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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16
FACTS ABOUT OUR NAVY
Tres.
BY LIEuTEN ANT WITH On GREEN. I. 5. y.

Keep your fires uniformly thick
breaches the chief. And he shows
them how a thin spot may burn
through and steal all the forced draft
air not only depriviug the other coal,
but like fiery acid eat through the
furnace metal itself
Again the fire must not be too
feavy. When too much coal is put on
lEsuII1cieut air comes through and
enormous volumes OF black smoke are
produced It's exactly like 4 mos
quito smudge, all smoke and no heat
Under usual conditions six inches is
deep enough for coal on the CRATE, but
under high pressure OF draft 10 inches
thickness is required.
Deck rails and binnacIes are not
the only polished spots on a battle
ship SteaminE regulations require
that fires be kept bright and Clean
with noe and claw and slice bar.
forms OF pOkers with which the fire
man tends his fire until when you
looE at i from beneath the CRATE
there are visible no dark spots from
coHecJed ash and clinker. but only a
homogeneous briliancc-or as the
nurse puts st: shes cream nov.
Smut-lOOk at err"
England and America produce the
greatest athletes in the world, and
the greatest boilers. Doesn't IL seem
world that on every man of war there
are ten to so athletes getting a
square meal every five minutes in the
- hours But IL isn't unfair. The IN
fairness lies in my words Lies is
Words-Uords in lies Lies-lies-lies.
4 life OF lies Copyright.
1917, by George Matthew Adams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16


TT il9 '-lile 1llo1- 'i'0 '''-
ers. you know. are the most
Il hiehlv specialized athletes in
,b. -ro,r5 Their s+unt fs the long
- --,----. .,-,-,-- ,,-,
Instance sq--l' - -i'- 0N'-
ter harder and hotter ana laI llsI
than any other known species
o.,- .,.s- 5ort-evs train Whereas
-...-t. .-,..i e.r.-,
MaralAon AllAe must l-''' anu
measure and masticate every moIsel
that he eats. How he eats 10 is even
-, t-.--,-..--- n, ,-o-5a- then that
---'- -i-
the toiAng bolier' uespIl7 us i-Ns7
OF steel and its cast iron CRATE bar
,..-,-- ,,,, -,,-,.i--e q -sce v-aelre long
n
only on the most coIeIdI anu "el-
regulated diet
The 1o,, ,-,.s 1ss+e -ba DAYS and
nights clean through ana Win never
so much as a breathing space. Fire
men. or stokers, are the trainers So
painstakiuE is the nursing Watchful-
ress OF their attendance that at the
end OF four hours they are exhausted
and must be relieved
Bat cut the soft stuff It's Just
plain shOveliug coal I'm after you 20
know about An electric light tells
the men when TO do il. Imagine an
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16
Roundabout Town

2 trenches some OF it goes on IN our
best homes
The United States government IS
not admouishlng its people to become
misers because we are at war. What
is wanted is careful preservation and
conservation Of what we have or get.
If we stopped buying what we need,
the channels OF trade would be cIOgged
and the chances are that We would
soon be doing without things because
we had 10.
4 cold steak is about as enticinE
for a meal as @ bearded woman would
be for a sweetheart
The man who accepts Eratuities
from others must expect 10 be eZ-
pec-ed 70 repay them with interest
ia some manner
Without offering 10 criticise the
government. an FL Paso man said
yesterday that he thought the people
would be better satisfied and the OBJ
Jeet attained easier II the govern
meur. instead of permitting private
individuals and ORGANIZATIONS TO raise
money for Y ". c. A. work, soldiers
welfare work Red Cross work, naval
relief. etc, would include all this
work = its bond issues For instance.
ne cites LIt TACT LLlaL We nave over
subscribed the first two bond issues
by two billion. five hundred million.
IF we had issued bonds for this en-
tire amount" he said we would have
had enough money for all the things
for which we are now raising funds.
Il is al for war work, why not pay
for 1t from the national treasury b.
bond issuesg'
A teacher Of geography asked a
class in one Of the grade schools last
week to name the most important
evidently a reader OF the newspapers,
shot up his hand instantly. When
told that he might answer, he said,
Somewhere"
Mesquitamaliua is the latest anti
dote for the high cost OF living In
plain English, Mesquitamalina is the
meal OF the mesquite bean, parched
and ground. II is said to be very
good II eaten with milk or cream as
a breakfast food. but I must admit
that I do not agree with those Of this
belief Samples were recently. hand
ed around by W IT. DodSon. who re-
ceiTed them from a friend in Mexico.
Newspaper offices are made the
victims Of many misguided efforts at
wit Lines that are labeled poems"
ana ScTeeQS mat are accom- panied Dy
notes that tell how hilarious they will
prove if given the light of publicity,
pour into the newspaper offices and
thence into the waste paper baskets,
daily As an example Of some OF the
submitted as enter
tanning and Witty-just TO show what
an editorial office is burdened with
the following is printed; il purports
10 be "a letter from Somewhere in ]
France" and is offered probably as
satire
Dear Friend As 7 promised that
Just as soon as reached France, ]
would drop you a few lines. The trip |
cross was not one bit exciting
When I arrived at New York the /
President of the L. s. had a steamer !
-aitinE for me and I went aboard i'm /
uediately and gave the Captain or I
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16
(BY n. S. h

railroads are to be consulted surely The president viii
remember that they have right to consideration,
matter of fairness.
The public also would like to be kept very fully in
formed Of the progress Of these negotiations realizing that
in the end the public undoubtedly have to foot the BILL
as always.
From the very start president Wilson has taken the
proper course IN letting It be known that strike will be
allowed to tie up the transportation system Of the country
parayzng the nation IN of 1t IS understood that
plans have long since been worked whereby the gov
eminent will operate the railroads. necessary at the
time hoping that the necessity may not arise Thus the
most important matter provided for. The continuation Of
railroad traffic to the utmost vital to the conduct
the war and equally vital to the maintenance of those ndcs
tries and internal conditions within the United States
which conduct of the war, far the United States is
concerned, depends.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16
Traveller Says Poverty Of Holy Land Is Piitifful
Keep Check Or 200 Iitnes 10 See Thex Onerate

.ET HAVE travelled in all parts OF
~the world. including Mexico. and
- have never seen any poverty
20 equal that OF certain parts OF the
Holy Land. where the Turks and the
British are now clashing arms" said
D. r. smith Along the road from
Jerusalem 10 Jacobs well are lines OF
beggars. sitting on the side OF the
road and holding out their hands.
They present a picture o. misery not
10 be found anywhere else. Incident
ally. no one can take any water from
Jacobs well. as the Turkish govern
ment maintains strong guard
there
"Jitne lCsses as rule obey the
traffic regulatious.' said o. Norman
Gorl1n- city traffic clerk. There
are about 20 licensed jitues in the
city and about 200 in actual opera
lou- we keep careful check on them
every day 10 see that they operate.
which is condition OF the license
do not have much trouble with them.
except that I have some complaint
about their crowding at the railroad
crossings when the crossings are
blocked. They should line Up in sin
Ele file there. but viii not do So un-
less the Officer is there 10 watch
them"
People do not seem 10 be eIiulrat-
ing Injuries from their lives even
though We are in war" said 7. q. Glib
son "In fact 10 seems as II there
were more motor cars than ever
around the city. and there are GER
talnly number OF new garages be-
ing erected T. is interesting 20
watch the development Of . luxury
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

iiili.IiI
Governor Hobby was the fist
chief executive TO make an airplaue
flight But he was not the first
governor TO be "up in the air.
Beaumont Enterprise
Considering The hiEh 0riCa % IL
UuorS and the parallel elevated cost
OF eggs, probably the jovial Tom and
Jerry viii decide they cannot make
the usual Yuletide visit this gear
Sacramento Bee.
Mr. Hoover's experts tell US an
ounce Of meat wasted in every
American home every day fOr a year
would amount 20 100000 cattle.
What are you doing with your
uuces--Austiu American
Fifty percent Of the people OF
Texas are lined up for a wheatless
Tuesday and a meatless Wednes-
day. according TO an authoritative
statement. This IS very good but
1t lacks about 80 percent OF being
as good as il ought 70 be-Sau An
tonic Express
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16
POSSE GETS TWO WHO
SHOT 1TU-N ron 60 nnn

Newcastle. Pa. Nov. 16-Posses OF
deputy sheriffis and state conStabu
larry, searching for the four bandits
Who shortly after noon held up an
automobile containing a. u Farrell.
alJer shooting TO death ore Of his en-
ployes and Wounding Farrell. escaDel
with $4,000 IN payroll envelopes. late
yesterday. found one OF the ALLEGED
holdup men I'm a clump OF bushes near
the scene OF the holdup and shot an
other OF the bands who had concealed
himself IN tree about a mile from
tne robbery In the possession OF the
bandits was $1,000 OF the money taken
from the Farrell automobile
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16

/ de-s TO pull out Immediately We
had been out on the Briny deep. only
about . hours when IN the distance
I discovered a German submarine
at once gave orders 10 put on a full
head Of steam and when I got in .
Of mile Of it, I taken my trusty old
SlEshOoter * slipped carefully TO the
front of my vessel: and turned old
betsy loose on the thing an my sec
oud shot sent McGuinty 10 the Bot
tom Of the sea Next day 1 discOv-
cred German war vessel about @
miles ahead OF US We run UP to
within 100 yards: and at the fth shot
from my old trusty six that great
war ship was cut into in the middle.
and not q single dutchman was saved.
Since I reached France, Perchiug tells
me that / sent 1900 Germans 10 their
watery graves d I have no remorse
Of COINCIDENCE about IL either. soon as
] rest a day OF .. 7 am going TO take
buros and my old Six and go and
get that old German Keiser-Pershing
vans me 10 take a regiment with me.
but rrefere having just my servants
with Newell T must clean up old
Betsy & get ready for business"
In order TO make the effusion un-
roariously funny. the letter is signed
Peg Leg" and P-S AT the bottom
encloses regards to Vinegar"
Is there any wonder that editors are
supposed 20 wear frowns and are con-
stantly pictured iu the comic pages
as hiring big. husky men to throw out
such contributors
According 20 Maurice Schwartz. the
fan appeared in England during the
reign OF Richard IL. and found favor
with the higher classes In the reizns
Of Henry VII and queen Elizabeth.
The virgin queen was very fond OF
fans. which she declared were the
only present a sovereign could accept
from a subject In a wardrobe ac-
count OF Elijah so fans OF various
kinds, many Of them richly jewelled.
are mentioned; and Shakspere in
several OF his plays alludes TO the
costly fans Of the period. which were
suspended from the girdle by a golden
chain.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16
Roundabout
Training To Become An Aviator In The Army
Bonds Suggested For All War Relief Work

MAN entering the aviation sec
\ ZION or the United States army
L n must be able 10 stand a rather
rigid as well as unusual examination.
Among the tests. the most important
is said TO be the hop and the piano
stool Blindfolded he hops on one
fo0t, first forward 20 hops, then back
ward 20 hops. TO prove his sense Of
direction. Then, with his eyes closed.
i.e is whirled round and round on a
piano stool When the stool stops
and lie opens his eyes they must focus
Instantly 10 prove his sense OF bal
a--e. After -Els ne has water poured
.H his cars. and goes through various
tests Of breathing and nerves II he
passes he IS placed directly i'm train
ir-- This period covers three months.
II sou want q man 20 remain your
f-.e1d don't put him under o5Iga-
Hons 20 you
All the fighting IS not done in the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16
DAILY RECORD.


AItura park. Riverview aveuus-Altura
Realty Co. TO Mrs " Peak. lots 10 TO
IS. block 4. Nov. O. 1917: $3.50.
Franklin Heights addition. Montana
street-W. N Laughlin 10 r. Y. Pes
guerra, lots Il and 13. block 81. Nov a.
1917; $4,000.
Highland Park addition Wright street
p Hennesy 20 C. n. Msroney. lot @
block 4. oct. e. 1917; SO and cousid-
erations.
woodlawn addition. Cypress street
MARTINEZ Investment CO. 10 J. Rangel. lot
-. block -. Nov. Il. 1917; $500.
Hollywood Heights addition-W- D.
Sires TO H. Smith. lots 20 IS, block &C..
Nov. T. 1917. SlI0O.
Sierra Blahca-J. Sanchez 20 J. Guerra,
lots u and II. block IS. Nov. a. 1917;
$685.
Building Permits.
A. Garcia. $500 0tanzana street. house:
$500
Licensed to Marry.
Juan Madrid and Maria CarbajaL
A. r. Cunningham and Margaret Bush
D. G. Naudibort and Rose G. Mickey
Manuel Whales and Refugio Deleon.
Robert kuntz and Adela Canto.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16
FORMER ARIZONA OFFICIAL
DIES IN LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles. Cal, Nov. l5.-Fred ".
Nichols, one time territorial auditor
and treasurer OF Arizona. died here
last night after an attack OF apoplexv
suffered at the Sierra Madre club in
this city, where he had made his home
for five years He was a native OF
California and So years old. He lived
in Phoenix until 1909 when he re-
turned to California and retired from
active business.
Afr. Nichols is survived by a step
daughter. Mrs. Edward Hewens. OF
Phoenix, and three nieces in Los An
giles
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16
Let The Cars Come Now

THE promptude Of the food administration, in coop
GRAFTON with the federal service commission in
requisitioniug cars for 10000 cattle in Texas and
southern New Mexico meet urgent need Of moving the
cattle to places where grass and water TO be found IS
highly commendable If the furnished with equal
prompttude many thousands of cattle may be saved and
other thousands Of cattle ready for market be moved to
the stockyaTds and be their way to become beef.
The Panhandle and Southwestern Stockmen's asSOca-
ton has been informed that $500 to be the
Southwest at once however going as far west as
Arizona The problem viii be first to get these to
the southwest and second to distribute them the points
where most needed when nearly all points calling for
them The efficiency Of the distribution service Of the
joint commission Of railways will have this first Opportu
nifty TO demonstrate its efficiency to the southwest On
the prOmpttude with which the furnished VIII de-
pend whether not great deal Of very valuable beef
reaches the market.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16
Bwro Kills HawR and
Saves Young Calf, Is
Bowie, arizona. Stor1

Bowie. Ariz. Nov 16.-AIbert STREET.
OF Bowie, is responsible for the story
OF a hawk that was killed in his
pasture by hurro- The hawk had
attacked young calf The burro
came promptly TO the rescue. knocked
the bird 20 the ground. then pounced
upon II. shaking it IN his mouth
somewhat as a terrier might a rat
The hawk was OF remarkable size.
measuring 90 inches from tip 10 tip.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16
CONGESTION AT NOGALES
ENDED ~ pASspnRT ORDER

Nosales, AriZ.. Nov 15.-An order
was received here today from the de-
partmeut Of state extending the time
Tor scouting passports to Dec. I. The
previous order required passports TO
be shown by all crossing the Mexican
border after today. The 10 day extern
sion VIII end congestion at immigra-
ton offices and cousulares. according
70 the federal officials here.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16
Uncle Walls Denatued Poem.
Thanksgiving

HERE'S much Thanksgiving grateful although
living beneath the
Of guilt We did not showers
hate roughhOuse
long the nghbors cried that dollar lust had faded pride
other deadly tools Not that bounds nehbors
%
swords When reng good as new thereI
De no haed explaining for Uncle spoken
IN Uncle Sans deence he spirit For
TINS should be grateful while smiling produce large trimming
pateful Of turkey, duck goose
Adams MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16

I be $1,000. and no income tax viii be
required
Under a recent ruling any amount
YOU give 10 charity, up TO Is percent
OF your income. is uol-aNabIe sup
posing the rather unusual case that q
$50 a week man should give $3.50 TO
the REQ Cross. $3.50 OF this amount
would be t@E-free. ana he would pay
Two percent Of 1926. or sG.5e
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16
By Dunk BOLTS.

GLIM PICKENS went to the circus
at TickviIle last Friday and while
- nobody else that he knew was
around he asked the snake charmer If
she belonged to the church.
Cricket Hicks, who Is thinking about
becoming a comedian, IS out IN the
woods this week eating hickory nuts
with the squirrels.
Commercial AllsOp IS aiming to farm
on a condensed scale next season. He
VIII draw IN the fences and make his
farm tighter, and viii then raise every
thing small on a large scale.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16
LUXBURG Is TAKEN BACK
To HIS DETENTION CAMP

BuenOs Aires, Argentina. Nov. Is
Count Won LuXburg. the former Ger
man minister Of Argentina has been
taken back TO a detention camp on the
Island Of Martin Garcia The former
minister was brought 20 Buenos Aires
yesterday and 10 was presumed that
he was TO sail on a Ouch liner on his
way TO Germauy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16

Washington, d. C.. Nov. 1G-Niss
Miriam +. Knowles, Of Yardlev. Pa. a
member o. the nurse corps with the
american exDeditlonarv forces in
France. died November Il OF s-s-1e-
fever. Gen. Pershing reports 20 the
war department.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16
COCHISE RANGE CATTLE
SHIPPED TO CALIFORNIA

wilcox. Ariz., Nov livery heavy
shipments Of range cattle are made
from this and other Cochise county
points to feeding ceuters eastward
and TO California. During a single
week. the shipments amounted 10
about 5000 head.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16

While at MelodiOn hall last night
Mrs. Upton Bud stood up fer tn Star
Spangled Banner an set down on her
knittin'. Home hair mOre'n a service
station any more.
Copyright NauoHa. Newspaper Service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16

Now that Germany and Austria are making spectacu
lar campaign in Italy look out for the peace offer
from Berlin. Il cannot long be delayed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-16

respect to coal DenveIs altitude has nothing to do
with high prices But then Denver IS cold enough that
cheap fuel is more a necessity than in e Paso.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-05
All the New Styles f first

The military idea evident IN all the suits and overcoats
voting older I3e mill
tar touch gives vieor nap.that like and
sashed pockets and yoke that
military styles SI8, SEQ SIS S28
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-05
Largest Assortments

NJ & X ready spread before your eyes
sornent Of styles patterns fabrics and colos in just The
models suit your build and type fact they show
you the largest assortment Of goodlooking suits to be
found in the tri-cities at Sr8, $22 SIS Up to SIS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-05
Suits and Overcoats

We've a wonderful collection
this season. in spirited, stylish suits
and 0verc0ats for men of all ages
and al types at
The sun., 1917-06-01
EX-CZAR'S GUARDS
LAX: ESCAPE EASY
Removal to Fortress will Be
Demanded.

rErRoGRAp. May 31.-The congress of
deiegates from the front has decided to
uemand that the next general Congress
OF worltmen's and Soldiers Delegates
from all Russia should cause the trans.
Ter OF former Emperor Nicholas to the
fortress OF st. Peter and st. Paul.
The guard at the palace at Tsarskoe-
seio' where the former Emperor and
Empress are prisoners. has been relaxed
10 such point that II has called forth
complaint from the commander Of the
Petrograd district, who limited that es-
cape was by no means impossible.
found the guards sitting about
smoking and talking with bystanders," I"
said the commander, "and the change
OF guards was executed in a hapha "a rd
manner.
I ask you to remember that we are
guarding the chief representative of the
old regime and the person guilty Of tho
terrible oppression from which the Rus
sian people freed themselves with such
diniculty. We are responsible before
the whole country for guarding this
prisoner, and cannot allow troops
under my authority to take SO lightly a
task entrusted to them. i hope that
henceforth officers and soldiers will keep
an even stricter guard than the military
regulations of the old regime demanded" /"
The sun., 1917-06-01
GEN. SOUKHOMLINOFF
INDICTED AS TRAITOR
Ex.Russian Minisfer of War
!. Accused Of Aiding Cermans.

PprRooRAD. via London (FridaO.
June minister Of Justice Pereveizeff
has presented the provisional Govern
,nent with report on the charges
against Gen. Soukhomlinoff. former Min
lister Of War. These accuse Gen. Souk-
homlinoff with neglecting while War
Minister to stimulate the production OF
Ammunition, with the result that the
army was short OF 1t. 1t is alro charged
that ne communicated military informa =
ton to German and Austrian spies In
the years 1911 and 1912 and similar
inforInation TO two civilians
! =. .flne indictment alleges that Gen.
soukhomlinoff's wife aided and abetted
him.
Gen. soukhomlinoff resigned as Min
lister of War int June. 1915, and was ar
rested the following May as a result OF
preliminary inquiry by Senator Bogorod-
shy into charges Of criminal negligence
and high treason in connection with his
administration Of the Russian army, and
s.zscially with regard to the INSULT
cheney Of munitions.
The next mention Of Soukhomlinoff
was shortly after the outbreak Of the re-
cen. revolution. when despatchss IN
counced that he had been arrested BY
revolutionary forces and lncarcerated In
the 1t. Peter and st. Paul fortress. II
was said he narrowly escaped lynching.
Hs Wife Aiso was made yrtsonss ~ ths
R4 - ~, $780, ------ 4<ss>1H--<