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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-06-07

i've through the sixty-four days you
are indeed lucky.
This punishment Is awarded vhert
there is a doubt as to the willful gull
of man who has committed an of
fence punishable by death.
Then comes the famous field pun
ishment No..1. Tommy has nicknamed
II ''crucifixion." II means that mai
is spread-eagled on a timber wheel
two hours dey for twenty|one days
During this time he only gets water
bully beef and biscuits for his chow
You get "crucifedr for repeated minoi
-Offenses-
Next in order is field punishment
No. 2.
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 twentysfour hours OF
twenty days. according to the, gravity
of the offense
Then comes pack drill. or default
ers' parade. This CONSISTS OF drilling
mostly at the. double. for two hcur'
with full equipment. Tommy hates
this. because IL is hard work. Some
times he fills his pack with straw e
tighten il. and sometimes > he get:
ca1ght. II he gets caught. he grouses
at everything In general for twenty
one days, from the vantage point OF d
Timber wheel
Next comes &C. b. meaning ''con
fined TO barracks. This consists OF
staying In bnlets or ,barracksfo for TWEEN
ty-fOur hours to seven days. You also
get an occasional defaulters' parade
and dirty Iobstarannd the quarters
The sergeant major keeps what Il
known as the crime sheet Wheb O
man commits an Offense. he IL
-.Gimed." that is. his name. number
and offense Is entered on the crimS
sheet. Next day at a. m. he goes "a
the orderly room before the captain
who either Furnishes him with &C. B.
or sends HIM before the o. @. (ofieei
commanding battallon). The captain
Of the company can only award &C. b.
Tommy many time has thanked
the king for making that provistou In
his regulations.
To gain the title Of a smart soldier
Tommy has TO keep clear Of the crime
sheet, and you have 70 be darned sIDart
to do II.
have been on II q few times. most
ly for Yankee impudence."
During our stay Of two weeks In
rest bifietssour captain put rs through
course Of machIne-gun drills, trying
out new stunts and theories.
After parades were over. our guns
crews got together and also tried out
some theories OF their own in reference
to handling guns. These courses had
nothing to do with the Advancement of
the war. consisted mostly OF causing
tricky Jams in the gun. and then the
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rest Of the crew would endeayor to 10
cate as quickly as possible the causi
Of the stoppage. This amused then
for few days and then things came I,
a standstill.
One OF the boys on my gun claImet
that he could play a tune while tn,
gun was actually firing. and demon
strated this fact one day on the target
range. We were very enthusiastic ant
decided to become musicians.
After constant practice I became
quite expert In the tune entitled -All
Conductors Have Big Feet"
When had mastered this tune, our
two weeks rest came to an end. and
once again we went up the line and
took over the sector In front Of c.
wood.
At this point the German trenches
ran around the base Of a hill. on the
top Of which was dense wood. This
wood was Infested with machine guns.
which used TO traverse our lines at
viii. and sweep the streets Of n little
village. where we were billeted while
In reserve.
There was one gun In particular
which used to get our goats. It had the
exact range Of our elephant" dugout
entrance. and every morning. about the
time rations were being brought up. Its
bullets would knock up the dust ON the
road; more than one Tommy went
West or 70 Blighty by running into
them.
This gun got our nerves on edge,
and Fritz seemed to know It. because
he never gave us On hours rest Our
reputation as machine ginners was at
stake: we tried various FUSES to locate
and put this gun out Of action. but
each ono proved to be d fhilure. and
Fritz became worse nuisance than
ever. He was getting fresher and more
clreless every day. took M kinds Of
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CHAPTER XXI.
Punlshments and Machine-cun stunts.

Punlshments 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 why's
of breaking the kings regulations; to
keep one you have to break another.
The worst punishment is death by a
firing squad. or up against the wail."
as Tommy calls II.
This is for desertion. cowardice. mu-
tiny. giving Information to the enemy.
lOoting. rape. robblng the dead. forcing
a safeguard. striking superior. etc.
Then comes the punlshment,of sixty
four days in the front-line trench with
out relief. During this. time you haye
TO engage In all raids. working parties
In No Mans Land. and every hazardous
undertaking that comes along II you
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showInp How ErIt. !. FOOLED.

drives two stakes into the ground
about i've 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 IL
catching fire and effectively screens
the flare Of the firing gun from the
enemy
sognd Is vainahie asset In locating
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 flre the
sector OF the left sgun and the gun on
the left to cover that OF thee rich,
gun This mpkes their Gre cross: ther
are fred simultaneously. 49,.
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''OVer the Top
By An American Soldier
Who Went
ARTHUR GUY EnPEY
Machine Gunner SerUing IN France
CCOpyhsht M. By Arthur Guy nmpsy,
CHAPTER XXI.
About Turn.


The next evening we were relieve
Oy the til brigade, and once agail
returned to rest billets. Upon arriving
at these billets we were given twenty
four hours in which to clean up. / ha,
Just finished getting the mud from m,
uniform when the orderly sergeant in
formed me that my name was in order,
to leave, and that l was to report I,
the orderly room in the morning for or
-ders. transportation and rations.
nearly had fit, hustled about
packing up. filling my pack with sou
venirs such as shell heads, dud bombs
nose caps, shrapnel balls, and a Prus
sian guardsman's helmet. In fact. be
fore turned fr that night, had every
thing ready to report at the orderly
room at nine the next morning.
Il was the envy of the whole section
Fswanking around, telling OF the good
time 1 was going to have, the places ]
would visit, and the real, old English
beer 1 intended to guzzle. Sort of
rubbed II into them, because they all
do 1t, and now that 1t was any turn. j
took pains to get my own back.
AT nine l reported to the captain, re-
'ceiving my travel order and pass. He
asked me how much money wanted
20 draw 1 glibly answered, Three
hundred francs, sir" he just as glibly
handed me one hundred.
Reporting at brigade headquarters,
with my pack weighing ton, waited.
with forty Others. for the adjutant to
inspect us. After an hours wait, he
came out; must have been sore because
he wasn't going with us.
The quartermaster sergeant issued
us two days rations, in a little white
canvas ration bag. which we tied to
our belts.
Then two motor lorries came along
and we piled in. laughing. joking. and
I'm tine best of spirits. We even loved
thetGermans. we were feeling so happy.
Our Journey to seven days bliss In
Brightly had commenced.
The ride in the lorry lasted about
two hours; by this time we were COW
erred with fine, white dust from the
road. but didn't mind. even If we were
nearly choking.
; AT the railroad station at F. we
to an officer. who had white
band around his arm. which read ar.
T. o." tRoyal Transportation Officer).
To us this officer was Santa Claus.
The sergeant in charge showed him
our orders; he glanced through them
and said: 'Make yourselves comfort
able on the platform and don't leave;
the train is liable to be along In five
five hours"
Il came in Ave hours. a string Of
eleven match boxes on big. high
drawn by a dinky little engine
with the "con." These match boxes
we're cattle cars. on the sides OF which
was painted the old familiar sign.
.aommes 40. Chevaux s"
The r. T. o. stuck us all into one
ar We didn't care; Il was as good
Is a Pullman to Us.
Two days we spent ON that train,
lpmpIng, siobplng. Jerking ahead. and
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by me merncu u SOUNDS nke on.
gun firing and gives the Germans ths
Impression that the gun is firing FINN
a point midway. between the gun.
which are actually firing. and they A..
cordingly shell that particular spo,
The machine gunners chuckIe ana saw
Fritz Is a brainy boy. not ALI h
amt"
But the men In our lines at the spo,
being sheiled curse Fritz for his iKno.
rance and pass few pert Remarks
down the line In reference to the ma.
chine gunners being. windy ana
afraid 20 take their medicine.
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ometlmes sliding back. At three sta
lions we stopped long enough to make
some tea. but were unable to wash. so
when we arrived at B.. where we
were to embark for Blighty. we were
as black as Turcos and, with our I'M
shaven faces. we looked like lot 81
tramps. Though tired out. we were
happy.
We had packed up. preparatory to
detraining. when X. T. o. held up his
hand for us to stop where we were
and came over. This is what he said /:
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awful sights that It makes no impress
sion. In passing a butcher shop you
are not shocked by seeing a dead tur-
key hanging from a hook. Well. In
France. dead body is looked upon
from the same angle.
But. nevertheless. when our six days
were up. we were tickled to death to
be relieved.
Our machine gun company lost
seventeen killed and thiry-one wound
ed in that little local affair of
STRENGTHENING the line" while the
other companies clicked 1t worse than
we did.
After the attack we went into re
serve billets for six days. and on the
seventh once again we were in rest bill
lets.
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Box sz4
THE LOUISA GARAGE co.

Now Is prepared 10 do all hinhs 4
repair work of sutonobiles. VIM. Bart
ram. who has. had S years experience n
one 81 the largest garages In Piun-
berg. Ia hire charge OF the repair -
psrtn'ent and viii do your work In AVt
class manner Charges rcasonabls.
while the weather Is bad IL y.Io1
TINE IN have your ears ovcrharled
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U S. senhtors--oine NJ James ana
J &c. W Bectcham-D,
corgressman--w. J. Fields-D.
6et ernor-A o. Stanley ID.
Lieut. Goserper--1as. A. Racl.-D
Auditor-R0bt l. Greene-D.
Atty. 6cnersl Chas. II, AIorris-4p
Treasurer-shernah Goodpaster-D
See Of State-james Lewis-R
supt. Public lnstrpetioB--V. o. OH.
bert y.
State senStor-DF. II T AofTis-E
RspreseniAtiVe-R II Harris r.
Circuit Judge A, y. Clsoo-R.
Conn .onwsaIth's Attornsy--John "
Waugh y
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

rev. J. II. Stambaugh. pastor OF ne
louisa christian church. breaches here
morning and evening OF tho first and
tn'rd sunday In each month. z.
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We viii Paw

from 81 to % for full sets OF old teeth.
no matter IL broken. send them At once
and receive remittance by return mall.
Queen City Tooth Co. 2Tla Atlantic
Ave. Cincinnati. Ohio. s-2s.
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FARM MACHINERY.

whatever you need in the way OF
iarm machinery. wagons, etc, win be
supplied at the right prices BY Angus
tns snyder. Cali for what YOU need.
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Lawrence County.

Lawrence County.
Count, Judgs-Biile Hlne--R
p. Co. Attorney-D l.. Thonip-on-R
County cierk-n n. Adams RI
Circuit clsrk--W. J Roherts-R
shesiff-w. NJ Tsyior-D.
Supt. Schools VI Ekers-D.
Jsiisr-S ". SturFeii--R,
Asses.or--work Williams n
Susveyor--L u Wallaee-D.
coroner-M V. fifeKman-R
Justice Of the Peace. composing N.
county fiscal eourt--R r. Diamond
I'D. q. s Chapman CRl. George ".
we.lman IN w r Fugitf CRl. CIV.
Pack CRr. Henry Bishop tR). jay
frasher ID.
City OF Louisa. 4
Msyor--AuEustds snydcr-D.
Police Judge-.H. ID HeWlett-D.
City clsrk--R l.. vinson-D.
Trsasursf--Jl u KInstlsr- ID.
Assessor James Norton-R
hsrshslI-c. c. SLaegS-D
covneiimsn-Dr T. d Burgess Q,
w r. Queen ID. ". T.. Evans IN,
John N. Moore Id. o. c. Atkins esl
G. r. Lewis CD.
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FIRE INSURANCE

I am prepared to write Insurance. %
any insurabls props in Louisa and
on ali good DWELLINGS AND EARNS
IN THE COUNTRY ~. a limited nun
ber OF stores ne, too far fron Louisa
l hav. tn. agency for the foIIo-tns
companies:
HENRY CLAY co. or ky.
NORTH AMERICA OF NEW YORK
wEsTcHEsTER or NEW YORK.
WIN appreciate any busineas you
may give me
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ITO be continued.J
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
into IT WITH MACK
"She]lproof" northampton Boy Tells
New Britain Audience of Fighting
During Early Battle of Messines
Ridge

'Shellproof'' Mack, recently re-
turned from the front where he has
seen considera BILE active service, adj
dressed a large audience in Odd Eel
lows hall last night. Before the
speaking vocal selections were rem
dered by Fred w. Latham.
Mack was present at one of the first
battles at Messines Ridge, and told last
night Of the fighting there. His COM
pany, while near the ridge at one time.
was given the order to charge. This
they did, and as they neared the hill
sighted a large building on which a
Red Cross was painted. The officer in
command Immediately issued orders
that this building Was not to be fired
upon When the company was just
about to pass the place, however, a
volley Of bullets greeted them from
within. The Germans had been
violating the use of the Red Cross.
With the help of hand grenades. the
building was soon taken by Mack's
party, and IS live Germans captured
within the walls of the building
He also told of Christmas Eve in
the trenches. The captain Of the COM
pany. passing group Of men, wished
them a Merry Christmas. A shell
burst in the middle of the group. The
captain and four men We're instantly
killed. Mack jumped for safety into
an observation post. but another shell
threw him across the trench. Later
his lungs were affected with gas.
Mack praised the work of the Red
Cross very highly and requested that
friends of the boys who have gone into
the service write them frequently.
Don't weep" he said, when the
boys are going away, but send them
away with a smile and a slap on the
back
He also told of the way the boys so
into battle singing and smoking. The
speaker closed with an appeal to his
listeners to buy Liberty Bonds.
Macks home is in Northa mpton,
Mass, and he says he remem bers COM
ing to New Britain about ten years
go to play against the Y. M. G. A
basketball team
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
CITY ITEMS
preacher

A dress rehearsal of the Y. NJ. T. A.
& 3. cast and chorus will be held at
the Lyceum theater, Sunday at 10
o'clock.
If YOU want your hat done by Il
latter bring it now. Conn Hat Co.
--adVt.
Special collections for the Liberty
Loan will be taken at all. the masses
in the Catholic churches tomorrow.
Den Rentschler, an electrician en-
ployed by Spring & Buckley, fell from
a ladder while at work at a house in
Plantsville this morning and fractured
his left forearm.
Charles a. Bence, Adna Johnson
and f. Norton Of Berlin have returned
from Saginaw, Mich, making the re-
turn trip by automobile.
Emil Brumbaum, employed by the
F. T. Ley Co. of Springfield, at the
Hog Island shipyard in Philadelphia,
is home for a few days.
Henry Leopold of Maple street, in
the chemical departm of the army,
is home for q short period.
A patriotic entertainmen t was given
at the South congregational church
last night by the members of the Blue
and Red teams which competed in the
recent embership contest. Both
teams are composed of members of
the Senior Intern ediate division Of
the church.
Bessie, Alden and Robert Andrews
have transferred property in Belvidere
to the Bodwel Land Co. and the
company has transferred property on
FeXon Place to AXel Overstrom ct uX.
There will be a hearing in the pro-
bate court next Wednesday on the G..
b. Stanley will. The Connecticut Safe
and Deposit company. executor of the
will. has filed it for probate
Mrs. E. T. Edgerton was rendered
birthday surprise party yesterday af-
ternoon at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. John Reeve Of West Main street,
in celebration of her 10th birthday.
Relatives were present from this city
Hartford, Winsted. Meriden, New
Haven and Bridgeport
Mrs. F. E. Pickup and Miss Lucy
Pickop are spending the week end
with relatives in SWampscott, Mass.
The Scandinavian W. c. T. L. met
Thursday at the hol.iu OF Mrs Otto
Thorvaldsen Of Rhodes street. The
members received letters of thanks
from Rev. ]. E. Klingberg and the
Swedish Temperance society for their
cooperation in making the Children s.
Home benefit supper on April - a,
success. The next meeting will be at
the home Of Mrs. M. Ernest of Sey-
mour Park.
There will be a food demonstration
at the infant welfare and milk station.
corner East Main and Center Streets
next Thursday morning and afternoon.
Miss Metcalf Of the Chamber of Com
merce will include in her demonstra-
tions buildings. sour milk cheese and
war bread. Samples Of barley. rice.
potato and corn -four will also be
shown and advice given about the use
OF these substitutes. The meeting is
public.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

the financial necessities Of the roads,
as the War Finance Corporation is ex-
pectcd to soon be in operation; and,
as shown in the proposed contract
now under discussion, the admins
tration is known to be intent on deal
ing fairly with all phases of the rail-
road situation. There arc no signs
of serious strain in the money market
owing to the fact that requirements
for taxes and bond subscriptions have
been thoroughly anticipated and skill
fully handled Should any atringcncy
occur. it is not likely TO no either Sc
we're or prolonged. The future of the
security market, of course, depends
almost entirely upon the outcome Of
events on the Western front, and
conservatism should be tho rule in all
financial operations
HENRY CLFIWS
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
South Church.

Sunday, $50 boys division, Phila-
thea class. Italian school; 1915 morn
ing worship, sermon by the pastor;
1910 Church school; 1870, organ re-
cital; 500 Assyrian worship; 7:15
italian worship. Tuesday, 400,
Junior Boys club: $50, Boy Scouts,
Troop ,. Wednesday, 1880, Boy
Scouts, Troop s. Thursday. 500, Girl
Scouts; 1880 devotions Red Cross and
surgical dressings work. Friday,
$50, all day work for Red Cross,
Episcopal parish house; 400 Little
Tourists.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27

mand; yet under the conditions Gre
ated by the war there is apparently
no other means Of preventing the un-
scrupulous from profiteering and TAX
ing undue advantage of the needs Of
others. If the war continues the
government will probably undertake
to enforce both price fixing and cur
failing Of luxuries in much more
vigorous fashion than ever. The eff
fort to turn industry from production
of non essentials to essentials will be-
come even more aggressive; and the
campaign for public economy must
then become more and more intense.
Though actual legislation in this di-
rection is hardly probable, the gov
eminent through it's control of trans
portation, and especially through its
banking influence when the War FL
nance corporation is in operation, will
be able to control business forces di-
rectly or indirectly, much more COM
pletely than now. Plans are already
being made to these ends.
The local stock market fluctuatcs
within narrow limits. Prices have
shown remarkable resistance to in
Vulnerable uncertainties, partly be-
cause values are low and partly be-
cause present conditions have been
amply discounted. Another factor,
not to be overlooked, is the rising
spirit of courage manifested in all
sorts of activities; the psychological
effect doubtless of war and the I'M
perative necessity of facing struggle.
In such a state of mind investors do
not take fright easily and are more
disposed to regard the future hopeful
ly. The effect of price, fixing and tax
alton is already observable in the net
returns of some industrials although
the war groups continue to show vers'
liberal profits. In a few instances net
earnings and dividends have been re-
duced by circumstances just noted.
The majority of industrials, however.
are earning sufficiently large margins
to allow a continuance of present div
idents The railroad situation is rea-
sonably satisfactory, and better net
results are anticipated in consequence
of improved traffic conditions and the
large volume of freight that will surely
press upon the roads during the next
six months.
Less anxiety Is also felt concerning
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
John f.. O'DOnneU

The funeral of John E. O'Donnell
formerly police captain, was largely
attended at St Mary's Catholic
church this morning. Rev. w. A..
Downey was celebrant, Rev. John T.
Winters was deacon, Rev w. A.,
krause was subdeacon and Rev. John
r. Fay was master of ceremonies of
the solemn high mass. Rev. w. A..
krause read the committal PRAYERS at
the vault in the new Catholic ceme-
terry and later the body will be in
tered in the old Catholic cemetery.
The pail bearers were William J.
Long, Michael J. Cosgrave, John NJ.
Ryan and Martin Currey,
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
MORE WOMEN IN CASE

TlTrich- Braun Married Schmid,
rderer aud Suicide, in Lakewood
F1S14.
Eroit, April 27.-Anita, Schmid,
|oonan who came to America as
|v4e of IIelmuth Schmid, and
|aret Darsch, who lived with
lid at Lakewood, \. j., were to-
/ dded to the list of women en-
led in the mystery surrounding
k1an who last Tuesday took his
Blifc in the Highland Park Jail
confessinG he had burned the
of Augusta Steinbach after she
poison at his home.
is information developed after
koning by authorities of Mrs.
Braun. who married
liza. then known as Braun, at
wood in 1914, and Gertrude,
lids. II year old daughter.
Iording to the girl there was q
affair between her father and
barsch woman which developed
Ev before her mother disap-
I'd.
l. ITI1rich- Braun, who came here
!, i'm the body of the dead man,
k+ted the daughter to take
L. of the funeral arrangement
fold that such action would not
,-dize her widows right to
lids estate.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
Financial
STOCKS RECEDE ON
LATEST WAR NEWS
Declines Of One to Two Points Re-
corded on Wall Street

wall Street-Investme stocks as
we'll as various speculative issues suf-
lefed extreme recessions Of / to Z
points in the course Of today's briev
session. The unfavorable tenor OF
foreign adTices provoked further
moderate liquidation and short sell
ING High grade rails shippings
standard lndustrjals and the several
war groups were sensitive to pressure
which relaxed toward the end. lead.
ing stocks making up half their
losses. The closing was heavy. Sales
approSimated 100000 shares Liberty
3 1-2's sold at 1922 to $3.50, first
As at 1862 to 96.72 and second As
at 1884 to $3.50.
New York Stock Exchange quota
tons Furnished by Richter & Co..
members Of the New York Stock Ex-
change.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-27
First baptist Church

Morning worship at 1915 o'clock,
Sermon by the minister. DR.. Earle B.
Cross, subject, The Vision of God"
Bible school at 1915 with classes
graded for all ages. Brotherhood
class led by the minister, to which all
men are invited. Usual evening hour
at ZOO p. m. under auspices of the
c. +. society. Subject, The Power
of the Cross in City Sums" Miss
Caroline f. Bartlett of the City Mis-
sion will speak