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HERE AND THERE HOUSES STICK JAeeEDCI UPWARD.

division to be decorated with the war
cross. Months before they were quar-
tered in this very place. So to them
there il something homelike about
these quarters also.
Some one produces a pack of cards.
several pull up chairs To oae end %.
the table II are coon Interested IN "A
game. Others look over papers a party
Of stan officers left during the day.
while W are ~intently working away
in a corner. They are carving alumni
mum rings from pieces of metal taken
from the noses of German shells.
From the crude ~shapclcss chunks they
fashion dainty bands, polished and en-
quisite. some skilfully set in copper or
brass To form crosses and the like.
one of the two soldiers leaves to-
morrow on his permission He will
take a store Of these things with him.
boarded little by little. At home they
viii be big prizes. lie has finished a
dainty little ring and Is polishing IL by
rubbing a safety pin owe IL. So in
tent is he in the work that occasionally
Others glance over from the table TO
banter. They ask him who the ring Is
for.
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at Is down. the operator
explains.
In n few seconds most OF the men
are listening To the music. With their
knowledge Of the apparatus on hand
they have hastily connected other re-
ceivers to the wires here and there.
There are not enough for all so they
take turns listening.
The music stops. From somewhere
In the rear. over the wire. comes a
voice OF inquiry. Did YOU hear it up
there" 1t Is asking.
Yes. Play more, IL sounded we'll"
the operator replies. Meanwhile he is
talking to several parties one after the
other and making connections.
Up in the trenches, Jus, behind the
first line, deep down In n pit that is
carefully concealed. arc three soldiers.
II Is a telephone bureau ~ the first
line. All the men have receivers at
their ears. They are listening delight
eddy. they often smile and look at one
another. They hear the music.
Several feet away, up above, soldiers
on duty in the first line stand at the
little holes but see nothing through
vi NV u hlfSS 'NtfDl NIltH t1t
rockets burst. From somewhere IN the
land beyond every little while
n weak cry. a wall of "A being begging
for help. II Is impossible to tell by
the sound where the cry comes from.
sound is deceptive in this maze.
AT a certain battery of big guns far
up along the road that runs parallel
TO the trenches. in "A comfortable dug
cut. the men of the guns are gathered
before a fire on n clcverly constructed
hearth that shows no sparks above.
They take turns in holding n telephone
receiver to their ears.
Some time later the music stops
FINISHED for the night comes the
voicc over he wire from the rear.
How was it,"
Great and thanks very much"
comes back the reply from the op-
orator at the board.
1t was fine and a treat some one
else is saying. 1t Is one of the soldiers
crouching in the deep duGout up near
the first line,
Follows a confusion of voices for n
minute or so. Others have been listen
ing too-aI over the sector. 1t has been
a concert at the front. Then, sleep
we'll" The operator at the bureau in
the village is saying-"good night"
Don't worry ahou, that comes the
reply from the rear. Its easy To do
that to-nlght-away back here. Sleep
well yourself, Good night"
At the bureau they sit around a little
while longer. smoking last pipefuls be-
fore going to bed. Except the operator
on duty. they sleep as it is possible.
Their business Is to keep the wires
hanging at designated places in the
sector.
As they still sit around, a few min
utes later, there is a loud whistle out
side, something sings by overhead
with splitting shrek and Immediately
there Is a heavy crash that shakes
their little room. The men slightly
lower their heads instinctively as
pieces of things fy about I'm the village
and against tho wall outside. 1t is a
shell exploding In a field on the other
side of the road beyond the village.
While they listen follow two other
shells. A heavy piece Of rock crashes
through the window and strikes upon
the Moor inside. hitting nobody.
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book he had promised to bring him
some days ago.
1t is IA little book OF American
poetry.
Then he is or, He says good-hy,
then fades away in the night. The
faint jangle of the things about him.
his equipment, the swish Of his heavy
shoes, is Don lost In the low rustic Of
activity among the others passing
along.
over In the telephone bureau half a
dozen men are just finishing a late
meal. 1t Is IA cosey room inside. with
the original ceiling still overhead.
There are still whole pieces OF glass
here and there In several high windows.
Over the broken panes paper has been
pasted. All over one side of the room
Is a mass OF telephone wires that lead
to a switchboard in a corner near
the street. Elsewhere lie telephone
tools and repair equipment.
There are n few conveniences here.
A stove Is one of them. and they have
made some coffee. They have reserved
1t for the end of the meal. They sit
around a long table drinking It and
light their pipes.
Every now and then the telephone
bell rings, One OF the men hurries
yer from the table to answer It.
Once 1t IL a "blesse," a wounded man.
just hurt up In the first line. The
operator hangs up and goes over to
the window. There he calls out to the
driver Of the nearest ambulance. The
wounded man will DO brought to a
post beyond the village on a road rum
ming parallel to the trenches. The
driver cranks his motor. In a few
seconds he In on his way. 1t Is very
dark, but he arrives at the post before
the wounded man.
Their dinner cleared away, tho men
sit around to smoke and talk. They
nre also Of tho old guard. and among
them n one who was first In the old
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GREAT-GRANDSON OF Gen.
Philip Kearny has given his life
for France. Hughes de Pom

bikFsN ! NIJSoN OF ten.
~ Philip Kearny has given his life
for France. Hughes de Pom
perry, 20 years Old, was a second lieu.
tenan in the Chasseurs Alpins. lie
was the son Of the late Vicomtesse do
Pompery, who was a daughter of the
Marquise de KERNEL, who before her
marriage vas Nanny Kearny. daugh-
ter of Gen. Philip Kearny.
Gen. Kearny himself fought twice
under the French flag. once In Algeria
and again In 1859, when Napoleon at
the battle OF Solferino decorated him
with the Grand Cross Of the Legion OF
Honor.
Young Hughes de Pompery had been
decorated in 1915 with the Croix de
Guerre and had twice been mentioned
in the order of the day.
During the battle Of lie Forest, on
the Sommc front. on September 3 last,
after an intense artillery lombard
mcnt the French infantry. in unison
with the British army, attacked the
German positions at midday on IA front
Of about six kilomcters in the region
north OF Maurepas. With admirable
enthusiasm-it is reported that the
French advanced with the clarion
sounding and the men singing the
Observation-Disclosures allied armies swept
forward.
An hour before the attack on lie
Forest. which was strongly fortified.
Lieut., de Pompery had been made
commander OF his section under try
ing circumstances. a shrapnel having
killed all the officers Of the First Com
pany Of Mitrailleuses, The young COM
mander and his men, obllvlous OF all
danger. in advancing found themselves
and they only a section-in combat
with two Of the enemy's companies.
Without. losing presence OF mind they
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An lnterlude of Peace That Brought
Visions of Home When the War
Cod Was Asleep

duties OF n priest. There are those
among his comrades left who say they
have seen him crawl into no mans
land to do some bit of service to tho
dying there.
The world without knows nothing Of
him. Some tell a story OF a friend OF
his who fell between the lines. Time
after time az he looked out there he
saw the blat kencd body of his COM
rade. Determining to give the body a
decent burial. in the nighttime, he
crcpt out, making Roadway by inches
toward the body. lying dead under the
glare OF the shooting lights Of rockets.
Those back in the trenches expected TO
see him shot to pieces.
Slowly and with infinite difficulty he
scooped out a shallow grave. shortly
before dawn he dragged over the re-
mains. placed them i'm the hole. uttered
a service. only his lips moving. COW
cred them up and as silently wriggled
bach to hts wi lines again. His parish
Is his trench, his services among the
shra pnel.
IL never thought the body could live
through so much" he said once. ITS
strange what we can stand without
thinking much about IL. Things that
at first would kill We become accus-
toned to-
When he talks he has a strange look.
His voice is like a woman's hand.'
comrades say of him.
He comes up to the road outside and
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Incomes one Of the silent forms pass
ing by-ghostly figures that move be-
fore and about him In this land of
death. He IL making his way to his
quarters, a house with the roof shot
on. to get his equipment II little
things he wishes &c take up with him.
A short distance on before him sud
denly a shaft Of light is sent across
the Dad from the side away from the
German trenches. Some n has
opened the shutters Of a window OF a
building along the road.
It IL the telephone bureau. Some Of
his old friends are here and he walks
over on his way along to pass the
time. Standing before the place are
two long bodied automobiles. They are
ambulances ready In an instant to rush
wounded from the posts in the village
or nearer the trenches back to the hos
pitfalls In the rear. They stand close to
the cluster OF buildings for the sake Of
protection.
Sitting on the seat of one OF the cars
Is the driver. He Is an American. He
sees the priest come up to the window
and recognizes him az a friend. lie
has known him for many weeks. The
two exchange greetings and the priest
fingers to talk. He speaks good Eng
fish. He has lived in England, has
been In the United States and has
spent some months at San Francisco.
Like all other French people he is
interested in America. What will
your President do II the Germans sink
another boatT' he Is asking. did
you see tho news to-day?" and he
adds, 1T has been dificult for America
to keep out of the war"
Later he prepares tn leave. II must
20 now" he says. He bids his friends
In the telephone bureau good evening
through the half opened window. then
shakes the hand OF his friend outside.
Before he goes the driver gives him a
The sun., 1916-12-10
By WILLIAM T.. MARTIN,

y. Nv
"s"' sui "usic coming from
somewhere among the heaps of
tIins sounds uncanny.
so,d,ors ,h., ,,.
- ~ "e ''a"'
"e"ns '"er way ALMOST ID avon rum
ling into the empty vehicles and
Equipment which line the roadsidos
t,,,, -.
w.. 49,. 49,,
'esS INV! ou"h Shou'uers win each
nher. rom the desolation about
there is no other sound.
Tho s,reak ~ fro I'm, o,or, +.
Will. sbon,s unward Il, ,na .,..a.."
\, tho right and wbor hi,h -.
,nrs,s int, 4, .,c,. .,a. .he
tbas,Iv lipht an tho cnn,,rv ~
\ mo ,urid plow show ,ha, 49,. .a. =.
4 stree, or a yiIl,ye-wha 10 10, 30
s-for nm hn,, la - 80
i, ,,,,, H. 49,, -. Ups
Lsvodlv unward
From dawn tho ro,, u,,... a..
triyers of tho sun,,y waoo,s 49,
IN mr. unload ~,crnriiru - - -
nna,ions before ,urn,n 80.
hOotn ehArA u "a f.t.s .. So
t.w naca, low g. a. - .o
Nan freo,ep,l, coua. ~. -.
su.,,e, oui yiv.," NJ, ..n,,,, IT,
,sll 4. p,,,cn no soId,or. rass ~, .. -
NOM tho trenches Th;, r,,c. -
snce . VILLAGE u,,. To- h,,, :. 80. a..
h,oa ,ror, ~ 81, -.
nu,ioo,ton ,,.,aha. ~. ~
kro ~ N"e "
tn.
49, - a"".S "'ohs ,"e roau
rh.ra a.. ..e Nne'
-. !" "us'e'
a. ~ e" 800 % I"
~ .""s 49,. u o'u'e's ii''eh,'s.
:" "N". "a' o"Se '"e ee'"'
L. 49,. ,ninS 'Isn,' 50 tna. ITO
N "iu ~ Soumu' arc iour
%ue's peio,e a piano' ihree stand
' Mnne " i'ur'n Is .r9i"s 10
pu " 'ule ;" 'ne instrument It's
Jack Is smasheu IN n II Is minus
:
-" "'e" "c Ne'eia's' soiie VI those
f." ,"v rack troops OF carry
n's'a ana their mrades oates BACK
e'' army Oh inc marine. lhey are
Eouns' ou' among 'he o'ner soiuiers
~ '"'n hhe o'u iheh' "hen they
rr-e "o"h from the 'rehches OH uu'y
"rs are accustomed 10 gathcr mere
"eo'use months ago pcIofe they
.T' moved away from mere TO DO
,uly they USED 10 gatner
WV d' 'ie same place ana
,ue idihiI!dr races there " something
,vou' ume pace tha' 10 'heim ~ nome
~" i"e" 'hey met on the iirs' ioor
".c mouse "hiie IL sun STOOD.
ivy iuuS"' III II OF the famous
unE DIVISIONS or france IN the nrst
t'n'hS ot the war IL was maze UP
!o"H- men, college men most or
ZEN, mAny with professions OF good
,"''"''' from the l'aris nelShborhood'
t9r almost a year when this point was
,'onS the very hottest along the lines
rance anu me 'erinanS placed
n," nest troops here 10 iorce tne
n' 'hoy were relcd on 10 ho!d
"tm a..
'"''. ny niue they forced the Ger
I'm PACK over a series or NILS ana
no '.''E' was a part or the Sround
mF u'"k' In those glorious days
Wv track regiments ana companies
~ mentioned daily for bravery
im'y ronght here for months. and
nnally came the orders for the di-
.'loh 10 he moved They were TO go
ma"o'h'r point where there was TO De
wdN! "shtlhS That summer wheh
m'n i''Sh' as never before their crack
"s"m'n'a were IN the hrst line' Wheh
"'h'hes We're no more
ivy could not exist the men were sun
" 'ne 'ofe' squirting from smell mole
'shen ho'"-aiways hghting.
nS W" months passed n day a
"""cardI'r' stretcher bearer
I''' S'umn'ed down TO a Dressing
TLo. anu 'here rel uhco'isc'Uus'
~ ,Iw '"e huhhoer Oh MS S"iI"I'
.uo ~ res,nleh., anu areM I a.
vision g ,ho. nI' INC VI" ~
Now their cou,,,,s. b,ve mem
hdt.I
The Detroit times., 1916-05-29
SLAYER WILL
SERVE 5 YEARS

Five sentences, ranging from five
years to six months. were imposed
by Judge Jeffries, Saturday after.
noon.
Paul Balkis, convicted OF the kill
ing of Paul Kincza the night OF
March 5. will serve from three to
Ave years In Jackson penitentiary
Balkis complained OF Kinczas at.
tentions TO his wife, and killed him
during a quarrel.
Convicted of shooting Jacob IA.
nan in a coffee house at No. 1874
st. Antoine-st, March 5, George
Ashes. of No. 273 Jefferson-ave
will serve from three to five years
in Jackson.
Fred Carnes, found guilty OF
breaking and entering a building
at No. Z Atwater-st. west, occupied
by f. o. Winter, was sentenced to
spned year in Jackson. Harry j
Kibel, convicted OF the same crime
received the same sentence.
Constantine Kocyna, of No. l Ad.
dison-ave., will serve six months in
the Detroit House of Correction
having been found guilty OF a
charge made by a young woman.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-29
YOU OWE YOURSELF A
VACATION

Monday, May 20. Is the first oppor-
tunity. Take In u. a c. line Decora-
ton day excursions. You VIII be
back early Wednesday morning re-
freshed and glad you went. Talk II
over and make your reservations to-
day-Adv.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-29

Col Roosevelt Is to make a brief
visit to Chicago today en- route to
Kansas City.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-29
MAYOR WANTS
MORE LAND FOR
FAIRGROUNDS
MRS. ELSIE MIEZE

In an effort to extend and develop
the public playground system, Mayor
Marx is asking owners Of available
untenanted property to donate It's
use for playground purposes during
the summer. The mayor is especial
ly DESTROYS OF obtaining a strip Of
property on the lake shore for a
summer camp for children.
Prosecutor Jasncwski has in
formed me that since the establish
ment Of Fairgrounds in Detroit, the
number Of juvenile cases handled by
his department have been fewer"
the mayor said Saturday morning.
Every effort will be made to pre-
vent Fairgrounds from becoming
nuisances, and neighbors will not be
bothered by noisy children. In some
of the smaller lots the city will dump
load Of sand, and Ia other ways
make it attractive for the little tots.
Only on the larger pieces will base
ball be allowed.
The prime object In organizing
the neighborhood Fairgrounds is to
keep the children of the streets and
away from automobile traffic"
Persons who have property may
communicate with the mayor direct,
or with Mr.. Jayne, superintendent
of the recreation commission.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-29
FHE CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE
Pat Declares His Intentions.

In fear that sometime someone may
tell him? Must she always suffer
for the mistakes she made?
II would net be fair. would II, lit
tie book? And yet am wondering
II Pat Is big enough to say to her,
Il have no interest In your past ex-
cept to know, as I do know. that
whatever experiences you have had.
they have made you more lovable,
more sympathetic. All that I can
ask is that you will .et me share
your future-that you can honestly
tell me you love I.S.
Sometimes think. little book. ]
have some quality OF divination. for
when Alice came In to see me this
morning she put this little bit OF
Pats writing into my hand with
the query, Dear. dear Mrs. Waiver
ly. what shall do? What must ]
do?"
There was no formal beginning
Pats note began:
"You wish to tell me all do not
care TO know
The things that have made up your
life
Before some blessed Fate hurled me
into II.
Think you I'd care to wed an. angel!
Thank God you're human,
And were 1t possible. I'd take your
hand and say
I love you more than l did yester-
day.
Were your life laid before me like a
book.
It's pages open wide for me to read
each line,
I'd turn away nor deign another look
Beyond the place where 1t was writ
ten
That you cared for me.
Think you I care for ancient his
tory?
For whom you loved. or what you
used TO do-
All that l ask is, can you answer
me
That you love me just half as much
as love you"
Goodness! little book. think OF
love making Pat poet?'
Can II make Alice an honest
woman"
The Detroit times., 1916-05-29
SEVEN-MILE.RD.
PAVING RUSHED
HOmelands, At Mill-Rd. and
This Highway, Is Now
Opened to Public

Extensive improvements now are
being made In the neighborhood OF
Seven Mile and Mill-rds.. and un'
questionably will greatly enhance the
value of property. Homelands, a
new subdivision, is located at the in
tersection OF these two important
highways. Mill-rd. is the main thor.
oughfare and runs directly north to
Birmingham, starting from Jeffer-
son-ave. and crossing Fort, Michigan
and Grand River.
The Seven.Mile highway now is
being paved from Woodward-ave.
westward. As many men and teams
as can be used to advantage now
are rushing the. work Of grading pre-
paratory to laying the 26-foot pave
ment for 10 miles along this high
way. The pavement will be laid
before fall.
To facilitate the work, the paving
company is laying its own track on
Seven Mile-rd., so that materials
may be carried TO the point OF use
as expeditiously as possible.
The paving Of Seven-Mile-rd. will
convert II into an outer city boule-
ward, as It will be the first paved
cross-town highway north Of Grand
blvd. 1t will fill long-felt want Of
many persons who reside TO the
north and northwest. who have had
to come downtown through a con-
gested district in order TO reach any
point to the west where the Seven
Mile-rd. intersects any of the more
important highways.
Many reservations have been
made for Homelands. but sales will
not be made until Sunday. that every
prospective purchaser may have an
equal chance to make good selec-
ton. All prospects will be taken to
the property in autos.
The owners of Homelands are fea-
turing plan by which they will
give an extra lot free Of charge to
every purchaser.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-29
CL0THIERS
CONVICTED
F. G. Clayton and Andrew
Smart Fined $40 Each for
Working Girls Too Long

F. G .Clayon, proprietor Of a
clothing store at Michigan-ave and
Shelby-st., and Andrew Smart, vice.
president of the concern, were each
fined $40 and costs in police court.
Saturday, by Justice Sellers, after
conviction for violating the state Ia
Dor laws.
Complaint was maGe by Elizabeth
Moran, state inspector from the la
Dor department, who alleged that
the store proprietors. on April IL,
had worked Katie Wier more than
10 hours in their establishment, con-
trary to a provision of the law.
Frank Riggs represented the de-
PENDANTS. a"d the states case was
handled by Prosecutor Baxter.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-29
With the Minister'S

In the members weekly contest
game played in the Detroit Whilst
club. Monday evening. May %. the
following scores were made;
North and south-W. Il, Battelle
and n. r. Richards. plus 81 j. r. Hor-
an and Thomas Watson. plus 3; III. r
Boehm and q. c. McKetchnie. plus
y. $. GERMAN and j. Prentiss, MIMI
3; W. l. Bloom and c. ID. Clarke, mi
nus s.
East and west-F. f. w. Bright and
VI. b. Simmons, plus 9; T. u. Balk-
will and 8. A. Commons. plus 3; j. W
McCausey and T. s. Pratt. minus 2;
+. o. Bates and J. A. House, minus 4
w. n, Edison and J. A. ". Galen. NIL
nus s.
The following scores were made I'm
the Saturday night game:
North and south-Mrs. w. Stein
or and II. +. w. Bright. plus 3; Mrs.
W. l.. Stannard and r. O. Bates. plus
J; Mrs. +. +. w. Bright and Mrs: =.
A. Commons, minus 8, Mr.. and Mrs.
East and west-Mrs. NJ r. Bennett
and j. W. McCausey. plus 8: Mrs. r,
O. Bates and Mrs W. r. Battelle, plus
1: Mrs. r. J. Stout and c. u. Clark.
minus I Mrs c. +. Beilman and w. l.
Bloom, minus T.
In game for the Furniture CITY
trophy. "Wednesday evening. a team
consisting OF w. " Edison. r. X.
Richards. w. b. Battelle and S. A.
Simmons, defeated A. G.. Stellwagen,
J. w. Steiner. w. /. Bloom and +. II.
w. Bright by four tricks.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-29

muttered. "He hid here and watched
all that happened. and then decided
to lie low and wait until he was
sure that the way was clear and no
one would see him" In this Jim.
my was partly right and partly
wrong, as you and I know.
He stared down the long, dark
doorway minute. Then he made
up his mind. I'll 60 down and
make Peter call. and won't
bother TO knock" he chuckled, and
poked his head inside the doorway.
But that was as far as Jimmy
Skunk went. Yes, sir. that was Just
as far as Jimmy Skunk went. You
see. no sooner did he start to enter
that old house of Johnny Chuck's
than he was met by lot OF yellow
jackets, which you know are kind
of hornet. And they were in very
bad temper, were those yellow.
Jackets. You see. their house was
just inside that doorway, and they
had already been quite upset once
that morning by Peter Rabbit. So
fhe instant Jimmy Skunk started to
enter. out they poured all ready to
fight.
But Jimmy Skunk had no inten-
ton of fighting. He knows all
a. at yellow.jackets and the sharp
lit, lances they carry In their
tails. and has the greatest respect
for them. He backed out in a hurry
and actually hurried away to safe
distance. Then he sat down to
think After a little he began to
chuckle again. II know what hap
pened," said he, talking to himself.
Peter Rabbit popped into that door
way. Those yellow Jackets just nat
urally got after him. He didn't
dare come out for fear OF Reddy
Fox and me, so he went on down
10 Johnny Chuck's old bedroom. and
he's down there now wondering
how ever he ia to get out without
getting stung. reckon don't need
to scare Peter TO pay him for that
Joke. reckon he's been punished
already"
The Detroit times., 1916-05-29
PROPERTY Goes
like HOT CAKES
Stephenson Land On New East
Side Car Line Grabbed
by Investors

The new subdivision put on the
market a week. ago by B. F. Stephen
son. prominent member Of the De-
troit real estate board, In the dis.
trict through which will pass the
new car line the d. y. r. will run
through the east side to Royal Oak,
is going like hot cakes.
Already we have sold $4,000
worth OF this land" said Mr.. Ste
phenson. People certainly appre-
ciate the opportunities offered for In
vestment and are grabbing this
good stun. This subdivision will
be cleaned up in a few days. and my
advice to those who haven't pur-
chased yet is to get busy right
away.
"Since April 1, when we first open
ed up the property through which
the new car line will pass. We have
sold 1918 lots.
&C. s. Berry. with a corps OF as
sistants. is making the final survey
for the d. U. r. car line. The new
line will be constructed over a pri'
vate right-of-way and will pass
through the property OF the Troy
Oak Land Co.. recently promoted by
me. Mr.. Berry IL In charge OF the
engineering department for me, and
will give his entire attention to the
new development. The line will be
started as soon as steel can be OBJ
tanned"