conches, but nil 1 could see oil the aid a bit o f stone or sand to prevent split)
ing were cattle cars. We climbed Into o s. They were about eighteen Inches
these, tin the side of each car was long, and Tommy guarantees that a
a sign reading “ Homines it». Cheveanx scrutcher o f this length will reach
8.” When we got inside of the ears, any part of tin* body which may be at
we thought that perhaps the sign tacked. Some of the fellows were lasy
painter had reversed the order of iTiol only made their scratchers twelve
things. A fter 48 hours In these trucks Inches, but many a night when on
we detrained at Rouen. At this ijlnoc guard, looking over tin* top from the
we went through an Intensive training lire step of the front-line trench, they
would have given a thousand “ quid"
for ten days.
The training consisted of the rudi for the other six Inches.
Once white we were In rest billets un
ments o f trench warfare. Trenches
had been dug. with barbed wire en Irish Hussar regiment ramped In un
tanglements, bombing saps, dugouta, open field opposite our billet. After
observation posts and machine gun em they hud picketed and fed their horses,
placements. W e were given a smat n general shirt hunt took place. The
tering of trench cooking, sanitation, troopers Ignored the call "Dinner up,”
bomb throwing, reeonnolterlng. listen and kept on with their search for big
ing posts, constructing and repairing game. They had a curious method of
barbed wire, “ carrying In" parties, procedure. They hung their shirts over
Device Invented by N ew Jereey M an
methods used In attack and defense, a hedge and bent them with their en
u factu rer for H eating M a te ria l*
1917 BY
"wiring parties, mass formation, and trenching tool handles.
fo r Pavements.
A»rmjK un f f m
the procedure for poison gas uttacks.
I asked one o f them why they didn't
On the tenth day we again met our pick them off by hand, nnd he an
Kuiulntlng the famous hunter of the
friends “ Homines 40, Cheveuux 8.” swered. "W e haven't had a bath for
olden days who killed two birds with
Thirty-six hours more of misery, and nine weeks or a change of clabber. If
one stone, a New Jersey mnnufiiituri-r
I tried to pick the ‘cooties' off my shirt,
we arrived at the town of F----- .
has recently brought out a combina
A fter unloading our rations nnd I would be here for duration of war." tion tar ami gravel heater that heats
A
fter
taking
a
close
look
at
Ills
shirt,
I
equipment, we lined up on the road In
these two dissimilar materials quite In
columns o f fours waiting for the order agreed with him; It was alive.
dependently but with one operation.
to inarch.
Synopsis.—Fired by the .«Inking o f the Lusitania, with the loss of
he device, which Is shown In the ac
A dull rumbling could be heard. The
American lives. Arthur Guy Empey, an American living In Jersey City,
companying Illustration, Is particularly
In
the
next
Installm
ent
Ser
sun was shining. 1 turned to the man
goes to England and enlists as a private in the British army.
titled for street paving where block
geant Empey tell of the realiza
on my left and asked, "What's the
pavements with tar Joints are laid.
tion
of
his
am
bition—
his
a
r
noise. Bill?” He did not know, but his
The apparatus consists of two limit)
rival In a first line trench— and
sugar and Oxo cubes; a couple of face was o f a pea-green color. Jim,
CH APTER II.
parts, a rectangular tar kettle and a
of
how
he
wished
he
were
back
pipes and a pack of shag, a tin of Title on my right, also did not know, but
Y-shaped gravel bln, with a furnace
#
— 2 —
In Jersey C ity.
oil,
and a pull-through. Tommy gen suggested that I “ awsk" the sergeant.
extending beneath both parts, from
Blighty to Rest Billets.
Coming towards us was an old grl*-
erally carries the oil with his rations;
one end to the other. The furnace Is
The next morning the captnln sent
(TO BE C O N T I N U E D )
it gives the cheese a sort o f sardine xled sergeunt, properly fed up with
fired from the gravel end of the de
for me and Informed me: "Empey, as
the war, so I “ awaked" him.
taste.
vice. The smoke and gases escape
a recruiting sergeant you are a wash
“Think It's going to ruin, sergeant!"
Add to this a first-aid pouch and a
through an ordinary stove pipe in the
out,” and sent me to a training depot
He looked at me in contempt, and
long, ungainly rifle patterned after the
kettle end. The Inside of the gravel
A fter arriving at this place, I was Daniel Boone period, and you have an grunted, '" O w ’s it a-goln’ ter ruin with
W om an W ho Has Made Home In to a
hustled to the quartermaster stores Idea o f a British soldier in Blighty. the bloomin' sun a-shlnln’ t” I looked
V eritab le “ House of a Thou
and received an awful shock. The
Before leaving for France, this rifle guilty.
sand Closets.”
quartermaster sergeant spread a wa Is taken from him and he Is Issued
"Them ’s the guns up the line, me
terproof sheet on the ground and com with a Lee-Enfleld short trench rifle lad, and you'll get enough o f 'em be
One little woman living not far from
menced throwing a miscellaneous as and a ration bag.
fore you gets back to Blighty.”
New York, says Harriet Sisson Gilles
sortment of straps, buckles and other
My knees seemed to wilt, and I pie In the Mother’s Magazine, has been
In France he receives two gas hel
paraphernalia Into It. I thought he mets, a sheepskin coat, rubber mack squeaked out a weak “ O h!”
able by the expenditure of a moderate
would never stop, but when the pile intosh, steel helmet, two blankets, tear-
Then we started our march up to the sum of money to transform an Imprac
reached to my knees he paused long shell goggles, a balaclava helmet, line in ten-kilo treks. A fter the first
ticable closetless dwelling Into one In
enough to say, “ Next, No. 5217, 'Arris, gloves and a tin of antifrostbite grease day’s march we arrived at our rest
which housekeeping Is not only a
B company.” I gazed in bewilderment which is excellent for greasing the billets. In France they call them rest
pleasure, but where the problem o f Sts'
DM OU)
at the pile of junk in front of me, and boots. Add to this the weight o f his billets, because while in them Tommy
storing away clothing has been satis
then my eyes wandered around looking rations, and can you blame Tommy for works seven days a week and on the
NOT O A1U UMCS«
factorily solved.
TAX U T T L t. AXO
for the wagon which was to carry it growling at a twenty-kilo route march? eighth day o f the week he is given
fu AMACI
US OUT O f MACS
Among her friends it Is known as
to barracks. I was rudely brought to
Having served as sergeant major In twenty-four hours “ on his own."
"the house o f n thousund closets,"
Combination T a r and Gravel H eating
earth by the “ quarter” exclaiming, the l nlted Stntes cavalry, I tried to
Our billet was a spacious affair, a which is nearly If not literally true.
Device In Operation.
“ 'Ere, you. 'op i t ; tyke it a w 'y ; blind tell the English drill sergeants their inrge barn on the left side of the road,
Every little cubby hole below tho
my eyes, 'e’s looking for 'is batman to business, but it did not work. They which had one hundred entrances.
shingles has been utilized for closet heater I n triangular shaped while the
’elp 'im carry I t ”
Immediately put me as batman In their ninety-nine for shells, rats, wind nnd space. There art1 banks o f closets on
outside Is made up In steps consisting
Struggling under the load, with fre mess. Many a greasy dish of stew was rnjni nmj the hundredth one for Tom- Imth the second nnd attic floors, to sity
of
|tcrforntcd metal plates. The Y-
rny. j wa8 tjj-pd 0Ut, and using my
quent pauses for rest, I reached our accidentally spilled over them.
nothing of n cedar closet with sun nnd shape«I top acts ns a reservoir bln ami
I would sooner fight than be a waiter, sbVnpnel-proof helmet (shrapnel proof air nnd electric light, for the recep
barracks (large car barns), and my
the gravel f«*«>«N down the steps an«l
n pieoe of nlirnpMi bits It), or
platoon leader came to the rescue. It so when the order came through from
tion of the owner's choicest posses- out at the bottom. Tl>«‘ perforations
was a marvel to me how quickly he
t
t with matched In the st«-p plates allow the moisture
assembled the equipment. A fter he j unteered
straw, and was soon fust asleep. I j lined, others sheathed
In the gravel to escape readily as It Is
had completed the tnsk, he showed me
Then we went before the M O
mUSt hnve Sl° pt nb° Ut ‘ W° h0Un,> Wh“ n honr''” " f North Carolina
pine, well turned Into steam by the h«*at o f the
how to adjust it on my person. Pretty
bef re
I «w oke with a prickling sensation all shellacked to keep out tin- moths and
Are, thereby making It possible to heat
soon I stood before him a proper Tom (medical officer) for another physical over me. As I thought, the straw had frequently sprayed with a liquid In
laith tar nnd gravel. Popular Science
examination.
This
was
very
brief.
He
my Atkins in heavy marching order, I
worked through my uniform. I woke
Monthly.
asked our names nnd numbers and up the fellow lying on my left, who had which oil o f cedar play* n part.
feeling like an overloaded camel.
A printed list of every article con
been up the line before, nnd asked tained In the drawers and cupboards Is
On my feet were heavy-soled boots,
him :
studded with hobnails, the toes and
tacked In plain sight In order that the
“ Does the straw bother you. mate? frantic search for Inanimate things
heels o f which were re-enforced by
It’s worked through my uniform and I that seem suddenly to have taken In Wisconsin Owner Is Given Annual
steel half-moons. My legs were in
can’t sleep."
Bounty of Three Cents for Ecch
cased in woolen puttees, olive drab in
wings and flown nway, may he entirely
In a sleepy voice he answered. obviated.
color, with my trousers overlapping
Rod of Highw ay.
“That ain’t straw, them’s cooties.”
them at the top. Then a woolen khaki
From that time on my friends the
tunic, under which was a bluish gray
New Southern Industry.
The Wisconsin law provides that
“ cooties” were constantly with me.
woolen shirt, minus a collar; beneath
The advantages o f New Orleans as a flnanclnl consideration may he given
"Cooties,” or body lice, are the bane port were emphasized In the opening
this shirt a woolen belly band about
by the stnte to people who plant nnd
) of Tommy's existence.
six Inches wide, held in place by tie
of a canning factory for the distribu cultivate trees by the roadside. Kv-
The aristocracy o f the trenches very
strings of white tape. On my head
tion of real green-sen turtles. With the **ry person along or through whose
seldom call them "cooties,” they speak
was a heavy woolen trench cap, with
exception of a small factory at Key lands a highway passes may plant nnd
o f them ns fleas.
huge earlaps buttoned over the top.
West, it will he the only establishment cultivate on one or both shies o f the
To an American flea means a small
Then the equipment: A canvas belt,
of Its kind In America. The factory h*n road where he shall own land. tr«*es
Insect armed with a bayonet, who Is
with ammunition pockets, and two
been situated at Miami, Fla., tint the o f such varieties as commonly grow at
wont to Jab It Into you nnd then hop-
wide canvas straps like suspenders,
excessive freight rates and n lack o f lenst 40 feet high. These must he
skip and jump to the next plnce to be
called “ D " straps, fastened to the belt
steamer service to Central Amerlcnn set two ro«ls or less apart and In a
attacked. There Is an advantage In
In front, passing over each shoulder,
ports led to Its removal to Bay St. row within eight feet of the outer line
having fleas on you Instead o f “ cooties”
crossing In the middle of my back, nnd
Louis. It will handle nothing hut green- o f the highway.
In that in one o f his extended Jumps
attached by buckles to the rear of the
When such trees reach 12 feet In
said flea Is liable to land on the fel scu turtles caught In Central American
belt. On the right side o f the belt
low next to you; he has the typical waters, and these will be .put up In height the superintendent o f hlghwnya
hung a water bottle, covered with fe lt;
energy and push o f the Amerlonn, four different forms— clear green turtle shall give the owner upon request n
on the left side was my bayonet and
while the “ cootie” has the bulldog soup, thick green turtle soup, turtle certificate accepting the trees as pub
scabbard, and intrenching tool handle,
tenacity of the Englishman; he holds beef in Creole style, nnd "cnlllpee,1 lic shade trees. Thereafter they be
this handle strapped to the bayonet
on nnd consolidates or digs In until which Is the meat of the turtle taken long to the public and are protected ns
scabbard.
In the rear was my in
from the breast, back and flippers. The public property, hut the title to them
his meal Is finished.
trenching tool, carried in a canvas case.
1 There Is no way to get rid o f them factory will turn out about 15,000 cans or to the fruit they hear belongs to
This tool was a combination pick and
permanently. No matter how often a «lay, or a total of 700,000 pounds a the owner ns long ns he maintains
spade.
A canvas haversack was
you bathe, and that Is not very often, year, including all products. There Is the trees nnd rcplnees such ns die.
strapped to the left side o f the belt,
or how many times you change* your also a by-product called turtle oil, The owner ahnll receive an annual
while on my back was the pack, also
bounty o f three cents for each rod o f
underwear, your friends the “ cooties” used medicinally.— Fishing Gazette.
of canvas, held in place by two canvas
highway nlong which such trees nre
are always In evidence. The billets nre
straps over the shoulders; suspended
Japanese “ Steel Queen” Retires.
planted on one side nnd six cents If
Infested with them, especially so If
on the bottom of the pack was my
The Author's Identification Disk.
Mrs.
Teruko
Nakamura
<»f
Osaka,
plnnted on both sides, to be credited
there Is straw on the floor.
mess tin or canteen In a neat little
popularly
known us "The
Steel on his highway taxes,
j 1 have taken a bath and put on Queen,” has announced her retirement
canvas case.
My waterproof sheet, said "F it,” and we went out to fight,
We were put Into troop trains and brand-new underwear; In fact, a com-
looking like a Jelly roll, was strapped
fr«)tn business. She Intends to travel
____
_____
on
top of
the ____________
pack, with a _____________
wooden stick 1 sent to Southampton, where we de- P,ete changp of uniform, and then about the empire giving free film
for cleaning the breach o f the rifle pro- I trained, and had our trench rifles Is-
turned In for the night. The next morn-
shows for the better education o f the
From Standpoint of A lm ighty D ollar
Jecting from each end. On a lanyard sue<* to us. Then in columns o f twos ,nK ,ny shirt would be full o f them. It
masses. Six* is making elaborate prep
It Pays Handsome Y e a rly D lvl-
around m.v
waist hung a huge Jack- we went «P the gnngplank o f a little •« « common sight to see eight or ten arations to Instruct the uneducated
dend to Farm er.
knife with a can-opener attachment. stearnfr lying alongside the dock.
j soldiers sitting under a tree with their
about the peoples o f other nations o f
The pack contained my overcoat, an
At the head of the gangplank there , ftdrts over their knees engnglng In n the world. Her views o f American
extra pair o f socks, change o f under- Wfls an °W sergeant, who directed that “ shirt hunt.
Let everybody awaken to the Im
cities nre especially extensive and well
At night about hnlf an hour before selected. Her efforts will be concen portance of Improving the public rond.
wear, hold all (containing knife, fork, we line ourselves along both rails of
spoon, comb, toothbrush, lather brush, the ship. Then he ordered us to take “ lights out,” you ran see the Tommies trated on the factory towns, where for Improved roads will bring:
shaving soap, and a razor made o f tin, life belts from the racks overhead and grouped around a candle, trying, In its much Ignorance exists. Mrs. Nakamu
Better schools and greater attend
with “ Made In England” stamped on put them on. I have crossed the ocean dim light, to rid their underwear of ra Is thirty-four yenrs old nnd hns ance.
the blnde; when trying to shave with several times and knew I was not sea the vermin. A popular and very quick been a widow for eight yenrs. Her
Better health nnd quicker medical
this It made you wish that you were sick, but when I buckled on that life method Is to take your shirt and draw husband died deeply In debt, but she attention.
ers, nnd run the seams back nnd for undertook the management of his steel
at war with Patagonia, so that you belt I had a sensation o f sickness.
Better fnrms nnd more cultivated
A fter we got out Into the stream all ward In the flame from n candle and mills and hns not only paid off all
could have a “ hollow ground” stamped
land.
“ Made In Germany” ) ; then your house I could think o f was that there were a burn them out. This prnctlce Is dan debts but Is herself rated many times
B«‘tter crops nnd better transporta
wife, button-cleaning outfit, consisting million Germnn submarines with a tor gerous, because you are liable to burn a millionaire. She converted the con
tion.
o f a brass button stick, two stiff pedo on each, across the wnrhead of holes In tho garments If you nre not cern Into a stock company before her
Bi tter social conditions nnd less Iso
brushes, and a box of “ Soldiers’ which was inscribed my name and ad careful.
retirement.
lation.
Friend” paste; then a shoe brush nnd dress.
Recruits generally sent to Blighty
Better churches nnd better homes.
A fter five hours we came alongside for a brand of Insect powder adver
a box o f dubbin, a writing pad, indel
H e r Coming Out, aa It W ere.
Better men nnd a better nntlon.
ible pencil, envelopes, nnd pay book, a pier nnd disembarked. I hnd at- tised ns "Good for body lice.” The ad
W ee Mary was In the room when
Improved
roads have a money value
and personal belongings, such ns a «tnlned another one o f my ambitions, vertisement Is quite right: the powder the telephone rang anil her sister Eliz
We is good for "cooties;" they simply abeth, aged eleven, was being Invited ns well as n social value.
small mirror, n decent razor nnd a I was “ somewhere In France.”
Looking at an Improved rond from
sheaf o f unanswered letters, and fngs. slept In the open that night on the side thrive on If.
to go skntlng. Mary In great excite-
In your haversack you carry your Iron o f the road. About six the next morn
The older men of onr battalion were ment ran to her mother, saying: the standpoint o f the almighty dol
rations, meaning a tin of bully beef, ing we were ordered to entrain. I wiser and made serntchers out o f “ What you think, mamma, Elizabeth lar, It Is found to pay n handsome
dividend each year.
four biscuits and a can containing tea. looked around for the passenger wood. These were rubbed smooth with hag her first attempt with a hoy I"
AN AMOICAN SOLDO
WHO WENT « *
M t fflK iU Y fm
TAR AND GRAVEL APPARATUS
M A C H IN E GUNfiER.JCRVINC IN FRANCE“- - - - - *
•SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE” EMPEY FIRST HEARS THE BlG
GUNS BOOMING.
PLENTY OF STORAGE PLACES
S
o'orF™n£*i ,,o<i
r,1”":- ^ ......
'"'"r
BENEFIT OF SHADE TREES
\
BENEFIT OF IMPROVED ROADS