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Newspaper Page TextFRIDAY, ArtUli 10, 10IH. DAILY ROUTE IUVKU UllIUtCH PACK THKT3 "Over the Top" By Ai Aaerlcu Soldier Who Went ARTHUR GUY EflPEY Mttklti Cnn$t 5'f to Franc SYNOPSIS. CMAITi:ll I- ri.Tl"by tha naa of tl4 Inkiiiif f il. l.uaiiaiii liy a Uftnn uIiiiikiIiio Artliur liny ICniy, an Aniarl tain, iMvn liia ufnVa In Jmy (11 and ra la KiIii.I win i h iillal in Ilia Irlllali army. CIIM'Tl lt ll-Afiar a parlor! of train tria I :in V vnlunlaaia lur liniiiadiala aarv. lea ftiiit aiMin nnl IiIiiimK Hi r'l btll'la "aomalira In Kranra," Wliara ha Dial ilm h acquaintance of Ilia avar-prva. m "rontiaa." CIIAI'TKK lll-l.mpay etton.ta hla ft rat etiurch aarvlcva al Ilia front wlilla a Oar nan KokMar clri laa uvor Ilia eungraitatiun. CIIAITI'U I V-Kniiy'a command Into Iha (runi-llna Irinihl and la uuilai Bra fur Ilia Drat Ulna. rilM'TllIt V-rmiwv luama to adept lha molio uf lha llrilan Tommy, "If you ar ajulnN lo ( II, you'll gat It, ao uavar woirr." CM A IT KR Vt-I)a. In ra bllUia. Km. y aai lila Aral aiparlanca aa a Oiaaa orderly. rUAITrtt Vtl-Krnpr laern kow lha rlilali toLliora ara fl. ' CHAPTKH Vlll-lla-h In Ilia fronlllna tranrh, Kiiiitay aMa lila Aral frttwd of the iranrnaa o w. j CI1AITKII IX-Kmty makta Ma flrit vial I lo a ilnrul In "HuldUa Inun." CIIAPTKII X-Kmry laama what Kn. etliuiee a "day murk" lo Ilia fiuiil-Hna tranrh. ciuprrn xi-rmpr im ' tha lop" lor lha Ami lima In a rl'ra on Ilia Oarman Irotu'liaa and la wu'indad by bayunal Ihru'l. CIIAITKIl Xll-K.mpay )ln Ilia " ' Ida club" aa Ilia bniiln auad la call. - CII AITKIl XM-iKaeli Tommy " fnrlal ball). CIIAITKH XIV-Kmnoy halria flip; Sdvan.atl trnm-li undar Uarniaii III. CHAITnt XV-On "listening pott" In Mo Maa'a land. , CIIAITKH XVI-Twn afilHirrman f.m ona ovar" on Old I'npi"'', llialr rru.niciil.il ummandar, cuivTirn YVH fmnav haa ncrnnr ra. whlla on bairui duly in no a and. riiAPTKR XVIII-llack In raat nlllela Kntpay wrlia and tf a fare comady. CIIAPTK.lt XIX"ldlara tiavt manv way lo ainuaa lliamaalvea wlilla "on llwir two." CHAPT F.l XX-Pmpay voluntaare Mr rwclilita aim aarvh a and back Into lha fmnl-llna Irancliaa. CIIAtTKIl XXI-Knipey li gwa "ovar lha lop" In a rhariie which coat hla ompany 11 kllM and U woundad. CIIAITKH XXII-Trlch with a machlna un ailrmaa una uothrraomo Krlla. CIIAITKri XXIII-tlannan a'latk. pro. todad by a arava. la rapulaod. il!tnhi'd iiliiiit n inintily Mini t atxiut tlfiiin inlnuif". Ilnnlly tntlM at the i-iiiriiiirf of whnt miwi Imvi Give Your Little Ones An interest in the Future . hey are your hold on the future, and America is fighting to make their future ttafe. They are too little to realize this now but some day must learn to reverence the traditions of America, the ideals of America, . the great cause for which the men of their father's day gave their lives. Be ready then to put in their Invest in Liberty Bonds for Your Little Ones i - (El 53 PI M THIS SPACE PAID FOR. AND CONTRIBUTED BY R J E! Dr. M. R. Britten bwn rii olil tinra. In thn dnrknr, i tuulil hfiir iiliia irunlliiii, aa If !)( hail juai HMn illaiurliid. la front nf lha iliMir iIimmI an ulllrt-r In a mnrk (nmrklntiiah). Tho It. H. M. went lip In hi in, vtlilaprriHl winii'ltilng, nnd llicn loft. Th I a nfflmr rnllnd lo me, aokixi mjr tiniiii, nmiilii-r ami rvKlmi'tit, at ttii anit lima, la lb Unlit uf a luutvrn bo wii holitlnf, making a notntlno ta llttla book. When h hid flnlalird wriUni, ha wblNHrKt : "lo lulo that billot tnd watt ordrra, od nn lulklng. iriuliTntiiiidT 1 ituinhlvd Into Ilia hum ind nt no the fliKir In tlii iliiikneaa. I otiuld bo on, hut could hmr iiiin brrathlna ad moving1 ; they ii'i'incd uervou ind raatlfM. I know I waa. During my wait, llirra other mm otorvd. Then lha oflld-r poked bla brad In tha dmir and urih'rcd: "Full la, outaldt) tht tiltlxt, la itnrle rank." W fall la, taaillui it mm. Tbta ta comma uiIim); "Hijuail 'Bliuol Numbt-rl" Then wcra twulva of ua, "lllgtit Turn I Urt-WbiHill Quirk Wiinhl" Ami awny wa went. Tlio rain wui trickling down my back and I was clilvvrlng from lli cold. , With tha orhVer Irailliig, wa moat bave timit'lu-d ovor nn hour, plowing throuith tht mud and (Kcanlonully i iluiiibllng Into hIicII hole In tht road, 1 ,xV?5 r. -'A r1': ..w wiiwi "'J., . - . ", Burltd With Honor. whi n KiiiluVnly Hit (illlcor mudu loft whirl, and wi lotind nurmdvea In a tort ra MTV . ' ii ,., i l of tnrloaad courtyard, Tht dawn waa breaking and tin rain had ccaacd. la front of aa wfre four alnrka ol rtflra, Ihroa to a alack. Tha oftWr brought ua to altcntlon and gava Hit order to nniitla anna. Wa rh took a rllt. (living im "Hinnd at caav," lo a Dtrvona and nhnky voire, b Inforrnwl : "Mpd, you art hcrt on a very aolvtun duly. You hart been Mw-trd aa a firing wiuad for tht eieruilon of a (ul dlrr, who, having been found guilty of a grlevnua crime agnlnit king and country, baa been regulnrly and duly tried and aentenred to be idiot at 8 :'2H a. m. thla dule. Till aentrnre haa been approved by th reviewing authority and ordi-red carried ouj. It la our duty to carry on with th aeutenc of the court There are twelve rifle, on of which contain a blunk cartridge, the other eleven containing bull cartrldgt-a. Every iiinu la expected to do hla duly and Art to kill. Take your order from tne. Hquad 'Hhunr W camt to attention. Then be left My heart waa of lend and my kneea ahixik. After atandlng at "attention" for what aetiied a week, though In reality It could not bav beeo over five mln ate, w beard a low whlapurlng lo our rear and fooUtepa on the akin flag ging of tha courtyard. Our officer renpiH-ared and In a low, but Ann vole, ordered! About Turn I" We turned about. la tha gray light of dawn, a few yarda In front of me, 1 could mak out a brick wall. Again! tbla wall waa a dark form wltb a whit erjunre pinned on Ita breaat We were auppoHed to aim at thla aquare. To the right of the form I noticed a white apot oo the wall. Thla would be my target "Ready I Aim I Fir!" Tlie dark form aank Into a huddled beep. II y bullet aped on It way, and bit the whltlah fipot on th wall; I could are the illiiter fly. Home one elae hiid received the rifle containing the blank cartridge, but my mind wo at enae, there wa no blood of a Tommy nn my bund. "Order Anna I About Turu I Pile Anna! Kiiind Clear. " The atnckii were re-formed. "Quick Murch ! Itlght Wheel l" And we left the arene of execution be hind ua. It wna now diiyllKht, After mnrrh Ing hImiiiI live minute, we were din niUned with the following InMrurtlon from the ollli er In cominnml: "I'.eturn. nli me, lo your respective coiiiiiiiiIi', and rvineinlier, no miking about thla ulTiilr, or elxe It will go tmrd with the guilty one." i J hands bonds of their government They will be for them inspiring evi dence that their fathers planned sac rificed and invested for their sons' future. Liberty Bonds will mean more to them than money. They will make them proud of the fathers who in America's day of great need proved themselves true American patriots. W needed ao urging to get away. I did not recognlc any of th men oo tba firing aquad ; even the officer waa alrauger to me. The victim' relation and friend la mighty will never know that he waa lemted i they will lie under th Im preaalon that he died doing hla bit for king and country. In the public caaualty Hal hi nam will apiwar iiinler the caption "Acci dentally Killed." or "Died." The duy nfter the execution I re ceived order to report back to the line, and to keep a mill tongue In my bend. Kxeculloti are a pert of the ibiy'a work, Inn the part we tinted iiumt of toll, I think cert ii I lily the mhIiIcnI. The Ilrltlxli vnr ilr urui ent la iliouifbt I ' liinny people lo tie ihiiihmmI of rigid rcgulutlon all wound around with rd tape. Hut It hfi a heart, and one of the evidenced of thla la the roiiililerute wny In which nn execution I concealed and reported to thy relntlve of the UD forliinute uian. They never know th truth. He I llNtfd in die bulletin aa among the "aecldentnlly killed." In tint IiikI ten yeiira I buvn aeveml time rend alorle In mugnzlnea of cowunlH ehiinglng. In a clmrKe, to he-riH-a, I uneil to Inuuli at It. It aecmcd enay for atory-wrltera, but 1 auld, "Men nren't nudo that wny." Hut over In Frnnce I lenrned once thnt the atrcak of yellow can turn all white. I picked up the alory, bit by bit form the raptuln of the company, Uie aen trie who guurdi'd the poor fvllnw, an well a from my ov,n ohxervutloiiK. At flrat I did not reullze the wholv of hi atory, but ufler a week of InvextlKa tlon It atood out n clear In my mlud n the mountain of my native Went In the aprlng aiinliine. It linpreaied me no much Unit I wrote it all down In ret billet on acrapa of odd paper. The Incident ure, a I uy, every bit true; the feeling of the limn ure true I know from alt 1 underwent In the fllihting over In France. We will rail him Alliert Moyd. That woHti't hi mime, but It will do: Albert Lloyd wa what the world term a coward. In Iyondon they called him a alncker. Ill country had been at war neurly eighteen mouth, and Mill he waa not In khaki. He hud no good reaon for not en Ititlng, being alone In the world, hav ing been educated In an orphan any lum, and there being no one dependent upon him for iipxrt. He hud no good poaltlon to lone, and there waa no aweetheort to tell him with lier Hp to go, while her eye pleaded fur blm to utay. Every time he anw a recruiting aer gen at he'd olltik around the corner out of light, with a terrible fear gnawing t hi heart When pausing the big re cruiting pouter, nnd ntf hi way to bimlni'M and back he paed many, be would pull down hi cup and look the other way from that uwful flncer pointing at hlin, under the caption. "Your Klni( and Country Need You;" or the Inirliig eye of Kitchener, which burned Into hla very soul, causing him to elilldder. Then the Zepiielln mid during them, he used to crouch In n corner of IiIn Imnriling-houM? cellar, whimpering Ilk" n whipped puppy and calling upon the Lord to protect, him. Iacii IiIn landliidy deMplod hlin, al thouitli lu imd to admit thut be waa "giHid pay." lie very aeUloni rend the paper, bnt one momentoua morning the landlady put the morning puiier at hi place be fore he enme down to breakfant Tak ing hla aeat he rend the flaring head line, "Conscription Bill Panned," and nearly fainted. Excusing himself, he atumbled upatalra to hla bmlroom, with the horror of It gnawing Into hi vitals. Ilnvlng aaved up a few pound, he decided not to leave the house, and to tham sickness, ao be stayed In his room and had the landlady serve hla meal there. Every time there wus a knock at the door he trembled all over, Imagining It waa a policeman who bod come to take hlra away to the army. One morning hla fears were realized. Sure enough, there utood a policeman with the fatal paper. Taking It In hi trembling hand be read thnt be, Albert Lloyd, was ordered to report himself to the nearest recruiting station for physical exaiulnutlou. lie reported Im mediately, because he waa afraid to disobey. The doctor looked with approval upon Lloyd's six fet of physical per fection, and thought what a One guardsman he would make, but exam ined hla heart twlc before he passed him aa "physically fit ;" It was beating so fust. From the recruiting depot Lloyd wa takeu, with many others, In charge of a aergeant, to the training depot at Al derahot where he was given an outfit of khaki, nnd drew his other equip ment. He made a line-looking soldier, except for the alight shrinking In his shoulders and the hunted look In hla eyes, . . . . At the training depot It does not . take long to find out a man's character, nnd Lloyd wns promptly dubbed "windy." In the English army "windy" mean cowardly . The smallest recruit In the barracks looked on him with contempt and wag not slow to show It In many ways. Lloyd was u good soldier, lenrned quickly, obeyed every order promptly, never groused at Uio hardest fatigues. He was nfrtild to. lie lived In deadly fear of the oflleers and 'iioncoms" over lilm. They also despised hlin. One morning about three months after his enlistment Lloyd's company Classified I POK SALE raTcT'ORA-NT" LANUSBIu'e"prlnt Plata ebowlag lands lo Josepbln county, 11.40. Address A. E. VoorblM, Graati Pas. tf FOB BALE Good modern bou, close In, north side. Inquire No. 1111, ear Courier. 2Stf HEM8T1TCH1N0 and pecot edge, 10 cents per yard. Mall orders will receive prompt and careful atten tion. Tb Vanity Shop. Medford Oregon, 114 West Main. 07tf 1)11 8 A LB CHEAP Three-quarter ton truck. In good condition. New tire. Churchill and Maxwell, tf POTATOES at 1.25 per sack. Phone W. II. Flanagan. 4i Foil SALE Itlght fine tract alfalfa land half mile from city, on Itogue river. Will subdivide. Term to suit your pocketbook. Address No. 613 care Courier. 39 FOR 8ALK Seed corn, sudan grasa, Michigan pea bean, alfalfa, clo ver and grasses. Legume bac teria cultures for alfalfa, clover, and bean, enough for 60 to 100 lb., $1.25. Ralph Waldo Elden, Central Point, Oregon. 36tf FOIl SALE or breeding purpose, reg istered Ayrshire bull, 3 year old season, $2.1,0 at Red Front livery, corner Sixth and K streets. R. Tlmmons, owner,, phone 633-J. 42 FOR SALE Three fresh cow. 1 Jersey, 1 Holsteln. I Durham. At Red Front livery barn, Corner Sixth and K street, R. Tlmmons owner, phone &33-J. 42 TO RENT FURNISHED ROOMS Large, com fortable and convlently located. 411 C street. 86tt PARTLY FURNISHED cottage for rent. 60 feet from pavement, also unfurnished collage on pavement IS per month. Inquire A. E Voor- hlea. 2tt FOR RENT After April 21st, 7 room bouse, modern, at Sll Or chard 'Ave., with large garden apot and fruit. Inquire at 801 Orchard. Will sell cheap for cash. John Summers, Lebanon, Ore. 37tf FOR RENT A nicely furnished modern cottage, S rooms, water, ' gas, electric lights, at reasonable price. 207 C street. See N. E Townsend, 621 A. 42 PRIVATE GARAGE For rent, near court house. Call at Courier of fice, s 43 w.nt:i . EXPERIENCED mill men wanted year around work. Excellent cook-house, electric lights, men's club, good wages, write to Modoc Lumber Company, Chlloquln, Ore gon. 52 was paraded, and the names picked out for the next draft to France were read. When his name was called, be did not step out smartly, two paces to the front, and answer cheerfully, I'Here, sir," as the others did. He just faint ed In the ranks and was carried to bar racks a mid the sneers of the rest. That nlKht wns an agony of misery to him. He could not sleep. Just cried and whimpered In his bunk, because on the morrow the draft wns to sail for France, where he would see denth on all -Ides, and perhaps be killed him self. On the steamer, crossing the channel, he would have Jumped over board to escape, but was afraid of drowning. Arriving In France, he and the rest were huddled Into cattle cars. On the side of each nppeared In white letters, "Hommes 40, Chevaux 8." After hours of biimplint over the uueven French roadbeds they arrived at the training buse uf ltoileti. At this place they were put through a week's rigid training lu trench war fare. On the morning of the eighth duy they paraded nt ten o'clock, and were Inspected and passed by Oenernl H , then were rimrched to the qunr terinster's, to draw their gns helmets nnd trench equipment , At four In the afternoon they were agnin hustled Into cattle cars, This time the Journey lasted two days,' They dlaembarked at the town of Fre- I vent and could hear a distant dull' , booming. With kneea shaking. Lloyd asked the sergeant what the noise was, I and nearly dropped when the sergeant replied In a aomewhat bored tone: I "Oh. them's the guns up the line.' We'll be up there In a couple o' days ' or so. Don't worry, my Indrtle, you'll see more of 'em than you want before , you get oine to Blighty again, thnt Is, I If you're lucky enough to get back, Now lend a hnnd there nnlmulln' them ! cars, nnd quit thnt everlastln' slmkln'. ! I believe yer scared." The lust with a contemptuous sneer. ITe Be Contlnnt) Advertising ATTOBJfKYB H. D. Norton, Aitoraey-at-Uw. Practice la all 8UU and Federal Courts. First National Bank Bids. COLV10 at WILLI 4.113 Attoraeys-at-Law Grant Pcm Banking Co. Bldg. Oranu Pass, Orgoa. E. 8. VAN DYKE. Attorney. PnetlM In all courts, first National Bank Building. 0. 8. BLANCHARD.Attorney-at'LaVW Golden Rule Building. Phone 170. Grants Pasa. Oregon. BLANCHARD k BLANCHARO. At torneys, Albert block. Phon 2JJ-J. Practice in all courts; land board attorneys. VETERINARY 81KGKOS DR. R. J. BE3TLL. Veterinarian. Office la Wlnetrout Implement Bldg. Phon 113-J. Residence Phone I0S-R. PHYSICIANS L. O. CLEMENT, M. D. Practice limited to diseases of tha eys, aar, nose and throat Glass fitted. Office boars t-12, 2-5, or on ap pointment. Office phene, (2; dene phon 159-J. . LOUGHRIDGE, M. D.. Physician and lurgeon. City or country calls attended day or eight Residence phon '69; office phone Ik 2. Sixth and H. Tuft Huildiu. A. A. WITHAM, M. D.. Physician and surgeon. Office: Hall Bldg.. corner 8Uth and I streets. Phonee: Of flee, 116; residence, 2SS-J. Hours, a. m. to 4 p. m. DR. J. O. NIBLEY Phyaldaa and surgeon. Landborc Building. Surgeon Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. Health Officer. Officer hours, to 12 a. d. 1 to S p. m. Phono 210-J. lit! PHOTO BTTDIO THE PICTURE MILL open dally 1 a. m. to 5 p. m. For 8uaday att tlngs call Mill 283-R or residence 140-J. Tttf DENTISTS E.'C. MACY. D. M. D. First-class dentistry. lOIVb South Sixth street, Grants Pass, Oregon.' - - MUSICAL INSTRt'CnON J. S. If ACMURRAY, teacher of vote culture and singing. Lessons gira at horn of pupil It requested. Ad dress. 716 Leo St. 86111 MISCELLANEOUS THE RED FRONT Livery. 41 South Sixth street, has changed hands and will hereafter be con ducted by the undersigned as a feed barn, 50c per dy for eaeh animal; patronage solicited. All accounts previous to March I aro to be handled by R. Tlmmons. B. B. Baber. 04tf DRAYAGE AND TRANSFER COMMERCIAL TRAN8FER CO. All kinds of drayas and transfer work carefully and promptly don. Phon 181-J. 8tand at freight depot A. Shade, Prop. F. O. ISHAM, drayage and transfer. Safes, pianos and furniture moved packed, shipped and stored. Phone Clark and Ilolman, No. 60. Root dene phona 114-R. THE VORLD MOVES; so do wo. Bunch Bros. Transfer Co. Phon 397-R. The California and Oregoi Coast Railroad Company TIME CARD Effective December 1, 1917. Tuesday, Thursday. Saturday Train 1 Train 2 Iv. Grants Pass., lv. Waters Creek 00 p.! :00 p. i ! All trains leave Grants Pass from I the corner of Q and Eighth streets, opposite the 8outbern Pacific depot. For all Information regarding freight and passenger service call at the office of the company, Lundburg. building, or phone 131 for same., , Lines to B Remembered. 'Think well about great thlilgs; and know that thought is the only reality In this world. Lift up nature to thine own stature; and let the whole uni verse be for thee no more than the reflection of thine own heroic soaL Combat for honor's sake; that alone Is worthy of a man. And If It should full to thee to receive wounds, shed thy blood as a beneficent dew, and smile. Cervantes.