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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-13
CoNnsKEY GIVES VIEWS.

President Comiskey OF the White
SOx is quoted as saying that he
doesn't favor any spring exhibition
games for his team with the Giants
or anybody else This will be disap-
pointing TO a number OF cities that
had been led to believe the two teams
would make a spring tour and that
they would see them in action.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-13
GOVERNMENT INTEREST
United States Government Does TO Insure
Pure Havana Cigars.

T He finest clear Havana cigars from the factory Of
Cuesta Rey Co.. the largest manufacturers Havana d
CARS IN the world and this product known throughout civilization
This concern has its great white marble in Havana
and its big factory IN Tampa Fla where than 100000 cigars
per day made.
As the tobacco needed it is shipped from to Tampa
passing thru the hands Of house inspectors into the
custody Of the Government inspector Cuesta Rev Co es
Enlistment The output Of this plan In bond" which
means that they made solely Cubanrown tobacco
and Government stamp affixed to certify this fact
When to Tampa be Cuesta Rev Co.
plant Thousands Of Florida go every year and It
regarded as the chief show place Of the enjoy
seeing the cigars made by handhe old Spanish method You
VIII be interested when the factory readers read to
the operatives to keep them interested their work You viii be
struck with the wonderful deItety the cigar makers show IN
putting the and filler together-maing most widely
known and admittedly the best clear Havana cigar day
Whether 70 Tampa your cigar dealer and
ask Tor Iuestey You viii be delighted with taste
smell and burn" You discover the one reason bv he
Cuesta-te Is popular among cigar smokers everywhere.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-13
Years Ago TOdav
From The Herald OF
this Date. 1903.

THE Democratic senator's have de-
termined to oppose the ratinca-
ton Of the canal treaty with
the new republic Of Panama should
the administration enter upon treaty
negotiations with that country. The
SpOoner act provides that the canal
be constructed by the Nicaragua route
in the event OF failure in negotiations
with Colombia
Mrs Galloway and Miss Ricketts,. Of
Mexico, No. are spending the winter
with Mrs. W L Gaines
Judge wyndham Kemp LETT Tues
DAY evening for Cloudcroft where he
Will enjoy a few days shooting.
DR.. T. A. Bray. district representa-
tive Of the United States bureau OF
animal Industry, has gone TO Naco on
an inspection trip.
John Johnson, manager for Swift &
Co, In this city, returned last evening
from ten days trip through Arizona
". O. MIlIican. OF the firm OF Mil
lican & Smith, was called TO Bisbee
this morning, where he viii be en-
gagged for week in auctioning off
town lots.
Ed ". Christensen, OF Mankato.
MINI, is now in Ell Paso and expects
to make this place his home Dr..
Christensen is an osteOpath and Is a
cousin OF Harry G. Wall
Jesus Figueroa, said to have been
ceserter from the Mexican army
during the rebellion against Maxi
milan, recently discovered near Moe
teZuma. Sonora, a rich gold mine.
while in hiding near that place.
The Santo Domingo rebels hsve
asked for recognition by the United
States, stating In q letter TO minister
Powell that engagements entered into
with the United States by the govern
ment presided over by Gen. Wos = Gil
VIII not be recognized BY them.
It is now rumOred there win be no
city poll tax levied this year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-13

Ed ". Christensen, OF Mankato.
MINI, IS now in Ell Paso and expects
to make this place his home Dr..
Christensen is an osteOpath and IS a
cousin OF Harry G. Wall
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-19

Twenty-three and a half million
persons, or about "A per cent Of the
country's population are going to
school in the United States.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-19

Anew rear light for automobiles is
equipped with an alarm that sounds
a signal if it be extingUished acct
dentaly.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-05
Uncle Harry Tells KOw a Great
American Air Fleet May Win the War

The United States is going to build
the greatest mir fleet in the world,
isn't she2' said Jimmy
That's what the present plans indl-
cate said Uncle Harry. Congress
has been asked to appropriate $780,
100000 10 pay the cost OF building
Reroplanes and training scronauts by
the thousands and sending them to
France
i saw an article In the PAPER the
other day that said the side that can
control the air viii win the war" said
Joe. do you think that IS so, Uncle
barry"
Not being a military expert or an
aeronautic expert. but just your Uncle
who is interested in what's going on
In the world. I'm afraid my opinion
on the subject would be OF little i'm.
poriance." said Uncle Harry smiling
But, what you say. Joe. is the belief
OF many OF the experts in this coun.
try and in England and France. and
the events Of the last two years would
seem ~ prove that they are thinking
correctly"
Why are aerOplanes so very i'm
portant?" added Helen
Because the aeronauts are the oyes
OF the armies. and the navies. too
said Uncle Harry. "lfuhe Allies can
win complete control OF the air-and
they can II they have enough ma.
chimes and enough men--fermany Will
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-05
.ROCKbAND RESIDENTS
HAVE FLAG RAISING
Large Crowd Attends Cele-
bration on Lawn of
J. ]. Harris
|. NEWTON WETSTEIN
MAKES AN ADDRESS

Independence Day was appropri-
ately celebrated by the residents OF
Rockland yesterday afternoon. when
an immense flag WIS raised on the
lawn Of J. ]. Harris. superintendent Of
the Jessup & Moore Paper Company
/ The flag had been presented TO Mr.
I Harris by the company. and In order
that all the employees OF the concern
and the residents OF the town might
take part when "Old Glory was
raised a large pole was erected on
his lawn and tho entire town invited
TO the celebration.
The ceremonies we're opened with
the singing OF the national anthem by
a group OF women and school chill
dron. Mr. Harris, in a few brief re-
marks. stated that he was glad OF the
opportunity Of installing such a beau
tiful emblem where the entire town
could enjoy Il. He then introduced !.
Newton Wetstein. who. IN part, said;
"The flag we are 10 unfold repre-
sents citizenship. and what is citizen
shin? 10 has a broader Specification
than you and 1 are apt 20 give IT,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-05
Germans Lie in "OfficiaIs"

amount Of human nature in the army,
you'll observe.
80 the cOmmunique OF the advanc-
ing army Is the more reliable in that
respect Then there's the matter Of
prisoners taken. The advancing army
sends its prisoners back of the lines
TO the detention cages as fast as
they are taken and they are counted
as fast as they reach the cages. The
losing army commander, driven out
of his own ground, doesn't know what
proportion Of his missing are killed
lying wounded on the field. taken
prisoners OF Isolated for the time be-
ing.
These two facts. taken together
with the fact that a defeated army is
always more disorganized than a win
ming army. explain in large part, why
the communique OF the ADVANCING
army Is likely to he tho more accurate
The period in which the German
communlque got its reputation FOR
accuracy was the period when the
| German army was advancing on al
most all fronts. That period is Iona
past. The accuracy tables have been
reversed
Ono correspondent suggested thai
/ the general rule described scarcely
lowered the recent wide disparity oil
German and British statements.
NO said the General, "for the mrs
, time-and l think IL is rather signih
cant OF the way the war is going
German headquarters has been com
relled 10 fail back on plain fiyine
| Their cOmmuniques read more an
more like Action. They have one sim
pie plan for most OF them. They be
gin with attributing 20 tho British an
4 French armies purpose. which ism
our purpose. and then show that we'v
failed to achieve II. A British effoi
to break through our line at sucl
and-such-a-place failed That sound
/, familiar, doesn't IL? Well. the fac
would be that we had not sought {
break through our line at that poin
that we had q definite. limited obieC
tlve-and that VIC gained g. That ho
been the cose. time and again thl
, spring.
And thea, too. there have been IL
} tercsting descriptions in the Germa
? communlQues OF battles that nevg
! have taken place. l have no hesit;
ton in saying German headQuartel
has embarked on a campaign OF lyin
, It's purpose may be to keep the &c
l nan people fooled. or there may
K another reason The German His
! Command only knows"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-05

be Onnu because the German army,
without aeroplanes cannot learn the
positions Of the Allies great batteries
OF artillery, they cannot detect the
movements Of troops. IN brief Ger.
many will be forced 10 fight like a
blind man, and you know how much
chance a blind man. even n he we're
powerful would have in a fight with
a much smaller man who had good
sight"
But Germany has a big feet. OF
aeroplanes and many aeronuts, hasn't
she?' asked Jimmy.
con the western front-that IS, IN
France and Belgium, Germany is. be
lieved to have about 1000 fighting aer-
oplanes and traine daviators to nan
them" said Uncle Harry. THE Allies
have a slightly greater number"
Then If the Allies have more aero
planes than the Germans why is II
necessary TO make thousands OF more
machines I'm the United States and
send them to France" asked Joe.
well in the first place, the all
machines taking part in the war are
being destroyed rapidly, and the side
that wants to win must not only re
place damaged and destroyed aero
planes hut must be able to turn then
out faster than the other side" said
Uncle Harry. why only short time
ago ] saw a dispstch from Europe say.
ing that about 1000 aeroplanes were
shot down in France in two OF three
weeks; that, of course, includes Eng
lish, French and German machines
How many aeroplanes will ~
United States build and send TO Eu
roper" asked Jimmy.
"The best answer I can make 4
that question, Jimmy. is this-ai
many as are needed" said Uncl'
Harry. There has been talk abou
this country building 50.00O-even a.
high as 100, 900 aeroplanes but no on
really knows how many IL will be nee
essary 70 build and how many aero
nauts It will be necessary to train. Blu
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-05

Citizenship does not mean alone that
the man who possesses II shall be I
obedient to the law. shall be kindly !
70 his neiRhbor, shall regard the
rights OF others shall perform his
duties as Juror; but Il means more
than that, IL means II the hour OF peril
comes he will yield his time his prop
erty and his life 20 his country"
The flag We are living unuer and the
country IL represents is today In the
midst of preparation TO follow the pre-
ccdcnt set us
81 tell you. my friends, that flag. this
country Of ours, Ia worth our thought it
is worth our labor. IL is worth our lives
and what a magnificent country 10 Isl
what q republic for the people. where
/ tho people are kings. Men of great
wealth. great power and influence csn
live without difficulty IN n monarchy,
but how can YOU and !. how can the
average man live under despostic power
| This blessed Republic Of our stretches it'
hands down TO the men and lifts them
up. dcspotism puts its heavy hands on
their heads and presses them down and
this blessed Republic of our speaks u
every boy in the land, black or white
rich or poor. and asks him TO come nj
higher and higher.
"fn behalf Of Mr.. Harris, Tho Jcssu
Moore Company. ] ask you 20 accept thi
nag. their gift TO YOU. As its equo
upon our land no other flag no embicr
Of church or state compares with h. II !
tho hallowed and sacred emblem OF IN
worlds greatest republic. lowered wit
priceless traditions. always sustained b
tho patriotic love Of n sovereign INTEL
gent citizenship, Let il continue TO carr
its lessons Of humanity 20 all the nation
Of the earth. even if we must fight an
shed our blood for h.. rejecting n
grandeur Of our country and the con
mon glory Of tho American people.
conclusion. I would say let us he worth
Of it's history and its promises"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-05
BY The United Press.

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-The Ma
t'onal Army will be well fed If prep
aration counts for aught.
The general stan is working on a
plan TO feed the more than half mil
lion rockies, who will assemble in the
10 environments for training next fall.
The variety OF the men will neces-
sarily be limited to the regular army
ration. But it will be properly pre-
pared and served.
In recent wars the grub" OF the
valiant volunteer has been the object
Of scandal. It was "embalmed beer
in the Spanish War. On the border
last year the National Guard howled
Justify against the army mess The
answer was incompetent cooks.
To guard against repetition OF
such complaints the general stan has
competed plans TO train a gigantic
army OF cooks before the canton
ments open. Within a few weeks
thousands OF young men will be mobi-
lized and instructed IN tho art OF
military culinary. When the canton
ments open the new cooks will be
right on the Job ready to feed the
recruits.
Tho instructions will include how
TO feed a company of $50 men three
times a day on schedule time, kitchen
sanitation-of utmost Importance e
the health Of the men-and how e
lend a touch of variety to the limite'
possibilities OF the army ration.
There will be no cause for apollo
gies for the food officials are deter
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-05

30
in Double
IN
cadence, and then off with the left
CHANGE STEP-Beng March" the
plant the left foot plant the toe OF the right foot heel Of
of the foo
similarly executed the
strikes the ground
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-05

will be made principally IN the big
automobile factories which can read
fly be altered so as to build aeroplane
engines instead OF auto engines Fact
is. that Is just what IS being done to-
day in a number Of the biggest auto
factories
"The government has been looking
forward TO this important work for
many months and Plans we're made
even before the United States entered
the war 10 build aeropianes in great
quantities n they would be needed"
But the work Is being speeded up
right now. isn't III" said Joe.
ut is." said Uncle Harry. Great
quantities OF materials are being
bought and made ready for the manu-
facture Of aerop'anes. Three kinds
OF machines will be constructed. First,
the kind used in training avi><crs;
second. what are known as o1serva-
ton planes, which are very speedy,
being able to travel as fast az 40
miles an hour: third, battle planes.
which are not quite so fast as the oh
servation planes, making between 100
and 100 miles an hour, but much more
powerful in fighting and equipped with
much bigger guns. New training camps
for ayiators are being started in diff
/ ferent parts OF the country. American
army and navy aviators are now in
France studying the methods used by
the Allied aviators, and also making
plans for the other American nviators
who are 10 go to Elrope as soon as
possible. Experienced French aviatois
who have taken part in the air fight
ing in France and Belgium. have just
arrived In the United States TO assist
in building Americas great fleet OF
aeroplanes and in training aviators "
And aeroplanes we're only invented
a few years ago, weren't they?" said
Helen.
Just about twenty years ago. said
Uncle Harry. And since You wer,
born. Helen. story writer's were writ.
ing short stories and novels abou
aeroplane warfare. which people rea,
because they were interesting an,
new; but everybody laughed at IN,
idea Of those stories ever coming true
Since the war started. however. tn,
most imaginative OF these. storiei
have come true And none Of tn,
fights described by the story writer's
few years ago was as thrilling as many
OF the aeroplane fights that have actu
ally taken place in France during IN,
last two years.
We'll have 10 watch the aeroplan,
J news in the paper because II prom
ises 10 be one Of the most interesting
and important phases OF the war"
! Editors Note-Unole Harry win b,
glad 20 answer inquiries, either In thii
column or by mail, provided letter.
! are signed with the full name and ad
; dress Of the persons writing. The cor
p respondents names will not appear II
b the articles.
Copyright 1916 by The NC Syndicate
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-05
BY LOWELL MELLETT.
nited Press star Correspondent

InlleQ IItSo GldA ApAItolbAuNAAs
LONDON. May 25-CBy Mail-Maj
Gen. Maurice, director of military
operations for the British army, a
few days ago answered the question
thai lbs been bothering American cor
respondents for many months. The
question was:
who's lying now?'
His answer. given emphatically,
was:
"The Germansl"
However il wasn't all as simple
as that. The correspondents didn't
ask the question out loud. They just
looked it. They looked f. hard
enough to get it across, for right in
the midst OF an Interpretation OF
recent events on the West Front. the
general suddenly stopped and smiled
and said:
Perhaps I'd better explain some
thing about communicates. For a Ions
time there was a general impression
that the German communicates were
more reliable than our own
The correspondents couldn't hell
nodding assent 10 this. They knew
two. what American editors have
thought on the subject. The genera
smiled again and went on
"Well that impression was more o.
less correct"
The correspondents opened theii
several mouths and popped their sew
eral pairs OF eyes. This was painful
frankness
Here's a general rule: The dis
patches OF a winning army CON
msnder are usually more 10 be rel,e
on than the dispatches OF n losin
commander. This is true even II the
are equally honorable men.
Suppose we lose a village in th
midst Of a hard days fighting. Doc
the British officer directing the flgf
at that particular point immediatel
wire tho fect2 No. He says. Wei
they've got it row; but we1l get
back before this days work is don
There's be time enough to report
then But the German commander
hsrv FRS. action is TO shoot along III
news 20 headquarters that he has car
tured hat village. know that 10 7
true. because t. is exactly what II
British officer would do IL he were
The Germans place.
"And In the same way when the &c
nan officer loses a village he holds u
the report lines more than
d7r--in the hope of winning u haC
before reporting There's ceria'
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-05
AUTOS COLLIDE.

owing TO the brakes on an auto
mobile owned by resident OF Penn
syIvania refusing 10 work properly at
Thirtieth and Market streets, shortly
before Z o'clock this morning. the car
crashed into another automobile. bear
ing a Pennsylvania license. The car
with the defective brakes. had its
radiator smashed. hut no one was in
iured.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-05
cTosr TIRn,RY ON SUNDAY.

Beginning next Sunday. the VII
mington Library will be closed on
Sunday afternoon. until the FIRST sun
day IN October. Experience IN past
years has shown that during the hot
summer months the library Is not
used by a sufficient number OF por-
sons TO warrant keeping It open but
the number OF visitors TO the library
on sunday this year. has been 50
great that 81 was decided to keep Il
open one month longer.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-05
BROKEN WIRE DELAYS WORKERs.

Traffic on the trolley car systems
was disarFanged shortly before 2
o'clock this morning. when a feed
wire In Market street between Ninth
and Tenth street broke. AS a result
hundreds OF workers we're delayed In
reporting at their places OF employ
ment.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-05

with the pans that are already under
way the United States WILL IN a few
months, very probably be manuiac-
turing and sending TO Europe about
1900 aeroplanes a month"
Where will they all be built?"
asked Helen.
an the many factories throughout
the United States" said Uncle Harry.
"The engines and other machinery
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-05
SIDE sTEP-Being at

0T0T 0TTT
and is not executed I'm double time. n at Order
Arms, Side Step is executed at trail without com
mand.
BACK STEP-Being az Halt or Mark Time
"Backward-March" take steps 10 inches TO the
rear. The Back Step Is used for short distance
only and IS not executed in double time. n az an
Order Arms, the Back Step is executed at trail
without command
TO HALT-To arrest the march in quick
double time: "SQuad-Halt'-at the command
Halt, given as either foot strikes the ground plant
the other foot in marching; raise and place the
first foot by the sdo Of the other. II in double
time drop the hands by the side
TO MARCH BY THE FLANK-BeinE IN
march: by the Right OefD Flank-March'-at
the command March, given the right foot strikes
tho ground, advance and plant the left foot then
face to the right turning the balls Of both feet
and step of in the new direction with the right
foot. In march by tn Left Flank feet and di-
rection Of facing reversed.
TO MARCH TO THE REAR-Being in march
ITO the Rear-MoSch"-at the command March
given the right foot strikes the ground advance
md LLn L-aL LLlrn 10 H. nL-L-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-05
REAL EsrArE FOE SALE.


nor sALE--o ROOM HOUSE, Two
II porches an convenience west side,
good location frat class condition. ADDRESS
$780, Evening Journal iupc3o-eod'lm.
CEvEN ROOM HOUSE AT 10. at2 n.
= Franklin street. bath. front and hack
porch. Price s2250. Apply No. ~ Mndi-
son street iuneo- God I'm.
EOR sALE-HoUsE. 10 ROOMS BATH.
II two porches. gas and electric fixtures,
Al condition bargain 20 uuick buyer. POS
session July IS. Apply 1874 Washinston
rireet iunei c-cod.n.
co OSO-NO 1915 W THIRTEENTH
Oe~fOOV street. square plan, rooms
and bath. porch. heat, electric and gas. side
yard 5o.foot front. Inquire on premises
junett-tts-2wks.
! DEMOvAL NOTTCE--THE OFFICES or
/ IL Isaac Dillin. real estate builder. for
/ meriy 81 No. 20a Church building. are nov
located 81 No. 0fo Market street. he
Hopes Bldg" ID. 4 A. Phone. 400 W
Residence Phone Holly Oak. sune2o-im-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-05
UNCLE SANS NEW ARMIES
TO BE WELL CARED FOR

mined. The regular army soldiers
thrive on it. It is pure. Il will be
properly prepared. And there will be
enough to keep every soldier well and
at, military heads say.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12
ALFRED FORD DIES AT
SONS HOME IN VALLEY
Funeral Held this Afternoon at st.
PauPs Episcopal Church, DE-.
Bragdon in Charge

Alfred Ford, aged II, died early
Wednesday morning at the home Of
his son, G. Monroe Ford, near Finley.
Death was due to cancer from which
the aged man had been sufferer for
some time.
Funeral services were held this aft
ternoon in st. Paul's Episcopal church
with DR.. Bragdon Of Prosser in charge.
Burial was in River View cemetery.
Mr.. Ford was a native Of England,
having been born at Gosport, May %.
1916. He and Mrs. Ford came to the
United States in June 1914, and have
been making their home with their son
on his valley farm. Besides his widow
he leaves three sons, G. Monroe, YER
non, who recently enlisted in the Cana
dian army, and is stationed at Vancou-
yer, and Bernard, of Tacoma, who was
here to attend the funeral.