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MACHIN EMPEY IS MEMBER OF FIR OUT DEATH Synopsis.-Fired by the sinklni American Jives, Arthur Guy Empey, goes to England and enlists as a pt short experience as a recruiting of ing quarters in France, where he ii makes the ac(uaintance of "cootie: Empey's company is sent into the his first turn on the fire step whih learns, as ('011 rade falls, tnhat dI C(haplinlx diistinguishes himself by .1 ire. Witlh plek 1and( sho)vel 1Enip(' in No Man's Land. ExetinIig ('Xp' citing work on oblservation lost writes and stages a Suce.Sful pi Emiipey goes "over tlle top" In a (erautna lines. 50tn oftel'rwrds I determilned gas att lrk lItanched by CHAPTER XXIII-Continued. -20 I shouted1 to the driver to ship. 1111( In his nervoutIl'S he 1u111 on the bra kes. We nlelirly itchld out heli first. ftun the appllyim; of those brukes Satved 01ur lives. Tihe n1ext 11n51ant there wats a 1)inling thash anal a deta' ening report. All I 1 n 1 ettinur' is that I was flyilug through the air, and1( wondering if I wouil land iII a soft spot. 'Then the lights wenlt out. When I came to, Atwell was 1ourillg water on my head ot of hils 1)01 tie. On the other side of the rotd the cor poral Itas sitting, rulbnllg a 1ltny(1 on his forehendt with his left ha1ndt, while his right 1m')1 was o1un1d1( up in a bl(ot( soaked tian lage. lie was mnn11iii ng very loudlly. I hd tan awful h'tache and the Skitt on the left side of my face was full of gravel nand the blood was trickling from my nose. But that ambuhance was turned over in the litch and was perforated with boles from fraglments of the ssHti, One of the front wheels,wnt': Slowly revolv. ing, o I could .ot have been "out" for a long Ieri";l. The hells were still screamning over ;)'.T, hut the buttery had1( rais5ed it tire 111(1 they were bursting in a litth - wood bllout half nt mIle from us. Atwell sIokle 111. "I lsh that of cer hn n't wIlshel us the best o' luck.' Then he commnl1en'ed1 swearing. chidn't hell laughing, lhough m;)l bend wirs 1tIgh to bursttig. al vrt o l t unkf' et u ret'' ht t er e er(111 no brenl honet. t11Ilu iuttieo a Sled br e fa d st ra,tithe I lie a.'l'll riht The cor111 ' ttl k.ewas ellnig hu)1 sto r had1, ( glne through'il tle fl'eshlOi his tigt' friarm. wleAtwell andt 1, frol our111 isth 11 ouches1 , 14.u'Clt ' tournique 11tle g'at'red uptkt 01ur tqipm11'en. Wi resatiilliellie ed thatltwe werei a gerous spol~ tit Atany minte al sh'eel maidghtd on'ttt'1 thlt rond andl tile off. Tevlew a etwsn toego fart solwe ltold13 thile iorporle hic gavd ibltte go11 back'lt to it11 am.11 gearhi armul dretswdn Ilthen irepWons thefa ofev dsuin ofthes(1( thide' ambulnevet the smiiry dmeeIe wat wllabsl twealk son he se allowed te dir c oftheillase whl good d conlpii01a cteued or anger, fbtw ntfo Wardy.ut furwern mhp w arrivde ATcaalr egienet woul the battll perogdanf nuijm'u. The Iner~ monng he waent seersald yeastn haNe Yor.e leke about siofeet ne. The asstrungos a e reeledfr. Wevsoo he1)orquarters i hat wrg wereout to teroya eginesptrs, renhe aet Germt ourd ftrecuon.e ilNc Metn's a, tad setke ptlin atrench ramidnn prvent te robbin of tihe occan aepass inhlewd illwen tbognwr at anye time at tle lecs to oftelnAedbyordvso.I gae eauhriytottpan'ene ambuance, moor orris, wgon am MEPI(ANO 3OLI)llk 0 WINT * E GC Hh iERJVING In FRANCE-'--" I 1917 DY AnM 1 t Y ENftY NG SQUAD WHICH CARRIES SENTENCE. of the Lusitania, with the loss of an American living in Jersey City, 'ivate in the lritish arny. After a leer in London, he is sent to train 'st hears the sound of big guns alni I.' After a brief period of training front-line trenches. where he takes the bullets whiz overhenad. I~inpey tii lu rks always iin the trenches. r~escufing wtouinled len under htin h:IS exlerlienlte as II trch tlgger r~ience on listening past dh'tail. E+x iluty. I huk in rest il lets Enipey . Olnve 111(ir in th rt l (reches, ~ecessftil butt costly attack on the anpe~y 1111(1 his cotn rades repulse a the fGeriitus. -turnhb', he woult turn lite air blue. A yen ruin s('etionn of our trenches wats bel by the Itoyal Itsh rities. I'or several diys a very strong ruior went lte rounads (tint a ('rinan spy was In our luidst. This spy was supposed -to be dressed in the cuniforui of n it lsti t1f11 oilicer. SeverI stories had been told about :111 ottleer Wearting a red hand( ai'u ald his e:lit. who lmtroiled the , front-line antid eu lnunlI ientiol tlrc' hes askinig slislspii'cius u i'esti Oltis 115 i txie lion of haItteries, numiehine-gun euigir\e. 1ient s, ald t rench tuort:1rs. It' at shell drtopin'd in aI battery, (m a inn~ehine gun o1 eVen near it duout, this spy Was The rilnor gined such St rengtii that an oa~rte WOW issuedl for all1 troops to inund1101iately InlIee tinder arrest anyone ai nswerincg to the desc'ription of the spy. Atwell and I were on the qpu vive. W\e constanitly 'imirlled the trenches at ntght, and even in tie dcy, but the sp~y always (huded us. (One day while in a cornmunleation trench, wte w\ere lirrilied to see (1ur1 brlgnlleir general, Oild I'epper, being brought dowii it by a big private of the Rtoyali Irish rit's. ''he general was wilking ic front, and the private with fixed buoy onet was fo!llowintg in the rear. We silule l as lie generalt passed ius. 1lThe Irtislhaun h01(l a bro:cl grin on his fce n'i l andWe mild Sorel y beie' our ('yes-tle general was d11111 er arrest. Aftrt issinig lw feet beyo uu s, the gie'ral fitrned. in id44 in a wra'ithful! votc'c to A twell: '.'ell is dc - -ni folu who I ami. 11i"' A IwelIi w s~ sin-c'l lss. Th'le sen ftry flttfed In ith: "'None( 0' t hat gs'sin' cult 0' y Ou Ito ('k to hiendciigmt rst you goes, Mr' Fritfz. Openn tha l ace I 'i''o' y'our s icgncin 1an' I'll (lent inc y'ouri nnipper' with thn -J'The gener'al's face wacs ai sight to) be I hold(. H~e wacs fatirly b)(lling over wit 1 r'age, bu11t hce shuti up. Atw~ell trIed to get in froniit otf thit senctruy to explinicc to him tat intItrceall i Iwas thce gencer'ia he had1( undler' iarrest but the sentrcy thrceateniecd to 'rn hi bnyic3Onet thrcouigh iml, and1( wou'(ldc havi' done11 it, toO. So At welli stepped1 asicde and remin led si lent. I wacs niearcl -ii hurs- tig witic sciupreed'c hiughtfer. O worid, andic I wouhilc have expilode'd. I I iS 1not e'xactly diplomaiitic to hinugh a -0your genceral in such ai pruedliecet. Th'ie senltr1y aind his prIisone~r aririvet ait bc'igacce heiadquaricter's with disas1 trous1i results to the sentiry. Tihec joke was that the genrccial hac per'sona111ly issued the or'der' for' thli spy's iarrest. It wacs a hiabit oif the gen -erl to waulk thr icouigh the tr'en(hies 01 iciy of his sta11f. The Iiihmanil bein14 new in the regiment, hacd never' seer the gener'al before, so when lie enu acro1'ss u h ione ini ai Ccmmlulenittot trench, Ihe promiptly put himuc unider icr rest. Ilr'igiadiei' generals wear a red h and arouind their caps. Next (141y we passed the Irishmnaun tied to the wheel of a ilmber, thce be glining oif his sencteiu'e of twencty-one days, tield puntiishmuent No. 1. Never -before hav~e I seen suchc a woebegone e'xpre'ssionc on a mcan's face. For several cdays, Atwell and I made ourselves scarce arounid brigade head quarters. WVe did not want to meet r the genieralt. - Thce spy was never caught. CHAPTER XXIV, I The Firing Squad. A few days liater I hadic (orders to re fport back to div'isioncal hceadiqlarterc, about thIrty kilos behind thce line.I reported to the A. P. M. (assistant piro v'ost mcarshal). l'ie told moe to i'eport to billet No. 78 for qua rter and rn-t tions. It was uabout eight o'clock at night acid I was tlired and sooni fell asleep In te straw of the billet. It was a mIs orale night outside, cold, uand a drIzzly e'inli unc rallin. the shoulder. Opening my eyes I saw a regimental sergeant major bending over me. lie had a lighted lantern }n his right hand. I started to ask hiin what was the matter, when he put his finger to his lips for silence and whi.I pered: "Get on your equipment, and, with out any noise, come with me." This greatly mystified me, but I obeyed his order. Outside of the billet, I asked him what was up, but lie shut me up with: "Don't ask questions, it's against or ders. I don't know myself." It was raining like the mischief. We splashed along a muddy road for about fifteen minutes, finally stopping at the entrance of what must have been an old barn. In the darkness, I could hear pigs grunting, as if they had just been disturbed. In front of the door stood an officer in a mack (mackintosh). The It. S. M. went up to him, whispered something, and then left. This 'fiicer cliled to m'o. asked my name, number and regiment, at the same tiir. in the light of a lantern he was holding, making a notation in a little book. When he had finished writing, he whispered: "Go into that billet and wait orders, and no talking. Understand?" I stumbled into the barn and sat on the floor in the darkness. I could see no one, but could hear men breathing and moving ; they seemed nervous and restless. I know I was. During my wait, three other men entered. Then the officer poked his head in the door and ordered: "Fall in, outside the billet, in single rank." We fell in, standing at ease. Then he commanded "Squad-'Shum ! Number I" There were twelve of us. "itight-Turn ! Left-Wheel ! Quick -March !" And away we went. The ruin was trickling down moy back and I was shivering from the cold. With the oflicer leading, we must have muarcht'd over an hour, plowing through the mnud and occasionally sttmililing into a shell hole in the road, vhen suddolenly the oflicer iimade a left wheel, amnid we found ourselves in a sort t'f en. ''sed courtyard. ''h' dnzi was breaking and the rain lt easedh. Iii front of us were four Sticks of I rites, three to a stack. 'l'he officer brought us to attention and gave the order to unpile arms. We each took a rile. Giving us "Stand at ease," in a nervous and shaky voice, le informed : "Men, you are here on a very solemu duty. You have been selected as a tirn g squad for the execution of a sol dier, who, having been found guilty of n grievous (rime aganst king and .4 I Buried With Honors. counltry, has b~een r'egu lar ily anad duly tried an td seanteed1 to lbe shot at 3 :28 a. mo. t his date. Tlf15 senttence has been approt'vedi 1by thle reviewluag au thority113 anad ordered carined out. It is our du ty3 to cairry3 onl with the sentence of the 'ourit. "Tlhere ar'e twelvye rufles, one of wleh icltontin ts a lblank enrtrl ge, thle other eleven coalnItaiig hall earmltridges. Ever ma isexpected to do his duty andi~ fir'e to kill. Take y'our oirdeirs from tme. Squatd-'Shiu''!" WVe emte to attention). Trhen lie left. My heart was of' iendl and( my knees Ishook. Empey, In the next install ment, tells the gripping story of a "coward," whose streak of yel.. low turned white.j (TO BE~ CONTINUED).i InculcatIng the Spirit, It was holiday week, but a mother and child1 hadl mimnaged somehow to get a whole seat on the car. Sudden ly the little girl slid off the sent, and facing her mother, cried out, with anguIsh in her childish voIce:"O mother, I forgot to git anything fer teacher." "Well, w~hat uv it?" the miother an swered tartly. "She dlIdn't git nuthin' fer you," and she sat the child down hard on the seat, partly to keep the woman in the aisle from takIng any prIvileges, and partly, perhaps to Im press5 on the child the Christmas spirit --as she sawv it. Still on the Job. "The old-fashioned door-knocker seems to have gone out of style," re mtarked tihe Observer of Events and Things, "but, don't make any mistake nnnaorinnity' is still on the Job." LAN WE + SDor? When Should You Enroll? TODAYl Nurses are needed now. Five thou sand are wanted between now and June 1, and approximately 5,000 will be needed before the end of the year. What Are the Requirements for the Red Cross Nursing Service? To be eligible for enrollment a nurse must be a graduate of a recognized school for nurses, giving at least two years' course of training in a general hospital. In states where registration Is~provided for by law an applicant, to be eligible for enrollment, must be registered. She must be at least twen ty-one years of age. What are the Physical Standards? During the period of the war a phys ical examination certificate should be filed with other application papers at the time of enrollment. Where do Ied Cross Nurses Serve? Their service may be In this coun try or abroad. Service abroad is not guaranteed. What is the Length of Service? Red Cross nurses appointed for service in the military establishment during war are expected to remain as long as the emergency lasts, unless the need of their services ceases to exist. They may, however, he relieved from duty at any time in case of miscon dut, or should their services prove un satisfactory. The same ruling con cerning length of service and resigna tion applies also to nurses serving else where with the Rled Cross. Must Nurses Pay Traveling Ex penses? 'T'raveling expenses are paid for nurses travellag under orders from the war and navy departments or the Amerilean Ited Cross. ered and Georgeous ye laws~~-2 hat 'i t i 21 a )roo1n like suntil it. Th'lese new' negilgees Inv-i te uts to expI' lre thle wold of color- andl to becorne as hirilliant its tr opieal blrdls, Wear White Shoes. il(2ease shoea leaithier for service b; weain g whi l shoes! Tht's thle lilt est )1 patriotic slogan of(i fashion and bidi falir to rival the~ udemaniid that we subl s1titte silk 211141 enliico for wtool. WVhite bickskini, ennlvals and~ dluck and1( white wahbekid for evenintg are the silly iris an id shoe&us re4oitum'de foi~r - fash. 14)on)2 Iitriots. Whlitie shoes arie essentilt' 14) 51ma1ritness for1 complet11Iing t he sum "I tie (4sin' umo-rf organdIlie and light silks. F"ora cool evening .smiart whito gl t ers iare made41 to alccomipny wite One of the Smart New Veils. It was a ratiher wide veil of it pret 13-, silky hexagonal meosh,- black,' anid It was beling drapedb4 ar-oundl a small flowter-wre'athed0 tur-ban. The interest lng thIng iabout it was the border ; that wats comiposed of silvery gray coin spots-thle size of a 5i-centt piece--a sinzile rowt oin the long edge of the veil, and1( a double r-ow acrloss each01 end. It was a simple decoration, but, as the skillful milliner ciaughit up the, folds of fte veil and)( fastened them itt thte back, it hung in gi-acefuil dirap( ry. Collar and Cuffs o. Scarlet. A blouse of while silk poplin hias tiny coilher 2and( cuffs of scarlet, from which thitre plited rufles of white. A sat in blouse has extra piece at front in simuhgtedl button effect, and a tonch of blehinornarnidn,. "Nurses Are Needed for Immediate Service." The American Red Cross has issued several flyers and booklets in a cam paign to enlist trained nurses for an increasing army and under the head ing quoted above has this to say: 'rhe enemy thinks he can win before the United States mobilizes, all its re ources for Inaking war-and among these resources nurses are vital. Ask yorself this heart-searching question: "Is our incomplete mobilization due in part to nmy holding back?" Trained nurses are needed today needed in the training camps at home al4( (lesperately needed in the hos pitals in France, where there are hun direds of wounded daily. 'T'lie American ied Cross does not' pretenti that you can serve your coun try without sacrifice. You will receive less colapensation in war work, neas nrel in dollars; but you will receive inlini tely larger contpeISnation. meas nred in self-respect, patriotism anl un elfish devotion to your country in the hour of its greatest need. I 'ngfellow said: ""Trust no future, howe'er plisant Let the dead past bury its lea; Act ! Act ! in the living present, hleart within and God( o'erhead." Nurses, if Yt lT fall, I1F Ies ! In a small booklet lss'aed by the ItcIl ('ross various questions are an w ertll. For the beneilt of trainel tiurses who may wish to enlist 501110 'f thse question. are repeatedl here with their answers. Nurses desiring Leneral information, or young women who Wish to be trained for nurses should write to the Red Cross adlress Ing: "I epairtinent of Nursing, Ameri can e.('ross, Washington, ). C." Negligees Are Trous ' s. w r 4is i ' ight ch esses. havi e provedl so senisi ble an al So) fet(h ig t hat t hey luave beentnre an lsinblishill Institution in- the realm of lingerle,1 ('. owi\ we~ neCepQt t henit as a iit Ir ('of (our~se. It wats beeniuse thley 1pr4ovtI lirettIy 1111 14.1 fusinnihlg t hat they were fol lowedl by niegl igees thIat scoriI skirIts 14nt( r(evell in Irus i n tSPIIvIiig 2411 sorts ot' goirg'ous orienutal2 silk s 14114 f1 rbelows, to eonrn n41141 le at hoirne withi thoen. .12aan, I linn41, P'ersia4. Tiurtkey neutil hetave oniuly know'~s whati ot01her lints11, have been)01 42rasnkel' forP isirattionus. ThIeio ilesigniers, once0l haivinrg landed an11 lhlen, exploit It to) suit theil'ive. Ini the 1p4leItre a lovely nlegligee i KilhownI " iih tiOWe'rell satin t ro4uer ori lpan~talettes,1124 that r gaithered ini fnee*, orP oni anyi goodl color baclkgroud,lii hiue li t f liowers In severalI ' co. 4r are IIp0tnrited on silks t hat mnake hose nelt her ga rrinent s thlin gs of honu ity. Wo'lrn over ths t15'Ihere ar4e liantehs 01' jne4ke'ts or d1rape1ries of geo4rgette4 or silk, ullly ini aI Ilain clor. In thie pilet ti till oiver-galritent Is roise-cloretI crlepe geo)rge'it and1( it a~stens11 wvi th silk cordi alnd I assels In the' sntine color. lirighit greeni, or b)nek1 and11 goIld ai:le upi ' -iih straIght t roulsers and short j21ekets in the fashion o'f ('hinese ostluneis, we muay pnss by, but not withu 1101 n stinug ohie lintgerinrg, longinjg 11ook lbehind4. 1Itinck saitini trousers and1( jnieket, b~~oered I wih goill sat1ini and( l'iibrilt'red In gold (coloredl silk tunkIe nelgligl'es tha4 ~t n will never tire of. iid 211nd au1ielousi~1 shades of green withi lill' Couhe el)brililit colors in 4'n1iromeredr dec'(oratIons.' aret wuonderl fl ini georPgett orII ini Satin. 'Turquiolse andl luteir d are goodI Choices ini color,1 'ill then there Is gold Cnlor nnd naler A CRIDS,'.' CHILD IS BILIOUS OR CONSTIPATED LOOK, MOTHERI SEE IF TONGUE IS COATED, BREATH HOT OR STOMACH SOUR. "CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS" CAN'T HARM TENDER STOM ACH, LIVER, BOWELS. o Every mother realizes, after giving her children "California Syrup of Figs," that this is their ideal laxative, because they love its pleasant taste and it thoroughly cleanses the tender little stomach, liver and bowels with out griping. When cross, irritable, feverish, or breath is bad, stomach sour, look at the tongue, Mother! If coated, give a teaspoonful of this harmless "fruit laxative," and in a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, sour bile and undigested food passes out of the bow els, and you have a well, playful child again. When the little system is full of cola, throat sore, has stomach-ache, di arrhon, indigestion, colic-remember, a good "inside cleansing" should al ways be the first treatment given. Millions of mothers keep "California Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a teaspoonful today saves a sick child to-morrow. Ask your druggist for a bottle of "California Syrup of Figs," which has directions for babies, chil (iren of all ages and grown-ups printed on the bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold here, so don't be fooled. Get the genuine, made by "California Fig Syrup Company."-Adv. Dead Called to Buy Bonds. D~uring a war loan campaign in a Londonl suburh. sin airplane dropped 3,000 leaflets aiii ig for subscriptions. Almost the entire 3,000 fell into the vi lge (eiietlry. where they covered the graves a nid slrubbery like snow flakes. Visitors to the cemetery who pilekedti up the little sheets found them inscribed in large letters: "Wake Up and Buy 'ar Bonds." SOLDIER IN DISTRESS FINDS OPERATION UNNECESSARY "Somewhere in F'raace" among Uncle Saam's fighting forces is a cer tain Amerlean who writes approvingly of Eagle Pile Remedy as a sure cure for piles. In the heav~y work of battle, long exposuare to thle -elements and weather, lhe contractedl a severe case of plies. 1his otlicer suggested his re mnoval to the base hospital for an op E'rat ion. Dowvn in the bottom of his kit, a box of Eagle PIle Remedy was tucked away. Immediately lhe began hIs own treatment. And then hie wrote for nn other box. Result: the h of the pa in, the suffering a venlence and a complete ceu tie use of the knife. Eagle Remedy will helr matter what your form of ,.. box costs $1--direct from the makers -Reed Distributing Co., 141 Godwin St., Paterson), N. J.--Adv. About al v elo can get for a dol lar these (lays is 5 cents change. DOCTOR URGED* AN OPERATiON Instead I took Ly ham's Vegetable and Was ( Banltimore, Md.-"Nearly four years I suffered from organic troubles, ner vousness and head aches and every . ~month would have to stay in bed most of the time. Treat ments wouid relieve meO for a time but 4 my doctor was al ways urging me to - ave an operation. -\). My sister asked me . A ~try Ldia E. Pink -' -- h a ms Vegetable oraetin.g tooka Compound be for e I roneting tookn /e bottles of-it and , thas completely9 cured me andm work is a pleasure. I tell all m frien who have any trouble othskdwhat Lydia E. Plnkhamt's Vegetable Corn und has done for me.' -NULLIR B. rTTINGHAM, 609 Calverton Rd., Batt I onynatural for any woman to dread the thought of an operation. So many women have been restored to healt by this famous remedy, Ldia m. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after an operation as been advised that i will pyany woman who suffers froni such alent to consider t ing it be. fore submitting to such a trng ordeal, Houseflies Kill thanyg wag. $ii ecp otn faboma s'eo o 'opare. 5enlearo