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PAGE EIGHTEEN The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon, Sunday Morning, September 29, 1929 "All Quiets Western Front" mmw? l WM THE STORT SO FAR: Paul Bauir.er and his soldier com rades all enlisted In the derma n army at 18. During their training, they were abused and persecuted by a former mall-carrier, now Corporal Hlmmel stoss. Hating him. tiny beat him up the last night. letter, at the front, he appears. One of the privates rails him a "dirty hound." He threatens court martial. Light sentences are im potted when the lieutenant learns the wltole 'story of the corporal's abuse In camp. Tlie confrades resist on a stolen goose just before returning to the front lines. On the way they pass piles of new coffins. hTeir spirits are low. CHAPTER XII The front Is a cage in which we must await fearfully whatever may happen. We lie under the net work of arching shells and lire in a suspense of uncertainty. Over us chance hovers. If a shot comes, we can duck, that is all; we neither know nor can determine where it will fall. It is this chance that makes us indifferent. A few months ago I was sitting in a dug-out playing skat; after a -while I stood up and went to visit some friends in another dug-out. On my return nothing more was to be seen of the first one, it had been blown to pieces by a direct hit. I went back to the second and arrived juEt in time to lend a hand dig ging it out. In the interval it had been buried. It is Just as much a matter of chance that I am still alive as that I might have been hit. In a bomb proof dug-out I may be smashed to atoms and in the open may sur vive ten hours bombardment un scathed. No soldier outlives a thousand chances. But every sol dier believes in chance and trusts his luck. We must look out for our bread. The rats have become much more numerous lately because the tren ches axe no longer in good condi tion. Detering says it is a sure sign of a coming bombardment. The rats here are particularly repulsive, they are so fat the kind wo call corpse-rats. They The bayonet has practically 1 Infiff itcf m nApf on a a 1 1 u iw lis inipvi iaiivv Air stt7 usually the fashion to charge with bombs and sharpened spades. have shocking, evil, naked faces, and it is nauseating to see their long, nude tails. . They seem to be mighty hungry.. Almost every man has had his bread gnawed. Kropp wrapped his in his waterproof sheet and put it under his head, but he cannot sleep because they run over his face to" get at it. Detering meant to outwit them; he fastened a thin wire to the roof and suspend ed his bread from it. During the night when he switched on his pocket torch he saw the wire swinging to and fro. On the bread was riding a fat rat. At last we put a stop to it. We cannot afford to throw the bread away, because already we have practically nothing left to eat in the morning, so we carefully cut off the bits of bread that the ani mals have gnawed. The slices we cut off are heap ed together in the middle of the floor. Each man takes out his spede and lies down prepared to strike. Detering, Kropp and Kat hold their pocket-lamps ready. After a few minutes we hear the first shuffling and tugging. It grows, now it is the sound of many little feet. Then the torches switch on and every man strikes at the heap, which scatters with a rush. The result is good. We toss the bits of rat over the parapet and again lie in wait. Several times we repeat the pro cess. At last the beasts get wise to it, or perhaps they have scented the blood. They return no more. Nevertheless, before morning the remainder of the bread on the floor has been carried off. In the adjoining sector they at tacked two large cats and a dog. bit them to death and devoured them. Next day there is an issue- of LONGEVITY A MATTER OF SENSE NOT LUCK! Of Course, Says Dr. Copeland, Heredity Does Count. But Observing the Simple Rules of Nature Is, Perhaps, the Biggest Factor. By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D, United States Senator from New York. Former Uommistiotier of Health, Kew York City. THERE are many ways of looking at long life and its significance As a rale it may be attributed to excellent heredity, the enjoy ment of good health and the avoidance of those habits which arc known to shorten life. The accomplishments of those who have lived more than the prescribed three-score-years-and ten are interesting. Edison, at 82, is still active in all his enterprises, and still startles the world at intervals with something new and wonderful My friend. Captain Dollar, at 86, takes an active part in the operation of his great steamship en . terprise. My own father, at 92, is still most active. There are many other men whom I could name that are equally fit in spite of 90 years or more. Is it because they are lucky that these men and women live to a great old age? It la not. It ii because they live the normal life. The; expect the human machine to do its full doty, but they do not ask of it the impossible. If Captain Dollar has a steamship which make 18 knots an hour, he does not try to force r to do 24 knots. So it should be with your health. Good food eaten at regular intervals, sufficient number of hours of test, the avoidance of habits and excesses of all kinds which undermine the health, exercise, relaxation and change of environment are come of the determining- factors in favor . 1 DR COPELAND. of Ion life. Von cannot a bus jrouf body mind or neglect them until you aro SO or 40 and then expect, by ob serving the rules of good health, to restore your body to normal. Nature will not permit thia. There are. of course, many persons who have a predisposition to dis ease or some unfavorable hereditary Condition These less fortunate ones even do not need to die an early death. By proper observance of the things which affect them, they can do much to Improve any defect and to overcome uncomfortable obstacles. Among the causes of Id health, none are more common than the focal Infections. The may be of the teeth, tonsils, nasal sinuses or the Intestines. Constant absorption of pus undermines the health and win break down the strongest body. If you would live Ion tn the world God has given you. you must observe the simpl ru! dictated by kindly Nature. To do so. means length of days and peace of mind. ' Answers to Hcahlt Queries C M. Q Is it advisable to eat potatoes which have been pared and Standing In water tor three days? Av-No. Q. What Is the cause of Bver pots? The first thing to do Is to correct constipation. HOWARD O. Q. What causes a red nose on a cold day? 1 A. Poor circulation is the eaus of this condition and in some in stances a sensitive akin. J. B. Q. Docs drinking twt 1 .t.M. A ,tM KfAnl rnfnv A ttAaf have any effect on the body? A. It clears the system and flushes the kidneys. T. B. A. Q. What should a girl o eighteen, four feet eight inches tan. weigh? Also a girl of fifteen, foui nine Inches tall. A. They should weigh respective ly 108 and 196 pounds. B. G. Q. What should a girl aged seventeen, five feet five and one-half inches tall, weigh? Also a boy aged twenty, five feet five Inches tall? A. They should weigh respective ly about 114 and 1S2 pounds. T. K. 8. Q. What should a gtrl aged eighteen, five feet Ave baches tall, weight Edanier cheese. Each man gets almost a quarter of a cht?. In one way that Is all to the good, for Edanier is tasty but ia an other way it is vile twyaa the fat red bail have lost r-en a vm of a bad time comir.c. Our fore bodings increase a run is served out. We drink it of course; but are not greatly comforted. For days wa loaf about and make war on the rats. Ammuni tion and hand-grenades become more plentiful. We even overhaul tho bayonets that is to say. the ones that have a saw on the blunt edge. If the fellows over there catch a man with one of those he I ! vninf at sicht In the next see- tor some of our men were found whose noses were cut off and their eyes poked out with their own saw-bayonets. Thelf mouths and .noses were stuffed with saw dust so that they suffocated. Some of the recruits have bayo nets of this kind; we take them away and give them the ordinary kind. , But the bayonet has practically lost its importance. It is usually the fashion to charge with bombs and spades only. The sharpened spade is a more handy and many sided weapon; not only can it be used for jabbing a man under the chin, but it is much better for striking with because of its great er weight; and if one hits between the neck and shoulder it easily cleaves as far down as the chest. The bayonet frequently jams on the thrust and then a man has to kick hard on the other fellow's belly to pull it out again; and in the interval he may easily get one himself. And what's more, the blade often gets broken off. At night they send over gas. We expect the attack to follow, and lie with our masks on, ready to tear them off as soon as the first sha dow appears. Dawn approaches withdut any thing happening only the ever lasting, nerve-wracking roll be hind the enemy lines, trains, trains, lorries, lorries; but what are they concentrating? Our ar tillery fires on it continually, but still it does not cease. We hare tired faces and avoid each other's eyes. "It. will be like the Somme," says Kat gloomily. "There we were shelled steadily for seven days and nights. " Kat has lost all his fun since we have been here, which is bad, for Kat Is an old front-hog, and can smell what is coming. Only Tjaden sems pleased with the good ra tions and the rum; he thinks we micM even go back to rest with out anything happening at all. It almost looks like it. Day af ter day passes. At night I squat on the listening-post. Above- me tfv rockets and parachute-lights shoot up and float down again. I am cautious and tense, my heart thumps. My eyes turn again and again to luminous dial of my watch; the hands will not budge. Sleep hangs on my eyelids, I work my toes In -my boots in order to keep awake. Nothing happens till I am relieved only the everlast ing rolling over there. Gradually we grow calmer and play skat and poker continually. Perhaps we will be lucky. All day tho sky Is hung with observation balloons. There Is a rumor that the enemy are going to put tanks over and use low flying planes for the attack. But that interests us less than what we hear of tho new flame-throwers. We wake up In the middle of the night. The earth booms. Heavy fire is falling on us. We crouch into corners. We distinguish shells of every caliber. Each man' lays hold of his things and looks again every min ute to reassure himself that tbey are still there-. The dug-out heaves the night roars and flashes. We look at each other in the momen tary flashes of light, and with pale faces and pressed lips shake our heads. Every man is aware of the heavy shells tearing down the parapet, rooting up the embank ment and demolishing the upper layers of concrete. When a shell lands in the trench we note how the hollow, furious blast Is like a blow from the paw of a raging beast of prey. Already by morning a few of the recruits are green and vomiting. They are too Inex perienced. Slowly the gray light trickles into the post and pales the flash es of the shells. Morning is come. The explosion of mines mingles with the gunfire. That is the most dementing convulsion of all. The whole region where they go up becomes one grave. The reliefs go out, the observers stagger In, covered with dirt, and trembling. .One lies down in si lence in the corner and eats, the (Continued on Page 20.) GOOD-NIGHT STORIES - B j Max Trefl j KnarTs "Barking" Scheme Gets Foor Frita Into Trouble 1PE, yipe, yi-i-ipe!" went Fritz, the puppy. It was a very small puppy and though it should have liked to bark with .a deep woof-woof, the best it could do was yipe, yi-i-ipe. MiJ, Flor, Hanid, Yam and Knarf the five littlo shadow children with tho turned-about names who happened to bo near by, hurried over. "What's tho matter?" Yam asked. "Nothing's the matter. I'm Just barking." the puppy said, delight ed to have attracted so much at tention, even though it was only from shadows. "You're not barking," MiJ said. "You're yipping." "Oh, no. you're quite mistaken. I'm barking. Just listen careful ly." And lifting up its nose it ut tered as plain as could be yipe, yipe, yi-i-ipe. All the shadows shook their "What Mart 1 Dnf heads. "No, no," Hanid said, "that's not a bark. It's much too high." "and thin." added MIJ. "It isn't gruff enough," said Flor. "It wouldn't frighten a mouse," concluded Knarf. The poor pup py hung its head in shame. Its eyes grew watery and it sniffed. "What can I do?" it begged. "I want to bark like a great big dog like the dog across the way." The dog across the way was a large black dog with shaggy hair whose deep bark caused cats to stiffen up in terror, and made smaller dogs seek safety against their masters legs, or scamper off like the wind, their leashes drag gling after them. "I want to bark," tho puppy re peated, "like the dog across the way. Oh, if only I could." Hanid patted It gently on the head. "Don't take on so," sno said. "You're only a puppy yet When you grow up to be a big dog, you'll bark Just as loudly." "But I don't want to wait until I grow up. I want to bark now. What can I do?" All the shadows were silent. They were thinking, you under stand. The harder they thought, tho more silent they were. As they didn't make a single sound, it is plain that they were thinking extremely hard. At the end of three minutes Yam shook her head, a sign that she thought of nothing. An instant later MiJ shook his. Then Flor and Hanid shook theirs. Knarf didn't. He looked up at the puppy and smiled. T know exactly what you must do," he said. "Thank you, thank you, kind sir," the puppy exclaimed, wag ging Its little tail gleefully. "What must I do?" "Come Into the hall and 111 show you." They all hurried into the hall, the puppy scampering ahead. They halted at length be fore the umbrella stand. In among the umbrellas was father's t vi i l..l.Al Hi,. - ... cane, wuzcu ue eit-iu;. f branch of a tree, for the bark still on it. "Now," the clever little shad. a. boy said, addressing the pupjiv "all you must do is chew off to'.9 of the bark from that cane ana a soon as you swallow it, you'll ;.) able to bark." So overjoyed was Fritz that instantly set about chewing i bark off the cane, sprinpi round and round in its haste eat as much as possible. "Don't do it!" the others . ri. a in dismay. All at once the puppy bit off a bfgrplece of the bark and the . aue clattered noisily to the floor. ln:o the hall rush father to see w-h;t was the matter. "My cane !" he shou;..l, "Chewed to pieces by this r py" And he dealt the poof Fri a such a box on the ears that piece of bark came flying out its mouth again, so that wh u barked the only sound that emitted wu yipe, yipe, yi-i-po. "Humph," Knarf said, walking away, "he should have swallow. , It. How can be expect to h. otherwise?" WORD HUNT Trademark) Copyright, Alesaader Llchteatag. Patent Pending t Id the English language there are NINE WORDS (each having letters) that begin with the letters 8 W One of them Is A kind of mop for cleaning floors, decks, etc. Also, a b.t of sponge, or the like. (YOU supply the others ) Booty: plunder. Also, a swaying. 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