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THE UKOOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1018. 6 Highlander Brings in Two German Prisoners; Makes Them Carry Their Machine Guns, Too 5 BY ARTHUR GUY EMPEY mam iLii-LLjjBPT r-B i This Remarkable Record of Personal Experiences in the Trenches Is Appearing Exclusively in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Daily Installments for Thirty Days CIIAPTlCIt XII Continued. rifles and bayonets (why you need rifles and bayonets to take a bath gets me), a full quota of ammunition, and our tin hats.

Each man had a piece of soap and a towel. After an eight-kilo march along a dusty road, with an occasional shell whistling overhead, we arrived at a little squat frame building upon the bank of a creek. Nailed over the door of this building was a large sign which read "Divisional Baths." In a wooden shed in the rear, we could hear a wheezy old engine pumping water. We lined up in front of the baths, soaked wtth perspiration, and piled our rifles into stacks. A sergeant of the R.

A. M. C. with a yellow band around his left arm on which was (Sanitary Police) in black letters, took charge, ordering us to take off our equipment, unroll our puttees, and unlace boots. Then, starting from the right of tho line, he divided us into squads of fifteen.

I happened to be in the first squad. We entered a small room where we were given five minutes to undress, then filed into the bath room. In here there were fifteen tubs (barrels sawed in two) half full 0f water. Each tub contained a piece of laundry, soap. The sergeant informed us that we had just twelve minutes in which to take our baths.

Soaping ourselves all over, we took turns in rubbing for transportation and rations to rer turn to our units up the line. Arriving at our section, the boys once again tendered us lie glad mitt, but looked askance at us out of the corners of their eyes. They could not conceive, as they expressed it, how a man could be such a blinking Idiot to join the Suicide Club. I was beginning to feel sorry that I had become a member of said club, and my life to me appeared doubly precious. -Now that I was a sure enough bomber.

I was praying for peace and hoping that my services as such would not be required. avail themselves of an opportunity to take a swim and at the same time thoroughly wash themselves and their underwear when on their own. We were having a spelt of hot weather, and these baths to us were a luxury. The Tommies would splash around in the water and then come out and sit in the sun and have what they termed a "shirt hum." At first we tried to drown the "cooties," but they also seemed to enjoy the hath. One Sunday morning, the whole was in (hi creek and we were having a gay time, when the sergeant-major appeared on the scene.

He came to I lie edge of the creek and ordered: "Come out of it. Get your equipment on, 'Drill and fall in for bath parade. Look lively, my hearties. Vou have got only fifteen minutes." A howl of indignation from the creek greeted this order, but out we came. Discipline Is discipline.

We lined up in front of our billet with fc St fJ' CHAPTER XIII FI11ST OFFICIAL BATH RIGHT behind our rest billet was a large creek about ten feet deep and twenty feet across, and it was a habit of the company to eaen otner a oacKs, then by means of a garden hose, washed the soap oft. The water was ice cold, but felt "TOMMY'S DICTIONARY OF THE TRENCHES" fine. Pretty soon a hell rang and the water was turned off. Some of the slower ones were covered with soap, but this made no difference to the sergeant, who chased us into another room, where we lined up in front of a little window, resembling the box office in a theater, and received clean underwear and towels. From here we went into tho room where we had first undressed.

Ten minutes was allowed in which to get into our "clabber." My pair of drawers came up to my i chin and the shirt barely reached my diaphragm, but they were clean no strangers on them, and so I was satis i I). A. C. Divisional Ammunition Column. A collection of men, horses and Umbers, which supplies ammunition for the line nnil keeps Tommy jtwako.

while in billets, with their infernal noise. They are illte owls always working at night. It. 0. M.

Conduct Medal. A piece of bron.e wljirh a soldier gets for being foolish. U. ('. I'.

Divisional Concert Party. An aggregation of woulil-be actors who inflict This Highlander Is a dynamo of action. During a recent British advance on the western front, he showed his calibre. He is shown in the British ollieial photo bringing in a pair of German prisoners and lie made them carry their machine guns in with them, so their capture was of more consequence. But this did not end the day with this Highlander, It only started him.

He was right back in the thick of the fight in a few minutes, but how many more Germans he accounted for is unknown. The regiment of Highlanders fighting in this sectior did a great bit of fighting, bringing in ninny prisoners and capturing many guns of different types. 1IO.MK1XG. You du not throw a bomb tbc way a baseball is thrown, because, when a narrow trench, your hand is liable to strike against the parados, traverse, or parapet, and then down Koes the bomb, and, in a couple of seconds or up sues Tommy. In throwing, the bomb and lever me in the right hand, the left foot is advanced, knee stiff, about once and a half its length to the front, while the right leg, knee bent, is carried slightly to the right.

The left arm is extended at an angle of 45 degrees, pointing in the direction the bumli is to be thrown. This position is similar to that of shot-putting, only 1hat the right arm is extended downward. Then you hurl the bomb from you with an overhand bowling motion, lie same as in cricket, throwing it fairly high in the air, this in order to give the fuse a chance to Imrn clown so that when the bomb lands, it immediately explodes and gives the Germans no time to scamper out of its range or to return it. As the bomb leaves your hand, the lever, by means of a spring, is projected into the lair and falls harmlessly to the ground a few feet in front of the bomber. When the lever flies off, it releases a slrong spring, which forces the tiring pin into a percussion cap.

This igmites the fuse, which burns clown and sets off the detonator, charged with fulminate of mercury, which explodes the main charge of ammonal. The average British soldier is not an expert at throwing; it is a new game to him, therefore the Canadians and Americans, who have played baseball from kindergarten up. take naturally to bomb throwing and excel in this act. A six-foot English bomber will stand in awed silence when he sees a little flve-foot-nothing Canadian out-distance his throw by several yards. I have read a few-war stories of bombing, where baseball pitchers curved their bombs when throwing them, but a pitcher who can do this would make "Christy" Jlathewson look like a piker, and is losing valuable time playing in the European War Bush League, when he would be able to set the "Big League" on fire.

We had had a cushy time while at this school. In fact, to us it was a regular vacation, and we were very sorry when one morning the adjutant ordered us to report at headquarters Tommy at half a franc THE NEW MANAGEMENT. their talents en per head. Defaulter. Not an a Tommy who absconding cashier, but has been sentenced to Draft.

A contingent of new men sent as relnfon emeots for the trenches. Tommy takes special delight In scaring these men with tales of his own experiences which he never bad, Draftman. A member of a draft who listens to and believes Tommy's weird tales of trench warfare. Dressing station. A medical post wiiere Tommy gels his wounds attended to, if he is lucky enough to get wounded, lie is "lucky," because a wound means Blighty.

"Drill Order." Rifle, belt, bayonet and respirator. Dry Canteen. An army store where Tommy may buy cigarettes, chocolate and tinned fruit, that is, if ite has any money. D. S.

O. Distinguished Service Order. Another piece of metal Issued to officers for being brave. Tommy says it is mostly won in dugouts and calls it a "Dugout Service Order." Dubbin. A grease for boots.

Dtni. A German shell or bomb which has not exploded on account of a defective fuse. Tommy is a great souvenir collector, so he gathers these "duds." Sometimes when he tries to unscrew the nose-cap it sticks. Then in his hurry to confiscate it before an officer appears ho doesn't hammer it just right and tho printer of the casualty list has to use a little more type. Dugout.

A deep hole In the trenches dug by the Royal Engineer Corps; supposed to be shell proof. It is, until a shell lilts ft. ltat and Tommy find it an excellent habitation in -which to contract rheumatism. Dump. An uncovered spot where trench tools and supplies are placed.

It Is uncovered so that these will become rusty Rnd worthless from the elements. This so that the contractors at home won't etarve. "Du Fan." Tommy's French for bread. Dear Uncle Sam: I see that you are runnin' railroads now. It is the finest thing that's happened in this war, I vow.

And now that you have taken charge, some things I'd like to say About improvements in the way the roads are run today. I've bought a ton of wormy figs from butchers, that I know; I know when you have taken hold, you will not sell them so. The brakemen holler out the names. I never get 'em, quite. Please teach those birds how to pronounce the names of stations right.

The feller who takes off his shoes and goes to sleep antksnoues, And sticks his feet out in the aisle, send him to foreign shores. Please make the porters brush our clothes and not just wave the broom. And have some water that is hot out in that old washroom. Just fix these little things for us. We know you have the spunk.

Then we will send a thousand more ideas for you, dear Unk. fied. At the expiration of the time allotted we were turned out and finished our dressing on the grass. When all of the company had bathed it was a case of march back to billets. That march was tho most tinsongenial one imagined, just cussing and blinding all the way.

We were covered with white dust and felt greasy from sweat. The woolen underwear issued was itdhing like the mischief. After eating our dinner of stew, which had been kept; for us It was now four o'clock wsj went into tho creek and had anothej bath. If "Holy Joe" couldihave heard our remarks about the visional Baths and army red tape, jhe would have fainted at our wlckedpess. But Tommy is only human aftir till.

I just mentioned "4oly Joe" or the chaplain in an irrevetjent sort of way but no offense was fieant, as there were some very brave men among 6,000 MEN NEEDED FOR FOREST SERVICE to The Eagle.) Washington, D. January 29 Mix thousand additional men are wanted at once to bring the Twentieth Engineers (Forest) Regiment up to full strength, according to officials of the Forest Service, who have been requested by the War Department to aid in securing the necessary recruits. This is the second forest regiment formed by the War Department and will be the biggest regiment in the world. The first forest regiment has been In France for several months, busy in cutting and getting out of the French forests timber, lumber and other material for our Army. Some battalions of the Twentieth have also gone across, and others will follow as their equipmentr and preliminary training are completed.

Men who enter this unit are, therefore, assured, tho officials say, of early service Men can Join the regiment by enlistment if not of draft age. Registrants under the selective draft law who have not been notified to hold themselves in readiness to report for duty at a camp can be "Inducted" into extra pack drill for breathing while en parade or doing some other little thing lke that. "Ilekko." To look; a look at something. Detonator. A contrivance in a bomb containing fulminate of mercury, which, ignited by a fuse, explodes the charge.

"Per I'fl's." "Deux ocufs." Tommy's French for "two eges," "DinJ." Another term of Tommy's for his" map, or face. "Digging: In." Digging trenches and dugouts In a captured posiiion. Digging I'tirty. A detail of men told off to dig trenches, graves or dugouts. Tommy Is not particular as to what he.

has to dig; it's the actual digging ho objects to. "Dinner up." Pinner l.s ready. Divisional Hand. Another devilish aggregation which wastes most of its time in practicing and polishing its Instruments. Dixie.

An Iron pot with two handles on it in which Tommy's meals are cooked. Its real efficiency lies in the fact that when carrying it your puttees absorb all the black grease on its "Doing Them In." Killing them. Cutting up a body of German troops. Donkey, An army mule. An animal for which Tommy has the greatest respect.

He never pets or In any way becomes familiar with said mule. tho regiment if they can show that they are qualified for it. Applicants for enlistment or induction may apply by letter to the Forester, Washington, D. C. ard and Mrs.

Howard Sayre, in memory of Cornelius Blauvelt Demeresl, Annio Young Demerest and Mar-geretta S. Demerest, their parents and sister. The deceased were very active in- the affairs of the church, having been members for about twenty years. The window, of elaborate design, depicts "The Calling of St. Matthew," the patron saint of the parish.

The rector, the Rev. Dr. Frederick W. Nor ris, conducted the services. them.

DEDICATE CHURCH WINDOW A window was presented to the Church of St. Matthew, McDonougb street and Tompkins avenue, Sunday morning by Mrs. Mortimer Leon To Be Continued JANUARY, 1918, GRADUATING CLASS GF THE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL J- i i Girls in the January, 1918, class of Girls High Schools in the general course. Reading from the upper to the lower picture they are, left to right: Bottom row Mildred Brezansgy, "Sophie i iii. i.

iTji -ni i ht i m-esiow, niinnie nianK, rsiner spmoerg, bauie ielson, Mamie l-'omeranoa, uttillie Newman, Marion Holten, Ivla rion Heinel, Mildred Rubinstein, Svlvia Sheffers, Dina Rabinowitz, Rose Weiss Frances Vaener. Lucille Robinson. Esther Enstein. Deborah Knnlsm Sarah Pihnnn Kcse Goroshet, Tillie SwirnofF, senator; Lillian Reinhartz, secretary of the class: Minerva TWr.ll president of the class; Florence C. Hoch, senator and "head girl" of Arista; Florence Burger, presi tieiu oi ftoii-vjovernment urbanization; lorence (Jowles, Mane Madden, associate editor of "Blue Kauf, Anna Rabino, Marie Lorentz, Ethel Tung, Grace Clyde, Adelaide Fanning, Helen Garscher, Edith Hiscox, Rose McCullough, Margaret Leonie Fields, Helen Livillara, Anna Liell, Pauline Roth, Jean McClusky, Anna Harrison, Dr.

William L. Felter, principal. Third row Florence Knudsen, Rose Harnett, Marie Albers, Ella Sazor, Mamie P'ein, business manager of "Blue and Melita Ernst, Katherine Gross, Flora Shore, Norma Rockerfellow, Rose Tillingcr, Marguerite Morganthaler, Irene McAveney, Dorothy Willmann, Constance Cedarholm, Myryam McDon-old, Isabelle Jeffe, Dorothy Poole, Lillian Roehrig, Gladys Sherrer, Madeline Kuntz, Jeannette Siel-berman, Marian Renik, Marion Allen, Gertrude De Karrar, Sadie Menchner, Sophie Spillberg, Winifred Johnston, Ethel Green, Mary Hoynes, Bertha GabriWitz, Esther Lesser, Sadie Albert, Helena Lewinsohn. Fourth row Imeldah Ludder, Rose Marion Kennedy, Esther Edlund, ih Jeannette Schneider, Gertrude Doutney, Valda Mason, art editor of "Blue and Gold" Mildred Lee- trecker, Helen F. Grimes, Agnes O'Leary, Edna Martin, Edith' Lockman, Rose Maltz, Celia Goutney, Barbara DH Emma Harwood, Florence Markendorf, Laura Newurth, Edith Friedman, Anna Lapiders, Edna Vollmer, Grace Ringen, Lucille Simpson, Rose Malowitz, Martha Melsir, Josephine Zaph, EdnaGoltz.

and Rose Caholan, circulation manager of "Blue and Ruth Lew, Rosa Tavlor Gene vieve news, uman Krestman, JMizaoetn bneneDerg, Jean Kaplan, Alma isomers, Esther Pilloff Sadie Adler, Sylvia Hoskowitz. Second row Reta Witherbee, class faculty adviser; Stephanie Fuchs, Marion Brennan. Dora Dehle, Elizabeth Worman, Anna Le Viness, Margaret McGuire Jane Legg, Edith Fleisher, Mildred Young, Bertha Ellentuch, Evelyn Cohen. Frances Stiph. RnUnri Horowitz, Veronica Briody, Elizabeth Robin.

Celia Cohen. Irma Kendall. Adelaide TCvWW Ash, Mary Oppido, Louise Riley, vice president of class; Adelaide Ringen, Ethel Prakin, Ella.