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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05

CIVILIAN CORPS
At OWN EXPENSE
English Business Men Vol
unteer and Train For
Military Service.
DO GOOD WORK IN
AIDING REFUGEES
BY PHILLIP EVERETT.

ONION, Eng, Dec. 5.-More than
100000 civilians over 50 years of
- age are now learning the rudi-
ments Of soldering in self-supporting
corps. They are not as yet officially
recognized, but if the enemy ever land
ed on Britain's shores their services
would be utilized They have done
much good work already.
The self-supporting corps are made
up Of business and professional men
for whom golf, billiards and the like
have seemed inane in these stirring
days. The member is often man
whose employees OF sons are now at the
front.
The first advantage gained by the
Joining of a corps is that the man at
once voluntarily accepts discipline; MS
civilian life is largely made up of Civ
ing orders, and it is a new thing TO
him to take" them. He finds that
pill hard to swallow at first, and then
he likes it; he gets keen on doing what
he is told. and hastens to become eftl-
cient Thus he comes under control.
He learns to form fOurs.' to stand
erect to become part of great ma
chine.
Prepares Him for Hard Work.
He feels fit, fresh and ready for hard
work. He learns for the first time now
heavy a gun is. he realizes family the
hardship of carrying such a weapon
all day He practices shooting ana
comes to understand how many Things
20 to the making of a good rifle shot,
He begins to feel" the spirit Of sol
diering; he gets a point of view on
recruiting which is vastly Illuminating
If the worst comes and invasion
comes large, he can shoulder a gun
and fire it, he can march 20 miles
is disciplined He will not fight ike
a mailman, but calmly and efficiently.
If he is not wantad as fighter, ne
is one of a band of men who know
what organization is, and he himseII
is organized. He can relieve the coun-
try of one Of its fighters and serve IN
his place as a worker.
received, housed and cared for by
means Of a fund raised by a private
group-the War Refugees committee
But they had a problem to face; the
police were very busy, soldiers could
not be spared, yet these unfortunate
children and women had to be met at
the various railway stations.
Give Aid to Refugees.
The optimists national corps vOlun-
teered for the work, and their services
were gratefully appreciated. Ihese
men were uniformed, and therefore
easily identified; they inspired respect
on the part of the distressed women
and children. They met the trains
they put their charges in the omni-
buses. cleared the platforms quickly
found missing relatives. acted as es-
corts to hotels and residences, proper
" delivered their charges, and saw
that they were fed comfortably.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05

Some of the artistic designers who
in the past have clothed feminine Paris
and are well known in America are
now making uniforms One of the con-
spicuous apostles of recent eccentrici-
ties in Women's wear (Poiret) is super
intending the work in a government
uniform shop. one of the largest dress
making shops CWOrth's) is occupied by
a very complete and comfortable auxil-
larry hospital. The arristocratic hotels
are blank and dismal and Napoleon
looks chilly and lonesome at the top of
the column on Place Vendome,
The moratorium is death on gaiety
as well as the foe of credit. It has
chased away the frolicsOme midinettes,
who used to dance out of the fashiona-
bic Rue de Ia Paix shops at noon, arm
in arm, by twos, threes and tours, to
trip away lightly to the creameries,
MONDAY lunches and cheap restaurants.
Some of them are sewing soldiers
clothing; most of the others are at
home living on the small allowances
made by their employers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05
Theaters Closed, Paris
Actors Are Forced to
Ask Aid; Many Fighting

Paris. France. Dec. 5.-"As long as
the enemy treads French soil, it is not
seemly for Paris to laugh" says pre-
feet of police Laurent in reply the
renewed appeals OF dramatic artists
for the reopening Of the theaters and
music halls.
mo new permits shall be issu. and
no permits previously accorded shall
be renewed so long as the Germans
occupy any part OF France" he de-
clares; consequently a few moving pic
ture shows. one solitary music hall and
one orchestral concert constitute the
amusements of Paris. ,-,,-,,
The poor artists, who are kho II
rather for their generosity than Ior
their thrift, are reduced TO the hc-eS+
sitv Of APPLYING for the government
allowance to the unemployed, ana mere
these free-hearted, easy HVers are met
with a humiliating rebuff
Your dress is too elegant, or you
pay too high a rental, or your luI
niuure is too rich to JUSTIFY an dppICa-
tion for government aid arc the re-
plies they get in many cases.
The artists and employees OF the
opera. the Opera ComiQue and the inca
ter Francois are cared for by month
" allowance One OF the provincial
music hall artists is selling vegetables
near the Port Saint Martin. A come
dian of the FOlies Dramatiques is arm
ing a living in a butcher shop. one OF
the prize graduates Of the conservatory
Is mailing clerk in a newspaper oIllce
and one Of the great baritones is drlX-
tho a cab A great many others are IN
me trenches along the Aisne.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05

~ ARTS, France, Dec american
~ women accustomed to come here
4 annually to worship at the shrine
of Dame Fashion would grieve at the
change that has come to the Rue de Ia
PAX. Fashion has fled.
The luxurious limousine and the busy
taxicab have gone to war. In their
places are cars drawn by horses too
stiff and feeble to carry troopers. The
gems that used to scintiilate behind
plate glass windows, and the silk ruff
files and dainty lingerie that tempted the
glances of passersby, have disappeared
behind iron shutters that were put up
with the coming of the moratorium.
Shop keepers are not agreed that all
of this caution is necessary. Many of
them believe there would be business if
there was credit. The moratorium
means spot cash. Said one of them:
1T is madame who buys and monsieur
who pays. When credit disappears the
life of the Rue de la Paix goes out"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05
Of German
Professor fingers Oxford

oxford. Eng, Dec. 5.-Herr Fielder,
a German who completed his naturali-
zatiOn as an English citizen only IS
months ago, has been appointed final
examiner in the Final Honor school of
German language and literature. He
holds the Taylorian professorship in
the university.
College publications have protested
against the appointment of the German
professor to the eXaminership and Ok
ford students are OutspOken in their
opposition to a professor of German
origin whose English citizenship has
been so recently acquired.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05

DARIs, France. Dec. "a French
- lad who was studying in Germany
l. when the war began and has Just
managed to return here, today told
some interesting facts about the way
the German Zeppelins are being con-
ceaIed.
THE Germans are manufacturing
Zeppilins and likewise hangers for
them as fast as they can, in prepara-
ton, they say, for some big attempt"
said the boy, who is about 10 years old
ssTbev do not fear attacks on them
when not actually in the air from fly
ing machines; that is, when they are
hidden in their hangers.
There are two kinds of hangars-
those generally used and the secret
hangers. The usual ones are those
which can be located, perhaps by hos
tile aviators. In these the aircrafts-
men keep their materials and do their
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05
ALLIESDREAD
NEW GERMAN
TRENCH GUN
Throws Explosive Shell Like
Hand Grenade and Can
Be Easily Moved.
SHELLS TRAVEL
SLOWLY IN AIR
BY ROBERT TEMPLE.

ONION, Eng, Dec. 5.-ScarceIy a
week goes by that the Germans
- CT the allies do not produce and
+rv in battle some new weapon Of de-
struetlon. Many of these prove fail
pres and others have not been de-
scribed in print because they are still
kept secret as to details The Ger
mans have recently brought out a very
nasty little gun, firing projectile
monstrously disproportionate to its size.
It is doing much havoc in the trench
fighting.
The allies probably are opposing this
new gun with something similar. but
the censor is careful to cut out all al
lusions to new devices Of the British or
French.
The new German trench gun is called
the "minenwurfer." Cmine-th-owerJ and
is no more than a hand" grenade
thrown by a gun. 1t is. like the giant
a centimetre siege gan, a PRODUCE Of
xr1,ou ingenuity The howitzer part
of the minenwurfer., IS only about three
feet long and weighs $50 pounds. II
is mounted on wheels and two men
easily move it from place 10 place
over short distances. When 1t reaches
Its position In the trenches the HlIH@h-
wurfer" is removed from the travelling
The diameter of the bore is only
three inches, but it throws a shell over
"a foot in diameter, spherical in shape
and containing nearly 200 pounds OF
high explosive.
There is a long stem which fits into
the muzzle of the gun. A second stem
fits into the outer end of the first and
on this second stem the big sphere Is
fixed When the gun is fired both
stems leave together, but the back
half (the part which fitted into the
muzzle) soon drops off, being OF such
"a shape that the air pressure puIlS u
from the front action the great smell
then hurtles on its way.
Travels slowly
The great grenade travels through
the air very slowly and the enemy can
easily see it coming and might dodge
Ii bv running.
The initial velocity is only $50 feet
a second. The lowest elevation used
is As degrees and at this angle the
shell travels $50 yards, the maximum
range of the gun.
At this range the shell takes ten sec
onds in flight and reaches height OF
80 feet in the air.
AS four pounds OF dynamite or gun
cotton viii usually demohsh breast,
works Of three feet thickness composed
Of dirt rammed between planks, 1t IS
easy to see what a great effect mis-
trench howitZer shell must have.
The "minenWurfer" can be elevated
TO so degrees and the range then IS
nearly a quarter Of minute to travel
and reaches a height of 500 feet In
other words it covers the ground not
much faster than a crack Splinter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05
J. O. CROCKETTS HOGS
TOP FORT WORTH MARKET

J. o. Crockett. vice president of the
Ell PRsO Milling Co, and the other
Pearson interests, raises hogs as his
diversion. At Plainview. Tex, he has
one of the most modern hog ranches
in the southwest and is shipping hogs
to the Fort Worth and Kansas City
markets from this thoroughbred drove.
Thursday Mr.. CrOckett's manager
shipped a carload of Duroc hogs to
Fort Worth. Friday afternoon Mr..
Crockett received a. telegram from Fort
Worth that his hogs had topped the
market there, bringing SIPS per 100,
the highest price paid for hams and
bacon on the hOOf in that market
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05
Defecti0e Shells Do
HeaOy Damage to the
British on the Aisne

London. Eng, Dec. 5.-Questions are
to be asked in parliament about Ine
reports concerning defective ammunl-
tion at the front. Several of the Brit
ish shells seem to have burst before
they were fired and many artillery
officers were wounded on the Alsne;
not by the enemy, but by several OF
their own shells. Il is Impossible IN
heavy action carefully to examine
every shell, but it is claimed TINS
should have been done before the am
munition was sent to the front a1 l
that the persons who are responslDle
shonld be brought to book.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05
Germans Bury Zepplins To Escape Bombs
III -:f:- -:l:- ST 81
Buildings Made Of Canvas Look Like Real

work and make repairs. They nave III :
these places also their implements anu
tubes Of compressed gas; at any Ia'e'
they have piles of tubes stored away,
But the airships ready for use are
elsewhere. The Germans have maq is
huge subterranean excavations III Il
which the dirigible balloons are KEEP.
ready. They are hidden from view D0
an ingenious device. A superstru cI uI .
is built over these deep cavities In the
form of a light skeleton framework TX, K,
which is walled round and roo1ea Owe
with a sort of rough canvas mater N l.
This canvas is painted to resel l PIE
stucco or bricks. The building looks
at a little distance just like a factory
for ordinary industrial purposes.
II saw one of these sham factories
with a canvas chimney and lmltatioh
ceive the eve. At a little distance no
one would believe that a huge Zeppelin
is stored away underneath.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05
Mime. Curie SaOes Lives Of
Soldiers Through Use Of
RadioscOpic Ambulances

Paris, France, Dec. 5.-Mme. Curie,
discoverer with her late husband Of
radium, has organized and fitted up
a service of adioscopic-radiOgraph
automobile ambulances for France.
These motor cars are run between the
base hospitals and Paris, and are en-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05
300, 900 FRECNCH YOUTHS
TO BE ENLISTED SOON

Bordeaux, France, Dec. tine 800 600
youths of IS years of age in France
who normally would begin service in
the army in October of 1916. are. by
government decree, to be called to
present themselves for examination be-
ginning December 20. Their military
training probably will begin next
March.
Should the necessity arise. these
youths probably could be sent to fight
ing line next July.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05

gagged in locating bullets lodged in
wounded soldiers.
By means of these examinations, the
saving of hundreds of lives by expedi-
ton and facilitating the extraction of
missiles is accomplished. The most re-
markable feature of the work of Nine,
Curie's automobile photographic ap-
peratus is that the location of wounds
in the brain and the speedy ensuing
operation frequently saves the soldiers
from paralysis.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05
ROOSEVELT SAYS WILSON
AIDED THE INSURRECTION
Of CARRANZA and VILLA

Declares This Country Openly Assisted "Set of Men
Whose Actions Were Those Of Ferocious Barba-
rians; Tells of Brutality of Mexican Revolu
tionary Soldiers Toward Young Girls and
Nuns; the Profan alton of Churches
and Numbering of Priests.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05

ASTONISHING proof Of the friendly
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-26
PITCHER ROBINSON
HAS WON A HOME HERE
SWATTED BALL OUT OF THE
PARK WITH BASES FULL
ANDERsON's GAME
Opening of Piedmont League
Season In Gaffney Attended
BY Immense Crowd
Special to The Intelligenccr.

.'PS'iHi w nt lHtcIllBtnCcT.
Gaffney. june 25.-"Pct" Robinson
won Il name for himself In Gaffney
today. when he dropped the ball over
the fence In the fourth inning and
scored four runs for Anderson. Rob-
insOn WIS easily the star OF the game
for Anderson letting The Gaffncy
team hit when hits did not count and
holding the opposing batters at his
mercy throughout the game
Gaffney scored two runs in the first
inning when Deshields walked and
Martin knocked home run The
Gaffney club did not score again un-
til the fifth inning when they got
another runner across the plate on
Il three bagger and single.
Andcrson's first two runs came In
the third inning when on two errors
and two hits she scored two runs.
In the fourth: Robinson sewad I'D
his own game and 1t was nIl over.
lnglc. who started the game for
Gaffney was taken out OF the box
In the fourth inning. and was replac-
cd by Martin who pitched fairly good
ball The two teams seemed to be
pretty evenly matched throughout
except that Robinson had the big end
Of the pitching.
About 500 fans saw the game. and
tonight Gaffney is baseball wild The
attendance ut tomorrow's and Satur-
days game will surpass anything ever
scon mt baUeball game here.
The box score will give an idea OF
how the game went
The box score:
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-26
Scientific
Din oovery
A vegetable Element Tint Is Rapidly
Doing Away With the Use
Calomel. @3

Frieraon's Pharmacy, Beiton, s. c..
iis ono OF the first progressive con-
cerns to offer. for sale the new sys-
tenn OF medicine that is q fast sup
planting the, use OF old-fashioned
calomel as liver medicine.
Nearly everyone knows how easily
the liver becomes sluggish In this
climate and how this sluggishness
effects not only all the sother physia.
cal organs but tie mind as we'll.
The signal towers OF this dread
condition, which some call malaria
are coated tongue. lack OF energy.
dull eyes, constipation, sallow COM
p1exion q Z. g re u t; 81. S3S S.
Taken with regularity this proven
scientif liquid vegetable medicine In
the form OF CARSWELL'S LIVER
AID will prevent or promptly relieve
all liver troubles. (. Z 3;
\ On sale under money return guar.
antee by Frierson's Pharmacy, Belsl
ton, 8. G. 81; e &. ;;,. q
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-26
SPARTANS GRABBED
THE SEASON OPENER
TOMMY STOUCH'S MEN GO
DOWN IN DEFEAT
ATTENDANCE 500
Panilla. Spartan Pitcher, Was
Landed on For Home Run,
But Steadied Down

GrccnvilIc. June -Spartanburg
defeated Grcenvillc In the opening OF
the Piedmont League here this after
noon by a score OF 8 to 6. Three hun
died fans witnessed the contest. and
much enthusiasm was I'm evidence.
camilla, pitching fer Spartanburg,
started of to bad advantage, Woods
hHliiyipg q lhc. bnll over the left field
fence In the initial frame for Il home
run. He later frightened up and after
this pitched a splendid game The
hitting was fierce on. both sides and
the crowd was much pleased with the
class of ball presented. McArthur's
snappy, fielding for Spartanburg was
pretty feature:
BOx Score.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-26

ss. buildings. the diirtiest little
shacks; the prettiest girls and ugliest
dresses; the best Christians, and the
worst hypocrites. alsolthe wisest men,
and the biggest fools.
We next went into i! a wholesale
house and bought a bill Of goods.
The manager showed us over the
house and / was especially interested
In the desk telephone. The manager
said he could call up any department
OF the house and give orders without
leaving his desk. asked him to let
me try 1t. called up the shipping
department and asked the man II he
had Burgess order ready to ship to
Easley. He said no, vie arc waiting
to get In telephone connection, with
DasIey to find out something about
him. He looks like dead beat.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-26
GOLD IN GEORGIA
Big Nuggets Being Found ny A Miner
in F0rsytle County.

Atlanta. Ga, June 25.-A H. NAL
anay. who hunted gold In Mexico for
a long time and then turned to the
Georgia hills, says home folks are
overlooking big bet. and exhibited
several nuggets here to prove 1t. He
showed two Jumps of gold worth
$1,000 which he says he took in few
days. by the crudest methods. from
mine In Forsythe county.
'.If anybody had the nerve to go af-
ter 1t in earnest there are places In
Georgia which would make Califnr-
MIA In "Forty-Nine look like cheap
piker," said Malaney. There's gold
enough in those hills to buy all of ATT
lanta and 1t i$n't hard to get. Yet
,people would flock to Canada or Alasys
ka for gold boom and overlook op7
portunity at their doors.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-26

his stomach in his lap with both
hands. .is sa;t this weather is fierce.
and then told a hot weather Joke and
laughed all over, but White winked
at me and we didn't laugh. The drum
mer got red in the face and said. I
bet you fellows don't read anything
but the Pfckens Sentinel.
When we got to Greenville we got
on an electric car at the depot and
White picked up a copy of the Green
Vile News OFF the seat and read. "yice
president Expected to Pass Through
Greenyille Wednesday" White said
he had heard that there was a Iot
OF vice in Greenville but he didn't
know that they had elected q presf-
dent.
We got off at the corner of Wash
ington and Main streets and White
said, There comes one OF the rich-
est men in Greenville. Watch ma
shake hands with him." White held
out his hand and said, 81 bet you don't
man, and passed on. Then a man
know me-" "You win," said the rich
slapped me on the back and asked me
my name. and when I told him he said
ne had heard of me and wanted te
~ ~ Ouy pIuI Vi WulShey.
! told him there was nothing doing.
Then i. red faced man with
a rat-eaten niustache held ar
up and told us that he lacked
soc having enough TO but q splnt and
wanted us to chip In and help him
get It. We told him the proposition
did not interest Iis and left him cry
ing.
Then lady passed wearing a wxrm
weather dress and a friendly police
man told us that she was wearing ar
x-ray skirt. White turned to me. ans
said, "She must think that We are
from St Louis. Then we went. into
restaurant and q young lads
brought our soup and smiling st
White said, ut looks like rain.'
White told her that II did lock like
rain but It snelled like soup.
We got with a cigar drummer and
took, as street car ride with him all
over town. He said that Green lille
was the biggest town In the ripper
part Of the state and excelled In many
other ways, II had the talest p Ad fin
= +l y .s@ ~. =
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-26
THE PRIZE WINNERS
In the Flremeh's Tournament Al
Florence This Week,


Florence. June c5-The sccc.d
day Of the state fircman's tournament
opened with graz parade in which
the firemen showed Off their teams.
The wagons wc"H beautifully deco
rated. The autos rivalcd each other
In beautiful CO! :.
This afternuoa al 2:30 o'clock the
races took p r, on Palmetto street.
Columbia's te..l winning first prize.
Sumter and .,arion tied for second
place. The agreed to split honors.
Columbia's horse, Prince. made hy-
drant timc in 13 fiat. Driver q. c..
Zobel. Hose Conncctor A. McDougal
and Jumf cr Wade Magee composed
the team.
IN exhibition run was made by
tho Ornhgeburg department.
The time OF the teams was as fol-
lows: Bishobvilte: 33 l-5: Newberry
II 1-5: Chester 32 3-5: Sumter 81;
Greenwood 80 3-5; Marion 81: CO.
lumbia 20 Is; Laurens No 2 "a: Alb
beville 81 2-5: Bennettsville 80: Flor
ence No l 80 AS: Lancaster 35;
Georgetown 81 2-5: Union and Harts-
Vile lost connection at the hydrant.
The masquerade carnival was hello
on the streets at $3.50. Many beaUti-
fnl costumes were worn At $50
the grand firemen's bail was held In
the Dixie warehouse which. was beau
! tifully decorated with palms and
bunting. Charles W. Muldrow was
master or ceremonies. ~
Yesterdays automobile races we're
held at 4:30 on six-mile track.
The winner OF the first prize was
Stevens of Florence. Time, 6:36 2-5
Handicap, 80 S-5.
The winner Of the second prize was
| McGreEor OF Florence. Time 7:16.
The winner OF the third prize was
Shaw of Sumter. Time, S:07.
The winner OF the first prize In the
motorcycle race was Hill of Florence
time. 6:2S 3-6: second. huffman OF
Florence. tines $3.50; third Rifles, .ol
Darlington. time e:2S 2-6,
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-26
SOLD coNFTsCATED COTTON
What Was Said to BE Chalderon's BIS.

What Was Said to BE Chalderon's Bus.
iness In New Orleans.
New Orleans, June :25.-Fernando
1glesias Calderon, recognized leader
Of the Liberal party*,in Mexico, left
here tonight for Washington, where
he expects to confer with President
Wilson and ecretary Bryan. Although
1t Is thought that his as rival ut We.
,ington will be the signal for the parti-
cipation OF Representatives. OF the con
stitutjonalists In the mediation pro-
ceedings for, the, composing OF Internal
troubles In Mexico. Mr.. Calderon stat
ed while here that he did not repre-
sent General CarrhnzaS but only the
Liberal party. He kept his mission
secret. S5s IS Z, i1 Ss :
soufces that c;.ledron's stay hero was
due to al active part which he took
n ,t.spdsing OF cooton confiscated by
the constitutf0nalists at Torreon,
Nearly 1000 bales OF the staple. II Is
understood, Has safria6 here and was
nold to local cotton factors for ex-
port to Europe. Nege lions sare now
Under way. It is stated. fpr the sale
Of some 20,000 batsss ad dltional.