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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28
LAUGHED At WAR
AND BECAME ONE
Of ITS VICTIMS
Popular British Officer Who
Made a Jest of Life in the
Trenches Loses His Life in
Battle.


London. Jan The writer 81 the
cicvcrest and most humorous sketches
Of trench life ~ lar published IN the
London PAPERS has at last fallen a
victim 10 the bullets he used 10 Joke
about CaDtain Robert Patrick Miles
Of Shropshire light Infantry. adored
hy hia men aud unr 90 the most pop
piar men in Tpperary during the
term he was stationed there. was
killed on December 30 and buried IN
the village Of Estaircs al the side OF
fellow officer lie was the holder
OF several medals gained In the South
African war ana mad some years ex-
perience IN India.
The following extract from a letter
illustrates his easy style aud quaint
humor:
1--WE all three feed together as We
had brought GOT few things Will
"a. including unlueklly, "A pat of but
ter II doesn't matter where or how
carefully wc put that butter away, IT'S
ON the floor in thirty seconds Have
you ever eaten black huttcr7 This Is
typical breakfast requcst-~I say
Old boy. you might pass tho butter. Il
Do stuck on your right boot b. po-
iitely waves his boot in your direction
and you help yourself"
Letters IN this light vein prove such
"a relief from the usual accounts that
the unknown author. for his name did
not appear. WAS becoming locally ia
nous. It's last letter was published
fun week after his death, the news
Of which had not then been received
here.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28

Tor. whose services have been iHYai-
aahlc. a deepv regretted.
"rhe behavior Of The ofiicers aad
men was only what wss expected. ana
great credit is due to The crg'ne-rHHn
staffs for thg fine stfamins Of TIE
squadron
According 90 Trustworthy autHof-
ity the condition ~ the German hdi-
a. cruisers Seydiiiz ana Derflinser
when tht pursuit was abandoned. aN %
ing 90 the proximity 81 the German
mine fields. was desperate in the e1-
frerne. THE DcrfliHeef WAS believed
~ have been torpedoed hy a British
de.triyer sHd IL was considered aues-
fionrble whether she could reach the
safety ~ ihe mine fields
The batterirr Of the German ahlps
waa sall by this authority to have
been moderated rather than cxaestr'
afed. Two az the German dcniroYers
were s1 badly damaged that they
could not remain i0nF afloat
The earlier reports ~ the engage
ment announced that the Lion and
thc torpedo buai destroyer Meteor had
been damaged. Vice Admiral Beatty >
report mentions the lion and Tiger
ami omils amy reference 90 The Me
ieur.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28
ME RCURY TAKES
DOWNWARD PLUNGE
IN MIDDLE WEST
Bottom Drops Out Of Their
mometer and UnprecedeDt-
ed Temperatures Are Reg
iSteredi No Relief IN Sight.

10y aoRNfho iuUHHAA SPECIAL AnAaHu wiREi
Chicago Jan. railing tempcra-
lures through the middle west tonight
promised To- bear out the prediction
Of the United States weather forecas-
ter that the coolest weather Of the
year was due for tomorrow The cold
viii reach Sos extreme tomorrow
morning and there viii bc slight re-
lief here by FRIDAY, according 20 the
weather bureau.
Official Temperatures recorded ai
o'clock tonight showed DeViis Lake,
NJ y, 81 below zero and Mourrhuad,
MINI, 26 below Che coolest pl3ccs in
the United States I'm Gambia White
River was the coolest, with - dee
grees below. Winuipeg registered ~
below zero, according TIA the otiicwi
temperature. The unofficial report
an hour later indicated that the cold
az Winnipeg WAS Increasing and 3a
below. the coolest of the YEAR was
recorded
Aberdeen, S. r.. reported "a De-
grees below and corresponding tenn
pefaturos were reported from most
of the northwest. At nuluth Z was 81
below, ranging from that figure 90
below at Milwaukee
The Scro weather extended through
lowa pes Moiues registering g below,
Dubuque and Davenport exactly
zero
The prevailing Wind was from the
northwest but was Of only slight veg
lOcity. no snow was IN sight and
clear skies We're reported.
This drop in temperature was felt
as far south as Central Texas
al tautf4 Il ha a..
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28
Official Reports From Press Bureaus
of Beligerent European Nations

ueurtehise-B Boise de Foulon front, but
was repuised everywhere with heavy
losses except at La Creute. 4 land
slide caused by the storm of immense
projcctiles obstructed the entrance to
an old quarry which served as a store
house and shelter for the garrison of
our trenches az La Creute. one com
pany Of these troops were taken pris-
oncrs there
The enemy thus having gained a
f0othold 81 La Creute, penetrated the
Foulon wood and rendered untenable
the ncighboring trenches which we
have evacuated.
"The counter-attaeks which we
delivered over a good part of the
ground lost were brilliant The ar
dor of cur troops was beyond all
praise. The enemy suffered very
great losses and left on the field a
thousand dead. The prisoners taken
belonged 20 five different regiments,
which IS an indication of the import
ancc Of the attack.
I'm the Argonne near ST. Herbert,
q German attack has failed During
the day three new attacks We're exc
cuted within two hours every one of
them being vigorously repealed
The night of January 2G27 was
calm IN Alsace and the Nosges There
is nothing Of Importance to commune
cate from the rest of the front
The French war office this after
noon gave out an official report on
the program Of the fighting which
reads in part as follows.
Statements made by prisoners es-
iahlish the fact that il was not bat
TALON but a brigade which on Janu-
airy rs attacked our trenches TO the
east Of Ypres. The enemy lost in this
affair what amounted TO a battalion
and half Of men.
~ hats been confirmed today that
near Ia Esssec. Givenchy and GUM
chy, the Germans suffered a great
check. On the road from la Bassee
% Bethun. the bodies of six officers
and 400 men were found. The losses
OF the Germans consequently must
! represent at least two full battalIons.
From Lens TO scissors yesterday
saw artillery fighting In the region
Of Craonne, we maintained ourselves
IN the trenches recaptured by Us dur
ing Our counter attacks Of January
rs.
In the region Of Perthes. Hill No.
zee, four violent attacss on the part
Of the enemy have been repuised. In
( the Argonnc IN the vicinity u 81. HUI
bert . German attack was repulsed
with the haxoaet.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28

Paris Jan ~ uo.5e p. mo- The
following official communication was
issued by the french war office to-
night
The enemy attempted a sudden at
tack last night ia the st. Mafd wood
in the region of Tracy-Le-Val north
Of Soissons1. After violent fusil-
lade the Germans exploded mines
which DESTROYED our trenches FOR a
dlstanec q about lfy meters. but
ss.vk "vss 49,. sNiv 80 ss-ss,vi,,,,, ,sis-s.i-
selves hy reason of the dominating
fire OF our artillery.
These trench have been reoeca-
pied and nut in order.
To the west &c Craonne, the night
was calm. Tho lighting Of January
s and go IL this region presented the
following character.
After q prolonged and intense
honoarOment with preiectiles Of
large caliber and bombs, the German
Infantry delivered an attack on the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28
WEATHER IN FRANCE
WORSE THAN BULLETS

san Francisco, dan. Soldiers
fighting IN noithern France have en-
durcd moro suffering from cold than
from bullet wounds according to
Wendell G. Haynes. captain In the
American automobile corps on duty
IN France who Is in san Francisco
purchasing automobiles for Red cross
work
More than zoo men, he said to-
day, were sent TO the hospital base
ln Paris from September up 70 The
early part or January, who had SUI
fored 50 extremely from cold that
their clothing had 10 bo soaked from
their bodies The feet Of some OF
these were 80 swollen that their
honyy shoes had burst"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28
NEW LOW RECORDS
FOR SEASON SIT

st. Paul, Jan. 2s.--Driving the mer-
curry down to new low records for the
season, the cold wave that swept
down from the Canadian northwest
last Monday. tonight continued to grip
the DakOtas, Minnesota, Wisconsin
and that part Of Canada contiguous to
these states Little promise OF relief
was held forth by the federal weather
bureau In this region.
Unofficial reports from towns near
the international boundary recorded
temperatures today as low as 40 de-
grees below while in Winnipeg, Man,
the seasons low mark was reached
SO below
Tho temperature in the Dakotas va
rled little. Aberdeen, s. d, reporting
81 below and Devils Lake n. D., IS
below, each the lowest recorded today
in the respective states.
Except for northern Minnesota
where unofficial low marks Of "a he
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28
NO ADVANCE EXPECTED
IN POTATO PRICES

Washington, Jan 27-In announc-
ing today that unusually large stocks
OF potatoes We're held on January /.
In the large potato producing states,
the department of agriculture warn
ed southern growers, vino usually
sell their spring crops in competition
with the stocks carried over in the
northern states. to take notice of the
situation
Prices are unusually low, and
therefore may not decline further. s.
the departments statement said. but
material advances in the next few
months cannot be forecast from pres
ent supplies The United States sell
dom imports or exports relatively a
large quantity of potatoes. Therefore
the European war has no material
direct bearing upon the potato mar
ket of the United States"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28
ADMIRAL BEaTTY's RhrORr
DENIES loss or Siiif1

Iandon, Jan. ~ Nls5e y m.l The
admiralty has received the following
pfeiiminary feltRfdphic report from
pise Admiral sir David Beatty, re-
rafd,nu the naval action between tne
british squadfUas ID the North sca on
Sunday
"a floltiIla ~ desrnycrs pairuiilns
about 80 o'clock Dol the morning
sighted ana atfucked The enemy
whose force, according 80 the reports
received consisted 0f l0uf baitie
cruisers. six isn't cruiecrs and some
destroyers. Their position whfH
sighted was approximately fourteen
miles southeast u our battle cruiser
orders we're given ~ signal e
chase the enemy ana FePof uhsit
movements.
-As Il appeared that they had a
once commenced 10 retire 70 the east
southeast. the battle cruisers were
directed 20 steer southeast with
xlew 70 securing me wee position anu
10 cat the enemy OF II possible. The
situation developed by degrees into
. stern chase.
speed Vas worked up % twenty
eiebf OF twenty nine knots and the
.asmv we're gradually being over
hauled. Al about ,Noa gardE a slow
and deliberate fire Wa9 opened, and
We began To hi nt a range Of 1900
yards. Our fire was retained by the
enemy.
-fha Lien and the Tiger having
drawn ahead 81 the remHiHder Of the
squadron, vere in action alone for
some time and consequently were
subjected 10 the ensmy's concentrated
fire more particularly the Lion which
suffered more as a result
THE other vessels as they drew up
engaged the enemy a German ffe-
tslla OF deatroyefs was disposed on
the sthrboard beam If their cruisers
aud an attack b. them was driven off.
at about II o'clock, unfortunately,
incky shot damaged one of the
Lions feed tanks, causing the port en-
zine 20 be stopped At the same TIME
The epemys submarines were OBJ
served on the starbOard bow and a
course was steefcd ia order to avoid
them.
sThe Blaechrr (GermHnl Nas now
in critical condition. with speed
reduced, and the lndemilahle, which
had row come up. was directed q
complete her destruction.
sThc rest u the squadron were di-
feeIpd "a attack The rear ~ the enc
ny. The Lion. with escort. steered to
The northwest. sieaminR With one en-
xine and ! transferred ms flag 20 one
ag the destroyers and subsequently e
lie Princess Royal Through The
damage 10 the LIONS feed tank ~ az
unfortunate shot we were undonbted-
Is prevented 81 n greater victory. the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28
FORTY nEloW 2ERO
REACHED N DN,OrAS

Kansas CITY Mo. Jan. 4fA cold
wave tonight is sweeping through the
territory between thc Mississippi river
and the Rocky mountains. starting
from a district iu Minnesota ana the
pakutas, said g he held O inc grip
low zero. and making iis effects felt
as far south as central Texas
IN many places, lf The expectations
Of the government observers are
borne out, the chilling hlaat win he
the most severe az the season. Their
mometers are expected 10 register five
below before morning. and below Here
temperatures probably viii prevail an
over the territory north ct Oklahoma
and Arkansas,
The vanguard Of the advancing
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28

impossible TO estimate in money the
cost Of these regulations to the roads,
but they were presented for the pur-
pose OF giving the board "a complete
picture Of the burdens on railroad
incomes, and TO show in addition that
the railroad employees in certain in
stances, while asking more money FOR
increased efficiency were supporting
prospective laws which would curtail
that efficiency. He cited a bin before
the legislature in Utah to curtail the
length of trains. This bill. he said,
had the support of tranmcn.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28
MIsTOOk BLUEcHER
FOR BRITISH SHIP

London. Jan. 2S.--An account OF
the naval battle printed in the Daily
Mail today ayH
"At the CLOSE ~ the action the Der
ninerr disappeared from view with a
funnel shot away and blazing from
stem 90 stern The Moliko WAS IN no
better plight and the Scydlhz vas
aWHah astefm.
According % "a German prisoner
the air craft nlstook the sinking 81
the nluoeher for q British ship aud
dropped bombs on her Fastening her
end
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28
WHILE TESTING
P0LlCEMANS EFFICIENCY

Portland ore. Jan. 27.-Police
Sergeant Il. II. stahl died here today
Of a pistol shot wound received last
night while testing the wakefulness
of a patrolman
Sergeant stahl recovered physi-
clans automobile which had been
stolen and for which the entire po-
lice force had been ordered to be on
the lookout He drove the machine
slowly past Patrolman c. E. Klingen-
smith TO see whether the latter would
recognize if. Klingensmith called 70
him to stop, and not receiving an inn
mediate response, opened fire. The
first bullet pierced the sergeants
brain.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28
LET'S ALL GIVE THANKS;
IT'S GOING EASTW ARD

Washington, Jan 27.--The cold
wave which has covered the central
and northwest states. sending the
mercury down far below zero, was to-
night sweeping eastward with a speed
that promised below zero weather in
New England, New York and Penn
sylvania on Thursday night and freez-
ing temperatures among the Atlantic
states as far south as the Caroiinas
Weather forccasters observing the
approaching disturbance predicted it
would follow divided paths in its
course eastward. They thought one
would lead due east to New York and
the other branch south into the in
terror gulf states. Tennessee and
northern Mississippi where the tenn
peratures would drop from the freez-
ing point to sixteen and twenty de-
grees above zero.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28

glea. The Blueober's machinery
fsst disabled IS q shell anh Hns
araunsd behind her conkafts She Of
rsadg way afsfe and surrounded ~ !
swarm ~ torpedo boats. inc crew
If the airship finally saw ana n'it.
me explosion that scaled fhe inte g
the doomed sfip.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28

low were registered. the temperature
was practically the same throughout
Minnesota and Wisconsin. In the Twin
cities "a below was recorded. Wis
eonsin reported temperatures as low
as ? : below.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28
REGULATE YOUR 30 Wells AND STOP
HEADACHES, COLDS, SOUR STOMACH

ter and poison from the bowels. a
Cascaret tonight straightens you out
BY morning. 10-cent box from any
druggist keeps your stomach regulat-
ed Head clear and Liver and Bowels
in fine condition for moths. Don't
forget the children.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28

cold, which reached here today. was
accompanied by SNOW heavy az first
but diminishing ns The mercury went
seurrying down risd.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28

Casearets make you feel bully they
Immediately cleanse ana sweeten the
stomach. remove the sour, undigested
and fermenting food and foul gases;
take the excess bile from the liver ana
carry Off the constipated waste mat
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28

Coistansinoplc Jan. IS Via Lon
don, ZOO q. M Tine following Off
cial communication was issued to-day.
I'm the Caucasus our troops again
have advanced in Che direction OF Olti,
repclilag the enemy and capturing
considerable war materials
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28

Laxative BroIn o
Quinine, telling
what it does and how
it does it, you can
understand why this
remedy is used so
c fife ctively by so
many millions of
people. Whenever
you feel a cold com.
ing on think Of the
am c Laxative
Bromo Ouiuine
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28
Why Have the People Used Over
IN Hundred Million BOXeS2

The extraordinary merit of Laxative Bromo Qunine
plains the why the people of all nations have used
the enormous quantity Of over One Hundred Million
400, 900, 000) Boxes of this famous remedy.
After reading the accompanying label from the box of
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-28

AZ excellent remedy Tor Coughs and Colds Relieves the
Cough and also the feyefsh conditions and Headache
waich are usually associated with colds The second
third dose wii relieve the Cough and Headache and viii
move the bowels well within 10 hours when the cold
VII be relieved In treating colds very important that
THE hoves should vel every day This preparation
moves the bowels gently without gripping ard urouses the
}iNef AND ell The secreiicns to action Directions Adults
two tablets = II uasyeSe asd should be taken immed
lately after Sci mef <sRse gping 10 bed Some per
sous. who x(3snys/ oox 1DnOs3~y suaieisnt
TO lust ketbthe bowels ora sek dn The Cough and
sCad Is relieved thea take halt the dose ioi lew
days Children who old euough swsow pills the
tablet Gao be broken IN hail aud given proportion
20 To be swallowed net ehewrd headache take
tablets every OF hours ersii relieved
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-30
SETTLING THE MATTER

SETTLING THE MATTER
The two British sailors had secur-
ed tickets to the dog show and were
gazing upon a Skye terrier which
had so much hair that it looked more
like a wooden rug than dog.
witch end is is cad, BH?7
asked one.
'Blowed if I know" was the reply.
''But ere, m stick a pin in i'm and
you look witch end barks. Ladies'
Home Journal
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-30

A.5zSESNNlEN9
new -sumtimes little sammy
smolen don't pay very good atten-
shion to what the teecher is saying
and to what the other kids are re-
citing
that is mostly why he is always
getting in bad with miss hOIlins
miss hoIlins is the teecher of the
4th grade up in harlem
the other day heard an about it
from another kid
one Of the smart girls in the class
was telling an what she knew about
hOminy which as most people know is
made out of corn
this girl who's name is jessy smith
set down after she had told all about
hominy as said before
then miss hoIlins hoped on sammy
sammy, she says, did you hear
what iessy said about hOminy
yesm, answers back sammy, who
nevsr paid no attention to what jessy
had reci5ed at all
wen then, says miss hOIlins, see
ing as you herd it all, will you give a
centense in which you bring in the
word hOminy kOrTectly.
sammy stands up and fidjits
around until the teecher asks him
whats the matter sammy i thought
you herd what jessy has told the class
then sammy takes another start
and makes his centenSe
this is what it was
hominy marbles have you
HIS MISTAKE
"How did the cashier Of your bank
get into jail?"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-08
MONTREAL RACING RESULTS.

First Race-Three.year-old and up
ward selling: six furlongs-Connaught,
III Warrington, si630. So and 1880,
won; Inquieta, III tRice), 81 80 and $40,
$3.50, third Time. l:lis,5. springmass.
Coy. Spohn, Ischgabibble, Dixie, DR., Bark.
ley, Lambs Tail, Orperth, Nigadoo and
sAturnus also ran.
second ~Race-Purse $500; two-year-olds;
selling. nvo and a half turlongs-welga,
lO2 tForehandl, $3.50, $3.50 and 81, co,
won; Investment. Toe CMcpermotO, $3.50
and 81 20. second; Copper King, % (Col-
linsl, .l2 so, third. Time. 1907 4-5. Ataka,
Tushtush, Ruth Strickland, Greenwood
Miss Philhln, Lynn. porados, Jess and
Margery also ran.
Third Race Provincial Nursery, $1,000
added; two'year olds; hyc fnrlongs-Billy
Frew, us ,Goldsteinl. $3.50 and $3.50,
won Birdland, ll5 tBurns). 81. 80 and out,
second, Dix Rogers, llS tClaVer), out,
third. Time, l;02. Hopeful Age coupled
with Dix Rogers and All Steel also ran,
Fourth Race tecplcchase; one mile
ana a half-Faker. 100 twnliamsI, 81 and
Time, sos -. Only two starters,
Flfth neutrality-suspicious. and up
ward: selling; one mile and a quarter
Harry Lauder, lOi (McDermott). $3.50.
s. % and So, won; -Ahbotsford, ios tHan.
mer), 81 so and $3.50, second; Falcada,
Laird q Kirkcaldy.- sherlock Holmes,
Wcyanokc and wild Horse also ran.
sixth Race-Three-y car-olds and up.
ward> maiden: seven furlongs-Northern
Light, lO7 tMCDermotu,- s224O, 1870 and
$40. Won; wodan, 1917 lKndayl, .ss2C
CASEY, sihrcwsbury' star cress. Kathleen
8. Pin Money. Nellie Boots and Lena Ball
also ran.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-08
DON LIPPNcoTT ABSOLvED.
Did Not Compete at Hion-Oh
mann Turns in A. A. Z. Card.

Don Lippincott. the University OF
Pennsylvania sprinter. was restored TO
good standing In the amateur yes
,erday by 0. w. Stumpf, chairman OF
the registration committee. His sus-
pension was lifted on the report or j.
L. Eaton. a. A. L. COMMISSIONS Tor
upper New York, h reported that
Lippincott was not the man who com
peted under the name OF Lewis against
Hal Holland In a cas- prize footrace at
llion, y. Y. Lippincott also sent a
statement that he Was at Stroudsburg
Pa, on the day he was supposed TO la
run at Hon and hat he had done no
running since the intercollegiate cham
pionships.
Harry Onmann. the New York A. c,
sprinter who won -four first cash prizes
AT the CALIFORNIAN games on Monday,
turned over his a. \. L. card to the
registration committee yesterday. John
NJ. Connolly, a member OF the committee
who attended these games, reported that
r.. J. Rourke OF the Boston A. a. and
champion tavelin thrower OF New Eng
land. competed In the Scots games under
an assumed name. He has been sus-
pended and the New England Associa-
ton notified OF the action.