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1 ^0) ANAHOaCANSOim WHO WENT - ^ AHUlfflYEnPEY MACHINE a«m,XRVWG W fRANCE l^fc^Dtrl

I «ru aat, ud M7 ahr*po«li>coof helmet (thnipBel proof antll a piece of Khrapod hlta It), or tin hat fee a pillow, Uy dove in the itraw. and wa« aooo fast asleep I □at have slept about two hours, when awoke with a prickllns sensation an irw me. As I thoncht the straw had worked through tnj uniform. I woke up the fellow lyin* on my left who had i up the line before, and naked

“Doea the straw bother you, mate? If* worked through my uniform and i

cant bleep.'*

a sleepy role* be ennrered. “That ain't straw, them's cooOea." From that time on my friaods the cooties" were constantly wltn roe “Cooties,- or body lice, ere the bene

f Tommy's existence.

The aristocracy of the trenches eery

MORE SPRING WHEAT

s number ot states In the eastern and central portions of the country where

ACKPn HP rADUCDC *P rln * wh «it hns not been grown In Ur r Aflmcno recent years, the crop Is now being re- — i established end It Is recommended that Urge Supply o( Food and Feed-1 “Hj."'”™' .“f.

•luffs Needed in 1918.

Aoricultural Department Asks Increaa•d Porte Production and Laru*' Acrespe of Grain Crops.

| “SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE” EMPEY FIRST HEARS THE BIG GUNS BOOMING.

i . ■Fired by the sinking of the Lusitania, with the loss of [ American Urea. Arthur Guy Empey, an American Urine In Jersey City, s to teglsnd and sDUsts as a prints in the British army.

CHAPTER 1L

e and Informed me: “Empey, as Titter sarfeant you are a waabnd sent to* to-a fralnlag depot, r amring at this place. I was ‘ to the quartermaster stores

> Into it. I thought be .. but when the pile I to my knees he pant h to any. "Next No. S217. 'Arris, •any " I gated In bewilderment ■ pile of Jnnk In front of me. and lered around loctl Ueh was to carry ls rudely brought by the “quarter" exclaiming, k you. 'op It: tyke It asriy; blind i. VS looking for 1z batman

a carry It"

r the load, with fro- > for rest 1 reached our t car barna), and my came to the rescue. It

l goggles, s balacUra helmet

floTM and a tin of antifrostbite grease which U excellent for greasing the boots. Add to this the weight of hU rations, and can you blame Tommy for grownng at a twecty-kllo route march I

Baring serred aa sergeant major the United State* caralry. I tried the EkigHah drfU sergeants tb< ne^ but It did not work. They edlatrly pat me as batman In their > Many a greasy dish of stew was accidentally spilled orer them. sonid sooner light than be a waiter.

p adjust It on my person. Pretty ■ stood bzfore him a proper ToroTUn# In heavy marching o t Uke an overloaded camel, f feet were beavy-soleu boot*. I with hobnails, the toes and ’ which were n-enforced by My legs were ln- | In woolea puttees, oil re drab In l with my trousers overlapping s top. Then a woolen khaki r which eras a bluish gray minus a coP-ar; beneath t a woolen belly band about ■ wide, held In pises by tie » of whits tape. On my bead f heavy woolen trench cap. • the top. ml: A canvas belt

C In the middle of my back, and et by buckles to the rear ot the I On the right side of the belt » water bottle covered with fri*: » left side was my bayonet and L and Intrenching tool handle.

- strapped to the bayonet In the rear eras my tn-

g tool, carried In a canvas case. I was a combination pick and A canv_* haversack was 1 to the left side of the belt my back wss the psek. also t. held in place by two csnvss I °*cr the shoulders: suspended S bottom of the pack was “l or canteen In a neat little •a. My waterproof sheet

e a Jelly roll, was strapped

k of the pack, with a wooden etlck I the breach of the rifle pro-

-h end. On a lanyard « bung a huge Jack-

| with a can-optoer attachment

>®talned my overcoat an f socks change of under 11 (containing knife, fork.

P comb, toothbrush. Uthe- brush, g soap, and a raaor made of tin.

; when trying to tesve with ■de you wish that yon were • with Patagonia, so that yon * a “hollow ground" stumped

r brush and . 1. lnd. l•rtl. envelopes, and pay took. 1 belonging*, such as a . a decent rato. and a of unanswered letters, and fags versark you carry your Iren caning a tin of bully beef, la and a ran containing tea. I O^o cubes; a couple of a park of shag, a tin nf rifle ,HU-through. Tommy gen lea the od! with his ration*; le cheene a aort Of a^rdlne

before (be M. a (medical officer) for another physical examination. This was very brief. He asked our names and numbers said Tit " and we wait out to flgbt We were put Into troop trains and ut to Southampton, where.we detrained. and had our trench rifles 1sThen in column* of twos we went up the gangplank of a little steamer lying alongside the dock. At the head of the gangplank there aa an old sergeant, who directed that we line ourselves along both rails of the Ship. Then he ordered ns to take life belts from the rack* overhead and on. I have crossed the ocean

I was not

sick, bot when I buckled on that life belt I had a sensation of sickness. After we got out Into the stream all could think of was that there were a minion German submarines with a torpedo on each, acroaa the warhead of

a pier and disembarked. I had attained another ooe of my ambitions. I was “somewhere In France." We slept In tbe open that night on the aide of the road. About six the next morning we were ordered to ent-aln. I looked around for tbe passenger roaches, but all I could aee on the aiding were cattle cars. Ws climbed Into these. On the side of each car was a sign reading “Homme* 40. Chevesux 8.“ When we got Inside of the car*, we thought that perhaps tbe sign painter had reversed the order of things. After 48 hours In these trucks we detrained at Bourn. At this place we went through an Intensive training

for ten days.

The training consisted of tbs rudiments of trench warfar?. Trench** had been dug. with barbed wire ao-

of them as fleas. To an American flea means a small insect armed with a bayonet who wont to Jab It Into you and them hopskip and Jump to the next place to be attacked. There Is an advantage in you Instead of “cooties" In that In lone of bis extended Jumps said flea Is liable to land on the fellow next to you; ne has tbs typical ash ot the Arnsr while tbe “cootie" has the bulldog idly of tbe Englishman; be 1 on and consolidates or digs in until his meal la finished. There U no way to get rid of < ermanentiy. No matter bow often you be the. and that la not very often, isny times yon change ; \ your friends the "coo are always In evidence. The billets are Infested with them, especially so If there Is straw on the floor. 1 have taken a bath and put on ranu-oew underwear; In fact a complete change of uniform, and then turned In for the night. Tbe next morning my shirt would be full of them. It Is a common sight to see eight or ten soldiers aittin* under a tree with their shirts over their knees engaging in a

“shirt hunt”

At night about half an hour before “lights out" you can see the Tommies grouped around a candle, trying, In Its “ to rid their underwear of . A popular and very quick method Is to take your shirt and drawers. and run the seams back and forward In the flame from a can tile and burn them out This practice la dan-

observation posts and machine gun empUcemrnta. We were given a •mat-

bomb throwing, recoendtering. listening posts, constructing and repairing barbed wire, "carrying In” parties, methods used In attack and deft wiring parties, mass formation, and the procedure for poison-gas attacks. On the tenth day we again met our friends “Homme* 40. Cbevsau Thirty-six hours more of misery. • arrived at the town of F . After unloading our rations and equipment, we lined up on the road olumn* of four* waiting for the order j march. A dull rumbling could be beard. The on was shining. I turned to r on my left and asked. “What's the noise. Bllir He did not know, but his face was of a psa-green color. Jim. on my right also did not know, but «gested that I “awsk” tbe sergeant. CorUag to vards ns wss an old grtssled sergeant, property fed up with te war. so I “awaked" him. “Thiik It's going to rain, sergeant7“ Hs If oked at me in contempt, and grunted, “'Ow** it a-goln' ter **ln with the bloomin' von a-ohlnln'T" I looked

guilty-

betn'a tbe guns up tbe Une. me and you'tl get enough of 'em before you gets lark to Blighty." i knaas * veined to wilt and 1 >kad out a -*eak “Obi" en we atarieti our march up to the In ten-kilo trek*. After the find march wa arrived at our teat a. In France they cal! them real billets, beranse while In tbem Tommy I work* arvrn days a week and on the | eighth day of the week he Is given twenty-four hours “on his own." Our btilet was a apsrlous affair, a large barn ou the left aide of the road. Which had one hundred eutrancu. nlnely-nlnc for shelly, rsta. wind and

Washington. D. C.—The planting of an Increased acreage to earing wheat and the production of an Increased supply of other food products and of live ‘lock, especially hogs. Is recommended In a supplementary food production program Issued by the United States

; department of agriculture.

This program re-emphaslres and amplifies tbe food-production program for 1918 Issued by the department In August. 1917. and other suggestions made In the fall and the first of this year regarding Increased pork production and Increased production of foodstnffK In tbe South. Taken in connection with the recommendations previously made. It suggests In full tbe proposals which the department thinks It desirable to offer with n view to secure enough meat and dairy products. cereals, sugar and other staple and perishable foods, wool and cotton for the nation. Its armies, and the allies. It gives suggestions for the approaching rpring operations, based upon the latest available Information as to the condition of tbe fall-planted crops of winter wheat and rye and a* to the number of meat and dairy anlmala reported for 1917. They represent the best thought of the specialists of the department who have had tbe benefit of advice from agricultural lenders throughout the country.

Our Best Effort* Required.

“Notwithstanding an Increased production of staple crops lu the United States In 1917. there Is need for more food." the program slates. “Taking Into account our own needs, the nreda of the nations associated with ot In this war. and tbe needs of friendly neutral nations, our best efforts will be required to provide enough food In 1918. Whether the war continues or tbe demands on this country, because of the Increasing population and the needs of Europe *111 be great. An especially strong demand will be made on this country for meats and live stock. In 1917. notwithstanding the many difficulties encountered, the farmers planted the largest acreages In the history of the nation, harvested record crops of most things except' wheat, and succeeded In greatly In-cx»-a*lng the number of live stock." “The sltnatloa Is such that chief emphasis should be given to the prodne- , tlon of the great staple food products. | wlih spec's! stress on wheat and hogs,

the lending war foods."

j The South Is urged to provide food for It* own people and feed for Its live stock and men to plant as much cotton as can well be cultivated and harvested. To ralaers of hogs and beef anltnnls the world need for meats and fats l* made dear. Fanners are urged to Join with tbe men on the ranges in providing sheep whose wool Is needed

to equip soldiers.

The program discusses the farm labor problem, points out the Unes of effort for relief, and outlines the activities of the federal and state agencies to furnish assistance.

Spring Wheat.

To a small extent tbe acreage In oats. If necessary, could be reduced In the Interest of wheat. Likewise, n very small portion of tbe acreage which normally would be planted to corn In the northern part of the corn belt might be sown to spring wheat.

In dealing with the question of uvd to . extent In place of •pring wheat, the program states: grains and other concentrates. The acreage of spring wheat should Beef Animals. The number of beef be increased In order to make certain animals should be maintained and. In that we shall have an adevuate supply ; n reas where It Is clenrlj the best range

and to meet and farm practice, should be Increased.

fha Author's Identification Dlek. ferous. because you are liable to burn hole# In the garments If you are not

careful.

Recruits generally sent to Blighty for t brand of Insect powder advertised as “Good for body lies." The ad-vi-rUsetnent Is quit* right: the powder Is good for "cootiaa;" they simply thrive on tt. Tbs older men of our battalion were wiser and made ecratchrt* out of wood. These wars rubbed smooth with a bit of stooe or sand to prevent splinters. They were about eighteen Inefcr* , long, and Tommy guarantees that a | sermteher of this length will reach any part of the body which may be attacked. Some -of the fellows were Uxj and only made their scratchcr* twelve , Inches, tot many a night when on guard, looking over the top from tbe Are step of the front-tine trench, they would have given a thousand "quid" for tbe other six Inches. once while we were in rest billets an Irish Hussar regiment camped In *n 1 open Held opposite oar billet. After they bad picketed and fed their borae*. i

of wheat fe>

the needs of the allies.

“While the nrrti of winter wheat sown in 1917 wa* tbe largest on record, the condition of tbe crop, n* reported on December 1. was the lowest ever recorded. Indicating a probable production of only &40.000.000 bushels. Whether the actual production will be greater or less than the estimate will depend upon conditions prevailing between now and the time of harvest. If there were plsntvd to spring wheat In the Until'd States this year an acreage equal to the snm of the record planting In each spring wheat state within tbe laat ten years, there would be sown i proximo Toly 23,300.000 acre*. If th« should bo planted on acreage equal the sum of the record planting for each atate within tbe last five years there would 1«- sown approx)oiately 21.000.- <**• urre» The record planting for any rear w.t> 20.381,000. In 1911 The acre-

age for 1017 was 18,311.000.

“The department of agriculture ha* careful I' studied all ihr*e records and other data In connection wllh the present war condition* and need*, and believes Hint It will be ismallde t|,i* jrfir to secure an acreage In excess of the ( reage vhlrh was planted In

a general shirt bunt took place. Toe

'VIL It Is believed that Increased

troopers Ignored the cull “Dinner up.” i »' r “«*'' '•»“ ,l “ *«wd "> and and kept on with their search for big “"ctlwi* "here spring »bcst production game. They had a curious method of '* ^ t-s—nsldy promising, procedure. They hung their shirts over : «»>“' In'T-ases can be made a hedge and beat them with their ru "lllimii upsetting farm plant trenching tool handies. *' *• h'M>cd that many farmer., eapeI asked one of them why they didn't «" n " r,h - rn «»" ' l * 1

pick them off by hand, snd be • •

1 belt, will find I

rcepmrbt. mi. Western f

Ralph Allen left the train at CarilosrUie Junction. A heavy rain drove snd fpatteied viciously on the platform; he

- , ttB, t®®cd hi* mackintosh doaely around

If the acreage of spring wheat Indl- | him and stepped under the projecting .r~i for of the states cannot be roof of the little station. The village

irtev serespe wh'.rt. (• aus a mile distant nnd the prospect

3t floundering through the downpour ifoot was not agreeable. He muttered •otne adjective* relative to tbe weather. and was surprised to bear a femi-

nine voice close to him esk:

“I beg your pardon; can yon tell me the means of getting to tbe village st jnceT Of course, I mean a carriage." Balph threw his cigar, freshly lighted. across the track, then wnnuered why. He was not In the habit of discarding cigar* upon being addressed by persona with whom he was not ac-

quainted. He answered:

“Don't know. I'm sure. I hope—, er. « carriage can be secured. 1 had decided to wait inside for a time." He opened the door and bowed as she passed through, observing that her attire was faultless, and tried to Imagine what brought her to this deserted country station. Balph Inquired of the ticket agent If he could tfet a carriage to drive to town at once, and bring Informed In the negative, seated himself

beside his new acquaintance.

“There doesn't seem to be any way out of It." he said, "unless we walk." “Then I suppose I must watt for the

rain." she said.

•We' If you do not object." be corrected. "I should be honored to met as porter." glancing at her valise, “and es-

cort"

“Thank you Indeed, if yon will be so good, though I fear It would be presum* g too much upon your kindness." “The kindness will lie entirely In yonr allowing me to assist" be said. Through the hazy transparency of tbe veil he could distinguish handsome outlines. and eye* that shown and langbed. There could be uo necessity for wearing tt indoors. Her voice sounded as the voice of one he had heard often, somewhere. A suggestion of a soft modulated drawl wfls pleasing. Who among his feminine acouuintnnces possessed that peculiarity of accent Suddenly be turned toward her and scrutinized her Intently. It wa* In London, three years before, he recalled, that be had met her and after meeting her he had postponed his return to New Fork. Her party traveled to Parts and over the continent, and singularly, his plana took him to the same places. When they parted he had promised to write. Bnt he omitted to Ineltide hi* street address In his missive, snd she had no ®-3ins of learning the location of his office. A mustache adorned the Up which had been smooth when she knew him In Europe. Tve run out here on some lire stock business, and as I'm not expected, there's no ooe here to meet me. Otherwise my transportation facilities would be entirely at your service." “If tt comes to that, tt Is I who should excuse myself for bring here,” she replied. “I have been Invited to the wedding of a college friend, and thinking I could not come sent regrets. Then at the eleventh hour I managed to get away." amlllnc. “and so—" "And so we're here." She looked at him questlonlogly. He wished he had an Invitation to that wedding. He only said : The rain has ceased. Shall wo start 7" “Certainly, if yon wish." “I ought to Introduce myself. My name Is Ralph Allen. My home la in New York." The statement d-d not sound very smooth, out be hud opened a subject. very glad to have met you. Mr. Allen. I can't thank you enough for bothering to help me tonight." “I should like you. please, not to speak of that again. Once for all. It 1* a privilege. But tt ia so pleasant now. And I was thinking of a girl I knew once. She waa very miirh like you. That's why I ►peak of her. You—you don't mind?" "No; I should like to hear," she wild slowly, looking away from him. Then be continued: “She wa* In England several years agi. and we met." He spoke a* though recalling memories to hi* awn mind, and did not look at the woman at his side. “I only knew her a month, and perhaim I Khouldn't have taken the liberty. But I couldn't help thinking—«o much of her." "And you?" "I had to return to New York. It wonld nut have been fair to tell ber So

rated for

planted, the barley acreage, which Is known to grow better In some localities. might be Increased. The use of barley for food Is Increasing In this country and tt Is a welcome food la Summary of Other Recommendation*. Following Is a summary of other Important recommendations regarding cereal*, meat poultry, and perishables. Hoga. The nutnlier of hog* should he increased by at lean 15 per cent

during tbe year 1918. Effort should be made

malntnln tne acreage of sugar r*ne and sugar beets, and to Inqreasc these nrenr In so far as these crops are well established or nre necessary to sound

agricultural practice.

Production of satisfactory substitutes for sugar. Including sorghum, corn nnd cane sirup, maple product* and honey can and should be in-

creased.

Sorghum sirup, tt la pointed out may

!>* produced In nearly every state In the Union, and Increased production of sorghum sweets would enable the public to fcooserve still further the sugar supply Id the form most available for

transportation to our soldiers. Dairy Products. The supply of dairy

products should be maintained to meet the need* of this country and to help supply tbe Increasing demands of the

allies.

Poultry. Poultry production should be Increased greatly, especially In backyard* snd on farms where waste material la available and the purchase of expensive grain* and other material 1*

not required.

Corn. At, acreage of corn approximately equal to that of 1917 should be planted, with possible slight reductions In certain sections to free areas for

spring wheat.

Oat*. Barley, RIcc. Buckwheat and Flaxseed. The area In oats Rhonld t»mslntalned. especially In regions and on soils which are not so welt adapted other grains, but with a small reduction to provide for increasing the wheat acreage. Barley production should be Increased In regions where tt crows best, especially In the northern edge of the cora.belt and In section* north and west of the belt; and rice, buckwheat and flaxseed production should be maintained and. If possible. Increased. Grain Sorghum*. The production of grain sorghums (kafir, mllo. frterita. etc.) should be Increased greatly throughout the drier portion of the Plains region. Kafirs nre the roaxt certain grain crops In this section and they can Bh made to supplement wheat as human food and to replace corn a*

animal food.

Potato**. The normt.; acreage of Irish and sweet potatoes should he maintained In 1918. notwithstanding

the large crops In 1917.

Hay, Forage and Pastures. Wherever feasible, the area devoted to hay, forage and silage crop* should be increased and these product* should he

Bean*. Peas snd Peanuts. The pro ductlon of beans and pens should be Increased In regions to which they artadapted. because of their high food value, keeping qualities, nnd availability for domestic or export trade. Soy bean* and peanuts should be Increased In order to supplement beans and pea* a* human food, as s source of much needed oil. nnd a* animal feeds. Perishable*, (a) Market garden* near large consuming renters should be Increased so ns to meet, as nearly a* possible, the need* of the coutmunl ty. sod In ord«T to obviate the nece* aity of transporting suili productfrom dlrtntit points. It Is Important to do all that I* po* slide to relieve the strain upon Iran* pollution faculties. (h) The planting of home gard> n* [Hvlally for family need* nnd fn* preferring food for future tt*e. again should he emphasized. (r) The rommerrinl production nt perishable* g>-nerall> should be In ised above normal wherever It Irrasmiablr clear thiit transportation and marketing faculties will u. avail

able.

'Ws haven't had a hath for

nine weeks or a change of clabber. If I tried to pl'k the 'cooties' off my shirt. I would be here for duration of war." After taking a dose look at bla shirt. I

agreed with him - It ws* alive.

additional In • they will plant

Lit* rally.

“We’re got to get a good setor tr play the role of Satan In that spec tacnlar performance." Then there'll It tbe devil to pay " . Instinctive Dislike. “Do you like Ibe ellngtng-rlne vs rlny of people?"

In the next Installment Ber. C«*nt Empey tell of the realization Of tvr ambition—hi* *r. rival In a first line trench—ard cf how he wished he were back in Jersey City.

Period of Reel Coming. • the stndlou* young man. How in hr la. lit* brow overhang* like ' mrk of a snapping turtle, end he ! ominous os the Oral mnitering* of , rthquakr. He hurna the midnight ; greet quantities. (Hiring over pun ■a t limes until he Is worn a I ton*! in .ml boue-j But never oilud. he presently have ample opportunity ,t lu a short while he will be ad- i d to tbe bur. nnd after that h

Left-Hsndcdnru.

•bout tii.ve-fourth* «f

a dear st say price. ‘

"Tou think *o? Selfish." “I wrote to her. and *he would hare uowered. I thought, hut I never heard from h«f.~ Tell me. do you make s practice of leaving your convapoudnit* to guru* at your address? 8br— i-li<- may not have known where to write?" "I don't undervtsnd. She knew I lived lu New York." "You might have been thoughtful enough mi-n'tou your rcaideoiv or your office number." That wu* like her. that remark, ihnt'-' why I told you. Du you think she ■rirrd? Do you think »be rarvs now?" "Why—why don't you n»k her?" The satchel fell to the walk. He sought both her hand* and held th-rn