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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04
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In fhe Busy Basement

80 INCH PRINTED LAWNS-Very neat
floral and conventional designs.
Sale price, yard ............ OG
Limit 20 yards to a customer.)
So INCH PERCALE-In both dark and
light colors. Sale OIL.
price, yard Observation-Disclosures. 90 "
COTTON FOULARDS- inches wide, in
a tremendous assortment of distinctably
Foulard Patterns Sale n.
BLEAcHED MUSINGS inches wide, in
mill lengths" Sale
price, yard Observation-Disclosures. ~ "
limit 20 yards to a customer.)
81 INCH ZEPHYR GINGHAMS- the
seasons newest coIors and patterns. Limit
10 yards to a customer, 80
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SERPERTINE CREPE-The newest pat-
terms for kimonos and dressing 1E
saeques. Sale price, yard. ....... i DC
BEAUTY" CREPE-A very soft. crepe
fabric in high class costume de- or.
signs. Sale price, yard ........ Of3C
DEVONSHIRE CLOTH-Of the genuine
Renfrew Manufacturing Co., lin short
lengths). Sale
price, yard ..................l DC
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04
FILM COMPANY
SUED FOR BIC
SUM BY TEXAS
The State Seeks to Recover
$150,OOO From an Ell
Paso Concern.

Austin, Texas, April 4.-Suit for
$4,000 penalties for the alleged vio-
latiOn of the Texas anti trust laws has
been filed in the Goth district court
here, by the attorney generals depart
ment, on behalf of the state against
the William H. Swanson Film company,
Of Denver, Colo, with Texas headquar-
ters at Ell PasO.
The state alleges an unlawful COM
binatiOn of the defendant company with
another film company to control the
film business in the FL PasO territory.
One hundred days violation is alleged.
Opening tonight-Scott White & Co.
New stOre-ROberts- Banner Bldg.
ADVERTISEMENT
Pork shoulder roast, TIC Opitz
Market phone 136.-Advertisement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04
MEN AND BOYS CLASH
AND ONE is KILLED

Denver, Colo, April Lawrence
Cook, II, today shot Oreste Chelleni,
%, to death in a clash in which several
other men and boys are said to have
participated. Cook, who pleaded self
defence. drew two revOlvers and emp
tied both at his alleged assailant, then
reloaded and resumed the shooting.
Cheueni, who is charged by Cook with
firing the first shot, fell mOrtally
wounded, dying later at hospital.
Cook went to police headquarters and
was placed under arrest.
NEED GLASSESF ASK SEGALL.
MOVED TO los TEXAS STREET
Advertisement.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-08-22
TO
Be GIVEN REST
EXTRA SESSION MAY BE CALLED,
HOWEVER, FOR EARLY IN
THE YEAR 1915.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New Orleans-The proposed extra
session of the Legislature has ben
called off for the present. The idea
OF securing legislative action on tax
reforms and submitting the const'tu-
tional amendments at the November
election has been given up.
Two other plans are now up to Gov
ernor Hall as the result Of a confer
ence of administration leaders here,
either a session later in the fall, open
ing the latter part of September or
about February 10 of next year.
1T is not certain" said Governor
Hall after the meeting, but the con-
sensus Of opinion seems to favor early
next year. Practically everyone agreed
it would be impracticable to call the
General Assembly to consider tax re-
forms and get the amendments sub
mitted at this congressional election"
Strong doubt was expressed in the
Governors conference whether the
present Legislature would pass any
tax reform legislation. Robert B. But
Ter suggested the creation of a board
composed of heads of State inst'tu-
tions, to take an invoice Of assessable
property and submit their findings to
the Equalization Board and Board Of
Appraisers.
Senator George Wesley Smith Of
Richland favored calling an unlimited
constitutional convention.
Others who participated we're Wal
ter J. Burke, John d. Shaffer, James
r. Patterson, Leon Locke, Delos R.
Johnson, Horace Wilkinson, L. Austin
Fontenot, A. I. Picard, Joseph E. Gen.
erelly and Martin H. Manion.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-08-22
REAL BATTLE CAPABILITIES
OF THE ARMIES OF EUROPE

DO you know that the contending
armies IN Europe today are battling
upon their peace time footings" asked
. colonel on the general staff Of the
United States army. And don't for
get that the nation that gets its fight
ing force up to its full war strength
irst will gain a material advantage In
the present turmoil"
This means that any hasty deduc-
lions made upon the basis of fights
won and lost up to date may soon
prove absolutely misleading.
The question then arises: Which Of
the struggling armies can reach its
war strength soonest, and. with that
attained. what are its chances for
maintaining that standing in the CRU
cling days to come! The answer is
Q matter of administrative efficiency
arst, and then follows naturally the
relative merits Of the reserve material
upon which the nation can draw as
battle after battle and disease thin
the ranks of those in the field. At
present the Germans are virtually
fighting alone four other nations. but
their initial setbacks are not properly
Q true index Of what 10 to come In the
near future.
Some Figures.
As 1t 10 necessary to deal with fg-
ures 1t II just as we'll to begin now
a. later. These figures, interpreted in
the light of additional Information
have another meaning. one that comes
closer to the facts inspiring the az
gressivs policy assumed By the kai-
ser in face of seemingly appalling
odds. According to authoritative in
formation the peace and the war foot
Ing Of the powers named are a. fol.
lows:
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-08-22
ASKING CONGRESS FOR AID
Alexandra Chamber OF Commerce
Calls Upon Louisiana Representatives.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Alexandria.-The local Chamber of
Commerce has adopted the following
resolutions:
To Senators ]. r. Thornton and J. E.
Ransdell, and members of the House
of Representatives:
Resolved, That the Chamber Of
Commerce Of the city of Alexandria
respectfully petition the Congress of
the United States to provide literally
for the financing of the products Of
the farmers of this nation during the
impending crisis. Unless adequate
law are passed for taking care of the
crops of the Southern farmers, seri-
Gus consequences will follow.
Resolved, that the Chamber of Com
merce of the city of Alexandria re-
spectfully petition the Congress Of
the United States to pass the rivers
and harbors bill, which provides for
the protection and navigation of the
Mississippi river and its tributaries.
Unless adequate appropriation Is made
for this work the great interest in
this valley is in jeopardy"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-08-22
BARRED FROM The Cor1a
Andrew Currie Failed to File Nm
His Campaign Manager

Western Newspaper Union News sesvia
Shreveport.-Because he iaAk|
file with the secretary Of State d
time he made his Announcement
name of his campaign manage
thorized to receive and disburS
paign funds, Andrw Currie Of 81
port was barred from making thsj
for member OF the State Bcsii
equalization by the Democratic Y
lative Committee of the Fourth
gressional District sitting IN Sd
port. Seven members voted to sai
a protest filed against Mr.. Gun
candidacy filed by E. H. McClsi
of Claiborne, present incumbent u
candidate to succeed himself. n
voted against the protest. Mr. q
annonced that he would abide "
decision of the committee. in
McClendon was declared The D.
cratic nominee.
In sustaining the protest, u .
mittee overruled an opinion Of "
ant Attorney General H. P ca
who declared,i in a written connsl
ton, that the failure Of Mt. Cum
comply with that provision o. NE
rupt practice act Of 1912, vnf'
auires that candidates must name.
disbursing agents at the time o.
their announcements, did not dl's
~ him for making the race w
nomination.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-08-22
LUMBER EXPORTS SHORT
Shipnen From the United States De-
creased $12,525, 1877 for Year.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New Orleans.-Lumber exports for
the fiscal year 1894 decreased $12.-
525,137, according to annual statistics
of the Lumber Trade Journal. The
total exports amounted to sos, 179, $40.
What is considered an important ex-
ception to the general decrease is the
increase in exports Of Pacific coast
woods. The most notable decrease
was that Of shipments to Canada,
which fell of approximately rs per
cent.
Among tie Gulf and South Atlantic
ports only three showed increases, Sa-
vannah, Port Arthur and Galveston.
Mobile still leads in the amount ex.
ported. being helped a great deal in
this respect because Gulfport officially
is included in the Mobile business.
New Orleans was second and Scran.
ton, Miss, third. Pensacola was
fourth.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-08-22
Auditing Land Office Accounts.

Baton Rouge.-Supervisor of Public
Accounts Mcfarland has put his en-
tire force to work on the audit which
is being made of the accounts Of he
State Land Office. Up to date twenty
alleged discrepancies have been dis
covered in the list of land redemption
certificates from Calcasieu parish
alone; and the accounts Of other par
.shes have beer untouched. Mr.. Nc
Farland admits the investigation is one
of far-reaching possibilities.
The probe is to be Statewide in its
scope, and the supervisor is prepar-
ing to send his assistants into the
conveyance office of every parish of
the State to check the redemption GER
tificates on file there with those on
the books Of the Registrar Of the State
Land Office. The audit will take
months to complete.
Hereafter the office force Of Mr.. Nc.
Farland will work at nights on the au-
dit. The supervisor personally is d.
recting the work.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-08-22
TACTICS SHOWN
BY army MOVES
StrategicaI Problems Of Warning
Nations Are Now Becom-
ing Apparent.
KEEL CANAL IS BIG FACTOR
Capture Of Waterway by Enemies Of
Germany Might Prove Turning
Point Of War-Importanee
Of Paris and Berlin.

Notwithstanding the meagerness Of
details from Europe. the strategical
problems for Germany and France
have become more apparent during
the last few days.
France must protect her frontier
against German invasion and at the
same time she must proceed as fast
as possible towards the Kiel canal.
That canal is apt to prove the turn
Ing point in the war II the triple en-
tente gets control Of 1t, according to a
military expert writing for the Chica-
90 Tribune.
Germany, on the other hand, must
protect her French border and the
Kiel canal and drive her forces into
Russia as fast as possible.
The question now presented to Ger
many and France is where to attack.
The capture of Paris alone at pres
ent probably would not bring about a
cessation Of combat on the part Of the
French, as the sinews of war have
been we'll provided further to the
south.
Berlin is not Germany even to any.
where nearly as great AL extent as
Paris is France. The straight line dis.
lance from Namur 1.-THE fortress before
which the Germans have established
touch with their French antagonists)
to Paris is $50 miles; to Berlin, 400
Ill
The distance from Mulhausen to Der
lin Is about 400 miles; to the Kiel ca
nal, 500 miles.
But the distance from Paris to Null
hansen Is about ESQ miles. and from
Namur to Mulhausen is 22o miles, and
almost straight south by east Of 1t
therefore away from Paris. While 6
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-08-22

1900 Of these were cavalry. This
means that the three Austrian corps
stationed in Galicia. or q little less
than 100000 combatants. with nine d.
visions Of cavalry. about $4,000, have
gone into Russia. but just where u
left to the imagination.
Six corps. three German and three
Austrian, and from $4,000 to 10000
cavalry are probably advancing to-
wards Brest-Ltovosk. BY the time
these arrive there it is difficult to see
how the Russians can have more than
three full corps and 10000 to 10000
cavalry. Austrian troops have ad-
vanced along the eastern frontier that
II just north 6f Roumania-
II seems probable that on the
French frontier at the present time
Germany has nine corps Of the active
army, assisted by one Austrian corps
on the German extreme left. near the
Swiss border. There probably are
nine more corps Of the first reserve
and nine more Of the second reserve
also on the French frontier. which
with all their auxiliaries amount t.
well over 100000 fighting men.
1t appears that II these million Ger
mans care to remain on the defensive
on the French border It will take q
pretty goodly number Of attackers to
get them out of their intrenchments. II
they ever can do It Providing Aus
tria and Germany are directing theil
main attack against Russia. France tc
reap any advantage must strike quick
ly and hard on Q line a. short, in q mil
itary way. as possible toward the Kiel
canal
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-08-22
NEWS OF THE STATE
COTTON MEN WILL
MEET ON AUG. q
CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN
NEW ORLEANS TO DISCUSS
MARKET PROBLEMS.
, N.rspsp.r Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New Orleans.-A cotton convention
is TO assemble in New Orleans August
q and %. at which every cotton pro-
ducing county in the South is expect
ed to be represented with farmers,
merchants. bankers and manufactur-
ers in attendance The convention mas
been called to consider the problems
confronting the marketing of the cot
ton crop of 1914, which is now matur-
ing, and which will begin to come to
market in volume soon after the date
fixed for the assembling Of the con-
vention.
The call for the convention was is
sued about week ago by Harvie Jor-
dan of Atlanta, Ga The original idea
was that the conference should be
held in September, but owing to the
necessity for arriving at ways and
means of moving the crop at the earli-
est possible date, the time has been
advanced to August q.
The general idea is that gather ng
of all the cotton interests of the South
will impress Congress with the neces-
sity of aiding in the prevention of dis
aster to the cotton industry as a re-
suit OF the war in Europe, by assisting
the Southern banks in aiding the farm
ers to carry the surplus Of their crops.
1t is recognized that should the war
continue, there would be only the do
mestic consumption to be depended
upon as an outlet for the supply, leav-
ing a large amount of cotton on the
farmers hands.
If this cotton surplus has to be sac
rificed II will mean ruinously low pri-
ces, but if the farmers are helped H.
nancially they will be able to held
their cotton until European consumer rs
are again in position to enter the
market and even domestic mills will
not be able to acquire their raw ma
terial at panic prices.
Owing to the great importance of
reaching a solution of the cotton prob.
lem. as affected by the war, at the
earliest possible moment great inter.
est Is being taken in the coming con.
ference in local cotton circles.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-08-22
REFUGEES BACK |
FROM WAR M
SOuTHERNERS Anna.
PHILADELPHIA 'N sso.
Southampton
Western Newspaper Union S.

"F %enl Newspaper T Union New, s.rr,
New York.-There were
OF Southerners on the retn,s. ~
snip Philadelphia, which 49,,
wednesday night. All had ,..
stories TO tell of their er,a.s
Europe DR., Felix Laure Of y.
leans said: VI NS
The American Citizens -,
IN London is doing excelle,,
alleviate the suffering Of fsI,' ''a
'fymen' and should be comns',
The Philadelphia was tbs \.
10 leave Southampton. Tbs
was all mined and torpedo bo,,
ed us the way out. After vs
the port was closed. Durin, :
tire trip there was no distiD,s'.
class among the passengers III
cally all of the Americans had a
OF the entire ship during the ~
Il don't want to talk ah,".
trouble we had, but want n =.
all of the men on board WORT,
and night for the comfort Of a.
sengers. Conditions were hrl
overcrowded, and in manv i,,,.1
there were four persons in !
room. More than a hundred ~
who had no berths slept on n,
in the dining saloons and on tn. \
| can't praise the officers and al
the ship too much. They were !,
did to us all.
Coming across the Chanuel |
Havre we were challenged BY An ,
fish torpedo boat and during IA,
across the ocean we were haIlss 4
times, twice by French torpeds J
and once by an English one. Thai
us for only a short time uptr
ascertained who we were.
I'VE were all mighty glad ii
the lights of old New York"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-08-22

A between France and Germany
apart from the latter's superior war
footing, the total of the fully trained
reserves in the Fatherland would be
the most potent factor In q prolonged
struggle and also the justification for
Q vigorous initiative despite early
heavy losses. Both Germany and
France have In the last two years in
creased the period Of service from
two to three years. In France this
frightening Of the term with the col
ors aroused great deal of opposition,
not to say discomfort.
Immediately back of these soldiers
are the 1rst reserves, men who but
recently have finished their full tours
of active service and Of course are
familiar with the latest practices. Now
look at the foregoing figures. Ger
many's peace footing Is only 1885
men stronger than that Of France, but
upon the nrst call to arms this moder-
ate superiority Immediately jumps to
the greater figure Of IA. 203. giving the
kaiser an advantage Of nearly Fl per
cent But this 10 only the beginning
Of the difference.
Germany's total reserve Of fully
trained reserves-men trained with
peculiar thoroughness-is today quite
5000. 900, while the admittedly less ex-
sctingly drilled reserves of France
number but $4,000 rank and fle.
Here. - can plainly be seen, the Fa-
therland leads BY 1.7s0, o00-two and .
half times the war footing Of France,
while still having in reserve a. many
- France would have at best.
Setting aside the question Of the
relative military value Of the training
Of the German and the French SOL
diers. those Of France carry q maya
sine ride Of eight millimiters caliber
and the German infantrymen repeat
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-08-22

opportunity and advanced on Namur.
Mulhausen, Colmar and the little strip
In Lorraine. which were not defended.
a. 1t might be possible that the en-
thusiasm and popular clamor Of the
French would force an invasion Of
their lost provinces Of Afsace-Lor.
raine. But It Is highly improbable that
q determined advance In force will be
made on this line even should popular
clamor demand 1t.
The German Plans
Germany on the other hand has not
only France to attend to but Russia
as well. In considering her plans she
also must take into account Austria
Should Russia be allowed to mobilize
fully and concentrate. 1t is probable
that she would be able to overwhelm
Austria, first attacking on the Lem
erg-Bucharest (Roumania) line. 1t
is probable that Germany is acting
with rapidity against Russia.
What press dispatches have drifted
through indicate that 10000 Germans
landed some three days ago between
Hango and Helsingfors In Finland.
This force in all probability consisted
Of one army corps and one cavalry d.
vision, some additional heavy artillery.
engineers and aeronautical troops.
From Warsaw to st. Petersburg
there are IL Russian corps, but as
these are not fully mobilized one Ger
man corps is probably az strong In
men as two Russian corps just now.
The German corps which landed In
Finland and therefore behind st. Pc
tersburg is undoubtedly designed to
hold the four Russian corps In that
vicinity to keep them from going to
the assistance of the other Russian
corps further to the south.
Again it was reported that the Rus
sian government has decided to evacu-
ate Warsaw, which was officially de-
MED at st. Petersburg. Weighing this
evidence, 1t seems probable that
there has been a German advance from
Intersburg in the direction OF Wilma
to hold the four Russian corps sta
toned in that district from doing any
harm or going to any other place.
Possibly three German corps. whose
stations are close to wilma, are en-
gagged in that operation.
II the vigorous fighting of these four
German corps, the one in Finland and
the three against wilma. is strong
enough, eight Russian corps might
probably be isolated and fully occu,
pied with their own affairs and not
able to move or concentrate anywhere
else.
AustrIans Invade Russia.
It is reported that 100000 Austrians
had been assembled in Galicia and that
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-08-22

march or line Of operations directed
on Berlin would involve . defeat Of
the German main army and such q
great penetration of German territory
probably would paralyze the defense
tho distance IL 400 miles. Every
mile will be bitterly contested and
every miles means thousand Of lives
and millions Of money.
kIsl Canal Big Factor.
The Kiel canal 10 the deciding fac
tor in the control Of the sea. 1t is 800
miles from Namur. Many Of Germany's
great supply points are in the interval
between. An advance on this line
would be near the sea, where England
could help with her ships. Once the
Kiel canal 10 captured humiliation Of
the German feet might result, which
would give command Of the Baltic sea
to France and her allies and allow the
unrestricted transport Of Russian
troops and material Of war to the
north German coast.
Il therefore would appear that the
strategy Of France will aim at the cap
turs Of the Kiel canal. because It II
the most important point strategically
which Germany possesses. BY this
line of action France would utilize to
the utmost England's great sea power.
In addition. by q direct invasion in
the direction Of the Kiel canal France
would cover Paris and her communi-
cations better than BY any other route.
An advance via Mulhausen and Stras-
burg would be extremely dangerous
and Just what the Germans would like
to sec France DO. Hence We see why
Germany seized Liege at the earliest
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-08-22
PLAGUE TAKES ANOTHER
Seventh Death From BubonIc Plague
10 Reported In New Orleans.

New Orleans.-With the death here
Sunday night Of Mary Hooper, a ne
gress, the number Of bubonic plague
victims was brought to seven. The
woman was the nineteenth person to
contract the contagion since its ap-
pearance here on June 81. She was
i'll two days and died a few hours
after federal health authorities had
confirmed her malady as plague She
was so years Of age and resided at
1905 Bienville street.
Two infected rats were reported
Sunday by federal health authorities.
Rodent cases of plague now number 81.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-08-22

year. Tho action followed her a.
legged refusal to become Mrs. Dunn.
and Justice Alexander Rosenthal held
that one kiss from the girl was ample
payment for the presents-
Mr.. Dunn said that he asksd the
young woman to be his wife. When
she refused he asked for the return
Of his presents. and there was . SEC
ond refusal.
Mr.. Dunn said he derived much
pleasure from the company Of Miss
Probst who accompanied him TO
dances, theatsrs and taaG H I'D
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-08-22

oped yet to the point where they win
be particularly destructive Their
chief effectiveness in the big war In
Europe will be to create CONSERVATION
In groups Of hidden soldiers. The
death rate from An air bomb among
closely packed forces might be TWEEN
ty men,"
That the air machine win lend to
the spectacular element q war Vas
his belief. He ventured the predie-
lion that some battles may be wagsd
between scout aeroplaass q a9o-
yoAna0 anl liy1gfhlaA