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"We had just 'gone in' again after a week's 'rest' in a little French village about 25 miles behind the front line. To be sure we had been vaguely promised a six-weeks' rest, but most of us had had too many previous 'plpc-dreams' of this sort dispelled to feel much disap pointment, and then again the so called 'rest' is only a pleasant name for plenty of hard work and drill. So on the whole it was only the 'rookies' or 'first-timers' who did more than the ordinary amount cf complaining, or in the 'Tommies' ' vocabulary, 'grousing.' . "Before marching off we had been told that this time we would have it easy, as we were only going in to act as reserves and besides there would be no attacking but just the ordinary routine of 'holding the line.' And now after the usual night journey over shell-battered and debris-strewn roads and the usual blasphemous floundering through narrow, muddy communi cating trenchieil strung with tele phone wires possessed with a devil ish cunning for tripping or entang ling the unwary infantryman, we ware 'in agftin'—that is, in one of the supporting trenches a short distance behind the front line trench. "Here we remained for a few days, suffering no more than the ordinary number of casualties from shells and snipers and performing the usual night tasks of digging, filling sand bags, and sand-bagging parts of the trench blown in by shells. And then our ofllcers sprang their little surprise. We went back on the third night to the reserve trenches which at this point lay behind a ridge and out of sight of the Germans, and the next day our captain told us what was expected of us. The two days we had spent in the support line, he said, had given us a knowledge of the 'ter rain' in front of us and we should know by now that at this point 'Fritz's' front was about 70 vards from the British front. Well, about 500 yards in advance of our front line was the remains of <vhat had been a hedge fence, and behind this was a German trench, which was to be our objective. Just beyond this we were to dig ourselves in. We were to have plenty of artillery sup port, and the attack would have a front of about two miles. 'C' com pany's front would be about 200 yards in extent. 'C' company was one to which I belonged.) To Follow Barrage " 'C' company's right flank was to pass through the ruins of the chemical works and railway station which lay about 300 yards in ad vance of the British front line trench. We would 'go over' at 7.80 the next evening, and the sig nal would be the opening of our artillery's barrage. And so he went on giving us all the details of how fast the barrage or curtain of tire would move and consequently how " ' ' im. HARRISBURG TEI.EGRAPH fast wo would have to move to keep up with it. "The captain's Jecture ended upj with a statement as to who would i take command of the company in j case he was 'knocked out' and the I order of succession running back as I far as the fifth or sixth in prece dence, for all the positions of any importance in the company includ ing platoon officers, platoon ser geants, section leaders, Lewis gun ners, and so forth. He considered this necessary information for the draft of 'first-timers' which had joined us about a week before. The men who had been with the com pany for some time knew it already. "After the captain's lecture some of the rookies began to 'get the breeze up'—in other words, became rather nervous in the lower extremi ties. All realized the seriousness of what was facing us, but most of the men who had been 'over before had developed a fatalistic outlook on the future, and turned away to write a few words to those aphonic. To the rookies this meant some thing more. It was the supreme test of all their training—'the great adventure.' If they cama. through it safely they would stand on an equal footing with the old-timers and have something to speak of and remember with pride. Something that would make them real soldiers instead of the 'ragtime' or 'tin' variety. "There was no talk of heroics— dying for one's country and so on. There work to be done, and a risk that- had to be run. 'Take a chance' became the sub-conscious motto of nearly all. Such cold blooded planning will break the best man's nerve if the mind is allowed to linger 011 it too long, so that the old-timers turned their thoughts to I other things. The rookies tried to, but some had not much success. I had been over in a much bigger attack than this was to be, but I knew that smaller engagements were often hotter than the big ones. The knowledge that wg were to ad vancel' behind a creeping barrage was comforting though, for it would not be like the mad rush of several companies at dawn, with no artil lery support in which I had not long before taken rart. To a New ./Trench "That night we moved up to a newly dug trench betfind our front line. 1 It was called an 'assembly' trench and had been especially dug to act as our starting point. The troops holding, our front line would be moved to the rear a short time before the barrage was to open, and we would then be the front line. The next day dawned bright and clear, and we had nothing to do but keep low, get what sleep wa could, and see that our arms were in good order.' The suspense be gan to tell and as the day wore on, when many were the 'fags' con sumed. Shaking were the knees, and white were the faces beneath the coatings of tan and dirt. Home was .a long way off and only to be thought of as a dream, or some thing that had never really existed. I had charge of a Lewis gun, and kept myself occupied in seeing that every part was in good working condition. "The afternoon wore away, and finally word came down from man to man that the troops were evacu ating the front line. The time was slowly dragging nearer. Every man began looking to his arms, bayonets were fixed, and hearts began pound ing against the ribs. It was still daylight and darkness would, not come until nearly eight o'clock, by which time, with luck, we would be in our ne\frly-won position. A short lull seem to come, packs were settled in more comfortable positions on the back, belts were tightened, and toe holds for climbing out of the trench seen to. Every man was ready, and every sound seemed to possess startling carrying power. Would the time never come? And then like one gun the barrage opened with a deafening inferno of bursting shells. I started to climb out but slipped back twice with my load, and the third time succeeded by throwing the gun up first. Already I could not see more than twenty yards ahead for the smoke of the shells. Three yards between each man was the order in which we were to advance and I glanced to left and right of me to see If I had my distance. No. 2 of my gun team known to me as 'Bushy,' was on my left and shouted something as I looked his way, but the continuous roar of the barrage drowned out everything. Then he motioned me to close in to the left a little, which I did, as the slow forward move ment began. Twenty-five yards a minute we were to advance, with a glance to each side now and' then to keep in line. From shell hole to shell hole I slowly moved forward, dirt and stones rattling on my hel met, shrapnel from 'prematures' kicking up the mud around me. Cross Front Line "We crossed our empty front line trench and on my next glance to the right I saw that Dave Green, who had beer next to me on that side, was down. The heat became intense and the sweat rolled off me. The sharp 'e-e-e' of machine gun bullets became distinguishable in the roar of the shells. The, thought came, 'Thank God they can't see us.' After what seemed like hours we reached the German front litie .trench. No living Germans in silght. The supporting troops and 'mopping up' parties would see to bombing the dug-out. We jumped across, and moved slowly on. 'Bushy' was still on my left. 'Knobby' Clark, ammo carrier on the gun team had closed in to fill Green's place on the right. That machine gun was still playing at random, probably stationed in some position behind our objective ind us yet not found by our guns. The line on my left seemed thinning out or as much of it as I could see. The smoke grew thicker and the ruins of the phemical works loomed out of It to my right. Officers and N. C. O.'s were lost to my view In it.- "Something hit the puttee on my left leg, and I felt a sharp tingle' there. I looked down and saw a jagged hole in the puttee and knew that I had 'stopped something,' but felt no pain. I kept on, but the blood began soaking down into my hoot, so motioning to 'Bushy' when he looked my way I closed in, gave him the gun and my revolver, and got into a shell hole. 'Bushy' dis carded his rifle, stuck the revolver in his belt and went on. I took off my puttee, got out my jack-knife and slit up my trouser leg. The orders are that wounded men, if able, must get back as soon as pos sible to receive medical attention and prevent the setting in of teta nus. My leg began to throb with pain so I managed to apply my field dressing and then settled down to wait until it became dark. In a quarter of an hour I started to crawl back, but my leg had gone stiff and |it was a hard job. After about i three hours of slow, painful crawl ing I came across a trench oqcu pied by British and then fainted. "Tho next I knew I was in an ambulance bound for the casualty clearing station at the railroad. When I arrived there T was put aboard a hospijtal train and sent to the base hospital, so I got my 'rest' and it proved to be a ten weeks' 'rest' instead of tho fabled six.'' BEAT GERMANY TO KNEES, SAYS T. R., IN MAINE Only Way to Peace Is by Vic tory He Assures State Re publican Convention Portland, Me., March 29. —Repub licans -at their state convention yes terday took up the task of framim a party platform and selecting s state committee. At the session las night Colonel Theodore Roosevel delivered an address outlining tin general plan of the party's Congres sional campaign. This was the for mer president's first public appear ance since his recent illness. The Colonel said in part: "This country is now involved ii the greatest war of all time. Ii common with the rest of the worl it is passing through one of thos tremendous crises which lie cen turics apart In world history. Unde such conditions the question of par tisanship sinks into utter insignifi cance compared with the great ques tion of patriotism, compared wit' the duty of all of us to act wit' stern and whole-hearted loyalty t this mighty republic,* and to serv the interests of the republic and th ideals which made the republic th hope of the future of mankind, come before you Republicans 0 Maine to speak only as an America to his fellow Americans, as a patrio speaking to patriots. Must Beat Germany "There is but one way to get righteous and lasting peace, an that is to beat Germany to he knees. Let us refuse to go into joint debate on peace with the Pots dam people. Let us take our stan on that part of the President' speech of December in which h said: "This intolerable thing, thi menace of combined intrigue an force, which we nftw see so clearl as the German power, a thing witli out conscience or honor or capacit for covenanted peace, must b crushed'; and let us forget the peac parleyings of February; for thes were inconsistent with the word just quoted. "The Republicans of Maine an the Republicans of the nation ger erally have in this crisis subord nated all other questions to thei devotion to the nation. Not In a our history has any political part when in opposition shown as fine, a whole-hearted and as completely tilt interested patriotism as has bee shown by the Republican part: especially by its representatives i the Senate and Congress of th United States, during the year an two months now closing. Pledged to Victory "We are pledged to the hilt as nation to put this war through witli out flinching until we win the peac of overwhelming victory. We ow this to our own honor and to ou future well-being. "This is the people's war. It i not the President's war. It is nc Congress' war. It is the war of th people of the United States for th honor and welfaro of America an of mankind. It is the bounden dut of the Republican party to suppor every public servant, from the Pre? ident down, insofar as he does goo and efficient work in waging th war or helping wage the war, and t oppose him exactly to the extent c his failure to do such work; for ou loyalty is to the people of the Unite States, and to every public servar in exact accordance with the wa in which he serves the public. If I the duty of the Republican part to stand like a rock against ineffl ciency, incompetence, hesitation an delay no less than against any luke warmness in serving the commo cause of ourselves and our allies. Murdered P. S. Citizens "We are in this war because c special and intolerable grievanc ugainst Germany; because in addi tion to m&ny other misdeeds she fo two years followed a course of de liberate murder of our unarmed an unoffending citizens, men, wome and children. "Let us begin to do our immedi ate duty by both speeding up the war and making ready the ships and the men necessary to win, no matter how long the war takes. Let the ships be built by working ni£ht and day three shifts in the twenty-four hours. Let us prepare for a three years' war and begin now to make ready an army of five million men (and the best way to begin is to introduce at once universal military training for all young men between nineteen and twenty-one, it being understood that they will not go to war until they are twenty-one). All our other activities in making arms, ammunition, airplanes and other war machines can be made to synchro nize with this. "Our next duty, a duty the per formance of which should begin at this moment, is to introduce the policy of permanent preparedness. Never again must be w? caught so utterly unprepared as we have been caught this time. "We cannot afford any longer to continue our present Industrial' and social system, or rather no-system of every-man-for-hlmself and devil take-the-hindmost. What is needed is to fix definite ideals and then to try to realize them by deeds; to en deavor practically and cautiously but resolutely by the actual test. "It is our business as a nation seriously to face our industrial cdn ditions. to realize that we cannot without folly permit them to go on Heave used for his skin trouble If you have been "turned down " as thi man was because of an ugly skin-' eruption, or if you are. suffering from an itching, burning skin trouble which keeps you scratching and digging, why don't you try Resinol Ointment ? In most cases it stops itchinginstantiy, and healing begins promptly—even more profnptly if aided by Resinol Soap. Physicians know that it contains no harsh drugs and they have pre scribed it for many years. All drugsuts sell Rninol Ointment and Resinol Soap. For free write Dept. 6-R, Resinol, Baltimore, Md. unchanged, and yet that we are worse than fools if we permit them to be changed for evil. Therefore, we must shun equally the bourbon reactionaries who invite disaster by refusing to face and grapple with the needs of the hour, and the sinis ter demagogues and loose-minded visionurles who preach a red folly that would bring us to even worse disaster." OEaC STORE OPENS 8:30 A. M.—CLOSES SATURDAY 9 P. M. DE3 I EASTM SALE of BOYS'SWTS © Practical Styles and Attractive Prices [] Bring tlio boy to Kaufman's and select Irs new Spring suit from the largest and most M M complete assortment or Boys' Clothing wo have ever had, and we wish to cmpluisizc Uic Ol'act that, considering the unusual market conlitions, we have never shown better valncs. We invite your inspection. W DHERE ARE VALUES YOU WILL FIND ONLY AT KAUFMAN'S Q TTTTT! Boys' Spring Suits Boys' Spring Suits 0 500 ° f . at $3.95 at $5.95 U DBOYS In up-to-dafo models; of In the new trench models in @ nnn Tnn „ „ fancy cheviots and good cas- fine cassimcres and cheviots *5 ULL) IKUC V simeres and a variety of mix- and neat .mixtures they turcs i® sizes 8 to 12 years. come in sizes 7 to 18 years— II !Q in a big sale tc / —: — . . IB (Saturday), at Boys' Spring Suits _ , . . £3 90c at $9.95 and $10.95 Bo '' s Sp "" B , Su,ts fj| a Made of good strong well In the finest all wool navy 3t $7*95 U made cheviots all scams blue serge, fine velours, hand- Tn izo" 7 tn 18 years in all put] D taped and double stitched some homespuns, finest >- wool Navy Blue Serge, Home just the pants for rough eres — in the new spuns, cassimeres and fancy Ma? wear. 7 to 17 years. est trench models with yoKe mixtures ln every new M and pleated back, and patch model both in patch pocket pocket models and Trench— y d A Splendid Collection of S SPRING CLOTHING M I g FOR MENJk I 1 O // t ' W* / C DThe new Spring models in Mens Suits They are / \/ here in vast quantities—Styles for every man. Our f\\ If/ \ \ careful advance preparedness for present market con- \ W / V iQ ditions has resulted in advantageous buying that isr A \j J / \ \ ( D reflected in these remarkable values. The following unusual values are worthy of ticular attention, being special purchases and lots at / F / , \ /jS/ O prices impossible to duplicate were the goods bought y \ /\ / 7 M at market prices of to-day Vli /' // g fi Men's Spring Suits s"| 0.50 (f j S Stvlish, well-made suits in all the | J \ f \ Ail ,/Al newest models and fabrics. Were <B w \ I MJK UJ H we to buy these suits at wholesale \ P O to-day we would pay about what we \ m f / y rlVa#! dP have marked them. J / /Ijr J 5 Men's Spring Suits <£- en I' BThey come in stripes, checks, nov- uJ K/■ •VV \j /// ! j elty patterns; navy blue, coffee IS / J I / j, brown, and other stylish shades. The M hin J / H 1 j new military and* conservative mod- Ir >il gL Oels. Every suit finely tailored and I S/WJ j jgj f handsomely trimmed. \M\ to 111 s Q Men's Spring Suits g% cn V I I ©Hundreds of new weaves and ef- U/ H If ( I fects. New, smart models. Every B ' jl\ [suit in this lot finely tailored and ■■ ■ 11/ \ ' P handsomely trimmed. These suits m W I 1/ \ IJ f are offered fron) Two to Three Dol- I !j I \ ■ 1 % lars more in other stores. L mh \ V P 0 * ===== Mffiu [Men's Odd QA fk Men's Soft Hat at the / ' J 4y l£ a !..:. 51.69 KS S C I Fine cassimere and worsts . , . . , „ I/" 4 "*? W . A regular $2 hat, in all y ed pants. Some blue serges. he new shades and shapes. p | BUY A JVEtK SHIRT FOREAHER | 1 Tl> e assortment embraces hundreds of up-to-the-minute patterns In snappy effects t V ' op y° un K men, and neat but handsome effects for the more comservative tastes. The [remarkable array of materials Includes practically every popular shirting; priced at o \ | OBG STORE OPENS 8:30 A. M.—CLOSES SATURDAY 9 P. M. %i MARCH 29, 1918, Addressing the convention yester day afterrtoon, Governor Carl E. Milliken declared that the Repub lican party was born in the throes of national peril and was bound by every tradition of its history to sup port the Government loyally In this time of trial. The fight for victory, he said, stood ahead of all questions of party success or personal ambi tion. BELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Druggists refund money if it fails. 25c
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