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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11

WILMINGTON & PHILA. TRACTION CO
WILMINGTON PROVISION CO.
GARRETT, MILLER ( COMPANY.
DELAWARE HARDWARE COMPANY.
LINDLEY c. KENT COMPANY.
PENN SEABoARD STEEL COR.
Baldt Works, New Castle.
DEEMER STEEL CASTING COMPANY.
New Castle
BETHLEHEM STEEL COMPANY
New Castle plant.
Copyright. 1917 scripps Publishing Co. No -
Publishers The Cleveland Press. ~ -
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11

Ives Before They DE-
Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you were to ask a thou
sand Of these men, one at a
time, why they. are not getting
ON faster-yOu would draw
out a rather choice assort-
ment of alibis!
With some it would be, 1.-THE
TOWNS on the bum" Others
would say, my line of BUSINESS
is no good" Still others would offer
such excuses as the BOSS ism tappreciative
the GOVERNMENT is failure
"Human society isn't properly ORGANs
1ZED the WORLDS against me-,
But they wouldn't all offer alibis A
few would come clean, and would answer
you something like this:
81 have nobody to blame but myself,
that things haven't been BETTER I've
been too given to talking it over in bar
rooms-Ive lacked the sand to PUSH OUT
Il haven't been TRYING to be bigger
than my JOB-I've never started out in
real EARNEST to BE somebody, or GET
somewhere in the world. The plain truth
is-I've been falling short of SUCCESS
because | HAVEN'T BEEN PLAYING
THE GAME-and that's all there is TO it!1
he fellow who has the courage, the fairness.
in the EYE, and ADMIT his own FAULTS!
0 PLAY THE GAME.
mgton, Del. Go after success in EARNEST.
If before your clocks stop forever
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11

AMERICAN VULCANIZED FIBRE co.
THE JESSUP & MOORE PAPER COMPANY.
ELECTRIC HOSE AND RUBBER CO.
JOSEPH BANCROFT & SONS COMPANY.
E l. DU POINT DE NEMOURS ( CO.
ATLAS POWDER COMPANY.
EDGE MOOR IRON COMPANY.
THE PYRITES CO., LTD.
HARLAN & HOLLINCSWORTH CORP.
THE TOPkIS STORES.
THE M. MECARY & SON COMPANY.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11

LOBDELL CAR WHEEL COMPANY.
TRUMP BROS. MACHINE COMPANY.
SPEAKMAN SUPPLY AND PIPE COMPANY.
N. SNELLENBURC CO.
DIAMOND STATE FIBRE COMPANY.
STANDARD KID MFG. COMPANY.
OCDEN-HOWARD COMPANY.
LIPPINCOTT & COMPANY.
{. Fl. CEIST.
WILMINGTON LEATHER COMPANY.
F. BIUkIENTHAL COMPANY.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
DUTCHMEN CAN FIGHT.

You probably never heard of Reho-
both. It's little republic of Dutch
men in the center of tho German
possessions in West Africa, tiny
little republic of about 1900 mhab-
itants. And the great war tina. has
shaken Europe and America reached
out to threaten its tiny existence also.
Germany, however efficient she may
have proven mt home, has never been
a. successful administrator of colo
MES; and the citizens of Rehoboth
were eager to fight her when the news
of the war came to them. The story
of the fight is told in the Outlook.
They drew themselves up into bat
tie array, this sturdy little group OF
Dutchmen, and they fought until their
last cartridge was gone. The Ger
mans were all around them, armed
with heavy guns and plenty of am
munition. Annihiation stared the
the little army in the face, when sud-
denly without warning-thc Germans
withdrew i'll the night They had
dallied too long and the British had
caught up with them.
The little Republic of Rchoboth has
now petitioncd the British Parliament
to include it in the British Empire ut
the conclusion of peace.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
FRENCH ARE WORKING ON A
FLYING TANK.
dispatch from Paris saw

A dispatch from Paris says:
With the success of the flying am
bulance which has now been perfect
ed TO such an extent that dangerous
ly wounded men may not only be re-
moved in these specially equipped ae-
ropianes, but may be attended en-
route, France is turning her atten-
tion toward the possibility of "fy-
ing tank" or an armored machine
and rake the opposing troops with
machine gun fire with comparative
impunity.
Such an aeroplane, so far from be-
ing an imposslbility, already exists in
the German army in n limited form.
For several months the Germans
have employed a type of machine
they call the "Junker," built almost
entirely of metal and of which the
vital organs, the motor and the fu-
selage, are protected by armor plat
ing of sufficient thickness to resist
rifle OF machine bullets.
An aeroplane of this type can OPP
crate with great degree of safety
at low altitude, and can only be put
out of commission by shells or a di-
rect hit by shrapnel.
Any one who has followed trench
warfare can appreciate the effect of
the popping motors and the raking
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
NON-COMBATANTS
Told by Captain A. p. Corcoran

observation-disclosures are listed in the
regulations as non-combatnnts. But
you may judge whether you know any
better heroes than they.
The first chip was II sergeant. One
night he was out gathering in the
dead and wounded, after SCRAP.
when shell tore off his right arm.
Instantly he dropped from the
shock, and his fellow workers put
him OH his own strctchcr.
1t was II hot night OH the line, and
just rs he was being born off, over
came another shell, severely wound
ing one of his bearers. The third
man was Mt loss what to do. But
before he could collect his wits or
summon assistance, up spoke II voice
from the strctched:
Ere, clip me up jim"
1t was the sergeant speaking. The
second shell had aroused him from his
stupor.
Jim, wondering, obcyed.
"On with i'm said the sergeant
The second casualty was lifted into
place.
"Now slip this belt o. mine over me
end; now over the 'andlc."
IL was done. ANA so, carrying the
stretcher by means of his one good
arm and the belt, he trundlcd back
behind his line, while his other arm
hung loose, dripping blood.
Now he has lost it, and wears II
decoration instead.
AT another time II wounded officer
had just been placed on II stretcher
The resscuers were starting back to
the line when Roche star shell
shot up, revealing their forms against
the night. Very promptly came the
result of the revelation Plop! went
some bullets near by. And down
went their stretcher on the ground.
They had run? Not they! Down
went they, too, laying their bodies
over that of the wounded officer no
worse. One of his bearers, however,
had got II bullet in his back,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01

machine-gun fire from the sky on
nerves that have already been UNI
strung by the terrific bombardmenu
that precedes an infantry attack.
Groups of the enemy who are bravely
awaiting the attack of the French
foot soldiers have been dispersed and
sent scurrying to their dugouts by
the lcadcn hail poured from above by
the intrepid French pilots.
1t takes brave man to accom-
pany the infantry on their assaults
n the enemy lines, for on the days
of attacks the airmen descend to
within 200 feet of the opposing
trenches in machines that can be
driven down in flames by Il bullet
from machine gun. And when a
machine edscends in flames the pilots
chances of escaping incincration are
indeed small, if he is not killed by the
fall.
Deputy j. Lasies, of Paris, recently
pointed out that the air service was
further and further neglecting the
heavy bombing and attacking ma
chimes and sacrificing the safety of
the men who fly them, for speed in
the "avions de chassc," or the fast
fighting planes.
"For u long time" he stated, "the
authorities were forced to let the in
fantry and Photographic branches Of
the service content themselves with
the old Farman planes, but these
were finally replaced by the 'Bre-
guets," the Simpsons and the 'Cau-
dro X. H. The necessity for spe-
cial machines in those branches of
the service had been recognized, but
the recognition must extend still
further if there is not to be a need
less sacrifice Of the lives of the brave
men who accompany the infantry in
their machines of assault
A flying tank" is the solution of
the problem.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
FEELING lOF FATALISM is
STRONG AMONG SOLDIERS
Many Had Opinion That "If Bullet
Is Not Made For You, You Won't
Get Hit"

Behind British Lines in France,
Feb. 12-( Correspondence of the AS.
sociated Press. 1.-The feeling of fa-
talism is strong among soldiers. Many
hold the opinion that "if the bullet is
not made for you, you wont be hit
One soldier boasts that he knows he
will come through the war all right
because during his latest battle a
large piece of shrnpnel on which he
found his own initial fell Mt his feet.
at was made for me, all right" he
said, "but it missed the mark, so
nothing else can kill me-"
Mascots and luck-bringcrs of va
rious sorts are numerous in all the
armies of today. They are of great
variety, although perhaps tiny rab-
bits and black cats made of "lucky"
metal are encountered more fire.
qucntly than anything else. Probably
in most cases the lucky charm which
a soldier carries is something sent
him by his womenfolks in the home
land-a thimhle, n ring, or child's
trinket of some kind that has been
passed down in the family as luck
bringer.
Among soldiers superstitions, of
which the British soldier has his full
share one of the most characteristic
is connected with the number three.
'"rhe third time is never the same"
is IL proverb among the Irish troops.
"The third of anything is fatal" is n
common expression among the Eng
lish country battalions. Soldiers have
been known to refuse to take their
third leave, feeling certain that it
will betheir last. A soldiers third
wound is said to be the one which
must be most carefully attended to-
A development of this same super
stition prohibits the lighting of
three cigaretts with one match.
Odd numbers, according to the
British Tommy, are more likely to
be unlucky than even ones, and thir-
teen is no worse than nine. Friday
as an unlucky day has been dethron-
en- and there is no particular bad luck
connected with any day Of the week
in Tommy's estimation. Sunday, how
ever, is pre-eminently lucky day
for battles.
The lucky flower, by commoh con-
sent, is white heather, and piece
properly tucked away inside the hat
band is supposed to save the wearer
from fatal wound.
Some regiments regard certain dec
orations and medals rs unlucky not
to the wearer, but to the regiment in
general. One very well known bat
TALON objects strongly every time one
of it's number is awarded the military
cross.
AS rcgimental pets, black cats are
regarded as the luckiest possession a
detachment can have, and the arrival
of stray animal Of this color ut IL
gun-pit or dugout is an event Of great
Importance. Everyone Is bound to
be lucky for some hours, at least. To
meet a black cat while marching up
to the trenches puts every member
of the company in the happIest hu-
NOR. On the other hand. black mag
pie flying across the line of march is
a bad omen. To hear the cuckoo
calling before breakfast is another
bad omen.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
TERRIBLY SWOLLEN
Suffering Described As Torture
Relieved by Black-Draught.

Rossyillc, GAINS. Kate Lee Able, oil
iiiis place. writes: "My husband is an
engineer, and once while lifting, he ir..
i,Ted himself with piece OF heavy ma
chinery, across the abdomen He was
SO sore he could not bear 10 press on
himself al all, on chest or abdomen. He
weighed lG5 lbs, and fell off until ne
weighed 10 lbs, in two weeks.
He became constipated and it looked
like he would die We had three different
doctors, yet with all their medicine, his
bowels failed TO act. EIe would turn up
a ten-cent bottle of castor oil, and drink
it two or three days in succession. He
did this yet without result. We became
desperate, he suffered so. He was swol-
Sen terribly. He told me his suffering
could only be described as torture.
| sent and bought Thedford's Black
Draught. made him take a big dose,
and when it began TO act he tainted, he
was in such misery, but he got relief and
began TO mend at once. He got well,
and we both feel he owes his life to
Thedford's Black-Draught."
Thedfofd's Black-Draught will help you
TO keep fit. ready for the days work.
Try It'll NC-13l
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
TELL YOUR LITTLE BOY ABOUT
THEM.

The Alaskan brown bear, eight feet
high and weighing 1000 pounds, is
he largest, most lumherly carnivorc
in the world. "When one stops TO
to consider it takes q big lion TO
weigh 500 pounds, it gives one some
idea what a huge animal this bear is"
writes Daniel j. Singer in the Field
and Stream.
"Their chief diet consists Of sal
mon, the run of which last from
June to October. During this reriod
the bears fatten up, and upon this
fat they live thru the long winter
sleep.
"The male bear is the first to APP
pear in the spring. He partakes very
sparingly of food, and only nips the
tender tops Of green grasses until he
becomes used to digesting food again.
Finally he wanders to the shore,
where he feeds upon beach kelp,
which acts as a purge. Soon he is
himself again, and now commences
to wander far and wide for the track
| of female"
Most bear cubs are playful; but the
Alaskan brownies grow morose very
early, and become as liable to vio-
lent fits of rage as tiger. "a man
named Thurman had built his cabin
up in the mountains, and was Sc
cretly working a gold claim there.
| One day they found him dead and
| terribly lacerated. The following
, memorandum was in his diary. "Have
been torn up by a brown bear. No
show to get out. Goodbye" He had
shot himself to end his misery
/ Every Week Magazine.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
RESOLUTIONS BY CLEAR FORK
LODGE, l. o. o. Il.
Loss of A True Brother Sustained in
Death of John Z. Gillian.

Loss OF A True Brother Sustained in
Death of John Z. Gillian.
The |. o. o. f. lodge at Shawvers
Mill has adopted the following res
olutions.
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty
God to remove by death from our
midst our esteemed brother, John E.
Gillian, WAC has for many years oc-
upied in this community a place of
respect and who has for the past ten
ears been an acceptable member Of
this Lodge having maintained all
these years n character untarnished
and reputation above reproach,
Therefore be it Resolved, that in
the death of John e. Gillian, we have
sustained the loss of true brother
and devoted friend, whose fellow
ship it was an honor and pleasure
to enjoy; that we bear willing testi-
mony to his many virtues, his un-
questioned honor and integrity end
his life of true devotion to the prin-
ciplcs of friendship, love and truth.
That we offer to his bereaved fam
lily and mourning friends, over whom
grief and sorrow have hung their sa-
BILE mantles, our heatfelt coincidence
and pray that God through His inf
mite goodness and mercy may bring
speedy relief to their burdened
hearts and inspire them with the con-
ISOLATION born of faith in God and a
hope in futurity.
That each member of this lodge
shall wear mourning as token of es-
teen and respect for ur departed
brother.
That a copy of these resolutions
be sent to the family of our deceas-
ed brother and that copy be pub
lished in the Clinch Valley News, and
a copy filed in the archives of this
Lodge.
l. 0. o. F.,
A. B. Leffel, ]. w. Shuflebarger, C..
II. Showers, Committee.
Shaver Mill, December, 1917.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
WAR DEPARTMENT BULLE.
LETINS.

The annual expenditure of the
United States for candy is approx.
mately $500. 100000.
The War Department now permits
women OF qualify rs inspectors OF
small arms, according to an announce
ment by the Civil Sercice Conlnis.
sion.
Before the war the Navy's Bureau
of identification had the finger-print
records of 100000 men. In the last
year the number has increased ia
about 100000. In taking the finger
print record of the Navy recruit tho
impressions of all 10 fingers are OBJ
tanned.
Plans oft he aerial mail route be-
tween Washington, Philadelphia, and
New York contemplate the use of
machines capable of carrying 800
machines capable of carrying 500 lbs.
of mail distance of 200 miles with
out stop. a special postage rate of
25c an ounce would be charged.
In reply to inquiries regarding the
possibility of redistilling seized spir-
its for alcohol the War Department
has announced that the small amount
of alcohol recovered, the cost of the
transportation, rc-cooperagc. and re-
distillation would make the cost to
the goveriSnent greater than it is
now paying. The average yield from
coniiscated liquor would not exceed 6
per cent of alcohol
There is no standard receipt for
victory Bread" the only requirement
being that it must contain not moro
than 80 per cent. of wheat flour, the
remaining 20 per cent. being compos.
cd of corn meal or corn flour, po-
tato flour, or other cereals recon-
mcnded by the Food Administration
Victory" pies and tloughnuts, which
contain not less than onc-third no
wheat flour, may be sold on wheat
less days if the same recipes arc
used throughout the week.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
BOYS GOING TO THE BAD IN
AUSTRIA.

One aspect of the war that we will
do we'll to take account of in this
country is the almost inevitable in
crease in Juvenile crime that seems
to take place in every warning coun-
try. With fathers and elder brothers
ut the front.and with boys receiving
mems wages, the temptation to go to
the bad becomes almost Irresistible
In Vienna, says Wolf Won Schierbrand
in his book on Austria hungary (Frcd
ric Stokes Company, the number of
crimes committed by boys and girls
under eighteen in the year l9l5-l6
was $40 per cent greater than in the
year 19l3-l4. And apparently the re-
cord is continually growing worse.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A
CAR?

Could anything be more pitinble
than the position of the ex-CZar--a
man timid and unaggrcssive by mn
turc, bred in highly artificial en-
vironmcnt, totally unfit 10 grapple
l;ith great practical problems, sud-
denly cast adrift on the most chaotic
state Of affairs the world has ever
known? Other kings have suffered
overthrow and exile, but their exit
was ut least dramatic moment for
all nations. Casually and indiifer-
emily the world has seen this man
and his family slip from the greatest
rulcrship on earth and be lost in the
sea of Russia.
Some one has said that the thing
we fear most in life always happens.
Nicholas feared, above all, assassi-
nation and revolution. Since 1884,,
when he was almost killed by jap
anese, thirteen attempts have been
made on his life. Perhaps the reyo-
luton lessons the danger of assassi-
nation. At all events, when the Off
Ger told the Gear that at 1.-TWO o'clock
in the morning the imperial train
must go to pctrograd by the orders
of the new government" adding,
"Your Majesty has been declared de-
throed," Nicholas added:
"Why was I not told before? Why
tell me now, when all is finished?"
And then: "Let it be so. Thhank
Cod will abdicatc, if that is what
the people want. / will go to Lii
vida to my gardens. am so fond
of flowers"
A photograph shows the cx-Czar
and his daughters in the gardens of
their prison palace of Tsarskoi Selo.
A month later they were secretly
taken to Siberia.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01

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way. l was SO pleased that l used
1t later (three tiines) for the same
purpose. 1t is the best medicine L
know of for women. "--MRs. VICTORIA
WARBuTToN, COZ Harris ST., Parkers-
burg, w. Va.
The mighty restorative power of
Doctor Pierce's Iavorite Prescription
speedily causes all wonanly troubles
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properly perform their natural filnc-
tons, corrects displacements, over
comes Irregularities, removes pain and
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1t is wonderful prescription pre-
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herbs with no alcohol to falsely stin,-
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nerves. 1t banishes pain, headache,
backache, low spirits, hot flashes,
dragging-down sensation, worry and
sleeplessness surely and without loss
OF time. Get it now All druggists.
KNOW THYsELF.
Read all about yourself, your sys-
tenn, physiology, anatomy, hygiene,
simple home cures, etc., in the " Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser" book of
zoos pages, clott-bound. Send dimes
to DIR, v. NJ. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
A Bilious Attack.

When you have bilious attack
your liver fails to perform it's func-
tons, You become constipatc. The
food you eat ferment3 in your stom-
ach instead of digestiag. This in
flames the stomach and causes nnu-
sen, vomiting and terrible head
ache. Take Chamberlain's Tablets.
They will tone up your liver, clean
out your stomach and you will soon
be as well IS ever. They only cost n
quarter.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
Almost a Young Man Again.

E. II. Whitehurst. R.FD1, Nor
folk, Va, writes: al had been suf-
fering for more than year but since
taking Foley Kidney Pills l feel al
most young man again" The
strengthen and heal weakened or dis
ordered kidneys, stop sleep-disturb-
ing bladder ailments, Danish back
ache, rheumatic pains, stiffness, and
sorness. For sale everywhere.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
It Sure Docs the Work"

Mrs. w. IL. Thornton, 1923 w. 10Th
St., Little Rock, Ark, writes: "My
little boy had severe attack of the
Group and honestly believe he would
have died if it had not been for Foley
Honey and Tar. / would not be with
out it aat any price, as it sure does
its work." Best remedy known for
coughe, colds, whooping cough. For
sale everywhere.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
Take Children Out of Danger.

II you saw little child on The
railroad track you would endeavor to
remove the little one from danger.
When child is "snuffing," or cough
ing, isn't it your duty to get him out
of danger of severe consequences
Foley's Honey, and Tar gives relief
from coughs, colds, Group and whoop
ing cough. Contains no opiates For
sale everywhere.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01

Dependency Due to Constipation.
Women often become nervous and
Respondent. When this is due to con-
stipation it is easily corrected by
taking an occasional dose of Cham
berlain's Tablets. These tablest are
easy to take and pleasant in effect.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
IwO of tEm

Once" said tho truthful citizen, "a
was In the Klondikc when It was sc
coid that my breath frozc. and broke
u OFT and threw 1t away"
Yes. you scoundrcl," broke In tho
'iencon, "and I've been looking for you
these twenty years! You threw that
chunk Into my eye. and It melted, and
I've had n cntaract ever since ~
ltlchmond Tlmes-Dlspntch.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
LAXATIVE: CASCARA
TONIC: GENTIAN
STRENGTH: IRON
APPETIZER: MALT
MALTOGEN
THE TONIC SUPREME.

The very name alone tells. Malto-
gen, containing the ingredients above
Immediately stamps itself one of the
most vital, valuable and efficient
TOMS, appetizers, builders and
strengtheners on the market. We
know this to be true also; that's why
we're so strong on recommending it
to all weak, aged OF rundown sys-
tens.
Sold only in Tazewell by John Z.
Jackson, the Rexall Store.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
BANK SAFE. VAULT. FIXTURES,
ETC, FOR SALE.
/ larg safe, in use two wears.

larg safe, in use two years.
l vault, round door, in use about
2 years.
Nice fixtures, ratings, etc. Whole
cost about 3 years ago, $1,000. What
will you give for the outfit? A roa-
sonable price will buy it, Address
"Bnnk," Box ID. Tazewoll, Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
At the Lecture.

Frcshmnn-Sir,m mark my words.
irofesSor-l hnve marked your
words aud find that you hive mis-
spelled 10 per cent of them. You must
Improve great dcnl. Mark my words.