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i . ..t'.I.C.,i,..,4..4 i .'.... . 4 i 1 i :IN FRANCE WITH ..If' "v " j ? . . . - 'I i -sr"r X i VE ntrt had lrtter' from a taehoolboj- friend from vbom 1 hadn't heard for twenty years," aaid Major R , Bittins hark In bis chair and looking at the ' ather oceuDants of the room, C the knediiml officer, and CaDtaia Ij the adjutant. The place was a little French Tillage mp Dear the firing line; an American bit- talioa wa quartered there, and Major4 K waa- Ibe offtcer in command of the battalion. The boor was eicht o'clock In the ereniDg acd dinner n orer. . Thta maa who h written to me was hi the same Kchoot an mraelf, tand we arera trreat friends." said the Major. "He ftra a splendid boy. frank and honest and tone that you conld trost with yonr Tery Sfe, We, the both of ns, were ready to sUre anything, and it win pure dossed Sack that saved ns from setting dose on karav an occasion. " T mind once we fellool of some Ger tar yoacgsters and we knocked them b it a bit. Ton know the V'jid fcf Ger man.? In a stmijtht fight they're o- Vticre, bnt if they happen to be a crowd knd find you alone then yon're got to look out : They found us alone one night. dosea of them who were armed with tticta. It was in a New York city side fttreet, and tbey began to knock os about tiUb a bit My friend his name was taly--was nit square across the he3 with a pule, and he went down to the asphalt like a bollock. My job was cnt right out to keep him from getting ponnded to jelly By the time a policeman came roond to bar assistance Daly was recovering a lit tle and I was losing consciousness. ' "But it was great sport all the same. (When we left school I Joined the army had' Daly went out of my life. Now he crops again, asking m to look after tit son, who Is in this regiment, loung Paly I haven't aeea hire yet is a young ster of eighteen, who in some way or hnetber has managed to get taken into lis army." "There are quite a number of soldiers krith us who are not yet nineteen," said Captain I , "and they sre as keen ax konsuird for the trenches." , At this moment a rap was beard at the )(or and a sergeant looked la. Ta!y. sir," he. said, addressing the fcUjor. r "Show him' In." Ply cnuw into the room a tmlh dean fcut youngster, trim and handsome. ? Ife ' ood fax front of the Msjor and kalated. ' ' J Toor name's . Dal T asked the Major. J "Tea, air." J "Tour c is eighttenr" Twenty. sir." That tale uT have served" a purpose beee, bnt it won't de twice," said the Major, stentlr. 'Ton are liable to court aartial. you knew, for entering the army ader false pretences, bnt as yon are h a yeoogster I will be easy on yoo. I'.-om cow on you sre to work in be-.d : srterx here wah ditibes, clesn boot.j rwp floors and do whatever yon arej airriered to do. Yoo understand?" I "Ves, sir." "Oo back to your ahsrk now and ret four trars tnsether and be ready to stsrt nur pities to-morrow morning." As fwilr. J'-, went out Major II Hn w from his pocket the letter which he bed received that moraine from Daly. St. It's ad" retted to the ofTioer in chante of rbe battalioa," said the Major, with a smile. "When I repy old Daly will be sorprleed to find that one of his school mates Is in CT.mmaBd of hie son's bst taHoa." V The lev onlerty was quit a wiilinr worker snd performed his dnties faith f ullr. The Major was quite peaM witb the youth nfltU one morning he bappene! to overbear a" violeot altercatiun betweeji tie servasts In tl:e kilchen. Ia!rs voice a KioJcr la the affair than any olber VT-i.-, sd Dary used langsase that wai tu.t aitwtetitee the lanuttra f the Uraw i r room. The Major oT-en-J the 6nr ,( tbe iitchea sod kKAed in. Tt. cool aiul crwxa ew the of!i-T and heeam" ..t iwncliat.-ly. but 1'alr. with his f'"11'' ! Lti to Ok door nd -utiav-r-J of the Major's presence, achieved a flight of profane eloquence which would have made a river boss green with enry. Sud denly, however, the yonug firebrand be came sware of the strange silence " of , the two other men, and he turned round and noticed his commanding officer. ; The Major knew that the moment was one in which firm- politeness, wn a r neces sary. He looked at the cook. "Have you got some brown soap?" he inquired. , "Tea. sir." - 3 ... "Bring it slong here and also a. basin of water," said the Major. "I've heard Daly sneakinr. snd after hi flow of1 "dirty language his mouth will need Uttle rinsing." ' " ". The soan and water was procured, and at the Major's command the groom and cook placed Daly on the ground and washed his mouthsWith brown 'oan anU water, w ben toe job wns compictea me Major looked at the delinquent. "If I ever hear you use such langnace again the same rinsing process will be repeabed," he said, and left the room. "If, T ever eet a chance now 111 be even ' with the MajorJ-you mrk my words.? aaid Daly when the three -were left to themsdvea. It waa nicht in the trenches a month tntee, a dark, cold night and very quiet. Hardly a.rifle shotaistBvbed the. peace of the- sector in- which Major K s battalion waa stationed. About mid night the Major was In a dugout, sitting over a brazier and reading a New York newspaper which bad just come with the post. Suddenly he beard the sound of I bursting bomb,, then another. Thli waa followed by groans, stamping and shrieking..' The trench outside was in an uoroar. The Major seized nis revolver and rushed to the door, to find the pas sage out obstructed by two swaying f'S urea locked in a road embrace: Twu'U only get In here over my body. one of the men exclaimed. The voice wa Daly's. snd the other man was a Uer man. A oartv of the enemy had crept itcnilv in the darkness with the intenrina of raid'nc the trench. Even as the Major got to uie uoor iu. two men fell to the ground, Daly on top and the German underneath, both roll inr over, clawing and kicking: Tbey were ffrfifjTiv zrimlv. silently,. Wltaout nrnm and using band and foot itftne siruesie. Onif if. now. yon damned neiney. Dily suddenly eiclaiined as he gnpiw the German's throat "If J in 1 1 " null vnn thmilt Ollt Of YOU. Ar tin. oolnt Major It Rue" and necked the muzzle of his revolver n'a forehead. The nrnn ltked up. saw the officer ann maoe eforr to bold up both bands as a sign of surrender. "Kamcrad!" he gurul'-J "Mercy! Kamerad!" TTie kick's left him. Only," said the Major. "Just puH him into the dusout end keep him there till 1 come back." With" these words the Major rushed off along the trench to see how matters were progressing. Ten minutes later be came back. ' "They're all chased out of it. Daly, be said, fixing hia glance on the young noldier, then on the German prisoner, who was sitting on the floor rubbing a throat that was red and raw. "You've naved mriif- 1' ya nadn't been there at the moment I should have had a boir.j flung in on me, and tben you would l-ve bad no oftieer to wash your mouth eith brow soap and water," "t desfcrred ui'. Ut," s -M Ialy ilB shamefaced look, "t had letter xroui my lamer xo-a;iy "c Too saved Bis life at one time, sir. So I I . .. . . 1 , . ..1 1 mm T saw mat tha.' ooy siamiacreu was unsUile to C ih his sentence.' "Yoo smoke, 'Jalyi" said iW officer, pulling a cigjrette cose-from hio pocket. "Have one of these, and then if yott feel fit yoo can take tliia prisoner down to the rear ai sooa s you are ready." A Prisoner of War ITH his fi l l belt pri.-ned with cjl!viii;i 1. In, nil s ili Ins band. piece of American plug ia oae corner of h's month aad a belt of wire oa his ahoulder, the gray aged, shrewd and powerful Sulliran leaned against the parados of th second line trench a-.C conversed with Sis two cm tea, Ilonar and Sunton. "'Vl.ec this tura in tbe trencbea is at xa a-r-J .'m co'V to ask for lea re of ab tiiiy," i.-I cip--t. "Ire ben put tir' icfO.., 'if '-.J and niarys a da. and I'-e ? .t..- ie two hundred an-i twin!;; '.sne-V irc r;eir. DAILY EAST OREGONIANr rHXPTTTON,-OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1918. THE BOYS OF THE These Picture from the American lie touched tie upper left hand pocket of his tunic as he spoke. "It'll be Paris that I'll be goin' to," Sullivan continued. ,"And won't it bel grand fun, almost as good as Kelly's saloon, that I used to serve in when I was in Xew York." ' "Kelly's saloon 1" Itonar repeated with some sarcasm.' Be was a young man. poet, philosopher, cynic and traveller. lie had travelled all over America, tramped from town to town or ridden; on freight cars whenever that was possible. A "hobo? with a taste for roving, he had lived every hour of his twenty-one years. and now he waa in I1' ranee witb the Amer ican expeditionary force. . "Kelly'sMloon !" ''he- repeated again. "To think that a big hulking Irishman like yoo should have lired in a saloon. dressed in a white coat, pulling corks out of bottles opened for other men and using cigar cutters for cigars that you never smoked!" Sullivan bent forward lasily, rounded the chew from one corner of hia mouth to the other with his tongue and caught Ponar in a mighty embrace. Then he lifted him casually into the air and placed him on the parapet Neatly done!" langhed Stanton, who I was a sealer from ife timber district bs Beeson Lake. " "You dem Irish loafer !""' spluttered ftonar from the aandbngs. "You've torn all my clothes to shreds on that coil of wire." As he spoke a sheil burst very near anrf the eplinlers whizzed through the' air round his head. Sullivan reached up osain. caught lionar by the legs and pulled him back into the trench.- "Ye've got to be quiet' here, me little Ur.lu. : said Sullivan renronngiy, tnaKin a warning tmser at ine yonqg cono. -it s out to fight the Germans that ye are thi?. nislit and not to make toreaatlc remifrkt about yer betters. . . . Here's an order coming along." '.. - Slipping from month to month an ordrrl , I'll I .i '. 11 1 'I 1 Building Hangars Under I' i?!i.ii . -'"'"""' h: v :;' iplM.;M-Ka ;: ' f r A-t,mimmkaMamrM iinwi. . i aaaiwiaw 11 mmmm iiiU'jjiiim ii inimm ,ii,iiMaiii hi wirtHTl u iVimrimim&rx-i4aw& s i f ' " ' ' i - - . " ' " ' ; . - 1 i ; : K . - M i , . . - ' I ' x - . . i ; . - HI " i. . - -iH I - '' ' -.' ll'' I .- j. : "' JS ' V -.., - i U I r - "". ' " .-. . . , : ,'-'" H I . - . ; .m- ... .. . i .-' ' ' ' f r ' C" T - v' f " I j (Urao t G t'a' ls for Th Sphere. I - AL1.K.I) H)!Cllli;em-e OUH I-CI ua,r n ut iv-ii -' . 1 " ....... . . b.iiiftiirs uiiileifroiind. It is u development In htice dtim nsions of the snlitei ratiean shelter tire Ceriiinn- Have iruVol so effu lent In constriKllim lare jlauueil ur.d buiit Front in France Show How the Army Photographers Do Their Work. came downtbe dark trenches and reached Stanton. . He turned to Sullivan.. . ' 1 "All the men to cross the parapet," he said. "Pass it along," Already away on the right dark.' forms were trussing the sandbaga on to the level field. Carrying his coil of wire, Sullivan crawled over tlio top; Stanton, with a bundle' of entanglement props on his shoulder, followed, and after him came Ronar, bearing a mallet,' hammer, spade and a ting of staples. The Americans ere going, out to No Man's Land as a wiring party. It was about one o'clock in the morning, when the stringing of tb wires was al most completed, that Sullivan became aware of something strange and foreign in the. surronoding darkness. What it tras be could not determine and a: vagus presentiment of danger beset the man. , "Close in otrthe left!" Stanton whispered the order to Sullivnp. then-shouldered fats mallet and walked away. Sullivan lifted the rifle, lying agamut tbe entanglement, tben placed it down again as he suddenly remembered a spade bo bad been using, wbictt was now lying on the field away to the risht. He went in that direction, found the spade and was on the point of lifting it when a dark form, took abape in the dnrknexp and a bayonet wns thrust forward until it almost touched Sullivan's face. He. stood upright with a gap of surprise,' Yon are-mine-prisoner, the figure. in the darkness whispered. "Tut the- two hands up!"- The bayonet iilmnst touched Suliirnn's chin; more forms showed in the dnrk- ness; the American as w that be bad no chance--and be put- both- bands orer his head. ' The German went round the prisoner until he got behind' him. With his buy onet amost touching- the AmpricnnV ne'-k he spoke in a whisper. "You bnf not to speak, be said, "and yon haf got to niarrb quick back with me." s At tins point it is as well to let Sullivan finish the story in bis own words, as he did when speaking to his two comrades in the trenches half an botir afterward. LondorT Cop)Tielu. In the C'nllcJ States by lb .N-tv Vol a llinitc on pnr I . ...I I,A. .. , raitint ((..la,.,, fl,n n-n.l.m frmit III. .linliiv l fill ! If I i II ft llirilh.tie lor ilieir first .me lr.fi? Mr.' Duvls' - ' - - US.-A.. ."Mother iv God, It went against tbe craln in me, a Sullivan, that has me own two brothers in the' Irish "Guards tbey were killed by the Germans,'' to obey the order iv that llcinfy. But .what could I do, and him at the back lv me, will- his bay'net almost touehln' tbe bone iv me neck? I couldn't look round" behind me at all, and I could only keep me two eyes in ironc r moano wnig as steuay as a top sergeant on parade. And there was such a mob iv Germans goln' back to their trench, and only one Aaorican with them. and that was me! Me, witb two hundred and twenty francs in me pocket !" ' No Paris now for Sullivan, late of Kelly's saloon Nothing fiir him bnt prison !n Germany I 'It's better for me to be a dend man than that' say t to mesrlf as 1 Tame up to the German's wire, and tbe fellow that had me in charge told me to crawl through a hole that 'Be pointed onC The other men had spread out and were all over the place. some to' tbe left and some to the right-and otheas throHLh and up at their own par apet They were ail In a hurry grain' in. I'm teliin? ye. ' " 'Ye haf to go through that first' says Ihe German to me, anil lie imititin' to the place wherelhe wire was broken a hit. 1 hrougb it 1 went, anrt I neurn nun coniln' t.rrou;h nfii" me. like a biillork breakln' hlto 11 crn-.in' field All at once he let rip sonieililn' w-h'ch I inuk. to be s curse, and 1 looks around There, wa 'i.r German lyiq on the- wires tr. bt b.-n 'ripped and came-n- cropper.' "TwnsrOt a i-hanee to " e lost, I'm tellin' ye, nod ir. flicker Iv an eyelid I ,vae sittln' on' hlv ncck. . "Not a word, now," says I, 'or I'll banh yer Kcnd in !' and ao I spolte .I miide a ;rah for hu bay'rg-t Cut it was hard to set it free, for be had fallen with tbe full weight iv hia bly on tbe top Ir it. As he wns n heavy man and a bulky obstruction. I hud to get up to remove bim. I was lust in rime, for I lust managed to ret oufiv reach iv tbe -bay'net lounge iv two lleiueys that came runiiln' hark to hel their mate.- So there was aoUiia' left for rr.e to do bnt scoot and I scooted I No ninn in. all the war. has fletr cros No , I"PI'1UB tli& Ground Urawinj: shows In Uelull bow the bandar Real Stories By Patrick MacGiU; Author of "The Big Push" Man's Iaod as I flew across It )i diun't take rue long to get here, and pnw I nm a happy roan, for I 'are my. two hundred and twenty francs in m pwbet anJ I'rr going to look for learn ir amerce to jit nway tof Paris tbe morrow.!'. '. . -, II B American corporal wallJ down tho sleeping shack looking at each bunk as he' parsed. Th? honr was hslf post cl;bt'la tbe evening; "Lights out" was sounded- and all the men should be under blankets now.. ..Suddenly Ihe'eorporal como ba halt opposite a.swik In which a Mrzt bulk under tbe blankets. denoted a sleeper who bad covered himself from bead. to toe. Neither face, 'bands nor feet was show ing, but tho outlinrof the sleeping man could be. traced under tba blank... Uulrt corporal went down and touched the steep ore shoulders witb his band and coder the hand ll shoulders gave- way) like a pillow of down. 1 . Tbe corporal pulled away the blankets and saw lying beneath a trench helmet n park and an overcoot As these articles were laid out they resembled a sleepina mac with the' bedclothes- pulleoV up ovr his head.' "Gee! that's some camoulluge !' muttered the corporal, nnprecialloo-ln hhV voice.- Tlien- be looked at the sleeper In the-udjoining bunk.- "lley. Sullivan)" Inquired tbe corporal "Where's yoar friend Ronar?" Sullivan snored beavilv and made no ro-v'y. - -. . -1 . . - "Do you know where Itonar is, Stan ton?" ,' Tlie corporal addressed this remark to a man wbo Icy In the hunk next Sullivan nnd Stnntnn fixed an Innocent look on tbe corporal, "lie ain't In yet is be?" be Inquired. "Doesn't look like it. does It?" said the corporal, pnmtiilc hi finger at the empty hunk. "Do you know where he baa goat tor - , - "Nope.'' " ' -'-. As the door "bant-nd and the corporal disappeared Sullivan i cosed snoring and sat np In bed. "And- wherr hi the whole wide world will that diril iv a Ronar be at all. Stan ton?" he Inqnired. "It's the divil for mfcin' he la intlrely." "Dunuo," said Stanton. "I saw him after supper, and. hw said that he wawi goin' foe a walk, lie bad a book of- pastry under his arm." "Well. I'm within' that he was back, sold Sullivan, lying down again. - "I don't want to see the poor boy, even if lit- is a poet, pat in the jug." "Weli, he'll be hack here in the morn ina, aoywsy " ssM Siantou. "The dem, uy!'' He's Always, up to some sort' of inicj:t-f l lint wheru can he have hiked At tl.at u.ou.cnt K-insr was a goo.1 fioitiVs walk away from tbe ah.4ek in which his two males were- quartssred. He' was sittins on a chair by the bedsiiie of a sick child; watching over tbe lnu.nt with tbe tenderness of a womarr. Ttsabed was ill the corner of a little room lir a ;ottaze out on the fields and two- mi lea awaj from the nearest dwelling. Konae stum hied acroae- the house asi be was. ottt-su bis walk.- It -was- about time-to turn back and; feeling thirsty; the Amer ican went op to the door and' knocked He wanted to get a drink before start ing oa his return Journey. A pale, ttreil woman Whose eyes were red as if shr ond been weeping opened tbe door. At tbe same moment Itonar beard weak ia fan tile cough- from1 the interior of the l-nusii as- if- a child were stmgglinsj. for nh. Tbs woman hesrd k, roo, and i-. i.li an agonized sob sbe raefaed hack sain.'- Roasr followed her, and' In tbe darkness) he-saw her kneel down at a bed in Ibe corner of. tbe joosst . On tbe be little child was lying, coughing convulsive ly at if it was choking., . i "What is wrong?" asked the American. "It's the little dear, Mnnriov. that la ill." said tbe woman "The child-tlae not en tea anything all day-end hia tbront Is re.", .. . f . ..v' , "Why not get a doctor?" asked Raf. "Rut It l so far to tbe villas. " sa'd the woman, "and 1 can not' leaver hira nlone. " Nobody ever comes near here . . . My hutband is dead and I am all slone."' ''.' Ilonar tbcstht for a massent, tben be (wke. - - ' -- -- - - . "You go to tl.e next villaee," he said. Get a doctor to come and I will watt h over ihe . bil.l nntil you come back. 1 wn.ild go mjrsclf if I knew where tbe doc tor lived.. ' ' ;'' 1 '. ! i Little' Maurice "vv of the-Front ... "But baa .tioMieav - 'u-S utaylr" asted, tho woman. i-i ,' Tu- thing lilto l!i': J sve. time." Iloqnr replied, locliH'et '. e aitk'-vMh-ij tlie bed: - ". Y- - 1'he- woman wrs-np: 11 rtinwl. aiooiid lie." shoulders, bent dinvu'kissc-" tbewblld and'' resit' oat." Wbdu tiioi last seuid of her .'footatepa died sway Itonar 111 a -patch und ' looked1 around 'him.. The rootnt in which ue fnuiid hjnuielfi waa a very siswill one, but the hardened earth wbH fornix! the only flooring' tral scnipuloosly elqe.i. On a table near-tbe wlnriew stood a Ininti. Qnnar -went across, turned up the wil t and lit it. Then he came hark to the htd. side and set dawn. The little boy. nhose nge micht have beewcliht." was still eotirlr ing and gasping for hrest.,. The latiRa under the cars were enlarged, and- bI Conor recalled was one of tbe symptom of diphtheria -vr-- -. y -V. - A .miserable half hour pasred lit. fit tbe child, grew worse Thr Ainiries' tV!t iir,potrnt. lie could do uothlnc hiit sitfinl wslrh-tcr infant in its ttrujigle otqlnw irvtfc.i Wen rh uiuvbr,' i-eturniJ . citteied tbe opeo denr he looted st her arid sighed for relief. Hut his Oart.csat wbsfS be saw the distraught look ea the woman's face. 'v . . . . e . The doclor was-not at borne, abeieaas. lis had gone out to the country (o sue mm of his patients, an old man wbo was dyi. g with enn.-rr. ' Now all hope Was hm Mnurlce. her dear lltrle hoy, would dw. Th moiher wentJown on her knees b the- bed, looked at the suffering child and thhrd as il ber heart waa breaking. After i bile she looked- up, turned- to the chair on which , the American, was . seated;. ' fiotl him gone. -l-t-s" ; ..- . . ' r Ten minuted later) when some American nfflcers --ere coming alonsra road near the rottage the hesdlicht of the caaehosreeVa man, etanding-im front of them- with bean arms extended and shouting at-the tp, of bis voice. Tho earvswerved past bim, drew np with a jerk and an angry officer dismounted, to ascertain the meaning of a soldier's- apparent attempt to commit enj--cide. Ronar rushed- up, jumped on the footboard, and from, there to tbe ant as side the driver. : - a "Drive like hell!" he ordered. "Right to battalion headquarters, to tbe doctor. -. Tbere'ss a little child dying. Drive you fool; drive, or m pilch' yon lute the rod!" , , ; : .. - T.et ber rip!" said on of the officers. "This mao can explain si we go along.", Ilonar had just, finisbos bis explana tion when the car drew np at battalioa headquarters. He-jumped off. sbouriag to the driver to turn the csr round, and hurried into tbe room where the battalion staff was seated round tbe dinner table, Ronar went ap to the doctor and saluted. There's a litthr 'rench child ia a rot-' tags three miles away from here," b. aid. ""It's on tbe point or dcatb. - Diphtheria.- I think.- Jfj you. eome .-witb. use now; sir, oa may save it. There's a car. waiting outside," , v - 4- jw.jj. - . In tliree minntes time the doctor, as .omp.inied hv Ronar, was on hia wag to the sl child: - - - ;C Three days later tbe battalion; was paraded and tba Colonai - speka. taw thou men.i He ssid: " 4 "It has': cossscttr eiy notice- ttrat ease of' you men was-not press r. in. b if hus-a-few nichte ago when'' Lights 'oar went, That Is generally a set-tons offence, but ea thw necssisn there were good reason for. Iks This man- left the camp to ro (or a walk Snd' on his way he visited . ksiw-U. which yonng child, wa lyings aerioaatg ill. - The mother could no ksavo. bee siHl ehild to go- and- fin, a- decent bat- tiinv soldier promised the woman that ht'wuuKi mind the child while she went to tbe hxt village for help. . She went,- hut found th . doctor waa no at heme. When told tfci the soldier camewin here a to; carapi and ' hronghC our- doctor to see tbehitd.: The Unit mite ia slmnrt. well now, ami-1 ell it Vequlres is good. food and attention. But tti metbarv ta very mor ajss- abev baa- S3 work in the. fields aU day. ton a living. She therefore has not much time to devote to th care of the infant 1 Now. I paoaos that we make a little collection foe that woman. Every raajv. of. yoo, I. ua snr. caa afford a little from his pay, and with, that end la view I bava sera rbafta baa ii placed aear tbs per des,-r earn bag that will hold earthing- from a diaar to a dollar. Now. 1 want to se -what yon mt will do- toward helping- this poor- woman her trouble. Whew yoa rsroilee that she baa given her husband In this wan yea will ant pas tbe sandbag by without ante ting something in.' ' - " The American soldiers were generous, mil nor t ire paassd th seas''. w tst (Milt fornfshirg from bis pay toward th niontrenanee of little Maurice. Th litrt hoy is well anie. ami the Americax. sol. diers often go to see bim in his borne ow, ' especially on day when th laiiia arhr aud when parcels ar balky.' - .