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A scene in the trenches ot the Armenians in the “Gardens’’ just outside
of the city of Van, in Asiatic Turkey, during the recent siege of that place
by the Turks. Before the Armenians could defend themselves a number of
them were massacred by the Turks. The majority of the Armenians, who
are Christians, fled to the American mission compound and directed their
fight against the Turks from that place. The Turks were compelled to
abandon their siege of the city after having suffered a heavy loss.
WAR OHTOONS
Trench Warfare Graphically De
scribed by Correspondent.
What It Means to Live for Weeks in
a Ditch Seeking to Kill Persons in
Another Ditch Within Hail
ing Distance.
London. —A British correspondent
at the front with the expeditionary
force in Flanders sends the following
graphic description of life in the
trenches:
"This war, particularly this trench
warfare —‘the war of positions’ as the
Germans more correctly call it —is so
utterly unprecedented that one often
searches the mind in vain for some
suitable parallel which will make peo
ple realize what it means to have to
live for days, sometimes for weeks, on
end in a narrow ditch seeking to com
pass the violent death of persons in
another ditch within hailing dis
tance with whom not a year ago one
might have been lunching or dining.
“I was in some trenches the other
day. We were having tea round a
table in a dugout. The trench ran
through a cornfield, as 1 remember, and
as we drank our tea we had a fine
view of some ruined buildings against
the sky. The German trenches were
very close, and if you had a fancy to
finish with life all you had to do was
to take two steps from the tea table
and poke your head for an instant
above the sandbags of the parapet.
"On the German side an officer had
tried to do this that morning. Five
minutes afterwards three men with a
stretcher had taken the body away.
Somebody remarked on the strange
ness of our position. ’Here we are,’
he said, ’in a ditch in a cornfield.
Rather a good spot for a picnic it
would have been, wouldn’t it, with the
old farm back there to furnish hot wa
ter for tea and this nice view in front
of us? 1 dare say people used to come
here on summer evenings like this a
year ago. Yet here we are, a lot of
men who probably never heard of
Flanders in their lives before this
war, living in an adjectival cornfield,
with only one idea in life, and that to
kill as many as possible of another
bunch of fellows living in another
•orner of the same old cornfield.
Funny war, ain’t it? Who’ll come and
snipe?’
“He and another man, having fin
ished their tea, went off down the
trench where the bullets were whin
neying and popping and snicking great
wads out of the sandbags of the pa
rados with a resounding smack that
fairly deafens you if your head hap
pens to be alongside. I could see them
for a bit creeping doubled up along a
stretch of low trench marked down as
a bad corner. Later 1 caught sight of
them in a ruined barn. They were
kneeling motionless with their rifles
at an opening. They were waiting. 1
knew whom they were waiting for, a
gentle German whom they had named
Peter Weber, a sniper, whose perch
was in a tree. They had waited for
him for three days. They didn’t get
Peter Weber that day.
‘‘Men who live like this, almost en
tete-a-tete with the Germans, positive
ly get to know their enemies by sight.
They give the snipers names and one
hears of displays of frightfulness by
Karl and Fritz and of Hermann s ‘eve
ning hate.’
“The other day I was in a position
which is less than thirty yards from
the German trenches, where the few
men holding the place squat doubled
up in a narrow trench with a stack of
bombs at hand to repel an attack. The
trench runs through some ruined
buildings, where the dead of many
months are lying, some buried in the
soil through which our trenches run,
others entombed beneath piles of loose
bricks. I sat down on the ground
beside the rugged Irishmen who
were squatted in that foul place
and chatted w’ith them. In a piece of
mirror stuck up on the parados I
could see the German trench at a dis
tance considerably less than the width
of the Strand at its narrowest point.
‘There’s an Alleman that comes out o'
that trinch one and agin,’ they said to
me in hoarse whispers. ‘Sure, and we
often see him pattering about, a
gran’ big fellow with great whiskers
on him. ’Tis a pity not to shoot him.
We could get him every time.’ I
touched the mirror to move it. The
next instant tw-o bullets struck the
sandbags on the parados on either side
of the glass. The men laughed. ‘They
can’t hit you the way you have your
head now sorr,’ they said, ‘but don’t
be raisin’ yourself.’ ’’
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Edna Goodrich, former wife of Nat
C. Goodwin, arrived from Europe re
cently bringing with her “Hoko,” her
Japanese spaniel which has the dis
tinction of being the smallest dog in
the world. Miss Goodrich served as a
Red Cross nurse with the Belgian di
vision for seven weeks, and did a lot
of relief work in France on her own
initiative. While in France she saw a
good deal of the Canadian soldiers and
she was impressed to see these "mag
nificent specimens of manhood, who
had been wounded, begging to be
cured in order to go back to the
front.”
Where Law Presumes.
In cases where husband and wife
are accidentally killed together, the
common law presumes that the man,
being the stronger, outlived the wom
an, no matter for how short a time.
THB VILAS COUNTY NEWS. EAGLE RIVER. WIS.
MERRY DOGS OF WAR
Tale of “Ugly,” Scarred Hero of
a Hundred Battles.
Wins Fame and Corporal’s Stripes
With the British Troops in North
ern France —A Challenge
and What Came of It.
By GEORGE DUFRESNE.
International News Service Correspondent.
Paris.—ln the early days of this
war, Ugly scrambled ashore in north
ern France a stowaway on one of the
channel packets. He was a khaki
tinted cur of the most disreputable
appearance. Nobody’s dog; but with
a soul so tuned to the doings of sol
diers that as Soon as he discovered
that the great game wt. 3 going on, he
swore to be in it and o* it. He was a
natural fighter, scored and scarred
with a hundred battles.
So they attached him here to B. X.,
which means any sort of job that s
going at the base —“B” —standing for
base, and “X” being the recognized
algebraic symbol signifying an un
known quantity. He was signed on
the A. S. C. (Pickford’s Light Horse)
to deal with the rats which ravage
the bales down by the docks. Like
the minister of munitions he was
given a free hand with his subject,
and so successful was he with these
gray-jacketed rascals that he soon re
ceived a corporal’s stripes, double ra
tions (he dearly loves jam), and the
offer, after another singularly success
ful raid among the rodents, of a com
mission. This last he refused declar
ing that he would never leave the
ranks.
Ugly’s prowess was noised abroad.
It reached the fighting line. G. H. Q.
heard of it. so that presently a dusty
M. T. driver, pulling up his car amid
the shell-strewn debris of the dock,
handed a packet to the young officer
in charge, demanding a speedy an
swer. The communication read as fol
lows: ( /
Dug-out 68h. Battersea Rise. Tuesday.
We always congratulated ourselves
here in having the ugliest dog and the
fiercest fighter in Flanders. We hereby
challenge Corporal Ugly. A. S. C.. to
meet Sergeant Smiler. G. H. Q.. to fight
at 25 rounds, catch-as-catch-can. at any
handy spot within or without the mean
ing of the act. Stakes—five pounds a
side, money down.
Inquiries were immediately made as
to the standing, skill and fighting
weight of Sergeant Smiler, and those
being considered satisfactory, the chal
lenge was accepted, and Ugly was put
into strict training, much to his dis
gust.
A heavy book was made on the
forthcoming combat, and when the
tense evening of the meeting of these
growling Greeks arrived, the arena
was packed with an eager, brown
faced crowd, all a-throb with the
sweet pleasures of anticipation. Ser
geant Smiler arrived, due to time, in
a carefully corded biscuit box.
Ugly was already in possession of
the floor, striding up and down In the
fierce pride of ownership, and snarl
ing a challenge to the whole category
of Crusts.
The box was dragged into the ring,
the cords unlaced, the lid raised, the
cage tipped at the necessary angle
by a brave Tommy, who leaped back
over the parapet as with a roar the
incarcerated thunderstorm hurled
himself into the lists.
Alert, savage and with his back hair
bristling. Ugly crouched for the
spring—crouched, and then sat down
hard in absolute amazement; for
there in front of him was his exact,
his complete double in size and shape
and color. Sergeant Smiler also
crouched and sat down suddenly, as
if frozen to the floor. In the silence
which follows, the breathing of the
two dogs could be heard—jerkily,
like the spurts of a southwest squall
at sea.
Then, with a glad gurgle of canine
melody, the two animals flung them
selves into one another’s arms in a
brotherly caress, In which yaps of joy
were mingled with yelps of rem
iniscence, almost tear compelling to
the sentimental soldiers gathered
around. For none could fail to read
the riddle.
Corporal Ugly and Sergeant Smiler
were twins, and this was their first
meeting since puppyhood. Truth is
sometimes stranger than fiction. This
is a true tale, and the British army is
still laughing over it. A good chuckle
now and again is a tonic.
NABBED ON ALLURING SOIL
Escaped Horse Thief Comes Back to
Old Scenes and Lands In
Prison.
Bismarck. N. D. —Edward Molen,
who escaped from the penitentiary
three years ago, after serving one
month of a four-year sentence for
horse stealing, was returned to the
institution a few days ago from Mar
marth, where he was arrested while
taking part in a circus parade.
Molen went from here to Tacoma,
Wash., where he shipped to Liverpool
and from there to ports on the Black
sea.
A year ago he returned to this coun
try and gradually worked his way
back to the scene of crime for which
he was sentenced.
Farmer Kills Big Owl.
Hastings. Mich. —Norman Chambers
of Baltimore township hf.s killed one
of the largest owls ever seen in this
vicinity. The bird, which was brown
and white in color, measured almost
five feet from tip to tip. Its eyes were
two inches in diameter.
. HIDDEN IMPURITY -
*lf American women knew how
much of our Coffee lies on the ground
for days, before the berries are finally
•wept up and harvested, greater care
would be exercised in purchasing
this food. For this Coffee is impure.
But its moldy color is lost in the roast
ing, and the partial decay is concealed
until it comes up harsh and bitter in
the cup. This fact is not generally
knowr to importers, for few of them
have studied conditions existing prior
to th>> arrival of their ships in port.’
Sw writes F. C. Harwood. And Mr.
Har /ood knows. His long experience
in the tropical coffee growing coun
tries, his deep intimacy with planta
tion owners, his close study of their
customs, their methods and the
“Tricks of their Trade” has acquired
for him a fund of knowledge which
places him far in the leadership of
coffee connoisseurs, both here and
abroad. *»
Denison’s Coffees are selected by F.
C. Harwood, personally, and it is here
that his power in the Coffee Industry
manifests itself to the qualification of
Denison’s Brands. His wisdom and
critical discrimination is appreciated
by Coffee Growers the world over, and
their respect gives him first choice of
the world’s finest crops. Thus, only
pure, hand-picked berries find their
way into Denison Coffees. His care
is your safeguard against impurity.
Try Denison’s and realize your ideal
Coffee put up in Cans, Cartons or
Bags. Ask your grocer or write Den
ison Coffee Co., Chicago, for the name
of the nearest dealer. —Adv.
Saves Steps.
When the best and happiest house
keeper known to the writer was asked
to tell the secret of her speed in
housework she replied: “I never iron
with a cold iron, cut with a dull knife
or go to my kitchen to prepare a meal
without a clean small hand towel
pinned to my apron belt on one side
and a similar dish towel pinned on
the other. Try it, and you will be sur
prised to see how much time and how
many extra steps you will save.”
Family Days.
Family occasions ought to be cele
brated frequently, even if the celebra
tion is the simplest form of little fes
tival. Bringing the family together
helps to promote affection. Whatever
the event, birthday or wedding anni
versary or a welcome home from a
journey, it ought to mean something
to every member of the family, and
can be made an occasion that will
remain bright in memory when the
family circle is broken.
One Left.
“The fag system is obsolete in
schools now, isn’t it.”
“Yes, except the brain fag.”
Sympathetic Turn.
“The first time Cholly took his auto
out it turned turtle."
“No wonder; he’s such a lobster.”
If a young man has money to burn
it is easy to induce some girl to
strike a match.
A deaf-mute is always ready to take
a hand in an argument.
The best throw one can make with
dice is to throw them away.
On lime
For
Breakfast
Ever know a real boy
who wasn’t on time for
meals when there was
something he liked?
Boys are always ready for
breakfast when they’re go
ing to have the
New Sties
These delicious, new com flakes
bring to your table all of the delightful
flavour of sun ripened com. They’re
made by a new method that keeps
them crisp and firm even after cream
or milk is added—they don’t mush
down as other com flakes do.
Notice the little pearl-like “ puffs”
on each flake—a distinguishing char
acteristic; try them direct from the
package without cream or milk and
you’ll get the real com flavour of
New Post Toasties
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The Bonnie Conductor Lassie.
Edinburgh, Scotland, has two dozen
women street car conductors who are
a thorough success in the new line of
work. Other tramways are already
recruiting girls and training them to
be conductors. It is said that girls
working in the English cartridge fac
tories are so fired with patriotism
that some of them work thirty hours
in a stretch without any rest. Miss
Elizabeth Lister has been appointed a
stationmaster in South Wales, the first
woman to act in that capacity. In
the north of England and in Scotland
and Wales the men workers are being
supplanted in the fields by women,
who can be seen following the bar
row or digging and hoeing.
Another Little Bedtime Story.
“Good gracious!” cried Peter Rab
bit, “what is the cause of that uproar
going on up in the air? There! That
was the S. O. S. call! Somebody must
be in trouble, and —”
“Oh, that is old Doc Stork,” replied
Sammy Jay. “He is carrying twins to
the wildcat’s house, and the dear lit
tle strangers do not wish to go.”—
Kansas City Star.
Transportation in Calcutta.
To compete with Calcutta’s present
street railway system a company has
been formed which will place 100 mo
tor buses and 400 cars for freight In
service within a year.
On the whole, it is better for the
small boy to soil his fingers with mam
ma’s jam than to have them blown off
by the cannon cracker.
Ordinarily a young man refers to
his father as “the old man.” But if
he desires to be particularly polite, he
refers to him as “the old gent.”
Speech and Silence.
Speak fitly, or be silent wisely.—
George Herbert.
The chap who suspects his neigh
bor is not above suspicion.
Kind acts are never stepping stones
to misfortune.
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DESERT AUTO IS NO CAMEL
These Men Forget to Provide Water
for Their Desert Ride and
One Dies.
Failure to thing about evaporation
In an automobile radiator brought
death to one man and frightful tor
tures to two others, who arrived in
Los Angeles from the desert and told
of their sufferings. The trio —James
S. Roche and John H. Welsh, attor
neys, and James G. Clarke, a real es
tate dealer —left here Sunday in an
automobile for El Centro, in the Im
perial valley.
Monday morning the car stopped in
the sand. The radiator was empty and
they had no water. Roche and Welsh
started after a mirage which they be
lieved was the Salton sea. Clarke
waited a day, and then, believing
them dead, made his way to Mineral
Springs, where he was resuscitated
after falling himself in a faint and or
ganized a rescue party. They found
Roche unconscious and Welsh dead.
Roche said they drank lubricating oil.
—Philadelphia Record.
Nothing to Be Said.
Judge —You admit, then, that you
stole the loaf of bread?
Woman Prisoner —Yes, your honor.
Judge —What have you to say for
yourself?
Woman —Nothing, your hoonr. If it
was lace or jewelry, I might plead
kleptomania, but we can’t try that
when it’s bread.
Safest Marriages.
The safest marriages are declared
by a statistician to be those contract
ed with men under twenty-four or
more than thirty-four years of age.
Correct.
“In what state does it cost the most
to live?”
“In the state of matrimony.”—Bos
ton.
Some horses are better mud runners
than others. It is so with human be
ings.
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