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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. 1 41 ,..U l a. Mi' Iff 4 dlMihurge. 1'luit nit ii .inn o yonrn wound was serlottK inougli for tilin tt will bo out o rnimnlsMlon for the rest lie sent to Knglnnri. The stretcho o your life. Your wife, If you've got hearers were being pcsterc-J with epien one, will hloomln' well 'ave to cut Hons hh to what chance the Tomnilef your meat for you, that Ih If you're hud of reaching their coveted goal. J lucky enough to get any hllnkln' meat helleve they (ill envied the man undoi on the pension tho Top 'Ats 'ome will ether, because, with a left foot miss 'and you." Ing, ho was ure to he pent to Blighty A feeling of pride surged through A sergeant major of the Koynl Armj inc. In a hospital of wounded soldiers Medical corps entered the ward. The a severely wounded case in more or medical men promptly stood nt ntton less looked up to, while a mnn with a tlon, except one or two who were superficial wound Is treated as nn or- tnklng care of serious cases. The Her. dlnary mortal. I could read respect, geant major ordered: perhaps Intermixed with n little envy, ''Get this ward In shape. The M. O. In the eyes of the surrounding Tom- i Is coming through In five minutes to mles and medical men. I Inspect cases and 'clear out.'" The door at tho end of the ward The medical men went from cot tc opened. A howl came from tho cot at cot, carefully smoothing out blankets my right, and a gruff Irish voice tucking In loese ends and picking ur shouted: i "fag ends" (cigarette butts). "Close that damned door. Yon' The sergeant major left, hloomln' hospital men havo no slnse In about ten minutes the doot at all. Here I am, knocked about by a opened again nnd, with a smart "shun" Bhcll, and tho likes o' youso puts mo from tho sergeant major a dead si In a hlcody draft. It's a good thing we 1 lenco reigned In tho wnrd. The medt havo a nnvy; with the likes o' you , cnl men all came to attention, then hlnlros In the armv. wo certainly need , tho doctor entered, followed by n The battle of tho Somme wns still one." clerk and a It. A. M. C. sergeant. Hf raging. I had been hit by three rifle Hnlckcr went up from tho patients, stopped at each cot, carefully read bullets, one through the left cheek, Then a Tommy on my left unswered tho tag on the wounded man occupy- the other two through the left shoul- this outburst with: Ing It, passed a few remarks which der, while engaged In a trenrh raid "Bloody nerve, I call It. 'Ere 'o Is, tho clerk Jotted down on a pad ol for prisoners, nnd was on my Journey n covered with blankets, nnd grousln' paper, nnd ns he left ench wounded to Blighty. about a little drawft, and not many soldier he made n cheering remark tt I remember being carried down a hours hack 'e was lyln' In a hloomln' , him. flight of steps and placed on n white shell 'ole, with the wind n-blowin' the! When he camo to me he asked: table In a brightly lighted room, a whiskers off 'Im, und 'o a-prnyln' for) "Well, how aro you feeling, mj doctor nnd a sergeant bending over stretcher hearers. I'll vngcr a quid 'e, lad?" at the samo time stooping ovei me a delicious drink of nle, then the belongs to tho Itoyal Irish Itlflcs." my tag. Blighty! "What Hopes?" Sergeant Arthur Guy Empcy Author of "Over the Top, "First Call," Etc. o-o-o Mr. Empey'9 Experi encesDuringHisSeven teen Month3 in theFirst Line Trenches of the British Army in France (Oopjrlgbt,1917,b Th MrClure Newiptpr whispered word "chloroform;" some thing like a gas helmet being placed Tho man on my right retorted : "Hum three rifle bullets; well, mj over my noso nnd mouth, n couple of Rifles, but I belong to a good outfit long, Indrawn, gasping breaths, a the Itoyal Dublin Fusiliers, and I cun rumbling In my cars ; then the skyline lick tho man that says they ain't." of New York suddenly appeurcd. This j Just then, from a corner of the ward, was quickly followed by the Statue came tho voice of a stretcher bearer: of Liberty shaking hnnds with tho "Jones, get the M. 01 (medical of filnger building; a rushing, hissing fleer). Hurry up quick this poor "Naw, I'm not la tho Koynl Irish lucky fellow, It means England foi sound In my ears, like escaping steam, and then blackness. I opened my eyes. I was lying on a stretcher, covered with blankets, In a low-roofed, wooden building. Across tho way from mo was a long row of stretchers, each stretcher holding a wounded Tommy, somo lying flat, oth ers propped up by folded blankets. Others wero sitting on their stretchers tenderly caressing an arm bound up with white bnndages. Occasionally a stretcher, reclining on which was a muddy nnd bloody soldier, would bo carried, down the aisle by two stretcher bearers. This stretcher would bo placed In an open spaco In tho row opposite. I could hear a hum of conversation all nbout me, and ns ray brain cleared snatches of It becamo Intelligible. My right hnnd seemed to be In a vise. I could not rcleaso It.' Squirm ing In bed, which sent a sharp, shoot ing pnln through my left shoulder, I tried with my unbandaged eye to see what was holding my wrist. A Itoyal Army Medical corps man was sitting on the floor at tho head of my stretcher, aud had my wrist In his' grasp. Ho was about twenty years old, und looked dog-tlrcd; his chin would gradually sink to his chest, ns If ho wero falling asleep; then ho would suddenly start, lift up his head wltli n Jerk, and stnro around tho room. Pretty soon his eyelids would bloke's n-goln' west." ' Tho man holding my hand suddenly released his grip, and rising to his feet hurriedly left the ward. A dead si s' you: I could have kissed that doctor. Then he passed to the Irishman on my right. Stooping over him, he said: "now arc you, my lad?" Tho Irishman answered: "I'm d d sick and I want to get out of hero; I want to get out of here out of this draft. Every tin minutes they're openln and a-shuttln' that door." The doctor, with a wink, turned tc the It. A. M. 0. sergeant and snld: "Shrapnel, left foot, knee and right breast. I see no reason why thli mnn won't he ready for duty in s couple of days." The Irishman, with a yell, an swered : "Dooty; how the h 1 can I do doot when I can't walk?" The doctor answered : "Thnt will he all right, my lad We'll fix you up with a cushy Job at brigade headquarters, pounding s typewriter." The Irishman, with a groan of dis gust, addressing nobody In particu lar, sighed: "Out since Mons, and I end ur workln' a bloody typewriter at head quarters. Stick me in skirts nnd I'll go as a manicurist." Tho doctor, paying no attention tc this remark, went to the next case and soon left the ward. As soon as the door closed n string "What's the Matter? Am I Wounded?" of.ontha came from the Irishman: I "Poundln' a typewrite! lenco ensued. I tried to turn In the nt hoiiclminrtors ; Inst Hkn tho lilnnrti direction from which tho first voice hud come, but tho sharp pain la my shoulder warned me that It wna useless. In a few seconds tho door opened Hlowly close. I gnvo my arm a tug nml t eoul(1 101ir Iow voicca ,iown in and ho quickly opened his eyes; then tho corner. I could sco tho Tommies across ms raco iiastica n smile, ao nround ino intently gazing In the dl- mo It appeared llko tho sun rising from behind n hill nt daybreak. That smile went a warm glow through me. I be lieve that right then I was In "love with his boyish face. Then ho opened his mouth and, as Is usual In euch cases, spoiled It all: "Strafe mo pink, but you do tyko your own bloouitu' tlino to come out o' chloroform. 'Ere I'vo been, bloody well balmy, a 'oldln your bloomln' pulse." Out of tho corner of my mouth I 'asked him: "Where nm I?" Still smiling, ho hailed a stretcher bearer across tho way. ' "I sye, 'Awklns, this blighter wants k bloomln' map of Frawnco; 'o wants to know where 'o Is." Awklns, ncross tho wny, answered: "Tell Mm 'o's bloomln' well in Sam Isaac's fish 'ouso down Tottcnhum Court Road, awaltlu' for 'Is order o' fish and chips." This brought a general laugh from the Tommies opposito mo and on my right and left. Somewhat incensed at their merri ment, I retorted: "Quit your kidding; for tho lovo of Mike, havo somo sense. What's tho matter? Am I wounded?" rcctlon of tho voices. After a few minutes tho door opened ngnln, then closed, nnd Jones enmo bnck. I looked up nt him and he solemnly nodded. Ono more son of Britain had paid tho toll of war. My unbnndaged eyo suddenly be enme cloudy and misty aud a hot tear rolled down my check. British army; what In Ji 1 do I know about ono of those writln' machines' Just my luck. Why couldn't thnt shell have hit me in the bunds. But I s'pose if I'd lost my bloody handi they'd made a tight-rope wnlker out o' me. Win this war what hopes?' Tho Tommies wero eagerly ques tlonlng each other: "What did he syo to you?" "Art you good for Blighty?" "He marked Englnnd on my tngl" "What does base hospital mean? Docs It mean that Tin to stick It out In this bloodj mud while you blokes aro a-goln' to Blighty?" etc. Pretty soon n stretcher bearer en Tho door nt tho other end of tho tered. carrvlntr n llttlo ohlnnir irreon ward opened and two stretcher benr- U03, which, we nil knew, rnntninpri crs entered, going In tho direction of ; cigarettes. Ola wns greeted with o uiu ueuu num. i i uiiy oouu moy ieu chorus of At-- -. 1 ... ... 1 -1 . ! wo wuru, carrying u wrcicuer, on, "Gimme a fag, mate; I'm all out uo u. wiu .rim uoma on, cnura, don't forget me uiuuHui. .mo inmiiuuu uu my ngiu That's a good fellow. Let's havf was repeating to nimscii: i 0ne." -roor u okc poor oioKe ; no sure Pretty soon every Tommy w0 wn! done his bit, und It won't bo long bo- nblo hnd a llKhtod fag between hl! T 1 i"n iirii nn inuiiin' 1 1 t nm iinioina ... . . v..u yj u,, v..u .lino nnM ft RICH Of COIltPnt WPIlt llr Bomcwhcrc in France. And before this war Is over, there'll bo lots moro in the Bumo fix." Ono of tho Tommies, In an effort to bo brave, uddrcssed Jones: "What's 'Is nyme, Mike? What bat talion lito from?" Jones answered: "James Collins, a lanco corpornl out of the Itoyal Warwlcks; flvo machine gun bullets through tho right lung hemorrhage." Tho door opened again and two Tho stretcher hearer, still with tho i stretcher bearers entered, carrying a as ho inhaled deep drafts of the smoke. I certainly enjoyed mine, Tho sergeant major again entered Tho medical men camo to attention In crisp tones ho ordered: "Get the convoy for England ready Look alive; tho ambulances aro ex pected any minute.' The stretcher bearers entered, bus tllng nbout, and the ward was In at upronr. Then, outside, could bo hear tno chugging engines of the waiting ambulances. As oach fortunnto Tommy was car wutiny smile on his face, which made Tommy, his head lying flat, nnd a'ned out the more unfortunate ones ,u " "iu uBHuiiieu ni my rescue j smell or etlicr pervaded tno wnrd. Wo mont, unswered: knew It was a case from tho Pictures "Naw, you nln't wounded, myte. (oneratlnrr room). Tho stretcher bear- You Just 'nppencd to full down In era plnccd him on tho right of tho SIDELIGHTS rJA WOHL OOSE YANKS Yank in Repose the Finest Piece of Camouflage WASHINGTON. -The American fighting mnn Is a puzzle to tho French and German peoples. Ho seems to them to bo a dual personality. In reposo he is the finest exnmplc of tho art of camouflago that the great war has pro duced. In nctlou he Is exactly wliac Sherman said war Is. Tho French grow sick nt heart walling for the Yanks. s And when the Yanks camo the French wero dis appointed. The Yanks were big nnd husky. But they were very young nnd they were all smiles nnd laughter. They bought everything la sight and never nsked tho price. Tho Frgnch hnd hoped to gee grim, world-wise, veteran fighting men. Could these frolicking boys light? If they couldn't When these same Yankee hoys not only stopped tho Hun In his tri umphant advance on Paris, but also drove bnck his selected shock troops nnd kept them on the run, It Is no wonder thnt France went delirious with ecstasy. They snw In Chateau Thierry tho turn of the balance. They knew Paris was saved. They knew tho wnr wus won. The German officers believed and told their men that tho Yankees would not come; would not bo equipped; could not fight. Official expressions from the firing line revenl the German emotions when the Yankees flnnlly got Into action: "We can kill them, but we can't stop them." "Every tlmo we fire on them, thoy charge." "Tell them to surrender nnd they say "Go to hell!" "They keep on coining at a machine gun till they get It; this weakens our morale." "Too reckless; In too much of a hurry." "Devil dogs." In short, the Hun is echoing the Spaniard of 20 years ago: "They tried to take us with their hare hands." And now the German people In the occupied- territories are finding out thnt this same "Devil dog" Is the decentest fellow in tho world. w xatM&m too Lieutenant and Clerk Who Got Another Chance Mir- SECOND LIEUTENANT stepped Into a Washington store the other day nnd asked a clerk for a, certain article. The clerk produced tho article and listened while the lieutenant gave certain orders. Now, this firm had been dealing with tho government de partment with which the officer was connected for many years nnd knew exactly how the department wanted Its orders handled. When this wns suggested to the lieutenant ho wns wroth nnd told tho clerk thnt he wanted the goods fixed In sueh-nml-such n way. The clerk once more remonstrating, the second lieutenant cried out: "You are Impu dent ; I'll report you to the proprietor." "That clerk wns Impudent, und I want him discharged," exclaimed the officer, getting down to business nt onco with the proprietor. "Tell me about, it," said the "boss." A rccltnl of all tho Iniquities of tho -lerk followed, ending with the demand that the man be "fired" nt once, The boss called In the clerk. The lieutenant repented his story. Tho clerk said It was substantially correct und went out. "Well, Is he discharged?" asked the lieutenant. "No; I think I will give him nnother chance." "He ought to be discharged! He ought to be discharged I Why should you give him another chance?" exploded tho lieutenant. "Well," said the proprietor, sitting up straight In his chair and speaking for the first time In slightly raised voice, "I nm going to give him another chnnce so thnt if you ever come In this shop again and act nnd tnlk as you have ho can knock you down. If he doesn't do It he certnlnlyvwlll be dis charged. Good dny." " m Warrior's Vision of the "Garden of the Brave" S IR JOHN FOSTER FRASER has what he calls a vision that enn never he realized a "Garden of the Brave." He says of this vision : "My mind Don't wait until your cold develops Spanish Influenza or pneumonia. Kill it quick. CASCARA fitt QUININE Standard cold remedy for 10 yM In tabUi form aafe, rare, no oplatea breaka up a cold In 24 hour relieve! grip In 3 dayi. Money back If It f alia. The fenwne box hat a Red top with Ur. HUl'a picture. At AU Drug Store. Clear Your Skin Save Your Hair With Cullcura Hoad. Ulnt.. Talcata So. Moh. Sara pi a aoh of "Oatleara, Dtpt. 3, lettaa." Truo Progress. Correct errors when shown to bo er rors, and adopt new views as fast an they shall appear to be true views. Abraham Lincoln. END INDIGESTION. EAT ONE TABLET PAPE'S DIAPEPSIN INSTANTLY RELIEVES ANY DISTRESSED, UPSET STOMACH. Lumps of undigested food causing pain. When your stomach is acid, gas sy, sour, or you havo flatulence, heart burn, hero Is Instant relief ITo wait ing l A Just as soon as you eat a tablet or two of Tape's Dlapepsln all that dys pepsia, Indigestion nnd stomach dis tress ends. These pleasant, harmless tablets of Pope's Dlapepsln never fall to make sick, upset stomachs fool fine at once, nnd they cost very little at drug stores. Adv. Bill's Delusion. "BUI says his sweetheart speaks with her eyes." "He will find out his mistake, after he's married." BRIGHT JUTURE FOR NEBRASKA POTASH travels back across the Atlantic to that great stretch of land where for years guns used to reverberate? and now all Is silent. The people aro wondering whnt they aro going to do In that re gion. There are many generous Amer icans who would like to find the means whereby torn towns nnd disrupted vll lages could be brought Into their own again. "I know there arc many French people who believe It would be better If instend of that a great forest wero allowed to grow over tho mightiest cemetery in the world. I sometimes picture that it would be well that that great land where He so many of our bravo dead were made into a Gnrden of the Brave." "I would llko to see, and I do see sometimes, in my vision, the flowers of America growing over where Ho so mnny of her gallant sons. "I know there will be mighty stretches of lleur-dc-lls mnrklng the sleep ing place of 1,500,000 brave Frenchmen. I would like to see the blooms of Belgium nodding over the graves where brnve Belgians sleep, and I know thnt out there I would like to see a mighty avenue of mnple trees telling the place where the Canadians reTSt, and there will be mighty masses of tho wonderful Australian wattle showing where tho Australians are sleeping; yes, and I know that out there, too, will be great sheaves of green, tho sham rock coverlet for the brave Irish; nnd there will be roses everywhere, tho white rose und red rose, tho roses of Old England, of Lancaster and of York, telling where 500,000 bravo Englishmen He. "Perhaps out in that Garden of tho Brave I would come across stretches of heather, beautiful gold-purple heather, where dead Scotch soldiers lie. "Thnt Is tho vision that comes to me. It can never be realized, but ono cannot shut It out." European peace, Instead of slowing down the Potash Industry, as some pessimists had prophesied, has quick ened the Potash trado considerably. Many look for a much higher price for commercial Potash than hereto fore, the present ruling price being $4.50 per unit, tho average Potash content per ton being from 20 to 20 units ; consequently tho producer re-" celves from 00.00 to $122.50 per ton. Ono or two of the companies opcrat ing in western Nebraska, turning out a higher grade are receiving In thts neighborhood of 130.00 to $132.00 per ton. Reports show that the Omaha Potash & Refining Company, from their ten-ton plant in operation on tho Joy Ranch, north of Lnkcslde, are shipping a product which brings In excess of $131.50 per ton. This high-grade Potash has necessarily cre ated a demand for their limited out put among the refiners and manufac turers of Potnsh. Adv. Some women sweur llko men, whll others will not even darn soolrs. It Is the struggle to keep up appear ances that keeps some persons down. tho bloomln' road and ono o' thoso bllnkln' tanks crawled over you." This rather frightened mo, and in a pleading voice I asked: "Plenso tell me; what is tho mntter with mo?" The stretcher bcuror leaned over and read from a llttlo tag pinned to my tunic: "G. S. W. left face (two) left houldcr. Cot." Then he carried on : "H'lt means that you 'nvo a rlflo bullet through tho left sldo of your dock (face) and two bullets through your left shoulder, nnd Unit you'ro n cot cuse, which means that you won't 'avo to bloody well walk. Two of us poor blokes will 'avo to carry you on a Btretcher. You euro uro a lucky lolcc; pretty cushy, I calls it." I asked him If tho wounds wero good jfor Blighty. Ale answered; T , "Yea, you're goofl for Blighty, nnd ri a-thlnkla' that tbey'ro good for a IrlHhman. Jones now left mo, nnd, getting a llt tlo white basin, went over to tho new arrival. Tho Tommies turned Inquir ing looks in his direction. Answering theso glances, ho rend from tho tag pinned to tho tunic of tho patient: "Shell wound, left footamputa tion." Then and thero I know that I had lost my prestige. In n short whllo tho form on tho Btretcher began to mumble. This who wero to bo left behind nt the bnso hospital, bravely wished him n "Good luck, mate; give my regards to Trnfulgnr square. Be careful ami don't loso your watch In Petticoat lnne. Give 'er my love." As I was carried through tho doot tho cold nlr sent a shiver through m and my wounds began to pnln. The effect of the chloroform was wearing off. Outsldo it was dark und confu sion seemed to reign supremo. Lnn torns wero flashing to aud fro and long lines of stretchers could bo seen moving toward tho ambulances. I was placed In an ambulance with thrco others. A rasping nolso as the mumbling Boon turned to singing; that gears were shifted, and with a Jerk 'rmnt. UI11.i fl1llft uldcvt lTn innot lin.TK .t. ...... . . . . . . . uu.vj v.uu.u . "u luuou uuvui uiu uinuuiunco Bianco. u.nac jorx ueeu u cometuun iu civilian nro, do- mauo mo grind my teeth, causo the Tommies wero soon roaring with laughter; so was I, as much ns my wounds would permit, narry Tate, tho famous English comedian, la his palmiest days, never had a moro ap preciative audience. After a whllo tho singing ceus'cd, and tho Tommies be gan conversing among themselves. Tho main topic was "Blighty Whnt Hopes?' But I wbb happy in tho thought that nt lust I was on my way to that longed-for heaven, Blighty I Early Declines. If tho truth could bo discovered. probably It would bo found that one reason why a womim lives longer than a man Is because sho doesn't nnv anv Each ono wua hoping his attention to statistics Dallas Nows. Necessity of a National Chamber of Agriculture j A CORRELATION of Industry and education with agriculture Is perhaps i our greatest national opportunity, nnd anything thnt lends in this dtrec- j tion Is sure to bring its rewnrd. Tho Morrill net of half n century ago gave I us tho agricultural colleges, jaier legislation gnvo us the county agricul tural agent or adviser. Both havo had far-reaching and beneficial effects. But in general our national system of de velopment has been more factional than co-operative. There has been comparatively llttlo correlation be tween agriculture nnd business, or be tween agriculture and education, nnd this Fin of neglect has caused all of us to suffer. The fertility of the soil and the In- ... crease and Improvement of fnrm produce have ceased to be problems merely for the Individual. They are live problems for the nation nnd must bo serl ously token by tho nation. - And now another phase Is evolving that can bring a sane, far-reaching and comprehensive organization among tho workers in agriculture. With 75 per cent of nil counties operating under a practical, successful and necessary ocal agricultural Improvement association plnn, how easy and natural that these bo grouped on a similarity of soil, climate and crop basis Into perhaps a dozen groups or districts, with stntcd district and national conferences. ' Thus we hnvo the natural nnd needed evolution of tho nntlonnl chamber of agriculture, Just ns purposeful and powerful, Just as nonpartisan, Just ns necessary for tho nntion as the chamber of commerce of tho United States, One of tho real problems of such nn association would be to study costn of production, transportation, manufacture, and harmonize selling prices with these, ouly after labor lias helped to decide the part to which It I eotltlod. Suffered For Years Back and Kidneys Were in Bad Shape, But Doan's Removed all the Trouble "AW kidnevs were so weak that the least cold 1 caucht would affect them and start my back aching until I could hardly endure the misery," says Mrs. D. C. Ross, 073 Fulton St., Brook lyn, N. Y. "In the morning when I tirst got up, my uacg was so lame, I could MRS. ROSS hardlv bend over and any move sent darts of V .1 t !!.! pam lurougu ray juu- neys. it was bard tor me to wane up stairs or stoop, and to move while lying down sent aarts ot pam tnrougo me. "Trill IflrWv leerr. tions were scanty and distressing and the water remained in my system, malt ing my feet and hands swell. There were dark circles under my eyes and I became so dizzv I could hardlv see. I bad rheumatic pains in my knees and it was all I could do to pet around. For years I was in thai shape and I wore plasters and used all Kinds of medicine to no avail until I tried Doan's Kidney Pills. They rid me of the trouble and strengthened my back and kidnevs. When I have taken Doan's since, they have always bene fited me." Sicorn io before me. Jj. K. VAUGHAN, Votary Public. Cet Doan's at Anr Slora, GOe Dos DOAN'S "pTAV FOSTER-MILB URN CO, BUFFALO. N. V.