EIQHT PAGES THE INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE, INDEPENDENCE, OREGON. PAGE Ci t 1 7 f ,1 4 OVER THE By An American Arthor Guy Empey SoIdierWhoWeBt Machine Gunner, Serving in France EMPEY AND HIS COMRADES REPULSE A FIERCE GAS ATTACK MADE BY THE GERMANS. Synopsis. Fired by the sinking of the Lusltnnla, with the loss of American lives, Arthur Guy Euipey, 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, he is sent to train ing quarters in France, where he first hears the sound of big guns and makes the acquaintance of "cooties." After a brief period of training Empey's company Is sent Into the front-line trenches, where he takes his first turn on the fire step while the bullets whiz overhead. Empey learns, as comrade falls, that death lurks always In the trenches. Chaplain distinguishes himself by rescuing wounded men under hot fire. With pick and shovel Empoj has experience as a trench digger in No Man's Land. Exciting experience on listening post detail. Ex citing work on observation post duty. Back in rest billets Empey writes and stages a successful play. Once more in the front trenches, -Empey goes "over the top" in a successful but costly attack on the German lines. CHAPTER XXIII Continued. 19 A gas helmet Is made of cloth, treat ed with chemicals. There are two win dows, or glass eyes. In It, through which you can see. Inside there Is a rubber covered tube, which goes in the mouth. You breathe through your nose; the gas, passing through the cloth helmet, is neutralized by the action of the chemicals. The foul air Is exhaled through the tube In the mouth, this tube being so constructed that it pre vents the Inhaling of the outside air or gas. One helmet is good for five hours of the strongest gas. Each Tommy carries two of them slung around his shoulder In a waterproof canvas bag. He irnvst wear this bag at all times, even while sleeping. To change a de fective helmet, you take out the new one, hold your breath, pull the old one off, placing the new one over your head, tucking in the loose ends under the collar of your tunic. For a minute, pandemonium reigned In our trench Tommies adjusting their helmets, bombers running here and there, and men turning out of the dugouts with fixed bayonets, to man the fire step. Re-enforcements were pouring out of the communication trenches. Our gun's crew were busy mounting the machine gun on the parapet and bringing up extra ammunition from the dugout. German gas is" heavier than air and soon fills the trenches and dugouts, where it has been known to lurk for two or three days, until the air is purl fled by means of large chemical spray ers. We had to work quickly, as Fritz generally follows the gas with an In fantry attack. A company man on our right was too slow in getting on his helmet; he sank to the ground, clutching at his throat, and after a few spasmodic twlstings went West (died). It was horrible to see him die, but we were powerless to help him. In the corner of a traverse, a little, muddy cur dog, one of the company's pets, was lying dead, with his paws over his nose. It's the animals that suffer the most the horses, mules, cattle, dogs, cats and rats they having no helmets to save them. Tommy does not sympa thize with rats In a gas attack. At times gas has been known to travel, with dire results, fifteen miles behind the lines. A gas, or smoke helmet, as it Is called, at the best Is a vile-smelling thing, and It Is not long before one gets a violent headache from wearing it. Our el gh teen-pounders were burst ing In No Man's Land, in an effort, by the artillery, to disperse the gas clouds. The fire step was lined with crouch ing men, bayonets fixed, and bombs near at hand to repel the expected at tack. Our artillery had put a barrage of . curtain fire on the German lines, to try f and break up their attack and keep back re-enforcements. I trained my machine gun on their J trench and Its bullets were raking the , parapet. . Then over they came, bayonets glis- tenlng. In their respirators, which . have a large snout in front, they look 's A 11 Iff soma horrible ntn-htmnro f All along our trench, rifles and ma chine guns spoke, our shrapnel was t, bursting over their heads. They werft ,! down In heaps, but new ones took the 5 places of the fallen. Nothing could I stop that mad rush. The Germans MtnMiori nnr hnrhfld wire, which hnri 1 previously been demolished by their ? shells, then it was bomb against bomb, 1 and the devil for all. Suddenly my head seemed to burst from a loud "crack" In my ear. Then my head began to swim, throat got . dry, and a heavy pressure on the lungs , warned me that my helmet was leak ing. Turning by gun over to No. 2, I i1;' changed helmets. The trench started to wind like a J snake, and sandbags appeared to be ' floating in the air. The noise was hor- rlble ; I sank onto the Are step, needles seemed to be pricking my flesh, then , blackness. I was awakened by one of my mates i removing my smoke helmet. How de- M clous that cool, fresh air felt In my lungs. Copyright 1917, by Arthur Guy Enpy A strong wind had arisen and dis persed the gas. They told me that I had been "out" for three hours; they thought I was dead. The attack had been repulsed after a hard fight. Twice the Germans had gained a foothold in our trench, but had been driven out by counter-attacks. The trench w as filled with their dead and ours. Through a periscope I counted eighteen dead Germans In our wire ; they were a ghastly sight in their horrible-looking respirators. I examined my first smoke helmet. A bullet had gone through it on the left side, just grazing my ear. The gas had penetrated through the hole made in the cloth. Out of our crew of six we lost two killed and two wounded. That night we buried all of the dead, excepting those In No Man's Land. In death there is not much distinction; friend and foe are treated alike. After the wind had dispersed the gas the R. A. M. C. got busy with their chemical sprayers, spraying out the dugouts and low parts of the trenches to dissipate any fumes of the German gas which may have been lurking In same. Two days after the gas attack I was sent to division headquarters, in an swer to an order requesting that cap tains of units should detail a man wlibin they thought capable of passing; an elimination for the divisional In telligence department. Before leaving for this assignment I went along the front-line trench say ing good-by to my mates and lording It over them, telling them that I hod A Gas Helmet clicked a cushy jub behind the Ilnss, and how sorry I felt that they had to stay in the front line and argue out the war with Fritz. They were envious but still good-natured, and as I left the trench to go to the rear they shouted after me: "Good luck, Yank, old boy; don't forget to send up a few fags to your old mates." I promised to do this and left. I reported at headquarters with six teen others and passed the required ex amination. Out of the sixteen appli cants four were selected. I was highly elated because I was, I thought, in for a cushy Job back at the base. The next morning the four reported to division headquarters for instruc tions. Two of the men were sent to large towns In the rear of the lines with an easy Job. When It came our turn the officer told us we were good men and had passed a very creditable examination. My tin hat began to get too small for me, and I noted that the other man, Atwell by name, was sticking his chest out more than usual. The officer continued : "I think I can use you two men to great advantage In the front line. Here are your orders and instructions, also the pass which gives you full authority as special M. P. detailed on intelligence work. Re port at the front line according to your instructions. It is risky work and I wish you both the best of luck." My heart dropped to zero and At well's face was a study. We saluted and left. That wishing us the "best of luck" sounded very ominous in our ears; If he had said "I wish you both a swift ......rr-itm.tr-Tm , , .. and painless death" It would have been more to the point. When we had rend our instructions we knew we were iu for It good and plenty. What Atwell said Is not tit for pub llention, but I strongly seconded his opinion of the war, army and divisional headquarters In general. After a bit our spirits rose. We were full-fledged spy-catchers, because our instructions and orders, said so, Wo immediately reported to the nearest French estaniinet and had sev eral glasses of muddy water, which they called beer. After drinking our beer we left the estaniinet and hailed an empty ambulance. After showing the driver our passes we got In. The driver was going to the part of the line where we had to re port. How the wounded ever survived a ride In that ambulance was Inexplica ble to me. It was worse than riding on a gun carriage over a rock road. The driver of the ambulance was a corporal of the R. A. M. C, and he had the "wind up," that Is, he had an aversion to being under Are. I was riding on the seat with him while Atwell was sitting in the ambu lance, with his legs hanging out of the back. As we passed through a shell-destroyed village a mounted military po liceman stopped us and Informed the driver to be very careful when we got out on the open road, as it was very dangerous, because the Germans lately had acquired the habit of shelling it. The corporal asked the trooper If there was any other way around, and was Informed that there was not. Upon this he got very nervous and wanted to turn back, but we Insisted that he pro ceed and explained to him that he would get into serious trouble with his commanding officer if he returned without orders; we wanted to ride, not walk. From his. conversalon we learned that he had recently come from Eng land with a draft and had never been under fire, hence his nervousness. We convinced him that there was not much danger, and he appeared greatly relieved. When we at last turned Into the open road we were not so confident On each side there had been a line of trees, but now, all that was left of them were torn and battered stumps. The fields on each side of the road were dotted with recent shell holes, and we passed several In the rond it self. We had gone about half a mile when a shell came whistling through the air and burst In a field about three hundred yards to our right. Another soon followed this one and burst on the edge of the road about four hun dred yards In front of us. I told the driver to throw In his speed clutch, as we must be In sight of the Germans. I knew the signs ; that battery was ranging for us, and the quicker we got out of its zone of fire the better. The driver was trem bling like a leaf, and every minute I expected him to pile us up In the ditch. I preferred the German fire. In the back Atwell was holding onto the straps for dear life, and was sing ing at the top of his voice: We beat you at the Mam, Wa beat you at tha Alsne, We gave you hell at Neuve Chapelle, And here we are again. Just then we hit a small shell hole and nearly capsized. Upon a loud yell from the rear I looked behind, and there was Atwell sitting in the middle of the road, shaking his fist at us. His equipment, which he had taken ff upon getting into the ambulance, was strung out on the ground, and hli rlfl was In the ditch. Empey it called upon to do duty as member of a firing squad. His description of the execution Is given In the next Installment (TO BE CONTINUED.) Traits of Bird Lovers. Years ago, during a winter's visit in London, I used to watch the per sons who regularly fed the birds in Hyde park. I noticed that most of them were people of apparently hum ble circumstances, a few pretty close to underfeeding themselves. It was delightful to see how much pleasure they all took in keeping these birds from hunger. Two that I saw each day for a week or so, evidently husband and wife, I ventured to speak to. Eagerly they talked about the birds as they might have talked about children, noting and relishing individual char acteristics. "We have become so fond of them," said the wife. "They recognize us now, many of them, and a few come to us quite fearlessly. We should feel quite uncomfortable If we should miss a day. They are like members of the family that have to be cared for." Exchange. A Swedish engineer's stoking de vice makes 1.8 tons of pulverized peat produce as much power ia locomotives as a ton of co&L Composite Girl By LOUISE OLIVER (Copvrlsht. 1918, by th M. ciure Nowipft- per Bynuii'Hie.j Katherlne frowned with dlspl. nsuro as she turned to the llrst story in I he magazine the postman hiul Jt brought. Tho story with her own name at tho top iu largo letter under the title had been lllust rated as nlm had feared by Julian Fletcher, ami Julian Fletcher had managed to spoil the last half dozen or so of her contri butions to tho National. Other pooplo raved about his work, and did not stop to Insist upon tho fact, as did tho author, that un Illus tration should stick to tho context. When a girl is said to come down n sairway In a queenly gown of velvet and spangles it is maddening to see In the Illustration a debonair laws tripping lightly down tho steps lu a frothy crea tion of Juvenile rutllos and a sush. Al.so when ono describes u heroine as hav ing raven locks and dark, soulful eyes, It Is the veriest heresy to have her reproduced In a picture with rather fluffy hair of an indiscriminate yellow nod eyes of gray with an unmistakable sense of humor that compelled one who gazed to smlio back In unswerlng sym pothy. Just now the lady represented In the picture was supposed to be a haughty person who prided herself on her knowledge of clothes. Also she was Bupposed to bo alighting from her limousine aud drawing back lu startled horror as she saw approaching the oue person in the world she was trying to fivold. But Instead of horrified haughtiness, the artist had sketched in an expres sion of rather glorified naughtiness. There again was an expression thut rather refused to take life seriously. "If," said Katherlne, "that man ivants to be a buffoon, how does It com he's engaged to spoil perfectly serious Stories? I'm going to write to tho editor and tell him that If he wants any more stuff of mine he's got to hunt Knottier Illustrator." She looked again into the eyes of the girl who was iutended to bo soulful. In spite of herself she smiled back, rhen huppenlng to look up Into her 9wn mirror, she was startled. Her own eyes looking back at her from the glass were the exact counterpart of those on the pose. And her hair, wavy nd caught back loosely from her face, Mth Its part on one side, was exuetly like that of the girl In the picture. Then she caught tip another picture, find another, and studied them, long and -carefully. Then she took another Inventory of herself. Slowly the bright color mounted to her cheeks, and her breath came hard. The pictures In the magazine were of her, there wasn't a doubt of It. And now It came back to her gradually that she hud heard people say they had no ticed a resemblance. And the dress In the stairway picture was certainly hers, and the rather youthful knock about suit ofthe limousine lady who was supposed to know how to dress, fvus a replica of her own blue jersey. And the hat I Katherlne grew thoughtful. What vengeance could she wreak upon Jul ian Fletcher, who, evidently knowing her by eight, had hud his own little Joke at her expense. Iiut alu.s even while planning vengeance, the gray blue eyes, like those of the limousine lady, rather lacked the hardness es sential to real vendetta. She tossed back her head finally, having reached at least a partial de-t clsion, that Is, In order to settle her account with one artist she must make up the difference she had had with an other. Jerry Page, her erstwhile en emy, would now be essentiul to the fulfillment of her scheme and she must make up with him right away. Poor Jerry I After all it was too bad the way she had treated hlrn. She never dreamed she'd miss him so much until he had ceased to come. In the old days he had a way of giving three quick knocks and sticking In his head and saying: "Work's the password. Who goes there?" If she was busy, she'd call out, "Kate." And he would softly close the door and vanish. But If she called out huskily, "A great big bear I" he would let the rest of himself in, his pockets crackling suspiciously with parcels from the delicatessen, across the street. Then Katherlne would lay a cloth and they would have lunch together, Sometimes when he had sold a picture and she had sold a story they would go to dinner at a big hotel and to a theater to celebrate. Lately, however, Katherlne had sold so many stories that she needed no longer to live on the same street as the delicatessen. And having sold more stories she worked more, and her answer to Jerry's knock had more and more seldom been "A great big bear." But then she didn't have to depend on packages for her meals any more. She had her own mnld in neat black and white to announce quietly that dinner wns served. Jerry came a few times at her invitation, but he didn't seem to be himself.' Finally he blamed her for not caring for his friendship and they had quarreled after discussing it. But now she needed Jerry and she smiled rather wistfully as she put on her hat and coat for a visit back to the old street. She knocked timidly at the studio door, and Jerry himself In his old vel vet coat opened It. With hi- " hl llourt.!l0,4f ocutod h most profound now. v... siiid ho slowly straight" "!t bountiful dream I'm bavin. I "ever moan lo go to sleep." She enmo lu nulling. wl,ke up lorry. I l"i't wm,t ,0 iM i0 tt somnambulist. I've con... on h.mlii., ,! you'll Imvo to bo very vvld "".."u your non-loo, milady. Won't you sit down? It Isn't oftoti 1 Imvo nucli distinguished company." .Mho Inuith.Ml. MS"y. T,,,T'' l,oforo J ask you to do soiaethln for mo I wont' to Ml you I'm worry for every thing. I ' thing iiim-reiniy now. but it never occurred to mo Willi after ward that you would think my pros perity had got..' to lay bond. 1 dldn t im-un to say thom. thing. Jerry, tor glvo mo, will you?" "It's an honor to have n grievance. If forgiving Mil the hope of utiother visit, I'm loath to consent." "('omo off your exalted perch, Jerry," she laughed. "I guess I'm forgiven. Look here, I want you to help mo to get oven with Julian Fletcher. He' spoiling everything I write by sketch tmj me Into the Illustration. I can't Imagine hi motive. 'Perhaps you are hi Ideal. Most artists feel they can do better with nu Ideal. And perhaps you dMll't reallico It, but you're a very beautiful Ideal for any artist." She reddened. "Jerry Pogo, I be lieve you aro defending him I I don't see why you should when he's tuk.ca the pluco you ought to have. He' th most popular Illustrator today, I do bo lleve. And hi things can't bo coin pared with yours. Think of hi putting one girl Into every picture!" That's forgivable. We all do It. We can't help It. You see, a I said, we get one girl Into our head mid It's nil up, we can't see anything else." "But he hasn't got me Into his head. I never even saw him." "Yes, Kate, dear, you did. You're looking straight nt him." "Jerry !" "Surest thing ycu know." "You're Julian Fletcher?" "Yes." "Ilut you don't you haven't got me I mean " "Yes I have. I've got you In my head and my heart nil the time. I couldn't tell you lu the old days when Ull I could ufford wns an occasional meal. But I love you, Kate, aud I want you. And In ull your dear stories I see only you. Now what vengeance will you have?" V She considered a minute, then loto her gray eyes returned tho teasing smile of the stairway girl. "This I" she said, going over to him and offering her mouth for a kiss. HAS SITUATION ALL SIZED UP Writer on Metropolitan Dally Arro gantly Imagines He Knows All About, the Ceuntry Pre,. We are prone to hypererltlcnlly sniff ot the country eorrespondemv In tho old home paper, nnd tiro of Its weekly monotony of trivialities. Out In tho Good Intent neighborhood It sci mis as If some member of the Fumpclly tribe Is everlastingly cursed with a rising lu hi head, or the I'tiinpelly girls iiro ;il wayn Sunday afternooning at some body else's home, or a certain feller Is Wednesday cvcninglng nt the I'uiu pelly residence, or Orandma Feebles Is no better In Fidto of the fact that she Is kin to the I'umpollys, or Zeko Fngg Is 'tending 'Squire I'lirnpeily's north forty this year, or Uncle Tuck Pumpelly can't remember ns wet or dry n season ns this Is, or young An gus l'umpelly bus bought a new hen ryford and all the girls had better watch out, and a good deal more of equally unimportant Information. If we know nothing of the condi tions in that region we decide that there are few persons of any conse quence there except I'umpellys. If wo are sophisticated we nay, "Uh-huhl The correspondent Is a Pumpelly 1" The truth of the mutter is that the Items are written by a young feller named Smith, who Is stuck on ono of the l'umpelly Irls. l'.y-nnd by be will marry her ttud presently thereaf ter cease writing about tho rumpellys. And then there will be another corre spondent at Good Intent, and tho Hef fleflngers or tho Daubenspecks will have their innings. Knnsns City Star. Comforts for the Soldiers. An air cushion Is worth its weight In gold to the man In the trenches. These can be bought in various sizes and when not in use fit Into a small rubberized envelope. "I would rather lose my whole kit bag than thot air cushion," one of tho returned soldiers told me. "It is greot to have some thing soft to lay your head on, after hours and hours of tramping." Tablet ink also deserves mention. This can be dissolved in water and makes a splendid writing fluid. Fountain pens have a habit of running dry, and some times ink Is hard to get Woman's uome companion. Exit Inspector. A school inspector happened to no tice that a terrestrial globo in ono of the classrooms wns very dusty tM"yVthere'8 dust here an" Inch thick!' he said, drawing his linger across Its surface. "It's thicker than that, sir," calmly replied the master. Y "What do you mean?" exclaimed tho Inspector, glaringly. '?yeli: yn'vi-er got your linger on the Sahara desert," came the reply. What They're Putting Up. towtr bu"(!i"g goh,s on 1,1 thl9 "No mister. All we're putting up nowadays Is arguments." r r,u.,Miiign ior Darwin The biography of John kui, tains this comment In ono of hi, tor iroiu juigiatid: "Darwin i. uuuivnv, uroil'Hl, lOVIleMl old jJ un that aver wns. And, mi Urn ,J .i....- .......... ....... . 111! IllllirOMHIlM 1IM With ,m ,-(,. laoro than any uiuii I have yet ti. Thorn Is a charming kind f a,J Mtrongth about hi in mid about 14 thing ho does. Ho In not burning J eager Mm Huxley. H,, ), n ,1 hint) oyo mid la tho gent lent of old follow. . . . N0110 r ti,,.,,,, doom to know how pront they , ,j, Itarwln Is ono of tho nioih tn,y ,,1 imt m on I ever aw," I Hl Baby Rashes 1 Thut itch, burn mid torture, a ll Outlcurn Runp Imth tfvt liiMtntit t lief when followed by n gentle ,,. cation of Cutlcuru ointment. For fl. Kitmplcft nddrosn, "Outlcurn, ji,.lf Ihmton." At druggist ml by d.. nit m.. ......... . ... "'"! cony 0, vmounu ,j and .)(), Adv. Dally Thought. Look up and down; look Um-uk and not ha K; look out ami mit 1, and lt'iul a hand. Kd ward Kwri.fc' llalfl. Gospel Motorwagon. a . . . ...... a gonpei nioiorwttKou wan r,.( Htructod In 18S8 for a New York pui tor, in which ho preached. It had c I'M n ivh nmnwit nun (i 101(1(11: organ. C'hovrolot Hevlew. Earliest Guide Book. The 1'iirlleiit guide book printed if Kngllsh la "Instruction for KorraluJ Travel," published In 1642 by JumJ Howell, a famous traveler of tint day. Only On Poulble Victor. Thero aro two sides to ovory quo tlon, but only ono itldo can b the rig! hMo uiid only out) tdt can como ou on top. WHEN YOU WAKE UP DRINK GLASS OF HOT WATER Wash the poisons and toxins from ystem before putting more food Into stomach. Wash yoursolf on the Inside boforc break faat like you do on tho outside. This la vamly more Important beraune the skin pores do not aborb Impuri ties Into tho blood, causing Illness, whllo the bowel pores do. For every ounce of food and drink taken Into the stomach, nearly an ounce of waato material must, be car ried out of the body. If thl waste material Ih not eliminated day by day It quickly ferments nnd gem i-atea pol hoiih, gases and toxins which are absorbed or sucked Into tho blood stream, through tho lymph ducts which should suck only nourishment to sus tain tho body, A itplendld health measure Is to drink, before brcakfaat each day, a gl.iHH of real hot water with ft tea spoonful of llmcHtono pliOHphato In It, which Is a harmless way to wash, these poisons, leases and toxins from tho stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels; thus cleansing, sweetening nnd fresh ening tho entire alimentary canal be fore putting more food Into the stomach. A quurter pound of limestone phos phato costs but very little nt the drug store but Is sufficient to make anyone an enthusiast on inside-bathing. In Primitive New England. In the early days of Now England history when there were no stoves In the churches, and women took hot po tatoes in their muffs, men sometimes brought their dogs to church to serve as foot-warmers. For this privilege a charge. was made of sixpence a dog. EAT LESS MEAT IF Take a ftluss of Sails to Flush Kidneys if bladder bothers you. Eating meat regularly eventually nrmliimo T,IAn,r tmi.hU in nnillfl fOrul I, .... O I 1 U IU J . " or other, says a well-known authority. because the uric acid in meai the kidneys, they become overworked. irr.f 01I,,1,. 1 n and CH1IS0 B.H sorts of distress, particularly taCK; i. . . . 1.1.1 a. . i-ri(rlnn. acne ana misery in tne kiuucj DV, rheumatic twinges, severe hcadacnes, acid stomach, constipation, torpid liv er, sleeplessness, bladder and urinary Irritation. , , , . The moment your back hurts or tun neys aren't acting right, or if bladder bothers you, get about four ounces oi Jad Salts from any good pharmacy. take a tablespoonful in a glass of tor before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act tin". This famous salts is made from tne add. of grapes and lomon juice, com blned with llthia, and has been useu for generations to flush clogged kw neys and stimulate them to normal activity; also to neutralize the acid8 in the urine so It no longer irritate, thus ending bladder disorders. Jad Salts cannot injure anyn, ' makes a delightful effervescent water drink which millions of meu and women take now and then to w the kidneys and urinary organs cieau, thus avoiding serious kidney disease- BACK HURTS if '1