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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

ed, and my gun went across. BY this
time the glare from the burned town
was dying down. and | was wondering
Just what was ahead of us when an
aeroplane high above dropped a star
she'll. This was followed by a perfect
hurricane of shells, and the last gun
to attempt the crossing went into the
water. Emerging from a wood, we
ran into a murderous gunfire from
German infantry and machine guns.
My gun and others of our battery
were hurled into this open f1re-swept
field, swung around and in less than
two minutes opened fire on the Ger
mans.
Each of our shells contained 300
bullets, and at a range of $50 yards
one can readily imagine how the Ger
mans fell. Finally we halted them,
but the German infantry remained hid
den behind a deep fringe of trees
with their W dead piled up against
them. Our guns could not do effective
work because of the trees. Therefore
we were ordered to use high explosive
shells.
Il shall forget how those
shells were brought to us. The horses
on the ammunition supply wagon be-
came craZed and ran away. They
dashed within a few yards of the Ger
man lines, and one brave rider-no
one ever knew who he was-shot the
first two horses dead. The wagon
rolled over them and him. Then
there was an explosion, for the wagon,
hit by a shell, was blown to bits. The
explosion wrought havoc among the
Germans and our infantry, quickly fol-
lowing up the advantage, drove the
Teutons out of the woods.
Meantime our line was badly
pressed lear st. Julien, and after the
arrival of fresh British and Canadians
our battery was ordered there. We
went right into the town. But on and
on came the German infantry, and the
retreat was sounded.
Spying Is Dangerous.
Spying at the front is the most
dangerous of all occupations" Mr..
Trusler continued.
The Germans are very clever at it,
and one method of sending news be-.
tween the lines is by trained dogs.
One night n of our sentries saw a
dog dart past him. He called to the
animal, thinking the dog would make
an excellent mascot for the battery.
The dog came back and wagged his
tail and the sentry took him to his
quarters.
The following morning one of the
men remarked on the thickness of the
plain leather collar worn by the dog.
An examination revealed that the col
lar was hollow, and in it we found a
message in cipher. Instantly an off,
Ger was summoned, the dog was put
on a long wire leash and driven u of
camp. He vel direct to a barber
shop, where the men were in the habit
of lounging and talking when of duty.
The barber, whom we thought to be a
Belgian, was a German spy and after
ward was put to death"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

that Mr.. Barrett was keeping an eve
ON him. He knew that Clio was under
the constant gaze of a trained chap
erou. He had never yet passed the
Barrett grounds but the gardener. or
the steward, or the hostler was WIS.,
ible.
A bridge swung by steam power
spanned the broad Vermilion river and
the Barrett home was on the west side
OF the stream. From its center the
Barrett home was in pretty clear view
and Gerald had the doubtful consola.
ton OF posting himself there occasion
ally, to ~mournfully survey the spot
where he had formerly been a welcome
visitor,
On this especial day he strolled to
the bridge. His heart luttered as he
made out in the distance q white-robed
form among the distant flower beds,
He had just written a note to Clio. He
took it out of his pocket wondering
show he would get it to her. A hand
touching his shoulder, he looked up
with a start.
EXcus me-, said the bridgetender,
for it was he, but | want to thank
you"
"oh yes-you are Fenton. Got the
job. did you?"
Yes, sir, and your recommendation
II was that did it,"
Fenton, a rough and ready young
fellow, had been sent by a friend to
Gerald and he ON account of his actiy-
ity in the mayoralty campaign had
been able to exert some influence with
h county board. Now, it seemed, his
recommendation had borne fruit.
Glad you got placed" said Gerald
heartily.
Yes, sir" spoke the man humbly,
will you exuse me if | say some
thing?"
Gerald nodded ~agreeably.
We'll. sir. I've got eyes and I've
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
AT The Open BRIDGE
BY FLORENCE LILLIAN HENoER.
SON.

i've made the mistake of my lifel'
announced Gerald Dyke.
Love spat with Clio Barrett, | sup
posc?' intimated his close friend, viii
Hampden.
Quite the reverse" declared Dyke.
There's no more Clio Barrett for me.
That dream is ended. It's her father
who has come upon the scene as the
indignant and immovable destroyer of
my life's happiness!"
viii Hampden looked interested and
sympathetic.
You see | made a bad break in sup
porting our mutual friend. Dodd, for
mayor. The progressive element felt
that two terms for one man. even as
good q man as Mr.. Barrett. was enough.
They put up Dodd. | eIectioneered for
HIM, as you know. Will-one little
speech"
But Barrett carried the day"
Yes, but by so small a majority that
he feels piqued. Somehow he heard of
my, campaigning effort. That settled
it. Just as Clio and | became engaged,
he ordered me from the house-Clio in
tears. myself in despair"
What are you going to do about it?'
interrogated Hampden.
res what he will do. He's an unfor-
giving, p%ig-headed man in his likes and
dislikes. I'm blacklisted in his books
and he'll carry Clio away, or hide her
away, but he'll outwit me. She is
practically under guard. believe he
has emissaries watching me. It's ia
ken me a week to get a note to Clio
and a reply"
She's true blue?"
yes, but terribly respondent"
Want my advice?" inquired Hamp-
den deliberately.
What is it,"
Run away with her"
Dyke had thought of that. So had
Clio. He thought of it more than ever
as he started off on a lonely medita-
tive stroll. 1t was not so easy. how
ever, he realized. He was satisfied
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
Millions Spent for rulns

Irvine costs the post office depart.
ment 100000 a year. Postmasters
who save all the strings, tie them to.
gether' roll them up into neat balls
and use them a second time are high.
ly commended by the department. In
these days strict economy is a high
virtue en- h part Of all officials. Pick
up the pins, wind up the strings, fold
ana put away the wrapping paper, and
several thousand dollars can be saved
in the course of a year.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
Obsolete in Albion.

Another form of footgear has be.
com well-nigh obsolete. Rubber ga
loshes, called in the United States
simply rubbers, when first introduced
were regarded as a most welcome ad
dition to comfort, and for many years
had a great vogue; but few people
wear them now. The prominent part
played by the Rev. Robert Spalding 8
galoshes in THE Private Secretary"
helped to bring them into discredit.
And where are those "elastic-side
boots beloved by the men and wom-
en- of years ago.-London Daily
Chronicle.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

given by DR.. John ID. Ellis, head of the
department of occupational diseases
OF Rush Medical college.
The thing is new to science in
some aspects" said Doctor Ellis. Per
sons who are subject to vertigo may
be attacked when in a close, small
garage. The danger lies in a failure
of certain elements in the gasoline to
oxidize. In any event, there is a
quick s~uifusion OF a violent a that
renders the victim faint. Thus II the
exhaust OF an automobile continues,
the result is almost instant death.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

Brownies way because he got three shipoads of ammunition to General
Carranza agents in time to tur the tide in favor of the constitutonaust
cause
The Macmillan opal as famous among those versed in historic gems as
s ne hope diamond, was owned by Emperor Macmillan. was given tn
General ramon, his chief of staff, and vas found OF the body of the latter
arer TN W were executed at Queretaro al incident that marked TIL final
chapter in the romantic history of the empire of Mexico.
In the early summer of 1914 New York per- carried a little tten 10 +.
erect that SON of the ammunition which is being suppled GeneralC Cor
rama Is being taken ut of Galveston on vessels chartered by meon who
newspaper man" N
herbert j brownies abilities as a skipper, it would seen. were of even
known o lis friends In the newspaper business. But it al he who in his
w name, 90 out papers IS captain of the vessels, gave Havana as his
destination n when he reached open water turned their prows toward
Mexico In all the Sunshine and the Wright, his two sailing vessels. carried
a abundance of rifles, and about fifteen million GUN If ammnnftio int
Tampico. INV
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
VICTIM OF AUTO DISEASE
oning, Kills a Chicago
Lawyer.

Chicago.-Eugene M. humphrey, a
lawyer, is dead at his home here of
what physicians term petromortis, or
automobile gas poisoning. According
to physicians. 1t is the first fatal case
in Chicago from that cause.
An idea of the violence with which
petromortts attacks its victims was
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
II They Told the Truth

How homely our wife grows!"
MY dear, what do you suppose my
score was this morning? One hun.
dred and forty-nine for eighteen
holes"
Il won't be home till late tonight,
darling. I'm going to paint the town
red with a couple of old college
chums."
Yes, sir, the hotel is pretty full, but
| can give o what we consider the
worst room in it for a little more
than the same price you would pay
for a good one if we weren't so crowd.
ed."-Life.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

New York.-Fate has played many
strange FRANKS with the men fighting
in Europe, but none perhaps is more
curious than that in which Thomas f,
Trusler figures. Mr.. Trusler, who is
stopping at a hotel, was a gunner in
the Third brigade, Canadian field ar.
tillery.
The conclusion from a shell which
struck the ground near him last win.
ter caused him to lose all recollection
of the past. Consequently, his fiancee
in Montreal mourned him for dead,
and even after he learned his identity
through a scar on his right foot he did
not remember her or his parents.
However, as he explained recently,
he took his parents word that they
were his father and mother, and, al
though he does not recall his first pro.
posal, he said he has fallen in love
all over again with the woman be was
to have married and soon he hopes to
make her his bride.
Although Sir Frederick Treves, King
Georges surgeon, is said to have at
tempted to restore his memory by
means OF hypnotism, Mr.. Trusler, who
is twenty-one years old, recalls moth
ing of his past prior tt the day his
mind became blank from the concus-
sion, and when he returned to Canada
in the early autumn because of his
wound it was necessary for him to
relearn the way about his native city
of Montreal and to be introduced to
lifelong boyhood friends and school
mates.
Under Fire at Ypres.
The young gunner went with the
first Canadian contingent which
reached France a year ago. At that
time the German general staff was per
fecting its schemes to break through
to Calais by way of Ypres. Mr.. Trus-
Ter first came under fire heal Vlamar-
tinghe, Just west of Ypres. His divi-
sion vas acting as a reserve force.
Il have been told by men who
served with me on my gun that we
alINsaw a huge German aeroplane fly
over u.s." Mr.. Trusler said. Soon
thereafter there came a rain of high
explosive shells from a big German
gun. Several of our boys were killed.
and the fact that | was not was a
miracle. One of the shells fell within
ten or twenty feet of me, | was told,
but did not explode. The conclusion,
however, was terrific, and it dazed and
stupefied me.
Il remember awakening in a base
hospital with the wounded all about
me. l felt myself all over and could
find nothing smashed, so | sat up In
my cot. Then l got out of it and stood
up and asked why / was there. A
physician told me what had happened
to me and sent me back to my brigade,
which he located by the insignia on
my uniform. When | got back | didn't
seem to ~recollect anything or any
body.
Some of the men of my gun COM
pany saw me and took me back to my
quarters. If was necessary for me to
make friends with companions again.
They called me 'Howie'-a nickname
and soon | became known as HOWE
Trusler. That fact made 1t difficult
for my parents to locate me. because
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

completely under water to eat at his
leisure.
A common size for snappers is about
hfteen inches, including head and tail,
with a shell about nine inches long.
They lay their eggs in a hole scooped
In the sand. Both the eggs and the
nesh OF this turtle are excellent food
so good that they often masquerade on
restaurant menus as "terrapin."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

any DUG DOOR OF the genus homo, and
not even the state departments diplo-
matte list is censored by the chief
justice of the United States Supreme
court, not to mention a vice president,
members of the senate, and private
citizens of national note.
When that grave scientific body,
the Smithsonian regents, with Chief
Justice White as their chancellor, as
sembled in Washington they received
the annual report of the National Zoo.
logical park. That report contains
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

opals lave been more or less in the
limelight of dynasties, emperors and
nations.
Today there walks about the
streets of Washington a man who can
reach into his left-hand vest pocket, If
he will, and show you the dazzling,
opalescent gem, famous in Mexican
history as the Macmillan opal" The
man is Herbert j. Browne. whose hob
bies include sailing boats, the single
tax, and collecting opals.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

uon Whlte House collection of presidential ware is nj Of the nn.t
interesting historical collections in the country. IN a interesting tory "a
attached to the acquisition of every piece of it,
The collection was begun with parts of sets of dinner services tnnrd a.
the white house used by seven presidents. 1t was placed in TWO catinet.
In TIT lower east corridor of the mansion, which were designed NV Mrs
Theodore Roosevelt. "'
Eight shelves were filled with china used during the lincoln cran.
Hayes Arthur, Harrison, Cleveland, Mckinley and Roosevelt dministrrion
This original collection has been augmented by gifts from descenharts ~
friends of the various presidents until it now fills four cabinets am !.
proaches completion. V
One shelf is filled with pieces from the state dinner set which Mira
Roosevelt ordered and which is still used as the state sci. II is of hear,,I
Wedgwood, decorated with a simple colonial pattern in gold and tbs obrersa
of the great seal OF the United States enamaed In colorso or eocb -
This set contains more than twelve hundred pieces, and from tbeso 80 49,"
seecteoa I'M platter dmner, breakfast tea and soup plates. with a tea
and coffee cup and their sancers, for the collection.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

may be apprehended, but SO far as the outward aspects of forts are con-
under present laws.
hi state of affairs is regarded by some persons a s especially danger
JUS with relation to aviation fields. A foreign spy could make complete
plans of aviation fields of the United States government, showing where
hangers and other buildings are situated without violating any existing law.
1t has been suggested that congress this winter make some provision
and this idea may be incorporated in national defense legislation.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
Unpleasant Thouoht.

A man may be judged by the com
pany he Keeps. but it might be ungen
srous 10 judge some OF us by the Kind
OF shows we go to see.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
Washington Man Owns Famous Macmillan OPAL

r YER since the late Gen. Marc Antony, triumvfr of Rome coveted in opal
II owned by a senator of that empire, who priced the stone so highly that
he LEFT Rome rather than give 1t to Antony to carry around to Cleonatra-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
Annual Animal Social Register Of Washington

THE annual animal social register of the United States government has
quadrupedal elite. The list forms a group as exclusive as that contained in
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

them, In time OF peace, It was pointed
out by the department Of justice the
other day. In time of wal martial
law prevails as to the treatment OF
foreigners or agents of foreign gov
ernments engaging in such occupa-
tions.
Any person in the government
service giving out information regard
ing the interior of Notifications may
be punished by law and any private
citizen who makes drawings or pic
lures of the interior of Notifications
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
LOSES MEMORY
IN BATTLE, WO0S
F|ANCEE ANEW
Canadian, Mind Made Blank by
Shell Conclusion, Does Not
Know Parents.
IS STRANGER THAN FICTION

Thomas TrusIer, Sent Back to Front
From Hospital, Fails to Recall His
Name and Is Reported Missing
-Forgets Sweetheart and
Falls in Love With Her
"AIl over Again."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

IHbVUH' anu d5Iue 0 DeIng OF ines
Unable value historically, is of greater
age than any other piece in the whole
collection. 1t is a dinner plate of the
well-known and famous set usually re-
ferred to as the Cincinnati china.
Miss Lee came into possession of
1t through her maternal grandfather,
George Washington Parke Custis,
whose grandmother, Martha Washing.
ton, willed 1t to him. The p~resenta.
ton of this historic piece was made to
Miss Margaret Wilson for the collec.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
White House Collection of China Is Notable

0NE OF n nos interesting pieces N the White House collection of nro.t
" Dental china is an old plate recently given by Miss NARY Cuuis 90
daughter OIL Robert e Lee. This plate is one that "a used by George Wash.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15
No Law Forbids Spies to Sketch Our Defenses

w AsHINGToN-The United States has n o law which prohibits spies
w of foreign countries from making sketches, photographs and plans of the
appearance Of fotiacations and the topography Of the land surrounding
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

The post-mortem showings are
those Of brain and lung congestion"
Humphrey went to his garage last
night to get his automobile, in which
he intended to deliver a number of
Christmas gifts TO poor families. An
hour later his body was found on the
noor OF the garage, the engine of the
automobile was running. and the
small room was filed with gas fumes.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

The street trees of Paris number
$4,000. $4,000 being planes. 10000
chestnuts and $4,000 elms.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-05-12
Ptomaine Poisoned

Quite a number of the young
people Of Kendrick planned to go
on a picnic to Atwater lake last
SATURDAY.. They expected to leave
town in the afternoon Saturday and
return Sunday evening.
Most of the young ladies who had
planned to go, attended an ice cream
social Friday afternoon. The ice
cream was evidently poisoned from
contact with rusty spots inside the
freezer, for a number of the young
ladies became quite ill. 1t was
whispered by some that the pto.
maine poisoning was an intervention
of Divine Providence to break ur
the Sunday picnic but if SO, il
proved to be an unnecessary pre-.
caution as it rained most all even
ing Saturday.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-05-12
TRIAL JURORS
ARE DISCHARGED
Veniremen Ordered not to
Report

Statewide prohibition has re-
legated the bootlegger to the tall
and distant timber in Idaho, at least
his activities since the new law was
placed into effect have been on the
wane and one forceful result of this
is shown in the fact that but few liq-
uor violations have occurred either
in selling to Indians or in taking it
on the Nez Perce Indian reservation.
AS a result the federal grand jury
completed it's limited labors Wednes-
day and Judge Dietrich announced
that the federal trial jury, scheduled
to report Wednesday would not be
called owning to the very few cases
under consideration. The U. S.
marshall was instructed to notify
the federal jurors not to appear,
Judge Dietrich sentenced John Kim.
ball to serve 60 days in the Latah
county Jail and to pay fine of $100
He was indicted at the present
session and pleaded guilty Tuesday
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-05-12
INDIAN RESERVATION
TO Be OPENED
Grand Drawing to take place
July ~

President Wilson signed the pro-
clamation throwing open to settle
.ment by homesteaders the dimin-
ished Colville Indian reservation.
The proclamation contains about
1000 words. It proclaims that "all
nonmineral, unallotted and unserved
lands within the diminished Colville
reservation, classified as irregular
lands, grazing lands or arid lands"
shall be disposed of under the
general provisions of the homestead
laws and shall be opened to settle
ment and entry. There is the fol-
lowing proviso, however:
Provided that all lands classified
as timber or mineral, all lands
designated for irrigation by the
government shall not be disposed of
under this proclamation.
Soldiers of the Civil, Spanish and
Philippine wars may register by
agent but all others must register
in person. The drawing will be by
the envelope system. Details, rules
and regulations for the opening
have been prepared.
Congressman Dill and his secre-
tary, Frank Funkhouser, were the
only others present when the presi-
dent signed the proclamation. One
hundred thousand copies will be
printed for circulation.
Spokane, Wenatchee. Wilbur, Re.
public, Omak and Colville were
designated as points of registration,
and the registration dates were fixed
as July to %. The drawing will
take place at Spokane July 27
Locations must be made between
September 5 and October 18. Settlers
need not move to the land to live
until May !, 1917.
On October l8 land not located
by persons registered will be thrown
open to general settlement under
the homestead laws.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-05-12
BALL GAME
At LAPWA|
One More Defeat for the
Local Team

The Keudrick baseball team play
ed their second game with Lapwai,
on the Lapwai grounds Sunday
afternoon. The Indians again de-
feated the local team by rather a
lopsided score. The Lapwai team
piled in IL runs and Kendrick had
to be satisfied with 8.
It is no disgrace for ball team
to be defeated by the Indians for
they sure can play ball. They have
any amount of time to practice and
use most of their time for that pur-
pose beginning early in the spring
before any of the other teams
around the country are even think
ing of baseball.
Hill pitched the game and Forrest
caught. They make a dandy battery
and all they need is a little better
support. Hill allowed but six hits,
so that errors were responsible for
the big score.
Following are the names of those
who played in the game: Bechtol,
Compton, Jones, Forrest, Hill, Veg.
ner, McCrea, Candee, Bolen.
The Kendrick team has a game
scheduled with Uniontown for next
Sunday.