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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24
RADICAL CHANGES IN
ENGLISH SPEAKING
UNIVERSITIES COME

CAMBRIDGE. England Jan @3.'-(Cor-
rcspundencc Of the Associated Fress''-
! Responding to tho stimulus impaired
by the war, Cambridge university Is con-
tcmpiutIng changes which may affect inc
whole scheme Of modern training IN
English sp"ahing universities and pro-
vid+. Il broader basis for liberal educ't-
. ton.
'rhe first of these is designed to bring
the examination whIc hcandidatcs mus.
.pasS either before or after entering
Cambridge more into line with the re-
uuircmrnls III the modern world. TO
accomplish this it has been proposed 10
! abolish the compulsiou If candidates 10
study two classical languages. This
applies only to the "ordinary" courses
us distinguished from the "h"nor
courses. which latter are for the ADLER
students.
While there is no entrance cXamina'
ton at Cambridge. all candidates are
required TO pass the sO-calicd "prerl6u"
examinations" in which. Mt present
Greek aud Latin are both compulsory.
IT now has been proposed that. In
stead Of compelling the candidates ID
take two classical languages. two for
"i;n languages should be required In me
."prcvious examinations" Of which Latin
shall be one; and that the candidate
shall have the option Of Offering as his
second foreign language either Greek or
French or German. 1t Is felt that inc
existence Of classical entrance scholar
ships will effcctually promote the study
+ II Crook a. the university by many Of
tho ADLER men.
1t is not proposed to make the ''prcvi-
Gus examinations easier. but to omen
! the avenue To Il degree 10 THOSE who
4 iot. ,I-u
Two classical languages are not compn!-
sorry.
!: When once tho "nrnvious examination"
is passed the "ordnary" student usually
proceeds TO take one or more special rN-
aminations. II is suggested to incrca 81
tho number OF these and generally In
widen tho curriculum. New subjects
may he introduced and rc-grouping will
probably follow.
y committee has recently bcen ap-
pointed ito consider the means of Pr
noting collaboration with the unirersi-
ties OF the empire and tho foreign uni
vcrsitics." This committee. with It's
wide influence. will doubtless deal with
such questions rs tho interchange of pro-
frssnrs; and what facilities can be nf-
fordcd To young graduates from non
: British universities for proceeding -
postgraduate courses and degrees.
Cambridge has no Rhodes scholars,
but she has numerous students from the
United States and n welcome is now be-
Ing extended To the Soliicr-studnnts al
ready IN Euro0c. who cannot spend their
short leaves In America. There are Al
ready over 1000 American university
men. students and graduates. engaged
in active war work in Franco. and il -
expected TINT in n short time there may
iiics hone that next year groups OF thcse
students will visi, Cambridge and sptuL
Il few days in !ts ancient colleges II
IS already known that MI thu colleges
arr willing most cordially tn cooperate
! in this movement and aS far MS is pos
! sill" every hospitality will he extended
! /" the guests from across the seas
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24
ACTS or BRAVERY
AGAIN RECOGNIZED
BY CARNEGIE MEDALS

PITTSHCEGN Pa. Jan. 2I.-Fwen'E-
siy acts Of heruism we;r 'rec"SEi"rn
BY the Carnegie Hero Fund ("hifiltS-
sion in it's fourt,ecrth an1tGal n'eslNns
here today.
I'm seven cases silver nfoa-S' "'''
awarded: In nlnetecs' cases hT""|' 49,
ais. Ten OF the heroes lost ;hs'r I''>.
and "a the dep,ndcntS Of nine ~ tH"S'
pensions agErega,lns Si.36" a yraf "e't
granted. In addition 10 tfrSe "'"''I!
grants. in two cas- S Ss't"'
Appropriated for rddSAt ioflfts' p"'
payments TO be- mad AZ nrH"e" H',' 80,
proved: and in eleven ca s+S 'Hu@ 49,
gteRating $4,000 wrr" ~ aoe h"' r
worthy purposes. Payments III
900. vii, nor b.. mad,. muil che bette
ficiartes' plans for the U.s. ( 'n' XIV
have been approved by the to'L"t'.H>
Medals were. awarded I" thu .nlh'"IEs'
Bronze Medals.
E. Wayne Cooper. South
Ky. saved Roberta NJ Rce7et. ~
three, from be!Eg killed by a''' ~
Beateyyilre Ky. Oct. |. 1915.
.willtam &. .Kcrst,ner. IN arlClS
Place. Akron. o.. attempted TO saw
William L. Barrett. from dro~hinN ~
PALESTINE. W. Va. Feb. ). 1911. w..
Joseph l.. pilkentcn. Brodhead: ~
. saved vivion L. Albright. aged nv
from being killed by tram al hFo''
haad. KY. April -. 1915.
Frank GrahinsRi. deceased. 30" taN
a4bxe street, Nanticrks. Pa. dled at
tempting to save Frank FiliplaS. age"
efpht from drowning ut NanticoSc. Ia.
Aug. l. 1917. Medal and AWARDS l"
rnGther and her five children.
George Suknic. deceased. $50 Locust
street. McKeespnrt Pa. died attempting
to save Ira D. Shearsr. from SUtLoc'''o"
at McKeeSport. Pa. Oct. Il. l?lt.
Earl Frank +. MullaG. @92S Gas
.fNeet McKeesport. Pa. assisted IN an
atSenopt to save Ira u. Skcarer from
suffocation at Mckeesport. Pa. oce' 10.
1917 o.
AfcKeesport. Pa. attempted 70 save
George Vuknic from suttocatlrn at -hc-
Keesport. Pa. Oct. Is. 1917.
Adam I,itidlo, 26NS Stewart street. Nc
Ksesport, Pa. saved Earl Byers from
suftocation at McKecsport. Pa. OCT 49,
1877.
McKeesporr Pa. attempted to save
GeorEe vukntc from sutfocation AZ NC
Keesport. Pa. Oct. l.. 1917.
CHRISTOPHER l.. Williams. "Gt Franklin
street DAYTON Ohio. saved Marie Moca-
bee, aged four. from probable dcSsth IN
runaway, at Dayton. Ohio. August %.
1915.
Charles \. stamper. Crate. Ky. as
sisted in attempt I" save william =.
Marion. aged S.. and Bailey g. Hal.
ared q miners. from sutfocatioa in
mine at Crate. Ky. SepserIb"r 10 f9i'-
silver Medals
D,niel Thomas. dsu<'aSsc. -" DocNer
C,oprt Scranton Ia. il'u attempting 10
save Joseph .Stspan:ch ;'ad Joseph
Rorne from SuffocatI"n At Scr'hto,'.
Pm. Dec. -. 1916. Medal and ;,Wards
70 widow ard daughter.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24
Cold Settled
II, His Back
"Fel.y Kidney Pills always give m

-Feley Kidney Pills always give me-
omp4 r.lief."-Ed Velton. Rogers. Nebr.
Ed velton. or Rogers; Nee:; writes:
~ have used Foley Kidney Pills for
hackache, the result OF catching cold
which se , in my s,v eaG 3ns nr s05SS
felief and. can cheertully recon-
mend them. ,,,,
: The reason Folcv Kidney Pills act
80 satisfactorily is because they net
ttralize and dissolve the, poisonous
waste matter that remains remains IN IN Inc Inc
10 their work properly IN flltering
apa casting, out from the system uric
acid and other poisonS.
DAYS and such symptoms as pain in
the sides or back. stln joints. sore
Muscles, rheumatism. too frequent
action OF the bladder at night. and
other painful and an9orlng, ailments
tain no harmful ingredients. Tney
are safe as well US quick acting.
For Sale by Joan Coleman & Co.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24

mont. who have been guests Of relatives
in South Warwood. have returned TO
their home. ..
Miss Mary Virginia Jenkins, Of St.
Marys is the guest at the home. of
friends and relatives in Center War
wood. 49,. r...
Mr.. and Mrs. William .Zarnitz. of Cen
ter Warwood avenue, are in Wheeling.
where they were. called by the death or
thu formers mother who died at the
North Wheeling hospital. .....
Miss Martha Elmbright Of Bellaire.
Is visiting at the home Of friends in
North Warwood.
Mrs. Lee. Thayer. of Center Warwood
avenue, spent. yesterday as the guest at
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24
Briefs and Personals.

George Eirchner md family. or Con-
tor Wnrwood avenue. have moved 10
their newly erected residence in Park
View.
Mrs 4. l.. Gregg. or Center WAR
wool who has lsen quite III nj her home
for the past tw" weeks is unimrrnred.
I'ruycr meeting will br held In the
Hapti:r chapel on Eighth and Worwood
avcnuc this evening.
Mr. and Mrs Cecil Clemens nf Fair
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24
UNCLE JOE PLUNGED UP"
BUT BACK ON THE JOB

WASHINGTON. Jan. 33--"t'nclc ln.''
Cannon rcappcarcd at III" capitol tuda =
In a wheel chair. with Il knee GISahl. T..
and an arm fractured al tn" should, =
from his recent fall.
Duc,ors ard nurses Succeeded in r.
strainine the veteran in Ills room for Il
week only. Now h" is hHrl; II, tn" CAPT
lol attending cGmmittn 'uc"tingS ard
says he will go on the FLOOR OF tn. house
if necessary.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24
Committee Meeting.

Last ,!"uin!; Al tn. corpus thr:EtI
g, h"mI hail he ln"ml"r$ Of tn" various
committees ~ II" hr.:rHr ir"li II very
iIurnr;ari mr"tinE with all Of the MEM
hers hrirlg present. This bazaar Will l"'
held ON tn" '.N':niIIES Of Wednesday ana
Thursday. February aud /. in the
school hall on Fifteenth and Wlrwn"d
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24
Social Meeting OF Sunshine Club,

'"nI$ nflrirlnUu ~ lii" huLlr or Miss
Matilda l:mS; If ~ Eighth STREET. tn"
nr"lultr,; # .hr Sul.%hln" club VIII hold
rl." .,I their weekly .*"'lal meetings.
This club - composed If quito Il mum
ln.r III ndu&i "iq,uS ladies ,f this rIty.
who lnrri every Tuesday in AL day
sewing sessions for The Red Cross sn-
vI",y.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24

Th. federal fuel administration has
~"ou.s,rd ,ha: school children he asked
IAN. so To go around homes and ask per
mission 70 tic tags u coal shovcls when
reminds household fircucn to save n
-hur..lful If coal Il day. The tags. l.
Iun 1nu OF them. arc resting in the state
i,ruSn basement. To be distributed over
-. state.
\ week ago decision practically mao
,,.u reached IN hurn the tags but. on
&. second thought. it vas decided 10 hold
u to th1m pending further Develop
'lentS.
II warm weathcr'trrucS along. so that
carly all homes; in Ohio Will bc pro-
odd with coal the latter part Of Jam
AIRY. there is no doubt that The tags
sill be sent out. FranktnG privileges
..r the mailing have been granted.
With uaEy homes c"all"sS. however,
tate officials fear that tying OF the
tlrs 10 cu:tllcSs shovcls will he like
ridinG insult to injury. In fact. Of
,!rials are in L qu1ndary as to what IS
.:lc best course I" pursue under the
circumstances.
The. public utilities commission to-day
reiterated it's FORMER ruling In th" case
Sc the ALlhoninE Il ShenanGe Hallway
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24
LIVING COSTS HIGHER.

WASHINGTON, Jan 23.-The in.
creased cost OF living was reflected to.
day In deficiency estimate Of 1885,.
1928 f6r:the National Soldiers homes.
submitted To-. congress today by the
war department. :."~ $500, ,~ ''
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24
Climb Meeting

Mrs. William Chail"rS entertained
the members If tn" W. !. |. club I'll h"r
HON" in WarWuni yesterday afternoon.
Several hours were 'TlJ"yahly spent nj
tn" usual diversion. and Il dainty lunch
,uu WAS served.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24
Mill Resumed Yesterday.

The Merchant and Evans company.
nn,, Of Ia" mills just north VI town,
resumed yesterday III all of the depart
lm"nts. alter the FIVE day smut down.
The closing Of The mill WAS Gu" to tho
order issued hy tn" fuel administrator.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24

and Light Co. and denied the right of
, III" IntcrurhHn Railway Gnd Terminal
CO.. OF Cincinnati to Il rate incrcas"
Tho company desires 10 raise lis rats
over figures liked by franchises with
county commissioners; and small coin
Inunities through which its liGss pass
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24
n1idyeek Services Suspended.

The E''v. i. G. Buckley. pastor OF The
Warw"ud Methodist church. 'lnn"unr"'I
Yesterday ihrl The .fdWr"k services,
which have. m.cn held 10: Tie past six
months. will l." suspended for tho nr s.
rut. nw!u: t. ,hr repairs That axe hctni
IuYrl., TO the ;.hurch:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24
Ohio News Notes

MiEYSHlLLE--Thr mayor hns or
'lcrcd that all slot nachiucs and Eambl-
ing devices be -rcHIOvud.
!. FOSrORlA-Lrn L.oSki and his wife
were ovcrcom" by gas fumes. Cries at
their baby attracted att"ution to them.
FINDLAY-Thcnas Williams. aged
49, Was lsrhyXiatcd Ivy gas fumes in Il
livery stable.
UPPER SANDUSkY-~Carl Glasgow
aged II. fell and WAS killed by trying
To get coal from Il train.
T1FFIN--Waltcr q. Hit;man OF Attira
is on trial here for tn" murder OF his
wife. She was found with a dagger in
her heart
L.tNCASTER-PcrCia Smith. son "f
Harvey Smith. ran away from home :"
JOLT tn" army and is now in Z Texas
avIa tirn camp.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY G. Newton.
aged 81. editor Of the Holmes Count
Farmer IS dead. He had been connect
cd with the paper since 1863.
GRANN1LLE--It was 20 degrees be-
low zero here Sunday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24

turc on "Paurs Faith Of. Power" Prof.
Miller is I graduate Of the Byron Kings
school Of uratory. Pittsburgh. and Is all
interesting and Instructive entertainer.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24

Ohio ranks third in tic list in 70" M
tion-wide drive TO enroll retail food
stores IL the food administration accord
ing to WASHINGTON reports today. l"an-
sylvania was FIRST and New York Sec"Hh.
FIFTY seven hundred ard seven ohi" re-
tail stores kaye Signal the pledge to
"sive customers the benefit OF fair and
moderate prices. selling ut no moro than
q. reasonable profit above cost. The
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24
OHIO NEWS

Special TO The 1ntsl,iScncer
COLUMBUS. o.. Jan. .a-t-ndorSc-
ment Of the Snvcrn,n7ntS war savings
plan was made today in resolutions
adopted by iii. executives "7'ttinittee OF
+he Ohio League * R3ildir.S and Loan
associations. The hundreds Of associa-
tons over the state will lac requested 10
actively engage III IA" distribution OF
savings and thrift stamps.
H. P Wolfe. director of the ONO war
Savings committee. in presenting the
man to the building and loan racn. *
p1ained that The governments campaign
for economy in II" way interferro WITH
the business .ither Of banks or OF the
loan associations but VIII tent I" IN
crease the assets Of m" community ana
Of the financial institutions.
The fourth federal reserve district.
Including Ohio. Mr.. Wolf" declared. had
subscribed to SSrr n"" 500. in Liberty
bonds.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24
Prof. Miller 20 Speak.

The third rnt"rtAinmcn; Of a winter
series being given by the baptist chapel
congregation will b. nrld Thursday cr-
cning. January q. when l'r"i. II. New
tom Miller. Of Bethany college. will lee
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24

Welcome I. Mercy. Of Delta. Fulton
county. I: soldier ut Camp Sherman. has
been declared insane. The state hoard
ot administration has Instructed that hn
lie removed IT, the Toledo Stnte hospital
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24
Council Meeting.

Tho regular ScIi;i-mnlrihly' meeting nj
Warwu,d council will hc hold TINS rV"r!-
ing in III" hiIh school building. Cc:I-
ter WurN nod.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24
WARW0OD
Entertainment This Evening

Tho HOVER committee OF The Var
wood Presbyterian church. composed or
Mrs. Edward Pell. Mrs. Charles Mcy-
FRS. and Mrs. II. Z. ShclrinG. has Il
delightful surprise In store for those
attending their church this evening.
when a musical entertainment will hG
given. The silver offering to hr taken
at the door Of tho church will help de-
fray the expenses ~ sending flowers To
The sick members Of tho Sunday school
class. and the members of their fnm-
lily.
Mrs. William Morrison. CrGanist nt
tn" church wlll hc at the organ. aud thu:
opening number will he "Aincric;t." suns;
by the audirnc" and the. star SpHngl"d
Banner" will close tho program. which
follows.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24

tho, home Of her mother, Mrs. Johnson.
Of Wheeling Island.
Miss Hclen Schannon. Of New Mar
tinsvlIlc, ". Va. is the guest Mt the
home Of relatives I'm South Warwood
Mrs. Bodley Brooks. Of Center War
wood. was visiting friends In Wheeling
yesterday. -.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24

only One "sROMO QUlNINE"
To get the genuine. call for full name
LAXATlNE BROMO QUINlNE. Look
for signature Of E. w. GROVE. Cures
a Cold in One Day. 30c.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24

l.lcdg. campaign IS being cohouctco
through statesmen OF wholesale grocery
concerns.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24

Read The lnteIIlqencer's great war
serial, "The Confessions of German
Deserter." starting Monday, January
%, with lnstalments every day. =.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-01
FEEDING THE Sucking PIGS
sheiIed Corn Is Particularly Good
When They Eegin to Nose
Around tor Food.

(F'rom the United States Department of
Agriculture.)
When the pigs are about three weeks
old sometimes less. they will begin to
nose around for something to eat. If
they are going TO do as they should this
something must be supplied. One Of
the best feeds at this particular time
shelled corn. It should be in a self
feeder In pen where the pigs can go
to It and will not hP bothered by any
Of the rest of the hogs. This can be
arranged by creep Just large enough
to admit the pigs handlly. Don't forget
that these little fellows grow quite
rapidly and from time TO time the
creep must be made larger. After the
pigs are or 5 weeks old. especially II
they do not have good grass pasture,
the addition of some shorts, tankage.
or oil meal is advisable. Nothing
would be better, however, than skim
milk. The se1f-feeder in which Is
kept corn and other feeds should be
maintained right along up until wean-
ing time, and after that If the pig is
intended for market purposes. Pigs
TO be used for breeding purposes may
be kept on self-feeder all the time
with splendid results, but in some
cases they get too fat and logy and do
not take the proper exercise. The most
profitable pig is the one that never
quits growing from narrowing time
until he - driven over the scales.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-01
HeadwOrk and Teamwork
I'VE HAVE A VICTORY TO WIN"
INSURED A BIG CORN CROP

There was also some difference in the
time of maturity and growth of foil
age
He then selected 100 ears from the
highest yielding rows and planted
them the next year an ear 10 a row.
and noticed in the fall another in-
crease In yield, but not so much varia-
ton. His best ten rows now averaged
over so bushels per acre.
Encouraged by these results he kept
on with the seed plot until 1912 when
two of the best rows reached the 100
bushels per acre mark. Then he
thought IL WIS time to see what could
be done in shortening up the growing
period OF this corn. BY selecting the
first ears to rlpen (from the highest
yielding rows) he found it made quite
a difference. The corn ripened earlier,
but yield was lessened somewhat. He
did not like to sacrifice too much Of
The yield bu, realized that early corn
we must nave. or 20 without in sea-
sons when 1t is needed so badly, and
when 1t commands the highest price
in the market.
Consequently he stayed with the
early corn idea, with the result that
for the past six years he has not
known a failure In corn. (See next
weeks issue for second article on
success with corn.)
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-01

done for you? Look at the hundreds
of thousands of fertile acres this coun-
try has given you. Not many years
back a German came to this country
and he wrote back to his brother in
Germany:
Fritz, come over here quick as you
can. This is a fine country, the finest
you ever heard of. The United States,
as they call IL, will bet you a hundred
and sixty acres of as fine land as ever
the sun shone on against fourteen dol
lars that you can't live on the land for
five years, and you can win every time.
If you haven't the fourteen dollars you
can easily get it by working two or
three days. Bring as many of our
friends with you as you can because
this won't always last"
Editors Note.-See next weeks IS
sue for the third of this series OF ar
ticles by James Fisher, who is one of
Wisconsln's leading farmers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-01

though not actually q lemon, Fritz In
sists that 1t is; perhaps he judges it
by the havoc caused by Its explosion.
The Mills bomb Is made Of steel, the
outside of which is corrugated into 4S
small squares. which, upon the explo-
sion OF the bomb, scatter in a wide
area, wOunding or killing any Fritz
who is unfortunate enough 10 be hit
by one of the flying fragments.
Although a very destructive and eff
ficient bomb the mills" has the con
fidence of the thrower, in that he
knows it will not explode until re-
leased from his grip.
1t is mechanical device, with a
lever, fitted into a slot at the top.
which extends half way around the
circumference and Is held in place at
the bottom by fixing pin. In this pin
there is a small metal ring. for the
purpose Of extracting the pin when
ready to throw
You do not throw bomb the way
baseball is thrown, because, when in
a narrow trench your hand is liable
to strike against the paradOs, traverse
or parapet, and then down goes the
bomb. and. in couple of seconds or
So up goes Tommy.
In throwing the bomb and lever are
grasped in the right hand the left foot
is advanced. knee stiff, about one and
a half its length to the front while
the right leg knee bent is carried
slightly 10 the right. The left arm is
extended at an angle of - degrees.
pointing in the direction the bomb is TO
he thrown. This position is similar
70 that # shot putting. only that the
right arm is extended downward. Then
you hurl the bomb from you with an
overhead bowling motion, the same as
in cricket. throwing il fairly high in
the air. this In order to give the fuse
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-01

the fire step, trembling a little, be-
cause it is nervous work, especially
when new at II, lights the fuse on his
striker. The fuse begins to "sizz" and
sputter and a spiral of smoke like
that from a smOldering flag. rises from
it, The platoon splits in two and
ducks around the traverse nearest to
them. They don't like the looks and
sound of the burning fuse. When that
fuse begins to smoke and "sizz" you
want to say good-by TO 1t as soon as
possible. so Tommy with all his might
chucks ii over the top and crouches
against the parapet. waiting for the
explosion.
Lots of times in bombing the jam
tin" would be picked up by the Ger
mans. before 1t exploded, and thrown
back at Tommy with dire results.
After lot of men went West In this
manner an order was issued, reading
something like this:
ITO all ranks in the British army !:
After igniting the fuse and before
throwing the iam-tin bomb, count
slowly one! two! three!"
This in order to give the fuse time
enough to burn down, so that the bomb
would explode before the Germans
could throw ii back.
Tommy read the order-he reads
them all, but after he ignited the fuse
and 1t began to smoke-orders were
forgotten, and away she went in record
time and back she came to the further
discomfort of the thrOwer.
Then another order was issued to
count, zone hundred two hundred !
three hundred" But Tommy didn't
care If the order read TO count up TO
a thousand by quarters, he was going
to get rid of that liam tin" because
from experience he had learned not
to trust IT,
When the powers that be realized
that they could not change Tommy
they decided to change the type of
bomb and did so-substituting the
hair BRUSH" the "cricket ball" and
later The Mills bomb.
The standard bomb used in the Brit
ish army is the "Miils." 1t is about the
shape and size of barge lemon. AL