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ri. ' THE CONDON QLQBEPAQE 3 "Gmi Feed i s 9 We have just re We still have some damaged wheat and Albers Bros.' scratch food for chickens. We are headquarters for grain and feed. ..ARLINGTON J Hot Watr Heat in Evry Room. Also Hotel Fenton C. A. Fenton, Proprietor Clean Room Best Meal Horn Cooking In Condon. Oregon H.H. WILBURN WELL CONTRACTOR AND DRILLER SATISFACTION GUARANTEED CONDON, OREGON "IMM HHI WE ARE EQUIPPED TO HANDLE YOUR TIRE TROUBLES JIN EVERY WAY IT WILL PAY TO HAVE IT mj m Kvf m Send them in by Parcel Post or when in Arlington come In and aee what we can do for yonr old tires. Arlingtofiulcanizing Works Arlington, Oregon ceived a fresh carload of bran, shorts and middlings. I We also have a good supply of Albers Bros.' cow feed as Well as oats, rolled barley and hay. LUMBER CO.. Hot and Cold Water ttM4 m mtm M 111 . M " I . J WIIOAVENT 7 lii urm i L; SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER I-rir.il by lh. n.wi of th etnkln ot tlx l.unttanla by a Uermaa submarine, Arthur Our Emiy, an Ameri can. InvH lila offli. in Jrraejr cUy and ft.". !? Knlk0 he eidlala In Ilia Jim lh army. CIMPTKR It-Aflar a period of train nt. t.iriKV voluntecra for Tuinwdiate nrr. jr. and aoon fin), hlmeclf In ml btllvta aum.wliwa In Krame." wh.re ha Aral wi acquaintance or ui ev.r - pree - ant "cuotiaa." " .nriin in imptr ananas nia nrst church aarvlce at lha front whll. a Oar man Kokk.r circle, over tha consrasatluo. CHAPTER IV-Kmpey'a command into tha front-Una trenches and ta under 1r fvr lh Drat time. CHAPTER V. I Mud, Rats and Shall. I mum tmve slept for two or three hour, not the refretililng kind that re sults from clean sheet and soft pil lows, but the sleep thut cornea from cold, wet and sheer exhaustion. Suddenly, the earth seemed to -ltake and a thunderclap burnt In my car. I opened my eyes I waa splashed all over with etleky mud, and men were picking thwjiselves up from the bottom of the trench. The parapet on my teft hod toppled Into the trench, completely blocking It with a wall of tossed-tip earth. The man on my left lay atlll. I rubbed the mud from my face, and an awful aJuht (not m Ma.9 .-- waa smashed to a pulp, and hi a ateel helmet waa full .of brulna and blood. A German "Minnie" (trench mortar) had exploded In the next traverse. Men were digging Into the aoft maaa or mud In a frenzy of haute. Stretcher-bear-era came up the trench on tha dnnhia After a few mlnutea of digging, three atlll, muddy forma on atretehera atr carried down the eoiuiniiniratt.m trench to the rear. Boon tha be resting "somewhere In France." with little wooden cross over thein h,wi. They bad done their bit for king and country, bad died without firing a ahot. but their services were appreciated, nevertheless. Later on. I found out their name. They belonged to our draft I waa (lured and motion!.. Smi. denly a shovel waa pushed Into mv hands, end a roush but kinti aald: ' "Here, my lad. lend a hami oin.pinv the trench, but keen your hH and took out for snipers. One of the r nta a la a daisy, and he'll set vou it you're not careful." Lying on my belly on the bottom nt the trench, 1 tilled aandbags with the sticky mud, they were dragged to my rear by the other men. anit tha nrnrb n rebuilding the parapet waa on. The harder I worked, the better I felt. Al though the weather waa m i aonked with sweat. Occasionally a bullet wnnM mi overhead, and a machina kick up the mud on the ba shed-In para- 11- ai eacn crack I would duck and shield my face with mv arm. nr. ,.t the older men noticed this action of mine, and whinnered: "Don't duck at the crack nf hnt. let, tank j tha danger haa passed you never hear the one that wings yon. Alwnya remember th"t if you are golug to get It, you'll get It. so never worry." Thla made a ereat Imnreaainn at the time, and from then on. I adopt- ed his motto. If you're going to get it you'll get If 1 It helped me wonderfully T n.t it so often afterwarda that aome nt m matea dubbed me, "If you're going to ei ii, you u get it." After an hour's hard work n mv nervousness left me, and I was laugh, tng and joking with the rest. At one o'clock, dinner enma nn tn the form of a dlxle of hot atew. I looked for mv rant eon . ft .A fallen off the Ore Bten. unit mram Kie burled In the mud. The mn nn mv left noticed this, and told the corporal, oisning out tne rations, to nut my ahnre In his mess tin. Then he whls , pered to me, "Always take care of your mess tin, mate." I had learned another maxim of the I trenches. That stewAtnsted fine. I was as hungry as a bear. We had "seconds," or another helping, because three of the men had "gone West" killed by the explosion of the German trench mortar, and we ate their share, but still I was hungry, so I filled In with bully beef and biscuits. Then I drained my water bottle. Later on I learned another maxim of the front line, "Go EXPERT SHOE REPAIRING t nave nougni me uonaon ant e snop from K. O. Carland and now have full charge. I have had long experience lntmy.work and it is all guaranteed first-class. Your shoes are worth money- save them CHARLES : s Summit Street M 1 1" MAMHfflMSOFMD MUKilJYfflPLT MACHINE GUNI1Dl,RVINGIN fRAJf 3 W an purr cparingly with your water." The bulTy beef made ma thirsty, and by tea time I was dying for a drink, but my pride wouiq not allow me to ask mv mates for water. I waa fast learning the einics or me irencnes. That nlgbt I waa cut on rnard with an older man. W stood on the fire aiep with our banda over the top, peer , .", ..... , - . i Ing out Into No Han't Land. It waa nervous work for me. but tha other rt low seemed to take It at part of th nignt a routine. Then eotueitilna- ahot nast mv fare My heart stopped beating, and I ducked ray -head below tha Daranet. a mntt chuckla from my mate brought me to my a uses, and I feeblv bbl-mI "p aeavena aake, what was thatr u answered. "Oniv a rat ti,Hn promenade along the aandbags." felt very sheenlah. About every twenty mlnntes the sn try In the next traverse would fire a star aneil from his flare nlatol. Tnt "plop" would elve me a atart of friirht I never got used to thla noise durlnr my service In the trenches. I would watch the arc denerltd ,. the atar ahell. and then stars into v Man's Land waiting fur It to burst. Ii Ha lurid IlKht the barbed wire an. atakea would be aUnouetted acalnst Itr I, jut uh m iaiUveu wiuuow. Theti darknesa. . Once, out In front of our wire 1 beard k noise and saw dark forrm moving. My rifle was lying across the sandhagKed DuraneL I rtached for it and waa taking aim to fire, when my mate grasped my arm, and whispered XKn t nre. He challenced In a low voice The renly came back inatantiv from the dark forma: -coui your Diinun' mouth, vnr blOOUlln idiot: do VOU want na tn rllol n from the Bochear Iter we learned that the wont "V ChallendnK' or flrlne. wirlna- nartv nn in rroni," naa oeen given to the sentr. on our ricut. out be had faUed to nna it down the trench. An officer had over heard our challenae and the reniv. and immediately put the offending sentr under arrest. The sentry eUck iweutv-one aava nn the wheel ttnt t he received twenty-one days' field pun wnraent o. t. or "crucifixion." a Tommy terms tL This Consists of belnff anrenitnala,' On the Wheel of a llmher two honra a day for twenty-one daya, regardless of uie weamer. uunng ima penod, youl rations consist or bully beef, blsculti and water, A few months later I met thla aentrt and he confided to me that since being "crucified" he had never failed to naa the word down the trench when to or dered. In view of the offense, the above punishment waa very light, Jc that railing to imss the word down a trench may mean the losa of many lives, and the spoiling of aome Impor tant enterprise in No Man's Land. CHAPTER VI." "Back ef th Lin." Our tour In . the front-line trench lasted four days, and then we were relieved by the - brigade. Going down the communication ly. W WM 10 me"y mood' tnoun we ere cold and wet. and trench we were In a merry mood, at every bone In our bodies ached. It makes a lot of difference whether you are "going la" or "going out", At the end of the communication trench, limbers were waiting on the road for US. I thousht We were eolne to ride back to reat billets, but soon found ont that the only time an ta fantrvman rldaa Is when ha Is wounded and la bound for the base or Blighty. These umbers carried our reserve ammunition and rations. Our march to rest billets was thoroughly enjoyed by me. It seemed as If I were on furlough, and was leaving be hind everything that was dlsagree . able and horrible. Every recruit feels this way after being relieved from the trencnes. We marched eight kilos and then I halted in front of a French estamlnet t The captain gave the order to turn : out on each side of the road and wait 1 his return. Pretty soon he came back and told B company to occupy billets I 117, 118 and 110. Billet 117 was an old stable which bad previously been occupied by cows. About four feet in front of the entrance was a huge ma 1 GRANT t : ' Condon, Oregon nore pne, ana th odor from It was atitthlnc but ttleaaant. f!ln uanbllgbt I atunibled through th door. juai before cntvrtog I observed a white also readlua: "Blttlne- Bo. win. 20," but. at the time. Ita alrnlflranca did not strike me. Next moraine- I asked th aergeant major what It meant He nonchalantly answered "That's soma of the work of tha R A. M. C. (Hoval Armv Medical enrnal It simply means that In cas of an at tack, this billet will accommodate fifty wounded who are able to alt nt, ud tak notice, or twenty stretcher cases.' It was not Ions after thla that I was on or ta "20 lying." I soon bit tha hav and waa faat asleep, even my friends tb "cooties" railed to disturb me. Th next mornlnf at about aix o'clock I was awakened by the iaoce corporal of onr section. Informing me tnai i nad Been detailed as meaa or derly, and to renort ta the rook and give him band. I helped him make the fire, carry water from an old well and fry the bacon. Lids of dixies are need to cook th bacon in. After breakfast waa cooked. I earrleit . Alvte of hot tea and the lid full of bacon to our section, and told th corporal that breakiaat waa ready. H looked at me in contempt, and then shouted, "Break fast op. come and ret It 1" I Immedi tely got wis to th trench parlance. and never again Informed that "Break last was served. It didn't tak lone for th Tommies to answer this calL Half dressed. they lined op with their canteens and i aisned out u tea.- Each Tommy Carried In hia hand a thick allea nf bread which bad been Issued with the rations the night before. Then I had the Dleasnre of aeelnr them Aw inrn the bacon with their dirty fingers. The allowance was on sllc per man. The lat ones received very email alteea. As each Tommy sot hla share he lm mediately disappeared into the billet Pretty soon about fifteen of them made a rush to the cookhouse, each carrying a huge slice of bread. These slices they dlDDed into tha bacon areaae which was stewine- over tha Are. 1 he U Baii iuvafiauly I vat out I was tne last man. After breakfast our section carried their equipment into a field adjoining tne oiuet ana got busy removing the trench mud therefrom, beeanu at JWr, a. m tney nad to fall in for inspection and parade, and woe betide th man wno waa unshaven, or had mud on his uniform. Cleanliness la next tn dyuIH. ness In the British army, and Old Pep per must have been nersnnallv an. qua luted with St Peter Our drill consisted nf rinawntM formation. Which lasted nnril noon During thla time we had twn fen-mln ute breaks for rest and no sooner the wora, -rait out for ten minutes," was given than each Tommy mt nnt a fa ana lighted it Fsgs are issued every Knndar morn ing, ana you general ;y get between twenty and forty. The brand een. erally Issued is the "Voodblne." Some- ames we are lucky .nd get "Gold- Hakes." "PlBVera" nr "Rert Rnaeara1 Occasionally an issue of "Life Havs conies along. Then the older Tommies Immediately sret bus on the reerutta nuu iraae inese far -Wnndhlnea" nr -uoidoakes." A reerult only baa to be StUCk OnC In thla manner r.A than ae ceases to be a recruit There Is reason. Tommy is a great cigarette "noser, lie smoke under all mnrH uua, exeem when mimitnhiii wnen he Is reconnoltertng In No Man' msut Then, for obvious rj sons, herdoes not care to have a llh ea .cigarette in hla mouth. Stretcher bearers carry fan foi WotBlded Tommies. When a atretrhei bearer arrive alongside of Tommy who has been hit the following conver sation Usually take nlarw; Rtreteher bearer "Want a fag? Where are yoa hut" Tommy looka up and answers, -Mes. in tne leg. After dismissal from narnde. we ne turued to our billets and I had to ret busy Immediately with the dinner is sue., Dinner consisted of atew made from fresh beef, a ronnln nf anuria bully beef, Maconochle rations and wa ter plenty of water. There la ereat competition among the men to spear with tnelr forks the two lonely pots rocs. After dinner I tried to wash' nnt the dlxle with cold water and a rag and learned another maxim of the trenches "It cant be done." I slyly watched one of the older men from another section, and was horrified to see him throw into hla dlxle four or Ave double handfula of mud. Then he poured In some water, and with his hands scoured the dlxle Inside and nnt I thought he was taklne- an awful rlob Supposing the cook should have seen Mm! After, half an hour nf nnsne. cessful efforts I returned my dlxle to tne cook shack, being careful to put on the rover, and returned tn tha hniat Pretty soon the cook poked hla head in tne aoor ana shouted: "Hey, Tank come out here and clean your dlxle I I Protested that I had wasted half. hour on It already, and had used up ray oniy remaining shirt In the at temnt With a look of dladnln he ot claimed: "Blow me, your shirt I Why m didn't you use mud? Without a word In renlv I ent hnav with the mud, and soon my dlxle was bright and shining Most Of the afternoon wan anent bv the men writing letters home. I used my snare time to chon wood for the cook and go with the Quartermaster to draw conl. I got back Just in tune to Issue our third meal, which consisted of hot tea. I rinsed out my dlxle and returned it to the cookhouse, and went back to the billet with an exhilarated feeling that my day's labor was done. I had fallen asleej) on the straw when Continued on next page lave you some thintr for sale or trade? Have yon lost anything? FOR SALE: Good second hand washing ma chine. Call at the Globe office. 5d8 WANTED: Any kind of woflc for teams. 4pS E. A. Burroughs, Condon. LOST: Blue shepherd dog. Anyot.s finding this dog will let m know and I will make it rights H. A. Concannon, Condon, Ore gon. 4pd5 STRAYED: Brown mare, branded Lazy S on right hip and 65 nnder man. Is saddie marked and shod all around. Had halter on when last seen. $5 reward for in-I formation leading to her recov- ery. Notify Sam Warren, Lone" Rock, Oregon. 4pd6 JUST ARRIVED: A select stock of seed potatoes. Early Rose and Netted Jems. Fair's Cash Store, 4d5 Condon, Oregon. FOR 8ALE: Purebred Barred Plymouth Rocks of quality, aud from heavy laying Brtains. eggs $2. per 15. Also Mammoth Bronze turkey eggs 20 cents each. E. H. Hartman, Fossil, Oregon. FOR 8ALE: International traction engine. For full particulars apply to D. N. Mackay. tf FOUND: Bundle of clothes and sundry other article. Owner can get same by paying charges on this notice. "Inquire of David Hardie, Condon. ltf FOR 8ALE: Auything you need in printing or office supplies. Blank books bound or looBe leaf, ruled ta order. Filing cases, desks, etc. Call the Service Shop. Phone 43. WOOD FOR SALE: ) will bell 16-inch wood at my place in Lost Valley for $4 pef cord. This wood is full IS inches and will be sold only for cash. See J. J. Hetzles. ltf FOR SALE OR TRADE: Chopping outfit on trucks. Neway 7 hp. engine in good condition. Chopping mill in first class condition. Will sell for cash or trade for horses. Call at the Knight ranch east of (kmdon. ltf BEAUTIFY YOUR HOKE Parties wanting trees, shrubs vines or anything in that line for spring planting should make ar rangements for them now by seeing F. W. Burns. $ FOR SALE: Six-foot spring harrow in good condition with ten extra teeth. Call at Globe office. -51tf . HOUSE FOR" RENT: See Mrs. Mary L. Ward. 52tf FOR SALE: Water pipe, dump wagons gas. oline engines,' and other ma terial and equipment. War ren Construction Co. See A. B. Robertson or Sidney Smyth. 46tf FARMERS: Have applications from 5 or 6 couples who want work on ranch where man and wife are needed. For full particulars see J. C. . Hawkins, Countjp Agent .... " 3tf WANTED: Summer pasture for 11 head of cattle. Address Condon Globe. B3d6