davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
BERLIN SCHOOLS
LITTLE CHANGED
BY Great NA3
One Hundred of the 5000
Male Teachers Have Been
Killed at the Front.
PUPILS WASTE TOO
MUCH WHITE BREAD

~ ERLIN, Feb 6.-War has made
very little change in the aspect of
- the $40 public schools Of Berlin,
which continue their educational work
without interruption.
OF the 5000 men teachers a large per-
centage was called to the colors and OF
them over 100 have been killed or have
died of their wounds Their places in
the schools have been taken for the
most part by temporary substitutes,
many of them women, but in some
cases it has been found necessary to
combine classes.
High Schools Severely Affected
The high schools and the University
have been more severely affected, as
1900 university students were Of mill
tary age and many high school boys
enlisted as volunteers. The total num-
Der of students entered at the univer-
sity for the current winter term was
$685. instead of over 10000, as in times
Of peace. Women students number 500,
about the same figure as usual
Pupils Waste Bread.
The wasting of white bread by Ger
man school children is the subject Of
a letter in the newspapers of the Rhine
province from a teacher who points out
that it is the duty Of parents to bring
this extravaganza to an cad and thus
help the Fatherland during its crisis.
Would bar Lunches.
The writer says the children often
leave their homes after a scanty break
fast and take a large package of bread
and butter with them to school He de-
clares the scholars often are unable to
consume the whole of the food and
thereupon throw it away n the streets,
He suggests the official prohibition OF
the practice Of bringing food to school,
and also of the sale Of all bread ex-
cept of''war bread. made Of rye and pO-
tatOes. to children for their immediate
consumption.
In this way he believes a great
wastage will be prevented, and at the
same time the authorities will be
helped to meet the marked shortage
in wheat flour. He concludes that the
children will also become more healthy
if they are forced to consume a proper
breakfast before leaving for school,
and that if they are kept from eating
during school hours they viii be ready
to eat at their midday meal more Of
the vegetables they usually refuse, and
which are so abundant in Germany.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
Frederick H. Newell to Be
Succeeded on March l by
Arthur P. Davis.
By HERBERT TEMPLE.

w WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 6.-On
w March 1 next the distinguished
engineer, Frederick Haynes
Newell, who for Is years has directed
the S90,O00,0OO irrigation projects of the
United States and who directed the
building of the Roosevelt dam in Arizona,
viii leave his $500 year office at
the instance of secretary of the interior
Franklin K. Lane, and become a con
sulting engineer" at wages Of S25--when
employed.
The "fatber Of the reclamation serv-
ice" is to be degraded.
Washington officials and far-sighted
national politicians are far more agitated
over this Newell case than is the general
public.
Mr.. Newells removal is a blow not
only to the efficiency of the reclama-
ton service, but to good administration
throughout the government service, and
especially to the morale of the govern
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
PARIS ALMOST
NORMAL: CAFES
HAVE RE0PENED
Again Invites Trade and EX-
poets American Buyers
to Arrive Soon.
GAY BY DAY, BUT
SUBDUED AT NIGHT
BY la RACONTEUsE.

~ ARTS, France, Feb. 6.-Paris is al
- most herself again IN the old
4 phrase Of George Augustus Sale,
after the war of 1901. Not. indeed,
quite herself again yet How would she
be? The Germans are still within some
60 miles, as the crow flies, from the
northeastern gates at the capital But
the capital is the capital once more,
after the three months exile OF the gov
eminent at Bordeaux, and Of all those
who were compelled to follow it thither,
or thought they were.
Almost Normal BY Day,
By, day Paris is almost the normal
Paris. Cafes-al1nost all are open
are full. and the amateur strategist is
in full swing, with matches, sauCers,
and spoons representing the opposed
armies on the marble table, after fif-
teen hours" 3 p. M IN our new
parlance, when the war otrice issues
its daily cOmmuniQue, round which
ali the interest Of Paris and Of France
centers. At eight sharp comes sud
den shutting down Of Paris; all cafes
and restaurants can serve food Tor only
two hours later behind curtains.
stu Has Some Gayety.
Yet even at night Paris still has
glimmers Of gayety. 1t is much less
dark. for instance, than London. Half
the street lamps but only half, are put
out There stiu is a glimmer over the
Champs EIysees. The last thing any
Partisan is afraid Of is a Zeppelin; we
had bombs from them by the score. All
Paris did was to rush out and look sky
wards, waiting for the five o'clock
Taube. We do not mean to live in
Zimmerman gloom for the sake Of any
phantom and hypothetical zeppelins.
Theaters Reopen Shyly.
Theaters have reopened shyly and
discreetiy. OF course we viii have
only patriotic plays, or at least plays
that can be connected somehow or
other with the war. Brave old Cor
nellie has come into his own again.
No German music, Of course, no Wag-
ner, not even any Beethoven yet since
the war, but gradually the amalgamat-
ed Colonne and Lamoureux concerts
n. Chevillard and Pierne conduct iu
turns their combined orchestras. re-
duced in numbers, by the mobilization
Ludwig Beethoven Of Flemish descent
Wagner we shall not hear again for a
long time However, the baritone NJ
Remand, the other day sang to wounded
French soldiers the Abendsteru, from
g Tannhauser' to which patriotic
French words had been adapted, neat
compromise.
SIN Fashion Center
When we really did feel that Paris
was nearly herself again was on hear
ing that Paris still is the center OF
woman's fashions We learn authori-
tatively that American buyers" viii
all arrive here in q few weeks.
The Rue de la PaiX, to the uninitiated.
looks shut up and empty. But behind
curtains the artists are laboring. Amer
lean buyers" would not be coming il
there were no models to buy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
Lad Of Fourteen New Little Corporal
IL IL IL III -:i:-
Makes Capture Of Seven German Soldiers

n ARTS, France. Feb. 6.-The new
Little Corporal" Of France is
4 Gustave Chatain, corporal in the
92nd regiment of the line.
Fourteen years and seven months old
the son of a market gardener, he was
at Senlis on August 9, last when the
92nd marched by. He fell in behind the
soldiers. and managed to smuggle him
self into the troop train which car
ried the regiment to the eastern from
tier. The men began to look upon him
as the child of the regiment, and finally
a small uniform was made for him.
Near FOntenoy in September Is. he
was walking on the road when a little
girl ran up to him in terror and told
him that a number of German soldiers
were in her mothers house. Gustave
returned to the regimentai headQuar-
ters procured rifle, bayonet, and car
tridges, and then followed the girl
home.
Where are the Germans" he asked
the frightened serants on his arrival.
I'm the loft upstairs. drinking all the
wine in the house. they replied
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
.FIGHT BATTLE
INDESERT MUD
WITH ARABIAN5
Rifles Choke With Mud and
Men Are Caked With
a, Thick Layer.
ONLY TRANSPORT,
MULES, USELESS

ONDON. Eng, Feb. 6.-Fighting the
Turks and Arabs in the desert of
- Mesopotamia, where in places
even cameIs cannot go; where after
the Euphrates is left behind, water is
more precious than powder and the
tribesmen show no quarter to the
wounded, is described by sergeant A.
kingdom. Of the second battalion Nor
folk regiment, in a letter to his mother
at ThetfOrd-
we came by ship (from India) up
the river Euphrates," he writes, and
disembarked on a lovely landing, up TO
the waist in mud and water. NOT
tree in sight nor a blade OF grass, eX-
cept on the river banks, when are
covered with date palms. We marched
all the next day through mud. Any
thing with wheels cannot be TAKEN
and packs Of mules and cameIs are no
good, because their big feet pick up
too much sand.
I'VE law i'm the wet mud on the des-
ert all night and moved away early
again in the morning, to find the en-
emv i'm position. They consisted of
Turks and Arabs, about 400 yards to
our front The attack was pushed
home under cover of our mountain
batteries: the field artillery came up
later. The artillery horses were SO
completely knocked out that they could
not walk away from the guns when
unlocked The troops also were
Knocked out: and in the meantime the
enemy's artillery was having it all
their own way.
Rifles ChOked with Mud.
"Our rifles were absolutely choked
inside with mud, and the bolt action
and sights had to be made to work be-
fore an accurate fire could be effected.
Come Of the men, rather than drink the
muddy slush from their water bottles,
stood and emptied it in their bolt ac-
ton. although water is so scarce, and
slush worth a gold piece an ounce.
'I was more fortunate; my socks had
shrunk so small that I was better
able to march without one, so I cut off
the toe and put it over my bolt action.
So my rifle was fairly clean. We were
caked with clay from head to foot.
When the sun did come out for a time
and we saw a chance Of cracking it off,
a thunder storm came over and soft
ened it into a sticky paste.
Mules Fall Down.
"Our only transport is mules with
ammunition, and they frequently fall
down and have TO be picked up Any
how, the enemy were in their trenches
with q decided advantage and were
delivering murderous fire But by
a supreme effort. after we got the en-
emy's range, we kept our fire coolly
delivered, and within half an hour the
Turks were retiring, leaving the Arabs
to cover their retreat. They remained
while we had fixed our bayonets for
the grand finale - but evidently they
did not wish to prOlong their stay. Ev-
eryone, especially the Indians. was anx
iOus for a charge, but the birds flew
before we reached their trenches"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06

That was enough for Gustave. Rum
ming softly up the stairs. the little sol
der, about feet . inches high. burst
open the door. and dwelling his rifle at
seven Germans, who were then more
or less the worse for drink. told them
to put up their hands and walk in front
of him. Soon afterwards his comrades
of the 92nd saw seven cresfallen Ger
mans march into the headquarters, FOL
lowed by their youthful captor.
After that he was allowed to enlist in
proper form and to become really and
truly q soldier of France. While out
with a scouting party he was shot I'm
the shoulder and sent to hospital. He
recovered and rejoined his regiment.
only to be wounded again in a bayOnet
charge. in which he showed the greatest
gallantry. In the hospital that evening
his colonel came to him and promoted
him corporal
You are the second Little Corporal
of France" he said, "and the army ia
very proud of YOU"
Since then the corporal Chatain ha
made a quick recovery and returned e
his regiment
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06

So far as is known Mr.. Newell has had
no controversy or differences with either
secretary Lane or president Wilson.
To Be Consulting Engineer.
Mr.. Newell Is asked to become one of
the four consulting engineers of the
reclamation service. These men are
called upon to give advice on cOnstTuc-
ton problems as they arise. They are
paid by the day In 1913 they worked
about half time. Mr.. Newell takes the
place of one of the consulting engineers
who has Just resigned.
Mr.. Lane and his friends declare that
although there has never been any faint
or corruption IN the reclamation service,
Continued on Page 4, Col. a..
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
River Gangss Bridge Is Nov Completed
-:II:- -:ll;-- -:II:- -:1:- -:II:-
Many Trains Gross the Great River

and cost s15,OOOOOO It consists Of Is
main spans and six land spans, the total
length being about a mile and an
eighth
It was necessary to sink the foUnda-
tiOns to depth Of 200 feet below digh
flood level because the bed of the river
consists Of the finest possible sand
which is carried down from the Hima-
layas. An obstacle such as a sunken
boat or tree causes this fine sand to
be disturbed to as great a depth as so
feet
Another difficulty is the habit of the
Gauges to change its course. The point
at which the river has been bridged is,
so far as could be ascertained from
available records, the one place at
which these deviations of the river have
been at minimum. The river is walled
with stone three-quarters of a mile up
stream and one-quarter Of a mile down
stream from the bridge.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06

battalion from the high road to a wind
ing mountain path at the end of which
they would be forced to surrender to
her brother.
a group of little girls, not one Of
them over Is, ran away from the VIII
lage OF Krissek, armed with ropes and
stones. to drive out the Swabos, or tie
them If they found them asleep When
brought before the authorities they
confessed they wanted to see the war
They were assured that they would
have exactly their desire when they
reached their homes, whittier they were
dispatched under escort next day.
Legends of wandering hosts lost In
the mountain passes, seeking to whom
they may surrender, are current in all
the country"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
MEXICO CITY MAIL HELD
HERE UNTIL LINE OPENS,

A large amount or mail destined for
Mexico City is being held at the union
station and at the local pOstOffice. For
some time all mail for the capital has
been routed through this port, follow
ing the fall Of Monterey
Now that the line is cut north of
Mexico City this mail will have to be
sent via Galveston and Veracruz. The
postoffice authorizes are awaiting def
mite reports on the opening Of the
Veracruz- Mexico City line before re-
routing the mail
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06

ment servants themselves said GIfOrd
Pinchot.
Not a Politician.
While politicians from now on will
argue the Newell case pro and con, Mr..
Newell himself is not a politician He
is simply a Woodworking executive. He
has made no statement for publication,
nor given an indication of the humilia-
ton he naturally must feel over his
reduction from rank after more than a
dozen years of consistent service.
The analogy to the removal of Clifford
Pinchot as chief forester by president
Taft, which is being drawn here, is most
imperfect. Mr.. Pinchot's policies led him
to an open rupture with the president.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06

secretary Frederick
Newell he has dismissed from the Of director the Ra
director
th service
2s4
with 10000 the the plant
electricity The
cubic
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
War Prices in England
Increase Laboring Mems
Expenses on Many Items

London. Eng. Feb. 6.-Commenting
on the sharp manner in which the war
has affected the household budget Of
the laboring man, the Citizen labor
newspaper, makes the following com
parison between the average English
vorl1man's food expenditures on July
I and January !. The figures are for
a family of five:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
OUT OF WORK. MAN AND
WIFE END THEIR LIVES

San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 6.-Mr and
Mrs. John Piatt died here Friday from
the effects of robson administered, the
corOner's jury found, bv Piatt He was
a salesman out of work Their dos
licked Mrs. Piatts face as she Law
dying and fell dead soon afterEard.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
ALCUTTA. IndIa. Feb. ~

ALCUTTA, India, Feb. 1.-THE Gen
ges has been bridged for the first
time, the great structure across the
river at Sara is completed, freight
trains are going across and it will open
for passenger traffic next month.
The bridge took six years to build
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
Not a Politician.

ment servants themselves said Clifford
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06

table Compound, and now I feel like a
different person. / believe there il
nothing like Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound for weak women and
young girls, and / would be glad II I
could influence anyone to try the medi-
cine, for ! know it viii do all and much
more than it is claimed to do" Mrs.
CLARA FRANKS, r. F. d. No. /, Maple
crest Farm, Kasota, Mimi.
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing ills peculiar to their sex should
be convinced of the ability of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to re-
store their health by the many genuine
and truthful testimonials we are con-
Stantly publishing in the newspapers.
III you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE COmpoundwin help you, write
TO Lydia f. Pinkham Medicine Co.
confidential Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held In strict confidence.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
Borio Acid in Skin Diseases.
From the Lost Angeles Times

o~eS~ ~
Boric acid, or boracic acid as 1t waA
formerly called, has become such 8
common household drug that its value
as a remedy for treating many skin
diseases Is often overlooked. FIRE.
quently, however, II is more efficac-
lous than some of the most complicated
formulas; and even in cases where GER
tain specific remedies are indicated
the use Of boric acid in conjunction
with them Is often helpful.
There are certain forms Of eczema,
Tor example, that are made distinctly
worse by bathing with pure water, be-
cause water changes the tension OF the
skin, and increases the osmosia from
the lower skin layers, producing detri-
mental effects. II boric acid Is added
to the water, however, the tension Of
ton has a distinctly beneficial effect.
AS 1t is also antiseptic, without being
poisonous, II acts as a preventive
against external infections.
Solutions Of boric acid are also bene-
fetal, and sometimes curative without
other treatment In cases OF acne-the
disease which auses unsightly pimples
on the face. For this condition, the
solution should be used hot, and In
large quantities. A heaping table
spoonful Of boric to each quart Of
water makes q solution Of proper
strength, and a bowl holding at least
three quarts should be used. The face
should be soaked well for 10 or 1b
minutes, a convenient method being
that Of leaning over the bowl and using
towels wrung out OF the hot solution.
This softens the epithelium, removes
the grease and germs, and facilitates
the action Of any local application
that may be made afterward. In some
| cases this treatment alone Is curative.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
A FLIGHT IN A TRUNK.
From the wide world Magazine.

AShA NhO - yin AAA8A1AAAOs . L
On the morning fixed for my hight
we were advised from the nearest port
to Caracas OK the arrival OF a Dutch
steamer, and al s a. m. 1 made my
way to the grounds of the hospital,
where I had been accustomed to sit
and read, and after saluting the police
man on point duty, went to a house
neal by, where I shaved off my nous
tache, put on blue glasses and borrowed
a hat, which completed my disguise.
At 1886 an automobile drove up with
two Of my friends, who had with them
the trunk In which / was to make my
escape. I got into the automobile and
was driven rapidly away by the back
streets until we came to the cart road
down the mountains. When we got
near the coast 1 took off my coat and
trousers and got into the trunk, which
was then locked and tied with rope. I
opened the little window to give me air
and in about half an hour we arrived
at the docks where passengers m
bark. .
1t was now 1910 a. m, and we had
done the journey In one hour and 35
mtnutes-25 minutes quicker than 1t
takes the train. 1 could hear every
thing very plainly. One of my friends
asked at what time the steamer would
leave, and was told at about s D. m,
but he could go on board at 4 o'clock
IL he wished. My heart almost stopped
beating. "Goodnessl" I thought. IF
I have to remain in his trunk until
that hour / shall surely diet"
! was then left and in about an hour I
heard my friends return with a cart.
The trunk was lifted on to the cart by
two men, and after some knocking
about l knew 1t was being Opened.
When / emerged I found myself In q
private room at the Dolphin hotel,
where my friends had taken their lug
gage" until the time of sailing. Here
we had some cold beer and ices. l
wanted them. for I had perspired hor-
ribly In the trunk and was extremely
thirsty.
We remained in the hotel until 2:40
p. m. Meanwhile n OF my helpers
had purchased his passage and had
gone to the Prefecture to obtain a per-
NIT to embark.
When all was ready I got into the
trunk and was again taken to the docks
Here h trunk was put OF n and
had the pleasure OF standing on my
head for some time. At last, however,
I felt myself being lifted on to whai
! saw was an open railway wagon, but
the trunk being heavy, it was dropped
by the men. One Of them remarked ir
Spanish: "El bojote no es de hojas'
('"This package is not Of leaves!").
was In fear and trembling lest, with
the knocking about, I should give vent
to an exclamation and discover myself
but at last / was put safely on to the
wagon.
Time wore on, and I heard the clocks
chime the hours and half hours. Wha'
agony I was going through, doubled UT
in a trunk on an open wagon, with 9
tropical sun blazing down on 1t, anc
the temperature 81 degrees in the
Ihade! However, all things come I'd
IN end, and at last I felt myself beint
hoisted up by q winch and dropped
more or less gently, on the deck o.
the steamer. I then heard someone ash
Tor the trunk to be taken to his cabin al
ne had to get some things out of II
\ This was done, after much knocking
about, during which I stood on my heaf
several times.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
HAVE PROVED THEIR METTLE
Soldiers Of the Present Day Show
Bravery at Least Equal to That
Of Their Forebears.

All the rules have gone smash in
the war. There's an old one In the
British army that you ought to begin
to look to retreat when ten per cent OF
the men are doRn In our 1t Is Is.
In all armies 1t is either 10 or Is. Brit
lsh regiments have stuck when go
per cent were out. German and
French regiments have continued
charging when only q handful were
still alive or unwounded. Men have
eve fought so braveIy as in this war
The idea that humanity was getting
soft was the most ridiculous pifie that
ever emanated from a "knocker" OF
the good old human a
In the old times you fought for a
few hours and the battle was over. If
you we're uncertain of your courage,
you took a drink before you charged.
Now you fight day after day; you face
the enemy in apprehension that any
moment a shell may bury you alive or
~eviscerate you. Hand grenades are
tossed bach and forth like bouquets.
It's a war of nerves, and in this age
Of nerves the highly civilized and or
ganized man is standing what would
utterly demoralize a savage.-Freder-
lex Palmer in Golfers Weekly.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
Romance In Geography.

Geography is a fascinating study.
The history Of the human race Is writ
ten In large characters OF h earth's
surface for the seeing Eye. Most people
know tina Pixies Peak commentaries
the explorations of a daring young Of
hcer early in the last century. But how
many know that in the name OF he
gill williams river fingers h only
memorial to a famous trapper and In
Sian fighter OF Kit Carson's time, to
whom the Rocky mountain country was
IN open book before even Fremont
"blazed the trail" to the Pacific. 1t Is
around Hudson straits that names cry
most loudly of achievement and of des.
perate need. Fancy what the Bay OF
Gods Mercy meant to the man who
first gave 1t that name? Or the heart
breaking efforts indicated by Terror
Point? Contrast Repulse bay and Mis-
take bay with the peace implied IN
Home bay and Cape Comfort. 1t Is Diff
hcdlt to estimate the exact depth n
breadth Of the irony that found vent In
Navy Board Inlet, while Mary n
bay fairly breathes a longing for the
commonplace comforts and safety or
home. Resolution island and Hopes
Advance bay speak sturdily OF the I'M
diminished courage Of whalers or ex-
plorers In those barren waters.