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VOLUME 85.
SOUTH PARIS, MAINE, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1918.
NUMBER 22.
CARL S. BRIOG8,
Dentist,
SOt'Tfl PARIS, MAIN*.
O&c· Hoars : 9 a. u. to 5 p. m. Sjx
.ki attention *iveo to children.
■ Teepttone 143-A
jJTûuc^à yark.
Attorneys at Law.
bithsl, main β .
Udisoa g. Harriet. IU«T C.Fut
^lbxbt d. PARK.
Licensed Auctioneer,
SOUTH PARIS. . · MAINS.
Tera» Moderate
Dr. Irwin K. Moorhouse
OSTEOPATH
Offer. Hathaway Mouse. NORWAY. MAIN
Telephone 39-11
Hour»: MS. 1-V T-s every day; Sunday· b;
appointment.
InOwecpa:'.* : - who have ioel faith li
cas piac-o cor t! leaee. 471
Bisbee & Parker,
ATTORNEY v> CO NSELLORSÎAT LA*
Rum ford, Maine.
OENKRAL PRACTICE.
imrgt 0. Blsbre Ralph T. Parke,
Β is bee
1. WALDO NASH,
Licensed Taxidermist,
Tampl· Street, rear Maeonio Block,
Mtphone Connection. NORWAY,
LONGLEY & BUTTS,
Norway, M«ln·,
Plumbing, Heating,
Sheet Metal Work,
STEEL CEILINGS A SPECIALTY.
Harry M. Shaw,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Maxim Blook
South Paris. : Maine
14tf
From Weak and Lame
To Well and Strong
Try them. Foley Kidney Pilla will
do for otfctr mea and women—quick
ly—what they have done for Mra.
Stxaynge.
"Last year. I got almoat down with
ny back." «rites Mrs. H. T. S tray η go
cf Gainesville, Ga.. R. No. S. "I suf
fered from Inflammation of the blad
der, and whenever 1 stopped doctoring
1 grew worse. 1 tried Foley Kidney
Pills, and after taking them awhile
my bladder action became regular and
tie itlngfng sensation disappeared. I
am now stronger in my back than I've
been for several years, and since get
ting well, I've stayed well and had
to return of the trouble."
Start in now to use Foley Kidney
Pilla y Tou win feel an Improvement
from the very flrst doses, showing
bow quickly they act on kidneys and
bladder. They stop irregular urinary
action, ease pain in back and aides,
limber up stiff joints and aching mus
cles. They put the kidneys and blad
der in iound, healthy condition. Try
Uem,
5ol<J bveryw&era
C.E.Tolman&Co.,lnc.
General Insurance and
Heal Estate.
7 Park Street. South Parle.
Sut* Agents for >ortb American Accident
ui Health insurance Co.
Great Eastern Accident aad Health laaar
uce Ca.
A|cati Wanted
TorIalT
Farms, Houses and
Wood lots at all times
by
J. Hastings Bean
Dealer in Real Estate,
SOOTH PARIS, ME.
E. W. (HANDLER,
Builders' Finish I
1 will fumlah DOOBS aad WINDOWS of aaj
Mm or Sty '.· u reasonable prima.
Also Window & Door Frames.
If la win; of my kind of Flnlah tor Inalde oi
Jtualde wark, «end la your order·. Plae Lue
»er aad Shlnjt ea on hand Cheap for Oaah.
Plinlng, Sawing and Job Work
Matched Pine Sheathing tor Sale.
E. W. ( HANDLER,
Sumner, .... Maine
L S. BILLINGS
NA.M'PACTtRBR OP AND D6A1.BR IN
Red Cedar and Spruoe Clap·
boards. New Brunswick Cedai
8hingles, North Carolina Pine
Flooring· and Sheathing
Paroid Roofing, Wall Board
Apple Barrel Heads, and
LUMBER OF AT/r KINDS
South Paris, - Maine
3»
Dr. Austin Tenney, Oculist.
*raetice limited t· Ateeaeae ai the Mf
•JJd the fltUmg of eiaaaea. A* le···;
îf·· eppeeiu Feet OSee Wiay, #·
M 10 AO A. IK. t· 4 P. M· *>
Farm for Sale
$5500
130 kcroe, large roomy boo··» «bed SB
«rriiga boaae, tilo, bam 40x100 tm
built sew not many year· ago, ell I
lood repair, good ore hard, ajao N|i
orchard, with 50 ton* bay, smooth HI
nelde, good paetare, «after la baildlaff
wii mated 1CNÛ0 oorda wood baa idea fro*
>*f Pine, ooly 3 mi lea to Tlll*0*aad *al
nwd nation, with Orutt, h If h sofcx
*nd chnrehea, naar neighbors. At pra
••t prtoae wood will nearly pay for net
11 takao at onoe will laolado om pair <
Work knfu. Λ VI- Λ~
— — vwww win lavuiuuv we· F·*·
work koiMia doubl· hiriMMi
•Hon with bodies aad. bayrncb, sal)
plow, dleo barrow, mewing eaebla
oaltlvator Aad mennre spread·
tos property will be sold el β·®··
imt bargain. Don't wait. I sieoba
Mber lira· (or anl· at reasonable prie·
L A BROOKS
Seal Batata Agent
Which Makes the Better Executor?
A grief-stricken woman, inexperienced in business affairs, or
this strong National Bank which is under the strict supervision of
the United States Government?
h it fair to women who have had little or no business experi
ence, to put into their hands the management of property which is
perhaps the only source of their income?
You can be sure that their interests will be carefully looked
after, by having your lawyer carefully prepare a will, appointing
the Norway National Bank the executor or trustee of your estate.
THE NORWAY NATIONAL BANK
Norway, Haine
r
Water Powers
in Maine
1 1
One of the chief advocates
of State ownership in a speech
at Portland on February nth,
said:
There were fewer shut-downs
in Maine resulting from the coal
shortage than in almost any
State in the Union.
"The State of Maine is help
less, her hands are tied, our
people are suffering with the
cold, our business has stopped,
our mills are idle and the State
of Maine, gifted with the power
of life, as is no other State in
the Union, lies stricken in the
dead of winter."
On another occasion
same gentleman, said:
the
"But Maine water powers
will not be camouflaged, their
development means too much to
our people who have_ been cold
and hungry this winter for lack
of coal to keep them warm and
to run the mills where they get
their wages."
(Signed)
The Lewiston Journal cites
the fact that with but one ex
ception the mills and shops of
Lewiston and Auburn were able
to run because of water and
hydro electric power. This con
dition obtained at Bath, where
the ships are building ; at Port
land where ships are building
and where munitions are being
made for the Government; at
Westbrook and Sanford ; at
Waterville and Skowhegan; at
Biddeford and Saco ; in fact at
all the manufacturing centers of
the State, the mills were supe
rior to the coal situation except
ing for heating purposes.
The subject of heating by
electricity will be discussed In a
later article.
WM. M. PENNELL,
Publicity Agent,
FOB
Romford Fall· Power Company,
Oxford Paper Company,
Great Northern Paper Company,
Union Water Power Company, ,
Union Klectrie Power Company,
Aodroaooggin Reservoir Company,
St. Croix Paper Company,
Central Maine Power Company,
▲ndroaoofrgfn Mille,
International Paper Company,
▲ndroaobggln SI eo trie Company,
Hill Mannfaeturing Company,
Lewiaton Bleaohery Λ Dye Work·,
Pepperell Manufacturing Company,
Bate· Manufacturing Company,
Kdwarda Mannfaeturing Company.
Times of Economy
YES
But the real economy is not the doing without,
that is incompetency, inefficiency.
Economy to be real is getting the best out of the
dollar, having what you want economically secured.
There must be increased activity in all business.
Otherwise we cannot do the world work right, keep
your blood, and money circulating, the latter is as im
portant to your COUNTRY as the former is to your
body.
AND RIGHT NOW
as the Cotton and Woolen industries are raising
wages and also prices of fabrics, WE THINK that it
will be real economy for you when you buy your
Summer Underwear to mske it a point to purchase
your Underwear for next Winter. In our estimation
underwear next Fall and Winter will show an increase
of 50 per cent, or more. It would be real economy
to make your purchase now.
EASTMAN & ANDREWS
Clothiers and Furnisher·
SI Market Square, South Paris.
All Wool Bobee from 90 to $10.
|NJ. Favor, Propriety
NORWAY. MAIN*.
I offer for sale my homestead pis
.jnsisting of a large beset, eU 1
{itaMftf centrally located in the villi
lofPtrls Hill.
. ι,^αηρ,ΜιΗ
HENDERSON-CLEVELAND
. Motorcycles
AMONG THE FARMERS
■ναό τη now."
OMiaauuadaaoe oa pneOoai agrtculwnû topic
U eouSed. Addraaa *11 oommaBlcaUoBa to·
taadod for thla department to Huit D
Hakxobd, AfitonttnraJ Editor Oxford Doe.
onnt.Puli.il.
Poealbillties off Small Fruit Orowfof.
(Lecture given by Professor Brown, Hood
of Horticulture Department, it Fumer·' Week
Meeting.)
There are many pointa to be argued Id
favor of amall fro It growing in Maine.
Among these the following may be
mentioned.
1. Only one aeaaon ia required to get
the plantation under way.
2. The work ia not bard and may be
adapted to many Individual* wbo are
not phyaloally qualified to handle otber
branchée of farm work.
S. The financial return* will equal
tbat of any branob of agriculture.
4. A amall amount of land and a
limited equipment will yield compara
tively large returns.
Tbe small fruit* that may be consider·
ed commercially profitable under Maine
conditions are aa follows: Strawberries,
raapberries, blackberries, gooseberries,
ourran ι, cranberries and blueberries.
Of this list the gooseberries and currants
bare been identified aa oarrlers of the
dlseaae of the white pine blister rust
and oannot, therefore, be generally
reoom mended for planting. While they
are among the hardiest of the amall
fruits and give highly profitable returns
their connection with tbe spread of tbe
blister mat is of such far-reaohlng Im
portance tbat further planting oannot be
at present encouraged.
Tbe blueberries and cranberries repre
sent a greater money value than any of
the other small fruits, but since little or
no attempt has ever been made to bring
tbem under cultivation their natural
bounderies are fairly well fixed. Where
conditions are favorable tbey represent a
highly profitable branob of the amall
fruit industry.
This leaves, then, for general oultural
purpoaes the strawberry, tbe raspberry,
and the blackberjy. The strawberry Is
tbe most important and the most widely
distributed of any of tbe small fruits.
It is bard y enough to be soooeasfully
grown in all parts of the state. Many of
the varieties tbat are good for home
use are also good commercial kinds.
Tbe local markets are good and where
transportation can be had to Boaton the
business may be developed almost with
out limit. Well kept planta will often
produce a quart of fruit eacb, and one
quart for each 2 or 3 feet of matted row
may generally be expected.
The planta are generally aet aa early
in tbe apring aa good growing oondltiona
will warrant. Rows 8 feet apart and
the planta one foot in tbe row.
With good cultivation through the aum
mer tbey should vine out and make a
solid row by fall. When tbe ground
freeze* up in November tbe planta
Hhould be mulcbed with straw and
coarse, manure. In tbe apring tbia la
scratched off tbe plants and placed be
tween tbe rowa. This keeps tbe weeds
down, keeps tbe dirt off the fruit and aa
it decaya famishes food for tbe plants.
Aa aoon aa tbe fruit la harvested tbe
rowa are narrowed down to 16 inches
and tben given clean culture for tbe
reat of tbe year. After tbe aeoond orop
the area 1* plowed op and tbe spaoe
seeded to olover and buokwheat.
>Γ
ce.
ma
lue YiriCtIM ▼·* J
different parte of tbe State. Many kinds
are foood in the southwestern part that
are not grown farther north or eait.
Tbe list ia a long one and all will do
equally well in nil parte of tbe etate. In
ao far aa possible they are lieted in order
of their importance, tbe ones moat wide
ly known placed at tbe head of tbe Hat.
Glen Mary S
Sample Ρ
First Quality 8
Branc^ywine S
Senator Dunlap S
Uncl</Jlm S
Abrtigton S
Bobacb Ρ
Marshall » 8
Ridgeway S
Wm. Belt S
Barry m ore 8
Gibson S
Helen Dayia S
Cbespeake 8
Pokomo 8
Woo* ter #8
SVKBBXABLNG ΥΛΒΙΚΤΙΕ8.
8operb 8
Progressive 8
Tboae varieties marked with an "8"
are bisexual and are good pollinaters.
Tbose marked with a "P" are pistillate
and oontain little or no pollen. All the
varieties sbonld be seleoted with tbe
▼lew of cross pollination. Even where
tbe flowera are perfect better results are
had where the varieties are interpianted.
Every third row at least ahonld be of a
different variety.
With raspberries and blackberries,
they mnk of abont equal Importance in
tbe state. Tbe commercial plantings
are not large, each averaging less than
160 acres. Tbe blackberries do not
average quite so hardy as the raspberries
and are found mostly in tbe southern
half of the state. Ail of the varieties
grown In tbe east are biennial in their
bearing habits, that Is, they grow the
cane one year that beara the fruit the
next. This means that all tbe pruning
of tbe new canes should be done during
tbe firat year and not while they are
fruiting. After tbe seoond year they
are out out and burned.
All new plantations should be itarted
early in tbe spring and given
olean culture through the summer.
Where grown oommerolally ample area
for team cultivation should be given.
Tbe lines six to eight feet apart ana the
rows allowed to grow solid rang
ing from 12 to 16 Inches in
width. Where the dlak harrow la
available tbla la run between tbe rows
early in the apring throwing the
dirt away from tbe planta. They are
then hand hoed, and tbe dlak used again
throwing tbe soil toward the plants.
Tbla makes cultivation easy, keeps tbe
rows to an even width *nd preventa tbe
growth of weeda.
AU varieties should be selected with
reference to their hardiness aa well ae to
the quality. With the raspberries there
are three diatinct types, known as the
black oaps, tbe reds and the purple
canes. The latter being a hybrid be
tween tbe other two. Tbe reds are the
most popular and are hardier than the
black cap·. Tbe blackberries, tbe reds
and tbe purple oanes propagate them
selves by sending op suckers near the
base of tbe old plants, while tbe blaok
cape moat be rooted from the tips of tbe
oanes. The suckers alwaye appear In
abondanoe making It aaay to renew the
plantattona at any time.
The varletlea that may be recommeod
ed for the southern half of the state are
listed below.
|IT. i η¥Π·Μ1Μ.
Agawam
Eldorado
Taylor
Snyder
Ward
BSD BABPBUBIBS.
ML Bagla
Cmthhart
Golds· Queen
Herbert
Malboro
■T in» CAP BABPBUUUB.
Cumberland
ongg
P0BPL· OAHza.
Columbian
Cardinal
Boyd
More Turnip»—Better Sheep.
Brerj sheep owner aboald make ai
effort this aeeaon to provide aome Corn
of inoculent food either In root· ο
allege for next wlnWa feeding. 8hee]
generally have oome through the pea
winter In e thin rundown oondltion, ow
log to the feot thet moet hey wee leti
oat, end ooneeqnently wea ooerae end
dry, m eking very poor feed for cheep
ea ail abeep owner· well know. How
ever bed they been provided with ι
proper amount of aooculent food, auot
ee turnipa, beeta or allege, ell of whlot
cen be produced et e oomparatlvelj
email expenae, they would have oom<
through In e good thrifty oonditloo, eoc
would heve been provided with e goo<3
udder, well filled with milk; oooaequent
ly would beve owned tbelr lemba, end
inatead of poor lamba that could ataod
ell four feet on e ten cent piece, tbej
would beve atraightened out end made
growing their business. Tarai pa arc
the moat favored by abeep ownera be
cause they ere produced cheaply end
everything oonaldered are the aefeat end
beat. ▲ deily ration for an averege
abeep la from e pint to a quert or from
one to two pounda of roota, end "-from
two or three pounda of allege. The
amount tbet aboald be provided for
each abeep depend· upon the condition
ahe la in when coming to the bern. II
ahe la thin, ahe abould beve from two to
three pounda of olover or flue mixed,
early out hay per dey, with one pint 01
about one pound of roota. It no olovei
or fine mixed bey la evelleble, eecb
abeep aboald be fed tbe fall emoant ol
two pounda of roota or three poanda of
allege. A oonaervetlve estimate la from
βνβ to aeven bushel· of roota for eacb
•beep for tbe winter. Grain will prob
ably remain bigh In price daring the
next year and conaequently It la up to
every a took owner to provide ea far as
possible, all tbe roots, grain, etc., be
will need during tbe next year. Tbe
moat aucoeaafal sheep ownera provide a
good fall run for their fiocke, either.ι
pleoe of rape, or a field run, or botb.
If tbe aheep can bave a good field run,
that la generally ell tbey need to bring
tbem to tbe barn in good fleab. If that
la impossible, tbey aboald be provided
with the rape wblob la very fattening.
Tbe uaaal praotlce in raiaing rape la to
either fence In a section of tbe pastore,
or fit e piece from the field edjolnlDg
tbe pasture. The same la fenoed in and
wben ready for the abeep, e section of
tbe fenoe or gate (aa tbe case may be) is
removed and tbe abeep allowed to feed
from one to two boura a day for three or
four days, and then allowed to go in and
oat at pleasure. It la estimated that
one acre of rape will provide feed for
30 or 40 sbeep and will continue to grow
until killed by tbe frost.
Rape needs a good rich, mellow seed
bed, end about three pounda of aeed per
acre sowed broadcaat, and requires
about aixty daya growth before turning
tbe abeep on to It—Department of
Agriculture, C. H. Cbawfobd, Sbeep
Speoialiat.
Control of Poultry Parasites.
(John 8. Carrer, Poultry Specialist.)
Poultry parasites when left uncontrol
led afe a souroe of great injury in do
mestic fowls. Hens attacked by lice,
mites and other parasites fall off ma
terially In egg production. Chlokens af
fected with lice and mîtes, are usually
stunted and droopy, and quite common
ly die off in large numbers. As a
measure of efficiency In our poultry
management, we should protect oar
poultry from the ravages of poultry
parasites.
BODT LICK.
There ere two oommon types of tbe
body louse, tbe large (1-8 Inob long) and
I tbe small (1-10 Inob) body louae. Tbey
Are yeilOWIBU ID Quiur WIIU uatm. uquick
doe to food in their bodies. They are
found on nearly all parta of the body,
bat In the largest number in the vicinity
of the vent. They lay their egga cm the
lower barb· of the feather just below
the vent. Poultry la attacked by them
both In winter and summer. The;
are nanally fonnd the moal
numerous under the wings of small
oh tokens. They are a very serious peat
when fonnd in large numbers beoauae of
their Irritating effect on the birda oauaed
by lioe eating the aoalea of the akin and
running over the anrfaoe. They
multiply very rapidly and unleaa blrdi
are treated they will be literally swarming
with lioe.
The best method of control known ii
the applioation of merourio ointment
the sice of a pea just below the vent.
Bnb this into the akin ao as the bird
cannot eat It, as it is deadly poiaon.
For young ohlokena a pieoe of olntmeni
should be applied under eaoh wing ai
well as under the vent.
Mercurial ointment oontalns 50 per
oent of metallic meroury. Blue oint
ment is a mixture containing 67 pei
oent of mercurial ointment and 83 pei
cent vaseline. Mercurial ointment is lesi
expensive than bine ointment. Mix
thoroughly S parts of white vaseline
with one part of merourlal ointment foi
best mixture. One ounoe will treat 76
bens at the ooat of aboot fifteen oenta.
POULTBY MITES.
Mites are a muoh more serious pest to
poultry than Uoe, as they feed on the
blood of the birds. They mnltiply very
rapidly and before tbe poultryman
realizes his house Is riddled with them.
Mites hide In the craoks and crevioes In
tbe day time and do their work at night.
They are found tbe thlokeat in regiona
about the roosts, dropping boardi
and nests. The mites live over all
winter in a dormant stage and start to
multiply early in the spring.
Control by painting tbe roosts, drop
ping boards and nests early In the spring
with Carbollneum, a coal tar liquid, con
taining some carbolio acid. After
painting tbe roosts, dropping boards
and neata, tbey abould bis allowed tc
thoroughly dry. One painting of thii
material will last tbe duration of tbe
year.
SCALY Lies.
Scaly legs on hens are caused by ι
minute mite, known aa the aoaly le;
mite. Tbe mite is very small and can
not be distinguished with tbe naked eye
Tbe mite burrows under the skin when
it lives and breeda, forolng tbe soalea ol
the leg up. When badly affeoted tbi
birdn stop laying and beoome lame.
Control. Soak tbe feet of tbe affeoted
bird with soap and water to soften u{
tbe scale. After bruahlng the aoale, ap
ply an ointment to the legs, oompoaed οι
one part oil of oaraway and five parta o!
white vaaeline.
In a recent address before tbe Pitts
burgb pre·· elub Food ^dminiatratoi
Hoover said: "I do not believe an]
person In tbe United S ta tea baa a rigb
to make one oent more profit out of an]
employment than he woold bave mad<
under pre-war condition·. I do no
oare whether tbla refers to the farmer
to tbe laborer, to tbe manufacturer, ti
tbe middleman or to tbe retailer. T<
me every oent taken beyond this standan
Is money taken from the blood anc
saerlfioe of tbe A mer loan people. I bavi
had this statement met before now tba
It Is dreamy idealism: But I havi
found no one who waa prepared in hi
own inatanoe to defend any snob line ο
notion."
Mo one oan tell another jut when t
sow or plant or do any particular kind ο
garden or farm work. The beet anyan
can lay is, "When time and soil and me
are ready, go ahead.'1 Yon will eom
ont all rlgnt. Bven the moon will imll
on yon then.
"I put some of them patent sanitar
drinking bowls In my dairy," said Mi
Barkns, ol -Vkrnt Olty Dairy, "and not
my oowsisso stnok uptbat they waa
silage eatvod to them la aaalad dish."·
Potatoes were selling at Dover to
H.M · hnndved poena· on May 1(
whlot^M the lest Jayof v the Mason'
hnstn— at the Power· potato boose.
I Bates College Newt.
I At»recent meeting of the SUdei
» Aaaembly of Bate· College, the folio*
r ing election· were made to the etude·
> 10<>QDoil for the oollege yeer of 1911
t 1010: president, Wendell Heraon, J
• Woroeeter, Mm·., rlce-preeldent, Phlll
II Talbot, of Gardiner, Me., secretary an
I treasurer, Carleton Wlggin, of Sanfor
I senior member··, Cecil T. Boime*, c
■ I Sangervllle, and Clinton A. Drnry
t Bast Baverbill, Ν. B., junior ■°>emberi
Stanton Woodman, of Portland, an
ι Barold May, of Oneonta, Ν. Τ , aophc
I more members, Donald W°od^T} . ?
II New Bedford, Mat·., and John Ousict
of Gardiner. .. aI
I Bates student· listened to an *ddres
(recently by Major Belford, of tn
I Canadian Field Artillery, who la speak
I log to college andieooes in this conntr:
I in a campaign to foeter a more perfec
I understanding between the two 8rea
I English-speaking nations of the allies.
I The newly Usoed number of tbi
Bates Bulletin contains a new llat ο
Bates men In the service of the Uni tec
I States. The Bates servloe flag now con
I tains two hundred and thirty stars, witl
I several more to be added inι the nee
I future. The last issue of the Bstei
Student, the weekly newspaper of tbi
college, wbioh will appear on Friday ο
this week, will include a special supple
ment, containing a complete listι of tb<
I men In the service together with otbe
I material of Intereatto them and tbei
I 'r The regular college exerolses close<
oo Friday. Last Chapel exercUes wer
I held In the morning, and the annual Iv.
I Day exercises of the Junior pi ess wer
I held In the afternoon, beginning tb<
I week-end Commencement Pr°g™®
I which is to be terminated by the Com
menoement exercises proper on Wednes
I aTh^a?nterecholaetic Tennis Tourna
ment, held on tbe Bates c0"1®1*"
week, resulted In a vlotory for Con
Bigh School of Augusta, both In tbi
doubles and tbe singles. The winner
I receive a oup from the Bates Atbletii
I Association.
Salvation Army Hut· at Front.
I Tbe work that the Salvation Army li
I doing In Franoe is beginning to' ettrac
I more than ordinary notice on this sidi
Lf the world. The workers both mei
I *od women, are living in tbe shell-rack
ed house· in range of the Gerinan guni
and are actually carrying doughnut· an.
pie· and hot coffee into the iront Jin
I trenohes to help cheer up the boys wbli<
I they are in action. .
I Letters from Maine boys now in actioi
I are beginning to be reoeived and in ai
I most every one of these messages home
they are loud in their praise [or tb<
I Salvation Army hut and the labors ο
I tbe war workers over there. The fol
I lowing letter from one of our ooyi
I speaks volume· and Is a· follows:
I Mv dear mother:
I I am writing this in a Salvation Arm.
but and I want to eay right here that
am some surprised at the work they an
I doing over here, especially in this seotn
I where I have been located. Inι °m
I that I bave been in there are three bal
I vation Arm ν lassies from Lynn, Mass.
land we had just arrived in the village a
I the end of a long march, and we wen
I all soaked to the skin and shivering liki
Γ AUhebutwe were J10*
I and Uneeda biscuits, and I will tell tbi
world that It made us feel some better
I Tbe girls did everything to wait on ue
I and they sure left some impression οι
the boy·. Even the sight of a goo<
American girl, especially«»« J*"
cheers op a fellow about ninety pe
cent, and these Salvation Army la.sle
have pretty good courage to stand wha
they do. I will take off my bat t«
I them every time. They win.
1 All the buts are at the front in rangi
of tbe German gang and tûe worxer
labor from seven In tbe morning nnti
9:30 at nlgbt, and live In tumbled dowi
ahell racked buildings, with rata an<
mioe enough to pat the Women'e Clul
In disorder. But tbey stick to it liki
regular fellows, and seem to like it. Ii
the but where I am writing this letter
tbey have nothing to protect themselves
Love to all,
Fbank.
Prophetic Geology.
Tbe aoience of geology attains one ο
it· highest objectives when it presents ι
deduction that points tbe way to obtaii
praotical results. An illustration ο
such a deduction was given In connec
tioD with the proposed disposal ο
obemlcal waste from one of the ne*
Government plants now under construc
tion at Sheffield, Ala., for tbe fixation ο
atmospheric nitrogen. This plant Is »
situated that surface drainage from i
would be difficult and expensive, anc
furthermore, there seems to ~be dange
that tbe dlsobarge of ohemloal waste in
to tbe neighboring streams would pre
duce bad results. Tbe problem wai
incidentally submitted to a geologist
who ascertained that tbe plant resta οι
limestone, a kind of rook that Is likely
to be boney-combed by oaves. He advli
ed trying underground drainage b;
means of drill boles. The plan propos
ed met with tbe usual opposition froc
so-called "praotical men," who mad
the customary disparaging remark
about "scientific theories," but a tria
bole waa started olose to a small lak
near the plant, and when the dril
reached a depth of 175 feet and a trenol
had been dug from tbe lake to the hoi
(be water quickly disappeared tbrougl
some subterranean passage. Geolog;
also won some looal praise by reason ο
tbe lake bottom yielding up about
bushels of fresh fish.
Other holes are to be drilled to insur
adequate drainage when the plant i
in operation.
Male Nurses and Pharmacists Want»
There are several desirable opening
in tbe Hospital Corps of the Unite
States Naval Reserve Force for men b<
tween the ages of 18 and 28, who ar
cit'zens of the United States.
Toung men who desire to take up
oalling wbere a satisfactory wage I
obtained immediately and wbere ther
is every opportunity for advancement
; instruction, education, and pleasan
duty, or who contemplate tbe study c
1 nursing or other allied subjects, ai
invited to consider tbe Hospital- Corp
as a field for employment or elementar
1 training. ·
Graduates of training sobools fo
nurses of hospitals or men who bav
served as attendants In hospitals or. I
institutions, and pbarmaolsts, will fin
In this branch of tbe naval servioe a
• opening to pursue their obosen professio
' with added training and inducement.
Referring to tbe duties in brief: bosp
: tai corpsmen aot as nurses to tbe slcl
' administer first aid to acoldent casei
ι assist at surgioal operations, oare for tb
t medical stores and property, oompouu
, mediolnes, and attend to the olerioi
» work of the department.
ι For enrollment in tbe Hospital Corp
1 U. S. Naval Reserve Foroe, apply i
I person al the offloe of Distriot Medici
ι Aide, Room 1210, Little Building, Bo
tj ton, Mass.
{ An Inoident recently oocurred at Frc
1 Hayden's cottage, writes tbe Nortbwei
Abbott correspondent of the Piscataqu
Observer, which illustrates tbe s troc
I affections the lower animals feel ft
: their yonng. Reoently Mr. Harden an
! Klwln went to tbe oottage whiob ba
: been vaoant for tbe winter. In movli
: some quilts five little squirrels wei
spilled on the floor, one of them belt
killed by Mr. Haydea stepping on I
j Tbe mother squirrel was qnlokiy on tl
, scene, taking one at a time and hastenc
r np stairs with It. Tbe fourth one si
t dropped at the tot of the stairs si
rushed bsok with frantio haste tbo
ougbly looking over tbe ooatente of tl
r room tor tbe fifth one. 8be even oliml
, ed to the waists of the men and smelh
■ their hand· In her search tor her lo
baby.
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CHAPTER VIII.
The Little Wooden Cross.
After remaining In rest billets for
eight days, we received the unwelcome
tidings that the next morning we would
"go In" to "take over." At six in the
morning onr march started and, after
α long march down the dusty road, we
again arrived at reserve billets.
I was No. 1 In the leading set of
fours. The man on my left was named
"Pete Walling," a cheery sort of fel
low. He laughed and joked all the
way on the march, buoying up my
drooping spirits. I could not flgtffe out
anything attractive In again occupying
the front line, but Pete did not seem to
mind, said it was all In a lifetime. My
left heel was blistered from the rub
bing of my heavy marching boot Pete
noticed that I was limping and offered
to carry my rifle, but by this time I had
lenrned the ethics of the march in the
British army and courteously refused
his offer.
We had gotten half-way through the
communication trench, Pete In my im
mediate rear. He had his hand on my
shoulder, as men In a communication
trench have to do to keep In touch with
each other. We had Just climbed over
a bashed-ln part of the trench when
in our rear a man tripped over a loose
signal wire, and let out an oath. As
usual, Pete rushed to his help. To
reach the fallen man he had to cross
this bashed-ln part A bullet cracked
In the air and I ducked. Then a moan
from the rear. My heart stood still.
I went back and Pete was lying on the
ground. By the aid of my flashlight
I saw that he had his hand pressed to
his right breast. The fingers were cov
ered with blood. I flashed the light
on his face and in its glow a grayish
blue color was stealing over his coun
tenance. Pete looked up at me and
said : "Well, Tank, they've done me In.
I can feel myself going West" His
voice was getting fainter and I had to
kneel down to get his words. Then he
gave me a messaee to write home to
his mother and hfs sweetheart, and I,
like a great big boob, cried like a baby.
I was losing my first friend of the
trenches.
Word was passed to the rear for a
stretcher. He died before it arrived.
Two of us put the body on the
stretcher and carried it to the nearest
first-aid post, where the doctor took
an official record of Pete's name, num
ber, rank and regiment from his Iden
tity disk, this to be used in the cas
ualty lists and notification to his
family.
We left Pete there, but It broke our
hearts to do so. The doctor Informed
m *Vio* ma λλπΙΛ hnr* him tho nnt
morning. That afternoon five of the
boys of our section, myself Included,
went to the little ruined village In the
rear and from the deserted gardens of
the French chateaux gathered grass
and flowers. From these we made a
wreath.
While the boys were making this
wreath, I sat under a shot-ecarred
apple tree and carved out the follow
ing verses on a little wooden shield
which we nailed on Pete's cross.
True to his God; true to Britain*
Doing his duty to the last,
Juat one more name to be written
On the Roll of Honor of hero·· paesed
Passed to their Qod, enshrined In glory,
Entering life of eternal rest,
One more chapter in England's story
Of her sons doing their best.
Rest, you soldier, mate so true,
Never forgotten by us below;
Know that we are thinking of you.
Ere to our rest we are bidden to go.
Next morning the whole section went
over to say good-by to Pete, and laid
him away to rest
After each one had a look at the facc
of the dead, a corporal of the R. A,
M. C. sewed up the remains In a blan
ket Then placing two heavy rope
across the stretcher (to be used in low
ering the body Into the grave), we lift
ed Pete onto the stretcher, and rev
erently covered him with a large union
Jack, the flag he had died for.
The chaplain led the way, then cam*
the officers of the section, followed bj
two of the men carrying a wreath. Im
mediately after came poor Pete on th<
flag-drnped stretcher, carried by four
soldiers. I was one of the four. Be
hind the stretcher, In column of fours,
came the remainder of the section.
To get to the cemetery, we had to
pass through the little shell-destroyed
village, where troops were hurrying
to and fro.
As the funeral procession passed
these troops came to the "attention*1
and smartly saluted the dead.
Poor Pete was receiving the only sa
lute a private Is entitled to "some
where In France.**
Now and again a shell from the Ger
man lines would go whistling over the
village to Burst in our artillery llnef
In the rear.
When we reached the cemetery w<
halted In front of an open graven anc
laid the stretcher beside it Formlni
a hollow square around the opening ol
the grave, the chaplain read the burial
service.
German machine-gun bullets wen
♦•cracking" in the air above us, bui
Pete didn't mind, and neither did we
When the body was lowered into th<
grave the flag having been removed
we clicked our heels together ant
came to the salute.
I left before the grave was filled In
I could not bear to see the dirt throwr
on the blanket-covered face of my com
rade. On the western front there an
no coffins, and you are lucky to get ι
blanket to protect joe from tne we
and the worms. Several of the sec
tlon stayed *nd decorated the grav<
with white stones.
That night in the light of a lonel;
candle in the machine fanner's dugou
of the front-line trench I wrote tw<
letters. One to Pete's mother, th<
other to his sweetheart While doinj
this I cursed the Prustan war go<
with all my heart and I think that 81
Peter noted
ι ne raacniiie guuuers m uic uuBvu<.
were laughing and joking. To them
Pete was unknown. Pretty soon, in the
warmth of their merriment, my blues
disappeared. One soon forgets on the
western front
CHAPTER IX
Suicide Annex.
I was in my first dugout and looked
around curiously. Over the door of
same was a little sign reading "Sui
cide Annex." One of the boys told
me that this particular front trench
was called "Suicide Ditch." Later on
I learned that machine gunners and
bombers are known as the "Suicide
Club."
That dugout was muddy. The men
si opt in mud, washed In mud, ate mud,
and dreamed mud. I had never before
realized that so much discomfort and
misery could be contained in those
three little letters, MUD. The floor
of the dugout was an Inch deep in
water. Outside It was raining cats and
dogs, and thin rivulets were trickling
down the steps. From the air shaft
Immediately above me came a drip,
drip, drip. Suicide Annex was a hole
eight feet wide, ten feet long and six
feet high. It was about twenty feet
below the fire trench; at least there
were twenty steps leading down to It
These steps were cut into the earth,
but at that time were muddy and slip
pery. A man had to be very careful
or else he would ushoot the chutes."
The air was foul, and you could cut
the smoke from Tommy's fags with a
knife. It was cold. The walls and
roof were supported with heavy square
cut timbers, while the entrance was
strengthened with sandbags. Nails had
been driven into these timbers. On
each null hung a miscellaneous assort
ment of equipment. The lighting ar
rangements were superb—one candle
In α reflector made from an ammuni
tion tin. My teeth were chattering
from the cold, and the drip from the
alrshaft did not help matters, much.
While I was sitting, bemoaning my
fute and wishing for the fireside at
home, the fellow next to me, who was
writing a letter, looked up and Inno
cently asked, "Say, Tank, how do you
spell 'conflagration' ?"
I looked at him in contempt and an
swered that I did not know.
From the darkness in one of the cor
ners came a thin, piping voice singing
one of the popular trench ditties en
titled:
"Pack up your Trouble· In your Old Kit
Bag, and Smile, Smile, Smile."
Every now and then the singer
would stop to cough, cough, cough, but
It was α good illustration of Tommy's
cheerfulness under such conditions.
A machine-gun officer entered the
dugout and gave me a hard look. I
sneaked past him, sliding and slipping,
and reached my section of the front
Une trench, where I was greeted by
the sergeant who asked me, "Where
in 'ave you beenf*
I made no answer, but sat on the
muddy fire step, shivering with the
cold and with the rain beating In my
face. About half an hour later I
teamed up with another fellow and
A — ———J -xlik μ·· ΚλλA oHnlfflnff
over the top. At ten o'clock I wa«
relieved and resumed my sitting posi
tion on the fire step. The rain end·
denly stopped and we all breathed a
sigh of relief. We prayed for the mord·
lag and the rum issue.
ι CHAPTER X.
The Day's Work."
I was fast learning that there la a
regular routine about the work of the
trenches, although It Is badly upset at
times by the Germane.
The reol work In the fire trench
commences at sundown. Tommy ia
like a burglar, he works at nlghfc
Just as It begins to get dark the
word "stand to" Is passed from trav
erse to traverse, and the me» get busy.
The first relief, consisting of two men
to a traverse, mount the fire 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 sentry
1 as to his observations In No Man's
Land. The sentry le not allowed to
relax his watch for a second. If he la
questioned from the trench or aaked
his orders, he replies without turning
around or taking his eyes from the ex
panse of dirt In front of him. The re
mainder of the occupante of his trav
erse either alt on the fire step, with
bayonets fixed, ready for any emer
gency, or If lucky, and a dugout hap
pena 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 la done ; generally the men alt
ι around, smoking fags and seeing who
ι can tell the blggeat lie. Some of them,
perhaps with their feet in water, would
ι write home sympathizing with the
! "governor" because he waa laid up
' with a cold, contracted by getting his
! feet wet on hla way to work in Wool
[ wlch arsenal. If à man should manage
to doxe off, likely as not he would wake
ι with a start aa the clammy, cold feet
: of a rat paaaed over his face, or the
. next relief atepped on his stomach
Γ while atumbling on their way to relieve
, the aentriea in the trench.
I Just try to sleep with a belt full of
ammunition around yon, your rifle bolt
• biting into your ribs, intrenching tool
ι handle sticking into the small of your
• back, with a tin hat for a pillow and
• feeling very damp and cold, with
ι "cooties" boring for oil In your arm
t pita, the air foul from the stench of
• grimy human bodtea and amoke from a
> Juicy pipe being whiffed into your noa
trtla, then you will not wonder why
r Tommy occasionally take· A torn la
ί the trench for a rest
' While in a front-line trench ordera
• forbid Tommy from removing hla
; boota, putteea, clothing or equipment
I The "cootiea" take advantage of thla
order «maih— their forcée, and
Toamy ■*·«■ vepgeance on them tP#
munera ιο mmseu, "juei wui uuiu ι
hit rest billets and am able to get my
own back.**
Just before daylight the men "turn
to" and tumble out of the dugouts, man
the Are step until It gets light, or the
welcome order "stand dowr" Is given.
Sometimes before "stand down" is or
dered, the command "five rounds rap
id" Is passed along the trench. This
means that each man must rest his
rifle on the top and fire as rapidly as
possible five shots aimed toward the
Qerman trenches, and then duck (with
the emphasis on the "duck"). There is
a great rivalry between the opposing
forces to get their rapid fire all off
first, because the early bird, in this in
stance, catches the worm—sort of gets
the jump on the other fellow, catchin?
him unawares.
We had a sergeant in our battalion
named Warren. He was on duty with
his platoon in the fire trench one after
noon when orders came up from the
rear that he had been granted seven
days' leave for Blighty, and would be
relieved at five o'clock to proceed to
England.
He was tickled to death at these
welcome tidings and regaled his more
or less envious mates beside him on
the fire step with the good times in
store for him. He figured it out that
in two days' time iie would arrive at
Waterloo station, London, and then—
seven days' bliss!
At about five minutes to five be
started to fidget with bis rifle, and
then suddenly springing up on the fire
step with a muttered, "I'll send over
a couple of souvenirs to Fritz so that
he'll miss me when I leave," lie stuck
his rifle over the top and fired two shots
when "crack" went a bullet and he
Lewis Qun in Action.
tumbled off the step, fell Into the mud
at the bottom of the treuch, and lay
still in a huddled heap with a bullet
hole in his forehead.
At about the time he expected to ar·
rive at Waterloo station he was laid
to rest In a little cemetery behind the
lines. He had gone to Blighty.
In the trenches one can never tell—
It is not safe to plan very fur ahead.
After "stand down" die men sit on
the fire step or repair to their respec
tive dugouts and wait for the "rum is
sue" to materialize. Immediately fol
lowing the rum cotnes breakfast,
brought up from the rear. Sleeping is
then in order unless some special work
turns up.
Around 12:30 dinner shows up.
When this is eaten the men try to
amuse thcmselvc3 until "tea" appears
at about four o'clock, then "stand to"
and they carry on as before.
totiIIa in roaf hllleft Tnmmr set· UD
about six in the morning, washes up,
answers roll call, Is Inspected by bis
platoon officer, and bas breakfast. At
8:45 he parades (drills) with his com
pany or goes on fatigue according to
the orders which have been read oat
by the orderly sergeant the night pro·
vious.
Between 11:80 and noon be is die
missed, has bis dinner and is "on his
own" for the remainder of the day,
unless he has clicked for a digging or
working party, and no It goes on from
day to day, always "looping the loop"
and looking forward to peace and
Blighty.
Sometimes, while engaged In a
"cootie" hunt, you think. Strange to
say, but It is a fact, while Tommy Is
searching his shirt serious thoughts
come to him. Mnny a time, when per
forming this operation, I have tried
to figure out the outcome of the war
and what will happen to me.
My thoughts generally ran In this
channel :
Will I emerge safely from the next
attack? If I do will I skin through the
following one, and so ont While your
mind is wandering into the future It
is likely to be rudely brought to earth
by a Tommy interrupting with, "What's
good for rheumatism?"
Then yon hr.ve something else to
think of. Will you come out of this
war crippled and tied into knots with
rheumatism, caused by the wet and
mu«l of treuchee and dugoutb? You
give it up ns η had Job nnd generally
saunter over to the nearest estaminet
to drown your moody forebodings in a
glass of sickcnlng F*?nch beer or to
try your luck at the always present
game of "house." You can hear the
sing-song voice of a Tommy droning
out the numbers ns be extracts the
little 8qunro3 of cardboard from the
l»ag hetw»pn his feet.
Continued next week
Art of Harnessing a Horse.
The students In the field artillery
branch of the service who attended
the officers' reserve training camp at
Fort Blley never knew before there waa
just one way to harness and unharness
a horse, or that it <vas such a compli
cated Job. Borne of them were reared
on farma or randies, but they never
groomed a horse like Uncle Sam'· men
do, says the Kansas City Star.
Every student has two horses he
moat care for. He must harness them
ftp, ride one and lead the other. When
he la through he must unharness them.
Sometimes he works by the hour har
nessing and unharnessing, so he, too,
will be able to d*lt in the dark.
After that comes the grooming of
the horses. It aoonda simple, but It
Isn't The lessons of the students In
grooming are practical ofiea and the
horses have to stand for it, whether
they like It or not Sometimes a horse
will «pend all morning being groomed,
not because he needs it but bsoanes
the stndeots need the tvtlataf.