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.l" AIN, MACH CHAPTER XX IV-Continued. -23 Just na he flnisthed speakilig. the wel tome "pup-pup" of a ninehine gun in their rear rang out, and thie front line of the onrushng (Gerrnan seened to melt away. They wavered, but once again -itnne rushi ng onward. Down went their seotal ]tine. The machine gun was taking anit wfti toll of lives. Then again they tried to alvance, but the tint i ine gun iweil thetin down. Drop; :ng their ritdes and toilih, they broke and thad inl a w ld ruh hot k to their treai-h, amind the chiers .f "l' cornpaniitiy. 'They were t'ortui!in. again for another ittemit, w liu in the rear of I) coinpanyv eni1111 a i glughty alieer. The aiiunition haitl arrivel aid with it a but ltlion of Scotch to re-einforcet then. h'il'y were staed. The nik ouwn nnehine guinner lud tornl to the rescuei in the nick of aite. With the r-e nf'orteculnts It wits tt easy task to. tuake the third Grtiun line. After the atitn'k was over. tihe tuin tati 1111 tiree of his nonoutnissitone oflicers, wieihl their wiay btack to the position where thite tinnehiue gun htnt done its dleintlly woirk. Ili wanted to thank tile gunnerin the ii tot' 11 lf 1) Comultitny fir his in:tguili'ent. deed. They irrivetri it the ' tui, il tiu awful sight itet tlesir eyes. Lloyd iuil rench.i' tlt' frint line trench, alter his iuiutnuanv h:lut h-ft it. A strang.' cotinpany' wa s iinhly et::twling up the trein':h thlei'ri. hioey wet'r.' re enforceuients going over. 'T'ii hy '.t'er BCottles, tut(I they t ulunde it 1ii giilti''it sight In their hrightly coloreia kilts tndt bare knees. .1tuiluing over the trench, Lioyil ryuonr across "No nan's Laiti." ulhi'eling tit, ruin of hilets, nuit uig ever iitt rk Iorti an the gr'uuni, slitilt of which lay3' still while others culled out to tutu its ht Spede( lutist. lie citue th the (elil front lint but It wats tlet'ed. exceplt for hiail of dead anti wtild --:t grii triut to the wt:k ..i- hi' rotiulitanv, good ll, " D cmiuiuptuv. J.vi'nirig trenhes. n gasplig for lbrth. loayal Sohli se, right thii of h i his iiipany in t den..-enrledl Snit of a corn~ illunca on trench, iul ian - rss the open. iayt} It front ".f thoiut, It utisS of Gierununt hirt' parting foar nt char ige'. \\'hiy <lhInl't I COimnily ftire i in l'tht ? \\'h iy wvere theta 80 strangely slaint ? \\'haut were't't huc' Waitting fior? lTin hi' kntaw-- tiwir aint fiuitiun wai-''l tishut. 1itt what wais that iin his right ? . flluite' gunt. Why uilhit't itopent tir't and saive t huetn? 110 wiinhia utake thall * ~~over to te giui hie s:uawa whyua-I iutu hunt openeil lirt'. Niea t ieaI nrtOnl its batst theirl gun to contisi!hhaite the enlltutreil bil aleer u'i 'i t hey w aoul never fir' agaIn. Lltuyal rouih'i to the guni anad, grimsp* tng the t ru avein g hantdles, t rined if on the C(h'eriiinas, lie pr'esaed thle thintnI pIece, but ontly a shaurp e'liek was tht result. 'T'hie gtun wai' tunihonleut. Thenii hie ren'ltzetl hiIs he' ltlenes. le dih not kiiow how'a to ladt the gunl. (iih guln Couirse in l'ngland ? I le'd~ bteeu ell'ered'u tre chltanuce, built withI a lusht ill shatte he ren'iiiinbetrtt that Ihelii hbeen * ti~~ft'tld. Theug ickntatre of thte ninin(t * ~~guinner'i hid iifrighItteed hintl. Thleyv were etledti thle "'Mulh'ile cilb."'' v, beenu~se 'if tis I'i'tnr, his ('ornpany113 would bet 'eistrm'oyed , ihi e m ott I) eout P11 'an twonl havi Vt die, herautse lie, Albert h,laavd. hitd been~ afrid of a tnarnte. lii his shunii' li' cr1led lIke a baby. At ynnya hie' ltonhul dlit' with them and, isieg tu lhis fit tasituptt over' fte buody "ii an tof ut'hle go unerls, oflet fIhshed'aI thron tgh limi. Peralhap Is thi iiunn a'ul it lt him howa to hload he gun. Stoinlug tver' the bomdy hie gnt 1y shtu'ok It and the soldtier openedi'a hii cyts. aeeig Lloyd,. he ('lousud ttem agnin and, In 4 futut vo'teet, Si: vr theT ANPICAN OLDIER 10 WNT INE WN1fUEAERVING IN FRAfGC- " 1917 by ARnMHUR Guy Er1PEY "Get away, you blighter, leave me alone. I don't want any coward around tile." The words cut Lloyd like a knife, but he was desperate. Taking the re volver out of the holster of the dying ann he pressed the cold muzzle to the solier's head and replied: "Yes, it is Lloyd, the coward of Conpany I). but so help ine God, if you don't tell ile how to load that gun I'll puit a ullet through your brain !" A sunny snile entne o' the coun tenatlce of the dying nman .nd he said in a faint whisper: "(esod olh boy ! I knew you wouldn't dilsgrace otur colnipatiy " 1.le eyd interlosel : "For God's sake, if yel Iwatnt to sive thit company you are so pro:1i of, tell tn! how to load t ha t 0--11 gun !" As if recitin g it lesson in school, the soldier replhil it a weak, singsong voice: "Insert tug end of belt in feed block, with left hand pull helt left front. 'ull crank handle back on roll er, let go, and repent tution. (;un is now loaded. To tire, raise autornatic safety latch, 1t1)11 press thturnbieplece. (hin is 1o\w litig. it' gun steps,. aser tain luisillonu of cranuk huntlle-" linat I.loiyd wa":itedc for nlo muore. With wild joy at his heart, he took a belt frott o111 ll t Iite t t ttt itiiiteti I'eixts ly ling lesihele gtin, an fiotl lved tit dying lnau's lnst ruc'tions. 'Then he pr'esstii the thurnhpiece n1i)1 a hnrs't of fire rewVartledl his efforts. The guin w\a. w\orking;. 'T'raining it on the ( tliats he shout cii feet' joy its their front raink wuent iliwn. 'I'traversiig the Ltiti bcik :nti forth theti break 1utic ruttt htek to the cover of' their trench., h-ax'in their <leul1 andl we1inhe i-h . 1 ie t l hadi saved his etonnganu, he, I.hioy1, the cowat.rd1, hadl "lon hi h itil." itele i:sing the tui tsh 1iecl', he iiookeil at lilt wattch 4in his wrist. lie was still alive at "::." "P'ing'- bulb-1t wilt! through the a i 1.tieyl ll I e'rw:itud ne'ross the ,ljnlr. A thin1 trickly of bloodou riun down\ is ut'i frioi :1 little, hieek roilli le i in his fotihedl. "The senttene of tihe (eourt hu1l heen orin ili neig over the gtn and, wl ii ingi~ the bhlenefreitn lie wht'itet'ce'e lignized'l it its i.leeyd, I the rewardtt iof I tollitlially, li.V ti 3 eeve' - ieg lifth e e' with htis hatiikercief lie turn'ted tic is ''iielte'eics" nii, int at vie husky with Itel tes, lddel is tel I ihei: ''lis, it's Iteevyd. thte ideseriteri. lie hits treehect'eid hiif, died'e the deaithi of it hi'e-- died thait his intefts ttight live." Tha t tteon i soieiini piroe'ssionci wv'e ii its waty tiward ithie ceniite ryt' '. lIt thie frioint a siieltret' was enr'riede iby two~i sergeanits. AertioSs thie stretchter tt'he I Unottn1 Jck witas a rt'fully3 sprte'ad, liehtindi the str'eether inetut ai caplitain and fteiiy-thrie'e titent, till thattt werote !ftt ir l (.eititpaniy. Arriivi ttg tat thie e'rt'ui'rtty, t hey hal t eel int fronzt oIf tin ene grave. All iihot ehein'wod 'n'erossi's werme brioiken andt A gr'i zzled old sertgeanlt . notinog fthis ile'sftruc'titn, iufttre'd under itis brhethti: '"Cutrise Ite c'owatrdly bilightter whvio wr'e'ked thtose ('csses'! It I could tonly get thetse two haniids ar'con his ni('ck htis t rip West would~ hce' shor~t." Thell ('crpse on the str'etcheor secttned to tnove, ocr it tonight haveyebeien t' witiai blowIng the folds of the Union .Jac.k, CHAPTER XXV. Preparing for the Big Push. itejoliitg At wtll a fter' th exeetion I had~ i lit hrdlI tue t ry ing to keep uuny 54e(re't fronti hittt. I t hink I itn ust havi e lostI at least teni poundits worrt'ty ing oer IhIicginitn g at seenei itn the eveing it was1' icur dty tc pattroi atli etunniten..ict In a Cma.,a T HE PICKENS SENTINEL, tion and front-line trenches, maktn note of unusual occurrences, and at resting anyone who should, to us, ap pear to be acting in a suspicious man ner. We slept during the day. Behind the lines there was great ac tivity, supplies and ammunition pout lng in, and long columns of troops con stantly passing. We were preparinj for the big offensive, the forerunnet of the battle of the Somme or "Bil Push." The never-ending stream of men, supplies, ammunition and guns pour Ing into the front lines made a mighty spectacle, one that cannot be de scribed. It has to be witnessed with your own eyes to appreciate its vast ness. At our part of the line the influx of supplies never ended. It looked lki a huge snake slowly crawling forward never a hitch or break, a wonderful tribute to the sytem and efficiency of Great Britain's "contemptible littlh army" of five millions of men. Huge fifteen-inch guns snaked along foot by foot, by powerful steam tract tors. Then a loflg line of "four point five" batteries, each gun drawn by si) horses, then a couple of "nine poin1 two" howitzers pulled by immenst caterpillar engines. When one of these caterpillars would pass mae with its mighty monster ir tow, a flush of pride would mount tc my face, because I could plainly reat on the name plate, "Made in U. S. A.,' and I would remember that if I wore a name plate it would also rend, "Front the U. S. A." Then I would stop to think how thin and straggly that mighty stream would be if all tlie "Made In U. S. A." parts of it were withdrawn. Then would come hundreds of lim hers and "0. S." wagons drawn by sleek. well-fed mules, ridden by sleek, well-fed teen, ever smiling. although grimy with sweat tand covered with the tlie, white (ust of the tatrvelously well-tnude French roads. Wiitt a (iscouraging report the Ger niit airmen r must have taken hack to their iivsiot comtaunde'rs, and this stream is slowly but surely getting big ger anti bigger every day. and the p:tee is Ilways the sit e. No slower, no itster. but ever onward, ever forward. Three weeks iefore the big push of Jily 1-its the bittle of the Somme has been called--stairterl, exact duplicates of the Germnan trenches were dug albout thirty kilos beil n1d our lines. The layout of the trenhes was taken frott airpiane photograpjths subutitted by the lloyal flying co ips. The trench es were correct to the foot; they show'ed dugouts, saps, harbeil wire ie fenses and da nger spits. hattalions that were to go over in the first waves were sent hack for three days to study these treincu'hes. "in gage in practice attacks aidl h:tv.e niglt meu tiVers. Each 1111111 was rcqtuired to make it nmp of the trenches and ta ttiliarize himself with the n:tmies a nl biention 'i of the parts his hattalion was to attack. Iln the A erleaf fiilly noht.onillis si'neIe oficers are Iuti through a course u4' :tap tmniking or roial sketching, andit.1 tduintig toy six yetris' service in the L'iitetd States catviilry I had1( phlenty of lita ct ice in this wourk, therefore mapI 1)1itg h tes t renchiis was a cotupa ra - ivetly easy task for toe. Faichi inan c'111inioh-'lr to be p~assedl tupton, andt I wits Itucky tenough to have mIne select e'd its beinzg sit icienitly authetitic to use toIn t' at tack. No l hi t ographs or maps are allowed to leave i ratu'e, hiut In tis case It ap ipealed to me as a vailuanble souveonir of t' greatC wtr antti I intinaigeti to smtug gte it ii thogh. At t his t Inme it carriesc lioiinflitary iipnlariiice ats the liritish ties, 1 amt hlppy to's1 stay, tinve sInce bieenl iadvuanced b~eyonud tis po1 int, so in haivintg It ini miy puossesstion I am not breakhintg any regulat ionI or cautIons of thle Briltish army. Thle whlte ttiick was rehearsed an ld r'ehueitrsedut i noi hea rt ily cursed the tine whoi thtd 'oniceliveil the idea. Thei, tritnches were namued accordi ng to ia systemit which made(1 it very simple for TIotimyi to flid, even In the dai'k, any5 totint ini the GAermani lines. Th'lese imitation trenches, or tr'ench tuiodels, were wvell guardled from obser va tion by nitmtertous tillted pla nes wich constatitly tan-I l)aove theim, No Germain irpani rttii'coubil approach wvitinl obsevat.loni dist an~ce. A re siteted area wans mitinedi and( nn' civiltoan wais alilowe-d w% ihin three miiles, so) we felt sure tat we had a great .surpirise in store for Fritz. (TO i)E CONTINUED.) Isingiass From Fish Soiflids. Isinglass is mnade from the soundi or swvimming bladd~ers of fish. OnE ton of haike, says the Popular SciencE Monthly, wIll yild from 40 to 5( pounds of sounds. These are drIed soaked,. cut in) pieces, rolled Int< sheets atnd cut into rlibbons. The rib htons are dIriedl and wound on wooder spools. Onie ounce of Isinglass wvil clarity from 200 to 500 gallons of wirn andl one pound will clarify from 100 t< 500 barrels of beer. It. is used fot tmakinig cement for mending glass and tottery and for adhesIve plaster andc entters into the manufacture of man3 It'xtiles and waterproof fabrics. Tea Plant Purposely Dwarfed. In its wild state-the tea plant grow to a height of from ten to twenty feet In culivating It its size is kept dow' to about three feet for convenience ii picking. The ten of .Japan is miosth itt the green variety. Considlerahl' black tea is exported, hut is, growl mainly on the island of F'ormosa. Thi 'wted( Is tsuailly plantedl in terraces tha t'xtend1 from the bases of hills to thet ve'ry crests, like giant steps that coin form with the general contour of th: 'tisides. DurIng pilcking time one ma; sece large groups of ten-pickers (mosi Iy women) gradually working thel waywnw.-a from te t.p o~. t un PICKNS, SOUTH CAROLIN WIM From the Red Cross Bulletin, Issue( at Washington, D. 0., July 8, the fol lowing article appears about th motor corps service: "More than six thousand wonen now are included in the personnel o1 the Red Cross motor corps service. At a result of a conference recently hekr In Washington at the call of the diree tor of the bureau of motor corps serv ice, the motor service In six of thi principal cities of the country whict previously had been independent it its organization, was amalgamate( with the Red Cross corps. This make( the Red Cross motor corps service t thoroughly co-ordinated institution able to meet the local and inter-loca demands for transportation through out the length and breadth of the lan( on a nationalized basis. The organizations which have be come parts of the Red Cross motel corps service are the motor messengel service of l'hiladelphia, the Natlona Service league motor corps of Atlanta the National Service league motoe ccrps of New York city and Buffalo the emergency motor -corps of New Orleans, and the emergency drivers of Chicago. All these organizations were represented at the conference h3 their commanding officers, who now become commanders of the Red Cross motor corps service in their respectiv( cities. The four independent services Georgette and Georgette crepe and satin hay rivaled one another in afternoo gowns (lurIng the present summel wIth georgette the choice a lIttle mnor often than satin. But with summe on the wane, the indIcations are thmi satin wvill outstrip) georgette and hol first place in fashion's favor. lovely gown 1.9 showvn in the plcturi in whIch these two beautiful material have jolied forces to make a dres of wvondlerful dlitinctionl in whic beig'e colored georgette anud hlack sati are brightened wvithi a lecaded pass55 menterie. It is one of the new evi lutions that have come along in thi trains of slip)-over garments. There are several features in ti new model that will commend it I the woman who has present nseed of new aft ernoon gown. WVe have conm to the pla2ce where it goes without a; ing that an afternoon gown will dI double duty as long as it survives til denmandls madeC upon0 It for both afte noon and evening; for it must takce til place of evening gowns. TIo begin wit the most essential of all things. th particular model has beautiful line It is cut in an origInal manner wIt a narrow yoke and1( upper) portion the sleeves in onet. Thle bodly of tI gown hangs in straight lines from ti yoke, to which it is attached with her stitching. The lower part of tI long flaring sleeve is joined to the u: per portion in the same way. The lower lart of the gown shov two wvide hands of black satin, one them Set ons to an underslip of silk fir the other to the georgette of tI frock. Where these are joinedl two na Srow han~ds of heCaded trimming, black and1( beige, make a very rich a: effective finish. The sleeves a1 handed withs this trimmiing* -nt tI rhand. Thie undersliy is of beige etI oredl foulard, with a black scroll (1 sign in it, but plain foulard or taffe is as goodl a choice for a gown th is to do duty for evening wvear. TI narrow sashi is of black satin a1 I r CAN DO? I added more than six hundred members - to the motor corps ranks. In the comparatively few months during which the national bureau has been in control of the volunteer mo tor corps of the various cities, impor tant progress has been made in efii I cacy and uniformity of service. Rules and requirements have been standard ized so that those not enthusiastically sincere in their wort find no interest I In the service. Under the conditions existing a certified driver feels pride in her position. * * * " " " . In conformity with the request of the war department the uniform of khaki and the insignia formerly em ployed have been discarded. The new regulation uniform of the motor corps is to be of Red Cross oxford gray. Commarrders will wear three silver diamonds, embroidered on their shoul der straps. Captains will wear two silver diamonds, first lieutenants one, and second lieutenants a gilt diamond. Pearl gray tabs on the collar will in dicate staff officers. Service stripes will be worn on the sleeves. The cars of the service are to be distinguished by a white metal pen nant, hearing the red cross and the words "Motor Corps." This and the driver's identification card will be sufficient to give the cars the right of way when on offielal business. atin Join Forces :Z.. e the ends with headed tassels. A hat a with black nmalines brim and biack i anne velvet crown is noncommittal e as, to whether it is a summer or wvin r ter affair ; it belonigs to either, and is t a fine companion piece for the gowvn, s From Center of Ball. There is a best way of winding wool for kuitting and that is the way that causes the wool to unwind from the (center. To (10 this roll a piece of stiff paper~ two and a half inches long byv two inches widle into a tube. Meas n re off aubout eight inches of wool at 0 the end and begin winding tho rest a ab~out the tube. WVhen enough has e) ~ln wound to hold the tube securely tuck the eight-inch loose end complete 0ly into one end of the tube. Do not e cover this endl in further winding, but the other end may be covered. It is e best to wvind six or eight times in one hdirection before turning to wind in sanother (direction. Whiien the skein is '. completely wound tuck the last end h well into the bail. Pull out the tube, bringing with it the long loose end for e knitting. If many balls are wound at e once or if a b~all is not to be used im mediately it is a good idea to allowv ethe tube to remain in the b~all till ready for use. s Darning Tip. >f Wht'n undlerlaying and darning a d sleeve, where you are apt to catch the e under side of the sleeve, sl) ip alpiece r- of stiff glazed paper into the sleeve. In You can then wvork freely and feel sure d that your needle will not catch through~ 'e the paper. 1. Laoe in Lingerie. e- Lace is still much used in fine lini ta gerie, and the finest of real filet is it used wvith (charming effect. It wears ie well, too, and in these (lays wvhuen we 1(d try to buy with wisdom, wve think a at h it about the dhurability of our lingerie MOTHERS TO BE Should Read Mrs. Monyhan', Letter Published by Her Permission. Mitchell, Ind.--"" Lydia E. Pinicham'. Vegetable Compound helpedme so much during the time I Was lookingforward to the coming of my little one that I am recommending it to otherexpectant mothers. Before I taking it somedays I suffer with neu. ralgia so badly that I I thought I could i not live but after taking three bottles, d of Lydia E. Pink. hams Ve getable b Compound I was en. tirely relieved of neuralgia, I had gained in strength I and was able to go around and do all my housework. My baby when seven months old weighed 19 pounds and I feel better than I have for a long time. I never had an medicine do me so Mitchell Ind. PEARL MONYUAN, Good liealth during maternity I a most important factor to both mother and child, and many letters have been received by the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass., telling of health restoredduring this trying period by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound. Every Woman Wants -e FOR PERSONAL HYGIENE Dissolved in water for douches stops pelvic catarrh, ulceration and inflam.. mation. Recommended by Lydia E. Pinkhan Med. Co, for ten years. A healing wonder for nasal catarrh, sore throat and sore eyes. Economical. Has extraordinary dceanang and germicidal pouf Saawlor~e. Soc. all drwmgist.. or pspi Sual..The Pxo Toilet Company. Beaton. Kyu.. 1ALAR I.A Chills and Fever. Biliousness. Constipation and ailments requiring a TONIC treatment' GUARANTEED and made by BehrensDrug Co. Waco, Tex. Sold by All Druggists 500 JINX MUST HAVE PROMPTED Doughboy Chose Poor Time to impress Companions With His Knowi edge of French. A Y. M. C. A. i.sere tary with the ex ped1 Iittiry force in Paris (not Abin tra and n ot Siacca Bonnia, but anot her one0 wh Io ptrefers to reain nameless) tells ius l(thioe Some Yaniks aittendedi ai t hteatrical per'formncie the other eveing. I speak F'renih pret ty well mylselt, aind I weunt ailong with one of the boys as ain interpireteri. A fter the curtain had1( gone dlowni on the first nct, the prin cipail comteiant camei tout and1( ad d1ressed thte autdienice. When he had finished, my comipatnion broke out in voelferouis alaulttse. *"Whyldi you1 )1 apptld thiat curtain speech ?" I whispered. "I wantedl to maike some o' these other doughboys I think I unldlerstood French," lie whispered. "Wh~ait did( the guy say?" "He announced to the taudience," I ansiwered, sadhly, "that his part imist be takeni by an unde~lrstud~y for the rest of the performance, as he hatd just re ceived word that his mtothier was dyi ng."-Clevelntd Plain Dealer. Salvage From Old Shoes. From onie ton of old shoes cani be extracted muetals to thle vatluie of $1.70; grease, $7.25; anhnaiitl black, $50; sul pate of tammlionia, $22.5~0; tt total of $83.45, or aboutt 15 cenlts ai pair1. The grease is a good ltubricant and1( the aini mtal latck is saidt by M. C. Idamb,. the English chemist who Is responsible for these tlgturets, to be0 eqtual to the best of hone latck. People somtimellts stir' up at lot of troublle by telling the truithI when it would 1)e polley to say nothling. Trhe solemn Itruthl isn't hatl f as enter ta11ninjg ats a cheer'futl lie. A Cool Breakfast 0 for warm weather No fussing if round a hot stove if you eat POST TOAsTI ES f Mana OFConNN/39eE L