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Newspaper Page Texttmb oort&cn globe paqs 3 mmx tL0cniT i ii in ir iii i ii " - - mmrrfrr iim i mim -t"i n mmw i i Jf ( .Ife) f Jiff f Running Wi Better Light . at Lower Cost Lalley-Light actually costs 1m than poorer light. It cottt lot becaUM of the time it aavee and the labor it save. It cotta leas ttecauM it gim better light for after-night work. Because It make the home more cheerful. Because it electric power rune the chum, and the separator, and the women can do other needful tasks. Because it enables you to have running water inliouse and barn. Consider LaBey-Light as an economy, and you will not be wrong as owners' testimonials show. Call for the book of these letters, and for a free demonstra ( filTI Plant U 27 inch Ion , J4 Inch wrj, ?1 Mth CONDON, OREGON A. B. ROBERTSON, LOOAL AGENT Keep Faith With Your 4 Boy "Over There" Wherfyour boy was so little that all the world was a foreign country to him, he trusted you to take care of him. You sent him to school and to play and on your little errands, and with implicit faith he did your'bidding. Now we have sent your boy or your neighbor's boy out into a foreign land, into terrors that he cannot even know and his faith has not faltered. He knows we will do our part if he does his. Pledge yourself to buy War Savings Stamps on or before JUNE 28th NATIONAL WAR SAVING DAY Saving to help our sons is not to be called by the ugly name of duty or sacrifice. It is a blessed privilege. Are we keeping the faith? Are we scrimping and saving and giving to help our boys do this thing that humanity has asked of them, and to help them come back to us sane and whole? Are we doing not only our bit, but all we can? The Government wants' to know how much you expect to . invert in War Savings Stamps ThU apace is contributed OVER THE TOP Br Arthur Out Empty, an American cJMr From page 2 prisoner wants to argue the point, why just place the large loop around bis Dock sod no matter If Tommy wishes to return to hie trenches at the walk, trot, or gallop. Frits la perfectly agree able to maintain Tommy's rat of speed. Wo were ordered to black onr faces and, hands. For this reason ; At night, the English and Germana m what they call star abells, a sort of rocket affair. They are fired from a largo pistol about twenty Inchea long, which Is held over the sandbag parapet of the trench, and (Uncharged Into tht air. These star shells attain a height of about Klxty feet, and a range of from fifty to seventy-five yards. When they hit the ground they explode, throwing out s strong calcium light which lights p the ground In s circle of s radius of between ten to fifteen yards. They also have a parachute star shell which, after reaching height of about sixty feet, explodes. A parachute unfolds and slowly floats to the ground, light ing up s large circle In No Man's Lend. The official name of the star shell is a "Very-light" Very-lights sre used to prevent night surprise attscks on the trenches. It a star shell fulls in front of you, or between you and the German lines, you sre safe from detec tion, s the enemy caimot see you through the bright curtain of light But If It falls behind you tnd, as Tom my says, "yon get in the star shell sons." then the fun begins ; you have to He flat on your stomach and remain absolutely motionless until the light of 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 till In whatever position you were In when the light exploded; It Is advis able not to breathe, as Frltt has an eye like an eagle when he thinks you ant knocking at his door. When a star shell is burning In Tommy's rear be can bold bis breath for a week. Tou blacken your face and bands so that the light from the star sheila wlU not reflect on your pals face. In a trench raid there la Q.ult sufficient reason for your face to be pale. If you don't believe me, try It Just once. Then another reason for blackening your fact and hsnds Is that, after you have entered the German trench at night, "white face" means Germans, "black face" English. Coming around a traverse you see a white face In front of you. With a prayer and wish ing Frits "the best o luck," you Intro dace blm to your "persuader" or knuckle knife. A little later we arrived at the com munication trench named Whisky street, which led to the fire trench at the point we "were to go over the top aad out In front. iln onr rear were four stretcher bear era and a corporal of the B. A. 11 C carrying a poach containing medicines aad first-eld appliances. Kind of s grim -reminder to ns ihat our expedi tion was not going to be exsctly a pic nic. The order of things was reversed. In civilian life the doctors generally come first, with the undertakers tag ging In the rear and then the. Insur ance man, but In our case, the Jinder takers were lesding, with the doctors trailing behind, minus the Insurance adjuster. The presence of the B, A. M. C. men did not seem to disturb the raiders, be cause many a Joke made la an under tone, ; was . passed along the winding column, as to who would be first to take a ride on one of the stretchers. This was generally followed by a wish that, if you were to be the one, the wound would be a "cushy Blighty one." The stretcher bearers, no doubt, hoping that, If they did have to carry anyone to the rear, he would be small and light. Perhaps they looked at me when wishing, because I could feel an .uncomfortable, boring sensation be tween my shoulder blades. They got their wish all right. , Going up 'this trench, about every sixty yards or so we would pass a lone ly sentry. -who In a whisper would wish us "the best o' luck, mates." We would blind at him under our breaths ; 'that Jonah phrase to us sounded very ominous. ' Without any casualties the minstrel troop arrived at Suicide ditch, the front-line trench. 1 Previously, a wiring party of the Royal Engineers had cut a lane through our barbed wire to en able us to get out Into No Man's Land. 1 Crawling through this lane, our party of twenty took up an extended order formation about one yard apart Wa bad a tap code arranged for our movements while in No Man's Land, because for various reasons It Is not safe to carry on a heated conversation a tew yards In front of Frits' lines. The officer was on the right of the line, while I- was on the extreme left Two taps from the right would be passed down the line until I received them, then I would send back one tap. The officer, In receiving this one tap. would know that his order had gone doffn the whole line, had been under stood, and that the party was ready to obey the two-tap signal. Two tape meant that we were to crawl forward slowly and believe me, very slowly for five yards, and then halt to await further Instructions. Three taps meant, when' you arrived within striking dis tance Of the -German trench, rush It and Inflict as many casualties as pos sible, secure a couple of prisoners, and then back to your awn lines with the speed clutch open. . Four taps meant, "I have gotten you Into a position from which It is Impossible for me to extri cate you, so you are on your own." After getting Tommy Into a mess on the western front he Is generally told that he Is "on his own." . This mean "Have your skin In any way possible." Tommy loves to be "on his own" behind the lines, but not during a trench raid. The star shells from the German lines were falling In front of us, there fore we were safe. After about twen ty minutes we entered the star shell cone. A star shell from the German lines fell about five yards in the rear and to the right of me ; we bugged the grouod snd held our breath until It burned out The smoke from the star shell traveled along the ground and crossed over the middle of our line. Some Tommy sneezed. The smoke had gotten up bis nose. We crouched on the ground, cursing the offender under our breath, and waited the volley that generally ensues when the Germans have heard a noise In No Mnn's Land. Nothing happened. We received two taps and crawled forward slowly for five. yards; no doubt the nflicer be lieved what Old Pepper had said, "Per sonally I believe that that part of the German trench Is unoccupied." By be ing careful and remaining motionless when the star shells fell behind us, we reached the German barbed wire with out mishap. Then the fun began. I was scared stiff as It I tickllxh work cutting your way through wire when about thirty feet In front of you there Is a line of Boches looking out Into No Man's Land with their rifles lying across the parapet straining every sense to see or hear whet is going on In No Man's Land; because at night. Frits never knows when a bomb with his name and number on It will come hurtling through the air aimed In the direction of Berlin. The man on the right one man In the center and my self on the extreme left were equipped with wire cutters. These are Insulated with soft rubber not because the Ger man wires are charged with electricity, but to prevent the cutters rubbing against the barbed wire stakes, which are of Iron, and making a noise which may warn the inmates of the trench that someone Is getting fresh In their front yard. There Is only one way to cut a barbed wire without noise and through costly experience Tommy has become an expert In doing this. Ton must grasp the wire about two inches from the stake In your right hand and cut between the stake and your hand. . If you cut a wire Improperly, a loud twang will ring out on the night sir like the snapping of a banjo string. Perhaps this noise can be heard only for fifty or seventy-five yards, but In Tommy's mind It mokes a loud noise in Berlin. We had cut a lane about halfway through the wire when, down the cen ter of our line, twang 1 went an Im properly cut wire. We crouched down. (i H3p ..." r- ! I Receiving First Aid. cursing under our breath, trembling all over, our knees lacerated "from the strands of the cut barbed wire on the ground, waiting for a challenge and the Inevitable volley of rifle fire. Noth ing happened. I suppose the fellow who cut the barbed wire Improperly was the one who had sneezed about half an hour previously. What we wished him would never make his new year a happy one. . . :The ofllcer, in my opinion, at the noise of the wire should hare given the four-tap signal, which meant, "On your own, get back to your trenches as quickly as possible," but again he must have reiled.on the spiel that Old Pep per had gi"n us in the dugout, "Per sonally I belltre that that part of the German trench is unoccupied." Any-. Way, we got careless, but not so care- less that we sang patriotic songs or made any unnecessary noise. During the Intervals of frilling star shells we carried on with ur wire cut ting until at last we succeeded In get ting through the GermaflMmrbed wire. At this point we were only ;en feet from the German trenches. If we wer llseovered, we were like rats In trap. Our way was cut oft unless w ran ilong the wire to the narrow lane--we had cut through. With our hearts "in our mouths we waited for the three tap signal to rush the German trench. Three taps had gotten about halfway down the line when suddenly about ten to twenty German star shells were Bred all along the trench and landed tn the barbed wire in rear of us, turn ing night Into day and silhouetting us against the wall of light made by the flares. In the glaring light we were confronted by the following unpleasant scene. Notice for Publication 013809 Department of the Interior U. S. Land Office at The Dalies, Ore. May 27. 19 8, Notice Is hereby given that Jerome C. Hughes, of Clem, Oregon, who, on August 27th., 1914, made Homestead Entry, No. 08809, for 8E1-4. Section 23, Township 2, South, Range 20, East, Willamette Meridian, has filed notice of Intention to make Final Three Year Proaf, to establlfh claim to the land above described, before C. N. Laugb rige. Clerk of the Circuit Court, at Con don, Oregon, on the 24th day of July, 1918. Claimant names as witnesses: L. D. Pfclten, Elmer Uwe, Charles P. Gard ner and Henry Wilkins all of Clem, Oregon. H. Frank Woodcock Beffintcr Nolice for PcblicaUpn 01W28 (14126 Dtpfc.'tn.ei.t of tlie Interior U. 8. Land Office at The Dalles, Oregnn. " April 24th. 1918 , Notice Is hereby givei. that Jnmea S. Smith, of Condon, Oregon, who, on Oc tober 9th, 1914. mad H. E. 0)&28and December 19, 1914, made Additional -Entry, No. 014125, for Lota 1, 2, Sl-2 NE 1-4, N 1-2 SE 1-4, SE 1-4 SE 1-4, Sec 1, NE 1-4 NE 1-4. Section 12, TownUiip 2, South, Range 19, East, Willamette Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make Final Three, Year Proof, to establwh claim to the land above de scribed, before C. N. Laughrige, Clerk af the Circuit Court, at Condon, Ore gon, on the 22nd day of June, 1918. Claimant names as witnesses: J. S. , Burres, of Condon, Oregon. William Underwood, of Condon, Oregon. A. B. rtobertson, of Condon, Oregon. Earl Smith, of Condon, Oregon. H. Frank Woodcock, Register.. Got your Chautauqua ticket.? WANTED: Gasoline engine, ls or 2 horse power. See C. W. Harris, Condon. 13J14 Endymioa Lodge No. 66 KNIGHTS of PYTHIAS TL. Meets Tuesday Evening In Castle HaU " CONDON, OREGON Rank of Esquire next Tuesday night J. C. Stargill, K,, R. and S. 0. K. SHOP UP-TO-DATE TONSQRIAL PARLORS Randall & Seale . PROPRIETORS 1st Door N. First National Bank Chas. H. Horner ABSTRACTER Abstracts of Title to Gilliam County Lands Office in Court House County Treasurer's Notice All outstanding warrants drawn on the General Road Fund; of Gilliam County, Oregon, up to and including No,. A. 1091, .will be paid upon , presentation. Jn,ter est ceases March 15, 1918. -. W. A. Graves, . County Treasurer . City Treasurer's Notice ' AH outstanding city warrants up to andinciudingNo. 1310 Class "C" will be paid upon presenta tion at my office. Interest cease May 20. 1918. Myrtle Ferguson, City Treasurer. BEAUTIFY lOURflOME . Parties wanting, trees,, shrubs, vines or anything in .that ine for spring planting should make ar irangements for thera now by seeing F. VV. 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