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Simplified Medicine.

We got drafts OF recruits before we
went to the Somme. and some OF our
wounded men were sent back TO Eng
land. where we had left our safety
drst battalion" That was really the
Fifty-first battalion OF the Fourth d.
vision OF the Canadian forces. COM
posed OF the physically rejected. men
recovering from wounds and men in.
jured in training. The Tommies, how
ever. called it the safety first" or MA
jor Gilday's Light infantry" Major
Gilday was our battalion surgeon. BE
was immensely popular, and he achiey-
ed a great name for himself He made
one realize what a great personal
force doctor can be and what an un.
necessary elaboration there Is in the
civil practice OF medicine.
Under Major Gilday's administration
no man in our battalion was sick II he
could walk. and II be couldn't walk
there was a reasonable suspicion that
he was drunk The major simplitied
medicine down to an exact science OF
two forms OF treatment and two rem.
eties number mines and whale oil
Number mines were pale oval pits
which. II they had been eggs. would
have run about eight 20 an onielei
Tor six persons They had an internal
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-08-10
save EVERY BIT
Don't Let a Pound Of Food Rot
on the Ground.
REDUCE YOUR GROCERY ELL.

H~s Are the POINTS Hsl need to
Know Atoot csinn5 sezstz' 9ne
fruits 70. the ,}.n,r, Gays tot~e ..
Us All In wartime
lRrper-t " \ tea5 81, 't5-g' Fso,
Gait 81 DAes.uls
Select sound vegetables aui fFt't u
possible. can them the same day They
are picked wash clean and prepare
them.
Have ready ou the stove san 81
pan OF boiling water
Place the vegetables or fruits In
cheesecloth or Ia some other porous
receptacle wire bqsset Is excellent
for. dipping aud blanciing them In
boxing water
Put them whole into tile boiling wa,
ter, After the water begins 70 boil
begin to count The blshah.Ag lime
The hlEhchinG time varies from one
to twenty minutes. according to DE
vegetable or fruit When The bldnch
ing Is complete rrmoye tie Vegetables
or fruits from tie boiling water aud
plunge them number " uincs into
cold water 10. harden tile pilh and
check the now ii coiorug matter Do
not allow 10 stand ri coIi@Wdtcr
The containers should h. thoroughly
clean II Is not n,'tr-4 AIRY q stcrIliSe
them In steam or piI.is Ustcr before
filing them. Tor tie reason that m
the cold pack process both llre. iusidcs
Of containers aud tlIr Cpai5nis are
sterIliEed The Jars should b. heated
bclore the cold prullci is pui ga them
Pack the pr5duci' into the containers
leaving about a quarter 81 au nth o.
sIiace at the top
With vegetables add one level tn
spoonful Of salt tocathquan snuiaines
and III With boiling water With fruits
Use situps
With a rlass jar aiWaas usr neW
rubbcr Test me rlpntr Nv ailoHhMe
qr turning inside ,vt. i'iy Ia TIE rIb
Der and pot the Ud % paec & The
cpatAiner has stfcw iufl b, hard as
poe%ihic. hug nse.pHly rdc tAUMJ aHl
little fngcr b us4lra.ae .l THIS
makes Il possible fuf fielm gegcraici
within to escape aHd psrrffi- lre1l
age n a glass Ton Jar b Naei snap.
the top baiI glll. lelTiHs ne mwpr
ball loqse during sterilization Tia
cans slladli re gmNrlfit seated
Place he filled aui@f IN containers
on tie rtk 50 rhe ,eulter II ne
homemade "a coumeni hot watcg
bath outat y Us,l some authorities Is
ilsi that cnous water sh0uld Is hi
the boiler to c0ioe 10 Icasi oge incb
above tie tors 81 the tsgyliprn, aud
that the watcr ID b5aits pai Nidp.d
beyer ~ alVae,,! ~ drug % tbs level
u these tops Bcsn ~ count Trotess
tug time when lie water legins e. bolt
Al the end 81 tllc stcriiizing period
remove The co1iuibers fron the stcfll
ker Faster coiers on slightly ntaontc
TIP each cuntAiner over o. test or
leakage and stone BE sure that no-
draft y allowed 10 blow on glass jars.
as It may cause breaking
n Jam Rrr to ~ stored v here there
" stroug ligh,. wrap them in parser
preferably brown. as light win fade the
color OF products canned 10 glass jars
and sometimes ruin food rAlne.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-08-10

trenches were all blown in. and every
thing had to come to us overland. with
the result that We never were quite
kuue when We would get ammunition,
iations or relief forces. The most aw-
full thing was that the soil all about US
was filled with freshly buried men. II
we undertook 10 cut a trench or EN-,
large a runk hole our spades struck
into human iesh aud the explosion OF
big shell along our liie sent decom
posed and dismcmbered and sickenine
menientos Of an earlier light shower
ing among Us We lived IN the mnck
and stencil OF glorious" war. those Of
us who lived
The German Dugout-and What
They Found.
Here and there along this line wers
the abandoned dugouts OF the Ger
mans. and we made what use OF them
We could. but that was little | had
orders one day to locate durout and
prepare II for use as battalion head.
quarterS when | led squad IN to
clean II up the odor was so overpower
Ing that we had TO put on our gas
masks on entering We first saw two
dead nurses with our CHASTITY fash,
lights one standing with her arm
around a post Just as she had stood
when gas or conclusion killed her
Seated at table 10 the middle of tie
place was the body OF an old general
of the German medical corps. his head
fallen between his hands The task
OF cleaning up was too dreadful FOR
us We just tossed In four or Eve
fumite bombs aud beat Il out Of there
A few hours later we went into the
scared and empty cavern made the
roof safe with new timbers and mott
aed battalion headquarters that the
place could be occupied
During this time witnessed a scene
which. with some Others shah never
forget An old chaplain Of the Cana
dian forces came TO our trench section
seeking the grave OF his son which
had been marked for him on rude
map by an officer who bad seen the
Young mans burial We managed ~
ind the spot. and al the old chaplain $
request we eIhumed the body Some
OF us suggested 10 him that he etye us
the Identification marks aud retire out
OF range Of the shells which were
bursting all ground Us We areued
thar It was unwi~e for him To renafn
in danger but what We really intended
was thar be should Re saved iiie horror
% ctas tie pitiful thing Whicl orr
spades were about 20 uncover
= shall remain. wss all be said
rl1c was mi boy
i, proved chat we had found the
rict& h0dy one 81 our meh trlt7l 30
clar Tie features with his baudker
CHIEF. bnt ended by spreading tbe
Handkerchief aver the fate 9As olg
chaplain stood beside the body ana
Removed his trepaA hctnN tring his
gray bend % dEltzle Of rain tlat was
failing Then while We stool b. 81,
lettly his voice RISE amid Tie noise Of.
bursting shells. repeating the burial
service q ths Church % England
have never been ~ Impressed by any
thing IN m5 lie as by that scene
The dead man was yUung captain
He had bees married 70 lads u Bal
timore just before the outbreak o. the
war.
The philosophy Of the British Tom
mixes and the Canadians Aad the Aus
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-08-10

The Thrill and the He'll of
the Trenches, Described
by an American Boy.

Sergeant Alexander Mcclintock Of Lex.
ington, KY, and IL Canadian Army has
Gripping Tale That Every American VIII
Read. For He Tells the Facts-Unadorn-
ed. Wounded, Distinguished Conduct
Medal Man, he Was Invalided Home,
but Is Going "out There" Again to Fight
For Uncle Sam and His Allies. An In
spring, Interesting, Personal Narrative,
Full Of the Spirit and Atmosphere Of the
Trenches.
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him Within sight OF the spot where
lie sat wondering be later fell in action
and died. The scene which SO i'm
pressed him gave Us all a feelnp u
great awe Great shells from thnn.
sand guns we've streakiug and criss-
crossing the sky. Without glasses |
cohated thirty-nlne OF our observation
balloons Away on Ia the distance !
saw one German captive balloon The
other air,Faft were uAeoungahle They
we're everywhere. apparently IN hun.
dre,ls There could have been. no more
wonderful panorama picture ot war IA
is new ASPECT
Our battalion was in and out OF the
town of Albert several DAYS waiting
for orders The battle of Coureclette
was then IN progress. aud the FirsL
second and Third Canadian divisions
were holding front positions at terri
be cost. In the first part OF October
1916. We went In opposite the IA
nous Regina trench The battle-ground
was just miles and miles Of debris aud
shell holes Before We went to our
position the officers and non-cons
were T. IN in by scouts to get the lay
OF the land These trips were called
~CSoks tours ON enc OF them |
went through the town OF PoiEers
twice and didn't know It. II had
population OF 1900 before the war
on the spot where 1t had stood no,
even whole brick was left, It seemed
Its demolition was complete That
was an example OF the condition OF the
whole country over which our forces
had blasted their way for ten miles
since the previous July. There were
not even landmarks left
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-08-10

A FEW days after the bombing
n raid. which ended so disastrous.
" for US. our battalion was re-
heyed from duty On the front line. and
the tip we got was that we we're to 60
down TO the big show then taking
place ON the Somme Our relief was
a division of Australians You see.
the sector which We had held in Bel.
GUM was sort Of preparatory school
for the regular lighting over In France.
II wasn't long before we got into
what YOU might call the big league
contest. but i'll the meanwhile we had
little rest from battling Fritz and
the opportunity 10 observe some things
which seem to n,e to be worth telling
about Those OF you who are exclu-
siveIy fond Of tile stirring detail Of
war, such as shooting and being shot
at and bombing and bayoneung. need
only skip little Of this We had an
entirely satisfactory amount Of smoke
and excitement later.
AS soon as our relief battalion had
got in we moved back 10 Poperinghe
for a couple Of days rest We We're a
pretty eontented and jovial lot. our
platoon especially We were all glad to
get away from the strain OF holding
front trench. and there were other ad-
vantages- For instance, the altera-
tons OF our muster due TO casualties
had not come through battalion head
quarters. and therefore we had In our
platoon sixty-three rum rations night
and morning and only sixteen men.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-08-10
The Cooks Tour. "

On the night when we went IN to M
spect the positions we were to hold. our
scouts. leading us through the fat des
ert OF destruction. got completely turn
ed round and took us back through a
trench composed OF shell holes con-
nected up until we ran into tattal-
ion OF another brigade The place was
dreadful beyond words. The stencil
II the dead was sickening In many
places arms and legs OF dead men
stuck out OF the trench walls.
We made fresh start after our blum
der. moving in single file and keeping
in touch each with the man ahead of
him We stumbled along 10 the dark
ness through this awful labyrinth until
we ran into some Of our own scouts
at . a. m. and found that We we've
halfway across No Mans land. sew
eral hundred yards beyond our front
line and likely to be utterly wiped out
in twenty seconds should the Germans
sight us. Fine guides we had on this
Cooks tour AT last we reached
our proper position. and fifteen min
utes after we got there whiz-bang. q
low explosive murderer buried me
completely. They had to dig me out
A few minutes later a high explosive
shell fell In trench section where
three Of our men were stationed All
We could find after 1t exploded were
one arm and one leg. which We buried
The trenches were without trench
mats, and the mud was from six inches
TO three feet deep all through them
There were no dugouts. only merely
miserable funk holes" dug where II
was possible to dig them without un-
covering dead men We remained in
this position four days. from the 18th
to the 2lst OF October, 1916
There were reasons, OF course. for
the difference between conditions in
Belgium and on the Somme. On the
Somme we were constantly preparing
for a new advance. and we were only
temporarily established on ground
which we had bnt recently taken aite,
long drumming with big guns. The
isonches were merely shell holes con
nected by dtchrs. our old and ubiqui-
tous and Yarionsly useful friend. the
tandbae. was not present IA any ca
pacity. and therefore we had no para
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-08-10
No. 4. Shifted to
the SOmme
BY Sergeant Alexander MecIiutoek.
D. c. NJ, S7th Overseas Batt-
Canadian Gren. Guards
Copyright, lsl. by the Bell Syn.
dictate, Inc.

Sergeant McCliNtock Is q. American
boy Of LeEiHgtos, Rv, rho has seen
service in France. ieGs decorated for
bravery, tooundcd. inralided home aud
Hote is returning 10 accept commits
sion. This is The fourth article in the
series IN me first. article he told Of
his training up 70 the point ,ehere he
reached TIE front line trenches In the
second he outlined the elaborate prepd-
ruiions for bomb raid, dnd ~ the
third the disastrous rid tods described
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Timely suaq;eosion.

To make the old lids or nit iars
look Hike new boil them % veal vine
gar twenty minutes and thta scrub
with soA9suds AND brush.
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relntlvon al thIs place

relatives at this place
J. ID. bail and c. c. HHys nAds
business trip TO Louisa recently.
Mrs Joe Moore spent sunday Aftar.
noon with Mrs Jay Moore.
Att Moore Of Ohio, Il visiting his
parents at this plDce.
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tralians on the Somme was remark
able reflection Of their fine courage
through all that hell They went about
theif work paying no attention TO the
flying death about them
IF Fritz has a shell with your name
and number on il, said British Tom.
my TO me one day. you're going to get
1t. whether you're IN the front line or
seven miles back; II be hasn't. you're
all right
Fine lighters all And the Scotch
kilties. lovingly called by the Germans
the women from hell have the re
speet OF all armies We saw little Of
the poilus. except few on leave All
the men are self sacrificing to one an.
other in that big melting pot from
which so few ever emerge whole The
only things II is legitimate to steal in
the code OF the trenches are rum and
flags" tcigarettesl Every other pos
session is as safe as II it wore a patent
lock
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FoR sAlE.

A farm Of over iios acres. frontin1.
on Tug river for nearly two nilaA 4
lAWrence county. KY. opposite Wehf
station on ~ q W. n r. glns r1rct
settom. creek ar hlil lands. inslnding
all mineral Largo amount easily
cleared and cultivRiahls. Title god
Address FRED W. wAIlKZtt, Necas,
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Dow 70 the somme.

We began our march to the Sosnme
BY hike to st. omer, the. first Brit
fish headquarters IN Europe Then we
stopped for week about tweRty miles
from Calais, where we underwent a
course of Intensified training FOR open
fghting The infantry tactics IN
which We we're drilled. were very sinh
lar to those OF the United states army.
those which. in fact, were originated
by the United states TROOPS In the days
OF Indian fighting. We covered most
OF the ground around Calais on cur
stonachs in open order, While it may
seem impertinent for me. mere non
com. TO express an opinion about the
larger affairs OF the campaign. think
may be excused for saying that the
war didn't at all take the course which
was expected and hoped for after the
fight on tie Somme Undoubtedly the
allies expected to break through the
German line That is well known now
While we were being trained near Ca
lais for open warfare very large
force of cavalry was being assembled
and prepared for the same purpose. X
was never used.
That was last August, and the allies
haven't broken through yet Even
tually believe they win break
through. but in my opinion men who
are drawn for service in the first
half million OF our new American
army will be veterans in Europe before
the big break comes which will wreck
the Prussian hope Of success In this
war And II we Of the U. s A don't
throw in the weight TO beat the Prus,
SLAMS now they win not be beaten, and
in that case the day win not he very
far distant when we viii have TO beat
them to save our homes aud our ma
ton. War is dreadful and inglorious
and i'll smelling and cruel thing But
If we hold back now we viii be in the
logical position OF a man hesitating to
go TO grips with drunken. savage
shrieking. spewing maniac who has all
but whipped his proper keepers and Is
going after the onlooker However.
wish we had had two months more OF
weather on the Somme There might
have been different story to tell
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Tie was told me by one Of our men,
who said he was there when il began,
He said one OF the Australians had
careleSsly remarked that the British
genera'S had decided Il was time to
get through With the SideShow IN Bel
GUM. and this was the reason 81 -
they bad sent REGULAR trp1is like the
Australians IN 10 relieve the Canadians
Then some sensitive Canadian wish.
Ell the Australians luck and hoped
they'd finish it up as well as they had
the affair 10 the Darlaneles After
that oar two days rest was made up
PRINCIPALS OF beating IL out OF esta-
minas when strategic requirements
suggested new base or beating II into
estaminas when ii looked as IL we.
could act as efficient re-enforcements,.
That tight never stopped for forty-eight
hours. and the only places II didn't
include were the church and the hos
pitfalls. I'll bet TO this day that the
Belgians who run the estaminas in
Poperinghe will duck behind the bars
If you Just mention Canada and Aus
tralia in the same breath,
But I'm bound TO say that It was
good. clean lighting. Nobody fred a
shot. nobody pulled a baycnet. and no
body cot the wrong idea about any
thing The Australian heavyweight
champion who landed on me went
right out in tie street and saluted one
Of our Hentenauts We had just one
satisfying reelection after the fight was
over the Australian battalion that re
lieved US fen heir to the cuunterattack
which the Germans sent across TO even.
M on our bombing raid
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-08-10
THE FEMININE SCOUT.

All over the Country Girls Are Don.
ming This Rig.
Cotton Khaki cut just Ike a soldier
boys is the uniform adopted by girls
who are learning to use firearms Tor
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he. s.-Wounded 81 Aetlon.

This article descrihts The terrible ns,g
the dad ana l,lns. The loss 81 a pal are
the lnai failias Of Mccintpck In M
Mans Land SIMPLY taid. 4 IL one Of The
most remarkable descriptions 81 battle
by 4 participant ever "a; together
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The ffth article Of this remarkable
personal narrative win appear soon
1t is entitled;
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.

The Red Cross work is a big, man
sized job!
That was the message from the
American Red Cros delivered by A
l.. Richmond, chairman of the Imper-
rial Valley chapters campaign COM
nifteel at the big MONDAY meeting
At headquarters yesterday. The meet
ing was attended by mon only.
Previous to the meeting Chief Fol-
som and crew from the fire station
and Reed Johnson, bugler of the Boy
Scouts, and WaE9a Compton. as snare
drummer, drove through the downtown
district 'on "ballyhoo" tour.
Mr.. Richmond told of the big men
Of the nation who had sacrificed great
salaried positions to volunteer in the
Red Cross work; how the government
had given the Red Cross an official
stamp and now these leaders in the
business life of the nation were going
about the task in a business way. lie
explained the foresightand minutiae Of
the campaign plan, which provoked
clNation from the men present. The
necessity Of lmperia! Valley doing its
share Of the humanitarian work was
particularly dwelt upon.
O. B. Tout followed Mr.. Richmond,
declaring the necessity of giving to
the Red Cross in larger measure than
&c peace time charities.
Walter Stone, captain of one of the
seams, urged that all persons have
heir minds made up as to the amount
which they can afford to give, so that
,he work of the canvassers will be ia
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
COW THEFT CHARGED
He Therefore Led Away Il Kind Faced
Bossy Owned by a NeighbOr,
Who Was to Pay Passage.

If you want a vacation on the Coast,
and have not the ready finances for
the trip, it is not the correct thing
to purloin your neighbor's cow to raise
the necessary funds.
Roy Crow of Seeley is reflecting
upon the above axiom, according to
deputy sheriffs, to whom he is said
to have confessed that he stole two
cows, the property of U. P. Donovan,
north of the city. Crow is in the
county Jail.
Grow told the officers that he felt
the need of rest and recreation on
the Coast, safe from the high G
peratures. He made an inventory of
his resources and found 46 cents. He
cast his eye on the COW and more
or less brilliant idea occurred to him
How could he foresee that he was
not to spend vacation on the golf
links, but in Hotel de Applestill
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
REGISTRAT TON NO BAR
OFFICER EXPLAINS
NEW ORDER.
DiXicland Man Enlists in the Field Ar
tillery for the Duration
of the War.

Enlistments in the regular army
are slowing up since TIE registrations
for draft, according to Fred A. Muir
ply, U. S. A., in charge of the army
l recruiting station here. This is puz-
zling to Murphy and other army Of
Ulcers, for it is pointed out conditions
tf enlistment now are the same as
before the draft. Murphy yesterday
enlisted John j. Mcintosh of Dixie
land, who selected the field artillery.
at is quite clear that if the men
needed for the formation of the fifty
cne new regiments are obtained by
June 30 there must be a great awak-
ening," said Mr.. Murphy. "An appeal
is made to every patriotic citizen to
do his bit, either by enlisting or by
sending likely applicants to the re-
cruiting stations. The fact of regis
tration is, of course, no bar to en-
Estment in the regular army. This is
mentioned because the impression
seems to have gotten abroad that reg
sitered men will not be accepted for
enlistment. Nothing is further from
the truth"