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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-16

Dear Mrs. Duperier-1 received
your welcome letter, and was very
glad to hear from you. 1 would
have answered sooner but really
haven't had the time. We have
the Germans on the run, and We
have lots Of work to do going
over the regained country. We
are now in q country that the Al
lies haven't been in since 1914 and
il have seen several French people
that have been here with the
Germans for four years. / had
a long talk last night with an old
couple about seventy years old
and they told us about how the
Germans had treated them. They
had taken all Of their belongings,
and forced everybody to work;
men, women and children digging
trenches, building roads and all
kind Of work. You can imagine
how glad they were to be set
free again and they were glad to
see me as there are few Americans
who talk French. / have seen a
good deal of France as l was down
in the central part for the pas.
four months and have also been
in the northern part with the
British since April, but / never
have chance to 60 to Paris, if |
ever do, I will be sure to try and
find the people You mentioned IL
your letter. i would like very
well to meet Count. / get along
very well with the French people,
and ! have improved a great deal
with my French. It was a little
hard when / first came over as
they talk a better French than
our people at home but | have i'm
proved and can hold my own now.
We are all hoping that the war
will end before long as the kaiser
has asked for peace, but we won t
quit until they are out of Franco
and Belgium and they are going
out very fast. Our boys have
been doing good work and they
are very well liked by the French
people, they seem not to be able
to do enough for an American.
You know these people are great
Wine drinkers and whenever we
60 to house for water we just
have to have bottle Of vim blanc
with them. This is about all II
can say as / am not much of a let
ter writer. i have never seen any
of the boys from New iberia with !
the exception Of young deGeneres.
| saw him last January when 4
first came over.
With best regards to you and
your family,
Very sincerely,
John 4. Perry,.
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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-16

year. Be accommodating, Mr.. Big
Man, remove any shack or barn
rather than hold up road building
that a few dollars might not be
expended. Criticise after you
have done your duty.-Commer-
cial journal.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-16

Lafayette, La, Nov. s, 1918.
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One Steel Champion Road Ma
chine. One Moving Machine Of
the Walter A. Woods make. One
3-mule cane cart. One 4-mule
Bull tongue cart. One surry.
Three wagons. All in good condi-
ton. Phone 148. Alfred For
ties, Jeanerettes La.
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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-24
CHAPTER XVI.
Battery D o3S.

The day after this | received the
glad tidngs that | would occupy the
machine gunnerS ducout right near
The advanced artillery observation
post. This dugout was a roomy affair,
dry as finder, and real cots In ii.
These cots had been made by the
r. Els who had previously occupied
the dugout. was the first to enter
md promptly made signboard with
my name and number on 1t and sus
pended II from the foot Of the most
comfortable cot therein.
In the trenches II Is always first
come. first served" and this is lived
up To by all.
Two Il. r. A. men (Royal Field ar
tillery) from the nearby observation
post were allowed the privilege Of
stopping In this dugout when of duty.
one Of these men, Bombardier VIII.
son by name, who belonged TO Bat.
terry p 23s. seemed to take n liking
70 me. and | returned this feeling.
IN two days time we were pretty
chnmmy. and he told me how his bat
terry In the early days of the war had
put over stunt on Old Pepper, and
had gotten away Wis Il.
viii cndcaver TO 1--WE the story rs
far rs memory viii permit in his own
words:
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-24

IA rest billets digging roads drilling.
and other fatigues. and then back into
the front-line trench
Nothing happened that night but the
next afternoon | found out that a
bomber is general utility man In sec.
ton.
About five o'clock in the afternoon
our lieutenant came down the trench
and stopping in front of bunch OF rs
on the fire step, with broad grin on
his face asked
"Who Is going 10 volunteer for listen.
ing post tonight? | need two men"
1t is needless 10 say no one yolun.
terred. because It is anything but Il
cushy job ! began 10 feel unconfort.
able as | knew it was getting around
for my turn. Sure enough with another
grin. he Hid
"Empey, you and Wheeler are due
so come down into my dugout for in.
st!uctiOns at six O'CLOCK"
Just rs he le and was going around
a traverse, Fritz turned loose with n
machine gun and the bullets ripped the
sandhogS right over his head. 1t gave
me great pleasure TO see him dud;
against the parapet lie was getting n
taste Of what we would get later out
in front
Then, Of course, 1t began to rim. I
knew II was the forerunner Of q mis-.
cradle night for us. Every time | had
r. so oDs In front. 1t just naturally
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-24
hAAAA%
MARCH TO VICTORY

Courage Is matter Of the blood.
without good red blood a man has a
weak heart and poor nerves.
In the spring IS the best time to
take stock of ones condition. II the
blood is thin and watery, face pale or
plmply generally weak, tired and list.
less, one should take spring tonic.
One that will do the spring house
cleaning, m old.fashioned herbal rem.
edy that was used by everybody nearly
so years ngo is still safe and sane be-
cause II contains no alcohol or narc0t.
ic. II is made up Of Blood root, Gold.
en- Seal root, Oregon Grape root,
Queens root, Stone root, Black Cherry
bark--extracted with glycerine and
made into LIQUID or tablets. This blood
tonic was first put out by Or. Pierce
In ready.to.usr form and since then
has been sold by million bottles as Dr.
plcrceS Golden Medical Discovery. II
druggists do not keep this In tablet
form send co cents for vial to Dr.
picrccs Invallds' Hotel, Buffalo, n. Y.
Kidney disease carries away Il large
percentage Of our people. What Is to
be done? The answer Is easy. Eat less
meat eat coarse, plain food with plenty
of vegetables, drink plenty of water
between meals and take an uric acid
solvent after meals for while, such MS
Anurlc (doublc strcngth), obtalnable at
almost any drug store. II was first
discovered by pr. Pierce. Most every
one troubled with uric acid finds that
Anurlc dIssoves the uric acid as hot
water does sugar. You can obtain a
trial package by sending ten cents to
Doctor Pierce's lnyalids Hotel and
Surgical Institute In Buffalo, n. Y.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-24

The odnr from the dug.up. dteom.
posed human body has an effect which
IS hard 70 describe. Il first produces
a nausehtlng feeling, which, especially
after eating, cauSes vomiting, lhI' rs
lirycs YOU temporarily but soon n
weakening sensation follows which
leaves YOU limp rs a d>hrus Your
spirits are ut their lowest chb and yen
feel a sort Of hopeleSsucSs and a mad
desire to escape il all, 10 get To the
open fields and the perfume Of the ilow-
ers In Blghty. There is sharp
prIcklIng sensation in the noStriS.
which rcmindS one Of breathing coal
gas through a radiator in the floor and
you want 10 snco2e, but cannot This
was the effect on me, Surmonnted by n
vague horror of the awfuluess Of the
thing and IN cvcr-recurring reelection
that, perhaps |, sooner or later would
be In such a state and be brought 70
light ny the blow " Il pick in the hands
Of soIar Tommy on a digging party
Several times Ihaye experienced this
odor, but never could get used 10 IL;
the cncryating sensation was always
present. It made me hate war and
wonder why such things were coun'c.
uaucrd hy civilization and all the spice
aud glory Of The conflict would diSap-
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-24
EMPEY AND A COMRADE HAVE EXCITING EXPERIENCE
WHILE ON LISTENING POST DUTY.

synopsisFircd by sinking the Lutana with the loss of
Arthur Guy Empy American living In Jersey City
goes pynten the British After
experience recruiting officer in London he
France where he first hears the sound of big and
makes the acquaintance rerad'of training
Empcys company into the fronnc he
the fire willie the bullets wz overhead mIy
learns fails that death turks always the trenches
Chaplain distinguishes himself ly reseuinG wounded mon under l
fire. pr shovel Fnpy luS experience trench dgsr
Mans Land Much attention required by wounded from
the corps ii doctors listening post detail
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-24

brook called the User, and the birds
could fly over 1t with one sweep of
their wings. And on the two banks
there were millions of men, eye to eye
But the distance which separated them
was greater than the stars In the sky !;
1t was the distance which separates
from right and justice.
"The ocean Is so vast that the sea
gulls do not dare to cross 1t. During
seven days and seven nights the great
steamships of America, going at full
speed, drive through the deep waters
before the lighthouses of France come
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-24
rained. Old Jupiter Pluvius must have

ralned. Old Jupiter Pluvius must have
had It In for me.
AT six we reported FOR instructions.
They were simple md easy. All we
had TO do was to crawl out into No
Mans Land, lie on our bellies with orr
ears 10 The ground and listen for the
tap, tap Of the CD man engineers or
~apprrs who might oe tunneIng under
No Mans Land to establish a mine
head brHeath our trench.
OF course, Ia our orders we were told
not 10 Pc captured by German patrols
or remembering parties. Lots Of
hroata Nastcd 90 the western front
gyiac X" cautions.
As n rs II was dark. Wheeler and
! craQ ID our post which was about
halfVHr between the lines. II was
raniu Nncketfuls, the ground was a
sen Of 'ly mud and chung to w like
glue
We lS turns in listening with our
ears 70 -hc ground. would listen for
twenty winNtes while Wheeler would
be on he Qul vive for German patrols.
We each wore a wrIstwatch, and he.
lieye me- neither one Of us did over
twenty minutes. The rain soaked ~
10 the .hin and our ears were full Of
mud
Every few minutes bullet vsNd
eracG overhead or n machine gun would
traverse hack and forth.
Thou al firing suddenly ceased.
whispered 10 Wheeler keep your eye
skinned mate; most likely Fritz has
n patrol out-that's why the Boches
have stopped firing"
We were each armed with rifle and
bayonot and three Mills bombs to be
used for defense only.
! had my ear to the ground. All Of
n sudden | heard faint. dull thuds
In low hut excited voice | whispered
70 Wheeler, II think they are mining,
listen.
He pit his ear to the ground and
In an unsteady voice spoke into 10y
ear
"Yaut that's II patrol and It's head.
ins orr way. For Gods sake keep
81
! was os stIll as a mouse and was
scared ~tltT
lIaely breathing and with eyes try
ing II pierce The inky backnesS, we
waited | would have given thou.
SIND pounds to have been safely 10
uy lagaut
fien we plai"ly heard footsteps and
agf hearts stood still.
4 dark form suddenly loomcd M In
front ef me; II looked MS big MS the
building. could hear
the blood rushing through my Veins
and 1t sounded as loud as Niagara
fails.
Forms seemed to emerge from the
darkness. There were seven Of them
in nil tried to wish them away. l
never wished harder in my life. They
few words in German and
melted into the hlackness. | dida't
stop wishing either.
All Of n sudden we heard n stumble.
a muddy splash, and a muttered Don.
ner ind Bitten" one Of the BocheD
had tmbled into shell hole. Neither
II Us laughed. Al that time-it didn't
strike US as funny.
About twenty minutes after the Ger
mans had disappeared something from
he rear grabbed ne by the foot.
nearly famed with fright Then a
Welcome whisper in coekney accent
y s'y, nlyte, we've come to relieve
vol"
Wheeler and | crawled back to ar
renah; we looked like wet hens and
'cIt worse. After swig Of rum we
we're soon fast asleep on the fire step
ii cur wet clothes.
The next morning was as stiff as a
poker and every joint ached like a
md tooth, hut | was still alive, so II
lid not matter.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-24

Mother! Your child isn't naturally
cross and peeyIsh, See If tongue Is
coated; this Is sure sign the little
stomach liver and bowels need d
cleansing at once.
When llstleSs, pale feyersh, full of
cold, breath bad, throat sore. doesn't
eat, sleep or act naturally has stom'
nch.ache, dIarrhUa remember, a gen.
tie liver and bowel cleansing should
always be the first treatment given.
Nothing equals california syrup OF
Figs" for chiIdrens Ills; give tea
spoonful. ana In a few hours all the
foul waste sour bile and fermeutng
food which Is clogged In the bowels
passes out Of the system and YOU
have a well and playful child again.
All children love this harmless deli.
ciOus fruit laxative" md i never
fails to effect a good inside" cleans
ing. Directions for babies, children
of all ages and srown.ups are plainly
on the bottle.
Keep II handy In your home. A little
given today saves a sick child tomor-
row, but get the genuine. Ask your
druggist for bottle Of california
Syrup Of Figs" then see that It is
made by the california Fig Syrup
Company.'-Adv.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-24
Cowboy Prefers Saddle.

OUWUVy v TNTNTb 0HuUfts
Cleveland-When II. ]. Moore re-
turns home from taking his wife out
riding in an auto he saddles his horse
and rides through the parks.
Moore was cowpuncher thlrty-five
years. When he came East he brought
his horse with him.
"They started to herd cattle on the
ranges In autos and concluded II was
time to quit" he said.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-24
SHOWS SPIRIT OF ALLIES
Letter From French Girl to Red Cross
Worker Gives Vision of the
War.

Chlcago.-A letter from sixteen
year-old French girl to Dr. John Fin
ley of this city, who Is active In Red
Gross work, contains a vision of the
meaning Of the great war. In part, she
says:
1T was almost a river, almost q
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-24
You May Try cutIeura Free

Send today for free samples of Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment and learn
how quickly they relieve itching, skin
and scalp troubles. For free samples,
address, "Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston,"
At druggists and by mail. Soap %,
Ointment 25 and 50.-Adv.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-24

Rice forms the staple diet of most
eastern races, and it is also largely
eaten In Europe and America. Its nu-
tritiye value, says bulletin of the I'm
perial institute, depends on the form in
which it is eaten.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-24

Try Freezone Your druggist sells
q tiny bottle for a few cents, sufficient
to rid your feet of every hard corn,
soft corn, or corn between the toes,
and callouses, without one particle Of
pain, soreness or irritation. Freezone
Is the discovery Of a noted Cincinnati
genlus.-Adv.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-24

Rhetoric is the Quackery of elo-
quence.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-24

into view; but from one side to the
other hearts are touching"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-05-24
Despite the excellent targets
men are not allowed to shell
Fritz, Empey relates in next in
stallment.

ITO BE CoNTINUEn'
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
Railroads Want to Close
Depot at University Place

Lincoln, Neb, Aug. l0.-15pecial)
The state railway commission has
applied for an injunction in the dis
tiict court of Lancaster county to re-
strain the Chicago & Rock Island
railroad from closing its depot at
University Place, near Lincoln.
In January, 1908, On application of
the people of University Place the
railway commission ordered the rail-
way company to erect and maintain
depot, freight house and switch
tracks in the city. The road appealed
and the court sustained the commits
sion. The order of the commission
vas then carried out, the depot,
freight house and tracks built but now
the road claims that the revenue Is
not sufficient to pay the expenses of
maintaining an agent and keeping
open the depot, and has asked for
approval of the commission to close
the same.
The patrons of the town have pc
titioned the commission to order the
depot kept open and the road insists
on closing. The injunction is ap-
piled for pending a hearing in the
matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
Valley

r. NJ. Butts and family Of Bayard are
Sis'ting friends here.
Gertrude Greenwood ot Craig Is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs A. Gardner =
Mrs, John Monnhar and Posamond re-
turned from their visit IN Iowa.
NeIs johnson and Lawrence Coy left Mon
day tn enter the service.
Arthur wictlund Is spending his vacation
with his parents.
The first services were held IN the new
Bantist church Sunday
J. r. Richards has accepted a position
with W. g. Eddy
Ray Egbert and NttIe daughter are here
from ThermonnlIs Wyo.
Miss Ruth Httchman has returned to her
work In the Erwav drug store
b Miss Marsaret Franklin of Roone Ia, Il
visiting az the horne Of T. s. Kennedy.
NJ. A. Sans and family have moved tc
Omaha.
Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs
e, B. Nichols that their son. J. Z. Nichols
has arrived safely overseas
Glen Parsons has been spending a 14-day
fur'ough with his parents~
Rev. s. N. Horton and the Boy Scouts
are camping near Fremont
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
Judge Madden Will Enter
Ensign Training School

Police Judge R. ], Madden, who
is a candidate for reelection, has
waived exemption to military service
and will enter the ensign school of
the navy at Municipal Pier, Chicago,
where he will study for a commission
as ensign in the United States navy.
Judge Madden expects to be called
in about two months. Red" Mad
den, as he is known among his
friends, is a graduate of the Creighton
law school. He received his diploma
in 1913 and in 1914 made /the cam
paign for police Judge. being defeated
by small majority.
He prac1ced law and built up a
good business and was elected to the
Office of police judge in 1916 at the
age of 70 years. He is one of the
most popular young men of the city.
He received word of his acceptance
from the Navy department as stu
dent officer FRIDAY,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
William Wood, Pioneer
Seward Settler, is Dead

Seward, Neb,, Aug. 10.-(Special)-
William Wood. an old settler of this
county, died at his home in this city
this morning, aged u years.
DR.. H. Cummins has bought the
Kribbeler residence for a hospital,
paying $4,000.
The estate of the late William
Workman was sold at public auction
yesterday in front of the court house.
Two hundred and fifty acres of land
was sold at $17S an acre to ]. Imig.
DR.. Frank Loveland, who surren-
dered $4,000 pulpit in Indianapolis,
will speak to the Seward Commercial
club at the noon luncheon August 20,
on the ATROCITIES Committed by the
German Army"
Miss Lucy Strieter, deputy county
clerk, left yesterday for Chicago,
where on next Saturday she will be
married to Will Gernand of Cleve-
land, O..
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
Seventeen Hundred Dollars
Raised for the Red Cross

Stella, Neb., Aug. 10-(Special. j.
Shubert, five miles east of Stella, held
a Red Cross sale this week and the
proceeds amounted to $1,760. A quart
can of cherries brought $l03, horse,
500; gosling, $50; a small calf. $45;
a young rooster, $50. A fancy work
booth, lemonade counter, lunch stand
and fish pond were among the attrac-
tions. Ex-Governor Morehead of
Falls City was among the speakers.
A Richardson county farmer near
Rulo had 100 acres of bottom land in
wheat. and from it threshed $500
bushels, or an average of 81 bushels
to the acre. This makes the total
value from the quarter produce about
$4,000,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
.225 NEBRASKA
WOMAN NURSES
NOW INSERV|CE
Cornhusker State Furnishes
-0ne.Sixth Of All Nurses in
Service at Home and
Overseas.
From a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln. Aug. l0.-(Special)- Miss
Margaret McGreevey, secretary of
the State Board of Nurses. made an
interesting address before the thrift
society of the state house this morn
ing at the weekly meeting. She
talked along the line of work being
done by Nebraska nurses.
Miss McGreevey said that there are
about 400 nurses in service from the
United States in all departments of
war work. Nebraska has already
furnished 22s, of which 100 are lin
foreign service. These are all gradu-
ate nurses, have taken the physical
examination and about one-half OF
the whole number are Nebraska born
girls. Of the 400 nurses in service
for the government 900 are in for
eign work. 1t is the aim of the de-
partment to send 1000 nurses across
each month.
Nurses in service "over there" are
given a chevron after six months
work and another is added for each
six months service thereafter. All
nurses serving during the war will
receive Florence Nightingale serv-
ice badge. NEBRASKA girls are dis
tributed in 10 different units of the
army.
Many From Fremont.
Fremont, Neb., Aug. l0.-(Special
Telegram.)-A dozen young women
have enlisted for training as civilian
nurses in response to the women's
Council of Defense.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
Is Badly Injured When a
Box Car Passes Over Body

Superior, Neb., Aug. l0.-(Special.1 J
Shortly after o'clock Friday after
noon George Marshall was probably
fatally injured by being run over by a
box car which was being switched on
the Burlington track to the platform
by the Henningsen produce house.
Mr.. Marshall in company with the
manager of the plant was attempting
to make the platform when his foot
slipped and he fell. The box car
passed over him. amputating one leg
above the knee, injuring the other leg,
hands and face. Suffering from shock
added to his injuries, makes his con-
dition very critical. .
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
Fremont May Decide to
Make Its OW: Current

Fremont, Neb., Aug. 10.-(Special
Telegram.)-A motion to suspend the
rules and pass the ordinance provid-
ing for an increase in electric light
rates without following the usual
course of three separate readings was
lost by a vote of to 5 at the ad-
journed meeting of the city council
last evening. A committee was ap-
pointed at the meeting last night to
make an investigation of the cost of
producing current at the municipal
plant and report back to the council.
1t was voted to buy a service ladder
truck. This matter has been pending
for nearly two years. The new Nap-
paratus will cost about $4,000.