4
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE
WITH EMPEY
By Arthur Guy Empey _
(Continued)
The door at the other end of the
ward opened and two stretcher
bearers entered, going in the direction
of the dead man. Pretty soon they
left the ward, carrying a stretcher
on which was a still form covered
with a blanket. The Irishman on my
right was repeating to himself:
"Poor bloke, poor bloke; he sure
done his bit, and it won't be long
before he'll be pushin' up the daisies
somewhere in France. And before
this war is over, there'll be lots more
in the same fix."
One of the Tommies, In an effort
to be brave, addressed Jones:
"What's 'is nyme, Mike? What
battalion is 'e from?"
Jones answered:
"James Collins, a lance corporal
out of the Royal Warwicks; five ma
chine gun bullets through his right
lung—hemorrhage.''
The door opened again and two
stretcherbearers entered, carrving a
Tommy, his head lying flat, and a
smell of ether pervaded the ward.
He knew it was. a case from the
Pictures (operating room). The
stretcherbearers placed him on the
right of the Irishman.
Jones now left me, and, getting
a little white basin, went over to
the new arrival. The Tommies
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MONDAY EVENING, HXRRISBtJRG TELEGRAPH JANUARY 14, T9lB.
turned Inquiring looks in his direc
tion. Answering these glances, he
read from the tag pinned to the
tunic of the patient:
"Shell wound, left foot—amputa
tion."
Then and there I knew that I
had lost my prestige.
In a short while the form on the
stretcher began to mumble. This
mumbling seon turned to singing;
that Tommy sure could sing! He
must have been a comedian in ci
vilian life, because the Tommies
were soon roaring with laughter, so
was I, as much as my wounds
would permit. Harry Tate, the fa
mous English comedian, in his palm
iest date never had a more appreci
ative audience. After a while the
singing ceased, and the Tommies
began conversing among them
selves. The main topic was—
"Blighty—What Hopes?" Each one
was hoping his wound was serious
enough for him to be sent to Eng
land. The stretcherbearers were be
ing pestered with questions as to
what chance the Tommies had of
reaching their coveted goal. I be
lieve they all envied the man under
ether, because, with a left foot miss
ing, he was sure to be sent to
Blighty.
A sergeant-major of the Royal
Army Medical Corps entered the
ward. The medical men promptly
stood at attention, except one or two
who were taking care of serious
The sergeant-major ordered:
"Get this ward in shape. The M.
O. is coming through in live minutes
to inspect cases and 'clear out.' "
The medical men went from cot
to cot, , carefully smoothing out
blankets, tucking in loose ends an 1 *
picking up "fag ends" (cigaret
butts).
The sergeant-major left.
In about ten minutes the door
opened again and, with a smart
"shun" from the sergeant-major a
dead silence reigned in the ward.
The medical men all came to atten
tion, then the doctor entered, fol
lowed by a clerk and a R. A. M. C.
sergeant. He stopped at each cot,
carefully read the tag on the wound
ed man occupying it, passed a few
remarks which the clerk jotted down
on a pad of paper, and, as he left
each woiinded soldier, he made a
cheering remark to him.
When he came to me he asked:
"Well, how are you feeling, my
lad,?" at the same time stooping,
over my tag. '
"Humm —three rifle bullets; well,
my lucky fellow, it means England
for you." „ _ x
I could have kissed that doctor.
Then he passed to the Irishman
on my right. Stooping over . him,
he asked: jo „
"How are YOU. my lad?
Tho Irishman answered:
"I'm damned sick, and I want
to get out of here; I want to get
out of here, out of this draft. Ev
ery tin minutes they're openin' and
a' shuttin' that door."
The doctor, with a wink, turned
to tho R. A. M. C. sergeant and said:
"Shrapnel, left foot, knee and
right breast. I see no reason why
this man won't be ready for duty
in a couple of days."
The Irishman, with a yell, an
swered:
how in the hell can I do
dooty when I can't walk?"
The doctor answered:
"That will be all right, my lad.
We'll fix you up with a cushy job
at brigade headquarters, pounding a
typewriter."
The Irishman, with a groan of dis
gust, addressing nobody in particu
lar, sighed:
"Out since Mons, and I end up
worrin' a bloody typewriter at head
quarters. Stick me in skirts and
I'll go as a manicurist."
The doctor, paying no attention to
this remark, went to the next case
and soon left the ward.
As soon as the door closed a string
of oaths came from the Irishman:'
"Poundin' a— - typewriter at
headquarters; just like the bloody
British army; what in hell do I
know of those wrltln' machines?
Just my luck. Why couldn't that
shell have hit jfie in the hands? But,
I s'pose, if I'd lost my bloody hands
they'd made a tightrope walker out
o' me. Win this war—what hopes?"
The Tommies were eagerly ques
tioning each other:
"What did 'e sye to you?" "Are
you good for Blighty?" "He marked
England on my tag!" "What does
base hospital mean? Does it mean
that I'm to stick it out in this bloody
mud while you blokes are a'goin'
to Blighty?" etc.
Pretty soon a stretcherbearer en
tered, carrying a little, oblong, green
box, which, we all knew, contained
Woodbine cigarets. Ho was greeted
with a chorus of:
"Gimme a fag, mate: I'm all out.
Come on, chum: don't forget me.
That's a good fellow. Let's have
one."
Pretty soon every Tommy who
was able had a lighted fag between
his lips, and a sigh of content went
up as he Inhaled deep drafts of the
smoke. I certainly enjoyed mine.
The sergeant-major again en
tered. The medical men came to at
tention. In crisp tones he ordered:
"Get the convoy for England
ready. Look alive, the ambulances
are expected any minute."
The stretcherbearers entered,
bustling about, and the ward was in
an uproar. Then, outside, could be
heard the chugging engines of the
waiting ambulances.
As each fortunate Tommy was
carried out the more unfortunate
ones, who were to be left behind at
the base hospital, bravely wished
him a "Good luck, mate. Give my
regards to Trafalgar Square. Be
careful and don't lose your watch In
Petticoat Lane. Give 'er my love."
As I was carried through the door
the cold air sent a shiver through
me, and my wounds began to pain.
The effect of the chloroform was
wearing off % Outside it was dark
and confusion seemed to reign su
preme. Lanterns were flashing to
I and fro and long lines of stretchers
could be seen moving toward the
ambulances.
I was placed in the ambulante
w th three others. A rasping noise
as the gears were shifted, and with
a jerk the ambulance started. That
Jerk made me grind my teeth.
^ B x Ut 1 , was ha PPy in the thought
sv? was on my way to
that longed-for heaven, Blighty!
(To be Continued)
Snyder Co. Safety Com.
_ Enlarges Its Membership
Middleburg, Pa., Jan. 14.—The
Public Safety Committee of Snyder
County has enlarged Its membership,
and 260 names have been added.
The county has been divided into
districts and each township and
borough In the county composes a
iiistrict. Dr. John I. Woodruff, of
Selinsgrove, is chairman of the
speakers' union and Dr. Charles
Aikens, president of Susquehanna
University, is the county chairman
A meeting will be held in the Court
house at Middleburg Saturday even
ing, January 19, when several speak
ers of nation-wide fame will deliver
addr<S!Bes.
ACCIDENTS AT LEWISTOWN
Lewistown, Pa., Jan. 14.—Marga
ret, 2-year-old daughter of Mrs. H.
Flatzer, of Yeagertown, fell from
the porch at her home and frac
tured her collarbone.
Charley Pager fell on one of "the
hu^„ e ? d < str ° et -\ °f town and was
badly injured about the back and
shoulders.
James Kreppa bruised a finger
some time ago and a felon formed
and for two weeks he has suffered
severely.
If. S. Yeatter, of Ferguson Val
ey, went to Philadelphia to consult
I a specialist about an injury that he
received seven years ago while
working on his farm.
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BOUNTIES HELP
STATE CLEAR OUT
NOXIOUS GAME
Money Derived From Hunt
ers' Licnse System Used
in Good Purpose
Money derived from the hunters'
license system in Pennsylvania
helped wipe out over 50,000 animals
that are nuisances to the farmer,
the poultry raiser and the game
fancier and probably brought about
the destruction of thousands of
predatory hawks during the year
ending November 30, 1917, accord
ing to the records of the State Game
Commission. This seems to have
been a most successful year for
clearing out the noxious game and
the ilgures all represent payment of
bounties which have been carefully
attested and the pelts examined.
The bounties were paid on 44,270
weasels, of which Crawford and
Bradford county farmers each killed
more than 2,000; 5,846 mink, 3,734
gray foxes and 3.336 of his red
brother and 393 wild cats. The to
tal amount of money expended was
$66,614, All of this was prpvided
by the sportsmen of the state as
their share of ridding the farmer of
some of his worst pests and is a
rather impressive lesson in the value
of the license system, to say noth
ing of identifying every hunter.
Over the Top Last Year
With several counties to complete
their returns, the total of the hunt
ers' licenses issued during 1917 was
305,005 which Is just twenty-three
short of the record made in 1911,
first year when the license sys
tem was adopted. It is certain that
the total will run a couple of hun
dreds beyond that record and that
the year will close over 15,000 be
yond 1916. This means ninety cents
for game propagation and protec
tion from each license for the state,
extension of the game preserves,
running down of game outlaws and
payment of bounties for more pests.
The record for the year is led by
Allegheny county, which had about
20,000 licenses, with Philadelphia
and Luzerne coming along as con
tenders for second place. It is in
teresting to note that big farming
counties like Lancaster, llevks, Le
high, York, Franklin and Chester
Issued more licenses than ever be
fore and that they furnished con
siderable kills of game, according to
the reports which have come to hand
from the wardens. This illustrates
the changed "conditions and the at
titude of people toward the act.
Thousands of young Pennsylvanl
ans went out to war, including many
men who spent a couple of weeks
every fall In the woods, and that in
dustries have been going at such a
rate that many men were forced to
I give u-p their annual hunt for deer,
j bear or cottontails and birds.
To Close on Grouse
There appears to be little doubt
about the office of the State Game
Commission that there will be a gen
eral closing of the counties to the
hunting of the ruffed grouse next
fall. Petitions to close counties arc
al/eady being heard of and many
letters have come here urging that
steps be taken to save the great
game bird. The plan appears to be
among sportsmen generally to peti
tion the Commission to close the
counties, as has been done on deer,
quail and turkeys and other game
in a score of instances, on ruffed
grouse. As the movement is state
wide, it would enable action to be
taken without waiting for the Leg
islature and the effect would be to
gaih time and to bring about such
an increase as occurred in the case
of wild turkeys, which were pro
tected for two years and which are
now numerous in counties where
they were long a scarce article.
It is possible that petitions for
closing of counties on other game
may appear, but not much opposi
tion to the movement to save tho
grouse is considered as probable.
New Game Preserves
If leases can be secured from ccal
companies, a new game preserve will
be opened in the Lykens Valley re
gion of Dauphin county, where over
3,000 acres are available and which
would open a region easy of access,
and steps are also under way to have
lands leased for preserves in War
ren, Bucks and possibly Clarion
counties. The game preserve, like
hunters' licenses, has come to be
recognized as something very valu
able to sportsmen- and the plans will
be heartily' supported when an
nounced. it is believed here.
During the spring some extensive
distribution of Mexican quail will
place in the older preserves and
other birds will be put out.
It Is feared that at least a dozen
of the state's elk will be shot in the
Blair county region if they can not
be driven back to the mountains.
These elk have wandered from
northern counties and gotten out of
the woods, making themselves a
nuisance to farmers. They have
been ordered shot by wardens if they
can be rounded up. The state now
has a couple of hundreds of elk,
which will be protected until 1921.
State game wardens are com
mencing to run down the illegal
hunters anrl the men who disregard
ed laws and shot does, but they have
also turned up some curious viola
tions of the hunting laws whereby
foreigners who went back to home
countries and who happened to be
neutralized, sold their papers to
others who were not citizens. This
constitutes a new phase of tho alien
gun law and in Cambria county over
twenty-five arrests for this offense
were made. In other instances men
borrowed naturalization papers and
got hunters' licenses.
State fishery authorities are
taking sidvantags of the season to
study reports on the way trout sur
vived in some of the streams and
lakes, which were planted, the re
sult being that brown trout have
been successfully maintained in
creeks where brush has disappeareu
from banks. Tho total of such fish
put out In 1917 broke all records
and planting will be started as soon
as weather permits this year.
TKLKPHONM CO. OFFICERS
Middleburg, Pa., Jan. 14—Stock
olJ?ers m °. f he Middleburg Creek
\ ariey Telephone Company held a
meeting in their offices over the Na
tional Bank building yesterday aird
elected the following officers and di
rectors: President, Harold Mc-
Clure; vice-president. James Magee'
secretary, George W. Wagenseller
treasurer, John S. Ivauffman; gen
eral manager, Frank A. Eyer- di
rectors George W. Wagenseller,
John 8. Kauffman, James Magee
Professor Thomas Shambach!
Thomas Splgelmire and John W
Kassinger.
BOY SEVERELY INJURED
Annville, Pai, Jan. 14.—Kay Sto
ber, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sto
ber, of West Queen street, met with
J" accident while coasting at the
hill at Brand s mill tn West Queen
?i ree £ . J Hls Bled stru °k a plank on
the bridge an.' threw him against
the bridge, causing severe injuries.
He will be confined to his home for
some time.
Sugar and Ships
In the interest of the public it serves, the
Franklin Sugar Refining Company is earnestly
supporting the Government's policy to regulate
the supply of sugar so that it shall be sufficient
for the needs of all —our soldiers, our Allies
and ourselves.
With the new crop of cane sugar coming in,
the sugar situation is more favorable than it
was a month ago. There will be sugar enough,
according to present indications, if extrava
gant use and waste are avoided.
War has disturbed the At the same time, an abun
whole world's sugar supply, dance of sugar was and still
It has not only wiped out any is locked up in far-away Java,
available surplus, but it has as unavailable as unmined
put all nations on a hand-to- gold—because ships cannot be
mouth basis. spared to transport it.
The European Allies were Every 5,000-ton ship which
the first to feel the pinch, can be saved by giving
Before the war, enough sugar England sugar from Cuba
was produced on the Con- means the release of a ship
tinent to supply all Europe, which can make three trips
Today, two-thirds of this and take a total of 3,000 sol
sugar-producing area is with- diers from the United States
in the battle lines. to France.
England, France and other If we can save the Allies
nations have had to turn from taking any Java sugar
elsewhere for a supply of this in 1918, we will release for
indispensable food. transport purposes enough
And they came to Cuba- to c c arry t ove T to 4 "? e
the main source upon which es onifSnn
the United States depends for ab °! ,t 150 ' 000 to 200 ' 000
its cane sugar. During 1917, loW,ers -
Cuba sold and shipped to At the same time we
Europe nearly 1,000,000 tons a,so be giving the Allies the
of raw sugar—one-third of its necessary sugar. Therefore,
crop. it is to the interest of the
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In addition to the normal and send soldiers
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last season greatly increased U P th e supply sugar for the
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But this increased con- 7, .
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vegetables which would It will be necessary for
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Sugar itself is not only a food, watch carefully their distri*
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server of other foods. the approaching period of re-
As the demand for sugar adjustment. The refineries
grew, both here and abroad, a f. e starting up and sup-
Cuba's supply was exhausted P lies of raw su ß' ar coming for
last fall. Every available ward but *t will take weeks,
ton in Porto Rico and other and Possibly months, for the
cane sugar countries was ac- return of normal conditions,
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