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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-14

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-14
WanteJ-Bids

Neutrality-suspicious. room By nsrse,
close in Phone S5i9-
ONE unfurnished or partly furnished
room, Light housekeeping privileges cen
tai location. cheap By lady alone
Phone TS5OW.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13
DANIEL B0oNE's LONG SWING
Pursued by Indians. He Cut Grapevine
Near Ground and Sailed Far
Enough to Break Track

Do you remember reading In one
Of the school histories about how the
doughty Daniel Boone. when pursued
by Indians on his way to the unknown
wilderness OF Kentucky. cut grape
vine near the ground so that 1t formed
a swing upon which he travelled
through the air far enough to break
his track7 II you read 1t. you prob
ably thought 1t bit fishy, writes
Niksah. Unless you live somewhere
In the Allegheny mountains you would
not believe that wild grapevines are
long enough or strong enough or hold
onto the trees tight enough to make
much OF a swung.
As matter of fact, there IL no rea-
son to doubt that Daniel made the
swing and got away from the Indians.
For In the mountains of western Mary
land and eastern West Virginia. across
which Daniel took his hazardous way,
the boys are still making such swings
just for fun. And royal fun it is. The
writer was driving through the noun
tains near the upper Potomac when he
saw some enormous grapevines droop-
ing 60 or 20 feet from the tops of the
trees. They had been cut close to
the ground. and the hillside above
them was all plowed up by the feet Of
youngsters.
The temptation to try the Daniel
Boone stunt was as irresistible. 1t was
quickly proved that by taking a run
ming s.Irt down the hill one could
swing most amazing and breath-tak-
ing distance right out over the creek.
Swings made with ropes were tame by
comparison. But there was no tempta-
ton to emulate Daniel by letting loose
at the end Of the swing. 1t took
pioneering nerve to do that.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13
FISHING A MECHANICAL ART
outft Consists Of Net. Rope and Pull.
iey-AlI Operator Need Do 10
to Turn Crank.

Most operations nowadays can be
performed by machinery. Time was
when the best sport In angling was
obtained by the use Of rope, with
patience at one end and a suitable
bait at the other. The Wide World
Magazine gives a revised edition Of
this plan. Here 1t is in all its SIM
plicity:
You hang an immense four-corner-
ed net on a rope which passes over
a pulley, turn a handle. and drop the
net into the sea. After a time, which
may vary according to the mood you
are in and the quality of the tobacco
you are smoking. you wind up the net
and look into It. II II is empty, you
let the handle go a few turns, and
drop the net into the sea again; II 1t
contains any fish you draw 1t and bag
them. In this way you reduce fishing
to a mechanical art. When you haul
up this huge net from the briny deep
and find by the aid Of telescope that
1t contains one tiny. solitary fish
as was our case-after many unsuc-
cessful "casts," you rejoice with JOY
unspeakable and call in your neigh
bors to the feast.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13
April 9Th April 9Th April 9Th
Address Given by Governor Gunier at
the Council of Defense Banquet
March 9Th, 1918.

Mr.. Toastmaster, Ladies' and Gen
tlemen. l want at the threshold, in
the name of your state, to thank you
most profoundly for this greeting you
have extended to me tonight, not as
an individual but as the governor of
your state.
! want further to thank you for
the splendid patriotism that has
characterized your county. | shall say
but a word to you now as you will ex-
pect to hear from me at some length
on the state activities tonight, but now
at least / must say that as have sit
here looking upon these eloquent ser
vice flags, as | have looked upon the
flag of our country, the flag that con-
tains a star that represents our COM
monwealth, ] have thought if all
counties of our commonwealth, il all
counties of this nation of ours, will
respond in every act of patriotism as
the county of Prowcrs has done, there
is no uncertainty as to what will be
the issue of this struggle.
As | have sat here and realized the
antithesis of the time when / saw the
city of Lamar first and as / see it
nova small struggling community,
citizens few, improvements limited.
AS / have realized the growth in
wealth and population and charact-
er> that this county has builded, l have
thought that there is one character
istic that is not in the antithesis and
that is the characteristic of patriotic,
city and county pride. We all value
sincere, honest commendation- The
man does not live, the woman does not
grace her sex, who is not proud of the
esteem and the respect of their fel-
low citizens. You know / speak the
truth when say in all this going of
the years, and have seen more than
thirty pass over this little city-in
all the going of the years, you have
been known for your civic virtue and
your public spirit, one of the first
counties in the valley for instance to
have a court house. | had the honor
of holding the first term of court
there. of those who sat around me
during those days few are here now.
My honored friend, Judge Goodale,
see. Several citizens at this table
sat upon the juries of those days.
think you had one of the first public
school building in this country. At all
times there was public spirit about
your people and it has come through
these days.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13
PATRIOTIC MEETING
Big Meeting at the High School
Auditorium Under the Auspices
of knights of Pythias

A large audience attended the meet
ing at the high school auditorium
Tuesday evening to hear the address
of Hon. Chas. +. Ballreich, grand
chancellor of the Knights of Pythias.
Mr.. Ballreich is special representative
for this section of the War Council
at Washington and although German
by birth, one of the leaders of patrio-
tic sentiment in this section. He has
long been prominent in the politics of
the state and has wide reputation
as an eloquent speaker. His speech
on Tuesday evening was fully up to
and beyond expectation as an eloquent
and patriotic appeal to the citizens of
the country to stand back of the gov
ernment, and fight the great questions
involved in this struggle out to finish
now, settle for all time whether the
world is safe place for democracy
to exist A fine musical program of
patriotic songs by local talent and
selections by the high school orchestra
made up a splendid evenings enter
tainment and one which was a big
boost for the Knights Of Pythias or
der, which was responsible for bring
ing Mr.. Ballreich here.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13

Have you noticed how frequently
your Governor has had to come down
to this city of Lamar and this county
to ask your citizens to fill important
trusts? Have you observed how frc-
quently as these various demands up
on your commonwealth that required
men of character and patriotism to
stand by your Governor, have you
noticed how regularly and how pa
triotically the representative and
senator from your county have stood
by your Governor? wanted a men,
Der of the Public Utilities Commission,
wanted one of your respected citi-
zens and at a grave sacrifice, at the
wish of his Governor, he came and
underwent the duties he was called
to. Such should be the spirit Of all
our people. Such is the spirit that is
being engendered by this war. We
We are learning to love our fellow men
and we are learning to get closer to
them-to feel that we are our broth
cr's keeper-and when these young
men come back from the trenches you
will find that they will erect among
us a standard of brotherhood and
citizenship which we have never known
before. I will tell you tonight how
they appeared to me at Camp Kearny,
how your young soldiers who left your
community with smile and ajest. are
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13
The Kings Beard.

An interesting story is told in con-
nection with the Swedish actor. Fer
rasi, who was called upon to take the
part of Oscar In a play under that
name at Stockholm. Sweden. The ac-
tor was ordered by the director OF the
opera to make up with a full beard,
but during one of the intermissions
he hunted up the director and told him
that Oscar never wore such a beard.
"what kind of q beard did he have.
thenT
To this Ferrasi replied. ''Mustache
and goatee. like Napoleon Ill"
How do you know thatf"
The conclusive reply was offered.
"From my postage-stamp collection"
The change was made and at the
second performance the public noticed
with astonishment how King Oscar
had altered the cut Of his beard. To
stamp collectors It Is hardly necessary
to point out that Mr.. Ferrasi secured
his information by looking up the issue
Of Norway. 1s50-7.-Christian Science
Monitor.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13
Spiders Ride on FLEA

There is an aspect of spider and ny
relations which fabulists and natural
lists alike have overlooked. A corre-
spondent who has brought the micro
scope to bear on many housefiies, finds
that the parasite upon that hateful In
sect is often an immature spider, says
the London Chronicle. Too weak yet
to spin its web. 1t makes the fly its
winged palfrey. and courses from place
to place at the Will of Its captive; ei-
ther until Pegasus perishes naturally.
or. presumably. until the rider is able
to make q meal of his charger. This,
II confirmed, seems to carry US a step
farther In the study of parasitism and
commensalism.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13

for tomorrow. They are building in the
realization that from three to five
yeas will be the course of this war
They are building realizing that more
than one golden star will be on every
service flag. They are realizing that
the whole prowess Of our nation is
demanded to make this struggle n
success. This must come into your
home and my home, we must individ-
ually realize the pleasure and oppor-
tunity of sacrifice. 1t must come in
the economies, it must go in letters
across the water to your sons, or your
swechearts, to your brothers, it must
go out to the President Of your
country; it must go out to the govern
or Of your state. AS the Eloquent
Divine said, 1--WE are at one" in this
undertaking and SO we must move.
This is our country and those who are
closest to this struggle are realizing
day by day that it is our oneness that
will make this successful, and it must
go into your home and it must go in
to every form of sacrifice, and when
your country calls there is no sacri-
flee that we must not all of US be
ready to make. II is hardly neces-
sary to say this to Prowers county
gathering, but it is well to bring these
matters home to every one of us.
| thank you for hearing me.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13

now mature, thoughtful, patriotic
citizens who realize just as well as
you do the sacrifice that they are max
ing and are just as proud of the op-
portunity of service as any patriot
who has ever lived in the history of
our country who has just shed his
blood that those stars might be upon
our flag-that they are ready to do
that they are ready to go. They
would not come back to you had they
the opportunity until their duty is
done, but / must not talk to you long
er now.
l want to thank you again for your
beautiful hospitality tonight, these
ladies present, the beautiful music, the
pageant of our allies. have seen
nothing so pretty throughout the
state, nothing SO impressive. Even the
drapery of the lady who represented
the saddened and desolate Belgium
how it went to the hearts of US all.
Your evening has been most appropri-
ate and | thank you right much for
this pleasure in meeting you. You
compose the working forces through
out the country, may not have the
opportunity of getting so close to you
again. Believe me, we have most
tremendous task ahead of our nation.
Go to Washington, you will see that
they are rot building for today or
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13
April 9Th April 9Th April 9Th
Easter Suits.

1t is now just as much the style
for hubby to get new suit for Easter
as it is for wifey. and the enterpris-
ing Palace Clothier, A. Pultz, has
just what you want to make a fine
showing. His Kuppenheimer suits are
the best to be had in the market for
both style and quality.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13

April 9Th April 9Th April 9Th
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-19
AMERICAN SOLDIERS FIGHT
HAND TO HAND.

THE most vivid description of
hand-to-hand fighting ever heard !"
writes Herbert Corey, the war cor
respondent, in Everybodys for No
vember, came from an American
soldier who was at Canr1gny and yet
could recall no incidents at all. He
painted scene of utter, mad con-
fusion, through which men ran and
yelled and shot aimlessly, as it SEEM
ed. A German and an American run
ming madly, heads down, met each
other head on, breast to breast They
reeled from the shock, glared at each
other for moment and each ran on.
A German ran bowling through the
fetid mist. His trench knife in his
right hand was red and his arm was
red to the shoulder. He tripped and
fell.
Then he sang" said the observer.
Just sat there in the middle of that
madness and sang. Someone killed
him"
Other Germans ran away. He re-
ported curious optical illusion.
"The Germans seemed about knee
HIGH" said he, land their legs seem
ed to pump up and down very rap
idly, as in an old chase film, and yet
they did not make speed. Do you un.
derstand me? Their effort was prodig-
ious but unavaling. Their clothes
looked floppy, somehow. The Ameri-
cans seemed about fifteen feet tall
and advanced by huge leaps. stood
thre and laughed like hell"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-19
UNCONSCIOUS HUM0R OF SOL
DIERS WIVES.

One of the duties of the officials
Of the War Risk Insurance Board at
Washington is investigation into the
complaints of women who, for some
reason or other, have failed to re-
ceive their husbands pay from the
United States Government. These
women know quite well what they
want, but often have unconventional
modes of expressing themselves. The
following are bona fide extracts GULL
ed by a lady whose duty it is to ex-
anime such letters of complaint:
II amt received no pay since my
husband has gone from no where" =
"My husband has gone away from
crystal palace. He got few days
furlow and has been on the mind
sweepers.'' '- --r's
1--WE have your letter. / am his
grandfather and grandmother. He
was born and brot up in this house
according to your instructions"
"You have changed my little boy
to a girl. Will it make any differ
ence? tsE 80 1aa'5 s~vs-f
Twill you please send my money
as soon as possible as I am walking
the streets of Boston like a bloody
pauper." u
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-19
THE D0UGHNUT ENTERS THE
HALL OF FAME.

private John Allen, in Leslie's.)
The humble doughnut, alias the
crlIller, alias the fried cake, alias the
"sinker," finally has won a niche
among the illustrious in the Hall of
Fame.
As long ago as the oldest ances-
tors among us could remember this
more or less digestible bit of fried
dough has occupied a distinct place
among American foods, but, though
it has survived many more preten-
tious offerings of the culinary art, it
remained for the great war to give it
opportunity to achieve the post of dis
tinction it now holds.
And it gained this fond position
only through the untiring efforts of
the lassies of the Salvation Army to
place it upon a pedestal, that all
might gaze and render deserved
homage.
Just as soon as this country de-
clared war against the Huns the Sal
walton Army in the United States de-
termined to play an important part
in looking after our boys in the war
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-19
DR.. VIM. Riley Franklin

Suite 2o5-s First National Bank.
Both Phones, Fariss ny
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-19
TECUMSEH'S\ BATTLE FLAG TO
HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Kentucky Historical Society is
to come into possession of the battle
flag" carried by Tecumseh's braves in
the Battle of the Thames. 1t is a
shot-tern and blood-stained British
Union Jack, which was given to Ed
ward Smith, of Detroit, in 1908 by
William A. Ellis, of Sarnia, Ont, an
Indian missionary, converted to
Christianity by Mr.. Smiths father
in-law, a Methodist minister.
Mr.. Smith was in Stearns recently
and while there received message
that his 16-year-old daughter Mar
jorie had been killed by an automo
bile as she was crossing the street to
mail a letter to him. He wrote to
State Forester ]. e. Barton that he
wished to present the flag in memory
of Marjorie.
Eecumseh was allied with the Brit.
ish General, Proctor, and was de-
feated at the Thames, October A
1913, by Gen. Harrison and Col
Richard M. Johnson's Kentuckians
Tecumseh afterward being killed In
a duel by Col. Johnson. The flag had
been treasured ever since by Cana
dian Indians until it was presented
to Mr.. Smith.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-19
SURVEY PARTIES NEEDED BY
CONSTRUCTION DIVISION
OF THE ARMY.

The Construction Division of the
Army is without doubt the most ex-
tensive organization of it's kind in
the history of the world. The ap-
proximate value of construction pro-
jects undertaken by this branch of
the Government since the United
States entered the war is one billion
dollars. The figures representing the
material used and the men employed
are staggering. Two hundred and
fifty thousand workmen have been
under the control of the Division at
one time.
Among the Divisions present ur-
gent needs are SO chiefs of survey
party at $4,000 to $4,000 a year; SO
transit men at $2,400 year; Is
levelmen at $4,000 a year; 125 rod
men at 81 800 a year, and SO topo-
graphic craftsmen at $2,100 a year.
These positions are open to men only
except the drafting positions, which
are open to both men and women. All
of the positions are in the civil, not
military, service.
Persons interested should apply to
the United States Civil Service Com
mission, Washington, D. c., or to the
secretary of the local board of civil
service examiners at Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Cincin-
natl, Chicago, st. Paul.> st. Louis,
New Orleans, Seattle or San Fran
cisco.
Applicants will not be required to
undergo a written examination, the
| examination being of the "nonas-
sembled" type; that is, the ratings
will be based upon education, train
ing, experience and physical ability
as shown by the applications and cor
roborative evidence. These positions
offer an excellent opportunity for pa
triotic service, and the Civil Service
Commission urges qualified persons to
apply without delay.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-19

zones, and arrangements quickly
were made to send considerable
forces of men and women to Europe
to open canteens and minister to our
men at arms in every, possible way.
Even in those early days the pro-
gram of helpful endeavors was made
to embrace the cooking of innumera-
BILE doughnuts and their distribution
among our fighting boys, and later
the kind of pie which mother used
to make" was added to the menu.
With this plan in view, it was
obvious that the Salvation Army las
sizes sent abroad must be able to cook,
and a qualification necessary to re-
main near the front was that the
young woman must be able to turn
out a certain number of doughnuts
and pies day. Three lassies- they
work in shifts of three, one mixing,
one cutting and one baking-must
be able to turn out about $50 appe
thing pies or about $500 doughnuts
day.
sizes arrived near the firing lines and
began to turn out doughnuts by the
thousand the French soldiers stood
, about watching in amazement. The
dexterity of the cooks they character
lied as juggling, and LIE jongleur"
was heard on every side. The Amer
rican soldiers think it is the greatest
fun to assist in cooking the dough
nuts, and they carry wood and water
and help mix dough.
AS quick as the doughnuts leave
the boiling lard and the pies come
out Of the oven they are handed to
the boys in khaki, who always are
waiting in lines at times three blocks
long. A quarter of a pie is cut.
Rates are cheap. The lassies sell three
big, fat doughnuts for about 9 cents,
and the portions of pie also are with
in reach of the soldiers purse. AT
night the food is given away, for nc
money changes hands between sunset
and sunrise.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-19
WHAT THE RED CROSS HAS BEEN
DOING.


More than a quarter of million of
articles, classed as hospital supplies,
were provided by the Department of
Military Relief, Lake Division for use
in the recent epidemic of Influenza
and pneumonia, according to a par
tial report just made by Edward B.
Greene, division director of Military
Relief.
The statement that in these three
military establishments the normal
capacities of the base hospitals are
for 4,29O patients and that at one
period in the epidemic there were no
less than 1920 patients and that at
one period in the epidemic there were
no less than 16,167 cases of flu and
pneumonia, makes it clear why The
Red Cross was given the opportunity
to supply the following for use at
sherman, Taylor and Harrison:
1900 bed sheets;
IL 600 towels;
$4,000 masks;
1000 wash cloths;
1880 handekerchiefs;
1900 pillow cases; y
5000 pajamas;
$500 pillows;
100000 paper napkins;
5000 paper cups; =
Medicines and medical supplies as
needed.
This list does not include supplies
sent by this Red Cross department for
Camp Wright, McCook Field, Fort
Thomas, Columbus Barracks and to
the army vocational schools at Ohio
State University, University of Indi-
ana, Kentucky State University, Per-
due University and the Indiana Deaf
and Dumb Institute at Indianapolis.
Red Cross supplies made it posi-
BILE to increase the capacity of the
hospital at Harrison from one for
ESQ to one for 100 patients, in less
than twenty-four hours. The Red
Cross also arranged for the establish
ment of a diet kitchen at this hos
pital.
At Taylor the Red Cross house was
converted into a quarters for> nurses
and a nearby building was trans
formed into quarters for the handl-
ing of relatives of men critically ILL.
At Sherman more than 400 grief
stricken relatives of critically ill SOL
diers were fed daily by the Red Cross
at a free canteen and for time 100
One officer wrote as follows to a
Red Cross house that normally pro-
vides sleeping quarters for twelve.
Red Cross automobiles transported
visitors back and forth between the
base hospital and the Red Cross
house without cost to the riders.
One officer wrote as follows to a
member of the field staff Of the De-
partment of Military Relief at one
camp:
, 81 wish to state to you and men,
bers of your staff on duty at the
base hospital, the appreciation of the
staff of this hospital for your faith
full work during the period of the
emergency which has just passed.
The enormous task of handling thous-
ands of visitors, the labor of the
greatly increased correspondence, the
tactful handling of the bereaved ones,
the willingness displayed on all occa-
sions, reflected much credit on your
organization and personnel"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-19
SLEEP AND REST.

One of the most common causes of
insomnia and restlessness is indiges-
ton. Take one of Chamberlain's
Tablets Immediately after supper and
see If you do not rest better and sleep
better. They only cost quarter
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-19
Do You Need
Glasses?

Let us make a thorough, scientihc
examination Of your eyes, based on
ethical grounds, not to recommend
glasses unless you need them. ASK
yourself these questions: do have
headaches, nervous spells, drawn,
tired eyes? Does type sometimes
blur? Do see spots before my eyes!lI
Answer fairly and squarely, for your
own good. for over-strain repeatedly
day by day will break down the del
icate nerves and muscles Of the eyes
and irreparable injury may result
Our years of experience lnsures &C
curate results.