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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
REGULAR ARMY
NEED Of MEN
American Army Is Best
Paid in World; Chance
for q Career.

At the recruiting station of the
army in The Herald building the fol-
lowing telegram has been received
from the adjutant general of the
army:
'Fifty-one new regiments forming
at IS stations. need 100000 recruits
Immediately. Valuable time for train
ing and preparations now being lost
Request cooperation local press and
patriotic committees. Speed up re-
cruiting to the maximum intensity
The American army is the best paid
in the world. The initial pay for pri-
Yates is now $50 a month for service
in the army and enlistments are &C
cepted for the period of the war
Calling attention to the opportuni-
ties for young men in the army, Capt
F. w Fonda, recruiting officer at FL
Paso. said
No one can set a limit to a mans
advancement in the years TO come, II
he has the necessary ability. deter
mination, and perseverance. the chief
Of the general staff of the army IN
1904. a lieutenant general. who in 1900
led our troops in China first entered
the army as recruit Tor the sixth
United States (regular) cavalry A
large percentage of the officers OF
the regular army are from the ranks
A very large percentage of the future
officers will be from the same source
Officers and nOncommissioned Of
ficers are needed badly. We must ere
ate within the next two years more
officers for all our forces than there
were regular soldiers at the outbrea
OF hostilities. Thousands of these Of
ficers will come from the nOncommis-
stoned grades of the regular army,
while many thousand more promo
tions will be made TO these grades, due
to the loss Of noncOmmfssioned Of
ficers by promotion and because Of the
enlargement of the army.
After the war the veterans OF the
war will be. you may be sure. the con-
trolling factor in the government OF
this country. The Stacker will be out
OF it. Those who have served will
never regret It. Those who have not
will increasingly regret it.
The time for debating is past The
country needs soldiers There IS no
way out except pitching in. All men
who join the regular army are volun-
teers-
The rate of pay Of enlisted men. in
addition TO rations, clothes. medical
and dental services, etc. are; Privates,
$50 TO 4S; privates, first class. S3S TO
S51; cOrporals, etc, $50 to $50,
sergeants etc, SIS to s62; first
sergeants, etc. s5l TO SIS; sergeants.
senior grade. etc, SSl to sos"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
LIBERTY LOAN
NOT YET SAT- {.
McAdoo Will Tour South
Large Oversubscription
Is Essential.

Washington. D. c.. May 31--"While
there is every indication that the loan
is progressing satisfactorily. assur-
ance must be made doubly sure sec
retarv AIcAdoo said today. in announc-
ing an eastern and southern speaking
tour which will begin at New York
June :.
1T is Of vital Importance that the
Liberty loan be oversubscribed as evil
dence that the neOpie Of the United
states are deeply imbued with the
Du-pose OF the war and determined 70
prosecute il vigorously" he said We
want TO force an early peace and re-
establish justice and liberty.
Negotiations with the allied gov
ernments for looking after their
financial needs are progressing salts
factOrily and if provision is made BY
congress for raising sufficient money
by taxation and the people invest TO
the required extent in Liberty bonds,
I believe that the foundations for car
rying on the immense financial opera
tons of the American government
during the war viii be established on
a solid basis
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
REGISTRATION
To Be HOLIDAY
Mass Meeting Planned for
Tuesday Night in Texas
Grand Theater

Registration day will be holiday
or. rather a holy day, in Ell Paso-
Mayor Davis has issued a prociama-
ton making Tuesday, June 5. a day
of freedom from labor. in order that
all required by law TO register at the
various registra ton places may have
the freest opportunity to do SO, and
the chamber Of commerce and many
civic and patriotic organizations Of
the city are holding meetings this
afternoon arranging programs in
keeping with the spirit Of the mo-
mentous occasion.
At meeting held Wednesday
evening the following general COM
mittee was named to have general
Charge Of the celebration:
L. c. Wade, jr.; \. y. Macrate, 6 e.
Brockel baugh, A ! Hall, J. T. Ma
con. Wilson c. POrterfield. z. W. L
Polk. Herbert u. Fields. Rev. G. L
Overstreet, Harold BlaclzmOre, Mrs
George II. elements. Mrs. Y. i. Rag
gio, Mrs. Y. del Campo. Miss May q.
Stevens. !. VI. Lewis. W r Winch.
John F'ulkersOn. T. NJ Hervey, Z +.
Maxwell. Rev P. R. knickerbockeri
". D. Gilland, ". G. Henger, C R
Folk. sam Dreben, r. J. Tighe, Mrs
A Krone. Mrs. n a. Mediation, Mrs
Nettie NJ Van Epps. Mrs. Ada Frank
lin, Miss, Grace Hannum and Mrs.
William Wallace
Divided Into subcommittee.
The general committee was divided
into subcommittee as follows:
Arrangement Of program for night
meeting-E. g Wade, jr.; A J. Hall,
Rev. c. I. Overstreet and R. J. T1ghe
Music for day and evening-Rev.
L nj
Harold Blackmore.
Publicity in moving picture houses
w. r. Winch. John Fulkerson, T. NJ.
Hervey and J. Lewis.
Public meetings.. F Maxwell, 4.
y. AIacrate and Herbert D. Fields
Printing. W. /. Polk. ". D. Gill
land and ". c. Porterfield.
Woman's OrganiZations-Ars '. E.
Raggio. Mrs. y. del Campo. Miss May
o. Stevens and Mrs George H Glenn
ents.
Decorations-C E. BrockeIbaugh,
Mrs. II. A Mediation and Mrs. Nettie
n Van Epps.
Press and pulpit-Rev. c. l. over
street. Rev. P P KnickerbOcker and
f. F. Maxwell
Parade Of women's organiza-ons-
Mrs Ada Franklin. Mrs. William
wallace and Miss Grace Hannum-
Women May Parade.
While fl was not believed that a
parade of men would be desirable,
because Of the fast that the
booths, il was thought there might
be a parade OF the members Of the
various organizations of women
through the business streets OF the
city some time during the day and
that is one Of the matters which will
be settled at the committee meetings
being held this afternoon.
Offers Theater Tuesday Night
l. n Crawford telegraphed from
Topeka Thursday morning offering
the Texas Grand theater free OF
charge for the mass meeting to be
held Tuesday night. It is proposed
holding a meeting in the theater
following the closing Of the regis
tration. at which there will be speak
ers and patriotic music The meeting
will begin at S o'clock. notwithstand-
ing the fact that the registration
booths will not close till 9 o'clock. All
floors of the building viii be open in
anticipation Of a record breaking at
tendance
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31

Washington. D. C. May s1.-The
senate finance committee today de-
cided to provide in the war tax bill
means to raise $4,000, GOO by consump-
ton taxes of two cents a pound on
coffee, five cents on tea, one-half cent
on sugar and three cents on cocoa
Another important change agreed
upon was the elimination of the pres
ent tax of 1912 percent tax on war
munitions. now raising S25,0o0.000.
Substitutes for tea and coffee also
viii be taxed From the new taxes
the committee estimates the following
revenue viii be raised:
Sugar, $50. 900. 600; coffee, ssS,000,-
600; tea. So, O00, 600. and cocoa, $1,000
0OO. Coffee and tea taxes will be lev
/ led upon imports Arrangements are
being made to take care of import
contracts made before May !, by re-
curing purchasers from importers in
stead of the latter to pay the taxes
Under the house bill IL was proposed
to tax coffee one cent a pound and
tea two cents
Abolish Munitions Tax.
The decision TO abolish the present
special tax of u IL percent on war
munitions was said 10 be due TO two
I reasOns-diminishin Of the tax and
imposition of increased excess profits
on all corporations which viii reach
the munitions makers. While this
years revenue from the munitions tax
was estimated to yield SIS, 600.
treasury experts told the committee it
would be much smaller next year.
Another provision adopted today by
the committee would exempt from
taxation alcohol reclaimed by refining
beer and reducing its alcohol content
in the making Of near beer" when
such alcohol becomes denatured for
commercial purposes
The committee did not discuss the
proposed postal increase on second
class publications
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
ARMY AND GUARD MUST BE
AT WAR STRENGTH JUNE 30.

san Antonio. Texas, May 31--In-
structions received by the south
ern department yesterday are that
recruiting to full war strength
Of the national guard and regu-
lar army units must be COM
pleted by June So II was further
stated that units not up TO required
strength by June will be built up
from men drafted for the first incre-
ment of the new army Since former
statements had indicated that actual
drafting Of the new army would not
begin until September l, the new IN
structions are taken by southern de-
partment officers TO indicate an i'm
mediate use of men chosen under the
selective draft.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
1000, 900, IMPOUNDED IN
RANKS. WILL BUY BONDS

San Francisco. Cal, May Sl--More
than $1,000. 600 impounded in local
banks pending federal court decisions
will be converted into Liberty loan
bonds. under orders received here to-
day from the department Of justice at
Washington
II. N. Payne, receiver in the numer-
Gus oil suits brought by the govern
ment against companies operating IN
California holds S5soeO,OUe OF TINS
amount. The United States, as plain
tiff. has filed its consent to the using
OF the money for the purchase OF
bonds. Several companies have con-
sented and the others are expected TO
agree.
The balance, S2.3Oo.0O0 is held IN the
suit of the city OF San Francisco
against the Spring Valley Water COM
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
GERMAN INFLUENCE WORKS
AGAINST LIBERTY LOAN

Chicago, Ill. May SHERMAN Pro
paganda is endeavoring TO cast doubt
on the financial stability of the Lib
erty bonds. Officials Of the federal
reserve banks are endeavoring to fix
the responsibility for the propaganda
The sinister influence has mani
tested itself here in reports 10 the
effect that the bonds would depreciate
in value, possibly to SIS, and that later
bonds would bear n five percent rate.
Ii was reiterated by the bank in reply
TO this that the present bonds may
be exchanged for any new bonds
which bear 2 higher rate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
ARMOUR COMPANY EMPLOYEES
BUY $500 LIBERTY BONDS

Employees Of the FL Paso branch Of
Armour and company have subscribed
for $1,000 Of Liberty loan bonds ana II
was said Thursday morning that the
amount will be raised to $4,000 by the
end Of the week The company sug-
gests a weekly saving plan on basis
of amounts the employees feel they
can carry in 50 weekly payments, and
will allow interest on advance pay
ments at the rate Of four percent per
annum. When payments have all
been made, bonds and check for earn
est will be delivered by the company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
NONCOMS. SCHOOL CLOSE;
PROMTIONS COME LATER

Because Of the shortage Of officers
in the army, orders have been issued
bv southern department headquarters
at Fl sam Houston to discontinue the
six training schools for nOncommis-
stoned officers Of the army at FL Paso
tonight
The noncoms will return to their re-
spective regiments. Those who have
already been recommended will be
commissioned as soon as possible The
remainder will be commissioned later.
There were about 1900 noncoms. in
the schools and a large number OF
regular army officers had 10 be with
drawn from their regiments as in
structors
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
LUMBERMEN OFFER STOCKS
TO GOVERNMENT FOR ARMY

Thirteen FL Paso firms dealing in
lumber Joined in offering their stocks
to the government. after a meeting
Of their representative at the office
OF o. T. Bassett & Co. Wednesday
The offer was telegraphed TO r Il
bowman. chairman OF the national
defnce board at Washington. The
offer was made in view of the neces-
sity for great quantities of lumber
for construction of the cantonment
for the division OF troops to be trained
herA late in the summer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
LAS CRUCES FARMER WILL
HAVE PLENTY OF FOOD CROPS

L Z. Prudential, who graduated
from Cornell university last year,
after taking 2 special course in agri-
culture, and who now has charge Of
his fathers farm near Las Cruces,
was in FL PasO Wednesday I'VE are
going strong on food crops this year.
said Mr.. F'reudenthaL I'VE have 200
acres in alfalfa. 100 acres in wheat
which I expect to plant in corn as
soon as we gather the wheat. and we
have an additional so acres in corn
and ten acres in vegetables A
neighbor Of mine is expecting TO
make $1,000 OF three acres he has in
cabbage. Cornell college is patriotic
all right The management offered to
give their final papers to those boys
who enlisted for the war and half Of
them enlisted so promptly that the
order was Cancelled There were about
5000 boys at Cornell"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
TWO CHARGED WITH SALE
OF LIQUOR TO SOLDIERS

First arrests in FL Paso charging
violation of the law forbiddlng SAFE
Of Iiouor to soldiers, were made We'd
nesday night by police sergeant WIN
Simpson and provost Corp +. A Scott
when a man giving the name Of Julio
I.oyas and a woman that OF AureilS-
Banosa were taken 90 the city JAN
provost guardsman had OBTAIN ca
heer with money given him for the
purpose by the police, from saloon
on South Stanton street, it was said
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
Sousd Enlists To Train
Band OF 800 Pieces At
Naval raining Station

Great Lakes. Ill, May 31.-John
Philip Sousa, who once held the rank
OF lieutenant when he was director
of the United States Marine band, to-
Gay became an enlisted man of the
United states navy He began the
organization Of the Great Lakes naval
training station band. which he hopes
TO develop into one of 500 pieces.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
MAJ. RAY IS RETIRED
AND CONTROVERSY ENDS

Washington, D. C., May S1.--Army
orders TO-DAY show Maj. Beecher B.
Raw. ouartermaster corps. has been
retired for disability with the rank
OF lieutenant colonel His retirement
clears the way for promotions held
up for a long period as the result OF
a controversy which attained the pro
portions of a congressional inquiry
in which Raw was the central tgure.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
NAVAL TRAINING STATION
Is MOST HEAITHFUI, PIAC

Chicago, Ill, May 31-The Great
Lakes training station is one of the
most healthful communities in the
world, Dr. Frank Billings. chairman
Of the health and sanitation commit
tee of the Illinois state council for
defence, announced today after a tour
Of inspection of the camp.
At no time has there been a case
of typhoid fever in the camp. Scarlet
fever and measles have visited the
camp but were quickly stopped and
proved to have been cases which
were brought from outside.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
CnMPAM DELAYED.

Advices from Albuquerque Thurs
day morning were that company 6,
first New Mexico infantry. ordered to
relieve company X from FL Paso, al
Elephant Butte. would be unable to
leave Albuquerque for two days This
will delay the movement OF company
K from Elephant Butte to Browns
VILE until the end of the week
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
CAPT. CRIMMINS INJURED
WHEN CAR HITS TOMORILE

Capt. Martin L Crimmins. 18th in
fantry, received slight injuries and
private T F. Page. O company, 10th
infantry. was severely bruised o.
the head when a Park car collIded
with Cant. Crimmin's automobile
Wednesday afternoon on SHIN An
tonic street The motor car was bad
" damaged The soldiers were re-
moved to the base hospital for treat
ment-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31

INDIANS MUST REGISTER.

Albuquerque. n. NJ, May 31.-All
Indians on reservations and else
where will be required to register for
military service on June 5, according
to II. F. Robinson. superintendent OF
the Indian irrigation service. p. T.
Lonergan vii have charge Of the reg
istration of the Pueblo Indians IN New
Mexico.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
COFFEE AND TEA
WILL Be TAXED
Cocoa, Sugar, Tea and COT
fee Are Expected to Raise
$50, 100000 Revenue.
100 Years Old, But
CuLtiOates An Acre

London. Eng Nay S1.-Age
does not deter Thomas Weeks, OF
Ticehurst- Sussex. from joining
in the fight for greater food pro-
duction. Although 100 years old,
he is cultivating an acre OF
ground without any assistance.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
TWELVE NAVAL RECRUITS
GO TO SAN FRANCTSCO

Twelve naval recruits left Wednes-
day night for the training station at
San Francisco, Calf. They included
r. Wagner. J. L. Stewart, Alex Mo-
reno. B. ". Bertschy, s. Rodriguez,
c. Hume, ]. Grocoleto, K. Durlick, NJ.
+. Coates. Elmer z. Friday. Stanley
Johnson and Bert Woodward.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
Of the Fl Paso high school have volun

Of the FL Paso high school have volun-
teered their services for the summer
to work in the chamber of commerce
agricultural campaign and that the
names OF these students have been
turned over TO the chamber for as
signment.
Robert Krakauer announced that he
would have to withdraw his name as
a delegate to the national convention
Of the Rotary clubs, to be held at At
laSta, Ga, in June, and asked that an
alternate be selected This VIII be
zone at later date
Dr.. Ramey said that the new Off
GERS elected with Robert Krakauer as
president would be installed at next
weeks luncheon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
oTENCHEs THF THIRST
Ho-sford's Acid Phosphate

A teaspOonful in a glass OF water is
very refreshing to the mouth and
throat Buy a bottle.-Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
Notice. Tenem.nt owners.

Lee Newman can get more money
out Of your property, at a less cost
than anyone else Ask his clients.
Phone 1904. 9o5 IL S. Ell Paso.
ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
Mrs. smith Wants Divorce.

Mrs. ". A. Smith. OF 1906 Elm St.
filed suit for divorce, from W A
Smith. last Saturday, May 26th. At
torney R l. Holliday.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31

Mrs r. f. Darnee. who has several
acres OF violets under cultivation In Col
man, Cal. IS known as Americas lead
ing violet grower.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
A ~ Tnvcefmrnr-l

A ~ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. buys a
bran new story, 40 room Mexican
Tenement. Rents for $40. Terms one
half cash. balance to suit. Lee New
man, 9O5IL :. Ell PasO. Tel. 46O4.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31

Wanted to buy secondhand bicycles
Allen Arms & Cycle Co.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31

pations the 18th amendment is no;
worth the paper II is written on"
Says Not Question OF Defence.
Kiefer said it was not question OF a
citizens duty to defend the country.
as such a situation does not confront
us" He declared the United States
was at war because certain persons
with authority wish to have US at war.
regardless of necessity or of popular
wishes; otherwise there would have
been referendum on war and con-
scription-
Way 10 Achieve Democracy.
I'VE have been told that this is a
war for democracy" he continued.
well, any people determined to have
democracy can have it without war.
When Russia definitely decided to
send the car a-packing, she did not
need TO wait for a victory over Ger
many to do so. She simply sent him
away. We can have democracy in the
United States, too, whenever We get
as ready for il as Russia is"
Democracy, he said, cannot come in
[ Germany until the German people
want it and when the German people
want it they will get it.
COnseriptiOn of the Unwilling.
The speaker declared that the first
/ thing that democracy must win is the
fight against CONSUMPTION and against
I war without consent OF the people
After quoting the presidents prOcla-
/ nation as saying that it is to be ''ir
/ no sense a CONSUMPTION Of the unwilI-
ing" he added:
4 fear before long that Mr.. Wilson
will be explaining that in more senses
| than one. il is conservation of the IN
+ willing"
Kiefer's address was unanimousl,
/ adopted with cheers as the sense Of
/ the meeting
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31
SOCIALISTS CALL
THE DRAFT UNJUST

Continued From Page II
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31

pations the 18th amendment is not
worth the paper It is written on"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-31

r. J. Tighe told the ROtarians that
in the new FL Paso college any work
which was done there by students
would receive credit in the University
Of Texas or colleges in the United
states affiliated with the University
of Texas He said he hoped that the
next step OF the institution would be
TO organize a commercial course for
the young men of FL Paso.
students Ready to Pillow.
Mr. Tighe reported that so students
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-07

Five hundred per cen or more on
an investment is a good thing. Lit
tie wants ads in The Daily Leader
will bring these results.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-07
new AUTO FUEL
USERS OF GASOLINE WATCHING
WORK OF A NORTH DA-
KOTA PROFESSOR.

Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 7.-Au-
tomobile owners and other users of
gasoline are watching with interest
reasearch work here into a new
source of motor fuel which was dis
covered recently by f. j. Babcock.
dean of the school of mines of the
University of North Dakota.
The new fuel which Is called mo
tor spirit" by Dean Babeoek, is a
volatile oil distilled from Ignite coal,
great quantities of which exist in
North Dakota. 1t is not exactly the
same as gasoline, but is very similar
to il both in chemical composition
and properties. according to Mr..
Babcock.
The discovery was entirely acct
dental as DR.. Babcock said he was
not trying to find a substitute for
gasoline, but was merely using a new
method of heat treatment of Ignite
to expel the gas, water and other by
products as a preliminary to briquet-
ting.
Dean Babcock is working over his
experiments carefully and will issue
a bulletin soon defining his discov-
cry. He would not state what guam
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-07
POSITIONS open
TYPEMRITERS AND STENOG,
RApHERS WANTED BY THE
GOVERNMENT.

f. c.. Fuller, of the Madison post
office, from whom further informa-
ton may be obtained, requests The
Daily Leader to make the following
announcement:
The attention Of the young men
and ladies OF the community is called
the fact that the government is in
great need of typewriters and stenog-
raphers at this time. Here is a
chance to get a permanent position,
with a fine chance of advancement.
The entrance salary is from 5000 to
$1,000 per year, according to the
ability of the applicant. The de-
mand for persons qualified for these
positions will soon exceed the num-
Der available. Fit yourself for the
position and do your bit. Examina-
tions are held every Tuesday al
Sioux Falls"