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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-11-13

. Denison music lovers will be- given
rare treat soon, when Miss Maurine
Gibson, of Des Moines, will appear
here in concert. Miss Gibson is the
daughter of DR.. ]. I. Gibson. formerly
of Denison, and she is very we'll
known in this community, and her
former friends will be more than de-
lighted to welcome her and to have
the opportunity of hearing her sing.
Miss Gibson comes under the auspices
of the Queen Esther circle and the en-
tertainment, will be given at the Meth
odist church on Tuesday evening, NO
vember 26th. An admission fee OF
IS cents will be charged, the money
to be used for Home Missionary pur-
poses, in which work the circle is en-
gagged. Miss Gibson possesses rich
contralto voice and is beautiful sing
err, and this together with the fact
that she is former Denison girl will
no doubt insure a capacity house on
the occasion of her appearance in this
city. .
On account of the "f1u'' two num-
bers of the lecture course have had
to be postponed, but now that the
quarantine has been lifted, a treat will
be furnished our people on the 18th
of this month, when the Weber quar-
tet will furnish the entertainment
This quartet ranks among the best
in the country, 1t is in every sense
a high class organization composed
of four we'll known concert and
church soloists of New York City. The
newspaper clippings concerning the
entertainments furnished by this quar-
tet are high in their praise and judg-
ing from what is said of them we have
no doubt but what the. next entertain
ment of the lecture course will prove
one of the best of the season.
A clipping from the Atlanta Const1-
tuition concerning Mr.. Armour, mem
Der of the quartet, shows what may
be expected: ... FIX
"Mr. Armour has glorious. voice
and his coming to Atlanta is distinct
event in the musical world. He sang
four numbers and took his audience
by storm. His voice is sweet and
clear as a bell and yet, has a
strength and volume that is remark
able"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-11-13

Miss Josephine Munsey was here
from Dow City Sunday attending the
funeral of Miss Wilma TRACER
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-11-13

. WANTED: TO BUY A FOUR. OR
five room house in good condition. In
Quire at this office. d.. 46-lts'
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-06-13
Berries That Renewed vIoor.

Toward the middle of the fifteenth
century, IL is related. poor Arab was
travelling in Abyssinia. Finding him
self weak and weary, he stopped near
grove. For fuel wherewith TO cook
his rice. he cut down tree that hap
pened TO be covered with dried berries.
His meal being cooked and eaten, the
traveller discovered that these half
burnt berries were fragrant. He col
lected a number OF them, and, on
crushing them with a stone, found that
the aroma was increased to a great
extent. While wondering at this. he
accidentally let the substance fall into
a can that contained his scanty supply
Of water. A mlraclei The almost pu-
trid water was purified. He brought
II 10 his lips: II was fresh and agree
able; and after short rest the travel
er so far recovered his strength and
energy as to be able to resume his
Journey. The lucky Arab gathered as
many berries as he could, and, having
arrived at Alden. informed the mufti
Of his discovery. That worthy was an
inveterate opium smoker. who had
been suffering for years from the In
fiuence OF the poisonous drug. He
tried an infusion OF the roasted berries,
and was 80 delighted at the recovery
Of his former vigor that In gratitude
to the tree he called Il camuha. which
In Arabic signifies force"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-06-13

projectiles which carry little metal
cylinders to contain written messages
and which burst into flame when they
strike the earth, so that they can be
easily found at night. The officer In
charge Of the signalers was to remain
at the point of entrance. with his eyes
on his watch. II was his duty TO sound
warning signal five minutes before
the end Of our time In the German
trenches.
The leader OF every party OF ten also
had a whistle with which to repeat
the warning blast and then the final
blast. when each man was to drop
everything and get back OF our artil.
lery fire. We were not to leave any
dead or wounded In the German trench
on account OF the information which
the Germans might thus obtain. Be
fore starting on the raid we had re-
moved all marks from our persons. In
Guiding even our Identification disks
Except for the signalers. each party OF
ten was similarly organized. First
there were two bayonet men. each
with an electric fiashlight attached to
his rife, so as TO give light for the di.
rection OF a bayonet thrust and con
trolled by a button at the left hand
grasp Of the rife. Besides his rife. all
Of these men carried six Or eight Mills
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-06-13

Miss McAdoo Is often asked how she
happened TO study the harp. When
quite small child she heard a harp
ist. and his playing. and his beautiful
golden harp made such deep I'm
preston on her that from that day II
was her ambition to study the instru-
ment and have one OF her own. There
are very few harp teachers, and these
are only located In the larger cities,
90 at an early age she began the study
OF the plano. and continued II until
old enough to enter the Oberlin Con-
servatory. where she received her first
harp Instruction under william Kill
gore breckenridge. a former student
OF the Paris Conservatory. Later she
vas coached under Loretta DeLone,
who for six years was harpist OF the
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. and
still later she studied with Enrico Ira
mont. first harpist OF the Chicago
symphony. She has been associated
with Nine. Ringsdorf for several sea
sons and will play some solos COM
posed especially for the harp and also
re-arrangements OF songs and music
well known on other Instruments.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-06-13

could In shell holes while our leaders
picked the way to start across. The
extra heavy bombardment had warned
the Germans that something was about
to happen. They sent up star shells
and IS o 8" signals until there was
a glare over the torn earth like that
which you see at the grand finish Of q
Paine's fireworks display. and mean
while they sprayed No Mans Land
with streams Of machine gun fire. In
the face Of that we started.
II would be absurd to say that we
were not frightened. Thinking men
could not help but be afraid. II we
were pallid, which undoubtedly we
we're, the black upon our faces hid II.
but our fear struck voices were not
disguised. They trembled and our
Teeth chartered.
We speaked out single file, making
our way from shell hole to shell hole,
nearly all the time on all fours, crawl
Ing quickly over the fiat places between
this small shelter. The Germans had
not sighted us, but they were squirting
machine gun bullets all over the place
promiscuously, like a man watering a
lawn with a garden hose, and they
were bound to get some Of us. Behind
me I heard cries Of pain and groans.
but II made little impression on my
benVmbed intelligence from the mere
fact that whatever had happened had
happened to one Of the other sections
Of ten and not to my own. II seemed,
some way or other. no affair to con-
cern me. Then a man In front of me
doubled up suddenly and rolled into a
shell hole. That simply made me re-
member very clearly that I was not
to stop on account Of IL. II was some
one else's business to pick that man
up. Next. according to the queer psy-
chology Of battle. I began to lose my
sensation Of fear and nervousness.
After I saw q second man 20 down I
gave my attention principally to a con-
sideration Of the Irregularities Of the
German parapet ahead Of us. picking
out the spot where we were to enter
the trench. II seems silly to say 1t,
but i seemed to get some sort of salts
faction out Of the realization that we
had lost the percentage which we
might be expected to lose going over.
Now. 1t seemed, the rest of us were
safe until we could reach the next
phase Of our undertaking. heard d.
rections given, and I gave some my
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-06-13

self. My voice was firm. 1t surprised
me, and I felt almost calm. Our ar
tillery had so torn up the German barb
wire that II gave us no trouble at all.
We walked through II with only a few
scratches. When we reached the low,
sandbag parapet of the enemy trench
we tossed In a few bombs and follow
ed them right over as soon as they had
exploded. There wasn't a German In
sight. They were all In their dugouts
But we knew pretty well where every
dugout was located, and we rushed for
the entrances with our bombs. Every
thing seemed to be going just as we
had expected II to go. Two Germans
ran plump into me as was rounding
a ditch angle with a bomb in my hand.
They had their hands up, and each of
them yelled:
"Mercy, kameradl"
passed them back. to be sent to the
rear, and the man who received them
from me chuckled and told them to
move lively. The German trenches
were practically just as we had ex-
pected TO find them. according to our
sample. They were so nearly similar
TO the duplicate section In which we
had practiced that we had no trouble
finding our way in them. l was just
thinking that really the only tough
part of the job remaining would be
getting back across No Mans Land
when II seemed that the whole earth
behind me rose In the air. For a mo-
ment 1 was stunned and half blinded
by dirt blown into my face. When l
was able to see l discovered that all
which lay behind me was a mass of
upturned earth and rock. with here
and there a man shaking himself or
scrambllng out of Il or lying still.
Just two minutes after we went into
their trench the Germans had explod-
ed mine under their parapet. have
always believed that In some way or
another they had learned what spot
We were to raid and had prepared for
us. Whether that's true or not, one
thing is certain-that mine blew our
organization. as we would say In Ken
lucky. 'plumb to HI" And II killed
or disabled more than half of our
party.
Great Confusion.
There was much confusion among
those Of US who remained on our feet.
Some one gave an order to retire. and
some one countermanded II. More
Germans came out Of their dugouts.
but instead Of surrendering as per our
original schedule they threw bombs
among US. II became apparent that
we would be killed or captured II we
stuck there and that We wouldn't get
any mora prfnQpsrA- I looked It my
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-06-13

No. 8 hand grenades, weighing from
pound and Ave ounces to a pound and
seven ounces each.
The Lineup.
They are the same shape as turkey
egg and a little larger. Upon with.
drawing the firing pin a lever sets a
four second fuse going. One OF these
grenades will clean out anything llv.
ing In a ten foot trench section. II
will also kill the man who Is throwing
II II he holds It more than four sec.
onds after he has pulled the pin. The
third man Of each ten was an expert
bomb thrower, equipped as lightly as
possible to give him freedom of &C.
ton. He carried a few bombs himself
but the main supply was carried by
the fourth man, who was not to throw
any unless the third man became a
casualty, In which case No. was to
take his place. The third man also
carried knob kerrie, heavy bludgeon
to be used In whacking an enemy over
the head. Ours were made By fasten-
ing heavy steel nuts on a stout stick
Of wood, a very businesslike contri-
vance. The fourth man, or bomb car
rier, besides having a large supply of
Mills grenades, had smoke bombs, to
be used In smoking the Germans out
Of dugouts and later, II necessary, in
covering our retreat, and also fumite
bombs. The latter are very dangerous
to handle. They contain mixture of
petrol and PHOSPHORUS and weigh
release liquid fire which will burn
through steel.
The fifth, sixth. seventh and eighth
In line were called utility men. They
were to take the places of any of the
first four who might become casual
ties. In addition they carried two
Stokes gun bombs each. These weigh
nine pounds apiece, have six second
fuses and can be used In wrecking
dugouts. The ninth and tenth men
were sappers, carrying slabs of gun
cotton and several hundred yards of
instantaneous fuse. This explosive Is
used In demolishing machine gun en-
placements and mine saps. The sap
pers were to lay their charges while
we were at work In the trenches and
explode them as soon as our party was
far enough out on the return journey
to be safe from this danger. In addi-
ton to these parties Of ten there were
three of us who carried bombs and had
orders to keep near the three officers,
to take the place of any one of them
that might go down and meanwhile to
use our own judgment about helping
the jolly old party along. l was as
signed one of the three.
In addition to the raiding party
proper there was a relay call across
No Mans Land at ten PAGES interval.
making a chain to show us our way
back, to assist the wounded and, In
case of opportunity or necessity, to re-
enforce us. They were ordered not to
leave their positions when we began
to come back until the last man of our
party had been accounted for. The
final section of our encourage was COM
posed of twelve stretcher bearers, who
had been specially trained with us, so
that they would be familiar with the
trench section which we were to raid.
The Raid and Its Results.
There were two things which made
II possible for our raiding party to get
started across No Mans Land. One
was the mOmentary quickenlng of the
blood which follows a big and unac-
customed dose Of rum. and the other
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-06-13

was a sort OF subconscious, mechanical
confidence In our undertaking, which
was result Of the scores Of times We
had gone through every prearranged
movement In our practice duplicate
German trenches behind our lines.
without either Of those influences We
simply could not have left the shelter
and faced what was before US.
An intensified bombardment from
our guns began just as soon as We
had climbed 'over the top" and were
lining up for the journey across. lin
ing up" Is not Just q suitable term
We were crawling about on all fours
just far enough out In No Mans Land
to be under the edge Of the German
shell Ore and taking what shelter We
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-06-13

Major Frank =. Povah was born In
England and Is a graduate Of Cam
bridge University. When war broke
out In South Africa. he at once went
there ms lieutenant In the 18th Hus-
sars. He was later attached to Lord
kitchener's stan and was in several
notable engagements. At the termina-
tion OF the war. he retired with the
rank OF major. In July. 1914. he came
TO Canada under engagement for spe-
cial medical experiments. He enlisted
In the Canadian Expedltlonary Force,
10th Battalion. In July. 1915. and was
given the rank OF major. He was
through many engagements at the
front and on the death Of his colonel
assumed command. At the Somme en-
gagement he was wounded and wac
invalided to Canada last October.
Since that time he has held impor
tant positions under the Government.
Major Povah has enjoyed unequaled
facilities OF acquaintance with many
OF the outstanding celebrities In civil.
professional and military life In Ens-
land. Canada and Europe
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-06-13

Professor Maynard Lee Daggy is a
lecturer and educator OF national rep
utation. He Is the author of "Prin-
ciples Of Public Speaking" a stand
ard and scholarly text. In the edu-
cational world he is recognized as a
representative of the best university
culture and the embodiment of the
modern spirit. which seeks to utilize
the results of study and research In a
practical way. Mr.. Daggy has a vital
message for every audience. His pop
ular lectures present the highest ideals
Of education, life. and politics and are
made TO ft the everyday needs of
everyday men and women. He COM
bines intense moral earnestness with
the trained ability Of a scholar and
the graces OF an orator. His lectures
rank as classics In their fidelity to the
most critical literary standard. Mr..
Daggy viii lecture at the Chautauqua.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-06-13


A we climbed out Of the shelter
~ Of our trenches for my first-and,
perhaps. my last, I thought-ad-
venture In No Mans Land the word
was passed:
over the top and give 'em he'll"
That Is the British Tommies's battle
cry as they charge the enemy. and II
has often sounded up and down those
long lines In eastern France as the
British, Canadian and Australian sol
diers go out to the fight and the death.
We were divided into six parties Of
ten men, each party having separate
duties to perform. We crouched for
ward. moving slowly In single file,
stumbling into shell holes and over
dead men-some very long dead-and
managing to keep In touch with each
other though the machine gun bullets
began to drop men almost immediate
ly. Once we were started we were
neither fearful nor ratified. We had
been drilled so long and so carefully
that each man knew just what he was
to do. and he kept right on doing II
unless he got hit To me II seemed
the ground was moving back under
me. The first ten yards were the
toughest. The thing was perfectly or
ganized. Our first party of ten was
composed of signalers. They were pay
ing out wires ana carrying telephones
to be used during the fifteen minutes
Of our stay In the German trenches
In communicating with our battalion
headquarters. A telephone code had
been arranged, using the names OF our
commanding officers as symbols. "Rex-
ford l" meant First prisoners being
sent back" "Rexford 2" meant "Our
first wounded being sent over; :" Rex
ford 3" meant I'VE have entered Ger
man trench" The code was very COM
plete and the signalers had been drill
ed in II for a week. In case the tele-
phone wires were cut. the signalers
we're to send messages back by the
use of rifle grenades. These are rifle
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-06-13

Nine. Ringsdorf Is well known In
the concert field and on the Chautau-
qua platform. Her charming manner.
soprano voice Of wide ran and ex-
cellent quality. and her magnetic per
sonality make her a prime favorite
wherever she goes. Miss Marie Nc
Adoo. pianist and harpist. Is musi-
ian Of rare ability. She will play solos
composed especially for the harp. and
will also appear In duets and trios
with the other members. Mr.. ". p.
Horstmeier 10 a baritone Of ability
aud dramatic presence. He brings 10
his audiences the highest type Of ar
tistry whether his selections be semi
popular or classic. Hear them at the
ChautauQua.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-06-13

The fourth article Of this remarkable
personal narrative will appear soon. II
u entitled:
No. %-shIfted to the somme.
Sergeant hcClintock takes part In tn
greatest Of all battles and tells OF ths
hell OF It. The front In Belgium was
really Q rest sector In comparison WITH
II, he says. The extensive preparstions
Of the allies for open warfare aftsrwarS
abandoned because Of the failure Of en-
psotsd dsvslopmsntA
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-06-13

Louise l.. Mcintyre brings in an in
teresung and practical manner her
message OF health and hope. II is
presented with authority and expert
ence. with the endorsement OF the med
zeal profession. the press and the pull
pit In these days OF stress Il Is
imperative that every one keep phys
ically At, and II is the patriotic duty
OF every man, woman and child In
America. Mrs. Mcintyre has been lee
turing and teaching for fourteen years
and has a vital message for real
tnuQua week.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-06-13
No. 3
Over the Top and
Give EN- He'll"
bp Sergeant Alexander ncClintock.
d G. NJ. 9th Overseas Bat.
Canadian Cren. Guards
Copyright 1917. by the Bell Syndicate Inc

Copyright. 1917. by the Bell Syndicate. Inc
Sergeant McCHnfock, toho has seen
service IN France. scas decorated for
bravery. ,oounded, fnpoisded home and
u noD endeavorin0 to get a commits
sion In our army. A commission In
the Canadian army apotfs him II ne
returns to Join his old command. In
the frsf and second articles he graph
tcoIip describes hts training, his trip
to France and the elaborate prepare
lions made fDr bomb ruid on the
German trenches.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-03
First Prosecution BY The Bureau
OF Vital Statistics.

c. ". Miller. Chief Clerk Of the Vital
Statistics, Of the State Board OF Health.
brought sui agains, DR.. B. X. II Krc,s
OF Columbia for failure to rr;ort births
attended by him within thr prescribed
ten days AS specified by state Statute.
pr krepS was prosecuted on four counts
to which he pleaded guilty. Magistrate
cokcr before whom the case was
brought, imposed fine Of $50 in each Of
the four cases This was the first pros
ccution Of the Bureau. For this reason
DR.. James Adams lIaync, State Health
Officer requested that sentence be sus-
pended Mr.. Miller emphasized that
prosecutions will be brought in all cases
coming to his attention. and upon con
viction, no futher suspension Of sentence
will be recommended.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-03
NJ. L. Church Notes
lovingly yours,
Sgt. HOWE Murphree.

The stewards, the officials of Grace
church. generously gave their pastor a
vacation including the entire month Of
September. He will preach in Grace
church next Sunday morning at ll:l5
and Will meet his Bible class at 1918.
lhc fourth and last quarterly con
ference for The current wear will be
the l3tE Of October. second Sunday.
The annual conference will meet at
Nhestrr the 18th Of November. two
weeks earlier than usual.