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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-03

iects of recent British air raids over
the Rhine provinces, particularly on
Frankfort
The central part Of the Frankfort
main station was so extensively dam
aged by bombs tkr trains have not
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-03
CHAPTER xxi.

Punishments and Haehine-Gun Stunts.
Soon after my arrival in France; in
fact, from my enlistment, l had found
that in the British army discipline is
very strict. One has to be very care
full In order to stay on the narrow path
of government virtue.
There are about seven million ways
Of breaking the kings regulations; to
keep one you have to break another.
The worst punishment is death by
firing squad, or "up against the wall"
as Tommy calls it.
This is for desertion, cowardice. mu-
tiny, giving information to the enemy,
looting. rape, robbing the dead, forcing
a safeguard, striking q superior. etc.
Then comes the punishment of sixty
four days in the front-line trench with
out relief. During this time you have
to engage in all raids, working parties
In No Mans Land, and every hazardous
undertaking that comes along. If you
live through the sixty-four days you
are indeed lucky.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-03

Fritz became a worse nuisance than
ever. He was getting fresher and more
careless every day, took all kinds of
liberties with us-thought he was in
vincible.
Then one of our crew got a brilliant
idea and we were all enthusiastic to
put 1t to the test.
Here was his scheme:
When firing my gun, 1 was to play
my tune, and Fritz, no doubt, would
fall for it, try to initiate me as an
added insult. This gunner and two
others would try, by the sound, to To-
cate Fritz and his gun. After having
got the location, they would mount
two machine guns in trees, in q little
clump of woods to the left of our ceme-
terry, and while Fritz was in the middle
of his lesson, would open up and trust
to luck. By our calculations, it would
take at least a week to pull off the
stunt.
If Fritz refused to swallow our bait,
1t would be impossible to locate his
special gun, and that's the one we were
after, because they all sound alike, a
slow pup-pup-pup.
Our prestige was hanging by a
thread. In the battalion we had TO en-
dure all kinds of insults and fresh re-
marks as to our ability in siiencing
Fritz. Even to the battalion that Ger
man gun was a sore spot.
Next day, Fritz opened up as usual.
l let him fire away for q while and
then butted in with my ''pup-pup-pup-
pup-pup-pup." I kept this up quite a
while. used two belts of ammunition.
/ Fritz had stopped firing to listen Then
he started in; sure enough, he had
fallen for our game, his gun was trying
TO initiate mine, but, at first he made a
horrible mess of that tune. Again
butted In with a few bars and stopped
Then he tried to copy what l had
played. He was good sport all right
because his bullets were going away
over our heads, must have been firing
into the air. I commenced to feel
friendly toward him.
This duet went on for five days
Fritz was good pupil and learned
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-03
CHAPTER XIII.
Gas Attacks and snies

Three days after we had silenced
Fritz, the Germans sent over gas. II
did not catch us unawares, because the
wind had been made to order, that is,
it was blowing from the German
trenches toward ours at the rate OF
about five miles per hour.
Warnings had been passed down the
trench to keep sharp lookout for gas.
We had new man at the periscope,
on this afternoon in question; 1 was
sitting on the fire step, cleaning my
rife, when he called out to me:
There's a sort of greenish, yellow
cloud rolling along the ground out in
front, it's coming"
But l waited for no more, grabbing
my bayonet, which was detached from
the rifle, l gave the alarm by banging
an empty shell case, which was hang
ing near the periscope. At the same
instant, gongs started ringing down the
trench, the signal for Tommy to don
his respirator, or smoke helmet, as we
call 1t.
Gas travels quickly, so you must not
lose any time; you generally have
about eighteen or twenty seconds In
which to adjust your gas helmet.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-03

Because Of the marked success of
recent governmental and private eff
forts to promote the production of
more cereals during the period of the
war, writes Consul Walter r. Boyle,
Puerto Cortes, an American company
has imported and erected the first mill
for the milling of cornmeal. This was
purchased in the United States and
has been erected at San Pedro, Sula.
Honduras. 1t is small equipment,
but marks the beginning of new In
dustry.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-03

to disguise the location of his machine
gun and get his range. Some of the
most commonly used stunts are as fol-
lows:
At night, when he mounts his gun
over the top of his trench and wants
to get the range of Fritz's trench he
adopts the method of what he terms
"getting the sparks" This consists of
firing bursts from his gun until the
bullets hit the German barbed wire.
He can tell when they are cutting the
wire, because bullet when it hits a
wire throws out a blue electric spark
Machine-gun fire is very damaging to
wire and causes many a wiring party
to go out at night when it is quiet to
repair the damage.
To disguise the flare of his gun at
night when firing, Tommy uses what is
called a flare protector. This is a stove
pipe arrangement which fits over the
barrel casing of the gun and screens
the sparks from the right and left, but
not from the front. So Tommy, always
resourceful, adopts this scheme: About
drives two stakes into the ground,
abou. five feet apart. Across these
stakes he stretches a curtain made out
of empty sandbags ripped open. He
soaks this curtain in water and fires
through ii. The water prevents it
catching fire and effectively screens
the flare of the firing gun from the
enemy.
Sound is a valuable asset in locating
machine gun, but Tommy surmounts
this obstacle by placing two machine
guns about one hundred to one hun
dred and fifty yards apart. The gun
on the right to cover with its fire the
sector of the left gun and the gun on
the left to cover that of the right
gun. This makes their fire cross; they
are fired simultaneously.
BY this method it sounds like one
gun firing and gives the Germans the
impression that the gun is firing from
point midway between the guns
which are actually firing, and they ac-
cordingly shell that particular spot.
The machine gunners chuckle and say,
Fritz is a brainy boy, not 'alf he
amt"
But the men in our lines at the spot
being shelled curse Fritz for his igno-
rance and pass few pert remarks
down the line in reference to the ma
chine gunners being "windy" and
afraid to take their medicine.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-03
(To BE CONTINUED
Acts of Heroism Recognized.

Twenty-four acts of heroism were
recognized by the Carnegie hero fund
commission in its fourteenth annual
meeting. In seven cases silver medals
were awarded, in II cases, bronze
medals. Ten of the heroes lost their
lives, and TO the dependents of nine
of these pensions aggregating $4,560
year We're granted In addition to
these money grants, in two cases, ST.
100 was appropriated for educational
purposes, payments to be made as
needed and approved, and in IL cases
awards aggregating $4,000 were made
for other worthy purposes. Pay
ments in these cases will not be made
until the awards have been approved
by the commission.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-03
Showing How Fritz Is Fooled.

rapidly, In fact, got better than his
teacher. 1 commenced to feel jealous.
When he had completely mastered the
tune, he started sweeping the road
again and we clicked it worse than
ever. But he signed his death warrant
by doing so, because my friendship
turned TO hate. Every time he fired he
played that tune and we danced.
The boys In the battalion gave us
the "Hal Ha % They weren't in on
our little frameup.
The originator of the ruse and the
other two gunners had Fritzs location
tapped to the minute; they mounted
their two guns. and also gave me the
range. The next afternoon was set for
the grand finale.
Our three guns, with different eleva-
lions, had their fire so arranged, that.
opening up together, their bullets
would suddenly drop on Fritz IKE a
hailstorm.
About three the next day, Fritz start
ed 'pup-pupping" that tune. l blew a
sharp blast on a whistle, it was the sig
nal agreed upon; we turned loose and
F'ritz's gun suddenly stopped In the
middle of bar. We had cooked his
goose, and our ruse had worked. After
firing two belts each, to make sure of
our job, we hurriedly dismounted our
guns and took cover In the dugout. We
knew what to expect soon. We didn't
have to wait long, three sGlvos of
''whlzz-bangs" came over from Fritz's
artillery. further confirmation that
we had sent that musical machine-gun-
ner on his Westward-bound journey.
That gun never bothered us again.
We were the heroes of the battalion,
our captain congratulated us, said it
was a neat piece of work, and, conse-
quently, we were all pulled up over the
stunt.
There are several ways Tommy uses
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-03

We knew II was German by the black
leather boot. One of our crew used
that foot TO hang extra bandollers of
ammunition on. This man always was
handy fellow; made use of little
points that the ordinary person would
overlook.
The Germans made three counter
attacks, which we repulsed, but not
without heavy loss on our side. They
also suffered severely from our shell
and machine-gun fire. The ground was
spotted with their dead and dying.
The next day things were somewhat
quieter, but not quiet enough to bury
the dead.
We lived. ate and slept in that trench
with the unburied dead for six days.
1t was awful to watch their faces be-
come swollen and discolored. Towards
the last the stencil was fierce.
What got on my nerves the most was
that foot sticking out of the dirt. 1t
seemed to me, at night, in the moon
light, to be trying to twist around.
Several times this impression was so
strong that l went to 1t and grasped 1t
In both hands, to see if l could feel
movement.
told this to the man who had used
1t for hatrack just before l lay down
for little nap, as things were quiet,
and 1 needed q rest pretty badly.
When 1 woke up the foot was gone.
He had cut it off with our chain saw
out of the spare parts box, and had
plastered the stump over with mud.
During the next two or three days,
before we were relieved, missed that
foot dreadfully; seemed as if / had
suddenly lost n chum.
think the worst thing of all was to
watch the rats, at night, and some
times In the day, run over and play
about among the dead.
Near our gun, right across the para
pet, could be seen the body Of Ger
man lieutenant, the head and arms of
which were hanging into our trench.
The man who had cut off the foot used
to sit and carry on a one-sided CONVEX
sation with this officer. used to argue
and point out why Germany was in the
wrong. During all of this monologue
/ never heard him say anything out of
the way-anything that would have
hurt the officers feelings had he been
alive. He was square all right;
wouldn't even take advantage of a
dead man in an argument.
To civilians this must seem dread
full, but out here one gets so used to
awful sights that 1t makes no impress
sion. In passing a butcher shop you
are not shocked by seeing a dead tur-
key hanging from a hook. Well, in
France, dead body is looked upon
from the same angle.
But, nevertheless, when our six days
were up, we were tickled to death to
be relieved.
Our machine gun company lost
seventeen killed and thlrty-one wound
ed in that little local affair Of
Strengthening the line" while the
other companies clicked it worse than
we did.
After the attack we went into re-
serve billets for six days, and on the
seventh once again we were in rest bill
let's.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-03
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
Got Their aLiveIx lime. .

A famous lion-tamer tells of queer
Christmas present he once received. 1t
was a consignment from a friend
abroad of three Demonstrators and
five alligators, "With Jim's best wishes
for a lively time" The lion-tamer and
his wife got the lively time desired.
He says:
81 shall never forget how annoyed 1
was when, during the night, two of the
alligators broke out of their boxes in
our bedroom and began exploring. l
could not find the matches, and l and
my wife remained on top of the bed
canopy till morning. Luckily, my wife
never thought of the thing that wor-
ried me. l was afraid the alligators
might call on the Demonstrators to
wish them a Merry Christmas, and SO
wake them up tool"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-03
Amusement for Children.

For the children. before they are old
enough TO use scissors, tearing paper is
an engaging occupation. Tear a piece
of old newspaper into an oblong shape;
it may be any size, about two by four
inches. we will say. BY folding this
in the middle it will make little tent.
Again. fold in thirds, enc piece turned
up and one down, for a chair. Turn
both ends down for table. The child
can tear paper into trees, n ball, doll
babies and many other simple shapes.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-03
EMPEY AND HIS COMRADES MAKE THEIR MACHINE
GUNS PERFORM SOME MARVELLOUS TRICKS.

synopsFed by the sinking the Lusiani with the loss of
American lives Arthur
England enists a
makes of Coolies"
his while
learns, that
Chaplain rescuing
fire. With and shovel Empey has
Exciting
observation bis
play. trenches
Empey costly
lines.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-03

Empey is assigned to the
sintelIigence department, but
finds it is not the "soft" snap
that he anticipated. The next
instalIment tells of some of his
experiences in his new job as a
spy-catcher.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-03
EMPEY AND HIS COMPANY GO COVER THE TOP" IN
COSTLY BUT SUCCESSFUL ATTACK

SynopFred by the sinking the Lusitana with the loss OF
lives Arthur Guy Empey American living City,
England enists the British After
recruiting officer he
quarters first the big
training
while the bullets whiz overhead
falls that
Chaplain distinguishes himself by rescuing wounded under
fire. With shovel Empey has trench
experience listening
observation bles Empey
writes and stages a successful play.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-03

Empey and his comrades make
the deadly machine guns per-
form all kinds Of tricks to the
discontinue of Fritz. The next
instalIment tells how the Ger
man gunners are fooled.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-19
ASK WILSON'S DAUGHTER
TO OPEN VICTORY SING

NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-The ma
tional council OF women tonight
sent Miss Margaret Woodrow Will
son. daughter OF the president, an
invitation to open the victory sing
in France on Thanksgiving day by
singing the Star Spangled Banner.
at the same moment that millions
OF Americans at home under the
auspices Of the council join in the
national anthem.
The invitation was sent through
the recreation committee Of the
Young Mems Christian ASSOCIATE ton,
under whose auspices Miss Wilson
went TO France.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-19
YANKS PREPARED TO
RESIST RUSS WINTER

AMERICAN ARMY HEADQUAR-
tt Rs. TOURS, France, Nov. 10
The American troops participating
in the expeditions in Russia by way
OF Archangel and VladivostOk are
equipped in the most complete man
ner TO resist the northern cold. They
were fitted out by the United States
army quartermaster's department I'm
England and France with white
sheepskin parkas, which are slip-on
overcOats, resembling Santa Claus
outfits.
The expeditions also have been
supplied with a full complement Of
Norwegian sleds. dogs. mocassins.
snow shoes. reindeer skin mittens.
comforter caps, sleeping bags. Arctic
tents. Arctic stoves, snow goggles.
skis, sledges. high huber boots and
wooden breeches.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-19
EXPERT TO SURM0UNT
FINANCIAL PROBLEM

VIENNA. via Basel. Nov. 19.-Dr.
Won Steinweinner. finance minister IN
the German Austrian cabinet. in a
statement TO the Niennese press to-
day. described the financial situation
IN Germau-Austria as being grave.
With economy ard the creation of
new sources of revenue, however. he
said the difficulties could Ice sur
mounted
The new states. said the minister
would have 20 share the national
debt He added that the holders of
war loans need not DE uneasy lie
declared that the state council in
tended TO demand credits 10 the
amount OF 2.0OO.000.0O crowns. and
that "a new loan OF 1000. 600. 600
crowns would be issued.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-19
RAIL WAY EARNINGS
OVER SEPTEMBER, 1917

WASHINGTON. Nov. 19.-Railway
00O. coo less than in August. but were
slightly greater than those in the
same month last year. Reports to
the Interstate Commerce commission
made public today show a total oper-
ating income for September of $1O1,-
3S9.95S. compared with S97637,927
Tor September 1917.
Total operating revenue was $4SS.-
t35.s60 or $4,000. coo more than
In September. 1917. and operating
expenses We're S37O.6O4,S9O. an in
crease of s126.2SS.OOO over those for
he same month last year.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-19
HURLEY SEEKS TO FIX
SEA WAGE STANDARD

WASHINGTON. Nov 19.-Chair-
man Hurley Of the shipping board
who sailed for Europe last Saturday
10 prepare for the returning Of Am
erican troops 20 this country and
for moving needed food supplies 10
he war famished nations overseas.
also plans % seek an international
agreement between The governments
shipping interests and labor organ
.zations OF the principal maritime
powers for Standardization Of sea
tons
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-19
MICHIGAN CITY HIGH
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
MARRIES GOSHEN GIRL

GOSHEN, Ind. Nov. 19.-Miss
Josephine Ellis daughter OF Mrs.
Ellen Ellis Of 401 W. Wilkinson st,
was united i'm marriage to Arthur j..
Parsons Of Michigan City, Saturday
morning at the Presbyterian manse
at IL o'clock by Rev Vannuys. Mr..
and Mrs. Parsons left Immediately
after their wedding for their newly
furnished home in Michigan City.
where Mr.. Parsons is principal OF
the Michigan City high school.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-19
$4,000 Men VIII
Start Home In
Weeks Time

LONDON. Nov. 19.-The first
American troops TO depart home
ward a. "a result OF the signing
Of the armlstice, will be $4,000
men stationed i'm England. The
American army expects 90 start
the first shipIoad OF these soldiers
hOmeward within a week and 90
have all the men on their way
back TO the United states 10 DAYS
later.
The plans for clearing England
Of American troops are incOm-
pletc, but IL - desired To- remove
these men Immediately as ship
ping Is available for this pur-
pose. Most of the 5000 men
are helping the British air force.
The American hospital units
will be left I'm England until n
policy for caring for future cases
Of illness among the Americans
has been decided upon.
The belief Is expressed at army
headquarters that very few
Americans will be left long in
England, as IL f. thought that
the hospitals i'm France can care
for future needs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-16
HUNS BOUGHT TWO
New York Mail Not Only Ger
man Newspaper.
Government Expects To Seize
Another Daily.

New York, July 16.-Dr. VIM.
Bayard Hale, former correspondent
the Hearst newspaper in Berlin,
was known to be head of German
publicity offices in this country, Depu-
ty Attorney General Becker declared
here today in discussing the visit of
DR.. Hale to his office yesterday.
DR.. Hale, Becker declared, carried
on no secret propaganda. His work
was openly pro-German, he asserted.
DR.. Ha1e's visit was voluntary and
his examination was in connection
with the probe being made into al
legged German owned newspapers in
this country.
May Seiz- Far Western Paper.
In connection with Mr.. Becker's
statement it was learned authorita-
lively today that another American
Newspaper passed into German con-
troll before the United States entered
the war il a manner similar to that
/, IL ged to have been followed in the
case of the Mail. This newspaper is
located in the far west and action
against its ostensible owners is pre-
dicted as an early DEVELOPMENT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-16
NATIONAL GUARD DRILL
First Assembly of Topeka Company on
State House Grounds Tonight.

The first drill of the Topeka COM
pany IF the Kansas National guard
will he held the state house grounds
this evening at 1880 o'clock, according
to an announcement today by Lieu
tenant Allegro, recruiting officer. The
drill tonight will not be official, so the
men will receive no pay for particle
patton.
But Lieutenant Allegro says that
the mere fact that no pay will be re-
ceived for the drill tonight is no rea-
son why all the men who signed the
national guard petitions should not be
out. It is urged that all men in To-
peka who are interested in the forma-
ton of the national guard company in
Topeka turn out tonight regardless of
whether they have been examined or
not. A number of places are still
open for enlistment in the new COM
pany. Allegro said today. and it is de-
sired that these places be filled at
once. at the drill tonight if possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-16
Gives HIM HOME
Ike Gilberg, Who Went in Debt
in Court Trial, Happy Again.
Landlord Jas. Chappelle Sends
Him Deed for $4,000 House.

The old stories of The oppressive
landlord were given a smashing blow
this morning. ami because a property
owner had a good heart and the resi-
dent of the property had purpose to
be square, a Topeka family Is not to
be homeless
It happened thus: Ike GiIberg,
during his late unpleasantness'' with
the United States district attorney,
incurred many expenses that threat
ened. his business or his home with
disaster He concluded that it would
be better to lose his house, on which
he had made some payments. than to
lose his shoplafSo he paid up his bills
and kept his shop, writing to the for
mer owner of his house that he could
not go on with his payments and that
he would have to turn the property
back to him: but that he would give
immediate possession.
The owner, who, by the way, is
James Chappeile. proprietor of the old
Copeland hotel of Topeka. which was
destroyed by fire some years ago,
wrote back that Gilberg might have
the house for what he had paid on it,
If he would agree to assume a mort
gage of a thousand dollars already on
the property. He added that he had
plenty of property anyhow and could
get on nicely. without the Gilberg
house. -
In this mornings mail Gilberg re-
ceived the deed, which makes his
home his to keep.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-16
Corporal Sanford Ja1rell..

J. F. FARRELL, general publicity agent
of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
railway, will leave the company's serv-
ice at the end of this month and go
with the Red Cross, at the request of
c. B. Merriam, director of organiza-
ton at national headquarters. Wash
ington.
In responding to the call, Mr.. jar
rell expressed preference for work
overseas, but said he was ready to go
where he could do the most good. Mr..
Merriam advised him that he probably
would be detailed to serve temporarily
as assistant field director at Norfolk,
Va, until he learns the ropes
1t was stated at the Santa Fe gem
eraI offices yesterday that Jarreu's
place on the railroad would not be