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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-10-29
Should Elect Returned Soldier

There ia u strong feeling
among the returned soldiers
that q. Emerson Collins should
be elected to the office of Com.
missioner of the Revenue from
the Gludeville District. This
young man is we'll qualified for
the position, and deserves it by
every rule of the game. While
his opponent was holding down
n good job in the clerks Office,
Z. Emerson Collins was march.
ing through the Flanders mud,
drilling in the heat or the cold,
and later, going over the top
and lying wounded on the
bloody Verdun front.
Now he is at home, pale, thin,
nursing lame arm, aud seek.
ing to support his family ana
help support his invalid father.
lie is too modest and timid 10
go boldly before the people and
plead his own cause, but that
ought not TO be necessary.
Wise county ought to be proud
and happy To recognize his ser
vice to his country by clecting
him to this small office. He is
the only soldier that is asking
anything of us, and if he Is
beaten. 1t will be IA lasting bio,
on the patriotism and honor of
Wise county. Vote for g. En-
erson Collins. Norton Progress
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-10-29
Card OF Thanks.

We wish to thank our many
friends and nelghbors for their
Kindness shown us during the
illness and death of our beloved
wife and mother, also for the
many floral tributes. May Gods
richest blessings rest upon each
and every one.
G. 2. Sproles and Family.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-10-29

Mtoo Oeofbld DOStWlCk, OF
Bristol, spent the week end in
the Gap with homefolks.
Mrs. G. NJ. Brown and Miss
Grace Wolfe are visiting Mrs.
Browns daughter, Mr.. p. p.
Martin at Jefferson City, Tenn.
this week.
VIZ. aud Mrs l.. J Kirk, Rob.
eri Mahatr-v.. Misses Lena
Reese aud Pansy Thompson,
and Ralph Rres" mDtored to
Norton sunday afternoon wher.
They spout few hours visiting
friends. :
Misses Rrbn Barker and Emf.
~ Richmond aud John Henry
J"hns"n, of Gate CITY, speut
Sunday III the Gap the guests
of Gen. and Mrs. X. 4. Ayers
and son II. j. Ayes.
Mrs. John =. Hnmblen and
two Youngest children left las,
Wednesday for parts in the
southern part of Florida. where
they VIII spend the winter with
Mrs. linmblen's mother, Mrs.
Hamilton, on account Of Mrs.
Hamblen's health. Rev. Ham
ilton, of Jonesboro, Tenn, who
has been spending several
days in the Gap with his
daughter accompanied her as
far as Knoxville.
The Lloyd Guild will meet at
the home OF Mrs. Karl Stoehr
Thursday at $3.50 o'clock.
Miss Emily Richmond, Miss
Reba Barker and Hon. John
Henry johnson, of Gate City,
were the house guests of Mr..
IL. j. Ayers last week.
j. w. iIisel, who has been
conducting II meat and grocery
business in the Gap for the past
three years, has sold his stock
aud fixtures to Charlie Moore
and Henry Clay, who will con.
tinue to conduct the business
under the name of Moore and
Clay. Mr.. Hisei is now in the
meat business at Appalachia
and will move his family there
within short while. While
here he enjoyed IA good patron
age and gained n wide acQuain.
lance and expressed himself
well pleased with the treatment
he received from the people in
Big Stone Gap.
Alpha Clasbey and Frances
Robinett, of Big Stone Gap,
slipped away to Bristol a few
days ago where they were
quietly married by Rev. John
RAIDER. The young couple came
to Appalachia to board the
train, but were intercept, Il b.,
the young lady's father. This
plan being frustrated the low
ers were hurriedly driven to
East Stone Gap in a car, where
they boarded the Southern, and
were Joined by John Clasbey
and wife of Appaiachia, and
Miss Mabel Clasbey, of Big
Stone Gap. Young Clasbey
was recently discharged from
service in the navy. He was a
sailor on the U. $. S. G 232 sub
marine chaser. The bride, only
10 years old, was school girl
until this year. They returned
TO Big Stone Gap where they
will reside. -Crawford's Week
ly.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
EMBARGO IS UPHELD
Senators Defend British Limita
ton of Imports.
Resolutions Looking to Protest b,
State Department is Sent to
Calendar.

Washington, Feb. 7.-Discussion in
the senate of the new British import
embargo swung to defense of the Brit
ish policy of protecting her industries
and the Weeks resolution looking to
a protest to London by the state de-
partment was displaced and sent to
the senate calendar It's further con.
sideration will require a majority vote.
Senators King of Utah. Damocrat,
and Pofndeyter of Washington and Nc
Cumber of North Dakota led in con.
tending that England was justified in
defending her industries.
Despite the reference of his resolu-
ton to the calendar, Senator Weeks
said he planned at the first opportunity
to call it up again, confident of IA
vorable action.
In defense Of the British policy,
Senator Poindexter said: taking the
large impartial view, think Great
Britain was justified. We ought to
look out for our interests as France
and England are entitled to look out
for theirs
II protest." said Mr.. McCumber,
against criticising any nation for do
ing exactly what we have been doing
or will do"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
READY FOR EMERGENCY
Federal Troops are on Duty at
Tacoma and Seattle.
General Strike of Practically All
Trades Has Resulted in ParaIyz-
ing Business.

Seattle, Feb. Irregular troops from
Camp Lewis are quartercd in Tacoma
and Seattle to stand ready for any
emergency" as army officers said,
arising from the general strike of AS.
OOO union men in sympathy with 25,-
600 shipyard workers who went out
Jan. II to enforce demands for higher
pay.
Brigadier General John l.. Hayden
commands the contingent of 500 SOL
diers in Seattle, and Brig. Gen. Frank
B. Watson has under him in Tacoma,
SO miles from here, two battalions and
machine gun company.
Authority for the use of troops was
granted by Secretary of War Baker
upon advices from Governor Lister of
the situation in Tacoma and Seattle.
Thirty-five thousand union men in
the vicinity Of Seattle quit work, Ia
Dor leaders said, but in Tacoma re-
spouse was not so general. The prin.
cipal industries involved were the car.
men, timber workers, BARRIERS and re.
tail clerks. Street cars stopped run
ming in Seattle, schools closed, restau.
rants and theaters closed their doors,
newspapers suspended and other in.
dustries ceased operating. Barber
shops closed and elevators stopped
running
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
Catholic Relatives
Of Ex-President
Late Theodore Roosevelt Was Con-
nected by Many Ties With
Catholic Church..

1t is interesting to recall certain of
the Catholic relatives of Theodore
Roosevelt, says The Columbian.
These included: Mother Eliza Ann
Bayley Seton, Archbishop James
Roosevelt Bayley, (grandson of James
Roosevelt, who founded the Roosevelt
Hospital, New York, and son of Guy
Carleton and Grace Roosevelt Bay.
ley); Guy Carleton Bayley, Jr., Miss
Resale Bleecher, Roosevelt Bayley,
Archbishop Seton, and Miss Roose.
velt, who became a Catholic in New
York last year.
Mrs. Roosevelt's mother, Mrs. Edith
Tyler Carew, of New York and Rome,
was q devout convert who lies buried
In one of the old Roman cemeteries
near her villa.
Nicholas Longworth, who married
Alice Roosevelt, counted Catholic rela.
tives by the score. some Of them hav.
ing been: Archbishop Wood of Phila.
delphia, (great-uncle); Mrs. Sarah
Worthington Peter. (grand-aunt); Mrs.
Maria Longworth storer (aunt); the
Maschioness de Chambrun, etc.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
Russ Anarchists Express willing
ness to Meet Allied Delegation
at Princes Islands.
ASK DATE Be named
Are Ready to Enter Agreement With
Entente on Condition That L, tier.
Will Not Interfere With Rus
sian Internal Affairs,

Paris, Feb. 1.-THE Allies su-
preme council, on receiving the ac-
ceptance of the Russian bolshe-
vik government Of the invita-.
ton to attend the conference on
the Princes Islands, Immediately
made arrangements to send Joint
committee of two representatives
from each of the five great pow.
ers to meet the representatives
OF the soviet government
London, Feb. 1.-THE Bolshevist
foreign minister of Russia, MIR. Tchit-
cherin, announces in a wireless dis
patch picked up here that the soviet
government is willing to participate
in the Princess Island conference. The
message was sent from Moscow.
The dispatch begins by referring to
complaints from the Entente press
concerning International revolutionary
propaganda and declares that the
soviet government is ready, "if there
be occasion, to enter into a general
agreement with the Entente powers
on their undertaking not to interfere
with the Russian internal affairs"
1t then announces that the govern
ment is disposed to confer ON the basis
indicated in the note for the confer
ence at Princes Islands or elsewhere
with all the Entente powers or some
OF them separately, or even with some
OF the Russian political groups at the
request Of the Entente powers"
In conclusion, the Entente powers
are asked to inform the soviet govern
ment where its representatives are to
go, also the date and route to be taken
Won't Predict Action.
Paris, Feb. 7.-When Professor Boris
A. Bakhmetiev, member of the coun-
Gil formed by antibolshevist factions
here, was advised of M. T. Tchicherin's
acceptance of the invitation to the
Princes Island conference, he declared
he would be unable to say what the
Russian committee in Paris would do
He indicated that a copy of the Off
c1al message must be received and dis
cussed before any announcement
would be made
Bakhmetiev said that the dispatch
from Tchttcherin was surprise
Called "Ignoble Comedy"
1T is an ignoble comedy" said Rus
sian leaders here when they were
shown dispatches stating that the boil
shevists We're ready to go to the Prin-
kipo conference.
They expressed the opinion that the
bolshe"ist leaders would represent to
their followers that the Allies invita-.
ton was re- .gniiion of them and
would rnrcad the report that the AL
les, fearing them. had asked for peace
hus hoping to strengthen their posi-.
ion.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
@7so,ooo,ooo for RaIIroads.

Washington, Feb. 7.-Director Gen.
eral Hines, appearing before the House
Appropriations committee, urged that
Congress appropriate $75O.0O0,0 900 id.
ditional for the revolving fund, for
which $500, 100000 originally was auth
orized by Congress. He said the ap-
preparation should be made regardless
Of whether government control Of the
roads was relinQuished within few
months, 10 the money was necessary
for improvements which the roads
Would b unable to finance.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
Satisfactory Adjustment of Dis.
pute on All Lines Is Un-
officially Announced.
PLAN DRASTIC ACTION
Trades Union Leaders Are contem,
plating Proceedings to Deal With
Revolutionary Move Leading
to Unauthorized WaIkouts.

London, Feb. Tt is unoff1cially
stated that satisfactory settlement
of the London railway dispute has
been reached. 1t is said the settle.
ment includes the tubes and all Lon.
don railway systems.
The Union of Locomotive Engineers
and Firemen issued notices ending the
strike.
Londoners have not known another
week so demoralzing to business since
the air raid week in September, 1917,
When there was a bombardment of
the city almost every night. The
trouble has been due to strikes by
railroad workers.
Many thousands of commuters, de.
pending on the Southwestern and
Brighton railroads to get them to
town, arrived at their stations to find
there were no trains. The people
soon gave up hope of reaching the
city and finally returned home.
Government Steps Into Gap.
Several other local stoppages in
transit were reported. In Southwest.
ern England most of the people we're
kept away from work by an extension
of the strike. The government
stepped into the gap, using several
hundred motor lorries to convey
workers from outskirts of London,
giving them free rides to their bust.
ness places.
The cabinet was in session and Sir
Albert H. Stanley, president of the
Board OF Trade, conferred with the
Locomotive Engineers and Firemen's
associations at the Board of Trade.
A statement was made on behalf of
the cabinet saying the government
stood by it's policy of non-interference.
Union Leaders Plan Action.
Following the lead taken by the
Amalgamated Society of Engineers in
suspending the district committee of
Belfast, the Clyde and London for
violating the rules Of the organization
by participating in unauthorized
strikes the trade union leaders of the
United Kingdom are contemplating
further drastic action in dealing with
the revolutionary movement leading
to the independent strikes in England,
Scotland and Ireland.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
Balloon Catches Fire.

Salisbury. Nd, Feb. IA United
States army balloon in charge Of Air
Pilot A.. Leo Stevens of Washington
caught fire from satic electricity when
1900 feet over this town, but land.
ing was made before the bag exploded.
Pilot Stevens had four passengers,
Lieut.. Col. H. A. Dargue. Lieut.. Col.
George B. Hunter. Capt. M. ]. PIN.
lips and Capt. L. B. Motford. Tho I'VE
fought the fire and q safe landing was
soon made In fast-dsveloping 36-mils
Rals.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
Higher French Mail Rate.

Washington, Feb. 7.-Attention was
called by the War department to the
fact that when letters sent to officers
and enlisted men in the expedition
ary forces are addressed directly to
the town or city in France where the
recipient Is stationed, such mail auto.
matically comes under foreign postal
regulations and requires foreign post
age rates of five cents per ounce. When
soldier mail 10 addressed, giving the
unit to which the soldier belongs, the
domestic rate Of postage, three CENTS
Doe ounce, applies.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
Hal Chase Is Cleared.

New York, Feb. 7.-Hal Chase,
stormy petrol of baseball, was cleared
on the charge of throwing" games
preferred against him by the Cincin.
natl club. He was declared mot
guilty" by President John A. Heydler
of the National league, who acted "a
Judge, after weeks study of the eyi.
dence for and against him. 1T is no.
where established that the accused
was interested in any pool or wager
that caused any game to result other.
wise than on its merits" said Heyd.
lor in his decision.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
PASSES "M00NsHINE" BILL

North Dakota Senate Votes to Make
State Bone Dry.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. Passage Of
the moonshine bill, which prohibits
personal possession Of liquor and of
the bill which changes the standard of
teachers certificates and adoption BY
the senate of the bill which places all
pool halls, theaters, dance halls, taxi
cab stands, etc., under state supervis-
ion, featured the session of the North
Dakota legislature.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
TWO KILLED III COLLISION
Passenger and Freight Trains Meet
Near WabasI1a, MINI.

Wabash. Mimi, Feb. 7.-Frank
hntzcl Of Wabasha, mail clerk, and
ohm Heinz, Of Austin, engineer, we're
lied when passenger train, running
rom ";it@sha to Faribault, crashed
ead-on into a. freight train from Min,
'eapolis to Lacrosse, one and onc-half
allies east Of here, near Midland juno.
ion, on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
PAUL raiiroaA.
Sever, Of the passengers were in
urcd, but none seriously.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
RIOTS IN UPPER AUSTRIA

Considerable Damage Has Resulted In
Town Of Linz.
London, Feb. 7.-Disorders continue
in the district of Linz, Upper Austria,
and the town has been damaged to
the extent ef~many millions of kroner
according to an Exchange telegraph
dispatch from Vienna.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
VANCE MCCORMICK CHAIRMAN
Supreme Allied Blockade Council Has
Been Organized.

Paris, Feb. IA supreme Allied
blockade council has been organized
to arrange for a relaxation of embar.
goes upon imports into enemy coun-
tries. Vance Mccormick, the Amer
lean member, has been chosen chair
man. The other members are Lord
Robert Cecil and Baron Rothermere
for Great Britain, Etienne Clementel,
minister of commerce for France, and
DR.. Silvfo Crespi, minister of food for
Italy.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
lMENDMEMT TO ARMY BILL.
House Committee Votes to AboIis:
Service Ci7evrons.

Washington, Feb. S.--An amendment
the army appropriation bill abolish.
ne all service cheyrons on army mi,
orms was unanimously agreed by the
military committee and will be made
+. part of the bill when reported to the
louse Monday The amendment is
ERECTED primarily against the silver
:hevron authorized by the general sta e
md required to be worn by soldiers
who served his country and did not
go abroad.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
POLES AND GERMANS IN TRUCE

Seven Day Armistice or s'Iesian Front
Is Signed.
Basic, Feb. 7-Germans and Poles
have signed a seven day armistice on
the Silesian front, which may be re-
newed automatically, it was reported
in dispatches received here today.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
STRIKE TIES UP NEWSPAPERS
Havans Unions Appeal to President
MenocaI for Solution.

Havana, Feb. THE strike Of the
employees of the mechanical depart.
ments Of the newspapers continue and
no newspapers were published. A
committee of five representing the 81
unions which conducted the last gen.
eral strike called on President Memo
cal to request him to find a solution
for the strike.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
SECRETARY ORDERS INQUIRY
War Department Employee Said to
Have Been Bribed.

Have Been Bribed.
Washington, Feb. 7.-Secretary of
War Baker told the Senate public
buildings committee that the depart
ment of justice had been asked to in
vestigate the charge that ]. Wilton
Trainor, war department employee,
solicited 100000 as a fee for work
In connection with the Chicago Speed
way hospital project.
The charge was made by William S.
Bennett, counsel for the Chicago Con-
struction company, which built the
hospital.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
FRAME PLANS IN SECRET
Senate Committee Will Begin Anarchy
Hearing Tuesday,.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE senate
judiciary subcommittee held secret
session to plan procedure in its in
vestigation of Bolsheviki l. w. w. and
other propaganda in the United States,
but postponed hearing of the first wit
ness, Albert Rhys Williams, q writer
recently returned from Russia, who
had been subpoenaed by the commit
tee. Chairman Overman announced
that the first hearing would be held
Tuesday.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
PACKERS AIDED CAMPAIGNS
Swift e. Co. Helped Illinois and Kan.
sas Candidates.

Washington, Feb. 7.-Swift & Co.
contributed to the campaign funds of
Representative Rodenburg of Illinois
In 1912 and Representative Taggert of
Kansas in 1915, Henry Veeder, counsel
for Swift & Co., testified in cross-ex-
animation by Francis J. Heney before
the Senate agriculture committee.
Mr.. Veeder said these were the only
cases he knew of in which such con-
tributions were made.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
FOURTEEN MEN ARE INDICTED
Charged With Conspiracy to Defraud
Government,

Government.
st. Louis, Feb. THE Federal
grand jury returned indictments
against IA men charging conspiracy to
defraud the government. Two of the
men are charged with using an in
ferior grade of coffee in filling a gov
eminent order and the other IL are
charged with conspiring to obtain
clothing sold at Jefferson barracks at
q low rate.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
ADMITS FOUR SMALL POWERS
League Of Nations Commission In.
creases Membership.

creases Membership.
Paris, Feb. THE conference com.
mission on a society of nations issued
an official statement saying it had de.
cided that representatives of Czecho.
slovakia, Greece, Poland and Rouma.
MIA would be associated in it's DELHI.
erations. This is in keeping with the
decision to give four additional places
on the commission to the smaller DOW.
ers.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08

Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, widow of
the former president, was among the
passengers on the French liner Lorraine
which sailed from New York. She will
visit the grave of her son, Lieut. Quen-
tin Roosevelt, who was killed in an
airplane battle over the German lines.
She also plans to spend several weeks
with her sister, Miss Emily Carew,
who is doing war work in Italy. While
in France Mrs. Roosevelt will see her
sons, Lieut.. Col. Theodore Roosevelt
and Capt. Kermit Roosevelt.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27

July 25-Left Sivry La Perche to
take over Hill No. 30+ Arrived at
Hill No. 39S at p. m.
August 16-Heavily shelled by new
regiment of Austrians opposing US.
Two Americans and one Frenchman
in regiment killed.
August 2O-Second Lieut.. James A.
Sanford. Company A, 372nd Infantry,
captured by the Germans.
August 21-Fight by French and
German planes over our lines. Very
exciting.
September s-Left Hill No. 3A. Re-
lieYed by 10th Infantry of the Thir-
mud for Brocourt,
September l4-Left Juzanvigny for
Brienne-la-Chateaua at s p. m. Passed
through Rrienna la Chateau and
reached VYitry-la-Francois this after
noon. The city is near the Marne.
September 1S-Hiked to Jessecourt
All colored officers left the regiment
today.
September 2S-Arrived at Hans. The
regiment was in action in the vicinity
of Ripont. The third battalion took
UP a battle position near Ripont.
September 2s-The third battalion
went over the top. The Germans are
in retreat Our positions are being
bombarded. The machine gunf1re Is
terrific and Ss-milllmeter shells are
falling as thick and fast as hail
stones. We are unable to keep up
with the enemy. This afternoon it is
raining. This makes II bad for the
wounded. of whom there are many.
Sept. N-The First Battalion is
now on our right and advancing fast.
CONTINUED ON PAGE ELEVEN.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
District Colored Fighters
Played Noble>Par in War
Lieut. Arlington Helm Keeps Diary of First
Separate Battalion in Front Lines
Near Ripont and Vieux.

The part played in the world war by
colored troops will be written as one
OF valor and heroism. Lieut.. AIRING
ton Helm, in a diary kept OF activi-
ties OF First Separate Battalion Of the
District National Guards, now a part
of the 372nd Infantry, has given to The
Washington Herald the following ac-
count of the work OF the District unit
since the embarkation at Newport
News:
BY LIEUT.. ARLINGTON HELM
March 3o-Embarked from Newport
News, Va, for overseas duty on the
10. S. S. -Susquehanna.
April Authenticated at st. Nazaire
and marched to rest camp.
April 2l-Left rest camp, Base Sec
ton, No. l. and entrained for Vaube-
court.
April 23-Arrived at Vaubecourt at
p. IN. Left Vaubecourt at $50 D. m.
and hiked in a heavy rainstorm. for
Conde-en-Barrois.
April 8-Assigned to school under
French officers.
May 26-Left Conde-en-Barois at s
a. m, in French motor trucks for Les
Senades.
May 2S-Our regiment today took
over the sector designated as "Ar-
gonne west"
May Sl-In front line trenches.
June 29-Change sectors, being as
signed to the Vauquois sector. a sub
sector of the Verdun front The 18th
Division is stationed in reserve. The
enemy is expected to attack
July 13-Left for Hill SO4 on the
Verdun sector. Colonel Young has
been relieved from the command of
the regiment and Colonel HeFschel
Tupes has assumed command.