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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06
Al NeU Zealand Men OF
Military Age Must Enrol

Wellington. New Zealand, Aug g.
The New zealand police hereafter
viii enforce that section Of the New
Zealand military service law which
aims at the enrolment OF every man
OF military age i'm the Dominion In
the expediti0uary force reserve Po-
licemen may accosr citizens and make
inquiries accordingly
Eligible men not enrolled viii be
liable TO a fine OF $3.50 or three
months Imprisonment It is hoped by
this step not only TO ensure that the
name Of every fit man is on the roll
but 10 detect men who have failed TO
comply with the military ballot
drafting by means of numbered
marbles and card indeXes)- That is
every man who is not in military uni
form viii have TO have either an en-
rolmeut certificate or a leave pass
showing that he has been medically
rejected IL is expected that the
powers thus given the police viii
lead TO many Correspond
euce Of A. P.1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06
BRINGS STORIES
OF WAR 5H0RR0R
Alamo Woman Tells Of Man
Brought Home in Basket,
Wife Goes Insane.

Alamogordo. n. ~, Aug. 6--M--
and AIRS. Thomas O'Bei-Iy and dauE1-
ter. Miss Lucille, who have returned
from a months vacation in Canada.
have a great many stories straight
from Canadian soldiers who have been
Somewhere i'm France" and have
come back wounded or sick. Every
week" says Mrs. O'ReiIly, wounded
soldiers are being brought into Can
ada. some with an arm or a leg or an
eve missing, some crippled and help
less from rheumatism contracted
through exposure, and many OF them
completely insane from the horrors
and noises of battle"
Wounded, CruyyIs Eight Miles
Mrs O'Eeiuy tells or a soldic- who
was wounded and left on the field OF
battle for several hours because Of the
scarcity Of arlbuIances. which makes
it necessary 20 leave those not uucon-
scious until the more seriously
wounded are taken 20 the hospitals.
After the departure Of the ambu-
lances. crazed by pain, this soldier
dragged himself slowly, inch by inch.
o. -.. .r-- -7 -r.-. ra mas
-1- -7-- --9' anu
rrailed by blood from MS wounded nip
and found moaning and unconscious.
lie was taken TO a hospital and "a
piece OF iron weighing LnFee-LnAl -lls
of a pound was removed from the
wound He was sent from hospital TO
hospital I'm England and family PACK
To- his home iu Canada After spend
ing some time iu Canada he seemed
TO be getting so much better that he
was finally cousi dered -tit' for an al-
tomopile ride livery tH-AE went ----ti-
nicely until = blowout occurred The
explosion was Slcn Sloch TO the
sick man that he had Co DE sent TO
the hospital again and was there l1r
weeks before DE recovered
Drought Home in CLONES bnshet-
Another Canadian soldier lost pol-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06
JAS. B. TRYMIER
FIRST DRAFT TED
Out Of II in District No.
Appearing Before Board,
Army Gets One.

ENlm nation OF men tur the nation
u army began in FL Faso at g o'clock
Monday morning when city board so.
convened and started its Ia5ors.
Eleven men presented themselves
during the morning and the net re-
suit just before noon was the accept
..uce OF only one man for the draft
-Four claimed alien citizenship.
while three. Walter Emerson P0foa-
William L. Major and Ventura Zepeda.
all OF whom passed the medical exam
nation. filed exemption claims on the
grounds OF dependent relatives
James Baxter Trym.er. living az the
Plaza hotel passed the examination.
made no exemption claim, and thereby
became the first FL Pasoau chosen by
the draft for the new national army
Examination or the other regis
trants had not yet been concluded at
noon and that OF the remainder of the
SO men summoned hy the board 20 APP
pear Monday VIII he undertaken this
afternoon
j. +. Williams is chairman Of this
board. a. H. GnldS-elu IS clerk George
Carothers, Interpreter. DIS. L. g.
NltlerspOon and II. - White pLysl-
clans offices OF the board are on
the fourth floor or the new courthouse.
County Board Higgins Tuesday.
The county board viii begin IFS la
hors at o'clock Tuesday morning. and
city board No. / viii convene Thurs
day morning.
The district exemption board. OF
which j. H. GoEEin. OF Fl Faso. is
chairman. and TO which all exemption
claims on grounds of dependents. iu-
duStr.al and agricultural occu0atlOn
VIII De referred. VIII begin its DELHI
erations at san Antonio Tuesday and
VIII meet daily Members Of this
board We're in Austin Tuesday attend
ing joint meeting OF all the district
boards of the state
Members of the board besides Judge
GOEg.n are n. =. HudeHrauf. san AM
tonic. secretary Fred Barr. San An
tonic. IT. T. Shear. Waco. and Ur O.
w Goddard. Holland. judge Goeef0
stated on leaving Thursday for san
Antonio that he would probably be
kept away month attending meet
lngs OF the district board
County Must send 2H.
Chairman A. Boone. Of the county
board. said Monday morning thar his
board had been ordered by the adj
Jutant generals office at Austin To
draw 10 percent more men than the
-l3 first demanded for the national
at my Mulcn Woulu require that the
board set the county quota at 2fI meu.
Mr. Boone said il might be necessary
to call the 2037 men registered iu El
PasO county outside Of the city 10 se-
cure the quota
No Increase Fer City
l. A. Dale and J. F. Williams chair
men, respectively. OF the two city
boards said Monday that they had
received no notice that their allot-
ments. 26S and 369 respectively. had
been increased.
Referring TO he work Of his board
Monday morni.s. Mr. Williams said
that total Of % had been summoned
TO appear that morning and a like
numler in the afternoon, and that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06
NO STRIKE AT CAMP CODY,
MEN AT WORK At THE SCALE

Rumors that a strike OF carpenters
al Camp Cody. DeminE. n. NJ, had
been called because Of differences be-
tween army officers and carpenters
were disposed OF Monday morning by
Fl Paso labor union officials with the
statement that there was no strike at
DemiuE and would not be. notwirh-
standing that a formal recognition
Of the carpenters union had not been
granted. They said that the camp
contractors. whose headquarters were
at Dallas and St Louis had always
employed union men and were con-
tinuing that policy on the army work
At DeminE- and the men had been
advised TO continue at work at the
scale Of - cents an hour John How
ard. one Of the business agents of tina
FL PasO carpenters union has re-
turned from a conference with the
men at DemIuE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06
CONDITIONS FOR SOLDIERS
HERE GOOD SAYS A. A. FISK

Conditions in El Paso for the sol
diers are far better than in most cit
les and towns along the Mexican Dor
der. according TO a. A. Fisk. repre-
sentative OF the national commission
on soldiers recreation. Mr.. Fisk
stopped here Monday en- route east
ward along the border and held a
conference with O.. O. North al the
chamber of commerce. ar North is
also o representative of this COM
m issiOu.
"I have been along the Arizona
Sonora border for some time" MT.
Fisk said. and I have found cOndi-
tions there much improved during the
past several months In FL PasO the
soldiers are given much more oppor-
tunity for social diversion than in
most cities
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06
NEED MORE LAND
FOR CAMP CODY.
Deming Training Station
May Be More of Canton
ment Than Tent City.

pemfue. y. ~. Aug. 6-SeveraI
hundred additional acres OF land are
being negotiated for 10y representa-
tives OF the war department for Camp
Cody according 10 Capt James Re
gan. of the guartermaster department
IL rs said that the plans of the build
ers Of the camp include the erection
of many more cantoument buildings
than at first were specified
owen Hughes. representing the
Johnson Construction company. the
camp contractor. has arrived here
from Dallas. Tex W j. Holmes. who
was with the Pershiug expedition. has
been named labor commissioner TO
secure workmeu- 1t is reported that
the government is offering 20 cents
am hour for carpenters There viii
be no sulcon-ractors.
q. II. Constructor Arrives.
Maj Charles H. Miller. construction
0uarrermaSrer. has arrived here from
Fort Logan H. Roots, Ark Capt
Marshall b. sharp. assistant COusLrlc-
tor. accompauie 10y his wife. are here
from Washington Lieut. Raymond
B.. NcLaws is iu command of the base
hospital
F. ID. Denison. from Omaha. Neb..
viii be general camp secretary of the
r. ~ g. a. here Present plans are
and general headquarters for the T.
Thirty five men viii be employed in
this section
Big Railroad Improvements.
Railroad extensions for Camp Cody
viii include the removal of the stock
yards 20 a point near the brlCkyarl.
east of the city. 5000 feet of sIllues
west Of the T. T. o \ W crossing the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06
GIVES DAILY DRILLS TO
MEN SUBJECT TO DRAFT

Plainview. Texas. Aug 6.-Tlat the
young men Of plaluFIeE- who have
been drafted. may know the fuudl-
mental principle of m.ll-arism before
they report 10 training camps, Col r
T. Smyth and W j. kUuEer are drill
ing squad every afternoon and have
extended an invitation 20 anyone who
cares TO participate. A number of
men who VIII be exempt also are TAX
iuE the training with the idea Of
forming a local home defence guard
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06
CAMP BOWIE WILL BE READY
FOR Ell PASOANS BY AUG. IS

san Antonio. Tex, Aug. 6.-Au-
nOuucemeut was made at southern
department headquarters here that
Camp Bowie. Fort Worth. would be
ready for occupancy by the Texas
national guard briEades by August
IS. when IL is expected that tentage
and other equipment viii have been
received there. The Texas troops VIII
20 direct 70 Camp Bowie without
regfmental mobilization. Il was said,
meanwhile being held In their
armories AT the service Of the fed
cral government. into which they
were mustered Sunday.
Lieut. Col Herbert F. Stevenson,
First Texas infantry. and Lieut. Ike
a7derete fr. Of Fl PasO. are here 10
report to the department Col
stevenson probably viii return 10 FL
Paso at once.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06
Ell PASOAN INVENTS STEEL
TENT STAKE WITH A REEL

The armies Of the allies may soon
De using a tent stake invented by an
TI Pasoau, Augustus Easnett. 1914
Circle avenue. who has just received
patent papers for the device It is a
steel stake, with q flange like that Of
a hayonet blade, hard to batter by
sIedge driving and fitted with a hand
reel with wire cable, with which to
keep the tent sides and flies taut un-
der weather conditions. The quarter
master general in Washington has a
model of the device for approval It
can be driven into any sort of ground,
even frozen.
Mr.. Basnett is negotiating with
manufacturers for supply Of the
tent stakes and expects TO secure
rareuts in foreign countries He re-
Gently moved here from Austin, Tex.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06
ALL NATIONAL
GUARD IS IN"
Federalizing Of Last Units
is Completed in Accor-
dance With Order.

Washington. u. C., Aug 6--A- the
national guard troops of the United
States have now been incorporated in
.aa federal service and viii be ready
to- foreign service at the call of the
government The first contingent
went into federal service July Is. the
second on July % and the last went
in August .. This last contingent
comprised the anuoual guard units OF
western and southwestern states
Texas Has Nine Regiments.
san Antonio. Texas. Aug 6--lIObi.-
i1atlon OF Tie Texas national guard,
excepting the Second, Third and
Fourth infantry regiments and one
squadron OF cavalry which is already
IN the federal service, was accom-
plisLed i'm Texas today The mObill-
zatiUu of the Texans adds TO the ma
ready in service, SIX regiments Of IN
fautry. one OF cavalry and two OF ar
ti-lerE.
New Mexico Goes In.
Albuquerque. N. NJ, Aug 6--The
First New Mexico infantry and bat
terry A. First New Mexico field artil-
lery- passed into federal service yes
te-day without ceremony. The action
was informal for the troops had re-
ally been held in the service
ArizOna's Federal Regiment.
Phoenix. Ariz, Aug 6.-The First
Arizona infantry was feieraliZ=G yes
terlay in accordance with presIuen-
tiaI proclamation. though the troops
had been held in service. The resi-
meut Is considerably above peace
strength and has received many en-
lstMal-5 in the past few days OF men
VINO We're registered Tor the draft.
The regiment has headquarters at
Nac1. ArIz.
New Nebraska Regiment.
Lincoln NeH-, Aus H---tf am the
taking into federal service yesterday
of the new Sixth regiment Neurls Sa
infantry, all state troops are now in
government service The Fifth reEl-
meu- entered federal service July Is
and the Fourth has been on guard
duty for several months. DrEauIza-
tiou Of a reserve militia VIII start az
once The Nebraska ambulance unit
was taken into the federal service to-
day al Omaha
Kansas NobHi1ed.
topeka. has- Aus Cine Kansas
national guard. about $4,000 strong,
tonight Is iu home mob-llza ton
camps luocula--ou against typhoid
fever and smallpox VIII he given this
week -u preparation for the departure
Hf -ne troops for Fort Sill. Okla.
Missouri Ready for Mobilization.
kansas city. 40. Aus al Ais
souri, troops are ready 90 so TO the
state MOBILIZATION camp al Nevada
Gen. Harvey C- Clark said he VIII or
der The troops 30 Nevada as soon as
alIl- -e-r arrives
The guard now contains approNi-
ma-ely 1900 men. 10 was stated
ColOradoans 60 In.
Denver, Colo Aug. 6--Ile ColOra-
do nattona! guard passed into federal
service automatically yesterday, I'M
der the call issued by president Will
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06
FRENCH ACTOR-SOLDIER,
VETERAN OF 1870, DIES

Paris. France. Aug 6.-Paul Poret,
director Of the Vaudeville theater.
died suddenly at his home here at the
age Of "a He was an actor when the
war of 1870 began. but was called TO
the Colors and fought brayely-
He was wounded and uursed by
sarah Bernhardt in the hospital in
stalled in the OdeOu thearer- NJ POrer
was married TO Nine. Rejane. the act
ress. in 1898. but was granted a di-
v0rca from her in 1905.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06
AMARILLO SOLDIERS co
INTO TEMPORARY CAMP

Amarillo. Tex. Aug. 6--Capt. Tom
Barton and his company OF $50 ANA
rlll0 boys went into temporary camp
on the heights AT LOwrey Military
academy sunday morning. The boys,
finding that Fort Bowie would not DE
ready. got permission TO establish
camp and begin training at once The
national honor girls. aided by the
parents OF the boys. are euleayur---
To make the camp as pleasant as pos
sib-e-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06
DRAFTED MEN WILL AID
IN HARVESTING CROPS

Washington. ID c. Aug. 6-pro-
vision Goo protect harvesting from
shortage Of hands due 20 the mob5I5-
cation of the national army has been
made by the government FOO rrguIa-
tons now going out TO district ex-
emptiOu boards
Men needed iu the fields 90 conu1e-e
harvesting viii be permitted t6 re-
main at work until the need for them
passes
Local boards because OF their
know ledge Of local crop conditions
VIII determine what men are ueces-
sary in this class.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06
To PROSECUTE
VOTING ALIENS
Citizens Will Watch Mex
cans Appearing Before
Exemption Boards.

Mexicans between the ages OF q
and 81. who have in the past cast
ballots at the municipal elections I'm
III Paso. and who are now claiming
exemption from military service on
the grounds that they are aliens. Will
be prosecuted. according 10 John NJ
Wyatt, president OF the chamber OF
commerce
At a request Of a committee Of
business men Of the city. who called
upon him Monday morning. AIr. Wyatt
has issued a ell for volunteers to
be present ct each meeting OF the
exemption boards to ascertain the
names Of Mexicaus vho have hereto
fore voted iu city elections, and are
now claiming exemption from mill
tary duties on the grounds that they
are aliens
Citizens Watch for VioIators.
If those claiming exemption have
violated the election laws OF this
county. Mr. Wyatt states the evidence
viii be given to the grand jury. Smith
Witham. Of the Rio Grande Valley
Bank and Trust company. is today
serving with board No o. Charles
Napel viii tomorrow serve with this
board. on Wednesday L. n. Hall
viii serve with board No O.
j. N. Dudley has volunteered 10
serve with board No. ! the first day
of its meeting. Others have also vol
unteered 10 serve Mr. Wyatt says,
but many more are needed and he
extends a call 10 all patriotic bust
ness men 20 assist in this important
4. Bliss AI5ro. clerk Of the county
board. VIII act for the citizens Of that
board
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06
NAVY TAKES FIVE

Five additional recruits who en-
listed I'm the navy left Sunday eve
ming for the training station at san
Francisco. They expect to spend a
day at Los Angeles en- route. The
men were in charge OF Henry Lewis
Sanders. seaman Of the navy The
men who enlisted are William Fred
Taney. Howard Clearance Mutt VIII
liam Wayne simon and Harry John
AUgle.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06

u. S. TROOPS ABROAD GIVEN
GAS MASKS. STEEL HELMETS

American Training Camp In France
Aus 6-The men have been furnished
with gas masks and steel shrapnel
helmets, the former being the French
pattern and the latter British. During
the week all the men viii be put
through a lethal gas chamber after
being given drills in rapid adjust
ment of the fearsOme looking head
gear.
Home made bread was supplied to-
day for the first time field bakeries
having at last begun working BY
Pr
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06
HARRIS IS LEGALLY ADJUTANT
GENERAL SAYS ATTORNEY GEN.

Phoenix ArlZ-, aug b--ALloFnet
general Wiley z Jones has addressed
Chas ". Harris letter in which he
states 'I can reach no other conclu-
sion than that you are ut this time
+ha legal. occupant Of the office Of adj
iutaat general Of the state Of Arl-
iona.
Ea declares that Harris can turn
over property only 10 legal sue
eessor. that he is needed 20 carry out
the provisions OF the new high school
-4der law. that his 1ffiCe can be va
Gated only for cause llat his success
sor must be rec0mu3e ended by the ma
rf0nal guard general staff and that he
was continued in office by the word
ing OF an act Of the last legislature
concerning the new federal oath
$50 =. s---- .,s-,-l77-.D6 bfr,-rres
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06

else taxes" Of one half a cent %
pound on sugar. five cents on tea. two
cents on coffee and from three TO
five cents on cocoa
Increase in Wall Rates
The increase Of one fourth cent a
pound in second class mail rates and
the five percent net profits tax
against publishers on profits over
$4,000 annually. in lieu OF the house
zone rate increases was commented
on as follows
Leading representatives OF the
publishers appeared in protest agalns c
the zone system and presented evil
deuce that 10 would be a serious mis-
take and i'm many instances entail
certain disaster The combination pos
tai and special income tax, recon-
mended as q substitute. IS not re-
Earded as perfect. but in view OF in
creases on first and second class mail
and parcel post. it was felt that some
reasonably proporriouate additional
tax should be imposed upon neWspa-
pers and periodicals having the priv
ilege Of second class mail matter
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06
ALL
GET UNIFORMS
Guard Units Mustered Into
U. S. Service; To Camp
Till Ordered Away.

Uniforms and equipment were
drawn Monday by the units of the
Texas national guard recruited here
that have not Yet been supplied from
the quartermaster's depot. Companies
A and b. commanded by Ca1ts. j. F..
CoI-ev and Richard T. Bures. re-
ceived their uniforms and other
continent two weeks ago and both
are in camp, but the sanitary detach-
men-. hospital company and supply
comuauy have not Vet received theirs.
All the companies automatically en-
tered the United States service sum
day. without ceremony
Company A is camped on the mesa
10 Kern place and company b M the
school of mines. east of Fort Bliss.
Mai II. j. McCamaut. commanding the
hospital company. announces that if
the local units are not ordered TO
CamD Bowie. at Fort Worth. at once
his company viii go into camp here
this week. The sanitary detachment
and supply company likewise viii 60
into camp.
Up 10 War strength.
The local companies have all been
recruited 90 war strength and the ma
tional guard recruiting offices, which
have been maintained since April in
the chamber of commerce, have been
closed Company X. the sixth unit
from this city, is in training at san
Beuito. Texas. with the Fourth Texas
infantry
There are nearly 1000 Fl Pasoans in
the national guard units and more
than this number in the regular army
and navy. according TO recruiting sta
tisLCs. This is considered large
quota by army officers. according to
the population Of the city. But.
#Ha o. rrH enlist o.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06

Austin. Tex. Aug Ordered to
report for active service with the
Texas national guard at Camp Bowie.
Fort Worth. Mai. j. A. McCalmout.
assistant adju-anr general Of the
state. has left here. He VIII be in
the quartermasrer department For
merly he was i'm the regular army
Let us fin your Ccal order now. full
weight guaranteed. prompt service.
Swasrika steam and Cerrillos White
Ash Domestic Coal famous for
quality
Southwestern Fuel & Feed Co.
Phone S3O0.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06
FOUR DISTRICT EXEMPTION
MEET TO OUTLINE The WORK

Austin. Texas. Aug 6-The four
district military exemption - boards
held a meeting here today. at which
a uniform plan was reached by the
various boards TO consider appeals
that viii be made for exemptions from
military service
Practically every member OF the
four boards ATTENDED the meetinS-
Thesh boards also reached an under
standing as TO the disposition Of ap-
peal cases where the appellants were
engaged in Industrial or agricultural
pursuits The boards also decided on
one systematic method for cOOrdinat-
ing the work which viii devOlve upo1
them when appeals have been filed
for consideration
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06
Taxes ON AmuSements.
Beverages Are Tnred

The committee ir was stated. sub
tariff levy moderate, temporary ex-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06

Wanted 10 buy secondhand bicycles
Allen Arms & cycle CO.-AdT.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-06
Transferred to Pershing' S
Forces; Lieut.. ThaW
Gets Distinction.

- EW YORK, Aug. 6.-The trans
M fer OF the Lafayette escadr..Ie
L from service under the French