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Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-01-31
Colorado shaIe Contain. Riches.

Colorado shaIe Contains Riches.
Colorado ought to produce In .
year or SO 200.00o.o0o barrels Of crude
oil from its shales.' said DR.. David T.
Day OF Washington, chief Of the divi-
sion of petroleum research Of the fed
eral bureau Of mines. at the capitol In
an address to the Colorado Metal Min
ers' Association and the American
Mining Congress. Although the
United States produced 841 .000.o 900
barrels Of crude oil last year, the con-
sumption was 81. 000. 900 barrels great
er. There is now only half years
reserve in storage. The foremost oil
men in this country doubt II produc-
ton from wells ever will overtake
consumption. The thing to do" con-
tinued DR.. Day, us not to cut down
industries and disrupt business, but
go to western Colorado and get the
oil from the shales."
Reward Of 5000 Offered for sIayers.
A communication was received by
Attorney General Hubbard from Sher-
If q. L. Medley of Huerfano county to
the effect that the latter is authorized
to offer reward of $4,000 for informa-
ton leading to the arrest Of the per-
son or persons who murdered Robert
8. Mitchell the evening Of Sept. 26.
1915 Mitchell was chairman Of the
Huerfano County Democratic Central
Committee and editor OF the Walsen-
burg Independent and was said to
have been shot to death in the back
yard Of his home in Walsenburg.
Attorneys to Meet Commissioners.
The State Association of County At.
torneys concluded its labors after re-
porting to the county commissioners.
A proposal that the executive commit
tees of both organizations meet in
Denver once year, at the expense Of
the commissioners, to discuss legal
questions. was accepted by the COM
missioners. Officers elected: o. q.
Collins of Colorado Springs, chair
man; v. H. Johnson of Cheyenne Wells
vice chairman; Il. H. Steinmeyer of
Canon City, secretary.
Arrive Safely at French Port.
Lieut.. John 8. Barrows, formerly of
the editorial staff of Denver paper,
has arrived safely in France, as has
Lieut.. Glen w. Huntington, Denver
architect. Both are members Of the
same artillery division and were COM
missioned at Fort Sheridan. Cable
grams were also received by the par
ents Of Lieut.. Cyrus Allen. Lieut.. Rob
ert q. Lee. Lieut.. Roland Enos and
Lieut. Brennin s. Woodland, announc-
ing their safe arrivals In France.
Williams Gets Utilities Board Place.
Leroy J. Williams a Central City.
lawyer and former state senator, was
appointed by Governor Gunter as a
member of the Colorado Public Util-
tiles Commission.
shuck Promoted to First Lieutenant.
Harold T. Schuck of Denver has
been promoted to first lieutenant at
Camp Funston.
At the request OF several prominent
women OF Colorado, leaders in the
states work in behalf OF nationwide
woman suffrage, Governor Gunter
sent the following telegram to Colora-
dos congressional delegation, with the
request that It be read into the rec
ords Of Congress: "Woman's suffrage
has been very beneficial to the state
Of Colorado and it, citizenship.
think It Just and wise move to en-
tend the right Of suffrage to the WON.
"a q the nation"
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-01-31

Only One "BROMO OUININE"
10 get the genuine, call for full name LAXATIVE
BR0M0 Q0INlNH: Look for signature OF =. w
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-01-31

Cheap notoriety is dear at any price.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-01-31

shuck Promoted to First Lieutenant.
Harold T. Schuck of Denver has
been promoted to first lieutenant at
Camp Funston.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-01-31
safely at French Port.

Williams Gets Utilities Board Place.
Leroy J. Williams u Central City.
lawyer and former state senator, was
appointed by Governor Gunter as a
member Of the Colorado Public Util-
tiles Commission.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-01-31

RECORD o. Fires Blamed to Enemies.
Seven quartermaster's storehouses
and municipal docks burned at New
ark. Conflagration followed SPY
rumors. Damage. 100000. West
inghouse Electric plant. Buffalo.
burned. Damage. 100000. Celia
mills and H. w. Smith Dry Dock Com.
pany plant. near Baltimore, destroyed
Damage nearly 100000.
British liner discovered on fire at
Atlantic port. Storage warehouse
burned in Paterson. N. J, with loss Of
$4,000. Fire In San Francisco tan
Aerv does $4,000 dAmaga
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-03-07

of these men carried six or eight Mills
No. 5 hand grenades, weighing from a
pound and five ounces to q pound and
seven ounces each.
The Lineup.
They are the same shape as q 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 liv-
ing in q ten foot trench section. It
will also kill the man who Is throwing
it If he holds it more than four sec.
onds after he has pulled the pin. The
third nan 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. 4 was to
take his place. The third nan also
carried a knob kerrie. a heavy bludgeon
to be used in whacking On enemy over
the head. Ours were made by fasten-
ing heavy steel nuts on a stout stick
Of wood, q very b%usinesslike 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, if necessary, in
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our men. Corporal Charleson, Private
Saunders and I went out. We brought
in two wounded, AID we saw a number
of dead, but on account of their black
ened faces were unable to recognize
them. The scouts later brought in sew
eral bodies.
OF the sixty odd men who had start
ed in u party forty-three were found
to be casualties-killed, wounded or
missing. The missing list was the
longest. The names of those men we're
marked I'm. b. k" (missing; believed
killed) on our rolls. I have learned
since that some few of them have been
reported through Switzerland as pris-
oners of war in Germany, but most of
them are now officially listed as dead.
All of the survivors of the raiding
party were sent twenty miles to the
rear ut Z o'clock, and the noncommis-
stoned officers were ordered to make
reports in writing concerning the en-
tire raid. I never slept more than an
hour at a time for several days and
nights. I would doze off from sheer
exhaustion and then suddenly find my
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-03-07
new COAT OF MAIL
Entire TUNES of furnished Silver,
Dropped From Neck to Knees.
Warrior-Like corsaee Is Embroidered
With Pearls, eriiliants and Flashes
Of Steel Jewel Headdress.

Not only Che-uit, but many other
French dressmakers, have lent their
ear to making q pronounced fashion
out Of silver tissue. Two years ago,
observes a prominent writer, we grew
excessively weary of evening gowns
made of supeftMposed pieces of tulle
on a metallic Foundation. and when the
thought Of silver and gold tissue pre-
sents itself as a fashion, we turn away
from it in a petulent manner.
But wait! This revival of a coat of
mail for women, the warriors uniform
of ancient days which no modern fight
er would touch, is another and a more
pleasing thing than the evening gown
of metallic cloth.
Entire tunics, In the twelfth cen
fury fashion, are made of furnished
silver dropped from neck to knees, or
longer, over skirts of blood red or mid
night blue satin or velvet. Except for
the costliness of the material, the tn.
MICS have all the simplicity Of print.
tive dressing. Their introduction into
the early spring fashions has brought
about a quantity of silver used in ev-
cry way.
Nine. Simone of the Theater An.
tome in Paris, is wearing, 1 hear, q
wonderful gown which is being copied
for this country. 1t is of silver cloth
faced with red, hanging in panels on
the ground over a slim, tight skirt that
clings to the figure as she walks. The
w%arrior-like corsage is embroidered
with pearls, brilliants and flashes of
cut steel: To it she adds q warriors
headdress made of the same jewels as
in the corsage and mounted on silver
cloth.
Wherever silver can be f1icked in
and out of a frock to enliven it, the
designer loses no chance of trying out
her ingenuity through this channel.
When she abondons the Russian blouse
|. Of. gold and bronze metallic cloth,
(which drops over u skirt of bronze
fss$dtin, she takes the same material and
tAAkaeessssi tin bands, cuffs and high, wF$Ak:.
'e6llafs that enclose. the chin like
8s3ence. ~ "A :; ]: nassAI(
s;aliEE a stfaasAi Ibis bringing
4Fasa"hey!sS alk { tmaii$sfegE w65111iVlaaa;
kAs; the spri61eA4pitroScahlaSS MttEaa lee,
ognition of their first victory toward
! suffrage and the fact, that they may
! KeS counted MS warrtafsAAtodaiiy in civic
national and war workh.-: :.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-03-07
SOME SPRING FASHION TIPS
Linen 6Iouses With High Collar Are
Popuiar-Pumpkin Color Is Worn
With Navy Short Jacket Suit.

A swagger linen blouse of white re-
Gently seen had u high collar, plated
frills and long bands Of r%ose-colored
linen. which were stitched all the way
down the upper part of the sleeve. The
effect was decidedly new and interest
ing, observes n fashion writer in the
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Very smart and attractive are three
piece or MILDLY suits evolved In silk
and cloth combinations, and,thcse have
very becoming lines for youthful fig.''
ures. .t,x
Decidedly uniqueis this idea:,Pu@lfkHt
kin yellow handkerchief ahen IS daXSlazs
oped- into d mannish;; tutked front1
%tsleeyeless blousslto wenr with a navy
suit. whose. Jacket is short and boxlike..
in the latest fashion lipe...; - So
l.. Effective catstitchtsigsssJjMtI heavy sllEss
Eis seen for spying ~
@;Aa lavelyz shade /: Amethyst .suedke
drapedti;, and lMasped with,
! b5AaSskle, forms the ;belt rs~ufakKviAhite. Sse--@
loufs, waistcoat madato go with a short
jacket of navy tricsotine suit The re-
suit is most:pleasing.
Many; different colored. piques are
used for collars and cuffs OF lingerie
blouses for spring, and this same ma
terial: forms many Of the smart vests
nnd waistcoats made from spring suits.
A delicate gray handkerchief linen
is used for some Of the most attractive
handmade blouses that have arrived
from Paris,
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lover the top and give 'em HE'LL"

"over the top and give 'em HE'LL"
charge of the signalers was to remain
at the point of entrance, with his eyes
on his watch. It was his duty to sound
a 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 flashlight attached to
his rifle, so as to give light for the d.
rection of a bayonet thrust and con-
trolled by a button at the left hand
grasp Of the rifle. Besides his rifle, all
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-03-07

covering u retreat, and also fumite
bombs. The latter are very dangerous
to handle. They contain a mixture of
petrol and PHOSPHORUS and weigh
three pounds each. On exploding they
release a 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 a 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 u w judgment about helping
the jolly old party along. I was as
signed n 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 OF 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
it possible for our raiding party to get
started across No Mans Land. One
was the momentary q%uickening of the
blood which follows a big and unac-
customed dose Of rum, and the other
was q sort of subconscious, mechanical
confidence in our undertaking, which
was a result of the scores Of times we
had gone through every prearranged
movement in u 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
u 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 a suitable term.
We were crawling about on all tours
just far enough out in No Mans Land
to be under the edge Of the German
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This isS.jys the s;ullfsfSff,tSs ;aittEAyinn,:
Is going ailnhfBH 'A*hanys.ipr 4 i:
we'll equipped: With, 6o!stsr pockets:
OF course she won'tsHsed gun: & The
whole effect! q, Ills Rast; sostuma'si
one Of readiness for sport. 1t is: fash
toned Of durable Jade .drest5 corduroy
that vii! stand up under he .eeverest
ueaees. A collar faced: with French
blue satin and Norfolk straps On the
jacket complete the costume.
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Knew How II Was Done.

"How much is the watermelons, MI.
BROWNE" asked a ragged little miss
of four years.
"Oh. go long with you" replied the
grocer. "Your mamma hasn't given
you any money to spend for water
melons,"
SWELL" rejoined the child, "haven't
I got as good a right to go shoppin' az
the other ladies?"
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No. 8
"OVer the Top and
Give EN- Hell'
bp Sergeant Alexander NcClintock,
D. G. NJ, 9th Overseas Bait.
Canadian Gren. Guards
1917. by the Bell Syndicate. Inc

Seroeans McClintock, who has seen
service in France, 1cas decorated for
bravery, wounded, invalided home and
is now ~endeavoring to get a commits
sion in our army. A commission in
the Canadian army d10aits him If he
returns to join his old command. In
the first and second articles he graph
tcaHy describes his training, his trip
to France and the elaborate prepare
'!ions made for q bomb raid on the
German trenches.
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FASHIONS AND FADs
Suits have straight skirts.

Suits have straight skirts
TOpcoats are made Of taffeta.
The silhouette remains unchanged.
The finest suits are the simplest
ones.
Foulards are becoming very plenti-
full.
Afternoon dresses are made of eta
mine. ::
Straight tone-piece dresses are made
There is some , evidence of a return
OF. faces to favor.
*'Back-and.mhtate checked materials
are favored:
Pretty, turbans,' are made of green.
leaves afldfrosebuds.
There is a return: to voiles, both
printed and plain.
There are some very, pretty evening
gowns all Of chiffon.
Slipover blouses are thought very
we'll Of in some quarters.
Button-back blouses also find their
place in many spring lines.
Hats are of the simplest shape, de-
pending entirely on line. J.
Venice lace is slowly pushing itself ,
into favor among laces. : ,,;i
All velvet gowns are made
ply, and without trimming; q
The ,lehgtbtaef. the skirt
with :aansesyeto hfsatplngress
\ c,pf1oftsd3A thHetase asgteait..am.,lagk
Est}Vlssy, fatihs a!4spskss.SsIAa
Y5iFN, ;91FttEETAs1ES
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colors for Lingerie Blouses.

The cOlors that promise to be pop
ular in lingerie blouses for spring and
summer are coral. Pekin blue and
tan. The last named shade is espe-
cially popular both in linen and in
sheer fabrics, n of the daintiest
bleuses recently e being in tan
swiss dotted in white and finished
with white linen collar and cuffs.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-03-07
Silk Jersey Jumpers.

Decidedly charming are the silk jer-
sey jumpers slipped on over perfectly
simple plain skirts, and emphasis of
outline can be impaired through the
simple means of a sash.
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There was much confusion among
those Of us who remained on our feet.
Some n gave an order to retire, and
some one countermanded it. More
Germans came out of their dugouts,
but instead of s%urrendering as per our
original schedule they threw bombs
among us. 1t became apparent that
we would be killed or captured if we
stuck there and that we wouldn't get
any more prisoners. I looked at my
wrist watch and saw that there re-
manned but five minutes more Of the
time which had been allotted for our
stay in the trench, so I blew my whis-
tie and started back. I had seer Pri-
vate Green (No. 177,250) knocked down
by a bomb in the next section, and l
picked him up and carried him out
over the wrecked parapet. I took shell
ter with him in the first shell hole, but
I found that he was dead and left him
there. A few yards farther back to-
ward our line I found Lance Corporal
Glass in a shell hole with part of his
hip shot away. He said he thought he
could get back If I helped him, and J.
started with him. Private Hunter,
who had been in q neighboring shell
hole. came to our assistance, and be-
tween us Hunter and I got Glass to
U front trench.
! We found them lining up the surviv-
ors Of our party for a roll call. That
showed sc many missing that Major
Lewis, formerly of the Montreal Star,
called for volunteers to 60 out in No
Mans Land and try to find some Of
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-03-07
Fancy Coates for Il

Very becoming oyer. a black or some
dark-hued frocks IS a black chiffon
cloth or marquisette coatee pouching
in sacklike n just above a high
waistline and edged with the whitest
md flmiest swansdown.
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hind Me Rose in the Air.
self sitting straight up, scared half to
death all over again.
There may be soldiers who won't
get scared when they know they IRE
in danger or even when people are be-
ing killed right around them, but I'm
not one of them. And I've never met.
any OF them yet. l know a boy WHO
won the military cross in the battle nf.
the S0mme, and / saw him on BIS.
knees before his platoon commandetfi
shamelessly crying he was a cowatfi
and begging to be left behind, jVsE
when the order to advance was givsHfS
In this war in every offensive; big
or small, the mar who has been trai9t
ed to throw a bomb thirty yards lis
buster and more important than tEfe
fellow with the modern rife, which.
will shoot a mile and a half and make
a hole through a house. In a good
many surprising ways this war has
carried us back to first principles. 1
remember a crusaders mace which I
once saw in the British museum that
would make Il bang up knob kerrie,
much better than the kind with which
they arm our No. 4 men in a raidtng
section. 1t had a round iron head,
with spikes all over it. I wonder that
they haven't started a factory to turn
them out.
Tricks Of Bombing.
When the Canadians first introduced
bombing the bombs were ~imprOvised
out Of mess tins, the fuses were cut
according to the taste and judgment
Of the individual bomber, and j3sfk
when the bomb would explode wlh
more or less predetermined. FrequeRt;
~ the Germans have tossed our bombs
back into our trenches before they
went off. That was dangerous and ir-
ritating. They can't do that with 81
Mills grenade or any Of the improved
factory made bombs, because the men
know just how they are timed and are
trained to know just how to throw
them. Then the Germans used to
work a little bomb trick of their own.
They learned that our scouts and raid
ers were all anxious to get a German
helmet Is q souvenir. They'd put he'll
NETS on the ground in No Mans Land
Or in an advanced trench with bombs
under them. In several cases men
looking for souvenirs suddenly became
mere memories themselves.
In several raids when bombing vas
n0Vyy thu ~ rnI;o- ,,Dr1,n =, kvin1, IN
the Germans with extensively fatal eff
feet. They tossed bombs into the
German trenches with six inch fuses
attached. To the Germans they looked
just like the other bombs we had been
using, and, in fact, they were-all but
the fuses. Instead of having failed
to continue burning, as the Germans
thought, those fuses had never been
lighted. They were instantaneous fuses.
The ignition spark will travel through
an instantaneous fuse at the rate of
thirty yards a second. A German would
pick up one of these bombs, select the
spot where he intended to blow up a
few of us with u own ammonia and
then light the fuse. After that there
had to be a new man in his place.
The bomb would explode instantly the
long fuse "a ignited. -.
The next day when I got up after
this disastrous raid my bunkie said l.
something sure raised h with our
calculations"
"As those automatic self cooking
revolvers did with u Kentucky we'd
ding. when some n made a remark
rejecting on the BRIDE" 1 replied.