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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-17

We Were Crawling About on All Fours.
was n sort of subconscious, mechanical
confidence In our undertaking, which
was n result of the scores of times we
had gone through every prearranged
movement In our practice duplicate
German trenches behind our lines.
Without either OF those influences we
simply could not have left the shelter
and faced what was before us.
An intensified bombardment from
our guns began just as soon as we
had climbed cover the top" and wero
lining up for the journey across "ILn-
Ing up" is not Just suitable term.
We were crawling about on all tours
just far enough out in No Mans Land
to be under the edge Of the German
shell fire and taking what shelter We
could In shell holes while our leaders
picked the way to start across. The
extra heavy bombardment had warned
the Germans that something was about
to happen. They sent up star shells
and rs o S" signals until there was
O glare over the torn earth like that
which you see ut the grand finish Of a
Pains fireworks display, and mean
while they sprayed No Mans Land
with streams of machine gun fire. In
the face of that we started.
1t would be absurd to say that We
were not frightened. Thinking men
could not help but be afraid. If we
were pallid, which undoubtedly we
were, the black upon our. faces hid 1t,
but our fear struck voices were not
disguised. They trembled and our
teeth Chartered.
We sneaked out single file, making
our way from shell hole to shell hole,
nearly all the time on all fours, crawl
ing quickly over the fiat places between
this small shelter. The Germans had
not sighted us. but they were squirting
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-17

over tne top and give 'em HE'LL"
other though the machine gun bullets
began to drop men almost Immediate
ly. Once we were started we were
neither fearful nor ratified We had
been drilled so long and so carefully
that each man knew just what he was
to do, and he kept right on doing it
unless he got hit To ME 1t seemed
the ground was moving back under
me. The first ten yards were the
toughest. The thing was perfectly or
ganized. Our first party of ten was
composed of signalers. They We're pay
Ing out wires and carrying telephones
to be used during the fifteen minutes
OF our stay in the German trenches
In communicating with our battalion
headquarters. A telephone code had
been Arranged, using the names of our
commanding officers as symbols. Rex
ford l" meant First prisoners being
sent back" "Rexford Q" meant "Our
first wounded being sent over:" REX
ford 8" meant I'VE have entered Ger
man trench" The code was very COM
plete, and the signalers had been drill
ed In 1t for week. In case the tele-
phone wires were cut, the signalers
were to send messages back by the
use Of rifle grenades. These are rife
projectiles which carry little metal
cylinders to contain written messages
and which burst into flame when they
strike the earth, so that they cnn be
easily found at night. The officer in
charge of the signalers was to remain
at the point of entrance, with his eyes
on his watch. 1t was his duty to sound
a warning signal five minutes before
the end of our time in the German
trenches.
The leader Of every party Of ten also
had whistle with which to repeat
the warning blast and then the final
blast, when each man was to drop
everything and get bnck of our artil-
lery fire. We were not to leave any
dead or wounded in the German trench
on account of the information which
the Germans might thus obtain. Be-
fore starting ON the raid we had re-
moved all marks from our persons in
Guiding even our Identification disks.
Except for the siEnalers, each party of
ten was similarly organized. First,
there were two bayonet men, each
with an electric hashlight attached to
bis rifle. so as to give light for the d.
rection of bayonet thrust and con-
trOlled by a button at the left hand
grasp of the rifle. Besides his rifle, all
of these men carried six or eight Mills
No. 5 hand grenades, weighing from Il
pound and five ounces to pound and
seven ounces each.
The Lineup.
They are the same shape as turkey
egg and little larger Upon with.
drawing the firing pin lever sets q
four second fuse going. One of these
grenades will clean out anything liv.
ing in ten foot trench section. II
will also kill the man who Is throwing
1t II he holds 1t more than four sec
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-17

onds after he has pulled the pin. The
third man of each ten was an expert
bomb throwcr. equipped as lightly as
possible to give him freedom of ac-
ton. He carried few bombs himself,
but the main supply was carried by
the fourth man, who was not to throw
any unless the third man became q
casualty, In which case No was to
take his place. The third man also
carried II knob kcrrie, heavy bludgeon
to be used In wl,acking m enemy over
the head. Ours were made by fasten-
Ing heavy steel nuts OH IL stout stick
OF wood, very businesSlike contrl-
vance. The fourth man, or bomb car
rier, besides having large supply of
Mills grenades. had smoke bombs, to
be used In smoking the Germans out
Of dugouls and later, If necessary, I'm
covering our retreat. und also fumite
bombs. Tho latter are very dangerous
to handle. They contain mixture of
petrol and PHOSPHORUS aud weigh
three pounds each. On exploding they
release u liuud fire which will burn
through steel.
The fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
in line were called utility men. They
were to take the pieces of any of the
first four who might become casual
ties. In addition they cnrricd two
Stokes gun bombs each. These weigh
nine pounds apiece, have six second
fuses and can be used in wrecking
dugouts. The ninth and tenth men
were sappcrs. c,Irrying slabs of gun
cotton and several hundred yards of
instantaneous fuse This explosive is
used in dcmollslIng machine gun EN-
placements and mine Saps. The sap
pers werrto lay their charges while
we were mt work in the trenches and
explode them as soon as our party was
far enough out on the return journey
to be safe from this danger. In nddi-
tion to these parties of ten there were
three of us who carried bombs and had
orders TO keep near the three officers,
to take the place of any one of them
TINT might 20 down and meanwhile to
use our own Judgment about helping
the jolly old party along. was as
signed one of the three.
In addition to the raiding party
proper there WAS relay call across
No Mans Land Mt ten PAGES interval
making n chain to show lis our way
back, to assist The wounded and, In
case of opportunity or necessity, to re-
enforce us. They were ordered not to
leave their positions when we began
to como back until the last man Of our
party had been accounted for. The
final section of our encourage was COM
posed Of twelve stretcher bearers, who
had been specially trained with us, so
that they would be familiar with the
trench section which we were to raid.
The Raid and It's Result.
There were two things which mnde
1t possible for our raidlng party to get
started across No Mans Land. One
was the momentary quiclsening Of the
blood which follows big and unac-
customcd dose of rum, and the other
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-17
Are You Unlucky7

IN August the. air is full of pollen
and dust that cause trouble for some
yet others are never bothered, M
remedy does more to relieve hay fever
ana ana asthma than Foley's Honey and
lar compound for coughs, colds and
Group; 1t clears and soothes the af-
incted nose, throat\ and bronchial
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-17
Chronic Constipation.

1t is by no meaons an easy matter
to cure this disease, but it can be
done in most instances by taking
Chamberlain's Tablets and complying
with the plain printed directions that
accompany each package.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-17
Mo. 4.-sbifted ~ +h, son,,

No. 4.-Shifted to tho Somme.
Sergeant McClintock takes part in the
greatest OF all battles and tells of tho
hell of 1t. 1.-THE front in Belgium was
really rest sector In comparison with
1t" no gays. The extensive preparations
or the allies for open warfare afterwnrd
abandoned because OF tho failure OF ex-
pacted Developments.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-17

George Creel, says he no lite :
ion OF reslgning. That's he Gle t
inc Was ngton atmos phere has on
Herald 'e' .
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-17

"A prima donna reports being rohb-
ed oil her jewels in Chicago. And the
idea is so very old that il is nc.
tualiy novelty nowadays. Fits
burg Dispatch.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-17

Inc gentleman undertaking to walk
WIRE roap across Niagara Falls Ms
DAILY outing could sympathize with
herensky.-Nlontgomery Advertiser.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-17

II the new law is passed. in England
women over thirty are to be rivcn
tile vote. And yet they say English
men have no sense of humor.-Ex.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-17
Ask Anyone Who Hos rrso,, :,

; Msk Anyone Who Has Used n
Ihere re families who always aim
20 Keep n bottle of Chamberlain's
noilc ana Diarrhoea Remedy in the
m house e.. Tor use in. case it is needed.
;nw u t,,.o that It is not only a good
OF suffering. AS to it's reiiab;l;tv e,I
anyone who has used il. aSA
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-17

n S we climbed out of the shelter
IA Of our trenches for my first-and,
perhaps, my last, l thought ad-
venture in No Mans Land the word
was passed.:
"Over the top and give 'em hcll!'
That is the British Tommies' battle
cry as they charge the enemy, and 1t
has often sounded up and down those
long lines in western France MS the
British, Canadian and Australian SOL
oilers go out to the fight and the death
We were divided into six parties Of
ten men, each party having separate
duties to perform. We crouched for
ward, moving slowly in single file,
stumbling into shell holes and over
dead mcn-some very long dead-and
managing to keep in touch with each
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-17
SECOND LIBERTY LOAN TO BE
LAUNCHED SOON.

The treasury officials have announc-
ed that a second Liberty Loan of 49,
000,000,000 will BIO offered on No
vember 18th.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-17
No. 8. ''Overthe Top
andGive'E He'll"
by Sergeant Alexander McCIintock,
D. c. NJ, 87th Overseas Bait,
Canadian Gren. Guards.
Copyright, 1917. by the Bell Syn
dictate. Inc.

Sergeant AcClniock, toho has seen
serUicc IN France, fCdS decorated for
brdvcry. toOundcd, hDdlidcd home aud
Is nop cndcd uoring to get q commission
IN our army. A commission in tho Ca
nddian army dtcdits him " he returns
to join his old command In the first
anG second articles he graphically de-
scrfbcs his training, his trip to France
and the elaborate preparations mado
for bomb raid on The Gcrmd,t trench cs.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-17
Stomach And Liver Troubles

No end of misery and actual suf
fcring is caused by disorders of In,
stomach and liver, and may he avoided
by the use of Chamberlain Tablets
Give them II trial. They onl, cost n
quarter.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-17

The fourth article of this remarkable
personal narrative will appear soon. 1t
Is entitled:
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-17
Tricks of Bombing,

When the Canadians first introduced
bombing the bombs were improvised
out OF mess tins, the fuses were cut
according to the taste and Judgment
Of the individual bomber. and Just
when the bomb would explode was
more or less predetermined. Frequent
~ the Germans have tossed our bombs
back into our trenches before they
went OF. That was dangerous and lr.
ritating. They can't do that with a
Mills grenade or any of the improved
factory made bombs, because the men
know just how they are timed ana are
trained to know just how to throw
them. Then the Germans used to
work little bomb trick of their own.
They learned that our scouts and raid.
crs were all anxious to get IL Gcrmnr.
helmet ns Il souvenir They'd Put hcT.
NETS on the ground IN No Mans Land
or In IN advanced trench with bombs
under them. In several cases men
looking for souvenirs; suddenly became
mere memories themselves.
In several raids when bombing WINS
new the Canadians worked II trick on
VIZ wv hi"''S W Nil tNttllSNtlN lHIHl pI.
feet. They tossed bombs into the
German trenches with six inch fuses
attached. TO the Germans they looked
Just like the other bombs we had been
using. ind. in fact, they wcre-nll hut
The fuses. Instead Of having failed
to continue burning. rs the Germans
thought, those fuses had never been
lighted. They were Instantaneous fuses.
The ignition spark will travel through
IN instantaneous fuse mt the rate of
thirty yards second. A German would
pick UP one OF these bombs, select the
spot where he intended TO blow UP n
few OF us with our own ammonia and
then light the fuse. After TINT there
had to be Il new man In his plncc.
The bomb would explode instantly the
long fuse was ignited.
The next day when / got up after
this disastrous raid my bunkie said.
Something sure raised h with our
calculations"
"As those automatic self cooking
revolvers did with Kentucky wed.
ding when some one mnde remark
rejecting OH the BRIDE" l replied.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-17

All OF the survivors OF NO ratding
party were sent twenty miles TO the
rear at 7 o'clock, and the non commits
stoned officers were ordered tS make
reports In writing concerning TIVE en-
tire raid. I never slept moro THIN an
hour Mt time for several days anu
nights. l would doGe or from fheer
exhaustion and then suddenly find my
self sitting straight up, scared hai to
death oil over again.
There may be soldiers who won't
get scared when they know they are
in danger or even when people pre be-
ing killed right around them, but I'm
not one OF them. And rye never met
any of them vet. know IL boy who
won the military CROSS In the battle of
the Somme, and | saw him on his
knees before his platoon commander,
shamclcssly crying he was coward
ana begging to be left behind. just
when the order to advance was given.
In this war III every offensive. big
| or small, the man who has been train
cd to throw bomb thirty yards Is
| busier and more important than the
| fellow with the modern rifle, which
| Will shoot mile and half and make
a hole through house. In good
many surprising ways this war. has
carried us baek to first principles.
remember IL CRUSADERS mace which |
| once saw In the British museum that
would make bang up knob kerrie,
much better than the kind with which
they arm our No. 4 men In II raiding
section. 1t had round iron head,
| with spikes all over 1t. l wonder that
T, they haven't started II fnctory to turn
| them out.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-17
The Raid and It's Result.

There were two things which mnde
1t possible for our raidlng party to get
started across No Mans Land. One
was the momentary quickening of the
blood which follows big and unac-
customed dose of rum, and the other
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06

Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
Lace Curtains, Portieres, Curtain
and Drapery Materials and
Cretonnes

Portieres in most of the desirable Drapery
colorings.
One and two pairs of style
80 Patterns Greatly reduced-in most instances
less than Il regular.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
Keeps Her Children
in Perfect Health
Dr.CaldWelPs Syrup Pepsin
the Family Laxatiue for
Many Years

Mrs. Aug. Doellefeld of Carlyle, ILL.,,
recently wrote to DR.. Caldwell, at
Monticello, ILL.,, that she has used DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin in her home
for a number of years, and would not
be without it. as with it she has been
able to keep her four children i'll per-
feet health.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is a
combination of simple laxative herbs
with pepsin that acts on the bowels
in an easy, natural way, and regulates
the action OF this important
function. Nearly all the sickness to
which children are subject is trace
able to bowel inaction, and mild,
dependable laxative. such as DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup ,Pepsin, should have a
place in every family medicine chest.
1t is pleasant to the taste and chill
dren like it, and take it readily, while
it is equally effective for adults.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is sold
in drug stores everywhere for fifty
cents a bottle. To avoid limitations
and ineffective substitutes be sure you
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
South Dakota Man
Found Near Track
With Head Cut Off

Alex Johnson of Chamberlain, S
D.. was found dead on the Burling-
ton tracks near the foot OF Missouri
avenue at midnight with his head Gu,
off, apparently by a train. Special
Agent Stoley of the Burlington found
the body.
The body was identified by the
bank pass book in his pocket, which
contained the name OF Alex Johnson
of Chamberlain, 5, D. The book
shows substantial balance in the
bank and the man was well dressed
He was apparently about Is years
old.
The body was removed to the Cros-
by undertaking parlors.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
Two Are Held Up by Men
Who Were Strangers to Them

Z. D. Son, 1851 North Seventeenth
street, was walking on Seventeenth
street between lizard and Nicholas
streets, minding his own business
when two men impeded his progress
by addressing uncouth remarks and
striking him over his left eye with a
club. The strangers took Sons watch
and then bid him adieu.
Joseph Bondetta. Twenty-sixth and
I streets, reported to the police that
while he was strolling in the gloam-
ing along Twelfth and Capitol avenue
two men who did not introduce them
selves took SIS from his pocket.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
Brown Argues it Does Not
Cost Much to STAY Drunk

1t is a simple thing, a very simple
thing, indeed, to support a wife and
five children on SIS per and still stay
drunk yourself, according to H. C.
Brown, 3402 North Twenty-seventh
street, who appeared in police court
Thursday.
Brown did not explain his system,
much to the disappointment of spec
tators. All he did was say that it
could be done, easily, and added some
thing to the effect that he had figured
out the percentage.
He was sent back to Jail to sober
up, despite his announcement that he
intended to remain in a satisfactory
state of beatitude until May |.
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
Christmas Cantata to
Be Repeated at All Saints

By special request the choir of All
Saints church will on Sunday after
noon at 4 o'clock repeat the New
Years eve cantata given last Sunday
night. The cantata is entitled THE
Song of the Night" being one of a
series of church cantatas composed
by Dudley Buck and called THE
Christian Year"
The soloists will be Miss Laura
Petersen and Messrs. George Comp
ton and Charles S. Haverstock, with
J. H. Simms at the organ.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06

Gladness was mingled with sadness
when Mike Clark DOTTED his uniform
of road officer OF the street railway, to
leave his friend, Pete Boland, and be-
gin his new duties as sheriff of Doug
las county. For three and twenty
years Mike and Pete worked together
in the service of the street railway
company. In the heat of summer and
the chilly days Of winter they shared
each others joys and sorrows as
real pals.
When Mike was elected sheriff
Pete was glad his friend succeeded,
but when the day came for his mate
to don the sheriff's toga Pete was sad
of heart.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06

Ladies' Fancy Mix.A N
ture Coats--Brokenv II
lots. Worth $3.50
to $16.5O. Feature
price Saturday. ....
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
Socialists Meet Sunday T
To Prepare PROPAGANDA

Socialists of Omaha will meet Sun
dav afternoon at 3 O'Clock in the Lyric
building, Ninteenth and Farnam
streets. to prepare propaganda for the
wear. Peter Mehrens will talk ON
"Baptising the Baby" Raymond Law
Ter will speak OF Soldering Up" and
George c. Porters topic will be "Onc
by One" There will be music.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06

We'll, old pal, it is to say good,
bye" remarked Mike, as he extended
his right hand to Pete in token OF
ve-taking.
Pete's articulatory machinery
choked with emotion for several min
utes. When he recovered the power
of speech. he said: Mike, let's go
and have our photograph taken to-
gether in our uniforms. 1t may be
for the last time"
The photograph was taken.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06

get DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Soc
that facsimile OF DR.. Caldwelfs sig
nature and his portrait appear on the
yellow carton in which the bottle is
packed. A trial bottle. free Of charge,
can be obtained by writing to DR.. w.
B. Caldwell ass Washington St,
Monticello, Illinois.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-10-25
RIVER POLLUTION CONTINUES
War Orders of Du PUnts Win Time
for Chemists to Experiment.

Lansing-State chemists with chem
fists representing the Du Pont Powder
company, will experiment to remedy
the pollution of the Au Sable and
Saginaw rivers by the powder com.
pany and in the meantime in order
not 10 delay work on munitions, the
injunction granted by Judge West, of
the Ingham circuit, which absolutely
stops the pollution. will be permitted
to lie dormant.
The refuse dumped by the powder
company has been killing all the fish
I'm the Au Sable and Saginaw rivers.
The company is willing to stop pol
luting the rivers. but a complete stop
now would cripple the powder industry
OF the country and hinder maintenance
of the governments military establish.
ment
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-10-25
FEATURES OF THE CARoLINAS
Sandhlll Country Among Other Sec
tions of the South Now Com
ing Into Favor.

The Sandhil country of the Caro-
linas is another of those bits of Amer.
lea which have been, until recently,
overlooked by the rest of ii, writes
Niksah. In matters of recreation, as
In most other matters, we are the
slaves of advertising. Thousands go
TO Maine In the summer and to Florida
In the winter because these places are
advertised and known. Only in recent
years have the other parts of the
South come into favor.
The Carolina hills have none of the
brilliant coloring of the tropical South,
but they have Il pleasantly mild win
ter, with now and then touch of
snow, and climate which is always
dry because the sands act like an
enormous blotting paper to absorb
every drop of moisture.
The country is one of pine-grown
uplands and narrow valleys where
sweet gum and holly are green all the
year around. There are thousands of
quail and endless reaches of unfenced
upland across which your dogs may
range. Foxes are abundant and fol-
lowing the hounds is a standard sport
among both the natives and the Wis
itors from the North. Neither are
these latter insensible TO the. thrills of
that ancient Southern sport-night
hunting for coon and 'possum.
The latest sport which enterprising
visiting sportsmen have introduced in
the South is canoeing. For some rea'
son this delightful adventure Of fol-
lowing woodland streams in n canoe
has been confined to the North. But
during the lost few winters the first
canoes other than native dugOuts have
been launched on the Lumber, the Pee
Dee and other Carolina rivers. The
wanderers have found these wilder
ness streams creeping through cypress
swamps and pine forests where tur-
keys and wild hogs abound, no less
thrilling than the waterways of the
North.