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New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
''CI2}UNPS''

IN the little pop they make when the heat
gets to them. All the insect powder in the
world has been tried out on them and THEY'VE
Won"
Here one finds him reporting the return
of weary but undaunted squad:
"Marching through the sloughed-up mud.
through shell holes filled with putrd water,
among most depressing conditions, I saw a
working party returning to their billets. They
were wet through and wrapped up with
scarves, wool helmets and gloves. Over their
clothes was a veneer of plastered mud. They
marched along at slow swing and in a
mournful way sang:
Left-Lcft-Lcft
We--are-the tough Guys!'
apparently there are no more words to
TINS song because, after pause Of few
beats, they commenced again:
Lcft--I.eft-Left'
"Thcy looked exactly what they said thew
were"
Keenc found the following poem writ
ten on the wall of smashed-up chateau:
"l've travelled many journeys In my one
score years and ten,
And oft enjoyed the company Of jovial fell
low men;
But OF all the happy journeys none can
compare to me
With the Red Cross special night express
from the trenches to the sea.
"It's Bailleul, Boulognc, Blighty that's the
burden of the song;
Oh, speed the train along.
If you've only half stomach and YOU
haven't got knee,
You'll choke your groans and try to shout
the chorus after me-
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10

'crumps' on account of the sound they make
"a sort of cru-ump noisc-as they explode.
Rum jar is the trench mortar. Sausage is
the slow-going aerial torpedo, a beasty
thing about six feet long, with fins like a
torpedo. 1t has 2l0 pounds Of high explosive
and makes a terrible hole. WhiZz bang is
shrapnel."
When the war broke out Keene was
quietly sketching up in the Laurentian
Mountains. He was called in by his paper
to do war cartoons. But being so far
from the centre of real activity didn't
appeal to this young adventurer, who, just
as soon as he could possibly get into a
branch of the service that meant busi-
ness, found himself in transport ship
on the high seas. Then came session at
Salisbury Plain, followed by actual trench
warfare.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10

The book at hand, which
is illustrated by the author
in a very sprightly and in
teresting fashion, contains a
quantity of snappy, often
quite vivid, pictures Of life
under conditions which never
fail to furnish excitement of
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10

'front.' OF us; we picked up pieces of the shell
too hot to hold
Enemy snpers give US a great deal of
.rouole. 1t is very difficult to locate them.
y, Uie OF our men tried out an original scheme.
ne put an empty biscuit tin on the parapet.
Immediately the sniper put bullet through
IT, IT. NOW, thought the genius, If I look
through the two holes it will give me my
erection So, getting up on the firestep,
nc ne looked through, only to roll over with
Ine top OF his head smashed off by bullet.
1he sniper was shooting his initials on the
we are all used to dead bodies or pieces
OF men, so much SO that we are not troubled
Dy the sight of them. There was right hand
SUCKING out of the trench in the position of
a man trying to shake hands with YOU. and
as the men filed out they would often grip
II and say, so long, old top, we'll hc back
again soon' One man had the misfortune to
De buried IN such way that the bald part
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10

of the head showed. 1t had been there a
long time and was sun-dried. Tommy used
hlm to strike his matches on. A corpse in n
trench IS quite a feature, and is looked for
"hen tfe men come back again to the same
trench
Sometimes you see man smashed about
IN terrible way-such mess that YOU
'nlnk he is goner; he may recover An
other man may have just small wound and
Will die. bullet hitting man in the head
Will smash it as effectually as a sledge ham,
mer. Once man leaves your unit, wounded.
You don't see him again. You get a fresh
draft"
But, for all its grimness, the book is
full of buoyant enthusiasm. 1t is a book
Of carry on" War spirit? Well, writes
Keene-
NO one thinks of peace here Germany
must be put in a similar state to Belgium
first"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10

one sort or another. Now it will be a
tense moment under fire:
"We were in our cellars, and gradually the
shelling crept up toward u.s. Slowly solemn,
dread fear took possession of my being. In a
flash began to devise philosophy of death,
for my chances were fading with every
crash. l took out my pocketbook, containing
some letters from my mother and some per-
sonal things, and put them one of the
beams, so that, being in another part Of the
building, they might perhaps be found some
day The shelling continued and shells
dropped completely round the cellars, demol-
shng nearly everything in sight. The enemy
evidently wanted to oblitcratc the whole
place. The smell of the smoke and the dirt
from the debris were choking, and every
minute expected to be our last. Suddenly
it stopped. Philosophy and fear disappeared
simultaneously as l sputtercd out a choking
laugh Of relief. Then Hawkins, my servant
in scared voice, started, and the others
Joined in, singing the old marching refrain
of the training camps:
Hail, hail, the gangs all here;
What the hell DO we care.
What the hell do We care.
Hail, hail, the gangs all here;
What the hell do we care NOW!'"
But, again, the entry will tell of very
much gentler occupation. For instance:
"The men hunting for lice in their un-
derwear. This is the kind of conversation
that is coming through from the next cell
lars: I've got you beat-that's forty-seven'
Wait mnute'-a sound of tearing cloth
but look at this lot, mother and young
with my forty and these you'll have to find
some more They were betting on the num-
Der they could find. peel off my shirt my
self and burn them off with candle l glory
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10

IdSC the night,
ouI hhe Red Cross train takes up the strain
all in minor key,
And sings Boulognc and Blightv as sbe
rumbles to the sea.
"Oh, it's better than the trenches. and it's
better than the rain,
1ts better than the mud and stink; we're
going home again,
Ihough most of us have left some of US
on the wrong side Of the sea-
We are lot Of blooming cripples, but
down-hearted? No, Stree.
There's holy speed about this train, for
each of us can see
mat we Will cross the shining channel that
lies twlXt her and me.
10 the one and only Blighty, our Blighty,
cross the sea-
Where the blooming Huns can never come,
twiXt her and home and me-"
His descriptions of trench episodes are
always arresting:
Il was walking along a trench when a man
who was sitting on tircstcp looking up into
little trench mirror (Which is used by
putting the end Of the bayonet between the
glass and the frame) just crumpled up, shot
through the heart He didn't say word
The trench had thnncd out and the bullet
had come through, nearly four feet down
from the top Of the parapet.
"Bad she'll fire this afternoon Saw shells
churning things up seventy-fve yards away;
many passed overhead had a ride on my
motorcycle with the other officers to recon
notre the roads leading down to the part Of
the trenches we have taken over; road was
shelled we came along. Two coal boxes
hit the road and smashed up cottage in
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10

changes. For example, high explosives in
the early part of the war were called Black
Marias,' that being the slang name for the
English police patrol wagon. Then they
were called Jack Johnsons,' then coal
boxes and finally they were christened
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10

Baillcul, Bologne, and Blighty,
dear old Blighty 'cross the
sea-
"Now, some of US arc mighty
bad and some are wounde d
slight,
And some will see their three
score years and some won r
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10

"Crumps," Louis Keene,
"a Canadian who went"
describes how st h G y"
came to achieve such a
fascinating title. 1t
must be no te d he
writes, that
sometimes names of
'.Il 4l,l
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
they're called. A

XNRUMPS" they're called. And
they're quite no joke. In
book just published by the
Houghton Miflin Company, which whets
the curiosity at once by calling itself
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In addition to the unsurpassed
efficiency of the Mudbaden Sui
phur Mud Bath treatment-yOu
can enjoy here every convenience
of a modern city hotel plus the
advantages of real rest resort
pleasant, homelike atmosphere
attractive, healthful surround
ings- good, nourishing food, well
prepared, excellent accommoda-
lions.
Buy your ticket direct to Mud
baden, MINI. CT miles from the
Twin Cities), on the Omaha line
&C., st. p, M. & o.. Five trains
stop at our door.
Write for Booklet
which describes fully the mud
bath treatment as administered at
Mudbaden.
MUDBADEN SULPHUR
SPRINGS co.
POstOffice, Jordan, MINI.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-12-12

A becoming Hat is the fin
ishing touch to a well dress
ed person, and it's human
nature to want to be we'll
dressed. We have a shape
and a color for all tastes.
Black, Grays, Browns,
Blues, Greens and Pearls.
Priced at $500, $3.50, $500,
$3.50, $500, $500 and $500.
Boys, 75c, $1.00, .$1.50 and
$500.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-12-12

Who wouldn't be pleased
with a good, warm Sweater
that has a nifty style as
well?
You just can't go wrong pre-
senting one of them.
Mems Priced at $1.50, $3.50,
$500, $500, $3.50, $500,
$500 and $500.
Boys Priced at $l.00, $3.50,
and $3.50.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-12-12

It might be against the volume Of our bus
mess to suggest pair Of pants to match you
old. coat and vest, but in these days Of con
servation it is good thing TO do
We have great many patterns to selec
from. We invite you to look them over.
Mems Priced at $3.50, $500. $500, $500, So and 81
Boys Knee Pants CSC, sl1o, sl.25, s1.s5. s1.7
and $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-25
4 UVUU SlNAR 7 Y.
By Victor Radcliffe.

They're right" GRATED Eben
Hazard LAS the river district
goes, 50 goes the county. We're
going to know just what we vote
for this time, Myrtle"
And you are going to Column
bus tomorrow, father?"
For a fact, I'm appointed a com
mittee of one to find out which
candidate is the right one. Last
year they hornswoggled us into
supporting a fellow who paid no
more attention TO our rights than
If We were in another state"
Ana you'll bring me something
back from the city, won't you?"
Surely, child. I'm going to do
a little shopping and l won't for
get you
But Eben Hazard never got as
far as the entended shopping.
There were two candidates Jas
per Potts and Renfrew AverilL
The river district knew neither
Eben reached Columbus and In a
quiet. unostentatious way set about
investigating the two aspirants for
office
He visited the Potts headquar
ters first. From what he had learn
ed. Potts was the fayorite of tie
baser element, but that did not pre-
vent him from doing the man jus
uce. He asked 90 have an inter
view with Mr.. Potts. was jostlel
ah1rt, told that the candidate was
busy with some big political guns,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-25
CaDtiVeS and Their Lot.

An impression appears be abroad that some
captured German prisoners informed in
this country and others coming. This, however,
is not so. German prisoners taken by the A E.
forces will not be brought to the United States,
the present policy being keep them III France,
and already two very large permanent prison
canps-prisoners of enclosures is the official
designaton-have been instituted. In addition there
divisional points where combatant troops will
deliver their hauls The old rule forbidding con-
versaton with prisoners is still enforced with
emphasis, that person in the A. E. F. excepting
a few officials will be allowed to enter any pris-
oners enclosure All prisoners will be required to
work, such not being of excessive nature. These
be accorded every consideration dictated
by the principles of humanity, and the behavior of
a generous and chiyalrous people toward enemy
captves; and departure from this fixed rule
conduct will be made unless the enemy should
by the mistreatment of American prisoners in his
hands, render anything in the nature of reprisals
necessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-25
Reduction Necessary.

number of business men have been spending
a two weeks vacation in a training camp at Lake
Geneva. They confess to having had more strenu-
time than the exacting demands of the
Stock exchange or standing all day behind a coun-
ter, but they add: I'VE shall have some idea
now, how to meet and down the Hun" DR.. Robert
son gave these men some good advice at parting.
He said: THE army can't make soldiers Of you as
quick it Of younger men; you've got to take
your fat off: you mustn't do too much all at once;
do little every day, and in time, you will
prising improvement in your physical condition.
Some Rock Island business might heed this
advice and commence to do this little and bring
about reduction of circumference right, away"
thus Iessentng the size the objective the Hun may
some day have to take aim at.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-25
A GenerouS Tribute.

The premier Of Canada on arrival at New York a
few days ago-alter ten weeks stay in England
and France-gaye some very up-to-date impressions
Of things as they are on the other side Sir Robert
Borden said: Il am firm in the conviction that
never was the allied nations more steadfast or more
resolute than at present" OF the part America is
taking in the conflict the premier was very en-
thusiastic in his praise, and added:
Americas mighty effort in sending more than
million men to France was the deciding factor not
only in strengthening the morale Of the allies but in
bringing victory out of defeat the western front
1T is beyond question that the victories of the
past four weeks would not have been possible ex-
cept Tor the American divisions which have taken
their places IN the battle line.
.AII Europe is impressed by their splendid ply
sfque their resourcelness and adaptability, the
markable rapidity and thoroughness with which they
have acquired necessary training and finally, the
magnificent fighting qualities they have displayed in
every battle in which they have been tested.
AS one of the free nations of the Britanic COM
monweaIth Canada undertook her part in this war
Aof her Own free will by the voice OF her parliament
Eznd under compelling realization of her duty TO
hat commonwealth and to humanity. She is thor
.Iy conscious that vast responsibilities will rest
pom the allied nations, and especially the British
and American commonwealths when conditions of
peace come to be determined.
Il trust that these two mighty democracies,
united by strong ties of knshp, language and ideal
may inspire each other with complete confidence
and sympathy in earnest and unselffsh purpose and
action to command the worlds peace and to
cure safety and equality of opportunity for the
smaller nationaties and for the backward races Of
the world. The supreme result would indeed crown
all our sacrifice and would give much to hope
from wider league of nation
Thus it is to be shown that ia putting down and
out an outlaw nation there is to come new condi-
ton of affairs the world over, where all peoples
will know and understand each other, believe each
other and trust each other. 1t viii be a happy. day
for the peace and security of all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-25
T7TEEITE DAILY SHORT STORY

and was turned over to the cam
paign manager
EbeR was Disguised. He min
gled with the throng of boosters
and roOters il the room outside
and kept his ears wide open They
discussed pra ctical politics with a
canGoT that shocked the honest
old man. Rotten TO the core," he
commented. Jasper Potts won't
suit our crowd, decided Eben. and
lett the place to discover tina his
pocket had been picked and that
he WY stranded in a big city. For
tunately he had paid his hotel bill
for the day. He secured his sat
chel and formed a ready decision.
1t had been his purpose after
his buI!ness in the city was con-
cluded to visit married sister
living at Fairfield, twenty miles
out OF columbus Ii suddenly re
CURED to Eben that he had heart
that the other candidate, Renfrcw
Averlll, lived somewhere near the
same town. It would worry Myrtle
10 have him telegraph for fLaaS
explaining MS mishap His sister
would readily care for his money
wants, so Eben started on his
jaunt.
Soft country roads were one
thing, macadamized highway
quite the reverse. Ten miles ac-
complished, his feet sore and ten
der and his shoes full of gritty dust,
Eben placed his shoes and stock
ings at the roadside and descended
TO the bank of a little stream. There
he laved the feyered members in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-25
I EIlT5S ssAI1A,,TTdTT1EI TALKS
BY WILLIAM CRAZY RAD nj.

be great enough today to compass
two-handedness, such as the sculp-
tor Landseer had. Landseer could
simultaneously draw a horses head
with one hand and a hounds with
the other. he was so well educated.
Two-handedness would be a
wonderful advance in the eihclehcy
Of the race.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Lotion for Blackheads and PImpies'
Can you give a formula for 10
ton to use for blackheads and pm
pies on the face and back, prefer
ably something not greasy in char
acter? A D. &.
Answer Sulphurated potassium
Zinc sulphate, of each ....1 dram
Rose water ..........!...4 ounces
Shake we'll and apply TO face
each night.
Operation for TOnsiIlitis.
Kindly inform me whether it is
considered safe to remove the ton
sis in the course of an acute attack
of tonsillitis, assuming that they are
infected tonsils which ought to
come out II. NJ ).
wer-Yes. The operation is
frequently done in the course OF
acute tonsiIlitis There is really no
better reason why acutely infiamed
tonsils should not be removed than
there is why an acutely infiamed
appendix should not be removed
but only custom makes distinc-
ton. If throat surgeons were a
little more logical about this per
haps much happier results would
attend tonsil removal as proce-
Gure against systemic complica-
tions.
BuniOn.
Is the cause Of bunion known,
and if SO is there any effective rem
edy available? I suffer much from
bunion on the left foot, and
would undergo anything in reason
to ba, rid of it. Although there is
no pain in the right foot 1 fear |
am going to have a bunion on that
side too. from the looks of the toe.
J. A
Answer-Yes, the cause of bunion
is as plain as the shape of your
shoes. Any shoes that throw the
great toe outward, away from the
straight inside toe line. predispose
to the disIOcatiOn of the great toe
Joint which constitutes the basis of
buniOn. Toeing out produces bun
ion The only cure is operation on
the joint, under general anesthesia.
This requires two weeks off the
fleet. Shoes built on the lines OF
the Nunson last Of the regular L. S.
army shoe prevent bunion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-25
I Household Hints

! turn the burner just as low as pos
sibIe
Brown, then turn carefully and
brown the other side. Turn care
fully into hot dish without disturb
ing more than necessary.
Potato OmeIet-One cup mashed
potatoes, a heaping teaspoon flour
q level teaspoon of salt, two eggs
(yolks and whites beaten separate
lyl One-half cup milk and a little
minced parsley. Pour in a hot but
tered baking dish; bake till light
brown
Scalloped Potatoes with Bacon
Butter a baking dish and fill with
layers of thiniy sliced potatoes
Sprinkle each layer with salt and
pepper, and dot with bits of butter
When the dish is full, cover the top
with thin slices of bacon, and pour
in milk until within half an inch of
the top.
Cover and bake until the potatoes
are thoroughly cooked
When nearly done, remove cover
TO crisp bacon.
Tried Recipes.
Nut BlSCult-One, cup hour, one
cup contour. one-half teaspoon
salt, one tablespoon shortening, one
half cup chopped nuts, two tea
spoons baking powder. rub in
shortening, add nuts and sugar f.:
mix to soft dough with milk, mold
into small balls; place well apart
on creased pans, brush with milk,
put pinch of chopped nuts on top,
bake in quick oven.
Lentil Tamale - One cup dried
lentils, one teaspoon salt, one pint
tomatoes, four tablespoons fat, one
onion, one cup rye bread. Cook I'M
til soft in boiling water TO cover.
Brown onion (chopped) in fat. Put
in lentils. tomatoes and onion in
layers into a creased casserole or
baking dish and cover with buttered
crumbs. Bake until brown in mod
crate oven.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-25
4 Raw of HOPE.

A country wide inquiry into the cost of living is
being carried by the government bureau OF
labor. The inquiry will include information from
families as to the expenditure for one year for the
kinds Of food clothing. fuel, furniture and
miscellaneous expenses The details will be gathered
by duly authorized agents of the bureau and our
housewives to be asked to be courteous and sup
ply the figures needed. The difficulty many will
experience is that prices are not the same week by
week; they do not decline, but have a tendency to
keep soaring, and the question many asking
is as to the why and wherefore" of this. We hope
the investigation will evolve some answer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-25

the cool, inYigorating water, as
cended to where he had left his
belongings, and to his dismay.
found them gone. He had passed
a good many tramps on his route
and il was easy to surmise where
those belongings had gone.
It's a good five miles to Fair
field he grumbIed, but I've got
to make it by shutdown. I'm i'm Il
tine predicament, amt /? One
thing, I'll never NEEDLE in politics
again."
Eben stepped aside as an auto
mobile appeared II halted, and it's
driver, young man with a bright.
/ intelligent eye and clear cut feat
ures, glanced in mingled wonder
and sympathy at the perspiring,
iimping. barefooted old man.
What's the trouble?" ne qucs-
toned in honest solicitude
Robbed that's all, replied Eben.
"Satchel and shoes and stockings.
I'm headed for relative at Fair
field
That 500" spoke the other.
Then / can give YOU a lift Get
right in I'll drive you first 10 my
home, this side OF the town. and get
those feet of yours fixed up"
An hour later Eben Hazard sat
in a comfortable arm chair in a
coy house. provided with stock
ings and slippers.
\ buggy with two men drove up
and his host led them into an ad-
joining room As one OF the Wis
IItors addressed the host as Mr.
Ayerill." Eben gave jump Why"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-25
Conquering the Air.

Recent developments Of the arplane indicate the
great possibilities Of its use as swift method Of
conveyance From across the sea there comes the
news that large British plane carrying fits crew
and nine passengers had made the trip from the
interior Of France TO that OF EagIand-an approzi-
mate distance Of 300 niIes-in less than one hour
a leading English newspaper has just made an Of
FER which seems likely to bring things to pass It
reads: TO stimulate the production Of more power
ful engines and suitable craft, We offer
$4,000 to the first person who crosses the Atlantic
from any point in the United States, Canada, or