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"a bird In the hand,' etc. and was Just
starting to pick this chap up when
a shell burst almost on us and
Knocked me two or three feet away.
1t is a wonder II did not kill both
of US, but neither of us was hurt. 1
thought the fire would get heavier
then, so / dragged the other chap into
n Of two holes made by the shell.
Some pieces of the shell had stuck
into the dirt In the hole and they were
still hot. Also. there was a sort of
gas there that hung around for sew
eral minutes, but 1t was not very bad.
The man began talking to me, and
field of battle with a leg shot of and
dead men piled all about you, and
some not dead but groaning. He told
me l would soon be able to hear the
grooming, though / had not said 1
minded IL, or anything about Ii. Then
he said again what an honor ii was,
and asked If l had a drink for him.
l had not had any water all day. and
/ told him so, but he kept on asking
for IL all the same. Some of the Turk
ish bombers must have sneaked up
pretty close to our lines,N for when l
looked out of the hole toward our
lines, and a shell burst near them,
i could see a Turk coming toward u.s..
We played dead then. but l had my
bayonet ready for him in Ease he had
seen us and decided to come up to the
hole. Evidently he had not, for when
he got neal the hole he steered to the
side and went around.
The other garby was cheerful when
he was not asking for water, but you
could see he was going fast. So we sat
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was everybody for himself and let the
last man go dry. You could not blame
them, either, so / thought 1t was
pretty decent of these two to save my
share for me. / believe they must
have had a hard time keeping the
others of of II, to say nothing of them
selves, for there really was not more
than enough for n good drink all
around. 1t tasted better than anything
/ have ever drunk. Go dry for "a
hours in the hottest weather you can
find, do a nights work like that, and
come to in the morning with a tin
cup full of muddy water being handed
mean.
1t Saba Tepe there were steep little
hills with quarries In between them,
and most of the prisoners we took
were caught in the quarries. We
found lots of dead Turks under piles
of rock, where our guns had battered
the walls of the quarries down on
them.
We were fighting about this part Of
the country n time when we saw
three motor trucks disappear over the
side of a hill going across country.
The detachment from the Cassard was
sent over on the run and we came
upon the Turks from those trucks and
several others just after they had got
out and were starting ahead on foot.
We captured that whole bunch-I do
not know how many in all. They were
reinforcements on their way to a part
Of their line that we were battering
very hard, and by capturing them we
helped the Anzacs a great deal, for
they were able to get through for a
big gain.
We held that position, though they
rained shells on US so hard all that
day and night that we thought they
were placing a barrage for a raid, and
stood to arms until almost noon the
next day. But our guns gave back
shell for shell, and pounded the Turk
ish trenches and broke shrapnel over
them until they had all they could
do TO stay In them.
rlnally, our guns placed shell AFTER
shell on the enemy's communication
trenches, and they could neither bring
up reinforcements o retire. So we
went over and cleaned them out and
took the trench. But then our guns
had to stop because we were In range,
and the Turks brought up reinforce
ments from other parts of the line and
we were driven back after holding
their trench all afternoon. II was
about fifty-ifty, though. for when they
reinforced n part of the line some
of our troops would break through In
another part.
ITO Be Continued)
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and take the first enemy trench by
surprise. The first trench was only
about eighty yards away. Our big guns
opened up and at zero we climbed out
and followed the curtain of fire toe
closely, it seemed to me.
But the barrage stopped too soon,
as 1t does sometimes, and there were
plenty of Turks left. We were half
way across when they saw us, and
they began banging away at us very
hard. They pounded at US as we came
on until we were given the order to
retire, almost as we were on them
what vas left of us.
AS we turned and started back the
Turks rushed out TO counter-attack us,
the first of them busy with bombs.
Then l tripped over something and
1t was Philippe Pierre. His left leg
was dangling, cloth and flesh and all
shot away and the leg hanging to the
rest of him by a shred. Two or three
of u men who were on their way
back to our trenches tripped over me
as 1 tried to get up, and then a shell
exploded near by and l thought l had
got ii sure. but 1t was only the rocks
thrown up by the explosion.
Finally l was able to stand up. So
l slung my rifle over n shoulder
and got Philippe Pierre up on the
other, with his body from the waist
up hanging over my back, so that
I could hold his wounded leg on, and
started back. There was only one or
two of our men left between the
trenches. Our machine guns were at
1t hard and the Turks were firing and
bombing at full speed.
1 had not gone more than two or
three PAGES when / came across
another of our men, wounded in sew
eral places and grooming away at a
great rate. Philippe Pierre was not
saying a word, but the other chap
did enough for the two of them. One
wounded man was all / could manage,
with my rifle and pack, over the rough
ground and the barbed wire / had tc
go through. So 1 told this fellow,
whose name l cannot remember
never did know him very well-that
would come back for him, and went
on. l almost fell several times, but
managed to get through safely and
rolled over u parapet with Philippe
Pierre. They started the lad back in
a stretcher right away. When / saw
him again he gave me a little box as
a souvenir, but l have lost IL.
The Turks had not got very far with
their counter-attack, because we were
able to get u barrage going in time
to check them. But they were still out
In front of their trenches when
started back after the other garby.
was not exactly afraid as | crawled
along searching for the other man,
but | was very thirsty and nervous
for fear our barrage would begin
again or the machine guns cut loose.
After what seemed a long time / came
upon a wounded man, but he was not
the one l was after. I thought about
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But the Turks were not as bad as
Fritz. They were just as good or bet
ter as fighters, and a whole lot whittier.
Often, when we were frying In the
trenches and not a drop of water was
to be had, something would land on
the ground neal us and there would be
a water bottle, full. Sometimes they
almost bombarded us with bottles.
Then, too, they would not fire on the
Red Cross, as the Germans do; they
would hold their fire many times when
we were out picking up u wounded.
Several times they dragged our wound
ed as close as they could to the barbed
wire that we might find them easier.
After Murray died / got TO thinking
a lot more than / used to, and though
I did not have any bunch exactly, still
1 felt as though I might get 1t, too,
which was something I had never
thought much about before. l used TO
think about my grandmother, too,
when / had time, and about Brown.
/ used to wonder what Brown was
doing and wish we were together. But
| could remember my grandmother
smiling, and that helped some. l guess
l was lonely, to tell the truth. l did
not know the other garbies very well,
and the only one left that | was
really very friendly with got his soon
afterward, though not as bad as Muir
ray. And then there vas no N that
l was really chummy with. That would
not have bothered me at all before
Murray died.
The other lad / spoke Of as having
been chummy with was Philippe
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| Picked Him Up and Started Back

I Picked Him Up and Started Back.
there in the hole and he died. Shortly
afterward the fire slackened a little
and l got out and started toward our
lines. But I remembered about the
other wounded man / had passed
when l was carrying Philippe Pierre.
so 1 began hunting for him, and after
a long time | found him. He was still
alive. His chest was all smashed in
and he was badly cut up around the
neck and shoulders. l picked him up
and started back, but ran into some
barbed wire and had to go around.
1 was pretty tired by this time and
awfully thirsty, and / thought If / did
not rest a little bit l could never make
ii. / was so tired and nervous that
/ did not care much whether l did
get back or not, and the wounded
garby was %groaning all the time.
So when I thought the shells were
coming pretty thick again / got into a
shell hole and 1t was the same one
l had left not long before. The dead
garby was there just as l had left him.
The wounded n was bleeding all
over, and my clothes were just soaked
with blood from the three men, but
most of all from him. There was some
of my own blood on me, too, for when
l was knocked down by the shell my
nose bled and kept bleeding for a long
time, bat, of course. that was nothing
compared to the bleeding Of the
others.
The worst of all was that he kept
groaning for water. and 1t made me
thirstier than l had been, even. But
there was not a drop Of water any
where and 1 knew there was m use
searching any bodies for TASKS. So
we just had to stick 1t out. Pretty
soon the wounded man quit grooming
and was quiet, and I knew he was
going TO die too. 1t made me mad to
think that l had not been OF any use
in carrying these two men around,
but If l had gone on with either of
them II would have been just the same
they would have died and probably
l would have got 1t, too. When l fig
ured 1t out this way I quit worrying
about II, only l wished the fire would
let up.
So the other man died, and there
were two OF them In the hole. / read
the numbers on their Identification
disks when shells burst near enough
so that I could see them, and after a
while got back TO our lines and rolled
in. l could not remember the num-
bers or the anne by that time. but a
working party got them, along with
others, so 1t was all right.
My clothes were a mess, as / have
said. and l was so tired l thought /
could sleep for a week. but l could
not stand 1t in my clothes any longer.
II was absolutely against regulations,
but i took off all my clothes-the
blood had soaked into the skin-and
wrapped myself in nothing but air
and went right to sleep. I did not
sleep very well. but woke up every
once in a while and thought / was in
the hole again.
During the night they brought up
water, but / was asleep and did not
know II. They did not wake me.
but two men saved by share.
though usually In a case like that 1t
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY


AUTOMOBILE STAGE LINES
Office and garage, Sixth and Melar-
key streets, Winnemucca: phone As.
Paradise and Willow Point Line
Leaves Winnemucca land opposite
points, daily, exceptp Sunday. at Z
I'm, for Paradise, Willow Point and
way stations. Twenty-Five pounds OF
baggage allowed; &c Id. for excess.
McDermitt-N National Line
Leaves Winnemucca land opposite
peints) daily. except Sunday. at 7
a.m., for McDermitt, National and way
stations.
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Pierre. He was about eighteen and
came from Bordeaux. He was a very
cheerful fellow and he and Murray
and I used to be together a lot. He
felt almost as bad about Murray az
/ did. and you could see that II
changed him a great deal, too. But he
was still cheerful most of the time
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Political Announcements

Political Announcements
Announcements of successful candi-
dates in the primaries will be pub
lished up to the general election at
the following rates:
National and state offices, SIS;
county and township offices. $40.
These rates are payable invariably
in advance.
Genevieve L. Harroun
Announces candidacy as
Independent candidate
for Office of
ASSEMBLYMAN
from Humboldt county, to the voters
of Humboldt County at the General
Election. Tuesday. November 9Th. 1918
w. L. Wilkinson
Announces his candidacy as an
Independent candidate for
ASSEMBLYMAN
from Humboldt county
J.. A. Callahan
hereby submits his candidacy for
nomination for the office Of
DISTRICT JUDGE
G. w. Muller
(Undersheriff)
Respectfully submits his candidacy as
an Independent candidate for Office of
SHERIFF
of Humboldt County, to the voters of
Humboldt County, at the General
Election to be held on Tuesday,
November the 5th, 1918.
[. G.. Wilson
Candidate for nomination for
DISTRICT JUDGE
of Humboldt County
G.. Uniacke
Candidate for the
Democratic nomination for
ASSFNRLYMAN
F. B. Stewart
Announces that he is an
Independent Candidate for
ASSEMBLYMAN
from Humboldt county. His Principle
is Economy in Government"
J. R. Tullis
(of Inlay
Announces his candidacy for
ASSEMBLYMAN
On the Democratic ticket
N. P. Moore
Candidate for the
Democratic nomination for
CONSTABLE
of Union Township
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Announcements of successful candi-
dates in the primaries will be pub
lished up to the general election al
the following rates:
National and state offices, sis:
county and township offices. $40.
These rates are payable invariably
in advance.
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XIII.
LImeys, Anzacs and Pollus.

One night, while we were expecting
an attack. the word was passed down
the line to have the wire cutters ready
and to use %bayonets only for the first
part of the attack, for We were to try
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ROCHESTER, MINES COMPANY

ROCHESTER, MINES COMPANY
Nevada corporation. Mines and mill
located at Rochester, Nevada. Main
office, Lovelock, Nevada. Capital
stock, $2,250,000, par value 81 DOE
hare, fully paid and worcestershire
Officers: L. A. Friedman, Pres. !:
William Adams, Vice-Pres.; H. J.
Murrish, Vice-Pres.; r. Nenzel, Secy.
Directors: L. A. Friedman, William
Adams, B. II. Conklin, Oliver II. Hicks.
j. p. O'Brien and H. j. Murrish
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ROCHESTER, COMBINED MINES

Nevada corporation. Mines at Roches-
ter, Nevada. Office, Friedman Bldg.
Lovelock. Nevada. Capital stock.
$4,000, 900. par value 81 per share.
lIlly paid and worcestershire.
Officers: L. A. Friedman, Pres:
Oliver III. Hicks, Vice-Pres.; William
Adams, Vice-Pres.; H. J. Murrish,
Vice-Pres.; r. Mcneil. Secy.-Treas.
Directors: w. ]. Flynn. P. S. VAN
derkloot, w. w. Parke. c. H. Jones.
v. A. TWigg.
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SEVEN TROUGHS MINING COM
PANI

Utah corporation. Mines at Vernon.
Nevada. Offices. Friedman Bldg.
I4oveolck, Nevada. Capital stock.
$1,000. 900, par value, 81 per share.
fully paid and worcestershire.
Officers: L. A. Friedman. Pres;
r. j. Evans. Vice-Pres.; r. Nenzel.
Secy.
Directors: A. A. Williams and ]. d.
qilger.
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SEVEN TROUGHS COALITION MIN.
ING COMPANY

located at Seven Troughs, Nevada.
Main office, Loveloek, Nevada. Capt.
tai stock, $1,000. 900. par value 81 per
share, fully paid and worcestershire.
Officers: L. A Friedman. Pres;
William Adams, Vice-Pres.; II. J..
Murrish. V~ice-Pres.; r. Nenzel. Secy.
Directors: L. A. Friedman, William
Adams, M. r. Vanderkloot, ]. T.
Ioodin and II. j.. Murrish.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-26
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
PUBLIC LAND SALE
LEA COUNTY

Office OF the COMMISSIONS OF Public
Lands.
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
TO the provisions Of an Act Of Congress,
approved June 20. 1910, laws of tn,
stare Of New MeAlso and the 5uie. and
Commissioner Of Public Lands viii offer
at public sale, TO the highest bidder. al
nine o'clock A. NJ. on Saturday, June goth,
1913, in the town of Lovington, County
Of Lea. State Of New Mexico, in front OF
the court house therein the following des-
cribed tracts Of land. viz:
Sale No. lls 81 Sec. /; NEA, SWA
Sec. u; EHEH Sec; T.: NwN Sec. 10; 81
IA S., r. "a E.. containing l60l.2i acres.
The improvements consist Of fencing, value
10000.
Sale No. ilso sHswN Sec. q. T. Il
SEN Sec. ); NJ Sec. 10; All OF Sec. II, 7.
Is s, R 90 E., SEA; SIswH Sec; IS; 81
S. sse' F Fl e. S sEs&H Sc sls z s All 81 81; s xHi
q Sec. 81; All d Sec; g; Al Of Sec. %,
SEC. u, T. 10 S: R. 81 E, All Of Sec: /;
Al Of Sec; 2; EM, Its l. q sEANWH'
sFHNWM. EH. SWN Sec. !; All of Sec.
s. T. II S, R. Il E., containing 9s10-31
acres. The improvements consist of ) wells,
w~indmills. tank and fencing, value s2300.0o.
Sale No. ISL - EH Sec. IL; All of Sec.
IS: All OF Sec. 70: SWH Sec. 20; SWH Sec.
21; NWH Sec. 20; NJ Sec. 30, T. l6 s.,
r. IS F., containing 1885, IS acres. The i'm
provements consist Of fencing, value $4,000.
Sale No. MS, NwN Sec p WEE
Sec. n; EH Sec. "a; 81 Sec. IS. T. Is s.,
R. IS E. containing 5000 acres. There
are no improvements.
Sale No. 1883 SHSwN Sec. Is; NEA
seq Sec. u: SEH Sec. IS: EH. NHNwH.
VIZ. sKsEN, NWNsEA Section q;
NHNH. SKsH. sENNEN. NENsEN, Sec:
p: NEA. .NKNWN Sec. Is: NHNEN. NWA
L., ., Sec. is: Lots /. 2, SEHNwN. swN
NEK, 81 Sec. 10; NEK Sec. 20; NJ, SEX.
NKSWK Sec. 30. T.. Is s, r. 81 E., con-
tanning 3s43.22 acres. The Improvements
consist of fencing, value $3.50.
Sale Ne Us. 81 g. Sec; 10; AZ Of Sec;
Sec. 2: 81 Sec, %; 81 S See. %; Al Of
s S. j. S E.. NNsEN: sEIsEN Sec. 70:
NhNwK Sec. g; SKNH, 81, NENNEK
Sec. 90; All Of Sec. 81, +. Is S, R. IS E,
All Of Sec. 2; All of Sec. 3; All of Sec.
q: All of Sec. S; All Of Sec. s; All Of Sec
z: All of Sec. 8; All of Sec. 9; VIZ, VIZ
NEA. seq Sec. 10; EH. SWK, EKNwN
Sec. IL; ny Sec. IS; All Of Sec. Is: ny
Sec. IS. T. II s, R. IS E., containing 1896 8
acres. The improvements consist Of 8 wells
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-26

and windmills and fencing. value 10000
Sale No. iiss - ny. SwK Sec. %, T.
70 s; !. 9 E. all Of Sec. z; Al Of Sec
consist OF fencing. value $4,000.
s g; 70. SIS ,ls' ,; = Aws q Sss; ) |; NJ T.. SEX
ss "A "A z: k y. w. H., ! {Ss3 I; y ssASS S$zAs Sc: sE !;
swHx.. sS ~. sE e ssei 70; w
Sec; iS;, Al Of Sec. " oo; Il; w. SEX.
Sec. IS; NJ. swX. WHsEH. SENSEh
S n; Y; a. N q *. s Sc; sS;s j. sW I; :; !;
NWN. SWNNWN, SWN. SHSEN. Sec. 0'
NEG ,EHNWN,". sWNsWN Sec. u; T.
y s. R; IS F., All Of Sec. 80. T. Il S.. X
proVements consist OF fencing, value 5000
Sale No. is7 = NJ, seq Sec. 81, 7
70 s., X. IS F.. containing $50 acres. The
$4,000.
No bid on the above described tracts OF
,and will be accepted for less than Five
praised value thereof. and in addition there
to the successful bidder must pay for the
improvements that exist on the land.
land viii be offered 1 f", .ale .1s"
ly. r"'
The above sale of land, will he subjec
10 inc '"l'"ins terms and condition,
The successful bidder must pay TO the
! ommiss'"nc, of Pubic lands, or his agcn'
nnlItno prh ala
price Offered by him for the land, fou,
per cent interest in advance for The bal
ance OF such purchase price. the fee.
rrr advertising and ,appraisement anc
deposited in cash or certified exchangf
at the ting Of sale, and which said amount.
a"' the a.' State s., !hs OF N Sr, ' Mss,co e . %. ,nT
ccsstul bidder does no, execute a con
tract within thirty DAYS after i, ha. beer
mailed to him by the State Land ONic.
said contract to provide that tic pufchas,.
may at his option make payment. Of n
less than one-thirtieth of nincty-fiv, u,
cent OF the purchase price at any time ate,
ne sale and prior to the expiration o
thirty years from date of the contract. snr
to provide for the payment Of any IN
paid balance at the expiration of thirt,
years from the date of the contract. win
interest on deferred payments at the rat,
OF four per cent per annum payable i,
advance on the anniversary of the dat,
contract, partial payments to be credi,
ed on the anniversary of the date o,
next following the date of tend
er.
The above sale Of lands will be subjec,
TO valid xisting rights, easements, right.
of way and reservations.
The Commissions of Public Lands O,
his agent holding such sale reserves IN,
right to reject any and all bids offerer
at said sale.
Possession under contracts of sale 70,
the above described tracts will be give,
on or before October LIST. 1918.
Witness my hand and the official sea
Of the. State and Office Of the State q
New Mexico, this Ninth day of April, 1913
ROBT. =. ERNIEN,
Commissioner of Public Lands,
-. State ~ New Mexico
First Publication April 12, 1918.
Last Publication June II, 1918.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-26

OF thirty year, from the date Of the con
tract and to provide for the payment .
any unpaid balance at the expiration O
thirty years from the date OF the con
'ract with interest on deferred payment
al the rate OF four per cent per annun
payable in advance on the anniversary o
the date o. the contrac'. partial paynen
late Of the contract next following IN.
late Of tender.
The sale OF land selected for the SAINT.
will be subject to the above term. an
conditions excep, tina, the successful bid
Ter must pay in cash OF certified es
IN, ,hs | P1fiha ios, price nm . Offered by him IN 70
vance for the balance of such purchas.
price and will be required to execute
contract providing for the payment Of tn,
tSi1,S .os ot s sush purchase prisf :"
'erest on all deferred payments at ii
OF four per cent per annum in ID
vance, payments and interest due on Octo
her lst, of each year.
The above sale Of land will be subjee
to valid existing rights. easements, night,
u way and reservations.
The Commissioner Of Public Lands 0
ms agent HolulnR suCn SAFE reserves tnr
to reject any and all bids offere.
IT said sale.
Possession under contracts of sale for tn
above described tracts will be given o'
n before October LIST. 1918.
Witness my hand and the official seal
If the State Land Office OF the State Of
New Mexico, this fifteenth day Of April,
ROpFRT p FRVIEN
COMMISSIONS of Public Lands Of the
State If New Mexico.
Publication April rs, 1918.
Last Publication June %. 1918.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-04-26
new MEXICO STATE LAND SALES

vide that the purchaser may At his option
make payments Of not less than one
thirtieth Of ninety five per cent Of the pur.
chase price at any time after the sale
and prior to the expiration Of thirty years
from date Of the contract. and to provide
for the payment Of any unpaid balance at
the expiration Of thirty years from the
date Of the contract with interest on de-
ferred payments at the rate OF four per
cent per annum. payable in advance on
the anniversary Of the date Of contract,
partial payments to be credited on the an.
niversary OF the date OF the contract next
following the date Of tender.
The above sale OF lands will be subject
to valid existing rights. easements. rights
OF way. and reservations
The COMMISSIONS OF Public Lands or
his agent holding such sale reserves the
right to reject any and all bids offered
at said sale. Possession under contracts
Of sale for the above described tracts will
be given on or before October first, 1918.
Witness my Rand and the official seal
of the State Land Office Of the State Of
New Mexico, this Ninth day of April, 1915.
ROBT. P. ERVIEN,
Commits sioner Of Public Lands.
State Of New Mexico.
First Publication April IL, 1918.
Last Publication June IA, 1918.