t r nntlttTY NEWS, TRYON, N. C
By Ae American
Soldier Who Weot
WAR IS CRUMBLING THE WALL OF CASTE THAT HAS
STOOD SO LONG IN BRITISH ARMY.
Synopsis. Fired by the sinking of the Lusltania, with the loss of
American lives, Arthur Guy Empey, anJ American living in Jersey City,
goes to England and enlists as a private in the British army. After a
short experience as a recruiting officer In London, he is sent to train
ing quarters in France, where he first hears the sound of big guns and
makes Jhe acquaintance of "cooties." After a brief period of training
Empey's company is sent into the front-line trenches, where he takes
his first turn on the fire step while the bullets whiz overhead. Empey
learns, as comrade falls, that death lurks always in the trenches.
Chaplain distinguishes himself by rescuing wounded men under hot
fire. With pick and shovel Empey has experience as a trench digger
in No -Plan's Land. Exciting experience on listening post detail. Ex
citing jwork on observation post duty. Back in rest billets Empey
writes land stages a successful play.
CHAPTER XIX Continued.
15
The game is honest and quite en
joyable. Sometimes you have fourteen
xoxnbers on your card covered and
jwi are waiting for the fifteenth to be
called. In an imploring voice you call
at; "Come on, Watkins, chum, I'm
creating on 'Kelly's Eye.' "
Watkins generally replies, "Well,
Keep out of a draft, you'll catch cold.".
Another game is "Pontoon," played
with ' cards ; it is the same as our
BJack Jack," or "Twenty-one."
A card game called "Brag" Is also
popular. Using a casino deck, the
dealer deals each player three cards.
It Is similar to our poker, except for
the fact that you only use three cards
and cannot draw. The deck is never
s&nfSed until a man shows three of a
Hod or a "prile" as it is called. The
'value of the hands are, high card, a
pair, a run, a flush or three of a kind
m "prile." The limit is generally a
penny, so it is hard to win a fortune.
The next in popularity Is a card
Same called "Nap." It is well named.
JErery time I played It I went to sleep.
Whist and solo whist are played by
the highbrows' of the company.
When the gamblers tire Of all other
games they try "Banker and Broker."
1 spent a week trying to teach some
f the Tommies how to play poker, but
lecanse I won thirty-five francs they
fieciared that they didn't "fawncy" the
Same.
Tommy plays few card games; the
general run never heard of poker, eu
chre, seven up, or pinochle. They have
a game similar to pinochle called
oyal Bezique," but ftew know how to
iy it.
Generally there are two decks ot
cards in a section, and In A short time
Chey are so d6g-eared and greasy, you
an hardly tell the ace of spades from
Che ace of hearts. The owners of these
Veksr sometimes condescend to lend
tSem-after much coaxing.
So you see, Mr. Atkins has his fun
died in with his hardships and, con
teary to popular belief, the rank and
SSe of the British army in the trenches
Qzue big happy family. Now in Vlr
Jihla, at School, I was fed on old Mc
affy.'s primary reader, which gave me
am opinion of an Englishman about
equal to a '76 Minute Man's backed up
Igr a Sinn Felner's. But I found Tom
ry to be the best of mates and a gen
SSesran through and through. He never
Iftinks of knocking his officers. If one
aoak.es a costly mistake and Tommy
.1js with his blood, there is no gen
eral condemnation of the officer. He
3s just pitied. It is exactly the same
sas it was with the Light Brigade at
balaclava, to say nothing of Gallipoli,
3teuve Chapelle and Loos. Personally
3 remember a little incident where
renty of us were sent on a trench
arid, only two of us returning, but I
will tell this story later on.
Hitting a Gas and
Arthur Guy Empej
Machine Gunner,
Copyright 1917, bj Arthur Oar Bmper
I said it was a big happy family, and
jso it is, but as in all happy families,
there are servants, so in the British
army there are also servants, officers'
servants, or "O. S." as they are termed.
In the American army the common
name for them is "dog robbers." From
a controversy in the English papers,
Winston Churchill made the state
ment, as far as I can remember, that
the officers' servants in the British
forces totaled nearly two hundred
thousand. He claimed that this re
moved two hundred thousand excep
tionally good and well-trained fighters
from the actual firing line, claiming
that the officers, when selecting a man
for servant's duty, generally picked the
man who had been out the longest and
knew the ropes. ' '.
But from my observation I find that
a large percentage of the servants do
go over the top, but behind the lines
they very seldom engage in digging
parties, fatigues, parades or drills.
This work is as necessary as actually
engaging in an attack, therefore I think
it would be safe to say that the all
round work of the two hundred thou
sand is about equal to fifty thousand
men who are on straight military du
ties. In numerous Instances, officers'
servants hold the rank of lance-corporals
and they, assume the same duties
and authority of a butler, the one
stripe giving him precedence over the
other servants.
There are lots of amusing stories
told of "O. S."
One day one of our majors went Into
the servants' billet and commenced
"blinding" at them, saying that his
horse had no straw and that he per
sonally knew that straw had been is
sued for this purpose. He called the
lance-corporal to account. The cor
poral answered, "BUme me, sir, the
straw was issued, but there wasn't
enough left over from the servants'
beds; in fact, we had to use some of
the ay to 'elp out, sir."
It is needless to say that the serv
ants dispensed with their soft beds
that particular night.
Nevertheless it is not the fault of
the individual officer, it is Just the sur
vival of a quaint old English custom.
You know an Englishman cannot be
changed In a day.
But the average English officer Is a
good sport. He will sit on a fire step
and listen respectfully to Private
Jones' theory of the way the war
should be conducted. . This war Is
gradually crumbling the once Insur
mountable wall of caste.
You would be convinced of this If
you could see King George go among
his men on an Inspecting tour under
fire, or pause before a little wooden
cross in some shell-tossed field with
tears In his eyes as he reads the In
scription. And a little later perhaps
bend over a wounded man on a stretch
er, patting him on the head.
Infantry Attack.
i
Serving in France
9
More than once in a hospitl 1 have
seen a titled Red Cross nursei fetching
and carrying for a wounded! soFdler,
perhaps the one who in civi life de
livered the coal at her back d0r. To
day she does not shrink fromi lighting
his fag or even washing his " grimy
body. I
Tommy admires Albert of Belgium be
cause he is not a pusher of ien ; he
leads them. With him it's nof a case
of "take that trench," tt is "fouie on
and we will take it." ;
It Is amusing to notice the lffercnt
characteristics of the Irish, Scotch and
English soldiers. The Irish an Scotch
are very Impetuous, especially fVhen It
comes to bayonet fighting, wfiile the
Englishman, though a trifle Jslower,
thoroughly does his bit; he fs: more
methodical and has the grip ofa bull
dog on a captured position, i He is
slower to think ; that is the reason why
he never knows when he is llckd.
Twenty minutes before goin ovr
the top the English Tommy wil sit on
the fire step and thoroughly eiaraine
the mechanism of his rifie to see'that it
Is In working order and will flr prop
erly. After this examination hells sat
isfied and ready to meet the Bohes.
But the Irishman or Scotchman sits
on the fire step, his rifle with byonet
fixed between his knees, the bfitt of
which perhaps Is sinking into th mud
the bolt couldn't be opened $iih a
team of horses it Is so rusty -lut he
spits on his sleeve and slowly polshei
his bayonet ; when this is done hj? alsn
is ready to argue with Fritz.
It is not necessary to mention the
colonials (the Canadians, Australians
and New Zealanders), the whole fvorld
knows what they have done forEng
land. 'hi
The Australian and New Zealjnder
Is termed the "Anzac," taking! ; the
name from the first letters of then of
ficial designation. Australian andNew
Zealand army corps. r
Tcmmy divides the German frmy
Into three classes according to fclielr
fighting abilities. They rank as! fol
lows: Prussians, Bavarians and ax
ons, i
When up against a Prussian fgi
ment it is a case of keep your napper
below the parapet and duck. A bng
bang all the time and a war is on. The
Bavarians are little better, but Ithe
Saxons are fairly good sports an4are
willing occasionally to behave as gen
tlemen and take It easy, but you an
not trust any of them overlong. !
At one point of the line the trenches
were about thirty-two yards apart.
This sounds horrible, but In fact it was
easy, because neither side could sell
the enemy's front-line trench for far
shells would drop Into their own. TMs
eliminated artillery fire. 1
In these trenches when up agalpist
the Prussians and Bavarians, Tompay
had a hot time of it, but when the sfi
ons "took over" it was a picnic; thjy
would' yell across that they were S&e
ons and would not fire. Both sldS
would sit on the parapet and carry n
a conversation. This generally consist
ed of Tommy telling them how muh
he loved the kaiser, while the Saxoas
Informed Tommy that King George
was a particular friend of theirs aid
hoped that he was doing nicely.
When the Saxons were to be relieV
by Prussians or Bavarians, they wou
yell this Information across No Manx's
Land and Tommy would immediately,
tumble Into his trench and keep hfe
head down. j
If an English regiment was to be r!
Ueved by the wild Irish, Tommy wonlli
tell the Saxons, and Immediately a voi
ley of "Donner und Blitzens" coultt
be heard and It was Fritz's turn to ge j
a crick In his back from stooping, an4 j
the people in Berlin would close theigi
windows. I
Usually when an Irishman takes ovel
a trench, Just before "stand down" lii
the morning, he sticks his rifle ovei
the top, aimed in the direction of Berl
linr and engages In what is known as
the "mad minute." This consists oil
firing fifteen, shots in a minute. He!
is not aiming at anything in particular
just sends over each shot with a
prayer, hoping that one of his strays k
will get some poor unsuspecting Frlt
In the napper hundreds of yards be-1
hind the lines. It generally does ; that's!
tne reason the Boches hate the man
from Erin's isle.
The Saxons, though better than the Si I
Prussians and Bavarians, have a nasty
trait of treachery in their mlkeun '
Empey, questioning a German
prisoner, finds he's from New
York. The interesting Interview
is related In the next Install
ment. (TO BE CONTINUED.)
Theory May Yet Be Proved.
Accordlpg to one theory, primitive
man came to America by a land bridge
from the tablelands of Asia, in search
ed new hunting grounds. "It is not to
be inferred," says Professor Wissler.
"that the new world native is a direct
descendant of the present Asiatic Mon
golian, for the differentiation is evi
dently remote." Is It not possible we
shall find that it was the American
type that diverged into strains that
passed to Asia? Chicago Examiner.
IMPBOVED UNJF0BM INTERNATIONAL
SUMlfSdlOOL
Lesson
(By REV. P.
Teacher of
B. FITZWATER. D. D.,
English Bible in th
Mnndv Bible Institute or v.nicaKo.i
(Copyriht. 1918. Western Ntwipaptr Unlon.
LESSON FOR JUNE 2
THE PROPHETIC OUTLINE OF
THE INTERVAL BETWEEN
CHRIST'S CRUCIFIXION
AND HIS COMING AGAIN.
LESSON TEXT Mark 13:1, U:9.
GOLDEN TEXT He that shall endure
unto the end. the same shall be saved. -Mark
13:13.
DEVOTIONAL READING Ephesians 2:
1-10. : ,
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Matthew
3:1-25. 46; Luke 21:5-38; I Thess. 5:1-24; II
Thes3. 2.
PRIMARY TOPIC Jesus among his
friends. Mark 14:3-9.
JUNIOR AND INTERMEDIATE TOP
IC Our best for Christ. Mark 14:8-9.
The printed text (14:1-9) may. prof
itably be used by the primary, junior
and Intermediate grades, but the adult
classes will more profitably confine
their study to chapter 13. In order to
avoid confusion In this study, let It be
clearly borne In mind that two mat
ters are presented the destruction of
Jerusalem by the Roman armies and
the glorious return of the Lord. The
two are sometimes so closely Inter
woven as to make the threads difficult
to disentangle, but If we see the color
ing in the graphic picture of the de
struction of Jerusalem as adumbrating
the revelation of the Son of God in
glory, we shall have no serious trouble.
I. The Occasion of the Prophecy
(vv. 1-4).
As Jesus was passing through the
temple for the last time on his way to
the Mount of Olives, where he gave
this discourse, the disciples reminded
him of the splendor of the building, to
which he replied that not one stone
should be left upon another. When
seated upon the mount three disciples
came privately with a threefold ques
tion, according to Matthew 24, request
ing further Information.
1. When shall these things be?
2. What shall be the sign of thy
coming?
3. And of the end of the age? .
That which follows is given in an
swer to these questions.
II. The Characteristics of the Age
During the Absence of Christ (v v. 5-23).
L Appearance of deceivers (vv.
5. 6).
Since Jesus went hack to heaven
many false Christs from time to time
have pressed their claims as being the
Christ. As the age draws to a close
these claims doubtless will Increase.
2. Wars and strife among the na
tions (vV. 7, 8).
The history of the. centuries since
Christ is written In blood, and the river
Increases in volume as the age goes
on toward Its consummation. Jesus
warns against making any particular
war the sign of his coming. Many good
people have seriously blundered In this
respect because they did not heed this
warning.
3. Earthquakes and famines (v. 8).
Though these calamities grow In
creasingly severe as the days lengthen,
the intelligent, believing disciple Is not
surprised or alarmed, for these are
the precursors of a new order, the
birth pangs of a new age, the estab
lishment of the Kingdom of Christ
upon this earth. Let the child of God
in this present darkness look up," for
his redemption draweth nigh (Luke
21:28).
4. Universal evangelism (v. 10).
The gospel of the Kingdom, accojrd-
Ing to Matthew 24:14, shall be preach
ed In all the world for a witness. This
Is not the Gospel of the grace of God
which we now preach, but the new
evangelism which shall be proclaimed
by elect Israelites immediately pre
ceding the coming of Christ to estab
lish his Kingdom (see Rev. 7:4-10;
Rom. 11:15).
III. The Lord's Glorious Return (vv,
24-27).
This is the superlative event, the
one to which all prophecies have point
ed, and all ages are moving Lwith un
failing precision. It will usher in the
golden age of which the wise and
grept of all ages have dreamed, and
for which they longed. The coming
of the Lord will put an end to earth's
sorrows; wars and strife will not end i
until the "kingdoms of this world be
!come the Kingdom of our'Lord and his
Christ (Rev. 11:15). This event will
;be accompanied by great physical 'dis
turbances and Jesus will gather his
elect from the ends of the earth.
IV. Applications of the Prophecy
(w. 28-37).
ZiT v n
IPlS kn"W
1. As these events multiply in the
comlne of the
&Lord draweth nigh (vv. 28, 29), as the
putting forth of the leaves of th fie
tree prove the approach of summer.
xnc oewtsu race snau retain it
Integrity till the end (v. 30).
ir rri .
me perpetuity or Israel Is the mir-
! :ruuniJ or iuinnment (v. 31), T
Lessen Demand for Coal.
Burn wood wherever and wheneve
t is possible. In order that coal mai
e saveu. ise me crooked and de
fective trees from the woodloL
Sweet clover is adapted to a widei
inge of climatic conditions than anj
; the true clovers, and Dossiblv ni.
Haifa.
A dirty cow Is a direct pecuniarj
tss to the owner. Keep the stable
f&u and dry. Us plenty of straw
mt bedding..
Three Exquisite
Ihe smart woman or today Improves
each sWnlng hour of summer by tak
ing her knitting everywhere she goes,
and by wearing frocks much like those
that help to make the three graces pic
ture i above,, look so lovable. These
froecs are of a sort to make even the
Jaded millionairess grow Interested,
and everyone else, who knows any
thing about clothes, to grow enthusi
ast!:. They have everything that we
aspire to In our apparel simplicity,'
style, refinement, originality all with
in the boundaries set by the season's
modes, and they are not out of the
reach of women of ordinary means.
It is hard to point out just what
gives distinction to a frock as simple
In design as that worn by the girl sit
ting at the left. Jt lies In the choice
of material. In good hues and In the
wide band ' of embroidery about the
skirt with Its motif repeated to finish
the neck. Khakl-kool, or similar fab
rics, would be & good choice for It
or some of the heavy weaves In silk or
satin that are supple like those made
for the handsomest sports skirts. The
embroidery Is done in the color of the
dress with touches of black or a dark
color Introduced. Oyster-shell white,
gray or sand color are good choices for
this dress.
The one-piece tunic dress at the
center appears to be of satin, with
ovtr-bodlce and apron drape, at the
War-Time Outfit
Just how rew pairs of shoes can we
get along with this summer? That's
the question that women are called
upon to settle for themselves, now
that wartime economy, calls for re
trenchment on all sides. Secretary
McAdoo says he has his shoes half
soled when they need It and appears
to be proud of It, recommending this
course to every one else. Leaving out
house slippers and : evening slippers
that need not come In the reckoning at
all, three pairs of good shoes will see
one through. This will seem an im
possibly slim allowance to the woman
who usually buys from six to twelve
pairs, but three pairs will answer.
There is no economy in having only
one pair of street shoes, because they
wear much longer and look much bet
ter when two pairs are Worn alter
nately. Shoe trees keep them In good
shape when they are hot In use and
are as necessary to shoes as hangers
are to coats and frocks.
...'- ''XV.V.VAT.'v.w.Ji1v.y.Y.4v.v,v. I
wartime summer outfit In shoes!
mignt follow the suggestion in the
-group of three pairs shown In the plc-
'.tiirp Th
. oc x uui irnauue snoes
made solely for sportswear, which can
be considered beside the question of
shoes that are Indispensable. All the
shoes pictured are in the best mate
rials and workmansfrip, which are
matters of real economy in footwear.
They Include a pair of substantial
black kid street shoes, a pair of smart
white canvas oxfords and kid nnm
for dress. v
, The high boots for street wear have
sensible Cuban heels and moderately
heavy soles. Perforations along all
me seams and at each side of the fac-
Daytime p
front, of georgette crepe, ih
long tassels at each side of L
"i us mau,
wiiii ueey snupea cuffs. The
bordered with a. braided banS
braid in the color of the dressy!
uc,-ft umoiieu vvuu small, covered bi'
tons set in a row at each side. I;r
be noticed that a tailored hat 'is
with this daytime frock. .
jciocj, iui wiucn satin or W I
ard might be substituted. Is shnvntl
tne start ana coatee design nt then
of thp nlrtnro Tha eoil. ..n l
tunic are hnished with embroider?
uuuus, uuu ine ueune me sides of tl
bodice also. The much-admired
ered buttons In precise rows add fel
neat charm to this exquisite dress.
All these frocks have wide, cnil
girdles, adjusted easily to the fip
below the waistline, and are worn vj)
pumps and silk stockings foot
that is in keeping with them.
Millinery Styles.
There are definite characteristic! il
be noted in the spring and sunmel
millinery and the styles of the seastl
are almost all charming. There seeal
In fact, to be an obvious dismissal til
weird and freakish shapes and triul
mings, and a firm adherence to tel
thaf are truly attractive and bead
ful.!
in Summer Shoes
Inor of tha frnnt jrlve them 8
some finish and they look altogetts
dependable and smart just as woo
themselves aspire to look in tS
times. White canvas oxfords for w
With snmmpr fitrpet suits and W
are very plain and may he
had i
niucr vuuau ur rieum
are easily kept clean and are
durable. Where street shoes J
strike the wrong note and sometn:
more dressy Is needed, kid
similar to those shown in the pin
will fill all requirements. They are
black kid with gray panels, but tne
is a great variety of pumps in all-W8
and black with colored panel?
choose from.
Different Shades of One Co,or"
The combination of different sha -in
the same color is a very smart 1 1
In millinery Just now ; this is none
perhaps, most In the tortoise shell
orings. An attractive small hat
Milan has an upturned side brim
this is trimmed in a very light sha
apple-green wheat, which is laid u
ly about the crown sides and toppj
a row of foliage in the color or
straw.
Colored Leghorn Sport Hats.
Colored Leghorns make snian t g
hats, some of these being face a
contrasting color tagel and trimmeVe
single strips of the tagel used on
and made into a motif that rea
from the crown base, to the brim eon
; if t j : "