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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-08-14

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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-03-28

(To be continued.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-03-28

Pretty soon the cook poked his head
In the door and shouted: "Hey. Yank,
come out here and clean your dixie y
l protested that had wasted a half
hour on 1t already, and had used up
my only remaining shirt in the at
tempt. With a look of disdain he ex-
claimed: BLOW me. your shirt Why
In - didn't you use mud?"
Without a word in reply 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. l used
my spare time to chop wood for the
cook and go with the quartermaster to
draw coal. / got back just In time TO
Issue our third meal, which consisted
of hot tea. l rlnsed out my dixie and
returned Ii to the cookhOuse, and went
back to the billet with an exhilarated
feeling that my days labor was done
had fallen asleep on the straw when
once again the cook appeared In the
door of the billet with "Blime me, you
Yanks are lazy. Who in - a-goin' to
draw the water for the mornin' tea?
Do you think I'm a-goin' to-? Well,
I'm not" and he left. filled the dixie
with water from an old squeaking well,
and once again lay down In the straw.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-03-28

~roucned on the ground. No other
shells followed this salvo. II was our
first baptism by shell fire. From the
waist up was all enthusiasm, but from
there down, everything was missing. I
thought / should die with fright.
After awhile. we reformed into COL
umns of fours, and proceeded on our
way.
About five that night, we reached the
ruined village Of H. and I got my
first sight of the awful destruction
caused by German Kultur.
Marching down the main street we
came to the heart of the village. and
took up quarters In shellproof cellars
(shellproof until hit by SHELF. Shells
were constantly whistling over the vii
lage and bursting In our rear, search
ing for our artillery.
These cellars We're cold, damp and
smelly, and overrun with large rats
big black fellows. Most of the Tom
mics slept with their overcoats over
their faces. l did not. In the middle
of the night l woke up in terror. The
cold, clammy feet Of a rat had passed
over my face. 1 Immediately smoth-
cred myself In my overcoat, but could
not sleep for the rest of that night.
Next evening, we took over our sec
tor of the line. In single file we wend-
ed our way through a zigzag COM
munication trench, six inches deep
with mud. This trench was called
whisky street" On our way I'D to
the front line an occasional flare of
bursting shrapnel would light up the
sky and we could hear the fragments
slapping the ground above us on our
right and left. Then a Fritz would
traverse back and forth with his type
writer" or machine gun. The bullets
made sharp cracking noise overhead.
The boy In front of me named Prem
tice crumpled up without a word. A
piece of shell had gone through his
shrapnel-proof helmet. l felt sick and
weak.
In about thirty minutes we reached
the front line. 1t was dark as pitch
Every now and then a German star
shell would pierce the bIackness out
In front with it's silvery light. was
trembling all over, and felt very lonely
and afraid. All orders were given in
whispers. The company we relieved
filed past us and disappeared into the
blackness of the communication trench
leading to the rear. AS they passed us,
they whispered, "The best o. luck
mates"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-03-28

bloomin' idiot; do you want us to click
1t from the Boches?"
Later we learned that the word, "N
challenging or firing. wiring party Of
in front" had been given to the sentr
on our right, but he had failed to pa
Il down the trench. An officer had oy,r
heard our challenge and the sepiy. a.
immediately put the offending sen
qnder arrest. The sentry clio
twenty-one days on the wheel, that Is,
he received twenty-one days field pun
lshment No. 1, or "crucifixion," as
Tommy terms 1t.
This consists of being spread-eagled
on the wheel of timber two hours a
day for twenty-One days, regardless of
the weather. During this period, your
rations consist of bully beef, biscuits
and water.
A few months later met this sentry
and he confided to me that since being
"crucified," he had never failed to pass
the word down the trench when so or
dered. In view of the offense, the
above punishment was very light, In
that failing to pass the word down a
trench may mean the loss of many
lives, and the spelling of some impor-
tant enterprise in No Mans Land.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-03-28
cover the Top
By An American Soldier
Who Went
ARTHUR GUY EMPEY
Machine Gunner Seroins In France

Copyright 1917. by Arthur Guy hmpeU
geant major. ,,,s
81 did so. Somewhat notified, he
.~dored "Outside for church parade
looked up and answered, Il am
=. Going TO church this morning"
He said, "Oh, yes, you are! +
answered, "Oh, no, I'm not But
went.
hovonets. 100 rounds of ammunition,
,roarIng our tin hats, and the march
20 church began. After marching about
Ave- kilos, we turned off the road into
an omen field. At one end of this field
tho chaplain was standing in Timber.
We formed semicircle around him.
overhead there was black speck cir
cling round and round In the sky. This
0,os q German Fokker. The chaplain
nod q hook in his left hand-left eye
IN the book-right eye on the airplane.
We Tommies were lucky, we had no
hooks. so had both eyes on the air
plane.
After church parade we were
marched back to our billets, and played
football all afternoon.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-03-28

and trade these for "Woodbines" or
"Goldfiakes." A recruit only has to
be stuck once in this manner, and then
he ceases to be recruit. There is a
reason. Tommy is a great cigarette
smoker. He smokes under all condi-
ions, except when unconscious or
'"H he Is accommodating in No Mans
night. Then. for obvious rea-
sons, he does not care to have a light
ed cigarette In his mouth.
Stretcher bearers carry flags for
wounded Tommies. When a stretcher
bearer arrives alongside of a Tommy
who has been hit the following CONVEX
sation usually takes place; Stretcher
bearer-"Want Il flag? Where are you
hit?" Tommy looks up and answers.
Eyes. In the leg"
After dismissal from parade. we re-
busy Immediately with the dinner is
sue. Dinner consisted of stew made
from fresh beef, couple of spuds,
bully beef, Maconochie rations and wa
ter-plenty of water. Th re Is great
competition among the men to spear
with their forks the two lonely pota-
toes.
After dinner 1 tried to wash out
the dixie with cold water and 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 in some water, and with his
hands secured the dixie inside and out.
thought he was taking an awful risk.
Supposing the cook should have seen
him After half an hour of unsuc-
cessful efforts L returned my dixie to
the cook shack, being careful to put on
the cover, and returned to the billet.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-03-28
CHAPTER VII.
Rations,

Ju>l doing off; Mr.. Lance Corporal
butted in.
In Tommy's eyes lance corporal is
one degree below a private. In the
corporal's eyes he is one degree above
q general.
He ordered me to go with him and
help him draw the next days rations,
also told me to take my waterproof
Every evening from each platoon or
machine-gun section, a lance corporal
and private go to the quartermaster
sergeant at the company stores and
draw rations for the following day.
The quarter" as the quartermaster
sergeant is called, receives daily from
the orderly room Captains office)
slip showing the number of men en-
titled to ratiOns, so there is no chance
Of putting anything over on him. Many
arguments take place between the
quarter" and the platoon noncom. but
the former always wins out. Tommy
says the quarter" got his job because
he was burglar in civil life.
Then l spread the waterproof sheet
on the ground, while the quartermas
ter's batman dumped the rations on it.
The corporal was smoking a flag. l
carried the rations back TO the billet.
Fhe corporal was still smoking a flag.
How / envied him. But when the issue
commenced my envy died, and real
ized that the first requisite of a non
commissioned officer on active service
is diplomacy. There were 10 men in
our section. and they soon formed a
semiclrcle around us after the corporal
had called out. "Rations up"
The quartermaster sergeant had
given a slip to the corporal on which /
was written a list of the rations. Sit I
ting on the floor, using wooden box
as a table, the issue commenced. On 4
ah~ Iof+ ~f tho oornoral the rationS
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-03-28
CHAPTER v.
Mud. Rats and Shells.

must have slept for two or three
hours, not the refreshing kind that re-
suits from clean sheets and soft pill
lows, but the sleep that comes from
cold, wet and sheer exhaustion.
Suddenly, the earth seemed to shake
and thunderclap burst in my ears. l
opened my eyes--I was splashed all
over with sticky mud, and men were
picking themselves up from the bottom
of the trench. The parapet on my left
had toppled into the trench, completely
blocking 1t with wall of tossed-up
earth. The man on my left lay still. l
rubbed the mud from my face, and an
awful sight met my gaze-his head
was smashed to pulp, and his steel
helmet. was full of brains and blood.
A German Minnie" (trench mortar)
had exploded In the next traverse. Men
we're digging into the soft mass ut mn"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-03-28

lance we could see their flashes, which
lighted up the sky with a red glare.
Against the horizon we could see
numerous observation balloons or "sau-
sages" as they are called.
On the afternoon of the third days
march l witnessed my first airplane
being shelled. A thrill ran through me
and gazed in awe. The airplane was
making wide circles In the air, while
little puffs of white smoke were burst
ing all around it. These puffs appeared
IKE tiny balls of cotton while after
each burst could be heard a dull
piop. The sergeant of my platoon
informed us that 1t was German air
plane and wondered how he could tell
from such distance because the plane
seemed like little black speck in the
SKY. l expressed my doubt as to
whether it was English French or Ger
man. With look of contempt he fur
'her informed us that the allied anti
aircraft shells when exploding emitted
"hlte smoke while the German shells
gave forth black smoke, and. as he ex-
pressed it, ut must be an Allemand be-
cause our pom-poms are Smelling, and
Know our batteries are not off their
oaIiy nappers and are certainly not
S.rafeing our own planes. and another
nece of advice-don't chuck your
'eight about until you've been up the
me and learnt something"
Immediately quit "chucking my
light about" from that time on.
Just before reaching reserve billets
We're marching along, laughing, and
glng one of Tommy's trench ditties:
: want to go home, want to 70 homo,
wi want to go to the trenches no
Where sausapes and ,,,,xu 20
rake me over the sea. Where the Ale
~ mand can't get at me,
~, my, don't want to die.
want to go home"
mheh overhead came a "swishr through
'ne air, rapidly followed by three 9TH
eis' Then about two hundred yards to
Os. ieIt In large field, four columns
y, olack earth and smoke rose into the
ar ana the ground trembled from the
ts.port-the explosion of four German
H,e-hlDes, or "coalboxes.'' A sharp
"Ais'le blast, Immediately followed by
TWO snort ones, rang out from the head
a, our column. This was to take up
artillery formation" We divided into
small squads and went into the fields
y" me right and left of the road, and
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-03-28

I sat on the fire step of the trench
with the rest of the men. In each
traverse two of the older men had been
put on guard with their heads sticking
over the top, and with their eyes try
ing to pierce the blackness in mo
Mans Land" In this trench there
were only two dugouts, and these were
used by Lewis and Vickers machine
gunners, so ii was the fire step for
ours. Pretty soon it started to rain.
We put on our "macks, but they were
not much protection. The rain trickled
down our backs, and 1t was not long
before we were wet and cold. How
passed that night I will never know,
but without any unusual occurrence,
dawn arrived.
The word "stand down" was passed
along the line, and the sentries got
down off the fire step. Pretty soon the
rum issue came along, and 1t was
Godsend. 1t warmed our chilled bodies
and put new life into us. Then from
the communication trenches came
dixies or iron pots. filled with steam
Ing tea, which had two wooden stakes
through their handles, and were car
ried by two men. 1 filed my canteen
and drank the hot tea without taking
1t from my lips. 1t was not long be-
fore | was asleep in the mud on the
fire step.
My ambition had been attained!
was In a front-line trench on the west
ern front, and oh. how l wished l were
back In Jersey City.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-03-28
CHAPTER w.
"Into the Trench"

The next morning the 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. 1 was as
signed to B company with another
American named Stewart.
For the next ten days we rested"
repairing roads for the Trenches, drill
ing. and digging bombing trenches.
One morning we were informed that
we were going up the line, and our
march began.
It took us three days to reach re-
serve billets-each days march bring
ing the sound of the guns nearer and
nearer. AT night, way off in the dis
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-03-28

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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-10-17
GUMS CHAPEL.

Mrs. Earnest Davis is quite ~
Mr. Marion Hurt was with Mr. aud
Mrs Ligc llur, Sunday.
Mr. Irvine Simpson of Clover Bot.
tom Is here on bu,inc.
Mar-fori, little son Of Mr. and
Alrs FLOYD Humphrey is III
Mir Curtis East Of Cincinnati. was
here Saturday with Mr. and Mrs John
Land
Mr.. and Mrs Otis Stotts spent
sunday with Mr. and Mrs S. S. Sc
hastian
Miss Dora knight Of Lexington.
was guest the pas, week Of Mrs
Allen Tcater
Miss Mary Banks Anderson is at
her home IN Stanford until school
work can be resumed.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-10-17
r. Z. McROBERTS, LANCASTER, Kentucky.
~ 800 q - I'll 81
slssskza.sssxs.l.Ilzlis. y, 9
Y t2 TA5LET = r.. 80 eIy ~ fS5 q

Miss Francis Long and Mr. Willie
T Long were guests Of Mr.. " -.
RAY AM family, Sunday
MIR and SIR, Iiurhey Mobcrley
entertained a number Of relatives AT
supper Sunday evening
Mr. and Mrs. Silas Matthews and
daughters, spent Sunday with Mr..
Lynn Cobb and family Of Coy.
Rye Middlins,. velvet bean meal.
mixed feed.
Hudson. Hughes and Fa.nsu.
MIR. and Mrs John Land and Misses
Iva and Lenna llollon spent Sunday
with MIR and Mrs Frank Land and
Miss lncz Land.
Mr.. mud Mrs Dock Simpson. Mr.
and Mrs. r II, Chandler were guests
Of Messrs John and Tom Matt Chan
dler, Friday night.
Mr.. Chester Handy of Estill cour-
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-10-17

ty, WHO has been with Mr.. Dock
Simpson for several months, has re-
turned 90 his home.
Mrs. Otto Simpson and Misses
Juanita Simpson, and Miss Iva Hol-
lon motored 20 Marksbury Tuesday
for visi, with Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Bogie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis McCulley and
children, Misses Bessie Hughes and
Mary Banks Anderson, were guests
Of Mr. and Mrs. Lucas Foster, Mon
day night.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-10-17
DARTINC, PIERCING
SCIATIC PAINS
Give way before the pene-
tratine effects of Sloan's
Liniment

SO do those rheumatic twinges and
the loin-aches Of lumbago. the nerve
Inflammation Of neuritis, the wry neck.
the joint wrench. the liglment sprain.
the muscle strain, and the throbbing
bruise.
The ease Of applying, the quickness
Of relief, the positive results, the clean
illness. and the economy OF Sloan's
Liniment make it universally preferred.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-10-17
- Buy MORE Bonds =
MANSE.

Mr. J l.. Doacr j, very ILL.,
Miss Willie Mae Calicohas been i'll.
SIR. T. G. NcWhor.cr has recently
sold his farm here
N. Flora Cotu.ll spent Saturday
night with Miss Mary Anderson.
quite number Of people from
here went chestnut hunting Sunday.
Mr J. y. wynn and family spent
Sunday with Nr. as1 Mrs. NJ l.. Noe.
TH. neat sum e $50 was made at
ibis place Tor g.. Red Cross hospital
in France
Brick. Sard, Salt
Hudson, Hughes and farnhn.
Mr. William Marshbanks and fPn-
is spent SUNDAY with Mr. aud Mrs.
R,vuo!d..
w Charlie Cree. was laid to res,
Ia ta lun,r Cemetery on last Fri
ia, afternoon II, hal been callcd
only q ,aort time ago TO serve his
country and was stationed at Camn
Meade. Nd He leaves 20 mourn his
loss, father. mother. three sister, a1H
sis brothers. three of whom are now
in France. The entire community
extends great sympathy for the deai
ones The Lord has said, "Blesse,
are they that mourn for they shall he
rnnfnrfrI !"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-10-17
E]kgG|2:I3s4S
Stupid Ceremony Perpetuated.

Stupid Ceremony Perpetuated. -.
A mad ceremony was performed nj
Bedfordshire. England. the other day.
To fulfill the terms Of an ancient char.
ity bequest n choir boy had to stand
on his head in the church yard, while
the church warden read parts OF the
win.
Evening journal., 1918-05-16
UTILITIES BOARD
TO ACT ON FARES

Although members OF The Board Of
Public Utilities Commissioners have re
ceived an opinion from City solicitor
Thomas r. Bayard relative to the com
missions right to act on the petition or
the Wilmington and Philadelphia Trac-
llon Company asking that the company
be permitted to increase the trolley fare
from TO g cents, 10 was stated today
that no meeting OF the board will be hvid
for at least three or four days.
This delay Is due 60 the fact that an
engineer OF the Westinghouse Electric
Company has been engaged by the COM
mission to make a survey Of The COM
pany's lines in this city. This survey
win require the greater part OF two
days
n is understood that City solicitor Bay
ards opinion on the question says that
the Board OF Public Utilities Commits
sloners has the power TO permit the
traction company 70 increase It's fares
although that action could be open tc
question in the courts by anybody who
might file legal objection TO IT,
Evening journal., 1918-05-16
MANY societies IN
RED Gross PARADE
Knights Templar, Hiber-
mans, Soldiers and Boy
Scouts TO be in Line
COL. W. E. STOVER
ARRANGES DETAILS

Wilmingtons Red Cross parade next
Thursday evening promises 20 be one
OF the most impressive patriotic demon
stratlons tho city has ever seen. Col
onel Weller Z. Slower, grand marshal,
is already in receipt OF a number OF
promises from prominent organizations
TO take part The details in his charge
ara rapidly expanding as the Importance
OF the turnout becomes more and more
evident. This morning Colonel Stover
announced that the following Organiza-
tions are already listed and are prepar-
Ing for The parade.
St. Johns Commandery, knights Tenn
] plar.
Ancient Order Of Hibernians.
Company OF the Organized Militia OF
/ Delaware.
lun Corps OF Boys Scouts
Polish Societies.
Red Cross Womens Organizations
The list by no means represents the
full strength OF those who viii come
in, but announcement OF the other So
oieties and organizations viii DE made
later when the officials Of those bodies
have completed their canvass OF th'
members and found out Just exactfg
what strength they can count on beins
mustered for The demonstration.
Col. Stoyer Is now IN touch with
large number Of other societies wh'
win make final announcement as t'
their intention 30 enter shortly.
There will be probably 400 member
OF the ST. Johns Commandery Knight
Templar. with their dress unifoms il
the turnout. The Red Cross women
In Red Cross uniforms, viii probabl
number from 800 TO COO persons. III
Polish societies, the Organized Miuti
Of Delaware and the Ancient Order o
Hibernians will contribute hundred
more.
Every one OF the organizations which
e contemplating entering the parade /
aware OF the importance Of the anal
from a patriotic viewpoint. Official
of the Bed Cross are extremely anxiou
that Wilmington shall be represente
IN sRed Cross Week" by one OF N
most inoosing street demonstration
10 De held in any city of Us size ]
The country. Reports from all oyc
the United states ten OF tho impor
ance which the various communiDe
are attaching 20 the parades, as the
are looked upon as The public manfe'
tation and ayOwal OF the cOmmunii
- spirit OF patriotism
The entrance OF the Polish societi'
in the parade Is expected to be th
;. signal for a general adhesion OF all q
organisations and societies OF our 70
eign born citizens. Colonel Slower hi
made Il plain that the turnout is to
h IN a common cause in which an Amer
can citizens whose interests are wi
the United states and its Allies in IN
war should be represented
Societies and organizations OF natl
born Americans are, OF course, expect
n 20 do themselves full justice in helpii
10 make the parade sn effective pub
/. display Of the patriotism Of the cor
munliy.