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NoTlCF-Siy wife, sarah Hamburg. hay
~. left my bed and board. | will not be
rcsnon,;blc Tor any bills contracted by her,
NORRIS HAAtRb RG.
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FOR SALE.

FOR sALE-im Immediate possession, 20s
N. Adams. threa-story brick house porch.
Excellent condtiah. Large, cheerIu! roorrs.
Apply ON preIutsos uT John }. hanley, b2S
~. Iuurfh street
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WANTED Fireman. One acquainted with
firing Spencer heater. Apply Queen
boat
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lover the Top
Bv An American Soldier
Who Went
ARTHUR GUY EMPEY
Coovriabt-, .1z- by rthnr Guy HmnesI
SYNOPSIS.
Machine Gunner Sesoing In France

CHAPTER I-Fired by the news Of the
sinking of the Lusitania by a German
submarine, Arthur Guy Empey, an Ameri-
goes to England where he enlists in the
British army.
CHAPTER II-After a period OF train
lng Empey volunteers for immediate serv-
Ice and soon finds himself in rest billets
Somewhere in France" where he first
makes the acquaintance of the ever-pres-
emit Coolies"
CHAPTER III-Empey attends his first
church services at the front while a Ger
CHAPTER 1vTmpey's command goes
INTO the front-line trenches and is under
fire for the first time.
the motto of the British Tommy, eff you
are going to get it, you'll get 1t, so never
worry"
CHAPTER VI-Back in rest billets. EN-
pey gets his first experience as mess
CHAPTER VII-Empey learns how the
British soldiers are fed.
CHAPTER vIII-Back in the front-line
trench, Empey sees his first friend of the
trenches "go West"
CHAPTER IX-Empey makes his first
visit to a dugout in Suicide Ditch.
CHAPTER X-Empey learns what con
vtitutes a days work" in the front-hne
trench.
CHAPTER xs-Empey goes -ov-f tthe
ton, for the first time in a charge on the
German trenches and Is wounded py
bayOnet thrust
CHAPTER XII-Empey Joins the sui
eide club, as the bombing squad IS ca1Aeo.
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CHAPTER XIV.
Picks and ShoveIs.

TiCNS dnO 0HOVSlSs
I had not slept long before the sweet:
voice of the sergeant informed that
"NO. 1 section had clicked for another
blinking digging party i smiled to
myself with deep satisfaction. 1 had
been promoted from a mere digger to
exempt from all fatigues. Then came
an awful shock. The sergeant looked
over in my direction and said:
"DOn't you bomb thrOwers think you
are wearing top hats out here. Cord
in to orders you've been taken up on
the strength Of this section, and will
have to do your bit with the pick and
shovel, same as the rest Of u.s."
I put up howl On my way to get
my shovel, but the only thing that re-
suited was a loss of good humor on
my part.
We fell in at eight o'clock, outside
of our billets, sort of masquerade
party. 1 was disguised as a common
laborer, had a pick and shovel, and
about one hundred empty sandbags.
The rest, about two hundred in all,
were equipped likewise: picks, shovels,
sandbags, rifles and ammunition.
The party moved out in column of
fours, taking the road leading to the
trenches. Several times we had to
string out in the ditch to let long col
umns of limbers, artillery and supplies
get past.
The marching, under these condi-
lions, was necessarily slow. Upon ar
rival at the entrance to the communi-
cation trench, looked at my illumi-
mated wrist Watch-it was eleven
o'clock
Before entering this trench, word
was passed down the line, mo talking
or smoking, lead off in single file, COW
ering party first"
This covering party consisted of 80
men, armed with rifles, bayonets,
bombs, and two Lewis machine guns.
They were to protect us and guard
against a surprise attack while dig
ging in No Mans Land.
The communication trench was
about half a mile long, zigzagging
ditch, eight feet deep and three feet
wide.
Now and again, German shrapnel
would whistle overhead and burst in
our vicinity. We would crouch against
the earthen walls while the shell frag-
ments slapped" the ground above us.
Once Fritz turned loose with a ma
chine gun, the bullets from which
"cracked' through the air and kicked
up the dirt on the top, scattering sand
and pebbles, which, hitting our steel
helmets, sounded like 6ailstones.
Upon arrival in the fire trench an
officer of the Royal Engineers gave US
our instructions and acted as guide.
We we're to dig an advanced trench
two hundred yards from the Germans
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CHAPTER XIII.
My First Official Bath,

Right behind our rest billet was q
large creek about ten feet deep and
twenty feet across, and it was habit
of the company to avail themselves Of
an opportunity to take a swim and at
the same time thoroughly wash them
selves and their underwear when on
their own. We were having spell Of
hot weather, and these baths to us
were a luxury. The Tommies would
splash around in the water and then
come out and sit in the sun and have
what they termed "shirt hunt" At
first we tried to drown the "cOOties,"
but they also seemed to enjoy the bath.
One Sunday morning the whole Sec
ton was in the creek and we were hav-
ing a gay time, when the sergeant ma
jor appeared on the scene. He came
to the edge Of the creek and ordered:
"COme out of it. Get your equipment
on, drill ORDER and fall in for bath
parade. Look lively, my hearties. You
have only got fifteen Minutes A howl
of indignation from the creek greeted
this order, but out we came. DiSci-
pline is discipline. We lined up in
front of our billet with rifles and bay
Onets (why you need rifles and bayO-
nets to take a bath gets meg, full
quota of ammunition, and our tin hats.
Each man had a piece of soap and
towel. After an eight-kilO march along
a dusty road, with an occasional shell
whiStling overhead, we arrived at
little squat frame building upon the
bank of creek. Nailed over the door
Of this building was large sign which
read divisional Baths" In a wooden
shed In the rear we could hear q
wheezy old engine pumping water.
We lined up in front of the baths,
soaked with perspiration, and piled
our rifles into stacks. A sergeant of
the r. A. M. G. with a yellow band
around his left arm on which was
IS. P" (sanitary police) in black let
tiers, took charge, ordering us to take
off our equipment, unroll our puttees
and unlace boots. Then, starting from
the right of the line, he divided us
into squads of fifteen. l happened to
be in the first squad.
We entered a small room, where we
were given five minutes to undress,
then filed into the bathroom. In here
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backs, then by means OF a garoen nose,
washed the soap off. The water was
ice cold, but felt fine.
Pretty soon q bell rang and the wa
ter was turned off. Some Of the slower
ones were covered with soap. but this
made no difference to the sergeant,
who chased us into another room,
where we lined up in front OF little
window, resembling the box office In
theater, and received clean underwear
and towels. From here we went into
the room where we had first undressed.
Ten minutes were allowed in which to
get into our "clabber."
MY pair Of drawers came up to my
chin and the shirt barely reached my
diaphragm, but they were clean-no
strangers on them, SO l was satisfied.
At the expiration Of the time allot-
ted we were turned out and finished
our dressing on the grass.
When all OF the company had bathed
it was a case Of march back to bil1ets.
That march was the most uncongenial
one imagined, just cussing and blind
ing all the way. We were covered with
white dust and felt greasy from sweat.
The wooden underwear issued was
itching like the mischief.
After eating our dinner Of stew,
which had been kept for us-it was
now four o'clock-we went into the
creek and had another bath.
If "Holy Joe'' could have heard our
remarks about the divisional baths
and army red tape he would have
tainted at our wickedness. But Tom
my is only human after all.
I just mentioned "Holy Joe'' or the
chaplain in an irreverent sort Of way,
but no Offense was meant, as there
were some very brave men among
them.
There are so many instances of he
roic deeds performed under fire in res
cuing the wounded that it would take
several books to chronicle them, but /
have to mention one instance per-
formed by chaplain, Captain Hall by
name, in the brigade on our left, be-
cause it particularly appealed to me.
A chaplain is not fighting man; he
is recognized as a noncombatant and
carries no arms. In charge or trench
fidence from contact with his rifle, re
volver, or bomb he is carrying. He has
something to protect himself with,
something with which he can inf1ict
harm on the enemy-in other words,
he is able to get his own back.
But the chaplain is empty-handed,
and is at the mercy Of the enemy If
he encounters them, so it is doubly
brave for him to go over the top, under
fire, and bring in wounded. Also
chaplain is not required by the kings
regulations to go over in a charge, but
this one did, made three trips under
the hottest kind OF fire, each time re-
turning with a wounded man on his
back. On the third trip he received
a bullet through his left arm, but never
reported the matter to the doctor until
late that night-just spent his time adj
ministering to the wants of the wound
ed lying on stretchers.
The chaplains of the British army
are fine, manly set of men, and are
greatly respected by Tommy.
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(To be Continued.)
1T SURE DOES THE WORK

Changeable weather and wet feet make March a
dangerous month for coughs, colds and whooping
cough. Be prepared to get prompt relief Dom let
cold run into serious sickness. Mrs w. H. Thorn
ton ,s23 W. 10th ST., Little Rock, Ark, writes: My
tile boy hada attack of Group and honestly
believe he would have died if had not been for Fo
ley's Honey and Tar. Two doses relieved him.
would not be without it at any price" Fred d
PIERCE Barton G. H. Hunt, Evansville.
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THE MONITOR, MARCH ~, 1918

(the trenches at this point were SIX
hundred yards apart).
Two winding lanes, five feet wide,
had been cut through our barbed wire,
for the passage of the diggers. From
these lines white tape had been laid
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Wasted Power.

"Dar's gotter be some waste" said
Uncle Eben, efficiency er no 'ficiency.
You could run locomotive fob years
wifi de mule-power dat has been used
up in kickin'."
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Maple Sugar Makers

Am just returned from Washington. The Food Ad-
informed that they did not intend limit
the price to be paid the farmers for maple sugar.
willing to contract for good hard maple sugar Put up
wooden packages, cooked 24O degrees Is cents
pound, with the understanding that if higher
contracted with ill get the benefit of that This will
also apply to contracts that have previously been made
with at lower price,
If wish to contract this basis, you may apply
to of agents to ourselves at ST. Johnsbury
will take your sugar the market price the spring.
If farmers are bothered about getting wooden pack
ages put their sugar in they put it in mouds made
follows: Cut board ftx8 in for the bottom and
boards ftx6 in. for sides; make eight grooves IA in
deep in each of the sides for partitions. These side
be fastened the bottom board by hinges
Make eight partitions fit in the grooves and the mould
complete. These mould will make cakes weighing
about ten pounds each, and measuring inches square,
This sugar must be cooked PAS degrees and be
delivered agents in ordinary sugar flour barrels
This will practically eliminate the cost of packages. We
will pay the price for this for tub sugar and
will pay cents pound extra for put up this way
cooked 265 degrees This be cooked hard enough
that be packed in burlap bags bran sacks
without dripping
We supply these moulds at $3.50 each made of
years.
Cary Maple Sugar Company
GEO. c. CARY, Manager
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CHAPTER XIV.
LISTENING Post.

1t was six in the morning when we
arrived at our rest billets, and we were
allowed to sleep until noon; that is,
If we wanted to 60 without our break
fast. For sixteen days we remained
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Old Ages Chief Blessing.
The fruit of old age is the memory
and rich store of blessings laid up in
early life.-CicerO.
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there were fifteen tubs (barrels sawed
in two) half full of water. Each tub
contained piece of laundry soap. The
sergeant Informed us that we had just
twelve minutes in which to take our
baths. SOaping ourselves all over, we
took turns in rubbing each others
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
JUST FOLKS
By Edgar A. Guest.
THE INCOMPLETE JOYS.

The sun is climbing overhead, the blooms
al May are near, -,
The joys we long have wished to know VIII
shortly reappear,
But victory is distant still, the angry
cannons roar.
And summer will not bring In us the
smiles it brought before.
Not all the roses that will bloom eat,
make this summer fair,
The songbirIs cannot drown the roar oi
eannons over there.
And though the skies above are htue
and all our world il gay,
Well miss the laughter of the lads who
seem SO far away.
II takes The love Of living hearts to make
joy complete,
IL takes the touch of tender hands 10
make the roses SWEET.
And summer cannot make us glad,
however fair II be
Until the family elaine once more the
boy across the sea
Yet there shall be a summer time to ttuili
Us with delight
If bravely We but stand and work through
out this dreadful night.
With victnry our boys shall como from out
the hattlca heat
And VIC shall know their presence then
and find our joyH complete.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
Liberty Loan Day.

Liberty Loan Day Was Enthusiastic
allv and appropriately observed in VII
nington. Yesterday In the morning
there was very significant demonstra-
tion. parade that attended the depart
Ire of al regiStrants Tor Camp Dix.
\. /. there 10 % prepared FOR actual
var service. In the afternoon there
was another street demonstration fol-
lowed by an inspiring public meeting IN
he interest OF the Liberty Lcan campaign
All these events should serve to I'M
press strongly upon the Ennds Of or
people the fact that We are II wal, and
.iso, that war Is no child's play Il Is a
serious matter. one that requires the put
ing forth Of every cxertion 70 WIN the war
llt,on which wc have 50 nghteou~ly en-
tered.
Nc may hope the war wall soon come
to an end Certainly, the sooner il ends
the better il VIII i,c for All the world
But We cannot ignore the one great fact =
and that Is ther, II only one ending Of
this terrible war haf .eili give assurance
10 the future And tina, IL the absolute
deleat and overthrow Of those evil agcu-
cies that forced the ~ar upon the IN
willing and protesting part o. thc noric
that was opposed 70 II
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TRUE FRATERNTZtTION.

Ever since the beginning OF the war
there has been genuine sympathy ana
complete understanding between the
French and British on the western battle
front The French and British armies have
remained separate, but they have cooper
ated whenever possible. and the men II
the two nations have fratermzed whenever
opportunity offered
Nuw there Is a new sprrlt. Instead
81 GIVING aId To each other, the armies of
the two nations have become one army
Instead OF fraternizng behind the battle
lines the poilus and Tomnies are fratern-
izing in the front lnc trenches amid the
roraring avalacnhe Of the Huns bonn
bardment Not as friends, not as com
rades. but actually rs brothers and
trenchmates the men of the two nations
which two decades ago still cherished
their traditional animosIties are working
and fighting for The salvation Of the world
When tie French soldiers dashed forward
at KENNEL and Bailleul to take their
places beside the weary Engllshmen
the last ghost Of the age-old Franco
British hostility was laid and the two
crest democIaciCs came to full realIza-
ton of the unity of liberty Cleveland
PLAIN Dealer
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THE SWISS AND THE HUN.

Once moro Switzerland is in the "ener
gctic protest stage of discussion with
Germany. The sinking of the Sardncro.
laden with cereals destined for Geneva
hy way Of Cettc and the short cut route
through France, continues 10 STIR the
Swiss people profoundly There Is dc
veloping a minatory attitude among
them with specifications of rctahat0ry
acts invltingly open TO mobilization IN
the event of further hrutslities or IN
default Of German atoncmcnt for those
already committed
pcsldcs being made base for 1eu-
tome espionage from the beginning oi
the war Switzerland has also become
storage warehouse for German goods
pending post Ncllum freedom oi export
In addition tu that, she has long been
receiving hospital for German war wreck
age a harbor of refuge for tens oi thnu-
sands of German women and children.
for German descrters and German slack
crs for All the wrctchcd human i'otsam
and jctSam cast adrlft and starving III the
wake of the Tcutonlc war chauots Al
these people She has hccn feeding and car
lng for from her own scant supplies Now
kultur has ~ct about cutting OF q large
norton Of thos., supphes'at the source
What are tho Swiss going to do about
in They talk ~ rounding NJ the hordcs
Of unhappy creatures and turning them
loose IN Germany again; they talk Ct cut
ting down the rations Of over 10000
German children they are feeding they
talk az doing tins and that and tho other
fh.ng which thcy know very We'll thcrr
kindly. humane hearts Will never let
them do As . matter oi fact, they VIII
do nothing They are helpless 80
they 60 knocking ~ the iron gates OF
the barbarian headquarters. and there
They stop and must stop. for, like the
HoIlandcrs. over their heads hangs the
over imminent brute threat Of Belgium $
horrors.
Thus IL is that Tor tho SWISS. like so
MANY of the smaller nations Of the earth,
there IS naught to do save pray Tor a
speedy coming Of tho day when the foul
beast shall nc slain and a tortured worl
delivered from his ravagc~ New York
7
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PRESS COMMENT.
ENEMY ASPECTS OF sAUERKRAUT.

Sauerkraut, IL secms, is suffering from
the enemy aspects of it's name. Con-
sumption having decreased about IS
per cent" since this country entered the
war, dealers have pctitioned the Federal
Food Board TO do something to 'rcmove
the pro-German stigma from the delect-
able dish. II s suggested that 1T be called
Liberty cabbage"
The proposal Is in line With tho previous
ono of calling German measles Liberty
measles" and is open so the same OBJ
jcctions Is there not too general DIS
position Go play fantastic tricks with
Liberty" a name now grown moro sacred
than ever before? Will there yet bc pro
posals to- call German silver Liberty
silver" German pancaskes Liberty pan
cakes"
Saucrkraut might we'll be termed sor-
crout. which is the English variant OF the
name. But why, in fact, is any change
necessary? There is no suggestion oi
prussianism about saucrkrnui. II con-
notes if anything the peaceful ideals Of
the PENNSYLVANIA Dutch and OF the sturdy
| earlier generations of German immigrants
who sought freedom here from miltari8tn
| and autocracy II is now too thoroughly
| Amcricanized Ia have its political status
| questioned and of it's status as An article
| of diet there has never been any question
| Inthcr did not see why the Devil should
| have all tho good tunes, and why give the
Boche a monopoly of sauerkraut3 II
| should be strong enough TO stand by t'
| name without camouhagc New Iorl
| World
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WE ARE GETTING SHIPS.

Slx steel and two wooden ships Of
An aggregate tonnage Of 81 300, launched
IN the l;.st week 1t American yards, IS
significant Of the enormous amount Il
cargo space to hc put afioat when our ship
building program Is under way. Last
week ; aggrcgate Was decided increase
over the accomplishment Of any other like
period Sixty-two thousand tons Is about
equivalent 70 the average OF submarine
sinking. OF British ships Of 700 tons or
over in the last dozen weeks. II THIS rate
Of launching Is maintained and improved
tpor, il viii not bt long until the United
states alone is otfsetting with new pro
51ction all the destruction caused by the
German U-h0ats When that point Is
reached the Tirpitz party IN Prussia viii
have 10 hunt cover, for Allied shipping will
then be increasing 1t q rate unprecedented
IN marine annals That it viii not be long
deferred NAV be concluded from the recent
changes in Emergency Fleet Corporation
direction AS even Germany agrees that
ships will win the war, victory must he
ours But until The Hun hands over his
sword We must continue 70 press every
effort We have begun Pittsburg Gazette
Times
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PEOPLES SETTLEMENT.
Great Interest Being Taken in The fatri-
otir Movements.

n tho People Settlement subscriptions
to the liberty ! loan IN kcn out by mcrnbere
oi the Woman Club, to datc, total
81 $50 for tho third Loan. ud II is hoped
to bring the amount NJ To -, 900 before
Nay 4 The War savings Soelety -
stil growing in membership and dcpoatta,
although much interest has been reserved
for the loan
The sewing school eloscd for the season
on TUESDAY. with a children party
given hy Mrs bIatz After an hour of
games in the gymnasium refreshments
Of ice cream nnd cake Wete served before
he little girls went humo.
The Girl Scouts nre - rucct 1T 10 so
tomorrow "A m. and hike out to Mrs
Miller home. | Rcd 0nk Koad. whore
Scout rAme4 and fnaueuVef5 Wlll ocfipE
thc,r tune until : 10. when the trlp home
will hc made Is way of tln Rrandywlne
Park road Al member of Dak Troop
No H. arr invited e. attend Miss
Margaret Il Kelly. lieutenant n thla
troop. IS attending tic National Sefvlee
school m Washington, for thrce weeks
a. member IL tie f.ltl Sc NJ Troop
organized there from GIRL Scout officers
Of VARIOUS citlcs IN the Last
One hundred and fifty children from this
house cnjoyrd The Buehird at the
Majestic Theatre last week, ns Rliestf
Of the management
Tho Boy Scouts from this hniise marched
in the Liberty Loan parade yesterday
afternoon.
A war cooking demonstration WAS
gwen before 10 members of tho Woman +
Club nj the regular meeting on Thursday
afternoon. and next week = session will
he devoted to Red ross work
The class III surgical dressings meets
every FRIDAY evening under expert super
VISION. ind is dong excellent work All
women arc invited 10 join tins class, wbich
meets from 30 to 8 30 o'clock each wcck
HclncntS and sweaters are still beng
turned in to the Red ross and wool may
bc obtained At the Settlement by house
members who wish TO knit
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The EVENING SMILE
USING HIS TALENT.

Why doesn't Mr.. Cobbles use
tractor on his farm
He says he has spent forty yeora
studying the temperament of mules
and he isn't going 10 throw away the
knowledge gained IN that time for every
ncW-fanglCd continuance that comes
dong Buffalo Courier
Who was the 6rst finAncier?" Noah
HUN lie foated quite b lot oi
stock successfully Louisville Courier
Journal
Reggie j voDdab i your f41tha.
would consent - olr marriage" Miss
Bright lie might Fathers 50 ccccn-
tr!c Boston Transcript
~Onr ol our members LOST lis reason
last night How terrible! How did it
happen" Why, he had one when be
left the club. but lie forgot it before he
got home Judge
"A man should think for himself 2
AS rule yes replied Senator Sorghum
But have Occasionally seen people
thrashing around IN politics who would
conscientious person to DO their thinking
for them ~ ,sshington star
Was the wedding a success in every
respect?" In most particulars How
ever, some Of the guests thought the
brides mother cried more than was really
necessary" ''Yes?' "You see, the
Young couple will make their home with
her. 'Umph' The old lady WASH {
shedding any idle tears "-B Birmingham
Age-HeTald