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Arthur Guy Empey

By An American Soldier Who Went

Machine Gunner, Serving in France

OopyrtE^l M>. bj Arttmr Ocj Kapt,

DAY OF WAISTCOAT I

Paris Sketches Predict Advance of the Long Garment.

EMPEY AND HIS COMRADES REPULSE A FIERCE GAS ATTACK MADE BY THE GERMANS.

Synopsis.—FI ml by tbr sinking of Ibe Lusitania, with tb* loss of Aim-rtran lives. Arthur Goy Ktnpey. an American living In Jersey City. giM< In Kngland and enlists as a private In the British army. After a •kart riixrlenee as a recruiting oOcer In London, be Is setit to tralniik quart res In France, where be first bears the sonnd of big gun* and ::iakc* the acquaintance of -cooties.” After a brief period of training limpry's company la sect Into the front-line trenches, where be takes Ids first tarn on (be fire step while the bullets wbls overhead. Kmpey learns, as comrade falls, that death lurlcs always in the trenches, itiaiilaln distinguishes himself by rescuing wounded men under hot Cre With pick and above! Ktnpey has experience as a trench digger in No Man's Land. Exciting experienc .n listening post detail. Exciting work on observation post duty. Back In rest billets Empey writes and stages a successful p>sy. Once more in the front trenches. Km pry goes “over the top" in a successful but costly stuck on the Herman lines.

CHAPTER XXIII—Continued. —1*— ' gas helmet Is made of cloth, treatsltli chemicals. There are two wlnn. or glass eyes 't. through which ran see. Ins) -re I* a ruhherrred tube, which es In the mouth, i hrratbe throug.. your nose; the , passing through the doth helmet, r.eutrallsed by the action of the nilcala. The foul air Is exhnh-d High the tube In the mouth, this r I wing so const railed that It prrt* the Inhaling of the outside air or One helmet Is good for five hour* the strongest gas. Each Tommy ii-s two of them slung around hW tder In a waterproof canvas hag. must wear this hag at nil times. while slee]iing. To change u delve helmet, you t.se out the new . hold your hmth. pull the old one I>i3i1ng the new one over your d. lurking in the loose ends under enUar of your tunlr. tor a minute, pandemonium reigned < ur trench—Tommies adjusting ;r liWmeu. bombers running here there, nnd men turning out of the nuts with fixed hayuneU. to man fin* step. ie-enfiireetnenu were pouring aut of • •smnunlcatlon trenches. ►ur gun's crew were busy mounting machine gun on the parapet and nging up extra ammunition from termnn gas la heavier than nir and n tills the trenches and dugouts. rr»- It has been known to luck for i or three days, until the air Ir purlI by im-ana of large chemical sjiray-

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* oupany man on our right was slow in getting tw his helmet; he I- to the gruuud. Hutching at his ■at and after a few spasmodic ■tings went West (died). It was tilde to are him dir. but we were i-rl«as to help him. In the corner traverse, a little, muddy ckr dog. of the company's |«-ts. was lying 1. with Ills (tt\\s over his nose, do- animals that suffer the must horses, mules, rattle, dogs, cals 1 ruts—they hating no helmets to 1 !ln-tn. Tommy doe* not *ymi«a'•1th rata In a gas attack, t times gus has been known to >H. with dire result*, fifteen miles cn*. or smoke helmet, ns It Is ••d. at the beat Is a vile-smelling y. awl It is not long bef«*re one gets iofctit headnebe from wearing tt. > r »ighteen-|KNiDdiTs were burstIn N" Man's Land. In an effort, by artillery, to disperse the gss he fire step was lined with crumb uteu. bayonets fixed, and tesnh* r at hand to repel the expected at'ur artillery had put a liarruge of :aln fire on I tie German line*, to try 1 hrtak up their attack and keep k iv-enforreiuent*. trained my machine gun on their " h and Its bullets were raking the 'lien over they came, bayonet* gtls•se. In their resjilnrtors, which > «• large snout In front, they looklike come borritde nigtitmarr. di along oar trench, rifle* and m*m- run* spoke, our shrapnel their head*. They

A atrixig wind had arisen and dispersed the gas. They told me that I had t«een "out" for three hours; they thought I was dead. The attack had been repulsed after a hard fight. Twice the German* had gained a foothold In oar trench, bnt had been driven out by counter-at-tacks. The trench was filled with their dead and ours. Through n i«eris.x»pe I counted eighteen dead Germans In our wire: ttey were a ghastly sight In their horrible-looking respirator*. I examined my first smoke helmet. A bullet had gone through It on the left ride. Just gracing my ear. The gas had penetrated through the bole made In the doth Out of our crew of six we lost two killed ami two woondrd. That night we Imried ail of the dead, excepting those in No Man'* Laud. In death there Is no« much distinction: friend nnd foe nre treated alike. After the wind had dispersed the gn* the R. A. M. C. got liu«y with their clK-mical sprayers, spraying out the dugouts and low parts of the trenches to dissipate any fumes of the Germsn gas which may have been lurking in same. Two days after the gas attack I was sent to division headquarters. In answer to 1 an order requesting lhat caplain* of units should detail a man whom they thought capable of imssing an examination for Che divisional intelligence defiartment. Before leaving for this assignment I went along the front-line trench saying good-by to my mates and lording it over them, telling them that I bod

and painless death" it would have been more to the point. When we had read onr Instructions we knew we were in for It good and plenty. Wliat Atwell said is not fit for pobIlCktlon. but I strongly seconded his opinion of the war. army nnd divisional headquarter* lu general. After a bit our spirits rose. We were fall-fiedged spy-catcher- because our Instructions and order*, said so. We Immediately reported to the nearest French estamlnet and had several glasses of muddy water, which they called beer. After drinking our beer we left the estamlnet and hailed an empty ambulance. After showing the driver onr passes we got In. The driver was going to the part of the line where we had to report. How the wounded ever survived a ride In that ambulance was inexplicable to me. It was worse than riding on a gun carriage over a rock road. The driver of the ambulance was a corporal of the R. A. M. C. and he had the “wind up." that Is. be had an aversion to being under fire. I was riding on the seat with hltr while Atwell was Fitting In the ambulance. with his legs banging out of the back. A* we passed through a shell-de-stroyed village a mounted military policeman stopped us nnd Informed the driver to be very careful when we got out on the open road, as it was very dangerous, b.■onuse the Germans lately had acquired the habit of shelling It. The corporal asked the trooper If there was any other way around, and wns Informed that there was not. Upon this lie got very nervous and wanted to turn liack. but we Insisted that he proceed and explained to him that he would get Into serious trouble with his commanding officer If he returned without orders; v0 wanted to ride, not walk. From his con versa! on we learned that he had recently come from England with a draft nnd had never been under fire, hence his nervousness. We convinced him that there was not much danger, and he appeared greatly relieved. When we at last turned Into the open road we were not so confident. On each ride there had been a line ot trees, bnt now. nil that was left of them were torn and t'Stirred stump* The fields on each ride of the road were dotted with recent shell holes, and we passed several In the road itself. We had gone about half a mile when a shell came whistling through the air and burst In a field about three hundred yard* to our right. Another soon followed this one and burst on the edge of the rood about four hundred yard* in front of us. I told the driver to throw in hl« speed clutch, a* we must be In sight of the German*. I knew the signs: tlirl battery was ranging for u». and ihe quicker we g**t out of Its ton- of fire tb- better. The driver was trembling like a leaf, and every mlout- 1 expected him to pile n* up In the ditch. I preferred the German fire. In the hack Atwell was bolding onto the straps for dear life, and was sluglug at the top of hi* voire :

Promises to Be Dominant Featurs of New Autumn Clot has Which Will B« Introduced in August. I,ast January, the women In Pari* Tore waistcoat* of for. velvet, knitted wool and dyed homespun that reached from the collar bone to the knee*. The heads of dressmaking houses, who are carefully watched wherever they go, contributed to tbe fashion for these accessories by placing them In their own suit*. America Intlodured few uf them, and she did not find even the short waistcoat of last February, a succet*. declare* a writer on fashion topic*. It was worn by a few segments of smart women, fashionable and unfashionable. rich nnd poor, bnt the long waistcoat was treated as an outcast. It was not even recognised. But Franca persisted and the dressmakers Id New York are putting It Into suits and frocks for summer resorts. The prophecy runs that It will be a dominant feature of new autumn clothes. In a large bunch of Part* photographs that have come over, this long waistcoat is repeated In many fabrics on women who are snapped as they go about their new and active life. The sketches that come over from the big designers as heralds of what will be advanced In August, show the long waistcoat also. It Is made in a different color from tbe gown; It Is used for protection or for beauty, and although It Is probably taken from the reign of Louis XIV. It has none of the elegance or Jmnntlneas of Its predecessor. It merely looks warm and comfortable, or guy and colorful. It la the longest waistcoat that has ever been worn by woman. It was matched In length by those worn at the court of the Grand Monarque. l.'>oklng at It In Its most essential feature. It is merely another way to straighten the figure. It. therefore, can be adopted by those to whom middle age has brought an undesired rotundity.

VOILE AND ORGANDIE FROCK I

ADVICETO LOVELORN

By VINCENT G. PERRY

Of the many varieties in summer frocks this of voile stands out as a pleasing and attractive dress. The frilled organdie breaks the long skirt line, and is used for collars, cuffs and belt.

RIBBON FOR DRESS TRIMMING Many Beautiful Designs Being Effectively Used; Never More Beautiful Than Thla Year. Ribbon plays an Important part In dress trimmings, accessories, etc., and never have they been more beautiful than they are this year. Many are interwoven with gold and stiver and some are formed almost entirely of dull gold or silver tissue. There are ribbons of satin with paisley spots In old-fashioned tints, and pale taffeta ribbons In rose, mauve and nattier bine, over which are sprinkled at intervals “lucky" lady birds brocaded In dull gold or *11i vcr. ! Striped or checked faille ribbons are extremely fashionable, and among the novelties are ribbons with long weaved fringe at the ends. Various are the ways to whit* these ribbons arc utilized for frock trimming*. They are introduced In the farm of Inset bands, plaited, shirred or plain, and sometimes as frtlllngs or ruchlngs.

DARK BLUE HELMET TURBAN

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A Css Hslmet. clicked a cushy Jot' l«ehlnil the line*, nnd bow -urj 1 felt Hint they had to stay in the front line nnd argue out the war with Fritz. They were .utioas lint still good-natured, nnd B* I left the trench to go to the rear they shouted after me: “Good lock. Yflnk. old hoy; don't f»rg<t to M-nd up a few fags ta your oh! mates." I promised to do thl* and left. I reported at liiwdquarter* with sixteen other* and iui**ed the required eXairinatlon. Oat of the sixteen sppl! cant* four were '.lecl-d. 1 was highiy eiat.il tuinM* I > thought, in fo - a eu*hy Job hack at tbe

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Tlie next morning tbe four reported to division headquarter* for ln«tru<tloie- Two of th<

Just then we hit a uaail shell b-'Ie and nearly anpslxed. Upon a t -:d yell from the rear I IoukhI behind. r.t"1 there was Atwell sitting In the mid-ili of the road, shaking 111* n*t at u»- 1R» equipment, which he had token "ff upon getting Into the amhatanee. was *tning oat no the ground, awd hi* rifle was In the ditch.

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(TO BIC CONTINUED i Traits of Bird Lover*. Year* ago. during a winter 1 * vi*U In London. 1 u»e1 to watch the per,ons who regularly fed the t>!rd» in Hyde pork. I noticed that most of them were people of apparently humble rlrmm'.taner*. a few pretty .-!.•«• ,« underfeeding tbemselve It was delightful t" see how much plessure they all took In kneptn* ihese Mid* from hunger Two that I '*» eneh day for a week nr so. evidently husband *nd wife. 1 vu'ursd to speak to. Eagerly they talked chout the bird* a* they might heva talked about ehlldreii. not lac and relishing Individual etiar-

nlways save the odd lengths of wall paper left over. There Is n box full In the storeroom. One of these pieces of wall paper U of a wonderful blue, the kind with cnim In It. a mat tint. I a carton, cut and fitted the blue paper to It nnd pasted it on. Then there was another end of wall paper over from the dining room frieze. It was a French paper showing a riot of gaily colored birds In a Jungle of leaves and flower?. From this paper a rich bine parakeet, balancing on n red stem, was cut nr.d pasted on the darker blue background, taking canpaste It over the scam where thepaper on the carton Is Joined togethet. “Then the edge?, top and bottom, were bound with furniture gut rape which mrtches the blue paper. For handles I took two large rings such as nre used for curtain pull*, covered them with buttonhole stltchlug In black and hung them on either side of the carton, forming little drop handles. The liottom and inside of the carton were dyed a deep red. harmonizing with the touches of red lu the parakeet. Other canons were eoverod with a light yellow paper and mounted with brown and yellow birds with gulmpc to match and black handles. “My table scrap baskets. I find, make useful and much-appreciated gifts. And that la why I am Hoovcrlzlng the oatmeal cartons.”

Charming enough would be this dainty helmet turban alone, but Ha designer* were not aatisfled. so they added the charming summer veil. The hat la dark blue, covered with a multitude of summer flower*. The same ] flower motif it carried out in the dark

USE MADE OF FOOD CARTONS Oatmeal Container* Easily Transformed 'nto Attractive Scrap Basket* for the Table.

SAND PILE KEEPS TOTS BUSY Affords One of the Greatest Amusement for Youngsters—Can Model Clay Designs. What else I* there with which Uttl# children's hand* can lie kept more l«fn«-tnrily occupied thsn sand? .luet turn the children loose In a table of sand, with « spoon, n cup or anything with which they res dig or shovel. You do not like sand In the housed If you have a suitable plane for IL It need not make any trouble. An old kitchen table turned upside down, with the leg* cut short snd put on the other side, maltes a good table for sand. A p;-«T burlap or denim placed under the table keep* the sand from being scattered over the house. With Hay. a simple Hole cradle may lie made. The child first roll* a piece Into a hall, cuta It In half with a string. One of these holies form* tho lower pari of tbe cradle. The other he cuts In two. uring one piece for the top and remodeling the other Into a “1*11 for baby." Bird*' nest* with egg* can he made with Hay; also apple*, oranges, cups and oauecra, and even animals may be

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| tring all throe oatmeal cart "to-? 1 i say* burn mine." said the visitor sstu'dibmeiit a* her friend open'd : cuptmara and dtsctaood a shelf fill ; aitb a collection of oatmeal cnrt.u the round kind. • raid her friei

Hats Off for Hair.

Keep your hat off os much a* possible. Hair cannot He t *o easily or hjoaeiy for It* own health, and that of the nerve* and head. Anything like pressure, heat or rlraln about the bead will Injure the brain ond the finest parts of the nervous system. Falling the hair up too tl.liUy from the back ■if tbe head bad ears will cause the glands of the neck to swell. Notice what n relief it l* to tak" nil your hntrliins out o' the h:ilr snd let 't hang

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"I>car Joan:—The young man I am engaged to Insists upon using rose perfume on his hair, and I Just detest the odor of rose perfume on anybody’s hair. I am afraid It Is going to cause us to break off our engagement. I love him dearly, too. 'What would you advise? Broken Hearted." Bob Clarke rend the letter over and pti a piece of copy paper Into his typewriter. In less than half a minute he had written a paragraph of advice to "Broken Hearted" and pinned It to her leticr, ready for tbe prtntcro. There was a heap of letters before him and he dee.lt with the ones top. They were all along the same

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When Bob had answered more than he tbonght the editor would let go through, he sat back In his chair and looked at the pile of unanswered ones that would have to go Into the wastepaper basket. It eecmed as if every person In love In the city wrote to ’Joan" for advice. If they had known that Joan was a man—and a very young one. too—perhaps there would not have been so many letters. Lovers* quarrels had always seemed Joke to Bob. nntll be had had one of his own. It was no joke. He paced up and down to think It over and then sat down again. He had tbe room to himself, so be wns able to think It out undisturbed. He wished there was some one to tell bin how to go about It to fix things up. Then the idea came to him. Why not follow some of his own ndviccT he thought. He hud his column on file for a yenr back and he went through the paper to locate a cose like his own. He did find one that wns very much like his. The girl In the case had tx-en Just as stubborn as Cleo and had hanged down a receiver Just ns Cleo had dune. Receiver* seemed to be n popular weapon In Jover*' quarrels. He read bis answer and noted each Instruction. "Be bold; don't let her see that you are down-hearted; go to her home and demand admittance; show her that yon mean hnslness, nnd she will be sure to forgive yon," he had said. That answer didn't seem to fit his case at all. But if "lining Away** had been successful, he didn't see why be couldn't be, by carrying out the same plan. It wouldn't hart to try. at any rate. Cleo couldn't do anything worse than dose the door In his

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didn't slnm the door In Bob's face, tut after she had snubbed his every effort to talk to her. for fifteen minutes, be wished she had. “Why won't yon be reasonable^ Cleo?" he pleaded at last. "Reasonable 1" she exclaimed. Have I not been reasonable? It la you who are not reasonable. If you really had loved me yon would be." “But I have apologized, dear, and taken all tbe blame." he said. “Wont yon be your old self again? *.Vhy did yon allow me t.> come here If you weren't going to i>pcak to me?" "I don't want you to take the blame nnd 1 didn't want you to come here. If von really thought you were to blame you wouldn’t acknowledge It— men never do. There was an entirety new argument for Bub. He hud always been of tbe Improssiua that women were odd. hut H"W be wns convinced of IL “Any one will tell you I am to blame." be ruld. Then he wu« struck with a sudden thought. “Why don’t you write to the 'Advice to the IxiveJeru' column In the |wper? Tbe Answer will convince ns who Is to blame. ’Joan* knows all about such things." "Bat Joan most be • friend of jynur*; do you know who she Ul" Geo asked suddenly, j "Joan is my wont enany." he anI suered. "My knowing who Joan Is won't make any difference In the reply. I will guarantee that" “Yon vrll! Lave to help me compos* the lottei," Cleo said, us she secured the stationery. Bob 0.1 most of tbe dictating and Ob-o did most of the writing, (hangmg his views of It here and there. "Read it over," Bob said, when It I was completed, j Cleo read It aloud. "Doesn't It scand foolish?" oh* asked, as he finished. "It Is as silly ’ as the ones that appear In the paper. i Bob. writ moke Idiu's of oursdvc* If we wend this In. We really didn't have anything to quarrel over." I "I don't think we had. either," he | agreed. "Let's settle 11 without sending this letter in. Tear It up.” ! Cleo heeded ho second bid'llng. The I letter was reduced to fnigments. ! “1 am ao gtml we didn't decide to send It." she righed. wearily. "New*paper people lutut have lots of fun "We do.” lie answered wrlonsly. “hut do you kn»w. I'm nev er going to laugh at another of tboae letter*. FU answer nay one of them and lit spend more thought on them." "You'll answer them! What have you got to do with them?” she doRob had to confess. "To think that you deceived IBs so." Geo began, but Ihe smile on

! the visitur. "What eonld be more u*e j , i ft* and srtmt»otild be prrt tier?" ! "To® know," sxplsined her friend. “I J

I "Let's kiss snd mske up for