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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-04-30
BERLIN SAYS 1T WAS DONE BY ARTILLERY AND
NOT BY WARSHIPS AS STATED FROM PARIS
CLAIMED WAR FLEET ACTIVE
Berlin Claims British and French Metz Severe Re-
verses-Zeppelin Attack Last Night-Two
British Vessels Met Watery.Grave
(By United Press)

BERLIN, APR 3O-THE OFFCI AL STATEMENT TO-
SMELLING OF DUNKIRK THE BRITISH
FORTRESS OF HARWICH AND DE CLARES
BRITISH OFFENSIVE IN THE MORT III HAS
REPULSE OF THE FIR ENCH
IN WHICH 43 AND 1000 MEN THE
NOT MENTION THE REPORTED WARSHIpS
BELGIAN COAST THE SHE'LL.
DUNKIRK, WHICH THE STATEMENT SAYS WAS
FROM WARSHIPS, "GERMAN ARTIJTERy,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-04-30

have petitioned to the council for the
paving of that street and the palms
have already been well advanced by
the city council. The petitions for
the Jackson street paving on the west
side and the Deakin avenue paving on
the west side will be presented to the
council at an early date.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-04-30
Two DEPARTMENTS CELEBRATE

WASHINGTON, Apr. 3O.-The post
office and navy departments today
celebrated the anniversary of their
creation by congress.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-04-30
EXPOSITION POLO SEASON ENDS

SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 3O-The
Panama-Paciic polo season which.
brought together some of the best
players of the East and West closed to-
day
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-04-30
CHICAGO REMEMBERS TRAGEDY

CHICAGO, Apr 30.-Today is the
Anniversary of the Illinois theatre fire
in which 600 persons, principally wom-
en. perished
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-04-30

An ideal wife is one who never weak
ems on her husbands energy and abil
:ty even if she has to keep him in food
and clothing.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-04-30
IN GALA ATTIRE

NEW ORLEANS, Apr. 3O.-This city
xsxaay is celebrating the anniversary
Of the Louisiana purchase 10 years
ago.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-04-30

Recently compiled official figures
place the gold production of Alaska to
the close of last year at s288.392,540
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-04-30
KANSAS SHRINERS AT REUNION

WICHITA, Kan, Apr. 30-Shriners
Iof Mediam Temple gathered here to-
day in reunion.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10
Short Snatches From Everywhere.

5Ir. Bryan seems to have his dates mixed This
isn't the ennurn-Kansas City Star
There seem to be sorts of neutrality-neutral-
ity and Greek neutrality-Kansas City Star
It would help IL the Hague peace tribunal
Somebody with a Just good substitute for food
make hit in Europe just now-Boston Herald
Every time Mr.. Wilson thinks up plank Mr..
Bryan Obligingly walks it--New York Evening sun
It must be said that the allies drive is
not exceeding the speed limit-PttsbUrg Chronicle
Telegraph.
Mr. Meleu says he is through with railroads for
good. and it's easy guess whose goOd-columbia
Is. c. State
It is only question of time when some Of these
war-brdes Of Wall street will be suing for mainten
ance-New York Telegraph.
It is with usefulness that the colonel
the greatest role in the world is that Of
nnother-Honolulu Star Bulletin
Remember. too. there great ammunition
increased NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. News
a man who fell off an elephant in the New York
zoo is bringing suit damages Has the colonel
thought Of that2-Cleveland Plain Dealer
With thirty-one living children Yuan Shi Kai
shows his intention OF being something more than
metaphOricaI father Of his eountry.-Chicago Daily
News.
In his most sanguine hopes. president Wilson
could hardly have expected to put Huerta in an
American prison. but there he is-St- Louis Globe
Democrat
An excellent fire-prevention and safety-frst
would be TO require member Of the firm to be pad
locked in the center Of the plant during working
hOurs-Buffalo Enquirer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10

ably is good any Of the others suggested for aug
nenting the regular army. Any plan would be
pertinent and we might well experiment with this
as with any other The secretary says if 1t is not
success compulsory military service will be the next
STEP We are almost inclined to say that ought to
hope for its failure, if compulsory service would be
the result for compulsory service is thing that should
be brought about. 1t would assure Of preparedness
and would result in physically better young men
throughout the country.
Compulsory service in the regular army with no
Continental Army"-just big regular army, train
ing young constantly and turning them out into
reserve corps would in the opinion Of The Herald be
the most effective step towards continued prepared
ness that could be taken 1t would also result in a
have the advantage of training all instead of few of
young to take of themselves IN the event
of The president and the secretary want to try
the experiment of continental army, however, so let
the experiment go forward. The Herald is not con-
cerned so much with this with the regular army.
We need a larger regular, standing army and the
American nation should support congress and the pres
dent in their creation of We may then hope for
the time when compulsory service will come when
army Will be made still larger with the enlistment period
for active service shorter and for the longer
when every young viii have to go through at least
years training Then will America truly be prepared for
defence and against the palaver Of the anprepared
ness advocates, for with their and brothers
part Of this great army, every and brother
would have be at time another the cry that
is raised against the Of a standing army
could be repeated 1t is the way protect
a nation
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10

As The Herald has often said, need become
bully merely because he is powerful enough to whip
another man less strong physically. Few do The
average big healthy, clean man. trained in the art Of
self offence prepared for action it WERE is seldom
the man seen in a street brawl Fighting is usually
done bv the other sort The who is able to take
care of himself seldom finds himself called upon put
I'D a Defence you hear of him picking quarrel
with another man. He is not of that type.
We hire police, not to arrest after crimes have
been committed, but to prevent crimes.
We take out fire insurance on our homes and bust
ness institutions not that want to burn them but
as protection against fire
We take out life insurance to be prepared against
death; as protection for our families
Why, then, is it a crime to prepare against war?
The act of preparation does not mean par
ticipation.
There is glory in fought for conquest and
president of the United States secretary of war
congress-no matter how well equipped-would want
to fight merely because they had the men and
material to fight it with, least of all in z republic
like the United States, where the sentiment of all the
people decides the future political welfare of every
with ambition
Could president armed no matter how well, with
army no matter what size, rush the United States
into unjust war and emerge with the approval of
the people? Without approval behind him, no man
would dare embark this nation upon It would
his political humiliation and every man with
grain of sense knows it. War would carry down to
death and disability the flower of the country-as has
always done-and the condemnation from the surviving
relatives would be such, if the unjust war;
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10

that the who started it, would be forever
buried in oblivion Therefore it cannot be argued that
with large army, presidents and our congresses
would be prone to hasten into conflict. This nation
has entered upon without popular approval
behind its responsible officials and it will,
matter what size army may have.
It does not take statesman to point out to
what has happened to the weak the unprepared in
China, Belgium, Servia all recent examples.
Without the force necessary to back up their argu-
mentS they have been engulfed by the powerful
Perhaps this great European WAS the result
of preparedness on the part Of a nation nations
anxious to demonstrate their military skill in conquest
excepted) not republics like the United States
Their rulers not responsible to the people as the
rulers OF the United States To combat Just such
irresponsible force, must be prepared. Weak
and unprepared, would be taken unawares and
crushed until such time as, at terrible cost, could
and shake off the monster that had gripPed
War will never be brought on by the United States
except to preserve nationality in the cause Of
humanity. We stronger than Mexico, but, after
going into Veracruz withdrew. Because of our
strength not led into anything unrighteous
there The president would even have had sentiment
back of him had he continued to march his forces to
Mexico City, he had landed them in Veracruz but
they Withdrawn. Strength did not make US ag-
gressive.
There is legitimate reason for opposing the
increase of the army and every for supporting
it lust what success will attend the presidential plans
for continental Army" of reserves and for
for the regular army question that must be solved
by the future The plan for continental army, prob
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10
Clocks Found Where There Is Civilization
Remind Men They Are Is Minutes Behind Time
Civilization

into the next day, when Congress is
too busy TO adjourn at noon
There are three kinds OF clocks
alarm clocks, real clocks and wedding
clocks Alarm clocks tell a man he
ought to get up by exploding in the
early morning hours with a soul-scari-
tying din, which they keep Up until
hit with a chair. Formerly millions OF
alarm clocks were sold, but the manu-
facturers are now making them SO
durable and effective that no one win
buy them Alarm clocks are useful but
unpopular, like alarm statesmen. Real
clocks are kept on the mantelpiece and
serve to keep the meals waiting for the
husband instead OF letting him wait
for meals. Wedding clocks are used
for ornaments and exercise After a
man has wound a wedding clock once
a day for a year. he has a magnifi-
Gently developed thumb and forefinger.
bue he is also likely as not to be living
two weeks ahead OF the calendar and
TO be getting his breakfast in the aft
ernOon-
Two classes OF men are inveterate
clock watchers-lazy men and ambi-
tious men. The lazy man watches the
clock in order to find out just when to
stop working. The ambitious man
watches II TO see IL he can't crowd
more work into an hour than he did
the day before Clocks are used in all
lines OF business. except on branch line
railroads. where the trains are run by
the alnanac-(P b. Adams
Newspaper SerVice).
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10
FL PasO Is Best City West of the Mississippi
Automatic Pistols Change Looks of Wounds

GG"RAVELING around. as I do,
have a chance to observe cities
in different parts of the coun-
try and I have decided that FL Paso is
the best business city west of the Mis-
sissippi," said c. H Lester. father of
the Borderland route" who has decided
to make his home in FL Paso this win
ter 4 have no money invested in Ell
Paso, I have no interest in this city ex-
cept that I have many friends here and
like the people For that reason be-
1ieve I can judge as fairly as it is pos
sible for anyone to Judge city and I
would not hesitate to go on record as
saying that FL Paso is the Invest most
going city 1 have seen on all Of my
trips"
The study Of gunshot wounds is in
teresting to one who is familiar with
different types Of guns said chief de
putty sheriff n. Stanley Good. ST. The
old style gun, with ordinary powder,
left powder burns around a wound If
the shot was fired at close range. while
the new automatic pistol, with the
smokeless powder, may be fired at
distance of several inches and leave no
trace Of powder One who knows no
thing OF the effects of the new type
of pistol and the new powder is often
surprised not to find powder burns, and
viii seriously question the assertion
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10

Wiggily said.
Then Squeakie-Eekie dried her tears
on her tail and Uncle Wiggily- sent
Jollie and Jillie upstairs.
For the cousin mouse and have a
little secret" the bunny uncle said,
but We'u soon tell you what it is.
Just stay upstairs until I call you
down."
Then Uncle WiggiIy had Squeakie-
Eekie get him four spoOls- He used
them for wheels, and fastened them on
the sides of a thread box. He used
some tOothpicks for a handle, and then
he scraped some Of the red. white and
blue paint off his rheumatism crutch
and painted the spool-wheels so that
the thread box looked very pretty
Then he put some soft cotton inside
the box
There is a doll carriage-" he ex-
claimed. do you think Jillie will like
that Squeakie-Eekie2"
'Oh. I am sure she will" answered
the little cousin mouse. 1T is nicer
than hers, which I lost"
And when Jillie came downstairs she
thought the doll carriage Uncle Wig
gily had made was just finei And she
said she was glad Squeakie-Eekie had
lost the other one in the snow.
And, anyhow" said Jillie, I'VE can
get it again next summer when the
snow melts. But it was very kind Of
you. Uncle Wiggily, to help Squeakie-
Eekie to stop crying, and to make me
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10

w WHEREVER you find civiliza-
w ton. there also you will find
the clock busily reminding
man that he is fifteen minutes behind
the world and that unless he hustIes
like thunder he will have all the skin
on his heels worn off by the onrushing
future
The world has not always had
clocks. Once mankind told time by the
sun alone. Adam counted time by days.
and it took him over $50 years to be-
come q grandfather. Then the hour
glass was invented and man told time
by hours Our courts still do business
at 8 Ocyock until o'clock and most
of them are two years behind When
the clock was finally devised man be-
gan telling time by minutes But
clocks are going out of date in hus-
ting countries, because they do not
have second hands and the man who
does not carry a watch is likely to
overrun his lunch minute by over $50
worth Of time.
Clocks are Of various sizes and tell
time by hours of different sizes too.
The clock in the church sometimes has
hours two days long The clocks in
the home Of beautiful young daughters
ha. e hours which are so short that a
young man will frequently use up four
of them while trying to tell a girl
goodnight Clocks in schools and
offices have only two hours-lunch
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10

that the shot was fired at close range
as in the case Of a suicide"
=
Shooting irons, as the fastener
likes to call them when they get out
this way. are matter of choice for
real working purposes" said deputy
United States marshal Jere DuBose.
The new automatics are all right for
the fellow who likes them, but for the
man who has handled and shot with
the old Colt revolvers. it comes much
quicker and shoots truer in a scrap"
x
'EI PasO is showing signs of recog-
MIXING what an adequate budget fund
can do with proper advertising allow
ances," said Henry S Beach. The
budget fund collectors of the chamber
are going after the right thing in
working for a sum sufficient TO enable
the commerce body here to hit the ad-
vertising rail a good, clean, heavy
blow with the hammer of scientific and
systematic expenditure for publicity
purposes where publicity will do the
most real. efficient good
The Eagles Of FL Paso have made
good gains in membership as a result
of a special dispenSation lowering the
membership fee, coupled with active
campaigning by the membership" said
] $. ". DOupe, secretary Of the local
aerie- The weekly social sessions that
are held have proved a very enjoyable
feature Of the lodge work and promote
the fraternal spirit. The local aerie is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10

in very good shape and is one of the
most wideaWake in the southwest"
X
Il find when I go out to enlist the
money and sympathy OF FL PasOans, -
said J. H. Nations, that the positions
which were once occupied by my old
friends are now occupied by younger
men Upon all sides 1 find that this
is the day OF the young man and, be-
ing so, he should have some influence
to hold him both steady and steadfast
and I know Of no such influences that
excel that Of the Young Mems Chris
tian association"
Il had a friend come out here to the
State Democratic convention in 1914"
said J. B. Badger. He was from Cal
weston. He told me that he would
have brought his wife along but did
not know that he would be able to get
anything like modern accommodations
He was a very much surprised man to
find that FL PasO is a thoroughly
metropolitan place and that it caters
to every demand for creature comfort.
do not know how We can break down
this idea that still holds. not only in
eastern cities, but in east Texas as
we'll They must know that we are
alert, alive and enterprising and when
they do they viii place FL Paso on
their itinerary instead OF going to the
coast by way Of Denver and Salt
Lake"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10
The Pauper

1HE sy pauper
nears VIII
away Judgment Day And
the future
old
wouldn't work Far
wouldn't
buckle He took of wealth amounts while tothsr
swell And his
behind old soul has missed and no cares
while labor tn
you're dizzy like gIandads bnd steers Yield not visions u but
bOoteSs which
CPro+sc+ea +be
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10
French Woman Is Wed
to Soldier Three Weeks
Dead, But Gets Pension

Paris, France. Dec. ia young
Partisan woman is in a curious situa-
ton on Nov. II she was married by
proxy TO Sergt. Joseph Conduche, but
she was informed officially later that
Sergt- Conduche had been dead three
weeks.
Although the marriage is invalid in
law. the authorities. taking account OF
Serst COnduche's intentions, viii give
the woman a widows pension
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10
Z. 5. CAN RECEIVE SUPPLY
OF, nYESTI- EES EROI GERM Any

Washington, D. c, Dec. 10.-Arrange-
ments have been completed between the
American and British governments
whereby American merchants viii be
able to secure from Germany sufficient
dyestuffs for their immediate needs.
Negotiations with Germany based
upon this assurance. il is learned have
begun informally by the state depart
ment. with a view Of persuading the i'm
perial government to permit the ex-
portation OF dyestuffs. with out receiv-
ing concessions. which it heretofore has
demanded. OF foodstuffs or cotton from
the United States.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10

There are some Yho decry taking any precautions
or making any preparations Of the military pODer of
the nation because heu SAP it nil not prevent mar
but mill provoke !. Men and nations must prepare
to meet their responsibilities if il iuadpisable 70
develop strength sufficient 10 repel rOng because such
developed strength map be Hsused human nature has
indeed reached an inlpasse. Why should it be pre-
sumed that just man or just nation nil cease 10 be
just because il has The poDer TO be unjust9 We must
either trust Others or trust ourselves
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10
1AYEARS Ago Today
i 4 From The Herald OF This
Date. 1901.

City electrician Jerry FaulcOner is
putting in two 1000 candle power arc
lights in the fire department hall this
afternoon Fl Paso is standing around
watching him do the job. which is to
shed considerable light on the annual
election of officers to take place here.
John Swor and Mrs. Swor left today
for Aguascalientes-
n p. Adams and Mrs. Adams have
left for Mexico City.
John F GOble and ". ]. Martin de-
parted early this evening for Non
terey.
Mrs. NJ. c. Hull, Of Atlanta, Ca. mo-
Their OF FL Paso's E. E. Hull, is visiting
her son here
The partnership between A f. Har-
low and S. E hurry. known as the
Washington Dairy company, has been
dissolved
AT the meeting of the country COM
missioners today. A. Kaplan read his
full report, which took up the bulk Of
the business.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10
RIFLE CLUB IS BEING
FORMED IN DOUGLAS SCHOOL

Douglas, Ariz., Dec. 1O-Iieut- E B.
Douglas high school are making ar
engagements for the formation of rifle
club in the school It is expected to
have about so members. to start. The
government will furnish rifles for the
purpose
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10

~ HUS briefly, to the mind of The Herald secretary
Garrison disposes Of the anti-preparedness talk
in paragraph, in his annual message.
ave must either trust ourselves trust others"
There is much in that sentence. cannot
trust ourselves to build up army lest we be led
into unnghteOusness; fighting battles Of conquest
to waging for the sake of wagng it, then we
must disarm and trust to the generosity of other
nations not 10 attack US.
We might carry it further and say we could disarm
the forces have and trust to the people in the
United States never to do anything that we might
need army to suppress Of course, the Mexicans
would shoot into this country-nothng like that
would ever happen If we had army at all We could
trust them least that is the argument in effect
the peace propagandists.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10
LIQUORS INTENDED FOR DRY
ARIZONA To BE SOLD HEf

The day before Christmas promises
to loom large for o. B. joyful and his
conferees in the opportunity 10 pur-
chase holiday spirits at bargain prices,
for Uncle Sans deputy marshals in
FL PasO have planned an auction sale
to be staged that day, Of wine and
brandy seized for illegal Interstate
consignment. Most OF the liquors were
started for dry Arizona, but were
stopped at this point.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10

However let it be distinctly under
stood that justice Hughes hasn't for
hidden any other state organization to
nominate him for president.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10

Mr.. Ford says he is going TO cross
German territory whether he gets
passport or not. which looks. very
much like violating neutrality
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10

this lovely carriage, and I'll let her
play with it,
So this teaches US that empty spools
are good for something else than max
ing a rattle-string for the baby, and II
the clothes wringer doesn't pinch the
cake of soap and make il turn blue in
the face I'll tell you next about Uncle
Wiggily and the bad cat
Wiggily and the bad cat.-Copyright
1915. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10

As we predicted. Mr.. Bryan did not
go along. His speciality is startling
trouble, not stopping it
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10

A dollar saved by buying goods pro-
duced elsewhere IS a dollar thrown at
your neighbours birds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10

We admit the value to the public
health OF swatting the fly during his
winter sleep. but il seems like a mean
trick
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10
,IereIy a ,Iatter ID De

Wood as an article Of diet viii have
no terrors for the Germans. Haven't
they been eating pumpernickel for
hundreds of years?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10

What Bryan cannot understand
about Henry Ford is how Henry can
bear to spend all that money.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10
The Daily Novelette,
THE HERO.
Consider now the ankle watch
Which seems to be
A thing We hear a lot about
And never see.

6LE~ YHATi What" roared the
w big nan in. voice Of thun-
der. who's a liar?'
you are" replied the little man
firmly
'sWhat,i What..E' yelled the big man
in a voice of thunder and lightning.
you heard what said" retorted the
little man. 'And if you give me any
more Of your cheek Fll-Pn do some
thing to cut you off short. tell your
a'Whatlli Whati!t" doomed the big
man, and his face grew black as two
aces of spades. but the little man
wasn't eowed in the least He made
hooking face.
do you dare me?'' he said
yes, I dare you, you little snivvel-
ing shrimp, you sawed-off. hammered
down. squeezed Ogether. condensed"
There was a sharp click
The little man had hung up, cutting
the big man off short. just as he had
so fearlessly threatened