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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-24
WILL THIS WINTER BRING ON
CRISIS IN GERMANY'S WARFARE?

n ONE writers and military experts refer confidently to
the 1918 spring offensive when the United States vii
- join the other allies with considerable number Of
troops the great crisis Of the the time when defeat
VIII be inflicted Germany Since guess Is as good as
another the opinion hereby expressed tat next year
may the collapse but this i ter viii the zeal crisis
the Ultimate test Of German endurance.
Last winter almost too much for Germany. This
winter viii 5e Last winter Berlin and other large
Of population nearly starved because transpOrta
paralyzed The railroad service had degen-
Grated through the wearing Of rolling STICK and e
mpossibty Of mailing more Ian running -r7airs that
Z barely sufficient Tor military purposes Railroads
could not food supplies for the civilian population and
people fell back the rivers and canals for tranpor
taon- The cold weather froze the streams and naviga-
ton impossible There very little food to be had
under the best circumstances for the 1916 harvest
Of the poorest Germany had experienced It for
weeks impossible to ship what little food available
The harvests this year better IN respect to some
crops and the matter Of others The wheat crop
better, the potato crop The meat supply IS
greatly decreased Many vegetable crops have been failures
The total Of available foodstuffs will hardly be larger
than II The railroads in miserable cond
On than last winter for the process Of degeneration has
been continuous.
It is fair presumption they viii be available
Tor food transportation for civilian purposes than last
winter If the streams Frozen last winters suffering
viii be intensified for people already worn down by SUI
fering.
Cold viii play its part IN breaking down the German
morale home. The coal allowance In Berlin is to be
ouequarer Of ton room for house of five rooms
and oneuar tons Tor the house during the entire winter
Mild winters here in il PaSo the normal
sumption Of coal in Of five will aver2ge
probably four tons at very conservative estimate. Berlin
winters very cold
Add to the grave dscomfors Of cold and of insufficient
food those Of poor Lighting little gas for cooking and badly
clothing and it is easy Why, merely the
physical side Germany faces crisis this winter The
mental suffering VIII be enormously greater the casualty
lists lengthen
It is ezaggeration to say Germany Is starving now
Germany may be staggering slightly, but Germany still
has both feet the ground This winter viii the
climax climax from which the allies hope VIII
that disintegraon which VIII bring the collapse Of
German resistance IN the spring
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-24
4 NaratiOe OfEDeryday Affairs
z Their Married Life )
Warren and Helen Start On Vacation, But Warren
Only Succeeds in Having His Sleep Disturbed

Huh" he remarked, "this looks
promising"
Unused Just the kind Of a place
We've always been huntiu- for. The
people all look so nice and friendly
and am sure we'll have a fine time
Yes. that's it," Warren said. turn
ing suddenly from the window we
come down here for a rest and the
first thing YOU do is TO talk about
how lovely the people are. II you're
going to speak 10 a mob OF cackling
women every time we 90 outside, a
fine kind OF a time well have, and a
fine rest"
20 Warren simply remarked
that they looked nice. It's far more
pleasant to have cOugenial people
about than to have them otherwise
Don't you think sO-'
Helen Tries To Keep Peace.
Helen was trying her hardest to
keen peace. She knew that Warren
was tired out He hadn't had a va
cation in two years, not one that
could be called in any sense rest
and she wanted this one TO do him
ever so much good. II only she could
&c him safely through this first even
ing without any unpleasant occur
reuces things would probably 60 on
all right for the rest OF their stay.
Supper was a welcome interruption
and the food was eAGEllEuL Even LuE
service was unusually good. and az
terward they walked for time on
the boardwalk before going 10 bed.
Well" conceded Warren mag
unanimously when they were finally
ready for bed. I'll agree with you,
that this is some place Now. II the
beds are comfortable, and I can sleep.
I ought 20 have the time Of my life
here
Helen. with a happy sigh dropped
her head YEARLY on the pillow az
last and was almost asleep when she
heard Warren exclaim-
what is IL dear2"
What 10 is2 Don't you heart IT.
The baby crying in the next room.
Of course. it's just my luck TO have
room next TO an infant I won't
be able 10 sleep q wink"
A faint wall came from the next
room, a frettiny little cry. unmis-
takeably that Of a very small child.
Helen, who was not generally nervous
about sleeping. might have dropped
TO sleep without letting IL annoy her,
but Warren had not been sleeping
well Of late, and any little thing
served 10 keep him restless.
Helen turned on her pillow 70
listen She hoped that it would
stop. but, instead. the vail became
louder.
This is too much" said Warren
jumping out Of bed and overturning
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-24
Little Intauiews
7yrIeht. l917. InternatIonaI News

In the industries alone in the United
states who have never worked De-
fore Some people Try 20 hide from
the facts like ostriches. but II they
realize that England had but four
munIti0u factories before the war, and
now has 1000, each employing about
5000 women. then they can have an
idea OF what changes are coming IN
the business and Industrial situation
here"
'I am certainly proud o. The young
unmarried men Of FL Plso." said city
attorney j. n. NcBr0oU. who is as
sistinE the government in gathering
evidence on exemption claims. 4
find from my examination OF eNemp-
tion afGdavi-s that fully so per cent
of the young men working In this
city are sending their mothers $50
month on an average. It's certainly
creditable that We have such A high
class Of Young men in our city
Cattle ranges % Arizona are To-
day 10 better condition for raising
stock than during the past 20 years
said Fen 5 HildTeth, prominent stock
man OF Phoenix Ariz. The ranch
ers OF Arizona have had a most
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-24
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

Evidently the Prussian diet is pie
FOR the junkers--ChicagO Daily News
The crown prince seems TO know al
the imDregna5le points OF the French
Iine.-Wau Street Journal
Norwegian mission will DO p-entg
OF explaining. but our allies need the
f00d.-Wal Street Journal
Low birth rate scares Germany. for
she can NOT afford a failure in the
crop Of future taLpayers.-W all street
Journal
Rather more than nine persons our
OF ten guess wrong about the su7jec-
matter Of Mary Austiu's new novel.
The Ford Boston Herald
About the only argument in favor
OF autocracv that apepals 20 amer
cans IS found in the fact that under
an aucocracy the socalied German
American press would not be permit
ted 70 misrepresent the American GOV
eminent. maliEn the nations allies
and encourage the nations enemies
Chicago Daily News.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-24
Grow Old Gracefully
And You viii Profit AccordingIg
But Do Not Make Yourself Ridiculous
The Nanities Of Youth.
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAN.


w ROW old along with me.
The best is YET to be
The last Of life
For which the first IS made"
sang Rabbi Ben Ezra in Browning
immortal poem.
Which OF US today viii accept that
philosophy. viii recognize the merit
and simple beauty in the suggestion
that age is the best OF Ufee
Today We use every means we can
find with which TO counterfeit youth.
Out clothes. our manners. are made
to give the Illusion OF youth-and
our faces are made up TO produce Il.
too,
Inc peace and placidity and simple
honesty OF age are things which We
geht ana avoid and evade. We want
desperately 20 be young and 10 have
the charm and freshness which We
mink Semhlance OF youth gives.
We forget that no counterfeit IS ever
really attractive, We ignore the fact
tlal We are entering ON a fight where
the odus are AGAINST Us and the
weapons an iu the hands OF the op-
posing forces
Youth has the vigo- and vitality
ana freshness and huoyancy which
we try 10 initiate. II has them with
out using up any vitality or energy
tIylHs 70 get them All its pow ers are
Iresh and unimpaired for the contest.
and We use ourselves I'd irving TO
seem like something We are not. and
SO we 90 out into the world worn out
from the energy we spent in making
up 90 appear before H.
Growing old gracefully IS an art Of
which we seem TO know nothing and
desire to know nothing
4 Terrible Example.
Recently / spent an afternoon in
group OF people who pursue the arts.
The youngest woman present was 90.
the oldest inhabitant' was a man OF
50. He was pstheticaIy eager 10
seem young enough and gay enough
70 be the partner OF the young girl
Every detail OF his costume. from his
gay. futtering tie 10 his Immaculate
white flannel trousers and spic and
span sport shoes" was a negatIon OF
age
No one objected 10 his careful
grooming. but every one unconscious
ly reNolted against the things his
pale tan silk shirt and vivid kings
blue scarf and handkerchief and silk
SOCKS and the band on his white felt
hat expressed. II he had been a WON
an. 20 the look OF being we'll tubbed
and " ell maniCured and carefully put
together. he might have added the Of
"a al az tAllClaA Guulp4eAlous but
Tor his ARTIFICIAL hair, his toupee. he
was easily 10 be forgiven: while for
his false air OF gayety and youthful
enthusiasm he could only be pitied
The young girl amused herself By
flirting with him elahorately and
meeting bis ridiculous advances with
an air OF equally ridiculous tender
ness The poor old beau was a blot
on the beauty Of a wonderful June
day
but age was saved from being
traVesty by a marvellous woman IN .
our rrolp- Axe had brought her Doise
and dignity and knowIedra and -sr- /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-24

sLr TITLE publicity has been
given the free employment
- bureau OF the Young women's
Christian association said Miss Luta
Deyo. we have placed BIS girls in
permanent positions since the first
of January This does not include
sending out women by the day. At
least one employer Of every kind q
business in this city has been here
and talked with me concerning the
problems connected with the war. We
are ready 70 do anything we can
20 help solve them We viii start
classes TO train women in the work
which they viii have TO DO. our
work covers ali kinds OF service from
that Of Mattresses and cooks TO the
highest paid saleswumen and ste
uoErap pliers. and there is no feeling OF
charity about f. ANY one, not
necessarily 4 member Of the y W,
and OF alv sect. can come here Tor
work or for workers. and there is
uc charge for either the employer or
empl0ye. u has been predicted that
soon there viii be 100000 women
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-24
Meeting the Railroad Emergency.

Though there was abundant criticism Of railroad
portation facilities the time Of the Mexican border
bization-some merited and ONE not-theTe can be
doubt but that the railroads of the country have
spenddy the task Of aiding the United States govern
ment IN its preparations for with Germany The crucial
placed IN environments for train and, be les, there
viii be important movements Of national guard and regular
army troops Most Of the tot-I force Of nearly 100000
national gusrdsmC7 viii be moved 20 training camps in
September, together with their bulky equipment.
The railroads getting ready for that task They
have been training for meeting this urgent war
demands BY Transporting materials used in the construc-
ton Of environments the national guard camps
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-24
In the War Capital.
Washington Is CAN Dressed Up
With No Place To Go" At Night
By DAVID VI. CHJRCH.

every other city with the advent OF
the automobile. Longing back IN the
cushions the sure-seeke- orders
-E.v-- Drive" and away he goes for
his night OF fun
-Clckety cIack" and -clug getty
cluE" the horses patter around the
River Drive. Hundreds OF vehicles
pass down the banks Of tae Potomac
in an endless stream The moon peers
out from behind a cloud and th-
lights on the opposite bank Eluuuer
across the stream II is surely a
beautiful sight. but IL is small amLSe-
men- for the man Who IS striving
hard TO- forget the war for the eve
ming and wants TO have his mind run
n5ns full Of -raggedy melodies
Great Opening
Washington offers the greatest cp-
uorfunirv IN the world A. the present
time for q refined Coley Island.
DC is true that at least one en-
ergetic business man has attempted
20 meet the demand by opening q
pleasure resort at Quantic0- several
miles down the Potomac Rive. but
this is q bit TOO far away from the
Monument about which every thlng
in the town ceurcrs-
Hotel keepers are hanpered by the
lack Of accommodations and their e.
forts are taken up entirely with
caring FOR their guests There seems
TO be no way OF relieving the amuse-
ueut famine
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-24
r THINK ives taking an awful
chance" said Warren.


A-Aa-a---H 14--++ W 5aAs
~Oh, but dear" demonstrated
Helen. you know how wei Mrs
stevens recommends the place"
Yes, but what they like and what
we like are two entirely different
matters Warren returned perverse-
"
Helen wanted to ask him why he
hadn't complained before they
started. instead Of waiting until they
were actually on the train, 10 make
things unpleasant, but she kept silent
and looked steadily out OF the win
dow.
"Has she ever been there herseIfe'
Warren asked, throwing down his
paper.
cottage there Remember, Warren
I suggested the place TO you, and you
decided 10 try it, II you don't like
i after We get there, don't blame me
for it,"
Don" Don, -, w 2. you're not going to
be blamed And Warren turned back
10 a persual OF his paper.
Try A New Place.
They were on their way to spend
week at the shore and had decided
on place they had never heard Of
n ar Gil l-4 Al-d4e 4p ms MIND 70
leave town very quickly. and. once
having made &c up. he was eager TO
be off Consequently, almost before
she knew it, Helen found herself on
the train, accommodation arranged
Tor at the hotel and everything prom
Using a good rest. for that was what
they wanted
With Winifred Off her hands in the
mountains with friends. Helen felt
that she could really enjoy a vaca-
ton She really cared very little
about the place itself. II ii only
pleased Warren, but she knew that II
ir did not come up 70 his expectations
she would not have a minutes peace,
particularly as she had mentioned the
idea first
tt was with a great deal OF trepi-
dalton that she took her seat fin the
luS bering stage that was 10 take
them to the hotel after they arrived
AZ the little station. But as she
gIfmpsed the hotel itself. a large. un
calmly place lying along the short
its gables and wide pOrches family
reminiscent Of an English inn, she
drew q breath Of relief. Surely they
ought 10 be comfortable here.
A good natured porter took them
TO room with a window facing the
sea. Helen exclaimed delightedly. and
even Warren grunted approvingly.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-24

picture. but cut no figure at all in
real life. RE viii Dee ho0elessly out
distsuced by his more sensible and
healthful competitor
The man who neElects the orsaniza-
ton which We call the nervous syS-
TEN In the human body viii soon
have irdisu evidence Of its eN-
istence.
The manufacture OF the blood de-
ponds upon the stomach and q man Is
just as good as his stomach and no
better Your power comes from the
generating forces that are In yOH.
the digestion of nutritious food into
NlLalZed blood, made fine by ONy gen
alton ny which that blood has free
course to flow. neck that viii allow
The blood 20 run up and down easily.
brain properly organized and ball
anced. the whole system so compound
cd as Co have usceptibilties and re-
cuperaIFe force immense energy TO
generate resources and the facility
90 give them out. all these elements
80 20 determine your working power.
The biographies Of great men reads
this clear and unmisrakable lesson.
We are familiar with the achieve
ments Of famous iuvalds. but these
exceptional cases only confirm and
strengthen our argument that robust
poets like Wordsworth write healthy
poetry, while the vitality OF Burns is
partly due 20 the fact thar in physical
viEor he walked.
-Iu glory and iu 10Y
Behind his pillow upon the mountain
side"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-24

Where scarcely the scorn OF a god
could touch.
The sheer Of a fool hits hard.
The treacherous tongue and the lylns
pen.
The weapons Of ours decide
Let's face each other and fight like
men
As iu the days when Ieras was wide
I wonder what brand Of demo -acy
do the other country chairm=n Ike
bes--HilI & Hill OF Johnson
II I win the women shall have
Champagne for their smile. Throat
10 throat and lie Ior life. struggles
the human still" :. / Hughes
County Chairman Socialist Party
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-24
By Assuming

eruus sweetness and kludIDesS- Her
eu-huSiaSms we're big, vital. helpful
thiuEs-uot the dance steps and COME
opera tunes and love songs which
seemed % occupy the foolish old
beaus mind
While he insisted on looking be-
tween IS and so and acting about 90,
and failed mIserahly. she who made
no effort 90 counterfeit furnished the
real charm and lovabls beauty OF
the day.
When age has the wisdom 20 dress
in simple. tender gray and 20 live
warmly and generously OF its knOwl-
edge and experience and kindly toll
Grafton. Ct IS beautiful. Iovahle ana
furnishes charm even as Il wins re-
specr-
a Confession.
7 have a very dear friend who IS
tas she confesses TO me and me only
@s years old She looks no more than
%. and she expresses the vivid en-
thusiasm and the desire for gayely
and excitement which fit her IN with
The men she knows hest-a group or
youths whose other girl friends are
all about 20. How. Tor a long time,
my friend Carlotta made every pos
sl1le effort TO look s youthful and
act as youthful as Old the other Cirls
I'm her group. II was a very unequal
race, in which she could not help be-
ing wOrsted.
She lid her good mentality under a
mantle OF coyness. She disguised her
interest IN worth while subjects and
discussed dance steps and sport
records She giEgled and Eurgled
and coquetted and managed TO be a
very poor imitation OF the most fool
ish debutante In all the group. Car
lotta was only tolerated and was
miserably unhappy because she was
not more popular I'm her own set
Il don't Ike older men And they
don't like me. They want -flappers'
and the boys I 90 round with want
dcbutautes. I don't seem 10 fit in any
where though goodness knows. I try /
hard enough TO be young"
Carlotta's complaint made me smile .
over the tragic imitation OF baby T
stare girlishness she was giving Butt
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-24
No Man Is Better
Than His Stomach
Napoleon said Dyspepsia Caused
His Failure at WaterloOs
Culture OF the Body Is
Important Work.
BY MADISON c. PETERS.
Copyright. 1917. by Madison Q. Peters

TITLE mind may prevail against the
body with all its maladies for
4 years. but there viii come a
time when the flesh conquers and the
spirit gives way as suddenly as unex-
pectedly.
Napoleon. who strobe the world like
a colossus. attributed his Waterloo 20
dyspepsia
Many a case OF incompatibility and
irritabuity must be explained by a
disordered stomach. Time was when
disease was considered as a servant
sent by the Lord and when IL was
thought an admirable thing TO treat
the body as vile and worthless. when
in truth. the pallid cOuntenance, the
bowed shoulders and the shrunkeu
limbs were regarded as signs OF
genius by the worldly and as evil
dences OF niety by the spiritually
minded and a rudy complexion and a
rotund body were evidences Of wick
edness and passports TO the peui-
Tertiary. The popular opinion was
that muscles and mind were absO-
lutely antagOnistlc-
The sensible prophets or muscular
Christianity have brought US TO a bet
ter understanding OF religion, and II
the 7. ". c. a. had done nothing more
than given rs this wise preaching. IL
would have been worth all the money
il has cost
Fortunately We now believe that
the culture Of the body is not only
an important part OF the education
OF the mind. but further still. tha-
the body has rights which must De-
respected.
Why, We are becoming so sensible
on this subject that some communi-
ties have advanced enough to mink
that even a preacher does not thirk
less deeply or live less spiritually be-
cause he can row and ride and leap
and swim.
The SHY. SickIy Saint.
The silly sickly sain,. who allows
the early dawn to surprise him al hfs
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-24
Little Interviews
WV. c.. A. Finds Work For 315 Girls This Year
Arizona CattIemen Happy Over Good Ranges

prosperous season Filagree grass IS
abundant on the ranges OF the state
and for this reason the stock being
shipped by Arizona s-cckmen IS heavy
and brings good prices Texas has
not Jared as wen as has Arizona IN
rainfall In the Midland district
there is practically no grass and as
q result there is little forage I am
shipping from the Midland district
500 head Of castle 10 my Arizona
ranch and because Of their poor con-
ditlon bought them at a price OF
nearly one-third their value when
they are fattenedT
Because Of the larger number OF
aliens I'm -he state. Arizona viii have
a difficult time filling its quota for
the selective draft" said Lyle Alb
t0tt The quota OF Arizona Is APP
proxiuateIy $500 men and ! do not
believe there are this number o. men
who are physically qualified IN the
state and who VIII NOT claim eZemp-
ton. who are able 10 serve. The
state Of Arizona is confronted with
the same condition that FL Paso IS
facing There have been too many
aliens among the men OF military
age who are NOT qualified for service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-24
Uncle Walls Denaiured Poem.
Workday Affairs

TIES truly things captains catapult
pursue
things It's well to talk
time or later but
selling platter
day. wrap packages Of attending to our patrons thoughts
This worthy his hire the boss and desire to have him
the bloody kaiser; till o'clock
All
5 minds pnes taking in the Pcayune help good
losh around blood till
WEI - - 60 ,,..-,.v- Adams MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-24

the rocking chair as he did So Il
might just as wei dress and go down
stairs. If that's going 20 keep up
Don't talk so loud. dear. they'll
hear you"
Il don't care IL they do. Women
ought TO have more sense than To-
bring q child as young as that into a
summer hotel I'm going TO have our
room changed tomorrow I can tell
you that and II they cant give me
one where 7 can sleep. we'u pack up
and 20 back 20 the city
Helen sighed YEARLY. Just when
she had thought her mission accom-
plished and that Warrent had decided
10 like the place little thing Ike
this came up 10 spoil her plans and
make things altogether miserable
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