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Show .' 1 nd they don't Shelled coming and 8(.Ure n, at some Champlllon-seve- ral worth men, cent! du this side Cha-tell- more casualties. Laid down and waited for exactly as they were BAYONETS! a Vole sir J" e, of No orders-- did told-f- ine CHAPTER III The BoU de Belleau; Coming Out. Capt. Jr. W. THOMASON, JOHN b; (ba Author from niin.triiiKl FROM THE START STORY The author describes how the maFirst b:.t;a''on of the Fifth rines are .gartered near Marlgny durlnK the first part of June. .,.,0 ,.i,..t, tliev are suddenly '.'.... .,rth tn relieve the First division, bearing the brunt of I'art of tne (iirir.an offensive. the Fifth wrest Hill 142 from the "" enemy ana wa,c ln"e Jur - .mmiar offensive- they o,enie . GerA terrific can nee forming-- attRck soon develops, wreaking fearful havoc among the ma iiiciii. rines, tut not uisiuuKing 'n the Immediate vicinity other man encounters are reducing jerce American troops and forcing necessity of replacements. th the Continued CHAPTER II . 4 - 1 -- - It rame out oi uie wooua uuo a e stone town Chnmplllon. There re do lights In the houses; the e had an nlr of death about It. here whs a I'll X). from Harvard In It 6watlng tile, a big, pale, un- iJy private, hotindorl habitually by and troubled with Indlges- 1 1 They tried new tactics to gPt the bayonets Into the Robs de Belleau I latoons very leun platoons now-for- med In small combat groups, deployed In the wheat, and set out toward the gloomy wood. batteries were working on It, Fifty all the field pieces of the Second division, and what the French would lend. The shells ripped overhead, and the wood was full of leaping flame, and the smoke of II. R. and shrapnel. The fire from Its edge died down. It was late In the afternoon; the sun was low enough to shine under the of your helmet. The men went edge forward at a walk, their shoulders hunched over, their bodies Inclined their eyes on the edge of the wood! where shrapnel was raisin a hell of a dust. Some of them bad been this way before; their faces were set bleakly. Others were replacements, a month or so from Quantlco; they were terribly anxious to do the right thing, and they watched zealously the sergeants and the corporals and the lieutenants who led the way with canes. One such group, over to the left, followed a big young officer, a replacement, too, but a man who had spent a week In Bouresches and was to be considered a veteran, as such things went In those days, when so many chaps were not with the brigade very long. He had not liked patriotism. For all his traln-pack w;is not at home on bis ilders or a rifle easy In his hands. i thought of the pleasant 6tudy k Cambridge way, of the gold-and- sergcant under the "First to ivct FrJ It: recruiting poster "Your Job, licr hoa fella! ("onie on an' help llrk the lit tat You don't wanta wait to be Sharif jf:H, a hi? guy like you! We can was gitti you In the marines " A hearty, wore ifi necked rtillian extremely eoin- it In his vocation, no doubt. The vr--i anrl g chaps. Yes . . . but . . . coal fire In the New Eng- - y. enough a seal 1 jty twlllcM. and clever talk anarchism philosophic fastidious it" ilo mi re tuutt as . . . discriminating obstrae- - scholarly the stupid. Ignorant, unclvll-thhsg"a war! Who coined thai 111 There was h thing! . . . Here. In the most .,) Dmitry on earth. . . . The ear of Chateau-Thierr. . . town, wasn't It? The of I r;tii'i' hud a chateau near Atid yet It was always a t"rh".'d I i'xn-- ' .. on f ItIn . . . "UM f Aftlus ridled back I the tattle of the nations, at f m Napoleon fought Chump- 't and Motiiiidrall around here ered nr i n a cu be stort uitlg tb column was through Cham-dippinInto a black hollow. shHlhole in the road here. . . . once thorn was a new shell Mid the doctor of philosophy, iii.e private of marines, lay be-- t. very lu Htly beheaded, with the t'.at had bein such n bore to clean, across his knees, mid prunes spilling out of the pock-'i- t g he i,..er hud bamed to but-Th- e column went on. At dawn M ae,,.r. attached to the it, Ihii! oh-'h- , i' !! 'l ' : I us toH c pro ofllcor, e '"litids you see," !,.i:il num. professionally '! lblooked curiously. "I lifii. .,t. ii nmitv decaplta-''- -' Mivwlf. Wonder who t s whicH e neve (jtaft ny. 'r VaM a ma- - m ' ' t:IKM w m, lL j ei,t. by bis uniform N 'h and Sixth regiments noin out their forest-- f 'ml forms, and were hhi.kl, while the re-- '' ' lit new green cloth-l"'- " ' ' f nr- v ' ..I ot:i,,.r pb ked up the l back i ht bolt. (,nd v ' the bore. 'on ; ' ' '' aid. "Sure be w as '' Veil never rntrh at) ' 'r a bore like that -- 'f 'iv- - '!' -- '" h' paring t . "' " .4. ha-n- ; ; ' g ' ' h '( ' ' ; " 1,1 "" 50 ' ; 't .(.n u f,,e You know, Mir- - '"'k. '' at some of the of tu.ii hltie giin-- ' bni!i bit ncross they were beniitiful. "' kept p!,.res. Klne !"t of ,,iis. these " bad passed and halted where ' i;ndd Very npnr. ':' letmyrd by the ' ""' g! t nronnd the ' tiket ihtif cloaked r,l!H1ll :. ' ' 'tie was a nrcssing-- ' '"md nod the smell Henry ducked T' re h storky major "r and rotlej a rig "rhtod nt cutter- "!;. : cements In? Well, r ti.iti.cd 11 like?- -" V 1 In f' the trBlnmit "T. A sprinkling Sprcnnnt Mrtl.. -- Uu1 " "HHiiin! or oiDPr ;:h Vm-s- nd the rest V.Utg collrgp fl(J, nni ot.P tnnterlal, sir. h"'t, thry take wdert. Sketches From Thomason's Captain Notebook. Bouresches. which he entered at nJght, and where he lived obscenely In cellars with the dead, and saw men die In the orange flash of mlnen-werfe- r shells, terribly and without the consolation of glory. Here, at lie thought, last, was attack. absently watching his flank to see center was that It guided the word of the old men who had brought him up to the tales of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, In the war of the Southern confederacy. Great battles, glamorous attacks, full of the color and the high hearted elan of chivalry. Jackson at Chaneellors-vllle- ; Hekett at Gettysburg that was a charge for you the re Southern battle-flags- , leading like fierce birds the locked ranks bright-wingeof fifteen cray brigades, nnd the screis'hltig "Itebel" yell, and the fife and drum, rattling out "The Girl I Left Behind Me": ... true-guid- eTs FJUkc.sS WALSH - Mmnime. OOOOOOOO Ask for Has He Imagination? POST TOASTIES corn flakes that stay crisp in milk or cream 2SS d The creative quality of Imagination is another and perhaps the most valuable asset diseernable In the writing. Large loops, easily recognized, flying tails on words, soaring t bars, lowering loops descending and colliding with words on the lower line these are all signs of the active, creative mind known as the Imaginative mind. Imagination checked by reason Is deduced by strong t bars, occasional unlooped letters and buck curling terminals. The quality of Imagination Is found to be more rampant In the writing that slants forward and this makes the Impulsive type. When you trace the writing with a toothpick, you will be able to determine whether It was written slowly or with great speed. If made rapidly, the faculty of Imagination is stronger than when the writing Is made slowly. X9 tsitcfo .:: wotMMMMvX-:-y-s--''''i- So much crisper these deliciously seasoned corn flakes Note how the golden Made from the tender Hakes crackle as you pour hearts of white corn, ex- them into the bowl. Now add milk or cream and taste theircrispflavor and Ask by name f;oodncss. the corn flakes that stay crisp in milk or cream. They come ready to serve from the red and yellow, wax- wrapped package. quisitely seasoned, Post Toastieshave the true delicate flavor of the corn. This unequaled flavor is sealedinlastingcrrspness by a special toasting pro cess ot the rostum Com pany. Order a package ot these retrcshinu corn flakes from your grocer, Constructiveness O 1W. POSTUM P- INC., COMPANY, if ) flu 1 a J 0 fU-- To be constructive Is to be well fortitied. The writer who shows this trait In his wilting Is worth pinning fulth to. First you will notice in the writing of the constructive person strange spacing, mid flourishes, unusual formations. The writing will look "different." Your (irsi Impression will be that it has lndiv Idualiiy. Flying t bars will be found and oddly shaped I dots. The triangle looped g or y tells of the constructive ability of the writer, as docs the angular style of writing when t bars flow to the right. I strokes turning back at the top, and words that are connected, all speak of the writer who Is original enough to be creative. Upright strokes reaching high with the forceful marks, such as t bars und terminals flowing on to the right, are to be found throughout the letters And If of the constructive writer. the capitals are large but finally formed and simple, the writing well done from the standpoint of clarity, we will surely find a person who U reully constructive. Especially adapted for localities subjected to sharp changes In temperature and for traveling orchestras that encounter a wide range of weather conditions, a metal clarinet has been introduced In America from France. It Is said to have the same tone quality, correct Intonation, evenness and carrying power of the wood Instrument, and the added advantage of being Immune to cracking ami checking. Popular Mechanics Magazine. The battalion lay In unclean boles on the far face of Bols de Belleau. which was "now I'nlted States ma- The Go-Gett- er Tinting Shall I end the letter with ''yours sincerely." sir? The Buss No. you'd better sign It I said a thing "rcsiMM-- fully yours." or two I'm none ton easy about. The "rltltig of the "go getter" actually b0 as If It wiih going to get soi.n ii rg. It bus the siens of force) tion. The slant will be medium and hut the strokes that tiial.e up the writitii." will show ihs ision. They will ! 10. fairly heavy and t bat's will he ! 'he right and with pronounced ' arms movements of the head, bands, elm former to tb or ryllds belong the writing of !h Hti or woman with Iniliatlve will he liir.i' lo.t writing will have the nppc:ir- f one wlin Is ambitious and ai ln ideas with lo tion, iir La. U Intge writing tneiuis iiiiitiy fVt J.;e;is !!l'pl'i, iia'iirc tlolt s (!ie writer to cblitve his I! ,ll I , The t bis ( .Torts nit.-nand Ji", oi. ci in r" tpe oili ii writes t f I H'e colillei ted Hti l fli- -j lelltlj !.! on J' Htl-- g's. '1 I., ii- Is nil ah sTico of flourish writ'i.i of otie who knows l...ii; tt t v. Wlltlts alld goes lifter it. ,i! 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For but they only .prove the ru'e example", there Is way of raNmg the sneer, but that eipt","ir horea Stieer Is do:iTte. then tale tell are that really the gestures are always made without deliberation. be- Money Back Says Your Druggist (Opyrlttit li!7) if Moone Emerald Oil Doesn t There are lots of "prepared tints' Do Away With All Soreness for home tinting of your dainty lingand Pain in 24 Hours. Sti tiograplier , xxxxxxxx be found Cold-Wat- er field-musi- : MICH BATTLE CREEK, oft Corn; ' d Co.. Inc. Iow brows often can neath high hats. Now a Metal Clarinet rine corps entirely." The sun was low over Torcy, and all the battalion, except certain designated Individual, slept. The artillery. Boche and Atner lean, was engaged In counter battery work, and the persecuted Infantry enjoyed repose. The senior lieutenant of the Forty-nintcompany, bedded Oh. If ever I Bet throunh this war. orAnd the Lincoln boys don't find me. down under a big rock with bis came up from Infinite d'pths I'm goln' to ico rlRht hack attain derly, To the ttlrl I left behind me of slumber with bis pistol out. all no no bright In one swift motion. You nwoke like flags, No music here, . . . In the Bols de P.ellenu. swords, no lines of battle charging that showed runner, company of Jennings, Combat weary groups with a yell. at him tmd said: Mr. men, In drab and dirty uniforms, two buck teeth to see you- -" the on watt's a cap'n lin. dressed approximately bur.--t crawled delicately away from one "so that They shrnpnel spaced cannot Include more than one group." the edge of the wood, to a trail that bantook you back under cover, and f.mt.d laden like mules with in b.;e,u doleers, grenades, chant chant clips, the captain frying potatoes out by pla "Going tcnight. and without crease. baste forward trudging s It's .nk. without excitement, they moved on toons. Start as soon We are SoVelltielitll. were the shells with where wood an untidy outfit tonkin' the re breaking, a wood that did not answer Sixth regiment sifor us ety Its In ith compiitiy an show or enemy. back, so lence and anonymity It was far more They've lcti here before, show V n to leave anybody needn't slnMor than any or H"iie walls topped with the ground. Soon n they get to you. old bout It. Got a sketch of the to ; ? crashing volleys from holiest considered Have jour platoon at loi liros .1, black powder liitiskots-- If - wood 011 '.hr -tinHoled that yell know, beyond Brljido, these thing nnd hi was very near, and that the Gorman big road at dal;;ht. - Ihittiiiloii I " G It ? there.-G- ot shells were pushing high and break chow l I'.i: Ci'MlM (Tn lug In the rear, where the Mipporl kx:i:x:x-- ,1 -- short-barrele- ". chilh'fl warfare? , By EDNA PURDY Kdltsr, rhanK-tn- ... one such on essays more for tlie of art MI: Know Your Sweetheart! by His Handwriting d ! games. companies were waiting. Ills own ar tlllery appeared to have lifted Its range; you heard the shells farther In, In the depths of the wood. The air snapped and crackled all around. The sergeant beside the lieutenant stopped, looked at him with a frozen, foolish smile, and crumpled Into a heap of old clothes. Something took the kneecap off the lieutenant's right knee and his leg buckled under him. He noticed, as he fell sideways, that all his men were tumbling over like duck-pins- ; there was one fellow that spun around twice, and went over backward with his arms up. Then the wheat shut him In, and he heard cries and a moaning. He observed curiously that he was making some of the noise himself. How could anything hurt so? He sat up to look at his knee It was bleeding like the deuce! and as he felt for his first-aipacket, a bullet seared his shoulder, knocking him on his back again. For a while he lay quiet and listened to odd. thrashing noises around him, and off to the left a man began to call, very pitifully. At once he heard more machine-gun fire he hadn't seemed to hear it before and now the bullets were the and striking ground ricocheting with peculhtr whine In every direction. One ripped Into the dirt by his cheek and filled his eyes and his mouth with dust. The lamentable crying stopped ; most of the crawling, thrashing noises stopped. He himself was hit again and again, up and down his legs, and he lay very still. Where he lsy he could Just see a tree-tohe wa that near the wood. A few leaves clung to It; he tried to calculate, from the light on them, how low the sun was, and how long it would he until dark. Stretcher bearers would be along at dark, surely. He heard voices, so close that he could distinguish words: "Caput?" "Neln-nlch- t alles " Later, forgetting those voices, he tried to wriggle backward into a shell-hol- e that he remembered passing. lie was hit again, but somehow he got into a little shell-holor got his body Into It, head first lie reflected that he had bled so much that a position wouldn't matter, and he didn't want to be bit again. Men all dead, he supposed. He couldn't hear any of them. He seemed to pass out, and then to have dreamy periods of consciousness. In one of these periods he saw the sky over him was dark, metallic blue; It would be nearly night. He beard somebody coming on heavy feet, and cunningly shut bis eyes to a slit . . . playA Gorman otllcer, ing dead. a stiff. Immaculate fellow, stood over 1dm, looking at him. He lay very The still, trying riot to breathe. Boche had out his pistol, a Lugcr. rested It on bis left He forearm, nnd fired deliberately. felt the bullet range upward through the sole of bis foot, and something excruciating happened In his ank'e. Then one called, and the German passed from his field of vision, returning his pistol as be went. . . . Later, trying tv piece things together, he was In an ambulance, And being Jolted most Infernally. later he asked a nurse by his bed: "I say. nurse, tell me did we get the i.ols' de Belleau? "Why, last June!" she said. "It's time you were coming out of It I This Is August." iT |