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A Summer School of Patriotism
" This Chautauqua program is built for national service. The government has recognized the great value of 'the
;.9kautauqua ."l.t!lis war 'ear an( i ser,d'ng lecturers to speak on vital war problems. Inspiring music is a war
time necessity and this musical program sounds a strong patriotic note throughout the week. There is splendid
entertainment, also, to lighten and brighten war-worried minds.
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(I QEXT toUie Western Front by the Gprvrnmetit, in
- we spring oi lais, w secure information on actual
conditions in the war tone. Will bring Chautauqua
audiences the last word from Pershing and the Amer
ican section of the line.
U. S. Food Dem
onstration A food demonstrator direct from Hoover's depart
ment. Bringing new methods of conserving food
and practical government recipes as worked out by
the Food Administration. Morning of the last day at
Chautauqua. No admission charge.
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Thaviu's Exposition
Band
THE great Band which was honored with the open
ing and closing engagements at the San Francisco
Exposition. Two big programs on the fifth day.
These concerts will be worth more than the price of
your season ticket.
Grand Opera Singers
THREE grand opera soloists with voices of unusual
power and brilliance will accompany the Band at
night. These three artists are members of a promi- -nent
Chicago grand opera organization and will render
a program long to be remembered.
TresiJent Wilson Endorses Chautauqua
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
It December, 1917.
My Dear Mr. Flowers:
It has been on my mind for some time to
thank your organization for the very real help
it has given to America in the struggle that is
concerned with every fundamental element of
national life. Your speakers, going from com
munity to community, meeting peoole in the
friendly spirit engendered by years of intimate
and understanding contact, have been effective
messengers for the delivery and interpretation
of democracy's meaning and imperative needs.
The work that the Chautauqua is doing has not
lost importance because of war, but rather
has gained new opportunities for service.
Let me express the hope that you will let
no discouragement weaken your activities, and
that the people will not fail in the support of
patriotic institution that may be said to be
an integral part of the national defense.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
Mr. Montaville Flowers,
President, International Lyceum
and Chautauqua Association,
Hotel La Salle, Chicago Illinois.
Old Soldier Fiddlers
ROUSING patriotic attraction for the owning night
of Chautauqua. Four veterans of the Civil War
bring old war-time tunes and camp-flre songs. lead
ership of Col. John A. Pattee, 24th Regiment Mich
igan Volunteers. ' ,
Dr. C. J. Bushnell
SPECIAL accredited lecturer presenting war prol
lems at home. Dr. Hushnelt will be In constant
touch with the Bureau of information in Washington
and will bring a message every person should hear.
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"Plays of Our Allies"
SHORT plays of great Kuroean dramatists by the
Luzerne Players under the personal direction of
Luzerne Westcott Crandall. Group of plays will in
clude "In the War Zone," a drama of strong patriotic
appeal.
"An Evening in
Hawaii"
ILLUSTRATED travelogue, "Rambling through Par
adise" by Mildred Leo Clemens, cousin of Mark
Twain. Showing motion pictures of Mt. Kilauea,
Hawaii's active volcano. Accompanied by ' Royal
Hawaiian Quintet in a concert of charming Hawaiian
melodies. "
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"Boys,' It's Lloyd, the deserter. He
has redeemed himself, died the death
of a hero died that his mates might
live."
.That afternoon a solemn procession
wended Its way toward the cemetery.
In the front a stretcher was carried by
two sergeants. Across the stretcher
the Union Jack was carefully spread.
Behind the stretcher came a captain
and forty-three men, all that were left
of D company.
Arriving at the cemetery, they halt
ed In front of an open grave. All about
them Wooden crosses were broken and
trampled Into the ground.
A grizzled old sergeant, noting this
destruction, ; muttered under his
breath: "Curso the cowardly bllcbter
wno wrecked those crosses 1 If I conld
only get these two hands around his
neck his trip West would be short."
The corpse on the stretcher seemed
to move, or It might have been the
wind blowing the folds of the Union
Jack.
CHAPTER XXV.
Preparing for the Big Push.
Rejoining Atwell after the execution
I had a hard time trying to keep my
secret from him. I think I must have
lost at least ten pounds worrying over
the affair.
. Beginning at seven In the evening It
was our duty to patrol all communica
tion and front-line trenches, making
note of unusual occurrences, and ar
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 pour
ing In, and long columns of troops con
stantly passing. We were preparing
for the big offensive, the forerunner
of the battle of the Somme or "Big
Push."
The never-ending stream of men,
supplies, ammunition and guns pour
ing Into the front Hues made a mighty
spectacle, one that cannot be de
scribed. It has to be witnessed with
your own eyes to appreciate Its vast
hess. At our part of the line the Influx of
supplies never ended. 'It looked like
a huge snake slowly crawling forward,
never a hitch or break, a wonderful
tribute to the system and efficiency of
Great Britain's "contemptible little
army" of five millions of men.
Huge fifteen-Inch guns snaked along,
foot by foot, by powerful steam tract
tors. Then a long line of "four point
five" batteries, each gun drawn by six
horses, then a couple of "nine point
two" howitzers 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 read
on the name plate, "Made In U. S. A.,"
and I would remember that If I wore a
name plate it would also read, "From
the U. 8. A." Then I would stop to
think bow thin and straggly that
mighty stream would be If all the
"Made In U. 8. A." parts of It were
Hitnuruwu.
Then would come hundreds of lim
bers and "O. 8." wagons drawn by
sleek, well-fed mules, ridden by sleek,
well-fed men, ever smiling, although
grimy with sweat and covered with the
I fine, white dust of the murvelously
weu-mnue r rencn roaas.
What a discouraging report the Ger
man airmen must have taken back to
their division commanders, and this
stream Is slowly but surely getting big-
' ger and bigger every day, and the pace
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 Somme lias
been called started, exact duplicates
of the German trenches were dug
about thirty kilos behind our lines.
The layout of the trenches was taken
from airplane photographs submitted
by the Iloyal flying corps. The trench
es were correct to the foot ; they
showed dugouts, saps, barbed wire de
fenses and danger spots.
Battalions that were to go over In
'the first waves were sent back for
three days to study t!:ese trenches, en
gage In practice attacks and have night
maneuvers. Each man was required to
make a map of the trenches and fa
miliarize himself with the names and
locution of the parts his battalion was
to attack.
In the American array noncommis
sioned officers are put through a course
of map making or road sketching, and
during my six years' service In the
United Stntes cavalry I hud plenty of
practice In this work, therefore map
ping these trenches was a compara
tively easy task fot me. Each man
nan to submit ins mavtu ine company
commander to be passed upon, and I
was lucky enough to have mine select
ed as being sufficiently authentic to use
In the attack.
No photographs or maps are allowed
to leave France, but In this case It ap
pealed to me as a valuable souvenir of
the great war and I managed to smug
gle It through. At this time It carries
no military Importance as the British
lines, I am happy to say, have slues
been advanced beyond this point so
In having It In my possession I am not
breaking any regulation or cautions
of the British army.
The whole attack was rehearsed
and rehearsed until we henrtlly cursed
the one who had conceived the. Idcn.
The trenches were named according
to a system which made It very Hi tuple
for Tommy to find, even In the (lurk,
any point In the German lines.
These Imitation trenches, or trench
models, were well guarded from obser
vation by numerous allied planes
which constantly circled above thorp.
No German airplane could approach
within observation distance. A re
stricted area wus maintained and no
civilian was allowed within three
miles, so we felt sure that we hnd a
great surprise In store for Fritz. '
When we took over the front line
we received an awful shock. The
Germans displayed signboards over
the top of their trench ; bhowlng the
names that we had 'called their
trenches. The signs read "Fair,"
"Fact," "Fate," ond "Fancy," and so
on, according to the code names on
our mop. Then to rub It In, they
hoisted, some more signs which read,
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