El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-15
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

GITTRAvELING in Belgium IS no
( holiday diversion when that
country is preparing for war"
I said Charles E Miller. OF Anthony, "
I NJ. who has just returned from abroad
Ny sister lives in RenaIz. Belgium. and
/ IL was while I was visiting her home
[ that I had my most exciting expert
ence was walking about the town
Z looking Z the sights, including the
B high power transmission system for
electric current seeing me looking uu
/ az them. the natives suspected that i
might De SPY and two Of the work
men took me by each arm and started
marching me toward the city hall The
clJlzen guards soon Joined the crowd
and handled me rather roughly I Of
tered TO show them nv citizenship pa
pers. but they told me in French TO
shut up When reached the city hall
square, was met by the mayor Of the
Z town who was my sisters physician
n e became pale as death. threw I'D
I his hands. and ordered me released at
once He apOioEized for my treatment
. home.
When I left there for Brussels the
mayor sent the chief OF police with me
. in plain clothes to see that 7 arrived
at the American legation safely. I was
Z advised 70 go 10 Holland where ir
would be safer for me but the supply
almost impossible 10 get 20 franc bill
changed in Belgium The banks re-
fused TO give a cent OF gold on letters
Of credit only paper money was 20
be obtained and there was little or no
change to be had for it,"
After the present war Germany. as
a monarchy. viii be history" said H
D. Salman- .aThe recent defeat Of the
Germans. and their subsequent retreat.
is but the beginning OF another hard
fought campaign that will end in the
subiugation Of Germany. England is
determined 20 crush the German en-
pire and 7 don't believe that John Bull
VIII ever stop until he does I believe
that the great sea battle is merely
matter OF form as Ear as the outcome
is concerned After whipping the Aus
TRANS in the Dardanelles, the French
fleet is certain To return to the North
Sea TO reinforce the English in such
q case. the ships OF the allies viii out
number the Germans three to one"
'EI PasO IS certainly being Wen rep
resented in baseball" said ". n John
son
Clifford Hill and Hugh Hardin, the
two crack pitchers who recently re-
turned from the Texas league. are con
sidered two of the best rwirlers that
have been witnessed in action in 4 long
time Hin. of course. has the most
spectacular record. winning total OF
% games and losing only nine. during
the season. Ten OF those games were
won while he was in the Virginia State
league and the remainder in the Texas
circuit Baseball experts in eastern
Texas declared that il is almost certain
that Hill viii be drafted or bought by
q major league club next season"
Eve have thought several times
that we had the county bonds sold
said Judge A s. J. Eylar- But each
time the persons who were negotiating
FOR them failed to close the transac-
ton The European war has had its
effect on the money market in Amer
lea. and as a result it's difficult 10 sell
a bond issue at this time. However,
we believe that we viii be able to dis
pose Of the bonds within a few weeks
and that work viii be started on the
building soon We hope TO have the
new court house completed during the
summer Of 1915"
"OiinaEa has recovered from the et-
fects OF the battle fought there be-
tween the remnant OF Mercedes army
and Villas troops" said James King
or Preside, Texas
The adobe walls and huts that were
pierced with bullets and shrapnel, have
been torn down and new buildings
erected OJinaga is an important port
OF northern Mexico because il is the
gateway Of q great cattle region Many
thousand head OF stock has recently
been driven through Ia AIula pass TO
o1lnaGa and then crossed to Preside.
The Big Bend country is today one of
me greatest cattle producing sections
In the west"
Business men are beginning 10 real
lie more and more the necessity OF
keeping In good physical condition IN
order 10 be at their best in their bust
ness, said J. J. TyndalL
There was a time when. unless a
man was training for competition in
some athletic event. he thought little
OF regular physical exercise. Now all
men are gradually waking M to real
lie the necessity OF systematic physical {
eNertion- II is a rather interesting Z
ming 70 see the large number OF mid /
ale aged business men playing vol1ey /
ball at the Y. NJ C. A. court. and every /
one Of them viii tell YOU how much I
better they feel and how they are more Z
aole 70 handle their business as a re-
suit OF the exercise"
II there are any visiting artists in
Fl Paso who have not been asked 70 Z
attend the reception that will be given
by the art department OF the Woman's
club W Wednesday for Herbert Duutonr
ne celebrated western artist, we wish
mem 70 1eel welcome TO come SAID
WIS Carl Lee smith, chairman OF the
art department
Tt is not often that Fl Paso IS Wis
lted by artists. and particularly by one Z
Wnose work. being OF our own west
Is so well known We feel it viii be