El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-09
BOARDING WHEAT IS ONE WAY
TO INCREASE COST OF LIVING
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the United States have time put the field any
force Of sufficient size TO be formidable
In other words the critic spoke his mind first and
then dropped back into the official propaganda
Extreme daring initiative and resouroetuness, the
ability to turn bad beginnings into good endings, have
characterized American campaigns IN the past II should
not be forgotten by anyone American foreigner, that
whatever American have lacked IN the past they
have not lacked success Perhaps IN TINS great val
they may lack brliance Il early to tell Certainly
in several skrmshes TO date American officers
and gunners have displayed high skill and dash not exceed
by their German opponents
be passed without smile. EOT while Germany has dis
played branCy especially IN inventl-g or adopting hor-
rble weapons Of war, developing trench warfare more
highly than any Of their enemies, and changing the
character Of naval warfare bv suppanng the dread
nought with the submarine il IS fortunate for mankind
that Cernanvs most brilliant feas have been attended
by colossal blunders military and diplomatic For simple
example, Germany has not yet learned the oonsummate
folly Of the attack in mass, ordinarily resulting IN ter
The disasters Germany suffered at Verdun IN mased
attacks have been repeated smaller scale recently at
Verdun and in the Champagne The troops advance IN
masses wave after wave often without barrage ire and
always without adequate artillery preparation Then the
artillery of the entente opens up and the slaughter begins
Often enough the German waves are cut 10 pieces and
the remnants driven back What they succeed in taking
section Of front line trench? The gain is more than
counerbaanced by the casualties and nine times out Of
ten the position cannot possibly be held.
One statement above needs modifying 1t Is possible
German generals may have learned the futiy Of the
attack mass but their kaiser has Il has been
of his hobbies for years In annual aneuvers long before
the began daring officers Of the general staff argued
against 1t bad tactics really suicidal William would
hear nothing Of the sort, nor will he now.
In the realm Of diplomacy whatever brlliance the
foreign office may have displayed IN keeping European
neutrals half way placated holding the doubtful friend
ship Of some South American countries and in exerng
undoubted influence IN Mexico has been overtopped by the
supreme bunder Of dragging the United States into the
war as an enemy not to mention Brazil and Cuba. Surely
no German has reason boast Of German briancy IN
this without regretfu reference to Germany
stupid errors ascrbe wooden headedness to the
American military forces until he has met them in battle
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young officer, Ulysses Grant Lee, has Just been
assigned duty with the regular army How Is that for
viping out the Mason and Dixon line? BY the way,
where IS Robert E. Lee Grant?
Prussia believes the United States is buffng Never
theles matter Of precauOn, Prussia had better reach
up the sleeve for three four more aces before calling
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Give the I. " W. leaders enough rope and they VIII
hang themselves-it IS hoped.
And by selling two or three bales of cotton, the
farmer buy himself another so acres.
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Some of FL PasOs back yard gardeners raising the
finest weeds ever seen IN these parts.
Arizona cattemen are drowning their anxees in rain
water