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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30

of Belgium and France. have seen
your hand of destruction everywhere;
it's all your work, super-fed that
made you. / have seen the fields of
Poland, now a wilderness, fit for
proving beasts only; no merry chill
drcn in Poland now; they all sue
cuDlbed to frost and starvation. 1
drifted down into Galicia, where for
merly Jews and Gentiles lived happi-
ly together; | found but ruins and
ashes. l felt curious pride in nv
pupil, for it was all above my expec-
tation. | was in Belgium whine you
drove peaceful population before
you like cattle into slavery; you sep
arated husband and wife and forced
them to hard labor in trenches. ]
have seen the most fiendish rape COM
mitted on young women and those
who were forced into maternity were
cursing the father of their offspring,
and began to doubt if my own infer
no was really up to date.
"You have taken millions of dollars
from innocent victims and. called il
indemnify; you have lived fat on the
land you usurped and sent the real
owners away to starvation. You have
strayed away from all legalized wal
methods and introduced n code OF
yoru own. You have killed and robbed
the people of friendly nations and de.
stroyed their property. You are a
liar. a hypocrite, and buffer of the
highest magnitude. You are part OF
mine and yet you pose as personal
friend Of God. All, William YOU arc
wonder. You wantonly destroy ali
things in your path and leave nothing
for coming generations.
was amazed when l saw YOU
form a partnership with the impos.
sible Turk, the chronic killer of the
Christians, and you~a devout wor.
shipper in the Lutheran church con.
TESS, William, you are puzzle al
times. A Mohammedan army, com.
manded by German officers, assisting
one another i'll massacring Christian.
is new line of warfare.
! "When Prussian officer can wit
ness nude woman being disembow.
i eled by swarthy Turk. committing
a double murder with one cut of hi.
saber, and calmly stand by and see
house full of innocent Armenians lock
ed up, the house saturated with OF
and fired. then my teachings did mo-
stop with you, but have been extend
ed to the whole German nation.
confess my, satanic soul grew sicl
rnd then and there l new the pu
pill had become the master. am .
back number, and. my dear Wilhelm
abdicate in your favor. The grea
key of hell will be turned over t.
you. The gavel that has struck thu
, doom of damned souls since time be
gan is yours. | am satisfied will
what have done; that my abdicatioi
in your favor is for the very best in
tereats of hell. In the future am a
your majesty's service. Affectionate
, ly and sincerely,
"LUCIFER II. SATAN"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30
BORROWED PEBBLES.

First. Flea-Been on q vacation?
Second Flea-Nope, been On a
tramp.
She--Were you introduced to the
court the last time you were i'm Lon
don?
He-Yes-the night court.
Ignatus-l saw two nuns TODAY
who greatly reseinb!ed each other.
Britness-I1un; they must be sis
ters.
20, on the CHI ir-Got any thumb
tacks?
'21, at the docr-No, but I've got
some finger nails.
Swift exit.
"What made you asl; William to
.aa after church?
II want to be able to say | saw
Billy Sunday"
Dearest Betty-While bathing at
Atlantic City during the summer |
was bitten in the toe by shark. Ev-
er since then ! have been sick. How
do you account for it? Name.
Dear Mame-Probably you have
to-mame poisoning.
At party which had continued
into the early hours of the morning
q gentleman vas asked to sing. Yer,
thoughtfully he said he was willing
but as it was so late 1t might dis
turb the neighbors next door.
Oh, never mind the neighbors!"
cried the young lady OF the ho,. Sc.
ut will serve them just right. They
poisoned our dog"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30

than 100000 men. Within fifteen
days after the engineer corps, fol-
lowing the declaration of war, edver-
tised for equipment, awards had been
made covering the requirements for
this vast force-a total of 100000
articles, including among other items
5 miles of pontoon bridge.
The engineers have also undertake
en- the work of organizing and equip
ping troops for special services and
us lumber supply, camouflage service
gas and flame service, mining work,
and mapping.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30
Even Food Administration Men Can't
Get Their Sugar.

Members of the Food Administra-
ton at Washington, d. c., now have
an added personal reason for urging
conservation of sugar.
A recent canvass of retail stores of
the city showed that of % stores
Is had no sugar. Three had only Il
small supply of cube sugar in pack
ages. Every store had less than 10C
pounds and none had prospect of an
immediate supply. OF three whole
salers and one jobber, two had nc
sugar. One had three-day supply.
No relifc is promised for Mt least
six weeks and Washington will be
on n short sugar ration until after
Christmas at least.
In the middle west and on the Pa
cific Coast, where reserve stocks arc
heavier, dealers generally are re.
spending to the cry for help by plac-
ing the same limit on sales i'm use in
the hard-hit Eastern districts-two
pounds to customer, provided Other
purchases are made.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30

According to dispatch an agree
ment has been reached that decided
change will be made in the fashions
OF clothing. 1t is said that mems
clothes will be made to fit tighter in
order to conserve cloth. Womens
dresses will contain less cloth also.
1t is not stated whether more or less
of the female form divine" will be
exposed to public view or not. Makes
little difference now, that everybody
has gotten accustomed to the prevail
ing fashions which no longer attract
special attention.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30
SOLDIER INSURANCE OPEN UN
TIL FEBRUARY IL.

Washington-All officers and en-
listed men and nurses in the army
and navy were urged in an address
issued by Secretary McAdoo to ap-
ply for Government life insurance be-
fore February II. Failure to apply
by that date, he explained, would bar
them. Dependents of any man kill
ed before tina time, however, will re-
ceive Insurance payments, regardless
of whether applications were made,
inasmuch as the Government consd-
ers all of them insured automatical-
ly until then.
ITO care for the wife and children
OF the enlisted man during his SER
vice." said Secretary McAdoo, "the
war insurance law conpels him to
contribute up to one-half of his pay
for their support The Government,
on application, will add to this allow
ance of from So to $50 a month, ac-
cording to the size of the family.
Moreover, if the enlisted man will
make some further provision himself
for a dependent parent: brother, sis
ter or grandchild, they may be. includ-
ed in the Government allowance.
eff as result of injuries incurred
or disease contracted in the line of
duty, an officer or enlisted man OF
an army or navy nurse should be dis
abled, provision is made for compen-
sation of from $50 to 500 month
to him. and should he die, compensa-
ton of from $50 to $75 month will
be paid to his wife, his child, or his
widowed mother.
every soldier and sailor and nurse
commissioned and enlisted, and of any
age, has the right, between now and
Feb. IL, 1918. to take out life and
total disability insurance up to $10,-
900 at very low cost. with the Govern
ment without medical examination.
This right is purely optional. The
soldiers and sailors are not compell-
ed to take insurance, but if they de-
sire to exercise the right. they must
do so before Feb. IL. The cost ranges
from 65 cents monthly at the age
of 81, to $1.20 monthly at the age of |
81, for each $1,000 of insurance This
is small charge on ans pay
small in proportion to the benefits il |
may bring. The premiums will be
deducted from his pay, if he desires,
thus eliminating trouble on his part.
"To provide adequate protection un-
Ill Feb. IL, during the period when
the soldiers and sailors are learning
the details of this law, the Govern
ment automatically insures each man
and woman commissioned or enlisted
IN the military service of the United
States. 1t pays the man $25 month
Turing total permanent disability; if
he dies within twenty years, it pays
he rest of the $240 monthly in in
'tallments Of 1926 each to his wife,
.hid, or widowed mother"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30

Mark Twain had a protege who
wrote him one day that she was not
feeling well; so he wrote her back
advising her to buy certain mag
netic health belt. After she had worn
the belt for a few days the girl wrote
the humorist: -
II bought one of those belts but it
did not help me bit"
BY wire came back the answer:
1T helped me- own stock in the
company"
Some un sick at you house, Miss
Carter?" inquired Lila. "Ah seed de
doctah's. kyar eroun dar yestiddy."
ut was for my brother, Lila.p
"Sho! What's he done got de mat
ter of 'm?"
Nobody seems to know what the
disease is. He can eat, an sleep as
well as ever, he stays put all day on
the veranda in the sun and seems as
well as any one, but he can't do any
work at all"
"He cain't-yo' says he CANT
work ?"
"Not a stroke
claw, Miss Carter, dat amt no dis
ease what you broth got. OATS
gif'l"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30
Germans Held in the United State
Number Nearly $500.

Two classes of German prisoners
are now detained in this country. One
is comprised of sailors taken into
custody when the United States en-
tered the war; the other consists of
"alien enemies" civilians who have
been ARRESTED and are now being held
under governmental regulations for
various reasons.
The principal detention camp is ut
Fort Mcpherson, Ga, where approx
mately $50 prisoners are held; at
Fort Oglethorpe. Ga, there are 165
alien enemies; at Fort Douglas, Utah,
there SIT prisoners of war and 80 in
termed Germans. Small detachments
are now Temporarily quartered at ar
my posts throughout the country. but
their number is relatively small
Altogether there are 1854 actual
prisoners of war in the cutody of the
War Department and about 400 in
termed aliens held at the request of
the Department tot Justice.
1t is estimated that Germany is
now holding $50 sailors taken from
American ships by commerce raiders
and other German vessels.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30

Roanoke City school teachers arc
clamorous for an increase in sala.
ries. The schools are said to be suf-
fering on account of inefficient teach
ers, the School Board being unable
to employ experienced teachers with
the money available for salaries.
May it not be possible in Roanoke
and elsewhere, where similar condi-
tons exist, to reduce overhead ex-
pense. For instance. in Tazewell
county, che school fund, all told, ex-
ceeds SOB 000 In round numbers,
$4,000 Of this amount is used in
Expenses" Under the law only GER
tain funds can be used for salaries
expenses, etc. But. it does look to "an
outsider" that the schools of the
county might be run on cheaper
basis, and money saved for the en-
ployment of better teachers. Prof
Harris Hart, the New Superintendent
of schools, should tackle this question
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30

Craclin bread, spare ribs, sausage
buckwheat cakes, molasses, : who
wouldn't be n citizen of this abund
ant county of Tazewell, in this salu
brious splendid old State of Virginia
If you are not grateful that yor
live here you would be ungrateful ani
disgruntled anywhere.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30
WEEKLY WAR NEWS DIGEST.
Official Information Furnished by the
War Department.
War Time Demand For Cotton is

Enormous.
Recent Investigations in the use of
cotton in war show:
A 12-inch gun disposes of hall
bale of cotton with every shot fired;
machine gun in operation will use
up bale in three minutes; in a ma
val battle like the one off Jutland
over 5000 pounds minute are con-
sumed by each active warship; more
than 10000 h"'e3 i year are needed
to provide absorbent cotton for the
wounds of the injured; one change of
apparel for all the troors now engag-
ed i'll the war represents more than
Il million bales.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30

The Mayor of New York says: AZ
am no mans man." To say so is
well. He will have an opportunity TO
prove it, which is better.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30

Prof. Whipple. occupying the chair
of Journalism in the University OF
Virginia, is another victim of the
mouth disease" He should be whipp-
ed in line or handed his passports or
interned.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30

Officer Sweet found IL quarts in o
trunk ut the Exchange. Ii
Sweet had the ice and mint handy he
was properly fixed
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30

Col. House is one man who knows
like steel trap, when to shut up.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30
TIE PRAYER or A YOUNG MAN

feel, o heavenly Father, how
great responsibilities ore laid upon me
by my life. and it's, opportunities. l
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30

A lady knit a pair of stockings and
sent them to the war, with her name
inside, hoping to hear from the re-
cipient. The word she received was
as follows:
LAD:
The socks received; they almost fit;
I wear one for helmet and one for
q mitt,
1 hope to meet you when I've done
my bit
But where in--did you learn
to knit?"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30
UNCLE's MESSAGE.

UNCLE's MESSAGE,
A quick little, slick little
Shot well sent
From a U. S. Gun by q
U. S. gent.
A bubble of oil,
A swirl of sea
Regards to "Bill" of
Germany.-Ex.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30
Each Infantryman Gets 62 Ounces OF
Brass in His Ordnance Equipment.

Each Infantryman Gets 81 Ounces O.
Brass in His Ordnance Equipment.
Included in the equipment furnish
ed each infantryman by the Ordnanc,
Bureau of the War Department az;
62.7 ounces of brass. This is exclu
'ive of the uniform provided by the
Quartermastcr corps
Used in the haversack are l.8 oune
IS of brass; in tie bayonet scabbart
O.5 ounce; in the canteen cover. o.
ounce; cartridges. Q00), Ala ounces;
cartridge belt, 10 ounces; gun sling
| ounce; oi.er and thong case. 1.G
ounces; pouch for first aid pacict, O.3
ounces.
Equipment from the Ordnance Dc
partment Bureau for 100000 infan-
lyman contains almost 1876 tons of
BRASS.
American Engineers Install Entire
Railways in French War Theatre.
The Corps of Engineers of the
American Army since April has no!
only been supplying the Engineer
-iuipiHehi loI mere THAN l,OUO O0l
men, but the members of the rail.
way section have undertaken to trans
oort and install and put in opera
Ion overseas complete railway
equipment
The cost of materials ordered to
late is Approximately $4,000. 600,
Moulding some hundreds of locomo.
ives. more than 100000 tons of steel
'ai!s, more than 5000 complete turn
,uts. 100000 ties $4,000 freight cars
500 and filled and ballast cars, GOC
miles of telephone wire and appara-
tus and vast quantities of construc-
ton and repair equipment.
A duty imposed on the engineers
has been the purchase of the neces-
sary engineer equipment for more
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30

First, Flea-Been on vacation?
Second Flea-Nope, been On a
tramp.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30
Devil Abdicatesi in
Favor Of Kaiser.

Louis Syberkrop, of Creston, Iowa,
has acquired much fame in recent
weeks as author of satire on Kaiser
Wilhelm. Requests have come to him
from Tumulty, Secretary Daniels and
Roosevelt, and people in every State
of the union and in Canada for copies
of his article. 1t follows:
Ottumwa, Iowa.
"The Internal Region,
Innn . 1917
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30

lgnatus-l saw two nuns today
who greatly reseimb,ed each other.
Britness-lium; they must be sis
ters.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-30

She--Were you introduced to the
court the last time you were in Lon
don?
He-Yes-the night court.
Evening star., 1917-05-19
DANIEL w. C0MSTOCK, II,
MEMBER OF HOUSE, DEAD
Indiana Republican Was Civil War
Veteran and Well Known
in State.

Representative Daniel Webster Com
stock of Indiana, :. republican. repre-
SentinG the sixth district of his state,
died early this morning Mt the age of
scventy-seven. He had been ill since
Monday and became unconscious last
night. Speaker Clark today appointed
the members Of the Indiana delegation
in Congress as a special committee to
attend the funeral, which Will take
place at Richmond, Ind, and the House
agreed to adjourn earlier than usual
today in respect to MIR. ComStock's s
memory. y special day Will be set
aside later to give members an oppor-
tuuity to express their friendship for
him and to eulogize his memory.
Representative Comstock, new re-
publican in the House. was one of the
few veterans of the civil war now
serving in Congress. He came to the
House by defeating former Represen-
tatiye Gray, n democrat, and was nomi-
mated by the republicans because of his
widely known public services and ac-
tivities in his own state. He was born
in Ohio in 1910, and after studying law
went to Newcastle, Ind, when he was
twenty-one, and in the next year was
elected district attorney. He resigned
soon after. however, to enlist in the 9th
1pdiana Cavalry.
He saw much service and had rapid
promotions until he became acting as
sistant adjutant general of the 1st Bri
gade, 9TH Division, in Mississippi. Aft
er the war he followed the law and
politics, serving the city of Richmond
In the capacity of city attorney, and
also was a state senator; later 4 judge
in the circuit court and also on the ap-
pellate bench.
He is survived by his wife, one son,
who is Maj. Paul Comstock, L. S. A,
and two daughters.
Evening star., 1917-05-19
ASKS FUNDS FOR SUFFERING.
Circular Says Many in France Need
Immediate Help.

An appeal for funds to assist the suf-
fering women and children of the allies
of this country has been sent out by
the committee of mercy. whose head
quarters are $50 Madison avenue, New
York. 1t is urged that funds be forth
coming without delay, as an emergency
faces the committee.
In a circular distributed by the Amer
ican committee of the French heroes
fund it sets forth the many reasons
for assistance from American people
This appeal says. in part:
"In France more than 100000 children
today are in the most abject poverty.
They need immediate help. An even
greater number of women. girls and
aged people are equally destitute and
helpless. These numbers are being
constantly increased as devastated
towns and villages are abandoned by
the Germans. There are thousands of
soldiers permanently manned or blind
ed in battle. In Russia there are mill
lions of refugees from Poland and Cali
cia in urgent need of food. There are
thousands upon thousands of wounded
soldiers in hospitals inadequately
equipped. We appeal to Americans
everywhere who are loyal, true and
ready to respond to the call of duty"
Evening star., 1917-05-19
R. D. MacLean in "Ingomar."

|. r. d. MacLean, assisted by Mrs.
Maude Howell Smith and prominent
night at hte Casino before an audience
which literally packed the theater to
its doors. The program was for the
benefit Of the Confederate reunion
new south had it's suggestion in the
fraternal intermingling of rebel
and Union flags and by the presence of
many gray uniforms. the lapel of each
showing the national colors.
1ngOmar" has had its romantic
thrill for more than one generation,
and there were doubtless spectators
present whose memory harked back
to MIR. MacLean's portrayal of "Ingo-
mar" in days gone by. No longer the
picturesque STRIPPING. he gave to his
role last night strength Of noble
manhood that conveyed an even great
er sense of the barbarian sacrifice for
the sake of love Mr. MacLean has
harvested many dramatic honors, but
it is scarcely possible that he has ever
done more gracious thing than to
lend his splendid ability to the cause
represented by the play given last
night.
Mrs Maude Howell Smith, girlshly
arch as Parthenia, received continuous
applause and. with Mr.. MacLean, shared
the honors of repeated curtain calls
1ngomar's chief soldier and friend, the
parents of Parthenia and the Iimarch
old man in the first act-to quote an
admirer of last night-was "as good as
they come. The cast, each member of
which did worthwhile work, included
Findley S. Hayes, Clarence Ruebsam,
Maurice Joyce. Denis S. Connell, Charles
S. Shutterly. Mrs. Margaret McIullen,
Henry F. Dolan. Frank A. Steele, Ar
thur 3: White. Thomas Hardy, jr., and
Mrs. Mary Russell Hardy. Even the
chorus body of Soldiers, Civilians and
Barbarians" made realistic pictur-
esque showing. The play was preluded
and interspersed with Greek dances led
by Mrs. Edith Wiley Wheeler, assisted
by Miss Kathryn Drain, Miss Florence
Fenton, Miss Catherine Downey, Miss
Janet Downey, Miss Gladys EngIe, Miss
Elsie Barrow, Mrs Theodore Lowe and
Miss shrack. &C. G. Calhoun. Esq.," in
a recital of "A Gentleman of Kentucky"
opened the program, which was closed
by Mrs Anna Brett Sunny in n rem
dition of the national anthems of this
country and France, the audience Join
ing in the final chorus. "The Star Span
gled Banner"
Evening star., 1917-05-19
MAN WANTED BY POLICE
TURNS UP AT HOSPITAL
Jacob M. senger, Sought for the
Raleigh, N. c., Authorities, Hurt
in Automobile Accident.

Jacob NJ. Senger, for whom the police
Raleigh. N c., appeared at Casualty
Hospital this morning badly cut and
bruised He had been in an automo-
bile accident near Elkridge, Howard
county. Nd, while returning from a
trip to Baltimore. A policeman was
detailed at the hospital to watch
Senger until United States Marshal
potch, who requested his arrest. is
heard from. Frank Corbett, Gordon
Hotel, and Mrs. Mabel Guthrie and
in the machine with Senger when the
vehicle struck telegraph pole and
was demolished. All four occupants
were injured. They We're brought here
in the automobile OF II. G. Douglass.
31s A street northeast.
George Washington, colored. forty
years old, 1715 Florida avenue, was
knocked down by an automobile at
Quackenbos street and Georgia avenue
yesterday and slightly hurt. George R.
Bliss, Silver Spring, Md, occupant of
the automobile, took Washington to
Freedmans Hospital. He took him
home after he had received first aid
treatment.
Two automobiles. one operated by
Miss Marie c. Croft, S009 18th street.
and the other by John Jackson. 1920
Clifton street, coliided at 18th and Har-
ward streets yesterday afternoon about
$50 o'clock. Both machines were dam
aged.
A motor truck belonging to Wells
Fargo Express Company yesterday aft
ernoon collided with the automobile of
Harry w. Green, Baltimore, Md, at I'd
and II streets northeast. Damage to
both vehicles resulted.