The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-07

two days this week with his aunt. Mrs.
T. J. Ewaft. Mr.. Strawbridge is re-
turning from the training camp to
spend some time with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Strawbridge of Chi
cago, and will probably enter a uni
versity later in the year. Mrs. Straw
bridge will be remembered as Miss
Ewart, formerly of Topeka
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Judge Lee Monroe, who is in the
Pecos valley of Texas on business.
wrote home that a snow of fifteen
inches had fallen in the valley where
they had never been known to have
snow before.
Miss May Bailey and Miss Ella Bal
ley, of SIT West street, have received
word that their brother, Sergt. Will
liam Bailey, has been ill with influ-
enza in a hospital in France. Ser
geant Bailey said he had had a slight
attack and was able to be up again,
when he wrote.
"A Denver paper contains an inter-
esting bit of news concerning Mr.. Hale
Hamilton, a Topeka man who has
been a decided success on the 1egit1-
mate stage and, is now starring in the
movies. 1t says:
: THE crinkling candy bag and the
chocolate drops therein were once
more in vogue last night in Curtis
ences once again sighed and laughed
with the heroine without having the
effect spoiled by flu masks. George
Randolph Chester, the creator of the
perennial Get-Rich-Quick Walling-
ford, is responsible for the comedy
ing shown at the Princess. Hale Ham
ilton, well known on the legitimate
stage, is the star of the play and
gives great promise as cinema
comedian. Lucille Lee Stewart is lead
ing lady for Mr.. Hamilton
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I'm NO-MAN'S LAND"
well, Larry, did you hear that or,
der?-We're going over the top to-
night. I'm dern glad that. we're go
ing, I'm eager to get in the fight
We've been mighty good pals, Larry
and 1 hope we both get back" and
that was the last 1 saw that night
| of my old bunky, Larry Mack. In ar
hour from then, the order came. and
lover the top" We went. My God
how those boys went into it, to Kill
was their soul intent. We fought like
| bloody demons as we went thru thai
| sea of lead. 1 could see the boys droI
round me, but on to their trenche:
We fled. I'm telling you, boy, it wa:
land We were a-killing the Ger
mans right and left, ours was fight
| ing band. Then out of the din, al
explosion came, it stunned me ant
| over 1 fell, and when 1 awoke 1 wa:
| flat on my back, in a hole left by 6
| shell. For a moment or two I seemed
| in a daze, 1 didn't know just what t.
| do. I didn't know where our trenches
| were, and the raid had sort of sub
| dued. So over the top of this shell
| Crack, bang! and bullet went thru
it, 1 knew it came from q Hun.
couldn't rise up and shoot him, h
| had the advantage of me. So I fig
ured to waste all his bullets, a-shoot
ing at things he's see. 1 raised up m.
boot. he shot off the heel. I threw
up a rock and he split it, all the bari
off a stick, did he peel. The SON. of
a-gun was sniper, he could hit ZEN
no matter how small, but at last h
ran out of bullets. and out. of tina
on my stomach, and hugging tina
ground mighty close, I was going t.
kill me German, I give the beas
a good dose. 1 got to the edge of tn
crater, there was just enough ligh
to see. So 1 took out my knife an
got ready, then I jumped in the hole
Bygee, 1 landed square in his neck
and then l went blind with rage. w
tumbled, and stumbled, and found
cred around, like two bears in a cage
We were clinched in a>deadly strug
gle, was fighting and dom my best
1 knew he was stronger than 1 was
so 1 hit him a blow in the chest. H
staggered away and then came at me
planted my knife in his back
saw who he was, then 1 fainted-M
God, 1 had killed Larry Mack.
N. S. "A.
II The Modern Lace club will not NEE
until after the ban for influenza ha
been lifted.
Miss Marian Thompson, who sale
a few weeks ago. has arrived i
Genoa. Italy, according to a inessag
received yesterday by her mother
Mrs. E. w. Thompson. From Genoa
Miss Thompson will go by rail thr
!. southern France to Paris, where sh