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ber Of the Americans engaged in the
recent battles were members Of sea-
soned regiments, q very high percent
age Of the men from the United
States who rolled back Cerrany's
best shock troops were graduates of
the training camps. They were un-
drilled civilians only last summer.
Nevertheless, they stood shoulder to
shoulder with their more experienced
fellow-Americans and fought with
equal coolness and irresistible BRAVERY.
The experiences of the last fifteen
months prove that the average man in
this country becomes 2 scientifically
trained and thoroughly disciplined
soldier within a year.
The American does not depend on
discipline and training as blindly as
the German. He obeys his officers
with equal military promptness, but
his brain 10 working even during the
most mechanical execution of an or
der. Consequently, when he finds him
self isolated in action he thinks swiftly
and shifts for himself. In a similar
emergency a typical German soldier
would grope about for some authority
to tell him what to do. A captured
German transfers his prompt obe-
dience to the first Allied officer he
meets. A captured American merely
awaits an opportunity to catch his
captors on their guard and effect an
ingenious escape. It 10 this quality of
initiative, coupled with entire self
confidence, that enables an American
to out-think. and out-6ght q German.
We men in khaki are the product of a
people who have led independent lives
and worked out their own destinies.
Our enemy 10 victim Of q system that
tells him he must never think for him.
eeH. but regard himself as q contempt
ible atom IN system Of graduated
bullying dominated by an "Au-High-
est" who, after four years Of disillu-
slonnzent, still regards himself as a
glittering example Of Divine Right. I"
Cromwell's soldiers, according to
AAcauley, were unbeatable because
they moved into battle with the pre-
cision Of machines and the fury of
fanatics" History win record simi-
Lar verdict on the fighting qualities of
the Americana in the present war.
They are moving against the enemy
with a perfection of Discipline that
surpasses the German trading of forty
years, ard they are delivering sledge-
hammer blows sgainst the Teuton
armies with the contained fury of a
good-natured man who has been
goaded into Q Hfe-and-death struggle
By the wanton insults of a awaggering
bully. Germany has committed many
blunders since the spring of 1914.
Her crowning mistake, however, was
her idiotic theory that she could afford
to despise a nation that prizes peace
but has never lost a war.
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WHEN AMERICA FIGHTS

New fighting methods as we'll as
tresh fighting men have gone to the
western front under the American col
oEs. The Germans were given taste
Of these methods when the Canadians
went overseas to join their British
eomradee, but our men from the
United States have introduced ideas
Qf modern warfare that differ even
Gom those put into practice by the
soldiers Of the Dominion. Absolute
confidence In the superiority Of weap-
ons with which we soldiers are thor
oughiy familiar il one of the charac-
seristtcs that have made the soldiers
under General Pershing's command q
superb military organization.
A large number Of the American
troops that got into the thick Of the
lighting when the last German offen-
ave was converted into q defeat were
made up OF seasoned regiments.
Many Of these men had gained valu-
able experience in the old regular
army. In the national guard, or Ia the
marines. They handled their riAes
ana automatic pistols In actual battle
% eooity as If ON the range. They
kept their heads and made their am
nunition count. Again and again.
according to the testimony Of CORE
spondents, they stopped German
rushes by the precision and steadiuess
OF their firing. And the feature Of
this defensive work that particularly
impressed their French Allies on
either side was the fact that they used
I0m@-rmas0A ~sMAA~ - 49, -aOS --9
began dropping individuals IN the
enemy ranks &C distances that amazed
the observers. Throughout the fight
ING. they gave q remarkable demon-
stration Of individual fighting skill
controlled but not curtailed, By per-
1e - this combination n the Ameri.
cam 6ghGing man that puzzles the Ger
Nann. They had been told that Amer.
tca b nation Of sordid m0ney-gxmh-
Dezs and that men drawn. from hankx
gcoress factories and shops could not
be transformed into soldiers In time
t0 elect the decisive battles ON the
western front this year. II 10 cutie
possible that the members Of the Ger
naa general staff were entirely honest
in this belief. Their opinions are
based on actual experiences In the
training Of their own men for military
service. It does not seem to have oc-
cured to them Gaat nation as highly
intelligent as the United States and .
people 40 naturally adsptable as
Americans can take up any business.
even the business of war, in q fraction
Of she dme required By the Teutons.
!he PROOF that this is true was fur
nished when the German military ma-
chine struck snag Last mouth. Al
though, as we have said. large num-
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THE GREAT ADVENTURE

the civilization to which we belong,
brave, valiant and adventurous spirits,
hungry for freedom and liberty, have
sailed across the ocean to this clean
and fresh Amexica, TIE vesy name Of
which has slowly eome 60 mean 90
much 10 al the world. America has
taken them. given thsm happiness,
freedom, riches and eonteutmemk in
the fullest possible measure.
Now their descendants retuEn across
the ocean to destroy the bestial thing
which 10 the eteenal foe Of al the
ideals America FepEeeealB: Te4Mrn
aer0ag the ocean to bring 60 oppressed
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The men who sail on the American
transports today embark On the great
est most unsellish and most glorious
adventure Of al history. For thou
sands Of years to come men viii
eage6ay read and talk Of the great en-
terpriee In which Americans Of today
are privileged 20 participate. Fer
thouian6s of years TO cone. men
worthy oe the name viii envy those
who are permitted 20 6ghE for Amer.
iea's eplendjd ideals IN the epic strug-
m oE al time.
From the greak countries q EMropa,
which have ssEved - tAs eEadls Ter
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peoples in the old world the liberty
and freedom. the freshness of soul and
the cleanness of mind our great coun-
try has given to all who have come
under her unsullied flag.
lust as we can close our eyes and
see the American colors carried by
brave. honest and determined men
from every corner of the whole vast
expanse of America; can see it flown
by great fleets of warships and trans
ports across the sea; can see it borne
along the roads of France and Flan-
ders to the frontiers of civilization, so
men of all future time will close their
eyes and see the American flag car
ried bravely and triumphantly across
the pages Of history: will see it come
as a symbol of great, human aspira-
tions to bring freedom and peace to
an harrassed world.
Think how men will be stirred, how
they will thrill and be uplifted, when
they read of Americas Crusade! They
will conjure it all UP from the begin
ming, will see It unfold before them as
some marvellous and inspiring pageant.
They viii see America going steadily
along on her career Of peace. They
win see the Great War begin. and
Americas shocked and horri6ed
anaxement. They win see the years
1915 and 1916; the valiant fight offered
by the Allies; the incomprehensible
horrors and atrocities committed by
Germany; the slowly developing de-
termination Of America.
They win see q great nation, stand
ing squarely back Of the great Presi-
dent, who 90 marvelouSly voices the
thoughts Of al the nations, slowly
strip for action. They viii see the
cities and towns and villages, the
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CHAFF-ER0M WILD OATS
BY URSUS, Camp Shelby

THEY say nobody
LOVES fat man
BUT o fat man is o
SOUL-mate for Q movie.
VAMPIRE, If You compare
HIM with that
INDIVIDUAL called the
SANITARY Inspector!
A brief for tho
SANITARY Enspectorl
DAY I'm and out he
TROTS, sniNlng for
STRANGE Odors, getting
CLOSE-UPS Of things
INTENTIONALLY, writing
NOTES, skinning AN who
WILL not maintain things
IN q sanitary manner.
HE Is as popular as
CLOWNS ct funeral;
THE more efficient he is
THE moro his friends
AVERT their faces-he
COULDN'T borrow o
TEN-sp0t IL his
LIFE Depended on #!
IN rain and under hot
SUN, he trudges along, and
PERSPIRATTON crawls OveS and
DOWN military channels.
EVER faithful, he IL
EVER cursed.
AND there comes o
GREAT day, when the
SUPER critic wires his
IMPENDING arrival for
INSPECTION. BroOms friction,
AND mOpS are WORN down to
HANDLES. The Sanitary Inspector
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crowded streets and the quiet country
lanes. from which brave men, laying
aside the old interests of peace, take
up the ways of war, determined thak
Prussianism shall no longer be per-
mitted to exist. They will see soidaerQ
arise as by magic; see them trained
and sent to the embarkation poEtSs
They will see the transports move oqs
bearing the crusaders who go TO -
all, with no hope of gain and no sef1sn
motive. They will see the hard strugss
gle, the triumphant end. They wlll
see the transports bearing BACK 60
new, ennobled, exalted America the
valiant spirits who participated in the
fight. They will see the years Q! os
happy peace that follow. They w.ll
see Americas young men slowly
growing old, ever more and more
proud of their participation IN the
great struggle, ever more and more
honored BY the rising generauons
looking back always to the unDehev.
ably splendid days of their fortunate
and wonderful youth.
The very names of the boats tnae
bear M over the ocean, back 90 the
Lands from which our ancestors camek
viii be remembered. Every name OF
every transport will figure N the
poetry, the literature, the art. the hts.
tory Of the future. Generation after
generation will remember and think
Of these experiences we are mdets
going today. Let US determine to se4
the adventure as they will see it. Let
no understand the great privilege
which is ours. Let as be infinitely
glad and happy that we are living im
such epic times and have been granted
the honor Of participating in the great.
est aAventure Of history.
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big program clear with all these de-
tails coming every moment to con-
fuse3 Have you ever thought that
one of the greatest of Marshal Foch'4
duties is to be able to sleep after the
tremendous mental activity OF the
day7 Have you ever thought what
might happen to the world If Marshal
Foch could not sleep, if he ever had
nerves." if he were not always absos
lutely "fit," if he were to make the
mistake that Ludendorff is hoping he
may make7
All the strategy would be valueles9
without the poise and fitness.
To be "fit"-that is the essence Of
the soldiers job. That is the acid
test Of his manhood and of his ability
to play a mans part in this war which
demands all that every man has o4
manhood.
The lives of company or of regis
ment-at any time-depend upon the
fitness, the poise, the calm, steady
nerves and quick thought of any sol
dier in the ranks. And no soldier ever
has those things unless he deliberately
builds them up in himself. It sonndp
preachy, but it is fact nevertheless
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DOG-trotS here and there,
AWAITING YesxL>s Nth
PALLID face.
THE landscape looks
CLEAN as q h0wmd's tooth
UNTIL lGst-Nsinate sandstorws
DEPOSITS three inches of
DIRT on eveyythingl
THE Swpey-critic rides Mb ~
An 0ssto. He steps oNt dmd
GREETS the Colonel; the Colonel
HANDS kiNs good cigar Gwd
HOLDS q EOkted sw0tck.
IN the excitement the Ns0tch
BURNS the COl0HePs hoHd-GNd
HE t0sses st 0sCoy!
UNFORTUNATE octi
THE SMber-cyisic tsyxs
APOPLECTIC, seiges the burnt
STUB of the Ss0tck for evidence,
TRIES to sbeok-bMt sobs, and
LEAPS istc his owto seat.
THERE to uw;te: "Sonitotiom
"OF comp veYy bod"
AFTER this, the Colonel skiHs
THE S0Nitogy Inspector amd tie
INSPECTOR goes home IN SQMouA
Cosst,
KfCKS his dog of the porch. 0s6
BUYS his ss0tkeY-iW-lGev a {
ONE-WAY ticket to her home. NJ
NORTH. He earns no cross
BUT TIE cross he bears. No
WONDER th0t his nose IS
PERPETUALLY byistlel
HIS conscience IS his
ONLY so~rce of compliment.
4 brief for the
SANITARY IAS$ect0r-ke
l rs hwWsow.
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DRIlKFED By CENG0R

Where do you come from In tAN
Safest" IN American soldier q
Fuapee waa asked.
You'll have to pardon me, slrt
but the cAptatin tells me~not 60 a6
vuAgo valuable military informatiomsA a
Trench and camp., 1918-10-17
YANKEE TOAM

Here's to the day when we dine
On the banks Of the old river Rhine;
For MarUhal FOch
Can sure punh the bOche,
And Jack Pershin9 himself has done
iiRe!
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A CHTIGTRNS QUTNW

Look ak the son OF a Kaisar~w
He n9voR can look Q bit WiseT
He 0tfN g inclined to be tl1f1
He also 1mealMes TO NO chin!
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TRENCH & CAMP
States
National Headquarters
Room 1511, SAL Madison Avenue
New York City
JOHN STEWART BRYAN
Chairman Of Advisory Cooperating Publishers



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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-11-05

GUT NOV. II

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 5.-Unless
the federal railroad administra-
tons grants their demands for
wage increase and better working
conditions approximately eight
cen thousand telegraphers, stat
ion agents and train dispatchers
Of the southeastern district the
order Of railway telegraphers is
that they will sever their connec-
tions with railroads at eight a. N
Thursday morning, November IA
This is the substance Of the Il!
tilnatum telegraphed Director Ger
eral McAdoo it was learned today
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ed but | was 50 sick and weak [
Quit and decided to take a chance
on top. | found spot that did
II t have more than a million
roots and rocks in it and curlel
up and went to sleep. After my
company was relieved reporteG
sick and went to the hospital for
a while. / was soon all to the
merry and will join the out fit
any day now.
You just can t beat the Eank
spirit. The night We went to the
attack was one Of the worst I ev-
er saw. rain, cold ard mud, and We
al knew what We were going in
to and nobody could tell who coul /
answer "here' next night. hc1t all
the men were laughing, talking
and joking as if they were in their
OWE home town. You would Hev-
er have Known they were going
int he valley Of death and the
"Nouth of He'll. Tt seems i'm
possible that men can be that way
vet they are Sometimes as the
sE.cl.s whistle over and around
and YOU don t know what second
you are going 30 get it, YOU
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-11-05
C0GN rTa2T
Charlie Dunn Writes OF His Experiences

laugh and joke the fellows around
ard they do the same How we
do it don t understand, but it is
q one all over "thiS man 5 army
every day
was certainly tickled with one
guy in my SQUAD Ga Tar Heel too.(
We were holding a section Of the
front liz" one afternoon with moth
inr between IL and the Hun but
5tmnSp!iere. a and this boy pulls ofe
his shirt and starts cootie hunt.
lie found oodles of them and the
wav he talked to them was a eau
tion. He kept the whole squad
laueIiing v-;th is coolies.
"Therc is one Ting about coot-
les. They sure VIII stick to yon
Through thick and thin. No mat
ter h hpW dirty, or wet, or deprav-
ed, or broke vo1l get the cooties
won't desert you-they clinget:l
closer than brother.
"All the news we get is good
news and it can't come too good
to suit me, War is all that Sher-
man said it was when the weather
is fine, but in winter over here
Wow, oh boy:' ;.
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like it was her hope Of salvation
and he was crinning and blushing
while the wounded and others guy
ed hin
We hike0 til night without ca
ching our outfit and lav down +.
sleep from utter exhaustion on th .
wet floor Of shack we found
We were up at light and on our
way and. after hiking about i
thousand' miles more we found
the company in the front line resi-
ing
''.Just as we reported the Boches
started a counter attack and those
". G's started cracking away /
didn amount to much and lastei |
no time.
Il had to 90 and get sick then
Just as if | WASH t having enough
trouble anyway. ] sure was glad
when we were relieved for [ was
one nuny citizen about then. [
wouldn t ask for relief but decided
to try and stick it out and man
aged TO make If.
AT one place we halted the
Huns started slael'ing rs and every
body began to "dig in >. I start
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ITALIAN ARMY ATTAINS
GREATEST VICTORY
PRACTICALLY sINGLEHANDED WITH BUT SLIGHT HE'LL
FROM ALLIES THE ITALIANS DEFEAT TWO MIL
LION ENEMY
FREE 5000 SQUARE NILES IN 10 DAYS
(Bv Henry Wood)

With the French armies afielG
Nov 5.-The moment the Austrian
armi,tice became effective the It
allan and allied armies in the ten
davs battle had attained the great
military victory in the world S
history.
When the battle opened over
one million bayonets with an aux
Hilary million in the rear opposes
them.
The victory was obtained by the
Italians practically single e-handed !
only five Anglo-French divisions
and one American regiment aided
During the ten days the Italian;
and allies captured over three hur
dred thousand prisoners and five
thousand guns as We'll as llberat
mo three thousand square mile,
of territory and thousand Of viii
ages.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-11-05

ry ammunition back to a dump
When we returned the company
had gone SO we went over on oui>
own to catch EN-. What had beer
Boche trenches were mostly she'll
holes then and believe me [ sur
would have hated to have heon
there when our shells were light
inc in them.
Then we began running across
dead Germans. Some killed by
shells and some by the .havonets
Nearly all the dead I saw were
kids Is to 90 After while We
struck a road down which the pris
oners and wounded were being
brought so we followed it.
"The most pathetic sight ] ever
saw We're the people who had been
liberated by our advance. They
had been held captives IN their
towns for four years and God on
ly knows what they had suffered.
They were simply wild with JOY
and were laughing, crying, cheer
ing us Tanks all a. the same time
I saw one cid woman walking to
the rear with big husky dough-
boy. She was holding his hand
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-11-05
ERNEST HYjMAN
DIED A HERO

After saving his captain by
shooting a Boche who was in the
act Of throwing a grenade, and
later, when overpowered, he shot
four others Of the enemy, Ernest
Hyman leaves a record Of bravery
that will go down in history
The above information came
from his sergeant who wrote here
that Mrs. Hyman might know how
bravely her boy died. His letter
in part, was as follows:
Ernest Hyman was 10 !
gunner IN my gun team and
was at the gun when he was
put out. He always did his
work we'll. He saved one Of
our officers lives as the Jerry
was fixing to throw hand
grenade at the officer. He cut
him down with his forty five.
He also killed four others
| the same NIGHT with his niStol :
/ all Of whom were machine gun
ners. He was a very gool
soldier and thought we'll Of ia
his company.
+! The sergeant, Franllinto'
man, became acquainted with 3
nest Hyman through the latte
! lending him the Commonwealth
to read.
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the heaviest [ ever saw. or heard
and | have heard quite a few. The
first gun that spoke at one A. NJ.
was about twenty feet from me
and it like to have scared me out
Of action. | thought the biggest
shell in Germany had struck right
at my feet and [ thought / must
be dead ard not know it.
"These trenches were dark and
muddy and We worked our way
through them to the front lire We
stumbled and slipped and ran oy-
er each other in the dark and a
fellow poked a machine gun with
a lump Of rnud in the cover riell
in my eyes, but eyes were no good
in such darkness anyway.
"Then we got in action anl add
ed all the noise we could to the
hell that was raging al around
BY daylight the donghhoys Were
over in the Boche trenches with
rifle and bavonet, and the sup
porting waves svarming out O.
The trenches and spreading across
No man s land. =
"Just before MY company went
over I was put on a detail to ear
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-11-05

! human interest letter from
the battle front has been received
from Charles L. Dunn by his moth
er extracts from which are sure
to interest those friends who know
INN and our readers In general.
" NJ Y last was written just be
lore We struck and | used a shoe
sole for a desk. | didn t know
Whether | would ever write
again.
EGu get the war news and
EnoW more than I do for a fellow
knows only what goes on right a
round him when he IS in a bat
tie.
The night we went to the at
Tack was Just about the darkest
l. ever saw. Each man nept his
Aand on the man in front to keep
from getting lost and even then we
mad a time Of it. The line kept
"reaEing as some fellow would
run i'll a ditch, tree or barbed wire
"d raln-the bottom sure fell out
and | had no rain coat. I was
sure one wet, cold, muddy sol
dat
The barrase we put over was
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-11-05
GREAT Vote
Being p0LL.ED

Washington Nov 5.-Early re
ports from political headquarters
shows American voters are turn
ing cut early and in great num-
hers for one OF the most spirited
elections in the nations history.
Both democrats and republicans
are confident Of victory.
The local voting was a mediocre
affair very little interest being ev
-sHced by any one.
At noon today only $50 votes
had been cast out Of a possible 100
which shows the peolole are not IL
terested there being 30 contest
Tonight however the wires Will
be busy with more important news
Of country wide returns whicll
will show the trend Of public oDin
ion on the present administra tions
standing with the people Of The
country.
The Commonwealth will give
these returns as they come in an(
same will be posted outside this
office.
u r
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-11-05
ALLIES CONTINUE
MAKING I1EADWAY
FORCES OF ALL ALLIED ARE ENTHUSIASTICALLY
PUSHING BACK THE ENEMY III NUMBER REGION
WEST FRONT
Spf1nIES ADVANCE DESPITE RESISTANCE

closed by the capture Of Laneuville
jus across the Meuse from Stenav
Beaumont heiehts are occupied
By the Americans and the lines
were carried to Grandes Armois-
es. ten miles directly south of Sc
dan.
Thirty German airplanes have
been destroyed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-11-05
GERMANS ADOPT
RESOLUTIONS
CONTINUING WAR

Copenhagen Nov 5.-A great
demonstration was held Sunday at
the RiSmark monument Hcr,in IL
favor Of the cont .nu2+inn Of the
! a., according tt the. Berliner
Tageblatt,
l;c5plnrions were adopted again
st accepting: humiliating peace.
COTTON TIs2 TT
This being elections day the ex-
changes are all closed and 10 cot
ton market can be given.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-11-05
B0L,SHE'VLKL
ASK FOR TERMS
(Bv United Press

Copenhagen, Nov 3.-The Rus
eian-Bolshevilzi government has
sent a note to The allies asking for
peace negociations, according to
reports received here.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-11-05
(By Frank J. Taylor)

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
With the American first army
Nov 5.-2 100 P. M.-The AIneri-
cans gained six kilometers (thrce
and three quarters miles, against
heavy resistance in sudden lun.
ge along the Meuse yesterday
They captured Beaumont Cess
ana Jaulnay forest and completed
the occupation Of Laneuville.
American engineers threw pom
tOOns across the Meuse at severa
points under heavy shell fire
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-11-05
,,,x,I,zlL IN
Entire ACCORD
On AE(lGIl:SSII('E:'
BY United Press

Paris. Nov 5.-Tne InterallieI
Diplomatic Council at Versailles
terminated its work yesterday.
All the members are in entire
agreement concerning armlstice
terms to be presented to Germany