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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01

ONDON, Eng Dec 1.-Sunflow-
ers eighteen feet high have been
- reported from Eastbourne.
HISTORIANS OF the great war. writ
ing 500 years hence, viii surely de-
vote a few passages 10 the extraOr-
binary phenomena in the vegetable
and botanical world Of 1917. Never
has there been such an epidemic Of
reports Of goliath marrows. mon
strous potatoes, Roger Tichborne
beet, drOpsicaI turnips, elephantine
carrots, skyscraper beans and blOated
.cabbages.
One theorist attributes the competi-
tive unrest Of all the vegeta bles-
and the Munchausen tales that are
told of their size-tO the eaSterly
winds which were predominant so
many months this year. He believes
that, blowing from Athens, Zurich,
Amsterdam and Stockholm. the WINDS
brought with them "exaggeratio
spores from those busy factories Of
tail tales, and that the spores fertil-
lied gardens and fortified still more
the descriptive powers OF their own
ers. A giant marrow at llIord was
reported two days after Zurich res
port Of revolution in Berlin.
Would Check Giant Growth.
Another reader Of tales Of giant
garden products suggests the tmmedl-
ate appointment OF a controller and
strict descriptive rations for amateur
gardeners. When people are rationed
in coal and sugar, he contends. It IS
time some stop is put to this IN
bridled license. We are using up all
our national stock Of Imagination. We
are sterilizing our future stock Of
Hctionists and dramatists. We are
also pressing hard on certain neutrals
and competing against their CHIEF ex-
Let there be q scheduled list Of
vegetables issued by the controller,
no vegetab BILE story to exceed the limit
saw. one hundredWeight each for
marrows, sDoOn-fed; 10 foot girth for
cabbages, hand reared; 4 foot circum-
ference for beet. weaned two weeks
after the leaf appears; and no bean
story to exceed the maximum build
ing eIevat ton for domestic houses
sanctioned by the local authorities
easiest task in the world, and is the
harder because there is political op-
position to every move by the gov
eminent President Schulthess haQ
one Of the fun days OF his political
career recently when he tried to eX-
plain to refractory deputies In parlia-
ment why il was impossible to lower
prices when foodstuffs and kindred
things continued to become scarcer
and scarcer-(C Correspondence OF The
Associated Press-)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01
NetO Party in Germany
To Fight War Aims of
the FaderIond Parfu

Berne. Switzerland. Dec. THE
Berlin Press announces the forma-
ton Of q Conservative German Union
as n neutraliZer OF the Fatherland
party. The new party is led by the
Conservative politician, DR.. Grabaslsy,
and DR.. Thimm-
The new union. which opposes exag-
gerated war aims and is willing 10
make eNertiOns for peace, is violently
alto cled by the alderman press.
The Nossiche ZeitunC learns that
the crown prince does not consider q
change Of government necessary. the
Reichstag parties being disagreed in
their criulOus on the situation. The
crown prince reckou5 that the post
ponement OF the final solution viii
not meet energetic opposition, and
VIII allow the chancellor TO gain time
TO form q RCichstaE coalition. which
would enable him to continue work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01
~HE HAGUE. Netherlands. Dec L
II am quite sure the policy Of
y A--.r-.. ~ Er--aln n l.n-at-r-


II am quite sure the policy Of
= America and Britain Of isolating
Holland is bad one declared Marie
Wnlem Friedrich TreEb. Netherlands
minister Of finance, in discussing his
country's position with the CORE
spondent Of the Associated Press.
Minister Treub's criticism was based
OF the contention that the attitude Of
the two powers made the Netherlands
dependent on Germany. with the re-
suit that she had to make all kinds
OF concessions TO that country. More
over, he thought it had q most unfor-
tunate effect on the nations sympa-
thies. At the outset OF the war these
were, for the largest part. on the side
OF the entente allies. but. excepting
perhaps France, pro-aIlied feeling had
since largely declined as a result Of
allied measures If q referendum on
the subject could be taken today, he
thought It would show q pretty equal
division Of sympathies between the
entente and the central powers I'm
less the present policy be changed, %
he added, I am quite sure prO-allied
feeling viii decline daily"
Discussing the question with Britain
in respect Of allowing Germany TO
take gravel and sand over Neither
lands waterways TO Belgium. which
led the British government 10 with
draw financial and Commercial tele-
graphic facilities from Holland. Mr..
Treub declared Proof in such cir
cumstances is always difficult but II
the Netherlands government only gets
the impression that such sand and
gravel is really for war purposes am
absolutely sure the traffic VIII be
stopped
Hopes for Plan to Use ships.
AS regards the question Of the
Netherlands ships that have so Ions
been lying in American ports. the min
lister was hopeful that an arrange
ment might even yet materialiZe. suE-
costing that IL would be mutually &C
ceptabIe. if, say a third OF their num-
Der was placed in the Auerica-Neth-
erlands East Indies service, q third
placed at the disposal OF the Belgian
relief commission and third permit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01
7Nikado to Eat Rice 1000 Years. Old
AZ -:II;- -:H:- -:il:- -:iI:-
Seed Found in Image Planted, Grows

JAPAN, Rice directly from seed grains 1000
emperor Japan when ne attends the autumn
Shiga prefecture this fall The
inside wooden OF Faiavana little
Buddhist temple the village Of
wealth and his had
repairing In doing image
containing paper following
This image has been carved for the peace OF the world any
should seed the artistic
carving the traditions relating the
years They planted yielded good crop
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01
Surplus of Potatoes
VIII Not Reduce Price
Saus British Controller

London, England, Dec I'm the
matter OF potatoes England has gone
from one extreme to the other. Last
year the crop was poor, and in the
spring the supply failed. This year,
as Lord Rhondda told a mansion
house meeting recently, there is q
surplus Of q couple Of million tons.
The Food controller described him
self as a brave man struggling with
prosperity. Now he had got this sur
plus he didn't quite know what to do
with IL. The price Of potatoes was
no doubt high But they were --oWu
under an inducement offered by the
government many months ago that
the price should not go below $50
ton He had to carry out pledges
made by the government
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01
Firms
Make Artificial Limbs

Glasgow, Scotland. Dec TWO
Clyde shipbuilding firms have been
turning their attention TO the manu-
facture of artificial limbs and have
produced in IS hours a limb at .
moderate cost which is said to be
far superior 10 any other produced
in the country.
One thousand MANNED soldiers have
already been fitted and 5000 are on
the waiting list.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01
Germany Consents TO Use
Of Interned Vessels By
Chile. Makes Conditions

Santiago, Chile, Dec. lit IS an
nounced that Germany has consented
TO this country using the interned
German steamers under certain con-
ditions, which are not made public.
As Chile proposes to rent the
steamers, and as such an operation
would be to German advantage. il re-
mains to be seen if the entente allies
will cOncede TO such vessels immunity
from seizure. \ request TO this eff
feet was refused by them many
months ago.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01

ted to ply between the United states
and Holland.
as it possible for the Netherlands
so TO revise her present export ar
raugement as TO remove Americas OBJ
jectiOns TO permitting bread. grain
and cattle food TO be exported here2''
questioned the correspondent, refer
ring thereby TO the surplus products
OF Hollands own soil. that are now
divided between Germany and Bril-
tain.
Dependent on Germany.
ct is certainly possible to revise
present agreements with Germany
and Britain" was the reply, "apd, in
deed. ii viii be one OF the first duties
Of the newly formed Central Export
bureau TO undertake such q revision
for al present We are not free to eE-
port 10 neutral countries The pro-
portion Of exports going TO Germany
cannot be reduced to any considerab bic
extent, for We are dependent on that
country for our coal and other nsces-
stiles"
Were the Netherlands likely 90 be
vet drawn into the war by the various
compiled tons now arising, inquired
the correspondent 7 do not think
there IS immed ate danger OF thai
replied MI Treub; but II the war
lasts another year or more no one cen
prOphesF what viii be the result.
Serious economic and political diff
culties may be evoected."
Peace Outlook Bad.
what do you think OF the peace
outlook7" questioned the interviewer.
The outlOok, n my opinion Is very
bad" came the reply.
How would Holland regard 3 pe7ca
whereby Germany only released Bel
gium on condition OF the guarantees,
OF which she speaks. as, for instance.
administrative separation inquired
the CorreSpo pendent.
Without knowing the exact nature
OF such guarantees" was the answer
III is impossible to express an opin-
ion Administrative separation might
and might not weaken Belgium It
Is conceivable that a system might be
established. as in Switzerland, which
did not reduce the nations strength
I regard il as a great Interest for
Holland that Belgium should be re-
stored to absolute Independence. that
she should be an entirely neutral
free country. not under the control OF
one party or the other."-(Correspo
dence Of the Associated Press)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01
England Must Spend Big
Sum on ROADS After War

london. Eng Dec. 1T viii re-
luire approximately sl58.geu 1000 20 re-
construct or strengthen 5000 miles
Of roads in Great Britain after the
war, in order to enable them to carry
the growing motor traffic. says an
official estimate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01

THE Nicholas the
left Cen Korno who influence The Cossacs
the brilliant military sasts of Russia In the types Of
Troky,
leader and at the gat below, Of Don Coz.asz officer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01
.SAYS ISOLATION
.OF HOLLAND BAD
T Dr. THE ALLIES
.BLAMES UNITED STATES AND
ENGLAND FOR NATIONS PLIGHT

Action of Two Nations Makes Holland Dependent Upon
Germany, Says Treub; Takes Gloomy View Of War
and Thinks Peace Still Is Long Way Off; Would
Make Terms With the United States.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01
GERMAN PAPER TELLS OF
FLANDERS HE'LL" WHERE
TORMENT LASTED WEEKS

British Send Torrents Of Fire Over German Lines, De
stroying All Life; Then Came Cas- the Germans Own
Weapon, Followed by Deluge of Big Shells and Then
the Scots and Canadians Stormed the Lines
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01
SUNFL0WERS18
FEET HIGH ARE
BRITISH WORRY
Extraordinary Size of Many
Vegetables Puzzle the
Theorists.
ONE THINKS 1T IS
DUE TO EAST WIND

p ONDON, Eng. Dec. 1.-Sunnow-
ers eighteen feet high have been
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01

? ONDON, Eng, Dec. IA German
description Of a British bonn
IL bardment, smoke screen, at
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-02
ESPIONAGE BILL WILL
 %.R %F BE PASSED THIS WEEK
THE CENSORSHIP SECTION HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE SEN ATE BUT WILL BE FURTH-
 FER CONSIDERED.

Washington, May 1.-The adminis- tration espionage bin was taken up by the senate tonight and made the un- finished business with a view to pass ing 1t during the present week.
 The so-called censorship section all ready has been approved by the sen ate, hut there will be opportunities during the week to consider 1t again. A provision authorizing the president 10 declare an embargo on exports that might go through neutrals to Germany and Austria is expected to lead to rigorous opposition
 A similar bill is pending before the house. where Representative Kahn oi Californial announced today he would linjroducQ an amendment to place the power oY censorship in the hands or a commit he consisting of four expert enced hewspapermen and one repre- sentative each Of the state, war and inavy departments.
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GERMAN CHANCELLOR TO MAKE
 ANOTHER OFFER OF PEACE

years ago against us, three months ago against you, unclaimed this conflict,
 And now we see all America rise and sharpen her weapons in the midst of peace for tho common struggle To. gether we will carry on that struggle, and when, by force, we have at last imposed military victory, our labors will not be concluded. Our task will be, quote the noble words of Pres dent Wilson, to organize the society of nations'
 q well know that the jibes of our enemies, who have never seen before them anything but horizons of earn age, will never cease to jeer at so noble a dream. Such has always been the fate of ideas at their birth and if thinkers and men of action had al lowed themselves to be discouraged by sceptics, mankind would still be in it's infancy and we should still be slaves. After material victory we will win this moral victory. We will shat ter the ponderous sword of militar- ism; we will establish guarantees fer peace and then we can disappear from the worlds stage, since We shall leave at the cost of our common immo.ation the noblest heritage future genera. tions can possess"
 Various conferences between the military, naval and economic sections of the French mission and representa- tives of the United States continued today. Also there was an important conference at the official residence of the mission between it's leading mem bers and Ambassador Jusserand. Later officials attached to the mission made it plain that they were highly satis- fled with the work accomplished and the outlook for the future.
 Tomorrow M. Viyiani and Marshal Joffre and probably Admira! Choche- brat will lunch informally a; The white house and talk oyer war prob lems with the president personally
 Tonight the leading members of the mission were guests of honor at a dinner given by Justice White.
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May Be Con1pro romise or
 the SeIectiDe Draft Bill
Principal Points of Difference Be- tHeen the Houses IS the RooSe-
 Ueit Volunteer mendment.

ever the volunteer system as opposed to the selective drat feature.
 Senator iI.aFcllette spoke in sup. port of substitute with referendum on raising an army by draft to send to Europe but it was defeated. 6S to 1.
 Principal points of difference be. tween the houses include the so-called Roosevelt volunteer amendment in the senate bill; the difference in the ages subject to selective draft: the senate bill specifying thcse between 21 and 27 and tho house 21 and 40 and the senate bilrs army prohibition section.
 compromise Is expected on 1he age limit, possibly fixing the minimum at q and the maximum at $5 The house representative probably never will accept the Roosevelt amendment which would permit the former presi. dent to raise four infantry divisions fer duty on foreign soil
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-02
France 0nd Italy Will
 Ger $1OO,OOO,OOO Each
Loan Will Be Made Immediately to Meet Requirements of Those
 Countries.

Washngton, May 1-The amount of the first leans to France and Italy, Secretary McAdoo announced tonight. will be $lO0. .0u000O each. They VII be made immediately to meet the re quirements of those countries in May. The first insta lment, about S25000.. 900 of the Italian loan, will be made tomorrow
 A loan 10 Russia will also be made, Mir McAd-o stated, and the loan to Belgium is under consideration.
 Announcement of the first offering of bonds under the war finance law, Mir McAdoo said, has been delayed because the needs of the allied gov ernments have not yet been sufficient ly developed to form a final program.
 It was learned authoritatively to- night that in addition 10 the chief allied nations Serbia has made appli- cation for a loan, and that the apphca- tion is under consideration.
 The expected announcement that another block of treasury certificates would be offered at once through the federal reserve banks was made by Secretary McAdoo tonight The cer. tiflcates will mature July IT, will bear interest at the rate of per cent and will be convertible into bonds. It is understood that the size of the offer ing will approximate $2O0.000000
 It was intimated also that Mr Me Adoo would adopt the suggestion Of federal reserve board that blocks of certificates be offered every two weeks during May and June so as to
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Was hington, May 1.-C7nferenoes on the war army bill passed for a second time by the senate today, prob ably will not begin fer several days Conferees cf the senate and house vii. meet tomorrow, but they also haze the task of smoothing away diff ferences over the annual army appro- priation bill, and they will take up that task first
 There are not many points of dis agreement in the appropriation bill and leaders hope to see both measures completed in time to have President Wilson attach his signature during the present week.
 The senate passed the war army bill again today to clear up parlia. mentary tangles without any pro longed discussion and without any serious effort to revive the strugg c
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-02
GERMANS COMPELLED TO,
 DRAW ON RESERVES
BATTLE FRONT EXTENDS BE TWEEN SIX AND SEVEN MILES TO THE EASTWARD OF
 RHEIMS.

H'rom Staff Correspondent Of the
 Associated Press)
 Field Headquarters os the French Army on the French Front, May l. The Germans were forced to engage in battle again today along q front ex' tending between six and seven miles to the eastward of Rheims. The French attack was delivered from a hort dis tance southward O. Beine to Moron vlliers. Notwithstanding the eifiicul- ties of the task confronting them the French at the end of the day had won a tactical victory and captured con siderable territory, although most ob' stinate fighting continued on ground strongliv fortified and offering every advantage to the defenders.
 So serious was the French advance that at one period of the day the Ger mans were compelled to throw into the line another Of the few remaining divisions of their strategic reserves, but stnl could not stay the French progress.
 The correspondent of the Associated Press passed Sunday night on the bat tlefield observing the artillery prepar- ation for the attack, which presented one of the weirdest of sights. Even the brilliantly starlit sky did not per init one to observe the outlines ot the objects aimed at. but throughout the night dozens of French batteries clev- erly concealed poured ont an incessant stream Of shells against the German positions and gun stations.
 Meanwhile the location Of the Ger man and French front lines could be defined in consequence of the con stant succession of flares on each side lighted to reveal any possible move ment of the enemy infantry. Over head could be heard al a low altitude the whirring motors of German air planes trying vainly to locate the French batteries.
 The German airmen, evidently dis appointed over their unsuccessful search for batteries, went off to bonn bard the open towns of Chalons and Fpernay.
 When the French infantry attack began at 12;4O o'clock today the French line passed from just north of the Roman road near Prunay, through the Bois de la Grille and along the crests of Carnllet and Mont Haut to Moronyilliers. In the west and the
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ease the strain which might result on the money markets from withdrawing at once a huge sum of money for sub scriptions to the big bond issue.
 Should this program be adopted, at least one billion dollars would be ob- tained by the issue of treasury cer. tificates prior to June 30 The sum may reach $1,500.000,000 With loans t1 France and Italy consummated, the government will have advanced $400,- 100000 to the lies. This is only the beginning of what will have to be ad. yanced to meet allied needs before the end of the fiscal year. June 30. when the proceeds of the first offer- ing of bonds probably will be avail able. There remain the contemplated loans to Belgium, Russia and other allies. other leans to Great Britain to meet British requirements in May and June, estimated at from s300,O00.000 to $400,0O0 900, and leans to meet the needs of France and Italy for June unofficially placed at $2O0.0O0.0O0 more.
 Indications point to the conclusion that the United States will have ad. vanced the allies approximately ST. 250,000O00 before the proceeds of tho first offering of bonds are available
 Details of the proposed loan to Russia have not yet been placed in definite form. Charge dAffaires Unuo spent more than an hour today fn out. lining the needs of his government to treasury officials, and will confer with them again before announcement of the Russian loan is made.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-02
SMALL CONTINGENT ID BE
 SENT SOON AS POSSIBLE
Allies Are to Decide Whether 1t Is Better to Use the Ships to Send Men or fer the Purpose of Keeping the Armies and People Supplied With Provisions.

Washington, May 1.-The United States stands ready to send an army to Europe whenever the allies deem it wise to divert the necessary ship. ment from transporting food to trans. porting men
 It became known definitely today that the government has offered the allies troops, but has suggested that the alarming shortage of world ship ping may make it Impractical to send them at once. In spite of objections of the general staff to putting any American forces on the firing line be fore the great war army has been raised and trained, the administration has determined that the small con tingent earnestly desired by France for morale effect shall be sent as soon as possible. The general belief here Is that the way soon will be found. Whether the force that is to carry the Stars and Stripes into battle in
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center the French advanced rapidly but on the wooded mountain slopes the fighting was harder and the Germans countcrQttacked frequently with fresh troops al one point regainng sec ton they had lost only 10 De driven ont or it again later on
 The French stair at the close of the day recorded a gain amounting to something more than 800 to a 1000 yards and this in ground nterlaced with powerfully organized trenches bristlins with machine guns and strengthened here and there with .blockhouses and redoubts.
 Possession of this range of cres's by the French menaces the German post tons at Nogent TAbbesse and Berru, from which the bombardment of the Rheims cathedral ras been carried out.
 The German guns today relaxed n the pnni>hmen, of Rheims in order to help defend the German positions where the French attacked
 A secret order found on the field of battle, addressed 10 the commander of the Thir'y-third German reserve brigade warns German officers that the first line must be defended at all costs and, ' lost. the fighting must continue unul it is re-won.
 indications show that the strength of the German forces totaled on the first of April, 2l9 divisions, each com prisnE a maximum Of from 10000 to l2,000 combatants. Of these divisions. 145 faced the French and British, but only 90 were in the acmal Inc, the others being held in strategic re- serve. The remaining 76 divisions were then on the Russ sanRoumanian and Macedonian fronts. Many of the strategic reserve divisions have since been thrown into line and owing to losses were later sent to the rear for reconstruction.