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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
IBUNN WILL ATTEND
 TRAFFIC MEETING

meeting of the Southern Traffic league has been called by M. M. Caskie for July 10 at the Piedmont hotel in Atlanta, at which time the traffic men of the south will check the new tariff of the railroads with the increased rates to see whether rates into and out of the south are properly aligned with rates into and out of the north and west.
 o. l.. Bum. manager of the local traffic bureau, will attend the meeting. The Southern Traffic league was re- gently organized and interest is being manifested in the outcome of the meet ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
STARNES EXTENDS APPRECIATION TO ALL
 RAILWAY OFFICIALS
Department Appreciates Prompt Transportation of Shipbuilding Materials in Ships to Be
 Launched Today

B. R. Starnes, district representative of the division of transportation, has ad- dressed letter to all railroad officials appreciation of the department to the carriers for making possible the prompt transportation of shipbuiIding materials, which has made it possible to launch so many ships on Independence Day.
 MT. Starnes' letter follows:
 Il am directed by my superior officer, MT. E.. w. Owen, assistant manager. di- vision of transportation, United States shipping board, emergency fleet corpor- ation, to express to you and all employees of the railroads under your supervision 1 the appreciation of this department in the important part played by the carriers Of the United States in making possible ! the prompt transportation of shipbuild- ling materials, and the wonderful achieve meEt of launching so many vessels on Independence Day.
 ITO each railroad employe the trans IpOrtation department of the United States i [shilpping board, emergency fleet cor &poration, wishes to express it's high ap- Ipreciation of the individual efforts which have been vitally necessary and Loyalty land periodically manifested by those of Ethc railroad fraternity.
 Each ship Is a message of defiance ito the German government and a dem- orstration of the unity of purpose and Determination of the American people to destroy Kaiserism.
 ''It is our earnest desire that every
 railroad man, whether trackman or of
 icial, realize that without their hearty
 support, which they have so cheerfully |yiven, it would not have been possible
 o answer fully and gloriously the cry
 or 'Ships-more ships and for this CO.,
 Operation I wish to convey to you. and
 hrough you to every employe, the hearty
 hapks of this division. Very respectfully
 s0urs, B. R. STARNES,
 District Representative Division of
 Transportation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
Retail Merchants to
 Observe Half Holiday

Retail merchants of Birmingham will observe half holiday today, closing their stores at 12 o'clock instead of l, as heretofore. This was agreed upon at a meeting of the executive committee or the Retail Merchants association.
 While the miners and workmen en- gagged in Industries making war ma teriais viii foreso the holiday. the mer- chants believe that in view of the fact that their businesses are not deemed es sential it was due the employees that they be given their usual half day of, but the holiday starting at noon instead of O oclock.
 The luncheon of the Retail Merchants association. scheduled for today at the Southern club. has been postponed until next Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
TIP. A. AND U. c. T. PLAN BASEBALL
 GAME FOR JULY 13

An important meeting of the Un'teo Commercial Travellers association ana the Travellers Protective association will be held Saturday morning a1 10 o,ciock ct the Chamber of Commerce
 Preparations are being made for the baseball game to De played on Satur- day, July Is, between the U. T. c. and the T. P. A. 10 the benefit of the Red Coss. Professional and college players will be sought from the mem bership and the organizations will stand all expense and will donate the entire proceeds to the Red Cross real baseball game is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
School Census Will
 Outstep All Previous
 Records, Is Belief

promises to be the largest in history, according to an announcement made by Prof. E. E. Smith. principal Of the Ensley High school. who has charge of the work oc taking the census. He is being assisted by Prof James Bur nett of Henley school.
 The above announcement is based on early reports of the corps of workers about 20 in number. engaged in this work, in every section of the city. The census is taken biennially, and the returns are used IS basis for apportionment of the state school funds. An urgent appeal is made by Professor Smith that every mother in this city cooperate with the enumer- ators. as every child between the ages of and 21 years. means $6 to the city schiools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
HOMER WHITED TO
 SPEAK TODAY AT
 EAST LAKE PARK
Big Amusement Park Will Furnish Much Entertainment for Pleasure
 Seekers Today

Corporal Homer Whited will be the big attraction at East Lake park this after noon between 4:3o and 5:s0, at which time he will deliver an address wherein he will tell of his experiences in France in a most gripping manner Corporal Whitted is Bessemer's returned hero and he will give an account of his ad- venture in the trenches when he cap tured German soldier and participated in killing several others.
 There will be other attractions of va rious kinds at the park during the day the usual entertainments being offered in the way of amusements. Special att tention has been given to the dance programme. There will be bathing and boating, and every concession will be open to the public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
Mississippi Timbermen
 Pay $3 Per Day for Manual LabOrers

Within the past few weeks the wages of timber workers in Mississippi have been increased to s day. ac- cording to w. R. Rogers, head of the Eastman Gardiner Lumber company. Of Laurel. Miss. one of the wealthiest lumbermen in the south. who was in Birmingham Wednesday.
 He stated that the greatest interest had been manifested in War work in his city duing the past few months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04

seeing what they were doing. This state ment caused much amusement, and q The Rotary club pledged their support longing look was seen on the faces Of
 the less fortunate Rotarians who were unable to attend the convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04

A W. SMITH. President.
 TOM O. SMITH. v.-President ' w. H. MANLY. Cashier.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-20
MCKINLEY Plea MAKING
GOOD IN FRANCE.

The American Red Cross has written
from Washington ID. c., to r. C. Nc
Clure about Mckinley Pigg, of Louisa.
who was reported to have had some
trouble in regard to discipline.
The letter reads as follows:
"Supplementing my letter of Sept.
IL, Il wish to forward you the news
which ew have just received from
Paris regarding Private Mckinley Pigg
| quote to you the report given by
Sergeant Anthony Ohler, of Co. g.
2Sth Infantry:
Private Pigg did leave the COMPANY
about May 2S, think he went back in
formally, but that he returned to the
company and was given a chance to
make good. He says Up to the
morning of July IS he was with us
doing well, and fighting. was his Ser
geant when we went over the top. and
when was wounded Pigg was ahead
OF everyone, cutting barbed wire and
clearing the way for us. He made good
all right
Il am sure that Private Pigg's fam
lily Will be glad to hear that he is max
ing good.
Yours very truly,
VIM. s. WILLIS.
Assistant Director
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-20

RED CROSS DoiNGs

The July and August quotas. for
which the material was a long time
delayed have been partly filled. 25
bed shirts. rs sweaters, and $50 pairs
OF socks have been shipped to the
supply depot. Several sweaters and
100 pairs OF socks have been too long
out. These must be hurried in as
they are l5 days behind.
Two hundred petticoatsi IL year
size. for refugee girls. are wen on their
way to completion. We are request
ed to get the delayed socks and. the
petticoats shipped as soon as possible.
Workers are needed in the Louisa
work rooms. We are sorry TO think
there are slackers among the women.
Next week, September 1880, is the
time set for a clothing campaign as
announced in another column. Nolun-
teers are wanted to canvass Louisa
and collect every available piece. Call
at the workroom any afternoon and
receive instructions. Here il your
chance to do something. See the full
call on the Red Cross bulletin board.
REWARD--S25 reward is offered
and guaranteed to the person who will
give Information leading to the con-
viction of the person or persons who
maliciously cut and tear and mark the
Red Cross Bulletins posted at the en-
trance to the work room
Tho Junior Red Cross has been given
a quota OF $50 property bags and these
have all been sent out to the organized
schools Property bags are used in
the hospitals The patients personal
l.nl. a.
up at the head Of his bed. AS soon as
this quota is finished the State Direct
or of production win give the schools
another. This material is all paid for
out OF the money raised in the schools
A financial report OF the school or
ganization will be given at the same
time the Chapter report is made.
NOTICE Several have not paid
their subscription to the Louisa organ
ization. II payment is not made in
few days notice viii be sent. The orig
snal amount in the treasury for any
school must equal the sum of % cents
for each pupil OF the school is not
Red Cross school The names of all
the organized schools will be given
next week
The membership campaign in the
American Red Cross will be December
1928. The quota for each chapter Is
the entire adult population. Request
will oe made to permit the Lawrence
county chapter to conduct the cam
paign a little earlier, provided materi-.
ais are ready, Full announcement OF
the plans will be made at the proper
time.
Donations have been received from
the following auxiliaries since the last
issue of the News:
Loyal Auxiliary, Estep,$20.75
Hustlers Auxiliary, Webbville, $40.61.
Amounts from s5 to $50 have been
by the schools and these
amounts will be given next week with
the organization report.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-20
War Trophy Trains to
Push Liberty Bonds
BOOTY TAKEN FROM HUN WILL
Be EXHIBITED IN THIS
DISTRICT.

Thousands OF residents Of tho
Fourth Federal Reserve District are
to have a chance in the next three or
four weeks 10 take In their own hands
and inspect helmets which have been
taken from German fighters. rifles cap
tured by our YRnks and their allies on
the battlenelds OF Europe and other
war trophies which have been shipped
TO this country By General Pefshing
and tho commanders OF the british.
French and Italian armies.
Tho trophies will be aboard two
Uncle Sam War Trophy Trains which
will tour the district stopping for two
hours at an average Of four towns a
day. The Central Liberty Loan Com.
mittee al Cleveland and the Railroad
Administration are responsible for
tho trains.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-20
next CALL MADE
FOR OCT 6 TO II
THE NEW DRAFT EXCEEDED Es-
TlMATEs-MEN WHO ARE
TO GO FIRST.

IL has been announced that regis
trants 10 and 20 and 81 to SO years old.
inclusive will be called first out OF the.
new draft Boys OF IS will be put ih--
to training schools but not sent to the
firing line.
The registration in the United States
exceeded the previous estimate and
amounted to more than 100000
Forty days is the time estimated az
necessary to have records completed,
and the men classified. Calln may
then be expected to come in rapid sue
cession. Questionnaires are already
going into the hands of these men.
Lawrence County.
Eighteen hundred and forty -ffvo per
sons registered in Lawrence county.
The estimate was 1881.
Two men from the former regfstra-
ton leave on Thursday of this week to-,
enter special service. They win 60 in
to training at once James w. Hall,
a travelling salesman who formerly
liven in Louisa, is one Of the MEN. The.
other is Morton M. Brainard.
Help the Local Board.
Registrants who write to the local
board are again urged always to give
their order number and date Of regis
tration. This will insure prompt at
tention to the matters in hand.
Call For October.
A call has been issued for 1883 men
to go from Kentucky to Camp Seyey.
s. c., between October 7th and 11th-
This call will be made up from regis
trations previous to the last, except
where counties have exhausted alt
those. In such cases the last draft
will be drawn upon. Lawrence county
probably will not need any Of the new
registrants for this call.
call has been issued also for one
group of negroes to entrain between
Sept. 25th and 9th, and another Oct
10th.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-20
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVEN-
TION AT FALLSDURG SAT.
--
PROGRAM FOR FALLsHURe AND
BEAR CREEK DISTRICT MEET
ING SEPTEMBER 21sT

10:00 a. m.-Call TO order and Deyo-
tional Service, w. ]. Vaughan.
i-Roll Call OF Schools and reports,
2-Measuring UP to the Standard,
w. J. Vaughan.
s-Liying up TO Our Opportunities,
NJ. s, Burns,
4-Greetings from the County Secre-
tary, J. r. Prince.
5--Keep the Home Fires Burning,
A, o. Carter.
Noon.
1880 p. m.--Praising God In Song.
I--Report OF Nominating Commit
tee and induction into office OF the
new officers,
2-our Needs As We See Them. by
superintendents and others.
3--The Real Place and Program OF
tho District Sunday School Association
as seen by the State Worker. W. ].
Vaughan.
"A message from everybody who
has one.
As the time Is too short TO consult
speakers. we urge all whose names are
on this program to come. We also
beg all who have thought, sugges-
ton, question or a message to come
and be free 70 take part. There VIII
be no big rs and little U's.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-20
IMPRISONED MINERS ARE
SAVED BY RESCuERS.

Seven miners were imprisoned by
fire and smoke in the Big Hollow
mines, located near Pikeville, from II
o'clock to $3.50 o'clock Friday, when ex-
haustion from the gasoline engine
which runs the fan set the wood work
on fire. The fire was 80 feet under
ground while the miners were back 500
feet The fan was soon put out OF
commission by.a belt to the engine
burning. The miners had Just set off
ten shots and had the smoke from the
shots also to contend with. A relief
party was rushed to the scene from
Pikeville. and by the use of water and
fire extinguishers they at last succeed
ed In stopping the fire. Three OF the
men were overcome by the gas and
smoke but on being brought into the
open air were soon revived.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-20
eLENHAYss AUXILIARY
Glenhayes, w. Y

Glenhayes, w. Va, Sep. Id
An Ice cream festival held at this
place on Sept. IA for the benefit OF the
Red Cross brought in $s2.67, after ex-
penses for cream are paid we will have
a profit of about s66.
The Glenhayes Auxiliary has 4S
members, has taken in s322.41 in col
lections, donations, socials, etc, since
its organization December IS. 1917.
Has bought "a Ia pounds Of yarn and
sent in the following finished articles:
36 sweaters, mufflers, pairs Of
wristlets, 1 helmet, 81 pairs of socks,
quilts.
We have on hand a large amount of
yarn for sweaters and socks and urge
all who can knit to come and get yarn
and knit for our soldiers. Cold wea-
ther is at hand and the need for warm
articles is great
MRS. C. C. MACKUBIN,
~ Secretary
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-20
MEN WANTED.

The U, S. Public Service Reserve Is
In urgent need of men to be given en-
ployment at once at the following
places:
Kentucky solHay Coke Company,
Ashland. Ky.
Laborers, "a 1-2c per hour.
Coke leaders, AZ 1-2c per hour
r. f. HELPERS. 40c pei hour.
Ashland Leather Company.
Laborers 33c per hour.
Ashland Steel Company
Laborers 30c per hour.
Dupont Mfg. Co. Nashville. Tenn.
Laborers $50 per hour.
Carpenters 60c per hour.
Ihick masons soc per hons.
Mason q Hangar Co.
Iron workers 72c per hour.
Nillwrights 72c per hour.
Plumbers 72c per hour.
Carpenters 60c per hour.
John o. Griffith & SON. Stitben, Ky,
Laborers.
Harberson- Walker Refractories Co..
Olive Hill, Ky.
Miners for Eastern Kentucky Coal
fields.
All men desiring employment should
apply at once to Mr.. Home Womack,
U. s. Employment Service.
Ashland, KY
r. q. MOORE.
Chairman.
u. s. Public Service Reserve For Law
renee County.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-20
GEORGE ROBERT MILLER
MAKES SUPREME SACRIFICE.

News has been received here that
George Robert Miller was killed in ac-
tion in France July 21. He is the son
of c, T. Miller, who lived at vessie,
this county, until about three years
ago when he moved to Greenup coun-
ty.
Robert Miller enlisted in Ashland in
June 1917 when IS years old. He was
anxious to go to France and accepted
q vacancy in an old division after
training at FIT. Benjamin Harrison. He
was with the first American troops
to go over the top" Two brothers
are in the service. Thomas Earl Mil
Ter is in France and Tony is at Ft.
Thomas.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-20
9TH LIBERTY loan
DRIVE Starts 18TH
BIG UNITED STATES BOND SALE.
WILL LAST FOR THREE
WEEKS ONLY.

The fourth Liberty Loan campaign
will take place all over the United
States from September 2Sth to oc-
tober 10Th, inclusive
The amount of bonds to be sold is
about twice that of any other lot
yet offered.
On the 2Sth special train is prim-
ised Lawrence county people 1t is to
be at Louisa on that date with the
most complete and interesting exhibit
of relics and equipment of the present
war. There will be speakers and a
program that will interest everybody.
No one should miss It, Further par
ticulars will be given later, but do not
forget the day-Saturday of next week
September 2Sth.
A Personal Statement.
Several weeks ago l offered my res
ignation as chairman of the Liberty
Loan Committee of Lawrence county,
for reasons that yet seem to me to be
sufficient. Two men were sent
here from headquarters to see about
1t, and they claim to have made efforts
to secure someone else, but without
success. So my resignation has been
rejected and l am again directed to
do this work,
A heartier and more universal CO.
operation than ever will be necessary
this time. The task is twice as
great. All know what their duty is.
Time is valuable and nobody has time
or patience to waste in begging
Stacker to do his duty. Neither is it
any time for argument Action is the
only thing-quiek, positive action For
these reasons the authorities at Wash
fngton have ordered short, intensive
campaign, lasting only three weeks.
call upon every loyal citizen to do
his duty promptly and to the limit
Sons, brothers and husbands are Civ
ing their lives and we who are left
at home have the most enormous and
sacred responsibility-that of supply
ing them with necessities and COM
forts while they live. We are only
asked to lend money, not to give it,
through the Liberty Loan. Surely we
can do no less. Those whose credit is
good should borrow money to buy Lib
erty Bonds. This is just how far |
believe we should go in this great du-
ty. Some are doing this. Many 9th
-ers should do it,
Respectfully.
M. f. CONLEY.
County Chairman.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-20

With each train will be detail of
United States soldiers assigned by the
War Department. corps OF Liberty
Bond salesmen. and prominent speak
ers.
Each train will carry three carloads
Of trophies and exhibits and sleeper
for the guard Of soldiers. salesmen and
speakers One Of the trains will be in
charge Of Ralph Sickle, Cleveland
traction counsel and former journalist.
Complete equipments used by Amer
leans, Canadians. British, French and
italian soldiers will be on the trains.
There will also be anti-air craft guns.
depth bombs used in submarine hunts.
aerial bombs such as are dropped on
the cities along the Rhine In retnlia-
ton cor the bombardment OF Paris and
the bombing Of London by the Hun,
captured German field pieces and
rifles taken by our boys at Chateau
Thierry and Castigny and complete
sets OF the decorations awarded for
bravery to the soldiers by the difier
ent nations In the war The German
decorations have been taken from the
breasts OF captured Huns.
Arrangements are being made to-
care for great crowds at the sidings
IN the towns whore tho trains will
make stops. Il was. Of course. impos
sible for the trains TO reach every 10
oality IN three weeks but they were
routed 20 az to como close to almost
every town IN tho district. They win
Be well worth driving or yidins forty
or fifty miles to ieo.
Lintsn to the 'air raid alaSm' sfrpn
Zach train viii bo equipped with one
a tho sirens which N blown Ia the
European cities whom the Hun b com !
inn win his bombing planeA
WIN BE- at Louisa Saturday, Sep, 70
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-20
MURDERER ESCAPES FROM
THE CATLETs6uRo JAIL.

Chas. H. (Cotton) Smith. confessed
murderer of c. & 20, special agent r.
L. Kinnan,. July Is, in Ashland, who
was sentenced to serve life term i'm
the penitentiary made his escape ear
ly Monday morning from jail by saw
ing his way out. Three others, ALL OK
whom were to be taken that day eolthe-
penitentiary, also escaped. One OF them
VIM. Sowards, sentenced to three years
returned and reported the others leav-
ing on freight train Smith is "a.
years old and was from Cabin Creek
W. Va.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-20
RoeeRT kIsE LOSES ONE FOOT.

Robert klse, or Georges Creek, had a
foot crushed so badly that II was nec-
essary to amputate 1t. He was at
work at lumber Job and his foot was
caught between two logs. DR.. Burgess
was called and found the injury to be
so bad that there was no chance TO
save the foot.
MIR Klse is q fine young man and
this serious accident is much deplored
by his friends.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-20
JULIUS lsRALskY SHOT
THROUGH TBE HIPS.

Word has been received from France
that julius Isralsky is severely woun--:
ded, being shot through the hips He
is brother of Jake, and has been in1
Louisa at various times assisting hinlI
in the store. He was above the age,
of 81 but enlisted about the ttrue we,
entered the war. He has been In thes
most active part Of the front for sew
eral months. His parents live I'm Gin
cinnati and Jake has been with theEaa
this week.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-20
American ARMY
Smashing HUNS
NOW WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE
OF THE GREAT IRON TOWN
or METZ

One OF the biggest things that has
happened in France recently is Gen.
Pershings drive against the Huns.
The Americans made fine progresH.
capturing $4,000 men and scores OF
towns. some Of them being very impor-
tAnt points. They are now near Metz
the great iron center and huge manu-
featuring point.
Tho French and British also are
making good headway and the Huns
arc giving away all along tho line. The
old Hindenburg line is breaking at nu-
meroua places and indications are that
the Germans win not attempt TO stane
there.
The German peace feeler has been
nAtiy thrown down.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-20
LARGE NUMBER OF srlInEMre

Every department Of the Grayson
Normal School is on boom, and es-
pecially the Commercial department. II
you want to save money and time, LETT
us tell you about our CommeciaI, High
School, Normal, and Music courses
Board and tuition very reasonable
For particulars, write J. w. Lusby.
Grayson, Ky.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-20
CHARLES G. vARMEx

Cards have been received here by
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. yarney,
OF Williamson, w, Va, announcing the
arrival Of d nine pound boy. Sept IL
His name is Charles Clifford. Mrs.
Varney was Miss Alice Williamson, OF
Rural, Pike county, and attended
school in Louisa.