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The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-16
Germans Rally Behind Previously Con-
structed Works to Endeavor to Turn
the Tide of Victory in Their Favor.
Only Brief Announcement of Positions
of the Armies is Given Out bv Emo
Esh and French War Departments

London, Sept 16.-3:44 a. m.-The
Daily Nails Paris correspondent
says:
The allies left, now strong and
well supported, rests near Amiens.
with the British force forming the
main body of the left wing with head
quarters at Scissors. The strain of
the next two days fighting will rest
with this left wing and the center,
which will have the task Of pushing
its way after the enemy in the diff
cult Argonne country"
The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-16
EnaIlsh General Killed.

London, Sept. 15.--9:S5 p. m.-Bris
gadier General Neil Douglas Findlay.
royal artillery, has been killed in ac-
tion. according to official announce
ment made tonight
Brigadier General Find ay had COM
manded the first division. artillery. of
the British army, since 1910 He
served in the South African war, was
mentioned twice for bravery and re-
ceived The Queens medal. lie was
born in 1859.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-16
Belgians Hold Germans.

London, Sept. 16.-4:33 a. m.-The
Daily Chronicles Antwerp cores
pondent in a dispatch dated Tuesday
says there are now 100000 Germans
ranged around Brussels while a Bel
gian army of $4,000 men that has
taken shelter beneath the line of the
Antwerp forts will prove constant
menace to the Germans should they
wish to move troops to France.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-16
Not Decided, Says Berlin.

London, Sept. 15.-9:26 p. m.-The
following German official statement
by Marconi wireless has been re-
ceiyed here:
"The right wing of the western
army is engaged in heavy fighting,
the result of which has not been
decided.
An attempt on the part of the
French troops to break through has
been vigorously repulsed. Otherwise
no result has been achieved any
where.
"The Austrian troops have repulsed
the Servians all along the line OF fhe
River Save and there is now no dan
ger with regard to Semlin."
The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-16
Germans Plan to Resist.

Paris, Sept. 15.-S:50 p NIT was
generally anticipated today that an at
tempt to stem the tide of their rapid
retreat would be made by the Gel
mans after the allies had compelled
them to retire defeated from the great
field of battle to the east of Paris
where they had fought stubbornly for
seven days and suffered enormous
losses.
1t has been revealed that French
The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-16
German Report of Victories on the
Franco-German Border Are En-
phatically Denied by France.
Germans Are Making Extensive Pre-
parations to Rally for Final Stand
at the Aisne River.

London, Sept. 1GG.-S:O4 a. m.-
"Both armies are taking breath"
says the Daily Mails Bordeaux cor.
respondent.
"If the Germans can take a strong
position north of the River Aisne an
other battle is likely at the end Of the
week.
Nevertheless, they may intend to
draw off their troops through the
town of Stenay, eight miles west of
Montmedy, or by the Meuse valley
into Luxembourg.
Evidences of their defeat accumu
late. Masses of every kind of mate
rial are being abandoned by the Ger
mans, pointing to the continuance o
their retirement. The French are
bringing up reinforcements in large
numbers.
Retreat to Stenay will be- risk,
and the enemy may prefer to figLt
again.
Paris, Sept. 15.-11:16 D. mar
official communication issued by the
French government tonight gives It
details from the battle line except &c
say that the allied armies are Il
close contact with the Germans
everywhere and that the forward
movement continues between the
Meuse and Argonne.
The communication reads:
"On our left wing our armies are in
close contact with the enemy on the
whole front from the heights north of
the River Aisne, west and south of
Rheims.
"On the center our forward move
ment between the Argonne district
and the Meuse continues.
at is absolutely untrue, as has
been published time and again by tbs
official Wolff agency, that the army
of the crown prince is besieging and
bombarding Verdun. This city never
has been attacked. Only the fort OF
Troyon, which is not part of the
Verdun defences but protects the
heights of Meuse, has been bonn
barded on several occasions.
1T is known that the violent It
tacks of which it has been the object
have not succeeded and that since
yesterday it has been relieved.
There is nothing TO report con.
corning the right wing"
The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-16
Suicide Before Retreat.

London, Sept 15.-10:30 p. ma
Bordeaux dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company says the German
officer who attempted to commit sui
eide when ordered to retreat and who
later was taken prisoner by the
French is General Friese.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-16
WE ATHER
FOR E c A S r

Washington, Sept f5.-Forecast for
Arkansas: Generally fair Wednes-
day and Thursday.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-16
MEET THE HIGH
COST OF LIVING

One way to meet the nigh cost OF
nving Is to spend more time studying
the advertisements In your morning
newspaper. In that wa-. you will learn
where to spend your money ana Est
tie best possible value.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-16

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-15

Interpretation of the Joy of knowing the English
Bible KING yaHs language the one lndl
Pensa6le oookndipensabe "te to salvation not
because II revealed because
the IN one part another different church
beliefs; ancestors
5en me cause OF h than anything else IN
ethical
out
because It reveals the soul the chords Of human
Is there selection passages which all who live
that
And this is Why secular
book, not fit for Sunday reading
Instead Of soldiers cleaning all the
tins generation sanitation than
oooaSneo The yellow fever fought gdmy
ever human foe the chivalTy water
stagnauon have been foes
Both London
see II ne IS big enough be patriot
washington reels to
England taking profound interest u kpng hands of
necklace for Miss
100 sober
have the presidents girls gifts
fraction of the - -
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-15
In the Web of Life
CHAPTER XIII
ANew Short Serial Story
By VIRGINIA TERHUNE VAN DE, WATER
Author OF The Two Sisters" etc.

CHAPTER XIII
OOKING around her dinner table
at the company assembled there,
Mrs Hale told herself that, after
all, the affair was proving u success.
The men were clever and brilliant; the
girls attractive and merry.
The dear soul had had many sinkings
Of heart over the cOmDIhl1JlJu OF CIR
Gums tances that mad neCesslJaIeu Tom
Morton absence IA Spite Oh mis- long
lngs 10 be with ms IIaucge on this OC-
casIon. Edith mother never CUubUed
ION S sincerity nor his intention 10 be
present tonight She HAD paruOneu
Eulth 5 swift resentment Tor she was
sure that IL was only the mood Of the
moment
Constance, in telling her aunt Of the
decision win regard 20 the nOn-au-
nouucemenL Of the engagement this
evening. had not lnIimated that the
girl was angry with Tom The mother
assured herself that her child S VeNaUIOu
had been only OF a moments duration.
Had not she herself Martha Hale,
sometimes been OuL Of patience with
member that she had ever been SO Un-
reasonable but she could not deny the
truth.
so Edith would rather wait TO an
nOunce her betrothaI until Tom can be
with her?' Mrs Hale had asked her
niece.
And Constance had replied. yes,
aunt She and 1 think il would be bet
ter-unless you object
"Of course I don't object" Mrs. Hale
had assured her. Indeed, / think IL is
a very natural preference on the dear
chllds part / am sorry lot her uisap-
pointment but il viii all come out right
in the end"
The expected guests had arrived on
time, the table was beautiful the floral
decorations arranged by Constance.
dett fingers, very effective, and all was
going OF happily Edward Dayton, the
man who was taking Tom MOrtOu's
place at Mrs. Hale's right hand, was a
pleasant young fellow who was glad to
have been selected as a substitute for
the missing guest So agreeable did he
make himself that the hostess forgot TO
be sorry for Edith. When at last she
looked down the table at her, her
daughters appearance allayed any
doubts that might have arisen in the
mothers mind.
No other girl present was as pretty
as Edith She had never looked love
her than she did tonight, the proud
parent observed Ralph was evidently
making himself very amusing and
Edith was laughing even more than
usual at mis- jokes and stories Her
cheeks were flushed. her eyes almost
unnaturally bright She had, apparent
", recovered entirely from her disap-
pOintment-
Opposite Edith sat Constance. talking
to the man next to her in such p way
as to entertain him, yet her aunt knew
that her ever watChful eyes would be
sure to detect any lack OF attention on
the part OF the servants and that she
would tactfully and quietly rectify it.
What a comfort the child was in the
housei And again the hostess sighed
with satisfaction.
It was at this juncture that there
befeu one OF those strange and unac-
countable pauses I'm the conversation
one OF the pauses which we all have no
ticed even In a room full of people,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-15
The RhinOcerOs
BY GEORGE FITCH.
Author of NAt Good Old siwash.y

down on the other and shorter horn
and occasionally wiping his feet on
him for a change As a fair sized
rhinOcerous weighs upwards OF two
tons the human being whom he uses as
q doOrmat is usually ruined by the pro-
cess.
The rhinoceros has small red eyes
and cannot see very well This often
enables his intended victim TO step
aside with a low giggle while the in
furiated animal surges na1est1cally on
and is unable to find the way back.
This trick is highly amusing, but as
the natives of Africa have q very poor
sense Of humor they do not avail them
selves OF this sort OF fun as often as
does the American who drives his au-
tOmobile across the track four inches
in front Of an express train and then
laughs at the engineer. The African
native is painfully uneducated.
The rhinOceros cannot be taught to
do pretty tricks like the elephant. be-
ing too Independent and hostile. He is
the bully Of his territory and nothing
surprises and pains him so much as 10
be compelled to stop and fan dead
while engaged in trying to run over a
small white man armed with a large
gun.-tCopyrighted by George Mat
thew Adams)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-15

, who. a moment before, were all chatting
! buslly- An old superstition has IL that
l when there comes such sudden lul an
| angel is passing by. Constance Med
I ford was about 10 mention this tradi-
/ ton 10 her companion, when a man
/ seaSed farther down the table asked, as
[ II to ill in the awkward pause:
by the way. where s Tom Morton to-
nighr2 ] rather expected TO see him
l here. for'-with a glance at Ralph
You two Mortons generally hunt in
couples don't yOu2'
II was a thOughtleSs speech and
might have passed unuOticed had Edith
bale not flushed hotly and started to
Z speak Ralph attempted to conceal her
EN- arrassment by replying quickly
es, Toms missing all this fun be-
cause Of an overstrained sense Of duty
He's been called out Of town on bust
ness"
TOO bad,"' said someone then the
talk became general once more and
Constance breathed more freely. Was
II only fancy that made her think thar
several Of the guests looked with some
Of her engagement possibly have gotten
abroad2
The glances had not escaped Edith's
consciousness, and IL was with a uer-
when her guests were once more
launched upon the stream of animated
conversation about the latest popular
1T was kind-and like you-to an
swer so quickly just now" she said in
a low tone, her eyes dOwncast- For q
moment was al a loss as 10 what TO
say. But you did Just the right thing
Il spoke only the truth" he re-
Joined lightly Could / do less"
The girl looked at him swiftly and
Searcnlngly- You mean you spoke a
part Of what seems TO be the truth" she
corrected him
Ny dear gfrI,'' he calculated. chang
ing color slightly. What do you mean2
" hat are you limiting atg"
I'm not limiting at anything" she
replleQ- i am merely saying that you
know that there is a reason for Toms
absence reason which you have not
told me"
Are you sure he has not told you?"
ne asked hurrtedly, almost suspicious
y, watching her anxiously.
OF course he hasn't she replied.
Il fancy il is TO his interest not 20. and
you know ii is yet are trying to pro-
rect him"
There was a long silence while Ralph
set his wits TO work This girl doubted
Tom; she believed that there was some
other matter than business that was
keeping him away; possibly that there
was some woman who was OBTAINING
him OF course, there was-but need
she know that the woman was no
friend Of Toms?
As he reviewed the events Of the past
few days a great temptation faced this
man He was not in the habit OF fight
ing temptations vigorously All MS
life when he had got into sCrapes
there had been some one TO set him
out Of them-as Tom was doing now
And whenever Ralph Morton had
wanted anything he usually got it He
wanted this girl; he had loved her for
years, although Tom had never suspect
ed this. How easy il would be now TO
tell her again what he had as good as
told her o zen befOre-that he loved
herl
90 be continued)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-15
100 Years Ago Today

One hundred years ago today saw
Ferdinand VII again sitting on the
throne Of Spain. his restoration being
one Of the first important results Of the
treaty OF Paris In 1903 king Charles
" Of Spain, alarmed by the French in
vasion, had abdicated in favor Of Fer
dinand, his son BY intrigue NAPOLEON
succeeded in causing both of them to
resign lneT authority and consenting
70 the elevation Of Joseph BonaDarte
70 the kingship Of Spain. After his res
toration TO power Ferdinand showed
himself to be a very weak ruler and
MS subsequent -eiEu was marked by
q constant succession of serious politi-
cal disturbances. Ferdinand died in
1888 and his daughter. Maria Isabella,
became queen OF SpalD-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-15
IA Years Ago Today
From The Herald This Date 1900.

officer Winkler has returned from
Big Springs, Texas, where he has been
for several days
A rate Of IS for the round trip TO
Cloudcroft has been inaugurated by
the E. P. & s. W.
New wire netting IS being placed
around the alligator fountain in san
Jacinto plaza today.
Mrs. " 4. Brown and daughter are
spending few weeks with Mrs. W. T.
Bats, Of North Campbell street
Charley Deal passenger conductor Of
the S. P. has resumed his duties after
forty days leave Of absence.
Mrs. J A. Merrill and party are
among the initial summer tourists 10
proceed 10 Cloudcroft for the hot sea
\ meeting Of the members NJ the
Church OF the Immaculate Conception
viii be held on Wednesday evening at
the Marquette Library club.
Jacob Merle and Mrs. Lizzie Turner
were hcensed to wed in the county
clerks oftice today. J. p. Ballard and
Miss Virginia Murdoch also obtained a
license.
a. B. Robinson and Henry Davennort
who have been working their claims In
the Sierra Madre country. returned
Saturday Preparations will soon be
made for the shipping OF a car Of ore
TO the Ell Paso srneIter.
The river is still dry, but water is ex-
pected tomorrow, as four feet is re
ported at Chamberino, " II. about Is
miles up the river. The brush across
the river IN the ditch is being removed
in anticipation Of the rise
At the meeting Of the county COM
missiOners yesterday in addition +o tine
resembling order cutting off the water
supply from the courthouse and me
acceptance Of the designations Of
county attorney Peyton F. Edwards
and constable Sparks. a number OF
bills were ordered paid The bonds OF
attorney A S. j. Eylar and consfa be
J. N. Dwyer were ordered approved
Hose company No. . OF the fire
department held its regular monthly
meeting last night. with an officers
and members present Fireman w. ].
Ten Eyck reported the. horses and
apparatus in excellent condition.
Adolph Schultz and Henry Polky APP
piled for membership. Edward Ten
Eyck's name was transferred from the
active to the honorary list c. F. Jones,
the company's delegate, TO the Waxa-
hachie convention, subrhitted a report.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-15

" he very first thing that Fluff did
when she was safe In her little
home in Ta5byland with Betty,
the doll girl, was 10 do the washing
Here is her picture at the tub, with
Betty nearby.
You see, after they had escaped down
the ivy vine from the little girl who
owned them and was unkind 10 them.
they were very dirty An Tabbyland
people are clean, and Fluff was very
anxious that Betty should make good
impression.
Like all the kitty girls and boys.
Fluff hated water, but she gladly got
out the wash tub and went 10 work
BEFORE we can 80 any place" said
tluIf, we must be clean viii wash
an OF your clothes, Betty. because You
know that you must not put your
hands In water"
viii it do the same thing 10 my
hands that the rain did 10 my face ?"
asked Betty quickly.
I1e very same only worse" replied
Fluff. with clOthesliue in her mouth.
she hung up little dress. IF you
should set entirely wet. your arms and
less might come off and"-but Betty
old not hear the rest. She rolled over
on ner stomach and threw her arms
over her head so that she could not
near The fear Of her life was losing
an arm or a leg, and she knew the fate
completely
1t is a good thing I have had a
chance 10 warn her" thought Fluff
now can feel safe in going out OF
the room Tor a little while. Then she
salu out loud 4 am going out for
JUST a Few minutes. Betty. dear, and 1
Know mat / need not tell a sensible
person IKE you to keep away from
on wen all kinds OF things." She
meant the water in the tub. OF course.
put did not like 10 say il. for fear OF
huI tnS Betty's feelings.
. Betty was so glad to be away from
Ihe little girl Dorothy that she was
PelLecuy happy. She knew that Fluff
would never scold very hard. no matter
WhaL she dlo, and IL was so pleasant to
De IN a place where one did not have TO
- llilualIy stop talking for fear the
human beings would hear. She sang
ana danced around the room in the
sunshine and sid on the slick floor and
peehgu IN boxes and bureau drawers
oeLeye I'll get dressed and sur
pL-Se run she said after a while
haven't dressed myself for a long
Ine- IL would never do TO let little
sirls know that we can dress our
serves But my dress is up on the line
= can climb up and get IL"
she climbed up on q chair and then
STOOD on the edge OF the tubfuI or
water 'Oooooooooht supposing I
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-15

our advertising campaign right
through the summer season The
time TO advertise is when people are
not buying. but are interested in
home building. That is the condition
OF the market at the present time"
Gen. SaIazars trial in Santa Fe
attracted as much attention as a revO-
luton would down here" said L L
Hall, who appeared as a witness in
the SalaZar case. The court room
was crowded all the time and the peo-
pie OF Santa Fe showed the keenest
interest in the trial and especially in
the principal figure Of the case It
was a undue court proceeding for
me. as there was . majority Of Mex
ican-Americans on the jury and il was
necessary TO have an interpreter TO
translate the proceedings into Spanish
for the benefit OF some OF these
jurors
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-15

" he Rhinocerous IS an armor clad
cruiser which frequents the
plains and mountain sides Of
Africa and IS always in commission
ready for battle.
There is no such thing as peace with
the rhinocerous. He declared war
against everything several thousand
years ago and has been conducting
hosulities ever since. When he dis
covers smoke on the horizon. he doesn't
wait TO see whether It IS from friend
or foe because he hasn't any Of the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-15

LAGlm OUT also LaLnGE'A noGEeL
G6V ETS clean the houseg' he sug-
gested. It's spring ard the
birds are busting out their
nests. and all that Let's clean the
housed Let's clean from geller to
sarrer-cellar TO garrett
And they did. for they both agreed
that a frssly and thorough cleaned
house is such a nice thing 10 show peo-
pie
They did It with remarkable thor
oughness. taking Two weeks altogether.
First he bought a demijohn OF Suood-
der's WhiteWash (see fOOtnotel and
spent two DAYS WhiteWashing the cellar,
while she busted the garnet and TOOK
things out OF one trunk and put them
In another
Then he painted the front Of the
house and Vanished all the floors (bOth
sidesl with Peptomania's Private Pol
ish (see foOtnote) and cleaned the Win
dOws.
After that. they both took a Spirs-
hanger Turtles Hair Brush (see loot
notel and carefully went over the de-
sign on all the wallpaper in the house
with Bendenkliffs Wallpaper WHY
inE solution (See footnOte-l
Finally. after working Is hours q
day and not taking time to eat much,
they were finished and went out On
the front porch TO get a breath OF ar
tall man with his mustache WaNe1
with Eeedo's WaNo (see fOOtnotei
mounted the steps It was the lanc-
lord.
Afternoon" he began 7 come .
tell you YOU got Just a week 10 So
out A feua passed this house this
morning and he thought It looked s.
nice and fresh and clean, smellln Or
soap an all. that he bought It
tFoOtnote- Can be purchased az GU
rates at Smidteusmatten's Hardware
Store, open evenings)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-15
Miisfts

hedig catte So many
who skates
- brush
tune
raise-hey farming there danes
pg that to wrong
committed; whit grind
auctiOners backsn musicians
De
7eng day. frOH help to kick OF yeR
O. havee eight Of
Copyright b. George N wall ALAoOn
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-15

Commercial law and other subjects
necessary for business life are taught
by experienced and competent teach
ers- Some Of the school children and
their parents do not seem 10 pc as
well informed on this point as we
might wish them to be, and think tnaI
the only way to get commercial
education is to go TO a business col
lege. This is not necessary as the
same training IS given IN our high
school"
Wars. warm weather and depart
ing vacations will have no effect upon
FL Paso's business this summer, said
James L Mari. This promises TO be
the best year we have ever had IN
the real estate business. More peO-
pie are buying homes. there IS more
building and FL PasO is becoming more
OF a home city than at any time in its
history. We are preparing to carry
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-15

former. He puts his head down with
an explosive snort and wades in at
fun speed.
The rhinocerous is armed with one
or two long sharp horns which stick
straight up from his snout in man
ner which would irritate any one who
had 10 wear them After he has caught
q stranger in one of his hostile charges
he dearly loves to insert his long horn
into said stranger and toss him in the
air, deity catching him as he comes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-15

should fail in-" She looked down al
the water and then with a scream and
a splash. she sat down right in the tub.
NOW I lose my legs she thought
as she grabbed the edges. II I stay
here one more second I am a cripple
for life" Textbook. tick-tock. one
minute few By, then twO-she thought
the door never would open But Just
as she gave herself ID for lost in
rushed Fluff and dragged her out
Take me into the sunshine quickly
gasped poor Betty. The sun will dry
me and the cool air will keep the
mucilage firm"
Fluff was Just in time, but Betty
was very sorry- IF Pm going 10 be
as foolish as that" she moaned, 4
might as well go back and belong to
Dorothy Don't worry" said Fluff.
you viii soon learn to be sensible like
all Of US" But she didn't, as other
stories viii show.
Tomorrow story Fluff Takes
Dolly Betty for a Ride"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-15
Advice To the LOveIOrn
SHE HAS A RIGHT 10 FRIENDS
BY BenTFIes fairfax.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
am keeping company Win a -.
and now / find out that she IS sepla5
company with somebody else Al1e-
advise me what 20 DO
Gle OF friends. IL YOU mean 70 MARI.
this EIrl. go and eslS her III s1e eaESs
for YOU. III she does, sae VII slao,--
give up the other man ulnes Use 81.
one she likes