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the noise which comes up makes you
think of the confusion of Babel. You
look this way and that, and there are
SO many new and strange things that
your eyes are dazzled as in a kaleido-
scope. About the shops in various
stages of work are great logs of steel,
some as big around as the largest oak
tree and SO long that if stood upon
roof. which is fifty or sixty feet above
where we are standing: Some of the
steel logs are polished. showing the
marks of the lathe which has cut them
out into the mighty cylinders that
form our big guns. Others are as dull
as the iron when it comes from the
forges. where the tubes of these mighty
rifles are prepared for the lathe
Other guns are being cut by the lathes.
The hard steel is shaven off as though
it were cheese and it drops in great
spirals of silver upon the dirt floor.
Here they are moving these huge
masses of steel this way and that.
Along the walls. high up under the
roof, are two railroad tracks which run
the entire length of the building, and
hanging down as it were from the CEN
ter Is a mighty crane which picks up
the steel and carries it as lightly as
of the shop to the other. That crane
will lift greater weight at one time
than 200 horses could haul If it were
70 on aao d nands ss and !,
ranged that the man who rides in the
cage just above it can carry a weight
of that enormous size to any part of
this shop, as he pleases. BY pulling a
lever he could transfer a passenger To-
comotive from one side Of the shop to
the other or lift up a train of cars
loaded with COAL AS we watch him, he
takes up a fourteen-inch gun and car
ries it the full length of the build
ing. He lifts 1t as easily as q stone
mason raises a crowbar and carries it
with greater manual ease than a bar of
iron Is moved by country blacksmith
in his shop BY the wayside.
The technical description of the max
ing of q big gun in all Of it's details
would not be permitted in this time of
the war. It is sufiicient to say that
only the finest Of materials are used,
and that the metals which go into It
and chemical laboratories until there
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and the importance of care and ac-
curacy can be easily seen.
But 1t is impossible to describe the
many things necessary to turn the
product of the rough forges into the
finished weapons of war. The work
of making the guns includes many in
dustries and the skilled mechanics use
all sorts of tools. There are something
like 200 machines employed to work
on each gun before its parts are made
and assembled into the wonderful
fighting machine of our great battle-
ships. The machinery for loading and
sighting the guns and that for firing
them are wonders of mechanism. The
weight of the gun is $4,000 pounds.
and this huge mass must be raised and
lowered and pointed this way and that
with the slightest expenditure of man
ual effort. A single man can sight the
gun and fire it. and the mount upon
which tho gum stands il 30 made that
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ell VIII yer Lonnon and yer whus-
key. Gimme a jugo O. cider on the sun
ny side OF 'ay rick In old Surrey.
Gimme happle tart to go wifi it.
Gawd, I'm fed up on bully beef"
And SO 1t went. All about pubs and
drink. and all Of 1t Blighty.
They were in the midst Of a discus-
sion Of what part of the body was most
desirable to part with for a permanent
pushed aside the burlap and wedged in.
He was a lieutenant and was in COM
mand Of our platoon. His name was
Blofeld.
Blofeld was most democratic. He
shook hands with the new men and
then he told US what he wanted. There
was to be a raid the next night and he
was looking for volunteers.
Nobody spoke for long minute and
then / offered.
I think I spoke more to break the
embarrassing silence than anything
else. think, too, that I was led a
little by a kind of youthful curiosity.
and 1t may be that I wanted to appear
brave in the eyes Of these men, who so
evidently held 1ne more or less in con-
tempt as "a newcomer.
Blofeld accepted me and one of the
other new men offered. He was taken,
too.
1t turned out that all the older men
were married. and that they were not
expected to volunteer. At lease, there
was no disgrace attaching to a refusal.
After Blofeld left sergt. Page told us
we'd better get down to kip" while
we could. kip" in this case meant
closing our eyes and dozing. sat
bumped up in my original position
through the night. There wasn't room
for stretching out /
Along toward morning I began to
itch, and found I had made the ac-
auaintance of that gay and festive
little soldiers enemy. the "cooty." The
cooty. or the Chat" as he is called by
the officers. is the common body louise
Common is right never got rid Of
mine until / left the service. Some
times. when I get to thinking about it,
I believe I haven't yet.
In the morning the members Of the
raiding party were taken back a mile
or SO to the rear and were given lin
struction and rehearsal. This was the
first raid that bat" had ever tried. and
the stan was anxious to have IL q sue
cess. There were fifty in the party
and Blofeld, who had organized the
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deep and was protected at points by
hills. and it was possible to move men
in the daytime.
Arrived in the front trench, the SER
geant major appeared, crawling out Of
his dugout-the usual place for ser
geant major-and greeted us with:
Keep your nappers down. you rocks.
Don't look over the top. 1t agent
'ealthy."
1t is the regular warning to new
men. For some reason the first emo
tion of the rookie is an overpowering
curiosity. He wants to take a peep
into no mans land. 1t feels safe enough
when things are quiet. But there's al
Evening star., 1918-02-24

AN American boys thrilling narrative of his expe
6A riences with the British army in France-A
human document of the trenchesETWice wounded,
the narrator of these vivid experiences had the good
fortune of going into action with the tanks the first
day they sent forward to starte the Huns-This
instament tells of first adventures in the trenches
and of raid.
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about 100 casualties, six machine guns,
several duEouts destroyed. and enc mine
shaft put out Of business We also
brought back documents Of value found
by one party In an officers dugout-
Blofeld got the military cross for the
nights work. and several Of the enlisted
men got the D. c. NJ
Altogether it was a successful r1td. The
best part of it was getting back.
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crowded mp into q corner with my
back against the mud wall and my
knees under my chin. The men didn't
seem overglad to see US and groused
q good deal about the extra crowding.
They regarded me with extra dlsfavor
because I was . lance corporal, and
they disapproved Of any young whipper-
snapper Just out from Blighty with no
trench experience pitchforked In with
even D slightly superior rank. had
thought up to then that a lance cor
poral was pretty near as important as
. brigadier
''WepH soon tyke that stripe of ye, me
bold lad" said one big cockney.
They were O. decent lot after ALL
Since we were Just out from Blighty
they showefed US with questions as to
how things looked "t' 'ome." And then
somebody asked what was the latest
aoas Right here was wheresf made
my hit and got in right. I sing a BIT
and piped up with the newest thing
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raid, beat our instructions into NJ until
We knew them by heart.
The object Of q trench raid is to get
into the enemy's trenches by stealth If
possible, kill as many as possible, take
prisoners If practicable. do lot of
damage and get away with whole
hide. !. ~.
We got. back to the front trenches
just before dark. noticed a lot of
metal cylinders arranged along the
parapet. They were about as big as
stovepipe and four feet long, painted
brown. They were the gas containers.
They were arranged about four or five
to a traverse, and were connected up
by tubes and were covered with sand
bags This was the poison gas ready
for release over the top through tubes.
The time set for our stunt was IL pm.
Eleven o'clock was zero" The system
on the western front, and, in fact. all
fronts, Is to indicate the time fixed for
any event as zero. Anything before or
after is spoken of as plus or minus
zero.
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Trench Terms Explained.

Ammo-Ammunition.
Bat-A battalion. About . thousand
men more or less.
Blighty-The common term for Eng
land. East Indian derivation. Every
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ways q Frftzie over yonder with a
telescope rife. and It's about ten to
one he'll get you II you stick the old
"nApper up in daylight.
I was assigned to Platoon 10 and
found they were q good live bunch.
Corp. Wells was the best of the lot and
we became fast friends. He helped me
learn lot OF my new duties and the
trench lingo" which is like a new Ian
guage. especially to a Yank.
Wells started right in to make me feel
at home and took me along with two
others Of the new men down to our
'apartments"-a dugout built for about
four and housing ten.
My previous idea of a dugout had
been a fairly roomy sort Of cave, some
what damp. but comparatively COM
Portable. Well, this hole was about
four and a half feet high-you had to
get in doubled up on your hands and
knees-about i've by six feet on the
sides. and there was no floor. just
muck. There was some sodden. dirty
straw and a lot Of old moldy sand
bags. Seven men and their equipment
were packed in here, and we made ten.
There WAS a charcoal brazier going
in the middle with two or three mess
tins OF char boiling away. Everybody
was smoking, and the place stunk to
high heaven-or it would have il there
hadn't been q bit Of burlap over the
door.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-21
Teams Have Trouble
In Getting Games
valley Clubs Experiencing Difficulty In
Booking Opponents Prom Other
Places.

While the local baseball situation 10
anything but encouraging It would not
be half so bad II the clubs that are
playing were 'ublo to book games with
loss trouble. Take FOR instance man
uger Of local club. he does not wish
to book the same team all the time but
under the existing conditions there is
absolutely no way out OF It. II you
look over some OF the records. you can
readily zee that the McConkeys Baucrs
Beliaire. Ferry. Wilson's and the rest
have played nearly all the teams twice
While IN Some instanc g.. three times.
Now since the Bj.Ids. McConkeys,
Ferry, Wilson's and hle Smiths arc in
ths field, lhey must 10 elsewhere 70 got
xaIuss. However. the managers are IN
rather poor stra.Shts at present as
there arc very few places 70 60. In
looking over tho possibility for games,
Gun ba ac1n tho situation as few realize.
The highly tcutnd Tyler Tube Company
uine Of Washington. Pa. has disorgan-
tied. Iadcu rtty. ParkersburE. Marietta,
HUNTINGTON. tonnorTillc YUrkville c. A..
G.. Hrllalrr Daucrs Clarks. +. and j..
g., and several others arc through.
Gxed idea but the conditions in tho
otl,cr places arr just about the Same.
Citing specific instnncc. tho case Of
I::IrHinnt cnn be taken into consider
alton. This club Ii having tough
time getting games. hnT already played
tho NTcConk-ys twios and ~ utter Thorn
again while the mana cement Is making
n yeinlGss effort 10 get Il 6aI1o Tor Sum
dny being particularly anxious To take
on Martins Ferry but this - hardly
possible.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-21
Athletic Test Badge Day
On the Fairgrounds

yostcrdev and last evening was ATM
letic badge test day Oh wheeling t'i,e
n,aycrounds and scores OF boys ana s'FlS
qualified for the coveted bronze '''
hIpm which signifies that they Are
Iit,,e above tho areraG" boy or eiFN
practice for thcsc tests have hcen cur
ricd on for tho past week and yesterday
VIC examination day, with about one
,h,rd Of the boys md two-thirds or inc
girls failing TO meet the requirements
On tho Furty-sixth street GROUNDS
+wontv-four BOYS and girls won honors
IN thu badge test. and their names 1ol-
low: ~
Rovs-f,cnree sheridan. Henry SchNr-
u;nsl;i Walter NaruswicZ. bernard H'S
tarskco Louis Ohcrle. Erwin SeaoTlEhI.
William lnbGdy. Or"n Murr!n' DcrhHro
Huch, Steven Gacinch. Theodore 1'Sh; :
Inn Jrsky. Albert Sic. bernard "a"c'"'
Toe 1ionrsky. Joseph NarusWlFz' i."''
pell. Charles S2ululiiw!cz. Loo HlrEa' ho-
rsrt Motto. Flwocd Rose, Eletas shor'ie'
GIrlS-T'nuilna !Si"Ga. Mildred Sta'o'
Katie Pohpirrka. E,izahotn mi eT'noi','''
Mildred Murtonrvic- a'i Victoria ''''NH'
The following hnyN rPss"d tho LOST on
the Twcnty-sixth street playground.
pobcr+ O'Scil. Andrew Hclfcr. Franz
Hciro bright, Harry nit:more. PhiliI
~, bcuig, Carl Irwin, Lance Lowe. tElF'
rncc Rose. William 1I"hgwiss. CharleH
Hack. Charles Case. Lewis Fhi'lipH' Id
ward Henry, Antony Tunnry' George
T1olnbrtght, Trlssel Foster. CLYDE Johh.
son. Jerome stall. JOE Finlny' Frro
Vnrclsang, John Kline. Eugene 0mail'n
Horny McAllislcr. Earl R"sn NiI'iain
| Ecu,hcr. John Mc.Nllis'rr. Tho girls
were; Regina rngcudnrn and Katherine
! krtuErr.
rho results from the Sixteenth sir"n'
ona,,,,aY v,.rc not completed yesterday
and will no published tomorrow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-21
Wilson Nine Wants
Game With Any Club
Local Boys without Engagement Por
Coming Sunday And 1ssue

It was given out last evening at VIII
son HEADQUARTERS that the team was
without q game for Sunday and was
particularly anxious to take on any asst
nine in this section. Tho Wilson's nave
boen going fairly good since organizing
and with several new men on deck
should keep up the spirit OF the game,
LAST Sunday the boys went TO Dillon
vale but came out on the losing end Uf
a 81 count due TO the absence OIL SOW
eral p1ch from the lineup. Englo was
on the hurting end and held the ONO
ans safe for about seven innings but al
this point Coon. who had been catch
ing, receiving ON injury that caused his
retirement and a capable man TO fill his
shoes was not on hand.
Manager Edwards has lines out Tor
a game Sunday and 1t Is possible that
eithor tho Martins Ferry Midscts or
the Eagles will form the noxt attrac-
ton. Either club would make n worthy
opponent and 1t III to be hoped that ar
ranEements can BIO completed AS soon
as possible. In case the Alidgcts arc
played tho garoo will take place al
Ferry while If tho Eagles form tho np'
position. Tunnel Green will 10 the
scene Of battle.
Several other clubs arc experiencing
the same difficulty in getting games
and unless tho tcars are successful In
their efforts. 1t may lead to tho lack III
interest which will conclude In dis
banding as was tho cAse with Common
VILE Yorkville and tho rest.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-21
FeIrianS TO Try
BarnasviiIe Boys
cranas.anleat Finally Decides to Play
Ge:no With Ohio Club at League
Park Next Sunday.

Despite the intention Of remaining lole
the coming Sunday. the management OF
the Martins Ferry Athletics has booked
q game for the boys to take place at
League Park. with the fast BarnesVille
contingent as tho opponent. THIS IS
tho first time in recent years that a
club frou, the latter place has appeared
in Ferry and will be he second lime
this season in the valley Some low
weeks ago tho GAINESVILLE nine played
the speedy Bauer contingent at Bell
sire, the locals winning by the count
of 10-I-
Ferry should have profited by the
rest Of last week and Il Is expected that
the boys will get down to practice and
become accustomed to their posts once
moro Some perhaps have become lit
tie stiff but this will BE overcome In
few days and with Noel to hold down
the rubber, there is little danger that
the GAINESVILLE club will spring any sur
prise although the game Is expected to
be warmly contested.
GAINESVILLE Is under tho management
Of W. J. Coburn and this gentleman well
realizes the strength OF tho hio boys
and will prepare with this view in mind.
Players from GAINESVILLE, Cambridge,
Cadlx and nearby towns will be Sougth
and dependable bunch put on the field.
Mckinney, tho big sou5hpaW. may liSo-
" occupy chc mound whlle Brown WILL
be held IN reserve
It surely must be going to BE- u rcGu-
lar attraction or the arrangements would
rot have come to terms. Earnesville
has always proven a good drawing card
and with but one Or two other games IN
the valley, League Park will be vol
offended.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-21
Men Of z Are to
Register Aug. "a

wASKINGTCN--Th following TO
quest il made by tho Provost MAI
shal General:
Tho newspaper Of the country can
a.t the government considerably II
they VIII make a practice u publish
Ing DAILY botw oca aow 7n1 August
q, In conspicuous manner, tns 1c!-
.ow!ng, ceiling tho attention OF rho
younK n.en IN their respective ooII-
;uua:tisJ 70 tho registrnt.oa Auguot
81:
"hll male persons WHO hnvo
reached thoir clst birthday rtnoe
Juno 8, 1918, nnd on or before Au-
gust "a, 1919, must register on An-
gust a., 1913.
"There mon should CONSULT local
draft boards as to how ana when
they should register"
It Is apprehended thHt unless some
zuch distinctive method of nnnounc-
ing tho AuCust 81 registration Is
adopted, IL will be lost sight OF amid
the publicity that will attend CON-
s.dorut.on By eonGroso Of tho new
DRAFT age law and preparation for
tie registration Of thoGe who Will
he included in tho new Hge limits.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-21
Football Players
Meet on Thursday
cuuad Club VIII Eold Meeting to De-
eide on Gr1d1ron Cannes ZOE
regent Season

Tomorrow evening the members OF
The Cuptd Club will hold football ra1ty
in order TO get limo on the prospects
for the coming season. which from carry
Indications promises to be gooo ono
for the local boys. Manager clark mas
lines on several first class men peslaes
good b igshhoool players and IL owner
matters can be adtosted properly, there
"a every reason to believe that the sea-
sou viii be a grand success.
Football meetings orc expected 70 De
coming right in limo these days and INC
clubs that intend being represented
viii be getting together as soon as pos
s,hIo One fact Is assured indicating
that there will be At least two STRONG
clubs in Wheeling and should other
toarns come into the field to eVolo the
scarcity of games, the football outlook
will be very promising indeed
Last evening an important meeting
vas held at tho Henry club but II was
not definitely decided whetnor the boys
Will be represented or not this season.
Another meeting will held nexa week
and Il the club Is TO be represented. II
will have q first class eleven or none at
ali. High school football will soon oc-
cupy the lineliSht and with the usual
interest sport lovers will lave some
surprises In store.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-21
Unnecessary Travelling
0Dtho Railroads Meets
With MCAdOO DisapprOVa

In a statement to the public Issued
yesterday, Director General AcAooo
sounds note Of disapproval or UNI
necessary travelling Oh the railroads.
The stutemcnt follows:
"Complaiu,s lave reached me from
ime to time Of uvCrcruTdcd TRAINS anu
unsatisfactory conditions prevailing III
aome sections OF the country IN pas
senger train service. l feel certain that
there are grounds for some OF these
complaints. but l am sure the puoiic
will be Interested 10 know that the
zeusonS are twofold:
First. the great number OF troops
now being handled over tho various
railroads between the homes and the
cantonmcnts. between tho different
contonments and then TO the seapoaro'
IL making extraordinary demand non
the passenger car ana SIeepih- cat
ruuinment Of the country. This has
caused a scarcity Of day coaches anu
sleeping cars which 1t Is impossible 10
'rrmcdy Immediately.
SECONDLY. the increased demands
upon track and terminal facilities for
the transportation Of tho tremendous
amounts Of coal. food supplies. raw ma
lnrials, and Other things required lot
military and naval operations. as well
rs for the support Of IN. civil popuIa-
tion of the country. force the largest
nossIble curtailmcnt Of passenger train
servtce. The movement Of troops ana
vvnr materials are. of course, or para
mount Importance and must be gwen
,t all times the right Of way.
"It was hoped that tho increase IN
Dasaenpcr rates recently made would
have a wholesome effect OF reducing
unnecessary passenger traffic through
ont the country. The smaller the num-
her of passengers who travel. tho great
rr the number Of locomotives and cars
and the larger the amount or track anu
terminaI facilities that Will be 1reeo
for essential troop and war thaIeFIu.
rnovemcnts. Engineers. fremen ana
o.bsr skillcd lnborers will also DO re-
Ioos,d for service on troop and heceS
sary freight trains.
"AmonE the many patriotic duties OIL
the American public at this TIM" Is inc
dirty 70 refrain from travelling unheI %
soriIv. Every man, woman and cn'lu
who can avoid using passenger ti"tt
~ this time should do 40. l earnest!
hone that they will do so. not o!lS
,riil they libcratc essential 'rahSpol.a-
tion facilities which are necessarily W.
war purposes, but they Will save MONEY
which they can invest in Liberty Hou1
ond thereby help themselves az Wen
90 ,bcir country: and the fewer VINO
.r,vel the moro ample the passenger
train service will be. r;-,
II may add that consistently VIII
,,o paramount demands Of tho war. eV-
~ onssihIe effort is being made oy
thn railroad administration to supply
the largest possible amount of com IN,
tnrtable and prompt passenger tram
service"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-21

and decide which opPonont thny cur" I"
tackle. OF tho small clubs III" StnEIcs.
Yankee juniors. Snrnmies. Cubs, Mo-
zartE. T. NJ. Jrs.. want to try any 1915
year old clubS IN this section for Snm"s
either ut tho T%enty-aiXth or Forty
seventh street. fairgrounds.
NunnSer NcGlll Of the Bauer Yankees
IN particularly anxious 10 hnvo hiH boys
on rhe fleld again after the biz victory
oyer tho Martins Ferry AliIrcta and is
rsndy to meet ANY club in tho whitley.
oyon tho scni-pros, II thcy care 10 80
cnpt. It scsrns from the notices rrrriv-
I'd Mt tho local office that tho Mid4:ctN.
Beech bottom and N"rr- are without:
gsmss and there Is no REASON for this
when ons tsnm. Is out after another.
From all available dorn II appears that
tho tcnInS forget TINT tho Telephone" sy@-
tom IN still in running order. dcspitg The
merger, and if they could MS" n little
gray matter, they would accomplish
much more md not cause such COIL
gester result IN the 'Enttins games"
proposition.
Any amateur club wishing any pub
ltcity should do It's part as this paper
IL willing 10 publish anything Of inter
est and unless the results md thu Sc
curing OF games Is left with tho sport
writer or calls given by phones. the
teums must suffer the consequences.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-21
IDA MAY CANCELS
GAME WITH 'MACkS'
acport Of wire Deceived Last EvsuinS
Leaves Local Club Without Game
for Sunday.

Manager II. E. McConkey, Of the Nc
Coniiry base ball nine was in receipt of a
wire last night from the manager Of
the Id:l May baseball club which was
70 have hecn played next Sunday by the
locals ut Fairmont 1t was merely
stated in the message that the inability
to get grounds caused the cancellation
With this result. the MackS are without
q game for Sunday and quick means
must BE- put into effect or the boys may
be SamclcSS.
However. negotiations were 1mme-
diatcly on with the fast Toronto. Ohio,
baseball nine. hut no definite answer
w,s received. II the management Is not
successful in getting the Ohio boys. il
il likely that the Smith Giants OF Bell
;lirc. or the Wilson Packers will be met
az TIC Tunnel Green
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-21
ALIEN ENEMIES
To WASHINGTON
Four Federal Prisoners, Austrians, TAX
en- to Capital to Be Interued-

Mike Tankowitch. Steve Martinchec,
Mike Dragovlch and Joe Brodovlch, all
Austrians. alien enemies. were taken to
Washington. D. c.. yesterday afternoon
by Federal Deputies Moore and Shorts.
The men have been confined to the local
jail for some time. and were all arrested
in the suburbs. The men will be assign
cd TO internment camps when they
reach Washington, where they will be
forced to stay for the duration OF tho
war. Two more alien enemies yet re-
main at the city building that will be
removed later.