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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-07-13

lHyll - re JSCe SCaSCnOu rome
vadz vetrelci tito udavaji, ze
vas jsou poslusni, postarejte Sc
0 to, ably urazky tyto, jez memo
hu patricne odmitnouti - pre-
staly a rozkazte muffin temto,
ably Sc vzdalili!'
"Gabrielo," oval Sc Ease
markyz, "povezte Jim, abyste
jich pfesvedcila, povezte Jim,
re mne milujete re usmivajic
Sc sc mnou k oltari pfikrocite T.
"Ty to slysis - tyto slysis
Gabrielo!" zvolal Valentin -
chveje Sc.
"Gabrielo," pokracoval mar
kyZ, "nebud'te tax dlouho NIL
cenlivou - tax dlouho nevahej
te tax dlouho Vase vahani mo
hlo by byti vykladano tax jako
by vas ovladala nejaka pochyb
most jako byste ku mne meme
la zadne duvery vice.
"Jen zachovej mlceni, Ga
brielo, nebot' ono jej odsuzuje!
"Mluvte jen, Gabrielo!" zvo
lal Norbert. "JeSt to nutne
musi to byti!'
Mlade divce poklesly ruce.
Nadra jeji Sc slime dmula. Zou
fala uzkost sc il zmocnovala.
Co mela pociti - co mepa RI
ci?
"Budl mluviti - ano, mu-
sim to rici, ponevadz jest to
tnune. Budu; vsak mluviti jen
tehdy, bude-li muj otec prito-
men."
"Dobre vam znamo, kde Sc
naleza pokoj vaseho otce, Ga
brielo,' ujal Sc markyz opet
slova. "Dojdete PROM!
Vzdalila Sc vravorave.
Pet minut uplynulo - pax
Sc Ease vratila. Sotva re vesla
do komnaty, musela usednouti,
ably nepoklesla.
"Muj otec tn neni," pravila
Gabriela. "Byla jsem v jeho
rokoji. Ami neulehnul k odpo-
Cinku, nebot' postel jeho jest
netknuta."
''Co to znamena?" tazal Sc
zcstra murad markyze.
"Nevim. Neni to poprve, &C
pan Bertara neni v noci donna
nebot' jest svobodny - jake
C;sbriela sama. Mimo to neni
lfjtomnosti pane Bertarove "a
potrebi. Mona, re radeji ne.
chtel byti prltomen vyjevu, kite
ry by slabeho ducha jeho otri
sti mohl. Chapu, re 81 Gabrielle
prala, ably otec jeji byl prito
men, ia uplne sdllim jeii mi
nani, nebot' pfltomnost pans
Bertary by jejim slovum jei
mu prohlaseni, jez ona nyni |
cini, jeste vetsi vahy propGjci
la. Gabrielle, W. mas prece sly
Site?"
A po slovech tech uprel n;
mladou divku tax pichlavy, u
krutny pohled, re opravdu ce
la ztrnula. Kladl duraz ma ka;
dou slabiku, kdyz pokracoval'
"Schazi pet minut do jeden;
etc hodiny. Preji 81, ably Sc d.
jedenacte hodiny panove tit
vzdalili w toho muzete dok;
zati, pon6vadz mate mad MIN
moe. Spoleham Sc V tom ohle
du zcela urcit6 ma vas = Ga
brjelo, Wy mne prece slysite
noni-liz pravda?"
Gabriela pohledla ma mark.
re q zachvela Sc. Ctla v jeh'
ocich jako otevrene knaze
Videla V Mich, re to znamen
pro jejiho otce vyhruzku smrtj
Pochopila, re kdyz Norber
byl tax klidny, Bertara V jeh
moci nalezati Sc musel, re
ackoliv sam byl veznem a ma
lonocnym, piece jen dosud j
ko drive vladnul mad zivoter
uboheho starce. A techto pc
minut, jez j dovolil = divk
vedela, re jest to pet minut
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-07-13

sve, milujeme vas a take jsme
to dokazalj, nebot' jeden mas
Jenz vam chtel pomoci, zaplatil
to jiz svym zivotem. Gabrielle,
neopovrhujte krvi "a vas pro-
litou - prineslo by vam to ne
stestl! Pfisli jsme vas zachra
niti pred timto clovekem! co
nam tn pravlte, muze byti je-
nom Iii, nebot' jste mesa k ne |
mu odpor, kdyz jsem vas pri
jal a v dome SVEN ukryl. Ga
brielo, vrat'te Sc k nam. Kdyby |
tento clovek zemrel, zde pred
nami, Timed - a ia potrebuji
fici pouze slovo i stane Sc tax
- kdyby tedy zemrel, CO by !
ste ucinila, co byste rekla?"
Ucinila pohyb hrdzJ
"Nikoliv,' vyrazila re sebe,
Nrlkoliv - on nesmi zemflti =
ponevadz - Q muj boze, O muj
boze - ponevadz jej miluji."
"Ona jej miluje!' Vsichni v
kcmnate pritomni upreli zraky
ma divku. Byl to okamzik nej-
vetsiho napnuti. Zdalo Sc, jako
by Sc vsichni spolu radili, jako
by Sc navzajem dotazovali, ida
Ii dobre slyseli. A Gabriela sta
la pred mimi bleda znicena.
Murad hluboce jsa zarmou-
cen pozoroval divku - nemohl
tomu uveriti, jemu zdala Sc la
ska ia byti nemoznou ,spatro-
val tn tajemstvi, jez nemohl
proniknouti.
"Gabrielo," ujal sc znovu
slova, "ackoliv muz tento jest
naslm zajatcem, prece jen ma
vas vykonava hanebnou moe.
Vzdor tomu, re 81 toho nepfe-
jete, muz tento zemre, - jsa
mrtev, vrati YAM svobodu!"
Pc slovech tech pokynul
1'rompeletovi a Trutatovi. Dri-
We jeste nez sc mohl markyz
postaviti ma odpor, byl povalen
la still a spoutan tax, re Sc
bou nemohl hnouti a Murad
zvednul dyku.
| Zbran leskla sc chvili We svet
le; pax Sc nahle spoustela dolu.
Avsak V okamziku tom vrhla sc
postava nejaka mezi zbran a
hrdlo bidaka. Byla to Gabrie-
la, jez jej zadrzela. "Neusmr-
cutie jej! Nikoliv, neusmrcute
| jej!" zastenala a odstrcivSi We
skerou svou silou Murada, sta
la nyni mezi obema muzi, ma.
JIG vlasy rozpustene, sat roztr'
, hany - silena! PAX ucouvla s
rosunkem hrllzy a zdeSeni.
Co Sc stalo? Pratele chapal
: pcuze jednu vec a sice to, re je
tato mlada divka d6sila. Sty.
deli 81 "a nj a vSech zmocnova
: Sc prudky hnev. Patrne probu'
dill jeji myslenky, nebot Ga
/ briela lOmila rukama.
| Trutat a Trompelet pustil
markyze.
, Norbert povstal. Stale jestt
jevil tyz podivny kid a nepo
: Gekoval ami Gabrielle pohledem
Mlada divka pc jeho boku by
} la pojednou uplne osamocena
Pfesvedcila prately sve ma do
: bro O pravd6 sveho tVrzeni. vs.
chni domnivali Sc, re muze to
a ho miluje.
n Uminili 81 nyni, Z eodejdou
z Jeden "a druhym ubirali Sc O
0 Eolo Gabriely, ami slova neprO
n mluvivse, ale pohledy jejicl
: tlumotily takove opovrzeni, *
/, 81 divka oblicej rukama zakr.
n vala, ably niceho vice nevidela
j Pouze Valentin zustal nejd'
: ie stati promluvil k nj:
: ~"Gabrielo, ved6l jsem, re is
: zbC hatla neoddaval jsem Sc V
= &C zadnym kyamnym nadejln
: - tvs pro mne byla ztracenou
n Necht' isl ale byla bohatou mel
= chudou, ia te miloval, ponevad
: jsem netusil, re by toto jmen
V tom ohledu te zmenilO. Chte
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-07-13

81 divka oblicej rukama zakry
vala, ably niceho vice nevidela.
Pouze Valentin zustal nejde
le stati i promluvil k nj:
~"Gabrielo, vedel jsem, re jsi
zbc hatla i neoddaval jsem Sc vi
&C zadnym kyamnym nadeJlm
- tvs pro mne byla ztracenou.
Necht' isl ale byla bohatou neb
cludou, ia te miloval, ponevadz
isem netuSil, re by toto jmeni
V tom ohledu te zmenilo. Chtel
jsem te vzdor tomu zachraniti.
Zij blaze = neuslySiS o mas nj
kdy vice."
A pojednou jsa premozcn w
huchem zlosti a tax bllzko mar
Kyle stole, re jej donutil k u
couvnuti, zvolal nan:
GO vas sc dotyce, bud mne
usmrtite prve nez Gabrielou
sc ozenite, aneb il vubec "a re
MI nepojmdte, ponevadz bu-
dete mrtev -
! A pozvednuv ruku zasadil
Norbertovi pollock na kazdou
tvar, tax re markyz zavravoral
tlumeny vykfik re sebe vyra-
zil.
(Pokracovani.)
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-08
FROM w. D. MosHER
U. S. Naval Training Station,
Newport, Rhode Island.
July 16, 1918.


Dear Editor:-
l agreed when l left / would write
you any information in regard to
mechanics and aviation, and have a
little time to write now, and also the
required "info." The government
needs mechanics in that branch of
service, and trains men who have a
slight knowledge of mechanics, in
a special course of aviation, and they
finish the course with pretty good
sized head full of flying machine me-
chanics.
Last week there came a call here
for carpenters for aviation, to be
taken by volunteer system from the
seamen branch, to be shipped to Phil
adelphia where they were to be given
instruction as carpenters aviation,
then they would be rated as carpen-
tiers mates, first, second and third
class aviation. They will probably go
to France before long.
l myself am classed as a carpen-
tiers mate, second class. There are
about 200 of US who were shipped
from Great Lakes, ILL.,, where we did
a great deal of carpentry, such as
erecting barracks. We put up 80
barracks in 80 hours. 1t was the
record for swifters in the navy. Us
carpenters were appointed to over
see the work, and the seamen did the
work. Each building was 27X50 it,,
and wish you would send it to sal
Here at Newport naval Station we
are to build camp on a 40 acre tract
just as soon as they get the tools for
us.
We expect to leave this station as
soon as we get it built up, then go to
some other station along the Atlantic
coast. A parry of 10 carpenters mates
were sent to New London, Conn, last
week to put up some barracks at the
submarine base. They will live in
hotel until they build themselves a
home.
A good many of the men are mar
ried and have their families come to
them wherever they go, as there is
always places for sailors wives. So
a sailors life is not so bad as one
might DelleVe, ana we are all deter
mined to get the Kaiser-if not with
a gun, with out saws and axes.
would like to get my Democrat
and wish 20 uwould send it to a sal
lor who is
Yours truly,
w. D. MOSHER, C. M. &c,
U. S. Naval Training Station, New
port, R. l., Bks. B., Construction
Force.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-08-08
First Published July 20, 1879
DELINQUENT TAX LIST

Know we, that |, r. S. Locke, treas
urer of Seward county, Kansas, do,
by the authority in me vested, under
sections 9440 to 9463 inclusive of the
general statutes of 1912 and Section
9464 of said statutes as amended by
chapter 1924, laws of 1918, relating
to the sale of said real estate for
taxes, hereby give notice that l will
on Tuesday, September 3, 1918, at
my office at the court house in Liber-
al, Kansas, bid off to the county in
the name of said county all land and
town lots advertised for sale for taxes
for the amount of the taxes charged
thereon for the year 1917 and no
other bids will be received. After
which date redemption may be made
only by the owner, his heirs, execut-
ors, administrators, assigns, or mort
gagee Of the real estate advertised
or to be sold for taxes.
T. S. LOCKE,
Connecticut western news., 1918-04-11

pedo on each, across the warhead OF
which was inscribed my name and adj
dress.
After i've hours we came alongside
pier ana disembarked. I had at
tanned another one of my ambitions.
/ was somewhere In France" We
slept in the open that night on the side
of the road. About six the next morn
ing we were ordered to entrain. I
looked around for the passenger
coaches, but all I could see on the sid
ing were cattle cars. We climbed into
these. On the side of each car was
a sign reading "Hommes 40, Cheveaux
g." When we got inside of the cars,
we thought that perhaps the sign
painter had reversed the order of
things. After 4S hours In these trucks
we detrained at Rouen. At this place
we went through an intensive training
for ten days.
The training consisted of the rudi-
ments of trench warfare. Trenches
had been dug, with barbed wire en-
tanglements, bombing saps, dugouts,
observation posts and machine gun en-
placements. We were given a smat-
tering of trench cooking, sanitation,
bomb throwing, accommodating, listen
ing posts, constructing and repairing
barbed wire, carrying in" parties,
Connecticut western news., 1918-04-11

menced throwing a miscellaneous as
! sortment of straps, buckles and other
paraphernalia into 1t. 1 thought he
would never stop, but when the pile
reached to my knees he paused long
enough to say, "Next, No. 5217, 'Arris,
B company" / gazed in bewilderment
at the pile of junk in front of me, and
then my eyes wandered around looking
for the wagon which was to carry it
! to barracks. / was rudely brought to
earth by the quarter" exclaiming,
"'Ere, you, 'op it; tyke it aw'y; blind
my eyes, 'e's looking for is batman to
'elp i'm carry it."
Struggling under the load, with fire.
quent pauses for rest, 1 reached our
barracks Qarge car barns), and my
platoon leader came to the rescue. 1t
was a marvel to me how quickly he
assembled the equipment. After he
had completed the task, he showed me
how to adjust it on my person. Pretty
soon stood before him a proper Tom
my Atkins in heavy marching order,
feeling like an overloaded camel.
On my feet were heavy-soled boots
studded with hobnails, the toes and
heels of which were REINFORCED by
steel half-moons. My legs were in
cased in wooden puttees, olive drab in
color, with my trousers overlapping
them at the top. Then wooden khaki
tunic, under which was a blush gray
wooden shirt, minus a collar; beneath
this shirt wooden belly band about
six inches wide, held in place by tie
strings of white tape. On my head
was a heavy wooden trench cap, with
huge earlaps buttoned over the top.
Then the equipment: A canvas belt,
with ammunition pockets, and two
wide canvas straps like suspenlers,
called sd" straps, fastened to the belt
in front, passing over each shoulder,
crossing in the middle of my back, and
attached by buckles to the rear of the
belt. On the right side of the belt
hung water bottle, covered with felt;
on the left side was my bayonet and
scabbard, and intrenching tool handle.
this handle strapped to the bayonet
scebbard. In the rear was my in
trenching tool, carried in a canvas case.
This tool was a combination pick and
spade. A canvas haversack was
strapped to the left side of the belt,
while on my back was the pack, also
of canvas, held in place by two canvas
straps over the shoulders; suspended
on the bottom of the pack was my
mess tin or canteen in a neat little
canvas case. My waterproof sheet,
looking like a jelly roll, was strapped
on top Of the pack, with wooden stick
for cleaning the breach of the rifle pro-
jecting from each end. On a lanyard
around my waist hung a huge jack
knife with a can-opener attachment.
The pack contained my overcoat, an
extra pair of socks, change of under
wear, hold all containing knife, fork,
spoon, comb, toothbrush, lather brush,
shaving soap, and razor made of tin,
with made in England" stamped on
Connecticut western news., 1918-04-11

his desk. Immediately followed
this action by throwing the kilograms
into the wastebasket. Then we looked
at each other in silence. He was
sQufrming In his chair and I felt de-
pressed and uneasy.
The telephone rang and I answered
1t. 1t was business call for me, re-
questing my services for an out-of-
town assignment. Business was not
very good, SO this was very welcome.
After listening to the proposition I
seemed to be swayed by a peculiarly
strong force within me, and answered,
81 am sorry that cannot accept your
offer, but am leaving for England
next week." and hung up the receiver.
The lieutenant swung around in his
chair, and stared at me in blank aston
ishment. A sinking sensation came
over me, but defiantly answered his
look with, swell, it's SO. Pm going"
And went.
The trip across was uneventful. I
landed at Tflbury, England, then got
into a string of matchbox cars: and
proceeded to London, arriving there
about 10 p. m. l took room In hotel
near st. Pancras station for five and
s'x-fire extra" The room was minus
fire, but the "extra" seemed to
me warm. That night there was
ppelin raid, but didn't see much
t, because the slit in the curtains
too small and had no desire to
make it larger. Next morning the tel
ephone bell rang, and someone asked,
"Are you there?" I was, hardly. Any
way, I learned that the Zeps had re-
turned to their fatherland, so I went
out into the street expecting to see
scenes Of awful devastation and cow
Connecticut western news., 1918-04-11

came four thousand miles from Ogden,
Utah, just outside Of New York, to
fight for your king and country. Don't
be a Stacker, buck up and get into uni
form; come over to the recruiting Of
fee and I'll have you enlisted"
He yawned and answered, ST don't
care IL you came forty thousand miles,
no one asked you to-" and he walked
en- The girl gave me a sneering look ;
I was speechless.
recruited for three weeks and near
Il got one recruit.
This perhaps was not the greatest
stunt in the world, but 1t got back at
the officer who had told me, eyes, we
take anything over here" had been
spending a good lot of my recruiting
time in the saloon bar of the Wheat
Sheaf pub (there was very attractive
blonde barmaid, who helped kill time
I was not as serious in those days as
was a little later when I reached
the front)-well, 1t was the sixth day
and my recruiting report was blank.
was getting low in the pocket-bar-
maids haven't much use for anyone
who cannot buy drinks-so I looked
around for recruiting material. You
know q man on recruiting service gets
a bob" or shilling for every recruit
he entices into Joining the army, the
recruit is supposed to get this, but he
would not be a recruit If he were wise
to this fact, would heP
Down at the end of the bar was q
young fellow in multi who was very
patriotic-he had about four "Old
Six" ales aboard. He asked me If he
two fingers were missing, but I said
that did not matter as 1--WE take any
thing over here" The left hand is
the rifle hand as the piece Is carried
at the slope on the left shoulder. Near
ly everything In England is "by the
left" even general traffic keeps to the
port side.
I took the applicant over to head
quarters, where he was hurriedly ex-
amined. Recruiting surgeons were
busy in those days and did not have
much time for thorough physical exam
nations. My recruit was passed as
''ft' by the doctor and turned over to
a corporal to make note of his scars.
I was mystified. Suddenly the corpo-
raj burst out with, "Blime me, two of
his fingers are gone" Turning to me
he said, "You certainly have your
nerve with you, not 'alf you amt, to
bring this beggar in."
The doctor came over and exploded,
"What do you mean by bringing in a
man in this condition."
Looking out of the corner of my eye
I noticed that the officer who had re-
cruited me had joined the group, and
I could not help answering, "Well, sir,
was told that you took anything over
here"
I think they called it yankee i'm
pudence," anyhow it ended my recruit
ing.
Connecticut western news., 1918-04-11

the blade; when trying to shave with
this 1T made you wish that you were
at war with Patagonia, so that you
could have "hollow ground" stamped
Made in Germany then your house
wife, button-cleaning outfit, consisting
Of brass button stick, two stiff
brushes, and a box of Soldiers
Friend" paste; then a shoe brush and
box of dublin, writing pad, indel-
ible pencil, envelopes, and pay book,
and personal belongings, such as a
small mirror, q decent razor and q
sheaf of unanswered letters, and Tags.
rations, meaning a tin of bully beef,
four biscuits and a can containing tea,
sugar and Oxo cubes; a couple of
pipes and pack of shag, a tin of rifle
OIL, and a pull-through. Tommy gen.
orally carries the oil with his rations !;
1t gives the cheese a sort of sardine
taste.
Add to this a first-aid pouch and a
long, ungainly rifle patterned after the
Daniel Boone period, and you have an
idea of a British soldier in Blighty.
Before leaving for France, this rifle
Is taken from him and he is issued
with Lee-Enfeld short trench rife
and a ration bag.
In France he receives two gas he'll
NETS, a sheepskin coat, rubber mack
Intosh, steel helmet, two blankets, tear
shell goggles, a balaclava helmet,
gloves and tin of antifrostbite grease
which is excellent for greasing the
boots. Add to this the weight Of his
rations, and can you blame Tommy for
growing at twenty-kilo route march2
Having served as sergeant major in
the United States cavalry, tried to
tell the English drill sergeants their
business, but it did not work. They
Immediately put me as batman In their
mess. Many a greasy dish Of stew was
accidentally spilled over them.
Iwould sooner fight than be waiter,
80 when the order came through from
headquarters calling for a draft of
$50 re-enforcements for France, vol
unteered.
Then we went before the M. o.
(medical oficer) for another physical
examination. This was very brtef. lie
asked our names and numbers and
said "Fit," and we went out to fight.
We were put into troop trains and
sent to Southampton, where we de-
trained, and had our trench rifles is
sued to us. Then in columns of twos
we went up the gangplank of little
steamer lying alongside the dock.
At the head of the gangplank there
was an old sergeant, who directed that
we line ourselves along both rails of
the ship. Then he ordered us to take
life belts from the racks overhead and
put them on. 1 have crossed the ocean
several times and knew I was not sea-
sick, but when buckled on that life
belt / had a sensation of sickness.
After we got out into the stream all
could think of was that there were a
million German submarines with a tor
Connecticut western news., 1918-04-11

enlisted. Why don't you join? Now
is the time
"This argument ought to get many
recruits, Empey, SO go out and see
what you can do"
He then gave me a small rosette of
red, white and blue ribbon, with three
little streamers hanging down. This
was the recruiting insignia and was
to be worn on the left side of the cap.
Armed with a swagger stick and my
patriotic rosette, I went out into Tot
tenham Court road in quest Of cannon
fodder.
Two or three poorly dressed civil
ians passed me, and although they ap-
peared physically fit, said to myself,
"They don't want to join the army |;
perhaps they have someone dependent
on them for support" so did not &C
cost them.
Coming down the street I saw a
young dandy, top hat and all, with a
fashionably dressed girl walking be-
side him. / muttered, "You are my
meat" and when he came abreast of
me I stepped directly in his path and
stopped him with my swagger stick,
saying:
"You would look fine in khaki why
not change that top hat for steel
helmet? Aren't you ashamed of your
self, husky young chap like you in
multi when men are needed in the
trenches? Here I am, an American,
Connecticut western news., 1918-04-11
CHAPTER I.
From Mufti to Khaki.

From Mufti to Khaki.
1t was in an Office In Jersey City.
was sitting at my desk talking to
q lieutenant of the Jersey National
Guard. On the wall was q big war
map decorated with variously colored
little flags showing the position of the
opposing armies on the western front
In France. In front of me on the desk
lay New York paper with big fiaring
headlines:
LUsITANIA SUNK! AMERICAN
LIVES LOST!
The windows were open and feel
ing Of spring pervaded the air.
Through the open windows came the
rains Of a hurdy-gurdy playing in the
reet-'T Didn't Raise My Boy to Be
Soldier"
'Lusitania Sunk! American Lives
stv'-T Didn't Raise My Boy to
Be Soldier" To US these did not
seem to jfbe.
The lieutenant in silence opened one
of the lower drawers Of his desk and
took from it an American flag which
he solemnly draped over the war map
on the wall. Then, turning to me with
q grim face, said:
"How about 1t, sergeant? You had
better get out the muster roll of the
Mounted Scouts, as I think they will
be needed in the course Of a few days."
We busted ourselves till late in the
evening writing out emergency tele-
grams for the men to report when the
call should come from Washington.
Then we went home.
crossed over to New York, and as
went up Fulton street to take the
subway to Brooklyn, the lights In the
tall buildings Of New York seemed to
be burning brighter than usual, as IL
they, too, had read ~Lusitania Sunk
American Lives Lostw They seemed
to be glowing with anger and righteous
Indignation, and their rays wigwagged
the message, Repay
Months passed, the kilograms lying
handy, but covered with dust. Then,
one momentous morning the lieutenant
with sigh Of disgust removed the
flag from the war map and returned
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CHAPTER III.
BIiqhty to Rest BIIIets.

The next morning the captain sent
for me and informed me: "Empey, as
a recruiting sergeant you are a wash
out" and sent me to training depot.
After arriving at this place, I was
hustled to the quartermaster stores
and received an awful shock. The
quartermaster sergeant spread a wa
terproof sheet on the ground and COM