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tho enemy replied in kind. From the
edge of the wood through which the
foremost trenches ran 1t seemed as
though a wide circle Of living fire had
land. 1t was a wet black night, which
alternated between a drizzle and q
mere drip.
The lightning flashes from the hidden
guns were reflected from the low
clouds. The noise was hideous, for we
were so near battery position that
the blare of the guns broke into the
long roll of artillery around the circle.
the German lines fell in ours with that
fiat crash peculiar to the breed. They
were unpleasantly near at hand, but
no one minded. The major-he has a
fine old Irish name-went on talking of
Red" Mclaughlin in New York.
I'm County Kerry mesilf." he said.
Forty machine guns on the right
burst into an excited cackling. The
bullets passed directly over our heads
in indirect fire upon the German lines.
yet difficult to put name to. Finally
we identified it.
1T has just the whine of wind in the
rigging during a storm at sea-" said
many politics moment before.
They Are Unafraid.
Men were heard running through the
sloppy night toward the advance post
dugout. They came in laughing and
breathless and commenting vividly on
the perils of a run through woodland
in the dark. They were pleasantly ex-
cited, and only pleasantly. although
their dugout had just been blown in by
a shell. Each had his story to tell of
where the shell hit and how he. individ-
ually. had escaped. Only one man was
violently soured. "All me nice blank
cts are losht." said he, "an' l shwiped
wan Of thin only yistiddy."
The Porto Rican sniper added fresh
line to the descriptive resources Of the
war. He told of one man who had not
been pleased by the events of the day:
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FIGHTING |R|SHMEN
SCORN GAS MASKS
Famous Regiment in American
Forces Finally Succumbs to
Court-MartiaI Fear.
THE QUICK AND THE DEAD
BY HERBERT COREY.

WITH THE RAINBOWS IN FANCE,
April 3.-There is one thing the Amer
lean soldier is being taught to fear
more than high explosives or snipers'
bullets.
That's gas.
He did not consider it at all at first.
Gas was a bugaboo to frighten green
horns with the thought. He admitted
that If there were a sufficient quantity
of gas it undoubtedly had bad effect
upon the human frame. but a "suffi-
cient quantity" meant to him an abso-
luteiy unbreathable condition of the
air. sniff or two of gas did not
worry him. Three or four shifts did
not bother him. He would not put on
his mask.
So that the regimental gas officers
have been holding company schools.
The qualifications of regimental gas
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tributed to a great leader We do not
ask for bootblacks. Sheeplike. the
soldiers repeated the bad pleasantly
as 1t was repeated by others. although
IT was directed against the fitting out
Of soldiers with arms. clothes and food
for their happiness and health. Now.
thanks to the merits of the Americans
and the good sense of our soldiers.
cur judgment has been quickly cleared
up"
The article explains the mutual SYM
pathies of democratic peoples and the
better understanding in France of the
Americans whose bravery and indiffer-
ence to dirt and hardships have been
shown in the trenches.
Confidence in the French.
whence comes the admirable con-
fidence in u.s." the writer continues
I'VE are listened to and are sought as
military mentors. A superior officer
acknowledged that he had never en-
countered pupils equally faithful. and
said: An American battalion will fol-
low a single French territorial If he is
ordered to direct it With such mu-
tual and deserved sympathy showing
in all ranks of the service. the moment
has come to make an amalgamation
which we have been told has been de-
termined upon. When the government
profits by the marvellous occasion now
existing It will have made military
decision Of the most useful kind and
the most acceptable of the war. May 1t
know enough not to delay
1t Is fndisputable that the French and
American soldiers fraternize mutually
despite the difficulties of the langua ge
The question. however. is one of mill
tary expediency. Whether the amalsa- :
nation shall be permanent or a tenn
porary step the present German rush
and the higher command will decide
1t is unquestioned that French expe-
rience in four years of war and years
of previous training as semi-military
nation have given corps of officers
equipped to grasp principles of mill
tary movements on a large scale.
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| This action was taken the recon-
imendation of the newly organized zone
,committce of the administration. befure
(which Proctor & Son were summoned
ibut failed to appear.
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ing wheat in carload lots regardless of
grade and for failing to send samples
of the wheat to the administration for
grading and price determination. as is
required by the milling regulations
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The Quick and the Dead.

The Indications are that gas will be
more used this year than ever before.
! The Germans have new plan Of coup
, ling up anywhere from dozen to
hundred trench mortars by an electric
firing device and shooting over a salvo OF
gas shells without warning. These pro-
the men obey the gas warning with
speed they are safe. no matter how
| much gas there may be in the dir. But
speed is the essence Of safety. Some
one said the other day that there are
| only two classes of men in a gassed
area:
THE quick and the dead"
Once a man has been gassed and
taken to hospital he is warned that
he is his own doctor and his own
for twenty-four hours. neither eating
nor drinking. to give the heart a
. chance to eliminate the poison from
the blood. Oficers say that man
who has once been seriously gassed
| has lost 80 per cent of the usefulness
as a soldier. He never forgets there
after the suffering he has undergone.
or the agony Of those long silent
| hours, when each succeeding minute
may bring his death warrant.
At last the raid was over and sent
q masked messenger for the masked
driver of my car and told him to beat
1t for a place of safety. The wood
l6uu Aodo ShAoo6h "HlSA VIC uTOV0 "AS
a pale thread in the darkness. The
drivers masked head projected on one
side of the car and my masked head
on the other and the machine crept
along at the pace Of an invalid snail.
On either side was a deep ditch and
we were more than half blinded by
the dim eye-pieces in our respirators
and smash-up in a gas-filled wood
land might have serious consequences.
Suddenly we were halted by a voice.
less figure that stood in the middle of
the dark road. one hand uplifted. He
silently opened the curtains Of our car
and surveyed the empty interior by
the aid Of an electric flash. Then
not a word had been exchanged by the
masked and gagged actors, for the
wearer Of the British respirator must
be silent to be safe-he helped a limp
figure into the car. BY the aid Of his
carefully shielded flash he wrote four
words in my notebook:
LEG fractured-gassed-h y
So. we went on Through tho night.
BY and by we came to an open road
on a hill, where there was no danger
Of gas, and the sick mans mask was
taken off. He was violently i'll and in
great pain. but he shut his teeth on
his trouble. When the nursing sister
came to meet him at the hospital door
he spoke the first words Of the night:
II can't parlyvoo Francais," said he,
but tell her to fix me up in a hurry,
I've got to be back with my mon to-
night"
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Contains No Drugs.
Father Johns Medicine is pure,
h-building observation-disclosures
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MILLING LICENSE SUSPENDED.
Virginia Firm Deprived Of Use in
Wheat Trade Until May IS.

The food administration license of
c. c. Proctor & Son Of Front Royal, Va.
has been revoked until May Is for buy
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The Bell
Guarantee

4 II fer any reason
you believe the Bell
Suit you buy here
isn't giving the salts.
faction II should,
come In and We will
make any adjust.
xAsat yes believe is
right. Wen give y0u
q new Gar1eAt-OP
your A01ey bae1k-
whichever yo9 Ere
fer. Could any A-
d 20H0 foR youf
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"FIe ish nod a man to cross de Della
ware" said the Porto Riean.
There was not man in the OUTFIT
who showed the least sign Of scare.
Of their whole lives they had been in as
imminent danger Of death as in the
previous half hour. Then the klaxon
horn began to roar. and every man
that was tied to his breast in the
alert" position and began to hurry
into 1t. They were in earnest in their
hurry. Each man paused just long
enough to express his sentiments by a
fervid word. Most of them said:
Damn"
Respirators were made ready in the
majors dugout. The danger of gas was
greater below ground. because gas
runs down hill like water. but in the
dugout the officers were too busy to
gag themselves with their masks.
There was a telephone to be attended
to and orders to be given. So they
hung up the wet blanket which helps
buzzer sounded:
Gas reported at K company" said
the orderly. The major took the phone
I'll court-martial any man who takes
M, his mask or without orders.1 said he.
Working in the Gas.
OoNiousiy IL was motor was sup
posed not to be-bad. One of the regi.
mental doctors was on hand attend
Ing to the few who had breathed it in.
He had been gassed himself-running
through the woods and fell into a shell
mole full of gas. in the darkness. was
the report-but he kept at work. Later
in the night I saw a masked person /
was assured was this doctor, caring for
some injured men. We were not intro
duced. for l wore mask myself. The
man who recognized him also wore a
mask. He told me of the doctor later
on, after we were out of the gassed
area.
Other reports that gas had been found
kept coming in. The Germans had
resorted to their old trick Of sending
over dud shells to fool the green men.
fell In half an hour in one company
sector--one a minute-had failed to
explode. Then they dropped a burst
of gas shells. The faint plop had not
aroused the suspicious of the men who
had been quieted by the duds, but some
one smelled the gas in time. The major
thought some of the gas reports were
bunkum.
We've lectured the men SO about
gas that they are jumpy." said he. But
In send the regimental gas officer out
to test
Gas" was at dinner. but he did not
stop to finish his meal An hour later
he stumbled into the dugout. his eyes
running streams of water and red as
berries. while deep black VS. were
marked beneath them. His face was al
most crimson from the gas burns and
smarted as though he had touched
1oison ivy. ut was gas all right" he
said briefly. They're all right at X.
Every one has his mask on and is sit
ing tight: got a touch of it because
waited too long to get my mask on.
breathed it twice instead Of once"
He had just finished telling me that
| French division gas officer had told
lin. after looking the outfit over: Il
lad not thought it possible for men to
,e too afraid of gas-but believe these
nen are" and chuckling. because it
|howed that his violent language had
Produced some result, when a young
,f1icer felt his way down the bomb
proof stairs. His eyes were half closed
Ind were streaming water. his face was
ed and he hacked away at a dry cough
between sentences. He made his report
o the major. Then Gas" took him in
land.
Evening star., 1918-05-10

Ithuanians Want Independence.
The Lithuanians. according to an
ohicial dispatch from Paris. have de-
dared through their representatives in
France their wish to remain inde-
pendent Of Germany.
Evening star., 1918-05-10
FRANCE SATISFIED
W|TKU. s. METHOD
Sees Hope Of AmaIgamation
of American Troops.
During War.
IDEA FILLS NEWSPAPERS
by JUNIUs b. WOOD.

BY JCNICS b. "OOD.
Cablexram to The Evening Star and the
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1918.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY AT
THE FRONT IN FRANCE. Mays
Since Gen. Pershing's spontaneous Of
| fer to France to use the American
troops wherever they were needed
there has been great change in the ac-
tivities of the expedition. All efforts
, have been concentrated to get more
! troops into line. In accordance WIN
that plan shipments Of supplies from
America have been limited to the abso-
lutte minimum for the purpose OF IN
creasine the tonnage available for car
rying fighting men. Americans here
are helping to hold the line in many
places, and almost daily comes word OF
the arrival of fresh contingents pre-
pairing to enter the line at additional
points.
In France this changed condition has
aroused more satisfaction than any
other event since the arrival OF the nrst
American troops, nearly year ago.
They see in this the approaching real
American troops in their army under
their officers. II not by units OF the
smallest companies as they wished, at
least by battalions and regiments:
Everywhere. in the cafes. homes and
army circles the "S'amalgamer' Cto
amalgamate") enters the discussion of
the war With united command under
Gen. Foch and the eagerness Of Amer
lea to do everything possible to aid In
winning the war. they do not see any
reason why amalgamation should not
be realized during the rest of the
struggle.
Americans Put Where Needed.
The American forces are distributed
among the French as military needs
require. The newspapers, not only of
Paris but of other cities. carry columns
telling Of the present benefits of the
amalgamation and also how to work
1t out for the remaining years Of the
war.
Mutual sympathy permits and de-
mands that the French and American
troops be amalgamated," writes AL
bert Metin, former minister Of labor.
in a front page column of lie Matin.
in January our general STAFF. partly. at
least was impressed by the importance
which the Americans gave to the pre-
paratory work Of the auxiliary services
and hygiene. The stan considered the
work as somewhat disproportionate. on
seeing the Decentralization of engineers.
builders. woodchoppers. railroaders,
physicians and nurses. Then was re-
peated in our homes a saying at
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your heels and hard floors and
pavenents.
Because Of our special process,
O'Sullivan's Heels combine the
greatest durability with the great
est residence. They are made Of
perfect heel material.
Buy your new shoes with O'Sul-
livan's Heels already attached.
Good dealers sell the latest style
shoes with these heels already at.
tached. Have O'Sullivan's put on
all your shoes at once. Every day
you delay putting them on you are
imposing serious strain on the
structure Of YOUR feet, and a need.
less tax on energy.
Insist on O'Sullivan's-avoid tho
disappointment of substitutes.
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NO INCREASE

n .piss q sneszsoas inereased !ahes.eesy. costs
4us 10 tie War ths nnanuiaeturess q Dr.. Caldwe1s
Sp PspGn saesi6ein4 tbsir psu6ts and ahsosbi.s
tie taxss that this family la1ativ0 nay seman
The pee-s.T price of Soc and ~ lalEo boets. So
cd By dxussises fse N ysars.
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Gave His Mask Away.

Where's your respirator, Dinny Mo-
riarity?" he asked.
Sure, 1 gave it to poor little Paddy
Kelly" said Moriarity. The little blag-
gard had forgotten his own"
The major and Gas" glared at him.
the major groaned. do you report
yourself whin this job is over. And tell
Kelly. the little blaggard."
On the whole, Gas" was we'll pleased
with the showing made by the regiment
in a gas test which must be classed as
severe. The men put on their masks
when the the alarm was first given and
kept them on until they were ordered
off. The British respirator Is a perfect
protection against all forms of gas. as
has been sufflciently shown. The French
have now adopted a new mask. while
the Germans are changing the form OF
one, which will protect them against
the subtle gases used by thte allies. The
recent plea against the use Of. gas
| launched in Switzerland, is simply con-
| fession by the Germans that they have
been beaten at their own game. They
| have no more rubber for their masks.
! and one Of the allied gases cannot be
stopped by any mask the Germans have
been able to invent as yet.
| Wen give 'em gas" said the gas
! officer. ''We'll give 'em all they want
this year. They can't whine out of pay
ing for the game after they started the
and that they know will kill them. and
that they have no protection against.
and we are going to use 1t. We didn't
gin gassing any more than We began
the war-and we will only quit either
on our own terms.
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T. .W6uldyour@et
disquali&you?

SASS yOo 04S uAIOI6lly III
terested to know how you measure
up to the new physical standards
of the army, for these will be the
standards in industry everywhere
after the war.
Here is one test you can make
yourself.
Tomorrow morning, as you step
from your bath onto the bath mat,
notice the mark left by your wet
foot See whether or not you have
Aat-foot. ...-
If the imprint is apparently in
complete a. in figure "a, it shows
that the arch in your instep is normal
and forms a bridge that holds the
inner part Of yourf foot of the ground.
But if the imprint is complete,
figure "B", it indicates that the
arch Of your instep has been broken
down, 50 that. your foot lies fiat
On the ground with no give, no
spring In it.
Fallen arch, or "aat-foot" as this
deiormity is more often called, is
generally considered harmless
enough, 90 common as to seem al.
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Lysol Toilet Soap

Contains Lysol and therefore
protects the skin from germ in
fechon. 1t is refreshingly sooth-
ing and healing and helpful for
improving the skin. Ask your
dealer. If he hasn't got It, ask
him to order it for you.
Evening star., 1918-05-10

. oa 4. O.. M
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~4H
Evening star., 1918-05-10

Contains Lysol, and kills germs
on razor and shaving-brush
(whers germs abound), guards
the tiny cuts from infection, and
gives the antiseptic shave. II
your dealer hasn't got II, ask
him to order 4 supply for you.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-02-08
HAS SHIPS TO CARRY TROOPS
NAVY Has Transport Facilities to Take
100000 to France Soon-NeW
Attack on Baker.

Washington, Feb. 6-Secretary Dan
ielS authorized the statement on Mon
day that the navy is assured Of enough
transport facilities to make sure that
there will be 100000 American troops
in France early this year, as was stat
ed by Secretary Baker recently before
the senate military committee.
Secretary Bakers recent statement
TO the senate military committee that
the United States would have 100000
soldiers in France early this year and
that prospects were not unpromising
for ships to carry 100000 more, who
would be ready in the course of the
wear, was characterized by Senator
Hitchcock in an address to the SEN
ate as absolutely preposterous and
so exaggerated as to convey
an entirely false impression as to
what we can do and what we are do
ing"
In fiery fashion Senator Williams
replied to Senator Hitchcocks attack
on Secretary Bakers statement.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-02-08
U. S. TRANSPORTS SAFE
10 FORMER GERMAN LINERS
CARRY FORCE TO FRANCE.
Thousands OF Officers. Soldiers and
Supplies Left American Ports
During Last Two Weeks. Il

Washington, Feb. 1.-The heart of
America thrilled on Thursday with the
news that the greatest armada in her
history-1S huge transports-had ar
rived safely at French ports with thou
sands of officers, soldiers and supplies
to battle the kaiser.
Stealing out Of American ports the
last two weeks, the vessels-formerly
the best Of the Austro- German mer-
chant marine-delivered their precious
cargo on European soil unframed by
spies and unobserved by the watchful
eyes Of submarines.
Protecting them on their voyage
were many men of war-feet, gray
monsters-that swept through the
waves, grim warning that their trans
port charges were to be delivered I'M
harmed.
Aboard the transports were thou
sands Of young men-officers for
training, troops for service, doctors,
nurses and skilled workmen. From all
parts Of the country they had been Sc
cretly assembled at different embark
ing points along the seaboard. None
knew before he left even what vessel
he would board-only that he was to
be at a given place at given hour,
prepared for long journey.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-02-08
CALL DRAFTED MEN FEB. 20
crowder Sets Date for Marshaling OF
Last increment of First Cali
74,500 to. Camps.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Provost Mar
shal General Crewder announced on
Monday that the movement Of the last
increments of the men selected in the
first draft will begin on February -
and continue for period of five days.
This will complete the operation OF the
first draft, as all states will have fur
nished their full quotas.
The numbers Of men which will be
started to the environments on Febru-
airy % are:
Camp Devens, Mass, 6,575; Upton,
N. Y, 1900; Dix, N. J., 1000; Meade,
Md, 5000; Lee, Va, 5000; Jackson,
S. c., 1888 (negroes); Gordon, Ca,
$500 (negroes); Grant, ILL.,, 5000; Tay-
Ter, KY, 1884; Dodge, Ia, 1884;
Funston, Kan, 1882; Travis, Tex.
1858: Pike, Ark, 1900 (negroes.)
General Manager Piez Of the emer-
gency feet corporation asked COVER
nors of all states to help enroll 25O,-
600 workers in the ship yards by is
suing proclamations calling mechanics
TO enroll in the United States public
reserve.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-02-08
SODIUM FLUORID
KILLS ALL LICE
Refuse Aid and Comfort to En-
emies of Poultry Flock.
PLAN TO ERADICATE MITES
Kerosene or Crude Petroleum Sprayed
in House Cracks or Crevices Will
Destroy Little BIood-suck-
ing Parasites.
PLAN TO ERADICATE MITES

Don't tolerate mites and lice in your
hennery. They are unnecessary pests
and they sap the vitality that should
go into egg production. Nowadays,
effective ways are known for eradicat-
ing lice and mites altogether. First,
a dust bath should be accessible to the
hens. Usually there will be a place in
he yard where the hens can dust them
selves in the dry dirt. If such place
Is not available, a box large enough
(about 2 feet square) for the hens to
get into it should be provided in the
house and a quantity of dust such as
ordinary road dust or fine dirt placed
in it to allow the hens place to dust
themselves. A dust bath aids the hens
In keeping lice in check and therefore
adds to their comfort. Usually the
lice are not present on the birds in
sufficient number to prove particularly
harmful. However, it is better to keep
the hens as free as possible from this
pest, and if they are not able to keep
them in check by busting themselves,
other measures can be undertaken.
To Eradicate Lice.
To rid the hens of lice, each one can
be treated by placing small pinches of
sodium fiuorid, a material which can
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-02-08

use small quantity of blue ointment
a piece about as large as a pea on the
skin an inch below the vent. If mercu-
rial ointment is used instead Of blue
ointment, it should be diluted with an
equal quantity of vaseline. Any OF
these methods will be found very eff
fective in Kidding the hens of lice and
should be employed whenever the lice
become troublesome. Two or three APP
plications a year usually prove sufi,
Gent.
Mites Are Blood Suckers.
Mites are more troublesome and
more harmful than lice. They do NOS
live upon the birds like the lice, but
during the day hide in the cracks and
crevices of the roosts and walls of the
house, and at night they come out and
get upon the fowls. They suck tho
hens blood, and If allowed to become
plentiful they certainly will II nos
destroyed-will seriously affect her
health and consequently her ability to
lay eggs. They may be eradicated by
a few thorough applications OF kerG.
sene or some of the coal-tar products
which are sold for this purpose, or
crude petroleum, to the interior Of the
poultry house. The commercial tar
products are more expensive bur
retain their killing power longer, and
they may be cheapened by reducing
with an equal part Of kerosene. Crude
petroleum will spray better if thinned
with 1 part of kerosene to 4 parts OK
the crude oil. Both the crude petro-
leum and the coal-tar products often
contain foreign particles, SO should be-
strained before attempting to spray
One must be sure that the spray
reaches all the cracks and crevices.
giving especial attention to the roosts.
dropping boards, and nests, and the
treatment should be repeated two or
three times at intervals of week oN
ten days.