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The state herald., 1919-04-25
enAprER x,l-cen.Inusd

III.
No one man can 'see an of a attack,
which may sxtsnd over nllss Of
ground. but during the three weeks
I was In the trenches On the Gallipoli
0sninsula ws made four grand attacks
and many minor ones, % know in .
gsasral way what they are like. Each
wavs u organised like the others.
Vhst come three lines Of what you
a1Oht eaA grenadiers. though they ars
~ picked for siss - the old kinGs
psnAdisrs used b b. They are DE-
ploysd In skirmish formation, which
means that every man q three yards
6om the next. They wsrs armed only
With grsnades. but you can taks II
hsm me. that IL enough Behind them
sens two lines, also In skirmish foe-
nation. and armed With machine guns
and grenade rifles. The frst men O
De left carry machine guns. then come
three rife grenadiers, and then anoth-
q machine gun and 70 on down the
length Of the line. After these come
two lines Of rinemsn with nxsd bay
enses.
Than come he trneh cleaners, q
meppees-up, - W call them. They
were some gang. believe me. Imagine
Q team of rugby players spread out In
two nnes-only With hundreds Of men
O. The team instead Of eleven, and
each man Q husky. capable Of han
ding q baby grand plano angis-
These fellows were armed
with everything you could think Of.
and Q whole lot more that JON could
set dream about In Q nightmare. II
aDod % remind me Of Q trial ! saw
n New York once. where the police
lad raidsd . ysgsmsn's nop and had
al tAalr weapons In he courtroom -
sxhibita
ns moppsrs-up wers heelsd with
st3eka dlbs. shillslahs, black-ja -jacks.
two-hAnded clsavsrs, axss, trench
hivss. poniards, up-to-dats toma.
Aawn. brass knucklss. slung shots-
that was ever invented for
erashing . man with. I guess, sxcspt
0rsafmA Thsss knock-down. drag-out
aTtists follow the rifiemen very closely.
TAslf ID was b take care Of al he
Turns vAo could not escape and would
.ot s1srsndsf.
TAsss ars lots & men in any army
wAo wfll not suHrsndsr. but I think
DFobahly tAsrs Wsrs more Turns Of
~ eAmeasss tAan men In most ethsr
An1a. ! have hard that e b Q part
Z 0slf religion that Q maA Il -
~ 1ghtanG. ooes to . vssy specially
llaW heaven. with plenty b eat and
RsoA Al ! suppose u - surrsa-
1Es ~ leljevs hs vim - put 81
~ baaek gang. stokinS for stse1i0
DsWa bsasw. II was awfslly bot q ~
Daseaasiiss sad ! 80 ~ TES
~ ~ Wane 4 ~ koEf6e. II ~
Dsw q tAeo sv0r 01Ffeadsrsa. and ~
eeoA elseA1s I'D z u p eo. Thsif
- q rsa1V 6pss1Ast. for Il o danese.
~ - Aavs Rg1ps of The enemy Sl1ve
M kek1Ag aroand u their trsneAae
nlsR ~ Aavs passsa Almost svsey
Dslseaee ~ took Was wounded
II oos tAiag I % not IKE b have
leeDoo ~ NJ II How doss Il fssl b
n q 0AAr and I think he Other
eey0 ~ ~ saAs w about T. II
y ~ Q Ting 20 me b talk about
- tnAnk ahout satAss. but tAis timA
q ~ beosA, when ~ got past he
~ I'D second TNk tfsoehss md
vsee q wesk q ~ third. I Do ~
naso eaylng tAat ! was eiad whsasvse
The state herald., 1919-04-25

But the Turks were not a. bad -
Fritz They wsrs Just ~ good Or bst-
ter - nshtsrA and q whole lot whitsr.
Oftsn. when W wsrs ffying In the
trenches and not . drop Of water was
10 b had, something would land on
the ground near % and there would Be
q water bottle, full. Sometimes they
almost bombarded ~ with bottles.
Thsn, too. they would not IRE on the
Red Cross, ~ the Germans do; they
would hold their f,rs many times when
ws wsrs out picking up our wounded.
Several times thsy dragged our wound
Cd % close - thsy could to the barbed
wire that We might nnd them easier.
After Murray died ! got to thinking
Q lot more than used to. and though
I did not have any hunch sxactly. still
I fslt - though I might get II, too,
which was something I had never
thought much about before. I used to
think about my grandmother. too.
when had time. and about Brown.
I ussd to wonder what Brown was
doing and wish We were together. But
I could remember my grandmother
smiling. and that helped some. I guess
I was lonely. to tell the truth. I did
not know the other sarbiss very well.
and the only one left that I was
really very friendly with eot his soon
aftsrward. though not - bad ~ Hur-
ray. And then there was no one that
I was really chummy with. That would
not have bothsesd ne at al before
Murray died
The other lad spoke Of % having
besa ahummy with was Philippe
PiefrA Hs was about eighteen and
came from Bordeaux. He was . vsEy
cheerful fellow and he and Hursay
and I used 10 b. together . lot. He
felt almost % bad about Aulfay q
I did. and you could ~ that Il
changsd him Q great deal, too. But b
was still cheerful most e - tina
The state herald., 1919-04-25

Thsn Would stisk AnssAss One.
] slipped my bsyonst iato Q Turk and
noro glad when ! NV another one
eeming. ] guess ! Aw nd an right.
naeh time I thought Maybe you are
he ono who did poor old Murray
40 ] could 80 Murray - be looked
when they took him down from the
storshouss wall. Thea I would stick
anothAr 90.
The ethssv from the Cassard were
ree-hot ~. and they went at the
Turin h great style. There was
Aethins to complain about In the way
thsy fought but wished that ws had
AAd few more boys from the Foreign
Legion with %. think vs would have
sone clenr on through b Constaati.
nopIe. ..
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ohAprIR KIN.

6Uu0yob Ab8090 0U0 p0vrO0
One night while We were expecting
- attack, tie word was passed down
~ nns b have he wire cutters ready
anA 70 ne bayousts only foe ths nfst
part Of the attack. for ws wses b try
and taks he dfst snsmy t1sneA b.
S1rpeisa Ths Arst trench Was only
about slshty yards away. Our ~ guns
opened up and at ssre " climbed out
and followed he curtain q Ars too
eaoesay. Il sssmsd b ms.
But he baEFaes stopped TOO seoa.
q it ooss so@stimsa. and thsrs wsrs
plenty Of Turn lef& We were half
wv across whsa tAsy sav %, and
tAsy began banging away at y vsry
hard Thay peellsd at - - we cane
q unt1l ~ wsFs sivsa - order b
rlgifN. elnese = - wsee - them
What W tAt e 4
~ ~ tui6N and started back ~
Turin rushed cut b eountsr-attack u,
tAe mt q tAam basy with bombe
1Ssa ! 6ppsd evse Something and
relied around . wAis and then saw
Il was Philippe PissN HIS lsft lsg
WAS dangling. esotA and nssh and an
shot away and ~ ~ hanging b ~
rest oe him By . aArs1 Two or thrss
Of Cur men whs vsrs O. thsir way
baek b our nsnehss trippsd over ne
- I txisd to ct up. and then Q shell
Kpaodsd near b. and I tAoaght I had
got Il sure. but it was only The rocks
thrown up By tAs explosion.
Finally I was able 70 stand up. %
I dung ny Ftas over one shoulder
and eot Phtllipps PissFs up On ths
ethse. WITH his body from the waist
- hanging over NJ baek. - hat
! could hold his woaAAed ~ O, and
started bach. Thsss vas ealy oos Of
two of our msn lsft between the
treaehea. Our machine guns were at
Il hard asd he TURKS were Arins and
bombing at fuil spssd.
three paces when I came across
another of our men. wounded In ssv.
sfal places and groaning away at Q
great rate. Philippe Pierre was not
saying Q word. bot the other chap
did enough for the two Of them. One
wounded man was all I could manage,
with ny ride and pack. over the rough
ground and the barbed wire I had te
70 through. 30 I told this fellow,
Whoes name ! cannot remembsr-l
never d1d know him very weil-that I
would come back for him. and went
%. I almost fell several times, but
managed to get through safely and
rolled over our parapst with Phillipps
Pisrrs. They started the lad back In
. strstehsr right away. When saw
him again he gave me Q little bog O.
= souvenir. but have lost Il.
The Turks had not got very far with
thels eountsrattack. because W were
able to get our barrase going u time
to check them. But they were stiii ous
II front of tAsir trenches when !
started back AFTER the other eaSey.
I was not exactly affsid - esuwied
along searching for the other man,
but was very Thirsty and nsrvous
Tor fear our barrass would begin
again Or the machine guns cut loose.
After what seemed . long time came
upon . wounded man. but hs was not
the one I was aftsf. I thought about
y bird 10 the hand" ETC., and was juss
starting to pick tAis chap up when
. shell burst almost on % and
knocked me two o. three feet away.
II II wonder II did not kill both
The state herald., 1919-04-25
Hin. From tn. Sweet Girl.

"I'd kiss you II had a reasonable
excuse"
"The family in the fiat above 10
named Mistletoe." coyly responded the
girl.-Kansas City Journal.
The state herald., 1919-04-25
The FIrss Private Garage.

Tho first private garage constructed
In New York city was built in the
spring Of 1900 by a prominent New
York automobile enthusiast. who at
that time owned three motor vehicles.
The state herald., 1919-04-25
The 0ullalna a LIE.

Lifs 70 . building. Il rises siowiy
Day b. day. through ths ysars. nvssy
new lesson We learn lays q block o.
the sdi0cs which u rising silently witA.
In %. Every sxpssienee. every touch
OF another life on ours. svssy influsaes
that imprsssss %, svssy book We rsad,
svsry cosvsrsatioa We havs. svsfy act
Of our commonsst days, adds some
thing to he invisible builuins.-J. z
Miller. III
The state herald., 1919-04-25
Unfortunate.

Lady Of House-If you love work
why don't you find III
Begging Bill-Alas, lady. love 10
blind.
The state herald., 1919-04-25

A girl is eager to ndd ten ycnrs to
her n.c when she's twelve, bu, when
she's twenty Ave It's different.
The state herald., 1919-04-25
A Fact

What was ihnt printer snyingf'
Il judge II was something nbout
there being the devil to pay"
The state herald., 1919-04-25

There II satisfaction In tho thought
Of having done what We know 70 b.
sikht
The state herald., 1919-04-25

xsse s,s.s iss,a. a. vsii o. ssss,As :, sss,ae
osstas rssevs's riesssst fsiisss. AZ.
The state herald., 1919-04-25
RED CROSS
IS ATTACKED
LITHUANIAN SOLDIER IS KILLED
DEFENDING THE AMERI-
CAN MISSION.
ALLIES TO INVESTIGATE
POLES WILL DEFEND LlTHUA.
MAS INDEPENDENCE BY
FoRc. OF ARMS.
western Newspaper Union New. n.rv,es.


Budapest, April 22.-The news Of a
Rumanian advance has caused intense
excitement After vehement speeches
at meetings of the soldiers and work
mems council the government issued a
series of impnssioned appeals to the
public to arm itself and complete the
revolution, which is declared to be In
great peril. A proclamation to the mu-
milton workers says that every factory
now must work only for the front;
there must he no holidays and no rest.
All reserve officers and soldiers have
been ordered to join the Red army I'm
mediately. All private telephone serv-
Ice In Budapest has been suspended.
and all cafes will be closed at 10
O'Clock In the morning until further no.
tice.
The state herald., 1919-04-25
Daily Theuahs

10 b. nameless in worthy desds, a.
eseds an infamous history.-sir Thom-
- Browne.
The state herald., 1919-04-25

New York, April 22.-Germnn troops
have attacked the American Red Cross
mission at Kovno, Lithuania, according
to Il cablegram received here by the
Lithuanian national council from it1
Paris representative. The message
gave neither the time nor result Of the
attack. A Lithuanian soldier was
killed In defending the Americans, 1t
was said. The cablegram read:
"The American Red cross mission at
Kovno, Lithuania, has been attacked
by German soldiers While defending
the Americans, one Lithuanian soldier
was killed. This aroused the greatest
indignation In Kovno, and the funeral
Of the hero developed into n great
demonstration against the Germans"
No advices of an attack on the mis-.
sion have been received by Red Cross
authorities here, II is said. Officials
said that the Kovno unit WAS branch
Of the American Red Cross mission to
Poland. Its personnel is unknown rs
thG Woih Wo1
organized In Paris.
"The American relief administration
has consulted with the Lithuanian del.
egation In Paris and is sending ships
laden with food and medicine to Lith.
uania." the councils cablegram added.
''The Poles intend to recognize Llth.
uanla's independence and enter into an
agreement to form common defens-
I've military front against the Bolshe-
Wiki. The fight OF our heroic army
against Russian BolshevikI is proceed.
ing successfully. The allies are send.
Ing mission to investigate Lithuanian
conditions"
Beriin.-A clash between the com.
munist Red guards and government
troops Mt Dachnu. ten miles northwest
Of Munich. resulted In the defeat of
the government detnchments because
the Spartucnus broke the tempor0ry
The state herald., 1919-04-25

Berlin.-A clash between the COM
munist Red guards and government
troops nt Dachnu. ten miles northwest
Of Munich. resulted In the defeat of
the government detachments because
the Spariacans broke the temporary
nrmistIce which had been arranged for
the purpose OF allowing limited
amount Of supplies through the lines
and fell upon and overwhelmed the
White guards and occupied Dachau
According TO advices received here the
peasants attempted to withstand the
Communists with pltchforks. hut were
overpowered The Communist leader,
however, was shot down by the single
machine gun In the hands Of the peas
ants. Later several OF the peasants
were lined up and shot. The Commun
lists then looted the houses.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03
Contributes for Son.

A cheek for s97 was received from
Mrs Joseph Il Jones. ~ Dresden, Tenn.
inc3osed ia a letter bordered In black.
for her scr who was Killed in France
On the night Of July 4
II am so GLAD TO have been able to
do this much and ] wish ] could do
more Mrs Jones wrote My dear
boy went over with some Of the first
and vas In Gen. Pershings first di-
vision, and had lots OF hardships to
bear as they were not prepared to take
care Of the boys then as they were
later. He bore everything uncomplain-
ingly but was killed on the night Of
July I He had written me to never
turn down the Salvation Army. for they
had done so much for the boys.
He said that while the guns were
roaring just a little way in front Of
them, a talking machine was playing
the songs Of John Mccormick and
Harry Lauder in their dugout. placed
there by the Salvation Army free of
charge"
on account Of the rain Tuesday
morning, the women who were to So
licit subscriptions from the booths on
Main street did not begin their work.
but this feature Of the campaign will
be taken up as soon as the weather
ls more favorable.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03
EASY TO DARKEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR
E-=#=-----@--
You Can Bring Back Color and
Lustre With Sage Tea
and Sulphur.

When you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and sulphur, no one can tell.
because it's done so naturally. 30 even
ly. Preparing this mixture, though. Mt
home is mussy and troublesome. At
store the ready-to-use preparation. i'm
proved by the addition Of other ingredI =
ents called "Wyeth's Sage and SULPHUR
Compound" You Just dampen a sponge
or soft brush with II and draw this
through you hair, taking one small
strand at a time. ny morning all gray
hair disappears, and, after another APP
~piication or two o n hair becomes
beautifully darkened, glossy and lux
uriant.
Gray, faded hair, though no disgrace,
is n Sign OF old age, and as we ali dc.
side a youthful and attractive appear
ance. get busy at once with wyeth's
Sage and sulphur Compound and look
years younger. adv
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03
WOULD INBOUND
FUTURE ESTATE

Chancellor Peres has been asked to
tie up an estate in expectancy. The
application was made by Mrs. Gertrude
Bryant through her attorney, Ike w.
Crabtree, in "A suit for divorce. The at
torney rests his contention upon a
statement that the defendant, Or. Ma
rion A. Bryant, a dentist, may be ex-
pected reasonably to come into a whole
or a part of his mothers estate before
the divorce suit In settled. MIR. Crab
tree said that the mother was in poor
health and that a guardian has been
appointed for her. The estate Is val
ued at about $40, 000.
W. h, Phelan, attorney for Or. Bry-
ant, is resisting the application. Both
petitioner and defendant were in court
Monday, Mrs, Bryant is asking for
aiimony and to assure this the estate
in expectancy should be brought under
the control Of the court. petitioner
claims.
Chancellor Peres has asked for briefs
and probably win decide the case
Thursday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03
ACQUITTED ON PLEA
HE WAS PEACEMAKER

Nelson Seward, 16, a white boy,
charged with assault to murder, was
acquitted in Second criminal court
Tuesday, on recommendation of the
states attorney,
1t was charged that Seward was with
a man named Kimbrough several
months ago who engaged In cutting
and shooting at a number of negroes
and that he cut one of the negroes.
The youth denies that he cut the ne
gro but said he was with Kimbrough
trying to keep him out of trouble when
the negro was assaulted.
Kimbrough was later killed when he
attacked Marshal Mcclure, of Bing-
hamton, while the marshal was try
ing to arrest him for disturbing the
peace.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03
DR.. C0RY'S REPORT
ONLY SUGGESTION

Elimination OF a paragraph In his
report on Mississippi lands for soldier
settlement, which was construed To be
a rap at Mississippi delta lands. was
promised by Or, II. T. Cory, OF the de-
partnent Of the interior, in a letter re-
celved yesterday by tho Southern Al
luvial Land association.
Dr. Cory explained that the report he
VA tentatively planning to issue on
Mississippi lands was sent TO the Mis-
sissippi committee on soldier settlement
Tor such additions, subtractions or
amendments as the committee saw a.
to make. He was surprised and an
noyed, he said, to learn that the re-
port had been made public, that il had
been given out as his final report
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03
SALVATION ARMY
. TEAMS ARE BUSY
Results of First Days Work
Make Success in Weeks
Drive Assured.

The teams collecting the Salvation
Army home service fund say that it is
going to be the easiest campaign to
put over that has been attempted in
connection with war work. Everybody
knows something about the salvation
Armys work and every one is for il.
Campaiguers say. The sum asked Is
so modest. compared with the demands
that a been made In other drives
that the leaders Of the campaign antiei-
pate no difficulty in raising Memphis
part The results for Monday nave not
Vet been tabu,ated, but incidental stor
les told by the workers reveal the gem
erous attitude the people are taking in
regard TO the fund
The whole campaign is being based
largely on the organization Of the Vic
tory loan. Every person who bought
a Victory bond is expected to contribute
n and o~ne-fourth per cent Of the
amount Of bonds that he bought. For
instance, the man who bought a 500
Victory bond will be asked to give SIPS
to the Salvation Army So modest is
such a request that most persons make
1t IS. the workers say And there are
hundreds who are contributing gener-
IL
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03
SWlTCHMAN MISSING:
HE LEFT WITH $500

A general alarm has been sent our
by the Memphis police department to
find V. A, HAYS. Louisville & Nashvni
railroad switchman, living at 1905
Woodlawn street, who has been mysl,
riously missing from his home since 1
a'clock sunday morning His wife
fears something has befallen him. III
had $500 In hts pockets when he left
home, Hays Is 81 years old, s feet !
Inches tall, weighs las pounds, brow
eyes, black hair and wore a derby hat
gray suit and tan button shoes.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03
ANDERSON WANTS
ELECTION FEES

In a cross bill filed in chancery court
late Monday by Milton j. Anderson in
the ease OF the county against Ander.
son n w. B. Gray II is charged that
Gray usurped and illegally discharged
the office OF election Commissioner
The county sued them to determine
who should have about 1000 salary
due the chairman OF the board.
Anderson in his cross bin insists that
Gray was regularly removed from Of
flee by the state board of election COM
mlssioners and that the facts upon
which Gray obtained an Injunction
keeping him in office were incorrectly
stated. He claims that Gray appointed
crooked election officers and otherwise
arranged TO corrupt the August cleo
ton.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03
CITY FORCE HELPS s. A.

City employees who desire to aid the
Salvation Army in its drive this week
will find contribution headquarters for
their fund located in the office OF Dave
Wells. city paymaster,
Wells is provided with contribution
cards whereby the amount subscribed
may be given in four monthly install
ments, the first to date June /.
viii Logan, city court clerk, started
the city employees contribution fund
Tuesday morning with a f~ive-dolar bin
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03
Forty Workers in Field.

About 40 workers started out Mon
day. The Cauvass is being conducted
In the manner OF the Victory loan, that
is by industrial and professional di-
visions, although a number Of the in
dustrial divisions used in the loan cam
paign have been grouped together SO
that instead of IS divisions there are
only about half that number.
When Robert Hageryy and LOUIS
Scott started out to canvass the bakers.
ConfectiOners and bottlers, at the first
concern they stopped the manager said
Just give me a pledge card for each
Of our employees and ! will save you
the time Of seeing them personally.
Everyone wants to contribute, | just
returned from France u few weeks ago
and | have told them the story Of the
salvation Army work at the front"
Miss Msude Renkert, who was queen
Of the flowers at the centennial Cele-
bration, is a member OF the team call
ing on lawyers Of the city.
When Lieut-Col Roaue Wariug,
chairman Of the campaign committee.
went into q cigar store to arrange for
disposal Of Salvation. The little Duroc
mig contributed ny & T. Kelley. Ii
men present voluntarily contributed
sums a~EErfEaIiuC $50
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03
A DANGER SIGNAL.

Red light burglars are the very latest
l~nhoFation among the elite In Memphis
criminal circles. Thieves who robbed
the pressing club shop OF Addison
Smith, negro, HOG lamar avenue, he.
fore dawn Tuesday, taking almost
everything in the place, hung a red
llgt't at the front entrance to the shou,
The burglars entered from the front
and left by a rear door ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03
MAY WAS MONTH OF
STORMS AND CLOUDS

Eight thunderstorms were handed out
to Memphians during the month Of
May and III ncnes more OF rain fell
during the 81 days than the normal
precipitation for May, according TO the
monthly meteorological report complied
by s.. G, Emery, There were four clear
days in the month, ~ cloudy days and
eight partly cloudy days.
only four other Mays since 1895 ex-
ceeded the past month In rainfall. The
precipitation for May was 5.5i inches
and the heaviest fall In "a hours was
Isl inches on May I and S.
The mean temperature for the month
was appreciably below the normal OF
~, the mean temperature for the
month being 81,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03

Unless you get the habit of doing without
today in order that YOU may have something
to work with tomorrow.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03
A BREAKS DOWN,

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, June T.
Senator Thomas s.. Martin entered the
hospital at the University Of virginia
yesterday, At the hospital II wac said
that Senator Martin is suffering from
a nervous breakdown Ply sicians say
II win be some time before the senator
will be able 10 resume HIS work In
' congress-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03

NO SCALES. ARRESTED

VIII Canada, negro, employed by the
Consumers Coal and Ice company, was
arrested tuesday on a charge Of VIC
lating the city ordinance in not hayin,
scales on his wagon. He posted bond
in the sum Of $40 for appearance in
police court Wednesday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03

Think it over and come in and open an
account with us-a warm welcome awaits
you-no matter how small your deposit
may be.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-03

One of the surest ways of gett
is to form the habit of saving n
tematicallv and depositing it regula
National Bank. 1t will pay YOU t
do without things, Why not start