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^ "^ '^ ^ IS3UKD SEBU'WSKKL^^ ^ ' ^ ^"'' ^ L. M GRISTS SOHS. Pabliiheri. j % ^amilq Jleirspapfr: jfor the promotion of the political, Social, Jgrieultnral and tfommrrrial interests of the feopty. j JERM^oIkcop\. Wk^x^**0^ ESTABLISHED 1855 YORK, 8. C., FKI DAY, MARCH H. 1<)1H. NO. '20 1 - - * ' - I m??n ..?? am Amur n j "OVER T By ARTHUR An American Boy Who Years Before i*;ht, 1 :?1T. hy Arthur 'luy MAI'TKIt XI. I Over the Top. ?>n nr. sn-otal lr.|# to the In-ri' hi s hi ??lli? ?-r was uiukiiiK his man-Is ?i I ?!. an-l W> n-i-- iviil T||?- i Innfill laws that a> four III tin- tlinriiltik Wl- .Mil- III Jll uvi-l thi- li?|i alUt taki?In iJi-nnaii fi ; t-lin iri-iii li. .\l> In alt taiiii'l to l?-iii|. 'I'll-ii t In- iif'lu-i-r i;iniii| mi ui'ti Ins iiiytrui-tlutis- To tlii" tii-sl iif in> iiiciiioi v 1 ri-i'all thi-iii as follow.-.. "At i-li-'.i-li .1 wiriliu party will i-ii ii it iti front ali'l i*ut lalii-.IhiotiKli our liailn'l win fot tin- |i:issa??i o| iroo|.> in tlii- iiioitniiK- At two o'l-lm-k our artilli-r> will o|.i-i? uj. witli in i > 11 ii.-1 I -i tin li. i ! tin lit, w.hii'h will I.I.--1 Ulllll l"o|| I. t" | III I III' llfllllK of Ho I. 111 a in- tin- lust ol tin- tlil'i-i waves ill ko over." Then he 1?-1't. Solll*' III the Tommies. Illst Kcttllln |H I'MllSsloll I'lOIII lilt- > | j.'i .1 lit. Wi'llt into the m.e hine mmm-is' iluioilt ami ttfui'' li-tli r> home, Mvin; tli.il in tin murium: tin v tti'ir mum; over tin- lo|>. ami also that it III'- letters lea* to u Ihi'ir ilest illation it woulil lli<*aii that r tin' vxlit* I li.nl In i li k 111 il. Tin-si' ! iti-is wet tiirtivil over to tin- <M|it.iin with in.stihi lions lo in.ill same in tin- i'\i ni of iIn- writer's hi'iiii: kill* il. Some of tin' mi ii iiik - out llli'ir will-, in their |ia> hooks, illlih i till* r.i|itioliv * A\ .11 ami Lisl Testament." Then tin* iii'i vi-tal king wait eomliii'iii'iil Kvery miw ami tlmn I wouhl rl.uii' at tIi*- ill.tl of my wrist wati li ami was sllll'llsi-'l to see h"U fast I hi minutes j> issoil |?y. Ahoiit livi- minutes lo two I koI m i\oils w.iitiiiit for our niitis to o|' 'ii ui*. I l oiihl not taki- my ?-\i's in.in my w,il< Ii. I rrom hi-'l an.iiii-1 tin' |iar.i|i?'t ami straiuiil my milst-li's hi a ili .i I hliki- m ih a lion my nth'. As tlii- hainls on my wati-li showi-il iwi? o'i look a hliiiiliinf roil llaii11L-lit* >1 iiji tin- sky in out- rear, then Iliiimli i, nitfi'iiiixi'il with a sliai|i. w hist linn soiiml in the air ovei our IiimiI: 'fin' shells from our nuns wen s'|iei iIiiik on I in ir Way lowanl the tiei in.ill line Willi one aeeoi'il the noil sl't'auu *l|* oil Hie lire sl?-|i ami lookeil on i lie |o|i hi lln 'lll'eetmu of I lie leriliali llelil'lies A line of lilirstlliu .' hells Imhh'l ll|> No Man's I.iii'I. Till lilt was terillie ami I lie m'oiilol tlelil1*1* *1 Then. Iiisli a hove our lieails we eouhl hear a smhunt moan, t tur hil; ? ? - i.. iinoi the liii?- llaii u|n 111- I up . 111 I I ImI I .'.-null shells t-oln lllfllt I dmppuiu into (lit- Herman lines. Tin* Hash >I the nuns lieluml the lines. Ille si |e.till III tile shells lIll-OUKll the .ill. .Illil the Hale of thelll. hlll'Stllli;. was a spei t.n h that ptit Cam's greatest ilispla.v into the shade. The idiistant |i?|i. |><!|*. nl' Herman maehine ttuns ami an iieeastniial rattle nl? title t;.i\e me the impression nl' a huye amlleliee applauding; the work nl' tin batteries. I'ill I x | Mill lull I s Were destroy illtt tin Herman harheil wire, while the heavier stuff was dcmolisliinu their treiiehes and bashiHK in ilu>;mits or funk holes. Then Fritz Kot busy. head, alined in the direction of the Hares from our batteries. Trench mortars started droppim; "Minnies" In nur trout line. We clicked several casualties. Then they suddenly ceased, our artillery had tapped or silenced them. I HirillK tile bolllbarilllleilt yntl i ollbl almost read a newspaper in our Irciicli. Sollietilues in the Hare nl' a shell-hurst a man's hndy wont.I be stllmiiltcd attains! the parados of the treileh and it appeared lik-- a liuue limnster. You could hardly hear yourself think. When an order was In h< passed down the trench you had to yell it. usiiitt your hands as a funnel into the ear of the mail sittiiitt next In Vtill nil llll' lire Mi in twenty minutes a gem-rolls linn issue was -doled mil. Alter drinking Hit' rum, \\Iti<-li tastvil like varnish ami st-iil a shudder through your frame, >1111 wondered why tiny made ymi wail until tin- lifting nl the barrage before going over. At loll tllllltlt"S In four word was passed down. "Ten Illillllll'S In go!" Toll Illllllllt'S In live' Wo were shivering all over. .My logs fell as If tlicy were asleep. Then word was fasst'il iluwu: "first wave get nil ami mar tin- scaling ladders.' Tlicsc were small wooden ladders which we h.nl placed against ilic par.i|iet tn cllahle IIS tn go n\er the tup nil the luting nf the barrage. "l-iihlcrs ihaih" we called them, ami veritably they were. ICefnre a charge Tnllllliy is till' politest nf men. There is never any pushing or ? rnwduig tn he lirst up these ladders We crollrlled arolllld tile base of the ladders wailing for Hi w??r I to gn over. I was sick and fiiut. ami was puffing away at an unliglitrd S.i?. Then eallle the word. "Three minutes to gu: upon the Sifting id' the barrage and on I lie blast of the whistles, *t?vot the tnp with the best o* lliek e.tld .*I\? Ihein hell.'" The famous phrase ef the western front. The Jonah phrase of tin- western front. To Tommy it means if you arc lucky enough to come hack you will he minus an arm or a leg. Tommy hates to he wished tin- best o" luck; so. when peace is declared. if it ever is. and you meet a Tommy on the street, just wish him the best o' link ami duck the brick that follows. I gl.nofd again at my wrist watch. We all wiiii tin m and you could baldly call us sissies" for doing so. It was a minute to four. I could see the hand move to the twelve, then a dead silence It hint. Kveryone looked up to see what had happened, but not for long Sharp whistle blasts rang out along the trench, and with a cheer the men scrambled up the ladders. The bullets were eruekiug overhead, and oeeasinitally a machine gun would rip and ii .ir tlie top of the sandbag parallel How I got up that ladder I will never know. The tirst ten feet out in front was agony. Then we passed through fines tn our barbed wire. I knew I was iimning. I nit could feel no motion ' i low the waist. Hatches on the ground seemed to flout to the rear as il i were on a uiMuniiii . < ...... cry was rushing past mo. Tho Uerm.ins ha?l put a barrage of shrapnel . aoross No Man's 1-iind. ami you could hoar tho pieces slap tho ground ahout \ on. After I hail passod our barbed wire and gotten into No Man's Land a Tommy about fifteen foot to my right front turned arouml and looking in my direction, put his hand to his mouth and >oiled something which I could not make out on account of tho noise from tho bursting shells. Then ho coughed, stumbled, pitched forward and lax still, llts body seemed to tloat to the rear of me. 1 could hear sharp cracks in the air about me. These were caused by passing rule bullets. Kre>|Uently. to my right and left, little spurts of dirt would rise into the air ami a ricochet bullet would whine on its way. If a Tommy should see one of these little spurts in front of him. he would tell the nurse about it later. The crossing of No Man's l?\nd remains a blank to me. Men on mv right and left would stumble and fall. Some would try to get up. while others remained huddled and motionless. Then smashed-up barbed wire came into view and seemed carried on a tide to the rear. Suddenly, in front of me loomed a bashed-in trench about four feet wide. Queer-looking forms like mud turtles were scrambling up its wall. One of these forms seemed to slip and then rolled to the bottom of the trench. I leaped across this intervening space. | HE TOP" GUY EMPEY Got Into the War Two * His Country. Krnjiy. ITh? man to my I?-ft sM'iiiwI to pause in midair. then |?it*.-hc-"l head down m! to the Herman trench. I luuirhed <>ut Ion.I mi my delirium. I'pon iiliithttmr ?>n It" iitlifi si-P- <il the tr?neh I csitip in with a sudden jolt. Itsirht in front <>f me loomed a uii.nt form with a nth ujiieti looke ilahnut ten feet lontr. on It" i|||| Ol which Seemed .heVeil > ; \ . nets These tlasheil in the air in front of me. Then through tny miml tlasheil the admonition of our bayonet instruetnr hack in Kliishty. lie hail saiil, "whenever you iret in a eharjnand run your hayonet up to the hill into a Herman the Fritz will fall, perhaps your rule will hi- wrenched from your irrasp. I?o not waste time, if He hayonet is fouldi'd ill his equipment. hv puttinir your foot on his stomach and luirirwiir at the rille to extncale the hayonet. Simply press the triirircr ami the hullet will free it." In my present situation this was the loirje. hut for the life of me I could not reincinhcr how he had told me to ed inv liayonct into the liermaii. To me this was the paramount issue. I rinsed my eyes and luntted forward My title was torn from my hands. I must have imtt.'ii the Herman because lie had disappeared. Aliout twenty feet to my left front was a Ituire Prussian nearly six feet four iuelies in height, a line specimen of physical manhood. The hayonet from his rille was missiiitr. hut he clutched the hal'ri I in both hands and was swiiminu tile laitt around his head. I could almost hear the swish of tin* l.utt passmis tliimnsh the air. Three little Tommies were emraL'rd wvith him. They looked like piirmies alongside of Hi. Prussian. The Tommy on tlit* left was tsraduallv eirelinir to the rear of Ins opponent. It was a funny siirlit to see them duck the swimrmi; hutt and try to jah him at the same time. The Tommy nearest me received the luitt of the Herman's rille in a smashing !>|uw In-loW the I'iirht temple. It smashed his head like an eirKshell. II. t.mi l i .1 I'.ii-wsird on Ids side and a eon itlsivf shudder rail through his body. Meanwhile tin- other Tummy had gained tin- rear of tin- Prussian. Suddenly about four indies of bayonet protruded from tin* throat of the I'rus-oati soldier. who staggered forward and foil. I will never forget tinlook of Idank astonishment that came over his fact-. Tln-ii something hit mo in tin- h-ft shoulder ami iiiv side wont niiuili. It filt as if a hot |ioknr was being driven tli ro null mo. I fi-lt no pa in just a sort of nervous shook. A bayom-t had piereed tin- from tin- roar. I foil hackward on tho ground, hut was ind unoonsoious. hoi-a use I oould see dim obji-ets moving around mo. Tln-n a Hash of light in front of my eyes and unooiisoioiistioss. Something had hit mo on tin- hoad. I have novel- fotnnl out what it was. I dreamed I was being tossed ahollt in an open hoat on a heaving soa and opened my eyes. The moon was shining. I wins on a stretcher being carried down one of our communication twist my wounds were dressed, and then I was init into an ambulance and sent to one of the hast- hospitals. The wounds in my shoulder and head were not serious and in six weeks I had rejoined my company for service in the front line. t'HAI'TKIt XII. Bombing. 'I'lie hoys in tile section Welcomed me hark, hut there Were many strange faces. Several of our men had gone West ill tliat charge, and were lying "somewhere in France" wit It a little wooden itoss at their heads. We were hi rest lullets. The next da> our captain asked for volunteers for hoinhcrs' school. I isive my name and was accepted. I had joined the Suicide club, and inj troubles commenced. Thirtytwo men of tin- battalion, including myself, were sent to I* , where we went through a course in bombing. Here we were instructed in the uses, methods of throwing and manufacture of various kinds of hand grenades, from tin- old "jam tin," now obsolete, to the present .Mills bomb the standard of tin- Kritish army. It all depends where you are as to what you are ealled. In France they eall you a "bomber" and give you im-dals. while in neutral countries they call vou an anarchist and give you "life." From tin- very start the Hermans were well equipped With effective bombs and trained bomb throwers, hut the Knglish army was as little prepared m tliis important department of lighting as m many others. At bombing school an old sergeant of the Hrenudicr guards, whom 1 had the good fortune to meet, told me of the discouragements this brunch of tho service suffered before they could meet tlic (ieriuaiis on :iit equal ionium. < I'acitlsts ami small army people in tin* I*. S. please read with earei. The lirst Knglish expeditionary forces had no liomiis at all. hut had clicked a lot of casualties from those thrown by the Itochcs. line bright morning someone higher u|i had an idea and issued an order detailing two men from each platoon to go to bombing school to learn the duties of a bomber ami howto manufacture bombs. Noncommissioned officers wore generally selected for this course. After about two weeks at school they returned to their units in rest billets or in the lire trench, as the case might be. and got busy teaching their platoons how, to make "jam tins." Previously an order had been issi ed for all ranks to save empty Jam tins for the manufacture of bombs. A professor of bombing would sit on the tire step in the front trench with the remainder of his section crowding around to see him work. < Mi his left would be a pile of empty and rusty jam tins, while beside hun on the lire step would be a miscellaneous assortment of material used in the manufacture of the "jam tins." Tommy would stoop down, get an empt> "Jam tin." take a handful of clay or mud from the parapet, and line the inside of the tin with this substance. Then he would reach over, pick up his detonator and explos ve. and insert them in the tin. fuse proli..,. , ??,.? ??r.> would he a pile ?>f fniRmrntM of shell, shrapnel bulls, bits of iron, nails, etc.?anything that was hard enough to send over to Fritz: he would seoop up a handful of this Junk and put it in the bomb. Perhaps one of the platoon would ask him what he did this for. and he would explain that when the bomb exploded these bits would tly about and kill or wound any German hit by same: the ' questioner would immediately pull a button off his tunic and hand it to the bomb maker with. "Well, blame me. send this over as a souvenir." or another Tommy would volunteer an old rusty and broken jackknife: both would be accepted and inserted. Then the professor would take another handful of mud and till the tin. after which he would punch a hole in the lid of the tin and put it over the top of the bomb, the fuse sticking out. Then perhaps he would tightly wrap wire around the outside of the tin. and the bomb was ready to send over to Fritz with Tommy's compliments. A piece of wood about four inches wide had been issued. This was to be strapped on the left forearm by means of two leather straps and was like the side of a match box; it was called a "striker." There was a tip like the head of a rn.iT' h on the fuse of the bomb. To ignite the fuse, you ha<l to ruh it on the "striker." ju<t the same as striking a match. The fuse w.t> tllneil to live seconds or lonKer. Some of tie fuses issued in Whose days would ( urn down in a second ot two, while others would "six/." for a week before exploding. Mark in ltlight/ the munition workers weren't uuite up to snuff, the way tliey are imu. If t ie fuse took a notion to burn too nuiek y they generally buried the homh maker next day. So making hoinl? tould not lie ealled a "eijsliy" or safe ji i>. After making several Iminlis the professor instruets the platoon in throwing them. He takes a "j.i n tin" from the }irst step. trembling : little, hecause it is nervous work, especially when new at it. lights thi fuse 011 his striker. The fuse begins to "sixx" and sputter and a spiral of smoke, like i ii.n IIUI1I a smouoicruig lag. i iscs from it. The platoon splits in two and ducks around tin- traverse nearest to them. They don't like the looks and sound of tie- burning fuse When that fuse la-gins to smoke and "sisut" y<?u want to say guod-by to it as soon as possible, so Tommy with all his might ehueks it over the top and crouches against the parapet, waiting for the explosion. l,ots of times in bombing the "jam tin" would In- picked up by the Hermans. before it exploded, and thrown ba< k at Tommy with dire results. After a lot of men wont Wist in this manner an order was issued, reading .something like this: "To all ranks in the liritish army: After igniting the fuse and before thiowing tin- jam-tin <oinl>. count slowly one' two! three!" Tliis m order to give the fuse time enough to hum down, so that ttie bomb would explode before the Hermans could throw it hack. Tommy read tin- order?he reads them all. bit a ft el lie ignited the fuse and it began to smoke-- orders wore forgotten, and away sin- went in record time and hack she came to the further discomfort of the thrower. TIm-ii another order was issued to count, "one hundred! two hundred! three hundred!" I tut Tommy didn't care if the orders read to count up to a thousand by |liurters. he was going to ii*-i rid of that "jam tin." hei-ausi from experience In- had learned not lo trust it. Wllell the powers that be realized that they could not change Tommy they decided lo change the type of I><111111 and did so substituting tin "hair nriisn," in<- "cricKm huh," aim later I In.- Mills ImiiiiIi. Tin- standard bomb usi-iI in tin- Itritis 11 arm.v is I lu- ".Mills." It is about the shape an ! size of a large li-lnon. Although not actually a lemon, Fritz insists thai it is; |icl'lia|is lit- judges it bv the havoc caiiscil by its explosion. The Mills holilli is liiailc of steel, the outsiih- of which is eorrugtled into Is small si|Uaivs. which, upen the c.xplosioit of the bomb, seatti t in a wide area, wounding or killing any Fritz who is unfortunate enough to be hit by one of the Hying fragments. Although a very ilestru 'live ami eflieieiit bomb the "Mills" has the confidence of the thrower, in that he knows it will not explode until released front his Kiip. It is a mechanical device, with a lever, tilted into a slot at the top, which extends half way around the circumference and is held in place at the bottom by a lixinK pin. In this pin there is a small metal ritiK, for tinpurpose of extracting tie pin when ready to throw. Volt do not throw a bomb the way a baseball is thrown, because, when ill a narrow trench, your hunil is liable to strike against the parados, traverse or parapet, and then down 400* the so, up govs Tommy. In throwing, the bomb ind lever are grasped in the right hi.ad. the left foot is advanced, knee st.lf, about one iind a half its length to the front, while the right leg. knee bent, is carried sliKhll.v to the right. Tlo- left arm is extended at an angle < f Idegrees, pointing 111 the direction the bomb is to he thrown. This posit on is similar to that of shot putting, oily that tin right arm is extended downward. Then .\<iii hurl tin- bomb from you with tin overhead bowling motion, tin- same as in cricket, throwing it fairly high in the air, this in order l" give tin- fuse a chalice to hum down ?> that when the hotiih lands, it immediately explodes and gives Hie tier nans no time lo scamper out of its range or to return it. As the hoinh leaves your hand, the lever, by means oi a s|iiiiik, is projected into the air ami falls harmlessly to the ground a few feet ii front of the bomber. Wliell the lever llies olT it releases a strong spring. which forees the tiring pin into a percussion cap. This ignites the fuse, whieh burns down ami sets off the detonator, charged with fulminate ot mercury, which explodes the main charge of aininonal. The average Itritish soldier is not an expert at throwing; it is a new game to hiin, therefore the I'anadiaiis and Americans, who have played baseball from the kindergarten up. take naturally to bomb th rowing and excel in tins net. A six-foot English bomber will stand in awed silence when he sees a little live-foot nothing t'aliadian outdistaiiee his throw by several yards. I have read a few war stories of bombing. where baseball pitehers curved their bombs when throwing them, but a pitcher wjio can do this would make "I'hristy" Mattlmwson look like a piker, and is losing valuable time playing in the European war bush league, Wtleli he Would be able to Set the "biu league" on lire. We had a cushy time while at this school, in fact, to us it was a regular vacation, and we were very sorry when one morning the adjutant ordered us to report at headquarters for transportation and rations to return to our units up the line. Arriving at our section, the boys once again tendered us the glad mitt, lint looked askance at us out of the corners of their eyes. They could not conceive, as they expressed it, how a man could be such a blinking idiot us to join the Suicide club. I was beginning to feel sorry that 1 had become a member of said club, and my life to me appeared doubly precious. Xow that 1 was a sure-enough bomber 1 was praying for peace and hoping that my services as such would not lie required. (MIAlTKi: XIII. My First Official Bath. Eight behind our rest billet was a large iiivk about tin tfii oei-p nnu twenty feet across, anil it was a habit of the company to avail themselves of an opportunity to take a swim anil at the same time thoroughly wash themselves anil their underwear when on their own. We were having a spell of hot weather, and these baths to us were a luxury. The Tommies would splash around in the water and then come out and sit in the sun and have what they termed a "shirt hunt." At tlrst we tried to drown the "cooties." but they also seemed to enjoy the bath. One Sunday morning the whole section was in the creek and we were having a gay time, when the sergeant "major appeared on the scene. He came to the edge of the creek and ordered: "Come out of it. (let your equipment on. "drill order." and fall in for bath parade. Ixiok lively, my hearties. You have only got fifteen minutes." A howl of indignation from the creek greeted this order, but out we came. Discipline is discipline. We lined up in front of our ldilet with rifles and bayonets (why you need rifles and Iwyoncts to take a hath gets me.) a full quota of ammunition, and our tin hats. Kach man had a piece of soap and a towel. After an eight-kilo march alone a dusty roail. wittr an occasional sneu whistling overhead, we arrived at a little squat frame building uj?on the bank of a creek. Xailed over the door of this building was a large sign which read "Divisional Itaths." In a wooden shed in the rear we could hear a wheezy old engine pumping water. We lined up in tront of the l?aths. soaked with perspiration, and piled our lilies into stacks. A s? rgeant ol the it. A. il. t\ with a yellow hand aioiind his hit arm on which was S. 1'." (sanitary police! in hlack letI'-m, took charge, ordering us to take on our equipment. unroll our puttees and unlace Pools. Then, starting I ruin the right ot the line, he divided us into squads ol litteen. 1 happened to l>e in tIn- tirsl squad. We entered a small room, where we ware civen five minutes to undress. I (it'll I i 1 <1 into the bathroom. 1 n here there were fifteen tubs (hunt Is sawed in twoi half full of water. Each tub contained u piece of laundry soap. The .-tTyrant informed us that we had just twelve minutes in which to take our l<utIts. Souping ourselves all over, we took turns in rubbing each other's hacks, then hy means oi a garden hose Wiishi-d the soap off. The water was ice cold, hut felt fine. Pretty soon a hell rang and the wait r wits turned off. Some of the slower ones were covered with soap, hut this made no difference to the sergeant, who chased us into another room, where we lined up in front of a little window, resembling the box office in a theatre, and received clean underwear a nil towels, l-'roni here we went into the room where we had first undressed. Ten minutes were allowed in w hit h to get into our "clabber." ,Mj pair of drawers came up to my t bin and the shirt barely reached nil diaphragm, but they were clean?no strangers on thein, so 1 was satisfied. At the expiration of the time allotted we were turned out and finished our dressing-oil the grass. VVht-n all ot the coiii|giny had bathed it was a case ol march back to billets. That inarch was the most uncongenial one imagined, just cussing anti blinding all the way. \\T were covered witli white dust and felt greasy from sweat. The woolen underwear issued was itching like the mischief. Alter eating our dinner of slew. now four o'clock?we went into tinclick titul li.nl another hath. It "Holy Joe" could have heard our remarks ahout the divisional hat lis and army red tape he would hove tainted at our wickedness, lint Tommy is only human after all. It just mentioned "Holy Joe" or the ehjplain in an irreverent sort ol way. hut no offense was meant, as there were some very hravc men anions t hem. There an- so many instances of hemic deeds performed under tire in n-s< uing the wounded that it would take scleral hooks to chronicle them, hut I have to mention one instance performed hy a chaplain. Captain Hall by, name, in the brigade on our left, because it particularly appeals to me. .\ e ha plain is not a lighting man: he is recognized as a noncomhatant and carries no arms. In a charge or trench raid the soldier gets a feeling of con-, ride nee from contact with his rillc, revolver or bomb he is carrying. He has something to protect himself with, something with which hi- can inflict harm on the enemy?in other words, he is able to get his own back. Hut the chaplain is empty-handed.and is at the mercy of the enemy if In- encounters them, so it is ilouhly brave for him to go over the top, | under tire, and bring in wounded. Also : chaplain is not rci|tiircd l?y the king's regulations to go over in a charge, butthis one did. made three trips under tin- hottest kind of lire, each time returning with a wounded man on his l-iii-ii. t'n the third trip he received a bullet through his left arm hut never reported the matter to tin- doctor un'-j til late thai night?just spent his time.' uduunistcring to the want* of yvQund-c m ftiwim rtMHi'hpfti. 1' ' " The chaplains of the British army are a line, manly set of men and are greatly respected by Tommy. ('IIAITKU XIV. Picks and Shovels. I hail not slept long la-lore tin- *woi-t voice of I In- sergeant informed llmt "No. I miiion hail clirki-d for another I>1 illKindigging party." I smiled to myself with deep satisfaction. I had liei-n piomoti-d from a more digger to a iin-mlii-r if the Suieide eluli, and was exempt from all fatigues. Then eanie an awful shook. The sergeant looked over in my direction and said: "Don't you hoinli throwers think you are wearing top hats out here. Vordin' to orders you've heen taken up on the strength of this section, and will have to do your hit with the piek and shovel, same as the rest of lis." I put up a howl on my way to get inv shovel, hut the only thing that resulted was a loss of good humor on T?i v part. We fell in at eight o'cloek. outside of our hilh-ts, a sort of masquerade party, i was disguised as a eommon laborer, had a pick and shovel, and ahout one hundred empty sandbags. Tile rest, about two hundred in all, were equipped likew ise: pieks, shovels, sandbags, rilles and ammunition. The party moved out in column of fours, taking the road leading to the trenehes. Several times we had to string out in the ditch to let long columns of limbers, artillery and supplies get past. The marching, under these conditions. was necessarily slow. t.'pon arrival at the entrance to the communication trench, I looked at my illuminated wrist watch?it was eleven o'clock. la-fore entering this trench, wprd was passed down the line, "no talking or smoking, lead off in single tile, covering party first." This covering party consisted of 30 men. armed with rilles. bayonets, bombs, and two Lewis machine guns. Tlu-y were to protect us and guard against a surprise attack while digging in No Man's Land. The communication trench was about half a mile long, a zigzagging ditch, eight feet deep and three feet wide. Now and again. Herman shrapnel would whistle overhead and burst in our vicinity. We would crouch against the earthern walls while the shell fragments "slapped" the ground above us. i mee Fritz turned loose with a machine 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 souinu'ii iiKe nansiones. I'jion arrival in the fire trench an officer of the Royal Engineers gave us our instructions and acted as guide. We were to dig an advanced trench two hundred yards froni the Germans (the trenches at this point wjere six hundred yards apart). Two winding lanes, live feet wide, had heen cut through our barbed wire, for the passage of the diggers. From these lines white tape had been laid on the ground to the point where we were to commence work. This in order 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 working party was to follow and "carry on" with their work. In extended order, two yards apart, we noiselessly crept across No Man s Land. It was nervous work; every minute we expected a machine gun to open fire on us. Stray bullets "cracked" around us. or a ricochet sang overhead. Arriving at the taped diagram of the trench, rifles slung around our shoulders, we lost no time in getting to work. We dug as quietly as possible but every now and then the n^ise of a pick or shovel striking a stone would send the cold shivers down our backs. Under our breaths we heartily cursed the offending Tommy. At intervals a star shell would go up from the German Un<$ and we would remain motionless until the glare of its white light died opt. When the trench had reached a depth of two feet we felt safer, because It would afTord us cover in case we were discovered and fired 011. The digging had been in progress * about two hours. when suddenly hel seemed to lireuk loose In the form ? machine-gun and rule tire. We dropped down on our hollies i the shallow trenoh, hullets knockin up the ground and snapping in the nit Then shrapnel hutted in. The musi waa hot and Tonnny darn ed. The covering party was having rough time of it: they had no cover jusMiad to take their medicine. Word was passed down the line t heat it for our trenches. We needed n urging; grabbing our tools and stoop ing low, we legged it across No ManLand. The covering party got uwu to a poor start hut heat us iry The inust have had wings because we low ered the record. Panting and out of breath, we tutn hied into jur front-line trench. I tor my hands getting through our win hut, at the time, didn't notice it; m journey was too urgent. When the roll was called we f"Utv that we had gotten it In the nose fo 13 casualties. Our artillery tint a barrage on Fritz' front-lino and communication trenoho and their machine-gun and ritle fir suddenly reused. Upon the cessation of this firi stretcher hearers went out to look fo killed and wounded. Next day w l.-arned that 21 of our men had bee! killed and 37 wounded. Five men wer missing: lost in the darkness, the must have wandered over into th <ierntan lines, where they were eithe killed or captured. Speaking of stretcher hearers an wounded, it is very hard for the aver age civilian to comprehend the enor uious cost of taking care of woundc anu uu- w;ir in general. He or site get so accustomed to seeing t>i 11 ions of <lol l.irs in print that the significance o the amount is passed over withou thought. From an official statement publish etl in one of the I<omlnn papers, it i stated that it costs between six am seven thousand pounds ($30,out) t $35,000* to kill or wound a sobliet This result was attained by taking th cost of the war to date and dividin it by thu killed and wounded. It may sound heartless and inhuma: but it is a fact, nevertheless, that froti a military standpoint it is better for i man to be killed than wounded. If a man is killed he is buried, urn the responsibility of the governmen ceases, excepting for the fact that hi people receive a pension. I'.ut if a ma is wounded it takes three men froti the tiring line, the wounded man an two*men to carry him to the rear t the advanced lirst-aid post. Here he i attended by a doctor, perhaps assist d by two it. .\. M. men. Then lie i put into a motor ambulance, tmtnne by a crew, of two or three. At the tieb hospital, where lie generally goes un iler an anesthetic, either to have hi wounds cleaned or to be operated 01 he requires the services of about thre to five persons.. From this point an other ambulance ride impresses nior men in bis service, and then at th ambulance train, another corps o doctors. It. A. .M. C. men. Red t'ros nurses and the train's crew. From th train he enters the base hospital o .casualty clearing station, where < -good-silted corps of doctors, nurse etc.. are kept busy. Another hiiiIiii lance journey is next in order?thi time to the hospital ship. He crosse the channel, arrives in Blighty?mor ambulances and perhaps a ride fo tjve hours on an Knglish Red t'ros train with its crew of Red t'ros .workers, and at last he reaches til hospital, (lenerally he stays from tw Lie six months, or lunger, in this hus | pi Vl. From here he is sent to u eon ryf .escent, home for six weeks. iouods he is unfitted for fur A i- re, he is discharged, given fWwiHwiHiiiiflLiPU m A miiim home for the rest of his lift?and stil the expense piles up. When you real ize that all the ambulances, trains am ships, not to mention the man powet used in transporting a wounded man could be used for supplies, ammiini tion and re-enforcements for th troops at the front, it will not appea strange that from a strictly militar; standpoint, a dead man is sometime hotter than a live one (ir wounded). .Not long after the lirst digging partj our general derided, after it earefu tour of inspection of the communion tion trenches, upon "an ideal spot," a he termed it, for a machine-gun em placement; took his map, made it do on it. and as he was wont, wrote "di here." ami the next night we dug. There were twenty in the party, my self included. Armed with picks shovels and empty sandbags we ar rived at the "ideal spot" and startei digging. The moon was very bright but we did not cure as we were wel out of sight of the German lines. We had gotten about three fee down, when the fellow next to me, aft er a mighty stroke with his pick. If go of the handle, and pinched his nos with his thumb and forefinger, at th same time letting out the explosior "Oott strafe me pink, I'm bloody wel gassed, not 'ulf I ain't." I qulekl turned in his direction with an inquir ing look, iit the same instant rcachin for my gas hag. I soon found out wha was ailing him. One wliifT was enoug and I lost no time In also pinching m nose. The stench was aw/ul. The re> of the digging party dropped thei picks and shovels and heat it for th weather side of that solitary pick. Til officer came over and inquired wh the work had suddenly ceased, holdia our noses, we simply pointed in th direction of the smell. He went ove to the pick, immediately clapped hi hand over his nose, made an "abou turn" and came hack. Just then ou captain came along and investigate) but after about a minute raid we ha better carrv on with the digging. th:i he did not see why we should hav stopped as the odor was very fain but if necessary he would allow us ou gas helmets while digging. He woul stay and see the thing through, hut h had to report back to brigade head quarters immediately. We wished tha we were captains and also had a dat at brigade headquarters. With our ga helmets on we again attacked that hoi and uncovered the decomposed bod of a German: the pick was sticking i his chest. One of the men fainted, was that one. L'pon this our lleuten ant hiiited proceedings and sent wor back to headquarters and word cam back that after we tilled in the hoi we could knock off for the night. Th was welcome tidings to us, becausi^Xext day the general changed th dot on his map and another emplace inent was completed the followin night. The odor from the dug-up. deconr posed human body has an effe< which is hard to describe. It first pr< duces a nauseating feeling, whlc] especially after eating, causes vomil ing. ?This relieves you tcmporaril; but soon a weakening sensation fo lows, which leaves you limp as a disi rag. Your spirits are at their lowei ebb and you feel a sort of hopeles ness and a mad desire to escape it al to get to the open fields and the pei fume of the flowers in Flighty. Thei is a sharp, prickling .ynsation in th nostrils, which reminds one of breatl ing coal gas through a radiator in th floor, and you want to sneeze, b) cannot. This was the effect on m surmounted by a vague horror of tj: awfulness of the thing and an evei recurring reflection that, perhaps sooner or later, would be in such state and be brought to light by th blow of a pick in the hands of son: Tommy on a digging party. Several times I have experience this odor, but never could get used t it; the enervating sensation was a ways present. It made me hate w? and wonder why such things wet rnnntennnewi bv civilization, and a the spice and glory of the conflii would disappear, leaving the grii reality. But after leaving the spot an filling your lungs with deep breaths < pure, fresh air, you forget and on< .vain want to be "up and at them." (To be Continued). I*he total of gold reserve in the 1 A nerican Federal reserve banks o 11 irch 2, was $1,777,229,000. ! TILLMAN IS A CANDIDATE ? Loog Service Id tbe Senate Entitles mm to More. " CHANUhD CONDITION CHANGED MIND U m " Senior Senator Does the Expected? Claims that Because of the War and y His Knowledge and Experience 'He V is in Better Position to Serve Than a New Man Would Be. Following is Senator Tillman's ad* dress to the voters of the state an^ nouncing his candidacy: , " "I hereby announce my candidacy j tor the United Stales senate to succced~~U?yselt. "Just before the primary in 1K14 1 s announced that 1 would nut again be a candidate, staling, '1 shall not try ! to succeed mysi.lt.' At that tunc, : while there was war in Europe, the , I'ntteil States had not entered the p to nil at and no otu?certainly not ' j. 1'resident Wilson?expected us to eiin ter it. .Most assuredly, the nation did ! ,, not wish to mix 111 tills great world .. conillet. For a while Ucrinany pre- ' "0 tended to respect our neutrality. She j r made fair promises about not sinking . our ships, but all the while she was ' ,1 bending all ot her energies to build a fleet of submarines. When she was ready she mapped off great areas of . ,1 the ocean which from the beginning j j, of the world had been free to all people, and notified the nations that ' f she would, without warning, sink an> , , ship that dared to eater these areas. In pursuance of this threat she pro. ceeded to sink our ships, causing the ( s death of hundreds of .innocent nun, j women and children?citizens of the ,, United State^. In self respect, we . were forced to enter the war; and we are in that war to the finish unless ; K we are to belie all our traditions and lose all of the rights, liberties and inl, hcrited privileges bequeathed to us by ii our forefathers. I ,, "Everytiling has been changed by j our entry into the war. The life of ,1 tile individual is no longer Ills own. ! I It belongs to the nation; and every ! s man ought to be guided by that con- , I, sidcralion alone?a sense of duty to u his country. 'How can I best serve ' ,1 my country?' is the only question pa- 1 ,, triots are asking themselves. i s "Considering m> own case, the con- ( . elusion 1 have reached is that 1 can ? best serve my country by continu ,1 ing in the senate. Having determined ,1 that it is my duty, 1 will not la- dc. lined from asking for re-election bes cause of a statement i made in 1911 i under entirely different circumstances. "In reaching this conclusion I have naturally been Influenced in great ,, nieasurcs\ by the hundreds of letters t. from patriotic citizens in every secf lion of the state, who have urged s upon me the view that having given to me every ollice to which I have asr pired, it would be base ingratitude 011 ,, my part if 1 should retire in this crisis 's when they believe it to be my duty . to ask for re-election, s Years of Service. s "I know that 33 years of service '* here the best of which I was capable ' ?have given me a position which no -s new man, however brilliant he may s be, could hope to attain. Since the *- IJeiiiocrals took charge of the govern0 nient, I have been chairman of the '* committee 011 naval affairs. My best " efforts have been given to the crea- | tion of a great navy; and for the - navy's readiness to effectively cou operate with the allies anil the sue1 menace, I can justly claim much cred it. I know that my intimate knowlI edge of naval affairs resulting from ' my long service, enables me now to I. lie of leal service to lll> govern meat. If 1 retire the chairmanship of '* the committee on naval affairs is lost lo the state. >' "Kvery day scores of letters come * to me from soldiers and sailors and from their relatives asking me lor service and for advice. I know ttiat I tn> intimate acquaintance with do uartmental olllcials makes it ikjssUiIc s for me to he of service to them. My - dealings witli government oilicials I have given me their respect and f friendship. My principle has always been to ask for South Carolina only - what she was entitled to. Having ' asked for something 1 have always - fought until I got it if it were ikjs' slide to get it at all. ' "In view of my conviction that 1 II am now better able than ever before to serve the nation and my state, if 'I I retire because of the statement - made in 1914, it would be an act of ' cowardice, a disregard of the best ine (crests of South Carolina, and an inr justice to our boys who have offered ' I heir lives in defense of their cound try. I have everything to lose and >' nothing to gain by offering for rc election. I would be safely out of the g troubled waters of politics in which t I have been swimming since 1SS5, I' but I would fee! somewhat like a y deserter in the face of the enemy. 1 r Two Rocks for One. 0 "When 1 lirst came to Washington, *' sectionalism was violence and I was V forced to listen to false and insulting K accusations against the south and its e people. The Democrats had decided r it was wisest to say nothing. 1 thank I* Cod I never followed this course, but 'I from the beginning protested vigorir ??? l.e/^fhr.1. Ib.miuirutu Ul I.1I. ?? > ' against .such craveness. When any one *' threw a rock at the- south, I was allt ways ready to throw two back. Int deed I have been told by competent judges, and I believe It to be true, if that my speeches in the senate and 'I my lectures throughout the north have 0 done more to enlighten the northern I- |>eople on the race uuestion than all it other instruments combined. I ? have labored consistently for the is greater development and use of the I? Charleston navy yard and am indiV viduully responsible for its establishn men. The clothing factory at that 1 yard is a concrete example of one of i- its benefits. ' "It was largely due to my efforts i? that congress enacted the railroad le rates bill which gave to the country 's fair railway rates and to the farmers ? much relief from the burdens they were then bearing. "The exposure of frauds and robbers P of the government perpetuated by the armor plate manufacturers was among l- my first important acts as senator, t "Time after time I offered amendinents to the naval aDorourintion bills h. authorizing the government to hulhl t- its own armor plate factor. Each of V* these waa defeated, but I have lived I- long enough to see the enactment of my original proposition authorizing the st erection of a plant by the government. and that plant is now actually under 1. construction at Charleston. \V. Va. r- "I have lived to see most of the e financial legislation which I always e advocated enacted Into law. The nai tional reserve bank act and the farml* ere' loan act, enabling the farmers to get money at low rates of interest, are e. among the things I helped to secure. >p Both of these were long cherished dreams of the farmers' alliance and I. their germs may be found in the Cicala a demands.' ip "One of the things of which I am to most proud was that 1 compelled recognition of South Carolina's claim d against the Federal government for o money loaned by the state in the war 1- of 1812. By this. $386,000. the state's ir l?onds. held by the Federal government "p as a debt agianst the state, were can11 celled and $89,137.36 was paid into the ?t state treasury' in cash. " Want to Win War. d "I do not believe the people of the >e state are in the humor for unnecessary political agitation this year. They want to win the war and they know the only way to win it Is to hold up President Wilson's hands. Any manr sent to the senate now from South 12 Carolina who would not sustain the n president whole-heartedly would be a traitor to the best interests of our I tit T At otvltK One Dugout In Which There Is No Gas. innt/o irrrn tut rnurnnr nr all country anil utterly useless 10 ins Soutli Carolina constituents. "Although m> health is better now than it has been tor many years, it is not my pur|>ose to make any campaign s|M-?fhes. In my opinion, it is more important for ine to remain in Washington attending to my duties in the senate and in the naval affairs committee than it is for me to engage m the mere bandying of words with any man or men upon the stump in South Carolina. "I hate enough faith in the good sense and patriotism of South Carolinians to believe the uppermost thought in their minds today is the defeat of licrmany. They know the only way to do that is to stand by the president. They know 1 have always stood by the president and will continue to stand by him. and I therefore announce my candidacy for re-election." Lever in Doubt. Congressman A. F. Lever issued the following statement: "I have no jiositive announcement to make now with res|>cet to my ultimate intention touching the senatorial race this summer. "The effect of the outcome of that contest is so far reaching in its na lional and international as|ioct that no |?utriotic citizen can afford to shirk It is 11 u t > when it is made plain to him. Nor on the other hand should the already delicate situation be complicated iiy precipitous and poorly considered iction. It is of vital importance that mistakes l>e avoided. "Strong representations have lieen made and are still being made to me. I tut I shall withhold any definite announcement until I may have further ip|H>rtunity to ascertain exactly what my duty is in the circumstances and ivhat course of mine will serve l?cst [he state and the nation. "I'pon these considerations alone will my final conclusion rest." FELL ON STONEY GROUND Speech that Cost John L. McLaurin Seat in United States Senate. One of the most striking thoughts in the last letter, of Senator I tanks is in reference to Mct.-iurin's stand on diip subsidies. In November. Itiuj, Senator Mcl<aurin delivered an adilrcsM to the Southern Cotton Spinners' issociation in Atlanta, tin., and in it. not only called attention to our lack of ships, but to what Cermany was lining in this respect. "fireat llritain is spending two million a year in mail subsidies in excess of her receipts. France, Japan ind Certiiauy are spending millions ach year and together they**" have Iriven the American merchant Hag from the high seas. There are millions of American money invested in ships that run under the Herman and Knglish flag, because this government is blind to the importance of ships, lb-member that being under a foreign Hag in case of war, these ships built with American money will be used igainst us. "This will strike the south a terrible Mow when war dors runic, because >iir only motiry crop is cotton, and it Is an export crop. These merchant (hips liecome warships in time of war. and cannot he built here after war comes. l-ook ut Germany. Her kaiser is one of the ablest living men. All of his nowers arc bent to the promote. ?* ,-^4 tbo -xtension of German commerce, the mployment of German labor and markets for German products 'Made in Germany' is becoming a trade dogan the world over. "He is doing it by government subsidies to ships ami railroads, in Asia ind South America and Africa. He is building up German shipyards and the subsidies are on the condition I hat the ships are Guilt by German lal?or in German yards. Moth exports tnd imports passing over German railways, leave a part of the freight remitted to the ship delivering same lo increase its earning. In addition to this he has inaugurated a system of preferential rates to the German manufacturer from the railroad for goods xported into the competitive markets l?i the world. "This is really a bounty which enihlcH the German manufacturer to undersell his Hnglish com|ietilor in I'hina or South America. "I want to see the American built ship, with its American crew under i>ld Glory, put in a jiosition where it can carry American goods and sell them in competition with any country. "t'ntil very recently commerce- was not deemed a proper subject f?v governmental consideration. There is no direct department of commerce in any government except that of Germany. The moving considerations prompting the settlement of the Chinese trouble were commercial. The time will come when the best minds of every country will be called upon to adjust the complicated questions of foreign trade and the consulur officers at the leading ports of commerce will equal In Importance the diplomatic ambassadors." In connection with the extension of the south's foreign trade. Senator McLaurin advocated an American mer chant marine. "Our weakness upon the sea is the one great danger that confronts the nation." said the senator. "If ships could be built in the United States as cheaply as they are under other flags, it would be unnecessary for our government to do more than to offset the subsidies, bounties, naval reserves, retainers, nnd other methods by which foreign governments attract capital into merchant ships built and managed by their own people. May Become a National Peril. "We must not imagine that American capital is dependent upon national legislation in order to make ship owning pay. We have ample evidence of large American investments in foreign-built ships manned and operated by foreigners in our foreign trade. However much our people may have invested in foreign ships, they are unavailable under national law when at war as naval auxiliaries. "Another thing we should remember: These very ships and the men employed on board them may I* turned against the United States in the event of our becoming involved in war with the nation whose flag thev fly. "The object of extending government aid to the upbuilding of our merchant marine is to secure adequate protection for the nation upon the sea, and the mere fact that the invr.utmt.nt h?u hft<n flttrnrtive I to American capital is an incident of the transaction. "We do not want to see the isthmian canal become merely a foreign highway jot commerce." said the senator. "We do not want our millions expended merely to l>ecome a bounty to foreign shipping. It should be an American highway, and we should so develop our mercantile marine that with the opening of this great canal our own flag shall predominate at the masthead of a majority of the ships that it accommodates. "The south will be the immediate beneficiary of that waterway when it Is constructed." In conclusion, Senator McLaurin said: "What we need in this country today is a non-sectional patriotism and statesmanship more devoted to the upbuilding of our country than the achievement of party success. Great national or business questions involving the glory of our public and the prosperity of our people should not be dwarfed into mere party questions." luurj Arits lit tuirusi ur all Clean Entertainment, Good Atmosphere and Although Held in High Esteem Not as Popular as it Should Be. (1'asscd l>\ the Censor.) Cortvipondrnc* Thf Torkvlllr Eoqulrtr | Camp Sevier. S. t\. March 2.?Having an hour or two of leisure at my disiiosal. I drop|H'il into the "V" of the 119th tonight. Tin- "V" is soldier short for the Y. M. l\ A. halls, one of which is located in every regiment in the camp. The "Y's" arc a great convenience to the soldiers. There one may oldaiu envelopes and writing paper lor the asking; a desk on which to write and pen and ink to write with. If you can't write, why one oi the "Y" secretaries will write a letter to the folks hack home tor you. You may borrow a novel to read at the "Y" and you will he given a liible or Testament to read il you haven't one and want one. There is a graphophonc in the "Y" and a number ot records of rugttinc miislc as well as records that are sacred or mure solemn. "Home Sweet Home" may be included among the records hut 1 have never lieaid it ring out over at the "Y." It might make the fellows cry. A piano is included in the furnishings ol each "V and throughout this division there are scores ot fellows who know how to tickle tin in. I 011sc<iucuily there is always much music. iHicc or twice a week moving pictures are put on; nieit well known in religious circles in various cities ami towns come out to the "Y's" to make nihlrcsses oi a religious nature; young laities from the city ol tireelivillc come out occasionally ami put on a musical entertainment. Sunday school is held on Sunday morning at tlie "Y's" and also regular church services. Comparatively the att< mlaiice is ahoiit eipial to that on evangelical churches everywhere. The "Y's" have no troulde in seatiiiK their congregations. \\ hen I went over tonight there were several hundred soldiers in the "Y." A moving picture was on?story oi a iellow who went to the had through liquor and cards and a lew other things, lie doubled the virtue of Ins will-, too, alter lie liecume a "booze coiiiuiedlan." and made an ass of himself generally. Finally lie was made to see the error of his way; dropped oil his knees at the leet of his wife, swore he would never do it attain anil they lived happily ever aiterward. Nothing hut good moral plays are put 011 in the "Y's". While the picture was on. the "Y" director?"Dad" they call hlin, and I have never learned his real name, led in singing and the soldier uudience joined ill pretty good. They sang "'Tis the Did Time Keligion;" "Amazing tJrnee;" "At the Cross" and a few other sacred souths and sang each one better as they itot into the mood. Finally "Dad" proposed: "All right, some of you fellows suggest a song and we'll sing It." Of course everybody was exist-llng a song of similar kind to be proposed. Finally a roughneck buck privute in the hull piped out: "Let's slag 'J?v?j3l>9d?8 Dolpg lt^' ? ? There was a silence. "Dad" did not raise the song und it was not sung. I saw a fellow who had been sitting up aliout the middle of the hall get up and slink out in a minute or two. I don't know whether he was Unman who proposed the last song or nut ; mil jiiiikiiii; ikjiii iik n.i; n< lu-lil his ht-ud when he sliil out I should say In- was. -L?ow brows will try to hang aroun-l ili-i-i-nt folks anil then show themselves up. won't tlii-y," remarked a young fellow who was standing next lo me. I nodded. There is no douht hut what the "Y's" are doing a good work and it is the opinion of the ureal majority of tin- soldiers with whom I have discussed the subject, that they are worth all they cost and the cost runs up Into the hundreds of millions. Outside the "Y's" in an army camp one rarely if ever hoar's Hod's name mentioned unless it In- in vain. With the Y's hen- there is not so much dungcr of forgetting. Several soldiers with whom I was discussing the iiuestion of religion in the army tonight, suggested that those who do not |Mirtici|Miti- in the services at the Y's or who evince no interest whatever in things religious, will have a revival all their own in the front line trenches with machine gun bullets and Springtldd bullets and grenade shi lis and a thousand other instruments of death for music, I expect. .las. I). Crist. \AJ 11 SDN'S PORTRAIT "Dissected" by Philadelphia Critics Who Saw it for First Time. Here are some comments made by visitors to the Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts on the portrait of President Wilson by Sargent. The* were taken from the lips of observers as audibly expressed while gazing on the painting: "That |K?sition makes him look as though he hadn't any brains," from a middle-aged woman. "A natural pose." "I don't think that's so good." "Very clever." "The brow is too narrow and the mouth too small." "It's a splendid face." "I can't say I think very much of that." "That's fine; simply wonderful; you could almost make him talk to you? and life-sized, too." "The mouth hasn't his firmness." "He's a younger man than Wilson." "He's too heavy in the body." "1 thought he was older than that; I wouldn't cull that a good picture." "He is younger looking; I like his face. His hands are dreadful; that hand. th* right, looks deformed." "Just looks as though he had only one knuckle, the left, as though his hand were swollen." "I can't tell wihether the eyes are blue or gray." "He should have more lines on the dark side of his face." "I like the upper part of the face better. The hands are not good." "I don't like his eyes; now Rockefeller's eyes look at you." "Don't you think something Is the matter with his eyes? I think the eyes are worse than the hands." "He looks tired." "He's better looking than when he went into office. His face has filled out, but his coat should be buttoned all the way down." "The lines of his face are softened." "I didn't know he was so gray." "I don't think he looks so very brainy." "He has a fuller face than that." "Now the hands?the evidence of good portrait painting is the character of the hands. I want vou to look at Rockefeller's." "Rockefeller Is much better In every way." "I like the figure better than the face. One Kets an impression of squareness from the contour of the Jaw. I am very much disappointed." "I don't like the right hand." "Looks thin, doesn't he?" "Those eyes don't look like the eyes of a statesman. There is no life in them. He looks as though he had a headache and couldn't see." "That's his face, though?very good, splendid." "Isn't he the student? Oh. I think he's wonderful."?Philadelphia Ledger.