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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08

men who 20 abroad a workers Tor the
Young Mems Christian Association are
slackers. trying to dodge military duty, is
not borne out by the facts.
There are $40 men who have been sent
TO France for this work. OF these only
forh-one were subject ia draft AND they
are merely waiting for their call To the sol
ors. OF the forty-one eight did not wait
for n call. but enlisted in the army or navy,
while none of the others expects To claim
exemption from war service on the ground
Of his work. A. n matter of fact, many OF
them are running all the risks of war n II
il. One y. NJ. {. \. dugout has been blown
up bv German shells six times and another
was established within 40 yards of the
German lines.
The policy of the association j. to ae-
cept no more men who are subject TO draft.
That i the English policy and it was
adopted BY the American leaders after
their arrival in France. The workers are
either over age or physically disqualified
for active service. Their work l. 10 keep
the fighting men fit by providing recrea-
tons FOR their intervals of rest. The need
of that work. and It's value as done by the
association secretaries, have been te~ti-
fled to BY high military authorities. These
mon. who want 10 fight. but are not al
lowed to-even A. Colonel Roosevelt has
been kept AT home against his will-are do
ing their bit by keeping other men in fight
inc trim. The work offers nm ideal oppor-
tnnity for men over military aye and vol
u~nteers for il are greatly needed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08
GOING NORTH TO GET ACQUAINTED.
Fort Worth Star-Telecram.l

been in session in New York City. 4 few
weeks ago the international dry farming
congress met in Peoria. The country i
getting acquainted. Taking the southern
commercial congress north for q session
promotes Il better understanding of the
purpose of the congress and it, economic
influence beyond the South. Taking a dry
farming congress. Ia 2 wet farming state.
50 % speak. i educational and points out
new opportunities for men Of small means
unable to secure land in territory Of high
values. II IS 4 good thing to move around
and shake hands.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08
MExiCO IS PROGRESSING.
nIouston Post.)

liltu~t'u 'Ntsl
How rapidly Mexico + progressing TO
ward complete industrial restoration may
he Judged from the announcement by The
brownsville Herald that the Fabrica de
AUTOMOBILES of Monterrey will soon be IN
position 10 deliver automobiles of Mcxean
manufacture. The "ompany with q capi-
talization Of GOO. 90 resos ha~ prominent
Texas and Mexico bu- ness men among ii-
directorate and the first ears viii bc ready
for market about January i.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08
Helping To Win The War
BY GEORGE AIDE.
Article v. Advice to Americans Between the Ages of 80 and SO.

While the war is on, the active work in
support of the boys ut the front will be
shouldered cheerfully by men and women
a little too old for combatic service but
not yet frosted at the temples.
They will supply part of the money and
most of the pep" needed to supply and
encourage 4 huge army in the field.
Ii is for them 10 realize that we have
passed the period Of doubling and question
answering.
We have come to the days when h%ustling
must s~upplapt conversation.
II was all right six months ago To spare
an hour a day IN trying 10 convince some
one with 4 vacant eye and 4 dark mind that
were really justified in accepting the in
Solcnt challenge thrown nj us by Germany.
You are To be forgiven IT,. even three
months ago. YOU spent valuable time irving
10 convince 4 %sluegist minority that
First. Government bonds are 4 safe in
IvcStment.
Second. Pro-German propaganda are 10
he hit in the head.
Third. The allies are 10 be trusted.
Fourth. The Red Cross j. above ~uspi-
cion and does not obtain either money or
knitted goods under false pretonses.
Fifth. All taxes which have been levied
are justified by extraordinary and UMPIRE
ccdcntcd conditions.
Sixth. This l. not \ rich mans war. Il
was not precipitatcd IN any Wall Street
Influence: II i not concerned over private
investments: II is not a grand benefit for
munIiion makers.
seventh. Fair promises have NJ value
when they are made TN \ criminal who
finds himself backed into 4 corner.
Eighth. The men IN our training camps
and aboard transports and stationed some
where in France are being ~ateeuarded n
American soldiers never before were look
a after. ~ regard wholesome food. proper
sanitation. prevention Of disease. and NOR
al guidance.
Why enumerate further
Abe Martin met q Teller down in Brown
county that never heard of Tony Pastor.
and We have a taxpayer IN opr township
who thinks the world l. flat, and you can
find cabaret performers in New York City
WHO Ntl ] HiittNf ihtit = ~N'H e. nc '
Iowa. and clairvovant~ -tili find customers.
and YOU can Gamc people who viii consult
Y patent medicine cad" IN preference ~ 7
doctor. and Old Jethro Tilford. over ~
shelby Township. carries n dried-up potato
to keep off the rheumatism.
In every community You will find 2 con
Itrary-minded sediment ~ the human race
people who keen themselves -nmcwhHt ln
evidence by noi-eilv DENYING facts which
are self evident 10 al OF their ncishbor-
who happen To be- in the full enjoyment Of
sanity.
They are somewhat like frogs. \ XIV, they
make an awful noise M pronortion ~ their
number.
Now. II YOU will take the trouble 90 check
M in Your immediate neiehhorhood the
people who. from the beginning ~ thc war;.
have been full ~ doubts and cue tion- and
false alarms, YOU viii find that they are
few IN number and 81 precious little inn
portance. except as atmospheric disturb
anccS.
Also. did II ever occur to Non:
That the man who had bought most lib
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08
VALUE OF GOOD R0AOS
(Yoakum Herald

Good roads save wagons and harness
and the drivers temper and health. Why
not good roads in every direction from
Yoakuml Ten roads Of twenty miles each
in a. many directions from Yoakum would
be worth more thar another railroad or
two and cost much less. To the farmer
they would be worth n dozen times more
than 4 new railroad. To the merchants
here. IL l. the quickest way % cover I'll
the territory which should 10 Yoakum :
territory. and to the farmer. these roads
would afford the real competition in trade
he needs. Let rs have the good r"ads.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08
FIRST JEWISH CHAPLAIN APPOINTED
Fort Worth Record

Fort Worth Record.l
Rabbi David Goldberg of Cor-icana j.
the first Jewish chaplain Of the American
navy. lie was appointed by Secretary
Daniels from The recommendation of Sen
Sheppard and Representative Rnfus
Hardy and he holds the rank of lieutenant.
de world ~ move. Brother Jasper" and
Intolerance since the beginning ~ the WI
son administration has been given many
beautiful wallops and Fanaticism many
solar plexuS blows. War has IT. blessings
IN, VOL ~ it, mi-erlcs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08

orally of government bonds never question
ed the safety of his securityl
That the woman who was knitting the
most socks and sweaters never believed the
silly stories about the Red Cross being q
crooked institution?
That the soldier boy about to board n
transport and join his comrades of France
and Great Britain never was known III
doubt the sincerity Of the men with whom
he was soon TO join shoulders!
No, indeedl
All the walls and miSgivings and fish
stories are put into circulation by 4 few
ipicayunc outsiders who were Just built N
be obStructionists and somehow can't hell
il.
They are in a class with the Tories who
Toasted the arti-tocratic British officer
while Washington's army starved al Val
ley Forge.
They are the kind Of people who oppose
public improvements, will not buy ticket
for the Chautauqua, criticize the minister
ii ne smiles in public. and attach the pre-
sumption Of guilt to any woman attacked
BY scandal.
They are the small boreS, the two-bY-
fours, the gnatS. the sane ilie>, the ticks
put on earth 10 teach good people The
quality Of patience.
The time has come Ia ignore them.
HI w can not lock them 40 for safe
keeping, III least We can shut them ont
from our daily program and 90 ahead with
the important work laid ont for IL.
This j. no time To waste precious hours
and vocal energy IN trying ~ prove that
two and two make four, ana water " wet,
and the sun sets IN the west, and the mad
dog of prus~ianism must be muzzled.
Don't try TO convince the miniature L.
Follctte-. because they don't wish 10 ~
convinced. They derive \ bilious comfort
from being different. They have learned
that no cloud has 4 silver lining; il j, fe--
tooned on the Interior with crepe.
III all the o~ptimi-t~ along your street
should arise some morning into a world
hcdcrkcd with dew >parkle- and eXclaim
III uni on. 'What \ beautiful. -un-hiny
day!' then some two-legged crab would
emerge behind a lilac bush and say, ''Ye~
but | think it'll ram before night"
III YOU find \ banana skin on the thrc-h-
ola vi patriotic opportunity. kick II aside
and don't permit yourself To become fused.
The stalwart men and women at middle
age are 90 keep the home fires burning dur
iug the supreme order now no hand.
They are to raise the crops, speed tile
factories. collect thc take. organize thc
home guards, conserve the wheat and meat
and sugar. back mp the Red Gross, peddie
the Liberty Bonds. write the letter., pack
the comfort ki,-, md stand IN for order,
W. NH times.
III " busy worker feels some one Juggling
40 hi~ coat tail. the thing 10 10 j. tn kick
straight back and kick hard. hut don't
waste time IN looking around.
By he WAY. here IL an important tp
tor eycry mnn past ~. Don't tcll around
that you would hc keen to enlist III YOU
were iu-t u lit., younger.
some ~ the men iu~t under 30 viii have
their doubts. and even those who believe
Won viii not find entertainment IN your
conversation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 5, 1917.
A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR EVERY
SOLDIER.

i Christmas package for every soldier
IL the army i the plan Of the American
Red Gross. Plans for this work are al
ready perfected and being pushed L =
The earne-t wish Of the Red Gross that not
y single soldier in the American army Shall
awaken on Christmas morning without
finding that he has been remembered BY
the people whose war IT, il fighting.
Whether ii The field Or IN the environments
ut horne. our soldier lads heart shall he
warmed hy she knowledge that he Is be-
loved and remembered by his people.
The Herald doubts not that tbs Red
c.ra- organization W.T. the LoweF Rio
tr1Yi> v-ssnev-alrcady known for their
splendid aetivity-wil do their part To-
wards sending these Christmas remem-
branees to our soldier hoy-.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08
Got II From hearSay.

A group ot Old ladies were talking and
knitting nn " vcrauda. The conversation
UT around III how much each weighed at
birth. One old lady said "Wcll. | weighed
iust three pound- and a half"
The others ea~pcd and one of them
asked "And did Won livel"
"Thcv -av did answered the either
woman. "and done well. Boston Tran
Script.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08
BRITISH SOLDIERS EAT MUCH IAN

LONDON, Nov. S.-Thc British army IN
France gets nearly 10000 GOO pounds of
Jam every week from this country. The
daily ration, 81 thrcc ounce- ii cheese
calls for a shipment of between l,100.bao
and 1000. 600 pounds weekly, while The
daily ration 81 Just over halt an ounce fo
TEA ah~orb@ over hall \ million pounds
each week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08

.pommcl 81 "a cowboys saddle and asked:
"What use D. that line.
That's % kctch steers an h0~-e-.
said the ranchman.
"Inde,dr' said the Young woman. "and
what bait do you u~e!-llarpcrS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08

Subscribers in the city Of Brownsville who
bill 10 receive II HERALD regularly are
requested u notify the office promptly, Tele
phone No. Z. New subscribers should rcceiv
their first paper not later than the second day
after the order il in the office ~ THE HER
AID. livery subscriber even in the most dis
tnnf sections ~ the city. should not receive his
paper later than 600 y. r..
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Checks should be made payable to The
Brownsville Herald Publishing Company. Busi-
ness communications should be addressed 70
the company, and items. letters. etc, intended
for puhr-ation should be addressed 70 Editor,
The Herald. Brownsville. Texas. Letters in
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the full name If the writer. The name will not
be printed II not desired, but il will be evi-
sence of good faith on the part Of the writer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08
Unpleasant.

New office AsSi~tant-FiVe shilling
worth OF ha-penny stamps. please, and !
hope they'll taste nicer than that last lot
bought here. They were \ iuAuy flavor. M
Passing Show.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08
Her 0amaSk Cheek.

a country paper contained Thu para
graph IN regard IN Y local wedding:
The bride wore Il lzard-erecn silk. on
whose cheek blo~~omed the flush of dawn
inc wumanhood. - Christian hcei~tcr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

ANY erroneous reflection upon the charac-
ter. standing * reputation ~ any person. firm
or corporation appearing in the columns ~ The
Herald VIII be gladly and promptly corrected
upon the same being called Ia the attention u
the publishers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08
A. Smile or Two
As Nature Made Him.

Short Sighted Ofiicer-lt', all right. my
man: YOU can take of your mask now The
ga has passed.
Privatc-Beggin Your pardon. SIM !
amt got no mask VA.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08

Ilcadlc~> safety matchc- arc q Danish
novelty. one end of each stick being -uahci
in \ chemical solution and culorcd -o Ii
may hr distinguished.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08
Ullr ArrIn.
Established IuIy 4, 1898
BROWNSVILLE HERALD PUB. CO.

Entered as second class matter in the post
office at Brownsville, Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08
Evidently.

'Our birthstone are supposed "a control
orr dc-jinic~. What l. Your birthstone =
Judging from my experiences, ! should
say il wa, i hrickbni.' Ameri-
can.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

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your paper changed 20 give both old and new
addresses. Should delivery be irregular. please
notify the office, Telephone q
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I Evening Daily and Saturday Weekly.
MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press - exclusively entitled
g. the use for republication of all ncwse dis
patches credited 20 it or not otherwise credited
in this paper and also the local news published
herein.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08

Oldest daily paper On the Lower Gulf Coast
Carries largest Associated Press report Of any
paper in South Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08

Since New York has given the hallo, r.
woman. the rest Of The country doubtless
soon viii fall in line.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08
Ohio hu- enne dry-oh,

Tuesday. November ., vas a day 81
Triumph for two great causes. Woman
suffrage and prohibition viii remember the
day as one III the most momentous onc-
In their history.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08

For the protection 1T surf bather~ an
Illinois man has invented g device that
rings au electric hrli and lights lamps n
huru WYNN au ludrrlnw begins In thc wafer
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08

Better he sieking up IN acquaintance
viii, Preach. dear girls. When our soldier
come A,ark from across the waters, they
viii BE- iahherinz French. and. ii Won want
to keep them from feeling hoIne-ick Ter
the accents IF The gay demoi-clio4 who
taught them the language YOU must nc ahie
to keep them Interested By speaking he
language also.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08

'Vamouflagc," dear reader, ~ only
Trench for taking. When people pretend
to be dosing sometime which N reality they
are not doing. they are fakers-they are
whsi the French call "camorfleurs.' n
other eord-. they arc -oniy fooling YOU
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08
Land FjshinG.

An Illinois Girl. visiting ! ranch IN Ncv
Mexico, pointed to the rope cooled Oh the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-08
VAR WORKERS: NOT slACKERS.
(Rrooklyn Farle.)

Rr0oblyn FHgle.)
The notion which Theodore Roosevelt
and some other people nave absorbed, that
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-22

said Sebastian, rising. "I'll telephone
the garage to send the car around"
He left her. And all the while she
was putting on her cloak and hat and
veil Leontine felt intuition struggling
against reason. Sebastian could be
fascinating when he chose. His man
ners were perfect; but in her heart
she knew that these fair words were
only mask for his designs.
AS the auto whirled away Leontine's
maid, Marian, hurried to the telephone
and rang up Blanca.
At that moment Blanca was holding
session In her house with Romanoff
and three other of her adherents. She
took down the receiver from the tele-
phone at her side as she sat on the
lounge, listened, and then hung it up.
She turned to Romanoff. "Now's our
chance" she said. "They are off for
the day to Smiths roadhouse on the
Plainfield road. Does anyone know
itr'
II dol" cried Romanoff. "It's near
the top Of the Ramapo mountains, in
the midst of the woods, and miles
from anywhere"
"Well, boys, then here's your chance
to get Senior Navarro" said Blanca.
"Get him out of the house without his
wifes knowing. Tell him-let me see
tell him that One-Lamp Louie is
waiting to speak to him. That will
fetch him. Hustle him into the auto
and take him into the mountains.
There you'll get confession from him
about the forgery. And see that II
duplicates the one which we had be-
FORE"
whats the user" demanded Roma
noff. "He won't buy back a confess
sion that we got from him by force"
"will you do as tell your" demand
ed Blanca.
swell, boysl" said Romanoff, rising.
"And don't come back until you have
It." Blanca added.
She watched them drive away and
sank back upon the lounge again In
despair. What was the use2 There
was no money In the project and not
much chance of success. Blanca knew.
She, whose well-lnid schemes had
failed her. had descended to this wild
scheme In order to win the love OF
Ravengar. the first man who had Dos
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-22

ton mast be cleared. That confession
of Louie implicated you"
Sebastian idgeted uneasily; ne
could not understand Leontine's stub
bornness about the matter.
"It implicated you, Sebastian, and
you behaved like a guilty man. You
tried to get that paper"
"It was lie," he burst out. "Don't
you see, Leontine, that every wealthy
man such as myself Is at the mercy
OF hundred blackmailers? Throw
mud, and some of IL sticks. No
smoke without a fire. the public
cries. Louis Lamb wrote that confess
sion of forgery, which implicated me,
at the behest OF a gang of blackmail-
ers."
"He was rich; he had no need to in
criminate himself"
"He wrote IL before he found that
gold mine In Whites Village. That
crook Romanoff who came here that
morning wanted to sell 1t to me. Is
that not evidence enough? Perhaps IL
/ were q stronger man should have
taken the matter to law, had the fell
low arrested and fought 1t out. But
you would have been drawn In as a
witness, and no man is willing to have
his wife baited by thieves lawyers
upon the witness stand. If 1 acted
foolishly L am to blame, but 1 am
clean of the dishoDor which you i'm
pute to me, and it was for your sake
that / acted as / have DONE"
"Very WE'LL" said Leontine, making
up her mind swiftly. "You shall have
your chance, Sebastian. You have a
right to ask that"
And she extended her hand frank
ly, which Sebastian took and raised
deferentially to his lips.
"And nOw," he said, assuming a gay
ETY. which he was far from feeling,
'what do you say to a little auto trip
with me? Let us go out on the Plain
field road and have dinner together
at Smiths roadhouse? Well be back
by evening"
"As you wish," answered Leontine.
"We1l start In half an hour, then"
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-22

oaken door one by one. Stretched fun
length upon a bench, his hands under
his head, was Ravengar. asleep. Bian-
ca leaned over him and touched him.
Ravengar started, opened his eyes,
and then sprang to his feet with a
bow.
"You see, Mr.. Romanoff," said Bi-
anca.
Hes fakingr" screamed the crook,
thoroughly exasperated, and fright
ened, into the bargain, by the amused
smile upon Ravengar's face. "He
warned the cops about our little
game"
"Get out of herep snapped Blanca,
cor you'll be thrown out by Wong Lee
Come, now, march,"
Scowling and muttering, Romanoff
beat retreat. Blanca hesitated q
moment, then said to Wong Lee:
Help him upstairs and make him
comfortable-but not in my boudoir
please"
When the door Of the cellar had
closed behind them Blanca stood look,
ing in silence at Ravengar. The an
ger had disappeared from her face
She was smiling gently. 1t was the
Blanca whose charms had lured O
score Of men to their ruin, the woman
who thought her power irresistible.
There was no mistaking the inviting
gesture, slight as 1t was. Blanca had
recognized in Ravengar a man unlike
any Of her other easy conquests. His
indifference had piqued her, then he
had fascinated her. The woman OF
hundred conquests, she had met her
match at last.
you perhaps don't realize that ]
saved your life just nowl she cried
81 am half inclined to reconsider my
decision"
''It is a woman's privilege to change
her mind, madame" replied Ravengar
suavely.
Blanca clenched her fists and
glared. But the look of amusement
in Ravengar's eyes was too much for
her equanimity. She swung about and
hurried from the cellar in fury. How
The Yale expositor., 1917-03-22
SYNOPSIS.

Adventurous Jerry Carson embarks
In search OF hidden treasure with the
pEomise of Leontine Walcott to be his
wife on his return. Her father favors
Sebastian Navarro Jerry's ship is burn
ed. he is reported lost. Sebastian presses
his attentions. Jerry suddenly turns up
to confront charges of the Navarres
against him. In a struggle for a forged
paper Diego Navarro Is killed and Jerry
Is convicted of the murder. He escapes,
and finds the treasure and wonderful
chemical pellet. Leontine is forced TO
marry Sebastian. On the honeymoon.
he attacks her in a rage. Suddenly he is
confronted by a weird apparition. Raw
engar forces a confession from Louie.
Sebastian attempts TO get II. An earth
quake occurs; in the excitement Red
Finn steals the confession and fees. He
appears in New York as Romanof and
enlists the aid of Madame Blanca.
Leontine confronts her husband in the
gambling house. The Shadow battles
fsssion or e9H esedpeS ,e "s folows Hs 6ar
and takes the paper from her.