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The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-10-22

Mile after mile of great and l.tt.r fighting ships, their bugleS Sou"i faintly across the water to Qui,, streets ashore.
 It is four years since the battle squadrons slipped away to their wal station and the British Navy ocean suddenly one decisive and fixed fact or in an unStabled world
 The supreme task of the navy h;' been to make secure on all the Sca| Q the world the transportation of mm material and food. Between the da. of the declaration of war and June Ic last, the needs of the Allies have inro. wed the carriage by sea of some %. 100000 men, 2,OOOOOO animals anl about llO,OOO,OOO tons of naval anG military stores, cargOcS whose vast ness and diversity have never been contemplated nor iOreSeen. The sVt marine war intensified and waxei ., it's greatest violence, yet the grc": work of supply and transportati"n went forward with never an inteTup, ion.
 The navy, which in August 1911  had comprised warshipS and auxiliar! vessels to a total of two and a ha'S million displacement tons had Swe!I'' by June of this year to a sum of >jN and a half millions; it's personal hal grown from l46,OOO to nearly 100000 Of the twenty millions of men embarN ed and transported, the total loSs2- due to enemy action up to April =, 1918, had reached the relatively trival figure of 3,2S2- roughly equal to orc lost for each six thousand carried
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UP WE 60 IN
 THE AIR

BRITISH AIEFOECES READ QUARTERS IN FRANCE, Oct. % Correspondence O. The Associated Press)- The observer settled b.mscE beside the pilot iu Jh. o.g bombm- machine. One either s.d. the cuEluc- roarcd. The -na. was gwen, oud the machine moved forward, turned into the wind, aud rushed acros. tr. g"as. into the night
 |. climbed ~vt.y in wide circles. Below could b, seen tuc dim country side whyr, few s,a,ts.n. E-n twjuk,cd. Far ,o ,h. ga, aE . ".0d- ing river showing ,h. ,o.rse for tr. first stage of ,hr 'wo nw. ed m, journey to the German town whj,.
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PRIVATE GIVEN TWENTY
 YEARS FOR BURGLARY

CAMP LEWIS, Oct, 22- Private Faye B. Slade, the last of seven mem. bers of the Cooks and Bakers school to be convicted of burglary and high way robbery, has been sentenced to twenty years at McNeiPs Island for twenty -one burglaries which he ad- mitted having committed in Tacoma.
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Nal William J. Mack of Cincinnati broueht home to King George of Eng land the kind of democratic spirit that is customary among Americans. Majo' Mack is agent of the United State" insurance board in England When presented to the king and queen, MaJor Mack asked their majesties for thcr signatures 10 encourage American sol diers in England to sign also. lie accompanied the request to the kin with well.mcant, informal slap or the shoulder
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WHERE
 BRITISH FLEET
 IS AT ANCHOR

LONDON. Oct., % There iS an elbow of road above the Firth of For tn where if one should come to it iE I fortunate hour, he would see the Grand Fleet, the hammer-head G'hc British navy.
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POWDER CAPS and fuse at J. l.. Graef. ........ .... .... ............ tt
 -1-
 GROWN GAS and DiStlatc &t J. l.. Graef. u Pocket Flash light and batteries al J. l.. Graef. tf
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-04-05

To get to the cemetery, we had to
pass through the little shell-destroyed
village, where troops were hurrying
to and fro.
As the funeral procession passed
these troops came to the attention"
and smartly saluted the dead.
Poor Pete vas receiving the only sa-
lutte a private is entitled to "some-
where in France
Now and again a shell from the Ger
man lines would go whistllng Over the
village to burst in our artillery lines
in the rear.
When we reached the cemetery we
halted in front of an open grave, and
laid the stretcher beside 1t. Forming
a hollow square around the opening Of
the grave, the chaplain read the burial
service.
German m%achine-gun bullets were
Cracking" in the air above us, but
Pete didn't mind, and neither did we.
When the body was lowered into the
grave the flag having been removed,
we clicked our heels together and
came to the salute.
l left before the grave was filed In.
I could nOt bear to see the dirt thrown
on the blanket-covered face of my com
rade. On the western front there are
no collins, and you are lucky to get a
blanket to protect you from the wet
and the worms. Several of the sec
ton stayed and decorated the grave
with white stones.
That night, in the light of a lonely
candle in the machine gunner's dugout
Of the front-line trench 1 wrote two
letters. One to Pete's mother, the
other to his sweetheart. While doing
this l cursed the Prussian war god
with all my heart, and l think that st.
Peter noted same.
The machine gunners in the dugout
were laughing and joking. To them
Pete was unknown. Pretty soon, in the
warmth of their merriment, my blues
disappeared. One soon forgets on the
western front.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-04-05
CHAPTER TX.
Suicide Annex.

l was In my first dugout and looked
around cuTlOusly. Over the door Of
same was a little sign reading "Sul-
eide Annex" One of the boys told
me that this particular front trench
was called Suicide Ditch" Later on
l learned that machine gunners and
bOmbers are known as the Suicide
Club"
That dugOut was muddy. The men
slept in mud, washed in mud, ate mud,
and dreamed mud. I had never before
realized that so much discomfort and
misery could be contained in those
three little letters, M u d. The floor
Of the dugOut was al inch deep In
water. Outside It was raining cats and
dogs, and thin rivulets were trickling
down the steps. From the air shaft
Immediately above me came a drip,
drip, drip. Suicide Annex was a hole
eight feet wide, ten feet long and six
feet high. II was about twenty feet
below the fire trench at least there
were twenty steps leading down to II.
These steps were cut into the earth.
but at that time were muddy and slim
perry. A man had to be very careful
or else he would ''shoot the chutes."
The air was foul, and you could cut
the smoke from TOmmy's Tags with a
knife. 1t was cold. The walls and
roof were supported with heavy square-
cut tlmbers, while the entrance was
strengthened with sandbags. Nails had
been driven into these timbers. on
each nail hung a miscellaneous assort-
ment OF equipment. The lighting ar
engagements were superb-One candle
In a reflector made from an ammuni-
ton tin. My teeth were chattering
from the cold, and the drip from the
alrshaft did not help matters much.
While 1 was sitting bemoanlng my
fate and wishing for the Preside at
home, the fellow next to me, who was
writing n letter, looked up and inno-
Gently asked, "Say, Yank, how do you
spell 'conlagratiOn'2"
/ looked at him In contempt and an
swered that l did not know.
From the darkness I'm one of the cor
ners came a thin, piping voice singing
one of the popular trench dlttles en-
titled:
Pack up your Troubles n your Old Kit
Bag, and Smile, Smile, smile"
Every now ana then the singer
would stop to cough, cough, cough, but
II was a good illustration Of TOmmy's
~cheerfulness under such conditions.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-04-05

A m%schine-gun officer entered the
dugout and gave me n hard look. /
sneaked past him. sliding and slipping,
and reached my section Of the 'front.'
line trench, where / was greeted by
the sergeant, who asked me, where
In - ave you been3"
l made no answer, but sat on the
muddy fire step, shiyering with the
cold and with the rain beating in my
face. About half an hour later I
teamed up with another fellow and
went on guard with my head sticking
e the top. At ten o'clock l was
relieved and resumed my sitting posi-
ton on the fire step. The rain sud
denly stopped and we all breathed a
sigh Of relief. We prayed for the morn
Ing and the rum issue.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-04-05

on the anniversary OF the date OF the
contract next following the date OF
tender.
The sale Of land selected for tho
Santa re and Grant County Railroad
Bond Fund will be subject to the above
terms and conditions except that the
successful bidder must pay In cash or
certified exchange az the time OF sale
one-tenth OF the purchase price Of
Gereu. by him for the land, four per
cent interest In advance for the bal
ance Of such purchase price, n will
be required to execute a contract pro-
viding for the payment of the balance
OF such purchase price In thirty equal
annual installments with Interest on
al deferred payments at the rate OF
four per cent per annum in advance,
payments and interest due on October
list of each year.
The above sale Of land will be sub
Ject to valid existing rights. easements,
rights Of way and reservations.
The Commissioner OF Public Lands
or his agent holding such sale reserves
the right to reject any and all bids
offered at said sale.
Possession under contracts OF sale
for the above described tracts will be
given on or before October LIST, 1918.
Witness my hand and the official
seal OF the State Land Office OF the
state OF New Mexico, this LIST day OF
ROBT. p. ERVIEN,
Commissioner OF Public Lands OF the
state OF New Mexico.
First publication, February Is.
Last publication, April 10.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-04-05

governor" because he was laid up
with n cold, contracted by getting his
feet wet on his way to work In Wool
witch arsenal. If a man should manage
to dOze off, likely as not he would wake
with n start as the clammy, cold feet
Of a rat passed over his face, or the
next relief stepped on his stomach
while stumbling on their way to relieve
the sentries in the trench.
Just try to sleep with a belt full OF
ammunition around you, your rifle bolt
biting into your ribs, intrenchlng tool
handle sticking into the small of your
back, with a tin hat for a pillow and
feeling very damp and cold, with
"cootles" boring for oil In your arm
pits, the air foul from the stencil of
grimy human bodies and smoke from a
juicy pipe being whitfield into your nos
trils, then you will not wonder why
Tommy occasionally takes a turn in
the trench for a rest.
While in a frOnt-llne trench orders
forbid Tommy from removing his
boots, puttees, clothing or equipment.
The "cooties" take advantage of this
order and mobilize their forces, and
Tommy wear vengeance on them and
mutters to himself, "Just wait until l
hit rest blllets and am able to get my
own back"
Just before daylight the men turn
to" and tumble out of the dugouts, man
the fire step until 1t gets light, or the
welcome order stand down" is given.
Sometimes before 'stand down" Is or
dered, the command five rounds a D
i'd" is passed along the trench. This
means that each man must rest his
rifle on the top and fire as rapidly as
possible five shots aimed toward the
German trenches, and then duck with
the emphasis on the "duck"). There is
a great rivalry between the opposing
forces to get their rapid fire all of
first, because the early bird, In this In
stance, catches the wOrm-sOrt of gets
the jump on the other fellow, catching
him unawares.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-04-05
p x.
HThe DAVIS workD

lUN lays WoFk."
] was fast learning that there is a
regular routine about the work of the
trenches, although 1t is badly upset at
times by the Germans.
The real work in the fire trench
commences at shutdown. Tommy Is
like a burglar. he works at night.
Just as It begins to get dark the
word stand to" is passed from trav-
erse to traverse, and the men get busy.
The first relief, consisting Of two men
TO a traverse, mount the fire step, one
man looking over the top, while the
other sits at his feet, ready to carry
messages or to inform the platoon Off
Ger of any report made by the sentry
as to his observations in No Mans
Land. The sentry is not allowed to
relax his watch for a second. If he is
questioned from the trench or asked
his orders, he replies without turning
around OF taking his eyes from the ex-
panse Of dirt in front Of him. The re-
mainder of the occupants of his tray
erse either sit on the fire step, with
bayonets fixed, ready for any emer-
gency, or If lucky, and a dugout hap
pens to be in the near vicinity of the
traverse, and If the night is quiet, they
are permitted to go to same and try
and snatch a few wlnks of sleep. Little
sleeping is done; generally the men sit
around, smoking flags and seeing who
can tell the biggest lie. Some Of them,
perhaps with their feet in water, would
write home sympathizing with the
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-04-05

GRO BE coNTINUEDl
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-04-05
HAYWOOD HOT SPRINGS,

for. Rheumatism, Stomach Trouble,
Kidney Ailments, i~nfamatlons, Ar.
terial Hardening. Locomotor Ataxia,
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ment, Perfect Climate. Health, Plea
sure, Large Modern Hotel. Booklet.
T. q. MoDERMOrF.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-04-05

Empey goes lover the top" for
the first time and has a hand
to-hand fight with a giant Prus-
sian. In the next lnstalIment he
tells the story Of this thrilling
charge.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-04-05

synopsis-Fired by the sinking Of the Lusitania, with the loss Of
American lives, Arthur Guy Empey, an American living in Jersey City,
goes to England and enists a S a private in the British army. After a
short experience as a recruiting officer in London, he is sent to train
ing quarters in France, where he first hears the sound Of big guns and
makes the acquaintance of Coolies" After a brief period of training
Employs company is sent into the frontline trenches, where he takes
his first turn on the fire step while the bullets whiz overhead. Empey
learns, as comrade falls, that death turks always in the trenches.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-20
ITEMS FROM FLORENCE.

We are enjoying, over the left,
some pretty hot weather right
now. Palmetto fans are worth
la chunk" of meat now. But
one redemption is the crops are
making fine Roadway; so is the
luscious CD green grass. The
imam with the hoe" is hard to
press into your service too. He
lis wanted every where just at
this time to get on to the firing
lines to down the green. Even
if one dollar a day land found
lis accepted the scratching of
the grass does not speed up any
better. So choice must be made
between grass destruction or
cash money uselessly lost.
The Florence people had an
enjoyable hour at the Methodist
church last Sunday when Chill
dren's Day exercises took the
place of the regular sermon by
the young pastor. The young
folks did real fine in carrying out
their respective parts in singing
and recitation. Mrs. Williams,
the pastors wife and faithful
helper in church work, and Mrs.
Ruby Therrell, both of this city,
did the patient work of training
the children to perform their
parts so we'll. Miss LESSEE Hale
nicely managed the singing part
of the entertainment to the de-
light of the crowded auditorium.
The man or woman who does not
appreciate and enjoy the must
cal sweet notes from the Threats
of the young people, has no soul
in his or her body. | have seen
the time when the lusty singing
of a crowd of children at a Sun
day school celebration lifted the
gray heads" off their feet. as
| it were, and made them feel
happy for the time being. The
man or woman that can success
fully drill heavenly music into
the young souls is a treasure be-
yond price. Would that every
Sunday school and every literary
school in the land possessed a
drill master of vocal music to
tune up the young threats and
produce the sweetest music in
the world. The exercises of the
Children's Day above mentioned
closed with a fine address to the
congregation by Mr.. Virgil
HOWE, of Jackson. His talk to
the parents about their duty to
the Sunday school was most
lneedful and timely. There is
not enough enthusiasm these
days over the Sunday school
work so far as the religious
effect on the soul of the young
goes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-20
THE BRANDON NEWS, BRANDON, MISS.
w. w. CORLEY DEAD.

An uncle much loved by me
in my childhood days and whose
memory is still cherished and
reviewed because of his : noble
traits. his splendid character
and kindly disposition.
He was a consistent church
man of the faith of his early
choosing, and was always liberal
with his time and his worldly
means in the discharge of every
obligation to his church-his
state. his county and to the
community in which he lived.
But Uncle Wallace's real religion
was doing by others as he would
have had others do by him.
To seeming injustice he was
the most considerable man | have
ever known. To the extent I
dare say that if ''smitten" on
the one cheek he would have
turned the other rather than
have been guilty of an infelicity
to a fellow being. But for justice
he was always truly appreciative.
And through his warm heart and
charitable nature when a kind
ness was done him, it was al
ways returned three fold.
He was born, reared and lived
the life Of a useful and well
citizen in the Mountain Creek
neighborhood to a ripe old age;
through all of which he was
never heard to make harmful
remark about anyone. If in his
opinion he found fault with a
fellowman he most charitable
and always with held his Judge
ment. But to their every virtue
he was pleasingly appreciative.
AS a father and husband he
was genial and affable, and
loved as he was beloved
which typiied him the true
southern gentleman of the
old school.
AS I pause to write this amid
the great epoch making events
which surround us. ! imagine the
desolation of the cottage by the
hill, his former habitation there
all might be gloom and sorrow
and sadness, but for the conso-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-20
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER DEED
OF TRUST.


On the 4th day Of January, 1917,
Mrs. Laura Meadows and B. O. Mead
ows. wife and husband, executed and
delivered deed of trust to me, 0. Fl.
Bilbro, Trustee, to secure a certain in
debtedness therein named due and ow-
ing to I. A. Bilbro, beneficiary, said
deed of trust being of record in Book
II, on page sos, thereof, in the Chan
Gerry Clerks office of said Rankin Coun-
ty, Mississippi. Default having been
made In the payment of the said in
debtedness and being requested to. SO
do, /, as such trustee, will on the 9Th
day of July, 1918, offer for sale and
will sell for cash, at public auction to
the highest and best bidder, at the
front door of the court house in the
town of Brandon, said county of Ran
kin, State of Mississippi, within legal
hours, the following described land,
situated In Rankin County, Mississippi,
to-wit: WIZ WIZ SW1-4 and Wiz
E1-2 WIZ SW1-4 in Section q, Town
ship 8, North of Range 4, east, being
the same land named in said deed of
trust. Said land, or so much thereof
as is necessary to satisfy said indebt-
edness, will be sold toward satisfaction
of said Indebtedness named in said
deed OF trust and the title to the said
land is believed to be good but I will
convey only such title as is vested in
me as such trustee.
Witness my signature, this the 7th
day of June, 1918.
o. H. BILBRO, Trustee.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-20

Goshen Springs Home Eco
nomics Club met at the home OF
Mrs. McCrary and was called
to order by the President, Mrs.
J. B. Williamson. Roll call was
answered by. "a fruit or vege-
table suitable for canning. I"
The following program was
carried out. Winter menus for
eight days by Mrs Walter Speer.
Summer Menus by Mrs. Will
McCrary. Each were discussed
by the club, then 1.-The possibil-
ity and need of canning more
fruits and vegetables was dis
cussed by all. We enrolled two
new members at this meeting
and several visitors were present.
We were sorry Mrs. Webb
could not be with us at this
meeting as it is the beginning
of the canning season and hope
she will be with us the second
Wednesday in July at the home
of Mrs. N. c.. Barksdale as we
wish to have a demonstration
meeting then. Mrs. McCrary
served graham flour biscuits and
CAKES with potato salad and
pears. All voted a pleasant
meeting.
al Mrs. w. G.. Barksdale,
Secretary.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-20
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.

Notice Is hereby given that sealed bids will Be
received by the undersigned Clerk OF the Board
of Supervisors of Rankin County. Miss. up I'm.
til IL O'Clock noon on the first Monday in July
1918, for the following:
Oats. corn, mixed feed and all other kinds of
feed for teams for the several Supervisors Dis
tricts of said county. delivered at Brandon. Pc
lahatchie and Florence: also supplies for the
county home. delivered at Brandon depot.
Also for county printing as provided for In
Chapter 135. Laws of 1916.
Also for one Arch Bar 6-horse road machine.
The botrd reserving the right to reject any &C
MI bids. ]. A. ROBINSON. Clerk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-20
Speaking Dates of Prof. II. |.
Whitfield in Rankin County.

Star, June Oath, 2 p. M
Florence, June Oath, 4 p. m.
Brandon, June oath, $3.50 p. m.
Johns, June 25th, 10 a. m.
Antioch, June 25th, 2::30 p. m.
Pelahatchie, June 18th, s p. m.
Prof. Whitfield is a native of
our county and is one of the
best speakers in the state. He
will address the people on War
Savings and also explain the
method of conducting meetings
at the school houses which are
to be held on the 18th, National
War Savings day. Do not fail to
come outand give him splendid
audiences.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-20
RED CROSS NOTES.

The following are enrolled as
of the Pearson Auxil-
larry of the Brandon Red Cross
Chapter.
Mr.. and Mrs, w. T. Glenn
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Boehle
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Foy
Mr.. and Mrs, T. B. Cox
Mr.. and Mrs. Aylan Nash
Mr.. an Mrs. Charlie Spencer
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Knight
Mrs. j. Fl. Russell
Mrs. w. FL. Harris
Mrs. j. E. Fisher
Mrs. S. G. Hoben 1
Mrs. A. E. Clement
Mrs. J. R. Cox
Mrs. Russell Cox
Mrs. C. j. Tanner
Mrs, Paul Bierdeman
Mrs. Carl Bierdeman
Mrs. S. r. Douthit
Mrs. M. E. Hagan
Mrs. Fazakerly
Mrs. Bessie Mum
Mrs. J. r. Webster
Mrs. DR.. Maxwell
Mrs. Eta Thomas
Mrs. J. w. Lowry
Mrs. Robert Morrison
Mr.. Tai Lewis
Miss Marie Cooper
Miss Maize Henly
Laura Phillips
Leonia Daniel
Gipson Smith
Carolina Simpson
Amanda Dorsey
Jessie Jenkins
Henry Ionic
: Callie Harris
Hannah Hobson
Will Robinson
Lewis Thompson
Ernest Chansler
Mary Holden
John Holden
Berry Kendrick
Kate Wilson
Robert Brown.
A big fourth of July picnic
for the Red Cross will be con-
Quoted by the Pearson Auxiliary
at the country club pond. 4 miles
east of Jackson, on the old
Brandon road. Speakers from
jackson and Brandon will be
present. Refreshments Of all
kinds will be sold. This is 9
beautiful place to spend the day
and help a good cause at the
same time. Come every body.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-20

AS / will be called in the army
next week, my barber shop
will be closed until | can sell it
or get some one to run it for me.
r. c. Taylor.