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United States the men were allowed freely
10 roam about the railway stations when the
train stopped, as it frequently did, yet there
vas not single case of drunkenness, though
the regiment had just said goodby to its
friends and was under the excitement OF
he approaching campaign. The train passed
through dry" states and wet" states, but
the wet states were just as dry as the dry, so
far as that regiment was concerned. The
present writer remarked on the exemplary
behavior of the men under so little con-
trol-to him an astonishing phenomenon
and one of the officers said to him: "Our
srmy is only about $4,000 strong, but you
must remember that it is chosen from the
best The men are decently paid and well
treated, and they are expected to produce
.eferences when they offer themselves TO
show that they are worthy Of being IN the
army. Why, | expect you would fnd that
YOU could take any man out of this regiment
and safely make him a cashier in bank"
OF course, in the Cuban campaign there
,,as great deal of mudde; the commits
sariat services broke down; the army was
i'll equipped; the medical service was made
auate; the artillery was armed with poor
guns and old-fashioned black powder. which
at once obscured the vision and revealed the
position of the batteries with clouds Of
smoke. But the greater part of the failure
was due to intrusting the improvisation Of
machinery to men with political pull
The American regulars were in themselves
splendid types of professional soldiers, keen,
m Oldest and brave.
When they come over any one here or in
France who expects to see kind of Wild
West circus will receive the surprise of his
life And surprise will change to gratitude
snd admiration when the Allies have expert
enced the genius of the American regular for
good fellowship and loyalty in the field
America was never before so ardently
appreciated abroad.
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that IL was then in the press and would
soon be given to the public.
Naturally we were deeply interested; above
all. | desired to see the board operate, espc-
cially as it was the first time | had been given
the opportunity of investigating it.
Mrs Hutchings and Mrs. Hays placed them
selves opposite each other at the sides Of the
board; Mr. Hutchings took notes of each
letter as il was indicated while Mr.. Hotchner
and | sat at the ends Of the board, a little
distance from IT. "a Kabalst might fnd
some unusual significance in numbers, the
names of all present beginning with H.
After few moments the indicator moved
on the board and some general remarks were
made hImorously about being on his good
behavior in the presence of company. NJ
question was asked. and he continued q
quote from Mr.. Hutchings's record:
Board-Old Mark was studying isms fol
years. The problem Of the hereafter was as
much 10 him TO any one. First appealed
the old doctrine-when you sleep long
enough, st. Peter blows a horn and you ge'
up. But that seemed long shot, so / stud
led the -and-wings idea but | coulc
never play anything harmonious, and when
drew a picture Of Mark Twain with two sill
yer wings and harp, Livy (hs wife
laughed Your face doesn't look right" she
said
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feated combatant was expected to expose his
throat to the sword of the victor, and anV
shrinking on his part caused the arena to
ring with the angry shouts OF the thousands
of spectators Receive the steel! BY all
accounts. the Germans have dislike OF the
bayonet They might well be paralyzed' IN
deed, at the affrighting spectacle OF that thin
line OF cold steel welded by furious IRISH
man: but if the bayonet were in the hands
Of soldier of any Of the other British ma
tionalities his cry TO the German that recolled
from its thrust would probably be Receive
the STEEL" expressed in the rudest ana
toughest native idiom.
The way of the Irish at Ginchy was diner
ent: and perhaps the remuneration of their
revenpe was not the least magnificent act Of
glorious day.
III we Drained them on the spot who could
blame us? Tis ourselves that would think II
no sin if it was done by any one else SAID
a private of the Dublin Fusiliers. Let me
tell YOU" he went on, what happened to
myself. As | raced across the open with
my comrades, jumping in and out of she'll
holes. and the bullets flying thick around US,
LAYING many fine boy low, said to myself:
This is going TO be fight to the last gasp
for those of us that get to the Germans
"As came near to the trenches ! picked
man out for myself. Straight in front OF
me he was, leaning out Of the trench, and
he with rife firing away at us as If we were
rabbits.
81 made for him with my bayonet ready, de-
termined to give him what he deserved, when
what do you think didn't he notice me
and what was up to! Dropping his rife
he raised himself up in the trench and
stretched out his hands toward me- What
could you do in that case but what ! did
Sure. YOU wouldn't have the heart TO strike
him down, even if he were to kill you.
81 caught sight of his eyes, and there was
such a frightened and pleading look IN them
that at once lowered my rife and took him
by the hand, saying, You're my prisoner
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when yere licked Put that in yer pipes
and smoke it.'
The two names for the Germans in use
among the Irish troops are "Gerrys' and "a
corruption of the French "Allemand' for
German "Alleymans."
Once when the Irish Guards were in the
firing line they could see, by means of a
mirror stuck up on the parados Cthe earth
elevation rearward of the trench big, fat,
elderly German soldier, with a thick gray
mustache, frequently pottering about the
German trenches He took the fancy of the
Irish. for the reason that he appeared TO
them to be typicaly German. They could
have shot him had they chosen; but they
preferred to make pet of him. and every
time he appeared they shouted together,
Good man, Alleyman'; so that he soon came
to know the greeting and would bow his head
with a smile toward the British lines.
A day came when there was no ALLEY
man." and the Irish Guards began to fear
that some harm had befallen him. Maybe
some bla guard of a sniper in another part
of the lines has shot the dacent man. they
said
Then it struck them 10 try whether loud
call for their favorite would bring him again
into view They raised shout in unison Of
1--WE -want-Alleyman," and in about five
minutes the rotund figure of the German ap-
peared on the top of the parapet, smilingly
bowling his acknowledgment of the great
honor done him by his friends, the enemy.
Great was the relief of the Irish Guards, and
they raised joyful cry of Good man, Alley
man"
Brief informal truces are not infrequently
come to between the opposing forces at par
ticular sections of the lines, so that one or
other, or both, may bring in, after raid,
their wounded and their slain. One Of the
most uplifting stories have heard was told
me by captain of the Royal Irish Fusiliers.
Out there in front of the trench held by
his company lay figure in khaki writing In
pain and waling for help. "Will no one
come to me ?" he cried, in voice broken with
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He Might
Return
A Donkey!

But I studied the cults of all lands, and
transmigration Of souls appealed TO me most.
| said would like TO come back TO earth as
good little donkey so might Craze hap
PLY on some sunny slope, Italy preferred
and little children would love and pet mo,
and the old glance tolerantly. Now and then
! would raise my voice and laugh But. alas.
when ! found that was apt to return as a
laughing jackass or hyena, or mayhap q
tree toad or locust, turned my faith from
transmigraton.
I want to finish that which God gave me
to do. For long years | worked for neces-
sitys sake; then, with prosperity, ] loafed.
Age came, my muscles tired. my legs bent
under mo, and began to forget Then
knew that | would soon follow others who
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Often an
| Alien Soul
Slips In

Does j. (reincarnation) not prove "'."
Look into any generation Of a family, W
doe. not produce like. but the soul "'s
family feeling and longs to reproduce any,. ~
its own. So the grandson may reprodue'
sreat-grandfather. often an alien SOU '"r.
into a family, bringing honor or d's"V".'
Thus, great men come from humble NUM-.
and environment matters not 80 does
rake defilc that family whose every '"
roul was great The ancients knew ]"
we arc but babes beside their knowldSe n
may be ques,ioned; but when all the '''.
Of Egypt is read, we shall stand ssn'"..
Inside the wrsppings OF mu""'
sleep the memories of our forebesrs
regret that great deal OF what was
is Of such a personal nature that I" e.. s.,
be made public. but | should'like TO ACC w.
Mr.. Hotchner and | are convinced that -
Twain is truly endesvorinS to write 49,,
in the manner described. The ins'ru"s
he has chosen for its medium are o. N
quality, devoted and sincere; so0''
strictly conscientious.
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By Aid of
Extended
Vision

Note By Mrs. Hutchings-We stopped
long enough to tell Mr. and Mrs. Hotchner
of the beginning and development of our
work, and to discuss the mystery of the
transmission Mrs. Hotchner had known
Mark Twain personally, so she easily rec
ognized him by aid of the extended vision.
Mrs. Hotchner-I see Mark Twain now
He leans against Mrs Hays's left shoulder
Board-I like the cyesight that sees life in
Old Mark, even when his soul is naked and
bit shocking to doubters.
Mrs. Hotchner-Your soul can be seen
naked by anybody and need not be ashamed
Board-I heard you talk last night Ia pub
lie lecture given by Mrs. Hotchner). | went
with my "office force because thought it
was good for them to be there" as the old
Nethodists used to say. And although Mark
Twain was not a prophet on earth. and has
no reputation as a prophet in heaven, he
knows that the friendship Of this afternoon
IS only 4 primer to the education of years
that will follow.
Note by Mrs. Hutchings-Mrs. Hotch-
ner then told of her first meeting with Mr.
Clemens, on the day of her graduation, when
he presented the diplomas and expressed a
desire TO the principal TO be permitted IL
Kiss each graduate.
Bodrd-Say, | remember that didn't want
to kiss the principal. She couldn't help her
FACET was built on her, and she could no.
remove it; but, as kindhearted people say,
- hod haa Uhat uoulfifude of
SINS OF beauty is hidden by that remark! But
how you girls blossomed forth from that
sombre background. Long since she plays
her part again. either on fields Of glory or
reincarnatcd again. hope that she chose .
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a y INTERCHANGE OF
n CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

Amenities between combatants are very
ancient: the Greeks and TroJans used to ex'
change presents and courtesies in the inter
walls of fighting, and the early stages OF this
war seemed to afford promise that they
would be revived. The fraternizing Of tn
British and Germans at their first Christmas
under arms, in 1914, will, perhaps, always be
accounted as the most curious episode of the
war.
The influence of the great Christian festi,
al led 70 a suspension of hostilties along
he lines. and the men each side seized
he opportunity to satisfy their natural
.uliosity TO see something more of each other
han through the smoke of battle with deadly
Weapons in their hands and hatred in their
YES Each side had taken prisoners; but
risoners are "out of it," and therefore re-
duced to the level Of non-combatants. The
foeman in being appears in a very diferen,
light. He has the power to strike. foI
NAV have to kill him. or you may be killed
bv him SO the British and the Germans, i'm
PEELED in the main by common feeling of
inouisitiveness. met together between the
lines in No Mans Land. There was some
amicable conversation where they could make
themselves understood to each other which
happened when German was found who
could speak a little English Cigarettes and
tunic buttons were freely exchanged. But
for the most part, British and Germans
stood with arms folded across their breasts
and stared at each other with kind of dread
fascination.
1t never happened again. How could It
possibly be repeated?
The introduction into the conflict by the
Germans in high command of the barbaric
elements of "frghtfulness,' hitherto con-
fined to savage tribes at war; their use OF
such devilish inventions as poison gas and
LIQUID fire. their belief only in brute
strength and, as regards the common German
soldiers, the native lowness Of morality
shown by so many of them their apparent
insensitiveness to ordinary humane instincts,
inevitably tended to harden and embitter
their adversaries against them. Even so,
British feeling is extraordinarily devoid OF
vindictiveness.
The Germans in the mass, are regarded as
having been dehumanized and transformed
into a process of ruthless destruction. In any
case, they are the enemy. As such, there is
satisfaction-nay, a positive delight-in
sweeping them out of existence. That is
war But against the German soldier indi-
vidually it may be said that, on the whole.
there is no rancor.
In fact, British soldiers have a curiousy de-
tached and generous way of regarding their
country's enemies When the German soldier
is taken prisoner or picked up wounded the
British soldier is disposed, as a hundred
thousand instances show, to treat him as a
pal" to divide his food and share his cigar
cites with him as he passes to the base.
In the gladiatorial fights for the entertain
ment Of the people in ancient Rome the de-
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REPRESENTATIVE British pub

a hEfhESEN la LIVE pii'i0 P
~ LEGATION, THE Spectator" ex-
presses unalloyed satisfaction in
our decision to send an army to France as
soon as possible. This organ states;
President Wilson, having made up his mind
that war was the only way OF salvation for
rad followed and marked all the lessons
which the Allies have learned through very
painful experience. II is evident that he be-
lieves that a method of carrying on war
with less than your whole strength is the
the most cruel that can be devised. He wise
~ means to keep clear Of that method OBJ
servers here are impressed by the fact that
he is doing nothing slowly. and nothing by
halves. This decision to send an expedition
airy force without delay is probably one of
the wisest Of his many recent acts Of fore
night and resolution. The display of the
American flag and the American uniform on
the Western front will be pledge and a
stimulus Of moral value out Of all proper
tion to the number Of troops sent. There are
many possible lines Of criticism Of the Pres
ident's decision. but we feel that the ROOF
Of his personal enthusiasm. of his anxiety
"a be "in II up to the neck" at the earliest
moment, will turn out TO be OF vast and de-
terminng importance
II has been said that the American regu-
lars are the only men who can adequately
:rain the new armies OF American recruits,
and that therefore they ought ali 70 be kept
IN the United States till the new soldiers
have learned enough 20 be independent But
we suspect that Mr.. Wilson has a much more
eogent argument than that. He probably
considers that nothing but the best training
Is good enough for the new armies, and that
rhe best training can be given only by those
who have taken part in the unprecedented
warfare Of the Western front. We are writ
ing quite without evidence on this subject
bat We hope that the sending OF division OF
.sRuisrs 70 France means that the Amer
can military authorities recognize that as
xosny Of their men az possible must be taught
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is a great regeneration atwork
among the searchers Of the occult.
u 81 CrooEac

among the searchers Of the occult
u With Sr William Crookes avow-
ing the possibility of communication be-
tween this world and the next; with Sir
Oliver Lodge proclaiming chow he became
convinced of the survival of the dead
with Mrs. Besant asserting that there are
millions of dead longing to come into
touch with the loved ones on earth,
energies now the startling announcement
that the celebrated hunrorist, Mark Twain,
has dictated a new book through the med
iumship of the ouija board.
We have it on the authority Of Marie
| Russak Hotchner. editor Of "The Chan
nell" that this ghost -dictaton was made
to Mrs. Emily Grant Hutchings, of st.
Louis, Mo-, sitting in seance opposite
friend. The writer explains how the mat
ter was first brought to her attention:
In the summer of 1916 received letter
from Mrs. Emily Grant Hutchings, of st.
Louis No, concerning some communications
she had received with friend over the
ouija board. She asked me to come 70 Sec
her. Mr. Hotchner and having occasion to
visit that city some time later, called upon
her, and the outcome of the visit was inter
| csting.
We found Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchings delight
full people Of culture and refinement, and Of
unquestioned honor and sincerity. Shortly
after our arrival Mrs. Hays came in and We
were told that she and Mrs. Hutchings sat
together at the board and had thus receive /
many communications.
Mrs. Hutchings stated frankly that she
simply lent added psychic force, but that she
alone could get no results from the board
together with Mrs. Hays she had received
poems, messages, and finally some very witty
remarks purporting TO come from Mark
Twain. As their style and humor were for
cgn TO any one present, and so truly that of
the famous wit, they felt treasured
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WHAT The SMELL OF
w FRYING BACON WILL DO.

Some of these understandings are come 10
BY sort Of telepathic suggestion inspired
bv the principle of Live and let live how
ever ncongruous that may seem in warfare
As an instance, recuperative work, such as
the bringing I'D of food to the firing lines, is
often allowed TO 90 on in comparative quie-
tude. Neither side cares to stand on guard in
the trenches on an empty stomach. Ofteh'
therefore. firing is almost entirely suspended
in the early hours of the night when it Is
known that ratons are being distributed
That is not the way everywhere and always
A private of the Royal Irish regiment told
me that what he found most aggravating in
the trenches was the fusilading by the Ger
mans when the men were getting ready bit
to eat.
81 SUPPOSE" he remarked, twas the smell
of the frying bacon that put their dandher
up"
But even defensive work has been allowed
70 proceed without interference, when carried
on simultaneously by both sides. Heavy rain,
following hard frost, turned the trenches
in the Ypres district into chaos of ooze and
slime "How deep is it with you!" Ger
man soldier shouted across TO the BLUSH
"Up to our knees, bedad," was the reply.
"You are lucky fellows We're up to our
belts in it, said the German.
Driven to desperation by their hideous dis
comfort the Germans soon after crawled up
on to their parapets, and sat there to dry and
stretch their legs. calling out: "kamerads,
don't shoot; don't shoot, Kamerads' Inc
reply of the Irish was to get out OF their
trenches and do likewise.
On another occasion, in the broad daylight,
,inarmed parties of men on both sides, by
tacit agreement, set about repairing their
respective barbed-wire entanglements. They
were no more than fifteen or twenty yards
apart. The wiring party on the British side
belonged to the Munster Fusiliers Beng
short of mallets, one Of the MINISTERS cooiiy
walked across to the enemy, and said: GOOD
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Conquest

WHITE women in the houses
w And strange men in the street.
Muddy horses in the fields.
Trampling down the wheat.
And so they took the village
Whose men were all away.
Women screamed and soldiers laughed
II was glorious day!
But over on the hillside
Up which the footpath led,
There was town they could not take
The village Of the dead.
HI. W. Holbrook, in The Masses.
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81 don't suppose he understood a word OF
what | said; but he chung to me, crying
'Kamerad! Kamerad' ! was more glad tnan
ever that hadn't the blood of him on my
soul. lis queer thing to say, maybe, OF
man who acted like that; but. all the same
he looked A decent boy. every bit of him.
81 suppose the truth of it is this; We
soldiers on both sides have to 60 through
such terrible experiences that there is no
accounting for how we may behave. We might
he devils all out in the morning and saints
no less in the evening.
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pageantry," writes Mr.
Stephen Stapleton in The Contemporary
Review" 1T is bloody, ugly and horrible
Yet romance is not dead. IL still survives
radiant end glowing, in the heroic achieve
ments of our soldiers and in the tender
fancies of their hearts
And this writer presents very vividly
some of the manifestations OF this undi
minished spirit of romance-strange anc
haunting interchanges of sentiment be-
tween the war-locked trenches:
In the trenches one evening battalion OF
the Leinster Regiment held a "kailee'
(ceilidh). or Irish s;ng-song, at which there
was a spirited rendering OF the humorous old
ballad. Brian OLynn," sung TO an '"fec-
tiously rolicking tune. The opening vers
runs:
"Brian OLynn had no breeches to wear,
So he bought sheepskin to make him a PAIR
with the woolly side out and the skinny
side in,
FAX, It's pleasant and cool, says Brian
OLynn."
The swing of the tune took the fancy 0
the Germans in their trenches. less than hfty
wards away With a "rumty- tum-tumty-
tum-tumty-tum- tum," they loudly humme 1
the air of the end of each verse, all unknow-
ing that the Leinsters. singing at the top Of
their voices, gave the words a topical appli-
cation:
"'with the wooly side out and the skinny
side in,
Sure we'll wallop the Gerrys.' said Brian
OLynn."
Hearty bursts of laughter and cheers arose
from both trenches at the conclusion OF the
song. II seemed as if the combatants gladly
awaited themselves of this chance opportunity
of becoming united again in the common
brotherhood of man. even for but a fleeing
moment, by the spirit Of good humor and
hilarity.
A young English officer of a different
battalion of the same Leinster Regiment tells
of more curious incident still, which like
wise led to a brief cessation of hostilites
Two privates in his company had quarrel IN
the trenches. and nothing would do them but
to fight it out on No Mans Land. The Ger
mans were most appreciative and accommo-
dating Not only did they not modest the
pugilists, but they cheered them, and actually
fred the contents of their rifles in the air
by way of a salute. The European War was,
in fact, suspended in that particular section
of the lines while two lrishmen settled their
own little differences by contest of fists.
"who will now say the Germans are not
sportsmen?" was the comment Of the young
English officer.
There is, however, another, and perhaps :,
shrewder view of the episode. II was taken
BY sergeant of the company.
"Yerra come down out of that, We pair OF
born FOOLS" he called out to the fighters. "lf
We had only glimmer OF sense, ye'd see Sc
We would that tits playing the Gerrys game
We are Sure, there's nothing they'd like bet
ter than to see us all knocking blazes out
of each other
But as regards the moral pointed by the
officer there must be, OF course many
"sportsmen" among the millions of German
soldiers though the opinion widely prevail