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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-06-14
PERSHING GOES TO ENGLAND.
Will go to France to Inspect Train
ing Camps and Await Army.

London, June S.-A British trans
Atlantic steamer came slowly to her
mooring in British port this morn
ing with the most interesting CON-
plement of passengers she ever car
ried during her years plying between
American and English ports.
The passengers Consisted Of the
staff of the first division of the Amer
lean army that will cooperate with
the British and French arimes On
French soil in the world war; Ger.
John } Pershing and his personal
staff and the officers of the general
staff, clerical force of the same
number, a score of British officers
from Canada, and large party OF
adventurous civilians, including sew
eral women.
No Enemy Craft Sighted.
The ship arrived in an English har-
Dor late last night, having crossed
without encountering any mishap or
sighting a hostile craft. When the
passengers came on deck On the last
morning of the voyage they found
torpedo boat destroyers escorting
them on either side. When with
difficulty they discovered through the
marine glasses the colors which the
escort few-that the ships were
American-there was great enthus-
iasm aboard, which increased when
a patrol with the same familiar flag
at the stern joined the little squadron
later.
The coming of the American SOL
diers had been kept secret outside
the official circles and there was no
crowding aboard at the pier. There
was a large group of British artillery
officers at the landing stage, with
their scarlet cap bands and gold trim
mings, which denoted that the wear
ers belonged to the staff, the lord
mayor with his gilt chains, officers
and the officials Of the port, to give
welcome to the Americans.
y ''Star Span@led Banner"
When the British general escort
ed Gen. Pershing and his personal
staff to the deck, the band played
The Star Spangled Banner" and ali
the military men in sight stood at at
tention, while civilians uncovered.
Gen Pershine inspected the guard
of homo. and walking along lines
Of soldiers. talked to several Of the
privates who displayed gilt stripes
on their sleeves, signifying wounds
received in action Then the band
played the British anthem, the En-
glish soldiers marched smartly away
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-06-14
No. 666

This is prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHlLlS e. FEVER:
Five or six doses will break any case, and
if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not
return. 1t acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 2Sc
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
PLANT MORN STUFF.

The various agricultural depart
ment's throughout the country, as
we'll as the u s. Department of Agri-
culture. ARE urging. Tie people
throughout the United States to
crater activity in growing food stuffs.
AS consequence of this agitation
millions Of acres of idle land in the
United States will be put to work this
year and made TO produce something.
The consumption of food within the
next year. and the drain upon tho re.
sources of America will be greater
than at any period within its history.
Many hundreds of thousands of men
will be withdrawn from the fields of
production TO that of consumption,
and the economic loss will have to be
made up by more intensive farming
and gardening. Notwithstanding the
increased activity in agricultural pur-
suits, it is the opinion of the experts
OF the agricultural department in
Washington that the loss to the
country through the call TO the colors
of thousands of men from the farms
and other pursuits of production will
not be overcome by the Increased
activity of those left at home at
peaceful labors. In view Of this contin-
gency it Is the patriotic duty of every
man to use his best efforts to increase
the production of farm products. and
therby serve his country in time of
war in manner as effective rs if i.o
were in the first line trenches.
Plant something. Employ every
moment of available time in helping
the country at this time when every
man will be expected to do his best
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS
(Thc Saturday Evening Post.)

(Thc Saturday Evening Post)
The handfil of senator's who
wrecked the whole legislative pro-
gram at the close of the sixty-fourth
Congress, win the country in the
sha6ow of war, should never again be
vested with public power, because in
crisis they cannot be trusted to
subordinate themselves TO the over
wheiming majority of both houses
and the eXigent needs of the nation.
No question Of keeping the country
out of war WAS before them. Anybody
but q hopeless blockhcad, no matter
whether his tendencies were pacific
OF militant, could then see that
whether the country got into war
depended upon events and forces far
beyond the control of the Senate. The
question before them was whether
the nation, exposed to an imminent
risk of war, should stand in ridicu.
ious and humiliating pocition-one
hand temporarily bound down with
senatorial red tape and band OF
senatorial obstructionists sitting or
its head. They answered that question
in the affirmative.
From the beginning of the subma
rine controversy President Wilson
faithfully represented the nation. /
said SO last November. 1t is saying
so now. The nation is behind him, ant
the means he needs to carry out it,
purpose will be given TO him in spit,
| OF temporary, conceited obstruction
One of those means, rs he prompt,
pointed out, is cloture in the Senate
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
ANTI-PATRIOTIC. LEADERS
(From the New York Times

(From the New York Times.)
III don't war. 20 .;.,ro tomorrow
come" said Secretary Lane to the
railroad managers, "and find the
"l00,0O0,0OO people of tho United
States face to face with two hor-
"rors- one the destruction of our
ships by an enemy and the other the
possible starvation or our people and
paralysis of our industries" The
railroad managers putting patriotism
above the interest of the railroads,
yielded to the demands which the
brotherhood chiefs put above patriot
ism. The chiefs had their way. They
carried off m insolent victory which
may yet disappoint them. The real
victors were the railroad managers,
for they let national feeling conquer
self-intercst. They have nothing to
be ashamed of. The brotherhood
chiefs have nothing TO be proud Of. 1t
would be superfluous to dwell OH the
indecent haste which could not wait
for the decision Of the Supreme
Court. The brotherhood chiefs have
turned into ill-will the general good
will felt for them and their cause
before they began, last Fall, the arbi-
trary and callous course which
reached it's extremity of Indifference
to the public interest in the ulti-
matum of a strike in the midst of
virtual war. They have led with SIN
gular unwiSdom- The trainmen must
be weary of leaders who have set
the whole country against them.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
AVERAGE FAMILY SPENDS
Sl25.54.

Washington, March 31.-The annual
food bill of the average family has
grown from $339.30 in 1913 to $425.54
ut present, the department of labor
announced today in review of food
prices. In ten years the departments
experts estimate, the adance in the
cost of food has SO far outstripped
wage incretses that the workmen who
drew SO a day in 1907 now finds him
self just 90 cents a day worse off.
The heaviest increase in food prices
during the last four years is shown in
potatoes, the cost of which has risen
from $1S.96 to $44G9.
Other large increases are in eggs,
from 1901 TO S43.07; flour, S15.12 to
25.40; butter, $45.78 to $54.78. Of the
whole list of foods only sirloin and
round steaks are cheaper than five
years ago.
In the period from january IS to
February Is food prices took n four
cent jump. Onions led with n per
cent increase. Potatoes went under
30 per cent; eggs alone decreased in
price.
1t is stimated that if dollars
worth of food bought in 1907 weighed
ten pounds it would weigh today q
triTle more than seven pounds.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
GERMANY OR AMERICA, WHICH?

We are all either Germans or Amer
leans now. The days of neutrality
have passed and are gone. None Of
us can be both or neither. 1t is dead
open and shut "for or against" We
may not want war--nonc of US do.
We may not approve Of every move or
position taken by the Allies. Few of
us do. This has nothing to do with the
question as to whether we are German
adherents OF true Americans. Our
rights on the open seas have been
violated-our citizens cruelty slain by
sneaking barbarous methods. Treaties
have been ignored and promises
broken by Germany. Our duty as
American citizons is clear. Whether
it be Germany, England, France or
any other nation, self defense is
thrust upon us. Questions of the
justice or injustice Of the claims of
the warning nations are no longer
dcbatable. The crime of the devasta-
tion of Belgium or the oppression of
the inhabitants Of the Congo Free
State or the freedom of Ireland are
no longer isaues-thc question now
is whether we are Americans or
whether we are not Americans. The
slogan with all of us now should be
"America-right or wrOng-Amcr-
ica"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
MINERS CIRCULARS IN FOREIGN
LANGUAGES.

Washington, March 2O-Ih it's ef-
forts TO reach all of the million
miners in the United States with it's
safety propaganda, the Bureau of
hlinas, Departmnt OF the Interior,
has started the issuance of miners
circulars i'll foreign languages. The
first Of proposed series Of cir
culars for the benefit of the foreign
born, containing first lessons in first
aid to the injured has just been issued
in Italian, Polish, and Slovak, and
while these circulars are meant pri-
mariiy Tor the miners, they contain
information of such a general char
acter us to make them helpful to
any man of the three nntionalities
who works under any degree OF
hazard.
In order TO make these circulars
OF educational value and To teach
and encourage the foreigners to learn
the English language, the foreign
translation is given on one page and
the English equivalent on the oppo-
site page with the paragraphs num-
hered.
The issuance of these circulars
by the Bureau of Mines in foreign
languages Is not only an additional
effort toward the safety of the
miners, but is also step in the line
of good citizenship" said Secretary
OF the Interior Lane today. awe
would all naturally prefer to en-
courage the miners 10 read English.
but insofar as The Bureau of Mines
is concerned, its !'..r:t purpose is to
get the miners TO read what it pub-
fishes looking to tn prevention Of
mine accidents.
There Is no possibility of making
Il good citizen out of a dead miner
and our first duty in behalf of good
citizenship is to help prevent miners
from being killed. The plan of the
bureau iii placing the English in
parallel with the foreign language
III these circulars will however en-
courage the alien miners 70 learn
English ct the same time thew are
reading in their own languages about
the dangers of their work. These cir
culars will also have value to the
children Of these men in showing
them the English equivalent to their
fathers tongue"
The circulars are free 10 those who
write TO the Bureau OF Mines for
them.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
IT'S SCOPE BROADENED

Freezing, Va, April 5.-The post
office at this place has been made an
international Money Order office, the
order becoming effective on the End
instant. The office was made Do
este Money Order office on October
2, 1916, since which time the business
has materially increased.
This is the only international
Money Order Office in Dickinson
county.
Freeing, Va, March 30-Carter,
the twelve-year-old son of James G..
McFall, is being taken to the Williams
Hospital at Richards, Virginia, for
treatment. The boy has an affection
of the arm, which has been giving
him trouble for about two years. He
has been treated bv the local physsi-
clans, but without result
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
THE BEDTIME HOUR.

That holy hour between the time
When lights are lit and babies climb
Into their little snow-white beds
Ana lay their little tousled heads
Upon their pillows when the gloam
Warmly enwraps the walls Of home
And there are low-slung lullabys,
That is the hour the fathers eyes
Turn home-ward. when they're miles
away,
From where their babies laugh and
play.
That is the hour the travelling man
With all his morrow's work to plan
With the days orders TO prepare
For sending in, sits in his chair,
While his notebook UNDECIDED lies,
And with Il softness i'm his eyes
Thinks of the lights and sounds of
home;
And his thoughts 60 across the gloam
To where his babe with hulf-closcd
eyes
Turks 10 its mothers lullabyes.
lie fee q plump arms about his neck,
lis baby loves him bout peck"
His older children, on his knees
For bedtime tale and dnddy-squeeZc
Look up to him with love-lit eyes,
And through it all the lullabyes
Sung in the happy mother-tone
Come to him; and he sits alone
With his notebook upon his knee,
And his heart where he longs to be.
). VI. Lewis, in IIoustoir Post.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
MAKE A FINISH OF THE WAR

- "a AsNiDit WI w AN
The United States has declared war
against Germany, which means that
we are no longer nation Mt peace
With wonderful and remarkable
ananimity Congress has cast the die.
Where it will end and how no one but
the Great Ruler knows. No war Of
conquest is thought of. This is made
clear by Mr.. Wilson. He is backed up
by all the active forces and organizA-
tons of the United States. We are in
to win.
The establishment of world wide de-
mocracy and the freedom of nations
great and small is the Object.
Now, that we are pledged, there
should be no hesitation or leservn-
ton. If furnishing supplies Of money
and munitions will accomplish the
object, SO well and so good Ii not,
make quick work of it. Let all the
neutral nations which desire this
accomplishment, pour millions Of men
into France and crush autocracy with
one mighty blow. AS no mercy has.
been shown let none be shown The
sooner the blow is struck the better
for the good for all time, of the Ger
man nation and her allies, as we'll as
for the rest Of the world.
Pity it is that we had to go in, but
as we are in we should make finish
of it, and that quickly.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
CONSTIPATION AND INDI-
GESTION

These are twin evils. Persons suf-
fer!ng from indigestion are often
troubled with constipation Mrs. Rob
ert Allison, Nation, ILL.,, writes that
when she first moved to Mattoon she
was great sufferer fom indigestion
and constipation. Food distressed her
and there was u feeling like n heavy
weight pressing on her stomach and
chest: She did not rest we'll at night,
and felt worn out II good part of the
time. One bottle of Chambcrlains
Tablets corrected this trouble so that
she has since felt like a different
person.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
A DESPERATE CASE

Dear" said the fond mother, ~
must punish you for disobeying my
orders"
Please, ma" said the little boy
may | go to my room first?"
YES" consented the parent, and
She cautiously followed her first
born upstairs. There Robert was
Ineeilng by his bed, and his mother
heard him say:
Dear Lord. If You ever wanted
to help a little fellow in trouble,
now's Your chance"
The whipping was indefinitely
postponed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06

textbook teaching tenn. erance for use
in the public schools OF the country.
lntcI. pcrancc mas become serious
problem in the republic, especially in
the roining REGIONS. and it is hoped
thut the introduction of the teaching
of temperance in the schools will have
Salutary effects. The texts submitted,
which must be in the Spanish Ian
gu.ee. will be passed upon by 81 jury
composed CT the Director Of the Nor
mai School Tor Men, member Of
the Temperance Society, and one
teacher from the Lima public schools.
One of the longest bridges in the
world, the railway bridge over the
Amur River at Khabarovsk, Siberia,
has just been completed. 1t took five
years to build and cost over $4,000
900. The bridge is 1888 feet long.
Its completion marks the completion
of the Amur Railway from Kuenga
to Khabarovsk.
Once more complaint that is
heard frequently against American
exporters has cropped up, coming
this time from British East Africa.
Ii reporting on trade opportunities
tHS lOhiOtd SOiioui
Mombasa writes:
Some exporters apparently think
that all export trade must be con-
Quoted in the Spanish language, and
their catalogues and correspondence
coming to this market are printed
and written in that language. Many
languages are spoken in this terri
tory but Spanish is one that is never
heard"
Nettles, considered useless weeds
before the war, are now being col.
lected in Germany in large quaint
ties for textile purposes. A society
for the use of nettle fibres has beer
formed, and has already collected
| 1,G5O tons of dried nettle stalks il
its main storerooms,. in addition t.
collections in its branch establish.
/ mcnts. All through Prussia local au
thorities are promoting the collection
of nettles and establishing centra
stations. Interest in nettle gathering
is also being manifested in Other
states of the German Empire.
A Russian newspaper is now beint
published ut Trebizond, in Armenia
one of the cities conquered by tn,
Russians in their advance agains
the Turks last year
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
THE FAR LAND.

| wish that there were some won
derful place
Called the land of Beginning
Again,
Where all our mistakes and all our
heartaches
And all our poor selfish grief
Coulb be dropped like II shabby
Old coat at the door,
And never put on again.
wish we would come on in all I'M
awareS,
Like the hunter who finds Il lost
trail;
And wish that the one whom our
blindness had done
The greatest injustice of I'LL
Could be at the yates like mn old
friend that wits
For the comrade he's gladdest to
call.
Booth Harrington.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
ATTENTION OF FORD OWNERS
IN TAZEWELL COUNTY

We personally guarantee the Equal
Lite to give two times brighter lights
than you now have.
Let us put one on your car. Try
1t two weeks. If you are satisfied
pay us $500. If not, just tell us to
lake it off.
We believe the Equal-Lite is the
most useful Ford accessory on the
market.
Guaranteed two years.
. 80 TAzEWELL MOTOR CO.,
3-Z5-t. Tazewell, Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
FOR SALE.
Valuable Real Estate in Taze-
well and Buchanan Counties.

The executors under the will of the
late James ii. Gillespie now have in
their hands fore sale the following de-
scribed real estate, and would be glad
TO near from any person desiring to
purchase all or any part of said real
estate. Said sales will be made on
terms to be agreed on by the execu-
tors and the purchaser The execu-
tors can be found at Tazewell, Viz
glnia or can be reached there by
correspondence:
l house and lot, known as the
d &C.. in, puse" and lot in town of Ce
5 lots in the town of Cedar Bluff,
8, 10, G2, SO and ~, college Hip
Annex.
100 Sd acres, more or less, knowr
as the .McDilda place near Richards.
House and lot now occupied by l..
x. Nixon as residence IN town of
Mouth of Indian.
House and lot situated i'm the town
of Mouth of Indian on the South side
OF Indian Creek at the South end of
the foot bridge that now spans the
creek.
Lots -, Is and ID, Section 5, plan
AZ IN town of Richlands.
1924 acres in Richards on north
! side Of N. Il w. right Of way.
| Lots IS, 10, 20 in GARNER Addi-
tom to town of Richards.
Lot 3, section 81, and lots G. and 2G
section &c, plan &C." at Richlands, Va
Lots 10, ID, Is and 16, section 90,
plan &c" Richands, Va.
Lot 10, section 80, plan &C." town
Ct Richards.
Cd 1-2 acres of land purchased
from VIM. H. Vance and Rebecca
Elswick and others on "Mud Lick"
Creek.
220 acres of land, more or less,
near Steelsburg, Va, known as the
John G. White farm, near the west
end of the Paint Lick mountain.
1909 acres owned by the late JAS.
II. Gillespie and T. A. Gillespie, in
buchanan county, Va, lying on right
hand fork of Contrary Creek; also
90 acres, q part of the James NJ.
Brown land on the ridge near the
head of Dismal.
For further information, apply to
7. A. GILLESPIE. or
NJ. j. HAWKINS,
Executors.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
NEGRES PLEDGE AID TO
PRESIDENT

Princeton, N. j., March 2S.-Some
five hundred negroes living in this
dent Wilson pledging their support
that may arise. In the message they
Included request to the War De-
partment to send an officer to
Princeton to drill them. President
Hibben of Princeton University has
promised to address meeting of
negro men in the First Presbyterian
Church tomorrow night.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
NATURE CURES, THE DOCTOR
TAKES THE FEE.

There. is an old saying that mature
cures, the doctor takes the fee," but
4; everyone knows you can help
Nature very much and thereby en-
able it to effect cure in much less
time than is usually required. This is
particularly true of colds. Chamber
llain's Cough Remedy relieves the
lungs, liquifies the tough mucus and
aids in its expectoration, allays the
cough and aids Nature in restoring
the system to a healthy condition.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
HEROIC REMEDY

The physician to whom the Irish
man had applied for relief from a
stomach ailment asked on the occa-
sion Of his last visit:
Have you been drinking the very
hot water an hour before each meal,
as directed? If SO, how do you feel
now?"
"Doc," said the Colt, az tried hard
DO 1t. but had to quit. / drank for
thirty-five minutes, and it made ME
feel like !; balioonl"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
TOO NEAR.

The parishioner had confided to
the rector his exact opinion of the
man next door.
But we are commanded to love
our neighbors as ourselves" an
swered the vicar gently.
Maybe So" was the retort, "but
when that command was given neigh
bors lived further off than the other
side of the fence"
Exchange.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
THINGS OTHERS HAVE
LAUGHED ABOUT
FROOM PILLAR TO POST.

The financially involved manufac-
turer, was obliged to sack porter
who had been for forty years in the
service OF the firm.
Pm sorry, John. but you will have
to CO." he said.
I'm sorry, myself" said John.
IF | had known it wasn't going to
be a steady lob wouldn't have taken
it,"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
SOME GOOD ApYICE

Don't think too much of your own
methods. Watch other peoples ways
and learn from them" This is good
advice, especially when bilious or
constipated. You will find manp people
who use Chamberlain's Tablets for
these ailments with the best results,
and will do well to follow their ex-
ample.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
USURPING ALL PLEASURES

VeNatlon and grief struggled for
mastery in Gertrude's soul.
Mother, do come out and speak
to Freddy" she said. Hes treading
on nj; the antS in the garden"
"How vci'y unkindl "said mother.
Yes, that's What I've told him."
SAID Gertrude, but lie won't let me
tread on single one"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-04-06
EARLY LESSON IN
ORNTTHOIOCY

Squire Ito rural lad)-Now, my
boy, tell me how do you know an old
partridge from young one?
Bog-By teeth, sir.
Squire-Nonsence, boy. You ought
to know better. A partridge, hasn't
any teeth.
Boy-No, sir; but I have.