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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-25
RoAn RulLpERa ID -.

Ah& AMsNEA&A&A &E&6a&
81. Louis. Mo.--The American Road
Builders association win hold its
next convention early IN February o.
this city, according to an announce
ment made by Charles =. Hatfield.
manager OF the convention bureau.
Most Of the good roads organiza-
tfons are affiliated with this orRani
zation, and an EFFORT win be made tu
have the Missouri State Highway
Engineers association n@at here a..
the same time
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SEVENTEEN GOPHERS
GET mp FOR WORK
ON GRID LAST FALL.
Nv Assoelated Press. }

Minneapolis, Mimi. Dec. 25.-Sev-
enteen football men have been grant
ed the M by the athletic board OF
control OF the University OF MinneBo-
ia. Letters were awarded to Captain
Hauser, Eklund, Finn, Schroeder, ID.
johnson, II. williams, ". Williams,
Arntson, Carroll, Lampi, Kingsley,
Jordan, Doyle, Bierman, Holmgren,
Aidenderfer and T. Johnson. Faus
received a letter for cross-country.
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most benefit the game In such times
and III the fan does not see as flaw
less fielding and such like az he has
always seen before he may AZ least
see plenty OF plays with the zip and
pep in them Much wiz depend upon
the players and the spirit they show
and Il the few changes are planned
and performed as they might be
there is no reason why baseball
should bore anyone next season. The
interest in II is not at all likely 70
iaE But baseball u an amusement
and there is the chance that III might
Us made 5ust little more amusing.
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News From World of Sport
Sport SNAPSHOTS
fRv Jack Kaana
(By Jack Keene.)

Two more Red Sox, Pennock and
Baker, have enlisted as yeomen in
the navy. This makes q total Of
eleven Red Sox who are now yeomen
and If they plan to do any active
yeomaning next summer the Red Sox
viii have to play their games on the
high seas perhaps or in the navy
yards. The other Red Sox already
enlisted are, Barry, HobIitzell, Hoop
er, Shore, Gamer, Bentley, Mentally,
Leonard and Lewis.
Charley Weeghman, president of
the Cubs, Is not satisfied with put
ting over the largest deal in a base
bail in some seasons, but he plans
to go-ahead and buy up a bit more
talent. Weeghman seems to be in
quite a mood for throwing his nick
els around and has implied in several
interviews that the Cubs are going
to have a wonderful team next sea-
son IL money can do 1t. Money some
times does but not so often. The
SGiants won a pennant last season
in that way, but they didn't cop the
worlds title and except for Eddie
on the White Sox in some while.
Connie Mack managed to cut quite
"a Figure without spending much
dough and in fact most OF the dope
shows that world beating ball teams
are drilled, not bought. But II
Weeghman wants to blow in a few
bank rolls no one is going to stop
him.
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RRsERvE s1xTEEN ALLEYS.

St Louis, Mo-, Dec. 25.--Sixteen
alleys viii he reserved by bowling
teams representing st. Louis In the
American Bowling congress- tourna7
ment which lis 70 be held In Cinctn-
natl ia February and March.
The ST. Louis teams Will make
their frst appearances Feb. %.
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SEEKS 8. nERIH =. ron .s.... 2. EARI

CoIumbur. o., Dec. 25.-Joe Tinker,
rnanagsr ok the Columbus club Of the
American association. IS angling to
land 4 major league berth for Earl
Hamilton, formerly with the sc. Louis
Americana
hamilton stiIi 81 pitcher 81 major
league ability, Tinker believes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-25
STBTSMAN COUNTY AGENT
MAKES ANNUAL REPORT
A. ~ BOrcheKt Reports AZ siI0n in
County Compared with Ome
SIX Years Ago.

jamestown. ~ D., Dec. 25.-A. r.
Borchert better farming expert FOR
Stufsman county, IN hts report to
the agrfct1lturnl college at Fargo,
calls attention to the fact that the
acreage In alfalfa in 1911 was moth
ing and this year IL was 5000 In
1911 there was only one silo, compar-
ed with AZ now. There are SIX na-
tionaI farm loan associations IN the
county, Of whichs the three larger are
I'm the southern portion Of the county.
They have a total membership Of lde
and applications for loans aggregate
4 s6aa, 800 There are two farmers CO.
operative elevators Ia this district
and eight farmers stores.
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Christy Mathewson, Reds man
ager, thinks he is going to do a great
deal with a number of young stars
he has in tow. In fact he is bank
ing heavily on them TO make a great
die Corner, a young pitcher secured
from Montreal. is a particular hit
with Matty. Gerner won more than
half his games with a team that was
weaklng throughout the season.
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ACCOUNTANT.
EDWIN ]. BISHOP.

Member OF American Institute.
ADULTS. Audit Investigations Systems
Expert assistance, feueral tax reports.
Resident Manager: J. a. Gull, G. II. a.
Fargo National Bank Bldg. Phone 9fl.
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YOUNG MEN.
WE HAVE PERMANENT
POSITIONS
Open in our mechanical department
for young men between ages OF Is
and 20, with high school education.
Apply to +. c. Millar.
BURROUGHS ADDING MACHINE co.
ID MAGILL BLK.
HELP wANTED-FEMALE.
~~-~s-~~~~~~~--~~~~-~~S
HAVE knight Printing Co. print il. Be-
DREssMAKING sCHooL-IIS Broad
way.
wANTED-Chambermaid. Donaldson
Hotel
WANTED - Girls for hand work.
Loomis & Loomis.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. stenographer
for law Office. Address lsb, Fargo
Forum.
WANTED - Good girl for general
homework. Mrs. ThOs. Z. Dunn, 20S
10th st. ~.
wANTED-Compete girl for gener-
al homework. Mrs. A. w. Fowler
A01 9TH Ave. y.
COMPETENT GIRL for general
housework. Mrs. G. J. Couvrettes
1922 5th ST. N.
COMPETENT GIRL for general
housework wanted at 1l09 sth 81. n.
Phone 2S29-J.
GIRLS WANTED AT KEY CITY
LAUNDRY.
WAITRESS wANTED-Also girl to
wash dishes; only experienced girls
need apply. Unique Cafe sos End
ave ~
COMPETENT MAID, at once, for gen
eral homework; S2b per month. In
quire 81 Tth Ave. g., Moorhead.
Phone 1873.
Statesmen.
EXPERIENCED SALESMAN open for
proposition Jan. i: answer by letter
only, stating proposition. Address
Isl, care Forum.
WANTED-Gas tractor and threshiHg
machine statesmen for North Dako-
Ia: $3.50 per month and expenses to
men that can make good. Huber Mfg.
Co.. Fargo, N. D.
POSITION WANTED-FEMALB
s~s@~~~~S~~~~~~~- --~->~--~--s~~~~~-~~~-S--~~S~
WORK BY DAY-Phone 216O-M.
WIDOW, IS years. with girl 8 years
old, wishes position as housekeeper;
bachelor preferred. Address III, care
Forum.
YOUNG LADY desires position as
clerk in general store; experienced
both dry goods and groceries. Ad-
dress $50, Forum. ".
POSITIONS WANTED
MALE AND FEMALE. ,..
MAN AND WIFE want position as
chef and second cook or chef ana
short order. Address 1875, care Forum.
HELP WANTED
MALE AND FEMALE.
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FOR RENT-ROOMs.

HOME CooKING-s5 weekly. 224 9Th
St N
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OsTEoPATHs.

DIR. ]. e. -osteopata.
Resident graduate Of the natiOnai
school OF Chicago. President OF
Far9o sanitarium. Phone No. G10.
Address. 1929 Ord Ave. !.
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BOARD AND ROOM,

BoARD AND RooM-lIl sth ST. S.
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MEN AND WOMEN learn barber trade
On the oldest and best school In
northwest; diplomas granted, tools
given, positions waiting, catalog free.
MoleF Barber College. "a h Nicollet
Ave. Minneapolis, Mimi.
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RooMs-Very reason
able. 20 18th st. n.
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GOVERNMENT war positions open;
clerical work; men, women wanted;
$50 month; list free. franklin 1nstt-
tute, Dept. $50 K Rochester N. \.
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WARM. FRONT ROOM, in modern
house. Il9 9th Ave. N.
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YOUNG LADY desires position as
clerk in general store; experienced
both dry goods and groceries. Ad-
dress $50, Forum.
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MAN AND WIFE want position as
chef and second cook or chef ana
short order. Address 1876. care Forum.
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WANTED - Stenographer; one. with !
abstract experience preferred.
Write r.. w. Sweetman, Manning,
N. ID.
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S20 ACRES, miles to Mapleton, 4
mile 70 elevator, TO FaFgof, III
high state OF cultivation; coed build
ingH: wonderful soil; in best farmink
district In North Dakota; will make
En attractive deal on this see us. .
Hodgson Realty Co. 3t
Phone l25. Fargo, n. De-
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WANTED - Ambitious persons TO
study Dakota Business College
standardized course in higher &C
countancy and business administra-
ton. Night school begins Jan. g..
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NICE. CLEAN ROOMS, s1.BO PEI
week. Washington Hotel
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ONE well furnished room for rent q
sth st. N. $3.50 per week.
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WIDOW, IS years. with girl 8 years
old, wishes position as housekeeper;
bachelor preferred. Address III, care
Forum.
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LosT-Childs Empire wagon; rear
axle broken and repaired. Please
call 2Ts6-M.
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DIR. J. q. DILLoN--speci attention
10 diseases Of infants and chiiarelt.
del4endrecie Blk.
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POSITIONS WANTED
MALE AND FEMALE
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FOR ANYTHING IN THIS LINE. see
@. r. Froling. SOS Front ST.
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WHEN IN FARGO. stop az the Dixo
sos Broadway; all modern.
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HELP WANTED
MALE AND FEMALE.
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FURNISHED ROOM 81 modern hats
city heat: next tH Forum. Phone
sa2E~W
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-13
TAXES DISTRICT
BORDER PATROL
Maj. Gen. Read Supercedes
Col. Sickel; Staff Off
GERS to Come.

The command OF the II Paso mill
tary district was assumed Wednesday
Afternoon by Mai Gen. George w
Read who arrived in Fl Paso Tues
day to assume command of the i5ll
division Of cavalry. being assembled
with T.. Paso as headquarters.
Gen Read will have control Of all
military matters I'm the whole of the
FL Paso district which extends from
the west New Mexico line 10 Polvo,
Texas near old Fort Hancock
No order had come from Washing
ton IN to ate Thursday as 10 the
next Guty Of Col HOrauO c. Sickel,
formerly OF ,he 18th cavalry. for sew
,ral months district commando
My Take over All Patrols
Whether Gen. Eead viii take over
the general direction of the bOrde-
patrol being performed by the Eighth
cavalry i'm Iue Big Bend Col George
r LanghOrnC, commanding, and the
same service east of there TO Browns
lille, Texas. and from the Arizona
border westward. was not announced
No announcement has been made
from Washington concerning the per
sonnet Of Gen. Reads staff except
that Lieut. Col John A Wagner has
been assigned as district Quartermas-
ter and Lieut.. n Preniss, as aid
No News Of other Units.
With the exception or the SD field
ARTILLERY. which arrived from Hous-
ton the frs of the week, there nave
been TO addition TO forces already N
Ell Pas5 which are to make up the d.
vision. Gen. Read stated THURSDAY Il
s probable that no announcement WI
be made Of regiments 10 be stationed
at FL Paso. or of auxiliary trains To
ne brought 20 the city until their ac-
tual arrIN.I-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-13
OFFICERS
LEAVE FOR DUTY
FL Pasoans, Winners Of
Army Commissions, Take
Special Car Friday.

When a special car TO San Antonio
leaves FL Fsso at S:45 o'clock on Fri
day morning. most OF the % officers
who received commissions as a re-
suit CT training at Camp Stanley.
Leon Springs. viii go 70 take up their
army duties at Camp Stanley, Camp
Travis and Fort Sam Houston. A
couple of young officers have already
reported for duty First Lieut.. Nor
man J. Morrison has gone to Fort
Scott, Ore. Eugene Harris, who re-
ceive6 a first lieuteHancy, mas gone to
Camp Travis. The officers and the
places TO which they are assigned are
IS follows
Host Go TO san Antonio.
Capt. II. D. Slater. Capt Thomas
c.. WOollen. infantry, Camp Travis,
Capt. Raymond Lee Davis, national
army. Camp Travis
First Heutenants, infantry-A- p.
Chapman, Hugh Coldwell, r. r. Dea-
son, Camp Stanley; Thomas FindleV,
Camp Travis; y. II. Fleming. T. J..
Gallagher. Camp Stanley; T. z Gillett,
Camp Stanley: A. ". Norcop, J. p.
Holmes. Camp Travis; r. B. Price,
Camp Pike, Ark: l. E stevens. Camp
Stanley: r W. TAYLOR. Camp Travis;
j.
Stanley; L L. Hall. 34th infantry,
Fort bliss: J Y. Robins. Camp Travis.
First lieUtea-nts, field artillery-H.
A. Schumacher, Camp Travis; T. F.
Whaleu, Camp Stanley: E P. Peter
man. Camp Stanley; Zeb French, nth
field artillery. Douglas Ariz-
Second lisutenants. infantry-J. L
Bennett, H F. Heinemann. Camp Stan
ley: +. s. Ross. Fort sam Houston; Z
A league. Camp Stanley; P T. Heff-
ner. Infantry. Nogales, Ariz-
Second ileItenants. avaition-W. D
Small. aviation corps, Dallas
Second leUtenants. coast artillery
r. II. Cunningham. i. f. Brown. G. I.
Long. y J. Morrison, Fort Scott, Ore.
Second lieutenant. coast defence
a. r. Irish, Los Angeles
All the men who wish 10 so on the
special car were urged by Lieut. A. ".
NorcOp TO make reservations at the
Southern Pa7ific ticket office.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-13
Soldiers Are Lead to Deeds
Of Valor By Music.

There is everything in the eN-
clamatiOn Of the little boy who said
1T makes the back Of my neck tickle
when ne watched a company Of SOL
diers pass headed by an inspirited
band Of music
And there isn't a home that doesn't
need music.
If music leads the soldiers to deeds
Of valor it also leads the man and
woman in everyday life to overcome
difficulties
why not have a piano in your
home this wiuter-the music viii help
you overcome many a hard place
it's not luxury, it's a necessity.
II you intend buying a piano il
viii be wise 10 make an early selec-
ton and avoid chance OF disappoint-
ment.
This doesn't mean that You must
take an instrument now. We will
gladly hold it for you and thus make
you secure.
Please seriously think Of this. il is
really TO your interest"
Oldest Plano House IN FL Paso.
FL Paso Piano Co. 2l5 Texas st.
Formerly EverybOdy's Bldg. Home OF
the Steinway. Everett. Harvard,
Fischer Aeolian Pianola Pianos
Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-13
SELECTS MUST.
ANSWER QUERIES
All Exemptions and Dis
charges in Army Draft
Revoked on Friday.

Al exemptions and discharges from
the seIective draft heretofore granted
viii become automatically revoked
Friday, when the army selection
boards all over the country will mail
TO their registrants copies Of the
cuestionnaires. Fl Pas0's boards have
the blanks ready TO send
When the local board posts a letter
containing the questionable it has
done all required OF it under the law.
and conclusive proof is established
thereby that the registraut has been
sent his copy. iC was announced The
entire obligation then falls on him,
and he must see that his question
naire, with all blanks for answers
filled in, is sent TO the board at once.
It shall be no excuse TO say a copy
was not received If any registrant,
whether exempted heretofore or not
fails 10 receive his QUESTIONABLE
within a reasonable time from Fri
day. it is suggested that he cOmmu-
nicate with his respective board at
once
1t has not vet been established
when the boards viii begin reeEamin-
ing registrants- The county board an
u0unced that il viii get 100 more men
from its list, which had already been
exhausted.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-13
HAS RUSH
Of ENLISTMENT5
Men Joining Colors With
out Waiting for Draft;
Enter All Branches.

The largest number OF men enlisted
in a day since the rule allowing vol
untary enlistment Of registrants I'M
Ill December Is went into effect, was
taken at the local army recruiting
station Wednesday. The rush is ez-
pected TO Keep up until Saturday
evening.
Men accepted i'm the aviation ser
vice Of the regular army were Joseph
q. Cross. Fl Paso; Felix C. Osatt. AM
arillo, Texas; Samuel J. Brooks. Las
Cruces. y NJ. Walter D. Anderson,
Big Springs. Texas. Hugh Isbell,
Dedman. \. ~; Fowler Harr. Pecos,
Texas. John H Walker. Gladstone. y.
NJ; Fred r Sterling. Fl Paso, Rex
Adams FL Paso: Frederick c. Demon
est, WInslcw, AriZ-, oscar T. Hali-
burton, Fort Sumner. n NJ; Howard
". Lindsey Fort Sumner. y NJ: HUI
bert C Black, Glenwood, Ark; Dan C..
Roe, SWeetWater, Texas: Fred n. Dot
son. Farwem Texas; Albert \. Roehl.
Knoxville, Tenn z. J.. Champion,
Idaho Springs, Colo; John o. Parker
Azusa. Cal
Others for Regular Service.
Other men accepted for the regular
service We're Harold T. White, Gales
burg. Ill; Worth o. Wren, Snyder,
Texas Lester 3. Turner. Canyon,
Texas; B 3. Breeding Canyon, Tex
as: Edward H Taylor, Higgins, Tex
as: Perry Mcdonald, Junction City,
Ark--|eXas: Chas p. Jones, FL Paso,
medical department; Bert l. ThOmp-
son. Albuquerque. y NJ; William +.
Savage, COrDus Christi. Texas. fed
artillery: Guy + Perkins. Clayton, \.
NJ; Jose Lopez. Magdalena, y. II;
cooks and bakers.
For Jhe national guard the follow
ing man were accented. James A. Lit
lie, Albuquerque. y. NJ; G. II. Martin,
Rotan Texas: II. G. Martin, Eotan,
Texas, coast artillery-
For National Army.
For the national army the following
men We're accepted Robert r. Mar
lin, Ma Eda' ena. y ri; william 7.
Meador, Ia hart. Texas; Edward :.
johnson. Slaton, Texas; Edward 7.
NCEt. NiOta, ILL.,: Fred AIulliu. Cam
bridge. Mass, Chas- Eckert, Silver
City, n NJ: r. w. Montgomery. Pros
pect. Texas, Jesse H Layne. Gallup,
\. NJ Eduardo Chavez. Kelly. n. n,
FlOrenci0 C0stales, DOna Ana, y. ";
Wilbur :. Mutt. Silver City, y. NJ; Cor
nelius 3. Naloneys Slatou. Texas;
Furney A. Olingers Pea Ridge, Ark
engineers; Earl = Moran. Midland,
Texas; Ches. s. Snowden. Venice, y.
N; Tol5e-- Allen. Ben f. Johnson,
Gallup y. n. 305th repair shop, Fort
Bliss Thomas =. Burke, MedfOrd,
ore; Earl Miller, Fl Paso; Cecil A.
Freeman. Santa Ana. Texas; Allen NJ
Freeman, Santa Ana, Texas: Emmett
W CockreN, BalinEer. Texas; Otis 3.
Hewett FL Paso, Clarence A. Maple,
Paris, Texas: Wyley V. Whitley, Am
lrillo, miscellaneous, Walter Nights,
negro, Edwards, Miss, stevedore.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-13
ARGUMENTS IN DRAFT
CASE BEGINS IN COURT

Washington. D. c., Dec. l3.-Argu-
ment in the draft case growing out
Of convictions in New York Ohio.
Minnesota and Georgia under the Sc
Iective servitude act, began today IN
the supreme court. Nine separate
suits are involved in which attorneys
for the defendants attacked the con-
stitutionality Of the law. contendiuC
that il prevents political and religious
freedom and denies citizens equal
protection.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-13
NO JAPANESE TROOPS
AT VLADIV0ST0K NOW

Washington, D. G, Dec. 12.-Con-
sular dispatches from Vladivostok 10
the state department today reported
a state Of unrest, making the presence
of more troops advisable
The American consul, under date
Of December II, said there were there
then only a few Russian troops, max
ing il clear that no Japanese troops
had been landed on that date. De-
cember Il another dispatch from him,
referring to the arrival there Of a
transport carrying American engineers
for use in operation Of the railroad.
made no mention Of any japanese
force.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-13
NOTED GERMAN AVIATOR
KILLED On WESTERN FRONT.

Amsterdam. Holland, Dec IA
Lieut.. Erwin Boelime, one Of the most
successful German aviatOrs and sue
cessor TO Capt. Boeike in command
OF the latters squadron. has been
killed on the western front. His death
occurred the day before the German
emperor awarded him the order Pour
Is Ne lte.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-13

had direct charge Of the tests of
types He took a personal interest in
IT. The ordnance department is in no
way responsible for the delay
Browning Gun Adopted.
Questioning drew from the
ordnance chief that the war depart
ment has selected a machine gun
been eNhaustively tested but never
has had a field trial. Il is now being
manufactured but none has been de-
livered and none is expected before
April
We Use French Guns Now.
French guns are being issued 70
the American forces in France, Gen.
CrOzier said and the United States
is making Nickers guns for the Brit
ish.
Won't Use Lewis Guns.
The much discussed Lewis gun, used
So successfully by the British, came
UP and questions drew from the
ordnance CHIEF that Il was not the in
tention TO use the Lewis gun at all
The question naturally arises that
with Lewis guns available " ny didn't
We use them and make more" said he.
That is a question I can't answer"
Senator Wadsworth wanted 10 know
u the troops could not be supplied
with Lewis gns while they were wait
ing for Brownings.
Allies Have surplus OF Guns.
We think we can supply all OF our
troops in the theater OF war with
light machine guns without using the
Lewis guns said Gen. CrOzier. From
now until April the French guns viii
be ample
Senator Hitchcock questioned
whether the allies could supply guns
in sufficient number for the Ameri-
can forces, but the ordnance chief de
clared that for the first time they had
a surplus
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-13
COL. THOMPSON SAILS
RLSSIA Is OFT OF WIN

London. ing. Dec 1S.-Col- Will
lam b. Thompson. head Of the Amer
lean Red Cross mission TO Russia, has
arrived here On mis- way 10 the United
States TO make an important report.
He called today on the American am
bassador, Walter II. Page
Col Thompson told the ambassador
that Russia was definitely out Of the
war as a lighting force. but gave il
as his opinion that Russia was not
so thoroughly disintegrated as was
generally believed outside that coun-
try
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-13
AMERICAN BRINGS PLATINUM
ACROSS SIBERIA TO L.

boxes carried as luggage, T. V.
Draper. an American engineer.
brought from PetrOgrad the $1,000
ounces OF platinum whose safe ar
rival AZ a Pacific port was announced
in Washington yesterday. Draper
said he Travelled alone and unarmed
across the Siberia Nladivostok. where
he took a steamer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-13
CUBAN HOUSE VOTES FOR
WAR AGAINST AUSTRIA

Havana. Cuba, Dec. I3--The house
OF representative last night adopted
a resolution declaring n state Of war
TO exist between Hungary
and the republic Of Cuba.
The action was taken following the
reading OF q message from president
Menocal recommending such a decla-
ration.