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The Republican journal., 1918-10-03

In brief review of new book which
deals in modest way with affairs just
behind the fighting line in France, we
find the following extract from the book
itself: at (the American Army uses Ian
guage which is truly not the speech OF
any other folk under heaven. 1t is the
most uselessly, habitually profane army
in the world, and it does not curse with
discrimination or finesse. Some swearing
is liberal course in the Joy of living
American profanity, contrary wise, IS
merely a matter of bad word between
two good ones" Before our readers vent
their disapproval of the author OF the
book or of the boys "over there, !" we hope
they will acquaint themselves with the
class and style of current profanity which
has been in vogue right here for these
many years.
The Republican journal., 1918-10-03
Children CRY
FOR FLETCHER'S
casio RIA
A Bold Train Robber.

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. "a. Several
thousand dollars in registered mail was
obtained, postal officials said Tuesday,
by the bandit who Monday night single
handed held up passenger train on the
Great Northern railroad near Mukilto
An all-night search of the woods and a
patrol of the waterfront between Seattle
and Everett failed to reveal any clue to
the robber. Bloodhounds were put on
the scent and track leading into the
woods was taken up. The robber ap-
peared with drawn gun before the engine
crew and forced them to stop the train.
He then compelled them to uncouple the
mail and baggage cars, during which he
took two shots at the fireman, who had
thrown hammer at him. After going
through the mail sacks he fled to the
woods.
The Republican journal., 1918-10-03

useful citizens. He was director Of the
Maine Central Railroad and an owner of
a large block of its stock. He was born
and spent most of his active life in Ken
nebec county. He was graduated from
Bowdoin college in 1872 and was a mem
Der of it's board of trustees. He was a
Democrat in politics, and was member
of the executive council in the admins
tration of Governor Plaisted. This is the
only political office which he ever ac-
cepted. His work as member of the
Council was eminently able and digni-
fled, showing at all times the fairness OF
his business and political conceptions.
The Republican journal., 1918-10-03
ALL ABOARD FOR BERLIN.

Our boys over there are making drive
against the Huns Nothing can stop
them hit shot and steel. Over and past
chose who have fallen, over the top with
a cheer they 60. The call has come TO
ais to reinforce these brave sons and
brothers of ours with our money. They
have right to expect US to dig into our
Dockets while they are digging into the
ranks of the foe. These men are offering
and giving life not only for us but for the
world. When they return as victors
what will they say to us if we fail to
hack them with our dollars?
All aboard for Berlin.
The Republican journal., 1918-10-03

About two weeks ago we saw four
women digging potatoes in a field few
miles from Portland. There was no man
in sight and the women were certainly
doing a good Job. The field was evil
IDENTIFY fertile one because there was a
goodly yield We estimated that the
women had dug at least 80 bushels We
also saw several women in overalls work.
ing in the train yard cleaning cars IN
Boston, and it seemed to be the rule that
women were in charge of the elevators in
the large office buildings The women OF
this country are rapidly taking up the
work left behind by the men who are
following the flag and the whole country
honors their service.
The Republican journal., 1918-10-03

A concern in Massachusetts, has been
selling an alleged fertilizer, put up in
small packages. 1t would seem that the
purpose of this concern was to swindle
war gardeners. A chemical analysis has
shown that the stuff is entirely worthless
and now another gang of grafters is out
of a job. There are plenty of standard
fertilizers on the market and it is folly to
try experiments on the garden. The
weather risk is sufficient one without
taking chances on poor fertilizers or poor
seeds,
The Republican journal., 1918-10-03

The Secret Service Commission of the
United States deserves commentator. 1t
mas had to cope with the German propa-
ganda, the l. w. w. treason, and with
graft. All these agencies of evil and
danger are disguised and crafty in their
methods. When we consider the number
of persons to be followed and the care and
secrecy with which their every unlawful
movement is made, itsseems that the good
work of the Secret Service has been
effective to a remarkable degree. In
dealing with the l. w. w. more than 100
of them were arrested and the evidence
was ready which made certain their con-
viction. Here the work of the Secret
Service showed it's thoroughness. There
was some delay in the court proceedings
but fair and copclusive trial was had,
and the country feels safer by reason of
the result.
The Republican journal., 1918-10-03

The editor of The Journal has been per-
mitted to read letter from lover there
which the writer who is company
officer says: "Our company has just cap
tured machine gun crew, the members
of which were all German women In
mems attire" This ought to shame the
Kaiser and his six sons, who keep within
the safety zone while women fig MT for the
boosted kulter of the fatherland.
The Republican journal., 1918-10-03

The governments free navigation
school in Rockland was opened June Is,
1917. 1t has l24 graduates to its credit
and there are now 43 students in attend
ance The graduates have been well
placed as captains or mates of ocean or
coastwse vessels. Most of these men
are from Knox, Hancock, Waldo, Penob-
scot and Washington counties and are
doing good work
The Republican journal., 1918-10-03

The death of Hon. Weston Lewis of
Gardiner, which occurred last week, re-
moved one of Names prominent and
The Republican journal., 1918-10-03

Governor Millikep has appointed Luere
B. Deasy of Bar Harbor as Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court. Judge
Deasy is well qualified for the duties
which he has assumed and his appoint
ment is generally approved. We believe
he will serve the State ably and well.
The Republican journal., 1918-10-03
s4,1OO, 900, 900

4,lUO,OOO,UUu
Artillery Ammunition $3.50, 100000
and Small Arms Ammunition $685.
600, 900.
Expenditures in connection with
military engineering operations direct
ly relating to the war have exceeded
$375, 100000 the past year, the larger
part going for docks and railways in
France.
Since the beginning Of our partici-
patton in the war, there have been
bought for Army use 625, 461, 1872 lbs.
Of -four at cost of $43 375, AS;
1s6,582,316 lbs of sugar at cost OF
$14,452,512; 110,451 $40 lbs. of bacon
at a cost of $43,375, AS; 102,S94,7 42
lbs. Of dried beans, at cost of $12,'
613,469; 72,274,529 cans of tomatoes,
at a cost of $9,27s,121 and 3S,421, 256
lbs. Of rice at a cost of $2,775,519.
These are but six standard articles of
food but they give an idea of the size
of Uncle Sans market basket.
Here is an idea Of the Army's cloth
ing bill from April 1, 1917, to Aug. l,
1918:
The Republican journal., 1918-10-03
SON. USES OF The PEOPLES
Money BY The war
DEPARTMENT

Since the United States entered the
war, little more than is months ago,
the War Department has raised,
equipped, trained and, with naval help,
sent across the sea upward of a mil
lion and a half Of soldiers and has
practically as many more under train
ing at home. The number of Ameri-
can soldiers lost in transit as a result
of Uboat attacks up to September
last was less than 500.
In this time more than 2,0OO,000
rifles of the new 1917 model, consid-
cred by many experts the best army
rife in the world, have been made, in
spected, assembled and issued, and
the weekly production is growing.
The total amount of money directly
appropriated by Congress for the Ord
nance Program, or for which authori-
cation has been given to incur obi
cations, amounts to approximately
$12,0O0,000, 900, since the beginning OF
the war
From the beginning of the war, to
June 80, 1918, the last day of the past
fiscal year, contracts were placed by
the Ordnance Department from ap-
preparations and authorizations exist
ing at that time amounting to $4,3O0,-
100000. 1t is estimated that during
the present fiscal year ending June 80,
1918, the actual cash expenditures for
ordnance will reach total Of $1,000
100000.
The major items for which cash ex-
penditures were made or for which
contracts were placed, up to June 30,
1918. were:
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CHAPTER XVI.
Battery D 239.

battery y Zoo.
The day after this | received the
glad tidings that l would occupy the
machine gunnerS' dugOut right near
the advanced artillery observation
post. This dugout was a roOmy affair
dry as finder, and real cots in It,
These cots had been made by the
II. Els who had previously occupied
the dugout. / was the first to enter
and promptly made a signboard with
my name and number on it and sus-
pended it from the foot of the most
comfortable cot therein.
In the trenches it is always "firSt
come, first served" and this is lived
up to by all.
Two r. F. A. men (Royal Field ar
tillery) from the nearby observation
post were allowed the privilege of
stopping in this dugOut when off duty.
One of these men, BOmbardier Will
son by name. who belonged to Bat
terry d 23S, seemed to take a liking
to me. and / returned this feeling.
In two days time we were pretty
chummy, and he told me how his bat
terry in the early days of the war had
put over stunt on Old Pepper, and
had gotten away with 1t.
l will endeaver to give the story as
far as memory will permit in his own
words:
81 came out with the first expedi-
tionary force, and, like all the rest
thought we would have the enemy
licked in Jig time, and be able to eat
Christmas dinner at home. Well, so
fur, l have eaten two Christmas din
ners In the trenches, and am liable to
pointing. That Is, if Fritz don't drop
a withholding on me, and send me to
Blighty. Sometimes l wish l would
get hit, because it's no great picnic
out here, and twenty-five months of 1t
makes you fed up.
ITS fairly cushy now compared to
what 1t used to be. although / admit
this trench Is trifie rough. Now
We send over five shells to their one.
We are getting our own back, but in
the early days it was different. Then
you had to take everything without
reply. In fact, we would get twenty
shells In return for every one we sent
over. Fritz seemed to enjoy it, but
we British didn't; we were the suf-
ferers. Just one casualty after an
other. Sometimes whole platoons
would disappear, especially when a
Jack Johnson plunked into their
middle. 1t got so bad that a fellow
when writing home, wouldn't ask for
any cigarettes to be sent out, because
he was afraid he wouldn't be there to
receive them.
After the drive to Paris was turned
back, trench warfare started. Our
general grabbed map, drew a pencil
across 1t. and said, Dig here Then
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in rest billets, digging roads, drilling,
and other fatigues, and then back into
the frOnt-line trench.
Nothing happened that night but the
next afternoon | found out that d
bomber is general utility man in a sec
ton.
About five o'clock in the afternoon
oar lieutenant came down the trench
and stopping in front of bunch of us
on the fire step, with broad grin on
his face, asked:
"WhO is going to volunteer for listen
Ing post tonight? / need two men,"
1t Is needless to say no one volun-
teered, because 1t Is anything but
cushy job. | began to feel uncomfort-
able as l knew 1t was getting around
for my turn. Sure enough, with another
grin, he said:
"Empey, you and Wheeler are due,
so come down into my dugout for In
structions at six O'clock"
Just as he left and was going around
a traverse, Fritz turned loose with a
machine gun and the bullets ripped the
me great pleasure to see him duck
against the parapet. He was getting
taste of what we would get later out
In front.
Then, of course, 1t began to rain. I
knew 1t was the forerunner of mis-
cradle night for us. Every time had
to go out in front, it Just naturally
rained. Old Jupiter Pluvius must have
had it in for me.
At six we reported for instructions.
They were simple and easy All we
had to do was to crawl out into No
Mans Land, lie on our bellies with our
ears to the ground and listen for the
tap, tap of the German engineers or
sappers who might be tunneling under
No Mans Land TO establish mine
head beneath our trench.
OF course In our orders we were told
not to be captured by German patrols
or accommodating parties. Lots of
breath is wasted on the western front
giving silly cautions.
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"Over the Top
By An American Soldier
Who Went
ARTHUR GUY EMPEY
Machine Gunner Serping In France
Copyright 1917, BIZ Arthur Guy Hmpeyl
SYNOPSIS.
Machine Gunner SerOing In France

CHAPTER T-Fired by the news of the
sinking of the Lusitania by a German
submarine. Arthur Guy Empey, an Ameri-
can, leaves his office in Jersey City and
goes to England where he eniists in the
British army.
CHAPTER II-After a period of train
ing, Empey volunteers for immediate serv-
ice and soon finds himself in rest billets
somewhere in France" where he first
makes the acquaintance of the ever-pres-
ent Coolies"
CHAPTER III-Empey attends his first
church services at the front while Ger
man Fokker circles over the congregation.
CHAPTER IV-Empey's command goes
into the front-line trenches and is under
fire for the first time.
CHAPTER V-Empey learns to adopt
the motto of the British Tommy, IF you
are going to get 1t, you'll get It, so never
worry"
CHAPTER vI-Back in rest billets, En-
pey gets his first experience as a mess
orderly.
CHAPTER VII-Empey learns how the
British soldiers are fed.
CHAPTER VIII-Back In the front-line
trench, Empey sees his first friend of the
trenches "go West"
CHAPTER IX-Empey makes his first
visit to a dugout in Suicide Ditch"
CHAPTER X-Empey learns what con-
stitutes a days work" in the front-line
trench.
CHAPTER XI-Empey goes cover the
top" for the first time in a charge on the
German trenches and is wounded by q
bayonet thrust.
CHAPTER XIII-Each Tommy gets
an official bath
CHAPTER XIV-Empey helps dig
an advanced trench under German
fire - III
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As soon as 1t was dark, Wheeler and
l crawied TO our post which was about
halfway between the lines. 1t was
raining bucketfuls, the ground was
sea of sticky mud and chung to US like
glue.
We took turns in listening with our
ears 10 the ground. I would listen for
twenty minutes while Wheeler would
be on the qui vive for German patrols.
We each wore a wristwatch, and be-
heVe me, neither one of us did over
twenty minutes. The rain soaked US
to the skin and our ears were full of
mud.
Every few minutes a bullet would
crack overhead or a machine gun would
traverse back and forth.
Then all firing suddenly ceased. /
whispered to Wheeler, keep your eye
skinned, mate; most likely Fritz has
a patrol out-that's why the Boches
have stopped firing"
We were each armed with a rifle and
bayonet and three Mills bombs to be
used for defense only.
l had my ear to the ground. All of
a sudden | heard faint, dull thuds.
In low but excited voice I whispered
to Wheeler, 81 think they are mining,
listen.'
He put his ear to the ground and
in an unsteady voice spoke into my
ear:
"Yank, that's a patrol and it's head
ing our way. For Gods sake keep
still"
was as still as mouse and was
scared stiff.
Hardly breathing and with eyes try
ing to pierce the inky blackness, we
waited. | would have given a thou
sand pounds to have been safely in
my dugout.
Then we plainly heard footsteps and
our hearts stood still.
A dark form suddenly doomed up in
front of me; 1t looked as big as the
WoolwOrth building. I could hear
the blood rushing through my veins
and 1t sounded as loud as Niagara
falls.
Forms seemed to emerge from the
darkness. There were seven of them
in all. / tried to wish them away. l
never wished harder in my life. They
muttered a few words in German and
melted into the blackness. l didn't
stop wishing either.
All Of sudden we heard stumble.
a muddy splash, and a muttered Don
ner und Bitten" One of the Boches
had tumbled into a shell hole. Neither
of us laughed. At that tlme-it didn't
strike us as funny.
About twenty minutes after the Ger
mans had disappeared something from
the rear grabbed me by the foot. l
nearly tainted with fright. Then n
welcome whisper in cockney accent.
II s'y, myte, we've come to relieve
you"
Wheeler and I crawled back to our
trench; we looked like wet hens and
felt worse. After a swig of rum we
were soon fast asleep on the fire step
in our wet clothes.
The next morning / was as stiff as a
poker and every joint ached like a
bad tooth, but l was still alive, so It
did not matter.
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Ito be Continued)
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terry, or lance corporal, as you call lei
in the infantry, used to relieve the
telephonists. We would do two hoursI
in the advanced observation post,
while he would be at the other end of
the wire In the battery dugOut signal
ing station. We were supposed to send
through orders for the battery to fire
when ordered to do so by the Observa-l
ton officer in the advanced post. Butt
very few messages were sent. 1t was
only in case of an actual attack that
we would get al chance to earn our
two and six a day. You see, Old Pep
per had issued orders not to fire ex-f
cept when the orders came from him
And with Old Pepper orders is orders,
and made to obey. :
1.-The Germans must have known
about these orders, for even in the day
their transports and troops used to-
expose themselves as If they were on
parade. This sure got up our nose,
sitting there day after day, with fine
targets in front of us but unable to
send over a shell. We heartily cussed
Old Pepper, his orders, the govern
ment the people at home, and every
thing in general. But the BOches'
didn't mind cussing, and got very care.
less. Blime me, they were bally In
sulting Used to, when using q certain
road, throw their caps into the air as
a taunt at our helplessness.
/ "Cassell had been a telegrapher In
/ civil life and Joined up when war was
declared. AS for me, l knew Morse,
/ learned it at the signalers' school back
in 1910. With an officer In the Obser-
walton post, we could not carry on the
kind of conversation that's usual be-.
tween two mates, so we used the
Morse code. To send one of us would
| tap the transmitter with his fing n
nails, and the one on the other end,
would get 1t through the receiver.
i ,Iany an hour was whiled away IA this
manner passing compliments back and
forth.
Ito be Continued)
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he went back to his tea, and Tommy
armed himself with a pick and shovel
and started digging. He's been dig
ging ever since.
"Of course we dug those trenches at
night, but 1t was hot work, what with
the rifle and machine-gun fire. The
stretcher bearers worked harder than
the diggers.
Those trenches, bloomin' bitches, l
call them, were nightmares. They were
only about five feet deep, and you used
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i've minutes with the old boy, and
when he returned the flow of language
from his lips would make navy
blush for shame.
what I am going to tell you is how
two Of US put it over on the old scamp,
and got away with 1t. It was a risky
thing, too, because Old Pepper wouldn't
have been exactly mild with us If he
had got next to the game.
me and my mate, lad named Har-
~ Cassell, a bombardier in d 238 bat
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Gus Priesner, a we'll known fur
buyer at Nenana, states that this sea-
sons yield is by far the finest grace
of skins he has ever seen, principal
because of the extreme cold.
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CHAPTER XIV,
Listening Post.

1t was six in the morning when we
arrived at our rest billets, and we were
allowed to sleep until noon; that is,
if we wanted to go without our break
fast. For sixteen days we remained
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Everybody's slogan, all the time!
Stir your coffee!
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-11-07
r BACK HURTS Use
SALTS FOR KIDNEYS
Eat les meat If Kidneys feel like LEAD
or Bladder bOtheEs you-Meat
forms uric acid

Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels, get sluggish and clogged
and need flushing occasionally, else we
have baclkache and dull misery IN the
kidney region, severe headaches, rheu-
matte twinges, torpid liver, aeidSstomach,
sleeplessness and all sorts Of bladder dis.
orders
Yon simply must keep your kidneyE
active and clean, and tie moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region, get about four ounces Of Jad
Salts from any good drug store here,
take tablespoonful in glass Of water
before breakfast for q few days and
your kidneys win then act fine. This
famous salts Is made from the acid Of
grapes and lemon juice, combined with
lithia, and is harmless TO flush elogged
kidneys and stimulate them to normal
activity. It alsO neutralizes the acids
in the urine 30 It no longer irritates,
thus ending bladder disorders.
dad Salts Is harmless; inexpensive;
makes 3 delightful efEervescent 1ithia-
water drink which everybody should take
now and then to keep their kidneys clean,
ehi1s avoiding serious complications.
"a well-known- local druggist says be
sells lots Of Jad Salts 70 folks who believe
IA overcoming kidney trouble while Il Is
oaly trouble.
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Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-11-07
Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
in the Morning
Wash away ali the stomach, liver,
and bowel poIsons before
breakfast.

To feel your best day In and day ont,
to feel clean inside; no sour bile to
coat your tongue and sicken your
breath or dull your head; no constipa-
ton, bilious attacks, sick headache,
colds, rheumatism or gassy, acid stom-
ach, you must battle on the inside like
you battle outside. This is vastly more
important, because the skin pores do
not absorb impurities into the blood,
while the bowel pores do, says g we'll
known physician.
To keep these poisons and toxins
well flushed from the stomach, liver,
kidneys and bowels, drink before break
fast each day, q glass Of hot water
with teaspoonful of limestone phos-
phate In It. This will cleanse, purify
and freshen the entire alimentary tract,
before putting more food into the
stomach.
Get a quarter pound Of limestone
phosphate from your pharmacist It
is inexpensive and almost tasteIess,
except a sourish twinge which is not
unpleasant. Drink phosphated hot
water every morning to rid your sys-
tenn OF these vile poisons and toxins;
also to prevent their formation.
TO feel ike young folks feel; like
you felt before your blood, nerves and
muscles became saturated with an ac-
cIlmulation Of body poisons, begin this
treatment and above all, keep IL up!
AS soap and hot water act on the skin,
cleansing sweetening and purifying, so
limestone phosphate and hot water be-
fore breakfast, act on the stomach,
liver, kidneys and bowels