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At intervals a star shell would go up
from the German nrrs and we would
remain motionless until the glare Of its
white light died out.
When the trench had reached
depth of two feet we felt safer, be-
cause it would afford US cover In case
we were discovered and fired on.
The digging had been In progress
about two hours, when suddenly hell
seemed to break loose in the form Of
machine-gun and rife fire.
We dropped down on our bellies In
the shallow trench, bullets knocking
up the ground and swapping in the az.
Then shrapnel butted in. The music
was hot and Tommy danced.
The covering party was having a
rough time Of it; they had no cover;
just had to take their medicine.
Word was passed down the line to
beat it for our trenches. We needed no
urging; grabbing our tools and stoop-
ing low, we legged il across No Mans
Land. The covering party got away
to poor start but beat us in. They
must have had wings because we low
cred the record.
Painting and out of breath. we tum-
bled int our front-line trench. | tore
my hands getting through our wire,
but. at the tiGIe, didn't notice it; my
journey WAS too urgent.
When the roll was called we found
that we had gotten 1t in the nose for
60 casualties.
Our artillery put a barrage on Fritz
front-line and communication trenches
and their machine-gun and rifle fire
suddenly ceased.
Upon the cessation of this fire,
stretcher bearers went out to look for
killed and wounded. Next day we
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-08

and army red tape he would have
tainted at our wickedness. But Tom
my is only human after S,ll.
/ just mentioned Holy Joe" or the
chaplain in an irreyerent sort of way,
but no offense was meant, as there
were some very brave men among
them.
There are so many instances. Of he
Tolc deeds performed under fire In res
cuing the wounded that it would take
several books to chronicle them, but j
have to mention one instance per-
formed by chaplain, Captain Hall by
name, In the brigade on our left, be-
cause il particularly appealed to me-
A chaplain is not fighting man: he
IS recognized as q noneombatant and
carries no arms. In charge or trench
raid the soldier gets a feeling of con-
fidence from contact with his rife, re-
volver. or bomb he is carrying. He has
something to protect himself with,
something with which be can iRflct
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-08

Vegetable Compound cured me SO / did
not need the operation, and am telling
ali INV friends about it."-Mrs. a. w.
BNZER, Black River Falls, Wis.
1t is just such experiences as that OF
Mrs. Binzer that has made this famous
root and herb remedy household word
from ocean to ocean. ANY woman who
suffers from inflammation, liberation.
displacernents, backache, nervousness
Irregularities or the blues" should
not rest until she has given it trial,
and for special advice write Lydia T.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-08
Tree Within a Tree.

One OF the giant redwoods In Men
docino county, California. has shown
that In spite Of its combined foes the
wind and the forest fire, II has made
up its mind to keep right on living In
the same spot where Il has stood for
dozens Of years. During a terrible
storm on the mountain the top 81 this
big tree was broken of. and later the
trunk was nearly destroyed by a for
est Gre; yet enough vitality remained
for a young tree to rise from the root
If the older one and 10 grow up within
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-08

A new ENTHUSIASTICALLY system is
now being planned by the Marconi
company which viii extend from
Alaska to Cape Horn. This viii bring
various sections Of the two continents
into close communication with each
other and with vessels plying In adj
Joining or intervening waters II is
hoped that enough stations may be es-
tabushed 10 permit communication be
tween the United States and the Ar
gentine Republic before the middle Of
the current year.-POpular Mechanics
Magazine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-08

That itch and burn with hot baths OF
Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anointings Of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better. For free samples adj
dress. "Cuticura, Dept. X, Roston."
Sold by druggists and by mail. Soap
Is, Ointment 25 and 50.--Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-08

2 - 80 AAAS - N@ @N
! cannot
Say enough in praise
of it. Isuffered 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
T.vyi;a r. pinkhamiA
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-08

in England TO attempt to bring about
the abolition of capital punishment.
When he entered public life the Eng
lish statutes punished with death
nearly 800 crimes. ranging from muir
der and treason down to keeping com
pany with gypsies Romilly. who was
of French descent. secured the repeal
of these codes RomilIy was devoted
to his wife. and when she died. Octor
Der %, 1918, the philanthropy fell
into a delirium OF grief. Four days
later bis grief hal 50 proved aaa
mind that be killed hlrasel
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-08
4-s-7---ia---- -7-as-'ias--
Quite Enough.

you can't fool the people all the
lire"
II don't want to fool 'em all the
time" declared the alleged statesman.
"Just a few wekes before election will
do me."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-08

the wide trunk. which servcs as a
protection against the wind. The orig
inal tree was magnificent specimen
more than eleven feet In diameter.
towering high IN the air. and It's youth
fui successor should be Of goodly size
when the old stump is ready to fall
away.-George F. Paul in st. Nicholas.
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THRILLING STORY
OF HAIG Retreat
Illinois Officer Relates Experience
of Hun Attack on the
British.
TEN DIVISIONS AGAINST ONE
Despite Overwhelming Number Of En-
envy. His Losses Were Great
Miraculous Escape From 5ap-
tism of Shell Fire.

First Lieutenant Roswell T. Petit.
Nj. OR. C., of Ottawa, H. in a letter
to his father. DR. J. w Petit of the
Ottawa tuberculosis colony, and pub
lished in The Chicago Tribune, relates
the thrilling story of the great battle
in Picardy. The American officer was
in the thickest of the fighting for nine
days, during the retreat of the British
Fifth army from before St Quentin.
Lieutenant Pettlt's account of the bat
tie thrills with the stress of the CON
fiict, as IT was written Immediately
after he had passed through the ire
mendous experiences and before his
impressions had been in any way dulled
by time. His letter follows:
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psserxed q HAMPER cate.

The remarkable career Of Sir Sam
uel Romllly. the British statesman.
came 10 a tragic end ninety-nine years
ago. lie was the frst influential man
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-08
THIS WOMAN
SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
By taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, One
of Thousands of Such Cases.

Black River Falls, Wis. ''As Lydia
E. PinkhaiA's Vegetable Compound
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Room for Improvement.

Artist-"That is the best picture J
have painted" Friend-"WeIl, don't
let that discourage you"
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Lieutenant Pettit's Letter.

March so.
Dear Father: Now that the show is
over for me for the time being. and l
have time to breathe and sleep and eat
and write. I'll try and tell you about
the battle. Before you receive this
YOU will have had the whole story from
the papers but | know you will be
interested in knowing what did in the
affair.
OF course. the things saw were but
an lnhnitesimal part of n gigantic
whole and 1t would be impossible for
me to give a correct description of the
battle. And as | write this, I do 1t
with no knowledge whatever of what
has been going on even few miles
from me.
have not seen paper in eight days
| have received no mail, and the only
information we have received has been
by word Of mouth, and most OF what
we hear must be wild rumorS For ex-
ample: The French have advanced
20 miles at Verdun the Ameri-
cans have taken Ostend and are on
their way to Zeebrugge, and a great
naval battle has been fought in the
North sea.
All know Is that on this part of the
INT the Germans attacked us in over
whelming numbers. in places ten dlvi-
sions To our one; that they suffered
terrible losses, hut finally broke
- 4
another, and fighting for the most part,
a rear guard action, we have retired
about Is miles in a straight line.
For a week before the battle started
we had been expecting il: we were
ready 10 move on 80 minutes no
tice. had been out with combatant
as well as medical officers on tours of
reconnaissance, definite methods Of
evacuation of the wounded had been
worked ont and our plans of counter
attack been made. After four or FIVE
days Of waiting. the storm finally
broke.
The Boche opened up on us ut ; Il, M,
March u. with the heaviest barrage !
have ever heard Stand to-" was
sounded, we turned out dressed, and
had all our equipment packed in 30
minutes. Then we sat down and
waited for orders 10 move. The bar
rage kept up continuously, sometimes
heavier and then Of less intensity,
sometimes 1t seemed TO be TO the north
of us and then suddenly 1t switched to
the south.
Our balloons were up as soon as IL
was light and the airplanes were buzz
zing over our heads The ground mist
gradually cleared and the Germans
put a hail of shrapnel on our camp
and we all took cover. but three men
were hit. Why It is a fellow always
feels safer with a roof over his head.
even If he knows bullets and shrapnel
and pieces of shell will 90 through
boards and corrugated iron just like
paper.
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Ordered to Move.

Our orders to move finally came and
we marched off 10 the brigade assem-
bly, point several miles away. This as
Sembly point was in little bunch of
trees about the size Of Allen park and
behind and separated from a larger
wood in front. In the larger wood
there was battery of heavy artillery
and shells were dropping in there two
or three to q minute, and ii was heavy
stuff, too.
Sometimes they overshot the big
wood and shells were landing In the
open around the little wood where my
brigade had its assembly point. AS
we approached our little copse we
could make All this out from some dis
lance away and It wasn't pleasant
sensation TO feel that we were march
ing straight into It.
All the battaIions arrived and in that
little copse there must have been at
least two thousand men. What q
chance If the Germans only tnew But
the shells continued 10 drop in front Of
US and on either side but none landed
among US, and after waiting there for
three hours, expecting TO be blown 20
bits any second. we finally moved for
ward. Just as we left the copse. from
behind US, up over ridge. came n
stream of gali0piHg horses.
ITS the cavalry someone shouted.
lint soon / made ont limbers and field
guns.
They galloped past u.s. going ike
mad, took up a position to our right,
swung into position. numbered, and
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How Patrlot soldiers suffered.

In all the camp sites of the Revolu.
ton a surprising quantity of broken
black bottles are found, indicating that
the allowance of liquor must have
been liberal. The elaborate prepare
tons made today TO protect the sol
diers against the cold contrast oddly
with the equipment of the men at Val
ley Forge. One of the surgeons who
served at Valley Forge has left the
following description of one of the
Continental soldiers who was brought
In to a camp hospital:
His bare feet were seen through
his worn shoes-his legs nearly naked
from the battered remains of an only
pair of stockings-his breeches not
sufficient TO cover his nakedness-his
shirt hanging in strings-his hair di.
sheveled-his face meager-his whole
appearance pictures a person forsakeD
and discouraged"
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CHAPTER I-Fired by the news Of the
sinking 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
British army.
CHAPTER I-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 Coolies"
CHAPTER TI-Empey attends his first
church services at the front while a Ger
man Fokker circles over the congregation.
CHAPTER Iv-Empey's command goes
into the front-line trenches and Is unde
fire for the first time.
CHAPTER v-Empey learns to adopt
the motto OF the British Tommy, "If you
are going to get II, you'll get II. so never
worry"
CHAPTER vI-Back in rest billets, En-
pey gets his first experience as a mess
orderly.
CHAPTER vII-Empey learns how the
British soldiers are fed.
CHAPTER VIII-Back in the front-iine
trench, Empey sees his first friend of the
trenches go 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
trench.
CHAPTER xI-Empey goes "over the
top for the first time in a charge on the
German trenches and Is wounded by q
bayonet thrust.
CHAPTER xII-Empey joins the sui
eide club as the bombing squad is called.
CHAPTER xIII-Each Tommy gets an
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 artillerymen put
one over" on Old Pepper. their regimentai
commander.
CHAPTER x~VII-Empey has narrow es-
cape while on patrol duty in No Mans
Land.
CHAPTER XVIII-Back in rest billets
Empey writes and stages a farce comedy.
CHAPTER XIx-Soldiers ave many
ways to amuse themselves while ION their
own"
CHAPTER xX-Empey volunteers for
machine gun service and goes back into
the ~front-line trenches.
CHAPTER xXI-Empey again goes
over the top in a charge which cost his
ompany II killed and 81 rounded
CHAPTER xxII-Trick with a machine
gun silences one bothersome Fritz.
CHAPTER XXIII-German attack, pre-
ceded by gas wave, is repulsed.
CHAPTER XXIV-Empey is forced to
take part in an execution as a member
OF the firing squad.
CHAPTER xXv-British prepare for
the Big Push-the battle OF the Somme.
CHAPTER xxVI-In a trench raid.
preceding the Fig Push. Empey Is des-
perately wounded and Hes unconscious n
No Mans Land for SO hours.
CHAPTER XXVIi-After four months
In a British hospital, Empey is discharged
as physically unfit for further war serv-
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duplication No. 5030)
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PERMISSION TO APPROPRIATE
THE PUBLIC WATERS OF THE
STATE OF NEVADA.

Notice is hereby given that on tht
26th day of April, 1918, in accordance
with Section SO. Chapter 140. of the
Statutes of 1913, one James l.. Rich
ards. of Golconda, County of Hum
boldt, and State of Nevada, made APP
%plication to the State Engineer OF
Nevada for permission to appropriate
the public waters of the State of Ne
vada. Such appropriation is to be
made from Garden Canon, at a point
n the NWA, SEA, Sec. 8. T. 81 ~,
R. 40 E., M.D.B.&M., by means of a
small dam, and n cubic foot per
second is to be conveyed to SEA, NE
"a, Sec. 8, SWA, NWA. and NJ, SW
a, Sec. 8. T. 81 ~, R. 40 E., NJ. D. B.
& NJ, by means of bitches, and there
used for irrigation, stock and domestic
purposes, from April until October of
each year. Water not to be returned
to stream.
(Signed) SEYMOUR CASE,
State Engineer.
Date of first publication, Apr. 80. 1918.
Date of last publication, May 81, 1918,
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CHAPTER XVII.
Out in Front.

After tea Lieutenant Stores of our
formed me that I was "for" a recOnnoi-
tering patrol and would carry six Mills
bombs.
At II 80 that night twelve men, our
lieutenant and myself went out in
front on a patrol in No Mans Land.
We cruised around in the dark for
about two hours, just knocking about
looking for trouble, on the lookout for
Boche working parties to see what
they were doing.
Around two in the morning we were
carefully picking our way about thirty
yards in front of the German barbed
wire, when we walked into a Boche
covering party nearly thirty strong.
Then the music started, the fiddler rem
dered his bill, and we paid.
Fighting in the dark with a bayonet
is not very pleasant. The Germans
took 1t on the run, but our ftic was
no novice at the game and didn't fol
low them. He gave the order down
on the ground, hug 1t close"
Just in time, too, because a volley
skinned over our heads. Then in low
tones we were told to separate and
crawl back to our trenches, each mar
on his own.
We could see the flashes of their
rifles in the darkness, but the bullets
were going over our heads.
We lost three men killed and n
wounded in the arm. If ii hadn't been
for our officers quick thinking the
whole patrol would have probably
been wiped out
After about twenty minutes wait we
went out again and discovered that
the Germans had Il wiring party work.
ing on their barbed wire. We returned
TO our trenches unobserved with the
information and our machine guns inn
mediately got busy.
The next night four men were sent
out to go over and examine the Ger
man barbed wire and see If they had
cut lanes through it if so, this pres
aged an early morning attack on our
trenches.
OF course / had to be one of the four
selected for the job. 1t was just like
sending a fellow to the undertaker's
to order his own coffin.
At ten o'clock we started out, armed
with three bombs, a bayonet and re-
volver. After getting into No Mans
Land we separated. Crawling four or
five feet at a time, ducking star shells.
with strays cracking overhead, |
reached their wire. / secuted along
this inch by inch, scarcely breathing.
/ could hear them talking in their
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NOTICE
NOTICE
Administrators Sale of Personal
Property-Cattle

In the Sixth judicial District Court
of the State of Nevada, in and for
Humboldt county.-In the matter. of
the estate of George H. Balm, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that, in pur-
suance of an order of the said Court,
made on the 9th day of April, 1918.
in the matter of said estate, the un-
dersigned, administrator of the estate
of George II. Balm, deceased, will sell
al private sale. for cash, lawful money
of the United States, on Saturday,
May 18th, AID. 1918, at the hour of 4
O'Clock pm. of said day, at the resi-
dence of said deceased, at what is
commonly called and known as the
Balm Ranch, situated on the Humboldt
river, in said Humboldt county, State
of Nevada, about t~hirty-fve miles
~northeasterly from the town of Win
nemucca, the following described per-
sonal property. to-wit:
ONE LOT OF CATTLE, consisting
of about 200 head, mostly branded
with the "CP" brand on the left hip.
being cows, heifers, steers, calves and
bulls, in the field at said ranch, where
said cattle have been fed since the
18th of December, 1917, and where
they are now being fed, and said cattle
are now in good condition, and in
Guiding and embracing all of the
cattle belonging to said estate.
Offers for said cattle car be made
to the undersigned, in person, or by
letter. through the u. S. mail, adj
dressed to him at Golconda, Humboldt
county. Nevada. Said cattle will be
sold in one lot.
April 30th, 1918.
GEORGE A. Balm,
Administrator of the said Estate.
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trench, my heart was pounding against
my ribs. One false move or the least
noise from me meant discovery and
almost certain death.
After covering my sector l quietly
crawled back. | had gotten about half
way when l noticed that my revolver
was missing. 1t was pitch dark. l
turned about to see If / could find it
it couldn't be far away, because about
three or four minutes previously / had
felt the butt in the holster. l crawled
around in circles and at last found it.
then started on my way back to
trenches, as l thought.
Pretty soon l reached barbed wire,
and was just going to give the pass
word when something told me not TO,
l put out my hand and touched one of
the barbed wire stakes. 1t was iron.
The British are of wood. while the
German are iron. My heart stopped
beating by mistake l had crawled
back to the German lines.
l turned slowly about and my tunic
caught on the wire and made a loud
ripping noise. p
A sharp challenge rang out. |
sprang to my feet, ducking low, and
ran madly back toward our lines. The
Germans started firing. The bullets
were biting all around me, when bang
l ran smash into our wire, and a sharp
challenge, ALT, who IN there?'
rang out. l gasped out the password,
and, cropping my way through the lane
in the wire, tearing my hands and
uniform, l tumbled into our trench and
was safe. but | was a nervous wreck
for an hour. until "a drink of rum
brought me round.
ITO Re Continued
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SHOWING Him Up.

ave must fight ON till the Germans
see how absurd their aspirations are"
said James w. Gerard in New York
the other day.
Eyes. we must show up the dOmi'
neering German militarists thorough
ly. We must act like the professor
who visited a loan shark to borrow
500.
"'You want 500 for one year2' the
loan shark said. We'll. sir, here you
are. My terms are 3 per cent a
month. That leaves just $40 coming
to you. Here you are-four crisp ten
spots
But the professor mildly took out
his own pocketbook and extracted q
couple of bills from it.
you're mistaken, sir he said. !
want the money for two years, not
one. How much, then, is there com.
ing to your"
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Application No. 50O1
Application No. 5001
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PERMISSION To APPROPRIATE
THE PUBLIC WATERS OF THE
STATE OF NEVADA

Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of April, 1918, in accordance
with Section SO. Chapter 140, of the
Statutes of 1913, one Blanche Siard,
of Winnemucca, County of Humboldt,
and State of Nevada, made application
to the State Engineer of Nevada for
permission to appropriate the public
waters of the State of Nevada. Such
appropriation is to be made from
Coyote Springs, situated partly on Sc
Il, SEA, Sec. 80, and SWA, SWA
Sec. %. T. 80 n, r. 80 E., MD.B.&M.,
at a point in NWA of NWA, Sec. so,
T. 80 ~, r. 80 E., M.D.B.&M., by
mea of small dams, and IL cubic
feet per second is to be conveyed to
We, NWA, SEA. NWA, Sec. 80. t.
80 ~, r. 80 f., M.D.B.&M., by means
of bitches and l~aterals, and there used
for irrigation and domestic purposes,
from March LIST until October 31st of
each year. Water not to be returned
to stream.
(Signed) SEYMOUR CASE,
State Engineer.
Date of first publication, Apr. 10, 1918.
Date of last publication. Nav 7. 1919
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Winnemucca Is Years Ago Today
From The Daily Silver State

A Western editor has been figuring receipts and disbursements in
connection with a twocolumn communication from a non-subscriber
who magnanimously offered to buy two papers and maybe give him a n
advertisement if his matter were printed. The financial aspect of the
case is presented as follows: Composition. IS; value of space at adj
yertising rates, $50; total SOS. Credit by two papers. 10 cents.
The San Francisco Call announces on reliable authority" that a
member of the Nevada legislature has invented a mahdne for harness.
ing the hot winds of the desert and that a working model was to be
seen during the recent legislature session, in Carson City, Nevada.
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(signed) SEYMOUR CASE.

Date of first publication, Apr. 10, 1918.
Date of last publication. Nav 7. 1913