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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-23

A telegram was received by r. N.
Hoskins Monday morning announc-
ing the death of Miss Lottie Hadley
of Oakdale, Neb. She was the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Hadley,
former residents of this vicinity and
niece of Mrs VIM. Garner, Mrs. VIM.
Bates, Mrs. John Cooper and Mrs. R.
N Hoskins. She visited here about
two years ago and made many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Scharfenstein
word Monday that their ne
phew, Raleigh Ishmael of WATERFOWL.
S. d., died Sunday evening. The re-
mains were brought back to Cassville
for burial. Mr.. and Mrs. Scharfen-
stein went to Cassville Tuesday to
attend the funeral.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-23
BLOOMINGTON.

DR.. Mort. BARLEY of Columbus,
spent Sunday with relatives here. His
mother, Mrs. L. G. BARLEY, went home
with him Monday for a visit Mort.
expects his call to the service any
day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-23
GAVE $4,000.

stead of $4,000 as stated on page 2.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-23

Alonzo Hahn of Sitter, was Lam
caster visitor last Friday.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26

I used to think all the Germans were
big and fat and strong, and, of course,
some of the grenadier regiments are,
but lots of the BocheS saw were
little and weak like this fellow ! ''got"
in my first charge.
It was a good piece Of work to take
the prisoners and a novelty for me to
look them in the face-the fellows
had been fighting. Because, when you
look a Hun in the face, you can see
the yellow streak. Even if you are
their prisoner you can tell that the
Huns are yellow.
Maybe you have heard pigs being
butchered. 1t sounded like that when
we got to them. When they attacked
us they yelled to beat the band. l
guess they thought they could scare
us. But you cannot scare machine
guns nor the foreign legion either. So
when they could not scare us they
were up against 1t and had to fight.
1 will admit, though, that the first
time Fritz came over and began yell
ing | thought the whole German army
was after me, at that, and Kaiser Bill
playing the drum. And how they hate
4 bayonet! They would much rather
sit in ditch and pot you.
! admit / am not crazy about bayo-
net fighting myself, as general prop
osition, but will say that there have
been times when I was serving q gun
behind the front lines when 1 wished
for rifle and bayonet in my hands
and a chance at Fritz man to man.
1t was in this charge that our chap
lain was put out of commission. AS
we were lined up, waiting to climb on
to the fire step and then over the par
apet, this chaplain came down the
line speaking to each man as he went.
He would not say much, but just O
few words, and then make the sign OF
the cross. He was in a black cassock
He was just one man from me as
we got the word and stood up on the
fire step. He was not armed with as
much as pin, but he jumped up on
the step and stuck his head over the
parapet and got it square, landing
right beside me. ! thought he was
killed, but when we got back we found
he was only wounded. The men who
saw it were over the parapet before
the order was given and then the
whole bunch after them, because they
too, thought he was killed and figured
he never would know how they came
out about their vows. All the men in
the company were glad when they
found he was only wounded.
While half of US were on the firing
step throughout the day or night the
other half would be in the dugouts or
sitting around in the bottom Of the
trench, playing little games, or mend
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26

we tried to keep up his jokes and say
the same things and so forth. But they
did not go very well after he was
dead. He got his in the same charge
in which the chaplain was wounded.
He was one OF, the bunch that charged
before the order was given, when the
chaplain got it, and was running pretty
near me until we got to the Boche
wire. had to stop to get through,
though must of it was cut up by artil-
lery fire, but he must have jumped it,
for when l looked up he was twenty
or thirty PAGES ahead of me. We got
to the Germans about that time and
I was pretty busy for while. But
soon ] saw him again. He was pulling
his bayonet out Of Boche when an
other made jab at him and stuck him
in the arm. Then the Boche made a
swing at him with his rifle, but the
Swiss dropped on one knee and lodged
it. He kept defending himself with
his rifle, but there was another Ger
man on him by this time and he could
not get up. The corporal of our squad
came up just about that time, but he
was too late, because one Of the
Boches got to the Swiss with his bay
onet. He did not have time to with
draw it before our corporal stuck him.
The other German made pass at the
corporal, but he was too late. The
corporal beat him to it and felled him
with a terrific blow from his rifle butt.
The Huns were pretty thick around
there just as another fellow and my
self came up. A Boche swung his rifle
at the corporal and when he lodged it
the Boche almost got me. The swing
took him off his feet and then the cor
poral did as pretty bit of work as
l ever saw. He jumped for the Boche,
who had fallen, landed on his face
with both feet and gave it to the next
one with his bayonet all at the same
time. He was the quickest mani ever
saw.
There were a couple of well-known
savate men in the next company and
saw one of them get under Fritzs
guard with his foot and, believe me-
there was some force in that kick
He must have driven the Germans
chin clear through the back of his
neck.
We thought it was pretty tough luck
to lose both the chaplain and the vii
lage wit in the same charge. along
with half Of our officers, and then have
to give up the trench. Every man in
the bunch was sore as boil when we
got back. --..ysy--.-,.---.-.-----------A-4~
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26
The Bombers Were Fishing in fhelr
Bag and Throwing.

Day stIlQ buioWhi9s
for all they were worth. One Of them
had his mask and face blown off; yet
he was trying to talk, with the tears
rolling down over the raw flesh. He
died 1--WE minutes iarer.
One night, while was lying back in
the trench trying not to think Of any.
thing and go to sleep the bombs began
to get pretty thick around there, and
when I could not stand it any Longer
| rushed out into the hay Of the fire
trench and right up against the para.
pet, where it was safer.
Hundreds of star shells were being
sent up by both sides and the field
and the trenches were as bright as
day. All up and down the trenches
our men We're lodging about, keeping
out of the way of the bombs that
were being thrown in our faces. 1t
did not seem as if there was any place
where it was possible to get cover,
Most Of the time | was picking dirt out
of my eyes that explosions had driven
into them.
If you went. into a dugout the men
already in there would shout, Don't
stick in a bunch--spread out p While
you were in dugout you kept expect.
ing to be buried alive and when you
went outside you though. the Boches
were aiming at you direct--and there
was no place at all where you felt
safe.
But the fire bay looked better thar
the other places to me. had rot been
there more than a few minutes when
big one dropped in and that bay was
just one mess. Out of the "a men III
the bay only eight escaped.
When the stretcher bearers got there
they did not have much to do in the
way of rescue-it was more pallbear
er's work.
A stretcher bearer was picking w
one of the boys, when grenade land
ed alongside of him and you could moi
find fragment of either Of them
That made two that landed within
twelve feet of me; yet was not even
scratched.
When I got so that I could move
went over to where the captain was
standings looking through q periscope
over the parapet. I was very nervous
and excited and was afraid to speak
to him, but somehow I thought
ought to ask for orders. But
could not say a word. Finally 0
shell whizzed over our heads-just
missed us, 1t seemed like, and broke
out: "What did you see? What's all
of the news?" and so on. I guess
chartered like monkey.
Then he yelled: you're the gunner
officer. You're just in time-I've To-
Gated their mortar batteries"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26
CHAPTER VII.
Stopping the Huns at Dixmude

Stopping the Huns at Dixmude.
l was standing In q communication
trench that connected one of our 'front.'
line trenches with q crater caused by
the explosion Of mine. All around
me men of the third line were coming
up, climbing around, digging, hammer
ing, shifting planks, moving sandbags
up and down, bringing up new timbers,
reels of barbed wire, ladders, cases OF
ammunition, machine guns, trench
mortars-all the things that make an
army look like general store on legs.
The noise Of the guns was just deaf
ening. Our own shells passed not far
above our heads, so close were the
enemy trenches, and the explosions
were so near ard so violent that when
you rested your rifle butt on something
solid, like q rock, you could feel it
shake and hum every time shell
landed.
Our first line was just on the out
skirts Of the town, in trenches that
had been won and lost by both sides
many times. Our second line was in
the streets and the third line was
almost ut the south end Of the town.
The Huns were hard at it, Smelling
the battered remains Of Dixmude, and
TO the right stretcher bearers were
working in lines so close that they
looked like two parades passing each
other. But the bearers from the COM
pany near me had not returned from
the emergency dressing station and
the wounded were piling up, waiting
for them.
A company Of the 2me Legion Etran-
gere had just come up to take their
stations in the crater, under the para
pet of sandbags. A shell landed among
them just before they entered the era
ter and sent almost whole squad
west, besides wounding several others.
Almost before they occupied the
crater the wires were laid and reached
back to us. and the order came for us
to remain where we were until further
orders.
Then we got the complete orders.
We were to make no noise but were all
to be ready In ten minutes. We put
on goggles and respirators. In tea
minutes the bombers were to leave the
trenches. Three mines were to eK.
plOde and then we were to take and
hold a certain portion Of the enemy
trenches not far off. We were all
ready to start up the ladders when
they moved Nig's section over to ours
and he sneaked up to me and whls-
pered behind his hand, "Be a sport,
Doc; make 1t fifty-fifty and gimme a
chance"
did not haye any idea what he
meant and he had to get back to his
squad. Then the bombers came up to
the ladders, masked and with loaded
sacks on their left arms. Zone min
ute now" said the officers, getting on
their ogn ladders and drawing their
reyolgerD- Though most Of the officers
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26

OF the legion cnaf ged wiz, ride and
bayonet Ike their men.
Then-Booml Slant Bang land
the mines went off.
"Allezi" and then the parapet was
filled with bayonets and men scram.
bling and crawling and falling and get.
ting up again. The smoke drifted back
OH us, and then our own machine guns
began ahead of us.
Up toward the front the bombers
were fishing in their bags and throw
ing, just like boys after rat along
the docks. The black smoke from the
"Jack Johnsons" rolled over us and
probably there was gas, too, but you
could not tell.
The front lines had taken their
trenches and gone on and you could
see them, when you stood on a para
pet, running about like hounds through
the enemy communication trenches,
bombing out dugouts, disarming pris
oners-very scary-looking in their
masks and goggles. The wounded
were coming back slowly. Then we
got busy with our work in the dugouts
and communication trenches and fire
bays, with bayonets and bombs, dig
ging the Boches out and sending them
west" And every once In while a
Fritz on one side would step out and
yell "Kamcrad," while. like as not, Cd
the other side, his pal would pot You
with a revolver when you started TO
pick him up, thinking he was wounded.
THEN we stood aside at the entrance
to a dugout and some Boches came
cut in single file, shouting "Kamerad'
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26
His Interpretation.

They were discussing the many in
terpretations Of the mystic up. T.
9-20' Each had had his fling except
the meek little man.
II thought it was a kinda slogan the
profitecrs had got up against us poor
public, meaning Poor Fish,"
"Well but where does the '9-20
come in?' asked the guy with the fur
roweG brow.
"Why that means IL sumpin's worth
0 cents we gotta pay 20"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26

ing tue same QueS
ton today.
N OF only s
Christ asking this
question, but men
are asking it Of
each other. "Who
is this Christ? :"
t h ey a k. "a
mere man, one in
dividual of the
race like the rest
Of us, or some
thing more?' 1t
is the challenging
question Of the
ages, and calls
upon us to deter
mine what rank
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26

ing clothes or sleeping or cooking or
doing thousand and one things. The
men were always in good humor at
such times and it seemed to me even
more SO when the enemy fire was
heavy.
II man was slightly wounded down
would come the iifles to order arms,
and some poilu was sure to shout,
"Rlght this way. One franc" 1t was
a standing joke and they always did 1t.
The poilu who did it most was Swiss
and he was always playing a joke on
somebody or initiating some one Of
US or making faces.
We were all sorry when this this 81 yiss
@went west" az the Limeys say. and
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26
cuticura Kills pandruff.

Anoint spots of dandruff with Cuti~
cura Ointment. Follow at once by
hot shampoo with Cutlcura Soap, if a
man; next morning IL woman. For
free samples address, "Cuticura, Dept
x, Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap 25, Ointment rs and 50.--Adv.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26

The trouble with the man you have
so disagreeable that few people care
to make a second attempt to know him.
Detroit Free Press.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26
Dcpew has an exciting expert
ence in a Zeppelin raid. as told
in isext instaIIment.
(1o BE coNTINUED,l
GET Wise.

Vanderhoof Herald--R you feel that
the whole world is against you, get in
lire, Tho world may be right Ebcut II.
Boston Transcript
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26
A Poor Memory.

Monk Now what did my wife tie
that knot in my tail for to make me
remember?
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26

Count 1t blessing when God de-
lays the answer to your prayer In or
der to eGlarge your capacity to re-
caiye.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26
Who Is
JesusChrist?
BY REV. W. w. KETCHUM
Director OF the Evening Classes.
Moody Bible Institute. Chicago

TEXT Whom say ye that am2--Mat-
thew 1915.
Christ asked this question Of his
disciples ages ago, and he is still ask
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26

If fame came only after death no
man would kill himself striving for It.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26

The wise man learns something
every time the fool blunders.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26

qaEA eTEE RE- GsFYSGA Watson u. Coleman, WASH
EsAn b ~ Esj Il "a ington, DC. Books free Eigh-
! IN a EanEa Y W. EST references. Best resuita
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26

for all they were worth. One Of them
had his mask and face blown off: yet
he was trying to talk, with the tears
rolling down over the raw flesh. lie
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-09-27

boys across the Rhine. 1t is up to us to buy bonds with
every uninveSted dollar we own, plus every dollar we 49,
save by careful, frugal. living for six months to come
You don't have to pay all cash for your bonds. You can
make your trst payment from cash in the bank and toke
care OF the balance out of your daily, weekly or monthly
savings. - "o"Ay
he forced saving you do now will mean a nice nest ~
later Tor the bonds you buy now and pay for as Won IS
along, will prove a splendid investment that will nav voa =
good interest every SIX months. After the war, the bonds vii
DC worth more than you paid for them. Don't bestate
90 down." ~ oOS
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-09-27
Be a VOlunte


On these days everyone will be given an opportunity to
step up and buy bonds without being solicited to do Sc.
Places will be designated where volunteer subscriptions will
be received. These placeswi be announced in the paners
and by signs. Your card will be on file there. Cards Of
those who do not volunteer will be used for active solicita-
ton, which will begin Monday, September 3Oth. No one
will be overlooked.
Do not wait for some one to come after vour subecr;rtior
Show that you, too, can volunteer for your Countrv's
service, just as our boys "over there" did.
Figure out now the very maximum you can subscribe BE
ready when Volunteer Days come. This is no time for
halfway measures. Hallway measures won't push our
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-09-27

Believing that it is the duty
OF every person who enjoys
the freedom and privileges
of citizenship in our great
Country to do his utmost to
help win the war, the fol-
lowing firms and individuals
have periodically contrib
uted the money to pay for
this and other advertise
ments of the Fourth Liberty
Loan:
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-09-27
The hope of the world lies
in the sons of America.

They are cover there now million and
a half strong; they are going over daily-a
million and a half more of them. Another
million and a half are waiting for the call
that SOon will come.
Those who have been under fire have demon
Strated Superbly the qualities that make FIGHT
erS-they have shown that the barbarous hun
is no match for them.
Many an American son has gone down
has made the supreme sacrifice for his Coun-
try and liberty. Before the german horde
is driven back within its own borders. manv
more American sons will 90 down. How
many, depends upon us at home.
"A small American army, no matter how brave.
will inevitably suffer severe casualties. A
gigantic American army will overwhelm the
hun and bring quick victory with the least
loss of life.
The lives of our sons are in our hands. The
boys are ready, willing and eager. Thew
must be trained and equipped. No time
must be lost. 1t is up to us to provide the
money necessary to make these bows %invinci-
bic. We must do it and do it quickly. With
our own sons already in the fight, every
days delay lays at our own doors the blood
OF brave American sons.
If: "How long shall | permit this to 90 on?''
st to help equip and put into the field an
the hun and put a stop to the shedding Of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-16
HORSES
ARE POISONE D
At Least 100 Are Killed at
CovingtOn, KY, by Ger
man PIOtterS.
International News Service

International News Service.
CINCINNATI, O.. March 16.-At
least 100 magnificent artillery
horses are dead and more are almost
certain TO die i'm Covington Ky. this
morning following what federal Sc
cret service agents declare TO be the
result of German poison plot The
horses were part of shipment
which left Camp Grant Tuesday
night and were destined for Newport
News. Va. from where they We're
To go TO the American army JIM
France
The horses were poisoned I'm Gov
inston. said Lieut. Lille las they
left Camp Grant i'm the finest con-
dition and stood the 4S-hour trip
without being fed or watered and
arrived i'm excellent shape. We un-
loaded here 10 feed and water"
The effect of the poison caused the
animals ffst TO droop. then the pu-
pills of their eyes dilated. the ton
gues became parched. blindness and
fever followed and the horses would
rise and drop dead
Examination is being made 10y
veterinarians. but so far they have
failed TO determine what kind of
poison was used.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-16
LIBERTY LOAN IS
LOOMING BIC
Coming of Harry Lauder and
John Mccormack Possibility.
Publicity Heads Picked.

Harry Lauder. the great Scotch
comedian. and John Mccormack
famous American tenor. were added
TO the list Of names Saturday morn
ing by the Liberty loan campaign
committee as additional talent that
il NAV be possible 10 secure for
South Bend during the campaign.
Others whose services are 70 be
gratuitOusly given 20 the government
i'm the campaign IN the seventh fed
eral reserve bank district. which in
cludes south Bend are Charlie
Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks.
celebrated motion picture comedians
and Wilbur Nesbit. noted lecturer
and humorist and author Of the
poem Your Flag and Ny Flag.
Chairman Baker makes the re-
quest through the press that all who
have window space in stores and Of
fces to donate the use of a part 10
the committee on Saturday. April o,
for the placing therein OF cam paign
posters al least for the day.
Chairmen of the publicity com
mittee were announced Saturday
morning by Chairman Baker as fol-
lows:
General chairman Frank 3
Warner.
Banners. automobiles and motor
cycles-George A. Knoblock and j.
oliver Cassiday.
Posters tstores and show win
dows) "a IT, Heller.
Posters -fstores and billboardsl
T.. l. Stedman
Newspapers-C. O.. Herr.
Delivery Frank j. Mann.
Street cars-L. T. HOllar
House-to to-house-F'red L. Dennis.
public speakers and movies-J0-
eeph p. NeT and C.. 4. Schlegel
Churches (Protestantl Or. James
. l.. Gardiner.
Churches-oCathohc} Rev. p j..
. Carroll
NoveIty and musical features
| George Han
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-16

effect. What they are the results
viii demonstrate
Peace FecIers Reported.
Meanwhile. there was much dis
cussion here today of the reports
that new peace terms may have
been offered directly to Great Brit
ain through Spain and rejected with
out consideration. This report grows
out of the statement by Lord Robert
Cecil. the British minister Of block
ade. yesterday when asked whether
peace proposals are being considered
or would be considered The fact
that denial was not made that feelers
along this line had been put out is
considered here as somewhat sig
nificant Diplomatic officials say
that they feel certain that such
feelers actually were put forth and
very likely through Spanish sources.
What knowledge Of any such
proposition Pres't Wilson had is
known only to the president and
Sec'y Lansing There has been no
sta atement on the subject so far But
it is pointed out as significant that
the president, in addressing the
Russian soviet, made it extremely
plain that the United States felt
morally responsible for the safe
guarding Of Russian territory.
The Dutch Situation.
AS for the Dutch situation Ger
many has already let it be known
at The Hague that she bitterly re-
sents the action of the United States
and Great Britain. 1t is now ex-
/ pected that Holland viii lodge. il
I indeed she has not already done so,
a formal protest against action by
/ the United States against Dutch
shipping. This protest will be dis
/ regarded as the administra ton is
finally convinced of the necessity OF
taking over the 500. 600 tons of ship
ping now flying the Dutch flag
which is availa BILE for seizure. This
/ is expected to force new action by
/ Germany against Holland.