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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-01-25

The corn mush of boyhood times
is again coming into use and it is
r eally one of the delicacies that
never ought to have gone into OBJ,
livion. But the interesting part is
that it is now being so commonly
used that the price of corn meal is
advancing.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-01-25

1t has been pointed QUE by A. c.
McKibbin, Secretary of the State
Highway Board, that more than 80
per cent of the public roads 10
Missouri are dirt roads" and these
is an urgent necessity for the
adoption of a uniform system of
improving these roads preparatory
to hard surfacing.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-01-25
Boy Scout Messengers.

The Boy Scouts of America, num-
bering nearly 100000, have re-
sponded to the request of the Pres
ident with hearty unanimity and
will undertake as their first des-
patch.bearine service, a distribution
of copies of the Presidents Flag
Day address. published by the Com
mittee on Public Information in
pamphlet form on September is.
1917, and regarded as the most
comprehensive statement that has
been issued by the Government in
regard to the fundamental issues of
the war.
II is the desire of the Admins
tration that this pamphlet have
careful study oy the people of the
country and the Boy Scouts, acting
as despatch bearers directly under
command of the President, will
place the document in the hands Of
five million citizens of every city,
town and hamlet of the country
with specific instructions that its
contentsIbe carefully considered and
that the reader then make it his
personal responsibility to see that
at least one other citizen of the
community also reads the copy.
BY these means a minimum of ten
millions of thoughtful citizens will
have had this important message
impressed upon their minds or will
have been refreshed in memory as
to the principles of the war as ex-
pressed by the President on Sep
TENDER is.
The pamphlets will be sent
through the mails to the individual
scouts and in each package there
will be- manual for the guidance
of these young Government mes
sengers. Acting under the local
instructions of the Scoutmasters
the despatch bearers will deliver
such printed matter as may be is
sued from time to time by the Com
mittee on Public Information to cit
liens, carefully avoiding duplication
They will accept signed receipts
from the persons visited and also
their personal assurance that they
will comply with the requests made
particularly to aid distribution by
passing the documents to others.
Each Boy Scout is provided with
an indentification card, bearing his
name, troop number, city and State
aud declaring his appointment as
an aide to the Committee on Pub
lie Information to serve as a des-
patch bearer for the Government
during the period covered by his
registration under the direction of
the National Council. Boy Scouts of
America. President Wilson's letter
requesting the service is reproduced
in facsimile ON the reverse side of
the naturalization card.
Each Scout despatch bearer will
have access to franked postal cards
returnable to the Commute on Pub
lie Information, by means of which
any citizen may order mailed to
him any of the various war PAM
phlets which the Committee on
Public Information has published
during the war.
Tho TnmonPo3 fnP Inh WnPk
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-01-25
Slate Restrained.

Chief Justice Graves of the Mis-
souri, supreme court. issued re-
straining order Monday against Cir
cult Judge John G. Slate, directing
him to take no steps whatever in
the case of John W. Scott, former
commissioner of the permanent seat
of government, accused of the en-
bezzlement of state coal.
This order was issued by Graves
following the filing of a new appli-
cation by Attorney General Nc
Allister for a writ of prohibition to
stop Slate from trying the Scott
case on the ground he is prejudiced
against the state.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-01-25

With five boats valued at more
than $4,000 sunk and shipping
and docks between Memphis, Tenn,
and Cairo, ILL.,, generally endangered,
conditions along the Mississippi
river north of Memphis were report
ed the most serious in years. owing
to the accumulation Of ice foes
that choke the stream at half q
dozen points. In addition, several
coal barges were torn from theiI
moorings and other craft damaged
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-01-25

Mr.. and Mrs. D. X. Vowel left
Monday for Mission. Texas where
they will spend the remainder of
the winter.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-01-25

The pinch of the shutting off Or
der comes on the wage earners
who lose their wages in the midst
of winter when coal and other
bills are pressing and when they
rkcannot easily engage in something
else. But be it to their credit that
they have shown willingness of
spirit in their obedience to the
order.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-01

road we were not so confident. On
each side there had been a line Of
trees, but now, all that was left Of
them were torn and battered stumps.
The fields on each side Of the road
were dotted with recent shell holes,
and we passed several in the road it.
self. We had gone about half a mile
when a shell came whistling through
the air and burst in q field about three
hundred yards to our right. Another
soon followed this one and burst on
the edge of the road about four hun
dred yards in front of us.
1 told the driver to throw In his
speed clutch, as we must be in sight
Of the Germans. I knew the signs I;
that battery was ranging for us, and
the quicker we got out Of its zone of
fire the better. The driver was trem-
bling like leaf, and every minute
expected him to pile us up in the ditch.
preferred the German fire.
In the back Atwell was holding onto
the straps for dear life, and was sing.
ing at the top Of his voice:
We beat you at the Marne,
We beat you at the Aisne,
We gave you hell at Neuve Chapelle,
And here wo are again.
Just then we hit q small shell hole
and nearly capsized. Upon a loud
yell from the rear looked behind, and
there was Atwell sitting In the middle
OF the road. shaking his fist at US. His
equipment. which he had taken OF
upon getting into the ambulance, was
strung out on the ground, and his rifle
was In the ditch.
shouted to the driver to stop, and
In his nervousness he put on the
brakes. We nearly pitched out head!
first. But the applying Of those brakes
saved our lives. The next instant
there was binding fash and deaf.
ening report. All that I remember Is
that was flying through the air, and
wondering If I would land In q soft
Then the lights went out.
L.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-01

Showing How Fritz 10 Fooled.
drives two stakes into the ground.
about Eve feet apart. Across these
stakes he stretches a curtain made out
Of empty sandbags ripped open. He
soaks this curtain In water and fires
through it. The water prevents it
catching fire and effectively screens
the flare Of the firing gun from the
enemy.
Sound is a valuable asset In locating
a machine gun, but Tommy surmounts
this obstacle by placing two machine
guns about one hundred to one hun
dred and fifty yards apart. The gun
on the right to cover with it's fire the
sector Of the left gun and the gun on
the left to cover that Of the right
gun. This makes their fire cross; they
are fired simultaneously.
BY this method it sounds like one
gun firing and gives the Germans the
impression that the gun is firing from
a point midway between the guns
which are actually firing, and they ac-
cOrdingly shell that particular spot.
The machine gunners chuckle and say,
"Fritz is a brainy boy, not 'alf he
amt"
But the men in our lines at the spot
being shelled curse Fritz for his igno-
rance and pass a few pert remarks
down the line In reference to the ma
chine gunners being WINDY" and
afraid to take their medicine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-01
lover the Top
By An American Soldier
Who Went
ARTHUR GUY EMPEY
(Cooyrinht-l alz>hv Arthur Guy BmnaIa
SYNOPSIS.
Machine Gunner Sesoing IN France

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I-FYred by the news of the
sinking of the Lustania by a German
submarine, Arthur Guy Empey, an Ameri-
soes to- England Where he eniists n the
British army.
CHAPTER !I-After a period Of train
Ice and soon finds himself in rest billets
somewhere in France" where he first
makes the acquaintance Of the ever-pres-
CHAPTER I1I-Empey attends his first
shurch services at the front while Ger
man Fokker circles over the congregation.
CHAPTER TEmpey's comnand goe5
INTO the front-line trenches and Is under
Ore for the first time.
CHAPTER X.Empey learns to PIG adopt tG,s
are going to set it, you'll get 1t. 10 never
CHAPTER v1-Back in rest billets. EN-
pey gets his first experience a. q mess
CHAPTER v11-Empey learns how the
Sritish soldiers are fed.
CHAPTER v1II-Back in tho front,line
trenches ''go West"
,, SKATER 10 dRxd dxh IN gacas ptch
CHAPTER x--Empey learns what con.
,titutes a days work" In tho front-nne
trench.
CHAPTER +Empey goes --vv.f the
German trenches and Is wounded oy
bayonet thrust.
CHAPTER xII-Empey Joins the sui
eide club as the bombing eQuad 10 called
CHAPTER KI1-Each Tommy gets IN
official bath.
CHAPTER XIv-Empey helps dig an
advanced trench under German fire.
CHAPTER Xv-On Listening post In
No Mans Land
CHAPTER XVI-Two artillerymeY.
oRs over" on Old Pepper. their regim
.cuJ-ssss "a idA,r-
CHAPTER XVII-Empey has narroW es-
rape while on patrol duty In NO Mans
Land
CHAPTER XVIII-Back in rest b1llets
Empey writes and stages farce comedy.
CHAPTER xIX-Soldiers have man.
Ways to amuse themselves while ION -helr
own"
CHAPTER Xx-Empey volunteers for
machine gun service and goes back INTO
the front-line trenches
CHAPTER NX1-Empey again EUes
"oyer the top" in q 1harge which cost HIS
.orrAlanv u 1EAlAA and p Wounded
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-01

getting the sparks" This consists OF
firing bursts from his gun until the
bullets hit the German barbed wire.
He can tell when they are cutting the
wire, because q bullet when 1T hits a
wire throws out blue electric spark.
Machine-gun fire is very damaging to
wire and causes many wiring party
to 60 out at night when it is quiet to
repair the damage.
To disguise the flare Of his gun at
night when firing, Tommy uses what Is
called flare protector. This is stove
pipe arrangement which fits over the
barrel casing Of the gun and screens
the sparks from the right and left, but
not from the front. So Tommy, always
resourceful, adopts this scheme: About
three feet or less in front of the gun he
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-01
out more than usual.

out more than usual.
/ The officer continued: II think I can
use you two men to great advantage
In the front line. Here are your orders
and instructions, also the pass which
gives you full authority as special M.
. T. detailed on intelligence work. Re
port at the front line according to your
instructions. 1t is risky work and I
wish you both the best Of luck"
My heart dropped to zero and At
wells face was q study. We saluted
and left.
That wishing us the ''best Of luck"
sounded very ominous in our ears; If
he had said II wish you both a swift
and painless death" it would have been
more to the point.
When we had read our instructions
we knew we were in for 1t good and
plenty.
What Atwell said is not f1t for pub
ncation. but strongly seconded his
opinion Of the war. army and divisional
headquarters In general.
After bit our spirits rose. We were
full-fledged spy-catchers, because our
instructions and orders. said so.
We Immediately reported to the
nearest French estaminet and had sew
eral glasses Of muddy water. which
they called beer. After drinking our
beer we lett the estaminet and hailed
an empty ambulance.
After showing the driver our passes
we got In. The driver was going to the
part Of the line where We had to re-
port.
ride In that ambulance was inexplica-
BILE to me. It was worse than riding on
a gun carriage over a rock road.
The driver Of the ambulance was a
corporal Of the r. A. M. c., and he
had the wind up" that is. he had an
aversion to being under fire.
1 was riding on the seat with him
while Atwell was sitting in the ambu-
lance, with his legs hanging out of the
back.
AS we passed through shell-de-
strOyed village q mounted military po-
liceman stopped US and informed the
driver to be very careful when we got
out on the open road, as it was very
dangerous, because the Germans lately
had acquired the habit Of Smelling it.
The corporal asked the trooper if there
was any other way around, and was
Informed that there was not. Upon
this he got very nervous and wanted to
turn back, but we insisted that he pro-
coed and explained to him that he
would get into serious trouble with his
commanding officer If he returned
without orders; we wanted to ride,
not walk.
From his conversation we learned
that he had recently come from Eng
land with q draft and had never been
under fire. hence his nervousness.
We convinced him that there was not
much danger. and he appeared greatly
relieved.
When we at last turned INTO the open
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-01

Vegetable Compound cured me so did
not need the operation, and I am telling
all nv friends about it."-Mrs. A. w.
BNzER, Black River Falls, Wis.
It is just such experiences as that of
Mrs. Binzer that has made this famous
root and herb remedy q household word
from ocean to ocean. Any woman who
suffers from Inflammation, liberation,
displacements, backache, nervousness,
irregularities or "the blues" should
not rest until she has given It trial,
and for special advice write Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-01
A Gas Helmet.

clicked cushy job behind the lines,
and how sorry I felt that they had to
stay in the front line and argue out the
war with Fritz. They were enviOus
but still goOd-natured, and as left the
trench to go to the rear they shouted
after me:
"Good luck, Yank, old boy; don't
forget to send up a few flags to your
old mates.''
promised to do this and left.
l reported at headquarters with six.
teen others and passed the required ex-
animation. Out of the sixteen appli-
cants four were selected.
was highly elated because I was, I
thought, in for cushy job back at the
base.
The next morning the four reported
to division headquarters for instruc-
lions. Two of the men were sent to
large towns in the rear Of the lines
with an easy job. When it came our
turn the officer told us we were good
men and had passed a very creditable
examination.
My tin hat began to get too small
for me, and noted that the other man,
Atwell by name, was sticking his chest
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-01
CHAPTER XIII.


oas Attacks and Spies.
| Three days after we had silenced
Fritz, the Germans sent over gas. It
did not catch US unawares, because the
wind had been made to order, that is,
it was blowing from the German
trenches toward ours at the rate of
about five miles per hour.
Warnings had been passed down the
trench to keep sharp lookout for gas.
We had new man at the periscope,
on this afternoon In question; I was
sitting on the fire step, cleaning my
rifle, when he called out to me:
There's a sort Of greenish, yellow
cloud rolling along the ground out in
front, it's coming"
But waited for no more, grabbing
my bayonet, which was detached from
the rifle, I gave the alarm by banging
an empty shell case, which was hang
Ing near the periscope. At the same
instant, gongs started ringing down the
trench, the signal for Tommy to don
his respirator, or smoke helmet, as we
call it.
Gas travels quickly, so you must not
lose any time; you generally have
about eighteen or twenty seconds In
winch to ADJUST your gas helmet.
A gas helmet Is made Of cloth, treat
ed with chemicals. There are two win
dows, or glass eyes, in it, through which
you can see. Inside there is a rubber
covered tube, which goes in the mouth.
You breathe through your nose; the
gas, passing through the cloth helmet,
is neutralized by the action of the
chemicals. The foul air is exhaled
through the tube in the mouth, this
tube being so constructed that it pre-
vents the inhaling of the outside air or
gas. One helmet is good for five hours
OF the strongest gas. Each Tommy
| carries two of them slung around his
shoulder in a waterproof canvas bag.
He must wear this bag at all times,
even while sleeping. To change a de-
fective helmet, you take out the new
one, hold your breath, pull the old one
off, placing the new one over your
head, tucking in the loose ends under
the collar of your tunic.
For minute, pandemonium reigned
in our trench-Tommies adjusting
their helmets, bombers running here
and there, and men turning out of the
dugouts with fixed bayonets, to man
the fire step.
Requirements were pouring out of
the communication trenches.
Our guns crew were busy mounting
the machine gun on the parapet and
bringing up extra ammunition from
the dugOut.
German gas is heavier than air and
soon fills the trenches and dugouts.
where it has been known to Turk for
two or three days, until the air is puri-
fed by means of large chemical spray
ers.
We had to work quickly as Fritz
generally follows the gas with an in
fantry attack.
A company man on our right was
too slow in getting on his helmet; he
sank to the ground, clutching at his
throat, and after a few spasmodic
twistings went West (died). It was
horrible to see him die, but we were
powerless to help him. In the corner
of traverse, little, muddy cur dog,
one, of the .company's pets, was lying
dead, with his paws over his nose.
= It's the animals that suffer the most
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-01
CHAPTER XXI.

Punishments and Machine-Gun Stunts.
Soon after my arrival in France; in
fact, from my enlistment, had found
that in the British army discipline is
very strict. One has to be very care
full In order to stay on the narrow path
Of government virtue.
There are about seven million ways
Of breaking the kings regulations; to
keep one you have to break another.
The worst punishment Is death by q
firing squad, or up against the WALL"
as Tommy calls it.
This is for desertion. cowardice, mu-
tiny, giving information to the enemy,
footing, rape, robbing the dead. forcing
safeguard. striking superior, etc.
Then comes the punishment Of sixty
four days in the front-line trench with
out relief. During this time you have
to engage in all raids, working parties
In No Mans Land, and every hazardous
undertaking that comes along. If you
live through the sixty-four days you
are indeed lucky.
This punishment is awarded where
there is doubt as to the willful guilt
d
fence punishable by death.
Then comes the famous field pun
ishment No. 1. Tommy has nicknamed
it "crucifxion." It means that a man
is spread-eagled on a timber wheel,
two hours a day for twenty-one days.
During this time he only gets water,
bully beef and biscuits for his chow.
You get "crucifed" for repeated minor
offenses.
Next in order is field punish ment
No. 9.
This is confinement in the "clink,"
without blankets, getting water, bully
beef and biscuits for ratiOns and doing
all the dirty work that can be found.
This may be for twenty-four hours or
twenty days, according to the gravity
of the OffenSe.
Then comes "pack drip or default
ers' parade. This consists of drilling,
mostly at the double, for two hours
with full equipment. Tommy hates
this, because it is hard work. Some
times he fills his pack with straw to
tighten it, and sometimes he gets
caught. If he gets caught, he grouses
at everything in general for twenty
one days, from the vantage point of
timber wheel.
Next comes &c. B." meaning "con-
fined to barracks" This consists of
staying in billets or barracks for twen-
ty-four hours to seven days. You also
get an occasional defaulters' parade
and dirty jobs around the quarters.
The sergeant major keeps what is
known as the crime sheet. When
man commits an Offense, he is
"crimed," that is, his name, number
and offense is entered on the crime
sheet. Next day at 9 a. m. he goes to
the "orderly room" before the captain,
who either Furnishes him with &C. B."
or sends him before the 0. G. (Officer
commanding battalion). The captain
Of the company can only award &C. B."
Tommy many a time has thanked
his regulations.
To gain the title of "smart soldier"
Tommy has to keep clear of the crime
sheet, and you have to be darned smart
to do it.
have been on it few times, most
1y for yankee impudence."
\. During our stay Of two weeks in
rest billets our captain put us through
al course Of machine-gun drills, trying
out new stunts and theories.
After parades were over, our guns
o..eyvs cot to-ethcr end also tried out
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-01

ooNCu IIlC kOlii ohI
operation, l cannot
say enough in praise
of it. ! suHered from
organic troubles and
my side hurt me SO
! could hardly be up
from my bed, and ]
was unable to do my
homework. / had
the best doctors in
Eau Claire and they
wanted me to have
an operation, but
lydia T.. Pinkham's
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THIS WOMAN
SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-01
LOST

Pass Book No. 37lO, dated June 1st, 1907.
issued to Mrs. Elizabeth Brennan by Bar
ton Savings Bank and Trust Comp any
Barton, Vermont. has been lost. 1918,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-01

(To be Continued.)
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-08-15
MORTGAGE SALE OF. LAND

i e 1913 =
By virtue ofpOwer of sale contained In q
certain. mortgage deed executed bvJ. wood
and wife Eta r. wood on the Cd day of April
IH9lS, to Frank Johnson, and duly recorded
lin the Register of Deeds office Tor Guilford
County, North Carolina, in book 27o page
412; and default having been made in pays
ment Of the principal and interest when due
according to tie terms OF the said mortage deed
the undersigned will sell for cash to highest
bidder at public auctiSn, on Saturday, August
described real estate, embraced In said mort
age deed, 10 wit: be ng in High Point town
ship, Guilford County. North Carolina; ad-
and bounded as follows: beginning at stake
on the east side of the road leading to f. Nj.
Pickett farm corner between lots lo and 90.
running thence in an east direction with the
lire of lots No. g and 20, 800 feet to- q stake
corner between said lots Nos. S, 10 and 20;
thence in north direction 100 feet to q stake
corner between lots Nos. S, 2Oand 81 thence
in west direction with the line of lot No. 81.
500 feetSt stake on the east side of said
road a corner between lots No. 20 and 2I;
thence in south direction with said road lo2
feet to the beginning containing one and one
half acres more or less. being lot No. 20 as
per the E. H. e. Field subdivision of the
Jake White land. See plot book No. 8. page
70 in the register of deeds Office OF Guilford
county; North Carolina, to which reference is
hereby had for more accurate description of
said land.
This July 5th, 1918. |
FRANK JOHNSON, Mortgage
T. w. Albertson, Atty. jl184t |
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-08-15
SOME INDICTMENT.

While babies die and fraf1 mothers
and valiant men cry feebly for bread
on the ensanguined fields of Europe
more than 100000 bushels of grain
are wasted annually in the United
states alone in the making of drink,
according to data compiled by the Ma
llonal Dry Federation. Many million
Dusnels more of grain are sent in
snlps now sorely needed for men and
MUNITIONS, .fesdistillers and brewers in
Europe.
In the years of the war prior in
1917 almost 14O,OOO,OO0 bushels o..
grain were wasted yearly in the Uni.