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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-11
This Simple Ld1atiDe
A Household Necessity
DIR. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin
Should Have Place in
Every Home

Constipation. or inaCtiOn OF the
bowels. a condition that nearly every
one experiences With more or less
frequency. Is the direct cause Of
much disease When the bowels be
come clogged with refuse from the
stomach. foul gases and poisons are
generated, and unless the congestion
ia quickly relieved the system be
comes weakened and most suscep-
tible 10 attack
Various remedies to relieve con
stipation are prescribed, but many OF
these contain cath8rtic or purgative
agents that are harsh and violent in
their action and shock The system.
The most effective remedy is the
combination Of simple laxative herbs
with pepsin that is sold In drug
stores under the name of Or. Cald
wells Syrup PCpsin
The Hon John H. Keister Of Bran
DIVINE, W Va. who has represented
his district in the State Legislature
for six years, writes that he uses Or.
Caldwers Syrup Pepsin and finds II
a splendid laxative, easy 10 take and
mild yet positive, in its action, and
that il should be in every household
for use when needed.
Or Caldwelps Syrup Pepsin IL sold
by druggists in all parts OF the
United States and costs only fifty
cents a bottle II contains no opiate
or narcotic drug, does not grippe, and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-11

pure water supply--probaoiy we
VIII be compelled 10 convey by ac-
queduct our drinking water from
Lake Huron.
While these vital things confront
MS. we are wasting our time pifning
and bagglinR about whether our laws
shall be respected. For my part. I
propose e. appoint Frank IT. Croul
police COMM ssioner without string or
condition. / know ne viii use the
police department. FOR the public SER
,iCe. not 10 serve any political or
private interest ! know hr viii be
fearless and independent. and even
though We differ politically ! have
that faith ina him that he will get
the police department bHck 90 tho
point whore he left tan effective
agency for the protection Of our peo-
pie under the public laws
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-11
REMEDY FOR NEURASTHENIA

NeurastheniH is a condition of OK.
haustion OF the nervous system. The
causes are varied Continuous work.
mental or physical, without proper
vacation periods. without proper at
tention 10 diet and exercise. also
worry over the struggle FOR success.
are the most common causes. Tx.
cesscs of almost any kind may pro
duce n Some diseases. like the
grip. will cause ncurJsthcnia. So also
Will severe shock, intense anxiety
or grief
The symptoms arc oyer~cnsitiyc.
ness, irrltahiity, disposition 10
worry oyer trities, headache possibly
nausea
The treatment lis one 81 nutrition
~ the nerve cells. requiring q non.
alcoholic tonic. A. the nerves get
their nouriShW,ut from the blood the
treatment must be- directed towards
building mp the blood. br. Williams
Pink Pills act directly on the blood
and have proved of th" greatest bcnc.
m In many eases ~ ncurasthenia. 4
tendency 90 anomia. OF Lloudless
ness. shown by most ncurasthcuic pa
TENTS. Is also corrected by these
tonic pills
Two useful books Diseases ~ tho
Nervous system" and What 90 Eat
and How TO Eat" will be- sent free by
the Dr Williams Medicine Co. SChe.
nectady.. \. y Your own druggist
sells Or Williams Pink Pills ADV,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-11
Answers His HOnOr's
Charges" Before Com
merce Board
URGES START ON
BIG PROBLEMS
Much Work At Hand
In Making Better
Detroit" He Says

Judge William p Connolly. Demo
cratic gau5 DAT" sor mayor. poked
q lot of fun a. MAYOR Marx, made
,orpo cs ND honors charges seen
highly iid.culoEs and eloquent.
urged a eal star, IN facing some
OF Detru'- Big municipal problems
80 an address. in the Board OF Com
laercc auditorium Tuesday after
noon, following the luncheon hour
There vas a biz crowd present and
tho Judge was given an enthusiastic
Ieccp on Next TUESDAY noon
noon Nayor Marx VIII be the speak
or Judge Connolly said in part
great shu~ man said that the
American people liked 10 be hum
hu gged When read the outpour-
IhH* tl his honor, the mayor. I nm
shtI-aed that the spirit OF = T. Bar
ruH still lives For instance. tn.
mayor, .nSlnuatirE that ! am insin-
cere ~ my declaration that / viii
Ch"' 'ar. civil service law, says that
] r'i Use" I" appoint a clerk In my
court who was certified by tho civil
service C0UmI ssiou. outside ~ the
fact that the clerk in question was
erpo'njed by Judge Pholau and was
iHN@f l'NFlhN court tIeIk, olfslg 70
81 the fact that Mayor MarN's con
troilel was tho defendant I'm the Va g.
suit D"cr the question and that Mayor
Marx CORPORATION counsel defended
Maysr Marx controller I'm opposition
20 the civil service commission. ard
ou'si 81 the nnal fact that the
Mich gan supreme court decided that
Judge Pheian was right In appointing
bis clerk * he did outside OF these
facts Mayo NarNS statement about
me ia correct
And then Mayor Mary SAYS. Con
molly IS responsible Tor the crime
wave ae~auRe no tas called attention
go tho Lose condition prevailing
hrr" pom the .,Rnre logic. the ply
stefan who - called IN 10 cure STICK
Tar. is 10 'Iau q FOR his illness be
0aus" hr clHgius, hts ailmeut and
announces ne has pneumonia ] didn't
make tho conditions that prevail
here the misBuidrd "wide-opeu
town policy Or The present city ad
Z merely turned cu 'hc l. Fht
i,callv m course thIch Is choked
with UsuirkN n a"fdlt'es this last
0uI.k = TIE mayor ~ the most side
s,iIttIrT 20 an H'r"Sf:er any man
- onr"s 90 rRlsr lir voice IN pro-
test against lo,s' Hrd unsafe con
q 'ona - our cts YEA most Of ell
h' au1e svr'o E'rtie highwaynRu
lae ''Iurkcd hn go t'lt COCO" and
tHkru hls wallet. viii b. held pub
lr, "uonN his clarror because no
cupt1EHes how F1sy Pud safe crime
10 ~ vide 'r"n town ~ here
spoul~ in ii tHttiruclc ~ $4,000 PEG
rio du.N and l.rle ovainst existing
r rditlorS n tn.s ~it~ Tho 7ery vol.
Isvs ~ hl- Uc 49, 't,n ~ L. with
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-11
Savings Bank
Will You Try 1t?

Thousands of people are saying to
themselves, Il cannot save
They have thousand excuses.
We venture the assertion, after seeing
the names on our savings ledgers, that al
most every one can save.
The method is simple but sure
Open savings account here.
Start with deposit of one dollar every
week When that becomes an easy habit
make it two dollars week
II seems a small key to open a big door,
out many men have built fortune with
lust such a beginning. Will you try it?
OFFICERS.
J w McCAUSEY, President
FRANK WOLF. Vice. President
COMFORT A. TYLER, Vice President
FRED H. TALBOT, Cashier
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-11
Truck Owners Prots.,

Representatives OF Detroit con-
cerns using automobile trucks ex-
ten.'vely protested. Monday. against
the proposed ordinance 20 limit the
weight OF vehicles on city streets 10
600 pounds 10 the square snch and
10 limit the size OF .raliers In CON
ference with the council ordinance
committee, they declared the ordi-
nance would be too drastic Pro-
posed regulation OF the weight OF
vehicles Is based on the belief that
much damage IL being done TO
streets by heavy trucks
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-11

is recommended as family laxative,
mild enough for the tiniest babe, yet
sufficiently powerful TO act easily on
the strongest constitution.
To avoid limitations and ineffective
substitutes be sure 10 get DR. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin. See that n fac
smile OF Or. Caldwells signature and
his portrait appear on tho yellow
carton in which the bottle is packed.
A trial bottle, free OF charge, can be
obtained by writing TO Or. w Il.
Caldwell, 455 Westinghouse, Month.
cello. Illinois
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-11

suggested The Prosecutor You just
took a look
Yes admitted Cllshc
The conductor said ne had never
passed he crossing without noting
thst the single light wa very aim
ie said he could not remember
whether there We're ans lights on
The gates
The inquest viu be- resumed We'd
needay morning. IN o o'cIoet
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-11

Pr'rfinr-th~ plain neat ktnd--that
- riEht--Tlm". ,'Ch B"Di.--Nn'n 1890
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-11

an instructor, explaining that tho
latter told him mostly about doors
bells, intersections ard time points %
Did you read any rules about
railroad crossings
NO Everything about the cross
ings was told me by the Instructor
Clishe then told OF an examination
given him by siI or seven other
green conductors just before they
were placed in charge OF car FOR
the FIRST time
What were you asked about rail
road crossings 90
Don't remember n we we're
asked anything about them
Did you instructor ask YOU II you
understood the rules about the
crossings"
NO, he didn't"
Returning again 10 the examina
ton before he was placed In sole
charge OF Il car. Clishe said all he
remembered was that he was told
particularly about street names. the
time schedule, and Intersections.
Clishe said he was between four
and Ave minutes late when he left
the last time point before the fatal
crossing. on the night Of the horror
II developed then that the reason he
was late was that on previous trip
tho car ahead or his had been DO.
rallied AT the Forest-ave crossing
The witness would not admit that
he knew what deraled the car
we were still late on the next
trip. altho he one before that was
shortened % We could catch MP. OK
planned Cl'she
Clishe then admitted that the only
way crew can make mp time Is 20
gain on the stops and starts because
the speed limit cf tho car is reck-
oned on tho long stretches between
stops
Tryln1 10 Make Up Time.
You could make NJ some time
in that wav a. the railroad crossing
couldn't YOU"
Yes"
"You were irving 20 mako up
time az the crossing that night
Yes. was
Cilshe repeated his statements
that the gatee were up whom he an.
oroached tN- -rnssirr and hat he
saw no li1hfs on trains. He said
he saw train on 'he third track.
about 900 foot 10 the north.
You knew that track was open
FOR moving trains. ard WAS never
vsod as a side track -
"yes"
Eyer 500 cars stand still on that
track before"
go. not 20 nv recollection -
"You didn't take tho rrecaution
- soc v~rethor or not that train wa
r-ovinr""
r di1r'' 600 any sign Of ANYTIME
moving
20" know now # was moving p"
'Nas
Then WOW didn't take the proper
precautions
"No didr.t"
CUahA soid We saw the t-ain hear
ing down on hjs CIR whom tNey were
about haN va, across Tho trn"k. an
ho JUDGED - was travelling about -
miles m hour
"Th-t would r'err that II would
take tho tr7'0 only about - seconds
- cover tl,c o00 foot 70 'Ne ot-coi
o9r tracks eaIA T0srowsti THAI
shows vow did, en.o1 wuch time
.,.,,eb t-r ~ ,..,, '-F ,f-,,a ~ ~--v
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-11
Didn't Look Carefully
Enough, He Tells
Coroner
AGED GATEMAN
ALSO INVOLVED
Gates Were Up" Con-
ductOr Declares; Probe
to BE There

Alexander 'Ilshe. -l.N'a' o'u -
IL .o"a"''"i. '"nip"'a,''e'y II'N"
from ''H.ul CITY, SAT "'iore Oo'o
hr' N"'""'O'r ana " Jury OF ."
"'h. lu'sl'l m"rh.h-. ana III low
'''D'''''. '''t'''"'o tones "uih''
tea '' lIr-e'H''aE Attorney Jasho"'
.' '..' u' '"p '''" "'N''NeH', ma
..'' ''''' ~ .''' NJ VI Wv
IT,. Qua ma. ne 'o'Il "" - ave.
'' .'., ."'', '''"N no, TOT a. 'N'
.'li...' f"''" lacks anu ! oleS' we.
'. ' '' .'' NIX .' o' ''.' - u ''' ''au
Ep''. ''7'"' OF '"" more IA
"'.'..'' log an. approaching Train
1h.h Mas th' first member OF the
street 'ar ~ 'wu crow WHO Was
called .o Do. e'HaI ia Vie inquest
Which N.ll '"trrm.n' e-ponsibili'%
for 'ho ''a'A of ~ porsaN 10 COLI.
s'ou '''rh .H' 'ro-@io"h car
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-11
ALEX. CLISHE TESTIFIES
He COULD HAVE AVERTED
GRADE CROSSING HORROR

81 took rs much time that night
as I did any other" volunteered
Cllshe.
You admit that YOU should have
taken more"
Yes. should have taken more
time
In your own judgment, now Mr..
Clifhe, YOU neglected to use all the
care you should have used at that
point"
Yea. admit that
Probe To Be Thoro.
That Prosecutor Josrowsh and
Coroner Rothacher will not couAnc
/ the score or the inquest 20 determin-
ing the degree ~ negligence of any
of he employees I'm the crew or at
the crossing, became strikingly plain
during the hrSl fow minutes Clishe
was on The stard How he was eX
aWincd. what his previous expert
tuee had been, and whether " not
he had been given full instructions
or how 10 guard the lives Of his pas
senccrs. were some OF the question,
gone into.
Il Is known that Grand Trunk and
! u. =. Il officials who examine pros
pectlve employees Will b. among the
wifne sses
Cunningham Absent.
Charles : Cunningham state rail
road commissioner, for whom a pro
cess server searched FOR several
hours when tho commissioner was
in Detroit last week. did not ap
pear a. the inquest At his once
In Lansing. 1t was learned that he
was visiting IN Noberly No and
that ne probably wolld not return
~ once. even n the coroner wired
him
Similar difficulty was experienced
by officials In getting Cunningham
20 appoar os witness I'm the In
quest into tho Green-avc. crossing
horror
Prosecuting Attorney Jasnowsbi
stated no was positive that Gun
nnghams testimony would b,
heard alfho ha would not say just
what means would he decided on
90 bring tho Witness 10 Detroit
Wen cross h. bridge when W
come 10 H." said JasGoweN This
.-opa,f VIII continue several days
and D. is possible that Nj cunning
ham viii come back north before
The inquest ends
COMMISSIONS Cunningham SP'
oializcs in grad" crossing protection.
and JanoVsk is anxious 10 learn
iust what projection the state Do
mandod al the HorestAvc. crossing
Gater1an Is Pathetic Figure
Huddled In 'he last Ter OF scat
In the court room coarse corduroy
coat hu'tonod tightly about his
neck was Valentine Sawinski the
aeod crossing tender. picture Of
'raFedy and despair
Clisho who res'des At No 'lS
Ihlrielh-s' S2lh NJ ma p''H VII
pioy'd by the y u X sb'nf SIX
months. that h' went 10 work inc
second lay a''"r ne came 10 b''To'
from Maraneu" Mich. and 'ha' ~
trst md no rr-'y'f''i' ~ r-'ft'' p Go ~
fact, lEtroii was IN" 1rsi cry
ne had ever visited ito WORKED
I've days under the instruction OF
another conductor.
What questions were vow ASKED
when Won were employed ASKED
Jasnowski
= don't remember
Did you receive any instructions
bofor" going on the car!
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-11
Council Formally In
dOrSes State Pro-
hibitiOn
CITES PROGRESS
OF VILLAGE
Has Achieved Brilliant
Record Without
Saloons

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r,op. orr ,v,,r,,,c. 80 ~,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-11

A pulcnmen Wilhelm Benkols-
zom. discovered The secret ~ pre-
serving herrings IT. the fourteenth
century and tho sailed herring mad"
rs appearance on tho market In
precisely tho same manner as IL
row does for The preserving process
has undergone no marked change.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-16

end appeal for votes with Madison
Square garden meeting, New York
Washington.-Gen. Carranza will
probably-visit United States for first
time soon. Has been invited to at
tend Panama-C California exposition,
San Diego, on Mexico days" Dec.
Is and II. 40
New York,-puring the week Red
Cross shipped 55 tons of clothing for
-Armenians and Lithuanian refugees
in Russia. ~
Wellesley, Mass.-UnIimited fund
set aside by Ford Motor Co., Detroit,
for treatment of crippled children
throughout country, Rev, S. S. Mar
quis, head of Henry Ford's educa-
tional dept, announces.
Brownsville, Tex.-First III, oaVal-
ny gets $50 new horses.
Asbury Park, N. disqualification
Of his position on 8-hour law and at
tack on Republican charges of sec.
tionalism will features Pres, Wilson's
early campaign speeches.
Los Angeles,-Frank ouye, Japan
csc aviator, killed in 100-foot fall,
H-vyvAvVy1 49,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-16
CHI. FEDERATION OF LABOR TO
ELECT OFFICERS SUNDAY

The Chicago Federation of Labor
will hold it's annual election of Off
GERS tomorrow at T75 w. Washington
st. John Fitzpatrick, president, and
Edw. NOckels, secretary, are unop5
posed for reelection. Nominations
tor legislative committee Give to be
elected) AREA. c. Anderson, paint
er; J. J. Bruce, elevated railway;
Hugh Cambert, press feeder; Conrad
Lewark, sheet. metal worker; Jos.
". Morton, fireman; c. A. Pense,
pressmanj Steece Sumner, milkman;
Margaret Haley, teacher,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-13

rush honewards. A few late shop
pers were scurrying along-you could
see in their eyes plans for q hastily
gotten-up dinner = salesgirls were
anxious to get away from business.
more fortunately provided-for women
were Fastening uptown to dress for
dinner. And every face was lined
and pale, drawn from the strain Of
the day, whether it had been work
or pleasure.
Jeanette rode home with me
Jeanette works in q large store. as
head stenographer. She looked as
tired as tho others. REST" che
scoffed, when I asked her whether
she couldn't relax during the day.
REST? Where? From $3.50 till
noon, not chance with all my work.
At noon, between lunch and the
shopping I always have to do, my
hour is gone; from then till closing
I'm busy" She thought the argu-
ment settled. y
However, most days could stand
Ave minutes taken of the shopping.
And every day she could throw her
self on tho bed for the same period
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-13

tensed nerves, to relax tired muscles.
Most large shops have rest rooms
with big chairs and couches where
the girls can snatch five minutes
rest. Some shops even, have relief
periods" of half an hour during the
day All working places should
Questions and Answers
What Is good antisepttc to use aboS9
the hoAsef My husband is an i,,Udld.
tDdnt his room 0I,1dys stoect and clean dn1
qe1mless. also tpdnt to overcome 4ln-
pleasant doors in kitchen and bathroom
Mrs. r. L. T.
Reply-There are several sorts Of de-
odorants and disinfectants on the market
made in the form of ornamental blocks to
hang in the room. These both disinfect
and perfume the air, and will be pleasant
wherever hung. They cost from ten cents
up. .as. as.,
) I an, eighteen, and hate small, pretty
hands. an, going to take up type,Crit-
ing and stenographys and rant to knoto
tphether handling a typewriter all day tott
make my hands coarse and Target
Marion. -..<. ...- AZ
Replv-No: on the contrary, It will
make the fingers ~stronger and more. hex-
IDLE, which will adj character to your
hands. 80 s. s.s-r 80
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-13
SUFFRAGE PARADE
IS COSTLY AFFAIR

Chicago, June 10.-An estimate Civ
en- out by the parade committee which
had charge of the suffrage demonstrar
ton here Wednesday sets the cost of
the parade at $60,390, it was learned
today. OF this amount the National
American Woman Suffrage association
will pay $4,000 for rent, banners, tele-
phones, advertising, bands and other
items of general expense, while the
remainder was paid by the marchers.
A large part of the expense was in
Cured through the purchase of UNI
brellas and rubbers for the parade,
and for clothes that were ruined BY the
rain. The raincoat item is listed at
$1,250, while it is estimated that rub
bers cost about $1,000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-13
Relaxation

before eating supper. And she would
find wonderful Improvement in her
looks.
For tho thing that pulls most girls
down Is nervous strain. Frequently
this Is the result of a physical strain
and unfortunately most of the
physical strain, of work Is unavoid-
able. And here is where the i've
minutes rest will serve to quiet
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-13

CAN You RELAX absolutely Ave min.
utes at . time, three times a day?
II you can, 1t will 60 Ions. way
toward making and keeping you
beautiful
Last week I stood on the street
corner downtown. watching the girls
going homo. The shops were closing,
1t was the time Of day when all
classes are mingled together, all in
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-10-25

my darling Jean, Pierre, Marie, An
tome, Louis, Philippe and Auguste.
At last l summoned courage to go
TO my colonel. My colonel" l said, 81
am useless here. l am n family man.
and my nerves will not endure this
strain. When l must die, let 1t be OF
apoplexy or measles, not of Jehnson.
Send me to the rear i'm charge of the
regimentnl commissurlat supply"
The colonel was an older man than
l. He struck me In the stomach,
causing pain mgst acute.
1--WE shall teach you, Louis" he said.
Tonight you will go out on listening
patrol"
l nearly swooned at the brutality Of
his words. ] knew what that portend-
ed The listening post, between the
lines, where the star rockets went up,
disclosing all who were above the
trenches, exposing them to those hide
GUS shells. / fell upon my
knees
Mercy, my colonel" exclaimed.
Have you no children?"
Fifteen hundred" he replied
sternly.
rose and stared at him in hope
less fear. Fifteen hundred children !
And yet he could face this inferno!
IAN the men of my regiment are my
children. Louis" he answered "And
you" he added kindly, clapping his
hand upon my shoulder, "are one Of
them. So we shall make you a brave
child Cor
l went with shaking knees I knew
that II meant certain death. But after
II while an idea came TO me, ut first
only dim hope and then a happiness,
finally IN ecstacyl ] would go and
take advantage OF the darkness to
crawl away. l would render up myself
10 the sausage-eaters 1 would be-
come n prisoner.
We started out toward midnight. My
teeth chartered as l crawled through
the mazes of barbed wire in the wake
Of the little lieutenant, accompanied
by two other men. We all carried
bombs. We had six apiece. If the pin
were pulled out the thing would ex-
plode in fifteen seconds. Merclful
heayenl Father OF sevenl And An
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-10-25
Coward , IF
Regiment
By
II. M. EGBERT
l.o~oxex-exexexre~ex.e,


Copyright. 1915. by W. G. chapman.)
A hero7 II Louis, whom you boys
surnamed Louis the Debonair, because
OF my atmosphere of general well-be-
ing7 Listen, then, and l shall tell you
the truth about my exploit.
am not ashamed to say that when
General Joffre ordered me from my
position as typewriter to the commits
sariat department to share in the
perils of the trenches my first impulse
was to fly. l. man of forty-seven,
with girth larger than care to think
about, and family Of seven, a be-
loved wife In Paris, weeping her eyes
out, should l then play the hero7
No. gentlemen. II was my firm
resolve, from the moment was or
dered to the front, that would be Ia
ken prisoner. Better starve in a
Boche prison camp than lie, corpse,
upon the plains of Champagne!
A herof had less wish to be hero
than anything l know Of. 1 must be
taken prisoner. But how7 My nerves
were all unwrung by the terrific noise
of the cannonades. The shells flew
over us. Sometimes great craters were
formed by the explosion of the hideous
missiles which were called Jeansons.
trembled, feared. / could not hide
my cowardlce. Nor did l wish to do
so. would have been branded a cow
ard forever II only could have been
restored to my weeping Annette. and