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RIFLES CONTINUED TO FIRE
FROM ABANDONED TRENCHES

the British machine guns opened fire
and killed several Turks. The thing
was done many times. and the Turks
came to learn that a silent British
trench might be an exceedingly dam
gerous thing to investigate
Then the British staff kept the Turks
guessing as to the number of troops
actually in the trenches. In the night
men were taken from the trenches
down to the beach and marched up, SO
the Turks could see them. in the dawn.
1t looked like reinforcements all the
while.
Finally the night of departure came.
Under plan that had been worked
out to the very last details, with every
man given a specific duty, the thing
was carried out with success. Trench
after trench was evacuated, the men
fastening. under the cover of darkness.
to the shore. thence onto barges and
off to the waiting transports. Sup
plies which could not be carried were
piled up on the beach. On them were
emptied casks Of rum to make them
burn. At the last moment these bon
fires were started. In this way an enor-
nous quantity of winter clothing that
could not be carried away was de-
stroyed. along with tons of other ma
terial
But most ingenious of all was the
scheme adopted to make the Turks be-
lieve that the trenches were still in
habited long after the actual depar-
ture. Some hundreds of rifles were laid
along the parapets and dashed into
fixed positions. aiming, of course,
toward the enemy. Underneath each
of these rifles was hung a tin can, once
devoted to containing bully beef
from Chicago. This can was suspended
from trench supports. and so on. but
not attached to the rifle. Beneath this
was another beef tin. which by means
of a string was fastened to and hung
from the trigger of the rifle. In the
bottom of the first can had been
punched a number of small holes. Just
as the troops were leaving the upper
cans were filed with water. This
tRckled through the holes in the bot
tom Of the cans and dropped into the
can beneath, which was connected by
the string with the rifle trigger. With
the continued trickling of water the
can beneath became heavier and
heavier, until finally its weight on the
string was enough to pull the trigger
and explode the rife. Thus for con-
time after the last British
soldier had departed rifles along the
British parapets would explode, and it
was only natural that the Turks should
consider that British soldiers stih IN
habited the trenches.
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At french Battle r0nt With an American A1nbulan

in the dead of night, for the road leads
a mile or so under the very noses of
the guns now hurting destruction at
the Germans. and the men know the
Germans might return the fire any
minute.
Outside the two tumble around to
crank their cars and then are off.
From a world of soft lights, reminis-
cences and friends, they find them
selves in utter darkness and are un-
able to see their hands on the wheels.
Through the din other noises, the rat
Ting Of chains, wheels creaking, seem
to come up from all sides of the cars
Voices. an occasional shrill "Atten-
tion." and maledictions go through the
air like the whistling of the shells as
wagons here and there come together
There is little restriction ON noise now,
FOR the Germans are unable to hear.
The driver in the lead finds the right
of the road by brushing the wheels
of his car against the curb, for there
was once town here. and leaning
forward. with bulging eyes and ears
strained. runs along slowly, with mus
cles drawn. ready to stop instantly at
the first sound that might denote some
thing in front. Occasionally, almost
periodically. he blows long low blasts
his consuming ambition to get to the
wounded as quickly as possible and
avoid a smash-up.
Around bend in the road and past
the shadow of a fringe of buildings.
rocket farng over the trenches re-
veals enough of the road for him to
get his bearings and proceed with con-
fidence for short distance. Here
there is an octroi, a toll station before
the war. and the road forks. Sentinels
stand to demand the password and see
that the endless stream of wagons now
on the march up shall take the less ex-
posed road to the left.
Both join again mile ahead At
this point countless German shells
spread death at all hours. almost. The
Germans here are sure of the range
and know the equipment must pass
this point on it's way to the trenches.
The road is even now pitted with shell
holes that cannot be filled up until to-
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think while he occasionally jerks his
stumps of limbs. He is slightly out of
his mind. He is very young. He is put
into a ward with others of his kind
crippled beyond description. for this is
last-hope hospital. Only the worst of
the wounded are taken here in the
thought that possibly they may recover
enough to be sent back.
1t is a little, stuffy ward, with no
ventilation. and the only light is from
Pickering candle on a table in the mid
die of the room. Around it the man
gled wrecks lie stretched in all posi-
tions. They wrEhe in their agony.
these beings of lost hope, and the ex-
pressions of their eyes are not forget
table.
In this place there is another room.
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there. some with head wounds say
strange things. 1t is strange sight in
the nighttime. Sometimes they sit up,
tie and unite their rough boots do lit
tie things about their uniforms. and.
with the stare that knows and sees
nothing, sink back again. nearer their
time.
From day to day they whisper of
many things. these beings. of home.
friends, little joys, hates and former
hopes.
Again at the ambulance quarters.
Smith, the driver. enters the room
where the men were at dinner some
time ago. The table has been cleared
and is now strewn with books. maya
zines and papers from home. Some of
the men are sitting around, writing, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
Our Profit.

G ENATOR WADsWoRTH said at a
~ dinner. apropos of the record Amer
lean exports:
Few Of us Americans are travelling
abroad these days"
He smiled and added;
Yet since the war began we've been
doing Europe steadily"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27

NY by Looking the Great War Detail Can the Human Mind Grasp Its Horror
~ This the Story of One Young American the Trenches Determined News
Man Who Made Who
French War Cross in So DngA Thrilling Ride With the Ambulance Be Fol-
lowed by Other "Coseup Sonewhee
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no children to be looked after, life can
be simp1ifed considerably.
In London. however. the fiat for peo-
pie of moderate means lis practically
non-existent. Londoners and English
town jewellers generally live in houses
in the suburbs, and there is no steam
heat. There is not even central fur
mace heating. That means carving ont
ashes and carrying in coal Hot water
must be obtained from the boiler over
the kitchen stove. front yards and
doorsteps must be swept and the mas
ter of the house must have his boots
cleaned, for there are no street boot
blacks. There are no restaurants in
the suburbs and all the cooking must
be done at home.
All sorts of shifts have been tried.
real relief. One of the most futile 80
far has been the lady servant" or
lady help" she used to delight to
call herself In the old days the lady
help was something between a COM
panion and a children's soverness Usu-
ally a poor relation. or at least, an
acquaintance. she undertook for less
wages than the regular servant 10 look
after them. to do a little light busting
and to take the children for walks. Az
some compensation for her low wages
she was treated as one of the family"
which meant that she had her meals at
the family table instead of in the
kitchen and was addressed as Miss
smith H., instead of Mary Ann" Usu-
any Sne hdu d worse Time and less lib
erty than the sure enough servants,
but she had the priceless compensation
OF being treated as lady" An edu-
cared woman who has really studied
sctentihc cooking and the science of
1000 yaIues can command good wage
in large household and any position
%hich she chooses to make for herself.
She can really take the place OF the
French chef who is now hghting, and
she can demand wages and conditions
in keeping with her position Such
women. however. do not solve the prob
lem for the small middle-class house
mold; they are too few and too ex-
pensive.
ONE OF the experiments which are be-
ing tried IN a tentative way is the CO.
operative household. but the trouble is
that in London. at least. buildings suit
able for this method of living are
scarce ana expensive. Another is that
the English have yet to learn the art
81 living IN community. Centuries of
HE under the AN EnRlishman's home
is his castle regime have spoiled the
average EnglIshman for life in public.
one such experiment in Hampstead
has been fairly successful. There
number OF harassed families got to-
gether, elected a committee, which Sc
cured large fiat building on a long
lease. ARRANGEMENTS were made for
common Kitchen. and a common stan
of servants was engaged. The thing
was done on large enough scale to
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They call it the chamber of death. Only
cases entirely given up are taken there.
Side by side they lie on the floor. long
rows of them. some still in their uni
forms. horribly torn.
They lie here. awaiting death. When
that comes they are turned over into
the rough pine boxes waiting at their
sides and taken away. AS they lie
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ly wounded man from the ambulance to
hospital in a village he passes
through. Both legs and an arm have
Just been amputated. They say his case
is too serious for him to be carried on
the train the next day. So, he will rest
awhile.
At the hospital he stares placidly at
the ceiling and seems to be trying to
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To Tartoi. the crack surgeon of the
ambulance. il is always the same story.
In times of attacks when seconds count,
[ have seen him cut into mans skull
and with hammer and chisel ream out
hole large enough to place several
fingers on the brain. sew the scalp
over the hole, and then stuff wad of
gauze into a small aperture left open.
Some weeks later | have read a card
from the same soldier written at a
hospital in the south, thanking him for
his life. In a rush Tartoi will perform
such an operation In twenty minutes
Otherwise, there is little hope. An am
putation he does in a few minutes
On the return the driver takes a bad
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eral giant motor trucks, their rear ends
connected to certain of the tents The
whole thing is arranged to he packed
into the trucks and got under way in
a few hours.
AS the ambulance stops the motor at
the front end of one of the trucks
starts up. Immediately everything is
flooded with light. Inside. doctors put
on clean white uniforms and several
orderles come toward the car The
driver gives instructions regarding the
condition of the wounded as they are
unloaded.
Some time later. after being passed
through several tents, the wounded lie
on tables in the operating room. await
ing the surgeons. Two of the men pre-
sent horrible sights. Delirious with pain
they gnash their teeth and cry for
death. 1t is hard to regard them as
men. They are almost incredibly torn :
but still they live. The human body
can stand a lot
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-04
IN
RENEWED STAND
TeutOnS Struggle to Stem
Russian Advance on KoVeI.
Artillery DueIS on Dvina.
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international News Service:
PETROGRAD Aug. A. With
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg now
in supreme command of the German
and Austro-Hungarian armies in
Poland and Galicia. the Teutons are
struggling with renewed desperation
10 stem the Russian advance on
Kovel. Vladimir, Volynsk, Sokal
and Lemberg.
Driving from the northeast and
southeast, the Russians have forced
a general engagement with two big
AustrO-German army groups over a
front of 100 miles, extending from
Ljubaschewo. just south OF the
Pripet river. to a point southwest of
Brody.
The Russians are within artillery
range OF the defenses of the Ger
man base at KOvel. but they have
been hampered in getting in their
big guns 10 the front by the bad
conditions OF the road and the food
ed rivers.
Severe artillery duels and active
aerial operators are taking place
along the Dvina river, the only point
on the whole front where the TeD-
tons have not been forced back by
the trip hammer blows Of the Rus
slams.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-04
DEATH TOLL IN
FLOOD GROWING
Dam Breaks in Tennessee
Greek Sending Torrents of
Water Through Valley.
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International News Service:
TAZEWELL Ten. Aug. 4.-The
death toll on the Blair creek flood
grew TO 60 today and rescue parties
are fearful that it will mount to 100
by the time al the wreckage is clear
ed out of the little valley
Investigation shows that 3O-foot
dam gave way sending torrents of
water down through the valley.
which is only a quarter of mile
wide. Houses, trees, stock, every
thing was swept before it.
What few survivors there are tell
their thrilling tales of rescue and
damage. ID. G. Edmonds. whose
wife and four children were drown
ed. was found IN the branches of a
tree three miles from where his
house had stood His two other
children clung TO a long that was
sweeping by and were saved. Ed
monds said he awoke at 3 o'clock in
the morning 10 md his house start
ing down the valley.
More than half of those vho per-
ished were children.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-04
SEEK AGREEMENT
ON DAM BILL
Administration Sees Need For
Action on Conservative
Measures.
International News Service

International News Service:
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. - Fear
that failure of congress to carry out
conservation program may prove
an embarrassing obstacle in the
coming campaign, particularly in
winning progressive votes, has
stirred the administration 10 new
efforts 10 bring the two houses into
accordance on the general dam bill.
one Of the most important conserva-
ton measures.
one of the results of yesterday
conference between Pres't Wilson
and Sen. Shields, author of the
senate general bill will be a resump-
zion of meetings of the conferees
appointed by the senate and house
10 adjust the differences over the
measure. The house and senate
radically differ on the bill. The
senate bin has been condemned ~
the Conservationists in and out of
congress on the ground that it turns
enormously valued water power con-
cessions over 10 private interests
FOR a song"
The Myers water power bill and
the land leasing bill are also doomed
10 accompany il TO the legislative
graveyard So that unless the admin
istration can bring strong pressure
20 bear. the whole conservation pro-
gram will fail this year
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-04
PARKER HEADS
BULL MOOSERS
Vice Presidential Candidate
Now Idol of Faithful
Anti-HugheS Men.
International News Service

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Aug. A.
John NJ Parker. progressive candi-
date for vice president. today be-
came the head OF the party and the
idol of all faithful anu-Hughes bull
moose. The progressive conference.
called here 20 denOunce the action
Of the national committee i'm voting
10 support Hughes, decided 10 per
petuate the party by making the
vice presidential candidate the head
Of the ticket. and leaving the place
occupied by Roosevelt vacant be-
cause Of the difficulty OF calling an
other national convention
The plan of The New Orleans man
20 strive % elect presidential cleo
tors wherever possible 10 secure a
vote in the electoral college. also
was adopted after denouncing the
men who tried 20 turn progressive
votes 20 the Hughes camp. a.
traitors. the % staIwart bull moose
here asked the remainder OF the
national committee 20 meet as soon
after Jan. as possible. and reor-
game the third party inviting rep
resentatives of other parties whose
views most nearly approach the
prosressives.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-04
mystery GIRL" AGAIN
TURNS UP, CHARGED
WITH STEALING BAG

luffrUHf lrUHl News service
CHICAGO. Aug. Social work
ers in Chicago. who Interested them
selves i'm the case of Anna Stearns.
the mystery girl" last winter and
aided her when she was arrested for
beating hotel bills. expressed little
interest i'm her case today when they
learned she had been arrested in
Detroit charged with stealing "A
handbag from Miss Helen Smitt in
road house.
AS Anna Stearns' she talked her
self out of Jail here last winter.
when arrested on charges of various
hotels that she left without paying.
She pleaded she was of good FAM
ly. but the police finally turned UP
her record i'm a reform school al
Kansas city. However. this was not
until after Rev. A. H. Fortescue
Gardner. sector of ST. Martini
Episcopal church. Austin. had be-
cme interested in her case. obtained
bail and attorney. Mrs Leonora l.
Meader defending her.
In Detroit the girl. who gave her
name as Mrs Anna McCarty." and
said she had been married since her
trouble in Chicago. declared Rev
Gardner had been with her when
she found the silver bag. At his
Offices ia Austin, il was said he was
away on a motor trip. and had been
heard from in Detroit 10 days ago
IL was believed here she had re-
turned TO Kansas city.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-04
TRY TO STOP BEER
DIET FOR CHILDREN
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international News Service:
BAYONNE. y. " Aug. 4.-Offi-
cials today are trying TO solve the
problem OF putting babies on the
dairy wagon. DR.. w. W Riba. med
ical examiner. submitted report to
the board of directors of the city's
child welfare station showing that
many babies in the foreign section
of the city are tipplers. The little
ones are started out on a diet of
beer. the report says. long before
they reach the age when they can
place their feet on the shiny brass
rail
In some cases Or. Riba reports,
the beer diet is given 10 the little
ones because it is much cheaper
than milk
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-04
GEN. LEWIS TO GIVE
ALL TIME TO INDIANA
GUARD ON BORDER
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InternarlOnaI News service
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Aug. 4. -
Brig. Gen. Edward NJ Lewis of In
diana national guard, ranking officer
at Camp LlanO Grande on the bor-
der, is to be relieved of the COM
mand of all the troops there and is
10 be succeeded by Brig Gen.
James Parker of the Brownsville
district, according 10 reports reach
ing here. Gen. Lewis then will be
able TO devote all of his time TO the
Indiana guardsmen. Machine gun
companies have been formed from
the first and second regiments and
others are being formed. There has
been a rush of applicants for service
in these companies.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-04
SINK 10 SHIPS
IN a HOURS
Many Neutral Vessels Are
Victims of German Sub
marines in North Sea.
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International News Service:
LONDON, Aug. after a long
period of comparative inactivity, fol-
lowing the submarine controversy
with the United States. Germany
has entered upon another campaign
with her "U'' boats.
During the "A hours ending at
noon the destruction of i ships was
reported, not counting several
trawlers which were sunk in the
North sea
The latest victims were the Brit
ish schooner G. c. Gradwell and the
japanese steamship Kohina Maru.
The G. c. GradwelI was a vessel
of 1876 tons, while the Kohina Maru
displaced 1854 tons. The Japanese
ship hailed from Kobe. She was
built by Harland and Wolff in Bel
fast in 1854
The Is ships included five of
Swedish nationality; four British
two Finnish. one Norwegian, one
Italian, one Japanese and one
Danish.
Especial precautions were taken
when the liner Philadelphia sailed
from Liverpool. The steamer slip
ped quietly out of the Mersey river
at 3 o'clock this morning. Among
the passengers on board her are
Walter r. Page. the United States
am bassador TO England, and Mrs.
Page
Thomas Hughes Kelley and Jo-
seph Smith of the American Irish
relief fund. who were detained when
they arrived in Liverpool L days
ago, are also among the passengers
on the Philadelphia.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-04
LABOR LEADERS CONFER.

NEW YORK. Aug. A. 3. Gar
rettson. president Of the railway
conductors. and W. H. Lee, head of
the trainmen. held a conference here
today with other labor leaders 10 fix
q definite program for action in the
national railway strike now threat
ened. Il is known that many Of the
lesser leaders OF the railway en-
ployes are opposed 20 arbitration.
The big en- ELS" will have power
10 call a strike as "A result Of the
vote now being counted. They viii
not refuse attempts OF the govern
ment 10 settle the trouble
Both Garrettson and lee are
keeping in close touch with the sit
uation az Washington. where their
representative are watching devel-
opments i'm PRIEST Wilson's efforts 10
prevent "a strike
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-04
STRIKE OF CLAY MEN
WILL SOON BE BROKEN
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international NeNs Service
Brazil Ind Aug 8. - The
strike OF 1000 clay workers here
wlu end soon. 10 IS believed. as a re-
sult Of an agreement signed between
the CLAY Products Co. and many
union employee The aereemerr
provides "A minimum Waee of S25
"a dav This is the frst break and
other companies are expected now
20 make new agreemeuts-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-04
ARRANzA NAMES COMMISSION TO TREAT WITH u {
Purchase reaty is
Signed by Lansing
andDanish Minister
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International News Service:
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4.-Sec'y of
State Lansing and Minister Brun Of
Denmark today. in New York. sign
ed the treaty between the United
States and Denmark under which
this country purchases the Danish
West Indies for $4,000. 600
Secy Lansing Immediately noti-
fed Acting Sec'y Polk. who made
the announcement here Details
will not be given out. officials here
said, until the treaty is formally
placed before the United States
senate and the Danish parliament
for ratification.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-04
$4,000 LOSS WHEN
BIG WAREHOUSE BURNS

International News Service:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug A
lighted cigaret. carelessly tossed to
the floor in the third story of the
ive-stOry warehouse of the Feeney
Storage Co, is believed to be the
origin of the fire which Quilted the
building and caused a $4,000 loss
early today. The warehouse, with
windows only at the north and south
ends, became a furnace and fremen
were beaten back by dense clouds Of
smoke which rolled out of it. before
finally getting it under control.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-04
MAY
ND RAILWAY MEN
GOmperS COnferS With New
York Union Leaders.
Strike impending.
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International News Service.
NEW YORK, Aug. REPORTS
that the threatened strike of the
transit employees in Kew York city
may spread to include workers in
other lines and that the American
Federation of Labor is contemplate
ing making the ght of the street car
men its own. were current today,
following conference between
American Federation Of Labor lead
ers and Pres't Mahoney and or or
ganizer Fitzgerald at the local hotel
Prest Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor sent word to-
day he would arrive this afternoon
and Immediately confer with the
Garments leaders James 2. Holland,
president of the state federation and
Thomas J. Williams. president Of the
Building Trades department of the
American Federation of Labor were
closeted with Mahoney and Fitz-
gerald for upward Of an hour today.
None Of them would either confirm
OF deny reports that the strike
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