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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-19


soldiers in the European war has
4 been added a torment Of dreams.
AS a surgeon in charge Of a field hos
pitaI at the battle front, noticed about
three months ago that the wounded il
many cases we're suffering more from
narrowing nightmares than from their
wounds.
learned from those who had patiently
endured sickness, mutilatiOn, privation
and endless strain that, by all odds, the
worst terrors Of the trenches were the
Fisitations Of sleep l determined TO 90
into the trenches and observe at first
hand this phase Of modern warfare,
which. if the conflict continues into years,
viii Individually have a marked neurotic
effect upon the peoples Of Europe.
shall never forget the sight in one
Of the advance trenches in which the
nen had been fighting continuously for
more than a week without relief This
trench was at the very front Of the
battlefield. TIE German trenches we're
net more than two hundred yards away.
I passed into 1t during lull in the fight
ing about O'Clock In the morning, Just
after an attack. Some Of the men had
sunk down into slumber while only the
necessary guard remained awake, ready
to grip their rifles when the officer at
the field periscope gave the alarm.
As I entered this trench from an IN
te-secting cut, one Of the soldiers, a
FrenchmaE. began to grOan horribly,
walked quickly 70 him. His eyes were
half open, the pupils turned upwards md
the whites beneath showing. Despite
tie cold, the sweat was running down
from his forehead, making little glObules
stained WITH dirt and powder. His mouth
was contorted and deep spasmOdic groans
issued from his throat HIS body was
twitching as though under some sUperla-
tive nerve effort to break away from fet-
tiers. Is I watched, he tossed to one
side snC began TO beat with ibis fists
another soldier lying exhausted in sleep
beside him. and screams began 20 issue
from his lips. The second sleeping
solder, only half awake, grappled with
the nightmare victim and the TWO rolled
fighting into the middle Of the trench.
2 reached down and pressing my
thumbs upon the supra-orbital nerves Of
the dreaming soldier, exerted enough
pressure 10 awaken him entirely. By
this time the second soldier was fully
awake and so we're half a dozen others
VINO had been n close proximity to the
struggle.
These men looked at ne angrily.
@Au me time # Is like this" murmured
one They viii not let Us sleep!"
slmost on the words, however, he sunk
back asleep again, ard so did the others,
even the man whom the victim Of night
mare had attacked. He simply rolled
Over IN the bottom of the trench and in
a second was in the slumber Of utter
exhaustion. But the nightmare victim
vas not asleep. He crouched against the
side Of the trench. trembling and with
eyes wild and staring.
81 an so tired" he said, "but I viii not
sleep again. Such q dreami"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-19

French, s. Turco, 1. Officers z. Pri
vate soldiers, a Description by PTi-
vate NJ. (British). as follows:
'T have had the dream at intervals
for a month. Once it came six nights in
succession. That was when they started
me for the rear as insane, but you
stopped me at the field hospital, doctor.
Thanks.
"Sleep in the trenches claps itself on
you like a shock. You are so worn out
that the moment you sink into a sitting
position you are asleep. But there is no
rest You dream. You are lost in a
tangled doubling line Of trenches. You
are all alone-except that you walk
among the bodies Of the dead
1.-The dream trenches, some hewn
seemingly from solid rock, others dug
Copyright. 1915. by the Star Con
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-19

I asked him what the dream was. He
said that he seemed to be standing just
in front Of his trench.
81 could see the country in front OF
me exactly as you see it now" he said.
"About fifty yards from there is
dead German lying on his back with his
right arm stretched stifly up toward the
sky, and around him are twenty or thirty
bodies
ssYou mean YOU saw them in your
dream?" I asked.
Ct saw them in my dream, yes" he
said, ''but they are there. They are part
of a charge from the German trenches
this morning If you viii look through
the observing glass you will see them"
I looked through the glass and sure
enough there they were, a number Of
bodies, with one corpse near their centre.
This dead mans right arm was rigidiy
stretched upward in one Of those IN
canny, terrible attitudes in which the
violent death Of the battlefield fixes some
Of its victims.
eagerly.
yes" I said He went on with his
dream
said, something seemed TO run its hands
over me from my head to my feet. In
stantly lost all power to move. I knew
something unthinkably horrible was going
to happen, but what it was I could not
tell wanted to get back into the trench
with my comrades, but I could not.
CAS- I stood there, in my dream, I saw
the dead German with the Outstretched
arm begin slowly to rise. He stood, dead,
with his arm still stretched upward as
you see it. And slowly all the dead men
around him began TO get up. Then they
began 20 advance upon me, led by this
man with the rigid arm. Some of them
had their faces shot of. Some Of them
had no arms; their bodies were mangled.
Still I could not move. They came closer
and closer and, at last, they we're d.
rectly in front Of me.
"All the time was trying, in my dream,
in every way to get back to the trench.
They came so close that 1 could touch
them And then the spell Of my dream
seemed TO break and I seemed to strike
them. Screaming with horror, awoke to
find you beside ne. I will not sleep
again"
n another trench this same night saw
ct one time three frenzied victims Of
nightmare. They had turned their por-
ton OF the trench into a bedlam.
SOmDambulism is also a phase Of the
soldiers recurrent nightmares. It is no
uncommon sight to see sleeping men
wandering behind the lines with arms
outstrstched and terror depicted on their
faces, seeking their regiments that, in
their dreams, they had lost. The dread
OF isolation from their comrades is one Of
the Obsessions Of soldiers whose nerves
have weakened after months in the
trenches. And it is perhaps this fact
that makes the primitive dream Of the
endless maze, Of wandering in a winding
labyrinth, the most agonizing Of all the
war dreams to the minds Of the dreamers.
But let rs have the picture at first
hand. I quOte from my note book;
No. THE Maze Dream. Number Of
cases noted in one night along one mile
Of the first fighting line, p. British, u
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-19

out Of the turf, are the exact duplicate
of the trench in which you are sleep
ing, except for their winding course and
except for the fact that the men, who
lie in them as close as they lie in the
trenches Of the living. do not answer
when you speak to them. They have
been killed; you can see the cold
wounds, and the wounds are dreadful
beyond description.
THE dream trenches are about six
feet deep at the deepest, with a firing
level a foot and a half higher on the
side toward the enemy. Terror masters
you.
ing alOne-alOne with the dead.
You grope on and on. Sometimes the
bodies choke the trench; you climb over
ny. Great Britain Rights Reserved.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-19
By DR.. Henri Bourget
Surgeon with the French Troops Near
Rheims.

TO the physical sufferings OF the
soldiers in the European war has
4 been added torment Of dreams.
Evening star., 1915-12-22
col. HOUSE TO INFORM
IT, ENJOYS ABROAD
Confidential Adviser Undertakes
Special Mission for Presi-
dent Wilson.

NEW YORK, December 22.-Col. E
NJ. House, confidential adviser of Presi.
dent Wilson, will sail shortly for Eu-
| rope at the request of the President
He declares that the sole purpose OF
his trip would be to deliver to certain
American ambassadors information re-
garding this governments attitude or
various international matters now
pending. He denies empha tically tina,
his trip will in any way be a peace
mission.
Col. House expects to sail from here
within the next two weeks and prob
ably would be in Europe about six OF
eight weeks.
Il am going to Europe at the request
of the President and the Secretary OF
State for the purpose of taking infor-
nation to some of our ambassadors,
he said, "in order that they may have
more intimate knowledge of this gov
ernment's attitude regarding certain
phases of international questions and in
order to obtain from them their point
of view on these matters.
1T is not advisable to bring home at
this time any of our ambassadors from
the belligerent countries 1t has been
found impossible to convey or obtain
by cable or correspondence quite the
correct atmosphere"
Evening star., 1915-12-22
Cites Danger Of Kissing.

The danger of kissing as a means of
spreading disease was pointed out by
Raymond +. Adams, chairman of the
public health committee of the associa-
tion. Mr.. Adams spoke of the recent
warnings issued by the District health
department regarding the spreading of
disease.
New members We're elected to the as
eociationas follows: James j. Mooney,
Ellery w. Heiss, John G. Benton,
James N. Titcomb. c. A. Warthen, r. c.
Walker. Charles E Downey. Wilbur w.
Fowler. Jacques l.. Spiegelblatt and
Following the business session ain
entertainment was held, members Of
the families of many of the members
OF the association being present. IA
chalk talk was given by Clifford X.
Berryman and a piano solo by Miss
Margaret Mills. Walter n. Taylor sang,
being accompanied by Miss Frances Z.
Gutelius. Mandolin and guitar selec-
tior were given by Osgood Holmes,
H. II. Teller and L. w. Teller. Shake
spearean and humorous readings were
given by Rev. George Buckler.
Evening star., 1915-12-22
Great Interest Shown
in Approaching Trip
of Col. House to Europe

Announcement by Col. f. NJ. House of
New York. President Wilson's close per-
soral friend and adviser, that he socn
would go to Europe at the request of the
President and the Secretary of State
caused great interest in official and dip!o-
matte circles here today. Secretary Lam
sing confirmed the announcement, but de-
clined to add anything to it.
Col. Houses statement declared that the
sole object of his mission would be to
take to the American ambassadors at the
capitals of the warning nations certain in
formation regarding the Washington gov
ernment's attitude on international ques-
tions. 1t was denied that he would go on
peace mission.
Decline to Answer Questions.
Officials today declined to discuss Col.
Houses mission owing to its delicate
nature, nor would they make any re-
sponse to questions as to whether he
would make informal inquiries regarding
prospects Of peace.
The trip will be the second one made
by Col House since last spring. when
he visited Germany, France and Eng
land and talked with high government
officials.
At the time of the first trip it was
reported that Col House acted as the
personal emissary of President Wilson
and that he went on a peace mission.
This Col. House denied, although later
he reported to the President on his OBJ
servations of the state OF public opin-
ion abroad. Although what he told the
President never has become known, it
was learned that his picture of tf.,
situation did not change the Presi-
dents belief that the time was mop
perfume for initiating peace move
ment.
Met High Officials.
During his former tour Col. House
talked with Premier Asquith, David
Lloyd-George and Lord Kitchener in
Evening star., 1915-12-22
OPPOSES REFERENDUM
. VOTE ON PROHIBITION
Petworth Citizens Association In.
structs Delegate to Federation
+. to Act Accordingly.

When consideration of a resolution
advocating a referendum vote to decide
{ whether the District of Columbia wants
prohibition is given by the Federation
of Citizens Associations the delegate
from the Petworth Citizens Association
will vote in opposition to it. deci-
sion to take such action was reached
at a meeting of the association last
night in Petworth NJ E. Church, and
the associations delegate to the fed
Grafton was instructed accordingly. The
motion to direct the delegate to vote in
opposition to the referendum plan was
introduced by Z. w. oyster.
The association voted to defer until
its next meeting action on resolution
in opposition to the Commissioners
education and the substitution of di-
rector of education. 1t was indicated
last night that a difference of opinion
regarding the advisability OF the Com
missioners plan exists among the
members of the association.
Jesse Suter. chairman of the schooi
committee. reported on recent inspec-
tion of the Petworth School which was
made by the committee. and outlined
legislation now pending in Congress
for increased school facilities in the
Petworth neighborhood. He urged the
members of the association who retain
congressman to aid in having an ap-
preparation of $72, 900 for an eight-room
and assembly hall addition to the Pet
worth School granted at this session
of Congress. Such a sum has been in
ciuded in the Commissioners estimates.
Wants Better Schools First
+. Z. w. Oyster told of the address of
Representative Kahn of California be-
fore the Board of Trade Monday night
when he spoke of the need for ade-
quate National Guard armory in the
District. Mr.. Oyster said he believes
adequate school facilities should be
provided before consideration is given
"a plan to erect an armory-
The association amended it's consti-
tuition so as to provide several addi
fional committees. II also gave its
Endorsement to the plan to hold com
,munity Christmas tree celebration in
Petworth Friday evening on the pub
lie school playground. Jesse Suter,
chairman of the citizens committee in
charge of arrangements for the COM
Jnunity celebration. outlined the pro-
posed program for the evening The
celebration will be held between the
hours of and O'Clock in the even
ing. A large tree is to be erected and
on this will be hung many vari-colored
electric lights.
Evening star., 1915-12-22
Held on -Four Charges.

James Taylor. colored. has been heio
for the action of the grand jury III
$1,000 bonds in the Police. Court on
charge of taking an automooiie o'
Susie Kondrup, 217 I'd street nortneas'
without permission. Taylor is alleged
to have taken the machine Monda!
night from 7th street and Florida ave
Evening star., 1915-12-22
French Wine Crop, 1915, Falls Short

PARIS. December 1.-THE French
wine crop of 1915. according to the
government tax ONCE announcement, is
only about one-third as large as last
year, being approximately 477.000.0 900
gallons. The total Of old stocks OF
wines. as reported by the government,
10 only 1s5.o0o,o00 gallons.
Evening star., 1915-12-22
Channel Traffic Restricted.

PARIS, December 22.-Passenger traf-
fic between England and France VIII
be confined to the Dieppe route. or by
way. Of ports farther west, after De-
cember 25 Only soldiers and holders
Of diplomatic passports or special per
mits which are granted only for the
most serious reasons will be allowed to
travel by way of Calais and Boulogne
Evening star., 1915-12-22

nue. northwest. Three other CHARGES
operating an automobile while intoxi-
Gated, colliding and operating the ma
chine without permit-which were
lodged against Taylor were continued
| indefinitely.
Evening star., 1915-12-22

London, PRESIDENT Poincare and Min
lister Of Foreign Affairs Delcasse IN
Paris, and Foreign Minister Won Jagow.
Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg ana
Under Secretary of State Zimmerman
in Berlin.
Evening star., 1915-12-22
FORD IS GRAT|F|ED
WITH HIS RECEPTION
Will Depart From Christiania
for Stockholm Tomorrow
Morning.

CHRISTIANIA, via London, December
. 42.-Henry Ford, who is greatly i'm
proved from his indisposition. said to-
day that the peace expedition will de-
part for Stockholm Thursday morning
Mr. Ford said he was much gratif1ed
with the reception of his plan in Nor
way.
1t was announced today that Mr. Ford
had ordered that arrangements be made
at the Hague for caring for the peace
party's arrival there two weeks hence
A donation of $4,000 has been made
by Mr.. Ford to the Christiania students
society for a new building. In making
the donation Mr.. Ford announced that
he believed the students were doing
much to promote world peace.
Objects to Mime. Schwimmer.
LONDON, December 22-The Norwe-
Eian peace party declines to have any
thing to do with the Ford peace expe-
dition. according to dispatches to the
London morning papers, as long as
Nine. Rosika Schwimmer is connected
with the movement. Some of the dis
patches state that demand has been
made for her expulsion, declaring that
1t is impossible to give the movement
a neutral appearance while a Hunga-
rian woman is an active member di-
recting operations.
The Christiania correspondent of the
Times says that the main impression
made on the Norwegian public is that
Ford is an idealist dreamer. a sort of
Tolstoy, whose honesty and unselfish-
ness are beyond question, but that
some of his followers certainly fail
to give that attractive impression.
A dispatch to the Mail from Chris
tiania states that the managers of the
mission announced today that the
Ford party would start for Stockholm
Thursday. 1t also became known. ac-
cording to the dispatch. that Nine.
Schwimmer had sent out invitations
to a hundred prominent business men.
bankers and others of Christiania to
attend receptions and other functions
at the Grand Hotel.
Ford Remains in Hiding.
This attempt to stir up a semblance
of interest in the mission met with no
success" the dispatch declares. the
only thing the people want is to see
the man who is willing to spend $780,
100000 to end the war. but Ford re-
mains in hiding. Another reception
was given today. but neither Ford
nor Nine. Schwimmer attended. Fiji
teen members of Ford's travelling Of
fee staff are to be sent back to the
United States tomorrow
The latest scheme to end the war is
said to be that Mr.. Ford is to ap-
proach armament makers in the bel
ligerent countries and by Offering
them orders will seek to induce them
to cease turning out equipment for
armies"
Evening star., 1915-12-22
Met High Officials.

During his former tour Col House
talked with Premier Asquith. David
Lloyd-George and Lord Kitchener in
Evening journal., 1915-04-07
aTHE YILLAGE SKEMI...

The Standard Bearers OF Brandy
wine NJ h. Church. assisted by somo
OF their friends. will present the
Village Skewl of Long Age in the
chapel at Twenty-second and Market
streets, on Thursday evening.
Cast of characters: Master, Elihu
wilkins. Irma Larimore; singing
teacher. Miss Viola Veriplain. Mrs.
Nettie LoOmis. Visitors-Miss Char
ity Hornwell Irma Larimore; Pen
elope Hornwell Mildred Davis:
Deacon Partridge. Almond Liver
more: Mrs. Humility Partridge, Ethel
Eldridge Mrs. peterkins, Florence
Lucas. Mrs. Parsons. Irene Stewart;
Mrs. Dorittle, Vera McMullen; Mrs.
Dimples and twins. Mrs Fannie
Triggs; twins, Lewis Bilderback. Elsie
Cunningham. School committee -
Zebedee Won Pelt, william Barnhilf;
Hezekiah Chorts. Russell White.
Thirty scholars are enrolled, each
having a bright future predicted, as a
result of the original methods used
alike by both teacher and pupils.
Evening journal., 1915-04-07
William h. JACKSON
NOURNED BY MANY
Distinguished Ais bury
Citizen is Eulogized by
Four Clergymen
GOVERNOR AT
THE FUNERAL

SALISBURY. Nd. April THE
funeral of cx-Congressman William
II. Jackson took place yesterday at
3 O'Clock. Burial was in Parsons
cemetery. this city. It was one of
the most imposS !; funerals Salisbury
has ever known. All business was
suspended from 3 to o'clock, and
the streets were lined with people.
who came from all sections 10 pay
tribute TO the most beloved man
Salisbury has ever known. From II
noon to o'clock the magnificent
home of Mr.. Jackson was thrown
open to all who wished to have a
last look at the man who had done
so much for them and their city.
The crowds were enormous, and
great sorrow was on all sides After
considerable delay on account Of the
large number OF people who wished
TO pay their last respects TO Mr..
Jackson, the funeral procession start
ed for the cemetery. headed by an
enormous two-horse truck loaded
with flowers OF all kinds. Tho most
anu UNAMAAlMl Mnn iAiN
wreath of ex-senator william p.
Jackson. Tho Rev. Dr. r. h. Martin
dale, pastor of Asbury Methodist
Episcopal Church, conducted the
burial ceremony. assisted by Rev. DR..
Potts, district superintendent of the
Southern Methodist Episcopal
Church, and DIR. G. p. Jones. and the
Rev. DR.. Charles A. Hill. a former
minister here. who was a great friend
of Mr.. Jackson. The pallboarers
we're l.. w. Dorman, William G..
Phoebus. w. y. Miller, Horace Phil
lips, George Robertson and William
j. Downing. Directly following the
hearse were the private carriages
containing the members of the i'm
mediate family. Following was a
long line of automobiles in which
were Governor and Mrs. Goldsbor-
ough, Mayor Preston and wife, of
Baltimore; John b. Hanna and all
the prominent people of this city. In
DR.. Martindale's tribute 10 Mr.. Jack
son he spoke of Mr.. Jackson's great
love of Salisbury, the church and its
people and the wonderful good he had
done. He dwelt on the great friend
he had been TO the poor and of the
many good and great deeds he had
done. DR.. Hill also paid loving
tribute. The other speakers paid
high tribute TO the work that
Mr. Jackson had done for this COM
munity and on the loss that this city
and county would suffer through his
death. II is estimated there were at
least 1000 people at the grave. At
O'Clock. amid many sorrowing scenes
the body was lowered 10 tho grave
Directly after the services Governor
Goldsborough, Mayor Preston and Mr.
Hanna returned 10 the home OF Mr.
Jackson.
Evening journal., 1915-04-07
COLORED PREACHERS
FOR LOCAL OPTION

The preachers meeting of the Della
ware Annual Conference, was held on
Monday in the Union A. NJ. e. Church
az Twelfth and French streets. with
Bishop B. r. Ruley. d. d., presiding
Bishop p. A. Bowldcn. D. d., OF the
Alabama Conference. was present.
There was "A general discussion on
a motion TO hold an hours service Of
prayer for peace. No action was taken
on the motion.
The Rev. y. w. Smith, p. e. Of
Media. Pa, and the Rey Asbury Smith
OF West Chester. Pa, endorsed a reso-
luton favoring local option which res
Olution met the approval and roceiv-
I'd the support Of the Rev II. r. Ry-
der and w. n. Gary.
Bishop Ruley appointed DR.. Albert
Price special correspondent for the
Delaware Conference and chairman of
the important committee on the state
of the country"
The various churches reported the
Easter collections which were far in
excess of any previous years The
arrangements we're perfected for the
session Of the annual conference which
is to be held in the Grace Union Me-
mortal Church. Nineteenth Federal
streets, Philadelphia. on April q.
The Rev. Charles Brown of Balti-
more, Md, made a pleasing address.
Bishop Ruley spoke in high terms Of
Mrs Meta Body. Of the Industrial
Evening journal., 1915-04-07
531 new members
FOR The CITY I. ". :. A.

In the absence of Mrs. William S.
Prickett, who is III, Mrs. H. Y. Jemi-
son presided over the meeting of the
board of managers of the Young Wo-
mans Christian Association Monday
afternoon at tho Y w. G. A. building.
The treasurer's report was as fol-
lows. Balance on hand March 1, S24l-
90 total receipts. S3.43S.57; total dis
bursements. S2.6S3 20; balance on hand
March 81. S755.2S.
The family average a month for the
year was 35, transients varied from
TO AZ. a month and the total number
Of meals served during the year was
$4,000
Mrs. II. Y Jemison in reporting for
the exchange committee stated that
the balance on hand March ! was
SS27S0 total receipts were S1.050;
total disbursements. S970O7. ana bal
ance on hand now S9O7O3. It was re-
ported that the result of the member
ship campaign recently conducted was
53l paid uD members.