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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17

"At this time we were sighted by the
Huns and treated to fusllade of machine
guns and rifle fire. We were now almost to
shelter and the men made their way, as only
men under fire can, to the safety Of we'll
constructed trench.
A short rest, then on again, this time up
a shallow communication trench, and then
out behind low lying parapet Three or
four huge Bavarians lay with faces to the
stars; they had been hurriedly laid to one
side by our leading files.
The ftful light of the flares intensified
the mute horror of the fallen jaw and the
unspeakable terror of the dead faces. Still
such sights now failed to move and with
but perfunctory glance passed on.
Here waited in silence for the word.
What an hour Of mental agony! The steady
notonous bass murterine of the hcaves, the
shrill, hysterical crackle of machine gun
and rife and the shrieking and cracking of
bursting shells seemed<to sing hell's requiem
to poor mortals waiting My God that
waiting! At such time mans trivial
thoughts sink into utter oblivion and the
naked soul shows bare.
apparently calm and Indifferent, yet filled
with az fear the like Of which no one except
those Who have waited as we waited can
understand, we listened for the word
cover and at them,' and the next thing
remembey was punging forward through
the mud OF No Mans Land. On each side of
me men were falling. cursing, praying and
gasping, but pnscathed went on, two things
mingling queerly in my head: One was the
words of a doggerel song we sang on the
march.
"'Wash NE in the water that you wash
the dixies in
And shall be winter than the whitewash
the waltz
and the other, dullEwonder why was not
killed. After an eternity of plunging for
ward, we, pitiful few, reached objec-
tive, the Huns hurriedly leaving, that is
those of them who had notSjoned their COM
rades in hell. Still, work was not yet
done. The ground had been, won but to
take it is one thing, to hold it, another, and
with all our officers gone and Copper cent of
the men we must work to consolidate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
Labor Notes for
the Week
NHERE were 1921 strikes, 28s,4o
men idle and 6,2S5,519 days Of

men idle and 6,2S5,519 DAYS Of
production lost in the last six
inontns' according to the report issued BY
the National Industrial Conference Roard
on strikes in American industries in war
.illle' increased cost of living, it is said
mas proved one of the important causes Of
many of the strikes.
Ten thousand persons emnloved bv the
Llggett & Myers Tobacco Company in
d. Louis have struck for an 8-hour day,
increased pay and recognition Of the
union. Twelve industries have been sf
fected by the strike.
Inc strike of carpenters, machinists and
electrical workers at Hog Island ship.
building yard has been satisfactorily cd.
Justed. 1t involved a little more than
o'ooo men, who had struck because they
had been paid only time and half for
overtime. The question of overtime wages
1T was claimed, was misunderstood.
One thousand feather boa workers in
New York City struck last week for a
1orty-elght-hour week and substantial in
creases in wages.
Walters in downtown New York clubs
went out on strike because of the refusal
OF their demands for twenty-five per
cent increase in wages, and some CLUB
members were compelled to serve them
selves at luncheon.
Representatives of every variety Of pub
lie employe in the state appeared before
the Senate Civil Service Committee at A.
bany to urge favorable action on the OH
OF Senator James j. Walker, of New io'|
giving dismissed Civil Service employs
the right to appeal to the courts.
Settlement of two labor disputes in'o''
ing war contracts was announced Dy ~
Department of Labor. One involved ~.
thousand cotton duck weavers In ~
Mount Vernon Woodberry cotton MUS "
Baltimore, who are given nine-hour w.
and an increase of l21a per cent N way
The other agreement concerned men as"
plant of the American Graphophone WV
pany, at Bridgeport, Conn. :.
Thirty thousand textile workers may !.
come idle in Fall River Mass, as w., an
of strike called by the hremen !" =,
cotton mills. The men demand an GO
hour day, without reduction in wages
closed shop. ;. n.
Ten thousand cane field laborels =" -
eastern end of the Porto Rican 'si'""
on strike, causing the closing o0". Lam
rthree sugar centrals. The men i.
they are tired of waiting for aceio, :. ...nd
labor officials at Washington, whlcn ~" Nm
determine whether a general str'Se w.
be called. as
The South Carolina state legis'"'' ...s
adjourned without empowering ''s .At
executive to suspend the labor la"s .,ys,
state. The go~srnor asked for u''S =
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
Canadian Encounters Hell and More Hell Around Use

when | asked to be left in the shell, h.,
cursed me for blankety blank foo, 1--WE "a they
f nsan s fefpssd who to do it, Think it. %
ais Of your soldiers. Picture tbos. 'ne nor.
full view of the Huns, in broad dayl men, IN
fusing to leave their chum at anv s cos. re,
minute e; any any second might blast them of Any ny
own safety until Shorty was at the Sr.s Their
station. Since that time Camnbel, osSsss.sine
and Cameron have paid the supreme 'nle ned.
for life. '''ppled
ut was curious to watch their bes;..s
even in the face of the danger thew ws Won ~
to get me over the parapet into who. ~. m
now the second line trench. Thew ha.., was
cause me pain. sympathetic cockna' u 70
the L. R. BIS gently lowered me to ths s 0i
step and proceeded to get stretchsr a y,
ride now, although terribly painful, was =.
cdedly easier. They tied my woundas S s'
to the sound leg, thus preventing thai leg ,ss
rible rubbing together of the fractured NV ,.o'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
n 4 alters Beyond the Reach of
1V1 Military Tribunals

General provisions governing the press:
"The espionage and the trading with the
enemy acts make certain acts during the
war criminal, subject to Indictment and pun
ishment in the criminal courts. Military tri-
bunals have no Jurisdiction
Congress also declared any matter viola
tive OF these acts non mailable, placing upon
the Postofice Department the duty of seeing
that the mails are not employed in contra
vening those acts. No new principle of gov
eminent or administration is involved in
this, for similar duties with respect to other
non-mallable matter have for many years been
imposed on that department by Congress.
These laws forbid any person, firm, cor
poration or association to mail, transport
carry, or otherwise publish or distribute
during the present war any printed or other
matter:
CD Advocating or urging treason, insur-
rection, Or forcible resistance to any
law of the United States;
(2) Conveying false reports or false state
mcnts intended to interfere with the
operation or success of the military
or naval forces of the United States.
or to promote the success of it's enc
mics;
(o) intended to obstruct the recruiting or
enlistment service of the United
states, to the injury of the service or
of the United States;
\4) Inc circulation G. publication Of
winch involves the violation of anv Of
the numerous other criminal proyis-
IONS of the espionage act, but with no
special bearing on speaking or pub
fishing;
(6) (printed) in foreign lanpuaye re-
specting the government of the United
states or of any nation involved in
the present war. of which correct
TRANSACTIONS are not filed with the most.
master, and printed in compliance
with certain regulations that have no
bearing in themselves on the nature
of the matter;
No) referred to in preceding pararranb
Tor which publishers have been pran Md
permit to circulate free of the re-
str'ctions named which does not hear
at the head thereof a statement in
English showing that it is published
under such permit
criticism of the governments:
10 exclude any matter from tho mails
because it contains criticism of the pres;dna.
inc Postmaster General. or the Adm;nistrn
tioh, would be unwarranted and ILLEGAL ~
"heh paper has violated the law it would
DC equally illegal, as we'll as cowardlv 70 ro
tram from excluding it just because it han
pened also to criticise some one.
lhose clever propngandists who cndoouo..
to shield palpable violation of law INV ,,,.u
ing ut the same time violent cr,ic;sn,, 90. =,
the premeditated defence inadeouate VIII; ;,"
the law does not notice criticism. ncitbe,. ,,o,s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17

What they had to
do is wildly described
by the man who was
thus awakened. His
name is Harold Bald
win, and he is also q
sergeant. He won his
stripes in the British
army at the front and
the account of his last
fight appears in a
book recently pub
lished by McClurg &
Co. and called Hold
ing the Line" The
tale proceeds as fol-
lows, the captain be-
ginning:
" Boys, you arc 60
ing to try and take Re-
doubt b; the artillery,
what we have of it, will
she'll their first line for
half an hour, and then
will lift and play on
their second line. While
they are doing this you
will go over. There's a
lot Of US who are not
going to come back,
but the job must be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
Dermitted to Say Things in One
1 Magazine and Not Another?

A few striking comments on the situa-
ton are to be culled from the press Of the
country, though the New York City papers
have for some reason very largely failed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17

it permit criticism to be used as cove. for
it's violation.
"While criticism of individuals, officials
of the government should be welcomed and
encouraged, it comes with better grace and
effect from the mouths of those who are loyal
to the nation and who realize that this war
not only should be won but must be won and
is going to be Won"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
Suppression of "The Metropolitan Magazine"

Metropolitan" it was insisted, must
therefore have come from reasons other
than those usually termed patriotic if
outward appearances are to be trusted.
The difference between "The Metronoli-
tan" and numerous other publications that
have come under the ban is easily seen.
Many Socialist organs, such as 1.-The
American Socialist" and Victor Berger's
paper, have had their second class priv
leges withdrawn. Representing triAe
wilder" views is Max Eastman's
Masses" now revived as "The Lberator."
Many German-language publications re-
ceived similar treatment. Moreover, when
Victor L. Berger and four others were in
dicted last week, they were charged with
obstructing recruiting by voicing their OPP
position "cFiehy by misrepresentation
subtlety and indirection, revealing what
they would pretend to conceal and hiding
disloyalty to the United States behind a
screen of specious and evasive phrases"
In the past "The Metropolitan" has not
been ranked with this class of periodicals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
casualties Multiplied, but
~ Still the Laddies Held

"Once during that weary day the Ger
mans put over such terrific barrage of
shrapnel that l for one thought it impossi-
BILE for any Of our wounded to survive. Such
is the mercy of the Hun. Hour after hour
passed, casualties mounted steadily up, but
those laddics held. AS time went on the
pain in my wounded leg became excruciat-
ing and forgetting the etiquette of the
Western Front, that man must not squea
too much when he is hit, groaned aloud
shall be ashamed to meet many OF my COM
rades in later days, for they remember my
whimperng.
might came, darkness being heralded by
storm of strafng on both sides. The bull
lets thudded about the top Of the water hole
while the noise of the strife drowned my
yells, the gangrene slowly ate its way up
my, limb. Hour after hour lay, till at last
shat grand sergeant-major of ours came
along and gave me nip of rum. Oh you
psalm singers who raise your holy hands in
horror att the thought of the perditon the
boys bound for if they should happen to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
T Te Thought Some One Had Kicked
i L Him, but This Was Mistake (

Gust as I seized {. sandbag full of earth
to place in front of me | felt a singing,
smack on my ankle, as though | had been
kicked. I turned to curse the man who
thought had kicked me, and then | fell over
with scream of pain My left foot was
smashed completely by soft-nosed bullet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17

I'm TIDNIGHT; we were sleeping in
W. an orchard about mile back
of the lines; was awakened
by a sergeant and told to Fall IMP We
did so and the captain told us what we
had to do
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17

take nip of rum to keep little warmth in
their poor battered Bodies | wish you could
all lie shivering in hole full of icy liquid
mud, with every nerve in your body culver
ing with pain, with the narrowing means of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17

the wounded forever ringing in your ears,
with hell's own din raging all around. Any
one of you would need barrel of it to keep
his miserable life in his body.
Here and now let me say the man who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
y oodbys, and Some
NJ Scalding Tea

Reaching the dressing station. sh..,
hands-for the last time, alas!--with Gov
bell and Shields md the others and recsvss
hugh draught Of scalding tea. The d,a.
ing station was completely empty and \ M.
thought l would have to wait until r,,,.
but one belated ambulance driver cama -
have final look to see if any of the hoss
needed ride down. l was hoisted aho..s
and oblivion promptly followed. l awoke ~
find myself lying in the middle of rosd
on a stretcher and doctor smiling down a.
me-
GLOW are you, SON. said he.
"'Not SO bad said l; is it good enough
for Blghty?'
eyes replied the genial sawbones I'm
going to take that foot off right now. and
I'm going to hurt you, son. It's hardv
worth while giving you any dope, since w.
only to cut through that bit Of flesh. Ara
you gamer
eco ahead I replied; I'm sick and tired
of seeing the thing
"Smiling down at me, to reassure me. hs
reached in his pocket, produced two cigars.
placed one in his mouth, lit it, then placed
it in mine The other he placed in the pocket
of my shirt. I lay back, averting my ewes.
expecting every minute to feel horrible cut.
ting sensation. Then l heard the docssr
sigh. | looked up, and to my astonishmens
my foot was gone. Such was the amazing
gentleness and skill of the wonderful doctor;
God bless him, wherever he isl"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
the 'Ofending" Article
w Was All About

Mr.. Hards article was a satire which
brought together President Wilson, Kaiser
Wilhelm, Venizelos and San Dominican
bandit for fanciful confab concerning
revolutions and Hayti and Santo Domingo
and self-determination Of sovereignty. Ac-
cording to the author, the article was de-
signed to "implore the President to make
his Haytian policy and his Dominican
policy come into harmony with his own
declared principles" and further:
1.-THE Germans know we are in Santo Do
mingo, and the Russians know we are in
papers SO there is no good in pretending
that we not there Therefore, the only
thing to do is to come out and explain to the
world exactly why N are there, and do it in
harmony with the Presidents own principles
Of honesty and democracy and .pitess pub
licity and common counsel in diplomacy
"This he has never done. He has never
discussed the matter with Congress or the
people of the United States. The Metropoli-
tan Magazine believes him thoroughly when
he says that the only way to convince the
Russian people and German people of the
righteousness Of our foreign policy and the
foreign policy of the Allies is to declare it
everywhere in full"
In addition, it should be noted that the
same magazine contained an editorial by
Mr. Roosevelt, and another unsigned edi-
torial in which, among other things, the
writer urged that we "try, if we possibly
can, to put an end to the sickening idolatry
which has surrounded the White House
ever since Mr.. Wilson entered it's DOORS"
and similar remarks in which the blame
for the fuel embargo and Mr.. Garfeld's
alleged unsutability for his position was
laid at the door of the President This
attack brought reply by George Creel
who, through "The Independent" expressed
the belief that it was incredible that the
editor of "The Metropolitan" could be
"guiltily classifying for the purpose of
weakening the faith Of the readers of his
magazine in the war measures of the gov
eminent"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17

they are perfect and that only vicious ant
corrupt mind could suppose otherwise"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24
LIT IiIM IIIIr

l0 'ha graf war America Is Wag-
ing Tor tho worlds freedom tho ene
my alien within hcr gates is entirely
without responsibility lie docs not
have go tgnt although lhc war ip
he.uE aged lor all mankind. lie is
not helping the rcd eros. o. any
other agency working TO alleviate
suffering RE feels no Obligation 10
buy Liberty houds Ana yet he ~
liNng uuicr tho protection u Amcu
can laws and our boys over
lhcro' are pculing their lives that
he. aa well AZ others. should CON
unuc to cuioy that protection.
Should tho enemy alien get off 90
'aal n b." were q Frenchman In
Germany hr would be- kept In sl, .-
cry. ut tine bnyonsrg point. over
worked ana starved unlu his last
ounce ~ energy was exhausted and
thrust aside 10 die, while somc other
alien was whipped INTO his place
II In only fair that the alien In our
midst should be persuaded To do
moro active part In helping us IN
our fight for human liberty Not
that the American government
should adopt Gcrmnn brutal meth.
ods. We ule fighting against brutal
ity ana must not ourselves be guilty.
of the same offcnsc But II full Jus
tee ls 20 be mcted out and mob law
avoided, some way should be found
by tho govcrnment to compel the
enemy alien to bear as much ot the
war burden as his citizen ne,ghbors
az least those who are staying At
homo--haye TO carry.
II has teen suggested that a blk
supcrtaN be levied on the income Of
the enemy alien. u this proposal he
rejected As 100 hAEsh, why not make
him invest u certain per cent of his
wealth In Liberty bonds. The poor
IN well az the rich uf our ct1cns
arc buying these bonds II is not
compulsory. II 20 both n patriotic
and u profitable Investment. 70
compel tho enemy alien 10 buy these
bonds could not therefore be con
strucd as On injustice, Ana think
" tho help It would he
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24
Rippling Rhymes
BY WALT MASON.
Winning the War.


The trifling thing ~ trifling stlll
though gifted men defend A. there's $
Just one thing that fills the bill--to
win the war and end n. To end the
long drawn Prussiau crime II aillthat
is important. and n YOU waste your
precious time on lesser things, you'd
ortn't Your piffling talk of politics.
of offices you're seeking cf -o;o ma
chimes and campaign t-iaks. with
selfishnesR Is rseking You talk Of
art and books and song. but silence
would be wiser until We right the
worlds great wrong and can the
killing kaiser, Of margin. profit
cost and price, the man Of com
mercc chatters but all such doodads
cut no iCe--thc war Is all that mat
ters DO you still chase the surdid
Yen wherever you may find H. while
war is eating living men. and strcw
Ing bones behind IL Are YOU for
foolish games and sports with fiery
zeal a-tremble, while In Nalhalla's
silent courts the murdered hosts as
semble? so long AS Prussian eagles
scream, and kultur blasts and shat
ters, there's only one important
thcme, and war Is all that matters
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24
Everyday Wisdom

- ~ ~ ' y M IHsN
Let IA cherish the annoyaugcs
that We have Let us tr, 10 get
moro tnnoNIuccs. not fewer.
Auno'duo's make Us fit. Annoy
an"'s make uH happy
Let us br annoyed rs Vr work
FOR We shall then go better work
Let us D." annoyed 49, We plaw.
FOR Vc shall then enjoy our PLAY.
Ii Is the people with lots of am.
uuyJuues 300 this world who are
haUpl"et II is the people with
urN a Few struggling annbyanccs
That complain and whine and have
20 miserable time So. give US a
Whole pil" uf snnoyances. Let us
learn 20 eat anuCyanccs. TO swim
through them. 20 soak them up as
"A hlpttsr ruaks up Ink. Let our enc
mics annoy u.s. Let our friends annoy
us Let strangers. old-irun meu.
Little German bands, hurdy- -gurdies.
book agents life insurance agents.
parrots. cuuarie-. bacteria. thunder
storms. telephone bells. alarm
clocks. small boys babies. wives.
husbands, and employers annoy MS.
Well U" don't have TO worry
much about lack W annoyance.
10 is part OF the scheme OF
thlngs that each of us shall get "A
good. liberal share OF annoyances
Al any rate. we can each make
The best ot theHannoynnces that Nc
have
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24
The Woman Who Changed
Bv lane Phelne
By Jane Phelps

on, dear, Evelyn | never shnr
ue hble to understand the right and
/ wrong or things They do lots a,
,nlhEH here which none Of ~ Al
nonte eNSr thought or uoInr An.
tnink nothing OF It. Then when
am dong some perfectly innocent
.u,ns Ilk' walking along quictlv
WIN some one | know. il is all
wrong | declare. sometimes thinl,
""e might a. well he bad a. good -
90 too Helen why they should
eNpect MS To be prim and prerIse
aouut one thing, and give US thu
h''a'eAt license in so may others :
can I understand. You can't imaRin,
n"W discouraged | used To get be.
'"'e knew you. felt so alone
Nr, Gray Is Thoughtful.
- trel that way almost all ths
n'V' ENcPh. J know | shuuldny
n,'Ne oeen able To endure "A lot n.
lh'nEs u II hadn't been for Won AK
iedlly ! don't think you could 49,
he"h as lonely as was W., -
kurts' friends are su ,o,,,,o ' H1
Jolly. like the Lawson g,rt, I "
Peter Rivers and his VIII. I,na %ti"
Georges friends are no differer, 81
much older, and---wiscr. I'm a na, ""
Wasn't Merton GRAY thoughtfui
! thipk he II half IN love with yon
Helen, Think OF him, turning harT
for fear that cat Of Collins woman
would say something about us "A
was dear OF him
II have an idea II wasn't exactly
on account OF Mrs. Collins. either :
think MIR. Carpenter had something
TO do with It,"
what do YOU mean"
Nothing particular. but the day
he camc to the table when unched
with George | didn't think he,
George was pleased, and arain,
when Mrs. sexton and werc lunch
Ing, and he came and sat down with
us. she didn't act as II she enjoyed
having him. | may have been mis-
taken. Of course, but isn't hc-well
--rnther gay2''
"pN ''Ns' That's no secret +
was wondering how You met him.
,,.. 81. N"uWs aim well Uhev occa-
sIuually have business relations) 40
have known him slightly, ever
since We were married But | know
that neither kurts or his people ap-
prove OF him. | guess he is too FREQ
and easy to suit them"
"Oh, welt. wc can select our
frames without them. guess"
said AZ we went into the shop. Sat
before VIC had come 10 any decision
| heard someone say:
you must be very hard to suit.
had really no hope | should find
you" and Merton Gray stood smil-
ing at me.
To1orrow--A Dangerous Compll-
mcnt. O.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-24

Congressman Baker Of California
susg-sts that the government might
mako nurses more efficient and at
the M me time show appreciation Of
the nurses work by giving proper
military rank and authority TO wo.
men working In the army. Under this
plan. the superintendent Of a nurses
hospital would have the rank OF
major. and assistants that OF captain
or lieutenant lie might 60 farther
and provide a rank for those women
who are dolng 80 much In the Red
Croas and knitting leagues in the
home towns