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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-12
Six Reels And
One Universal
E 0 M E D Y

duction, will present .'The Lash O
Power" at the Opera House tonight.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-12

HERBINE cures constipation and re-
Price 6Qc. Sold by Belauger Drug Co.
establishes regular bowel. movements.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-12

rrFIlS war Is q test Of democratic Govern
q ment It IS also q trial Of democracy as to
] It's fitness to survive A small group Of a'1to-
r,ats within whose hands arc the resources Of
Central Europe are attacking the principle OF
N riaIht Of people to govern themselves Should
ia United States and its ellies fail IN this war
ies win remain earth people absolutely hdepen-
saary efficiency and bent using that Efficiency for the
nnose Of forcing their will the world Let the Ieu-
~ triumph and world will not be safe place for
snncracy and make such safe place, IS not only
- expressed purpose Of the United States IN taking
~ caaense Of the Huns but also the purpose Of the other
ryvs3 who up the challenge when Germany sent
t three years and half aso and who for three years
"a Z half have borne the burden Of the conflict
4 Fer thts reason the PRESENT BUSINESS OF TIE
United STATES IS WAR-war to e1<ternnate or
hntzad unrehteousness and to establish peace f$f=
omon6 The nations Of the world wv
1hs Government has perfected plan wn1cn N,
] IN enable all Of people without e7<cepuon' %
hho definite part IN winning the wal. T.
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/ Let Your Dollars Be Patriots!

Ono Of the first great steps called for BY tho Govern
rnent ts-SAVNC The American people must to
require ell Of the pleasant and comfortable u1<uzes which
they consumed before the the production Of which
calls energy Of millions Of and These
must devote themselves to the production
of the things needed to the This IS the
key present situations rests IN the hands Of the
average and child IN state IN the Union
by ref1antn6 everything not absolutely necessary to
health efficiency to release strong for the pro-
ducon Of to support and
Idle dollars STACKER dollars. but dollars spent for
articles the production Of which require labor
and materials government needs the lives
Of our fighting men, TRAITOR dollars
D,,-VNor Govinrc GfQr0nc
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than one man WIN 60 through Hfe With
another mans Observation-Disclosures
bis veins, OF q piece Of bis fb or hts
shinbone In his. swn=anatomys Some
tines he nevsrsvensk1owssthe name 81
his benefactoE. 8
The spirit Of sacrifice is wonderful.
For all the suffering caused this war
Is. q blessing to England-it has made
new men Of her sons; has welded all
classes into one glorious whole.
And I can't help saying that the doc.
tors, sisters, and nurses in the English
hospitals, r angels on earth. Ilove
them all and car never repay the care
and kindness shown to me. For the
rest Of my life the Red Cross will be
to me the symbol Of Faith, Hope and
Charity.
After four months in the hospital. /
went before an examining board and
was discharged from the service Of his
Britannia majestysas "physieallysunft
for, further, war service"
After my, discharged engaged pass-
age'on the American liner New York.
and after q. stormy "Trip across the At.
lantic one momentous day, In the haze
Of early dawn, I saw the statue Of lib
erty looming. over the port rail. and I
wondered If ever again I would go
cover the top with the best Of LUCKY
and give them hell"
And even then, though It may seem
strange, I was really sorry not to DO
back in the trenches with my mates.
War is not q pink tea, but in q worth
while cause like ours, mud, rats, COO
ties, shells, wounds, or death itself, are
far outweighed by the deep sense Of
satisfaction felt by the man who. does
his bit. T.
There is one thing which my ex-
perience taught me that might help the
boy who may have to 60. It isSthis-
anticipation Is far worse than realiza.
ton. In civil life a man stands In awe
Of the man above him, wonders how he
could ever fill his job. When the time
comes he rises to the occasion, Is up
and at it,, and is surprised, to find how
much more easily than he anticipated
he fills his responsibilities. It is really
so tout there"
he has nerve for the hardships ; the
interest Of the work grips him; he finds
relief In the fun and comradeship Of
the trenches and wins that best sort Of
happiness that comes with duty wsl
done.
THE END.
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MUST HAVE THE
PRESS AND BANNER
Evanston, ILL.,, May 16, 1918.

Evanston, ILL.,, May 16, 1918.
My dear Editor:
Find enclosed money order for
$500 on my subscription, will pay
up in full soon as I can. You need
never worry baout getting the sub
scription price as long as a "Bass"
remains in the family. Years ago
when the kind Mr.. Hugh Wilson was
editor I remember paying him at
one time $500 for paper dues. Kind
ness along these lines is never lost.
to people of limitd means. Every
thing you know is up yonder these
days, but I must have my county
paper. Our friend Mr.. Frank a
wile's letters to the paper are worth
the price of subscription. Some
a ago we were adjoining neigh
bors and always known him to be a
straight, honorable Christian gentle
man.
Thanking you dear editor, for
your kind waiting without kicking.
Your subscriber,
John w. Bass.
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CHAPTER XVII.
Bliahty.

Bllahty.
lis frst-aid post, after inocu-
with antitetanus serum to-
ekjaw, I was put into an am
bid sent to a temporary hos.
bid the lines. To reach this
Ee had to 60 along a road
miles in length. This road
shell fire, for now and then
uld light up the sky-a ire
xplosion-and then the road
tremble. We did not mind,
doubt some Of US wished
would hit US and end our
ersonally, I was not particu-
B nothing but bump, jolt, rat
ng.
times the driver would turn
give US a "Cheero, mates,
be there" fine fellows,
hlance drivers, q lot Of them
bo.
tually drew out Of the fire
(ulled up in front Of an Inn
out. bearers car
(wn q number Of steps and
bn a white table In a brightly
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surgery and a marvellous success.
From now on that doctor can have my
shirt.
More than once some poor soldier
has been brought into the ward In a
dying condition, resulting from loss Of
blood and exhaustion caused by his
long journey from the trenches. After
an examination the doctor announces
that the only thing that will save him
is q TRANSMISSION Of blood. Where is
the blood to come from? He does not
have to wait long for an answer-sev-
eral Tommies Immediately volunteer
their blood for their mate. Three or
four are accepted; a blood test is
made, and next day the TRANSMISSION
takes place and there Is another pale
face In the ward.
Whenever bone Is, needed for some
special operation, there are always
men willing to give some-a leg If
necessary to w some mangled mate
from being crippled fol. Hfe. More
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NEWSPAPER WORK IS MILL.
.TARY NECESSITY SAYS WILSON

Sacramento, CAL, May 15.-The
appeal to President Wilson by James
G. Scripps, newspaper publisher OF
San Diego, Cal, for deferred CLASH
fication in the draft on the ground
that he was engaged in work Of mil
itary necessity, has been granted,
according to a telegram. received by
Governor William D. Stephens,
from Provost Marshal General E..
H. Crowder.
Scripps applied for deferred clas-
sifcation but the exemption board
denied the application and placed
him in class one. He applied to the
president, who ordered him placed
in class four, division D.
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BAPTIsTs GIVE WOMEN VOTE,
DR.. Gambrell, Of Dallas, Tex, Re.
elected President. Of the Hot

Springs Convention.
Hot Springs, Ark, May 16-Har-
mony is the word at the sixty-third
session of the Southern Baptist Con
vention, which had smooth sailing
in it's first days proceedings.
DR.. James B. ,Gambrell, of Dallas
Texas, was reelected president OF
the convention without opposition.
John D. Nell, of Athens, Ga, was
chosen one of the vice presidents,
while Governor Charles Hillman
Brough, of Arkansas, was made an
other.
DR.. w. C. Mcconnell, of Atlanta,
led the fight for woman suffrage,
and after a three-hour discussion
yesterday afternoon, women of the
Southern Baptist churches were
granted full and equal rights with
men in the convention of the church
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lover the Top"
BY An American Soldier
Who Went
ARTHUR GUY ENPEY
chine Gunner Seruins tn France
SYNOPSIS.

pter. Fired by the news of
king of the Lusitania by a
n submarine, Arthur Guy EN-
n American, leaves his office
Bey City and goes to England
he enlists in the British army.
pier II-After a period of
g, Empey volunteers for i'm
e service, and soon finds him.
rest billets somewhere in
;" where he first makes the
htance of the ever-present
s."
tier III-Empey attends his
purch services at the front
German Fokker circles over
aggregation.
ter IV-Empey's command
Ito the %front-line trenches and
Er fire for the first time.
tier V-Empey learns to a.
|e motto of the British Tom
{ you are going to get it,
ret, so never worry"
ter VI-Back in the rest bill
ppey gets his first experience
Pss orderly.
ter VII Empey learns how
fish soldiers are fed.
ter VIII-Back in the front
(nch, Empey sees his first
bf the trenches ego West"
Ter IX-Empey makes his
it to a dugout in "Suicide
Ter X-Empey learns what
ties a "day's work" in the
he trench.
ter XI-Empey goes cover
. for the first time in a
On the German trenches and
|ded by a bayonet thrust.
er XH-Empey joins the
club" as the bombing squad
er X1II-Each Tommy gets
al bath.
er XIV-Empey helps dig
anced trench under German
er XV-On 'listening post"
(an's Land.
err XVI-Two artillerymen
over" on Old Pepper, their
Fal commander.
pr XVII-Empey has narrow
3khile on patrol duty in No
hnd.
pr XVIII-Back in rest bill
icy write and stages a farce
er XIX-Soldiers have many
amuse themselves while son
a."
Er XX-Empey volunteers
line gun service and goes
the front-line trenches.
Er XXI-Empey again goes
e top" in a charge which
company II killed and 81
r XXII-Trick with a ma
n silences one bothersome
r XXIII-German attack,
by gas wave, is repulsed.
r XXIV-Empey is forced
part in an execution as a
bf the firing squad.
r XXV-British prepare
big Push-the battle of the
XXVI-In a trench raid,
the Big Push, Empey is
y wounded and lies uncon-
No Mans Land for SO
+ XXVII-After 4 months
ish hospital, Empey is dis
s physically unfit for fur
service"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
HOW NAMES BECOME CHANGED
Sometimes Intentionally, but More
Often Due to the "Wear and
Tear Of Time"

"Who Was Who" is the suggested
title for new book to contain the
names of all persons who have
changed their names. A new publica-
ton will do that in England. IL the
work is carried back far enough 1t will
be found that scarcely a name has
survived the wear and tear of time.
Some of the changes are intentional,
like our daily applications in court, but
most Of them are due to bad spoilers
or poor pronunciation and phonetic
spelling to express the errors Of pro-
nunciatiOn. Our Dutch ancestors had
a habit of cutting Off everything that
went down to and including the VAN"
The name "Burch" was originally
Birch" and meant man who lived by
the birch tree. 1t Is a curious CON-
nent on this new book that the Lon
don newspaper editor who is putting 1t
out has juggled his own name after
the English custom, when taking a
tile. Good names are a misfortune
when they are used like family pOr-
traits to make snobs.-Exchange.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
CHAPTER XVI.
Battery D 23s.

The day after this l received the
glad tidings that / would occupy the
machine gunners' dugOut right near
the advanced artillery observation
post. This dugOut was rOOmy affair.
dry as finder, and real cots in 1t.
These cots had been made by the
X. Els who had previously occupied
the dugout. l was the first to enter
and promptly made signbOard with
my name and number on il and sus-
pended II from the foot of the most
comfortable cot therein.
In the trenches 1t Is always first
come. first served" and this Is lived
up to by all.
Two r. F. A. men (ROyal Field ar
tillery) from the nearby observation
post were allowed the privilege of
stopping in this dugout when off duty.
One Of these men, Bombardier VIII
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 told me how his bat.
terry in the early days of the war had
put over a stunt on Old Pepper, and
had gotten away with II.
will endeaver to give the story ms
far as memory will permit in his OVID
words:
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you want to SneeZe, but cannot. ms
was the effect on me. surmounted by ii
vague horror of the awfulness of the
thing and an ever-recurring reflection
that perhaps !. sooner or later, would
be In such state and be brought To
light by the blow Of Il pick in the hands
of some Tommy on II digging party.
Several times have experienced this
Odor. but never could get used to IT;
the enervating sensation was always
present. 1t made me hate war ana
wonder why such things were counte-
nanced by civilization. and all the spice
and glory of the conflict would disap-
pear, leaving the grim reality. But
after leaving the spot and filling your
lungs with deep breaths Of pure, fresh
air. you forget and once again want to
be ''up and at them"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23

MerSOurg. After an eXrilange OF pris-
onerS had been effected was taken to-
Constance. where vas provided with
a new suit of clothes and was well fed
and kindly treated for eight days be-
fore being turned over 10 the allies. |
suppose this was done in The hope that
in my new comfort and the JOY ut be-
Ing released ] might forger the past.
"In Switzerland was taken in
charge by the Red Cross and kept in
the hospital there for II months. Had
the Germans given me proper treat
ment for my wound | would have re-
covered in IL few weeks: rs it was.
after yeasS of neglect. dirt. semistar-
walton and hard work. | was in such
condition when released that for
time my life was deSpaired of. Even
now, after the best efforts of the Red
Cross physicians and nurses. the left
side of my face is partially paralyZed
and l can see but little with my left
eye"
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crack overhead or machine gun would
traverse back and forth.
Then all firing suddenly ceased. |
whispered 10 Wheeler. Keep your eye
skinned. mate; most likely Fritz has
Il patrol out-that'S why the BocheS
have stopped firing"
We were each armed with rifle and
bayonct and three Mills bombs TO be
used for defense only.
had my ear to the ground. All of
n sudden | heard faint. dull thudS.
In low but excited voice | whispered
Ia Wheeler. II think they are mining.
listen"
He put his ear to the ground ana
in an unsteady voice spoke into my
ear:
'Iank, that's patrol and it's head
ing our way. For Gods sake keep
still"
l was as still as u mouse and was
scared stiff.
Hardly breathing and with eyes try
Ing to pierce the inky blacknesS. we
waited. l would have given 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: ii looked as big as the
WoolwOrth building. could hear
the blood rushing through my veins
and ii sounded as loud as Niagara
falls.
Forms seemed to emerge fr6m the
darkness. There were seven of them
in all. l tried to wish them away. |
never wished harder in my life. They
muttered few words in German and
melted into the blackness. didn't
stop wishing either.
All of q sudden we heard n stumble.
a muddy splash. and mu'tered Don
ner und Bitten" One of the Boches
had tumbled into shell hole. Neither
of us laughed. At that time-it didn't
strike us as funny.
About twenty minutes after the Ger
mans had disappeared something from
tiiV iOui ny i'pi.
nearly tainted with fright. Then n
welcome whisper in cOckney accent.
81 sly. myte, we've come to relieve
you"
Wheeler and crawled back to our
trench; we looked like wet hens and
felt worse. After swig of rum we
were soon fast asleep ON the fire step
i'm our wet clothes.
The next morning was as stiff as a
poker and every joint ached like q
bad tooth. but l was still alive, so II
did not matter.
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drive. and the army post exchanges
established and operated for 1t by the
Y. NJ. c. A. were well supplied with
the things which are necessary to the
comfOrt-physical and mental-of the
American soldier. The Red Triangle
officials had established a storehouse
to supply these exchanges, and n car
load Of supplies had been shipped to 1t
just before the Germans started their
drive. The carload carried-besides
chocolate, tobacco. canned goods,
cookies. etc.-a considerable quantity
of chewing gum.
When the drive started the Red Tri-
angle workers available started out
with what they could carry to serve
the men to whom they were attached.
The storehOuse was left deserted. AS
the French retired they foraged to
keep supplies from falling into en-
envy hands, using what they could and
destroying the rest.
The POilus who came upon the
chewing gum-like most Frenchmen-
were totally unfamiliar with it. They
knew only that 1t looked like food.
was wrapped like food. and was stored
with other things they knew to bs
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lonq Ride Before Him.

A cyelist who stopped at village
inn boosted about his abilities rs a
rider to such an extent that the land
lord ventured to make a wager with
him.
Look here. mister" said the inn.
keeper. You can't ride up and down
this road dill the church clock strikes
six"
Done" said the cyclist. ITS lust
close on five now" and the next min
ute he was speeding down the road.
After about an hours riding the
cyclist shouted to one Of the by.
standers, Of whom many had assem-.
bled:
Il say. has the church CLOCK struck
six yetr'
mo, you idiot" was the blunt re.
ply. "Our church clock never strikes
at all."-London Tit-BitA
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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 l found out that
bomber is general utility man in Sec
ton.
About five o'clock in the afternoon
our lieutenant came down the trench
and stopping in front of 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? l need two men,"
1t is needless to say no one volun-
teered, because 1t is anything but a
cushy job. l began to feel uncOmfOrt-
able as | knew il 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
traverse. Fritz turned loose with a
SOh tiiC TIpDtu Tile
sandbags right over his head. II gave
me great pleasure to see him duck
against the parapet. He was getting a
taste Of what we would get later out
In front
Then. Of course. II began to rain. I
knew IL was the forerunner Of a mis-
cradle night for us. Every time had
to go out I'm front, IL just naturally
rained. Old Jupiter Pluvius must have
had II in for me.
At six we reported for instructions.
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 n mine
head beneath our trench.
or course. in our orders we were told
not to be captured by German patrols
or accommodating parties. Lots Of
breath is wasted on the western front
giving silly cautions.
As soon as IL was dark. Wheeler and
l crawled to our post which was about
halfway between the lines. II was
raining hucketfuls. 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. would listen for
twenty minutes while Wheeler would
be on the qui vive for German patrols.
We each wore a wristwatch, and be-
heve me, neither one Of us did over
twenty minutes. The rain soaked rs
to the skin and our ears were full Of
mud.
Every few minutes q bullet would
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
Inducements.

"Nfrs. Dubwaite and Mrs. Twobble
seem to be on friendly terms.
"Yes, indeed. They've been that way
for number of years."
"How do you account for the fact
they never fall out, as most women do.
sooner or later?'
"Well. their husbands incomes are
identical; both are passably good
looking; they have about the same
amount of money to spend for clothes,
Injuries and amusements, and there
are neither children nor poodles to stir
up strife. In fact, they'd have hard
time finding something to squabble
about."-Birmingham Age-HeraId.
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TACKLES GUM
Looked Like Food SO They Tried
to Eat 1t.
Now Have Remarkable Regard for the
American Digestive APP
paratus.

Paris.-One Of the struggles In
which the French soldiers became in
yolved when the Germans swept across
the Aisne between scissors and Reims
was with chewing gum. l refer to
Chicle Americanus. the-to us-wel-
known vegetable product which may
be found adhering to the underside of
desks, to shoe soles. and to trouser
seats throughout the United States.
The self-same article that at once
solaces the weary shop girl and the
tired business man who endeavors
Herewith to conceal the fume Of the
drinks that cheer.
An American ambulance train was
operating in the general region Of the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
French Soldier Tells How Huns
Fed Prisoners Food Even
Dogs Refused.
TREATEDWORSE THANBEASTS
Rendered Half Insane by Hunger Men
Fight Among Themselves for
Scraps of Food-Sawdust
and Straw in Bread.

Bangor, Me.-In contrast with the
soldier to fall captive to the allies. so
often manifested, is the declaration Of
CASTOR Julian DefOirdt of WOOnsOcket,
r. l., now visiting relatives here. that
he would much rather die fighting on
the front line than to go through such
pains and miseries as he endured in
two years spent in German prison
camp. DefOirdt, who is twenty-fOur
and well educated, was visiting in
France when the war came and very
soon he was in the ranks. On the Sec
ond day of his service at the front he
was wounded in the left ear by frag-
ment of shrapnel and three days later
he was taken prisoner.
With many other prisoners he was
sent to the rear. and there they were
loaded like so many cattle into freight
cars and started on a seven days ride
to the prison camp at AltengrabOw.
"At every way station where the
train stopped" says Defoirdt. "the
German people gathered round and
threw stones and spat IN our faces.
We were subjected to all sorts of in
suits. Many of us were wounded. yet
we got no attention whatever. being
given scarcely food enough to keep us
alive and made to sleep on the floors
of the dirty freight cars.
"When finally we found ourselves in
the German prison camp conditions
were worse rather than better. There
were about $4,000 men at AltengrabOw,
all nationalties mingled. We were
guarded by German soldiers who had
been incapacitated for service at the
front and who on account of their
wounds were revengeful toward us.
Dogs Refused Prison Fare.
ut would be difficult 10 picture in
words the awful conditions prevailing
in that camp. Our diet consisted for