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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-03-14

he Was expecting to go home and he
may be there now. think we will be
on our way to the States very soon,
at least l hope so. We are now hav-
ing some pretty cold weather at the
present time. Had our first snow on
Jan. 2oth. guess I will freeze when
hit the States. Anyway, / will be
gla dto bo there. get the box Blanch
sent me, and she told me Mary made
the sugar. 1t certainly was good.
Well, guess we will close for this
time. Hope to see you soon. With
love TO all. Your brother,
CORP. FRED G. NASH.
In Germany, Fcby. ~, 1919.
Hello, Mama:
Today finds me trying to write you
q few lines as l have just received
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-03-14
WITH THE Y. NJ. c. A. IN FRANCE

Sometime ago we published letter
from Miss Elizabeth Quinn, Secre-
tary of the American Y. M. c. A. in
France, and the letter was read with
n great deal Of interest. There fol-
lows one equally us interesting, re-
Gently received here by Mrs. II. w.
Pobst.
My Dear Sue:
wrote to Mrs. Miller couple of
days ago, and if she sent the letter
on to you, you will know that | am
now in Paris, and will he here for
two or three months. The thought
OF living in Paris-gay, wonderful
Parcels quite thrilling; but the real.
ity Of it is not very comforting ut the
present timo. Because of the peace
conference, the influx from the Prov
inccs, and other rea2ons, Paris has
now about ten times as many people
AZ it can accommodate; so everybody
is crowded and uncomfortable. | climb
five flights of steps, twenty steps to
the flight, to get TO my room. and
when | get there | nearly freeze, rs
there is no heat of any kind, and the
thermometer hovers around zero (be-
low it today, but | am 80 delighted
to be able to got q room Of any kind
that 1 bundle up in my steamer rug
and am quite happy. Just before l go
to bed / boil some water on my little
sterno and have some hot matted
milk. This gives me enough courage
to get undrcssed in the cold, cold
room, and / even 20 so far rs to
wash my face III the icy water ( !
cant be so eXtravngant with the solid
alcohol as to heat water on my sLcrno
for bathing purposesD ] found some
Horlick's matted milk in n little Eng
lish drug store tucked away IN n mar
row winding street, and I bought q
six ounce bottle for six francs. To-
morrow shall go back and buy the
remainder of his stock--a ten ounce
bottle. Eating is the biggest prob
lem have in Paris. miss the regu-
larity and the good American cook
ing, 80 we depend upon French res
taurants. The result is that am al
ways hungry. But am getting used
to it, to the food not the hunger.
can even drink tho vile stuff my land
lady gives me for breakfast and calls
coffee. And perhaps when | Xet hack
to that wonderful place called Amer
lea, I'll have to educate my taste all
over again for real food. Pm coming
down to visit you when | got back
and ] hope you'll let me cat and sleer
to my hearts content. I have q room
in one of the prettiast parts OF Par
is, near the Eiffel tower, in n, Inn
posing looking house that takes up
nearly whole block and is surround
ed with shrubbery and big iron gates
with concierge (porter) to unlock
them. But since the war the eleva'
tors have not been running, SO have
to climb up to the sixth floor and
my landlady cant buy fuel, so there
is no heat. My landladies are two old
old French mademoiselles, who have
j been taught French all their lives
and they rent rooms only to people
(foreigners) who want to study ,ths
| French. The result Is that it's just like
a boarding school. There are two 9th.
err pupils besides lnysclf--one Norwe
gian and the other Dane, but sec
/ very little Of them. I have my break,
; fast early and one old mademoisell,s
sits opposite me, ano talks French
while l eat, and the other mademoi
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-03-14
SOLDIERS LETTERS

On Active Service with the American
EXpeditionary Forces, a. p. O. 79S,
Feb. 81, 1919.
Dear brother.
Your letter dated Jay. II, just re-
eeved and was glad to hear from you
all. l have been getting lots of mail
within the past few days. l got the
picture | wrote for also, one letter
from Green, one from Ollie Deaton,
and good many others, all of which
was sure glad to get.
l had letter from Jesse Karr, and
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-03-14
Seeing the Sights.

Peel liarman received this card
from his son, Robert, few day" ugo:
Aux les Baines, Feb. 10.
Dear father:
Bill Kiser and myself have. been
granted u 14-day furlough. We will
stay here tonight. Some town. To-
morrow we catch q train for Cham
DIX, which is near the Italian border.
Everybody is well. Lindsay is along.
Will write you later
ROBERT
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-03-14
NOTICE.

l would like to buy bunch of
yearlings or winter calves, milk cows,
dry cows, or 2-ycar old heifcrs.
Write me ut Honaker, Va.
3-f-3t. G. w. COUCH.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-03-14

l sure am tired of this country, and
hope i can soon get away. Tel Cors
when she is writing the girls around
to tell them all hellof OF me- Tell NJ
pa l think saw ono ot the Moore
boys this morning. We were cut on
maneuvrc. Tell him to write me once
in while. I an coming honc iust as
soon as | can. would be very clad to
hear from aii my old friends once
more. Tell Cora the next time she
writes the Watson girls tell them to
write me. Tell them have not for
gotten them, but do not know their
address or would have written them
sometime ago.
Well. a. it is time for me to shave,
will close for this time. Answer soon
M you can. From your son,
CLARENCE EUGENE LAWRENCE.
Machine Gun Co., 18th lnfy., A. L. r.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-03-14
Pruett Illus Seen Much of France

Pruett Illus Seen Much Of France.
We have letter from our friend,
Private Oscar b. Pruett, in which he
gives list of the towns he has visit
ed since he has been in France with
the A. +. +. The list includes about.
so names. Many of the towns he only
spent 4 few hours, but it is evident
that he has been travelling some"
since leaving the shores of America
May he return soon safe and sound
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-03-14

On Active Service with the A. f. l..
February l3, 1919.
Editor the News:
do not know when my subscrip-
ton expires, but would like for you
to send me the News to my address
and will pay up when come home.
don't know when we will be home,
but think we will be here for some
time yet. There is one other Taze-
well boy in my company. | guess we
will be lucky if we get back home
whole, but it is hard TO stay over
here after the excitement is over, but
the job has to be finished and | am
not sorry came.
We were in about five days of the
front training to beat smoke and they
put us on S. o. S. work, and sent us
back to St. Nazairc, where we are
now. We stood inspection before Gen.
Pcrshing two weeks ago. He said we
had a fine personnel. think l will
get furlough TO Paris next month.
They are starting special train now
to Paris, for the a. E. +. only. a sol
der is only allowed so many hours in
Paris in order to give them all an
opportunity to see the city. There
are several Virginia boys in my COM
pany and have met quite few of
them. They are all good workers and
make good soldiers. They have large
railroad yard here, immense wnre-
houses. This is base for supplies.
If one could see the supplies and tho
equipment here at this base they
might get y clear idea of what it
takes to run wGr. would like to
have the address of some OF the Tuzc-
well boys over here.
PRVT JOHN +. DANIEL.
Co. a, 72nd EngineerS. a. =. q. 7Ol.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-21
CROWN POINT NEWS
Happenings Of A Day In Lake Ccunty's Lively Capital

Mrs. Frederick Lisins and baby are
spending several days at the home Of
her. brother, Ed Reeder. near Cedar
Lake.
Walter Beck. who graduated from
the Northwestern university Dental
school this week. has rsturned to this
city and will practice dentistry In
Crown Point.
W y. >Tuthin Of this city. is erect
ing two dwelling houses on Rhode
Island street in Gary at a cost Of So
500 each. Mr. Tuthill is building the
houses for residence purposes, seeing
the great need OF houses to rent In
the steel city.
Miss Dorothy Crowell Of Calumet,
spent couple Of days here this week.
George Meekison. an attorney Of
Napoleon. O., transacted legal business
in Crown Point on Friday.
Mrs 81. Money. Of Hammond, spent
Friday with friends in Crown Point.
Mrs. Gale Forsythe and baby are
spending a few DAYS in Gary with rel
stives.
Attorneys Meade. W. J. Murray and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-21

$1.000.o00 libel suit were given course
in anarchism here today when Jesse f.
Reeves. instructor in principles OF gov
eminent and kindred subjects at the
University of Michigan. was called to
testify.
Fords attitude toward those who made
money out of the war. Prof. Reeves said
was one of the fund;Arentals of anar-
chy." An alleged statement in pam
phlet put out by Ford that men should
not be blamed for seeking to avoid mill
tary service was identical. the witness
declared. with the teaching of many
anarchists.
Many of Ford's uterances, the witness
said. were specific applications Of anar-
chistic principles or could be found II
the writings of prominent anarchists.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-21
addressed the convention of the National
| EIa ~. nod Asenciatinr here tndav

addressed the convention Of the National
Hardwood Association here today.
Il do not fear Bolshevism In this
country" Mr.. Taft said. although it
may crop up in some Of the congested
eenters where there is large percentag &c
Of foreigners and agitators. Americans,
however. as a whole, love America and
the majority Of our workingmen are OPP
posed to the theories Of rattle-brained
radicals.
However the only way to keep them
out Of the hands Of the extremists is 10
give them a square deal for unfair
methods on the part Of capital Will add
force to the argument Of the 'soar
BOXERS"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-21

William a. Wright OF East Chicago,
were in Crown Point on business on
Friday.
County Auditor George NJ. Poland
went to Chicago on Friday to consult
a specialist in regard TO an ear trouble
that has been botherlng him for sew
days.
Attorneys Carver Zeliska and Roy
gesSeller OF Gary were in Crown Point
| on Friday in the interests of their
clients.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-21

AT a spot about fourteen miles north
Of Miami. in Arch Creek. there is >
natural stone bride crossing the Brack-
ish river at a height Of nearly thirty
feet Mr.. Farnums assignment con-
sisted of having a fight with cannibals
on the bank of the river. fleeing TO the
bridge. making a thirtyfoot dive into
the river and swimming under water 70
safety"
This dive in itself probably would
have been enough to dampen the ardor
OF the average actor but it was made
especially thrilling for Mr.. Farnum be-
cause of the information reaching him.
quite accidentally. Just prior TO the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-21
JUMPS INTO RIVER
WITH ALLIGATORS

Salaries paid motion picture stars
may be decidedly out Of proportion to
those paid the actors of the dramatic
stage. but it is equally true that they
are called upon TO risk their careers.
and Incidentally their lives. with a great
deal If frequency William Farnum.
who i reported to have a long time
contract with William Fox. at S7s0oo0
a year. recently had an unusual assign
nnent in Florida while taking scenes for
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-21

small group Of wool suits in this spring
extraordinary in value giving for Monday.
and see these suits in navy, tan and gray.
II one pleases you it is yours Monday
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-21

dive. that the sluggish river was in
habite dby alligators.
The Jungle Trail" will be the fea-
ture picture at the Deluxe Theatre
Sunday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-21
BOLSHEVISM NOT A
MENACE, SAYS TAFT.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

I'M ENNAi lCNAL NENS sEhNCEl
CHICAGO. June 20.-BolShevtsra IL
not a serious menace in America in the
opinion of William Howard Taft, who
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-21
PROFESSOR TELLS
FORD JURORS WHAT
ANARCH|SM MEANS

rsTAFF CORRESPONDENT l. ~ sERvrcEI
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, June 20
Judge and jury in the Ford Tribune
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-21

Are vou reading The Tines7
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-09-26
ARMENIAN.SYRIAN RELIEF.

A dispatch from Charleston says
that Progress is evincing itself in
the organization of each of the sew
zen departments of the West Virginia
Division of the American Commit
tee for Relief in the Near East
(formerly the American Committee
for Armenian and Syrian Relief .,
according to word given out at the
State headquarters. Miss Ida NJ.
Gaskell, who has been appointed
assistant executive secretary to DR..
VIM. E. Smith, will not enter into
her work permanently until the
middle of October. Tentative lists
Of county chairmen in the educa-
tional and publicity departments
have been compiled and it is ex-
pected that notice of appointments
in these and other sections will be
made public within short time.
AT the recent annual conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, at Ravcnswood, the resolu-
ton was adopted that every Sum
day School Of that denomination in
the State take a collection for the
Armenian-Syrian relief.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-09-26
NEW DISTRICT FOR HIGH SCHOOL.

AT a recent meeting of the Board
of Education for Frankford district
an election for the purpose of vot-
ing on a $25, 100000 bond issue for
the establishment of High School
at Frankford was called. Sentiment
is steadily growing in favor of such
a school and carrying of the mea-
sure by good majority is almost
certain, according to statements of
some of the residents of the dis
trict. The citizens of Frankford
and community have offered TO do
note the difference in cost of a new
location of about four acres-the
old site to be sold, several offers
having already been made for it.
1t will be remembered that this
is new district, created from a
part of Falling Spring district last
June, and if the High School is es-
tablished at Frankford it will mean
that pupils in any part of the dis
trict can attend High School and
Board at home, except perhaps in
extremely bad weather, as the most
remote part of the district is not
more than five miles distant.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-09-26
LOST FOR ELEVEN DAYS.

David Keplinger, woodsman
from PcndlctOn county, who has
been employed in the lumber
camps near Cass, Pocahon.as coun-
ly, is Il patient al the Marlinton Hos
pital suffering from infections in
The hands and legs and starvation
resulting from eleven days exposure
in the woods in the Elk River coun-
try, where he was lost eleven days
ago. Keplinger, while working in
the woods lost his tobacco, and in
an effort to find it became lost him
self and wandered around eleven
days, living on blackberrics and
such other wild foods as he could
find. Tuesday he was found by
fellow workmcn near Cass and
brought to the hospital for treat
ment. His legs and arms are bad
~ infected from scratches inflicted
by briars and thorns during his
wanderings, and while he is in q
very weakened condition the hos
'pital authorities believe he will re-
cover.-Elkins inier-M0untdin.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-09-26
ANOTHER LOGGER MURDERED.

John Moslo, a Croalian, aged 45,
disappeared Sunday, Sept. 7th. He
was drunk and had large sum of
money on him. He was at camp
l6, two miles up the North Fork of
Cranberry. On the 10th his body
was found beside hcmlock log.
flc had been killed in Il peculiar
manner; possibly while asleep. His
aSsallant had cut a round wood
sproui, made q wilhc, and put a
tourniquct around the neck and
twisted until the neck was broken.
The withc was around The man $
neck when found. The pockets of
the dead man were hanging wrong
side out, and had been rincd. The
victim was thought to have had
$500 in cash on hand and a check
for 500.
The check was cashcd the next
day at Fleetwood after disappear
ancc by another Croatian, who was
The last person seen with the dead
man on the day he disappeared
Efforts are being made TO locate
the man who cashcd the check
Times.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-09-26
HOOVER RETURNS,

Herbert Hoover, former director
general of allied relief, got home on
Sept. 18th after five years service
abroad, during which he distribut-
ed more than 600 cargocS of food
Stuffs, valued at S77O,7Da,000. TO
starving Europe.
. Il hope never to go back to
Europe again." he declared i'm a
statement soon after he landed from
the Aquitania. "Since August, 1914,
have devoted my entire time and
energy to war work, and, with the
exception of nine months, | have
spent the entire five years away
from my family. have no plans
other than to go home. All my Of
iicial activities having beer com
pleted, l am once more q common
or garden variety Of American. [
am not partisan, and am not i'm
politics i'm any form"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-09-26
NUMBER ID
GOVERNOR DIRECTS INQUIRY.

Major Thos. B. Davis, acting adj
jutant general, and formerly chief
of the Huntington fire department,
has been delegated by Governor
Cornwell to conduct an investigatin
of the attempted armed invasion
of Logan county by miners and the
charges made by officials of the
United Mine Workers Of America.
concerning conditions in the Guy
an valley coal fields. The investi-
CATION was to commence Monday
morning, Sept. 22d. in Charleston.
Major Davis will be assisted by
Col. Geo. S. Wallace, an attorney
of Huntington and former officer
in the u. S. army, who will conduct
all inquiries of the witnesses.
Major Davis is to investigate and
report on the charges made in the
public press and in public address
es by officers and agents of the
United Mine Workers organization
that the coal operators in the Guy
an Held are employing armed
guards; that said alleged guards are
or have been beating, slugging, and
maltreating the workers and other
persons in said coal field; that men
were kept in the mines by threats
and intimidatiOn; that their rates
of pay are below that of mines in
the union fields. and their living
conditions infinitely worse; that
large majority of the workmcn in
the field desire to join the 'union,'
but are forcibly prevented from
doing So"
In addition the Governor desires
to know whether the guards, if any,
have in any way violated the laws
of the State or infringed upon the
rights Of any law-abiding person
or persons, as we'll as to ascertain
from competent witnesses or other
wise the facts as to the labor and
indutrial conditions and practices
! in said coal field, as we'll as the liv-
! ing conditions and rates of pay, as
compared with the rates of pay in
other coal fields of the State, where
similar natural conditions obtain.
Major Davis is 10 investigate and
if possible ascertain and fix the re-
sponSibility for the assembling of
! several thousand armed mountain
! GERS from District II, who OH Sat-
urday, the 9th, marched from a
point on Lens Greek, Kanawha
county, to Coal River, Boone coun-
ty, returning on a special train,
| Sunday, the 7th, and whose pur-
pose, as stated. was to invade said
Guyan coal fields. .t.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-09-26
"DEvIl ANsE" FIGHTING LAST BATTLE.

Devil Anse" Hatfield, leader of
his faction, at the age of "a, is prob
ably fighting his last battle with
death at his home in Whitfield, Ky,
according to information received
at Charleston.
Old-timers in Kentucky and West
Virginia and thousands of others
throughout this country, who re-
member the stories of the battles
between the Hatfields and McCoys
will also be interested in this news,
for Devil Anse," as he was called,
was and is Il picturesque figure,
and they are wondering whether
this famous fighter is at last to die
in his bed at ripe old age" in
stead Of with his "bootS on" as is
common with men who followed
the life he did for so many years
on the borders of West Virginia and
Kentucky.
Devil Ansc" led his four sons in
defying the authorities for many
years, when the feud was at its
height. 1t was predicted that some
day Devil Anse" would die vio-
lent death. In the years which have
interviewed the feud has died down,
and now it seems likely that the
famous leader will die with none
to disturb his last days, save per-
hapS memories.
A few days after a pistol duel at
CanncltOn, this state, in October,
1911, in which two of his sons,
Troy and Ellis, were shot and
killed, Anse Hatfield embraced re-
ligion and was baptized, declaring
that he wished to lead an upright
Christian life.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-09-26
LEAGUE A GUARANTEE OF JUSTICE.

The League of Nations is Il guar
anty of justice, and without the
treaty of peace with Germany, in
Guiding the covenant, the world
would sink back into that slough
of dependency which mankind
was in before this war began"
President Wilson told a crowd Of
Tuesday afternoon, when he stop
ped there for twenty-five minutes.
The league covenant affords the
only hope of China for the restora-
ton to her Of the sovereignty of
Shantung. the President asserted.
The President said the enthusiastic
welcome was the more pleasing to
him because it showed not ONLY q
desire to welcome him personally,
but interest in "the great rights lie
had come out to advocate
The depar rture Of the train was
delayed short time because the
crowd Surgcd across the tracks i'm
front Of the engine and it was diff
licult FOR the police to clear away
FOR the spc-iaI to pull out.
a large percentage of the crowd
were women. and children. There
was a delegation ofs Red Cross wo-
men, and these presented the Prcsi-
dent with a basket Of fruit. In il
was q card signed "'rhc American
Red Cross which read:
"DiSDutcS between nations should
be adjusted by human reason in
stead of human strength"
The Pres idcnt spoke in response
to repeated demands, and after he
and Mrs. Wilson had repeatedly
smiled and bowed from The rear
platform. One boy apparently
about six years old, attempted vaim-
~ to force his way to The platform
calling out 81 want to shake hands
with The President. Finally a
man picked him up and ne was
passed over the heads of the crowd.
The President shook hands with
him. and then pattcd him on the
head before he handed him back
to The nearest man.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-09-26
PRESIDENT TO Be At HUNTINGTON

Arrangements have been definite
~ made for President Wilson to
visi West Virginia and make an
addess on his return trip TO Wash
ington. Huntington is to be The
favored city. John +. RatcliT re-
ccivcd a telegram stating that Sec
retary to the President Tumuliy
That The President will see the pco-
pie of Huntington and possibly
speak to them.
Mr.. Ratcliff says that the people
ol Huntington will have meeting
at the station or at some point Of
easy access for the President The
present program Of the PrcSdcnti-
al train is that it will pass through
Huntington on e.. & O. train No. 2
on Monday, Sept. 20th.