU go
20 bed all in, too tired to sleep and
get up in the morning half dead.
Believe me know. certainly was
a nervous wreck. every task 4
load, no ambition. thin, hdggard and
p;le an old woman before ny time
Look az me now. some change, Ell ?
Work is a pleasure. am Just
Dubbliug over With Me and good
ruits, the picture of health checks
rosy and fun OF the color that only
ronized blood can give, while my
phOsphate-ted nerves are as steady
as a clock. nothing worries me. | sleep
like top and feel like a girl OF six,
teen. Take it from me, want
Phosphated Iron to get credit for
everything; too much cannot be said
in it, praise, it sure is the goo Is nd
everyone have recommended il to is
4 booster
This is only one Of the many like
cases IN our city. there Is no need
OF any man or woman going around
with that tired allin feeling or any
form of nervousness, If they will get
next to themselves take a brace. and
stack up to a package of Phosphated
Iron. It sure will spruce you up
and make YOU feel like live wire
once more, so get busy
TO insure physicians and their
patients getting the genuine Phos.
phated Iron We have put in capsules
only Do not take pills or tablets,
insist on capsules Lutzs Rexall
Pharmacy and leading druggists ov.
erywhere
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-20
New Words VIII Be Retained

When the United States opened m
official postal service through the air
words were coined to meet This new
departure. These met with such fa-
Nor with the postal officials that they
are used officially in the postal sery-
lee. These words, which appeared on
the day the new service was lnaur;l.
rated are "postplane,' "planepost'
and 'planepoSted.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-20
Locomotive Engineer Writes.

over work and worry cause kidney
trouble When the kidneys are not
working properly, poisons accumu-
late in the system, resulting in back
ache sore muscles, stiff joints, rhou.
matte pains, constantly tired feeling
and other distressing symptoms.
George McL.ain Turtle Lake, n. d.,
writes: Il am a locomotive engineer.
| had bad pain in my back and my
bladder action was very irregular |
tool Foley Kidney Pills and was re-
ll'f 4 in couple Of days"
W b Duncan, Druggi3t, ottawa, Ill
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-20
Goat Meat Good Human Ennd

The goat is said TO be the cleanost
feeder of lite live stock world, II viii
not eat straw or hay that has been mn.
der foot Il nibbes the choicest bits
Of foliage and rejects All nncloouuees.
us meat therefore ia equally fit for
human food with The llrsh Of the sheep
Present prices Of goats for the range
are well up to the prevailing figure
for sheep
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-20
Ottawa Amazed
By Sudden Action

The quick action OF pure Lavoptik
eye wash is startling A school boy
had eye strain SO badly he could not
read, A weeks use of Layoptik sur.
prised his teacher so much she used
1t for her old mother. ONE WASH
showed benefit, A small bottle is
guaranteed to benefit EVERY CASE
weak, strained or infamed eyes. The
QUICK result is astonishing Aluml.
mum eye cup FREE VIM D. Duncan.
druggist
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-20
Expert at Tribal Sport

One method the Inui practice FOR
Keeping In trim is their tribal sport
which was Witnessed fpr the first time
by a number of American, ut the r..
cent ceremonies The game is kuoVn
rs 'kick-thc-,tiek.' and is sort Of
hockey played with the bare feet. The
stick is n bin Of wood three or four
inches long and each team tries TO
Kick il down a long course to eoal.
No expert ore the players and SO faet
do they travel that n number Of spec
Iators Wore ont their horses trying to
keep up with the game.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-20
ILLINOIS BRIEFS

Harrisburg The prolonged dry
period is believed responsible for a
blast in the O'Gara Coal company
mine here which killed TWO men.
Springfield - An unidentified min.
er was killed in the Sangamon Coal
company mine here when a section OF
mine timbers where he was working
at night gave way burying him I'M
derneath
Peoria John Schmidt, olien enc.
my will be ordered nterned by feder-
al authorities Tor failure to close mis-
saloon at / j. H. The regular closing
hour.
Joliet John Cioures colored was
hanged here tor the murder Of Henry
Findlcy, also colored last September
Both were prisoners in the State pen.
| itentiary
Decatur - Miss Eva Speers OF Irv.
ing has been engaged as the new
superintendent Of the Anna b MILF
ken Home succeeding Miss Alice
Campbell resigned
Belleylle Arrested on an assault
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-20
Wei Rewarded for NictnrV.

After Waterloo the British parlia.
mont purchased for the duke the es.
tate IT StrathdeIdsaye at = cost Of
f2500o0. The King Of the Neither
lands grateful for restoration to his
throne created the victor Prince Of
Waterloo and presented him with
large estates. Other distinctions in,
Guided the Orders of the Garter and
the Golden Fleece and the rank Of
field marshal in eight European ar.
mics,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-20
= q q 4 Z 80 - . . = = Z
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS


August Z. 1918. Albert Ristow and
wife o Chas G Thran and wife lot
:, block 3, Maple Lawn subdivision,
Peru 81,
August 49, 1918 Beman f. Osgood
and wife to Wallace Il. Kllelea, north
20 feet lot ., north 20 feet, lot 10.
south 20 feet north 10 feet, lot 3.
etc Marseilles 81,
August 10, 1918, Ledru r Parker
and wife to Carl and Sophia Johnson.
east X, northwest a, % 81 3 $1,000.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-20
CHINA BUSHES A
LARGE FORCE INTO
EASTERN RUSSIA
CELESTIAL ARMY WILL HELP
ENTENTE ALLIES IN GUARD
ING PACIFIC POINTS AND PARTS
OF SIBERIA.

,o ,rt an.
Hese government HaS SeHl d 'di y
force Oh troops 10 the 9'otrlah Uof'
deF 10 prevent d threatened INVASION
of Chinese territory by German ami
Hungarian prisoners of war. who
ioipod tho Rod Cuard and ,,ber aIs.
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NoN"o ''o''"7 ia guy '''''' GA nc :
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s...,.ss :. "'"
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ms ''' NV - ,'" nv -.
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=, - 9' IN - -
-, $500 ~ 80 -.
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= os''',''' 49, 49,
90 80 y -, "-'N n ',''." ~
ra.an -. All. - =. 500,
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~
n"sS n"''fodo Nu''
Dispatches reached the state De
partment today through the Swedish
foreign office describing the chaotic
CONDITION existing in the Russian
cities, Railway service between Mos
COW and Petrosrad had been inter,
rupted,
ON Aug. , unusual police measures
were taken in Petrograd In the aft
ernoon of that dag the German EN-
bassy arrived from Moscow on TWO
special trains A third train dad 500
German soldiers in Russian uniforms
VINO had been in Moscow since the as
slsslnatlon OF Count Won Mirbach.
Premier Lenine and Foreign Min
lister Trotsky arrived in Petrograd on
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-20
FOUR FROM ILLINOIS ON
T0DAY'S CASUALTIES

Washington, August 20-One hun
dled ana forty names on The casual,
llst announced today by the War De
paftment, 10 men were killed In ac
action, missing in action, a ouwnd
ed Severly, died of wounds. and
dled OF accident ana other causes.
The Illinois men names on the list
Win their addresses and the next ol
kin are.
Killed In Action.
Ralph DAWSON Sandoyal
James &. Maxwell, Forest city.
Carl i. Berggren, Chicago.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-20
The Fault Is Yours.

Never complain that yonr confidence
has been betrayed. The fault is yours
for pouring unsafe talk into leal,y
mind. You do not blame u leaky pail
for leaking. Blame yourself for not
knowing 1t leaked. Life.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-20
CLAIMS ILLINOIS IS
NATIONS FOOD BIN

Springfield Aug. % That Illinois
is the greatest and uea,rhiesr crop
growing state in the Union is the
claim made by H. f. Young secrc
tary OF the Illinois Farmers institute
He cites proof of il in a pamphlet
being distributed al the Illinois Cen
tennial State Fair and Industrial EN
position now M session mere The
booklet is entitled Enthusiastically
( Agricultural Patriot The total az
ricuIuriI production in Illinois Last
year amounted 70 $S42042ooo. Mr..
Young states placing the Sucker state
ahead OF an others in he Union
Texas was second with SltS.9~~ 900
United States department of as-
ricul,ure figures printed in the book
show Illinois to be rich N livestock.
The valuations on January I. 1915.
follow:
Horses. $l5Itot noo
Hogs Sll2.4i20o0
Mich cows. Ss5.0sS,oo0
sheep $137l5u~
Other cattle, S6j.3n6 600
Farm crop valuations Tor the same
Corn <ij9Noo0oo
Oats $ljN.S6ooOo.
HAY. $6S.7Go.o0a
Wheat. S6l.I0i.o0o.
Potatoes, S2052O0o0
Barley. $2995.0O0
Rye. broom corn and apples. 49,
stS.0oe
In value Illinois annual corn crop
represents upwards of 100000 600
or nearly four times the value OF the
combined annual output Of the min
ing and mineral Industries of the
state. and three times the value OF
the annual production of all its coal
mines the pamphlet states Two
/ Illinois corn crops would build three
Panama canals .and leave enough
over to pay S5,OOoOOO annually on
! upkeep and repairs during a period
Of twenty years.
But Illinois is not all corn field
There are four and one half million
acres of oats. with an annual yield
Of 20O0O00OO bushels; 100000 acres
Of winter wheat, producing 10000.
600 bushels OF grain; and 100000
acres Of barley and rye-all of sig
nificant Importance and contributing
in no small way towards the total
food production OF the state.
The hay fields Of Illinois comprise
more than 100000 acres with an
average production of over $4,000 600
tons. valued at more than $50 900 900
annually These clover and alfalfa
crops supply not only necessary sus.
tenanee for live stock, but are work.
ing over time in building I'D the nj.
trogen content Of the soil. the worth
OF which cannot be estimated in dol.
lars and cents.
In cattle Illinois is many times a
millionaire. The value Of dairy COWS
alone is over $75,000,000 and in bee,
cattle the Statae shows an estimated
asset amounting to around the $50.
100000 mark
The sale of dairy products in Iii.
hois represents an income of over
So0.oooO0o annually to say nothing
about that derived from the sale of
pure bred breeding animals, which
IN itself is an industry Of significant
/ importance
I'm the production of swine. Hi.
nois ranks ahead of every other stale
with ~s possible exception of Iowa
More than 100000 hogs are fed on
her farms each year, and represent
a tremendouse industry"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-20

II you have los, anything you can
hnd It by advertising in the Free Trad.
er.JournaL
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-16
Man Best Laughter. Says
Madse Kennedy.

Madge Kennedy, star in Mar
garet Mayo's brilliant comedy,
"Baby Nine to be seen at the
Amuzu Theatre Thursday. Jan.
nth, al the second of the Gold
wynn productions, has found from
the depths of her stage expcr-
fence that men laugh more aeisly
and more fundamentally than
women.
~ could even undertake to
prove from my experience be-
hind the foot-lights," says Miss
Kennedy, "that men have a
more appreciative sense of hui
NOR.
-"Gcnerally speaking, u man
will laugh where a women only
smiles. And when a women
reaches the point of laughing a
large majority of the men in an
audience will be emitting side
splitting whoops.
"Perliaps it is because II
women is more repressive, but
as an encouragement to a good
time would rather have one
Jolly fat man in the first row
than Il dozen women. y nice
fat man whose laughter is easily
stirred IS a great asset Mt the
first night of comedy or a
farce. y good laugher spreads
the contagion of audibly cx-
pressed merriment.n
Baby Mine" is Madge Ken
nedy's first motion picture, and
she found the task OF acting it II
bit arduous, because nobody in
the studio laughed"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-16

ID. Terpstra, superintendent
of The Old Dominion Power
Company, was accompanied to
Richmond by DR.. X. +. Carr,
where the former went to mn.
dergo a slight operation which
was performed at ST Elizabeth's
Hospital where the patient is
rapidly convalesing. Mira.
Terpsira is With her husband
Morton Progress.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-16
James W. Fox De ad.

a telegram received here
Monday night from New York
announced the sudden death of
James w. Fox in that city on
Monday. No particulars were
given regarding the cause Of his
death, which was great shock
to his relatives and friends in
the Gap. Mr.. Fox had many
friends sin this section, and we'll
known TO many OF our readers,
all of whom will regret to learn
of his untimely death, more par
ticnlars Of which will be given
IN our next issue.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-16

Drs. w b. Peters and II. r.
Smith have received kilograms
to be ready to report for service
in the Medical Department of
Army by the 18th of this month.
They are both ready to go and
awaiting their call.-Appala-
CHA Progressive.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-16
Notice.

On account of the death Of
Mr.. James w Fox, which oc
CURED in New York on Monday
the Red Cross Work Room viii
nor he opened today (Wcdnes-
da!, but it will Ice opened on
Saturday as usual.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-16

i""tNh opcit u lcW udSb
last week in Harlan, Ky. on
business.
Alfred Anderson, who is sta
toned at Camp Lee, spent few
days in town last week with
relatives.
Mrs. J NJ. Stewart returned
last week from three weeks
visit to her sons in Kingsport to
the Gap, where she Will make
her home with her daughters,
Mrs. Wiley Witt aud Mrs. Dan
Litterel. at East Stone Gap
until Spring.
Just received a line Of coats
from manufacturers, sizes 3C TO
90, good selections and a splcn
dld opportunity to buy at n
bargain. \ few ladies suits,
5 SECS "a to IS, to go ut "a sacri-
flee. \ pretty line of waists,
serge aud silk dresses. Good
loe Brothers.
The Ladies Guild of Christ
Church will meet with Mrs
Karl Stoehr Thursday afternoon
at four O'Clock.
Henry Lane spent n few DAYS
last week in Rye Cove, Scott
County, with his parents.
Rev. and Mrs. j. NJ. Smith
aud little son, James Miller.
who have been spending the
past month visiting relatives in
Petersburg and Richmond, will
return to their home in the Gap
today Wednesday,
Miss Della Sprinkle returned
10 her home at Wilder, Wednes.
day after spending few DAYS
IN the Gap with her sister, Miss
Elizabeth.
Carl Youell has accepted a
position with the Civil Engi-
neers in the Gap.
Mrs. Johnnie Gilly and son,
billiard, and daughter, Miss
Bonnie, are out again after be-
ing in quarantine nearly two
months from small pox.
Sergeant WIN Riggs, who is
now at Camp Lee, is spending
a few days with homefollis at
East Stone cap.
Mrs W. 7. Alsoyer, Of Char.
lottc, n. G., is spending few
days in the Gap, the guest of
Mrs. II. b. Alsover.
The publ; will be benefited
by passenger service between
Big Stone Gap and Appalachia
as the Monte Vista Hotel Bus
leaves hotel at 7:l5 a. III. and
$3.50 p. IN. daily except Sunday
Miss Florence Mccormick re-
turned last week from IA several
days visii to Miss Beverly Bane
Taylor at White Gate.
MIR. and Mrs. e. j. Prescott
returned Tuesday from three
weeks visitto points in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G, DooIev
have moved from the Bruce
residence to Oreton, where MIR.
Dooley is superintendent of the
Ore Mines.
Miss Virgie Nicely, of East
Stone Gap, has accepted posi-
ton as operator in the Tele.
phone Exchange here.
Just arrived at Goodloe Both.
ers shipment of the popular
"Dove" underwear.
Miss Ruth Prescott returned
last week toChambersburg, Pa
where she is attending school
this winter at Penn Hail. after
spending three weeks HOLIDAYS
in the Gap with her father Il
j. Prescott.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Long will
move this week into Mrs. J NI
ste wars residence.
Miss Emma Willis, from M
in the Valley, spent a few days
in the Gap last week VISITING
her grandfather, Frank STIR
gill.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-16
LOCAL ITEMS.

w. II. White, of Gate City,
was n business visitor in town
the latter part of last week.
Z n. d. Bachman, Jr., was Wis
4 iting in town last Friday being
a guest at the Monte Vista.
& f. B. Dnnbar, of Bcnham,
Ky, spent last Friday in the
Gap on business,
G., Il. Orr was over from st.
Charles last FRIDAY on business.
Mrs. E. f. Tate and little
son, Edward, Jr., spent part Of
last week in town visiting rela
tives.
Attorney j. G. Noel, of Pen
nington Gap, spent last Satur
day in town on professional
business.
j. II. Barlow, of Camp Sc
vier, 5 C.,passed through town
Sunday euroute to Pennington
Gap, where he viii spend a few
days visiting homefollis
Harry G. Wallace returned
home last week from Cincin
natl, whore he spent n few
weeks taking business course.
Miss Blanche Kilbourne,
s pianist at the Anuzu, returned
& home Friday night from Bris-
tol where She spent several day $
consulting a specialist for ear
trouble.
Little Miss Virginia owens,
daughter of MIR. and Mrs \. y.
Owens, has been sick With ton
silitis for the past ten days
Rev. j. NJ. Smith viii hold
services at the Blue Spring
E. Church next Sunday at 1913 p.
IN.
George Viveth, the hustling
and accommodating jauitor of
the Minor Building is rejoicing
over the arrival of a 10 pound
boy AT his home Monday night.
Mrs. Harold Hatcher and
little son, Harold, Jr., OF liar.
old, Ky, are spending some
time III the Cove visiting Mrs.
Auburn Ilambleu an q Mrs.
2 Hatcher's mother, Mrs Fiorie
Reason.
Monte Vista Hotel Bus leaves
hotel at 7:-i5 a. IN. and $3.50 D..
m. daily except Sunday for Ap-
palachia and soiicits passen
gers.
Senator John Goodloe, left
last week for Richmond, for the
7 meeting Of the Legislature
which conveed there on the 9th.
N. d. Wallace, county sur
veyor OF fancy County, Mo.
returned home last week after
/ spending several days here Wis
ting his father, 2. G.. Wallace.
81 We neglected to mention last
4 week of the arrival of Il fine
I boy Mt the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
a. +. Hammond on January
4 5rd, who has been christened
\ A. F., Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Sundry
4 motored down from Stonpon
and spent a few hours in tho
Gap Thursday afternoon.
Miss Myrtle Kilbou n a
4 Trained nurse of Appalachia, is
spending several days in the
zap, nursing Mrs. Cleo. l.. lay
dor.
Prof. 0. r. Easley spent We'd
Enesday at Norton, where he at
blended the meeting of the Prin-
1clpals of the High Schools of
s8Wise County.
Mrs. Villas Wells, was shop
ping in Bristol one day last
ssweek.
Miss Mable Willis, who has
soeen visiting her sister in Knox.
Pilie since the Holidays, is now
visiting friends in Lynchburp.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-16

''NoNi'' b'O'HtIS. l4luNHS,
batistes, nunsooks, galateas,
long cloth, laces and silks.
The many fri ends in the Can
of Mrs. jerome Wells, who is
living AT Arno, will be sorry to
hear of her Illness with scarlet
fever, also her daughters.
WANTED Highest cash
prices paid for fat cattle.
h. ~ HARNER,
Big Stone Gap, Va.
Il. II. Bruce, county engineer.
left last week for Washington,
whore he will spend a few DAYS
on business. From there he will
! go to Richmond to attend Il
meeting of the Virginia Good
Roads Association, which meets
in that city on 18th, 10th and
nth.
Lieut.. Henderson Horsley, of
Camp Lee, spent Il few days
last week in tile Gap with his
] father, w. j. Horslcy. He
stopped in Abingdon on his
way back to see his sister, Miss
Nellie, who is attending school
at Stonewall jackson Institute.
Mrs Harold Edwards, of
Stonega, and h er husband.
Harold Edwards, of Camp Lee,
! who has been spending a few
days with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs w. b. Edwards, at Appn
lachia, spent a few days in the
Gap last week with Mrs. Ell
wards sister, Mrs L c. Fay
Tor.
w. b. Kinder, of Artemus,
KY, spent last week in the Gap
with his sister, Mrs NJ. Wells.
Mr.. Kinder expects to move his
family to the Gap soon from
Artemus.
Mr.. ana Mrs. IL G. Taylor
and little son Ed, Jr., who has
been living in the Tourainc
Flats, left last week for Dante,
where Mr.. Taylor has accepted
a position with the Clinchiield
Coal Corporation, having re-
signed his position with the
Stonega Coke and Coal Compu
my, which he has been holding
several years.
There will be Union servic.
at the Baptist Church Sunday
night at 1850. All the congro.
cations in town are asked to
join. The following SUNDAY
night a like service will be held
at t h Southern Methodist
Church, and some other church
the following Sunday, &c. This
is, We think, good move, aud
we trust large numbers will at
tend. There will be special
music.
The many friends in the Gap
of II. Sutton Wagner, who
formerly lived here and "A stu.
dent in the Public School but
moved to Pennsylvania several
years ago, will be interested to
know that he graduated last
week from the U. s. Navy Elec
trical Training School in the
Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. N
y, with the highest grades in
his class of several hundred
students and has been RECON-
mended by the Officials for n
high promotion, after three
months service on ne of the
battleshiIs
Governor Henry Carter Stu
art and his staff will attend the
ball to be given in Richmond
the evening of January the
ninteenth. under the auspices
of the God Mothers League of
The Ninth Company, of the Viz
ginia Coast Artillery Govern.
or Stuart takes personal in.
terest in this Company, as his
nephew, Lieutenant William A
Stuart, g member.-Rich-
mnod Evening Journal.
Lieut.. Vim. A. Stuart spoken
of in the above is of the law
firm of Irvine and Stuart in
the Gap. but he left here early
last summer to go into train.
ING Mt Fort NTeyars
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-16

Among the speakers to be
heard in the war conferences
which are to be held in every
State in the Union during the
next few months, are Secretary
McAdoo, Secretary Baker, Vice
President Marshall, Henry j.
Allen, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise,
Bishop Charles D. Williams,
and Lieut.. Paul Perigord, of the
French Army.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-16

Work of the woman's com
mittee of the Council of Nation
al Defense has already been
started in Porto Rico, n d
plans now made include its in
PRODUCTION into every Territory
of the United States.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-16

Wise County gives no indica-
ton of race suicide judging b,
the annual report of births and
deaths by Esquire y. f. Hurt,
OF Norton. Although he ia the
only one out of twelve justices
IN the county, he reported three
hundred and eighteen births
Ter the year 1917 and one hun,
dred deaths. IL is likely tina,
wise County will also lead the
state IN the number of divorces
granted during the past year,
and the number of marriage
Licenses issued is also surpris
ingly large.-Norton Progress