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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-11
LONELY SOLDIER BOYS

In another column will b. found mo
pathetic appeal Of four West \lF"'h'a
boys who are n training n tamn 50
vier. South Carolina. who ar" lone
some and want the gloom broken pE
CHEEKY, letters from anE INC" &'F'S
wbo rare 10 correspond with sam
NV" The ln;tllig"nc"r does nor
know anything about th"s" BOYS. or
What mart q. YES Virginia they are
,rnu but it dos know that the. az"
giving the best Years Of their lives IN
2 service thai will inspir" in them inc
nob,est sentiments. and that any
levelheaded voun" lady will b' run
ming no risk in answering their ap'
peals.
Here IS an op7oc'rnI" for some
Wheeling young ladies VII" are per
hans wondering wha; ih"% can 30 I"
bs,n in This war 20 accomplish some
thing bv writin. these Young men. II
,,rst not he looked upon a. Il SEMI
mental adventure" hU'- ~ rhan'" :"
10 sensible, anil even "mn,h"riE in
maiden,y WAY in cheering VI IN"
lives of rhese lonely boys. Without
,rcachInc 70 'h'm. they can in>ii'I
within rhpse boys thoughts thai may
influence ;h"m to r"SiSi many tempt.
atoms they c't,crw;S" would $ucenmo
% ANY youn: lady who xii! look
IN writing these soldiers a a matter
NJ oatriotic duty will 90 20 no TASK
in the riGh spirit.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-11
1 MERCHANTS
ADVICE TO HIS SON
BY C. MILLS,
Copyrighted

There Is No Substitute for Established
Reputation.
IT YOU want business dependent
on @'li.rg new conn" OnS' each day.
disregard his principle. which is one
Of line cornnr.Stnn"$ nf every success
Of every kind.
III" successful business i ono mat
is NOT h,Ilr overnight Neither does
il 90 nut Of business in Il night.
Build for pcrmancncr. Max" adj
iustmnnts on disputes aonE the line
of a. policy which will make real Gus
toners and continue TO build up your
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-11

Hats off To Postmaster Joseph Ems!eE
OF Benwood. over draft aEr. who rc!in-
qusheS q 5000 job and snlists in the
coast artillery. Here the tri" patrlotlc
spirit is handsomely excmplifi"d. MT.
t.msley. besides. is Il distinguished con-
tradictiou to the old saying OF the Office
holder few dl.. and none resign.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-11

business. Hire your employees with
the idea NJ pcrmancncy always in
mind.
The business man who will b. in
business after the war is he one who
is now conducting his business with
aftcr.,hr-war conditions in his mind.
Look 10 he future.
Little things. especially il they are
mean or of color. have tho habit OF
being bruiicd about. Don't ever be
Ipmntrd ~ stray from your rStab.
lishcd rrice. Sell cheaper goods. or
factory damaged goods. or Shop.worn
goods. that is perfectly legitimate.
Brn do not parade your seconds AS
firs;s. or mix Your rulls in with the
new merchandise.
Camounage is fin" in war. W" arc
no, expecting any repeat customers.
But avoid il in business.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-11

Some Congressman arc frct'ing about
spcndinE the heated term III Sl2HIlnS
Washington. hut YOU DOM near any
bowls from he boys in the trenches.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-11

Md We presume il was "E"nslT"i?
partisan for tho ball team -Tn:"Srn''nS
IN. Republicans nf Tho ii"IS' ri f'''"r"-
s.u;a;ivr. 70 have defeated TIC demo-
IL foam
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-11

for Democratic publicity propa ganda.
AZ least let The duplication be dis
pensed with
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-11
for peace.

Tho IInus" prohibition rider -" go,
food administration appropriation I'''
Will h" eliminated 10y liz. senate I"i It
.:raiGhl out dry substitute.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-11

Moro American s'idr"rs ''l.' '..'''.
abroad from ,rIS"ns" 'hor h'''' 'Hi"h
N battle. and injuries ir"m 'c'"' ''.s
uutuumb"r tn" w"und"'.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-11

Stories of ,hc considerations 81 'laA
>,,hrrar,un commanders ~ Nn'f"'"
w:I,crs arc Ia h" t:,k,:, wHh m"f' 'h''
Il grain IF salt.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-11

Placing au ;,u,"nIohrl'' H".''d"n. ="
hundred years h.'y"nd th'. '"T 81 ~"
mir, ,s :hr rcmu3i,,hI" !'ai "i T ""'"-
ing paper.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-11

Esckl.>s .l;:"iu"i,t'' dr'.in. '.'>'.~
he heaviest toll an sunday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-11

Two DAYS lift I" 60 +""r '!"'h.";
,Irr,tjnn I'm fer th. I:.-t@! - '"'''-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-11

I;rk:ng War saving .i'a"i's ~ .'1'-
.,,.. -, SOM :,..rd ,".N~ 'I' ~: III ii.''i
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-11

Tho ra'or"riGm has l"''t" ''' I'D"
charms uf Tin. ".d ~"Imii3':.' bod
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-11
Basic Fact Illustrated Again

II takes All kinds Of people to make
n world including those who refer &c
that Lusk mess AS a romance. -
land Plain Dealer.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-02-02
SPREADING SMALL P0N

THERE TO BE lack OF the proper preeauon on e part
l. in dealn
be
the
Of
OF
is
ton to
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-02-02

Quinn chapel A. NJ. T., church, cor
ner Madison and Miller streets, has
been on the firing line amid the
heavy snow, ice and sleet these cold
wintry days The Rev. =. Thurman,
=. E.. held his second quarterly meet
ing Sunday. Conference was held re-
Gently. Assessment In full and bo-
nus plus. and the old flag hoisted to
the four winds.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-02-02

The times are fair as we could eX-
pect. Wood during this cold winter
has been reported sold as high as
So per wagon load; coal out OF sight
j. w. CURRY
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-02-02
THE LABOR QUESTION

WHAT the aboring classes
particularly Negro labor Is the
report the transportation OF 0Ooo
couuon labore from employment
neracy Rcans above 40 per cent the
hand hand the conclusion Is
at on, arrived would work dsarousy not
so much against those who employ
than
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-02-02
Dubois

Millhollaud, Mary White Oviugton.
This organization recently defeated
segregation laws by securing a unani-
nous verdict from the United States
supreme court.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-02-02
FLYING MISSILES

Jefferson City. Feb. THE capt
tai city OF Missouri, amid the snow
capped hills. has afforded abundant
amusement for the young folks.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-02-02
MORE JIM CR0WISM"

segregation act which evidently is being
clique of preiudiced white
at St Louis United states
toilets for the Negro employees
large conspicuous place informing the coored en-
their comfort There is also
located grounds their especial comfort
{ and conye 60.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-02-02

A letter from Rev. T. J, Ross, Boise
City. Idaho. reports the west fair
though his wife is ILL.,
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-02-02

Rev. +. S. snowden Of the Zion
church has been gone since about the
first week in January.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-02-02

The Rev. J. w. Coins OF the FIRST
Baptist church reports his church ana
people are still moving on.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-02-02

Mrs. Curry and Daniel are well at
Chandler, Okla.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-08-06
RUMANIANS ARE STILL
TO BE FACTORS IN WAR
Scattered Armies are Eager to Fight
Again on Side of Entente.

Somewhere in Siberia, an army Of
$500 Rumanians is marching toward
Yladivostok. Under the leadership Of
Octavian Goga, Rumania's greatest
poet, this llrCle legion IS making IFS
way toward the Pacific where, it is
hoped, ships may be found to trans
port the trovps to America. From AM
erica, COCA wishes to take them across
to France, where they will enter the
service on the western front.
Although Rumania has been forced
into signing a peace with Germany,
he scattered remnants of her forces
ire still to be counted as factors in
: he great war. They do not recognize
he validity of the peace pact extorted
from them by the Huns. Knowing
that subsection to Germany means
virtual slavery for them, they are
ready to fight to the death rather than
give up their freedom.
In Paris today there is Rumanian
national council whose president is
t$he statesman Traian Vuia. This
council has been active since the
first of last May and is already part
~ recognized by the allied govern
ments. Lieut.. Vasile Stoica, its vice
president, is now in America repre-
scnting the organization here. Most
of the members Of the council are
Transylvanians. These people, al
though politically part of the Aus
stro-Hungarian empire, are racially
Rumanians, and they have cast their
fortunes with the Rumanian people.
Oppressed by Austria.
Even before the war, the Transyl-
vyanians were ready to fight for their
sfiberty against Austria. Austria had
oppressed them for years with that
same bitter stupidity which character
1zes the Germans in their treatment of
subjects. AS soon as war was declar-
ed in 1914, the 18th corps of Transyl-
vanians were sent into Galicia, where
they Immediately surrendered whole
sale to the Russian army. About the
same time, other .Transylvanian SOL
oilers deserted to the Russian lines. By
April, 1916, there were 100000 Tran
Bylyanian prisoners in Russia.
These Transylvanian prisoners ask
ed the Russian government to be or
gained into, unit to fight against
Austria. But the Russian government
was not ready to sanction this. On
August 27, 1916, Rumania declared
~ against Germany, and the 100000
Z sked to be taken into the Rumanian
arnny. Rumania then sent into Rus
STA, as member of the Russian gen.
eral staff, Colonel Pietratru, who was
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-08-06

Tarpon Springs got ship building
contracts while St. Petersburg was
talking Of ways and means. Tarpon
/, Springs built adequate ways and then
mad no difficulty getting contracts
! from Uncle Sam and St. Petersburg
might have done the same thing.-St.
Petersburg Independent.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-08-06

Some of US who stand around talk
ing about what Tarpon Springs has
done in the landing of million-dollar
sshipbuil5;ng contract ought to be hid
islg our heads in shame for not having
had sense enough and energy enough
TO have secured something of the kind
for st. Petersburg-St Petersburg
Times.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-08-06
Want Business Suspended.

Aw! Why don't St. Petersburg get
rid of those indecent" bathing suits
by making them go in without 'em!-
Tampa Tribune.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-08-06
liIAl LEADER

saRPON 81 I%GS FLORIDA
Memher a. Associated Press.
lie Assar'ased Press is exclusively
vsa1tied 10 the use for republication of
a. news dispatches credited to it or
rot otherw;sf tedited in this paper,
and also thg local news published
sSerein.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-08-06
JOHN B. STETSON UNIVERSITY

DeLand, Florida
THE COLLEGE Gradual RTMENT Degrees of
Arts Sciences
COLLEGE LIBERAL ARTS FOR Neutrality-suspicious. depart
all.
THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL Arr S FOR WOMEN-A
separate dormitores
THE COLLEGE OF LAWGraduat practice Florida
nation.
engineering leading
degrees
THE COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS Especially for Florida
THE COLLEGE OF MISUNDERSTANDING Bookkeeping
Typewrting
THE ACADEMY-Prcpares for all high grade colleges
THE SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ARTS-For young
THE SCHOOL OF MUsICPano pipe violin, harmony
chorus
THE SCHOOL
SPECIAL ATTENTION rs CALLED TO
The Preliminary Course Biology
Inorganic Chemistry Qualitative and Quantave Analysis Agr
cultural Chemistry Mineraogy, Geology &c.
N,neralogy Geology, &c
The Pre-edical CoursePhy Biology Anatomy
Histology Zoology Botany General Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Oh isy Qualitative Quanitatve
The Course for Religious WokcrIn Biblical Literature
English Psychology, Pedagogy, Ethics, Logic Theism
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-08-06
Remember Tam o. Shanter's Mare.

Tarpon Springs may exceed in per-
feet infants; but burned if Clearwater
Beach hasn't got the most perfect
a5txteen-y ear-old girl babies we ever
saw anywhere.-Tampa Tribune.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-08-06

CONCERT
At the Madole Hotel, August 9th, 1919
Benefit Woman's Committee National Defense|
Mr. P. NJ BOYD, Tenor, MRS. P. M. BOYD Volinist
Assisted by
MISS ROBERTA CASON Accompanies,
MRS LUCIAN L. LUCAS, Accompanies
MISS EDYTHE RUSSELL, Reader
INTRODUCTION spanged baans,
Bart
Mr. Boyd
savonic Cradle Song Opus H. r Nerude
Hagean
Miss Russell
AndalouseEspangnole ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Athetorj
Boyd
Somewhere Voice is Calling Tate
INTERMIssIoN
PART H.
Maying .............. Mary Smith
Miss Cason and Mrs Boyd
The Death Disk Mark Twain
Miss Russell
Jocylen GODDARD
Mrs. Boyd
Selection
Mr. Boyd Obigato
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-26
PUZZLED BY QUEER NAMES
Writer Finds 1t Hard to Understand
Why Parents "lmpose Burden"
on Their Children.

What extraordinary names some
people are compelled to bear, or
choose to assume! / hesitate to call
them "Christian names" because they
aren't Christian, very often. "Given
names" is perhaps the better way of
describing them. Perhaps you have
heard of the Irishman assisting at Il
baptism, who, when he heard the god
mother answer "Hazel" to the ques-
tion as to the child's name, broke
forth "For the love of hiven! the
whole calendar is full Of the names
of blessed female saints, and they do
be calm the baby after a nut!
I thought Of that when l looked
through the catalogue of a girls col
lege the other day, and noted these
labels: Golde Mae. Eurn, Arvilla.
Kathryn, Elva, Melba, Izer, Nevn, Ra-
mona, Mabelle, Vidnh, Esta, Mills,
Mayme, Mable, Arthctta, LIlyan. Bu.
lah, ArbitN, Nnrmle. Ara, Jonnlc, RoxR,
Zurelle Zuliene, VanJa, Note, Corenna.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-26

n hollow square around the opening OF
the grave, the chaplain read the burial
service.
German maChine-gun bullets were
"cracking" In the air above us, but
Pete didn't mind, and neither did we,
When the body was lowered into the
grave the flag having been removed,
we clicked our heels together and
came to the salute.
left before the grave was filled in.
l could not bear to see the dirt thrown
on the blanket-covered face of my COM
rade. On the western front there are
no collins, and you are lucky to get a
blanket TO protect you from the wet
and the worms. Several Of the Sec
ton stayed and decorated the grave
with white stones.
That night, in the light Of lonely
candle in the machine gunner's dugout
of the frOnt-line trench l wrote two
letters. One to Pete's mother, the
other to his sweetheart. While doing
this l cursed the Prussian war god
with all my heart, and l think that st.
Peter noted same.
The machine gunners in the dugOut
were laughing and joking To them
Pete was unknown. Pretty soon, in the
warmth of their merriment, my blues
disappeared. One soon fOrgets on the
western front.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-26
(TO BE CONTINUED
NUISANCE ALL TOO COMMON
No Doubt the Majority of Our Readers
Have Met at Some Time the
"Big Money" Boy.

Step up little closer, patrons, look
'em over good, then take your seats
and set back for listen. Y'know this
windbag, the big money boy. Oh, yeh
Go ahead, you tickle us. This pipe
dream is always putting across some
"big deal" expecting "clean up," "got
tip" etc, and all that fat chatter.
His melody goes a buzz this way:
'Well, things look merry for me, TIL
say. Got in on a deal this morning ;
If 1t goes through, means much Jack,
a gas roller and easy picking for me
to last some moons. Can't tell you
what it's about just yet Backed up
by so and so of the so and so corpor-
alton, and he's sinking all his interest
collection on 1t, so you see what a
blazer it is or he wouldn't be in it.
I'm to be one of the main squeezes,
hold stock, and go on the road at $100
per Saturday, 25 per cent commish and
travelling expenses" ETC., etc.
Listenl This rummy has more wind
than a deck of cyclones. He imaglnes
more money in an hour than the mint
turns out in a month. Call his bluff
and tell him to go settle his laundry
bill with the Chinaman. Remember:
They are not putting signs up in the
back windows, president Wanted."-
Washington Herald.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-26
BUTTERMILK FOR
PROTEIN SUPPLY
Rapidly DiSpIaCing Other Bever.
ages That Contain Little or
No Food Value.
IS TASTY and HEALTHFUL
Often Recommended by Physicians In
Treating Intestinal Ailments, and
Is Gaining Favor in Hospitals
Good When Frozen.

Buttermilk-a pleasant refreshing
beverage and nOurishing food COM
bined.
1t contains practically all the food
materials of whole milk except the
fat, most of which is removed in
churning.
For those who like TO know the
scientific analysis of what they are
drinking, buttermilk contains about 3
per cent of protein, nearly per cent
of carbohydrates in the form of milk
sugar, or per cent of mineral cOnstit-
uents and 0.5 per cent of fat. Thus
quart of buttermilk furnishes Slight
ly more than an ounce of protein, one
Of the chief body builders.
Tasty and HeaIthfuI, Too.
Increasing use of buttermilk marks
it as popular beverage. People are
beginning to realize that it is much
better to drink glass of milk or
buttermilk than it is to consume other
drinks having little food value. But
termilk is often recommended by
physicians in the treatment of intes-
final ailments, and it is also gaining
favor in hospitals.
Prepared buttermilk is usually made
from skim milk and has all the chem
zeal properties of buttermilk. If it is
Churned, as is usually the case, it
agrees in appearance and flavor with
real buttermilk. In fact it is often a
better product, especially if clean,
sweet skim milk is used and it is care
fully ripened and churned. Prepared
buttermilk can be made in the city
home, but more uniform results can be
obtained when it is made on large
scale, and for that reason it is usually
better to purchase it from reliable
dealer.
ButtermiIk in Frozen DeIicacies.
The Iowa agricultural experiment
station describes a number of ways in
which sour milk or buttermilk may be
converted into frozen delicacies. One
follows:
2 quarts buttermilk. 1 2-3 cupfuls orange
3 pounds sugar. juice
eggs. 1s cupful lemon Juice.
Dissolve the sugar in the butter
milk and add the eggs, the yOlks and
whites beaten separately. Stir and
strain the mixture and add the fruit
juices. Freeze in the usual way, and
pack in ice and salt for an hour before
serving.
OF course, buttermilk may be used
in cookery in any recipe calling for
sour milk.
Buttermilk is natural product from
churning milk or cream into butter.
According to ruling under the fed
eral food and drugs act the product
obtained from skim milk or from whole
milk not churned must be labeled
when handled in interstate commerce
to show that it is not real buttermilk.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-26

Every now and then the singer
would stop to cough, cough cough, but
1t was good illustration Of Tommy's
cheerfulness under such conditions.
A machine-gun officer entered the
dugout and gave me a hard look.
sneaked past him, sliding and slipping,
and reached my section OF the front.
line trench, where l was greeted by
the sergeant, who asked me, "Where
In - ave you been?"
| made no answer, but sat on the
muddy fire step, shlverlng with the
cold and with the rain beating in my
face. About half an hour later |
teamed up with another fellow and
went on guard with my head sticking
over the top. At ten o'clock l was
relieved and resumed my sitting posi-
tion on the fire step. The rain sud.
denly stopped and we all breathed Il
sigh Of relief. We prayed for the morn.
ing and the rum issue.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-26
CHAPTER x.
"The Dav'9 Work -


was fast learning that there Is
regular routine about the work of the
trenches, although it is badly upset at
times by the Germans.
The real work in the fire trench
commences ut sundown. Tommy Is
like burglar, he works at night
just as it begins to get dark the
word "stand to" is passed from tray
erse to traverse, and the men get busy.
The first relief, consisting of two men
to traverse, mount the fire step. one
man looking over the top, while the
other sits at his feet, ready to carry
messages or to inform the platoon ofll-
Ger Of any report made by the sentry
as to his observations in No Mans
Land. The sentry is not allowed to
relax his watch for second. If he Is
questioned from the trench or asked
his orders, he replies without turning
around or taking his eyes from the ex'
panse of dirt in front of him. The re-
malnder of the occupants of his trav-
erse either sit on the fire step, with
hayOnets fixed, ready for any e:nGr-
gency, or If lucky, and a dugOUt hap
pens to be in the near vicinity Of the
traverse, and If the night Is quiet they
are permitted to so to same and try
and snatch few winks of sleep. Little
sleeping is done; generally the men sit
around, smoking fags and seeing who
can tell the biggest lie. Some Of them
marianne NHitn fhnip fnat IN NUOf Nunrt11
write home sympathizing with the
governor" because he was laid up
with cold, contracted by getting his
feet wet on his way to work in Wool
wlch arsenal. If a man should manage
to doze off, likely as not he would wake
with start as the clammy, cold feet
of rat passed over his face, or the
next relief stepped on his stomach
while stumbling on their way to relieve
the sentries in the trench.
Just try to sleep with belt full Of
ammunition around you, your rifle bolt
biting into your ribs, intrenching tool
handle sticking into the small of your
back, with a tin hat for pillow and
feeling very damp and cold, with
"cOOties" boring for oil in your arm
pits, the air foul from the stencil of
grimy human bodies and smoke from
juicy pipe being whitfield into your nos
trils, then you will not wonder why
Tommy occasionally takes turn in
the trench for rest
While in a front-line trench orders
forbid Tommy from removing his
boots, puttees, clothing or equipment.
The "cooties" take advantage of this
order and mobilize their forces, and
Tommy swears vengeance on them and
mutters to himself, "Just wait until ]
hit rest billets and am able to get my
own back"
Just before daylight the men turn
to" and tumble out Of the dugouts, man
the fire step until it gets light, or the
welcome order stand down" is given.
Sometimes before "stand down" is Or
dered the command five rounds rap
id" Is passed along the trench. This
means that each man must rest his
rifle on the top and fire as rapidly us
possible five shots aimed toward the
German trenches, and then duck with
he emphasis on the "duck"O. There is |
great rivalry between the opposing
forces to get their rapid fire all off |
first, because the early bird, in this in
stance, catches the worm-sort of gets
the jump on the other fellow, catching |
him unawareS.