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The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28

$50 more men, so think we will be
In that draft.
We were notified that we would
receive our ratings the first OF the
month. so | think that the chances
are good for us to remain here at
least until then, so continue to send
our mail to this place
We received a copy OF the Raymsr
paper today. and was certainly glad
to get 1t, as we have missed ii since
We left home.
1t has been raining here every
day the past week, except to-day,
which has been clear and hot.
! saw In thepaper that John
Smathers Joined the marine corps. !
wish that he could have been sent
here instead OF to Frisco, as there
Is a big marine base joining this
park.
Alfred and Walter were up to
see me today, and they are both feel
ing fine. Alfred will finish school
Saturday, so | think that he will get
to go with us when we leave here,
at least ! hope SO.
Today | met three fellows that
we knew in Cheyenne. One of them
was Lee Martin. guess pa will re-
member him.
They also belong to the aviation
SO that part of the country is getting
to be well represented at this sta
tion.
] must close now, as it is nearly
bed time. which is 5 o'clock in the
hospital.
Hoping to hear from you real soon,
as we like to hear from home often.
With love to all,
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28

Several dead cattle or horses are
altogether too close to the homes and
highways for comfort The owners
should attend to their removal or
burial at once. II the owners are
not knowing to the fact, it is a mat
ter for the attention of the authori-
ties, for the things are not only very
annoying, but menace to the public
health.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28

The boys who went to Kansas City
al returned safe and sound with no
accidents to the five new flivers,
except few punctures. The first
three pulled in Saturday evening.
but r l.. Knapp and Morris Allen
came via Omaha, so did not get here
until Tuesday evening.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28
axes . Good Soldier.

II said that next to bravery ta
Gho' Ga's most characteristic quality
IL Is vanity-rea'ly the pride OF
a ievement. because once he has won
position against the foe 1t is well
nigh impossible to dislodge lin He
simply must fight until he is Knocked
over or killed
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28

Don't forget to test your seed
corn, for poor seed Is no good in the
ground, but does very well in the
feed lot
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28

Albert Schmeeckle is here from
Brandon closing up some business
matters. Incidentally he sold apiece
Of lard north of Grover yesterday.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28

rhe J, Il White and George Payne
families are released from quaren-
tine, fact which they much appre-
ciate.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28

The Enterprise should be in every
home within twenty miles Of Raymer
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28

A letter from w. A. Sweigard as
sures us that he has traded his gar
age in Iowa for more Weld county
land and he and his family will be
out here about the last OF next month
or the first Of May to take up their
residence on the Sweigard farmstad
south Of town.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28
GREELEY WAR COUNCIL
IN RAYMER this P. M.

Members of the Weld County War
Council will be in Raymer this after
noon to present the liberty loan OBJ
ieets of the Council to the huainess
men Of Raymer.
These men are giving their time
to make Weld County 100 per cent
efficient and do her full duty in every
patriotic effort.
Let us prepare to respond in such
way as to make them proud Of the
fact that their efforts are bringing
forth fruit that make the Kaiser re-
pent of his efforts to bull doze your
Uncle Samuel.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28

Louis Allen went to Denver yes
terday on business.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28

l. 5. Griffin OF Keota, was a Ray
mer caller yesterday.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28

A, G. Nickerson has purchased a
second tractor.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28

When you want sale bills, we can
print them, but try and give us lit
tie time. 1t takes longer to print a
bill than 1t does to write it.
Earl Fiscus and Merit Fiscus ar
rived In Raymer Monday, bringing
with them three cars OF machinery
for their farming operations. The
former will work the Beson farm,
and the latter will move onto the
kunkle place. Three husky boys
came along with the older men, and
from their appearance, these men
VIII not need to worry about harvest
hands.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28

Mr.. T. Christian of Fort Morgan
was Reymer caller yesterday.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28

Mr.. Glenn Hays is helping on The
Enterprise this week and we expect
to have his help right along. In fact
he will be chief cook and bottle
washer on the great family journal
and necessary accompaniment to a
happy home.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28

Services will be held in st. John s
Catholic church on Thursday, April
ith, at 10 o'clock a. m. This change
has been made on account of Father
Stern being sent away to fiji va
cancy at Meeker, Colorado. All
members are cordially invited to be
present. Visitors welcome.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28

Mr.. Goddard, section foreman on
the Burlington. wishes us to call at
tention to the fact that 1t is against
the law to dump rubbish and garbage
on the right Of way OF the railroad
as much as upon private property.
The penalty is quite severe, but is
anxious to avoid resort to harsh
measures to prevent the unsightly
piles of rubbish which are now SO
noticeable along the track.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28

Prof. Dupuy has decided that he
has taken all of the time he can af-
ford to spend in having the small pox
and yesterday morning went up to
the A. g. Nickerson place where he
Is assisting in running the tractor.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-28

Sam Schmeeckle and ]. B. Hoff-
man drove to Denver Sunday morn
ing so as to have nice quiet place
to spend the Sabbath evening away
from the push and hurry of a grow
ing town.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-29
l1AdtlNE GUNNER. JE2GSiN2 2ETE
! ErrT - |

'.T r-n. out with the first "Ip"dI-
'f.r--v force. and Ike an ID" rest.
'Nug.E' We would hay" the enemy
l-.E..I N ~ Uru~ ami h" able TO eat
t'hr.-'-..s I.r-,.r ~ home Well. 40
yar. hayr eaten two Christmas din
r--s ia the 'rrurhrs and nm liable TO
ct rvu moro. The way things rrc
T. .u'ag. That is. II Fritz don't iTnr
'.,! hs't' "n mo. and send IN" 70
TT-' -r SOMETHING'S | wish ! would
ct D., la..v~r I''- nu great picnic
..r- l.-... aul rv.u'v.tg," months u Il
uaa.- you r"d un.
"I'.- s.-'N r9-Ny now compared 20
a.n. I- n~"l 'o o." although | nl'a.'
'lE- lr.r.h b.. TIN" rough. Noy.
o. . ...- ,r.- five shells 10 their mu"
'En rs.- -u'ru. our own hnrk lu' 90
.'.. ,r-'F DAYS r. was different Then
fau I.H 10 'uLr everything without
r'v In far' W" would get fw"u,v
'r'- .r -.'uru f"r every on" w" sent
"r-r. Fr.'z seemed to enjoy II. hu'
500. E-.'.-h didn't: We wrr" N" SUI
T-rrrs lust one casualty after nu-
a'h,- Sometimes who" p'atn"us
rmr'd disappear. especially whom q
'T"rE Johnson plunk"d lnro rh"Lr
m-GdIr. Il got 50 bad hat n fellow.
" hru writing home wouldn't nsk for
auy cigarettes to be sent out. because
he wns mfruid h. wouldn't be- there to
rcrrIv" them.
After 'hr drive to Paris was turned
hack. trench wurfur" started. our
general grabbed map. drew Il pencil
across 1t. and said. DIG here Then
he went hnck to his tea. and Tommy
armed hlms"lf with pick and shovel
and s'nrtrd digging. He's been dig
GiuE ever since.
"OC course We dug those trenches nt
night. hut II was hot work. what with
the rifle md machuegun fire. The
strcrchor bearers worked harder than
the diEgcrs.
Those trenches, hlOOmin' bitches,
call them. were Nightmares. They were
only about Eve feet deep. and You uset
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-29

tc get the backache from bending
down. 1t wasn't exactly safe to stand
upright, either, because as soon as
your napper showed over the top a
bullet would bounce of 1t, or else come
SO close 1t would make your hair stand.
1--WE used to fill sandbags and stick
them on top Of the parapet to make II
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 was 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 fellow went into that
trench 1t was an even gamble that he
would come out on stretcher. At one
time a Scotch battalion held 1t, and
when they heard the betting was even
money that they'd come out on
stretchers. they grabbed all the bets
In sight. Like lot OF bally idiots. sew
eral Of the battery men fell for their
game, and put up real money. The
Jocks suffered lot of casualties. and
the prospects looked bright for the
battery men to collect some easy
money. So when the battalion was re-
heved the gamblers lined up. Several
Jocks got their money for emerging
safely. but the ones who clicked 1t
weren't there to pay. The artillery
men had never thought 1t out that
way. Those Scotties were bound to
be sure winners, no matter how the
wind blew. So tnke . tip from me.
never bet with . Scottie, cause youTl
lose money.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-29
CHAPTER XVI.
Battery o 23o.

The day after this / received the
glad tidlngs that / would occupy the
machine gunners' dugout right near
the advanced artillery observation
post. This dugout was a roomy affair.
dry as tinder, and real cots In II.
These cots had been made by the
r. Els who had previously occupied
the dugout- was the first to enter
and promptly made a slgnboard with
my name and number on 1t and sus-
pended II from the foot Of the most
comfortable cot 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 of duty.
One Of these men, Bombardier VIII
son by name. who belonged to Bat
terry D 23S. seemed to take a liking
to me. and I 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 war Ind
put over a stunt on Old Pepper. and
had gotten away with II.
will endeaver to give the story as
far as memory viii permit In his own
words:
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-29

terry, or lance corporal, rs you call It
Ia 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 he 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 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 II 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 certain
road. throw their caps into the air Al
a taunt at our helplessness.
Cassell had been a telegrapher II
civil life and Joined up when war waa
declared. As for me, knew Morse,
learned 1t at the signalers' school bach
In 1910. With m ofhcer In the obser.
vation post. We could not carry On th1
kind Of conversation that's usual Be.
tween Two mates % We used thg
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front line q Tommy had stuck up q
wooden dGnposr with three hands or
arms on H. One OF the hands. point
Ing TO the German lines, read. To Ber-
hn:' the one psInting down the com.
munlcatiOn trench read. To Blighty,'
while se other said. Suicide Ditch.
Csslge Here for Stretches
FARTHER down from this guide poss
the trench ran through an old orchard.
on the edge Of this orchard our bat
terry had constructed an advanced OBJ
seryation post The trees screened IL
from the enemy a!rmen and the roof
was turred. II wasn't cushy Ike ours.
no timber or concrete re-enforcements.
just walls Of sandhags. From IL a
splendid view ot the German lines
could be okrRiued. This post wasn't
exactly safe. II was a hot corner.
shells pluuking all around, and the
bullets cutting leaves OF the trees
Many a time when relieving the sig
nHIer at the phone. had 10 crawl on
my belly Ike 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 tn open up. You
see. az this point Of the line there
were strict orders not 20 fire shell.
unless specially ordered 10 do so from
brigade headquarters. Bllme me, II
anyone disobeyed that command. our
geuerul-yes. II was Old Pepper
would have court -martinled the whole
eNpedltIonary force. Nobody went out
of their way 10 dlsobey Old Pepper In
those days. because he couldn't be
called a purson; he was more like
pirate. II at any time the devil should
feel lonely and sigh for proper mate.
Old Pepper would get the first call.
FHclng the Germans wasn't half bad
compared with an interview with that
old fiTebrand.
III company or battalion should
give way few yards against a su-
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 n brick. and In Few hours
what was left of his command would
be holding their original position.
81 have seen an officer who wouldn't
say d-n for thousand guid spend
oye minutes with the OLD hoy. ana
when he returned the flow of language
from his lips would make navy
blush for shame.
"what am going to tell you Is how
two of US put 1t over on the old scamp.
and got away with 1t. II was risky
thing too. because Old Pepper wouidn
haye been exactly mild with US II ne
had got next to the game.
Me and my mate. lad named Har'
- c.sseI IA bombardier In d 23S bat
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-29

4. chs go. -,s-r..-! fnr instructions.
TIL a.-, -.r.... and "asy. All We
hat 70. o. a.- 'u .ravI oU, Into No
M.r.- I..t.' ...,rr ,I- ."'g.s with our
ears 'r f.. --..rI rmi Ez'Dn for the
TAP. 'uI ~ rh~ ';.rraan "nElurrrr or
sap;..r- rl. ...-f' DO" rguarIug under
No N.a- l.ar' '. establish @ min
heal n....'. .4r 'r.urn.
Of ru.--. I'll u..- .rd~r~ We ~"re told
not ra I,. ........l N. G"rrnau patrols
or -.r...l rrr'i..- Lots ot
hr,.H. 'a" western front
a. -.i i.. - eeu- 4a-k wheeler and
rrl....l r . r.,-' wh'sh vn- nhpU'
haI#ry n,....... .r.. uu..s It was
rtur... ...sI- -a. --.gud wa,
F... NJ -r.., .u a.I "luag {" Us Ike
glue.
We ',-.A r.rn- ln l-'rrlns with onr
aur- T." rh. ground would listen fnr
tw,uty mru.,~ Nul" Whr"lrr would
BE- On 'h,.q B. t.," h,r G"ruan patrols.
We ru.n r"r,. arI-'~arch. and be-
lIr," nv, n.'a,T un,. ~ us dd over
tw"r'y nau''~. TA" rain soaked Us
tu ,Ar sl'u a.I "'.r rnr- were full ot
mud
Every f"W minutes a bullet would
crack u},-.,uI or % IuH,h,u" gun would
tra'rro ra.s and firth
Then uU firing -udd"nly ceased. |
WHISPERED 10 Wheeler. Keep your ey"
sk.un.d. uar": most likely Fritz has
patrol out THAT'S why the Boch"s
have st"rr'd firing"
We were "uch armed with n rife and
bay"urr and thee" NILS bombs to he
used for defense only.
had my "ur to the ground. All Of
sudden heard faint. dull thuds.
In n low but excited voice whispered
to Wheeler. II think they are mining.
listen"
He put his ear to the ground and
in an unsteady voice spoke into my
ear:
"Yank. that's n patrol and It's head
Ing our way. For Gods sake keep
still"
was rs sun as mouse and was
scared stiff.
Hardly breathing and with eyes try
ing to pierce the inky blaCkness, we
waited. | would have given n thou
sand pounds to have been safely In
my dugout.
Then we plainly heard footsteps and
our hearts stood stlll.
A dark form suddenly doomed up In
front Of me: II looked ms hIg rs the
Woolworth building. could hear
the blood rushing through my veins
and II sounded as loud as Niagara
falls.
Forms seemed TO emerge from the
darkness. There were seven of them
In all. tried to wish them away.
never wished hnr'Ier in my life. They
muttercd few words in German and
melted into the blaCkness. didn't
stop wishing either.
All Of sudden we heard stumble,
muddy splash. and muttered Don
ner und Bitten" one OF the Boches
had tumhled into n shell hole. Neither
of US laughed. At that tIme-lt didn't
strike us as funny.
About twenty minutes after the Ger
mans had disappeared something from
tho lrear- grabbed me by the foot.
nearly tainted Uith fright Then q
welcome whisper In a cockney accent.
II sly, myte, We've come to relieve
you"
Wheeler and I crawled back to our
trench: we looked like wet hens and
felt worse. After swig OF rum we
were soon fast asleep on the fire step
In our wet clothes.
The next morning l was as stiff as
poker end every Joint ached like a
bad tooth, but was still alive, so 1t
did not matter.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-29

With bis feet AT rasr. turning 70 me-
be said:
-'wilson. this army II . blankety
blank washout What's the use Of hav-
ing artillery II II 10 not allowed to IRE!
The government ~ home ought to be
hanged with some Of their red tape
It's through them that we have no
shells-'
Il answered. Yes, SIR and started
sending this opinion over the wire TO
Casseii. but tie captain interrupted
me with:
keep those Internal fingers still
What's the matter. getting the nervesF
When I'm talking to you, pay atten-
ton
My heart sank. Supposing he had
rumbled that tapping. then all would
be up with our plan. / stopped drum
ming with my fingers and said:
BEG your pardon, sir, just habit
with me-
-.And n ID silly one, too, he an
swered. turning TO his glasses again.
and knew | WAS safe. He had not
tumbled TO the meaning of that tap
ping.
-An at once, without turning round.
he exclaimed:
"'weil. Of all the nerve I've ever run
across. this takes the cake Those
- Boches are using that road
again. Blind my eyes. this time 1t is a
whole brigade OF them, transports and
all. What pretty target for our
3.5s.' The beggars know that We
won't fire. A d-d shame. l call 1t.
Oh. just for chance to turn d 23s
loose on them
Il was trembling with excitement.
From repeated stolen glances at the
captains range chart. that road with
Its range was burned into my mind.
over the wire tapped. % 23s bat
terry. Target IL. Range COCO, 3 degrees
so minutes, left, salvo, fire. Cassell
| o. KID my message. and with the re-
ceiver pressed against my ear. wait
ed and listened. In couple of min
utes very family over the wire came
| the voice OF our battery commander
issuing the order: ID 23S battery.
Salvo, Firer
-Then a roar through the receiver
as the four guns belched forth. n
screaming and whistling overhead. and
| the shells were on their way.
"The captain jumped rs If he were
shot, and let out q great big expressive
| d-n, and eagerly turned his glasses
in the direction Of the German road
i also strained my eyes watching thai
| target. Four black clouds of dust rose
up right In the middle Of the German
column. Four direct hits-anothef
record for n 23s
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-29

4
Complainant.
THE BRANT INpEPENp- EouITY.
ENT MINING COMPANY.
a corporation.
Defendant
Notice Is hereby given that. pursuant
to Decree OF Foreclosure and Sale
made in the above entitled cause. dated
September l9. 1917. and duly entered
of record in the office of the Clerk
of said court at Montrose. Colorado.
sprigg shackleford. the undersigned.
Special Master TO make the sale. will.
on the sth day of May. A. ID. 1918.
or on later date to which may
o'clock in the forenoon. at the main
entrance to the County Court House at
Gunnison, In the County of Gunnison,
State of Colorado. offer for sale and sell
or bidders therefor the property and
premises hereinafter and in said de-
cree fully described. as follows. to-wit:
northeast quarter (k) of Section Twen-
ty-one l2D. Township Fifty (60) N.
Range Four O East. n. NJ. P. NJ.
ins Claim and the Protection Lode Min
ing Claim. both situate in the Box Cam
on Mining District. and being Mineral
Survey number 1888. dated October
Also. an undivided three -fourths
(&) interest held by location. In and
to the following mining claims:
One ul. Two tal and Three ts).
The Sunnyside Lode Claims. Numbers
One ul: and Two !z):
bers One nt1ea C5 and r%o oe az Am'' num-
iosii. Ths Convent Gil Extension
Lode Claim. a. per location certificate.
resosded in Book isl. page 4ss.
per location certificate. recorded In
Book 16l. page 455.
% IN BOOK ISL pase ST.
10s.s10. The Gold Ridge Extension
Lode Claim. as per location certificate
reGoaded in Book i6i. page tss.
Claim. as per. location certificate. re-
10s.sIs The Manhattan No. Lode
corded corded in in Book 90, s Isl. page sesnea'e' ~ re-
10s.el4 The Manhattan No. Lode
Claim, as per location certincate. re-
iSs.s,s. The The Manhattan altar No. Lod.
corded IN Book isi. page a.
1o9.slS The Manhattan No Lode
corded in Book ls1. page AZ.
Claim. a. per location certificate. re-
ios.siI The Manhattan No. Lode
corded In Book Isl, page 473.
109.91s. The Manhattan No. Lode
Claim. a. per location certificate re-
corded in Book 1S1. page 473.
10s.9z0. The Manhattan No. lode
Claim. a. per. location certificate. re-
corded In Book ISL, page 474.
109.s21. The Manhattan No. 10 Lode
Claim. A. per location certincate. re-
corded In Book le1. page l74.
1os.S12- The Manhattan No. II Lode
Claim: q per location ceItincats. re-
corded In Book Isl. page 47e.
10s.01s. The Mountain Boy No.
Lode Claim. - Per location certificate.
recorded In Book Isl. page 4ss.
1le.03l. The Mountain Boy No. :
Lode Claim. e per location certificate.
recorded In Book 1e1. page 4sG
11e.o3S- The Mountain Boy No. 3
Lode Claim. - per location certificate,
recorded In Book 1e1. page 4ss.
11ese1& The Mountain Boy No.
sse.iss s !. sso s IL siess. 80 81.
Go1ot ClA19. - uor location certiAea1A.
RolDf4ee ID 4ook 1el. pa9e Ao7.
11Ae2e 3Ao 0oenfa1n 0oy NJ.
fsssr6s6 q 1oek isi. ~ a.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-29
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
District of Colorado.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE DIS
TRICT OF COLORADO.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-03-29

Last publication Nay :. lSls.
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again. to send BY the tap system the
target and range. had previously
told him about our captain talking out
loud - II be were sending through
erdera Well. II this happened, was
10 send the dope to Cassell and he
would Transmit 1t to the battery COM
mander ~ officially coming through
the observation post. Then the bat
tefy would open up. Afterwards, dur
ing the investigation. Cassell would
swear he received It direct. They
would have to relieve him, because It
was impossible from his post In the
battery dugout to know that the road
was being used at that time BY the
Germans. And also It was impossible
for him TO give the target, range and
degrees. You know . battery chart is
not passed around among the men like
. newspaper from Blighty. From him
the Investigation would go to the OBJ
|segvation post, and the observing of{i-
Ter could truthfully swear that had
aot sent the message by phone. and
tAAt NO orders to dre had been issued
~ him. The Investigators would then
~ up In the air. We would be safe. the
poehes would receive good bashing.
"a " would ct our own back On Old
|Heppef. It was too good to Be- true.
Il G1eefully fen In with tie seAsasaI
I'D Soad ChspeH Nas NJ Deat
s A1n / waited With eeiline nrs
ia v1fcAed the eapeains M 4 l1Nk.
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