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that 1t became impossible to remain.
We received orders to retire at once.
We marched over the fields until dark.
when we began once more to dig In.
We We're now near the village Of Ger
nay-en-DormOiS. 1t was pitch dark and
heavy fog lay over everything. OF
the enemy we knew nothing. With the
utmost silence and speed we dug our
selves in deeply. stopping frequently
to listen as hostile raiding parties APP
preached. only to disappear quickly.
Here we received our first re-
endorsements. They arrived In long
columns in the darkness. All were
fresh troopS-most Of them reserves
The majority wore blue uniforms. This
as well as the nature of their equip
ment. Indicated to us that they had
been hastily fitted out and transported.
None of them had ever heard the
whistle Of bullet and many asked
anxiously whether 1t was dangerous
here. They brought numerous ma
chine guns. and in an instant we had
everything prepared for defense.
At daylight the French began the at
tack. They made several onslaughts
throughout the day but without sue
cess, for our re-enforcements were
large.
No one realized at this stage Of the
battle that it was the beginning of a
murdcrous. eXhauSting struggle for po-
sitions.
We We're to fight here from the same
trench, month after month, without
gaining territory. The wounded, who
lay in No Mans Land between the
trenches, We're left to perish.
The French tried to rescue them I'M
der the protection of the Geneva flag.
the emblem of the Red Cross, but we
only sneered at them and shot it to
bits. The impulse to shoot down the
enemy surpassed every human feeling.
The Red Cross flag had lost all its
value for us when it was raised by the
French. Nistrust was nurtured among
us. We were told that the enemy mis-
used the flag and that we must shoot
down the men that bore it.
We repulsed all attacks until they
gradually ceased. We were now able
to fortify our position, which we did
with the greatest care, making it as
strong as possible. Half the men re-
manned on guard while the other half
deepened and widened the trenches. A
lively fire was maintained continuous
ly by both sides. The losses were very
large. Most of the men killed were
shot through the head, the trench pro-
tecting the remainder Of their bodies.
Firing increased in intensity as
night fell. Although nothing could be
seen we continued firing all the time
because we thought this would prevent
the enemy from making any attacks
Through the nights munitions and ma
terial were brought up and new men
arrived. Great quantities of sandbags
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GOOD LUCK,

, with its last issue, the St.. w.
banner enters upon the thirtv..' 40!
year Of its existence. In h.! 'lS'
the attention of its readers ~ y!
fact the Palmer points with " ; as
pride to its past record which 'S'
been as a faithful servant y. as
best interest of the town and ~'
'sh' 1t further states that the p sa''
ner under its present ownersb;, D'',
management, has never failed :. %
FoollShed every week even du,;'.
the most trying times and cona;.;.
During the epidemic of 1909 W.
+ fi''lhIin was quarantined and ~,
vented from intercourse with ~.
outside world. it was const,r. ~
tor 70 ITS patrons, and used i, !,
tluence in behalf of our affr,.,
people, Truly d fine record a.,
may the Banner wave at least N.
y more years, with all the glorv a,
tho p2st-m.nus the need of an ON;
demic
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to a Red Cross establishment where
we were banquetel ard given Wine.
The headquarters of the Hohenzol.
lern heir We're located at Dun-sur
Mouse. The ladies OF the Red Cross
treated us cordially. We asked them
if all passing troops were as well treat
ed as we had been.
"Ch. yes !, young woman answered
"but only Il few come here. The crown
prince. however, has an especial at
tachrl"nt for the pioneers'
We We're quartered over night. Sol
diers told us that Dun-sur-Meuse was
the headquarters of the Fifth army.
There We're gay times in the town, with
an open-air concert every day. The otli-
GERS often received women visitors
from Germany.
After hard march we arrived at
the front positions. In a veritable
labyrinth of trenches, filled with water.
we had the utmost difficulty finding
our way about. Finally we arrived ut
the very front The French were only
ten meters away and before we had
been there two days We took part In a
hand grenade encounter.
Some distance back we established a
pioneer depot. Twenty-Five of our men
did nothing but assemble hand gre
nadcs. We were soon settled and ready
for an emergency.
In camp we were divided among
various troops. They showed us how
the warfare waged at this front re-
quired every imaginable kind of fight
ing There was mining, Sapping. hand
grenade throwing, mine throwing and
light patrol battles. This went on day
after day and night after night, with
48 hours in the trench and Il 12-hOur
rest. The shortage of men made a
less strenuous schedule impossible.
Ito Be Contiaued)
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were sent US, which were filled and
used as protection against bullets.
The pioneers were relieved toward
morning and gathered in a farmyard
behind the firing line. The farm had
been spared by the cannon, and even
all the stock remained. This booty
was soon to be consumed. Several
hundred soldiers came and wild hunt
ensued for ducks, chickens, geese, pig
cons, etc. About five hundred of these
were caught, after which everybody
began cooking. Not far away so cows
and heifers were seized and turned
over to the field kitchens. Hay and
grain were carried away, even the
strawstacks and barns were torn down
and the lumber used for tirewood. In
a few hours a beautiful farm had be-
come ruin and the proprietor a beg
gar. I had seen the owner in the
morning, but he had suddenly disap-
peared with his wife and children, and
nobody knew where he was.
The next night we were sent into
the trenches again. There was little
to do, so we talked with the men who
had reinforced us from the interior
of Germany. They knew absolutely
nothing of our retreat from the Marine
and We're astOnished when we pictured
to them the events of the last few
days.
The following morning we left the
trench before daybreak and went into
quarters at Cernay-en-Dormois. We
were billeted in the middle of the viii
lage in an abandoned house. Our field
kitchens failed to arrive, so We pre-
pared ourselves q meal of fowl and
whatever else we discovered. When
ever anyone espied chicken there
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Louisa M Mites

In a letter from Mr j. {. Kramer,
Of Baldwin, published in the Times
ficayune. a statement from tn. Bani.
of Baldwin, relative to the progrgss
of that community in the Third Lii
berty Loan Drive, is reproduced. In
the statement it was said, as publish
ed in the above paper, that the com
mlttee met with q ready response
from every man and woman, except
one man. John c. Kramer The bal
ance of Mr. kramer's letter was tax
en- up with a reply to the charge, as
follows:
Judging from the language used,
it was intended to have the public
believe that | was in a measure a
disloyal citizen. am an
,l3merican-boln citizen and
not a made one / was
born in Franklin, La, in 1867 and
hold my certificate of baptism from
St. Johns Episcopal Church in afore-
said town, as evidence of what | saw.
1t seems many people under the i'm
preston that the fact Of buying Lii
berty bonds make them loyal, but
II IS not the amount Of Liberty bonds
You buy. but your deeds are what
count. OF the few evidences of my
loyalty TO our form of government
is that have always voted a straight
Democratic ticket, held office on two
different occasions under two diffe-
rent Democratic governors Of Louis
lana.
Now as to the Liberty Loan. il
has never been my policy to try and
make myself or deeds CONSPICUOUS IN
the columns of the press. hut in this
instance the public wishes to know
the truth. | hold $l00 bond OF the
second loan, and five $50 bonds of
the third In addition, | am contri-
buting 81 per month to the Red
Cross as long as the war lasts. | am
also buyer of Thrift Stamps.
Not SO bad after all.
r KPAl 1EP
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that we were about five kilometers be-
hind the firing line. The same evening
we advanced to the little village Of

mat we were ABOUT uVe kllOmeteFS Uc
hind the firing line The same evening
we advanced to the little village OF
Wavrille. which was our destination.
We took up our quarters in Il house
which had been abandoned by its in
hnbitantS We We're attached to the
Ninth reserve division and the Il
morning went To our position. Fifteen
of Us were assigned TO duty with an
infantry company. On the entire line,
us far as We could see, there was no
musketry fire. Only the artillery on
both sides kept up weak action. We
were not accustomed to this Quietude
III the trenches. bat the men who had
been there for some time told us that
frequently not Il single shot was fired
for days and that no activity was
shown.
Enormous forces of artillery were
being modified. New guns continued
to arrive every day and were installed
without going into action. The trans
portation of munitions and material
was also very brisk We did not suS-
pect at this time that this was the first
preparation for great offensive.
After four weeks in this vicinity we
were sent to another part of the front,
once more without being told our des-
tinatiOn. We marched away and in the
afternoon we arrived at Dun-Sur
Mouse.
Hardly had We entered the town
when the German crown prince, accom-
panied by several officers and a large
pack of hunting dogs rode 10y.
Coco morning. pioneers - ne called
out t. u.
Then he inspected our unit closely
He spoke ~ Our captain. after which
one of the Officers o. his staff took us
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-07
were twenty men racing for 1t. Toward
evening long provision trains arrived.

were twenty men racing for 1t. Toward
evening long provision trains arrived.
as well rs fresh troops. They went
to the front in long columns and re-
lieved the exhausted men.
Soon the whole village was crowded
with soldiers. After Il rest Of two days
the regular nightly pioneer service WAS
resumed. Every night we We're sent
to the front-line trenches to build wire
obstacles. The French found us out
by the noise required to set up the
posts. so that we had fresh losses
almost every night. We completed the
task Of setting up barbed wire entan-
clements in the sector assigned to us
in about fourteen days. During this
period we rested by day. but ut night
we went out regularly. But cur rest
had many Interruptions. for the enemy
artillery bOlnbarded the village reSu-
larry. This always happened at GER
tain hours, for instance, in the begin
ming, every noon from twelve to two
O'Clock, fifty to eighty shells fell in the
village. Sometimes they We're shraD-
mel, sent over by TIE field artillery. We
soon grew accustomed to this, despite
the fact that soldiers of other detnch-
mentS were killed or wounded daily.
Once or twice during this noon bonn
hardment Il shrapnel shell fell into our
room and burst without doing much
damage. The room would be filled
with dust and smoke, vet no one would
think of leaving. This firing was re-
peated daily with ever-increasine viO-
lence.
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Universal Military Traiu;n,

The var is going to bring uuiys,.
sal military training home to III.
American people as it has neve, hs
fore been brought nor understood
We have heretofore been proud a;
the fact that we were not war.
like people and that all our wav,
ways of peace. In this respect ".
occupied a position that, to use a W.
ry common and simple illustration,
was more an apt truthful reus.
tition of the hen and her brood IN
the barnyard and the hawk that at
in the distant forest, his eyes sle,.
and falcons ready to pound upop
his innocent and unsuspecting vic.
tins. We are in just about that DO.
sition in relation to the Kaiser and
the war junkers of Prussia. We
came SO near being caught that the
scare will do us quite lot of good.
1t will not happen again, In this
respect new curriculum will be
written for all our schools In the
first place, German language will be
omitted and the ode Watch am
Rhyme" will no longer be heard 10
song. This will take place mainly
because this is the United States and
not Germany, and secondly, because
this country is no place for aliens.
Lake Charles American Press.
neutrality-suspicious.
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J. C.. kRA MER.

The st. Mary Banner states that
United States Marshal Miller has
completed the census of German
aliens living in the Eastern District
of Louisiana and that the following
were registered from St. Mary Par
ish:
Ernest P. Branholz. William
Broetz. Charles j. Cast, August ia
cob, Charles Kohn, Adolph kullman,
Charles Lechner. Louis OppcrmaA.
David Raft, Frank Rass, Franl; Wars
and Adolph Wolter.
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State Of Louisiana = 23rd
Judicial Dislric: Court
Parish Of st. Mary
IN THE MATTER OF THE
RECEIVERSHIP OF THE
DYER-LEHMANN CO.. LTD.
NO. ID, 347.

nv. II, o4I.
BY virtue of a commission issued
out Of the Honorable 23rd. judicial
District Court, in and for the Parish
Of St. Mary, and to me directed, in
the matter Of the Receivership of
the Dyer-Lehmann Co., Ltd, Of date
April 10Th, 1918, authorizing order
ing and directing me to sell, to pay
the costs and charges of the Recei-
worship Of the Dyer-Lehmann Co.
Ltd, and the debts of the Dyer-Leh-
mann Co., Ltd, the hereinafter des-
cribed property / will offer for sale
at public auction, for cash, for not
less than two-thirds (2-3) of its APP
praised value, to the last and high
est bidder, at the principal front
door of the Court House in the Town
of Franklin, Parish of St. Mary,
State of Louisiana, on
SATURDAY, THE 9th DAY OF
JUNE, 1918
between the hours of eleven o'clock
A. NJ, and four o'clock P. NJ. the fol-
lowing mentioned and described pro-
perty to-wit:
Steamboat 'Mamie D."
Steamboat "Sibilla"
Pull Boat Erie" and equipment
Pull Boat "Jones" and equipment
Pull Boat "Cracker Jack" and
equipment
All open accounts due the Dyer
Lehman Co., Ltd, which have not
been collected by the Receiver.
Gas Boat Spider
Gas Goat "Dyleco"
Camp Boat No.
Two ~ small camp boats
Two (2) Barges
Inspection of this property can be
had and full information concerning
same obtained by application to
LEWIS j. BASS, Receiver of the
Dyer-Lehmann Co., Ltd, at Morgan
City, La.
FrankliQ, La.
April Goth, 1918.
LEWIS J. BASS.
Receiver for the Dyer-Lehmann Com
pany, Limited.
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WRITE CHEERFUL LETTERS

Washington, D. c. May 6, Moth
o. sle2leI InIloeqo eIoW el!Ih SO
po7u HoqL ituIoUun u! suoS 1A0'
-sIop leu 'luoWa5eInooua 10 sa5'ss'u
oh lurlsuoo Ios' 's5ulpoqsIoF ~
oql 10 sseWnJMe aql 70 sl2pu!u
great disaster to humanity.
Don't help the Kaiser by hang
ing weights on the spirits Of your
boys who are fighting" writes ~
seph Teter, of the Keg'meu'
United States Marine Corps, now ID
France.
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CHAPTER XIII.

After a march of 10 kilOmeters We
reached the town Of JametZ. Here
everything was offered US by the in
habitants. We were treated with COT
fee, milk and meat. We went on early
the next morning and in the evening
arrived at Damvillers, where we heard
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ting tn if the cattle are found ~.
ca! men have agreed to As y Two D.
manufacture Of a Fish p Sssn IL
condensed NIX. Fish stan nsaad' d
legion but this one beats s', ~ ar
it reasonable to suppos. them .s,' al
.- AZ "Ionqhorns, Una mat Ii.
.. +. ,er> .. the finny tribe ras IL T.,
ID ~ quite generally acEu ',0a' y
rh"t fi>h have I to,,oa ,'l
when they try to climb 3 h,-, VI i
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A Hint For NJ. c. Pupils.

The Principal Of the Terrebonn,
High School has secured the names of
the pupils in the public schools Of
Houma who are willing to pick beans
and okra or pick up potatoes or do
other add jobs after school and on
Saturdays in order to earn money
and to help "Do their bit" Bean
growers and otheis will please tele-
phone to the principal, 'he number
Of boys or Girls they need There are
bows of all sizes. and Girls. who are
willirg to undertake this work; small
girls are IS capable as boys. Tele-
phone No. 1O.-Houma Times.
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A went ad in the Eltonian. (Elton)
states hat information is wanted
concerning the ownership Of herd
the banks of Lake Arthur. They
are said to eat fish like darby eats
chickens The ad concludes by sta
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18
CARLISLE WILL
FILLWAR CHEST
Campaign For Patriotic and
Benevolent Fund to Be
Worked With Red Gross

Carlisle, Pa, May 1S.-After a
week of preliminary work, the cam
paign for the Carlisle war chest"
fund from which will be answered
all of the calls for war and local
relief work during the year, will be
formally launched tomorrow. 1t
runs for one week, concurrent with
the Red Cross campaign, and one
half of the $4,000 total. or about
$2.45 per capita, will go to the Red
Cross.
There are many unique features
connected with the Carlisle drive.
While other sections have filed war
chests, this town is the first to at
tempt, it is believed, the combining
of war and local aid, and the fund,
The Patriotic and Benevolent
Fund" as it is styled. will be for
all purposes, and eliminate the need
for all drives with the exception of
War Savings and Liberty Bonds.
Red Cross workers during the
past week conducted census of
Dvrsons in the town on an employ
mont basis. This will be used in
the present and other campaigns.
Gf the money to be raised, half goes
to the Red Cross, $4,000 to Y. NJ.
g. A. and Y. w. c. A. war work,
$4,000 to the Carlisle Hospital and
the rest apportioned in varying
amounts to meet all war funds and
local calls. There is an emergency
fund of $2,500 to remain after the
hGdget is complete
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18
First Withdraws
From Civ Contest

w. w. First. one of the candidates
for the Republican domination for
the Legislature in the Harrisburg
district, announced his withdrawal
last night and will throw his
strength to DEC. /. Trullinger and
II. A. Sherk. the dry" Republican
candidates. Mr.. Sherk, who has been
making an active campaign in the
city. is highly pleased with the pros
poets and confident of the nomination
of himself and his colleague. "The
people of Harrisburg are interested
in the dry amendment and hope to
see it ratified. i have been getting
assurances of support from every
ward for DR.. Trullinger and myself
that are very gratifying" said he.
DR.. Trullinger has been conducting
an active campaign and has found
support for the dry" cause every
where.
In the county the campaign of c.
w. Mccoy, of Steelton, is said to be
progressing very satisfactorily. Mr..
Mccoy says that the second Dauphin
district is dry" in sentiment and
that he finds it gaining every day.
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HUN GUNS POUND
AMERICAN LINES
CONTINUED from First Page.1

IContinued from First Page.1
ments behind the German lines are
normal.
Two German observation bal
looms, east of Montdidier, were
Drought down to-day by a French
airplane.
Additional instances of unusual
bravery by American soldiers on 'she
battlefront in Picardy have become
known.
Lieutenant James Pellache. a Har-
ward man and son of a New York
artist, and Lieutenant Stephen Fitz-
gerald, Boston athlete, have been
Killed, but their deeds will live.
Lieutenant Pellache went out with
working party which was attacked
by Germans. Pellache was NOR
tally wounded, but continued 10
fight with his hands, and strangled
German. In so doing he encour-
aged and inspired his companions.
Lieutenant Fitzgerald was shot
through the head while leading a
platoon in No Mans Land in a day
raid against a German machine gun.
He refused aid and continued to lead
his men when second bullet feIIed
him.
Jack" Fritz, of Boston, led n
platoon into No Mans Land When
attacked by superior forces he or
uered his own men back to the
trenches and remained alone in No
Mans Land, fighting the Germans
single handed with grenades and
breaking up their formation. Fritz
was wounded.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18
PENBROOK

Mrs. Walter Curry has returned to
her home at Hockersville after
spending two weeks with her aunt,
Mrs. A. l.. Shope.
The Borough Council will have the
large room of the Town Hall fitted
up for use by the Red Cross Aux
lliary. Running water will be put
in.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hicks have re-
turned from Atlantic City.
Miss Emma Nisley. president of
the Red Cross Auxiliary, is at At
lantic City.
lantic City. The Red Cross work is
in charge of the vice president Mrs.
A. l.. Shope.
The Jamestown Road Literary Cir
Gle held meeting at the home of
the Misses Rauch at Progress. A
review of the study of the poets in
recognizing quotations was a fea-
ture of the evening. The prize, a
beautiful bouquet of flowers from an
old-fashioned garden" was won by
Mrs. j. "A. Miller i'm having the larg-
est number of correct answers. The
work was in charge of Mrs. L. A.
Hetrick and Miss Grace l. Henry.
The w. c. T. L. attended a meet
ing in Linglestown on Tuesday as
guests OF honor OF the Linglestown
w. c. T. U. Mrs. Marjorie M. Steese
county president of the w. C. IT. u.
made an address. The meeting was
in the interest of the ratification of
the Sheppard prohibition amend
ment.
Mrs s. A. Fishburn is home from
Reading, where she attended the
women's missionary convention of the
United Brethren Church. She also
visited Philadelphia.
Miss Mae j. LeVan was the read
er at PaXtang Presbyterian Church
at musicale given under the aus
pices of the Dunmire school.
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CONTINUED from First Page.1
the nomination by all parties of
dry candidates"
Those Endorsed
The following candidates have
been endorsed by the Dauphin Coun-
ty Ratification Committee:
REPUBLICAN
(First DistricD
DR.. c. l. Trullinger
II. a. Sherk
(Second District. Elect Two)
c. w. Mccoy, Steelton
w. r. BottoInley,. Williamstown
James x. Hoffman, Elizabethville
DEMOCRATIC
(Tirst District. Harrisburg)
a. Ramsey Black
DIR. G.. Willis Hartman
(Second District. Dauphin County
Exclusive of Harrisburg)
c. w. Mccoy, Steelton
w. r. Bottomley, Williamstown
Captain E. Laubenstein has been
appointed chief marshal of the Mon
day evening parade and John w.
Phillips, choirmaster of Grace Meth
odist Church, win lead the singing
from the balcony of the Dauphin
Building, Market street and Market
Square.