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heroism, dash and gallantry under the
American flag than did those machine
gunners of the lone battalion at
Chateau Thierry. They fell, dead and
wounded, many OF them. but not one
was taken prisoner though they cap
tured a number OF Germans as we'll as
machine guns.
have mentioned this engagement
in order that full Justice may he done.
for have no wish to dim the glory of
the infantry by dwelling solely on the
achievements OF the Marines. The
marines won glory enough in the days
that followed.
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beautiful. Spring came while we were
there.
We had no listening posts, owing to
the width OF No Mans Land at this
point but we had advance observation
posts IN the two villages on our front.
We were in a so-called quiet sector,
but quiet was only a comparative term
over there. The German artillery was
active most Of the time and ours re-
piled In kind. got my first taste OF a
nearby shell on the second day. / had
gone down to the front trench with
Capt. Laspierre and we were return
ing through the woods together when
we heard the shrill whistle Of a shell.
had already become somewhat ac-
customed to that whistle and then the
bang of the more or less distant ex-
p.osion, and It did not occur to me that
this sound was any different, but the
French Captains ears were in better
tune. Down." he cried. and we
jumped into a shallow ditch and lay
fiat. The shell struck a bare fifty feet
away and burst and the fragments
rained all around US.
The French Captain and I threw
ourselves into the ditch nve times that
day while traversing half mile. Some
aviator must have signalled to the
German gunners that we were there.
Every day the Germans shelled our
batteries, crossroads and camps. We
were supported by French artillery at
first; later American artillery came
into position behind US. Boche air
planes came over nearly every day
At first, when the trees were bare,
they could observe all our movements
unless we executed them at night or
under cover. Later on the foliage In
the woods furnished US with some pro-
lection.
These trenches had originally been
dug by French Colonial troops 1t had
been a quiet sector for two years and
the trenches had not been kept in as
good shape as in some places. This
meant discomfort and-vermin.
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~ INSIDE Of the artillery fire and
l repelling a few minor German
- raids, nothing very exciting
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the Boche will move in mass forma-
ton into the face Of death like ferry
boat entering It's slip; but when the
final showdown comes. when the last
ounce Of strength and nerve is called
for, when mind and hand must act
like lightning together, I will take my
chances with an educated man, a free
born American with a trained mind
During the latter part Of 1917 we
had marines doing provost duty all
over France. On January 1 the ma
rines were relieved of all provost duty
We were then assembled in a training
area near Bourmont in the verdun
region. some fifty miles back OF the
lines. Here, for over two months, we
engaged In the hardest kind OF inten-
sive training under French tutelage
Three English speaking French Off
Gers were attached to each regiment
in an advisory capacity to instruct us
in trench orders and trench fighting
1t was winter, cold and often stormy
but the weather made no difference
The training went forward every day
and manPuvres were executed in snow
storms. I can't say the boys liked
it. But they learned their lessons with
surprising aptitude and became as hard
as nails.
And 1t was some satisfaction to
learn that we had won official APP
prevail. While we were in the training
area Gen. Pershing came to inspec,
the brigade and his comment was:
Il only wish / had 100000 of these
marines!"
In spite of exposure and not infre.
quent exhaustion the health Of oui
men was remarkably good during THU
training period. And l don't think
they were unhappy. They were toe
busy for that. Nor did we have any
trouble with drink or other forms OF
vice. partly because OF the lack OF
opportunity and partly because OF the
strict regulations. And I do not think
there will be much trouble OF th!.
sort in the American armies so long
as Gen. Pershins Is at the helm. He
made up his mind at the outset tha
his soldiers should lose none OF theii
effectiveness through drink or the re-
suits Of vice. And he Is succeeding
Az no other commander has ever sue,
ceeded in the history Of the world.
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CHAPTER ".

THE DRIVE THAT MENAcED PARIS
~ May IA We were withdrawn to
~ "a rest area in the rear of the
lines, where we remained for
i've days. Then we were ordered to
still another one to the northwest Of
Paris.
In this second rest area we re-
mained till the end Of May. There we
reformed our units for the task ahead
OF us and overhauled our equipment.
The baggage wagons ration wagons,
water carts, ammunition wagons. roll
ing Kitchens, &C, were all drawn by
mules, as was our complement OF ma
chine guns. We used the heavy
Hotchkiss. There were 332 mules in
all attached to our regiment and they
or course had to be cared for
And then there was Lizzie. She
was Ford car presented by Miss
Elizabeth Pearce Of New York to the
Marine Corps for service with the
Sixth Regiment. She was equipped
as an ambulance and was used as such
IN Bordeaux. when our camp was five
miles outside the city. When we Joined
the rest OF the Second Division the
regular ambulance service Of the di-
vision supplied all our needs in that
direction.
But don't think for a moment that
Lizzie was discarded. / believe there
was no more useful member in the
whole regiment. She was the rapid
transit system for the regiment in the
front lines.
In Commission. but wabbIy.
She was still In commission the last
I knew. One wheel wabbled and she
was full Of shrapnel holes, but still
she ran. And the men had painted a
large Croix de Guerre on the side OF
her hood.
Already Lizzie has inspired the muse
OF at least one poet. The following
verses. part OF a poem written by
wallace Irwin for the Marines. are
printed here with the authors permits
sion:
ELIZABETH FoRp.
We carried her over the sea. We did,
And taught her to hep. hop. hep
A cute little jimmy. all noisy and tlnny,
But full Of American pep
RECRUITED into the Corps she, was
I
We new At her spanker the globe and the
And named her Elisabeth Ford.
| cute little 'Lixabeth, dear little 'I.iznbeth
Bonnie Elizabeth Ford!
She was short and squat, but her nose was
sot
For the Hindenburg Iine--o Iordl
| She hated Hun like a son of gun,
| The Kaiser she plumb abhorred,
| Did chunky Elisabeth. hunky Elizabeth.
spunky Elisabeth Ford.
In the rest area we were rather
more pleasantly located than in our
previous training area. Unquestion-
ably the men were benefited by the
change. Complete relaxation, however
was out OF the question. for we knew
how things were going with our allies
and We lived from day to DAY eApecl-
Ing ana hoping for the call that came
at last.
Held at Rheims and west Of sois-
sons. the Germans thrust q U-shaped
salient clear down 70 the Marine. its
'roundsd apex resting ok,a contracted
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were tnen moved up INTO the
line. We belonged to the Second Divi-
sion of the American Expeditionary
Force, commanded by Major-Gen
Omar Bundy.
Our officers school at Quantico, with
Its one year course, had not yet
turned out enough officers for us and
Army Reserve Lieutenants who had
put in their application had been as
signed TO US. They became practically
marines In short order, some OF them
being killed or wounded in the subse-
quent fighting. We were still in train
ing under French tutelage and re-
manned so until May.
We were sent 20 a sector on the
heights Of the Mouse southeast of
Verdun. We went up by train after
dark, Ave trains TO each regiment
The German airplanes must have OBJ
served signs Of activity. for the enemy
began Smelling the railhead. They
were too late. One shell, however
did ruin the Fifth Regiment Band
Meme Of the men were hurt but the
bass drum was q total wreck.
Just as we arrived at the front al
midnight a shell burst in the midst OF
four mule team. The mules were
all killed and the driver was blown
clean across the road. but he picked
himself up uninjured. Again the hu.
man casualties were zero.
| At first one battalion of each OF the
| two regiments OF marines went int,
| the trenches, relieving two French bat
talions, while the rest were held in re-
serve. Soon afterward a second bat
talon OF the Sixth moved up at might
to tG'ic a position In line.
| Faced the Music GrimIy.
Our first blood was spilled in III,
supporting trenches when a shell killet
two and wounded three men of the
Eighty-second Company. Sixth Regi
ment. We knew we were in the wa
then In deadly earnest, and our meI
drew together and faced the must,
with a grim determination. You ma.
he a perfect gentleman by inheritance
and training, but the sight OF a deat
comrades upturned face makes 20,
want TO kill.
The front line trenches at this poin
ran along a ridge overlooking a plaii
and cut here and there by ravines
Behind us the country was wooded
Through our loopholes we looked on
upon foriorn, desolate, uninhsbite,
country. It had passed through sc
we're fighting in 1918. 1t was like
Dore vision Of the end OF the. world
an abomination Of desolation.
Il Yet IL one could but cl2se ones eye
to ali the CHASTITY havoc 4 war. II wa
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CHAPTER III.
OVER THE TOP.

OVER THE TOP.
~ INSIDE OF the artillery fire and
repelling a few minor German
raids, nothing very exciting
happened at first. Then we began send
ing patrols every night into No Mans
Land. and the real danger and uncer-
tainty of trench warfare began for our
marines-and the longed for chance
for action.
The average patrol numbered not
less than twenty-five men under a
commissioned officer. The German
patrols were usually a bit larger
about forty men. Clashes with Ger
man patrols were frequent. They be-
came Fl part of the nights work, these
unearthly encounters in the dread
dark. and our marines learned to take
the hazard and fight the unseen. .
I remember one occasion in which
party of thirty men Of the Fifth
went over into No Mans Land in the
dead OF night on their stealthy. danger
GUS mission. One Of the Army Re
serve Lieutenants, Plattsburg grad
uate named A. L. Sundeval, attached to
the Eighteenth Company, was in COM
mand Of the patrol. Deploying as
much as was safe in the darkness
they made their way over the shell
holes and entanglements until sud
denly the thirty ran head on into a
large German patrol numbering at
least 100 men.
Does Not Count Enemy Numbers
But the marine does not count his
enemy's numbers. Without a moments
hesitation battle was Joined there in
the darkness. When 1t was all over
and the boys came back Lieut.. Sunde-
val was lying motionlees on the ground
and two men were reported missing
A gunnery sergeant OF the Eighteenth
Company named Winchenbaugh. q
loyal son Of Poland. picked up the dy.
ing Lieutenant and brought him In
under fre. For that he received the
Croix de Guerre and was recommended
for the Distinguished Service Cross.
have spoken Of the little demol.
ished villages which we used as nd.
vance observation posts. The squads
in these outposts were practically iso-
lated part OF the time. Each advance
post was reached by single connect.
ing trench or boyau which was wide
open to the enemy's fire and could be
used only under cover OF darkness
In one of these posts we had fifty mer
under one officer, Lieut.. Parkinson
No Mans Land at this point was abou
! three quarters of a mile wide. but &
was not safe spot night or day
Eternal watchfulness was the price O.
life.
One night at 1880 we heard the roa,
of the barrage and the rattle Of ma
chine guns and learned that a raj,
was being made on this post. TIL,
story or that raid. as It was afterwar,
told me. was dramatic. The German
patrols had succeeded In cutting al
but the last line Of wire without bein,
detected. II was a night OF velve
blackness and our men were on IN.
! alert. Out OF the stiffness Of No Mari
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CHAPTER V.


A 7 last the great call came. We
~ left the rest area on the morn
ing of May 81 and took our
places In the battle line on the after
noon OF June !. We were located
not much over nifty miles from
Montdidicr, and We were fully OK
peCting to he sent up back Of Cam
tigny to relieve the First Division. We
did in fact receive order to be ready TO
leave for the Beauvais district on the
morning OF ?tsy 81.
Then came the sudden, acute crisis
n: Chateau Thierry. and the plans of
the High Command were hastily
changed. When the orders failed 10
come We suspected what II meant.
believe there was not man In NV
regiment whose hopes We're not raised
by the DELAY.
All day long on May 80 we waited
for those orders, and Gen. Bundy re-
ported that the division was ready
In the afternoon we received orders
TO I've ready to leave at G O'clock on
cam!cn' which would be provided. No
word came from division headuusr
ters, however, to indicate where wa
were going. We hoped and waited,
Six o'clock approached and no CAM
u
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CHAPTER II.

w re remained In the training
W. area until March Is and
were then moved I'D into the
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-29
4 GENERATIONS
ATTEND FUNERAL
OF AGED NEGRESs
Former Slave Dies in Omaha
at the Age Of
lO6.

Four generations of direct de-
scehdants attended the funeral Of
Mrs. Lucinda Harris, 106-year -old
negress, who was buried Thursday
in Forest Lawn cemetery.
Grandma" Harris was well
known among the people of her
race. She lived IS years in Omaha,
and during all of those years she
was member of St. Johns Metho-
dist Episcopal church. Her faith in
religion endured even after she was,
stricken blind 10 years ago.
She lived at the home of her only
daughter, Helen Jenkins, 1892 Sew
ard street, where she died of senil-
ity. A son, Charles Harris, came
from Chicago to attend the funeral
She is also survived by two grand
children, five great-grandchildren
and one great-great-g randthild.
Mrs. Harris was born in odd
Kentucky" during 1873 She was
slave for many years and lived in
Missouri before. she came to Omaha
in 1884.
The funeral was attended by
many friends and acquaintance
who had known this venerable wo-
man and had been impressed by
her quaint words of wisdom and
advice.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-29
SteWed Octopus Placed On
Sale In New York Groceries

New York. Nov. 28.-Octopus
flesh is the latest on New York's
bill of fare to cut living cost. In the
Greek colonies i'll the downtown
section of this city, dried octopus is
displayed in the windows OF grocery
and delicatessen shops. and finds
ready buyers among the Greeks,
Italians, Turks and Chinese. The
flesh, retailed at 90 cents pound,
is declared highly nourishmg.
The devil fish" as displayed in the
windows is queer looking globular
mass of lilac or pale purple color.
To show the public It is real octo-
pus the suckers are left in full view.
Stewed, fried and picked octopus
is on sale at delicatessen stores.
The octopus is caught on the
shores of the Mediterranean. The
devil fish" is hunted with spear
and net. Sometimes the octopi are
caught in huge earthen jars, lowered
into the water, and pulled to the
surface when the creatures creep
into the jars as a hiding place.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-29
Padrnos Denies Wife's
CharueS in Divorce Suit

Joseph Padrnos, foreign newspa-
per publisher filed an answer yes
terday in district court to the pc
tition Of his wife, Julia Padrnos. for
a divorce. He denies her charges
Of cruelty and charges that she has
circulated false reports Of his al
legged violence and that she inter-
fered with his business. He asks
for divorce and custody of their
two children.
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BUILDING PERMITS.

q. 900: ". +. Novin, 6S0s Florence boule-
ward, frame dwelling. 5000; W. g. Norris.
four frame dwellings. 6743 N. 24th, $500;
ssfs Read, frame dwelling. $500; Dreibus
Candy Co.. 6os-1s s. 9th. fire escape, $500.
SpECTAI. NOTICES.
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Daughter of Minister
To Marry Court Clerk

Sidney ]. Gottneid, clerk in the
office Of the clerk of the district
court, obtained license yesterday
to marry Ella Marie Under, daugh-
ter of Rev. F. A. Under. The mar
riage will take place tonight and the
young couple will live At 2s1s Scrin
Twenty third street
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-29
BRAND NEW
IMONTCLAIR BARGAIN

MONTCLAIR BARGAIN
Large. two-story stucco, south
front, high and, slightly, n block
to car, on paved street, cement
drive. Has large living room, fire
place, dining room, kitchen and
breakfast room on first floor.
Three nice bedrooms, close-in
sleeping porch and bath upstairs.
Large attic. Downstairs finished
in oak; upstairs finished with ma
hogany doors and white enamel
finish. Price $1,000. Will arrange
terms and give immediate posses
sion. Call Walnut 1912.
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BIRTHS AND DEATHS.

Births--Arthur and Thelma Strom. 522
Cedar. boy; Christopher and Mary Mortal.
bano. sos Pierce, girl; Gesuardo and
Maria Agosta, 142s N. 18th. boy: vincenzo
and Lucia Fidone. 1885 S. 21st, boy;
Giuseppe and Giuseppe Rosstto. 1909 s.
18th, boy; Ralph and Lillian Allen, hos.
puai, boy; Myron and Lillian Schaal, 1924
Fierce. boy; Carl and Anna walln. 2731
Saratoga. girl; Friedrich and johanna Sig
mund, 5s1s S. Goth. girl.
peaths-wilbur Whitfield, 5, 4642
Nicholas; Lucinda Harris. 1oe. 223: Sew
ard: Julia Grant, SO. 1890 North 25th;
Peter M. Scheier. 8 mos. 1850 Cass; VIII
liam r. WILDER. S.. Omaha; Elizabetn
1928 Burdette.
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! Painting.
POULTRY AND PET STOCK.

WHEAT screenings, $3.50 per bundled.
delivered. sol North 10th St A. w.
Wagner, Douglas lts
EXTRA FINE, pure bred, Narrasansett
bred; toms, $12. hens, 80. Fred Y.
Sackhoff. Downs. Kan.
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FARM AND RANCH LANDS
Acreage.

ACRE BARGAIN
Opposite the new Florence Field ad-
lot 120x3o0 feet, right on the new boul-
evard. where values will sure double
this spring. Buy now at the bottom.
Price only $500. Liberty bonds taken
at par. Act quickly.
OSBORNE REALTY CO.
40 Bee Bldg Tyler ia6.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-29
PERSONAL.
MONEY TO LOAN.

DIAMONDS AND JEWELRy LOANS
Lowest rates. Private loan booths Harry
Malashock, 1914 Dodge. D. 1913. Es. 1891
FARMS ard city loans.
e. II. LOUGEE. INC.
SIS Keeline Bldg.
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WEST GUILFORD.

Miss Maria Thurher and Mrs 4. p.
Blanchard are gaining.
Not many from here went to town
meeting on account of working in the
sugar woods.
Monday and H. L. Nichols saw a blue
bird in West Brattleboro Monday.
Miss Mildred Akley, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Akley, was taken to- the
Memorial hospital SATURDAY. and oper-
ated upon for appendicitis.
C. D. Record and family went We'd
nesday to the Melvin Dalrymple farm
to work through the sugar season and
board the help for Mr.. Dalrymple.
Baptist church, Rev. W. H. Bishop,
pastor. Morning Worship at l030; Sun
day school at noon. The Bible Study
will be continued in the evening at Z
o'clock.
Charles Cox who was ill in the win
Ter with influenza has been in Brattle-
bore the past three weeks with his
mother, Mrs. Lucy Cox, and receiving
ehyropractic treatments from Dr.
George F. Lane. He returned home this
week somewhat improved
Miss Myrtle Codding and Master Joe
Merrifeld celebrated their seventh
birthday anniversaries Friday. Mrs.
George Codding gave the children a
party Saturday and nine children were
present. Mrs. w. NJ Akley presented
each of the two children with birth
day cake with seven candles. Refresh
ments of cake, oranges and candy were
served.
The farmers are busy in their sugar
woods tapping trees and Setting buck
cts. George Codding of this place and
Frank Murray of Rochester (Vt.l, are
working for Homer Thomas CYRUS
Mortified is working for Ernest Thoih7
as. Mr. futile of West Brattlehoro and
Sidney Coleman are at W. NJ Akley 3,
Carroll Lynde is at Mrs. f. c. Wright 5
and RAYMOND Coyey is at Austin
Nicholas.
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REMARKABLE PHOSPHATE
MAKES thin PEOPLE FAT
Specialist Tests French Discovery One Patient
Gains % lbs, Another IT lbs.

vim, and vigor; men and women who have
faulty memory. sleepless nights, fits of de.
preston, the blues or any aiiment direct.
ly or indirectly due TO depleted nervous vitaii.
ty.
Physicians and hospitals everywhere recog-
nize its merits by its use in ever increasing
quantities, and it is therefore matter q
more than ordinary interest to all such suf-
terers TO learn that this organic nerve build
ing substance is now obtainable at the Brattlr-
bor9 Drug Co. in Brattleboro. and most ali
good druggists. in the form OF s-grain tablets
oil pure bitro- phosphate at a cost so low as 10
be within the reach of everyone.
One of these tablets should be taken with
each meal and the results in many instances
are little short of marvellous. Before begin
ming to take it, weigh yourself, also test your
strength TO see how far you can walk with
out tiring-then after two weeks or so see
how much you have gained in weight and how
your strength has increased. Note, too, il
you do not feel more buoyant, have better coll
or, better appetite, stronger nerves and in
creased vigor and energy.
AS there are a great variety of so-called
phosphates, care should be exercised to pro-
cure the genuine, standard bitro- phosphate,
which is composed wholly of the original or.
ganic phosphate discovered by Pelouz.
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used for manufacture into pencils and
blanks was about seven times as large
as the year before. There was slight
decline in the production of ground
tale, which was unexpected, considering
its large substitution for English chalk
in paper manufacture due TO the war
advance in the price of English chalk.
More than half the tale imported comes
from Canada and is of a grade that
commands higher price than that
from domestic sources.
Although the quantity Of imports
last year decreased about l.5 per cent
there was an increase in value of more
than 10 per cent because of war created
scarcity and lack of shipping. Italy
has been our chief source of tale for
toilet powder and the high grade ma
terial for eptting has come. from Swe-
den, SPAIN. and frem India through
England.aIt is said that the resources
of this grade in India are large. - :
To the lay mind tale and soapstone
convey about the same idea, but soap
stone is another mineral, which because
of its soapy, feel gives the same gem
eral sensation upon touching as tale
The word soapstone is correctly used to
designate a massive rock that is COM
posed largely of tale. In its most valued
form the grains of tale interlock and
thus preclude decided schistose or
gneissoid structure, which would rem
der it weak for structural purposes. The
most important application of soap.
stone, depending on its resistance of
heat, acids, and electricity, is in the
manufacture of laundry tubs, labora-
tory table tops, tanks, sinks, fume
hoods, switchboards, and in general in
sulation, besides many smaller uses
growing out of Its slow radiation of
heat. The entire output last year, 90
235 tons, came from three mines in
Virginia, and more than 70 per cent of
II was sold in manufactured form, es-
pecially for laundry tubs and labora-
tory tables, but much is also sold in
form of slabs for manufacture and
smaller quantity in the rough.
The soapstone of the Virginia belt is
derived from the alteration of a large
body of basic intrusive rock, extending
northeastward through Nelson, Abe
= arle, and Orange counties, and afford
ing a large reserve of soapstone for
future years. Soapstone occurs also in
Vermont, but the deposit has not been
worked in recent years because of the
larger slabs that can be obtained from
he Virginia.