Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02
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By An American Soldier
Who Went
ARTHUR GUY EMPEY
Machine Gunner Seroins IN France
Machine Gunner Seroins In France
Copyright, 1917, BY Arthur Guy hmpeD
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Fired by tho news Of IN
kanking OF the Lusitania by Germa
kubmarine. Arthur Guy Empey an Amer
han. leaves his office in Jersey city an
Roe6 TO England where he enlists In IN
' usfisAsPTER II-After a period OF train
lnG, Empey volunteers for Immediate serv
Ice and soon finds himself In rest piiieu
tnorneWhere in France" where ne mrs
makes the acquaintance OF the ever-pres
Sr1hPTER II1-Empey attends his mrs
vfftfrsh services at the front while Ger
man Fokker circles over the congregation
CHAPTER IV-Empey's command goeI
into the fropt-line trenches and ID unuei
ltfe for the first time.
CHAPTER V-Empey learns to ADOPT
The motto OF the British Tommy. III YOU
are going to get it. you'n get IT, so never
TooTrIfyx.pTER vI-Back in rest billetR Elm
BfSS.rSisS,' ' MS nr'' experience 10
CHAPTER vII-Empey learns how the
British soldiers are fed; = 49, ,ror,-,,ra
grfAf1iH V1H-Back In tne Ironl-line
trench Empey sees his first friend OF the
trenches Ego West"
CHAPTER Ix-Empey makes his first
visit 10 a dugout in Suicide Ditch.
CHAPTER x-Empey learns what con-
Btitutes days work. In the front-nne
trs5eRR,r rEn 11-Empey goes lover tho
top'' for tho first time In charge on inc
CHAPTER XTI-Empey Joins the sui
ds Sqs r. a iae a0RRonS fSm%y gsSs an
official bath. 80,
No Mans Land.
CHAPTER XVI-Two artilerymen put
one over on Old Pepper, their regimental
Dea1Tlsk xvII-nmpey has narrow es-
cape while on patrol duty In No Mans
CARRYING at headquarters the bat
terry commander was the first to be
interviewed This was behind closed
doors. From the roaring and explo-
sions of Old Pepper 1t sounded as IL
raw meat was being thrown to the
lions. Cassell, later, described 1t as
sounding like bombing raid. In about
two minutes the officer reappeared.
The sweat was pouring from his fore
head, and his face was the color Of
beet. He was speechless. AS he
passed the captain he jerked his thumb
- me direction or the mons uen ana
went out. Then the captain went In.
and the lions were once again fed.
The captain stayed about twenty min
utes and came out. / couldn't see his
face, but the droop In his shoulders
was enough He looked like wet hem
'9The door of the generals room
opened and Old Pepper stood In the
doorway. With a roar he shouted:
"Whlch one of you is Cassell2
D-n me, get your heels together
when | speak Come in herep
"Cassell started to say, Yes sir
'But Old Pepper roared, Shut upp
"Cassell came out in five minutes.
He said nothing, but as he passed me
he put his tongue into his cheek and
wlnked, then, turning to the closed
door, he stuck his thumb to his nose
and left.
"Then the sergeant majors turn
came. He didn't come out our way. ,
Judging by the roaring, Old Pepper
must have eaten him.
"When the door opened and the gen
eral beckoned to me, my knees started
to play Home, Sweet Home against
each other.
"My interview was very short.
"Old Pepper glared Mt me when l
entered, and then let loose.
"'Of course you don't know anything
about 1t. You're just Ike the rest
Ought to have nursing bottle around
your neck and nipple in your teeth.
Soldiers-by CAD, you turn my stom-
ach to look at you. Win this war,
when England sends out such samples
as have in my brigade Not likely
Now, sir, tell me what you don't know
about this affair. Speak up, out with
1t. Don't be gaping at me like fish.
Spit it out
81 stammered, Sir, know absolute
ly nothing
"'That's easy to see,' he rOared;
shat stupid face tells me that. Shut
up. Get out; but think you are
Id liar just the same. Back to
your battery
II saluted and made my exit.
"That night the captain sent for us.
With fear and trembling we went to
his dugout. He was alone. After sa-
luting we stood at attention In front
of him and waited. His say was short.
1OH you tWO CNCA SCt ~ ihAO JVuN
heads that Morse is a dead language.
I've known 1t for years. The two of
you had better get rid Of that nervous
habit of tapping transmltters; it's dan
gerous. That's ALL
1--WE saluted, and were just going out
the door of the dugout when the cap
tain called up back and said:
"'Smoke Goldfakes7 Yes2 Well,
there are two tins of them on my table.
Go back to the battery, and keep your
tongues between your teeth. Under
standT
1--WE understood.
For five weeks afterwards our bat
terry did nothing but extra fatigues.
We were satisfied and so were the +,
men. 1t was worth It to put one over
on Old Pepper, to say nothing of the
injury caused to Fritz feelings"
When Wilson had finished his story
looked up and the dugout was
damned. An artillery captain and two