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Newspaper Page TextHl Nlt.tr. APRIL III, iU. dajlt uoavn urn oovam page sevkv SQUEEGMli?i!f TIRES D0 Black Ttead Red Sides GRANTS 209 6th St "Over the Top" By An Amerloio Soldier Who Went AROR GUY EMPEY ! n Maihlnt Cunnii Stttlng In France SYNOPSIS. , CHAPTKR l-Klrr.l by tt-e news of tha linking o( llm LuiiRnln hr a Clim utimarliii-, Anhur liny l-impi-v, an Atiinrt Mil. Iave I l iidl In Jriv I'llv and awe to Kimliind where he nllte In the Drltltli army. , CHAPTIR II Aftr a prlo.l of Ue'n Inf. Ktnpey vnlunteei for immediate . r ami vixin fltnle hlinvlf In rval bill-in '-aomi-whi-ro In Krnin-e." here he nrai tnaki-a acquaintance of the ever-pn-e-lit "rniillra." CHAPTKR III-Kmpev attends hli firm 1 hurrh eervlee nt tlm front while llwr nan Fokker circle over the fongretatloii. CHAPTKR IV-Kinney's command go" Into lh front-line Irt'ticliai and la under Are fur tha first lima. ! CHAPTKR V-Kmpey Iraina to adopt1 tha motto of tha Urlbh Tommy, "If run ra suing to get It, you'll Rat It, so navar worry." , CHAPTKR VI-Hack In real blllali. Fm. I pav lata hla first exporlence aa a raaaa, orderly. I CHAPTER VH-Empey trarns how tha Brltlih enldlnre ara fad. I CHAPTKR VIlt-Bnck In tha front-Una Kneh, Kmpey araa hla first frliwd of tha nchaa "go Wait." 1 CHAPTKR IX-Empey mnk his first i Visit to dugout In "Suicide Ditch." C CHAPTER X-Kmpey learnt what eon flutes a "day's work" In tha frout-llna anrh. 1 CHAPTER XT-Em pay goes "ovar tha :top" for tha flrat tlma In a chart ontha German trrni'has and It wo'indad by a 'bayonet thruat. , 1 CHAPTER XII-Emney Jolna tha "sill Ids club" as tha bombing equad Is called. CHAPTER XIII-Eaoh Tommy gstt an afflclal bath. .MiiMKon IV VmMW hAlna iVm an' advanced trench under (Jorman lira. CHAPTER "XV-On "lletenlng pott" In Wo Man'a band. CHAPTER XVI-Two artillerymen pm one over" on Old Pepper, thalr ruglinontul commander. CHAPTKR XVII-Empey has narrow as caps while on patrol duty In No Man Land. , CHAPTER XVIII Pack In rest billets Empay wrltna sn.t stages a farce comedy. CHAPTER XIX-Boldlers hnv many ways to amuaa themselves while "on their own." CHAPTER XX Empey volunteers for mnctilne gun service and goes buck Into the front-line tranche CHAPTKR XXI-Empey again goes "over tha top" In a charge which cost his company II killed and fl wounded. They marched ten kilns, full puck, to u little dilapidated village, mid tin; sound nf tlm gun grew louder, con gluntly louder. The village, win full of soldiers who tnrnt'd mit to Inspect tho new draft, tho ini'it who wore shortly to bo tholr mates In tho tri'iichcs, for they wore going "up tho lino" on tho morrow, to "tulio over" Ihelr certain nector of trenchoR, . ' Tho tlrnft wns pnrnded In front of battnllon hondqunrtrrg nnd the men wuro hhhI Kited to ronipnnlos. WE like to sell Diamond Tires! We finrl lhnt when ona of our customers tries ona Diamond, ho .ait around." He's sold Satisfied customers like that keep us in business! We're glad to tell you that the Diamond Tires we've sold we piling up thousands of miles without a "come-back." And what's more, they cost less than most tires. Don't you agree that Diamonds must bo a pretty good proposition? Diamond Tube are In a data by themselves. Made from husky, lively rubber that b remarkably long-lived. PASS HARDWARE CO. Grants Pass, Ore. Lloyd til til only man tlitned to D company. Perhaps the olllccr In charge of the draft had something to do with It, for be culled Lloyd anldo and suld: "Lloyd, you are golns to a new com pany. No one knows you. Your bed will be aa you ninke It, so for ()0's siike, brnre up nnd he a initu, I think you have the stulT In you, my buy, so good-hy und the boot nf luck to you." The next diiy tho linttnllon took over their purt of the Irem lien. It linpiwned to be a very quiet luy. Tho ttrtlllory behind the lines wuh xtlll, except for an occiialonttl shell Nent over to lot the Oernuina know the Runners were not asleep. In the darkness. In single file, the company slowly wended tholr way down the communication trench to the front line. No 0110 noticed Lloyd's white and drawn face. After they had relieved the company In the trenches, Lloyd, with two of the old company men, was put on gnnrd In one of tho traverses. Not a shot was Bred from the German lines, and no one paid any attention to him crouched on the firing step. On the first time In, a new recruit la not required to stand with hla head "over the top," He only "sits It out," while tho older men keep watch.. At about ten o'clock, all of a sudden, he thought hell bad broken loose, and crouched nnd shivered up agnlnnt the parapet Shells started bursting, aa he Imagined, right In their trench, when In fact they were lauding about hun dred ynrda In rear of them. In the sec ond lines. One of the older men on guard, tam ing to hit tnnte, said : "There goes Frlta with those d d trench mortnrt again. It'a about time our artillery 'taped' them, and sen! over a few. Well, I'll be d d, where'i that blighter of a draft man gone to? There's his rifle leaning ngatnst Ibo parapet. lie must have legged It. Jtmt keep your eye peeled, Dick, while I report It to the sergeant. I wonder If the fool knows he can bo shot for such tricks as leuvln' IiIn postr Lloyd hud gone. When the trench mortnrs opened up, n mnddoiilni; ter ror selr.ed him and be wanted to run, to get nwuy from that horrible (tin. anywhere to safety. So quietly anenk Ing around the traverse, he came to the entrance of a communication trench, nnd ran madly nnd blindly down It, running Into traverses, stumbling Into muddy holes, and falling full length over trench grids. Groping blindly, with his arms stretched out In front of him, he at last came out of the trench Into the Village, or what used to be a village, before the Gerronn artillery, rased It. Mixed with hla fear, he had a pe culiar aort of cunning, which whis pered to him to avoid all sentries, be cause If they saw him he would be wants Diamonds "for keeps sent buck to that awful d'rur(lon ii. the front line, and pcrhapM be kille or mulmcd. The thought lmide lilm shudiler, the cold sweat coming out li beads on hla face. On his left, In the darkness, he coulo mako out the shadowy forms of treex crawling on his hunds and knees, stop ping and crouching with fear nt each shell-hurst, he finally reached an oh orchard and cowered at the base of n shot-scarred apple tree. lie rciimliiod there all night, listen Ing to the sound of the guns nnd ever praying, praying that his uhoIoks lift would tie spared. Aa dttwn begun to break, he could discern little dark objects protruding from the ground all about him. Curl oslty mastered his fear and he crawled to one of the objects, and there, In tin nncertnln light, he read on a little wooden cross: ' "He. II. a Whraton, No. 1070, 1st London Regt. R. F. Killed In action April 20, 1016. R. I. P." (Rest In Peace). When It dawned on him that he tint! been biding all night In a cemetery his reason seemed to leave him, and a mad desire to be free from It all mndt him rush madly away, falling over lit tie wooden crosses, smnshlng some an! trampling others under his feet. In hla flight he came to an old French dugout, half caved In and par tlnlly tilled with slimy and filthy wa ter. 1 ' Like a fox being chased by tht hounds, he ducked Into this hole, and threw himself on a pile of old emptj sandbags, wet and mildewed. Then unconsciousness. On the next day, he came to; far distant voices sounded In hla ears. Opening his eyes, In the entrance of the dugout he saw a corporal and two men with fixed bayonets. The corporal was addressing htm "Get np, you white-livered blighter! Curse you and the day you ever Joined I) company, spoiling their fine rec ord! It'll he you up against the wall, nnd a good job too. Got. hold of him, men. and If he makes a break, give him the bayonet, nnd send It home, the cow ardly Miienk. Comn on, you, move, we've been looking for you long enough." Lloyd, trembling nnd weakened by hla long fast, tottered out. assisted by a soldier on each side of htm. They took hltu before the captain, but could get nothing out of him but: "For find's sake, sir, don't have me shot, don't hnve me shot I" The captain, utterly disgusted with him, sent him under escort to division, headquarters for trial by (tiurt-mar-tlnl. chnrced with desertion under fire. They nhoot deserters In France. lining his trial, Lloyd sat as one dazed, and could put nothing forward In his defense, only an occasional "Don't hnve me shot I" . IV Ills sentence was passed t "To be shot at 8 :'.W o'clock In Die morning of Way 1H. 11)1(1." Tlda meant that he hsd only one more day to live. He did not mil in- the awfulness of his sviilenoe; hi brain teemed para- lyn-d. lie knew nothing of hla trip, under guard, In a motor lorry to the sandbagged guardroom In the village, where ho was duinpod on Die floor slid left, while a sentry with fixed hsyo nel tiiieod 1111 a. ul down In front of Ihe entrnnre. ' Kully beef, water and blscnlta were left ImhIiIh him for his snpiier. The sentry, seeing Hint he ate noth ing, came ItHdo nnd sliiMik him by the Kliuiililer, saying I it a kind voice: 'Cbii-rii, laddie, better eat some thing. You'll feel belter. Don't give lip hoH. You'll be pardoned before morning. know I be wny they run tlue things. HnJ'-C "nly trying to ocare yiitt, (lint's all. Come now, tliul's n s'Hid bid. en 1 something. It'll make the world look different to you." The good hcurted sentry knew he was lying nlx.ut the pardon. Ho knew iioili!ng short of a mlrin lu could sav 1 In- poor bid. Lloyd II -ICIiimI eagerly to his sentry's wiiri, und believed llicm. A look of hope ciiine Into bin eve, and he raveii- niily tile the nieiil hoalile blin. In nhout nil hour's time, the chap lain -auio to see lilin. but Lloyd would have noli, nt him. lie wanted no par still : ho wan to be pardoned. The artillery behind the lines sud denly iim-iiYi up with everything they bad. An loteiihi- bombardment nf tho i-liclny's IIiiih hud commenced. The roar of the guns was deafening. loyd's fe.irs ruuie back with a ru-b. und he cowered on the earthen floor with his liiimM over his face. The seniry, veelnj bin iioMtlon. came In and tried In cheer him by talking to him: "Never mind thorn guns. boy. they won't hurt you. . They sre ours. We are gUIng the Ilorhos a doe of their Hs Betrsyed His Country. own medicine. Our hoys ore going over the top at dnwn of the morning to take their trenches. We'll give 'em n taste of cold steel with tholr sausages and beer. You Just sit tight now until they relieve you. I'll hnve to go now, lad, as It's nearly time for my relief, and I don't want them to see me a-tulkln' with you. So long, laddie, cheero." With this, the sentry resumed Ihe pacing of his post In about ten min utes' time he waa relieved, and a D company man took his place. Looking Into the guardhouse, the sentry noticed the cowering attitude of Lloyd, nnd, with a sneer, said to bliu : "Instead of whimpering In that cor ner, you ought to be saying your i.ray era. It's bally conscripts like yon what's spollln' our record. We've been nut here' nigh onto eighteen months, und you're the first man to desert his pest; The whole battalion Is laughln' and pokln' Am at D company, bad luck to you I but yoo wont get another c itinee to disgrace aa - They'll put your lights out in the mornln'." After listening to this tirade. Lloyd, In a faltering voice, asked : "They are not going to shoot me, are they! Why, the other sentry said they'd pardon me. For God's sake don't tell me I'm to be shot I" and his voice died away in t sob. "Of course, they're going to shoot you. The other sentry was Jest a-kld-dln' you. Jest like old Smith. Always a-tryln' to cheer some one. You ain't got no' more chance o' belu' pardoned than I have of gottin' to be colonel of my bntt.' " . . , When the fact that nil hope waa gone finally entered Lloyd's brain, a cnlm seemed fo settle over him, and rising to his knees, with hla arms stretched out to heaven, be prayed, and nil of his soul entered Into the prayer. "O. good and merciful God, give me strength to die like a manl Deliver me from this coward's death. Give me n chance to die like my mates In the lighting line, to 'die fighting for my country. I ask this of thee." j, .' , -V I :.s'-,..-.i,Vv 5jf,v---V'.tr'v. ri Classff iecf FOIt ftULK (.' C GRANT "LA N OS Blue pri ut lilaii showing lands lo Joaaphln county, fl.SO. Addresa A. K. Voorhlea. Grants Put. tf FOR SALE Good modern house, close In, north aide. Inquire No. 2332. ears Courier. 2Stf iiUMdilTCHlNU and pecot edge, 1 0 j cents per yard. Mall ordera will, receive prompt and careful alien-J (Ion. The Vanity Shop. Medford. Oregon, 114 West Main. 07tf! KOIl BALK CHEAP Three-quarter; ton Inn k. In good condition. New( tires. Churchill and Maxwell, tf. run HAl.r. Heed corn, sudan grass, Michigan pea beans, alfalfa, clo vers and grasses. Legume bac teria cultures for alfalfa, clover, and beans, enough for 80 to 100 Ilia.. 11.25. Ralph Waldo Kldon. Central Point. Oregon. J6tf lOR BALK or breeding purpose, reg istered Ayrshire bull, 2 years old season, $2.50 at Red Front livery, corner Sixth and K streets. R. Tlmiuons, owner, phone 633-J. 42 Kill SALE Thiee fresh cows, I Jt-mey, 1 Ilolsteln, I Durham. At Red Front livery barn. Corner Sixth and K streets, R. Tlmmonr. - owner, phone S33-J. ' 42 IX) ItS ALE PI ntomuIeT2-years old", one Jenny. ( years old. Call all East H street. 40 FOR SALE Dig square house. Sixth street. North of A. Prl-e, $60. Come and get it. L. A. Launer.41 T HKNT FURNISHED ROOMS Large, com fortable and convlently located. 411 C street. S6tf PARTLY FURNISHED cottage for rent. 50 feet from pavement, a!so uuf mulshed cottage on pavement, S per month. Inquire A. R Voor bies. 92tf FOR RENT After April 21st. 7- room bouse, modern, at 811 Or chard Ave., with large garden Biot and fruit. Inquire at 801 Orchard. Will sell cheap for caah. John Summers, 'Lebanon, Ore. 37tf FOR RENT A nicely furnluhed modern cottage, 5 rooms, water, gas, electric light, at reasonable price, 207 C street. See N. E Townsend. 621 A. 42 RENT A LFuTnlshed house" six rooms, D and between Seventh nnd Eighth, gas and bath. $10. L. A. Launer. 41 IVAMMI EXPERIENCED mill men wanted yoar . around work. Excellent cook-house, electric lights, men's club, good wages, write to Modoc Lumber Company, Chlloquin, Ore gon. 52 WANTED Good work horse, with harness. M. Mclntyre, phone 609-F-12. . 39tf A peace, hitherto unknown, came to him, and he crouched and cowered no more, but calmly waited the dawn, ready to go to his death. The shells were bursting ell around the guard room, but he hardly noticed them. While waiting there, the voice of the sentry, singing In a low tone, came to blm. lie was singing the chorus of the populnr trench ditty: 1 want to go home, I want to go home. I don't want to go to tha trenches no . mora. Where the "whlssbangs" and "sausagef roar galora Take m over tha sea, when the Allemand can't get at ma Oh, my, I don't want to die I I want to go home. Lloyd listened to the words with a strange Interest, and wondered what kind of a home he would go to across the Great Divide. It would be the only home he had ever known. Suddenly there came a great rushing through the air, a blinding, a deafen ing report, and the sandbag walls of the guardroom toppled over, and then blackness. When Lloyd recovered conscious ness, he was lying on his right side, facing what used to be the entrance of the guardroom.' Now, It was only a Jumble of rent and torn sandbags. His head seemed bursting. He slowly rose on his elbow, and there In the east the dawn was breaking. But what was that mangled shape lying over there among the sandbags? Slowly dragging himself to It. he saw the body of the sentry. One look was enough to know that he was dead. The soldier's head was missing. The sentry had had his wish gratified. He had "gone home." He was safe at Inst from the "whlxs bnngs" and the Allemand. ; (To. Be Continued) Spread the butter thin Help the allies to Berlin. Envelopes at tho Courier OBce. Advertising ATTOHXEYS H D. Norton, Attorney-et-lav. Practice In all Bute and Federal. Courts. First National Bank Blda. CuLviO at WILUAMd Attorneys-at-Law Grants Pus Banking Osv Bldg. Grants Pats, Oregon. E. 8. VAN DYKE, Attorney. Practla la all court. First National Bank Building. O. g. BLANCHAJID.Atlornsy-et-Law Golden Ruls Building. Phone 270. Grants Pass. Oregon. BLANCHARD A 11LANCHARD. At torntys. Albert block. Phone 236-J. Practice In all court; land. board attorneys. VETtlUSARY 81'KGEO Dr7 R.'jr BESTUUT Veterinarian. . Office la Wlnetrout Implesaenf. Bldg. Phone 112-J. Rsldaee Phone J05-R. PHY8ICLIN8 L. O. CLEMENT, M. D. Practice limited to diseases of the eye. sat, . out and throat Glasses fitted.. Office hours 9-13, 2-6, or en as polntment. 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Ad dress 714 Lee St. 851t THE RED FRONT Livery. 1 South Sixth street, has change hands and will hereafter be con ducted by the undersigned sis as., feed barn, 50c per day for eaeTa. animal; patronage solicited. Alt accounta previous to March are to be handled by R. Tlmmona. t"L. B. Baber. ' MtT DRAYAGR AND TIUN8FKB COMMERCIAL TRANSFER CO, AJn kinds of drayage and traaefer work carefully and promptly doaav Phone 181-J. Stand at freight depot A. 8hade, Prop. F. 0. IS HAM, drayage and transfer. Safes, pianos and furniture xaeveaa packed, shipped and stored. Phone Clark and Xlolman, No. 50. dence phone 124-R. ' THE WORLD MOVES; to do we. Bunch Bros. Transfer Co. Fhae 897-R. The California and Oregaa Coast Railroad Company TIME CARTA EffectiveDecember 1. 101ft Tuesday, Thursday, Satardr k Train 1 lv. Grants Past- 1 : 00 p. at. Train 2 lv. Waters Creek 8:00 0. aa. All trains leave Grants Pass trena the corner of G and Eighth streets, opposite the Southern Pacific depot. For ail Information regVrdtns freight and passenger service call nt the office of the company, Lund burg building, or phone 1S1 for same. A .. . : ; .-S.' All Overt Billy and his mother had been to ta movies one afternoon to see "Jack, the Glnnt Killer." During supper a dis cussion arose between his two elder brothers as to whether they should ge or not. Billy listened awhite and spoke up! "There ain't no use boys talking 'bout goin' to that show tonight Jack killed the glnnt take afternoon"