Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-03-30

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lh's week body OF New Zealand
troops, wounded in The trenches
around Neruuh and homcwnrd bound
on slck fmrlough, passed through
Richmond. They came here on one
ga" visit from Newport Ncws, and
returned there TO embark for home
they care in This roundabout way to
avoid the barred zone, cmbnrking in
the Mediterranean, and circuitous
route reached Newport News. They
were splendid crowd OF men, most
OF whom were non-comnissioncd Off
GERS, and all wounded. They did he
roic duty during the memorable
attac. On The eminent French fort
ali liz rornm py ,me r,a. m",Sei son. ANA though
veterans of the art of butchcrinr
their fellow men under the ruisc Of
soldiery. Thcr were numbcd To lcnlh
and the othe.' horros of war. They
said, having seen their friends. and
brothers often, manglcd by shells in
arms reach of themselves. 'rhcy think
Americas entering the war will ter.
inmate the conflict, and that, our
share in the struggle will consist
merely in sending food and materials
to the armies in the field.
A home Defense League is To he
formed here within "A few dnys. 10
which citizens. who for various
reasons Il re unable TO serve Mt the
front in case of war, will be rccuitcd.
1t will be operated in conjunction
with the police department, and the
members of the league will he trained
IN regular police duties. Bankers and
lawyers, all professional men, down
these ranks. The movement is spread
ing over the country, and when this
new army is recruited it will be COM
posed OF men who can do anything
from building brick wall to perfor-
ming delicate surgical operation.
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However. in spite of the prcdom.
nance OF war,-talk, the bubiness of
peace are pushing ahead. Two boys
from New York rasSed through the
city THIS week on shine Your Way"
trip to the Pacific coast. They were
equipped with q shoe shining appa-
ratus which they carried in their
hands and set up on the curb in
various parts of the. city. They shine
shoes from city to city and pay their
expense that way: They are both
memhers ol the New York Athletic
Club and have won numerous medals
there Tor walking and Other athletic
exercises.
Police authorities stated author-
tativcly this week that it could be
safely said that ninety per cent oi
the "drunks' arrested within the last
month were intoxicated with either
bay-rum or lemon extract. The supply
of liquor on hand in the city seems to
be vanishing with rnpidity, and the
readiness with which the "soaks" are
adopting other means of "boozing"
promises to lead to tic abolition from
public sale of perhaps certain goods
heretofore regarded as household ne
cessitics.
The obening of the machine cam-
paign on April 1 is in danger Of
being swamped by the miitaristic
atmosphere Of the state, but still
Eliyson and his cohorts are lining up
with all the force ut their command.
Politics is being conducted "under
4 cover 1uSl now, DuC from numerous
'leaks that simmer through, it is
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