1


Tir With the Engineers. - ^ N I N G - ♦ ♦ ♦ -------


Inibs, wbi.'llici’ rcceiitJv luiy ri'cjuiiv ii littlo pi-b.


In s lllilV 111' ll(,|,„ ijy ■1^'s ill (,i, III,.


1 ^ ^1‘i’uniiu- siijiiii mills or


j l u ' l l l . |io\v]i Imiiyls niul ot|,e,.


Il l troi's ill' till! comuioii lilt'll or I'ul. buc-k to iijiv I b'iiviuji' iiiiylhing' oj' Ill' (li'si'i'i'iitioii lill III',


jl'iisitivoly loo lill,, li.s, sill'll iis hyiuiliiUis,


Imil othi'i's, iinil ns lol« |i ' iri'iiiii'iiljy lo bi' liiiil liwiirils till' ouil „l' ikp lib' ili'li'i' lilt' ]ilimi'itiM-


jibs ill!', bowi'vi'r, verv jt'niiijj; -u]i ocUl oi' tvii.su, jiirib'ji iirojit'j' or olsi.'- jiiiu'i', 11 fo«- liumlrwls j's pliiiilod ill lh.o gross |iiii orobiinl. or ni'iir i, product' ii fliiiiiiiiiin Illy iiii'ii'iisi' ill Uiiio.


1 iiiirrissus or diilYodils, Ji's. mid I'vpii f.roiMisc.s, ■liibb' tor lliis purpo.so. l lbi ' kind oiig'bl io bi* li'iiil of till, yi'iir id Hip


■vi'i'grpt'us for Clirist-


Ifiire should bo liikoii |ipiM'urmu'(' of iiiiy fiiii; ill rojisjiituous po.si-


Jiivoid uiiiking- iiiiy uii- Bu' sbrubbory. oir. 1 Ill'll' is usii i il ly jilentT l iny bo roiuovi'd will, | i olborwiso, ttspocinlly


il tlio '■ibrubborii'S.


jltiiigs of I'ost's, Lardy liuito, lirm in the soil If frost, followt'd by n Itislurbs tlu'iii.


jAinJlLN.


Inccs tliore iiro srtifl n I'l's to bo liiid, though lis tho plnnts tvorc cut jiy tbo rooorit froahs. I'ouiiiig- ill fri'oly now, onulitlowors ciiii bo lii.'li di'iiiniid for theao.


I'wor ]ilniits i'Kim tho dhich hnvo sinoo boon stii'llorod bordors, or,


111' or iiioro clod or uii- jit roooivo cnri'ful nt- |h chniigi'iiblo. wontlicr 'iii'od bitoly. ■


I nil' could sc.nrct'lT


I. but on tho niipronch llio lights should bo Jtlii' upon bo protected Inn'iiiigoiiiciil of bent libl snckiriu'.


llniknoss, longer tluiii ■


1 ry.


to keep the. plants 1


loriituro of the mush- l l nt fib dogrcc.s to 60 J ns possible, or novor iioos. null give n. little liniilly on mild diiy.s. Ihrooir.s rogulnrly; see I not bocoine dry, and li's ns siniC' iillows mill Ibo obliiiiioil.


I'.S.


|iiiist bo kopt nioviug wiinn, moist ntinos-


I'oos to 70 dcg'i'oos nt s kopi g-rowing' on will bo tough, end


r,yXClvC01U‘01{AL ON HIS WORK. I'l. ARNOLD


SOllH TIIRILLLN'G ELHSODES. Qim of Iho most interesting iiilor-


vioivs it bus been our privilege to enjoy W


H S on 'l.’utwdiiy nfternooii, with Liuicl'-


Coriioiiil J-'Iniest Arnold, of Ijow Moor, will) siiico tho enrly days of Iho war has lieoii oil iietivL—very nctivo—^service with the Royal Eiigiiioors. Laiice-


('ernornl .■Lruold, it will bo roiiiontbored, ^


W HS lor some yenvs in the __ -........ i 1. . T’lIf 1......


Ikuoiigli. Surveyor’s Ullice, and ho joiiu'd the. I'liigiiioers some comsidorahlo lime heforo tho outhrenk of tho war, undergoing a pretty oxhauslivo train­ ing in tho spoidiil work of tho important Corjis ho .joined. I t might ho nien- liuiii'il I hut promotion in tho Engineers is the slowest of tho slow, and it is on .lu'or merit that one is lifted ubovo one’s follows. To be made a “ iioiii. ooiu.’' is in itself a tribute and to ocoupy .so important a post—on lioad- iliiiirtors sliilf—which Luneo.-Corporul .'tniold now bus i.s furtlior losliiuony of l>rofioioni'.y. It was oil Oclobi'v (jilt Unit tlic Corps


to whicl' thn Low Moor man was at- Uicliod snih'd for tlio l igl i l ing zone, and thoV arrived tlio sumo day at Zoebrugge, in Dolg'iuin. 'J’boy did not remain in Iho faiuou.s soaiiort town very long, mid ioro.od ninrehing found them in (jstoiul on October 9tl i. Tl icy .slept in tlio open on tho dock.s that night , hut a rude awnkoning omiio nt inid- i iight and tlioy ('iitrained for Ghoiit. In the onurso of a iiinrc.h tlic day fo l l iwi i ig they en­ countered ihoir first hi t ot hght ing. They did not go into tho actual f iglitiiig l.iuo fhomsolvi.'s, but propared bridge.s to be blown up, on the inevitable relreat. -^.n important task tell to ton of Ibo Engiiieer.s— including 17aiice-C’oi'i>oral Arnold— n fow iiiilos from Gbout’, a hu g e hridgo, having io he destroyed ii.ftor our troops had jiassod over, hard prisssod by tho liuii.s.


'I'l'ii tliousaiid Bi’l lish eavali'y mid host.s of iufaulry


[lassi'd aoro.ss the bridge, jiiirsued by V'ou Klu ek’s anii.y— famous and uoiori-


oiis from their deeds of valour, mid their greater deeds of .shame. L


British woi'o hght ing again.st big odds, fully 10 lo 1, under ( jeueral Cappor.


,Tix of tlie Engi i ieors reiiialin'd to de­ stroy the bridge, mid I’orluiiatoly (ho 0]Mu’atiou ivas complotely snocessful , and till' ( lermans wore dolayed several lioiiv.s— in valuable in t l iat hmd-pressi'd letroat. I t iieod hardl.v he pointed out that hridgo destroying is iinporlai it mid dangerou.s work; ill fact, t l ic 'ivliolo occui>atioii of t.he I'lnginoers is of that ilescriiitioii. Of the ton who prepared file hridgo for desliaiclioii only Lmici'- Corporal Arnold remains unseathed. Following ill tho wnke of tlio troo]is.


tho f'lng'iiiecrs roaclied Hruggowioh mid ’’got down” for' a fetv hours iiiuoh' iieoili'il rest, oiil.v to he awakened^by a spattoriug of bullets.


’Jlle.v louud


these onnie from a (jeriiiaii aorophiiie, whick was duly hrouglit down and the pilot and his ohservor iiiado pri.sonei's. Ocl. 24th found Lmii'c-Corpornl Aruold ami his eomriidcs still marching, mol Yprc.s was reached, another couple ol aori)|ihinos being' captured on the wiy. I'liey took part in an attack on the German positions at Mciiin, hut liad to resume t heir own trenches, mid awaiti'd :i counior attack which never came. Oct. 17th saw commciici'd a heavy arlilli'i'y duel and after seven da>s .'icvcr.' lighting,, the troops were re- liovcil. In Ills iioti'hoiik Lance-Corporal Arnold wrote on that date; ‘‘Jsveiy-


thing promising- io us.” The Royal Kiigiueer.s comiiiaudiiig


IROLIFIC )DUCTI0N


le table on |b. bag of


TT^S 'lEATo''SONE


118/- per cwt. I Dealers.


Sand hook on Poultry I packing and postage


In receipt of three penny rA


f 'ENT LIMITED, to


Iraon'* Tf icubato ft a n d 1 Moth tr a.


ctreet. London, E.C.


ollicer. Captain McEiiery, was killed on Get, 27tli. The following day Hie Tingineei's went out to dig cover treiiclies mill our infantry drove back tlie Gcr- man.s, after a. very tioi'cc fight. In this struggle, the section oj ^ .‘2'S I'-u- gineers was depleted by one olHcer mid two men, altliougk they I'licouiiterod a veritable hail of hullets, lo say iiothing of heavy shraimi'l iire. On Ucl. 21iHi Hie British retiri'd .slightly, and on them taking ui> new position.s Hie I'.ngiiiei'rs had to erect a parapet, .mid wire en­ tanglements in front of the, ireiiclms, working at night. 'I'liis was during 1 he historic hattlo • of Fhinders, around IToogo, and Zoiicheck. Leaving llonge after a brief rest, the J'jngineer.s got a shower of shells, and lo.st 10 lior.ses mid mil', man. 'I’he.v continued to mmcli and renched ibiilleiil just over the Ixirilcr— their first visit to Fraiici'. Jleie they enjoyed welcome rest Jii'GI I t lii, jeturiiiiig to work in time lor tlic King’s visit tu inspect the Divi.icii—


1 he 7th. f t w;m about this time that maiice-


C'oi'iioral Arnold liad the important :iiid i.'xlremelv dangerous job ot covering ;i- •spring, from which the troops jiro- cured water. Wellhouse was the name of Hill ])hice, and we liad lost a Imge luimher ot men there to siiiiiers.


1 he P A D .


IliS.- -.‘V uuiubcc of |ir ,sevi;iiil wook.'j beiiij shirl,s, punts, and


Kngineers, eng;iged the wliole time in an exposed position, .succeeded m Iirotectiug' th.e mou from the uhiijuitau.s sniper. At noon on Decemlier ISfli ci' order came for preparations io he made for an attack at four o’clock. Froiiilit- l.y at Hint tiiiie, the bonihardinciit


lin g for wounded |io.s]iitnl.s, met in Sf-_. Saturday. Mrs-


fnll, and Jllr.s. Kem]> txcolli'iit tea was ser- 'J’he iufternoon wa«


up the goods, fstinatious. A.-I arid


oiK'iied and after an Iiour’.s sheBing' ot tile r iu n ’s trenches, the infantry got tlie order lo mount the p.nrapet, did and made a. slow advance towards Hie Gorman trenches. Lancc-CVirixival Arnold’s compaii.y, by some mistake.


’he


got ill front of the infantry—the 2nd Royal AViirwicks—and advanced until


. they reachi'd a natural ditch, and oc- ' cupied it, witliin ten yards of 1 lie eiicniy treuch.O'S, iiwaiting orders.


fifachiue


gnus opened fire on tlie AVTirwicks mid they had to retire, leaving the En­ gineers in tho ditch. I t took Hicm three fioui's to crawl painfully hack over 200 yards of ground, amt :i.ll the time the Germans wore iiouring bulets into their midst. How one escaped was nothing- .sliort of miracnlons.


I t was


not nntil Christmas Day that the dead could be buried. An armistice wa.s arrangod and each side came out of tlio treiiclies and interred tbc fallen. Tbo Ih'ilisli Iteld an impre.s.sivo service,


(flilberoe 1 Lance-Corporal Arnold said tbero wa.s


little friemlsliip sliowii on their part of Hie line, and that he saw several of our men wlio went over (o tho German treiiclies taken prisoners. F’or two months after thi.s date, Lance-Coi'poi'al .'Vniold was on tbo re­


serve line, .snperiiitciidiiig the hiiildiiig of redoubts by thieo huiidred Fi'oncli refugei's. An iiiti-icato maze of re­ serve ti'ciiclies were also coiisti-iicted. Hie I ’l'ench working hard. On !Mai'c!i 21ird ho was Ivausferrud lo


the 176rd Mining Company, Royal Engiiieers, and wa.s eng;iged in tho supervision and Hie survey of niinc.s. He wa.s intimately acijuainted with the


mining of Nouvo Chapelle and at La Ba.ssee, and had some tlirilliiig tiuie.s. This work is of the most exacting :iud secret nature, and it would lie iii- judiciou.s—to say the least—lo give de­


tails. Suflioo it to .say that our mines have been .a great .succes.s and the .skill


;iml care of the Jbigincers has been re- .sijoii.sible for the detection of many counter-milling opcriilions, which have, hei'ii frusti-ated. One incident of Hio success of Hio work may bo g-ivoii. At Neuve, Chiipelle oil Mareli 27tli, a. party were making a counter miuo at the dis­ tillery wbcii tliey struck a Gcrnian gnlli'i'.v, the Hulls workiiig Hiei'e at the time. Our men stuck and by very caroful work laid a cliarge of ir tlioiisaiid pounds of guncotton, and blow Hie whole position into the air, Hius delay­ ing operation for several days.


'Ibere


was :i cniler of -IB feet by 80 feet. Ciidcrgi'uuiid work i.s admittedly more


ihuigi'i'ous Hum trench duty. Now Lance-Corporal Ai-nuhl has a


slalf position. He goes into the ii'i'iichcs occasionally for the pui'iiose of survey­ ing positions for milling' operations. 'I’ho survey is Ciirried out by periscope. Ho relates that wlion Hie snow was on the ground about the end ot •laiiuary he and others for three nighls put up barbed wire in front of Hie treiicbos at ’i ’ocpiet dressed in white gowns of linen so lliiit they could not he observed against (he .snow liackgrouud. Despite their exposed position they were not once spotii-il.


'i'his work is amongst


the mo.st dangoruus, and many men liavo been lost during such operatioiis. ’I’he .I'big'ineer.s-have now traiued Hie iu- fajiiry to do this mid similar work, re- lieviiig them for more iiiti-icale work. Laiii'c-Corporal Ariiold coiisidi'i-.s It im- pos.siblo for Hie enemy to break Hiiougli our lines, declaring on Hie evidence o f artillery men. Hint llic big guics alone c.ould liold Hie enemy hack. He has no doubt ns to our superiority in :irms and ammuiiitiim now, mid lo gencrnl elllcienc.y. 'Ihe food is excellent, and the moi-alc of Hie troop.s fine, and big things are expected when xvcalher per- mit.s. He lii-onght home with him the cap of a Gi'i'inan shell, wliii'h hurst iii'iir him.


T H E T I M E S , F R I D A Y , D E C E M B E R 1 7, 191.5 WITH THE


G.G. S.’


HARD WORK IN FRANCJ':. M.rs. Kimberley, of York-stioet, has


received a caiiital letter from her son, I’rivate E.


i’atefield, of tho 4th


Greniidier Guards. Writing on Decem­ ber I2th ho sa ys :— ‘AVe are at present doing forty-eight


hours ill tho trenches aud forty-eight out, mid conditions are awful: nobody ill England can plcliii'o Hie state of tilings. At tho bog'iiiiiiiig we went in the ti'enclios for a. few days, and though it made mo feel a hit shaky for a time, I got used to it. AVe had alxmt two miles lo go up the trench, mid diii-iiig the first spell we were .shelled for Ihrec lionrs. I t was nothing short of lioll. I was not half thankful wiioii wo got re­ lieved. Till! first lad I .saw was ‘B il ly ’ Callow, from the Buck Inn.


\Ye


wore out of the trenchi.'.s four days, hut it wa.s just r„s hard work out as in. On our next visit things were guiet. The troops wlio relieved us look a Gernum trench, hut had not the meii to hold it and had to rct-in-. .Su1)se<iuouHy we roneived orders to take a- trench, mid ifter mareliing us about a niili,', we had


to wait five hours. AAto wore told we ould re.st. You will not lliiiik there


could he much rest in an open tvench, hilt I eaii tell you I .slept ihe .sleeji of peace. After that we started the at­ tack, which will alway.s he remeiii- hered by ibe Grenailiei- Gnards.


It


.started at o-BO and lasted until lO-O o’clock. AVliat a sight it was! AA”e ricceedi'd but at a cost, and after it


wove inarebed a.bout 17 luile^s witb full pack. I wi.slied inysolf dead, but eame Hiioiigli and enjoyed an earned 14 days’ re.st. Now wo are at a C|uietei- plaei'— not balf Hie shells—hut Hie water leggn rs desei-ipi !ou. ’ ’


MISERABLE AYEATHER. A couple of notes have this week been


received from Bi-ivato Willis Birch, of Hie .King’s Gwn Royal Lmicasler Uegi- iMoiit. tVi-itiiig to his parents, he says: ■‘•lust a lino to lot you know how I ’m oiiig oil. ,Lu lily last letter I told you


We wei'e out of the trenches for a low weeks. AVe liad only been out ten da,ys when we had io go in again. W came out last iiiglil for how long Idou’t know. Wo are having- a lot of i-aiii and IS you can imagine it makes Hiiiij


inoi'e miserahlo than what they oHii' wise would be.” Writing to oHior rehdivi.'s lie saj's :-


■’WA'. iiavo Iiad a very limd time of it lately. AVe came out of the IreiiclK's about a fori night ago for a few weeks re.st, but we had only heeii out.about leu d.-ij-s when wo had lo go iu again. We I'linie out last night hut I think wi ii'o only out for a. few days. We are


having very rough weather so you can imagine we aren’t on a pii'.-iiic.


f t


makes a, fellow feel a hit iq) the pole wlu'ii lie’s boon in the, ireiii-ho.s any leiig-th ot llinc.”


ARAB NIGHT ATTACKS. •n.’RKISII TRFNCII WURKS. An uilicer with the Alesoiiotmnia


'Thi; cap alone weighs 2.j-


poiiiiils. Gthcr trophies are a German aluiiiinium flask, a Gerniaii ofHccr’s


..sword and ;i limulsome little i'amoi':i. He is hilletcd not a thousand yards from the I’rinco of AValc.s, and .sees him every


morning Leaving liii Bassi'o on 'riiui-sihi.v


afternoon he reaelied Clithei-oe lust Stiliii'ihiy morning :it .seven o'l-loek, and returns to Frmico to-morrow. De.spile ilie lim-dships he has unilorgone he loiiks I'xtreinely lit. We join with his many friends in wi.shing him i-oniiimed good lufk.


STUCK IN THE MUD. — - ♦ ♦ ♦ -------


SIG.NALIiEH RUT'JT-Bl AND AN A A11J 8 1N U IY CIDEN T.


in Lord Johu-strect, AVlialley, Bignaller Tom Rutter, of the Lmicashire Fusiliers wlio has been iu I’rmiee tor soi


Writing on Doceiiihor 8Hi. to liLs wife


mouths, sa y s :— “ Cojijiiiy out ot ilio l i ’tMiclu's >vc ^'ot


our ‘mugs struck,’ so we sliall bo oii Hie pictures soinewboro .soon. There were only aliout Hiirty of us, and could not help Imigbiiig when I saw Hie chap iiin i ii ig the Iimidlc. We luul i Terrible’ joke going into Uio treiiclies J never .saw so mueli mud and water tji 111V puli' ^Iv mate got fast ill it' W'o pulled him clean out of his gun boots mid then bo bad to ti-amplii Hu'ough Iti.e stutV for about a luindred y:ird.s wiHi no


boots at all on. I felt .sorry 1">; but could not help buigliiiig alt tlie same. AVe are in a weary mi'ri.s liere bur diip'-oiit has about Hiree niches ot water in it, mid I don’t i-m-e how .soon we get hack for miollier couple ot


days.” "UHSEBD COMPOUND" for CVniglm, Colda


(ind Broncliiiil troubloB. 9Jd., 1/1 i. 2/9- Of C h e m i e t e .


Expedition, writing at tho end of Uctoher, .says:— Although my hip has not yet fpiito


healed, I couldn’t slick the lield :im- biilmice any longer, so rejoined the regiment some few days ago. I found Hiem in a jiost some six miles from the Division aud .some 4o from Baglidad. 'The same night I arrived a whole


horde of Arabs made :i devil of mi at- liiek on us. My picket fir.st started Kriiig at 11-BO, hut this only la.sted for about 10 miiiule.s, mid all was quiet again. At 2-BO u.m. a devil of fiisillado stmtcil all rouiiil ii.s—it was pitch dark iii.ght (no moon) aud as cold as c-ould he. All of a .sudileu everythin seemed confusion—nieu niiiiiiiig all over Hie jilaec and no one seemed to know what was I.appeiiiiig-. I ivas riglit over on the far face of the penin­ sula witli my double coniiuiny bJaziii olf at Arabs in front, and 1 learnt later that Ai-;ihs had got right into the camii at the oHiei- end. Tlie comiamidiii iilliccr .shot two with his revolver right ill the middle of the camp, ;ind someoni else sliot another. AVe found the Hiree dead bodies in the moriiiiig. How miiiiy wi're woniulcil mul got away i.s it im- possihlc to .say. Wa had one B.O. wounded—hit in the arm; four men killed mid seven wounded; 1‘2 ritles were stolen, mid also !K)0 rounds of miiiiiuiii-


tioii. Our hm-bed wire runs right down into


till.! river on two sides, but the Aralis had swum round Hie end of il: and g-ot


in tluit .way. The men sl'Tl*. eompmiie.-i


.side tho trenches. As soon a.s there i.s an tdai'in we have to eimtiol all tlii',fir­ ing, which moans running ii]> mid down ];■)() yards of ti-em-li— outside thoug-lq as the trenches are not wide eiioiigli (o run along, willi the men in them. The following morning I took a party


mit on reeonnaissaneo and could see tlie enemy’s cavalry watching ns all along


tho hills about one mile away only. took an .vVrab prisoner, and wo got .some pills, the same as Mrs. Harvey, Jiail. Uie I1IU8 Huem - I ..........."J Il l (THD.EE)


very usefut inforniatinn out of him. T’lio ’Turks have hi-ihed all Hie local Bhoikh.s to attack ns on this bank of the river and all tho Arabs are hostile. 'J’hey were armed with Alartiiii rifles, shoot­ ing- a treineudons great hnllet; also knives like razors and revolvers. I t ’s moiilli.s since I either .saw :i. hod


or iiyjamas; we just sleep in what looks like a grave witli a heavy coat mid blanket and all equipment ■on. The uig'lits and early moniiii.g.s are awfully cold now, mid I can tell yeii it ’s no joke waking- uj) aud liem-iug bullets pinging ill tirouMil you between T2 mid B a.ill.


AVo liave to slaiid lo iiriiis evei-j' moni- iiig—iu ease of aii attack at dawn, which is the time most iillai-ks take place. Last iiiglit at II-BO wo got a lielio


mo.ssage from the division to say the Turks were .going to attardc us either


lo-iiight or to-morroiv night, and to keep a .special look-out. AA’^e’i'e only ihoutdOO sh'oiig liei'e mid it would take OHIO liours heCore we eould get any issistaiu-e from tho Division. IbiHier


cheery, eli? 'The Home Govei-iimeat, it appears, won’t allow n.s to go any Further at present for polilical 1-ea.soiis; ■so here we stick, while the 'Turks are remobilizing their forces mid making inollier strong position. T'he hist one


at Ess Sin (KiiL) was tin absolute work of :ii't. All the ground was mined ; Hie gun rmigos all marked out; duiumy j'uns mid dummy iiosilions were put ui); aud tlio treiicbe.s, barbed wire en- tmiglemeuts, pits with sharp-ixiiiited stakes stiekiiig up iu them, etc., were a marvel. The d:iy before the show Hie 'Turkish general w'ired CoiistmiHiiople tJiat ho could liold Oio i»sitiuu for six montlhs. A few hours later they were ou tho run. Our total c-asualHes were about I,BOO. AVo’ve got our po.sition all mined


now. I liave one fuse iu my dug-out For my place, mid 1 Jiave lo let it olf if the eiu'iuy come i.-lose up. It is guai'iiu- teed io blow ’em all io liel], mid will be a devil of an explo.sioa. Dui'ing Ihe (lay I ho weather is quite nice, hut the dust mid flies me awful. 'The formei- gels into your iimmil.s mid slarls dyseutery. AVe’ie till up with it now. 'The 0 .0 . mid Adjutant are very seedy. AVc only luive the O.O., Adjutant, Quarlorma.ster, mid a ri.'serve iiimi mid myself; Hie otbers :iie ;dl sick or wounded. Six of our oilicci's me in India—gone hack sick. Wo liave a draft ot 100 lueu tiiid aiiolhei- reserve officer due in a. Few days. I can only lie Dll illy right side as yi't, hut will soon he all ou again. I t ’s these night attacks Hint get 1)11 oiie'.s iii'i-vi-s. A


’ou can only


hem- the hullels whizzing—can see noth- iiig. We’ll have ;i moon very soon a.u-m'ii. Two days :igo a. palrol of cavalry of


Hie Kith Cavalry got cut ofl' by 1,000 'Turkish cavali-.y; the Division sent out half ;i haiiery ;iml three sqiuidroiis of caviilrv, mid Hi’e ])alrol just managed io cut Hieii- way hai.-k, hut it was a iiem- thing'. We’re liopiug- the ’I’urks will attack,


us the Division will he .sure to connior- ntlack, mid this will give us mi exeiise to g;o on mid clinse Ihe bligliters up.


A LINE FKOar BL.AOKBHBN. Not in (Jlitlioi'oo alone i-s evidence


foi'Hicsomiiig'— here for iiislmu.-i.' i.s a lucs.siige from Bl;ii.'kbui'u coiifiniiiiig- all that our own iieighhoui.s have .said —read it. ALi'.s A. Harvey, of 60, Ai tliui' Sti'i-el,


Bhickhurii, ,s;iys :—■'Ahout .seven years ago I .sutfered ;i great deal from .synufloms of kidney eoniphiint. The pains in my hack were tei rihle. Evei-y luoveiui'iit meant iig-oiiy. T i.-ould not get ea.se, night in- day. Many a iiiglit .1 did not ,get a wink of sleep, t i.-oulilii't till'll over in bed. I wa.s .so dizzy that at times T lim-dly dare .stmiiL 'J'lie- doctoi-I was iiiidei- told mem y kidneys woi'o ill :i bad state. “ I bad dropsical swellings in my


logs mid m i k l i 'S , mid they felt so lieavy that I bad a. luird job to drag; myself about at all- 'Ttiero was a scabliiig pain Avlieu juissing- tlie exerelions, aud Hiey were lliiek with seilimeut. “ I was very ill when T hapjieued to


pick up Ol io of Doan’s booklets mid read about Hie eures by Doan’s back- aeho kidney pills. 1 decided to try tliis medicine, mul to my great relief it .soon did me good. Tho qiills quickly i'li'a.i'i'd th'e water that was ahinil iiii.', and till) dropsical .swellings went down. 1 no loug-er ■lufVi'i'ed with my hack mul head, mid after taking two boxes of Domi’s pills I was quite cured. 'I’here has never hoeii any serious ri'inrii of the complaint since. I cmiiiot ]iraise Domi’s pills- loo highly. (.Signed! A.


Hm-ve.v.” Alost O'f Hid fluid you drink lias to pass


through the kidneys and nriiuiv.y .system. Imagine wluit would Imiipoii


if Hio.so outlets wore slopped up! 'The AVHAT - A ------ ♦ ♦♦ ----7 OUR SPECIAL


XMAS SHOW TOYS


-OF- A N D DOLLS IS NOW OPEN! You may go far ivithout finding such a large and


varied selection. In this respect your wants have been considered


long beforehand. The limited production of Christmas Goods owing


to the War rendered it essential that we should make our arrangements early in the year.


Our Christmas trade in Toys, etc,, is a year’s study


in normal times. At present, it is not less but even more so.”


We keep T H E G O O D S in Toys at Christmas.


See our display and you will be convinced. trJ I'rTliTTiTTiTTTK^t riTi’'rT^4<ifrri-!~rTr KflitWlti!i!!!!!i!i!itl't‘‘


Times Office, CLITHEROE.


SUPERB ORGANISATION. prisoners, patrol the are.a; and a dozen other jobs. AYhen we reach a now II.Q.


LIEUTENANT G. DESCRIBlfS THE


BUSH


AIELLO It WORK.


EN'TAILS. An extremely iiiterostiiig letter has


been received by Mrs. I’hillips, of I’ondleton A'icarago, from Ijieuteiiant tT. G. Afellor, of 'Towiihead, L


’eiullelon,


who is Provost Alarsluill in the BOIh Division in Fi-mico. Lieiileiuint Alellor descrihes* the work of a hrigiide mid shows how necessary snper-orgtiuisation is. AYe are privileged to quote ns follows:— “ I am glad to hear of the young mou


away go all Hie 'signals’ (Signal Corps) spreading and laying their wires through all the area, connecting np with our Brigade, our Corps with tho Army, mid night and day throug'li frost, snow or i-ain our D .R .’s (Dospatclf Ilidei's) whiz away with their messages. " I f it were not for petrol and its ni;iiiy uses Hiis war, scale,


would he


food, groceries, for each unit;


Division


joiiiiiig from I’emlletoii. I f tliey could only utuler.Slaud there wmdd’iit bo a young iiuiii loft ill Eiighiiid. i t is not for mo to harp on this, hut we are iqi again.st a gre.it pi'opo.silioii, as they say iu t.Iie .States, ami iho end i.s not in .sight. And we’ve got to make an end, eoiielusive and eriisliiiig, or we shiill live all -our lives with Hie sword ot Daiiiocle.s hmigiiig over us, :iud our children will have to hatlle It out all


over again. ‘‘Our Geiier:il mid Lieuleiiiiut Itu.ssell


Horiiliy (8 ir Harry Huriihy’s sou) had :i, liad siim.sli in their i-ar in the ilark, the chaufl'eiir ruuiiiiig into .some Fri'iich uioloi- lorrit'.s. The (leiioi-al. was very liiidly cut al'out Ihe head mid pool- Hornby has lost his le lt eye. I mu very sorry about it mul it is a great dis-


;ippointiiieMt to him mid lo me. We have had ri'nlly haiT wi'aHier and it is


starting lo snow ag:iiii. Our Brigade Hu


treiiehes.' AVe have had inmiy eh'.uiges ; (j J l .Q . ^General Head(|uarler.s), wliere of II.Q. (Ileadqiiai'ter.'l) hut are iiol yet i Hie ‘all llighe.sl’ (Sir .Tolm up ‘ill Hie line.’ Aly work keeps iii<‘ ; j^i-enoli). Two day.s’ ago 700 nip.ssagc-s very bu.sy mid iiilerested mid being aide j ^^ont through Hie Sigaiiil Office by tole- lo .speak French is iiivqliiahle ill dealing-;


ci'o being' blooded one by one in


Hie D .R .’s. to


v - Corp.s H.Q.,


they overlai). . . ... . .


with, my I‘'i*encli Gemhirmes mid with ' the iiiliahitanhs.


111 tilo ankles or under tlio eyes, mid may -spread over Hie llmh.s and hodv- Doitn’s backache kidney pills make the miinary .system act freely, thou Hie waste ■ivater drnin.s away uiaiuvally. Of .all do.alors, or 2s. 9d. a boix. from


“ AA’hat :in org-aiii.salion - a Divismu . . . How Utile one whiit'it means


Foster-MoGlellan Co., 8. AA’’ell,s 81 root, Oxford Street, London. AV. Don’t ask for b.ack.aolio or kidiioy pills—ask disiincily io v Doan’s backache kidney


‘So i t all goes on, a busy unit in Hie growing- organi.satioii of


<11-wire. " ”


is! About twenty Ihou.smid men. All . read. to he fed,- clotlied', em-ed for—daily mid | then. hmirlv.


from ono area to aiiothev area 20 niile.s | away. AI.v iob is to ]iolice all Hiis mid |


■watch llial things go .sniooHil.v.deal with traffio—a vei-A' vital ihattor in a big- .


. And ’ has guessed | simply boeiuiso I


I am not very busy, .suppose-1 am lnisy;all


, . ’ . . ’ - - i . .


seem to b.ave no lime lo write iniieb or A glance at; the. papers now and yet


the B.l'l.F. I


lo .shift this eouimuiiity | Hp, time—being and thinking my ,iob. ‘


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‘pu.sli,’ or look out foi- .spie.s, regulate j all cafo.s, collect stragglers, collect j Clioan»t« onl>.


UNSEED COMPOUND ” is a good Cough Effoctivo nnd EconoinicnI. Ot


his impossible.


or a war ou this T'o tho


‘dumps’ hero and tlioi-e in the divisional area,


disli'ilmle waior. has


iuteiprcici- all ;ind keep.s it


in touch with tho


flock the motor lorries to dr.aw tho forage, coal, wood, etc. the water carts Alter mid 'The Liaison Oflicer thvongli


everything to do with Hie smeoHis out many dilHculties.


hcr of Hie witli


French and Our re-


quisitioniug oflic.ers get local necessities from the etc.


Gemlarnics Iieliiing' by sifting tlio goats from the sheei)). country


Our olaim.s- oflieer, a former meni- 1’m'Iianieiitm‘y Bar, from Hie.


iiihiibitaiits—straw, claims


wood, deals


inhabitants


Ereiu-h Territorials niendiiig liairiiig- l.'alloon


reiwrtiiig- on the


pmetising', ing,


in praelii-e at (my


Our cyeli.sts scour tho roads—Hio and ro-


them contiiimilly. The smi-sage is nji watching


the Service guns arc biffing away intervals.


aud


all Hint ileiils with figliting, Q. with all that deals with siqiply, line, mnmuuition, Hiei')!


clothing; here and


Returns, returns, returns to Army, H.Q.,


looking; after shelter, discip­ In and out eouio to


(I.


the iHjmhers are busy bomb­ 'I’be G.


our artillery


Q. Brmii'lie.s at our Divisional H.l). me busy ill Hieii- nfliees from early luorniiig to nearly mid-iiiglit,


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