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But the Irishman or Scotchman sits
on the fire step. his rife with bayonet
fixed between his knees, the butt Of
which perhaps IL sinking into the mud
the bolt couldn't be opened with .
team Of horses II r. 10 rusty-bu. he
splits on his sleeve and slowly pol;Ahes
his bayonet; when this IL done he also
Is ready to argue with Fritz.
1t Ii not necessary to mention the
colOnials (the Canadians. Australians
and New Zealanders), the whole world
knows what they have done for Eng
land.
Is termed the "Anzac." taking the
name from the first letters Of their Of
fetal designation, Australian and New
Zealand army corps.
Tommy divides the German army
into three classes according to their
fighting abilities. They rank as fol-
lows: Prussians, Bavarians and Sax
ons.
When up against q Prussian regi.
ment 1t Is a case OF keep your napper
below the parapet and duck. A bang
bang all the time and a war IL on. The
Bavarians are little better, but the
Saxons are fairly good sports and are
willing occasionally to behave as gen.
tlemen and take II easy. but you can.
not trust any of them overlong.
At one point Of the line the trenches
were about thirty-two yards apart.
This sounds horrible. but I'm fact IL was
easy, because neither side could shell
the enemy's frOnt-line trench for fear
shells would drop into their own. This
eliminated artillery fire.
In these trenches when up against
the Prussians and Bavarians, Tommy
had hot time of II, but when the Sax
ons took over" II was a picnic; they
would yell across that they were Sax
ons and would not fire. Both sides
would sit on the parapet and carry on
a conversation. This generally consist
ed of Tommy telling them how much
he loved the kaiser. while the Saxons
Informed Tommy that King George
was n particular friend OF theirs and
hoped that he was doing nicely.
When the SaxOns were to be relieved
by Prussians or Bavarians. they would
yell this Information across No Mans
Land and Tommy would Immediately
tumble into his trench and keep his
head down.
If an English regiment was to be re-
lieved by the wild Irish, Tommy would
tell the Saxons, and Immediately q vol
ley OF "Donner und Blitzens" could
be heard and II was Fritz's turn to get
a crick in his back from STOPPING, and
the people in Berlin would close their
windows.
Usually when an freshman takes over
trench, just before "stand down. in
the morning, he sticks his rifle over
the top, aimed I'm the direction of Ber-
lin, and engages i'm what Is known as
the mad minute" This consists of
firing fifteen shots in a minute. He
is not aiming at anything in particular
just sends over each shot with
prayer, hoping that one of his strays
will get some poor unsuspecting Fritz
in the Dapper hundreds of yards be-
hind the lines. 1t generally does that's
the reason the Boches hate the man
from Erin's Isle.
The SaxOns. though better than the
Prussians and Bavarians, have a nasty
trait of treachery In their makeup.
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age. and has completed one year In
the Eggleston school at Madison.
To her grandmother she said;
"Grandmother, what do you think OF
Hanover collegeT
IL don't ynow: why do you ask,
Mary?"
II mean what do you think OF Han
over college as "A place for me 20 go to
kchoolr'
"Well. Mary. think II will be soma
time before you need 10 go TO Han
over"
Mary replied: II don't think I'd like
IL. Daddy went to a picnic at Hanover
and got nearly eaten up with CHG
ers."-Indianapolis News.
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CHAPTER xlx-continued.

The game is honest and quite en-
joyable. Sometimes you have fourteen
numbers on your card covered and
you are waiting for the fifteenth to be
called. In an imploring voice you call
out, "Come on. Watkins. chum, I'm
sweating on 'Kelly's Eye"
Watkins generally replies. "Well.
keep out of draft. you'll catch cold"
Another game is 'POntoon," played
with cards: it is the same as our
"Black Jack" or ''Twenty-one"
A card game called "Brag" is also
popular. Using casino deck. the
dealer deals each player three cards.
1t is similar to our poker, except for
the fact that you only use three cards
and cannot draw. The deck is never
shuff1ed until a man shows three OF
kind or a ''prile" as 1T is called. The
value of the hands are, high card, a
pair, a run, a flush or three of a kind
or "prile." The limit Is generally a
penny. so 1t is hard to win fortune
The next in popularity is q card
game called Map" 1t is well named.
Every time played 1t went to sleep.
Whist and solo whist are played by
the highbrows of the company.
When the gamblers tire Of all other
games they try Banker and Broker"
spent a week trying to teach some
Of the Tommies how to play poker. but
because l won thirty-flve francs they
declared that they didn't "fawncy" the
game.
Tommy plays few card games; the
general run never heard Of poker. eu-
chre. seven up. or pinochle. They have
game similar to pinochle called
'Royal Bezique." but few know how to
play it.
Generally there are two decks of
cards In a section. and in q short time
they are so dOg-eared and greasy, you
can hardly tell the ace of spades from
the ace of hearts. The owners of these
them after much cOaxing.
So you see. Mr.. Atkins has his fun
mixed in with his hardships and, con-
trary to popular belief. the rank and
file of the British army in the trenches
Is one big happy family. Now In vir-
giuia, at school, / was fed on old Nc
Guffys primary reader. which gave me
an opinion OF an Englishman about
equal to '76 Minute Mans backed up
by a Sim Feiner's. But found Tom
my to be the best of mates and a gen.
tleman through and through. He never
thinks of knocking his officers. II one
makes a costly mistake and Tommy
pays with his blood. there is no gen.
eral condemnation of the officer. He
Is just pitied. 1t Is exactly the same
as 1t was with the Light Brigade at
Balaclava. to say nothing of Gallipoli.
Neuve Chapelle and LOos. Personally
remember q little incident where
twenty Of US were sent on a trench
raid. only two Of US returning, but ]
will tell this story later on.
said It was Q big happy family. and
20 1t II. but ~ in all happy families,
there are servants. SO In the British
army there are also servants. omcers'
servants. or 20. s." as they are termed.
In the American army the common
name for them II dog robbeFs." From
. controversy In the English papers.
Winston Churchill made the state
ment. a. far - / can remember, that
the omcers' servants In the British
forces totaled nearly two hundred
thousand. He claimed that this 10
moved two hundred thousand excep-
ti0nally good and well-trained fighters
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A 75-horsepower caterpillar. slowly
measuring its length over the desert
with a 4O-foot ship In tow, was one OF
the sights Of Imperial valley. Cali-
fornla. the other day.
The boat. vessel Of hve-foot draft.
was mounted on skids, en- route from
SaltOn sea to the railroad at INLAND,
where 1t will be loaded onto cars for
shipment to a seaport, whence 1t will
sail to Alaska to be used by prospec-
tors.
The historic vessel was brought to
Salt0n sea when that inland body Of
water was Of larger proportions than
It IL today and was designed for use
In connection with the fishing indus
try. But the evaporating waters LEFT
the craft high and dry on the silt.
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from the :tual firing line, claiming
that the officers, when selecting q man
for servants duty. generally picked the
man who had been out the longest and
knew the ropes.
But from my observation I find that
large percentage OF the servants do
go over the top. but behind the lines
they very seldom engage In (lgging
parties, fatigues. parades or drills.
This work is as necessary as actually
engaging In an attack, therefore think
it would be safe to say that the all
round work of the two hundred thou
sand is about equal to fifty thousand
men who are on straight military du-
ties. In numerous instances. officers
servants hold the rank of lance-corpo-
rails and they assume the same duties
and authority of butler. the one
stripe giving him precedence over the
other servants.
There are lots of amusing stories
told of 20. s."
One day one Of our majors went into
the servants billet and commenced
"blinding" at them. saying that his
horse had no straw and that he per-
sued for this purpose. He called the
lnnce-cOrporal to account. The cor
pOral answered. "Blime me, sir, the
straw was issued. but there wasn't
enough left over from the servants
beds In fact. we had to use some of
the 'ay to 'elp out, SIR"
1t Is needless to say that the serv-
ants dispensed with their soft beds
that particular night.
Nevertheless II Is not the fault Of
the individual officer. ii is Just the sur
vivnl Of a quaint old English custom.
You know an Englishman cannot be
changed in a day.
But the average English officer is a
good sport. He will sit on fire step
and listen respectfully to Private
Jones' theory of the way the war
should be conducted. This war Is
gradually crumbling the once insur-
mountable wall Of caste.
You would be convinced of this IL
you could see King George go among
his men on an inspecting tour under
fire. or pause before a little wooden
cross In some shell-tOssed field with
tears in his eyes as he reads the in
scriptiOn. And a little later perhaps
bend over a wounded man on stretch
er, patting him on the head.
More than once In q hospital have
seen a titled Red Cross nurse fetching
and carrying for wounded soldier.
perhaps the one who In civil life de-
livered the coal at her back door. To-
day she does not shrink from lighting
his flag or even washing his grimy
body.
Tommy admires Albert Of Belgium be-
cause he Is not a pusher Of men; he
leads them. With him it's not case
OF take that trench" 1t II "come on
and we will take It."
1t is amusing to notice the different
characteristics Of the Irish. Scotch and
English soldiers. The Irish and Scotch
are very impetuous. especially when Il
comes to bayonet lighting. while the
Englishman. though q trihe slower.
thoroughly does his bit: he II more
methodical and has the grip OF bull
dog on . captured position. He II
slower to think that II the reason why
he never knows when no II licked.
Twenty minutes before going over
the top the English Tommy will sit on
the ire step and thoroughly examine
the mechanism Of his rife to zee that Il
ID In working order and will IRE prop
eriy. After this examination he II sat.
is6ed and ready to meet the Boches.
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Thsesy Nay Vet D. Proved.

According to ono theory. primitive
man came to America By . land bridgs
from the tabIelands Of Asia. IN search
Of new hunting grounds. 1T u not e
b inferred" says Professor Wisslse
''that the new world native II dlreN
descendant Of the present Aslattc Moe
gollan, for The differentiation II evt
deotly remote II Il not possible ~
sha11 md that lt was the Americas
typo that dlvsrged Into ssrains III
pasDed - AslaH Chicago ExnninoA
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Kent Strictly In Turn.

swell, corporal" said the officer.
It's q proud mother thnt1l be waiting
to greet you when you get home this
time"
"Whatll she be proud fort queried
the corporal. with a puzzled expression.
"Of your medal, OF course" was the
answer.
"But I don't think she knows I've
got IL, SIR" said the corporal.
"What haven't you told herr"
"Well, no. sir. You see II wasn't my
turn to write"
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WAR IS cRUMBllMG The WALL OF CASTE THAT HAS
STOOD so LONG IN BRITISH ARMY.

sinking of
American lives Arthur American living in Jersey City,
England and enls private in the British After
short London sent to train
ing France he hears the sound big and
brief period OF
Empey
No Mans Land Exciting listening detail Ex
q
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FRECKLES
New l. he Tine 10 Get Rid Of These UsIy Spot,

There's no longer the slightest need OF feeling
ashamed OF your frcckles, Othine-doubl@
Strengths guaranteed TO remove these homely
spots.
Simply get ounce OF Othine--doubls
strength-from your druggist, and apply n little
OF II night and morning and you should
that even the worst freckles have begun 70 dis
appear. while the lighter ones have vanished en-
tirey. IL f. seldom that than ounce
In needed TO completely clear the skin and gain
Q beautiful clear complexion.
BE sure 10 Gsk for the double strength Othine.
this IN sold under guarantee OF money back
II II fails to remove freckies.--Adv.
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Empey, questioning . German
prisoner, finds he's from New
York. The Interesting Interview
10 related IN the next INSTALL
ment.
tTo BE CONTINUEDl
RED MANS GOOD QUALITIES
AZ q Race, and individually. the
American indian Has Proved
Capable Of Many ThInos.

IL - very worth while to give the
Indian q square deal. He has proved
himself capable Of great things. Two
presidents Of Peru have been Indians.
One OF Mexico's greatest presidents
was an Indian. and Bolivia has had
at least one great Indian president
One expects them TO excel In warfare.
The Araucanian Lantare was the great.
est military chieftain South America
has produced except San Martin. and
we have had Gen. John A. Logan and
Co. Ell 8. Parker. Numbers Of our
senator's and congressman have been
proud OF their Indian blood. and
Thomas c. MOffett, who knows the red
man well. says that ''in the profession
al world today. on farms amona
leaders In business affairs. the
Indian. educated and Christianized. II
taking his place: clever Indian law
yers are looking out for the interests
Of their tribes: capable Indian physi-
clans are ministering to the needs Of
their own people: earnest Indian
preachers and teachers are spreading
among the reservations the seed Of
the gospel message: aggressive In6ian
experts are teaching the
younger generation how to improve
land and crops; the new Indian In
helping the forward movement activ-
tiles Of his country"
The white mans diseases and
vices have burdened the Indian. but
his schools. medicine. Christian NOR
ais and faith can, II he so Wills Il, lift
that burden and make his red brother
once again a free man.-Evengeline
Cole, In Worlds Outlook.
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In view OF hundreds OF spectators
two sen lions engaged In mortal com
bat In the large tank east OF the lion
house at the New York Geological park
the other day. Peter, six years old.
comparatively a newcomer Mt the park.
wns the victor. conquering Teddy.
eight years old. who had been ut tho
park for the last six years. The Hght
was started by Peter, who is believed
to have been crazed by the heat
Fishing Gazette.
Some men find solid comfort In bot
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Some men find solid comfort in bot
tied liquids.
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After fighting for Is years against
the admission of automobiles to the
island. Nantucket voted recently In
favor Of motor vehicles. The contest
was one Of the liveliest the town had
had In many years The final vote was
336 In favor and 296 against. The mat
ter came up on the question OF accept
Ing an act of the legislature. repeating
an act Of 1914 forbiddlng the opera
ti0n Of motor vehicles. The election
was of more than local interest. for q
considerable part of the opposition to
automobiles had come from the large
summer colony that goes there from
many parts Of the country.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-08-29
ROUGH ON SPEEDERS

Chief of Police Melton and Mayor
L. H. Trotti have been rough OF
speeders during the past week No
less than fifteen Ford and car drivers
have been fined recently for exceed
ing the speed limit. That's one arrest
for every mile car may make per
hour while passing through town.
1t didn't help any when some Of the
offenders wanted to knew ;f they
were arrested for blocking the streets
because their Tin L.zzies couldn't
make the required speed Of Is knots
The chief always replied that they
raised enough dust and made enough
noise to be going sixty miles an hour.
and besides, the town is short Of
funds; $1,000, please.
The aforementioned officials arc
warning all drivers that cars must be
run with less noise hereafter, re-
gardless of speed. There is u ban on
the use of the "cut-ou." within the
city limits. This is the law and will
be enforced rigidly hereafter.
So if car drivers wish tn save mon
ey they must drive slowly anG qlietly
while within the limits or Chesterfield.
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ought to be sleeping now. We are up.
all night and sometimes all day with
out sleep. We were shelled awfully q
few nights ago and they sent over
gas but / was lucky enough not to
git any of it Mama that is an aw-
full thing to see man that has been
gassed. You. can see the gas coming
like fog but remember we give them
twice as much back. If the Germans
shoot one time at you, we try to
shoot ten to his one. We have got
him ON the move now. l guess Vou
see the French and Americans are
fighting side by side. 1 have been
over the top two tines and don't care
how much the shells are bursting you
never notice them. You don't fear
death when you are walking side by
side it.
Yes, mother, received four Adj
vertisers. l got the Pageland Journal
and Advertiser Daddy sent.
1t is raining here today but xe
never pay much attention to it over
here.
Mother, you ask me to tell you
something of this country. o. K. 1t
is e beautiful place back where the
shells haven't plowed it up.
They raise wheat, rye, clover, su-
gar beets, oats and things like that
in France.
l have been in Belgium and it is
all destroyed. There is a city there
as large as Columbia but there seems
to be hardly house standing.
Well, ! bet the watermelons are
ripe. You never see one over here.
What are all the children doing?
Tell them all and Little Bill and Craig
hello.
Mama, if anything should happen
to me don't be sad. Life is like a
Liberty Bond it is an investment not
loss when a man dies for his coun-
try. 1t is an honor to family and
is that time for weeping? ] would
rather have my family rich in plea
SAINT memories of my life than mourn-
ers in sorrow at my death. l know
the blood l spill on the fields of
France will keep the memories of my
life green.
l want to thank you, mother, for
this sheet of paper and envelope. 1t
is seldom you can get paper unless
you are at Y. M. C. A. over here.
Thanking you again for your nice
letter, am, as ever,
Your loving son, over here,
FRED.
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LARGER POPULATION
WOULD HELP SOUTH

Both education and cooperation.
would be immeasurably helped here
in the South if we had large popu-
lation. Many sections are so SPARSE
ly settled that it is almost impossible
to have adequate schools, o. to get
together within reasonable radius
enough people to support rural CO.
operative societies. On this point Mr..
Bolton Smith,, one of the South's
most thoughtful and public-spirited
citizens, recently gave this interest
ing testimony:
For the last thirty-fve years 1
have lived in Vicksburg and Memphis
and have been in the business of lend
ing plantations in the alluvial regions
of Arkansas, Mississippi and Louis
lana. nyone who, like one, has been
IN close touch with progressive COM
munity for that length of time can
not but have been struc.; by the close
relationship between density of pop
ulation and all manner of civic bet
terment. The larger the population
per square mile, the higher the civili-
zation-other things remaining equal.
Schools, roads, churches, the admins
tration of justice-in fact, all that
goes by the name of civilization will
be found to reflect faithfully the
iensity of population"
The Progressive Farmer.
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Sergt. William E. Sellers.

With the American E. F.
August l. 1915.
Will write you short letter to
let you know / am we'll and having
very good time.
l have been up the line on two
cours of duty and was under heavy
artillery barrage for one-half hour at
one time, but when the barrage was
lifted for some reason or other the
duns did not come over as we were
expecting. We have had very good
'uck up until now az we have not had
l man wounded and l guess you can
see in the papers that we, have the
3oche on the run, and we are going
20 keep them running. No lousy trench
Tor the Americans q forgot to tell
you that got lousy the first thing off
he reel over here, the first time up
The line). l do not think it will be
Jery long before the merican troops
will be home again.
Will write you all ever chance l
have.
Write me often,
Your son,
Sergt. VIM. E. SELLERS
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ome janitor and librarian and some

Some janitof and librarian and some
detail.
The woods around here are full of
cherries and snakes, which we are
free to enjoy-cherries mean. These
wild cherries are nearly as large and
quite as sweet as our cultivated ones.
BY our aptness in climbing after them
you'd thing that we were the missing
links between Monkey and Man.
don't think that the snakes of this
country, whose name is Legion" are
a specially poisoous kind, but you
bet don't go near to one, if knew
1t, to find out by experience. This
climbing business is rather injudicious
proceedings, considering the fact that
we aren't much at the needle and.
too, at present most of us aren't very
well stocked up on Khaki thread. The
other day we came across a lot of
wild raspberries. We had commenc-
ed devouring them when someone
found some insects in the berries
which drove us back to our cherry
trees.
There are great many sheep as
well as cattle in this country. Just
the other day we passed large flock
of sheep driven by little shepherd
boy and a fine dog. You would en-
JOY visiting farm village of the mid
die or lower classes. There is one
l am thinking of near here. There
are the long houses built lengthwise
beside the road or street; around one
doorway | remember seeing the fami-
ly resting from the days work Git
was about sunsct), in the other part
of this house, and with door opening
on the same street, were the farm
animals. How would you like to live
in double house with your cow, etc?
VI course this house-barn affair is
all right for the Frenchman, but
somehow l prefer our Southern style
of farm houses and barns.
These women haye funny wooden
shoes which they slip over their soft
house shoes when in the open. 1t
is no uncommon sight to see woman
walking along in some sandy place
in her soft shoes, holding the wooden
ones in her hands. In many places
in this town can be seen the quaint
wash-houses built Of stone ad hav-
ing one side open like a shed. If
you had happened along about two
O'Clock last Saturday you'd have seen