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Show THE WEEKLY REFLEX, KAYSVILLE. UTAH days time would receive, through the mall little oblong package, and wed know we wereia for some more fire round rapids." We didnt blame the y Germans. Still, that harmonica had Its uses. Often we would get downhearted and fed up" with the war, and grouse" at everything In general. Then Ikey would reach in his pockct end ont would come that instrument of torture. We would then realize there were worse things than war, and cheer up accordingly. Private Ginger A Seen Through the Barbed Wire & . -- i Sergeant Arthur Guy Empey Author of "Over the Tor" "First Call." Etc 0-0-- 0 Mr. Empeya Experiences During HisSeven-tee- n Months in the First Line Trenches of the British Army in France tOoyyrigbl, UU7. ky Ttw '(i'CIor byMioMa) Kwapyr There were six of us. Curly Wallace was called Curly because he had the cutest little Della , Fox, or spit curl, as the call It, you ever saw. Wallace was proud of that curl, and gave It the best of attention and care, lie was Scotch. "nappy" Houghton earned his nickname by bis constant smile and happy disposition. He was English, a Londoner. Hungry" Foxcroft really earned his title. Ce took special pains that our rations would not become mildewed br tying around too long In the dampness of our dngout He was English ; also from London. Ikey" Jlonney, dubbed Ikey" because In one of our theatrical attempts he took the port of Jkey gum-chewe- rs -- ," and made quite a hit. Eng- lish, via London. Dick" Turpin, called "Dick" In memory of the notorious highwayman, ne used to help the quartermaster sergeant; so the name wnsvery appropriate. He was Irish, from Dublin. I was the sixth. The boys put the prefix Tank" to my name, because i was meriean and balled from the Dig Town" behind the statue of lib- erty. The six of us composed the crew of th brigade ma gun Mo. 2 of the chine company. We were marine gunners, and our gun was the Vickers, light, 3(0, water-cooleIt was a rainy afternoon In June, and we were sitting In our dugout In the front-lintrench, about 300 yards from the German lines. If you should ask a Tommy Atkins "What Is a dugout!" he dmnld look at you In astonishment, and, pitying you for your apparent lack of education, would answer, What's a dugout? Why a dugout la a well, a dngouts a dugout" Only being a Tommy pro tern pro tern in my case moaning "for duration of war" I will try to describe to the best of my ability this ' ' particular dugout A dugout Is a hole In the ground. Gets Its name because It Is dug out E.s as by the Royal Engineers, or we call them. It Is used to shelter the men In the trenches from shell fire. They also sleep in It or try to. From ur point of view, Its main use Is to drain the trenches of muddy water and give us rheumatism. It also makes a good hotel for rats. These guests look upon us as Intruders and complain that we overcrowd the place. Occasionally we give In to them, and take a turn !a the tiench to rest ourd. e It selves. Our dugout was about twenty feet deep, or, at least, tnere were twenty - wooden steps leading down to It. The celling and walls were braced by timbers. Over the heavy, square-cu-t timbers In the celling sheets of corrugated Iron were spread" to keep the wet earth from falling in on us. The entrance was heavily sandbagged and very narrow j there was only room for ene person to leave or enter at a time The celling was six feet high and the floor space was ten feet by six feet square Tluongh the celling a alrsliaft was cut We used to take turiu sleeping under this In wet weather. The timbers bracing the walls were driven full of calls to hang our equipment on. After our ammunition, belt filling machine, equipment, rifles, etc had been stored away, there was not much space for six men to live, not forgetting the rats. It was very dark In the dugout and as we were only issued a candle and a half every twenty-fou- r hours we had to economize light Woe betide the last man who, left the candle burning In this hotel of ours we would sit round the lonely candle and through a thick haze of. tobacco smoke would recount our different experiences at various points of the line where we had been, or spin jarns about home. Sometimes we would write a letter, when we were fortunate-enoug- h to be hear the candle. At other times wed sit, for an hour without saying a word, listening to a German over ln the .enemy's front trench playing a cornet. My, how that Eoche could play I Just to make us fente the war he'd play Saws tree River," Iloine, JSwgef .pome," r Over the Waves. The latter was" my favorite. Daring his recital our trenches were strangely quiet. Never a shot from either side. Row crimes, when he hod finished, fkey Iloniipy would go into the trench and play on bis harmonica. AS soon I? -wed see that ha cm on lea come out ft ctie of .t duck down low," for ' Germans weald be sure, when the t t trains reached them, to send over v; ds rapid. We hated that More - than once we . i. i : if- - ver the top, but hed sit ' and in about ten j t- , - 'r, - gap between Huston and Burton. They On this particular rainy afternoon nated each other pretty fiercely, but In June we were in a talkative mood. Burton never went out of his way to Perhaps it was due to the fact that show it, while nuston took every opCurly Wallace had made his Tom- portunity to vent bis spleen. Ginger mies cooker" do wnut it was supposed saw Betty very seldom, and when he to do make water boll in an hour did, she was generally accompanied by and a half. A "Tommies cooker is a Huston. spirit ytove which Is very widely adThen the war came; Ginger Immevertised as a suitable gift to the men enlisted a a private. He could diately !h the trenches. Many were sent out, have had a commission, hut did not and many were thrown away. want to take a chance of having to Anyway, the cooker" lived Up to its mix with Huston. reputation for once, though a little beA few weeks after Ginger's enlisthind Its advertised schedule In mak- ment, Huston Joined too was losing ing water boil. Curly passed around prestige In eyes by Bettys staying iu the result of his efforts. In the form mufti, ne Into the O. T. 0. (ofwept of an ammunition tin half full of fair- ficers training' corps). In seven months ly good tea. We each took a .good he received his commission and was swig, lighted a cigarette they had drafted to France. Ginger had been come, up" with the rations the night out three months. before and settled back against the Before leaving, nuston proposed to ' damp earthen walls of the dugout, to and was accepted. By one of Betty see who could tell the biggest lie. For the many strange coincidences that a few minutes silence reigned no one In this world nuston was sent happen seemed to care to be the first to break to the battalion and company that Gin-- 1 In. Then Dick Turpin, turning to me, ger was In and was put in command of Gingers platoon. Then things asked; Remember Burton of A company?, Ginger could hardly believe his eyes Think he was in the Third platoon; the fellow that was recommended for when he first saw Huston and knew he the V. C. and refused it Got the rec- was to be his platoon commander. He ommendation for resetting his platoon knew he was la for It good and plenty. commander under fire." That night Huston sent for Ginger I answered in the affirmative ad Dick "carried on" wltht I never could and had a talk with him. Tried to make see Into that affair, because they him believe that he harbored no aniseemed to be the worst of enemies. mosity, detailed him as mall orderly, The officer was always picking on him ; the first act of a campaign of petty used to have him on the crime sheet' cruelty. By being mall orderly Ginger for the least offens?. Got him sever- would have to handle Bettys letters to al days of extra pack drill, and once Huston and Huston's letters to her. he clicked twenty-on- e days crucifixion Ginger saw through It Immediately No. 1, tied to a and his hate turned stronger. From (field punishment Umber wheel two hours per day for that night on it was one indignity after another, Just a merciless persecutwenty-ondays). ' No matter what dirty fatigue or tion, but Ginger never complained; working party came along, Burton's Just stored up each new act and swore name was sure to head the Ust. vengeance. This Burton appeared to be a surly It came to such a gasa that Ginsort of a chap, kept to himself a whole ger could bear it no longer; he decided lot, always brooding, didnt have many to kill nuston and only waited for a friends In the company, either. There favorable opportunity to present itself, seemed to be something on his mind. I think It was only his lave for. Betty Most of the company men said his which had held him back so long; he sweetheart back In Blighty had thrown couldnt bear the thought of her grievhim down for some other bloke." ing for her dead lover. "One night, in the front-lin-e Happy Houghton butted In : Thats trench, the way with this world, always ham- orders were received that after an mering at a fellow. Well, I know this hour's Intense bombardment of the enBurton, and. .theres not a better mate emys lines the company would go over y in the world, so let that sink Into your the top at the next morning. Huston . was to . go over with the first nappers." Dont get sore, nappy," said non wave, while Ginger was In the second. ney. If you dont mind, lets have the Hero was his chance. All that night he crouched on the story, I meant no offense. Just natfire You all. cant thats step, musing and'brooding, nursing urally curious, deny that the whole affair has been his revenge. He prayed to Betty to quite a mystery to the brigade. Spit forgive him for what he was going to do. it out and get it off your chest" After the bombardment the next Lets have It, Ilappy," we all chimed In chorus. morning over went the first wave, a Happy, somewhat mollified, lighted line of bayonets and madly cheering a cigarette, took two or three puffs, men. Ginger only saw one lu that crowd ; his eyes never left Huston. Ills and started : Well, It was this way, but dont ask fiffgvr twitched and caressed the trigger of his rifle his any questions until I am through. opYou know Burton Isnt what youd portunity had com.' calf a prize beauty when it comes to The first wave had gone about sixlooks. He'S about five, six in height ty yards when Ginger let out a curse. Huston had been hit and was down, and ho saw his revenge slipping through his fingers. But no, Huston was not dead ; he was trying to rise to his feet ; he was up, hopping oa one leg, with the blood pouring from the other. Then he fell again, but was soon sitting up bandaging his wounded leg, using a tourniquet txpia his first-ai- d hap-pene- d. e four-thirt- long-looked-f- packet. "A surge of unholy Joy ran through Ginger. Lifting the safety latch on his rifle, unheeding the rain of bullets which were rirplng and tearing the d parapet about him, he took deliberate aim at Huston. Then he saw a vision of Betty, dressed In black, with eyes. With a muttered curse Ginger threw the rifle from him, climbed over the parapet and raced across No Mans land. No act of his should bring tears to Bettys brown eye. lie would save her worthless lover and then get killed himself sand-bagge- six-inc- h 1 her to see a football game it tha college; he was playing on the team, so she had to alt it out alone. During this fitting it out she met Huston and the trouble started. He was dead gone on her and she liked him, ao he made hay while the sun was shining. She didnt exactly turn Ginger down, but he was no boob and saw how thing! were, to he eased out of the running, although It almost broke his heart ; he certainly loved that glrL This state of affairs widened the teat-staine- d matter, Reaching Huston he hissed at him; Damn you, I was going to kin you. but I wont, ru carry you back to Betty. But always remember it was the man you robbed who saved your worthless life, you despicable skunk! Huston murmured: Torglve me, Burton, but for Gods sake get me out of this. Ill be killed for Gods sake, man. hurry, hurry P Thats it. Is It? Whine, damn you, whine! Its music to my ears. Lieutenant nuston begging a bally bounder" for his life, and the bounder'jiving it to hind. I would to God that Betty could see and hear you now. With that Ginger stooped and, iy main strength, lifted lIuton onto his back and staggered Upward onr lines. The bullets and pieced of shrapnel were cracking and swishing all rftund..-IIhad gone about fifty yards when a piece of shell hit his left arm just below the shoulder. Down he went, Huston with him, hut was soon up, his left arm dangling and swinging at his side. Turning to Huston, who was lying on Lis back, he said: Tin hard hit Its your life or mine. Were only ten yards from our trench; try to make It on your own. You ought to hg able to crawl In. But Huston answered; Thirton, it didnt Damn You, I Was Going to Kill You; , But I Wont" a trifle bow legged and To top this he has a crop of red hair and his clock (face) is the boarding bouse for every freckle In the United Kingdom. But strong ! Say, that fellow could make Samson look like' a consumptive when he got started. Ih Blighty, before the war. Burton and thlslieutenan t hi & name Is Huston went to the same college. Huston was nearly six feet high and slender. Sort ofa dandyfalr-haired- , lots of dough, which he never got by working; his papa wished It on him when he went west (died). He was and had a way with Ibe'gtrTrWbtcb uraiir them- think fee was the one and only. Didnt care much for athletics. Girls, dances and card parties were more in his line. They were in the same class. Burton was working his way through, and stocky, good-lookin- pug-nose- d. g - consequently Huston looked down on him as a bally bounder. Among the athletes Burton was popular, Huston -- wasnt -- -- - e -- Burton was engaged or thought he was to a pretty fine girl by the name of Betty. She thought Burton, to deth. dont leave me I am or GLnger, as fbe called him, was the For the love of God bleeding get me In! You finest thing out One daj Ginger Uk can have Betty, money, any thing 1 Look out for Span, ish Influenza, At the first sign of a cold take bar if Is al yours Just save my Ufa. Answer me, man, answer " "Too want my answer, do you! take It and damn you I With that Ginger Mapped the officer in the face ; then, grabbing him by the collar with his right arm, the blood soaking his tunic from the shell wound In his Well, left. Ginger slowly dragged Huston to HEAD MOST the trench rand - fainted. A mighty VOTED EXPLORERTQ COMPLETELY EQUIPPED EXcheer went up from our lines. StretchPEDITION EVER SENT OUT, er biarers took them both to an advanced first-ai- d post, and their Journey to Blighty and Betty was started. Results of Inestimable Value to ths On the trip over Ginger never re United States and to Science Exgained consciousness. They landed In pected to Be Obtained Plan a hospital In England and were put Conceived by Admiral Pea ry. a In beds next" to each other. Ginger w as taken up Into the pictures (operamNew York. An expedition to be led ating theater), where his arm was Huston's shoulder. the at 6y Captain Robert A. Bartlett, noted putated rethe wound was slight; bullet through explorer, will be sent to the polar north the to June survey calf of leg. gions next While Ginger was coming out of pole by aeroplane, according to anether he told all he knew. A Red nouncement here, December 22, by the Aero Clulj of America. Tbe plan, it was said, was conceived by Rear Admiral Robert E. Ieary, discoverer of the pole. The purpose of this expedition, which. It was said, would be the most completely equipped ever sent ouL will fee to explore, survey and photograph the unexplored parts of the Arctic regions and establish the existence or of land or lands In that also intended, according Is It region." to explore the to the announcemenb the bottom of the polar and air upper y basin." Results of inestimable value to the sciencesure ly United States and Will be .obtained from this expedition, paid the announcement, which added that the club would raise $230,000 to finance the trip. The north pole has been discovered, but the major part of the work still remains to be done, the announcement states. Loth Admiral Peary and Captain Bartlett waqt to do a great deal of scientific research In the polar basin, of which over 1,000,000 square miles A Nurse With remain unexplored, and they would Eyes Was Holding Hie Hand. w ant to have a laboratory on the ship, d Cross nurse, with eyes, where the flora and fauna from the was holding his hand. Occasionally ocean bottom.will be kept until the reshe would look across at Huston In the turn of the expedition, little or no next bed; he would1 slowly nod his data has been received from the bottom head at each questioning glance of of the polar basin, and no meteorohers, while the red blood of shame logical surveys have been mqde In the mounted to his temples. polar regions. Then Ginger came to. He saw q . Asserting that with the cooperabeautiful vision. Thought he was tion of the leading geographical and dreaming. Sitting by his bed, dressed scientific bodies assured It is planned In a Red Cross nurses uniform, was to have tbe expedition the leave Betty, Huston's Betty, holding hla United State- next June, the anhand. Betty, with tears In her eyes, nouncement continued : There are six but this time tears of joy. The sweat weeks of fair weather in July and came out on his forehead U couldnt August, when, comparatively speaking, be true. He gasped out the one word, the cold is not extreme. Betty P The plans are to have a ship go to Stooping over, the vision kissed him Etah, about COO miles from the north oa the lips and murmured, My Ginger, pole. In June, when the Ice is suffiyou have come back to Betty. ciently broken to permit the ship to "Then he slept Next morning the cross Melville bay. The ship would colonel of the Lospttal came to Gingers carry a large seaplane or land airbedside and congratulated him, telling plane for the final flight across tbe top him that he had been recommended for of the earth and for exploration of the V. 0. Ginger refused the V, .C, polar regions, as well as from the government ; said he had not smaller planes for tne scouting flights. earned It would not give the reasons . Immediately upon arrival at Etah a but persisted In his refusal. They cant base wofild be established, and, while force you to take a V. C. waiting for the Ice to break up farFive months later Ginger and Bet- ther north to permit the ship to go as ty were married. She cuts hla meat far as Cape Columbia, the small seafor him now; says that all his faults planes would fly to Cape Columbia and were contained in his left arm. ne establish a base there for the large lost that So, you see. Ginger was plane which Is to be used for the flight somewhat of a man, after all, wasnt across the top of the world, from Cape be, mates?" Columbia on' tbe American side over We agreed that he was. I asked the pole to Cape Chelyuskin on the SiIlappy how he came to know these de- berian side, and for exploration over ' tails. He answered : long distances. "Well, Yank, Betty happens to be my For the six weeks after the middle s!ster. Gimme a fag, seme one. I am of July, when the weather conditions about talked out and, anyway, weve are best for flying In the polar reonly got a few minutes before stand gions, the large plane, as well as the to. " ' other planes, will be put Into service Just then the voice of our sergeant aud the important work of the expeditsounded from the mouth of the ion, will be done. of onj stand tol" Asserting that only So ,ltwas a, cose of turn out and the earth's surface has been accuratemount our gun on the parapet It was ly mapped, and s only mapped Just getting dark. We wduld dismount from rough sketches, officers of the it at Stand down" in the morning. club stated that by u.--e of airplanes It Tommy is like an owl, sleeps in the would be possible to do In twenty day and watches at night It was a years what would require 200 years by miserable night rainy and chilly. The usual methods. mud In the trenches in some places wak up to our knees. We knew we LODGE FEARFUL OF FUTURE. were in for it and wished we were back In Blighty, where one can at least Massachusetts Senator Discusses Wilchange his clothes when they get wet sons Fourteen Peace Points. instead of waiting for a sunny day to Washington. Five of President Wildry them. At times ere have been wet sons fourteen principles of peace were for a fortnight held up In the senate Saturday by Senator Lodge, the Republican leader, as Eamestnesa Welcome. which might lead to division questions One gets very tired of chatter somethe nations which certainly among times; And when someone conwd who should be postponed until after the Jls thoughtful, who is earnest who talks They relate to that he may reveal something worth peace conference. secret freedom of the seas, diplomacy, while, because he has some treasure economic reduction of armabarriers, through which the world may profit, then what a difference. How the mind ments and the league of nations. throws off Us staleness and freshens under he wind that cuts, maybe, as it , Jealousy Prompts Murder. Baltimore. Dr. Mobruy Ishlda. a leus Dow the soul refreshes Itself, how the heart takes courage and the Japanese, and a member of the medical spirit rises to meet the message. Ex- staff of the Sheppard-Prat- t hospital change. here, shot and instantly killed Dr. George B; Wolfe, another physician of Cow Known as Great Mother. the hospltalln the office of the InstituLong before the birth of the gods tion Saturday. Jealousy over one of the the way was being prepared for the nurses prompted the deed, according to - - the police. potheo si ration of the cow. Thn ne U1ng cow one of mans earliest elixirs of life,primitive Mineral Producten Increased. eventually became personified as the Great Washington. UnJor the spur of Mother. In course of time the cows war, mineral production in the United maternal function in supplying milk j States reach'd the unprecedented for human children brought about her , value of $3,010,0 13.000 in 1917, exceedidentification wtth the Great Mother ing by 43, percent the previous record The moon, also, as the controller of made in 191G. womankind, was another of her forms. Voice Schwab for PresidenL Choice of Charles M. Chicago. Daily Thought Schwab for corn-mnext' president of the s Charity Itseif in aering JustUnited States was voiced at a banly aoJ faithfully In whatever office business and 'eT.ptoyir.pnt a puson Is quet given by the Chicago Mrel-ue- ry lUt to T.kO J I ,J engaged. Scdvtnr . CASCARA Standard .Dtd iwnndjr for 20 form aafe, ure, no mi ik U 24 boun rcbtnm inp?a The ruine bo, h wuhMr.HuT.tact.OT. Toucan , AtAUDf Losing Calves Stop -- Stamp Abortion Oat Keep It Oct of YOUR HERD and By the git ol Dm. DAVID ROBERTS Anti-Aborti- on Small Expense EmGt Applied. 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