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CHAPTER XXIV—Continual. «t hr flnluliod sprnklnc. the wrl-''l>ap-pap'* of a marlilne sun In rrar ranc out. and Uir front tine 1^ onrushlng OrrmnUK arrmed to aHtt;. Thar warerrd. but one* . error rusltlns onwaril. Dow their arcood line. The macblnc i-as taklns an awful toll of Urea. 1 apdn they tried to ad ranee, bat machine gun mowed them down. ■■■Inc their rifle* and bomba, they .• ami fled In a wild rnah bark to trench, amid the cheers of * i D~ ■any. They were forming again mother attempt, when In the rear ■-umpany came a mighty rheer. .-nnnronltloQ had nrr.red and with lottalloo of Scotch to re-edforce . They wore aared. The unknown dne gunner had come to the reacue ■ nick of time. ih the rc-enforcementa It waa an tatft lo take ihe third German r the nttark waa over. 4be cap:md three of Ida nanroumil&doned •r*. wended their way back to the "u where the machine gun bad It* deadly work. lie wgsted to . the gunner In the name of D any. for Ida magnificent deed, .irrlved at the gun. and nr awful tuet their eye*. •yd liau rvoched the front line h. after hla company had left IL A ige comimny waa nimbly crawling in irench ladder*. They were re•vinrnta going orer. They we.'e le*. and they made a magnificent In their brightly colored kilts and uidng orer the trencli. Lloyd raced * "So Man'a Land." unheeding the "f halleta. leaping orer dark forma - ground. aon>e of which lay Kill, • 'therm called out to him aa be f-d | oiat. ••nme to the German front line, i was deserted, csccpt for hen pa ■ad uud wounded—a grim tribute work of hla company, good old •mpony. leaping trenches, nnd ng for breath. Lloyd could aee ahead of him hi* company in a -aided sap of a communication h nud ocroM the opesu away In "t litem, a mama of German* pre- : for a charge. Why didn't D • nv fire on them? Why were tliey tangtdy allrnl? What were tliey i>z for? Then he knew—their amHon wa* exhausted. > "lint was that «n hi* rightl A dne gun. Why didn't It open Ore »a»«- them? He would make that i-tvr.- do their duty. Rnslilug to fie gua he aaw why It had not •si tire. Scattered around Ita base si* still forms. Tliey had brought -gun te ntnaolldate the captured l"ii. but a German machine gun decreed they would never Are •><l 111 shed to the gun and. gra*pihe traveralng handles, trained It ••• tiermnua. Ue pressed the thnmb . hut only a sltuni click waa the t. The gun waa unloaded. Then ■■allted in* beiptesanesa. He did know how to load the gun. Oh. hadn’t he attended the machimcol -ar in Kngtnniir He'd been •■d the clianee, but with a blush of le bt n membered that he had l>ecn d. ,p b- nickname of the machine lers had frightened him. They catbsl the "Suicide <1ub." Now. use of tbiii leur. hla company I be -lestroyed. the men of i> com vo ild hare lo die. because be. 1 Lloyd, had heea afraid of a . I 1 hi* shame be crinl Ilka a At yway ha rsmlil die with thcui rising to him feet, he atum’iled I be body of one of the gunner*, •-uilfisl a faint uwtau. A giearo »c fl lahrd through him. I*».1iitpB man ei.uld tell hlfe how to load run. tMoopInc over tbr body he ) sbisik tl ami the anldler opened eye". Seeing IJoyd. he closed again and. In a faint role*', said:

“Get away, you blighter, leare me alone. I don't want any coward around me." The words cut Lloyd like a knife, but he was desperate. Taking the rerolrcr ont of the holster of the dying man he preaaod the cold muxxle to the soldier's head and replied: “Tea. It la Lloyd, the coward of Company D. but so help me Cod, If you don't tell me how to load that gun I’ll put 4 bullet through your brain !" A sunny smile came orer the countenance of the dying man and he said In a faint whisper: “fiood old boy I I knew you wouldn't disgrace our company ” IJoyd Interposed: •'*'or God's sake. If you want to ware that company you aii- so proud of. tell me how to load that d d gun?" As if reciting a lesson In school, the soldier replied in a weak, singsong voice: “Insert lug end of belt In feed block, with left hand pull belt left front. Pnll crank handle back on roller. let go. and repeat motion. Gun la now loaded. To Arc. raise artotnallc safety latch, and press tbumbplece. Gun Is now firing. If gun stops, ascertain position of crank handle—“ liut Lloyd walled for no more. With wild Joy at his heart, he took a belt from one of the ammunition boxes lying beside the gun. and foil owed the dying man's Instructions. Then he pmutf-d the thumbr.leee and a burst of fire rewarded hla efforts. The gua was working. Training It on the Germans he shouted for Joy aa their front rank want down. Traversing the gun back and forth along the mass of Germans, he aaw them break and run back to the cover of their trench, leaving their dead and wounded behind. He had saved bis company, he. Lloyd, the coward, had “done hla blt.“ ItelratJng the thumbpiece. lie looked nt the watch on hla wrist. Hy was still alive at “3:88." "Ping!"—a bullet sang through the ulr. and Lloyd fell forward across the gun. A thin trickle of blood ran down his face from a little, black round bole In his forehead. » —Hie sentence of the court had been “daly carried out." The captain slowly raised the limp form drooping over the gun and. wiping the blood from the white face, recognized It na Lloyd, the coward of D company. Reverently covering the fare with his handkerchief he turned to hla “nonioms" nnd. In a voice husky with emotions, adcreaard them: “Boys. It'a Lloyd, the deserter. He ha* redeemed himself, tiled the death of n hero—died that hla mates might live." GTimt afternoon a solemn procession wended Its way toward the Cemetery. In the front a stretcher waa carried by two sergeant' Across tbr stretcher the Union Jack wn* carefully spread. Ik-hlnd the stretcher cnuie a <-ap!n!a and forty-three mm. all that were left of D company. Arriving at the remetcry. they halted In front of an o|hh grave. All nbont them wooden CTOTa were broken anf trampled Into the ground. A grizzled old sergeant, noting rid* diwt ruction. muttered under hi* breath: "Corse the cowardly blighter who wrecked those crossesIf 1 could ouly get these two hands around hla neck bis trip West would be short." The corpse on the alrrtcber reemed to move, or It might hove Item the wind blowing the folds of the Union Jack. CHAPTER XXV. Preparing for tha Big Push. Rejoining Atwell afler Hie exeeutiuo I bad a luy J ,lnK ' ,r > rlac ,0 secret from him. I think 1 most hove lost at I coat tcu bounds worrying -jvef the affair. Ib-glunin i at seven ic the evening It waa our d-ity to patrol all ctrotroutilea-

tlon and front41 rm trenches, matfhg note of unuguat occurrences, and arri**tlng anyone who should, to ua, appear to be acting In a suspicious manner. We slept daring the day. Behind the line* there was great activity, supplies and ammunition pourIng In. and long column* of troop* constantly passing. Wc were preparing for the big offensive, the forerunner of the battle of the Somme or “Big I'u*h." The never-ending stream of men. supplies, ammunition and guns pouring Into the front lines made a mighty spectacle, one that cannot be described. It has to be witnessed vrith yonr own eges to appreciate Ita vaat-

■isaa.

At our part of the line the Influx of supplies never ended. It looked Uke a huge snake slowly crawling forward, never a hitch or break, a wonderful tribute to the sy.«rm and efficiency of Grent Britain's "contemptible little army" of five millions of men. Huge fifteen-inch gun* snaked along, foot by foot, by powerful steam tracttors. Then a long line of “four point five" batteries, each gun drawn by six horses, then a couple of “nine point two" howitzers polled by Immense cstarpillsr engines. Whdn om of these caterpillars would pass me with ita mighty monster In tow, a flush of pride would moant to my face, because I could plainly read on the name plate. "Made In U. 8. A," and I would remember that If I wore a name plate it would also read. “From the U. S. A." Then 1 would atop to think how thin and straggly that mighty stream would Ih- If alt the “Made In U. 8. A.” parts of It were withdrawn. Then would come hundreds of limbers and "O. 8“ wagon* drawn by Meek, well-fed mules, ridden by sleek, well-fed met., ever smiling, although grimy with sweat and covered with the fine, white dual of the marvelously well-made French roads. What a discouraging report the German airmen must have taken back to their division commanders, nnd this it ream I* slowly but nrely getting bigger and bigger every day. and the pace 1* always the aame. No slower, no faster, but ever onward, ever forward. Three week* before the big push of Jnly 1—aa the battle of the Somme has been called—started, exact duplicate* of the German tranche* were dug about thirty kilos behind our lines. The layout of the tranche* waa taken from airplane photograph* submitted by the Royal flying corps. The tranches were correct to the foot; they showed dugouta, saps, barbed wire defenses and danger spots. Battalions that were to go over In the firs: waves were sent back for three days to study these tranche*, engage in practice at'acka and have night maneuvers. Each man waa required to make a map of the trenches and familiarize himself with the name* and location of the part* hla battalion was to attack. In the American army noncommissioned officers are put through a course of map making or road sketching, and during my six years' service la the United States cavalry I had plenty of practice In this work, therefore mapping these tranches waa a comiiara lively easy task for me. Each man had to submit hla map to the company commander to be passed upon, and 1 waa lucky enough to have mine selected nwbelng sufficiently authentic to use In the attack. No photograph* or mapa are allow to leave France, hut In tbla i*e It appealed to me as a valuable souvenir of the great war and I manugtd to wnusgte '.i through. At this time It enrr..-* no military' Importance as the Bri'iidt line*. I am happy to nay. have since been advanced beyond tbla point, no in having It In ray pnaaraalon I am not timakinc any regulation or cautiou* of the British army. The Whole attack wa. rehears'd nnd rehearsed until we heartily cur~-d the one who had conceived the Idea The tranches were named accord tug to a system which made It very almple for Tommy to And. even In the dark, any |iolnt In the German limw. Thine Imitation tranche*, nr tren h utodtl*. were well guarded from ob*erratlin by ntUUeintu* allied plan*-* whho coaMantly circled above them. No German airplane could appr- h within observation distance. A restricted area waa maintained and no • irlllan va* allowed within three mile*, so we felt aura that we had a great ^rpriae In atora for Fritz. (TO HR CONTINUED •

CURING HAY CROP IN COejUS BEST Method Now Generally Praoticed Where Best Quality of Legume Is Desired.

EXTRA IAB0R IS REQUIRED Found Neccuary to Get Rid of Water In Plant Evenly—Correct Way fee Build Cock When Working

With Green Hay.

Prepared by tha United States Depart-

ment of Agriculture )

One of the best methods of curing hay Is to cure In the cock. This method i- not generally practiced except In recion* where unfavorable weather l* the rale rather than the exception, or when the bent quality of legume hay Is led red. Throughout the middle Weet. • her? hay loaders are used, hay la not cocked because of the extra labor required and the Inability to handle, cocked hay with the hay loader. It baa been shown tbat .lt la necessary to get rid of the Water In the plant evenly. On a sunshiny day hay must be raked after it has I teen In the euath a certain length of time, or the leaves will become dried out and lose color. When It la raked Into the windrow a arialler proportion of the hay la exposed to the action of the sun's rays. After remaining In the windrow, where further curing Is done, the time la reached when It be-

Curs Hay in Cocks.

When this stage la reached the next thing to do ts to pnt the hay Into the j cock, where a stiU smaller proportion t of the bay will be exposed to the sun. j The caring process la not stopped , when hay la cocked, but goes on lest. 1 rapidly than when In the windrow and ! much more alowly than when In the : swath. The hay In the cock cootlnnes , to loan Ita moisture slowly until It Is : cured out sufficiently to be haled or put Into the stack or barn. The time ri-qulred for curing will depend upon the moisture content when cocked, the amount of hay put Into the cock, and also upon weather conditions. Under ordinary conditions hay will : cure In the cock In from three days to a week. Hay cocked too “green" will cause heating. The larger the cock j the more danger there Is of beating | when undercurad hay Is cocked. Hay i It put Into cock* containing from 75 ■ *o 100 pound* of cared hay. About ! 1O0 pounds la the size most commonly

! used In many sections.’

Cloudy and rainy weather not only retards curing but may cause beating If the ra'.n enters the cock. When

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TRACTOR WILL LAST ABOUT EIGHT YEARS Outfit Enables Owners to Enlarge Their Farm Operations. Study Conducted by United State* Department of Agriculture—Used on Average Forty-Five Day*

Each Year.

CPrepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) 'The average life of a farm tractor la from 7% to 8 year*, according to estimate* furnished by over GOO experienced tractor owners on representative corn-belt farms In Illinois. This la brought out In a atudy conducted In 1917 and the spring of 191S by the United State* department of agriculture, a report of which Is published fen Farmer*' Bulletin 963. The reports of the tractor owners show that the ontflta are used on an average of 45 day*

per year.

While at first glance this may appear low, when It la remembered that on farm* where horse* do all the work they are used on an average of only about 100 day* annually. It will be Been that where both horse* and tractor are

Isingla** From Fi*h Sound*. IMagln** I* made from the sound* or awlmmlng l■l*dde^* of flah. "no ton of hake, aay* the Popular Scirnee Monthly, will yield from 40 to 50 pound* of sounds. These are dried, ■caked, cut In piece*, rolled Into ! sheet* and cut Into ribbon*. The ritiItoua are dried and wound ••o wooden *]>ool* One . once of tslngtn** will clarify from SOU to 500 gnlloe. .rf wine nnd one pound will clarify front K 1 " •“ raw Imreel* of beer. It la u*ed I 'f ■ tnklnc cement for mending gia** and pottery and foe adhealve plaster m-d ! enter* Into the manufacture of many textile* and o»terpr»<»f fabric*

Tea Want Purposely Dwaried In lt« wild state the !••« ptuni ffn" , i lo a height «rf from ten to (went, '• IB l-lltllM-rtag tr lla *'*e U kefl (•% to about thra# feet l*r fonveo-w r ' ptrklng. Tbe tm ol X*|.*n Hr • •f the gretp variety «'«lri**r»:»e black tea «S **|ve.trd. hut !r y.<>wt ini'll.!) on the ts’aad of F-trinow. T' -

Curing Hay in the Cock Under Capa— When Wcathe.- Conditions Make It Necessary to Cure Hay ir. the Cock It la Advisable to Use Hay Caps. rucked hay show* danger of becoming too hot It will be necessary to open the cock and unit ter the hay out until It has lost enough mpUture to be re-

' cocked.

Hoy can be pnt In small cocks greener than In large ones. Some fanners take hay front the windrow and make wry tonal I hunches, each coctalalng about three forkful* of hay. before the hay 1* In condition to be put Into a regular sized cock.. How to Cock Hay. Thera are two way* to make a liny cock. One Is tu roll up Uie hay In the windrow Into a rather loose cock or bunch, or lo round up (cock) bunche* ' of hay tbat have been bandied with a sulky or push rake, after the hay 1* a!- . moat rurad. Ttu bulk of the hay In tbla kind of a cock la not handled, being left rolled up and tangled from the action of the rake. The edge* annulled out with a pitchfork and put ••n top of ti e rock. Bach cock* an' subject to considerable nettling, and flat ten out and do net .bed rain. This j practice Is hut table for curing In good weather, a* a man can handle mure than twice as much ahay as when cocking the other way. It Is a waste >1 time, however, to cock hay In thl* m tno-r If It la to lie exposed to rain, mile—, hny rap* aro unil; for the rain will wet ct.'l !-|m.II the hay. The lent and corract way to build !. . H k. v.I.—ii wort tig with fairly gn-en hny. I* t» take the hay, a fori, ful at a time, and spread It out flat. Oaro should be taken to Ituild a C'std. 1 a* u ria.-k H built. Tb. top should

Tractor Drawing Double Disk Harrow. used, even though the number of horse* la somewhat reduced, the machine need not be expected to have employment for as many days annually as did the horses. The horae.i kept win do some of the work, which wtll. of course, decrease the amount to be done by the tractor. A considerable percentage of the 100 dayrf work done by horses represents odd Jobs for which the tractor cannot be used to advantage. Even If the machine were to do all the work formerly done by the horse*. It would not normally t»e employed 100 day* per year. Inasmuch u* It doe* the work more rapidly. It should he home In mind. *tyw the bulletin, that practically all farm operations must be carried on within limited periods, and that between these season* there will often Ik- no field work whlrh the tractor can do. either on the home farm or for nelght*or«. The fact that weather and soli condition* are such as t" permit field work with a tractor does not necessarily mean that there I* auch work to be d.me. Farm management plays an Important pari In organizing the farm so az to provide profitable employment for tb- trartor during ns many day* a* possible. Such organization Involves the planning of a crop rotation which will furnish a large amount of work which It can d«*. the elimination of a* many home* as dfslrable. nnd the dlatributlon of the work over n long period. However, the rotation should Include only such crop* a* can h<- grown profitably In that particular

section.

The atgnlflcanre of the fact that a Urge percentage of the BUnol* Mrment who reported enlarged their farms after haying tractor* Is readily apparent when the trarioria place in 'ana management I* thu* romddered. Obviously these men hove learned through experh-noo that much more land per mm ran be handled when a tractor la used than with horaea only, and that to get the most out of their Investment :hey must farm land enough t» keep their trg.mr* huay at profitable work throughout a« marh a* possible of the available working season.

ESSENTIAL IN GRADING EGGS Candling la Only Method by WhleR Producer* Can Be Certain Of

Quality of Product.

CPrepared by tha United Ft-.te* Depart-

ment of Agriculture.)

Grading la becoming more and more customary in the sale and purchase of eggs, and a knowledge of candling is essential to egg grading. It U only by candling that producer* and shippers of eggs c_n be certain that they are complying with federal, state and other regulations, because by this method one can determine the freshness and quality of egg*. The process. In simple terms, is to hold an egg before a shaded light in n dark room, and by noting certain characteristics seen through the semitransparent shell to determine Its edible and

marketable qualities.

Farmer* with only a few eggs to market may Improvise a candler by placing a stovepipe over a kerosene lamp, cutting a small hole In the pipe, level with the light. The eggs Is held in a slanting position at the open lag. It la twisted a few times to the right and left and then from end to end, so that its entire content* may be vlslbla. Care should be taken that the Ocgvra or hand do not conceal small blemishes. which otherwise would be disclosed by the light. The beginner should study carefully the general formation of an egg. as this detailed knowledge la necessary for the application of the standards of variooa

grades and qualities.

The yolk ranges in color from light yellow to orange, and Is occasionally olive green. The eggs with olive green yolks are less desirable because of tbla color, but are considered edible. The yolk is contained In a delicate membrane and on Its surface la s 'mall light-colored circular area called the germinal disk, trom which the chick develops The yolk always floats Irf the white with the chick spot on top. Around the yolk lies a small quantity of thin white and then a heavy layer of thick white. Twisted cordllke coDa

•••••••••••••••••••••••••J * “SAFE FARMING’* IS \

FAVORED IN SOUTH J

1 hr the United B(»t*s D»- _ part meat of A*rimltur* I How the farmer* «t the Southern mate* are following the “aafe faming" program, advocating the production on every farm of the food for the family and the feod for the live atiM-k. I* shown by the fact that In 1917 there waa an Increase In prudu.-tl.m of all food and fee! ry.p* In the South cz.-pt rice aiol hay. A alight .lecreaae In rice from the !!»IC production waa due principally to protruded dry weather and salt water.

Homemade Candling Outfit.

of opaque white material called chaUzae extend from the yolk through tha white toward each end of the egg. and bold the yolk In posltluu. yet allow It

[ to turn freely.

Between the white and the shell ar* two fibrous membranes with an all ■pace between them. When first laid. ; the contents fill the entire egg. bat when the egg cools the contents shrink and these membrane* separate, form Ing an air apace. The size of tbla air space la lm(ortant In determining the freshness of the egg. Aa the egg age* the air space Increase* In alze. k.i«t bad eggs have enlarged air spaces. A fine, thick white 1* found In a frnoh egg. and a weak 'lUn white In a stale egg. Aa the egg become* atalf the amount of thick white decreaaea Several clone* of bad eggs arc IndV rated by discolored white*. . The yolk of the fresh egg when twirled before the candle la seen dimly as a dark object moving slowly in thl , white. The yolk of a stale egg l* see* ! more plainly than that of the freak egg. When the yolk 1* *o weak that the shake of the egg In candling rauaea It to break it should be graded aa un marketable. In the fresh egg the yolk la slightly above the renter In the large end of the egg. As the egg t>e come* stale the yolk floats higher and

nearer the shell.

• The atari of Incubation In a fertile 2 egg may be detected by a raddluh glow • surrounding the germinal spot. (Suck • eggs, although considered edible, are • not cradl'd aa first*.) Thl* rrddlati • glow is entirely different from the so* • called blood ring, which Indicate* that • the egg la unlit for food. J Where there la nny doubt aa to an • egg - # fitness for to>xi purjxmc*. the 2 candler should give the omaunier the • benefit of the doubt and reject It. : MORE INTEREST IN POULTRY

No Milk There.

lUdnT should 1~- I You can't *querzr blond out of a '■I it,.- .'ein- I 'orolp—oor a profitable amount of i off and away | '»' lk uf ■ ,,u,, h “ M, ‘ 5 *'« “

t'u.-L. in her.

• bull: It. t i the hay I

Separate Milk at Onca.

_____ «lth rap* can. If I have OnUbed milking at vary, iemail, la the Held over a ] have a good quality Ot a

d from tb* tup of a UUL

uirpaiad by tb* United Biatra Department of Agncuitutr ) Not only la there a flock of poultry on nearly every farm In the country, but In towns and cltlc* fiocka are not rare. With ttie present high price of eggs even a more general Internet should be taken In poultry raialng. Too frequently tb* borne flock con»‘*t* at a mliitiic of breed*. Purebred poultry la more pruU labia.