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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-05-09
PRIVATE JOHNNY DOE.

Chasing the Hun back to the Rhine
was mighty exciting game.
johnny Doe, private, first class, did
mt get much time to complain about
his Chow" or to wonder how the
home folks, particularly one person,
were getting along. He was too busy
taking machine-gum nests and dodg-
ing II. +. shells.
Then November II, 1918. came
along and the whole thing stopped
stopped so abruptly that Private Doe
was bit bewildercd. 1t was hard
to realize that all the misery, hor-
ror and privation was over.
But, once that realization came
there was just one thing in the whole
world that Johnny desired, and with
an intensity that the stay-beh;nds
never will appreciate.
johnny wanted to hear the familiar
click of the broken catch on the old
front gate at HOME.
When Johnny left home he an
nounced that he wouldn't Uuit until
he reached the Rhine. His folks put
faith in the assertion, naturally, but
some of his friends were openly skep-
teal.
Well, Johnny's on the Rhine now
with several hundreds of thousands
other doughboys who compose the
American army Of occupation.
But, like all his felow-crusaders
Johnny is "fed up" with the watch
ing the Rhine" business. They've
been doing it several months now and
all the time they've been eripped by
an ever-incrcasing ache to get bac!,
to the home folks.
Returning these American firhters
to their homes and jobs is one of the
several big talks confronting Uncle
Sam.
or course, he will do il. Just as
fast as ships and trains and trained
workers can do it. But it will require
money.
None of us needs much coaching
IN the purpose or attributes of a Lib
erty Loan issue. We know what the
money is for and what security is
offered; that Victory Liberty bond
is both good patriotism and good
business.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-05-09
DON'T BUY YET.

a number of cheap histories, maps,
etc, OF the war, are on the market,
and the publishers are flooding the
country with advertisements and at
tractive propositions, not only for his
tories of the war, but for leftover"
"shelf-worn" editions of Encyclope-
dias, rushing them Off out of the way
"at most any old price"
Don't be in hurry to buy. The
history of the great war has not been
written, cannot be written, of course,
until it is all over, and official re-
ports, etc, are all in and available. A
mere narration of the battles of the
war, written by men who were not
on the ground, upon heresay, second
hand information, is not history of
the war. The map of the world is
being re-drawn. Old kingdoms and
empires have crumbled and new ones
are rising, built upon their ruins. The
story cannot now be told except in a
curscry manner, with the greater part
omitted.
The same of the dictionaries, geog-
raphies, and encyclopedias. Meme of
them now entirely up-to-date. Val
liable the old ones are, but not at all
comprehensive. "Be not the first by
whom the new is tried, nor yet the
last to lay the old aside"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-05-09
IN PARIS. BUT NOT As PLANNED
(rlew YORK Timecl.

At last. the Germans have entered
Parlj! Not many of them have az.
rived, 10 be sure, ana the entrance
OF the few is strangely-almost but
not quite, ticaily-diifcrent from
the one they planned to make in Sen
TENDER of 1914. Still they are there
some of them-if Versailles can be
called Paris, as it may be for Ger
man purposes in both 1914 and 1915.
And not as prisoners, either. Those
who have arrived, indeed, are sub
jected to good many restrictions
on their movements, but hardly to
more than they would have had to
endure ut the earlier date, and now.
as would have been the case then.
the restrictions are protective rather
than those of incarceration.
But the Germans who are now
come to P;sis and those who arc soon
to follow them are not the men who
would have gone there i'm 1914-wcll,
not to be too explicit, if circumstance
es had permitted The sometime kai
ser, for example, is unavoidably-
and how gratefully!-dctained else
where. So are the Princes, lis six
sons, and all those marvellous Cen
erals who thought--or rather knew
that they were leading his ire
sistible armies to the first of the many
victories that were soon to circle the
world.
And the purposes then md now en-
tertained are as different as are the
personalities that would have repre-
scented and do represent, Germany.
They have come, not to impose terms
on defeated foes, but to hear what
terms those foes vii! grant to ma
ton confessing its inability to es-
cape acceptance OF the terms offer
ed otherwise than by styling "Wo
wont sign, do what you please to us!"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-05-09
MUD FORK NEWS.

C. II. Mathena and Walter Scott
attended the Holy Roller meeting at
Tip Top Saturday night.
Mr.. Jessie l.. Epperson, who recent
| yreturned from France, was enter
tanned in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. r. Grouse Tuesday evening.
Mssrs. Sidney and Otto Bowman,
of Horsepen, were visiting friends ut
this place Sunday.
Misses Josie and Macic Mathcna
returned Sunday from pleasant Wis
il to their grandmother, Mrs. Steven
Mathena 1T Tip Top.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Tabor have us
their guests this week their sister,
Miss Stella Beavers, of Pounding
Mill and cousin, Homer Beavers, of
Maxwell, who recently returned from
France. He is looking fine and feel
ing fine, and had some very narrow
escapes. a piece of shrapnel hit him
which caused Il couple OF cartridges
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-05-09
HOME MERCHANTS AND MAIL
ORDER HOUSES.

The merchants of Clifton Forge
are "pestered" by the mail order
houses, and The Review has "been
requested" by the home mrchants TO
say somthing. The Review proceeds
to say that "this newspaper has al
ways favored the buy-at-home move
ments and we still favor this plan.
but to make it success there must
be cooperation on the par. of the
business men," by which it means
that the home merchants should do
all IN their power to compete in pric-
es with the mail order houses. There
is no use talking-the people are go
ing to buy where they can get things
the cheapest. This is human nature.
We favor-have always urged, home
buying, bat il mail order house
offers to sci! AN article so per cent.
OF even 70 per cent cheaper than the
same article can be purchased for at
home' what can be said to stop the
sale! People are not patriotic vher
they come up against this sort of
thing. Particularly people in the
country, and many in town as well
do not stop to consider the debt they
owe to the town merchant.
TO hay cheaper and save money
appeals to them, and away they go
What can the town merchants do to
stop OF check this continuous flow OF
thousands of dollars from the home
town to the big mail order houses in
the big cities?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-05-09
YOUR WAR TROPHY.

Was your war trophy picked up on
the battlefield after the German re-
treat on was it saved up back home
liter the American victory?
Was it brought home by Uncle
sans soldiers, OF. did it help bring
his soldiers home?
Is it souvenir that cost the one
who brought it to you n wound or
other physical suffering, or, is it a
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-05-09

GLOW is the Victory Loan pro-
gressing?" was asked one of the
bank officials the other day. at seems
to be dragging" was the reply. Why
this dragging? 1t is because, one
reason, that we don't know a good
thing when we see it.
The Government offers, in dcnom-
nations to suit all purses, and con-
ditions, attractive and money max
ing securities, as loan, to he re-
turned with good interest, without
offset of any kind, within short
time,-an altogether attractive prop
osition, and yet, notwithstanding, the
campaign drags. 1t is singular
condition of things Naturally, one
would think, men with an eye to the
main chance, would rush in to grab
up these bonds. But, they are not
rushing. Another appeal this cam
paign makes is that the loan is ask
ed, offered, in lieu of raising the mon,
ey by taxation. We all know full
well that the war debt must be rails
ed, and we are given the option of
loaning the necessary money to be
returned with interest, or of having
our taxes increased sufficiently to Sc
cure the necessary amount The peo-
pie seem to be willing to pay higher
taXes-to spend money instead OF
making money. What is the matter
withthe people?
Another reason of the drag is that
the idea prevails that the banks and
big corporations will take it all up
anyway, and the necessary money
secured. The banks should not have
to do this. If the banks are drain
ed, where will the government get its
emergency money from? The Gov
eminent depends upon the banks to
furnish money on quick, short calls
in all emergencies. What would hap
pen if the banks could not respond?
Again, the banks must be able to
loan money for home industries and
needs. The cattle and stock dealers,
the builders of new Industries, must
have money. Suppose the banks are
drained, water-logeed, - where will
the money come from to keep the
wheels of commerce turning? The
banks do not want to swallow this
Victory Loan. They know what may
be demanded of them. The banks
should not be allowed to take these
bonds, if they wanted to do so. The
people should take them. There ought
to be a wide distribution of this Vie
tory Loan among all the people foi
various reasons, and why the farm
ers and others who are more prosper
Gus than they ever were before do
not take this loan is hard to account
for, accept upon some misconception,
as guessed at in this writing. 1t is
either loan and get it back with in
terest or give in taxes. We have the
option of eating the cake and still
having it, or of letting Uncle Sam
eat the cake and we pay the bill.
For patriotic reasons this Victory
Loan should not drag. Our boys have
won the war and the worlds freedom.
They have done their part, and indif-
ference or negligence on our part is
unpatriotic, un-American, pro- Ger
man and pro- Bolshevism.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-05-09

to explode in his belt and wounded
him slightly. He was also gasscd.
E. w. Tabor and Homer Beavers
ere visitors Mt Boissevaine today.
w. r. Eppersoh and daughter. Miss
Gertrude and j. l.. and J. G. Eppc,-
son and Mr.. and Mrs. b. X. Tabor
and children were entertained IN the
nome of Mr.. and Mrs. VI. G. Tabor
Sunday evening.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-05-09

purpose fully, we may safely predict,
but IL is equally safe to predict that
the world will one day look back to
the document which President Will
son read the other day as the Mag
ma Charter of all the peoples, the
first draft OF The constitution of the
free states Of the world.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-05-09

souvenir that you brought to convince
him that you APPRECIATE his sacrifice?
Is it piece of enemy's ordnance
that serves merely as an ornament
and reminder of duty unperformed,
or, is it Il Victory, Liberty Bond bear
ing good interest, and consola ton Of
having finished ne job?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-05-09
JESSIE L. JENNINGS.

Jessie l.. Jennings was born July
8. l843, departed this life May /,
1919, in the nth year of his age. lie
leaaves wife and five sons and two
daughters to mourn his departures;
also number of grandchildren and
q host of friends who will miss him.
He was member of the Methodist
church and was soldier in the Con-
fcderate army. j. S. NJ.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-05-09

The next big drive in order to mako
Democracy safe for the world, will
he worldwide meeting in the Unit
ed States, to organize against Gen.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-05-09

cral Booze. Delegates from all over
the world will be here in June, we he
licve, to drive for worldwide prohibit
ton.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13
TO CRUSH ANARCHISTS
German Minister of War Asks for
Consumption.
Voluntary Recruiting Is tnsuffici ent to
Raise Force for Eastern
Frontier.

Weimar. Feb 1l,--Minister Of War
Reinhardt, at a meeting Of representa-.
tives Of political factions here, dis.
cussed the problem of sending troops
to the German eastern frontier.
He asserted that voluntary recruit.
ing was not sufficient for the purpose
and predicted that consumption would
be necessary in order to raise adequate
forces.
Herr Reinhardt declared 1t was
necessary to Impress upon the youth
Of Germany the fact that the whole
future Of the nation was unsettled so
long as insecure conditions prevailed
on the frontier and that for the mo.
ment the young men of the fatherland
were under obligations to fight for It.
The Poles, he argued were assum.
ing grave responsibility lin prevent
ing the Germans from devOting their
effort to beating off the Bolsheviki."
and Poland would be better employed.
he said, If she were guarding her east
ern frontier against the Russian men
ace rather than invading German ter
ritory.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13
ASK EIG..T-H'OUa DAY
silk, Wco'en and Cotton Goods
Workers May Strike.
Employers In These Trades Are Given
Until Feb. 8 to Make Con-
cessionS.

New York, Jan. 29.-It has been
learned here that nationwide labor
crisis, involving industries engaged in
manufacturing silk and cotton goods
and, to some extent, wooden goods, is
pending, unless employers in these
trades concede the eight.hour day by
Feb. 3.
Information that employees planned
to work no longer than eight hours
on that date and on each day there
after was conveyed to the reconstruc-
ton committee. recently appointed by
Governor Alfred Z. Smith to endeavor
to adjust labor disturbances cOnse-
quent upon the close Of the war This
Information came from John Golden,
president of the United States Textile
Workers of America
The Textile Workers, at their con-
vention here last November. demanded
a 4S-rour week. The employers have
not granted this reduction from the
present schedule OF "a hours, Mr.. Col
den said, nor have they made any ad-
vances toward compromise.
In New York alone 10000 employees
are involved, it is estimated. the ma.
jority OF these in cities along the Mo-
hawk valley.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13
Nippon to Furnish Soldiers and
Money to Crush Anarchists,
Is Report.
BARGAIN IS ALLEGED
Russian Coal and Iron To Pay For
Japan's HeIp-Evacuation Plans
Said To Have Caused
Move.

Vladivostok Feb. n.-(By Canadian
Press)- 1T Is reported from Omsk that
the Russian government, headed by
Dictator Kolchak there, has accepted
an offer from Japan of men, money
and arms to settle the bolshevih
troubles.
This step, 1t Is stated, is due to re-
ports that the Allies are to withdraw
their forces from Siberia and also to
Princes Islands will result in recogni-
ton Of the bolsheviki.
In return for the aid she Is to give,
the reports state. japan will secure an
iron and coal concession in the Pria.
muir district.
Non-intcrference Predicted.
Paris, Feb. 1.-THE associated
powers are expected within a few
days to proclaim formally the prin
ciple OF non-intervention in Russia
militarily or politically, 1t is learned
from a reliable source. 1t Is possible
to state further in this connection they
will carry out their intention to with
draw as rapidly as possible the troops
now on Russian territory.
Adyices from northern Russia indi
cate II will be impossible to get boats
to Archangel for several weeks. as
that port is tightly frozen in. The AL.
lies do not desire to withdraw their
forces from Murmansk while their
troops are still on the Archangel
front, as that would leave the latter
exposed to an attack from the west
British Send Ice crushers.
The British, however. are under.
stood to be mobilizing a large feet OF
Ice crushers and operations in the
meantime--even local offensive move
ments-~will be designed solely to ex
pedite evacuation.
Before the joint conference con
venes at Prinkipos island 1t is be,
lieved that an understanding may be
reached by the soviet government and
the associated powers regarding cessa
ton of hostilities. since this would be
acceptable under present conditions to
both sides.
Saxanov Proposes Intervention.
An ironic incident occurred while
the proposition to declare a policy OF
non-intervention was being worked
out. Sergius Sazanov, once the cars
premier. received imerican cores
pondents at the Russian embassy here
He explained the hopes of the anti
bolshevist element he represents to
obtain a volunteer army from the
present Allied forces In France for the
purpose OF occupying kiev, Odessa
Alexandriev and similar strategic
points. and acting as guardians during
the process of forming an anti-soviet
government In their rear. Sazanov
said 1905 troops would be sufficient
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13
ADVANTAGES OF FARM MULE
VIII Take Better Care of Himself
Than Horse-Also Less Subject
to Digestive Disorders.

The mule has certain decided ad.
vantages as work animal For the
man who does not know how or is I'M
willing to give his horses / reason
able amount of care. the mule is the
better animal, because he will take
better care of himself than will the
horse.
The mule is naturally more able to
stand hot weather than is the horse.
He will slow down when the work be-
comes hard and the weather hot,
whereas horse will begin to fret,
and thus will he even more likely to
become Overheated. Hence, a mule is
safer in the hands of careless or in
competent driver.
The mule requires less grain and
will readily consume more roughage
than will workhorse doing the same
amount Of work. The mule is less
subject to digestive disorders.
Another important consideration is
that mule does not depreciate in
value so much from age and hard
usage as does a horse.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13
Town of Wilma
From Our C0rresDondeut 4

From oar CerresD0ndent--
Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
White called at the Bates home.
There will be a masquerade
dance at the town hall Friday
evening.
Ida Munger spent Saturday
evening and Sunday with Beu-
lah Webster.
Norman Matson arrived Sun
day from France. He has re-
ceived his honorable discharge,
and expects to spend some time
with his parents here. Norman
received a very bad flesh wound
when he went over the top at
Argonne, on the Verdun front.
1t was his fourth time over the
top.
The Progressive Farmers Club
met at the town hall Saturday
evening and elected their officers
for the coming year. A short
program was given. The debate
was: Resolved That the men
should help do the washings. Miss
Blaire and Mrs. White were on
the affirmative. r. Shute and
Mr.. White on the negative; the
affirmative won.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13
From Our Correspond dent

From Our CeSrespondent--
Mrs. Steinbring made a trip tc
Danbury last Friday.
Mrs. Jas. Omodth made a trip
to Superior last Sunday.
VIM. Kelch went to Nielsville
Wis, on business, Monday of this
week.
Nick Arendt of Cloverton,
made Markville n visit last
Thursday.
Geo. Grevious made trip to
St. Paul Tuesday Of last week
returning Wednesday afternoon.
DR.. Zwicky of Superior was
called, Sunday. to see +. Roatch,
who is critically i'll here.
f. f. York of Minneapolis, is
here this week selling shares for
the Markville Cooperative Assn.
L. l.. Croissant, who is operat-
ing his saw mill a little this side
of Bruno, was in town over Sun
day.
Irene Ruud, who has been Wis
iting at the Kelch home the past
week, returned to her home in
Siren, Monday.
The Jas. Roatch family is still
under quarantine for scarlet
fever, the other children in the
family having contracted the
disease.
Mrs. James Ruud, who has
been visiting here for some
time, returned with her little
son to her home in Nielsville,
Wis, last Monday.
There will be hard time
dance at Cohen's hall in Mark
vile on Saturday. Feb. %.
Tickets 75c; revenue Zoe; good
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13
PROTECT CATTLE IN WINTER
Beef Steers Should Be Kept in Dry
Lot and Provided With Wind
break of Some Kind.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment OF Agriculture.)
During the winter beef steers should
be kept in dry lot and provided with
Il windbreak from the north or given
free access to an open shed. In some
sections of the South weather condi-
tons alone may not justify open sheds.
hut when the saving Of feed and ma
nure and the protection Of pastures
from tramping in wet weather are con-
sidered such sheds will prove TO be
profitable investments. Breeding ami
mails may require even more protection
during severe weather than an open
shed would provide.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13

music has been provided. All
are invited to come and have a
good time.
A pie party was held at the
Kelch home, two and half
miles east of town, last Saturday
night. A large sled load went
out from town. All reported a
very enjoyable time. The pro-
ceeds, amounting to nearly 50,
went toward paying off the debt
on the church.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13
CONVENIENT FOOD FOR HOGS
Give as Near Balanced Ration as Pos.
sible-Alfatfa Hay viii Add
Comfort to SoWs.

If the hog is to be comfortable and
profitable you must provide food CON
venient" for him; convenient not in
the sense Of handy, although that is
desirable. but suitable" as nearly as
possible balanced raticn. You will
add tn the comfort Of the brood sows
that you are keeping over winter ii
you will give them plenty of alfalfa
hay. which they can take out of the
rack rs sheep would.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13
NAVAL PROGRAM IN DANGER
House Rules Committee viii Be
Asked to Save Plan.

Washington, Feb. H.-Administra.
ton leaders will ask the aid Of the
II, 'se Rules committee In an effort
to pre- ent the naval expansion pro.
gram from being eliminated from the
annual naval appropriation bill on
points of order raised by Republican
Leader Mann and sustained by Repre-,
sentative Garrett, Of Tennessee.
Democrat. who was presiding.
Representative Mann contended that
the authorization of ten superdread-
naughts and ten scout cruisers was
legislation which could not properly
be carried in an appropriation meas
ure.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13
CONFEaEES MAKE PROGRESS
Agreement On War Revenue Sill This
Week Probable

Washington, Jan. ga basis for
complete agreement on the war reve.
Ane D'll w&s reached by the senate
and house conferees. Senator Sim
mons, chairman of the senate man.
ayers announced that virtually all i'm
pofiant questions remaining in dis
pute had been agreed upon and that
all poSs.aii,ty OF deadlock and fail.
ure OF the bill had passed.
The conference report will be nre.
sented to the senate and house late
this week and the conferees hone it
VIII be adopted by both bodies next
week and the bill sent to presida,t
wilson at Paris for his approval
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-02-13

Chicago, Feb. ll.--August Kieck-
hefer. Chicago. worlds three cushion
billiard champion. will defend his title
for the eighth time in IL months when
he meets Alfredo De Orc. the Cuban
veteran, in 150-roint match here
Feb. Is. IA and Is. Seven times since
he won the title from De Orc a year
ago, Kieckhefer has sent his oppon-
ent down to defeat Twice he con-
Quered Robert Cannefax and Pierre
Maupome. and also added Charles Otis
and Charles McCourt 70 his list Of DE-
eeAtsd opponents.