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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23
GIVE THIS noGEY \ REST

There is one phase of this situation
that is not easy 10 stand for with that
calm and sweet cumpoEurc that We
aim at and usually get away with.
II Is this loud noise about "muniti"n
makers "evl-mindcd bankers and
selfish spectators" having created
the trouble Tor their own benefit.
We have heard about cnuuph of
that. Nothing Is more certain than
that neither the 'munition makers
nor any others Of these fayurite borcy
me1 had anything 20 do with this
business, and couldn't have had.
Nobody In this country wants war.
Everybody abhors il. 40 country
eve gave such proofs of loyalty and
devotion to tho cause Of peace.
But the situation has been forced
upon us by the German policy ny abe
solutely nothing else .n the world ~
is What the German government has
apparently played for and has loft us
nothing 90 de- but To accept.
"NIunltiDu makers and the like
have doubtless their oWn sins Co ans
w,r for. We haN nothing Co du with
that. But this thing OF GraEgnu them
out every time anybody suggests that
life or ought uot forever Doe Kicked iu
the face has been carried too Tar.
There ,s such "a thing ia this oun
try us unscinen and disiutorost,d
patriotism. U Us not iu The slightest
degree Incompatible with good morals
and 20 lofty aIiru.tu.. and about o..
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23
ADDnEssING TIIE pnrsIDrNV

Within the memory Of living men
the presidents OF the United States
have been addressed, both In public
ana private with such a Wild and pic
t%uresquc variety Of mines. not to
mention cpithets. that there b. reason
for e popular haziuess on the proper
and polit" Technology. I'm the letter
column 81 ;hc Herald today NIr. b..
Tcpnysou Nicely objects Co the '"My
Dear Mr. president used recently by
the mayo ot % city That has i've Dor
oughs. and calls this an extremely
vulgar familiarity
White aI the world knows. Slice a
memorable meeting uf the guhoruu-
toriyl chiefs uI North and south car
"i.ua. tho exact formula by which one
governor should address another gov-
rho &c few persons are aware that
thor" are strict rules OF proprioty tn
be follow y when t citizen holds COM
~muulratl"u with the president IN
Washington dry many persons APP
piled EXccuouoy' IL aim. while 9TH
crs. who regarded him less excellent
~. used terms which lacked in clo-
gdute what they POSSESSED iu souar-
business. Foreign potcututes and am-
b~dssadOrs- except perhaps, those sent
home over the high stili can
him His I;Nrcll"ucy while lt Il ot
record mat in ciyil war days Illinois
callers "a. the White House commit
ted no losc majesty hy cailius the
principal occupant Abe
While recent practice has rovucd
ffNf F#HYNItr"f" .H.H az 4NINFtuUE fHHIa
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23
The Scrap Book
TIIR noCK.A.pyr TRAN


oh, who Is Tor taking the Rock-a-hy,
train
That runs through to Dreamyille by
Sunderland plain?
IL starts every night. when the sun
has gone down.
From the shadowy portals OF sleepy
head town.
The riding Is easy. the coach super
nnc
For faithfal old Sandman has charge
OF tho line.
And there's no noiry rattle. It's really
a boon.
You travel along Ia a low pleasant
Groom.
Ana the fare Is a tribe you never
would miss.
It's only the giving OF one Good
night kiss
what? Baby Is going? Hol sandman.
remain.
I've a passenger here Tor the ROck-a-
bye train.
Somebody OF Somewhere.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23

TIE Carlsbad Evening Current has
reached our desk. Brother Mullane
has been publishing the weekly Cur
rent for several years and has decided
TO break into the daily field too. The
paper Is a neat little nve-column
folio. containing brief press dispatches
and a good supply OF local news. It
deserves the support Of the citizens Of
Carisbcd and vicinity. During these
troublous times the people ought to
be anxious TO get the news from the
outside world hot off the wire. The
daily paper provides this medium. but
OF curse during these days OF high
cost of living and the almost prohibit
tive price OF print paper II takes
something more than well-wishes 10
keep the ghost walking regularly. eve
in a print shop. Hope the people 81
Carlsbad give the Evening Current the
patronage it merits.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23

Billy Sunday, addressing an after
noon meeting a few DAYS ago. told thc
women: There's going to be a gospel
meeting this afternoon at the Y. ".
g.. y. headquarters, and want you TO
lct your servants go. Send them iu
your automobiles and stay at home
yourselves and get dinner Tor your
husbands" The ,deu' How perfectly
shocking! Society women stay a:
home and got dinncr and let the
servants use their automobiles We
doubt II Bllly's admouttion was needed.
In the first place. society women seem
90 think that an automobile is likely
Ia be contaminated in some manner 81
servants ride in H. ln the second plac
not u society woman out OF 70 hun
dred can cook "a dinner that is IN 10
eat
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23
vox Kissing.


Governor Genera Won Bissine. the
scouree OF Belgium. Is dead. His
death leaves only ons reeret-thai he
died before hi could be hanged for his
crimes.
Kissing was one OF those Franken-
stems that the Prussian army has
made lis ideal. In a mechanical way.
he was officient as an adding machine
or q machine gun. But every atom
of humanity. gailan,ry and EVER honor
had been crushed in his early army
schooling. II he ever possessed any In
stincts in those directions.
Germany's invasion OF Belgium. II
VIII be remembered. was preceded by
two important declarations: First. that
the treaty whereby Germany was
bound 20 protect Beigiusn's integrity
was merely a scrap Of paper; secondly
that Germany would respect the
rights OF the Belgium people in pass
ing through Belgium. The rest Is ia
miliar-how Louvain. with It's unlver-
sity and priceless library. was burned
on the excuse. hat somebody had
sniped az the invaders. how every pat
riot who grabbed a rifle TO defend his
homo was shot as a spy: the masacres
OF the Inhabitants OF Tamines. Andene.
Dinant. Termonde and other places:
the %stringing up OF live electric wires
on the Dutch frontier whereby so
many ignorant peasants and children
were burned 10 deeth' the destruction
Of historic buildings. such as the
famous Cloth Hall Of Ypres.
Kissing did his little pert so well in
Belgium that he was made the COVER
nor general. His acts frcshest In mind.
however. are the murders Of Edith
cavcll and Captain Fryatt and the EN-
slavement OF the Belgium workmen.
Miss caveil, an English nurse. had
done what in our own civil war was
not only condoned. but secretly ad.
mircd. sho n sheltered English.
French and Belgian soldiers who were
trying 10 escape from Belgium. She
had one What; every woman OF fem
mime Instincts would do. No accusa-
tions whatever OF espionage was made
agginst her. according 20 the official
documents Of the trial received by
Minister Brand whitlock. She was
tried In secret. deprived OF her own
counsel. and, despite tho personal APP
peals % the Spanish and American
ministers. was shot. The German Of
ficlals deliberately lied By %pretending
that they would entertain whitlock
plea for mercy even after the nurse
had been murdered.
Captain FTyatt had escaped from %
submarine by turning his vessel on
II and Attempting 10 ram. II was
Acknowledged by his murderers that
his attempt 20 sink the submarine fail
ed. The merchantmen he command
ed had no other means Of defense.
Yet. because he ala not tamely submit
10 being torpcdoed. this gallant officer
Was shot Hc had only acted in NO.
c%ordancc with the recognized %usages
a. naiicns in an previous naval wars
Biasing's deportations Of Belgium
woTkmen. seized by press gangs, torn
from their mmaies end sent TO un-
known parts Of Germany treated more
sfiels than prisoners 81 war, are stu
fresh In mind. In Germany hey
have 10 make war supplies 10 be used
by Tho hnisef's troops Others have
hocB made o. die trenches for The
Germans osen 10 the IRE zones. Nor
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23
TWO MORE RAILROADS. LOOTED.


The financial downfall % two rail-
reads. tho Pere Marquette and the
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton. II
attributed in a report made public hy
the Interstate commerce commission
primarily to "breach OF trust ny cor
porate officials, often for personal
gain.
THAT downfall. with It's d~eplorable
consequences" the report reads, "can
be traced only to betrayal within and
not &C. oompulslon without. Neither
rivalry nor rate Level nor regulation
nor all combined can be found on this
record to have contributed in M
appreciable degree to the disaster.
Nothing disclosed in the record he
fore us is more 10 he regretted than
the readiness o. great banking insti-
tutions in our financial centers to lenl
enormous sums OF money upon exceed
ingly precarious securit:' In aid OF
such schemes as have been devised
in the wrecking OF these railroads.
"Not only this. but the high officers
OF such institutions. while acting os-
tcnsibiy as directors OF the railroad.
have In fact heeh little moro than tools
and dummies for the promoters. The
trustees OF other peoples money
seem TO have had little compunctoln
about violation Of their trust, for the
benefit OF the promoters n at their
demand.
ION the exploitation in 1908. 1904
and 1905 of the Pere Marquette and
the Cincinnati. Hamilton a Dayton,
the report continues, twas not an in
cident OF railroad construction. What
ever control of the issue OF the rail-
road securities was exercised by the
states In which these roads operate
was inadequate.
ITO the extent that these flotatlong
ultimately lodged in the hands Of in
nocent investors, the public was deep
ly wronged.
The commission ask II the fate Of
these two railroads cannot serve u
avert similar happenings to other
roads In the future.
perhaps not entirely" the report
Continues, so long as financial circles
continue complacent toward financial
cxploitatias which prove successful
But u will help II minority stockhold-
ers are more watchful of their inter-
ests and II bondhoidcrs assert their
rights before their security fades away
Tor hack Of upkeep purposely neglect
ed in order TO pay interests and diyi-
bends. unearncd 10 would. On our
opinion, render such exploitation more
difficult II the issuance and market
ing OF an securities Of common car-
rlers were subject 10 federal roguln-
tion. As 10 hat We renew the rec
-ommerdhtion repeatedly made % CON
Fross In our annual reports"
Recently n prominent railroad OFF,
clal. in discussing the feeling Of an
taRonism toward railroads. said that
the roads tod9y were suffering be-
cause ~ the sins Of me carly promo
tors-men like vanderbilt. for instance
when "A question Of policy arose
aud IL WIS necessars 10 decide as be-
tween the oad and the public replied
the public be damned II appears.
however, that the hands OF the pres
ont day officials are not entirely clean,
as railroads continue 60 DE wrecked
for personal gain
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23

and stayed forr weeks but when ! came
home l would faint just the same and
bad the same pains.
A friend who Is a nurse asked me 10
try Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. began taking II that very day
Tor | was suffering a great deal. IL has
already done me more good than the
hospital. To anyone who is suffering
as ! was my advice is to stop in the fret
drugstore and get a bottle OF Lydia +.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound before
you go home. - Mrs. w. c. Brown,
2a44 W. 18th St. Cleveland. Ohio.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23

States cavalrymen from Fort Myer.
who shared their u for a ride
down Pennsyivapia avenue. while the
movie cameras clicked on the Incl
dent.
They dined at a cafe. and their
checks were fought over by persons
anxious to stand treat. All OF them
provided themselves with American
nags. and waved them generously.
Several ~ the party went to he
White House, n were shown about
the Offices By officials aud newspaper
men. They said they were Breton
Fishermen when not IN naval service.
Now York Tribune.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23

ever. u " different. There " q strong
sentiment prevailing there for the
adoption OF the volunteer method. at
least FOR the time being. and the nd.
%Vocates Of that plan are goine to mako
a desperate effort 10 force II through
that branch OF congress. II Is hardly
ipxely. even n they are successful. thst
they vii pass the senate in that form,
However. the division OF sentiment
means several days lost in useless de-
bates and this ~ y time when congress
should dispense with gabfests and get
down to real business without delay.
Those who are holding out for tho
volunteer plan would do well to refer
60 the experience OF the navy de
partment in getting recruits nj chit.
cago. as explained in tho dispatches
a few days ago. Chicago was expected
to recruit 1900 men lnsa certain
length OF time. when the period ex-
pircd only about onc-third Of the
number had been enlisted. Reports
from other recruiting stations show
about the same condition OF affairs.
As far hack as Jefierson's time con-
scrlption was regarded ns necessary. In
a letter dated september Q. 1914. JET.
ferson said.
II think the truth must now be oh
vious that our people are too happy
at home to enter into the regular miil-
tary service, and that We canot be de-
Tended but by making every citizen al
soldier. ms the Greeks and Romans
who had np standing armies, and that
in doing this all must be m~~rshalled,
olassed by their ages. n every SER
vice ascrihcd to its competent class" /.
Premier Lloyd George. in a recent
address welcoming the people OF AM
erica as comrades in arms pointed
that the volunteer system was ono
Of tho blunders committed by Great
Britain carly In the war. The error
>f that plan Is emphasized more re-
by Lieutenant Colonel Reping-
the London Times military CORE {
'f'h''HAs ~ HhNNs
Americans will recall that we lns,
in 1914 and 1915 by allowing
everyone who wished to volunteer tn q,
in. Foremen. shipwrights. arti- ,
Ulcers. ploughmen and a host Of others J
who were really thereby lost To the
We are still suffering from
enthusiasm 81 those early days. ri
America Follows our practice she can ]
a, a avoid Il faults. The sooner J
creates a fair system Of compui-
sosy uervice for the term Of the war. >
he less will be the strain upon hes :
great resources :
Military men are generally united In u
advocating CONSUMPTION. These men !
have made a studs OF conditions and
that the volunteer method can =,
aot be depended upon. Why. then. q
a few congressman who per q
could not obey Il. command to r
arms without bungling the J
lob, set themselves up as experts on =
military? :,
step lively gentlemen. The coun- q
ry has no desire to hear from you u
ong speeches ON a subject about =
Shich o know little or nothing.
There is more important business to q,
Ittend a.. q,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23
srEp LIVELY, GENTLEMEN.

Tho fight 10 organize q wartime
army alona plans laid down by the
war department and the army general
staff and advocated hy President
Wilson. began In coDsress today. The
bill a. drawn. providing Tor recruiting
under the solective draft plan is not
expected 20 encounter much oppoal-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23

have the mon alone suffered. Women
and girls have also been scised.
Thr BELGIAN atrocities are real and
matters % record For them the
loathed Won Kissing need not be held
alone accountable. a. he would nave
been kicked out had his inhuman
methods not been acceptable to the
BERTH war cfnoe.-E rsso Times.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23

II could not stand
10 any longer. IL
was all ir my lower
organs. At times I
could hardly walk.
lori stepped on a
little stone | would
almost faint. One
day ] did faint and
my husband as
sent for and the doc
tor came. was Ia
ken to the hospital
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23

o folds Of white and scarlet
O blue field with your silver
stars May fond eyes welcome
You, willing feet follow you,
strong hands defend you, warm
hearts cherish YOU, and dying
lips give You their blessing
Ours by inheritance, ours by al
legiance, ours by Affection
long may you float on the free
winds Of heaven, the emblem Of
liberty, the hope Of the world
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23
Our BItoCklIoUsI;s

In the event OF an invasion some
OF our statesmen could build Us a fine
system OF blockhouses Z they would
only PIT their heads togcther.-From
Life.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23

Henry hnuls baggage and all other
things:
tie comes az your calling as bats on
their wings.
Hts motto - promptncss' his scryi:e
II fine:
enc NOu want him lust phone
NINE-TIIREIl-NINE.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23
\ SENSATIONAL FUNCTION

A daughter was horn 20 Sir. and
Mrs G.. T. Olson and "a son u Mr.. ana
Mrs. Fred Rasmussen last week. at
a birthday dinner last Tn irsday even.
ms. Covers were laid tor eight
guests Omaha Bee.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23

We nope when the national commis
meets again 70 ruio win De- adopted
prescribing the length Of time that
congress may sand Ia front of thu,
fruudstand warming up. seems TO us.
the matter is being oyerdonc In tn
present series.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23
u WAR SONGS

Plant plant plant, the boys are
marching,-T j. y. in the Chicago
Tribune.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23

Lincoln Circle so @ Ladies If thu
g. A.. r., will hold then regular meet,
ans tomorrow afternoon 80 . o'clock
in \ o.. O. w. han Rcfrcshm .qts viii
De- served.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23

A little WANT AID now aud then
is read by every class OF men-and
women toe. Try one.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23
four WEEKS
N HOSPITAL
No Relief--Mrs. Brown Fin
ally Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Cleveland. Ohio. For years ! sui.
fered 40 sometimes IL seemed AZ though
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23

Put In a HELP WANTED M ;hon
read the SITUATIONS wanted.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-23
Home Gardens
And Citizenship
BY ALDO LEOPOLD

An address delivered At the
University of New Mexico to.
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14
Former Ambassador to the
United States Leaves on
Frederick VIII.
MANY ACCOMPANY HIM
Passenger List Shows $50
Others in First and Sec
ond Glass Cabins.

Hobokan. Feb. 1.-THE special train
That carried Count won Bern
st1rlf. formerly German ambas-
sad9r to the United States. and
his suite from Washington, arrived al
the railroad terminal here AT 6.56
d ma.
The train was Immediately sur
rounded hy "a guard OF HoDoken police
and Governments secret service men
and no one was permitted 70 approach
without credentials, Count Fou Bern
storH and the members of his party
remained IN their state rooms for half
an hour after the train stopped. about
two blocks from the dock OF the
Scandinavian-Au sine steamship
Frederick VIII
Then the count and countess sur
prised the group of newspa permcn.
photograph and moving picture OPP
orators who were permitted TO pass
the police lines by appearing on the
rear platform of their car. The former
ambassador smHingIE acknowledged
the greetings of several persons he
knew and for five minutes posed good
uaturedIy for the beneft Of the cam
era men Although he exchanged iu-
formal remarks the count refused 10
submit an interview. Il am sorry. le
said. hut I have nothing 10 say II
was all said Yesterday J am under
orders
Took Breakfast 0n ship.
AT 1857 The Count and Countess Won
BerustorT stepped into closed auto
mobile and were taken 10 The pier
They had break1act with several o.
their Immediate friends ou board the
Frederick Wiz
The route from the train to the pier
Iav between lines of policemen ana
detectives and force ~ $50 inspec-
tors from the neutrality squad OF the
collector of the port was on duty at
the pier "A New York police boat
pushed IFS way Hp and down among
front or the scandinavian American +
docks and two smaller police launches
guarded the north and south sides 81
the pier.
collector Malone Of the port Of New
York with no officials from The Gus +
tom house had spent the night ON the F..
Frederick VIII 10 receive the former f
ambassador when Pee came aboard
Hany Officials Going
In addition to taa Count and sae.
Countess Won BeruslarE several high
officials ~ She German embassy and .
% number of consular officers from
different parts Of tbe country have
awaited themselves OF aat- opportunity.
r. get safely home Among the lat-
ter are Wilhelm Beulck Of fbe Gfucin-
uaH consulate Dr. Kari T. Duesberg
OF the san Francisco consulate ana
Dr. Paul Ron of the New Orleans con
-ulate.
The Frederick VIII had #a9 pas
sengers listed iu her first. and -50 la
her second class cabins the largest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14
GIVEN "A
VALENTINE: TO BE
STATE BY ITSELF

Springfield. Ill., Feb a. Chicago
was given q valentine I'm the state sem
ate today bg John q DenV.r of the
Nineteenth district d. was n the
form of a memorial resolution calling
upon congress to separate Cook c0uu-
~ and Chicago from lhe remainder az
the state Senator Dauvir's resolu-
ton asks that a new state De created
FRI place of the county This Is The
Chicago senator Idea or attaining
home rule The proposition has been
discussed here before but this rs the
first time &c has been put on paper
The resolution under the senate
rules viii be taken up next week n
is considered too radical 10 give IT'S
author much hope for lbs adoption.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14
The War Today

Three vessels sunk, the British
steamship r. ID. Lambert aud two
British trawlcr>. were the result
of the German submarine cam-
paigu reported today.
Military operations were of
minor importance. ON the We~t-
crn front French troops broke up
q German attack iu the vicinity uT
Baccarat in Lorraine. Reports
from the Russian front indicated
no important offensive.
Austrian seaBIane, have made
success sfuI raids 0R Ayi0na- AZ
bania and Brjndisi on The Italian
AdrIatic coast. Vienna announces.
4 German aviator attack on Dun
Kirk caused no damage, according
80 Paris.
Three vessels including the
Afric, the white Star liner we're
sunk by submarines yesterday.