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CHAPTER XIV.

The entire forest Of Argonne was
blown to pieces when we arrived.
Everywhere was artillery. which main
tained fire on the villages behind the
enemy's positions.
One of the many batteries which we
constantly had to pass on our march
from the camp to the front, was In ac-
ton when we reached it.
asked one of the gunners what his
objective was and he replied that 1t
was any village within range.
A substitute first lieutenant, in
charge of the battery, stood nearby.
One of my comrades asked him If he
did not think there might be women
and children in those villages.
"That would make no difference"
the first lieutenant replied. "Women
and children are French, so what does
il matter? This breed has to be ex-
terminated in order that this nation
shall not think Of war again for cen-
tury."
This day was designated for a
stOrming attack and we were obliged
10 be in our positions at seven o'clock
I'm the morning. Promptly Mt 8 80 regi-
ment No. 81 was ordered to attack.
Pioneers led the way. They were sup
piled with hand grenades. These week
ly attacks were opened half an hour
before the infantry went over by a
storm of artillery fire. The artillery
action required very careful calcula-
tion because the distance which sepa-
rated our position from the enemy's
was very slight. 1t varied from three
to one hundred meters; never any
more. At the point where we attacked
the distance was 20 meters.
Promptly at eight o'clock the artil-
lery started. The first three shells
struck a ditch, but the following ones
hit fairly, that is, right in the French
trenches. Once the artillery had the
proper range whole salvos of batteries
descended upon them with admirable
exactness. The cries of the wounded
were heard once more, sign that
many had been hit.
An artillery officer acted as observer
In the foremost sense and directed the
fire by phone. Promptly at 8 30 o'clock
the artillery fires stopped and we at
tackled. The eleventh company of the
Sixty-seventh regiment Of which
spoke before. came under the fire of
the enemys machine guns and 1S Of Its
men were killed after they had only
proceeded few steps outside the
trench.
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Dead and wounded men lay among
the branches and the trees everywhere
on the ground Every man who was
able to run sped forward to reach the
enemy trench as quickly as possible. A
part of the enemy defended itself des-
perately i'm trench filled with water
and mud. A terrible hand-to-hand fight
resulted. We stood In water up to our
knees.
Men, severely wounded, lay in the
mud, holding their mouths and noses
above the water. During the fighting
they were trampled more deeply $50
the dirt under our feet for we could
not see where we were going; we coIiS
only "rOll up" the entire trench.
The section won was fortified with
all possible haste. Once more we had
acquired at heavy cost In human life
few meters of the Argonne forest.
This trench, which we took, had
changed hands many times and even
now we were preparing for the usual
counter-attacks.
Presently the "jackasses" went into
action. The "jackasses" are the guns
of the French mountain artillery. They
were so named because they were
drawn by mules. They are guns of fiat
trajectory, kept from so to 100 meters
behind the enemy lines. The shells
from these cannon few directly over
our heads and cut their way through
the branches at high rate of speed.
Because of the high velocity of the
shell and the short distance it travels
the detOnation when the shot Is fred
and the noise of the explosion, sound
almost at the same instant. These
"jackasses" are greatly feared by the
German soldiers because they are kept
working day and night.
It was winter and very cold.f The
trenches had been filled with water
and were pow nothing except deep
bitches of mud. Under these cOndi-
tions, through the ice-cOld nights, our
routine consisted of 4S hours duty
and II hours rest. Every week storm
ing attack was made, the success of
which was entirely ont of proportion
to the enormous losses. In all of the
four months was in the Argonne for
ests we gained 400 meters. The fol-
lowing data will indicate how heavy a
price was paid in lives for this little
piece of France.
Each regiment had its own ceme-
terry. There was the One Hundred and
Forty-fifth infantry regulars, the Sixty
seventh, and One Hundred and Seven
ty-third infantry regulars and the
One Hundred and Fifth Hirsch-
berg battalion. On the day we were re-
lieved from duty in the Argonne for
ests there were more dead in these
cemeteries than there were survivors
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shows. these poultry club members are
now demonstrating in many instances
their ability to Judge poultry and to
carry on the various phases of poul-
try work such as setting hens, Operat-
ing an incubator, preserving eggs,
caponizing cockerels, killing and dress
ing fowls for market. There were 1O4
exhibits held where 624 members ex-
hibited $3.50 birds and 800 dozens of
eggs. The total value of special and
cash prizes awarded to the members
making these exhibits amounted to
S3,090.75.
Features of Work.
Another feature of poultry club work
that has been inaugurated Is that Of
holding short courses at various state
schools and colleges for the benefit of
poultry club members who have made
good showing in their work. On such
occasions members are sent to one of
the state schools with all expenses
paid and there gwen course of in
struction in poultry. Such courses not
only provide valuable course of in
struction, but promote the various
forms of amusement in a more favor
able attitude toward education and
what the social side of farm life can
be made to be. Another feature that
is being taken up is poultry manage
ment contests. These contests are con-
Quoted by the poultry club agents and
seemingly are going to arouse much
enthusiasm among the club members
and will be the means of their obtain
ing a most practical course of instruc-
tion and the proper methods Of ham
ding and caring for poultry.
Girls and boys poultry clubs are a
proven instrument Of value in the for
ward movement in nationwide poultry
culture, not only on account of the
very satisfactory development, but
more especially in the manifest en-
thusiasm displayed by the boys and
girls. .-a! .v;s.,;6e., 49,
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Cleanliness Pays Dividends
In feeding dairy calves cleanliness
pays big dividends In the health Of the
snimala
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ENCOURAGE BOY OR GIRL.

Poultry growing is one Of the
nations most important indus
tries.
Poultry growing in connection
with general farming yields a
larger margin OF profit than
most other branches Of agricul-
ture.
Poultry growing is certain to
become increasingly important
and Is likely to become increas-
ingly profitable.
Poultry growing is not a, cas-
ual matter In which one may be
successful without study and
effort. Anything like large
measure of success in poultry
growing requires expert knowl-
edge.
The United States department
of agriculture, through its boys
and girls poultry club work, Is
imparting to thousands of boys
and girls expert information
that will contribute largely to
their success In life.
Encourage your boy or girl to
Join poultry club-and encour-
age your community, II 1t has
not club, to organize one.
You will be contributing to
the success and prosperity both
Of your child and your neighbor-
hood.
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A common way of testing the age
Of dressed poultry, as described by
home economics specialists of the
United States department Of agricul-
ture, Is to take between thumb and
finger the end Of the breastbone. farth-
est from the head. and attempt to bend
1t to one side. In a very young bird.
such as "broiier" chicken or q green
goose, 1t will be easily bent, like the
cartilage In the human ear; In a bird
a year or SO old 1t will be- brittle, and
In an old bird, tough and hard to bend
or break.
Tricky dealers have been known to
break the end Of the breastbone before
showing the bird, thus rendering the
test useless.
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DOINCS Of FARM
BOYS and GIRLS
Youths Are Developing Into Poul-
try Experts Under Guidance
of Specialists.
CLUBS IN VARIOUS STATES
From Small Beginning Organization
Has Developed to Include Eleven
weaIths-ResuIts OBJ
tained by Members.

Thousands Of girls and boys Of the
United States have enlisted with
Uncle Sam as poultry raisers. The
bureau Of animal industry, United
States department of agriculture, CO.
operates with many state agricultural
colleges to assist juvenile farmers in
poultry husbandry.
The girls and boys of today who
show an interest in better poultry hus-
bandry by becoming successful men,
bers of the poultry clubs will be our
breeders, fanciers and poultry pro-
ducers of tomorrow. The splendid de-
velOpment of poultry clubs marks this
line of work as one Of the most i'm
portant in the poultry office Of the
bureau Of animal industry. United
states department of agriculture.
Started In Small Way.
Poultry club work was started In
Virginia In 1912 with IL clubs and $50
an organization has developed to in
clude IL states with 1,010 clubs in 300
counties and a membership of about
$1,000 energetic boys and girls. Sue
cessful results have encouraged still
other states through the Smith-Lever
fund to carry on work of similar ma
ture in cooperation with the bureau
or animal industry, but this club his
tory covers only the states in which
a poultry specialist assigned to each
state has supervision Of the work, and
furnishes the subject matter to carry
1t on. The organized states are: Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Okla
homa, Kansas, Washington, Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island. Several
new states have requested the as
sistance of a specialist in their poul-
try club efforts for the coming year.
Educational Features.
Girls and boys are assisted in their
work by local school teachers, county
farm agents and county home demon
strators. Many of the members live
in the country, and help In the intro
ductiOn Of standardized stock, i'm
provement of housing and feeding
methods and marketing conditions.
Other members who live in towns
maintain backyard poultry plants.
and all aid materially in the produc-
tion of poultry and eggs.
Poultry clubs nave their educational
feature and are carried on so that the
boys and girls have an opportunity to
learn simple business methods. Club
members study poultry bulletins fur
nished by the state and government
and subject matter prepared by the
specialist. The members write COM
positions on poultry management as n
part OF their work. Each member
keeps a record. or business account.
showing accurate figures on expendi-
lures, receipts and profits, number of
eggs set, number of chickens raised,
etc.
Results Obtained.
During the year 1917 these boy and
girl club members hatched 9S,273
chicks, and. raised S0,310 matured
fowls. Over S17,9OS.25 worth of poul-
try and eggs for market and breeding
purposes were sold or consumed at
home and the total value of their re-
ceipts. stock on hand. and prizes won
amounted to $41,312.42. In addition TO
the exhibits Of fowls and eggs made
at county fairs and other poultry
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of the several regiments. The Sixty
seventh regiment had more than 1000
dead. All the victims were members
Of that unit except a few pioneers,
who had been assigned to duty with
it. There was never a day without
some loss of life, and on the days when
the storming attacks were made, death
had an extremely large harvest.
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Determining Chickens Ages.

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ITtp.
car In order to reduce the temperature
and, incidentally, to sprinkle the an
imals with cool water. The Ice some
times is placed In sacks on the floor.
but the animals are likely to pile and
crowd around the cakes so that only
those close to the ice are benefited.
The ice should be sufficient to last to
the destination.
3. Do not overload. Crowding hogs
In car during warm weather In q
prolific source of mortality.
4. The feeding of corn, because Of
its heating effect, before and during
shipment in hot weather, should be re-
duced to minimum. Oats are prefer
able where grain feed is necessary.
The maximum maintenance require
ment of hogs in transit for "a hours Is
one pound of grain a hundredweight
or approximately three bushels of
corn to n car. In the past thousands
of bushels of corn have been wasted
In livestock cars.
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Need Of Wool and Mutton.

The general need of increased pro-
duction Of meat and wool, together
with their high values, has given sheep
raising new appeal to the older farm
Ing areas.
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When Man ExceIs Beast.

Here 1t Is in cold type. No man II
better than dumb beast unless his
soul is aflame. The beast experiences
all the sensations of the physical -
petites.-Houston Post.
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COSMOS.

The Cosmos will make a departure
from its pretty girl headliners next
week with the Corn Cob Cutups," I"
eight men in one OF the most laugh
able minstrel-rube comedy-variety
acts in vaudeville. Other acts viii in
clude the Avalos in high class mu-
sical number; FL Cato. the rag-time
xylophonist: VIII and Kemp, in an
athletic number: Morris Freeman and
company in a five-character sketch,
No Children Allowed" Alice Cole, a
charming singer. and Kane and Wag-
ner, "dippy harmOnists." An added
attraction will be the Aircraft feature
picturing Elsie Ferguson in Rose OF
The World"
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LoEM,S COLuNIRIA-

Beginning today and continuing un-
til Thursday, Pauline Frederick will
be seen at Loew's Columbia in her lat
est photoplay, Madame Jealousy"
The story is allegorical and avoids the
beaten path of the modern dramas
and was written by George V. Hobart,
author of Experience In the play
Charm and Valor are married. Ma
dame Jealousy, from the House Of
Heavy Hours" discovers this happi-
ness and sends Mischief TO the newly
weds' home to bring sorrow to them.
After vicissitudes Happiness again
enters the life OF the two families and
causes Jealousy to be forever cast
out. so she returns TO the House OF
the Heavy Hours" to await her next
victim. A Hearst-Pathe News and
other supplementary reels will also
be shown. Thursday and for the last
half of the week Vivian Martin will
be seen In "a Petticoat Pilot"
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Sunday and Monday OF the week VI
February II, at Moore's Plaza, the
feature will be princess Virtue" a
Bluebird production in which the
stellar role is portrayed by Mae Muir
ray. Wednesday Olive Thomas will
be screened in SLimOusine Life" For
the last three days of the week the
major attraction will be one OF Viii
liam S. Hart's most interesting pic
lures, Between Men," in which House
mart
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CRANDALL'S.

Love Letters" Will occupy the
screen at Crandalrs today and to-
morrow. Dorothy Dalton is pictured
as a girl who falls under the inau-
ence a teacher of so-called East IN.
dian cult. Later, she marries her
guardian and the mystic returns to
threaten her. Rose Of the World"
will be shown Wednesday and Thurs
day. Mrs. Danes Defense" adapted
from the sensational play Of the same
title by Henry Arthur Jones, will be
shown on the two remaining days of
the week, with Pauline Frederick the
featured player.
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What the Tbeaters
Here Are Offering
Patrons This Week

Continued from Page Twelve)
a devious way through New Orleans
10 Sobrante. in Central America, and
here ends romantically. In Madam
ho?" Miss Barriscale impersonates a
laughter OF the South, and finds wide
scope for her mimetic gifts amid
scenes that reflect faithfully the at
hIosphere of the period OF the pic
ture, but battle scenes, and the
horrors OF war do not obtrude.
The daily programs will be COM
Pleted by short-reel picture subjects
and orchestral accompaniments that
are carefully chosen and skillfully
synchron!zed,
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What the Tbeaters
Here Are Offering
Patrons Me1t Week

With a cast OF popular comedians,
its usual battalions OF chorus beau
ties and more spectacular scenic sur
prises than ever before, "The Passing
Show OF 1917" the sixth OF the New
York Winter Gardens series of an
nual revues. will be seen at the Be
lasco Theater Sunday night, February
II, for an engagement of one week
The new entertainment comes here
direct from its seven months run on
Broadway. where the patronage
stamped it as the most successful of
the score OF spectacles that have been
launched at the Winter Garden in the
seven years OF its history.
The cast includes DeWolf Hopper.
Irene Franklin and Burton Green.
Charles (Chic) Sale. Johnny Dooley,
Henry Bergman, Rosie Quinn, Emily
Miles, Miller and Mack. Earl Higley.
Claude Allen, william Singer. George
A. Schiller. Helen Darlington. Grace
Hall. Bessie Hohan. Mae McDermott.
Agnes Hall. Betty Touraine and the
Winter Gardens battalions OF be-
witching beauties
John Mcmahon, who Is ahead OF
the show, announced today there
would be four matinees, Monday.
Wednesday, Friday. and Saturday.
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From Sunday to Wednesday, both
inclusive, OF the week of February II,
at Moore's Strand the feature of the
photoplay bill will be Harold Lock
woods latest release, broadway
BILL" in which he gives proof OF YER
satility which was demonstrated in
The Avenging Trail" broadway
Bill" IS appropriately titled. Begin
ming Thursday and continuing
through Saturday Theda Bara will be
featured in "Du Barry"
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~Within the Law" VIII be seen in
photoplay form at Cranda1Fs Ameri-
can next Sunday, Alice Joyce and
Harry Morey being Jointly featured
The program for the rest OF the week
is as follows: Monday, Norma Tai
madge In The Secret OF the Storm
Country" Wednesday, Viola Dana IN
The Winding Trail;" Thursday, June
Elvidge in The Strong Way" Fri
day, William s. Hart in fThe Two
Gun Man." Saturday, to be announced
later
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AVENUE GRAND.

Ethel Clayton is the star OF STOLEN
Hours" today's principal attraction at
Crandalrs Avenue Grand. Miss Clay
toms role is that OF Diana Lester. the
daughter OF a professional gambler.
who falls deeply in love with Hugh
Carton, a member OF the English Par
lament. Tomorrow's attraction will
be The Two-Gun Man" a story with
a Western setting, featuring William
). Hart. The program for the rest of
the week is as follows: Wednesday
and Thursday. Marguerite Clark in
The Seven Swans" Friday, Charles
Raw in His Mothers Boy" Saturday,
Dorothy Dalton In Love Letters" and
the Keystone comedy. The Late La
rnented."
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SAVOY.

In "a Modern Musketeer." to be
shown at Crandall's Savoy next Sun
and Monday. Douglas Fairbanks holds
up the mirror TO the past and Cd Sn-
pares the days OF chivalry with those
Of the present. Other attractions are
Wednesday. Pauline Frederick in
Mrs Danes Defsnse:" Thursday.
Ethel Clayton in "Whims of Society"
Friday Jack Pickford In THE Spirit
of 17;" Saturday, Viola Dana in The
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GARDEN.

The week of February II will be
featured at Moore's Garden Theater
Sunday to Wednesday, both inclusive,
by the latest Francis y. Bushman-
Beverly Bayne co costarring vehicle,
Under Suspicion" For the remaining
three days OF the week the feature at
the Garden will be THE Wild Strain"
starring Nell Shipman.
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KN1CKERROCKER

EVOLVES of the Rail-" featuring VII
liam S. Hart. heads the list OF attrSe-
tiOns next week at Crandalrs Kniek-
erbocker. This picture has been
booked for Sunday and Monday. For
Wednesday only Julian EltioEe will
be seen in "The Widows Might"
The Marionettes." featuring Cara
kImball Young, will be given its first
local presentations on Thursday and
Friday. Saturdays attraction will be
announced later.
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'Mrs. Danes Defense" has been
booked for CrandalFs Apollo for next
Sunday and Monday. Other pictures
to be presented during that week in
clude the following: Wednesday.
Mae Marsh in Fields OF Honor"
Thursday. William S. Hart in THE
Two-Gun Man." Friday, Alice Brady
in woman and Wife," Saturday,
Constance Talmadge in The Honey
moon" and Roscoe (-Fatty") Ar
buckle in the comedy. @Out West"
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APOLLO.

Marguerite Clark is the star of The
Seven Swans" which will be the chief
film offering at Crandall's Apollo to
day and tomorrow. Other film offer
ings for the week include: Wednes-
day. Charles Ray in His Mothers
Bow" Thursday, Harold Lockwood in
.'The Avenging Trail" Friday. Jack
Pickford in "The Spirit OF '17;" Satur-
day, Elsie Ferguson in Rose of the
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POLLS.

Fanciful with it's story book char
lcters and permeated with the tunefu'
melodies characteristic OF childhood.
The Ginger Bread Man" is the at
traction booked for Polls next week
Both In scenic investiture and in
costumes the production at Polls will
be made In accordance with the fan
tastic dreams that are the basis for
the action of tho "Ginger Bread Man"
The settings OF the Sugar Plum
Palace and the Nursery Rhyme Fac
tory are especially elaborate.
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CRANDALL,s.

"The World For Sale will be shown
at CrandalTs next Sunday ana Mon
day. Commencing Wednesday and
extending through Saturday, the
screen will be occupied by Ghosts
of Yesterday" taken from Rupert
Hughes play. Two Women" and
featuring Norma Talmadge.
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PLAZA.

At Moore's Plaza today and tomor-
row. lovers OF hlEh-power comedy
dramas will have an opportunity to
see William Russell portray the many
unusual things that befen a young
man whose pursuit OF the girl he
loved led him from New York to
Yucatan.
On wednesday Will be screened
Reputation" powerful silent
drama, faultlessly acted and produced
with intelligent care. by n case OF
good players.
For the last three days OF the week
the screen will be held by The
Planter" a photoplay of the Mexican
rubber country, in which Tyrone
Power is filmed in the title role.
There are scenes of frank melodrama
In this subject, others of magnificent
beauty, and some that offer moments
OF pathos.
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Douglas Fairbanks will be seen at
CrandaIl's Avenue Grand next sun
daNand Monday in "a Modern Muske-
teer." Other attractions include the
following: Wednesday. Alice Brady,
In Woman and Wife," Thursday,
Pauline Frederick In Mrs. Danes De
fense;;" Friday. Jack Pickford In -The
Spirit OF 17;" Saturday, Elsie Fergu-
SON In "The Rose OF the World'' and
the Keystone comedy, The Sultan's
WIFE"
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b. r. KEITH'S.

Mr.. and Mrs. Carter de Haven in
exclusive songs, and MollIe King, the
singing comedienne. will co-star the
q. F. Keith's bill next week, In which
occurs washington's Birthday with
three shows, 2:15. 5:15, and S:15 p. m.
Next in order will be Homer Mason,
Marguerite Keeler and company in
Marriage" the Cameron sisters, held
over a second week with a fresh re-
pertoire OF dances and songs; Joe
Jackson, the grotesque comedian;
Bert FitzEibbon, eccentric monolog-
list: Nine. Cronin's Electrical Novelty;
Rose and Moon, song and dance spe-
the pipe organ recitals and
the Hearst-Pathe news pictorial and
real war films.
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SAVOY.

The Seven Swans" a delightful
fairy story, the charm OF which will
appeal equally to all ages. Is to hold
the screen at CrsndalTs Savoy today
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and tomorrow. Marguerite Clark is
pictured in the leading role. that of
the mischievous Princess Tweedledee,
who refuses to marry Prince Peter
kin, as planned by his designing
mother. The program for the re-
mainder OF the week includes these at
fractions: Wednesday, Dorothy Dal-
ton in Love Letters" Thursday,
Kitty Gordon in "The Divine Sacri-
hce;" Friday. Mae Marsh in Fields
OF Honor" Saturday, Harold Lock
wood IN "The Avenging Trail" and
Roscoe ('Fatty") Arbuckle in the
"Out West"