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ESTABLISHED 1845.
DANGER NW!"
FALLING SHORT
Peace Talk and Signing of Ar?
mistice Has Hindered Work
of Raising Tazewell's Quota
in Y. M. C. A. Drive.
From reports reaching Tazewell it
appears that distressingly little in?
terest has been taken in the Y. M. 0
A. Campaign in Tazewell County.
Few of the precincts in the comity
have reached their quotas. A number
of the wealthy communities in the
county have made such a poor show?
ing that we fee! ashamed to publish
the amounts and will wait until next
week that an opportunity may be giv?
en to redeem themselves.
The following statement was issued
yesterday afternoon by C. R. Brown,
chairman of the drive in Tazewell
county: ...
"In next weeks issue of the News
will appear a complete report of the
work done for the Y. M. C. A. or
War Work Campaign in our county.
The allotment for each voting pre?
cinct will be given as well as the
amounts paid.
Judging from present indications
the report will be mortifying lo the
good citizens of some precincts, while
others arc measuring up to their ob?
ligations. It is not too late yet. Send
in your checks to the undersigned or
T. A. Repass, jr., Treasurer. It is
earnestly hoped that the people of
Tazewell will not cease to support
the bo-ys until every soldier and sail?
or gets home.
Yours "Perplexed, but not in de?
spair," C. R. BROWN.
Redeem your W. S. S. Pledge.
COVE CREEK SUBSCRIPTIONS IN
WAR WORK CAMPAIGN.
Following is a list of the subscrip?
tions in the United War Work Cam?
paign at Cove Cheek. Mrs. T. L.
Shufflebarger was chairman of the
soliciting committee, with the able
assistance of Miss Lucio Slndc.
T. L. Shufflebarger ?10; Mrs. T. L.
Shufflebarger, $0.00; Edith Shuffle?
barger, $2.00; Forrest Shufflebarger,
$1.00; Gamctt Shufflebarger, $1.00;
Sallie H. Slnde, $5.00; Charles O.
Slade, $5.00; Mrs. A. L. Compton,
.$5 00; Mrs. John H. Necl, $1.00; Jno.
H. Neel, $2.00; R. H. Noel, $1.00;
Wm. T. Bclchcc, $1.00; Simon Fox,
S1.00; Will Compton, $1.00; W. Turn?
er Sarver, $.1.00; Henry 11. Shawver,
$1.00; BT. Jackson Nee'l, $1.00; Mrs.
R. C. Fox, $1.00; J. P. Leffel, 50e.;
Hicks Belchee, 50c.; Aubray B. Greg?
ory, $1.00; Clark W. Neel, $1.00; G.
E. L. Shawver, $1.00; Mrs. W. P.
Slade, $1.00; H. C. Reynolds, $1.00;
J. M. Slade, $1.00; Sammy Belchee,
jr., 25c; Jess Wyatt, $1.00; S. N.
Shawver and wife, $10. Total $00.25.
Following is a partial list of dona?
tions solicited by the Mens commit?
tee, A. B. Neel, chairman; A. P. Fox,
and J. W. Slude.
Mr. nnd Mrs. A. P. Fox, $10.00;
Dora Fox, $1.00; Gertrude Fox, $1.00;
Mrs. nnd Mr. L. W. Neel, $5.00; Jno.
W. Slade, $10.00; D. Frank Slade,
$5.00; E. P. Neel, $1.00; Mrs. Mary
E. Neel, $2.00; J. P. Neel, $1.00; T.
Jeff Higginbotham, $1.00; George W.
Walker, $3.00; R. C. Fox, $2.00; Jess
Wyatt, $1.00; Varona Belschee, 20e;
R. O. Crockett, $5.00; H. Claud"
Pobst, $1.00. Total $49.20.
PRESIDEN WILSON GOING TO
FRANCE.
Washington, Nov. 18.?President
Wilson will attend the opening ses?
sion of the peace conference. This
was announced tonight officially. He
will go immediately after the conven?
ing of the regular session of Con?
gress on December 2.
The White House issued this an?
nouncement:
"The President expects to sail for
France immediately after the opening
of the regular session of congress,
for the purpose of taking part in the
discussion and settlement of the main
features of the treaty of peace. It is
not likely that it will be possible for
him to remain throughout the ses?
sions of the formal peace conference,
but his presence at the outset is ne
cessary in order lo obviate the mani?
fest disadvantages of discussion by
cable in determining the greater out?
lines of the final treaty about which
he must necessarily be consulted. He
will, of course, be accompanied by
delegates who will sit as the repre?
sentatives of the Unitd estates in
the conference.
"The names of the delegates will
be presently announced."
How long the president will remain
nbrond he, himself, probably cannot
say now. The time of the convening
of the peace conference has not yet
been announced, but the genernl be?
lief is that it cannot be assembled
before Intein December at the ear?
liest. If such proves the case, the
President will be absent from the
country for at least a month nnd
probably longer.
What plans the president may have
for his trip other than to attend the
opening of the peace conference and
to participate in the discussions
among the representatives of the as?
sociated nations which will precede
it, have not been revealed. He un?
doubtedly will be accompanied by Mrs
Wilson and it is expected here thai
besides visiting Paris, where th<
peace conference will probably hi
hold, he will go to London and pos?
sibly to Brussels nnd Rome.
Redeem Your W. S. S, Pledge.
FARMERS SHOULD NOW LOOK
AFTER THEIR SEED CORN.
Mr. Fanner, do you remember the
trouble you had last spring with your
seed corn? Didn't you have trouble
in getting a good stand due to bad
germination of the seed? Why not
now eliminate all that trouble for this
coming spring? You can easily do
it and it will not take but very little
of your time.
Seed corn should be selected while
the corn is standing in the field. This
is the best time and chance you have
to actually see what you are getting.
It is your opportunity to select for
any standard you desire. For in?
stance, if you wanted a type of corn
that eared low to the ground, you
have a chance to select seed ears from
such a stalk. But if you wait until
you get. ready to plant your crop in
tho spring and then go to the crib
and pick out your best ears you have
no chance whatever to select cars
produced low to the ground, and on
medium sized stalks.
It is reasonable to assume that a
variety that makes the best yields in
a county is adapted to the locality.
This is especially truo if the variety
produces best for several years.
Well preserved seed corn of such
varieties is greatly needed and is in
demand in practically all corn grow?
ing sections.
The next best time to select good
seed is when you are shucking out the
corn. Again, you have an opportuni?
ty to sc where that particular ears
was produced. When you come to an
ear that suits your conditions, pitch
it to the side by itself. Then when
you haul up the corn take a bog oc
some receptical with you to carry
your seed ears in.
The kind of plant from which seed
should be solected is one that produces
much better without any appnrcnl
reason than plants surrounding it.
Thus, it is not always wise to select,
ears from plants withan unusual
amount of space or unusually fertile
locations thinking it might possess
greater inherent producing powei
than plants from ordinary ground.
Immediately after gathering, the
seed ears should be placed to dry Ii.
a position where they will not touch
each other and where there is a good j
circulation of air. Binder twine or
racks made from electrically welded
wire fencing arc satisfactory mean::
of suspending seed ears to dry.
When the seed becomes as dry as I
old corn, it can be taken from the
racks and stored where neither mols-l
ture, moths, nor mice enn injure iL1
By exercising care intbis particular,
depends in a lnrge measure the sue-|
cess of the next year's crop. Poor
care has reduced and will reduce the
yielding power of seed considerably
without perceptibly injring its ger?
mination.
W. I. SMITH,
County Agent.
CIRCUIT COURT COMMENCES
NEXT TUESDAY.
The prospect is for a light docket
for Circuit Court, which is to con?
vene here next Tuesday. The follow?
ing criminal cases have been set for
trial:
Commonwealth vs. Will Martin on
November 27th.
Commonwealth vs. George Murray
November 27th.
Commonwealth vs. Eugene Jones,!
November 27th.
Commonwealth vs. Nye Britts, on
November 29th.
Commonwealth vs. Wash Smith on'
November 29th.
Commonwealth vs. Anthony Chris?
tian, November 29th.
The following jurors have been
summoned:
W. F. Bandy, Silns E. Clay, Ma?
thias Christian, Henry Christian, C.
T. Fields, John L. Ascue, George H.
Moss, John L. Arms, Jos. R. Kelly,
S. L. Mustard, T. ML Greene, W. G.
Cox, Jos. M. Bourne, Peter A. Yost,
Silvester Brooks, Archie Thompson,
W. A. Carbaugh, John H. Peery, Cur?
tis B. Gibson.
The case of the Commonwealth
against Nye Britts has been set for
trial in the Circuit Court for Thurs?
day, November 29th. The prosecu?
tion will be represented by James
W. Harman, Commonwealth's Attor?
ney and R. L. Jordan, of Radford,
Virginia. The defendant will be rep?
resented by Henson and Bowen and
R. O. Crockett. The trial of the case
will not likely take more than two
days.
CEMETERY BENEFIT SALE.
Tuesday, Nov. 26th, in the sample
room of the JctVcrsonvillc hotel, be?
ginning at 10 o'clock, the cemetery
benefit sale will be held.
Since it seems wise to give up the
luncheon planned for that date, we
ladies of the Association are earnest?
ly begging you who live in the coun?
try and town to contribute to our
domestic department, .and help uj
make a success of this one benefit
this year. We do not measure your
interest by the largeness of your
gifts, but we who labor in this goof*
work are looking to you to give, a
you can, in mnterial or money.
There will be three tables ? one
where we hope to have donated fresh
meat, chickens, etc., that you may
bring; one of butter, eggs, bread,
cake, canned goods and a miscella?
neous assortment donated that you
may buy, and one of pies.
There will be a box for free will
' offerings at the door.
We feel, tho deprived of your good
lunch, you have the interest of the
work enough at heart to contribute
your usual amount. We, who are
I laboring and working nre depending
on you.
THE CEMETERY ASSOCIA?
TION.
TAZEWELL, VI
influenzaTsfar
worsethanwar
Deaths From Disease in Camps
Far Exceeds Losses in War
With German Empire.
Washington, D. C, Nox. 17?Deaths
from influenza in the United States
greatly exceeded the deaths among
American troops abroad, according
to an estimate prepared by the Bli
| roau of the Sensus. It is also esti
j mated by the Bureau of Public
i Health that the deaths from influ?
enza and pneumon a in camps and
cantonments in this country nearly
approached the number killed in ac?
tual battle among the expeditionary
forces.
The bulletin shows that tlu- highest
j mortality per thousand was in Phil
I ndelphin, with Baltimore next
"The influenza epidemic has thus
. far taken a much heavier '. >ll of
American life than has the great)
' war," says the bulletin. The total
] loss of life throughout the country
i is not known.
j These reports, which cover the period
from Sept. 8 to Nov. 9, inclusive,
show a total of 82,306 deaths from
! these similiar causes. It is estimated
thnt during a similiar period of time
the number of deaths in the same
cities would be about 4,000, leaving
approximately 78,000 as the number
properly chargeable to the epidemic.
"The total casualties in the Amer
| ican expeditionary forces lihvo re?
cently been unofficially estimated at
' 100,000. On the basis of the number
' thus far reported it may be assumed
I that the deaths from all causes,
| eluding disease and accidents, are
probably less than 45 per cent, and
may not be more than 40 per cent,
of the total casualties. On this
assumption the loss of life in the
American Expeditionary Forces to
date is nbe:-t 40,000 or 45,000.
"In general the epidemic traversed
the country from east to west. In a
number of eastern cities, notably in
Boston, where the greatest mortality
occurred during the week ended Oct.
5th, the largest numbers of deaths
were reported for carter periods than
thnt which covered the height of the
epidemic for the forty-six cities tak?
en as a group. On the Other hand, in
New Haven, New York, Pittsburg,
and Rochester the maximum mortali?
ty occurred somewhat later than in
Eastern cities generally, in Balti?
more, Huffnlo, and Philadelphia the
two weeks' period ended October 20
showed greatest number of ninths.
For the entire nine weeks period the
greatest mortality due lo the epi?
demic in proportion to population?
7.4 per 1,000?occurred in Philadel?
phia nnd the next greatest? (J.7 per
1,000?was reported for Baltimore."
GRATTON NEWS.
Mrs. .1. W. Yost received a message
Tuesday morning of the death of her
cousin, Mrs. Mnry Igo, wife of Jas.
Igo, on Wolf Creek.
On Friday before one of her sons,
10 years old, was buried, influenza be?
ing the cause of both deaths.
Will Bourne, Mrs. Fred Courtney,
j were called home bist Friday on ac?
count of the death of their grand
I mother, Mrs. Repass. Mrs. Bepass
was the mother of P. A. Repass, Al
: fred and Mrs. Robert Bourne, all of
I whom reside near Gratton. Scverar
other children survive her.
Clarence Yost is at home now, re?
covering from a case of the influen?
za.
I Mrs. H. G. Young left Monday for
' Keystone to see her husband, who is
j ill with influenza.
I John I.. Leedy spent n few days
! last week with relatives at this
place; also was here on business, re?
turning Sunday to his home at Kini
? ball, W. Va.
Ottic Bourne was visiting in Key?
stone a few weeks, and has been
j called home on account cf the death
I of her grandmother, Mrs. Repass.
I Will Gilpcn and Brown Repass, of
1 Bluefield, were home Sunday,
j Of all the good times in the year
this is the best. Hog killing ami
buckwheat enkes to heat the band,
and with all that the Kaiser has been
j chased from his home. People nat?
urally feel like cnting now nnd with
better henrt. Three cheers for our
great President.
PRESERVES FOR ORPHANS OF
MASONS.
For a number of years Sergeant
[John S. Thompson, of Tazewell, hns
' gathered together nnd shipped to the
. Masonic Home in Richmond a barrel
) of preserves, canned goods, etc. The
! shipment has been made usually just
I before Thanksgiving, but it is plann
I ed to have the barrel ready for ship
? ment by the 15th of December. Bring
. to the store of H. W. Pobst what ar
| ticlos ns preserves, canned goods, etc
j you can contribute and the Sergeant
i will take grent pleasure in seeing
j that the goods are properly packed
I and shipped.
', Don't forget the little ones this
year.
'. FUNERAL OF MRS. COLWELL.
(Grahnm Daily News.)
' The funeral of Mrs. Julia Colwell
who died at Flat Top Yards-Tuesday
1 took place Wednesday afternoon, am
the service was in charge of Rev. W
H. Troy, of Grnham. Burinl was ir
Um Tabor burying ground at Falls
Mills. Mrs. Colwell was the mothei
of Mrs. Sam Waddell, of Graham
j and was aged thirty-six years.
Hove you subscribed to Y. M. C. A.I
RG1NIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBEI
NEWS OF WEST POCAJiONTAS.
Big Vein, Nov. 19.?Wc arc hav?
ing some rain just now. Some of the
good people here have some corn to
husk yet, so we arc glad to see it
rain.
I Opie Brooks, the little twelve year1
old boy of Air. Arch Brooks, ucci-j
I dentally shot himself last. Saturday!
J through the leg. The wound is not
j serious.
I Mr. Kolicrt Leonard, of Boisso
; vaine, was in camp last "Saturday on
i business.
: J. F. Watson, S. B. Hector, and W.
' A. Billon left lnst week for Poca
1 honlas and Wyoming counties, W.
Ya., to hunt big game, such as hear
and ?leer. We do hope that they will
be successful and lind old bruin und
bring back tone good old juicy bear
steak.
! Mv. Waller Lealhco and family and
. Miss Nora Lcathco, of Boissevainc,
were visiting Mrs. S. B. Mnxcy lust
I Sunday.
Sergeant Quiglcy gave a very in
] teresting lecture at Boissevuino last
j Sunday.
Two of our colored miners here,
I we are informed, are in trouble at
': Kenova on account of having too
j much whiskey on hand when they
I arrived at that town from Catletts
j burg.
Mr. Lloyd Hopkins and Miss Mag
' giu Fowler were married last Sun
! day at Princeton. They went to Ken?
tucky where they will make their fu
' turc homo.
Mr. Wilburn Bunch has an attack
' of influenza, but not a serious ouu.
On account of the rain here lux1
I Monday night Mr. Cooper, of Bob
sevnine, cancelled an engagement to
! give an address here.
i Little Virginia Shoope, daughtei
of F. M. Shoope, was very serious?
ly burned last week. She is not ex?
pected to live. Her clothes caught
lire some way while burning sonic
trash in the ynrd. Her brother was
nearby und caught her and extin?
guished the fire as soon as possible,
but she was badly burned iievcrlhc
1 less.
! Mr. Win. Yuncy has had a giin on
his face since last Thursday. Some
I one asked him what produced such
sunbeams on his mug, and Hill said
1 that the hoy weighed nine pounds.
! Mother and child doing well.
Because the war is over let us not
slacken up in our mining operations
and farming. The people ill Europe
must be fed. Our government must
have coal to e;ot them rations and to
keep up our own industries in this
j count ry.
(jKATTON notes.
Oration, Nov. 10.?A large panther
was killed on East River mountain
some few days ago.
Mr. Willie Bourne and his brother,
.lames, have ben at home to see their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bourne,
rtuming to their work in the coal
fields Sunday. Willie is a machinist
at Eckmnn.
Mr. Marvin Rutherford is at his
homo to see his father, Mr. P. F. Ru?
the ford at this writing.
Mr. Dowcn and brothel- Willie Ku
pass and Hillie Gilpcn were visitors
at Mrs. Vicey Gilpen's and Mrs. W.
A. Bourne's Sunday, returning to thu
conlfields Sundviy afternoon, where
they have positions.
Mr. John Whill was visiting at this
place Sunday, returning to the coat
fields in the eveuing.
Mr. Kelix Ropass, of this place, is
working in keystone now.
Mrs. F. P. Courtney and little
daughter, Edith, and sister, Ottie
Hotline, were at home a few days
this week.
Mr. Ooerge Fox was to sec his
sister, Mrs. S. W. Bourne one day
last week.
Miss Ethol Buchanan and Nannie
Yost, who have had the "flu," are able
to b out again. We havn't any more
cases in our vicinity.
Mr. IL C. Young and H?ge Yost
was at home last week.
Mr. Frank Cox, who had the "flu,"
was taken ill again after he had been
up a few days. He is bettor now.
Let everything that hath breath
praise the Lord. If there was ever a
time for praise and thanksgiving, we
believe the time is now. Things have
come to pass through faithful prayer.
We remember back in July when all
the churches and all business concerns
were nsked to pause just a minute
or two at the noon day hour, to offer
a word of prayer for our faithful
boys over there, ns well as our allies,
that Cod would give us speedy vic?
tory and about the time, (July 18)
when people got down to real business
with (!od, the tide begnn to turn. Cod
is still on the throne and has promis?
ed to he with those nlways, even unto
the end, thnt will trust him. "Let ev?
erything that hath breath, praise the!
I/ord."
Mrs. J. L. Repnns Dead.
Mrs. J. L. Rcpass died at the home
of her son, A. H. Repass, on Clear.
Fork, Wednesday morning at one]
o'clock, following an illness of one
wee':. Mrs. Repass was eighty-eight
years old, and before her marriage
was Miss Ellen Kidd. She was reared
in Burke's Garden, being the daught?
er of the late Elija Kidd. Mrs. Re?
pass, who was a member of the Lu?
theran church, was a fine Christian!
lndy, and was loved by all who knew
hor. She is survived by ten children.'
The daughters are Mrs. W. A. Bourn,
of Clear Fork; Mrs. Hilda Muthcnu,
of Cnstlewood; Mrs. John Tiller, of
1 Graham; and Miss E. C. Repass, of
Graham. Her husband has been dead
' nearly thirteen years.
Tho burial took place Friday after
1 noon at Mount Olivet, conducted by
Rev. W. C. Thompson.
Have you subscribed to Y. M. C. A.?
Have you subscribed to Y. M. C. A.?
Rodeeai Your W. S. S. Pledge.
I 22, 1918.
WAR WORK
AT S1EELSBURG
II. L. Spratt and (he Editor Ad
1 dress "Corporal's Guard" in
Behalf of Y. M. ('. A. Fund.
The Editor nnd Mr. Hurry. L. Sprutt
the lawyer ami all around war work?
er, we're "ordered" by Chairman C.
H. Drown, lo go lo Midway and Steels
burg churches on last Sunday, aim
boost Iho War Work Fund. Tho re?
sult of the days work from a mone?
tary point can be seen by I he publics
lion of ii list, etc., iu another column
I of thir paner.
The line result accomplished was
due to the due speeches and skillful,
prcsislent efforts of Mr. Sprntl. l c;
it be recorded here thnt Sprntl is II
forceful, e'enr speaker, He lakes pains
to prepare his speeches, no I trust
ing entirely lo the "iuspration of the
crowd" to give him something to s iy
as is too often the case with public
speakers. And certainly it was lucky
that he was not dependent upon the
"iuspration of the crowd" this time,
for the reason that the crowd wns no?
at Midway. Through somebotlys nog
ligcnce or mistake, notice of this
meeting was nol circulated In the
conn,.unity, only u "corporals guard*'
were present. To be exact, 10 men
and hoys und A young ladies and 1
child. This was the crowd, if I did
not miscount. Everyone of those pre?
sent subscribed to the War Work fund
Not one escaped, which shows how
Spratts speech wun received and his
skill an a collector.
AI Stcelshurg.
In Hie afternoon, through rnm ami
storm, we reached Stcelshurg, where
a larger crowd was assembled, The
result of I his meeting is seen also iu
Ihu published list clswhere in this
p- per.
John I. OcBonrd, an intelligent
vein citizen of that communit)
? ; >. I the meeting, following the
singing of "America," in n short,
strong speech. The Eilitor made a
"few feeble remarks," clearing the
way for Sprntl und the collection,
he went at it "hummer ndn tongs,"
ami delivered the goods. Ahuucb of
nk'C, earnest Cedar llluff people were
present and helped out. wonderfully.
Among these I noticed, Chapman
fi. Peery, the lull sycamore of ibw
Climb, Hairy Dane, of the large mill?
ing company of lligginbothnm and
Ihme, ami their wives und others
whose names have slipped mu.
Steelsburg.
Stcelshurg is the name of the
church, There is no town or village
The neighborhood school is built on
ibw anme lot. "God's half acre," loo,
where sleeps the remains of many of
the men and women of other days
Moses Pcrrcll, W. C. Witten, Jno. I.
DeliOliril, a Mr. Whill, I believe Mrs.
Marlin ami several other well known
families live in sic;ht, with Gco. Oney
nol far oflf, and Wnrdcll within "bol
Icrin' " distance if the wind is right.
Good folks all of them, who can make
a visitor feel welcome.
At (.'buries II. Steel's.
At Mid way in thu morning, to gn
back u little, we had our dinner with
Mr. Charles Steele, Charles lives
about a mile off the road, in good
weather, about four in bad weather.
Like the old proverb, you know, nboul
hard lo get to heaven but all right
afler you get. there, so with going
to Steele's, particularly in a car. Hut
once in his splendid home of such
hospitality, and mich a dinner as was
spread before us, all hardships were
forgotten for the time.
Charles IL Steele lives in the ances?
tral borne of bis father, the late Shade
Slcelc. His visible wealth consist
of a hluegrass farm, seven sons ann
four daughters. Two of the boys are
soldiers, one, Edgar is in France, John
is in training camp on this side.
Mrs. Steele, Still young and well
preserved, was Miss Mmnic McGliire,
daughter of the Inte J. Marion McGuir?)
A Word Aboul The Roads.
Before "cutting out" these remarks
a few words must be said about the
roads.
Afler leaving Steels for our even?
ing appointment at. Stcelshurg, our
troubles began. Rain was falling
fast. Just before reaching the main
toad we ran into u slick steep hill.
The Ford bucked, we backed lo the
bottom, laid a few pieces of plank
for the wheels on the steeliest part
und finally got "over the top" wet
and muddy. The road from the Rus?
sell line to Cedar Bluff, is a new road,
and when first built was said to be
one of the finest pieces of road in the
county. We were surprised to find in
, many places, large holes in this road,
fil'ed with water. At other places the
j water was running down each side in
the tracks made by the vehicles, cut ?
i ting away the roads, washing them
I into Little river and other streams.
By next spring much of this road will
b: about like Tazewell avenue In this
Town. 1 don't want to criticise or
"knock" but facts are facts.
I On our return we hung up the
; second time, and after sloshing
around in the mud and ruin, we put
|on tin? chains, and had no further
trouble, reaching borne at 7:30 after
a bard day but pleasant with all.
I CHURCH NOTICE.
NexISunday morning at 11 o'clock,
I will preach at White Church, and
lin the afternoon, at 3 o'clock, at
1 Pleasant Hill.
On account of influenza I shall
n '. begin revival services at Glen?
wood at this time.
W. C. THOMPSON.
Have you subscribed to Y. M. C. A.?
JOSEPH IS. PORTER DEAD.
Joseph E. Porter, son of Mr. Win.
B, Porter, of Plum Creek, was buried
in tin- now cemetery Wednesday nftor-j
noon. Ilo died at Qunntico, Va., nt1
six o'clock Saturday afternoon from
pneumonia, following influenza. The
deceased was a member of tho U. S.
Marine corps ut the time of death,
end had only recently left the train?
ing station at Paris Island and come
to Quantico, from which point he ex?
pected to embark for Prance. The
order came within an hour or t wo of
the time to sail cancelling the plnns
for overseas duty.
Mr. and Mrs. Porter, the parents,
received a message last week from
tl !? commanding ofilcer at Quantico
staling that their sun was ill. Mrs.
Partei ami son, Hubert, left Imme?
diately for the camp and when they
arrived they found the sick man Im?
proved and were encouraged by the
doctors who were of the opinion that
the young soldier would recover. Ilo
lliddenly became worse, however, on
Saturday afternoon, and expired.
The remains did not reach Taxe
well until Wednesday afternoon, fu?
neral service- were held at the grave
and were made very brief on account
of the inclemency of the Weather,
Uev, W. C. Thompson, assisted by
Rev. Mr. Shannon, was in charge of
the service. At the urgent reipiont
of I he family the casket was opened
a', the grave.
Joseph Porter, like numbers of
others of Tn/.nwcll boys, who have
made the supreme sacrifice for their
country, was a line soldier. Ills com?
manding officer testified to bis char?
acter and worth. He was recently
promoted to a non-commissioned of
lice in the marines, a testimony within
itself to his qualification.', and had
been sulectcd for overseas duty to fid
low up the great work begun at Chil?
ian Thiery by his comrades, who
broke the great (lei man advance and
saved Paris. Much sympathy is fell
for the bereaved parents.
THE SCHOOL TEACHERS AND
THE ,4KLU."
In New York city there are one
million public school pupils. As is
known now neither the rhu rebus,
schools or theaters were closed III all.
Tie Superintendent of Health said.
thai 750,000 of these children were
from th>' slums and tenement house
district, where sanitary conditions nr?
very poor.
The Superintendent said Hint then
wns fur less likelihood of u spread of
the disease from hcIiooI buildings,
where suiiilnry conditions were of the
best.
Only a lew picture shows ? the
small "boles in the wall" were clos?
ed.
However, strictest rules and pre
cautions were taken. The teachers in
iii schools were required to examine
closely every child of their rooms
every morning. When in doubt the
child was sent to n separate room and
a physician notified, who made an ux
sminul ion.
If u pupil gave SUpiciotlS evidence
of having the "Mu", it was sent home
or lo a hospital; in either cane, prop?
erly treated. Some such precaution
is necessary in the schools here and
elsewhere, if kept open. The (In has
not died out lure. There are per?
haps as many cases now us ban been
at any one time, and more. Hut
with great care and watchfulness there
is no good reason why the disease
may spread thru the schools. No
child should be allowed lo remain in
school for an hour, which gives any
room for suspicion, and no child from
an infected home should be permitted
lo return to school except by the ad?
vice of a physician. Teachers and
pupils are alike interested, as well as
every family in town.
MKS. MA LIN DA CROCK GTT
DIES SUDDENLY.
Mrs. Milalida Crockett died last
Friday morning about ti o'clock, after
an illness of only a few hours.
Sbo was in the 85th year of her age
For a number of years she hud made
her home with her daughter, Mrs. J.
P. Gillespic, on lower Taewell avenue
where her last days were spent quiet?
ly and in comfort. She leaves two
children, Jos. A. Crockett and Mrs.
J. P. Gillcspie.
Mrs. Crockett was a Miss Ellis, be?
fore her marriage, her mother was u
Miss Alderson, of West Virginia, a
member of a large and well known
family of that name. Several mem?
bers of the Alderson family were
Baptist ministers, to which church
Mrs. Crockett belonged. She was
a woman of more than average
culture and intelligence. Much of
her girlhood was eventful. She re?
lated to the writer on one occasion,
how she, in company with her uncle,
a Baptist minister, made a long mis?
sionary journey through West Virg?
inia and as far as to Kansas, her
uncle preaching his way along, fin'il
ly locating in a Kansas town where
eventually n nourishing Baptist church
i was established, and which exists tu |
; this day. She afterwards married
I John S. Crockett, of Crocketts Cove,
Ibis county, where she and her family
resided until about the time of the
death of her husband, some years ago.
Mrs Crockett was a believer in the
Bible and in Jesus Christ, and her
I faith was strong to the end. She
sleeps well!
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
I will be at the office of the City
Hall on the 25th to the 27th for the
j purpose of collecting city taxes. All
! whom I havn't seen by that time will
j lind me there. Water rents must be
paid up or same will be cut off. Tick?
ets for water rent will be made off in
advance and must be collected at
once. JNO. S. THOMPSON, Sgt.
?1.50 PER YEAR
TWENTY GERMAN I
SUBS ARE OURS
More Than Eighty Others, in
Good Working Order, to Re
Turned Over to the Allies
This Week.
Tho following account of tho sur?
render of twenty Gorman submarines
I at sea Wednesday morning is fur?
nished by the Associated Press:
London: Afler steaming somo
twenty miles across the North Sea
the Harwich forces, which consisted
of five light cruisers and twenty
destroyers, were sighted. Tho flag?
ship of Admiral Tyrwitt, the' com?
mander, was the Curacao. High
above the squadron hung a big obser?
vation balloon.
The squadron, headed by the flag?
ship, then steamed toward the Dutch
coast followed by the Coventry, Dra?
gon, Dnnal and Centaur. Other ships
folowed in line with their navigation
lights showing. The picture was a
noble one as the great vessels, with
the moon still shining, ploughed
their way to take part in the sur?
render of the German U-boats.
Soon after the British squadron
started, the "paravanes" were det.
stnrlcd, the "paravanes wore dropped
overboard. The diviecs uro shaped
like tops and divert any mines which
inny be encountered, for the vessels
were now entering a mine field.
Almost everyone on board donned
a life belt and just iih the red huh
appeared above the horizon, the first
German submarine appeared iu night,
Soon after 7 o'clock Iwnty sub?
marines were seen in lino accom?
panied by two German destroyers,
i he Tibania ami the Kiorru Ventaua,
which were to take the submarine
crews back to Germany aflr the
i ranafer.
All the submariner were on tho
surface with their hatches open and
then- crews standing on deck. The
vessels were Hying no Mans whatever
and their guns were trained fore nnd
afl in accordance with the terms of
. iirrondcr.
A bugle sounded on the Curacao
und all the gun crews look up their
stations ready for any possible
treachery. The lending destroyer in
response to u signal from the admi?
ral, turned und led Ihu way towards
England and the submarines were or?
dered to follow. They immediately
did so. The surrender had been ac?
complished.
Each cruiser turned, and keeping
11 careful lookout, steamed towardu
the liar wie, On one of the largest
submarines, which mriied two 5.0
guns, twenty-three officers and men
were counted on her deck. The craft
wns estimated to be nearly 1100 feet
in length, Its number had been point?
ed out.
Near the Ship Wash lightship Ihre?
large british seitpliiiies followed by
mi airship, were observed. The Har?
wick forces und seaplanes and air?
ships made u most impressive sight.
One of the submarines was seen to
send up a couple of carrier pigeons
and at once a nignill was Hashed from
the admiral that, it bad no right to
do this. When the ships had cleared
the mine field and entered the war
channel the "paravanes" were hauled
aboard. On ranching a point somu
twenty miles off Unrwich the ahips
dropped anchor ami Captain Addison
came on the warship Muidstone.
British crows were then put on
board the submarines to take them
into harbor. With the. exception of
the engine Muffn, all the German sail?
ors remained on deck. The subma?
rines were then taken through tho
gatus of the harbor and the German
crews were trnnsfesred to the trnns
porls which will take them back to
Germany.
A COBBECTION.
Horsepcne, Vn., Nov. 18, 15118.
Editor the News:
In your last issue you stale that
Miss Josie W!hitniiin had collected
$55.00 for W. W. work. Your infor?
mant was in error In regard to the
name of the person. It was Mrs. C. T.
Whitman who collected the $50.00,
which I turned in to Mr. Repass with
a list of the donalors to this fund.
Upon the recommendation of Mrs.
Geo. St. Clair, Mrs. C. T. Whitman
was appointed chairman of Horse
pen and Crockett's Cove by the Rich?
mond authorities to supervise the
raising of this fund?and her report
is evidence of faithful performance
of duty. She did this work by visit?
ing in person the families in Horse
pen, soliciting contributions for a
cause in which her whole soul was
enthused. Because of a mother love
and interest in her boy who is serv
I ing in Capt. Stras company of artil
I lery as gunner corporal, in France. I
I do not exaggerate when I say she has
done more work for the Red Cross
than any one or more in this section.
Iu the former Red Cross campaign
she raised $10.00 and did not get cred?
it for it, thus you see and can appre?
ciate the situation and will make the
correction cheerfully, as she is en?
titled to the honor. In addition I can
only say, God bless the American
mothers nnd sisters of our brave
boys who have fought so nobly in a
foreign land. It was their loving
hands and earnest prayers that in?
spired our gallant boys to stand firm
nnd press onward in the battle until
victory crowr.-.-d old.Glory. "All hon?
or to whom honor is due."
JAS. P. WHITMAN.
Redeem Your W. S. S. Pledge.