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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman A. Reuter- Of
sl6 West Twentieth street gave a dane
ing party Saturday evening at their
home, honoring Mr.. and Mrs. II. Ford
Young Of ll42 West Thirtieth street,
who leave for Amarillo, Texas, the lat
ter part OF the month to take up their
residence.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-10

were constantly whistling over the vii
lage and bursting in our rear, search
ing for our artillery.
These cellars were cold, damp and
smelly, and overrun with large rats
big black fellows. Most Of the Tom
mics slept with their overcoats over
their faces. did not. In the middle
Of the night woke up In terror. The
cold, clammy feet Of rat had passed
over my face. I Immediately Smoth-
cred myself in my overcoat, but could
not sleep for the rest Of that night.
Next evening, we took over our sec
tor Of the line. In single file we wend-
ed our way through zigzag CON-
munication trench, six inches deep
with mud. This trench was called
"Whisky street." On our way. up to
the front line an occasional flare of
bursting shrapnel would light up the
sky and we could hear the fragments
slapping the ground above us on our
right and left. Then a Fritz would
traverse back and forth with his "type-
writer" or machine gun. The bullets
made sharp cracking noise overhead.
The boy in front of me named Prem
t1ce crumpled up without q word. A
piece Of shell had gone through his
shrapnel-proof helmet. felt sick and
weak.
In about thirty minutes we reached
the front line. 1t was dark as pitch.
Every now and then a German star
shell would pierce the blackness out
In front with it's silvery light. 1 was
trembling all over, and felt very lonely
and afraid. All orders were given in
whispers. The company we relieved
filed past us and disappeared into the
blackness of the communication trench
leading to the rear. AS they passed us
they whispered, "The best o. luck
| mates"
| l sat on the fire step Of the trench
with the rest Of the men. In each
traverse two Of the older men had beer
put on guard with their heads stickine
over the top, and with their eyes try
Ing to pierce the blackness in sNe
MANS Land" In this trench there
were only two dugouts, and these were
used by Lewis and vickers machin,
gunners, so 1t was the fire step 70,
ours. Pretty soon it started to rain
We put on our "macks," but they wer,
not much protection. The rain trdcklef
down our backs, and it was not Ion,
Derore we were wet and cold. How
passed that night I will never know
but without any unusual occurrence
dawn arrived.
i The word "stand down" was passet
along the line, and the sentries 90
down off the fire step. Pretty soon tn,
rum issue came along, and It was ,
Godsend. 1t warmed our chilled bodie
and put new life into us. Then fron
tne communication trenches CAM
dixies or iron pots, filled with steam
Ing tea, which had two wooden stale
The Robesonian., 1918-06-10

tance we could see their flashes, which
lighted up the sky with q red glare.
Against the horizon we could see
numerous observation balloons or t'sau-
sages' as they are called.
On the afternoon Of the third day's
march witnessed my first airplane
being shelled. A thrill ran through me
and gazed In awe. The airplane was
making wide circles in the air, while
little puffs of white smoke were burst
Ing all around it. These puffs appeared
like tiny balls of cotton while after
each burst could be heard a dull
"plop." The sergeant of my platoon
informed US that, it was German air
plane and wondered how he could tell
from such distance because the plane
seemed like little black speck in the
sky. I expressed my doubt as to
whether 1t was English, French or Ger.
man. With look Of contempt he fur
ther Informed us that the allied anti.
aircraft shells when exploding emitted
white smoke while the German shells
gave forth black smoke, and, as he ex.
pressed 1t, ut must be an Allemand be.
cause our pom-poms are shelling, and
The Robesonian., 1918-06-10

upon enlistment we had identity
disks issued to US. These were small
disks OF red fiber worn around the neck
by means of string. Most Of the Tom
niles also used little metal disk which
they wore around the left wrist by
means of a chain. They had previous
" figured it out that If their heads
were blown off, the disk on the left
wrist would identify them. If they lost
their left arm the disk around the neck
would serve the purpose. but if their
head and left arm We're blown off, no
one would care who they were, so 1t
6.n not --As.-- = = - -
disk was inscribed your rank, name.
number and battalion, while on the
other was stamped your religion.
C. of E., meaning Church of Eng
land; r. c., Roman Catholic; W., Wes-
1eyan; P, Presbyterian; but if you
happened to be an atheist they left 1t
blank, and just handed you pick and
shovel. On my disk vas stamped G. Of
E. This is how 1 got it: The lieuten-
ant who enlisted me asked my religion.
I was not sure of the religion of the
British army, so I answered, "Oh, any
old thing" and he promptly put down
G. of e. -..~--~-s.ss..x..-
Now, just imagine my hard luck. Out
Of five religions was unlucky enough
to pick the only one where church
parade was compulsory!
The next morning was Sunday. ]
was sitting in the billet writing home
to my sister telling her Of my wonder
full exploits while under f1re-all re
cruits do this. The sergeant major put
his head in the door Of the billet and
shouted: &C. of E. outside for church
parade"
kept on writing. Turning to me, in
loud voice. he asked, "Empey, aren't
you C. Of E.?'
I answered, "Yep."
In an angry tone, he commanded
'tDon't you yep me. Say, Yes, ser
geant MAJOR"
81 did so. Somewhat mollified, hi
ordered, "Outside for church parade"
I looked up and answered, Il an
not going to church this morning"
He said, "Oh, yes, you are"
answered, "Oh, no, I'm not!"-Bu
| I went.
We lined up outside with rifles ant
bayonets, 12O rounds Of ammunition
wearing our tin hats, and the marcl
to church began. After marching abou
five kilos, we turned off the road int
an open field. At one end Of this fell
J the chaplain was standing in Timber
We formed semicircle around him
Overhead there was black speck cir
cling round and round in the sky. Thi
/ was a German Fokker. The chaplain
had book in his left hand|eft ey
on the book-right eye on the airplane
We Tummies were lucky, we had n
books, so had both eyes on the all
plane.
After church parade we wer
marched back to our billets, and playe
football all afternoon.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-10
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONERS SALE.


Under and by virtue of the power yes0ed
in the undersigned commissioner by virtue e
decree lately rendered b ythe Superior Co4rt
of Robson County in a certain cause therein
pending, entitled "R. D. Buie, c. j. Buie ard
E. c. Buie plaintiffs, VS.. NJ. T. Mcmillan
wife defendants the undersigned viii offer
for sale at public auction, for cash, 10 tie
Lumberton, N. c., the Oath day Of Jure,
1918, at about noon of said day, for the pur
pose of said decree, the following described
lands, to-wit:
A certain piece or tract of land. lying and
being in Robson county, state of Norta
Carolina, in Burnt Swamp township, on the
northwest side of the A. c. L. R. f., adjoining
the lands of J. L. Mcmillan and Others. and
described follows:
Beginning at a stake in the line Of the
right of way of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road, in the Buie and Mcmillan :ine, and
runs N. 27 w. $50 chains to a stake: -hen
n. Is degrees 80 minutes w. 14.6O chains to
the public road then said road S. q Z.
17.1S chains to bend in said road Their as
said road S. "A E. TIP chains to stake in
the line of the right of way of said rai!r'ad !;
beginning, containing 20 1-2 acres. more or
less. Being the same lands conveyed to n /.
Mcmillan by the said c. J. Buie, E. {. Buie
and R. D. Buie by deed dated Decembef :,
1915
This the 18th day of May, 1918.
JUNIUS J. GOODWIN,
Cornmissiorer.
Time of sale: oath day of June. 1918. at l.
o'clock M.
Place of sale: Court House door, Lumber
| ton, N. c..
Terms of sale: Cash.
| Mclean, Varser & Mclean,
| Attorneys. ~ a'on
The Robesonian., 1918-06-10

I Know our batteries are not on tneif
bally nappers and are certainly not
strafelng our own planes, and another
piece Of advice-don't chuck your
weight about until you've bee0,up the
line and learnt something"
Immediately quit "chucklng my
weight about from that time on.
Just before reaching reserve billets
we were marching along, laughing, and
singing one of Tommy's trench ditties
I want to go home, I want to go home.
I don't want to go to the trenches no
more
Where sausages and whizz-bangs are ga
lore.
Take me over the sea. Where the Allie
mand can't s.. at me,
Oh, my, don't want to die,
want to so ho--e-"
when overhead came q "swish" through
the air, rapidly followed by three 9th.
ers. TAen about two hundred yards to
our LETT in a large field, four columns
Of black earth and smoke rose into the
air, and the ground trembled from the
ISDOTl-tlc cAplOSlou VI AOOA
fve-nine's, or "cOalboxes." A SHARP
whistle blast, Immediately followed by
two short ones, rahg out from the heat
of our column. This was to take W
"artillery formation" We divided int
small squads and went into the field!
on the right and left Of the road, ant
crouched on the ground. No othe
shells followed this salvo. It was ou
first baptism by shell fire. From tn
waist up I was all enthusiasm, but from
there down, everything was missing.
thought should die with fright.
After awhile, we reformed into col
umns Of fours, and proceeded on ou
way.
About five that night, we reached tn
ruined village Of H, and got m
first sight Of the awful destruction
| caused by German Kultur.
Marching down the main street W
came to the heart of the village, an
took up quarters in shellproof cellar
(shellproof until hit by shelly. Shell
The Robesonian., 1918-06-10
COULD HARDLY
STAND ALONE
Terrible Suffering From Headache.
Sideache, Backache, and Weak.
ness, Relieved by Cardui,
Says This Texas Lady.

Gonzales. Tex Mrs. Minnie Phil.
pot, of this place, writes: Five years
ago was taken with a pain IN nv
left side. It was right under nv
left rib. It would commence with an
aching and extend up into my LETT
shoulder and on down into my baca
By that time the pain would be 80
severe I would have to take to bed
and suffered usually about three days
III suffered this way for three years.
and got to be mere skeleton and was
SO weak I could hardly stand aloae
Was not able to go anywhere and had
to let my house work CO.. suffered
awful with pain in my back ant I
had the headache all the time. lust
was unable to do a thing. NV life
was misery, my stomach got In an
awful condition, caused from taking
so much medicine. ! suffered so much
pain. I had just about given up all
hopes Of our getting anything to help
me.
One day a Birthday Almanac was
thrown in my yard. After reading
its testimonials l decided to try Car,
dui, and am so thankful that l did
for began to improve when on the
second bottle. II am now a well
woman and feeling fine and the cura
has been permanent for it has been
two years since my awful bad health
I will always praise and recommeni
Cardui." Try Cardui today. E 7a
The Robesonian., 1918-06-10
FEDERAL CHILD LABOR
LAW KNOCKED OUT
Supreme Court Holds it to Be Uncon-
stituti0nal and Invalid-Al Cotton
Manufacturing Communities Vitally
Interested.

The Federal child labor law Of 1916
forbidding interstate shipment OF
products of child labor has been
declared unconstitutional and invalid
by the Supreme court.
Injunctions restraining the govern
ment from putting the statute into
effect and restraining a Charlotte, N.
c., cotton mill from discharging chill
dren employed by it were sustained by
the court.
Justice Holmes, McKenna, Brandeis
and Clarke dissented.
In deciding the case Justice Day
who rendered the opinion, said:
"Over interstate transportation or
its incidents the regulatory power of
Congress is ample, but the production
of articles, intended for State
commerce is a matter of local regu-
lation.
"f it were otherwise, all manufac-
ture intended for interstate shipment
would be brought under federal con-
troll to the practical exclusion of the
authority of the States, result GER
tainly not contemplated by the farm
j ers of the constitution when they vest
ed in Congress the authority to regu-
late commerce among the States.
'The grant of power to Congress ov-
er the subject Of Interstate CON-
merce was to enable it to regulate
such commerce and not to give it au-
thority to control the States in their
exercise of the police power over local
trade and manufacture.
"That there should be limitations
upon the right to employ children in
mines and factories in the interests OF
their own and the public welfare, al
will admit. That such employment is
generally deemed to require regula.
ton is shown by the fact that the brief
Of counsel states that every State ir
the union has a law upon the subject
limiting the right to thus employ chill
dren.
''In interpreting the constitution i
must never be forgotten that the Ma
ton is made up of States to which arr
entrusted powers Of local government
And to them and the people the pow
ers not expressly delegated to the ma
f; t.Cnal government are reserved
"The powers Of the State 70 regu
late their purely internal affairs b,
such law as seem wise to the loca
authority is inherent ard has neve
bee. surrendered to the general gov
ernnler5.
"The far-reach;ng result Of uphold
ing the act cannot be more plainl
indicated than By pointing out that
Cc,.@ress cac, -hls recUla e matter
entrusted 20 local authority by pro
libiIion OF the movement OF co,ll11lor
ties u :n-er-State commerce. all free
dom of co.I1ll2.-ce will he al an end an
tie power Ct the States over locs
.rat-eIs may be eliminated ana thu
,.'- ~terH 81 government .3e prat
ITALY DESTROYED" :"
The Robesonian., 1918-06-10
THE RED CROSS
AND ITS WORK

Written for The Robesonian.
The Red Cross work is at last recog-
nized
AS the most powerful agency of war.
Societies are now being organized
To relieve suffering here and afar.
The Red Cross nurse-honored be her
name!
Has given up all she cherishes of
life's pleasures
To help those who are weak, sick and
lame,
And thereby store away her heavenly
treasures.
The Red Cross doctor-his name we
will cherish,
When rocks have moulded away into
dust;
And though many of them in war will
perish,
Yet they are faithful to their coun.
try's trust.
The Red Cross worker-you alone can
do
By the Fathers aid, and arm so strong
The task that is left undone for you
To help push this glorious work along.
The Red Cross contributor-your part
is important, too,
To hold the foundation fast in it's
place,
And stamp upon the minds of men
anew,
Facts that time will be unable to
erase.
Now to those who lave not Joined GU,
band
Let me say it is your 1utv and chance
To join our great forces, hand ir
hand,
And help our boys on the battle fields
of France.
Many are crying in need fer help to-
day,
At the hearts door of our women an
men
In the face of starvation; can we senc
them away,
Back into a world filled with vice ant
sin?
No! y faint and low, in the distant
hear you say.
AS the resounding dying echoes O
mignty thunder:
"The Red Cross will help, we will no
send them away
And leave them alone in the work.
cast asunder."
BEN NJ. CARTER.
Lunaaerton, n. c., :. :.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-10

a major, two of them were exploring
their shirts, paying no attention to the
occasional shells which passed over
head. The major was writing a. letter;
every now and then he would lay aside
his writing-pad, search his shirt for a
few minutes, get an inspiration, and
then resume writing. At last he fin
ished his letter and gave it to his ''run-
ner." I was curious to see whether he
was writing to an insect firm, so when
the runner passed me I engaged him
in conversation and got glimpse at
the address on the envelope. It was
addressed to Miss Alice Somebody. in
London. The runner" informed me
that Miss Somebody was the MAJORS
sweetheart and that he wrote TO her
every day. Just imagine it, writing a
love letter during ''cootie" hunt but
such is the creed of the trenches.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-10

through their hann0. and were car.
ried by two men. I 0lled my canteen
and drank the hot tea without tak,n,
1t from my lips. Il was not long bs.
fore was aslee1 n the mud on fbo
fire step.
Ny ambition had been attained, =
was in Q front-line trench on the West.
ern front, and oh. how I wished I wera
back In Jersey City.
To be continued.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-10
''0ver the Top
By An American Soldier
Who Went
ARTHUR GUY EMPEY
AL;, Eun,er Serpinp in France
Machine Gunner Seroing in France
1Copyright, 1911, by Arthur Guy HmpsyI

I have taken q bath and put on
brand-new underwear; in fact, a COM
plete change of uniform, and then
turned in for the night. The next morn
ing my shirt would be full of them. 1t
is common sight to see eight or ten
soldiers sitting under tree with their
shirts over their knees engaging in
'shirt hunt"
At night about half an hour before
sights OUT you can see the Tommies
grouped around candle, trying, in it's
dim light, to rid their underwear Of
the vernin. A popular and very quick
method is to take your shirt and draw
ers, and run the seams back and for
ward in the flame from candle and
burn them out. This practice is dam
gerous, because you are liable to burn
holes In the garments If you are not
careful.
Recruits generally sent to Blighty
for brand Of insect powder adver-
tised as 'Good for body lice." The ad-
vertisement is quite right; the powder
is good for "coodes;" they simply
! thrive on it.
The older men of our battalion were
wiser and made scratchers out Of
wood. These we're rubbed smooth with
| bit Of stone or sand to prevent splin-
| ters. They were about eighteen inches
long, and Tommy guarantees that a
| scratcher Of this length will reach
any part Of the body which may be at
tackled. Some of the fellows were lazy
inches, but many a night when on
guard, looking over the top from the
| fire step Of the front-line trench, they
would have given thousand "quid''
for the other six inches.
Once while we were IN rest billets an
| Irish Hussar regiment camped in an
open field opposite our billet. After
! they had picketed and fed their horses,
a general shirt hunt took place. The
troopers ignored the call ''Dinner up,"
and kept on with their search for big
game. They had a curious method of
procedure. They hung their shirts over
hedge and beat them with their en-
trenching tool handles.
asked one Of them why they didn't
pick them off by hand, and he an.
swered, "We haven't had a bath fol-
nine weeks or a change of clabber. Il
I tried to pick the 'cooties' off my shirt
would be here for duration of war;
After taking close look at his shirt,
agreed with him; it was alive.
The greatest shock a recruit gets
when he arrives at his battalion ir
France is to see the men engaging in {
"cootie" hunt. With an air Of con
tempt and disgust he avoids the com
pany of the older men, until couple
, Of days later, in torment Of itching
he also has to resort to a shirt hunt
or spend many sleepless night o
misery. During these hunts there ar
lots of pertinent remarks banded bacl
and forth among the explorers, sucl
as, "Say, Bill, I'll swap you two littl
ones for big one," or, I've got
black one here that looks like Kaise
: Bill"
One sunny day In the front-lin
trench, saw three officers sitting out
side Of their dugout (''cooties" are n
{ respecters of rank; have even notice
: suspicious uneasiness about certai
: well-known genera1), one Of them wa
The Robesonian., 1918-06-10
CHAPTER ~.
"Into the Trench"

"Into the Trench"
The next morning the draft was in
spected by our general, and we we're
assigned to different companies. The
boys In the brigade had\ nicknamed
this general Old Pepper, and he GER
tainly earned the sobriquet. was as
signed to B company with another
American named Stewart.
For the next ten days we "rested, "
repairing roads for the Trenches, drill.
ing, and digging bombing trenches.
One morning we were informed that
we were going up the line, and oul
march began.
It took us three days to reach re
serve billets-each days march bring
ing the sound of the guns nearer and
nearer. At night, way off in the dis
The Robesonian., 1918-06-10
Cholera MOrhus.

n IS d very painful and danger
GUS disease. In almost every neigh
horhood someone has died from it be-
fore medicine could be obtained or a
physician summoned. The right way
IS % have a bottle of Chamberlain's
Cosic ard Diarrhoea Remedy in the
house 50 as to be prepared for it. Mrs.
Charles Eayears, Huntington, Ind,
writes: During the summer of 191l
t-vo Of my children were taken sick
with cholera morbus. l used Cham
{ berlain's Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy
and it gave them immediate relief"
The Robesonian., 1918-06-10

GIN ADS =. TES.,<.4 WHEN
The Robesonian., 1918-06-10

Announcement has been made hv
Chairman e. C. Duncan of the Raleigb
chamber of commerce that RaleigT
will get a tobacco stemmery soon
that will employ 400 workers whose
wages will increase Raleigh busin.ss
by several hundred thousand.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-10

:. - - Cres= =.o2,ro- crosas to h ~
Al TIE COW quits bawling,
=" - fishes TO longer flco
III '5e hsnv st1ps sGualli:c,
When tl,e dunner no longer duns
And the hoot owl quits hooting.
!. - l tre rivers ever cease % run,
~ ne ,arg-ar sto9s his looting,
WI - VIA 20 loHger twines
And the skylark stops his larking
When tie sun no longer shines
AID ..oang r.iei! GU. soar.zing.
~ o. 0~'-n~s '-ec;~ to ,'"cr
And the old maids stop advising,
Ihec---.s S tine to shut up shop
AID cult your advert: sing.
Atlanta Constitution.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20

Uncle Sam provides board and cloth
ing. The technical instruction at
these institutions would cost a pri-
vate individual considerable to say
nothing of board. After complet-
ing the course and being assigned to
service Machinists' Mate gets
around $50 per month to start with
and of course as he progresses in
rank his pay increases corresponding
~. Recruiting Officer Ladebauche
feels very grateful to the people of
Mirct for the active assistance they
have rendered his office and the same
sentiments were expressed by Ser
geant Ross of the Army Recruiting
station. Both were highly pleased
with the way in which Minot physi-
clans especially Drs. Greenfield and
Brugman had helped their work
along by treating applicants free of
charge, in many instances in order
that they might be fit to pass the
examining boards.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20
Visit to the Parker Farm

A visit to the Parker farm north
east Of the city will we'll repay any,
one interested in agriculture. The
manner in which this tract has been
developed, the way in which the
slopes and coulees have been utilized
and the ways in which other features
of farming operations have been car
ried out will prove a revelation to
many who are themselves versed in
agricultural pursuits. Clarence Park
err, the proprietor may be seen any
day hard at work out in some out
of the way place grubbing stone and
we doubt if there is farmer in the
country who has worked more faith
fully this season than Clarence. A
dairy herd Of 18 fine mich cows are
maintained at the Parker and the
piggery contains about go stable
porkers and nearly 100 young pigs.
The garden truck is getting suffici-
emily large to use and taken altogeth-
er few realize the part this splendid
farm plays in the successful opera
ton of the Leland hotel. All the
milk, cream and butter besides the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20
Navy Recruits Wanted

In an interview with Boatswain
Mate Ladebauche of the Minot Naval
Recruiting Station he said that Ma
chinist's mates were in greatest de-
mand from headquarters at this
time. Applicants must have had me-
chanical experience, but no matter
how proficient they are sent either to
Dunwoody Institute or the University
of Minnesota for further instruction.
This course will cover a period Of at
least six months during which time