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Arizona republican., 1918-06-14
Germany and the Frazer Incident

If even half that has been told of German out rages in Belgium is true, the German government shows in it's protest against the lynchng of Robert Frazer at Colinsville, Illinois. that the has not impaired it's nerve. The protest and the imper- ous demand that there shall be repetition of such outrages were probably intended for home consump ton rather than for effect upon the conduct of the people of the United States. Such formal action as the German government has taken is calculated to impress upon the German people that the Collins vile outrage was an expression of hostility to Ger mans generally and such impression would have the effect of stfening the determination of the Ger man people continue the war Such an impression would offset all the efforts President Wilson has made to reach the hearts of the Germans
 No doubt the government of the United States depored the Prager incident much more deeply than the German government has done It made an efforr 10 secure the punishment of the who murdered Prager not because he German, but because, in their drunken frenzy they imagined or pretended to imgaine that he was a German spy.
 The men who participated in the outrage belonged to a class which is not distinguished for it's patriot 3sm They acted on a drunken impulse just as sometimes men who are notoriously rregious be- come intensely religious under the influence of strong drink.
 The well ordered people of the United States. In all parts of the country, have given ample proof of their good will toward persons of German birth who have refrained from acts and words hostile 10 this country.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14
In 1920
10 this country

In about two years from this time the republican party will be choosing a standard bearer for 1920. If twenty men were asked who he will be, at least nineteen will reply Theodore Roosevelt We can conceive of nothing that may happen between ths June and June 1920 except the death of Colonel Roosevent, which might prevent his almost unani- mous nomination.
 In 1920 there will be of two issues-both of
 them may then be alive: The and the preparation For peace The record of Colonel Roosevelt and the republican party to the is unassalabe. The former. from the outbreak fo the confagration in Europe, urged immediate and vigorous preparation for our inevitable part in it, and since have been forced embark in it. he has constantly spurred the country to greater efficiency. We think that there is
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14
-t)-------------- HAS HUN RELATIVES
TRepubljcan A. p. Leased Wire

Republican A. p. Leased Wire1
 DAYTON, Ohio, June 12.-William J. von Struckrad, who was arrested in Cincinnati today on a charge of imper- sonating an officer of the United States army and on other charges, has two brothers serving in the German army, according to his wife who is employed in . Dayton factory. His mother is living in Germany, and Mrs. von Struckrad says her husband recently received a letter from his mother, ad- vising him to stay in America, as it lis a better place now than this'.'
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14
BODY IF ACCIDENT
 VICTIM IS SHIPPED

The body of Leota Beamon, a 19- year-old girl. who was drowned last Sunday while swimming at Joint Head. was taken last night to her former home at Colorado Springs by her step father w. r. Bassett.
 R. Guy Davidson and Mrs Alice Thralls the companions of the drowned girl narrowly escaped the same fate while trying to rescue the girl. The scene of the accident was only 100 yards away from the many bathers, but they failed to hear the cries of the drowning girl and her companions. Although she was drowned before midnight, the body was not recovered until early the next morning.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14
ABOUT T. N. T.
(New York Tribune)

NANeW 1OTh ITlDuNe)
 Tri-nitro- toluol, or tri-nitro- toluene, or T. N. T. is a white solid which is easily made and which is safer to use than many other explosives, It is made from toluol and nitric acid. The tuluol is obtained as a by product in the coke industry. There is not enough toluol prepared in the United States to supply it's present needs The tar and Illuminating gas of the city gas works contain ,toluol. By making certain changes in equipment the tuluol could be saved. Toluol in gas gives Illuminating power, but if gas mantles are used it's absence will not be missed. It is of no value in the gas used for heat. It has been estimated that enough toluol is burned in Illuminating gas in the United States in one day. to make T. N. T for 150,000 9-inch shells. Three hun dred pounds of T.. N. T. are used in a single shell.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14
GEORGE SIMPSON IS
 SERIOUSLY ACCUSED

The department of justice, through J. H. Langston, assistant United States attorney, caused the arrest yesterday of George Simpson upon complaint, charging violation of the espionage act.
 Simpson, according to federal ad- vices that led to his arrest said while in Prescott recently "The kaiser is not a murderer like Presi- dent Wilson. Germany is right. The United States is wrong. The United States is going to get what is com ing to her. The United States sol diers are going away against their will. Those going will be slaught- cred"
 Simpson was arrested in Phoenix by Fred Weage. deputy United States marshal, and is now in the county jail.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14
THE SAIL BOYS VOCABULARY

Anna Steese Richardson in Soldiers AIT in the June Woman's Home Companion says:
 "The sailor lad has vocabulary quite his own, by the way. Recruits 'regrets;' later. com mon seaman, they 'gobs.' Food is chow and ketchup is red lead Pinnacle list means the sick list The guardhouse is called a brig Instead of reveille, he says rise and shine and when he tires of noise he calls out pipe down. Leave for the army is liberty for the navy. Two cats they have named Pay Day and Extra Duty. It is not hard to guess which of the two felines is more popular.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14

of the absorbed nitrogen acting on his system. With very special air pumps divers went down to 35 fathoms in Scotch lake, and were none the worse on returning to the surface slowly. It is held that 35 to 40 fathoms is the probable limit of deep-sea diving, eve under scientific methods, as the even under scientific methods, as the much in excess as to produce pneu- monia. inflammation of the lungs and cQnvulsions.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14
SMALL cANvAsEs AT PARIS soLoN

Paris. Some sort of a state sanctioned salon is to be held this year. Artists will be asked offer only work of moderate size. The majority of the artists will not really suffer by this rule since of the enormous canvases that formerly encountered the walls of the salons bought by pri- vate individuals, but in the end through the influ- ence of some deputy other, helped to fill up use-
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14
HOW MARCUS LoEw PICKS HIS THEATERs

Marcus Loew tthe famous theatrical man, says in tthe June American magazine:
 Tn selecting a district for a theater the first thing we do is collect scientifically our informa- ton about that district. We send men around to stores houses and the streets and get their est-
 mates and reports as to kind of people live with in a radius of mile and half or so. Before we take steps to build house. we try to know the the majority of the people are in, about how much they earn, how they spend their evenings, whether they are eXtravagant or tight-fisted, and whether they go to theaters much Above all we try to estimate future of district Is it one that IS going to increase wealth prosperity or one that will decrease? Is the district the the rise? Are people moving into it. or out of it? Do people like to live there they discontented? Also | study the volume of business done by the stores of the district the number of business failures the real estate values.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14
HERE IS THE ARMY TEST

At one army camp each man is required to pass in eight of the following tests to obtain positive mark for his unit:
 Jump feet from standing position chin 10 times; clear a bar feet inches; throw 12- pound shot 33 feet; climb 20-foot rope in 15 seconds; dash 50 yards in seconds; a mile in six minutes; lift 60-pound weight the head with one hand; sit up from supne position with 50 pound weight suspended from the back of the head.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14

reasonable who does not now believe that if the country had acted the advice of Colonel Roose welt had begun vigorous preparation four years by Germany yielding to terms which would have guaranteed peace to the world.
 The record of the republican party with respect to the war is almost clear that of Colonel Roose- vet The leaders of the party in both houses of congress were the first stand behind the president when his party leaders, the speaker of the house, the chairman of the ways and means com- mittee with large following held aloof. But for the republicans in congress, none of the presidents earlier war measures could have been enacted
 And throughout the loyalty of the republicans in congress has been answering If they have ever voted as a party, it has been party behind the president It is true that the administration has been severely criticized by republicans, but it has also been as severely criticized by democrats of un- doubted party loyalty. And do not think any honest observer will deny this criticism has been helpful that it has removed hesitation and blunder ing; that it has forced incompetents out of their places and that it has brought about efficiency
 We now look forward with confidence to the re- suits of our participation in the war. we nave ho fear of stumbling. So long the war lasts our way is clear. But afterward? Peace will bring com nlex probems the readjustment of the world. There will be something to try the wits of men as they were never tried before. And which party will this nation choose to represent it that readjustment'
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14
MAY PITCH FOR ARMY
Republican A. P. Leased Wire

LOCKHAVEN, Pa, June 12.-Ray- mond (Rube) Bressler one of the Cincinnati National league club pitch CTS, has been called into the army by the Clinton county draft board He will go with the contingent thal leaves in the five day period begin ming June A.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14

diver is endangered by the permeation Of the blood and body fluids with nitro gen.
 The distressing symptoms expert enced in deep sea divers work is not due to the tremendous pressure, as hitherto understood, but rather to pois- oning by carbonic acid, which creates a feeling of breathlessness and op- pression. Coming to the surface too quickly, the eXperimenters conclude that the diver feels the evil effects
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14
THE ORIGINAL BAPTIST

A negro minister of the Baptist church in order to strengthen and confirm the faith of his congrega tion, took his text Tn those days John the Baptist preaching in the wilderness of Judea" "Oh" said he, how 1 like to read these precious words in the blessed Bible, You don't read anywhere about John the Presbyterian John the Methodist, John the Episcopalian No brethren, it is John the Bap- tistn-Chrstian Register.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14
THEY SEEK OFFICE

PIERRE, S. D., June 12;IOrville Anderson, socialist candidate for gov ernor, and Fred Fairchild another prominent socialist, under indictment for violation of the espionage act, pleaded not guilty in federal court today and asked for a continuance.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14
Where the People
 May Have, Hearing
Chandler. AriZ., June II

Chandler, Ariz., June II. Editor of The Republican,: l saw in today's Republican where President Wilson had signed a bill to pay all civil war veterans $30 a month. Did that apply to Confederate soldiers |? Please answer through the columns of your paper.
 A SUBSCRIBER. The bill applies only to Union sol dierS of the civil war.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14

Let no thought or deed unworthy
 smirch it's stripes of purest white, Let no stain of craven silence rob its red of lustre bright, Let no shame bedim the star shine on it's field of heavenly blue, For it's OUR FLAG, friend, it's OUR FLAG; I'm proud of it;-are YOU?
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14
WHAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN

From the Soap Box to the Throne" would have been good topic for his next book if Trotzky had not been interrupted route-Washngton Star
 HAVE TO BE, WITH SUCH A LANGUAGE
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14

Chorus For it's your Flag, friend, it's my Flag, It belong to you and me, We will live for it. we will die for it, At home or across the sea. The Star and Stripes forever Shall wave as a symbol true, Of our FTeeman's right, and our
 Country's might, I am proud of it-are you? Charles L. H. Wagner. author,
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14
PROVING IT

T understand that furniture dealer is square man."
 Sure; he makes a speciality of mission styles"
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14
OUR FLAG

Morning kiss it. let the Evening sunset glow of gid it sets in depths below, Let let the glory shine emblem loved flag loved as mine Let the O O children the its soul o. till echoes roll fling to the the
Arizona republican., 1918-06-14

Private Clyde Marks, Indianapolis, Ind, man with the Twenty-eighth in- fantry in France, wrote to his wife recently: "We are in close quarters. From the way it looks you will be wearing crepe before you get this" The letter arrived a few days before Mrs. Marks received word that her husband had been killed in action.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-12-18
Death of Milton V. Reese.

Milton VanBuen Reese, of
Olinger. Va, died at his home
last Tuesday afternoon, Decem
Der 10th, after a brief illness.
Aged 40 years. Mr. Reese was
engaged in the mercantile bust
ness in Turkey Cove, and after.
wards at Olinger, Va. He en-.
joyed the confidence aud re.
spect of the people of his sec
ton. He was member of the
Methodist church of Turkey
Cove, also of the Willard Lod ge,
No. 1876, Odd Fellows, OF Olin-
ger, Va. He is survived by his
wife and seven children, all of
whom were with him when the
end came, except one son, who
is in France. The day after
Mr.. Reese's death telegram
was received from this son, an
nouncing that he was safe with
his command, after having been
captured by the Germans and
afterwards released following
the armistice.
The funeral services were
held at the home on Thursday
morning, conducted by Rev.
j. Nj. Smith. The Willard
Lodge Of Odd Fellows attended
the service in q body, and con-
jucted the services at tie grave.
The interment was made in the
Jones cemetery, Turkey Cove.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-12-18
Food
Administrator
Says Demand for Food Over
seas is Great.

Captain Charles Stewart, 59th
Artillery, L. S. Army, lust re.
turned to his home III Wash.
lngton after commanding his
battery at ST. Mihici and the
Argonne, reports that, on reach.
ing Paris the day the arm,stice
was signed, his first idea Of a
lifting celebrations was a bath.
the first IN two months. and a
dinner which should be Il rare
relief from the daily diet of
bully beef ON the fighting line.
What did you find to eat in
Paris?' he was asked.
well, you can'l get any
butter, or sugar, and there's no
milk To be hal, aud no eggs
I'VE got eight oysters with
green rims on them, a partridge
and another bird, and a steak.
The bill was 1870 francs Tor four
of Us, about $50 ia American
cash"
When an American army Of
ncer, whom the joyous Paris
ian populance dragged from his
taxi and carried along with
kisses and salutatiuns on The
greatest festaI day in history.
mailing him as a hero aud a de-
hverer OF France, was denied
butter and sugar, milk and eggs
on his first day back from
the front, the grim truth shows
plainly that these things are
practically Impossible to frd.
To children, old people. sick
people and the wounded men in
hospitals, they are indispensa-
bic foods.
The United States Food Ad
ministration says: The need 10
ship foood overseas is greater
than eve: today. Don't stop
saving.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-12-18

League Notes

The Community League held
a meeting in the school build
ing on Monday, December End
at 1 o'clock. Mrs. Irvine, the
president, presided, aud called
the roll of officers and read the
minutes of the previous meet
ing.
For painting tho individual
school rooms of the school we
have an indebtedness of $l2l.49.
OF this SOS has been donated,
leaving SOB 40 to be paid. Hav-
ing been promised assistance
by the School Board, the league
assumes one half of the debt.
Mrs. Irvine read a letter from
MIR. j. II. Montgomery, prcsl-
dent of the Co-Operative Edu-
cation Association, giving us
suggestions for definite work in
our organization. There being
three ranks for league to at
tain to, our league is noted to
work for n First Rank League
The conditions for First
Rank League are:
|. Ten regular meetings a
year.
ii. Efficient work by the fol-
lowing six committees:
/. Committee on Education.
9. Health and Sanitation.
3, Food Production and Con
servation.
i. Public Utilities.
8. Civil and Moral Improve
ment.
6. Social and Recreation.
III. Pay annual dues and
send in annual report.
". At least fifteen subscrib
ers to the Community League
News.
V. Have representative at
tho county and state meeting.
a motion put in by Mrs. r. T..
Taggart that in the formation
of our new committees, we ap.
point new chairmen for the
committees of the First Rank
League, applying our chairmen
and standing committees to the
needs of our committees under
the new regime, was duly sec
onded and passed. For the
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-12-18
BIG STONE GAP. WISE COUNTY, VA, WEDNESDAY, DEcE
fee and to become lis FIRST Nom.

fee and to become its first mem
Der.
1t is suggested that since all
property will share in the owners
general prosperity of Big Stone
Gap or suffer under the reverse,
that all nonresident property
owners should be invited to take
membership in this organization.
We approve of this suggestion
and trust this club will take such
steps to reach every party who
owns property in this town.
The next meeting of the club
will be Friday evening, Dccem-
Der goth, ut s O'Clock at the Of
flee of the Electric Transmission
Company. The committee on
membership expects 10 report at
least one hundred members at
that time.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-12-18
Death of Mrs. Elizabeth
UpcIlurch.

Mrs. Elizabeth Mann Up
church died at her home near
the furnace Tuesday, December
10th, after a brief illness. Aged
80 years. She was the mother
of Owen Upchurch, the well
known carpenter, and his broth
ers, Alex. and John. The last
named son is with the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces in
France. Mrs, Upchurch was a
member of the Southern Metho-
dist church, of Big Stone Gap,
and was well known through
out this section.
The funeral services were
held ut the residence Wednes-
day afternoon DIT $3.50, conduct
ed by Rev. j.. NJ. Smith, and the
lnlerment was made by the side
of her husbands grave in the
Lipps cemetery III Powell's
Valley, short distance above
town.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-12-18
LETTER OF
CONTAMINATION

The Stonega Coke & Coal
Company is in receipt of the
following letter from Frank j.
Herman, of Washington city,
manager of the coke section of
the United States Fuel Admin
istratlon, thanking them for
their hearty cooperation with
the government during the pc
riod of the war:
Washington, Nov. %, 1918.
Stonega Coke & Coal Co.,
Big Stone Gap, Va.
Gentlemen
| am very glad to be able
to tell you that it will be
satisfactory for you to make
shipments to whatever point
you care to, beginning Deem
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-12-18

Der LIST, In other words, our
restrictions which requested
you To discontinue shipments of
foundry coke to points in Mich
igan, Wisconsin, Minnesota.
Missouri and Nebraska, and
also to points north of the Ohio
River, are hereby recinded.
want to thank you for your
spirit of cooperation, and wish
to assure you that you have
been one of the shining lights,
TO which we could point when
ever any coke operator wanted
to disregard any of our requests.
Personally, | do not think [
have met with II better group
of men than those which are
connected with your organiza
ton, even though the times
we're very hard and trying.
Very truly yours,
U. $. FUEL ADMINISTRATION
By Frank j. Herman
Manager of Coke Section.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-12-18

woi king out of these commit.
tees, time being limited, call
meeting was planned for the
following day at the home Of
the secretary.
Our attention was called TO
the fact there are 100000 faith
erless children in France. \
society for their welfare has
been organized in the United
States. 1t requires ten cents II
day to keep each child in its
mothers home. The teachers
present expressed their desire
To support one of these children
for a year. Our community
has been allotted ten children.
The school children will be
asked to adopt two children.
The Lloyd Guild of Christ's
Episcopal church at it's last
meeting voted to adopt a child
for the year. What other church
will assist this worthy move
ment? 1t means but ten cents
day or $50 80 for the year.
y letter from our State Nurse,
Miss Randolph, calling our at
tention to nurses home to be
built at Catawba, Va, for
nurses having taken tuberculo-
sis from patients, and asking
our co operation. The letter
was laid on the table.
Having pledged $4,000 to-
wards the salary OF our county
nurse it was moved and sec
onded that we pay $50 OF the
same, the treasury for the pres
ent being depleted.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-12-18
Red Cross
Work

Jerusalem by MaiD- Amcri-
can doctors, nurses aud work.
ers, connected with the Ameri-
can Red Cross here, are carry
ing relief work ana civilized
methods in districts isolated
from western civilization since
the days of the Roman occupa-
ton.
The network Of highways
built by the British armies un.
der General Allenhy, through
the hill country lying eastward
of the Jordan River valley has
opened up this land for the first
time in 1900 years.
Reports received here from
Red Cross representatives show
extensive relief is now being
carried into more than 80 wi.
lagos where the inhabitants.
impoverished by excesses of
the retreating Turkish armies.
have been found in dire circum-
stances.
Wholesome food, warm cloth
ing, medical and nursing attcn-
ton and general relief work is
being organized on a large
scale. To date, according 10
the report, the following has
been done:
Fifteen clinics arranged; WIS.,
its being made to surrounding
villages the previous day to
notify Inhabitants To bring
their sick; surveys OF water
supply sewerage, sanitation ana
the like made in 80 villages;
and corrective measures under
taken; Boy Scout troops organ
lied; and training OF native
helpers begun; garments to the
value Of $500 already distribut-
ed among 200 orphans. Gencr-
al relief, food, medical and 9th.
erwise, undertaken.
Natives of the villages, al
though habitually suspicious of
outsiders owing to the cruelties
of the Turks, are Welcoming
the British and American
strangers" and are today EEK
ceptionally open to western in,
iiuenccs," the report stated.
For the first time in many
centuries they are free from
miserable government that
quenched all initiative except
that of the plunderer and bride
giver-and they realize the
change. The roads have open,
ed up Il country that has for
1900 years hardly bad contact
with the west, The present
tlme is one of unusual opportu-
nifty"