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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
CHAPTER xuI-continued.

We lined up In front of the baths,
soaked with perspiration, and piled
our rifles into stacks. A sergeant OF
the Il. A. NJ. G. with a yellow band
around his left arm on which was
rs. r" (sanitary police) In black let
ters, took charge. ordering us to take
OF our equipment, unroll our puttees
and unlace boots. Then, starting from
the right Of the line. he divided us
into squads of fifteen. ! happened to
be In the first squad.
We entered a small room, where we
were given five minutes to undress,
then filed into the bathroom. In here
there were fifteen tubs (barrels sawed
In two) half full Of water. Each tub
contained a piece Of laundry soap. The
sergeant informed us that we had just
twelve minutes In which to take our
baths. Soaping ourselves all over, we
took turns In rubbing each others
backs. then by means of a garden hose,
washed the soap off. The water was
Ice cold, but felt nne.
Pretty soon Il bell rang and the wa
ter was turned off. Some of the slower
ones were covered with soap. but this
made no difference to the sergeant
who chased us into another room
where we lined up In front of a little
window, resembling the box office IN {
theater, and received clean underwent
and towels. From here we went Int
the room where we had first undressed
Ten minutes were allowed In which Il
get into our %"clabber."
My pair Of drawers came up to m!
chin and the shirt barely reached my
diaphragm. but they were clean-nt
strangers on them, so l was satisfied
At the expiration Of the time allot
ted we were turned out and finished
| our dressing on the grass.
When all Of the company had bathe<
It was a case Of march back to billets
That march was the most ~uncongenla
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up the ground and swapping in the air.
Then shrapnel butted in. The music
was hot and Tommy danced.
The covering party was having a
rough time of 1t; they had no cover;
Just had to take their medicine.
Word was passed down the line to
beat 1t for our trenches. We needed no
urging; grabbing tools and stoop'
Ing low, we legged 1t across No Mans
Land. The covering party got away
TO a poor start but beat us In. Ihey
must have had wings because we low
cred the record.
Painting and out Of breath, we turn-
bled into our front-line trench. l tore
my hands getting through u wire'
but, at the time, didn't notice 1t; my
journey was too urgent.
When the roll was called we found
that we had gotten 1t In the nose for
6 casualties.
Our artillery put a barrage on Fritz
front-llne and communication trenches
and their machine-gun and rifle ire
suddenly ceased.
Upop the cessation Of this fire.
stretcher bearers went out to look for
killed and wounded. Next day we
learned that 81 of Jul men had been
killed and 81 wounded. Five men were
missing: lost in the darkness, they
must have wandered over into the Ger
man lines. where they were either
killed OF captured.
Speaking Of stretcher bearers ant
wounded, it is very hard for the aver
age civilian to comprehend the enor
nous cost Of taking care Of wounded
and the war In general. He or she get'
40 accustomed to seeing billions Of dol
lars In print that the Significance o
the amount IL passed over withou'
thought.
From an oficial statement published
In one Of the London papers. It II
stated that II costs between six ant
seven thousand pounds $4,000 to $S5.
00O) to kill or wound a soldier. Thi'
result was attained by taking the cos
Of the wal to date and dividing It b!
the killed and wounded.
II may sound heartless and inhul,an
but It 10 a fact, nevertheless, that from
a military standpoint II 10 better tor
man to be killed than wounded.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02

There are so many instances OF he
roic deeds performed under IRE In res
cuing the wounded that 1t would take
several books to chronicle them, but /
have to mention n instance per-
formed by a chaplain, Captain Hall by
name, in the brigade on our left, be-
cause It particularly appealed to me.
A chaplain Is not a fighting man he
Is recognized as a noncombatant and
carries no arms. In a charge or trench
raid the soldier gets IA feeling Of con-
tidence from contact with his rifle. re-
yolver, or bomb he Is carrying. He has
something to protect himself with.
something with which he can intlict
harm on the enemy--ln other words,
he Ia able to get his W back.
But the chaplain Is empty-handed.
and Is at the mercy Of the enemy II
he encounters them, so 1t is doubly
brave for him to 60 over the top, under
fire, and bring In wounded. Also a
| chaplain Is not required by the kings
regulations to 30 over in a charge, but
this one did, made three trips under
the hottest kind Of fire, each time re-
turning with a wounded man on his
back. On the third trip he received
Il bullet through his left arm, but never
reported the matter to the doctor until
late that night--just spent his time adj
minlstering to the wants Of the wound
ed lying IN stretchers.
The chaplains Of the British army
are a fine, manly set of men, and ar>
greatly respected by Tommy.
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one imagined. Just cussing and blind
Ing all the way. We were covered with
white dust aud felt greasy from sweat
The wooden underwear Issued was
itching like the mischief.
After eating our dinner OF Stew
which had been kept for us-it was
now four o~'clock-we went into the
creek and had another bath.
II "aoly Joe" could have heard our
remarks about the divisional baths
and army red tape he would nave
tainted 1t our w~ickedness. But 1om'
my IL only human after oil.
/ lust mentioned "Holy Joe" OF tne
chaplaiu In an i~rreverent sort OF way,
but no o0ense was meant. a. tnere
were some very brave men smons
them
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
FOODS TASTE BETTER COOKED
TOBACCO TASTES BETTER
TOASTED

Since the day of the cavernan. who
liked his meat raw, civilization has
learned a lot about the scientific treat.
ment of the things we eat.
Naturally none Of us would now
prefer to have our meat raw, our po-
tatoes as they come from the ground.
our coffee unroasted.
And naturally follows the great dis
covery recently made by The Ameri.
can Tobacco Co.--that tobacco tastes
better TOASTEDl
This wonderful new idea simple
like all great inventions--was first
used in producing the famous LUCKY
STRIKE Cigarette-made OF toasted
Burley tobacco.
Burley has a mellow flavor. entirely
different from the tobacco usually
used for cigarettes. 1t is a pipe to-
bacco andLUCkY STRlK'I Cigarettes
taste like a pipe. Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
Aesop on Russia.

About $500 years ago Il slave named
Aesop. one of the masters Of literature,
wrote. or perhaps dictated. our edl'
torial for this week on Russia.
At least he is reputed to have done
20.
1t IL "a follows:
"'Why should there always be this
implacable warfare between usT SAID
the Wolves to the Sheep. Those evil
disposed Dogs have much to answer
for. They always bark Whenever we
approach you and attack us before we
have done any harm. II you would only
dismiss them from your heels there
might soon be treaties OF peace be-
tween u.s.
.The Sheep. poor. silk creatures !
were easily bcguiled and dismissed the
Dogs, The Wolves destroyed the un'
guarded flock at their pleasure.
"Chance not friends for foes."-The
Outlok.
True wit Ia always incidental--ano
~nSunitv accidental.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
CHAPTER XIV.
Picks and Shovels.

Picks and Shovels.
had not slept long before the sweet
voice Of the sergeant informed that
mo. i section had clicked for another
blinking digging party" l smiled to
myself with deep satisfaction. had
been promoted from a mere digger to
a member Of the Suicide club, and was
exempt from all fatigues. Then came
an awful shock. The sergeant looked
oyer In my direction and said:
Don't you bomb throwers think you
are wearing top hats out here. Cord
in to orders you've been taken up on
the strength of this section, and Will
have to do your bit with the pick ana
shovel, same as the rest Of u.s."
put up a howl OF my way to get
my shovel, but the only thing that re-
suited was q loss Of good humor on
my part.
We fell in at eight O'Clock, outside
of our billets, a sort Of masquerade
party. l was disguised as a onmon
laborer, had a pick and shovel, and
about one hundred empty sandbags.
| The rest. about two hundred in all.
were equipped likewise picks, shovels'
~sandbags, rifles and ammunition.
The party moved out in column OF
fours. taking the road leading to the
trenches. Several times we had to
| string out In the ditch to let long COL
umns Of lfmbers, artillery and supplies
get past. -.
The marching. under these condi'
lions, was necessarily slow. Upon ar
rival ut the entrance to the commune
cation trench, I looked at my illurni'
mated wrist watch-lt was eleven
o'clock.
Before entering this trench. word
was passed down the line, mo talking
or smoking. lead of in single file, COW
erlng party first"
This covering party consisted Of 81
men, armed with rifles, bayonets,
bombs, and two Lewis machine guns
They were to protect US and guard
against a surprise attack while dig
ging In No Mans Land.
The communication trench wal
about half a mile long, a z~igzaggtne
ditch, eight feet deep and three feel
wide.
Now and again. German shrapne
would whistle overhead and burst u
our vicinity. We would crouch agaif's'
the earthen walls while the shell frag
ments slapped" the ground above %
Once Trits turned loose with q ma
chine gun, the bullets from which
"cracked" through the air and k!cket
. up the dirt on the top, scattering SAINT
and pebbles. which, hitting our stee
helmets, sounded like hallstones.
Upon arrival In the ire trench q
} omcer Of the Royal Engineers gave 81
our instructions and acted - guide.
We were to dig an advanced tfsncl
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
A New Definition.

"And SO you think I'm n coquetteT
ehe amiled sweetly. "Why. Frank, !
don't believe you know what q CO
puette isw
"A c0quette IL a woman who syndi-
Gates her affections" he returned. btu
terly.-Ainslee's.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
THIS IS THE
AGE Of YOUTH
Strands Of Gray Hair May Be
Removed.

Strands Of gray hair are un~attractive
and very unnecessary and accelerate
the appearance of approaching age.
Why not remove all traces Of gray In
the hair and possess an e shade
Of beautiful dark hair In b0unteous
quantities by the use Of LA Creole"
Hair Dressing? Used by thousands Of
people every day-everywhere-with
perfect satisfaction. No n need DO
annoyed with gray hair-hair streaked
with gray, diseased scalp or dandruff
when offered such a preparation as
Via Creole" Hair Dressing. Apply It
freely to scalp and hair, rubbing 1t In
we'll, and after a few applications you
will be delightfully."- surprised with the
results.
IA CREOLE" HAIR DRESSING
tor gray or faded hair and retain the
appearance Of youth. Used by gentle
men in every walk Of life to restore an
even dark color to their gray hair,
beard or mustache. Sold and guaran-
teed by all good drug stores every
Shere, or sent direct for $1.2O by Van
vleet. Mansfield Drug Co., Memphis.
renn.-(Advt.)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
Itching Burning Skins.

For eczcmas, rashes, feelings, irrlta.
lions. ptmpies. dandruff, sore hands.
and baby humors, Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are supremely effective. For
free samples address "Cuticura. Dept.
x, Boston," At druggists and by mail
SOAP Is. Ointment Is and 50.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
70 Release Grain In Case Of Fire.

70 Release Grain In Case Of Fire.
An excellent suggestion for saving
wheat aud other grain in country ele-
vators in the event Of FIRE has been
made by 4 South Dakota builder. The
idea IL simple. Each bin for grain 10
provided with a trapdoor In the outer
wall Of the building. so arranged that
In case Of fire the door could be pulled
open and the grain allowed to Ii out
on the ground. Scientific American.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02

"What did you get out OF that VIII
rase?" asked the first lawyer.
IA hundred and fifty thousand dol"
lars" replied the second lawyer.
"Good round sum, ehT'
ayes, but ! thought the old man left
more than that"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
signature ss' ''s'see'ss,IMMzM
In Use for Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Tetcher's Castoria
Conservative Student.

"What does your teacher say about
sour studiesY'
"Well," replied the small boy, "she
thinks l have the right idea about
geography. When II m to giving
the boundaries of European countrieA
the best you can do Is to guess and
that's a waste Of time"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
Cause for Il.

Are you going to ask damages from
your tailor for not having your trousers
sent ut the time he said they would bs
readyT
"Yes; l am going to rue him f0e
breeches Of promise"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02

vov must nave III Puro bI"nSd. TGkfovnS TAeTDLn8Q
min TONIC punnss and marches The eiGod "a
6uiide no III Whole System. u contains the Ho0
enoVn tonio propeYtics 81 Iron and Qulnine. Yol
r q 81 Ss! Y fS ass s a. On TIE s'''a a'''' ~ -
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02

Lots Of people are interested In ~
man whose principle 10 for sale.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02

mAlArlAI poISOnE-.10 -
furred or coated tongue,
loss Of appetite. head
aches or giddinese, and Z
dull, drowy, debilitated
feeling. It's your liver
that's at fault. Yon
want TO stimulate Il and
invigorate IL with DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
With every trouble Of ths
kind, thess tiny little
thing act like . MIRACLE.
You can break up sudden
attacks Of Colds. Fsvei?,
- ---A4>AA M
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
EMrEY JOINS PICK AND SHOVEL SQUAD AND DIGS
TRENCHES IN NO MANS LAND.

synopsa-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 eniIsts as a private In the British army. After .
short experience as . 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 q brief period of trimming
Empeys 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.
Chaplain distinguishes himself by rescuing wounded men under hot
fire. With pick and shovel Empey has experience as q trench digger
In No Mans Land.
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with Many Others.

Win WaUy VtUeVes
~ ny, old hoy, do you happen .
nave an x about y0u?"
"Sir, an x Ii nm unknown quantity
with me"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
OUR DEFENSE

In the spring we may be attacked at
any moment. Toxic poisons pile up
within US after a hard winter, and We
feel rundown" tired out, blue and
discouraged. This Is the time to put
our house In order-cleanse the system
and put fresh blood into u arteries
You can obtain an' Alternative extract
from Blood root, Golden Seal, Stone
and Queens root, Cherry bark, rolled
into q s~ugar-coated tablet and sold BY
most druggists. In sixty cent walls. 40
Dr.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
This blood tonic, In tablet or liquid
form, Is just what you need for Spring
Fever" for that lack Of ambition. It
will all you full Of vim, vlgor and "
tality.
Chiliness, when other people feel warn.
enough, 10 4 sign Of .%biliousness, Of o.
yV --s--.- - l. q
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
imnovtant "a

Vt1VVTV0VIK w vvVVNVVOVO
Examine carefully every bottle o!
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that II
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
gmpsy tslis ~ many ways tho
setdlsrs have Of amusing them.
selves, In ne next 'nssallmsnss

90 BD coNTlNusnl
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02

True wit Ia always incidental--and
Usually accidental.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-11
MAGAZINES FOR SOLDIERS.

What's your favorte magazine? What do you do
with it when you your family have finished read
ing it? Do you add it the pile in attic basement
await rereadin- the arrival of the junkman? or
do you place stamp particularly inter
estng number and give it to a postal enploye to be
forwarded soldier sailor?
When the postal provision permitting this remaing
of magazines announced it looked like mighty
fine thing Here simple and inexpensive way
in the service who eager those very magazines
But, according protest Of officers.
people aren't using discrimination judgment in for
warding magazines the camps Either they are I'M
able bring themselves to part with a magazine or
paper they found interesting. or they postpone
the matter too long.
1t is reported that large proportion of the reading
matter sent to camp-and this is probably typical
of many of the camps-is late real
the There periodicals. course shat
going be of value hungry for such read
ing matter months after publication But most
of them ought to be just the reader
can get through with them.
Another protest concerned the type of magazines
sent There too many women's fashions periodicals.
catalogues trade publications. stock market and con
gressional statistical
few of the good live weekies and monhies that are
of general interest.
Try to put yourself in the fighting mans place and
then send forward something
teresting.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-11

mttees that the democratic party had permitted TO
hands He has frequently said that il a ma
jority Of the democrats in congress would take that
initiative. and suffrage amendment came him. he
would gladly sign it, as ne signed the prohibit
ton resolution when II him.
We need OF this adherence to party platforms
in this country. instead Of less president has
acted quite right The party platform is supposedly
the candidates executory which agrees
execute If the people his Times and
dtons change. and it is necessary sometimes to do
more than the promises but it should never
be less If that be avoided The president advised
the democrats unofcialy, to vote for the suffrage
amendment, and he will officially approve of their
duct in doing
It is splendid obedience in the matter Of adherence
to his party contract the point where his private
and then his executive judgment is called for the
president Of all the people There he appropriately
leaves parsanship behind promising the brewery
troed committees resolutions both Chicago and
ST. Louis their very deserved saps their faces
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-11
u 0kM 2S<cQeez gM
JANUARY II, 1913.
SAVING THE TRENCHES.

What is to be the the trenches?" asks the
Christian Monitor. Are the long windings OF
modern catacombs writhing in mile mile Of
serpentne the North the Swiss
frontier traceable like line of Leviathan mole
hills. disappear under the upturned furrow?"
The Monitor hopes not 1t comments with warm ap-
prevail on a proposal that and
Belgium shall build a great highway from Zeebrugge
to BeIfort and preserve trenches all the way.
that in years may visit them thew
visited Marathon and Waterloo.
That might be a good idea. Certainly there ought
BE some fitting memorial OF this great struggle:
something calculated bring it home clearly and
freshly the minds Of future generations. And what
could be appropriate than the preservation Of
the trenches in all their ugness. showing to com
Portable visitors incredible conditions which
the civilization lived toled fought
through bitter years? If the spared
from cultivation would be an excellent use
strip OF it. running through the most char
acteristic sections
II might be difficult maintain any considerable
stretch OF trenches in their normal condition The
Flanders front, it should be remembered, consists
little than shallow bitches the Nearly
everywhere the invading all but
the bes-built these defensive works It would re-
quire much labor and expense merely keep them
looking like fighting trenches. it would surely
worth while TO set apart and preserve few miles
or them here and there the historic battefelds.
with highway joining them
Such undertaking could be made TO pay for it.
self 1t would make for many years the most
frequented automobile In Europe
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-11
Other Editors Than Ours
THAT ETERNAL DIFFERENCE.
(SaGinaW News !

It would be highly interesting to just what the
German high command thought of the fact that the
British lombard Bethlehem Jerusalem. or any
Of the places regarded sacred many people. The
usual artillery preparation to assault avoided, and
attention whatever paid the cardinal German
doctrine OF military necessity
Strange indeed. appear the German high
command, the absolute refusal OF all powers
ing Germany to descend TO German methods Whenever
and wherever German guns could reach the house Of
God there the German guns have been trained For 4
long period tn, German guns have at the once
glorious cathedral Rheims, the long since dis
proved ground that il used observation post.
the dearly established ground that
ment inflicted every time German arms met with a
reverse the western front.
The sparing Of Bethlehem and Jerusalem is under
stood by the powers fighting Germany. and is all the
appreciabIe that soldiers lighting
under and controlled by German officers did not hes
invite bombardment by firing cannon from
the sacred places tt is indeed probable these Ger
man officers, knowing they yield the places de-
beratey sought provoke their destruction or injury
by the British Failing i'm this they looted the Church
of the Holy Sepulchre of treasure valued at millions
sending the most valuable of it the imperial
German plumber cave at Berlin
That eternal difference which obtains between the
methods OF German savagery and the honorabl war
fare her opponents clearly manifested every
day: just is manifested that the closer the Cerna rs
pressed the savage, brutal and bestal tbe,
become Soldiers who threats Of prisoners are the
kind enemy boys have to meet in France. SOL
diers who by the influence direction of the Ger
man high command have ceased to be men.
And place where the influence of the Cyerrna n
high command is felt the circumstances different
whether il the slaughter Of innocent civilians. the
manning OF children the ensavement OF entire com
munites in humiliation in another: there
change the German worship Of military neces
sty' is the one supreme law Military necessity is the
god of the German high command and is rrobab Iv
the deity the kaiser has in mind when he INDUCES in
rhaDsodes about his ally.