davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-26

lowed him. Inside the house was
passageway under the ruins. It was
about seven feet wide and fifty feet
long, should judge.
At the other end was the great old
"75," poking its nose out Of hole In
the wall. The gun captain and the
crew were sitting around waiting the
word for action, and they seemed to
know Brown well. was surprised at
that, but still more SO when he told
me 1 could examine the gun If I
wanted to, just as If he owned it.
So sat in the seat and trained the
cross wires on an object, opened and
closed the breech and examined the
recoil. ,
Then Brown said: "Well, Chink,
you'll see some real gunnery now," and
they passed the word and took sta
tions. My eyes bulged out when
saw Brown take his station with them
"Silencep is about the first COM
mand gun crew gets when 1t is going
into action, but forgot all about it,
and shouted out and asked Brown how
he got to be a gunner. But he only
grinned and looked dopey, as usual.
Then came to and expected to get a
call down from the officer, but he only
grinned and so did the crew. 1t
seems they had 1t all framed to spring
on me, and they expected / would be
surprised.
So we put cotton in our ears and
| the captain called the observation
tower a short distance away and they
gave him the range. Then the captain
'called 4128 meters" to Brown. They
placed the nose of a shell In q fuse
ad1uster and turned the handle until
lit reached scale 4128. This set the
fuse to explode at the range given
Then they slammed the shell into the
breech, locked 1t shut and Brown sent
his best to Fritz.
The barrel slipped back, threw out
the shell case at our feet and returned
over cushion of grease. Then we
received the results by telephone from
the observation tower. After he hac
fired twelve shots the captain said tc
Brown, ''You should never waste your
self in infantry, son." And old dopey
Brown just stood there and grinned
That was Brown every time. HC
knew about more things than you coulC
think of. He had read about gunnerS
and fooled around at Dixmude unti
they let him play with the "75's," and
finally here he was, giving his kindes
to old Fritz with the rest Of them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-26

our noses worse than the coolies. They
certainly were game little devils, and
came right back at US.
So most of the poilus threw the
dope at Fritz and fought the cooties
hand to hand.
There was plenty of food in the
trenches most of the time, though once
In a while, during a heavy lombard
ment, the fatigue-usually a corporal's
guard-would get killed In the COM
municatiOn trenches and we would not
have time to get out to the fatigue and
rescue the grub they were bringing.
Sometimes you could not find either
the fatigue or the grub when you got
to the point where they had been hit.
But, as say, we were well fed most
of the time, and got second and third
helpings until we had to open our
belts. But as the Limeys say: "Gaw
blimey, the chuck was rough" They
served a thick soup of meat and vege-
tables In bowls the size of wash ba-
sins, black coffee with or without
sugar-mostly without land plenty
of bread.
Also, we had preserves in tins, just
like the Limeys. If you send any par
GELS over, do not put any apple and
plum jam in them or the man who gets
it will let Fritz shoot him. Ask any
Limey soldier and he will tell you the
same. 1 never thought there was so
much jam in the world. No Mans
| Land looked like a city dump. Most
Of us took 1t, after a while, just to
get the bread. Early In the war they
used the tins to make bombs of, but
that was before Mills came along with
his hand grenade. Later on they fiat.
tened out the tins and lined the dug
outs with them.
Each man carried an emergency ra'
ton In his bag. This consisted of bully
beef, biscuits, etc. This ration was
never used except in a real emergency
because no one could tell when II
might mean the difference between
life and death to him. When daylight
catches q man ia q shell hole or at G
listening post out in No Mans LanC
he does not dare to crawl back to hi;
trench before nightfall, and then is the
time that his emergency ration comes
In handy. Also, the stores failed tt
reach us sometimes, as l have said
j and we had to use the emergenc!
ratiOns.
Sometimes we received raw mea
and fried it in our dugouts. We bull
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-26

him in the trenches, because our out
fits were nowhere near each other, but
whenever we were in billets at the
same time, we were together as much
as possible.
Brown was a funny card and never
saw anyone else much like him. A
big, tall, red-headed, dopey-looking fell
low, never saying much and slow In
everything he did or said-you would
never think he amounted to much or
was worth his salt. The boys used to
call him "Glnger" Brown, both on ac-
count OF his red hair and his slow
movements. But he would pull sur
prise on you every once In a while,
like this one that he fooled me with.
One morning about dawn we started
out for walk through what used to
be Dixmude-piles of stone and brick
and mortar. There were no civvies to
be seen only mules and horses bring
ing up casks of water, bags of beans,
chloride of lime, barbed wire, ammu-
milton. etc. 1t was good thing we
we're not superstltious. At that, the
shadows along the walls made me feel
shaky sometimes.
Finally Brown said: "Come on
down; let's see the 75's.'" At this
time 1 had not seen a "75," except on
train going to the front, so took
him up right away, but was surprised
that he should know where they were,
After going half way around Dix
nude Brown said, "Here we are" and
started right into what was left of a
big house. kept wondering how he
would know so much about 1t, but fol-
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-26
THICK, SWOLLEN GLANDS

v. y. 2. sT. LouIs. Mo. az-laia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-26

regular clay ovens in the dugOuts, with
iron tops for broiling. This, of course,
was In the front-line trenches only.
We worked two hours on the fire.
step and knocked off for four hours,
in which time we cooked and ate and
slept. This routine was kept up night
and day, seven days a week. Some
times the program was changed; for
instance, when there was to be an at
tack or when Fritz tried to come over
and visit, but otherwise nothing dis
turbed our routine unless 1t was gas
attack.
The ambition Of most privates is to
become a sniper, as the official sharp
shooters are called. After a private
has been in the trenches for six
months OF a year and has shown his
craftsmanship, he becomes the great
man he has dreamed about We had
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-26
Self.Ahneaatlon.

There had been a fire in big block
Of fats with heavy loss of property
and many narrow escapes.
"Were there any acts of conspicu-
Gus heroism?" queried the reporter.
"Yes," said one of the victims. with
a self-abnegation never before wit
messed in case of this kind, sir we
all turned in and helped to carry out
the piano that was on the second floor.
Green Bag.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-26
The Shakers Load.

'De bigges' load some folks.has got
ter carry" observed Brother Williams.
"Is a grip full of excuses fer gettin'
out O. doln' de right thing at de right
time. Fer instance, eff it's wood cut
tin day, dey amt got no ak; an
IF dey got a ak, dey amt no grind
stone ter sharpen, it; an eff de grind
stones dar, de well gone dry an dey's
no water to wet itr-Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-26
Heal Baby Rashes

That itch, burn and torture. A hot
Cuticura Soap bath gives instant re-
lief when followed by gentle appli-
cation Of Cuticura Ointment. For free
samples address, "Cuticura, Dept. x,
Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap 25, Ointment 20 and 50.---Adv.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-26
cHAPTER V.
MIth tha .s76,a.n

My pal Brown, OF whom / spoke be-
fore, had been put in the infantry
when he enlisted In the Legion, be-
cause he had served in the United
States infantry. He soon became a
sergeant, which had been his rating
In the American service ! never saw
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-26

Trinidad is increasing its petroleum
production, the output last year being
almost 50.OOO,0QQ gallons.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-26
cro Bn coNTINuED)
She Mont Believe Il

A man may be hopeless idiot, but
IL he admires a woman you can't con-
vince her that he is crazy.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-26

Members Of the Foreign Le-
ulon, all soldiers Of fortune,
swear vengeance when they see
the Germans place Belgian worn-
en- and children in front Of them
as shields against the enemy's
fire. Gunner Depew tells about
this in the next lnstallment.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-26
Good Chance.

"She's an angel"
swell, send her letter by aerial
mail. ."-Louisyille Courier-JournaI.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-26

Groves Baby Bowel Medicine
aids Digestion, relieves Sour Stomach, DlArrhoea
and EIux II Is Just as effective for Adults as Tor
Children. Perfectly harmless.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-26
DEPEW GETS HIS FIRST EXPERIENCE NTHE FRONT LINE
TRENCHES AT DlXMUDE.

synopsisAbe N author the his service
the United during which attained chief
officer hrscass The world he
his honorable discharge
with determination enlist
dreadnaugt
him high honors Later he is transferred
the Flanders front
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
DRIVE FOR RED
CROSS MEMBERS
Steelton School Children Will
Be Asked to Join Junior
Organization

Every child attending school in
Steelton will be asked to join the
Red Cross in the drive for Junior
members of the local organization.
There are 5000 schoolchildren in
this borough and efforts will be
made by the committee of the SEM
ior organization to enlist every one.
The membership fee for the new
unit will be twenty-five cents. The
money obtained through this source
will be used to buy materials for
garments which will be worked up
by schoolchildren.
Mrs. w. +. Darby is chairman of
the committee and will be assisted
in the work by the members of the
borough school faculty. Mrs. Lee
Sutton is secretary of the committee.
Members of the committee have
been appointed by Mrs. Darby and
are making arrangements for the
campaign.
Mrs. c. A. Alden will give a DEM
onstration on the conservation of
food at the Red Cross headquarters
on Friday evening Miss Barrett, in
structresS of household arts in the
borough schools, has been giving the
demonstrations. The teacher Will
not give any more demonstrations
until spring, officials of the Red
Cross said to-day. Mrs. Alden VIII
give the demonstrations on wheat
less muffinS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
NEWS OF STEELTON
Mrs. Henry F. Hershey
Dies in Bethlehem

Mrs. Clara Frantz Hershey. wife of
the late Henry Friel Hershey, a for
mtr postmaster of Steelton, died
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
CHARLES r. Holton, 734 West Broad
street, Bethlehem. in her sixty-sev-
enth year. She is survived by two
children, Mrs. Holton and Justus V.
Hershey of Washington. d. C. Fu-
neral arrangements will be an
ncunced later.
Mrs. Hershey was one of the best
known and loved women of Steelton.
where she made her home for many
years and was actively interested in
clNlc and charitable work, removing
TO Bethlehem last August owing to
III health. An exceptionally fine mu-
slcian, Mrs. Hershey had been an or
ganist ever since her fourteenth
year and she played for fifteen years
IN the First Presbyterian Church.
Steelton, of which she was long a
member. She was also pianist and
chairman of the music committee of
harrisburg Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
The funeral arrangements will be
announced later.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
Grace U. E. Church to
to Unfurl Service Flag

A service flag containing fourteen
stars will be unfurled with special
services on Sunday morning. +. b.
Wickersham will be the principal
speaker. y special program with
patriotic musical selections is being
arranged and will be presented.
Father and Son Day will also be OBJ
served at the same time. The weekly
prayer meeting will be held to-mor-
row evening at he home of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob IIummel, 329
Poplar street. The choir will prac-
tice at the parsonage Friday eve
ming at S o'clock. Glass No. of the
Sunday school will meet at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Watson, S4S
Lincoln street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
MIR. AND MRS. EARNEST
GIVEN FAREWELL PARTY

entertained at their residence in Pine
street Saturday evening prior to
leaving for Philadelphia, where Mr..
Earnest has accepted 4 position as
chief of police of the Eddystone
plants, with his office in Philadel-
phia. The guests included Miss
Edith Maurer, Miss Gertrude Bog
ner Miss Caroline Barrett. Miss Es-
tella Shoop, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wally. Mrs. w. II. Shaw, Mr.. and
Mrs. 3. +. Shellenberger. Mrs. Full
mer Chapman, Mrs. \. Wright. Mrs.
c. Miller, Mrs. Bordner, Mrs. Hutch
inson Mr.. and Mrs. Butler, Miss Mir
lam Earnest, Miss Florence Shaw and
William Shaw.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
LIKE E.ELECTRIC ~
BUTTON ON TOES
Tells why corn Is 30 painful
and says cutting makes
them grow.


Press an electric button and you
form a contact with a live wire
which rings the bell. When your
shoes press against your corn it
pushes its sharp roots down upon
a sensitive nerve and you get a
shock of pain.
Instead of trimming your corns,
which merely makes them grow,
just step into any drug store and
ask for a quarter of an ounce of
freezone. This will cost very little
but is sufficient to remove every
hard or soft corn or callus from
ones feet. A few drops applied di-
rectly upon a tender. aching corn
stops the soreness instantly, and
soon the corn shrivels UP so it lifts
right out root and all, without pain.
This drug never infiames or even
irritates the surrounding tissue or
skin.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
II FEEL AS STRONG AS
.AHORSE" SAYS UPJ0HH
T.. II. II. Brakeman Tells How He
Got His Health and Strength Back
INDIGESTION HIS TROUBLE

II had indigestion so bad that it
had put my whole system on the
bum" says William Upjohn, of
Steelton, Pa, p. X. r. brakeman.
Il couldn't seem to eat anything
that would agree with me for no
matter what 1t was my food would
just lie like a red hot lump in my
stomach and the gas would form
faster than L could belch it up. t
"Tanlac fixed me up in a great
way; my stomach got stronger and
now l can eat anything without suf-
fering afterwards and l feel strong
as a horse.
"Tanlac is sure great stuff for
stomach trouble"
Tanlac is now being introduced
here at Gorgas' Drug Store.
Tanlac is also sold at the Gorgas
Drug Store in the p. r. r. Station;
in Carlisle at w. G. stephens Phar-
macy; Elizabethtown, Albert w.
Cain; Greencastle, Charles b. Carl;
Middletown, Colin S. Few's Phar-
macy; Waynesboro, Clarence Croft's
Pharmacy; Mechanicsburg, II. Il.
Brunhouse.-AVe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
For Itching Torture

There is one remedy that seldom
fails to stop itching torture and relieve
skin irritation and that makes the skin
soft, clear and healthy. .
Any druggist can supply you with
zemo, which generally ov2rcomes all
skin diseases. Acne, eczema, itch, pim-
piles, rashes, blackheads in most cases
give way to zemo. Frequently, minor
blemishes disappear overnight. Itching
usually stops instantly. Zemo is safe,
antiseptic liquid, clean, easy to use and
dependable. It costs only 35c; an extra
large bottle, $1.00. 1t will not stain, is
not greasy or sticky and is positively
safe for tender, sensitive skins.
[ The E. W. Rose Co, Cleveland. o.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
G|RLS! WOMENI
TAKE CASCARETS
IF CONST|PATEO
They liven your liver and bowels
and clear your
complexion.
Don't stay headachy, bilious
with breath bad and
stomach sour.
Get q 1O-cent box now.

Tonight sure. Take Cascarets and
enjoy the incest, Gentlest liver and
bowel cleansing you ever expert
enced. Cascarets will liven your
liver and clean your thirty feet of
bowels without gripping. You will
wake up feeling grand. Your head
will be clear breath right. tongue
clean, stomach sweet, eyes bright.
step elastic and complexion rosy
they're wonderful. Get a 10-cent box
low at any drug store. Mothers
can safely give a whole Cascaret to
children any time when cross, fever.
ish. bilious, tongue coated or consti-
pated-they are harmless.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12

TO take care of the states wards.
The figures are being compared to
see differences in prices for the
same commodities.
Similar inquiries have been made
in various departments as to cost
of supplies and materials and the
greatest care will likely be urged in
ordering so that deficiencies may be
held down to n minimum. Thus far
most of the institutions appear to
have been getting through without
suffering much. but there is anxiety
over coal supplies.
Because of the extraordinary de-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12

police; L. E. Bowman and w. r.
keever were appointed auditors;
Ray Houser. John Stover and J. S.
Brandt. of the Rescue Hose Com
pany were sworn in as fire patrol
men. II. L. Deimler, one of the
new councilmen was sworn in.
George Thomas. the new fire chief
and Clarence Werlich. first assist
ant, and j. w. Peters. second assist
ant were confirmed by the council.
The opening of an alley oetwecn.
Spring and Water streets. and Water
and Main streets, was placed in the
hands of the highway committee,
The assignment of coal for the Ees-
cue Hose Company was placed in the
hands of the supply committee. The
tax rate was fixed at mills. The
highway committee was authorized
70 fix and change rate of pay from
time to time on labor, teams and
costs.
The finance committee gave conn
Gil a prepared budget for 1918. Ms
follows: $1,960 for years salaries
$4,000 for fire protection, $500 for
highway $500 board of health
$500 sinking fund. 500 printing
and advertising, $500 for supplies,
S2OO for maintenance of special no.
lice. The council adopted the bud
get.
The School Board met in regular
session last evening, with Vice
president n. c. Fuhrman presiding
me Board granted permission to
start Junior Red Cross Chapter and
the subject will be brought up at the
teachers meeting tomorrow after
noon. Prof j. I. Brehm, assistant
superintendent of the Harrisburg
schools. will make an address on
the work. Miss Edna Schaeffer and
Miss Alice Baer. two of the teach
ers, are. off duty on account of ILL
ness and are being substituted for nv
Mrs. Walter Jarretts and Mrs. Will
liam Hill. Mrs. Viola d. Butcher
who is at present teaching at Fish
erville, was elected as teacher in
place of Miss Grace Keefer, who was
given leave of absence for the ball
ance of the term. Charles Houser
was elected a truant officer for a
month.
Miss Alice Baer is i'll at her home
in Pine street with pneumonia,
Nine members of the Junior Chris
ttan Endeavor Society of the United
Brethren Church were transferred to
the Senior society at n special serv-
ice held on Sunday evening. The
graduation address was made by the
pastor, the Rev. /. II. Albright. The
graduates Were: Grace Bauder Mil
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
DRINK HOT TEA
FOR A BAD COLD

Get a small package of hamburg
Breast Tea at any pharmacy. Take
a tablespoonful of the Hamburg tea,
put a cup of boiling water upon it,
pour through a sieve and drink a
teacup full at any time. 1t is the
most effective way to break n cold
and cure grip, as it opens the pores,
relieving congestion. Also loos ems
the bowels, thus breaking cold at
once.
1t is inexpensive and entirely vege-
table, therefore harmless.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
SUFFERED WITH
LIVER TROUBLE
Had Heartburn --- Had
Headaches

says Mrs. r. Palmer. ia Chestnut
l was bothered with liver, stomach
and intestinal trouble, was very
nervous, suffered with heartburn
and had severe headaches. 1 sim
ply had no strength and in the
morning felt all tired out. never
had any faith in patent medicines.
but Sanpan has shown me there
are some good patent medicines, as
it completely restored me to life
again.
Sanpan is being introduced at
Keller's Drug Store, 405 Market
street, Harrisburg.-adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
w. C. II. U. MEETING

The Steelton Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be enter
tanned by Mrs. ]. o. O'Brien, 247
Hummel street, Harrisburg, to-mor-
row afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. a
debate, the subject of which will be
Resolved, That the Primary Elec-'
tions Are More Important Than the
General Elections" will feature the
program. The debaters will be: at
frmative side-Mrs. Spahr and Mrs.
Miller; negative-Mrs. NJ. NJ. Stees
and Mrs. j. Conrad.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
MINISTERIAL MEETING

a meeting of the Ministerial Asso-
clation of Steelton and vicinity was
held in st. Johns Lutheran Church
yesterday. Eleven ministers were
present at the session. The Rev.
warner Brown. pastor of the Mt.
Zion Baptist Church, read a paper on
Pulpit Preparation" At the next
session the Rev. C. b. Segelken, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian Church.
Will present a paper on THE In
fluence of Education"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
TRANSFERRED TO BETHLEHEM

J. P. Bennett, connected with a
steel concern at Peoria, Illinois,
formerly assistant to the superin-
tendent of the rolling mills of the
local steel plant, has been made as
sistant superintendent of the rolling
mills of the Lehigh plant at South
Bethlehem.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
MEETING FOR FARNERS

Halifax, Pa, Feb. IA special
meeting for farmers will be held in
the Halifax Grange Hall in Third
street this evening at 7.30 o'clock
The meeting will be addressed by H.
II. Haven. of State College, and
County Farm Agent II. G. Niesley.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
DRAFT BOARD PHYSICIANS
START EXAMINING MEN

Examination of seventy regis
trants in Glass A was started by the
local exemption board physicians
this afternoon. This is the first call
made by the board for the first-class
men. Another call will be made
later, members of the board say.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12

dred Parthemore, Parmelia Rose,
Hazel Houser, Romaine Klinger,
Pearl Shaeffer. Edith Sohn. Marlin
Brinser and Francis Douglas.
The Home and Foreign Missionary
Society of the U. B. Church will
meet at the home of Mrs. David
Gingrich, Pine street. this evening.
Mrs. Robert Holstein. who has
been patient at the Polytechnic Hos
pital for the past three weeks. was
brought home yesterday.
The Rev. I. II. Albright pastor of
the U. B. Church, united in marriage
at the parsonage, Sunday morning
j, l.. Snavely and Miss Muriel Form
walt, both of town. They were un-
attended. They will reside at the
home of the bridegroom's parents.