Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-02-05
BRITIsHERs WANTED AT HOME.
Some Side-Lights on the European
War From An English Lady.

DOillc Dtuc-IIlpUtS OH the European
War From An English Lady.
Mr.. Robert Lee, who has been en-
ployed in the court house here, and is
now clerk for II. S. Bowen at Wittene
Mills has received the following lettas
from his sister in London:
London, England, Jan. 7, Is.
Dear Robert:
Apparently our wishes are mutual
for, do you know it is two months
since | heard from you. / have been
expecting to hear from you for the
past five or six weeks. | think you
should have had two letters previous
to you sending that card, and one |
thir'; ! sent just before Christmas.
Your card was sixteen days reaching
here, against ten days before the war,
and so, according to your papers, we
are having very exciting times, are
we? Well, if you were here you would
stand and wonder and then you would
say, "how quiet everything is" There
hardly seems sound, except the
continual pit-pat of the rain We
are getting too much rain now in
many parts. The Thames is ten feet
above the usual high water mark.
The rive Lea has overlooked its banks.
We are getting used to our streets
and all vehicles being darkened at
night; also to the shops closing ear
lier. The search lights still scan the
Heavens every night, for the Zeppe-
Inns that have not yet succeeded in
reaching London.
1t seems to mel may be wrong
that they are at almost standstill,
neither side giving away, but each
waiting for the other.
We have had the papers sent in from
the war office. | have had to return
mine, marked "No Men Eligible" as
you know Charlie is over age and his
eyes would be against him, but I think
any man who is capable of serving his
country, and refuses, may yet be sorry
that he refused to serve his King and
country in the time of her need.
| am sending you the enclosed pa
pers; please return them and if YOU
come across any Britisher who is eli
gible, tell him he is wanted at home.
here, for England needs every man
now who is willing to do his best. You
will no doubt remember Drury Lane
Theatre. Well, one of the leading ac-
tresses in the pantomime there was
an American who sided with the
alien enemies. She has had to resign
her position, and is returning to Amer
lea. 1t is the best thing she can do.
II she had persisted in staying at the
theatre she would have been hooted.
II nothing worse; as it was the other
actors and actresses refused to act
with her. We want no one here who
sides with the enemy.
You are an American citizen, but
do not believe for one moment that
you would like to see your native
country under the control of a ma
ton that thinks nothing of killing
innocent women and children, bonn
harding undefended coast towns as
was done at Scarborough, Hull and
Grimsby few weeks back, and then
when they see the English ships, turn
tail and run away. They had no cour-
age left to face their enemies, but
like all towards they turned tail and
lied. These are they to whom we are
expected to submit to.
Lord Kitchener expects to put one
million men of the new army in the
field within the next two months. It
is rumored that Lord Kitchener him.
self will go with them, but still no
one knows of this for certain. These
million men have all been trained
NhN wa piOhC oQO. lHeY nave
responded well, but, still, we want
more men. 1t is the numbers that
count, and another thing, we want
men to defend our country here at
home, even here. We are working,
and the civilians are doing their part,
in the gasworks. The men guard the
gasometers every night, taking it in
turn. 80 men are told off for this
duty nightly. 1t works out once every
thirteenth night for IL hours right
off from 6 p. m. to 6 a. m. 1t seems
a long time to stay in one position
and TO be alert and on the watch all
the time, still they know they are do
ing their part in. serving their King
and country in this time of insecurity
and war. Then we have our special
constables, and of these we have over
nine thousand-all of these work with
out fee or pay, giving their services
free and taking the place of the
regular constables, who have been
called to the front.
Your loving sister,
ELIZA.