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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02
Mexican Speakers Tell
Audience arizona VIII
Soon Belong to Mexico

Phoenix. Arlz-, March "A Tucson
citizen who recently was in Mazatlan.
Mexico, and who speaks and under
stands Spanish thoroughly. has told
Phoenix friends Of a Mexican patriotic
celebration he attended in Mazatlan in
February
He attended several Of the public
meetings held in connection with the
celebration and says the speakers open
" advised the populace that an army
soon would march TO the recOnouest of
Arizona and the southwest formerly
owned by Mexico, and that all arrange
ments had been completed for securing
the necessary arms and money for q
victorious war against the "gringoes,'
with the full backing OF a great Euro
pean nation
Germans are securing especial con-
sideratiOn in the west coast Mexican
states. including exemption from the
prohibition on Importation Of alco-
holic liquors, something strictly en-
forced on Americans
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02
KEEP THE HOTEL
RATESDOWNHERE
I. A. Shedd Says Increasing
Their Prices Hurts a City
Tremendously.

Mr.. and Mrs. L A shedd have re-
turned from a visit TO New Orleans
San Antonio. Houston and other places
At New Orleans, they attended Mardi
Gras festivities and at San Antonio
they attended the memorial services
held by the city in honor OF the late
Gen. Frederick Funston. last Saturday
afternoon
The outstanding feature OF our
trip said MI Shedd, was the OUT
rageous prices New Orleans hoteiS
charged for accommodations Ihey
charged from SO to SIS for rooms ana
many people quit the city IN the MICS
Of its festivities because OF TINS We
went TO stay week and refused 10 Dc
beId uu longer than three days ]
heard people denouncing the practlcS
as we returned, talking on the tram,
in Houston, in San Antonio and even
here l.. ,.se7t
get such a reputation We owe II L
are never raised for conventions. me
increase Of rates when convention
meets in a city will drive People a"a)
quicker and make them say more uh-
favorable things about a city tnan ahS
thing else you can do
Il felt prOuder than ever OF III EdsO
when | attended the memorial services
10 Gen. Funston at San Antonio ne
hall was not full and l saw very rev
representative business men a. tlIS -
meeting II such a service had pen
held in FL PasO, II would nave OeS.-
leading people would have been there
The Fl PasO spirit is not appdre en- :
anywhere else than IN FL Paso anu
1 am proud OF It
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02
"" WORK FOR
REGULAR ARMY
Secretaries to Reman Here
When the Guardsmen
Have Gone Home.

Y. II. c. A army work Is being re
arranged in the FL Paso district TO &C
commodate conditions brought about by
the quarantining Of the men in camp
and by the departure OF the national
guardsmen for their homes for mus
tering out.
WiIman E. Adams, general secretary
OF the army and navy work, who is in
charge Of the FL Paso district for the
!. NJ c. A. now has 80 men under
him in the work among the soldiers
here, and he plans to retain them all,
even after the guardsmen have gone,
keeping them among the regulars.
Concentrating Stewart Work.
In camp Stewart, where four Y VI.
c. \. huts were operated for the
Pennsylvanians and North CarOiinans,
two of the huts are 10 be torn down
and one of the remaining two IS 10 be
enlarged 20 accommodate the regiments
Of cavalry now located there
Chaplain ". K. Lloyd, 18th cavalry,
who IS also acting as chaplain Of the
Seventh, 18th and 18th cavalry regi-
ments at present. IS heartily coOperat-
ing with the y. n. c. \ work in Camp
Stewart
In camp Cotton an outdoor platform
and screen for pictures has been erect
ed TO accommodate the Sixth, 18th. l. tn
and 23d infantry regiments. now 10
Gated there. Similar arrangements
have beeu made at the south end sof
Fort Bliss. to care for the 18th cavalry.
the hospital corps and the various mis-
ceilaneous organizations there. Two
secretaries are located in each Of these
new locations
Open Air Work.
In Camp Stewart, Camp Pershing snd
the Ohio camp arrangements have been
made also for open air Y. u. c. A
work. The quarantine preventing the
men gathering in buildings, platforms
and moving picture screens are being
erected in the open air Writing Ia
bles and game tables are also being
placed IN the open air for temporary
work during the quarantine. On the
platforms, boxing and wrestling
matches and amateur LheaCrlcals viii
be held as soon as the weather moder-
ates sufficiently, which IS expected to
be in a very few days.
From the Fort Bliss Y. NJ c A. build
ing. one man has been assigned to
organize hospital visitation work He
Will put in all his time visiting the
SEQ patients now in the base hospital
distributing literature and reading
material and supplying fellowship. He
will be assisted \ little later by other
workers.
magazines Are Needed.
The great need Of the Y N c. A.
work at present Is magazines, and
Mr. Adams hopes that the people Of FL
Paso will contSibute all the reading
material Of q substantial character
that they can spare. This should be
left at AT Mesa avenue, the general
headquarters for the district. from
which il will be distributed through
the different camps.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02
DISCUSS Ways
To HELP SICK
Staff of County Hospital Of
fers to Raise Money
Among Doctors.

Methods to secure necessary funds
for the care Of the worthy poor OF Il
Paso who are confined in the Ell Paso
county hospital were discussed Friday
at a luncheon of the clinical staff OF
city and county physicians. held at
Hotel sheldon. The doctors in attend
ance decided that they will bring about
better cooperation between the city
and county in the appropriation of
funds Tor the poor. ana If this cannot
be done the physicians of the City who
nave volunteered their services in car
ing for the poor, announced that they
would raise FUNDS themselves for the
proper maintenance OF the hospital
Report Hospital Eduipments' Lacking.
Reports made by members of the 0if-
fsrent sections OF the society showed
that equipment for the care of the pa
tients at the hospital was lacking Dr..
W r. Smith reported case where
man suffering from a tubercular throat
had been starving to death because the
county did not have spray 10 be used
DR.. Smith furnished the necessary
physicians said they had furnished
various articles needed in the care OF
patients. The physicians decided that
they would secure different articles
from their patients in the city who had
10 further use for them
Associated Charities VIII Help.
Robert Krakauer, president of the
Associated Charities, was a guest Of
the physicians ana he offered the
hearty cooperation OF the association to
the physicians.
other guests were judge P. r Price.
J. Meyer, and DR.. D. a Vanderhoff Of
Colorado Springs, Colo.
The members of the physicians asso-
citation present were Drs. J. 4.
Rawlings. F. P. Miller. X. .. Lynch,
W. r. Jamieson, T. J. McCamant, E. b
Rogers, W. l. Brown. G. Werley. J. W.
Cathcart, Z. c. Prentiss. G. n Thomas
and p u Garrett
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02
LIEUT.. up. LUCAS HURT WHEN
AUTO STRIKES FREIGHT TRAIN

A Ford car in which Lieut.. J.
Lucas was returning from FL Paso
TO Camp Stewart Thursday evening,
collided with an Z. L. d ). ". freight
train at the Dyer street crossing and
the car was demolished. Lieut. Lucas
had a narrow escape from death He
received severe bruises and two cuts
on the forehead
The accident occurred at the same
place where an army truck on which
about 80 Ohio guardsmen were riding
coIlided with the Golden state limited
4 few weeks ago.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02
THIRD KENTUCKY
REGIMENT GOES
Hospital Men and Com
handing Officer of Brigade
Also Leave for Home.

The Third Kentucky infantry and
brigade headquarters Of the Kentucky
4roops will leave FL Paso early this
afternoon for TT. Thomas. KY, 10 be
discharged from federal service The
troops will travel over = southern
route. Brig Gen Roger Williams and
Col. Jouett Henry. Third infantry, viii
20 with the men
kentucky field hospital No. ]. com
uanded by Mai Charles W HihDltt-
entrained this morning and VIII leave
this afternoon over the E P. & $. ".
for Fl Thomas
Coils. Herbert L Slocun, 18th cavalry.
who was commander at Columbus. y
NJ, at the time of the Villa raid. and
Charles Lockett- have been ordered by
the war department TO muster out the
kentuckians. They Will proceed from
El PasO 70 Fl Thomas with the troops
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02
MOVIE" MAN MAKES FILMS
OF OHIO FIELD HOSPITAL

Ohio field hospital company No J,
under the command Of Mai. F. W
Hendley and Capt James NJ. Bentley.
put UP an entire field hospital on the
mesa Thursday afternoon, for taking
moving pictures.
The field hospital. consisting OF three
small tents and SIX big ward tents.
were erected in a hurry. Hank" Mar
win, a camera man, catching every
phase Of the operation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02
GETS CHINESE RAILROAD
JOBS in LOWER CALIFORNIA

T K Fong, Chinese consul general
At san Francisco. who has been IN FL
Paso arranging for the transfer of the
Chinese refugees 1t Columbus, y NJ.
TO other points, left Wednesday for
Mexicali. Lower California, TO confer
with governor Esteban Cantu. on ar
engagements to send the refugees into
that territory. Consul general FOng
has secured employment for the Chi
nese on railroad construction work He
expects to return to FL Paso in about
two weeks.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02
MURGUIA BACK IN JUAREZ;
REBELS BEING SCATTERED

Gen Jose MuTguia. commander Of
the Juarez garrison, who has been in
charge Of the campaign against the
Villistas in the Galeana district re-
turned to Juarez Friday morning. He
Intends TO return to Casas Grandes N
e <ew days to resume the campaign.
With the exception OF a few scattered
bands, the Villistas have been driven
out Of the Galeana district by Gen
Murguia. The largest force reported
to be in the northern part of the state
is at FL Vale under Jose Ynez Salaza-.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02
NAVY RECRUITING EXCEEDS
PROPHECY OF OFFICERS

Washington. D. c. March 2.-Reports
from all sections OF the United States
show that the navy recruiting cam
paign IS having greater results than
az any time since the Spanish war IN
26 recruiting days up 10 February %.
the roster OF the navy was increased
by 20S5 men: in one week the gain was
sul men The number OF men IN the
service on February ass, O37-ex-
ceeds the prophecy Of naval officers
IN on March they would have 81 900
men.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02
SAYS VILLA IS BELFAST;
SUFFERING FROM WOUND

A Mexican arriving al Juarez Thurs
day. reported that he had seen Villa
81 a ranch house ia the mountains near
San Andres a few days ago. He said
villa was confined to his bed and was
suffering from fever. which has been
brought on by his wound which has not
healed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02
JUAREZ CELEBRATES FOR
DISCOVERY OF HEXTCO

Juarez celebrated the anniversary OF
the discovery Of Mexico and the pro-
mitigation Of the new constitution.
Thursday afternoon. with a review OF
troops. A band concert and program
OF speeches was given at the Juarez
monument in the afternoon at which
mayor Melchor Herrera and other Off
Gals of the city spoke.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02
TRAIN SERVICE OUT OF
T0RREON is RESUMED

Arrivals from Torreon Friday report
ed that train service is being conducted
between TOrreon, Monterey, Saltillo and
Mexico City.
Large quantities OF food supplies
have been shipped into TOrreon from
Mexico City during the last two weens
according 10 the arrivals.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02
CARRANZA TROOPS CAMPED
ON BABICORA RANCH, REPORT

FlIteen nundred OarFanLa trOOps arr
encamped on the Babicora ranch in
western Chihuahua, according to ad-
vices reaching here from MADEIRA FRI
day morning. The troops were recent
" sent from chihuahua City to cam
paign against Villistas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02
TENNESSEE CAVALRYMAN ON
BORDER DUTY IS KILLED

Bugler Edward L TOmlinson, OF
Birmingham, Ala. q member Of troop
c, Tennessee cavalry, % years OF age,
was accidentally shot at NOria- y. NJ,
February %, by one of his terminates.
He did Al 2,35 a. n, February "a
The troop was on border patrol at the
time Of the accident He was OF
prominent family m Birmingham
Ala The body viii be shipped home
by Peaks Undertaking establishment.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02

Over 500 girl students of Toronto
university will don overalls during the
summer vacation and work in the mu-
milton factories.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02
TO CELEBRATE SALARY RAISE

Employees OF the JuaTez customs house
plan to give a dance at the customs
house on March 10 TO celebrate an in
crease IN salary
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02

Efforts for better motion pictures for
the children of Iowa are being made
by the women ~ that state
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02
Apples { Winesap Box. $3.50

Oranges California, doz. ............2 Zoe
Bananas, nice yellow ones, doz .15c
Lemons, doz. ....... ............1 2c
Cranberries, quarts ................2 Csc
Sorghum, Country, 25c seller, only. .... 15c
Goldfish Balls, Zoe seller only. ............1 0c
Salmon Fancy Red, tall cans, 25c seller, only 1Oc
Sardines in Oil or Mustard, 15c seller, only TIC
Lobster, large cans, 6Oc seller, only. .. 35c
Corn Flakes, 9 packages SOC; case ........ $195
Soup, Van Camp, 10c seller, only SC; doz " soc
Cottolene, medium pail, 9Oc seller only .5 SEC
Crisco, small 35c; medium zoe; large .S1.35
Pork and Beans 1Oc seller, only 715c; dog. . S5c
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02

Milk, tall cans, Libby, Pet and Carnation . 1Oc
Milk, small cans, Pet and Carnation .......5 SC
Egg, absolutely guaranteed fresh, doz. .. SIC
Butter, worlds best Meadow Gold, lb........ .44e
Syrup, Velva, quarts 15c; p gal. soc; gal. . 6Oc
Syrup, Log Cabin, pints 15c: quarts. ....... SOC
Syrup, Karo, 2 lb. cans, Red or Blue. ...... .1Oc
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-11
WAR ORlLLS|BOMBERS
IN SCHOOLS ARE NABBED
VOLUNTARY IN CHICAGO
School Board Strikes
Word Compulsory"
From Resolution
BITTERNESS
MARKS DEBATE
Unfair to Compel Poor
to BuX Uniforms,
Says Harms

Compulsory military training for
high school boys in Detroit who
have attained the age OF IA years
went down to defeat TUESDAY after.
noon 81 The hands OF seven mem.
bers Of the board OF education in
special session that was marked
by dramatic incidents and bitter de-
nunciation.
The resolution drafted by DIT.
Charles z. Chadsey was adopted by
a vote OF Z to 8. but the word com
pulsory" was stricken out.
That there should have been any
opposition whatsoever was such a
surprise 10 Dr. Chadsey that be vas
visibly affected That a measure.
borne OF spirH OF pure patriotism
should have been attacked in such
strong terms brought the superin.
tendent to his feet
Il am more surprised than can
well express myself" said DT. Chad
sey. a touch OF deep emotion creep
ms into his voice. One OF the in
spectors has asked where We will
set tho money 10 pay salaries OF
tContinued on Page rwe).
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-11
14O LIVES
IS TOLL OF
EXPLOSION
Many Eddystone Vic
tins Die of Wounds
In Hospitals
WAR PLOTTERS
ARE BLAMED
Officials Can Account
For Destruction In
No Other Way

PHILADELPHIA. April 1l.-Most
reliable estimates early today placed
the death toll OF the Eddystone mu-
nitions disaster as high as l40. many
OF the victims having died horrible
deaths during the night at the va
rious places in Chester used as hos
pitfalls. More than $50 are now plac.
cd in the list OF injured. altho an
accurate count is next 10 impossible.
N Is feared that there may be still
other dead in the ruins oil the plant
and a minute search will be made
for additional bodies today. now
that the FIRE has subsided sum
ciently.
Work OF identification progresses
slowly.
Altho many bereaved relatives
have identified loved one, as their
own. scores left the morEue and hos.
pitals In despair. Most identified
tions were made by means Of anger
rings or other trinkets. II was ut
terly impossible TO identity by bod
lily marks. Scores OF bodies were
so charred il was impossible to as
certain even their sex.
In the Chester morgue alone there
are still los bodies yet tc be claim
ed. Friends OF the dead were let
In during the night by twos and
threes and led down the rows OF
sheetenveloped forms laid in as
careful precision ~ the rows and
death-dealing shells that Killed them.
OHicials OF the Baldwin company
believe that the three explosi ions
which wrecked the plant and shook
the surrounding country Tuesday
were the work OF plotters. Govern.
ment agents are carefully investigat-
ing every olev which might lead TO
the arrest Of the guilty parties
Fathers. mothers. sisters and
friends slowly scanned the bodies.
moving from form 10 form The hor-
ror was 20 great that many were
swed beyond the stage OF tears
They merely walked along with pal
I'D faces 7tooping over each form
and proceeded onward in their vain
search Two or three women faint
ed, but for the most part there was
a grim and horror-stricken determin.
alton not 20 be overcome.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-11
Men Planned Destruc-
ton of Several Great
Skyscrapers
DYNAMITE
is CAPTURED
Quartet Had Enough
of Explosive to Blow
Up LOOP"

CHICAGO, April 1.-The arres,
OF four men here today revealed q
plot 70 blow up several OF Chi.
oago's largest sl,yscrapers The
men were cauRh. by building
wstchmen attempting 10 gain en-.
trance into one OF the large bank
buildings early in the morning.
When searched by secret service
operatives, plans OF basement floors
o. several skyscrspers we're found
IN their possession. Enough dyna-
mite TO blow up the loop" was
fund at the apartments OF the four
suspects, according 10 q federal Of.
fetal
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-11
.GUnmAN IS
CAPT URED
BY POLICE
Negro Who Shot De-
tective Pleads Self
Defense
SIEGER DYING,
DOCTORS SAY
Detective Sny d er, &,
Beaten by Negresses,
Will Live

Charles Gibson. 80. a Negro, was
taken into custody by police early
Wednesday as having been the man
who shot Detective Charles Sieger
Tuesday afternoon. in a battle which
followed an attempt TO arrest him in
his apartment at No. 3i6 Rivard-st
Gibson Is being held on a charge of
assault with intent 10 kill. He is said
by detectives TO have admitted the
crime. but maintains he was acting
in selfdefense.
Fifty Negresses were brought TO
Central police headquarters over.
night in the search fer the three
Negresses. who. in aiding Gibson.
the police say, attacked Detective
Frank Snyder. who accompanied Sic
gar. with sad irons. All were releas-
ed for want OF evidence
Detective Sieger was still in an un.
CONSCIOUS condition Wednesday morn.
ing in Receiving hospital with a bul.
let in his brain. Hospital surgeons
assert he cannot recover. Snyder is
also in the hospital with a fractured
skull, suffered when he was struck
on the head in the struggle with the
Negresses. While his condition is
critical II II said he will live.
Gibson was arrested near Gratiot.
ave and st. Antoine-st.. by Patrolman
Herman Fry and Ben Walentowicz,
Of Central station. The officers saw
him approaching and hid in a door.
way at No. 210 Grauotave. AS he
passed Patrolman Fry confronted
him with drawn pistol while Patrol
man Walentowicz poked a pistol IN
his back
Gibson surrendered and was taken
q Central police station. where b.
was quiZEed by County Prosecutor
Speed and George Larkins. inspector
OF detectives, and Edward Fox, chief
OF detectives Other than 20 admit
the crime, which he says was com.
mitted In sef-defense, Gibson re-
NAMED taciturn thruout the grilling.
detectives say.
Gibson was wearing a dark suit OF
clothes and cap when arrested. The
overalls and jumper he wore AZ the
time OF the crime were found in the
yards OF the East Side Coal company
at Maple and Dequindre-sts.. where
he hid while the police were securing
the city for him. The revolver wit
which ne is said 10 have shot Detec-
tive Sieger, after wrenching II from
bis hand. was found with the clothes.
The fight in which the two detec-
tives were injured occurred when
they visited Gibson's apartment 20
arrest him on charge OF suspicion.
Az they were leading their prisoner
out, three Negresses. who were In
the apartment. Sc upon Detective
Snyder One. believed 10 be Gibson's
wife. struck him on the head with
sad iron.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-11
GOVERNMENT WILL Concentrate OF
PRODUCTION OF F00DSTUFFS, WHILE
ARMED HOST PREPARES FOR SERVICE
Waste Places WIN -
Made to "BriNg
Forth Fruit" <,
FLEET OF SHIPS
WILL BE BUH3
Navy viii Co-oper1to
In Making Seas
Safe w

fstdF Correspondent UnsAs6 Yro1no
WASHINGTON. April il~-syuue
ing our allies is TO be this -
try's part In the great var ~ -
present.
Mobilization OF foodstuifs sn1 ~
yiding means by full navy oo-op6UG
tion for delivering thsm at the poCcD
OF England and France. 10 to be ~
extent of Americas physical seoeG
now.
Meantime hundreds OF thousan1B
OF men will be trained for action -
European fronts az soon q thoy 60
AZ and as soon as the transportak1O
facilities are available.
The problem OF supplying the A.
lies with food--a gigantic one--is
being worked out in practically
every department of the gova1-
ment.
Millions OF acres Of land. not now
under cultivation. are TO be imme-
diately put into use.
This will probably be six monGAs
hence-but IL may come sooner.
Hundreds OF ships will be built 20
carry foodstuffs TO Europe. German
and Austrian ships taken in Amer
can ports will be hastily repaired
for use
The neets OF the United States.
France and England will cooperate
in safeguarding the delivery OF the
precious supplies 10 Entente ports.
Farmers, agricultural experts and
farm students are being mohilised
as soldiers or the commissary" 10
carry on the ebresd and butter war
against the Central powers.
And while these supplies 90 for
ward TO keep up the strength Of the
Allied lighters in the European
trenches, America Is TO build up and
train her manhood later TO relieve
her fellow lighters in the cause q
democracy