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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
U. S. PATROL BOAT SUNK

The American patrol boat, Alcede
was topedocd and sunk by German
submarine in the war zone early Inst
Monday morning, and one officer and
20 enlisted men are missing. The Al
cede, n converted yacht, carried II
crew of seven officers and 85 men.
The navy department issued the
following statement in reference to
the sinking:
"The navy department has been nd
vised by Vice Admiral Sims, that at
1880 n. M. November s, the American
patrol boat Alcede, converted yacht
was torpedoed and sunk by n German
submarine in the war zone. One Of
ficer and twenty men are missing
The ship sunk in four minutes after
being struck. Several vessels were
searching for possible survivors ut
the time the report was made. The
Alcede carried n crew of seven Off
GERS and 85 men.
"The Alcede is the first American
war vessel TO go down in the war
The destroyer Cassin on patrol duty
was torpedoed recently, but she made
port snfely with the loss of only one
man.
No details of the engagement were
given in the brief dispatch announc.
ing the yachts loss.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
FINE SAMPLE OF GRAIN.

William N. Buchanan, who lives at
Grafton, brought to town on Tues
day sample Of his 1917 crop Of oats,
wheat and rye, and it is no exaggera-
tion to say, the samples were very
fine. Buchanan is as Industrious, care
full farmer. He lives, he says, ION q
poor farm" and he is correct, rs COM
pared with some rich farms in this
county, but it is doubtful whether any
farmer in the county can show mic
er lot of grain than he grew this
year. "Will" said that he is max
ing an effort to grow more stuff than
ever bofer. Uncle Sam guaranteed
good prices, and the soldiers must be
fed. If every farmer, great and
small, will get these facts into their
heads, he'll pile up such crop next
year as the world never saw. The sam.
Piles of grain shown here all on e1hi
bition in the New Tynes building
Incidentally "Will" mentioned that hi.
seed wheat. oats and rye. were bought
from T. w. Wood & Son.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
BOSCHES BOMDARDING AMERI
ICAN TRENCHES.

With the American Army in
France, Nov. 1.-THE German artil.
lery was very active all last night
and today, shells of the various cali
bres raining around the American
soldiers. So thickly did they come at
one time during the early hours of
the morning, it was thought anoth-
er barrage was about to be placed
for q second raid on the American
trenches. The Americans were ready
for the Boche and hoping he would
try another raid. But none develop
ed.
The American artillery gave the
Germans back shell for shell and add
ed few for good measure, pounding
breaking Shrapnel over their trenches
Rain has continued for days. ant
vast seas Of mud now extend n ever.
direction. At some points the waite
running down the mountainous hill
has flowed into the dugouts. the occu
pants being forced to pump out re
peatedly in order that the dugout
might remain tenable.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
Big~Y. M. C. A.
Drive Will Start
Next Sunday.
Effort Will BE Made to Raise
$3.50 in Tazewell County for
Protection of the Soldiers ut
Home and Abroad-The Com
mittee in Charge Here.

The great drive begins next Sun.
day to secure $3,550.OO in Tazewel
county, that being our quota of the
thirty-five million dollars to be raised
for Y. M. c. A. work among the SOL
diers Mt home and in foreign coun-
tries. Governor Stuart is chairman
Of the Virginia organization which
has charge of the "drivc," and Hon.
r. Tate Irvine is chairman of the dis
trict composed of the counties of Lee,
Scott, Wise, Dickinson, Buchanan,
Russell and Tnzewell.
We ask every preacher in Tazewell
county to announce and explain this
work from the pulpit next Sunday
and the Sunday following. This work
is second to none now being done for
our boys, and it is so recognized by
President Wilson. Ex-Presidents Taft
and Roosevelt, General Pershing and
others. We trust the people of Tazc-
we'll will seek all the information
possible as to the efficiency and great
their part to this call, and we feel
assredu our quota will be readily
obtained.
w. c. McCarty, District Secretary,
will explain fully this movement on
Thursday, the 18th inst, ut Richlnnds
Mt IL O'Clock n. M, Mt Tazewell at 3
p. M, and at Graham ut pm No
public collections will be asked Mt
these meetings. and no church col
lections will be taken. Corporations,
firms and individuals will be asked to
contribute the $3,550 assessed to this
county, in amounts from ten dollars
to one hundred dollars.
Yours in the service,
G. II. BROWN, Chairman.
j. N. HARMAN, Secretary.
w. II. GILLESPIE, Treas.
For TaZcwcll County.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
HALF MILLION
in NEXT DRAFT
Additional National Army Con-
tingent Will BE Called to the
Training Camps Next Spring,
and Provision Will be Asked
For More Men.

| Half II million moro men will be
summoned in the second call for the
selective draft army Of tho United
states before spring, and authoriza-
ton then will be asked for further
lncrements, to be called from time to
time as it is possible to train them.
The next call for men will not exceed
the half million additional already
authorized by congress.
Secretary Baker said that when
further authorization for calling out
men is asked it is understood that
congress will be asked to make avail
nbie an almost unlimited supply to
draw upon. Meanwhile some plan will
be worked out for the registration of
the million men approximately who
VIII come of age next year.
The war department is now Mt work
iiguring out how many mon had to
he called to find G87000 acceptable
men, and from these figures will
work out the number necessary to
cnll TO supply the next quota of half
a million men.
One result of the assurance thot
the additional men are to be called is
thnt the officers graduating from tho
second series of training camps who
VIII have to go on the reserve list
VIII not remain there long ns they will
be needed to officer the new troops.
1t In known thnt many of tho ap-
preparations made for the army were
mnde on the basis of an army of g.
100000 men, Tint is tho ultimate
strength of the regular army, the
draft army and the national guard
which military authorities hnvc fixed
upon. Only the cessation of the war
nt nm early date will prevent this
figure being reached ipnily.
TO have NIL of these men on call IL
IL being urged on the war department.
that when the next authorization
from congress for more than is asked
n blanket authorization for the VA
rlous incrcmcnts be requested. The
ranks could then be filled up with
lncrcmcnts of any size when tho ne
ccssity arose, it is being pointed out.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
"A CHRISTMAS SUGGESTION.

When you make q presento t the
Youths Companion you are giving
not merely the means of wholesome
pleasure and fascinating information
every week. The Companion is all
that. But it is something more. Hun
dreds of letters to The Companion
speak of the influence of the paper in
binding home ties. The mothers and
fathers and the boys and girls in
Companion families are very close
knit in their affections. They have a
common interest in the same duties
and rec,eations and they all regard
The Companion as one of themselves.
1t has personality and character
unique among publications, and you
cannot introduce q more inspiring in
huence into any home circle.
1t is not publication merely-it
is friend. The Companion alone is
$500, but the publishers make an e1-
traordinary double Christmas pres
ent oifer-The Youths Companion G.
McCalPs Magazine together for S225.
This two-at-one-price offre includes
1. The Youths Companion, 52 is
sues in 1918.
2. All remaining 1917 issues Of The
Companion free.
8. The Companions Home Calendar
for 1918.
McCalps Magazine, 12 fashion num-
bers in 1918.
All for only 1925.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION.
Commonwealth Ave, Boston, Mass.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN.

We received last week letter from
D. w. Dudley, of La Folette, Tenn,
who turned his back on Tazewell and
headed for Tennessee some years ago
Then, it was recalled, that Harold
Litz, and brother Jas. w. Baker had
done the same thing. On first thought
it seemed little strange that any
one should turn their back on Taze-
well. On seond thought, it was recall
ed, that men in Tnzewell and else
where have actually turned their backs
on heaven and headed straight for the
other place. And this is strange. too.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
LITTLE INTEREST SHOWN.

Richmond, Nov. T. The absolute
lack of interest on the part of the
voters of Virginia in the election on
Tuesday is shown by the fact that
few additional returns have been re-
ceived and little further is expect
ed until after the county boards of
cnnvassers meet on the succeeding
days of this week and certify returns
to the State Board of cnnvassefs,
which will assemble here in about two
weeks.
What few returns have come in
confirm the election Of the oentire
Democratic State ticket headed by
Westmoreland Davis, of I.oudon coun-
ty, as governor. 1t is believed that
his majority will be in the neighbor-
hood Of 10000 votes. The Demo-
Gratis appear to have gained three
seats in the lower branch of the gen
eral assembly, cutting the minority
representation from seventeen to ID.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
Jim BOB" NOW A CORPORAL.
Camp Cody, N, M. Oct. 27.

Camp Cody, N. NJ, Oct. 81.
Editor the News: am writing to
ask you to change the address OF
my paper, as have been transferr.
ed to the Ordnance Department. ]
have also been promoted to Corpor-
nj, so you can address my pare ac-
cordingly.
We have about $4,000 soldiers here
about 5000 of whom are conscripts,
The balance are National Guard
from South Dakota, Minnesota, Ne
braska, and Iowa.
Our training is the same that is
being carried on in all the camps of
the country. We expect to be ready
for France by the first of the year.
Tho worst thing we have to con-
tend with here is sand storms. They
are worse thnn blizzards in South
Dakota and we have about three a
week.
The C. v. N. sure looks good to mo
when it arrives about tho end Of the
week. read it through, advertise
ments and all.
After I have seen tho Stars and
Stripes flying over Berlin. expect to
come back to the green hills Of Taze-
we'll. Yours truly,
JAMES r HURT.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
Is Company of
Militia Needed
InthisCounty?
Meeting Will Be Held Tonight
to Determine Whether Fur
ther Efforts Shall Be Put
Forth to Perfect the Organi-
zatiOn.

| A meeting will be held in the Court
House tonight to determine whether
or not Tazewell shall have q company
Of Virginia State Volunteers. Prog.
ress has been made in tho organiza.
ton Of n company from the men at
Tazewell and North Tazewell, some
sixty-odd men having signified O vii
lingness to serve the State for the
period Of the war.
The promoters have received sub
stantial encouragement from some of
the people of Tazewell, and are hope
full that Tazewell will fall in line
with the other towns of the State
and have company that will bo
ready at moments notice to serve
the State and prevent lawlessness.
Governor Stuart is very anxious that
such an organization be effected here,
as in these perilous times there exists
no organized force in the State that
could be called in case Of an emer-
gency. Our business, our homes, our
industries might be jeopardized at
any time.
leading business men of Tazewell be-
lieved that thorough organization
here will have salutary effect upon
Lhe Southwest in so far as .lawless
ness is concerned. They believe fur
ther that when the fact becomes gen
orally known that there exists Mt
Tazewell company of men, trained
and well armed and prepared, that it
will never be necessary to leave the
corporate limits of the two towns.
However true this may be, the men
re subject TO call anywhere in the
state Privates on duty will receive
he same pay and allowances as men
II the United States army. The pay
If the officers will be the same as
army pay.
Attend the meeting in the Court
House tonight and help in the or
ganization, or if you think there
should not be company here, that
there is no necessity for one, come out
and say so, and save the promoters
of the company any further work and
worry.
1t is apparent that number of
the young men Of the town are much
interested in theorganizatian, judg-
ing by their attendance upon drills.
The physical exercise obtained at the
drills is beneficial to all who have at
tended.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

Whereas, it has pleased God in His
wisdom to call unto himself, since
our last meeting. six members of
Brown -Harman camp, Confederate
Veterans-B. B. Greever, Frank How
ard, George Surface, A. A. Thomp-
son, VIM. Leffel, and C. w. Crock
ett, who, after having served their
country in their youth, led long and
useful lives and were gathered to
their fathers at ripe old age; there.
fore,
Be it resolved, First, That the
Daughters of the Confederacy dc
hereby extend their sincere sympathy
to the members Of the bereaved fam
lilies.
Second, That copy of these res
olutions be spread upon the minute:
Of this meeting, be sent to each fam
lily and be published in the local pa
pers.
Signed-Mrs. S. C. Graham. Mr..
c. A. Fudge, Mrs. A. J. Tynes, Com
mittee.
Tazewell, Va, Nov. 6, 1917.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
S4G,S5 is REALIZED FROM THE
SPELLING MATCH.


The Spelling Bee, held Mt the New
Theatre Wednesday evening, was tn,
event of the seaso. There was ,
large audience present to enjoy tn,
iun and fun there was. Such spell
ing it was good to hear. Tazewell I'm,
II large number of good spoilers,
ana some who had forgotten" ant
others got mixed up" and so il
went. Mr.. A. G. Kiser proved to be
the best speller of tho bunch. He
spelled all tho words that were fired
Mt him, going and coming.
The preachers were among the frs,
to be slain. Rev. Mr.. Kelsoe went
down on the word appendicitis, lcav-
ing out the "p." Mr.. Campbell went
down twice, once on the word zero
plane and once on the word "cushnw.
He said he knew exactly how to spell
ncroplane, but got mixed up on it,
and put in an a." Jim Nat johnson
went down on the word cologne, leav-
ing out the "g" The presiding elder
fell when the word privilege was
hurled at him, and second time
when he got mixed on the word sub
poena.
The Presbyterian pastor fell down
fiat on lieu, spelt it. lue, and second
time when he took whack Mt the
word, manageable left out the &C."
Mr.. G. G. Payne hoisted the white
fling facing dirigible. Miss Norvell
fell down on the word hangar. Mrs.
Jackson, on the word ostcopnthy, and
Miss Jackson went next to foot on
therpeuticis, and her father, IL drug
gist, too. Miss Poole, the dressmak-
or, went plumb foot on the word
trousseau, left out the "u." She can
make 'cm if she can't spell 'cm.
Mrs. Arrowood gavo It up on IL
word which she does not believe is
in the dictionary. In fact, number
of the spoilers were in doubt whether
their words were to be found in the
lcxicons. Certainly some of the
spoilers seemed never to have seen
the words or heard Of them before
that night.
There was much good spelling and
some words were spclt in way never
heard of before.
The occasion wns, altogether, very
pleasant,
Messrs. l.. A. Tyncs, and A. C.
Buchanan were Captains" There
were about 30 spoilers. Each side
had two rounds. Mr.. A G. Kiscr
stood head nl the time. and fairly
"ent 'cm alive"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
"CAT-EYE" is OUT AFTER TWO
WEEKS REST.
Graham, Va, Nov. 6

/
Editor the News: Please find en-
closed my check fo one dollar and fif-
| ty cents for the Clinch Valley News.
Mywife and all the children and my
self see who can get the paper first
to read the Tazewell news. / read in
your paper had pneumonia, but am
proud to say it was sprained ankle
and sore foot and / will soon be out.
Been in the house now Two weeks.
One of INV neighbors was so kind to
me while was in bed sick. Sent me
Owe two lovely plates of eatables.
She is such sweet, Christian lady
and you just ought to see old "Cat-
Eye eat now. She is Tazewell lady
Mrs. Benbow. You, can tell Taze-
we'll lady or gentleman when you meet
them, always so nice and kind. did
MT know how TO appreciate Tazewell
until left, and miss seeing the
smiling face of our popular editor Of
the Clinoh Valley News, for he would
make you feel, good if trade is dull
just want to say this to you and
this is the TRUTH travel in parts of
four States, but there is ro people in
all my territory like the Tazewell
men and ladies. / love to vicit your
town, for when meet Mr.. jeff Ward
and Henry Preston both will say,
"Scott" or 'Cat-Eye,' cant you come
an deaf dinner with me?" You know
love to eat, will get out next week
if nothing prevents and l want to
hustle, for trade is good end you bet
Mr.. Scott, Of Baltimore, will be in
your town before Christmas to get
his Christmas orders.
Hoping to see you soon, 1 am,
Yours truly,
A. B. SCOTT.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
NATIONAL w. C. T. u. SPEAKERS

Miss May Russell, of Mississippi,
is making a tour through Southwest
Virginia enroute to the National w.
G. T. U. convention. which meets in
Washington, D. c., December 2-7.
Miss Russell's appointments in this
county are as follows:
Monday, the 10th at Raven.
Tuesday. the goth, Mt Richlnnds.
Wednesday,, the 21, Pounding Mill.
Thursday, the 22nd, at Tazewell.
Friday, the 23rd, Wittens Mills.
Saturday, the oath. Tip Top.
Sunday, the 25th. Tip Top.
Miss Russell is famous national
speaker. This will give the people of
Tazewell an opportunity Of hearing
one of the best Speakers on the plat
form Of America today.
All unions are requested to adver-
tise the meetings and invite the peo-
pie to attend.
Collection for State work will bo
taken at each meeting.
MRS. w. G. O'BRIEN,
County President.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
GRAFTON NEWS.

Mr.. Henry Danforth died in Gem
rose, Ohio last Friday, October 26.
The remains were brought to Tazewcl
the Monday following and laid to rest
in Concord cemetery. Rev. G. w.
Thompson conducted the funeral SER
vices in the absence of Rev. C. f.
Painter. Mrs. Danforth, nee Capito-
Ia Leedy, with her two children, arc
visiting her aunt. Mrs. Elizabeth
Burton, for n few days. after which
she will visit her father at Kimbnll
and other relatives, then return to
her home in Ohio.
Willie Gilpin is visiting homefolks
few days.
John Leedy, of Kimbnll, who came
with the body of Mr. Danforth, re
turned Tuesday, also Pecry Leedy
brother, of Mrs. Danforth.
j. w. Yost is on the sick list this
week.
Clarence Yost, who has been a
home for several days, on account o
sickness, has returned to his place
of business in Keystone.
Miss Pruitt, of Pounding Mill, wr
visiting Mrs. H. G. Young last Sat
urday and Sunday.
| Mr.. Clarence Jones and family
and Mrs Jennie Kits, sister Of tn
late w. D. Jones were visiting Mrs
Jones' mother Sunday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
RED CROSS AT M. E. CHURCH.

On the third Sunday. the 18th, the
Red Cross Society Of the colored
Methodist Church will hold special
services. A special program will be
given.
Rev. w. II. Brown, of the colored
Methodist church, and his wife, have
been exceeding anxious about their
daughter, Ruby, who underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the hos
pital in Bluefeld on Thursday of
asst week. Her condition was report
ed as unfavorable on Wednesday Of
this week.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
PRESIDENT ISSUES THANKS
GIVING PROCLAMATION.

President Wilsaon has issued his
1917 Thanksgiving Proclamation, call
ing upon the nation, even in the sor-
row. and great peril of n world shak-
en- by war, to thank God for bless
ings that are better than mere peace
of mind and prosperity of enterprise.
The proclamation fixing Thurs
day, November 10Th, ns Thanksgiving
Day, is as follows:
at has long been the honorcd GUS
tom of our people TO turn in the
fruitful autumn of the year in praise
and thanksgiving to Almighty God
tor His many blessings and mercies
TO us as nation. That custom we
tragedy of world shaken by war
and immcasurable disaster in the
midst of sorrow and great peril, be-.
cause even amidst the darkness TINT
has gathered about us we can see tho
great blessings God has bestowed
upon us, blessings that are better
than mere peace of mind and pros
perity of enterprise.
eve have been given tho opportu-
nifty to serve mankind as we once
served ourselves in the great day of
our Declaration Of Independence, by
taking up arms against II tyranny
that threatened to master and debasc
men everywhere and joining with
other free people in demanding for
all the nations of the world what we
then demanded for ourselves. In this
day of the revelation Of our duty not
only to defend our own rights as a
nation, but to defend also the rights
Of free men throughout the world,
i there has been vouchs, fed US in full
and inspiring measure the resolution
and spirit of united action. We have
been brought to one mind and pur-
pose. A new vigor of common coun-
sci and common action has been re-
vealed in us. We should especially
| thank God that in such circumstances
| i'm the midst of the greatest enter
prise the spirits of men have entered
lpon, we have il we but observe a
reasonable and practicable economy,
abundance with which to supply the
needs of those associated with us as
we'll as our own. A new light shines
about us. The great duties of new
day awaken a new and greater ma
tional spirit in us. We shall never
again be divided or wonder what stuff
we are made of.
"And while we render thanks for
these things let us pray Almighty
God that in all humbleness of spirit
, 1--we may look always to him for guild
ance; that by his grace our minds
may be directed and our hands be
, strengthened; and that in his good
time liberty and security and peace
and comradeship and common JUS
tice may be vouchsafed all the ma
tions of the earth.
"Wherefore, I, Woodrow Wilson
3 President of the United States Of
S America, do hereby designate Thurs
d day, the twcnty-ninth day of Novem
y ber next as day of thanksgiving
r and prayer and invite the people
IS throughout the lad to cease upon tina
l. day from their ordinary occupation
e and in their several homes and place.
IS of worship to render thanks to God
1.-THE great Ruler of the nations.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
EsTILL STEELE MARRIED.

Quite little surprise was occa-
Stoned here last week by the an
nouncement that Mr.. Estil Steeel, Of
this town, and Miss Ruby Little, Of
Bramwell, daughter of r. T. Little,
were married. The marriage occurr-
ed in Roanoke, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Steel are at present on bridal tour
Of the North. They are expected in
Tazewell the latter part of this week
for aavisit TO relatives. Their home
will be at Hopewell, where Mr.. Steele
is in business.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-11-09
Democrats Have
Usual Majority
in Virginia.

The election in Virginia Tuesday
for State officers and members Of the
Legislature produced no surprises.
The usual Democratic majority of
about thirty thousand was rolled up
for the Democratic candidates.
Tazewell county gave the Republi-
can ticket hended by. Mr.. Muncy about
500 majority and elected C. Henry
Hartman to the legislature without
opposition.
In the ninth district, the Democrats
and Republicans broke about even in
the legislative fight.