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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
INTRIGUE CHARGED In
ARREST OF L. E. WALTON

Tucson, Aria. Feb 16.-Edmund G.
Walton has pleaded not guilty to
federal charges OF using the mall
with intent to defraud. and his attor-
neys charge Intrigue relating to the
war In the prosecution OF their client.
Walton was arrested in Chicago and
has been held under $500 bail The
charges against him involve alleged
stock selling operations in the Glib
raltar. Victor White and Little Olive
Mining companies.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
SIND GETS so RECRUITS;
18TH SENDS 100 HEN OFF

Fifty recruits for the s2d field ar
tIllery regiment arrived In FL Paso
Thursday morning from the east by
way Of the Texas 4 Pacific railroad
The remainder Of the recruits on the
train went on to Douglas. Aria. where
they will join an artillery organiza-
lion at that point
One hundred extra men not need
ed In the 18th field artillery sta
tioned at Fort Bliss have been sent to
Camp Macarthur. at Waco. Tex. to
join the 2ist field artillery stationed
At that DOint
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
LANCASHIRE TROOPS MAKE
GOOD RAID ON GERMANS

London. England. Feb. ia sue
cessfui raid was carried out by Lam
caShire troops early last night in the
neighborhood Of the Ypres- Staden
railway" says today's war office re-
port Eleven prisoners we're taken
by oui troops and our casualties were
slight
The hostile artillery was active In
the course OF the night north NJ Lens
and opposite La Bassee and Wytsch-
aaf1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
REGULARS ENLIST FLIERS
AND ONE TRUCK DRIVER

Men. accepted Tor the regular army
Wednesday were: Norman P. Hen
derson. Amarillo. Texas: Bryan Col
bert. Orval c. Strahan. Ell Paso. avia-
ton.
Harvey A Mullenix, OF Modesto,
Calf. was enlisted in the oath truck
company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

women workers In the munition fac
tories Ia France reesivs from 90 cents &c
ta.so Per day.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

unveiled and is still half covered with
a canvas sheeting, most Of which
however. has been carried away by
the wind.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
Only Enemy Relic.

Three miles below kut Is the only
snemy relic IN the neighborhood. an
pbelisk nut up BY the Turks In COM
n-emoraf.on Of the fall Of Kut II is
kind Of Cleopatra Needle on a sduare
pIinth. all OF kfln-dried brick p'astered
DTer An cd converted British '-cnw-
gun" stands as a trophy IN esch side
Dne OF the guns has tumhled forward
nnd the plaster and brick are already
Frumbling- The monument was never
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
ENGLISH THE LANGUAGE OF THE L. S.

HE SECRETARY of the interior has invited the governors
of the states the charmen of the state defense
300 industrial leaders to meet him to consider
national plan for Amercanzaon projected by the depart
ment Of the interior.
English language of the United Sates is the slogan
adopted campaign Under the seective draft $4,000
aliens registered many of whom accepted On
inability to speak English of these cannot
understand military orders and their training in environments
made difficult
million persons of foreign birth in the United States
speak English Three million males of military age that
loyalty and support to the United States
The foreign populations of America will welcome the eff
government to teach them English Most of these
foreigners anxious to speak the tongue of the land for the
reason their economic condition is improved because
the knowledge of English.
great deal of work this direction done in the schools
both public parish But the elders those beyond school age
are neglected.
Among the questions that will naturally be considered
those relating foreign language newspapers and pubca
tons probably the only country the world that per-
ms the continued of foreign language newspapers
printed enemy tongue 1t is likely that the question will
come being of the existence of societies having for their
direct object the preservation of foreign nationality These
are at least part the whole problem of Amercanizaon
of course any institution which tends perpetuate foreign
tongue is against the slogan of the movement English the
language of the United States"
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
AMERICANS UNDERSTAND.


truly the belief and confidence of the Ameri
can people, They understand They know that the forces OF
democracy cannot be beaten
The latest of battle eloquent with facts that prove
the enemy sackenng in his effort that days of fighting loss
of blood and much slaughter making his slower
The bulk of his conquest in the first hours of his
drive then he took the bulk of his prisoners guns and terri
tory AS the days go fewer TAKEN less territory
acquired and the shaded portions of the map diminished
AS the British retire. their fighting power stfen They
go toward their the comes away from his
The enemy has not recapured the ground he voluntarily
abandoned only few months ago.
Every report dramatic with the tale of slaughter
inflicted upon the Kaisers soldiers.
During the fighting before Tempeux la Foisse wo batter
les of British field guns fired for four hours at ranges from 600
yards down into the of the enemy What killing was
nflcted by handful of who afterwards withdrew
but leaving their guns behind them!
And such incidents phase another through
out all accounts of the battle
Those which discourage the reader of
the seizure of territory the capture of prisoners and the taking
of guns
These elements sufficient to show the course
tory Each of them is relative fact The enemy takes terri
tory the territory worth to him? He takes prison
ers but how many casualties incurred thereby?
AS for guns, it is set down part of the elementary rules
of that used for repeng attack at close quarters
usually be recovered the attack reaches its Immediate
objective 1t is doubtful question with commanders,
what portion of his artillery shall be set with the object of its
removal and what shall be stationed with the view that
have to be sacrificed.
If the Germans taken 900 guns they have obtained
than might be anticipated gun used in the face of
attack must be used to the last instant of effectiveness
moved at earlier period Fancy saving out ten fifteen
minutes to gun which is firing point blank into the
massed 600 yards and UNDER That must be used
the last the ures to get its value
instrument of slaughter and of victory.
The have moved forward somewhat but the Brit
before Them and will be before them until the Kaiser
yields.
knows by its tense and anxious mind that this is
There American of imagination but in
qures of himself what would happen if the British line should
fail, should be followed by German conquest
Americans almost inuivey know in the of the
ordeal that again through long could the
United be anything but armed camp in which science
and industry would engage endless toll against the day when
Germany and her vassas should be launched
against American shores
Then too is the selfish consciousness that the Ger
mans Destroy the fewer will remain to be destroyed
BY soldiers and the fewer the American lives that
will be sacrificed in the process
lost half million men before Verdun, what
will they lose this offensive Every Prussan down is
less for American boys to down.
heart swels with pride because of the Brit
ish line that bends but does not break
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
.SEAMEN-F|REMEN
REFUSE TO SAIL.
WITH DELEGATES

London, March 26-The seanaen's
and fremen's union has decided that
it's members shall refuse to sail on
any ship conveying delegates appoint
ed to the inter-Allied labor conference
in the United States.
An official of the union said:
"Our opposition to these men is the
same as that against Ramsay Mac
Donald. We will take no one who is
opposed to the doctrine that Germany
must make compensation to depend
ents of our murdered merchant sea-
men"
Camille Huysmans, Belgian Social
list leader and the French delegates to
the conference have deferred their
department in view of the pending
visit of American delegates to Europe
When the inter-AIlied labor confer
ence was held in England last month
no American delegates were present
It accordingly was decided to send
delegation Of workmen and Socialists
from England, France and Belgium to
the United States.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
FIRST JAPANESE
EMBASSY TO us.
SENT 50 YRS. AGO

Toxic, March 26-The sixtieth an
niversary of the sending of the first
japanese Embassy to the United States
was suitably observed today by COM
memorative ceremony at the grave
of Ambassador Mimi no-kami, feudal
lord of Busen, first Japanese envoy to
the United States. At the tomb Amer
lean Ambassador Morris presented a
beautiful wreath and planted a pine
tree in commemmoration of the day.
There were present the descendants
of the late envoy, Viscount Motono,
Minister for Foreign Affairs, and 9TH
er prominent japanese and Ameri-
cans. The road to the temple grounds
in which the tomb stands was lined
on both sides with school children and
the incident attracted wide attention.
The Yorodzu, while expressing it's
qualification at the tribute paid by the
American Ambassador to the memory
of the Japanese envoy, remarked that
the soul of the old envoy may not be
moved to express unreserved graft
tude to America until his fellow coun-
trymen are given the same treatment
as that accorded Europeans in Amer
lea. So long as the United States dis
eliminates against the japanese deli
cate diplomatic courtesies will be in
sufficient to consolidate the tradition
al friendship between Japan and
America, said the paper.
The Japan Gazette (British) retort-
ed that Japan similarly discriminates
against foreign labor and for the same
reason.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
SIZE IS FEET
KEEP NEGROES
OUT OF DRAFT

Dallas, Tex, March 25-Whi1e
some exemption boards have been
weighing the claims of DIRECTORS to
military services who had revived
two Texans willing to serve have re-
ceived honorable discharges because
the army decided it would put too
great a strain on the United States
government to keep them in shoes.
The recruits recently were dis
charged from Camp Travis at San
Antonio because of the high price OF
leather. Both were negroes from the
Texas bottoms and both were valiant
in their wishes to "get' the German
Emperor. If either could have stepped
on him, it would have ended the war.
Each would have worn shoes number
Is if the army could have supplied
them. It was estimated that shoes
would have to be maGo to order for
them at a cost of $40 a PAIR and so
they were sent back to the farms.
Some of the exemption claims have
been freakish. In Dallas, a fearful
claimant pictured the suffering of his
grandmother if his support were re-
moved. An investigation proved she
had been dead 20 years, and in the
opinion of the board members, it was
the first time the objector had thought
of it. He was arrested and is still in
Jail.
Only few Texans now ask ex-
emption on conscientious grounds.
Training camp customs are becoming
familiar to persons in all parts of the
state and the conscientious objector"
knows he is sure of safe. if not
savory, job with the kitchen police.
A Dallas negro, suspicious of the
virtue of written claims, took his evil
dence with him. When called before
the board he herded in seven children
and his wife, and professed a perfect
willingness to serve in the army If
the board would promise to take care
of his family. He was granted ex-
emption.
Another Dallas man asked the
board members to read a packet of
love letters in order to convince them
of the acute suffering his wife would
undergo if he left her to serve with
the colors. The board was visibly
affected and was weakening rapidly
when an investigator brought in word
that the man had married after the
first call and that the letters had been
made to order by a dutiful and ODE
dent wife.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
SWEDISH PAPERS
PUBLISH FALSE
STORIES OF u. S.

Stockholm. March 25-The pro-
German newspapers in Sweden are
printing fantastic stories regarding
conditions in America. This propa-
ganda is designed obviously to awaken
hostility toward the Entente Powers
and the United States and to offset
the effects unfavorab1e to Germany
caused by the sinking of Swedish ships
and by the Luxburg affair.
The Nya Dag1igt Allehanda prints an
alleged interview with a Swede lately
returned from America. According
to this unidentified voyager American
soldiers are committing suicide by the
hundreds through fear of submarines;
American provision shops are being
plundered and the proprietors lynched
by the masses: Swedes are faring hard
in America, due to the Luxburg dis
closures; the homes of $1,000 Germans
in New York are being watched by the
police and the inhabitants searched in
the streets every time they leave their
houses, and American newspapers
mot owned by British capital" have
disclosed that 'the American Embassy
in Budapest had been boarding
bombs.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
AMERICANS TAKE
RECREATION in
AIx-LES-BAINS

Chambery, France, March 25-
American soldiers on leave now are
being sent to the department of Sa-
voy, one of the most picturesque re-
gions of France, to obtain rest and
healthful recreation after their ardu-
Gus work in the trenches and behind
the lines. The department was select
ed by officers of the American army
1t is beautifully situated about $50
miles from Paris in the Alps in south
eastern France, having a mild ano
agreeable climate, fertile valleys
high and well-tim bered mountains
and pretty mountain streams and
lakes.
les-les--Eaux are three towns in the
department to which the first Ameri-
can soldiers are being sent.
The first contingent of soldiers was
sent to Aix-les-B ains, known to tour
istsTthe world over as The Pearl OF
Savoy This town with a normal
population of less than 10000 inhabi-
tants is located but one mile from the
Lake of Bourget on a small plain
surrounded by mountains.
AK owes it's fame and importance
to it's warm mineral springs, known
to the Romans. The baths are op.
Grated under government supervision
The water is supplied by two springs
yielding daily over million gallons
The treatment, prescribed chiefly fol
rheumatism land skin diseases, is sup
piled to American soldiers at a very
nominal cost.
Chambery is a town of $4,000 in
habitants about nine miles from AK.
les-Bains 1t is the capital of the
Department of Savoy and an impor
tant center of learning and industry
The Grand Dukes of Savoy made
their headquarters in Chambery ant
built there a great old castle, parts Of
which still stand. Old Roman ruin.
are also found in the neighbor
hood.
Challes-les- Faux is another we'll
known hot springs station located {
couple of miles southeast of Cham
berry and at the foot of the Baugt
mountains. The baths there are sai(
to have virtually the same minera
properties as those at Aix-les-B ains
A large casino and a theatre have
been leased in Cha1les by the Youn:
Mems Christian Association for the
benefit of the American soldiers.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
SPIKED
CROSS ON DEAD
HERO'S COFFIN
Honor Bestowed Upon Irish
Lad Who Gave Life Rath-
er Than Abandon Post
STAYED BY SIDE OF
PLATOON COMMANDER
Entered Unoccupied Trench
to Establish a sniper's
Post When Huns Arrive

With the American Army in
France, Thursday, March 81. - (By
the Associated Press.)-The French
commander of a division with which
American troops are doing training
awarded to-day the cross of war to
an American infantryman who two
nights ago gave his life rather than
abandon his post of duty.
The war cross was spiked to the
coffin before burial.
Two infantrymen entered an aban-
doned trench to establish snipers'
post when they observed several Ger
mans in the wire before the American
trenches. Other Germans arrived
There began an exchange of rifle fire,
which resulted in a barrage from both
sides. At the end of an hour the en-
envy gave up the attempt to enter the
American lines, and withdrew. Then
it was discovered that one of the two
Americans had been killed
There was plenty of cover within a
few yards, but he remained at his
post throughout the artillery pattle.
The distinguished service cross has
been awarded to Corporal Charles H
Burke, infantry. His citation reads:
Severely wounded while patrolling
he refused to leave his platoon COM
mander, who was also severely
wounded. He stayed at his side dur
ing an intense bombardment and as
sisted on driving off an enemy patrol.
The lieutenant who, as previously
recorded. took a prisoner in a listen
ing port in the Toul sector, is from
Charleston, S. c.. He and all the
men in the patrol have been given 10
days leave in recognition of their ser
vices,
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
SUBSTITUTE FOR
COTTON is FOUND

Toxic, March 25-The discovery of
a practical substitute for cotton was
announced today at the annual meet
ing of the Federation of Marine In
dustries The announcement was
made by K. Hamada, vice president of
the lower house of Parliament who
said that the discovery was made in
December in the Toxic Fiber Labora-
tory in the course of experiments on
seaweeds
The variety of seaweed is known
as sugamo or Como guma. 1t abounds
in japanese waters and hitherto has
been used as a fertilizer. The method
of extracting the fibre is simply to
boil the weeds in I've and then in
water mixed with rice bran after
which the released fibre is bleached
The whole process is SO simple as to
be easily possible for fishermen and
farmers living near the sea 3d.
Hamada claims that the fibre in
every respect is better than cotton.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
GREAT SCARCITY
OF FOOD EXISTS
AMONG MEX|CANS
Many of the Poor Are Starv>
ing and Even Well to Do
Suffer From Lack.
COUNTRY ONE OF
THE MOST FERTILE
Flour, Butter, Sugar, Sell at
Double American Prices
But Hard to Get.

Chlnuahua City, Mexico, March 26
rood Is so expensive and so difficult
70 OBTAIN IN Mexico, one of the most
lertlIe countries in the world, that
the poor are suffering want and even
Starvation while the more prosperous
MeXlcans find it difficult to provide
sustenance for their families. }
Frlces of food in the United States,
| even II considered by American house
wives TO be high, are not to be COM
pared with those prevailing in Mex
leo since the embargo was placed on
the expectation of foodstuffs from
the United States to neutral countries
An opportunity to compare Mexi-
can prices for staple articles with
those obtaining in the United States
is afforded by the following qutations
from merchants here:
Sugar sell for 81 cents a pound,
American money, and is very scarce
at this price.
| American butter brings 80 cents a
pound, gold, and is the occasion for
celebration in the Mexican homes
when it can be obtained at this price.
Butter is unknown among the poorer
classes.
Flour sells for 16 cents a pound and
is growing more expensive as the en-
barge restrictions are made more
stringent Little wheat bread is eaten
by the middle and lower classes who
use flour for making tortillas, a cake
made of flour and water.
| American brands of coffee sell as
high as IS cents a pound and is very
scarce. Mexican green coffee brings
rs cents a pound and is roasted over
charcoal fires as it is used.
| Rice, used principally by the Chinese
and japanese living in Mexico, is
worth IL cents a pound.
| Lard is another article which has
more than doubled in price because of
the American EMBRACE. It brings 95
cents a pound when it can be obtain
ed. The principal source of supply is
the smuggler.
Beans, which are a staple food
throughout Mexico and are eaten three
times a day, sell for 10 cents a pound,
This is the highest in the history of
Mexico. The red frijoIe bean is much
preferred to the American white navy
bean.
No ham or bacon can be bought here
at the present time. The last ship
ment received sold for So cents a
pound.
Chile peppers, grown in all parts
of Mexico, are the only foodstuff
which has not increased in price. It
sells for three cents a pound.
Small purchases are the rule in the
small Mexican stores and shops. The
centavo, or penny, formerly was the
most used medium of purchase and
exchange. 1t was not uncommon for
children to ask for one cents worth
of sugar, lard or even flour. Be
cause of the increased cost of such
commodities the ffve-cent piece has
taken the place of the cent as the
most used medium.
Central markets supply vegetables,
fresh and dried meats and other com
modities. The Chinese gardeners have
Obtained a monopoly OF the green gro
Gerry business and they raise quanti-
ties of vegetables on their well tended
farms near this anad other large cit
les. The Chinese also carry vegetables
from place to place in big basket
suspended from a yoke which the ped.
der balances over his neck.
Republican farmer., 1918-03-29
GERMANS USED
DIVISION FOR
EVERY 1000 YDS.
One Hun Division Against
Each British Battalion in
Thursdays Attack.
TAKING OF TOWNS
REASON FOR ADVANCE
Enemy Renewed It's Assault
on Friday With Increasing
Vigor After Fighting.

British Army Headquarters In
France, Sunday, March 24-(By The
Associated Press. )-The main thrust
on the British right flank by the Ger
mans on Thursday morning was south
OF st. Quentin and the enemy used a
division for every 1000 yards of the
front, there being approximately one
German division against each British
battalion. The purpose of the attack
here was to capture Urvillers and Es-
signy lie Grand and thereby acquire
high ground for further advanee
1t now is possible to give more de-
tails of the early stages of this and
other fighting.
On the extreme right of the British
army the enemy crossed the river
Disc at two places. One body of
troops came out of La Fere and
swung north, while another army
crossed at Moy and turned south to
from a junction the La Fere group.
Throughout the day the battle ragged
in the low lands about the Disc.
At Vendeuill a group of, British held
out until o'clock Friday afternoon.
A little farther north the Germans
stormed Urvillers and Bssigny. Just
west of St. Quentin the British were
forced to fall back but throughout the
day they chung to the Holnon wood,
a littel northwest of the city.
South of St. Quentin number of
strong British redoubts made a gal
liant defense and it was nightfan be-
fore the last off them, with their ma
chine glnners, had been reduced. The
end of the first day found the British
behind the st. Quentin canal.
Friday morning the enemy renewed
| his assault with increasing vigor and
after desperate fighting in the region
of La Fere, succeeded in getting
| across to the British side.
| Farther north the British also with
drew from the Holnon wood. The
Germans then drove at Ham, which
had been cleared of civilians, and on
Saturday morning, after obtaining d
crossing of the canal, drove south
ward into the British positions.
In the other main theater of opera
tons, between Arras and Bapaume
the Germans made their first drive
against the high ground between the
| Cojel and Sensee rivers. The Ger
man preliminary bombardment was
terrific and their infantry outnum-
bered the British eight to one in some
cases.
Early the Germans attacking south
| ward, got into Bullecourt and tbs
British withdrew to a line covering
Vaulx Vrancourt, Morchies and Bau-
metz Leg Cambria. The hottest ant
most disputed point was Mory, which
the Germans occupied only yesterday
During Friday the Germans over
ran St. Leger, Vaulz Vrancourt and
Henin. One company of machine
| gunners on Henin hill held up the
German advance for a long time anG
doing deadly execution in the densely
formed ranks.
J The Germans have been bringing
up artillery in the most able manner
behind their shock troops and have
been making full use of this arm as
the advance continued.