davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16

our noses worse than the coolies. They
certainly were game little devils, and
came right back at US.
So most Of the poilus threw the
dope at Fritz and fought the cooties
hand to hand.
There was plenty Of food in the
trenches most Of the time, though once
In while, during heavy lombard
ment, the fatigue-usually q corporal's
guard-would get killed In the COM
munication trenches and we would not
have time to get out to the fatigue and
rescue the grub they were Bringing.
Sometimes you could not find either
the fatigue or the grub when you got
to the point where they had been hit.
But, as say, we were well fed most
Of the time, and got second and third
helpings until we had to open our
belts. But as the Limeys say: "Gaw
blimey, the chuck was rough" They
served thick soup Of meat and vege-
tables In bowls the size Of wash ba-
sins, black coffee with or without
sugar-mostly without land plenty
Of bread.
Also, we had preserves In tins, Just
like the Limeys. II you send any par
cells over, do not put any apple and
plum jam In them or the man who gets
Il will let Fritz shoot him. Ask any
Limey soldier and he will tell you the
same. ! never thought there was so
much jam In the world. No Mans
Land looked like city dump. Most
Of US took II, after while. just to
get the bread. Early In the war they
used the tins TO make bombs of. but
that was before Mills came along with
his hand grenade. Later on they fat.
tened out the tins and lined the dug
outs with them.
Each man carried an emergency ra-
ton In his bag. This consisted Of bully
beef. biscuits, etc. This ration was
never used except In real emergency,
because no one could tell when 1t
might mean the difference between
life and death to him. When daylight
catches q man In a shell hole or at q
listening post out In No Mans Land
he does not dare to crawl back to his
trench before nightfall, and then is the
time that his emergency ration comes
In handy. Also. the stores failed to
reach us sometimes, as / have said.
and we had to use the emergency
rations.
Sometimes we received raw meat
and fried II In our dugoutA We built
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16

regular clay ovens In the dugouta with
iron tops for broillng. This. Of course,
was In the front-line trenches only.
We worked two hours on the fire.
step and knocked on for four hours,
In which time we cooked and ate and
slept. This routine was kept up night
and day, seven days q week. Some
times the program was changed: for
instance. when there was to be an at
tack or when Fritz tried to come over
and visit bet otherwise nothing dis
turbed our routine unless II was Q gas
attack.
TIE ambition cs 1ost privates Il to
become : sniper. as the oficial sharp
shooters are called. After private
has been In the trenches for six
months 0r Z year and has shown his
marksmanship. he becomes tie great
man 10 has dreamed about We had
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16

lowed him. Inside the house was q
passageway under the ruins. It was
about seven feet wide and fifty feet
long, I should Judge.
At the other end was the great old
'75." poking It's nose out Of hole in
the wall. The gun captain and the
crew were sitting around waiting the
word for action, and they seemed to
know Brown well. ] was surprised at
that, but still more 30 when he told
me could examine the gun II !
wanted to, Just as II he owned 1t.
SO sat In the seat and trained the
cross wires on an object, opened and
closed the breech and examined the
recoil.
Then Brown said: "Well, Chink,
you'll see some real gunnery now," and
they passed the word and took sta.
tions. My eyes bulged out when ]
saw Brown take HE station with them
"Silencev Is about the first com
mand gun crew gets when It Is going
into action, but / forgot all about Il,
and shouted out and asked Brown how
he got to be q gunner. But he only
grinned and looked dopey, as usual.
Then came to and expected to get Q
call down from the officer, but he onlJ
grinAed and so did the crew. II
seems they had 1t all framed to spring
on me. and they expected I would be
surprised.
SO we put cotton In our ears and
the captain called the observation
tower q short distance away and they
gave him the range. Then the captain
called 4128 meters" to Brown. They
placed the nose Of q shell In q fuse
adjuster and turned the handle until
It reached scale 4128. This set the
fuse to explode at the range given.
Then they slammed the shell into the
breech. locked It shut and Brown sent
his best to Fritz.
The barrel slipped back. threw out
the shell case at our feet and returned
over q cushion Of grease. Then we
received the results by telephone from
the observation tower. After he had
fired twelve shots the captain said to
Brown, "You should never waste your.
self in infantry, son." And old dopey
Brown just stood there and grinned
That was Brown every time. He
knew about more things than you could
think Of. He had read about gunnery
and fooled around at Dixmude until
they let him play with the "75's." and
finally here he was. giving his kindesi
to old Fritz with the rest Of them.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
As coyIy as an Ostrich Could.

/ would never leave you. I am four
years old, which is the right time for
q young ostrich to think Of getting
himself mate, and would Judge you
were about that age, too, possibly q
little younger" Mr.. Ostrich said po-
litely.
The second ostrich moved her head
coyly to one side-that Is as coyly as
an ostrich could. "Td love to be your
mate" she said. "And I will always
be your mate, just 2: you will always
be mine."
"We are queer-all Of the ostrich
family-every ostrich on this great os-
trich farm-every ostrich every
where"
"Yes, go on" said Mrs. Ostrich.
"This is very interesting"
"We are all queer" continued Mr..
Ostrich, because we are feathered
Ike birds and yet we cannot fly. We
run instead, and we're good runners.
But It's queer to be dressed like a
bird and act like an animal"
'It is queer" said Mrs. Ostrich,
'sbut I don't mind such queerness."
'Not In the least" said Mr.. Ostrich.
II don't suppose any ostrich minds.
We're all SO used to such queerness."
"They say" Mrs. Ostrich remarked,
"that our feathers are very valuable.
They've even said that some Ostriches
make any amount Of money for their
owners. suppose you were first
plucked when you were nine months
old and when you were about six feet
In height"
you're right, Mrs. Ostrich. and I
was put In little yard and my feath-
ers which we're all ready were clipped
Off. Well, I Tor one, am glad that they
make use Of our feathers, for we're
well treated on this farm"
"Oh, yes," said Mrs. Ostrich, "it's
fine to be so useful and to decorate the
hats Of beautiful ladies'"
'It's fine," said Mr.. Ostrich. "and
! approve OF 1t, for II never hurts us
In the least bit to have our feathers
properly plucked. It gives no pain,
uuu III uO WY uUcS ~ uuTI uS. out
some ladies'" and Mr.. Ostrich looked
very sad, scare so much about all
kinds of feathers that they will even
wear the feathers of little birds which
have to be killed, and Of some moth
er birds which have to be killed just
when the little ones are needing her
SO much"
II can't believe It," gasped Mrs. Os-
trich. "When they can have feathers
from creatures like us-aind when we
aren't hurt by ito think of using
feathers from birds which have to
be killed! I can't understand folks
who care for fashion and feathers
above the lives Of birds and above
kindness"
"Perhaps some day they will know
better" said Mr.. Ostrich. 1--WE are
glad to be Of use to- people for we
can 90 our work easily. but oh, !
hope that fewer and fewer wild birds
will he taken and used for those who
are slaves to fashion"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
Salvage From Old Shoes.

From one ton of old shoes can he
extracted metals to the value of $4.T0;
grease, $7.25; animal black, $50; sui
phate Of ammonia, $22.50; total of
SS3.45. or about Is cents pair. The
grease Is good lubricant and the ant
NAL black is said by nj. c. Lamb, the
English chemist who Is responsible for
these figures, to be equal to the bast
of bone black.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16

my housework. Ny baby when seven
months old weighed 19 pounds and / feel
better than l have for long time. l
never had any medicine do me SO
much good. Mrs. PEARL MoNYHAN.
Mitchell, Ind.
Good health during maternity "a
most important factor to both mother
and child, and many letters have been
received by the Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, telling OF
health restored during this trying period
by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vess-
table Compound.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
No Place for Incidence.

"Some of you men who play poker
day and night ought to be taken up
for loafing."
"Playin' poker in Crimson Gulch,"
answered Three-Fingered Sam thought
fully "may be non-essential. But IL
you perteck your interests II amt
loatin'."
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16

curing the time ]
was lookingforward
to the coming Of my
little one that ! am
recommending it to
other xpec tant
mothers. Be fore
taking 1t, somedays
l suffered with neu.
ralgia SO badly that
/ thought l could
not live, but after
taking three bottles
of Lydia E. Pin k
hams V e ge table
Compound I was en-
tirely relieved Of
neuralgia, ] he'd
gained in strength
and was able to go
around and do all
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
Watch Your Skin Improve.

On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash
Off Ointment In five minutes with Gu
ticura Soap and hot water. For free
sample address "Cuticura, Dept. x,
Boston" At druggists and by mail
Soap 25, Ointment Is aAd 50.-Adv.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
Latest In WindmiIls.

WindmillS with five widely sepa-
rated rNnes have been adopted for
irrigation in Italy's possessions in At
rica as the only ones that will with
stand high winds and at the same time
work In light breezes.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
CHAPTER v.


Ny pal Brown, Of whom ] spoke be-
fore. had been put In the infantry
when he enlisted In the Legion. be-
cause he had served In the United
States infantry. I'd soon became q
sergeant. which had been his rating
ln The American segvtcA ! never cav
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
Another Ihinu.

"What do you think Of wife to
order7" "No experienced married man
ever attempted it,"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
NJ OTHERS
TO BE.
Should Read Mrs. Mon,asn's
Letter Published by
Her Permission.

Mitchell, Ind.-"Lydia E. Pinkaan's
Vegetable Compound helped me go much
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
DEPEW GETS HIS FIRST EXPERIENCE IN THE FRONT LINE
TRENCHES AT DIXMUDE.

Synopsis-Albe Depew, author the
in the United States during which chief
officer, frscass The world
his honorable discharge navy
France with determination enlist
readnaught
him high
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16

Members Of the Foreign Le-
olon. aIl soldiers OF fortune.
swear vengeance when they eco
the Germans place Belgian wom-
en- and children In front Of them
% shields a0alnst the ensmys
nre. Gunner ospsw tells about
thls In the next lnstallmsnt
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16

Trinidad II ir>reasing its petroleum.
production. de oe>t1f last yssr bslns
almost 52000yOo0 gallon
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
Cro BE coNTINUEDJ


A man may be a hopeless idiot, but
II he adrnires woman You can't con.
vince her that he Is crazy.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that it
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-11

In answer to queries regarding
the protection afforded against mus
tard gas by American masks, word
has come from the eXpeditionary
forces that no information has been
received that any box respirator of
American or English manufacture
has been penetrated in the field.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-11

Of 10000 Australian trade un-
ionists enlisted, $4,000 have been
killed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-11
DR.. THOMAS BLACK, JR.
DENTAL SURGEON.

Graduate Dental Department Uni
versity of Maryland. Member S. c.
State Dental Association.
Office opposite new post Office and
over office of H. NJ. Graham. Office
hours, $50 a. m. to $50 p. m.
BAMBERG, 8. G..
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-11
The Strong Withstand the Heat of
Summer Better Than the Weak

Old people who are feeble and younger people
who are weak, will be strengthened and enabled to
90 through the depressing heat of summer by TAX
ing GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC. 1t purifes
and enriches the blood and builds up the whole sys
tern You can soon feel its Strengthening Invieor-
atine Effect. 60c.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-11

Groves TaSteless chill Tonic
restores vitality and energy by purifying and en-.
richne the blood. You can soon feel its Strength.
enine, Invieorating Effect Price e0c.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-11
The ouinlpe That Does Not Affect the Had

Because of its tonic and laxative effect. LAIA.
TIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary
Ouinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing in head. Remember the full name and
look for the signature Of E. w. GROVE. SOC.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-11
BANK STATEMENT.

Statement of the condition of The
Farmers & Merchants Bank, located
at Ehrhardt, S. c., at the close OF
business June 10th, 1918.
pEcOIlPCEC
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-11

A national labor congress will be
held shortly at Milan, Italy.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-10-10
"oUR PLATFORM
Quits

Standpoint Review: Taking the
bunk out of the Non-partisan plat
form we find it stands for the concrete
things:
State-owned packing plants, terminal
elevators, flour mills and sugar fac
tories, state-owned warehouse and stor-
age plants for farm products, rural
credit banks operated at cost, state
ownership and distribution of water
power.
We are in favor of a state-owned
paper mill for we are sure the private
owned paper mill is making too much
money off the poor country printer" -;
we are in favor of state-owned paper
supply warehouses to hold the produc-
tion of the state-owned paper mill
until the "boys" can pay for it; we
are in favor of a state-owned ink fac
cory and a state-owned type manu-
featuring plant, believing "we' have
been stung long enough by the Ameri-
can Typefounders company because we
have figured cut the cost of raw mater
ial and the cost of the finished material
of type and the profit is entirely too
great; We want printer credit banks
operated at cost so that every printer
may embark in the printing business
whenever he wants to and regardless of
the rule of supply and demand, and the
bank has to lend him the money, tax
ing security upon the state-made print
ing outfit for the obligation.
We go further and want the state
ownership of all oil wells, that the state
may furnish at cost gasoline for all |
country printers, so that they will not
have to buy power from the power trust
gasoline from Rockefeller to operate
their state-Owned but state-loaned
plants.
All men who are opposed to this
platform and do not believe it is
feasible are enemies of the war, are in
the employ of the corporations and
paid hirelings of the American Type
founders company.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-10-10
T. R. HITS NoN-P,s

Col. Theodore Roosevelt, in a stirring
speech delivered the other dav At BiI7
hngs, Mont, declared: There ism y =,
German abroad nor pro- German ~
home who does not wish sue ,ess 70 the
Non-partisan league as at present con.
stituted, and to the 1. W. W"
Inc former president, whose Ameri-
canlsm Is unquestioned, asserted that
once ne was inclined to believe the Non.
partisan league benefit, but later he
was obliged to believe that the leader.
ship that controlled it was of such a
character as to threaten this country
with evils analogous to those which
came from bOlshevism abroad and from
|. w. w. ism at home.''
Colonel Roosevelt frankly admitted
he had been misled. The mask has been
torn from the leaders of the Non-parti-
san league. Win the patriotic and hon
est farmers, who, likewise have been
misled by the clever agitator-salesman
peddling SIG memberships, said to be nee
essary in order to be told how to vote
for socialists for public office, also re-
pudiate the Non-partisan leaguel Anne
ricans, it is to the interest of every one
Of you to fight this organization, the
leaders OF which are closely associated
with Debs and Haywood both convict
ed in the federal courts of the crime of
;edition.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-10-10
A TRIBUTE.

The following lines were written by
Mrs s. Day in memory of Ernest De
Haven on learning of his death in
France. Ernest DeHaven was school
mate of her son, belmont. They were
in the local school track team together
few years ago.
Before me picture, boyish figures
three,
Are poised as a track team on the
starting line;
And in each pictured face and form you
can see
Glowing health and strong youths
metal rendered fine,
Agile limbed, fleet of foot, a fine
muscled hand;
Loving all that clean athletic life
can hold,
And eager are they the long field to
have spauned,
Ready to be away for the distant
goal
cover therel" where the torn Tri-
colors proudly wave,
Where floats the cross of st. George
and Old Glory,
Tn wars smoke beside Belgium IS colors
brave,
Are two of those lads, among scenes
CORY,
There in France, somewhere are they.
But all today
Came the sad newsl from across the
ocean wave,
That somewhere in Frar eel Once La
Belle France so gay,
One dear lad sleeps eamly in sol
diers' grave.
Yet there are countless such graves we
know,
There up on that battle torn and de-
filed land.
Each day the reaper 50 grim those sad
fields SOW.
Where the finest flower of our youth
full band
With other brave men are offering
their all
Of life and future to lend them help
ing hands.
Loyalty they have gone at sufferings
call
All honor to those noble men from
many lands.
We call all hail to youl Our fleet-limbed
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-10-10
WILSON'S REPLY

President Wilson s reply to the Ger
man peace note transmitted early in the
week to the allied nations, by Prince
Macmillan, the newly-appointed Ger
man chancellor, leaves the way to per-
manent peace open to Germany, for the
president has couched his reply to the
Germans in such manner as to put
squarely up to them the question of
whether they really are sincere in their
expressed desire for an armistice, and
their readiness to accept President Will
som basic terms of peace, as outlined
in his public address.
Prince Macmillan, in his note, ex-
pressed readiness of the Germans for
an immediate armistice and a peace con-
ference at which the president s peace
terms are to become "a basis for nego-
tiations.' and to this clause the presi-
dent has replied in unique diplomatic
way by asking the chancellor whether
the German government accepts the
terms he had set forth, and whether at
the proposed peace conference only de-
tails of their application are to be dis
eussed. The president insists first that
the Teutonic armies withdraw from oc-
cupied territories.
The president IS reply, while not 80
handing unconditional surrender, and
not as stern as probably had been ex-
pected, nevertheless should be accepted
as the proper sort of reply to be made
to the Germans, for it must be consider
ed that the president is far better in
formed on the situation than are we.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-10-10
SUPPORT E. L. PARKER

Lewiston Banner: f. L. Parker, oil
Cottonwood, Democratic candidate foi
state treasurer, is entitled to the vote
of every loyal Republican in the state
He is a man for whom no apologies need
be made-a man with a reputation for
honesty and square dealing in and out
of politics and man of that stamp is
worthy of the support of all good peo-
pie. Republicans will prove ungrateful
vic neglect to vote for E. L. Parker for
state treasurer. His Republican oppo-
nent is Endorsed by the notorious
Townley gangsters and nothing further
need be said.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-10-10
GERMANS AND LIQUOR

That liquor is rapidly becoming unpop
ular in the United States is a fact
Communities and states that have long
been noted for their wide-open charac-
ter, are entering the dry column. Fed
eral authorities early in the war did
much toward clamping on the lid in GER
tain parts of the country, where the
sale of liquor would prove detrimental
to the national military and naval in
terests.
Another matter that should materially
add to the unpOpularity of liquor in
the United States today is that the
brewing and distilling interests are
largely owned by Germans. The whole
sale liquor business has flourished in the
hands of Germans, and much German
capital has been invested in the manu-
facture of beer and whiskey in the
United States.
The connection of the big brewers of
the country with Arthur Brisbane, edi-
tor and publisher of the Washington
Cd. c. Times, which newspaper he pur-
chased with money virtually given him
by the brewers, in order that they might
have in the national capital powerful
newspaper to oppose nationwide pro
hibition, needs no further explanation
than that German interests in the
American liquor trade knew they would
be seriously jeopardized if the nation
became dry.
Without going into detail as to the
desirability or undesirability of legaliz-
ed trade in liquor, it is enough at this
stage of the game to assert that no
American, no matter how parched may
be his throat, would care to buy drink,
if he knew the profit from that drink
would eventually find its way to Ger
many.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-10-10

Germany peace is further sign