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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-11-21
CHAPTER XVI.
Captured by the Moewe.

When the tugs had cast off and after
while we had dropped our pilot,
said To myself: "Now we are of, and
it's the States for me-end of the
llne-far as we GOLF" But the
IF" did not look very big to me,
though ! could see IL with the naked
eye all right.
got up about four o'clock the next
morning, which was Sunday, Deem
Der 10, 191G-a date / do not think /
will ever forget.
As soon as | was dressed 7 went
down to the forecastle peak and from
there into the paint locker, where
found some rope. Then back again on
deck, and made myself hammock,
which ! rugged up on the boat deck,
figuring that l would have n nice sun
bath. as the weather had at last
turned clear.
As soon as I had the hammock
strung | went down TO the baker and
had nice chat with him-and stole a
few hot buns, which wus what l was
really after-and away to the galley
for breakfast. | was almost exactly
amldships. sitting on an old orange
box. had not been there long when
Old Chips, the ships carpenter. stuck
his head In the door and sang out,
"Ship on the starbOard bow" l did
not pay any attention to him. because
ships on the starboard bow were
No n Wfnn Nh.. aW4e
either Chips was not crazy about
looking at her, either, for he came in
and sat ON another box and began
scOfiing. He said he thought she was
a tramp and that she flew thy British
flag astern.
ate all could get hold of and went
out on deck. l stepped out of the gal
ley just in time TO see the fun. The
ship was just opposite us when away
went our wireless and some OF the
boats on the starbOard side, and then,
boom boom and We heard the report
of the guns. l heard the shrapnel
whizzing around us just as had many
a time before. l jumped back In the
galley and Chips and the cook were
shaking so hard they made the pans
rattle.
When the firing stopped l went up
TO the boat deck. had on all of my
clothing, but instead OF shoes l was
wearing a pair Of wooden clogs. The
men and boys were crazy-rushing
around the deck and knocking each
other down. and everybody getting In
everybody else's way. We lowered our
Jacobs ladders, but some Of the men
and boys were already In the water.
Why they jumped I do not know.
Then the German raider Moewe
headed right In toward US and I
thought she was going 20 ram US, but
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the steel deck. but l was able to craw
on Ia the turret door. Just as ! wa
about TO enter the gun was fired. Thai
particular charge happened to be de-
fectlye. The shell split and caused IA
back fire and the cordlte. fire and gas
came through the breech, which the
explosion had opened.
II must have been piece of cordlte
which did H. but whatever IL was. II
hit nie In the right eye and blinded IL.
The ball of the eye was saved by the
French surgeons and looks normal, but
II pains me greatly sometimes and
they tell me II will always be sight
less.
| was unconscious Immediately from
the blow and from the quantity of gas
which l must have swallowed. This
gus did me a great deal of damage
aud gives me dizzy spells often TO this
day. l do not know what happened
during the rest of the engagement, as
l did not regain consciousness until
three days later at sea. But heard
In the hospital that the French super
dreadnaught Jeanne dare and the
light cruiser Normandy were In II as
well as ourselves, thosgh not at the
time | was wounded. and that we had
all been pretty well battered. The
Cassard lost NJ men In the engage
ment and had AZ wounded. Some OF
our turrets were twisted into all man
ner Of shapes and part OF our bow
was carried away. one OF our lieu
tenants was killed il- the engagement.
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which | had won at the Dardaneiles.
tenant Barley. He pinned an Ameri-
can flag on my breast. a French nag
beneath II and beneath that the war
cross. He kissed me on both cheeks,
Of course. which was taking advantage
Of cripple. But II is the usual thing
with the French. as you know mean
the kissing not the meanness to
crlpples.
when he had pinned the medal on
he said he thanked me from the bot
tom of his heart for the French people,
and also thanked all the Americans
who had come over from their own
land 90 help country with which
most of them were not connected. He
said II was war In which many ma
lions were taking part. but In which
there were Just two ideas. freedom
and despotisn. and lot more things
that l cannot remember. He finished
by saying that he wished he could dec
crate all Of us.
or course II was great stuff for me
and l thought l was the real thing
sure enough, but l could not help
thinking of the remark l have heard
here In the States-"I thank you and
the whole family thanks you" And IL
was hard not 10 laugh. Also II seemed
funny 10 me, because did not rightly
know Just what they were giving me
the medal for-though II was for one
OF two things-and l do not know to
this day. But l thought II would not
BE- polite 20 ask. 80 let II go at that.
There were twelve other naval ON
GERS who were present and they and
all the other people did u lot Of cheer
Ing and yiyed me 10 fare-you-well.
II was great stun, altogether, and I
should have liked TO get a medal every
day. -
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Albert N. Depew. author
OF the story. enlists In the United States
navy, serving four years and attaining
the RANK OF chief petty officer. frst-class
gunner.
CHATTER 1.-THE great war starts
soon AFTER he Is honorably discharged
with determination TO enlist
CHAPTER lille Joins the Foreign
Legion and Ia assigned TO the dreadnaught
Sassard where his Workmanship wins
him high hOnOrs.
CHAPTER IV-Depew Is detached from
bis ship and sent with "a regiment OF the
Legion To Flanders where he soon finds
himself In the front line trenches.
CHAPTER Vile Is detailed TO the ar
tillery and makes the acquaintance OF the
bs', the wonderful French guns that
have saved the day for the aiiies on many
battlefield Before seeing any action, he
u ordered back to his regiment In the
front line trenches
CHAPTER vI-Depew goes 'over the
top and gets" his FIRST German ia a bay
onet eight.
CHAPTER Willis company takes part
In another raid on the German trenches
and shortly afterward assists In stopping
n fierce charge OF the Huns, who are
moved down as they cross No Mans
Land.
CHAPTER vIII-Sent 20 Dirmude with
Dispatches Depew is caught In . Zeppelin
raid. but escapes unhurt
CHAPTER IX-He Ia shot through the
thigh In "A brush with the Germans and
Ia sent 10 hospital. where he quickly
RECEIVERS.
CHAPTER X-Ordered back 20 sea duty,
Dcpew relOlns the Cassard. which makes
several trips 20 the Dardnnelles as n con-
Noy. The Cassard IN almost battered 10
pieces by the Turkish batteries.
CHAPTER NI-The Cassard takes part
In many hot engagements In the memor-
able Gallipoli campaign.
CHAPTER XII-Depew IL a member Of
n landing party which sees fierce fghung
In the trenches at GallipolL
CHAPTER NIII-After an unsuccessful
trench raid. Dcpcw tries 10 rescue two
wounded men In No Mans Land. but both
die before he can reach the trenches.
CHAPTER NIV-Depew wins the Croix
De Guerrc for bravery In passing through
"A terrific artillery nre TO summon aid to
his comrades Ia an advanced post.
CHAPTER XV-On his twelfth trip TO
the Dardanellcs he Is wounded In "A naval
engagement and. after recovering iu "A
hospital al Brest be Is discharged from
service and sails for New York on the
steamer George.
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CHATTER I-Albert ". Depew, author
OF the story. enlists In tho United states
navy, serving four years and attaining
the rank Of chief petty officer, first-class
gunner.
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I One day I received n letter from n
man who had been In my company In
the Foreign Legion and with whom I
had been pretty chummy. His letter
was partly In French and partly in
English. IL was all about who had
been killed and who had been wound
ed. He also mentioned Murray's
death. which he had heard about. and
about my receiving the Croix de
Guerre. I was wishing he had said
something about Brown, whom | had
not heard from and who knew would
visit me II he had the chance.
But two or three days later I got
another letter from the same man and
when opened II out tumbled photo
graph. At first all saw was that II
was the photograph OF a man crucifled
with bayOnets. but when | looked at
IL closely ! saw II was Brown. /
tainted then, just like girl.
When ! came to could hardly make
myself think about It. Two Of my
pals gonel II hurt me so much to
think of It that | crushed the letter
up In my hand, but later on I could
read parts OF IT. II said they had
found Brown this way near Dixmude
about two days after he had been re.
ported missing. So three of us went
over and two stayed there. II seems
very strange to me that both of my
pals should be crucified and II were
- i uh no
would think about 10. IL made me
sick and kept me from recovering as
fast as | would have done otherwise
Both Brown and Murray were good
pals and very good men In fight
i often think OF them both and about
the thin We did together. but lately
! have tied not to think about them
much because IL Is very sad to think
what torture they must have had to
stand. They were both of great credit
10 this country.
The American consul visited me
quite often and I got to calling him
Sherlock because he asked so many
questions. We played lots of games
together. mostly with dice. and had a
great time generally. After | became
cOnvaleScent he argued with me that
! had seen enough. and though | really
did think so-however much disliked
what had seen-he got ny discharge
from the service on account of phys
ical inability to discharge the usual
duties. After | had been at the hos
pital for little over month | was
discharged from II, after a little party
in my ward with everyone taking part
and all the horns blowing and all the
records except my favorlte dlrge
played one after another.
Sherlock arranged everything for
me-my passage TO New York. cloth
ing. etc. ran up to St Nazaire and
saw my grandmother, loafed around
a while and also visited Lyons.
After a short time / returned to
Brest and got my passage on the
George for New York. / had three
trunks with me full of things / had
picked up around Europe and had
been keeping with my grandmother
Among my belongings were several
things | should like to show by pho
tographs In this book. but no one but
mermaids can see them now, for down
to the locker of Davy Jones they went.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-11-21

CHAPTER 1.-THE great war starts
soon after he IL honOrably discharged
from the navy and he sails for France
with determination to enlist
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Which?

Boy (handlng the ieweler 81
watch)-Just clean and regulate this
and put In new crystal. will your
n had the price I'd buy new one.
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She ,7aISCd Water 75JGt thIFty yaFds
away. She lowered n lfeboat and II
made for the Georgia, passing our
men In the water rs they came and
crashing them on the head with boat
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-06
OPPOSE SEPARATION.
General Protest Against Dividing Elan
ders from Rest of Country.

WASHINGTON, March, 6:-Defiance Of \
their German military masters by the
Belgian people in protesting against the
effort to separate Flanders from the rest
Of Belgium and the deportation of judges I
who sought to interfere, is described in
an official despatch received at. the Bel +
gian legation General Won Falkenhausen, /
the military governor general, III a letter
to the court of cessation, which suspended
its sittings as a protest against the arrest
Of the Judges of the court of appeal, has
given notice that the action of the judges
in instituting proceedings against the So
called Activists, who set up the separate
Flanders government, was regarded as an
act of hostility to the occupying powers
This the Belgians construe as an official
admission that the Activists are German
agents.
| The despatch says:
! 1T is confirmed that the Germans have
deported Judge Levy, the presiding judge,
and Judges Ernest and Craez, presidents
of the court of appeal. They also
arrested Judge lamar in order to deport
him, but he was released on account of i'll
ness The movement of protest by the
| Belgian people against the intrigues of the
Activists has taken on large proportions
| The voluntary suspension OF all judiciary
| activity as a protest against the outrage
committed against the court of appeal Of
| Brussels has caused a tremendous I'M
preston even upon German authorities.
New lists of communal councils and OF
important personalities who have made
protests continue to reach Havre, beng
brought nightly by devoted patriots who
have passed through the electrified front
Ter wires in spite of redoubled vigilance
on the part Of the Germans.
The protest movement is especially &C
tive in Flanders, where even the most i'm
portant and ardent supporters of all rank.
and conditions have joined 1t has beer
learned that all the Belgian bishops, be
ing prevented from meeting together, hav,
protested separately Cardinal Mercie
has protested in a letter to be read at th
beginning of his Lenten letter to hi
clergy. A collective letter to the German
chancellor has been signed by the princi
pal representatives OF commerce at Ant
werp and a similar protest has been sen
by the provincial council OF Antwerp
. The free university OF Brussels Ina
. sent to the communal council of Brussel
! an energetic letter Joining in the protes
!. made by that body The protest of tn
. free university is signed by every membc
j OF the faculty.
!. The German authorities, overwhelme
!. by the patriotic outburst, have otficiall
!. forbidden all deiberation or dscussio
!. n regard to questions OF general policie
! such as the autonomy of Flanders an
I. have also forbidden discussion in regal
! to petitions Of protest to the Germa
: authorities. Everyone who disregard
!; this new German order is menaced wit
+ severe punishment in accordance wit
I martial law
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-06
LOUISIANA LAW ATTACKED.
DR.. E. w. Nelson Objects to Slaughter
Of Wild Fowl for Food in Winter.

NEW YORK, March 6-Dr f. w. Mel
son, chief Of the United States bureau of
biological survey, one Of the speakers at
the convention of the American Game
Protective association here, has attacked
the Louisiana law which permits the kill
ing OF wild geese and ducks for market
This law has long been the object of bitter
attack from Canada to the Gulf Inter
rupting NJ L. Alexander, game com
missioner of Louisiana, who was explain
Ing motion pictures of migrating fowl
Nelson asked:
IF you slaughter hundreds of thou-
sands of these fowl in Louisiana in win
ter for food why wouldn't it be Just "a
far for Canada to put hundreds of
thousands OF their eggs in cold storage
| Tor food in nesting? At that rate how
long would it be before every other State
in the Union would be without these
migratory game birds?''
| Mr.. Alexander defended the law of his
state by saying that the number Of wild
| fowl killed this season had been reduced
| to POO 900 from 900 last season and
| that Louisiana was fighting hard to turn
/ its residents from the belief of genera
tons, that they have a right to kill and
eat the game"
John b. Burnham, president OF the
American Game Protective association
and DR.. Gordon Hewitt, zoologst of the
Dominion of Canada, spoke on the deple
ton Of upland birds
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EAT LITERALLY
OF POTATO CROP
War Duty to Save Large Yield of
Tubers by Eating Them.
HOW ALL PEOPLE CAN HELP
Heavy Loss of This Perishable Food
May Result if Americans Do Not
Use II More LiberalIy-Less
Bread Is Needed.

You may know it already, but 1t will
bear repetition now when it is i'm
portant that everybody eat literally of
the big potato crop; that potatoes are
an excellent food for your body; that
they are good fuel that one medium
sized potato gives YOU as much starch
as two slices Of bread; that, like other
vegetables, they give you salts which
you need to build and renew all the
parts of your body and keep it in order
Potatoes furnish starch which burns
in your muscles to let you work, much
as the gasoline burns in an automobile
engine to make the car 90. When you
have potatoes for a meal you need less
bread. Potatoes can save wheat
An old king is said to have tested
each cook before hiring him by asking
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-06
BRYAN MADE PRESIDENT.
Prohibition Organizations Throughout
Country Amalgamate.

CHICAGO, March 6-Formation OF
national dry federation which will be com
posed Of bfGttlcaFlH' tt6py iihadinf pHqfir11'
tion society in the country and will be
the biggest organization in the world OBJ
posing liquor, was announced here last
night. William J. Bryan is president Of
the organization Active speaking cam
paigns viii be started at once. The three
fundamental objects of the organization
are ratification of the national prohibi-
ton amendment in the shortest time, sue
cess OF the prohibition campaigns in the
SIX states which vote on the question in
November and immediate war prohibi-
ton to conserve the man power and re-
sources of the nation
Included in a long list Of governors
senators and representatives who are OK
pected to take active part in the work
are Cows Milliken of Maine, and Whit
man OF New York; Senators Kenyon of
Iowa, Sherman OF Illinois, Borah of Idaho,
and Sheppard of Texas; Congressman
Webb OF North Carolina, Randall of Cali
tornia, Fess Of Ohio, Barley Of Ken
lucky and Kelly of Pennsylvania
National headquarters Will be in Pitts
| burg. The federation actually was organ
| led in New York a week ago at a priv
ate meeting of representatives Of more
than 30 national prohibition societies but
announcement was withheld until M
Bryan accepted the presidency DR.
/ Charles Scanlon of Pittsburg, who wa,
| appointed by President Taft and later b,
| President Wilson to represent the United
! States at international congresses agains
alcoholism, was elected acting presiden
OF the New York meeting, but now be
comes general secretary
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Three-ROOm Office To Let

One of the best offices in Brattleboro
to let at reasonable price; Main street,
second floor, front; steam heat; running
water; two large rooms, suitable for any
kind of business; four large windows;
large closet for storage. Will be ar
ranged and decorated to suit. Reason
able rental. Come and see.
]. G. ULLERY, Brattleboro, Vt.
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SALESMAN WANTED

To represent in Brattle-
boro the largest Life Insur-
ance Company in the world.
Guaranteed salary and COM
missions. Address, Insur-
ance, care Reformer, or tel
ephone 189-M for appoint
ment.
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Advantage in Wooden Leg,

Well, after all, remarked the Tommy
who had lost a leg at the war; there
one advantage IN aving a wooden leg.
What's that?" asked his friend.
You can hold up yer blooming sock
with a tin tack y chuckled the hero
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SAVE A LITTLE
SUGAR TODAY.
Use Sweet Fruits.

Sugar consumption in many
households can be easily low
cred not only by giving prefer
ence to dishes which contain lit
tie sugar or with which sugar
is not usually served, but also
by the use of sweet fruits. For
instance, fresh fruits or baked
apples may serve instead of
sweet buildings, or a salad in
place of dessert. Sweet, dried
fruits such as dates, raisins or
figs served with breakfast ce-
reals will reduce the sugar
needs.
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small competitors, thereby furnishing the
small firms who refused to enter working
agreements with the two companies.
The American Agricultural Chemical
company is charged with having acquired
the entire stock of the Brown company
during 1917, whcih has the effect of les
SEEMING competition, thereby tending to
create a monopoly. Hearings on the
complaints were set for April 10.
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him to boil a potato. Even the best
potato can be spoiled by poor cook.
To boil them 50 that they will be fit
for a king" drop the unpeeled potatoes
into boiling sailed water ana cook 20
to 30 minutes. Drain the water off at
once. If they are cooked too long or
allowed to stand in the water they
get soggy.
Peeiinq Is WastefuI.
If You peel the potatoes before cook
ing them you Will waste time and POI
tatOes both. You may throw away a
sixth or even 4 quarter Of the good
part of the potato with the skins. Also,
if the potatoes aren't covered up by
the skins While cooking, some of the
valuable material will soak out into
the water. Even very small potatoes
can be economically used, if they are
boiled in their skins.
For best mashed potatoes: Peel the
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A. Business Deal.

Parent-Now, what arc you going to
CHARGE me to cure this boy of the
measles?
Notwithstanding at all, my dear
sir, as it is an original case; and you
get ten per cent commission for every
child that catches them from him.
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UNFAIR COMPETITION.
Complaints Are Issued Against Two
Large Fertilizer Concerns.

WASHINGTON, March Com
plants were issued today by federal
trade commission against the American
Agricultural Chemical company of Con
necticut, and the Brown company of
New Jersey charging unfair methods Of
alppressing competition in the manu-
facture and sale Of fertilizer.
These are the first results Of the federal
trade commissions investigation being
conducted by Francis J. Heney Both
companies are charged with purchasing
raw material at prices prolibitive for
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EVERYBODY IS INTERESTED

in life insurance, and nobody is any
body without it, and nobody is of any
value ii uninsured. Insure here while
iusurablc National Life ms Co.. of
Vt. Mutual EARLE S. KINSLEY,
General Agent, Rutland, Vermont.
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FOR SALE-We will arrive March 8
with two carloads Of first class horses:
Is matched teams 25O0 To 5000, all
colors. Several pair mares a lot of
singles, 1850 to 1850. Several nice
single broke and city broke horses
Some fancy grcys, roans and huekskins.
Have a few seconds: pair grovs :
and s, 200O, not sound. little thin but
true, $3.50. One pair bay chunks, 10
and IL, 1900, true. and sound. $275.
mated, sound. will make 22OO team.
1915, good ones, fat, been hitched
double times beside old horses. win
have big stock from now on if we can
get them. Guilford & Wood Horse Co.,
I. j. Wood, Prop, Shelburne Falls,
Mass II