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The first baseball game of the sea-l Excellent shows all the time enema __ H -

ii;in_.wHs Played yesterday, 1n__victoi-la to .be me i>oucy.or me Prince .Bayard _

ark between a team from St; Dun l Theatre management, and unquestion

_ ° stan's College and the Connaughts, ably they live up to it. Last evening's " ` i '-- r ' _ . i- e ` _ t - . _ -_ _ _ 1 I i

iiazel

_ Those to whom the

odor of Witch Hazel is -,dlSagreeable will find this _

- ¢f’f¢P3l'alS19n desirable, as

_fthe odor is that'of Wnnd Wiolets. -- _ _

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This product is an ef- ficacious remedy in cases Pf l>\1rnS.bru1ses. cuts, in-

_ fsect bites, chilblains, sun-

ghurn, etc. `” It_ is perfectly anti- _septic and makes an ex- - ,cellent After Shave and Toilet Preparation-25c ‘

,Left Field.

l Centre Field.

H. Murphy F. Hennessey tator in quivering expectation as to

Right Field, what the next move in this masterful

-_F. Conway W_ Keenan, drama. will be. “The Master Key "

E. Cahill W. Purcell shown here. It is free from the

Miss Mary McDonald Vernon. and equally unscrupulous woman, on

'a bottle. __ _._,,

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Too Much

' if 'Indoors Causes ?.`§`f.'.`,°,°,f i-isnoncns'

Bl" Tnnrommnicfeeiing

is due to impure i

_ blood resulting from

\ winter's indoor living.

__Dys epsiu, Liver Complaint,

\ "7j'n`u"il')df`l‘e5a|id Constipation come

from iiiipiiritics in the blood. Thcrc'B one rained -fried l stei

' y . e‘ l, ond found

. efficacious for the last fifty years-and

"‘“‘ " or. wu.soN's _ _ HERBINE BiT'I`ER’S

a preparation made from Dandelion, Mandrake, _ Burdocl: and other puri- fying herbs. /' - /,-

At the first approach of 1

"Springfever"comnlcnce -

taking this 'true Blood ,

Purifyer‘ don't walt for i

something worse to

develop.

Sold utmost stores 'I 1', 251:. Family size, five L( |i /ill

limes as large, $1.00 \

Brayky Dru Co. Linluil f `

_ si, ns., its. , 'Q nr. 3\'iimn'» nwiinios ‘ N i\'|ll’llmlll'k. ,\ I'4’l|l£l7l5 / , ' ‘.i.ia;°.'.r.‘:_"“'~'.i‘ /, r ( _ _f

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_“smart median -designs in

Tailored Shirts. PATON’S. &

1142-5-31-M2l. i

"1,000 yards new Summer Wash

Goods for dresses and suits at Patons

wnsn goods counter. 1142-5-at-M21. ‘I

V|lIl[iH|ES lil THE lllili

Never in History of Warefare Have victories Been Officially ..An-

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p»g_,;_ nounced by the Yard _ c

This seeming deadlock on the east- L

i-rn front n battle line 350 miles long,

has been going on since the battle of

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the Marne, when the Germans failing in their dash on Paris. strongly en- 9

trciiched themselves in Belgium and T

Northern France.

The armies, counting not less than

ofnll _countries engaged, -are foot to 0

foot, and eyc to eye. and after days of 0 _v-oemnn-effort wrcst not miles of tor-

iiud yurils.- Yet these yards -are ‘us priceless under these conditions as leagues ln u. running fight. ii

ritory or wliole towns, but mere__i`ect_

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-_- The Canadian troops entrenched Y

a'~long the bottle line not only have to their credit the fact of losing no pre- cious yards, but in many instances V

have retrieved the losses of the Allies C

hardest tdsk, and there is' no position occupied by Canadian troopers, over

it ia the smn_e_Unlou Jack which 80 to iiaiihim where he is stationed hi ;_chanlcs are required and Mr. Barnes

proudly.adorus_ilie fronts of all DMN- R otic homes in the Dominion-the same glorious banner al="is'behlli rllelrllllli- ed to renders by The Guardian. Druc- tlcally without price, as 'set forth ln

the r_lflq___plt_s the Germans find their

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spent the week end in this city.

a visitor to this city yesterday.

` PERSONALS

Rev Canon Simpson, Rev. Mr. Tri-

H Barnaby and George A Kim

Rev J W MacKenzie, Belfast, was designation-ls wonderful, and one

Mr Donald Nicholson, M P , City, evidently have been expended on the

left yesterday for Ottawa. production of the picture. “The

_--- Trapper’s Revenge " was a splendid

Mi R McLean S rl twcrr

'. . , ou s, was in Char- eel drama. It would be invidlaus

loftetown yesterday. ~ to describe it as a " Western drama,”

ii-rsldc, was in the City yesterday. __ a really splendid drama. full of life

KU gilt 0 I

Mr. G. H. Hooper left the city yes- WB! 8ll°U19\` °xCl`\lClf1\lllK comedy,

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terday on return to Halifax. 4 gllzlfhiglilxlgitgiigfifsleclhiltlliillgi igiluilgi \ `_ _ Q I Ab li..\PLAIl\ED l'l\! 001/PON BELOW

The trustees presented their thirty- Densilble Walking Blick. Wlllvll HlWHyB

second nnnnnl report no fnllnws;__ gets him into trouble. There was Q “' ` "

Mr Ernest Auld City left yester il 6028"* Olilinhfy Qofhellles. and the

_._ boisterous laughter throughout its

Mr Angus Nicholson 0 ell C v Dl`€H9l\lall0ll Ca tl l Kit

day. on a wcck‘s vi'slt1to'St. John. house was in an incessant roar of -N i $4_u©0 w .- ~ 1- Q rinsin- yesterday from this city. . S0118 "hit" by _Ml"Edwards, who was ‘_ _ I _

received with enthusiastic applause _ l

Mr. John McDougall, horse buyer, ill this Pretty little song. _;-_§'_;;;;-_.f_____ _1:%`_'__,_x 1; "_A _ _____ _ arrived in Charlottetown last evening _ "'”`f` 'T-Ef_'_:-1 _ '

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Mr. and Mrs. C. R, Rogers Sum-_ sired by the British Gmemment “re - ___/. - " ' I i- ‘-li Y--. ' f § ~ » ~

merside, left on Friday morning for 'mt as a rule '"1 the unempm-ved "sf ' ' " `~ \&_\ ' - \ ;_ I ~

Haiifax____H_ in Canada at present and the mum \ ~ " ~' ‘

, rw o e. D Vullll; ty

as among the outward asseu ers Green" WHS the title of a decide:

Dr, Gallant. an Islander who some Mayors delegimon “"5 m0l'Ul“g Pre

ML Frank R_ Hearn has returned committee and that these firms were

home fronts business trip to Boston' emphfying m‘*"y Skmed '“b°"e"“- 7"

Mr. G. A. Thomson, of Messrs, Poole N- S-~ has Commenced to-clay the nu-in

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-i~h0ms0h_ Montague’ was in Chap ufacture of toluol an exceedingly hlgh_ ` it ~

ttet w te d . explosive .substance of great powers i 0 0 n yes r ay - ol’ expansion which is a by-product

Rev_ _i_ M_ Mciieod' SL peter-S Bay' ing plant could be established for a 6 Omp 8 8 ag' all ual

six million ot' the flower of mnnliood 1 fi este,-4 m mi g for Ki gt n, lllllllofl H-"fl H half fl0llH|'B and U15-l llle - 03,915 ,_.1f l t tfit 1 'tinted send

entalllo. to istlendothenannual aiigmlgly “st °f refming the °°l’Pe" and manu' _ _ RS comp e 8 on 5 “

iv the Presbyterian Cii“rch_ ftlctuflflg the brlllis W0l|l(l be m0l‘6 other _z_ones of Prorliictzfil 'ibfor l,'i'e.i\:»i~. lillstiiiiisi-i-ii ;ish’yn_\i.i-`i~i»iiiriii;isii-5"

Mi._ _i_ C_ »i~hohmsih_ Antwerp, Bch 'pxiliceioiilthe lmanufacguited ;.rll‘iicl§s. __ _ _ _ . _ __ ___

i _ i i di th i.t‘1ssiconyparto e-sese-_ _ _ _. _

ghinaivixas ?IiJBE:1hRl:_i¥dtte‘:0£;;1l’l"’)'?;’Bi(_;_ ing made here which is not mauutac- _ A E _ _ ` . _ _ ‘_ _ _ __ Igmnqi C l ay* accompanied hy his friend' Mi.; tured in Canada at present. Gun car- - » “ ' ‘ ‘° ‘i ' ”~ ' - ~ -

ohhg_ riages are also being made lu the

____ - Dominion and 'uns assembled and ut $9'-_'E ' '_' 'I _ _ - l"'5 1

eih Messrs Horace Hasmrd and W_L_ The Dominion ls therefore, it will otton, and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Aitken be Well- fast bec°ml"5 an lml’°"U1“t

iii. important points. left yesterday morning ioi. Haiifax to maxiufacturer of munitions and it is » WJWFG U18 Ulllvn -lHCl< ll0l1¢S 0V€I' “mimi the ahhuai Diocesan Syh0d_ doubtful whether skilled mechanics in'

Sei.gt_ Ernest Carr' of the *Army _classes of artisans and laborers are eiiihai Corps' of this city' who has out of employment, but not many of

which their national banner does not been on an extended fhriough at his the class desired by Mr. Barnes. float. _ home here' ieaveh this week on return _ lt is stutedthat 30,000 .skilled me-

ockhemi Miiiiu,-_V Hospital -states that he does not expect Canada

____ to supply a very large proportion or

Judge Forbes. Messrs H. C. Rankine, H1999- V B. . _

_ » bll,St l, ldl tl lil( - ` ...f.°.:i_'., °:_;;.i‘:...'i .i°..f,i..“.:_ ,Bills [;[]i i|]$i [ill Wlwre i" maui 9 iSs“°' They leave to-day for Morson’s Pond.

No loyal citizen of Canada can af-

' ' ‘ Dundas, where they will spend a few _ '

‘°i°°i.‘.:;'°.:'.‘.“.:§ “s.ii‘.s‘.'i;‘i.*;’.i:‘ - 1 f Wil ii] iii-[i|(]H_[$ _

Canada s s f » ' ing, and s- flag for every home la the slogan of The Guardian. Those Wll0

have not yet received their flag out- CANADA CANNOT

fits should read the announcement and apply at once l0=i_l\0 Office °f this newspape|~.f_or one or__more of the banners, wblchifor n limited time CHU

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government. They _‘also'2i1lrened Here I arn~'ag_a_lii~_lii 'th_'e'_trenchea

e Mayors of Congress this morning

ld to England and will be lnsurao

the highest rate of pay. lf they stay

-_ six mbutlis they will be entitled' to a

- ret\irh‘-lflre; - ‘ Mr. Barnes. however. .states that ho

will' not take man of this class from

She Dominion if any objection ia ad

anéud 'by the Government bers and -

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detiureiiiany men from Canada. Man

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Seven innings were played, and the. .in itBQlf a treat. There were three

game on the whole was a very good` two~reel photo-plays and a one'-reel exhibition of th t . ' d th seco di t l t “Th ` '

The Une - IO H 7 0 Y ~ 5”* D~C- Conns. fierce fighting between the Mexicans /I ‘I

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Catcher. _ and the miners. subsequently quelled ` _ I __

R. St John T, Corrigan by the intervention of the Militia, was > _ ‘ ' ' *

Pitcher. , a scene to make one sit up and *take A i

C. McLellan F. McCarey notice. By» a bit of unfortunate care- - _ -__ _"_" _ ' `i`_ . f

First Base. .;;.l/wsnese-_John Dore plays into the »_; ..»¢_ /-, iii'-_ ' f

C. Cahill L. Campbell .hands of his enemy, Wllkerson..,who _ / _ / \\ ‘f-_ x

A. McDonald J. Sweeney ‘lush -chestil which had all along 1'lain` ‘ ' / .. ' &; .f iii.; _ll _ .

Third Base. - \ f '“ ‘ '\ i‘-_fl g*

L. McLellan J. N. Conroy a search party, and before .Dore _ ’ ! }‘.._ ii | i,‘f.I',g ‘Ji _,-iii'

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up was as follows ment with every number. was intense

yesterday, and the renewal of the

second Base. » obtains A kevntn-tire situation ogluio "

Short Stop. realises his mistake Wilkersoqi, re-_

J. Mclntyre B. McNeill covers the iron chest, at which point

the picture closes, leaving the spec-

undoubtedly surpasses any serlai_ever.`

hackneyed blood and thunder episodes _which characbe-rise the majority of serials, and instead is just a game

of wits and strength-a crafty, uu- scrupulous mail. influenced by a clever

Silent the week end in this city. the one hand, and a bright, brave,

i intelligent. but artless man, with an '

Miss Teresa McDonald Tracadie. innocent girl and an honest old man.; '

on the other. The development of the plot-which is fully entitled to that

cannot help being struck by the tre- mendous amount of money that must

and with a strong plot It was

more laughter in this picture than in

tion factories. steel works and menu

and therefore need their men. To the

adian firms by the Canadian siieli‘

d N Y k_ ‘ - addition it is announced to-nlghtthat i n ew or the Dominion Steel Works of Sydney, I il' -_

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than compensated for by the saving in

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any number can be spared. Certain

SPARE MANV OF - The enclosed is-B c-opy _oi a letter ‘hard to a roach on account of hav-

HER 3HE|-|-_MAKER5- received by Mr. and_MI:s.,_H. R.

-- Lockerby of Iy‘_ort_uue Colm. on May

OTTAWA. May _30.-_Qe0l‘86 N- _25th. from their ion._Er§kiue, who_

be hadon such.adva-ntageous condl- Barnes, British Labormember for Str -is now in Newly Hospital, England, tions. ._ _ . _ Georges. and W. Windham. represent- suffering from a bullet _woundthrougn

' .ing the Brltlsll BDIPG Of Trlde. Wh? the right shoulder¢____,flfblsietter was-

havé been _commissioned to secure .written fmn- _‘before ne wng skilled mechanics on this aide of-the _‘wounded at tii ,offLii'ngemarck.

Atlantic for the munltion fhctories in_ 1 ' 4"" ._ ‘ -

Great Britain held conferences with _ ____ _P __ __lflum, ‘ the Canadian' Shell' Committee this -_ ' “ _, '_A li__19,1915.

rwrnoon and with mambo ‘_ of the Dear Mother and Father

esulting in a victory for the latter by programme was one of rare attraction, ' he score of 108 every Picture put on the screen being '_ ‘ »

e spor for a starter rams- e n ns a men of e ` ` ' ` ' ‘

MF 5 Murphy was umpire and H.. Hazards of Helen " The Master Key I ltzgerald base judge which increases in interest and excite

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Dont delay-come today :ind get your Union _lack outfit.

Tlierc`§ one :especially provided for you, one for cvery home, evrry patriot, cvt-ry loyal Si.n and Dztughier of Canada. No better wziy exists to slimv your loyalty to (.`uu:\<l:1's 5-ons,on

tht firing line than by hoisting your limpircfs emblem on yotlr home on the Natal l);i_\' of your Sovereign, f ' I _ _

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__ who, according to recent cable dispatches, expressed his desire

that *hc usual expenditure of money for banquets and other forms of celebration be omitted this year and that he would ap- preciate it if' his loyal .fzubjects Wild ""fl"l' AY "ROM THEIR

time ago removed to the Magdalen ls-' mier 30111811 Stated that $200,000,006 ’ ". I hmds' ishome oh a visit of orders had been placed with Can- l ’

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Miss Ella, McKenzie, Mill View, developed in a remarkably clever ` M

nent the week end in this city. manner. and the plwtosrunhy through- G ‘ l

out was ma lflcent. “A Ni u " r _ ` ' " '” "‘

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Mr. A. C. Saunders, Mayor of Sum- familiar cowboy adventures. It' was - , .5i}.'3i3.';'f'~. ° i . BY THE '

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Mrs. G. Carver. Pownal, was among factuflllg Plants engaged In Illakllls ' ~ __ ' _ ' ' ' ' “"“ “"‘““""“""' "“‘ "““’ "’ _ _

the outward passengers on the Mur- shells' 5“’} carriages- 9*”-~ We at Pre' my Harbour train yeBtei.day_ sent running pretty well to capacity

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HOUSE FRONTFI 'l‘HI~.`~ Ei\.il’lllE"S FLAG L.; c\'i:l;;i\cc of their patriotism on his birthday.

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'l`l'~c complete $4 Outfit (now distributed nt $l.48l` .-rnfiistn oi' the flag-i'u2l size and

fast colors; a rope hnlliarxl for sumo, a six-foot, jointed flag-stuff \“itli ornu_u\i-mzii hull coil. n metal staff-holder (wliicli may he pc-rmuliciltly sci'c'.\'oil to i_- ..inilo\.v-sill. _zilluwmg the -.s polc to bc iiistantly Inserted or rcniovcil :il will), All <~iu:lo_<i-ii in it box. iii wliicli il~c isuin-

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plete outfit may hc pcrmiincutly kept in compact splice wlicii not iii iw: (size box, 25 invites siuurc is 3 ftot i lu) 'i`lit iricc of $1 10 is for tht fiill-‘siztil fluff alone, as sonic -'>'

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Mrs. G. A. B. MacDonald left yes- an ca;-ly dmc' _ --_-f» - -f.1r.’_ ‘ ‘_'~\"';“!"' -1-1'-"-_"-`~»~°'1 .'

terdny morning for Penticton, B. C. Amingemeuts are 97-50 Well Undef

She will visit her sister, Mrs. Henry way mr me refining Wide" _G°Vem' 0 A I D

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Entitle the reader of this paper presenting some 'Q hu

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the ii is and re. oduiunniu for ,..._-ingn in ro min- nun.. for isa in _ the Complete Outfit as

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gglio 5q_ Additional postage in flrt zone (ur 7c. any LJoin:.\dlun_polni). 'erwcen "

_i, y _ 'Q,__ .i__. _ . _B may not need the-polc and outfit. '

_ oi’ tl k . Iti tl ' th _ h. at ` t`~ li ri* Q23: ‘lcaplg gfillon tip or stamped iwlors, or small (Lips.

i.ghrséi.3i[c;'iag§au éiqd ihsir itwo ihnt thatletilg i\l)gvoeIl1i; Ste; flCroll1e;a?1t;1t?1(l§ Bt-6.151? iiiuiililiil `si;~¢-ii (5 lx 5 lt), big ciioiigli to cover ;i(iunn uuiiiplctcly: l!.c nighi on ; visit" ar 0 0 own as Sault Ste. Marie, will also commence ’ ~..- colors are dyed in, fast, uiifuiling; rift hunting is wcailior-iougli :ind ivinil-it-sic<l_

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ehhihsy at Chiga,.y_ eh i.ouie_ ment ausplcizs and possibly with Gov- P T R I 0 T C A N A A _ _

____ lcliiiiiréisent iisssnsihiiiiaenof chipper and zinc COUPQN

i-us Loi-dsni nisno McDonald, van- 11 1" 1 "1" is and ff" the . , . . _ ouver, B. 0.? left to? home yesterday m“““f“°t‘1\”@ ‘lf brass in U19 D0ml"l<>"- - V (A°°°mp°"““i-'fl--iii{i§'lll1"Sf»§i'l.'i-‘dig`ti]i.'ii~1iif.liiilif°""`°m°"” M

'-; morning, after a short visit to His At l"`e5?“t the C0999” f_"°‘“ the Brmah Will, When Presented at the Office of the

ordshlp the Bishop of Charlottetown. Columbm mmesf is fihlllped “F055 1° _ _ , »

_ the _United States Ln the face of a C,]1t'l[)lZt€t0Wfl Glllfdiaij

Mn hm] Mi.B_ E_ i-iussei Heh' Ui- freigiit rate of $10 per ton and ol' 8. oncton, are visiting Mr. Bell's par- heavy duty- It is feflnedfhefe and

nts in this city. They return on xllzlgxi P’_‘;i’n?pgg{g&@§nl€§aE':3;l:;`§ggi*Cliffs - ' ._ or her choice of

hursdal' computed that at Trail, B. C., a refin- _ _ Tim Fullsize Flag’ Alone; qt .

Th C l li $4 Fl d 0 t' il

is made possible by the leading Canadian newl- paperl noting in :on-

_ junction fn provide n

Hag for every home.

These splendid outfits __ can be secured in no `- other manner.

we strongly rofommend

being the most meful and

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with the shells screaming over in all directions. lt is really wonderful what narrow escapes we have. This after- n-oon there were at least u dozen lyd- dite shells struck within u few yards from our dug out, giving un u clay bath on each occasion, ` and u little piece of one of them grazed the sleeve of my tunic. But with ull the shells we have had so near, _ there has not been a man hurt. `

tion' of our march into 'the trenches a few nights ago. To begin with wc wore turned out of our blllets about 4 a. m. ami nfter a long days march-_ ing etc. we arrived at our dressing station Just before dark. After two hours rest and a meal we started for the trenches. which by the way were held by _the French. The part of the line alloted to us was exceptionally

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ing to go almost parallel with the trenches, which meant advancingun- der fire for about a mile and a half over fields, simply dotted with shell hole; and old trenches some of which were blown to pieces with artillery Eery hole and ditch was absolutely full of water and to make matters

worse it began to rain hard and got sgdark that you could scarcely see the_ilgure two paces in front of you.

'which weighs ah-out seventy pounds, ` we had to puck our machine gunsnnil l mounts und nil kinds of ammunition. Well, we got in single file and spread out about. two paces apart (for the] bullets were already whizzing over* our heads) and turned oil’ the hard road into the unknown fields, with a French guide who knew only a few words of English to lead us. Our troubles then started in right shape. We were loaded so heavily that it made us quite awkward, and every time one of us stepped into a hole. which _ was always full of water and owing- * to the extreme darkness it was lm- lpossible to escape, we simply fell ` with our load headlong into thc illthy mire. "

We were beginning to wish we were ‘

at our destination, especially when the guide, after taking us around in cir- cles, over ditches, through barbed wire entanglements, over old lying down trees, along muddy communication trenches, and through- ruined houses in which corpses have been lying un- buried for months, announced very suddenly that he had lost his way. lt was well we could not .talk French or l am afraid -we. would -have said naughty things to our beloved guide.

All the-way along at intervals of five

minutes, star shells would go up mak- ing the surrounding country as bright

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bullets and every man would drop his puck and flop on his face on it dead -cow or anything that happened to be in front of him, with the regular-_’ ity of an automatic machine, then get'

up and start oil’ in the same manner,’ n when the light went out. Although it il

clse, to fall head first into a hole of e

ing manoeuvring we finally arrived at our trench and relieved the French sun section, who seemed very pleased to get away.

We mounted thc guns immediately nd took turns standing by them until ayllght, when we had it better chance

18 IDOFQ 0! H tragedy illflu anything! to rest. When ilay dawned. it present-

d a gruesome sight. Hundreds of

water about three feet deep, with' seventy poundy on your back and youri arms full of ammunition, it is quitc_ impossible to keep from laughing at the victim when you get him pulled' out, which ls no easy job. l

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decided to leave us behind an oldl ditch (where we were at least safe‘ from the bullets) and go to look for our particular trench. After what` seemed hours to us, the guide camel back and informed us that he had really discovered our trench. Then we started again over what proved to

be theworst part o fthe whole road. We _stumbled over everything and. tl

equipment to obstruct our way. Judg-

Gefmlllls Were lying between our lines with all their equipment on just as they fell in a charge made. quite a while ago. The French dead are buri- ed right in the trenches ln shallow graves with little white crosses at heir heads. Necessity is ccrtuinly the mother of

invention. One of ourchaps made a banjo out of a tin biscuit box, and he can play it fine. so we have a pretty good time when not shooting at the enemy. When the shells start coming close, we always get the banjo and have a slug-song.

I am really enjoying this trip in ie trenches immensely. The weather

there _wap everything from a_ "Jack 1,, heantlfnl and me grgncneg are di-y. Johnson" hole to a dead German's ing up nm,

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step on a dead body any minute, but I found out later that the numerous bodies, which__have not been buried, are between our lines ani the Ger-

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