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CHAPTER III.
| Go to Church.

Upon enlistment we had identity
disks issued to US. These were small
disks of red fiber worn around the neck
by means of string. Most of the Tom
mics also used little metal disk which
they wore around the left wrist by
means of a chain. They had previous
IL figured it out that if their heads
we're blown off, the disk on the left
wrist would identify them. II they lost
their left arm the disk around the neck
would serve the purpose, but if their
head and left arm were blown off, no
one would care who they were, so it
Gid not matter. On one side Of the
disk was inscribed your rank, name,
number and battalion, while on the
other was stamped your religion.
G. of E., meaning Church of Eng
land; r. O., Roman Catholic; W., Wes-
leyan; P, Presbyterian; but if you
happened to be an atheist they left 1t
blank. and just handed you pick and
shovel. On my disk was stamped G. OF
E. This is how I cot it: Tie licuten-
ant who enlisted me asked my religion.
l was not sure OF the religion of the
British army, SO [ answered, ooh, any
old thing" and he promptly put down
G. of E.
Now, Just imagine my hard luck. Out
of five religions was un!ucky enough
to pick the only one where church
parade was compulsory!
The next morning was Sunday. I
was sitting in the billet writing home
to my sister telling her of my wonder
full exploits while under fire-all re-
cruits do this. The sergeant major put
his head in the door of the billet and
shouted: sc. Of E. outside for church
parade!"
1 kept on writing. Turning to me. in
q loud voice, he asked, "Empey, aren't
you c. Of E.?"
/ answered, "Yep."
In an angry tone, he commanded,
@Don't you yep me. Say, Yes, SER
geant major"
"I did so. Somewhat Modified, he
ordered. "Outside for church parade.
/ looked up and answered, Il am
not going to church this morning"
He said, "Oh, yes, you are!"
I answered, .Oh, no, I'm not !"-But
] went.
We lined up outside with rifles and
bayonets, 12O rounds of ammunition,
wearing our tin hats, and the march
to church began. After marching about
five bilos, we turned off the road into
an open field. At one end Of this field
the chaplain was standing in Timber.
We formed a semicircle around him.
Overhead there was black speck cir
cling round and round in the sky. This
was a German Fokker. The chaplain
had a book in his left hand---left eye
on the book-right eye on the airplane.
We Tommies were lucky, we had no
books. so had both eyes on the air
plane. :
After church parade we were
marched back to our billets, and played
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q major. two of them were exploring
their shirts, paying no attention to the
occasional shells which passed over
head. The major was writing a letter;
every now and then he would lay aside
his writing-pad, search his shirt for
few minutes, get an inspiration, and
then resume writing. At last he fin
ished his letter and gave it to his run
ner." I was curious to see whether ne
was writing to an insect firm, so when
the runner passed me ! engaged him
IN conversation and got glimpse at
the address on the envelope It WdS
addressed to Miss Alice Somebody, IN
London. The runner" informed me
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late ones received very small SHcoA-
AS each Tommy got bis share be iu-
metliately disappeared 'nta the biiiese
Pretty soon about fifteen Of them nIades
a rush to the cookhouse, each carrying,
a huge slice of bread. These s!ices
they dipped into the bacon grease
which Was stewing over the fire. Thss
last man invariably lost Ou5- I Was
the last man.
After breakfast our section carried
their equipment into a fe'J adjoining.
the vi let and got busy removing the
trench mud therefroEn, because 1T 8 :4S
q. H.. they had 20 fail in for inspection
ard parade. ana woe hetile The G:sT-
who Was unshaVen, or had Esd on his
un:foc,n. Cleanliness IS mex 10 Godi:--
nos: in the British arDsy, ara Old Pep
ref must have been personally aCs~
quaintel with ST. Peter.
Cur Grill consisted Of elose-oFiez~
formation, which lasted uatl Io0r~
During this time We had two ten-mir~
ute breaks for rest, and 40 scorer the
word, Fall cut for ten minutes" was
given than each Tommy got out faess;--
and lighted it.
fa2s are issued every Sunday corn--
ING. and yen generally get between
twenty and forty. The brand gen-
orally issued is the ''Wo0dbine." Some
tines we are lucky and get Cold
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 "Woodbi2es' oz-
"Goldfakes." A recruit only has tor
be stuck once in this manner, and thessa
he ceases TO ba recruit. There is g
reason. Tommy is a great cigarette
smoker. He smokes under ali conGnt~-
tiGns. e-ceDt when unconscious or,
when he is recOnn0itering in No Mans >
Land at night. Then. Tor obvious res--
sons, he does not care to have ligas-
ed cigarette in his mouth.
Stretcher bearers carry fags foe-
wounded Tommies. When a stretehes~
bearer arrives alongside of TomHaS
who has been hit the following conyeT-
sation usually takes place: Streteher-
bearer-"Want a fag? Where are you2
hit?' Tommy looks up and answers
eyes. In the leg"
After dismissal from parade, we re-
turned to our billets and l had to gee
busy Immediately with the dinner is
sue. Dinner consisted Of stew mads
from fresh beef, a couple Of spuds4,.
bully beef, Maconochie rations and We
ter-plenty of wate-. There is greaS
competition among the men to speae@
with their forks the two lonely pota~-
toes.
After dinner I tried to wash 0us-
the dixie with cold water and rag
and learned another maxim Of tnskn
trenches-"It can't be done.'' siyfs
watched one of the older men frois2,
another section, and was horrified SmRa
see him throw into his dixie four az
five double handfuls Of mud Then be-
poured in some water, and with ai&s'
hands secured the dixie inside ana Qua
I thought he was taking an awfal rEssS--
Supposing the cook should have seer
him! After half an hour OF Blsas----
cessfu, Efforts returned my dixie tsar-
the cook shack, being careful to put ocs
the cover. and returned to the billet
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CHAPTER vi.
"Back of the Line"

Our tour in the front-line trench
lasted four days, and then we were
relieved by the - brigade.
{ Going down the communication
trench we were in merry mood, al
though we were cold and wet, and
every bone in our bodies ached. 1t
makes a lot of difference whether you
are "going in" or "going out"
At the end of the communication
trench, limbers were waiting on the
cad for US. thought we we're going
to ride back to rest blllets, but soon
found out that the only time, an in
fantryman rides is when he is
wounded and is bound for the base or
Blighty. These hmbers carried our
reserve ammunition and rations. Our
march to rest billets was thoroughly
enjoyed by me. 1t seemed as If 1
were on furlough, and was leaving be-
hind everything that was disagree
able and horrible. Every recruit feels
this way after being relieved from the
trenches.
We marched eight kilos and then
halted in front of French estaminet.
The captain gave the order to turn
out on each side Of the road and wait
his return. Pretty soon he came back
and told B company to occupy billets
III, 11S and 119. Billet III was an
old stable which had previous been
occupied by cows. About four ieet In
front of the entrance was huge ma
nure pile, and the odor from it was
anything but pleasant. Using my
flashnght I stumbled through the door.
Just before entering I observed
white sign reading: Sitting 30, lying
CO." but, at the time, its significance
did not strike NE. Next morning L
asked the sergeant major what it
meant. He nonchalantly answered:
That's some of the work of the R.
A. NJ. G.. {Royal Army Medical corps).
1t simply means that in case of an at
tack, this billet will accommodate
fifty wounded who are able to sit up
and take notice, or twenty stretcher
cases."
It was not long after this that 1 was
one of the ''20 lying"
soon hit the hay and was fast
asleep, even my friends the "cooties"
failed to disturb me.
The pext morning at about SIX
o'clock I was awakened by the lance
corporal of our section, informing me
that I had been detailed as mess Or
derly, and to report to the cook and
give him hand. / helped him make
the fire, carry water from an old we'll,
and fry the bacon. Lids Of dides are
used to cook the bacon in. After
breakfast was cooked, carried dixie
of hot tea and the lid full Of bacon to
our section, and told the corporal that
breakfast was ready. He looked at me
in contempt and then shouted, Break
fast up, come and get it," I immedi-
ately got wise to the trench parlance,
and never again informed that Break
fast was served
1t didn't take long for the Tomn1ies
to answer this call. Half dressed,
they lined up with their canteens and
/ dished out the tea. Each Tommy
carried in his hand thick slice Of
bread which had been issued with the
rations the night before. Then I had
the pleasure Of seeing them dig into
the bacon with their dirty fingers. The
allowance was one slice per man. The
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-03-01
(TO BE CONTLNUBD.}

FOR SALE-Hereford Bull. To pre-
vent inoreeding I am going to So
my registered Hereford Bnll w:-sf,fia-
is three and half years old, weis p
fifteeI ,. sixteen burCyed pouncE
Pr.ca rescnable. Apply at onc7 e,
J. L. B Cxnes
LeesviIIe. S, c.. II, F. D. No =
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".ntc the Trench"

Unto the Trench."
The next morning fhe draft was In
spected by our general, and we were
assigned to different companies. The
boys in the brigade had nicknamed
this general Old Pepper. and he GER
tainly earned the sobriquet. I was as
signed to Z company with another
American named Stewart.
For the next ten days We ''rosted,'
repairing roads fcC the Frenchies, drill
ing, and digging bombing trenches.
One morning We were informed that
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Erand-new underwear; in fact, com,
plete change OF Uniform, and then
turned in for the night. The next morn
ing my shirt would be full OF them. It
is common sight to see eight or ten
soldiers sitting under tree with their
shirts over their knees engaging in a
ssshirt hunt
At night about half an hour before
flights out" you can see the Tommies
grouped around a candle, trying, in its
dim light, to rid their underwear Of
the vermin. A popular and very quick
method is to take your shirt and draw
ers, and run the seams back and for
ward in the fame from candle and
burn them out. This practice is dan
gerous, because you are liable to burn
holes in the garments if you are not
careful.
Recruits generally sent to Blighty
for a brand Of insect powder adver-
: tised as "Good for body lice" The ad-
yertisement is quite right; the powder
is good for 'cooties;" they simply
thrive on it.
The older men Of our battalion were
wiser and made scratchers out of
wood. These were rubbed smooth with
q bit of stone Or sand to prevent splin-
tiers. They were about eighteen inches
long, and Tommy guarantees that a
scratcher of this length will reach
any part of the body which may be at
tackled. Some Of the fellows were lazy
andsonly made their scratchers twelve
4 inches, but many night when on
guard, looking over the top from the
Ere step Of the front-line trench, they
would have given a thousand 'quid'
for the other six inches.
Once while we were in rest billets an
Irish HuSsar regiment camped in an
open field opposite our billet. Aster
they had picketed and fed their horses,
. a general shirt hunt took place. The
troopers ignored the call "Dinner up"
and Kept on with their search for big
game. They had curious method Of
procedure They hung their shirts over
a hedge and beat them with their en-
trenching tool handles.
I asked one Of them why they didn't
pick them off by hand, and he an
swered, 'We haven't had bath for
nire weeks or change Of clabber. If
i tried to pick the 'cooties' off my shirt,
q would be here foY duration Of war;"
After taking close look at his shirt, I
agreed with him: 1t was alive.
The greatest shock recruit gets
when he arrives at his battalion in
France is to see the men engaging in q
,,s4cootie" hunt. With an air Of con-
tempt and. disgust he avoids the COM
spany of the Older men, until a couple
;of days later, in a torment of itching,
;he also has to resort to shirt hunt.
,or spend many a sleepless night Of
misery. During these hunts there are
lots Of pertinent remarks banded back
and forth among the explorers, such
las, sSay, Bill. I'll swap you two little
zones for q big one" or, 1--WE got a
black one here that looks like Kaiser
Bill"
One sunny day in the front-line
trench, ssa0hree officers sitting out
side of their dugout (''cooties" are no
respecters of rank; have even noticed
suspicious uneasiness about certain
well-known generaD, one of them was
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| @IH7 ~ !
IaRI6n2 GyY EH2:Y:

that Miss Somebody was ihe majors
sweetheart ana that he Wrote to her
every day. Just imagine it, writing
love letter during q "cootie" hunt; bCr
such is the creed Gf the trenches.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-11-27
Try This If You
Have Dandruff

There is one sure way that never
fails 10 remove dandruff completely
and that is 10 dissolve H. This de-
stroys il entirely. To do this, just ge:
about four ounces OF plain. ordinary
liquid aryon. apply it at night when
retiring use enough TO moisten the
scalp and rub it in gently with the
finger tips
BY morning, most If not all. OF your
aandruff will be gone, and three or
four more applications will completely
dissolve and entirety destroy every
single sign and trace OF 1t. no matter
how much dandruff you may have.
You will find. too, that all itching
and digging OF the scalp will stop in
stanily. and your hair will be fluffy.
lustrous, glossy. silky and soft. and
look and feel hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon az any drug
store. II is inexpensive, and four
ounces is all you will need. This sim
PIE remedy has never been known 10
fail
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-11-27
Former Guthrie Boy
Has Made Good

Lieutenant Dunkin who was assist
ant manager OF the horabaugh- Brown
Dry Goods Co, Oklahoma City. broth
er OF Mrs Jno A Brown. has been de-
voting his time 10 war work near
Washington, ID C. He was indicted
as private and sent to Camp Meigs.
and completed the Two weeks intro
ductory survey couI sc for officers
lie was then commissioner first lieu
tenant in the quarter master corps aud
placed as officer la charge OF the
personnel section of the requirements
division Of the purchase and shortage
division of the general staff OF the
army
The requirements fiyision. OF which
Lieut. Dunkin is personnel officer. is
one OF the most iml lortant and vital
divisions Of the army.
In this division OF The requirements
for the quartermas,er supplies are
determined before they are purchased
and the authority for purchase comes
though this division. The require
ment division deterrf ines all subsist-
ance supplies, clothi=g and equipage.
hardware and metal supplies, admins
tration branch, com. onent material
branch. motor vehicles, harness sup
plies. machinery. engineering motors,
raw materials, medical hospital sup
plies. general supplies, remount con
servation and reclamation branches.
cable section, sigma corps supplies.
inter bureaus.
Lieut. Dunkin's duties mve been to
locate highly technical and profes-
sional men TO work in these differ
ent branches. All these men were
either commissioned of employed ci
william experts. Dunxin has gathered
men from all parts OF the United
States for this divis on, besides get
ting the clerical and steuographic
force for this division.
His responsibilities and duties have
been numerous all Of which he has
performed very satisfactorily for the
division.
Lieut. Dunkin hops to be back 10
MS Old place al the Rorabaugh Brown
Dry Goods Co, as soon as reIe,sas
as MS position is beng held omen for
MIN by his firm while in service.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-11-27
Postmaster Olsmith In
Letter to the Public

Never at any time in the history OF
our beloved country. have we had more
reason 70 feel thankful. for the bless
lags OF Divine Providence. than upon
he coming OF this our next Thanks
sising Day. November y. I9iS.
We have reason to feel thankful for
the coming peace. The overthrow Of
our enemies. And with il. cessa-
tion Of the cares and worries OF war.
that oppressed as all No longer will
anxious mothers need TO sean the cas-
nal'y lists. with fear aud forboding.
lest the name OF some loved one be
found recorded there. as among the
missing, the wounded. or the slain.
That Is the chief blessing to be thank
ful for.
Another is, that the time Is swiftly
approaching. II not already here. when
i shall be for our freeborn. and Ii
berty loving American citizenship 10
say what shall be done 70 their own
pocket books. and not be compelled to
delegate tha, authority TO the makers
Of war quota; ess initial as that may
be. and is, in time Of war. That will
become thing of The past; lost bu,
not forgotten
The fine art OF painting a Stacker
yellow, for The diver ,ion Of thugs. and
the intimidation OF the weak and
timid. more honored in The breach
than BY The observance among civil
lied people. will become obsolete. and
all the haIreds Of fear. will be dead. |
Let us feel thankful for thar.
Day by day il becomes apparent that |
this war, with it's attendant train OF |
horrors and harbarism was |
blessing TO the world in disguise. and |
viii do more for the progress Of an
is people, in all that is good. than |
hundred years Of peace.
Eutrenched privilege Yields only at
the mouth of cannol. not TO entreaty
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-11-27

nor 10 persuasion. but oply 10 force
10 the utmost. exercised beyond It's
ability to overcome Great as the cost
and sacrifice has been TO US in our
effort TO bring abou, the betterment
Of ourselves and With il that OF HUI
manty at large. II is worth all that
Il cost and the costs 10 follow.
II is 10 this subject that address
myself All OF YOU know that prompt
ed BY desire to serve our country in
a time OF need. We bought. in the drive
for the sale OF war savings stamps.
begun last June. all the stamps our
means permitted FOR cash. and in ad-
dltion TO that pledged ourselves TO buy
aany more. monthly. or at the ter
mination OF the drive SET for the month
81 December
let us all beginning with Thanksgiv-
ing day. and continuing until Dec :,
make every effort possible TO redeem
cur pledges Keep our promise and
buy more stamps
do not promise YOU in adysnca
that all who fail TO do so. will be
denounced as "slaekers," and their
names published In the daily press as
enemies OF the country, because be-
Ieye that while few there may be,
10 whom charge of this kind wouli
apply, that the vast majority OF the
citizenship Of Logan county and the
state are loyal and faithful supporters
- our government. and deserve no
such treatment nor the threat OF t.
In conclusion let me suggest that
after we have reached our limit in
the purchase OF stamps. that we 90
beyond II in buying War Savings
Tor Christmas Gifts 10 our friends and
dependents, and so serve the coun
ify. please the recipients OF tho gifts
and help 70 go over the top" with
Logan county's War Savings Stamps
quota. Frank Olsmith. Chairman
Logan County W S committee.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-11-27
Football

Come an We people right this way,
TO the great big game on Turkey day:
On the football field down at the rark.
Is The very place to take part.
The king and the oommoners wiz
shove and kick,
But 70 that bali our boys viii stick.
With few end runs and pass or
TWO,
The score we make will be nothing
new
We VIII tackle them high aud tackle
them low.
For The Guthrie boys are bound to go.
Our score this year Is very good
The highest yet that We. have stood
With Mccoy full ana Pieksrd half
Those kingfishers will never last.
The price this day is very small,
Come, help Us out. We need it all.
Our boys this year are Doing some
o. the fastest work of the state and
although We have lost a game or two
We have beat beaters and are plan
ming to take championship from Ok
lshoma City on Dec Is. Now don't
just wait for this game but come out
and get acquainted with the spirit OF
the game.
The game will start at , O'Clock
Admission, - and 80 cents
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-11-27
CIVIL SUITS DECIDED
IN DISTRICT COURT

In the case of Samuel l. Cassius vs.
Coulter Dry Goods company. a juds.
ment was rendered awarding the de-
iendani the sum of s575.oO damages.
The case OF Tanta Thompson for
damages in the sum of $4,000 against
the City of Guthrie. is on trial to
jury. Plaintiff claims that he was
paraiyzed and otherwise permanently
injured by falling from a defec,iva
stairway, and that the city is liable for
his injuries.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-11-27

Mrs Edna Patrick was called from
ner home in Dallas 10 the bedside OF
her mother, Mrs Greenwood and 9TH
er members OF the family who have
influenza.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-11-27

In this lot there are
Gotten Flannel Gloves
with leather palms. tor
men and boys. a few
Leather Gloves, Knit
Gloves and Mis.ens for
small children and grown
ups.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-11-07
iSenofitas! Conserven su
pelo frendoso brillan-
tie y iibre de caspa
iSalven sus cabeilos! ;Dupliquen su
belleza en- unOS cuantos mo-
nentos, usando este!

ST Sc preocupa listed POI "a belle
"a de su pelo, 81 quiere que brilIe con
IA hermosura Incompatible de la sa-
lud. oue tenga una admirable suavi-
dad. V que este tupido Y lustroso, prue
be: Danderine."
Con una sofa a~plicacion, sc dupli-
cara la belleza de Sus cabellos, Y ade-
mas. Embellishments diSolvera toda
particu!a de caspa, pues no podra us
ted tener un pelo hermoso, abundan-
re V sano. 81 tiene listed caspa. Es-
"a destructora materia rOba al pelo
su lustre, su yigor Y su propla vida;
V 81 no Sc suprime. produce un estado
febricitante Y ~picaZones en- ell cuero
caballudo: las raices del pelo Sc enter
man. Sc d~esprenden Y mueren, Y en-
seguida ell pelo empieza a caer rapi-
damente.
81 ha descuidado las atenciones de
81 pelo Y esta debil, quebradizo, re-
seco. aspero 0 demasiado aceitoso.
compre una b~otella de "hnowlton's
Danderine," en- cualquier botica o pen
fumeria, apliquese n poca. segun
las direcciones, Y diez minutes des-
pues. dira listed que es esta Ia me-
Tor inversion que ha hecho en- su vi
da.
S~inceramente creemos, descartando
TODD 10 u pueda referirse a IN re-
clamo, cue 81 listed desea tener I'm
pelo suave lustroso, abundante Y her
noso: desterrar la caspa, las picazo-
mes en- ell cuero cabelludo, Y evitar 81
caida. debe listed usar Ia "Knowlton's
Danderine," Y 81 viene al case, jpor
uue no desde luego! ADV.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-11-07
LLEVARA A NERVO
Ell "~ESPERANZA"
81 poeta sale para la Re-
pIbIica Argentina

CIUDAD DE MEXICO, Nov. o
Aver debe haberse embarcado en- We
racruz. en- cl vapor americana "Espe-
ranza," Ell poeta Amado Nervo. quien
ACADIA de ser nombrado por Carranza
Embajador especial ' Ministro Pleni-
pc-enciario de Mexico en- la Argent
ma. partiendo para aquella Republica
de la ciudad de Nueva York, muy en-
breve.
e senior Nervo Ileva una obra mag
ma cue desempenar N Ia Republica
IL Plata. la que siempre han hecho
todos los poetas, asi los que a de
aqui como los que de ALA nos han
visitado. Pronunciara varias compo-
s]iciones. recitara otras de celebres
bardoS meXicanoS. V. en- terminus ge-
nerales, hablara de la Raza Y sus
epopeyas en- tan bTillantes terminus,
que los estudiantes ..rgentlnoS 10 acla-
maran Y 10 a~plaudiran fraternalmen-
te. segun amelia costumbre.
Esa magma obra desempeno aqui
durante cl Gobierno de Madero eli
tambien eximio poeta Ugarte, y los
estudiantes organizaron en- Su honor
manifestations llenaS de convulSivo
entusiaSmo hiSpano- americana.