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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-10-06
~ LGARlAN KING ORDERS
DECENTRALIZATION on ARMY


; By Associated Press
; AMSTERDAM. oct The
!. uI-f decree signed by King :
= Boris was one demobilizing :
iba HuIl.-.au army according :
. fu % dispatch from Sofia
? Former King Ferdinand
Hff Bulgaria Friday night BE- :
. .or. signing his declaration OF .
; ahui.atiuu be- received the
. various party leaders. who .
pressed approval 90 his de- .
r' ION I
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CHAPTER XVI.
Battery D 238.


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
r.. Els who had previously occupied
and promptly made a signboard with
my name and number on it and sus-
pended il from the foot of the most
comfortable o therein.
In the trenches ii 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 VIII
son by name, who belonged to Bat
terry ID 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 wal had
put over a stunt on Old Pepper, and
had gotten away with 1t.
1 viii endeaver to give the story as
far as memory win permit in his own
words:
al 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
far, | have eaten two Christmas din
ners I'm the trenches, and am liable to
eat two more, the way things are
pointing. That is, if Fritz don't drop
a withholding on me, and send me to
Bllghty. Sometimes l wish l would
get lift, 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 it used to be, although l admit
this trench is a trife rough. Now,
we send over five shells TO their one.
We are getting our own back. but In
the early days 1t 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 1t, but
we British didn't: we were the suf-
ferers. Just one casualty after an
other. Sometimes whole p~latoons
would disappear, especially when a
.Jae Johnson plunked into their
middle. II 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.
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-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 enlistsI in the
British army.
CHAPTER u-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 a Ger
man Fokker circles over the congregation.
CHAPTER Iv-Empey's command goes
into the frort-iine renches and is under
fire for the first time.
CHAPTER y-Empey learns to adopt
the motto of the British Tommy, "Tf you
are going to get It, you'll get II. 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 & 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 "over the
top for the first time in a charge on the
German trenches and Is wounded by a
bayonet thrust.
CHAPTER xII-Empey joins the sui
eide club as the bombing squad is called.
CHAPTER xIII-Each Tommy gets an
ofhcia. bath.
CHAPTER xIv-Empey helps dig an
trench under German fire.
CHAPTER xV-On listening post" in
No Mans Land
CHAPTER xVI-Two artiilerymen put
one over" on Old Pepper, their regimental
commander.
CHAPTER xvII-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 ION 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 a 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-
ceded by gas wave, is repulsed.
CHAPTER XXIV-Empey is forced to
take part in an execution as a member
OF the firing squad.
CHAPTER X~XV-British prepare for
the Big Push-the battle OF the Somme.
CHAPTER xXvI-In a trench raid.
preceding the Big Push. Empey Is des-
perately and lies unconscious In
No Mans Land for 36 hours.
CHAPTER XXVn-After four months
In a British hospital. Empey is discharged
as physically unht for further war serV-
ice"
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"uncle SAM"

The popular term "Uncle Sam" as
applied to the United States govern
ment. originated In Troy and Green
bush, N. Y, during the war of 1924.
Ebert Anderson. Jr., one of the con-
tractors supplying the army of the
north with provisions, in October. 1872.
advertised for proposals for pork and
beef to be delivered to him during the
first four months of the following year
In New York. Troy. Albany and Water
ford. Among those who contracted to
furnish him with beef. packed In bar
rels, were Ebenezer and Samuel VIII
son, the latter Familiarity called by Tro-
jams Uncle Sam" AS the beef was
delivered at Greenbush barracks from
time to time the Troy soldiers referred
TO II as Uncle Sans" beef. The other
soldiers, not knowing who "Uncle
Sam" was. thought that the term was
applied to the letters U. s. stamped
upon the barrels by the government
officials. Consequently 1t was not long
before the term "Uncle Sam" mean
ing the United States, was In common
use.
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terry, or lance corporal, as you call IL
in the infantry, used to relieve the
telephonists. We would do two hours
on and four of. / would be on duty
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-
ton officer in the advanced post. But
very few messages were sent. 1t was
only in case of an actual attack that
we would get a chance to earn our
two and six a day. You see, Old Pep
per had issued orders not to fire ex-
cept when the orders came from him.
And with Old Pepper orders is orders,
and made to obey.
"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 a certain
road, throw their caps into the air as
a taunt- at u helplessness.
"Cassell had been a telegrapher In
civil life and Joined up when war was
declared. As for me, / knew Morse,
learned 1t 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 finger
nails, and the one on the other end
would get 1t through the receiver.
Many an hour was whiled away in this
manner passing compliments back and
forth.
I'm the observation post the officer
used to sit for hours with a powerful
pair of field glasses TO his eyes.
Through a c~leverly concealed loophole
he would sean the ground behind the
German trenches, looking for targets
and finding many. This officer. Cap
tain A by name. had a habit of
talking out loud TO himself. Some
times he would vent his opinion, same
as a common private does when he's
wrought up. Once upon a time the
captain had been on Old Peppers staff,
so he could cuss and blind in the most
approved style. Got to be sort of a
habit with him.
About six thousand yards from us, !
behind the German lines, was a road
in plain view of post. For the last
three days Fritz had brought eompa-
mics of troops down this road In broad
daylight. They were never shelled.
Whenever this happened the captain
would froth at the mouth and let out
a volume of Old Peppers religion
which used to make me love him.
Every battery has a range chart on
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were strict orders not to fire a shell.
unless specially ordered to do so from
brigade headquarters. Blime me, II
anyone disobeyed that command, our
general-yes, IL was Old Pepper
would have court-martialed the whole
expeditionary force. Nobody went out
of their way to disobey Old Pepper In
those days, because he couldn't be
called a parson; he was more like a
pirate. If at any time the devil should
feel lonely and sigh for a proper mate,
Old Pepper would get the first call.
Facing the Germans wasn't half bad
compared with an interview with that
old firebrand.
IF a company or battalion should
give way a few yards against a SUI
perior force of Boches. Old Pepper
would send for the commanding Off
Ger. In about half an hour the officer
would come back with his face the
color of a brick, and in a few hours
what was left of his command would
be holding their original position.
II have seer an officer who wouldn't
say d-n for a thousand quid spend
i've minutes with the old hoy. and
he returned the flow of language
from his lips would make a 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 1t. 1t 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, a lad named Har-
ry Cassell, a bombardier in d 23S bat
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to get the backache from bending
down. It wasn't exactly safe to stand
upright, either, because as soon as
your napper showed over the top a
bullet would bounce off Ii. or else come
SO close ii would make your hair stand.
"We used to fill sandbags and stick
them on top of the parapet to make it
higher, but no use; they would be
there about an hour and then Fritz
would turn loose and blow them to
bits. My neck used TO be sore from
ducking shells and bullets.
"Where my battery vas stationed a
hasty trench had been dug, which
the boys nicknamed Suicide ditch
and. believe me, Yank, this was the
original Suicide ditch All the others
are limitations.
when a fellow went into that
would come out on a stretcher. AT one
time a Scotch battalion held it, and
when they heard the betting was eve
money that they'd come out on
s~tretchers, they grabbed all the bets
In sight. Like a lot of bally idiots. sew
eral of the battery men fell for their
game, and put up real money. The
Jocks suffered a lot of casualties, and
the prospects looked bright for the
battery men to collect some easy
money. So when the battalion was re-
lieved the gamblers lined up. Several
Jocks got their money for emerging
safely, but the ones who clicked ii
weren't there to pay. The artillery
men had never thought it out that
way. Those Scotties were bound to
be sure winners, no matter how the
wind blew. So take a tip from me,
never bet with a Scottie, cause you'll
lose money.
"At one part of our trench where
a communication trench Joined the
front line a Tommy had stuck up a
wooden signpOst with three hands or
arms on it. One of the hands, point
ing TO the German lines. read. TO Ber-
lin the n pointing down the com,
munication trench read, TO Blighty.'
while the other said. Suicide Ditch,
Change Here for Stretchers.'
Farther down from this guide post
the trench ran through an old orchard.
On the edge of this orchard our bat
fiery had constructed an advanced OBJ
servatiOn post. The trees screened IL
from the enemy airmen and the roof
was turfed. 1t wasn't cushy like ours.
no timber or concrete re-enforcements,
just walls of sandbags. From ii a
splendid view of the German lines
could be obtained. This post wasn't
exactly SAL. II was a hot corner,
shells plunking all around, and the
bullets cutting leaves off the trees.
Many n time when relieving the sig
mailer at the phone, / had to crawl on
my belly like a worm to keep from
being hit.
ut was an observation post sure
enough. That's all the use ii was. just
observe all day, but never a message
back for our battery to open up. You
see, II this point Of lifeline there
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lover the Top"
Bv An American Soldier
Who Went
ARTHUR GUY EMPEY
Maehfne Cunner Seruins In France
%eCopyrisht, 1911. By Arthur Guy Hmpey)
Machine Cunner Seroins In Franc.

which distinctive landmarks are noted,
with the range for each. These land
marks are called targets, and are num-
bered. On our battery's chart, that
road was called Target II, Range
5000, 3 degrees 80 minutes left ID 23S
battery consisted of four Az howit-
zers, and fred a 35-pound II. e. shell.
AS you know, ii. e. means high ex-
plosive.' l don't like cumming up my
own battery, but we had a record In
the division for direct hits, and our
boys were just pining away for a
chance to exhibit their skill In the
eyes of Fritz.
ION the afternoon of the fourth day
of Fritz contemptuous use of the road
mentioned the captain and l were at
our posts as usual. Fritz was strafe-
Ing us pretty rough, just like he's doing
now. The shells were playing leap
frog all through that orchard.
81 was carrying on a conversation
in our tap code with Cassell at the
other end. 1t ran something like this:
"'Say, Cassell, how would you like
" DC III lfbt SuiOOn Ddl vi lit III y
Arms down Rye lane with a bottle of
BASS in front Of you, and hat blonde
barmaid waiting to fill 'em up againT'
"Cassell had a fancy for that par
ticular blonde. The answer anne back
in the shape of a volley Of cusses. l
changed the subject.
after a while our talk veered
round to the way the Boches had been
exposing themselves on the road down
on the chart as Target IT. What he
have passed the ~reichstag. though I
believe 1t would have gone through
our censor easily enough.
"The bursting shells were making
such a din that / packed up talking
anA took 10 watching the captain. He
was fidgeting around on an old sand
bag with the glass to his eye. Occa-
sionally he would let out a grunt. and
make some remark / couldn't hear on
account of the noise, but l guessed
what 1t was all right. Fritz was get
ting fresh again on that road.
"Cassell had been sending in the tap
code TO me, but / was fed up and
didn't bother with 1t. Then he sent
o. S., and I was all attention, for this
was a call used between us which
meant that something important was
on. / was all ears In an instant. Then
Cassell turned loose.
"'You blankety blank dud, l have
been trying to raise you for fifteen
minutes. What's the matter, are you
asleepT Dust as If anyone could
have slept in that internal racketi)
Never mind framing a nasty answer.
Just listen
".Are you game for putting some
thing over on the Boches and Old Pep
per all in One?'
Il answered that I was game enough
when 1t came to putting ii over the
Boches, but confessed that 1 had a
weakening of the spine, even at the
mention of Old Peppers name.
"He came back with, It's so absurd
ly easy and simple that there is no
chance of the old heather rumbling it.
Anyway, If we're caught. I'll take the
blame.'
under these condition l told him to
spit out his scheme. 1t was so daring
and simple that it took my breath
away. This is what he proposed:
ITO Be Continuedl
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@isf7 BY
lRInIa GUY Ef1pfYl
dJNNER. SERVING N FRANCE-

after the drive to Paris was turned
back, trench warfare started. Our
general grabbed a map, drew q pencil
across it. and said, Dig here Then
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 { 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
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-30
Winnemucca Is Years Ago Today
From The Daily Silver State

2 The erection of a great copper smelter at Salt Lake. which is to 9
. cost 100000, has given an impetus to copper mining and indicates 9
. that copper mines along the line of railroad both in Utah and Nevada 9
3 will be of great value. Pure copper ranks with sulphur, superior t. 9
. all other metals in electrical conduc tiviy. 1t is recognized as the g
: metal for electric instruments. The marvellous growth of electrical 9
2 science and art has given to the manufacture of pure copper al impor- 9
4: lance that is simply enormous. 6
= Mrs. E. L. Williams has resigned her position as teacher of the sc g
. od intermediate department of the public school in this town and g
. Miss Lille Nicholas, a high school graduate. has been appointed Il 9
. take her place. 9
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-20

We are making large shipments ev-
cry week, especially in the knitted
articles. The children are showing
much enthusiasm along that line. One
lad, Edwin Bateman, twelve years
old, knit pair Of wristlets and Julia
meta Arnold, eleven years old, has
made swenter, two helmets and
wristlets. Still younger boys and
girls are knitting the squares for
comforts. We claim the oldest knit
ter in the county--Grandma Weter,
nincty-three years old, turns in fine
knitting, every week and Mrs. Gregg,
eighty-seven has knitted sweaters,
scarfs, wristlets and socks.
We are making many surgical
dressings-7,O 1000 this week. One of
our enthusiastic workers in that class
has already received the Red Cross
on her Golf, havino worked the regu-
lar number of hours. Several more
are near the goal. We have plenty Of
aprons now. You can get them at the
rooms.
We need the cooperation of the
first ward to help in our sewingtclass.
Will each lady make a. new set of
resolutions next week and meet with
US next Thursday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-20
Reduce Sugar Consumption

II the present shortage of sugar Is
70 be met, 1t Is necessary for each per-
son to reduce his portion to "a pound
week. There are so many sweet
foods available that this patriotic duty
causes as yet no real deprivation. The
sacrifice is very small. but let us not
forget to make IT,
Omit candy and frosted cakes.
Use less sugar In tea and coffee.
Avoid desserts and cakes requiring
large amounts of sugar.
Reduce amounts Of sugar in customary
recipes.
Substitute for sugar - corn syrup,
honey. etc. For all practical pur-
poses / G syrup equals / sugar
plus IA c liquid. With honey. mo-
lasses, or sorghum use soda, as the
leavening agent, since the acid in
these sugar substitutes calls for a
neutralizing alkaii.
Use sweet fruits, such as figs. raisins,
dates, etc. Cook breakfast cereals
with chopped figs. raisins, or dates.
and serve without sugar
Dried currants are about 75% sugar
Dates currants are about 75% sugar
Raisins currants are about 75% sugar
Prunes are about 1873 sugar
Dried apples, apricots. ETC.. are from
sou to 66% sugar. Use them freely
and save cane and beet sugar. Soak
well, cook slowly in same water, and
they will not need additional sweeten-
ing.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-20

% not waste Flour. II there IL fouz
left on the mixing board. sift II to free
II feom crumbs or dough and save Il
to use again for dredging the board
sift the -four before you measure
then put II into the cup lightly with a
spoon: do not shake II down. Be ex'
ceedingly careful not to spill any OF
the flour. Scrape mixing bowls clean
DO not waste Bread. Use a bread
board and cut bread at the
table as II Is needed. Save Al
the crumbs that fall as you slice It.
Dry bread can be rolled or put through
the food chopper and the crumbs sub
stituted for part Of the -four in griddle
cakes, bread and cookies. They can
be used to thicken soup; to cover Gro
quotes and scallop-dishes; or they can
be combined with meat or nuts to
make loaves. Stale bread can be cut
into cubes and dried In slow oven
to make croutons to serve with soups
II can be made into cheese pudding
and bread buildings. II can be made
into French toast by being dipped IN
milk and eggs and fried.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-20

Long will this winter be remember
ed for the large brood of cold waves
it has Matched.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-20

About one day the average mar
ought to choke his prejurices unit
they are black in the face.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-20

What is left of the status quo ante
bellum is damaged goods.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-20
Use More Cottage Cheese

Cottage cheese or Dutch cheese. as
Il Is often called. is one Of the very
best OF substitutes for meat It Is
richer In protein than most meats and
IL very much cheaper.
Serve It often. Teach your family
to like II by serving 1t in different
ways Season It carefully. and add
enough cream or milk to make Il ap-
petizing. Chopped onion or chopped
green pepper. or both. are a delightful
addition.
Many people like cottage cheese
with something sweet. rs fruit pre-
serves. jams. etc. Serve with bread
or crackers.
Choking the majority into state
Of irsensibility II The Bolsheviki idea
Of representative government.
All men are born free and equal.
Later some Of them grow up to fall
over their feet.