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on. according to the code names on
our map Then to rub 1t In, they
hoisted some more signs which read,
Come on, we are ready. stupid Eng
lish."
II is still n mystery to me how they
obtained this knowledge. There had
been no raids or prisoners taken, so
II must have been the work Of spies
in our own lines. 1a
Three or four days before the big
push we tried to shatter Fritz's nerves
by feint attacks. and partially sue
ceeded as the Official reports Of July
l show.
Although we were constantly bonn
harding their lines day and night. still
we fooled the Germans several times.
This was accomplished by throwing
an intense barrage into his lines
then using smoke shells we would put
curtain of white smoke across No
Mans Land. completely obstructing
his view Of our trenches. and
would raise our curtain OF fire
as II In an actual attack. All
down our trenches the men would
shout and cheer. and Fritz would turn
loose with machine-gun, rifle. and
shrapnel fire, thinking we were COM
sng over.
After three or four Of n
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hands with Atwell. and went to the
rear to give my name to the officers in
charge of the raiding party.
was accepted. worse lack.
At 9:45 that night we reported to the
brigade headquarters digout to receive
instructions from Old Pepper.
After reaching this dugout we lined
up in a semicircle around him. and he
addressed us as follows:
'All want you boys to do Is to go
over TO the German lines tonight, sur
prise them. secure couple OF prison
ers. and return Immediately. Our ar
tillery has bombarded that section of
the line for two days and personally
believe that that part Of the German
trench is unoccupied.. so just get a cou-
pie Of prisoners and return as quickly
as possible"
The sergeant on my right, In an un-
dertone. whispered to me:
"Say, Yank. how are we going to get
a couple of prisoners II the old fool
thinks personally that that part ofathe
trench is unoccupied. sounds kind of
fishy. doesn't 1t mater
/ had funny sinking sensation In
my stomach. and my tin hat felt as n
II weighed about a ton and my enthusi-
asm was melting away. Old Pepper
must have heard the sergeant speak
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cursing under our breath. trembling an
over, our knees inrerated from the
strands Of the cut barbed wire on the
ground. waiting for challenge ana
the inevitable volley OF rife fire. Moth
Ing happened. suppose the fellow
who cut the barbed wire improperly
was the one who had sneezed about
half an hour previously. what We
wished him would never make hls new
year a happy one.
The officer. In my opinion, AZ the
noise OF the wire should have given ths
four-tap sIgnnl, which meant. -0n your
own, get back 10 your trenches a.
quickly rs possible" but agnin he must
have relied on the spiel that Old ps6-
per had given Us In the dugout, aPer-
sonally ! believe that that part of the
German trench is unoccupied." Any
way. We got careless. but not 20 care
less that we sang patriotic SONGS or
made any unnecessary noise.
During the intervals Of falling stnr
shells we carried on with our wire cut
uEg until at last we succeeded In get
ting through the German barbed wirc.
At this point we were only ten fee
from the German trenches. n we W.
discovered. We were like rats in n trap
Our way was cut OF unless we rar
along the wire TO the narrow lane wsI
had cut through. With our hearts lpl
our mouths we waited for the three
tnp signal to rush the German trench.
Three taps had gotten about halfway
down the line when suddenly about ten
to twenty German star shells were
nred all along the. trench and landed
In the barbed wire 10 rear Of US. turn
Ing night into day and eilhouettIne Ne
against the wall Of light made By the
flares. In the giaring light we were
ITO be Continued.)
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attacks his nerves must have been
near the hree,Elng point.
On June "a. 1916. at 9:40 in the
morning our guns opened up, and hell
was let loose. The din was terrific. a
constant boom-boom-boom In your ear.
At night the sky was a red glare.
Our bombardment had lasted about
two hours when Fritz started reply
ing. Although We were sending over
ten shells 30 his zone. our casualties
were heavy. There was constnnt
stream Of stretchers coming out OF the
communication trenches and burial
parties were a common sight.
In the dugouts the noise OF the guns
almost hurt. You had the same sensa-
ton as when riding on the subway you
enter the tube under the river going
to Brooklyn sort of pressure ON the
ear drums. and the ground constantly
trerabling.
The roads behind the trenches were
very dangerous because Boche shrap-
mel was constantly bursting over them.
We avoided these dangerous spots by
crossing through open fields.
The destruction in the German lines
was awful and l really felt sorry for
them because realized how they must
be clicking 1t.
From our front-line trench, every
now and again, we could hear sharp
whistle blasts In the German trenches.
These blasts were the signals for
stretcher bearers. and meant the
woundlng or killing of some German in
the service OF his fathsrland-
Atwell and had a tough time OF It.
patrolling the different trenches at
night, but after awhile got used to II.
My old outfit, the machine gun COM
pany, was stationed In huge elephant
duguuts about four hundred yards be-
hind the front-llne trench-they were
in reserve. Occasionally would stop
in their dugout and have a confab with
my former mates Although we tried
to be jolly. still, there was a lurking
Feeling Of impending disaster Each
man was wondering. X. after the
slogan. "0ver the top with the best Of
luck" had been sounded. would he still
be alive or would he be lying "some-
where In France" In an old dIlapldated
house. the walls Of which were SCARED
with machine-gun bullets, No. sec
don Of the machine gun eomMny had
Its quarters. The company's cooks pre-
pared the meals In this billet. On the
hfth evening Of the bombardment q
German eight-inch shell registered a
direct hit on the billet and wiped out
ZEN men who were asleep In the sup
posedly bomb-proof cellar. They were
'uried the next day and ! attended the
funeral.
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CHAPTER XIV.
All Outlet az on the western Front

All Quiet (7) on the Western Front
At brigade headquarters / happened
TO overhear conversation between our
G. o. c. general officer commanding)
and the divisional commander. From
this conversation learned that we
were to lombard the German lines for
eight days. and on the first Of July the
''big push" was to commence.
In few days orders were issued to
that effect, and It was common prop
erty all along the line.
On the afternoon Of the eighth day Of
our "strafeing." Atwell and were sit
ting in the front-line trench smoking
fags and making out our reports of the
previous nights tour of the trenches,
which we had to turn In to headquar-
tiers the following day, when an order
was passed down the trench that Old
Pepper requested twenty volunteers to
go over ON a trench raid that night TO
try and get few German prisoners for
information purposes. Immediately
volunteered for this job. and shook
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CHAPTER XIV.
Preparing for the Big Push.

preparing TOT tne big Pu6u-
Rejoining Atwell after the execution
/ had a hard time trying to keep my
secret from him. think must have
lost at least ten pounds worrying over
the affair.
Beginning at seven in the evening II
was our duty to patrol all communica-
stIoh and front-line trenches. making
note Of unusual occurrences, and ar
resting anyone who should. to- us, ap-
pear to be acting in a suspicious man
: ner- We slept during the day.
Behind the lines there was great ac-
! tivity. supplies and ammunition pour
zing In. and long columns of troops con-
: stantiy passing. We were preparing
for the big offensive. the forerunner
.Of the battle Of the Somme or big
PUSH
The never-ending stream Of men.
supplies. ammunition and guns pour
ing into the front lines made mighty
spectacle, one that cannot be de-
scrIbed. 1t has to be witnessed with
your own eyes to appreciate its vast
ness
At our part of the line the influx of
supplies never ended. II looked like
a huge snake slowly crawling forward.
never a hitch or break, wonderful
tribute to the system and efficiency of
Great Britain's "contemptible little
army OF i've millions Of men.
Huge flffeen-inch guns snaked along.
a-.I L.. l..4 ~. r,ou.o,fs,l cfaorn frnrf-
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J We viii Par

from 81 to IS for full sets OF old t.eth
no matter II broken. send them at once
and receive remittance by return mail.
Queen City Tooth Co.. 271s Atlantic
Ave, Cincinnati. Ohio 6-2e.
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FARM MACHINERY.

Whatever you need IN tho way Of
tarm machinery. wagons. etc. WIN BE-
supplied at the right prices BY Aurnn-
'us snyder Call for what you need.
Chicago eagle., 1918-03-16

insisted that land taxes had been
doubled in Chicago in the last decade
and that today the system of taxation
virtually amounts to single tax
scheme as real estate bears nearly
all the revenue burden. They de-
clared themselves opposed to any in.
crease of taxation which would affect
real property. They stated the real
estate firms had been all but put out
of business by high taxes. II was
further suggested that IL Chicago is
not able to govern itself under its
present system or its present income,
II Is time there was change made in
the system Of city government.
Other organizations against the
proposal for greater revenue. until
the citys authorities indicate in what
manner the money is to be expended,
include the Chicago Association of
Commerce. the Citizens Association,
the Chicago Bureau of Public Eff.
cheney. the Civic Federation, the Chi.
cago City Club, and the Chicago Won.
ans City Club.
Chicago eagle., 1918-03-16
NO SPECIAL SESSION

According to the Assembly Bulletin,
issued by the Legislative Voters
League. number of Chicago city
officials have not given up hopes that
Governor Lowden may be prevailed
upon to call a special session of the
state legislature for the purpose of
increasing Chicago's tax rate or pro.
vide some other means for raising
large revenue for the city's govern
ment. Various civic and business or.
ganizations in the city have frowned
upon the proposition.
At the last meeting of the executive
committee of the Legislative Voters
League, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted protesting
against the calling of an extraordi.
nary session Of the assembly:
Resolved, That the Legislative
Voters League is opposed to an extra
session of the legislature, proposed to
be called for the purpose of author
izing additional taxation by the city
of Chicago: and
Resolved, That copy of this
resolution be forwarded to Governor
Lowden."
On the same day the Chicago Real
Estate Board at its monthly meeting
adopted a resolution of similar i'm.
port.
The leagues action followed Mayor
Thompson's veto of city council
order providing for an inquiry into
the city's business methods and eX.
penditures proposed to be made by
the Chicago Bureau of Public Eff
cheney. Included in the same order
and also vetoed by the mayor, was a
proposition that the Chicago Fedora.
tion Of Labor conduct an inquiry.
President Clifford w. Barnes voiced
the opinion of the members of the
leagues executive committee when he
said;
Before we go on record favoring a
special session of the legislature to
grant financial relief to the city of
Chicago, we believe the public should
have an opportunity to inform itself
as to the business methods used in
| the city hall and the way the state
| funds are expended. The refusal of
the city administration to grant per.
mission for the suggested inquiry to
| be conducted by the bureau of public
efficiency indicates the municipal off,
cials are not yet ready to take the
public into their confidence as to the
manner in which they are using the
| taxpayers money.
Until they are ready to do this and
ready to welcome any investigation
by a reputable body of citizens, we
do not believe ii would be wise to
sanction the collection or imposition
Of heavier tax burden upon the
people of the state"
The real estate men in discussing
the proposal TO call special session
Chicago eagle., 1918-03-16
CLASSIFIER OF RECRUITS

I'VE even had To hunt for men
who knew something about cnnnries,
for canaries have been found to he
necessary on the firing line overseas.
This is no joke; if it is, Ms certainly II
grim one. Canary hirdstare the most
susceptible To poison gas fumes. The
moment they flop the signal goes out
to don gas masks. Therefore, we had TO
hunt for men who knew something
about canary birds"
\. +. Dougherty was speaking of
his experiences classifying recruits at
our army camps. Mr. Dougherty Is In
charge of the employment department
of the Pennsylvania railroad, with
100000 on its pay rolls. lie is also
known as an expert on the personnel
of labor, therefore was called by the
government early last fall to serve
with the committee On classification of
personnel in the army and was as
signed TO Camp Lee, Va, and Camp
Alills, Mineola, l.. !, Then he was sent
as civilian expert Ia help select officer
Camp Pike, Ark. His discerning qu
Chicago eagle., 1918-03-16
THE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN.

The campaign for the Third Liberty
Loan will be opened on the 9th of
April. the anniversary of the declara'
ton of state of war between the
United States and Germany.
The amount, terms, and conditions
OF the loan are dependent upon fur.
ther legislation and will be announced
as soon as Congress has granted the
necessary powers.
Secretary McAdoo chose the 9th of
April as the day to open the cam
paign as the most fitting date TO call
for a patriotic response to the sum
mons to duty to every American, 10
ask from the people at home the same
fervent patriotism that actuates oui
gallant sons on the battlehelds OF
France and on the waters Of the At
lantic.
Chicago eagle., 1918-03-16
SULLIVAN IS BACK

Roger G. Sullivan returned from the
south and. when interviewed relative
to things political, the biscuit maker
became the interviewer rather than
the interviewed.
How about the aldermanic situa-
tion in the 9th, 18th and 9th wards?"
was a significant question he fred at
the reporter.
When told that the socialists are
claiming they will elect aldermen In
these three bailiwicks the democratic
leader left no doubt that he favors a
patriotic election day drive in these
three wards to down the paciflsts.
There should be no question as to
Chicago eagle., 1918-03-16
POINTS OUT WAR AIMS

That the ideals which brought VIC
tory to the American colonies In the
War of the Revolution, and which
stamped out slavery IN the Civil war,
are again at stake, not only In TINS
country but throughout the world, was
the theme of nn address by Gov.
Charles =. whitman of New York ut
the Washington birthday banquet of
the Crevc Occur club at Peoria, III.
"Ths Is not war on the German
people," he said, nor Is Germany
merely making war on the people of
other lands. This Is II combat between
ideals of government, Belgium, broken,
but uncOnquered; England, struggling
as she has never struggled before;
the sons of France, singing as they
bleed and smiling rs they die are just
as truly fighting for I'm ideal as were
the ragged Contiuentnls at Saratoga
or nt Yorktown, or the men whose
bloody feet left their Impress In the
snow at Valley Forge. know
that there was II Germany In the past
every reason to lOyc-u Germany of pO
and of education, of folk song and fol
Is no more.
Chicago eagle., 1918-03-16

the loyalty of any aldermanic candi-
dates elected on April 2" said Mr.. Sui.
livan, "and | hope my friends In the
democratic party In these wards will
see to It that they make no mistake
In helping to bring about the election
Of men whose patriotism is not an is.
sue"
The Sullivan forces are understood
to be heading toward fusion develop
ments in these three wards. In the
eth Aid. Watson is considered the
available man to defeat the socialist
candidate. In the 18th Oscar II. Olsen
has a chance to defeat Aid. Rodriguez
II the democrats give helping hand,
II is said. and in the 9th Oscar II.
Chicago eagle., 1918-03-16
[lIN 1l[HII lLHMHLZLl6[H]1r
SURE OF ALLIES TRIUMPH

Triumph for the allies was pre-
dicted at Billy Sundays tabernacle at
Washington by Ambassador Jusserand
of France. The occasion was Il cele-
bration of Washipgton's birthday.
Ambassador Jusserand declared
the United States is under handicap
In fighting across the ocean, but, said
he, ITO fight so far from home Is your
only chance not to have to fight ut
home"
There isn't any question about
our lighting this war to II triumphant
ending" said Senator Harding. and
continued: 1--WE have the duty to
preserve the inherited government of
the fathers; we have the obligation to
hand on to succeeding generations the
very republic which we inherited. II
this generation will not sacrifice and
suffer, in this crisis of the world the
republic Is doomed. II this fortunate
people cannot prove popular govern.
ment capable of defense i'm II war for
Chicago eagle., 1918-03-16
CHICAGO BANKS GAIN IN DE
POSTS.

Total deposits of the twenty.three
national banks, as of March 4. were
s7il.79s,605, compared with s7l2,5i2,.
Sl9 on Dec. 81, 1917, an increase of
s29,255.1S6, or 40 per cent. Aggre.
gate loans amounted to s5OO.16s, ,Os5,
compared with s51s,s15,073. decrease
of s1S,6i7.9Ss. or 3.59 per cent. Cash
reserves and due from banks totaled
s27s,573.600, compared with s257,S92.
l06, an increase of s20.6s1, ,494, or sol
per cent. The increase in cash items
together with contraction in loans. Is
a favorable development, especially
when the gain in cash is several times
the reserve requirement on the in
crease in deposits.
Chicago eagle., 1918-03-16

Hillstrom is looked upon as the avail
able man to defeat the socialistic
move.
James 8. Hopkins, the able lawyer.
would make q good Judge of the Supe-
rior court.
~A
Granville w. Browning would make
Q good member Of the Circuit Court
bench.
John T. o'Mal,cy OF 1922 North
Wells street. the popular proprietor
Of the big Wells Boarding Stables. is
one Of the best liked Democrats in
Chicago. He Is one Of the coming
Chicago eagle., 1918-03-16
HAS IMPORTANT POST

Experts on labor questions from
nll parts of the country, business men,
labor leaders, and economists. have
been drawn upon by the department Of
labor to head the new divisions created
by the reorganization of the depart.
ment for effective war service.
otto Eidlitz, architect and builder.
of New York, heads the section on hOus.
Ing and transportation of workers. 1t
will administer the adjustment service,
the conditions of labor service, the
section ON information and education,
the section dealing with women In In.
dustry, the training and dilu,ion serv-
ice, and the employment division.
Conferences between the joint
board of representatives of capital and
labor, which was appointed several
days ago, began ut the department In
an effort To outline II basis to govern
relations between employers and work.
ers during the war. The conferences
and the administration of their deci.
Chicago eagle., 1918-03-16
- -
EAGLETS.

There Is threatened shortage of
internes for Cook county institutions.
William r., Foehringer, secretary to
the civil service commission, said.
Last year sixty.eight persons
passed the inferno examination" he
said. THAT list has been totally ex-
hausted now and II there are more
calls we have no one to fill them. The
war has taken many of the men and
our list ran out long before we eX.
pected."
The city directory will be issued
every other year for the duration of
the war, according to an announce
ment made public by George w. Over
nelley company. which controls the
Chicago Directory company, publish
ers of the Chicago city directory. The
next city directory will come from the
presses In August, 1919.
Due to labor and the cost of mate
rial the subscription price advanced
to $15 copy three years ago. To
TIC ul-
rectory this year would force the
price up to $25.
~
Frank Hogan, the popular president
of the well.known Heco Envelope
company, and William Curran. the
well-known merchant tailor, left last
Friday night on the Illinois Central
for Hot Springs, Ark. They will be
gone two weeks. Before going to
Hot Springs they intend to visit Lieut..
Russell ID. Curran at Camp Pike,
Little Rock, who Is Mr.. Curran's
brother, and from there will go over
to the Springs and stop at the Arling.
ton hotel.
~0A
Adolph Kraus 10 always In the lead q
every movement for the bsttsrmsot
Of conditions In Chicago.
~
julius Oswald, the we'll known bar.
Der at 154 West Randolph street, 10
very popular with the city hall boys.
Chicago eagle., 1918-03-16
HIGH NAVAL AUTHORITY

No man in the American navy to.
day Is better known or held In higher
regard by the naval powers of the
world than David Watson Taylor. chief
of the bureau of construction and re-
pair. Rear Admiral Taylor Is prob
ably the worlds greatest expert In the
construction and design of battlecraft.
Admittedly he knows more about hull
design than any other man and Is the
acknowledged master of the science OF
ship propulsion.
The bureau of construction and re-
pair Is charged with the responsible
ty for the structural strength and sta
bility of all ships built I'm the navy.
This means that the present great war
construction program of the navy, the
greatest In the history of any navy In
the world, Is being carried out under
the personal supervision of Admiral
Taylor. including the additional build.
ing of Il large number of destroyers
with which tO fight the German
Chicago eagle., 1918-03-16
OUR EXPANDING NEEDS.

The need for saving and economy
by our people, the need for the most
liberal and loyal financial support of
our Government by the people and in
Cidentally the need for some such f.
nancial machinery as that sought TO
be secured by the war finance cor
poration bill now pending in Congress
are not only verified by the eXtraor-
dinary demands made upon the United
states 10 meet its war needs and the
war needs OF It's allies, but are also
emphasized by the growth OF our own
domestic trade.
The domestic trade OF the United
States for 1917 was estimated by Prof,
Anderson, OF Harvard University, at
S64 000, ,000, 900; in 1913 II was but
$4,000. 900 900. The strain on the H.
nancial machinery and resources oi
the country 10 take care OF this tre'
mendOus increase in our domestic
trade as we'll as meet the eXtraor'
dinary demands Of the war can be ap.
preciated by all,
The Secretary OF the Treasury, in
drafting the war finance bill gave thor
0ugh study 10 the measures adopted
by our allies in Europe and TO the
conditions in this country and II Is
believed that the proposed bin is a
wise and conservative war measure TO
give relief during the period OF the
var. II is primarily a measure 10
enable the financial institutions OF the
-HaF :
40 industries and enterprises essen
,.ai 10 the prosecution OF the war,
and Secretary McAdoo is Of the dpin'
lon that The mere existence of the
machinery established by this act
wo8Id be so effective in maintaining
confidence that the actual exercise Of
the power would seldom be needed.
Chicago eagle., 1918-03-16
MOTOR TRUCK FREIGHT TRAINS,

The time may arrive when we will
see a motor truck with a string Of
trailers hitched behind looking like a
freight train, hauling merchandise
over country roads" suggests w. o.
Duntley, president Of the Little Giant
Truck company, Little Giant building,
1915 Michigan avenue, Chicago.
The Linton Galleries company Of
indianapolis, owners Of a three and
one.hslf ton Little Giant truck, recent
ly hitched two trailers 10 II and
haaled a 7O-foot derrick from Indian
Chicago eagle., 1918-03-16

apolis to Bloomingdale. Indiana.
They made much quicker time than
they could If they had shipped by
railroad. and delivered the derrick
just where they wanted It,"
Chicago eagle., 1918-03-16

men Of the party and should he ever
run for ONCE would be certain win.
ner.
Chicago eagle., 1918-03-16

+. William Morf. with the big and
well.known' South Water street house
OF C. II. Weaver & Co.. Is one of the
most popular men In the vegetable
and fruit trade. "
Chicago eagle., 1918-03-16

Frank Rice. general manager Of the
BENJAMIN Electric Company. is one of
the progressive young business men
of Chicago. He Is respected and pop
ulsr with everybody.