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WKDMHllAV, APRIL at, IBM. DULL AND SHARP SHOOTING PAINS Uicllg.n Lady Suffered Sack Piloi la Back and Heid, Bat S8 CarcW 5tfpc TktM Bad Spell. Palmyra, Mich. Mrs. Cbaa. T. FaV Isr. of lU piece, writes: "la till I (nt rundown, and I suffered grsat palu...wlth, both dull and sharp ehoollng pains. . .slso bsck and head. I wai weak and' could only draff round, and ahoulrf hava born la bed, far I wily wasn't able U Im up.-- At tlmea I would hava aotdU that would be o bad I'd hava to go to bed, and suffered Intensely.. . I derided to try Cnrdul, and aaw a great Improvement In lesa than a month's lime. 1 used 7 or I bottles and waa stronger... I got so nmrh better that my strength relumed and my work waa ensy for me. Cnrdul did rtin a wnrM of good, It built nm up In health and strensth. I haven't bad nna Of thoae bad elle allien. I lmvin't bad In tat. f any more martlclii etnre or have any doctor either and have teen able to dn wv work rlcht along ..I recommend It to other women tilijhly aa Uie boat medicine I know of fur woman who suffer from female trouble." If yon suffer from feinsle trouble, follow thla advice, (tot a botlla of Cardul todnr and gtte It a thorough trial. It' should help yen. aa -It hne neliied thnuaanda of other women In th paat 40 years. At all druggists. EIU4 CHICHESTO1 S PILLS wrr-v .1MK III'. KOMI MaM. ' C-V' I :' nan4IUnA -rWv3k "" ' ' Wx V i'l - -. ..! uk i". .,... y T T StoaT'! lake ilWr IUr fnit, V I v. V bHJ.oti mi, ,. I . a " ft MntMaeie,l.lleM.alnkuuMa . - if 0. & C. Grant Land Blue Print Maps .rns'liine mid Curry. Count it ..Vi Jiu-knoii County - . ...!! 1."0 Hoth inapK ftr .."M) I'liittcd from trnriiiKH inatU' by M. .1. Vudpivon Jr. Nfnilt'd iircjiaiil on roct'ipt of price A. E. Voorhies (IrnntH Pass, Orepon fry r- 0 1 n a "' FOUNDATION T r' it ' ' ' hi industry and the thrift of American farms, American factories, " American shops, American homes the indus try and thrift of every citizen in the land the industry and thrift that! invest in Liberty Bonds this is the sure foun dation of American Victory V "IVe, must lick or be ticked" '(, .4 , I' . ' Thit Spue Pmi tat mnJ Contryctrf CRAMER BROS: Odd Fellows Block t FIRST AID CLASS: 1 ' IL START MAY 1 ' A Itrat aid Inatrurtlon elaaa la to ba organlied May 1. It la luggtstcd by tha Rad Cross that ma a who are subject' to esrly draft tske thla rouraa aa soon at poailbla. All othar! psrsons abovt tha age of 11 years may alao avail thamaalvas of this on-' porlunlty. Mrs. Philip Hulmer haaj been sppnlntrd snrnlllng secretary and will ba pleased to ' take tha namaa of all thoaa desiring auch In atrurtlon. Tha rouraa will consist of 15 hours Instruction divided Into about tan lecture and demonat ra tions, ' ttU !STV TltKAHl ItKlt'H CAM, FOIt IIO.U W.IHUAXTH All Josephine County (pink) road arrant Issued' prior to snd Includ ing March llith, IBIS,' and protected prior to that data, are hereby railed In and ara payable) at the County Treaaurer'a ofllra on or after the day of April, 1918. on which data Interest will reasa. , OEO. 8. CAI.IIOI'.V. 45 County Treasurer. UKSIOVAL NTI('K On May Mb the assay offlre wilt bn moved from the Hall building to the Schmidt building on southwest rornvr Sixth and I streets. 53 K. It. CUOUCH. assayer. tO.MI.WJ KVKNTH May 1, Wednesday May breakfast at llethany 1'reabyterlan rhurch. May 3, Friday Field day exercises for all the schools of the rlty. . Il L Jl . .J WsSlalgaKc-'- - 'Yf JkS.'mf It Ilil I WliHtl li.kAl, 11 Ihl k Hi VICTORY'S 1- 'r f 4 v.-v. DAILY IIOGUE "Over the Top" I By Aa America Soldier Who Went ARTHUR GUY EHPEY Mgklm Cuftnf Sitting In ftmnt lMSVtU4. Ull, Iff nMI Ws MmsIswvI sMAAAArVVvnVVjrwvwrl YNOPIIS. rifAPTRTt 1-flr.d by th. nwa of th atnkln of Iha Luilianla by a Uarauia sutiiimrina, Arthur Uuy Kmiwy, an Anwrl an. Imvu lila offti la Juraay 't(r tna m to Knalaad wbara ba aaUala fa Uia llrlllah army. CHtrTKR Il-Afir a prln4 of train, tag. fcmpay V9lunlwr for lmmoliala sarv Ira anil auua nml hlmaalf In raal blllia ''aomawhara In Krana,'' Srliara ha Aral snakra. lha acqualnlanca of tha arer-pra. nt "vootlaa." CIIAPTKH III-Empa attanda hla flrat burrh aarirleea at Ilia front wtilla a Oar man Kokkar elrclea over lh ooniraaallun. CIIAPTKH IV-Kmpey'a command fnaa Into Ilia front -Una trrm-haa and la undar Or for tha flrat lima. CTIAPTKR V-r.mi lama to adopt tha mntln (if tha Hrilan Tommy, "If you ara aoinc W sat It, you'll ajt It, aa navr worry." CIIAPTrR VI-Bark In rat bllUts. Env par aala his Orst atparlaoo aa a soaaa ordarly. ntAPTKR VU-Emnay Warn a sow tha llrlllah aol.llera ara fad. CIIAPTKH Vllt-Ilack In lh front-Una trm li, r.mtiay a hla flrat fliHnd of tha tren-hea "ao Waat." CIIATTKR IX-Empay makae hla flrat lail lo a dugout In "Hulold Lutcb." CHAPTER X-Empey laama arhat'ron. athuira a "day'a Work" la th front-Un trarn-h. CHAPTER Xl-Empy fa "ovar tha top" for lha Aral lima In a rharaa on tba 0rman Irancliaa and la wo-mdad by a bayonl thruat. CHAPTER XII-Empay Jolna th "sul ctd club" as lha bombing aquad la called. CHAITEK XIII-Each Tommy gats aa rnclal bath. CHAPTER XIV-Empey halps dig aa advanead t ranch undar Uarnuui fir. CHAPTER XV-On "llalanlnc Doat" In No Man's Land CHAPTER XVI -Two arllllaryinan pat na ovar" oa Old Pepper, thalr raglmanul commandar. CHAPTER XVH-Empay haa narrow aa capa while on patrol duty In No Man'a Land. CHAPTER XVIH-Back In rut Wtlats Empty wrlias an J Magaa a fare comedy. CHAPTER XIX-Bnldlere ha many waya lo iffluH thamaalva while "on Iheir own " CHAPTEt XX-Empy olunaera for maahlna sun aarrl.-a iumI goa bock Into lha fronl-llna tremhea CIIAPTKH XXt-Empey araln goes "ovar lha top" In a charae which coat hi company 11 killed and U wounded. CHAPTER XXIl-Trtck with a machine gun ellenraa on boiliaraont e'rlta CHAHTEU XXlU-Oermnn attack, pr cadwl by aaa wave, la repulsed. CHAPTER XXIV-Cmpey la forced lake purt In an pxnuurii as u member of tha flrlna iuad. CHAPTER XXV-Prltlah prepare for lh tile Fuah-the baltl of th Bom me. When w took over tha front tlno w received an awful shock. Tbe Oraians displayed slgnbounla over the top of their trench bhowlni; the iinnies that te had culled their trenches. The slgna read "Fair," "Fnct," "Fnte," and "Kiincy." and a on, according to the cod names on our map. Then to rub It In, they hoisted soma more signs which read. "Coma on, wo ara ready, atupld Enf nan." It la atlll a mystery to me how they obtained this knowledge. There had been no raids or prisoners taken, so It must have been .tba work of spies In oar own lines. Three or four dayi before the big push wa tried to shatter Frlts's nerves by feint attacks, and partially suc ceeded as tbe official reports of July 1 show. Although wa war constantly bom barding their lines day and night, still wa fooled tha Qermana several times. This was accomplished by throwing an Intense barmge Into hla lines then using amoks sheila wa would put a curtain of white smoke across No Man's Land, completely obstructing his view of our trenches, and would raise our curtain of Ore as if In sn actual attack. All down our trencbea the men would shout and cheer, and Frits would turn loose with machine-gun, rifle, and shrapnel fire, thinking we were com ing over. After three or four of these dummy attacks his nerves . mast have been near the breaking point '., On June 24, 1010, at :40 In the morning our guna opened up, and hell waa let loose. Tbe din was terrific, a constsnt boom-boom-boom In your ear. At night the sky waa a red glare. Our bombardment had lasted about two boors when Frits started reply, tng. Although we were sending over ten shells to bis one, our casualties ware heavy. There was constant stream of stretcher coming out of the communication trenches . and burial parties were a common sight In the dugouts the noise of the guns almost hurt. You bad the same sensa tion as when riding on the subway you enter the tube nnder the river going to Brooklyn a sort of pressure on the ear drums, and the ground constanUy trembling. . .. ,. The rouds behind the trenches were very dangerous because Boche shrap nel was constantly bursting over them. We avoided these dangerous spots by crossing through open fields. ' The destruction In the German lines was awful and I really felt sorry for them because 1 resllsed how they must be clicking It From our front-line trench, every now nml ngnln, we could henr sharp whistle blnsts In the German trenches. These blasts were the signals for stretcher benrers, and meant the wounding or killing of some German In the service of his fatherland. Atwcll and I had a tough time of It patrolling the different trenches at IUTEB COUIDEB night but after awhile got used to It My old outfit, the mschlne gun com pany, was ststloned In huge elepbsnt dugouts about four hundred ysrds be hind the front-line trench they were In reserve. Ocrsslonslly I would stop In their dugout snd hnve a confab with my former maies. Although we tried to be Jolly, still, there wss a lurking feeling of Impending dlaaater. Kerb man waa wondering, . If, after the slogan, "Over the lop with the bent of lurk," had hei-n sounded, would be still be alive or would he be lying "some where In France." In nn old illlnpldiited hoase, the wall of which were scarred with niiirblne-gun bullets. No, 8 sec tion of the machine gun rompiiny had Its quarters. The company's cooks pre pared the fiicnl In this billet. On the fifth evening of the bombardment a 'leruinn clk'lit-ltich ahcll reglalered a direct hit on the billet snd wiped out tn men who were ssleep In the sup poiieiliy bomb-proof cellar. They were hurled the next day snd I attended tbe funeral. CHAPTER XXVI. All Quiet (!) en the We.urn Front At tirltfnde !iem1cUiirtcr I happened to ove rhenr a ronverantlon between our O, 0. C. (general ollWr cotnmupdlng) and the dlvlnlonnl commander. From this converaiitlon I learned that we were to bombard the German lines for eight daya. and on tbe Urat of July tbe "big pUHh" waa to commence. In a few duya ordera were Issued to Hint effect, and It waa common prop erly nil along the line.' On the afternoon of the eighth dny of our "Ktrafelng," Atwcll und I were sit ting In tbe front-line trench smoking fugs snd nuiklug out our reports of the previous night's tour of the trenches, which we had to turn In to headquar ters tbe following dny, when sn order whs punned down the trench thnt Old lepier requested twenty volunteers to go over on a trench ruld that night to try and get a few Gerrunn prisoners for Information purposes. I Immediately volunteered for this Job, und shook hnnda with Atwell, and went to the rear to give my name to the offlcera In chur.'e of the raiding party. I was accepted, worse luck. At 0 :4.1 that night we reported to the brigade headquarter dugout to receive Instructions from Old Pepper. After reaching thla dugout we lined up In a semicircle sround hi in, snd he addressed us as follows: "All I wsnt yon boys to do Is to go over to the Germsn lines tonight, sur prise them, secure a couple of prison ers, snd return Immediately. Our ar tillery hua bombarded that section of tbe line for two days and personally I believe that that part of the German trench Is unoccupied, so just get s cou ple of prisoners snd return ss quickly ss possible." The sergeant on my right In sn un dertone, whispered to me: "Say. Tank, how are we going to get a couple of prisoners If the old fool thinks "personally that that part of the trench Is unoccupied,' souuds kind of flhy, doesn't It mate?" ' I hnd a funny sinking sensation In my stoninrh. and my tin hnt felt as If It weighed nlout a ton and my enthusl nsm waj melting nwny. Old Pepper must have heard Ihe sergeant speak liecnuxe he turned In his direction and In a thundering voice asked : "What did you sayl" The sergeant with a scarlet look on his fare and his knees trembling, smnrtly saluted and answered: "Nothing, sir." Old Pepper said: "Well, dont say It so loudly the next time." Then Old Pepper continued : "In this section of the German trenches there are two or three ma chine guns which our artillery, In the last two or three days, has been un able to tape. These guns command the sector where two of onr communica tion trenches Join the front line, and ns the brigade Is to go over the top to morrow morning I want to capture two or three men from these guns' crews, and from them I may be able to obtain valuable Information as to the exact location of the guns, snd our artillery will therefore be able to demolish them before the attack, and thus prevent our losing a lot of men while using these communication trenches to bring up re-enforcements." , These were the Instructions' he gave ns; , ... ."Take off your Identification disks, strip your uniforms of all numerals, Insignia, etc., leave your papers with your .captains, because I dont want the Bochea to know, what regiments are against them as this would be valuable Information to them In our attack to morrow and I don't want any of you to be taken alive. What I want Is two prisoners and If I get them I have a way which will make them divulge alL necessary Information as to- their guns. You ha ve your .choice of two weapons you may carry your "per suaders' or your knuckle knives, snd each man will arm himself with four Mills bombs, these to be used only In case of emergency." A persuader Is Tommy's nickname for a club carried by the bombers. It is shout two feet long, thin at one end and very thick at the other. The thick end Is studded with sharp steel spikes, while through the center of the club there Is nine-Inch lead bar, to give It weight and balance. When you get n prisoner all you have to do Is Just stick this club up In front of him, and believe me, the prisoner's patriotism for "Dentsehlnnd ueber Alles" fades away and he very willingly obeys the orders of his enptor. If, however, the Classified! FOB IALS O. C. GRANT LANDS Bine print plats showing lands la Josephine county, fl.SO. Address A. E. Voorhies, Grants Pass. U FOR SALE Good modern bouse, close In, north side. Inquire No. 1132, ears) Courier. Jltf HEM8T1TCHINQ and pecot edge, 10 cents per ysrd. Mali orders will receive prompt and careful atten tion. Tha Vanity Shop, Medford Oregon, 114 Weat Mala. 07tf FOR BALK CHEAP Three-quarter ton truck. In good condition. New tlrea. Churchill and Maxwell, tf FOR SALE Seed corn, sudan grasa. Michigan pea beana. alfalfa, clo vers and grasses. Legume bac teria cultures for slfalfa, clovtr, and beans, enough for (0 to 100 . lbs., $1.25. Hajpb Waldo Eldvn. Central Point, Oregon.. . 36tf FOR SALE No. 1 atock squash seed, 7Se pound. Inquire of J. E. Hair, Grants Pass. 45 TOWNSHIP ownership msps show ing O. A C. and deeded lands In Josephine county for sale by the Josephine County Abstract Com pany, 50 centa each. 65 FOR SALE Alaskan dog, about eight months old. Mr. B. B. Loe wen, Rd. No. 1. Box 10. . . 4( FOR SALE Young black! team weighing about 1800. Address Andrew Johnson, Merlin, Ore. 40 TOMATO PLANTS Early snd late varletlea, 10c per dozen. J. T. Cbausse. ' 43 FOR SALE 55 yarda new linoleum. roll-top desk, reading lamp, 2 rockers, chairs, high chair, child's chslr swing, feather pillows, kitch en utensils. Phone 279-L. 42tf TO RKNT FURNISHED ROOMS-rLarge, com fortable and convlently located. 411 C street 86tf PARTLY FURNISHED cottage for rent, SO feet from pavement, also unfurnished cottage on pavement 28 per month. Inquire A. B Voor hies. 2tf WA.VTKD EXPERIENCED' mill men wanted year around1 work.' Excellent cook-house, electric lights, men's ; club, good wages, write to Modoc I Lumber Company, Chlloquln, Ore ' gon. 52 j WANTED One section steel frame harrow, with lever. W. H. Leon ard. Rd. No. 2, Box 11-A. 46 WANTED-One-half - horse" power electric cmotor. Williams Garage 46 prisoner gets high-toned and refuses to follow you, simply "persuade" him b first removing his tin hat end then wen, ine use of the lead weight In the persuader la demonstrated, and Tom my looks for another prisoner. ' ; The knuckle knife is a dagger affair, the blade, of which Is about eight lnchea long with a heavy steel guard over the grip. This guard Is studded with steel projections. At night in a trench, which Is only about three to four feet wide, It makes a very handy weapon. One punch In tbe face gen erally shatters a man's Jaw and yon can get him with the knife as be goes dowa,k Then we had what we called our "come-alongs.". These are strands of bnrbed wire about three feet long, made Into a noose at one end; at the other end, the barbs are cut off and Tommy slips his wrist through a loop to get a good grip on the wire. If the prisoner wants to argue the point why Just place the large loop around his neck and no matter If Tommy wishes to return to his trenches at the walk, trot or gallop, Frits Is perfectly agree able to maintain Tommy's rate of speed. We were ordered to black our faces and hands. For this reason ; At night, the English and Germans nse what they call star shells, a sort of rocket affair. They are fired from a large pistol about twenty Inches long, which Is held over the sandbsg parapet of the trench, and discharged Into tbe air. These star shells attain a height of about sixty feet, and a range of from fifty to aeventy-flve yards. When they hit the ground they explode, throwing out a strong calcium light which lights np the ground In a circle of a radius of between ten to fifteen yards. . They also have a parachute star shell which, after reaching a height of about sixty feet, explodes. A parachute unfolds and slowly floats to the ground, light ing up a Inrge, circle In No Man's Land, The official iiame of the star shell is a "Very-light." Very-lights are used to prevent night surprise attacks-on the trenches. If a star shell falls In front of you. or between you and the German lines, you are safe from detec tion, as the enemy cannot see yon through the bright curtain of light But If It falls behind you and, as Tom my says, "yon get In the star shell page Tinea Advertise ItlTEIW OV NATIVE PLATIXIH GILFILLAN BR08. . Smelting ul Refining Co., 117 H Weat Slit atreet, Los Angalea, Cat., are la the market for dean native Irids) ' platinum. If ' ATTORNEYS' H. D. Norton, Attoraey-at-lawi Practice In all 8 Lata aad. Federal Courts. First National Bank Bldg. COLVIO WILLIAMS Attorney at-Law Oranta Pus Baaklag Co, Bldg. Oranta Pass, Oregon. t. 8. VAN DYKE, Attorney. Praetle in all courts, tint National Bank Building. 0. S. BLANCHARD.Attorney-at-Lawi ' Golden Rule Building. Phone. 270. Grants Pass, Oregon. BLANCHARO A BLANCHARO, AU torneya, .. Albert block. . Phone) 2141. Practice In all courts; land board attorneys. VETERINARY SIRCKOH J DR. R. J. BESTUL, Vetarlnarta. Of flee la Wlnetrout Implement Bldg. Phone 113-J. Residence Phone 305-R. PHYSICIANS L. O. CLEMENT, M. D. PraeUee limited to dlsssi of the) eye, ear, nose and throat Olsssis fttta4 Offiee hours 1-12, 2-1, or oa ap pointment Office pbene, 62; dence phone 251-J. 3. LOUGHRIDGE, M. D.. Physician and aurgeon. City or country calls attended day or tight Residence phone "62; office phone 182. Sixth snd H. Tuffs Building. ' A. A. WITHAM, M. D., Physician and surgeon. Office: Hall Bldg., corner Sixth, and I streets. Pboaea: Of ficer lie; residence, Jlg-J. Hoars, I a. m. to 4 p. a. DR. J. O. NIBLKY Phyaletaa and euraeoa. Loadbar; BalleUag. Surgeon Utah-Idaho aVagar Gev Health Omoer. OBoer keen. to 12 a. m. ,1 to t p. m. , Phase) 110-J. . U PHOTO STUDIO THE PICTURE MILL opea daily 1 a. m. to 5 p. m. For Sunday ait Jngs call Mill 282-R or residence 140-J. 78tl DENTISTS E. C. MACY, D. M. D. Flrstolaea dentlatry., 101 Vt South Slxtt street. Grants Pass. Oregon. . MUSICAL INSTRUCTION X S. MACMTTRRAT," teacher of vc4ee - culture and ainglng. Lessons gtvea at home of pnpil if requested. Ad dress 718 Lee St 8(ltf DRAYAGK AND TRANSFER COMMERCIAL TRANSFER OO. AB kinds of drayage and traaafat work carefully and promptly 4oaa Phone 181-J. Stand at freight depot ' A Shade, Prop. F. O. IS HAM, drayage and transfer. Safes, pianos and furniture moved packed, skipped and stored. Phoaa Clark and Holman, No. 50. Resi dence phone 114-R. - THE WORLD MOVES; so do wa. Bunch Bros. Transfer Cs. Phoaa 227-R.- ' -' , The California and Oregoi Coast Railroad Company ' TIME CARS EffectlveDeoember 1, 1917. Tuesday. Thursday, Saturday Train 1 Iv. Grants pass 1:00 p. i Train 2 lv. Waters Creek 8:00 p. i All trains leave Grants Pass from the corner of G and Eighth streets, opposite the Southern Pacific depot For all Information regarding freight and passenger service call at the office of the company, Lundburg building, or phone 131 tor same sone,f then 'the fun begins ; yon have to lie flat bn your stomach and remain absolutely hiotfnnless until the light ot the shell dies out This takes any where from, forty to seventy seconds. If you haven't time to fall to ' the ground you must remain absolutely still In whatever position you were la when the. light exploded ; Ib is advis able not 'to breathe, a Frits has aa eye like an eagle when he thinks yon ara knocking at bis door. . When a star shell Is burning in Tommy's resr he caa hold his bresth for a week. - (To Be Continued) Placer and Quarts Mining blaaki at the Courier. I (aa'-ekaVWrWa '