The Arizona copper camp., 1918-07-27
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CHAPTER Y-Fired by the news Of the
Iinkinr3 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
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 "cooties."
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
CHAPTER V-Empey learns to adopt
the motto of the British Tommy, IF you
are going to get 1t, you'll get 1t. SO never
worry"
CHAPTER vI-Back in rest billets, EN-
pey gets his first experience as mess
orderly.
! CHAPTER vIL-Empey learns how the
CFTAP1'E1 V1zl-BacK IN rne IronI-nne
trench, Empey sees his first friend of the
trenches Ego West"
CHAPTER IX-Empey makes his first
visit to a dugout in Suicide Ditch"
CHAPTER x-Empey learns what con.
stitutes a days work" in the front-nne
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CHAPTER XI--Empey goes "over the
top for the first time in a charge on the
German trenches and is wounded oy
bayonet thrust
CaAPT5.' N4I-r1mpey JOINS the sui
ade club The bombing squad is called.
veHAP4f.l, XIII-Each Tommy gets an
offlc' bath.
IEh Avs ,yulrp-y ..-~lp1 dig An
,aC ,lnced trench under German fire.
CHAPTER xV-On listening post" in
No Mans Land. 8
CHAPTER xv1-Two artillerymen put
one over on Old Pepper, their regimental
u.IAPTER xv1EEmpey mas narru- ve-
cape while on patrol duty in No Man 3
Land.
CHAPTER XVIu-Back in rest billets
Empey writes and stages a farce comedy.
CHAPTER XIX-Soldie-s have many
ways to amuse themselves while 'on their
own"
Cr4At-TrH Ax-EmpeY volunteers for
machine gun service and eSSS back into
the front-liae trenches.
CHAPTER XXI7Empey again goes
''over the top in a Charge which cost his
company II killed and 81 wounded.
CHAPTER XXII-Trick with machine
gun silences one botherscme Fritz
CHAPTER xxIII-German attack, pre-
ceCed by gas wave, is re2cised.
CHAPTER XXIV-EmpeY is forced to
AXE part in an execution as memper
the 'QElQg- sH@na2a+
Just as ne ilnished speaking, the vel
me "pup-pup" of machine gun IN
eir rear rang out, and the front line
the onrushing Germans seemed TO
melt away. They wavered, but once
gain. came rushing onward. Down
vent their second line. The machine
,un was taking an awful toll of lives.
Then again they tried to advance, but
he machine gun moved them down.
Dropping their rifles and bombs, they
rol1e and fled in q wild rush back to
heir trench, amid the cheers of 3D.
ompany. They were forming again
or another attempt, when in the rear
d company came a mighty cheer
he ammunition had arrived and with
battalion of Scotch to re-enforce
hem. They were saved. The unknown
achine gunner had come to the rescue
the nick of time.
With the re-enforcements it was an
sy task to take the third German
ne.
After the attack was over, the cap
ain and three of his noncommissioneG
fcers, wended their way back to the
OSitiOn where the machine gun haC
one it's deadly work. He wanted tC
ank the gunner in the name of L
bmpany for his magnificent deed
hey arrived at the gun, and an awfu
ght met their eyes.
Lloyd had reached the front lint
ench, after his company had'left 1t.
range company was nimbly crawlin.
the trench ladders. They were re
forcements going over. They wer,
otties, and they made magnificen
ght in their brightly colored kits ant
re knees.
Jumping over the trench Lloyd race
ross "No Mans Land" unheeding tn
in of bullets, leaping over dark form
the ground, some of which lay still
nile others called out to him as b
eeded past.
He came to the German front line
it was deserted, except for heap
dead and wounded-a grim tribut
the work of his company, good oil,
company. Leaping trenches, an
sping for breath, Lloyd could Sc
int ahead of him his company in
attended sap of a communicated
bnch, and across the open, away il
bnt of them, mass of Germans pre-
ring for a charge. Why didn't
npany fire on them? Why were the
strangely silent? What were the
iting for? Then he knew-their an
milton was exhausted.
But what was that on his right?
chine gun. Why didn't it open fir
d save them? He would make .tha
rs crew do their duty. Rushin
er to the gun he saw why it had nc
ened fire. Scattered around its bas
six still forms. They had brougf
eir gun to consolidate the capture
ition, but a German machine gu
/ decreed they would never fiji
in.