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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-17

England makes school children
sneeze to prevent adeno:ds.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-17
CORRECTING the DeIinouents.

"Three-fingered Sam is always shy
in the pot" complained the dealer.
"Yes," replied Broncho Bob "What
Crimson Gulch needs is one o. these
here ante-loafing laws"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-17

LESSON TExT-Genesis 22:1-14.
GOLDEN TEXT will give him unto
the Lord all the days Of his life.-I Sam
uel Ill.
DEVOTIONAL READING-Luke 14:2s-
IS.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR
observation-disclosures 15:1-6; 1875; 21-1-12.
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CHAPTER I-Fired by the news Of the
sinking Of the Lusitanda by a German
submarine, Arthur Guy Empey, 81 Amert-
car, leaves his office in Jersey City and
goes to England where he enEsts In the
British army.
CHAPTER H-After a period of train
ing, Empey volunteers for immediate serv-
ice and soon finds himself IN rest oiLiets
somewhere in France" where he first
makes the acquaintance Of the ever-pres-
ant ''cootiaa"
CHAPTER III-Empey attends his first
church services at the front while q Ger
man Fokker circles over the congregation.
CHAPTER Iv-Empey's command goes
into the front-line trenches and Is unoer
fire for the first time. - -
CHAPTER v-Empey learns to adopt
the motto Of the British Tommy II you
are going to get it, you'll get It, so never
worry." " r.
, CHAPTER vI-Back in rest bfllets, En-
pey gets his first experience as a mess
oraeIH--
CHAtrER VlI-A:.ipey learns how the
nSiIsh soldiaTa are Jed -
.-nNtI I'D Wu-Back In the Iront-iino
french. Empey sees his first frleno OIL LILO
trenches "go West .
CHAPTER N-Empey makes MS nfse
visit to q dugout IN -saielae Dio &C., o,-
.titutea e days work. In the front-hns
PTER XI-Empey goes over the
- sar the first time In q charge on S o
Iopen trenches and is wounded oS I"
srTGPTER xII-Empey joins the ,m sad-
dSe club" as the bombing SQUAD ID S
CHAPTER xI1I-Each Tommy eeos Ill
official bath -
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selves to so large a proportion OF
substitutes. In order that we shall
be. able to make the wheat exports
that r absolutely demanded Of US
to maintain the civil population and
soldiers Of the allies and our own
army, we propose to supplement the
voluntary cooperation of the pub
lie by a further limitations Of dis
tributions, and we shall place at
once restrictions on distributions
which will be adjusted from time to
time to secure as nearly equitable
distribution as possible. With the
arrival of harvest we should be able
to relax such restrictions. Until
then we ask for the necessary pa
t%ience, sacrifice and cooperation
of the distributing trades"
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in rest billets, digging roads, drilling,
and other fatigues, and then back into
the front-line trench.
Nothing happened that night, but the
next afternoon I found out that a
bomber Is general utility man in a Sec
ton.
About five o'clock in the afternoon
our lieutenant came down the trench
and stopping In front Of a bunch Of US
on the fire step, with a broad grin on
his face, asked:
"Who Is going to volunteer for listen
ing post tonight? I need two men,"
It is needless to say no one volun-
teered, because it is anything but a
cushy job. I began to feel uncomfort-
able as I knew 1t was getting around
for my turn. Sure enough, with another
grin, he said:
"Empey, you and Wheeler are due,
so come down into my dugout for in
'structions at six o'clock"
Just as he left and was going around
a traverse, Fritz turned loose with q
machine gun and the bullets ripped the
sandbags right over his head. It gave
me great pleasure to see him duck
against the parapet. He was getting q
taste Of what we would get later out
in front.
Then, Of course, it began to rain. I
knew it was the forerunner of a mis-
cradle night for us. Every time I had
to 60 out in front, it just naturally
rained. Old Jupiter Pluvius must have
had 1t in for me. ---
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XVI.
Battery D 239.

The day after this I r received the
glad tidings that I would occupy the
machine gunners' dugout right near
the advanced artillery observation
post. This dugout was a r oomy affair,
dry as. finder, and real cots in it.
These cots had been m atle by the
r.. ELS who had previous sly occupied
the dugout. I was the first to enter
and promptly made a sig NIB GARD with
my name and number on il and sus-
pended it from the foot of the most
comfortable cot therein.
In the trenches it is always "frst
come, first served" and this; is lived
up to by all.
Two R. F. A. men (:RoyaI Field ar
tillery) from the nearby observation
post were allowed the privilege Of
stopping in this dugout: when off duty.
! One Of these men, I5ombardier Will
son by name, who belonged to Bat
terry D 23S, seemed TO take {. liking
to me, and I returned. this feeling.
In two days time we were pretty
.chummy, and he toltI me how his bat
terry in the early da VS. Of the war had
put over q stunt on Old Pepper, and
had gotten away with 1t.
I will endeaver TO give the STORY as
far as memory will, permit int'his own
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sloo REWARD, 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there. is at
least one dreaded disease that scr
ence has been able to cure in all its
stages and that is catarrh. Catarrh:
being greatly influenced by consti-
tutional conditions requires consti-
tutional treatment. Halls, Catarrh
Medicine is taken internally and
acts thru the Blood. on the Mucous
Surfaces Of. the System. thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the dis
ease, giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in
the curative powers of Halls Ca
tarrh Medicine that they. offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that
it fails to cure. Send for list of tes-
timonials.. Address F. J. CHENEY
& CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all
Druggists, 75c.-Adv.
4-1mo.. .n.a. ~.
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IT came out with the first expedi-
tionary force, and, like all the rest.
thought we would have the enemy
licked In Jig time, and be able to eat
Christmas dinner at home. Well, so
far, I have eaten two Christmas din
ners in the trenches, and am liable to
eat two more, the way things are
pointing. That is, if Fritz don't drop
a withholding on ME, and send me to
Blighty. Sometimes I wish 1 would
get hit, because it's no great picnic
out here, and twenty-five months Of 1t
makes you fed up.
tits fairly cushy now compared to
what it used to be, although I admit
this trench Is q trif1e rough. Now,
we send over five shells to their one.
We are getting our W back, but In
the early days it was different. Then
you had to take everything without
reply. In fact, we would get twenty
shells in return for every n we sent
over. Fritz seemed to enjoy IT., but
we British didn't; we were the suf-
ferers. Just one casualty after an
other. Sometimes whole platoons
would disappear, especially when a
Jack Johnson plunked into their
middle. 1t got so bad that a fellow'
when writing home, wouldn't ask for
any cigarettes to be sent out, because
he was afraid he wouldn't be there to
receive them.
"After the drive to Paris was turned
back, trench warfare started. Our
general grabbed q map, drew a pencil
across it, and said, Dig here Then
he went back to his tea, and Tommy
armed himself with a pick and shovel
and started digging. He's been dig
ging ever since.
"Of course we dug those trenches at
might, but it wa hot work, what with
the rifle and machine-gun fire. The
Istretcher bearers worked harder than
the .diggers.
"Those trenches, bloomin' bitches, I
call them, were nightmares. They were
only about five feet deep, and you used
to get the backache from bending
down. It wasn't exactly safe to stand
upright, either, because as soon as
your napier showed over the top a
bullet would bounce off it, or else come
so close it would make your hair stand.
"We used to fill sandbags and stick
them on top Of the parapet to make 1t
higher, but 20 use; they would be
there about ah hour and then Fritz
would turn loose and blow them to
bits. My neck used to be sore from
ducking shells and bullets.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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nesday, as at present. In addition
thereto not to serve in the aggre-
gate total of more bread-stuffs, ma
%caroni, crackers, pastry, pies, cakes,
wheat breakfast cereals, containing
a total Of more than two ounces of
wheat flour to any one guest at any
one meal. No wheat products to be
served unless especially ordered.
Public eating establishments not to
buy more than six pounds Of wheat
products per month per guest thus
conforming with limitations re-
quested of the householders. d
"Third, retailers to sell not more
than one eighth of a barrel of flour
to any town customer at any one
time and not more. than one quarter
of a barrel to any country custom
er at any one time, and in no Ease
to sell wheat products without sale
Of an equal weight of other cereals.
Fourth, we ask the bakers and
grocers to reduce the volume of
Victory bread sold, by delivery of
the three quarter pound loaf where
one pound was sold heretofore, and
corresponding proportions in other
weights. We also ask bakers not to
increase the amount of their wheat
flour purchased beyond seventy per
cent. of the average monthly
amount purchased in the four
months prior to March first.
Fifth, manufacturers using wheat
products for non7food purposes
should cease such use entirely.
"Sixth, there is no limit upon the
use of other cereals, fours and
meals, corn, barley, buckwheat, po-
tato flour, etc. Many thousand fam
lilies throughout the land are now
using no wheat products whatever,
except a very small amount for
cooking purposes and are doing so
in perfect health and satisfaction.
There is no reason why all of the
American people who are able to
cook in their own households can
not subsist perfectly we'll with the
use of less wheat products than n
and one-half pounds a week, and we
especially ask the well-to-do house.
holds in the country to follow this
additional program in order that we
may provide the necessary marginal
supply for those parts of the COM
munity less able to adapt them
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TAT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
County of Abbsvills.
Probate Court.

SOunty OF ADDoViIIes
Probate Court. a.,
Citation for Letters of Administra.
ton.
By J. F. MILLER, Esq, Judge Of
Probate:
Whereas, DR.. J. R. Power hath
made suit to me, to grant him Let
tiers of Administration of the Es-
tate and effects of A. S. j. Cassidy,
late of Abbeville County, deceased.
These are therefore, to cite and
admonish all and singular the kin
dred and creditors Of the said A.. 8.
J.. Cassidy, deceased, that they be
and appear before me, in the Court
Of Probate, to be held at Abbsville
Court House, on April 9Th, 1913,
after publication hereof, at II
o'clock in the forenoon, to show
cause, if any they have, why the
said Administration should not be
granted.
Given under my hand and seal OF
the Court, this 18th day Of March,
in the year of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and eighteen and
in the 142nd year Of. American In
dependence.
Published on the 26th day OF
March,, 1918, in The Press and Ban
ner, and on the Court House door
for the time required by law.
j. F. MILLER,
Post. Judge of Probate.
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(TO BE CONTINUED.
USE LESS FLOUR.

The National Food Administra-
ton is anxious to impress the mes
sag of conservation to the utmost.
The people of the country at large
do not appreciate the demand for
wheat. The Food Administration
at Washington has stressed the stu
alton in this nation wide proclama-
ton, .
eff we are to furnish the allies
with the necessary proportion of
wheat to maintain their war bread
from now until the next harvest,
and this is a military necessity, we
must reduce our monthly consump-
ton of about forty-two million bush
els or fifty per cent. of our normal
consumption, ~reservilg a margin for
distribution to the army and for
special cases, leaves for general con-
sumption. approximately one and
one-half pounds of wheat products
weekly per person. Many of u
customers are dependent upon ba-
kers bread, such bread must be dur
able, and therefore requires, a lar
ger proportion of wheat products
than cereal breads baked in the
household. Our army and navy re-
quires a full allowance. The well
to do in our population can make
greater sacrifices in the consumption
of wheat products than can the poor.
In addition our population in the
agricultural districts where the 9TH
er cereals are abundant are more
skilled in the preparation of breads
from these other cereals then the
crowded city and industrial popula-
ton with improved transportations.
We now have available surplus OF
potatoes. We also have in the
spring months a surplus of milk and
we have ample corn and oats Tor
human consumption. The drain on
rye and barley as substitutes has al
ready greatly exhausted the supply
of these grains. To effect the need
ed savings of wheat, we are wholly
dependent upon the voluntary as
sistance of the American people, and
we do ask that the following rules
be observed:
"First, h~ouseholders to use not to
exceed a total of one and one-halt
pounds per week of wheat products
per person. This means not more
than one and three-fourths pounds
of Victory Bread containing the re-
ouircd percentage of substitutes
and about one-half pound of cooking
flour, macaroni, crackers, pastry
pies. cakes, wheat breakfast cereals
all combined.
Second, public eating houses
and clubs to observe two wheatless
DAYS per week, Monday n we'd
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MAKES.
~ GOOD BLOOD

Positive Convincing Proof
Nary so-called remedies for amaze
mia arc only so in name. Their max
ers are afraid to prove their claims by
telling what their medicines contain.
The only way to be honest with tho
people is to let them know what they
are paying for. Here is the Vinol
formula. When the doctor knows
what a medicine contains, it ceases
to be a patent" medicine. ,.
r Cod Liver and BeefPeptoaes, Iron aad
= Manganese Peptonates, Iron and AM
msnium Citrate, Lime and Soda olycero~
phosphates, Cascarin.
Any doctor will tell you that the In
gradients of Vinol, as named above,
will enrich the blood and Danish amaze
mia and create strength. When the
blood is pure and rich and red, the
body is strong and robust.
You can prove this at our expense
because your money will be returned
Il Vinol does not improve your health.
P. B. SPEED, =
Abbeville, 8. C..
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SYNOPSIS.

Copyright, IsI7. by Arthur Guy Hmpey)
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I @IN7 by I
iARTHR GUY EhpNl

They were simple and easy. All we
had to do was to crawl out into No
Mans Land, lie on our bellies with our
ears to the ground and listen for the
tap, tap Of the German engineers or
sappers who might be tunneling under
No Mans Land to establish a mine
head beneath our trench.
Of course, in our orders we were told
not to be captured by German patrols
or reconnoitering parties. Lots of
breath is wasted on the western front
giving silly cautions
AS soon as it was dark, Wheeler and
I crawled to u post which was about
halfway between the lines. It was
raining bucketfuls, the ground was a
sea Of sticky mud and chung to us like
glue.
We took turns in listening with our
ears to the ground. I would listen for
twenty minutes while Wheeler would
be On the qui vive for German patrols.
We each wore a wristwatch, and be-
lieve me, neither one of us did over
twenty minutes. The rain soaked US
to the skin and ears were full OF
mud.
Every few minutes a bullet would
crack overhead or a machine gun would
traverse back and forth.
Then all firing suddenly ceased. 1
Whispered to Wheeler, keep your eye
skinned, mate; most likely Fritz has
a patrol out-that's why the Boches
have stopped firing.
We were each armed with q rifle and
bayonet and three Mills bombs to be
used for defense only.
I had my ear to the ground. All Of
a sudden I heard faint, dull thuds.
In q low but excited voice I whispered
to Wheeler, II think they are mining,
listen"
He put his ear to the ground and
in an unsteady voice spoke into my
ear:
"Yank, that's a patrol and it's head
ing our way. For Gods, sake keep
still"
I was as still as a mouse and was
scared stiff.
Hardly breathing and with eyes TRY
ing to pierce the inky blackness, we
waited. I would have given a thou
sand pounds to have been safely in
my dugout.
Then we plainly heard footsteps and
our hearts stood still.
A dark form suddenly doomed up in
front of me; it looked as big as the
Woolworth building. I could hear
the blood rushing through my veins
and it sounded as loud as Niagara
falls.
Forms seemed to emerge from the
darkness. There were seven Of them
in all. I tried to wish them away. I
new wished harder in my life. They
muttered a few words in German and
melted into the blackness. I didn't
stop wishing either.
All Of a sudden we heard a'stumble,
a muddy splash, and a muttered "Don-
.ner und Bitten" One of the Boches
had tumbled into a shell hole. Neither
of>us laughed. At that 'time-ft didn't
strike us as funny.
About twenty minutes after the Ger
mans had disappeared something from
the rear grabbed me by the foot. I
nearly tainted with fright. Then a.
welcome whisper in a cockney accent.
II s'y, myte, we've come to relieve
you"
Wheeler and I crawled back to our
trench; we looked like wet hens and
felt worse. After a swig Of rum we
were soon fast asleep on the fire step
in our wet clothes.
The next morning I was cts stiff as a
poker and every joint acl1ed like a.
bad tooth, but I was still :alive, so it
did not matter.
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P. B. SPEED,
Abbeville, 8. G.

Texas cattlemen hurried to the
big Bend District to protect ranch
ers from the frequent raids made
by the Hexicans.
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CHAPTER XIV.
LISTENING Post

Listening Post.
. It 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
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-26
POLICE NEWS

Mathew Benzyk, ninteen years
old of 267 Elm street, this morning
furnished 5000 bonds for his appear
ance before the grand jury to answer
q charge of petty larceny preferred
by Elizabeth Kardos Of LOG Madison
avenue.
Thomas Wathne of 1854 Sher-
man street, was hned fv lila by
Recorder Pickersgill this morning, on
a charge Of disorderly conduct made
by Patrolman Emil Koyen. WAITING
had some alteration with a trolley
car conductor last night concerning
his standing on the rear platform
which resulted in the officer being
called.
Charged with being drunk and
disorderly Raffaele Cogyema of East
Railway, was arrested Saturday night
by Patrolman Michael Muska and
fined five dollars.
Charles Stivo, thirty-four years
old. of 351 Prospect street, arrested
Saturday night on a d~isorderly con-
duct charge by Patrolman John Kur-
piel, has been given his choice of
paying a fine of SIS or spending nine
ty days In the county workhouse.
Rocko Luhardo. twenty-five years
old, was arrested by Detectives Hart
mann and GutoWski Saturday night
for carrying concealed weapons. The
man was fined $40.
Joe Anosky, forty-three years old.
of Fayette and Prospect street, arrest
ed by Detective Joseph Gutowski on a
wifebeating charge. has been sen
fenced to thirty days in the county
workhouse.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-26
CITY BRIEFS

The Protection Hook and Ladder
Company was called out on a still
alarm yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock
to the rear Of the Perth Amboy City
Market where some barrels had
caught fire and ignited the fence. The
blaze was extinguished by chemicals.
The regular meeting of the La
dies Auxiliary o fthe British-Ameri-
can Relief Association will be held
oil Wednesday night at s p. m. in the
club rooms in Odd Fellows hall.
M. DE JOY OF 500 Compton ave
nue. and a party of friends, including
William Henderson of Sayreville. Wal
ter Aber OF Keansburg. j. Dugan. II.
Bloodgood, w. Smith OF South Am
boy and Joseph Burns and Leo Dali
ton of Perth Amboy. made up a fish
ing party yesterday. They had a good
catch of weak fish.
"A farewell was rendered to Peter
Olsen and Titus Peterson by the w.
c.. Club last night at the home of Miss
Isabelle Ryder. There were about 100
guests. The regular meeting of this
organization will be held tonight IN
the Raritan building.
There will be a meeting OF the st.
Mary's Auxiliary OF the local Red
Cross Chapter in st. Mary's hall in
Center street. to night at 8 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-26
BEE sTINGs KILL QUICKLY
After Being Wounded In
Wrists.

Philadelphia.-Ten minutes after he
had been stung on both wrists by bees.
Charge L. Hume. sixty-six years old, a
resident Of Santa Ana, Cal, died.
The bees stings acted IS a violent
poison, physicians stated, probably
because Of Hume's unusual physical
condition. Hume was stung by the
bees when he attempted to destroy a
hive close to his home.
Physicians, when told Of the peculiar
case. stated that there was a probable
lily that the poison injected by the
bees struck an artery and was Imme-
diately conveyed TO the heart. causing
death. 1t was also said that the bees
stings may have acted as a violent pol
son because Of an unusual physical con-
dition.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-26
PERSONALS

Paymaster Wilfred Baldwin. of the
U, 8. Army, spent a weekend fur
Tough with is parents in Rector street.
Wilfred Johnstone. Of Rector
street, spent a short furlough in this
city.
Lieutenant Edward X. Hanson. of
the u. 8. Navy. spent a short fur
Tough with friends In his city.
Coxswain Harry Macan, of Pelham
Bay Trainig School. spent an eighteen
hour furlough with is parents In State
btreet.
Corporal Chris Jensen. of Camp
Dix, spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Lund In West Side ave-
hue-
Miss Mary Hriczko. of Newark.
Fisited her brother. George Hriczko.
in Madison avenue. " the week
Ind.
Corporal ]. p. Jepson and S. Bal
hit, of Camp DIX. spent the weekend
with friends here.
Private Armand Meyer. of Camp
Dix, spent a few days with his par
hnts at Gil Hansen avenue.
Miss Julia McCreery, OF CataIpa
avenue. visited friends in New York
yesterday.
Sidney wurtzel. Of Gordon street.
Visited his grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Margolius. in Railway
yesterday.
Miss Helen Henry. of Tottenviiie,
vas a guest of Miss Edna Holiander,
" Barclay street. yesterday.
Miss Agnes Smith and Mrs G. G.
Zones. of Carson avenue. spent the
Weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry