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Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-19
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CHAPTER I-Firod by the news OF the
sinking of the Lusitania by a German
submarine Arthur Guy Empey, an Amen-
can. leaves his office In Jersey city and
goes 20 England where he enlists In the
British army.
CHAPTER Tf-After a period Of train
ing. Empoy volunteers for Immediate serv-
ice and soon finds himself In rest billets
somewhere In France" where he hrst
makes the acquaintance OF the ever-pres-
ont "cnottss
CHATTER uI-Empey ATTENDS his firHt
church services al the front while n Ger
man Fukkor circles over the congregation.
CHAPTER Iv-Empey's command goes
into the front-liuc trenches and 10 under
are for the nrat time.
CHATTER N-Empcy learns 20 adopt
the motto Of the British Tommy. III you
are going TO get Il, you'll get Il. 30 never
CHAPTER vI-Back IN rest pmets. Em-
pcy gets his irHt experience as mess
orderly.
CHAPTER VII-Empey learns how the
CHATTER NItf-Back in the front-ilne
trench. Empey sees his irst friend OF the
trenchea go West "
CHAPTER IX-Empcy makes his frsI
visit 10 a dugout In Suicide Ditch"
CHAPTER X-Empey learns what con-
stitutes days work" In the front-hne
trench
CHAPTER NI-Empey goes "over the
top" for the first time In charge on the
German trenches and Is wounded by a
bavnnaf Thrust
CHAPTER XII-Empey Joins the sui
eide club" as the hombiRg squad IL called.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-19
CHAPTER XIV.
Picks and shovsIs.


/ had not slept long before the sweet
voice Of the sergeant Informed that
"No. section had clicked for another
blinking digging party" I smiled to
myself with deep satisfaction. had
been promoted from a mere digger to
a member Of the Suicide club. and was
exempt from all fatlgues. Then came
an awful shock. The sergeant looked
over In my direction and said:
Don't you bomb throwers think you
are wearing top hats out here. Cord
In 10 orders you've been taken up on
the strength OF this section. and viii
have 20 do your bit fwith the pick and
shovel. same MS theirest Of u4'
I put up a howl ON my way 10 get
my shovel. but the only thing that re-
sulbcd was loss OF good hum0r on
my part.
We fell In at eight o'clock, outside
OF our bIllets. a sort Of masquerade
party. I was disguised as a common
iaborer. had a pick and shovel. and
about one hundred empty sandhags.
The rest. about two hundred In all,
were equipped likewise picks, shovels.
sandbsgs. rifles aud ammunition.
The party moved out Ia column Of
fours. taking the road leading 20 the
trenches. Several times We had 10
string out In the ditch 10 let long col
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-19

on the ground to the point where We
were 10 commence work. This In or
der that we would not get lost In the
darkness. The proposed trench was
also laid out with tape.
The covering party went out first.
After a short wait, two scouts came
back with information that the work
ing party was to follow and carry on"
with their work.
In extended order. two yards apart.
we nolselessly Srept across No Mans
Land. Il was nervous work; every
minute we expected a machine gun TO
open fire ON Us. Stray bullets Cracked"
around us. or ricochet sang over
head.
Arriving az the tapped diagram OF
the trench. rifles slung around our
shoulders. We lost no time In getting
20 work. We dug as quietly as pos
sible but every now and then the noise
OF a pick or shovel striking a stone
would send the cold shlvers down our
backs. Under our breaths we heartily
cursed the offending Tommy.
Al Intervals star shell would 10 I'M
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-19
TERRIBLY SWOLLEN
Suffering Described As Torture
Relieved BY Black-Draught

RossviiIe. Ga. Mrs. Kate lee Able. Of
his place, writes: "Ay hussand Is an
engineer. and once while ,diIng. he In
Ircd himself with a piece Of heavy ma
ehinery, across the abdomen He was
so sore he Gould nct bear 10 press on
himself at all, on etest or abdomen. lie
weighed l6J lbs, and fell of until he
weighed 40 rs, IN two weeks.
lie became constipated and Il looked
like he wcdld die. We had three different
doctors. yet with all their medicine. his
bowels failed TO act. He would turn up
teA-cent bottle Of castor oil, and drink
u two or three days In succession. lie
did this yet without result We became
desperate, he suffered so. He was swol-
len terribly. lie told me his suffering
could only oe described as torture.
sent and bought Thediord's Black
Draughi made him take a big dose.
and when u began 10 act he tainted, he
was in such misery, but he got relief and
began TO mend at once. He got well,
and we both feel he owes his life TO
Thediord's Black-Draught."
Thediord's Black-D raught viii help you
10 keep fit, ready for the days work.
Try III NC-iJl
ADVERTISEMENT
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-19

r'retty soon n bell rang ana the wa
ter was turned OF. Some OF the slower
ones were covered with soap. but this
made no difference to the sergeant.
who chnsed us Into another room.
where we lined up In front OF a little
window. resembling the box Office In
thenter. ind received clean underwear
and towels. From here we went into
the room where we had FIRST undressed.
Ten minutes were allowed In which 10
get into our "clnbber."
My pair Of drawers came up 10 my
chin and the shirt barely reached my
diaphragm. but they were clean--no
strangers on them, 80 ! was satisfied
At the expiration Of the time nllot-
ted we were turned out and finished
our dressing on the grass.
When all OF the company had bathed
II was n cnse OF march back 10 blllets.
That march was the most uncongenial
one imagined. Just cussing and blind
ing all the way. We were covered with
white dust and felt greasy from sweat.
The wooden underwear Issued was
itching like the mischief.
After eating our dinner Of stew,
which had been kept for us-lt was
now four o'clock-we went into the
creek and had another bath.
II Holy Joe" could have heard our
remarks about the divisional baths
and army red tape he would have
/ tainted nj our wickedness. But Tom
my Is only human after oil.
Just mentioned Holy Joe" or the
chaplain In an irreverent sort Of way.
but no offense was meant. as there
were some very brave men among
them.
There are so many instances Of he
role deeds performed under fire Ia res
cuing the wounded that Il would take
several books TO chronicle them. but
have TO mention one instance per-
formed by a chaplain. Captain Hall by
name. In the brigade on our left. be-
cause Il particularly appealed 10 me.
a chaplain Is not a fighting man; he
is recognized as noncombatant and
carries no arms. In d charge or trench
raid the soldier gets a feeling Of con-
fldence from contact with his rifle, re-
volver. or bomb he Is carrying. lie has
something 90 protect himself with.
something with which he can infilct
harm on the enemy'-in other words,
he Is able TO get his own back.
But the chaplain Is cmpty-handed.
and is az the mercy Of the enemy II
he encounters them. so Il Is doubly
brave for him TO 90 over the top. under
FIRE, and bring in wounded. Also n
chaplain Is not required By the kings
regulations 10 go over In n charge. but
this one did, made three trips under
the hottest kind Of FIRE. each time re-
turning with n wounded man on his
back. On the third trip he received
a bullet through his left arm, but never
reported the matter TO the doctor until
late that nlght-just spent his time adj
minlstering 20 the wants Of the wound
ed lying ON stretchers.
The chaplalns OF the British army
are fine. manly set OF men, and arc
greatly respected by Tommy.
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umns or nmpcrs, artillery ana suppnes
get past.
The marching. under these condi-
tions. was necessarily slow. Upon ar
rival nj the entrance 10 the communi-
cation trench. looked at my illumi-
mated wrist wntch-lt was eleven
o'clock.
Before entering this trench, word
was passed down the line. mo talking
or smoking, lead OF In single file, COW
ering party first"
This covering party consisted Of 30
men. armed with rifles. bayonets.
bombs, and two Lewis machine guns.
They were TO protect us and guard
ngainst a surprise attack while dig
cling In No Mans Land.
The communication trench was
about half mile long, a Eigzagging
ditch, eight feet deep and three feet
wide.
Now and again. German shrapnel
would whistle overhead and burst In
our vicinity. We would crouch against
the earthen walls while the shell frag-
ments slapped" the ground above us.
Once Fritz turned loose with a ma
chine gun. the bullets from which
Cracked" through the air and kicked
up the dirt on the top. scattering sand
and pebbles, which, hitting our steel
helmets, sounded like hailstones.
Upon arrival in the fire trench an
officer OF the Royal Engineers gave rs
our instructions and acted as guide.
We were TO dig an advanced trench
two hundred yards from the Germans
1.-THE trenches az 'Nis point were 81,
hundred yards aparO.
Two winding lanes, five feet wide
had been cut through our barbed wire
for the passage OF the dlggers. From
these lines white tape had been laid
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-19

SUCH PROOF as THIS SHOULD
CONVINCE ANY HOPKINS
f VILE CITIZEN. f"

The public endorsement o. local
citizen Is The best proof tfat can be
produced. None better, none strong
or can be had. Whcu a man comes
forward and tcstifes TO his fellow
citizcna, addresses hts friends and
ncighbors. you may be sure he Is
thoroughly convinced or he would
not do SO. Telling ones experience
when Il Is for the public good Is an
act OF kindness that should be ap-
preciatcd. The following statement
given BY n resident OF Hopkinsville
adds one more 70 the many cases Of
Home Endorsement which are being
published about Doan's Kidney Pills.
Read Il.
J. NJ. Lacy, grocer, 207 Z. Seven
teenth street, Hopkinsville, says: 81
was subject 10 attacks Of kidney collie
and suffered from sc ,ere pain that
was almost unhearable. Knowing Of
others who had been helped by
Doan's Kidney Pills, | took them.
They put my kidneys in good order
and relieved other kidney annoy
ances."
coo. at all dealers. Foster-Mil-
burn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, ~ Y.
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from the German uncs ana We twcuid
remain motioniess until the glare onits
white light died out
When the trench he'd reached Q
depth Of two feet we felt safer. BE-
cause n weuid AFFORD rs cover In cnsc
we were discovered and fired on.
The dlggInr haze been W prorre =
about two hours. when suddenly hen
seemed to break loose In the form OF
machine-gun and rife Gre.
We dropped down on our bellies IN
the shallow trench. bullets knockinR
up the ground and swapping IN the air,
Then shrapnel butted IN. The music
was hot and Tommy danced
The covering party was having a
rough time Of "a; they had no cover !;
just had 10 take their medicine.
Word was passed down the line 70
beat n for our trenches. We needed no
urging; grabbing our tools and stoop-
Ing low. we legged u across MOL MINIS
Land The covering party got away
70 q poor start but beat us In. They
must have bad wings because we>iov-
cred the record.
Painting and out OF breath. we tum-
blcd into our front-line trench. I tore
my hands getting through our yfreS
but. ut the time. didn't notice n /; mp
journey was too urgent
When the roll was called We found
that we had gotten II In the nose for
90 casualties.
/. Our artillery put barrage on Fritz
front-line and communication trenches
and their machine-gun and rife Ere
suddenly ceased.
Upon the cessation Of this Gre.
strctcher bearers went out 10 look for
killed and wounded. Next day we
learned that 21 OF our men had been
killed and 81 wounded. Five men were
missing; lost In the darkness. they
must have wandered over into the Ger
man lines, where they were either
killed or captured.
Speaking OF stretcher bearers and
wounded. II Is very hard for the aver
age civilian 20 comprehend the encr-
nous cost Of taking care OF wounded
and the war In general. He or she gets
so accustomed 10 seeing billions Of dol
lars In print that the significance Of
the amount is passed over without
thought.
From an Official statement published
In one OF the London papers. II In
stated that II costs between six and
seven thousand pounds $4,000 to s3'&-
O00) to kin or wound a soldier. This
result wns attained by taking the cost
OF the war TO date and dividing II by
the killed and wounded.
II may sound heartless and inhuman.
but II is a fact. nevertheless. that from
military standpoint II Is better for q
man to be killed than wounded.
II a man II killed be Is buried, and
the responsibility Of the government
ceases. excepting for the fact that his
people receive q pension. But II q man
Is wounded II takes three men from
the firing line. the wounded man and
two men TO carry him TO the rear d
the advanced frst-aid post. Here he Il
attended by a doctor. perhaps assist
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Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-19
sTUMPs FOR FUEL

The State Forester's Office recent |
" put out the following unique plan |
TO save coal.
Thousands Of homes in this coun- |
try are without coal; thousands Of
industries are working short time for
the same reason. The chances of get
ting il are slim. Fuel Commissioner
Garfield says that there is likely to
remain a shortage Of from thirty 20
~tkirty-fve percent Of necessary fuel
indefinitely.
The shortage is due TO two causes
lack Of coal cars and lack Of labor
at the mines.
In Albany. New York. recently,
conference was held by Governor
Whitman and representatives OF the
State Grange, the Farm Bureau, the
State Colleges Of Forestry and the
Conservation Commissioner 10 discuss
WAYS and means Of saving more than
~ million tons Of coal by the sub
stitution OF wood. In this connection
an experiment recently worked out
by Professor Manderburg, Forestry
Specialist Of the Michigan Agrieul-
tural College In conjunction with the
Agricultural Agent Of the &. Il. a
|. Railway Company will prove Of IN
terest. II was demonstrated by these
gentlemen that there was large de-
mand for stump wood In the larger
cities Of Michigan. especially Grand
Rapids and Detroit, and that S2.l1
ror cord was offered for il by the
dealers; that about three dollars
worth of dynamite would blast out
and break up stumpo containing an
average Of eight cords Of wood.
There are good mnny advantages
connected with this idea. Merely cut
ting down trees and using the wood
for fuel may take care Of a present
pressing need but the practice rep
resents an economic 'oss in the end,
whereas clearing stump land repre-
sents an economic gain because aft
err the wood is burned, there still re-
mains the virgin farm land TO be used
In increasing the Nations food pro
ducts.
Using stump wood for fuel not only
eonserves coal but il relieves freight
congestion and releases cars at pres
ent employed n the hauling Of coal
True some Of the stump wood would
have 10 be hauled by rail but such
hauling would be purely local and
probably most Of il would be by team
haul. whereas coal shipments fire.
quently have 20 traverse several
states.
The New York conferees estimat-
ed that the cutting Of one cord Of
wood from each acre Of farm lots in
New York States would in itself save
1.i25, 200 tons Of coal. II coal could
be saved prOportionately in other
states, Il can readily he seen that the
coal conservation would foot up an
immense aggregate and that railroad
equipment that could be used for 9th
er purposes would be released TO the
extent Of thousands Of cars and many
locomotive.
II there are readers Of this paper
who are owners Of eut-Over land, even
II only small plots, they will be in
terested IN these suggestions. PrOba-
bly, the time will never again come
when these stump lands can be
cleared and made reHdy for cultiva-
ton not only at no ccst to the own
ers but at an actual profit to them.
In making that profit. they will be
doing a favor 10 many householders
In their locality who are unable 10
buy coal 10 heat their homes.
1000
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-19

Mayheld has passed an anti-jay
walking ordinance, to prohibit people
from crossing streets except at cross
ings.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-19

Smithson Water delivered Tues.
lays and Saturdays. Phone 6S3-i.
Ndvertisemsnt
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-19

Accidents will happen, but the
best regulated families keep DR..
Thomas Eclectic Oil for such emer-
gencies Two sizes, soc and 6Oc, at
all es.-Advertisement
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-19

(By International News S-rviee.)
Green Ray. Wis. March fs.--This
city win furnish the first girl teIe-
phone operator for iuty at the
switchbosrds Of tho American expc-
dictionary forces In France. She n
Miss Mzrtiana Heynen. nineteen. who
has already been sworn into service
and Who h now awaiting a formal
cali 10 duty.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-19

Prof. Henry C. Emery. a Yale pro-
fessor. was with a party Of civilians
In Finland arrested by Germans and
taken TO Dsntzig. Germany. Women
and old men IN the party. taken from
= Swedish vessel. were permitted TO
represents q Now York Trust Co.
ana lrff Pet<s0d the last Of Feb.
for Finland ah01Dhe Alands.
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az SOUTH MAIN STREET.

WATCH THE DATE--After your
name. renew promptly, and not miss
a number. The Postal regulations
require subscriptions to be paid in
advance.
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COTTAGE FOR RENT

At lO4 West nth street. z rooms.
bath, gas, electric lights and city
water. Garden and fruit trees. I'm
mediate possession. $500 a year.
CHAS. NJ. MEACHAM.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-19

LAND OWNERS:-If you want
to sell your farm list II with US inn
mediately. We are In touch with
men who are anxious 10 buy land
at good prices. We are likely to
have a buyer waiting for just such
a place as yours.
BOULDIN a TATE
Phone 2i7. Cherokee Bldg.
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See Next Page.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02
ONES INABILITY TO SLEEP
Insomnia May Be Overcome by For
getting About II and Avoiding
Unnecessary Excitement.

If you don't sleep we'll don't worry
about 1t. yUur lack oi sleep isn't 60
ing to kill yoSl or drive You insane.
That IL the Substance Of the advice
given by n doctor writing in the Amer
lean Magazine.
II Is advice that II good many nerv-
Gus people need. observes the Kansas
City Star. How often do you hear
some one apprehensively complaining
that he lies awake ''all night" The
chances are that he only tlAnks he was
awake all night. and that in reality he
got several hours of sleep between the
spells Of wakefulnrss. But even If he
was wakeful. ii is nothing to be
alarmed about. Especially is 1t moth
ing to warrant taking medicine.
The way to get over insomnia Is to
pay no attention to 1t. and not to talk
about 1t. Sleep is largely matter of
habit. 1t depends on living ration
ally and going to he'd at regular time
You are likely to be wakeful If you
stir yourself up In the evening. II
YOU work at night or get deeply III
tereSted in anything you find 1t diff
cult to relax. That is the chief rea-
son for wakefulness after party. The
excitement of the crowd interferes
with sleep. The ideal way is to taper
off the days activities AK evening
comes.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02
WOULD NOT ACCEPT HUNDRED
Forty poundS Compensation for DAM
ages On Railroad, All Old
Covenanter Would Have.

One Of the first railways laid In
North Britain connected the ancient
city Of Perth with Aberdeen. In Cham
hers Journal there la q pleasant pic
ture Of q stanch old covenanter at
Whinnyknowe who was subjected to q
loss that called for compensation from
the railway company. william Reid,
there 10 no reason to doubt, gave care
full consideration to the question Of In
Jury. and when the railway official
waited upon him he had decided the
exact amount Of the damage that he
had suffered.
The official told the farmer that the
company had agreed to allow him the
SUM OF one hundred pounds 10 recon-
pense.
"A hunder pOundsi" exclaimed the
old c0venanter. Il wanna touch 1t.
have considered the matter and i
have made up my mind al to what !
should get. Wilma TAX q hunder."
II would strongly advise you to &C
cept," replied the Official. "You are
not likely to get more. I think the
directors have been generous"
TOO much SO. too much SOL" was
the startling reply. II Wilma tax the
hunder; I'll hae forty pounds and not
a penny more"
''Ol,. il that the troubie?' was the
laughing response. swell. here Is the
order for one hundred pounds. which
you will receive when you call ut the
office at Perth"
William Reid accepted the order,
and Il week luter presented 1t at the
cOinlany's office. A clerk asked him
to Sigu II receipt. and this the farmer
did for forty pounds.
"YOu are to receive one hundred
pounds, not forty" said the clerk.
counting out the money.
The old farmer was angry. Il tod
your man," he cried, that | would
TAX forty and not penny more; and
will not hue 1t. | want nae mans
silicr that I've nae RIGHT to-"
And Williun Reid, after twice count
ing his forty pounds. pushed the re-
muinder buck across the counter and
walked out of the ollice.-foGfh
Companion.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02
They All Agreed.

my dear friends" said the hostess
when all her guests had assembled. Il
am delighted indeed to have you here.
I want everybody to have perfectly
good time. and am going to do what
ever can to make the evening sue
cess. I have tried to think Of some
kind of a program that would please
everybody. but find 1t difficult thing
to do, so 1 am going to ask you to help
me out Of my trouble. We can talk
about the war and thus have lovely
dime. with a few fights Incidentally
perhaps, or my daughter. Penelope will
recite for you. Which shall 1t ber'
Prolonged shouts Of "Wari''
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02

VIM. Wagner. who is running one
of the best paying and largest fox
farms in this vicinity. having a large
ranch on Naked Island. where in COM
pany with Mr.. Fred Liljgren, he
breeds blue and black foxes. arrived
in town yesterday on the launch
Della. He has killed &C fine blue foxes
and shipped the skins already this
winter, and mas number nearly
ready for market.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02
No Music In Piano Stool.

A Western settler went to the near
est township and purchased music
stool, taking II home with him In his
tran. In II few days. however. be
brought 1t back and demanded the
money paid. Ms the stool was no good
at all. The shopkeeper examined 1t
and said 1t was in perfect order. and
that II should not be thrown on his
hands.
.Well," said the settler. Il took 1t
home careful. and l gave 1t turn,
and every one Of the children gave 1t
a turn. and never tune could one and
all of us screw out OF 1t. 1t ID no
more q music stool than the four
legged washing stool the missus puts
her tub on"
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02
orluln Of Bankrupt"

Few words have 30 remarkable .
history 40 bankrupt" The money
changers Of Italy had benches or stalls
in the bourse or exchange IN former
times. At these they conducted their
ordinary business. When any Of them
fSll back In the world and became in
solvent his bench was broken. and the
mamie, az ''broken bench" or. ''banca
rotta." was given him. When the word
was first adopted into English Il WAS
nearer the Italian than It NOW ID. being
ssbsnkerout' iastead q bankrupt
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-02
JEANETTE RANKIN WILL
HEAD HOUSE STUFF COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON Jan miss Jean
cite Rankin Of Montana. was formal
ly endorsed today by the republican
committee for chairman of the newly
created house committee on woman
suffrage. She will have to meet test
of strength with Representative Bak-
or Of California, Democratic nominee
for the same post when the nomina-
tions are acted upon by the house.