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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-27
Band Plays Tonight
At Honor Guard PIX,

The Sixteenth United States cavalry
band will play at the Girls National nor.
or Guard park at Twelfth and Elizabeth
streets from 80 until 2 o'cicck tonight.
These concerts ON Sundays aud WcdncS-
days right in the heart of tire city are
becoming immensely popular, both with
soldiers and civilians. Seats have bee
placed in the park or ia, u.e ii the sd
dierS.
Band Leader n. Rcch oday announced
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-27

Exceptionally attractive programs are
being offered during the latter part Of
the week at the various local moving pie
ture theatres.
For Thursday Manager A. Dittmann of
the Dittmann theatre has turned his house
over To the Rio Grande chapter of the Red
Cross, the proceeds of the days ticket
sales to 20 to the benefit Of the local
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90
THE WEATHER FURECASI.

The following weather forecast for
the lower gulf coast states and the
Magic Valley is issued by the United
States Weather Bureau NJ New Orleans:
Tonight and Thursday partly cloudy;
light southriy winds on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-27

To pack ~ilage in silos 80 that the little
Spoils J. the purpose Of a machine an Iowa
farmer has invented.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-27

SARAH B%ERNTIARDT IL COMING.
Sarah Bcrnhardt. the name, i sufficien'
to draw an audience anywhere in America
or France. or England, or any of a hal'
dozen other nations Of the world. Blu
Sarah Rcrnhardt IN "Mothers of France
coming To the Dreamland theatre Thursda,
and described ~ ~.Filmdom'S Supreme OF.
fcring 10 the French Nation" should at
tract hundreds who might otherwise no
be- Interested. The play seeks to show
French womanhood at lis hest. and thu
greatest actress in the world. despite hci
great age and crippled and almost bcdrid
den condition, i able 70 put forward tn,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-27
At THE MOVIES TODAY.

QuEEN-Dorothy Dalton and Howard
Hicxmau in 1.-The Female Of the Species"
Friday. Nv omanhood, the Glory OF the
Nation
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-27

OREAMlAND-He ellen Holmes in THE
Railroad Raiders" and other numbers.
Sarah Bernhardt coming Thursday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-27
WZZZW
N~s7rHE17REs-y
TODAY

He is not fiji for a little Angel like you.
I'm not sn Angel, I'm just his vile, and
love him."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-27
GOODS LAW ANO MANS" is the
RED CROSS OFFERING THURSDAY
Exceptionally Good Programs Are Offered
At Local Theaters During ast Ct Weel

chapter. Mrs. A. Ashheim and Miss Anti
kowalski of the Entertainment commiitc
of the chapter today are arranging a fe.
vocal and special numbers To- 20 with IT,
moving picture, Gods Law and Mans
a five reel photoplay taken from Pa
Trent'~ "a Wife Bv Purchase and feat
urinc Miss Viola Dana.
The plot is easy 10 anticipate. hut il j
well balanced and romantic IN character
In the llindoo girl "Amclia." an oppor
tunity i given Miss Dana Ia repeat tn
success She has always had in portray
ing a part of this type. The ardent bu.
undisciplincd nature Of this offspring o
an English father and q IIindoo mother
indicated by the actress with fidelity am
unhroken charm. Her physical expression
of the part is more than ordinarily convinc
ing and she makes mn appealing figure a.
the faithful "Amelia." who is ready e
give her life for the man she loves.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-27
Southwestern

SuUIHWttttTH
North Texas. clear. a.
East Texas. clear. 50
Gulf Coast. clear. ~
West Texas. clear. ~.
Arkansas. clear. 10
Louisiana. clear. Al.
Oklahoma. clear. Is.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-27

DiTTMANN-Gladys HuIette in "The
CanLy Girl" Coming Thursday, Gods
Law and Mas"
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Local Observations.

The following local weather observa-
tions are issued today by Mrs. A. w. Reed.
Brownsville, and covers the period of
twenty-four hours ending Z "a. IN. today:
Maximum temperature ........... 800
Minimum temperature ........... 40
Iiaromctric pressure ............ 1905
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-27
M1GS@'9bMl

] The Tuesday Bridge club was entertain
ed IN ITS weekly session yesterday after
noon by Miss Petra Champion.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

The kaiser shall not press down
upon the brow OF labor his iron cross.
Boston Transcript.
There are indications that the Ger
man peace dove is about TO scream
again.-New York Sun.
Il looks as II an unusually large
number Of French and British tourists
VIII spend the winter in Italy Dallas
News.
Great Britain probably will come to
an agreement with Ireland II Ireland
ever comes to an agreement with
ltself-Emporia Gazette.
The question rs Kerenskv a big
enough man 70 lead the Russians -
has been answered in the affirma tive.
He IS about two jumps ahead OF them.
Chicago Tribune.
Russia will not get out Of the war.
says herenslty; but the question that
q great many men are anxiously ask
ing is, "Will Russia get into ft2'-
Florida Times Union.
For weeks the New York World has
been asking who is Hylan?" After
careful study were prepared to an
swer that he's mayor elect OF New
York city--Waco News.
As an exposure Of German ambi-
tons, OF what the issue to the world
is, Of the necessity for the subordina-
ton and even suppression or every
selfish interest for the accomplish
ment OF a purpose vital. direct and
personal to US all. Nj Wilson's speech
at Buffalo should be pondered b.
every American.-Pittsbur Dispatch.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28
Lille Interviews

80 TO the theater they want relaxation
and entertainme Especially is
his true at the present time when the
country is facing the greatest prob
lem OF is history Wholesome enter
tainment Of the lighter type is
tonic for mind and body and should
be encouraged everywhere as an an
tidote 70 the stern and unpleasant
realities that people have TO meet in
their daily life
Indians living in southern Arizona
are. not bothered much by the state
prOhibltOry law when they want a lit
tie drink" said Henry Scates Of Ari-
IONA. There has always been a fed
eral law against selling liquor 10 In
dians, but il was hard to enforce IN
til the enactment Of the state pro-
hibitory law, when bOotleggers quit
selling TO Indians for better class OF
business This didn't bother the bibu-
lousy inclined Pima or PapagO
though. He just went TO work and
made IN a batch Of .tisWin' OF 'Iula-
PAL as II is sometimes called In
making IL the Indian took a quantity
Of corn, placed il in a five gallon oil
can, and poured water over it. When
the fermentation was completed, the
mixture was boiled over a camp fire.
Sometimes a certain variety Of cactus
growing on the desert was added to
give peculiar flavor While tiSWin
is only a fermented liquor II is very
intoxicating. To the Indian intoxica-
ton has a religious significance and
tiswin and other Indian drinks are
said 10 be used in Indian ceremonies.
While government officials are sup
posed to to discourage the making Of
tiswin it is a very hard matter to de-
tect. as the tiswin maker is as much
an adept at keeping the practice hid
den as the mOonshiner of the south"
= =
so far as the city and county
health departments are concerned, 7
favor the consolidation plan" said
county health officer DR.. VIII Rogers.
There IS no doubt that the duplica-
ton Of effort in the same departments
in the city and county means useless
expense to the public II the two
health departments were Joined, fewer
employees could do the work now done,
and could DO it more efficiently"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28

was his first taste Of real adventure.
.Thenceforth exploration became his
ruling passion. One OF his shipmates
wrote that the vessel was too small
10 hold him.
The next long stop was B0mbey.
Several OF the officers made a trip TO
the interior for look at the PoOnah
caves ana TO EarIL OF course We are
familiar with those places. but Kane
wasn't He spent so much money in
cave candles that he had 70 borrow 10
get back 10 the ship. The natives
thought he was in league with the
local God Perhaps he was.
After India came LuZOn. Yes. a
Philippine Island. The one on which
is the volcano Tael pronounced "
yilej. Here Kane added 10 his reputa-
ton by insisting that the natives
lower him goo feet into the steamiug-
lnE crater II is recorded that one OF
his shoes was burned OFF. and the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28

IN addition to the effects produced
upon air scouts by sudden ascent and
descent we now hear OF extensive
dope poisoning q disease prevalent
among the workmen who apply on
airplaues the compounds which makes
the covering OF the structure durable
and waterproof" said John J. Snyder
And so, with every so called step for
ward in industry, with every new type
OF occupation, we have some disease
or diseases peculiar 70 IL Like our
codes and law books, our list Of all
ments Of workers continue 70 grow
and ramify. Where Will Il all end
The number Of patients in the
United States who annually desert
sanatoriums because Of the food is not
incOnsiderable," said 5. -Woluan.
SUcn institutions. or those who run
them. should always keep in mind
that they are dealing with human life,
and that therefore what may seem
trivial may assume huge importance
in the aggregate. The Importance in
tuberculosis, for instance. of nourlsh-
ing food in sufficient quantities is no
greater than the Importance Of having
II pleasing and acceptable to the pa
tienL."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28
FACTS ABOUT OUR NAVY
Elisha Kane.
BY LIEUTENANT FITzHUGH GREEN, I. :. n.

In 1886 he was a student At the
University Of Virginia Rheumatic fe-
yer laid him flat Doctors said il was
all off with the lad. But the father
was an iron man-evcn 10 the eX-
tent Of being a hardware dealer.
Bear up, Boy said the brave old
fellow, and die with your boots on.
His words gave Kane courage 20
survive years Of adversely that would
have killed the average mule.
He took NJ medicine and mastered
it. At % he entered the navy and
went 10 China BY way OF South
America. The Brazilian wilderness
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28
News of the Boy Scouts
1By won G. THOsIAs.


J their present troops Dr.. Jenness will
be in charge The next meeting Will
be held az the chamber Of commerce
Saturday morning Dec. J. at 9 o'clock
This is an opportunity to secure prac-
ticaI training in first aid treatment
and bandaging.
Registered Scouts Exceed zoo.
Local headquarters has registered
its 200th Scout this week This makes
an increase OF an average Of Is
month since the present Scout ex-
ecutive assumed charge OF the Scout
work here. Some OF these have re-
moved 70 other cities or been dropped,
so that the present mem bership is
composed o. 155 active and associate
Scouts.
ScOutmasterB Meet.
Most OF the Scoutmasters attended
the adult Scout leaders meeting at
headquarters Monday evening Assis-
tant scOutmaster Walter Clayton 5r-s
gave demonstrations in knot tying.
Protection OF Uniform.
In order 70 aid the military police
in their efforts to enforce the law
protecting the uniform OF the United
States army and navy, the following
is given and all Scouts are requested
TO help by reporting all violations
Extract from Public Act No. S. 64th
congress, approved June 9, 1915. sec
ton 125. protection OF the uniform;
1T shall be unlawful for any per-
son not an OLEicer or enlisted maIl OF
the United State army. navy, or ma
rine corps to wear the duly prescnbed
Uniform Of the United States amy,
navy, or marine corps, or any disinc-
tive part Of such Uniform, or a mi
form any part OF which is simiis to
a distinctive part OF the duly pre-
scribed uniform Of the United Sates
army, navy, OF marine corps. lro-
vided, that the foregoing proviiou
shall not be construed 50 as 10 re-
vent officers or enlisted men OF The
national guard from wearing IN mr.
suauce Of law and reguiatiols he
uniform lawfully prescribed % be
worn by such officers or enlisted nen
OF the national guard, nor 20 prevnt
members OF the organization known
as the Boy Scouts OF America or ne
naval militia, or such other o-ganiza-
tiOns as the secretary OF var nay
designate. from wearing tfeir pre-
scribed uniforms.
ANY person who Offend against
the provisions Of this sect1n shall.
on conviction, be punished y a fine
not exceeding $500, or by mprison-
ment not exceeding six monus. or by
both such fine ard imprisonment"
BY this and another law encted BY .
congress the use OF the lnifdNus
badges and insignia OF the oEaniza-
ton OF the Boy Scouts OF America is
limited TO regularly REGISTERED mem
bers OF the Boy Scouts Of Anerica-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28
What Your Boy Is
Doing
By DAVID N. CHURCH.


gers and general handy men IN the
meantime.
Mounted men are OF no value in q
war which is fought from holes in the
ground However, the cavalryman
has his place. Those mounted units
which have not been dismounted by
the general staff Will take up guard
work and patrOllins behind the lines.
These men VIII be useful as watch
men and couriers. but while they re-
main mounted they viii see little OF
active service
II there should come a change in
warfare and open fighting is finally
resorted TO, then the cavalryman will
come into his own In an open fight
the cavalryman bears the first brunt
Of the fight. 1t is the duty OF the
cavalry troops to swoop down on the
enemy forces and break their ranks.
They proceed all charges in open war
fare and their work is hazardous and
dangerous.
If your boy is in the cavalry you
may count on having him on this side
OF the Atlantic for some time to come.
Cavalrymen are distinguished BY
yellow hat cords. chinstraps and the
leather puttees which they all must
wear
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28
Enough Tragedy in Life; PIaygoerS Prefer to See Mirth
arizona Indian Gets RegouSy Drunk on Home Made Booze

E@HERE is enough tragedy in
life without paying to see
more OF It." said James J..
Si-rphy- 7 have followed the stage
--osely for the past % years and ever
since the organization Of the stage
employees union have been a member
it- II is my observation that peo-
would rather be entertained with
Ter dramas and motion picture
lays than with the more serious
t9e OF plays. There is a good reason
for this In every day life people
have too much Of the serious the sad,
The dark things OF life. When they
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28

w 7A SIN D. c; - Nov ,. ssM
w Charge OF the Light Bri-
gader in the present war. Americas
dashing cavalry is no more. II is
true there are a number Of cavalry
units in the regular army. but they
will not be detailed for foreign duty.
Moreover, there were numerous ma
tional guard cavalry organizations,
but most OF these have been trans
ferred to the infantry and made into
specialized units, such as machine
gun units
In the olden days It was the cav
airy, charging on foaming horses, that
preceded the infantry in it's every at
tack Today the cavalry is gone, and
with it much OF the glorious heroism
OF wars past
There is at present an agitation for
two troops OF cavalry for every d.
vision II this proposition is adopted
by the general staff, then the cavalry
men are destined TO become virtually
soldiers in reserve, acting as messen-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28
DOUGLASS SCHOOL PUPILS
DOING PATRIOTIC SERVICE

The Douglass High school and
grammar departments are learning to
knit in order TO make articles needed
by the soldiers in this country and
France. The high school girls are
sewing for the soldiers. They are be-
ing helped by their mothers and other
women who sew at the school in the
afternoon.
4 service flag is being prepared to
show the number Of young men for
mer students Of the Douglass school
now e1EaEed as officers and privates
in the United States army.
Mrs. E c Coleman is directing the
Junior Red Cross OF this school to
save papers and tinfoil to he used in
helping on the war. She has made
the Douglass domestic science de-
partment lunch room a member Of
the United States Food Administra-
ton.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28


/ y COUT Walton Berkshire, Of troop
8. FL Paso. temporarily with
- troop Sc, Of san Diego. Cal, dur
ing his sojourn there was the only
scout in that troop 20 qualify for
Liberty loan war service medal as
given by the Treasury department FOR
securing bonds from ten OF more fami-
lies. He secured a. E Paso Boy
Scouts are keeping e. Paso in the
public eye.
Boy scout Campaign Cheapest
Incomplete returns show a total OF
Ss1,4O5,I50 and 46s,431 Liberty loan
subscriptions secured through the ef-
forts OF the Boy Scouts Of America all
over the United States. The officials
OF the Treasury department have been
most generous In their repeated state
ments OF appreciation, and Il has been
medically brought to the attention
OF National Scout headquarters that
in proportion 70 results secured. the
special campaign Of the Boy Scouts Of
America occasioned less expense than
any other feature OF the campaign
WOOdcraft and signaling Tests.
Tests in Woodcraft and signaling
for both first and second class will b.
given Friday at 2 ocl91c at the old
stone house on the mesa
Scout Officials Are Lieutenaufs.
Assistant scoutmaster J. Patrick
Holmes, OF troop 8. and L Lee Hall
chairman Of the troop committee Of
troop Z, have successfully completed
their course OF instruction at Leon
Springs and have been commissioned
first lieutenants
Scouts to Sell Candy At Stadium
Many Boy Scouts will be doing
their bit" AZ the football games at
the high school stadium Thanksgiv-
ing day. They viii sell candy. pea
nuts and American flags. All the re-
oeipts will 20 into the general fund
which will be raised that day It is
hoped that everyone attending viii
come with change In their pockets
prepared TO buy for the boys over
there"
Scouts taking part viii report 20
the Scout executive at 1850 o'clock at
the gymnasium. Passes must be Sc
cured from their scOutmasteEs or
Scout headquarters not later than
noon Thanksgiving day.
GrumdvfeW Miasion Troop.
A new troop Of Scouts was organ
lied Saturday evening at the Grand
view Mission. with James P Daniels
as scoutmaster- He has served IN
that capacity in another city.
All Scouts Eligible.
Il has been decided TO open the Red
Cross training class TO all Scouts,
without making IL necessary to leave
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28

TLLICK HELLWANGER is or
gaming a stock company for the
purpose OF investing in a quart.
The fur crop is reported as being
bountiful this season. It looks like
imposing on the wild animals to take
their clothes away from them IN the
winter time.
lobe Moseley made a good roads
speech at Bounding BillOws Saturday
night. During his remarks he declared
that the time to nip mud holes in the
bud is when they are young and tender.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28

ATO other naval officer living or
m dead has a greater claim on
fame-if only for the things
that didn't kill him. No sailorman
ever sailed so Tar in variety or in
miles None has fought loved.
dreamed. written and suffered TO
greater degree than did this indomi-
table invalid. And he holds the Iong
distance pill record OF our navy.
Do you wonder how an invalid
could be a naval officer3 Wait.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28
Uncle Walls Denatured Poem.
The Long Face

always
weary ftyseven
bones;
than endless sughteng fields
watering
Pm frivolous hardened that smile; but grief will only shvel
while
The
joys ap things coming easily
henn
sang multiply signs
time, but with sGory
cheerful rhyme.
copyrrbt uy George MartnCv Adams WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28

men died from exhaustion A. these
troubles had their Whack az Kue. he
survived Not until Feb 1e, 187. did
a stroke Of paralysis finally ovccome
the logged persistence Of his co rage
And some people have the nere 70
critcise his Arctic volumes on the
ground that he exasserates- He
couldn't exaEgeratei-C Copyright 1917
by George Matthew Adams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28

fumes laid him out for several hours
(Which fumes2)
China proved so attractive that our
hero got relieved from duty and set
up a medical practice in Macao.
Get the atlas) six months later ne
fell with rice fever. This discouraged
him into starting home BY way OF
the South Sea Islands With char
acteristic and impartial enthusiasm he
made friends with head hunters can
nibals, poisoned dartsmen. and other
comic opera characters His wasted
frame and fever-throbbing head
proved no allurment to his blood
thirsty companions
To uphold my own reputation de-
sire to say that there is documentary
evidence in the navy department that
Kane's next naval service took him
20 Africa and the Nile where he SUI
fered from coast fever and bubouic
plague respectively-or inversely. for
Ii should make little difference IN
officially he also had boil about this
time which proved most troublesome
Of the three Plague and fever are
child's play alongside Of a good ripe
boil
Then the Mexican war broke out
Warship duty becoming dull and To-
cal germs inactive the restless Kane
demanded transfer TO the army. a
little later he led a small scouting
party across the weather side OF
Mexico City and captured a. persons.
one OF whom stuck him in the st0m-
ach with n lance Such was his good
humor tKane's) that he went TO the
hospital without a murmur and was
able TO enjoy a serious case OF typhoid
fever before he escaped
Positively I'm ashamed 10 say q.
but on the L. S. S. Supply bound for
the Mediterranean Kane contracted
tetanus and fingered so long at
deaths door that the grim reaper
must have mistaken him for a book
agent or the gas man.
Somehow he EOt back 90 Mobile
bay and was just on deck again when
he secured orders to the Grinnel Arc
tic expedition in search OF Sir John
Franklin. Two years on salt horse
and walrus only whetted his appetite
for the north On his return he or
Eanized his own expedition and sailed
from New York May 80. 1858.
His ship Advance was wrecked His
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28
(RY II. S. I'D

new vigor Of common council action has been
revealed in US We should especially thank God that IN
such circumstances IN the midst OF the greatest enterprise
the spirits of men have ever entered upon have
but observe reasonable and practicable economy abund-
anoe with which to supply the needs Of those associated
with Us as well as our own light shines about
The great duties of day awaken new and greater ma
tiona spirit We shall again be divided or
wonder what stuff made Of"
Thanksgiving ordinarily is sectional in the sense that
one section has one for thanuness and another
another One may have to rejoice IN the fruit
fitness of the fields another in extraordinary press Of
business while third glad that large orders have kept
the mills running night and day with high wage payments
and bonuses or overtime While fourth may be thankful
that the ships has kept in the shpyards
and in the forests whence come the ships tmbers.
And Thanksgiving differs from individual to individual
ordinarily in that thankful for and
other for another But for the blessings of unity unset
fshness the spirit Of self sacrifice and the consciousness
Of being enlisted for righteousness the whole peO
pie may rejoice.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28

1t IS reported that after stormng the village Of Fon
tame Notre Dame the oers among the British attacking
forces IproTlsed the following version Of well known
hymn: There IS Fontaine filled with blood drawn from
the AIemand's veins
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28

Prosperity clngs firmly to E Paso but not more tena
cously than the that have 900 troops
here this winter That tale is wonder for longevity