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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-05
Business Chances.

Business Chances.
FOR RENT-Fuel and feed business. Phi
1917
GARAGE and repair shop FOR rent. Phone
BARBER SHOPS chairs. good location.
cheap rent money maker. for sale cheap.
Address Opportunity. Herald
FOR sALE-Grocery. nice business. growing
section invoice. sickness Address Grocery
care Herald.
WILL TRADE new or second hand automo-
bile for building site. give price and loca-
Ton first letter address 1000. care Herald
$500 INVESTED in substantial business
carries office position Of SIS a week. Don't
answer unless you mean business- Write L
go. Herald
WANTED To BUY-Some small business.
cash also second hand fibre trunk. so.
Herald
FOR SALE-Rooming house (private) de-
sirable location; every room filled cheap
rent A bargain FOR one looking for a good
income Write r ,. Herald office
FOR sALE-Ouyx soda fountain. draft
tubes. very cheap for cash or will sell to
good party on payments ". s Miller, SIS
Trust Bldg.
WANTED-A good business man who can
invest $1,000 dollars that will make him $40
900 in u months II you investigate you
VIII Invest Write Manufacture, Herald
DO YOU WANT TO MAKE MONEY!
il so, answer this al Only requires
small Investment. Legitimate proposition.
EOS Central office Bldg. san Antonio. Tex
ESTABLISHED real estate office. nicely
equipped fine furniture. maps. safe. files.
block book. etc; viii secrifice- See us for
roomiug houses and business chances W.
. Belden Realty Co. los " Stanton. Phi
ID YOU. WHO HAVE ENERGY. willing
ness and some money.--an opportunity 10
Est into growing business, the scope OF
which only you can limit Better see me
at once This won't last
Beeson. With
James l.. Mari & Co.
50f san Antonio
I WANT To TALK 10 some man or woman
who has $500 and believe like 7 do-ln the
wonderful growth Fl Paso win have in the
nest Few years For 7 know 7 have the
best. buy on Montana st 40 percent under
Bee~on. with
James I. Mnrr & Co.
500 San Antonio St
FOR sALE-PICTURE SHOW.
Only show gold mining town. 1900 people
$3.50 20 $500 monthly owner has other in
terests- Mogolion Theater. Mogollon. n ~
N TALKING with one OF our new clients
casually asked where he came from I'M
lEine my surprise when he said Asia Natu-
rally 7 asked why he chose El Paso to To-
cate in2 He said that Fl Paso was talked
20 him from the time he left hat far away
country II Il is true Of him. how many
others are coming Won't you take ad-
va ntaEe Of your opportunity here and come
in and see me about either some business
we can put you in OF derive some benefit
through the increase Of realty values.
Any way come in and see me
Beeson. With
james l.. Mari a Go.
3O4 san Antonio
say hy the way. I've Il growing garage
netting S2O0 a month Can be bought for
$3.50 Don't pou think yourself that this
Is a good buy?
BeeSOn.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-05

DR.. ANNA Reum. BuekIer Bldg. over Elite
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-05
Stocks and Bonds.

WILL TRADE STOCK in Heffern mine
MrNeaL Ariz1 for Ford or other Eight tour
ing car, In firstclass condition Recent rich
gold strike at the Hefferu mine will adj
vance this stock Address box 154. Mara
thon Texas
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CharEe AEaInst Ed DIsmissed.

DR.. Bryan, dentist, EOS Herald Bldg. .
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Department or
INSURANCE AND BANKING

INSURANCE AND BANNING
State Of Texas
No 600. Austin. Texas March Is. 1915.
To All Whom II May Concern This is TO
certify that the Two Republics Life Insur-
sncc company. OF Fl Paso. Texas has in
all respects fully complied with the laws OF
Texas as conditions precedent 20 its doing
business in this State. and I have issued 20
said Company A Certificate Of Authority
from this office emitting IL to do business
in this State for the year ending the 2sth
day OF February. 1915. Given under my
hand and seal OF office at Austin. Texas.
the date first above written
JNO S. PATTERSON
fT-~--uu-F-as,~-s.-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-05

Juan Manuel Delgado was arreste
Sunday night charged with driving hi
car without lights.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-05

Our Easter special can't be beat. $3.50
per dozen. one week only. Stuart's
Studio, Morehouse block.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-05

Ell Pnso Distilled Water Co. Phi 49,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-05

DR.. Paget. dentist, 500 Roberts-Banner.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-05

Ask for Carlo steel posts. Lander
Lumber Co.
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No Auto Lights, Arrested.

DR.. Jameson, diseases Of Kidney. Blad-
der, Skin nd Rectum- SIS Mills Bldg
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fonzo, Santa F'e county. mail to Buck
man. and Wolf Canyon, SandOval
county. mail to Senorite.
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n kiIIrd ID NIaEarn.

II you want some real fine bockwurst
phone 5505.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-05

Oil cook stoves exchanged for your
old furniture Western F'urn Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-05

Ask for Surety Bond Roofing at your
hardware dealer or Lander Lumber Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-05
FinaneiaI.

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SEE Is II you have good notes 10 sell or
want a loan on chattel mortgage or col
lateral security Equitable Loan Assn. 51f-
515 Trust Bldg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-05

Genuine closing out sale Of our stock
of goods, composed Of Navajo Blankets,
Mexican and Indian Curios. Fixtures
for sale. Auction Sale Daily. . 10 Z
D. m Rio Grande Jewelry and Curio
Co, one block from union depot, on san
Francisco street.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-05

Ask for Carlo steel posts. Lande
Lumber Co.
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Wanted Help-MaIe

Wanted HeIp-Male
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WANTED-Spanish boys who can speak Eng
llsh. Phone 1905.
WANTED-Firstclass solicitor. one who IS
acquainted in the city. Call 32s Mills St
WANTED-Boy for delivery. $500 Hueco.
Phone 1872
WANTED-cood men for fraternsl insur-
ance. Departys- Phone .4GI
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-05
Frightens Womang Gets co Days

John J. McCourt.
Secretary.
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Money to Loan.

Money to Loan.
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We MAKE LOANS on chatteI mortgages
and collateral securities; also buy good notes
Equitable Loan Assn. 314-315 Trust Bldg
THE DIXIE CO.-Money advanced 10 saIa-
ried people. c. NJ Harley Mgr. 205ia Texas
St. r. 10. over Lghlbody's store. Phi. 1913
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Lost and Found.

Dc. Cameron. denLIst. ~ - -Ban. BIdg
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For Rsnt-RoOms Furnished.

LOVELY furnished front room with sleep
nE porch his n Oregon Phone 4o2T-
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L0Sl ana EOuugs
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LOST-Two punches white aigretts down
town Phone 5129. Reward
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ana sunnIr Firm Incornornted.

New rugs exchanged for YOUR old
furniture Western Furn- Co
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complete that only such facts were al
lowed to be published as suited the
commander in chief at the front.
The dislike Of free speech is one OF the
most curious and most characteristic
facts in later English history; Is
found all through their home policy
BY a series OF the most astonishing libel
laws ever framed they have muzzled
their whole press and made 1t impos-
sible for a newspaper TO expose any
scandal or pillory any CRATER" who
works on a large scale. OF even to dis
cuss with freedom any ordinary event
which duplicates private persons. Pro-
Tossing Christianity and high morality,
they have driven truth out of life, and
though Milton calls 1t "blasphemy" to
say that the publication of truth can
be harmful, they make this blasphemy
the very foundation of their later juris-
prudence, they go so far as to declare
that 1.-The greater the truth the greater
the libel"
In this country Massachusetts,. be-
lieve, is the only State in which truth
Is not a sufficient defence in an action
for libel. But by their laws the Eng
lish have choked criticism TO silence
their newspapers can do nothing but
praise. English war correspondents
have but followed In the wake Of tnde-
pendent and outspoken English journal
ism; there is now no such thing as free
speech or truthful writing possible In
Great Britain. The rigorous censorSng
OF war correspondence has come from
England ana Is 4 peculiarly English
trait.
| In the war waged between Turkey
and Greece war correspondents were
reinstated to a certain extent and they
did excellent service in restraining
Turkish vindictiveness and better worl
still when they exposed the atrocities
practised by the japanese in their wa
with China.
Probably for this reason I'm the Russo
Japanese war the japanese took a lea
out of the English book and turned al
the war correspondents into humbl
eulogists Of the general officers an
commanders in the field. Criticism
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ceau, one of the ablest heads in France.
is now leading the newspaper revolt
against the idiotic censorship so beloved
by the Generals. Clemenceau is begin
ming to see that Joffre, Pau and COM
pany are not likely to do much IL left to
their own devices. But 1t will be very
difficult indeed for the French to win
truth to their side and use it, while
their allies. the English, are determined
to cover all their sins of omission and
commission with silence.
The reign OF the medtocrities has been
established. and as there are a thousand
meddocrities for every man Of genius or
| lover of efficiency. the reign OF stupidity
| is likely to continue.
Poor Clemenceau has already found
out how strong 1t is: he Is a patriot to
the backbone who loves France with all
his heart and mind and soul; but alas!
he Is man of real talent and unselfish-
ness; he would not accept a post in the
French Ministry though 1t was pressed
upon him and accordingly the Vivianis
and Millerands suppressed his paper
L'Homme Libre (The Freeman) in the
second month Of the war because they
couldn't stand frank criticism. 1t is
true Clemenceau Immediately brought
out L'Homme Enchdin6 (The Muzzled
Man) and went on boldly: but England
is behind the Vivianis and the Trenches
and the Joffres and England is resolved
that no breath of truth shall dissipate
the heavy msts that now shroud the
battle line from view.
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tain or Colonel in times of peace is
subjected to no test whatever.
Another point to be, borne IN mind.
Genius IL VIGOROUSLY undisclplined. The
man of commanding ability in any
walk of life always revolts and breaks
out a new way for himself. He has no
chance with the mediocrity in climb
ing slowly grade by grade where he
cannot prove himself in any way. War,
/ repeat, is the simplest or games and
in times of peace and, indeed, in spite
OF such experience as is afforded by
short wars the vast majority Of Gen
erals are almost inevitably men of most
mediocre ability.
That is the simple reason why COM
manding officers usually detest criticism
and are delighted to guard themselves
against II by rigorous censorship. Now
consider how this affects the conduct
of war. Put yourself in the pace of the
mediocrity who has become COM
mander- in chief of an army IN the
ordinary way.
First Of all your Gen. French or
Joffre rs usually far past his best; he
ay indeed be 20. like Gen. Pau; he
Is almost certain to be well over 60
like Gen. Joffre and French; age worn
and cautious. Besides, being a medioc-
rity he wants first of all to keep his
job; he is conscious at bottom of his
own weakness and shortcomings and
accordingly he risks nothing and adj
ventures as little as possrpie. With
such cautious leaders you have the re-
suit now before you in France, a com
plete deadlock.
But rigorous censorship has ever
worse effects than this. There Is moth
ing mediocrity and age dislike so mucf
as genius and bold initiative. The pom
pous, footing old General selects hi
most mediocre assistants for praise. HI
thus protects his own weakness from
discovery by making his successors ever
feebler than himself. And so you have
French praising Smith-Dorrien an'
Joffre lauding Pau--shallow echoint
shallow.
But after all It will be said the Ger
man army is suffering from the sam
disease. They too have established
censor, but no one who compares cal
doubt the fact that the German news l
Infinitely fuller and fairer than Eng
llish or French news. The German pa
pers have published full accounts O
German defeats or checks. In conse
! quence of frank criticism Generals hav
been retired. Even the great name G
; Won Moltke has not protected him fror
condemnation.
The Germans have allowed eve
American correspondents. like Jane
, Bennett and Irwin Cobb, to go every
where they liked in devastated Belgium
, and tell the truth as they saw it ur
constrained. Consequently We have VI
, Bennett proving that Sir A. Coma
Doyle's account of German ATROCITIES
land German murders are all fo'
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has by law turned the speaking of truth
into a crime. This is one OF the con-
sequences OF government by oligarchy
in these democratic days.
The dislike OF criticism and the hatred
of truth embodied in the modern censor
ship of war correspondents have the
most serious results on the efficiency
of armies in the field. Let me now try
to prove this.
First OF all, war is not a difficult or
profound science ana in times of peace
the vast majority of Generals are men
Of the most mediocre ability. Both these
propositions must be proved and must
be regarded as truth before the effect
Of modern censorship can be understood.
All other professions and trades are
better officered than the fighting SER
vices. Men often poke fun at the pre-
tensions of surgeons; but no one with
out long study would dream of trying
to cut out stone in the bladder or cata-
ract in the eye, for example. Even n
man of the highest and most extraor-
binary genius would admit that an or
binary surgeon would beat him at such
a feat. But again and again civilians
have gone into the field. taken over the
command of armies and beaten expert
| enced and war-worn Generals at their
own game.
Cromwell had never been trained to
arms; yet he beat Gen. Leslie and
| Prince Rupert, who had European repu-
tations; Give and Charles XII. had
scarcely seen a blow struck in anger
| yet they proved themselves commanders
of the first class, as did Frederick the
Great after a single battle. In no other
lprofession could an unlearned outsider
beat the masters of the craft.
!. This is the most astounding fact ir
the history OF all war. Five hundred
years ago Swiss levies led by unframed
civilians beat the best troops in Europ,
commanded by renowned Generals: IN
our own times De Wet, Dslarey ant
Botha with unframed Boer farmer,
took the field against trained BIRTHS.
armies and beat them again and agar
at odds of three to one; the farmers a
New Orleans in 1914 found no difficult,
in defeating veteran English soldier
who had won fame by driving Napo
Icons best armies out of the Peninsula
These facts can only DE understoo,
when we realize that war, as Tolsto.
tried to show, is not a science at all
but very simple business, and tina
most Generals are utter mediocrities
without insight or initiative. How doe
man become a General in times o
, peace? BY obeying rules unhesitatingly
whether good or bad, and by an amiabl
'subservtence," shall we call 1t. or ser
: Witty. to his superiors in rank.
But these are the attributes Of me
diocrity. In any ordinary bushes
: these lickspittling qualities help a ma
on. but he is always being judged b
results as we'll The head of a depart
S ment store knows by the result
: whether his assistant is a good sales
= man and organizer or not, but the Car
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ceased, fair statement was taboo, hymns
Of praise and peans of eulogy were
alone granted the privilege .of trans
mission. SO we learned that the laps
were Drawer than any Europeans, more
learned than Germans, more consicerate
than Sisters of Mercy. In fact II II had
not been for the japanese themselves
their soldiers might have been thought
worthy OF canonization.
As II Is they have told us with what
unholy glee they torpedoed unsuspect-
ing Russian warships in the harbor OF
Port Arthur before 1t was possible for
their foes to have heard of the declara-
ton OF war and by this exultant treach-
cry, they confirmed the opinion formed
of them when in the first siege OF Port
Arthur they were proved TO have ripped
open pregnant women and skewered
babies on their bayonets. 1t was the
European war correspondents, and
notably the English. who first exposed
and 80 put an end to such devilish cru
elites.
In the future, thanks to the English
hatred OF criticism. humanity will have
no such protection. For 1t Is one of
the strange anomalies of our life that
the individual Englishman may be
trusted to tell the truth more exactly
than most other men II he is allowed
TO. whereas Mis Government hates truth
more than any other Government and
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imaginings. Mr.. Bennett has seen what
ever he wanted to see without let or
hindrance, and he not only shows that
the stories Of the wrecking Of Louvain,
for example, are wild exaggerations but
as an eyewitness declares his belief in
the almost unvarying kindness and even
courtesy Of the German soldery.
Think Of the ineptitude which made
the English censor, f. e. Smith. famous.
The message came from a correspond
ent with the English force early in
August. II ran:
I'VE landed at - (name Of place
censored) and were taken seventy miles
up the River - (name of river CEN
sored) to (name OF place CEN
sored)."
Evidently F. e. Smith knew nothing
about the Seine.
The German censor is not so ignorant
nor so anxious to avoid the truth. More
over, the Germans have constant criti-
clsm from above-the Kaiser is worth
a good many war correspondents TO
them, and 80 is the Crown Prince. The
sovereigns too OF Bavaria and Saxony,
Baden and wurtemburg are not mere
onlookers. The criticism OF war corre-
| spondents is not so necessary to the
Germans as II is to the Allies yet one
| finds frank criticism OF German Gen.
erals in German papers and frank ex-
posture Of blunders and reverses such as
would not be tolerated for a moment In
any English or even French paper.
From the beginning the German
leaders have shown initiative and
attack. They have been trained in
the school Of Moltke; they have in.
herited his spirit and precepts. BE.
sides, in every department OF German
life. even in the German army, there
is a desire for efficiency, a longing moi
only to keep your job, but to do it
| The German captains have proved
themselves the superiors Of the French
and English captains. Now havinl
won more than they want or even desir,
to keep Il is the cue of the German
Generals to stand on the defensive ant
let the Allies break themselves in at
tack.
All through these last two month
Joffre and French should have beei
attacking night and day resolutely; tn
bad weather is their chief ally; the,
are fighting at home: behind then
millions OF French homes, French love
French tendance. Behind the German
a hostile people and the coolest of col
comfort. Still the French and Englis
do nothing; they are as plainly out
generated now as they were at tn
! beginning of the war. Joffre an
French would long ago have bee
detected and exposed and relieved {
their positions IL they had been sui
jected to the criticism of young and II
/ dependent war correspondents.
The French came too late to Char
leroi, the English too late to Mons, ar
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Singing for Soldiers

\ JEWS that the French Minister
" of War had commissioned the
Breton bard Theodore Botrel to
visit the camps of the Allies and stir
the patriotism of the troops with his
songs and recitations recalls the indi-
vidual practice during the civil war OF
wandering elocutionists and singers who
went the rounds of the Army of the
Potomac when that command was in
winter quarters. Many a penny was
made this way. although the soldiers
could Ill afford to spend money thus.
But II was far better than losing Il
through playing three card monte with
strolling gamblers, as many did.
Whenever the soldiers were to be
paid the word got out first, of course.
at Washington. A swarm of nimble
money getters were soon at the front
during the cold weather, travelling
there on passes to visit relatives"
Once inside the lines the rest was easy
for them
The reputation OF corps or a bril-
gade or regiment for certain things
was known long before the visitor en-
tered the tented street. Some soldiers
We're strong for gaming and some
fort must he owned-drinking.
Others were noted for close attention
to the chaplain. Not all of them, OF
course, but a sufficient number to mako
II known characteristic. one old
Army of the Potomac veteran tells OF
one winter thus:
After Fredericksburg as We lay in
camp during January and February I
remember half dozen very slick sing
ers and reciters visited my brigade.
one fellow in particular made such
hit with the boys that he came near to
getting anything he limited he wanted.
He was a man that reminded me very
much Of Buffalo Bill in his prime. He
wore the same goatee and carried HIM
self in the same manner. He wore a
full SLOUGH hat, his hair was thick and
black and glossy as a ravens wing.
He was a regular hypnotist.
"IIe didn't sing any of the songs that
were the latest songs in 1862 and 1868,
the songs you call war songs now.
You must remember that before a song
can become popular in the fullest sense
II must be growing year This singer
gave us the songs that we had heard
our mothers or fathers sing when we
were toddlers.
THAT was where he made a strong
| hit. A favorite was The Sweet Silver
Light Of the Moon Don't mistake this
for the watery thing that's called some
thing like 1t by young people now. 1t
was a song worth hearing.
IAN odd fact was that while patriotic
songs were sung and appreciated by
this and other singers, the sentimental
songs that had nothing at all to do with
love OF country, brought forth more
| W. bile emotion from the comrades near
me. heard that this one singer cleared
', $1,000 on one singing trip OF compare
lively short duration. In those dayo
that was quite a little money"
One or two Grand Army men have
voiced the opinion that the minstrel
Innovation OF the French Government
would work a benefit in the campaign
OF any warning nation. II is fact that
items OF thousa nds OF soldiers have never
, heard the national air of their coun-
Try sung through artisticaily
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yet cost them Paris. and perhaps even

yet cost them Paris. and perhaps even
more.
How long will this quick witted people
trust to darkness and blind guides when
their one hope is in their quick. clear
vision of the actual. Let them leave
England to official lies, and the official
belief I'VE shall muddle through as
usual somehow or other; they must
face the light and truth; their one
chance, I will not say OF victory, but OF
freeing French soil from the invader.
Is to know the facts ard face the facts
fairly. relying on themselves alone.
Why should the French democracy
initiate the corrupt methods by which
the English and Russian oligarchAes
maintain themselves as perpetual pen
sioners OF the State, parasites on the
body polite?
While on the point Of sending off THU
article 10 ThE Sun / see that Ciemen'