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The daily morning oasis., 1918-03-06
The Daily Morning Oasis
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1918
FOUND THE BULLET.
After Five Years of Patient
Waiting, Judge O'Connor
Unearths Relic of the Bat
tie of NOgales.

II will be remembered that
on the 18th day of March, 1913,
there was fought the first battle
of Nogales, in which the Huerta
troops, under command OF Col.
Emilio Kosterlitzsky, put up an
all day fight against a strong
force of "Constitucionalista"
troops, under command Of Col.
Alvaro Obregon (since become
justly famous as General Obre-
gon, one of the most capable SOL
diers Mexico has produced.)
The battle commenced at early
daylight and ragged all day. At
evening a troop train ran down
into the town and disembarked
strong reinforcements for the
Constitucionalistas, and with no
little sagacity Colonel Roster
litzsky withdrew his command
to the American side of the line.
surrendering to the United
States military authorities.
All day long the firing contin-
ued incessantly, and there was a
continual spat of bullets against
walls, fences and houses about
the American town. There was
hardly a house that had not
been hit several times, and many
of the shingle roofs were perfor-
ate dwith bullets. To stop leaks
new shingles had to be inserted
in roofs all about town, ana a
count of the new shingles was a
count of the bullets that had hit
that ran up int oscores on some
of the houses.
At that time Mr.. H. w. Kel-
sey resided on Sonoita Avenue in
the house now occupied by Mrs.
Shipley, which is owned by Judge
w. A. O'Connor, who bought it
afterward from Mr.. Kelsey. Mr..
and Mrs. Cal Wright occupied a
part of the house. AS the firing
continued the men folks went up
to the house from time to time
to reassure the women, and keep
up their spirits.
Mr.. Wright had gone to the
house, and with Mrs. Wright and
Mrs. Kelsey was on, the front
porch. Mrs. Kelsey sat down on
the steps with her back to a post.
Spat came a bullet. Mr.. Wright
said:
'9That hit the house"
Mrs. Kelsey said:
'I think it hit pretty close to
me-"
Investigation determined thai
the bullet had passed through g
2 by A inch plank at the end Of
the step, but a few inches lower
than her seat, but had not come
out through the plank at tht
other end of the steps. 1t haC
lodged in the plank or glanced
off and fallen to the ground.
Judge O'Connor had never for
gotten that circumstance, and HI
always had a desire to find tina
bullet for a keepsake. With tht
flight of time he acquired th'
property. This week he Sc
Charley Moody at work repairing
the porch, and the steps were re
moved. Remembering that bul
The daily morning oasis., 1918-03-06
CONVENTION
For COchise and Graham COun'
ties, March 18th and 10th,
at Wilcox.

Great attention is being at
tracted by the annual meeting
If the Cattlemen's Association
of Cochise and Graham coun-
ties, which will be held at Will
The daily morning oasis., 1918-03-06
PRICE MAKING.
Regular Session Yesterday Eve,
ming of Leading Provisions
Merchants with County
Food Administrator.

AS was announced a week ago,
the grocery merchants met with
the county food administrators
yesterday evening to agree upon
a list of fair prices for food
stuffs. These weekly meetings
are to continue, and each week
the prices agreed upon are to be
The daily morning oasis., 1918-03-06

published. Last week "The
Oasis" presented the prices that
were adopted the first meeting.
And herewith are those adopted
yesterday evening. There were
changes in a number of COM
modities. The most notable was
the reduction in the prices of
eggs.
Those present at the meeting
were Spiro Proto, Manuel Esca-
lada, Benz. Jones, A. c. Peter
son, O. H. Weaver, Leslie c.
Hardy--the latter the county
food administrator.
Following is the list as agreed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
" Improving Mr.. Wilson ;:
English.


The unusual placing of mot only
Mr. Wilson's felicitous refusal to
maxi IL folla~ fippets efifrfea-
sis derived from its later place. are evil
dent. Just rs Dante forced words to
say what he meant them to say, Mr..
Wilson arranees them so that they
speak with the most force
Who could have though that In
friendly, gallant Canada these few lines
in Mr.. WILSON'S note would ind 4 bit
OF correction. revision. excison, such
as his writings have probably not been
subjected to since he was an under
graduate at Princeton and the profes-
sor of rhetoric was unwontedly severe,
having ravaged his chin. perhaps. at
shaving time? The Montreal Gazette re-
Strfcts Its correction to removing mot
only" from the station to which Mr..
Wilson appointed it and making it a
buffer phrase between stripped" and
eff stripped not only of All they
contain fhs is a piece of orthodox
restoration" The judicious corrector
for the press keeps in mind. however.
that to change an extraordinary posi-
tion of words is probably to disregard
the deliberate intention of the writer.
In the Toronto Globes version mot
only" has disappeared, and hut often
is replaced by and oftentimes" a
poetieal substitute. Surely these Cana
dian reeensions come from no within
sey of the wires, but from the benevo-
lent and honest desire to Improve"
Mr. Wilson's English.--N ew York
Times
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
CHANCES FOR RETURNED
SOLDIERS ON STREET CARS

Jobs for returned soldiers a. con-
ductors and motormen Of street cars
are being opened by the Capital Trac-
ton company, OF Washington. and by
the Cleveland lines. which have an
nounced their intention of giving this
work to men who have lost an arm or
leg on the fighting line.
Careful experiments were made with
civilians hampered by the loss Of
limbs before the companies decided
upon this policy. The Washington
company used one man. who had sur
fered the loss of n leg. first a. motor
man, and later as conductor, and he
did such effective work in both posi-
tons that the company has not only
retained him in its employ, but will
take on wounded soldiers as rapidly ~
possible.
Street-car companies have found
difficulty in getting men. owing to the
demands OF the draft and war indus
tries
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
PENNSYLVANIA FINDS
n .O0O jobs FOR SOLDIERS

Pennsylvania has taken the lead
among the states in providing for men
disabled In war or in industry. The
state department OF labor and indus
try Is making a systematic effort TO
obtain accurate information on the
labor situation. and has obtained
some Interesting statistics, which have
been communicated to the state de-
partment Of labor.
The state organization is making q
survey TO discover openings and post
hiiities for Disabled soldiers. Its aim
is to determine tho number Of places
that can be fllled ana the kinds a
work that can be done by handicappsA
men efficiently trained
Already $4,000 places suitable for
men with partial disabilities have
been found IN the-stAfe alone. Other
states are making. on aee plannfn3
similar researches. In of0H TO xain
accurate information regarding tho
Jobs that will be awaiting DISCHARGED
soldiers prepared to M hom.
The aim Of the work In to hiring 10
light employment needs and labor
conditions in each locality, snd Ia
find plenty OF work at standard wages
for discharged soldiers, so that they
may return to Industrial life not a.
pensioners, but as self supporting
workmen
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
The Austrian Hand.

tine Of the most remarkable features
ia The progress Of the central pow ers,
DURING the last four wears. has been
The steady ANA rem0rseless way in
" fich every detail Of their plan has
been disclosed. \ revelation here and
revelation there. often apparently
utterly disconnected, and then, one day,
would came some disclosure which
would n once link up with many 9TH
"rS, previously made. and yet another
far-rcac hing, deeply rev tsed plot
AGAINST human liberty in some direc-
zion would stand completely revealed
n" better instance of this could, per
maps, he afforded than the Austo-6 ter
man plan for dealing with the "Siav
menace The wholesale massacres per-
pe trated IN Poland, Serbia, Bosnia
Herzegovina and Croatia the decIma-
tton Of the Tzech reGimeuts the ruth
less devastation of the Slav lands on
all sides. seemed AT first just animal
madness without method, no more i'll
fact than that 'seuseless Berserker
fury of which Heine SO clearly fore
saw the German was capable. Recent
eN ents however, in SlaN lands as else
whore. have shown that the German
cannot even lay claim 10 blind passion
- q n excuse for his outragesi that most
II them have, III fact, been executed
on carefully devised plan. worked
out long ago, in the quiet az some off
cldl department nj a time when the
world WAS at peace.
The Austro -German plan for dealing
with the Slav was partially disclosed
q rev weeks aso ny the Tech Ma
ttoh4i touncH IN Eome, The council
declared that Just as Germany, from
me Meaning OF the war, had ready
lhe pan or the banker Rathenau, the
KAISER frtehd. a plan for exploitation
iot all the occupied countries, Belgium.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22

Ceased? Not II every American
does his duty!"
One million pounds OF fruit pits and
nut shells are needed every day TO
!;eep busy the ESQ men employed at
the government plant at Astoria, New
Yor.. whore the Gas Defense Division
Of the Army makes charcoal OF
grade fine enough to hitter German
poison gas and give our soldiers the
best masks that can he made. A sec
ond plant, at San Francisco. must be
equally well supplied.
The Red Cross Is collecting this
material in national drive 10 save
the lives of our soldiers. Every man.
woman and chiId In the country can
contribute in some decree. It is war
WORK for the weakest hands. Two
hundred peach pits or seven pounds
OF nut shells viii make charcoal
enough Ter one mask, Irdiyd al
savings may be small, when multi
Piled b. millions of savers they be-
come tremendously large
Chemists have found that only the
following Will be OF use pits of
peaches prunes, plums. aprieots.
olives, cherries and dates; shells Of
walnHta brazli nuts, hickory nuts and
butternuis- Dry these materials be-
Tore you turn them in; do not mix
other things with them Nut meats
should he taken out II possible. the
Food administration advises, as a
Coed conservation measure; but whole
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
SCHOOL CHILDREN ENLIST IN
NEW ARMY FOR. WAR WORK

With the opening of schools a new
army of industry has enlisted. in
which the soldiers range in age from
ten years upward. The commander
of this youthful army is f.. w. Bo-
land, head of the department of In
dustrial education of the Schenley
high school. Pittsburg, Pa. one OF the
principal manual training institutions
in the United States, who has. been
chosen by the surgeon generals Of
flee of the war department and the
American Red Cross.
Every schoolboy in the country.
aged ten or older, has chance to
volunteer for service In helping TO
win the war with hammer plane and
saw. 4 II
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
PRACTICAL PATRIOTISM THAT
WON OFFICIAL RECOGNITION

When 1t became known that there
was shortage OF mine workers, $50
men. who had retired from service az
ter earning enough to support them
in their old age. volunteered to re-
turn to the Mercer Coal and Iron COM
pany's mines at Stonesboro, Pa.
These men were assigned to a new
opening in the mime. which had not
yet been connected with tho railroad.
but withdrawing for the siding to be
completed they mined 1000 tons Of
coal.
This practical patriotism brought
out letter OF appreciation from the
secretary of war, who wrote to the
United States fuel administration !:
This 10 me spirit which FREQ ana lfb-
eral government always engenders and
which insures the triumph Of our arms
and aims should Mke, through YOU
TO send : perSonAi grSettnG n &he1s
kAaroes ~ th1 I'm a q;
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22

some;imes the most obvious facts
NJ daily nfo fan for long periods to
ettract comment, simply because they
3are Obvious one 81 these became
snok long ago. he subject of an edi-
&crSai In the ONO state journal, I'M
B]sr the heading President Wilson
arors Morning Newspapers The
0prnal says
d President wilson. the greatest
MIND In the world. has pronounced
# n fasssr of the morning news
1nFcr.
kssR4s Tho discriminating reader can
le sUnt havc failed To notice that AN
IT. President Wilson's stale papcrs
aSE given out early after the even
M newspapers have gone to
9EMN. for publication m the
nGmtng
1AHax r. moi an accident. but TIC
nI Of deliberate purpose
Sss 0IiK aim II 10 reach the heart
Nm4 intelligence Of the American
noyoe In the most direct and con
11nG MY. The morning ns.ss-
- rrnd by all thinking, dis
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
FOOD NEWS FROM
ALLY AND ENEMY

The use Of sugar -beets for any other
industrial purpose th3en sugar has
been forbidden by a recent decree in
Italy,
In Rome the price of rice for the
month of July was fixed at So cents
a pound, wholesale.
New Genoese meat regulations for
bid the sale of meat. except on Satur-
day, sunday, Monday and Tuesday,
and on those days the cards must be
presented The supply is limited to
three and one-half ounces per person.
bones and trimmings included,
The entire output in Great Britain
of damson plumes is to be used for
the purpose OF jam manufacture. The
growers price of all varieties is re-
stricted to $500 per ton
Neutral.
In Switzerland, the land of cheese.
there are all sorts of regulations gov
'erning the sale and consumption of
that commodity. The people are re-
lquired to eat certain perishable vari-
'eties of cheese during the spring and
summer in order that the durable
sorts might be saved for winter. The
cheese ration in August was 8.75
ounces except in Alpine regions.
where fruits and veeeta bles are scarce.
Here an ample cheese supply was al
lowed.
Prohteering in the butter business
has become serious In Switzerland.
Trips by night in the country in mo-
itor cars serve TO furnish the profiteers
with butter TO sell
Refined whale blubber for human
consumption is advocated by Profess
sor Erlandson, Of Norway. who has
been making experiments recently.
whether it will replace butter or mar
garine has not yet been determined.
Enemy.
Potatoes are issued by the card in
Germany, according to July reports.
The Dutch government decided to
sanction the export of early potatoes
ia Germany. provided the latter coun
try supplied Holland with $4,000 tons
of coal
To make up for the short bread ra-
ton in Austria, the food ministry has
resolved to supply two and one-half
pounds of horse flesh per head week,
in addition to the eight and one-third
ounces OF meat, as well as extra
amounts Of jan, bacon and cheese.
Cheap meals of hot soup, vegetables
and me9t We're promised to 100000
daily for four weeks starting July !.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
YOUR MORNING NEWSPAPER.

eliminating people and its news
comes To them ut a time when
their minds are In a receptive
mood The events of the day have
not rutiied their feelings and
nerves The photographic plates
of their minds arc clear OF inn
prcssions and la best condition 10
receive the silhouette of tho days
important news. The mark made
on the mind by evening published
news IL like the blur OF twice
exposed negative.
This h another instance of Pres
it.ent Wilson's marvellous know
ledge Of psychology. He knows
that The impressions Of tho morn
ing guide the actions of the day.
If President Wilson were alone m
HIS systematic use OF morning papers
for national publicity. there might ye;
be room for quibbiing. His immedi.
ate predecessor In office was tctal
failure in the art of getting before the
people, But the man who succeeded
Mckinley. as different from woodrow
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22

hle---that the so-called new German
government does not accept President
~ an point so clearly expressed in
has decision. but is unwilling 10 say
So unless compelled It would make
fine subject for splitting arEu-
mont. And argument suits the Hun
LOT tctter than lighting. just now,
The statement that a movement had
been begun to revise the German con
stttution probably Is true. but IT means
nothing Anything can happen 70 de-
lay the progress Of such legislative
action, and months must elapso before
IL can be said with certainty hat the
people of Germany have definitely ard
fairly expressed themselves in favor
.of the change
II Is difficult indeed to sec how any
COURSE is possible for Germany tn
avoid further warfare exeep; ahieot
surrender Germany is not ready Tor
that. and newer VIII he while he Kali
ser and his class continue TO rule.
Whatever else may hc said OF them.
ii is entirely true that lhcy are VIII
ing to fight ON unIl the lasi crop OF
ttood has been she'd by everybody else
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22

The first impulse upon complete
reading or the newest German peace
note is to say thai IT offers nothing
which calls for further official com
ment from the government Of tho
United States at this time
II denies what all the world knows
to be true In regard TO systematic
practice of barharities on land and sea
--a policy Of "schrecklichkeii." In
tenseiy popular among German writer's
ana military men two years ago. This
means that Germany continues IT'S flu
the policy Of Tying against the record
Immediately afterward the note ad-
nsits the lust denied charge in claim
ing that U-boats have been directed
mot to attack passenger ships hereafter.
b regard TO destroying the arbitrary
power of the ruling class. the note
Claims fiat footedly that il comes from
- government which is free from
any arbitrary and irresponsible infu-
enoe. is supported by the approval of
IN overwhelming ma jority of the Ger
man people"
Just how this can he, is not explain
-. il ii meant that the kaiser htd
ahdicated or had been deposcd tho
note would certainly have said so in
set terms It looks like another quih-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE.

On Of the hy-products of the wide
$1,000 interest in President Wilson s
pn0p0sed league Of nations is the sue
0a1t1nn that when all the peoples %
~ earth come together to transact
bmMnAas of common Interest lhev win
- \ universal language,
~ Germans, az course. had plan
sDad - make their CULTURAL speech the
innguAge of all the world. They were
epeng about il In thoroughly Teu-
t0n3c way. very direct and simple.
Ihose who would not speak German
W~1e 10 be obliterated
II In too early. probably. TO enter
into any serious argument astottt tire
relative merits and availability of the
principal languages. spoken by the
peoples al War with Germany. Eng
liah Is spoken hy . large plurality of
4Ahose actually engaged IN The war hu:
not by "a a3orliy. French has been
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
OUR UNPAYABLE DEBT.

The United States Fernrt444etp; has
advanced credits TO our associates in
the war to an amount exceeding ST.
500 1000, 900. Other credits will be
granted as required. in order To enable
our friends to maintain their position
Z In the bait le line,
Enthusiasts have begun to suggest
that America ought to cancel all of
theee debts in a lump, as a means 81
Expressing appreciation for the vator
and seh-sacrifice which held the Ger
1ka&s at Gag Hearty three years before
10 entered the war The suggestion
r not without merit. but 10 ne car
RID through will require infinitely
Nnwe tact than has been shown in
pqba1ct discussions of the matter
W. cannot say 10 our associate.
Aesa are your notes for several bill
HON dollars to payyou for your ruined
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22

Miss Marie L. Obenansr, q wash
inEton. who has hAA w10e expsrisaos7
IN labor AFFAIRS has 0een appointed
head OF tho division Of women sraxa~
liners by the national war hhor $500
the object OF which h to guara ~
rights and provide for tho Needs ~
employed women.
Where differences Arise Netween ern~
ployers and employees. impartial N.
vestigat3ons VIII Be conducted Is -
effort to bring about . aettlemenG
Miss ObenAuer was formerly WITH
the bureau OF labor statistics a 11Ao -
partment Of labor. and later with the
womon's branch Of the Industrial eor~i
vice section OF the aviation denart-
ment. United States army.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22

Wilson a. II is possible for an-eX=
president to he. understood the value
on iha nAort4sHe pa peers. and euSed them
10 the limit Even in those compare
lively quiet times The morning papers
could l'e sure Of III least one s&zliu,
story from Washington on SUNDAY
night. the dulles news period OF the
work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22

the language OF diplomacy in the cap
itals of the near east for manN years
The choice would" appear 10 lie be
tween these two. especially in view
of the dominant military posi,ina IF
France. Great britain and to- rahed
states.
' students ri Esperanto are coming
forward with thg earnest proposal tAlt
their synthetic language be adopted
for universal use, They are caeout-
aged in this idea hy the attitude Of
the League 10 Enforce Peace. which
is having much of its propa ganda
printed in Esperanto, for distribution
in widely SCATTERED countries
THE theme r. eae over which ped
ants may debate TO the limit of their
hearts desire without having any Sc
rious effect on rhe final results, our
own guess is that, in the great world
council which follows the war. Eng
lish viii be used in all discussions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
Sensation I'm Germany

Copenhagen. via London, Oct. gil
The F'raenkische Tagespost today
created sensation throughout Ger
many by printing a direct appeal to
the kaiser to resign.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22

Mother. Your conscience will tell
you when you arc naughty, Elsie.
Elsie: don't need TO be told. II
my conscieuc0 3ustsgon't tell You. It'll
be all righA
New Britain herald., 1918-09-05

1 with what help she can give she 1 spends the rest Of the day visiting, 1 them to carry out prescriptions and 1 take them the help which she beks | from richer doors
 It was the lack of food that hurt the most, and now the Red Cross has l made Sister Etienne happy and her neighbors grateful by helping her to open little diet kitchen in a small contectioners shop in the rue Pierre Larousse. The chef at 8 nearby hos pital volunteered to help the cook, so that the women and children who call hopefully every morning can now get 2 fine, steaming, wholesome meal to carry back to the sick folks at home.
 We are going at last to live again the new life full of quiet and happi- ness" said Madame ercier. French refugee, when she wrote 8 letter of thanks to the American Red Cross for the "jolie machine a coudre" they sent her.
 A "jolie machine a. coudre" is A fine sewing machine. which had been aiv- en her because the Red Cross makes g. business of getting for refugees when 1t can the thing they need most, Mime. Mercier had her own sewing machine In the northern village where she lived the old life of quiet and happiness, and kept it busy-but then the Germans came. She was a prison CT, with her family, for three years. and then the Germans who had work ed her husband until he could work no more, sent them all back to France through Fvian. Now they are in 3 new house in Comigne. in the south of France, and this is what Mime. Mer- cier says about it:
 T do not know how to express my Joy and gratefulness for the superb present you have been good enough to make me. After the martyrdom that we have endured at the hands Of the Germans, we are going at last to live again the new life full of quiet and happiness. I assure you made mosielle, that we have suffered our share of hunger and of nisery--I still weep when l think of it. I came with my family, which is made up of my husband and five little children, Jan uary Ii, 1918, so you see we belong to the last convoy of refugees arriving from Evian in Carcassene.
 Receive, mademoiselle, the warm thanks and sincere gratitude of the mother of a, family.
 Mme. Josephe Mercier,
 Refugee at Connigne.