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THE OOttpOM QLO0EPAQE3 ft u odd Jreed i ..ARLINGTON Hot Water Heat In Every Room, Also Hot and Cold Water Hotel Fenton C A. Fenton, Proprietor Clean Rooms Beat Meal Home Cooking In Condon, Oregon H. II. WILBURN WELL CONTRACTOR AND DRILLER SATISFACTION GUARANTEED CONDON, OREGON WE ARE EQUIPPED TO HANDLE YOUR TIRE TROUBLES IN EVERY WAY IT WILL HAVE IT VUlANIZED Send them in by Parcel Post or when in Arlington come In and see what we can do for your old tires. Arlington Vulcanizing Works ' " '7 Arlington, Oregon We have just re ceived a fresh carload of bran, shorts and middling! We also have a good supply of Alters Bros.' cow feed as Well as oats, rolled barley and hay. We still have some damaged wheat and Albers Bros.' scratch food for chickens. We are headquarters for grain and feed. LUMBER CO.. PAY who MACHINE SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER I-Flr.d by the Mi of t Sinking of tha Lualtanla by (formal aubmarlna, Arthur Uuy Umimy, en Ameri can, lav lila offUa in Jaraay City and aue to Knsland wliirt be enllata (a Uh Lrltlah army. CHAPTER II-Aftar parlod of train Inc. Empty voluntaara for lmmedlala arv le and aoon find hlmaclf In raet blllU "aomawhara In Franca." whare he Ural make tha acquaintance ot tlia ear-praa- ant "cootlaa." CHAPTER Ill-Empty attnrta hi flrat church aervlraa at tlia front whlla a Oar man Kokkar clrclaa ovar tha coDtrasalloB. CHAPTER IV-Empoy's command "at 'nto tlia front-Una tranchae and la uodar Bra for tha flrat tlma. CHAPTER V-Etnpcr lvalue to adopt tha motto of tha Itrtlah Tommy. "If you an coin 10 gat It, you'U gat It, ao oavar worry." CHAPTER Vl-Bark In reat billets. Em pry rats hl flrat experlanca aa a moag ordurly. CHAPTEn Vlt-Etnpey learnt how tha Brltlah auldlera ara fad. CHAPTER VHI-Batk In tha front-Una tranch, Empay iws his first frland of the tram haa "go Waat." CHAPTER nt-EmP'y makes his first vls)t to a dugout In "Hulctde Dllch." CHAPTER X. "Tha Daye Work." I was fast learning that there Is a regular routine about the work of the trenches, although It Is badly upset at time by the Germans, The real work In the Are trench commence" at sundown. Tommy la tike a burglar, he work at night J nut as It begins to get dark the word "stand to" la passed from trav erse to traverse, end the men get busy. The first relief, consisting of two men to a traverse, mount the Are step, one man looking over the top, while the other alts at his feet, ready to carry messages or to inform the platoon offi cer of any report made by the aentry as to bis observations In No Man's Land. The aentry la not allowed to relax his watch for a second. If be la questioned from the trench or asked hla orders, he replies without turning around or taking hla eyes from the ex panse or dirt In front of him. The re mainder of the occupants of hla trav erse either sit on the Are atep, with bayonets fixed, ready for any emer gency, or If lucky, and a dugout hap pens to be In the near vicinity of the traverse, and If the night la quiet, they are permitted to go to same and try and snatch a few winks of sleep. Little sleeping Is done ; generally the men alt around, smoking fugs and seeing who can tell the biggest lie. Some ot them, perhaps with their feet In water, would write home sympathizing with the "governor" because he was laid up with a cold, contracted by getting bis feet wet on bis way to work In Wool wich arsenal. If a man should manage to doze off, likely ns not he would wake with a start as the clammy, cold feet of a rut bussed over bis fuve, or tha next relief stepped on bis stomach while stumbling on their way to relieve the sentries in the trench. Ju?t try to Bleep with a belt full of ammunition around you, your rifle bolt V' Wifdi Taking Provisions ni m 1 -. - II ...--an""" aatlMi L. --aaw- EXPERT SHOE REPAIRING 1 have bought the Condon flht e shop from R. 0. Garland and now have full charge. I have had long experience in my work and it is all guaranteed first-claaa. Your shoes are worth money save them CIIAHL.ES grant Summit Street HI UP 5P) y ANAMEKOVN SOLDIER went MllHiUYIlW OJMCft,OTG Di fRAWCE- ' 17 BY biting Into' jourr'uS, Infrehchlng tool handle sticking Into the small of your back, with a tin bat for a pillow and feeling very damp and cold, with "cooties" boring for oil Id your arm pits, the air foul from the stench of grimy human bodies and amoke from juicy pipe being whiffed into your nos trils, then yon will not wonder why Tommy occasionally takes a turn la the trench for a rest While In a front-line trench order forbid Tommy from removing hi boots, puttees, clothing or equipment The "cooties" take advantage of tnla order and mobilize tbelr forces, and Tommy swears vengeance on them and mutters to himself, "Just wait until I bit rest billet and am able to get my own back." Just before daylight the men "turn to" and tumble out of the dugouts, man the Ore atep until It gets light, or the welcome order "stand down" la given. Sometimes before "stand down" la or dered, the command "five round rap id" la passed along the trench. This means that each man must rest bis rifle on the top and Ore as rapidly aa possible five shots aimed toward the German trenches, and then duck (with the emnhasis on the "duck"). There is a great rivalry between the opposing forces to get their rapid Are all off Am, because the eariy bird, in tbi in stance, catches the worm sort of get the jump on the other fellow, catching him unaware. We rind a aergeant In our battalion named Warren. He was on duty with bis platoon In the fire trench one after noon when order came up from tb rear that he bad been granted sevei : days' leave for Blighty, and would bt relieved at Ave o'clock to proceed U England. I He was tickled .to death at these welcome tidings and regaled bis more or less envious mates beside him on i the Are step with the good tlmea Id store for him. He figured It out that In two days' time be would arrive at Waterloo station, London, and then aeven day' bliss I At about five minutes to five hf started to fidget with his rifle, and then suddenly springing np on the fire step with a muttered. "I'll send over a couple of souvenirs to Frits ao that he'll miss me when I leave," be stuck his rifle over the top and fired two shot when "crack" went a bullet and a tumbled off the step, fell Into the mud at the bottom of the trench, and lay still In a huddled heap with a bullet hole In his forehead. At about the time be expected to ar rive at Waterloo station he was laid to reat In a little cemetery behind the lines. He had gone to Blighty. In the trenches one can never tell It la not aafe to plan very far ahead. After "stand down" the men alt on the Are atep or repair to their respec tive dugouts and wait for the "rum Is sue" to materialize. Immediately fol- ft Vja wiBBFSi?::2 o the Front. Condon, Oregon lowing the ' rum ' comae ' breakfast, brought up from tha rear. Sleeping la then to order onleet soma special work turn up. Around 13:80 dinner show up. When thie la eaten the men try to amuse themselves until "tea" appear at about four o'clock, than "stead to" and they carry on aa before. Whlla la reat billet Tommy get up about als in the morning, waabea up. answers roll call, la Inspected by his platoon officer, and ha breakfast At 40 he paradea (drills) with bla com pany or goes on fatigue according to tb order which have been read out by tb orderly aergeant tb night pre vious. Between 11:80 and noon ha la die- missed, baa hi dinner and la "on hla own" for tha remainder of tha day, unleaa be haa clicked for digging or working party, and so It goes on from day to day, alwaya "looping tha loop" and looking forward to peace and Blighty. Sometime, whlla engaged in a "cootie" bunt, you think. Strang to aay, but It la a fact, whlla Tommy la searching hla shirt serious thoughts com to bins. Many a time, when per forming tlil operation, I have tried to figure out tha outcome of tha .war and what will happen to me. lis thought generally ran la this channel : Will I emerge safely from tb next attack? If I do will I akin through the following one, and ao on? Whlla your mind la wandering Into toe future It is likely to be rudely brought to earth by a Tommy Interrupting with, "What'a good for rheumatism r Then you have something eta to think of. Will you coma out of this war crippled and tied Into knots with rheumatism, caused by the wet and mud of trenches and dugouts? Ton give It up aa a bad job and generally saunter over to tha nearest estamlnet to drown your moody forebodings in a gig as of sickening French beer or to try your luck at the always present game of "house," Ton can bear the sing-song vole of a Tommy droning out tb numbers aa ha extracts the little aqua re of cardboard from the bag between his feet CHAPTER Xi. Over the Ten. On my second trip to tha trenches our officer waa making hla rounds of Inspection, and we received the cheer ful newa that at four In tha morning we were to go over the top and take the German front-line trench. My heart turned to lead. Then the officer car ried on with hla Instructions. To the beat of my memory I recall them as follows: "At eleven a wiring party will go out In front and cut lanes through our barbed wlr for the passage of troops In the morning. At two o'clock our artillery will open up with an In tense bombardment, which will last un til four. Upon the lifting of the bar rage the first of the three wavea will go over." Then he left Some of the Tommies, flrat getting permission from the sergeant went Into the machine runners' dugout and wrote letter home, saying that In the morning they were going over the top, and also that If the letters reached their destination it would mean that the writer had been killed. These letters were turned over to the captain with Instructions to mall same In the event of the writer's being killed. Some of the men made out their wills in their pay books, under the caption. "Will and Last Testa ment" Then the nerve-racking wait com menced. Every now and then I would glance at the dial of my wrist watch and waa surprised to see how fast the minutes passed by. About five minutes to two I got nervous waiting for our guns to open up. I could not take my eyes from my watch. I crouched against the parapet and strained my musclea In a deathlike grip upon my rifle. Aa the hands on my watch showed two o'clock a blinding red flare lighted up the sky In our rear, then thunder, Intermixed with a sharp, whis tling sound In the Kir over our heads. The shells from our guns were speed ing on tbelr way toward the German lines. With one accord the men sprang up on the fine step and looked over the top In tb direction of the German trenches. A line of bursting sheila lighted up No JUn's Land. The din waa terrific and tha ground trem bled. Then, high above our heads we could hear a sighing moan. Our big boys behind the line bad opened up and 0.28 and 19-lnch shells commenced dropping into the German line. The flash of the guns behind the lines, the scream of the shells through the air, and the flare of them,: bursting, was a spectacle that put Patn'a greatest dis play Into the shade. - The constant pup, pup, of German machine guns and an occasional rattle of rifle firing gave me the Impression of a huge audience applauding the work of tha batteries. Our 18-poundera were destroying the German barbed wire, .while the heavier stuff was demolishing thetr trenches and bashing In dugouts or funk holes. Then Frits got busy. Their shells went Screaming over head, aimed in the direction of the flares from our batteries. Trench mor tars started dropping "Minnies" In our front linn. We clicked several cas ualties. Then they suddenly ceased. Our artillery had taped or silenced them. During the bombardment you could almost read n newspaper In vur trench. Sometimes In the flare of a shell-burst a man's body would be silhouetted against the parados of the trench and It appeared Ilka a huge monster. Ton could hardly hear yourself thtnlc. When an order was to be passed 4dfvn the trench you had to yell It Usltrg ffour hands as a funnel tqtP the ear ff. the Continued on next page flave you some thing for sal or trade? Have you lost anything? I o FOR SALE: Good second hand washing ma- chine. Call at the Globe office. 6d8 8TRAVED: Brown mare, branded Lazy S on right hip and 55 under man. Is saddle marked and shod all. around. Bad halter on when last even. $5 reward for in formation leading to her recov ery. Notify Sam Warren, Lone Rock, Oregon. 4pd6 - FOR SALE: Purebred Barred Plymouth Rocks of quality aud from: heavy laying strains, eggs $2. per 15. Also Mammoth Bronze turkey eggs 20 cents each. E H. Hartman. Fos8l, Oregon. FOR 8ALE: International traction engine. For full particulars apply to D. N. Mackay. 3tf : FOUND: Bundle of clothes and sundry other articles. Owner can fret same by paying charges on thie notice. Inquire of David Bardie, Condon. ltf FOR 8ALE: Anything you need in printing or office supplies. Bank books, bound or loose leaf, ruled to ord;r. 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 per cord. This wood is full IS inches and will be sold or ly lor cash. See J. J. 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