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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19

government reimburseS them for these,
and also supplies the troops with arms.
Keep Rifles in Homes.
Every. man keeps his Uniform and
rifle at home and here it is guarded
more closely than the family bonds or
the baby. There is a yearly inspection
Of armament and equipment at which
every soldier has to appear and show
that all his implements of war are in
good order.
Every man is at liberty to decide
whether he shall serve in the infantry
or cavalry, a member Of the latter pro-
viding his own horse. Rich and poor
march side by side and a merchant may
find he is a private under a corporal
who is his employee in peace time.
Recruits Attend Army Schools.
The recruits of each year are sent to
one Of the schools for recruits located
in different cities. Here the infantry
receive 65 days preliminary training,
the cavalry 80 days. field and mountain
artillery IS, engineers rs, transport men
AZ and ambulance men so.
The instruction is impaired by a spe-
cial corps Of instructors aided by the
officers OF the higher and lower rank
in the small standing army.
Since 1907 the cavalry and all the
branches Of the Auszug must attend a
repetition course of II days every year.
The Landwehr forces have a repetition
course every four years.
The Swiss are especially. proud Of
must do a certain amount Of rifle prac-
tice each year and his record is care
Continued on Page 3, This SectiOn).
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19
Egyptian Camel Corps
Defeat Enemy in Sharp
Fight Against Big Odds

Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 19.-Egypts IA
NOUS camel troops have participated
in a sharp brush with the enemy Capt;
Chope and Egyptian Lieut. MOhammed
Anis, with 20 men Of the Btkantr cam
elrv and 20 coast guard camelry, were
patroling between Gatia and Bire-el-
Huse.
AS Capt Chope proceeded east he
saw ahead of him a party of 20 men on
white camels The riders were waving
white flags, and thinking that they
were the camel corps, Capt. Chope al
lowed them to approach
When withGl 80 yards, however, the
approaching force raised their rifles
and began to fire. Thereupon Capt.
Chope ordered his men to reply, and
nearly all the enemy were killed
Another party Of the enemy attacked,
but was similarly disposed OF.
Capt. Chope thinking that all was
over, advanced towards Catia. when
suddenly he saw about $50 horsemen
trying to move round his right flank
and a like number working round mis-
left flank He therefore retired, dis
mounting and firing as the opportunity
offered. The enemy fired from horse-
Lieut. Anis was shot during this pc
riod and one Of the Bikanir corps
hoisted him behind him on his camel
but both We're shot later.
Capt Chope succeeded in returning
TO his support after beating off the
enemy. The British losses were Lieut..
Anis and Subadhar Abdukhan and II
men killed and three wounded.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19
American Youths SaUe
Belgium Soldiers Who
Escaped From Antwerp

Dudley. England. Dec. 1.-two Bel
gian soldiers who have arrived here
owe their escape from Antwerp to the
help of American clerks who are still
in the latter city. Both men had been
reported as killed and when they ar
rived in Dudley they were met by their
parents, who are refugees, with touch
ing affection.
One of the soldiers. Albert Geossens,
related how they had escaped after
the Allies had evacuated Antwerp.
They had been left behind to attend to
wounded in a hospital but when the
Germans began to search the city.
Geossens and his companions were
given civilian clothes by a friend.
I'VE would never have got clear
Of Antwerp said Geossens, had it
not been for American clerks who gave
US their passports. They helped US to
replace the photographs on the pass
ports with our own and then one of
them actually forged the signature OF
the commandant"
Geossens tricked the sentry at Ant
werp by leaning on the arm of an aged
woman IS if he were ill, and the
woman claimed him as her invalid SON.
Once clear of the city, the two soldiers
made all haste to Flushing, where
again they were helped by American
residents.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19
Defends Sister, Grave In Battl {
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Finds Slain Enemy Dead Girls Lover

~ ARTS, France, Dec. 19.-It was dur
~ ing the fight at Tracy-le-Val
4 where, according to the official
report 'our troops captured the vii
lage Of Tracy" But the truth Is the
French troops captured few graves
and gravestones-and in the process
they made many more graves. Jules
Gamboi, one of the attacking force,
captured a great deal more than a
village. He captured his sisters grave
and killed her lover.
The Germans had dug comfortable
trenches among the graves, and the
gravestones made good cover for them.
The French were ordered TO storm the
cemetery and a detachment Of infantry
set out, aided by Moroccan troops. They
crept up close and lay down waiting
for the opportunity to rush. The Mo-
roccans had their knives between their
teeth. It was q cold night and the
moon was hidden behind clouds.
But as they lay on the soft, wet
earth the moon came out and a Ger
man rifle flashed from among the
tombstones. The attackers had been
discovered. They were up at once and
rushed at the cemetery shouting and
yelling like men possessed. Then the
fight on the graves began.
Jules cannot tell much about the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19
German Hand Rests
Heavily on People Of
Captured French Towns

Paris, France, Dec. 19.-From man
who has, under exceptional ,clrcum-
stances. made a long tour through Bel
gium and the captured part Of France,
many interesting details Of life IN
der the Germans were learned here to-
day.
The German hand lies harder and
heavier on the occupied departments
than on Belgium. The Germans live
in the country. They have reQuisitiOned
the able bodied to thresh the corn,
have laid hands on all the big mills OF
the Aisne, set aside for their field bak-
cries the amount Of flour requisite for
their own use. and hand over the re-
mainder to the inhabitants. The same,
with the sugar reflneries. Certain
mines. those of Amin and Aniche, are
working regularly.
There is a total lack Of salt, and the
inhabitants are reduced to washing
ashes in order to obtain soda where
with to season their food. Wool and
all raw material has been seized and
sent to German mills and factories.
Everything has been Communicated to
the very shirts and WOmens stockings
under pretext that the soldiers are
without underlinen. The German SOL
not been taken to Paris it is because
cholera reigns in that capital
Functionaries have been sent from
Germany to assist the military author
ANACS III duAulNL6LGLAuB the occupied
countries. Able bodied men are req
uisitioned as road members, the routes
are kept in an excellent state of re-
pair for military motor traffic. There
are sign posts for those who do not
understand French.
The traveller mentions a trick played
on the German troops by certain re-
sourceful Burgomasters. who posted up
at the entrance to their villages no
tees such as the following: "Typhus,
the inhabitants are advised to boil the
water in order to escape the epidemic"
Such villages were of course literally
avoided like the plague
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19
Ambassadors
TAKE REFUGEE IN
COURT SORROW
Diplomatic Gathering in
Rome Relieved of EN-
barrassing Situation.
SPANISH DIPLOMAT
COMES TO RESCUE

~ ONE. Italy. Dec 19.-On the oc-
casion Of king Victor En-
- manueTs birthday anniversary
the diplomatic world in Rome was con-
fronted by series Of awkward diff
culties which caused the diplomatists
of the Great powers to spend a few
very anxious days.
Since the outbreak of the hostilities
all personal relations between the am
bassadors of the Triple Entente and
those of the Central powers have
ceased, the German and Austrian am
bassadors carrying things so far as to
cut dead their colleagues. The late
Marquis Of San Giuliano, being anxious
to makek things easy for everybody
concerned, had hit upon the idea Of
having an extra reception room furnished
at the Foreign office for the exclusive
use OF the representatives of Germany
and Austria-Hungary, who were thus
spared the unpleasant experience OF
a chance meeting with an enemy" con-
frere. But it fell to the lot of Baron
Sonnino, the new Foreign Minister to
grapple with the problem of inviting
the members of the Diplomatic corps
to congregate- around the same table
in order to drink the toast of the
king"
All Make Excuses.
According to tradition, the spokesman
of the party should have been the
French ambassador, Mr.. Barrere,
by reason of his seniority. But how
could NJ. Barrere be expected to speak
colleagues?
It was suggested that the reception
might have to be cancelled, but il Waas
Baron Seniors opinion that such a step
should be avoided at all cost, the tia
CONTINUED on Page 3, This sectiOn).
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19

night He lies in the American hospital
mere with far away look in his eyes,
ana occasionally he murmurs a name to
himself It is the name of the German
VINO gave him the terrible wounds
from winch he suffers.
Jules came from the Tracy district
ana the first grave he made for in the
rush was the one in which his sister
was buried He was resolved to defend
II az all costs. In the darkness he saw
German sitting on the little grave.
Juies uttered shout and charged with
ms bayonet. The German fired point
Dlank and Jules received the bullet in
lhe chest Then they went at each
otner with knives. At last Jules saw
. tnat the German was dying. He raised
n ms enemy and propped him against his
sisters tombstone
You deserved it." cried Jules. ''Why
uld you SIT on my sisters grave?'
=, Your sisters grave?" echoed the
German. 1T is a lie. It is the grave
OF my sweetheart"
Jules caught the mans head and
twisted his face round so that he saw
MIN well Then he remembered. His
sister had been in love with stran-
ger who came to the village last year
she had died recently. This was in
deed her lover. He died shortly. while
jules was carried away moaning, but
not from bodily pain.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19
SHOUT
As They STORM
GERMAN TRENCH
Queer Enthusiasm of the
Enemy Terrifes the
German Gunners.
BUT ONE REMAINS,
YOUNG LIEUTENANT

- ETROGRAD. Russia, Dec. ia
~ sub-lieutenant in the NJ. infan-
\ try regiment which was holly en-
cared in the Vistula battles called
himself the historiographer. because ne
was instructed to keep the regiment s
. battle diary He tells Of a great
struggle at Cashmere when his regi-
ment led a wonderful attack against
German battery.
I'VE just seized it withour hands,
he says. 40 field guns and eight ma
chine guns We had been fighting the
night before. The enemy were holding
one of their rearguard positions, and
had been in it for eight days.
"Outside Cashmere the Germans en-
trenched in strength on very WlQe
front The commander or our first pat
TALON sent out a chain Of skirmishers
10 right and left so as to lengthen our
front Firing began at raiSe OF
about 600 yards il was NeIy uL ~. ~ -
10 advance. but we did manage TO get
forward slowly. At Z O'clock the pat
TALON received the order 10 take Ine
village by an attack in the DARK; ar
of our men went round 70 go - re-
the enenv's line and those VINO re
rnained in front opened very not III e;
For three hours a terrltlc rltie any 1
artillery fight went on our IlLLSS 80 80
nmtfn hot our h0h ualANN E--eN---
well forward and at zOO PAGES LIoiii
the Germans we entrenched ourseIVe Is
I'VE remained there WalunB LOT Clls
outflanking force to reach the &c It l1ss
in the rear. It was damp ana Colu'
we had had no food since the morning.
But no one thought of that we "ets
imuatiently waiting for the slsIlaL, ~;
ii o'clock came the cry OF hurraLs.,
We sprang out like one man anu
dashed at the Germans. They nreo LOT
an thew were worth. and their bullets
Melted around US. But our soluleIs III
officers ran on shouting JoyLIIng
sIurrahp and springinG across trenches
and VOLTS holes II was lucky Il nae
the barbed wire mad Deen al CUT
through by our artillery.
storm German Battery. .-.
owe reached the village and touno
the Germans fleeing from both sldes.
we worked with bayonets ana me 1uLS
ends Of our rifles right ana leII WEI WEI
suddenly one of our y oIIlGeIs = y - Gu
man battery and he pointed 70 lne
right end Of the yillagd ana SUE
enough there it was-at the cage 81 IuS
bfT 400 wards away. -We Qasheu
M - +bsse German guns. When we
,rare 81 naces from them the Germans
fi~aG one last round and fled Inc
shells flew over our heads and WouIueu
onIy- some Of those away behind.
with one bound we were on unat
battery Only one German remain ed
a young lieutenant; he stood with MS
arms Lolueu across ms Nie7l =. 4
NAPOLEON attitude with his sword and
revolver living at his feet. Our men
never thought of touching him; what
they wanted was the guns, They seized
them, each shouting; It's mtne
shan't give it up to anyonei It's mine!
like madmen.
ssThe German Lieutenant who was
CAPTURED with the battery gave his i'm
preston of our attack.
&" Your cry Of hurrah,' said he, was
horrible. We shuddered at the roar,
and our gunners' hands trembled as
they drove the shells into the guns.
And when the next roar came they
could not be held here.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19
Mobilizes 100000 Trained
Men in 48 Hours to De-
fend Neutrality.
w WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 10
M Switzerland has never been

w TASHINGTON, D c., Dec. 10
M Switzerland has never been
conquered, and it has never at
tempted to conquer any other nation.
It's military system is for defence only
and military aggression is unthought
Of Many times recently public speakers
and writer's in the United states nave
praised the Swiss system in bemoanlng
the unpreparedness of America for war
The Swiss system is admired because it
costs little and keeps the young men Of
the nation from industry scarcely at all
yet produces a trained body OF men
which the strongest military power III
the world only attack with the assur-
ance of meeting fearful resistance and
suffering enormous losses.
1t is interesting to note that the
adoption Of the Swiss system would
change the United States from one Of
the weak to one of the most formidable
of nations. Here are the figures To de-
fend her neutrality Switzerland has now
modelled SOC, 900 men. Her population
is $500 900. In the same ratio Of army
to population the United States would
have $500, 900 soldiers in time Of great
need. Even Germany had only 100000
trained men when this great war start
ed; while Russia probably had about
the same number on whim she could de-
pend without further instructions.
1t is this sense of enormous reserve
of men, cannon fodder" in the 1OO-
900, 900 population of the United States
which caves superficial persons a sense
of security. Men plus gun equals sol
diers, they reason. But as matter Of
fact the trained man is the only one
who counts in the first six months of a
great war. ...
How many trained men has the
United States tOday2 That is a hard
question to answer, for our militia, or
national guard, is an uncertain body
Of varying efficiency. But giving the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19
German Food Shortage
Becoming Serious Now

Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. 10
Agents of the commissary department
of the German army, who are here pur-
chasing supplies. admit that Germany s
shortage in some respects is serious.
They state that Germany would be
glad to release all prisoners of war
because of the difficulty of providing
supplies for them.
The agents find their task here made
difficult by the Danish prohibition
against export of many articles. They
have succeeded, however, in purchas-
ing large quantities of meat, which
may still be exported to Germany.
They would like to get a million pairs
ot boots and shoes, but the list of pro-
hibitions includes all articles made Of
leather or hide
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19
Trees of Light Set Up
in Parks of 80 Cities
For Christmas Season

New York, Dec 19-The tree of
light which has frightened Madison
square for two Christmases has Just
been set up again It will be sur
mounted by Star of Peace" The
custom Of putting up a tree of light in
one of GOtham's parks. as well as i'm
the parks Of many other cities each
Christmas week was originated sew
eral years ago by the fTdeaIistic group"
as they were called. The names of the
contributors to the fund and those i'm
mediately in charge have never been
made public. Great success has crowned
the efforts Of the group" for trees
were put up last year in $50 cities and
TINS year there will be many more.
Gotham tree which was grown on
Long Island is truly wonderful as TO
size and symmetry. It will be lighted
for the Wrist time at $50 o'clock Christ
mas Eve and will continue to brighten
the square until New Years night.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19
War Makes Work for Men
ButIdle Women Increase
and Distress Is Now Keen

London, Eng, Dec. 19.-There is now
less unemployment among male work
ers than there was before the war due
largely to the vacancies created in the
Industrial ranks by those who have
Joined the fighting forces. But there
has been a very great increase of un-
employment among women. In Lon
don alone 1906 registered with tbe
Central body in the last four months
as needing employment. In the same
period last year only $50 were regis
tered; Among dressmakers, milliners,
laundresses and charwomen distress is
keenest
For the relief of unemployed work
women p workrOoms have been opened
in as many London boroughs and thew
are under the control of the Central
Unemployed body. It is estimated that
the cost of running them will be $500
600 a year. OF this sum 100000 will
be provided out of the queens fund,
the balance being met by grants from
the local government boards.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19

for Chinese society should be erected.
This proposition had already been
canvessed far and wide through the
book of another famous scholar called,
The Meaning of the Republic" en-
phasizing the parallel Of Cromwell and
the English commonwealth, arguing
that the restoration became absolutely
inevitable through the logic Of exter-
nal events.
Practically all the monied classes ara
now in agreement with the change if it
can be peacefully encompassed, and
though this tragedy shows that much
ground still has to be won, attempts
for the re-esta bIishment OF the mon
archy are likely to be continuous and
far reaching, as Japan undoubtedly has
a new interest in preserving the coun-
try.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19
Rich Chinese Tire Of Republic
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Death Is the Portion OF Agitators

DEKIN. CHINA. Dec. 19.-Rich and
educated Chinese are firing Of the
republic. but it means swift exc
cution to those who openly make
known their opposition.
An extremely curious affair, result
ing in the summary execution of the
famous scholar Sung Yu-Jen, is great
ly agitattng Pekin, and attracting the
closest attention of diplomatists. ow-
ing to the indication as to the future
which it affords. Sung-Yu-Jen's crime
was presenting memorials advocating
the restoration of the empire, with,
with Yuan-Shi-K created prince re-
gent until the emperor Hsuan-Tung at
tains his goth year, during which inter-
val a harmonious framework suitable
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19
Esperanto Being Used By
The Kaiser's Press Bureau

Havre, France Dec 19.-Even Esper-
anto has not been overlooked by the
presenting the German side of the war
to the people of neutral countries. One
OF these reports has found its way to
Havre from Switzerland, where the
German oHiciaI news Is sent for dis
tributiOn through the Esperanto league
The report is headed, "Germanaj
o1lclalaJ reportoj EsEerantigitaj," and
requests, in Esperanto, that the recip-
rent circulate 1t among his friends and
see that the text is Dublished IN the
newspapers of his home town.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19

Switzerland neutrality
photograph above
Basic further sentr
while
guard of
soldiers
Below soldiers
% OF the Swiss army On the left Swiss is lying his firing
mounanside which might well bak unencumbered
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19

- ETROGRAD, Russia, Dec. ia
- sub-lieutenant in the NJ. infan-
~ - ,o.-g-,,e,,t which was holly en-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19

conquered, and It has never at
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19

= ONDON, Eng, Dec. 19.-As the
great war has set royal relative
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-26
Nut Puddinq.

Thoroughly sift together one pint
of -four. two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder. one-half of teaspoonful OF
salt and one-half of cupful Of granu-
lated sugar. Beat two eggs. add to
them one cupful of milk. Stir into the
dry mixture. add scant half cupful
of melted butter and beat hard. Stir
in one cupful and half of broken or
chopped nut meats. turn into but
tered mold. cover closely and steam
for three hours.
Sauce.-Cream well one heaping
tablespoonful OF butter. gradually add
one cupful of powdered sugar, beating
until white. Gradually work in the
yolks OF three eggs beaten with three
tablespoonfuls of rich cream and fla
vored with one teaspoonful OF vanilla.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-26
WOULDN'T TRUST THE GATOR
Darkey Had by No Means Lost His
Faith. But He Was Just Little
Apprehenslve.

Bishop Mcdowell tells a story about
a southern baptism. A colored preach
er was dipping his converts In the wa
ters OF tropical stream when one old
darkey saw crocodile summing him.
self on the oppslte bank When his
turn came to be immerced he drew
back. casting terror.stricken eyes at
the sleeping saurian.
What's de mattah wild yo'. brud-
der" said the parson; "yo' all ain't
skeered O. dat dar gator. is yo'?"
The darkey admitted frankly that
he was
Don yo all member de story oh
Jonah an de whale, an how de whale
dun spit up Jonah on de shoah?"
'ies, passon, All members erbout
Jonah. But dat whale dun hab con
science. Dat gator looks lax he might
go to sleep an fergit all erbout me-"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-26
Common Eorm Of InsanIty.

A party of Clevelanders entertained
some holiday visitors and having
showed them everything interesting In
Cleveland proper they had to take
them to Newburg for a view OF the
asylum. The superintendent was In
genial frame OF mind and he con.
Quoted the bunch personally.
Here is a queer case. ladies'" he
said. pausing at particular cell
This man has the delusion that he
possesses the motive power that runs
the universe. He is perfectly harm
less. but he actually believes that
without him the world would not
move. Strange notion. isn't it?"
why. not at ALL" exclaimed one of
the women. "My husband has the
same idea and he always has had It,
Is he crazy too?"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-26
Ideal Lemon PIE.

Bake crust separately. Filling:
Juice OF one lemon. little Of the
grated rind, small cup OF sugar. yolks
OF two eggs. beat we'll: add one large
cup of water. into which has been
stirred tablespoon of cornstarch. Put
into saucepan or double boiler. and
cook until nice. clear. straw-colored
Jelly is formed. then put into baked
crust and cover with two beaten
whites of the eggs to which has been
added one-half teaspoon of sugar. Set
In over to brown.