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Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-10-10

A. A. Adee, eighty, has served 80
years as an assistant secretary of
state Of the United States.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-10-10

Massachusetts has 100000 voters I'M
able to read or write English.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-10-10

A torpid liver prevents proper food assim-
Ilation. Tone Up your liver with virgins
Indian Vegetable Pills. They act gently. Adv.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-10-10

New Orleans Is closing many ga.
looms for military reasons.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-10-10

Two hundred thousand women in
England are engaged in agricultural
pursuits.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-10-10
One Exception.

~ believe in handling all things
without gloves"
"Ilow about live wires"
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-10-10

DR.. Peery's dead Shot, not only expsiB
Worms or Tapeworm but cleans out the
mucus in which they breed and tones up
the digestion. One dose sufficient. ADV.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-10-10

Milwaukee Is demanding home rule
by legislative enactment.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-10-10
What is Castoria

The difference between dignity and
conceit is that true dignity never is
'conceIted.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-10-10
Send No Money
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Not one penny--just sign your
name-it brings you your trial
package. Pay for it if you wish
at the end Of thirty Gays-could
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chance-act quickly. Spik and
Span is the greatest seller on the
market today-it lis ready for your
territory. Send the coupon.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-10-10
Murderous,

Bell-How did she cut him dead2
Siell-Looked daggers at him.--Chi-
cage Daily News.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-10-10
Movable Abode.

"HOme Is where the heart is"
"What If you have your heart In an
automobile. "-Iouisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-10-10

Washday drudgery gone foreveri
Scrubbing on the dashboard out Of
date!
One-half cake Of soap doing the
work of whole cake-and doing 1t
better. Clothes saved from the wear
and tear Of old-fashioned washing.
Wonderful - amazing - yes, but
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washday miracle has done 1t.
SDik and Span Tablets, made from
absolutely pure ingredients--no I've,
potash, or paraffin, no injurious
chemicals-have freed women from
washday slavery. ...
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-10-10

Philadelphia convicts want to be sent
20 France to FIGHT.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-10-10

LESSON TEXT-Genesis 13;l-11: Hs-l6.
GOLDEN TEXT-A friend loveth 9 all
times, and a brother is born for aSer-
sity.--Proverbs H:17.
DEVOTIONAL READING-Romau 3:
H-2l
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL DIR
TEACHERS-Genesis 12:10-1i; "a: 1S:133;
1929.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-31

stopped as the odor was very faint.
but II necessary he would allow us our
gas helmets while digging. lie would
stay and see the thing through. but he
had to report back to brigade head
quarters Immediately. We wished that
we were captains and also had date
at brigade headquarters. with our gas
helmets on we again attacked That hole
and uncovered the decomposcd body of
a German; the pick was sticking In his
chest. one Of the men fainted. | was
that one. Upon this our lieutenant
halted proceedings and sent word back
to headquarters and word came back
that after we filed in the hole we could
knock of for the night. This was well
come tidings Ia us, because
Next day the general changed the
dot on his map and another emplacc-
ment was completed the following
night.
The odor from the dug.up, decom-
posed human body has an effect which
is hard to describe. II first produces
a nauseating feeling, which, especially
uiN'i tuiiilss NuuStS NoiilllIlS. 1 HIS re-
lleves you temporarily, hut soon n
weakening sensation follows. which
leaves you limp as a dlshrag. Your
spirits are at their lowest ebb and you
feel a sort of bopelessness and mad
desire TO escape II all, to get TO the
open fields and the perfume of the flow
ers in Eighty. There is sharp,
prickllng sensation In the nostrils,
which reminds one of breathing coal
gas through radiator in the floor, and
you want To sneeZe, but cannot. This
was the effect on me, surmounted by n
vague horror of the awfulness of the
thing and an ever-recurring reflection
that perhaps |, sooner or Inter, would
be in such a state and he brought TO
light by the blow of pick in the hands
of some Tommy on digging party.
Several times have experienced this
odor, but never could get used TO It !;
the enervating sensation was always
present. 1t made me hate war and
wonder why such things were countc-
nanced by civilization, and all the spice
md glory of the conflict would disap-
pear, leaving the grim reality. But
after leaving the spot and filling your
lungs with deep breaths of pure fresh
air, you forget and once again want to
be cup and at them"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-31
CHAPTER XVI.
Battery D 2se.

The day after this ! received the
glad tidings that | would occupy the
machine eunuors' dugout right near
the advanced artillery observation
post This dugout was a roomy affair
dry as finder, ana real cots In H.
These cots had been made by tho
II. ELS who had previously occupied
the dugout I was the first to enter
ana promptly made algnboard with
my nume and number on it and sus-
pended Il from The foot of the most
comfortable cot therein.
In the trenches II Is always FIRST
come. first served" and this Is lived
up to by al.
Two r. +. 4. men Woyal Field ar
tlllcry) from the nearby observation
post wore allowed the privilege Of
stopping in this dugout when of duty,
One of these men, Bomhardier vii,
son by name, who belonged to Bat
terry II 23S seemed to take u liking
to me, and ! returned this feeling.
In two days time we were pretty
chummy, and no told mo how his bat
terry in the early days of the war had
put over q stunt ON Ola Pepper, and
had gotten away With It,
| viii cndcnycr 10 give the story MS
far ms memory viii permit in his own
words:
81 came out with the first eXpedl-
tlonary force and like all the rest
thought we would have the enemy
licked in ilg time, and be able 10 eat
Christmas dinner AT home. Wei, SO
far, have eaten two Christmas din
ners I'm the trenches ana am liable 20
eat two more the way things are
pointing. That is, If Fritz don't drop
Il Withholding on me, ana send me to
Blighty Sometimes ! wish | would
get hit because ms no great picnic
out here. ana twenty-five months Of II
makes You fed mp.
"It'S fairly cushy now compared TO
what IT used to be, although admit
this trench Is II trlhe rough. Now,
we send over five shells 10 their one.
We are getting our own back but ina
the early days II was different. Then
You had TO take everything without
reply, IN fact, we would get twenty
shells I'm return for every one we sent
over, Fritz seemed 10 enjoy IT, hui
we British didn't; we were the suf'
fcrers. Inst one casualty after an,
other. Sometimes Whole platoon-
would disappear especially when q
Juc Johnson plunkcd into THEN
middle. II gent So bad that a fellow
when writing home wopldn't nss foI
any cigarettes 10 be sent out becouSt
he was afraid hc Wouldn't be there Il
! receive Them.
"Aftcr the drive TO Paris was turned
back trench warfare started. Oui
general grabbed map, drew a pencil
! across H. ana said, Dig here Then
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-31

on the ground to the point where we
were to commence work. This In or
der that we would not get lost In the
darkness. The proposed trench was
also laid out with tape.
The covering party went out first
After short wait, two scouts came
back with Information that the work
ing party was to follow and carry on"
with their work.
In extended order two yards apart
we nolselesSly crcpt across No Mans
Land. II was nervous work; every
minute we expected machine gun To
open fire on us. Stray bullets cracked
around us, or rlcochet sang over
head.
Arriving at the tapped diagram OF
the trench, rifles slung around our
shoulders, we lost no time in getting
to work. We dug ms quietly as pos
slble bur every now and then the noise
of pick or shovel striking stone
would send The cold shiycrs down our
backs. Under our brenths we heartily
cursed thr offending Tommy.
At intervals "A star shell would go up
from tho German lines and we would
remain motionlcss until Jho glare Of lis
white light died out.
When the trench had reached a
depth Of two feet we felt safer, be.
cause 1t would AFFORD MS cover in case
we were discovered and fred on.
The digging had been in progress
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-31
CHAPTER XIV.
Picks and Shovels.

had not slept long before the sweet
voice Of the sergeant Informed that
mo. | section had clicked for another
blinking digging party" | smiled TO
myself with deep satisfaction. | had
been promoted from Il mere digger 10
a member of the Suicide club, and was
exempt from all fatigues. Then came
an awful shock. The sergeant looked
over in my direction and said;
Don't you bomb throwers think you
are wearing top hats out here. Cord
in 10 orders you've been taken up on
the strength of this section, and viii
have to do your bit with the pick and
shovel, same as the rest of us"
put up Il howl on my way To get
my shovel, but the only thing that re-
sulSed was loss Of good humor on
my part.
We fell in at eight o'clock, outside
of our billets, sort Of masquerade
party, / was disguised as n common
laborer, had pick and shovel, and
about one hundred empty sandbags.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-31
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I--Fired by the news OF the
sinking of the Lusltania BY German
submarine. Arthur Guy Empey an Ameri-
can, leaves his office in Jersey City and
goes to England where he enlists in the
British army
CHAPTER II-After a period of train
Ing. Empey volunteers for Immediate serv-
ice and soon fnds himself In rest billets
somewhere in France" where he first
makes the acquaintance of the ever-pres-
ent Coolies"
CHAPTER III-Empey attends his first
church services at the front while Ger
man Fokker circles over the congregation.
CHAPTER IV-Empey's command goes
into the front-line trenches and is under
FIRE for the first time.
CHAPTER V-Empey learns TO adopt
the motto OF the British Tommy, "If you
are going to get 1t, you'll get It, so never
worry"
CHAPTER VI-Back In rest billets, En-
pey gets his first experience as a mess
orderly,
CHAPTER VII-Empey learns how the
British soldiers are fed.
CHAPTER VIII-Back in the front-llne
trench, Empey sees his first friend OF the
trenches go West"
CHAPTER I%-Empey makes his first
visit to dugout in suicide Ditch"
CHAPTER X-Empey learns what con-
stitutes a days work in the front-line
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-31
OVID TIL. TOP
81
AN Al1ERI(AN SOLDIER
VITO WENT 9 3
ARIflUR GUY E,fIpE|Y
MACHINE GUNNER SERVING N FR4Nce-
MACHINE GUNNER ,jERNNGN FRANCe-
| 0I9i7 by |
lARIhUS GU tnfY!

The rest about two hundred in all,
were equipped likewise picks. shovels,
sandbags, rifles and ammunition
The party moved out in column of
fours, taking the road leading to the
trenches. Several times we had to
string out in the ditch To let long col
umns of limbers, artillery and supplies
get past.
The marching, under these condi-
lions, was necessarily slow. Upon ar
rival at the entrance TO the commune
cation trench, looked at my illumi-
mated wrist watch-it was eleven
O'Clock.
Before entering this trench, word
was passed down the line, "no talking
or smoking, lead OF in single file, COW
ering party first"
This covering party consisted of 30
men, armed with rifles, bayonets,
bombs, and two Lewis machine guns
They We're to protect us and guard
against Il surprise attack while dig
ging in No Mans Land.
The communication trench was
about half mile long. zigzagging
ditch, eight feet deep and three feet
wide.
Now and again, German shrapnel
would whistle overhead and burst in
our vicinity. We would crouch against
the carthen walls while the shell frag-
ments slapped the ground above us.
Once Fritz turned loose with ma
chine gun, the bullets from which
Cracked through the air and kicked
up the dirt ON the top, scattering sand
and pebbles, which, hitting our steel
helmets, sounded like hailstones.
Upon arrival in the fire trench an
officer of the Royal Engineers gave US
our instructions and acted MS guide.
We were to dig an advanced trench
two hundred yards from the Germans
(the trenches ut this point were six
hundred yards aparD.
Two winding lanes, five feet wide,
had been cut through our barbed wire.
for the passage Of the diggers. From
those lines white tape had been laid
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-31

As soon as II was dirk. Wheeler and
| crawlcd To our post which was about
halfway between the lines II was
raining bucketfuls. the ground wss a
sea 0f sticky mud and chung to us like
glue.
We took turns In listening with our
ears to the ground. | would listen for
twenty minutes while Wheeler would
be ON the qu vivc Tor German patrols.
We each wore "a wrstwatch, and be-
licvc me, neither one of us dld over
twenty minutes. The rain soaked MS
to the skin and our eurs were full OF
mud.
Every few minutes bullet would
crack overhead or machine gun would
traverse back and forth.
Then all firing suddenly ceased l
whispered to Wheeler keep your eye
skinned, mate: most likely Fritz has
patrol tut--thut's why the Boches
have stopped firing"
We were each armed with u rifle and
bayonet and three Mills bombs TO be
used for defense only.
had my err TO the ground All of
a sudden heard flint, dun thuds.
In low but excited voice | whispered
to Wheeler, 81 think they are mining,
listen"
He put his ear TO the ground and
In an unsteady voice spoke into my
ear:
''Yank, that's patrol and it's head
ing our way. For Gods sake keep
still"
| was as still ms mouse and was
scared stiff.
Hardly breathing and with eyes try
ing to pierce the inly blackncss, we
waited. would have given thou
sand pounds. to have been safely in
my dugout
Then we plainly heard footsteps and
our hearts stood still.
A dark form suddenly doomed mp In
front of me; It looked as big as the
Woolworth building. could hear
the blood rushing through my veins
and IL sounded as loud as Niagara
falls.
Forms seemed 10 emerge from the
darkness. There were seven OF them
in all. tried to wish them away. I
never wished harder In my life. They
muttercd few words I'm German and
melted into the blacllness. didn't
stop wishing either.
All Of sudden we heard a stumble,
n muddy splash, ana a muttered DON
ncr und Bitten" one of the Boches
had tumbled into shell hole. Neither
of us laughed. AZ that time-it didn't
strike us ms funny
About twenty minutes after The Ger
mans had disappeared something from
the rear grabbed me ny the foot |
nearly fanted with fright. Then II
welcome whisper i'm cockney accent.
81 sly, myte, we've come to relieve
you.n
Wheeler and | crawled back to our
! trench we looked like wet hens and
felt worse. After swlg of rum we
were soon fast asleep ON the fire step
i'm our wet clothes.
The next morning was us stlff as a
poker ana every joint ached like II
bad tooth but | was still alive, so II
did not matter.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-31

Go be continued.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-31

theater ana received clean underwear
and towels. From here we went into
the room where we had first undressed.
Ten minutes were allowed in which to
get into our ."clabber."
My pair of drawers came up TO my
chin and the shirt barely reached my
diaphragm, but they were clean--no
strangers on them. so l was satisfied.
At the expiration Of the time allot-
ted we were turned out and finished
our dressing on the grass.
When all of the company had bathed
1t was a case of march back to billets.
That march was the most uncongenial
one imagined just cussing and blind
ing all the way. We were covered with
white dust and felt greasy from sweat.
The wooden underwear issued was
itching like the mischief.
After eating our dinner of stew,
which had been kept for us-it was
now four o'cock-we went into the
creek and had another bath.
If "Holy Joe" could have heard our
remarks about the divisional baths
and army red tape he would have
tainted ut our wickedness. But Tom-
my is only human after all.
| just mentioned Holy Joe" or the
chaplain i'm an irreverent sort of way,
but no offense was meant, as there
were some very brave men among
them.
There are so many instances Of he
role deeds performed under fire in res
cuing the wounded that it would take
several books to chronicle them, but
have TO mention one instance per-
formed hy % chaplain, Captain Hall by
name, In the brigade on our left be-
cause 1t particularly appealed TO me.
A chaplain Is not fighting man, no
is recognized as noncombatunt and
carries no arms. In n charge or trench
raid the soldier gets a feeling of cons
fdence from contact with his rifle, re-
volver, or bomb he is carrying. lie has
something 10 protect himself with,
something with which he can inhict
harm on the enemy-in other words,
he Is able to get his own back.
But the chaplain Is empty-handed,
and Is at the mercy of the enemy II
he encounters them, so it Is doubly
brave for him to 90 over the top, under
fire, and bring In wounded. Also n
chaplain is not required by the kings
regulations TO go over in Il charge. but
this one did, made three trips under
the hottest kind of fire, each time re,
turning with n. wounded man on his
back. On the third trip he received
a bullet through his left arm, but never
reported the matter 10 the doctor until
late that night--just spent his time adj
minstering to the wants of the wound
ed lying on. stretchers.
The chaplains of the British army
are fine, manly set of men, and arc
greatly respected by Tommy.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-31

he went back to his ten and Tommy
armed himself with pick and shovel
aud started digging. He's been ,lig-
ging ever since.
"Of course we dug those trenches ~
night, but was hot WORK what with
the rifle and machlncgun FIRE. The
stretcher bearers worked harder than
the dlggers.
"Those trenches. hloomin' bitches.
call them, were nightmares. They We're
only about five feet deep, and you used
10 get tho bucl,aehc from bending
down. II wasn't exactly safe to stand
| upright. either, because as soon as
your nappcr showed over the top
bullet would bounce off IT, or else come
so close II would make your hair stand.
1--WE used to I'll sandhags and stick
them on top of the parapet to make II
higher, hut no use; they would be
there about an hour and then Fritz
would turn loose and blow them to
bits. My neck used to he sore from
ducklng shells and bullets.
"Where my battery was stationed
hnsty trench had been dug. which
the boys nicknamcd Suicide ditch
and, believe me, Yank, this was the
original Suicide ditch All the others
| are limitations.
"When fellow went into that
trench It was an even gamble that he
| would come out on strctcher. At one
tlme Scotch battalion held II. and
when they heard the betting was even
money that they'd come out on
stretchers, they grabbed all the bets
In sight. Like lot of bally idiots. sew
eral of the battery men fell for their
game. and put up real money. The
Jocks suffered n lot of casualties, and
the prospects looked bright for the
battery men to collect some easy
money, So when the battalion was re-
lieved the gamblers lined up. Several
Jocks got their money for emerging
safely. but the ones who clicked IL
weren't there TO pay. The artillery
men had never thought II out that
way. : 'ose Scotties were bound tn
he sur inners, no matter how the
wind blew. SO take tip from me,
never .bet with Scottie, cause you'll
lose money.
AT one part Of our trench where
n communication trench joined the
front line a Tommy had stuck up Il
wooden slgnpost with three hands or
arms on 1t. one Of the hands, point
Ing TO the German lines, read. TO Ber-
linz the one pointing down the com
municatlon trench read, TO Bllchty.'
while the other said Suicide Ditch.
Change Here for Strctchers.'
"Farther down from this guide pose
the trench ran through an old orchard.
On the edge of this orchard our hat
terry had constructed an advanced oh
serva'ion post. The trees screened IL
from the enemy airmen and the root
was turfed. 1t wasn't cushy like ours
no timber or. concrete ro.enforcements
just walls OF sandhags. From II .
splendid view of the German line,
could he obtained. This post WASH
exactly safr. II was II hot corner
shells plunklng all around. and tn,
bullets cutting leaves OF the trees
Many time when relieving the sig
mailer Mt the phone. had to crawl OF
my belly like Il worm 10 keep from
being hit.
ut was an observation post sur,
enough. That's all the use II was. Jus
observe an day. but never messing,
back for our battery to open up. Y6l
see, at this point of the line Their,
we've strict orders not to fire shell
unless specially ordered 10 do SO from
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-31
CHAPTER XIV.
LISTENING Post

II was six in the morning when we
arrived ut our rest bilets, and we were
allowed TO sleep until noon; that is,
If we wanted to 20 without our break
fast. For sixteen days we remained
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-31

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-05
NAVY ENLISTMENT
IS OPEN TO WOMEN
Minimum Height Sixty InCheSI
Weight l12 Pounds,

A circular relating to the physical
examination OF women for enrolment
In the naval coast defense reserve has
been received by the navy recruiting
station, which gives the table of
physical proportions for height and
weight and measurement OF women,
In this branch of the service women
are accepted for stenographlc work, but
they must be able to translate seventy
five words "A minute and take dlctatlon
II l20. They must also have at least
a grammar school education and have
completed business course. Women
who can come up to these requirements
aud who can pass the physical examina-
tion, should communicate with the COM
mandant OF the eighth naval district at
New Orleans.
The minimum height for acceptance
Is sixty inches A variation not exceed
ing one inch is permissible il the ap-
pieant is in good health and desirable
The minimum weight for acceptance is
ll2 pounds A variation of seventeen
pounds, not to fall below ninety-ive
pounds in weight below the standard
given in the table is admissible when
the applicant for enrolment is active.
The table, which follows, is given to
show what is regarded as a fair stand
ard of physical proportions and not as
al absolute guide to be followed in de-
riding uDon the acceptance OF appll-
cants. A woman 90 inches high should
weigh liz pounds; 6l inches, ia
pounds; 62 inches, ll6 pounds; 6j
inches, 1l9 pounds; "a inches, l2j
pounds: 65 inches III pounds 90 inches
1872 pounds; Of inches l}6 pounds; 68
inches l40 pounds; % inches las
pounds; 70 inches $50 pounds.