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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-28
Lyric

Elsie williams and company in the
eternal question, who Was to
Biame?" a comedy of domestic life, IS
the headline attraction on the new
programme to be presented this att
ernoon matinee. Miss Williams Is
known as one of vaudeville's most
pleasing entertainers and she has SUR
rounded herself with a most excel
lent company. "Who Was to Blame?"
is brimfu1 of laughs and the situa-
lions are SO real that the audience
Is kept in a highly hilarious mood.
kaufman Brothers, famous blackface
entertainers, are also on the pro-
gramme and they will entertain IA
'tuneful originalities. What Did You
9Do?" is the title of a novel act by
Jones and Greenlee and both come
heralded as excellent funmakers. The
-Four Ankers are navy gymnasts and
entertain in a varied programme.
while the Gates Brothers are clever
dancers The Lyric screen kilograms,
showing the latest news, will be a fea-
tIre OF all performances.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-06-20
CHAPTER XVI.
Battery D 230.

The day after this / received the
glad tidings that I would occupy the
machine gunners' dugout right near
the advanced artillery observation
post This dugout was roomy affair,
dry as finder, and real cots In IT,.
These cots had been made by the
X. Els who had previously occupied
the dugOut. I was the first TO enter
and promptly made a signboard with
my name and number on 1t and sus-
pended II from the foot OF the most
comfortable cot therein.
In the trenches II is always first
come, first served" and this is lived
up to by all.
Two X. +. 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. Bomhardier VIII
son by name. who belonged to Bat
terry ID 23S. seemed to take a liking
to me, and I returned this feeling.
In two days time we We're pretty
chummy. and he told me how his bot
terry In the early days Of the war had
nut over stunt on Old Pepper. and
had gotten away with II.
will endeaver 10 give the story ~
far as memory will permit In his own
words:
II came out with the first expedi.
tlOnary force, and. like all the rest.
thought we would have the eneiny
licked in Jig time, and be able 10 eat
Christmas dinner at home. Well. so
far. ! have eaten two Christmas din
ners In the trenches, and am liable to
eat two more, the way things are
pointing. That is. II Fritz don't drop
'whlzz-bang' on me, and send me to
Blighty. Sometimes wish would
get hit, because it's no great picnic
out here, and twenty-five months Of II
makes you fed up.
"lts fairly cushy now compared 10
what II used to be, although | admit
this trench is trlfle rough. Now,
we send over FIVE shells TO their one.
We are getting our own back. but in
the early days II 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 II. but
we British didn't; We were the suf-
ferers. Just one casualty after an
other. Sometimes whole platoons
would disappear. especially when
Jack Johnson plunked into their
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As soon as Il was dark. Wheeler and

As soon as Il was dark, Wheeler and
crawled to our post which was about
halfway between the lines. II was
raining bucketfuls. the ground was a
sea Of sticky mud and chung 20 Us like
glue.
We took turns in listening with our
ears to the ground. I would listen for
twenty minutes while Wheeler would
he on the qui vive for German patrols.
We each wore wristwatch and be-
llcve 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 n bullet would
crack overhead or Il machine gun would
traverse back and forth.
Then all firing suddenly ceased. I
whispered to Wheeler. keep your eye
skinned. mate: most likely Fritz has
patrol out-that's why the BoChes
have stopped firing"
We were each armed with u rifle and
buynnrt and three Mills bombs to be
used for defense only.
had my ear to the ground. All Of
sudden heard faint. dull thudS.
In low but excited voice | whispered
20 Wheeler. 81 think they are mining,
listen"
lie put his ear to the ground and
in an unsteady voice spoke into my
ear:
T.l MI - h.Rn a
ing our way. For Gods sake keep
still"
was as stlll as mouse and was
scared stiff.
Hardly breathing and with eyes try
ing to pierce the inky blackness. we
waited. would have given 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 mp in
front of me: II looked as big as the
Woodwork building. could hear
the blood rushing through my veins
and II sounded us loud as Niagara
falls.
Forms seemed TO emerge from the
darkness. There were seven Of them
in all. | tried tn wish them away.
never wished harder I'm my life.' They
few words in German and
melted into the blackneSS. didn't
stop wishing either.
All of sudden we heard stumble,
a muddy splash. and multered Don
ner und Bitten" one of the Boches
had tumbled into shell hole. Neither
u MS laughed. Al that time-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. I
nearly tainted with fright. Then a
welcome whisper in a cockney accent.
81 sly, myte. we've come TO relieve (
YOU"
Wheeler and I crawled back to our
rcnch; We looked like wet hens and
'rlt worse. After swig OF rum we
we're soon fast asleep on the fire step
n our wet clothes
The next morning was as stiff as
boxer and every joint ached like n
rad tooth. but | was still alive, so II
lid not matter.
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER r-Fired by the news OF the
sinking of the Lusitania by a German
submarine. Arthur Guy Empey. an Amerl.
can. leaves his office in Jersey City aud
goes 70 England where he enllsts in tho
British army.
CHAPTER I.-Atter a period Of train
ing. Rtupey volunteers for Immediate serv-
ice and soon finds himself in rest billets
somewhere in France" where he first
ent coolies"
CHAPTER III-Empey attends his first
church services at the front while Ger
CHAPTER Tv-Empey's command goes
into the front-line trenches and is under
fire FOR the first time.
CHAPTER Y-Empey learns to adopt
the motto OF the British Tommy, IF you
are going TO get IT, you'll get it, so never
worry"
CHAPTER vI-Back in rest billets. EN-
pey gets his first experience as mess
orderly
CHAPTER vII-Empey learns how the
British soldiers are fed.
CHAPTER vIII-Back in the front-llne
trench. Empey sees his first friend OF the
trenches go West"
CHAPTER IX-Empey makes his first
visit 10 dugout In suicide Ditch"
CHAPTER X-Empey learns what con-
stitutes days work" In the front-hne
trench.
CHAPTER XI-Empey goes 'over the
TOP Tor the nrst time IN a CndTge on lnt
German trenches and is wounded by
bayonet thrust.
CHAPTER XII-Enpey Joins the sui
eide club" as the bombing squad is called.
CHAPTER XIII-Each Tommy gets an
official bath.
CHAPTER XIv-Empey helps dig an
advanced trench under German fire.
CHAPTER XV-On listening post" In
No Mans Land
CHAPTER xvI-Two artillerymen put
one over" on Old Pepper, their resimenta!
commander.
CHAPTER XvI1-Empey has narrow es-
cape while on patrol duty in No Mans
Land.
CHAPTER xvIII-Back in rest billets
Empey writes and stages a farce comedy.
CHAPTER XIX-Soldiers have many
ways TO amuse themselves while "oa their
own"
CHAPTER xX-Empey volunteers for /
machine gun service and goes back Into ,
the front-line trenches.
CHAPTER XXI-Empey again goes
'over the top" in charge which cost his !
company II killed and 81 wounded.
CHAPTER XXII-Trick with a machine |
gun silences one bothersome Fritz.
CHAPTER XXIII-German attack. pre- /
coded by gas wave. is repulsed.
CHAPTER XXIv-Empey is forced TO |
take part in an execution as a member /
of the firing squad.
CHAPTER XNV-Brltish prepare for 4
the Big Push-the battle of the somme.
CHAPTER XVIII a trench raid
preceding the BIG Push, Empey is des-
perately wounded and lies unCOrs CiOus In
No Mans Land for &c hours.
CHAPTER XXVII-After four months
In a British hospital. Empey is discharged
as physically UNFIT for further war serv-
ice"
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hve minutes with the old hoy, and
when he returned the How of language
from his lIps would make navy
blush for shame.
What am going TO tell you Is how
two OF Us put It over on the old scamp
and got away with II. II WIS "a risky
thing. too, because Old Pepper wuuldn Q
have been exactly mild with us II h.
had got next to the game
ME and nay mate, lad named Ilar.
ry Cu~>r,l bumbardier In u rs bu .
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he went back to his tea and Tomm,

he went back to his tea. and Tommy
armed himself with n pick and shovel
and started digging. He's been dig
ging ever since.
"Of course we dug those trenches at
night, hut II was ho, work, what with
the rifle and michinc.-un fire. Tae
strc;chcr bearers worked harder than
the digrcrs.
"ThoSr trenches. bloomn ditrhcs. I
call thrm, were Nightmares. They were
only about five feet deep, lnd You used
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&c get t.ie bE,. acnr from Lrndiug
lnwn. II wasn't cxacily safe to s,gcl
upright. either. because as soon o.,
your narpc- showed over the top %
bullet would bounce on IL. or else come
81 close II would make your hair stand.
"Wc used to an SandhngS and ~iir,
/ them on top If the paraprt to make IL
| higher. but no use: they would De
/ there about an hour and then Fritz
would turn loose and blow them e.
hits. My neck used To be sore from
/ lucking shells and bullets.
"Whare nv h,,t,rv was stationed I,
! bostv tr,pcb had hoo, dur ,,bi,,
the boys nicknomed .SuicIds ditch >
and boliava m. yonl his was ,h,
original Suicide ditch All the others
are limitations.
"Wban n follow wont into TIM,
trench II was nm .,ap camille thar a..
would comp ON, an , stra,cbor A, an.
time n Scotch bottoI,o, hold II and
whom ,bav h.,rd' "a, het,in, r.,s .,.,.,,
money that they'd came IN, an
.,rrtcbers they ,rohhaJ all tho hot,
In sIght Like I, lat NJ hoItv I1in,s soy.
oroI ~ IN, h,,,or, n,on a., o.. ~
game. and nut IN real money. The
.Incls, .urarad n ~, -, ,,..,,"t.,a.. "a,
IN. ,rasnao,s Iaa,.a1 ,,,,Y', o.. ~.
,ot,arv mon 90 coI,.c, ON. go,
,o,oy Ga uhar Oh, ho,.oi,an -. =.
lIavad ,b,. youbI.rs ,,,od ~, Sa,,r.,t
LOCKS, ,o, ,b,,r ,o,e, Cor an,.roin,
safely bpt tho onas wh, cl,cl.d =,
weran,t ,bera N nav Tbo or,i,I.r,.
mon had r.y.r ,ho,,b, /, ON, ,ha,
wov Tbos. sco,,Iss NOR. hound 90
no sur. winners M ma,tar how III.
wind blew. So take a tip from me.
never bet with Scottie. cause you'll
lose money.
AT one mart Of our ,rencb whore
A communication trench ioIn.d tho
front line n Tommy had stuck nm a
wooden sIpnpost with three hands or
arms on H. One az tho hands no,,t.
ing 10 the German lines read 80 Rer.
Hn:' the one pointIng down the com.
munlcation trench read. TO Rllgbty.'
The Washington times., 1918-09-10
DEMPSEY BELIEVES
VICTORY CERTAIN

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. Sept
10.-Jack Dempsey, the Colorado
Submarine" conqueror OF Fred Full
ton and claimant Of the heavyweight
championship crown which now
adorns the brow OF Jess willard, has
wired Spencer Penrose. president OF
the Broadmoor Hotel Company here,
that he will accept WiIlard's offer
for an exhibition boxing match to
be staged as the headliner of a nam
moth carnival planned at the Broad
moor for the Red Cross and wounded
soldiers funds.
Dempsey says he will give willard
$1,000 to sign the articles for the
match, and that he will donate IS, 900
to the Red Cross IL he does not knock
Willard out in ten rounds. His tels-
gram. which was sent to Mr.. PenroSe
and Willard by Dempsey's manager
from San Francisco, follows:
will accept yours and willard'B
offer. but know you are both blufhnE.
Will give 81 900 to willard to pay his
training expenses II he will sign and
$1,000 to the Red Cross IL Dempsey
does not knock Willard out in ten
rounds"
The Washington times., 1918-09-10

Babe Ruth's mighty triple and .
BIT Of flashy work by Stuffy Nc
Innis gave the American League
champions their third win in the
worlds series battles yesterday.
Ruth pitched for the Red Sox until
he was Iambasted to death. and then
retired to left field to let Joe Bush
do the hurting.
In the fourth with two men Oh
Ruth poled q triple. Fiack was play
ing q bit too close, and Ruth's long
Tyler deserved to win his game as
he allowed the Red Sox, but four
hits during the seven innings In
which he performed.
In the eighth when the lombard
ment OF Cub hits WAS too strong
Ruth was shunted into left field Nc
InnIs saved the day with . great
play in coming in on Workman and,
with two on at the time. getting
Merkle at third by yards.
The Cubs started the eighth nice
ly with q walk. Killifer took second
when Hendrix. batting for Tyler
singled into left On q wild heave
Rillifsr went to third and Hendrix
to second McInnis touched out
Flack on the base line holding the
runners on the bags McCabe went
in to run for Hendrix, and Killifer
scored when Shean threw out Hoilo-
cher, McCabe taking third Mann's
single to center scored McCabe.
Douglas went In to pitch for Chicago.
Schang, batting for Agnew, singled
over second and went to second on
a short passed ball. Hooper sacrificed
and when Douglas threw wildly past
Merkle. Schang scored easily for the
winning run In the ninth Ruth was
called from the box after Merkle had
singled and Zeider had walked Nc
Innis forced Merkle at third on Wort
mans attempted sacrifice. Barber
batting for Killifer. hit into q dou-
BILE play.
The Washington times., 1918-09-10
A Mere difference.

Attention is being called to the
difference between the fighting on
the field between the Red Sox and
Cubs. showing that both teams are
in deadly earnest. and the action of
Ban Johnson. former car of baseball
and still president OF the American
League. in Withholding his decision
in the matter OF the failure by the
Cleveland Club OF playing the last two
games In St. Louis on Labor Day.
There is no doubt about the play
ing on the field at Comiskey Park.
Chicago, and Fenway Park, Boston.
The athletes coldIy grasping as they
have been all along. are showing a
real desire for victory. thus sending
baseball out with a clean record.
Ban johnson used to give his de-
cisions right off the bat. and most
OF them were right, too, no matter
how hard they hit some folks. The
Browns claimed the two games for
feited by the Indians. II granted
that pair. they will finish in the first
division, nOsing out tho New York
Yankees. But Bans asleep
The Washington times., 1918-09-10

walk. q hit batter and two short
Texas leaguers got Owen into trou-
BILE Sharp hitting through the in
field with some loose infield work
accounted for five runs for the Navy
Yard men
BuScheR In Form.
Phil Buscher, veteran pitcher OF
the Navy Yard team. was never in
better form IL the old days when
Buscher pitched in the Capital City
League, he never had the stuff he
exhibited yesterday.
Operations. usually a hard hitting
team, was held to three lonely sin-
giles yesterday. In addition Buscher
famed nine batters and walked but
one. His exhibition was one Of the
best seen this season
Seaton, OF the winners, had a good
day with the bat collecting three
hits out of four trips to the plate.
The Navy Yard team got into action
with considerably more dash than
the temperamental Operations play
ers. Tom Crook has the old Navy
Yard machine working smoothly be-
hind Buscher and results showed in
his favor.
The Washington times., 1918-09-10

baseball championship will read tn,
following with interest. II is a descriI
lion by Bill Phelon, the Cincinnati pic
lure writer. OF the horrors surroundin
The nrst three games at Chicago:
They have some strenuous laws
In Chicago these days, and the
visitors to the big series are dis.
covering that some Of these stat
utes are wondrous things. For in
stance, IL you want "a bottle OF
beer-not to consume on the prem-
Uses, but to tote up to your room
and browse upon at letsure-that
sounds like an easy proposition,
but is really harder than the rock
Of Gibraltar. and tougher than an
East Side gunman. They are try
ing to keep Uncle Sans soldiers
from drinkabIes, and the barkeep-
ers are living up to the reguIa-
tons everywhere. II you want a
bottle OF beer you must fill out a
long statement. giving your name,
age, weight. and height, number
Of teeth. and size Of shoe; your re-
ligious denomination, name of en-
ployer, and place OF Chicago resi-
dence-hotel. OF course, II you are
an invader. Then you must lift
your right duke and solemnly
swear that under no circumstances
will you permit a soldier or sailer
to as much as lay an avid hand
upon that bottle OF beer. After
which, when you think it's all set
and you can start out, you find
you have just begun. You must
supply the name of some person
who knows you, and knows the sa-
loonkeeper, and who will swear
that you are of correct moral
character. anti-Germahic in habits
and disposition. and not addicted
TO walking in your sleep-also
that he will guard you and the
The Washington times., 1918-09-10

81 am going to France" says
Hickey. when / return ! shall be
Identified with the Cardinals in the
highest possible capacity. / consider
a managers job 90 per cent OF a
baseball club"
Il hold contract to manage the
Cardinals in 1919" says Jack Hen
bricks, and 1 shall be manager un-
less they pay me in full for the
amount specified in my contract
Then, and then only, will l step out
as manager. I have no alibis to make
for my showing this season My
record in baseball is an open book.
I'll stand or fall on it"
Hornsby, the Cardinals crack
shortstop, who proved a sorry fizzle
this year. was quoted recently as say
ing Hendricks was "a cheese man
ager." Later he wrote a letter, ap-
pearing in another newspaper, deny
ing his first interview. In the light
OF this it is interesting to have
Hickey say:
There was trouble between them all
season. HOrnsby knows that So does
Hendricks Hornsby is not a hard boy
to handle, but Hendricks rode him. SAID
he was oyerrated, called him among
other things a 10000 lemon until It
eliminated in Rogers serving Official
notice upon me that he would not play
on the Cardinals so long as Hendricks
was manager. ! patched up the trouble,
but the players and Hendricks. as we'll.
know II happened. What's the use OF
denying itT''
Well. there's small chance OF the
major leagues being in action next sum
mer, and the whole affair may blow over
by the time professional baseball raises
its head again.
The Washington times., 1918-09-10
A. A. U. WILL MEET

The annual meeting of the South
Atlantic division of the A. A. U. will
meet Monday, September l6, at the
Baltimore Athletic Club. 1922 "
Charles street, Baltimore, Nd, for the
election OF officers.
Losses Of members OF the various
affiliated athletic clubs is expected "a
cut down the A. 4. u. list consider
ably. New clubs are asked to CO.
operate with w. ]. Leimkuhler, sec
rotary, 10 South street, Baltimore, Nd
The Washington times., 1918-09-10

the DARK morse OF the series.
Managers will be notified to day OF
the meeting set for tomorrow night
at Spaldings at which time the four
postponed games and the tie contest
will be taken up. It Is probable that
these games will be runin as double
headers just after the section games
are finished, as the second section
runs six days longer than the first
President r. z Doyle will issue the
call today and the managers Of the
nine teams will get together. Cappubs
want TO use two players more as the
selectiYe service draft has taken men
off the team.
Ties UD Section.
By reason Of Is to victory over the
weak Commerce team, the United
States Marine Corps team stands tied
today with the War Risk team in
sectionL The standing OF the section
fo1l0ura-
The Washington times., 1918-09-10
BARROW Is READY

BOSTON. Sept. 1o-Bd Barrow,
manager OF the Red Sox, expects to
be in some branch Of useful service
within a few weeks after the series
for the worlds title ends. He is
within the new draft age, just bare
ly inside, and he says he will 60 to
France next year. whether the big
leagues attempt 70 stage games or
not.
II shall try to enter the chemical
branch OF the army" said Barrow to-
day. but IL I fail there, I shall try
something else. Surely in France
there must be much for willing
hands to do, and I'm ready to do
anything OF service to the army"
The Washington times., 1918-09-10
MITCHELL To ENLIST

CHICAGO. Sept. 1o.-Frsd Mitchell,
manager of the Chicago Cubs, will
enter Government service as soon as
his team concludes the worlds series
tilt with the Red Sox. The Cubs
boss has applied for enrolment in
the regular army. quartermasters de-
partment, at headquarters here.
Mitchell will take the examination
as soon as possible after the final
game.
The Cub director. though married
and able to claim exemption because
of farm he owns and operates in
STOW, Mass, is anxious TO get into
Government work until such time as
the war is over and he can go back
to turning out champion ball clubs
The Washington times., 1918-09-10
MAY STOP FOOTBALL

PITTSBURGH. Sept. 1O.-Pittsburgh
may have no intercollegiate football
this year because OF the taking over
by the Government OF the University
Of Pittsburgh and the institution OF
military training hs part OF the cur
riculum. All students over eighteen
years OF age who appear at the school
opening day. September Is. will be en-
listed men
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YESTERDAYS GAME.

Under the new arrange urent this
year IL was planned to give each
player OF the winning team 81 600 and
each player of the losing team 81, 400,
with the balance divided proportion
ately among the players OF the three
teams in the National League which
finished second, third, and fourth, and
the players OF the three teams In the
American League which finished sec
ond. third. and fourth.
II this plan is carried out the Cubs
and the Red SoX will divide the full
pot and still not get the proposed
guarantee. Boston has twenty-one
players eligible, which, at 8. 900 each
would reach a total of $40 900. Chi
cago has twenty-five players eligible,
and at 81 400 the total would be $780,
500, or a grand total OF 81, 500.
This means that the players OF the
other six teams will not get a penny
unless the plan OF the National Com
mission to reduce the contending
teams and give the winners 81 200 and
the losers $500 each is carried out.
The Boston and Chicago players
strenuOusly object to this, and a COM
mittee has been appointed to wait on
the National Commission and demand
fulhllment OF the original guarantee.
1t is the old story. Not satisfied with
being allowed to play and to make
even something extra, the players
must fight over the last dollar. Little
wonder the fans have lost interest.
The Washington times., 1918-09-10

bottle Of beer with answering
vigilance. and will see to it, per-
sonally, that no soldier or sailor
even gets near enough to tell you
that he is thirsty. He must sign
this. too, and 1t must be witnessed
by a notary public. After this
document is in the safe OF the sa-
loon and you are ready for your
bottles, the barkeeper will apollo
gize and say that he is very sorry,
but there isn't any bottled beer
left today"
The Washington times., 1918-09-10
ONE FAT INNING

Runs-waIdmAn C1), GLADDEN. az, Pas
quellA (1). Clarke ca. Collier. Cobb (2).
Siglsr. solomon, Moore, EiseTan. Tam
Cobb (3D, Reinhold. Sevrin. Lsft on bases
Marines. 6; Commerce. :. First base on
error-Connmerce- First base on balls
on Hunt, /: on Driver, 2; on Seyrin. s.
Innings pitehed-By Hunt. :; by Driver, :.
Hits-On Hunt }; OF Driver. l. Struck
out-By Hunt, 4; By Driver. 2; by Sevrin.
T. Two-baSe hitB-PaSquella, Clarke, Col
lier. Cobb, 2. Stolen bases-PasquellA, ?:
Rigler, s. CruikShanks- Double ppIay-
Cobb to Solomon to Pasquella- Passed
seVrin. ?. Hit by pItchST-Sevrin (Solo-
mon. y.