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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-02-28
SOLDIERS LETTERS

Autricourt, France, Jan. 10.

Autricourt, France, Jan. 10.
Dear father and mother:
received your letter of Dec .,
a Few days since, this with tho ono
from Cailie of the same date, is tho
hrst mail | have had for almost a
month. Had not, of, course heard
what fine boy had, and don't even
know now when he was born.
feel quite sure that right much
mai mas been lost, for two letters are
an that have gotten from YOU since
November.
l received letter from Will last
| week, dated Dec. Goth. have been
trying to locate the village he is in
nave had several large maps, but
haHht been able to do so. Expect to
write him again today. Was glad to
learn that Jack was about well.
what was the matter with him? I
did not even know he was sick.
In regard to your question concern
ing the Red Gross: I have seen but
very little of them, this being true.
am not in position to give YOU very
much information Xmas thew pove
us nice box, containing CANDY. to-
oacco, etc, and mt other timcs-I'll
say at least twicc-thcy have given
us tobacco. l was talking to man
low days since from the seth di-
VISION, who was OH the Champagne
front, md he speaks very highly of
the Red Cross and their work, and
| have talked to quite few boys who
have been in the hospitals, and thew
all speak well Of them.m
was o sorry to hear of the denth
OF DR.. Bowen, for liked him very
much. You also asked me about tho
knights of Columbus giving us acard
to send home. No; they did not, but
they brought us some real nice sta
tionery, with their name on it, out to
tne battle front, after fighting stopp
cd, and wrote you and Callic Oh
what they gave me, the 18th Of No
vember, and l gave them the letters
TO mail. l suppose they went like lots
OF others have--nowhere. What are
your prospects for business this sen
son. Real good, l hope. saw let
ter from Walter Moore the other day
and ne is getting along fine. He ex
poets to come back to his company
soon.
! have quite few souvenirs. but
think 1T best to carry them home and
not take chances on losing them. We
had our second little snow this NOR
nmg, the first was Xmas night, but,
gee, it sure does rain here. MY bud
die just brought me your letter of
Dec. 18th, and Mama's of December
18th, and even though they are lit
tie late, am glad to get them, but
would have appreciated them lots
! more if they had come on without de-
lay
In most every one of your letters
you ask me to write more fully of
what have done. Now, / do not
blame you one bit for it. know that
l have written but little, not half so
much as would have liked to, but
have had some of the best reasons in
the world, and | know if you just
knew some of them you would not
blame me in the least. l have been,
and am still, keeping diary, and
hope TO be able to tell you everything
have done while over here.
Will close, trusting that this will
find you all well and happy.
Lots ofloye.
Your devoted son, WALTER.
To MIR. and Mrs. A. G. Nser, Taze-
well, Va.
Fontaine, France. Jany. 80.
My dear father:
| will try to answer yours of the
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Washington Barracks, d, c., Feb.
l6.
Dear cousin:
Received your letter. Was more
than glad to hear from you. Your
letter found me well, and hope these
few lines will find you the same. We
are having fine weather now. 1t
looks as though we are not going to
have any snow. We have had some
rain. / am very tired tonight Have
been walking all day. i have been
working in the kitchen today, and you
know that is the job that made the
boy leave home, but l guess I will
stay here till they tell me to leave
The boys are getting anxious TO gel
home now, but have been contented
very well. This is beautiful place
here. We have all kinds of amuse-
ments. have been in the White
House and all through the capitol
and also have been to the top Of the
! Washington monument. l am on tho
Potomac river and have had severa
boat rides. We have schools to learr
trades. think it is nice. helped tc
put bridge across the Potomac anc
we did not have hammer nor mai
and after we got it made we ran q
ton truck over it. And we have biz
search light school. Our largest light
is a sixty-inch one and it lights W
the whole country. We havn't hat
any trench digging since we came
back from the south. The South is
a nice place, but did not like there
very well. We had lots of rain. WI
were in tents and when it raincd W.
had to keep our rain coats over oul
beds and you can guess the goo'
sleeping we got, but the worst of al
when we were on big hike we hik
ed all day and at night it would com
mence raining and we would spreat
our pup tents as the boys call them
They were just big enough for TIVE
men to sleep in, that is, little men
I slept all night, but my feet stucl
out at the door, and the next morn
ing we all woke up and our pup tent
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Fugate White Likes Army Life AZ
Well As He Ever Did.

wen AS lie Ever LlQ.
Ancy-LeFrnnce, Jany. q, 1919.
Dear Mother:
will try and write you few
lines to let you know that ! am we'll,
getting along very well, and liking
army life MS much as ever did, and
you know how much that is.
have not heard from Eugene for
sometime. Don't think he ever did
got any of my letters.
This is II beautiful country the
: prettiest in the world to sail for home
from. 1t hasn't rained for about 6
days. This morning the ground was
covered with frost. Hope it will stay
cool while, as l think it would he
much healthier. All through Dccom-
Der it rained night and dry. new
er got so tired Of rain In my life.
My Lieutenant said he was going
TO give me furlough in few days
to some big city. Don't know wheth-
/ er cnn go or not as my money is
getting pretty scarce. Money over
here goes just like Miss Jessie Ora
ham said, like snow ball on hot
summer day"
had the pleasure of talking to IL
Y. NJ. C. A. girl yesterday. She came
up to me and asked if could show
her where the Y. NJ. C. a. was, and
! jumped at the chance as it has
! been seven months since have had a
chance 10 speak to an American girl.
She wanted to know the first thing
where | was from, and before could
tell her, she guessed that | was from
Old Virginia. She is from Peters
burg, Va, and believe mo, we had Il
long talk.
There Is WINNER boy from Falls
Mills with me. He came TO camp with.
me and was transferred with me- He
Ia n fine boy and is cook and it is
mighty nice to have IL cook friend. /
have not seen any of the other Taze-
we'll boys for sometime.
Write soon and tell me all the
news. do not know when will get
home, so don't look for me until you
see me coming. Tell everybody hello
for me. Your son, FUGATE.
To Mrs. A. 3. White, TazewelI, Va.
/ Veterinary Detachment, 104th a.
;, T., A. f. f., Dec. rs.
My Dear Mama, Papa, and family:
j will take the greatest pleasure
this Christmas morning to write you
letter wishing you a Merry Xmas
today and Happy New Year. And
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were gone. and we were taking the
rain as it cam &c, and next morning
was Saturday and we had to stand
inspection. We were marched out in
AZ big wheat field to lay out our
equipment and had to roll pac,.s in
the mud and ytiu could not tell what
our clothes wei made of, and when
we got back to- camp we had to go to
washing. The iarmy life is all right
to any one thai likes it, but there is
too much work for this old boy, but
zee, when get back will make some
good little girl wife, h.! hal. Oh,
gee, we hive got good top scr-
geant. lie VAS II monkey trainer be-
fore the war sts'i ted, but he cant train
men.
AS it is getting late, | will have to
go back to camp. VIII close, by ask
ing you to write real soon. You tell
all the pretty girls to write real Of
ten. GAsO, p. MCGUIRE.
To Mrs. III. A. faenyers
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-02-28
CONI', NO1 1T. GNLE.
Co. l, 12Sth Infantry, A. E. Il.
a. E. f., Jnny. IL. 1919.


MIR. j. Is. Mutter, Richards, Va.
/ will answer your letters receiv-
cd few days ago, which, Of course,
was glad to get. This leavs me
well and getting on fine and l hopo
when this reaches you the Same con-
dition will prevail in your household.
| got the Christmas box all right and
it was in fine shape. II was here
when | got back 10 my company and
| thank you all very much for it,
returned to my company the 9th Of
this month, The letters ] received
from you were dated the 9th of De-
cember and 18th. did not receive
any mail while ! was in the hospit-
al and was mighty glad to get these
letters. will close for this time.
Answer soon. My address is
CORP. HARVEY +. GREEN.
Co. d, 3lSth Inf, A. l.. +.
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Don't forget that the war bills
must be paid. Keep your War Saw
ings Stamps and buy more.

IT'S dead sure sign that the hon
ey,noon has been hung on the what
not when you SO home to dinner hop
ing for fried chicken and angel food
cake and only find cabbage and rye
bread"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-02-28

If a thing is good to be done or said
do not consider it unworthy of thee.
Go straight on following thy own ma
ture and the common nature; tho way
OF both is one Marcus Aurelius.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-02-28

Uncle Sam asks for II loan. lie
has brought victory and peace. The
nrmistice did not pay the bills. Buy
War Savings Stamps and hold them.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-02-28
From Jesse Crcgar's "pal."


Raubnck, Germany, Jany. %. 1919.
MIR. Jos. Crcgar, Tazewell, Va:
Dear friend: tThat is, if may
have tho privilege of calling you
thaO. As your son, Jesse has been
in my squad ever since he has been
in this company and he and | IRE
more like brothers than friends, and
heard him say that he wished he
could think OF what to write home,
so dad would know what he had been
through, and was doing nov, con-
Guided ms l had been in several bat
| ties before he came to us and know
ing by experience that tho battles he
was in he did not during the she'll
fire and machine gun bullets realize
the danger he was in, therefore it
would be hard job to write what
transpircd in the excitement, so
thought would let his did know
! that his son WIS in one, yes, two
of the fcrces battles that the Amer
leans had been in and he and have
so lar come through in fine shape.
at one time we were not very sure of
again seeing the back line, lot alone
home, for we got into place where
we were cut off from any help from
our men, but by little forethouEht
and hard work both Of us came thru
without II scratch, but how we did it
nli thru the German fire is more than
know.
And | wish to state that if tho
whole American army consisted of
boys like Jesse there would not II
one come home with black marks.
We have been where there WIS plenty
Of booze to drink, but have my first
time to see Jesse take II drink and is
always willing to do what is asked
of him without one word back, and
TINT is n whole lot to say in the mr.
my. don't think jesse has an enc
my in the company and when we come
to be parted when we get home and
] go to MichignnI surely will miss
him and want him to come and see
me. Well, rs I cant think of very
much more, will draw this to n close
for this time, hoping to hear from
you when it is convenient for you
to write, | will close with best re-
CARDS to you. | am your friend and
sons pal,
CORP. ROY II. GALE.
IL.
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A. F.. f., Jany %, 1919.
Miss Rebccca Beavers, Cedar Bluff,
Virginia.
Dear cousin:
will try and answer your kind
and welcome letter received this ev-
ening. was glad to hear from you.
] just got back to my company, the
18th of this month. didn't get any
mail while was away. enjoyed
Xmas and New Years very well, to
be so far away from home. was
in the hospital. Was sent TO tho base
hospital the 18th of December. l had
the measles. Was feeling pretty well
by Christmas. received nice pack
age from the Red Cross Christmas
day and some chocolate, cookies and
cigarettes New Years Day. got out
of the hospital on the Bird and started
for my company the 7th. had Il
pretty nice trip coming to my divis-
ion. stayed one night in Paris. |
came through several nice towns.
havn't met with anyone l was nc
quainted with since came over here
except in this division. S will
close. This leaves me getting along
o. k. Your cousin, T. C. LOWE.
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With the A. f. F., Jan. %.

With the A. f. F., Jan. 90.
Dear Aunt:
This evening finds me trying to an
swcr your letter just received. Was
glad to hear from you. 1 got let
ter from Ma today. I havn't received
but three letters from her since the
second of October. We are having
some pretty cold weather here for the
last few days. 1t has been pretty
warm where have been most Of the
time. l didn't see any snow until the
/ 18th Of this month. l don't think we
will have to stay here much longer.
We'll, as l. don't know anything to
write that would interest you, will
close these few lines. Hope they will
find you all well and enjoying good
health. Tell all the folks hello fol
me, and tell them / would like to
see thom all. Your nephew,
T. C.. LOWE
To Mrs. Nose Beavers, Cedar Bluff
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12
Enemies Of the Poor.

Philadelphia Ledger: Many social
Ishmaelites and rabid parlahs, mill
tant against the whole structure or
society today, proceed on the false as
sumption that the world refuses to the
poor their right to life, liberty and
happiness. Those who would rob
poor man of his chances, those VINO
would take bread from the mouths OF
his family, are the very ones who fight
against all forms of law and order,
who seek to tear down the slowly up
built and stabilized scheme of the
social organism.
Let us clearly recognize the real
enemies of society These enemies
are the ones who would entirely sweep
away all that mankind in thoughtful
concert has achieved by untold cen
turtles of painful travail. They would
not merely set back all sense OF time
and all zeal for progress. They have
learned nothing in the school of ex-
perience: they do not know that MS
tory has repeatedly shown the folly
of supposing that anarchy is happ1-
ness.
The real robbers of the weak and
the unfortunate are those mlscreanIs
who pretend to be the only true
friends of the undertrodden, and VINO
use that masquerade for their own
predatory ends as an outlaw plumbers
q mail car or robs a stage.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12
YIN b. Given an Opportunity to Ac-
ouire Chest Of Oneida Com
munity Par Plate Sill
verware.
TEN NEW SUBSCRIBERS
,hat is the Number You Have to Get
to own Some Beautiful Silver.
ware-Read the
Plan.

The Keokuk Gate City has bought
100 chests OF Oneida Community par
Mate silver, the beautiful Bridal
Wreath pattern, to distribute among
the families who admire and want
more silverware. Anyone who acts
at once can get one of these chests.
The chest includes twenty-six
pieces, six teaspoons. six table spoons,
six forks, six knives, butter knife
and sugar spoon. Then you get
The handsome oak finished Crest be.
sides. The silverware is guaranteed
for ten years by the manufacturers
Of the celebrated Oneida Community
products.
Get one new yearly subscription to
The Gate City and mail or bring the
money to The Gate City Office, 18
North Sixth street, Keokuk, Iowa,
and six beautiful Oneida par plate
teaspoons will be handed you IS
reward. Additional yearly su,scrip-
ticns secured by you will entitle you
to awards according to the folIowin,;
schedule:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12
Oh Q WA II SAW
. 1:GATEE;CIT T.:

pie in honor of her Milwaukee grand
children who are visiting her, Edgar
Paul, Carroll, and Henry Ernest, sons
of Henry, her second son, who Is cut
ter in a Milwaukee shoe factory. Mrs.
Ernsts other grandchildren, Virginia
and Fairfax Ernst, and Paul Eymann
were also present. They all had q
Jolly time as only youngsters can
have.
| H. A. Brinkmann has returned to
Hinsdale, ILL.,, to be with his wife
who is summering there.
| Sergeant Phillip Diehl, son of Jos.
Diehl, has arrived from overseas and
is stationed at Newport News, Va.
He expects to be home within ten days
He went to France about one year ago.
Harlan George Of the 7th ammuni-
ton train, arrived Tuesday for visit
with his parents and sisters. Harlan
wrote some of the most interesting
overseas letters that our people have
been privileged to read, going into
details of camp life, and battle life,
that one does not often read. The
, letters were written to his father pro-
prietor of Georges restaurant, and ap-
reared in the Warsaw Bulletin from
time TO Time. ne WTOIe tucu uOL CA
pecting publication, which to his
friends here makes them more inter
esting.
Jacob Walterschied and family have
removed to Moline, Ill.
Mr.. Vincent Britt, Of Canton, ILL.,,
enroute from Clinton to st. Louis, in
his canoe, stopped here Tuesday. He
is enjoying his vacation in this man.
ner.
The amount the city is asked to In
vest in the Illinois Tire and Tube Co.,
has been reduced from $4,000 to
$4,000. The latter is to be raised by
issuing interest bearing warrants
similar to those issued at the time the
shoe factory was secured, and will be
taken by our citizens. The building
when enlarged and put in shape for
the tire factory will represent an out
lay of $26,400, and the city will be
amply protected or secured.
The Huiskamp shoe factory Is like
a busy beehive these days, two new
contracts having just been secured.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12
Schedule for New Subscriptions.

Schedule for New Subscriptions.
one order for year gets six .ea.
| spoons.
Two additional orders for A year,
six tablespoons.
Two additional orders for year.
six forks.
Three additional orders for wear.
six knives.
Two additional orders for a YEAR,
Dutter knife, sugar spoon md cak
finished chest.
II takes but ten new yearly SUB
scrlDers to get the entire twenty.
SIX pieces of silver and the chest.
fhat's only one days work sor a
good solicitor. And If you get twice
the number of half year orders or
double the number of old sybscr;n.
tons, they will count, too. or course
the easiest and quickest way is IN
ge' people to take the paper who are
not subscribing now. The offer an.
pines to mail subscriptions only for
which the rates are $500 per wear
$2.5O per half year, and SIPS per
three months.
Ii you want this silver, write mr.
phone The Gate City at once, Don't
delay a minute or someone else will
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all you have to do is to phone or cali
on a few Of your friends. Ask them
II they are taking The Gate City. If
they are not, you get them to promise
10 take this splendid newspaper.
Ihen you collect their money and
send in your orders. The silverware
Is sent you the day the subscriptions
arrive
Representatives of The Gate City
will be in your territory. Ask them
Tor any additional particulars.
Chests of this handsome silver.
ware are on display at the following
stores:
II. L. Long Grocery, Wayland, Mo.
me Emporium, Kahoka, Mo.
c. p. Shinn G. Co., Revere, Mo.
Produce Co., Nauvoo, III.
home Bakery. Hamilton, Ill.
Ware & Eddy Furniture Store, Farm.
ington, Ia.
Dusenberry Variety Store, Memphis,
Mo.
Murphy Nero. Co., Downing, Mo.
A. ]. Buckert Dry Goods Store, War.
saw, Ill.
]. R. Amidon Restaurant, Montrose,
la.
Chas. H. Holdefer Restaurant, DON
nelson, la.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12

Now York state forbids women in
Tho corerooms of foundries to lift
more than twenty-five pounds.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12

The Mississippi button factory VIII
resume business Monday next, the
differences between the company and
employees have been adjusted, and it
IS hoped that the factory will not De
ciosed again for it keeps a good deal
VI money in circulation here.
Mrs. Dan Ernst on Wednesday after
room, entertained party of little peo-
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-02-27
Abolish County Chaingangs.

As to whether or not the PROPOSE
tion to work all convicts on the pub
lie roads under State supervision is
the right thing we do not know; but
we do not mind saying that if it re-
suits in the abolition of the county
changing we will be glad of that.
Nobody can claim that convict labor
is as economical as free labor, GER
tainly not convict labor under coun-
ty chaingang, conditions. The only
argument for the chaingang is the
necessity of having some way of TAX
care of short term prisoners; but ev-
en- that argument is of doubtful force,
for as we see it, it would be cheaper
and more satisfactory to confine
these prisoners in jail than to at
tempt to work them on the roads,
Yorkville Enquirer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-02-27
Denmark Dots.

Denmark, Feb. 22.-Mrs. Frank
Simms and Miss Victoria Fogle spent
several days this week in Atlanta.
Mrs. J. X. Mayfeld and Miss Har-
rigan were visitors in Columbia this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph A. Goolsby
have returned from a trip North
While away they visited Washington,
Baltimores Philadelphia and New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winchester Graham
entertained several couples with a
dinner on Thursday evening. Mr.
and Mrs. J. K. Mayfeld, Miss Harri-
gan, of Texas, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Simms and Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Lang.
ley of Barnwell, were among those
present.
Mrs. T. E. Stokes, of Orangeburg
is among the visitors here.
Mrs. Harrigan, of Texas, is the
guest of Mrs. Kennerly Mayfield.
Tyndal Califf was at home sever.
al days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hightower, OF
/ Nashville, Tenn, are visiting the
formers parents. They also visited
in Lynchburg this week.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-02-27
The Passing of the Tramp.

Professional touching" in the
streets has gone out of style. He is
brave enough to be soldier who
begs these days "enough to get a
bite to eat and a bunk for the night. -
Braver still is he who has the nerve
to ask for a nickel or dime to buy
a drink. Drinking hasn't exactly
gone out of style, but it is going
mighty fast.
Surely the war is proving it is an
i'll wind that blows nobody good. Out
of the war emergency has come the
work or fight" order. 1t affects only
men of the draft age officially, but it
is having wholesome effect on men
of all ages who are able to work.
AS begging has gone out of style,
work has come into style. That
means that a lot of men who had
lost their self-respect are regaining
it. It means that the congenially
lazy chap is learning that there is
something worth while after all in
earning ones own way in the world
instead of expecting the world to see
that he gets living without paying
anything for it.-Minneapolis Tri-
bune.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-02-27
How to Cure Bright Leaf Tobacco

Mr.. J. J. Heard says he has re-
eeived so many requests for formu-
Ia for the curing Of bright leaf to-
bacco, that he has prepared, from
numerous sources, the following,
which digest of expert opinions on
the subject:
Start fire and get to 95 degrees
as soon as possible; stay from 95
& to 100 for 1S hours; raise to 105
within three hours; the next three
hours go to 110. Let stand at 10
until tobacco is colored yellow; then
raise 2k degrees per hour until
120 is reached. This period from
40 to l20 is the critical period; if
raised too slow it will sponge, if too
fast it will blister and blotch. Let
it stand at 120 for two hours to set
color; raise 21s to three degrees per
hour until 135 is reached. Remain
there until leaf is all dry, then raise
four or five degrees per hour until
180 or 200 is reached; remain there
until stems are all dry. Close up
barn and leave until you are ready
to put in next barn. If on going to
remove, it is too dry, open window
over night and let in moisture. This
will put it in case.