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The sun., 1916-12-03

Now except for the occasional sharp
reports over on the hill. growing less
frequent as the night advances. the
only sound is an incessant rumble
passing owe the town, that of the
endless line of wagons carrying sup
plies to the trenches under cover of
night.
1t goes through the village on the
other side and from here the rumble
Of II sounds more like the distant roar
Of a mountain torrent. II sends the
two to sleep.
Some Of the wagons will branch OH
at the end Of town to h batteries on
the other side. Some will go TO the
battery where Is the widows son. He
has passed through more than seems
possible after the months Of war and
yet he still lives. She wonders whether
he will be spared.
Once IN the night she suddenly
awakes from a restless sleep. as
though from long habit. as a shell
tears through the sky from some
where far over on the other side
| From the crash Of IL IL 1t expiodes
II must have fallen in the vicinity OF
HIS pdttcTy' Tioii ih''s
whether he Is still safe.
The next morning while II is yet
dusk workmen are diligently laborina
TO clear away the debris from tho
b~ombardment Of the night before. II
the other end Of town half a dozer
more houses are in ruins. Parts OF
some of the houses falling into the
streets have covered II here and ther'
with debris. Great piles OF stone, Zee
high. block the street at places, ant
IL Ia at these the workers are tugginf
away, first TO ream out ~passagcway'
among tho heaps for the villagers
then to pile everything away neatl,
along the sides 80 the street may b'
still there.
In a cellar near by two women hav'
spent a sleepless night. Now the!
come out and stand by stupidity watch
ing the men laboring at the piles o
debris. They try to collect thei
thoughts.
Some distance of in an alleyway Ar
piles OF something covered ny
blanket. Beginning from one OF tn
corners Of the mass IL a drying stream
Of a thickish substance darker thai
the bricks II has run gel out over tn
pavement into the gutter.
They are the bodies OF two wome'
caught in tho bombardment. The
were carried there in the ~blackness o
the night to rest until the mornini
One wa a sister to M OF the wome
now standing along the street. Tn
other body a. found lying In tn
street. 1t Ia 30 badly cut UP that n
one yet has identified II. Later whe
they md out sill who are missing the
will be able to tell.
So they stand there stupidity an
watch the workmen in the street. Th
latter keep peering into the ruins tn
way and that as II expecting to IN
cover other bodies.
The sun., 1916-12-03
TIE IRE nKI ONCE CREW eY THE LANE elFoRE THE HOME SILL STANDS.

passed through several feet of stone
without exploding.
The villagers are not allowed to
ring the bell. Half IA mile or so from
the town is IA hospital for the civilians
hurt I'm the bombardments. II was
n convent before the war. II was
known over the countryside for its two
great bell towers. The bells Of diff
ferent pitch rang out together every
quarter hour.
Months after the war. when most OF
the region about represented ruin
heaps. the convent. a hospital now
still stood; the towers were there n
the bells still chimcd out as usual.
The pcals were heard by all about
the people over in the town. soldiers 1T
the batteries in the country around. at
the dead OF night In the trenches and
by the dying between them.
Came the time finally when M OF
the towers went-a shell left but a
column OF thick curling smoke where
before the tower stood. \ piece OF the
shell cracked the other boil.
The lone bell still rings out every
quarter hour with a sound that Is
cracked and one sided. As IL strikes
on the hour the variance in the peal
sounds stranger still-an ~agonizcd
message that haunts the mind. II is
the stroke OF this that guides the Wor-
shippers to mass.
\. strange procession-very old mon
and women, bent and wrinkled and
crippled, a child here and there, young
women. soldiers and officers, Some
times In groups. disd dining 10 walk
along the side OF the street protected
from view OF the Germans with the
others. come poilus, hairy and caked
with the mud OF long periods in the
trenches and solemn.
30 the worshippcrs enter. In hcr
pew. the one she has had for years. is
the widow and with her is the boy
clean and neatly dressed. She has sal
In this church since she vas "A girl
Around her are vacant places, difficult
to count. which her mind fills with airy
forms. Her mind rcverts to the grave
yard on the other side of the town. tho
graveyard started since the war for tn,
civilians.
In the pew In front Is one OF the few
left-a lifelong friend, much older thar
herself, who is there with her HUSBAND
and her two children. Her home wa.
in the section OF town bombarded tn,
night before. Listlessly she tells tn,
woman OF their escape from death.
They were all sitting around "A tabl,
IN the ground floor, she is saying. n
the shell tore through the roof int,
the house. II passed through IN,
first two floors without exploding, tor,
half way through the floor above them
Still II did not explode.
Cringing there around the tabl
were the family, Plaster and bits q
things fell about and over them ont,
the table. That was all. They locke,
up to see the nose OF the shell and
great part OF 1t sticking through tn
The sun., 1916-12-03

heavy crash that is different from any.
thing they have just heard.
1t shakes the things In the room vio-
lently. the house itself and the whole
town. while In the first impulse. as they
have done many times before, they
lower their heads and hold their faces
tensely drawn for a spell. 1t Is only
for an instant, then the boy grabs at
the woman's dress. while around them
in the night is a rattle and clank Of
things falling on tiled roofs.
1T IL over in tho other end OF
town." the woman comforts the boy.
1T fell over there. Listen" .
As she speaks they hear a low.
deep rumbling noise afar of. There
is silence a second. then as they
listen, ears strained, faces drawn and
motionless. through the fireplace comes
n hollow. low. steady sound. half
whistle and pal An instant later It
becomes an undulating swish that
grows to a rasp. and then becomes a
shrek that because OF it's blood curd-
ling intensity pierces and grasps
everythlng-holds the two covering
and motionless.
A second later there Is another
giant crash and the town and the
things In 1t shake again.
They are passing over" the woman
soothes the child: mo danger"
Then she remains in silence the bet
ter to hear the faint rumble as the
far away batteries send along the
next shells to tear death and devasta-
ton into the town. 1t is In retalia-
ton. they think. in reply to the shells
Of the battery In the sector on the
other side of own a short time ago.
The crashes follow every four min.
utes. So now they know better when
10 listen. The shells are crashing into
the other end Of town. But now l,
seems one exploded nearer. possibly
down the street. The house shakes
violently and a large amount Of de.
bris can be heard falling over THU
part OF town.
Quickly the woman pushes the child
through m open door and follows
They go down some steps and are II
the cellar. She has barricaded this
place, has built UP stacks Of sand
bags around the two little window!
looking up into the street. She ha,
arranged two beds down here. WHERE
they can sleep for the night II they
wish.
1t Ia damp. however, so they stay
here until they think IL Is over, ter
minutes after the last shell has ex
ploded. and come up into the hous'
again. The resonance in the cellar o
the shells tearing overhead was no
pleasant to hear.
They wait around n while longer u
make sure it Is over. then prepare Il
go to bed. They sleep on tho sam
floor. Recently a shell tore into tn
top floor OF the house. Fortunatei!
for them 1t failed to explode. but !
left the upper part Of tho rouse
wreck.
The sun., 1916-12-03

celllnS naUElnE ulrtCllN 'NeT INC
table. II remained UNEXPECTED.
IT was the VIII oi Cod the woman
says. "a miracle. II IL stll e there,
hanging over the table. Come over
and see it
As the service begins the rifles
machine guns crack and srenadcs en-
plode in the trenches over on the hill.
The priest Is the third II in the
last few months. lie Is a volunteer;
the M before him was wounded; the
n before him Is dead-both OF them
caught In COMPARTMENTS hle trying
to save others.
The congregation Is never TIL" same.
Few of the soldiers here Will ever be
present again. So 1t has been since
the beginning when the trenches were
built on h hill.
1t is very peaceful ms they ME out
ot chufch. IL mas stopped FAMINE
the sky is clear and u II the sun
shines. There Is a iecInS OF bright
ness among the chur'nsoers ana some
OF the villagers smile. IhtS are '"'
forced smiles 81 pc"rIe VINO are nov
used 10 smiling
Later the woman WIN the hoy goes
To the cominai'da!t Oh tlle pace ior !"
pass '" VISIT II friend. inc irl''d Is II
peasant VINO TINS " nelu ut inc enc "i
a street toward the trenches Inc
street Is guarded 10y Il soU'IheI ana ~
pass down II n must nave a permit
fast the sentinel sh" meets soId'crs
frequently waking aI"HE, some ''N"-
ans ana a couple OF 'hldt'h paying
in the road As she pr".e'HS '"tr' -
less ne thlhSS h'coilIc 8"l'''r """
hnaiIy thor" * almost no sign "l
Just shells OF houses ana runs Hhe
Is gong toward the 'rth'll'S' "lt
has been passing Il sort Oh "o"u ana
near IT'S end sees the mn pI'l"IN
through 'he last cluster W trees y
few feet turth'r ANA inc ''rthan'
would sec hcr dls'lhctlN'
1t IL hS iar as she can 60 b"' H'''
her friend ives MS niue mousse
stands Just out OF sleht "i 'he '''F-
mans, nut part ol MS patc,' Is "''n'l
plain view ot them. IL" takes care "l
this part IN the carry morning ana 'h'
evening when II Is DUSK moving eau
tlously' lie X "hn' tru." ne
raises 10 the town ana sens H. III tH'
garden are TWO giant hoIeS plo"sh'd
out by shells. IheS nave n'eh 'hcre
The sun., 1916-12-03
Nearly Every Day Brings It's Terror
Of Bombardment and the Pos
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understand
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across his TACO s,~arrcri,, ard hal,
f,uinr- f,r no j. f.,llo .i,r ,ys
comics mar. He reaches tive lean 4
things whore tho ola man Is aud s,,p.
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"p,ut run" calls tr, ,rl MAJ.
there is nothing IN noa from. They
can't bur, vou"
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in the cellar. howIod ny,r c,rs,,n,ly
hy the cnurussIon Tb,y .,., ,,il IN.
hurt but th,v hardly Lroy,
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The sun., 1916-12-03
Old Men, Women and Children Live
On in Shell Swept Town Just
Behind the Lines
By WILLIAM T. MARTIN.

"HE French town near the base
Of the hill on which now for
more than two years have
oesn the French and German first
Nne trenches still has sections that
remain standing. They are areas
where numbers of houses. some half
shot down. overlook heaps Of ruins.
There are streets that still look
liks streets. where buildings. running
1swn them on both sides intermit-
tsatly. have in some fashion escaped
Ne scores Of b~ombardments Of the
Germans.
During late months the fighting
ever on the hill has been ~incessant
almost. attack follows attack and in
the slaughter the hill runs In blood
continually. So far neither side has
been able to drive the other on. Of
such Importance are the positions. and
the fighting goes on.
While from the hill the town seems
cad in the daytime and In the night
there 10 no light OF any sort. hero and
thsrs in the houses still live civilians
and would rather take chances with
death than leave the place. They go
about on secluded sides Of streets,
mako little noise and from the hill are
rarely seen.
The widow who chose to remain in
her home when most Of the inhabi-
tants left at the beginning Of the war
and the months following il still hero
and unhurt. Month after month, al
ways believing and hoping the war
would be over in a little while, she
stayed on. while her neighbors con-
tinued to leave.
At present, in the quietness Of the
Aight. the vivid sketches and photo.
Sraphs Of the war and the news OF
he action along the front which the
3ournal as they at before the open
mo seem more real than a SHARP
crack Of sound and a deep. reso
nant booming which occasionally rat
ties the articles in the room. Most Of
u they hear subconsciously.
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Fergus County Democrat., 1916-06-29
THIS WEDDING
NOTABLE EVENT
MARRIAGE OF S. p. WILLIAMS
AND MISS RUTH COOK YES.
TERDAY MORNING,
LEAVE FOR A TRIP TO ALASKA

Miss Ruth Phoebe Cook, daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. George w. Cook of
tAewistown, and Simon Peter Williams
were united in marriage at GAS O'Clock
yesterday morning at the home of the
brides parents. The wedding was a
very simple one, witnessed only by
relatives Of the bride. DIR. w. A. Stev-
enson of the Presbyterian church per-
formed the nuptial rites, the impress
sive double ring ceremony being the
one chosen.
The room where the VOWS were
spoken was made beautiful with flow.
ers FOR the occasion and the bride
looked strikingly handsome in tray
cling suit OF coral with broad -brm.
med tailored hat of black Immediate.
ly following the ceremony the bridal
couple departed for Seattle, where
they will embark on brief visit to
Alaska. They expect to return to
Lewistown within a month and will be
at home to their friends in the Broad
way apartments.
The bride is among the best known
young women in Lewistown, and to saw
that she has hosts of warm friends is
to state fact She was born in this
city and has spent the greater part of
her life here, and is member of sew
eral clubs. She is a musician of not.
able ability and graduate of the Gin
cnnatl Conservatory Of Music. She
Is charming, lovable girl of excep.
ticnal personality.
Mr. Williams is graduate of Har.
ward university and is considered one
OF the brilliant young local attorneys
he Is member of the law firm of
McConochie & Williams.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-06-29
THE MEMORIAL
TO J. J. HILL
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LUNCH.
eON At THE FERGUS HOTEL
WAS WELL ATTENDED.
.A|LCER AND Greene GIVE TALKS

Thc dining room of the Fergus no
tel was well filled Tuesday noon
ABOUT 10 business men attending the
luncheon dedicated to the memory )i
james j. Hill. In all the larger towns
west OF st. Paul, June ~ was set aside
as jim Hill day, his life and manifold
accomplishments being the subject Of
many eloquent addresses all over the
northwest Hitherto the nOonday
luncheons Of the Chamber of Com.
merce have all been In the nature of
booster affairs. This was the first
memorial luncheon that the chamber
has given
The two addresses delivered Tues
day-one by AttorneJ Merle G. Greene
ana one by Dave Hi ger--were approp-
riate and very well presented. Mr..
Groene gave an appreciation OF the
life Of James j. Hill and eulogized him
as the greatest factor in the industrial
and agricultural development Of the
great northwest. Mr.. Hilger did him
honor from the standpoint of person
al acquaintance. telling of the more
intimate phases of his personality.
The addresses by Mr. Greene and
Mr. Hilger have been transcribed and
VIII be sent to Spokane, where the
Chamber of Commerce of that city will
compile memorial for the Hill fam
lly composed of all the addresses de-
livered Tuesday.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-06-29

SAN ANTONIO, Texas. June 2S,---
General Funston received tonight ),
report from Brig. Gen. George Bell jr.
at El Paso, which stated General Bell
had been notified by Mexican Consul
Garcia that the American prisoners
taken at Carrizal are now on their way
north to Juarez and probably would
arrive there tomorrow morning.
According to the report, Consul Gar.
cia had received word from General
Jacinto Trevino that the American
prisoners with their arms and accoutre
ments were to be delivered at once
to the American authorities.
The report was forwarded at once
to Washington by General Funston.
There were no indications at head.
quarters here that Trevnos order for
the liberation of the prisoners would
in any way affect the movement of
national guardsmen toward the border.
There was feeling among army Off
GERS that the release of the prisoners
would not change the situation be-
tween the United States and Mexico
in any material way and that the basic
demands exhibited in the note of the
department of state to General Car
rama still remained to be answered.
General Funston has urged the war
department to expedite the transfer
Of recruits for the regular army from
eastern recruiting stations to the
border.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-06-29
;,n.1. VICTIMS
Of C[0UDbURST
MRS. CHARLES c. STONE AND
TWO CHILDREN DROWNED
IN RAGING FLOOD,
TRAGEDY OCCURS NEAR WIN|FRED

Tidings arrived here yesterday of
the tragic death of Mrs. Charles c.
Stone and two children who were
drowned about seven miles northwest
OF Winifred during terrific storm
tuesday night. An electrical storm
and cloudburst which occurred in that
section swept down Dry Cottonwood
creek where the Stone family was
camping in a cook wagon on their
place.
Bodies Are Found.
The wagon was found later about
half mile down stream. The body
OF Mrs. Stone was found yesterday
morning anchored by barbed wire
fence. The body Of her 3-year-old
daughter was found on high ground
but the body of her little son, boy
of seven years, had not been recovered
at last reports although diligent search
was being made. Mr.. Stone succeeded
in saving 5-year-old girl and es-
capped with his own life.
Mrs. Stone is daughter of the
late Malachi Cordeiro, a pioneer stage
driver of this section. and sister OF
Nugget Cordeiro. Until a short time
ago she resided in Lewistown, where
she was we'll known. Coroner Creel
was notified Of the tragedy and will
take charge of the bodies. Burial will
take place in Winifred.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-06-29

WASHINGTON, June 2S. - The
American rejoinder to Austria regard
ing the Austrian submarine attack on
the American steamer Petrolite, made
public today by the state department,
describes the act as "a deliberate in.
suit to the flag of the United States
and an invasion of the rights of Amer.
ican citizens" and requests prompt
apology, punishment of the submarine
commander and payment of indemnity.
In vigorous language the communi-
cation, sent week ago today, makes
il clear that the United States gov
ernment believes the facts Of the case
entirely different from what the Aus
trian commander reported them to be,
and that immediate amends are ex.
pected.
The Austrian claim that the Petro.
lite's captain voluntarily gave up sup
plies taken from the steamer by the
submarine commander is flatly con.
tradicted, as are the claims that warn.
ing shots were fired across the Petro.
lite's bow before she was shelled and
that her appearance was such as to
justify the submarine commander in
mistaking her for a cruiser
The attack on the Petrolite, a Stan.
dard Oil tanker, occurred in the Medi.
terranean. A protest sent soon after.
wards on preliminary reports from the
'Aakei''s captain and crew brougls the
Austrian communication to which tho
new American note replies.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-06-29
ON WAY TO BORDER.

Ell PASO. Texas, June 28.-Presi
dent Wilson's peremptory demand or
General Carranza for the release of
the American prisoners held in Chi
huahua penitentiary today met witt,
compliance.
Late this afternoon it was an.
nounced from the commandments in
1uarez that message had been trans.
mitted over the Mexican telegraph
which stated that the 23 negroes of
the Tenth cavalry captured at Carri-
zal, with Lem Spillsburg. Mormon
scout has been removed from prison.
The message added that the men,
with their arms and accoutrements,
under heavy guard had been placed
on a Mexican Central train bound for
,Juarez, where they are expected to
arrive tomorrow morning.
The telegram conveying this news
was addressed to Gen. George Bell jr.,
commander of the El Paso base It
was signed by Gen. Jacinto Trevino,
commander of the Mexican military
district of the northeast, whose head,
quarters are at Chihuahua City.
General Bell, in keeping with his
custom of maintaining close scrutiny
regarding all military developments,
refused to say whether he had re-
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-06-29
LEAVES FOR EAST,

Jim Bennett, the East Fork rancl,er
Friday bought from Weaver Bros
& BerkIn Hudson S'lper Six. Mr.
Bennett left Saturday for Detroit to
visit sls-er, and the ca, will he do
llvered to him there from the factory.
htter visit 4 Detrol, Mr.. Bennett
VIII take his ca" and tour around Wis.
iting other relatives before returning
home. He will make the return trip
to Montana in his car.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-06-29

Santo Domingo Rebels
Clash With j. S. Soldiers

WASHINGTON, June 2s.-
One American soldier was killed
and another wounded in an en-.
gagement reported today by
Rear Admiral Caperton between
the United States marines and
santo Domingo rebels, in which
the latter were routed. The rebel
losses were not given. The
name Of the marine killed was
given as Private John Acriment
OF the Twenty-seventh company.
H's name does not appear in the
navy department record. Albert
V'eidaum OF Aberdeen, WASH, a
private OF the Twenty-seventh,
was wounded. Admiral caper-
toms report said the engagement
was fought yesterday morning.