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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03

on poles and most Of the poles have been
planted by the French. But inside the she'll
torn section that stretches at least four
miles from the front wires have to be pro-
tected by being buried from six to eight
feet deep. so that only q direct hit by
large she'll will disturb them. Within half
a mile Of the front not even this protection
is sufficient as the shells churn and re-
churn the ground. Therefore all wires in
this zone are duplicated and are strung
along both sides Of the trenches. Some
times trench wall is covered with wires.
These hundreds of lines back Of the front
are joined into main lines or cables, which
hold from twenty to fifty circuits. Accord
ing to the present increase Of our forces in
France it will not be long before we will
need probably 10000 miles Of circuit, and at
least 1850 men will be necessary to keep it
open and in repair.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03

though the air was thick with the fumes
and reek of the explosives.
Still our men, who had put in such siren
uous work for so many hours, were glad
when they were ready to get away, and
left the front line to 60 down the COM
munication trench with as little concern
munication trenches and the second and
reserve lines are always constantly bonn
barded during an attack to try 20 prevent
reserves coming up to the front line.
Fortunately they all got out without q
scratch, but they dropped a quantity OF
their "tackle"-hammers, saws, airpipes,
shovels and the like-n their hurry, as I
discovered afterward when left after fir
ing the mines.
In order to blow up this mine to form
ready-made communication trench the
charges had to be laid in a series, equids-
tant and Of equal amount, except for those
nearest our own end, which for safety's
sake were made lighter. These charges
were connected up electrically in series
and in parallel so that there could be no
possible doubt Of their exploding as soon
as the exploder, or battery, was used. To
make doubly sure q fuse had been at
tached. SO that if the electrical connec-
ployed.
The disadvantages of the latter method
in case like this is that the rate of the
fire travelling along the safety fuse is one
foot in 80 seconds. AS our nearest charge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03
Tunnel Warfare: Preparing for the Attack

with these operations is to ventilate the
galleries and yet avoid the noise made by
mechanical ventilators or fans As the
"stemming'' has ito be passed from hand
to hand to insure quiet, the number of
men necessary in gallery hundred yards
long is so considerable that the air is
rarely good enough to allow q candle to
burn.
In this instance we were also without
electric lamps, and the. work had to be
done almost entirely in the dark-at any
rste, during the last twenty-four hours.
at 1880 a. M, and the mines had to be ex-
ploded at 4:29 a.. M, so that the infantry
might rush forward under cover Of the
smoke from the explosion. II was very
important, therefore, to have our watches
set to the exact time Of the Brigade Head
quarters, so that there would be no con-
fusion and that our infantry might not
start too early and be hlsvn up by our
own mines. The strain Of the last few
minutes was very trying. The seconds
passed like hours.
However, we had had one difficulty On
top OF another to contend with, and it was
4:25 a. m. before we were actually ready to
fire. So that we had only four minutes 20
spare.
By this time it was raining shells and
trench mortars all around, and in the
darkness before dawn the vivid flashes of
our own guns, as we'll as those Of the
bursting German shells, blazed out even
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03
Casing Gernns
in Books

4 LMOST the first thing to meet the
~ eyes of French hygienists in their
wartime campaign for protecting the
younger generation was their old enemy,
the circulating book, we'll known as car
rier Of disease. The many obvious solu-
tons Of the problem shared one disadvan-
tage: while killing the germs they de-
stroyed the book also.
For the method perfected by DR.. Mar
soulan and now practised in the Institute
for Wounded aud lnfrm Workmen, at Mon
treuil it is claimed that for one fourth Of
cent for each book and with safety to
operators books can be sterilized without
the slightest injury. Two pieces Of very
simple apparatus are used:> bester and
q disinfector.
The beaten is long box open at one
end and communicating at the other with
an ordinary stove. Inside of the beaten are
wooden rods so arranged that the turning
OF handle will cause them to strike on
the books placed on sliding frame. AS
the rods beat the books the heavier parti-
cles Of dust fall out into tray of disin-
fectant below, and the lighter are car
ried by an exhaust fan Co a stove, where
they are burnt.
The books are hung, open, by spring
clips from skeleton framework. and
wheeled into the disinfecting chamber,
which is equipped with tank containing
a solution Of formaldehyde. The tempera
ture is raised to 1900 F., the formaldehyde
kills the germs and the fumes are carried
off by funnel.-From Popular Science
Monthly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03

out from our improvised shelter feeling
that We had failed
How pleased we were 10 meet cheery
captain we went along the front line
toward the communication trench, who told
US the mine had exploded splendidly. The
captain was now in the same state of sx-
element awaiting his time to lead his
men over the parapet and across 70 the
German lines as we had been waiting for
1929 a. M
He was the captain Ct the second line,
which was now manning the front line
trench, while the front line fellows were
already in No Mans Land and lying hid
den in a ditch
At last the moment arrived, and the
order to charge forward was given. Away
they rushed across the open and in less
than half an hour had taken the first three
lines Of German trenches. The sappers.
too, had rushed out, and with pick and
shovel were busy making the connection
blown by our mine into g communication
trench by which ammunition and reserves
could be brought forward to the lads in
front.
This work brought to light the fact that
we had blown in German gallery within
four feet of our own and had killed at
least four Germans by the explosion-how
many more there might have been in their
demolished gallery one could not say.
For our part, tired out by the exertions
of the previous few days, it was not long
before ne were back at billets and fast
aslecp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03
wv Y1TH the idea in mind Of utiliz-
w ing the vast power resources
'. Of ocean waves, Z. T. Stod-
der of New RnchelIa ]

DER, OF new rochelle, N. T.,
has invented "wave motor" which is
described in 'The Electrical Expert
menter" The illustration here re-
printed shows how the device would be
installed. The EXperimenter" says of
the idea:
The basic idea of this wave motor in
wolves the utilization Of the powerful lift
ing force exerted by the waves as they
rise and fall, and to this end the inventor
proposes the use of large steel float mem
bers, each float in commercial sized ma
chine TO measure about so feet square,
thus giving an area on which the wave can
exert b lifting action Of $500 square feet,
while number Of these floats can be
placed along the pier as our illustration
shows. At each end Of these float mem
bers, which are alright, Of course, there
are two steel cables which lead upward to
specially devised air compressors, so that
no matter in which direction the float
rises or falls efficient work is performed
by each and every movement Of the float.
"All Of the compressed air generators
connected with the cables from the floats
are connected. with main pipe line, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03
Trucks to Pump Out
Trenches

MEN in the trenches have made a
AvA feeble effort to save themselves
from rheumatism and pneumonia by bailing
out the water with buckets. The British
army is now employing trucks to pump out
the flooded trenches.
The new apparatus consists Of 32-horse-
power, four cylinder gasolene motor mount
ed in the body Of motor truck, and con-
nected to dynamo furnishing current by
flexible cables to three motor centrifugal
pumps.-From Popular Science Monthly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03

UnsunS Heroes of the War

I'm the battle of Seicheprey it is said the
Germans concentrated their artillery
FIRE on the American telephone and
telegraph wires, which were in conse-
ouence cut many times.
But our boys were not to be beaten in
that way, and almost as fast as the enemy
shells disrupted them the men of the Signal
Corps, in the face of the heavy lombard
msnt, restored the wires.
It is heroic work, that of the daring line
men who fix battle telephones, and one of
the most important Of all scientific ends OF
modern warfare, yet outside of the service
il is rarely mentioned.
When the fighting begins over the top
sith the charging infantrymen go the line
men, generally with the second wave, in
charge Of an observing officer. Immediately,
in magnificent disregard of danger, they be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03

gin eoolly to string lines behind the ad-
yancing first line, SO that the artillery may
he kept informed Of the advance or told to
concentrate their fire on a certain Boche
sun crew who, in we'll protected position,
are making things obnoxious for our men.
Usually the linemen as quickly as possible
make for point where they can establish
20 observation post, and as they pass on
and through the enemy's barrage they un-
roll their line. One of them carries q field
ssiephone through which he somehow man
sges, it the din OF battle to make himself
acard.
That telephone is like battle flag, and
many q man goes down with it, only to
have it picked up and carried forward by
another member of these nop-combatant
troops whose only business is to serve, not
10 fight.
When the battle moves forward rapidly
and the telephone and telegraph wires have
10 be moved at top speed TO keep up with
the advance the Importance of the signal
service is demonstrated in g way as i'm
pressive as the onward rush of light artil-
ieEy going into action
When division moves to another position
with 1t SO two cable wagons, carrying cable
wnlea is attached at one end TO permanent
Aae They are autocrats in their way, these
wrench, and no one is permitted to inter
ERE with the swift execution Of their work.
iney have the RICH. Of way over troops and
supplies, and at rapid trot dash through
'ne roads, the men on the wagon paying out
Inc cable. Back Of the wagons ride men on
horseback who with hooked sticks toss the
cable into bitches and behind hedges, out
q Inc way OF troops and transport wagons,
while further back other horsemcn tie the
Inc and make it secure.
Iaey are in tho forefront Of every adj
vance, and in the retreat are sometimes the
'ast 70 leave the front line, where they stick
% the end of their wires under terrific
sneil fire until ordered to rejoin their COM
mands, if they can get through alive.
raging yet No Mans Land is swept by con-
s'ans artillery FIRE, when the night is dark
ana when the troops huddlc in their
trenches and dugouts to keep warm and
escape the stray enemy bullets, somewhere
~ sae battalion headquarters signal ofice or
sasont where the hundreds Of wires from the
Nsshcnes and observation posts centre and
"here the receivers hum with the constant
.'einors Of world under fire. lineman
~anges In corner rolling cigarette.
The wire to b Battery Is down." the
him.
All right, SIR is the answer. And the
nan climbs on. of the dugout, repair kit
S'sr MS arm and tin hat on his head
~ the trench he finds the wire that Is
s10Sen and begins to follow 1t along. It is
gps work; shells are dropping thickly; but
y doesn't mind muck. He follows the wire
G sg1n communication trench and then for
aeaE tiise into the open, where he hiss to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03

the average, would exert an infinitely
greater power. In the case of che aoat
just cited. the work expended by the waves
amounted TO 2,4oo foot-pounds, or consid-
cradle over one foot-ton. The float was
capable of lifting much greater weight
than that mentioned, but this will serve
as practical example to show the great
water"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03
By Lieut.. ]. c. Roscamp. r. E.

~ A@'Sot' - ~ ANOoSoA4APs A\' -.
This is the second of three crti-
cles By Lieutenant Roscamp on the
hazardous acoa.k OF those under-
ground fighters, the tat,,mellers.
"HE tunnellers had been busy day
and night putting in the charge OF
explosive to blow the mine. 1t was
small undertaking, for the gal
lery in which it was laid was over a hun
dred yards from the shaft or outlet and
only measured about 3 feet high by 80
inches wide.
All the explosive had to be carried very
carefully and placed in position, and the
Boches were working SO close to US that it
was imperative to make no noise or the
whole business would be given away. After
the explosive a quantity Of "stemming,"
consisting Of sandbags we'll filled with clay
and rubbish, had to be built up to prevent
the force of the explosion following the
line Of least resistance and simply expend-
ing its force along our own gallery and
probably damaging our own lines.
This particular mine Was 50 close to the
German trenches that you could hear the
rife bolts click as they unloaded after
firing. Moreover, with view to blowing
ready-made communication trench the
mine Was close to the surface that the
conclusion from the explosion Of even the
and anywhere near US put all the candles
cut.
One Of the creates. difficulties connected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03

70 the shaft was some forty feet off It
would have been necessary to leave q
length sufficient for minute Or two oil
the fuse to allow the man who lit it to
get out, and, as have pointed out, we
were tied down to minute. Of course
it could have been done with instantaneous
fuse, but it would have required all the
length TO the shaft top from each separate
charge, and as the tunnel was exceedingly
wet this would not have been practicable
AS it was, we had twelve leads" or
cables coming out of the shaft top which
were all marked and numbered so as to
prevent any mistake, and all brought to
point behind thickish part of the para
pet, where we rugged up few stout poles
and props as covering at any rate against
splinters.
Here we crouched and waited the time
when our watches should point to 4:o9
a. N.
The time came at last, and we pushed
down the handles of the exploders. So
great was the conclusion of the shells
dropping at the time that I thought the
charge had failed, though such a charge
or series of charges as we were firing was
sufficient to shake down dugouts several
hundred yards away.
To make sure we hurriedly changed the
connections on the batteries. using three
explorers for each separate charge. and
then when our minutes grace was almost
up we gave up troubling further and came
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11
A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR FAKE.

A few years ago. less than two, there
was wild story being worked about
the state by political demagogs that
somebody was going to bond the state
of Iowa for a hundred millions of dol
lars for paved roads. Men who sought
to advantage themselves by preying
upon the fears OF farmers published
cartoons showing the idle rich rolling
by the hard working farmer in
limousine cars over paved roads which
were to be saddled on to the taxpayers
to the extent of a hundred millions Of
dollars and it was then predicted that
a hundred millions Of dollars in Iowa
for paved roads would forever enslave
its people. 1t was shown that the laws
Of Iowa prevented the state from going
into any debt for roads and that IL
every one Of the ninety-nine counties
should issue bonds up TO tho extreme
statutory limit lar their indebtedness
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11
MOBILE YOUR GOLD.

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11
Billy Bunny and His Friends

4 his blue silk polka-dot handkerchief
over his old wedding stovepipe hat and
under his chin so that Winnie Wind
couldn't blow II on. and after that he
wound his gold watch and chain and
put on his goggles and honked tho
the sledmobils bell. and By that time
the littls rabbit was tucked in the front
seat, 10 away thsy went.
Wen. aftsr they had gone for maybe
a mile, who should they sss but the
Old Red Rooster. And what do you
suppose ne was doing. why, he was
carrying letters for Aunt Columbia Yes,
siree. He had on . gray uniform and
. big bag full Of letters and when he
saw Billy Bunny. ne set down the bar.
and looked It over and by and by, after
he had wiped his spectaclss three or
two times. he handed q letter to the
little rabbit.
TITS from my dear friend. the Circus
Nephanf!". exclaimed the little rabbit.
and ne gave three hops to the left and
two skips To- the right, and half I
hop backward.
Read II to me-" said Uncle Lucky.
So BiAy Bunny BEGAN,
Dear Friend Billy Bunny.
Now don't you think It funny
That am taking things 80 easy,
For soon I'll swing on high trapeezy.
Or go rolling on . barrel
While sing Xmas carol.
Now this IL all, 50 I WILL end
Write soon to your
Elephant Vtisa1s
And IN the next story I'll tell yos
what Billy Bunny wrote.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11

"A miss lis just as good as a mile"
Said Mrs. Bunny with smile,
As Billy Bunny locked the door
When the Miller's dog knocked on Il
with his paw.
If you've read the story that goes be-
fore this
You'll see that an inch Is as good az
miss.
Gracious mel" said Billy Bunny
after he got his breath. THAT dread
full Miller's dog has pulled of hall
my powder pun tall and he looked in
his mothers cheval glass. And, sure
enough, there was very little tail where
a tail ought to be.
You must be more careful next
time" said Mrs. Bunny. and then she
got out lollypop and gave 1t to her
little bunny boy. and after that she
called up Uncle Lucky to tell him what
a dreadful thing had happened to his
small nephew.
And wasn't the old gentleman rab-
bit angry. Well. you bet he waS. And
then he said over the wire, I'll call up
the Policeman Dog and have that old
Daddy Fox put in JAIL"
And after that maybe Ave hundred
short seconds, the old gentleman rab-
bit, Mr.. Lucky Lefthindfoot. drove up
in his Sledmobile, aud as soon a. he
hopked the big sleighbell Billy Bunny
unlocked the door and came out Of the
house.
Get on your oyercoat" said dear
Uncle Lucky. "We'l take a spin" And
while the little rabbit was getting
ready, the old gentleman bunny ties
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11
NAGG1NG THE PREA GHER.
(ShehlOn MALL


Did you ever stop to think what a
job confronts a minister when he at
tempts to preach the gospel to the
average congregation 1t is a ire
mendous task as you will see il you
only think of it while. II he breaches
doctr.nal sermons ne is a narrow sec
tartan. If he does not he is either too
broad in his views or is afraid OF his
subject, probably not posted. II he
breaches of the love OF God he is &C
cused of shying the devil and the good
old roaring hell for unrepentant sin
ners. II he breaches future punish
menf he is called oaclcwoodsie and ac-
cused of shaking them over the frey
pit to scarce them into being good. IL
his voice is soft and persuasive i'm its
tones, ne lacks force. II 1t II like that
of the untamed bulls o( Bashem, he is
a blatant ass that tried 70 make up in
noise what he lacks in knowledge. II
he does not touch upon temperance he
Is accused Of being In leaghe with the
tsberal element. X ne does preach lspon
temr,es1nce he is accused ~ = see
OF alleged christians who rave q very
strong Guinness sIsnk 4Cward Sns "a
loon, a disturbing business ma xeac = !
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11
BRINGING IN THE sHEAvES.

Manson Democrat.
Those who failed to come across 10
the Red Cross at the time when the
invitation was first extended and even
after they had been approached, solicit
ed, coaxed and c1ISsed at and then
failed to do their duty az citizens OF
this country, are finding out that there
are moro ways than one to SKIN = cat
just as there is more than one way to
remove the epidermis from any Other
variety Of feline. Several citizens on
this community. who have made
enough money to be able to kick tbs
wolf in the stats and put the run on
him when he comes proving aroand
their doors, were SO stubborn or sdnGJ.
or both, that they Just "sot" right
down and would not give a cent to the
Red Cross nor buy liberty bond OF
even the smalles. denomination. no
stree, But they finally did and they
acted just as nice as if they had been
decent about it all the time. How
was it done? Ask them Il is quite
safe to assume that there will be no
trouole with them in the future. The
loyal men OF Manson and vicinity have
made UP their minds that every man in
the community shall give his share and
according to his means. A few fellows
have not yet Kicked in" but they will
just as sure as God is in heaven The
incest thing about it, too, is that it has
ali been accomplished SO quietly and
nicely, with no mussing up OF the COM
munity and nobody in Jail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11
THoRNE FOR CONGRESS.
washington Press.l

Washing Ton fTeSs.I
The news that Clifford Thorne has
declined the most fiattering offers OF
business employment in New York and
will come back home and run for con-
gress, is welcome to the old first dis
trict. Thorne is now national
character OF large proportions and he
has won his way fighting at every step
IN the interest Of public rights. His
opportunity to make fortune in the
employment Of the big selfish interests
has been unusual but he has declined
all their offers. For years he served
his state in an Office that scarcely paid
mis- expenses and he saved millions TO
all the people by reducing excessive
and discriminatory freight rates ana
other millions by preventing unjust ad-
vanees. When he did accept employ
ment it was by the large associations
Of farmers and shippers who must
fight for their lives against the organ
lied greed Of Wal street. He did not
change front. He marched straight
onward and he has won the fight. II
was Thorne who asked the interstate
commerce commission to recommend
that congress take over the RAILROADS
and the commission needed his advice
Following this recommendation tns
president did take them over under act
OF congress which is probably the
greatest step for human liberty in our
country since the emancipation pro-
clamation. BY, this act Thorne ended
his own great career in the rate cases.
They are over but they stand as
monument to his name without par
allel in the history of American ouris-
prudence. There is none in our con-
eress so we'll qualified to shape the
destiny of the railroads in the hands
of our government.
The passing Of the railroad ques-
ton has not left Thorne idle. Better
than any other man he has measured
the danger of the war profteer. HIS
showings before congress equal IN
thoroughnees his greatest work on the
railroad question The soldiers in the
trenches will save our country from
menace Of German autocracy, put
Thorne win save it from the grand
dukes OF Wall street.