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What was it like?What was it like in the

renches? What was it like in

ll those places whoseames have faded in theusty recesses of memory,laces like Ypres and Gal-ipoli, Verdun and the

arne? What was it like toight the war that was sup-osed to make the world safeor democracy?Theres no one left to ask.The Great War has almost

assed from living memory.he veterans have slippedway, one by one, their obit-aries marking the end of theine in country after country:arry Patch, Britains last

survivor of the trenches;azare Ponticelli, the last of

he French poilu; Erichastner, the last of the Ger-ans. And now, Frank Buck-

es, dead at age 110, the last.S. veteran.All of them gone. No one

o answer the question:What was it like?

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Hunkered in a network offortifications gouged out of alow hill outside the Belgiantown of Werwick, the youngsoldier and his comradeswere shielded from shrapnels the artillery bombard-ent thundered throughout

he evening and into theight. But after four years ofrench warfare, both sidesad found ways to defeat

such defenses.As the rounds thudded

nto the rich soil of theamed Flanders Fields southf Ypres, the Bis(2-hloroethyl) sulfide liquididden in the tips vaporizednto the yellowish-brownloud that earned this newnd terrible weapon its nick-ame mustard gas.eavier than the air around

t, the gas descended into therenches and dugouts, en-eloping the men in a foul-

smelling mist that seepednto the gaps around their

shoddily constructed masks.By midnight, many of the

ntrenched soldiers were in-apacitated as their lungsurned, their eyes swelled

shut and deep itches beneathheir moldy woolen uni-orms erupted into angry redlisters. The 29-year-oldourier didnt feel the effectsntil the following morning,

but when the pain finally ar-rived, it was excruciating.

It increased with everyquarter of an hour, and aboutseven oclock my eyes werescorching as I staggered backand delivered the last dis-patch I was destined to carryin this war, the young sol-dier wrote of that battle inthe last days of World War I.

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It started with the assassi-nation of the Austrian Arch-duke Franz Ferdinand inSarajevo in 1914 a tripwirefor cataclysm.

By the time the Americansentered the war in April 1917,the Europeans had beenhammering away at eachother for three bloody years.

Much of the French and Bel-gian countryside had beenturned into a vast no mansland of barbed-wire entan-glements.

When ambulance driverStull Holt arrived at Verdunin fall 1917, he discovered ascene of utter desolation.

We were in historicground and it looked it, theNew York City native wrotehome to family. All the hills... have been fought overmany times and the result isthat they are in waves of dirtwith one shell hole overlap-ping the next; no grass oranything growing; no trees

but where there used to be aforest you can see someblack spots where the rootsremain.

Man had invented newtools for killing, and itseemed that all of Europewas a proving ground.

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By the time the Germansagreed to an unconditionalsurrender in a railway car-riage at Compiegne Nov. 11,1918, the carnage was almostbeyond comprehension:

Nearly 20 million civilianand military casualties. Morethan 116,000 American dead,including more than 53,000killed in combat.

It was a toll so horrifyingthat the world would spendthe next decade devising atreaty to forever condemnrecourse to war for the solu-tion of international contro-versies, and renounce it as aninstrument of national policyin their relations with oneanother.

AP FILE PHOTO

Members of the U.S. 126th Infantry fight in a trenchin France during World War I.

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saw myself as being singleorever, but now Iveearned the real meaning ofove. I dont want to bepart from her.Trish recently began aew job and quickly be-

came good friends withsome of her male co-work-ers. These guys have ratherunsavory reputations whenit comes to women. Trish,however, has grown quite

ond of the friendships. Ican accept that. However,when I asked her to intro-

uce me to these guys so I

could get to know them,she reacted by saying Ishould trust her.

I do trust her. I dont trustthem. This started a few lit-tle arguments that resultedin her wanting to take abreak from our relation-ship. What exactly doesthat mean? Are we still to-gether in theory? Whatsthe usual duration of a

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break means you are takinga breather from each other.It could be temporary orpermanent, depending onwhat happens in the in-terim. In many instances,the purpose of a break isfor one or both parties to beable to date others. Trish isfeeling a little suffocatedand wants to spread herwings without saying so di-rectly. She doesnt want tobreak up entirely because anew relationship might notwork out and shed like youto still be available.

Whether or not you are isup to you.

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year-old woman who hasnever had a date, neverbeen kissed and never had aman show any interest inme. I work from home so Idont meet anyone that way.All of my friends are en-gaged, married or in a rela-tionship. Online dating sitestry to match me up withmen I dont have anythingin common with.

I know I should embracethe fact that I am single anddont have anyone to an-swer to. But it is gettinglonelier every year, and I

have yet to find someone toshare my life with. How doI come to terms with thefact that I will be waiting

for my guy while myfriends keep passing me by? WWaaiitt

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gg:: Men arenot going to come to yourhome and ask you out. Youhave to go where they are.Let your friends and familyknow you are looking.Churches and synagoguesoften have singles groups.Join a political organization,or take a class that interestsyou. Audition for a commu-nity theater production.

If you do things that in-terest you, not only will you

be enjoying your life, butyou will find like-mindedpeople. Put on your friend-liest smile and make con-

versation. You never knowwho is going to be worthyour time. Even those whoare not your type may in-troduce you to someonewho is. The more you ex-pand your social circle thegreater the chance of meet-ing that special someone.

Annies Mailbox is writ-ten by Kathy Mitchell andMarcy Sugar, longtime edi-tors of the Ann Landerscolumn. Please e-mail yourquestions to annies mail-box@comcast.net, or write

to: Annies Mailbox, c/oCreators Syndicate, 5777 W.Century Blvd., Suite 700,Los Angeles, CA 90045.

Kathy Mitchelland Marcy Sugar

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Following her

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South Carroll High School student Kate Rodman creates a charcoal drawing during art class.

BY BRANDON OLANDTIMES STAFF WRITER

WINFIELD Soon, South Car-roll junior Kate Rodman will have

to decide what she wants to doafter she graduates from highschool.

It wont be a tough call.Rodman plans on being an art

major in college and becoming aprofessional artist. Shes taken somany art classes that shes alreadyenrolled in Independent Studyand AP Studio Art courses this se-mester.

March is Youth Art Month inCarroll County Public Schools, acelebration of the accomplish-ments of the creative-minded stu-dents system wide.

South Carroll art teacher BethPayne said Rodman is one of herstar pupils. Rodman, 16, is enrolledin three art classes this semester.

I look forward to coming toschool, Rodman said. I enjoyworking on my projects and get-ting absorbed into the art.

Her works are regularly featuredin the new display cases in therenovated South Carroll arts wing.They can also be found through-out the region, including in somesurprising places.

Rodman designed election signslast fall for county commissionercandidate Michele Johnson in Dis-trict 4. The green signs featured afarm and a windmill at the bottom.

Johnson said Rodman was hercampaigns artist. They live in the

same Mount Airy neighborhood.What she did for my campaignwas significant, Johnson said. Iheard feedback all around District4 who saw my signs or my buttonsor my shirts, about that farm andwindmill, and said it was some-thing that they remembered.

A recent contest flag entry left animpression with judges. Rodman

won first place in the 2011 YouthArt Month Flag Contest sponsoredby The Council for Art Education.Her design is being made into a 3-

by-5 foot flag. She is headed to theRayburn House Office Building inWashington next week to see hercreation displayed there. The flagwill also be displayed at the YouthArt Month Museum at The Coun-cil for Art Educations nationalconference in Seattle.

She also finished third in areusable shopping bag design con-

test for Giant Food in celebrationof the 50th anniversary of the ItsAcademic game show.

Rodman placed third out of

more than 250 entrants and earneda $500 cash scholarship.

Payne said Rodman completedher entries as part of her Inde-pendent Study course. She saidwhat Rodman is learning throughher art studies could translate into

South Carroll High School student Kate Rodman works on acharcoal drawing during art class.

With last vets passing, no oneis left to tell firsthand acounts

What: Youth Art Month galleryThe exhibit: Examples of works created by high school

artists from Carroll County.When: Exhibit runs today through March 31. Opening recep-

tion is from 2 to 4 p.m. today.Where: Carroll Community Colleges Langdon Family Gallery,

1601 Washington Road, WestminsterAdmission: FreeInformation: www.carrollcc.edu

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