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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-09-27
PATRIOTISM AND LOYALTY OF
GARY COAL MINERS.
(Rl,lnGeld TnIerrnnhl \

great demonstration OF patriotism
and loyalty to the government was
shCwn by the employees of the United
States Coal and Coke Co., Mt Gary,
Saturday night, when by putting in
extra time they produced 200 tons of
POcahontas coal.
Ten of the twelve operations par
ticirated in the exhibit No. 3 works
made no showing, operation having
heen suspended there by the building
of q new tipple; No II works was al
so out on account of the rotary con-
ve.ter being down.
1t IS not new feature ut the mines
or this company to add to their ton
mage by overtime production.
On Saturday night previous, the
employees Of No. 6 works mined 800
tons of coal. On July the employees
Of these works celebrated the ami
versary of the nations natal day by
producing 11,627 tons and on labor
day, September 2, they produced a.
1915 tons.
In these patriotic exhibitions ~
one nationality is more conspicuous
than another. Without regard to ma
tivity the men repsond to the demand
of the government for more Poca-
hontas coal. Foreigners of all ma
tionalitics and white and colored
Americans join in the task of aug
renting the coal supply
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JOINT CAMPAIGN.
Seven Organizations Will Pool Fore
es TO Raise Largest Charitable
Fund Known in History.

President Wilson, in a letter to
Raymond B. Fosdicl, Chairman of
the War Department Commission of
training camp activities, suggested
that the seven great organizations
Interested in recreation and comforts
for our soldiers, both here and abroad
combine their requests for funds in n
single campaign, lasting one week.
lie also suggested the week beginning
November 18th, to be known rs the
United War Work Campaign, and all
organizations have agreed to this.
This means that the American people
may continc all of their "war giving
to these seven days. The amount
that will be asked of them will ag-
gregate $l70,000,000, representing the
total annual budget, and also the
largest charitable donation in his
tory. 1t will be divided rs follows
Young Mems Christian Association,
Si00 100000; Young Womens Chris
tian Association, $4,000 900; Nation
al Catholic War Council, Gncluding
the work Of the Knights of Columbus
and special war activities for women)
$50, 600, 900; Jewish Welfare Board
Service, $15,000,000; Salvation Ar
my, $3,500,00O
The President also paid tribute tc
the services performed by each oil
the organizations. He said that "thru
their agencies the moral and spiritual
resources of the nation have beer
modified behind our forces and uset
in the finest way, and they are con.
tributing directly to the winning Of
the war"
! 1t has become increasingly nppar.
ent that seven such campaigns can
not be conducted in the period named
without serious overlapping and con
fiict, to say nothing of the confusion
into. which communities would BIZ
thrown by n series of drives follow
ing one another in quick succession
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each with its own machinery and I'D
illustrative personnel and each In
volvlnE service for army and navy.
Difference in fiscal periods between
the societies nai3cd, as well as di-
vergcncics in financial need, make i,
difficult ut this time to affect such a
result for al seven societies = ha3
been urged. however, between ltpye
scntatives of the You're Mems ,.hr:.
tan Association, the NouAg Won er..
Christian Association, the War Camp
Community Service and the ip,cri-
can Library \'S0oi9t!on ~ conduct
II campniyn together ,hrinw the week
beginning Noon her l,tl md we
are informed hy Air Raymond b. Fcs-
dick. who rcprcicr.s the War Dc1ar;
ment III the matter that The three
other organizations, the National Cn-
tholic War Council, the Jewish Wci-
fare Board and the Salvation Array
lave "grced To JON in Il com.ion can't
l'a.Tn to be carried on III Jan, :rv.
1919. This plan will therefore RI.
su.t in two national drives instead Of
seven.
1t is strongly urged that local rep
resentatives of the four socities unite
their machinery i'll II single commit
tee SO that the campaign will take
on the appearance, not Of four drives
conducted in the same week, but Of u
common drive in which nll take part.
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NOTICE

One chief source of road detariora-
ton is the tendency of traffic to fol-
low constant line Of travel, which
wears and depresses the road crown
along this line of continuous use. The
entire road surface, including tho
shoulders, at least in dry woathsr,
should be used with the view Of avoid
ing rs much rs possible this obies-
tionable propensity. Thus will our
roads wear evenly, prevent to great
extent the inclination to drop in holes
or ruts, which obstruot proper drain
age and cause water to soak int the
road, greatly to it's injury. We are all
aware how important and expensive
Il feature is the maintenance of our
good roads; let us apply willingly,
therefore, since it is to our interest, If
for no other reason, one of the rene
dies for their economical use.
Respectfully,
G. A. MARTIN,
County Road Engineer.
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indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 81.

Dear Ottie:
shall now endcavor to answer
your letter l received today. l was
glad to hear from you once more
and glad you are well and enjoying
life at the highest. l am feeling bet
ter today than have for long
time. heard from Eethcl. She has
come back to Keystone, but said she
didn't think she was going to stay
but a very short time. Wonder if
Bruce has been called yet. l hope hi,
hasn't, as | like to see some of the
good boys stay at home and / guess
lie will like that, don't you think so T?
was down at the city Sunday and
had very nice time. like that place
all right. The city girls come up to
sing and play for us every night, and
we sure are glad to see them, as we
get awfully lonesome ut times, and
you know | love to have my fun
wherever l am.
When are you going back to Key
stone, again? | know everybody
would love to see you. know would
especially. Does Bill come home OF
ten. Tel him he had better 20 home
every chance he has while time is
good. wish | had the privilege now
got box from home today and
,uIc did appreciate it real fine Bruce
sent Inc box of candy and you
know always love candy and you
know how long it will last around me.
Wish | was there so could divide up
with you as know you like this kind
fine. How is everything around
there. Give your dear people my
best regards and | would love to sec
item. The Captain gave us all our
oversees material today and said we
would 20 right away to our long
joruncy and am pleased about it as
will be able to tell you all some
thing when | come back, so if you
have sent my candy, | will be here to
get it, if not they will send ii to me.
SO take good care of yourself and
will do likewise. But after l come
back from over there want you to
put the big spoon ut the head of the
table as it will just fit my mouth.
Your friend, EDGAR CASSELL.
To Miss Oittie Bourne,
Grafton, Va.
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on wherever go and return. Il mean
wherever l land). Yes, did get the
tomatoes, and they were just fine.
Some of them were mashed. / have
very little to do on the ship, so
sleep most of the time. I'm glad 1
can sleep so much for you are always
with me then. Gee! l bet you and
Ida are having time canning toma-
toes and driving about the country.
Tell me all about the farm you pick
ed out for us when you get this let
ter. Don't be one bit disappointed if
you don't hear from me often, for
but keep writing just the same and
so will /. OF course there is no need
for me to write the whole family sep
Grately since this will include them
all. Now, listen, BRAT" if you don't
get your allotment soon, the Home
Service Section of the Red Cross will
lcok after it for you if you ask them,
and you shouldn't neglect it too long.
BE Il brave little girl and don't wor-
ry about "Nan." Try to keep father
and mother chccrcd up by being cheer
full. Remember that "Nan" wants
his Brat" to be cheerful and happy
ana of course you couldn't think of
6isobeying him when he loves you SO
much. AS l said before it was such
Il supreme pleasure to have had you
all to myself for SO many happy days
just before taking my departure They
were abou the happicst days | ever
spent. | hope to return for more
happy days with The BRAT" Lis
ten, you must never allow anything to
happen to question the love, conf
dencc and respect of father and mo-
Their for you. You know how depend
cnt they were Tor thought they were)
on me, and how much confidence they
had i'll me. When return they shall
still have me to depncd on and much
more for they will have both of us.
| knew | couldn't really be happy
without them and without you. Well,
that wouldn't do so you see how much
my happiness depends on you all.
You've heard about the flying fish,
havn't you? Well, we ran into whole
schools Of them and | suppose they
think the ship is Il big fish after them.
They fly out Of the water and fly away
from the ship like birds, but they do
not get very high off the water. They
are about as large as the little horn
ed fish we catch at home.
Give my love to all the home folks.
but keep all you want for the BRAT"
Your loving, "NAN."
From Private T. r. Harrison, Co. a,
Macrine Gun Bat, U. S. M. c., a.
j.. f., TO his wife, Mrs. Po!lie Har-
risson, Tazcwell. Va.
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WEST rOCAHONTAS NEWS

Big Vein, Sept. 2d.-Thc War Say
week. The results were q" Tint ' $. NJ" IL
NlhNcX sold several hundred dollars
and w. B. Burton also sold 81 900
worth To the mines at pornhonins '
MIR. r. o. Crockett, of Tnzewrll
Mr. w. T.. Jenkins, and MIR. Holm
Black, of rocahontas, were in town
last week selling war savings stsmn,,
Tor which they did II good business.
Mr.: sam Bcrbcrt, who has been
SEX Tor sometime, is better.
Mrs. John Greer went To Hmrlicl,l
last Monday TO take her little son,
John, TO hc operated Upon for throat
trouble. '"'''
Mr., Jas. O'Ncil, our patriotic Irish
Trend was visiting in the c;,y Of po-
,ahontas last Sunday.
'i'5. Robert Leonard was within,
hcr parents on Nludfork last week.
Mrs. j. Is. liar'c6s. of Boisscvainc.
died last Sunday in n ho.pilnl in
ltluciicd while undergoing nm orcr,-
ton and waH hrr:cd AT Boisscvuin,
on last Monday. She leaves, besides
her husband. three little children to
mourn her loss.
Mr.. Earl Alley, Of Gary. w. VA.
ard Miss Gladia and Eula Alley. Of
Graham, were visiting their sisters.
Mrs, . Is. Maycy last Sunday.
Mass Louise Gillespie wa. visiting
friends in Graham last wcct.
Nr, Walter l.cihco reached at The.
school house here last Sunday night.
Mr.. l.ethco is going to leave us ana
move to lfoisscvninc. We certainly
regret to see him leave here, M he
VIII he very much missed in our meet
lhEs. AS II Christian worker he is n
faithful member.
The park was closed for few DAVIS
on account Of rain. But we saw Mr..
j"hn Grcear getting things together
last Mondny evening to open up
again. Mr.. Grccar IL manager Of the
raris, and you NAV just count ON him
being on Tine ut all times when there
rs anything doing there.
Mr.. n. l.. BAKER was i'm pocahon-
las on last Sunday.
Mr.. Ed. Carter is trying Ia find n
cook. Can any one tell Ed where h..
crn get one, as he has Travelled from
Cumberland Gnp to the Ohio river.
ana he says lie just cant find one Mt
all.
We had II frost here last SUNDAY
morning that killed corn and beans
and other stun that was not gathered.
Ed. Paulcy is fixing to make sor
ghum this week, but his cain has not
hes. out yet and some think that
IT. IL not ripe enough but Ed says it
will do to make up now, as swcctein'
is scarce.
Miss Vcrna Phillips has accepted
the position here rs clerk in the com
missary.
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KAISER KNOWS HIS DOOM AND
WILL FIGHT.
(Richmond Virginian.)

y
Many things point to an early vic
tory against Germany. But let u,
not be deceived. The Pruss:an ,iynss
ty is most likely to fight to the last
ditch.
The kaiser's final overthrow is in.
e,vitable. From every conner the evi
dcnce accu;nula,cs to establish The
hope!ccsncSs Of his schemes. Never.
theless, it Garnet be denied that he is
fully advised Of The final end 1t is
this fact that muat force him TO max,
Il list stand.
We're ,hc conditions normal, he
might be expected TO surrender. All
down the worlds history great leaders
have yielded to the inevitable and IN
the face of complete disaster cnpi-
tulatcd to avoid further suffering. In
many cases the surrender has been
accepted gracefully, and the defeated
leader protected in every manner that
might guard his dignity and personal
honor.
In the ease of the kaiser the world
holds II very distinct attitude. lie has
outlawed himself from every consid-
GRAFTON. He has committed every
crime known TO man. lie has desc
Grated every holy thing lie has be-
come the by-word of shame and sin.
All this he knows. He knows TINT
there is coming day of execution.
Judgment has already been entered,
and his only chance is to escape the
final penalty of the law.
As the days 20 by his crimes will
multiply. Like the hunted criminal
that he is, he will spare no pains to
prolong his doom. The business for
him has narrowed to matter of snv-
ing himself. He cannot escape to any
polnS OF the compass, and his only
salvation is to fight. His armies will
eventually he reduced to hclplcssncss,
and still he will drive them to il, and
long after all hope of success is for
ever gone.
And so hte way is yet long and tc-
dious. High expectation of early vic
tory for the allies may serve great
~ to prolong the struggle, because of
the apathy it may engender. The
great accomplishments of Tie past
weeks tells us I'm no uncertain lam
Fuagc that we arc the masters of the
field, and yet is is this very thing
that may cause us to relax our hold
ana yield 4 carless advantage to
the enemy.
There is but one point in the dis
cuss:on. The allied nations cannot
afford to falter in their present mo-
menturl. Every energy must be con-
ccntratcd and used from now on with
increasing vigor and carncstncss. The
enemy must not he permitted rest till
his fate Is settled forever.
Individually this is personal. Every
man and woman in America has II
mol tI,tf
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TT SHOULD MAKE A
MILLION FOR HIM

Cincinna tiMan Discovers Drug That
Looscns COrns So They Lift Out.
Good news spreads rapidly and the
druggists here are kept busy dispens-
ing freczone, the recent discovery of
Cincinnati man, which is said to
loosen any corn so it lifts out with
he fingers.
a quarter Of an ounce costs very
little at any store which handles the
drugs, bat this is said to be suffi-
.ient to rid ones feet of every hard
y soft corn or callus.
You apply just Il few drops on the
Gender, aching corn or toughened cal
,us and instantly the soreness is re-
lieved, and soon the corn or callus is
SO chriveled that it lifts out without
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SOLDIERS
LETTERS.
Somewhere in France. Aug

Somewhere in France, Aug. ~.
My Dear Sister:
Just reed your letter this evening.
I was glad to hear from you and to
know you all were well. I'm we'll
and doing fine.
| have been up in Paris and thar
sure is some fine city, but, of course,
l didn't see much of it, but | saw
enough to tell it was the finest place
l believe, ever saw. Hope l can sec
more of it before leav France.
didn't get my glasses today, but
guess | will. Will write you when |
do. l sent you and Mildred little
souvenir ro, Hope you Eft s them b all
something when 1 find something to
send. Has he worked very hard this
summer? You wanted TO know if i
had ever heard from Lillian. Yes,
have heard once and have written hci
several times.
l have been up in the trenches and
got along fine. Everything is quiet
up there now. Has Bill ever started
over yet? have seen several boys
that have been here long time. One
of them is Il Kester boy from Tan
nersville. Expect to look up some
more Sunday.
wei, Ill stop tonight ana finish
sometime when | can think of some
thing more interesting IL is twelve
O'Clock and just finished dinner, Blu,
havn't any more news than | did yes
terday. Pm working today. Pm OF
the job, but not much work. Bill G
and are still together, sleep side by
side every night, and have most all
the time lie is Sergeant now, but
he sure is good and nice. He seems
like a brother 10 inc, we have been
together so long. i'm Yates is with
me, too, and getting along all right.
/ don't think he has had but one let
ter from home, but if you see any of
his folks, tell thorl lie is doing fine,
and Lester is all o. k. He told me he
had never written letter since he
has been over here, but he prom sen
me he would write and also saw Newt
Edwards the other day.
When you see any of Bills folks
tell them he is alright, for you know
our letters may get lost. We'll, this
is about all | know.
Your brother, CLARENCE.
From Clarence Turner to his sister,
Carrine Turner, North Tazewell.
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Supply Co., G0ti2 Regiment,
IL u Lf,.D,,no

Deer Ottie:
AS have arrived safely overseas
! will write you few l.reJ to let
you know am we'll and happy and
hope these few lines will End you all
the same. Well, tie trip across was
very pleasant. we had no trouble At
all. The sen was very still! ell the way.
like this place very well. The French
people are very kind to the American
soldier, altho l cant learn t.:cir lingo
very fast. 1 think l will learn it be
fore | get back. We'll, | havn't heard
rom Frazier yet, but will ind out
where he is soon You know can't
write very much OF interest. | just
thought | would let you know that
was still living and hope to reach the
old U. S. again. Well, rs this is about
all can write this time, will close
will ask you to write Il big letter
in answer, so goodbye and good luck
to ALL Address
PRVT. JOHN w. BROOKS.
To Miss Ottie Bourne, Grafton.
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GIRLS, IT'S YOUR
STEP THAT ATTRACTS.
Says Women Pay too Much Heed TO
Their Eacc InHtrnl of Their Cnrna

Says Women Pay too Much Heed to
Their Face Instead of Their Corns.
Watch your step! a brisk, lively
step is what charms more than q
lovely skin, but yout high heels have
caused corns and you limp Il little.
That's bad, girls, and you know it.
Corns destroy beauty and grace, be-
sides corns are very easy to remove.
Rid your feet of every corn by ask
ing ut any drug store for n quarter
OF an ounce of freczone. This will
cost little but is sufficient to remove
every hard or soft corn or callus from
ones feet.
Women must keep in mind that
corniess feet create youthful step
which enhances her attractivoness.
This frcczonc is gummy sub
stance, which dries instantly and sim
ply shrivcls up the corn without in
flaming or even irritating the sur
ruunding skin.
A few drops applied directly upon
tender, touchy corn relieves the sore
ness and soon the tnire corn, root and
all, lifts right out without pain.
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and every individual soldier of the
81. 900 must I've Unidentified and nc
counted for, so MS to guard against
losses, and then such organization
1ni man must have his detail to one
az The sectors OF the fighting front.
ih'S paper work. us i. is called.
Is EroGigious, and like everything
- itUiy It must be done with nbsn.
lie PRECISION. And the paper Wort,
J"'j tot paper which is very hard
% get
When headquarters called for a
map of the camp the other day."
sid the Major, "they got it all right,
on the only paper which could be
found, which was brown wrappim
paper. But it was good map, and
the wrapping paper map of the big
American camp will 30 into the
archives"
When taps sounded tonight every
man of this $4,000 was under can.
vas. although this morning every
man had been afloat 1t was the
record accomplishment in landing
Tor while one body of arrivals hnd
been large, $4,000, the landing had
taken the best part of two DAYS,
whereas this huge transfer was in
The daylight hours of the first day.
And right on top Of it," said the
Major tonight. cone ship is arriving
with 1000 more mon. and then
another flotilla of transports and
then another"
Thus this gigantic influx Of armed
men goes on steadily and INCREASING
", on record time, with little or no
tpni''s on, each man and orgnni2n-
non being cared or and accounted
Iol :" II moves forward to the from,
and all of the huge enterprise of
docking, landing, transporting and
camping. with NIL their infinite dc
tails, created out of practically !
nothing within the last ten months.
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Somewhere in the Old Country,
August 26, 1918.

The following letter from Sam
Summers, son Of j. IT. Summers, of
BMestoue, throws side-light on the
activities and good work of the Red
C"rys wcrliing among the boys over
there. The letter VAS addressed to
Miss Rose Summers, who is connect
Cd with the FIRST National Bank, of
nlueic.d.
Dear Sis:
will answer n few of your letters
received yesterday. Just spent 80
days in the hospital with fever and
Just got back so | could get my mail.
was treated just fine ut the hos
pitnl. 1t was an American base. All
The u. S. nurses, too, what Pm talk
ing about. saw Il nurse there that
was at Camp Mcclellan, when ! was
in the hospital in that camp. The
Red Cross and Y. NJ. c. A. are making
Il regular American out of France for
the soldier boys. Urge the people
back there TO help the Red Cross, for
they are doing great work here
You might send me the Clinch Val
ley News. 1t will give me all the
home news. If you send daily paper
the mail would be so, much heavier,
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With the American Expedition
INna.nn 4 ,..r.,cI 1A1N

WIN tEc American INHcuilIOn-
airy Force, August, 1918.
My Dear Polly:
1t has been one week since we left
o. | wrote you after we left Phila.,
and passed the letter out of the Win
dow to n pretty little girl. Hope she
sent it on to you. Wet got off the
train about dark that night and went
aboard Il ship. We started for some
place overseas next morning and we
are now about mid-occan. We had a
wonderful convoy the first day out.
One dirigib'e, one balloon, and num-
erous seaplancs, dcstroyers and crul-
sers. No sub. would have dared TO
put a periscope up. We have had Il lit
tie excitement, such rs marines
fish or some other object showing on
thc surface. which always gets sight
cd for Il periscope. A three-inch gun
booms out and the object is gone, but
you ought to see us getting into our
life pl cservcrs and to our quarters.
che place where we fall in for all
emergency calls.) | got just a little
seq sick but am feeling fine now. We
are having delightful weather.
sleep on the top deck forward where
down on the fourth deck, but like it
better out in the air. Oh, I'd like to
tell you Il lot more about the trip,
but IS the mail VIC send will all be
censored and you know we should be
very careful anyway. I'll have to wait
and tell you the rest. | don't sup
pose you have gone home yet, but you
are most sure to be there before this
can get back, for it will have to go
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BRITISH FOURTH ARMY CAP
lures $1,000 MEN.

The British fourth army, command
cd by General Sir Henry Seymour,
Rawinson, since the start of its vic
torious offensive on August 8, has
captured $4,000 priconcrs and regain
ed more than 200 square miles of ter
ritory. IL has captured large num-
Der of guns and fought thrty-four
German divisions, twelve Of them be-
tween two and three times. Many
of these divisions have been put out
of action but all of Rawlnson's div
isions are still on the Job.