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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20
.PR0PH6ANDA Of
GERMANY SHOWS
Careful WORK
scandinavian Countries Are
Kept Well Informed Of
Germany's Boasts.
EXPERTS DIRECT
TEUTON AGENCIES

CTOCkHOLM, Sweden. April 90
- Correspondence Of The Associated
Press) German propaganda in. Swe-
den and other Scandinavian nations no
longer is fu-directed or inefficient. in
the opinion OF the statesmen OF the
countries in which It operates. On the
contrary. II challenges even unwilling
admiration in Sweden for its com
pleteness and effectiveness.
In the early days Of the war the en-
tente powers and America extracted
considerable amusement from German
methods Of propaganda for the reason
that they seemed TO be based on an
almost absolute failure to understand
the psychology OF the non-Germanic
peoples.
Undeterred by earlier failures. the
Germans have kept al work here-and
have organized a system Of propa-
Eanda which is regarded as tireless,
intelligent and without doubt ef-
feCtive-
Three Complete Undertakings.
The organization centers around
three undertakings. all organized by
Germans, but, in accordance with
Swedish law, directed by Swedes
These are the magazine Jorden Ruudt
CentraT' and the Polar Star Bio
graph.
All three undertakings are housed
in the same quarters. The exploits OF
the German army are graphically il
Illustrated by word, by picture and Gin
ema films Gigantic maps, with events
kept up almost TO the hour, show the
progress OF the German armies. The
newest bulletins are displayed Visit
ors are loaded with pamphlets and
books, some Of them Of such character
that they form permanent additions
10 a reference library. Whenever a
German soldier does some individual
act Of kindness a cinema operator is
there 10 record il and the Swedish pa
irons OF the Polar Star have opportu-
nifty TO admire il.
TWO large printing firms turn out
vast quantities Of pamphlets with which
the SWedes are inundated.
Wilson's speeches Late in Arriving.
To dam this flood Of propaganda the
allied powers offer comparatively lit
tie. Since America entered the war
an effort has been made from Wash
ingt0n to secure adequate publication
in Sweden Of important speeches by
president Wilson and other leaders.
and reports Of important decisions Of.
different bodies, progress Of recruit
ing, etc These efforts, and particu-
larry as regards speeches, are fore
doomed TO failure by the fact that the
speeches are cabled too late.
President Wilson's speeches have.
reached Sweden from two TO four
days after summaries Of them had
been received here no Swedish edi-
tor, after having used a so word sum
much space TO the text OF the same
speech.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20
AVS E-ERTCATAR-T HAS T0LTF0R KAISER
Allies Must Fight On
Or World VIII Be He'll
Says Rudyard KipLing

/. 7 ONDON. Eng. April 20.-The allies
Il must fight on to complete victory
Otherwise the world viii become a
hell without hope under the German
yoke.
This was the gist Of a stirring war
speech by Rudyard Ripling at FoIke-
stone recently.
Mr. KiplinE said that 100 years ago
there was a large and recognized COM
munity in India who lived by assas-
sination and robbery. They were
called Thugs Things got so bad that
the government of India had to inter-
fere and put an end TO the whole 0ust-
ness Of thuEgee. BY the present stand
ard of crime these Thugs were ineffi-
cient amateurs.
To End German Thug System.
At the present time all the powers
in the world who had not been bribed
or bullied 10 keep out Of IL had been
forced TO Join in one International de-
partment TO make an end Of German
international thuggee. for the reason
that If IL was not ended life on this
planet would become insuppOrtable for
human beings.
The German believed that evil had
paid him in the past. and would pay
him better in the fture. Like the
Thug, he knew exactly what he meant
TO do before he opened his campai gn
against mankind. He thought out the
hell he wished TO create and at the
hour which he judged best he let II
loose on world that, until then. had
believed there were limits beyond
which men born OF women dared not
sin. Nine-tenths OF the atrocities Ger
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20
Germans Protest Use
OF Poison Gas Which
They Had Inaugurated

London. Eng. April 20.-It is known
that the Germans are engineering an
appeal against the use OF poison gas
(Which they used firsD because they
are afraid that the allies have a bet
ter gas than their own and because
of n shortage OF rubber. preventing
them from making gas masks as ef-
fiCient as ours.
To cover up their tracks the Ger
mans have issued a statement pre-
tending that the French invented poi
son gas, and concluding: I'VE Ger
mans are prepared 10 welcome all at
tempts TO assist the victory Of inter-
national law and humanity. and we
await the further development OF this
question with complete equanimity
and a good conscience"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20
SAYS GERNANY'S
FOOD SUPPLY on
A FAMINE BASIS
Bavarian Minister of In
terror Paints Gloomy Pic
ture for the People.
POTATO ACREAGE IS
LESS THAN IN PEACE

A AMSTERDAM, Holland. April 90
n Correspondence OF the Associated
Presz)-A gloomy view OF the food
situation in Germany was outlined by
DR.. Won Bretterich. the Bavarian min
lister OF the interior. in a forecast
which appeared in the Berlin news
papers. The public was told that
not only is there no chance OF the
potato ration being increased. but we
must think ourselves lucky If it is
maintained at its present level"
The Bavarian minister said he hoped
the bread ration might not have 70
be reduced and that the meat ration
may be kept at its present height.
but there was little confidence in the
tone OF this assertion.
Special preparations Of cereals. on
which many hopes were based a few
weeks ago. were not vet on the mar
ket in any considerable quantities.
and the public must wait for a daily
ration Of half a teacupfuI.
Food Quality Poor.
Wholesale complaints Of the quality
of food being supplied at the public
kitchens throughout Germany appear
in the newspapers. The director OF
public kitchens. in reply TO these at
tacbs. issued the following statement.
with the continuance OF the war.
the quality OF the materials we re-
ceive becomes even poorer. and the
choice more limited. We are COM
PEELED 70 take what is offered Us OF
90 without Complaints Of defective
quality are simply ignored. and il we
insist upon receiving a regular supply
We run the risk OF being entirely cut
OH The tat quota allotted to US
grows ever smaller, spices are now
scarcely obtainable. and the substi-
tute spices have a bad flavor. The
vegetable supply is now limited 10
kOhlrabi and turnips.~
y pesslmistic article on the potato
situation by a member Of the Prussian
house OF deputies says that the acre
age under potatoes has decrea sed by
one-utth as compared with the peace
time figure Not only is the acreage
less he says, but the demand is
greater. and a crop double that of
peace times would NOT fully suffice"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20
England EUolUes Plan
For utting Disabled
Soldiers Out On Farm,

London, Eng. April 20.-A new
plan 10 provide comfortable homes
for discharged soldiers by enlisting
country people TO act as country
hosts" to the army men has just been
launched by the marquis Of Sligo.
himself q former captain in the army,
and -viscount Knutsford. long inter-
ested in charitable enterprises. They
have formed the Country Host Insti-
tuition, which hosts" are urged TO
join.
The scheme has a two fold object
Il aims, not only at giving the broken
soldiers lift but also to qualify
them for farming work, thus increas-
ing the cOuntry's food supply.
Briefly the plan requires the host
to provide free lodging and board Tor
the man and q good sized garden or
farm In which suitable. light out
door work can be found for him. The
men selected as guests shall be Of
good character. sober. not suffering
from any serious ailments and able to
look after themselves.
An allowance OF Is shillings q week
will If required. be paid direct TO the
former soldier in return for his labor,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20
British School Boys
GiUen Long Holidays
To Aid In Farm Work

London. Eng. April 20. 49, School
boys viii probably be granted a
longer holiday than usual this sum-
mer TO help the farmer with the har-
vest I'VE hope 10 employ about TO-
600 boys from July TO October" an
official Of the national ministry said
Last summer the boy farmer was
drawn chiefly from the public schools.
but this year boys from elementary
schools and boy scouts are also 10
work on the land. IT is proposed TO
put the young workers under canvas
IN suitable centers. Thence the boys
are 10 be sent out 70 farmers within
a radius Of half a dozen miles. and
payment viii be made ut the rate OF
four pence an hour. Boy scouts viii
be transferred from various parts OF
the country TO the districts where
their services are in request. and
while away from home they are to be
under the care and control OF their
own officers.
1T is going TO be a big success"
said the secretary OF the boy scouts
association. "and we think the mat
ter will be simplified because the
scouts are already disciplined. They
have their camp Kit ready. and they
are prepared 10 90 to any part OF the
country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20

7 ONDON. Eng. April 20.-The inter
l. nal situation IN Germany, both
economic and political. according to
Information lately received, IS worse
than it has ever been since the begin
ming Of the war. A leading German
Socialist newspaper thus describes the
plight Of the country:
The people have had enough Of
war Their health is rapidly deterior-
ating, the rags are falling from the
children's bodies, the bread and potato
rations are insufficient to appease
hunger. vegetables are unobtainable,
meat is very scarce, and fat long since
unknown"
A neutral diplomat who has Just
passed through Berlin was much
struck by the change since he was
there in the summer The food condi-
tions he describes as very bad. even
the foreign diplomats experiencing
great difficulty in obtaining supplies.
Bitter Against Government.
From another trustworthy source
IL is gathered that the situation in
Berlin at the end Of last year was
extremely serious For the great mass
of the population there was hardly
any light warmth. clothing or boots
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20

DEHIND the British Lines in France,
! u April %. Correspondence OF The
| Associated Press).-The Germans are
in for a rude awakening Il they are
I sincere in discounting the Americans
in France. in the opinion OF F. II.
/ CutIacz, assistant official CORES
poudent with the Australian imperial
force here.
THE Americans" he asserted. have
la spirit for which the kaiser would
sacrifice a good half OF his numbers
II he could get it into his troops to-
day Returning from a visit to the
American forces Mr.. Cutlack wrote.
It's HuEeness Impresses One.
The dominant fact in the arrival
OF the United States army is the huge
bigness OF it, IL IS uew-neW as paint
and keen as q racehorse in training
or rather a whole paddockful OF
racehOrses- The world viii probably
not have the chance again OF seeing
such a spectacle Of amateur Warlike
earnestness. for the Americans are
learning very fast.
1T saw something Of the same sort
when the Australian war army began
long ago in 1g1-the same light
hearted enthusiasm. the same rich,
raw quality all unframed and mex
perienced. the same outpOuring OF the
very best Of a whole country in an
emotion Of national pride. counting
neither cost nor returns The Ameri-
cans are not soldiers yet. and no peo-
pie realize better than themselves
how much they have still TO do TO
make themselves soldiers. but they
VIII be q great and powerful army in
probably shorter time than they
reckon upon
IL Is n Mighty Army.
Great armies have before this been
raised for great causes, and the Brit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20
FOOD In PARIS
|. Plentiful BUT
HIGH IN PRICE
Bread, Sugar and Milk Use
Restricted and Other
Foods Come High.
BEEF IS CHEAPEST
MEAT TO BE FOUND

DARlS, France, April eO.-Ihe only
1 difficulty in regard to food sup
plies in Paris is one Of price. Bread
and sugar, the only foodstuffs "a
toned at present. are scarce, and so
is milk. but nearly every other neees-
sary seems to be almost or quite as
, plentiful as in normal times.
MIX Supply Limited.
The milk supply OF Paris has been
greatly reduced and certain quarters
have lacked milk almost entirely
more than once. but recently there
has been more milk available: milk
is not rationed. but small children and
invalids have the right 20 be served
first. and certificates are given by the
Mairies for that purpose.
Most dairies viii not supply more
than one litre "a pint and three-Quar-
ters) OF milk 10 any customer. unless
his family is exceptionally large or
he has small children OF invalids in
the house.
Money Can Get 1t.
Apart. however, from breadG sugar
and TO some extent, milk, people that
have the money to buy IL can get all
the food that they want without any
Limitation OF quantity. If here is a
temporary scarcity OF any 1OOdstuff,
il is entirely due TO transport diff
cultiess there is ample food in France.
But prices are xorbitant-quite
unnecessarily so, simply because
nothing has been done in Paris TO
keep them down.
That something could have been
done is shown by the example Of
Rennes, where the mayor and town
council have kept prices down almost
to the level OF peace time by the sim
pie method OF municipal competition
with the tradesmeu,
War Is Hardship.
At present all the tradesmen that
deal in food are making huge profits
Tt may safely be said that $3.50 a day
is the least that one can spend on
economy in order TO get enough 70
eat 1t is a large sum for people with
small incOmes-s11 a week for a
family Of four-and wages have not
risen in the same proportion as prices,
which still continue to rise.
No person with a limited income
can afford TO eat meat more than once
a day If as much Beef is the cheap
est meat; the inferior parts cost from
about 80 cents per pound upward.
No MIX After . n. m.
There are no restrictions on meals
in hotels, restaurants. etc. except as
regards bread. milk and sugar. Milk
must not be used at all, even in cafes.
after 9 o'clock I'm the morning. Tea
rooms are not allowed to serve cakes
OF any sort, and pastry cooks are
forbidden 70 sell anything TO be con-
sumed on the premises. Meals in res
taurants are as plentiful as ever, but
OF course, much dearer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20

many had committed had not been
made public. He thought that was a
mistake.
War Must Go On.
$50 long as the Germans were left
with an excuse for thinking that
such things paid. could any peace be
made with him2 NOnei For our
hearts. our reason. every instinct in us
that lifted US above the mere brute.
showed US that the war must go on
otherwise earth becomes a hell with
out hope
War work was the only thing Of
the least Importance now. Everything
outside that necessity was danger and
waste. Nothing mattered today eI-
cepting that the war should 60 on TO
victory.
What is the personal aspect OF the
case for YOU and me2
"FiEhtinE for Our Lives"
eve are fighting for our lives; the
lives Of every man. woman and child
here, and everywhere else
I'VE are fighting that we may not
be herded into actual slavery, such as
Germans have established by force Of
their arms in large parts Of Europe.
we are fighting against is hours
a day forced labor. under the lash, or
at the point of the bayOnet. with a
dogs death and 3 dogs burial at the
end of it.
We are fighting that men. women
and cildren may not be tortured,
burned and mutilated in public as has
happened in this town O. e. air raid
murders) and hundreds Of others and
We will go on fighting till the race
who have done these things are In
no position TO continue or repeat their
offence"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20
CITY SUPPLIES
BOILING WATER
to- ITS HOMES
Liverpool Sets the Pace for
England in Municipal
Economy.
PUBLIC KITCHENS
ARE CALLED MODEL

7 LIVERPOOL. Eng. April 20.-CCorre-
Il spondence Of the Associated Press
Liverpool the second largest city in
England, is leading the whole country
in solving the food shortage problem.
II has municipal kitchens which are
models and work more efficiently
than those in any other part OF the
kingdom. It sets every other city in
the country an example by maintain
ing a municipal potato peeling plant
and cooking the potatoes for the bak-
ers to mix with their flour.
Its latest enterprise is supplying
hOuseholders with boiling water for
cooking and washing purposes and
thereby causing great saving in
fuel.
Make People Comfortable.
LiverpoOrs city fathers are very
proud Of their efforts to maAt their
people the most comfortable in the
country in these days Of enforced
economy With a display of pride, they
gladly show visitors these new ways
Of meeting the food shortage. They
take them along the streets where
butchers shops are shut for want OF
meat. A sign on the meat market
reads. why buy meat from the
DQLcleE MAeu You can GET lL reaQE
cooked at the food depot?" The ar
gument is uuauswerable. particularly
when there is no meat TO buy at the
butchers
There are Il municipal cookshops.
where a family Of four might buy and
take away a satisfying dinner for .
cents Stewed steaks, potatoes and
buildings are the principal articles.
Peels Potatoes For Public.
An enterprising city engineer has
set UP an engine which runs ma
chine that peels tons Of potatoes in q
few minutes. and also supplies steam
10 great cauldr0ns in which the pOta-
toes are cooked. This enterprise sup
piles clean and wholesome flour TO
the bakers which is mixed with wheat
flour and helps TO produce a delicious
bread.
At the food depots a person can
buy FOR a cent n great bucket Of boil
ing water, and the population is veing
encouraged to come for this boiling
water i'm order TO save coal Instead
Of buying coal 90 boil a kettle Of
cocoa or tea people can get as much
water as they want for a cent
Those responsible for Liverpoors
enterprise declare that results have
already shown that a workman's fam
lily can live much better and more
economically by buying its meals at
the food depOts than by doing its own
cooking.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20

ish empire has the best Of reasons for
knowing how with the vital spark IN
him the most uumilitary civilian may
become a fine soldier. But no army
you can read OF in history ever
marched with a more splendid ardor
OF faced great struggle with Sc
rener satisfaction than the American
expediuOnary force in France. And
It is such mighty army. They VIII
not tell how big. and you are dis
couraged from guessing, but we ran
through al spring day in q huge
automobile and still the American
host dotted the landscape, drilling.
marching. maneuvering, building
camps and roads.
They are learning the art OF tight
ing from the best soldiers OF France
and Britain, and many OF their off,
GERS as attaches OF one sort OF an
other have seen a lot OF this war from
the German and Turkish side as vel.
the GalLpon campaign from the top
Of Battlefield Hin and was in the con-
udence OF Liman Won Sanders and the
Turkish pashas. He has therefore a
particularly warm regard for the
Australians.
American Line In Lorraine Splendid.
we went up to see the American
line IN Lorraine IN their khaki and
round. tin hats among the Lorraine
Mills they look and act very much ike
our own men; indeed they might be
our own Fellows. They have the same
sturdy self reliant look. They spread
themselves over country in the fash
ion OF men accustomed TO vast spaces.
they walk with the same easy, free
lln1ed carriage Their discipline. like
ours is thing which force could
never impose or maintain. but is
rather contributed voluntarily TO a
common good in violation OF tempera-
menr and upbrluEiuE
Against these men. as against the
men OF the British empire. the Ger
mans have no chance"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20
7 ybewriters Cost rs
Much rs Fli0Oers In
London During the War

London. Eng. April 2O.-Typ5writ-
ers toySay are almost as expensive as
small motor cars before the war. Bar
gains are not TO be had anywhere.
owing to the restrictions on manu-
facture and imports and the enormous
demand due TO increase in clerical
work during the war the prices Of
all the best makes have more than
doubled
I'VE have had to ration ourselves
in machines for a long time" said
one sales manager OF a typewriter
company.
IF you were 10 put down $500 for
a new machine we could not supply
you. Even our remodelled machines
fetch as much as $3.50"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20
Grand Daddy" OF
House OF Commons
Is 90 Years Old

Belfast. ireland. April e0.-The
grand daddy" Of the house OF COM
mons is Samuel Young. " p, for
East Cavan- He celebrated his seth
birthday anniversary recently.
It is over a year since his health
permitted him to attend TO his par
liamentary duties. but his interest
in national affairs is as keen as
ever. He was over 20 when he first
entered on parliamentary life.
Since then he has been a staunch
advocate for home rule in Ireland.
He has lived under four sovereigns,
and some of the occupants of the
front ministerial bench were un-
Arm when he had reached man
hoods estate. He has made a con-
siderable fortune as a distiller.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20
Womens Bank in Berlin
Badly Tangled, Gets INTO
The Courts Second Time

Women's bank in Berlin. conducted
'for the women" which came into
conflict with the law in April. 1915. is
again before the courts afser a man
accountant had spent IS months dis
entangliug fits accounts. The mana
ger. according to the Ereuz Zeitung.
viii be charged with violating the
law The defence is that the banks
business grew so rapidly il over
whelmed the capacities OF the board
OF directors composed OF women. two
OF whom are on national service in
Russia.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20
England Expects Fruit
Crop To Be Bumper One

London, Eng. April 20.-A bumper
fruit crop, probably exceeding even
the record crop OF last year. is indi-
Gated in the agricultural forecasts.
The chief difficulty this year. as last.
viii be the provision Of the five mil
lion baskets required to handle the
crop. Before the war pra ctically all
fruit baskets were imported. but I'M
ish basket weaving industry has
been revived TO a considerable ex-
tent.
The government IS now encourag-
ing the opeuine Of basket making
ce1ters as village industries in all
the willow growing districts. and I'm
some places German prisoner labor
is being extensively employed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20
7 hings To Eat and
Wear Best Gifts To
Be GiUen In Germanu

Amsterdam. Holland, April 2O-The
most desirable gifts nowadays in Ger
many are things TO eat and wear. The
following is a list OF the gifts pre-
scented by the people Of Salzburg at q
benefit recently to Herr Bratt. the
leading tenor Of the local opera COM
pany: Seven pairs Of boots. three
suits Of clothes. IL pounds Of coffee
substitute, 81 packages OF food. one
sausage four feet long. $500 in cash.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20
Crime Is Increasing
InLondon Snus Rebort

London. Eng. April 2O.-Crime in
England is now showing an upward
tendency. after a remarkable and con-
tiued fall since the beginning OF the
war. The annual report Of the Brit
ish constabulary attributes this to re-
striction of street lighting and short-
age OF police.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20
German, NafuraIized As
British, Kills Self, Says
He Has No Right to Lire

Hull. Eng. April 20.-On a postcard
written by an aged German. who
hanged himself here, was the follow
ing message I am naturalized as 4
British subject, but what right have
7. German. 20 take meat that be-
longs 10 Englishmen2 what right
have I 20 nvee j am proud 70 say
that. though a German.