The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, August 08, 1918, Image 2
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CHAPTER XX IV-Continued.
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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
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TO BE
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Her Permission.
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I and was able to go
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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
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