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relax his watch for Il second. If he IN
questioned from the trench or asked
his orders. he replies without turning
around or taking his eyes from the ex-
panse of dirt in front of him. The re-
mainder of the occupants of his tray
erse either sit on the fire step, with
bayoncts fixed, ready for any emer-
gency, or If lucky, and dugout hap
pens to be In the near vicinity OF the
traverse, and If the night Is quiet, they
are permitted to 20 To same and try
and snatch few wlnks of sleep. Little
sleeping is done, generally the men sit
around, smoking flags and seeing who
can tell the biggest lie. Some of them,
perhaps with their feet In water, would
write home sympathizing with the
governor" because he was laid up
with II cold, contracted by getting his
feet wet on his way to work In Wool
witch arsenal If man should manage
to doze of, likely as not he would wake
with Il start as the clammy, cold feet
OF rat passed over his face, or the
next relief stepped on his stomach
while stumbling on their way to relieve
| the sentrles in the trench.
Just try to sleep with belt full OF
ammunition around you, your rifle bolt
biting into your ribs, intrenchlng tool
handle sticking into the small of your
back, with tin hat for n pillow and
feeling very damp and cold, with
"cooties" boring for oil in your arm
pits, the air foul from the stencil of
grimy human bodies and smoke from u
juicy pipe being whitfield into you! nos
trils, then you will not wonder why
Tommy occasionally takes u turn ir
the trench for rest.
While in frOnt-lne trench orders
forbid Tommy from removing his
boots, puttees, clothing or equipment
The "cootles" take advantage of this
order and mobilize their forces, HnC
Tommy swears vengeance on them ant
mutters to himself, Just walt until
hit rest billets and am able to get m!
own back"
Just before daylight the men "turT
to" and tumble out of the dugouts, maj
the fire step until II gets light, or tn
welcome order stand down" is given
Sometimes before "stand down" is or
dered, the command "five rounds rap
i'd" Is passed along the trench. Thi
means that each man must rest hi
rifle on the top and fire as rapidly a
possible five shots aimed toward tn
German trenches, and then duck (witl
the emphasis on the "duckD. There I
n great rivalry between the opposin
forces to get their rapid fire all OF
first, because the early bird, in this In
stance, catches the wOrn-sOrt OF got
the jump on the other fellow, catchin
him unnWares.
We had II sergeant In our battallo
named Warren. lie was on duty wit
his platoon In the fire trench one after
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CHAPTER X.
"The DAYS Work.

I was fast learning that there is
regular routine about the work of the
trenches, although II Is badly upset at
times Ivy the Germans.
The real work in the fire trench
commences ut shutdown. Tommy IL
like burglar, he works at night.
Just as 1t begins to get dark the
word "stand to" is passed from trav-
erse to traverse. and the men get busy.
The first relief, consisting of two men
to traverse, mount the fire step, one
man looking over the top, while the
other sits at his feet, ready to carry
messages or TO inform the platoon oill'
Ger of any report made by the sentry
as to his observations in No Mans
Land The sentry is not allowed &c
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Three tins Of jam, enc apple and the
other two plum.
Seventeen Bermuda onions, all DIFF
ferent sizes.
A piece of cheese In the shape OF a
wedge.
Two one-pOund tins of butter.
A handful of raisins.
\ A tin of biscuits, or as Tommy calls
them "jaw breakers"
A bottle OF mustard pickles.
The "bully beef" spuds, condensed
milk, fresh meat, bacon and "Macono-
chic ratlons" On can filled with meat,
vegetables and greasy watcr), had been
turned over TO the company cook to
make n stew for next days dinner. lie
a also received the tea, sugar, salt, pep
per and -four.
Scratching his head, the corporal
studied the slip issued Ia him by the
quarter. Then in slow, mystheu
voice he read out, mo. l section IL
men. Bread. loaves. six He looked
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-17

other to his sweetheart. While doing
this cursed the Prussian war god
with all my heart, and think that st.
Peter noted same.
The machine gunners I'm the dugOut
were laughing and joking. To them
Pete was unknown. Pretty soon, In the
warmth of their merrlment, my blues
disappeared. one soon forgets on the
western front.
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tumbled of the step, fell into the mud
at the bottom of the trench, and lay
still in hudtled heap with bullet
hole In his forehead.
AT about the time he expected to ar
rive at Waterloo station he was laid
to rest in little cemetery behind the
lines. He had gone TO Blighty.
In the trenches one can never tell
II is not safe to plan very far ahead.
After "stand down" the men sit on
the fire step or repair to their respec-
tive dugouts and wait for the rum is
sue" to materlalize. Immediately fol-
lowing the rum comes breakfast,
brought up from the rear. Sleeping is
then In order unless some special work
turns up.
ITO he continued
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Keeninp Glenn OYersens.

A million and a half cakes Of soap
went overseas in one Y. M. c, A ship
ment for American soldiers.
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Ito be continued.)
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-17
Wholesale Comforts.

The Y. M. C. A. has sent 100000, e
900 pounds of goods overseas for SOL
diers up to March LIST.
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OVID TIT. TOP
81
AN ArIERICAN SOLDIER
WHO WENT 81 =
IARI1lUl GUY EnpE;Y
MACHINE GUNNER JERYlNdlN FRANCE
MACHINE GUNNER ,5EpVlNdlN FRANcE
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Fired by the news OF the
sinking of the Lusitania by a 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 finds 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, "lf you
are going to get II. you'll get It, so never
worry"
CHAPTER VI-Back in rest billets. EN-
pey gets his first experience as mess
orderly.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-12-20

Mr.. Stage sometimes actually found
a reflection of the cheerful figure of
"Hannah's Car'lyn" coming between
him and the big ledger over which he
spent so many of his waking hours,
Once he looked up from the ledger
1t was on a Saturday morning-and
really did see the bright figure Of the
little girl standing before him. II
was no dream or fancy, for old Jimmy,
the cat, suddenly shot to the topmost
shelf, squalling with wild abandon,
Prince was nosing along at Carolyn
Mays side.
"Bless mel" croaked Mr.. Stagg
'That dog of yours, Car'lyn May, will
give Jimmy a conniption fit yet. What
d'you want down here?"
Carolyn May told him. A man had
come to the house to buy a COW and
Aunty Rose had sent the little girl
down to tell Mr.. Stage to come home
and "drive his own bargain"
swell, WE'LL" said Mr.. Stagg, lock-
ing the ledger in the safe, 'Tll hustle
right out and tend to 1t. Don't see
why the man couldn't have waited till
noontime. Hey, you, Chetl Look out
for the store. Don't have any fooling
And"
"0h, unclei may I stay. too? Me
and Princer cried Carolyn May
"We'll be good"
"Pshawl Yes, II you want to-" re
sponded Mr.. Stage, hurrying away.
"Myl your uncle's changin' more
and more, amt hel" remarked Chef
tho optimistic. "He does sometimes
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-12-20

almost laugh, Carlyn. / never see the
beat of It'll"
"0h, is hep cried the little child.
as he looking up more? Do you think
he is, ChetY"
II positively do" Chef assured her.
"And he hasn't always got his nose
In that old ledgerT
we'll wouldn't say that he neg
lected business, nc, ma'am,n said the
boy honestly. 'You see, we men have
got to think of business mostly. But
he sure Is thinkin' Of some other things
too-ya-as, indeedyp
"what things, Chet7" Carolyn May
asked anxiously, hoping that Uncle
Joe had shswn some recovered inter
est In Miss Amanda and that Chef had
noticed It.
"why-weIl-- Now, you see. there's
that house you used to live In. You
know about thatT'
"What about Il, Chet7T the little
girl asked rather timIdly.
well. Mr.. Stagg amt never done
nothln' about It He amt sold II. nor
sold the furniture. nor nothin'. You
know, Car'lyn May, your folks didn't
leave you no money"
%0hl Didn't they1- cried Carolyn
May. greatly startled.
"No Yon see. heard all about Il.
Mr. Vickers. the lawyer. came I'm here
one day and your uncle read a letter
to him out loud ! couldn't help but
hear. The letter was from another
iawyc and twas all about yOu and
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-12-20

We are to look upon the monotony
and the hardships which meet US in
our experience as a dlvinely appointed
process. To stand them, we must see
them in their true proportions. against
the background Of the viii OF our Fa-
Their. They do not come accidentally
into our lot. We need not steel our
selves to endure them as Il they were
Irrational inierferences with us. Best
take them eheerfuiIy, IS the sort Of
experiences through which every one
has had TO pass under The discipline Of
the Father. not excepting the son him
SELF.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-12-20
CAROLYN MAY LEARNS SOME DsQUIETING NEWS FROM
Chef G0RMLEY.

synopsa-Her father and mother reported
Dunraven which they had sailed Europe
May CameronHannas Carns sent from New York to her bach
eor uncle Joseph Stage the reception
her uncle not enthusiastic Carolyn chilled by
demeano Of Auny Rose Uncle Joe houseeep Stage dmayed
when he learns from lawyer friend Of his brothew
has been left practically penness and consigned his guardian
Carolyn learns Of the esngment between her uncle and his oeme
sweetheart Amanda PaOw the
the two families Prince the dog Carolyn brought
her. and the boon companion of the lonesome GIRL davor
Uncle joe who threatens dispose him. but Prince becomes
and wins the approval Of the Corners by
bbing the schooeach The following Sunday while Carolyn
her uncle accompanied by Prince taking walk
encounter Amanda Parlow Prince kills
Amanda Stage Amanda speak time
years.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-12-20
How Christ
Reveals Himself
By E. ]. PACE
Acting Director Missionary Course. Moody
Bible Institute. Chicago

TEXT-Now ye are the body Of Christ
and members one OF another,-I Cor. 1921.
: Imagine a slave-trader writing q
hymn like this:
Quiet. Lord. my forward heart,
Make me teachable and mild:
Upright. simple. free from art
Make me az a weaned child:
From distrust and envy free,
Pleased with all that pleases thee.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-12-20

But 1t so hap
pens that John
Newton was not a
slave-trader when
h Q wrote this.
From a blasphe-
m Gus, brutal
81 ave : driver,
cracking his cruel
las h over the
backs Of his black
chattels, he had
become one Of the
most sainted OF
our hymn writer's.
IL ever a man
passed from
death unto llfe,',,
from the noWer
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-12-20

Transbay ferries on San Francisce
bay carried more than 46.000.000 pass
engers during the fiscal year ended
June 50. 1914
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-12-20

ton of most of its provisions, and to
great extent he is in readiness.
One of the great difficulties before
the commissioner in the collection Of
this huge sum during the next fiscal
year is to have the people thoroughly
understand what is required Of them
and also to know what changes have
been made since the last great collec-
ton OF revenue was made under the
former bill. The commissioner has
got to get his information to great
many people through the papers OF
the country and as soon as he knows
definitely what Is needed he will put
the publicity machinery in motion.
Meanwhile he is perfecting his organ
izatlon for the most gigantic task In
the way Of collecting revenue ever at
tempted by any government.
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Carolyn and Prince have an
other adventure, IN which they
play the part Of good samarl-
sans. Watch Ger the next IN
stallment.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-12-20

People outside Of Washington do not
care very much what happens In regard
to the organization Of committees In
congress, and so to them the Norris
resolution is not important. This res
olution Is intended to defeat the pow
er which now exists In q coterie Of old
senator's because they are at the top
Of and control most Of the important
committees of the senate. It is rather
surprising that new senators, and
those who have long served on COM
mittees Of little or no importance, have
allowed the good places to be mOnopo-
lized by the older senator's, but that Is
one Of the traditions of the senate.
The Norris resolution, in proposing to
distribuIS these good committee places
in a more equitable manner, may be
the germ OF a revolution. However, II
does not make very much difference
about committee assignments, for q
man who can handle himself well In
debate can take care of all the legis-
lation he wants on the floor offlhe SEN
ate and Is beholden to no q lmlttee
assignment for his position In that
body.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-12-20

In all cabinet changes that have
been made there never has been a
time when the secret was so well kept
as that Ia regard to the resignation
Of Secretary McAdoo from the treas
ury department. From the time q
president appoints his cabinet until
the end Of bis term there are constant
rumOrs Of cabinet changes and 1t has
been the habit of many Washington
correspondents when having nothing
else to DO to write a cabinet story.
But no one ever surmised or suggest
ed that Secretary McAdoo was going
to resign, save when the suggestion
was made that he should be q eandi'
date for governor of New York. What
ever discussions may have taken place
and however many men may have
known of the proposed resignation OF
Secretary McAdoo, not hint escaped,
even in q confidential way, so that II
could be whispered about from person
to person. 1t is another evidence or
the success of the president in keeping
secret such things as he does not wish
to become public.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-12-20
FIGHT IMPENDS
ON PREPAREDNESS
OPPOSING FORCES IN CONTEST
TO BE cLAssED AS MILITAR.
lsTs AND PAcIFlsTs.
BIG STANDING ARMY OPPOSED

Resolution Seeking to Take Control
Of Committees Out Of Hands Of .
Pew Old Members May Bring Rev.
oIvtlen In Senate.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-12-20

1t is quite often that governors are
elected to the senate and sometimes
when they are holding the office Of
governor. At such times the COVER
nors certify their own election TO the
senate. Three new senators have been
so certified who will take their seats
March 4th next. Governor Keyes Of
New Hampshire has certified to the
election Of himself as senator from
that state, and Governor Edge of New
Jersey Issues a similar certificate. Gov
ernor Stanley Of Kentucky Is another
In the same class. There are one or
two men now In the senate who were
certified In the same manner when
they were elected.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-12-20

/; Just before the senate adjourned
Senator Ashurst Of Arizona tried with
might and main to bring up a bill,
which he said he had been pushing for
three years. As the time for adjourn
lnent drew near Ashurst asked Senator
Mcclellan Of Tennessee, who controlled
the floor at the time, to withdraw his
bill-an important one and likely to
Eause considerable dlscussion-so that
Ihe Ashurst bill could be taken up.
h understand 1t is utterly impossible
b pass my BILL" said Ashurst, be
huse II saves the federal government
everal hundred thousand dollars.
s.now, Of course, II 1t had appropriated
million 1t would have passed long
ago" The Arizona senator didn't real
ly believe things were that bad, but 1t
is fact that hundred bills are pass
ed by congress spending money while
one is being passed to save 1t.
The senate will lose a newspaper
man when Senator William Alden
Smith Of Michigan retires on March A,
but the loss will be offset by Senator
Arthur Capper of Kansas. who VIII
take his scat on the same day. The
other newspaper men In the senate are
Hitchcock Of Nebraska. Harding Of
Ohio. and New OF Indiana. New is not
now connected with a newspaper.
One awful legacy which the Germans
have left to. the Belgians. one thing
which the BelgIans have In greater
quantity than they had before the Hun
overran their country. Is tuberculosis.
The Red Cross is beginning n campaign
to stamp out the white plague. which
has Increased largely in those portions
Of Belgium that were occupied By the
Germans until recently. II Is said that
the disease has gained victims especial
" among young women who were
obliged to work in munition and In
dustrial plants. Truly German kultur
Is a wonderful thing.
Daniel c. Roper. commissioner Of
Internal revenue. has another big job
on his hands. II IL the task Of collect
Ing stb billion dollars under the pend
Ing revenue BIN. or course Commits
sioner Roper does not yet know what
the bill win provide when Il Il finally
enacted into law, but he has been TAX
Inc the preliminary steps In anticipa-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-12-20
By ARTHUR w. DUNN.

Washington.--The contest Is already
on between those who will be classed
rs mllitarlsts on one hand and paGhsts
on ths other. Now that the war IL
ended IL " quite likely that a great
many people who were for peace, but
supported the war because the country
engaged In It. will array themselves in
favor of disarmament and for reducing
military expenditures to the limit. No
doubt they will be called "pacif1sts,"
but that epithet will not carry with II
the stigma that was attached while
the country was at war. If every man
who wants to reduce the size Of the
army and cut down military expendi-
lures is called paclflst, they will have
q pretty good-slzed party by that name
In few months.
The milltarists will point out how
much quicker and easier it would have
been to win the war If the United
States had been fully prepared and
equipped In the beginning. No doubt
a great deal will be said about lack
Of ordnance, munitions, arms and 9TH
er war materials generally, as well as
the lack Of trained men, and these will
be laid down as arguments for larg-
er military establishment in the future.
The other side, however, will insist
that the United States went In and
won the war in Is months and that
1t was with comparatively little diff
Guilty that an army was raised,
equipped, trained, and put into the
field. And so the fight will be con-
Quoted, but the prospects are that
congress will not favor very large
military establishment.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-12-20

During the day Of the adjournment
there was some discussion about a
holiday recess and the necessity for
not wasting any time with an ad-
journment, In order to avoid an extra
session. Leader Kitchin took occasion
10 remark that, "If we are dlllgent,
work hard, rush the appropriation
bills, we may avoid an extra session"
At the same time a great many meg
In congress doubt whether It will be
possible to avoid an extra session.
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GO BE coNTNusnA
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-12-20

Or. Harvey W. Wiley. the man who
has been identified with pure food for
50 many years. paused In the work OF
bis chemical and pure food researches
the other day long enough to remark /:
1--WE have Just passed through the
most marvellous four years the world
has ever known. What has happened
in that time Is well-nigh unbelievable.
II. In June. 1914. man with . gift Of
prophecy had foretold what was to
happen In the four years to follow. no
body on earth would have believed
him. Il would seem incredible Il we
had not seen It and lived through IT.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-12-20

telephone lines at the time he did
and later taking over the ocean cables
II Is assumed that the administration
is in favor of continued control Of pub
lie utilities. When the bill giving the
president power TO take over the rail
roads was being considered the presi'
dent was anxious that no time limit
should be set for the return of the
railroads to their owners and man
ayers. However. this was one Of the
things In which the president could
not have his way. and congress fixed
limit of 81 months after the close
OF the war for the return Of the rail-
roads. A shorter limit applies to tele'
graph and telephone tines. Now, these
public utilities will 60 back to their
owners unless there is Legislation, and
the attempt to pass Legislation con
tinuing government control viii be one
Of the big features of the next con
gress. And what Is more, 1t viii not
be a party fight, although the Repub'
licans will be largely arrayed against
government ownership. There are
quite number of Republicans, who
were formerly known as progressives
who are expected to support govern
ment- control or ownership. AT the
same time there are great many
Democrats who baked at the idea OF
government ownership of public util'
tiles. Most OF these are from the
Southern states and they still cling to
doctrines which were popular in theif
party in former days.
1t is expected that the contest will
be brought on long before the time ex'
plres when the various public utilities
are to be returned to their owners. Al.
ready resolutions on the subject have
been introduced and they win be made
the subject Of discussion. and no doubt
bills viii follow which win bring the
matter to a head SOON
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Afy will IS not mine own,
TIL thou hast made it thine:
II cannot reach q monarch's throne
Until its crown resigns;
Il only stands unbent amid the clashina
strife,
When on thy bosom IT has leant.
And found in thee its life.
-0eorEs Matheson-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-06
CHAPTER XIV.
The Battle of the poqaer.

Within the next three days series
of Dhenomena occurred which lett no
doubt as to the dangers which were
menacing the human race.
Before noon messages began to pour
in from all parts of the country ana
from the fleet. The admiral In COM
mand of the home squadron wired thar
a torpedo-boat DESTROYER had ap-
nroached him under flag of truce
with the singular statement that tne
ocean had receded all along the baitic
littoral. leaving vast swamp OF mud
DIV sand. in which ships were empeo-
ded. The Zuyder Zee no longer exist
ed. A spur of land extended from tne
dorger bank nearly to Ostend. He pro-
nosed q temporary armistice.
By evening reports were teiegrapned
that an army Of the monsters hau