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from the War Department had come
that afternoon, while he was Off at
starin' at it under the kitchen lamp,
with the whole family gathered around
sort Of dumb and scared.
Yes, says he. "They-they got
We'll, we soothed 'em down as much
cent Of the wounded got patched up
again as good as new, and suggestin'
that maybe 1t wasn't serious, after all.
But Bruce shakes his head gloomy.
He knew they'd got Tubby.
BRUCE w s aa gG9d R9y eGo at says aSs
message. Then he adds, damn them
Huns!"
Must have been two or three days
later that we had call from Scott
Kinney. right in the middle of our din
one that 1, hadn't read careful, and
points to a few lines at the bottom Of
the war news.
Jest read that" says he, in kind Of
a shaky voice.
Kinney Why that's your Bucky. amt
III He s nods. L. go on" says he.
y WELL" says l., ''he's got the D. S. c."
TITS a cussed shame, too" breaks
out Scott. Il thought they. didn't let
mo, no. says i. .'You got It all
wrong, Scott. Not the D. IT'S. This is
the d. S. C.-Distinguished Service
Cross. He's pulled something heroic.
Understand? You didn't read it all.
For exceptional bravery during, recent
Bully. for. Buck. Rockhurst will be
proud of him.
1 guess got 1t through his head at
last, but he's still kind of vague about
it. He wants to know If there amt
any way of findin' out just what it was
one in Washington?
AS it happens. I could. And for a
wonder the query didn't get lost in the
red tape. In less'n q week 1 had a
fairly full report of the whole affair,
just sat and gazed at each other for a
couple of minutes without sayin a
word.
She's the first one to break the spell.
"Imagine," says she. 'Those two!"
well. We, got to tell EN-" says I.
So this time we pays q visit to the
shanty on the north side of the creek
and when we'd got Mr.. and Mrs. Scott
Kinney planted side by side in the
new red porch settee l springs the news
on 'em.
ut was this way, Scott" says l..
Company + had been holdin' bridge
end, with the Huns comm at 'em
strong. Along about dusk it got too
hot and they had to beat it back
across the bridge, blowin' it up after
'em. About an hour later Corp. Kin
ney-which is your Buck-discovers
that one of his men is missin'. He'd
been posted with machine gun in n
little clump. of bushes and the cor
poral had noticed him there just be-
fore the retreat. He'd waved him to
come in. too, But he hadn't come
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15

thicket. and when he arrived on the
German bank he was seventy-five
yards from the rendezvous without
his weapon, and SO tired he could
hardly crawl.
For half an hour, white and naked,
like a ghost, he prowled the hostile
bank, but he could not find the
Frenchman. Suddenly a dark figure
rose before him, looking every bit
like German, and Flannery thought
1t was all up. But the man was real
~ q wounded poilu,, who had been
captured five days before, and despite
two bullets in his body and leg, he
had crawied every night toward the
Marine. When it came to swimming
he hesitated. He had eaten almost
nothing in five days.
Finally Flannery got a rope about
the Frenchman and himself, got
grip on the Frenchman and dragged
him into the Marine. They made an
awful splash, and as the Americans
began pulling away from the opposite
shore the German snipers opened fire.
1.-TWO years later" says Flannery,
"ws landed on the American SIDE"
The Germans fired on them cross
ing. then into the bush on. the other
side. but no sooner was the rescued
down on his knees, and disregarding
the bullets, began to thank Flannery.
He kissed Flannery on both checks,
kissed his hands and made the Ameri-
can feel generally moro uncomfort-
able than he had ever been in battle.
THAT was funny enough" Elan
merry told me, "but the funniest thing
happened afterward. got an order
to report to Gen. - the next after
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~ Touching on the Kinneys

What does Bucky do. though, but
streak it right back to the river.
where the shells and bullets was
churnin' up the water, swim across.
scout around the opposite bank, and
come back luggin' that missin' pri-
vate, on his shoulder. The man had
been plugged pretty bad, but he was
still alive. and from late bulletins was
gettin' well fast. Classy work, eh?"
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott glances at one
another shy and smiles sort of proud
There's one curious thing I amt
got to yet" I goes on. "who do you
suppose it was that Bucky brought
back through all that mess?'
Anybody we know" asks Scott.
mot very well. guess" says I. "It
was Tubby."
Hell" says Scott.
Mrs. Scott hadn't said a word I'D to
then. She'd been sittin' there kind Of
workin' her fingers nervous. All of a
sudden, though, she gets up and gazes
across the creek.
Come, Scott" says she, husky.
"Let's-let's go over"
Sadie and I didn't leave either. I'M
til we'd seen 'em paddle across and
disappear in the shack opposite.
"Well.' said Sadie, II rather think
that's where the Kinney feud comes to
an end"
Maybe" says I. 'But my guess is
that it saw its finish over in France"
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over the post road. It was some sight,
too. to see all five of the Bruce Kin
neys slowed in and draped onto that
and down alongside. the baby in a
basket on the handle bars, and an
American flag wavin' over the lot.
But with all Hhese changes they
didn't mix a bit more than they had
came, along in October, that the two
boys had been loaded into trans
port and been shipped across. Durin'
the weeks that followed I expect they
was Just as anxious as any of our
sswellIneighbors whose boys was lieu,
the same risk Of bein' sent to the
bottom by U-boats. Course, these
people began to get cables, but moth
Ing like Athat came through from
At last, though, Bruce comes
speedin' into the yard one evenin' on
his boneshaker all excited. They'd
had letter. Not being much of a
descriptive writer, Tubby hadn't said
much in it. Mainly he told how good
what whale of a big steamer. he
was on. incidentally. though, he'd
mentioned that they was safe in a
rummy -lookin' port and was about to
land. -.
has heard from his boy, too?"
Bruce lunches his shoulders and
says he don't know.
do you mean you haven't told him
about getting this?" demands Sadie.
Bruce admits that he hasn't.
How thoroughly heartless" says
Sadie. Then I shall go down and
tell Him at once"
Bruce sort of hangs his head. but he
don't make any. move towards ditchin'
the feud. Neither would Scott, though
Sadies gives both families an earful
as to what she thinks of 'em. They
They're just content to let things
drift along as they'd been goin' for
. so many years.
SO it was that way all winter. First
one family would get letter. then
the. other, but there was no COM
How silly Of them!' says ys" sallie.
"When they might be of SO much help
and comfort to each. other"
II expect it's the old Kinney strain
comm out" says I. "Way back there
must have been a grandfather with long
ears"
Then along towards last spring. you
know, we begun to take a personal
interest in the casualty lists. l got
names every day But somehow when
first run across this item under the
wounded In Action" line I didn t
quite take 1t in. Marvin j. Kinney"
1 reads, 'Rockhurst, n. "" "Why,
why-Sadie" sing out. come look
at this"
"Why. that's Tubby." she gasps. II
wonder If Bruce Kinney knows?"
1t didn't take us long to get into the
little roadster and shoot down there.
And Bruce had heard. The telegram
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noon. Well. did. found my major
there, and he shook hands with me.
Then my general arrived. and he shook
hands with me. Then the correspondents
arrived, and they shook hands with me-
Say, what's all this about?' I asked them.
decoratedY they said. And what's
all thisr I asked them, because there
was company of French troops on
one side Of the field and company
of Americans on the other, and flags
and band and lots Of other things, =
shakes hands with me. and afterward
the French general arrived ana
stands in front of me and pulls out
long sword and holds it in his hand
and began making speech to me.
every di time q he said somethne emu
phatic he shook the sword violently
and the point of it wasn't more than
two inches from my nose, and was
afraid I'd get cut all the time. And
for I began thinking Of my wife back
homo in Pittsburgh, and my little
baby whom I hadn't seen since she
was four days old, and thought how
"Then the French general struck
me on both shoulders with the sword,
and we all shook hands again. and
tried to beat it, but they had me
stand alongside the generals while the
two companies passed in review. And
that wasn't all. They took me to the
French generals home and we had
dinner and ride back to my company
in the generals car"
To. which may be added that Lieut..
Flannery spent that night sleeping in
a hole dug about three feet into the
ground, and that the next morning
he was making his usual company in
spections and lodging heavy shells.
In mid-July, however. he received
the following:
"The commander = in chief has
awarded tho distinguished service
cross to First Lieut.. Walter r. Elan
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ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Continued from Tenth Page.)

and accounts and of steam engineer
ing are in possession of their new
quarters. and others are expected as
the rooms are made ready for them,
This building is of concrete construc-
ton and Is said to be semi-flreproof.
which, In view of the plans and rec
ords kept there, is vital necessity.
ORDINARILY there is no shortage
Of candidates in the permanent
medical establishment of the NAVY.
but the demand upon the profession
for both Army and Navy has been SO
great that not enough are available
to fill the 326 vacancies now open for
permanent positions in the corps; so
examinations will be held on October
30 and 81 at the Naval Hospital and
at such other places as the canK-
dates are now on duty.
The candidates must be physicians
who are now members of the naval
reserve forces or temporary medical
officers of the United Stares Navv
and under recent ruling of the Sec,
rotary of the Navy no additional re-
servo officers are being taken into
the service. Hence no one will no
permitted to take the eXaminntinn
whose application was not receiven
fore September S.
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manned on the north bank, firing con-
tinually at any man or thing that
moved on the south bank. 1t was on
the morning Of June 8 that a man
dragged himself to the German side
and called and made motions to the
American side.
What happened next was a fusil-
lade from the American bank, The
stranger disappeared in the woods
ana the Americans watched for him
70 reappear. He did,, and again he
was fred on. The Americans had met
TOO many German traps Of this ma
! The third time the man on the Ger.
man side showed himself there was
70 French liason officer with the
americans, and he believed he heard
shouts In. French. He went to the
edge OF the Marine and assured him
SELF that the man opposite was talk
Ing French. The tale shouted across
the river sounded probably enough,
ana Lieut.. Flannery thereupon ar
ranged q rendezvous for 10 o'clock
that night.
Still suspecting a trap, the Ameri-
can 0mcer placed q knife in his teeth,
ana after having stripped and tied q
rope around himself, he slid silently
into the Marine and swan for the
rendezvous. That swim was the most
exhausting in Flannery's experience.
He had not counted on treacherous
current below the bend of the river.
He was forced to hold on to the rope
which his men were playing from a
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Marne," he announced to them. "If
there are any slightly wounded
wounded In the legs or arms-will
you volunteer to go back?"
Forty men went from that hospital.
Several more volunteered, but the
doctors would not permit them on ac-
count of serious wounds. But forty
went and helped hold the line with
the engineers and the cooks and the
orderltes which Flannery rounded up
to supplement his company.
The Germans didn't cross.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-08-08
DOOMED TO OUTER DARKNESS
Forgetful Younoster Could Only Stand
at School Gate and Mourn His
Hard Position.

One OF the Western towns where
there Il IA large per cent of foreign
population considerable difficulty was
experienced in getting the registrar
ton of alien women. An instructor In
the playground In the foreign district
offered her assistance. and In order to
gain IA better knowledge OF the COM
munity gave out printed slips To the
children on which they We're to write
their names. ages and places of bireh.
and the same OF their fathers and
mothers. She told all the youngsters
explicitly that they must bring the pa
pers back with them In the afternoon.
When the children returned one
little fellow stood forlornly mt the gate.
To all Invitations To enter he shook his
head stubbornly, one Of the assistants
finally went to him. Come on In.
she coaxed I'VE are going 10 learn
q wonderful new game this afternoon
Don't you want Ia help us?"
NO, ma'am. teacher" he said. and
big tears rolled down his checks. mo.
ma'am, l dassent even come In. cause
! amt got my excuse for being
horned"
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-08-08
Do This After You Eat
Hot Weather "Out of Fix" Stomachs
Easily Put Right

When hot weather comes, stomach
and bowel miseries begin. Strong,
sound stomachs as we'll as weak ones
are easily affected by the harmful
gases and acids SO often produced in
the things we eat and drink during
hot weather. Winter-Nature's ice
box, is gone-hot weather breeds
the poisonous germs that cause pto-
maine poison in all its many forms.
Every one knows that the after-eat-
Ing nausea, belching, that wretched,
bloated, "lumpy" feeling, sour stom-
ach, heartburn, food repeating, and
other forms of indigestion and dys-
pepsia are far more frequent during
hot weather. 1t is the time when you
have to guard constantly against an
upset stomach and the many ills that
are always apt to follow. Then again
we have the worlds war to win
with the change OF diet and extra
work which means We must all care
fully guard our stomachs this year
keep ourselves fit and fine.
A marvellous relief and prevention
has been found for stomach sufferers,
which makes it possible for you to eat
the things you like best without o
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-08-08
Front View OF Dehornino Chute With
slopins Side Showing Clamps Closed
Dotted Lines Show Open Position.

horning with the clippers Is that thin
or hard horns are sometimes crushed
or splintered. resulting in wound
that heals slowly. This objection Is
partly overcome by using clippers that
are constructed with two N-shaped
blades. which. when pressed together.
bring four cutting edges against the
horn, essening the tendency 10 crush
or splinter the horn.
A number OF methods of restraining
animals during the dehorning opera
ton have been practiced. Where only
few head are TO be dehorncd. the
quickest way is to throw the animal
20 the ground and hold Ii or tie II Sc
urely until the horn is taken OF.
When considerable number OF cat
sle are to be dehorned, 1t will pay to
construct dehorning chute. Plans
of chute that has proved very salts
factory for this purpose are given
herewith. This chute Is made narrow
enough so that the animal will not
have room To struggle great deal.
and with shaped head
clamp at one end for holding the ami
mails head. After an animal is in the
chute and the head clamp closed Il
moose should be placed around the
neck with loop over the nose. The
head can then be snuhbed down to the
peg Indicated on the side post. This
forces one horn forward so as 10 make
IL easily removed. After one horn Is
removed the head should be snubbed
TO the other side for the removal or
the other horn. A chute OF this kind
can he constructed at very low cost by
using scrap material about the farm.
Cattle should never be dehorned dur
ing warm weather when there is dam
ger of the wound becoming infested
with screw worms. The best time to
dehorn is in late fall and early winter
or during the cool weather of spring.
II the weather Is sufficiently cool there
is very little danger OF the wound be-
coming infested with screw worms.
However. II is best TO apply some fly
repelleat, such as pine tar or one or
the coaltar products 10 the wound.
The accompanying plans show the
construction OF two types OF simple
and satisfactory dehorning chutes.
The dotted lines I'm both types OF chute
show the head clamps when open, and
the lever I'm both cases Is used for
closing the head clamps after the AMI
mails head Is In position. The sides
that are shown in the plans can be
used for either type. The gate is con-
venient for letting the animal out of
the chute and also for branding and
vaccinating.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-08-08

single unpleasant thought OF whse
may follow. EATONIC Tablets, good
tasting, quick acting, and absolutely
harmless, have already proven an I'M
told blessing to thousands of people.
One or two EATONIO Tablets afts1
meals work wonders. They sweeten
and purify the stomach by neutralix.
ing che trouble-making acids and gases
and stop the gripping pains Of indiges-
ton and other stomach and bowel
disturbances.
And the best part of II is-you can
be your own judge. JUSTIFY EATONlC.
Let your own stomach tell you the
truth. II you are not pleased tbes-
they don't cost you one'penny.
Druggists are amazed at. the aston
ishing reports from EATONIC users,
who have found EAT0NIO . quick.
wonderful relief for stomach ailments.
So we tell you to get large box Of
EATONIC from your druggist, whom
you know and can trust, and then
II EATONIC Is not suited 10 your casa
return 1t TO your druggist at once and 60
back your money. That's . fair. square
Offer. Every person h urged 10 make ~
test. Lex your own stomach tell you ~
truth. So starr using EATONlO today.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-08-08
DEHORNING CATTLE IS BEST
Operation Should Be Performed Early
Enough to Permit Wounds to
Heal Before Fattenino.

Prcp pared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricuture)
Cattle intended for the feed lots
this winter should be dehorned early
enough To permit the wounds to heal
before they are put on full feed. De-
horning offers advantages which the
feeder should not overlook. The cat
tie are more easily and safely handled
when dehorned, and each animal is as
sured of fair play at the feed trough.
pehorning also prevents the bruised
condition of the flesh and torn hides
caused by goring both In the feed lots
and In transit to market, as we'll as ex-
cessive shrinkage In shipments. De
horning should be done in late fall or
early winter.
The most common method of de-
horning cattle Is TO saw the horns off,
and for this purpose an ordinary meat
saw can be used, though there are
saws on the market that are specially
designed for the operation. BY this
method a good clean job can be done
ON any type OF horn. and the wound is
left in condition To heal readily.
The use of dehornlng clippers is be-
coming more common. especially
where large number of cattle are to
be dehorned and where they are de-
horned before the horn becomes hard
and brittle. The chief objection to de-
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-08-08
Lives 200 Years!

For more than 200 years, Harlem Oil,
the famous national remedy of Holland,
has been recognized as an infalhble relief
from all forms O; kidney and bladder DIS
orders. Its very age is proof that It must
have unusual merit.
II you are troubled with pains or aches
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headaches, indigestion. insomnia. painful
or too frequent passage OF urine, irritation
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1t Is imported direct from Holland lab
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home remedy and needs no introduction.
Each capsule contains one dose Of five
drops and is pleasant and easy to take.
They Will quickly relieve those stiffened
joints, that backache. rheumatism, lum-
hago, sciatica, gall stones. gravel, brick
dust, etc. Your money promptly refund
ed If they do not relieve you. But be sure
to get the genuine GOLD MEDAL brand.
In boxes, three slzes.-Adv.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-08-08
INK MUST HAVE PROMPTED
Companions With His knowI-
edge Of French.

Y. NJ. G. A. secretary with the ex-
peditionary force in Paris mot Abin-
ira and not Sacca Donna, but another
one who prefers to remain nameless)
tells us this one:
Some Yanks attended q theatrical
performance the other evening. I
speak French pretty we'll myself. and
/ went along with one of the boys as
an interpreter. After the curtain had
gone down on the first act, the prln-
cipal comedian came out and ad-
dressed the audience. When he had
finished. my companion broke out In
vociferous applause.
'Why did you applaud that curtain
speechf" | whispered.
II wanted TO make some o these
other doughboys think | understood
French" he whispered. What did the
guy sayf"
"He announced TO the audience
answered sadly, that his part must
be taken by an understudy for the rest
of the performance. as he had just re-
ceived word that his mother was
dying."-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-08-08

ways be the first treatment given.
If your little one is out of sorts,
half-sick. isn't resting, eating and act
ing naturally-look. Mother! see If
tongue Is coated. This is n sure sign
that the little stomach, liver and bow
els are clogged with waste. When
cross, irritable, feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad or has stomach-ache, diar-
rhea, sore throat, full of cold. give Il
teaspoonful of california Syrup of
Figs" and In few hours all the con-
stipated poison, undigested food and
sour bile gently moves out Of the lit
tie bowels without gripping, and you
have well, playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless fruit laxative" because
1t never fails TO cleanse the little ones
liver and bowels and sweeten the stom-
ach and they dearly love Its pleasant
taste. Full directions for babies. chill
dren of all ages and for grown-ups
printed on each bottle.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for bottle of Gal
iforna Syrup Of Figs" then see that
II is made by the California Fig Syrup
Company."-Adv.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-08-08
! am Sincere! Stop Ca|omeI!
Guarantee Dodson's Liver Tone
Listen to me! Calomel sickens and you may lose a
days work. If bilious, constpated or
headachy read my guarantee.

personal money-back guarantee thas
each spoonful will clean your sluggish
liver better than a dose of nasty calos
mel and that it won't make you SICK.
Dodson's Liver Tone is real liveg
medicine. You'll know 1t next morn
ing, because you will wake up feeling
fine, your liver will be working; head
ache and dizziness gone stomach WIZ
be sweet and bowels regular.
Dodson's Liver Tone Is entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless and car
not salivate. Give it to your children.
Millions of people are using Dodson'e
Liver Tone instead of dangerous calos
mel now. Your druggist will tell you
that the sale of calomel Is almose
stopped entirely here.-Adv.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-08-08

Liven up your sluggish liverl Feel
fine and cheerful; make your work a
pleasure; be vigorous and full of am
bition. But take no nasty, dangerous
calomel, because 1t makes you sick
and you may lose a days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver,
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite, breaking 1t up. That's when
you feel that awful nausea and cramp-
ing.
Listen to me- II you want to enjoy
the incest, gentlest liver and bower
cleansing you ever experienced just
take n spoonful of harmless Dodsons
Liver Tone tonight. Your druggist or
dealer sells you bottle of Dodson's
Liver Tone for few cents under my