DEPENDENCE, OREGON.
THE INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE,
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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.
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,he journey Is dependent, says '
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kind of roads that a conmiuimj
and to furnish them wun i""
possible drain on the public trensuo
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tn u-PlL'h the Import nn
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vuHntions In current practice and tho
i.,fimw. nf Home special conuniimi
with rpiriinl to each feature,
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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, 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
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