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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-12
ATTENTION. HUNTERsl

The Board of Supervisors, ct re-
cent session, passed the following
resolutions:
Be it resolved that all restrictions
heretofore entered by this Board on
hunting, killing, capturing or hav-
ing in possession, quail, partridges,
ing in possession, quail or partridges
in Tazewell county, be and the same
are hereby set aside and annulled.
Bet is further resolved by the
Board of Supervisors of Tazewell
county rs follows:
1st. That it shall be unlawful for
any person to hunt, kill or capture
in any manner, or have in possession
any quail or partridges in Tazewell
county between November End and
the 25th Of December following.
End. That it shall be. unlawful for
any person to kill or capture in any
manner in Tazewell county more than
twenty quail or partridges OH any
day during the open season in said
county.
3rd. Any person violating any of
the provisions of this resolution shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
and shall be punished by fine of
not less than Five Dollars, nor more
than Fifty Dollars, or by imprison-
ment in Jail for not moro than thirty
days, or both fine and Imprisonment
Mt the discretion of the Justice or
jury trying the case.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-12
HOME GUARDS
FOR :.TAzEWELL
Governor Stuart Urges Organi-
zation of Company Here For
Emergency Duty.
SERVE ONLY IN VIRGINIA.
Volunteers For This Branch of Ser
vice Will Take Place of Militia
Now in Service of Country.

An effort is being Elade in Tszawell
70 organize homo guard company.
Governor Stuart and other State Of
hcinis are anxious that such an or
ganization be formed in Tazewell as
soon as possible: The companies are
being former all over the State, and
are TO do the work forcmrly per-
formed by the Virginia militia, now
in tho federal service.
The principal duties Of these or
ganizntions will be to assist State
officials in enforcing the law and pre-
serving order, and are aubject to the
call of the Governor.
The companies will be known ns
Virginia State volunteers, and will
be composed of not less than fifty
privntcs, captain, two licutcnnnts,
with ono sergeant for every sixteen
men, and one corporal for every 8
mon. There will also he ~ 1st Ser
gcant, mess sergeant. II mechanic
md two cooks. 1t ia desirable also
to hnve with each company sur
gcon.
II is desired TINT men from all sec
tions of the county belong to the COM
pnny. a tentative list of rs or more
names has been secured, hut l. num-
bcr of them will be disqualified from
service.
II you are so situated that you cam
not serve your country Mt the front,
this is mn opportunity to edo your
bp ut home. Send your name to
this Office on call here for further in
formation.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-12
MIR. MUNCY ADDRESSES LARGE
CROWD HERE TUESDAY.

There was good crowd in town
Tuesday, many country people COM
ing in to see the boys off to camp, and
others to hear Mr.. Muncy speak. Mr.
Muncy delivered his address in the
Court House. which was filled, all
of the boys in the draft and many Ia
dies helping to make up the crowd.
Mr.. Muncy was introduced by Ex-
Senator Hartman, who worked him.
self into frenzy over the "iniqui-
tous and murderous" Virginia elec-
tion laws. In addressing his remarks
to the men of the new army who
were present:-"A little crowd of Vir-
ginians have disfranchised you SOL
diers and robbed you of your man.
hood. l would not stand for it. You
are required to register for the army,
but your are not permitted to regis
ter to VOTE"
Senator Harman also informed us
that the Virginia Democracy allows
only $4.00 for each child in Virginia
who attends the public schools, wnere
as the students in the Univei stiles
and other schools of higher education
in Virginia are allowed the sum of
$140 or more.
And this ono on prohibition: "Our
DSHioSiuIiS liiSiluo ouy IL 10 HOI All
issue. Leaders of the prohibition
movement in the United States think
the nomination Of Davis is . challenge
to the whole United States. They
think his election would be calarni-
tous." Well, terrible calamity is
coming in Virginia for Westmoreland
Davis majority will be so large that
the Senator will wonder if his friend
Muncy can ever be resurrected from
the mountain of Democratic ballots.
Mr.. Muncy devoted large part of
his address to denunciation Of the
educational system of Virginia and
to the many other faults and short
comings of the party that has piloted
the ship of State for tho past half q
century safely and economically.
1t seems little strange that SEN
ator Harman, Mr.. Muncy, or any
other Republican speaker should at
this perilous time appeal to the preju-
dice and ignorance of the people in
an effort to influence them to vote
the Republican ticket.
If the Senator, the candidate for
Governor, or anybody else interested
in the welfare of the nation would
devote less of their oratory to veiled
insinuations and appeals to the pref
udice of their hearers, the young men
leavingt his county for battle, to
do their fighting for them, and risk
their lives for them, would be more
encouraged in prosecuting the great
task Of making the world safe for
future generations.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-12
COVE CREEK NEWS.

Cove Creek, October 9.-Mr. and
Mrs. ilayburn Wilburn, OF Graham,
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs j.
III. Crabtrec Sunday.
Mr. Herbert Showers, foreman Of
The Miller manganese mines OIL Round
Mountain. Is spending IL few days at
his home here.
Mrs. ii. S. Kinser is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Gregory.
Misses Lucille Fox, Hazel Showers,
and Cecil Robinett were tie guests of
Miss Bessie Mae Steele last Wednes-
day night.
Mrs. Charlie Belchcr, of Flat Top,
is visiting relatives in the communi-
ty.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. N. Neal, of Mar
rows, spent several days last week
in the community.
Misses Cecil Robinett, George
Bondurant and Mrs. Mary KiEes were
visiting at the home of Mr. Charlie
Showers last Sunday,
Misses Gertrude and Lucille Fox
spent last Friday and Saturday at
ShaWycr Mill
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-12
NEMOURS MEN IN THE ARMY.

Mr.. Geo. w. Liddlc, of Ncmours,
w. Va. furnishes VIZ with the fol-
lowing list of men from that place
who are serving their country:
Irwin Bolton in the Regulars.
VIM. Strong, in the Regulars.
Robert Strong in Co. l., w. Vn.
National Guard
Chns, Barrett, Robert Tate, and
Frank Dickcnson in the West Vir-
ginin National Guard.
Thomas Liddlc, in the Aero squad
Frank Il. Jones and Il. II. Bryant
aso in the Aero service.
Chns. r. Kesner in the draft, now
Mt Camp Lee.
Two others left here and went to
their native States to go in the ar
my, so in all we have about twelve
to go to the army from this place of
about one hundred and fftv inhnb-
tants. So think that this place has
done well. G. w. LIDDLE.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-12
WEST BAPTIST VALLEY NEWS

Mrs. Mollie Harman, of Russell
County, widow of the late d. B. Har-
man, is visiting friends in this COM
munity.
Mrs. S. F. Allison, who recently
underwent very serious operation
at the Matte Williams hospital, at
Richlands, is still confined to her
room, but hopes are entertained for
her speedy recovery.
We miss the soldier boys so much
from our neighborhood. There is
Grant Lowe, Lawrence Lowe, and
Crockett Lowe, the three sons of D.
c. Lowe, all in different branches of
the army; then there is Rosc>e Pack,
Tom Vandyke, Linsey Lowe, George
Nicewander and Perhaps others that
we do not now recollect. We all hope
for their safe return.
The Sunday School at Bandy's chap.
el is progressing nicely with H. P.
Bailey and D, G. Lowe in the lead.
Corn cutting is the order Of the
day. Some of the farmers are done
sowing wheat.
Mrs. Rebecca Lambert, who has
been sick for sometime, is improving
COUNTRY. JAKE"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-12
CONFERENCE IN SESSION.
Bishop Waterhous Presiding-Taze.
well Well Represented.

well Well Represented.
The Oath annual session of the
Holston conference opened at Pulas-
XII on Wednesday,, the 10th.
DR.. j. A. Burrows was reelected
secretary. A roll call showed 161
preachers and 18 lay delegates pres
ent at the opening session. Tazcwell
is represented by Presiding Elder
Wolfe, Rev. R. B. Platt, jr., Rev. w.
G. Thompson, Rev. Mr.. Durham, Rev.
Mr.. McCanliss and others. These min
listers and other left Tuesday and
were Joined here by quite q number
of ministers from other points on the
Clinch Valley and Mt Bluefield by
another contingent from Pocahontas,
Bramwell and other fields.
The meeting Of the annual confer
ence is a great event in the life Of
Acknowledgment as we'll as min
listers. The social feature, reunion,
renewing Of old friendships and the
making Of new ones,, are pleasing
features of the annual meetings. And
then, more important still, it is time
of moving among the preachers and
necessarily a time Of much anxiety.
Now and then, here and there, n
preacher knows before hand what his
fate will be, and the place Of his fu-
ture habitat, but not always. "There
is no accounting for the ways Of q
Methodist Bishop" some one said.
His appointments always bring sur
prises. The Tazewell preachers are
all likely to return, except Mr.. Platt,
who has filled his full time on his
field here. This paper hopes to give
list of the new appointments in its
next issue.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-12
Judge Graham, Mr.. Werth and
MIR. Muncy Speak at Theatre.

The soldiers of the New National
Army were guests of Mr.. Frank Wit
ten at the New Theatre Monday ev-
ening, when they were treated to
patriotic addresses and shown five
reel picture, Submarine d."
The young men, or embryo soldiers,
as one of the speakers called them,
marched to the theatre, led by County
Clerk, c. w. Greever, who is also
clerk of the local board. The men
were provided with reserved seats.
Judge S. G. Graham was called up,
and after stating that he had been
commandeered by the ladies to ad-
dress the men at the train Tuesday
evening, and consequently mad to
abridge his remarks at that time,
he paid beautiful tribute to the
women of the Red Cross, whom he
termed "angels Of mercy" and fur
ther said that no undertaking in
which the women had set themselves
to had ever proven failure, and that
the cause in which we are now en-
gagged would not be an exception.
Mr.. Werth followed Judge Gra-
ham, and reviewed the history of
the German rulers, and their efforts
to conquer the world and Danish DEM
ocracy from the face of the earth
He impressed upon the young men of
the new army the fact that they were
not simply soldiers with the sole mis-
sion of crushing their enemy, but
soldiers of freedom, fighting for the
same principles that their fathers and
grandfathers fought for in years past
and gone. "The principles at issue
today are the same as those which
were settled at Yorktown" said the
speaker. "The young men are going
from the shores of the United States
as apostles of freedom that the
world may be made safe for future
generations" Mr.. Werth's utteranc.
es are not mere words or advice tt
others as to what their conduct should
be, for he has two sons-the only
children-in the service today-ont
in the famous Rainbow" Division
and the other at Camp Lee.
Mr.. Thos. j. Munsey, Republican
candidate for Governor, was called
to the speakers stand, and made
short address. His speech wasn't cal
culated to make you believe that tn,
war will end tomorrow, or that tn,
United States part in the affair wa,
insignificant. He gave it as his opin
ion that this country is now faciny
the gravest crisis in its history, IN,
that in all probability the pinch O
war will reach every home ard ever,
individual in the land before long.
1.-THE United States, to be success
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-12
SHOOT HUN ANY
WHERE YOU CAN
Judge Graham Tells Soldiers All
Rules of Civilized War Have
Been Suspended.
KILL GERMANS ANY WAY.
Don't Think Tazewell Boys Will Ever
See Berlin. Because Kaiser Will
Give Up Before They Get There.

Instead of having the "send-off" for
the 60 boys who went to Camp Tues
day at the train as usual, the affair
was transferred to the Court House,
the weather being cold and disagreea-
BILE outside.
The men were assembled at the
Court House at p. M, and cddreSs-
ed Judge Graham. The meeting was
begun by the choir, led by Mrs. Hig-
ginbotham, singing America. ]. W..
Chapman introduced Judge Graham.
The Judge wore his old Confederate
grey uniform, the very sight of which
called back memories of half centu-
ry, when Judge Graham and many
other boys from Tazewell marched
away to fight for their Southland.
Judge Graham spoke for half an
hour, reciting the exploits of various
warriors, and always wound up his
sentences with denunciations of the
"Huns" OF "Boches." He called to
mind the fact that during the civil
war when a soldier fell wounded, he
had to depend upon his comrade for
succor and relief-not so now, for the
American Red Cross Society is stand
ing at your back to catch you when
you fall and tenderly nurse you back
to health. He spoke of the cruelty
of the Germans to the wounded sol
diers of their enemies, and said,
"Boys, be kind to the Hun if you
find him wounded, but kill him first if
you can"
Judge Graham recited the valor of
the French soldiers, and said, God
Almighty will as surely uphold the
Tri-Color of France as the sun comes
above the horizon"
The Judge said that it was no long
er n matter for discussion now as to
whether the United was justified or
had good reason for entering the war.
The United States may have been
wrong in entering the conflict, but
that's not matter for discussion,
the motto of every true American
Wrong, My Country"
evidence" was introduced by the
speaker to prove that the statement
made that the United States could
not be successful in a war conducted
so far from its base, was untrue, cit
ing numerous Incidents in which "his-
tory had been reversed" and that ev-
en- if it were fact that no country
had ever been successful in war at so
great distance from its base of op-
eratiorS, this was one war when that
bit of history was going to be re-
versed.
"It used to be. considered coward
ice to shoot man in the back" said
the speaker, "but if you boys get
chance, shoot the Bosch wherever you
can"
"You boys will never see Berlin,
unless you go there on pleasure
trip, because the day you cross the
Rhine, Kaiser Bill is going to fall
down on his knees and cry for mer-
cy," was the opinion of the speaker.
In closing the address he said:
"May the God of Destiny guide and
protect YOU"
The sixty men were taken to the
station in automobiles, followed by a
large crowd of people. The men were
in charge of Fugate c. White, of this
town, assisted by Charles Gose, of
Burke's Garden.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-12
DUDLEY cATRoN.

(Last Weeks Graham Banner.)
Glenn Dudley and Miss Edna Cat
ron, two popular Graham High School
students eloped to Bristol Monday
where they were united in marriage,
returning to Graham Wednesday. The
wedding was quite surprise to their
many friends, but on return of the
newly weds to Graham they were
treated to liberal shower of rice
by a gathering OF friends at the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E.
Catron.
The young people have received
parental forgiveness and the congrat-
ulation of friends and are now ready
to take up the responsibilities of the
new life upon which they have en-
tered
The bride is the only child of her
parents and the groom is the qyoung-
est son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Dud-
ley, of West Graham.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-12
pulpit and said the words SLOWLY
There were gasps.
Kaiser Started World War.

Kaiser Started World War.
"The originator of tho world war
was the kaiser. Treitschke was its
historian, Nietzche its philosopher,
Won Bising and Won Hindcnberg its
Dr.. Hills had in the pulpit the
record of "a thousand atrocities" in
Guiding hundreds of photographs of
the bodies of aged priests, dead
French and Belgian girls "with
breasts cut off. The girls life weighs
nothing against German soldiers
lust or the possibility of tho brute's
handing his contamination to the next
soldier. Here is German efficiency for
you'll"
DR.. Hills. in conclusion, asserted
the German Americans here could
stop tho war quickest of all by send
ing n committee abroad to view the
atrocities for themselves. He quoted
German lawyer of international
reputation as saying TINT Munster
berg, of Harvard, now dead, was tho
IMAM higher up" in the German Sc
cret service here and spoke signifi-
cantly of men ain New York, Brook
yn' whose mail and dispatches for
Germany had been penetrated by tho
english government and found to be
t.aitorous.-New York Sun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-12
DEsERTERs.

There was only one deserter from
the company Of men who left here
Tuesday, he being Fayette Beavers,
of the nothern part Of the county. The
government will make an effort to
get him.
Nothing has been heard of Waldron
who was posted last week as a de-
serter.
N. H. Barker, cashier of the Bank
of Ferrum, has been certified to the
War Department as a deserter. Bark
er wired the local board last Sunday
that the District Board had agreed
to reopen his claim for exemption
but the local board had no authority
to act otherwise than post him as q
deserter.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-12
WOMEN CALLED
TOFEEDSOLDIERS
Government Asks Aid of House
wives in Saving Food For the
Men Soon to Be in Trenches
MILLIONS WASTED DAILY.
Conservation is Absolutely Necessary
to Prevent Our Boys and Our AL
lies Boys From Going Hungry.

An important meeting is to be hslt
in the Court House today at l p. m
which should be largely attended
Mr.. H. r. Hawthorne, County
chairman Of the National Pledge caro-
campaign, issues this call to the thir.
ty members of the committee, which
he has named, representing the diff.
erent sections of the county. Notices
of their appointment and also Of TO-
days meeting of the entire county
committee have been mailed out this
week by Chairman Hawthorne, and
also personal letter to each men,
Der, urging full attendance, and also
stating the object of the campaign.
Briefly, the object of the campaign
is to secure the signature Of every
housewife in the county, to pledge
card, which reads as follows:
* - .
= To the Food Administrator: =
' II am glad to join in the service =
of food conservation for our ma :
ton, and l hereby accept NOM =
bership in the United States Food .
Administration. pledging myself .
to carry. out the directions and =
advice of the Food Administrator "
" circumstances permit"
- =
This is all. There are no dues or
fees.
The great demands made upon the
United States for food for our own
large army, and to help feed our al
lies overseas, make food saving of
the utmost Importance Should the
war continue several years-it will be
necessary, not only to avoid waste,
but, as in France and England, to
cut down and reduce the amount of
our daily consumption of food. The
amount of supplies necessary to feed
several million soldiers is almost in
conceivable. 1t must be done-it can
be done, by prudence and care in the
conservation of food stuffs.
Take this example,: There are in
Virginia 450 thousand families, about.
One ounce of flour-enough for one
biscuit-saved daily in each family,
means 450 thousand ounces, which
means $50 barrels of flour per day.
Allowing one barrel Of flour year
to each soldier, this saving of an
ounce of flour in each family in the
State every day will feed $50 men a
year. Now multiply this 100 barrels
of flour saved daily in Virginia by 365
and you have the unbelievable, aston
ishing number of about $4,000 barrels
of flour year. The object Of this
campaign is to appeal to the women
of each county, to try to save, not
only an ounce but more, if possible.
There is not family in the State
that does not waste as much and
more, everv day in the year than an
ounce of flour. The committee ap-
peals to the women who have control
of the larders Of the homes. Unless
the "women in the kitchens" can be
reached and their cooperation secur-
ed little or nothing can be accomplish
ed.
A large and enthusiastic meeting
is hoped for and looked for this af-
ternoon.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-12
Our School the First in This Section
to Qualify as Red Cross School.

1t is with real pride that we note
that the Tazewell school goes on rec
ord as leading in answer to our Pres
ident's call for Red Cross work. En-
couraged and helped by Mr.. Martin
and every teacher in the school, the
pupils have raised the fund required
(25c pupil), and as soon as the Red
Cross Banner arrives it will be rais-
ed. In addition to this, they aro ready
to buy flag and soon the Stars and
Stripes and the Red Cross will pro-
claim to all who come this way that
our boys and girls are growing into
patriotic men and women under the
guidance of teachers who are first,
last and all the time, true Ameri-
cans.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-12
TO Our Knitters.

From every section Of the county
come calls for yarn. From those who
know best the needs of our army
come all the time, calls for knitted
articles. 1t seems too bad that we
cannot keep all who want to knit
busy, but so it is all over the coun-
try. Mills are kept SO busy supply
ing factories and filling orders we
have to wait till our turn comes. AT
last we are told that yarn is on the
way. (after wiring time and again in
regard to it) and we hope soon to be
ready to give it out.
RED CROSS PURCHASING COM
MITTEE.
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DREss-MAKING PARLOR.

Miss Alice Poole wishes to an
nounce to her friends and the public,
that she has opened her dress-mak-
ing parlor over jeff Wards store
Miss Poole is now in position to give
better service than ever before.
Any information in designing Civ
en- free of charge.
Thanking you for past favors, and
soliciting your future patronage.
Respectfully,
(MISS) ALICE POOLE.
Phone GLIB.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-12
Gov Stuart Commends Tazewell.

Gov Stuart commends our Red
Cross chapter for the way in which
it starts the Tazewell boys to the
war. In contrast to the lack of at
tention given the boys in many coun-
ties, he says, Tazewell is distinguish
ing herself.
1t is pleasing to know that our
Governor commends us, but what we
can do for our boy soldiers-or all
that we can do for them is nothing
more than plain duty. What is it COM
pared with what they are doing for
us? Selfishness, diffidence or base in
gratitude actuates the men and wo-
men who refuse to stand by our SOL
diers in every way possible.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-12
TEsTAMENTs ORDERED FOR DE.
PARTING SOLDIERS.

/ Quite number of the copies of the
Soldiers and Sailors testaments, ed
vertised in this paper, were ordered
this week. Rev. Mr.. Rickman, the
Baptist pastor at Pocahontas, ordered
a half dozen copies to be presented
to boys in camp. Has your soldier
boy copy2
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-12
NOTICE no REGISTRARS.

The registrars of the county are
requested to send to me at once the
number of men who have applied to
vote by mail at their precinct, in or
der that may secure the ballots and
make any other arrangements neces-
sary. G. w. DOAK,
Chairman Electoral Board.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-12
SECOND HAND ARTICLES FOR
SALE.

Two good open Franklin stoves, one
small heater. one single bed stead,
and spring mattress, one double bed
and spring mattress, all in good con-
dition. Will be sold cheap. Apply
at News Office.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-12
THE NAVY AGREES WITH JIMMY

James Doale, nephew of Mr.. George
William Doak, OF this town, was mt
his home here for few days last
week on visit. James has added
seventeen pounds TO his weight since
Joining the navy. All of the other
Tnzewell boys in the service have
Jared we'll, too.