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Newspaper Page TextDEPENDENCE, OREGON. THE INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE, PAQS in pi m n n i 'fc. II . -m wm w 1 Ii-. X-CV rC Nl M II ... ft i"sy i ...i-hi only - II j 2Sv C9 t. .1 If r-U " r -! r IS W ii Si V it ii I WttVH Una H H ' By An American - Soldier Who Weiil CopyrlcM WIT, by Annul Guy EmBif Arthur Guy-Empey Machine Gunner, Serving in France EMPEY GETS INTO THE FRONT LINE TRENCH AND WISHES HE WERE BACK IN JERSEY CITY. Synopsis. Fired by the sinking of the Lusltanla, with the loss of American lives, Arthur Guy Empey. an American living in Jersey City, goes to England and enlists as a private in the British army. After a short experience as a recruiting officer In London, Tie ts sent to train ing Quarters in France, where he first hears the sound of big guns and makes the acquaintance of "cooties." i CHAPTER II. Continued. ! The greatest shock a recruit gets when he arrives at his battalion in France is to see the men engaging In a "cootie" hunt With an air of con tempt and disgust he avoids the com pany of the older men, until a couple of days later, In a torment of itching, he also has to resort to a shirt hunt, or spend many a sleepless night of misery. During these hunts there are lots of pertinent remarks bandied back and forth among the explorers, such as, "Say, Bill, Til swap yon two little ones for a big one," or, Tve got a black one here that looks like Kaiser BlU." ' One 6unny day in the front-line trench, I saw three officers sitting out side of their dugout ("cooties" are no respecters of rank ; I have even noticed a suspicious uneasiness about a certain well-known general), one of them was a major, two of them were exploring their shirtspaying no attention to the occasional shells which passed over head. The major was writing a letter ; every now and then he would lay aside his writing-pad, search his shirt for n few minutes, get an inspiration, and then resume writing. At last he fin ished his letter and gave It to his "run ner." I was curious to see whether he was writing to an insect firm, so when the runner passed me I engaged him in conversation and got a glimpse at 'the address on the envelope. It was addressed to Miss Alice Somebody, In London. The "runner" Informed me that Miss Somebody was the major's sweethenrt and that he wrote to her every day. Just imagine It, writing a love letter during a "cootie" hunt; but such Is the creed of the trenches. a loud voice, he asked, "Empey, aren't you a of E.T" I answered, "Yep." In an angry tone, he commanded, "Dont you 'yep' me. Say, 'Yes, ser geant major.' " "I did so. Somewhat molliflea, ne ordered, "Outside for church parade." I looked ud and answered, I am not going to church this morning." He said, "Oh, yes, you are I I answered, "Oh, no, I'm not !" But I went. We lined ud outside with rifles and bayonets, 120 rounds of ammunition, wearing our tin hats, and the march to church began. After marcmng bdoui five kilos, we turned off the road into an open field. At one end of this neiu the chaplain was standing in a limber. We formed a semicircle around him. Overhead there was a black speck cir cling round and round In the sky. This was a German Fokker. The chaplain had a book in his left hand left eye on the book right eye on the airplane We Tommies were lucky, we had no books, so had both eyes on the airplane. After church parade we were marched back to our billets, and played football all afternoon. CHAPTER III. I Go to Church. Upon enlistment we had identity disks Issued to us. These were small disks of red fiber worn around the neck by means of a string. Most of the Tom mies also used a little metal disk which thev wore around the left wrist by means of a chain. They had previous ly figured it out that if their heads were blown off, the disk on the left wrist would Identify them. If they lost thpir left arm the disk around the neck would serve the purpose, but If their head and left arm were blown off, no me, wmild care who they were, so It did not matter. On one side of the flisb whs Inscribed your rank, name, hnttnllon. while on the other was stamped your religion. C. of E., meaning Church of Eng land ; R. C, Roman Catholic ; W., Wes leyan; P., Presbyterian; but If you happened to be an atheist they left It blank, nnd lust handed you a pick and shovel. On my disk was stamped C. of E. This Is how I got It: The lieuten ant who enlisted me asked my religion, I was not sure of the religion of the British army, so I answered, "Oh, any old thing," and he promptly put down C. of E. Now, Just Imagine my hard luck. Out of five relieions I was unlucky enougn tn nick the onlv one where church parade was compulsory! The next morning was Sunday. was sitting In the billet writing home to my sister telling her of my wonder ful exDlolts while under fire all re cruits do this. The sergeant major put Ms head in the door of the billet and shouted : "C. of E. outside for church narade 1" I kept on writing. Turning to me, in' CHAPTER IV. "Into the Trench." The next morning the draft was In spected by our general, and we were assigned to different companies, ine boys in the brigade had nicknamed this general Old Pepper, and he cer tainly earned the sobriquet. I was as signed to B company with anotner American named Stewart For the next ten days we "rested," repairing roads for the Frenchles, drill ing, and digging bombing trenches. One morning we were Informed that we were going up the line, and our march began. It took us three days to reach re serve billets each day's march bring ing the sound of the guns nearer and nearer. At night, way off in the dis tance we could see their flashes, which lighted up the sky with a red glare. Against the horizon we could see mimpmiis observation balloons or sau sages" as they are called. On the afternoon of the third day's march I witnessed my first airplane being shelled. A thrill ran through me and I eazed in awe. The airplane was making wide circles In the air, while little Duffs of white smoke were burst ing all around It. These puffs appeared like tiny balls of cotton while after each burst could be heard a dull "dIod." The sergeant of my platoon Informed us that It was a German alr- nlane and I wondered how he could tell from such a distance because the plane seemed like a little black speck in the sky. I expressed my doubt as to whether it was English, French or Ger man. With a look of contempt he fur ther informed us that the allied antl aircraft shells when exploding emitted white smoke while the German shells gave forth black smoke, and, as he ex pressed it, "It must De an Aiiemana De cause our pom-poms are shelling, and I know our batteries are not off their hnllv naDDers and are certainly not strafeing our own planes, and another piece of advice don't chuck your weight about until you've been up the line and learnt something. I immediately quit "chucking my weleht about" from that time on. i Just before reaching reserve billets a were marching along, laughing, and singing one of Tommy's trench ditties : want to ro home. I want to to home, don't want to to to the trenches no mora Where sausages and whlss-bangs are ga Taks me over the sea. Where ths Alls- mand can't get at me. Oh, my, I don't want to die. I want to go home" when overhead came a "swish" through the air, rapidly followed by three oth ers. Then about two hundred yards to our left in a large field, four columns of black earth and smoke rose Into the air, and the ground trembled from the report the explosion of four German five-nine's, or "coalboxes." A sharp whistle blast. Immediately followed by two short ones, rang out from the head of our column. This was to tafce up artillery formation." We divided into small squads and went Into the fields on the rlirht and left of tne roau, nu crouched on the ground. No other shells followed this salvo. It was our first baDtlsm by shell fire. From tne waist up I was all enthusiasm, but from there down, everything was missing, thmiirht I should die with fright. After awhile, we reformed into col umns of fours, and proceeded on our wnv. About five that night, we reacnea ine ruined village of II . and I got my first Kitrht of the awful destruction caused by German Kultur. Marching down the ninin street we rnme to the heart of the village, and took up quarters in shellproof cellars fshellnroof until hit by a shell), bneiis were constantly whistling over me vu- age and bursting in our rear, searcn- ine for our artillery. These cellars were cold, damp ana smelly, and overrun with large rata ble black fellows. Most of the Tom mies slept with their overcoats over their faces. I did not in tne miouie of the night I woke up in terror. The cold, clammy feet of a rat had passed over mv face. I immediately smom ered myself in my overcoat, but could not sleeD for the rest of that night. Next evening, we took over our sec tor of the line. In single file we wena- ed our way through a zigzag com munlcatlon trench, six lncnes aeep with mud. This trench was called "Whisky street." On our way up to the front line an occasional nare or FACTORS IN ROAD BUILDING . .- ou.inn Great- Necessity Emphasize m ;- eit Consideration Local Conditions. . ......... Inlllll-t- . .... .1... iT.iit.Mi .--- (rrepareci y - ;:, ,,,.. 8 simply the slgu po way in rouu at Is the vehicle on which Theory ooliits tho way while Judgiuc ,he journey Is dependent, says ' Ueatlon on "Tho Design of 1 Roads" by tho United State, depart- . ....I ..id I 1110111 OI Hjii nu.i... . i.n...tl...t ntllMlin.S17.t-n TnO piHMIl.ll null l ..ivinir t hu L-reau'SH necessity m ,.,,t ii Wnl factor In road BlUW1" , , . r....r to furnish the consum .-nun. - .,,! kind of roads that a conmiuimj and to furnish them wun i"" possible drain on the public trensuo the person who designs them must l i,w- rum iir wun ' lili'i uu.i. - . . Hnna find IllllSt OOSSCSS tllO jU(lUI III tn u-PlL'h the Import nn all considerations. The publication .... .t,.. otnt definite unit .n..t rules for designing romis . . . .. t . it ui.lt, .,,11 l.HMllltV 1)111 UlKf '!' ...f..ii. tho imnoitiuit features ot tne .j . . - problem with a view 10 snowi" vuHntions In current practice and tho i.,fimw. nf Home special conuniimi with rpiriinl to each feature, i.. ,r t,i n..ui-t the type oi sui- best adapted to til"! neeu ui i.v.,. l.la Im'IxvmI tinn.il, AndUketh. "EVaT'em.p Awy me "",:;.,:.: f mi. luiiro-m"- f ro vry " hU'"'" ' t,m.. .e vain IUt all "y ' .. !,ua ,,1... iV'VyiV,!,w"uV,'i:..o more my Tu my own own. I ... .""rang look Into W. V" ' .... I ... .nllll Oiul II'1UI - tlml lulms the ' c.oiK's-s come It world in the Ma" '""" " That wl" 1110 '" It mu1-. . ... if, !(,.,,. Ii HUH nil.. .-- . ...... ..rt" then lis can This drram rri-uil A ... . .. .....r-s faith, who ve 11IB "' - her an And nave It win a .. - Amelia Jihm'1'"""1 UutvS. "Is of the Vlgl Brown Sugar, Among Other niH T mi NCCCSSIUCS, nuw Found Best For Many Uses We must get out our old cook books and revive oiii ox i used to imike. ms "um""" '.. . ...... .l..,.rtn...ll l..rv HllUKl'll OI III" "-".i niles. University m " "- !....,..,. It, 11111 Illt'llllllU ..." - mm.,.,, ... - , . ilty's newsletter on tne neees. , faces housekeepers of learning how to i.. t .rrnnillilted HUKlir lor iuu were face particular road, It Is necessary to con nl.W first, the" class ot muni. which the road will be subjected, an .. ,1 . . , , tn tin rrt f lilt i.xl hunted ulll Sl'tOlHI, ll ..i..i'.. v .... - .....t., a.i i.f the dllterellt stirfae types which would lie capable of sat isfactorily caring for that particular class of trallic. The number of roads for which accurate trnlllc ami em clency records have been kept Is said to be insufficient to warrant ilelhilie ,.,.,.i,-i,.,w tn tin best type for any particular class of trallic. but the following summary Is said to contain about us definite Information on this point as can he drawn from tviillahle records. (a) Earth roads, when properly maintained, are satisfactory In dry weather for a light volume of all kinds of highway trallic. (b) Sand-clay roads are the same as earth roads, except that the sur facing material has been selected care fully with ft view to Increasing the stability of the surface In both wet and dry weather. They are satisfac tory for a moderate trnlllc of horse drawn vehicles and a light trallic of automobiles. They seldom are satis factory for even a Unlit trnlllc of :ng. in, th.i cook books that ,,i iii our cnindmothers' tiny (U till . " a a . i, ..r .,,.r thev do not mean tho ,.,-,,iitnt..il suuar to which we are ustomed. but tho heavier, dark. Illulst Miimr that has a flavor resembling m- i,.cs or rum. l or many puriMiaes ihia u r..iillv better than tho granu. lated white Mignr. One of the largest iiakers in iS.-atllo uses uouuuk . i i it,., n.iv.ir of all sweetened 1 1 Ml 111: mi,..-. ! - - in-iuls is much Improved by it. l'.rowu suu'iir or sirup should be use in all biscuits. iiiuH'ms, cakes, pudding mid l.ics. l-'or years the best glllge! ireads and spice cakes have been mad ih nothing' else. And there are ninny ,,,ll.. fur w i c i It is iietter iiuui . . . . . while. A ( c lc ous cuke icing IS Iiuui y boiling brown migiir to n sirup ami louring It over the stuuy penieu whites of 'Ks. bursting shrapnel would light up thespuavy trucks lmi,,ss tin? roadbed ina- C0MMUNICATION TRENCH a 3 TO 5 Ft. 1 fjLVyiDT H sky and we could hear the fragments slapping the ground above us on our ritrht and left. Then a 'Htz wouia traverse back and forth with his "type writer" or machine gun. The bullets made a sharp cracking noise overhead, The boy In front of me named Pren tice crumpled up without a word. piece of shell had gone through his shraDnel-proof helmet. I felt flick and weak. In about thirty minutes we reached the front line. It was dark as pitch. Every now and then a German star shell would pierce the blackness out in front with its silvery light. I was trembling all over, and felt very lonely and afraid. All orders were given in whispers. The company we relieved filed past us and disappeared into tne blackness of the communication trench leading to the rear. As they passed us, they whispered, "The best o' luck mates." I sat on the fire step of the trench with the rest of the men. In each traverse two of the older men had been put on guard with their heads sticking over the top, and with their eyes try ing to pierce the blackness in "No Man's Land." In this trench there were only two dugouts, and these were used by Lewis and VIckers machine gunners, so it was the fire step for ours. Pretty soon it started to rain, We put on our "macks," but they were not much protection. The rain trickled down our backs, and It was not long before we were wet and cold. How I passed that night I will never know, but without any unusual occurrence, dawn arrived. The word "stand down" was passed along the line, and the sentries got down off the fire step. Pretty soon the rum Issue came along, and it was a Godsend. It warmed our chilled bodies and put new life Into us. Then from the communication trenches came dixies or iron pots, filled with steam ing tea, which had two wooden stakes through their handles, and were car ried by two men. I filled my canteen and drank, the hot tea without taking It from my Hps. It was not long be fore I was asleep in the mud on the fire step. My ambition had been attained! was in a front-line trench on the west ern front, and oh, how I wished I were back in Jersey City. terial is very stable. (c) Gravel roads, when well built, are satisfactory for a heavy trallic of Empey takes his first turn on the firing step of the trench while the machine gun bullets whiz over his head. He soon learns why Tommy has adopted the motto, "If you're going to get It, you'll get It, so never worry." Don't miss the next Installment. 4 ' ' ,V 'J f " J . - -' MI DAIRY PRODUCTS IN DEMAND Essential to Well Blng of Nation inj Effort Should Be Mads to Maintain Supply. (Prepared by the Unite fttatet fx put. ment ui Aincunurt j The shifting dmnnds due to the mr have called for Importnnt chnngos in the dulry Industry. Dairying omof the largest of the ngrlrtiltural taUt. prises of this country and the di'tnands upon It will be In proportion to lo Iq. ports nee. Dairy products are enwo- tlnl to tho well-being or the nation and every effort should be expimuiil to maintain the supply of this couutrj and so far as possible to meet the to- crenslng demands of tho alllei. Bomt of the principal sdvnntnges of dairy. Ing are; 1. The sale of dairy products fur nishes a steady Income ttirmiuliout the year. The fanner who tlepeiula upon crop sales for his income usually makes the bulk of his sales during one or two months of tho yenr. while dur ing the rest of the year bo has no cash Mother's Cook Book Trouble liua a trlik uf comlii Unit en.l nrt : Vlcwod ni.proiiclilnic-tliea you've soon II Al Hu worm. Once surmount. .), alralKlit It waxes Ever Kiniill. And It tnpers till there's nothing Left at ull. Summer Salads. Cucumbers are such nf rrsblng vege tables and may be used In combination with so many other foods wo need never tire of them. A different way nf serving them Is to peel them, slice III quarter-Inch slices, then p-el round each slice making ribbons. Heap these on lettuce, sprlidilo with chopped onion and serve wllh French dressing. Sweet salads of various combina tions of fruits make most deleclnblo desserts. Lemon Jelly accompanied by figs steamed and stuffed with cheese, served either as a salad or ns a dessert Is delicious. Lemon jelly wllh various chopped vegetables molded in it Is another good combination. Brick or Concrete Roada Are Econom leal If There Is Considerable Heavy Traffic. horse-drawn vehicles, a light traffic of automobiles, and a light trallic of heavy trucks. (d) Water-bound mncadum roads are adapted to the same general char acter of traffic as gravel roads. (e) Surface-treated macadam roads are adapted especially for a heavy traffic of automobiles. They also are satisfactory for a light traffic of horse-drawn vehicles and heavy trucks. In all cases they require con stant maintenance. (f) Bituminous roads are suitable for a heavy traffic of both automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles and a mod erate traffic of heavy trucks. (g) Concrete roads are adapted to the same general class of traffic ns bituminous roads, and generally are capable of withstanding the traffic of somewhat heavier vehicles without In Jury. (h) Brick ronds are adapted to the same general class of traffic as con crete roads. Either brick or concrete roads, however, may be economical for only moderate traffic where other road-building materials are senrcc. An Attractive Salad. A pretty salad and one which will suggest various other combinations Is this: Arrange two, three or four ten der lenves of head lettuce on tho salad plate nnd on each put a spoonful of a different kind of vegetable. Asparagus tips on one leaf, sections of tomatoes on another with celery and cut apple on a third, all well marinated with French dressing and servo with mayon naise. Pineapple with pecan meats Is an other good combination with which to stuff little ripe red tomatoes. Gar nish the top with cubes of tho omato which was removed. Serve with may onnaise dressing. Cooked Rtalks of asparagus, throe or four that have been marinated In well seasoned dressing, then thrust through a ring of red or green pepper, or a ring of orange or lemon, all laid on let tuce nnd served with a spoonful of mayonnaise make a pretty salad. AVhlto grapes, grnpo fruit, a few nuts nnd mayonnaise Korved on head lettuce Is a salad combination of which one never tires. Berkshire Salad. Mix two cupfuls of cold Weed pota toes with a cupful of pecan meats, bro ken in bits; mnrlnnte with French dressing, arrange on a mound of wa ter cress and servo, garnished with halves of pecan meats. Potato, almonds, a few cucumher cubes, a bit of onion nnd a good boiled tlresslng make a most dainty salad. These Dairy Cows Are Doing Their Part In Feeding the Nation. IneoitU'. Such a system requires long credits In the community. 2. The market for dairy product! fluctuates very little year hy year ai compared with other farm product. 3. Through Uie return of iimimre to the land the fertility and physical con dition of the soil may be uiulntslnd nt a hluli level and crops Increanwl Even after ninny years a proper maintained dairy farm has cunmantlr Increasing crop yields limtead of de creasing ones. 4. In dairying, labor may he utlllird at a more uniform rate tlirmigliotit the your, for example, may have to employ much additional labor at harvest time, but so far as tho dairy Is ci-rnrd the dairyman has about the same ilut to perform every month of the yrar. Thus less help Is required seasonally and permanent employees mny be kept. 5. Through the dairy cow many un salable roughiiKfS may be transform Into products from which cash iimyw realized. Crass, hay, corn -fodder and . . , . IniVO I other roughage wmcii nin. i ready sale are ecoiionilcully utllUed by the dairy cow. Land which Is not suitable for cultivation can he utilized for pasturage for dairy cows. DUTIES OF DAIRYMEN GIVEN Use Best Methods of Breeding w Management and Utilize All Prod ucts to Advantage. (rr-pare4 by the United Suit". PeP"1" ment of Agriculture.) The duties nnd responsibility dairymen are especially iinvrtant m the maintenance of the dairy Iniimw for the good of the nation. An o portunlty is presented to "W'" J serve humanity by the coiwervaH''? dairying. Their rort is to - best methods of breeding and mo ment, feed wisely and economic , -. ..tin n ,.n,i,icts to the ben IIIOI Ullll'.U ll.l I nf UIlll.iio food livings that win die Industry- We are depending upon the tin. American i- , n tin ndvantnire. The fuller by-products for human added financial return much to help maintain nnd efficiency of strles as well as In tsjr"c(hs one" COSTS LITTLE TO FIX ROADS Expense of Beautifying Highway Front of Farm Buildings Is Com paratlvely Small. In (TO BE CONTINUED.) No one can kill time in these strenu ous days without also slaying his own It costs comparatively little to fix up, or even beautify the road In front of the farm buildings and how much it helps the looks and general appear ance of the place! It costs but little more to have the road so far as It bor ders the farm not only free from un sightly weeds and rubbish, but well graded. Where Prices Are Really High. Borne reports that Constantinople Is reduced to economic ruin. The Ger mans, with the consent of prominent young Turks, have requisitioned the food, while uncontrolled speculation makes the city tho most expensive in the world to live in. A two-pound loaf of bread costs ffj; meat $4 a pound, flour ?5. potatoes ?2, butter $10, nnd sugar $10. Eggs are rare at 50 cents i-,.c, ciucKons are $9 each, and shoes from $10 to $200 a pair A man's suit costs from $100 to $4 000 dairymen, better situated, In i o . Ml. .niT nOt 16 1' tne supply ot ma .. venlence? clency will shall have milk ,....!(- (if . . . ..... . I .,.,,.1 In tllC Wlllii'" . , piny a "" . ;..lty nnd ef tne war. j nis flcloni Industries as . ..iflnrr IntO ones, ir, niter jium" ..). best methods nnd P " omy nnd efficiency, It sllH ' to dispose of dairy cows, the no.i should endeavor to sell t nu . t iced. , n from m . nrill II. I" On the Bitmll larm, "'" r flnW such farms that the bulk of (m products come, most of tne ,,,no hv tim farmer and n" Would It not be possible on n rf these farms to keep one or three more cows without ere This nnu '"" ffe meet the ,ve milk for our babies, shall maintain our industry; have dairy products ror . grefe . .i.iiii ahnll be able i . liberally with our friends a-sea. m-. r.a ve. Proper Feeding t' - . tbat Calves should be fed on tl. will develop a strong, vigorous tutlon and a large frame. with tution anu u , . vcns healthy appetlte-the ml K ,B. udder manipulated, oi aapi capacity early in -- calt crease the time heifer drops her W ,M!