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Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26
NAME AND ADDRESS WANTED

Will the man who travelled with
Frank N. Thompson from Goldroads,
Arizona to Durango communicate
with Mrs. W. r. Frey, Aztec N. M,
OIL will anyone who knows Of his
whereabouts kindly notify her.
7-21-2t-D-2t, SW.'
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26

HOUSTON, Texas, July "a. Gov
ernor Ferguson of Texas may face
impeachment charges based on his
action in vetoing the state university
appropriation. 1t has been learned
that special session Of the house Of
representatives will consider impsach-
men resolutions, August 1st
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26
plmnles. bIotches. eorea,

pimples, blctches, sores,
humors, and eruptions,
by DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. For
a poor complexion, and
for the poor blood that
causes 1t. this Is the best
of all known remedies.
In every disease or dis
order OF the skin or scalp,
In every trouble that
comes from impure blood,
the discovery" is the
only medicine sold that
does what IL promises.
Scrofula in all its vari-
Ous forms. EcZpma. Tet-
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26
WHEAT WORTH MORE THAN
CANON AND MUNITIONS

The government crop report is a
shot heard round the world. The prom
ise of billion bushels more than last
years crops means as much for the
all,co cause as a billion shells.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY


Wilkie McLin was down from his
Hermosa sheep camp today buying
supplies.
Mrs. w. t. Darlington went to Rosa
this morning to remain while the San
tiago celebration is in progress. -
Sam Ethridge headed Rosa way this
morning to remain while the big cele-
bration is in progress.
Mrs. Leonard Cornelius, who has
been quite i'll for the past month, is
improving.
Mrs Charles Hogan is improving
and will he able to leave the hospital
in a few days.
Miss Ella Silliman was an early
morning visitor from the Animas val
ley on a marketing expedition.
va IA
Mrs. John Jay Harris and daughter
were arrivals from Denver last night
bound for Dolores to spend .he re-
mainder of the summer.
IA 10
The condition of Temple Cornelius
is showing some Improvement. He
has been very sick with typhoid few
Ell.
Mrs. NJ. A. Pheney returned to her
brothers ranch in the Pagosa section
this morning, after transacting bust
ness here.
Two of the 15Q miners who went on
a strike at the Sunnyside mine yester-
day were passengers to Telluride this
morning seeking employment.
IA ns
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Stratton of
Rreen were motor visitors here this
morning on their return from camp
ing trip.
james Allan was in from the Flo
rida today marketing ranch produce,
and visiting his grand son, who recent
ly underwent mastoid operation in a
local hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Linebarger and
Miss Ruth Linebarger motored in
from Tiffany yesterday evening with
their guests Mr.. and Mrs. R. l..
Wright of Houston, Texas.
HR IA
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Backinger and
the latter's sister Helen Buchanan and
Henry Dietrich and Roy Green are
home from an outing spent in the
Wolf Pass vicinity.
Mrs. Jarrett, Sr., who arrived from
Kentucky few days ago continued
her trip to San Diego California, this
morning, where she will visit her
daughter, Mrs. b. A. Cornelius.
"a -
Messrs. John L. Mcneil, G. Gordon
Goodman, w. +. Weightman and A.
NJ. Camp left by auto for Gallup this
morning at o'clock. They expect
to reach the New Mexico town this
evening.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26
MONEY FOUND ON DEAD
SOLDIERS UNCLAIMED

LONDON, July %. - Over $4,000
found on soldiers who have lost their
lives in France, is waiting at the War
Office to be claimed by the next-of-
kin of the dead men. As the War Of
flee is still asking for the next-of-
kin of soldiers who died seven years
ago leaving sums of money, it is not
expected that much of the present
fortune will ever be claimed. The
amounts left by individuals vary from
shilling to several hundred pounds.
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Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the An
aual Meeting Of the stockholders Of
THE DURANGO RAILWAY 4 RE-
Atty COMPANY will be held on
Tuesday, August 14th. 1917, at 10
O'Clock a. m, at the Office Of the com
pany in Durango, Colorado.
Said meeting being for the pur-
pose Of slecting = Board Of DirsctoFs
for tho ensuing year, and for the
transaction Of such other business =
may properly come before said meet
ing.
J. A. PORTER,
President.
". N. BAGBY.
Ssezstazy.
First publication July II.
Last puhlisatisa Arg. ~
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26
Coming Home on q
FurlOugh.

o. X. Nabors received a message
from his son Howard yesterday stat
ing that he was coming home on a
19-day furlough and would arrive here
Thursday evening. The young man
is member of company of the 17th
infantry and is stationed at Chatta-
nooga, Tennessee. He enlisted about
II year ago.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26
Death of Mrs. Mary
Ann Sinners.

AHn tolmeTS.
Mrs. Mary Ann Sinners passed away
at the home of her daughter Mrs.
Harbaugh, corner Of Second avenue
and Fourteenth street at midnight
Saturday night, at the advanced age
Of 81. The deceased had been a resi-
dent of Durango for nearly quar-
ter of a century. She is survived by
two daughters, nine grand children
and IL great grandchildren. The flu
neral was held from the Ames &
Bradford Undertaking parlors this
afternoon at $3.50. Rev. Mr.. Farley,
of the Re-organized Cchurch of Lat
ter Day Saints had charge of the
service. The burial was at Green
mount.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26
NAVY REQUISITIONS
SEVEN OIL STEAMERS

WASHINGTON, July "a. - The
navy department has requisitioned 7
oil takers and ordered them to report
to Atlantic and Pacific ports to meet
the urgent need of the navy for fuel
oil
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26
tfsrd to fill Captain Whites place.
I'VE will start with . clean sheet"
the President said.
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THREE MISSING IN FOREST FIRE

SANTA ROSA, CAL, July 23. -
Three are missing and believed to bs
dead as result Of forest fires burn
ing thru Sonora county forests. The
flames have been raging since Fri
day. 1t is believed they are now prae-
tically under control.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26
Niece Ill.

Niece Ill.
Shortly after o'clock this morning
Mrs. Lottie Ambold of North Duran
go received a message from Kansas
City, conveying the news of the crit
ical illness of her niece. Mrs. Ambold
succeeded in catching the Eastern and
will reach the sick woman's side al
quickly as trains can carry her.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26
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MORNING WEDDING

A very pretty wedding occure1 at
81. Columba's church this morning
at 6 o'clock, when Miss Freda Sim
mons, daughter of Mrs. John Zum-
stein, became the bride Of Mr.. Frank
Boudeau Of Nevada. The brides
brother, Rev. Father Simmons of Of
iowa, Canada celebrated the nuptial
high mass. The bride was attended
by Miss Mary Verce and the groom
by Mr.. John Zumstein. Relatives and
immediate friends witnessed the cere-
mony. After the marriage service
the bridal party motored to the Sa-
voy where an elaborated wedding
breakfast was served. Mr.. and Mrs.
Boudeau left on the Southern for Ne
vada where Mr.. Boudeau holds a re-
sponsible position with railroad
company. A large number Of friends
were at the station to bid them fare
well, and shower them with congrat-
ulations and omen of good luck.
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HOLLANDS COAL SUPPLY
FROM GERMANY STOPPED
AMSTERDAM, July "a. Germany
stopped all expectation of coal to Hol-
land today.
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MAY IMPEACH GOVERNOR
FERGUSON, OF TEXAS
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26
Prominent Young
Churchmen Here.

Rev. Father Simmons of Ottowa,
Canada. secretary to the apostolic del
egate at the Canadian capital, is Wis
iting his mother, Mrs. John Zumstein.
He made the long journey just as
this time to otficiate at his sisters
wedding.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26
Funeral of the Late
Henry Hirsch.

Henry Hirsch.
The funeral of the late Henry
Hirsch was held from the Ames &
Bradford Undertaking parlors, this
afternoon at 2:30. Rev. w. S. Grim,
officiated. The body was laid to rest
in Greenmount beside his wife, who
passed away several years ago. The
late Mr.. Hirsch is survived by three
sons.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26

Mrs. W. R. Fry of Aztec and her
relatives are putting forth every ef-
fort to locate her brother, Frank N.
Thompson. In his last letter to the
home folk, written 13 months ago. he
stated he was preparing to go to Gold
roads, Arizona. 1t is believed from
that point he made a trip overland
to Durango in company with another
man, but the family has thus far been
unable to get any direct trace of him
here.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26
Marriage License.

Marriage License.
A license to wed was today granted
to Peter Lewis Sapp and Miss Ida
Margaret Wheeler, both Of Bayfield,.
The bride elect is a graduate of the
Durango high school, and for the past
three years has been numbered among
the county's successful teachers.
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Public Camping Ground.
The Motor club has equipped the
Public camping ground for auto Wis
itors at Brookside park with two ar
my CRATES. Wood is to be provided
for the camp fires along with other
things for the comfort of the tour.
lists.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26

The annual celebration of the Mon
tezuma County Pioneers association
will be held at Mancos, Colorado, Au-
gust 16.
While purchasing supplies in Du-
range today, Mrs. John Rhodes Of
Bondad had the misfortune to lose her
pocket book, containing two ten dol.
lar bills.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Good departed
for Shreveport, Louisiana today after
visiting the latter's father, j. r.
Hughes and brother Grant Hughes OF
Dolores.
DR.. Walter Fewkes has advised
Supt, Kicker of Mesa Verde that it
will be impossible for him to devote
ony time to excavation work in the
park this year. The money that was
to have been utilized for this purpose
is to be devoted to road and trail i'm
provements.
The State Agricultural college is
issuing warning against the deadly
larkspur, claiming that "a per cent
of the poison to cattle on the range is
caused by the several species of this
plant. Large areas of this poisonous
plant have been destroyed by the Du
range Forest reserve in the past two
years.
Home from Arizona.
Allison Kroeger is among the Du-
range folk home from Arizona He
arrived Saturday night, making the
trip across country in his auto.
Lightning Starts Two Fires
According to word received by the
local forest office, lightning started
two fires in the Silverton portion of
the Durango forest reserve yesterday.
One fire was started near the Ice
Lake bridge and the other south of
CHATTANOOGA.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26

First publication July II.
Last puhlisahsa Aus. u.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26

Dave Swickhimer, one of the pio-
neer mining men of the southwest,
vas here last night meeting old time
friends. Rico was his destination and
he was off for that point this morn
ing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26

Wayne Steward, eldest son of Nor
gan Steward of Lightner Creek, rec
emily enlisted and is now on border
duty. A few weeks before his en-
lstment, he was employed by the
government as a packer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26

Wilkie McLin was down from his
Hermosa sheep camp today buying
supplies.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26

Messrs. John L. Mcneil, G. Gordon
Goodman, W. +. Weightman and A
NJ. Camp left by auto for Gallup thii
morning at o'clock. They expec'
to reach the New Mexico town tht:
evening.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-07-26
HOLLANDS COAL SUPPLY
FROM GERMANY STOPPED

AMSTERDAM, July "a. Germany
stopped all expectation Of coal to Hol.
land today.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19

else in my life I went to the Sacred
Heart Convent here and began to
take vocal lessons when was Il
From then on I studied under New
York instructors until I went abroad
and was accepted as pupil by LON
bardi-"
Miss Breen had a rather original
idea TO advance upon that oft
scorned phrase. studying abroad
She is, Of course, q stanch American,
more than a stanch New Yorker, the
daughter OF Magistrate Breen, and,
as she says. "a native by circumstance
and choice
But" she contends. with a city
as trimming over with things 10 see
and to do. a city with so many Won
derful people 10 know and TO love. how
can one concentrate upon a single
study that centers upon oneselfz II
simply can't be done here, especially
in the case Of a New Yorker with
Irish ancestry, like myself
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19
Bullet Proof Coat May Be
Worn By Soldiers of Future
Continued from previous pagel


similar contrivsnee borne on two
wheels
The individual soldier.-the fight
ing unit. is a military asset. 1t pays
to keep him alive and unwounded.
The money cost of armor is of small
relative importance. if thereby he can
gain a measure of protection. When
in the first-line trenches. he ought
surely to have it, body armor. helmet,
pieces to defend the groin and thighs
Bombers and wire-cutters are already
provided with such defensive equip
ments. more or less complete. But
the idea has not yet been worked out,
save in a very imperfect way.
Weight Is An Objection.
One obvious objection to armor IS
the burden of weight it imposes upon
the fighting man. But this does
not seem to be an insuperable dir
ficulty. a motor-truck, equipped as
sort Of mobile srmory. could carry
armOr for 100 or more soldiers, de-
livering il to them when they might
happen to need il for immediate pur-
poses, and collecting it when. for the
time being. it was not further re-
quired.
The material deemed acceptable for
armOr has always been steel. But
why not some other metal2 Al
uminum? Surely not. il is too soft
And yet aluminium, when alleged with
magnesium, makes composition eN-
tremely hard and with a toughneSs
comparable to that OF brass. This
alloy. known as ma gnalium,' is now
largely employed abroad as struc-
tural material for airplanes. Mag
nesium is even lighter than aluminium,
and the mixture weighs only seven
eighths as much as aluminium, bulk
for bulk Why not maSnahum
armor2
For a long time past inventors have
been trying to produce bullet-proof
fabrics. either without metal, or
utilizing the latter merely for rein
I forcement. The "arrnor cloth" men,
1 toned at the beginning of this article
was originated by a monk named
Zeglen, residing in Chicago, who was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19


surface is highly effective especially
il polished. On the other hand. IN
the present stage Of uncertainty
about such matters. there are not
lacking advocates of kind or armor
COMPOSED Of small rectangular plates
of steel. linked together by steel rings
at the corners. and backed by KHAKI
cloth. strip OF such armor' Win
hole in the middle. can be put over
the head. poncho-fashiOn, so that II
hangs down in front and behind pro-
tecting the chest and abdomen. ana
likewise the back of the wearer II
is light. and proof against a knife
STAB.
Resembles ..ChaIn Mall
Armor Of this kind resembles IN a
way the chain mail used in the mo
die ages BY warriors who could afford
the luxury This kind Of mail was
very expensive. being composed OF
steel links so woven together as TO
make a continuous fabric; but it was
knife-proof and bullet-proof' ana
could be worn beneath ordinary CLOTH
ing, accommodating itself TO the
movements OF the body.
When. not many years ago. p LIT
ish military expedition invaded mi
bet, il came across native warrior
who was reputed to be invulneraoIe
to bullets So indeed, he appeared
to be. for. though shot time ana
again. he remained seemingly unnur L
Ii was later discovered that he wore
beneath his clothing a shirt Of chain
mail that was undoubtedly OF me-
diaevsl origin.
Japanese Use Steel shields.
The Japanese. in modern times.
were first to resume the use OF snlelos
in battle At the siege Of Port Ar
thur they provided the foremost
ranks Of their troops with steel
shields strapped in front Of their
bodies Today the Germans often
advance IN groups of four protected
bv a shield-two men carrying the
later, while the other two fire through
portfolios In the Shields Our own
War department for some time past
has been experimenting with a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19

was not in sympathy with his sons
ambitions and forbade him even to
mention the subject again Young
Sakukichi complied with the letter OF
this command. but continued to study
for the stage and even played minor
parts occasionally.
The death of the elder Hatakenaka
caused the son TO renOunce his posi-
tion as head Of the family and a
substantial inheritance as well. IN ia
vor OF a younger brother and adopt
the profession of acting seriously
As he lacked an early education
in the traditional art Of the theater.
he made up his mind that he would
never attain a leading position on the
so-called classic dramatic stage How
ever. he has become determined that
the Japanese stage needed TO advance
in modern dramatic art With this
in mind. he took his small fortune
and came TO America He landed IN
san Francisco. and later moved to
Denver Then. at Maryville, Tenn,
he took a two-year course IN Eng
lish-
Thence he came to New York, where
he entered dramatic school After a
term there he graduated with honors
and entered the company of The ST.
lent witness" Following a short
tour in vaudeville he was engaged as
the only japanese stage manager IN
TINS county
Advice By Miss Breen-
I'd choose just such a part TO play
Il 1 were the greatest star on the
operate stage" said Miss Grace
Breen. the bewitchinE young prima
donna of Eileen" Victor Her5erts
new light opera
Now there is more than an idle
figure of speech in Miss Breen's ref
erence to operate stardOm- Had II
not been for the European war she
herself might have made her debut
in grand opera Under the same aus
pices and on the same stage where
Caruso was first launched as an OPP
cratic tenor.
y was two years in Italy under
LON bardi" Miss Breen said 1t was
q great experience. lombard was a
wonderful coach. He trained me, as
he trained Caruso. to act the great
operate roles. Whatever knowledge
may have Of acting 1 owe TO Lom-
bardi-
Begins in Convent.
But nv voice is American made.
I was born and bred in New York.
you know. I've never lived anywhere
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19

inspired by the humane idea that il
would lessen mortality in warfare. II
was tested at Fort Sheridan, by put
ting * on a silhouette target rep
resenting a man. and a bullet fired
from a Krag at zoo yards did not go
through it
Zeglen. afterwards. took out a pa
tent, which revealed the fact that his
bullet-proof cloth consisted OF linen
canvas backed by layers of goat-hsir,
silk cords, pasteboard, and felt.
brooklyn Mans Invention.
Not long ago a Brooklyn man pa
tented an -armor cloth" composed OF
a series of layers of horsehair cloth,
with sheets of guttapercha silesia be-
tween. In between each two layers
of horsehair and silesia was liberal
sprinkling of alum and ground glass
When the fabric thus constituted was
subjected to heat and pressure. the
alum and ground glass became in
corporated into the other materials,
making 2 light and waterproof cloth,
! impenetrable so it was claimed) by
1 bullet or knife
The idea OF another inventor was
: that of an ~armor waistcoat," com
posed of a series of thin sheets OF
steel. with layers of cotton wadding
I between. He claimed that when {
bullet pierced the first metal layer
/ its impact was not transmitted direct
to the next, but part OF the shock
was taken VI by the wadding before
I II engaged the next layer of steel
I 4 few thin sheets Of Manganese stee
thus arranged, it was alleged) would
suffice to stop rifle-ball.
Oklahoma Man Has One.
Otis V. Boucher. of Snyder. Okla
has taken out a patent on a kind Of
/ armor Including helme) that Is
! guaranteed to shed bullets, owing 4
the fact that. when the wearer faces
| the enemy. it presents the sharp edge
. OF an acute angle 20 the front. Any
projectiles that strikes il is sure e
| glance off harmlessly IL is claimed
I When not in use, il can be folded VI
and packed in a suitcase
Not to be forgotten in this con
nection is a portable arnor-shield
| which (the idea of another patentee
is to be attached to the soldier
body, in front IL is so light that h'
can march with il, as part OF hi,
! military costume: and. in face Of th'
foe. he can kneel down behind il an,
fire his rifle through a hole provided
for that purpose II he finds himsel
obliged 10 retreat, he can reverse tn
shield. so that il viii protect the rea'
of his person.
Has Bayonet Proof Cloth.
Inspired by the lessons or IN
George Lynch has newly patented :
mon penetrable fabric Of wool o.
cottonwood which. impregnated witt
resin, passed between rollers. sn'
covered with rubberized cloth. IS de
clared to be bayonet-proof and to Of
fer a material resistance 10 bullets
II can be made up into uniforms. i
desired. But use particularly sug
gested for Il is in tacklinE barb wir
entanglements. If sheets of it b.
thrown over the barb wire. the sold
iers can thereupon climb across with
/. out suffering a scratch.
May Change Warfare.
: Some of these ideas may be nothin;
better than crank" notions. Never
theless, the armor problem invites
. very serious attention. Military ex
| perts all over the world are working
) on il, and before its solution will IN
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19

FEW YORK. May 19.-Bight after
M the United States entered the
L war Broadway theater owners
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19

For all this, young Sakukichi Hata-
kenaka wanted to act. In TACT at the
end Of his third school year he plead
ed with his father to allow him to
apprentice himself 10 an actor-for
II is the custom in Japan for the
Young actor to learn his profession
by serving as makeup boy and valet.
The elder Hatakenaka, however,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19
500 Viemna Children
Gain Is To "a Pounds
In Short Holland Stal

Rotterdam. Netherlands. May 10
Five hundred Vienna children on the
average. have gained nine and a half
pounds in weight during a few weeks
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19

questionabIy be marked by the de-
velopment OF contrivances for the
protection of the fighting man that
are as interesting as they are valu-
able They viii help to mark an
epoch in the evolution of scientific
warfare.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19

proud his country and gives for awhile
monopoly ghood lovely plain is looking
head higher the bars
rostng field blue OF Old Glory whipping
wide good and wonders
Some
pockets both Some give the
street smile
pc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19

1.-THE flower of the you please makers OF romance m guest Of
Red
hard of obedience and dull detail LOVE finds sometimes
in
under that head dress
wstful
vhomit s.-NE IL BRINKIEY.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19

stay in Holland. some Of them adding
from Is to - pounds, according 10
medical testimony.
Despite the recent hint by prime
minister Cort van der Linden regard
ing the underirability Of bringing
more foreign children TO this country
when Hollanders themselves are be-
ing asked TO observe the strictesr
economy on account Of the scarcity Of
grain, German youngsters continue to
arrive in large numbers. nearly 1900
having crossed the frontier to recoup
in the course of one week
Women are now working in the
fields TO help relieve the labor short
age in the great farming districts in
southern Illinois. eastern Missouri and
Arkansas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19
NAY Chnnge Marfsre.

Some OF these ideas may be nothing
better than crank" notions. Never
theless, the armor problem invites a
very serious attention. Military eX-
perts all over the world are working
on il, and before its solution will IN
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