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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-11
WILSON ASSURES
MEXICO THAT j. S.
IS HER FRIEND
Suggests Pact Of Americas Notion
to Preserve independence and
Territorial Integrity.
WARNS OF HUN PLOTS

BY Associated Press - Every Evening
Havana. C8ba. June ID President
Wilson III ms address ~ the Mexican now
paper editors Washington as' FRIDAY
expressed sincere friendship tor NoTicp
Ills address, which = printed b The morn
lng newspapers here TODAY. follows 10 part
| have never received group ~ men
who we're more welcome shan 0u to-
cause If mas been one ~ nr dlstrrsse~ dur
ing nv presidency hat he NIc<ican people
did not moro thoroughly understand fne
attitude ~ the nited states toward
Mexico think can assure roI that hat
attitude j. one Of sincere friendship.
STRovE TO Arb MEXICO
The policy IF nv administration 10
ward Mexico vas IN every point based
upon the principle that the internal settle
rnent 81 the affairs 1T Mexico was none ~
our business. thar We had M right 70
interfere with or dictate 20 Nexlco Ia anv
particular with regard to her own affairs
When We sent troops INTO Mexico gur
sincere desire was nothing else than fo
assist 70 yet rid Of man VINO vas making
the settlement Of vor affairs i0r the time
being impossible. We had no desire 10 Use
orr troops for any other purpose and 4
was in hopes that bv assisting ID that way
and therelpOn immediately withdrawing
| might give substantial truth of assurance
that | had gwen Your government through
President Carranza
CALLS ATTENTION TO HUN PLOTS.
AT the present time it distresses me 10
learn that certain influences. which
assume 70 be German n their origin IRE
irving to make 4 wrong impression
throughout Mexico is 10 the purpose 1T
me United states but 70 give an absolutely
untrue account ot things that happened
We are the champions Of those nations
which have not had the military standing
which would enable them 10 compete with
The strongest nations IN the world aud l
look forward with pride 70 the time winch
! hope vii come when We can give sub
stantial evidence not only hat We do not
want ANYTHING out If TINS war but that
We would not accept any thing out Of D.,
that i Is absolutely . case Ut dlsinterested
action. And II you will watch the attitude
OF our people you viii SEE that nothing
stlrs them 50 deeply as the assurances that
this war 50 lar AZ We are concerned Is Tor
idealistie objects.
FAVORED PA>-AMEHICAN PACT
Soinetime ago / proposed sort Of
Pan-Amerlau agreement had perceived
that one OF the difficulties u our past
relationships With L4tia-Ameuca Wa,
thls The famous Monroe Doctrine Was
adopted without your consent and with
out the consent Of any ot The Central
American or south American States We
said. We are gong d he your olg brother
whether YOU want Is 10 be or not
We did not ask whether i WAS agree
able TO YOU that w should he your big
brother We said NJ are going q he Now
that is all very well IS lar - protecting
YOU from aggression from the other S.ie
Of the water was concerned, bur here was
nothing N It thar protected YOU from
Continued ou page rs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-11
To Camp Dix

Herman Fleming, 537 East Twelfth
street, goes to Camp Dix tomorrow from
Division No 2, Local Board self-inducted
as a musician
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-11
Weather Forecast.

By Associated Press 70 Every EvcuinS
Washington June I.-Weathcr forecast
for Delaware.
Fair and warmer tonight and "Wednesday.
fresh southwest 70 south winds.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-11
French Launch Hot Counter Attack and Probably Have
Reached Point for Making Final Stand Most Telling
German Advances Are Along the Disc; French Have
Withdrawn Line of Resistance Near Rebecour.
MARINES R0UT ENEMY
Drive Hun Back Nearly 2 Mile
in Savage Irresistible
Onslaught
AUSTRIANs BEATEN OFF

Ass>cia'ed Press Summary I-s..ed r.
Moving Win steaCinrss. IN spite ~
lhe f-igttful losses inflicted upon '.or~
the Gcrman IN their clurge sevtAw1r1
en- tAa line from Moron q E3rt1iCier
continue - gain hpro and t7cr" III t0"
c"rt.r cf The .i0c where 81" ~ aat~.'
effort has hoan .xevt-d ard rhfT 1
French rasist1ncr micFt have bear e+-
Dfctod % be M 81 -tubbcr7 ~ e1@0l1
Creates advarca IS IL Ei1nor-rt.
miles from tha lire as 20 a.7ot .s,t
SATURDAY.
Ready f3r riaaI -d
Tre French have laucrhed INIT
attacks IN tho ieft n t-~ir 'iae whirh
NAV be an incica ti7n rat 'fav have
reached t1c front where t7et viii mako
their final stand This line seen7s " 0e
along tae ar3nde River, sn7ll stream
flowing west and Gcrta@as. from the
Disc and roughly paraiieliug ne lire n
the advance
The Germans. according % The official
statement issaed by me trench War
Office. reached the vicinity" II this
stream. This marked the limit of their
advance. however and the French i'm
inediately attacked and dr0ye the enemy
back q the line passing through Belioy.
south Of ST. Msur. south ~ MarqIeglise
and Eandeiicourt. The village Of Merry.
west Of Beiloy. vas retakeH By the French
on Monday night.
Hun Gains on Disc.
This part Of the battlefront. however.
j. apparently not the most menaeing TO
the French. 1t is further east that the
Germans seem TO be making their most
telling gains. Here. along the right
Cont nued on page 3
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-11

Particular people chooseC lover Dairy
Aa4A--Adv.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-14

USE A FEW LINES OF WHITE SPACE
At TOP AND BOTTOM or YOUR AD.
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TYPEWRITER AND OFFICE
EQUIPMENT

THREE DOLLARS n month In nll n VIII
cost you 10 buy a brand now llrr Nls.
ihlo typewriter an improved typewriter
ht remarkably low price, write fUf
denomination L. N EiHmnn, poft0fiIco
boS N' Oklnhoma CITY, Okla
WE have just received big shipment ~
bennington typeWrlterH. nll back orders
have heen filled ana there IL surplus
for immediate delivery fOr buyers ~ long
~ they last Remington Typewriter co.
go North broadway Walnut 1929
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POULTRY AND PETS

HARDCAsTLEs s. c. r. !. REDS
Best In southwest eggs from choice
mated pens, IS 90 per setting Mrs. v
v. Hardcastle, Oklahoma City
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New Mexico

200 ACHES good Improved farming Inn
BOO NrW MpNr1. trade Tor barber shg
= vs. Moore. strong CIV. Okla
SEVEN HUNDRED acres decided land
the Forest Reserve. rs miles from tOw
70 head ~ COWS ma calves and ~ hag
go With thc range, permit fpr 100 fN
lu tho reserve Price ti2 mo. W
ngle. y LnH Vegas. " "
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SEEDS. PLANTS AND TREES

SEED sweet potatoes bradley iams,
order s.ff and save yourself trouble
gb percent of purchase required 10 book
ouiir fur future shipment peck. 500
h1f bushl 81 .1. hushrl = ~ o. b
The mrh.r GO. Guthrie, OKLA, 2Olj
W Whrnrr Phone bIG
Tr SALE NNr,f mur violet plants.
H,r o. dozen lHig N shiucl Walnut
r0N
.TYW SALE uur NHu.v Halls and
bradley NHmHt rfi.aH rght W. G.
Nurpru. Nutuur Ohn Phone r.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES OUT
OF CITY.

WANT 20 rent Or leAso tho dining room
ana restaurant ~ tho WesiHrd Hotel
wichita Falls. Texas, tO some good frs
liable man Who IN fully capable N
handling a hnirclaHs place nothing but
competent mon need apply. this iH Hu|
exceptional opportunity Wiley wyatt
GARAGE for mlr. doing good business
On Ofafk tfHil Invoice about g. 900
nice clean stock IN hnh granite hulldlng
hnNlOu feet plate gnm front ono other
gnfHFn lr town Of 100. rent on above
building $50 per month. reason f0r veil.
lnR, nurlhWnfi better suited fuf health NJ
inwllN write Granite Motor Car Go.
GHnlte Okla
a HLACkSMlTi shop Tor snlr. plenty
Wofk Tor two mem write o. phone j h
boninn, lndIan0'a. Okla
FIN HALE- HDomlng house. q rooms
well furnished, IN good location. north
rido u square iifh West Randolph, Enid.
uhl1 Phone i7ns
FuR SAlE TWo-rhslr barber rhop
business good. rood TeuHuu fuf selling
~ y Ross. f'irylrw uFn
FOR sAif-Dug store IN good live
town ~ CD0 population IN southwestern
nh1homn owner drafted. 1877 sales ~
900. l,rFill. hbIl Hnd Eastman Kodak
agencies. no competition. terms 90 right
parties T. -. o1rs Okhhomnn
iuf SAIL $500 pourul merchandise
Good town main limo Santa Go. tI
RfU..fIrf. un d1 ffu.H NuHt Hli account
Irllih l|N,ru discount AIdttHH Boa
"3 in0li. uhlr
t.u. ..ttl .....Ii ..,..I,-,...., ....,...." l,,
Guiding nlI sorts NJ machinery fr o..
p1ir work largo building we'll located
nni doing good business Rent pnnlp
Building win huusn NNiy rnfH Gupn
terms t1 right uBfy Advise luN fs,. ~
l.eno, oNn
LUCRATIVE offering tu IlyrrWIrr sales
manager iu i"Iu charge NJ uur factory
branch. SOME capital necessary Bona
llh, r'rlI, ,nn .n'l,H company I'-
I'I'il'i' q, N'I'.''.N' N
DurIuus uur'lr. f0r pr.. uf residence
'nh hrirr 'h' 'l' i'"' h. ll'n'"n. 'lh.'
. FOR SALE INu.rhtir barber shop,
pressing Wflur Doe connection. fixtures
and mrpp.s.. $50 cash hoy l,nf", Lind
h''. 'h''
MIAMI, okla sI.ruuW hotel HirN 81 To.
rent goo month. fur iu-m'uf" uul pos.
session. i2ann MONEY maker of once
| T. " lloIIItun Miami Okla
| tOW SALE or TRADE Shoe shop
Writ, or rHll on y. Jones, hn1 lIJ.
I Edmond. bkI7
REsTAuitANT TIVTrrEs with foun.
c,@,. ,il"; atS i25 ''''. S'' g. j.. Johnson '''''
Iron SALE A GOOD tHrre-rhnir barber
sbor i'm GOOD iiy, town. doing pr,Irr
business. rrrsnr for selling have other
business Nomon IInds. Strong city
| OKLA.
FOR gNtE. Saratoga tufr. IHvtuu
| okla rvrr1rs run par dut. $3.50. Will
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Oklamade OIL & Gas

300 shares NJ SlGI. Bob parman,
Majestic Walnut 532b
WANTED Golden state Lead e ZincI
5Oc and Treasure State on nt soc:
son lIl w. llth.
FOR TEADE-5O shares Home Rchn|
stock on good car; no Ford7 conslde1
pm. Oklnhoman.
FOR SALE-lOO shares National
stock Walnut 1851
30 SHARES Of Home Refining at a grI
bargain: make your best cash of
B-536. Oklahoman.
200 SHARES Of Oklahoma salt; will
for ti.4O Of sold at once. Phone WI
nue. l9iA
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MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES
PRIEST MACHINE wonEs co.

t03 East Gfnnd Ave
Repairing machinery. rrhOflng auto nnl
gas engine cylinders Welding, hfhlluE
rrgrlnding and COffugntinG Mill rolls
Prompt and efficient service
CONCUETE mlFefs. t0lHlng engln's.
Htw fiEa boilers. electric motors der
rlcks, ~ 'yuachinory pVmps gasoline
md aleHhJ Jenglurs new ana second
hand Tor M 0r sllo " a. Browning
Dallas, Texas
MOIOlts MD GENEHATOHs repaired.
bought. sold; work guaranteed Phone
Walnut So Oklahoma Electric Co. Oh.
l.nnmn City
FOR SAIL Elcpirr motors and goHDr
niOfH hl HlArs. Hl 10 frN|udlnr and
repairing. Electric Repair Co., 30 n
Harvey
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For Salo or Exchange
RICH BLACK SOIL PLANTATIONS
In Concordia Parish, paying $40 TO $50
pcr acre net rental Albes, 7l6 OIL EN-
change Building
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Montana

Will s,N or exchange for eastern or Gel
ful oklahoma fr"l D.i0ir ur stock
merchandise. wr eastern Nnn'lu1 flfW
$50 HrfrH. 10 ntr,H in cultivation n
acres tilluhlr. good house. barn, gfnna1
chicken house iarhnuHr. we'll Hud spr
Fenced md cross fenced lllyo prorefI
in oklahoma which requires my 1ttenuI
Address oscar W. Rogers. Baker hontl
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Texas


FOR SALE
Two ranches. i.gAN urrr2 each. well n,
rrEscd. another $500 acres carrying lea.
hOUD acres 10. T.. Neville, palhal
Texas
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MISCELLANEOUS TRADES

TO TRADE-Rrick business building we'll
rented, for stock Of dry goods or cloth
Ing Address T. O. Box 1856, Watonga,
Okla
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On AttentiOn !

WANTED A good cotton Gin. I'm the
host location In Oklahoma For FUN par
tlrulars as 10 inducements. address s T.,
care OkHhomnu
FOR SNLE- suburban grocery. good ln-
cation: cheap rent; monthly sales 81 son
10 s. SOC: going 10 the farm. J o. West,
ChlCkasha, Okla
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A B.AckSMlTii shop Tor snie. plenty
Work Tor two men, write Of phone J D
Denton. lndlan0Ia. Okla
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TYPEWRlTERS AND OFFICE
EQUIPMENT

SAFES AND OFFICE FURNITURE
New and second hand Right prices
WESTERN BANK SUPPLY co,
M W Main st Phone Wal 7bl
OKLAHOMA TYPEWRITER co.
Typcwritcrs bought sold. rented and
repaired ANY make typewriter, adding
machine and check projectors
"MuIu' kopy Carbon, Star Brand RIB
Iru
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-14
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
IN CITY

HOTELS and roomnR houses for sale
Tomun ~ Hoffman, Hotel Brokers'
1917 W. Main Maple li2S
WANT To buy eight 10 twenty room
roominE house south side not too far
out J-2q care Oklahoman
FOR SALE Grocery, cash trade no de
livery. old established business. leaving
city reason for selling Mcsser Grocery,
l23 S. Western avenue.
lF YOU nro wide awake and have $500
to invest. with services, In a gilt edge
business, fastest growing business on the
market. office experience unnecessary,
We need men; big salary and percentage,
a great opportunity to get into husl-
ness of this knd don't fan Address j.
As. OklnhOmAn.
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ROSS CRANDALL

gI7 ir. HlIr Nrlo o0I
EIGHTY nrhea nr $500 por acro: 1I
mites west uf carter deep test. oni
fourth milo M we'll northwest with God
more wells drilling north uud west uf n
N a Mu'Hy. Chattanooga. ohlH
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REFRIGERATORS AND SODA
FOUNTAINS

ONE soda fountain for sale. BOX lJ7 Hol-
dcnyllle. Okla
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OIL LAND, LEASES AND sToc
OIL GEoroGlsT

1878 Colcofd Bldg Phore Wal g
STOCKS FOR SALE-io0 shares Hot
man on refining. 81 90. loo Harro.
Motors. $3.50. 900 oklahoma salt SO
500 GlenroSc on. 75c. Telegraph orde
WIN buy American on and Rcfinif
Whlto Rock on. Hun Copper, A. l. Dt
h"l. Little Rock Ark
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Farm AND ACRE TRACTS.
oklahonA

l66 ACHES Tor rent or sale near Gearyl
Cash rent preferred Address owner
$50 W. kth
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GRASS LAND
ALFALFA FARM

I OOo acres. all under one fence; two
houses and scales. windmill and 20 per
cent flrst-Cltss alfalfa land; 2iO acres
In wheat and coo acres TO be planted to
cotton. This is best alfalfa land In state,
price and terms see
D. + HARNESS & SON.
2l5 Weaver Bldg
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-14

Imnroved ~ miles northeast Of business
district Must be sold this week. Price
ST 5o0 This is much less than cost OF
house and barns Call u. X. Mover with
] +. MCCULLOUGH COMPANY
400 Baum Bldg walnut 4llo.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-07
GOv. RYE OPENS HIS
SENATE CAMPAIGN

Nashville, Tenn July 6.-The 1918
political campaign In Tennessee will
be inaugurated in earnest next Mon
day. when Gov. Tom @. Rye win go to
Knoxville to deliver the opening adj
dress In his contest for the demo-
cratic senatorial nomination. The
campaign. 30 far an the democrats
are concerned. promises to be a very
spirited one all along the line. In
addition to the senatorial contest
there Is to be a hard fight for the
nomination for governor.
In choosing Knoxville a. the place
for opening his campaign, Governor
Rye has carried the fighting into the
heart Of the enemy's country, for
Knoxville Is the home city OF John K.
Shields. whose seat In the senate Gov
ernor Rye IL seeking and who him
self will be a candidate for renomina-
ton. In Knoxville also resides Chas.
T. Gates, the third aspirant for the
democratic senatorial nomination. AS
encouragement Of Tennessee Mr..
Gates established q wide reputation
and his supporters are confident OF
his ability to hold his own in tho
three-cornered race for the senate.
-Four candidates are In tho field for
the head Of the democratic state
ticket. They are Clyde Shropshire. of
Nashville; A. n. Roberts. OF living
ston: Austin Peay. Of Clarksvfl1e. and
Geo. La Berry, OF Rogersvfr1e.
On the republican side compara-
lively little interest Is manifested In
the campaign. II. Clay Evans Is as
sured OF the nomination for United
States senator. while the guberna-
torial nomination win 70 to James II.
Anderson. Both candidates are resi-
dents Of Chattanooga.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-07
GEORGIA MILITARY ACADEMY
EREcTS MEMORIAL HALL.

College Park, Ca, July s.-when
Georgia Military Academy, at College
Park, Ca, begins the fall term OF
1913, accommodations will have been
provided for a total OF two hundred
and fifty cadets through the erection
Of handsome new building known as
Memorial Hall
The new building will be dedicated
to the former cadets who are now IN
the service OF their country
The expression Of the academy was
undertaken recently when Col. ]. c.
Woodward, who established the insti-
tuition eighteen years ago, invited
some OF his friends to join him IN
Incorporating the school
There will be no change In policies
Under the reorganization. Colonel
Woodward will have the active CO.
operation and Influence of these bust
ness men in directing it's future and
charging the scope of the work.
When Georgia Military Academy
was established by Colonel Wood
ward there was one other teacher sHd
accommodations for but forty boys.
The faculty now consists of fifteen
experienced educators and the cadet
orps has grown TO two hundred and
thirty-one boys and young men from
many states. sra !. af.i2
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-07
LIFE ON TRAN SPORT
VERY STRICT BUT.
HAS ITS THRILLS.

London, June 6.-(Corre spondence
of The Associated Press) Although
troopships that bring over American
soldiers are so well protected that the
submarine menace is virtually neg1i-
gible, submarines throughout tho trip
are probably the chief subject or con-
versation. Usually the references to
the undersea terror are 5ocular. but 1t
il apparent that much serious thought
is given to U-boats and that they
loom large in imagination This ap-
plies to officers as well as to tho
men. All say frankly they have no
desire for brush with the Sinking
enemy craft.
The reason for this was neatly put
by a major of infantry who recently
landed in England. Fighting sub
marines" he said, isn't our game"
In that pithy explanation he summed
UP the soldiers attitude exactly.
Fighting the submarines isn't the
army's game, and soldiers can't play
it because they don't know how. II
their ship is attacked there is nothing
for them to do except march on deck
and prepare to take to the lifeboats.
Defensive measures rest with the
transports naval guns and with the
escorting destroyers. They. as the
soldier sees II, have all thegIun, Wniie
the soldier must stand by, eager to
fight, but helpless to take a hand.
The army officers feel keenly their
responsibility in such an unfamiliar
situation. 1t devolves upon them to
clear the ship of every man and get
them into their proper boats.
In order to do this with the greatest
possible celebrity and precision, the
commanding military officer and his
assistants carefully work out their
plans before the ship sails. On a large
vessel carrying several thousand
troops it is necessary to quarter the
men on all decks, some far down In
the vessel The task, then, is to get
them all up on the boat deck with the
least delay and without confusion.
Boat drills begin soon after the ship
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-07
NEW SIGN AT r.. r.
TICKET OFFICES

]. O. Mason. district passenger agent
OF the Louisville 6 Nashville railroad
company, took few moments of from
his duties N his Offices in the san Car
los hotel yesterday morning, TO view
some work OF sign painters.
There We're some artists OF the brush
and they were busy following out or
ders OF the United States government.
New signs are on The plate glass upon
the doors. Where the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad Company, once
shone there is something that tops
It."
The new sign reads:
United States Railroad Administra-
ton. Consolidated Ticket ONCE"
0hlcials OF the office and attaches
took OF their hats and bowed to the
new inscription.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-07
FIRST NIGHT IN THE
TRENCH SENSATION
TO MOST SOLDIERS

London, June 30.-(Correspondence
Of The Associated Press What will
the first night in the trenches be, is
question that thousands OF American
soldiers have faced perhaps with some
misgiyings, certainly with lively an
ticipation. The experience of many
OF them must be like that Of a British
plough boy soldier described by Lord
Dunsany, captain Of the Innislzilling
F'usiliers
"A mans first night In the front
line is an epoch-making experience"
he writes. 1T is like a mans first
vote, or his twenty-first birthday
it is a milestone in his life. marking
the change from the mimic warfare
behind the lines to the grim realities
of actual conflict.
Perhaps / can best explain how
this experience affects a soldier by
telling you the story of a recruits
first night in the trenches. Dick
Cheeser, one OF my men, was a plough
boy just past Is when he enlist
and not yet 10 when he went on A.
first sentry go in the front line.
1T was a quiet night, and dawn
was only an hour or so distant when
Cheeser took his post The corporal
told him where to stand. warned him
10 keep a SOOu LOOKOUT anu leIL nifu
There was Dick Cheeser, alone In
the dark. with an army in front of
him, eighty yards away, a resourceful
crafty and desperate enemy. The still
ness of the night only added to his
feeling OF responsibility. The stiffness
awed him. There had not been shell
all night. He put his head over the
parapet gingerly and waited. Nobody
fired at him. He felt somehow that
the night was waiting for him, thar
something uncanny and unexpected
would happen soon. He heard voices
IN a communication trench somewhere
behind him; there were a few SEN
fences OF gruff, unintelligibie CONVEX
sation; the voices died away. There
was a long silence. Cheeser fell to
wondering whether the. night was
black or gray; he stared hard at the
night to study its exact color; the
night started back at him and seemed
to be threatening him; It was gray.
gray and artful, like cat or fox.
TT was uncanny. II Shells would
come, or Germans. or anything at ALL
you would know how to take It; but
this deadly quiet, like a mist over
huge valleys! Anything might hap
pen. Cheeser waited and waited. and
the night waited, too. He felt that
they were watching each other, the
night and he, both crouching, both
ready to spring.
His mind grew so active that his
head throbbed with the physical ex-
ertion OF thinking. He was watching
with eyes and ears and imagination
hoping to anticipate by a second or
two the dread something that he felt
was sure to happen soon I'm the omin-
Gus mist Of no-man's-land. He thought