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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
GERMANY To GIVE
PAY To WIDOWS
WHO MARRY AGAIN
Soldiers Widows Drawing
Pensions to Be Paid Lump
Sum on Marrying.
PRIVATE'S WIDOW
TO RECEIVE $3.50

DERLIN, Germany. March S1.-The
German government has decided
~ to pay certain cash amounts to
soldiers widows who draw pensions
and desire TO remarry. For these pay
ments the widows have to renOuncs
their claims TO further pensions.
The widow Of private soldier Will
receive $3.50 If she married again. and
for the widows OF on-commissioned
and commissioned officers, the amounts
are fixed as follows: Corporal or ser
gent. $500 to $3.50; first sergeant $3.50;
first OF second lieutenant. $1,000 to
$500: captain. $3.50 to $1,000; colonel,
$500 to $4,000, and general $500 TO
$4,000.
This plan was decided upon because
it Will give q dowry to widows who
have q chance to remarry and in the
end will mean large saving for the
government Widows who are over
50 years old viii not receive the pay
ments II they marry again. because in
such cases the government finds It
cheaper TO continue the pensions.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
ENGLAND WILL
NOT EXCHANGE
WITH ENEMY
Austria Holds 200, Wants
10000 In England Re
turned In Exchange.
EXCHANGES WITH
GERMANY STOPPED
Lord Newfon States Ger
mans Not Concerned Deer
Fate OF Nationals.

= ONDON. ENGLAND March 31.-Ths
idea OF g general exchange OF In
termed civilians between Great
Britain and Germany and Austria has
been abandoned. it has just been stated
in the House Of Commons.
Offers 200 for 10000.
In the House Of Lords Lord Newton
said that preposterous proposals for
exchange had been made by Austria,
who asked for between 10000 and H.
600 Austrian subjects interned in Great
Britain for tho zoo British civilians
she had.
Are Suspended.
Exchanges with Germany are for the
moment suspended. The Germans. in
pursuance Of their policy Of cold
blooded 1erocity.' said Lord Newton.
had announced that they we're just as
ready TO sink their own incapacitated
compatrlots as &c sink British The
German government seemed 10 care
very little about the fate OF Germans
in this country he added. except q few
highly placed personages who hap
pened to be in British hands.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
URGES GERMANS
To DROP KAISER
As PEACE MOVE
Pamphlet Secretly Circula
ted Spreads Revolt Spirit
in Germany.
PLEA MADE FOR
GREATER NATION

= ONDON, ENGLAND, March 51.-Ac-
cording 10 a dispatch received
-. here from Zurich mysterious
pamphlet urging the discarding OF the
House Of HohenzoIlern as rulers OF
Germany and the seating Of the Bava-
rian Wittlesbachs in their stead is Gre
ating much discussion.
The present state OF Germany is COM
pared TO that Of France in 1s14-I5: Just
as Napoleon retired from the direction
Of affairs and saved France, so must
the kaiser Vacate the throne of Ger
many. \ win for the central powers is,
affirms the writer OF the pamphlet. i'm
possible. and the feeling is gaining
ground in Germany that q change OF
dynasty viii smooth the way 10 peace
Would BE Peace Hove.
The entente powers, II is argued,
have made known their reluctance 10
negotiate with the HohenzoIlerus and
particularly with the kaiser and crown
prince The removal Of the Hohenzol-
lerns would also lead TO the end OF
Prussian hegemOny, and would make
for the esta blishment Of = Greater Ger
many, too
The cooperation Of the Germans In
Austria. is demanded especially as the
dual monarchy IS fastening towards It's
end. and such a union would be greatly
facilitated by the elevation OF the
house OF WitteIsbach 70 the supreme
position iH The land.
Not Entente scheme
Commenting on the pamphlet the
Voiksrecht points out that IL cannot
be an entente production; hatred OF the
entente is too plainly displayed IN the
document II IS apparently an echo OF
the Bavaria1 movement to give that
state predominance in the German en-
pire.
There IS a deep-seated suspicion that
members OF the Bavarian royal family
cannot be entirely unconcerned with
its production. since the author 50 in
sistently urges that eievatio
If the authors aim has been merely
10 suggest the formation OF q central
empire Of German states, he would
surely have designated the Austrian
emperor Carl as the ruler most likely
70 be accepted.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
Greeks In Great Church
Ceremony Call Venizelos
Traitor and An OutZar

Zurich, Switzerland, March S1.-A
correspondent OF the ''Neue Zuericher
Zeitung' writes from Athens:
The former powerful Greek pre-
nier NenizelOs has sOlemnly been de-
clared an outlaw. With ceremonies
that have not been seen here since
the Byzantine empire went out OF ex-
tence the Metropolitan Of the Greek
church recently. in the presence Of the
entire clergy and tens Of thousands OF
citizens. publicly cursed the ex-premier
on the Mars Field as an enemy OF
his country and the king.
1.-The ceremony lasted over two
hours All Of the many thousands OF
men and women who took part car
ried stone which they threw into 4
hole dug for this purpose, shouting;
Cursed forever be the traitor who dis
rupted his country"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
China Adopts One House
System For Parliament

Pekin, China. March 31--Parliament
sitting at a constitutional conference
has rejected the section Of the pro
posed new constitution providing for
two houses OF parliament, and it now
seems likely that Z one-house system
may be adopted by China
DR.. ". F. Winoughby, the American
constitutional adviser OF the Chinese
government, urged for many months
that the bi-cameral system Is not well
adapted to China's needs, and the re-
cent action OF parliament was prompted
by the advice of DR.. Willoughby and
a number Of other experts on govern
ment who have been in conference with
political leaders.
Under the present system in China
based on the Nanlklng provisional COR
stitution, both the house and senate
are elected directly by the people The
two bodies have an aggregate of nearly
one thousand members, and have
proved themselves very unwieldy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
j. 8.
PATRON SAINT Of
BRITISH EMPIRE
German Papers and Prus-
sian Deputy Make Bitter
Attacks on U. S.
THINK AMERICANS
WISH GERMAN RUIN

~ ERLIN. Germany, March 31.-The
entire German press resents the
~ stand taken by the United States
against the unrestricted submarine war
with great bitterness and the govern
ment no longer makes any effort to
check the anti-American Trades Of
the newspapers and politicians.
Violent Attacks In Papers.
Even the most violent attacks on
the American government, which for
merIy would have promptly been sup
pressed. are now freely printed with
the permission OF the censor, and the
nation is led to consider the entrance
OF the great American republic into
the war as an unavoidable Development
OF the ever growing world conflict
One OF the most bitter attacks on
the United States was made p- the
Prussian deputy baron Won MaIzahn
in a speech before a meeting of the
POmeranian conservatives at Stral-
sund The baron called the United
States the patron saint Of England. /"
and charged the government at Wash
1ngtOn with COnSpIring Tor the de-
struction OF Germany to save and
strengthen British world dominion
Calls L. =. England's Protector.
The war Is no longer a struggle be-
tween the European nations" the
baron said 1T has become a battle
between continental Europe and the
British-American economic trust. This
forces Us TO use al Of our weapons
against England. without regard for
her American protector.
Great Britain must be brought 20
her knees, and We know that this can
be done Between now and the next
harvest the allies viii have to import
100000 tons Of wheat and 1000. 900
tons OF fodder II they cannot do this
they viii be lost
Thinks L. :. Bitter Enemy.
There IS not the slightest doubt
that the United States desires our de-
srructiOn as much as Great Britain
does. But II America really declares
war against Us then We will say with
Frederick the Great: We do not care
how many enemies We have, we only
want TO know where they are Our
submarines viii be able TO end the
war IN six months. no matter what
the United States may do"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
TOHOLO OUT
UNTIL NEXT
HARVEST
Red Tape Adding to Misery
Of the People By Delay
, ing Distribution.
SUFFERING GREAT
NLARGE CITIES
In Country Districts People
! Haze Sufficient Food,
Says Correspondent.

@ASEL. Switzerland, March S1.-A
swiss correspondent who travelled
IL through ali parts of Germany dur
ing the last two months writes to the
Basel National Zeitung:
There is 10 doubt that the food
shortage in Germany IS greater now
than al any time since the beginning
OF the war in the large cities and
also among the poorer classes Of the
smaller towns I have seen much SUI
fering, but the nation Is not starving
and viii surely be able 10 hold oct IN
I'll the next harvest cen S. The popu-
lation Of the rural districts mas ample
supplies and is actu IIy better nour-
ished than in Switzerland
Efficiency System Breaks Down.
The suffering ia the large centers
OF pOpula ION IS only aruy caused Dy
actual lack Of food For much OF the
want the government is 10 blame, as
. the elaborate system Of control ana
distribution has brl ken Gown in many
plac-s IA this case the far-tamed
German effic-encv has proved q failure
Red tape hampers the collection and
transportation Of supplies, and the
people 80 hungry while fussy OH
cials waste Ihei time Wltd SHY Tor
naliti $ and y Orthless stat-St-cs-
Red Tape Adds 10 Hunger.
During ny 500 IN ia Cologne about
, 81 carloads Of meat, cheese. butter,
eggs. dried fruit and oth-r foods ar
rived. The Victuals were badly needed
and the population insi sted on their
immediate dist ibution The easiest and
simplest way would have been 10 de-
liver the supplies 10 the retailers from
the cars in me freight yards. but the
bureauei q &c officials, VINO always 20
by the letter OF their instruction. would
not have il so. They insisted that the
provisions had TO be caIted 10 the
public stOrehouses to be entered and
infinitely examined there. This was
done despite all protests, and in the
meantime the people had 10 go hungry
for four OF five days.
Holds Up Bread supply.
Similar cases where efficiency has
become & gruesome farce came TO my
notice II many other places on my
travels through the emp re. In one
had to 90 without bread for a week
because The mayor discovered a small
typographical error in the bread cards
and returned them to the printer.
While the cards were being reprinted
the hungry inhabitants OF the town
could not obtain an ounce OF bread.
one Of the worst mistakes the Ger
man government has made was that IL
showed too much sOlici-ude for the
agrarians or large an owners. This
very influential class has made
enormous profits out OF the war and
Is still permitted TO hold large sup
as the public now q rrauds the Ques-
ton OF feeding the population of the
large cities until next summer viii be
solved
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
SUPPLY
Of BREWERIES
IS CUT AGAIN
German Beer Makers Forced
to Close Many of Remain
ing Breweries.
HUNDREDS OF BIG
RREWERIES CLOSE

- ERLIN. Germany. March S1-The
decision Of the central food COM
- mission TO reduce the quantity
OF grain allowed for the production
OF beer still further spells disaster
for the German brewing industry. Hun
dreds Of breweries have been ruined
and closed by the war and the remain
ing ones are now threatened by the
same fate
To Consolidate Breweries.
The Brewers association at the re-
quest OF the government has called
a convention which Will meet shortly
to discuss the situation It is proposed
to bring about a consolidation OF the
remaining breweries. Under this only
one brewery would be kept in opera
tion in every district Of less than
800. 900 inhabitants.
After the war another convention
viii decide how many OF the closed
establishments are to be opened. A
large number of the breweries will IN
dOubtedly go out OF existence perma-
nently, but the owners are TO be reim-
bursed with shares OF the remaining
ones.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
British Youths Try To
Awe Unspeakable Turks
By Quoting ShaRspere

London. Eng, March Show Brit
ism soldiers at Suvla Bay awed the
Turks by shouting belligerent lines
from Shakespeare was told here today
by Russell Thorndyke. a well known
actor now in the army. He said:
AT Suez we used to recite aloud the
fiery speeches from julius Caesar
taking good care that the sergeants
never heard US, or else they might
have thought we had gone crazy.
"On the GaliipOi ridges /, young
Harker, son OF the well known scene
painter. and my brother Frank, who
is in the Royal Flying corps sought
10 inspire the stubborn Turk with
dread BY vigorously deciaiming the
famous speech OF Henry Y:
"'Once more into the breach, dear
friends. once mOle 2.
Or close the walls up with our Turkish
deadr
I'VE took the liberty OF substituting
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
England Equips Forces
In Mesopotdn1ia against
Both Climate and Enen1u

London, Eng. March 31-Extraor-
binary preparations are being made to
provide the army OF Gen. Maude in or
der that it may properly combat the
IesopOtamiau climate.
Included in the preparations are pro-
visions for ice plants at all the big
stations on the line of communica-
tons, soda water factories calculated
to turn out so much per head per DAY.
frozen meat 10 be conveyed up stream
in insulated (refrigerator) barEes,
vegetable gardens OF over 5000 acres.
grass farms for hay 10 save transport
Bhoosa chopped straw presses, q
chicken farm at the base. dairy farms.
provision for sterilized milk, a more
systematic arrangement for the pur-
chase Of fresh meat and local produce,
labor and transport saving apparatus
such as gravity rollers and alta mills,
and field force canteens. with their
special stats and their own TRANSPORT
larEes and steamcrs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31

marked eyebrows and Swallowed by
her mass OF dark waving hair, are
alive with ready sympathy and IN
Outstanding. Her devotion to the
country radiates from her. for il is
not only that OF a patriotic woman.
but also Of a mother Of fighting sons.
Her eldest son-a boy Of Just I9, OF
the Scots Greys, attached TO the Royal
Flying cOrps-has within the last few
days gained his wings after q long
convalesceuces following a serious fly
ing accident in Nay OF last year. Her
second boy. John, is serving in one
OF the battle fleet flagships.
From the very early age Of sew
enteen Mrs. Tenant, then Miss May
Abraham, has shown an active and re-
msrkablly Intelligent interest in the
affairs OF the women workers"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
Germans Hungry, Not Starving, Claim
Mother Of The Former
Gar Goes to Him in
His Hour Of Trouble

- ETROGRAD. Russia, March 81
- Grand Duchess Marie FeOdorovna,
= mother OF ex Gar Nicholas IL,
who had been alienated from her son
on account OF Indignation over the
pro-German activities Of her daughter
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
1920 Cambridge Men
Enter War. 5000 Fall

Cambridge. Eng, March 31.-Records
at Cambridge university show that
$500 graduates have thus far been
on active service, Of whom 5000 have
figured in casualty lists as killed.
wounded OF missing. while 200 have
won various honcrs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
Aged Couple End Lioes
When SeUen Sons Killed

Munich, Bavaria, March 31.-Crazed
by the loss OF their seven sons. the
last one OF them was killed on me
western front recently. Franz Riegel-
mann, an aged stOnemason Of Kemu-
Ten. and his wife have ended their
lives Their bodies were discovered IN
= deep hole Of a mountain stream.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
British May Eat Ferns In Food Crisis
-:u: -:H:- Ill ill :Il:-
Bread To Be Made Of UNDERGROUND Stems

ONION S1England be
in
- Bread u
o braeken
"a has bsns
be
dandeon proposed
be Q W fruits
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
New Antissptio L Medical Triumph
ILL liz -:Ll:- iii -:tI:-
Kills Germs But Harmless To Tissue

UND0N Eng March 3lvha medical regard
Of he
The ne" antPe has been named faEn closely related
Inc harmful effects OF old ansps forced the development
e
the living body fst rendered by boiling ansePt The
and said
tzc-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
Italy Has Censorship
On Phonograph Records

Rome. Italy, March 3I.-German spies
having used photograph records for
Italian government has ordered a CEN
sOrship OF them.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
British Train NdtiUes
For South African Work

Cape Town. South Africa, March 81
So terrific has been the strain of the
fever producing climate and other
hardships in German East Africa that
the British are now training natives
70 take the places OF whites.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
Grandmother of the
Russian Resolution
Recalled From Exile

~ ETROGRAD. RUSSIA. March 81
- = wonderful reception VIII greet
here Nine. Catherine Breshkovs-
Baya, grandmother Of the revolution
Just recalled from exile.
She IS now IS years old and has spent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31

Turkish for English dead
Thus inspired the deathly field OF
AnafarJa ha no terrors for US. though
I am afraid the Turks understood pre-
ciOus little OF what We were yelling
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31

EANILA. P. L. March s1.-Iz thu
MI event OF war with Germany the
l \ United States can coun. on one
The Washington herald., 1917-07-05
THE TOWN CRIER.
Competitive examinations of

Competitive examinations of gov
ernment messengers will be held
today. The usual entrance salary
is $3.50 a year. but appointments
are sometimes snade at $3.50.
Canning and the dry preservation
of foodstuffs are to be discussed
by experts of the Department Of
Agriculture at a community meet
ing to be held in the Sunday School
room of the Sherwood Prespb ,erian
Church, this afternoon at . o'clock.
To stimulate interest In photogrn-
ply, the Capstal Camera Club has
arranged a series of the photo
graphic hikes. to be taken jointly
with the "Wanderlusters The first
hike will sart from Chevy chase
Lake at 2:30 p. m. Sunday
report OF the proceedings OF the
twentieth annual convention of the
Federation of American Zionists
will be given at the regular meet
ing of the Ahavas Zion Society this
evening at the new club rooms, 1915
Ninth street northwest.
The annual excursion of the
Epiphany Church of Forestville,
Nd, to Chesapeake Beach will be
held July 12. Trains will stop at
Behrend. Ritchie, Brown, and Marl-
boro.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-05
HOSPITAL, NOT JAIL,
HOLDS SPY SUSPECT
Native of Hungary Says Foes Injec,
Medicine in Arms.

Stephan Felberbauer. A years old,
native of Hungary and a tailor by
trade, stopping at the Central Union
Mission. was arrested yesterday at
Seventh street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue northwest by Detective Ser
geants Burlingame and Kelly on sus-
ptcion of being a spy in the employ
Of the German government.
When taken to detective headauar-
ters the prisoner at first refused to
give any information about himself
He finally told Lieut.. Lord, in
charge. that he came to Washington
from Allentown, Pa, four months ago
and was stopping at the Central Union
Mission: that he worked at his trade
as a tailor and had taken out his
first naturalization papers.
When he explained that enemies
were injecting medicine in his arms
he was sent to the Washington Asy-
lum Hospital for mental observation.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-05
POLICE START FOOD
CARD CANVASS TODAY
Women to Rally for Saving Con-
ference at Museum.

A house-to-house canvass by the po-
lice to distribute food administration
cards to housewives of the city will
start this morning. 1t Is the purpose
of the police department to leave a
card at every home IN the city within
the next twenty-four hours. The cards
must be returned to the food admin
istrator, Washington, on or before
July 10. On July 10 every school house
in the city will be opened for the dis
semination of information as to the
purposes of the movement.
During the summer, conferences of
housekeepers under auspices of the
woman's committee Of the District
council Of defense will be held at all
schools available. at parish halls. the
Public Library, the District Building
and National Museum.
Save for our homes, our country
and allies" will be the subject
Mrs. F. L. Ransome. 1455 Belmont
street, vice chairman of the woman's s
campaign. will arrange dates and
places for any community, desiring in
struction on food conservation.
The program for the campaign fol-
lows:
1-Woman's rally. National Museum,
tomorrow, at 2 p. m. Subject. THE
World Situation" Mr.. Snow. An
nouncement by Mrs. Archibald Hop
kins, chairman of woman's committee,
regarding registration in public
schools.
2-open meeting at District Building.
July g. Subject, Measures of Con-
servation." Speakers to be announced
later.
3-H. D. Cooke School. three-week
lecture course. Tuesdays and Fridays,
from 2:30 to $3.50 p. m. beginning FRI
day, July 10.
+Registration in schools. July 10,
II m. to p. m.
Thompson School con-
ference Of housekeepers. July IL at
l0:3O a. m.
SDunbar High School, conference
preliminary to course of instruction on
food conservation. July II; hour to be
announced later.
Langdon School, council of house.
keepers July IS at 1870 a. m.
S-John Eaton School, conference of
housekeepers July 10. hour to be an
nounced later.
9-All Souls Church parish hall, con-
ference of housekeepers, July %, D.
m. This is arranged especially for
housekeepers who are employed in Of
fee.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-05
Woman Disputes 'Hubby's'
Claim to Exemption

N"y NEWS SeFyIfe.b
Albany, July 4.-Not all women In
New York State want their bubbles
kept of the firing line. Mrs Mildred
/. Mount. postmistress of Olcott, Nj
agara County, doesn't. for one.
The Adjutant Generals Office has
received communication from Mrs.
Mount In which she takes issue with
her husband, Harry Blosser Mount,
on the matter of dependency. Post
mistress Mount declares that her
husband registered on June and
claimed exemption from military ser
vice on the grounds that he was an
assistant postmaster in the service
OF his wife. This, Mrs. Mount says,
doesn't jibe with the facts. Her hus-
hand, according to the letter, has
been employed on the International
Railway for about two months prior
to registration and had in no way
assisted her in the office.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-05
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
VICTIM OF SWINDLE

n. ]. Vine. 20 years old, veteran
Of the Civil War. and an inmate of
the johnson City, Tenn, Soldiers
Home, was robbed of s. Tuesday
afternoon by three unidentified white
men. The veteran told the police
OF the Sixth precinct that when he
walked out of the Union Station
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock he
was accosted by three young men
who told him he was under arrest for
assaulting a woman on the train. He
was forced into an automobile and
driven over a portion of the city.
When at Third and c streets north
west, the men demanded IS. which he
paid. as a charge for the use Of the
automobile.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-05
Count Of Glass Eyes
Ordered N Britain

London. July "A wartime public
gets callous to censuses, but the an
nouncement OF a census OF glass eyes
really did make the British sit up
for a moment.
All engaged In the manufacture or
sale OF Artificial human eyes are or
dered by the minister Of munitions TO
eend to the director OF optical muni-
tons and glassware supply particu-
lars of the number. type and material
% eyes IN their possession.