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The War Too Bio for Literature


Rudyard Kipling has turned his
hand TO a description in prose and
verse OF the Jutland sea fight based
on admiralty reports of the action No
doubt his is as competent and prac-
tsed a hand as there is TO essay the
task and what poet can do 10 yivi-
fy routine official report and make
It glow we know from Tennyson's
Charge of the Light Brigade Cow
pers Toll for the Brave" and a hun
dred other stirring poems. Surely
Englands greatest sea battle since
trafalgar was something TO inspire
even a dull muse,
Yet Kipling's account of 1t, as re-
spects at least the first instalment is
disappointing The verses which i'm
troduce it lack distinction and the
prose narrative is commonplace II Is
conceivable that the war should be
too much for the poets. 1t is on too
vast a scale for them to visualize,
and their Imagination is benumbed by
events so graphic in themselves that
the deed itself shames the fancy
What can a poet say to heighten the
effect in the human mind OF death
struggle of aeroplanes aloft or of a
death-blow to a great passenger ship
under water?
The prose writer's have had the bet
ter of the poets in this matter, but
they in turn have had TO yield the
plan to the reporters, who have mere
ly described whaot they saw without
rhetorical establishment. The facts
have spoken for themselves, and the
highest interest has lain in the plain,
unvarnished tale Of the taking of
trench or of charge against a forti-
fed hill identified only by number.
The war has produced whole libraries
of official documents, white, blue and
yellow books, quantities of fiction and
masses OF printed matter of all de
scriptions bearing on it. But of lit
erature in the accepted sense relat'
ing to it and of a quality to outlast it,
there has been none at all. 1t has
been too big for the human intellect
to comprehend while it has been in
progress, and it will long tax the ca
pacity of the historians after 1t is
over.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-10
For Rheumatic Pains

Every sufferer can get relief from
rheumatic pains. Minard's Liniment
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-10

means no pain where pain
was beforehand it acts In
stantly. 1t Is useless to
suffer, when this soothing,
creamy, dependable lini-
ment can be had at any
drug store. No matter how
severe is the pain or how
Iono- Won have suffered get
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-10

Philharmonic orchestras, a male
chorus. a children's chorus with sew
eral hundred members. musical art
society, which specializes in opera
tic works; but Lindsborgs greatest
glory is its Oratorio society of nearly
600, to which whole families belong,
and which gives annually remark
ably fine rendition of Handel
Messiah
This inspiring record Of musical
good deeds was begun some thirty
fyeyears ago by Carl Aaron Swens-
son, who came to Lindsborg as pas
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-10

Illuminated by means of over 600 illustrations.
printed in with the text matter, thus actuSly
impartine knowledge by explaining the verse TO
which they refer.
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ILLUSTRATIONS
ALONE COST
$4,000

In every other Bible the word Illus
trated, 2" as applied to the Book, means
merely few allegorical "pictures" OF
Biblical events taken from any source
and ''couveniently" placed in any part
of The book, merely as embellishments
inserts but not directly alongside and
explanatory of the verse intended to
tspify or make plain; but at an outlay
of $50 600, accurate illustrations we're
prenared DESCRIPTIVE OF the
VERSE which they accompany and
placed directly next to The verse of the
scene described-ihe only place IL can
be looked for or found quickly. the
only place the illustration is help to
you making this the FIRST and
ONL Y complete ILLUSTRATED
Bible.
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LITERATURE AND ART
Continued from Page p

| and ambing gait had become as fam
| iliar to them as one of their kind.
Fishers by the sea, with spear
poised, stopped their spear in midair
to sing out 'alohas' to his call from
a neighboring erag, ofttimes in the
same spirit was he welcomed by the
waders on the beach at night, who
flashed a torch to attract the finny
tribe. Like them, too, he wore san
dals with wooden heels and toe
pieces to spare the bare feet from
the coral pebbles in the shallow wa
ters. From the native, too, he had
learned to manage surfboat as skill
fully as any Kanaka, thing possible
to only a strangely privileged few
who have not grown up in the
strange south seas
1T was difficult to tell just when
Mr.. London did the quantity OF writ
ing that came from his pen. He was
so much in evidence in Honolulu and
elsewhere in the islands that 1t
seemed hardly possible to associate
him with the prolific writer he was
known to be- A novel of his Jerry,
dog story, announced to begin as
serial in one of the magazines next
month, was finished in Honolulu ear
ly in 1905, while another dog novel to
be called Michael leach of about 80,-
600 Words was about completed
when he and Mrs. London sailed for
San Francisco in July OF last year.
The George II. Doran Co. fur
nishes information concerning the
whereabouts of some English writer's.
Arnold Bennett, author OF THE
Lions Share" is now a press agent
and secret service man for the Brit
ish cause f. V, Lucas, author of
More Wanderings in London" and
three other new volumes. is director
of Sir j. NJ Barries base hospital in
France. Norman Angel, author of
The Worlds Highway" is taking a
compulsory vacation at German con
centration camp near Berlin. Hugh
Walpole is serving as an hospital
aide with the Russians on the Rou-
manian border
THE Harbor" is Ernest Poole's
HTSI HONtl, UuL ldhc lOui 4htuA
cine" which he wrote in collabora-
ton with Harriet Ford, Is by no
means his first play. He conferred
his experience to recent interview
err: Some time ago | became so in
terested in this way that | wrote nine
or ten plays, which kept me away
from writing books for years. Seven
Of the plays were so badly done that
| tore them up before showing them
to anybody One was produced in
New York without success, the ninth
was called None so Blind John
Mason took the leading mans part
and it had fairly good run here in
New York" 1t seems likely that
when Mr. Poole has Taken His
Medicine" he will go back TO novel
writing. 1t is not a glittering sue
cesG"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-10
THAT LIVER is NO GOOD

that is so lazy 1t let's the skin do part
OF its work. The skin turns yellow
doing 1t. Such liver upsets the whole
system. Take Hoods Pills. they put
the liver to work: best for biliousness,
yellowness. constipation. Do not irri-
tate nor grippe. Price Csc. of druggists
or c. l. Hood Co.. Lowell. Mass.
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Making a Hot Compress.

In the American Journal of Nursing
Elizabeth Robertson gives the follow.
ing directions for making hot com
press: Wet the compress with tepid
water, then iron it rapidly with very
hot flatiron This produces sufficient
steam to hold more heat and obviates
the necessity Of wringlns out excess
sively hot cloths.
According to an official German test
networks of telephone wires over 0
city tend to diminish the danger from
lightning.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-10

Banner readers are loud In
their praises of the NEW
ILLUSTRATED BIBLE
OFFER. AS proof that
the offer is appreciated.
scores Of certificates have
been presented at The
Banner office, and every
body's happy - delighted
with the Bible, as we'll as
with the liberal offer, which
barely covers the expense
of distribution. An educa-
tional certificate is printed
in this paper daily. one OF
which entitle the bearer to
a copy Of this wonder.
full volume as explained
therein.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-10
The Most Musical Town

The Most MUSICAL ToWH
The Woman's Home Companion
says:
1T is Lindsborg, Kan, a country
town of only 1000 inhabitants. Linds-
borg has big band, a symphony or
chestra Of sixty pieces, which plays
the same class of music as the Bos
ton Symphony and the New York
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-10
THIS is THE BIBLE YOU NEED

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beyond Bible
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-10

Minard's Liniment at once and be free
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If you follow the example of thousands
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-10

tor of the little church in the newly
formed Swedish colony there. He
was a young man with vision. He
wished to found a college for the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-10

youth OF his people, and to give them
also great music for their daily life.
Both dreams came true. Doctor
Swensson, aided by his devoted wife,
built in Lindsborg a college which
now has an enrolment of nearly 1000
and the story of his musical organiza-
tons was briefly told nthe first para
graph
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-10

Also Full Page Plates OF the Famous Tissot Pic
lures. reps oduced in rich colors; an Art Collec-
tion Fully w orth the Bargain Amount Necessary
TO Secure This Book
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-26
COL. WALKER GETS ORDER
REGARDING ENGINEERS CAMPS

Explaining points interesting to en-
gineers who may train for reserve Of
ficers' commissions Col NJ L. Walker,
district engineer of the army and pres
ident Of the engineers examining
board here, received the following tele-
gram from Washington Thursday:
Training companies for engineers OF
$50 men iwll be established at each
training camp ordered by the war de
partment. Engineer reserve officers.
except class B majors, will be ordered
to active duty with pay of grade and
to camps on recommendation of this Of
flee. Those recommended by this of
flee for commission but who have not
yet been commissioned, and those rec
commended by examining boards whose
papers have not yet been received here
Will be furnished a certificate of suita-
bility by this office. They will be re-
quested to attend a designated camp
and transportation and subsistence will
be paid until receipt of commission
Such men must enlist for the period
of the camp. Upon receipt of commits
sion they will be discharged and placed
on duty status with pay of grade"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-26
u. S. Becomes The
MightieSt Belligerent

New York. April 26.-When Ger
many boards the United States,
statistics show. she exhibits hardi-
hood or bravado most astounding.
The entrance of the United States
into the war adds to the resources
Of the entente a national stock Of
gold as large as the combined gold
reserve of France. Russia and Great
Britain. When the gold in private
hands is considered the preponder-
ance of Uncle sam is still more i'm
pressive. The gold stock of the
central powers together Is only
about tWo-fifths of ours.
The United States produces more
pig iron than all the other countries
of the world combined.
The central powers pig iron pro-
ductiOn is equivalent TO three
eighths of this country's production.
But when we come to copper, that
indispensable OF war, the full i'm
pOrtance of the United states is
realized.
In 1916 the United States pro-
duced twice as much copper as the
rest of the world
The central powers produce about
LA as much copper as the United
States.
The United States has more than
four times as many automobiles as
all Of the rest Of the world put to-
gether.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-26
MORE MACHINISTS' MATES AND
FIREMEN NEEDED IN THE NAVY

Instructions to enlist more machin-
lists mates and firemen for the navy
were received from Washington BY the
naval recruiting station in Ell Paso
Tuesday. L. c. Palmer, assistant sec
rotary OF the navy, telegraphed the
recruiting office as follows:
"Enlistments as q whole are salts
factory in numbers, but you will make
special efforts in your district TO Sc
cure a larger number Of enlistments in
these two branches. In time of
emergency employers, heads OF indus
trial establishments, civic and patriotic
bodies will be glad TO cooperate for
purposes Of securing trained machin-
lists mates and firemen. You will en-
deavor to secure at least 20 percent of
recruits in these two branches. Single
men are preferred Excellent pay is
allowed in either branch and quick pro
motion is given TO efficient men,
Henry G. Gilbert, a student at the
Texas School of Mines. enlisted in the
navy Tuesday as a machinists' mate
He served a few months in the navy in
1915 but received an honorable dis
charge on account Of illness in his
family.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-26
WILL HELP TO GUARD u. S.
TROOPS FROM TUBERCULOSIS

Responding to a call OF the National
tuberculosis society. in New York city,
TO all tuberculosis organizations in the
United States urging every worker TO
assist in modifying the country's re-
sources for the prevention OF the dis
ease among soldiers and sailors, a
meeting of the FL Paso tuberculosis
committee has been called by Mrs. +.
W Lanier, chairman. for Friday morn
ing at 10 o'clock TO consider plans for
cooperation The council for national
defence has called for the aid of all
the 1900 tuberculosis societies and a
committee of specialists has been
named TO work with the war depart
ment in conjunction with the Ameri-
can Red Cross
J. B. Gwin, secretary of the tubercu-
losis committee of the Associated
Charities. said Tuesday the reports
from European battlefields and Cana
dian camps show the necessity for
quick and prompt action in this coun-
try II has been estimated from re-
ports that from 80 to 40 percent Of all
soldiers on the western battlefield
have some form OF tuberculosis. Some
Of this is developed from service in
trenches, but most OF It developed be-
fore the soldiers left their training
camps. Greater care viii be taken il
this country to exclude from the army
all tuberculars than was taken in Eu-
rope or Canada, he said.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-26
SAYS PREPARE FOR WAR. BUT
KEEP ONE FOOT ON GROUND

In preparing this nation for war,
the American people must keep one
foot on the ground" Capt William E.
Graham. goth infantry and instructor
Of the officers training school at Fit.
Bliss. told the members Of the uni
versity club at their Loyalty day"
luncheon Tuesday noon at the club
rooms in the Martin building. The
American people have TOO much of !
tendency to go up in the air when they
grapple with big questions such as
now confront the country"
Brig Gen. George Bell. jr. Capt
Graham and Lieuts- William H. Simp
son and John P. Lucas. aids TO Gen.
Bell. were the guests Of the club
Capt Graham told of the organiza-
ton OF the officers training schools
which have been established here and
OF what the officers expect to attain.
AT Fort Bliss we are working on the
best material which We have for Off
GERS in the United States-the non
commissioned men of the regular
army" said Capt. Graham. The non
commissioned officer lacks only the
point Of view of an officer instead OF
an enlisted man."
Capt. Graham said that the Univer-
sity club members could assist the
army in charging its forces either by
joining the officers reserve corps. or.
II unable, TO work alphabetically
with the army.
Norman Walker, vice president, pre-
sided at the luncheon
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-26
ARMY OFFICERS
ORDERED AWAY
Fourteen Commanders to
Leave for Training Camps
Over the Country.

Orders for many officers OF the cav
airy, artillery and infantry regiments
stationed at IL Paso 10 report imme-
diately at the training camps TO be
opened May s throughout the United
States for the training Of officers and
men for the army have been received
at military headquarters from the war
department The officers will leave
II Paso for their new posts this week
The following transfers were ordered:
Col W J. Nicholson. 18th cavalry,
as commander at FIT Sheridan Ill
1t. Col W. J. Glasgow. Fifth cav
airy, to Fl. Meyer. Va, as senior in
structOr.
Maj. c. 2. Sweezey. adjutant general
of Ell PasO military district. to Ft.
Niagara, y. Y as senior instructor.
Capt. ". 3. Scales. Fifth cavalry, to
Fit. Sheridan. III, az adjutant
Capt. W J. Kendrick, Seventh cav
airy. 10 Fl Riley. Kan, as quarter
master.
Capt. P. W. Quincy. 18th cavalry, to
Leon Springs, Texas, as Quartermaster.
Capt. Otto W Rethorst, 18th cav
airy. 10 Preside. San Francisco. Cal,
as quartermaster.
Capt c. :. Haight. Fifth cavalry. to
Fl. Meyer as adjutant.
Capt l. E. Kroner. 11th cavalry. to
Fit. Oglethorpe, Ga as quartermaster.
Maj. T. A Wilcox. Sixth infantry, to
F't Logan H Roots, Ark. as senior
instructor.
Capt. H. F. Dalton. 2srd infantry. to
Madison barracks, y. Y as quarter
master
Capt J. P. Bubo. 18th infantry. TO
Fl Roots as adjutant
Capt J. H Bryson, Eighth artillery,
to FIT Smelling. MIMI as quartermas-
Capt. E. S. Slayer. 2srd infantry. to
FIT Niagara, as qUartermaster.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-26
RAILROAD AND AUTOMOBILE TIME TABLES


Ali trains arrive and depart from Union
station. foot OF San Francisco street All
arrivals aid departures given in Il Paso or
mountain standard time
SANTA FE.
For Albuquerque. Denver. Chicago. Los
Anselss-N0- SIC lvS- $50 a m; No $40
a. s p
From Albuquerque Denver. Los Angeles.
ChicSgo-No- sos avs. 10 a. n; No Sl5
Ell PAso & sOUrHWEsTKRN.
western Division).
: or Arizona and Caiifornia-No- iva.
z55 p M; No az I.4s p. m
From Arizona and California-No. 8 arvG
Z a. m: No. at 1.40 p m
Eastern Division.
For Kansas City. St Louis and Chicago
No. lvs- LIS p m: No. at AS p n
From Chicago. st Louis and Kansas City
No srvs- $50 a. IL: No at 40 .. N
From Tucumcart-No- arvs at Z % D m
G. II. :. A. AND s. P. TRAINS.
For San Antonio. New Orleans and WASH
ington-No- 1o2 Tvs s-45 a. m: No. 10 q
From washington. New Orleans and San
Antonio-No. arvs. $50 p m: No. 1o1 at
For Arizona and californiz-No. iva
s.45 A. t.: No At p n; No. 1e1 a.
From Arizona and California-No. 1os
srvs- 81 a n: No 1t 40 p n: Ne.
TEXAS 8 PACIFIC.
Fer Dallas and St Louis-No- s Iva. $50
- m; No at p. n
From St Louis and Dailas-No- / arrives
l1-5o a m; No. at e.45 ,. m
MEXICAN CENTRAL.
No regular schedule
MEXICO & NORTHWESTERN.
No regular schedule.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-26
MORE OFFICERS COMING TO
HELP FORM OFFICERS RESERVE

Telegraphic advices that a board o.
army officers is en- route to FL Paso
10 cooperate with the board headed by
Lieut.. Col Charles H. Martin, 18th in
fantry, which is recruiting candidates
for the officers reserve corps, were
received by Col. Martins headquarters
IL the Mills building Tuesday from
southern department headquarters. The
personnel of the additional board will
not be known until the arrival of its
members The new board is also bring
ing special orders regarding the re-
serve corps.
Col Martin transferred the recruit
ing office Tuesday from military head
quarters on the 10th floor of the Mills
building 70 room GIG
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-26
GET THE SEED
NOW IS SLOGAN
New Mexicans Are Aroused
Over Necessity for Increas-
ing Food Crops.
~ GUTHRIE SMITH.

Santa Fe, y. NJ, April 26.-Held TO be
OF greater importance even than the
recruiting OF the New Mexico national
guard, which is to be mustered into
federal service again, IS the matter Of
making immediate plans for the plant
ing and successful cultivation OF food
crops. Get the seeds now" is the slo-
gan OF the permanent war committee,
which has been organized and is work
ing day and night
The feeling here IN the capital is that
actual laws upon the statute books
are required TO give the authority to
those who are striving to serve, and TO
create the enthusiasm in the general
public that Is necessary to the success
OF the harvesting needs; and that the
legislature should enact such meas
ures.
Organization Completed.
The organization of the war. commit
tee has been effected with the election
of E c. Champion, of Ration, as per-
manent chairman. A committee con-
sIsting Of Charles Springer, w A
Hawkins and Secundino Romero. has
been appointed TO made recommended
tons as TO the selection OF a secretary.
The desire of the committee is TO secure
the services Of an energetic man having
executive ability and knowledge Of New
Mexico people and conditions.
seed Supply Short.
The available supply of seeds ap-
pears to be so far from adequate that a
determined effort is being made to save
for planting every bean and every po-
tato. One member Of the committee
acting on his own initiative and using
his own funds, has secured five car
loads Of potatoes and 2700 sacks Of
beans. He viii plant soc acres in DO
tatoes- Another man. not a member of
the committee. has bought a carload of
potatoes for seed. Still another man
who has made a large deposit with the
commissioner Of public lands, to cover
a tract which he desires to lease. has
notified the commissioner that his
money may be used to plant 1000 acres
IN 1ood crops.
should ReQuisitiOn seed.
A suggestion was made that the gov
ernor ought TO requisition- for plant
ing, any seeds that the owners may not
be willing to sell for such purposes. The
question arose over two carloads of
beans that have been loaded in AIbu-
querque and consigned TO a firm in
Boston.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-26
GOING OUT FOR
MORE OFFICERS
Army Men Leave Tonight to
Open Recruiting Stations
for Reserve Corps.

A recruiting campaign in the Fl
Paso district for candidates for the Of
ficers' reserve corps was instituted by
the southern department Thursday
morning under the direction OF Maj.
Howard L Laubach. 18th infantry. Re
cruiting officers stationed at FL Paso
were detailed to open recruiting offices
in southwestern cities and will leave FL
Paso tonight for their respective sta
tons. These recruiting stations Will
remain open until MAY s. when the
candidates viii leave for the training
camp at Leon Springs
Three Months Training Period.
According to the instructions given
by Nal Laubach, the training period
Will be for three months, after which
the candidates Will accept commissions
IN the citizens army The candidates
must furnish their own transportation
10 the camps. but viii be reimbursed at
the rate of IL cents per mile when
they arrive. Subsistence. uniforms and
equipment will be furnished without
deposit
Reserve Exams. Suspended
All regular examinations for the Of
tlcers' reserve corps have been sus-
pended. as ii is the plan TO pass them
through courses OF instruction and at
the termination of the camp to deter
mine their suitability for commissions
Under present orders no authorization
for payment of candidates during the
period they are attending the training
camps has been made by the govern
menL It IS expected that the passage
Of the war appropriation measures will
improve this condition.
Pending instructions from Fl Sam
Houston. the recruiting station at Ell
Paso will not be opened for two or
three days.
Officers Are Assigned
The local officers assigned to open
recruiting stations for the officers re-
serve corps in the southwest and the
location Of the stations follow: Maj.
John O'Shea. Eighth cavalry, Albu-
querque. y. NJ: Mai. Lambert W. Jor-
dan, Deming, " NJ: Mai. William c.
Rogers, goth infantry. Phoenix, Ariz-;
Mai William +. Creary, 10th infantry.
Prescott Ariz-; Capt Fitzhugh Lee,
Seventh cavalry, Amarillo, Texas; Capt.
George H Baird. 11th cavalry, Roswell.
\. NJ Capt L McClosky, Tulsa. Okla;
Capt. Fred n. Turner. 23d infantry,
Enid, Okla; Capt Levi c. Brown. 18th
cavalry. Clinton, Okla
Mai Laubach arrived from Fl sam
Houston, Wednesday night, to detail
the local recruiting officers, and Will
return TO his headquarters tonight