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.9s c AN MACIIil EMPEY, QUESTIONING A GEF FROM NI Synopsia -l ired by the sinkin Amnericun liv's, Arthur Guy EImpey goes to Englandt and enlists as a l short experhince as a recruit Lng o lug quarters in Franee, where he I makes the nequaintance of "cootie )Cnpey's courently is sent ilto the his Iirst turn on the lire step whih learns, as c\mrade falls, that de ('bapilin distinguishes ii mnself by fire. VIth pick anal shovel Ilpe. in No MIan'R Lund. IExciting expo clting wort'l onl (bservatit't p1os1 vrites and! stages a successftti 1t. CHAP'1WR XIX-Continued. -16 Al one x amt of the line where the trenches a ore very close, a stake was <4rfven 1n'o the ground miidvay he" tween Il hostile lines. At night when it was his turn, Tomity would erawl to this stake and at 11tabh some I.AO(tl1 pnpers to it, while at the totl he wouldl q)lwe fins of hully beef, f'ags, sweets, and other delItnies that he had re ceived fro BIllighty in the eve' looked for partt'. halter' on l"rit . wo ilt c11me out anti get these luxuines. The noext night Ttnmy wO i) go oti to ree wihat "lritz put Into his stocking. 'rie d1ont1Ion generally consistetl of 11 paper fromn Berlin, telling who waas winning the war, s111ne tlnnted sausages. ltgars, a1n otat'slonatlIly a little heer, lut a funny thing, ''otuny never re turned with the beer unless it. was in side of himt, Ills platoon got a whilT of bin brent I one night 1111(1 tho' otffeiellnI; Tommy lost his job. One night a young English sergeant "erawleti to the stake tn1d as he trieti t 'detach the (lerman paper a homb e'x ploded and mangled him horribly. l"rit had set at trap a1(nd gained another vlc tim which was only one ioro hhtd 'nark against lim it I the hook of thl: war. P'rolm at time on diplomnati' r~e latlons were severed. Rleturnling to 'l'Touny, I think ha .NpIrit Is best shown In thie que.stionas ht asks. It is never "who is going to win T iu t a l w a y s '' h o W l o n g w i l l i t 1 i k e ? " X X . CHAPTER XX. "Chats With Fritz." sad had3t forrotten ll about1111 t' wlar. Whens ' n t tah'l'r enluet tharttgha tl'at our1 scOr? tt of the lIne. The~ 'illy th1:1lttese urtlers wverie Is 'u', <r etli a~lilsstem1bied Ithe ('orn un ai' ild agsktte l for vo llrs to go to , e1 Mltin Ot ubn schlool lat St. Omiar. Y Volunteer a nel t wutias necepltte. Si een na'iett' frt tir 1 bialgade l eft Thibs coulrsa' lasted two weeks aind we r'ejoinae'd tour unit1 anud wvere assi1gned to the blrlgadi'e1 machi ine gun i compljany. It lniost br'okce my heart to leave m~l Thej~ gun we used was the Vickers, Light .303, water cooled. I was still ta mlemlber of te Suilelide chtih, having jumipedl froma Ithe fr'ylng Dvan ltn the tire. I w as asslgnaed to mec1tion 1, gun No. A, anad the fI rst tIme "in" took1 hAIstlion in -the front-lIne trench. D~uring the dhay our' gun w"ould he dismiountedl on thet Iire t e'p ready for' fLustanit use. We shlared a dugout with the Lewis gunners. At "stantd to" we wo3uld imountt 0our gunl on the parapet and go on watch beside It hmt il "st and down" in thec morning. Thletn the guna would he dlismouanted and againa pliatee Ln readiness on thie fire stepj. We did( eIght days in the1 fr'ont-hue trench wvIthoutl anythlin g uinulsua h p. -gpening ouatslde of Ithe ordi natry trtae'h troutitne. On1 the nilght that wet wVere It **earry ouat,"' aI bomIng1 raid a'3 3galist t h German lintes was pulled( olf. Tis1 rahI fog party conasisted of sixty ceompan:t mien, sIxteen hcombers, and1( four J.ewi anachIne gunse withl t heir (crewst'. The raid took the Iloches by sturpr'is and wast a comifpiete suacce'ss, the parlt. brlnginig back twenlty-oneC prisoners. Th~e Glermans must have beena awful , y sore, because they turnled loose barrage of shrapnel, wIth a few ".\lt mie" and "whlzz hanags" interilX' 'The shells were dIroppinag linto our1 frn tine lke ha1lstones. ,To get evenl, wCenuiildihave le'ft thi . priseres in Ithe fire Itrench, In clhairg of the men 1 on) guiiard and let theelle t Fritz's strafeing 1but Thoanalny does lnt dreat prIsoners that1 way'. Fhie of thaema were brought iuto tu duagott and trnied over' to mie so) tht they vwotuld be safe (romu lhe G;ermlal InIiC the1 cadleliht . tey .lookeel vet faces, w ih the Ceet ion of one3, - reat3 h 'olg feilow. lHe looked ver'y mun Ut '3 IL'. I lIked haima from thie start. (1L L 1IlL 1015 ANEPI(AN os()J)II:kt [0 WINT *. 'E GuNERmJr ERvNG IN FRANCE MAN PRISONER, FINDS HE IS W YORK. g of the Lusitania, with the loss of an Amerlean living in Jersey City, rivate in the British army. After u leer in Lndon, he is sent to trailn irt hears the sound of big guns and s." After a brief period of training Tronll 1.iie I it'tlies, where he tukes (lie bullets whiz overhend. Ermpey it I l irks alwatys in the trenches. t'escuing woutnletl nilt'n under hot ha ex pet''iene as a Itrench digger ri.rn('e on ljstelling v st detail. Ex dluty. tiuck in ret billets IEanpey v. I gut ott the run Jnr an14 gave each a niii a1n pissed ti'onild s0111e fags, te ahit reliable Woodhines. TIhe otheir 1ii ioers looked thei r gratitude, but tht' big fellow said in EInglish, "Thank 3441, sir, ht' ruin is exCe('Ilent and I ap pretciate it. also yptir kintiess.' li14 totl e his uittne 'as ('ar Sthitii tii. of the Sixty-sixth Iitvarian Light infantry; that he had lived six years in New York (knew the city het ter thatn 1 didl), hnit heen to ('oney islantl autu ma~ny of our ball garnes. Iii' was a regular 11un. 1 couldn't (niike' bino he'lle've Ilutt !hnis Waigner wsnt't the best hall ilttyeri in the world. 1""rot( N'w Yurk he hand gone to L4oa tion, wh.'r'e he vorelt'l :is a waiter in the lntel Russell. .list befo'e the wa' hi e scent lttne It (;-'rlUny to see his partentts, the w.,r'entant andl he wa:s con s ipt t'd. HIe told il ie as"1 very sorry tc hea:r that L~ondon n%11$ in ruins fron: the 7.eidpelin rails. I cuttti not ('on t vitiet' ot 'rIherwlse, for hadn't he sett luittg pictutres in olt' of the Gerun - cities t' St. 'aul's eathedral in ruins 7- I chacnged thie subject beentuse hi SWas so stubborti in its belief. It wvn t 11ny Intenttion to try and pumpy hirnt to Inf'ortnatlion :its to the inethods of ft (.;-t' tran slil p't's, whit i hadl been 4ruts lng us trub(tlle in the lust few (iays. I 'brotcht't1 the subjett and lie stint up like it cl'in. A -ter a ftew 4ininute. he very iruont(ly3 -:tid: "Gecrtnin Siltw'r - '.' pl~n re(war'l for killing the English." I eaigei'rl sd. -Wht 't' they?" "Fortil killing or wouinding an Er-:ngl-i1 Dead Bodies Everywhere. kill Iing 4'l Or ll w udig 4411 ':ngl Ish oItceer lit gets ive mar'ks, hut if he kills a lted' Ca orni 4 EnglI sh setnt'ral, thle snip ter get. twety-tnet (hty3s tiedt to the44 wvheel of ua liihher as ipunishitnent for his citreless. ' eni' lit' juused, wvitilling fr i 1 t4' hItec, I st1upos. 'I I hIt 1all igt and atsked' him wihy thli a 0 sniper l was 4 tuilshed for' kilintg n4 English genertal. WIth 1a4 siI'lit here y "Wetll, you 54ee. If aill (lie English gen. unrals we're killed, thlereu woul lie nt one left to) malke ('ostly mistaike.". t I shiut hI n up, lit wats get ting tot fresh f'or al prisoner. Afte (' i leIt hi( I. winked att hit' and1 I wi'nked bac'k, ther t'h escort eniitnle to tauke thle pri'sonetr4 o thle renrt. i shook hnd4s and wliho e hui it "T- best of Iluc(k and1( a safe jour k 1 1 li 114d thatprisoner', hie was ai 114m tt fel low, hadi an 1 ron C1)4(ros too I a vised'( himi to keepi It 04u1tof sight, (i1 V St""i.- Toniyt 43 would he seninlg it htotui ui to his gir'I in lilghty~ as a sotuve'nr, n 0f4e 41hirk anti rauiny4 nielit whIle 0, u:14nrI we were Ititk inrg tveir the tol y- 'rtn (te fire steup of our fr'otii y t''nchi, whetn we htearid ai noIse Immetl a ulutt'ly in fr'ont of our harbed wirt hi 'a he senltry next to mie 'challenge(l "I In I, who 'o.-.. tleoV .. boul his rifle to the aim. His challenge was answered in German. A captain in the next traverse climbed upon the sand bagged parapet to investigate-a brave but foolhardy deed-"Crack" went a bullet and he tumbled back into the trench with a hole through his stomach and died a fed minutes later. A lance corporal in the next platoon was so en raged at the captain's death that he chucked a Mills bomb In the direction of the noise with the shouted warning to us: "Duck your nappers, my lucky lads." A sharp dynamite report, a flare in front of us, and then silence. We immediately sent up two star shells, and in their light could see two dark forms lying on the ground close to our wire. A sergeant and four stretcher-bearers went out in front and soon returned, carrying two limp bodies. Down in the dugout, in the flickering light of three candles, we saw that they were two German offi cers, one a captain and the other an "unterofilzier," a rank one grade higher than a sergeant general, but below the grade of lieutenant. The captain's face had been almost c)rnl)letely torn away by the bomb's expllosion. The unteroffizier was allve, breathing with difliculty. In a few min utes he opened his eyes and blinked in the glare of the candles. '.l'he pair had evidently been drink ing heavily, for the alcohol fumes were sickening and completely pervaded the dugout. I turned away in disgust, hating to see a man cross the Great Di vide full of booze. One of our offceers could spenk Ger man and he questioned the dying man. In a faint voice, interrupted by fre quent hiccoughs, the unterotllzier told i his story. There had been a drinking bout among the oficers in one of the Ger man dugouts, the miin beverage being 'hallpagne. With a drunken leer ho informed us that champagne was plent tiful on their side and that it did not cost them anything either. About seven that night the conversation had turned to the "conteniptible" English, and the captain had made a wager that he Would hang his cap on the English barhed wire to show his contenpt for the Enigiisli sentries. 'I'he wager was accepted. A t eight o'clock the captain and he hay: Crept out into No Man's Land to carry out this waiger. 'T'hey had gotten about halfway across when the drink took effect and the c'aptitn fell asleep. After about two hours of vain atteipts the unter ellizier had at last succeeded in wak ing the captain, reminded him) of his het, ndil varined him that he would be the laughing stock of the otlicers' mess if he did not accomplish his object, but the captain was trembling all over and insisted on returning to the German lines. In the darkness they lost their hearings and crawled toward the Eng lish trenches. They reached .the barbed wire unit were suddetily challenged by our sentry. Being too drunk to realize that the challenge was in English, the captain refused to crawl back. Finally the nterofllzier convineed his superior that they were in front of the Eiglish twire. itnn117.1 g this too late, the cap tain drew his revolver and with a mut tere'd Curse fired blindly toward our trench. Ills bullet no douht killed our caltain0. 'Then the bomb en cme over andil there lhe waos. (ly ig-ainil a good Job too. we mleni w~oildnI 't w.veep ait the' news. W ithoulit gi vinzg us any furthI er infor-' mation01 thle 1111tereflzier diied. WVe seariedee the bodie14s for ideuntifi ention'l diisk~ hbut thley had14 left everyi thing be'hiind bi'eore start'inig 4n thieir Ne'xt a fter'ion 'iiwe bur11i'd t hem in our- lit the rejintelery iaart froin tihe graves of thei TFozuiaiils. If you ever go intIo that I(i'i eerntey you will see two little woodaieni 'ro)sise ini ft'e4)oner of thle ('ernet0''ry set aiwaiy froin the rest. Th'iey re'ad: Died - 19163 It. I. P. Unterofilzier Died - 1910 It. I. P. Empey and his machine-gun company go "over the top" in a - uccessful but costly attack on the German trenches. The story of this thrilling charge is told In the next installment.J Be Above GossIp. Gossiping 1iiabouit the most useless k-nd of work one could possibly en gage in. Ilow much better anid more charitable It Is to turn a deaf ear to cruel truths, to honorably keep sIlent about wvhait we have heard, and at the same time gIve the unfortunate person in the case the benefit of our do'bt. "Small its talk much." Is an old say Ing and a true one. The girl or woman who would be trully hajipy, and who inid~entflly would make others happ~ly, should wisely think twice before she speaks, and then should puit into words only thoughts that are cheering and charitable.-New York Evening Mall. HIs Duty Done. Tlhe family Is rather demnonstrative wh'len the varlious5 imembers of the houlsehioldl come at1u4 go. The granid chlildrenc are expected to emibrace every one0 at the beginning and at the end of a visit. ["red and Alberi were get I Iing into their clothling an md notkI ig their hasty adieux peeOpratory to -catchlig their tralin hiomet afterl Christ . man. "1Iturry tip, i'ed," Albert shout ,ed; "you're too slow for' anythlug t I've got mine all kIssed." Knitting. Bags Bags ai There is nothing for it but to kuilt trad knit and then knlt some more iad carry on. She who does not must be forever explaining why not. It's an obligation and all that we have to show that our hearts are in the right place are kitting needles, knitting hugs and such things. 'hef hu nd Ii tiredth pale of socks inity prove just a little nuonotonous, but there are new knitting bugs to add the spile of variety to our hilly lives. At th e iion)011 counters they are showin1g soie iiunensely clever 111es along with other work bags 11(1 "elat(h-llIs.'' 'i'hose wol) spen d their time thining ot* rew things iii bags have grown1 to be such atpts thait' life at the ribbon 4411co uniter promii ises to iecoiie one continutal rouini of joyous new bags-o'mii now until Iie ed( of the yea r. 'T'hen--unless the war is over--they will begin all over aigain wit hi 1i19. knittlig hags. A new arrival that (harius every one is a knitting hag that looks likei a little umbnhrelha. It is mtade of s11: or strips of ribbon, sewed together and ut into a elrele. Thei' circle is rut out in six scallops lit the circumn ference andt1it loints of these seal lops are sewed to the ends of tht' narrow strip that forms the handle Silk Str( Sorne (time before t he daysv oft tiid Uumer have really arrIved, merchaniftS assemnbi stocks of silk st reet stilts. ready to lbe preseniteel whien the first hot daty comles. Thlese. mhiilsiummer suits tire aimost unitriammed, but are carefully deosignled and dist inguished by smart style-to)uches and nilceties of finish that place t hemi close to the formal suit (lass. ('lever women somzretimnes take t heir grac~eful but plain suits anrd tone them'ir up with a little effective handti work, hbut e'ven without that, they are equal to almost any demand. There ate many Ipretty suits of heavy taffetas and of gros-de-londre in the displays. O ne of thle new t a l'et a suits is shown in the pIcture aindo it could haiirdly he sI impler or phliner, hiut it is remnarkaly good style. The coaint opensM to thie huist hinte, dlff'erinrg fromi (earlier styles whieh were open1 to) thei waist li ne. It lhais a short, . huarig ski it por tioni with three plraits iii eah sIde andi a little (lip in fr'ont, alt very er1lap and spiried. 'Fl'lat, white ipeahrl bt Stns firstn 11 i. They ivitI le the ddi tioni of a white piqune vestee anid col 'ar and white cuffs. Altogether they Work id Catch Ails thiree' scalls at each end of the stil. Theni the handle Is Slpped throuighi a samall slidle made of the rlbboni aind whten It Is drawn through he bag f'alls in the form of an) um.1 b)reih. The tassel Is sewed at the center of the circle of silk. Work bags that will serve for knitting as well as other kinds of work are made of stipls of plaIn and brocaded.t rllbbon SewedI together leng twise like that shown at t he right oft the umnbrella bag. The topi Is cut ini Seal lops anel draws upl ou1 ini'tarw sa II 'linibons that irunt through ai cain itg se'wed a long thei base of thle stitlls Iin the pilain ribbon. Small in gs sewed at thle sides of t he bro catled ribbiition re covered with licro Chett silk antd the na rrow rlibbonI han tg ers pia ss from the casintg trouigh thenm. lItelow tilos ag a smaller workhe is gati 't'e over large glass rings. It taae of phii satin ribbon joined wth bsh;rrings ovte foro an finhe with shk tassels. Tie bag at the wrght Is ade of narrow strips of rib hon feathcr stioliheweI together. Its leoth is a smal sInbrolner hoop so It is al ways open and ready to catch what iay be dlroped into It. It iangs from four cords of sIlk and is fiished with a tassel. et Suits makel this suit resstmblye colok Wig, andtha is te chrm of1( chrs wil milkumme. \Vhte pump and~t rtci ight hemdeo orn wtitho i - to bte bethe adatage.1toete. mon tse na smilk suritsr there is Int hain a o1c al htree flouces wht nrayrs he backpe ta it. ver pretty rtas naurrcow pofkt set andi t sehd with rowassol al.bt het, innnS sluits, xedaon ( it ligt coo as s and gra'5t1)y coor look have adainhtins t harm omfenartes floktir binghrtewrn lt. t hebet avaThge P. lAves01g shlt hew spile stlsahreuIl 411very~I i aek Dont wt e falountes 54ten le tr the abcom thryI they intt l E'(i lla uvthrl.,fs al it THE MAKING OF I A AMOUS . MEDICINE How Lydia E. Pinkhamn' Vegetable Compound is Prepared For Woman's Use. A visit to 'the laboratory where this muecessful remedy is mad impresses even the casual looker-on with the roll ability, accuracy, skill and cleanliness which attends the making of this great medicine for woman's ills. Over 850,000 pounds of various herbs ire used anually and all have to be fathered at the season of the year when their natural juices and medicinal sub Itances are at their best. The most successful solvents are used to extract the medicinal properties from these herbs. Every utensil and tank that comes in contact with the medicine is sterilized and as a final precaution in cleanliness the medicine is pasteurized and sealed n sterile bottles. It is the wonderful combination of roots and herbs, together with the skill and care used in its preparation which has made this famous medicine so successful in the treatment of female ills. The letters from women who have been restored to health by the use of Lydia E. Pknkham's Vegetable Com pound which we are continually pdb lishing attest to its virtue. DAISY FLY KILLER ?tacanwnlre, attrte. an1 Kilts all flies. N..ti,... ornaaental. eeonenione cheep. LeeS. .11 eeeea. t Mad, of metal, cani'ptfl or tip oer will not soil or bniece anything. Ooat-) ant..d eedl,.. Bold b7 d-neer., or 6 sent br a" pra.., prepaid, for Ii.O, IAROLD SOMEns. 10 OE KALS AVE.. DROOLYN. N. r. Englhitd ha10 s inore than 14,775, 100 wOhilell Walge eitr 1.erS. The occasional use of Roman Eye Balsam it night upon retiring will prevent and re love tired, watery eyes, and eye strain. Adv. 1 li eave hlIps t hose whoii prtentfd hey aire iltipier plt an they tire. Cuticura Complexions. Nothing better than Cutieura Soap lally and Ointment as needed to make he complexion clear, scalp clean and lands soft and white. For free sam >les address "Cuticura, Dept. X, Bos on." Sold by druggists and by mail. soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50.--Adv. A Paper Controller. I rent Britain now hats Its Paper 1 .'oitroller, ctolcerning whose identity here hts been a Ilutt er of excitement n the publlshinig antd newspaper vorlds. There is, however, very much ess talk and less fuss about the ad 'ent of this new officlal than there was ver the subject of tit' introductionr if food rationling, although the Inno ation is capltle of having much ;reater etiectS Onil tle life of the coun ry thatn thie lncre reduction of the onsulpllio n'l of certtini food sulpplies. I. A. Vernet, on whomia it has de olved, is a di rector of the Under- ; X-Ray Reflectors. Mien hais beeui foun an1(1f e'x'ellenlt naiiterial fo r it o'etatin i g mir srors for 'GTrays. I ss wvili not do, - ecuase, miaoath ais it Is, it is too retglh for' the 'xtIrentiely tmlintle X-rasys. whlicha are nuteh smnalIler than ii Ighat wavesx. Glass litffuses lt' X-taiys, mtucha ats a rough suirfaice dlilfuses light waves, butt it was oundi hatl tile surfac'ue of mainierali crys ails wuere olf tile r'Eq(uisli smaooitns 'or' reflect Inag X-raiys, taand of t heum mIca s the amost aldapitauble, being re'atily aplit inito sheets. The Gulf Stream. Thle gulf s team iIs mior'e rapid than he' Amlazon01, tmorae imtilpetuouas t hanl the ississippi, amnd its v'olume morlie than $ I,.000 timaes greaiteri. Better Off if you drink INSTANT POSTUM instead of0 coffee. Postun is nutritious, healthful, economical, delicious and American. TRY iT FOR EVERY GOOD REASON