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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10
GERMAN SUBMARINE WARFARE IS FAILUR
BuIgars Pour Shells Daily
Into Monastir, Ruined City
The Serbs Haze Reclaimed
/ q ONASTIR, Servia, Nov 10

a ONASTIR, Servia, Nov 10
MI This martyred city OF the Serbs.
L = under continuous bombsrdment
from the Bulgar batteries only two
miles away, has been visited for the
first time by a civilian, on orders is
sued by Gen Grosetti, commander in
chief on the AIOnastir front of the
army Of the Orient. It IS seldom that
a press dispatch goes from Servia
these days. for practically the whole
country has been swept clean by the
Austro-Bulgar hordes, and only this
little corner IN the southwest. re-
taken last November. IS holding out
against the terrific bombardment.
Worse Than Yerdun.
at IS worse than Verdun," said
Lieut. Col Dose Of the staff. who
was on Gen. Petain's staff at Verdun
during the worst days.
Nonasur lies in a cup like hollow
and by reason Of its being on Servian
soil It IS the center OF the bitterest
strife between Serb and Bulgar. II
was one Of the last points abandoned
by the Serbs IN their exodus before
the rush Of the Austrians in 1915. The
BuIgars held it last year through
August. Then the new Servian army,
reorganized, gave their first atten-
tion TO getting back this city. But
their newness was against them and
they were badly repulsed- But in Oc-
tober the Serbs got their revenge.
making a mass attack with the
French and Russian divisions.
BIoodiest Fight OF War.
This fight Of Serb against Bulgar
was one Of the bloodiest Of the war
The Serb took the strategic key Of
Mount Decentralization, which today
marks the burying place Of 10000
BulEars. Monastir was again taken,
but the Austro-Bulgars still held on
only three miles north and west Of
the city. Gen. GrOsetti cleared them
from the northern hills in a brilliant
attack last March, when the famous
hill l24S was taken But they clung
TO the western hills. and there they
are today raining down their shells
on the old Servian town It used to
have $4,000 population; now it has
5000 living in cellars
People StII Live Amid Ruins.
Entering the city, by the street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10

prompt and COURAGEOUS dsdisi0a
thereby saved the ship from the tor
pedO.
A minute later the perlscope was
sighted on the starboard quarter; q
shot was fired at IL, when Il dipped.
10 rsappear on the port quarter. 40
yards away Another shot was fred
apparently striking the submarine.
which vanished. and the surface OF
the water where she disappeared be-
came covered with a yeloWish oily
matter. The ship resumed her Toy-
age and reached port without urthsr
incident
Cases Of this nature. IN which ships
OF the British mercantile marine have
distinguished themselves IN encoun-
ters with enemy submarines are in
vestigated by q committee At the
admiralty, on which the board OF
trade and the shipping interests are
represented under the chalrruanshlp
Of a flag officer, and the meritoriouB
conduct OF officers and men concerned
is brought 10 the notice o. the king
for the award Of honOrE
Enables COnsOrt to Escape.
The determination OF these officers
and men Of the mercantile marine is
typified by the following Instance
A British armed merchantmen was
proceeding TO Liverpool with an un-
armed Consort belonging 70 the same
company under her escort A subma-
rins was sighted on the port bow Of
the defensive armed vessel and at
the same time a torpedo struck the
ship. disabling the euEines- The mas
ter ordered the ship 20 be abandoned
but he himself with two gunners re-
NAMED on board The unarmed ship
took to her heels, pursued By the
submarine. WhereupOn the master o.
the ship opened fire On the suhu1a-
rine, forcing her 20 abandon the pur-
suit The submarine turned and tor
pedoed the crippled ship twice more.
after which she took her gallant mas
ter and two gunners prisoners Their
action undoubtedly saved their con-
sort. which reached port safely.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10
$4,000 Buildings In
France Destroyed In
Three Years OF Wa

Paris, France, Nov. 10.-More than
$1,000 buildings had been demolished
in France and more than 100000 more
or less damaged by bonn bardment and
incendiary fires during the war. ac-
cOrding 10 statistics completed up TO
the end of May. Sixty-three buildings
classed as historical monuments had
been destroyed. The total number OF
cOmmunes that had suffered from the
invasion was 1928.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10
Bombing OF AerOdromes
Causes Germans To GiUe
Up One South of Ostend

Paris. France. Nov. 10.-The mill
tary correspondent of the Temps" on
ing of aerOdrOmes by Germans. He
writes
The statement Of captured German
aviators are fun o. interest The aero
drome NJ Ghis,eIes tsouth Of Ostendl
is now being disbanded because its
personnel, which is bombarded inces-
sanity day and night. viii not remain
there any longer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10
Red Cross Is ProDiding
Homes For People in the
Liberated Part of France

Paris, France Nov 10-Temporary
repairs on buildings in certain sec
tons OF the liberated area of France
sufficient to enable returned refugees
to remain in their homes through the
winter have been undertaken by the
bureau OF reconstruction and relief of
the American Red Cross.
" ork was recently be-uu 40 CroI-.
near Nesle. and IL is hoped TO COM
plete the task in that village. Mo-
lignauN and Matigny within one
month The buerau is also preparing
plans FOR relief work in other vil-
lagos.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10
Germans Take To Tanks
after Calling Them Al
Failures In Modem Wa

Copenhagen. Denmark, Nov. 10
Their experience on the SOmme and in
Flanders has caused the Germans TO
revise their opinion as TO the value
OF tanks They are now experiment
INK with an armored tank, moving on
careruillars. and armed with one II
millimetre Gun and two machine guns.
The German tank is fitted with a
sort Of beaE forward to assist IL in
crossing trenches. and small con-
ming tower projects from the roof
The armor comes vel down over
-hc lower part Of the machine TO
protect the caterpillars. which are
said 10 be completely hidden by armOr.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10
Queen Joins In Hunt
For Horse Chestnuts

London, Eng. Nov. 9.-The latest re-
cruit to the ranks Of the horse chest
nut hunter is the queen. During her
stay at York cottage, Sandringham
Mary and other helpers, has organized
parties for the collection Of chestnuts
and already more than a ton Of chest
nuts have been sent from Sandring-
ham to munitiOn works.
The exact use TO which chestnuts
are put in the making Of munitions
has not been officially disclosed, but
it IS one OF considerable importance
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10
Nathaniel Hone, Irish
Artist, Is Dead At

Dublin. ireland. Nov IO.-Tht
death has occurred here Of Nathanie.
Hone. Sc years old. q Wen known
artist. and a native Of Dublin He
went to Paris in 1883 and studied
painting under won and Couture lie
lived I'm France for 20 years, returning
to ireland on succeeding 10 consider
able property. Many of his important
pictures are in Dublin art galleries.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10
Concrete
Vessels To Be Built

London, Eng, Nov. 1O.-Plans have
been approved by the committee of
Lloyds Register for a number OF non
prOpeling harges and a motor vessel
to be constructed OF reinforced con-
crete. for British and Scandinavian
coastal trades. Plans of other rein
forced concrete vessels OF large car
ryinC capacity for certain sea trades
are under consideration
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10
Portable Laundries In
War Zone SoLUe Problem

Paris. France. Nov. 10.-The laun-
dry problem. which has been one Of
the most perpleXing OF the minor
questions which the Americna Red
Cross has had to deal in France. has
been solved by the purchase and es-
adjustment Of portable laundries-
These laundries viii be sent 10 nu-
merous hospitals along the battle
front Upon completion Of their
work at one hospital they can be
moved on to another
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10
British Soldiers In
France Use 100000
Pounds of Jam WeekL,

London, Eng, Nov. 10.-The British
army in France gets nearly 100000
pounds Of jam every week from this
country. The daily ration of three
ounces OF these calls for a shipment
pounds weekly. while the daily ration
OF just over half an ounce of tea alb
serbs over 500, 900 pounds each week.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10
Ireland Has Good Crops;
PLenfu Of Pofnfoes Nom

Dublin. ireland. Nov. 1O.-According
10 the department Of agriculture the
Irish harvest has proved very good
Potatoes have been a splendid crop
and oats. wheat and barley show good
results. Nearly three-quarters of a
million additional acres were brought
under tIllage during the year. There
was no shortage OF labor anywhere
and Ireland win have plenty Of food
for herself and for export
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10
Germany Calls Women
Students To Work In
Ammunition Factories

StrasburE. Germany. Nov. 10.-Now
IL is the women students OF the uni
versity Of Strasburg who are soon 10
be drawn into the semimilitary uni-
versal civil service that the reichstag
decided upon more than year ago
on the bulletin board OF the univer-
sity there has appeared an announce
ment notifying the young women that
they are needed for ammunition max
InE md similar work.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10
New Y.M.C.A. Building
In TOXIC Is Dedicated

Toxic. Japan. Nov. 10.-The new
building for the national headquar-
tiers Of the Young Mems Christian as
sociations throughout Japan has been
dedicated It's beauty attracts atteu-
ti0n in the midst OF the great student
center OF Toxic
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10

through the poor quarter. there were
signs Of life, despite the rumble of
the guns. little girls ran along tho
street with Jars OF water on their
heads. carrying fresh water 10 the
people imprisoned i'm the cellars. All
the shops were closed or abandoned.
Many OF the front walls were ripped
out and the abandoned stock scattered
about. Almost every third house was
down. mass Of debris. Those be-
tween were aSkeW. with q cOrnice or
wing blown off, or the upper story
torn out, or a huge round hole in front
through before exploding. a tum 5led
down cafe showed several men at the
tables. They take chances" said Col
Dose, "but when an explosion comes
they scuttle 10 the cellars"
The business section had lost all
semblance TO streets with houses IT
was one long stretch OF blacEened
heaps OF debris, with q jagged wall
or chimney sticking up here and there
Send Gas Waves Into City.
Besides the destruction, the killed.
scattered through the past summer.
runs into the hundreds. Shell fire and
falling walls have not been alone in
running up the death list, for the
Bulgars send a wave Of asphyxiating
gas every time the wind is favOra BILE
The run from army headquarters
seeing the vast military preparation
on this front. -Four American am
bulance cars also were passed bring
ing sick and wounded from the Mon
astir front.
Prepare for Winter.
The camp of equipment and engi-
neerlng supplies stretches for four
miles along the route, with vast
stores OF munitions and stores. trench
and railway material Soldiers.
prisoners, horses mules and came s
were sending ND great clouds OF dust
and the nearby cOrufields had turned
grey with the dust OF this legion Of
workers who keep pushing the SUD
plies UP 90 the fighting front The
approach OF winter is evident for
winter barracks are Being constructed
OF wood and corrugated iron. and
great stacks OF fuel are being laid in
Everything on the Monastir front
indicates that the entente forces are
here to stay There is no evidence
or withdrawal and every evidence Of
holding what they already have and
pushing further forward Noaastir
itself has been freed Of Bulgars but
the city is still under the fire Of their
guns and tie task still remains Of
clearing them from this outpost Of
the Serbs-the last they left and the
first they covered Correspond
ence OF the Associated Press.l
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10

2 ONION. Eng, Nov 10.-Ger-
many's submarine warfare. by
IL which she hoped 10 starve Eng
land and sweep the seas Of British
merchant vessels. is considered a fall
ure. While German C-Boats stiu are
trying 90 sink merchant vessels
wherever they can find them. the
number OF vessels destroyed IS becom-
ing smaller each week and the num-
Der OF submarines sunk or driven off
by the good craftsmanship OF mer-
chant marine Eunners- is increasing
daily. Conveying OF merchant ships
by armed vessels and destr0yers. cou-
pied with the arming Of merchant
vessels is rendering Germans 'uure-
strained sea war less and less ef-
fecJive, in the opinion og shipping
men
Good lIarzsmamship shown.
Casas are multiplying daily OF sue
cessful escapes by merchant vessels
from German submarines which show
that the training Of merchanrlle ma
rine officers in gunnery and the tao
tics which experience has taught the
navy are the best 90 be adopted IS be-
ginning TO bear good fruit
A British merchant vessel on adj
miralty charter was attacked by gun
fire from @ submarine az range OF
% miles. The ship was ZigZaggiug
at the time, and all shots went wide.
She Immediately replied to the fire
with her defensive armament and al
the sixth and seventh rounds smoke
and flames burst from the fore part
OF the submarine, which promptly
abandoned the chase
Merchant ship Is Victor.
Another snip sighted the periscope
of a submarine on the starboard
beam al a distance OF % feet Helm
was put hard aport and while the
ship was swinging around the track
Of q torpedo passed just astern. miss
ing by only @ few yards The masters
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10

N aIlIsI FFance, NOV. lU--SteerInE
gear invented by an American
and filed in the German patent
office in Berlin one month before
war broke out IS in use on the
kaiser's U-boats, enabling them TO
turn and dodge and maneuve- rapid
" and by an extension OF principle
20 dive and emerge quickly.
Frank Gardner, inventor OF the new
steering gear, announced this fol-
lowing the receipt Of a letter from
tue navy department at Washington,
announcing that O model OF his rud-
der and tiller had been favOrably
passed upon by the executive board
and forwarded to the construction
board.
The new steering gear IS so con-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10
RELY.
ON MACHINE Gun
IN FRONT Lives
Are Called 'Maschinenge
Observation-Disclosures
gabteilungen." Z
UNABLE TO MAKE
GUNS LIKE FRENCH

FRENCH FRONT, Nov. 10.-Germa1
II appreciation OF the value OF tbs
4 machine gun in modern batties
was apparent at the very beginning Of
hosdlities in 1914 ana the most re-
cent developments IN their Infantry
formations give testimony Of ever
extending reliance on this weapon fo1
the defence Of the 'front.' line.
Have Long Name.
Besides the regimentaI nachins
guns. a 20 each regiment special
companies have been formed with this
title OF Maschineng ehrscharfa
schuetzungabtei These oper-
ate separately from the battallons Of
infantry in attacks. They are COM
posed OF groups Of six machine guna
each, and three Of these groups as
rule work together. There are alto
getEer over zoo OF these groups ane
their number is rapidly increasing,
They came first into action during
the battle Of the S0mme and they
were engaged also In the battles
round Nerduu-
Not Good ns French.
All the efforts Of the Germans =
find an effective portable machine
sun OF automatic rifle such as th=
possessed by the French and Britis1
troops appear 20 have been unsuccesA
tul. and although such weapons havf
been brought into action on several
occasions, they have quickly 'disap-
peared-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10

ceutrated that fl occupies little more
than half the space Of the old fash
Toned type, weighs one-twentieth as
much, and IS so efficient and keeps
the rucder so still that the lack OF
vibration adds appreciably 70 the YES
sells speed
Sends Model and Papers to berlin.
i had often watched the cumbe1- o.
some steering gear OF ocean steam
ers when have travelled" said Card
rer. and 1t always seemed to me
there was a lot Of lost motion and
wasted space in steering a vessel.
thougnt over the problem long time
and finally ] solved IL by a series of
i1terlOckiug levers. Eeared directly 10
the rudder and rudder post I offered
my plans TO several French and Brit
Ism steam ship officials in Paris and
London, but they did not realize the
value OF It, so I decided to send n
model and the necessary papers 70
Berlin at once TO protect myself. That
f1Tas in July. 1914
within the month the war had
broken out and 7 forgot about the
matter, as ] have been occupied fn
alrplane construction for the French
government. A few months ago.
however. I CHANGED to meet an old
friend OF mine, an Englishman. and
one or the men. by the way, 10 whom
7 had shown my steering gear ap-
paratus- as he was big ship owner
and builder before the war.
This man told me that through the
virtue of his former position he had
inspected certain German submarines
captured by the British navy and that
in examining them closely he had
discovered that all were equipped
with the steering gear I had shown
him
Germans Auoroprfote rJe,
when I explained TO him that z
mad sent papers. blue prints and a
model 10 Berlin Tor filing IN the nat
ent office just before the war broke
out everything was plain TO him
There can be no doubt that the Ger
mans appropriated my idea and have
made good use Of it.
Immediately I set to work and
constructed another model Of INV
steering gear. which I submitted TO
commander Savles, the naval artache
Of the United States embassy in PARIS
Commander Sayles reported favor
amy on IL and I sent the model and
the necessary papers and blue prints
70 Ine navy department In Washing
ton Now have received this letter
from secretary Of the navy Daniels
announcing ,al5.1 that the proposition has
Deen referred 10 the construction
board, which Indicates they think
Wen or %, otherwise they would have
thrown 1t out Immediately"
Frank l. Gardner was the mariner
or Leon Serpouet, who invented one
or the first steam driven automobiles
manufactured in France He was an
SO interested in the construction OF
me Langley airplane. and has han
died many contracts for the various
allied governments since the war he
gan
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10
Progress Made in the Sue
cessful Treatment of
Wounded Saves Many.
SANITARY WORK
BARS EPIDEMICS

- EHIND BRITISH LINES IN
NFRANCE, Nov. 1O.-The American
- doctors who are now at work in
various parts Of the British front find
that army surgery has advanced just
as rapidly since the beginning Of the
war as any other branch OF wars ac-
tivities. In the early days Of the war
wounds were Of an average gravity
far beyond that expected from the
experience Of previous wars, while
tetanus. gas gangrene and severe sup
puraton were general and hundreds
died Of comparatively trivial injuries
for lack Of early and adequate treat
ment
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10
Tetauus Eliminated.

This situation has now been al
tered almost beyond recognition Ser
I'm treatment has almost done away
with tetanus, while earlier and more
energetic surgical treatment has
largely defeated gangrene. More and
more o. the major surgical work is
being carried out IN the casualty
clearing stations, and some Of the
most famous Of the American sur
geons have spent most Of their time
since their arrival In advanced hos
pitfalls within sound OF the German
guns.
Work Close to Front.
The key to the whole Improvement
in surgical results has been the push
ing Of the surgeon nearer and nearer
TO the fighting lines. The enemy has
euQeaVOred to counter this By per
sIstent bombing Of the advanced hos
pitfalls but the saving Of life Is more
than worth the loss Of life. and suit
able defensive measures are being
taken.
The doctor, as distinguished from
the surgeon has also accomplished
wonders in this war. The small NOR
tAlity from disease in the British and
French armies is due to his constant
vigilance. His two great weapons
have been sanitation and prOphylactiC
incubation In scene Of unparal-
leled confusion and in an area of quite
primitive sanitation, his exertiOns
have resulted in an astonishing de-
gree OF sanitary efficiency. Refuse is
destroyed or deeply buried battle
fields in many cases are cleaned I'D
within 2 few days; pure water sup
plies are provided. Everywhere be-
hind the immediate front order and
cleanliness are the rule.
Camps Made Sanitary.
The rule Of the army medical Of
ficer is not always welcomed by the
inha bitants. but II works with mag
nifiCent success, until camps and
towns, which IN previous wars would
have been death traps, have a NOR
tality as low as the most approved
health resort The routine work Of
these medical officers has probably
saved more lives than all the other
medical work Of the war.
Preventive incubation has robbed
typhoid and dysentery OF their ter
rors, although in all previous wars
these two causes were responsible for
far more deaths than shells and bull
let's Corres pOndence Of the Asso-
ciated Press.1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10
MERCHANT SHIPS
FIND ESCAPE IS
.BEG0N DINING EASY
MANY IJ-BOAT5 ARE DESTROYED
IN TILES WITH ARMED SHIPS

Workmanship Of Merchant Marine Gunners Becomes
More and More Effective and Menace Of the U-Boat
Has Been Removed; the Conveying Of Merchant
Fleet Renders Submarines Ineffective.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-10
GERMAN I-8IiTS ARE 5TEEHEI
BY INVENTION Of An AMERICAN
Model and Plans Sent to Berlin Before the War Are Ap
propriated by German Government Frank Gardner,
the Inventor, Makes New Model Which United
States Navy Looks Upon With Favor

n ARTS, France. Nov. 1O.-Steering
" gear inventel by IN AmarIcan |
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-15

York, who has been the guesE Of
Mr.. ana Mrs. ]. Frunt n MorgantoWn
avenue, returned home yesterday
Mrs. Joseph Carpenter went Ia
Gladly creek yesterday to visit Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Vincent
Miss Fannie Funt has returned
from Weston where she was the guest
Of Miss Marley Rubenstein.
Mrs. ]. W. Vanata went to indie.
pendence Monday to visit her father,
BENJAMIN Sapp and other relatives.
Mrs. Fletcher Conway, Of Smith.
town, has been the guest Of James
Mories and sisters the past few
days.
Miss Nancy Austin has returned to
her home at Little Falls after spending
month with her sister, Mrs. Luther
Steele In Raymond street.
Mrs. Andrew VANDERBILT and chill.
dren who were visiting Mrs. Wander.
grift's sister, Mrs. Hawkins at Bar.
rackYille returned home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. French Travis left
this morning for Akron, O., after Wis.
iting relatives here the past three
weeks. Mrs. Clyde Travis and chill.
dren Of Market street accompanied
them home and will visit there for
several days.
]. G. NJ. Donham and son George,
went to Laurel Point today to attend
the reunion Of the Barbe family.
Martin Blumberg has returned to
his home at Weston after spending
several weeks here with friends.