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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-14
BY G. 4. 8IARTIN.

the Liberty bond sale was on. Nj
Ford issued an order just as terse- Il
was something 20 this effect accord
Ing 10 the musical comedy man 1T
is the duty OF every American TO buy
a Liberty bond We are employing
only Americans IN this factory We
have no bonds for sale. but every
bank is selling them. Bring your
slip from the bank showing your pur-
chase when YOU return 10 work
THE GALLET BOY REMARKS THAT
HE THINKS We MIGHT DEVOTE 10
THE STARVING. DYING BABIES OF FL
PASO SOME OF THE ENERGT WE ARE
EXTENDING ON THE MORAL VEL
WARE OF 21-YEAR-OLD SOLDIERS
Take your packages home and save
delivery cost. Pretty soon you viii
De buying things cheaper
Things that never happen: Woman
Boosting that she IS self made.
Popular fiction: Belief that ALL
men have good time when their
families are off on vacation
That's Impractical" said DR.. Felix
Miller. referring to something Jack
Sheehan was advocating for the stimuli
rareOus suppression Of the German
kaiser and giving home rule TO Ire
land
1T reminds me-" continued the doc
tor. "of the old negro who was III
and was ordered TO take absolute
rest Then the doctor prescribed diet
for the patient and suggested chicken.
Mus All rest at night, tOog the
negro patient asked
Yes replied the doctor, you must
have absolute rest at all times
" You're a mos impractical man.
doctor the negro said 'HOw's All
goin' TO rest ar night and get
chicken 10 eat. tooT"
Some Definitions.
8 o. s. OocaD: Save Our Soldiers.
SMILE Something that makes ever
a homely face worth looking at
4 JOY RIDE, To the parsons with
her"
PROHIBITION; Enforcing the law
against others who want something
YOU don't care for yourself
HAPPINESS. Something you could
enfov n Won were in the position OF
somebody else
LUCK: Something that attends
everybody else hut yourself
CLUB: Something to belong to so
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-14
FOURTEEN YEARS AGO.

u " q "a q - Inns ANHNs
Nobody in EI PasO was troubled
with automobile tire punctures
nor iustnlmeut plan homes. james
l.. MARI WAS the social lion OF the
hour with the hest clothes in the
city and John Fishers laugh was
the feature OF every theatrical
merfnrmnmpp
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-14
ONE MIL ROAD LEVY IN
NEW MEXICO IS ORDERED

Santa Fe. n ". July 1.-THE one
mill levy for highway purposes pro-
viced IN the law passed by the last
legislature, has been ordered made
by the state highway commission IN
4 request directed TO the state audi
tor The levy win net $500. 600. Of
which the commission viii anticipate
$4,000 by issuing certificates of in
dehetedness. TO run not TO exceed two
years at an interest rate not TO ex-
coed five percent.
The first -omen's medical base unlt for
service in France has been organized IN
New York city.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-14

working week
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-14
Tucson Is Bad
Ut Patriotism

you can get things the law says YOU
are not entitled to have on Sundays
o. raud after hours"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-14
BORROWED SMILES.

The 'Orn Of the 'unter is card on
the ill.," sang the little boy at the
Ragged School retreat But somehow
his version OF that line fin Kathleen
Mavourneen" Jared on the nerves OF
the old squire
Ny little man" he said kindly.
why don't you put a few more
aitches in your s0ngg"
earn" advised the little man.
politely. Don't yer know there
amt no n in moosic2 II only goes
up ter Gr'-London Ideas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-14

Women now act as magistrates in Bsr-
liu, Germany.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-14
sch should Have Reen There.

a Quaker had got himself into
trouble with the authorities and the
sheriff called TO escort him 20 the
lookup.
rs your husband in2" he inGuired OF
the good wife who came 20 the door.
MY husband viii see thee" she re-
Piled Come in"
The sheriff entered. was hidden TO
make himself AT home and was hos
pitably entertained for half an hour.
but no husband appeared. At last the
sheriff grew impatient
Look here" said he. ct thought YOU
said your husband would see me"
He has seen thee" was the calm
reply. "but he did not like thv looks
and has gone another wav."-Iqr-
per's Magazine.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-14

Could Have Heen VIII GaineS.
I'm Just waiting for my husband
to complain about my extravaganza
this month"
Ready TO give him an argument.
eh9'
you bet 7 am. BY mistake his golf
club checks came TO the house and
I've got 'em--Detroit Free Press.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-14
Accumulated Girl.

the girls made faux pas at the cook
Ing class lunch that everybody no.
ticed
AIRS. Concur fDroudly)-'I guess II
was my daughter. She can make any
- them French things. baltimore
sun.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-20
$50, 900, 900 for Terminals
u. S. to Build Storehouses on
Coast for Troops Supplies

Washington. July 19.-Importance of
ample storage facilities at or near sea-
ports TO accommodate great stocks of
supplies for American forces in Europe
was emphasized to-day by the National
Defence Councils storage committee.
Expenditures in excess OF $50 .00o,-
900 for terminal storage area at or
near the seaboard will undoubtedly be
necessary said a committee statement.
"Not 4 moment should be lost in pro-
viding these facilities. The equipment
which it is necessary to provide for
each soldier going overseas amounts
to about II, 900 pounds. This storage
load will oe put upon the nation before
the end of the year.
ave must handle il, but TO do so
will require carefully designed and
equipped areas. probably 1000 acres
in extent. They must be in operation
~ January /. 1918"
New-York tribune., 1917-07-20

at o'clock in the morning, fer the
general is an early riser, and at noon
he returned to his headquarters long
enough TO snatch a hasty luncheon be-
fore starting out again. Rain fell in
a steady stream most of the time, but
that did not deter the inspection.
General Sbert early notes that many
of the soldiers were without the regu-
lation bronze button bearing the let
ters "U. S." which is worn on the
collar. Investigation showed that some
of the men had actually lost the in
sigma, while others had given their
buttons away to admirers. Three aides
we're constantly at the generals side,
taking down suggestions for altera-
tions or noting recommendations while
the officers of each regiment visited
followed as closely as the generals
pace would permit, explaining details
and arrangements.
The French residents at various
points inspected curiously. but enthusi-
astically. and occasionally cheered the
general and his STAFF.
The day was a partial holiday for the
troops, for inspection relieved them OF
drill for the period of its duration.
Hardly had the generals car vanished
on the way 10 the next inspection
point. when the men were hard at
work again, mastering the technikue OF
modern warfare
New-York tribune., 1917-07-20
First Letters, Long Delayed,
Make Troops in France Happy

while the others had been forwarded
from the sailing points of various
regiments.
Chaplain Sorts Mail
The mail here has been putin
charge of one of the army chaplains,
who has busy week between his Sun
day duties and his work as postmaster.
All letters and packages are forwarded
from Paris and must be sorted and
distributed under his direction. Like
wise he has charge of all the outgoing
mail, which is turned over to him after
having been censored by company Off
GERS.
Though he has been working on the
complicated problem only short time.
the chaplain already has evolved a
thorough going system which ensures
the soldiers receiving their mail within
a few hours after it's arrival. The out
going mail for the United States leaves
by way of Paris once daily.
Major General William l.. Sibert
went through his entire camp to-day
on .he first official inspection tour he
New-York tribune., 1917-07-20
Baseball Game
Puzzles French

UafrOnlZIUp ID
New-York tribune., 1917-07-20

has made. From early morning until
late in the afternoon he made the
rounds. and did not call it day until
he had examined each set of quarters
and inspected virtually every man in
hi5 command.
As the entire army is divided into
squads, the majority of which are bill
leted out with the inhabitants of the
district, the task of inspection was a
tremendous one and could be accom-
plished only by the amazing activity
of the general, who almost ran mis-
staff off their legs and set pace obvi-
ously stiff for the youngest of the men.
The result of the inspection was appar-
emily satisfactory in the main, for the
general criticised but seldom, and
everywhere had a good word for the
results achieved by the troops in
cleaning up the quarters into which
they have moved.
Here and there he found lack Of
cleanliness and proper sanitation which
he ordered rectiied. Occasionally,
also, in passing in front of the troops
lined up for his examination, he foun
time TO stop and exchange a word and
ask questions.
The inspection trip began punctually
New-York tribune., 1917-07-20

Amrican Training Camp in France,
July 19-Sveral thousand soldiers
wer made happy to-day when as many
letters or packages arrived and were
distributed among the various camps.
II was for many, if not most, of the
men the first mail they had received
since leaving the United United States,
and it was more welcome than anything
else could have been.
The original addresses on the letters
indicated often how long the families
of men had been out of touch with
them. Every third or fourth missive
was addressed in care of the former
assignments or regiments-for in
stance, the Mexican border and west.
ern forts. Others had found their
way over to Somewhere in France
despite the addresses; others had been
addressed 70 the recipients in Wash
ington in care of the War Department,
New-York tribune., 1917-07-20
Doesn' t Like
Learning Anew

francs a month
New-York tribune., 1917-07-20

! cents in New York and twice that price
in France. One almost expected each
sailor to produce a roast turkey or a
pheasant from up his sleeve at meal
time.
But then it was pretty much all meal
! time for these men, who were making
/ their shore leave an intensive affair.
| An Australian soldier told me the other
/ day how much he enjoyed the Louvre,
/ but it is not likely that many of the
4 American sailors or soldiers will be
found there, or in the Madeleine, for
that matter, or the Pantheon.
The poilu admires his Ame rican
comrade, but he is just a little
amazed While the Frenchman is viva
cous on a vacation and the Canadian
inclined to be noisy, the American is
( uproarious.
To all but very few of the American
soldiers and sailors the war is still a
lark.
The American, both by his size and
I demeanor and evident physical ht-
ness, seems a very superman to
the somewhat tired poiu. Then,
| the people of France. both civil
/ ians and soldiers, vastly overestimate
, the number Of American troops who
are already here and those who are to
come.
French papers have carried the most
/ optimistic statements Of members of
/ the National Council of Defence as
1 promises to be taken at full face value.
/ II there are less than $4,000 American
aviators in France within the next SIX
! months or a year the French will be
bitterly disappointed.
/ ,r hA nj
look particularly for American aid, but
they also expect at least half a million
| Of infantry within an extremely short
| time. When these expectations fail,
as they must, there will be disappoint-
ment. and perhaps bitterness. There
was a long period in which England
was far from popular on account OF the
! French feeling that she was not doing
| her bit. That mood has passed now.
Naturally, the French do not expect
as much from the Americans as the
/ English, and the slight CONSTANT
which exists between the French and
/ the English even under the most favor
able circumstances is not present IN
/ the case of the French and the Amerl-
cans. The poilu and the American sol
/ dier have chummed together, and Will
| find it increasingly possible to do so,
/ although an American soldier whom !
/ saw submitting to a hug from an en-
! thusiastic French friend was distinctly
| i'll at ease.
The American, however, is gregari-
, Gus. and simply must have some one
/ with whom he csn swap souvenirs and
! tobacco. OF course. he does not begin
to appreciate the valor and the lighting
ability Of the poilu. To him the
Frenchman is a "froggy." While there
is no contempt in the word. 1t carries \
distinct shade Of condescension. But
the American will get over that when
he has seen the poilu in action, and the
friendship of the cooperating soldiers
will then grow upon slightly less
-..uou;,;po, hasie
New-York tribune., 1917-07-20

forces of German steamers of the
Dutch coast, says:
"The Dutch government must recog-
nize that we require from il measures
and not mere words if it attaches value
to being regarded by US as really
neutral"
New-York tribune., 1917-07-20

One thing the American soldier will
not forgive the French. He may over
look their currency, since it serves to
make him seem richer than he is, and
perhaps he will pardon the fact that
they call bread pain" but ne is utterly
rebellous at the idea that he must
learn 10 count anew. He finds it hard
to be patient with the people who call
numbers out of their rightful names.
Yet. despite these lesser difficulties,
our soldiers and sailors are proftlng
by the honeymoon of France and Amer
ica. Whether in khaki or navy blue,
the man from the States can have about
what he wants. A little later on, the
poilu probably will be righteously en-
vious of the jingle of coin upon coin
which marks the progress OF the boys
Of Uncle Sam from point to point.
When the Frenchman spends sou
the American wastes dollar A sailor
who came up on the night train to
Paris from the port of debarkation told
me that for the first time in his lie
he had had all the champagne he
wanted. He said he had purchased
twenty-five quarts during his journey.
1t may have been little less. although
saw him open at least dozen bottles,
and, Of course, it was not real cham
pagne. but fzzy white wine, with ten
times as many bubbles, which cost only
two francs a bottle.
The sailor was not much the worse
for wear, as his wine opening was in
duced by desire for ostentation rather
than thirst. Almost everybody IN the
train shared his hospitality.
A New York newspaper correspond
ent found a quart forced upon him be-
cause he was able to furnish the sailor
with sufficient French TO borrow
match from a French soldier.
Not only money bulged in the pockets
Of the sailors on their lark to Paris,
but tins of salmon and ham and truihed
chicken. and what not. There was
chocolate in their hats, and under their
arms boxes Of fancy crackers, whiie
cigarettes and cigars poked out Of their
blouses. 1t was none of the French
cigarettes for them, but an expensive
American brand which sells for twenty
New-York tribune., 1917-07-20
Germans Warn Holland

Amsterdam, July l9.-The Berlin
"Vossische Zeitung." commenting on
the recent seizure By British naval
New-York tribune., 1917-07-20

"But why do they put them together
like that?"
The exchange, however, serves to
make the American soldier seem af-
fluent in France. The pay of the low
est private is $50 month, which does
not sound imposing even when s6 a
month is added for foreign service, but
with an exchange rate Of $40 francs
per dollar it amounts to 205.20 francs
a month, which bulks much larger.
This again may be augmented by the
50 bonus for marksman or the 50
bonus for a sharpshooter. The lowest
commissioned officer, the second lieu
tenant, finds that with His various al
lowances his salary amounts to l,O24'5l
francs a month.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-20
Hs Casolene
npHahon

ii9irstion came 10 the officer. Sud
4iI he gesticulsted with both hands
@. began to initiate George Beban as
= Psrisisn waiter IN one OF the old
''s'F 4 Fields shows. "'Ave you
a'gh Of &C gaz-o-leene?" ," he piped
,klgiy. Then an Interpreter came.
ultimately, there was no German
'-asney At Babel and "biere," "choco-
4 "antwich' and "bifstek" are near
s''sa to common meeting ground 20
%'ns American army from starving.
u are the difficulties of win insur-
,:s,nbls.
cont understand these people at
complained one soldier. "They
p ''us Of their words all right, but
. haven't got the sense to say 'em
"a ssy.'
A''isr objection Of the invading
vas that the townsfolk demanded
'~ sentences Of French. Mixtures
s~sa ineomprehensible 70 them, and
'>esr who exclaimed Indignantly,
-as'as, where is my cuff" got no
.Hsion whatever.
.seS0rsgement logged some who
=" fragments Of the language.
- vas, for instance, an ambitious
~ : Ss0 noticed the pretty waitress
g Srsnd Cafe and came around
',1' Gay to ask "Msdamoysell see
: '"' o0nhy moy une bayss?"
= .aIwered: "where do you get
!. And an earnest student of
:. Issage quit further researches
Ananes languages.
-. !" the language the currency Of
!. proves the most troublesome
80 "a the newcomers. How much
-. a'ksd the soldier, displaying a
). "h' and upon being informed
|n 20 eentimes he complained: !:
New-York tribune., 1917-07-20

The French ere prepared TO accent
M, only the American soldier, but his
Games Excelsior" the only illus
trated French daily, carried huge
picture on its back page yesterday OF
n baseball game at Colonies between
mines of the Amrican field service. ne
photograph was taken OF batter MT
ting AT wide one. Excelsior Gn-
dertook TO explain to its readers the
nature of the game. but failed to bring
out some of the finer points through
the fact that it confused the catcner
and the batter.
Thus, the picture was titled "A play
or goes 10 catch the ball, which mas
been missed by the catcher and un-
derneath ran the following explana-
ton: ave have given in our number
NJ Yesterday the rules Of baseball, nc
American national game, OF which
game. which is perhaps the first ever
nlaved in France, was played Yesterday
y, Colombes between the soldiers of
tho American ambulances. Here is an
aspect Of the game. The pitcher' oF
,hiower Of balls. whom one sees IN the
distance. has sent the ball. The eaten
or. or 'attrapeur,' who should restriSe
tho ball with his wooden club, mas
missed IL. and player placed oenind
him has seized IL in its flight
paris is filled with American nags'
,,;,b copies of President Wilson's mes
ssoo 10 Congrefs. Of pictures OF Pres
ident Wilson and Of General Pershing'
In fact. Americans are so popular JUST
no,y that the tsxicsb drivers VIII not
cheat them very much.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-20
# S. Soldiers Learn
French Isn't Pro-
nounced Right
B,seball Game
Puzzles Natives
americans and Poilus
Chummy Despite
Troubles Of Speech
By HEYWOOD BROUN

poRT IN FRANCE. June 2s.-Fine
4 phrases follow the flag, but on a
,,;, History, like bricks or p es or
..,,,sp,r:. seems to be made some
:. ,wally. Certainly, there was
80 AZ. and still less eloquence Of ex-
',;on bound up with the landing
|, a, first American expeditiOnary
.r. in France.
~ ,...ib,v the Americans had no time
..vi.e suitable sentiments for the
..,ioD in fine English because they
..- 50 busy striving to frame utii-
o,.s in bad French. The French
:. zach at West Point can hardly
&c, black. The vocabulary of the
,.,;e,n officer is washed clean even
1,sts The French of our army ends
!, =. aoui" line. There was occasion
!. i,.trnstional communication imme-
s,.lv The American motor trucks
a,o. arrive with the soldiers. They
=. i,r back on a slow ship, perhaps
/, a, one which is bearing the fine
.n.s to France.
fortunately the French were not ex-
wing a clockwork machine and they
=. ready TO correct the error in
..,,urs BY supplying trucks of their
n They sent the trucks and the
-,-s and the fuel, but the equip
-. should have included a few gal
- Of the English language. After a
=. ne value Of pantomime was ap-
,,tst,d BY both sides and there were
r,ts.ly a few interpreters. but at
.-,sumber Of our officers sought to
-In English serve by mixing it with
p.Es.
Tr, you enough gasolene ?" asked
a.ncsn officer The French driver
s.nh his shoulders to indicate that
h Ii ,ot understand. The officer
s-iki nierantly and spoke with gen.
sruness, as Il TO a wayward child.
elR you enough gasolene?" he said.
q, the Frenchman's shoulders went
Have you enough gasolene ," re-
A.s. the ofhcer, only this time he
4.s lcudly and fercely. as if talking
Is wife. Even yet the Frenchman
@rs, understand.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-07
Methodist Church Notes

Sunday School, 1Oa.
We have the largest Sunday
School in town-we just need you
and another like you, to make it
the best. Meet with us Sunday
morning.
Morning worship, II a. m.. with
sermon by the pastor.
Evening worship, 1870 p. M,
with sermon by the pastor. Special
music.
No prayer meeting this week be-
cause of the revival going on at
the Presbyterian church. Be sure
to attend the revival Wednesday
night and as many other nights as
you can.
We welcome you to our services
on Sunday, both morning and
evening. Special music in the
evening.
BENJAMIN EITELGEORGE,
PASTOR.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-07
Musical Treat Promised
AT The Hot Springs

Invitations have been issued for
a rare musical evening. Saturday,
December s, at the Hot Springs
hotel The following artists from
Denver will render the program:
Mr.. Hartridge Whipp, baritone;
Miss Della Hoover, violinist; Mr..
Lawrence X. Whipp, pianist; Miss
Leonora Fisher at the piano. MIR.
Whipp sang at the Philharmonic
orchestra at the Broadway theatre
in Denver Thursday.
The musical will be informal and
will begin at $50 The program
as prepared includes many choice
selections and the affair gives
promise of being Il most joyous oc
casion, coming as it does at the
opening of the holiday season.
If anyone has been overlooked
in the mailing of invitations, the
hotel wishes them to be present
anyway, as it is the desire of the
popular hotel TO have the music
loving people of Idaho Springs all
enjoy this innovation and treat.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-07
MuScOVite Lode
Will Soon Be Worked

1t is reported on reliable au-
thority that a company has been
formed to work the Muscovite lode
on Democrat mountain. 1t is one
of the earl y day discoveries. The
surface ores were quite rich in
gold and were at one time worked
exclusively for that metal. The
property now belongs to the class
of large solid lead lodes with a
galena vein from eight inches to
two feet in width, besides large
strings of feeders of mineral run
ming thru all the crevice matter.
The ore is high in lead and low
in silver, running from twenty
ounces silver and 6o percent lead
to forty ounces silver and 73 per-
cent lead, just as it comes out OF
the mine.
1t is now proposed to drive Il
crosscut to intersect the vein at a
very great depth, when it is hoped
the continuity of the ore will be
in evidence.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-12-07
Revival Services All
Presbyterian Church

DR.. Elder has already made his
reputation as "a Man With a
Message. He is strong preacher
with a pleasing personality and
good strong voice. In spite of the
many other attractions there has
been a good attendance and in
terest in these meetings.
This coming week there ought
to be full church to greet the
evangelist at every service
The special music during the
meetings has been very good. Mr..
Mccain, the violinist, and his
talented wife gave some excellent
music They will both assist dur
ing the coming week Some of
the soloists were: Mrs. Spessard,
Miss Case, Mr.. Benson. DIR. Ell
der used his good bass voice in a
duet with Mrs. Spessard. He
will sing in a quartet Sunday even
ing. Mrs. Ballantine and Miss
Ballantine sang a very beautiful
duet on Friday evening.
Following is list of subjects
on which DIR. Elder will preach
during the coming week:
Sunday, Dec. 8, IL a. m.-"Sal-
vation Only Through the Mighty
Name of Jesus.
Sunday evening: "The Worlds
Greatest Question"
Monday, evening: "Our Warrant
in Coming to Christ.
Tuesday evening: "What Must
IDo to Become Christ's Disciple p
Wednesday evening: Christ
Waiting for Room.
Thursday evening: "Sin-How
God Pardons and Blots it Out of
Our Lives.
Friday evening: Saying Good
Bye to God.
Sunday morning. Dec. Is: "The
Every Member Church..
Sunday evening: "The American
Home-A Tribute to the Queen
Therein.