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The Plain Unvaed Story of Americans the Front Written
by Doughboy Who Helped Start the Hun Back the Rhine

few that were left half way across No Man. Land.
At 9 o'clock that morning the Offensive" was
finished. At 10 the bombardment began to die
down and we could stand up and look around. For
three days stayed in our trenches day and night
Most OF the time they were throwing shrapnel and
gas at us, but we came out of it lucky, with only
few casualties. The Germans attacked each day, but
they never gained an inch, and finally Gen. Foeh
took the ball away from them on downs and went
through Chateau Thierry with his famous counter
offensive. ".
Only One Battalion in Actual Battle.
We marched out at daybreak few days later.
We had been through battle and never fired a
shot Only one battalion in each regiment had been
in contact with the enemy.
Another tiresome railroad journey and two long
marches brought us up behind the Chateau Thierry
front. So many divisions were being used there
that it was almost week before our turn came
The last stage of our approach to the battle line
was made in motor camions, another new experience
for U.s. We rode six hours through the worst shot up
country have seen in France, and / have been
through villages that have gone through four years
of it.
One town was literally hattened out by the
American artillery. They say the French COM
The sun., 1918-09-15

used our tents in France. The front was so quiet
we thought the German drive had been called off.
At fifteen minutes before. midnight on July IA
we were ordered to roll our packs and go to the
dugouts. We just in time. At exactly II
o clock the bonbardment opened up on both sides
We had been under barrage fire before, but this
sounded like hundred barrages, all going at once
The roar of the guns was heard in Paris seventy
miles away.
Until daylight there was no fear of infantry at
tack and We were allowed to stay in the dugouts,
one man posted at the entrance of each as gas
sentry. The scntries were changed every fifteen
minutes, which was plenty long enough to stay up
there lodging shrapnel. One of our men, re-
cruit just come from the replacement camp, was
killed by shell on this guard. He was the only
man in company killed that day, but there were
few wounded and gassed, including two of our
cooks and one n p, which was a loss felt by the
whole company
At 4 is A. NJ, zero hour for the enemy, the at
tack began. They came over in waves; fifteen d.
visions of German 'sturmstruppen' concentrated
on our front alone They never got any further
than our wire, where the machine guns piled them
up After the assault was broken the Americans
went out after them with bayOnets and chased the
The sun., 1918-09-15

The author of the following narrative is former
member of THE SUN staff now in the A. E. +. at the
'front.' In the letter which accompanied his manuscript
he stated that all he tells therein exactly what hap
pened under his own eye. without exaggeration, and
that the comrades he mentions were pals of his.
II HE night before we left for the front they told
i us we were to act as shock troops and would
be- sent in whatever part of the line there was the
hardest fighting This an honor for the regl-
mcut however. the announcement did not cause
any great amount of enthusiasm.
We marched two nights to ---- where we en-
trained We iourneyed about 200 miles in the
French cattle cars, now familiar to all American
soldiers il, France, and detrained at in
Champagne From there we moved up to our posi-
ton by night marches.
Spent the Fourth in Trenches, Not in Paris.
Our division was holding line of resistance
that is series of prepared trenches in the path OF
the expected German offensive. From July 4 to II
two dates by the way, on which rumor had it that
we were TO parade in Paris, We dug trenches and
built cmplacemcntS We worked at night, sleeping
most of the day i'll pup tents, the first time We had
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g. Votes issued subscriptions reserved and voted
the option of the candidate
should there be any special extra offers inaugurated
during this campaign all subscriptions in from the beqnnn
OF the campaign shall apply the awarding of
TO- In of tie for any prizes offered in this cam
pagn prizes OF equal value will be given the candidates tying
H. Any controversy disputes arising during this campaign
will be settled by the Campaign Manager The
NOMINATION BLANK
GOOD FOR 1000 VOTES IF USED ON BEFORE MARCH 279
(You May Nominate Yoursef)
Only the first nomination blank for candidate will
1000 yourself Names persons
making nominations will be dvuged Only limited number
OF nominations will be accepted send
that all call al the Office
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-22
FIT CERALD MAN /! AYES
WIFE IN NICK Of TINE

My wife was unable to eat even
the lightest food, and had fallen away
to living skeleton. She could not
even keep Doctors medicine on her
stomach and was tortured with pain
On the recommendation of a friend
| bought bottle of Mayr's Wonder
full Remedy and she is all right now
and has gained forty pounds" 1t is a
simple, harmless preparation that re-
moves the catarrhal mucus from the
intestinal tract and allays the infam-
nation which causes practically all
stomach, liver and intestinal ailments.
including appendicitis. One dose will
convince or money refunded Den
mark Drug Co. adv
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-22

FOR SHOW
is PLANNED

The committee on entertainment
has adopted plans for the three days
auto show, which will make the occa-
sion one of social importance as we'll
as strong puller for the autoists for
South Georgia.
Band concerts will be rendered by
the celebrated Ocilla Band each day
from ten to twelve, three to five and
seven to nine.
A torch light automobile parade
will be held at OILS Thursday, April
4th, when prize of ten dollars will
be awarded to the best decorated au-
to. The special committee for this
event consists of Misses Hester
Brewer, Maud Glover and Nell Fra
ger.
Friday, April 5th, will be FARM
ERS DAY, with parade of Ford cars.
The parade will start at II A. NJ,
route to be published later. A prize
of $1,000 will be paid to the driver
of the OLDEST FORD in the pa
rade. H. A. Burkhart will be the
judge. Saturday will be patriotic raj
ly and Dorsey Day. All school child
dren are invited for this day and flags
will be furnished them by the COM
mittee for big Liberty Loan parade.
Schools of the country as we'll as of
the city will participate.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-22
ELECTION STILL IN
DOUBT IN WISCONSIN

Milwaukee, Wis, March IRE
turns received up to midnight from
the senatorial primary election in
Wisconsin today failed to change ma
terially the proportions of candidates
on the face of first earlier figures.
With about IS of the states II coun-
ties heard from James Thompson, La
Toilette candidate, was leading Irvine
l.. Lenroot. strong advocate of
President Wilson's war aims, by
about 500 votes for the Republican
nomination.
The nomination on the Democratic
ticket of Joseph f. Davies, former
federal trade commissioner, over DR..
Charles Mccarthy by an overwhelm-
ing majority seemed assured.
Late tonight little had been heard
from the so-called German counties
bordering on Lake Michigan, where
Thompson was expected to poll a
heavy vote.
Former Congressman Victor Berg
er, who is under indictment for al
legged violation of the espionage act,
as the unopposed socialist candidate,
polled only small vote, returns in
Dictated.
Mr. Davies lost no time in begin
ming his campaign for election April
2 to fill the place made vacant by
Senator Paul o. Hastings death. In
a statement he declared, "Winconsin's
reputation for loyalty still hangs in
the balance"
The nation doubts Wisconsin, not
because of the acts of any one of her
public men, but because of the acts
of many of her public men," said the
statement. at is doubt that can be
removed by clear, unequivocal ex-
preston of the loyal sentiment of
Wisconsin registered at the polls. 1t
can be removed by nothing else.
THE situation in Wisconsin is of
deep concern III more than one way.
1t involves the question, of course, of
whether or not Wisconsin shall sup
port with all her power our battle line
in France. But it also involves the
question of whether Wisconsin is
thoroughly, whole-heartedly Ameri-
can in all cases and under all circum-
Stances"
The latest report shows:
Lenroot, 68,532; Thompson, 66,2O6:
Davies. 54,l73; Charles Mccarthy.
Davies Democratic opponent, 1922;
Berger, 36,645.
These tabulations cover a total of
Z3S,8l8 votes. The districts that are
unreported will bring the aggregate
vote cast in the state to about $780,
600.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-22
TO SPEAK FOR
LIBERTY LOAN AT
OPERA HOUSE

Chairman w. A. Adams, of the
Liberty Loan committee, announces
that the four-minute speakers, who
have been selected by him to speak
at the Opera House during the after
noon and evenings until April 9th,
will begin next Saturday, the minis
tiers leading, with Rev. S. J. Baker at
the bat.
The list of speakers follows, and
no doubt these gentlemen will add
zest to the campaign and bring the
necessity of responding literally to
the cause prominently before the peo-
pie: sa
Rev, S. ]. Baker, First Baptist
church, Saturday, March q.
Rev. L. A. Hill, Central Methodist
church, Monday, March 18th.
Rev. J. S. Grahl, First Methodist
church, Tuesday, March 10th.
Col. D. B. Nicholson, Jr., Wednes-
day, March 9th.
Rev. R. M. Mann, Presbyterian
church, Thursday, March 18th.
Rev. o. E. Fox, Christian Church,
Friday, March 10Th.
Rev. J. w. Bleker, St. Matthew's
Episcopal church, Saturday, March
30th.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-22
100 ACRES OF TOBACCO

Judge J. B. Clements, of Irwinville,
who will plant one hundred acres in
tobacco this year, has his plants up
in hot-beds and will soon be ready
to set. He has machines for setting
out and watering the plants and
barns for curing.
Last year. says the Triton Gazette,
he raised large crop of tobacco from
T6 acres, which sold at satisfactory
price. his crop bringing him over
$4,000, or over $3.50 an acre. This
inspired him to try larger acreage
this year.
Judge Clements has something
over 1000 acres of land in cultivation
and says he raises no more cotton
than he can help. He insists that
every one of his tenants raise frs;
enough corn and meat for his family
and feed for his stock, making cotton
a side crop.
He fattened 500 head of iaeat hog:
the past fall and winter, small for
tune in themselves. Every family OF
his farm has its years food and feet
supplies and many of his latest hog
have not been butchered yet.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-22
SURGICAL DRESSINGS DE-
PARTMENT BEHIND
WITH ALLOTMENT

Mrs. G. S. Flournoy, general super
visor of the surgical dressings depart
ment of the Red Cross chapter, gives
out the information that her depart
ment is deplorably behind on, its al
lotments, owing to lack of workers.
480 split irrigation pads was the al
lotment for March, but the February
allotment of abdominal bandages is
still unfinished.
Mrs. Harold Beall supervised this
department Wednesday afternoon,
and the following ladies assisted her:
Mesdames J. r. Fain. Fred Powers
w. A. Troup, Fred Graham and G. S
Flournoy.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Everett
Rohrer supervised and the following
assisted: Mesdames u. S. Rohrer, J
r. Fain, w. A. Troup and Flournoy
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-22

The government is calling for vol
unteers for shipyard work. If you
are carpenter, boilermaker, riveter,
machinist, electrician, or any one of
the many vocations that may be USE
fully employed at constructing ships,
the government has a job for you.
will take pleasure in fully explaining
the proposition to you if you will
come to my Office or stop me on the
street wherever you see me. It will
be pleasure for me to serve you and
the government.
ISIDOR GELDERS,
Chairman County Council of Defense.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-22
PLAN LARGER SHIPS

Washington, March 21.-Construct-
ion of ten ships of $4,000 tons each,
to be the biggest cargo carriers in the
American merchant marine, has been
recommended by Chairman Hurley,
of the shipping board, and work on
the designs was begun today.
Secretary Redheld recently sug-
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-22

gested that if the board begin build
ing larger ships now that the con-
struction of smaller vessels is under
way satisfactorily. Craft of the new
design probably will be built in some
of the old yards which are equipped
for building large vessels for the ma
wy They cannot be laid down for
several months.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-22
F o U N D

AUTO TAG FOUND-lol8 tag
number S6786 can be had at the Hob
by SAop Dew Drop Inn) on East
Piae street by paying for this adyer-
tisement. If
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-22

FOR SALE CHEAP-One thirty
horse FIRE box steam boiler; one 30
horse portable boiler; one sixteen
horse gas engine made by John Deer
Piow Co. The above boilers and en-
gines are in ready use. Casper Hide
& Skin Co., ll3 East Central Ave. If
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-22

STORE FOR RENT-The Good
man block. Newly remodeled Ap-
ply to Owner on premises. ii
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-22
KNIGHT TEMPLARS MEET
TONIGHT

The Knight Templars are urged to
attend meeting for drill and inspect
ion at their hall tonight at 7:30.
]. B. Seanor, Recorder.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-22

FOR RENT-Good six-room house:
water. lights and bath. $500 per
month. H. p. JOHNSON. 1t
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-22

FOR SALE--One 2-horsepower
and one 3-horse power H. c. Gas
oliae Engines, in good condition. AZ
. twrsain. Apply Leader EpterprisA
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-22

FOR SALE-Plymouth Rock chick
ems for sale. Twenty hens and two
roosters. w. w. PARRISH, Veteri-
marian, Phone sol, 807 West Pine st
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-22
LOST

STOLEN-Saturday night, March
9TH, one Ford Car. Fender slightly
bent: Firestone tires on rear wheel.
Motor number 2ll6449. $50 reward
for return. See Chief of Police Chas.
Dixon. CHAS. HAMILTON. dA8
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FOR RENT

FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT
Three furnished rooms and private
bath FOB South Main. Apply to Mrs
Pauline H. Crawley. ltp
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-22

ESTRAYED-l small piney woods
COW; left horn broken off; white and
black spotted. Notify G. w. Royal,
Phone 282. If
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-22

COTTON SEED FOR SALE
Lewis 63. Dixie Fiji, all wilt proof,
$500 per bushel Also field peas, any
amount, from $340 to $685.. ]. c.
Shipe. Eastman, Ga. ltp
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20 R SAL E

WOODWARD MACHINERY FOR
SALE eight-horse international
gasoline engine, one splitter, saws
and frames for sale at bargain. Call
on Wiley Fletcher at Fitzgerald Auto
Company. If
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-22

USED CARS FOR SALE
One Overland 80 fve-passenger in
Al shape.
One Studebaker, seven-passenger.
Two Chevrolets, hvc-pasengers.
One Maxwell.
One Dodge.
WILEY FLETCHER,
tt Fitzgerald Auto Co.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29

The first book telling the complete
story of how soldiers and sailors
spend their leisure time in training
oenters in this country will appear
the latter part of May. 1t is called
Keeping Our Fighters Fit-For War
and After" and has been written by
Edward Frank Allen, of New York,
the former editor of the "Travel"
magazine, with the cooperation
of Raymond B. F'osdick, Chairman of
the War and Navy Departmental Com
missions on Training Camp Activities.
Most chaps take the opportunity for
organized athletics, for sings, shows,
reading in a well-stocked library, rec
reation rooms and SO on, as matter
of course, in the arrangements Of
army camps They do not realize that
such features have been introduced
into military life only since the en-
trance of the United States into the
war-and that the United States, al
though the most unwarlike Of the
nations engaged, is the first In the
history of the world to supply her men
in training with program Of social,
mental and physical interests outside
of the regular military routine. AS
Mr., Allen says, ITO be sure, Napoleon
said that a fighting army is content
ed army, but IL remained for the
United States Government to apply
the theory to practice"
President Wilson, in statement
which appears in the book and which
is reproduced in full in Trench and
Camp" points out that the benefits
derived from "a full life lived we'll
and wholesomely' are but the debt
owed by a democracy Ito those who
fight in It's behalf"
1t was the unfortunate conditions
obtaining in our camps on the Next
can border, where the War Depart
ment had sent Mr.. Fosdick to inyesti-
gate during the summer Of 1915, that
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT WILSON

The twin Commissions Training
War Department for the
comprehensive organization agencies
private public
healthy, wholesome
pledged
result the committed
communities
those honorable conflict The which calling
the deenSe made
not only in and gre bodies result physical
training
from fun life lived and wholesoneaI
Of
which q
in In
Activities
otude that the spiritual
the Nation mobIed behind
be congratulated the fine spirit with which organizations
standing themselves
leadership Governments Il
NJ the a1ny and
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29
u. S. VIII Not Call Amy More
Guard Units Into Service

From a telegraphic order to the
Governor of Minnesota from the War
Department ordering him to disband
the Second Minnesota Artillery, 1t has
been assumed that no more National
Guard units will be drafted into the
service OF the United States.
Since the outbreak of the war a
number OF additional units have been
formed. Some of them were organ
lied in order to bring the quotas Of
the various states up to the prescribed
figure. Now that the work of consol-
idatiag these units has progressed to
the point where there is no need for
any more State units, the whole work
of the War Department will be con-
centrated upon the training of the
draft increments for service in the
National Army.
Complying with the various State
constitutions, new military organiza-
lions have been formed, as, for in
stance, In New York State, where
more than fifteen thousand men have
been enlisted. But these troops are
not part of the National Guard sys-
TEN. They will not be called upoa for
service outside the limits Of the States
Ia which they are raised.
In the case of the Second Minnesota
Artillery pressure was brought to bear
upon secretary Baker to recognise
the new organization. He sustained
the Judgment Of bis military AdvfseTa
when the appeal vas Heard and issued
what vas the second order for off,
banding the regiment. Prom this
railing there Is no appeal
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29
We See Ourseloes
"Olf Dllt;g, ,,

caused the President and Secretary
Baker to plan a Commission on Train
ing Camp Activities 'in the interim
between the Presidents war message
and the actual declaration of war by
Congress. Quoting MI. Allen:
Il want an organization" SECRETARY Baker
said so MI. F'osdscA, that viii Ink togeShor
the Y. NJ. C. A, the Recreation Association
of America, and every other AGENCY that can
contribute TO the social weli~being of troops
In the field, an organization that VIII itself
supply any gaps Ia the program"
How different the conditions now to
1915!
THE collection of sauare-fronted. one
story buildings and the drab adobe hats
Hgen with the possibility Of a brush with
the aexicans, II WAS dulL Scverai Thousand
men were sentng tho game faces and dctnS
the sa1na things every day, and they were
sort of decent diversion ia their or thne
Coluzubns exew 8Eaxsco hsd none of the st
fractions TO which these men had been ao-
cus&o1asdS there was no movie SHOW no IL
braEy no club rsoEB for lounging, no organ
lied Entertainment 81 any kind for the mon.
There waa not even place where man
could go and wrSfn a letter. Mon
were hoping that Fancho villa would hap
pen by, inst TO tsvsn things up: anything
would srIsTch for change. But the soldiers
tset waited, with nothing to do outside or
tteIr military routine Reading matter was
at a premium, and the soldiers begged for
worn-out magazines from travellers"
In his tour Of the cantonments no
activity either administered directly
by the Commissions or by the organ
izations such as the Y ~. C. A. and
American Library Association, etc,
which they coordinate and super
wise, has escaped the shrewd obaery-
ance of Mr.. Allen. From educational
classes to minstrel shows, he pictures
the ''doins" of the boys in camp.
The book is official, but simply told,
and sparkling with human-interest
anecdotes. It makes a lively, enter
tanning account of the significance Of
the soldiers leisure hours as seen
through the eyes of keen civilian.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29
TO CONSERVE O. D.

/ So widespread has become the use
of olive drab cloth that the War De-
partment is making a determined eff
fort to conserve the supply for the use
of the military forces.
The authorities are considering is
'suing a request that all women 8
motor corps shall adopt uniform Of
blush gray cloth. Organizations
now using olive drab will be asked to
replace the present uniforms when
worn out with the new model. New
" formed branches of the women 8
motor corps win be requested to pur-
chase no olive drab uniforms.
The War Department is reported to
be considering plan to nationalize
the women's motor corps under the
general direction Of the American
Red Cross.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29
Total Solar Eclipse June 8
B4 DAVID TODD
Professor OF Astronomy, Amherst
College

College
On Saturday afternoon, June 8, an
eclipse of the sun will be total every
where within, but nowhere without,
very narrow belt stretching dag
onaIly across the United States from
Washington and Oregon southeasterly
to Alabama and FLORIDA.
When the eclipse becomes total,
the suns corona appears, and the
length of time this radiant halo can
be seen win vary from so seconds on
the Florida coast to 100 seconds on
the Pacific Coast The time OF total
eclipse Will range from 2.56 Paciac
Standard Time on the Pacifac Coast,
423 Mountain Time at Denver, $40
Central Time at Enid, Okla, to 5.42
Central Time at Orlando, Fla. Pre-
ceding totally, the sun will go
through all stages Of partial eclipse,
beginning on the guns west edge fully
an hour before the total eclipse; and
in the reverse order for nearly an
hour after. At all places in the uni
ted States, either north or south of
the shadow path, the eclipse will be
visible In It's partial phases only.
Much assistance win be rendered
astronomers Who are studying the
corona, II outtine drawings of 1t are
made By those who have even uaoaef-
ate skili Ia shetEh3ng. IL field glass,
Spy glass or teleacops o. moderate
size b aYntaabse. tho best use can
be nut 70 b ia outline sReASasng those
parts ofths corona near tie potes Of
The @aaff u
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29
A NEW LIGHT

A clever inventor has devised a
light which can be attached to the
handle Of safety razor and enable
eoldiers to shave In the dark. The
light brightens the face so that the
elusive whiskex may be taken pain
Iess1y. The device. also can be at
kached to fountain pens, thus making
II possible for soldiers to write let
kars Ia the, dark.