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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
Austrians Continue
attempts To Break Up
Morale OF Italians

Rome italy June THE Austrian
troops attempt TO induce the Italian
soldier TO fraterniZe once more, re-
gard his brother from Hungary" as
his best friend and accept gifts from
him. continues undated, although It
is no longer possible that the Italian
win fall into the trap which has been
set for him, and which. as experience
has taught him once. would result IN
a second military disaster and the
loss of another slice Of the national
territory
Recently the Austrian propaganda
Eas greatly improved its methods and
changed its system. Apparently the
night visits TO the Italian trenches
continue. but the visitor no longer
asks the Italian to fraternize- In gen
eral he wants matches OF a mOrsel OF
bread and offers in exchange good
cigarets. sweets and good beer.
OF late, a whole squadrilla OF air
planes has been added to the Aus
triau propaganda corps one day this
sQuadrilla dropped throughout the
Italian war zone and rear lines. hum
dreds Of thousands Of handbills, in
forming the soldiers whose relatives
resided i'm the invaded provinces that
iuasmucn as a letter to them by way
Of Switzerland would take a week, the
same letter would be delivered the
next day by the Austrian military
mail, provided IL was taken or thrown
into any Austrian trench The hand
bill added that there was no danger
for the writer, as a soldier approach
ing with q letter in his hands would
be treated as II advancing under a
nag OF truce.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
Crushed While At Prayer
By German Shell, Bodies
OfAnencan Women Found
BY ROBERT s. DOMAIN.

Darts. France. June 1.-The scenes
1 attending the removal OF the
bodies from a church in the heart Of
Paris which vas struck by a German
30 shell and partially demolished on
Good Friday were indescribably pitt
fuL -Four Of the slain were Ameri-
can women, killed while praying.
Inside the church American Red
Cross physicians and nurses from the
American military hospitals in Paris
worked feverishly binding Up the
wounds Of the injured. At the same
time priests. soldiers and policemen.
in danger themselves from the weak
ened roof Of the church. from which
huge blocks of stone had crashed
down. dragged crushed forms from
beneath the debris Of glass. plaster
and stone.
In the side affairs Of the church the
heavy noxious fumes OF the shell
which had suffocated dozens Of wor-
shippers, still hung suspended in the
clouds OF plaster dust The aisles and
nave Of the church were cluttered
with broken umbrellas. torn clothing.
crushed hats and smashed chairs
Here was a Womaus veil, ureuched
en- blood. Here a shell fragment had
passed through the body Of a wor-
shipper and the chair upon which he
sat and was buried IN the stone floor
Of the church Representative OF the
municipal laboratory were digging
out the piece OF shell so that the pro-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
Princess Says War Calls Women To
The Home From Fields Of EndeaDor

DOME, Italy, June Princess Doria
N Panphily. the charming hostess
and society leader OF bygone days. has
stated in an interview that the war.
with its appalling consequences. viii
have, among others. the effect Of re-
calling women from many fields OF
endeavor and restoring them back to
the home. the hospital and the invalid
asylum.
since the beginning OF the war"
the princess said. the demand for fe-
male nurses and attendants has stead
lily increased, and. in my opinion, viii
continue to increase I'm direct ratio
20 the dura ton OF the conflict The
reason is obvious
are Needed in Homes.
"In the home the presence Of the
women Of the family is also more in
dispense bic today than at any time
before the war. In peace times thou
sands Of girls had invaded the offices
and the industrial establishments In
order 10 make a li-inE, intrusting the
home work to paid help Today, after
the military hospital has sent back
TO them a crippled father or brother.
the place Of these girls is at their
side. either TO nurse them back to
health or accompany them till the end
Of their days.
The assistance OF criDples and In
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

valids forms one Of the most colossal
problems raised by the war. and this
problem can be solved only by the
women OF the beiligerent nations.
The breathing OF poisonous gases
has forever impaired the health OF
thousands Of youths who otherwise
would have never known the miseries
OF consumption The explosion Of
grenades has blinded thousands OF
men who though still mentally strong
and dsOdund. viii need the hel poi de-
voted souls in order TO esrn q living
Add TO that the still larger nGmber
OF those who have lost both arms Ca
both legs
Victims Need Love.
"WhO shall look after them2 Who
shall assist the consumptive. guide
the blind. feed or wheel about the
cripQles2 Men are not fit for this
work; this is essentially woman's
work Above all. the victims Of this
frightful war need love and this only
a woman can give.
THE victory Of the central empires
would mean enslavement Of Europe. a
life OF work and misery for every
man, woman or boy and-a new war.
Germany makes no secret Of 10 now.
and this means we shall keep on
fighting till the fact is brought home
to the central empires that Europe
and America viii lay down arms only
when the wild dream ola world d0mi-
nation has been forever dispelled-"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
LudendOrf's Staff
Small, Submissive,
Says German Paper

London. Eng. June Some Of the
personnel of the Germany army's gen
eraI staff are flatteringly described
by Eugene Zimmerman in an article
published by the Berlin LOkalanzeig-
err Seven OF LudendOrffs associates
are named. the first being Col Won
Merz. "a quiet and far sighted assist
ant Of his chief. with an important
and interesting post"
Lieut.. Col WetzeI is called "a very
clever and serious worker. fun Of
knowledge. and often 10 be found ia
his chiefs room
Lieut. Col Bauer is said 70 have
been described by Ludeudorff as "the
cleverest officer in the army Zim-
hermann says he has an eXtraOrdi-
nary gift for organization
The other officers mentioned are
Mai Frahuert. Mai Won Bockelberg,
Mai Won Harbou. whose unusual
gifts are combined with a convincing
eIoquence." and, finally. the calm and
solid Capt Geyer." 'As the work
never gets into arrears. the article
asserts. "a small staff is preferable
TO a large one. Opinions are not all
ways the same. but there is never any
personal friction and the submission
to decisions IS absolute"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
MUST
BUY PEACE BY
DYING, ORDER
Papers on Prisoners Show
German Soldiers Have
No Other Alternative.
ARE TOLD PEACE
ONLY WITH BLOOD
By ERNEST p. ORR.

DARIS, France, June Letters
I found on German prisoners show
that every step in the great battle was
carefully rehearsed for months before
the first waves swept over the Brit
ish lines. The divisions brought from
the Russian front were drilled in the
difference in warfare between the
Slavs and the French and English
and were taught maneuvers with both
cavalry and artillery and told frankly
what to expect
Buy Peace With Blood
with your blood shall YOU purchase
peace for yourselves and your 1ami-
les" is the declaration found on one
prisoner and signed by the command
ing officer
As is usual with German offensives.
nothing was LETT TO chance or hazard.
Miniature hills and plains were laid
out representing the English terri
tory. Trenches were dug across them,
machine gun emplacements were set
up. Each unit was assigned its own
work 10 do. each man told TO achieve
some particular task and what 10 do
in the event he became separated
from his command In the event OF
the officers being killed others were
TO step into their places in order OF
seniority The under officers were 10
move up, the file leaders were TO be-
come u0ucoms.
Practice for Slaughter.
For three weeks one division was
put through manueuvers Of taking a
certain portion of the British line.
When It had reached a certain position
a division pressing on behind il and
constituting the second wave OF as
saut would replenish its losses. All
the men were told that over 100 di-
visions had been assembled behind
81. Quentin. representing over 1,200.-
600 men, and that before such a for
midable array the British front must
crack
The order given the day preceding
the attack was to assau the British
positions and hold them. cost what IL
might Assaults were 20 be success
sively maintained until the exhaustion
Of the reserves which were TO replace
decimated units battalion by battalion.
Masses of men were TO trample over
each other I'm their eudeavOr to ''pur-
chase peace" for themselves and
families at the price Of their blood.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

jectile Of the giant cannon might be
studied by ordnance experts.
With crow bars and wooden beams,
huge blocks Of stone were dislodged
TO uncover CHASTITY crushed forms
which but a few minutes before were
bowed in prayer before the Stations
Of the Cross
Find Americans.
As the soldiers labored at the mass
Of wreckage, uncoverlng body after
body. one Of the American Red Cross
workers uttered an ejaculation
Those are American women he
said, pointing TO four bodies which
were removed from the same spot 4
search Of the handbags Of the corpses
revealed that the dead were Mrs.
Mary G.. Land0n, wife OF Edward II.
LandOn. Of New York; his dauGhters,
Mrs. Lucy LandOn speed. wife of Capt
Ralph IL Speed. Of the British army
and Miss Marie Grinnel. Of New York.
All resided AT Rue Balzac. Paris All
bodies were removed temporarily 10
the mOrEue-
The body OF Nile. Germaine Fran
ciere, an auxiliary nurse at the Amer
lean ambulance az Neuilly. and the
daughter Of former French project.
was found in one Of the side chapels.
The body was covered with a fine
show er Of glass which. blown through
the church by the force Of the eXplos-
ion, blinded. cut and choked the con-
gregatiOn- Nile Franciere evidently
had crawled into a confessional box In
her last agony. When her body was
removed there remained. underneath a
picture of Christ in His agony on the
cross, a pool Of blood
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
by GEN. DE LACROIX.


DARIS. France. June without ac-
/ cepting the exaggerated figures
OF the German losses I'm the great
battle, the allies are pursuing a pol
icy that is gradually wearing the en-
envy down and that viii end by swing
ing the numerical superiority over to
their side.
temperament the German marches
in close formation. elbow to elbow.
striking blows by masses until the
adversary is vanquished. Success is
sought through numerical superiority
The question of losses is considered
as secondary as long as the numerical
superiority may be preserved
Allied Tactics Differ.
Allied tactics are just the reverse.
Their units are filled with the spirit
of holding firm, of never giving way
in the face of an enemy no matter
how overwhelming his strength be-
fore having exhausted all means of
resistance and having forced the en-
emy to hurl wave after wave at them.
Then they come back with a counter
attack OF the most terrific sort. which
ends iu hand To- hand fighting, and
in which the number counts less than
the individual valOr Of the men.
To understand what viii be the re-
suit of such tactics on both sides,
take a Hypothetical case where both
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
KILLED AND TAKEN
PRISONER ON WEST
100000
PAPER GIVES
THE FIGURES Of COST IN LIFE
German Military Critics Show Kaiser's War Losses
Up to January Of This Year We're 100000 and
the Big Offensive Has Added Many Thousands
to That Number; Els Paper Suppressed
- HENRY q. 49,.

Darts. France. June From a pri-
1 vate copy OF the suppressed edi-
tion OF the New Europe. published in
Berlin. / have seen the tabulation Of
German losses during the war. made
by Karl Bleibtren, military critic.
The German authorities censored
his article. and when he insisted on
printing it, on the ground he had OBJ
tanned his figures from the regularly
published German casualties lists. the
edition Of the newspaper was seized
by the censorship bureau in Berlin,
but the trench intelligence service
Bleibtren's tally Of losses comprises
only killed and captured and does not
take into account those wounded.
even when they were so gravely in
lured as 10 prevent their return 10
active service
Five million men, dead or
prisoners, in the three and one
half years elapsed from August
1914, 20 January, 1918, Is the Ger
man war correspondents total es-
Innate.
OF these he account for 3,OOO,-
600 on the western front, and l.
50O.0OO on the eastern front. He
estimates NJ half n million the
German losses in other theaters
of the war and by the navy
September. 1914. the month in
which took place the battle Of the
Marine, was the blOOdiesr period for
German arms. according to Bleibtren-
he estimates the losses in those four
weeks at 2l5.1J0- Nearly all Of these
are killed, as the French took rela-
tween their stand at the Marue and
the German stand at the Aisne.
The first month Of the war. august.
1914, was the next worst month Tor
Germany, says bleiDtren- the total IN
killed and missing reaching $4,000
The greater part OF these losses also
represent dead. as the BelEiaus.
French and British took few captives
in their retreat TO Antwerp and from
Mons and Charleroi TO the Marine, re-
spectively.
August. 1916. the second month OF
the battle Of the Somme- was the
third heaviest period for German
losses 10000 being the figure, ac-
cordinE TO Bleibtren- This was the
stage during which the French troops.
advancing more rapidly than the
British on their left, attacked the en-
envy both frontly and in flank
The crown princes offensive against
Ferduu, waged from February 81,
1916, until July i. when the Franco
British attack astride the Somme
eased the pressure on the Meuse. cost
225,Q00 men. Bleibtreu estimates. and
scarcely any Of these were in prison
ers. as it was not until later that the
French bagged captives in their
large scale counter offensives.
Counter Attacks Cost $4,000 Men
The German counter attacks from
May to August 1917. along the Che
min des Danes and I'm the hill district
OF Champagne. where Gen. NiveIle's
offensive had gained certain tactical
advantages. cost the enemy 155. 900
men. the war correspondent asserts
The British blows against Vimy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

ANGRY BUT NO
PANIC OCCURS
Exodus From City Takes
Many Women and Chill
dren to South.
BRING
WAR VERY CLOSE
~ R0RERT s. DOlIAN.

DARIS. France. June 1-Not since
/ the days Of the Battle Of the
Marine has Paris been stirred as it is
in these latter days when the greatest
battles Of all history for world mas
terry are in progress.
There has been an enormous exodus
OF children and OF the wealthy and
well 70 do bourgeoisie from Paris to
central and southern France.
All show Bravery.
But the bearing OF those who re-
main is admirable. With six air raid
alarms in three days and lombard
ment at irregular intervals by the
"a mile gun, with swarms Of refu-
gees pouring into the city and verit-
able exodus at all the railroad sta
lions, Parisians might well be ex-
pected 20 be on edge
It is true that there are many cases
of nerves among those who are car
ryiug on business as usual under the
bOmbardm ent. And on the slightest
pretext there are outbursts of rage
against the sale boche" such as only
the emotional French are capable Of
War Is Very Real.
A year ago Paris seemed as far from
the front as New York does today.
With the exception Of the very few
wounded in the streets and the varied
uniforms of the allied nations there
was little TO remind one that the
greatest issues I'm history were being
fought out a few miles away.
Today, however. all is changed The
bars which a year ago were almost as
gay as they were in July. 1914 are viz
tually deserted The demi-mondaines
have fled en- masse TO the Rivera.
parisians who remain behind sueer at
those who have left the city and go on
about their business with set jaws.
keeping to the sides Of the streets
which offer barrier 90 the long
range gun and with ears alert for the
feline whine of the 210 shells which
drop at intervals from the ehter IS
miles down into the capital.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
STATES
INCREASES ITS
SUGAR OUTPUT
British Professor Urges
England to Follow Elk
ample of Americans.
GERMANY ALSO
ADDS TO YIELD

7 ONDON, Eng, June In a report
Il on the sugar supply question in
Great Britain, Prof George 8arfueau
Of the University OF London. urges the
British government to learn from
Germany and the United States which
have handled the sugar question most
successfully. speaking Of Germany's
success with sugar I'm the past decade
he says: There are two causes at
the bottom Of this mystery Energy.
ability. efficiency, and more than alL
persistent research. constituted the
first and best cause. But this was sur-
plemented by a stimulus designed to
induce capitalists TO risk their money
in the beet root industry.
ut was Germany that hit upon the
right kind Of stimulus. 1t was a brill
liant idea and carried out with great
judgment The sugar duty was levied.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

Patience And Tenacity OF
Allies Wearing DoWn Hun
Strength And WIfu Conquer
French Military Expert.


sides are of equal strength. each pos
sessinE say 800 divisions Of troops.
one Of the opponents wants TO strike
rapid. mortal blow. The other, not
so given TO brute force. and more YER
satile, avoids heavy blows and finds
I'm the very prOlongatiOn Of the strug
gle a corresponding gain i'm strength
He holds the enemy while wearing
him out III such a struggle the sec
ond party is bound to be the winner.
and the figures prove It,
Wearing Out Reserves.
Tt may be concluded that the Ger
man method Of mass attacks whites
down the supply Of fresh reserves Of
the assailant i'm such proportions that
from a numerical superiority he rap
idly sinks to an inferiOrity- In the
beginning the euemy's mass attacks
gave him an iucOntestable advantage.
but insufficient to obtain the result
me was seeking. The dosgedness Of
the allied troops has always enabled
them TO contain the attackers at the
end of several days
From Attacked to AttaclSer.
The heavy losses Of the enemy and
the economy Of electives on our side
viii permit us at a given and chosen
moment to turn from the role Of at
tackled TO that Of attacker. It is a
policy Of patience and tenacity that
we are following. but 10 is. thanks TO
it and the wonderful morale Of the
allied troops. that we are sure OF the
final victory
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
GERMAN DISTRESS To
CONTINUEAFTER WAR.
MICHAELIS DECLARES
Former Chancellor Tells Countrymen They Must Count
UpUu Food Shortage and Sacrifices After Peace Is
Restored; Must Bear Peace Burdens With
out GTumbling Is Warning Given.

7 ONDON. Eng June The dis
Il tress now prevailing IL Germany
as a result Of the war viii continue
after the return Of peace, sad Dr.
Georg Michaelis. the former chancellor
in an address in Benneckstein, ac-
cording to the Cologne Gazette. Ger
man materiaIism shared in the re-
sponsibility for the war, declared DIT.
1Iichaelis, who added:
I'VE must recognize that we are
also responsible for the war. but not
politically. for the emperor wanted
peace up to the last moment. Fate
has sent Us that because money began
10 rule among us. God wanted TO
save us from complete materializa-
ton / would rather reuounce war
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

indemuities If again should be re-
sponsible, than to see our people be
placed by the payments of their debts
in the danger Of sinking into ma
terialism."
Or. Michaelis said it would be a
deception to believe that the return
of peace would mean a return Of the
we'll regulated living conditions Of
1914
I'VE must face the fact that we
must carry the sufferings of war over
into the period Of peace, he said
I'VE must prepare ourselves ourselves
inwardly to bear the peace sufferings
without grumblinE- Our life also after
the war will be subject TO enforced
re equation. Scarcity Of food and other
articles and high prices viii continue.
Our great debt viii force us to adhere
TO government control Of raw ma
uerial''
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
England TrebLes Output
OF lam For It's Soldiers

London. Eng, June The capacity
Of the factories in which the gov
eminent makes jam for the army and
navy is 10 be trebled this year The
government started jam making last
year with ten factories which con-
verted 10000 tons of fruit into Jam.
A few months hence 30 factories will
dispose Of 5000 tons Of fruit The
principal fruits handled are sour ap-
pies and plums. Stra wberries. rasp-
berries and gooseberries are also used
but TO a smaller extent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

7 ADY DUFFERIN, prominent British
l. peeress, who like many thousands
Of British women, has given her all in
aid Of the many war charities and is
actively engaged in war work. She is
a prominent member Of the British
Red Cross.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
Million and Halt Over
SeDentu NOU in ENGLAND

London. Eng. June THE finan-
ciaI secretary TO the treasury an
nounces that the total of the septua-
genarian population Of the United
Kingdom, according to the 1911 cen
sus was 1,519.612 In 1917 the num-
her Of the old age pensioners was
9f3.582 OF these 93S.213 were in re-
ceipt Of the allowance Of IS Cd a
week in addition 10 the pension
The total estimated cost Of these
allowances for the current year is
&60.175.00e for pensions and S30,067 70
zoo for additional allowances.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
Germans Indulge In 4 New Barbarity
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Inoculate Argentine Animals, Is Belief

ONDON, There believe the
L inoculatng animals in Argentine with bacll.
reaching the Argentine
suffering ganders which stated be practically
tent in
chic o S
owing examination animals arriving this
country discovered before landing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

.DR. ALICE BARLOW BROWN, Of
l. Winnetka, H., who is doing relief
work IN the Ieconquered villgaes Of
France. She has established dental and
medical clinics in the departments Of
Merthe and MoseIle, and has been Of
ficially thanked by the French govern
ment. Her work has greatly improved
sanitary conditions IN the small towns
behind the lines.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

every summer brought thousands Of
German children and given them a
summer vacation I'm Dutch homes.
where they could get better care and
nourishment than at home. This year
the society winch has charge OF the
migration announces that it wiz be
impossible to get permits for any SIM
liar trips. owing TO Hollands own
food shortage.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01
Submarine Is Wrecked By Own Torpedo
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Death Messenger Becomes 4 Boomerang
.On1erang

ONDJN Eng june line
IL adventure which, the
appear
Frewenl
a'e TO Newport son and when off Portland encountered sub
the Non at rapid rate but when short distance from the vessel broke
detected
loud explosion followed report
upheavaL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

4aal4 NuAA -A4lA - q 2 1921 IA
From August 1877. TO January.
1915. Bleibtren estimates the German
losses at 367,450, practically all on the
west front, swelling the total TO A.
456961.
The remaining half million dead
are accounted for by those who died
from wounds and those killed or cap
tured in the italian campaign. fight
ing With--Ausrrian troops. in Macedo-
MIA with the Bulgarians. in 1fesopota-
mia and Palestine with the Turks. in
Africa, and the kiau Chau against the
japanese The losses suffered in the
German navy. on board Warships and
in submarines. are also included in
this lInaL totaI estimate Of 5.onl. 900.