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CLINCH VALLEY NEWS.
ESTABLISHED 1845
J. A. LESLIE & SON,.. .Publisher*
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1 !> 1S.
"While many good Christians are
zealously advocating, prcmillcnninl
views and other equally honest and
earnest Christians call themselves
I'ostmillennilists, there is one view in
which all Christians can unite?they
should he Tromillonnilisls.' Even
though Christinns may dilTcr as tu
lhe time and manner of the return
of our Lord, I here can he no qucs
lion about lhe duty of every believer
to desire, to pray for and to hasten
in every possible way, the second
coming of Christ."?Christian Ob?
server.
THE MAJOR'S REPLY.
A battalion of the 77th Division, of
the regular army, by some blunder or
miscalculation, was cut oil' and sur?
rounded in a hollow in the Argon lie
Fol est on the western front. The
story is familiar, how, that for sev?
eral days this battalion of American
boys defended themselves as bcsi.
(hey could until their rations ami
ammunition were exhausted, their
canteens dry. The German comman?
der sent a message to Major Whitt
lesey, who was commanding the 'Post
battalion,'-' which road: "Americans,
you are surrounded on all sides. Sur?
render in the name of humanity. You
will he well treated." The terse re?
ply of .Major Whittesley was "Co to
he'll."
The boys hung on, determined to
die rather than surrender. They were
dually rescued. Perhaps some very
sensitive religionist may not approve
of the .Major's profanity, mild tho it
was, but the reply pleased bis men,
and left no doubt in the minds of the
Buns as to lhe kind of stuff in the
make up of the American soldier, who
would "not be starved out, shelled
out, or sniped out, but would light on
to the bitter end." The Major's re?
ply would about lit in exactly as ;?
reply to all future questions on terms
of peace sent to lhe allies by the
Huns. Mr. Wilson does not believe
in cussin', neither would he approve
of it in others, bill we venture the
opinion that he did not order Major
Whittesley a reprimand. None of u-;
would like to hear of lhe President,
using profane language, but w'e mod?
estly suggest that, the next lime
"a note" reaches the President from
Fritz asking for "terms," that Major
Whittesley be deputized to answer it
in true, every day American lan?
guage. We intend no criticism what?
ever, of the wisdom the President's
methods of reply. ??Unconditional
surrender." If this does not suit the
gang, give 'em Whittlcscy.
"TERMS OP PEACE."
"A peace that will satisfy Germany
will not satisfy us," is lhe way one
man puts it. No "peace terms" short
of "unconditional surrender" will
meet the approval of the men on ilu
field nor the people at home. Ger?
many deserves in be brought to bei
knees begging for mercy, and com?
pelled to do penance and make resti?
tution lor the devilment she has (loin
und the misery caused throughout
the world. A private individual
guilty of any one of thousands ol
ciimes committed by that gang ol
butchers and ravagers, would In
promptly executed if he should oscapt
the mob and reach a trial court.
Should leniency and mercy be ex
tended a criminal because he wears :
crown, and denied the criminal in tin
lower walks of life? Justice? O
course, but what is justice when it i:
measured by years of crime? When
and how can common Justice, as us
Ually understood, begin and end ii
such a case as the history of ravagct
and ruined Europe brings I
court? Talk about "terms of peace!
No "terms" except as implied in tw
winds- -surrender, restitution.
WHAT Ol li BOYS THINK AND
WANT.
Sometime ago this paper gave i
us an opinion and positive conviclio
that no matter what other folk
thought and wished, the America
army in France would hear to not!
ing short of unconditional surrende
and absolute crushing of the Genna
army. This opinion is confirmed b
mi extract taken from the Stars an
Stripes, the official organ of the e:
peditionary forces. The extract, tal
en from the Roauoke Times, follow;
"Let the weakihoartcd who ai
dreaming of a co'mnroinfso; let 11
pacifists who are tr y ing n peace 1
agreement; let the side liners wl
liavo had enough of wurj let the sc
ccrtly inclined pro-Germans who
think this war should end without a
decision?let them, one and all, know
once and for all that for the Ameri?
can Expeditionary Force there is no
such word as 'peace' with the Huns
unbeaten. The man who talks of
peace today, except through victory,
is a traitor."
As the boys say, "that's the stuff. '
Let the boys in France know that we,
at home, are with tliem from Presi?
dent Wilson on down to the humblest
of us. The "dogs of war" will not be
called off until the ferocious, danger?
ous animal is safely bagged, once lor'
all.
THE VALUE OF THE SOLDIERS
LETTERS.
The value of the soldiers' letters
lo the home folks increases each week
for the reason, among others, that the
writer of the letter is apt to mention
the names of other boys with him, or
whom be may have met recently.
This week's letters from Hill Riser,
for instance, mentions the names of
a number of other Tnzowoll boys,
from whom their parents had not
heard, perhaps, for sometime. .Send
us these letters ami pass the news
around. And besides this valuable
feature of these letters there is anoth?
er. These letters, all of them, are
patriotic and optimistic. They breathe
a spirit of buoyant, young American
isin, no complaining, no criticism, all
id' which is inspiring to all of us at'
In me, "behind the lines." How any
nu n can read these letters and not
back up the boys, whether he has a
, boy among them or not?well, it is
I difficult to understand the kind of
j slulf such n man is made of. Have,
you bought a Liberty Hnnd ?
Have you done your best in this
Fourth Liberty Loan drive? There:
?'(?mains only one day you can show i
ill ibis manner your appreciation and
interest in your boys' welfare in
France, and in the cause to which be
and several millions of others are'
devoting their lives. If you can and'
.do not buy a bond - loan the govern-'
ment a little money?then, you will j
scarcely deserve to be called a loyal
American citizen.
Join the majority today in striking'
a blow for world freedom and against
world-attempted slavery. The winter
is coming on apace. We all hope our
b iys may not have to spend it in the
Item lies, mud and rain. The indill-,
ei cut man declares that he doesn't j
j rare whether they do or not, if he
j makes no effort to get them out, and
j the only way be can efficiently help
is to furnish the boys with the means
of lighting. Huv a Hnnd today!
I_
Only about one-half of the Stale's
allotment in the Fourth Liberty Loan
had been subscribed the first of the
week, according to reports in (be pa-1
pern. Of all (he loans the Fourth
should go over with the greatest en?
thusiasm. The reports from the front
are thrilling and encouraging. Our
own hoys and their brave brothers in
the Allied armies, should not be al?
lowed a pang of discouragement by
the news, that we arc lagging. The
time Is nearly up.
Get in, quick!
. .Now comes Turkey asking that Mr.
Wilson help save his neck. If justice
is done, and it will be, Turkey will
come to the chopping block und her
gobbling ceased forever. The infa?
mous government of the bloody Turks
Should be wiped off the map. If there
can be a more detestable and undesi?
rable, hateful, dangerous ruler on the
earth than Kaiser Biii, it is his pro?
tege, the ruler of the Turkish Em
nirc. For both of them the same,
"get olf the earth."
-
"Enemy now trying to change its
form of government." - Headline.
What Germany needs is a change of
heart. Their disease and trouble is
on the inside.
The Germans have made pence sev?
eral times on paper. The Allies will
make peace with shot and shell.
In closing the churches the Board
'.of Health does not wish to be un?
derstood, of course, as extending the
'. "gasless" Sunday order.
At, or about the very moment the
i hypocritical und sneaking German
' was dictating bis so-called peace
-? terms to President Wilson, U-boats
; were sinking vessels containing wo?
men and children and non-combat
- ants without warning or mercy, and
i had the brazen effrontery to ask foi?
ls ."peace terms." They are a set of
i sneaks?snakes in trie grass. Presi
s dent Wilson has their number, and
e knows where they get off.
ii COMMENTS FROM THE LEADING
1 DAILIES.
Below are a few extracts from com
0 meiltS On the President's reply to
Geermany:
I "The President at one stroke has
swept away this whole German .struc?
ture of a paper peace .vilhout ?tiar
antees.'The World.
"If the German military party
it thinks to win bv camouflage, they are
n hopelessly mistaken. Mr. Wilson's
;a note will find thunderous applause
wherever it will become known N
n V. Herald.
i- The Allied armies are not going tu
>,- he halted in the'r advance to th:
n Rhine."- Philadelphia Press.
"A| ain the President has spoken
y wii hthe voice of America and foi
id the civilized nations of the earth."?
<- Courier Journal.
4. Actual, unconditional surrender a
now clearly Germany's lust resort
3: She is brought at last face to fact
?e with the inevitable." - Charlotte Ob
ie server.
y The latest note from the Whiti
10 House ? ? * ? is pi oof that tim<
OBEY ORDEPS.'.
spent in praying Hint President Wil?
son may do "the right thing," ami
fearing that he will not, is time lost."
? Index-Appeal.
"In his latest reply President Wil?
son seals autocracy's doom. Armis?
tice and evacuation are matters for
Marshall Koche." -Age-Herald.
"The American pen has forever
stilled the rattling of that terrible
German sword. This swash-buckling
emperor has brought down upon him?
self the wrath of certain other instru?
ments of the Lord. The President
has spoken a word of command, not
counsel.?N. V. Times.
"Once more President Wilson has
shown displomacy of the highest or?
der, lie has denied the enemy's plan
of military escape.?Buffalo Courier.
"President Wilson's reply refers
the question of armistice to the mili?
tary authorities. It is overwhelming
for unconditional surrender."- Oma?
ha Bee.
"He could not have said less. It
was unnecessary to say more."?St.
Louise Globe-Democrat.
"Emperor William lifted Hie lid
otf of hell four years ago. Wilson
has clumped it down to bury the ter?
rors and horrors of the infern."?Ft.
Worth Record.
WHAT WR DO NOW WE DO FOR?
EVER.
(Richmond Virginian.)
Under this ivplion, a New York
business linn admonishes ils custom?
ers, through an advertisement, of the
duty that lies clear before everv
American. So truly does the call re?
lied in our opinion, the view which
all should hold, that we roprint it in
full:
In a minute it is going to strike
twelve on the clock of the world.
What we do now, we do forever.
What we say now, we say forever!
What we say now shall he written
in letters of lire upon the sky, shall
be written in iron and thunder on the
hills and plains id' Germany, shall he
signed by God across the face of
Essen. Cologne and Berlin!
We speak Hie heart of a hundred
thousand cities!
Why do the news boys cry in the
streets that I here is a new Peace
Chancellor appointed by the Kaiser?
What of it? What' is it lo us7
Who cares? As lung as there is a
Kaiser?
War with the Kaiser is Heaven
four years of Heaven as compared
with Pence with him!
Who wants to belong to the kind
of human race or be locked up in (lit
kind of mil ion that can make peace
with the Kaiser?
What are two million people going
around and taking up a national col?
lection for this week?
What do the American peoplt
want their six billion dollars for?
We want six billion dollars lo toll
the German people with guns anil
airplanes thai no little theatrical
peace-Strut by a Kaiser up and dowr
before twenty nations half hung or
their crosses, will be of any avail!
Are we spending in America fom
million men and seventy billion dob
lars to gel out of the Germans thirt>
cents' worth of peace?to get out ol
the Germans a dummy peace, with i
dummy victory over a dummy dem?
ocracy?
Shall a hundred million American!
stand on the graves of four millioi
dead men and tell .them that Ihej
have died for nothing?
We have sent over our own twi
I million sons to face death for vie
[lory. Shall we snatch victory awaj
Tram them before their own eyes
before their faces while they an
holding it in their hands? Slini
we send word to them to come homi
land that we are going to send tlicil
little boys over presently lo do wha
II hey have tried lo do all over again?
! We ask this week for six billioi
Idollars to save four million BOldiei
boys from being made feols ef befori
the wor'd.
We throw this week a hundred mil
lion pocketbooka at the Kaiser!
To a world bound for Berlin, oni
hundred million Americans say,
"GO! GO! KELT TO IHK BIGHT!'
TEXT OF THE PRESIDENTS AN
SWER TO GERMANY.
! Following is the text of Preside.'!
i Wilson's reply to the German note
"Sir: In reply to the communi
OCR BOYS IN FRANCE ARE
WATCHING OUR ACTIONS
"It was with interest that I
read in the C. V. News where
the good neople and the May?
or of Tazewell had set apart
two minutes at noon each day
lo pray for the boys over here.
I do not think they could have
done anything better, and we
only hope this will not be all
the time they will spend in
prnycr for the soldier boys."?
From a letter written by Sergt.
R. M. Russell to his brothers,
at Indian, Va.
cation of the German government,
dated the 12th instant, which you
hundede me today, 1 have the honor
to request you to transmit the follow?
ing answer:
"The unqualified acceptance l>y the
present German government and by
a huge majority of the Reichstag ol
the terms laid down hy the President
of the United States of America in
his address to the Congress of the
United States on the 8th of January,
11)18 and in his subsequent addresses
justifies the President in making a
frank and direct statement of his de?
cision with regard to the communica?
tions of the German government of
the 8th and 12th of October, H)18.
"It must be clearly understood that
the process of evacuation and the con?
ditions of an armistice are matters
which must be left to the judgment
and advice of the military advisers
of the Government of the United
States and the Allied Governments
and the President feels it bis duty tol
say that no arrangement can be ac?
cepted by the Government of the
United States which does not pro?
vide absolutely satisfactory sate
guards and guarantees of the main?
tenance of the present military su?
premacy of the armies of the United
Stales and of the Allies in the field,
lie feels confident that be can safely
assuem that this will also be the
judgment and decision of tile Allied
governments.
"The President feels that it is also
his duty to add that neither the Gov?
ernment of the United States nor,
be is quite sure, the Governments
with which the Governments of the
United States is associated as a bel?
ligerent will consent to consider an
armistice so long as the armed forces
of Germany continue the illegal and
inhuman practices which they lstill
persist in.
"At the very time that the Ger?
man government approaches the Gov?
ernment of the United States with
proposals of peace its submarines are
engaged in Biking passenger ships at
sea and not the ships alone, but the
very boats in which their passengers
and crews seek to make their way to
safety; and in their present enforc?
ed withdrawal from Flanders ami
France the Germnn armies are pur?
suing a course of wanton destruction
which has always been regarded as in
direct violation of the rules and the
practices of civilized warfare. Cities
and villages, if not destroyed, are be?
ing stripped not only of all they con?
tain but often of their inhabitants.
The nations associated against Ger?
many cannot be expected to agree to
a cessation of arms while acts oi
inhumanity, spoliation and desolation
are being continued which they just
1- look upon with horror and with
burning hearts.
"It is necessary, also in order that
there may be no possibility of mis?
understanding that the President
should very solemly call the attention
of the government of Germany to the
. language and plaint intent of one of
the terms of peace which the German
government has now accepted. It Is
? contained in an address of the Prcsi
dent delivered at Mount Vernon on
the Fourth of July last.
"It is as follows:
"The destruction of every arbitra
. ry power anywhere that can sepa?
rately, secretly and of its single
i choice disturb the peace of the world;
i or if it can not he presently destroy?
ed, at least its i eduction to virtual
; impolency.
i "The nower which has hitherto
. controlled the German nation is of
the sort here described. It is within
. the choice of the German nation to
? alter it. The President's words just
quoted naturally constitute a condi
! lion precedent to peace, if peeve is to
? come hy the action of the Gcrma:,
[ people themselves. The President
feels bound to sav that the whole pro
i cess of peace will, in his judgment
? depend upon the definiteness and the
? satisfactory character of the guaran?
tees which can he given in th s fun
- danmental matter. It is indispensa?
ble that the governments associated
? against German should know beyond
a perndventurc with whom they are
' dealing.
I "The President will make a sepa
- rate reply to the Royal Imperial gov?
ernment of Austria-Hungary."
I THE "COOTIES."
In a recent issue of the Stars and
11 Stripes, the American paper publish
led by the Army in France, appeared
I the following lament from a soldier,
I entitled "A Cottie'n Garden of Vers
I os" ?
In winter I get up at Slight,
And have to scratch hy candle light;
In summer, quite the other way;
I have to scratch the livelong day.
A soldier boy should never swear
When coots are in the underwear.
Or underneath his helmet label?
At least as far as he is able.
The trench is so full of a number ol
coots,
I I'm actually growing quite fond o:
t the brutes.
>Y?I)F.n OF* PUBLICATION:
VIROIN1A?In th- Clerk's Ollice of
the Circuit Court of Tnzewell coun?
ty, on the 7th day of October, l!)18
It. O. DILLARD.Complainant,
against
DAISY ANGLES DII.I.ARD,
1 defendant.
The object of this' suit is to obtain
a divorce by the plaintiff from the
defendant upon the grounds of adul?
tery.
And an affidavit having been made
and filed that the defendant, Daisy
Angles Dillard, is not resident of the
State of Virginia, it is ordered that
she do appear within fifteen days
after due publication hereof, and do
what may be necessary to protect
her interest in Ibis suit. And it is
further ordered that a cony hereof
be published once a week for four
successive weeks in the Clinch Valley
News, a newspaper published in the
county of Taxewell, and that a copy
be posted at the front door of the
Court House of this county on or be?
fore the 21st day of October, 1018,
that being the next succeeding Rule
day after this order was entered.
A Copy?Teste:
C. W. GREEVER, Clerk.
Spratt and Spratt, p. <| oct.l8-lt.
VIRGINIA: In the Clerk's Offiee of
the Circuit Court of Tnzewell coun?
ty, in vacation, the 2nd day of Oc?
tober, 1918.
W. F. Harmail.Complainant,
vs. I In Chancery.
J. Baach, Bertha Stern and Aaron
Stem.I lefcndants.
The object of the above styled suit
is to attach the estate of the said de?
fendants, or either of them, in that,
certain lot or parcel of land, with all
buildings and improvements thereon,
situate in the town of I'ocahontas,
Tazewell County, Virginia, known ns
Lot No. 3, on the south side of West
Church street, which was conveyed to
Mrs. Lena Baach by William B. Butt
and wife by deed dated August lllh,
188.r>, recorded in said county in Deed
Book No. 21, page Hi; and to subject
the same, anil to attach and subject,
all other estate, real and personal, of
the said defendants, or either of them,
to the payment of a debt due from
laid defendants to said complainant
for the sum of $10,740.80, with inter?
est .hereon from February 26th, 1017,
-lue by reason of the deficiency in
icreage of the land embraced in that
certain deed executed by said de?
fendants lo said complainant, dated
February 10, 1917, and recorded in
the ollice of the Clerk of the County
Court of McDowell County in Deed
Hook 711, page 271.
And it. appearing by affidavit filed
:n Ibis cause that the defendants, J.
Baach, Bertha Stern and Aaron Stern,
ire not residents of this State, it is
hrcrefore ordered that said defend?
ants do appear within fifteen days
after due publication of this order,
in the Clerk's office of said Circuit
Court, and do what is necessary to
protect their interests. And it is
further ordered that this order be
published once a week for four suc?
cessive weeks in the Clinch Valley
News, a newspaper published in the
County of Tazewell. Virginia, and
the newspaper hereby directed, none
having been prescribed by said Cir?
cuit Court.
C. W. GREEVER, Clerk.
S. M. B. Coulling,
Chapman, Peery & Buchanan, p. q.
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