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CHAPTER V.
Mud, rtnta nnd Shall.
I Jiuitt Imvu slept for two or lliroo
Iiours, not tlm refreshing kind Hint r
ultH from rleiiu sheets mill soft pil
lows, hut tin) sleep Hint comes from
cold, wet mid sheer exhaustion.
Suddenly, the cnrtlt seemed to shrike
'C.'id ii thunderclap burnt In my rum. I
nii'iii'(1 tny eyes I win sploshed nil
over with sticky mud, nnd men wen
picking themselves up from tlm bottom
of tint tri-nch. The ptirnput on my Iff t
luid toppled Into tho trench, completely
tilockliiK It with n wnll of toHxcd-up
earth. Tint innn on my left lny still, I
rubbed tlm mud from my fnce, nnd nu
nwful sight met my gaze his lirnd
was smashed to n pulp, nnd IiIh hIim-1
helmet wnn full of brains nnd blood.
A -German ".Minnie" (tri'lirh inortnr)
lintl exploded In Ihn next traverse. Mm
wero dlKRliiK Into tin soft mass of mud
In n frenzy of lutnto. Htrctcher-bciir-era
ramn up tho trench on ihp iloutile,
-After n few minute of (Hinting, three
ritlll, muddy forms on stretcher were
oirrlrd down tho communication
trench to the rrnr. Hoon Ihey would
lio resting "somewhere In France," with
n llttlo wooden cross over their bends.
They hnd done their tilt for king nnd
country, hnd died without firing n idiot,
liut their services wcro appreciated,
nevertheless,
Ijiter on, I found out their names.
Thry belonged to our drnfL
I wiih dazed nnd motionless. Hud
dcnly n shovel wnn puidicd Into my
linndis utid n rough hut kindly voice
mid:
"Here, my Intl. lend n hnnd dentine
tho trenrh, hut keep your hend down,
nnd look out for sniper. Ono of the
IKrlU's In n dnlxy, nnd he'll cot you If
jrou'ro not careful."
Lying on my lielly on the bottom of
Ihn trench, I filled sandbngs with thn
titlcky mud, they wero dragged to my
trenr by tho other men, nnd tho work of
(rebuilding tho parapet wnn on. Tho
flmrder I worked, tho better I felt. At
Ithough tho wenthcr wnn cold, I wait
Monkeil with sweat.
Occasionally n bullet would crnck
Kircrhend, nnd n mnchtno gun would
fclck up the mud on tho bardicd-ln pnru
awt. At ench crnck I would duck nnd
1nw u in I HH
which! my fnco with my nrm. Ono of
tho older men noticed thin nctlon of
anlno, nnd whispered :
"Don't duck nt tho crnck of n bill
Set. Yank; tho dnnger has passed you
(never henr tho ono thnt wlngn you.
Always remember thnt If you nro going
rto get It, you'll get It, no never worry."
Thin mndo n grent Impression on me
Cit the time, nnd from then on, I adopt
d bin motto, "If you'ro going to get It,
you'll get It."
It helped mo wonderfully. I used It
)ko often nfterwnrdn thnt some of my
tmntcit dubhed me, "If you'ro going to
ct It, you'll get It."
After nn hour's hnnUwork, nil my
O (nervousness left me, nnd I wnn laugh.
Sng nnd joking with tho rest.
At ono o'clock, dinner enmo op In
Kbo form of it dlxlo of hot ntow,
I looked for my ennteen. It hnd
(fallen off tho flro ntcp, nnd wnn hnlf
thurlcd In the mud. Tho mnn on my
Heft noticed thin, nnd told tho corpornl,
tdlshlng out tho rations, to put my
udmro In bin menu tin. Then ho whls
rpered to mo, "Always tnko euro of your
lines tin, mnto."
I hnd tenrncd another mnxlm of tho
trenches.
Thnt stew tasted fine. I wnn nN
hungry ns u henr. We hnd "seconds,"
lor nnother helping, bernuso three of
Itho men hnd "gono Went," killed by
tho explosion of tho German trench
jmortur, nnd wn nto their Him re, but
Will I wnn hungry, ho I filled In with
(bully beef nnd biscuits. Then I drained
my wnter bottle. Later on I learned
Junothcr mnxlm of tho front lino, "Oo
'jtmnrlugly with your water." Tho bully
t jlieef mndo mo thirsty, nnd by tea tlmu
'I wiih dying for n drink, but my prldu
would not nllow mo to nnk my mnten
for wutcr, I wan fnat learning tho
iethtcH of tho trendies,
Thnt night I was put on guard with
un older mnn, Wo stood on tho flro
Htep with our hnnda over tho top, peer
Jng out Into No Man's Land. It was
utcrvoiiH work for mo. but tho other fol
(low seemed to tnko It as part of tha
hnlnIit'H routine.
Then Nomothlng nhot pnst my face,
(My heart stopped bcnUug, and I ducked
tiny head below tho parapet. A soft
rchucklo from my mnto brought mo to
my senses, and I focbly asked, "Vat
tienvon's sako, what was thnt?"
Ho anHwered, "Only a rat taking a
Jfhmeniulo along tho sandbags." 1
jlolt
lilt very sheepish,
About every twenty minutes tho son-
try In tho next traverse would flro
stur shell from his flare pistol. Tho
-"plop" would glvo mo a start of fright.
I never got used to this noise during
my scrvlco In tho trenches.
I would watch the arc described by
Kthe star shell, nnd thro stare late No
I,, ft IHaifr Lund waltlOK forjt to butt. In
(II II 1
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WHO WENT
MniUIHilJYmPIT
GUHriEREIlYIHGIHfRAnCE
yi7 oy
mi auk w tinny
Its lurid IlKhf tint barbed wlro and
xtiiki'N would bo hllhouetted ngnlnxl ltd
light llkn a Inttleod window. Then
dnrknexn,
Oiiee, out In front of our wire, I
beard u nolmi nnd miw durk forms
moving. My rifle wnn tying ncronN the
HtindhiiKgi'd piirnpet. I renehed for It,
nnd wnn Inking nlm to (Ire, when my
mnto granped my arm, and whlxpered,
"Don't tire." Ho challenged In a low
voice. Tho reply enmo back limtuntly
from tho dnrk forum:
"Hhul your bllnkln' mouth, you
bloomlu' Idiot; do you want uh to click
It from tho HocheiO"
Later wo learned thnt tho word, "No
challenging or firing, wiring party out
In front," had been given to tho Hen try
ou our right, but ho hnd fnllcd to pnmi
It down tlio trench. An o nicer had over
hen rd our challenge und tho reply, nnd
Immedlntely put tho offending sentry
under urrcsL Tho sentry clicked
twenty-one ilnyn on tho wheel, thnt Is,
ho received twenty-one dnyn' field pun
Inhment No. 1, or "crucifixion," ns
Tommy terum It.
This connlnts of being nprend-englcd
on tho wheel of n Umber two hours n
dny for twenty-ono tlnys, regardless of
thn weather. During this period, your
rations coitnlnt of bully beef, biscuits
and water.'
A few months later I met this sentry
and he confided to mo that hIiico being
"crucltled," he hnd never fnlled to pnss
thn word down tho trench when so or
dered. In view of tho offense, tho
nbovo punishment wns very light, In
thnt fulling to pnss tho word down a
trench mny menn the loss of mnny
lives, und tho spoiling of some Impor
tant cntcrprlso In No Mun's Land.
CHAPTER VI.
"Back of tha Line."
Our tour In tho front-lino trench
lusted four dnys, and then wo were
relieved by tho brigade
doing down tho communication
trench wo wero In a merry mood, nl
though wo wero cold nnd wet, and
every bono In our bodies ached. It
mnken n lot of difference whether you
nro "going In" or "going out."
At the end of tho communication
trench, limbers wero waiting on tho
road for us. I thought wo wero going
to rldo buck to rest billets, but soon
found out thnt tho only time an In
fautrymau rides Is when ho Is
wounded nnd Is bound for tho biuo or
Illlghty. Those limbers carried our
reserve ammunition and rations. Our
march to rest billets was thoroughly
enjoyed fiy me. It seemed as If I
wero on furlough, and wus leaving be
hind everything that was tllsugreo.
ublu and horrible. Kvory recruit feels
this way after being relieved from tho
trenches.
Wo marched eight kilos nnd then
halted In front of a French cHtiimluet.
The captain gave tho order to turn
out ou each side of tho road und wait
his return, l'retty soon ho came back
and told II company to occupy billets
117, 118 and lilt, lllltet 117 was an
old btable which hud previously been
occupied by cows. About four fceMn
front of tho entrance wus a huge ma
nure pile, and the odor from It was
anything but pleasant. Using my
fltmhllght I stumbled through tho door.
Just before entering I observed a
white sign reading: "Sitting 50, lying
20," but, ut tho time, Its slgulllcunco
did not strike me. Next morning I
asked tho sergeant major what It
meant. Ho nonchalantly answered:
That's some of tho work of tho It,
A. M. a (Hoynl Army Medlcul corps),
It Mmply meuiN that In case of an at
tack, this billet will accommoduto
fifty wounded who arc utile to sit up
and tnko notice, or twenty stretcher
cases,"
It wns not long after this that I was
ono of tho "20 lying."
I soon hit thu hay and was fust
asleep, even my friends tho "cooties"
failed to disturb me.
Tho next morning nt about six
o'clock I was awakened by tho lnnco
corporal of our section, Informing mo
that I had been detailed as mess or
derly, and to report to tho cook and
give him a htmd. I helped him muko
tho tiro, carry wutcr from an old well,
and fry tho bacon. Lids of dixies nro
used to cook tho bacon In. After
breakfast was cooked, I carried n dlxlu
of hot tea mid tho lid full of bacon to
our section, and told tho corporal thnt
breakfast was ready, Ho looked at mo
In contempt, nnd then shouted, "Ureuk
flint up, comu und gut It I" I Immedl
ntely got wlso to tho trench parlance
nnd nuver again Informed that "Ureak
fust wns served."
It didn't tuko long for tho Tommies
to answer this cull. Hnlf dressed,
they lined up with thotr cuutcons nnd
I dished out tho tea. Huch Tommy
carried In his hand a thick' slice of
bread which had boon Issued with tho
ruilojin Uiq nlcM feoiatfl Tkca I bud
tho pleasure of seeing them illg fnTo
tho bacon with their dirty lingers. Tho
allowance was ono slice per man, Tho
Into ones received very small slices.
An ench Tommy got his nhtiro ho Im
medlntely disappeared Into tho billet.
Pretty noon about fifteen of them mndo
a rush to the cookhouse, each currying
a huge slice of bread. Thesa slices
they1 dipped Into tho bacon greiisa
which was stewing over thu flro. Tho
last mini Invariably lost out. I wus
thu lust man.
After breakfast our section carried
their equipment Into a field adjoining
the billet and got busy removing the
trench mud therefrom, because at 8:45
u. m., they hud to full In for Inspection
nnd parade, and woo betldo thu mnn
who wus unshaven, or bud mud on his
uniform. Cleanlliiess Is next to godli
ness In thu Ilrltlsh army, and Old Pop
per must have been personally ac
quainted with HI. Peter.
Our drill consisted of close-order
formation, which lasted until noon.
During Oils time we hnd two ten-mlu-uto
breaks for rest, und no sooner tho
word, "Full out for ten minutes," wus
given than each Tommy got out u fug
und lighted It.
Fugs urn Issued every Huridny morn
lug, and you generally get between
twenty nnd forty. The brand gen
erally Issued Is tho "Woodbine." Homo
times we nre lucky and get "Hold
Unites," "Players" or "Ited IIUBSiirs."
Occasionally an Issue of "Life Hays"
comes along. Then tho older Tommies
Immediately get busy on the recruits
mid trndo these for "Woodbines" or
"Ooldllnkes." A recruit only bus to
be stuck once In this manner, nnd then
ho censes to bo a recruit. There Is a
reason. Tommy Is a grent clgnrctte
smoker. lie Htuokcs under nil condi
tions, except when unconscious or
when bo Is reconnolterlng In No Mnn's
Lund at night. Then, for obvious rea
noun, bo does net en re to have n light
ed cigarette In hW mouth.
Htretchcr beurers carry fngs for
wounded Tommies. When a stretcher
bearer arrives nlongsldo of a Tommy
who has been hit the following conver
sation usually Hikes place: Htretchcr
benrer "Wunt n fng7 Where nro you
hit!" Tommy looks up utid unsworn,
"Yes. In tho leg."
After dlsmlssnl from pnrnde, wc re
turned to our billets nnd I hud to get
busy immedlntely with the dinner Is
sue. Dinner consisted of slew mndo
from fresh beef, a couple of spuds,
bully beef, Muconochlo rations and wa
terplenty of wnter. There Is greut
competition among tho men to spear
with their forks tho two lonely jaita
toes. After dinner I tried to wnsh out
the dlxlo with cold wnter nnd n rag,
and learned nnother maxim of tho
trenches "It ciiu't bo done." I slyly
watched ono of tho older men from
nnother ncvllon, nnd wns horrified to
see him throw Into his dlxlo four or
live double handfuls of mud. Then ho
poured In some wnter, und with his
hands scoured tho dlxlo Inside und out.
I thought ho wns tnklng un nwful risk.
Supposing tho cook should have neon
him I After hnlf nn hour of unsuc
cessful efforts I returned my dlxlo to
tho cook shuck, being cureful to put on
tho cover, and returned to tho billet.
I
tTTTW m '9-K-JU'jmSJ.
SGSJWSiiT V . iViiiiW
Retting Oack of the Lines.
Pretty soon thu conk poked his hend
In the door nnd shouted: "Hey, Yank,
come out hero nnd cleun your dlxlo I"
I protested that I hud wnsted a hnlf
hour on It already, and had used up
my only remaining shirt In tho at
tempt. With a look of disdain he ex
claimed: "Itlow me, your shirt I Why
In didn't you use mud?"
Without n word In reply I got busy
with tho mud, and soon my dlxlo was
bright and shining.
Most of thu ufternoon wns spent by
tho men writing letters home, I used
my spare tlmo to chop wood for tho
cook und go with tho ipiartermaster to
draw cool. I got buck just In tlmo to
Ih.huo our third meal, which consisted
of hot ten, I rinsed out my dlxlo nnd
returned It to tho cookhouse, und went
back to the, billet with an exhilarated
feeling thnt my day's labor was done.
I hud fallen asleep on the straw when
once again tho cook appeared In tho
door of tho billot with: "llllmo me, you
Ynnks nro Insy. Who In n-goln' to
draw tho water for tho mornln tea?
Do you think I'm u-golnk to? Woll,
I'm not," and ho left. I ed tho dlxlo
with water from nn old squeaking well,
nnd onco again lay dawn In tho straw,
(To Do Continued.)
One cent a word la all a llttlo Want
Ad will cost you.
Something to soil? Advertise In
The Dullotln'a classified column,
CABIN BOUGHT
FOR S IN
UPPICIt DKHCHU'i'JM AHWWIA
TIO.V KXKTtJTIVK IJOAIII) COM
ili:ti:h AiiitA.vi:Mi:.vrH I'on
ItlDI.VM CHAM: I'ltAIIlIi; hanoi:
(From Friday's Dally.)
Arrangamontn for purchasing tho
cabin nt tho old cow camp on Crano
Prnlrlo, formerly owned by tho Btan-
loy ranch company, wore completed
yostorday nt a meeting of tho ex
ecutive board of tho Upper Deschutes
fltockmon's association hold In tho
local forest service office Tho
building will bo used exclusively as
a sununor camp for tho riders and
users of tho Crano Pralrlo range.
This Is tho second stock association
to secure a cabin of Its own.
Jack Harvey and Hob Crandall
woro appointed riders for this section
and another man will also bo picked
later for tho lowor Deschutes dist
rict. Tho threo will also act as state
flro wardens, cooperating with tho
forest service In cheeking fires.
Duo to tho shortage of beef 1700
hond of cattlo will run on Crano
Pralrlo this year, an lncreaso of 300
ntoors ovar tho previous season. Tho
forest service feels that though tho
Improvements In managotnont of
ranjjo Its carrying capacity may ac
tually bo Increased.
Tho men In yesterday attending
tho meeting wero M. H. Maytlold, S.
S. Stearns, Leland Casey, M. II. Mc
Coy and It. K. Grimes
"It Hiiro Does tlio Work"
Mrs. W. H. Thornton, 3523 W 10th
St.. Llttlo Hock, Ark., writes: "My
llttlo boy hnd a sevoro attack of croup
and I honestly believe ho would have
dlod If It had not been for Foloy'a
Honoy and Tar. I would not bo
without it at any prlco, as it sure
does tho work." nest remedy known
for coughs, colds, whooping cough,
Sold ovorywhoro. Adv.
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICK OF HALU OF KHTIIAV
NOTICB IS HKHEHY OIVUN that
pursuant to an order mado and cn
torod In tho Justico Court of Hond,
Oregon, on tho 23rd day of February,
1918, tho following described cstray
will bo sold to tho highest bidder for
cash, to-wit:
Ono Day Maro, weight about 1200
pounds, branded with O on loft
shoulder, to satisfy costs of keeping
cost of advertising, cost of salo and
all cost in connection with this pro
ceeding, said salo to bo held at my
said ranch at tho hour of ten o'clock
In tho forenoon of tho 20th day of
March, 1918.
Dated this 23rd day of Fobruary,
1918.
L. C. Young.
NOTICB IX)H PUHLICATIO.V.
Dopnrtmont of tho Intorlor, U. S.
Land Offlco at Tho- Dalles, Oregon,
February 18, 1918.
Notlco Is hereby given that Charles
F. Hronnan, of Milllcan, Oregon, who,
on September 11, 1914, mado Home
stead tintry No. 0132849, for lots 3,
A. S4 NW. NH SWU, Sec. 1,
SBU NKU, NEU SE, Soc. 2, Tp.
20 S. H. 16, K.W.M., has tiled notlco
of Intention to mnko final threo year
proof, to establish claim to tho land
above described, boforo H. C. Ellis,
U. S. Commissioner, at Uond. Oregon.
on tho 28th day of March, 1918.
Claimant names us witnesses: Her
bort E. Mooro, Frank Porclvall, and
John II. Israol, all of Milllcan, Ore
gon, and Ernest It. Edmunds, of
Uond, Orogon.
II. FRANK WOODCOCK,
Gl.Bp Hoglstor.
Notlco of Publication
Department of tho Interior. U. S.
Land Offlco at Tho Dallos, Orogon.
March 1, 1918.
Notlco is horoby iglvon that Wil
liam Spencer, of Milllcan, Oregon,
who, on Dccombor 27, 1912, mado
H. E. 011108, and February 2,1914,
mado additional entry No. 012489,
THE RED CROSS NURSES OF EUROPE
ARE GIVING TOASTED
CIGARETTES TO THE BOYS
To anyone who doesn't know of the
wonderful advances that have been made
in the preparation of smoking tobaccos
In the last few years It may sound strange
to speak of toasted cigarettes.
Strictly speaking, we should say ciga
rettes made of toasted tobacco; the smok
ers of this country will recognize it more
readily by its trade name, "LUCKY
STRIKE" the toasted cigarette.
The American Tobacco Company are
producing millions of these toasted ciga
rettes and these are being bought in
enormous quantities through the various
tobacco funds conducted by the news
papers of the country and forwarded
through the Red Cross Society to the boys
In France.
This new process of treating tobacco
not only improves the flavor of the tobacco
but It seals in this flavor and makes
the cigarettes keep better.
The Red Cross nurse is always glad to
have a cigarette for the wounded soldier,
as, in most Instances, that is tho first
thing asked for,
Adv.
for 8E1 NEtf, BJ4 8B, Bee 12,
NBVi, 8EV4 NW'n Hoc. 13, Town
ship 20, B., Range 14, E Wlllamotto
Meridian, has filled notlco of Inten
tion to mnkb Final Throo Yonr Proof
to establish claim to tho land Above
described, boforo H. C. Ellis, U. H.
Shoes for Real Service
OUIl SPECIALTY IS TO MAKE HIIOEH THAT
BTANI) THE TEST
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Is especially mndo for this kind of country. Nono are bet
tor mado.
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A bandsomo serviceable dress shoo for men. Cannot be
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Room with bath privilege, single 75c up; double
$ 1 .00 up. Room with private bath , single 1 .50
up; double $2.00 up.
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VERNON A. FORBES
LAWYER
First National Bank Building
Bend :: :: Oregon
.H. H. DeARMOND
LAWYER
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H. O. J3 L L I 8
Attorneyat-Law
United States Commissioner
First National Bank Building
BEND, OREGON
a 8. BEN80N
Attorney At Law
Benson Building. Wall Street
Bend, Oregon.
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Bend, ... Oregon
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EYE SPECIALIST, of Portland
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THOHSON, THE JEWELER
Eastes-Anderson Farm Land Co.
Irrigated Farm Lands a Specialty
GENERAL INSURANCE
Firrt National Bank Buildup 124 Owoo Stnci Baet), Ore
Commissioner, at Dond, Oregon, on
tho 25th day of April, 1918.
Claimant names as wltnoMon:
Aaron D. Norton, Frod Q. Klgor,
Louis II. Olofls all of Million, Ore
gon and Uurton H. Davis of Dcnd,
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