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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

hour VIII sustain Us and carry US
through TO victory.
Calls for Courage OF Faith.
The New Year calls for courage Of
faith The outlook for the world is
l-rk enough The very Elasticity OF
lie is potential ruin and demorcliza-
ton. The pathetic condition OF Rus
sIa is a tragic example Of the dangers
confronting humanity. Already we are
seeing the need OF making demoC-
raCy safe for the world" on the
other hand there is danger OF our be-
coming so engrossed with the de
thrOnemeut OF political autocracy in
Europe that we allow the rise OF as
4 suEerous financial and capitalistic
autoc-acy IN our own lana Just re-
Gently we were told that selfish and
uluatriotic spectators have filched
their millions I'm profits from the
pockets OF the American people dur
ing our first few months OF partici-
patton I'm the war Only last week
we learned that the meat packers own
and control the stoCkyaris of the land
and have meat prices at their mercy.
Our milliOIlires and multi-uilli0n-
aires have increased twofOld within
the last three years And that not
so much from the profits OF muuition
making as from speculation fro the
necessities OF life Today 90 per
ceutuu Of our national wealth Sc I'm
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

the HANDS OF two per centum Of our
population. Such and kindred c0udi-
tons IN this and other lands are CO.
lossal evils which must be rishted
and call for the administrator OF q
social Justice with which we are lit
tie familiar. To face such conditions
and still believe in humauity's final
redemption requires q mighty faith
Only the faith Of q prophet viii lead
a man IN the darkest hour in the
life Of a people 20 cry out
Man is unjust but Coo IS 1ust, and
finally Justice triumphs."
Closer Reliance Upon God.
The New Year calls for a closer re-
lance upon God. I must believe that
God Is in humanity helping her work
out her destiny or with SchOpeu-
hGuer believe that man by blind and
Will is driven TO nowhere.
Whether God IS imminent in the uni
verse. I do not know. but that God
is imminent in humanity 7 must be-
lleve What humanity wants and must
have IS God that enters with her
into her struggles. and upon whom
she can rely Such q God IS re-
veales TO us by Jesus OF Nazareth.
The star OF Bethlehem still shines.
Y we. like the wise men. with firm
reliance upon God. follow the star we
viii he led 20 truth, justice and uni
yersal peace.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
HUNDREDS Of COLLEGE MEN AND
MINISTERS AID Y IN WAR WORK
Volunteers to the Number Of 80 Daily Are Being Ac-
cepted for Service in France; College Presidents
and High Salaried Men Give Up Positions to
Help; Leaders Say More Are Needed

4 BOUT 500 men are now IN
a France. or are on their way
L u there, 10 serve American en-
listed men in the name or the Y. n
C. A. -Four OF them sre college presI-
dents. and somewhat more than $50
are ministers. These men are being
accepted by the association at the rate
OF some 90 a day. and sailing almost
at once. So far all have gone to
France, but It IS expected that men
viii be sent TO Italy and to Russia.
Concerning the latter. the association
authorities here say they purpose 10
send able men and they expect them
IN land on their feet, and help TO
save Russia.
Association secretaries here IN
charge Of applications say that the
sacrifices that have been made by
some Of these 900 men exhibit some
Of the most splendid qualities Of
American service. In the case OF min
listers. who apply IN largest numbers
OF ALL congregations are retaining
them on salaries in many cases. al
though a Few are accepted and place.
on the association salary list. In the
cases Of laymen, adjustments Of in
come are made constantly. Wives
have gone home to parents sons have
been taken out OF college, positions
have been sacrificed. business firms
have agreed to carry men on part
salary and TO take men back on their
return. and men and women have
contributed money n special funds
20 make IL possible for certain men
10 go.
The association. through It's war
council. SAYS that at this time it seeks
not ministers, but business men who
command $4,000 q year and more
salary The need for France alone
500 already accepted There must be
handled millions fof dollars worth of
supplies, besides millions OF men. and
only those who are accustomed to put
through big things can be entrusted
with wartime work.
Enlistment conditions FOR Y. " e.
A. work resemble those for govern
ment service. Men who ought 10 be
serving the cOlors are not accepted
The enlistment IS for one year, and
urefera bly, for the period OF the war
Men going to France are expected TO
speak French. and those for italy 20
speak italian For certain phases Of
the work college graduates are re
CURED and all men TO be accepted
must be American Five men are urO-
vided for each staff ana the staff IS
expected TO serve q brigade OF 1900
men With all OF the strict require
meats. and the sacrifices demanded.
the applicants are numbered by the
hundre-s weekly The entire country
is furnishing them, the largest uur7
beers from @ section roughly described
rs 1Tassa chusett5 west to and iucl-d-
ing Illinois At the same time the
national council. speaking through
one OF its secretaries within the last
few dsys. said that every state IS
well represented in the applications
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
RAISERS COMPLAIN
TOO MANY JOINING ARMY

Spokane. Wash. Dec. 2e.-What IS
declared 10 be the grave necessity
for immediate action 70 hold the
young men OF the Pacific northwest
on the farms instead OF permitting
such large numbers OF them 20 Join
the military service. II this section
is 10 raise even a normal wheat crop
next season" IS called 20 the attain
ton OF president Wilson IN = tele-
gram from representatives. OF agrirul-
turaI and commercial interests IN this
region.
Among the signers q the teisgra-1s
were the state commissioner OF agrt-
culture and the federal food admins
rrarrr fnr r-aerLrErcn.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
RUSSIA WELL INCLINED
TOWARD GERMAN OFFER

London. Eng, Dec. 29.-Dispa tches
from Pe-rograd dated Thursday ain
to give an impression OF how the
German peace reply was received
there. but the statements are mex
pIcit The reply, according TO this
corres1oude1t OF the Daily News,
created a favorable impression gen
orally and ne believes that II the
EoIslevizi convene the constituent
assembly now they VIII have Russia
almost solidIy behind them
Representing the people e. DIS
spirited and Indifferent, owing 70 the
ufsera BILE conditions OF life. including
the food shortage. the correspondent
Of the Morning Post says northern
Russia viii accept peace on any terms
the Germans may Impose How the
remainder OF Russia VIII act. he ADDS
fs another question.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
NEWS BREVITIEs

ADVERTISEMENT

Southern Pacific train 30. I02. from
the west. due at $50 e. m. was re-
ported to arrive at g p. m. FL Paso d
Southwestern train No. Q, from the
east. due at 2:40 p. m. IS reported to
arrive at $50 p. m. FL Paso & South
western train No 4. from the west,
dIe at $40 p. m. IS reported TO ar
rive at . p. m. Southern Pacific train
No. ., from the west, due at 4:30 p.
m. is reported TO arrive at $50 p. m.
Texas & Pacific train No. =. due at
q-45 .. m, is reported to arrive a.
1915 a M, Sunday. All other after
noon and night trains for today are
reported on time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
FRENCH AIRMEK BOMB
GERMAN RAILWAY STATIONS

Paris, France. Dec. 29--"There was
nothing TO report last night with the
exception OF patrol encounters north
Of the Chemin Des Danes and near
Sapigueul." says today1 official
statement
French aviators last night BON
barded the railway station at Maize
res-Les-Merz and ThiOnvills and Ger
man establishments in the vicinity OF
Vouzieres and RetheL"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
AND SEAPLANE
WRECKED IN NORTH SEA

London. England. Dec. "a Yep
pelln and @ seaplaue accompanying 10
have been WreCkel fin the North sea
according 20 a Central News dispatch
from Copenhagen. quoting advices re-
ceived there from east Ju-lart- The
Zeppelin is said 20 have fallen IN
flames into the sea.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
EPISCOPAL CHURCH REPORTS
BIG INCREASE IN 8IARRI AGE

Fifteen hundred more marriages
are reported last year by the Episco-
pal church than during the preceding
year. which figure is held 20 Indicate
the proportion Of enlisted men TO get
married before going 20 caut0nueuts
and TO France. The number Of -Di0-
ss-ers In that church. while holding
its own. shows almost 500 IN war
service out Of a total OF $500. Cam
di5ates for the ministry have fallen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

Cheyenne, Wyo-, Dec. 29.-Wnliam
HUM, convicted in federal court here
recently Of disloyalty for expressing
the hope that American military
forces would suffer disaster, was SEN
fenced yesterday by United States
district Judge John A. Rlner to serve
one year and one day IN jail.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
DANES PROTEST TO U. S.
ABOUT NTERNING GERMANS

London, England. Dee e9--Accord-
ing TO a German newspaper. the Dan
ish government has protested 90
Washington against the internme1-
of German sailors at St Thomas.
Before taking over the Danish Wesl
Indies. the United States IS said TO
have guaranteed that the Germans
there would be treated as nsutrals
until the end OF the war.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

Wallace. y. C., Dec. 2s.-Walter
Cottle, a navy blue Jacket. at home for
Christmas, killed himself near here
yesterday after he had shot and prob
ably fatally wounded q. 3. Parker. a
wealthy farmer. Parker had Cottle
indicted two years ago for shooting
squirrels on his land.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

markedly. because young men in
large numbers have given up college
and seminary and gone TO war The
total Episcopal communicate list is
gain Of q bare $500 in 1917, as com
pared with one Of 1880 in 1916.
More than o5 dioceses show decreases
IN membership
Episcopal authorities explain that
! they are changing the fiscal years Of
more than a third of their GiOceses.
They are doing so through an official
committee which is charged with
bringing in better business methods.
Because OF this change Of dates Of
reporting comes the apparent de-
creases In some diOceses and the small
growth in all. It is declared that
there has been the usual growth in
all directions. save IS affected by war
conditions. This efficiency commit
tee. beyond making a uniform year
IS going into all parishes and insist
ing upon SOUND bookkeeping. careful
expenditures. better use Of mission
airy funds, uptOdate buildings suited
TO needs IN cases where new con-
structiOn IS entered on, and rigid
scanning OF every phase Of material
work as related 70 spiritual The
committee claims TO be the first Of
its kind in any religious body. and 70
have broader powers than any other.
PALESTINE STATE To BE
TOLERANT AND MODERN
Men at the head Of the Zionist
movement in the UniteE States and
Canada, who include associate justice
Brandies and Nathan Stratus. have as
sured Christian leaders Informally
that the Palestine state which they
propose Is not TO be s government
after the Mosaic law. intOlerant OF
Be- Ha.-a AZ r~-
ligiOus liberty The character OF
these Zionists IS such that the Chris
tians are saying they accept the as
surances II IS announced that at
once $1,000 600 is to be raised. a part
Of a s1G0. 900. 600 fund TO be used for
Holy Land development. a finance
committee has been named, and II IS
predicted that by February at the lat
est Jewish workers viii be in Jerusa-
lem.
These Zionist Jews form almost all
Jews OF any way Of thinking. and all
who have been interviewed or who
have written on the subject say they
want the republic OF Palestine. and
want Il 70 Illustrate Jewish govern
meur and practice ut their best They
say the Jew has always lived for the
service Of others. and that Palestine
IN the hands OF Jews must prove an
opportunity to render larger and bet
ter service. Here Jews are TO work
cut the mission 10 which God long
ago called them. They declare fo-
religious liberty after the American
pattern a conference OF Jews has
just been held in Baltimore. and the
plan OF p republic OF Palestine has
been launched American Jews rely
much upon the Jews OF Poland, but
say they feel Americans must take
the lead Il the new Palestine IS 10
be free, and command money Tor It's
material development
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
Banker steven, Released.

Washington, D. C., Dec. 2s-B. r
Stevens, manager Of the National City
branch bank in Petrograd. and his as
sistant, Mr.. Link, arrested when the
Bolshevili seized the bank. have been
released, American ambassador
Francis reported today.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
CRErTTvcs FROlT rRlyCE.

Holiday greetings were received
this week BY r. ". Berkshire. super
visi1E inspector o. the border imui-
grafton district. from Charles 3.
Dixon. q member OF the American
expeditIonary forces Somewhere IN
France" lTr- Dixon was formerly an
Immigration Inspector IN FL Paso and
four years ago was shot IN Juarez
by a Mexican soldier.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
Try Mrs CInrk's Cafeteria. COS Mesa
12.oOa Inckres Go On Fnr1onrh.

Chicago. IL. Dec. 29.-Twelve thou
sand tackles from the Great Lakes
naval training station left today on
special trains TO spend New Years
day at home. Twelve thousand who
had Christmas leave returned last
night
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

There were % fire alarms in FL
PasO during November. and the total
loss was S30SS.SS. as shown in the
report OF chief John ". Wray filed
with the city council
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
BRNGs ALIEN FOR DEpoRrA rIoN

In charge OF party OF aliens for
deportation, W. r. Mansfield. from
the immigration station at Denver.
Colo. arrived in the city Saturday.
Mr.. Mansfield formerly lived in the
southwest and has a number OF
friends in FL Paso
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

=. Cuthbert, a Canadian member OF
the Royal Flying corps. was killed
yesterday afternoon at Ben Brook
when his machine fell several hun
bred feet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

Chicago, Ill, Dec. 29-Wage In
creases OF 13 - percent and shorter
hours have been granted the 1000
telegraphers. station agents and tow
ermen OF the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad, It was announced today.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. 29.-Pri-
vate Joseph Z. Daley, company H, 51st
Infantry, a patient IN the ssycopathic
hospital at Fort Oglethrope, was shot
ana killed by a sentry early yester-
day when he attempted to escape. 4
board OF officers has been appointed
to investigate the killing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

Madison. Wis, Dec. 29.-RObert II
La Toilette. United States senator
from Wisconsin. was expelled from
membership in the Madison club to
night. The grounds given we're 'un-
patriotic conduct and having given
aid and comfort to the enemy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

washington. D. @, Dec. e9.-There
Will be no general revision OF coke
prices for the year 1913. Fuel ad-
ministrator Garfield today issued an
order continuing I'm force the prices
fixed last September.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

John Nickels, a seaman at the san
Diego naval training station. is in the
city for a visit with his wife at the
Knickerbocker apartments. during the
holidays.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

Houston. Texas, Dec 2s.-Seventy
seven thousand bales % cotton were
sold here today when the market
reached 30 cents middling basis. The
sale established a record for price and
quantity.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
ZIonI.fr - Ii chIcarn-

Chicago. Ill. Dec 29.-AbOut $50
delegates today attended the cOnTen-
ton Of the Federated Zionist societies
Of the middle west Special services
commemorative the capture Of Jeru-
salem by the British were held in all
synagOgs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

DR.. NettIe satterlee. Osteopath. No.
513 Mills Bldg. 1904 Phone.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
DIIlOyal Man Ia Convicted.

Dr.. G. r Cameron, Dentist, 50o-3
jth floor CaDles Bldg. Phone 1897.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

nurses are TO be employed on naval
hospital ships IN this war for the first
time IN American naval history. They
viii be assigned to two shi0s soon TO
be ready for service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

D Leave Your Baggage
DID, ggdSC Checks at Longwelrs.
Make no mistake. Telephone No. l.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

Women Nurses On Hospital Ships.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 29.-Women
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

Wards Pharmacy, now located To6
n: stanton street, just one block north
OF old location.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
sailor shoots Farmer, KIlla Self.

DR.. r. d. Quinn, dentist. SO Martin
Bldg. Phone 1860.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

Plaza Auto Livery-PhOne 1905.
Autos, Taxis, $3.50 and $500 per hour.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
Eniov New Years Eve

at CampbelTs Cafe. Music and Dane.
ing.-AdY.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
Observation-Disclosures FROM WAR
NOT As BIC 4 BLOW AS FEARED

German Soldiers on Russian Front Largely Men Too
Old to Go Into the Trenches on the Western Front;
Allies Have More Men, More Arplanes and Better
Equipped to Fight the Central Powers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29
\ MID the Confusion of Conflict
- The New Year Brings a Call to Duty
Resolution Character Courage God Are
Mankind Meet the Problems Which the Future Offers
By

By REV RUFUS BAKER Pastor the Orchard Episcopal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-29

Il IS difficult TO believe that the
German high command viii clear out
OF Belgium and France. this winter or
next spring, without a fight But it is
evident that II they intend TO STAY.
they must execute local retreats in
circumstances OF extreme peril. and
fight during 1913 upon ground which
Iayors their opponents. and not them
selves, as has been the case through
out the whole war from the battle OF
the Marine until this autumn. And it
must not be forgotten, when these
momentous movements begin, prob
ably amid the mud and rain OF winter.
and the JOY bells begin to ring IN
Paris, London and Washington. that
the allied peoples are really celebrat-
ing the results achieved by the 2.OGO.-
900 heroes who fell struggling for
some obscure hill or village during
IN past three years in operations
which the critics declared at the time
relative failures" or qualified sue
cesses."
The italian front IS now recognized
as an integral part OF the western
battle line. II would have been well
had this view obtained from the start.
but for the disasters which resulted
from the parochial strategy Of the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-12

Washington.-War dept does not
want national guard enlistments to
increase beyond peace strength. OF
ficers Of national guard are appoint
ed by the states and often because Of
political or newspaper influence and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-20
|kTtRMtO SAILORS
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE
Hut Arc Ffshed Ont ~ D~isware River
by Police White Others Surrender
When Fired On,

Philadelphia. March IA break for
liberty was made at $40 TONIGHT hv
seven informed German sailors held on
board the commerce raiders Prince
Eitsl Friedrich and the Kronprinz
Wilhelm at the League island navy
yard
large detail OF mounted police and
ratrolmen were rushed to the scene
10 aid in rounding up the escaping
Germans.
Two of the sailors surrendered when
fired on by policemen and member
Of the marine guard as the, were
swimming to shore In the back basin
where the raiders are an.hored
Later. according 20 the police. the
remaining Ave were tished out of the
Delaware river near the yard.
Absolute secrecy with rcyard to tha
escape was maintained " THE officials
.tf the navy yard. 80 S-.tttnit WAS pot
certain how many sailors escaped.
Persons near the ysro said that four
inade the dash for liberty.
While the muanted policemen were
running sailors TO cover. like rabbitR
the ssArchlight of the cruiser Salem,
moored hear the raiders. played over
the marshes between the yards and
the city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-20
NEW CITY DIRECTORY Is
BEING DISTRIBUTED

Many interesting facts and much
valuable Information can be found in
the new city directory published by
the Hill Directory company and being
distributed this week. There are over
1000 persons by the name of Smith
working in the city. and almost an
equal number of the Jones family. The
FIRST man in the directory is Aubrey \.
Aaron, the only person with four An
in his name. The last name is Peter
Iylstra- Two persons whose names
begin with X are found. Navertan aud
Ntnor. The new book is bound ~
green. in keeping with. the company s
policy 20 change the color every year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-20
Fate of Captain Borum and
His Boats Crew Still Gruc-
some Mystery
GROSS VIOLATION OF
LAW BY U-BOAT
Ship M de No Move to Escape,
and VI as Unarmed. But
Vas Bombarded Before Op-
portunity Gwen to Quit Ship

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-20
H|DOT HEADS NEW y
FRENCH CABINET

Paris. March 1a.-The following
new cabinet was officially announced
tonight:
Premier and Foreign Minister
Alexander Ribot.
Minister of Justice--Redne Eiviani.
Minister of War--Paul Painleve.
Minister OF Marine--Rear- Admiral
Iecasee
Minister Of Munitions-Albert
Thomas
Minister OF Finance-Joseph Thier-
nv
Minister of tho Interior---Louis J.
May.
Public ustruction--Jules Stoeg
Public Works~~Georges Desplas.
commerce. tienne Clementei
Agriculture---Fernan David.
Maurice Niolettc.
l.abor--Leon Bouguois
CoIonies-~Andre Marinot.
Under Secretary for Aviation
Daniel Vincent.