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Show ' 'W 1 'll K PROVO POST X. ular aoldlsr, and FOURTEEN MONTHS AI J) THEERONT An American Boy's Baptism of Fire J. ROBINSON BT WILLIAM Llttls, Brows ft Co. Copyright, WILLIAM Ths moot graphls tsoount of tho frost war that has rot boos written aomes from tho pen of a tw on wo-roar --old Boaton rebor, who has turned from rranoa, whara aa dragoos guardsman, dispatch ridar and motor-oa- r drlvsr ha erred fourteen months Under tha British Has. Out of thlrty-On- a motorcrela dispatch riders ha was ana of four survivors A ROBINSON words, we had to pass the bareback test before ws even felt s saddls There were no long explanations as to how s thing should be dons Ws were told ones and in as few words as possible. Then we had to do It After ws had mastered the art of vaulting on a horses back we got the walk march," then the trot march. Then we had to drop the reins and ride with folded arms,1 and so it went until 12 oclock, when we got an hour's rest It was ths tame thing In ths after- PREFACE. Prior to snp arrival In England ths idea of participating in tho great tear hod never entered mp head. I went abroad on hurt-nesand i expected to return to thit country m toon as mp work ioat completed. It teemed, though, that fate decreed other-witI had been tn England a good manp timet before, and in Franco and Belgium, too, for that matter. Up father tcat a tea captain, and wot bom aboard hit ship. In fact, I lived the flrtt tie peart of mp life on Thit Iart trip acrott thipboard. the Atlantio made the twenip-thir- d time for me, to I teat quite at home in the British islet. Almost before I knew it I had taken the step that was responsible for 4he mott terrible pet wonderful experience that ever came to me. In telling mp itorp I have tried to take the important events and set them down in chronological order. I have endeavored alto to link tem together to at to make it possible for the reader to follow me through the principal happenings during mp time of service. Uanp of the more sordid deta(li of thit great war ' have been obliged to leave out. I have dwelt neither on the horrors of war nor pet on the glorp, but I have tried to pictssre the dailp routine of the fighting mans Ufe at it really It. t, e. noon. All one could pear was the riding master singing his commands: "Walk, march. Trot march! Halt! And every ones id awhile hed yell: Hollow your backs! Hollow your backs! Youre not riving a cab now. Thata a horse youte on. Hes got rial There la a certain Scotch regiment which for some reason had its kilts taken awa f and now has to wear trousers mads of the same kind of plaid that the kilts were made of. The men srs working like Trojans In tbls war to win their kilts back again, and they will very probably be successful, as they have docs soma wonderful work. Each regiment finds something to boast about, and the men never miss an opportunity. Tbe Seventeenth Lancers are known as the Death or Glory Boys," as their regimental badge ia ths skoll and crossed bones and Death or Glory ia their motto. a The Royal Engineers have more crosses than any other regiment In the British- army, and it Is no wonder, for theirs is a very dangerous work and affords plenty of opportunities for men to distinguish them-sqlveTbe first Victoria cross swarded In the present war was won by s driver of an automobile, a member of the Army Service corps. Two daya later word came around that the regiment was going to the front within the week. By that time I jvas covered with saddle eores and was tn agony the whols time. Although It requires nine months' training to turn out a full fledged, cavalryman, I decided to fry to go with ths regiment somehow, and I didnt care how I went Anything to get ont of - v , ' s A' , j A Tie-tori- a. , : known. That ntght 1 thought about the matter some more and came to the conclusion that If they would take me into a cavalry regiment 1 would have a try at it The next morning 1 enlisted and was made a trooper la the Fifth Dragoon guards. That same afternoon 1 was on my way to Aldershot, but had 1 known what 1 was going to go through 1 dont think I would have been sq light hearted as 1 was. . In the evening 1 wss fitted out wltbjny. entire kit and Informed that from now on I wss a soldier. was assigned to s bed in the barracks, and from that time my trouI was in nltU s bles commenced. 1 crowd of old soldiers, men who bal served from two to twenty years in the army, and, while they were very decent chaps, they seemed to resent the fact that a "cl vie had been pushed in on them. I was at once christened Tank. and I believe they found a few other things to call me too. oclock the , The next morning at 8 sergeant came around and dug me out. Be took me down to the etables and put me In with a bunch of rookies who weren't any happier than I was Wa were then- Instructed in the gentle art of grooming a horse. 1 couldnt seem to do anything right, and they didnt hesitate to tell me so either. Then w were marched down to a breakfast of bread, bacon and tea, but we had as much as w wanted. 1 felt a whole lot better after eating. Breakfast over, we bad room Inspection, and aa soon as that was over ws who wert rookies were marched down to ths rid- Ing school and handed over to tbs tyrant who ruled there. 1 had expected to find horses all sad dled. and It certainly was quite a abock to learn that ws got our saddles only when we had earned them. In other v a 'Jm Uf -- 1 ' '' , - the army. 1 was told that 1 would have no difficulty at all, but on second thought 1 decide t to let well enough alone. The day before 1 was to sail from liver-poo- l 1, hesitated again and talked it over with an army officer. He was so nice about explaining everything to me that I decided that 1 might do lots of worse things than to see a little of tbe biggest scrap tbe world bed ever " ' ' ' T fe,1 V ijr. M J 1 Waa Christened Yank," and They Found Other Things t Call Ms, that riding school So I went to s head and tall and legs and everything. captain and told him the whole story, Why, I wouldnt trust you blighters to and I begged him to take me. He drive my duck to water. There Isnt wee certainly mighty nice about It and In the end he attached me to his one of you who could ride a table, etc. We were dismissed at 420 and personal staff and took ms that way. Up to this time I hadn't thought told that this waa our routine for every day until we bad passed out and much about what was going to happen when we reached tbe front, but what earned our saddles. I dont think I was ever ao tired In we got just before we sailed certainly made me do some tall thinking. We my life as I waa that nlht, and I dewere Issued identity disks first These cided to turn in right after supper. That shows how much 1 knew about a are hung around tbe neck, end on them barrack room. After supper all those are stamped tbe soldiers name, regiwho couldnt get' permission to go ont mental number and his religion. Then seemed to blame it on me, for I was we were given onr pay books and told battered around until they were, tired to make our wills in tbe beck of them. of It, and when 1 finally got into my The chaplain next addressed us end prayed over us. bed I was in a pretty bed way. x When this was all over I waa sa l I eoon found out that It was fntile to try to get even. Snch an attempt scared. I was beginning to think that adenly made matters worse, and tbe only ths riding school might have Its And all the way over on and to vantages. to seemed be do to grin thing bear it Tbe next morning we went tbs transport I was feeling mighty down to riding school again and had bine, and I was certain that I was the same old drill all day, except that never going to see England again, let im the afternoon they turned us around alone tbe old U. 8. A. Crossing ths channel we landed at to that onr backs were toward tbe hones heads and made us ride that Ostend at 4 oclock in the morning on the eighth day of October, 1914. Ws way the rest of tbe day. the waa Aa I parade ground had bad nothing bnt bullybeef and crossing 'InTthe evening a fellow -- who waa In my room asked me bow I felt. I told him in' two words. Well. he said, if you want to be let alone you do aa I tell you. Tonight when you go into the room pick out "The biggest man you can find and dont say anything, but Just walk up and paste him Ub all your might. You may get licked, and you may notr but .you wont tinv? much trouble afterward. whichever way It comes ont . , Well, I didnt know whether Id have the nerve to do It or not, but the more ( thought about it ths mors I thought Je might be right -- 1 hadnt passeda through the door to ths barracks the kidding started again, and 1 .Anew what would follow. go I screwed up all the courage I had, and, seeing a big ebap who was making a lot of talk, I swung as hardI gg .1 could and let hint have It 1 ? wont say anything about what hap1 afternoon next the but to me, pened found Id been unlucky, as usual. Ths man I had picked was a heavyweight champion of the British army In South Africa during the Boer war! Things were much better after that, though, and I made some mighty good friends .. The Germans Wars In Thar at I the ' : among those fellows. ftama Night. to hear ms amused It greatly first t At i the men talk about tbs regiments they bard blscnlts all ths way over, so the belonged to, but later I cams to under- first placs ws sought when off duty stand that their regiments meant more was a restaurant to them than knything else. - In pesos I had chummed up with a fellow time when s man Joins tie army be is named Harry UcGarrow and also with the heavyweight, Tbe latter was an obliged to learn the history of the regiment be Joins from tbs day It waa old soldier and had served more than formed to tbe present day. Tradition twenty years in ths army.. Nine year . plays a great part la ths Ilfs of a reg be-for- - r. , COLUMBIA EARN NEARLY Thirt' S'a thoi-an'nut1 tm oiled in i MILLtIGii A ho"- - and kiiIh and gills Utah during the past cub emon, according to Stale Club Lead-e- i J C. Hogenson of the Extension division of the Utah Agricultural colgo. Of Those, it is estimated that Tilly thirty thousand will complete heir seasons work. According to a ireliminary estimate of the gross earnings of all the boys and girls enrolled Just completed by Professor Hogenson, it appears that as a result jf the seasons endeavors nearly nine ;undred thousand dollars nas been arned. This is itemized as follows: ,260 acres of gardens brought In M52, 360.00; 803 acres of sugar beets brought in 164,000.00. 1000 acres of 150 acres of $300,000.00; lotatoe?, mangels, $15,300.00; 51,000 chickens oov work'-i- TONIGHT & SATURDAY Douglas Fairbanks In Ins newest offering - 15,300.00; 4COO hogs, $16,000 00; 200 clves, $9,000.00; 8000 quarts of fruit, 20,000 loaves of bread, $1,'000. 1000 articles of clothing $1600. Mak-na total of $878,210.00. g From the Story ly tin Versatile Star Himself MONDAY, Matinee 4 p. m. illiam A. Hrauy. Director (Jeiieral World Pictures Presents Montagu Love June Elvidge Henry Hull Irving Cummings - . Arthur Ashley Julia Dean Hubert Wilke in TODAY BACK BAD , Down to Earth ! Rasputin , The Black Monk Backache Is usually kidney-achind makes you dull, nervous aud ired. Use Doan's Kidney Pills for weak kidneys the remedy recoin mended by your friends and neigh e bore. Mrs. David H. Jones, 345 E. Fifth North street, Provo, says: I have used Doan's Kidney Pills and am g:ad to say they are a good remedy. Doan's are good for relieving backache, languor and other annoying ymptoms of kidney complaint. This medicine certainly does all that is Jalwed for it. (Statement given August 17, 1909.) A Later Statement. March 27, 1917, Mrs. Jones ,aid: "Although I have but little need or a kidney remedy now I find it necessary to use Doans Kidney Pills at times. I always get the same, good reSuts. Price 60c, at all dealers. Dont dinple ask for a kidney remedy get Doans Kidney Pills thesame that rec- Mrs. Jones has twice publicly On immanded. Foster-1- 1 llburn Propd.,' Buffalo, N. Y; advt. Directed by Arthur Ashley From a humble peasants cottage to the dominant power in all Russia, with women of the court as his playthings and the Czarina gro cling at his feet this marvelous career of Kasputin, the black monk, is euthrallingly told in this vast See this rise to power, his hypnotic influence production. ov- er women, thq downfall of the Romanoffs and Rasputins dramatic deatb. Co., " ot his semes bad been dime In India, so he knew' the ropes pretty well As soon as ws were off duty wo three made (or ths nearest estamlnet (oi small cafe) In tbs Flemish town. W wer just putting sway soma bread and eggs and coffae when tbs general commanding tho division walked In with two of his officers. Of course we Jumped to attention and were about to withdraw, but hs told us to finish our meal Ws were the only British troops te land at Ostend, and, being the first tbe Belgians in that part had ever seen, we attracted s great deal of attention. Onr horses and equipment seemed to amaze them. They would come up and handle tho saddlery and ask, When wo would tell them that It was just a troopers equipment and that all the others were tbs samo they could not seem to get over It Although It was after 4 o'clock In the morning, everybody seemed to be up and at work. Tbe Belgian peasant has no Interest In tbe eight hour law. He works from before daylight until long after dark. Tbe peasants seem to be very poor, and a franc means more to them than several dollars would to our farmers. We left Ostend about 0 oclock in a hurry. No ono seemed to know where we were going, and all sorts of wild rumora were flying. As a matter ot fact, we left at 9 and the Germani were in there at 6 tbe same night, bnt we didnt know this until long aftermoat-kiward. - The Belglans-werto us. They would bring us bread, eggs, wine, etc., and would not take any pay for tbe things. They were kindness itself and couldnt seem to do enough for us.' We did most of our traveling at ' ntrbt, and it wasnt much fun. Wa sere not allowed to show a light of , BEGINTO'FLY Does your trigger-fing- er begin to itch ? i birds the as the feeding grounds return Just to so the hunters come to this 6tore. Its a pleasant place to select a shotgun, rifle or offl-de- a. j,fwHENir0Efoucics revolver. ' All grades and weights. Each guaranteed. Each reasonably priced. Our reputation for good shotgun shells is based on the good powder in them Infallible and E. C. Smokeless. Why not get better acquainted with the best sporting goods store in town? e HUNTING & FISHING LICENSES - Utah Provo nd BACK EAST Excursions , any kind and were even forbidden to smoke. As I said before, we hadnt any Idea where we were going, but we were all sure we were on our way to meet the Germans, and there was a great deal of speculation aa to when (he meeting would come. On tbe morning of the third day we came to the town of Routers. A halt was called, and we went about makThe peoing ourselves comfortable. ple were extremely cordial, too, and there waa nothing that was too much trouble for them to do for us. 1 got into a house where the man spoke English. He bad been in the shipping business In Antwerp and knew a great many of the firms my father bad dealt with. I really felt quite at borne. They asked me if 1 thought they had better move or whether the Germans n ould ever get as far as Routers- .- Ill uevet forget how 1 scorned the Ides and assured them that they were as safe there as they would bs la , CON. WAGON & MACHINE CO. Account Home Visitors From AH Utah SALES DATES Oct 27, . Nov. 24, 27, '. Stations Dec. 20, 22, 24. , f iTnuc Omaha Denver . .M Louis Kansas City ''I,rmeapoIis Memphis arid other eastern cities. RETURN LIMIT 3 months f For tickets and further information apply to agents Salt . Lake Route or vrte Wm. Warner, A.. 0. P. A. Salt Lake City . V V-r- BOYS AND GIRLS 'v t CHARTER 1. Sant ta tha Front. oua week from a certsh. EXACTLY I landed In England from the United States , I was notified that my Job was gone, as the company that I represented was in tbe bands of receivers. I was disappointed, of course, bat tried to look at tbe thing philosophically and to make the best of It 1 bought my ticket for borne, but as the boat on which 1 intended sailing did not leave for several days I proceeded to enjoy the remainder of my stay in England. Things were certainly moving at that time. Very eoon I was as enthusiastic as any of them, and in London ! made Inquiries as to whether 1 could join - If there la a delicate spot In tbe history of his regiment hs la bound to hear of it from tbe men of other units, and if any derogatory remarks are passed hs feels himself honor bound to fight the one who Is responsible for the remark. If you should chance to ask a Royal Horse artilleryman what regiment he belonged to be would Immediately straighten up and answer you somewhat after tbls fashion: I belong to the Royal Horse artik lery, tbe extreme right of tbe 11ns and tbe pride of tbe Britlab army. Then be woull go on to tell when hie regiment wss formed, what it had accomplished, how many honors it has, how many Victoria crosses tbe men belonging to it have won, how many titled officers belong to It, and so on, almost Indefinitely. Nearly all ths regiments have nicknames, and these names are very popular. The Royal Scots claim to be the oldest regiment in the British army, so they are popularly known as Pontius Pilates bodyguard. Tbs Gloucester regiment is ths only one In the British army entitled to wear cap badges in the back as well as in ths front, and the reason this privilege has been granted them la that In some previous war the regiment became surrounded by the enemy, and, turning back to back, they fought until relief reached them. ' Another regiment has ths nickname of the "Cherry Pickers. In some war of long ago this regiment wss ordered to make a charge through a cherry orchard, and while passing through they forgot their duty and stopped to pick the cherries. From that to this they have been known as (hs "Cherry Pickers," and the trousers of thelr-dres- s uniform are of cherry colored mate- (To Be Continued.) - ' V - |