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In every direction the ground was torn up. Hartman hid
himself in a pit left by a shell explosion.
But Even in the Foreign Legion This
Texan Was Remarked for a
Terrible Courage

With individual distinction ceasin2
the world of the past soon becomcs a
memory. Hartman finds himself with
a special body OF American and Eng
fish volunteers. After many exercises.
much drilling and marching about
they ore u last sent to the trenches
what they are at this time-and IIar-
riman begins fghing.
Begins n period Of heavy lighting. in
which he becomes known for his reck-
lessncss. He Is impervious to fear
His acquaintance hot down about
him, he makes others and still lives
on. Then after scveral weeks he Is
transferred TO Il special body Of lc-
gionari,e. They speak two o. more
languages. and himself. able TO speak
French fairly well, Is assigned to car
rying orders along the line OF the Soc
tor mapped out Cor them.
lie Is first wounded about the middle
Of October. Now, 70, on regular duty
In the trenches. he asks permission TO
take part In an attack, 1t H. n chance.
he says The first part Of the charge
Is successful. but the Germans come
Oil Overwhelmingly In a counter at
tsSN. tG.tsis lbS' ~ hENi.
gained ground and fall back some dis
lance besides.
Wien II Is over Hartman finds him.
self lying in q potato patch not far
from tho German trenches. One wrist
IL broken n there is u sabre cut in
the upper part OF the same arm. In
every direction the ground is a con-
tinuat!on OF shell holes and ! II n OF
these Hartman hides himself. fat on
his face. to avoid being captured. Be-
ing shot at he does not mind. .He
wants to get back TO his line again.
Two more days and nights he spends
In the holc-four days and nights in
all. During this time his wound blecds
continually. For fear he will be seen
no is afraid to move in the daytime,
but at night between the CHASTITY
flashes OF the rockets when darkness
rciSns he sluirnIs about a little to ease
his position. This makes the pain
moro bearable. Water there Is none
but in his knapsack. which still Is with
him. he finds a package OF concer-
tratcd food. tightly packed meat. and
while it holds out he chews this. II
seems to bring relief.
On the morning OF the 9Th day his
own sido suddenly opens up Il violent
bombardment o. the German works
Shells break MI around, he Is covered
with debris and lie finally loses con-
seriousness.
lie Is in a hospital when he rscov-
ers. His side has advanced. he Is told,
and they picked him up while the ad-
vance was going on.
He Is in the hospital f,vo weeks, II
Is located just back OF the lines. From
there they wish to send him 10 n base
hospita! in the south until he ccovcrs
completely. Bat he bnss to be al
lowed to remain here. In this way he
will be sent back TO the trenches more
quickly, he thinks. ~.
But the wrist rs worsc than le viii
believe. After a few days back at his
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"it the ~noothraity r. Beljum was
20 sacrcd. how about Greece? fc can
search me.
AN SO ne'cr a ministher can how'd
his Job. Greece IL full w forrin
armies. an its hard four iushin' again
"A full house.
mo, sir, q Greek Ministher has nc
cinch, but ia rather he him than the
King. " coorse, tits a fine thing in
,irely TO be n King, wild yer coal cellar
f,ll " jooiS. an u Juko 10 swear at
whin yc drop ser collar button. But
ia rather be the barber i am thar
Constantine the Wan. these times.
"He marrid the Kaiser's sister aophy.
a sthrong c'racter, who takes no slack
FIRM amy wan.
IAN . Guineas has been unaisy
since the Alleys has started to cut up
Turkey. Faith 70 can't cyarVc n
Turkey widout stirrin' Greece.
80 Venny Jealous. that was the
Greek Sictery iv State like, says to
the King: can out the army says
Vcnny, for all the folks IL crazy for a
slice " Turkey no says. HORROR
says the King. sure me wife will
scratch out tho eyes Nv me- says Con-
ME, shakin' In his shoes. Have a
heart says he, Can't yc DO too proud
TO hGht?' aXes the King.
LISTEN says Vcrny Zea!ous rs a
hig crowd comes round tho corner
yellin' for war, 'Whadd'ye think that
bunch wud do wild Watchful W~aitin'?
he axes " the King. So tho King goes
home fee,in' like a live lobster whin the
wathor's heatin'.
"Sophy see that hs eat nAwthin' foE
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Eacl; in the pi. in his trench once
more, he cXcitedly gives the word.
\ few seconds later some II has
brought up the explosive from a place
in the rear. Hartman eagerly grasps
Il as II is handed down. then franti-
Cally rrawls back into tho sap again
with the first part % Il. lie does this
several times. He Is unrecognizable
with the dirt. clothes torn and h'"ed-
Ing from numbers Of scratches and
cuts. In his haste his actions have be-
come delirious. He i wondering
vaguely whether the Germans are do
ing the same.
lie comes back again. this time
clutching the end " a long wire; 1t
unwinds as he goes. At the pit are
eager hands. They grasp the wire and
help him up. The first trench AZ his
part is deserted.
~l'nwinding the wire "a they go.
they desert 1t also-almost run in their
hurry back TO tho second line. There
l. an electric battery there. It is
deep in a duGout down along the bot
tom OF the trench. Into the hole the
several scamper, one with the end or
the wire. Tic remaining men dis
pcrse into similar dugouts alonS ihe
line.
II ls Coon over, A untitled roar, Il
culver that grows violently 10 an
earthquake, a roar that becomes a
deafcning explosion, a friGhtful r'ha-
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The French had rushed forward, the Texan was told, and they
had picked him up together with other wounded.
Hartman, His Wife Killed by a Ger.
man Shell, Sought Revenge and
Oblivion in Battle


ms crash E'crs'ni"s 'ou'uao'u.
rocks 'loleht'y' 'heh si'"t
debriS ran win iorce as ,"ous"
dropped hiEh irofn inc shy ~ III 10
quiet again
IhicK dust ana choh'hs s'ro"e aihA
Gown mo ''e ho''s Will '"' nv 80
soon thcy rise up anu ~ "s''i ~ ~
trench IL Is 'uc iirst l''ic 'o"' inVi'
own hrst me- inc hrSt hIc Oh it"
hhihu'eS peioic' l. b""c' : % o.' :"
one great gun 'ha' 'a"'S III what "'-
Tore was the iahu the '''''o.,s
ana th' i!rs' Hhe ot INC u''''i'"S ." nv
other side.
That is all Except 'ha' III "nat II
now tneir hts' me among ihue'.'!pa-
o!e debris Is an occasional ~ :, '"'.
tcreu srech'sh gray ''o,"' VIM a.
ONE p'''c - ""'' -. ~. ,,a
nundle or h-uirty anu h's'n d. '"e
euge' anu cohec''''iS S","'""'
Hartman io""S ~ ~ '"''' 'N'o's w
"here the o'"er 'i'He"e" "e'' y"
moments ago IN ms eyes ; " S''ahSc
anu ugly iooN' ne Is 'aus"'"s III "''''
nate
me rrchch reEar" nm WIN WI
dtr' i"cE u" no,
Ire mas never 'o" '"c"h .' So.
Soine''h'es al hiS"' nc .'p' - -,
MS trench ana acioss i'o'n NV" ''
10 shel noe i'uihS WIFI ~ 7,
burst h'SA "'o>r' H'o"'S ~
way '""'i" 'he ''.'"l' w.
throw an arh''' va FIeni"'s ~
trench men aSaIn II "N Wv"
wien tftitltu W llAl'N "a ~ ~
grenad"s ne w"uid '"'o" q" !" '"'
box hut for restraint
H'n"' ''N Ia,ian
anu sen, "''N .a.,
again II IL i"r on ~ a"o'II ~" ,,
W ''e i'"'' III,
WORK 'hc'e' i"eE tn"
there also. WIN MS heN't 'an
energy ana speed ne .ns sa,'' 'ns
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Quare, pullln' the Mysteries an drop
pin' in a faint,
"'Cut the comedy, eophy.' says his
eoothin' like. '.Av done what We
axe the pee-pul wud can me, an where
dye think Ia he thin he axes Wild
the King business IN this shape it's
none so aisy 10 find n ioh,' says he,
''Tis yerself has no turn for the hand
organ trade says Connie. thinsin' he'd
sewed her up good an tiGhr
But no man liver called the MKT
curve iv "A I'M The DUANE come
mp like the foam on a schooner ~ beer.
an Wild her eyes hlazin' she grabbed a
hatpin an run him a look that made
him curl up like n hair on a griddle.
docs a Dago King like yerstlf
think to thrifte Wild a daughter iv the
Hone-Xollcrn? says She wild n vice
that fro2e the blood ~ the King. Get
out o that bed an call up the crachure
Ncnny Jealous says she. printing wild
n joolcd hand to the phone switch.
"Wcll, the King was n. in wild the
quart. so he goes to the phone in wan
jump an calls Marathon wan two foor
party NJ 'Hello!' says he, is this
Venny Zealous?' he axes Good ave-
min, Venny.' hut befure he cud say
wan more wurrd Sophy grabs the
phone from the hand w him. 'Ye're
fred she yells, an thin she hangs up
wild a bang an leaves the room.
wei the mkt mOrnin' the Duane
give Connie the marble heart. The
divvle a bit did she smile. wen whin
the luke that waited On the table split
the coffee on tho R'yle pants. So the
King was blue whin he sent for oul
Harris " put u w % him.
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dinner. but she cud say naught. the
way the luke that passed the soup an
the Countess that sweep mp the crumbs
wud be wiScncd up. But she was on.
SO after the First Lord iv the l,cd
Chamber had tied on the Ry'lc paJam-
mers. tucked up the I,y'le quit an
put s~uspinders in the Rylc mustach
the Quane come In an went to brushin'
her hair hefurc the Ry'le looSin' glass,
"'Connic,' says she, combin' out her
switch Wild a Eoold comb, what makes
We look like a Coscy corner in a grave
yard?' she axes. 'Somethin's atm yc,'
says Sophy, so tell yer Duclky an lave
her help yc out Sophy says. howldin'
the half ~ her back hair in her teeth
while she cornbed the rest.
They're cuttin' up Turkey, bad
cess TO her, says Connie. 'Venny Zeal
Gus says we've to so In wild them
Alleys says he. shakin' bechune the
sheets.
IAN fight me brother willy says
Sophy. droppin' the hair " her on the
fiure an burrstin' into tears. 'Av yer
goan to treat me family ~that-a-way.
why did we marry me-" she axes,
sobbin' like.
"'Tis the pinalty paid be the
Amounted ~ the Lord says the King,
that whlniver ye'ves ito welt a man we
find he's in the family says no. Sure
me family tree is like a pison ivy
climbin' a grapevine says he. Amy
king is like to wake up an find he's
his own s~tepfather. But av Greece
don't get a piece Nv Turkey, thatrl be
about all from Constantine tho Wan.
says the King emphatic like.
! ~ wisht ] was deAd!' screams TN
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One great gulf takes in what was the ground between the
French and German trenches before the mine was exploded.

bulces with the size OF his lungs lnl
he bleeds from nose. ears and mouth.
Refusing to be sent back o a hosp
tai, he s;asgers along With his remain
ing comrades on the way t. the lines.
But at the end OF three days. white
in the first trench. he falls over un-
conscious. This ;imc tc Is sent to n
hoslital at Low. He IL cited for the
war cross. 1t was the highest citation
o: the army.
As he Is ready 10 leave the hospital
requests are made among the regular
soldiers for volunteers for special work
as mine layers. The work consists in
placing mines in slps under the fist
trenches of the cremy-thc most dan
ccrous work OF the war. Generally in
this work death comes after a matter
Of days.
To his delight he Is told he is
accepted. Several days later he is
with a regular regiment. with the
Colonials and some Turcos. The lat
ter know not fear. They creep over
the trenches in the dead Of night,
knives between their teeth, and taking
the enemy by surprise murder as many
us HOSSlbit. Nv 'bIplllilS ~ u3 NJ
perturbablc lot. veteran soldiers OF the
army. reckless and daring. Practi-
cally all have seen about the hardest
fighting of the war.
So he is at a part OF the line nov
where for days the hottest of the fight
ing has been going on. The fighting
for the most part consists in pound
ing away the trenches by guns from
above and blowing them up by the
mines from underneath The mines.
bulky sliell-likc things filed with many
pounds of the highest explosive used.
leave frightful chasms where before
We're trcnches-and human beings.
At this place. from deep under the
first lines OF each side, men work
feverishly, digging away in the ground
each toward tho others side. The work
goes on increasingly. II is a question
o. specific see who gets underneath
the others trench first. Those who
lose tell no story. The winners see
only n eulf whore before they peeped
across to the cncmy's lines.
The saps start from deep pits in
the first line trenches. By the time
they reach the other side they are
deep under the ground and the damage,
tho toll OF life, * great.
Outlines two such tunnels from diff
fcreut sides run go closely that each
side hears the other side working
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n Some Kingly Troubles, the Limits of Watchful Waiting
and the Necessity for Zigzagging in Greece

"'Gun.' he says, the boss fired
Nenny lest night, an yen have I" get
on the job ycrsclf,' says ne. we kno"
what We have to do says the KING
AN yen bring me no foreign throuhIes'
says he. for me hands Is full w'd me
domestic relations says the King to
Gun Harris.
well, Gun done his best, but twas
all the same. There on the wal side
was the Duane wild tho hatpin an on
tn other was the people. An IN"
King. God help him, was zicaasgIn' Ike
a donkey betuxt two bundles il hay.
so Gun goes to the bench an
Shy-mls takes n whack at tho game.
Twas no go. livery time he thricd fr
to do anything at all the l'ritishers
wud thrain gun on Pirytes, or else the
Kaiscr's man wud jerk his t'umb wild
a nendish grin towards Servy an Bel
UNI. So they got Shy's coat an he
lined Venny an Gun Harris IN the
bench.
Thin the King puts in Callyo-
Gerryo-F oolus, an all sides was crazy
to know fwhat he'd do.
.'Fwhat's yer policy" calls ivry
wan, reachin' round to their hip
pockets.
".M.e pollsy.' says Callyo, gently hut
wild an earnest look. is biniv'lent
n0othral'ty,' says he, battin' an eye cir
cumspeckshus at S~aloonlkcy. Very
| biniv'lent towards yea he cries, as the
Alleys cocks their guns, an ivry var
else he yells. divin' into a coal cellar
as tho DUANE starts fer him. An who
shud he ind In the cellar but Connie
seated on the coal heap an thryin' "a
ldrownd ~ sorrsrs3
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post he l. sen south to n depot to re-
cover. Here he spends ten days. lie
finds many Others of the legion NJ the
depot. Most are fresh arrivals like
himself, and like himself are there to
cov more completely. The legion
Is being shot TO pieces.
Those at the depot whose condition
permits It arc being whipped together
already into a r~corganized section for
duty along n new part OF the line.
With his arm still giving him pain.
Hartman Is sen along with the new
section. He has requested II.
This time he IL sent to Il town In
what the French still hold OF .Aisacc.
Tile French are making a big advance
nj this point and the town Is just back
Of the lines. They arrive late in an
afternoon. II is after n telling march
that only those in the legion, with its
peculiar marching stride. can appre-
ciatc. Many are exhausted, while on
them cling dust and dirt in great cakes.
on their arrival in the town civilians
come from the houses to greet and
cheer them. The DICTIONARIES are to
| remain here for the night. The next
OHiy HSS'iu.NS W tIi'iE piusiS wal Scc
them once more in the first line. Here
they are to join other OF their scattered
units.
The civilians bring them wine and
things 10 eat. That night. Joyous Owe
their reception. they sleep unmindful
Of any danger. An hour after mid
night there ~ a sudden attacl, on the
town. Some Of the soldiers, only able
10 grasp their rifles. stumble around In
the darkness. stiIl half asleep. seeking
cover. Others are killed where they
sleep.
Follows n gas attack from bombs
that are thrown about the town. and
other soldiers 20 down. They ere
taken too much by surprise TO show
much resistance. II is hardly possible
Comes the ligh, OF day ard all Is
asain quiet. Then i; IS discovered
that n large part OF the civilians OF
the day before have turned German
soldiers by night. Now again the.
are the ohligins friends Of the soldiers
Of Francc-"o. those fighting for The
glory O. France" II IL impossible 4
ten friend from foe.
Meanwhile Hartman has beer
caught by an exploding gas bomb Il
Is IA deadly "A that sinks into the e
tr, mites OF tho lungs. makes them a.
most double in size, chckcs, closes thu
throat and shuts the eyes. His chcs'
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ItCoiti'f 'He cay '""'N"
crisis in Greece" said MI
FinnesaE. well, anyway
they're used to Il. Wan crisis more
or lcsg mothers no more 10 thin than
twins to O. tomcat. y new Cabnit
coca TO the bat, an the h~as-boens aits
on the bench an knocks.
Ills a great land. that-tne Oils ~
Greece where Della rose an Ehnbo
sprung, while Leon'das at Thtrina-pi!e
fred the shot heard roun' the wurid.
"There was a warm sketch called
Sapp-ho who used 10 burn the oils so
they called her Burnin' sapp-ho' Her
self was the Fly Chicken! F~hat
Billy Sundah wud " said to her, tWud
be a shame. She's dead t'ousands w
wears, so wore aisy wild her c'ractcr.
but IL Nelly Ffnnegan seen me via the
like to-day-good night!
But about the crisis. Oh yis' .e
see all thin Balkanses IL idaylists.
That's wan thing the war has learned
me, Befure that | thought a Balkan
was ayther n canned plum or a break
fast food. dinnaw why. Someway II
sounds 80. But It's not.
"A Balkan Is a small people wild big
a%sp'rashuns. Ye can't get thin TO
fyht, barrin' ye show thin they'll
reelizo thin asp'rasliuns. Boolgary
~aspires to part iv Greece: Servy Is
atther Bosny an IIertzy, WHATEVER It's;
! Roomany's idayic IL to cop out part "
! Austr!ch, an the idaylc Nv all l. a
piece iv Turkey.
"O-ho' over there tho l-Ihyle "
wan is tho Raw dlyle ~ another An
twas the raw dayle come to poor lit
tie Greece. She's In every vans way.
an 90 they all take a crack at her
FIRM the B~oOlgaryans at Calf Alley to
Thin Alloys 1t Cough-you.
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crime punishable with q Ions period
in Jail /; the culprit is caught. In the
legion tho men floht It out among
themselves. The French officers as a
rule say little. So it is that when the
legion is stationed with the regular
troops double guards are put around
them. The French both fear and re-
| spcct them. For tho courage Of the
majority Is that OF desperation. OF
life they care not for. 1T Is the le-
gion.' they say. It rovcrs everything.
Once, in the desperate stages OF 4
conflict. a detachment at the hottest OF
tho fighting was ordered to advance.
Under the condition it meant certain
death 10 most OF the men. In view OF
the object to be gained the men
thought il useless. They refused to
90. The officer In charge entreated
them. but in vain.
If you gentlemen wish TO stay here"
he shouted back, do so. For myself,
I'm going ahead"
Listen said one of the number.
"IIe called US Gon;lemcn-gentlemen."
And they ran ahead to Join their off-
Ger. Their lives they considered moth
int:.
The present holds n~o,hing-no fu-
tdrc; yesterday-for2ottcn, Is n say
ing in the lca!on. 1t is applicable to
the many. Almost every profession IL
represented thrrc-Cvcry sort Of trade
and talent. Some If the host ta.cnt
in the army has Corac from It. The
first truly descriptive story 81 the
fighting in detail cam" from its mum
bcrs. the rrst book IN life in the
trenches and tho first good sketches
%; Il.
50 the DICTIONARIES 80 a body are
among the best soldiers in France. II
i said II they are captured they arc
SHOT without that after at
lacks IN their vicinity TIE Germans
so over their prisoners. pick cut the
Dictionaries and shoot them without
asking questions. seldom the legion
aries give quarter and as seldom re-
c"iyc II. Thus far tiov h'vo always
been IN the fore In the f~crccst Of al
t." hig battles in France.
While nothing il safe from thcn
and Il piece Of bread might disappear
on ~ way 10 q hurgry mouth. II Is
said ore soldier has never been known
10 report another for a misdemcanor.
And often when the battles arc tho
hottest, wh"n som" DICTIONARY in ITO
fcEzy % fighting is possibly running
too far IN advance of the main body. no
finds himself pulled back 10 his fol-
lows by soma N who probably puts
his own life into greater jeopardy
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RATHER
Bx LIND C.. DOYLE, JR.

..CORRA the day there's ano'hef
y crisis in Greece" 'aia MI
Elnne.aU. well, anyway,
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Tic material for this sketch was
obtained at first fand. The author
has been driving a motor ambulance
ct the front in France. He is an
American newspaper ma and has
been decorated with the military
medal.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-06
SPEAK TO YOUNG
JOURNALISTS
w. J. Bryan and James Scher
merhOrn Address Missouri
Students

ST. LOUIS, Mo. May 6.-(Spe
cial "A novel feature marked the
Made.in-America banquet at the close
of the journalism week in the Uni.
versity of Missouri, in Columbia.
last night While VIM. j. Bryan and
ing the students Of journalism and
state editcrs, their speeches were re-
ported. put In type, and printed in
the banquet room.
The wires brought Germany's re-
ply to this government ultimatum
while the speaking was in progress,
and the gratified comments cf the
former secretary of state and the
publisher of The Detroit Times went
straight 10 the mergenlhalers ami
press from the speakers table, and
were delivered in miniature editions
before the guests left the banquet
room.
Another unusual feature was the
15-minute address OF Billy Sunday 10
the editors by telephone from the
tabernacle. following 1is sermon to
an audience of 10000 people in Kan
sas City. James ScheiTuerhorn and
Arthur Brisbane also addressed the
State Editorial conference, and stu
dents Of the department of journal
ism in the University of Kansas. in
Lawrence, Kansas.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-06
TeutOnic Attacks Else
where Repulsed,
However
BATTLE RACES
WITHOUT LETUP
Struggle Continued All
Night With French
Fighting Hard

PARIS, May 6.-French troops
have been forced TO evacuate part
of their trenches on the northern
slope OF Hill 30i. the keystone OF
The French defensive positions
northwest OF Verdum. under most
yiolent German attack, IL was Off
-sialiy admitted today.
The attack launched by the Ger.
mans yesterday was the most de
termined assault since the verdun
drive began. The battle ragged all
day yesterday and throughout last
night. and was still continuing when
last official dispatches were filed TO
he war Office.
The Germans launched the attack
after an unusually violent lombard.
ment with big caliber and asphyx.
lating gas shells While French
positions on wide front were un-
der attack the sector before Hill
800 received the brunt Of the Ger
nan rush.
Bombardment by the German guns
wrecked part Of the French trench.
ss. making them untenable In the
dre that raked the positions on the
ncrthern slopes. II was these
trenches that were evacuated.
French batteries posted on the sum
nit of the hill and on adjoining posi-.
lions responded so energetically to
The. German bombardment that the
German advance was checked every.
where else.
During last night the Germans
made determined attack against
French positions In the woods
northwest OF Hill 30t. but were re
pulsed by n bayonet charge. II has
been confirmed. the war Office stat.
ed. that In Thursday attack
against the northern slopes OF HUI
s0s, fresh German divisions partici
pated, suffering crushing losses