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Evening star., 1918-05-26

ets." the captain said when crawled
in. He led into a dugout. and told
me in whispers the plans for the raid.
"Volunteers wanted for a raid"
This word had been passed down
the groups Of reserves not tonight
but several days ago. and although
every man who heard it volunteered.
q small number was selected and es-
structed to follow ou: barrage slow
ly, ;old where the German pill boxes
and strong points were and the roll
of the land. These men arrived in
our trenches by twos and threeg; 60
were boys of the same regiment and
received an envious but lcw-keyed re-
ception.
At $40 the captain led me to the
cave where the telephone reports for
The artillery were to come in. Our
guns were still silent. but everything
VA At s:4s. stop-watch time. and in
the captains own words. Hell broke
loose"
Earth and heaven shook with our
guns. From somewhere. from many
somewheres. the monsters reared their
heads slowly. belched their projectiles
at the unoffending stars and slid
back into position little more ner-
yously. The 75s had delivered their
again and again increasingly. Gre
nades were whistling over us.
Trench>mortars were ejecting winged
messengers as fast as they were fed,
somewhere before US.
We were laying down box bar
rage. Our guns like draughtsma1s
steady hand, were drawing two par
allel lines. one on each flank of the
German trenches we weret to raid.
On each line a living wall Of steel
was leaping. through which nothing
that lived could pass. The third and
fourth lines. parallel also and at right
angles with the first. were excluding
help from the enemy's rear and beat
Evening star., 1918-05-26
,ICAN SOLDIERS SHARPENING THEIR BAYoNETs BEFORE
MAKING NIGHT RAID.

pany z men gone out" the operator
announces.
Two men come in with an auto
matte rifle damned" they say, and
hand 1t to the captain in much the
same way children bring broken toys
to their parents. The captain took
the weapon without a word. removed
some parts. worked some springs.
replaced the parts and handed the
rifle back.
you men will have to learn that
you can't handle an automatic rtfe
like a pick-axe. She's powerful, but
she's delicate. Don't get excited and
don't get rough with her"
A corporal comes In and reports
Zones is sick. I'm taking him to
hospital"
Capt. X asks about Jones. then
signs the hospital book. The tele-
phone rings.
Mai. H wants to speak to you"
The conversation is extremely
Evening star., 1918-05-26
Not to Be Taken In.

ssT ERMANY will sing small. very
VI small. in the end. but well an
swer her like the judge"
The speaker was Provost Marshal
General Crowder.
"Yes," he went on: well no more be
softened by Germanys penitence than
the Judge was by the kidnaper who
wiped his eyes on his cuff and blub-
bered:
".Jedge. I'm down and out
"No. no, my mani said the Judge.
You're down, but you're not out yet.
You wont b out for seven yeatss"
Evening star., 1918-05-26

der my nose a little would be
And she was gone. So was the
Obs ~er. only he was going another
dfrec. IN.
Suddenly it occurred to the Cl-
server that he knew a man who
owned a beauty parlor. and 1t seemed
likely that he would have some good
tips on the subject. Hence. to him.
He rides around in a huge Limousine
paid for by paints and perfumes. and
is dtmcult to md. but, finally. he was
located and his observations were in
teresting. to say the least.
'Oh. yes: some Of the dear girls
put on a dab or two or powder now
and then, but I wouldn't say it's so
bad that 1t should be bawled out in
print Besides, rather like it."
But what's the reason" the OBJ
server persisted. "None OF the users
of paint will aver that 1t does them
any good. fools anybody or makes
them attractive. will theyr
The beauty doctor laughed until all
of his chins shook.
my boy, my boy" he roared. "Of
course they don't want to fool any
body or attract any one. It's just be-
cause they look a little pale and
.ant to lcok fresh and nice. don't
Evening star., 1918-05-26
YER the TOP and Through Hurricane of German Steel and Lea

was waiting. There was no excite
ment, little nervousness.
'Tm~aoing to lose my old puttees
tonight; SO IL can hs.rd e5aw ons os IGa tbe men @
say. Tho others laughed quietly. We
could talk here because we were TAR
ther from our own guns and the
boche was almost silent.
At 4:05 our men went over the top.
From the observation post we did
not see them for while, but soon
moving shapes appeared in no mans
land. rolling toward the line of our
barrage. A few enemy shells fell
into the field. causing little geysers
of mud and dirt. but our men moved
on without quickening pace and like
the clockwork of our bombardment.
We lost sight Of them. Minutes
passed. Our fire continued and we
could hear the German FIRE increasing
also. These were anxious minutes
But they passed quickly.
At 4:30 our men began coming back.
The order Every man for himself
had been given. Some were running.
ing. avoiding shell holes and lodging
shells. In a few minutes all were
back.
They brought visitors with them.
two tattered and forlorn German
pioneers. scratched. bleeding and
formation we needed in return for
bite to eat and a kindly cigarette.
which were offered. Our raid had
been a complete success. A battered
mortar. some rifles, grenades and 9TH
er souvenirs completed the booty.
things to the President
Everything was smashed up to hell
and back again." one OF the raiding
party said. I'VE found some men in
Ax1te
come out even after we talked boche
to them, we dropped some grenades
in. That finished them. These fell
lows came out like lost lambs. In
one part of the trench we found
pieces of uniform and bits Of flesh
boches ran when our first guns
opened"
Two men were disputing the owner
ship of a prisoner.
II tell you he is my boche." said the
first. Il can talk boche to him. and
But I got my hands on him FIRST"
the other contended.
Take the prisoners to headquar-
ters for examination" the lieutenant
who had gone over now orders. ANY
of our men hurt?'
"Bloodied up a bit by the wires.
Nothing else"
Had my puttees torn or Of me-" a
buck private is complaining. Got to
have a new pair tomorrow"
The raiders and their booty move
out into the open behind the trenches
and away to headquarters while our
guns continue a low but triumphal
rumble Fritz. too, is continuing his
fire. His rockets grow numerous
again.
Lets call 1t a night" says q lieu
tenant.
In the captains dugout am given
his bunk for few hours sleep. The
captain answers my protests with the
statement that he is going to stay up
all night. Fritz might try a little
revenge strafe before daylight" he
says.
But no strafe comes. The morning
dawns red and serenely. The cap
tain prepares for his sleep by remov-
ing his gas mask from his shoulders,
his boots and his coat We shake
hands.
have seen part of the American
Army completing its training, in a
quiet sector. in France"
Copyright 1918. BY Edward Marshall)
Evening star., 1918-05-26
ny GEORGE H. sELDEs.
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES

IN LORRAINE, May >, 1919.
@W ::::::: ::::: :::'::: :: = :: :: ::
" " ing to put over a bar
rage from 3:45 to 4:o5 and then go
over. You may stay If you like"
Barrage is the chief terror of this
terrorizing war. Barrage Is murder
the murder of all nature. 1t is earth
quake and volcano and lightning or
dered and standardized on little
charts and tuned precisely by a hu-
man hand.
Past midnight, and we are here in
the dugout waiting for it. 1t Is going
to be an American barrage, one OF
the first on this sector of quiet Lor-
took over the trenches and the guns
with which they are now writing
their history with fire and flame.
There are three rooms in this hole:
In the first there is table made OF
which three or four men are sitting.
talking and smoking. At the table
three others, the orderlies. are play
ing with a greasy pack OF caros.
There is some laughter and the con-
versation Is hardly of the parlor va
rtety.
IN the middle room Is the captains
desk with his cardboard folder con-
tanning all his confidential papers.
his orders. the mapa and the plan OF
the German line facing him. To the
left is the stove. To the right. two
hunks, one above the other. for the
captain and lieutenant, but as one Is
awake all night, the extra sleeping
place is used sometimes by the French
liaison officer or a visitor. Tonight II
IN assigned to me. Opposite the en-
trance is the door to the telegraph
and telephone room. where four men
are busy. They have a varied time OF
1t, listening sometimes to the Ger
mans talking in their trenches. some
times to our own observers reporting
on the effects Of our barrage
Add to these some three or -FOUR
dilapidated chairs. mirror from q
clothes on nails in the walls, mud
under the loose boards. called. by
grace of custom. a floor; mess tins
and odds and ends. and the burning
smoke Of green wood filling the
chambers in1aming our eyes. choking
uos IAS WhVAo 80 ~
candles. Occasionally bring in some
large rats and little mice, which scare
our pigeon couriers. and you have
picture of a typical dugout in which
our fighting men and our fighting
oficers are living and awaiting the
. liberating offensive.
Every minute Of the day and night
the captains dugout, like the human
heart, keeps throbbing.
The telephone bell rings.
.. sHello-heIlo-wh6s thatT our
operator answers. Eyes. this Is Du1
huque talking"
He listens. then repeats slowly:
'rSend two packages Of cigarettes
to St. Paul. Very we'll"
Then to the captain:
Company x, Blankteenth Regi--
ment, wants q patrol of twenty men
sent out in front Of Company Y,
Blankblankth Regiments wire"
The message had come in code be-
cause the Germans. like the allies.
have been crawling across and at
taching light wires to those on the
other side, or else placing small
listening machines close enough to
overhear.
The telephone bell rings. Five
Clevelanders are sleeping in st. Paul
Evening star., 1918-05-26

00 7%HEN I got home from once
NAU a few evenings ago fofnd
V\y Mary in a state of agita-
" ton. not to say excitement.
Tom and Bettina also were suppress
ing strong emotion. and altogether
there was an air of mystery and
something doing"
made husbandly and fatherly in
quiries as to why and wherefore. but
received ne enlightenment. Mary
wouldn't talk. The children were un-
able to conceal their eagerness to do
so, but it was very evident a positive
and mandatory seal had been placed
upon their lips.
One thing 1 have learned in q span
Of married life. covering a consider
able number OF years. is that when
your wife knows something and will
not tell, the wise course is to refrain
from questioning and profess indifrer-
ence. If you refrain long enough and
profess successfully enough, she IL
just bound to tell you.
So l said. "oh. very WELL" and In
quired If l would have time to change
to my garden clothes before dinner.
All through dinner the air of mys-
terry grew thick and thicker. The chill
dren would look at their mother with
questioning eyes. and Mary would
send back looks that said as plain as
words: "S-h-h! Not yet. Keep still" !"
BY the time the dessert was brought
in, tension was high-so high I knew
1t was approaching the breaking
point Mary was having as much trou-
BILE as the children keeping back the
secret.
drank the last of my coffee. push
ed back my chair and remarked cas-
ually that must hurry OF to my
garden.
'I think" said Mary, with the air
of a tragedy queen. that you had
better take look at my garden first" :"
"Oh, all right" responded. with a
patronizing air, 'if you still have q
garden I've no objection to taking a
look at IT."
had been so busy with the quarter
of an acre of ground which Fred Tur-
ner and I are gardening in partner
ship that l hadn't been out to our
backyard garden for a week or more.
But couldn't imagine anything hav-
ing happened there to warrant get.
ting excited about.
Mary led the way. I followed. and
the children crowded close behind.
now fairly bubbling over.
do you remember" Mary demand
ed, when we had reached the back
yard, "the sarcastic things you said
because l insisted. on planting beans
before your friend. Capt. Thompson
said it was time to plant them? You
said they would rot in the ground.
that it was a waste Of beans and
garden space and that women didn't
know anything about gardening, any
how. Now, what do you think of
them?"
She stepped back from between me
and her bean rows.
There were two rows, each seven
teen feet long, of as thrifty looking
bean plants as any one ever saw. But
the thing. the thing all the excite
ment was about, was that the beans
were in blossom. Not only had Mary's 8
beans not rotted in the ground. as
predicted by Capt. Thompson. which
prediction had echoed with an air
ef great wisdom. but they had beaten
Evening star., 1918-05-26

trenches Suddenly. through her far
stretching fingers. the star shells shot
upward, their fierce whiteness put
ting tho stars to flight, making the
torn and ravaged earth more CHASTITY
than under the rays of the war sun.
Right and left, on the hills and in
the valley between, there were quiv-
ers of light. vibrating and dying.
springing up and falling slowly. We
were yet too far away to be caught
by these demon eyes of the enemy.
The air was heavy with damp and
the odors of earth A gentle breeze
bore tidings of green spring.
Zine air for gas attack" said the
captain. "If the breeze stays quiet
Fritz'l probably try it. If the wind
increases 1t spreads the gas out too
thin-harmless. I've sent out a spe-
cial warning to watch for gas"
The trail we used by day had be-
come mysterious, a maze by night.
but the captain led with sure and
Evening star., 1918-05-26

ing on the fire step, some with heads
Just over the parapet, all steady-eyed,
taut-nerved, tense-faced men. 1t Is the
Few watchful waiting.
Rockets made men of these shadows
and let them sink again into the COM
mon darkness. Occasionally rifle
heightened itself over the parapet, a
burst of fire. followed by another or
two, and the vigil was resumed. The
sutomatics ratified of certain number
of rhythmic shots or our rife grenade
men answered the German fire. We
we're not yet ready for our barrage.
"A quiet night SO far" said the cap
tain, but wait
We walked along the line.
Halt"
Again a sentry challenged. It
seemed to me We were stopped every
ten feet.
and passed us. \ patrol. We fol-
lowed them to a place in the trenches
where steps had been scooped. Two
by two the men went over into no
mans land. preparatory for our
j touched the captains arm.
"I don't like to take the risk" he
said. but don't go very FAR because
you'll get lost. Stop by the wire
He helped me over the top. With
my knees sinking into the mud, I
crawied after the patrol.
Sure enough. rockets came over us.
We fell fiat on our hands. trying to
make ourselves invisible. seven hud-
died black masses, our faces close to
the earth. for we had not blackened
them and their whiteness was be-.
traying. Like mirrors in the glare"
the captain put 1t. 80 -
Three times on the way to the wire
the rockets stopped us. Three times
we "froze." Each time we expected
a sniper's bullet or the hGllabaloo OF
a machine gun.
''Tsst. Far enough. Come back"
Fritz is sending up too many rock
Evening star., 1918-05-26
RS. JULIET v. STRAUSS
of Rockville, Ind. who
writes for various publica-

-Rs. JULIET v. STRAUSS
lAMI of Rockville. Ind. who
WWI writes for various publica-
SVS tions under the name OF
The Country Contributor" Is DOWN
r;Rht disgusted with some of US folks
here in Washington. A few weeks
ago, along with various other per-
sons who grace the chautauqua plat
forms during the summer months.
Mrs. Strauss came down here to get
the s1owdown" on the war from
George Creel and others having feed
box information, and In her weeks
stay she saw several things that
pesved her nightly.
Among the things which disturbed
Mrs.. Strauss usually placid western
Indiana existence were:
Hotels that charge big prices for
room and board.
Women folks who wear dead foxes"
about their shoulders.
And also:
Women folks who paint their faces.
According to Mrs Strauss. body
5ust can hardly eat and sleep here
with any peace Of mind because OF
the outrageous prices, and as for
looking at the women folks. all
made up in paints and furs. it's enough
TO make q body hunt up some of her
old Indian friends and congratulate
them on their conservative style OF
dress.
The reading Of this article. with its
severe structures on our fair city,
gave the Observer q terrible shock.
Having known Mrs. Strauss for many
years and being confident that she
never would Judge anything or any
one hastily, he determined to look
into the situation and hnd II 1t was
as she stated 1t, and also the reason
why. II SO.
That investigation showed:
One can spend $40 or SIS a day in
Washington for board and keep. II
he likes. or he can spend even more
than that. Also he can spend less
but not acquire much caviar in the
spending.
Some women do wear dead foxes
shout their shoulders. but q whole
lot more than do would like to.
A number of womanfolk do paint
but the why-ah. there Is the rub
And, IL permitted to choose his own
subjects of inquiry. the Observer will
20 forth no more in an attempt to de-
termine why women paint. 1t Is. ap-
pArently, little of his business. But
having acquired the reasons of q
great many womanfolk. 1t Is only fail
TO pass them along. All Of which hs
proposes to do.
First OF. let US dispose Of the dead
foxes" Maybe Mile. who works at q
5ftney-and- -double-j tit store and singi
that kind of music, too, summed 1t W
when she said:
Them as has dead fox furs gener.
ally drapes EN-. And why shouldn't
they? What do you want US to wear
horsehide? They can't use fox hide.
for shoes, can they. and who wants Il
keep q pet fox about the house?
reckon this woman writer you tell
me about would have US wearing rab.
bit furs and shedding fuzz like mill
weed gone to pod. would she? II she's
talking about me. I'll say I'm Q goin
to keep on wearing my silver fox n
summer. II I don't su0ocste."
- -say1nGa MULE awitchsd her gen.
Evening star., 1918-05-26
The Selfish Farmer.

(To be Continued.)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-27
People Who Are Contemplating Plant
Ing SpIds Before Good Fri
day Should Read
This.
THE SOIL HERE Is GOOD
With Proper Care This Kind of Soil
VIII Produce a Good
Crop Of Po-
tatoes.

| People who want to plant potatoes
before Good Friday, will hear some
advice which is both timely and profit.
able from Miss Inez Mitchell, garden
supervisor, on the matter of potatoes.
In a bulletin today she says:
A clay soil like we have around
keokuk, can be made to produce a
good crop of potatoes, if cared for
properly. Pillow from six to ten inches
deep and harrow at once, in order to
conserve the soil moist Sod is bet.
ter to pillow under than manure, as
the potato scab increases in manure.
Wood ashes make a good fertilizer.
Green sprouting-A good method to
secure early potatoes is to select good
healthy potatoes free from any dis
ease and place In a sunny window. Do
this two or three weeks before plant.
ing time, turn every day or two.
These potatoes can then be cut to
good strong eyes and planted about
four inches deep in the burrows. RI
planted twelve to fourteen inches
apart in the row, peck will plant a
row one hundred feet long.
Because OF the long dry summers
we have around Keokuk, level cultiva-
ton is best Cultivate as soon after
planting as possible in order to main
tain the soil mulch. This can be done
with harrow or on small plots use a
rake and keep the top soil well stirred.
After the plants are up see TO it that
the soil between the rows is always
loose on top. In this way moisture can
be kept in the soil. The potatoes
should be cultivated every week or
ten days.
Treatment for potato scab: l pint
formaline, 40 per cent solution, 80
gallons water.
Soak the potatoes for an hour and
a half or two hours in this solution.
Spread out to dry on a clean surface.
Plant IL possible on ground on which
potatoes have not been grown.
Treatment for late blight: Spray the
plants with Bordeaux mixture DO not
plant diseased tubers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-27
The French reinforcements

The French reinforcements men,
toned by General Maurice this aft
ernoon as rapidly approaching the bat
tie front, are reserves being dis
patched from the French lines south
OF the Somme to assist in the protec-
ton of Amlens. This movement is
highly reassuring and doubtless forms
the basis OF Premier Clemenceau's OPP
timistic declaration today concerning
Amiens' safety.
The French premier's prophecy
that within forty-eight hours the al
lies will be masters Of the situation
does not necessarily mean that sue
cessful major counter attacks will
then have been operative. 1t does
mean, however, that the German
strength for further attack will by
then have lost it's menacing power. It
may be some time thereafter, before
the allies counter stroke is delivered.
At present, the battle has become a
race with the reserves. The allies
now apparently know definitely where
to plant their reinforced strength and
as soon as this work is completed,
Hindenburg's drive will be over.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-27
WANT RECRUITS
FOR u. S. NAVY
Recruiting Officer Fisher was in City
Today and There are Places
Open for Local
Men,

The big drive on the west front
is bringing in recruits for the navy,
according to Recruiting Officer
Fisher who is in charge of the sta.
ton at Burlington, and who was in
Keokuk today inspecting billboards,
and looking over the situation here
in regard to recruits. Recruits are
coming in every day at Burlington,
and there are several from Keokuk
on the list.
Enlistments in the hospital corps
for hospital apprentice of the second
class have been reopened, and there
is a chance to enroll in the reserve
for seamen of the second class.
This was closed, but has been re-
opened. There is opportunity also
for apprentice seamen.
More men will be needed for the
navy in the coming months for as
soon as the new ships are built they
must be manned, and there will be
need to recruit the regular forces.
1t Is expected that navy recruiting
will take another jump upwards in
May.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-27

Bismarck, y. D., is somewhat IN
easy about Its name, but is unable
TO agree on a substitute.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-27
SITUATION
THIS AFTERNOON
British Are Holding Amiens, Which
ia One Of Detectives Of Hin
denburg's Great
Drive.
'[By j. w. It. Mason. Written for the
United Press.J

[By j. w. r. Mason. Written for the
United Press.1
NEW YORK, March 27.-(3 p. M
The British defenses before Amiens
are holding against new German at
tacks.
Amiens. highly important for the al
lies as railway center, is saved ii
the future bears our General Maurice's
prediction of this Afternoon that the
Germans north of the Somme have
been definitely checked.
The capture of Albert by the Ger
mans is purely secondary to the say
ing of Amiens. Albert is without
strong natural defenses and its aban-
dcnment by the British means no more
than an intention to strengthen their
positions, blocking the road to Amiens.
Everything in the sector south of AL
bert and Immediately bordering the
Somme must give way to the prime
objective of preventing Amiens falling
into Hirdenburgs possession.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-27
Seed Wheat for Farmers.

WASHINGTON, March 81 Heed
ing the warnings of the food admins
tration that Americas wheat produc-
ton must be increased. the house
this afternoon passed the bill appro.
priating s7,o00,00 to buy seed wheat
for farmers and s2,50o,o00 to heip
relieve the farm labor situation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-27

were not available. but union leaders
estimated that at least 5000 car2en-
tiers, masons and building laborers
were out.
The walkout was ordered in SYM
pathy with striking laundry worker,
whose employers have for weeks re-
fused union recognition and media.
ton