The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-01
TROOPS IN
GARDEN OF EDEN
SUFFER HUNGER
Bread, Tea and Dates Form
Diet for Tommy 0tkiKS, Who
Says Famous Region Is No
Place For White Man"

associated Press Correspondencc)
London. Jan. iO.-"We here very
near Adam and Ewes abode. the Gar
den Of Eden" writes a lance corporal
with the British forces fighting the
Turks In the country back Of the
Persian gulf
1T ~ very hot. and the country Il
no place for a white man. We live
on bread. tea aud dates. The great
est hardship l. the scarcity Of water.
! have not had a shave or "A wash
for seventeen days.
we captured two forts and a tele-
graph office yesterday without the
loss OF a man. The Turks lost forty.
some Of the methods OF the Turks In
action are curious. A favorite trick
OF theirs III 10 fall down in close ac-
ton as " dead. and then. after the
line Of British has passed them, they
get up again and IRE at them from
behind.
while retreating the Turks FREE
Quently discard numerous articles OF
clothing lest they should impede
their Night. Before their retreat has
lasted long they have on nothing but
their shirts ana ammunition belts.
No matter how hot the fighting lA.
n cannot refrain from laughing at
the spectacle OF several hundred
men running at to- speed with their
long shirts Tapping around their
bare legs"
Radecs ISSUED Wa Workers.
The admiralty and war Office are
now issuing blue enamel badges with
the words ION War Service" 20 men
employed by firms engaged on gov
eminent war contracts. The badges
show that their wearers cannot be
spared for enlistment In the army.
az they are needed at home To pro-
vide material and equipment.
Elaborate precautions are being
taken 20 prevent any of the badges
falling into unauthorized hands. as IN
case % the adoption Of cunscriptiGu
their possession would be prcsump-
tive evidence that "A maa was excused
from military service. Each man
who receives n is told that the
badge is < % eminent property and
that he must give a receipt FOR IL.
Channel Tunnel Agitatci.
Notwithstanding the war the group
of enthusiasts who for years have
advocated tho construction OF a tun-
mel under the English channel be-
tween France and England have lost
mons Of their ardor for the enter
prise. ON the contrary they are
pushing the scheme with more than
usual vigor. pointing out that were
h tunnel in operation nj present u
would Dee Of incstlmablc advantage 20
IvnHA.H - hi
E%ngland's committee on imperial
defense had the tunnel project be-
fore IL when war broke out. war
came before his committee had time
to report its findings To- parliament,
ana b. Is not likely therefore that any
action Will Dee taken until peace IN de-
clarcd Backers ~ tho project insist,
however, that they are ready to be-
gin WORT Immediately.
H~n"tcriology studied In Field.
England hus just put into the nclI
a scientific novelty motor bactcri-
ologirul laboratory. fully equipped,
the gilt of q wealthy man who wishes
To remain anonymous.
In a few days the car and cuuip-
mcnt viii be taken e the front in
France. whore, In charge Of "a mcdi-
cal officer, It Is to be the h~cudguur- /
tiers for advanced experiments and
tests relative 10 the many contagious
ana infectious diseases To which
troops always are subject. \ motor
cycle attached To the outfit will make
trips 60 and from the trenches and
hospitals. bringing back To- the labo-
ratory cultures for examination.
Dyed Horses Not Wanted.
Chemical blonde horses are not
not wanted In the British army. ttl
was thought ut first that white horses
could be utilized az the front by dye
Ing them % khaki blonde. Bat the
results have been far from satisfac-
tory. \ battery OF 20 white horses
was treated t. a coat 81 yellow re-
Gently ion sent on duty for ten days
In rough weather on their return
they were an "a beautiful bottle green.
No dye hu7 yet been discovered that
will hold lis color on a horse that II
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