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Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03
sTEASlsHIP ADMIRABLE EVANS IN PORT AMSTERDAM '

The steamship Admiral Evans or rived in Port yesterday about , D. clock, and sailed south about 6:se, af- ter taking some lymbsF and . team of horses for down-sounA points. Her passengers for Valdez were: Judge and Mrs. F. M. Brown. MT. and Mrs. Albert Bowling. Rev. Georre John zinn. s. 0. Casler. Her passengsrs from Valdez to the states were: Ds- putty Marshal g. Caslsr. Ben Hpyelt
 Jack Carroll. Isaac Hamburger lrs. Isaac Hamburger. and two chtldFsh. Louis and Nancy. l. Lacamana x <. Lictogas. Juan Fardanes, Tanning Carlson, Ralph c. vost. commisston-, sr Georss !. Love. Miss Ethel Han. Hermann J. Mitchell. Agnes xitchelt Elsie c. Ross, for Seattle; F. y. Max- well for Cofdova.i
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03
ENGINEERS HAVE
 NARROW ESCAPE
Working on British Railways Caught by German Assault and Forced
 to Seek Shelter in Holes

. BRITISH ARMY, France. Dec. B.
 A large number of American army engineers who were working on Brit fsh rAnways yesterday were caught
 in a German turning movement, and to escape capture jumped into shell holes, while the British tired over them. They were forced to remain in their crude shelters until the British advanced near enough for them to re- join them. where they fought valiant ly the remainder of the afternoon.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03
JOHNSON SAYS FIGHT
 BE MADE ON TAXES

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3.-sen- ator Hiram Johnson In a speech yes terday predicted that public opinion in the United States will back up a fight to be renewed in Congress for a heavy taxation on war profits.
 He said there would be another fight to make the man who coined the most profits from war to pay the cost of war.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03
U. s. HdERS
 STRONG PROTEST
Negotiattoas for HspKnte Poaee sDd RepodisGsoa ss osaiGSaaeas Ds.-
 tast1ful to, Aaa1as

PETROGRAD. Dec. 3. -Major Kerth, the American military attache at this place, has been instructed by Ambassador Francis. representing the United States, to make . strong pro test against Russia conducting nego- tiations with Germany with . view to a separate peace. This country also protested against Nicolai Lenine's re- pudiation of Russia's debt to this country in case of her refusal to ac- cept Russia's Bolsheviki ambassa- dors.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
 CLAIMS BE AUTHORITY

LONDON, Dec. 3.-The Russian provisional government, which was thrown out of power by the Bolshe- wiki, according to dispatch from Petrograd, has issued a manifesto claiming to be the only constituted legal authority in Russia, and urging the people to pay no attention to the commands of the Bolsheviki.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03
MEX|CANS KILL
 J. s. SOLDIER
During Battle of Buena Vista Across the River from IndO, One SOl-
 dier and 3 Mexicans Killed

INDO, Texas. Dec. 3.-One Ameri- can soldier. Mexican foreman of an American cattle ranch, and three Mexicans were killed yesterday dur ing battle which took place at Buena Vista. just across the river from here.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03
WOULD BE SEATTLE
 CHIEF OF POLICE
Superior Judge States that he will Re sign Offlce and take Obligation
 If Ban Is Lifted

SEATTLE. Dec. 3-Superior Judge Macintosh of this city announced to- day that he would resign and accept the appointment of chief q police if the war department will promise 1t will lift the ban on Seattle the mo ment he had cleaned up the city.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03
SEATTLE CITIZENS
 SEEK IMPEACH GILL.

SEATTLE. Dec. 3.-At a mass meeting held here yesterday a resolu- tion was passed demanding that the Seattle city council impeach Mayor H. Gill which was presented to the city council today.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03
OPERATORerWARNED BY
 "V TUHL ADMINISTRATIONS

WAsHINoToN. D. C.. bee. D. Fusl Administrator Dr., Garheld has wsi1 the Michigan coal opsrators thS1 kAs spvsrnmsnt will commsndesr' a1< 6esFSka ths mines if they oarry out thslr threat of rsesdns to sell coal st the price fixed by the, govern mpst. s:s.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03
RUSSIA PUBLISHES
 ALLIED SECRETS
C0yfesp0ndence Showing Allies Prom- ised Greece Southern Albania to
 Enter War on Their Side

LONDON. Dec. 3.-The Petrograd correspondent of the London Times wires that the Bolsheviki have pub lished the diplomatic correspondence between the allies. showing that the allies offered Greece south Albania also territory in Asia Minor if she would enter the war on the side of the allies
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03
GOLD ASSIGNMENT
 ARRIVES FROM IDITAROD

Three sacks of gold dust arrived at Anchorage this week from the Idit- arod. The value of the consignment was s100,0O0. A gold shipment am bunting to over $7O,0OO will arrive in Anchorage from the interior some time this week. providing the trail is in good condition.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03
BRITISH STAND OFF ASSAULTS
Germans sunet Heavy Losses in Att tempt to Retake Territory Lost
 -Evacuate Positions

LONDON, Dec. 3.-General Byng has for the past three days withstood the attempts of a large body of Ger man troops to retake ground won by his army about Conneliu.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03
CONGRESS RECONVENES
 FOR WINTER SESSION

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. B. Congress re-convened this morning. President Wilson believes Congress should confine itself to war legisla- tion.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03
British Eyacuate Mesnieres

British, Evacuate Mesnieres
 LONDON, Dec. 3.-It is reported that the British troops have evacuat- ed Mesnieres, south of Cambrai, fall ing back to their main positions in order to withstand the German con centration of troops at that point.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03
Germans Gain Ground

LONDON, Dec. 3.-The German troops have gained a slight advan- tage around Terrain at heavy cost. Very heavy losses in dead and wound ed were sustained and the British have taken many prisoners.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03
STRIKING PHONE OPERATORS
 WILL RETURN TO WORK

SEATTLE. Dec 3.-The striking telephone operators here last night voted to return to work under terms to be arranged by the federal media tion' commission:
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03
BEER SIZED
 CONSIGNED ALASKA
Six Thousand Cases of Hop Juice is |. Taken from Steamship Redondo
 Billed to Petersburg

SEATTLE. Dec. 3.-A shipment oi 5000 cases of beer consigned from San Francisco to Petersburg. Alaska was taken, off the Redondo by Eea- sral authorities last night, just before the vessel sailed for northsrn waters.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03
Seattle Fish Bulletin

SEATTLE. Dec. s.-seattle prices It noon December third; halibut. nineteen and three-fourths cents. pickled sable fsh, thirty dollars bar rel; pickled herring. twenty dollars . barrel; pickled pink salmon. fif. teen dollars barrel; picklsd salman. rcd, twenty-thrse dollars . barrel.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03
OLD TIME ALASKAN
 ELECTED PORT COMMISSION

SEATTLE. Wash. Dec. ST. $. Lippy. a pioneers Klondiker: was el- ected a member of the port commits sion here Saturday.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03
CANNED ASPARAGUS
 KILLS TWO PERSON

SEATTLE, Dec 3.-Anton Edlund and Mrs. Emily Troely died yester- day from eating canned asparagus. victims of ptomaine poisoning.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03
Eastsra star to slsst

The ordar of Eastsrn Star will
 msse .at its halI tsmorrow aight. El- |scttoHof amosrs. Al members are re- QAested toeattsnd. 3t
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03

Commissioner George J. Love. left for the States on the steamship Ad- mtral Evans.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-03

. Hoasekesps wanted It e. ' Ziuhs. . /
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
iReo''t'Gross News
The News Items Articles Etc, appearing this Coua
contributed by the Local Red Cross Chapter.

for all Red Cross workers to aid in
increasing the total sales this year to
an unprecedented figure. AS ma
tional organization the Red Cross is
committed to untiring support of the
war on tuberculosis.
All Christmas packages and let
ters for the soldiers in France must be
mailed by November 18th. All such
matter should be marked conspicu-
ous.y christmas mail" and every
PACKAGE should be wrapped so that It
may readiiy be opened for inspection
by the postmaster
The postal rate on parcels is 12c a
pound.
Seven thousand recruits are Needed
for the nurses training schools this
ear, and an additional seven thous-
and next year. The hope is that they
will come from among the educated
young womnnhood of our country,
who are willing to take the regular
| courses CT technical training and SO
prepare themselves for skilled work
as Red Cross nurses.
Full particulars as to the needs,
the. courses required and the schools
where training is available, may be
obtained upon application to the Red
| Cross Nursing Service. Washington,
| d. C.
The following Red Cross news was
intended for last week, but was over
looked in the office:
| From Cedar Bluff the following
garments came into the Red Cross
, last week:
Is pajama suits, II pairs bed socks,
8 pairs knitted socks, pair wrist
lets.
This is the second shijment from
| Cedar Bluff Auxiliary and splendid is
the work these women are doing.
| This is the first shipment of Red
, Cross goods from Burke's Garden:
| s pajama suits, IL shoulder caps,
! II bed shirts. 90 sings, 10 socks,
4 hospital leggings, operating he'll
NETS, l bandage, 8 operating caps, IT
! napkins, II pillow cases. ID shirts,
/ ) comfort bags, 8 towels, L scarf, 10
bed socks.
These Red Cross Goods ere from
North Tazewell Auxiliary, and is the
second shipment:
Is shoulder capes, 16 pajama suits.
pairs operating leggings, l pair Of
] bed socks.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
CHARGES AGAINST COAL COM.
PANIES TO BE TAKEN UP.

Washington, Nov. 7-An imIne
date investigation of charges that
coal operators and dealers are not
carrying out the orders of the fuel
administrator fixing prices and gov
erning distribution will be started
by the department of justice. All fed
eral district attorneys will be direct.
ed to study the fuel Administrations
regulations and to see that they are
enforced. The directions will call
for prosecutions wherever it appears
that the law has been violated.
Seizure of coal from trains by the
Ohio ffiocials will be left, the fuel adj
ministrator announced, to the Ohio
State fuel administrator for action
In statement the fuel administra-
tor announced to this sort of confis-
cation as Wholesale robbery"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09

The two pictures are OF the same
young man. The first was taken the
day he enlisted and the second afte,
he had had five months military train,
Ing. His home is in North Carolina.
earning capacity, and that 1t was the
best investment any young man could
make.
billie, If you will 60 up to my room
and bring my small handbag, / will
let you see two photographs of the
same young man, showing what onl,
five months of intensive trimming on
the Mexican border did for him."
The bag was brought. Uncle Dan
showing the pictures, said: "Well,
here they are. They tell their own
story and 1t is n mighty interesting
one. The young man, before training,
has n discouraged look; lie has seen
but little of the world. There was
very little in his surroundings to bring
him out. When he Joined the colors
and Uncle Sam took him In charge.
life for him took on n new meaning.
He saw chance to do something and
be something. He woke ap. His cape
tain says he is twice the man he WINS
when he Joined the army. This may
be one of the extreme cases." said
Uncle Dan. 81 can tell you, though.
that war or no war. no one thing will
do the young men or this nation so
much good in so short time as a few
months Of intensive military training
1t hts man to fight his own life bat.
Ties In the business world as well as
to defend his country and its flag.
NEARLY every civilized country gives
its boys military training. 1t is com.
pulsory. 1t is based upon the fact TINT
1t is the duty of everyone to help de-
lend his country; and us war is now
carried on, no one can do much unless
he is trained. Also. the records show
that the killed and wounded among
unframed troops Is nearly three times
as great us 1t Is with wel-trained men
who know how to fight and how to
protect themselves. BY this plan
nation has trained men to defend her
and the individual is stronger and
better nun for the training.
"If the Chamberlain Bill for MIN.
Jury training is passed by congress,
as 1t ought to be, The same thing would
be done for millions OF other young
men throughout the land. Everybody
ought to demand Of his congressman
and senators the passage of this
bill"
"All right, sir exclaimed JimniIe, ",
VIII see Judge =. ."r Il NJ -; IL.
and Prof"Ss'f S"'u;. an,' set t.
busy"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09

George H. Moss, of Burke's Garden
and young Baumgardner, of Poor Val
ley, killed "large" black bear in the
Garden last week. Clint Moss was in
town Sunday and said the bear origi-
nally weighed about ITS pounds. The
bear was killed in the mountains near
where the Moss boys are mining for
Manganese. twas discovered on the
hillside above the mines by Baumgard-
ner, who notified Moss. A Kentucky
bear hound, recent acquisition, was
put on tho trail and the bear WIS run
up tree. Moss had shot eunloaded
with buckshot, and he and Daumgard-
mar both shot at the same time. The
bear was killed instantly, one or more
buckshot passing through his heart
The bear meat was distributed among
the Burke's Garden people, and some
Of it reached this town, but none of
it reached this office.
George Moss is not only a bear
hunter, but has killed number of
wild turkeys recently.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Jimmie Collins Tells What He Saw
What Military Training Does
for Boys.
Number Two

"Well, here we |" exclaimed Bill.
lie, presenting his chum, Jimmie Col
Inns.
very glad to see you, Mr.. Collins"
said Uncle Dan with smile.
saw" said Billie, "Just call him
Jimmie. That's the only name he
knows. He's the pitcher Of our base
ball nine, and he's some pitcher, too.
Just feel Of his arm"
'Well," said Uncle Dan, feeling,
THAT'S a mighty good arml"
"Now, boys" said Uncle Dan, "what
do you want to talk about2"
"Well," said Jimmie, II was down to
Galesburg few months ago when the
boys came home from the Mexican
border. They looked fine. Everybody
was surprised to see how straight they
stood and how manly they were. The
boys seemed proud to wear the uni
form. / tell you their muscles were as
hard as nails. heard Banker Haskell
say that the training and discipline
the boys had had was exactly what
every boy in the country ought to
have, and that now these boys could
get better job at higher pay than
they could have had before. Do you
think that's so, Uncle DAMP"
Uncle Dan replied: ~ have q
friend who employs hundreds of young
men. He always gives boys having
hud military training the preference /;
he says 1t pays to do so. He fndg
they are more alert. more prompt,
more courteous; they know how to
carry out orders; they are quicker to
think and to act than those without
training. He said fromsh his experience
he believed that six or eight months
of intensive military training would
add at least 20 per cent to a mans
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
COMRADES.

He was cociety's lily. pot,
Some parlor doll of high degree,
That firted around with the uppish
set;
Now, we're tent mates. him and me
was growers clerk before
NV fate got mixed with the infan-
try,
Tut they don't need visiting card
for war
In the home O. the free and the
land O. the free.
He usedtosneer at me for simp;
"Lizzie," called him for the first
few days;
We didn't get on, till worn and lin,
We found we wuz game in different
ways;
Aarchin' full kit for thorty miles
With tbs sun full glare on him and
me,
Just leve!cd Us stiff and it counted
piles.
for the maxim OF true democracy.
So US two guys are comrades now;
] swear at him and he swears at me;
We're getting fit for the little row
That's goin' on across the sea.
Unc' Sam drew lots and called us
two,
And he amt so very partial when
There's lot O. work for all to do
And deuce of a famine in fighting
men.
HSwascociety's little pet,
Butnowwebunkinthes + m
But now we bunk in the same tepee,
He used to dance with the gilded set;
And its drill and beans for him and
me.
He don't give darn what I was be-
fore;
And I don't give whoop what he
used to be;
All that we know is we're in war
Hittin' it up for democracy.
---Everybody's agazine.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
BOND LOST.

A note or bond for six hundred
dollars, dated September 10th, 1913,
executed by G. G. Mccall, payable to
order OF Geo. II. Sinkford on Octo-
Der 10, 1917, with interest from date
All persons are warned not to pur-
chase said note, az same has been
paid to me. This October 18th,
1917. GEO. Fl. SINKFORD.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09


A telephone message Wednesda J
morning from Jim Neal, in Poor Val
ley stated that he was starting that
day on bear hunt. A ham of the
bear has been promised us, which we
hope to have on the table Sunday
for dinner
The ladies of the w. C. r. u. and
the Baptist and Christian churches
are requested to come to the Red
Cross work rooms every Tuesday af-
ternoon from to o'clock. Please
remember the day and hour and let
there be Il full attendance.
An efficient officer is Constable Ev-
erett Bowling In case you have to do
| the disagrceable thing and put out
your account for collection, Bowling
will not disappoint you. Good and
efficient constables are not picked up
every day. Bowling is a good one.
The daily papers of Tuesday report
cd that Charles b. Rosseau, of Rich
lands, had been promoted to Corporal
in Company l., 3l7th Infantry, now
at Camp Lee. Mr.. Rousseau has been
in the regimental hospital at Camp
Lee for two or three weeks with dyp-
liberia.
Mr. II. N. Pcery bought to this Of
flee Il sample ear of his Golden Mug
get Flint Corn, grown this year from
New York Seed: The corn is beau
tiful golden color and rs hard as
ear. This ear is about twelve inches
long.
John p. Gose, of Burke's Garden,
was here this week and reported the
discovery of an extraordinarily large
piece of manganese. He said it would
weigh-well, enough to fill up scv-
cral farm wagons. The large chunk
vii be broken up and washed and
sent to market.
Jos. Crcgar, the Thompson Valley
miller and farmer, paid his tuition in
this Office on Wednesday, and prom
Uses to have lot Of bucliwheat flour
on the market this fall, "just to show
EN- what good buckwhcat flour is"
All right, the editor expects to have
the sausage ready,
Two houses on "Shakerag," occu
pied by the families of aunt" Mary
Bob and Rachel Horton, were burned
about midnight Tuesday: The origin
of the fire was unknown. "Aunt"
Mary was painfully burned in rescu-
ing her daughter from the burning
building, the daughter being i'll and
helpless.
Jack Movies, proprietor of the
Bluegrass Motor Company, had an
encounter with his Ford racer Tues
day night, and, Of course, the Ford
came out on top. He got mixed up in
the car in some way. and when finally
t turned him loose, he looked like he
bad gone through barrage fire, been
"gassed,' bombed, shrapnellcd, and
run over by Sammy tank.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
APPOINTED CORPORAL.

News reaches Tazewell that Jas
w. Jones, jr., who is now ut Camp
Lee, has been made corporal in
Co. d, 318th Infantry. He is sou
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. w. Jones. of
North Tuzewell, r. +. D.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
NOTICE.

All persons having debts against
the late James Beavers, Of Maxwell,
Virginia, will please present same,
properly proved, at the Office of Chap
man, Peery and Buchanan, Tazewsll,
Va, at the earliest opportunity.
H. G. MCCALL. Administrators.
10-19-4i.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
8. b. WARD ILL.

Sam'l. B. Ward is i'll at his home
in Thompson Valley. He was though,
70 be II little better on yesterday, but
sod to be very sick man. He is
threatened with pneumonia.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09

Mrs. j. B. Boyer has been on the
sick list for several days since reach
ng Tazewell. She is reported much
better and will be out in a day or SO
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
WANTED.

10 boys between the ages of 16 and
Il years, to work in blanket mill at
Cedar Bluff, Virginia. Cumberland
Gap Wooden Mills. lO-2s-41.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09

George Ward and S. j. Thompson
were in the city yesterday.
T. H. Davis, the Insurance King"
of Richlands, was in the city on yes
terday.
Car load of Look and Lincoln uag-
, ons to arrive soon.
The Tazewell Supply Co.
Woman Sufferage won out in the
election i'll New York, but was defeat
ed by a small majority Ohio. State
wide prohibition seems to have won
in Ohio.
Mr.. Hylan was elected mayor of
New York City by plurality of
nearly 10000, although the big New
ton, except Hearst's.
Jas. G. Kelly is here on visit
to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ]. F.
Kelly. He has been ordered to re-
port at Camp Meade, and leaves to-
day. He has been assigned to the
23rd Regiment of Engineers.
w. ii. Rye and A. l.. Repass have
been keeping the editors molasses
jug filled so far. Our friend, Linkous,
"the molasses man Of Dry Fork" Is
expected to show up almost any day
now. AS yet the buskwheat has not
put in an appearance.
Dog Irons, Wash Kettles, Crates,
these articles if bought now would be
much higher than we are Offering
them.
The Tazewell Supply Co.
The Republican political machine
in the State of Virginin. grows weak
or. 1t did not even hold its own in
the last election. The Democrats
gained three new members of the
Legislature. At this writing it looks
as though the Ninth District has
gone Democratic.
Mr.. VIM. II. Werth was advised
a
French port of his son, Morrison
Werth. Il member of the famous Rain
bow division, which sailed from the
United States several weeks ago. So
far as is known it is presumed that
The entire Rainbow division were safe
ly transported through the war zono.
There are five other Tazewell boys
in the Rainbow division, the names
of whom are printed elsewhere in
this paper.
The Experiment Farm" showed
up pretty well this year. There was
ll5 bushels of corn, four loads of
fodder, and beans plenty on the
acre and quarter. The editors
neighbor, George Lewis, did the far
ming this year and did 1t well, az he
always does everything he under
takes, and does it squarely and pleas
antly. This is the eighth year the
farm" has been cultivated in corn.
A crop of green stuff, some stable
manure and phosphoric acid was us-
ed. A good set of sweet and red
clover is now growing on the land,
sown last spring ut last blowing in
July.
Sergeant John S. Thompson left
Wednesday night for Winston-Sa-
lem, N. c., to bring back to Taze-
well William Webster, who is want
ed here upon charge of larceny of
jewclry from the home of Mr.. J. w.
Chapman, where he was recently en-
ployed as chauffeur. Webster was
arrested at Winston-Salem by tho
police upon suspicion that he was
transporting liquor into the State,
but upon an examination of his bag
gage, numerous articles of jewelry
were discovered, many of which bore
nan. The negro will be brought to
razeweil and placed on t~:al for tho
crime
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
FOR SALE.

l will sell to the highest bidder at
the front door of the Court House
Tuesday, Nov. 18th, horse sales day,
one bay horse, buggy and harness.
No. 2.-2i. ]. B. WITTEN.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09

I Mrs. Mary Anderson, of Graham, is
u welcome visitor to friends and rel
atives here.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09

Send your orders for stationary
OF all kinds to this Office and it will
be gotten out promptly.