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El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08
When the Bows Return

Have you ever stopped to think about
the return of the boys we are sending to
the Army? Already men are beginning to
realize the necessity of looking forward to
that happy time and of preparing for 1t. In
the training camps and at the front the
Army Y. M. G. A. has been brought face
to face with a certain recklessness and
lack of restraint in the matter of personal
conduct and amusements among the sol
diers, due to a subtle feeling that the fu'
ture is very uncertain and a good time
should be had now at any price.
In order to meet his attitude, Prepare to
Live" campaigns are being instituted in the
camps by the Army Y. M. G. A. emphasize
ing the fact that IA out of every Is sol.
diers will return to civilian life. Upon that
basis appeals are being made for personal
purity among the men in order that their
happiness may not be marred in future
years and that succeeding generations may
not be cursed with diseases for which they
are not responsible. Many of the boys are
responding and are putting up a battle for
personal purity against fearful odds that
we here can little appreciate. The Army
Y attempts to give the soldier a fighting
chance to retain the ideals of his mother
and home.
The other challenge in this campaign is
to save for future business investments.
Money seem to burn a hole in the pocket
Of a soldiers, so he trys to give it away
as soon as possible by means Of the dice.
The purpose of the Y is to get it away
from him first by selling him money orders
to be sent home or to his savings bank.
About $25,Q00 was taken out of Camp Cody
at Deming during September in the form OF
money orders by the Army Y. M. 9. A.
Help make it easy for our soldier boys
to come back to Santa Fe real men.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08
Junkers Still Control

The appointment of Count Won Hertl1ng
as chancellor to succeed DR.. Michaelis
should dispose of any impression that may
be abroad as to a repentent mood among
the junkers of Germany. The new ap-
pointee has been prime minister of Ba'
varia and is reported as one of the most
uncompromising autocrats in the empire.
He is opposed to parliamentary reforms,
has ~outspokenly attacked the suggestion
that Alsaee-L Lorraine should be created an
autonomous Federal German state.
He is a junker of the old school who
would not yield one bit to the demand for
reform, He is a type of man who would
be picked to lead a Germany still imbued
with the spirit of divine right and the
notion of world conquest and domination.
His appointment should put an end to any
hope of a peace proposal from Berlin such
as a selfrespecting world could consider
seriously. He would not even give to All
sace-Lorraine any amelioration of condi.
tions, let alone restore it to France
The selection of Won Hertling is indi.
cation that the military autocracy must feel
that it has the internal situation well in
a nj and does not have to make conces
sions to the reform element. The recent
victory in Italy, undoubtedly, will serve to
strengthen the position Of the junkers. They
can continue to point to military capacity
and to hold out hope of ultimate and CON-
plete victory. That may enable thcm to
postpone for a time the disaster that must
overtake them eventually, but meantime
it will result in greater suffering to their
own people. Instead of saving what they
might from the ruin, it indicates that the
central powers, under the domination Of the
junkers, will not quit until they are thor
oughly whipped.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08
A y %FINANcIER

A pretty young school marin who teaches
a first grade class in a school of the north
west section of the city is telling a story
on herself that happened just before the
close of the term. She had some visitors
on the afternoon in question, and thought
she would show them what a good class
she had. Calling on a bright little fellow
at the rear of the room, she said to him:
Johnny, if | gave you two cents and your
father gave you three cents, how much
would you haven
Seven" promptly replied Johnny.
The teacher blushed painfully, but thought
she would try again. "You can't have I'M
derstood me. Johnny. Now, listen, and
I will repeat the question. If | gave you
two cents and your father gave you three,
how much would you have?"
Seven" said Johnny again, and with
the same promptness.
81 an surprised at you, Johnny" said
the teacher. How ON earth would you
have seven?'
Il got two in me pocket" said johnny
Chicago News
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08
HELPS SPANISH mericans

The people OF Santa Fe and Santa Fe
county are proud of the hundreds OF Span
ishsAmericans who have given themselves
to their country in this time of need. They
are therefore glad to know that the Army
Y. M. c. A. gives them a special welcome in
every lamp to which they may be sent, and
is ready and willing to serve them accord
ing to their need and desire.
When they are lonesome and blue the big
Y building, with its bright lights and
warmth, fairly radiates a spirit of good
fellowship and cheer. AT the New Mexico
National Guard cantonment in Albuquerque,
the Spanish-American companies seemed to
enjoy the advantages Of the Y hut even
more than the other companies. They were
always in a majority at the writing tables,
entertainments and movies. In that camp,
as in every other in the country, the priest
may use the Army Y. M. G. A.. building at
any time for religious services in accordance
with their method of worship. At Albuquer-
que the Knights Of Columbus entertained
the boys in,the hut at regular intervals.
But the service of the Spanish-American
boys must desired and appreciated was
the effort of the Army Y to give them
classes in military English. Many of the
boys were sorely Handicapped by being I'm,
able to fully understand the commands OF
their officers in English. The Y imme'
diately provided classes to meet this need
and at the time the regiment moved to
Linda Vista there were over rs Spanish
American boys enrolled in those classes.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08
How Red Cross
Money Is Spent

When the people OF the United States con
tributed $100, 000, 900 to the Red Cross fol
wal use there may have'been some wonder
ment as to how so much money could be
used in that service, but all curiosity should
be satisfied by the complete official report
OH the work being done in France, just made
by order Of Fl. p. Dawson, chairman Of
the Red Cross War council.
A gift of 5000, 900 francs (s1, 900, 900;
went to needy sick and wounded French
soldiers. Twenty ~dispensaries were estab
lished in the American army zone for the
resident civilians and to improve health
conditions before the arrival of the troops
A dental ambulance has been established al
a port In France for the use of our soldiers
and sailors, also a nurses service for the
same purpose. The American Red Cross
hospital distributing service sends supplies
to 1923. French military hospitals and is
laying in a large stock for future needs
The surgical dressings service supplies 200(
French hospitals and is preparing immense
supplies for our own army.
Numerous canteens are being established
at the front and at railway stations, where
great numbers of soldiers are being served
as they come and go. Twelve rest stations
at important railway stations are being pre-
pared for our soldiers. An artificial limb
factory is being provided near Paris, also
special plants for the manufacture of splints
and nitrous oxide gas. A children's refuge
and hospital has been opened at a point in
the war zone, where several hundred chill
dren are cared for. At another point a med
ical center and a travelling dispensary to
accommodate 1900 children nave been es
tabished. Various other forms or chile
welfare have been undertaken, since chill
dren are brought in by the hundred from
territory recovered by the Allies.
An extensive anti-tuberculosis work is
carried on; arrangements are under way
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08
NOVEMBER is THE MONTH
To wish the hens would lay.

To wish the hens would lay.
To start paying three cents letter postage.
To thank the Lord you don't live in Flu.
rope.
To invite the preacher to help eat Sunday
dinner.
To write to the boys who have gone to
fight the kaiser.
To cut %cordwood, if you have it, and
help that much to relieve the coal mine
To fix the fencing now, so the old SOW
won't get into the corn next summer.
To think how good a furnace would feel
these frosty days. Query: Why not get
one?
IL To send the boys in camp a Thanksgiving
dinner. Don't hesitate just because your
boys not there.
To start trapping. Fur is high, and a
mink or skunk now may save an old hens
life.
To brag on your wife's cucumber pickles.
She'll respond to good treatment Just AZ
quickly as a dairy cow.-Farm Life,
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08
Hot Foods Cause of
Cancer, Says DR.. Mayo
Indianapolis starr

Cancer is a disease SO dreaded that its
very mention is usually avoided outside OF
medical circles. Science has not learned its
causes and the admitted, yet doubtful
chance for its cure is excelsior. Probably
most persons past youth have at some time
or other suffered a pang of fear lest an
unusual pain or persistent ache in one or
another bodily organ may be incipient can
Ger. for even If they do not willingly talk
about the disease, they think about it now
and then, just as they occasionally wonder
if their hearts are sound.
Such persons, even though they are not
physicians and dislike the subject, will be
interested in the statement of DIR. William
T.. Mayo before a convention of surgeons,
that while physicians could not ascribe .ex.
actly the causes of the disease in question,
it would known that hot foods taken into
the stomach often resulted In cancerous
growths in that organ. DR.. Mayo is not a
man to make such assertions unsupported
by fact and 1t may therefore be assumed
that cancerous conditions have been known
to occur as a result of swallowing hot food
or drink.
The question then arises, do people often
eat food so hot as to burn or in1ure the
coats of the stomach at the moment OF its
contact with them; for it may be assumed
that the cancer develops at the seat of a
scar on the soft Innings. Every one who
drinks tea or coffee demands that the bev-
erage shall be served hot, but having been
so served the cup is likely to stand I'M
touched until it is lukewarm, then be con.
sumed with. entire satisfaction. Only oc-
oooiono1I.r &c n parcou LuOWn Tn ha in tbp
habit of swallowing the drink when 1t is
near boiling heat and it is not a matter Of
observation among the unscientific that
these individuals with stomachs of scent
ingly salamanderlike quality ever suffer
any i'll results.
But since ID Mayo says it, undoubtedly
some of them do. Others may become in
ured to hot fluids just as the hands of cooks
and others who work about stoves and ma
nipulate hot Kitchen utensils become able
to stand a degree of heat unframed that
would burn more tender skins. Not many
solid foods are served SO hot that they
could injure the digestive organs unless a
lower degree of heat Is held by surgeons
to be harmful than is felt to be uncomfort-
able to the ~esophagus of the consumer.
Cancer Oh the throat and lips is often
ascribed to the habit of smoking. The COM
mon idea among laymen is that the acrid
fumes of the tobacco causes the trouble,
but IL hot food In the tomach excites can
Ger there, it is probably the heat of the
pipe or cigar or cigarette, especially when
smoke is inhaled, that starts the disease
in the throat. Meanwhile, it is just as
well to be a little careful in the matter of
eating and drinking and in no haste to
swallow food fresh from the oven or the
boiling kettle.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08
A Toyless Christmasa

AS is well known, Germany, Switzerland
and France before the war practically dom.
mated the toy trade OF the world. For OBJ
vious reasons none of these countries Is
now In a position to eater to the require
ments of the nations celebrating this festi-
val. Sensing this shortness in the toy mar
ket, both Japan and the United States have
made wonderful strides forward to cater
to buyers. Japan confined her attention
chiefly to initiating and reproducing the
more accepted line OF goods, such as boats,
cars, wagons, animals, Noah'S arks and the
like, while the ingenious and practical-mind-
ed Yankee designed mechanical toys, kid
die-cars. automobiles, bicycles, electrically
operated machinery, each one created with
the intention Of developing and holding
the undivided interest of its youthful
owner.
Neither Japan nor the United States has
made any effort 10 supply dolls--the one
staple toy the world over, with the result
that today dealers shelves are almost emp.
tied of this standard article and the few
in stock are commanding prices almost be-
yond belief. The manufacturers of toys in
both Japan and the United States have en-
deavored to secure control of the trade in
this country mainly. The result is that the
other Christian countries are almost with
out supplies for the Christmas trade.
To overcome these unheard-of conditions
many countries have organized expositions
and offered prizes for the best home-pro-
duced toys, in the hope of stimulating a re.
vival of the industry. This is true of France,
Spain, Portugal, Australia, Uruguay, Brazil
and Russia. In Venice, Italy, an interna-
tional exposition of toys apd sporting goods
was held during the entire month of Octo-
Der. and prizes were given to the inventors
of dolls, games, costumes, sport-devices and
TO those finding or compromising new ma
terials out of which such articles can be
made.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08
HIS BEsETTINe SIN

Old John Bates, an Edinburgh uphol.
s%terer, was renowned for his silence. Pep
pie who had been his customers for 4 gem
Grafton had, many of them, never heard a
word from his except, Good morning. Five
shillings. Thank you. Good day.
A patron one day said to John: What's
the best kind of mattress?"
Hair" was the reply.
The patron, some 20 years later, had &c.
casion to buy another mattress, and asked
what the best kind was.
Cotton" said John.
Cotton" the patron cried. ''Why, you
told me 20 years ago that hair wal the
best"
The old man ave a quaint sigh.
Talking has always been my ruin" lie
said.-Tit-Bits.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08
TRAGEDY

The editor OF a weekly journal lately
lost two subscribers, who wrote to ask
the remedy for their respective trou-
bles. No. /, a happy father Of twins
wrote to inquire the best way to get
them carefully over their teething, and
No. 2 wanted to know how to protect his
orchard from grasshoppers. The editor
framed his nswer upon the orthodox
lines, but unfortunately transposed the
two names, with the result that No. /,
who was blessed with twins, read in re-
ply to his query: Cover them care
fully with straw and set fire to them,
and the little pests after jumping about
in the flames for a while will be speed
lily settled" While No. 2, plagued with
grasshoppers, was told to 'give them
a little castor oil and rub their gums
gently with a bope ring"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08

on a large scale to help refugee families
from the devastated districts of France; re.
pair work in a number of villages has been
undertaken so that the former occupants can
return. Relief work for Belgians, both chill
dren and grown people, is carried on and
many children are brought from Belgium
into Franc Two hundred tons Of Ameri-
can supplies are arriving in Paris daily and
1875 are as regularly reshipped to conyen-
lent distributing points.
The total warehouse capacity Of the Amer
lean Red Cross is 100, 1000 tons. The ware.
house personnel numbers 1875 men, Amerl.
cans not eligible for military service who
have volunteered for this work. The trans.
portation department, with a personnel OF
400, handles the supplies and furnishes au-
tomobiles for use in the work.. 1t has an
organized force at every port in France,
and is able to handle about $50 tons OF sup
plies daily. Foul hundred motor vehicles
are in use, $50 being trucks of various
sizes.
The foregoing items form only the barest
outline of the work accomplished by our
Red Cross organization, but that SO much
has been done in so short a time indicates
great efficiency. 1t also shows now the
money is spent and proves that the $780,
900, 900 was none too much, for the various
forms of work undertaken call for a big
financial outlay. A part of the supplies
received by the ton are the surgical dress,
Eings, sweaters, paiamas and other articles
ON whose making women all over this coun'
try have been SO actively engaged. The
women can go on with their labors, sure
that their time is we'll spent and that they
are doing an indispensable part of the war
work. And the men and women who gave
so literally Of their funds may feel conf.
dent that the money is used to the best
advantage.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08

WHAT vERs LIBRE is

Here is a New England definition OF
vers libre {:
vers nbre is simply a collection
OF lines
OF irregular length,
Strung one after another,
Like this.
1t doesn't matter what you say,
So long as 1t is foolish;
The foolisher the better.
Something about stabbing a green
cloud
With a wedge of squash pie
Goes good,
Or a little drivel
About LAYING ones soul
In the limpid depths of a
Cistern Of cabbage juice.
It's easy when you know how,
And the funny
Part of 1t is
That lots of people
Fall for this stuff,
And call ID poetry,
God help 'em.
~-w-
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08
KEEP ON KNITTING

Knit and the world knits with you,
Slack and you slack alone.
The things you knit,
May, perhaps not fit,
And the khaki lad
May use language bad,
With bumps like rocks
In his amateur socks, m
But your loyalty you've shown.
n. X. M.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08
AT THE MOVIES

She had found the sun quite dazzling,
All within was dark and still;
Shortly after she was seated,
Boyish shrieks rose sharp and shriII.
~ sincerely beg your pardon!"
Whispered Miss cIarissa Craig
She had tried to pin her bonnet
To her nearest neighbours leg!
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08
HIGH COST or LIVING

spied her,
1.-THE price has been doubled today
A dollar, a dollar, my pocket books
hoIler,
Ny money all vanishcs soon,
I've cut out my breakfast and now I'm
afraid
m have to quit IunchIng at noon.
High Cost Of Livingl My food bills are
A height exhibition, see;
"The little dog laughed to see such
sport"
But It won't get a laugh out of me.
Old Mother Hubbard went to the cup
board
To dig up a bone for a meal
But burglars hadNgot In the chest, II
you please
And stolen the treasure, and sold It with
ease
For the price Of an automobile.
There was a crooked man and he had a
crooked smile
And he used to make his money in a
very crooked style,
For he cornered necessaries, which was
very crooked dope,
And now he is Arranging on a far from
crooked rope.
WV"
AND A fearful possibility is that one
Of these days somebody will be cross
ing the Rubicon.
THE TEuTONS -eem to be after
Little Miss >Muffet went to a buffet
To purchase some ourds and whey.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08
NOT ADVERTISED

Mamma" said little Elsie, Ruth
says her name is in the Bible"
$50 it is, DEAR"
isn't my name in it,"
mo, dear"
Didn't God make me, mammal"
why, yes, Of course"
"Then why didn't he say something
about it,"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08

IN THE DARK last night ! met her
And from her took a kiss,
And the sweetest Of the nectar
o'erswept my soul with bliss;
But today I have a feeling,
A taste that's clear and keen,
And II tells me that the nectar
Was cold cream and %gIycerine.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08
JUST so

She: | wonder why men lie so?"
He: Because their wives are so
blamed inquisitive."
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08

FOOD WILL win the war, OF course,
but possibly Cadorna hasn't enough spa
ghetti In stock to smother Mackensen.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08
JABS ''i s;:s ss.''
the N SIGNAL

THE DANGER SIGNAL
Though you think she's . peach Of q
And to candy and sodas you blow her,
And she sets all your pulses awhIri
And you're tIckisd to death that you
know her,
Though YOU thrill At the touch Of her
: glove
And with eyes that are burning you
View her. .ra.s ts IA
You can not be sure you're In lave
TIL you wait to talk baby-taIk to her.
n you look withNa frown and a sneer
ssAOn the victims Of infantIle babble;
II It makes you disguised to hear
Such "siIIy nonsensloaI gabbie";
Your hearts not affected az yet,
However intensely you WOO her,
For when you're In love you can bet
You" want to talk babytalk to her.
The calmest and coolest Of men
When caught by the tenderest pas
viii climb from their perch now and
then
To speak in quite imbeciIe fashion,
They'll gurgIe and lisp every phrase
mo sign Of affection 10 truer-
Good night to your bachelor days,
When you want to talk baby-iiko 70
her!
-Berton Bra'cy.
THE BACK roll is coming" Lloyd
George wires to Italy, meaning, no
doubt, the bank roll.
--~
THE MINT announces a shortage OF
pennies-but why report on pennies
only?
ANOTHER Liberty Loan Bond sale
in February. Prepare to look pleasant
and produce.
WITH SAUSAGE 50 a pound in Ber-
lin, what do you suppose has become Of
the Prussian Diet?
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08

Tho owner no eyed her and cried az no
first-hsnd information that beyond the
Alps lies Italy.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08
WE WARN THEM

There was a young day that was meat
less EftIt
And another that claimed to be wheat
less; y
Which was all very well.
But we shall certainly kick like thun-
der
II they give us one next that is eatless.
'1S YOUR husband UP YETI" inquired
the early morning caller.
II guess he U.s." replied the stern
woman at the door.
"Well, ia like to say a few words
to him."
80 would /. He hasn't come home
yet"
CARRANZA HAS decided to take a
census of Mexico. Counting villa will
be a nice job for someone.
CONSOLE yourself with the %reflec-
ton that those meatless days also are
good for your rheumatism.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08

WITH SAUSAGE 50 a pound in Ber-
lin, what>do you suppose has become Of
the Prussian Diet?
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08

AND A fearful possibility is that one
of these days somebody will be cross
ing the Rubicon.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08

THE TEuTONS eem to be after
Little Miss >Muffet went to a buffet
To purchase sone curds and whey.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08
-Berton Bra,cy.

ANOTHER Liberty Loan Bond sale
in February. Prepare to look pleasant
and produce.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-19
Call for the Boy Scouts.

At the patriotic meeting held
at the court house last Saturday,
the reorganization of the Boy
Scouts was discussed but no def
mite steps were taken.
The News is in receipt of the
following letter from our much
beloved philanthropist, Maj. A.
A. WE'LL, who made it possible
for the initial organization and
equipment of the Scouts two
years ago. The boys are very
grateful to Maj. WE'LL, and we
feel sure they will be quick to
act upon the suggestions offered
in his letter:
Vicksburg. Miss, April IT.
Mr.. w. S. May, Brandon, Miss.
My dear May: Last week Mr..
Alex Fitzhugh, Mr.. Harry Priest
ley and myself organized the
Boy Scouts of Vi"ksburg, with
a large and enthusiastic attend
ance.
hope that you and the public
spirited men of Brandon will
take up the question of reorga-
nizing the Boy Scouts of Brand
on; independent of the benefit
to the boy, both physically and
mentally and the many useful
things that the boy learns, the
democratic spirit engendered |
believe will be invaluable to any
community, for so many useful
purposes. Tom Berry has had
considerable experience. so has
William Mayors, and my nephew,
Francis, will have had by next
month the benefit of the full
session at a splendid military
school and will / know be glad