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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-24
No. ). cover the Top
andGiye'EmHell!"
BY Sergeant Alexander McCIintock,
d. c. NJ, S7th Overseas Bait,
Canadian Gren. Guards.
Copyright, 1917, by the Bell Syn


Sergeant McCIintock, aCho has seen
service in France, scds decorated for
brGUeTg, s0Ouaded, i';vGl;ded home and
is nOa0 cndeaUOring to get commission
jR our army. A commission in the Ca
madam army arCdits him If he returns
to join his old command. In the first
and second articles he graphically de-
scribes his training, his trip to France
and the elaborate preparations made
for a bomb raid on the German trenches
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-24

one else's business to pick that man
up. Next, according to the queer psy-
chOlogy of battle, l began to lose my
sensation Of fear and nervousness.
After l saw q second man go down l
gave my attention principally to a con-.
sideratiOn of the irregularities Of the
German parapet ahead Of us. picking
out the spot where we were to enter
the trench, 1t seems silly to say it,
but l seemed to get some sort of salts
faction out of the realization that we
had lost the percentage which we
might be expected to lose going over.
Now, it seemed, the rest Of us were
safe until we should reach the next
phase of our undertaking. l heard di-
rectiOns given, and l gave some my
self. My voice was firm. 1t surprised
me, and l felt almost calm. Our ar
tillery had so torn up the German barb
wire that it gave us no trouble at all.
We walked through it with only few
scratches. When We reached the low,
sandbag parapet of the enemy trench
we tossed in a few bombs and follow
ed them right over as soon as they had
exploded. There wasn't a German in
sight They were all in their dugOuts.
But we knew pretty well where every
dugout was located, and we rushed for
the entrances with our bombs. Every
thing seemed to be going just as we
had expected it to go. Two Germans
ran plump into me as was rounding
a ditch angle with bomb in my hand.
They had their hands up, and each of
them yelled:
Mercy, kameradw
passed them back, to be sent to the
rear, and the man who received them
from me chuckled and told them to
move lively. The German trenches
were practically just as we had ex-
pected to find them, according to our
sample. They were so nearly similar
to the duplicate section in which we
had practiced that we had no trouble
| finding our way in them. 1 was just
thinking that really the only tough
part of the job remaining would be
getting back across No Mans Land
when it seemed that the whole earth
behind me rose in the air. For mo-
ment 1 was stunned and half blinded
by dirt blown into my face When
was able to see I discovered that all
which lay behind me was a mass of
upturned earth and rock, with here
and there a man shaking himself or
scrambling out Of 1t or lying still
Just two minutes after we went into
their trench the Germans had eXplOd-
ed mine under their parapet. 1 have
always believed that in some way or
another they had learned what spot
we were to raid and had prepared for
us. Whether that's true or not, one
thing is certain-that mine blew our
! organization, as we would say in Ken
lucky. "plumb to HI" And it killed
| or disabled more than half of our
party.
Great Confusion.
There was much confusion among
those of us who remained on our feet
/ Some one gave an order to retire. and
iomt one countermanded it. More
Germans came out Of their dugouts
| put instead of surrendering as per our
| sriginal schedule they threw bombs
| among U.s. v became apparent that
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-24
We Were Crawling About on All Fours.

We Were Crawling About on All Fours
was sort of subconsciOus, mechanical
confidence in our undertaking, which
was a 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
imply could not have left the shelter
ind faced what was before us.
An intensified bOmbardment from
our guns began just as soon as We
rad climbed lover the top" and were
lining up for the journey across. "Iin-
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-24

When a girl sits down to dinner
and tackles a juicy steak smothered
in onions it's sign she isn't worry
ing over love affairs.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-24

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. hand grenades, weighing from q
pound and five ounces to a 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
four second fuse going. One of these
grenades will clean out anything liv-
ing in ten foot trench section. It
will also kill the man who Is throwing
1t IL he holds 1t more than four Sec
Onds after he has pulled the pin. The
third man of each ten was an expert
bomb thrower, equipped as lightly as
possible to give him freedom Of ac-
ton. He carried a few bombs himself,
but the main supply was carried by
the fourth man, who was not to throw
any unless the third man became a
casualty, in which case No. 4 was to
take his place The third man also
carried knob kerrie heavy bludgeon
to be used in whacking an enemy over
the head. Ours were made by fasten-
ing heavy steel nuts on stout stick
of wood, very businesslike contri-
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 dugouts and later, If necessary, In
covering our retreat, and also fumite
bombs. The latter are very dangerous
to handle. They contain a mixture of
petrol and PHOSPHORUS and weigh
three pounds each. On exploding they
release a liquid fire which will burn
through steel.
The fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
in line were called utility men. They
! were TO take the places of any of the
| first four who might become casual
ties. In addition they carried two
Stokes gun bombs each. These weigh
nine pounds apiece, have six second
| fuses and can be used in wrecking
| were sappers, carrying slabs of gun
| cotton and several hundred yards of
instantaneous fuse. This explosive is
used in demOlishing machine gun en-
placements and mine saps The sap
perS were to lay their charges while
We wore at work in the trenches and
| explode them as soon as our party was
| far enough out on the return journey
10 be safe from this danger. In addi-
ton 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
| that might go 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 a relay call across
| No Mans Land at ten PAGES interval,
making a chain to show us our way
back, to assist the wounded and, In
case of opportunity or necessity, to re-
enforce U.s. They were ordered not to
leave their positions when we began
to come 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, 80
that they would be familiar with the
trench section which we were to raid.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-24
The Raid and It's Result.

There were two things which made
it possible for our raiding party to get
started across No Mans Land. One
was the momentary quickening of the
blood which follows a big and unac-
customed dose of rum, and the other
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-24
Scrap Iron Wanted.

/ am paying fifty cents per hundred
for all kinds Of scrap iron. Not less
than 1000 pounds. This material can
be weighed at any city scales. This 4
to be relivered to the cars on the Lou
isville & Nashville tracks, opposit
the freight depot.
Cali us over the Cumberland 'phon
347-J.
MAX MUNICH.
Eighth Street. Paris. Ky.
(oct30-1yT)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-24
For Rent.

Beautiful brick cottage on High
street. All modern improvements.
Apply to
(20-)3t) THE FAIR
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-24
For Sale.

Several used automobiles. These
cars are all in good condition and can
be bought right for cash.
DICKERSON & DOUGLAS GARAGE.
(3-tf)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-24
No. 4.-Shifted to the Somme.

Sergeant McClintoclz takes part In the
greatest of all battles and tells of the
hell Of it. The front in Belgium was
really a rest sector in comparison with
it" he says. The extensive preparations
of the allies for open warfare afterward
abandoned because of the failure Of ex-
pected deyenr,ar~ts.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-24
LOST.

AT the l.. & N. Tenth Street pas
senger station in Paris, or. on the
streets of Paris, silver mesh bag
containing two tickets to Maysville,
a ring, a photo of a young girl, and
~ In currency. Finder please return
to this office and receive reward.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-24

The fourth article Of this remarka BILE
personal narrative will appear soon. 1t
is entitled:
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-24
Great Confusion.

There was much confusion among
those of us who remained on our feet
Some one gave an order to retire, and
somt, one countermanded it. More
Germans came out Of their dugouts,
put instead Of surrendering as per our
sriginal schedule they threw bombs
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-24

or In an advanced trench with bombs
under them. In several cases men
looking for souvenirs suddenly became
mere memories themselves. -
In several raids when bombing was
new the Canadians worked a trick on
the Germans with extensively fatal eff
feet. They tossed bombs into the
attached. To the Germans they looked
just like the other bombs we had been
using, and, in fact, they were-all but
the fuses. Instead of having failed
to continue burning, as the Germans
thought, those fuses had never been
lighted. They were instantaneous fuses
The ignition spark will travel through
an instantaneous fuse at the rate of
thirty yards second. A German would
pick up one of these bombs, select the
spot where he intended to blow up a
few of us with our own ammonia and
then light the fuse. After that there
had to be a new man in his place.
The bomb would explode instantly the
long fuse was ignited
The next day when 1 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 made a remark
rejecting on the BRIDE" l replied.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-22
The War Today

The engagement between the
French and the Germans which
was opened Wednesday by a GER
man attack near Yauxaill0n,
southeast Of Laon If being con-
finued spiritedly by the artillery,
the infantry fighting having tenn
porariiv died down.
Paris today reports an extern
sion Of the artillery duel east
ward from YauxaiIlOn. IT was
last night along a front Of approx
imafely ten miles as far as the
vicinity of Braye- En-La0nnOis,
reaching what the official report
characterized as ~extreme iil-
fensity.7
The Infantry battle, after inf.
tiai successes for the German
crown prince, came to a halt after
his troops had lost virtually
everything they had gained. Only
one small salient remained 10 the
Germans. Resumption Of attacks
by one side or the other, and
along a much wider front, ap-
pears an early probability.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-22
STEAMER
SENDS U-BOAT DOWN
Man S Wife
and Shoots Self
for LoUe OF Him

Waulxe=hs wis June Miss
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yesterday sA2s anu hil4ea MIS- teop-
ertss wife Of David Roberts. former
state veterinarian. and then tried to
r..77 r----r7 s.- --.-.z...-- 4---. 7,.-r7---
ih}o aeF 1oaFf prooa2ly Will recover
physicians said today.
Dr. Roberts who arrived a+ the
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LaaR WnF she haa Nltiea ms "1fe
0lah intend To- b0t gust lost my
mead Wneu saa sara Co3lan nave
you" she replied
l2 lr 4 T. Davies and Ghlef n
Police Mckay who has Feen sum
moned after the shooting, Miss Lusk
said:
am sorry for Mrs, Roberts ]
hope my wounds are fatal never
Thought J could do il. I loved DIR. Rob
erts and want him now and always.
Mrs. Roberts went to tba home of
Miss Eiauei Mills where Miss Iusk
lived to keep an appointment with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-22
LOWDEN VET0ES
INSURANCE BILL
Measure Would Permit Companies to
Organize to Issue Blanket Pole
cies-05hers Approved.

Springfield. H.. June Senator
Roos' Bill PERMITTING Insurance com
panles 10 organize for the purpose Of
issuing blanket policies covering death
by accident. bodily injury and health
of persons injured ANA providing g
burial expense amount Of $l5o was We
toed by Governor LoWden TODAY. Con
troll Of companies was placed with the
department of trade and commerce.
Senate bin Az, lDenvirl was per
mitted TO become q law without the
governors signature. The bill pro.
poses q pension fund for house Of cor
rectfou employees in Chicago,
Bills approved by the governor t9-
day follow
s b. asa baldwin, making it q
criminal offcnse to swear TIC. q false
schedule in giving surety on BAH er
court bonds.
S. b 574 GWendtdng) providing
penftenttarv sentence Of from one to
ten years for attempting to obtain
credit through confidence game.
S. n. Coz 6CIHa} providing that no
suit shall he instituted 10 entojn the
disbursement Of public moneys except
under certain restrictions tThis is
intended 10 prevent such suits as the
Fergus Injunction proceedings
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-22
FOUR KILLED BY
CRAzED WORKER
Farm Hand Believed to Be Demen1ed
Commits Quadruple Murder In
New York State.

WATERFOWL, X Y. June pas the
result of an outbreak ON the part Of
Frank briggs. q farm hand who IL be
Leyed 10 he dementcd. four persons
are dead today at the Buck farm near
Stockholm, St Lawrence county. The
tragedy occurred last night, briggs
using a rife in his muTderous attack.
The victims were Henry Ladue, as
his brother. James Ladue as Mrs.
Josephine Rogers. 40. sister Of the
Ladue brothers, and DIT Theron Jen-
kias Of Brasher Falls. who had been
called to the house TO administer TO
briggs professionally
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-22

Amsterdam. June 22,-Count
Henry CIam-Martinie, premier Of
che Austrian cabinet which recent
~ resigned. has failed i'm his at
Tempt H. reconstruct the minis
try.
Malmo. Sweden, June 22.-Trav-
eiers arriving from Stettin report
hunger riots in that city, mainly
hy women and children Troops
were called ont 10 quell the dis
turbaRces.
A Pacific Port, June ga rus
manian commission 10 the United
states arrived here today.
Amsterdam. June % BBda-
pest dispatch says the Hungarian
minister of justice has told the
Budapest press association that he
intends to reform the press Law
and remove the censorship, as lar
a. practical
Washington. June Subserip-
tiens 10 Tie Liberty loan have sur
passed the highest estimate Of the
treasury officials and exceeds
$4,000, 000, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-22
9,649,938 TOTAL
OF REGISTRATION
Final Figures Announced Draft Reg
uIations to be Ready fer Publi-
cation July ].

Washington. June 81 Following re-
cefpt of war registration returns from
Wyoming and Kentucky, making the
nations final total 9.649936. Provost
Marshal General Crowder announced
today that draft regulations VIII be
ready for publication July +. two
months before the first call to the
coEors- Details of the machinery gov
eruing exemption boards we're not
disclosed
I'm addition 70 the regularly tabu-
lated totals. 6001 Indians Of eligible
age we're enrolled Making allow
ances for the SOC GOO or more men al
ready iu military or naval service, not
required TO register, the provost mar
shaI generals Office figured the cen
sus bureau estimate OF l0.275s6U4 eligi-
blea as approximately correct.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-22
FRENCHH0LD
Line BEFORE
ENEMY DRIVE


Paris. June 22-Af5cr violent ar
uIlery preparation last evening the
Germans attacked the Teton height
TodaFs official statement saws they
penetrated advanced French posts but
were elected after sharp lighting.
The statement follows:
south OF La Fere we penetrated the
German lines in the region OF Beautor
and brought back prisoners,
The artillery lighting was con
trnued east Of Nauxaiil0n and was ex-
tended during the night south of
Filain and north of Brage- En-Laou-
uois. where it attained extreme inten-
s5tv
in Champagne at II O'Clock last
night after severe artillery prepare
ton the Germans attacked our
trenches on Teton height and east of
this position ON q front Of 400 metres.
The enemy succeeded in penetrating
advanced positions but was driven out
after a spirited engagement. We re-
gained all our positions.
Rome. June Successes for the
italians in both the Dolomites region
and on the Carso plateau are re
ported in an official statement issued
by the Italian war Office today.
British Made Raids.
London. June 22-"We made sue
cezsful raids last night southeast OF
Queant ana In the neighborhood OF
Neuve ChaooiIe and Armeutieres
saws todays official statement. Cas-
uaHties were inflicted on the enemy
and we secured prisoners
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-22
THANKS FOR REST,
IT HELPED A LOT,
ENEMY TELLS RUSS

Petrazrad. June 22-AlonE the
Russian northern front south or
Su0rEou. German a3rplanes have
cropped leaflets which read:
Thanks for the long rest which
determination enabled Us 70 transfer
troops to the western front 10 hold Up
1ae attack Of the English aod French
Ao~ enough are transferred We are
going 10 tight and will fire On lrarer-
aizeTS."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-22
nRnEnEn - MnRTIIKE.

Chicago. june 22.-0rders 20 moDli-
lie were received early today by Cap
tain G. C. Saner Of Company A. IlH-
uofs engineers The orders came from
Washington and no further details
were made known. The company has
been liz training on the municipal pier.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-22
FLOUR CONTINUES SLUMP.

Minneapolis, June 22-Flour was 80
cents lower today. Fancy patents
were quoted at s13-25, first clears at
$3.50 and other grades at $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-22
TARoR sTPPLY BETTE r.

Washington, June 22---C commission
er General Caminet1i, Of the Imnlgra-
tloa bureau, who has just returned
fron7 trip through the middle west
~annrfs an Improvement in the labor
sunplv with no unusual lack OF men
for farm work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-22
YANKF0RCES
HELP ALLIES
INHOSPITALS
American Physicians and
Nurses Take Over Work
at Field in France.

British headquarters In France.
June 22-tBv the Associated PTess7
Quietly and with very little eere-
moay So as To escape practically aiI
but official attention American doc
tors. nurses and enlisted men have
within the last fortnight taken over
six of the British great general field
hospitals releasing the English STATS
for duty near the front American
surgeons have been rendering val
liable aid also in the forward casualty
clearing stations during the battle
Of A1essines. This has been the quick
est organized aid the United States
has given British arms i'm France and
has been greatly appreciated
Americans Impressed.
The Americans have been much i'm
pressed bv the cordially Of their vel
come as well as by the thor0ughuess
and effectiveness of the British hos
pitaE system So smoothly have the
transfers been made that the Amer
leans have taken mp their new work
without moments upset 5n tho rou-
tine of the various hospitals The
stars and stripes fv with the British
union jack from each hospital nag
staff
The British selected their hOspita!
sites with the greatest care and have
developed them with 8 completeness
that has come from nearly three
years field experience Some Of the
general hospitals are made up eff
tented wards accommodating forty 10
sixty beds each Others are con
structad Of series OF huts Both
STYLES are models of field comfort and
convenience. The operating theatres
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-22
British Made Raids.
GET HAUL
AT BLOOMINGTON

Bloomington, Ill. June 22-Rob
bers last night entered The home Of ". +
S Hnkle of Normal securing $4,000
worth Of diamonds and iewelry. The
robbers escaped The discovery was
not made until this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-22
WILL. ALLOW
FAIR PROFIT
BUTN0 MORE
IF Producers and Manufac-
turers Fail to Meet De
mand They Lose Plants.

Washington. June 22.-The fed
eral irade commission VIII be
asked s0on by Chairman Denman
81 the shipping hoard TO fix q uni
form price for steel and steel prod
Uofs for all industries throughout
the country.
The commission viii he asked 10
name q fair price which will afford
the producers a fair profit not
only an steel but Oh pig iron, iron
ore and every other material en-
tering into the manufacture Of
steel.
The method of procedure viii he for
the commission TO suggest to all iron
and steel manufacturers and produc-
ers that they unite and name a price
themselves subject to the commissioner
approval. Should they decline to adopt
This course the government has power
to commander the plants.
May Squeeze Others.
With the government obtaining IT'S
steel for the proposed feet of ocean
going vessels at eomp aratvely low
price jt lis feared that unless some re-
strietive action be taken the price Of
steel and iron 10 other industries viii
attain unheard OF levels within a short
time
That. 81 is pointed out, might be
brought about by the natural law Of
supply and demand as the govern
mems requirements Hhen allied would
leave an inadequate supply for other
industries.
Can Act Quickly.
The plan has been brought infor-
maIy to the attention Of the commits
sion and Of the iron and steel produc-
ers and the commission IS IN posi-
Hou TO act upon the request within
comparatively short time.
TIE present program calls for the
fixing of prices Of all grades and KINGS
Of steel and iron. including structural
steel. steel plates and pig iron, both
foundry and basic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-22
blocking Traffic,

At police headquarters the two ban
ner bearers were informed that they
rad been arrested Cor blocking traffic
and unlawful assemhlage. They we're
released on their own recogn!zance
ana no date was SET for trial u de-
veIoped that the suffragists took their
banners out again today under advice
Of council. bur that they had sprung
surprise on the police.