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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-02

The two school girls were living at
Fort Bliss when the accident occurred
and later moved into El PasO with
their mother after Sergt. Shonberg went
with his command TO the Philippines.
Riding with them in the bus at the
time were ten other children, most Of
whom suffered various bruises and
hurts. The car which Mrs, Woods was
driving at the time was out on a dem
Onstration n with her in the machine
was Roger Stuart.
Action was brought in the federal
court as Sergt. ShOnberg IS a resident
Of California.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-02

80 EARLY everything that the
city Buys has gone sky g
IN declared Ed Haight. city pur-
chasing agent. The war has caused 40
vances in prices ranging from 10 per
cent to several hundred per cent. Car
bolic acid CRYSTALS that cost seven
cents a Mound before the war brokeout
now sell for $1.S5, with the supply NM
tied The average advance in drugs Is
40 per cent. Indelible pencils ina
formerly sold for sAz9 per Br4ss NV
CITY was fortunate in purchasing a
large supply before the late
Nails have advanced 90 per cent DtdSS
20 per cent, paper 30 per cent cast IRON
and wrought iron pipe about ~ per
cent, and water meters 10 per cent ms
was certainly has played havoc WIN
prices. and there is no certainty tnat
prices will not go higher
"Tbera is a chance that FL Paso
county will not be called upon TO pay
the advanced freight rate on pressed
brick for the new court mousse put II
Adrian Pool. "The railroad commission
can rule 20 give us the Is cent rate
instead OF the Is cent rate, in which
event the brick will cost US no more
than the original bid: but II they ran
We will have to pay the difference be-
tween the old and new rate, which has
recently gone into effect. If the COM
mission so wills IL can give US a spe-
cial rate. While in San Antonio !
saw some fine concrete roads that con-
WINGED me that we have made no mis-
take in selecting concrete for the upper
valley road"
strict watch will be kept in the
future for all persons who attempt TO
take away tulips from the beds in sam
Houston park. where they were re-
Gently planted" said Henry NJ.
Walker, city park inspector During
the past few days there has been 40 OF
the small plants. which are just begin
ming to bloom, dug up with knives and
shovels and removed. One Mexican
woman was ordered to leave the park
recently, after she had dug up quite a
number of young plants"
= =
"The sand blows down from Deming
on one day. and the next it blows back
again. and vice versa in my opinion
said Jack Breeding. This is the only
way 7 can figure out where so much
sand comes from. as there is no doubt
several tons blow into FL PasO every
day in which a windstorm occurs. One
day the wind comes from the west and
a great deal Of san comes along with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-02
PECOs BAR ASSOCIATION
MAY MEET IN SHERMAN

J. L Dyer. president Of the Texas Bar
association. has returned from San An
tonic, where he attended the meeting
OF the board of directors of the assO-
citation.
sherman was considered as the next
meeting place of the association al
though no definite decision was
reached.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-02

Moore, Harry Swain. R. V. Pearson.
Texas street to Campbell: Dr. P. NJ.
RigdOn, chairman, Ross Ryan. c.. Y.
Nafe and ". c. Porter. San Antonio TO
stanton; J.. W. kirkpatrick. chairman,
J. J. Raster and A. c. Mckee, gasO-
line row, and Ben jenkins, court house
and city hall
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-02
1927 POUNDS OF METAL
STOLEN FROM WATERWORKS

The city has recovered 1927 pounds
of meter box covers, valve boxes and
sewer box frames that have disap-
peared from time to time for several
weeks past,
Some Of the articles were located at
a junk shop on Alameda avenue n
some at an Overland street junk shop.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-02
WEST YSLETA CLUB WILL BE
READY FOR THURSDAY DANCE

such good progress is being made in
the construction of the additions to the
West Ysleta clubhouse that W. c. Jolly,
OF the firm of Jolly & Norris. contract
ors, stated Thursday hat the new ball
room would be ready for next Thurs
DAYS dance. The other work will not
be completed at this time, however, Mr..
Jolly stated.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-02
SIDNEY KNAPP ARREsTED.

Sidney Knapp. a former employe Of
the Wells-FargO Express company, was
arrested Wednesday afternoon by city
detectives following advices received
from Hachita, n. NJ, where Knapp is
said to be wanted by officers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-02

A New York chemist, besides inventlng an artificial
f,ba case for sausages, makes a durable paper for the
benefit of lawyers and others who want a 2apev that
will not crumble to dust in one generation. Whatever
man thinks, he can think out and make. We only need
the need TO have,it filled by the, ingenuity Of men.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-02

The seismographs at Washington recorded a heavy
earthquake lasting a little more than an hour, out as
uot5;9g was heard of it in the news, it must have been
ont at sea. at the bottom of the ocean, somewhere 5000
miles awav from the Washington observatory, 50 that
onIv the fishes and corals and whales and dead mems
homes and lost ships and the sensitive little recorder at
Washington felt it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-02
Education Not All In School

1t is not OSIy the public school that is educating
the voungster. No use putting everything off on the
scboolmaiam. The parents are setting him a model Of
taIk and behavior, the church ought to be telling him
truths to satisfy his goth century inquiries, the funny
naners are filling him up with strange ideas Of men
and women and right and wrong.
For a corrective, prescribe plenty Of hero tales,
noetrv. good music; knowledge of Outofdoors, birds and
rocks flowers and trees, rain, frost, dew, and skies,
animals and industry; and continual good manners and
E;1b deals morning, noon, and night, breakfast,
luncheon, dinner, supper, and between times.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-02

There is much talk of acquiring efficiency, but after
all anv high degree of efficiency is genius, whether
If be genius for harp playing or genius in getting the
most brick laid in the straightest, strongest way in 4
-piven time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-02

It is really more important that FL Paso thoroughly
train and economically use the people she has, than
devote too much effort prOporiOnately to a mere In
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-02
Bv HOWARD I. RAM.

Jared away from the trotgh by an
embittered electorate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-02

Now they have motor bobsleds, but they are not
much good in Ell Paso.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-02

broken. asks for damages in the amount
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
SENATE BODY
HITS BACK IN
LOBBY PROBE
Charge of Surrender Made
by Official Of Postal De- @s
+ partment Refuted.

Washington, May 2T.-Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General Blakslee
told the senate postoffice committee
to its face today he considered its
amendments to the postal bill a sur
render to the railroads and although
he drew the wrath of senators at the
hearing upon him he defended his ac-
ton in organizing a campaign against
the amendments.
The committee met to investigate
charges that BlaksIee organized a lob
by.
The amendments to which Blaksle.
referred, concern railway mail pay
and rural delivery. He told the SEN
ators they had by their amendments
given the railroads what they wanted
and would disorganize 500 rural de,
livery routes and inconvenience 800,
600 citizens.
Mr.. BlaksIee took full responsible
ity for actions and said that, based on
his own experience with postal affairs
of three years and the advice of eX-
perts in the department he had reach
ed the conclusion that the amendments
were bad.
Senator MARITIME asked on what he
based that assertion.
"On the bill ITSELF" replied MI
Blakslee
The railroads did not want pay
based on space. They wanted annual
weighing. They got it. There was d
provision in the house bill penalizin2
railroads $4,000 for not carrying the
mails. The railroads did not want it
1t was stricken out of the bill"
But your use of the word 'surren-
der implies an absolute subserviencl
on the part of this committee to the
railroads and as one | must say, your
action was most unfit and very un-
warranted" protested Senator Mar.
tine.
That is your opinion" responded
Mr. Blakslee.
do you think you had the right r.
organize a lobby of postmasters tt
fight a proposal that had been adopted
nv unanimous vote Of our sub-Com
mittee-the unanimous vote Of sen
ators of both parties?" demanded Sen
ator Hardwick.
Il beg your pardon, sir" Responded
Mr., Blakslee. Il organized no lobby
| had a right to exert my influence a:
citizen and as an official to prevent
injury to the postal service tha
would take years to correct"
DO you think You are big enough
to set your judgment up against the
unanimous judgment of this commit
tee"
Il set up my honest judgment or
the right side Of the question"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
STERN NOTE SENT
ON MAIL SEIZURE

Washington, May 27. The United
States, denounCing interference with
neutral mails, has notified Great
Britain and France that it can no
| longer tolerate the wrongs which
American citizens have suffered and
continue to suffer through the law
! less practice" those governments have
| INDUCED in, and that only a radical
change in policy, restoring the United
States to its full rights as a neutral
! power, will be satisfactory.
This notification is given in the lat
! est American communication to the
two governments, the text of which
was made public by the state depart
ment last night. The time in which
the change must be affected is not
| specified, but the United States expects
prompt action.
Generous and vexatious" abuses
| which have been -perpetrated by the
British and French governments IN
Selling and CensOring neutral mails
are reCiting in the communication, and
answers are made to the legal argu-
ments contained in the reply OF the
entente governments TO the nrst Amer
lean note on the subject
II is vigorously set for that not only
have American commercial interests
been injured but that the rights OF
property have been violated and the
rules of international law and custom
paIpahly disregarded. Notice is serv-
ed that the United States soon will
press claims against the British ana
French governments for the losses
which already have been sustained
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
Fire Wrecks
College,
Dead, 2Hurt

Oskaloosa, Ia, May 27.-Two men
were killed, two probably fatally in
jured and property damage, estimated
at between eighty and one hundred
thousand dollars, wrought by the fire
which at 4 a. m. today broke out in the
main building of Penn college here
Robert Fl. Williams, business manager
of the college and state secretary of
the prohibition party, and Harry Oak
ley, freshman, were killed. George
Minear and Howard Kelley, students,
are in the hospital and may die.
The fire broke out in the biological
laboratory on the second floor of the
building 1t was discovered by stu
dents who had rooms on the third
floor. Efforts were made to check the
spread of the flames, but they reached
a 40-gallOn tank of alcohol which ex-
ploded, scattering liquid fire in all di
reCtiOns.
Efforts of the fire department to ex-
tinguish the flames proved unavailing,
due TO insufficient water pressure.
Williams and Oakley were killed
while attempting to save the college
records. Most of the records had been
carried out when the fire reached the
cupola and the fOur-ton college bell
crashed down through the building,
wrecking the front wall and burying
the victims under tons of debris.
Minear and Kelley, the injured, are
cut and bruised and are believed to
have suffered internal injuries. They
were hurt while rescuing the S. H. NJ
Byers art collection, which was hung
in the chapel hall The collection,
made up of copies of famous paintings,
is said to be worth $4,000.
Loss to the building, which was
three stories high and of brick con-
struction, will be about $4,000. Lab
oratory apparatus, records, books from
the college library, etc, will bring the
loss up 100000 to $4,000 more. The
property was only partially insured.
Defective electric wiring is believed
to have started the fire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
THE WAR TODAY

The tide of battle at Verdun has
again turned in favor OF the French
according to this afternoons off,
cial bulletin from Paris.
French troops have recaptured
part of the village of CumiereS,
which the Germans stOrmed earlier
in the week. Trenches northwest
of the village were also reclaimed
in the French attack. Paris claims
the repuIse OF a German effort TO
gain ground near Fort D0uaumOnt.
Vienna announces u success for
AuStrianS in the Trentin0. They
have captured the entire mountain
ridge, stretching from COrn0ci0-
campo to MaatiL infiicting heavy
losses on the Italians and captur-
ing more than 1900 prisoners, four
cannon and a. many machine guns.
Rome officially reports the Ital-
ianS. making a determined stand
which held the AustrianS in check
in all but one sector of the front.
An Italian retirement from an ad-
vaneed position on the AsticO river
is admitted.
The sinking of the Italian steam
er MOrayia by German submarine
is reported from Paris. The Brit
ish steamer DaneW0Od also has
been sunk.
The Germans are still pounding
away at the forts in the region of
Ay0cOurt and Hill 1904 but the
French artillery is holding them
back. Since the recapture of Fort
DOuaumont by the Germans. they
have made several attempts 10
drive out the French from the ap-
proaches TO the fort but according
TO Paris they have all been re-
pulsed. the Germans suffering
casualties. This WAS the only in
fantry attack reported yesterday
in all the Verdun region.
While fighting continues on the
German British. the Russian and
Caucasus fronts, no engagements
of an important character have
been reported.
4 Rome dispatch says the val
IPtk III Int liE HLlhS LbHt DpbNtSH
the Italians and Austrians are
piled with dead and wounded. The
dispatch further says countless
heavy cannon have been placed by
the AuStrians and on the high
plafeaus OF FOlgaria and Dos hi
FOmme. the shrapnel, bombs and
heavy pr0iectiles thrown by the
guns are blowing up the land,
smashing peaks and pulserizins
rocks.
4 Munich newspaper publishes
an interview with United States
Ambassador Gerard in which he is
quoted as saying: "N0thing can
shake my confidence that peace
is on the way lie is quoted fur.
Their as saying: II am very Opti-
mistic regarding the progress al
ready made of the idea that the
war should be ended. even ameng
the belIigerent nations"
President Wilson'S note dis
patched last night to England and
France regarding interference
with neutral mails says only il
radical change in policy will sat-
isfy the American government
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
FRENCH Gain
PART0F CITY
LOST 'T0F0E
Paris Statement Asserts
Portion of CuInieres Has
Been Occupied.

Paris, May 27 Q2:30 p. m)-French
troops have captured the eastern part
of the city of Cumieres and have TAX
en- German trenches to the northwest
of it. An attack on the French trench
es bordering on Fort Douaumont was
repulsed, according TO the official
statement issued by the war Office to-
day.
The text Of the statement follows:
"On the left bank of the Mouse our
troops attacked the village of Gu
mieres and the German positions to
the west. We penetrated the eastern
part of the village and occupied sew
eral German trenches northwest of
CumiereS.
East of Hill 304 French forces
hand grenades made some progress
during the night
"On the right bank of the river the
second German attack upon our
trenches in the vicinity of Fort Dou-
aumont was completely repulsed.
THE night was marked by intense
dCIlFity Oil the part OIL lne herman
artillery as well as ours in all the
region north of Verdun.
There is nothing of Importance to
report from the remainder of the
front"
"On the left bank of the Meuse the
French succeeded temporarily in pene-
trating the southern part of the vii
lage of Cumieres during stubborn
midnight attacks. In clearing them
out we took 63 prisoners.
On the right bank we succeeded in
advancing as far as the heights in the
region southwest of Thiaumont wood
a French attack against our advance
was stopped by our artillery.
Two enemy attacks against our
positions south of Fort Douaumont
completely failed. In engagements
southwest of this fort since May %
we have taken prisoners IS officers
and / ,943 men.
Eastern front: In a successful
patrol incursion south of Chekkaun
we took few prisoners.
Balkan front: There is nothing tc
report"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
Austro Forces Win Decisive
Victory in Mountain
Battle, Claim.
GAIN WAR MATERIALS
Vast Quantity of Ammuni
ton With 800 Motor
cycles Is Booty.

Vienna, May q, Via London,
500 p. m.)-Further victories
over the Italians north of ArsierO
are announced by the war office
today. Italian troops were driven
from their positions west of Baca-
r0la- AuStrianS in a Seyen-hOur
battle cleared the forests north of
Monte Cim0ne and occupied the
peak, according to these state.
mentS, which also announces that
Batal0, in the upper Bosnia valley,
has been captured.
Vienna, May 27, (via London 1927
p. m.)-Twenty-five hundred Italians.
four guns, four machine guns and d
quantity of war material have been
captured by the AuStrians who
I stOrmed an extensive mountain ridge
on the Trentino front, according to an
official statement issued by the war
department here.
The text of the Austrian statement
follows:
We have gained new great sue
cess on the Italian front, capturing
the entire mountain ridge from Cor
/
my suffered sanquinary losses. We
captured $500 prisoners, four guns
four machine guns, 300 bicycles and
much other material"
Rome, via London, May 27, (7:27 a.
II. "A severe reverse for the Aus
TRANS in La Garina valley is announced
by the war department today. The
statement follows:
IN the La Garina valley the enemy
continued yesterday it's attacks on our
line along the Adige river and the Arsa
valley and met with sanguinary defeat
After violent artillery preparations
masses OF infantry in close formation
began an attack upon US at Conf Zugna
and Col-De Buole. They were extermi-
mated by the precise fire of our troops
Between the Arsa valley and Posina
the situation is unchanged. Between
POSina and the AsticO river, after con-
Centrated bOmbardment by the enemy
our troops evacuated an advance po-
sition on the AStico river.
In the Asiago sector fighting con
tinued during the day with varying
fortunes and was proceeding at night
the enemy attacking our position east
of the Arsa valley.
IN the Sugana valley the enemy
made several attacks on Monte Civa-
ron, but was repulsed with heavy
losses. One of our columns of infan-
try and Alpines, by brilliant surprise
attack, drove the enemy from the ap-
proaches to our positions on the left
hank of the Maso.
On the remainder of the front there
was the usual artillery fire. We re-
pulsed various minor attacks on the
PodgOra heights in the Monte Sar
Michele sector. Enemy airmen threw
bombs on Caltrano, Theme and Lati
sana, infiiCting some casualties anG
light property damage. One of oul
, Caproni squadrons dropped bombs or
the enemy positions between the TOcra
and Arsa valley and one of our aero
planes compelled an enemy machine tC
descend precipitately at the kostanie-
vica height
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
Austria Still Wants Revenge.
WHEREIN POLLY is
DEPOSED BY SUFFS

Chicago. May 27.-There will be no
green and yellow parrot in the suf-
frage parade held here on June Z.
Polly did not behave and he is back
IN the bird store from which he came
But he created a stir before being de-
throned from the position of official
barker" for the sufragists.
Parade headquarters were opened
yesterday and the parrot, which had
been named Polly Votes, was there.
Il mad been announced that the parrot
was TO be taught TO talk for votes and
thai he was to be carried in the parade
10 make known his desire for SUI
frage for women. The bird store man
assured the committee that the par
rot did not swear but the day was
opened by a recital Of all the swear
words polly knew. The bird refused
to learn the official slogan as he was
told, which was TO he Polly Votes
and would say but one word-"Votes"
and would follow it with derlsiye
laughter lie stole the beauty patch
OF ore sufragist's cheek. bit and
scratched and behaved so undignlfedly
that he was soon on the way back 10
his owner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
FRENCH AVIATOR IS
REPORTED AT LARGE

Paris, May 27.-Eugene Gilbert, one
of the best known French ayiatOrs,
who was interned in Switzerland in
August of last year, on being COM
PEELED, by lack of gasoline, to land on
Swiss soil after a raid on the Zeppelin
establishment at Friedrichshafen, es-
capped for the third time Thursday and
has not been heard from since. The
Petit Parisien has information which
has not been confirmed officially, that
Mr.. Gilbert has reached Italy.
Mr.. Gilbert, who broke several
worlds records before the war, joined
the French forces at the outbreak of
hostilities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
SPRINGFIELD TO
CLOSE SALOONS
Thirst Emporiums to Shut Doors at
State capital But Only During
Preparedness Parade.

Springfield Ill.,, May 27.-For the
first time in the recollection of Spring.
fields oldest inhabitants the saloons
will be closed during daylight of a
week day, when on next Saturday af-
ternoon between one and three o'clock
the retail liquor dealers will lock
their places Of business and march in
the preparedness parade
Colonel Richings j. Shand. assist
ant adjutsnt general. l. ~ G.. is in
charge of the parade plans and esti-
mates that 10000 persons will march.
Governor Dunno, escorted by Troop p,
First cavalry, l. n. e., win march here,
as Will most of the state house en-
pleyes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
Latest Bulletins

Paris, May -. - Bulgarian
troops yesterday installed them
selves for the first time on creek
territory, according TO Hayas
dispatch from Saloniki.
st. PanI. MIMI, May 21.-Ac-
c0mpanied by their secretaries and
q staff of nurses. Doctors W. j. and
c. II. Mayo OF Rochester, hinn..
are being hurried to 1T. Paul on IA
special train to the bedside OF
James j. Hill, veteran railroad
builder, WHO has been i'll for the
past II days.
Springfield, Ill, May 27-The
strike of some 300 Italian and
negro section men OF the Chicago
and Alton railroad company was
settled here today.
Washington, May 27.-The three
Riggs bank officials. on trial here
for perjury were to-day found not
guilty after the jury had deiiberat-
ed nine minutes.
London, May 27.-The British
steamship DaneW00d has been
sunk. Her crew was landed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
LIMIT EXCEEDED
IN WIRE TAPPING

New York, May 27.-State Senator
Thompson. chairman of the legislative
body that has been investigating,
among other things, the methods OF
the New York police in tapping tele-
phone wires TO hear private conyersa-
tons, said today that the police had
exceeded their rights and expressed
belief that Governor Whitman would
be asked to appoint a special commits
sioner to conduct a further and more
searching inquiry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
Adopt Measure to Check Food Riots.

London, May y, ly:53 a. m.)-The
commune of Griedenau, near Berlin,
has decided to number all meat tickets
as a measure to check rioting outside
butcher shops, according to an Am
sterdam dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company. Holders OF tick
cts must take their turn at the butch
ers, according to number and those I'M
able to go on specified dates will get no
meat for that week.