i"OVE.
6B
By An Ameri
SoldierWhoW
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CHAPTER XXV-Contlnued.
When we took over the front lice
we received an awful shn-ik. '1'h'
Germans displayed signe' 1ns over
the top of their trench oin4. lg the
natnes that we hal enlb-d their
trenches. The signs reall "la~r,"
"Fact,'' "lFite," 7ed "yne111 '.a id S.)
oil. accot'(rding 140 Tie ('410 11n11111' )"t
our mati1. 'Then to rubh It In, they
holsted somie mnore signs "hic read'
"eol, we are reatdy, stuipid I~ng
lishl."
It I:7 Still n1 W"'-' r"% 1~ t' l how they
o dl this k: '\\' l;. 'l'it're had
been no 1aids or 1ri" e-rI taken, so
It tmust have been the' work of sies
in our own lin's.
'Three or fouar days before the bi,
push we trie to shatter Fritz's twr4 1'
by feint itt 41wks. 1a11nd 4 partially i'-11
rd iel's as it ollicital reports of .1'"
I show.
Althlltllis we w r1' l2 In1111 01lt r
mr4)ding thele lines day andiIl gilt, 1till
we fooled the (lelrukis several tit11es.
This wts cc'oIplis hedt by tIIIr tril
all intense ba rra ge4 Into his line1 -u
theni using sni' shtells we wo1ul put
a curtttnin of white sinolke nerou1 No
lian's Laln , Copll I let ly obstruelin11"
his vt1'\\w of oi l.,- trenches, avndl
Would raise our cur11tainI of fire
as Ih lln an actual atta ck. All
dwn y our treneh1s the men11 wouhl
Ihout anri cheer, a1111i Fritz would turn
loose with4 inachin'e- gun, rifle, and1(h
shinltel tire, thinking we were on
Ing over.
After three or four' of these <luniilny
attacks his a1m11 : 41nst huve been
near the breallting po1int.
On June 2.4, II)Jld, at :-0 inl thle
tnorning our guns opetne'I l ty. aind hell
ls Ihet loose. t lhe ril was It'rritie' . t
onstnt bomu-h-oon-hooml in yor1 ' eart.
At night the sky Wats at red glare.
Our bonrdnient had disted abut
two hours when F'ritz statrted( reiply
11ug. Although we were sending (\ver1
ten shells to his one, our ('asualtiles
were heavy. There wals at constant
strearn of stretchers comling out of the
comunI'( elil n trenches and buri l
parties were a cololln sight.
In the du11go1tls the nloise of the guns1'
l1no'st hurt. You hadl the shnae sens
tion a4 when riding ont the subwa1y you
enter the illtu under the river going
to Irooklyn-a sort of ptresstlre on the
ear drumns, andt the groul constantly
trembling.
The roads beirnti the trenhes wcere
very (dalngerous heause lho he shrap
nel %14s constalnty bursting over tiem.
We a'deo these hangero s sots by
crosing throu1gh( opee n S lehls.
herI'll(' dtruelon in the (lermalihnes
wits awtful :all I really felt sorry for
then bleHIne I lalized how t3ey must
he clicking it.
troml our~i frntine n chanvery
notii artern, The copny cooks pre-t
whre ile blas i ths Germant Orn tie
Oteer iharers. anel reisatrede
threc rilt of the iltabnd.wpd u
tel aend w were aleeugh tile of ip
patoleing bohb-profelrt Tenhe atr
nhburie tawile netoaytin auled toi,
Alyld Quit,)o the ahWetern Fom
Auots biaote'u hedunred rs bape
ton tee f ontletrenchthoieywenor
0n r0serv. (genersaly Ice comuldintop
nd he dgsoandave cmacnderh with
tmi omeratios. Alearnedgh wee
weto b ombardtl tilerwan lurinsfo
"being puh"wf tmonin doisae. Ec
man was fwonsders were afted te
sloga loer the lo ithth bsto
benahe atrod of te eyingh daome
wher "nsrafne." In ean d iweredated
houge, the frlsoft-lich wre sarred
wtaghn maching outets, reort of he
peious nigmaht'inu ie trempnyhed
tsqaters. foloin comany'scookanpre
ase thesmealdon thes tbciltOn the
got overnong aofncla thebmatmnigt a
infrmaet-inc pupshes. reisterediael
volueeredi or tie and, anpd out00
hndse who Awee, al n t til
hArl o Qu e onldthe WesrnFont
RTHE
:an Arthur Q
ent Machine Gunn
Copyright 1917, by Arthur Guy Empey
I wa as nec"pted, worse luck.
..\t 9:15 that night we reported to thi
bligade headquarters dugout to receiv
Instructions from Old Pepper.
After teaching this dugout we linet
up in a semicircle around hint, and hi
achIresse( tis as follows:
"All I want you boys to (o Is to g(
over to the German lines tonight, stir
prise them, secure a couple of prison
ers, and return immediately. Our ar
tillery has hombarded that section 01
the line for two days and personally l
believe that that part of the German
trench Is unoccupied, so just get a cou
ple of prisoners and returni as quickly
as possible."
The sergeant on my right, in an un
derto ne, whiispered to inc:
"Say, Yank, how are we going to get
a couple of prisoners if the old fool
liintks 'personally that that part of the
'rlnch is iunoc(upied,'-sounds kind of
tihy. doesn't it mate?"
I hi;1l a funny sin king sensation in
toy stonichu'i, 1lal my tin hat felt as it
it weir hel 1lm h t a tin and mily enthusi
asm wias melting away. Old Pepper
omsit ha~ve heardI the sergeant speak
Ii'ne:tii-t he turned in his direction and
in it thtindlring voice asked:
"What did you say?"
'i'he srgeait with i a scarlet look on
iis face and his knees trembling,
sitinily saluted and answered
"Nothing, sir."
Ol Pepper said
"Well, don't say it so loudly the next
tille."
Thei(n Old Pepper continued:
"In this section of the German
tri 'nhls there are two or three mn
elhine guns which our artillery, in ile
last twoa or three days, has beven un"
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Receiving First Aid.
able11 to tape. These guns comlmand thec
Rector wthere two of our comunien
tion tr'enches join the front line, and1(
as the brigade ia to go over the top to
maorr'ow morning I want to capture twc
or three men01 from these guns' crews,
andI from them I may be ablie to obtainl
valuable information as to the exact
location of the gunls, andt our artillery
will therefore be ab~le to dlemnolli thiem
befor'e the attack, and thus preveat
our losing a lot of mlen while usting
these conmnuniention trenches to bring
up re-enforcements."
These wvere the instructions he gavt
"Take off your identification tisks
vtrip your uniforms of all numerals
insignia, etc., leave your papers with
-iour capltainis, because I don't wtant t
thoches to know what regiments art
against them as this would be valuablt
lnformation to them in our attack to
muorrow and I dri.4t want any of yo1
to be taken alive. What I want is tw<
pirisonere and if k get themi I have
way which will mnake them divulgi
all necessary information as to tholi
guns. You have your choice of tw
weapons-you may carry your 'per
Suaders' or your knuckle knives, am
each mlan wvill arm himself with foul
Mill8 bombs, these to be used only ii
case of emergency."
A persaader is Tommy's nickname
for a club carried by the bombers. I
iabout two feet long, thIn at one ena
and very thick at the other. The tie
end is studdied with sapseluie
whie trouh te center of the clu1
there Is a nine-inch lead bar, to
I-t weight and balance. Whe ,you gv
a prisoner all you have to do isu
stick this club up in front of him, an
believe mae, the priruoner's patriotis,
for 'D~eutschiand ueber Alles" fadi
away and lie very willingly obeys til
orders of his captor. If, however, til
prisoner gets high-toned aind refuses I
follow you, simply "persuade'' him II
first remintg is tin hatt, and then
wteli, the use of the lead we~ght in ti
persuader Is demionstrated, and Tot
lil looks~ for ano(ther prisoner.
T he knuckle knife is a dagger affal
the' blade of whieh is about ejig'
inches long with a heavy steel gul
TOP"
iuy Empey
er, Serving in France
over the grip. This guar. is studded
with steel projections. At night in a
" trench, which is only about three to
four feet wide, it makes a very handy
weapon. One punch in the face genl
ernlly shatters a man's jaw and you
can get him with the knife as he goes
,(down.
Then we had what we called our
"come-alongs." These are strands Of
barhed wire about three feet long,
made into a noose at one end; at the
other end, the barbs are cut off and
Tommy slips his wrist through a loop
to get a good grip on the wire. If the
prisoner wants to argue the point, why
just place the large loop around his
neck and no matter if Tommy wishes
to return to his trenches at the walk,
trot, or gallop, Fritz is perfectly agree
able to maintain Tommy's rate of
speed.
We were ordered to black our faces
and hands. For this reason; At night,
the English and Germans use what
they call star shells, a sort of rocket
affair. They are fired from a large
pistol about twenty inches long, which
is held over tlie sandbag parapet of the
trench, and lischarged into the air.
These star shells attain a height of
about sixty feet, and a range of from
fifty to seventy-five yards. When they
hit the ground they explode, throwing
out a strong calcium light which lights
up the ground in a circle of a radius of
between ten to fifteen yards. They
also have a parachute star shell which,
after reaching a height of about sixty
feet, explodes. A parachute unfolds
and slowly floats to the ground, light
ing up a large circle in No Maan's Land.
The ofliciaI name of the star shell Is
a "Very-light." Very-lights are used
to prevent night surprise attacks on
the trenches. If a star shell falls in
front of you, or between you and the
German lines, you are safe from detec
tion, as the enemy cannot see you
through the bright curtain of light.
But if it falls behind you and, as Tom
my says, "you get in the star shell
zone," then the fun begins ; you have
to lie flat on your stomach and remain
absolutely motionless until the light of
the shell dies out. This takes ant
where from forty to seventy seconds.
If you haven't time to fall to the
ground you must remain absolutely
still in whatever position you were in
when the light exploded; It is advis
able not to breathe, as Fritz has an
eye like an eagle when lie thinks you
are knocking at his door. When a star
shell is burning in Tommy's rear he
(an hold his breath for a week.
You blacken your face anti hands so
tlhit the light from the star shells will
not' reflect on your pale face. In a
trench raid there is quite sufficient
reason for your face to be pale. If you
don't believe me, try it just once.
Th'len a nothl-ier reson for- black-eni ng
your- face andi' hnds is that, after you
have ent ered thle German trench at
Inkiht, "white face" means Germans.
"b'llac k faice"' English. Coiming arouind
a traver-se you see a white face in
front of you. WIith a pranyer and wish
lng Frt-tz "thle best a' luck," you intro
duce hi am to y-our "persuade(1r" or
knuickle knife.
A little later we arrivedl at the coam
nmunientilon trench named WVhisky
street, which led to the fire ti-ench at
the point we were to go over the top
andI out In front.
Ini our rear' were four str-etcher benr
ers and a cor-pors.'. of the Rt. A. M. C.
carry-ing a pouch containing medicinel
and first-aid appliances. Kind of a
gr-im remiinder- to us that our expedi
tion was not going to b~e exactly a pic
nic. The order of things was reversed,
In civilian life the dloctors generally
come first, with the undertakers tag
ging in the rear und then the insur
ance mian, b~ut in our case, the under
takers were leading, with the doctors
trailIng behind, minus the insuranci
adJuster.
(TO BE~ CONTINUED.)
Is Anyone Oid in New York?
In Bruce Barton's novel, "The M~ak
tag of Geor-ge Groton," the author
says: "No one is old in New York
They drain in every year from all
parts of the country-millions of men,
young and vibrant. They stay and
work, and grow into middle age; and
then suddenly they vanish. One mas
walk for blocks on Fifth avenue 01
I Broadway and hardly see anyone ovei
fifty. WVhere do they go to? No oat
Sseemis ever to die; no funerals cl
the traffic. There are plenty of. fur
!nerais, of course, but you (lon't nlotiCt
thema as you do in a little town,
I have wandered for hours in the bli
Swoods, wondering where the birds gi
,when they die; and "never yet havi
I run across the body of a dead bird
i \Vhat becomes of old birds? WVhat be
t comes of old New Yorkers? These ari
t twin miysteries to me. I cannot unrave
dI them."
SOt Along Without Metals.
e The cliff dwvellers knew nothing 0
e tihe use of metals. Their knives werd
0 mladie from the bones of the deer
y' hIghly polished and very sharp. Thel
household utensils constated oif p01
e tery jars and casks made of fiber an
-covered with a substance resemnii
Imodern varnish, Although the earlies
r. cliff dIwellers werec prehistoric, cay
itlivers have existed in aIlmos5t *evr
Paris Achieves Lov
NoW that women feel it a duly to
make afternoon gowns do service for
evening wear, the ingenuity of costum
ers iS put to the test. From one of
the great Paris designers comes the
lovely gown pictured above and it is
a triumph of French discernment and
good taste ; for it is quiet enough for
daytime wear and distinguished
enough for evening. It is of black
satin with embroidery in silver thread.
This comliniation appears also i1
French millinery from the most au
thoritative sources, but In hats black
frame velvet is used instead of satin.
We may accept this gown as a crite
rion in hues and general make up of
styles for the coming season. It has
a narrow, plain underskirt of moderate
length and a straight hanging over-gar
ment vaguely confined to the figure by
an easy girdle terminating in sash
ends. The girdle is made of satin
and that portion that encircles the
waist is embroidered while the sash
ends are plain. The skirt portion of
Among the BI
There is really an endless aissort
ment of blouses all readly for womenl
who look to the blouse more than ever
to providle thenm variety in their ap
parel. Since we may not have so
many frocks, wvhat with the scarcity
of wool and lab~or andl everytling, we
must turn to the blouses made of cot
tons or those of silk to add the spice
of variety to skirts and suits that are
serving overtime.
Blouses are of two characters
those that are moderate In price-any
where from about three dollars to
eight or ten-and those that employ
lavish or difficult handwork that
brings their value up to two or three
times the outside price of those in the
other class. It seems inconsistent to
talk of war-time economy in the same
breath with these extravagantly priced
affairs, but it is not always so; some
of them are remarkably durable. The
blouses that most women will buy,
however, are the moderately priced
models that are new and smart in de
sign. French voile, fine batiste and
- georgette crepe are the materials to
s select-no matter what the price-for
I It is not in the materials but In the
laces andl other decorative features
that take much time to make, that the
high value lIes. WVomen who know
I how to do exquisite needlework have
I the advantage because they can do
.this exacting handwork for themselves.
r Fine organdle Is another material that
- helps solve the problem of dainty
I blouses at moderate prIces.
EGeorgette remains a great favorite
t and the two new models shown in the
* picture for i' are of this delicate
F and beautiful material. They are
among the cnsiderable number that
dly Afternoon Gowns
the overdress is as long as the under.
skirt at the back andl( considerably
shorter In front. This is a new de
velopment of the tunic skirt whieh
is destined to reappear In winter
gowns. The embroideredl band on the
back portion is not so wide as it Is on
the front.
The sleeves and collar are especial
ly interesting because they are both
new departures. Both are as plain as
possible but each is original. The
sleeves are cut full length and faring
but are trimmed away at the wrist un,
til the upper portion extends only a
few inches below the elbow. The up.
standing collar Is of black crepe georg.
ctte and is supported by a few very
small, unnoticeable wires.
Satin in black and in dark colors,
promises to be of all fabrics the most
used for afternoon gowns. New drnp
ed skirts and new tunic skirts appear
and silver tinsel in embroldered bandt
is sure to be followed by silver lace
in conjunction with them.
ouses for Fall
either sll) on1 over thie heald or fasten
along one shouler. In the blouse at
the left two colors are used(-a panel
at the front in color joined to the
white of the blouse by beadwork.
Hemstitching Is used in voile or other
cottons and1( in silks to introduce a be-.
coming touch of color by joining it to
white blouses. This blouse has the
roulnd neck finished with a frill and the
hands of ribbon laid over the cuffs,
which are among new style features.
The liouse at the right is of geor
gette in a pale color, braided with sou
tache in the same shande. It fastens
on the shoulder uinder a collar that is
ornamentedl with two small silk coy
ered balls.
When You Put L~ace On.
We are not doing much in the way
of fancy work nowadays. Knitting
takes up all our spare time, and to it
we devote our energy. -But perhaps
you wili have occasion to sow some
lace on a curving edge-like that of a
centerpiece--and if you do, writes a
corresplondent, here is a little trick
divulged by a woman wvho is experi
enced In such things. Rtol the lace in
a littlg, roil and tie it with a thread so
that it wvili not unroll. Then (lip the
straight edge in hot water. Just the
edge, and about half the widlth of the
lace. Wring the water Out andl dry the
lace, still in the little roll. WVhen it is
dry the inside will be slightly shrunk,
so that it will measure less than the
outside, and so you wvill have less dif
ficulty in fitting it to the curved edges
of the coitrntana
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Ask your dealer
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Soldiers Soothe
Y Skin Troubles
with Cuticura
"Soap, Ointment. Talcum 25c. each.
Samples of OtcraDspI De.Bosten."
tn(iULL11h1llV
Sld for 80 Year.. FOR MALARIA, CHILLS AND EVER.
Also a Flae Geeral Strngthenasg Teale. At All Drag Storse.
ONLY ONE CAUSE FOR WORRY
Decoction Put Up by Obliging Chern.
Ist Removed All Other Troubles
From His Customer.
Itashuis was fe eliiig Intom fortable
s lie Irudged l home In the rain. Sil
idily he heard a laugh belihiunl hitm
and. c'urlous to kno~w whlo coul feel
tutrusP0 ini stuch wenther u, lie Iturnied
a rounIul and recognized S imps on. who
was keeping dry with the ail of an
minbhrellat.
"Suppos~.e you're laughing hieogause
I've for-got teni my umbirelhIt?" growvled
lashns.
"No, no ! C7omne tmdler aind I'll tell
you." said Simpson. "I haive just
heard ab~out Mason. Ie went to a
ch~emist and1( saId to the' man11: 'Olive
me something that wvill hanish from
moy ml ind thle thlought of sorrow andI
hitter recoh(t ions.' Thaiit cheist
midst have been an olihging chop, for
he madtte up a dlose of qjuinine, epsomn
sailt. wormwood and( a little castor oil
for Mlason to take, and the poor o1(1
(hbll)enn't think of anything no0w ev
('(Jt new schemies for getting the taste
out of Ils mouth."
Dad's Great Scheme.
Father' noticed that 1h1s rather ob
strepeirous yoijng son had the qluality.
of thriftiness, and lie resolved to ap
peal to It.
"Sonny." said he, "I'm going to give
you a nickel every day if you're a good
bloy, on condition that every day 'you
are naughty you give me a nickel.
Is it a go?"
"I'd like to do it, dad," answ~ered the
little fellow. "But I can't aiffordl it.
I've only got $1.26 in my hank to start
on."-Peoples' Home1) Journial.
In the Tolls.
Ho (watching another couple)--IIi
suppose he feels that lie could not live
wvithouit her.
She-Yes, and I don't think he'll
have a chance to find out that lie could.
SAVIN6 WHEAT
is only one
good point.
for
PStWE *1m
KnorcoU