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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-20

special operation, there are always
men willing to give some-a leg IL
necessary to save some mangied mate
from being crippled for life. More
than one man viii go Through life with
another mans blood running through
bis veins, or piecs OF bis rib or his
shinbons In his own anatomy. Some
times he never even knows the name Of
his benefactor
The spirit of sacrifice is wonderful.
For all the suffering caused this war
Is a blessing to Engiand-it has made
new men OF her sons; has welded all
classes Into one glorious whole.
And / can't help saying that the doc
tors, sisters, and nurses in the English
hospitals, are angels on earth. love
them all and can never repay ths care
and kindness shown TO me. For the
rest of my life the Red Cross will be
TO me the symbol of Faith, Hope and
Charity.
After four months In the hospital.
went before an examining board and
was discharged from the service of his
Britannia majesty "a physically unfit
for further war service"
After my discharge I engaged pass
age on the American liner New York.
and after a stormy trip across the At
lantic one momentous day, In the haze
of early dawn, saw the statue of lib
erty looming over the port rail, and /
wondered Ii ever again would GO
"over the top with the best Of luck
and give them he'll"
And even then, though 1t may seem
strange. I was really sorry not TO be
back In the trenches with my mates.
War Is not q pink tea. but in q worth
while cause Ike ours. mud. rats. coo
ties, shells, wounds, or death itself, are
far outweighed by the deep sense Of
satisfaction felt by the man who does
his bit.
There is one thing which my sx.
perience taught me that might help the
boy who may have TO go. 1t Is this
anticipation La far worse than realiza.
ton. In civil life man stands In awe
OF the man above him, wonders how be
could ever fiji his Job. When the time
comes he rises to the occasion, La W
and at 1t. and is surprised to find how
much more easily than he anticipated
he fills his responsibilities. II In really
| so "out there"
He has nerve for the hardships; thu
/ interest OF the work grips him; he End
| relief In the fun and eomrade@saip 0
\ the trenches ana wins that best sort o
happiness that comes with duty wel
/ done.
THE END
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-20
Keep surpIus veuetabIes

It should be the aim of every boy
and girl to keep the surplus vegetables
from the war garden for winter use.
Potatoes, beets, carrots. parsnips. tur-
nips. satisfy and late cabbage may be
kept by storing them in the cellar, or
in banks or pits. Tomatoes. peas and
string beans may be canned. Dry
beans may be kept by gathering and
storing in a dry place. BY storing,
canning, or drying all surplus vege-
tables every boy or girl can help the
nation solve the food problem The
Q. s. department OF agriculture, Wash
ington. d. C.. has published bulletins
on canning, drying. and storing garden
products Write for copies Of them.
They are free.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-20
SANDBAGS SAVE MANY LIVES
Italian Authorities Must Be- Given
Credit for RESPONSIVENESS In
Modern Warfare.

No belligerent has shown more re-
sourcefulness than the Italians In de-
vising novel means OF offense and de-
Tense, says a writer In Wide World
Magazine. The italian army was the
only one TO enter the war with trench
helmet and q steel chest protector. and
II is now provided with q more efficient
body shield than is possessed by any
other Of the warning nations.
Early In the war il was discovered
by the Italians that many lives could
be saved IN surmishing at close quar-
tiers II the soldiers carried or pushed
bags OF sand in front Of them, and the
present body shield has been an out
growth Of that idea.
They are made In the one-man and
twO-man type. The former are worn
by infantry advancing In the open. at
tached TO the shoulders BY a pair OF
light steel arms, and are long enough
to protect the head and vital organs os
q man standing erect. Lying at full
length. or even crouched. it covers him
completely. Each shield is pierced with
a small. round eyehole and an oblong
lOophole for firing from, both Of which
may be closed BIZ sliding door when
not in use.
The two-man shield is principally
used in wire cutting. 1t is carried on
the back Of one man. who may also
work his ride from Il loophols in ths
toS, while a second man works long
wire-eutter through hole at the bGE-
tom. II is held UP BY short legs III the
first man desires to move fnRepend-
entity.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-20
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Save Garden Seed.

Every boy and girl who has had q
garden this season should, whenever
possible, save seed for next years
planting. In many cases it is possible
to gather beans and peas that have be-
come too old for eating. thus assuring
a supply of good seed for next years
planting. AS a rule, with limited gar
den areas it win not pay to grow beans,
peas. sweet corn and other vegetables
for the production of seed. but when a
surplus is allowed to become too old
for eating it does pay to save this sur
plus for seed Sufficient tomato,
squash. melon. cucumber. and corn
seed may be saved from the product OF
almost any garden provided a little
attention Is given the matter.
Seed should be saved only from
strong, healthy plants. In the case of
beans, peas. and sweet corn. the seed
should be allowed to ripen on the
plant In the case of such plants as
tomatoes. cucumbers, etc, the fruits
from which the seed is to be saved
should be well ripened- Remove the
seed and spread it out to dry. All
seed must be thoroughly dry before
being stored. Garden seeds must be
kept in a vermin-proof. well-ventilated
receptacle A tin bread box Is ideal,
as it supplies the proper amount of
ventilation and mice cannot destroy
the contents. Care should be taken TO
label every package OF seed to avoid
confusion at planting time. Keep the
seed box in a dry, wen-yentilated
room. such as a room on the second
floor Of the dwelling.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-20
RurlaI i old gnalish churehes.

The places Of burial beneath many
Of the old churches in England are
srranged in different ways In many
eases the burial is made in 4 grave
dug in the soil, as Is done in an open
graveyard. III some cases there is q
crypt beneath the main hoor, the crypt
being practically one large vault. and
here the collins are deposited on
shelves OF stone. Sometimes the crypt
is divided into separate vaults which
are really small rooms enclosed on all
sides by stone walls.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-20
When t,erses eet aPlpped.v

When an army horse Is wounded
about the face or jaw 1t is not sent
down to the veterinary lines. bat is
kept to be tended by its driver.
Then 1t is that good drivers care
comes in. for the men tend them most
carefully, feeding them By hand. boil
ing their oats. making them mashes,
and spending most OF the day with
their charges until they can feed In
comfort again. 1t Is this personal
care Of the man for his horse that has
been the cause OF the new order that
all horses have TO be returned from
hospital to their own units again; for
mans care is by no means transferred
to the same extent to new team Of
horses.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-20
FOR LACK OF ICE

One large creamery, which
buys about $4,000 gallons Of
sweet milk and cream per year.
returned to farmers last year
nearly S2,70O worth of these
food products on account Of
lack OF proper care which
caused souring. churning and
OF fiavors.
The records OF another plant
show that nearly 10000 gallons
OF sour milk were received In
one year.
insufficient cooling caused
most of these losses, which are
duplicated many times all over
the country during the heated
season.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-20
Put Your Pond h storaue

Ask your health officer or dairy In
speetor for Information regarding con-
struetion OF ice houses. sire Of build
ing. cost Of material and building. and
the cost of cutting and storing, snd
write TO the dairy division, q. S. de-
partment Of agriculture, for further
details of ice house construction and
the use Of ice on the dairy farm.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-20

loaf Weighing one pound contains
IL per cent Of water II It Is round
and only "a per cent II 1t is cylindrical
Therefore, she who buys long loaves
gets 40 grammes more actual food for
her money than she who buys round
loaveS.
The reason for this is that the
sphere is the figure that contains the
largest possible volume under the
smallest possible surface. and. as svap-
Grafton is matter of surface, this is
greater from cylinder than II Is from
a sphere Of the same weight.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-20
Don't

Never tell a city girl that she has
a complexion like strawberries tad
Yises Materfamilasl. She knows that
strawberries come in box, to1.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-02

, from the rear. My heart stood still
I went back and Pete was lying on the
ground. By the aid Of my fiashlighi
I saw that he had his hand pressed to
his right breast. The fingers were Gov
cred with blood. flashed the light
on his face and In its glow a grayish.
blue color was stealing over his coun.
tenance. Pete looked up at me and
said: ''Well, Yank, they've done me in,
I can feel myself going West" His
voice was getting fainter and had to
kneel down to get his words. Then he
gave me a message to write home to
his mother and his sweetheart, and /,
like a great big boob, cried like baby
I was losing my first friend Of the
trenches.
| Word was passed to the rear for a
stretcher. He died before 1t arrived.
Two of us put the body on the
stretcher and carried 1t to the nearest
first-aid post, where the doctor took
an official record of Pete's name, num-
Der, rank and regiment from his iden-
tity disk, this to be used in the cas-
ualty lists and notification to his
family.
We left Pete there, but It broke our
hearts to do so. The doctor informed
us that we could bury him the next
morning. That afternoon five of the
boys OF cur section, myself included,
went to the little ruined village in the
rear and from the deserted gardens of
the French chateaux gathered grass
wreath.
While the boys were making this
wreath. I sat under shot-scarred
apple tree and carved out the follow
ing verses on little wooden shield
which we nailed on Pete's cross.
True to his God: true to Britain,
Doing his duty to the last.
Just one more name to be written
On the Roll of Honor Of heroes passed
Passed to their God. enshrined in glory.
Entering life OF eternal rest
One more chapter in England's story
OF her sons doing their best
Rest, you soldier, mate SO true.
Never forgotten by us below:
Know that we are thinking OF you,
Ere to our rest we are hidden to go.
Next morning the whole section went
over to say good-by to Pete. and laid
him away to rest
After each one had look at the face
of the dead. a corporal of the r. A.
M. G. sewed up the remains in blan-
ket. Then placing two heavy ropes
across the stretcher Ito be used In low
ering the body into the gravel, we lift
ed Pete onto the stretcher. and rev.
erently covered him with a large union
Jack. the flag he had died for.
ITO be continued
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-02
Wednesday is Registration
Day For Youth of the Land

, The Secretary OF War authorizes the
following:
With the signing by President WI
son OF the bill and proclamation deslg-
mating Wednesday, June ,, as the day
on which all men who have reached
the age of 81 since last June shall
register for military service, Provost
Marshal General Crowder's office inn
mediately began preparations for the
enrolment of the men. Instead Of us
ing the election machinery, as was
done last year, General. Crowder will
call upon the local boards. It is be
lieved that their experience during the
past year has peculiarly fitted them
to handle the new registration eco
nomically and efficiently.
Gen. Crowder has estimated that
probably three-quarters of a million
men will be added to the American
army by the new registration. His es-
innate is based on the fact that almost
100000 men registered last year, This
number included all between the ages
of 81 and 81, and statistics collected by
Gen. Crowders office show that a lit
tie more than 10 per cent OF these men
were 2i years old. On thIt basis it is
estimated by draft officials that the
total registration will exceed loo, 900.
of which 10000 will be available for
military service. This makes proper a.
lowances for physical detectives, ex-
emptions because of dependents, and
other Ears TO military service
The law provides that every young
man in the United States VINO mas
reached the age of 81 years since June
5, 1917, or will reach that age on or
before June ), 1918 must register.
The only exceptions are in cases of
men who are actually in active mill
tary or naval service. All male per-
sons, citizens or aliens, born between
June 6, 1896, and June s. 1897, inclu-
.sive, except officers and enlisted men
of the Regular Army. Navy, and Ma
rine Corps and enlisted men in the
Enlisted Reserve Corps while in active
service, must register. Some misun,
derstanding has been caused by the
publication of reports that medical and
divinity students need not register
and Gen. Crowder has issued the fol-.
lowing statement:
Divinity students and students of
medicine must register. Under the
terms of the law signed by President
Wilson on Monday students who We're
preparing for the ministry in recog-
nized theological or divinity schools
and students who We're preparing for
the practice of medicine and surgery
in recognized medical schools on May
20. 1918, are exempt from the draft,
However, the law does not relieve such
students from the duty of registering
on Wednesday, June ). Registration
comes first, exemption afterwards. lt
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is absolutely necessary that these stu
dents register"
The registration will be held IN the
office of the local board having iuris-
diction of the area wherein the person
to be registered permanently resides
or in such other place as by public
notice is designated by the board. be-
| tween : a. m, and p. m, on Wednes-
day, June 3, 1918.
1t is necessary TO go to the registra-
ton place in person. Any man who
expects to be absent from home on
Wednesday, June ,, 1918, should go at
once to the office of the local board
where he expects to be and have his
registration card filled out and certi-
fled. He must then mail this card to
the office OF the local board having
jurisdiction Of the place where in he
permanently resides, and in view OF
the fact that this card must be re-
ceived by his home local board on or
before June 5. it is essential that any
one who expects to be away from
home on that date arrange for his reg
istration Immediately.
Anyone who is sick on June 8 and
unable to present himself in person at
the office OF the local board may send
some competent friend who may be
deputized by the clerk to prepare his
card
ANY person in doubt as to where he
should register should consult the 10
cal board in the place where he per-
manently resides, or he may obtain
the desired information from the offic
OF the mayor if he lives in a city .
10000 population or over or in thr
office of the county clerk or parish
clerk if he does not live in a city OF
10000
1t is not anticipated that many will
be delinquent 1t is hoped that none
will be. but for those who do fail to
perform their duty Congress has pro
vided very heavy penalty Failure to
register on June 5, constitutes a mis-
demeanor punishable by Imprisonment
for one year, and may result. fur
. lermore, in the loss of valuable rights
and privileges and immediate inductio
into military service.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-02
What to do sUhen
Rackoche comes OF,

"I found immediate relief In the use
Of Foley Kidney Pills, have recon-
nended them, and do not know Of Q
single instance whom they failed to
give relief"
c. u. Landrum, a travelling salesman.
writes from San Angelo, Texas: "Driv-
ing over rough roads and in all kinds
of weather gave me acute pains in the
back and I suffered greatly. I found
relief in the use of Foley Kidney Pills.
and before the first bottle was used.
the pain in my back had entirely diSap-
peared and I have had no recurrence Of
those pains which frequently amounted
to almost neuralgia proportions
When backache comes on, ana &c
seems as if you can't stand the pain
and pressure in your back, you will find
quick and grateful relief comes with
the use of Foley Kidney Pills. They
stop the cause of the pain. ease the
stiff aching joints and muscles. and
clear the poisons out OF your system
by helping your kidneys and bladder to
normal healthy action.
Sold everywhere.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-02

Pretty SOFA the cook poked his head
nn the DOR and shouted: "Hey. Yauk.
come eut here and clean your dixie T.
II protested that 1 had wasted a half.
hour on II already, and had used mp
my only remaining shirt In the at
tempt. With a look OF disdain he ex-
claimed: BLOW me. your shirti why
I'm - didn't you use mudT"
! without a word In reply I got busy
With the mud. and soon my dixie was
bright and shining.
Most OF the afternoon was spent by
the men writing letters home. i used
my spare time to chop wood for the
cook and go with the quartermaster to
draw coal. I got back just In time to
Issue our third meal, which consisted
of hot tea. / rinsed out my dixie and
returned 1t to the cookhouse, and went
back to the billet with an exhilarated
feeling that my days labor was done.
Il had fallen asleep on the straw when
ionce again the cook appeared In the
door OF the billet with 'eBlime me, you
lYanks are lazy. Who In - a-goin' to
draw the water for the mornin' tea Z
lDo you think I'm a-goin' tor Well,
Pm not" and he left. filed the dixie
with water from an old squeaking well,
and once again lay down In the straw.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-02
OVID I'll III TOP
AN ArlERIC.AN SOLDIER
WHO WENT 3
AlI11Up GUY TnpEY
MACHINE GUNNER SERVING N FRANCE

orally issued Is the "woodbine." Some
times we are lucky and get "Gold-
fakes" "Players" or "Red Hussars."
Occasionally an issue of Life Rays"
comes along. Then the older Tommies
Immediately get busy on the recruits
and trade these for "Woodbines" or
"3oldfiakes." A recruit only has to
be stuck once in this manner, and then
he ceases to be a recruit. There is a
reason. Tommy is a great cigarette
smoker. He smokes under all condi-
tons. except when unconscious or
when he is accommodating in No Mans
Land at night. Then, for obvious rea-
our drill consisted of close-order
formation, which lasted until noon.
During this time we had two ten-min-
ute breaks for rest, and no sooner the
word, Fall out for ten minutes" was
given than each Tommy got out flag
and lighted 1t.
Fags are issued every Sunday morn
ing, and you generally get between
twenty and forty. The brand gen.
sons, he does not care to have light
led cigarette in his mouth.
Stretcher bearers carry flags for
wounded Tommies. When a stretcher
bearer arrives alongside of Tommy
iwho has been hit the following CONVEX
station usually takes place: Stretcher
lbearer-"want a flag? Where are you
;hitl" Tommy looks up and answers,
l"yes. In the leg"
! After dismissal from parade, we re-
turned to our billets and / had to get
busy Immediately with the dinner is
isue. Diener consisted OF stew made
from fresh beef. a couple of spuds,
bully beef. Maconochie rations and wa
lter-plenty of water. There is great
.competition among the men to spear
with their forks the two lonely pota-
toes.
the dixie with cold water and a rag,
and learned another maxim of the
trenches-'It can't be DONE" / slyly
watched one of the older men from
another section, and was Mortified to
see him throw into his dixie four or
five double handfuls of mud. Then he
poured I'm some water, and with his
hands secured the dixie inside and out.
i thought he was taking an awful risk.
Surprising the cook should have seen
him! After half an hour of unsuc-
cessful efforts / returned my dixie to
the cook shack, being careful to put on
the cover, and returned to the billet.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-02
CHAPTER viii.
Tho Little Wooden Cross.

inc IfeSie WOODEN Cross.
After remaining In rest billets for
eight days. we received the unwelcome
tidings that the nextmorning wesvould
Ego In to stake over" At six In the
morning our march started and, after
a long march down the dusty road, we
again arrived at reserve billets.
was No. 1 in the leading set OF
fours. The man on my left was named
"Pete walling." a CHEEKY sort OF fell
low. He laughed and toked all the
way on the march, buoying up my
dropping spirits. I could not figure out
anything attractive In again occupying
the front line, but Pete did not seem to
mind, said IL was all In lifetime. My
left heel was blistered from the rub
bling of my heavy marching boot. Pete
noticed that was limping and offered
learned the ethics of the march In the
British army and courteously refused
his offer.
We had gotten halfway through the
communication trench, Pete in my i'm
mediate rear. He had his hand on my
shoulder. as men In q communication
trench have to do to keep In touch with
each other. We had just climbed over
a bashed-in part Of the trench when
in our rear a man tripped over a loose
signal wire, and let out an oath. As
usual. Pete rushed to his help. To
reach the fallen man he had to cross
this bashed-in part. A bullet cracked
In the air and ducked. Then a moan
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-02
KLONDYKE.

Klondyke. June mfr and Mrs.
Thomas Bailey, of Houston, Texas. are
visiting relatives here this week.
Miss Marjorie Helton has returned
from weeks visit with relatives in
Pensacola.
Miss Viola Oxen has returned to her
home at Muskogee. after few days
spent with friends and relatives here
Mrs. A. J. Busbee is the guest
relatives in Pensacola this week.
Mrs. l.. Holland called on Mrs. p. C
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-02
l.. w. HARDY.
(Paid ADVERTISEMENT

Dawkins Friday.
Misses Minnie and Matte Bailey had
for their guests Sunday afternoon the
Misses Golay and Mira Mathis and
Lizzie Resmouda. of Beula; Misses
Marjorie and Anna Hetton, OF klon-
dyke, and Miss Lottie Irwin, of Pen
sacola; Messrs. Tom Shelby, Horace
Morton, Hilliard Bailey and Richard
Busbee. all of Pensacola; Pierce Res
monda. Allison Cobb, James Lister ana
Mack Penton, OF Beulah.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-02

ITO be continued.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-02
BAN ON PRODUCT
FOR ROAD BUILDING

Washington, June Petroleum
for construction, maintenance or record
struction of roads will be delivered
only after approval of the application
by a special committee representing
the fuel administration of the public
roads section of the department of ag-
riculture.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-02

/ have served you as Commits
sioner since January 2, 1917. |
have done my duty faithfully
and fearlessly to the best of in
terest of the people. I have
stood for and advocated every
thing that would tend to help
Escambia county and her people
in any way that is progressive,
and on June A. when you go to
the polls to cast your vote, will
appreciate it and promise good
and faithful service in the
; uture. a
VIZ IYADnX
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-02
CHAPTER VII.
Ratlons.

Just doing Off; Mr.. Lance Corporal
butted in.
In Tommy's eyes lance corporal is
lone degree below a private. In the