THE rULTON COUNTY NEWS. McOONNELLSBURO, Pa.
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DESCRIBES CONFLICT ON THE MSNB
By RAYMOND E. SWING.
Correspondent of Chicago Dally News.
Wltn Right Wing of the Ueruiun
Army In France-Klve miles uheud
are the trenches, 200 yard apart,
where the UrltlHti and German troops
are taking their heroic parts In tliU
bloodiest und hardest fought battlo of
inodurn times. Occasional explosions
from big guns can bo plainly heard.
I liavo Just relumed from an auto
mobile ride which brought mo near
enough to the firing line to seo shells
nxplodlng on the horizon. First there
would be a great llusU llghilng.up the
evening sky, followed by a thunderous
discharge. I was not allowed to drive
nearer.
British Behind Rock Defenses.
Tim positions on both sides are ex
cellent. The British troops at this
point are mainly behind rock defenses,
but the Germans have worked their
way so close up thut accurate lire on
both sides means death to the soldier
who carelessly protrudes his head.
One of the diversions of the Germans
Is to put a cap on a rifle, hoist It above
the trenches and draw the immediate
anil unerring lire of the opponents.
The soldiers In the trenches for
days and nights have had a terrible
experience. Recently they were lying
In WHter under the exploding shrapnel
and receiving food only at night, when
black bread, wine and sometimes soup
were passed to them under cover of
the darkness. On the German side for
many days the wounded lay In the
trenches until night before they could
be removed.
Now the weather has Improved and
conditions are better. About three
mll(-s behind the trenches artillery Is
stationed, dropping shells and shrap
nel upon the trenches and the guu po
sitions of the opponents.
Flashlights Reveal Foe.
My Impression Is that such fighting
can continue unremittingly and that
here at least the Germans will per
haps only attempt to hold the lines
while some other portion of the Ger
man army breaks through, either on
the far right wing or at Verdun. The
British troops made several attempts
at night charges two nights ago. They
left their trenches and advanced on
the German positions, but the move
ment was suddenly revealed by a
German flashlight, machine guns were
quickly brought Into position and an
ntlre regiment of Englishmen was
mowed down by the deadly fire.
For two days I have been a guest of
the general commanding this corps,
who has his quarters In a beautiful
French chateau. It Is ideally situated
In large grounds, richly provided with
game, which tho stall officers have
bunted these last few days during a
slight pause in the fighting at the
front. Before the castle are artificial
lakes, the grounds giving the impres
sion of a small Versullles.
Interested in U. S. Attitude.
t vns welcomed warmly by the offi
cers, all of whom were Interested In
learning the attitude of the United
States. The Impression prevailed
among them that the American gov
ernment had assumed a protectorate
over Germun Interests In China.
Wo dined together In the great sa
Ion, the walls of which were hung
profusely with valuable oil paintings
The menu was none too diverse, but
it was plentiful, with wines In abun
dance. I Bnt beside the city comman
daut, who told me of the situation In
tho city.
The castle Itself Is filled with costly
treasures. There Is an especially
beautiful coin collection and thore are
also old engravings of priceless value,
The chateau was crowded with offi
cers. 1 bad lodgings in the library
sleeping on a mattress on the floor be
fore a cheerful fireplace In a room the
antique furniture of which would make
any connoisseur envious.
In the front hall of the chateau Is
a telephone switchboard, whore two
soldiers sit with receivers at their
ears, making notes of reports from
the tiring line.
Outside Is u scene of ceaseloss ac
tivity. Every moment automobiles
drivo up the wide roadways, officers
dismount, answer the salutes of tho
orderlies, go Inside, emerge again,
hastily take their places In tho auto
mobiles and drive away quickly.
Horsemen in small detachments
come and go and soldiers on bicycles
or on foot are In constant circulation
from early In the morning till late at
night. One uever forgets that this Is
one of the brain centers of the battle
Kolng on five miles ahead.
Tobacco Delight Fighters.
There was especial delight over the
arrival a short time ago of a dozen
automobiles heavily laden with gifts
for the soldiers, such as tobacco,
newspapers, warm clothing, chocolate
and little luxuries of all sorts. What
delighted the soldiers most was the
arrival of the tobacco, for the supply
was long ago exhausted and cigars
3,000 GERMANS DIE IN
FIVE FIERCE CHARGES
London. Details are Just available
of the heroic attempt of Prussian
guards to cut the railway connecting
Helms and Verdun.
This attempt fulled and the Ger
mans were In danger of being caught
between the French Infantry and cav
alry. It was at this moment, while
the greater part of the German troops
were retiring In the direction of
REGIMENT IS TRAPPED;
WIPED OUT BY FRENCH
Paris. There is a report here that
a French force In Alsnce annihilated
tho One Hundred and Ninth Baden
regiment by means of a remarkable
ruse successfully worked during a
heavy fog.
Between Altklrch and Waldlghofen
a considerable French force discov
ered the nearuesB of tho lluden regl-
GERMAN
and cigarettes were utipurchusable.
Soldiers hud been offering 25 cents
apiece for cigars and were unablo to
get them. I had brought a consider
able supply along, which I gave away.
At first the soldiers helped them
selves sparingly with unwilling po
liteness.
"Go uhead and take a lot," I said.
With trembling hands they filled
their pockets.
'For our comrades, too?" they
asked.
"When my comrades see these,"
said one, "they will leap so high,"
Indicating a jump liluli overhead. I
have never before seen such Joy as
these soldiers displayed.
Great Cry for Newspapers.
The second great cry was for news
papers. All along the trip from Ger
many by automobile we were every
where asked for newspapers, the sol
diers crying out for them after the
speeding car. This need Is under
standable, as the army at tho front
know practically nothing of what Is
going on In the world.
Wherever we hulted we were sur
rounded by men asking for news and
we had the pleasure of tolling many
hundreds of soldiers tho first Infor
mation of the heroic deed of tho Ger
man submarine F9, which sunk thnw
British cruisers.
One of tho diversions at the front Is
shooting at French aeroplanes. For
the first time since the beginning of
the war I obtained reliable Informa
tion about the activities of the French
and British flyers. At this point the
aeroplanes are particularly plentiful
and one of these hostile machines
files every morning about eleven
o'clock, so regularly that Its pilot Is
called the "lunch flyer." When he
appears be Is greeted by the airship
guns.
I had the unique experience of see
ing a French flyer under fire. The
first Intimation thut he was near was
a loud explosion from a cannon near
by. Far and high up In the sky I saw
suddenly a round ball of white smoke
where the shrapnel had exploded.
Near by was the flyer looking like a
black speck.
Flies Away Under Fire.
Another explosion, another white
ball and the aeroplane close by. A
third, fourth and fifth boom came,
each followed by the appearance of a
white ball of smoke, but each time the
flyer was still there. After ten shots
had been fired there was a row of
(treat round clouds of smoke stretched
half way across the sky with the
black speck of the aeroplane In the
lead, and gradually mounting higher,
away from the dangerous Are.
In ten minutes $'1,000 worth of ex
plosives had been shot away without
bringing down the air scout.
Special Shrapnel for Air Shots.
The shrapnel fired at flyers Is con
structed differently from ordinary
shrapnel, which describes a parabola,
and Is timed to explode over the
enemy and send down a shower of
shot from above. These aeroplane
shrapnel send the shot straight ahead,
and so probably every one of the
shells I saw exploding sent bo me bul
lets through the wings of the aero
plane. If one of these shots shatters the
motors or wounds the flyer or the ob
server the shell has accomplished its
purpose, for since the Germans have
taken their position here no flyer of
either army has been shot down,
though practically no machine has re
turned from a reconnolBsanco trip
without its wings being punctured.
Hate But Respect British.
Throughout the army wherever I
talked with officers and men, I found
bitter hatred for the English, but
warm praise for their fighting capa
bilities. Especially effective has been the
English artillery, which the Germans
Bay astonished them by Its accuracy.
One reason for this Is that the region
of France where we are has been
used for maneuvers nnd the enemy
knows the exact range. Nevertheless
there is no sparing of praise for the
good mnrksmanship. The English
here have Boine naval guns which
have done great damage.
English soldiers have also astonish
ed the Germans by their powers of
resistance and accurate rlflo fire, but
the Germans say that the English
strength lies mostly In the defensive.
As much as the English are hated
so much are the French respected.
Everywhere the officers speak well of
tho French.
"They fight a gallant fight and ob
serve the rules of war," Bay the Ger
mans. "They are a worthy foe."
Aged Author Seeks Service.
Paris. Denied a position In the
French navy because of his age (sixty
four years), Pierre I.otl, the author,
who Is a captain in tho French navul
reserve, asked to be Joined to the ma
rines serving as guards In l'uria.
Reims, that a regiment of Prussian
guards threw Itself desperately upon
the lines of the French cavalry.
Not once but five times did the de
voted regiment hurl Jtself against the
solid 'French front. After the fifth
charge there were only a hundred
men loft surrounding their flag. With
signs of reluctance they gave the sig
nal of surrender, and It was then
found that nearly all of the hundref
were wounded.
In the course of this engagement
the guards lost 3,000 meu, It Is stated.
Procuring many stick and boughs,
the French stuck them Into the earth
of an open field. The French placed
their caps on the sticks. From a few
feet away In the fog the capped sticks
resembled troops blundering and help
less. Tho French Immediately an
bushed themselves. '
The Germans, vaguely seeing the
mako-bolleve soldiers, cheered and
charged wildly. The French waited
until they were completely In the trap,
then opened fire from three sides. The
German regiment was cut to pieces.
GATHERING THE HARVEST OF DEATH
All along the valley of the Marne und tho country ro .nu about over wnich the immense armies of Germany
and the allies fought as the former advanced toward Paris and then fell back the French peasants have been busy
with the grim tusk of burying the dead soldiers. Scenes like those In the illustration were repeated endlessly. At
the right Is seeu the simple cross marking the grave of a French soldier, his cap and scarf at Its foot.
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Group of Belgian sharpshooters, engaged In guerrilla warefare and cap
tured by Germans, being led to the execution place, where they were shot
PUT THE GERMAN IN THE BOW
He
Wouldn't Tell British Captain
Where Mines Were, So Had
Danger Post.
London. A story Is going the
rounds here that when one of the
British mine-hunting boats captured
a mine-laying trawler manned by Ger
mans in the North sea the British
captain lined up his captives and
picked out the weakest looking of the
lot.
Ordering him to step forward, he
said:
"I want you to tell me where those
mines are that you laid."
LIVE ON FISH THEY CATCH
Remarkable Breed of "Banker Ponies"
Natives of the Coast of
North Carolina.
On the coost of North Carolina there
are several miles of low, sandy shore
where nothing giDws except a coarse
Itrass, a few salt water wends and wild
parsley. On these hanks lives a strange
breed of half-wild horses known as
"banker ponies." These creatures are
generally about twice the ulzo of Suet-
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BELGIAN BATTERY AT ANTWERP
TO THEIR DEATH
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"I'll die first," said the sailor, as he
straightened up.
"Very well," replied the captain;
"you are going to die first anyway if
any of us do. You have helped lay
three mines. You know precisely
where they are. We are going to
hunt for them, and your position Is
going to be right in the bow of this
ship so that If we hit one of them
you surely will be the first man to
die."
Ho ordered the prisoner directly In
the bow and then steamed ahead over
the waters known to be mined. The
end of the story Is thut this vessel
picked up nearly 300 mines while the
captured prisoner was kept in his
position of danger.
land ponies. Every year tho herd
owners drive the "bankers" Into pens,
brand tho fools with the proper mark,
and catch some of the older animals
to sell to the dealers.
North Carolinians say that the beaBts
must be starved Into eating grain, hay
or grass, for they havo always lived
on tho rank salt marsh grass of the
marshes and on fish. They catch the
fish for themselves at low tide; with
their hoofs they dig deep holes in the
sand below high-water mark, and when
the tide falls they greedily devour tits
IN EUROPE
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IN ACTION
SANK A GERMAN SUBMARINE
One of the English heroes of tha
war Is Albert Dougherty, chief gun
ner of the cruiser. Creasy, who fired
the shot that sent a German subma
rine to the bottom of the North Bea
after three British cruisers had been
sunk by the foe.
Praise for German Humanity.
Berlin. In tho Novoe Vreinya, P
trograd, Is printed a letter from a cap
hired Kust-lan officer, praising the hu
mnnlty practiced In the Herman ho
pitnls and the untiring eforts of tin
surgeons. (
fish that are stranded In these holes.
Often they fight brlsky over an espe
cially tempting morsel. v
In enptivity these strange horses are
Intelligent, but seldom are even In
temper. Once tamed, they make ex
cellent draft animals, for they have
a strength thnt Is disproportionate to
their size.. Foals that are bred from
"bankers" In captivity make valuable
animals strong nnd Intelligent.
Men are great pretenders; some
even pretend to understand women.
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Over Seventy Years Young.
Mrs. Hussell Suge started on her
elghty-Beventh yeur a few weeks ago
and Mrs. John 'LX Rockefeller began
ber seventy-slxtb. Mrs. Sage Is said
to be the more robust of the two, Mrs.
Rockefeller not huvlng been very
strong for Borne time. Both women
have a long lifo of well-doing to look
back upon.
Fi.ixiit mnEic a noon toxic
Anil lrUf Mftlarln Out nf I lie h.iKlrm.
"Your 'llubKk'ai'lHlike iiiiikU'; I liave Klvcn
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"Are the fish biting?"
"No; there are catfish,
scratching.
They're
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Anti-Hops.
Reports of the hop harvest suffer
ing through the war would have
pleased the untl hop crusaders of for
mer times. In the middle of the sev
enteenth century the city of London
petitioned parliament to put down
"two nuisances. Newcastle coals In
regard to their stench, etc., and hops
In regard they would spoil the taste
of drink and endanger the people." A
few decades later John Evelyn ap
pealed to the king and all loyal and
owners to banish the "drogue hopps,"
which, he declared, spoiled good ale
and led to tormenting diseases, by
planting cider fruit and so creating a
taste for more wholesome lluuor. A
coutury ago Cobbett also wrote angrily
of hops and hop growers, chiefly be
cause of the destruction of young
trees for hop poles. Ixmdon Chron
icle. SKIN ITCHED AND BURNED
R. F. D. No. 1, Box 164, Itrldgewater,
N. C "I was suffering with a skin
trouble which began after a spell of
sickness six years ago. It was mostly
on my body and I could not rest for
the Itching and burning. It began like
a nettle rash, then It would break out
In pimples all over me. I would sting
and burn and itch all over and I
scratched until I was almost raw. At
times I could' hardly bear anything to
rub against the parts that were af
fected. "I do not know how many remedies,
soaps, etc., I tried but none did me
any good. Then I tried Cutlcura Soap
and Ointment and they seemed to be
tho very thing that I needed. I onlj
used them four weeks and they com
pletely healed me." (Signed) Mrs. II.
L, Patton, Jan. 31, 1314.
Cutlcura Soap und Ointment sold
throughout the world. Snmplo of each
free.wlth 32-p. Skin Hook. Address post
card "Cutlcura, Dept. L, Boston." Adv.
Of Equal Impact.
Knlcker They are looking for a
war tax thut will fall equally on every
one.
liocker Then tax tho rain.
If you can extract SO per cent of
real Joy from the enjoyments you plan
you are lucky
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down and just in the same manner that the moou
various parU of the body the food that tne ceiiB , torn
tip, so it is compelled to cany away the wasta mate nai uj
down. These waste materials are poisonous and uLrous lift
the liver and kidneys are stimulated into refreshed ana v6
DR. PIERCE'S Golden Medical Diajjg
is the balancing power-a vitalizing power. It .j" filtera bl
and organs of digestion and nutrition on the puniying ( hear
clean the blood. Thus fresh vitalized blood feeds $ th" it""JrS
extracted without alcohol and vou can obtain this
tonic in liquid or tablet form at any drug store or
send 60 cents In 1-cent atampa for trial box of table..
5ndJf entent elampa to pay coif of maitin anj
wrapping for fr copy ofThm Common &nM Mmdtcol
Advitir, by Dr. H. V. Pirn: cloth bound. lOOO
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frnm AHnm'a riha. llUt B(me Ol '
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backbone.
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