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"Over the Top
By An American Soldier
Who Went
ARTHUR GUY EMPEY
Machine Gunner Settling In Fiance
(OupJriliM, IMJ, Of AHhwUur uwtl- , ,
8YNOP8IB. ;, , ., ;
CHAPTER I Fired by the nsws of 'Hi
linking of Dm l.usltRivla hy a Gorman
lubmurln. Arthur Guy Empoy, an Aiiwrl
can, lorves Ms offlio In Jinif City ami
ton to llnclaml wliora he uillsl In UM
Urltlsh army. .
n fi APM'iiiH If Aflr s. nerlod- of train
ing. Kinney volunteers for Immediate srv.
Ice and oon flnda himself In real blllcis
"somewhere In r-'rnnce." where .he Arm
malic the acquaintance of the evor-pres.
ent ''coolies.''- - -
CRAPTEK inKmnsy auenfls nm nrsi
church serrlcra at the front while a l er
man Fokker circles over the congrowulon.
CHAPTER IV Kmpay'a command iroes
into the front-line I renches, and l umlar
lire for the first time. , '
nupTKR V Rnimv icnrna to adopt
ihe motto of the Brilsii Tommy. "If you
ire going to sot it, you 11 swt . w
worry.' ' - v . v
CHA VTKn ttt ttacK. in rieFWHwi.4
poy Kola his flrat experience a, mass
rucriy. . -
ttt xtt v. Ft vn Emoev learns how the
Qrlllsh sulitlura arc fed.
-i.rAr!Mi'u vrrr Ttnrk In the front-JInor
trench. Kmpey sees hla first friend of the
trenches "KO West." -
CHAPTER IX-Kmpcy mimes ins nrsi
visit tp o. dugout In, "Suicide Dltcli.'
CHAPTKR X-Kmpcy; learns wnai .
.Mutes a "day's work" In the front-line
.renrh. V. : e '' -
TrffiTpTren XI Emooy iroea "over the
;op" for the llrst time in a clinrejo on the
jefman ircm'iiea anu wvuhmww
'jayonet thrust. - :
mi ( ivrvn vlT.1T.mnev tolna the Fill
Me club" as the- homblng squud la called.
CHAPTKR XHI-EncU Tommy geia an
of '-!! Bath.
TlTA7TKlt XlV-TCmpiy helps nij an
tdviini'od trench under tlerman fire.
CHAPTKtt XV-On "listening post" In
Mo Man's iJtnd.
CHAPTKR XVI Two artillerymen "put
one over" on Old Pepper, their roKimtmtol
commander, . - ' '
OHAPTPin XVII-Kmpey nns narrow ee
m while on uatrol duty in No Man
r jiit. ...
CHAPTER XVIH-Bark In rest billets
Bmpey wrllea and stnaca a farce comedy.
CHAPTKR XIX Momters nave nrnij
ways to amuse Ihcnwolvea wldle "on tlialr
jwn." - .
CHAPTKR XX-Kmnev Aioltlnteera for
machine aim aervlce and mica back Into
tho front-line trenches. -. -
CHAPTKR XXl-Empey amiln oe
"over the lop" In n charpre which cost his
company 17 killed and 31 wounded,
CHAJ'TKR XXH-Trlck ffiJt.H, a,mcllln
gun silences One Tothersinuo ruta.
; CHAPTKR XXIlI-Oerman ntlack, rr
ceded by kus wave, la repulsed,
CHAPTKR XXlV-Kmpey la forced to
take part In an execution as a mentbor
ot! h. py1 srt. .
:ut jv '.i ,:i,r 'on Ills rljfhf t A
muclllrw nn. Vli ilklu't It open flrrj
acd Suva Ihciu? Ho would trmkc Hint
son's crew ilo lli.-ir thily. Ittmlilnif
over to tlie gun lie sitw why It hnd ntt
openoil flro. ScntttTPtl ninmul Its lmso
lay ls rtlll forms. Thoy hail brotiuht
tliolr en to consiilliliilo tho cnptiired
position, but n Cicinniii iiinclilne riiii
hud decreed thoy would never fire
again.
Lloyd rushed to the gun nnd, grasp
ing the traversing handle., trained It
on (he Germans. He pressed Ihe Ihuinh
plei-e, hot only a siuirp eliek tvn8 the
result. The gun was unloaded. Then
he realized his helnlessness.. He did
not know how to loud the gun. Oh,
why hadn't he Attended the machine
gun course In Knghindf He'd been
offered the ehunce, but with a blush of i
shniiie he remembered that he hnd been
ufrnld. The nickname of the machine !
gunners had frightened him. They
Were CRiled the "Suicide club." Now,
because . of this fenr, bis eoitipnny
would be destroyed, the men of D com
pany would have to rile, because, he,
Albert Lloyd, had been nfrnld of s
name. In his shnme he cried ilk a
baby. Anyway he could tile with them
unil. rising to bis feet, he stumbled
over the body of one of the gunners,
who emitted n fnlnt moan. A gleam
Of hope flushed through him. Perhniw
this man could tell him how to load
the gun. Stooping over Ihe body he
gently shook It nnd the soldier opened
Jits eyes. Seeing Lloyd, he closed
them again nnd. In n fnlnt role, sold:
"Get nvvny, you blighter, leave me
alone. I don't wnnt nny cownrd around
roe."
The. words cut Lloyd Ilk a knife,
hut he wns desperate. Taking the re
yolver out of the hol"tor of the dying
mBn he pressed the' wild muzzle to the
soldier's, head ami repMed:
"Yes, It Is Lloyd. tlu cownrd of
Company' D,- but to- help' me flod, If
you don't tell, me bow to load .that gun
J'll put a bullet through your' brain!"'
A sunny smile came oner the coiib
tvmince of the dying man and be anld
lo n faint whisper:
"Good.old boy I I knew you wouldn't
disgrace our compnny "
Lloyds Interposed: "For God'a sake,
If you wnnt t snvo that company you
am so proud of, tell me how to loud
Unit rt- d gun 1"
As If reciting a lesson In school, tho
soldier replied In n weak, singsong
voice:' "Insert tug cud of belt In feed
block, with left bund pull belt left
front. Full crank haudlo back on roll
er, let. go, anil repeat motion. ' Gun ts
now loaded. To Are, raise automatic
safety vlntch,' and press thtinibploce.
Gun la now firing. If gun stops, nsccr-,
tain position of cra: handle
Hnt Lloyd will led for no more; With
wild Joy at hla heart, ho took a belt
from one of the ammunition boxes ly
Ing beside Ihe gun, and followed the
dying man's Instructions. Then he
pressed tho thimibp'roco nnd n burst of
Ore ' rewarded 'his efforts. ' The "gun
wax working.
Training It on the Germans he shout
ed for Joy as their front rouk went
down.
I . Traversing the gun back and forth
I along the mass of Germans, be saw
j them break and run back to the cover
j of their .trench, leaving their dead and
wounded behind. He had saved his
j company, ho, Lloyd, the cownrd, hnd
j "tlone his bit." Releasing thehuinb
IpleeOi he looked ar the wnteh on his,
wrist Uo wss still alive at "3:K8." .
"i'lng!" n bullet sang through the
' nlr, nnd Lloyd fell fnrwnrd across the
I gun. A thin trickle of blood ran down
I his fare from a little, black round liolej
In his forehead. , - '
I . .si
j "The sentence of the court had been'.
"duly carried out." i
I Tho captain slowly raised the limp 1
; form drooping oven the gun and, win- i I
Ing tho blood from tho while fsee, reoil
; ognlzed It a Lloyd, the coward of D , j
company. Reverently covorlng the face j
I with .his handkerchief he turned to hla
j "nonconis" nnd, In a voice husky with
I emotions, addressed them: j
j "Boys, It's Lloyd, the deserter,. Ho !
has redeemed himself, died the death:'
of a hero died that his nintes might;!
live." . :;
! That nftcrnoon a solemn procession,;
wended Its way toward the cemetery. ;
in ine rront a stratcaer was carriea Dy
two sergeants. Across tho stretcher
i tho Union Jack was carefully spread.
Ileblnd tho stretcher otiino a captain
and forty-three men, nil Hint were left
of D compnny.
! Arriving at the cemetery, they hnlt
0d In front of an open grave. All about
. them wooden crosses were broken nnd
trampled Into the ground.
A grir.sled old sergeant, noting this
'destruction, tnn-.tsred tinder his
ibreeiUi: "Curse the cowardly hllghler
who wrecked those crosses I If I could
only get these two hands around his
peck hla trip West would be short."
The corpse on the stretcher seemed
o move, or It might have been the
wind blowing the folds ot the Union
'. Jack,
CHAPTER XXV.
'1
Preparing for the Big Push.
! Unjoining Atwell after tho execution
! 1 hod a hard time trying to keep my
secret from htm. I think I must have
lost at least ten pouudg worrying over
j the affair.
Heglnning nt seven In the evening It
( was our duty to patrol all cominunlra
! Hon nnd front-lino trenches, innklng
note of unusual occurrence, and nr
resting anyone who should, t ns, nr
; pear to be acting lu a suspicious man
ner. We sb?pt during the dny.
nehitid the line there was great ac
: tlvlty, supplies and ammunition pour
, log In, and long columns of troops con
stantly passing. M'a wore preparing
for the big offensive, the forerunner
of Ihe battle of tho Somme or "Big
1'ush."
Th never-ending stream of men,
supplies, ammunition and guns pour
ing Into the front lines made a mighty
Frta.cJemieOiriL. cunotbede:
scribed,' It has to be witnessed Willi
your own ty to appreciate Us va.-.t-tiraav
. r
. At our part of the line the Influx of
anppllea never ended. It looked like
a huge snoke slowly cra'titg forward,
never a hitch or break,' w wunderrul
tribute to the systenl nnd I'tni-leucy (
Great Britain' "contemptible little
urtuy" of live nilllloiui of nien. : s
Huge Hrteen-luch guns snaked along,
foot by foot, by powerful steam tract
tors. Then n long Hue of "four point
five" batteries, each gun druwu by six
horses, then a couple of "nluo point
two" howitzer pulled by immense
caterpillar engines.
When one of these caterpillars would
pass me with Its mighty monster in
tow, a flush of pride would mount to
my face, because I could plainly reud
on the imnin plnle, "Made in V. 3. A.,"
and I would remember that If I wore a
uaniu plule it would also rend, "From
the V. H. A." Then I would atop to
think bow thin and straggly that
nighty, stream would be If all the
"Mude lit V. S. A." ports of It were
withdrawn. .' . ,' "
Then would come hundreds of llin
liers and "(1. S." wagons drawn by
sleek, well-fed mules, ridden hy sleek,
well-fed ineu, ever smiling, although
grimy with sweat and covered with the
line, white dust of Ihe mnrvelously
well-mado French roads.
- Wlmt a discouraging report tho Ger
mun airmen must have taken Isick to
their division comiiMiniluis, und this
stream Is slowly but surely getting big
ger and bigger every dny, and the pnee
is always the same. No slower, no
faster, but ever onward,, ever forward.
Three weeks before the big push of
July 1 as the battle of the Somine has
been called started, exact duplicates
ot the German trenches were dug
about thirty kilos behind our lines.
The layout of the trenches was taken
from airplane photographs submitted
by tho Koyal flying corps. Tho trench
es were correct to the foot; they
showed dugouts, snps, barbed who do-'
tenses mid dujiger spots. .
, , Battalions that were to go over In
the first waves ivero sent back for
three days to study these trenches, en
gage In practice nttneks nnd hnve night
maneuvers'. Each man was required to
make a' limp of the trenches nnd fn
inllhii'lze himself with tho names and
locution of the parts his battalion was
to attack.
In tho American army noueoinml
sloncd olUcora lire put through il course
ii C map making nr mini sketching, mid
during my six years' servlco lu the
t'nlted Suites cavulry I had plenty of
practice In this work, therefore map
ping these trenches was n compani
Itvcly eusyi task for me. Each mau
had to submit his map to tho compnny
commander to he passed upon, .anil I
Was lucky enough to have mine select
ed as being suflUicntly authentic to u.;e
in the nlluck. .
' Xo photographs or maps are allowed
to leave France, hut In this ense it ap
pealed to me as n valuable souvenir of
the grcnt war und I managed to-smuggle
It .through At this time it carries
ii-initury-Importance 'aVthe SiliWi
lines, I nin happy to say, have slnco
been advanced beyond this point, so
In having It In my possession I nirj not
breaking any regulation or cautions
of the British army. '
The whole nl luck was rehearsed
nnd rehearsed until we heartily cursed
tile, one who hnd conceived the Idea.
The trenches were mimed according
to a system which made it very simple
for Tommy to tlnd, even In the durk,
any point In I lie German lines.
These Imitation trenches, or trench
models, were well guarded from obser
vation by numerous allied planes
which constantly circled above them. ;
,o (Ionium iilipliiiie could approach
within observation distance. A re-:
siiicled, urea was miiiuliiliied nnd no
civilian was allowed within three '
miles, so we felt sure that we hud n
great surprise In store for Fritz. j
Wheft we took over the front lino '
we received an awful shock. The .
Germans displayed slgnbonids over
the top of their trench showing the :
names that we had called their f
trenches. The slgus road "Fair,"
"Fact," "Fate," and "Fancy," nnd so
on, according to the code names on
our ninp. Then to rub It In, they
hoisted some more signs which read,
"t'ome on, we are ready, stupid Eng
lish," '
It Is still a mystery to me how they
ohinlned this knowledge. There hud
been no raids or prisoners taken, so
It must have been the work of spies
In our own lines.
Three or four days bpforo the big
push we tried to shatter Frilz's nerves
by feint attacks, nnd partially suc
ceeded us the olllcial reports of July
1 show.
Although we were constantly bom
barding their lines day and night, still
we fooled the German several times.
This was accomplished by throwing
nil Intense barrage Into his Hues I
then using smoke shells we would put J
n curtiiln of white smoke across No '
Man's l.nnil, completely obstructing
his view of our trenches, and
would raise our cnrtuln of tire i
as tf In an actual attack. All J
down our trenches the men would ; i
shout and cheer, nnd Fritz would turn !
loose with machine-gun, rllle, and I
shrapnel Are, thinking we were com-
lug over. i
After three or four of these dummy J
ntlacks his nerves must have been
nenr the breaking point.
tin June SI, ltl, nt 8 -AO in the
morning our guns opened up, nnd hell
was lot loose. The din was terrltle, n
constant hoom-hoom-hoom In your ear.
At night the sky .wns n red glare.
Our bombardment hud lasted nbout
two hours when Frlta stnrtd reply
ing. Although we were sending over
ten shells to hi one, our ensunltles
were heavy. There was a constant
slrenm of stretchers coming out of the
communication trenches mid hut-tal
parties were n common sight.
In Ihe dugouts the nolso of the gun
almost hurt. You hud the snine sensa
tion a when ridlug on the suhwuy yon
enter the tube uiuhr the river going
to Brooklyn a sort of pressure on the
ear drums, aii3 TTie giotiml cimMuiuly t10 assistance eventually of bolweeu
ttviuliUiig.-.". .. 21(10 uuil :i,uou wointn, ou living m i
Tbe rood, behind the trenches were ,Hry r,.w bh;i is. TIiIh Ik doim so
vuy diiiigiicus bev.iise. thicks sliriiu- lnot un ihe groeervmcn manbo reach.
nel was conjiijintiy uursiiug over meiu. (Jl ra )y Uml often und that any in
We avoided these dangerous spots , rotiiin tfon sent out hy the United
crossing through open lields. ., 'States Food -Administration may
' The destruction la tho German linen 'reKci1 the Cjmsuniers who never See
was awful and I really felt sorry for a pilB. .
'ihem l.ecuuse I realized how they must i ,The s,m , (n COunnlttee f 5 of
be clicking It. . . , 'tJ)A 60 wolllen to .each tlis-
From our front-line trench, every tl.,tt , t0 bBve overy grocei-y store
now and again, wo could hear sharp s.lHlieii onee mth. 'one-fourth' of
whistle blasts In the Germau trencher . (1latrict being covered onco n
liiese .muses were uiu eiKuuie ioj:
stretcher bearers, und meant the
month.
Thoy
who
assemble a circle of
are given commodity
sheets upon which n fair- food price
grounding or killing of some German la
um wrvice vi Ills iinnn niuu, - t ,iQi I,,. I'nll.
Atwel! and I had a tough time of It, ' " AUllistrat,on. With
patrol lug the d in emit trenches at "
night, but after awhile got used to (t. shf" , 'U
Z, , , ,, ..j, ' stores and obtain, the prices charged
My old ouilit, the niaehtou gun com- Complete records are kept,
nnny, was sti.Uo.ud 1,. huge elephant vlolatr8 of the law are ,11-
dugouts nhout four hundred yards be- ' . '
hind the front-line trencb-they were c0treA and reported o theood Ad
lu reserve. : Occislonally I would stop ministration's committee in St Lours,
in their dugout nnd have n confab will. Secret Servlco men are detailed on
my former mates. AlUiough wo tried ;lhet cases and each offender is dealt
to he Jolly, 'still, there was a lurking ; 'lh no his case merits,"
feeling of tmpendlng disaster. Each - . f
mull was wondeiiiig, If, utter thej 1 XKW Sl'HKDl'LK BKGIXS .
slogan, "Over the top with the best of ; . S - ', ' '
luck," hud been sounded, would he stIU Too Soon to Announce How the Ser
be alive or would he be lying "some-; ... ;. .vice Will Be Liked.
where in France.;' In an old dilapidated j ' .
house, the walls of which were Bearred ' The new train schedule went Into
with i.iachlnegun bullets, Xo. 8 sec- effect yesterday and tho local be.
Hon of Ihe machine gun company had tween. La Grande and Baker made
lis quarters. The company's cooks pre- the trip on schedule lime. This part
piired the tneiils In this billet. On thfcof the change is unite agreeable to
fifth evening of the bombardment a tho public. West bound trains wcro
tlormnn elgl.t-i.ieh shell registered a:.ate loday and ,he fllU force 0, tne
direct hit on the billet and wiped outleJlunge b!LS not yet heen felt .
ten men w no were nsieep, in mo sup-;
posedly bomb-proof cellar. They were
hurled the next day oud I attended the j
tuner"' i
KLKVKX HOYS WAXTKI).
(To IMS
continued )
-o-
. (Ciuitinued from -page one)
AGAIXST I'HOFITIOEIUNG
government expense, fitting thorn to
serve in army- positions," says the
War .Department order, ''requiring"
knowledge of auto mechanics, gen
eral mechanics, blacksiriithing, 'sheet
j metal working, plumuling, carpen-
V ST, LOUIS, June 1.- St. Louis j try and radio operpting incident to
women are working to keep food many kinds of military service, both
pi-Ices normal.. According to a recent at the fronf and behind the lines.
Kt. Louis Women nt Work To Keep
' Food Trices Xormtil. '. . '
"The men taking this course -will
receive, thorough instructions which
will be of great personal value in
both in
report made, lo the Committee on
Public Information, Division of Wo
men's War Work, . by Mrs. George
Oellhorn, chairman of the Women's ' working their way ahead,
Central Committee on Food Conner- ,the army and in civil lit'ey '.
vutlon United Stales Food Adminis- j "This is an exceptional opportunity
tratlon, conceited effort Is made to for energetic, ambitious men, Qual
pvevent profiteering, v I ified: registrants should present them-
'Firstj we are organizing by wards ', selves to their local boards for vol
and Weclncts," wrote Mrs. Gellhorn. iuntaiy induction. When volunteers
"Second, by mothers' circles, parent-! present themselves, local boards will
teacher associations, clubs, and other j induct qualified men. until their al-
women's organizations. Third,; by
laities' church societies and through
churches and schools.
"The price investigations will have
lo.tment has been fillet).
''The voluntary period will continue
until June 7. After Juno 7, no more
volunteers will bo accepted."
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S.' j ' v I? EM EMBER TITO DATES ;
S i SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY.
Our Line of Flour
Substitutes Is Complete
' Use: Baking Powflcr with ' Substitnteg nntV
luivc better breml. ' - '
have several different pamphlet?) -on.
bakhm and .nokiiiK 'with substitutes. Yours
iov tlie asking. ' ' ',. .
Store opens 8 a.m.; Closes (J. p.m.-except Satur
day, when we elose 8.30 p.ro. Please plioie
firdevs eai'l.Vj ' -
Harris
Grocery
Phone Main 70 and 77, Farmers, IJlaek 192
408 North Fir Street . Across the Track
"United States Food Administration License No. G50255." .
inn
Qualified registrants are Urged to.
present themselves to the local board
for ' voluntary induction. If the re
quired eleven for Union county have
not responded by the 7th of June the
local board will complete the. allot
ment bv selection In sequence of or
der numbers from class one.
Una a Good Opinion of 'baniborlaln's
,'..'-. . Tablets. j:
"Chamberlain's Tablots are a won
der. I never sold anything that boat
them,", writes TV B. Tressoy.: Rich
mond. Kv. When troubled with indi
gestion of constlpntlon give them p.
li lal '
Practically
Everything Has Raised
But Telephone
Service
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AAAR RREAD
' We make War Bread fresh every day. Every
Monday and Wednesday regular War Buns.
Try our Liberty Bread. We also -have the
most complete line of Home-made Pies, Cakes,
Doughnuts, Snails, Coffee Cakes and Cookies in
the city. : . .- - - . r , ;;
All made according to Government regulations.
DUTLI BAKERY
3 1 7 North Fit St. Just Acroasthe Track
i 3lftsasrtljlMNsrJlP1
StJWIIWWWiiaMnilWI
j Now is the time to set out your
I Tomato Plants
Mr. Grain Farmer:
Are you prepared to handle your grain in hulk! Do not
wait until Spring' nnd Summer whon you are buried with work
and worried with labor shortage, but build your granaries now.
Yon can buy the lumber and roofing paper for a first-class
1000 bushel portable granary for $54.58 and it will last for
years. Sacks for the same amount of grain will cost you
$125.00 and this would be a dead loss against this year's crop.
A (franary of this sine can be moved anywhere and can bo .
filled directly from the thresher, doing away with high priced
labor handling and sowing sacks.
The boys in the trenches nerd the sacks for sand bags for
the protection of their very hves. and. perhaps your boy is
among them.
Spen i- your money in your own valley by buying lumber
manufactured at home. When you buy sacks part of the
money goes to India.
BUILD YOUR GK.VNAK1KS NOW
Be prepared by building them before the farming season
opens up, bo sure to get good lumber, well seasoned, as low
grade lumber will give you trouble in a few seasons. Don't
Use green lumber.
Save money keep what you spend at homo p event loss
nd damage from exposure to weather leave tho sacks for our
boys in the trenches; help win tho war by building lannrics now.
rnrtablo granaries of this type are universally used in
other scctiunc One trip with a good team will haul the ma
terial for one granary. For particulars as well as prices on
Union County lumber for all farm purposes, see
The George Palmer Lumber Co,
LA GRANDE, OREGON
Get yours this week before
they are all gone
! CHERRY'S FLORISTS
Help win. the War.
Plant your Garden now.
Yes! I Said Oil Stoves
For less. And the best Oil Stoves on earth.
Also a new line of Reed Babv Carriasrcs.
1 at a Remarkably Low Price.
Harris Furniture Store
. H. a HARRIS, Proprietor
400 FIR STREET
Phone: ted 3171.