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Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-19

I long lines of advancing Huns. We knew we did not have much chance, but we kept on. The bullets were kicking up the dirt all around us and it. seemed to us if they went between our legs and. under our arms without touching US. We knew if we could Observatory Ridge we would be all right. But this was not. to be.
 We went. down. together. Wells got it through the side and at first did not know where I was wounded. I felt as if some one had struck .,e across the back of the neck with 8 crowbar- [ rolled over and found that my left hand was hopping 4uselessly at my side. I knew that my arm was broken. We had both been pretty weak before we were hit; but this was the last straw. We just had enough strength to crawl into shell hole on the edge of which we were lying. '.as.~s
 Our artillery opened fire. and sharpneI was the occasional crack of a, rifle from Observatory; Ridge, but our hearts sank when we noticed how intermit- tent the fire was. We knew that no body of support hal been able to get up alive through the German :barrage fire. We hoped that every crack of a rife meant a Hun down and we CUTS ed our luck that we had not time to go back to our dugout for our revolSers. We might have accounted for one or two, but if we had this story would prOba bly, never have been written.
 > As we lay there in the shell hole several groups of Huns passed quite close to us. They were advancing slowly over the swami py uneven ground which had been torn up by shell fire and were fortunately paying more at
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-19
ftoLDtNe- HOGS FOR SHIPMENTS

,;. In nanny communities we find that
 farmers have difficulties in marketing even the most staple products. This
 wear the ordinary troubles along. this line. seem accent ntuated, especiaTNs as regards live stock. Hogs vary three
 or four dollars per hundred. weight. and this. gives great chance for dis
 agreement between the farmer, and the
 loeal stock buyer. If the top in the
 nearest market is ST .5u, the man swll 0
 has fairly gopd, hogs feels as if he
 ought to get withinga reasona bie mar
 gin Of this quotation. while, the buy lert is apt tos point ou. stTiit some class es} of pigs are going for. $14.50. and
 that there are very few market top
 pers,'s Then. too, when the run is light it takes Several days flor the -io- caI- shipper to accumulate enough for a. carload: Iedntfne the pigs on hand
 are losing weight, and eating expen siye ra tions Specialists of the United Statcs Bureau Of Markets say that the l1ossss over the copntry. from this prac- tice of .purchasing in small lots and holding for ear lot shipments amount 1 to slarge sums yearly; Earmers are ad- vIseds to -forn1 cooperative clubs for ! ear lot sl,i ,irn1Ant4 at regular times Lo- EeSl buyers should specify deliveries ! on certain dates so that hogs may be lforWarded .to market immediately aft er@ their arrival ..atSs the .home town yards&Fafm Life
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-19
By Lieut.. J. HARVEY DOUGLAS ; 4ias
 Trss..s TsAss<

thought it was through the stomach. was glad to be able to tell him that this. was not the case I fixed him up as we'll as possible and by a little shifting we managed to get him into a more or less comfortable position in the bottom of the shell hole.
 Spris for a SpIint
 I was in filthy state. My left sleeve and the left side of my tunic and brooches were soaked with blood. Wells examined my wound I found that the helped me pull up my sleeve, and I examined my wound I found that the hole where ihe bullet had come out was about. three inches in diameter. It had evidently struck one or both bones fiat = tened itself out. and on emerging had torn out pieces of bone, flesh and ten dons and the blood was flowing freely If had not felt so weak and sick l would have examined with interest the interior workings Of a, mans forea rrl My first thought was of the lectures in first aid by Captain Stanley Mills of the Thirty-Fifth Battalion. I knew that the correct thing to do was to put on a splint. Captain Mills had given us great scope in the selection of splints, but, unfortuua teiy, none of the articles recommended were to be had in this one little sbell hole. The only thing I could find was a tiny,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-19
THE EsPosslsItITY OF BACK:
 YARD POULTRY KEEPING,

The poultry industry is today in a very serious position: The, heavy, selling, Which began. when. the price of slain. feached-zits present level is. ex-. haust:ngs our : New .Eng1a nd : focks: Not more than one half the normal rum !er of poultry remain Suburban poultry lSeepets are almost entirely. sold out Many specialized poultry farms have sold out or are selling. The farm tiocks are holding out best due no do:lbt to-, the fact that home
 grown grain forms an important part of sthe ra tion.es .s z s5t. -sE I Continued streavyr selling of. stock has
 Kept the price Of market ,poultry down but the supply cannot long continue Eggs have not increased in compari-
 son with other food stuffs.. but a; higher level Twill obtain as soon as
 our present storage supply is exc
 hausted. Patriotism. is demanding more and more that poultry products
 be utilized to;-spare the red meats and
 other foods fit for export. s = Many of the s1ocks which have been sold could have been kept. to tic
 eventual financiaI advantage of the sowner. s.s s.ss.. :. A small foclzsof poultry in the back Va I'd can be. made both a pleasure. and r a profit under present gcondifions if
 proper care and management are given. If you. are not keeping poultry in. your. back yard obtain q few birds
 and join the army of food producers. --fR:: E. Jones, Extension P Poultryman n.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-19

better get to Observation Ridge if he could. as the Germans would probably attack in a moment and that we would undoubtedly take up position on the ridge with any support that might be coming up. Barclay, however, stayed with me a few minutes and I soon found that with his assistance I could get up and stagger along. My steel helmet had been driven down on my head so far that it had torn my scalp in several places and I could hardly see for the blood strea ming down my face. Barclay examined my head and found that the wounds were not Seri- ous and continued at little better pace. We were walking over the ruins of the old trenches and not a. living man was to be seen anywhere.
 We came to a sort of lean-to dugout which had received 2 direct hit, and in the wreckage found Mir. Wells with his feet pinned down by revetting ma teriaI. With hirnwere one or two dead and very seriously wounded men. Mir Wells himself was very much dazed He had had his. ear drums so badly damaged that he could hardly hear me when I spoke to him.. I had enough strength left to release his legs and we decided to cross the little stretch of marshy ground which lay between us and Observation Ridge. We. were sta ggering= along together when the sharp crack crack. crack. of Ger man "typewriter' caused us to look around. For the first time we saw the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-19
SAVE sPRAYzMATERIAL.,

Z : All, fruit ;;sroWers should make plans to save all spray materials which. they did not use : this year. < Arsena te of lead paste will retain ifts value if it is put under cover whe-e it will not freeze, and. plenty of water kept in it so that :. it never dries .out. When arsenatS of lead paste ras once dried or frozen, it is very dtficuit, to get it
 into. good paste. form and get it mixed so that it will stay in suspen- sion in good shape. .esArsenate of. lead
 powder should be kept dry Con eentrated 1i<.e sulphur solution is like ly to lose some of its strength un- less it is covered so that the air can
 not get to. it. All full barrels should be Kept tightly corked. while all part fI1iIs barrels should have. a film of oil placed. on the surface Of the lime
 sulphur and then the barrel tightly
 eorked.a Spray ~puinps should be care
 fully washed out and placed. under cover. The working parts. might be
 covered with a. slight film rof oil in order to prevent tneir trustins. or ,oth-
 alyise deterierating'. Barrels are Iike- lsz 10 dry out unless thevs are properly
 soaked out at this time
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-19

messy. Spr1g hardly strong enough to support a canary I took out my field dressing, and with one hand and my teeth did the best l could to stop the flow of blood and bind the little twig to my arm. I happened to have a large silk Handkerchief which I knot ted into a sling and then sought a ! comfortable position in which to await developments. -f Enemy Few Yards Away. e
 Wells produced from his pocket some gelatin waters of soothing
 drug which we both took. I produced
 my flask of wl1iskey froc2 which we each took d pull. We felt better and stealthily lit a cigarette, carefully blowing the smoke down to the ground We expected a bomb any minute, but this did not come we continued smoking until we had fin-
 ished the few cigarettes I had We
 must have slept for some time, for
 tine first thing I remember after that
 was the fact that it was getting dusk
 This was the moment we. Lad been waiting for. If the Germans had not hoped to crawl back horne i:, the da rlz. l stealthily put my head above the edge of the shell hole and looked around. My heart sank within me. There was q brand new German trench almost completed, and fairly bristIing
 away. but it lay between us and BlishtF. Had we been stronger we
 might have bean able to jump the
 trench and make 2 dash for it. It
 would have been a million to one
 chance, but as 1t was, we wen, so
 weak through the loss of blood that
 we could never have; crossed this new German trench had there been no one
 there to hinder us.
 We held long consultation, and
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-19
6 A E lJ "a ED


 I don't know positively, but I be- heve that the machine gunners got two of the men that were with me they were only . short distance away, and I never saw them rise from the ground when the bomoardment was over As We lay there hoping the Boche machine gunner was not a very good shot. we distracted ourselves by watching the -'crumps" (large high ev EsoS1y-e SheilS) light around us. These You can often see during the last hun Gred feet Of their flight. They are travelling so fast that they have the appearance of being very much shorter than they really are, although thelr diameter does not appear altered. It was fascinating to watch them shoot ing in at all angles and to see the dirt and bit of trench fly in the air as the terrific explosion came.
 RudeIy DispeIIed.
 Suddenly. about 10 o'clock. we were aware of the fact that the bombard- rnent had ceased. At first we did not know what had happened. Our own artillery had also ceased fire. It was still tomb of death There was not even the crack of a rifle to break the silence It was also strange. after the terrific row that had been going on all morning. that we did not know whether we were alive or dead. actually did believe for a minute that l had gone to heaven and that that was the reason there was no noise l probably fattered myself regarding my future destination. but that was the feeling I had
 Afy conjectures on this subject were rudely dispelled by the most peculiar sensation l had ever experienced The ground had started to sway from side 10 side like a ship on a rough sea. It was not a jerlSy motion, but gentle, slow movement and the ground we were lying on rose what seemed to me about ten or fifteen feet Up till this moment there had been no noise looked and exclaimed My God, Bar clay. there goes a mine"
 Precisely at that instant there was the most deafening roar I had ever heard Just under the place where we had left these badly wounded men a huge mine went up We could clear ly see the stumps of trees. bits Of been soldiers soaring upward to a tre- mendous height The air was filled with such a mass of earth that for a few moments it was almost as dark as night Gradually the ground we were lying on settled down and a deluge of stones. timber and earth fell around us looked up and saw a large piece of timber coming down which seemed 10 have picked me out as a good soft Epcth on which to land
 It was no use trying to dodge it. I had not tiInes but even if I had, one spot seemed about as good as another. With a. terrific thud it struck me on my steel helmet, which undoubtedly saved my life
 Barclay Was Untouched. I don't know how long I was uncon- Ecious. but when I opened my eyes Barclay was there beside me untouch- ed by some miracle I could not move hand or foot and was fully conyinc- cd that my neck was broken. I told l Barclay l was done in and that he had l
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-19
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 LET BOYS AND GIRLS HELP PLAN FARM WORK
s HELP PLAN FARM WORK
By B. c. HOLDEN

In planning our farm work for next year we should consult mother and the children.
 If we take the family into our con fdence we will find that they will help us solve many of our farm probtes.3=. Often the boys are able to give tla@ some ideas of how to get more mon * out of the old farm. and we will be surprised at the way mother and the girls can help plan tne work Of t:ie farm and the housenoid so that thera will be full! o-operatiUn among al members of the family.
 Let the boys and girls feel that tho have an interest in the farm-tllat they are not working simply for the;r keep" When they feel that th have possibility. that the succcs. of the farm depends upon them as .-- as upon Dad" and ''Ait.' they viii ps forth their best efforts.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-19

Co-partnership in the management [ and operation of the farm win 1ng91Il Hit1in them the pride of ovne9ssElip; will teacn them to think for them selves. 10 observe, to study ont the why and wherefore, and to experiment -ader intelligent guidance.
 See that rour children own some -leile-a calf. a pig, or a lamb. Let chc own nersFip be permanent, not tenn . ,orthv; real, not imaginary Don't let Dc EVilIie's pig and dads hog Lei he WiI1ie'S hog and give him the rice of tile hog when il is sold Tf1ie i'll give motive to his work. stlnu- lie his interest, develop initiative. rain him iT terms of business
 f.opartnership in field. and hon14
 sina cement, responsibility, ownership ,-t!5ese will keep the boys and gil-Is . he fam: will make them alert,
 ~,,t~hful. energetic. successful men ,d. women.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-19
oLD SOLDIER GIVES RECo MsfENDA s.*-3fsEf TIoN sss IF s gs. F

Gustav Wangelir, Com mar nder Of G. A. R. Post, Pinckneyviiles uf., writes: 1T highly recomm end Foley Kidney Pills which preferls to all others have used and consider them Johnny
 on the spot. - Foley K idI1ey Pills give
 quick relief from backaehes rheumatic pains. sti6. swollen n joints. Ia anguidn ess. .paiHs in groin and muscles, all otheT symptoms of kidney trouble and. sleep
 si.t na ture. i1i restpr irg5 stre4x th ( and '
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-19

cal attention at once and decided with tears in our eyes to surrender as the only means of obtaining it. --- Continued Tomorrow
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-19

decided that if we. lay there to await
 cGunter-a attack we would probably he dead the next dav from loss of blood if we weren't killed ky our own artillery ire. We Do-h Jaetiad 1nedf-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-19
A BAD RRACTtCE.

"a s- ls------7s ' !. ] Y Many:7in instances have been brousht to attention where ashes have been put in the sher reosts Or sin the barrels wiiere hen naanHre is being stored for
 the winte..s This is a very bad prac- lice. Tiies lime which ss found in the
 nitrogen found i'm the hen manure and ammonia Will be given off and lost. To
 lSeen this material, dry sand soil or acid pi1osph ate can be mixed in.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-19
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS

I flronta bic than selling them when young to- butchers and hy so doing de- I t,rive eour farm of good ..cattie.-Tarm
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-19

: , Aiana ixfeen pounds of fcan--
 dy,, cakes, as well as fr1iit were sent u the boys at. the various camps and
 a: so to three of the boys. who have gone to France. through the efforts
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-19

Barclay Was Untouched.
 I don't know how long I was uncon- Ecious. but when 1 opened my eyes Barclay was there beside me untouch- ed by some miracle I could not move hand or foot and was fully convfnc- ed that my neck was broken. I told Barclay l was done in and that he had
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-12-21
FROM LEON MARTINI
ERNEST HENRY.
L. S. S. st. Louis,
Dec. 4, 1917.

L. S. S. st. Louis,
Dec. 4, 1917.
Just short letter to tell you
about three of us. Cleo Miller, Earl
Freeman and | are in the band
aboard the Z. S. S. ST. Louis, which
is first class cruiser. There are
% of us in the band from Spokane
and we picked up two men on ship
so you can see we have a nice size
bunch. There are five men from
Idaho, two from Gonzaga. and one
of the men went to Valparaiso ILL.,,
last year. Massey, the well known
track man; Soulen, who was an all
Northwest basket ball man in 1913;
are probably men who are easily re-
cognized by w. S. C. people. Nc
Farlsnd, from Gonzaga, was an ath-
lete and debater. we have quite a
few Spokane policemen and firemen
60 you see 1t is husky as well as a
musical(?) bunch of fellows.
We have sure been on the go ever
since we have been in the service,
and just now returned from a trip
TO England, We were gone from
the States just a month and were sure
glad to get back. ! don't think it is
necessary to tell you of conditions
over there for from what I hear you
are kept we'll posted there. The trip
was an uneyentful one as far as subs
were concerned. but the sea was
rough all the way over. All the w.
s. c. boys stood the trip fine, but
Massey isn't very sea going, in fact
he isn't sea going at all.
We are surely all glad TO hear of
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-12-21
Northwest Fruitmen to Meet Here IN
January-College Men to Address
Them

The annual fruit inspectors insti-
tate of the State College of Washing
ton will be held at the college the
week beginning January Z. The
meeting will be presided over by Mr..
NJ. l.. Dean, state commissioner Of
horticulture.
The program will consist of adj
dresses by Prof. A. L. Melander, the
first and second periods each day;
Dr. F. d. Fcald, two periods in the
afternoon; Prof. o. NJ. Morris. the
third period on Wednesday, FRIDAY,
and Saturday AID Prof. Geo. A. Ol.
son, the fourya period.
The leaders will deal chiefly with
sprays and insect pests and lantern
slide address by Prof. A. l.. Me-
lander. Tho lectures will be held
every day of the week, including Sat
urday. An invitation is extended to
all horticultural students and others
interested in fruit insects.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-12-21
PULLMAN DAUGHTER
WEOS SPOKANE MAN
Miss Ida Windus Becomes Bride of
John y. Stone-GroCm to Enter
Military Service

At high noon Saturday Miss Ida
V. Windus became the bride of John
\. Stone of Spokane, the ceremony
being performed by the Rev. C. H.
Harrison of the Federated church in
the presence CT the relatives of the
young people at the home OF the
brides parents on West Main street.
The residence was beautifully decor
ated for the occasion. The bride,
gowned in an elegant afternoon dress
of crepe de chine, was attended by
Miss Emma Mccormick of Mt. Yer
non as bridesmaid, while the grooms-
man was Clarence Ewing of Spokane.
The bridal march was played by Mrs.
Loren F. Dumas of Dayton, sister of
the bride
Soon after the cerem ony the young
people left for Spokane, where they
spent short honeymoon at the Dav-
export hotel and at the home of the
groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Stone, SIC E. Baldwin avenue. Mr..
Stone was selected as member of
the third officers training camp, to
be conducted at Camp Lewis, start
ing January >, and the bride will
probably reside at Tacoma while he
IS in training there.
Both the young people are students
Of the State College and prominent
in student affairs. Mr.. Stone is presi-
dent of the present senior class and a
member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon
fraternity and the Crimson Circle
the student honor society.
Mrs Stone is a true daughter of
Pullman, where she has resided dur
ing her entire lifetime. Her charm
ing manner and kindly disposition
have won her hosts of friends who
wish her all the happiness that the
world affords. She is the youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Windus, pioneers of Pullman. and a
member of the Alpha Chi Omega
sorority.
The scores of beautiful and useful
gifts showered upon the bride and
groom bespeak the high esteem in
which they are held by all.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-12-21
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

THE Identity of the Anglo-Sayon
Race With Lost Israel" will be the
subject of Mr.. Sargent at 100 a m
At 7:3O p. m. THE Christmas Spirit
and the Christ Spirit" The choir
under the direction of Mrs. Styles
will give special Christmas music at
both services. Bible school at $50
a. m. The Christmas program will
be given Monday night at 100
Christian Endeavor prayer meeting
at $50 D. m.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-12-21
MISS BLANCHE GRAY
WEEDS CLAIR HICKMAN
Popular Young People Mad
wife at Home of Brides p. ''
Will Reside on Farm we., +''
of Pullman

Clair Hickman and Blanche r.
wen N"o"n young people Of tho icy
man ne!ghborhood, were ~ .ae Pull-
end wife last Sunday at l:o "' =. man
at the home of the brides clock
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Gray, sly p'' uan
north of Pullman. The oa uilles
was performed by the D. e.'' 'g
Caughlan of the Pullman Metbo,' Y
church in the presence Of 60 1OuiS'
guests Miss Neva johnson '',,sd
bridesmaid and Flaurice c way
sroomsmah. Mendelssohn's wed G,as
mareh was played by Miss Jennis
Taylor, while the brides htt,o a IlH'0
lnez Gray, sang "sweethearts ' "
The bride was charming in , ,o,..
OF white satin, wearing ver ~,
carrying bouquet of white ro,.- '"u
carnations A wedding dinner w..
served following the ceremorr
the bride and groom left for sno,a ~
for a short honeymoon trim g.
which they will be at home to th.i,
friends ON the grooms farm wo.t :,
Pullman. The young peonlo NO..
the recipients of many beautifu, 49,
useful gifts, tokens of esteem ESQ.,
their many friends.
The groom is the son of Mr. and
Alex Hickman of near Almoto ana
mas established an enviable reputa.
ton for honesty and industry during
his long residence in this communitv
The bride is the daughter of Mr. md
Mrs. Jesse Gray of the Whelan dis.
trlct' young woman of many accom-.
Plishments and sterling worth.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-12-21
ATTEND COLFAX MEETING

A number of Pullman people went
to ColfaX Tuesday evening to attend
the meeting of the Patriotic league
statements made by Congressman w.
l.. LaFollctte were adopted. Among
those who participated in and lis
tened to the discussions were NJ. J.
Chapman, d. c. Dow, Butler Ste
phenson, J. S, Klemgard, c. S. Hill,
]. X. Smawley, X. w. Carter and r.
w. Gwinn.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-12-21
MRS. BIXBY ENTERTAINS

Last Friday evening Mrs. Alma
d. Bixby entertained in honor of the
young ladies Of Graystone Inn at En-
erson's hall. The last part of the
dance was devoted to a cotillion, led
by Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Harter
The unique figures and attractive
favors made the affair one Of the
m ost enjoyable of the season, Among
the guests present were Dean Rhoda
NJ. White, Mr. and Mrs. G, E. Harter
Dr.. Luce, Mr.. Ellingsworth, MIR. Me
Cormack, and DR.. Moore of Idaho.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-12-21
Dry Cleaning

In addition to the laundry we have
added strictly up-to-date dry clean
ing and pressing plant equipped with
the best machinery to be had and
with thoroughly competent man in
charge who has had years of expert
ence in some of the best plants in the
middle west, a man who cleans the
finest of evening gowns, suits or
dresses and makes them look like
now. TO the first one hundred ladies
sending us suit or dress to be
cleaned and pressed We will present
a large moth-proof Sag and hanger
in which to keep their finer gar
ments.
Our driver will call and get your
work and deliver it back to your
door.
PULLMAN LAUNDRY
dCl4jn4 Phone :sS