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GASTONIA, N. a WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, .NOVEMBER 28, 1917.
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A THANKSGIVING THEME FOR
THE NATION
"ROLL OF HONOR"
LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD
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GASTONIA
GAZETTE
GAS
SPEEDING
Manufacturers Record.
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In deepest reverence and with contrite heart the people of
this natjoif should assemble on, Thanksgiving; Day and render
nnto Almighty God their gratitude that in His Divine Provi
dence we were, by the sacrifices of England and France and
Belgium and Italy and Serbia and , Roumania, tor . three yean,
saved from destruction.
As the nation bows In reverent thanksgiving on Thursday
next and contemplates the horrors from which these nations
have saved us, and how, by the shedding of their blood, the '
women and the children of this land have been saved, there
should go up, in endless gratitude to them and thanksgiving,
praise to God for His mercies and His 'blessings.
As .we review the fact that for three years we hid behind
the battle fleets of England and France, and that for three
years the heroic soldiers of . the Allies made fertile the fields of
France and' Belgium and other countries with their life blood in
our defense, as well as in their own, our hearts should be bow
ed with a realization of our unworthlness and our lips should
give forth unstinted praise for the men through whose death we
have been saved. , From every church in A merle Indeed, from
every home in A merle -there should go out to our Allieis in
Europe an expression of our profound appreciation of what they
have done in saving us from the sufferings which they have en
dured. f
It would, indeed, be a glorious thing if, In every church in
America, the Thanksgiving Day theme should be an expression
of thanksgiving unto God and to our Allies that we have been
saved from the awful horrors of Belgium and France and Ser
bia and kept unto this hour through the sacrifice of those who
died that we and all civilized nations might live.
GASTONIA
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GASTON
UTE EVENTS IN TOWN AND COUNTY
. Library to Be Closed.
. The Gastonia Ppblic Library will
be closed tomorrow. Thanksgiving
Day.
Holiday Hours.
Tomorrow will be observed at the
local postofflce as a legal holiday.
The city carriers will make only one
collection and delivery, in the morn
ing. The rural carriers will not go
out on their routes at all. General
delivery and stamp windows will be
open from 8 to 10 a. m., and from 5
to 6 p. m. The local banks and the
public library will also be closed for
the day.
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For Colored Soldiers. v
Beginning next Monday night, De
cember 3, there will be a week's se
ries of special services at Mt. Cal
vary Baptist church, colored, on
North Falls street, for the benefit of
the colored soldiers whd expect soon
to be called into service. There will
be services every night by various
colored ministers, and on Sunday af
ternoon, December 9th, at 2 o'clock
Hon. O. F. Mason, of the local bar,
will deliver a lecture on the war and
the special needs of the Nation at
this critical time.
SO CENTS TO
CONSCIENCE FUND
Secretary J. M. Holland of the
Gaston County (Fair Association re
ceived the following letter a day or
two ago, whlqh speaks for itself:
Mr. Holland,
Gastonia
Dear sir:
During the fair I was given a
teacher's free ticket and I entered
the fair ground on it, but I was not
teaching at that time and I feel that
it was not right and I wish to make
restitution for it, so I am enclosing
50 cents In this letter.
FROM ONE WHO IS TRYING TO
iLIVH THE RIGHT LIFE.
MRS. ROBINSON
ENTERTAINS.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
GASTONIA, Route 3, Nov. 27.
Mrs. John Robinson entertained the
Union Book Club in her pleasant
home Saturday, Their purpose was
to eew for the soldiers, and, since
there were a" good many present,
much work was accomplished.
. At noon Mrs. Robinson served ' a
delightful dinner which every one
enjoyed immensely. -
There were several present who
did not belong to the club. 'Among
them were Misses Nixon, Long,
Sledge, 'Lottie Stroup.and Susie Oli
ver, Mrs. Brandon and -Mrs. Craig.
MISSION STUDY CLASS
WITH MRS. SPENCER. .
The Mission Study Class of Main
Street Methodist church held its first
' regular meeting for the fall season
Monday afternoon with Mrs. G. ' R.
Spencer at her home onEast Airline
. avenue. The class Is taking up the
study of "An 'African Trail" by Mc
Kenzie and studied the first ; two
chapters at this meeting, Mrs. J.
W. Atkins is the leader. . Following
the study light refreshments were
served. The next meeting . will be
held with Mrs. W. C, .Davis . . two
weeks hence. . -
" SEC SAILORS DROWNED."- ;
(By International New Service.)
'BALTIMORE, jNot. 28. Six sail
ors of a Dutch vessel were drowned
this morning ". when their launch
overturned. - . t -
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS
Tomorrow
row is Thanksgiving, i
r. H. Adams bas gone to
Mr. W
New Orleans for a week's stay,
Red Cross work room will be
closed Thursday for Thanksgiving.
Asheville Citizen, 25th: Mr. L.
L. Jenkins left yesterday for a short
stay at Pensacola, Fla.
Miss Ethel 'Kelley, of Carthage,
will arrive tomorrow to be the guest
of Mrs. John R. Rankin.
Union Thanksgiving services at
Main Street Methodist church at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. Rev.
Dr. J. C. Galloway will preach.
MlssS. K. Dixon, of Charlotte,
ill arrive tonight to spend Thanks
giving with Dr. and Mrs. H. M.
Eddleman.
Rock Hill, S. C, Herald: Born
Friday, November 23, 1917, to Mr.
and Mrs. M. M. Kendrlck, of Moore
street, a son.
Mrs. Leon Smith, or Plneville,
will arrive tomorrow to spend a few
days with Miss Eunice Spencer at
her home on Franklin avenue.
There will be a special Thanks
giving service at St. Mark's Episco
pal church at 10:30 o'clock tomor
row morning, conducted by the rec
tor, Rev. E. N. LeBlanc. .
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. CsosIT of
Mecklenburg county, will be the
guests for Thanksgiving of their
daughters. Mrs. W. P. Grier and
Mrs. R. C. Patrick.
Miss Grace Johnston, of Meck
lenburg county, returned to her
home today after being the guest
for several days of Prof, and Mrs.
W. P. Grler.
Mr. Robert J. Stone, a Gaston
county Confederate veteran whose
home is at the Loray Mill, has been
a patient at the City Hospital for
several days, being quite seriously
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Miss Ethelda Armstrong will
arrive this afternoon from Converse
College, Spartanburg, S. C. to
spend the - Thanksgiving holidays
with her parents, Col. and Mrs. C.
B. Armstrong. She will be accom
panied by Miss Faith Price, of Lex
ington; Miss Margaret Virginia Er
vin, of Concord, and Miss Narcissa
Reddlck, of Raleigh, who will be
her guests during the holidays.
Mrs. C.B. Armstrong returned
yesterday from Tranquil Park' San
itarium, Charlotte, where she has
been undergoing treatment for the
past nine weeks. Miss Flonnie
Wentz, a registered nurse of the
staff of that Institution, accompan
ied her and will remain with her for
some time. Mrs. Armstrong's many
mends win be delighted to know
knowf
of the
that she is very much Improved.
Secretary Fred M. Allen
Chamber of Commerce was yester
day notified by Secretary E. N. Far
riis of the Charlotte Chamber, wno
had just returned from Charleston,'
S. C., that a representative from the
quartermaster's department at Char
leston would arrive here the last of
this week or the first of next for the
purpose, it Is believed, of closing up
the arrangements for the artillery
range near Gastonia.
SLOW PROGRESS IN v
THE MEANS TRL1L.
(By International Newt Service.
1 CONCORD, Nov. rti Early this
afternoon three jurors had been
chosen In the Means case, - two
farmer and one mill - operative:
J ndglng .by- the Questions asked ve
niremen, the States hopes to convict
Mean on circurstantlal evidence and
testimony, while the. defense will
seek to show that Means' had1 no
motive for the murder.
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DISCUSSED AT LtfUI6HTS MEETING
City Council Last Night Heard Plea
of Gas Company for Permission to
, Raise Prices Citizens Make
Talks in Favor of Rigid Enforce
ment of Dog-Muzzling, Auto
Speeding and Roller Skating
Laws.
Quite a number of Gastonia citi
zens were present last night at the
called meeting of the city council,
the purpose of which was to hear a
petition from the1 Gastonia & Su
burban Gas Co. for an amendment
to Its franchise which would allow
the company to increase the charge
for gas from $1.40 per 1000 cubic
feet to $1.75, an increase of 25 per
cent.
Mr. J. W. Timberlake. managing
director of the company, presented
an array of figures to show that the
company, confronted with increased
cost of coal, coke, oil and other
things necessary to the manufacture
of gas, is unable at present to make
operating expenses, to say nothing
of securing any return on the Invest
ment. At the conclusion of his
statement, which Included an elab
orate resume of cost figures and rev
enue for the five months the plant
has been operated by the present
owners, Mr. Timberlake was plied
with a few questions from Interested
citizens. ,
Among other things, Mr. Timber
lake told the council that other
towns, notably Henderson and Ox
ford, had recently granted similar
lucroftsoSt
Mr. J. H. Separk, Col. C. B. Arm
strong, Mr. Bismarck Capps and
others made short talks on the sub
ject and asked a number of ques
tions regarding the company's actu
al capital, its overhead expenses,
how the present number of services
compared with Ihe number in use a
year or two ago and other questions
of a similar nature.
Those who talked recognized the
fact that there has been a large in
crease in the last year or two in the
cost of all kinds of material. Their
attitude was not one of opposition
to the proposition but rather of
seeking definite information on
which to base an accurate opinion
as to the justness of the request be
ing made. The question was also
asked as to whether the company
was, asking for temporary relief,
during the course of the war and the
high cost of materials, or whether
they were asking for the increase as
a permanent thing. This question
was not definitely answered.
No action was taken by the board
In a matter of this -kind it is requir
ed that the proposition stand open
before the council for a period cov
ering two regular monthly meetings
before action Is taken. The meeting
was called for the purpose of hear
ing the company's request and to
hear an expression of oplniqn from
the citizens of the town.
Following the discussion of the
gas proposition, attention was turn
ed to the question of the enforce
ment of the city ordinance requiring i
that all dogs running off the premis
es of their owners shall be effective
ly muzzled. 'Dr. H. F. Glenn and
Mr. J. H. Separk made vigorous
talks in favor of the enforcement of
this law. ( Dr. Glenn told of the ex
periences 'in France and England
with rabid dogs and the effective
ness of muzzling the dogs as a pre
ventive. In England all dogs are
properly muzzled and there has not
been a case of hydrophobia for six
years. Similar effective measures
have been employed in France. Both
Dr. Glenn and Mr. Separk dwelt on
the necessity for the law and for Its
enforcement. All those present were
apparently interested in the enforce
ment of this law.
Front a discussion of the dog-muzzling
law the talk drifted naturally
to the laws regulating the speed of
automobiles and restricting roller
skating. There was considerable
discussion on these and it was the
consensus of- opinion that all of
these laws should be rigidly in To re
ed. Those present at last night's meet
ing as well as many who were pre
vented from being there hope that
the free discussion of these sub
jects will result in a strict enforce
ment of these laws In the future.
HUNGARY IS READY
TO MAKE PEACE.
.(By International News Service.
'- ZURICH, Nov. 27. Hungary is
ready for a peace without annexa
tions, according to Count - Karolvl.
the famous Hungarian statesman
who is here on a peace mission.
SIX GERMAN U-BOATS SUNK.
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Not. 27.--8ix Ger
man submarines have been sunk in
the last four days'. Ambassador Jus
serand'told a party of French-American
naval officer at a banquet
ATLANTIC COAST HARBORS
v; UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
(By international News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Not. 27. All
harbors on the Atlantic coast on
water fronts are under martial law.
J taf martial law will luk ATtATlriftd
to unu ana racme pons, tieguiars
will guard the docks from the , spy
demons. ... ' -
Gastonia Lodge No. 53 'Knights of
Pythias did honor to its members
now serving in the army Monday
night by unveiling a service flag in
the lodge 'hall in the Armory build
ing. The flag,' which Is in reality a
series of small American flags one
for each member In the army is
framed and hung on the wall. "Above
each of these small silk flags ap
pears the name of the member in
whose honor it was placed there.
Judge A. C. Jones made the unveil
ing address, expressing in most
touching and expressive language
the pride the lodge feels In those
members who have laid their lives
on their country's altar. He paid
them a splendid tribute. In the
course of the unveiling exercises
several members added words of ap
preciation for these loyal and cour
ageous men.
Out of a membership of about 175
this lodge has sent 20 men to tne
army and it is a matter of especial
pride to the lodge that every one is
an officer. They are:
Major A. L. Bulwlnkle.
Capt. R. G. Cherry.
Sergt.-MaJ. M. D. Abernethy.
Lieut. Ben E. Douglass.
. Sgt. Tt. S. McLean.
Sgt' William McArver.
Sgt. W. S. Morris.
Lieut. Ralph Ray.
Sgt. W. K. Reld.
Lieut. F. A. Whitesldes.
Lieut. J. A. Dimmette.
Lieut. Walter Carter.
Corp. E. M. Craig.
Sgt. M. Harry Shuford.
Capt. W. B. Hair.
Lieut. D. T. Outz.
Corp. J. Carl Loughridge.
Sgt. C. C. Riddle.
Sgt. R. A. Atkinson.
Sgt. H. A. Query.
These men will be further honor
ed in that their names, constituting
the lodge's "roy of honor" will be
called at each meeting of the lodge.
It was decided to send each one of
them a Christmas box.
Officers for the ensuing term were
elected Monday night as follows:
Chancellor commander, F. C. Aber
nethy; vice-chancellor, Carl E. Car
penter; prelate, Henry 'Rankin;
master at arms, W. M. Nolen, Jr.;
master of finance, John I. Fayssoux;
keeper of records and seal, J. Hol
land Morrow; master of exchequer,
J. W. Atkins; master of work, R.
Lee Spencer; inside guard, W. L.
Pursley; outside guard, C. E. Hbff
stetler. These officers will be in
stalled at an early date.
CHILD INJURED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
CHILD INJURED
'Ann Harriett Beach, the little
eight-year-old daughter of Capt.
and Mrs. A. H. Beach, was painful
ly though not seriously Injured yes
terday afternoon when, while skat
ing, she came in contact with an au
tomobile at the Intersection of
South street and Second avenue.
near Mrs. J. W. Moore's residence.
Drs. H. F. Glenn and D. A. Garri
son were promptly summoned and
dressed the child's wounds. Her
chief injury was a severe cut on the
forehead. She sustained no broken
bones but was painfully bruised.
The child's father, who is captain
of a Wyoming company of infantry
formerly stationed at Camp Greene,
is now at Mineola, L. I., from which
point he expects soon to sail for
France. When he was ordered to
Mineola recently Mrs. Beach went
with him to spend a short time and
their children were left here with
friends. Ann Harriett, the one in
jured, is staying it the home of Mr.
Edmund Mazyck.
News from the injured child this
morning is to the effect that she is
resting well.
From all the Information obtaina
ble it does not appear that the driver
of the auto, a boy, was to blame for
the accident. The child was skating
down South street and the auto was
on Second avenue. Both were going
probably at a good rate "of speed
and. when they saw each other, were
in such close proximity that the col
lision was unavoidable. The boy
stopped to find out about the child's
injuries and offer his assistance. He
told his name but, in the excitement
of the moment, those around for
got the name. , . ' '
MEANS WILL CLAIM
2 MRS. KING SUICIDED.
(By international News Service.)
CONCORD, Nov. 27. That Mrs.
King suicided win be the defense of
Gaston Means, it is : reported this
morning. - It Is stated. that be will
testify he did: not make, the' facts
known before, because he wished to
save the dead woman from the
stigma pf self murder. The State is
using extreme care in the selection
of a Jury, which It is believed will
take two days. -
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Advertise la The Gixstta.
U. C. CLUB MET
WITH MRS. BABINGTON.
Mrs. Kenneth Babington was
hostess to the U. C. Club Friday af
ternoon at 3:30. The study of Ham
let was continued. Mrs. J. W. Tim
berlake read an Interesting paper on
the character of Ophelia. During
the social hour which followed the
program the hostess served refresh
ments. .
TO MEET SATURDAY
WITH MR.. AND MRS. WARREN.
Next Saturday evening at t seven
o'clock the members of the Christian
Endeavor Society of the First 'Pres
byterian church are invited to bring
needles and thread 'round to the
home of Mr. and Mi's. Will Warren
on South Marietta street and con
tinue the work for the Doll Bazaar
soon to be held for the benefit of the
C. E. Society.
U. D. O. MEETS
FRIDAY.
Gastonia Chapter U. D. C. will
hold its regular meeting Friday af
ternoon at 3 o'clock in the chapter
room at the Chamber of Commerce
building. The president of the chap
ter will give a brief report of her re
cent visit to the Soldiers Home In
Raleigh and to the Confederate Wo
men's Home at Fayettevllle. At this
meeting the annual election of offi
cers will be held. All members are
urged to be present.
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SOCIAL MEETING
OF ODD FELLOWS.
Following the regular business
meeting of Gastonia Lodge No. 1S8,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
which will be held from 7:30 to
8:30 tomorrow night, there will be
a social meeting, to which all Odd
Fellows, whether members of the
local lodge or not, are cordially in
vited. Refreshments will be served,
and it is anticipated that a Very
pleasant fraternal gathering will be
held.
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MAJOR UNDERWOOD WE
WASHINGTON GIRL.
A wedding of much Interest to
Gastonia was solemnized in Wash
ington, D. C, Tuesday afternoon at
4 o'clock. The contracting parties
were Major Robert Underwood, U.
S. Marine Corps, and Miss Nina Mar
guerite Stockton.
Major Underwood Is a Gastonia
man, a brother of Mrs. Z. B. Harry.
For the last two years he has been
serving In the island of Haiti, with
the rank of colonel In the Gerderm
erles D. Haiti In command of the de
partment of Port au Prince in which
city he resides.
Miss Stockton is the niece of the
late Gen. Reld, of Washington,
where she has resided since child
hood. The happy occasion is the result
of a long-standing acquaintance,
which began at Annapolis, Md.,
while Miss Stockton was spending a
winter at "Cavvel Hall," the man
sion of historical fame.
Major and Mrs. Underwood, after
a few days visit in Philadelphia and
New York, will sail the first of De
cember for Haiti.
Major Underwood- spent Friday
and Saturday in Gastonia and his
brother, Lieut. Raymond Under
wood, came up from Camp Jackson
to see him, returning Sunday.
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STUDY CLUB
MEETINGS.
On November 13th, despite a hall
storm and a heavy downpour of rain,
ten members attended the meeting
of the Study Club at the home of
Mrs. J. S. Wray on East Third
avenue. The subject for study was
"The Lake School of Poets" and the
program was a follows: Roll call,
current events; paper, "The Lake
School of Poets Wordsworth,
Southey, Coleridge," Mrs. D. E. Mc
Connell; reading, "To a Skylark",
Mrs. H. M. Eddleman; round-table
discussion led by Mrs. J. P. Reld.
She called on the following for short
talks: on Hood, Mrs. Frank L.
Wilson; on Keats, Mrs. J. P. Reld;
on Shelley, Mrs. J .F. Thomson; on
Byron, Mrs. J. H. Kennedy. The in
clement weather without only inten
sified the cheer within and a most
delightful afternoon was spent with
Mrs. Wray.
On Tuesday afternoon of this week
the club met with Mrs. J. P. Reld at
her home on South Broad street. The
roll call was answered by each mem
ber telling an Irish joke. Only two
were absent. After much merri
ment over the jokes the regular pro
gram for the afternoon was carried
out Romantic Ireland was the sub
ject of study, and the program was
as follows: Paper, "Heroic Roman
ces of Ireland." Mrs. T. W. "Wilson;
reading, selection from Lalah 'Rook
(Thomas Moore), by Mrs. Kennedy;
round table discussion on "Folk
Tales and Fairy Lore," led by Mrs.
Wray. She called on the following
Mrs. W. J. Clifford for a talk on
"St. Patrick"; "The Doon Well," by
Mrs. Thomson; "The Blarney Stone'
by Mrs. Garrison; "The Giants'
Causeway, Mrs. Barnes," toy Miss
Harris; an Irish song, Kathleen Ma
vonreen. - The program was a most
interesting' one and the meeting al
together delightful. -
V TODAY'S COTTON MARKET.
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 28. The cot
ton market opened this ' morning
with January contracts - selling at
2.25; May 28.50. .r-V- ,
(By International -News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Nor. 28. Thero
is a growing feeling that the United
States must answer the Bolshevlkl
note demanding a three-months ar
mistice. A refusal to answer might
be construed as meaning that the
United States does not want peace.
It is believed that President Wilson
may be able to convince the Russian
people that war should be continued
against Kaiserism. R.eports that the
Allies are planning summary: action
against 'Russia have been spread by
German agents to embitter the Rus
sians against the Allies.
ITALIANS MAKE
IMPORTANT GAIL"
(By International News Service.)
Important gains for the-Italians
between the Brenta and the Plave
valleys is reported from headquar
ters today. The Italian lines were
extended East of the Brenta valley
and heavy losses were Inflicted ; oa
the enemy.
HEAVY GERMAN
: 1
ARTILLERY FIRE
(By International News Service.)
DONDON, Nov. 28. During last
night, the British positions were de
luged with shells on the "lines a
round Paschaendale and were alao)
subjected to , heavy artillery fire
from the Germans. - :' ' 1 ' -
MAY RELEASE
MILLION PRISONERS
(By International News Service.)
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 28. Repre
sentatives of the German General -Staff
have gone to Petrograd to open
negotiations with Bolshevlkl govern- -ment
for the release of approximate- ,
ly one million prisoners, according:
to advices from Haparanda. ' Pplltl
cal conditions Jn Russia continue
chaotic. The socialists are trying;
ito win the support of the , leading . .
generals for a coalition government,:
HAND TO HAND
FIGHTING IN WEST
(BY International News Service.) '".
LONDON, Not. 28. .Violent'
fighting with bayonets and bombs Is
reported from Northern France :
where the Germans today (renewed "
their hand-to-hand struggle in an ef
fort to drive the British from Bour
ton, Fontaine and Notre Dame.
Many fresh troops, some from the
Eastern front, have joined the Teu
tons and it is evident that they will
fight to the last to keep from giving
up Cambrai. -
TESTIMONY IN
THE MEANS CASE
(By International News Service.)
CONCORD, Nov. 28 TbV State
today plunged deep into the evidence .
agalns Gaston Means, charged with
the murder of Mrs. Maude : King.
The first witness was D. A. Wedding
ton, the undertaker who. prepared
Mrs. 'King's body for burial. - He
testified to powder marks about the
wound. The State also attempted
to show that Means was In a hurry
to have the body buried. Captain
W. S. Bingham, s member of the fa- :
tal party, testified that he wandered
away from Means and Mrs. King to
shoot a rabbit. As he returned he
heard a shot and Means called his
brother Af ton to "come here quick, '.
Maude has shot herself.": Mrs. Mel- '
vln, Mrs. 'King's sister, sat beside
the defendant this morning. Dr.
MoFayden testified that Mrs. King's
ankle was broken.
AMERICAN OFFICERS HAD V
-3-''':, A NARROW ESCAPE!.
v (By International News Service.)
AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS,
Not. 27. An American ttzv
General and his "aide had a narn
escape when the Germans audi ""r
began bombarding a section c? t
French trenches where the
cans were Tiaitins. They took i
in a dugout till the Elcll'-j c
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