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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-08
Red Cross Arranges For
Communication Between
People In Foe Nations

Washington d. c, Sept S--Method
OF communication with persons in the
territories Of the central powers has
been worked ouc ~ the American
Red Cross at the request Of the state
department The International Red
Cross at Geneva viii be the agency
through which channels for personal
INQUIRIES will be established
German civilians are not classed as
prisoners in the United States. and
suspension OF the mails TO Germany
and her allies has cut these of en-
tirely from friends and relatives.
Inquiries should be addressed TO the
bureau OF communication, Washing
ton, in English. French. Italian. Rus
sian. German, Polish, Hungarian,
Turkish or Greek; must mention only
personal matters and can be made
regarding the welfare Of the same
person not oftener than once in six
weeks
A special form embodying the in
quiry viii be sent 10 Geneva and its
destination through the German Red
Cross which viii return the reply
through the same channel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-08
GERMANS TWIST
THE TESTIMONY
Conceal Part of Soukhomli-
noff Evidence Damaging
to Their Cause.

Copenhagen, Denmark. Sept s.
With the arrival OF Russian newspa-
pers. some light is thrown on the
campaign which the German govern
ment has been conducting on the
strength Of testimony brought out at
the trial OF Gen. Soukhomlinoff. OF
Petrograd, for high treason. Accounts
of the trial published in the Novoe
Vremya. Of Petrograd, show that. in
the attempt to prove that Russia was
responsible for beginning the war,
the Germans deliberately suppressed
Important parts OF the testimony
given by Gen Januschkevitch, for
mer chief Of the Russian general
staff
secret German Mobilization. Reports.
In its report o. the trial the semi
official German news agency omitted
in its entirety a passage regarding
an interview between Gen. janus
chkevitch and the German military
attache in PetrOgrad- It appears from
the NQvOe Nremya that Gen. janus
chkevitCh testified reports had been
received that German mobilization al
ready was secretly II progress The
Russian staff knew that this could
be done under the German law. with
out formal proclamation whereas in
Russia a public manifesto from the
emperor was necessary
Confirmation OF Mobilization.
On the following day a dispatch was
received from the Russian ambasSa-
dor at Berlin confirming the previous :
Information that the German mCbil- z
cation was in progress The emperor Z
then expressed his thanks 10 Gen.
Janusch hevitch FOR not having re-
voked the mobilization order.
The foregoing dispatch gives the
first inImauOn from Russian
source in regard to the testimony
which the German chancellor, Dr.. Nj
Chaelis. said earlier in the week es-
"a blished ''irrefutably" that IL was
the military party around the Rus
sian emperor and not Germany, which .
chose the time for the war. The
chancellor said that IL the American /
had had knowledge Of /
this testimony, its judgment as TO the
responsibility for the war, as eN-
pressed in the presidents reply TO the ]
pOpe. would have been quite different j
The principal point made by Dr. Nj I
chaelis was that the Russian emperor, i
at length OF the German I
emperOr's desire for peace. ordered !
cancellation Of the mobilization or
der. but that "a couple Of criminals
the order and thwarted /
its execution. 10 reference was made l
by the chancellor TO the suppressed
testimony which IS now at hand. in
5featfne that the Russian staff had I
learned the German mobilization was
in progress secretly and that when
this fact had been esta blished def
nitely. the Russian emperor thanked
his chief Of staff for not having car
ried out the order to cancel the mo-
1iliEarion decree
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-08

now drafting a report It will pro-
vide for the naming Of a large general
investigating committee. which will
select chairmen Of subcommittees
from among its members. Each sub
committee VIII take one department
or institution and conduct an inves-
tgation- II viii then report its find
inEs 10 the general committee. which
viii report them either TO the leZis-
lature OF the governor. II the legis-
iGture Is not at that time in session
as u probably viii not he, the gov
eruor can then use his discretion
ABOUT calling a special session to con-
slider the report. The special commit
tees estimate that about six months
VIII be required for a thorough in
Vestlgation, such as is contemplated.
No Quorum In House
4 quorum failed to materiaIize to-
day in the house and adjournment
was taken until Monday morning-
without any business being trans
acted
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-08
GERMANY ADDS
MANY AIRPLANES
Increases It's Air Fleets to
Overcome Advent of
US. Air Graft.

raris, France, Sept. S-The en-
trance of America into the war and
the probability that it soon would be
in the aerial department Of the strug-
gle has led Germany 10 reorganize
and strengthen its own aviation
branches materially. according to the
Temps. This reorganization has been
accelerated and intensified by the
reports that hundreds II not thou
sands of airplanes with the CORE
spending aviators TO man them are
soon TO be supplied to the entente
forces.
The reorganization OF the German
aerial forces has taken the form Of
creating four principal divisions into
which the fliers are now placed.
roughly as follows
1. Army squadrillas or army
fliers' division" which are directly un-
der the command Of the army chief
Of aviation and the work of which
consists mainly Of expeditions far to
the rear Of the lines. They also are
employed for bombardments. night
flights, Photographic work, and the
airplanes employed are Of the most
varied type, according to the char
acter Of the work they are to do.
New Biplane Superior Type.
Recently captured prisoners say
that a recently constructed biplane
of the Albatross type is vastly su-
perior to anything heretofore used
by these squadrillas. It is equipped
with $50 h. D. motor and attains q
speed Of from 100 TO rs miles an
hour. II can rise to an altitude of
more than 1000 yards in nine minutes.
and carries two machine guns The
machines travel in groups of six or
eight, according TO the position and
needs Of the army to which they are
2 Corps Of squadrillas or troop
filters" which are attached to the staff
headquarters OF the various German
armies and which are commended by ]
captains. These generally remain /.
within the sector Of the armies 10 |
which they are attached and are used l
in general for reconnaissance pho
tOgraphing trenches. batteries and I
patrol flights.
g. Hunting squadrillas. as they are ]
called both by the French and the ]
Germans. are the main attacking in I
struments Of the German air forces. ]
and for chasing enemy machines I
which venture over their lines. They 4
are charged with the destruction Of I
the stationary balloons.
On the west front. it is estimated. I
there are about 30 Of these squardil- /
las. with about dozen machines to .
each.
(. Battle squadrillas or "flotillas"
are under the direction Of headquar-
-ers. and shift from army to army to
carry out BON bardments on military
establishments behind the front as
well as ever and again upon omen
towns. There are three Of these
There are from 30 to 80 machines
IN each squadrilla. which when COM
liete and ready for action is divided
nto four or five sections Each air
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-08
SOCIALISTS WILL AID
THE RIB0T MINISTRY

Paris. France. Sept 8.-The Social
ist parliamentary group, from which
il Is reported premier Ribot intended
TO select more than one member Of his
reconstructed cabinet met today TO
discuss the party's participation IN
the new ministry
The meeting adopted a resolution
setting forth that the Socialist group
was ready 10 colleabOrate with the
government for the national defence.
but on condition that Il was assured
that the governmeut into which one
or more Of ftS members might enter
would vigorously prosecute the war.
military and economically, would
safeguard the liberties Of the public
and the workers ana not menace those
liberties BIZ false interpretations OF
the necessities OF the national de-
fence
The resolution condemns secret
diplomacy and insists that the war
aims Of the allies be limited to claims
manifestly justiflable.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-08
SENATE NEAR
WAR TAX VOTE
Debate on Bonus to Sol
diers Rouses Wrath of
Several Senators

Washington. D. c., Sept. S.-With
/ the hotly contested war profits and
income tax sections Of the war rev
enue bill out Of the way. the senate
today took up for final disposal minor
points Of dispute in the measure. The
final vote on the bill as q whole must
be taken not later than Monday.
High tax advocates lost their fight
again yesterday waen the senate ten
tatively adopted the finance commit
tees income tax provisions. designed
10 raise SS42.000.000 from individuals
and corporations
Senate's Ire Aroused.
The group Of senators who opposed
the army draft law. made up Of SEN
ators Gronna, Hardwick, LaFollette.
Reed and Nardeman. received a set
back when the senate rejected "A to
g. a proposal by senator Hardwick
TO increase taxes on big incomes to
pay $50 monthly 20 all Americans
serving in France. The amendment
aroused the senate's ire as Il had not
been aroused in long while. several
senators, among them senator Nelson.
Republican and a civil war veteran,
denouncing 10 as 'humiliating and be-
lifting to the American soldiers"
"Our boys are not as cheap as some
statesmen" he added
TOday's Business.
When the senate met this morning.
the new administrative provisions re-
garding income tax collection were
first taken up, including an amend
ment by senator McCumber to make
partnerships subject to the same levy
as corporations. An amendment by
senator Jones for a Is percent assess
ment on undivided corporation surplus
was pending. The committee reduced
the rate Of / 0 uerceut
Consumption Taxes.
Among the other minor contested
features that remain TO be disposed
OF are the consumption taxes on sugar,
coffee, tea and cocoa, levying SS6. OCO,-
600; the sugar drawback repeal pro-
vision and the section increasing sec |
ond class mail rates. II is considered I
doubtful, however. whether these can
be reached today.
plane is armed with two machine
guns and each carries bombs weigh
ing from 20 to 100 pounds APIECE. /
Some are said to carry bombs, that
weigh more than 200 pounds.
Old Types Quickly Dropped.
The Germans. IL is said, are con /
stantly putting new types Of machin&s I
into the field. The famous Taube went I
out OF style long ago, and il has uoJv Z
been followed by the even more "A J.
nous FOkker. which less than a yedr ]
ago was considered the last and fintI I
word in attacking airplanes. Its 10
ventOr, a Dutchman. is now said /
to be devoting himself TO the perfeG-
ton Of a machine with a go h. a. .
motor which viii break all recordSy
for speed and efficiency. At
Today the Rumpler seems TO be theb-
-avorite machine, though those With
100 h. p. motors are not fast enouEhn
10 suit, and yet the machines wilH
hardly stand under heavier motto
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-08
THREE COAST ARTILLERY
COMMANDERS ARE ASSIGNED

Washington, D. C., Sept S.-Among
assignments OF officers Of the coast
artillery corps made today by the war
department were the following.
Col John p Haines. TO command The
coast defences OF san Francisco. Col
Alfred NJ Hunter. now fin Hawaii Ia
command the south Pacific coast. and
Col George F. Landers. to command
the Panama district.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-08
TOINVESTIGATE
SOURCE Of FUND
Ferguson Trial Goes Over
to Monday; San Antonio
Men MAY Be Questioned.

Austin, Texas. Sept. S-The trial
Of Gov James E. Ferguson before the
senate sitting as a court of inquiry.
viii be resumed Monday morning. No
session Of the senate was held TODAY.
last night TO Monday. Further in
vesuEation OF the source Of money
deposited in Austin by the governor
viii be made Monday.
An attempt by ". A Hanger. Gov.
J. T. Ferguson's chief counsel, To bar
testimony regarding the escrow fund
in the Temple State bank. known as
the governors special account, failed
Friday afternoon.
President pro tenn W l. Dean ruled
that the testimony was admissible as
showing that $500 charge against
the governors official account on
August %, 1915, could not have been
taken from the special account. Be
lore the house it was testified that
on that date the governor had only
$5o-b2 in his private account The
articles Of impeachment charge that
the governor misappropriated $500
from his official account to settle a
personal obligation
$4,000 In Escrow.
=AAA- AAaAAANA . NNlEENAUn came " me
L. s Sterling, president of the Day
ton Lumber company, was on the
stand Sterling testified his company
bought $3.50 acres Of land in Liberty I
county from governor Ferguson and ]
r. p. Mansfield. of HOpton. Litigation ]
a. -ose over the title and while this
was on, the money from lumber cut /
Of the land was placed in escrow in /
thC Temple bank, about S24. 900 in all /
said he never gave his con-
sent 10 the governor using any Of this (
money.
Mansfield followed Mr.. Sterling and
corroborated the statement about the .
escrow fund. He said about two
v eeks ago he sued the governor for
his share Of the escrow fund which
was decided as belonging
to the lumber company.
To Trace The Money.
Ihat the prosecution is going 10
trace to its source the $4,000 I'm cur
rency placed in the American Nation
al bank OF Austin by Gov. Ferguson
and the $500 placed in the First
Guaranty bank Of Clifton is indicated
by processes served.
To Look Into Brewery Accounts.
J. H Brown, president OF the Alamo
National bank. Of san Antonio. and
DITTO Marscheidt. cashier of the same
institution, have been summoned and
may TESTIFY Monday. They have been
-old 10 bring all records bearing on
ne account with the bank Of Otto
y ahrmund. president Of the san An
ionic Brewing association and the
Lone Star Brewing company.
robe Committee to Report Monday.
Inc committee appointed by the
iolse 10 outline a plan for a general
HFesllgauon OF all state departments
mo institutions will report to the
souse Monday. A subcommittee Is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-08
CAVALRY SENTRIES SHOOT
AT TWO EARLY PROVIDERS

Naco. AriZ, Sept S.-When two
proWlers refused to halt al the com
mere early this morning. the sentrv
opened FIRE The men disappeared
and nothing has been seen OF them
since The cavalrymen are at a loss
% know OF a reason which would
their guard lines.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-08
TEXAS TROOPS AT BOWIE
START ON DRILL PROGRAM

Fort Worth. Texas. Sept S.-Drilling
has begun Of the Texas troops here.
The routine viii be in full swing next
week.
Of the Seventh Texas infantry the
following companies from the Pan
handle have arrived: Company A..
Amarillo, Capt Thomas D. Barton and
Lieuts. William H. Brownen and
George o. Thompson; company r..
Clarendon, Capt Ethan A. Simpson
and Lieuts. Nat s. PerrIne and John
X DOnnan, jr.; company c. Childress.
Capt. Alonzo H. Drake and Lieuts.
Vivian T. Brady and G. " Klutts.
More than 100 young officers have
arrived from Camp Grant, Rockford
Ill. TO assist in training the second
and third brigades.
Each Of the aviation camps near
Fort Worth viii have So buildings. in
Is hangers. The buildings
are reported to be OF a permanent
character.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-08
SUB-LIEUT. LUFBERY HAS
BROUGHT DOW I2TH !

Grand Headquarters OF the French
Army In France. Sept S-Sub-IIeut.
lsaoul Lufbery. the American aviator.
lying with the lafayette Escadrilo.
yesterday brought down his 18Th
German airplane.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-08
Ease Itching Skins
with Cuticura

It's wonderful how quickly a hot bah
with Cuticura Soap followed bv a cen
Tie amounting with Cuticura Ointment
IeIeVes itching, burning eczemas.
Isshes' PIlmPles, irritations, etc. The
MISSION ms OF Cuhoura IS not only 10 soothe
ana heal but to prevent sk;n troubles
oy keeping the pores free from impuri-
ues and Irntauons. For sample of
eacn Tree BY return mail, address post-
eaTd' 'Cutieura, Dept. Is G, Boston,
ment 3 and SOC.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-08

Architects Present Their Conception of Scheme for Do
ing Away With Railroad Yards by Purchase and Con
version, Turning Yards Into Beautiful Boulevard
and Valuable Property That VIII Pay All Costs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-08

s. write to ", in care Of daddy al
DeminE at once.-Adv
over 1000 bushels o fwheat was har-
vested this year by Mrs Dora Long OF
Neodosha- Kaz
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-08

loIc improvements and parks
nave eeen the cheapest Of the great
municipal necessities. Tnay have eer-
tainly been cheaper than fails and
poor houses. and they have furnished
IN their usefulness that ounce OF pre-
Vention that has saved many pounds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

From the Philadelphia Record
The Won Hindenburg strategic re-
treats continue.
From the indianapolis News
Field Marshal Haig gets credit in
London for being a great organizer, and
1t is not improbable that he will soon
be recognized in Berlin as a great dis
organizer.
From the Scranton Republican.
Nicholas of Russia was secure in
his place of power a short time ago as
William of Germany is today. and the
Handwriting on the wall" which re-
Gently decreed the fate of the Romanofr
may soon proclaim that of the Hohen-
zollern.
From the New York World.
Germany's threat to cut of Hollands
supply of steel and coal has all the sig
nificance Of an action taken after and
not before the American embargo on
shipments to neutrals.
From the hos.on Transcript.
Why doesn't the kaiser equip his
battieships with wheels and use them
against the tanks on the western front?
From the Chicago Pos.
1t is not precisely what the good
Pope Benedict recommends. but $1,000
pounds of high explosive dropped on
German soil IL rather good peace prop.
aganda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

subsidized. Mr.. Davis was largely nomi-
mated by the votes Of the drys, the
farmers Of that faith voting for hin,
ON the ground that he was Q farmer,
and that the liquor question was settled
so far as Virginia is concerned"
This was the opinion Of The Star, e1-
pressed at the time Of Mr.. Davis nomi-
nation. His triumph was not a wet tri-
umph. The repeal or modification of
the prohibition law was not an issue in
the contest for the democratic prize
Mr.. Davis won. If elected he will exc
cute the law; and that is what the
friends of the law desire.
Mr.. Lincoln as governor would give
the prohibitionists of the state entire
confidence. He is described as "a pro-
hibitionist of the old school," He has
served in both branches of the legisla-
ture, was member of the convention
which revised the states constitution,
and from such services must have famil-
iarized himself with the states needs
and the peoples purposes.
Prohibition being now the declared
policy of the state must be supported
until the people at the polls have form
ally declared for a change. This they
did not do in the democratic primary,
and will not do next November.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26
COMMENTS ON GERMANY.

From the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
William Bayard Hale's declaration
that Germany can fight three years
longer is a good indication that Ger
many has almost reached the end OF
it's rope.
From the New Orleans States.
We know what we want" says
Michaelis. Yes. but whether We will
get it is another matter.
From the Columbus Ohio State Journal.
When Chancellor Michaelis goes bow
ing and scraping In for his daily con-
ference with the kaiser we suppose he
says, in effect: Well, all-highest, any
special lies for me to tell today?
From the Pittsburgh Dispatch
Not important. If true. German has
seized ali property there belonging to
Siamese subjects.
From the Chicago News.
When the kaiser gets ready to abdi-
cate he should take along his Junkers
and other remnants OF feudalism.
From the Springfield Republican.
At least the kaiser can assure his
subjects that Helgoland is still safe.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
II anything can cure the crown prince
of his fondness for militarfsm the
thrashings administered to him by the
French ought to do 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

few years have been years Of hunger
and sorroy for tho organization; and
il, he fails to "bring homo the bacon"
this year he may have to yield place to
. new and probably younger man.
II Mr.. Mitchell il reelected, he may
become formidable state quantity. He
is q democrat, and his party in New
York needs q state leader. Dix, Sulzer
and Glynn are out Of the game-all de-
feated men. Sheehan is dead. O'Gor-
man, it is understood, cares no more for
politics. Secretary McAdoo has his
hands full Of national affairs. So if
Mr.. Mitchell can again show quality as
a vote-getter, and later as an executive,
he should loom large on the democratic
horizon, and come into consideration as
the man best qualified to oppose Gov.
Whitman when the latter offers for a
third term at Albany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26
The Pink Post Cards.

In few days pink post cards will
be going about Washington, summon
ing the men who are enrolled as the
Districts first quota Of troops for the
National Army. These will be their first
military orders, commanding them to
present themselves on certain dates for
transport to Camp Meade, at Admiral
Md. From the time they are mailed the
men who have been chosen for duty will
be under military discipline. They must
obey explicitly, or be subject to court
martial. If they do not present them
selves at the place and date named they
will be liable to meet the charge Of de-
sertion, and desertion in time of war
may be punished by death.
Thus these pink post cards stand for
the first experience the civilian popu-
lation of this generation has had in
meeting the grim need of national de-
tense. They cannot shirk the duty.
They must obey without question every
word of command. That is the disci-
pine without which no army can exist.
They will be soldiers from the hour the
cards are mailed. And as soldiers they
will be at the end of their freedom as
civilians, though perhaps for little
time they may remain at their tasks or
at their homes, waiting for the final
summons to take train for camp. =
One passage in the card of general
instructions is striking. There will be
no need for the men who are called to
take to camp with them more than the
absolute necessaries of physical comfort
and cleanliness. The civilian clothes
they wear to camp will be no longer
needed when they arrive. They may
ship them back home If they wish, or,
better, they may wear away garments
for which they will have no further use,
so that they may be discarded at camp.
They will live in khaki from the time
they reach Camp Meade.
Our great civilian Army will thus go
into camp clad in the habiliments of
peace and in q few hours it will be
transformed into the makings of fight
ing force. Khaki will make a great diff
ference. We here in Washington have
seen many such Transformations in the
course of the past few months, and have
rejoiced at the ease with which the
young American takes on the aspect and
bearing of a soldier. Although the
process is somewhat slower than the
advocates of IAN army over night" state
of preparedness claimed to be possible,
it demonstrates that in the emergency
the American citizen is capable of adapt
ing himself swiftly to his duty.