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pier and disembarked. I had at
tanned another one of my ambitions.
I was somewhere in France" We
slept in the open that night on the side
of the road. About six the next morn
ing we were ordered to entrain.
looked around for the passenger
coaches, but all I could see on the sid
ing were cattle cars. We climbed into
these. On the side of each car was
a sign reading ''HoDlmes 40, Cheveaux
g." When we got inside of the cars,
we thought that perhaps the sign
painter had reversed the order Of
things. After 4S hours In these trucks
we detrained at Rouen. At this place
we went through an intensive training
for ten days.
The training consisted of the rudi-
ments of trench warfare. Trenches
had been dug, with barbed wire en-
tanglements, bombing saps, dugouts,
observation posts and machine gun en-
placements. We were given smat-
tering of trench cooking, sanitation,
bomb throwing, accommodating, listen
ing posts, constructing and repairing
barbed wire, "carrying ia" parties,
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enlisted. Why don't you join? Now

enlisted. Why don't you join? Now
is the time
'This argument ought to get many
recruits, Empey, so 60 out and see
what you can do"
He then gave me q small rosette Of
red, white and blue ribbon, with three
little streamers hanging down. This
was the recruiting insignia and was
to be worn on the left side Of the cap.
Armed with a swagger stick and my
patriotic rosette, I went out into Tot
tenham Court road in quest Of cannon
fodder.
Two or three poorly dressed civil
ians passed me, and although they ap-
peared physically fit, I said to myself.
"They don't want to join the army;
perhaps they have someone dependent
on them for support" so I did not ac-
cost them.
Coming down the street I saw a
young dandy, top hat and all, with a
fashionably dressed girl walking be-
side him. I muttered, "You are my
meat" and when he came abreast Of
me I stepped directly in his path and
stopped him with my swagger stick,
saying:
"You would look fine in khaki; why
not change that top hat for steel
helmet? Aren't you ashamed of your
self, husky young chap like you in
mufti when men are needed In the
trenches? Here I am, an American,
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THE HEN THAT LAYS

is the hen that pays. If she does not
lay, kill her, but before you kill her
give her 3. \. Thomas Poultry Rene
dv twice day for a week, and then
YOU will not kill her for she will be
paying you a profit. 1t not only
makes hens lay but it is remedy for
Cholera, Roup, and Gapes. We guar.
antee it to cure or We refund your
money. C. R. BRABHAM'S SONS,
Bamberg, S. G..
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so WQGQ IuG OEUcI SduS tAAooSh AAoAH
headquarters calling for a draft Of
25O re-enforcements for France, VOL
unteered.
Then we went before the M. O..
(medical oficer) for another physical
examination. This was very brief. He
asked our names and numbers and
said "Fit," and we went out to fight.
We were put into troop trains and
sent to Southampton, where we de-
trained, and had our trench rifles Is
sued to us. Then in columns of twos
we went up the gaDgplank OF a little
steamer lying alongside the dock.
At the head of the gangplank there
was an old sergeant, who directed that
we line ourselves along both rails OF
the ship. Then he ordered us to take
life belts from the r2cks overhead and
put them on. havetrossed the ocean
several times and knew was not sea-
sick, but when I buckled on that life
belt 7 had a sensation Of sickness.
After we got out into the stream all
I could think of was that there were
million German submarines with tor
pedo on each, across the warhead OF
which YVES inscribed my name and adj
dress.
After five hours we came alongside
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methods used in attack and defense,
wiring parties, mass formation, and
the procedure for poison-gas attacks.
On the tenth day we again met our
friends "Hommes 40, Cheveaux g."
Thirty-six hours more Of misery, and
we arrived at the town of F..
After unloading our rations and
equipment, we lined up on the road in
columns Of fours waiting for the order
to march.
A dull rumbling could be heard. The
sun was shining. I turned to the man
on my left and asked, "Whats the
noise, Bill?" He did not know, but his
face was of a pea-green color. Jim,
on my right, also did not know, but
suggested that I "awsk" the sergeant.
Coming towards us was an old griz-
zled sergeant, properly fed up with
the war, 80 1 "awsAed" him.
''Think it's going to rain, sergeant"
he looked at me in contempt, and
grunted, "Ow's it a-goin' ter rain with
the bloomin' sun a-shinin'?" looked
guilty.
sThem's the guns up the line, me
lad, and you'll get enough of 'em be-
fore you gets back to Blighty."
My knees seemed to wilt, and
squeaked out weak "Oh!"
Then we started our march up to the
line in ten-kilo treks. After the first
days march we arrived at our rest
billets. In France they call them rest
billets, because while in them Tommy
works seven days a week and on the
eighth day of the week he is given
twenty-four hours ION his own"
Our billet was a spacious affair,
large barn on the left side of the road,
which had one hundred entrances,
ninety-nine for shells, rats, wind and
rain, and the hundredth one for Tom
my. I was tired out, and using my
shrapnel-proof helmet (shrapnel proof
until a piece of shrapnel hits it), or
tin hat, for a pillow, lay down in the
straw, and was soon fast asleep. l
must have slept about two hours, when
I awoke with a prickling sensation all
over me. As I thought, the straw had
worked through my uniform. I woke
up the fellow lying on my left, who had
been up the line before, and asked
him:
"Does the straw bother you, mate?
It's worked through my uniform and
can't Sleep"
In a sleepy voice he answered,
"That amt straw, them's cooties."
From that time on my friends the
"cooties" were constantly with me.
"Cooties," or body lice, are the bane
Of Tommy's existence.
The aristocracyof the trenches very
seldom call them "cooties," they speak
Of them as feas.
To an American flea means q small
insect armed with bayonet, who Is
wont to jab it into you and then hop
skip and jump to the next place to be
attacked. There is an advantage in
having feas on you instead OF cootles
in that in one of his extended jumps
said flea is liable to land on the fel-
low next to you; he has the typical
energy and push of the American,
while the "cootie" has the bulldog
tenacity Of the Englishman; he holds
on and consolidates or digs in until
his meal is finished.
There is no way to get rid Of them
permanently. No matter how often
you bathe, and that is not very often,
or how many times you change your
underwear, your friends the "cooties"
are always in evidence. The billets are
infested with them, especially 80 II
there is straw on the floor.
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ito his desk. I Immediately followed
this action by throwing the kilograms
Anto the wastebasket. Then we looked
bat each other in silence. He was
|squirming in his chair and I felt de-
pressed and uneasy.
The telephone rang and I answered
it. It was business call for me, re-
Auesting my services for an out-of-
town assignment. Business was not
Fery good, so this was very welcome.
AFTER listening to the proposition I
seemed to be swayed by peculiarly
etrong force within me, and answered,
ri am sorry that cannot accept your
fofer, but I am leaving for England
next week." and hung up the receiver.
The lieutenant swung around in his
CHAIR, and stared at me in blank aston
tshment. A sinking sensation came
bver me, but I defantly answered his
hook with, "Well, it's so. I'm going"
And I went.
The trip across was uneventful. I
handed at Tilbury, England, then got
knto string Of matchbox cars and
proceeded to London, arriving there
Eabout 10 p. m. I took room in a hotel
near st. Pancras station for 'fve and
Esfx-fre extra" The room was minus
THE fire, but the ''extra" seemed to
keep me warm. That night there was
Ia Zeppelin raid, but I didn't see much
Iof it, because the slit in the curtains
was too small and had no desire to
make it larger. Next morning the tel
Sephone bell rang, and someone asked,
E~Are you there?" I was, hardly. Any
fway, I learned that the Zeps had re-
turned to their fatherland, so 1 went
tout into the street expecting to see
tscenes of awful devastation and cow
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came four thousand miles from Ogden,
Utah, just outside of New York, to
fight for your king and country. Don't
be Stacker, buck up and get into uni
form; come over to the recruiting Of
flee and I'll have you enlisted"
He yawned and answered, ~ don't
care if you came forty thousand miles,
no one asked you to-" and he walked
on. The girl gave me sneering look;
T was speeches..
recruited for three weeks and near"
ly got one recruit.
This perhaps was not the greatest
stunt in the world, but it got back at
the officer who had told me, eyes, we
take anything over here" 1 had been
spending a good lot Of my recruiting
time in the saloon bar Of the Wheat
Sheaf pub (there was very attractive
blonde barmaid, who helped kill time
I was not as serious in those days as
I was little later when 1 reached
the front)-well, it was the sixth day
and my recruiting report was blank.
I was getting low in the pocket-bar-
maids haven't much use for anyone
who cannot buy drinks-so 1 looked
around for recruiting material. You
know q man on recruiting service gets
a sbob" or shilling for every recruit
he entices into joining the army, the
recruit is supposed to get this, but ne
would not be a recruit If he were wise
to this fact, would he?
Down at the end Of the bar was
young fellow in mufti who was very
patriotic-he had about four "Old
Six" ales aboard. He asked me If he
could join, showed me his left hand,
two fingers were missing, but 1 said
that did not matter as 1--WE take any
thing over here" The left hand Is
the rifle hand as the piece is carried
at the slope on the left shoulder. Near
" everything in England IL 'by the
left" even general traffic keeps to the
port side.
took the applicant over to head
quarters, where he was hurriedly ex-
amined. Recruiting surgeons were
busy in those days and did not have
much time for thorough physical exam
nations. My recruit was passed as
'sfit'' by the doctor and turned over to
q corporal to make note Of his scars.
I was mystifed. Suddenly the corpo-
raj burst out with, "Blime me, two Of
his fingers are gone" Turning to me
he said, "You certainly have your
nerve with you, not 'alf you amt, to
bring this beggar in"
The doctor came over and exploded,
"What do you mean by bringing In q
man in this con5ition?
Looking out Of the corner Of my eye
I noticed that the officer who had re-
cruited me had joined the group, and
I could not help answering, "Well, sir,
was told that you took anything over
here.'
I think they called it yankee i'm
pudence," anyhow it ended my recruit
ing.
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CHAPTER !.
From Mufti to Khaki.

From Mufti to Khaki.
It was in an Office in Jersey City.
1 was sitting at my desk talking to
h lieutenant of the Jersey National
Guard. On the wall was big war
map decorated with variously colored
little flags showing the position Of the
opposing armies on the western front
In France. In front Of me on the desk
Hay a New York paper with big faring
Headlines:
AUSlTANlA SUNK! AMERICAN
LIVES LOST!
The windows were open and feel
tng Of spring pervaded the air.
Through the open windows came the
STRAINS of hurdy-gurdy playing in the
street-"I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be
b Soldier"
'Lusitania Sunk! American Lives
Iost!"-"1 Didn't Raise Ny Boy to
BE a Soldier" To US these did not
sseem to jibe.
The lieutenant in silence opened one
of the lower drawers of his desk and
Hook from it an American flag which
he solemnly draped over the war map
ion the wall. Then, turning to me with
b grim face, said:
'How about it, sergeant? You had
better get out the muster roll of the
Mounted Scouts, as I think they will
be needed in the course of few days" L."
We busted ourselves till late in the
evening writing out emergency tele-
grams for the men to report when the
Ecan should come from Washington.
Nhen we went home.
crossed over to New York, and as
4 went up Fulton street to take the
subway to Brooklyn, the lights in the
tall buildings of New York seemed to
be burning brighter than usual, as If
they, too, had read "Lusitania Sunk !!
American Lives LOST" They seemed
to be glowing with anger and righteous
Indignation, end their rays wigwagged
the message, "Repay"
Months passed, the kilograms lying
handy, but covered with dust. Then,
bne momentous morning the lieutenant
with a sigh Of disgust removed the
nag from the war map and returned
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CHAPTER II.
Blichty to Rest BiIIets.

The next morning the captain sent
for me and Informed me: "Empey, as
a recruiting sergeant you are a wash
out" and sent me to training depot.
After arriving at this place, 1 was
hustled to the quartermaster stores
and received an awful shock. The
ouartermaster sergeant spread wa
terproof sheet on the ground and COM
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DR.. THOMAS BLACK, JR.
DENTAL SURGEON.

DENTAL SURGEON.
Graduate Dental Department Uni
versity of Maryland. Member 8. c.
State Dental Association.
Office opposite new post Office and
over Office of H. NJ. Graham. Office
hours, $3.50 a. m. to $50 p. m.
BAMBERG, s. G..
Evening journal., 1918-05-08
STATE TO RAISE
jewish WAR RELIEF
Campaign for Fund
Will be Formally Started
On Saturday Night
$4,000 IS THE
GOAL DESIRED

That Delaware will do her part in
helping to take care Of the 100000 un-
fortunates in Europe Of Jewish nation
ality, who are without food or clothing,
goes without saying. This State has
been asked to raise $4,000 to go toward
the national fund Of S30,OOO,O0O which
the American Jewish committee for suf-
ferers from the war is raising. Other
communities in which campaigns for
this cause have been conducted, have
done more than was expected Of them,
and as Delaware has never failed In a
nationwide undertaking Of this kind,
there is no reason TO believe that she
can do anything but succeed in this
campaign out in Kansas City, Mo-, the
campaign was put on, and Or. Nathan
Krass, who is to be heard as a speaker
in Wilmington, had the pleasure Of
sending word to Jacob Billikopf, of the
national headquarters in New York,
that Kansas City raised $4,000 at the
opening luncheon and mass-meeting
At Clarksdale, Miss, Just small town,
$4,000 was raised on the opening night
Many other cases might be mentioned.
Delaware will surely do as good, If not
better.
The campaign to raise $4,000 in Della
ware for this fund will formally open
with dinner i'm the Hotel dupont next
Saturday night at which it is expected
that close to 300 persons will be pres
ent, representing all walks Of life in
the city, the Gentle as well as the Jew
to be included in that big gathering
David Snellenburg one OF Wilmington's
most prominent Jewish residents, will
preside. For the main address Of the
evening Wilmington will have one Of
the greatest and most inspirational plat
form orators in America, Dr. Nathan
Krass Of New York, who has been rec
ognized by the Federal government as
speaker and assigned TO speaking
work for the Liberty Loan and other
government undertakings. That Dr.
Krass. will surely be here unless some
thing unforeseen happens in the mean
time is indicated by the following tele-
gram to the presiding officer, David
Snellenburg:
Happy to tell you that Or. Nathan
Krass has consented TO speak at your
dinner Saturday, May fl, provided he
can be back in New York late same
night Staeur will also come on Sunday.
/ You have remarkably fine program.
HENRY II. ROSENFELL.
/ Unless Delaware comes across big in
/ this campaign she will not be doing
what she can to prevent starvations
winning the battle before the necessary
/ American dollars go over at once 20
/ prevent death Of unhappy mothers who
are unable to feed their own children
yes, in many cases, unable to even feed
the babes at their breasts because OF
Of their own malnutrltiOn.
But Delaware will do her part, OF that
the committee is sure, and do it in the
way that she always does, by Oversub-
scribing largely to this fund
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anybody. These innocent amusements
and games TO be played on the Sabbath
are not so innocent as they look TO
some people who seem TO have little
regard for the sanctity Of the Sabbath. :"
The correspondence exchanged by Dr
Cooke and the Harlan plant officers on
the subject as given out by Dr. Cooke
follows:
"The Rev George A. Cooke. No. 3ii
South Jackson street, Wilmington,
Delaware
Dear Mr. Cooke. / would greatly
appreciate your visiting my oflce this
afternoon TO confer with the committee
of the employees, regarding Sunday base
ball They will undoubtedly be able
to enlighten you as TO Just why Sunday
baseball should be played as a war
measure.
kindly tell the messenger whether
you will be able to visit the plant at
$50 p. m today
Very truly yours,
."BETHLEHEM SHIPBUILDING COR
PORATlON, LTD. HARLAN PLANT.
John J.. Collyer, Head OF Service De
partment."
Following a meeting in the Harlan
plant, the Rev. Mr.. Cooke replied as
follows
Wilmington. Del, April %, 1918.
"Air. John l.. Collyer
Dear Sir. The matter we were dis
cusslng yesterday afternoon in your
office IS Of so great public importance
that II should be carefully considered
by all parties Interested. Before any
more is done in reference TO Sunday
baseball, request you and the COM
mlttee that met with us TO walt until we
can have another conference, that VIII
be more representative OF the com
munlty. l suggest and request that IN
addition 10 those who met IN your
Office, we invite Judge II. l.. Rice. the
three police commissioners, Chief Black,
Attorney General Relnhardt and Sheriff
Francis. These men are public officials
having charge OF the local Government
and should be consulted in the matter
we discussed
"As the general public is also In
volved, I suggest that reporters Of the
three daily papers Of Wilmington be
invited, and that stenogropher be pro-
vided so that we may have an accurate
report Of what is said. Waiting your
reply J am yours truly.
GEORGE A. COOKE"
Evening journal., 1918-05-08
DR.. COOKE IS FOR
Law OBSERVANCE
See Violation of Statute il
Baseball is Played on
Sabbath Day
MAKES PUBLIC
HIS CORRESPONDENCE

Rev. George A. Cooke last night made
public the correspondence between Of
ficials OF the Harlan plant Of the Beth
lehem Steel Corporation and himself.
relative TO the shipyard workers being
allowed TO play baseball on Sunday.
DR.. Cooke also issued the following
statement on the subject:
1T is very evident that a war isbeing
organized with a view 20 the wholesale
violation of the Sabbath law Of Della
ware.
1T is high time that every loyal citi-
zen stand up straight and demand that
our laws to protect the Christian Sab
bath shall be enforced, at whatever
cost
our law says Whoever shall per
form any worldly employment. labor
or business, on the Sabbath Day lworks
Of necessity and charity excepted, shall
be fined four dollars; and on failure to
pay such fine and costs, shall be i'm
prlsoned not exceeding twenty-four
hours.
III any retailer Of goods shall ex-
pose the same to sale on the Sabbath,
he shall be fined eight dollars, and on
failure to pay fine and costs. shall be
imprisoned not exceeding twenty-four
hours.
"If any number OF persons shall as
semble 10 game-play or dance on the
Sabbath Day, or shall engage or assist
I'm such game-play or dance, every such
person shall be fined four dollars, and
on failure to pay such fine and COSTS
shall be imprisoned as aforesaid Re
ylsed Code 1915, l7Si.
1T is Just as much the duty Of citi-
zens at home to be loyal to our Gov
ernment as il Is for our sOldier-citizens
TO die for their country on the glorious
battle fields Of France.
81 do not wish 10 be considered mar
row and bigoted. But / prefer TO be
narrow, when that means loyalty to
my country and its institutions. The
laws OF this land are the foundation
upon which all our rights and liberties
depend. I am amazed at the stupidity
Of working men, or any who pose as
the friends Of working men, Joining in
a movement 20 break down the law Of
the land. The law is the best friend Of
the laboring man. Whoever deliberate
ly plans to break down respect for law.
strikes at the foundation Of our Gov
ernment This nation protects the rights
Of its citizens and there is no excuse
for anarchy.
III there is TO be a contest between
any group Of lawless citizens. who
propose to take the Government OF our
community into their own hands, and
/ the properly constituted officers Of the
State and local Government. the sooner
that contest begins the better it will be
This plea for Sunday baseball as a
means Of pious recreation and holy ex-
ercise Is too thin a disguise to deceive
Evening journal., 1918-05-08
Many Specials for This
Years Fair Exhibitors

The premium list for the 1913 Della
ware state Fair contains a large num-
Der OF special awards. Mrs. T. Coleman
dupont offers ten cash prizes OF $40
each for the largest number OF blue
ribbons won IN various departments.
Special prizes will be offered for anna
teur gardens. Three prizes, OF s75, $50
and 800, will be offered in each county
for exhibits by oranges.
Mrs. Alfred ]. dupont offers a gold
medal for the best loaf Of war bread
exhibited by a woman or child, profess
slonal bakers barred. She also offers a
gold medal TO the child winning tho
largest number OF blue ribbons in the
sewing section OF the children's depart
men.
Entries in all ten departments will
close at noon on August II. Premiums
are from % cents 10 800, and include
many silver and bronze medals. Through
FIRST premium donations by William du-
Pont there viii be seven special
Percheron classes.
For Labor Day, two class exhibitions
open only 30 Wilmington commercial
teams, have been arranged. Two prizes
will be given 20 a pair OF heavy horses
and team; and two prizes to single de-
livery horse and wagon.
Dos show arrangements Will be made
by July.
The Fair officials are as follows.
Governors Frederick Brady, Richard
Buckingham. Richard II. Catlln, Alexan-
der p. Corbit Joseph Davidson Horace
l.. Dllworth Henry r.. dupont, A. l..
Foster. Lambert j. Foulk. Jos. II Gould,
Joseph H. Hosslnger. ]. W. Killen, James
r. Mahaffy, Y. NJ D., Josiah Marvel,
Charles Megginson. r. P. Moody Arnold
Naudaln, Jr, William p. Peach, Robert
p. Robinson, Frederick C. Snyder Cliff
ford Stelle, l.. Scott Townsend, s. ID.
Townsend. Howard r. Wallace. James