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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04

The general primary for ih'
lection Of congressman has beef
set for September 10Th, and it /!
believed it will be fair sailing fol
! Al the present incumbents excep
liza the Sixth and Fourth districts
/ where lively AID possibly spectac-
ular contests are expected. The
present outlook is:
First District Etopi.
nal, st. Bernard.
Second District-H. Garland
Dupre, New Orleans.
Third District-W. P. Martin,
Thebodaux.
Fourth DISTRICT. N. Sandlen
will oppose j. I. Watkins.
Fifth Dlstrict-R. j. Wilson,
Harrisonburg.
Sixth District-C. J. Schwing
will oppose j. Y. Sanders.
Seventh Distriet-L. Lazaro,
Washington. 80
Eighth District B. Aswell,
Natchitoches.
In Senatorial circles, Ed. j.
Gay Of Iberville, w. j. Burke of
New Iberia, L. E. Hall of New
Orleans, and John II. Oyerton Of
Alexandria, are among tie many
mentioned who will be in the race
while j. 4. Roak IF Lcesyilie, will
oppose B. A. Bridges as Railroad
Commissioner.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04

Have you thought of your
wood supply for next winter
You had better get busy-o1
he Preside may be uncotn-
fortablel-H. A, Cook, Local
Fuel Administrators.
Natchltoches will hold her par
ish fair on October 1913, when
every effort will be made to hive
it the success that former prish
fairs were. The executive Gem
mit5ee in charge is Judge w T.
Cunningham. w. G. Abbott, J. l..
Clanton, W. Ii. Airey aid j. b.
Pratt
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04

The committee of scientists tina;
tested the mysterious engine,
which its inventor claimed would
lake power out of the air to run
anything from airpIane to battle
ship, returned an unfavorabIe re.
port to the Interior Department.
announcing that it did not be
tleve, after a fiYe-holrs test, that
The principles were sound or de-
vices operative, or that they-couid
result in practical developm mt Of
free energy. So the long aited,
muchl, -heralded ''Garabedn is a
failure.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04

For the military relief work
that will be carried on when need
ed under the supervision of the
Home Service Committee, the fol-
lowing were appointed at a meet
ing held last Wednesday night:
Military Relief-Dr. j. w.
Cockelman.
Canteen Service-Dr. j. w
McCook.
Automobile Corps-Mrs. Edna
Macoomb. =
First Aid to Men in Draft-Dr.
NJ. H.. Phelps.
While DR.. Reed is chairman of
the committee to secure nurses for
Red Cross work.
The regular midsummer meet
ing of the Police Jury and School !
Board have attracted many visit
ors to town. who have business
before both bodies.
TIE annual election of officers Of |
the first named body took place
when the same were reelected to
serve another year.
j. F. Salter--President.
Miss Addie Tauzin-Secy.
r. j. Phillips-Treasurer
Enterprise and Times, official
organs.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04

The vice premier minister in
Kereasky's cabinet, who escaped
from prison recently and reached
America via Siberia, says the
Russians consider the United
States ''our greatest and truest
friend, 7 and that the increasing
American army is unique in the
history of humanity" and his
opinion. as to the future is alto
gesher antagonistic to claims of
the friends of the Soyiets.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04

Our congressman objects TO a.
summer recess, as he thinks it is
the duty of Congress to remain In
session so as to be able to meet
promptly ard efficiently any e-ner-
aency that may arise in the APP
; preaching war crisis. And h. is
right. Us important matters ar e
likely to cone up at any TIM, and
i5 Is the dlsy of our representa-
tives to be on hand prepared 10
meet them.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04
Marketing Fiogs.

Beats duying them. Steve Hoo
yer. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. writes:
Commenced feeding my herd of
about 100 hogs B. A. Thomas Hog
Powder over two months ago.
Fifty were sick and off feed. Near
by herds had cholera. / did not
lose one; they are well and grow
ing fast. 7
LEOPOLD LEVY.
Natchitoches, La.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04

If you can't fight, you can work
and help support the fighters and
lend all the money possible to your
government. There are only two
attitudes possible for loyal Amer
icanS-FIGHT or SUPPORT the
FIGHTERS.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04

this price you can readily see it is
a cCd money crop. Would be
gltd to lear from any planters
" ho will raise sweet potatoes for
market.
DE SOTO PoTATo CURING PLANT.
n. W. Williams, Owner,
Mansfield, La.
June 20, It
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04

In anS comprehensive plan for
the betterInent of country life,
good roads will prove a powerful
aud necessary auxiliary, and we
are all becoming educated at last
to the economics waste of bad
roads.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04

The Camp Fire girls had their
first big outing this season on
Wednesday, when their kind and
eycr-thoughtful guardian. Mrs.
Sam Aaron, took them to Grande
Ecore, where they had lovely
time on the Bluff.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04
w.

A Kansas lady says the only
true fish story of record may be
found in the Bible. 1t Is: Master.
we have lished all night and caught
nothing"
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04
w. SIS.

Two armies are necessary to
achieve victory: one that fights
and one that saves, and every true
American is member of one or
the other.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04
Commissioner

One Of the most impressive
demonstrations ever seen in the
French Chamber of Deputies took
place there the other day IN Paris,
when all party lines were objiter
ated, and it was unanimously de-
cided that the Fourth of July
would lie regarded hereafter as
az legal French holiday Cheers
and shouts ot enthusiasm greeted
tljsa announcement to the public.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04

Ii you want to help The Kaiser
win the war, very effective way
Is to delay ordering your coal now
or laying asids Eood fuel re-
serve.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04

Unmarketable potatoes may be
fed probably to stock, tour
pounds equaIizing one pound OF
corn for fattening swine.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04

. The recent legislation of the
Louisiana Assembly makes the
state laws agree with the national
as far as protection Of game and
game fowl is concerned.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04
Sweet Potatoes.

We will pay 75c per bushel fol
sweet potatoes-"any yellow Va
ritty''- in car lots of $50 bushels
t. o. b. cars, and points on L. & L.
Ky in Natchitoches Parish; to he
gathered and loaded in hampers
furnished 10y us FREE. They
must be merchantabIe size, hand
led carefully to avoid bruising. At
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04
NOTICE

The annual nesting Of tae sto.khold
ers of the Natchitoehes Cotton Oil Co.
will be held at the Colnpany's ofie- on
Tuesday, August 9Th 1913, at m.
o. F. Himel
See'Y- Treas.
Judy 9TH. ct.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04
The War Savings Drive

! iTaIl one did herself proud il
the W s. S. drive last week BY
going over her quota of $50, 00G
by quite a few thousands, reach
ing the S118,000 mark.
! Wards Six and Seven also went
above their quota and some of the
other wards will just about reach
them, while some, it is feared,
may fall below. But as 1t is i'm
possible 10 get the exact figures at
this writing because all the cap
tains have not brought in their re-
ports, it is hoped that our old
parish will pull up even, if she
doesn't do as she has done in every
other drive go over the top.
Everybody worked we'll, first and
last, the ladies in particular taking
a leading part as solicitors for W
5. 5. pledges.
The following telegram was re-
ceiyed by the chairman of the w.
S. S. Com. from the State Director
of War Savings:
New Orleans. La
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04

Louisiana expects every man to
do his duty.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04

/ At meeting of the Home Ser.
vice Section, American Red eros:
held on Friday, June 28th, Repre-
sentatives were appointed TO attend
to the Homo Service duties in the
following localities;
Marthaville, Mrs. T. L. Story.
RobeIine, Mrs. N. A. Stille.
Victoria, Mrs. G. G. Dey
Vowe!l's Mill, Mrs. jill. Leach.
Montrose, Mrs. G. Mccoy.
Cloutierville, Mrs. f. II. Rouget.
Natchez. Mrs. S. Friedman.
CamDti, Mrs, E, Cloutier.
Goldonna, Mr.. q. G, Roamer.
Ashland. DIR. Sam Joyner.
The above Committee will meet
with the Home Service Section on
Saturday, July 18th, and will be
notified accordingly.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04

American manufacturers are in
the Saddle and Southefners have
always been good riders. All
they've got to do is to sit tight
aud ride hard" to put them in the
froat rank of prosperity. Pers.s
cnt publicity advertising appeals
to the world. This will win, says
The ADJ, while America is VIM
ming the world war, not only for
civic righteousness, but for COM
mercial supremacy as well. Then
will Made in America and
. Male in the South" become
r he marks of excelience, stan
dagd among all the nations Of the
earth.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04
A. w. Watson,
Natchitoches, La.

Reports from your parish show
good work. Hope by this time
you have reached your quota
Please express to your committee
and your people my sincere thanks
and appreciation, and the appre-
citation of our National Chairman.
Mr.. Vanderlip, as we'll as that of
the Secretary of the Treasury.
PLEASE keep your organization
together, in order. to have a drive
in them when those who have
not subscribed can be reached.
Wire me by the evening Of the
third as accurate totals as posi-
BILE, in order that compilation al
pear in July 4th papers.
t'P. H. SAUNDERS.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04

Tie average farmer may not
know Of the comprehensive sys-
tenn worked out for his as we'll as
the nations benefit, but by apply
Ing to che. nearest employment
agency he will be brought iato di-
rect touch with the farm labor.
mobilizing machinery of the EN-
pIoyment service. which service is.
free aud will produce results. y
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04

Look after your coal pile NOW
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-07-04

. cred in tho Pest Office as End class mats
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-04-17
(Continuaci0n)

tambien a Ia de cualquier alianza
u hasta aqui Sc haya tornado o
proyectado, a fin de que ninguna ma
ci6n nj alianza probable de n~aciones
pueda hacer!e frente nj resistirla. En-
consecuencia. 81 ha de ser duradera
Ia paz que Sc concierte, neceslta estar
garantizada por "a mayor fuerza de-
bidamente o~rganizada de Ia humani-
dad.
Los ttrminos de IA paz one Sc "a
cuerden bastaran para determinar 81
es una a cue merece la garantia
mencionada. La question de que de-
pende la futura paZ Y politica del
mundo es esta: :Es Ia guerra actual
una lucha para obtener una Daz JUS
IL ' segura, o simplemente para for
talecer IN nuevo equilibrio del poder?
s. Ia !ucha no tiene mas oDleto que
IN nuevo elui!ibrio del poder, :quitn
gaIantiza o puede Earntizar 81 eQui-
librio cStah!e de! arreglo que Sc pac-
tie? Solo una Europa tranqujla pue-
de ser estable. Debe haber, no IN
cuuilibrio sine una comunidad de po-
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Ha sparecido una banda
de apaches en- N. Y.

NUEVA YORK, Abril 1l.-Deta-
lies que ponen de manifesto los ira
haios de p banda de "~apacheS' cue
Sc dice esta ~operanlo en- esta clu0ad,
fueron rebelados aver al Procurafor
de Distrito Swami y a su ayuoante,
Dor una ioven belga, refugiada, que
ha sido rescatada de las maaos de los
extranos hahitantes del bajo mundo
de Paris, Il ahora hacen sus fecho-
rias en- este pals. FL nomore de "a
f, ioven Sc guarda aun er secreto p9r
Has autoridades. pera sc lie conoce o
| ell mote 6e Little Sunshine, lRayi-
TO de Sob. Su padre fuc muerto en-
ia guerra.
Como resaltado de las revelaciones
d a .ioveN beiga, cInco personals,
| Gcs de elias muieres, fueron arresta-
| Gas eli mares en- la noche, Q%uedando
| HCY&!entns DE- ser eXamnadas por Ell
! Magistrate Slmms, qnicn les imnuso
una fianZa d. $1,000 a cada una.
iTaGas rstar per:onas fueran apr@heA
| !ifas acusadas de dc4;carsr n "trato
tie blancas'.
L. dsclaraci0n jurada rcndida por
l.. ioven bc!ga. ante e! Procurador
De pist:ito Smith. 10 ha puesto en-
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(Pasa a la Sa. Col la.)

!cs suyos.
Hab!o de este no por exaltar IN
ideal p~oliticc ab5tracto que ha esta-
do sicmpre en- el coraZ0n de los que
han laborado por Ia libertad de Ame-
.ica. sino por c! mismo motive de que
Sc ha hablado de las .demas "0ndicio-
res de paz que me parecen clara
!; mente indispensables, porquc es mi
deseo hablar francamente de las rea-
lidades.
Toda paZ cue no Y acep-
&c estes principles sera inevitable
! meate ~perecedera, porque no descan-
sara sobre el afecto V las conviccio-
mes De Ia humanidad. e. eSpiritu agl-
tado de enteras poblaciones luchara
! cternamente V sutiImente contra eSa
DaZ. Y TODD el mundo simpatiZara
con elias. Solo puede haber naZ en- el
! mundo cuando Ia vida cs estable, Y
no puede haber estabilidad cuando
Ia vo!untad Sc halla en- rebeliG? V
cuando no hay tranquiliIad de esDi-
ritu Y sentido de justicia, libertad y
Gerecho.
Ademas, a todos los graaGes pue-
bios que ahora luchan para ~alcanzar
el pleno desarrollo de sus recursos J
DC sus poderes Sc les debe asegurar
una salida directa 4 las Was mariti-
mas. Cuando este no pueda tener lu-
gar por la ccsidn de territorio, sin du-
&c podra lograrSe por medic de Ia
naturalization De los directos dere-
chos de paso, bajo la gara1tia gene
raj que asegure Ia misma ra2. En-
un equitativo Y iuSto convonio. no
Sc lie debe cerrar a ninguna naci6n
concrete del mundo.
el libre paso a las Was abiertas del
(CONTINUARA)
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FL Hombre en- 10 Mquina Vo|adora
Tiene una Opinion Diifferenfe de las Cosos
A Ia que fiene Ell Hombre que este en- Tierre

e. hoYbre cue tiene catarro We las
ccsas De dis:into modo a! hombre que
no 10 tieae. e. primero, generalmen-
te eSta cansado Ge probar las cosas
que le recomiendan para que 81 10
cure; Sc vuelve e~sceptico y tie2e "a
ION para clio; pero hay millares de
personals de todos los Estados Uni
dos que dicen por escrito haberse Gu
RADIO usandc para clio el BalSamo Ur-
ban. SECURE que ESQ es muy facil
de probarse, sencillamente penetre en-
Ia primera botica Y compre IN como
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-04-17

do e higi6nico tnbo de a CSC, colo
que IN poquito de balsamo en- la
punta de I'm dedo Y a~piiqueseio u las
ventanillas de Ia nariZ Y en- seguida
Sc convencera listed mismo de 81 es
o no bueno. De SECURE que listed Sc
declarara en- favor del BaISamo Ur-
ban. 81 por casualiGad su boticario
no tiene en- 81 surtido el Balsamo Ur-
ban. mande pc. a la Urban Chemi-
cal Company, San Antonio. Texas, Y
le mandaremos IN tubo iirectamente
por correo. (Ady.D
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-04-17

Ur verdadero Observation-Disclosures
wanna \. para estimular el
crec,micnCo de las cejas Y Destanas
Sc preconiza como muy bueno el
prccedimiento de pasar por elias,
con un pequcno pincei, n mezcia
re aceite de ricinO V o eu parties
iguales. Tambien debera cortar con
una tijeras Ia puntita de unas '
otras mas crnco o seis wees, pueS
elo ayuda mucho a su deSarrollo.
10 que le han dicho a listed de las
muelas, c&rece por complete de fun
damento : por % tanto pIede 20
nerse con entera ~coE5ianza en- las
manos dc IN buea dentista para
Que le Saque los raigones de cue nos
haU!&; en- Il inteiigencia de que nj
IN deausta maIo 10 maria correr e
riesgo de one SC qusdara ciego .
c&Qsa de una operation uue NJ liz,
gado = ser verdaderamente senc.il2
IA .area de corregI- q forma d.
81 letra no IS empresa dificil. 2ero
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UNA AMEN

Los veciros DE- IA Gale Hcrales sc
luejan de que Ell Ia casa njmero All
dc Ia expresada artcria, eXiste IN
perro bravo que tieEe or constanJe
alarna al vccinGagio. Sc a"Nd5 al
aeerte Dawson para que Go-;ficara
= ;cs GGenos del pcrro cue $ no po-
nen a 81 animal en- III lUgaE Segu-
70. les sera sacrificado.
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cue EerSlgue

S. C.-Matagorda, Texas.-La IN
formacion que listed desea Y que es
Gcmasiado larga para que Sc Il
proporcionemos taato en- esta sec
ci6n como por carta, gue3e encon-
urarla en- q libro intitulado Los Sc
.; de Ia N~aturaleza" que Sc en-,
cuentra De venta en- 4 Liberia del
senior Ignacio E. Lozano, il8 North
Santa Rosa Ave. San Antonio, Te-
xas., q IA que puede diri@irse en-
dcmanda de- precio Y demas NOR
mes qae pueda necesitar para adqui-
rirla.
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Villa.-Eagle Pass, TeXaS.-Part
responder q 81 coasulta debe enTiar-
nos tres centavos en- estampiIlas pa
"a Ia condensation, pueS So requlerc
hacerio en- carta = no en- eSta Sec
ciCn.
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81 requiere mucha constancia. El
procedimieato qae ,iebera seg1ir es
e: de ccmprar cuadernos de los que
.usan los ninos para comenzar su
aP~rendizaje c~aligrafico Y dedicarse
"a <ratar de iritar las muestras que
en- ellos Sc Gentlemen tanto en- Ia
lorna de cada letra como en- Sus
preparedness Y en- Ia relacion de
sruesos Y delgados Y practicar 10
mismo siempre CUE escrioa u car
ras O eiercicios, Sacrificando IA can
itidad y velocidad de Ia escritura q
IA ca,idad de ella. En- unos cuantoS
me;es de practicar este con cons
llancia vera. con asom5ro, los pro,
eresos que Ia reaiizado Y as:cd mis-
mo podra. laego que adCuiera a!gu,
Ina experienced, yer IA manera meio,
ae apresucar n consecuci6n de- tE
IQue gersigue.
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Ia subscriutor-Eddy, Texas

In subscriptor-Eddy, Texas
No conoccmos Ia direction de IL Sc
nora por auien nos pregunta.
J. C. T.-C!udad.-Para ADJOURN
los insornes cue nos pide debe di-
rieirse a Ia Liberia del senior Ig-
aacio E. Lozano. 81 10 mace por CO.
rreo la direction Que debe poner a
su carta es: llS North Santa Rosa
Avenue, San Antonio, Texas, y 81
desea hacer personalmente Ia inqui-
sici6n debe encaminarse a GOT Do
lorosa St. cue es el local que ocu-
pa t-ansitOr!amente a u de las
reformas que Sc estan llevando 4 ca
DO en- e. edificio de La Prensa."
Evening star., 1918-05-26
GERMAN ARMORED TANK
WEIGHS 40 TONS; 3 PARTS
Carries Machine Guns, Small Can
non, Shells and Gasoline-Tur-
ret Above for Pilot.
Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.

Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES.
May 24.-The following details are
available concerning the German
tanks" or armored cars: The total
weight Of each is forty tons. The
machine is divided into three COM
partments. The first compartment is
three meters (nearly ten feet) long,
and contains two machine guns. one
on each side. and a fifty-seven milli-
meter u.7 inch) gun in front and a
place for 100 shells. The loophole
for this cannon is thirty centimeters
u1.7 inches) high bv fifteen cent?
meters (5.s inches) wide.
The rear compartment is two and a
half meters (about eight feet) long.
1t has four machine guns. one on
each side and two behind. The mid
meter (39.37 inches) long. 1t con-
tains the machinery and steering ap-
paratus. There are two Daimler
Mercedes motors with seats for two
drivers and just behind them are two
gasoline tanks with a total capacity
of about 100 gallons.
There IS turret above to permit
the pilot to steer. The loopholes,
which can be closed by steel plates
are two before. one on each side and
two behind the body of the machine
and six around the turret. All are
thirty centimeters tli7 inehes) wide
h., Sy twenty eentimes s 0.s inchss'
Evening star., 1918-05-26
DECK OFFICERS ARE WANTED.

The Civil Service Commission is
seeking deck officers and extra OBJ
servers for the United States coast
and geodetic survey. The announce
ment states that Chances OF appoint
ment are excellent for all who pass"
Candidates must be under twenty
Ave years old and they will be graded
according to ratings made In the civil
engineering course at the college,
university or technical school of rec
tosuissa itan9ipg from which they
Evening star., 1918-05-26
GERMAN PRISONERS
RATHER PESS|M|ST|C
Better Glass See Devastation of
Towns by Innumerable Air
Squadrons From America.
BY PAUL SCOTT MowRER.

BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1913.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, May
23.-Declarations of the better class of
German prisoners are particularly in
teresting just at this time One Officer
made the following striking state
ment:
ITO prolons the war after the
check to our offensive is madness.
You and the allies have finally begun
to understand the Importance of bom-
bardment aviation. Henceforth there
will be no more air fights Of one
plane against another. We can meet
you on something like equal terms,
fields with innumerable American
sQuadrons and we VIII lose more
planes in a single night than we have
lost heretofore in an entire month.
Unfortunately our anti-aircraft artil-
lery Is not numerous and our gun
ners are not skillful.
Will Lay Waste German Towns.
"Your air squadrons will lay the in
dustrial towns Of the Rhine valley to
ruins. and where will we find the
money with which to rebuild them?"
ut is only the question of Alsace
and Lorraine which separates US from
France" said another officer. Let us
give up Alsace and even Lorraine. il
necessary-anything to escape this
deadlock"
What are Hindenburg and Luden-
dorf going to do now?" asked still
another. ut Is to be hoped that the
national sentiment will overcome
their pride. They have had their
chance. The hour has come when they
should say loyalty to the people. Even
we are inca apable of forcing victory" d"
Evening star., 1918-05-26
Incident in Firing Zone.
Deputy Movie Censor Suspended.

CHICAGO May 25.-M. L. C. Funk
houser. second deputy superintendent
of police. was suspended today pending
the filing and hearing of charges be-
fore the civil service commission. The
SUSPENDED Official has been much criti-
cised for the manner in which he has
censored moving pictures.
Evening star., 1918-05-26
WORK OF RUNNERS
GETS HIGH RATING
Activity Prevents Fighting
BattaIions From Disinte-
grating Into Mobs.
NERVES OF MODERN ARMY
BY JUNIUs h, WOOD.

Cablekram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE FRENCH FRONT. May 22.-Run-
ners are the nervous system Of a
model army. Without them divisions
would disjoint into clashing units and
battalions would disintegrate into
mobs. They are the nerves which en-
able the army to work in unison. De-
spite the modern mechanical perfec-
ton Of the field telephone. the WIRE
less apparatus. colored rockets and
other signals, the primitive messenger
who depends upon his own agility and
ingenuity to dodge bullets and shells
remains the most reliable means of
communication.
Other lines Of communication are
liable to be cut. and they usually are.
but runners continue as long as the
rear areas where distances are long
the messenger gets over the dusty
roads on motor cycle. Further to-
ward the front he depends upon his
trusty legs.
When Runners May Be Idle.
When things are quiet the dust, COW
cred runners are usually found on a
bench at headquarters gossiping just
like other messenger boys. When an
action starts and other soldiers are
seeking the shelter of dugouts the
runner starts out with his messages.
which cannot be held back until the
rain Of steel stops. Possibly there is
q barrage between him and the point
to which he is going. This means that
he must pass through 1t twice. once in
going and again in returning with the
answer. II he does not return an
other messenger takes his place and
one usually succeeds in getting
through. This means the harmony OF
action essential to an army.
Dodging shells Is part of a runners
daily life. Others may hide under COW
er in the daytime and venture out
only at night. He cannot hide. So
keenly are his ears trained that the
whistle of an approaching shell tells
him the spot where it is going to
land. This half seconds warning is