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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
PAPER
SHOWS GERMAN
DEFENCE PLAN
Frequent Allied Assaults
Harry Enemy Lines, Caus-
ing the Officers Worry.
STRESS LAID ON
BEING PREPARED

TRENCH Front, March 23.-(Cor-
X respondence OF The Associated
\ Press; How the Germans pre-
pare 10 resist an assault by the al
lied troops, who continually harry
them along the entire front. Is dis
closed in a document which has Just
fallen into the hands Of the French.
This paper points out that It is nee
essary to be prepared for every
eventuality and to establish IN ad-
vance ample dumps Of ammunition
for several days fighting for the
field and position guns as well as for
the trench mOrtars, since It must be
expected that the allies viii, in case
the operation should be on a big
scale, employ poison gas in large
quantities and at the same time put
up barrage fire between the German
front lines and their communications
with the rear.
Have Grenndes Ready.
The essential reserve Of ammunition
for the trench mortars is laid down
at $50 projectiles for each light NOR
tar; so projectles for each trench
mortar Of middling caliber and 20
prOJectlleS for each heavy mortar.
The mortar emplacements should be
surrounded by barbed wire entangle-
ments and the gunners should be pro-
vided with plentiful supply Of hand
grenades for use in case the allied
troops should storm the positions.
As TO the field and position artfl-
lery, each battery should have on
hand sufficient ordinary ammunition
to last three days and half and also
have ready for use q supply OF poison
gas shells
Maintain Communications.
Great stress is laid on the value of
communications between
the infantry engaged and the staff
in the rear Each regiment is or
dered TO appoint an officer response
bic for this service, whose duty shall
be to reconnoiter the line occupied BY
his regiment and sent frequent re-
ports as TO to the situation even when
no change has occurred.
The document recalls that the
French airplanes accompanying the
assauling infantry during the last
battles around Verdun caused great
disturbance to the Germans. It as
serts that the effective results OBJ
tanned by these aviators were very
limited, but that the morale OF the
German troops was considerably up
set by them II recommends the
placing Of special machine gun groups
in the rear Of the front lines to deal
with such attacks by enemy airplanes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
Italian Author Says
Austrian Labor Riots
MereLu the Beginning

Rome, Italy, March 23.-PrOf. VIII
liam Ferrero, the historian and au-
thor, said in the course of an inter
view that, while the present labor
agitatiOns in Austria and Germany
are not to be considered as the pro-
dromes Of the revolution which will
sweep away mflitarism and caste rule,
yet it would be extremely unWise not
TO regard them as the first heaves OF
the spirit Of self preservation which,
though compressed by an iron disci-
pline, begins 10 awaken in the breast
Of the Austrian and German peoples
Prof Ferrero also said that the
allies must stop preaching the gospel
Of destruction and humiliation, as
this means playing directly into the
hands Of the German and Austrian
governments.
This moment" Prof Ferrero said.
was bound to arrive not only for
Austria, which is the weakest OF the
two German nations, but for Germany
as wen. Fear Of admiration, or what
ever It was, has so far caused too
many Of US TO overlook the fact that,
after all. even the German nation is
composed OF men, and that there is a
limit 10 human endurance"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
= URICH. Switzerland. March %.

= UETCH. Switzerland. March 23.-
4. Correspondence Of the Asso-
ciated Press "A strike OF de-
Eerters" has been IN progress here
for come weeks. The twelve 10 Il, 900
6eserters. mostly from the central
empires. who have taken refuge in
Switzerland are as rebelli0us TO ser
vice in the field and the factory as
they ere in the front line trenches.
and most Of them refuse TO work.
Until recently every deserter who
could lind his way across the from
tier into Switzerland was given
shelter with no other condition than
llat he pay his taxes and observe the
law. The number continually In
creased and On the occasion OF the
rio-s in Zurich the federal authori-
lles discovered that there were too
many Of these deserters among the
leaders u the disorder Il was then
decided 10 order civil mobilization
% round up ali unoccupied foreigners
and SET them to work
Refuse 10 be Modified.
Tie strike Of the deserters followed
rlEs mobilization The deserters pre-
tended G othe rizht Of asylum in the
country without the obligation 10
rTcri-- They we're supported by
certain element Of the Swiss Socialist
party with maEimalist tendencies
I'VE came here 70 escape servt-
rude." the deserters said we reject
All obi cations OF service, military or
cfru- we viii obey no order and we
summon the Socialist party OF Swift
erIauI 20 sustain US Immediately"
The Socialist party OF Switzerland
met at Often in general convention
and. though sustaining the strikers in
q ularonic way. invited them TO 90
hack 20 work ThereupOn the desert
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23

n UENOS AIRES. Argentina. March
X 23-CCorrespondence OF the As
IL ISOLATED Press)-Belief that
German agitators stiu are using large
sums OF German money transferred
from New York to foment revolution
airy labor troubles in Argentina and
Uruguay is widespread in both coun-
tries. It has been stated IN govern
ment circles here that ambassador
Naon was bringing from Washington
proofs OF the activity Of German
agents in fostering conspiracles
against the governments Of those two
South American countries and Brazil
Tt IS widely believed here that both
Argentina and Uruguay have been
kept IN continual turmoil through
labor troubles and auarchistlc out
breaks solely for the purpose q in
terfering with any assistance they
are able to give the entente allies and
with the object Of Indirectly effecting
the allied cause by seriously damag-
ing the financial condition OF allied
Industries which have been estab-
lished in these two republics.
Large sums sent to Neutral Lands
Argentine officials have received
official information regarding large
deposits OF German funds in New
York which were transferred 70
South America when the United
states was on the brink OF war, II be-
ing apparent that the money could be
used 70 better advantage in neutral
countries These funds were sent 10
Rio de JaneirO. LonteTide0. Lima,
Santiago de Chile and Buenos Aires,
with the largest deposits centered in
this city The Buenos Aires fund
alone at one time is said 70 have
reached a balance Of 25,ooo.u0o marks
distributed among several German
banking houses here
1t Is stated that amounts OF this
money were spent for the purchase OF
arms and ammunition for use in Bra
gil and il is frankly admitted. even in
Brazil that only the entrance OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23

marked on his map but he wanted
10 make sure Of the position OF the
balloon. So he leaned out over the
side Of the car verified his land
marks, ana telephoned the results TO
the chaL room.
Let me know when they are
ready" said he There was pause.
Then q short mOnosyllabio converse
ton, and the balloon officer gave the
order Fire" and adjusted his glasses
TO his eyes.
For the next Is minutes the officer
was too busy to pay any attention
70 MS passenger He was engaged IN
ranging" but from time TO time he
passed down remark which showed
that he was not combining his atten-
ton &c ranging guns, but had also
an alert eye for flashes Of enemy
guns anywhere within his range Of
observation. The range Of vision
was. roughly. 20 miles.
After the first order to Fire" a
boom in the distance indicated that
the order had been obeyed- The bal
loon officer frOWned slightly, and
telephoned a correction A moment
later the battery announced again
that It was ready, and this time the
result was better. The process con-
be put into direct communication
with the battery and the exchange
arranged accordingly. Apparently.
the result Of this conference was sat
istactory, for soon the observation
came through as correct.
There were four hours OF this work
before the officer gave the order,
Haul down" A slight jerk showed
that the descent had begun, and Is
minutes later terra firma was reached
and the balloon was off upwards
again with a fresh crew.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
Directing Fire
OfBig Guns Is
Exciting Task
British Battery Gets Exact
Range on German Bat
tery by Balloon.

Behind British Lines IN France,
March z3.-CCorrsspondence Of The
Associsted Press-"Would you care
% 20 up asked the polite British
officer IN charge o. the big kite
balloon, one OF the long line Of cap
tive sausaEss, the eyes OF the army"
rhich swing as though pendant from
the clouds all I'D and down the fight
ing line from the British channel to
the swiss border.
Certainly" replied the correspond
en-
SO an extra warm oTercoat and
rluffer were brought out and donned.
and. most important Of all, the para
chute harness was fitted on
BY this time the balloon had been
connected up TO the winch and every
ding was ready The officer hoisted
himself into the car with an agility
born OF long practice, while the Wis
ifor wes assisted to his place by
the carmen" who then hooked the
parachute harness 70 the parachute.
which hang just outside the little
wicker car.
Iurtug out from one side Of the
car was a board on which was pasted
= larEe-scale trench map Of the dis
rEicL In pockets inside the car were
maps air photographs and field
EIzEseE On the rigging OF the car
was q dial 70 show the altitude and
an Indicator registering the force OF
-le wind in miles per hour. Just
above, dominating all. was the huge
haE OF floating fabric, only kept in
place By the crowd Of soldiers hold
Ing the handling guys The slender
cable and its sister telephone wires
stretched lazily across the grass TO
the winch on q big motor lorry
The observer fixed the telephone
receiver 20 his head. He tested the
line b. calling up the winch party
TIE exchange AID the chart room at
the balloon section headquarters.
Satisfied that all Was ship-shape, he
waved bis ann 10 the flight sergeant
VINO ordered crlsply- Let up, hand
over hand and then; walk for
Ground sinks Away.
The ground began TO sink away.
The first impression was that the
bottom OF the basket was going to
l1ll out For a Few moments this
impression was so strong that il
over the side. The view was excel
Ielr. but the mood 70 appreciate IL
was absent. The officers enthusiasm.
as be pointed ont different objects OF
interest IN the landscape, seemed
somehow oTerd0ue.
Gradually this first impression OF
Insecurity passed The altitude dial
comfortably close at hand. now indi-
Gated that the balloon had reached
$500 feet The Thermometer already
showed q drop OF 20 degrees. But
the balloon was still rising. There
ls light ground mist" explained the
officer, and experience proves that
under such circumstances better re-
suits are obtained from higher alti-
rldeF" So Il was not until the
pointers signified 1900 feet that he
re1e1honed down the order, stop the
wlnch." and the business Of the day
legau-
To sTalze on German Battery.
artillery observation was the Off
GERS appointed task A British bat
terry was going 70 take on" 8 Ger
man battery. and the observer made I
his preparations accordingly. He
had rhe positions OF the two batteries
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
World History Is Being
Made By Allies Council
OF War Ii old Versailles
D. HENRT @. WALEs.

noon The morning meeting Is lsN-
ally a routine affair for ratification
Of the work accomplished the pre-
vious day. 1t IS in the afternoon that
the strategists and tacticians get
down TO business and proceed with
their plans of formulating campaigns
in all the theaters Of war-the French
and Flanders front, the Italian front,
Macedonia, Palestine, Mesopotamia
and elsewhere.
Instructions. requests and advices
are received daily from the field head
quarters Of the commandersinchiet OF
the various armies. and also from the
political leaders Of the countries req
resented These diplomatic considera-
lions must always be taken into ac-
count in the formulation OF military
objects. as the two are indefinably
mingled in the prosecution Of the war.
Keep Up With Enemy Moves.
Reports from the secret service and
the Intelligence department Of all OF
the allied countries also make their
way TO Versailles for perusal by the
war council Information obtained
from the central empires through
Switzerland. Holland and the Scandi-
navian countries forms a large part
Of the bulk Of this matter, and next
TO that in Importance come the find
ings gathered from German, Austrian,
Turkish and Bulgarian prisoners cap
tured on the various fronts
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
LOndOnSnbnrbS
Dig CeIa7SAS
Bomb Shelters
Places For 10000 To Hide
From Air Raids Provided
By Outlying Borough.

London. Eng. March 15.-Air raid
shelters for 10000 persons are being
constructed by the residents OF Ed-
montOn- one Of the outlying Londor
boroughs- The borough contains
mainly working classes. dwellings o.
cottage type, and il was found thar
there were only one or TWO buildings
OF sufficiently solid construction 10
be classed IS proper air raid shelters
So the residents appointed q local
civil engineer TO take chargs OF the
work. and began TO dig shelters OF
the cyclone cellar type in an parts OF
the borough
The government gave them $4,000
sandhags and they expect shortly to
be able 10 shelter 10000 persons. in
most cases, the eXcava cious were
made in vacant lots or back gardens.
bolstered by wooden beams and rail-
road ties. which were then covered
with earth and sod and finally rooted
over with sandbags- Each shelter
VIII accommodate at least five famI-
lies. Other shelters are in protected
railway culverts and emhankments.
Each win be provided vita lighting.
seats and a small stove so that tea
can be served comfortably 20 those
waiting for the All clear" signal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
FOOD LAWS ARE
HURTING PARIS
FORFIRST TINE
New Food Restrictions Cut
the French Out of Best
Loved Viands.
NO CANDY; LITTLE
BUTTER; FEW EGGS
By HENRY C. WALES

ARTS, France, March 23-The
- stomach OF the capital-of all
= Paris. rich and poor alike-is
feeling the pinch or war FOR the first
time IN all the 4s months since the
great struggle broke out
The new food restrictions ordered
by NJ Victor Boret. provisions min
lister. have become operative and all
classes are affected.
Sweets OF All Kinds Barred.
Sweets. desserts Of all kinds. are
absolutely forbidden in every restau-
rant, and nearly all Of the eheeses. so
dear to the French taste and so pala-
table to foreigners here. are taboo
Butter may not be served at table
and only a limited amount is provided
for cooking purposes Sandwiches and
cakes OF any kind are Sarred, so that
tearooms become just that and moth
ing more-permitted 10 serve tea
only. and that without either sugar.
milk. cream OF condensed milk
Eggs may be sold in limited guam
titles by restaurants and then solely
in omelets or fried, and not as gar
nish for any other dish
The restrictions on milk. cream,
certain cheeses and eggs are made 10
maintain sufficient supplies OF these
articles for infants, children. the
aged and sick, and wounded soldiers
Serving Hours Limited.
It IS nov law thar no solid food
may be served anywhere between 9
and II a. m. and between 2:3O and
$50 p. m. and between $3.50 p. m and
a. m, except at the lunch counters
HHrma
and in army canteeus- No milk Is
served except from s to 9 a. m, and
then in such restricted quantities that
IL is practically impossible to obtain
cafe au lait-
Camembert. Swiss and similar soft
cheeses are prohibited. Only hard
cheeses may be served, which
amounts TO prohibiting cheese en-
tirely, as with the high prices Of milk
and labor and transportation diff
culttes there has been practically no
offering OF these articles since the
beginning OF the war
No Candies Permitted
Only uusWeetened chocolate IN tab
let form or powder for making cocoa
are leEislated out OF eXlstepce- The
amusing regulation IS provided for
ice cream that It may be made, but
without milk cream. sugar, eggs OF
flour.
Extra restrictions are placed on the
use OF flour. and Il may be made I'D
only into the war bread" IN current
use and in rolls Weighing not more
than 20 Erammes. Purchasers OF
these 20 Eramme rolls must surrender
a bread ticket for 200 grammes, how
ever. so that there Is small call for
these breakfast "dainties"
No fruits may be preserved with
either sugar or honey hereafter, so
that when the existing stocks OF Jam
are consumed there viii be nothing
at all available as a sweet for the fin
ish Of a meal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
UKRAINE, THE NO Their HUBBARD
CUPBOARDOF THE KAISER, BARE
Russian Territory Which Was Expected to Give Ger
many Abundant Food Has None for Anyone; German
and Austrian Conquests Have Failed to Relieve
Any Of the Hunger in Germany.
d HENRY g. VIZ.

- ARTS, France. March 23.-Uk-
- raine has been called "the gran
L cry Of Europe" but when
Mother Hubbard, in the person Of the
kaiser. goes there to fetch the poor
fatherland a bone, he viii find It as
empty as the celebrated cupboard in
Mother Goose.
That too much Importance may
easily be attached to the declara-
ton OF peace by Ukraine and the
capitulation OF all Russia. may be
realized by a careful survey OF results
gained by the central powers in their
occupation OF huge tracts Of enemy
territory during the last three years.
Gets Little From Seized Territory.
For two and one half years Ger
man troops have held Polish terri
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
japanese Are
Not Patriotic,
Paper Charges
Toxic Daily Says Sacrifice
Of the Westem People
Revelation to Japan.

Toxic, Japan, March 25.-Studying
the apparent indifference Of the Jap
anese people, both towards home poll
tics and the great war questions OF
the day. the Torodzu, one OF the To-
kio leading daflies, says there is moth
ing in which the Japanese people to-
day are really interested but in eco
nomic questions Continuing. the paper
adds:
The patriotism OF this people re-
veals itself only in the time OF war
and particularly on the battlefield II
is not so universal and steady as the
patriotism OF western countries, which
has been exhibited in this great war
not only on the battlefield but more
particularly in the determination or
the whole people occupied in peaceful
industry at home TO back up the work
OF the battle front The spirit with
which the western peoples have sacri-
feed their property and various other
personal interests with silent determi-
nation is q revelation TO the people Of
this country The japanese ought to
see, if they have not seen already,
that the boosted patriotism Of our
people is very narrow and rather SUI
psrficial compared with the logged
renacity and the universally Of the
western patriotism. Furthermore, We
are in the habit Of considering pa
triOtism as the spirit peculiar TO SOL
diers. The upper class and the general
public have no clear idea Of what pa
triotism means outside the battlefield
Nothing has been more ignoble than
the way the rich people Of this cOun-
try have pursued their selfish interest
in utter disregard Of the national in
terest."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23

tory almost equal in extent to the
size OF the Fatherland, and Austria
has had in her power vast Russian
areas IN the south, and yet with Bel
gfum, northern France. Servia, Monte
negro. a slice Of Italy, part OF Al
bania, a strip Of Greece and most Of
Rumania beside. the Quadrlplice have
been unable to ameliorate its food
and economic situation sensibly.
Organization Of conquered territory
for production requires almost iden-
teal mechanism and man power TO
Waging warfare. and implements,
transport and men cannot be spared
from the active theater Of war for
the prosecution Of agrarian and COM
mercial interests in these territories
occupied.
When AIackensen and Falkenhayn
overrau Rumania in the autumn OF
1917. the people Of Germany and Aus
tria-Hungary were promised imme-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
their village.

Y , ERSAILLES. France. March %.
" History is being made again
IN this ancient town, where the
market women OF Paris once over
threw a French king. Future history
is being planned by chosen generals
representing allied armies who are
.coordinadng plans for offenss and
defense against the central powers.
Versailles to-day IS one OF the most
cosmopolitan places in France. con-
tanning as It does the staffs Of gen
erals from Great Britain, the United
States, Italy and France.
Gen. Weygand, Of France; Sir Hen
~ S. RawlinsOn. OF Great Britain;
Gen Cadorna, OF italy, and Gen. Bliss,
OF the United States, are the big
four" in the interallied war council
who formulate startegic and tactical
plans for the coming campaigns
The deliberations OF the interallied
war council are held In the Trianon
Palace hotel. at the end Of the Boule-
ward de Ia Refine, one Of the magnifi-
cent wide thoroughfares built from
Versailles to Paris by Louis Quatorze.
Holds Two Sessions Daily.
Sessions are held from 1880 o'clock
IN the morning until noon, and then
from 3 until 6 o'clock in the after
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23

Brazil into the war put a definite end
TO these plans
German Directs Strike
While these plans were solely MIL
tary as Tar as Brazil was concerned.
the German agitators IN Uruguay and
Argentina hive been content 70 spend
their money keeping lborsrs and an
archists busy in their work OF de-
strucCicn. 1t IS believed here that
most Of the agirations have been led
by German agents who cane here
from the United states and that one
serious railroad strike in Argentina
was engineered by the same German
subject VINO attempted a similar
paralization OF traffic in the United
States.
The first serious outbreak Of This
kind was at the American packing
houses In MonteVideo. This strike
was sudden and entirely unexpected
and the government was puzzled at
the length OF tine during which ap-
pareutly pennlless laborer8 were able
TO hold out IN the unusual and unrea-
sonaDls demands that had been
framed for them By the strike agita-
tors
Much Property Destroyed.
These labor troubles soon spread
across the river into Argentina and
the country has not been free OF more
or less serious upriskugs among Ia
borers and anarchists for the last
four months Property has been de-
stroyed. soldiers and innocent people
shot down and many acres OF crops
burned In several Instances. espe-
ciauy in the case OF packing house
strikes, not one employs OF the com
psnies affected has been represented
on the strike committees that visited
the managers
There are evidences that aubassa-
dor Naon has kept in close touch with
the American department OF state re-
garding German activities in ArEen-
tina and the people here were look
Ing forward 20 new exposures when
he met president Irigoyen OF return
ing from washington
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
French Naval Expert Urges
Disn1antLing old Warships;
Send Guns, Men To France

marines, the allies can maintain their
blockade Of enemy ports and retain
a sufficient superiority over the Ger
man and Austrian fleets TO prevent
their attempting to leave their bases.
Greta Britain has 81 dreadnoughts,
nine battle cruisers, with two new
ones; % old type battleships and p
armored cruisers.
italy has five dreadnoughts and L
old irOnclads
France has u dreadnoughts. five
old ironclads. 20 light cruisers and
II armOred cruisers.
United States has IA dreadnoughts.
20 light cruisers and IA armored
cruisers.
Thus the allies. without counting
the japanese leet have 81 dread
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-23
Germans May Enter
Cafes To Get Warm
Without Purchasing

London. Eng, March 25.-Some idea
Of the conditions prevailing in Ger
many may be gained from the fact
that the Inhabitants Of Frankfort
on-AIain are authorized by a munich
pal order to enter any restaurant OF
cafe up TO p. m. for the purpose Of
warming themselves without being
obliged TO eat OF drink anything.