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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-15
Denies Spy Story Laid to Germans.

Persistent repetition of story that
a woman spy had been executed in the
United States has caused the State De-
partment to send an Official denial to
American consuls and legations in the
European neutral countries. The story
originated in Germany and It's wide
spread use is regarded as another case
OF propaganda The name OF the wom-
an was given as Anna Huitems. Ordf-
narily no attention would have been
paid to story SO palpabIy false but
IN this case credence appeared to have
been given to It In neutral countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-15
MAI. WHITE BUYS HOME.
Purchases Sixteenth Street High
lands Residence of G. O. Watson

Maj. c. H. White. U. s. A.. purchased
from George o. Watson. the latter't
home at 1922 Longfellow street, in Six
teenth Street Highlands. this week. The
sale was made through the real estate
firm Of Boss & Phelps.
This property was built for Mr.. Wal.
son about three years ago. 1t is a de.
tached three-story frame house con.
tanning ten rooms and two baths, hot
water heat, electric light and also has
garage. The lot is As by $50 feet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-15
CIVILIZATION LKENED
TO A PEACEFUL HOME
Writer Calls Kaiser an Incendiarist
in Applying His Torch for
World Domination.
BY MEREDITH NICHOLSON.

Civilization may be Iikened to a
house where family live in comfort
and ease and the enjoyment of the
privileges and security that represent
thousands OF years OF labor.
When a house is on fire 1t becomes
the instant duty of the neighbors and
of the government Immediately re-
sponsible for the protection of the
householder to render aid-not today
or tomorrow, but the moment the
flames become visible and 1t is known
that the home and it's inmates are
threatened.
House on fire, We hear cries in the
street. the rattle and jar of the en-
gines and hose carts as they hurry to
the scene of confiagration. The fire is
spreading. not one but a hundred
homes are threatened.
When the kaiser began his war for
world domination he applied a torch
to that house of civilization L have
visualized home, the repository of
every good and perfect gift that has
been won for humanity, the very free
dom that is it's foundation and the
peace that is its corner stone.
Kaiser a Mad Incendiary.
The kaiser is mad incendiary He
the night and tossed a burning brand
through an open window. Like thief
who applies a match to the rear of a
house to stampede the inmates and
distract their attention while he plum
ders, the kaiser expected to satisfy q
long-pondered scheme of robbery and
conquest. Civilization slept the sleep
OF peace to awake in terror.
The kafser's army, perfected through
years of stern training to aid the pyro-
| mig IN
his malign purposes, has resorted. to
every conceivable atrocity to terrorize
civilization-not merely to destroy its
house, but to murder the inmates or
reserve them for q more hideouS fate
than death.
When we say that this is war to
make the world safe place for democ-
racy we mean also that 1t is to preserve
that house of civilization. in which
democracy is the altar and sanctuary.
Flourished Brand at Civilization.
House on fire. It is not for you and
me to stand outside and say that it is
only a neighbours house that is men
|aced. The first German soldier who
set foot on Belgian soil threatened
brand at the house OF civilization in
which you and live. He attacked law,
liberty. mercy. iustice--eyerything that
strengthens and adorns that proud
lived In contentment and peace.
There are things in the humbIest
home that the owner would not lose
without struggle. When the house
gets afire the inmates spring to pro-
fect and save those things.
We Of America are In this war to
protect and save the house of civ
ilization and the proud trophies that
represent not only our own struggles
from sires who shed their blood for
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-15
OCCUPIES DANCE HALL.
War Insurance Bureau Leases Cen
trail Coliseum.

The United States government war in
surance bureau this week moved into its
quarters at the Central Coliseum, over
Center market.
The Coliseum, which has been conduct
Cd as q dance hail for some time. Ia de-
clared to have been the largest dance
hall south of New York city. 1t was
leased from the A. F. Fox Company, real
estate brokers'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-15
SALE OF HANDSOME HOME.
Dr.. Frank Leech Buys Residence o,
Late Gen. Closson.

The home Of the late Gen. Closson
1859 Columbia road. was sold this week
to DR.. Frank Leech. through the real
estate firm OF Boss & Phelps.
The house IL one Of the handsomest
residences on Columbia Heights. occu-
plying lot SO by 100 feet. and contains
fifteen rooms. It Is heated with hot
water and Is electrically lighted.
DR.. Leech will occupy the premises as
his ONCE and residence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-15

1t matters little what 1t Is that you
Want--whether q situation or servant
"a want ad In The Star will reach the
person who will NIL your need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-15

The author at the outset points gu,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-15

Washington chaptez American Institute of Architects
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
DIZZY SPELLS
Relieved After Taking Two Bottles
OF Cardui, Says Tennessee
Lady.

Whitwell, Tenn.-AIrs. G.. p. Cart.
wright, of this place, writca: "About
four yeara ago the dizzy SHELLS got 80
bad that when would start TO walk
] would just pretty near fall. | wasn't
past doing my work, but WIS very
much rundown.
told my hu"bnnd thought Cardui
would help me, as lady who lived
next door TO ne had taken great
deal, and told mo 10 try Il. This was
when we were living in kentucky.
My husband ct mo bottle md /
took II according to dircctions. II
helped me SO much that he went back
and got me another bottle. got Il
whole lot better and just quit taking
Il. I got over the Dig spells. Il took
no other medicine at that time nor
since for this trouble. No, I've never
regretted taking Cardui.
felt Just fino when | finished the
second bottle"
Purely vegetable. mild and gentle
In itB action, Cnrdul tho woman'a
tonic. may be the very medicine you
need. If you suffer from symptoms of
female troubles, glvo Cnrdu. trial.
All druggists. NC-12e
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
THE REASON.
front.

It was in Noyon-the town of sad
ness. We went into little place on
the corner, that Mt one time had been
Il cafe, in search of n woman who
could cook for the three members of
the A. f. T.. w. who had come there
to establish a depot.
We asked a bEight-cyed French
woman if she had stove.
mo" she answered.
"If we bring you one you can cook,
can't you?"
Not at all in n discouraged man.
ncr but with a great curiosity she
asked:
"What is there to cook ?"
We were very prompt with the an
swer.
Vegetables"
"But there aren't any," and she
pointed out to the gardens that the
Germans had trampled before leav-
ing.
eggs, then"
She smiled at our stupidity. In n
matter-of-fact tone she said: "Thcre
aren't any hens"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
OUR FLAG AT THE FRONT.

He came into the Paris depot Of tho
American Fund for French wounded
to see his marianne. She had adopted
him when she heard that he was
from the devastated district and that
his eighteen year old daughter had
been taken away by the Germans
He didn't know where his family was.
All thru the winter his marianne
had sent him cigarettes, sweaters,
socks, whatever he needed. And now
he was on permission" and had come
to thank her.
"And now what can give yOu?"
she asked ut the end of their talk.
Nothing, thank you. except" he
hcsitatcd, except, if you can, I'm
American flag.
"But what do you want of an
American ilng?"
"Wcll, you Sec" he explained, ~
am in charge OF scarchlight car
And those Boches don't know that
American flag is in the war with u.s.
"But it isn't possblc?"
"Quite true, madame. We know
from our prisoners. So | want I'm
American flag to put i'm front of my
light. Then III call to them Nit uns!
Nit uns!"
The American flag is now at the
front.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
GIRLS! LEMON JUICE
is SKIN WHTTENER
How t0 Make Creamy Beauty Lo-
ton for u Few Cents.

The juice of two lemons strained
into Il hottie containing three Dune
cs of orchard white makes whole
quarter pint of the most remarkable
lemon skin bcauticr ut about the cost
one must pay for IL small lar or tho
ordinary cold creams. Care should
be taken to strain the lemon juice
through II no cloth so no lemon pulp
gets in, then this lotion will kecp
fresh for months. Every woman
knows that lemon juice is used to
bleach and remove such blemishca ms
freckles, sallowncss and tan and 10
tho IDEAL skin softencr, wrtcncl and
benutifier.
Just trv il! Got three ounces of
orchard white n any drug store and
two lemons from the grocer and make
up quarter point of his swcctly fra
grant lemon lotion and massage it.
daily mo he neck, face, arms and the
hands,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09

l. crumpieu anu suggnls as til. ugh her
back bad been broken. 1t looked al.
most rs If 1t were going to drop off.
'tThey hit it just abreast of the ward
room on the starboard sidc," said my
guide. Eat least that's where the force
or the explosion seems to have caught
her."
We stopped low In order to get
through the twisted, fallen steel arch
Of the doorway. have never seen so
horrible sight ns the ward room. Out
of the battered, splattered mess there
stared face that told me for the first
time 1t was the vessel on which Ind
eaten dinner the night before.
For the most part the men with
whom had chatted and been friendly
were not recognizable. The room had
not been cleaned up as yet, and, besides
the horror Of 1t, 1t made me physically
sick. 1t is no wonder that the British
navy damns the neutral"
There is no-questlon at all but that
ships under neutral fags SOW mines.
On this particular occasion-it was
Thursday-flve of the six mines which
were placed almost every Wednesday
had been found and picked up That
sixth mine was time and again the
cause OF tragedy.
Well every single officer, with the
exception OF the navigating officer, who
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
EVER SALIVATED by
CAI.OMEL? HORRIBLE.
CnIomel iH Quick Silver and Act.

Calomel liz Quick Silver and Acts
Like Dynamite on Your Liver.
Colonel loses you day! You
know what cnlomcl is. It's mercury;
quick silver. Calomcl is dangerous
IL crashes into your sour bile like
dynamite, cramping and sickening
you. Calomel attacks the bones and
should never be put into your system.
When you feel bilious, sluggish,
cOnsHpatcd and all knocked out and
believe you need dose of dangerous
calomcl, just remember that your
druggist sells for few cents large
bottle of DOdson's Liver Tone, which
is entirely vegetable and pleasant to
take and is perfect substitute for
calomel. 1t is guaranteed to start
your liver without stirring you up
inside and cannot salivatc.
Don't take calomcl! 1t makes you
sick the next day; it loses you IL days
work. Dodson's Liver Tone straight
ems you right up and you feel great.
Give it to the children because it is
perfectly harmless and doesn't grippe.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09

II 10 Splendid FIying--M agnIHoent,
so high they wero little moro than
spccis. Out of tho hangers on tho
cliffs our own planes began to DO run.
Tho nnti-aircruft guns-Archies they
call them I'm Englnnd-began to bark.
But bark WIS all they did, for we
could see the shrapnel burst way short
OF the enemy fliers.
The British were quick In getting up,
but the planes were so high that they
had passed over us before our boys
were close enough to do them any
damage. We had mostly heavy hydro
planes mt that time, not speedy enough
to Keep up with the swift German war
machines.
Presently there was another cry.
Two more machines had been spotted.
They were flying low.
Must be couple OF our own" says
some one.
"No. they're Boches, all right" re-
ports I'M officer with glasses.
They must he travelling about 100
miles mn hour. One swerves out over
the harbor. Something shoots out from
beneath it. There is the roar OF an
explosion. A bomb has burst forty
yards or SO from II destroyer lying Mt
anchor.
Anti-nircrnft guns begin sprlnkling
shrapnel around tho plano which Is
out over the hnrbor. 1t Is almost close
enough now for machine guns. Sew
eral begin to drum. Tho acrOplane It,
self Is using machine gun against
the destroyers. 1t swoops down.
"NIust he hit" says man Mt my
elbow.
Attacks the Destroyers.
1t does seem so, for the plane Is ca
reening straight for the wireless mast
Of another destroyer, just Swimming
the water. 1t is splendid flying-mag-
nilicent
With machine gun splitting the pilot
shoots gracefully upward, just clearing
the wireless mast and spraying lead all
over the deck Of tho vessel. Then h0
sweeps OH over the shore In the direc-
ton his fellows had gono.
"Thcy'll GET begins the man at
my elbow, but whatever else no was
going TO say was lost In roar that
shook the earth we stood on.
We turn round and gape Mt n Jagged
pit which has been blown in tia pa
radc ground too close to us to be com
Portable. In our interest in the nci0-
plane fight with the destroyer we had
forgotten The one which clrclcd ovel
the bluffs.
The people of Dover must be accus.
toned TO such raids, for there is no OK
element, no scurrylng for protection.
Every one now turns his attention to
the second plane. Straight over the
town 1t flies. There Is another roar-
rather n muGlcd one 1t has reduced
to dust and slilintors several rooms In
the hotel. including the suit de luxe.
One more crash before the Boche he.
comes a speck III the distance This
time the bomb leaves hole III thu
paved street where before there had
been Ii cart and horse
One by one our plane rctr.rcd with
out having caught the enemy One fcl.
low, the fastc-t Of them al. .;'l.' ~
until 4 o'o.ut!; IT evening. ini T.
had not hcrn abe to nv"r'n'r IT,
Boches
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09

a mine blew in his starboard bow, and
only the men who were, on deck at the
time got away before the destroyer
sank nose down."
They had invited me to make run
with them. / had an admiralty pass,
and could have done so-would have
done 1t the next morning, in fact-ex-
cept TINT Unexpectedly was called
upon to make q test trip with some
modified U boat chasers, and i had to
call It Off. LatereI wanted to decorate.
that q boat chaser which kept me
home with the Victoria cross 1t saved
my life.
finished my work the next day by
about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. AS
was walking toward tho destroyer
basin 1 met naval constructor, who
said:
zone of the destroyers bumped
mine this morning, Want to so down
and see what it does to them?"
The Marrow Escape.
was interested to see the effect OF
the explosion and told him 80. All de-
stroyers Of certain class look prac-
tically alike. and didn't notice what
boats It was as I went on board the
battered hulk that was lying canted
away oyer to one side with her stern
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
Xvi Old MANS Stomach.

AS we grow older and less active,
less and less food is required to meet
the demands of our bodies. If too
much is habitually taken, the stom-
ach will rebel. When a man reaches
the advanced age of So or 90, you will
find that he is light eater. Be as
careful as you will, however, you
will occasionally eat more than you
should and will feel the need of Cham
berlain's Tablets to correct disorder.
These tablets do not contain pepsin,
but strengthen the stomach and ena-
BILE it to perform it's functions nat
urally. They also cause gentle
movement of the bowels.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09

GO fnr.as II, navy is concerned. the
~ dcstroyc.; are bearing the brunt
of this VAR.
Their srccL. l;,c.r shallow draft, their
ability to ar,M .:"l like thief in the
night. smash { l., amy aud get AWAY
again mike ,heia capable of being
used where ln.4t Ter. more powerful
vessel would lie vI.ueip$s.
Besides. the loss OF 81 destroyer Is as
nothing compared to he loss of n bat
tieship CT Il {. .iSer.
The lest opportunity had to observe
the ccstroycis was mt Dover ate
dinner one Hight IN TIC waid room of
IL destroyer OF the tri al class will
not nie.iti,a lie naD., uf the officers
whose Guest WA u. ,bl:::use that would
denote lie h:;irr Ct i.-r craft, and the
admiralty woii.d not want it known In
view OF What happened.
"Thc worst danger to n.y." sad one
OF these fine fellows. us the mines
The dectroyers are used to a certain
extent TO search out mine fields, and
1t is tiolSlish business"
Eyes, and OverhaulinG and searching
neutral merchant ships is not what
you'd call n safety first occupation"
said another o!.iccr.
I'D rather tackle Hun any day
than neutral said the first speak.
er. '"rhere has been nothing but 'neu-
trail ships fl Dover since the war be-
gan. and yet we frequently find Ger
man mines laid inside the harbor near
the entrance"
Those are probably lnid by subma-
rines,' snid some one, because every
neutral ship that comes in and even
oil approaching the harbor are careful
iy examined and thoroughly searched"
Eyes, and n lot of good 1t does. You
remember Commander -? he had
Just searched neutral mcrchnntman
and was trailing Along astern of her.
Thought he'd keep her in sight n few
hours. just to set his mind easy. lie
was stenming in her very wake, per-
haps half mile astern, when-bnng!-
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
YES! LIFT A CORN
OFF WITHOUT PAIN
Cincinnati authority tells how to dry
up corn or callus so il lifts
off with fingers.

You corn-pestered men and women
need suffer no longer. Wear the
shoes that nearly killed you before,
says this Cincinnati authority, be-
cause n few drops of frcezonc APP
piled directly on tender, aching
corn or callus, stops soreness at once
and soon the corn or hardened callus
looscns so it can be lifted out, root
and all, without pain.
A small bottle of freczonc cost
very little Mt any drug store, but
will positively take off every hard or
soft corn or callus. This should be
tried, as it is inexpensive and is said
not to irritate the surrounding skin.
If your druggist hasn't any freczone
tell him to get small bottle for you
from his Wholesale drug house. 1t is
fine stuff and acts like a charm every
time.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09

ITO pick up tho pieces of you, you
blithering idiotl"
still at the masthead. Then a gun
doomed.
"What III the deuce is all the row."
inquired our sub innocently
Right ON we blaZed our way, without
changing our course hair, and before
we were well into the harbor whole
swarm of NJ. LIS and other craft came
swooping down on us.
"What you got the navy with you
for?" asked our sub through the mega
phone when he was within speaking
distance of the leading craft
ITO pick up the pieces of you, you
blithering idiot" said the Brass Hat
In command. "Itun alongside here for
orders"
We ran alongside, and If orders Is
what our smart young sub got don't
want any.
you've just come over new mine
Geld, you young numskull!' roared
the Brass Hat. Its only luck-bad
luck for us. I'm thinkin'-that saved
you from being blown higher than a
kite. You go ashore. Didn't you see
those signals7"
Eyes, sir" said the sub.
"WeI, you go ashore, aud don't you
get within fifty yards Of the water
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
tRY@,emnr

Ii comes when least expected
and In the short space Of one
hour may wipe out the savings
of a lifetime.
See that your insurance is In
an established agency, and that
The company whose policy you
hold is a strong. reliable one.
The gigantic resources Of our
companies guarantee the liberal
fulfillment of their obligations.
The Clinch Valley Insurance
Agency, Inc, representing .2S
companies, with assets of more
than S300,O0Q,000.
CLINCH VALLEY INoUR-
ANCE AGENCY. Inc.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
MISSOURI MULE MUFFLED.

Alas! Another war calamity. The
Missouri mule may lose his voice. The
nervous French have found way
to make him keep still. Under pre-
tense of his far-reaching notes be-
traying them to the Germans, the
French horse doctors operate on his
nostrils, and the voice is no more.
Mute and inglorious, the army mule
now does his bit in silence, doubt
less much juzzled at the change.-Ex
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
Certain Cure For Croup.

Mrs. Rose Middleton, of Grccnville,
ILL.,, has had experience in the treat
ment of this disease. She says, when
my children were small my son had
Group frequently. Chamberlains cough
remedy always broke up these attacks
Immediately and was never without
il in the house. have taken it my
self for coughs and colds with good
results.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
COMPLAINT Almost Gone.

"Foley's Honey and Tar is great"
writes l.. w. Day, IS Campbell Ave,
E., Detroit, Mich. at relieves bron-
chitis quickly. My complaint has al
it again." Time and the experience. of
thousands have proved that there is
no better medicine for coughs, colds
or Group. Get the genuine. Sold ev-
erywhere.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
PROLOGUE.

The author of this series of four drtt-
cles Is q poun1 american, toio has spent
most of kis time since tho 1oar started
1oith tho British patrol. feet
He has accumulated remarkable
collection of anecdotes Incident to this
ercfting branch OF the Sorvice, aud
many of these tcerc personal adUe,-
lures IN tohi.i he tool; part aud ,ohioh
mako ono Of the { stirring narratives to
como out. of the tcdr. He recently re-
turned to The United States to assist
The American nary IN organizing tho
same branch Of the SerUicc.
OF course some Of his experiences,
of military palHc 81 The cmcMy, cannot
De related. 1.-THE request If The Sci'uicc
publication Of his name is iciihheid.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09

can so you're goin' to teach French
at the school, Mr.. Cancwell?" said the
grocer's wife. "Well, it's aa well that
some folks can teach people, for Of
ten think II must he shokin' difficult
for furriners who come here. For in.
stance. take the word air for exam
pie. There's the 'air on your 'cads,
the hair of the hatmosphere, the are
they UNITS, and mir you you quite
well? Yes, it must be awful conrus-
in"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
EXTRAORDINARY.

Somebody said the other day they
believed Bings was subnormal
man."
Gle must be. He told me himself
that his son was good child, but not
bright one."-Ex.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
Man Troubled For Two Years.

No one should suffer backacEe, rheu
matte pains, stiff joints, swollen, sore
muscles, when relief can be easily
had. James McCrccry, Berrien Cen
ter, Mich, says he was troubled with
kidney trouble for two years. He
used several kinds of medicine with
out relief, but Foley Kidney Pills
cured him. Sold everywhere.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
Little Ones and Old Ones.

James Edwards, 2O8 Harriet St.,
Montgomery, Ala, writes: envy whole
family is using Foley's Honey and
Tar compound now-the little ones
and the old ones. It has cured our
coughs and broken our colds" Foley
Honey and Tar clears stopped air
passages, heals raw, inflamed mem
'branes, removes phlegm and eases
sore chest. Sold everywhere.