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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-04
AUGUSTA LOCALS
Mrs. Ella l.. Wellman of this city IS
visiting relatives in Westland. Mass.

There will be no meeting of the
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Co II OF the Cd Maine Infantry will
hold regular drill at ;.3O this Wednes-
day evening at the armory in CITY hall.
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The diet during ana after influenza,
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previous best time for placing a
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Wednesday, December 4, 1918.
Connecticut western news., 1918-04-25

Pretty soon the cook poked his head
in the door and shouted: "Hey, Yank,
come out here and clean your dixie !"
I 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 mudF'
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. I 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.
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. I filed the dixie
with water from an old squeaking well,
and once again lay down in the straw.
Connecticut western news., 1918-04-25
CHAPTER VII.
Rations.


Just 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
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, 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 ofice) a
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 7 spread the Materproof sheet
Connecticut western news., 1918-04-25
by the company transport. This "a n
section OF the company I'm charge of

section OF the company In charge OF
the quartermaster sergeant, composed
of men, mules and limbers 1.-TWO
wheeled wagons), which supplies Tom
my's wants while in the front line.
They are constantly under shell fire.
The rations are unloaded at the en-
trance to the communication trenches
and are carried in" by men detailed
for that purpose. The Quartermaster
sergeant never goes into the front-line
trench. He doesn't have to, and have
never heard Of one volunteering to
do so.
The company sergeant major sorts
the rations and sends them in.
Tommy's trench rationS consist of all
the bully beef he can eat, biscuits,
cheese, timed butter sometimes II
men to a TIM, jam or marmalade, and
occasionally fresh bread (ten to q
Loaf. When it is possible he gets tea
and stew.
When things are quiet, and Fritz is
behaving like q gentleman, which sci
dom happens, Tommy has the opport"
nlry OF making dessert. This is
trench pudding" 1t Is made from
broken biscuits, condensed milk, jam
little water added, slightly favored
with mud-put into a canteen and
cooked over little spirit stove known
as 'nTommy's cooker"
"a firm in Blighty widely advertises
these cookers as a necessity for the
men in the trenches. Gullible people
buy them-ship them to the Tommies,
who, Immediately upon receipt Of same
throw them over the parapet. Some
times q Tommy falls for the ad, and
uses the cooker In a dugout to the dis
gust and discomfort of the other oc-
cupants)
This mess is stirred up in tin and
allowed to simmer over the flames
from the cooker until Tommy decides
that 1t has reached sufficient (gluelike)
consistency. He takes his bayonet and
by means Of the handle carries the
mess up in the front trench to cool.
After 1t has cooled off he tries to eat 1t.
Generally one or two Tommies In a
section have cast-iron stomachs and
the tin is soon emptied. Once I tasted
trench pudding, but only once.
| In addition to the regular ration is
sue Tommy uses another channel to
enlarge his menu.
In the English papers a "Lonely
Soldier" column IL run. This is for
the soldiers at the front who are sup
posed to be without friends or rela-
lives. They write to the papers and
their names are published. Girls and
women In England answer them. and
send out parcels OF foodstuffs, olga
rettes, candy, etc. I have known a
lonely" soldier to receive as many as
i've parcels and eleven letters I'm one
week.
Connecticut western news., 1918-04-25
ing verses on a little wooden shield
which we nailed on Pete's cross.

ing verses on a 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
or 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 so.
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. @. 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 large union
jack. the flag he had died for.
The chaplain led the way. then came
the officers of the section, followed by
two Of the men carrying wreath. I'm
mediutely after came poor Pete on tn"
nag-uraped stretcher, carried by four
soldiers. / was one of the four. Be
hind the stretcher, In column of fours,
came the remainder Of the section.
To get to the cemetery, we had to
pass through the little sheIl-destroyed
village, where troops were hurrying
to and fro.
AS the funeral procession passed
these troops came to the attention"
and smartly saluted the dead.
Poor Pete was receiving the only ga
lutte a private is entitled to "some-
where In France"
Now and again a shell from the Ger
man lines would 20 whistiing over the
village to burst In our artillery lines
In the rear.
When we reached the cemetery we
halted In front of an open grave, and
laid the stretcher beside it. Forming
a hollow square around the opening OF
the grave, the chaplain read the burial
service.
1Sludu udSnlue-Buu UuleLS WeTo
cracking" In the air above us, but
Pete didn't mind, and neither did we.
When the body was lowered into the
grave the flag having been removed.
we. clicked our heels together and
came to the salute.
I left before the grave was filled In.
I could not bear to see the dirt thrown
ON the blanket-covered face of my COM
rade. On the western front there are
no collins, and you are lucky to get
blanket to protect you from the wet
and the, worms. Several of the sec
ton stayed and decorated the grave
with white stones.
-rne macnlne gunners IN ne uusou,
we're laughing and joking To them
pete was unknown. Pretty soon, In the
warmth of their merriment, my blues
d1ssppeared- One soon forsets On ths
western front. .@s..
(Conttnued merit weak
Connecticut western news., 1918-04-25
ARIT1UR GUY Ef[pI<Y
MACHINE GUNNER SERVING N FRANCE-
| 0IN7 BY |
IAThujS GUY EhEYI

tons, except when unconscious OF
when he Is accommodating in No Mans
Land at night. Then, for obvious rea-
sons, he does not care to have light
ed cigarette in his mouth.
Stretcher bearers carry Tags 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 flag? Where are you
hit?" Tommy looks up and answers,
eyes. In the leg"
After dismissal from parade, we re-
turned to our billets and had to get
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. There is great
competition among the men to spear
with their forks the two lonely pota-
toes.
After dinner I tried tc wash out
the dixie with cold water and a rag,
and learned another maxim of the
trenches-"It can't be DONE" I 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.
I thought he was taking an awful risk.
Supposing the cook should have seen
him! After half an hour of unsuc-
cessful efforts I returned my dixie to
the cook shack, being careful to put on
the cover, and returned to the billet.
Connecticut western news., 1918-04-25

eight DAYS. we received the unwelcome
tidings that the next morning we would
ego in" to "take over" At six In the
morning our march started and, after
a long march down the dusty road, we
again arrived at reserve billets.
I was No. in the leading set of
tours. The man on my left was named
'sPete Walling," CHEEKY sort of fell
low. He laughed and joked 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 1t was all in a lifetime. My
left heel was blistered from the rub
bling of my heavy marching boot. Pete
noticed that was limping and offered
to carry my rifle, but by this time I had
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 a 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 man tripped over 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
from the rear. My heart stood still.
I went back and Pete was lying on the
ground. BY the aid of my f1ashlight
saw that he had his hand pressed to
his right breast. The fingers were COW
cred with blood. / flashed the light
on his face and In its glow grayish-
blue color was stealing over his coun-
tenance. Pete looked up at me and
said: swell, Yank, they've done me In.
I can feel myself going West" His
voice was getting fainter and had to
knee1 down to get his words. Then he
gave me a message to write home to
his mother and his sweetheart, and I,
like q great big boob, cried like baby.
was losing my first friend Of the
trenches.
Word was passed to the rear for a
STetCueT. h0 Oueu DelOIo IL uIAANSu.
Two of us put the body. on the
stretcher and carried it to the nearest
irst-aid post, where the doctor took
an official record of Pete's name, num-
Der, rank and regiment from his iden-
tty 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 our section, myself included.
went to the little ruined village In the
rear and from the deserted gardens OF
the French chateaux gathered grass
and flowers From these we made a
wreath.
While the boys were making this
wreath. I sat under O shot-scarrsd
apple tree and carved out the follow
Connecticut western news., 1918-04-25

When the issue Is finished the cor
poral sits down and writes a letter
home, asking them If they cannot get
some M. P. (member of parliament) to
have him transferred to the Royal Fly
ing corps where he won't have to issue
rations.
At the different French estaminets
in the village and at the canteens Tom
my buys fresh eggs, milk, bread and
pastry. Occasionally when he is flush,
he invests in a tin of pears or april
cots. His pay is only shilling day,
"a cents, or cent an hour. Just imag-
inc, a cent an hour for being under
fire-not much chance Of getting rich
out there.
When he goes into the fire trench
(front nne), Tommy's menu takes q
tumble. He carries In his haversack
what the government calls emergency
or iron rations. They are not supposed
to be opened until Tommy dies of star
walton. They consist Of one tin of
bully beef, four biscuits, q little tin
which contains, tea, sugar and Oxo
cubes concentrated beef tablets).
These are only to be used when the
enemy establishes a curtain OF shell
fire on the communication trenches,
thus preventing the carrying I'm" a
rattons, or when In an attack q body
OF troops has been cut of from its bar
OF supplies.
The rations are brought up at night
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-05

rHURspAY sPoRT gUaLaIARY.
(By Associated Press.)

Chicago. April Bs--The Lawson bill
authorizing baseball on Sundays,
passed the senate at Albany N. Y.
George HauseF, captain Of the Min
nesota football teRm In 1917 has de-
ctded to enter the 0MceRu' naval
training school at Chicago.
Norman Ross, Olympic club swim
mers Of San Francisco broke four
worlds records Mt the A. A. u. swim
ming champaOnshfpa in Chicago. In
the 300-yard RVv4ms Ross made zoo
yards In 2t08 4-St 40 On 2G20 2-Sg 25O
an 2t41 LIS, and the 800 I'm SIZE SIS,
which broke the record Of 3I26 lis,
held by Perry 8EcGHIfvray.
The Battle-Ground hght scheduled
next Monday night between Jack
Dempsey and Perky Flynn, at So.
Louis has been cancelled because Of
police objection.
The new international league Of
eight baseball clubs with A. A. rating,
was formed at New York, the cities
to be represented being Toronto Buff
fa10, Rochester, Syracuse, Bingham
ton, Baltimore, Jersey City and New
ark. The season ia to open May 8,
with q schedule Of 1Ao games and
closes Sept. 15.
william Kelly, a catcher for Toron-
to I'm the international league Hast
year. has signed q contrast with the
Sc. Louis Americans.
George W. SPEAK, former troftlBg
circuit driver won the P0&@embuFg
memorial cup I'm the 1S.2 bnIkltne
tournament under the auspices of the
National Association OF Amateur No.
Hard Players. His average was 415.25.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-05
Big LEAGUERS
help In WAR

Ty Cobb, Iris Speaker, Joe Jack
son, Hans wagner, Benny Kauff, Lar
~ Lajoie, Home Run" Baker, Eddie
Collins, Rogers Hornsby, "Gavvy''
Cravath. Larry Doyle and Babe"
Ruth are going to do their bit this
summer with the American troops In
Lorraine France, and they won't have
TO leave the big leagues TO do IL,
either. Though they are in America
they will be batting as heavily
against the kaiser as If they were on
a front line trench throwing hand
grenades or welding a bayonet.
The big leaguers have loaned their
names to a series of 1900 swatsticks
which are now on the way to the
American front as a part of the reEu-
lar 7. N. C. A. athletic equipment for
the soldiers In France. Announce
ment has Just been received here from
the national war work council Of the
y n. G. "A. that an entire carload OF
bali bats left Kentucky Just recently
for an Atlantic port.
It Is to be hoped that these $4,000
there" will not be found by a German
Sub" and sent to the bottom OF the
north Atlantic, for baseball means
more to the soldier boy than almost
anything else-and it's one OF the
things that iB giving him the will TO
win, too. These bats, IL models OF
them named after the famous long
distance hitters are expected 70 prove
of tremendous assistance to the boys
from the United States when they are
ready to dent the lines 0f the enemy,
and make the best showing IN the
box score.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-05

measurably. Manager Barrow says
that he is not worrying over McInnis
but is much concerned in the ability
Of Johnny Evers to cover the middle
bag. IL Evers can stand the strain
Barrow says that the Red Sex will
quickly go to the front and make the
White sox take their dust all season,
II clark Grimth had secured Pratt
and Ping BOdie when he had the
chance the Washingtona now would
be considered dangerous.
Fred Mitchell isn't sure about the
final makeup Of the Cubs infield. First
and third bases are in doubt.
Jack Hendricks. MANAGER OF tine
Cardinals and the great Herm@hy
have become close frienaa. which
means that HmEmMhy has FnFw0&RRm
that he couldn't set . $4,000 amI-
airy.
The Cardinals have 3 young
catcher named Benton. He Is a
powerfully built youngster and
may land q regular berth with the
st. Louis club.
Barring accidents and III luck,
Clark Grtfith expects the Senators to
give q good account of themselves IN
the 1918 American league pennant
race.
Dick Rudolph still refuses to ac-
cept the Boston Braves terms
Ernie E1ruawer viii make otto NH
Ser extend himself behind the bat tor
the Robins tMtH year.
Miller Huggins has obtained a true
line on his Yankees and Is much en-
c0uraged.
Al Quaker city scribe says that be-
fore the maple turns to crimson and
the saesafras TO gold s lot Of bali
players viii be learning the gentle
art Of hand grenade throwing for u9c
against Ff1gEianiam
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-05
COLOREn YOUNG MAN rs
NAMED CAPTAIN on KNOX
COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM
nv Aseociated Press. J

Galesburg. ILL.,, April b.-Adolph
'Ziggy" Hamblin, a mulatto, is the
new captain of the Knox college base
ball team. Hamblin was the only let
ter baseball man left i'm college when
Coach Westphal called for candidates.
Every other member OF the team Is
with the colors.
The athletic board Of control APP
pointed HRmblin not only because or
his "'K'' standing, but because he is
the best ball player in college. Hamh--
lin had made letters since his fresh
man year In football, basketball. track
and baseball
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-05


An Ordinance Prohibiting Persons
Under Sixteen Years 0R Age Being
ON the Streets, Alleys or Public
Places I'm the City Of Fargo During
BE ii ordained by the Board OF
City Commissioners Of the City 81
Section /. It is hereby made unlaw-
full for any person under sixteen years
of age to be or remain in or upon any
OF the streets, alleys or public places
In the City OF Fargo, after the hour
Of nine-thirty o'clock p. m, or before
the twenty-seventh OF October and
the thirty-first Of March and after the
hour Of ten-thirty O'Clock p. m. or
before the hour Of i've o'clock q. m.
between the thirty-hrst Of March and
the tWenty-seYenth Of October, unless
such minor is accompanied by. the
parent, guardian or other person hav-
ing the legal custody OF such minor
person, or the written consent from
said legal custodian be In the posses
sion OF said minor or date when APP
pretended, to the effect that said NH
nor person is in the performance OF
an errand or duty directed by sai
legal custodian; providing. however
nor makes IL necessary TO be upon e.,
said street or public places durinR
said hours, q general permit may be
obtained for that purpose from the
the parent, guardian or person having
the legal custody Of said minor.
Section 2. IL Is hereby made unlaW-
full for any parent guardian or other
person having the legal care and Gus
toby OF any person under sixteen
years OF age. 70 allow or permit any
such child, ward or other person un-
der such age, while i'm such legal Gus
tody, to so or 10 be in or upon any OF
the streets, alleys or public places I'M
said city, within the time prescribed,
by, or contrary to the provisions OF
this ordinance.
Section 8. Penalty. II any person
shall violate any Of the provisions OF
this ordinance. he shall, upon convic-
ton thereof be punished by a fine not
to exceed One hundred f1i00.0O) Doll
lars, or imprisonment not to exceed
three months, or both such me and
imprisonment in the discretion Of the
court
All ordinances or parts ct ordinanc-
es conflicting with the prowiaionH or
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4. To take eject This or
dinance shall take effect and b@ I'm
force ten days from and after lie final
passage and publication OF the title
and penalty clause thereof
ALEX STERN.
President.
First reading. March 20, 1878
second reading and hual passage, /
publication. April s. 1918.
A. ~ WATKINS.
fCity % Fargo aeelg city Auditor
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-05
FISHER DUMPS JOHN Make.

Sc. Louis, April 6.-Jack Fisher. OF
Decatur, Ill, recognized lightweight
wrestling champion, won In straight
falls here Thursday night from John
Make, OF Norwood, Mass, challenger
for the title. The first fall was in 81
minutes, so seconds; the second in ~
minutes, 10 seconds. both being won
by toe-holdB.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-05
R1sFnATL DOpn nook our.

First signs OF the arrival OF the
baseball season OF 1918 were evident
with the departure of the major
league players for the training camps.
but that the new season has surely
arrived is now certain, with the APP
pearance of the first schedule book. AS
usual, Il is The Dope Book, published
by q. @. Sphinx a Son, ST. Louis. Mo-.
publishers OF The Sporting News. Be
there IL TO be found in the little book,
much Information OF real value to the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-05
EGAN AF.TRR IL RUEs.

Milwaukee, April 6.--Jack Egan, the
new manager OF the Milwaukee clun
Of the American association, Is ang-
ling to land Artie Bues to play third
Mobile in the Southern association
last season, has been sold to Baltt-
more, but would rather play In Mil
waukee, Egan said.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-05
SNYDER IN GLASS I.

10y 1AH9WNEWNNW = 09as
st Louis, April 5.-Frank Snyder.
the big catcher with the ST. Louis Ma
tlonals. although passed as 100 per
cent physically perfect. does not ex-
pect to be called into the army until
perhaps near the end OF the season.
snyder was put in class A / by his
draft board in San Antonio, TEX.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-05
81. CLOUD IN GAVE.

High school to Put Baseball Team IN
the Field.
st. Cloud, Mimi, April 6.-The re-
trenchment in high school and college
athletics over the country is not wor-
rying Sc. Cloud high school athletic
officiaIs, who have decided TO have a
baseball team this spring. It will be
the first season in years that Sc. Cloud
high will be represented on the dia-
mond