The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-02-06

Thursday, February 10Th, promis-
es to be day of considerable activity
at Glasgow, as some very important
meetings have been arranged for this
day. The organization meeting of
the county Good Roads association
will be held following the farm bur-
eau short course at the Orpheum the
atre. A county good roads associa-
tion is very important at this time
to help in the securing of better
highways throughout our district and
it is expected that every community
in the county will have one or more
representatives at the meeting.
The big army show with the famous
tank, Ermentrude, will be a feature
of attraction to all visitors on this
day for Ermentrude is going to stay
all week from February 18th to the
22nd inclusive.
"The world war brought out many
inventions and the best of this genius
was as consequence diverted to
the business of making war and the
infliction of destruction upon the en-
emy. Out of the tanks, which were
among the novel and spectacular SER
vices which attracted to their ranks
red-blooded men who craved action of
the most exciting kind. And they got
it. Of course, all of the highly tech
meal branches "hand picked" their
men, and the boys whose training and
attitude fitted them to handle the job
were regarded by their fellows as
fortunate for theirs was the life Of
thrills and excitement.
In such an organization the morale
or esprit de corps" was of the quail
ity that made heroism an everyday oc-
currence, and the thought of danger
only whetted the enthusiasm of the
soldier. AS an instance of this eag-
erness to "get in on the fun" it will
be interesting to note that Wash
ington man, from Seattle by the way,
precipitated a situation that complete
ly floored the tribunal that should
have handled the case. The setting
of the story is in the Argonne and it
is likely that some of our local boys
who served with the tanks will recall
the episode.
Private William Kenworthy, Irish
man by birth and fighter by instinct,
of the American tank corps, was lang
in the brig Of an S. O. S. town
when the whole A. E. F. from Verdun
to Brittany began to tingle with prep
aration for the drive in the Argonne.
1t was too much for Private Ken
worthy.
1t was painful enough to be detach-
ed from his outfit in this manner, and
under any circumstances to be away
from them when they were going into
action-well, that was unthinkable.
That evening at sundown there was
jail delivery OF one.
Smelling the battle from afar, the
prisoner followed his nose.
Dodging pernicious M. P.'s en- route,
rides, lying gleefully to the
90 curious R. T. 0. men, advancing
~ forced night marches, sleeping by
lay and eating anywhere when he
.ould, he reached the edge of the for
'st of the Argonne in time to smuggle
lown on the drivers cushion of baby
Iuggernaught-one of Ermentrude's
her up and start her
caring, lurching, smashing her way
long the blasted road that leads to
Berlin.
After the show the armor of his
tank was so pierced with the
elephant gun" armor-piercing bull
cts that it looked like the business end
f a garden sprinkler. His face was
ne large blister, memento of breath
ess moment when he saw another
aim puISC lIltO IldHlcS WlleH SIX
lch shell exploded in it's gas reser-
Dir. Kenworthy stuck his head out {
ide as turtle comes out of it's shell, d
rasped the situation, jumped clear,
aced to the rescue and in the nick of L
me dragged the scorched and un-
onscious driver to safety. But we
re getting ahead of the story.
One Kenworthy had to retreat, for
is tank clearly visible was drawing l
re from German IT'S, to where the
lay, and just then the II
could not go forward. So