The evening world. Newspaper, June 10, 1918, Page 11

that time the gre: Hard Knocks @ short visit to Cal ce where 1 bought was wrapped up in of hygiene mothing of the war ke the news to me Until an Old Newspaper Fell Into His Hands Copyright, McClure Newspaper Syndicate,) CHAPTER I. gary a newspaper. "Butchers and customers in that coun- try were not particular tn the matter 1 saved the paper to read, fot I had been away from all settle- ents for some weeks apd had heard The headlines that Germany had taken it upon herself to decide the questions of the day by the «word. T little thought when I first saw Bate headlines trom that time on my fate would be tn the hands of Maostiny and that tue breaking of lox s jams on the Five Miles Raptds in the PMisstssipp., cervice with a Sheriff's Pposse chasing cattle thieves and Bhootups in the barrooms of cow towns where half the participants were ki would all be Uke pink teas compared with what lay before mo on the western front of the ’ Bia: war \ J, bud come to Okotokos for tha we of uple of days which to clear up some fre jay in the yards. In spit Loon found myself on the way to Calgary, where I fig ired on having @ few days with frieuds whom I had not seen long time. | had come ninety miles from iny camp, making the trip in a day and a half In my eagerness to see town At Calgary L met an old friend of mine called Ross, but known to his intimates as t by * from the fact that he was ive of N Bootia, We shook hands nnd sailed @ few seho rs across the bar of the good hostelry where T had put up. ew only ng we talked of was the war, ‘The Fish" told ne there had been a call that morning wor some two or three hundred » or service in Ev . and he adde I said “Let's join.” all right, as that war e expected to hear for knew him to be fellow. An us had ever soldicred ctly m Fish, fe a day meanin what [ ot nturer and a her of in h Hiife, we made up our minds to join war and Killing a few ree e cun that cheers. the papers were full mans were doing In reased our de- Germans over Next morning of what the gium, and that In J the forces that were being raised if they would have us. We spent the greater part of that night talking ments of § termination to enlist. We were a little ‘ Comf IN American, porn in the city of Duluth, I inherited a love of adven- ture which asserted Itseif strongly while J was young. When a lod of ten years old, 1 ran away from home and started’ out to see the Great Northwest and muke my own way in the world. er part of my schooling has been In the University of A great many of my companions wore men made famous by Jack London tn his works; food friend of mine, having done me many a good turn; in fact, he once saved my life. On leaving home, I was attracted by the woods and took up lumbering. 1 had to give it up. Then I-crossed the border into Canada and from that time on I took up anyttiing and everything. mining, thon T went into the automobile game. tried railroad construction work, cow punching, sheep- raising, and when war broke out I was up in the foothills of the Rockies driiling for oil. It will seem incredible when I say that the Battle of the Marne and the first Battle of Ypres were matters of history before 1 knew that there was a war and that the greater part of the civilized Germany and German militarism. — r. 1914, 1 started from the plana On my jay I bad to catch a train at O..0to- ° a steak which And aince indeed, Jack himself was a But after an accident in a sawmill, T went into Then [ ‘orld was arrayed a ical transport cautious, however, and before start- pPoronto, Ontarla, to ing for the recruiting place we looked 9q° pivision up a friend and had him explain to us the formalities that would have to be gone through. The only advice he could give was that if we didn't hurry up, it might be all over hefore kr little C we enlisted. This was quite enough, and Inside of two hours | was @ mem- ber of the 10th Canadian Infantry Battalion, long, being set to work to Initiate “ + across the street And there f learned While the call jasucd had been for recruits Into “fours right and left,” ROO RO EN OLBUTIMKICk ‘OH, YOU'LL GET USED TO THIS! ine London taxl driver knew three hund men, at the most, “sections and balf-sections,” and the f how to chara : about soven hundred actually volun- lke A Sat Sune te ee eval rread.'co that Lthoughe myself 1ucky — We spent some time in a camp oo Were glowing, and the old grudges _ At about 1 o'clock in the morping come. A day oF two after my arriv io have: bean acoopted, Oe eee ee take Ontario, where Mere forgotten The preparations for we stopped, detrained, and made a in town I thought 1 would Ike to soa ‘The officer in charge of the bar- uniforms were finally Issued to us departure we ein jig time. A long march to the camp which had Picadilly Circus. 1 waked a Boboy racks knew me qu He also Te re fittle conte they gave us, fow telephone cally to wives, mothers been made ready for us. There we for directions and 1 remember hie knew of my fami with me- and the regulation breeches had « ni, sweethearts, and the men were were given blankets and a cup of hot making this 1 ark 8 i" cs, and for ason caused queer look about them; T felt that ready tea; and then we turned In and soon = "This ‘bus right through It Ghanice, wrenetorred toa mechanical my friends back home, had they On the day of our departure the everybody was fast asleep, the Fall. ne the omnibus w tion, {cannot say that gcen’me in this et-up, would have Camp grounds wera packed with rela- road trip and the march having made us Special.” 1 started on my bead ely Mee aceatiy,, CRAG A 1 a» to my sanity, tives and friends who came to say UA a weary crow, Indeed. Next morn. without bothering much abbut his pleased me mrenlly. That J F ewece waly used KOddY: In the case of many it was to INK, at revelllc, we found that we had destination There ought to be av acemed a fittie too tame. At any For riding breechor ware oly, be a last tarewel come to England for no other pur- trouble finding when | was at the rate T thought that my days in the by. FET ee eae ea iae ered: pose than to continue the dull drilling circus. After a ride of about half an zone of danger were over n a ur military LJ ‘ that we had left off in Canada, This Dour the conductor climbed up the there, Later, however, | was to find out that this was a very premature conclusion, especially when trench and we warfare and warfare of several other rift c » to be my daily lot. @ were Kinde ced to get my, pal, “Tie would be . cinpleted Vi ferred with me, and that he wf us to get over the Most of us thought rude shock to which our great would surely enthusinem had been subjected. The As week aft after enlisting we were seat in a Western draft column to Valcartier, Quebec. Henceforth, fours _rlgnt and “fours left” wat to be all there was int Rvoluting’” on ve a new Ffe, Teould not see why on earth we had to do all this when they wanted men in France, Of course, T had a hazy notion that discipline wa neces and that T should not ¢ * on para day w ground tary the camp nion of mi this walking? My of was to fight fro nnd rock to rock in t h once Was famous tn the nothing of trenches and can say that f cared to know any-| vbout them. My vision of hand ling shovels was too closely ciated swith raiiroad building and mining. I have done pick and shovel work in my time and {it seems to | < Vent occupation for men with an exc n | weak minds and strong backs. But) they have the knack of) ehattering dreams around milit camps. Mine went with the rest, the cause for which T had ¢ seomed so food that I resolved into practice the meaning of motto—everything is worth trying nee | omit all things come to an end, and o did the eternal setting-up drills at the camp. Finally I got a Job driv-| ing one of the heavy motor trucks, known in the British Army as a) ‘Jorry." Not very long after that Ty Copyright Well Selected Aw! and even rugs tlmes aleo the added charin of pr of green are far fror: comfort- able. This is because are not| restful to the eves 9 is a glare | somewhere of when you are gporeh for summer | plan of keeping out heat of the sun, Unie if the porch faces weet twill be Uncomfortat « ternoon, the very t wi nthe fa has u enjo, it The best way of sh is by means of aw can affort them they the initial expense a d the added cooly lusion they will m to increase give the sthay give the house o HIS is the a ing to ¢ ty gla ort o By Andre 1018, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World.) Ferd nings Are Important Both in an Artistic Sense and for Their Cooling Shade—-Little Expense Necessary When Good Judgment Is Used | time of year when the porch Is the most frequent up y a r southw Me in the ding a will pay dou! bom y hom tion of the house, or if it isn't it uld be, And) yet many such outdoor lounging places, although they have Iuxu-| 1 some- » first thing to think | ur a tone, at, ct: hers leisure to poreh and if you n thnes by and sease of se- They also size of the in- {Blosure, both when viewed from tn- aide and also from the outside, And 4 ae Maweh rious easy chairs! androomy rockers | Dupont k If you are careful in select ac Uiat Koes well with the pat the effect {8 most decorative, Ri and white stripes look very gay and} summery, especially at the seashore | + wherd there is shrubbery or many | trees about. For a house standing | close to others green and white | usually the most satisfactory com. | bination, «8 it looks cooler In such @ | situation, | Th are also Japanese yer reens comparatively inexper hese keep out the sun, bul they do not admit as much air as awnings Then there are screens that run on cords and pulleys ke Venetian | blinds, ‘These can be obtained in| rk brown or greens or various weather proof colors, Such sereens re sometiines used in addition to ngs to shut off a house from bors that are too close to be quite agreeable, u- the Vines running up a porch look bi tiful, but they do not always giv tired shade and have an unfor- ate habtt of attracting files, esp ly mosquitoes, Honeysuckle looks lovely at one end of a porch, and rimson rambler or Dorothy | Per- kins climbing roses make It a bower of beauty In June, For the shack or summer cottage where you do not want to go to any! expense you can often find an cld plece of blue denim or a strip of sail cloth or even a discanied green wine dow shade that can bo nailed longth- wise just under the piazza roof and fixed with cords so that {t will roll| up out of the way when the sun is not prying In, and yet when let out at full length it will hang down three or four fect and keep out a good den) of ‘HOME Monday, June 10, 1918 PAG LEAVE FOR THE BUT THEY WITH THIS AMERICAN WAS AFRAID THE FIGHT WOULD BE OVER BEFORE HE COULD GET THERE— AVED A SHARE FOR HIM, AND HE SOON CLAIMED IT Read How He Beal the Boche in the Clouds FRONT TO-DAY SOLDIER WHO 3 ‘This transfer was not what [ had I had hoped to stay the mobile army and get some People had a ack of remembering that I knew @ about the automobile, Ja such men were rare. t I didn’t drive the lorry very tn fighting home head But ders to get ready to entrain. much hustle and happineds—faces ™ | ( ey ) ances been jooking for. one HURRY UP ! | HEAR Our IT STOP D A TRAIN (T'S STOPPr SOHN in the fine, seeing “med more remote, fine day we received or- WHY DIDN'T, { THINK | HEAR ) was made a Sergeant in a mechan- suction ‘ay, however tunderstand the differont bugle learned how to handle and bayonet and how to shoot now told that our tra in France seemed as far away as ever. that the war nd bafore we got there. week passed aw the > and train with the Wec went to and to me to ails, the ng Engiand, y the fleld bat There IT's AN ? IT MUST BE OURS ~ IT's TWO HOURS 5 —— CHAPTER U1. HE first my attention on our arrival in Liverpool was the funny little to sit on the floor, that these little English traing could ve at a mighty good speed. “WHEN | HEARD SHELLS SCREAM FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT GAVE thing that attracted I also discovered London. very ob! Copyright Was disappointing, but we were set to work to get over It The British capital was known to me only through a few pictures of the more Important 1 in the morning, found myself lost T stated ging Bobby, who was some- es, such as West- after my arrival, 1 in the streets of my trouble to at 1918, de The Brews Cit inh The Now York Rrening | HEAR A ( TRAIN Now Sy 4 ~, ‘T'S Tae LAST TIME ) Nou'bl DRAG ME 5 IOUT OF TOWN Or ia) > MY DAY oF REST sO) aN — NO, IT'S THE OTHER § Side > WE HAVE To CROSS THE ITS Ours | AN Hour LATE ) | IT WAS You } WHO WANTED ( To Go, Nor] > | ARE You SURE TRACKS IT DIDN'T STop were! ping. that round untt! I had located the some being 8 hadn't gone more than thirty y when I saw the house for which had been looking #0 anxiously just RAVE felt WE ARE ON THE RIGHT SIDE 2 What handicapped im helping me for the reason that i namo of the hotel where I was stop- There was nothing to do after spin place, ity tax! rds had but to hire a taxi and lo hazy not in on as to its my mind, ¢ stairs for another fare Say, isn't it near time we got to Piccaditly Circus?” [ said. “Why, about twenty you went through minutes ago,” he re English trains, The coaches minster Abt he Tower and St, plied. “You are out at Clapham Com with their compartments did not im- Paul's Cathedral. But T had heard mons now dave ‘ a lot about Leicester Square, Hyde There was no doubt that f{ had Press me favorably, but I found them irk, the strand, Charing Cross and mised the Circus, but 1 was evi! quite comfortable for ail that. They Piccadiily Circus, and I wanted to Kee KNxXIOUs Lo feo It and started once were so packed that some of us had them, Asa natural result, at 2 o'clock more in quest of it, 1 took another the conductor his f. sure we must URE | HEAR }) dur TRAIN /| COMING IT'S A FREIGHT “TRAIN As > ee IT'S THREE HOuRS LATE sorgoiten the there bed on top and rode until be somewhors r the Circus, Just then the con @uctor came up for another fare, 1 wanted to know where Picadilly Clr- cus was. “Why, man, this is Hyde Park Cor- ner," be replied. “We went through the Ctrous about five minutes ago.” Having fifteen minutes the best of the firat lap, there was nothing to do but get off that ‘bus and think it ove: for a whils, It seemed a little strange that I should be constantly going through the Cireus and not fecing anything of it I decided to iry @ taxi, to the driver of whieb T gave particular instructions to take ine to Picadilly Circus and drop me off in the middie of tt. The man ainffed and drove off. Tn about three minutes he stopped and opened the door for me to get ou | looked around for a circus but saw none. The only thing that cam: it all near reminding me of a show were some owes near a fountain. Under tho ec tances It seemed beat to thke the taxt driver into my confl- den fter much explanation on my part, whioh afforded not a little amusement to the chauffeur, I learned that Picadilly Ctreus is a sort of semi-circular place into which lead seven thoroughfares from the several parts of the elty constant travelling I had done on the buses had given me a very good appetite, and to appease itt Walked into the first place Tcame t This happened to be one of London's ,Ultra-fasilonable pari place was fairly well packed at time, but I managed to find a pl ata table. 1 noticed that everybody was sipping tea and eati that was not the sort looking for ne WAiter iow whether T had come to t a, to which I replied that a ste’ about the size of a barn door, dk rare and served with fried ontons would sult me much better, The man's jaw dropped and everyone around be- kan to smile. was informed that this Was a tea room and not # restau. rant. Too timid to leave the place t fered soma tea and ate about two. vars’ worth of biscuits before t had watistied my appetite 1 found out then and there that the cost of living tn England was higher than 1 vad thought. Tt was just as well that my stay in London wae limited to three days. ig cakes, but tf food Twas wanted +0 he Original Fashion De | For The Evening World’s Home Dressmakers Upon my return to the camp T found that 1 had been transferred to ® mechanical hase to drive @ mobile workshop. This detail gave me a good opportunity to see much of rural England and ite beautiful scenery. The fine old trees especial: Interested mo, as did the lovely ol fashioned hou f . the fine lawns and ~ well-kept orchards; clso the hop fields, A little later | was one of those picked to go to France inc draft for in mechani service. Little by little 1 was moving up closer to the front. There was a possibility of running into a submarine or “tin fixh," as the boys called them, while crossing the English Chann it was known that they were not out“ tn full force just then, We landed” in France after an uneventful jour- ney, and in a little French estaminet « We drank our first French wine. It dig - not taste good to me; In fact it was? four, 1 noticed, however, that theme] were many good looking girls about... tife place and they made a much bet+ & ter impression upon me than the* wine, 4 On the same afternoon [ made the! acquaintance of the French rail- roads, the passenger ears of which & are just as funny and jittle aa those * of the English lines. We travelled ® in freight cars, however, whieh are, large enough to carry, as stated by ay sienboard on the sides of the cara forty nor eight horses—forty hommes ou #leht chevaux. z In this manner we got to a rail. 2 1 where we were met by an Eng- @ ah) Sergeant Major and trken to a@ camp which was about six miles be- © hind the linen. ° My lorry belonged to a column tha: ® carried ammunition from the nearest’ * raiihead to the front. The first hurry,, cat! we had lasted three days. ‘The any were getting busy on the On arriving at the advanse» the place where the gun- b 4 , though » dump limbers get the ammunition for the!” batteries—I heard shells scream for % the firat time in my life, It gave med a pecullar sensation at first, thoughas je one sald cheerfully Yh, you'll wet used to this." * For all that, 1 always retained « wholesome respect for a high explos sive she! (To Be Continued.) ‘ signs. By Mildred Lodewick Smart Frocks for the Matron . ATH th matron # forty-five the matter of dress as sumes more than or- {inary importance, ex ip ly if she has any physical disabilities to High 1 arge a large walst or jovercome shoulders or fat, rou |shoulders, a ast large | neck are only « few of ” disadvantages. | As most women like to appear as young as | possible, they do not rverlook the worth ald of hips or @ short juire a and them style to make any tir e sacrificed back we ecg ve vad, Design shu jymuuie, oe Is a Combination of Style and Youthfulness Happy 1 4 quiet way a lively 1 be pretty devel nen with oot pipings of ti? te linen would be 1 wn la yy the frock matertal: | eriti Jull blue linen collar and 4 verlaid with white @e owing of bie