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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20
FROM MR.. A. Nj. BLACK.

We take the liberty of publishing
the following interesting letter from
Mr.. Black. His many friends have
been hoping for his return to Taze.
we'll:
Kirksvilc, Mo, Dec. 10.
Editor c. V. News:
In reading recent issues of the C.
V. News il seems 10 me you are get
ting fed UP on buckwheat cakes, ma
pie syrup and sausage Are you not
getting more than your share? am
expecting in next issue to read that
the editor is down with spell of
indigestion from over-inulgence or
has he Il cast iron stomach? At any
rate, l can now readily understand
why the editor never needs any mon
ley With donations of buckwheat
Hour, maple syrup and sausage, with
backbones and spare ribs coming on
to keep them company, with possibly
an occasional load of wood and a few
loads OF coal thrown in, altho | have
not seen mention of the latter arti-
cles yet, what more does Il man want /?
1t reads like fiction to poor mortals
/ exlled indefinitely in the middle west.
| You should lean bacl, in your office
chair, rest your feet UP on your
desk, light a good cigar that some
kind friend or subscriber has con-
tributed for the editors pleasure,
contemplate the good things of life.
and be happy.
I ! have wanted for sometime to
write and thank you for the copy of
| The Mentor, the issue giving the
write up of photography, which YOU
SO kindly sent me in the summer. |
enjoyed the article very much, also
do appreciate your thinking of me in
this way. Altho late, thank YOU
for the courtesy.
regret to have to state that can
not now see any apparent benefit
from my treatment here. For a time
was easier and dared hope that /
was making some permanent prog
ress toward recovery. The relief
however, seems to have been merely
temporary us l have recently had n
set back and am now seemingly in
as bad shape as before coming.
With kindest personal regards to
the rest of the family.
Very sincerely, "A. NJ. BLACK.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20
CHRISTMAS GREETING.

Four and half years of bloody
strife has ended. On November IL
the last shot was fired and the cry Of
rejoicing was heard around the whole
world. Nations, including our own,
were convulsed, wild with joy. Peace
had come to war-torn and war
weary world. When we meet, there
fore, December 25th, our celebration
will be augmented. 1t will be the
most wonderful and memorable Gel
ebration since shepherds watched and
angels sang, on Judcan hills, nearly
two thousand years ago. The angels
proclaimed, "Pcacc on Earth" This
was prophetic. The worlds greatest
men are assembling now to make the
prophetic utterancc of the heavenly
messengers n reality. May we not
confidently and assuredly believe that
the great war just ended was right
eous war, = war Of right against the
wrong? If so, we must not forget, in
our Christmas celebration of the birth
of the King, to give Him honor and
praise for it's victorious cndingl
, There is danger, perhaps, that in
honoring and clarifying the heroes
of this war and the makers of peace
at Versailles, we shall forget o. over.
look the Christ, in whose name and to
vindicate whose teaching, the great
war was fought. And so, this will
he a very memorable Christmas eel
ebration.
The Clinch Valley News extends
the greetings Of the season to all its
readers at home and to the dear boys
abroad.
May this happy season bring to ev-
cry home in this broad land heaven.
choicest blessings, and the New Yeai
and all the other years, be years %.
plenty and real happiness.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20
GREETINGS TO MIR. GLASS.

Hon. Carter Glass, of Lynchburg
was installed Monday last into Office
as Secretary of the Treasury of the
United States in place of Mr.. Nc
Adoo, resigned. MIR. Glass appoint
ment by the President, with Mr.. Nc
Adoo's hearty endorsement as his
sucsuccessor and general approval of
the public, is high compliment to
the character of worthy Christian
gentleman, and strong testimony of
his executive ability.
The office of Secretary of the
Treasury is one of great Importance
and influence reaching out, as il does,
through many other departments of
the government, and the nation may
we'll be felicitated that so strong ana
we'll equipped man as Hon. Carter
Glass was available to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation Of
his predecessor.
Martin, Swanson, Glass! Virgini..
may justly be proud of her sons so
ably filing high seats of influence at
Washington.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

straight-jackcts and enclosed in pad
ded walls, where they could neither
hurt themselves nor others.
Seventy-fve years ago my grand
father said TO me, "rhat an educated
fool was the most dangerous person
you could have in the comrnunity."
| thought at the time this was too
strenuous, but now / agree with him.
Some good day, in the not far dis
tant future all the knaves and fools
will go to their own place. But to this
some people and some preachers OBJ
ject.
This war was in tears ard suffering
and heartbreak has been awful. But
1T will pay a thousand fold. Just wait
have patience. The winnowing fan
is in His hand. And everything is rs
it should be.
Very truly yours,
j. w. BAKER
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20
"Havc you Il heart and dollar?'
AS TO THE CHEVRONS.

Mr.. Baker, with the very best of
intentions, states that soldiers who
were kept in training camps in the
United States and therefore were not
permitted to 20 overseas, will be Civ
eli and allowed to wcai silver chcv-
ron on their slccvc-0nc chevrOn for
every six months service. The boys
who went to France will wear Il gold
chevron. The idea is, that the boys
through no choice volition or fault
of their own, who were kept in train
ings camps here, in obedience to I'm
Gle Sans order, are deserving of
honor and consideration and hence
this recognition by the Government.
Whether the boys who did not get
over are deserving of MS much "hon.
or and consideration" rs those who
did there will be difference of opinion.
The distinction, if there he Il dis
tinction, will be felt most kccnly, per
haps, by the soldiers themselves, who
did not go over.
Why emphasize and advertise dis
tinction and disappointment? Why
draw line if, rs is justly claimed,
the camp man is deserving of honor
equal with his brother who went to
the front under compulsory military
orders?
No objection can be made or should
be made to honoring the men who
fought in the trenches. However, the
great reserve army held at home,
prepared and preparing to 20 over at
the word of command, played Their
part-and great part it was-in
winning the war, and there should be
no distinction and certainly, as we
see it, the government should not adj
vertisc to the world any difference of
appreciation. There was n larger num-
Der Of troops in training camps in
the United States nj the close of
the war than had been sent to France.
Should not this great army of Amer
ica's strongest young men be so
treated us to increase their loyalty
rather than to feel that their SER
vices and sacrifices are discounted
by Uncle Sam? Their disappoint-
ment, already keen like sore, will
not be lessened by continual prick
ing. There should be no distinction
where there is no difference.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20
"Huvc you u heart and IA dollar?'
SOUVENIRS OF THE WAR.

Mr.. Baker, Secretary of War, says
that the Amrican soldiers will be al
lowed to retain their uniforms, in
stead of turning them into the de.
partment after three months as was
at first ruled. Perhaps Mr. Baker
concludes, and properly SO, too, in
most cases, that after the average
boy wears Il suit of clothes for three
months there would be precious little
or nothing left of them worth re-
turning. However, the boys and their
families will keep the uniforms, OF
parts of them at least, as souvenirs
of the great war of which they were
n part. Thanks to Mr.. Baker.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20
100000 LETTERS ON WAY

Paris, Dec. 5.-Three shipments of
homebound mail from the American
army, totaling 8,500,000 letters, left
France between November 26 and De-
cember 2. The previous weeks mail
numbered 100000 letters.
The increase is believed to be due to
the fathers letters" which the men
in the army had been asked to write
On November %, the fathers at hom.
being likewise requested to write to
their sons on that day. The Stars and
Stripes, the official newspaper of the
American expeditionary forces, which
organized the plan, states that all
the letters will be delivered before
Christmas.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20
FROM ]. w. BAKER.

Rout l, LaFollette, Tenn, Dee. 10.
Dear Mr.. Editor:
There is much said these DAVIS
about League of Nations. On eacil
side in Congress is gang who say
they want this thing, but. they arc
opposed to force being used-for
moral suasion only. The writer of this
has has read some during the last eighty
lisc years and ne has never yet heard
OF a criminal being restrained. ex-
cept by seeing the prison and the
path. i'''
Some people are too good. If they
mad their way, you and when we get
to Heaven would find there the SAM
old coward that we now nave here, do
ing business after the old style. But
this wont work. because the Almighty
has some objections.
Many people never bother to find
out what the Master thinks. They
are hardly responsible. Should be in
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20
NOTABLE FEAT OF THE WAR.
(Aibert w. Fox in the Washington
PoSt)

(Aibert w. Fox in the Washington
Post).
Admiral Vovatelli, the Italian nav
al attache, has received cable from
Admiral Thaon di Revel, of the Ital-
nam navy, giving detailed report of
the recent sinking of the Austrian
flagship and superdreadnaught Yer
lbus Units in Pola harbor. The report
up TO now, a closely guarded secret,
shows that this vessel was sunk by
a human torpedo" launched from
an Italian submarine chaser from a
considerable distance and guided thru
SIX lines of defense by the two Young
officers who virtually made thems
selves part of the torpedo to accom-
pl,sh their mission. The success of
tins exploit, naval experts say, marks
new epoch in naval warfare.
a young Italian athlete and sur
geon named Paoulucci constituted the
war head of the torpedo. Naval Con-
structor Rossetti, who devised the
plan for ,regulting the torepdo's speed
ana guiding it, accompanied him.
Guided to Vessels Side.
The torpedo, launched at night was
guided to the side of the battleship,
whereupon Paolucci was enabled to
attach high explosive charge, pre-
s:umably Oh one of the hooks hold
ing part of the not designed to pre-
tect the vessel against ordinary tor
pedo attack
a lime fuse regulated the explos-
ION so that Rossetti and Paolucci, af
ter setting it in operation, had time
to free themselves from the torpedo.
which they sank, and await thel,'
cnance of saving themselves on some
piece CT floating wreckage from the
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20
CANDY AND PICKLES TO YANKs

Every overseas soldier is to get a
half pound of candy every ten days
as part of his ration, and every man
IS to be provided with pickles TO last
him several months The candy and
pickles are to be crushed" to Europe,
so that they may be used by the ex-
peditionary forces for their Christ
mas festivities
The total candy to be shipped IL,
100000 pounds and of pickles $685.
COO gallons. AS there are 200 rations
to the gallon, it is estimated that
100000 men will have pickles for
several months.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

vessel. They were, however, seen
from the ship, captured and brought
aboard the Viribus Units, which they
knew was about to be blown to piec-
es.
AS soon as they were certain that
the explosion could not be prevented,
ships impending fate and suggested
that he take measures to save
many as possible of his crew
The Austrians wer at first increo-
ulous, but after many of the crew
had jumped overheard the officers or
dered all hands transferred to the
boats and, in recompense for the
warning of the Italians, took them
Warship Torn Apart.
The boats were scarcely clear of
the ship when the Viribus Units
was torn apart by terrific explosion
and sank almost Immediately.
Both Rossetti and Paoulucci have
been returned to Italy now in ac-
cordance with the terms of the ar
mistice. The daring of their exploit
and their deliberate readiness TO Sac
rifice themselves to accomplish the
destruction of the most effective Aus
. trian ship then afloat is regarded
here as characteristic of the Italian
war spirit at the time, but naval eX-
perts here and abroad are particu-
larly interested in the method chi
ployed to initiate this new and I'M
usual form of attack.
1t is explained in the report that
preparations for the carrying out OF
the plan were long and laborious.
Technical Features Secret.
| Some of the technical features in
volved are not divulged, but naval
constructor Rossetti appears to have
long had the idea that the speed OF
n torpedo could be sufficiently lessen
! ed to permit it to act as carrier
for two men and that one of them
could, by employment Of specially
/ invented device, guide the torpedo
while the other could act as its wal
/ head and manage the explosive
charge.
| The lines Of defense which guarded
the inner barber of Pola were not dc.
signed to meet this form of "humar
torpedo attack" it is explained and
the officers figured that il would moi
, be difficult to slip by these lines ana
heavily mined areas by cautiously
guiding the torpedo slowly over their
just as one would guide an automo
bile slowly over bad ruts in the road
But it was found that even under
the best OF circumstances the taa
upon the physical energies and en-.
durance of the man acting rs the
"torpcdo's war head" was a facto,
which had to be considered.
Paoulucci, who is twenty-four an.
of remarkable physique, is an excel.
lent swimmer ard was regarded as
able to stand the strain, but before
undertaking it, he underwent weeks
of special training in the water, be.
coming, it is explained, more ans
more fit for the task he was to under.
take.
1t is believed here that those Old.
orators were equipped with diving
suits and compressed air, but on this
phase of the exploit the official re.
port is silent.
1t is stated that, after the torpedo
came to the proximity of the ships
hull, Paouiucci separated himself
from the missile and swan to the
ship pushing the mine along witt,
him until he was able to attach IL
and set off the time fuse.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

There is decided opposition to Mr.
McAdoo's suggestion that railroad
control by the government be extend
cd five years. If Congress is really
anxious to test government eilicien-
cy what better plan than Mr.. Nc
Adoo's? Government control as Il
war measure furnishes no reliable cri-
tcrion as to how it will work in times
Of peace. Does Congress really want
to know the truth about government
control? That's question.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20
BLUE WARNS AGAINST RELAX
ING EFFORTS TO CHECK "FLU.'

Washington, Dec. 16.-Thc danger
of relaxing efforts to check the spread
of influenza was emphasized again to-
day by Surgeon General Blue of the
Public Health Service.
"The epidemic is not ended" the
surgeon general said, "and such re-
crudescences and cases and deaths as
are now occurring in many localities
may be expected to become more OF
less general
"Any statement at the present time
that the epidemic has come and gone
for good can only do harm, for it will
put people into false sense of Sc
curity, and cause them to relax the
precautions they should take to avoid
the infection"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20
1T SHOULD MAKE A
MILLION FOR HIM
Cincinna tiMan Discovers Drug That
Loosens COrns So They Lift Out.

Cincinna tiMan Discovers Drug That
Loosens COrns So They Lift Out.
Good news spreads rapidly and the
druggists here are kept busy dispens-
ing frecZone, the recent discovery of
a Cincinnati man, which is said to
loosen any corn SO it lifts out with
the fingers.
A quarter of an ounce costs very
little at any store which handles the
drugs, but this is said to be suffi-
Gent to rid ones feet of every hard
or soft corn OF callus.
You apply just a few drops on the
tender, aching corn or toughened cal
lus and instantly the soreness is re-
lered, and soon the corn or callus is
so chriveled that il lifts out without
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

In all that has been said and writ
ton we have yet to hear of the first
expression Of pity for the ex-empcr-
or. There seems to be no "cyc to
pity, no arm to save" Such a col
lapse is the most remarkable and
wonderful Of all history.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

A standard medicine for 80 years.
for all lung troubles, which has sue
cessful record of over so years. Gives
the patient a good nights rest free
from. coughing. with free expectorc-
ton in the morning.
Amy adult suffering from cough.
cold, or bronchitis, is invited to cali
macy and get absolutely free, sam
pie bottle of Boschee's German Syr-
up, soothing and healing remedy
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

Z Dispatches state that President
Wilson attended church twice last
Sunday in Paris. and placed wreath
aof flowers on the grave of Lafayette.
Lafayette, we are hore."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

The Ex-Kaiser trying to prove an
alibi in order to shift the RESPONSE
bility of starting the war, has only
added to his reputation as a liar.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

Report has it that the Bolsheviki
are numbering each other wholesale.
Don't stop 'em. Let the good work
go on ala kilkenny cats.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20
Have you heart and a dollar?'

"fhe cx-Kaiscr chops down trees
for exercise" says n dispatch from
Holland. He ought to be an expert
Mt cutting down trees. He left very
few standing-cven fruit trecs-in
the wake of his invaders.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20
"IIave you a heart and 6 dollar?'

The ladies of the North TaZewell
Methodist Church will hold sale in
the sample room of the Jacksonville
Hotel tomorrow, at which there will
be for sale cakes, pies, dressed chick
ems, plum buildings, butter, eggs, sal
ads, and othr articles that you will
need for your Christmas dinner.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

Patronize the ladies society which
IS holding sale Of Christmas eata.
bles in the sample of the hotel. The
sale will be held tomorrow.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

Buy your Christmas dinner, cakes
etc, fro mthe ladies of the NORTH
TaZewell Methodist church at the sale
to be held III the sample room of the
Jacksonville hotel tomorrow.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

Cakes, pies, eggs, butter, chickens
etc, for sale at the sample room O
the Jeffersonville hotel tomorrow
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

The woods of Europe are pretty
full! OF crown-less kings and defunc!
Princes and such.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

In the meantime don't ovcrlool; the
criminals of Turkey.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

Lord Cork wcds Miss Cray
Headline. Bobbcd UP again, VIC
might say.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20
Only One Corn
PeeIer, ''Gefs.lf'y'

Stop Corn Pains; See Corn Peel of.
1t is just when n corn hurts that
getting rid of it. Why take chances
or Keeping the corn and having. the
pain grow worse? You'll use "e;etas
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

The Only PeeiIt-off Way I. "Get,It."
1t" anyhow, sooner of later: might
az we1l use 1t sooner. Then Won are
absolutely sure that the corn viii
loosen from your toe so that You
lesely with your fingers, II, one COM
plete piece-just like peelinE q ba-
mana; IT takes second or two to
or puttering. corn-pai1a will iiips Yans
ish",thatn keep you sweet while
the "Gets-Ir does tho rest. Nothing
new ZOE eorns has been discovered
the judgment of the millions: ,Ise
Gets-lt and be sure to be corn
ana pain free! You'll soy it's magic.
Gets-lt, the guaranteed, monty
back corn-remover. the only sure
way. costa but q trlfle at any drug store,
MI'd by r. Lawrence & Co., Chicago. iii.
sold IN Tazewell and guaranteed
~ John E. jackson.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20
TIS EASY ENOUGH TO
LEARN THE DIFFERENT.

At a glance you will be able to die
tnguish the difference between G omr
method of pressing clothes and tho
old time. methods used by others. '''
We give your better clothes tho
natural body shape. better crease
and thoroughly uniform finish
Cleaning. Repa;rinn
ALEX DICKINSON
Phone GLIB. =,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

"Have you heart and Il dollar ?"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

"IIave you IL heart and Il dollar"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20
NOTICE.

All persons having claims apains,
the estate of Henry S. Bower RIO
censed, will present them to tho n ~"
dersigned for payment '"e "''-
It. C. BOWEN
administrators of H. s. Bowen
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

"Have you heart and dollar 2"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

Redeem Your w. S. S. Pledge.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

Redeem your W. S. S. Pledge.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

Note-The young men mentioned
above are sons of DR.. j. f. Mays, of
Bentonville, Ark. who is a brother
of b. r. Mays, of North Tazewell.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-14
Case of the Chicago Professor

Mr.. Herbert Spencer, interchangeable foe
OF paternalism in government, never
wearied of pointing out how laws in
tended for one thing often operated to
produce an utterly unintendcd and unex
pected effect. A celebrated instance was
the famous Fourteenth Amendment to
the Constitution. 1t was designed to pro-
tect the rights of the negro. The inclu
sion of two words, that no person shall
be deprived of life, liberty or property
without due process of law, was made
the basis for long line of decisions by
the courts declaring this or that law Gun
constitutional" the laws having not
the remotest connection with the rights
of the negro.
so with the "white slave" act, under
which professor Of the University of
Chicago has been arrested. There is not
the slightest pretence that the CHICAGO
professor was engaged in the white
slave traffic or that the law was ever
framed to meet such cases as his own.
1t is fair to say that a law plainly
stating such an intent never could have
been passed Such statutes exist on the
books of many states, as, for example, the
Province of New Jersey. But they are
utterly dead letter laws and cannot be
enforced.
The courts may have had the best in
tentions when by construction thew made
the Federal act decree for private
morality, but it is certain that no such
intent was in the law originally.
Yet any Congressman who would now
vote to repeal this law or curtail the pro
visions which make it an engine of pri
vate spite and malicious persecution
would win deep disapproval.