El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-27
The Daily Novelette,
THE sTRLTEGIsT.

HE applicants for promotion to
the vacant lieutenancy lined U ,
\ stfny as the great Gen Haw-
ser approached to examine them.
-Sergt Scouops." said the general
crisrIy. If you were the officer in
command while the enemy was at
tacl-ing, and your men suddenly ran
out OF ammunition. what would YOU
do"
I'd retreat with sreat dignity but
greater CELEBRITY" responded Sergt.
Scol.Ops. after first ordering my men
to sick their bayonets in the ground
for the Germans TO trip over"
-Sergt. stump, What would you do
in a similar emergency asked Gen.
I'd give the order to charge.
frightening the enemy into thinking
that = e were waiting to fire until we
could see the whites Of their eyes.
and thus capturing them all without
firing a shot, having, Of course. none
TO fire"
"Sergt. SCOTS. what tactics would
you lursue2" inquired the general.
I'D quickly empty all the exploded
shells in sight fill them with saus-
ages hastily Communicated from the
commissary department and fire
Then. after the hungry Germans had
flung down their guns and were
sCurryinC TO the rear after the saus-
ages, I would give the order TO
charge. picking up the enemy's guns
on the way, and keep them on the
run"
Il appoint YOU Lieutenant said
Gen Hawser cordially, and the other
applicants, generously ready TO ad-
init SCOTS great strategical genius
gave him rousinE cheer.
our iron mined that year. The coal
carried was about sixteen million
tons. enough TO fill a train OF 50-ton
cars reaching from New York to san
Francisco lu addition there was A
vast deal OF merchandise and tens Of
thousands or passengers
The passengers went on steamers
that carry also freight. and the or
binary merchandise on what are
known as package-frei chters. steam
vessels Of from 5000 TO 5000 tons
which move along from port 20 port
from Buffalo 70 Chicago and from
Buffalo TO Duluth There are a NUM-
Der OF Ol-tankers which transport
kerosene. gasoline and other oils.
Their business amounts 10 several
hundred thousand tons every year.
Since the war began the freight
ates Of the great lakes have in
creased enOrmOusly- The shipping
has doubled in value and anything
that viii float can be sold 70 men who
want 10 take IL out 10 the Atlantic
and use II in the ocesn-EoinE trade.
The Farrell cost 100000 20 build
three OF four years ago It could
probably be sold for a million and a
half dollars today. Since the war
began Il vessels have changed hands
and most Of them have gone out 20
the Atlantic Some OF these have
been freighters Of upward OF 10000
tons. They have been cut in two TO
get through the Welland canal. and
then put together and taken out 70
the ocean Many Of the ships have
gone 10 England and france.
Freight Rates Break Records.
As 70 the freight rates. at the last
census they were about one-tenth Of
those charged BIZ the railroads. 7 am
told that during the first part OF 1914
wheat was being carried from Duluth I
TO Buffalo for a cent and a half n
busheI and IL had fallen as low as
one cent bushel before war was an
nounced Then O. jumped. and by
September 80 10 was five cents 4 I
tushel. an Increase Of 500 per cent. A
similar increase has gone on in ore /
rates. In 1914 they were carrying Z
ore from the Minnesota mines TO the I
ports on Lake Erie for 50 cents ton I
BY 1915 the rate had risen 70 a dollar I
and a half a ton. the highest price 1
known FOR many years All other Z
freight has gone ~ IN the same pro- l
portion