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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22

strength with them. The moment the
nation, through its President, accept
ed that challenge the misleading lead
! ton and abandoned it. Let them have
the credit due for that; they are in
line again with their loyal fellow
workmen, and the furrow is made,
made deep and wide, and, we hope,
for good
That marked and painful contrast"
of which the President spoke is cut
all the sharper by the fine and stirring
declaration of labor's position in this
war, made simultaneously with his
message, by the Executive Committee
Of the American Federation. "This
is labor's war;" declares the mani
festo of that body; at must be won
by labor; AMI it tells plain truth
which is not apprehended by some
outside labors ranks whine it says
that the decision of the war twill de-
tcrmine not only the destiny of ma
tons but of every community and Of
every individual. No life will bo I'M
touched.
w i'Sb ihil'iibS otib, III IHC
speech we published yesterday, that
in the event of Il German victory, "the
Hun ideal, the Huns misconceptions
of life, will take the place of the dem
ocratic idea throughout the world"
togethc with every belief and prac-
ticc" that is based upon that demo-
ca Tic idea, he was speaking Il dread
ful truth of which the Executive COM
mittec Of the American Federation of
Labor is fully aware. "Prussianism,"
says the Executive committee, "has
it's roots in the old ideal under which
men sought to rule by suppressing
the minds and wills of their fellows"
and If it wins, it's victory twill vitality
change our own lives" Therefore,
there can be no neutrality among ma
tons or individuals; and men cannot
strike against the war without strik-
ing for Prussia and striking against
labor.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22

tins picked up on The battlefield, and
cleaned with potash, handles resell
dered, and the cups recoated with the
block tin. A whole building was used
to repair saddles and harness. Here
new pack-saddles were made out of
old riding saddles. 1t has been found
that to transport ammunition, wa
ter and food to the men that are
fighting on newly gained territory,
pack saddles are the best. The ground
is too rough, too full of shell-holes
for any other vehicles. There is
where the motor transport fails and
the method used 5000 years ago is
rcsorted to.
Another building is required to re-
pair the shoes of the British Army.
French women are employed to wash
them, whereupon a jury of expert
workmen decide whether they are
worth repairing. If not, the tops are
cut off and made into laccs, while the
bottoms are carried into the furnace
undo rthe boiler. Both men and wo-
men work on the repairing, and some
of the soles are nailed on by ma
chimes automatically. After that
hobnails are driven in and the shoes
soawed in whale-oil, which makes all
of the waterproof, On an average
10000 pairs of shoes are received
each week, of which about $4,000
are sent back repaired
There are, of course, certain re-
pairs that can be done only in Eng
land, where the goods originally came
from. Certain machine guns are very
difficult to repair. The heavy artil-
lery is not so easy to make over, but
whatever can be saved or made over
is utilized so as to reduce the de-
mand for new material.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22
MUST TAKE CARE OF OUR SOL.
DIERS.

TaZewell is great county. Great
in blucsgrass land, great in the num-
Der and quality of fine cattle raised
and sold, great in sheep, horses, hogs,
and greatest still in folks. The coun-
ty has good schools, banks, electric
railway, telephone. fine roads, coal
mines, automobiles, fine preachers, an
|ovcr-pius OF churches, good lawyers
and doctors, fine water, plenty Of
fruit, and sometimes an awfully Sc
we're winter. Also, good stores of all
kinds, where prices are high enough
to satisfy the most fastiduous taste,
and to make the most plcthoric wad
look like thirty cents AS to her pol
tics, the less aid the better.
From all this one would readily
imagine that farewell takes care of
herself. She ought to but she don't
do it, There is never II year that the
county makes enough to supply her
own needs. Even cabbage and po-
tatocs are shipped here from the out
side. The grocery stores carry large
stocks of canned goods and dried
fruits, not one can or pound Of which
is made in this county. As to bread
and meat, car loads arc shipped here,
also oats, and hay. We are not tax
ing care of ourselves, let alone help
ing to take care of our neighbors, but
have depended upon them to help us
feed our own people. Our land will
make easily rs bushels of corn and 80
bushels of wheat and GO bushels of
oats per acre
We buy apple butter, preserves,
honey, ct cetera, ad infnitum, all of
which is made outside. The question
bobs up, what's the matter with us :?
Can we or can we not, take care of
our own folks? Are We lazy---don't
know how. or don't care to "fool" with
these things? Can we buy cheaper
than we can produce? The question
is passed on, "Why don't we take
care of ourselves, and should not II
special effort be made to do so at this
time, when Il large percentage of the
worlds producers have quit produc-
ing and gone to fighting in the world
war, and who must be fed and cloth
cd by the army behind the lines
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22
THIS is LABOR'S WAR"
New York Times.)


Mr.. Hutchinson deserves credit for
his instant recognition of the situa-
ton created by the Presidents letter
to him. That furrow, it is to be be-
lieved, will never have to be plowed
again. The President laid down the
principle that nobody of men have
any moral right in the present cir
cumstances OF the nation to strike
until every method of adjustment
has been tried to the limit" and that
those who refuse to act on this prin-
ciple are undoubtedly giving aid
and comfort to the enemy" Labor as
a whole has clearly accepted and 10y
ally acted on this principle; the ship
carpenters, as the Presidentp oints
out, were an exception whose action
stood sin marked and painful con-
trast to the action of labor in other
trades and places" The result was
that their misleading leaders placed
them, for moment. in the disastrous
position of challenging the American
Nation, in time Of war, to trial OF
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22

Acid Iron Mineral (non-alcoholic,
natural iron) is taken from great
deposit found upon a poor farmers
place near Hickory. Mississippi, and
the story of this great gift of nature,
which made the farmer rich and the
medical world richer. and makes it
possible for people to quickly treat
stomach, digestion, kidney, blood and
rheumatic complaints at home, makes
interesting reading.
And old man while digging a mill
race on the Horn Farm, ran across
it. He was afflicted with an old fe-
yer sore and blood troubles which
were considered incurable. During the
several weeks digging his feet and
legs we're wet each day as water gath
red and he noticed that this water
turned a reddish color caused by mix
ing Of water with the vein of peculiar
looking mineral, almost like powder,
which had apparently laid for centu-
ries encased in n marble-like casing
of rock and clay.
The sore on his leg began to heal
and by the time his work was COM
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22

rs DR.. Smith said in his address here,
ltriotism is comparatively new
word, and there are many people who
do not at this late day, know its
meaning. The age of the reign of law
has not passed entirely. But for the
length and strength of the right arm
az Washington the war would have
already ended and German flags
would have been flying over the Cap
itol.
(Since the above was written, de-
spatches announce that President Will
son has interviewed and put an end to
the strike in the shipyards.)
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22

old friend from T!
l accosted him, and he immediate
ly owned up. He had won his free.
dom by ruse.
Knowing that in those periodical
exchanges of prisoners men unfit for
fight were usually returned to their
own land he had hit on the plan of
feigning lunacy. l leave you to i'm
agine what force of character as well
as what native ability was needed to
carry out this program successful
ly.
/ have heard of only one other feat
which, to my mind. equals this. 1t is
that of the Frenchman whose pre-
tense of blindness fooled even the
crack German oculists.-Told by Cap
tain Corcoran.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22
THIS GERMAN WANTED TO
FIGHT.

He was in the hospital at =
when / met him. He was Il captain in
n Bavarian infantry regiment, and
had been captured in the fight at Fes-
tubert. His wounds were quite slight
but what was much more serious he
seemed to have lost his mind.
AS Il rule he was quiet, his only
reply to our advances being a laugh
or an imbecile grin. 1t was not that
he failed to understand, for he be-
trayed at times quite an adequate
stock Of English. Now and again,
however, he would break out into
acts of violence. Once or twice he
deliberately upset trays of soup on
his bed. And periodically he would
make charge from between the
sheets. shouting in German:
They're coming! They're coming!
Shoot"
So they took him away as soon as
possible and the doctor told us he
was sent to an insane asylum.
About twelve months later, during
the carly fighting on the Somme,
took part in a night attack in the
neighborhood of Pommier. 1t was
one of those surprise sallies in which
we often caught the Germans literal
ly mapping. This time we took prac-
tically an entire company, with most
of the officers in charge.
Imagine my establishment when
among the prisoners I recognized my
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22
GERMAN NURSERY RHYMES.

Bomb hospital,
Butcher q nurse,
Spread der kultur-
Ach der wienerwurst!
Torpedo a ship
String de captain up
Shell der lifeboats;
Hoch! Faulein Krupp!
Bride q senator
Buy him off
Spread dc intrigue;
Der Tag und Bernstein!
Tack up Il baby
Gloat Ger der decd
Gangway for der
Military need!
Chop off n hand
Right und left
No trigger pulling
For de bereft!
DIdS Oli IL SiaVc-
Put him to vurk-
Der great kaiser
Strafes der shirk!
Shoot der yankee
Drak him in
Murder amt
German sin!
Give Cross
Of iron to
De man vot bombs
An innocent thru und thru.
Violate Il
Little girl
Der Germans own
Der vide, vide world
Leave no trace of
Der Argentine ship
Well scare de small vuns
Nit der iron ship!
Zeppelin London
Bomb der vimmen out
Me und Colt und
Der beer und kraut!
Shoot der Russians
Bride 'em too
Shave their whiskers
Und morals, too!
Hang Il neutral
By der neck
Der kaiser's having
Fun by der peck!
Ach, Louie, ind
Polka-dot!
If Gott amt nit
US, take shot!
r. S. H.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22
About Consultation.

Certain articles diet tend to check
movements of the bowels. The most
common of thes are chees, tea and
boiled milk. On the other hand raw
fruits, especially apples and banan-
as, also graham bread and whole
wheat bread promote a movement of
the bowels. When the bowels are
badly constipated, however, the sure
way is to take one or tow of Cham
berlain's tablets Immediately after
supper.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22
TEST FOR THE CHEERFUL MAN

The latest kind of war-soup with
which we have had anything to do
personally is made of one potato, one
onion, one pinch of salt, and vast
volume of water. but under such cir
cumstances man who tries to be
pleasant and cheerful around the
house can always say: "Well, this is
good and hot!"-EX.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22
a NUT FOR TEACHERS TO
CRACK.

Personally grades 30 per cent.
Textbooks, 10 per ccnt."--Presidcnt
Smith, in address to the teachers.
On this principle the wide differ
encc in effect and result of the same
statement made by two different men,
can be accounted for. 1t is related of
q certain we'll known Methodist that
he could pronounce the word "Mes-
opotamia" in his sermon in such n
manner rs to make people shout.
personality" and what, for want
Of better name, we term magnet
.sm," is the charge behind the pro-
Jectile which drives home the spoken
or written word with smashing effect.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22
WELL TRAINED.

Boreleigh- "Nice dog. Have you
taught him any tricks since l was
here last?"
Miss Smart-"Oh, yes, if you just
whistle he'll fetch your hat Dos
ton Transcript
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1918.

shall history be allowed to saw
that we gave our sons to the battle
for democracy, but lost n great cause
because of our individual seliishness
IN wasting ood?"-Ex-G Governor J.
Hoge Tyler, food administrator for
Montgomery County.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22

"iieatless Monday" did The work
notwithstanding, and nobody hurt
and ships are sailing. Mr.. Garfeld's
all right, although mot practical
coal man."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22

Among other valuable lessons
taught by this war is, that the Amer
lean people need a great leader who
talks and acts like al boss We
need good deal of bsssing.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22

Don't believe everything people
says about you. The probability is,
you are neither as good on rs bad
as they say you are.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22

Bill; "Those twins resemble each
other closely, but they don't exactly
look alike"
Pete: "Well, which one of them
looks most alikc?"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22

AS to the dresses of the women,
they want but little furbelow, nor
want that little long.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22

Everybody can either fight, farm or
finance. War Stamps are only rs
cents.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22

When any work seems drudgery,
think of the trenches.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-22

Patriotism is not pessimism.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-05
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
 AT PETERSBURG
 LAST SATURDAY
Ole Skateen Kills Mrs. Nels Nelson and in Turn Is Killed by Citizen
 of the Town.

PETERSBURG, Alaska, July S. There was a double tragedy at Scow Bay Saturday evening when Ole Ska teen, workman of the Glacier Fish. ing Company, in the cold Storage plant, temporarily insane. ran amuck, beginning to fight and shoot. He shot and instantly killed Mrs. Nels Nelson. the wife of the manager and shot at others. He was in turn shot and killed by K. Hetland in self-defense. when Heltand attempted to arrest him. Hetland was exon
 erated by a coroner's jry.
 Practically the same news was re ceived here by the Marshaps office from Deputy Marshall Howell at Pet ersburg, with the exception that the deputy said the name of the man killing Skateen was Ole Hadlund
 and that the others name was Ole Skater.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-05
RE.PUL .SED BY AMERICANS
UNITED STATES WAR AIMS ARE AGAIN CLEARLY DEFINED BY
 PRESIDENT IN FOURTH TALK

WASHINGTON July 5Speakng the Fourth of July celebration from the Mount all eees for promise peace with and unqualified conscraon America the struggle for cleaning military autocracy from the face of the earth.
 Ueservedy he declared could thought peace which did the destruction of military is reduction virtual impotence He de ared that humanity fighting for the law based the of the mankind President summarized the objects of the
 The President named four inns follows
 Ft-Eve arbitrary able disturb of the world be de- stroyed reduced to virtual mpotcnc
 question sovereignty territory and politics be settled the settlement by the people immediately 
 Thrdhe principles appy honor and for laws govern individual of relations towards each other tua lrustmu be established
 Fourth-he establishment organization of which will make combined of free will check might.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-05
Delegate Contest May Be Decided Against SuIzer Within Week if House
 Is in Session.
THE LAW IS NOT GOOD
Committee Holds AuStral- ian Ballot Law Only Directory and Not
 Binding.

That the House Elections Commit tee No. 1 has decided the Alaska Australian ballot law to be directory and not mandatory and therefore holds that the votes from the con tested precincts in Alaska should be counted, and will recommend the seating of James Wiekersham as Delegate to Congress from Alaska, was the news that came to Juneau late Saturday afternoon. It was at the same time learned that the glow ing accounts of Judge Wickersham having taken the oath of office were untrue. The committee is expected to report within week, if Congress is then in session. and the House will be asked to act upon the ques- tion.
 Associated Press Report
 Yesterday the Associated Press papers in Alaska received the fol. lowing dispatch from the Seattle of flee of that organization:
 SEATTLE, July IA Post-Intel. ligencer Washington special says the House of Representatives Elections Committee No. has unanimously
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-05
Send a Steady Stream of Explosives Against En- emy and Answer
 Shot for Shot.
TAKE MUCH WAR BOOTY
Desperate Efforts of En- emy so Far to Regain Lost Ground Are
 RepuIsed.
WITH THE AMERICANS, July

WITH THE AMERICANS, July 5. -ArtiIIery yesterday afternoon in- creased in intensity in the Vaux re- uion. The crash of shells swelled into a great roar. American gun ners, stripped to the waist, sent steady etream of explosives against the enemy, answering shot for shot.
 Among the captured material counted are six heavy machine guns, 18 Iight trench mortars, two gren- ade throwers, 200 rifles, a motor cycle machine gun and large quan- ties of ammunition and equipment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-05
They Take Over 1,500 Ger man Prisoners and Ad- vance the Allied
 Front Lines.
ON THE SOMME RIVER
French Also Make Two At- tackS and Take Over Thousand Prisoners
 Near SOiSSOnS.

WITH THE BRITISH, July 5.-lt took the British just 90 minutes to win from the Germans territory four miles wide and half a mile deep. A barrage and dense smoke screens were used to conceal the advancing tanks.
 Three German divisions were beat en.
 The Austrians are concentrating on new positions.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-05
TWO STEAMERS
 BE READY SOON
Admiral Sims and Admiral Mayo Will Be Operated by Pacific Steamship
 Company.

SEATTLE. July 5. = Two new wooden schooners. Samuel H. Hodges and a sister ship will be soon launch ed. They have been purchased by the Pacific Steamship Company and probably will be used on the Alaska run during the movement of sal mon shipments. The Hadges' name will be changed to Admiral Sims and the other boat will be named Admiral Mayo.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-05
WILL RAISE ARMY

MOSCOW, July 5.-Commissioner of War and Marine Trotsky sub mitted a report stating that the in- ternaI condition of the Russian Sow jet Republic is such that only a pow crfuI army on the basis of obliga- tory service can protect it. The BoIsheviki are planning for univer- sal military service. Trotsky has or dered the registration of all men between the ages of 19 and 47.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-05
Tonnage for Yesterday Greater Than Losses for Whole Progress
 of the War.
BIG MERCHANT MARINE
United States Now Has Over Ten Million Gross Tons and Will Keep
 on Building.

NEW YORK, July 5.-The launch ings in the United States yesterday showed a greater tonnage of ships than the Nation lost during the whole progress of the European war, so Secretary Daniels declared to the Tammany Society on the occasion of the Fourth of July celebration.
 He said over 100000 deadweight tons entered the water as part of the Independence Day celebration.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-05
MANY OBJECTIONS ARE INTERPOSED
 TO NO XMAS GIFTS

NEW YORK, July 5.-All parts of the country are opposing the suggestion of the Council of Nation al Defense that Christmas gifts, as war measures, be confined to the ex change of cards and letters. Mer' chants consider that already suffic tent regulations have been placed up on non-essentials at the source ol production.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-05
Czechs- -Siovaks, Friends of the Allies, Have Taken Possession of the
 Port.
STRENGTH IS GROWING
Entente Conference Rep reSentatiVeS at Wash ington to Consider
 Siav Question.

WASHINGTON, July 5.-Vladivos- tok is quiet with the Czech-Slavoks in complete control, after having en. forced their disarmament order. The American and British and Japanese Naval Guards were reinforced, but took no part in the fighting. Some attachments of the Red Guards re- sisted and lost number of men.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-05
NOW DOWN ENEMY

WITH THE AMERICANS, July 5. The Americans repuIsed a Ger man attack against vaux yesterday morning. A number of Gerraans were killed. Yankee machine gun ners moved down the enemy and took prisoners. Desperate efforts made by the Germans so far to re- capture the ground taken by the Americans have failed with the heav- lest cost to the enemy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-05
MAKE COUNTER ATTACK

LONDON, June 5.-The Germans last night delivered counter attacks on positions winch the British gained yesterday on the Amiens front, says an official bulletin issued this morn ing. The Germans were repulsed and left prisoners with the British. The British captured over 1,500 prisoners in the Somme battle yes terday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-05
AUSTRALIANS ADVANCE

WITH THE BRITISH, July 5.-The Australians attacked the Germans northeast of the viIlers Breton neaux on the Somme river and cap tured the Village of Hamei. They bat;ied their way beyond Hamef and vare Wood, and advanced their Hines over a mile.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-05
Fourth Launchings

PHILADELPHIA, July 5. = The Emergency Fleet Corporation has received reports of the launchings of "A vessels in American yards for the Government yesterday in cele- bration of the Fourth of July. There weer others, but they are unreported. The "A vessels reported have an az gregate tonnage of 400,464 tons.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-05
DIPLOMATS ENDORSE WILSON.

WASHINGTON July 5gh officials and diplomats of foreign here have endorsed the call of President Wilson, made yesterday speech the peoples of the world adopt the American Declaration Independence and the reteon of the purpose the stake the Great War; The presidents that half decision terab conceivable
 believed will have the oesang another peace by Germany
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-05
Bid Merchant Marine

WASHINGTON, July 5.-The De- partment of Commerce announces that the merchant marine represents 10,040,659 gross tons and numbers nearly 30,000 vessels. It is expect ed that the record during the past year will be eclipsed by that of the coming year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-05
FIRE CAUSES
 MUCH DAMAGE
 TO CRANKY co,
Origin Is a Mystery Which Wipes Out Property Of Company at HadIey,
 Alaska.
OTHER FOURTH FIRES

HADLEY, Alaska, July 5.-(Special to The Empire)-At two o'clock a. m. yesterday fire destroyed the Granby Company power. plant. black smith shop, warehouse, oil house and dry room at the Mamie mine.
 The crew was laid off at four o'clock yesterday for the Fourth At nine o'clock that night there was no fire under the boiler The origin of the fire is a mystery.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-05
FRENCH TAKE PRISONERS

PARIS, July 5.--The French We'd nesday night in two attacks north west of Soissons, advanced there fifth of a mile over a three-miIe front, and took 1,600 German pris- oners.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-05
ncwn Four Rochea

WITH THE AMERICANS, July ,. Americans downed four enemy aero planes. making seven in 20 com. bats fought in the past two days. The American flyers were lost and another was seriously wounded