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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-16
.FoeH.To DECIDE
Hafis Against armistice Which woula
Suspend Progress.

Suspend Progress.
~ tta5ftFsit:N
Paris, Oct. 16.-Best informed opin'
laon here persists that Germany is MOI
approaching the armistfce questicrr
in an attitude OF sincerity, but is only
seeking to avoid the consequences Of
Idcfeat through allied m~agnanimity
upon which she evidently counts.
Consequently it is generally held
IN authoritative quarters that Ger.
many should not be granted an arms
see except upon the strictest terms
compatible with allied military safety.
France is not willing for a sus-
pension Of hostilities, which would
mean a SUSPENSION of the victorious
allied progress, until Germany has
acknowledged defeat. This she did
not do in her reply to President Viii
sen.
Dr.. Soif's assurance that the Reich
stag is behind the armistice offer is
10 assurance as to for whom the Ger
IAN government is speaking, and
President Wilson's new demand or
This point is therefore regarded IS
hitting the nail squarc!y on The kead
This statement was made lat
night by a well-informed authority:
"We stand at the most dangerous
end also the happiest moment of the
war, because it is now definitely e
yealed tkat the enemy is defeated,
but is striving through trickery to
save what his armies are unable to
save.
"The' continuous allied offensive
July Is leaves Germany like 4
MIR standing on one leg, d.
10: a chance to ,est-the change
Fo@k refuses to give her.
"Unqrcstionably Germany is st Ii
strong, but Ludendorf's offens;res
spent themselves in ten days, and he
did expert the allies to maintain theirs
for three months without slackeniIG.
"Any armiistice which does not guar
antce that peace will ensue, would
the Germans to reorgaaizc
their forces and r~cplcnish their ma
Another authority said:
"Of what use is Il gathering aroulid
the council table as locg as German
is still intact and meracing? How
ever p~roflsely the Germans may sub
scribe to the Wilsonian articles, the
battle Of the sword would accompany
each debate"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
Southeast To
Enlarge It's
Wheat Crops
Department Of Agriculture
Suggests Need For An
Increase In Acreage.

American farmers are TO be asked
to sow this fail not less than 5000. 600
acres Of wheat. an increase Of Z per-
cent over last years sowing. it is an
nounced in the weekly news letter
Of the department OF agriculture. as
rart Of a national plan for a great
Liberty wheat harvest" in 1919.
The department suggests that an
even greater area. 47.500.oO0 acres. an
increase Of more than u percent over
last year. could be sown if conditions
are especially favorable in all the
states. Minimum and maximum acre
ages suggested for the southwestern
states are as follows:
IeEas-AIiuimum, 100000 acres
maximum, same. Arizona. minimum
$4,000 acres; maximum. 5000 acres;
New Mexico, 275.000 acres: maximum.
$4,000 acres. Texas acreage for 1917
10000; Arizona. $4,000; New Mexico,
100000.
From the smaller acreage suggested.
2 harvest Of 636.000.000 bushels might
be expected and from the larger. 667,-
Oo0,00 1t viii be noted that this is
winter wheat. Winter wheat is urged
IL sections where IL is practicable be-
cause the department says it is a safer
crop and produces more heavily.
An increase in the acreage is urged
because Of the need o. providing fer
the current needs OF the United States
and the allies and also Of building up
a wheat reserve
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
CENTRAL
YARD OFFICE
Office Is to Be Located on
0ctavia Between South
western and G. 81.

A petition received by the city
council Thursday from the Southern
Pacific lines revealed that the FL
Paso Terminal association. planning
the utmost conservation Of fuel, mo-
tive and man power. had decided on
a central yard office for the Z. p. &
s. ". and the C. H. & s. a. lines.
the office to be located on Octavia
street between the yards Of the two
lines. Carrying out this plan includ-
ed moving a frame building located
at the Austin viaduct to the new To-
cation. A permit 10 make this re-
moval was sought from the council
The petition was referred TO alder
man F. B. Simmons.
a petition from the gas company
for a permit 20 install a gasoline stor-
age tank at its plant was granted
Health and Food Report.
The weekly report Of the health
department showed; Births-Ameri-
cans IS, AfeNicans %, total 40; deaths
-Americans II. MeXicans 26, negroes
two. total %; contagious disease cases
Two typhoid fever, one diphtheria.
% whooping cough, total 90. food
conference.-the pounds meat and 81
pounds fruit.
Sanitary commissioner L D. HUI
lum reported his department had han
died during the week ending We'd
nesday 60S.50O pounds OF garbage.
50 600 pounds Of ashes and $4,000
pounds OF manure.
Petitions Grandfed.
The following petitions were grant
ed Pat J. Mullen for sewer extern
sion TO lots 1916. block 6S. Cotton
addition, petitioner TO pay costs i'm
excess Of $50. Rio Grande Valley
Dairy. for permit to install gasoline
tank at COZ Montana street; FL PasO
Ice & Refrigerator Co. for permit for
streets.
Paving Cebada Street.
City engineer 3. ~ Williams filed
a partial estimate Of the cost Of paw
ing Cebada street from Bliss TO Ala
showing S37OAT2 due from
the city and S3519.S1 from property
owners.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
Mrs. NJ. Dorsey
Dies Here At
AdUanCedAge
Heart Failure Takes Ken
lucky Woman; Body
Buried In Evergreen.

Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Miranda Dorsey. who died at the res
idence OF her granddaughter. Mrs.
W X Settoon. 1915 East Boulevard,
at 1 o'clock Wednesday morning. at
the age Of 50 years. were held at
Peaks undertaking chapel at 10
o'clock Thursday morning by Rev.
Percy r. Knickerbocker, OF Trinity
Methodist church. and interment was
made in Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs Dorsey was born in Johnson
county, Kentucky, and had been a
widow for more than % years. She
was active and vigorous until the day
Of her death. heart failure incident to
age being the cause She is survived
by three children. Mrs. z. A Webb,
Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs Lyman Smith,
Cincinnati, Ohio. and Geo. B. Dorsey,
Columbus, Ohio. one daughter. Mrs
j. D. Barrett. mother OF Mrs. Settoon
died some years ago.
Mrs Dorsey came here with the
Settoons from New Orleans last De-
cember. She was a member OF the
Methodist church for many years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
PEARSON ZIMMERMAN JOINS
WAR STAMP LIMIT CLUB

E H Cooper. of the FL Paso Milling
company at Pearson. Chin. called al
war stamp headquarters Wednesday
morning and Joined the Texas Limit
club Arthur H Woods. Of the Cactus
club. bought a $1,000 membership in
the Limit club for his three little girls,
Elizabeth, Dorothy and Mildred. The
purchase was made through the City
National bank.
4 find that they will not take me
fer active service" said Mr.. Woods.
"and I have little money laid by that
/ am putting into stamps for a nest
egg for my little girls. As soon as
possible. am going to enrol my own
name and then we will be a solid unit.
as FAR as membership in the Texas
Limit club is concerned, as Mrs. Woods
is already a member"
In the woman's department. one Of
the captains from the districts serves
each day in the place OF Mrs. a. S.
Peatross, on vacation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
Says Gambling
Is Playing For
VaLNabLeSt
Attorney General Of New
Mexico Rules On Anti
Gambling Statute.

santa Fc. y. n. Aug. assistant
attorney general Hatch, IN response to
an inquiry by Gov. W z Lindsey, has
handed down an opinion on New
2Iexico's antigambling statute, an
opinion which it is hoped viii put the
kibosh on any attempt at gambling at
the Mag5alena roundup. which Gov.
W. Z. Lindsey and state engineer
James A French may visit before re-
turning TO santa Fe from their Albu-
querque trip
The playing OF Kelly pool poker
or craps constitutes no violation of
the law itself" however, Hatch rules,
and he continues; In order 20 vic
late our present law. it is necessary
that the game be conducted or oper-
ated for money or something Of value,
and the only. person guilty is the per-
son who conducts or operates the
game
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
FOOD FOR Allies
IS ON INCREASE
United States Furnishing
Millions Of Pounds
MonthlVin Meats.

Washington, D. C.. Aug. S.-The ex-
tent 10 which aid is being furnished
the allied nations in foodstuffs. is
indicated in - statement issued today
by the food administration, showing
that during the month Of June ex-
ports Of beef from the United States
totalled 92,17S.oOO pounds, Of which
IS percent went TO the United King
dom. France. Italy and Belgium The
monthly average Of beef exports for
the three years preceding the war
was 1856, 900 pOUnCs-
Pork export for the month Of June
amounted 10 16s,331.0OO pounds. Of
which SIS percent -ert to the four
allies The monthly average before
the war was 41,53- .567 pounds OF pork.
The amC unit Of pork products sent
to England, Il was state has en-
abled the lifting Of restrictions on the
consumption OF bacon in that country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
MUST SIGN UP
To GET SUGAR
Grocers Receive Blanks to
Take Reports From Fami-
lies and Amounts.

/ Local grocers have been authorized
to refuse TO sell sugar to anyone who
refuses to sign a certificate for the
purchase, Robert c. tDornheckter. IN
/ spector for the district food admins
traitor. told the Retail Growers asso-
citation Wednesday night at its regu-
lar meeting at the chamber Of COM
merce building. Mr.. Dornheckter said
it had been reported to him that some
people in this city refused to sign
certificates showing the number Of
people in the family and the amount
Of sugar that was purchased during
the month.
Not Practical to Close Early.
It was the opinion Of the grocers
that IL would not be practical for
many Of them 10 close their stores at
$50 or o'clock at night. This mat
ter was brought up by John B. Wat
son. president. upon advice Of z. A
Peden, state food administrator. who
stated that the matter OF closing
stores Will be considered at a
meeting Of the district food admins
traitors to be held at Austin Thursday
and Friday Of this week
Ramsey Goes TO Houston
W X. Ramsey, deputy district food
administrator, left Fl Paso Wednes-
day afternoon for Houston TO attend
the meeting. It is expected he viii
be back by Sunday night MI Wat
son said Il was not the intention Of
the administrator 10 compel the gro
GERS to close early but rather TO get
an expression OF opinion from them
The grocers agreed to close II the
state administrator ruled IL was nee
essary, but they all declared them
selves opposed 10 It.
Report Blanks Received.
Forms for monthly statements re-
garding the amount OF sugar sold, to
whom sold. and the amount that each
individual family in the city has
bought were distributed These forms
are TO be made out by the grocers and
sent 10 the office OF the district food
administrator not later than the fifth
Of each month.
There was an unusually large num-
Der Of grOcers out to the meeting
Wednesday night. many being com
PEELED TO stand. because Of lack OF
chairs
z. H Griffith. treasurer, read his
report, which showed that the asso-
citation was in good shape financially.
Mr. Dornheckter said the members
were paying their dues regularly and
that new members were being added
to the association rapidly.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
CHRISTIANS, FOLLOW JESUS'S
EXAMPLE, SAYS EVANGELIST

In these trying times. when thou
sands OF men have taken up arms in
defence Of the erroneous doctrine that
might makes right and that treaties
and promises are but scraps Of paper.
and that there is no moral obligation
except that which can be enforced by
the point OF sword, and when the al
lied Christian nations OF the world
have been turned into armed camps
IN opposition TO this barbaric doctrine.
It is wen for US who have pledged
alle-ianuc 10 the tod Of heaven to
earnestly endeavor 10 initiate and fol-
low the example set for US by the
Lord Jesus said evangelist +. o.
Brown in his sermon at shiloh Bap-
fist church negro Wednesday even
ing. His subject was The Mind OF
God"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
Ell PASO WOMEN REGISTER
FOR RESERVE NURSE DUTY

The following young women have
registered for reserve nurses in The
campaign being conducted by Mrs L
S Stewart. room IS. Sheldon hotel.
Miss Eunice Underwood, 52l West
Missouri. a student of FL Paso high
school; Miss Emma Jaeger. BIS Man
zana street; Mrs. Della Parr. III
Eucalyptus street; Mrs A. Pincen-
shaun. Camp owen Bierne: Mrs. F.
May kicer. I014 Epson avenue. Mrs.
Almo E O'Keel. 1901 North Kansas
street, and Mrs. Harriet Burnside,
Providence hispittal
Mrs. Pincenshaum is the wife Of an
army man. and Mrs. Ricer has had ex-
perience nursing in Mexico.
Reserve nurses will be trained at
local hospitals in FL Paso- The cam
raign is nation wide and $4,000 are
sought throughout the country. They
Will take the place OF graduate nurses
who viii be released for service in
France.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
MAdOO Insists
Railroad Men
Be Courteous
Some Have Become Too
Abrupt Since Entering
Government Service.

santa Fe. y. N, Aug. THE state
corporation commission has been in
formed in a letter from regional di-
rector Hale Holden. that railroad en-
ployes must be courteous and that the
government will enforce measures
against discourtesy.
It seems that some station empolyes
and train hands. overwhelmed with
the dignity Of being government en-
ployes. have been abrupt in their bear
ing toward the public One fragrant
case is cited where officials refused
relatives any information about pas
senEers on a derailed train
The giving Of information in a cour-
teous manner to the public is de-
scribed by Mr. Holden as OF the tirst
innportance." and railroad officials are
urged TO correct a growing tendency
in the wrong direction
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
DEEDS FOR S74.2OO
LAND TRANSFER FILED

Two deeds. each involving the trans
fer OF 1851 acres in the Socorro
grant, the consideration being STA200
have just been filed in the office Of
county clerk W D. Greet
In the first deed. dated July so. NJ
c Edwards. J. b Pollard. c. y. Bas-
sett, @ T. Carson. L. J. Gilchrist and
c. H. Leaveu sold TO L J. Ivey. J. B.
Dale and W. T. owen. the considera-
ton being in the form Of notes. In
the second deed. Dale and owen sold
to j. z. Dale and T. n. Berry the
purchasers assuming the series Of
notes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
LEMON JUICE
TAKES OFF TAN
Girlsl Make bleaching lotion
if skin IS sunbumed,
tanned or freckIed

Squeeze the juice OF two lemons
into a bottle containing three ounces
OF Orchard White, shake we'll and
you have a quarter pint OF the best
freckle. suuburn and tan lotion. and
complexion beautifier. a. very, very
small cost
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will SUP
few cents Massage this sweetiyr
fragrant lotion into the face. neck.
arms and hands each day and see now
freckles. sunourn, windburn and tan
disa ppear and how clear. soft and
white the skin becomes. Tesl Il Is
harmless.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
SOUTHWESTERN RAILROAD
HEADS ON INSPECTION TOUR

T. " Schumacher, president Of the
FL Paso and Southwestern corpora
ton: George F. Hawks, federal man
ager OF the railroad, and Eugene Fox.
traffic manager Of the E. P. and S
W. left in a special train Of private
cars Thursday 10 inspect the lines OF
the system running into Tyrone, n
N: Clifton. Alorenci and Tucson,
Ariz., and Nacozari, Sonora
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
JOHN WYATT, OF FUEL BOARD,
ALTA VISTA COUNCIL SPEAKER

John n. Wyatt. member for FL PasO
county Of the state advisory board OF
the fuel administration, viii be the
principal speaker at the semimOnthly
meeting OF the Alta Vista community
council Of defence Friday evening at
Alta Vista school auditorium. Harry
SWANS committee viii furnish music
al numbers. The roll Will be called
and new signers invited TO enrol The
council is subordinate to the county
council OF defence, which held an eX-
ecutive meeting this afternoon at the
Sheldon horeL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
EASTERN MEN COMING FOR
MINE IN MEXICO, REPORT

A party Of eastern capitalists. said
to be interested in mining in Mexico,
are coming to this city within a few
days for the purpose Of locating a
gold or silver mine. according TO J.
W. Scott. who called at the chamber
Of commerce Thursday morning and
asfed that association TO locate some
good properties for him that could be
purchased at ? reasonable sum-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
IN MENORJAW

tNotices under this heading accepted FOR
publication at the reading notice rate-)
It is our desire to express our sin
cere appreciation and heartfelt thanks
TO the officers OF the police depart
ment, the officers and men Of the pro-
vost guards. TO auto stands AZ and
do, to owners. Of private automobiles
and TO our friends who gave US their
sympathy and coincidence by their
presence and their cars on the occa-
sion OF the loss Of our son. Their
participation and their floral offer
ings have touched US deeply and we
cannot thank them too warmly.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". A. Simpson.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
NEGRO HELD ON CHARGE OF
ASSAULTING Is YEAR GIRL

II. ". Lloyd. negro. aged IS. was
arrested Wednesday. charged with
criminal assault on Emma Burk, ne
gro, aged Is It was reported by the
police that about two weeks ago
Lloyd went to Lottie Burk, mother Of
the girl, and induced her 10 send the
girl 10 his room for some clothes
When the girl did not return in due
time, her sister was sent to look for
her, and the sister found the couple.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
SUAREZ IS INAUGURATED
PRESIDENT OF COLUMBIA

Bogota, Columbia, Aug S.-Narco
Fidel Suarez was inaugurated presi-
dent OF Columbia today with imposing
ceremonies It is reported that there
is an increasingly favorable sentiment
toward the allies throughout Column
bia. Perry Belden was present as
special representative OF the United
States
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
HUDSPETHS CAMPAIGN
EXPENSES ARE Sl1,243.9z

The campaign expenses OF Claude
b. Hudspeth were S11.245.92. approxi-
mately $1,000 more than that OF zach
TO a sworn statement filed on Mr.
Eudspeths behalf with county judge
f. 3. McClintock
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08

Sarah Elizabeth Page was regis
tered at Providence hospital-at 1870
Thursday afternoon She is the baby
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert W.
Page. OF 135 Tobin Place.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
HUYING SUPPLIES HERE.

J. NJ Crump. manager Of the Gym
kama Mining Co. situated in the Tres
Hermanos mountains. near Deming.
y n. was in the city Thursday pur-
chasing mining supplies.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
BROKEN CABLE STOPS CARS.

Rrea king OF = trolley cable on the
Fort Bliss electric car line on Tula-
rosa street, Thursday about noon, tied
uD several cars for more than an hour.
Reports that a motorman had been in
5ured were not confirmed at street car
headquarters.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
Beans In Demand.
POSTAL RFCEIPTs INCREASE,

Postmaster e A shelton made pub
lie his july report Thursday. showing
eceipts of the FL Paso postoffice for
the month amounted 10 s33,490.71. This
is an increase Of s5530-75 over the cor
responding month Of last year, when
the receipts amounted 10 S27,959.95-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08

Unless their salaries are increased.
over 1900 school teachers in London
threaten TO go on a strike.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.

Charles Hull was arrested Wednes-
day afternoon in the Oregon hotel.
charged with an assault on a woman.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08

A tiny bottle Of Freezone costs but a
few cents at any drug store. but is
sufficient to remove every hard corn,
soft corn, or corn between the toes.
and the calluses, without soreness or
irritation.
Freezone is the sensational discov-
cry Of a Cincinnati genius. 1t is won
derfuL-AdT.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
BEAN CROP FOR
1878 IN DEMAND
Last Years Yield of Pintos
Cleaned Up; Valley VIII
Give Plenty.

Advices from the federal food adj
miuistrator at Washington TO E. A.
Peden. state administrator. say that
the 1919 crop Of pinto beans has been
pretty well cleaned up and the 1918
yield must be looked 70 supply the
demand Tor this staple. which is
growing rapidly
According TO reports from Mr..
Peden the pink and tepary beans viii
probably be plentiful in this state
This year as there has been a large
acreage planted. In the lower Fl Paso
valley a much larger crop OF pinto
beans is expected than has ever been
harvested. and all familiar with the
conditions and demand for the bean.
are Of the opinion that the present
high price VIII prevail
Beans In Demand.
The indications are good for a ready
demand for all first class beans
grown in the state. according to VIII
s. Cr0mbie. but the growers should
not expect TO receive extraordinarily
high prices. as the expense Of render
ing this crop free Of weevil must be
considered This is an element of
expense not necessary TO be borne in
handling beans grown in the arid
west. according TO Roland Harwell,
county farm demonstrator.
Crop indications from all part Of
the state. especially in the lower Rio
Grande valley are very good Mr. Har-
well said. and there is every indica-
ton that the farmers in this part of
the country viii experience no diff
culty whatever in disposing Of their
harvest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08

GEORGE GAYLORD. son Of Mr.. and
" Mrs. N D. Gaylord, Of FL Paso,
who has reached France with the unit
formerly known as company K. Of FL
Paso. Young Gaylord was with the
First National bank when he enlisted
for war. having been a member Of its
championship basketball team. He
was also known locally as a crack
baseball pitcher. He taught bombing
at Camp Bowie before going over.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-08
LIFT OFF C0RNSI
Apply few drops then lift
sore, touchy corns off
with fingers.

Doesn't hurt a biti Drop a little
Freezone on an aching corn, instantly
that corn stops hurting, then Won lift
IL right out. Yes maj i~f