El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-12
The Boy Who Ran Away
(BY H. S. h

And the blow has fallen Les Darcy. He cannot
participate In boxing contests in the state OF New York
because Gov. Whitman considers him Stacker who
away from Australia keep out of warfare, as a
Stacker Gov. Whitman does to have Darcy par
tpae IN contests IN New York thing COVER
nor does not believe in encouraging evasion of military
service For another he believes since the United
States to add TO the already comfortable fortune ne had
of Great Britain, the counenanng of who had
Great Britan's military service would be Ill advised.
Possibly many governors would have felt called upon
to rule upon the desaby or oheTwseof Darcy but since
Gov. Whitman has been bold speak his mind
less enough other people viii agree with MIN that Darcy viii
not find much profit in any state
Darcy is of military age. At the time when many
thousands of Australians in the GallpOE campaign
and when many thousands more training for war
there talk of Darcys ensting then
Of his enistng, for he did enlist Then columns
of newspaper space were taken IN in speculation on whether
the champion Darcy would visit United States
ply his pugilistic profession" where money plentiful
He had defeated all in Australia and looked
about half way between hero and natural marvel
Inasmuch Great Britain's law prohibiting Of
military from leaving the country without official per
considered impossible for Darcy leave Instead he
boarded ship by stealth and left the country bound for
South America From South America the United
States to add 10 the already comfortable fortune he had
amasSed In the prize ring
Mems regulations sometimes hang very slender
threads 1t was so with Darcy He was popular idol
in Australia but when fled the rSIntry apparently
much anything to escape the compulsory service which
then seemed imminent that moment his popularity van
Shed Had he kept off that shin and enlisted and played
mans part like a man. whether he killed
wounded he would have been much hero in the Of
mis- fellow countymen Now his counrymen think ne has
played towards part They viii have little for him.
Nor welcome be expected Of the entente
nations of Europe United States he
has been held TO shame Perhaps neutral Europe Dr.
South America may have place for him.
Perhaps hastY impulse made him leave Australia Dizzy
just boy and often bows foOlshly impulsye Per
hspS the treatment he is receiving hard 1t IS will
the iron in his soul and him the flag OF his
king to serve his country
As for Gov. Whitman. the two has in at
the Plattsburg training camp for civilians seem
a pronounced influence upon him
With the coming OF spring the big drive in Europe Is
about be resumed Saddenng is the thought that
thousands thousands of strong young viii be
corpses But glorious the thought that both sides
they will die for the sake of principles which they hold
deaTer OF life.
By wireless Berlin communicated with ambasss
Bernstorf in dots and dashesosty dashes
may be imagined view of the hints Of treason"
mating from Berlin
The announcement the pos of British
followed BY women and conscientious directors"
veys idea of the which the government holds
the conscientious directors
When Gov Ferguson gives the legislature months rest
be confers the favor the state.
Automobile note Lumberjacks excel at logging the roads