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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-11-20

Paul lessee returned home
last Friday night from johnson
| CITY, Tenn, where he was call
ell on account of the illness of
his wife who had gone there to
visit her parents. She had inn
proved sufficient to return home
also.
Misses Edna, Bonnie and
Margaret Catron motored mp to
Glamorgan Sunday and spent
the day with their sister, Mrs.
Enmitt Stone.
! Master Fred and Little Miss
Thelma Rotenberry, son and
daughter of Supt. Rotenberry,
of Arno, motored down to the
Gap Friday To bring Amos
contribution of towels and 9th.
cr things for the Red Cross.
Miss Ruth Pforr returned
Sunday night from Basic City,
Va, where she was called on
account of the illness and death
of her sister, Mrs. Frank Harris,
who was stricken with inilu
cnza and died from the effects
of it.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas w.
Wheeler announce the birth of
son at their home on Novem.
Der It'll.
w. G.. Coutts has been in Coe-
burn the past week putting in
n pipeless furnace for X. G. Car
rico in his cottage.
George l.. Taylor spent last
Friday in Bristol on legal bust
ness.
Ransom Bishop, who has
been in training ut Camp Lee,
is spending several days in the
Gap visiting relatives and
friends. Ransom is pleased
with army life and will remain
III the service of Uncle Sam af.
ter the war.
". j prescott was a business
visitor to Richmond last week.
D. 5. Ioakley, who has been
employed here for several
months with the Electric Trans.
misSion Company, has been
transferred To Pineville, Ky,
and will move his household
goods there this week. Mrs.
Yoakley is now in Tennessee
visiting relatives.
Miss Mary Lee Maiden, who
spent the past six weeks at her
home near Abingdon, returned
to the Gap Tuesday night to re
sumo her school duties.
Miss Mary Akers, one of the
High School instructors, return.
ed to the Gap Tuesday night.
after visiting her parents mt
Emory while school was closed
at this place.
Mrs. II. l.. Brown and small
grandson, Otto Brown, Jr., re-
turned to their home in Middles
boro Friday night, after visit
ing relatives for several DAYS
in the Gap.
Miss Grace Long returned to
her home in the Gap Saturday
night, after spending several
days in Abingdon last week
visiting friends.
Mrs. j. II. Wears returned
to the Gap Friday night from
Wise, where she hasbeen visiting
relatives while school wa ;
closed at this place.
w. G. Coutts, the plumber.
ls busy man these DAYS in.
stalling pipeless heaters. These
heaters are wonders and cost
only one third as much MS n
hot water system.
Edna Kathleen Willis infont
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus
Willis, died at its home above
East Stone Gap on last Thurs
day of influenza. The remains
were Inferred in the cemetery
at East Stone Gap and Rev
~, Nj. Smith, Of this place. con.
Quoted the funeral services
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-11-20


n pipeless furnace. These fur
naces are sold by w. G. Coutts
with guarantee of satisfaction
or money back.
Miss Georgia Herndon, OF
Norton, spent the week end in
the Gap the guest of Mrs. j. II.
Wears.
Miss Memo Vineyard spent
several days at Norton last
week.
Misses FIanary and Lee Wy.
gal, of Dryden, spent Thursday
in the Gap visiting Judge and
Mrs. II. a. w. Skeen.
Mr., and Mrs. r. II. Wheeler
announce the birth of n son,
Eugene Hagy, November llth.
Little Virginia Churchill
Compton is confined to her
room with influenza.
LOST Between Poplar Hill,
Big Stone Gap, and Appala-
CHA, on last Thursday between
1900 and 1890 O'Clock, one
gray lap robe. Finder will
please return to S. j. Gundry,
Stonega, Va.
Announcements has been re.
ceived by relatives of the birth
Of fine baby boy on the 9th of
November TO Mr.. and Mrs. HUI
rat l.. Sturgili, of Cripple Creek j,
Colo, formerly of this place.
Mrs. Sturgill will be remember
ed as Miss Sophia Benedict.
y union Thanksgiving ser
vice was held Sunday morning
ut the Southern Methodist
church. Special music was
rendered by the choir. Inter
esting talks were made by Rev
j. Nj. Smith, of the Presbyte-
rian church, Rev. f. n Wolfe,
of the Christian church and
Rev. G. w Dean, of the Metho-
dist church. y large congre.
CATION represented al the
churches in town.
j. Howard Smith, represent
ing the department OF entonoI-
ogy at Washington, has been
spending several days in this
section examining peach trees
for the Oriental Moth that is
doing SO much damage to east.
ern orchards. SO far lie has not
found any of the disease in
Southwest Virginia west of Ma.
rion, where he found n few
trees infected with it. In the
eastern aud northern part of
the state the disease has gotten
considerable hold in the or.
chards.
Ulysses Flanary, who has
been i'll training for several
months at Camp Metz, near
Washington city, pas q d
through the Gap Sunday en-
route to Jonesville to visit
his family who have been liv-
ing III Kentucky since he went
into service. He was given an
honorable discharge and will
probably in "a few weeks re
sumo work with the Stonega
Coke and Coal Company in the
store department.
Thomas Franklin Durham,
son of j. p. Durham, who lives
on Powell Mountain, died at
Toms Creek on November 18th
from complications resulting
from an injury received in the
mines at that place six years
ago. He was thirty years of
age and is survived by a wife
and several children. Funeral
services were. conducted by
Rev. j. NJ. Smith and internent
was made in the cemetery at
East Stone Gap.
Isaac W., Jr., the thirteen
months old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac w. Livesay, died Mt the
home of Mrs. Livesay's brother,
Delbert Jervis, at Stonega on
November 18th, following Il
brief illness of influenza and
the remains We're inferred in
Glencoe Cemetery at this place.
Funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. j. NJ. Smith. The
deceased was the one that tool,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-11-20
Hold Your Liberty Bonds.

Hold fast to that which is
good. Keep your Liberty Bonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
France Begins Celebration OF American Independence
 Day h Enthusiastic Way

be present, but the cabinet was well represented.
 Senator Mascuraud, in introducing Ambassador Sharp, was cheered as he said, This, too, is a war of independ- ence."
 M. Simon, minister of colonies, re- ferred to the United States as the in- evitable umpire of the conflict, and re- called how the French national con- vention made an exception of America in denouncing all treaties with foreign powers. He stirred the audience to cheers again by referring to the brav- cry shown by the Americans at Can tigny and Relleau wood,
 Ambassador sharp. im brief speech, declared that should the impossible come and the allies be defeated. Frances name would remain the great est of all"
 The ambassador. in opening, used the phrase, My brothers of France" which all seemed to comprehend and cheered to the echo.
 Senator Mascuraud called for a cheer Vice 'Amerique!" which was heart fly given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
SENATOR PULLMAN
 DIES FOLLOWING
 PARALYT|C STROKE
Congressional Committee and Naval Representatives Leave Washington With
 Funeral Party

Washington, July 3.-Senator Ben jamin R. Tillman veteran of 24 years service in Congress and chairman of the Senate naval affairs committee, died at his home here early today, as the result of a cerebral hemorrhage. suffered last Thursday The stroke completely paralyzed the left side, and as the right had been partially para lyzed since a similar attack 10 years ago, no hope had been held out for Senator Tillmans recovery since he lapsed into inconsistencies last Sum day.
 Washington, July 3.-Accompanied by the body of Senator Benjamin R. Tia- man of South Carolina, who died here early today left Washington tonight a. o'clock for Trenton, S. e, where fu- neral services will be held tomorrow aft ernoon at o'clock. Services will be conducted at the Presbyterian church, where the body will lie in state frori the time of it's arrival early in the aft ernoon.
 In observing request of Senator Tillman, the funeral services will De simple None were held in Washington
 Senators and representatives accoln- panying the body to Trenton were: Senators Smith of South Carolina, Swanson of Virginia, Gallinger of New Hampshire, Lodge of Massachusetts, Penrose of Pennsylvania. Overman of North Carolina, Nelson of Minnesota. Shoot of Utah, Pomerene of Ohio, Fer. nald of Maine, Phelan of California, Sterling of South Dakota Owen Of Oklahoma, Trammell of Florida and Mo Kellar of Tennessee: Representative Lever, Byrnes, Ragsdale. Whaley, Mich oils, Dominick and Stevenson of South Carolina, Pacgett of Tennessee Vinson of Georgia, Butler of Pennsylvania Walsh of Massachusetts, Fess of Ohio, Elliott of Indiana, Morgan of Oklahoma, Langley of Kentucky, Williams of H. linois, Austin of Tennessee and French of Idaho.
 Secretary Daniels was, unable to ac- company the party. but sent as his personal representative Rear Admiral MacGowan. paymaster general of the navy. ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
'ulton Home Guards, Led by Sheriff, Fight
 Battle With Slackers

button. July 3.-John Henry Will hs. probably fatally wounded. and
 father and mother, John and Car Williams, are in jail here as the llt of efforts by a posse of home Fds. led by Deputy Sheriff Denton th. to round up three Williams 5, alleged slackers, Tuesday after h. Two of the brothers, Charles and
 escaped.
 fhen the posse approached the Will bs home they were halted by guns ed through chinks in the walls of
 house. The three men wanted made hsh from the rear of the house and e chased and fired upon by the be. one being badly wounded and tured while two escaped.
 he posse then returned to tho De and after a severe struggle over tered the boys parents and brought n here where they are held on 44kes Of aiding the boys to escape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04

Paris, July S.-Paris, already bril- liantly decorated with flags hung from every window in honor of the Fourth of July. something which the city has not done in honor of any victory of the war, not even for that of the Marne, began it's celebration with a luncheon in honor of. Ambassador Sharp. The luncheon was given today because it has been found impossible to crowd every manifestation into h. dependence day itself.
 The host was jointly the republican eonimltlsNe of commerce, industry and agriculture, of which Senator Mascu- raud is president, and the Republican club of which M. Provost is president The luncheon was held at the Republi- can club and was worthy of that clu,,s reputation, although every form of meat was excluded. in accordance with the government regulation, from the menu
 Premier Clemenceau was unable to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
THE INGRAM" WILL
 BE LAUNCHED WITH
 FOURTEEN OTHERS
Destroyer Named for Pratt City Hero Will Go Over board' on Independ-
 ence Day

Washington. July 3.-Names of the 14 tOrpcdo-bOat destrOyers to be launche d tomorrow were announced tonight by the navy department follows;
 Bethlehem Union plant, San Fran cisco; The Mckean. Harding. GridIcy, Williams. Crane, Hart. Ingram, Burns.
 Newport News Shipbuiiding and Dry dock company, Newport News, The Thomns, Haraden and Abbot.
 William Cramp & sons shipyard, Philadelphia: The Upshur and Elliott.
 Bethlehem Fore River plant, Quincy, Mnss.-The Maury.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS 1-Americans still holding positions won at Vaux in face of terrific attacks.
 Merchants marine consists of near 3O,OtO ships of 1O.O4O.659 gross tons. Investigation of cause of Syracuse explosion begins. Senator TiIlman dies from para lytic stroke. Independence Day will be cele- brated as never before. +CzechO-SlOvaks in control of Vlad- ivostok after big battle. 7-Tate maintains candidates' assess ment Is wrong. 0TwO Alabama heroes killed in ac- tiOn are honored for Rallantry.
 LOCAL NEWS ECOunty chnirmen request more pledge cards. -Celebration at Capitol park. will be great affair. Champion bull will he resold today. Local manufacturers must be pre- pared to take up war work. states Aldrich.
 FEATURES 4-Editorial comment. S--society and Dolly DalrympIe. S-Sports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04

The American artillery lent efficient aid in completely breaking up the en- emy attack, which was launched with fresh regiments of storm troops.
 The number of prisoners taken by the Americans i'll the operations near Chateau Thierry was increased today without the American infantry operat- ing except as skirmishers. German shells have been raining on the new American positions and the en- emy has been answered by the American guns.
 projectiles of all calibres, gas shells be- ing mixed with high explosive missiles The shells have been falling heavily in the areas behind the battle line. The en-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
MERCHANT MARINE 0F UNITED STATES NEAR 3O,0O0 SHIPS ! 0F 10,04O,659TONS Fiscal Year Just Closed Ex- ceeds All Others in Con-
 struction of Vessels PRODUCTION DOUBLE
 GERMAN YARDS IN
 PRE-WAR PERIOD Past IF Months 1922 New Craft of 1,430,793 Tons Have Been Put Into
 Service
First of Near 100 Ships
 Launched at 12.01 Today

Superior. Wis, July 4.-The first of nearly 100 ships. which will be launched today in American ship yards in celebration of the Fourth of July slid down the ways at 12.91 this morning at shipyard here. The vessel is steel steamer of S40o tons and is named the Lake Aurioe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04


 Washington, July 3.-On the eve of the geatest ship launching day in history, the bureau of navigation of the department of commerce an nounced tonight that the fiscal year just closed exceeded all previous years in new ships built in this county, giving the United States a merchant ma rine of 10,040,659 gross tons and numbering nearly 30,000 vessels
 In the IF months ended June 30. there were 1922 new ships of 1.430,.03 gross tons numbered by the bureau, more than double the output of Ger man yards In peace time. Great Brit aims production in the same period has not been made public. but in the year ended May 3I, 1t amounted to l,- 4O6, ,S3S gross tons or abOut 70 per cent of the normal annual output.
 In addition to the merchant ships Stripes the sea-going fleet of cargo carriers controlled by the United States includes 100000 tons of requistIoned Dutch ships and 40f,700 tons operated by the army and navy as transports, hospital ships, supply transports and other auxiliary crafts, besides yachts and similar vessels under 500 tons em- ployed in considerable numbers in mill itary and naval service.
 LAST FOUR MONTHS RECORD
 One. half of the fiscal years output of ships was completed in the last four months. The total included 53 sea-go- ing steel seamers of 1,034,604 gross tons and 157 sea-going wooden vessels of 213,uSS tons, the remainder being ves- sells for the lakes, rivers and domestic transportation, except for one concrete sea going steamer of 3427 gross tons. Even this record production, however, will be eclipsed in the fis- cal year just starting, for many new yards are just beginning to get into full operation and the great fabricating yards have not yet begun to add fin ished ships to the cargo fleets.
 LOSSES SUSTAINED
 Losses sustained by the merchant nia- were s2,049 tons of sea-going vessels, including 10 of 14,707 gross tons sunk by submarines off the Atlantic coast in May and June.
 The growth of the shipbuilding yards in this county in the last two businesses which have given America its reputation as great industrial nation. The records of the bureau of naviga ton show that in the 12 months ended June 30, 1917, the renaissance of shipbuilding had Just started. there were completed in American yards 1c30 ships of 3c7.147 gross tons,
 BUILDING BIG SHIPS
 Another i2 months saw the number increased to 154S ships of S12,655 gross tons and in the year just ended. the tonnage output was nearly double while the number of ships grew to 1922 Instead of small craft for do- nestle transportation, the yards are now building great ocean going ships to carry men and supplies to France and later to establish new lines of communication between the United States and Latin-America and the orient
 The launching of nearly 100 ships tomorrow, declaration of American independence of foreign merchant ma rines. will be attended with words of appreciation from President Wilson. Chairman Hurley. General Pershing and the American fighting men In Eu- rope.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
Airplane Falls Upon
 Farmer in Automobile;
 Injuries Thought Fatal

Memphis, Tenn, July 3.-J. F. EaJ- ley. a farmer was injured, probably fla tally, today, when airplane in which William Hollis, q cadet, attached to Park aviation field was flying, feil 200 feet and landed on the automobile in which Easey was riding near thIs city Except for few bruises Hollis was not injured. The airplane was wrecked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
During the Month of June U nited Kingdom Yards Complete 134,159 Tons Ships

London. July 3.-The British admiralty announced tonight that during the month of June 134,i5s gross tons of merchant shipping was completed in the United Kingdom yards and entered for service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04

Is attack.
 |As the result of these as |ults the Germans have lost Try heavily, the ground being |vered with their dead and bundled. They have, in addi- pn lost many prisoners. The 9ttle is still being fiercely hged.
 French units are said to be engaged the region of Vaux, but it is prob e they are not very numerous.
 The battle at Vnux has seem hgiy absorbed the most of the ac- Iivity on the western side of the lalient running north from the IIarne, but far up toward the Disc liver at Moulin Sous- Toutvent, little village east of the La Lnigue orest, the French have struck the herman line over front of nearly Nvo miles and have penetrated to a lcpth of approximately half hile. Prisoners to the number of l57 have been reported captured.
 The British were unable to re- hin the positions they seized Sum lay near Bouzincourt, north of AL lcrt. After a terrific bOmbard- bent, the Germans succeeded in ecnpturing the ground. On the forth side of the Picardy sector at boyeIles and MOyenneviIle, and in he Lys sector, at Merrid, the Brit kh have taken prisoners in rniding operations.
 The Italians have again shifted heir attack. and this time have hoscn the Piave front for a den- Instration of their strength. Aft + a bombardment which reached rumfire intensity, the Italians fOssed the Piaxe northeast Of lapo SiIe. In spite of the flooded reas before them. they made some rogress, which is admitted by tienna, and captured 1000 prison- fs as well as taking valuable lar material. Austrian counter ttacks in the Grappa region east { the Brenta have been repulsed.
 American air fighters have par lcipated in cOmbats during the lighting at Vaux and are credited fficinlly with destroying seven lcrMan machines. In the figh ting tuesday the British destroyed t enemy airplancs and forced nine lore to descend out of control.
 The Ukraine government. which las set up by the German mili- try authorities, now Is totering , it's fall. it is reported. The all iged attitude of the government tward the peasants is said to he he cause of the impending crisis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04

emy ire, particularly on the right flank of the new positions at vaux. was most intense for hours
 Al last reports the American ma cnihe sunners were holding their ground ana repulsing small but desperate ef- forts Of the Germans to regain the ground wrested from them. The Ameri- cans are reported to be well protected oy their temporary trenches and are not exposing themselves needlessly to the storm of flying steel from the bursting German shella
 ine herman loss in. killed is unknown, nut prisoners say their orders were to urive pack the Americans at all costs. but failed to perform the task entrusted to them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
Germans Launching
 Tremendous Attacks Against Americans
Not One Foot of Ground Won By Pershing's Men Monday Night At Vaux Is Given Up and Enemy Losses Are Very Heavy in
 Fruitless Efforts
Rx Associated Press

With the American Army in France, July heavy Ger attack against the American positions Vaux launched o'clock this morning. repulsed the enemy heavily Not foot of the by the Americans in their attack on Monday night was lost.
 The attack developed after the
 
 trenches the close some cases whole allowed approach the machine their hidden of bullets all the German were trying to adYa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04

were taken. says the war office report.
 The Italians successfully withstood an t,userian counter attack at the head of ene san Lorenzo valley in the Grappa region, where they had taken important posltiohs Tn the fighting of the day pre- solidated. eeA So'
 he number of prisoners taken here mas reached 62l, while p machine guns ana quantities of war material also were captured.
 AUSTRIAN
 Vienna. July S.-Italian troops. SUD- ported by naval forces, attempted to cross the Piave river near it's mouth yes- 'erday, says todays war office state ment The attempt was failure, as was another effort by the Italians to erect crossing of the river further north. near Zeenson. it is declared.
 The Italians succeeded in effecting a slight gain of ground near Chiesanouva northeast of Capo Sile.
 The futile attempt of the enemy to land his infantry on the easteriy side of the Piaye was made near Revedoli, close to Adriatic.
 The Italians preluded their attack by an intense bombardment of the entire Piave front southward from Sungens (about B miles). the bombardment ln- creasing to drumfire at points in the southern sector. After few hours Of this shelling the Italian infantry ad- vanced in tho area near the river's mouth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
REFUSE TO GIVE OPPOSITION
 WON NORTHEAST OF CHATEAU THIERRY ltQ1Qns Report Capture of Nearly 2OOO Prisoners
french Forces Smash Enemy Line Twole Front on Disc and Penetrate Half Mile Taking 457 Prisoners Lose
 Some of Gains Made North of Albert in Flanders
AMERICAN GUNNERS ARE SENDING SHOT FOR SHOT
 IN TERRIFIC ARTILLERY BATTLE NOW IN PROGRESS

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  who sought oust them from e positions That tried desperately caon that the occupation of Vaux considered important hen1y commanders Over the lines held by General ngs there bursting storm steel from the German high explosives and shells nterminged in the pojecte hurled by the ercan however have not yielded foot of ground When the has attacked he has been permitted lines before storm of bullets has through his ranks and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
OFFICIAL REPORTS

Paris July 3Prsoners to the number whom seven x of
 official statement issued by tonight The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04

There was lively reciprocal artillery fire near Fauquois, in the Argonne re- zion, and on the right bank of the Mouse. in the French attack north of Moulin Sous -Toutvent was 457 of whom seven were officers. We have also taken st machine guns.
 Eastern Theatre, July 2.-There was reciprocal artillery firing on the Doiran front, whele an enemy surprise attack was repulsed with serious losses after hand-to hand fighting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
ITALIAN

Rome. July 3.-Italian forces along the lower Paive delivered a number of hard strokes at the Austrian defenses yester- day. fighting their way forward against desperate enemy resistance, the war of- flee announced today. The advance was over the difficult terrain. near the rivers mouth, which is partially flooded.
 The Italians captured approximately 1900 Austrians, together with trench guns. machine guns and war materials.
 French troops were active yesterday on the Italian front. carrying out brilliant raids from their positions on the AsiAgo plateau as the result of which prisouorx
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
BRITISH

London, July 3.-Field Marshal Haig's report from British headquarters tonight says that there is nothing of special in terest upon which to report.