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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09

TXTASHINGTON. D. C., April g.
w Secretary 8IcAdoo. in d statement
wired from Raleigh, y. C.. and given
out by the treasury here today, called
on the country to furnish 20,00O.OOO
subscribers to the new Liberty loan.
That number Of purchasers, he said,
would mean a loan Of S4000.00O,00 or
S5.OO0O0e,0O0. instead Of $4,000, o00,0 600,
announced as a goal
The statement authorized by secre-
tary 1IcAdoo from Raleigh, n C..
where he spoke yesterday. said:
@Let us not stop when we have
reRched our quota. Let us go
forward and make the quota three
or four times as great, II it Is
possible to do IL, and let us at the
same time make the rambler OF
subscribers TO these bonds three
times as great as II was before.
There is no answer that viii carry
such discoura cement TO the enemies
90. 100000 American citizens have sub
scrfbed this time for Liberty bonds
eve can get the 20 100000 II we
stay IN the fight and make up our
minds to Il. II we do this il viii
mean that we shall have not three
billions but four or i've billions to
heIp our gallant men In this Eu-
preme test Of all time for the Hb-
critics OF the world"
kilograms TO loan headquarters
here today indicated thar many loan
organizations in all parts Of the cOun-
try already have raised their quotas.
From the st. Louis district came this
message:
ST. Louis Aiming High.
Statesmen plunged into the work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09
TREASURY CERTIFICATES
ARE AT TWO-THIRDS POINT

Dallas. Texas. April 9.-Nathan
Adams. director Of sales for treasury
certificates in the 18th federal reserve
district has issued the following
statement:
at close Of business Monday. sub
scriptiOns TO treasury certificates had
reached s1O.0OO,000. This is two
thirds OF the way, and it is my opin-
ion that banks in this district should
take into consideration the fact that
the boys in France and those who are
going TO France cannot stop at the
mile post which marks tWo-thirds of
the way. The boys in France viii 60
all the way whenever it is necessary
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09

Of disposing Of SIS, 600 600 Of bonds.
st Louis's' quota OF a little more than
S39.000.000 has been lost sight Of and
nothing less than the sum aimed at
viii be discussed
The honor roll Of communities
which have already subscribed quotas
continued to grow today san Fran
cisco sent word that 65 communities
in that district claimed honor flags
New York reported the award of
about 25. From Chicago came word
that q townships in VIII county,
Illinois, had gone over the top, and
that Joliet raised its entire quota in
eight hours without the assistance Of
a single corporation or bank Bur
lngtOn, Vt. also was IN early
claimant for the flag.
10 Nationalities Make Canvas.
Cleveland reported that citizens Of
10 natlonanties are making a house
TO house canvass in the foreign Ian
guage district and are harvesting
many subscriptions
II Texas Counties Win Flag
Eleven counties in Texas report
having won the flag. They are: Cam
eron county, Liberty county. Brooks
county, Smith county. Carson county,
kleburg county. Wilbarger county.
stephens county, Rusk county. Jim
Hogg county, COmmal county.
Secretary AIcAdoO named April p
as Liberty loan Sunday and in a letter
TO $4,000 preachers asked that spe-
cial sermons be preached on that day.
Won't Publish Estimates.
Estimates OF daily Liberty loan sub
scriptiOns viii not be given out during
the campaign by national. district or
local headquarters. under instructions
issued tonight by Secretary McAdoO
Instead the treasury win gather from
each federal reserve bank figures on
subscriptions actually filed with them,
together with receipts from the initial
five percent and a tabulatiOn Of these
viii be made public each day.
Local committees may compile SINH
lar reports Of subscriptions turned in
TO local banks and give cut the re-
suits.
Avoid Inaccurate Figures
This method Of supplying informa-
ton on the day by day progress OF
the loan campaign. adopted by the
treasury after long discussion. is in
tended to prevent the publication OF
Inaccurate estimates which might not
be borne out by actual subscriptions. I
Secretary McAdoo requested newspa- I
lers and liberty loan committees TO 4
observe the new rule
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09
Stained Hail And Blood Rain Explained i:
4 Mystery OF The Elements Explained
u GERRETT P. sERvIss.


/ A n inquiry from Bellows Falls. Yer
Amont, which has just reached me.
! tells Of a thunder storm, accompanied
by red and yellow hail, which had
startling appearance the next morn
ing when seen lying on the white
snow fields cold residents" fmmed-
lately recalled traditions Of blood
snow" seen a hundred years ago. and
expressed the belief that the red hail
now seen was prophetic Of terrible
bloodshed about TO occur on the
European batuenelds.
But there IS nothing supernatural
or difficult Of explanation in the oc-
currence at Bellows Falls Red and
yellow rains and SHOWS have been
recorded from time to time. since re-
mote antiquity and even in the most
superstttious ages their true cause
was OWNED by intelligent Observers.
though concealed or decried by those
who wished TO keep the multitude ig-
nOrant and fearful
These phenomena have been par
tlcularly frequent in the southern
parts OF Europe, which. at certain
seasons, are exposed TO long continued
winds blowing across the lIediter-
ranean sea from the Desert Of Sahara.
and from the volcanic regions border
ing on the Mediterranean. Finely pull
verified red and yellow dust is often
swept up by the desert whlrlwinds
and sandstorms in great quantities
and lifted 70 astonishing heights in
the atmosphere.
Carried by northerly currents. this
dust is sometimes borne over the Alps
themselves, and deposited mixed with
rain drops or snow in central Europe
BuI such occurrences are. naturally.
more common on the southern side of
the Alps This explanation is not
merely theoretic, for the Characteristic
sands Of the Sahara have been recog- I
nized in the dried blotches Of blood
rain fallen in northern Italy.
But desert dust. ana dust drawn I'D
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09

! into the air from regions covered with
the reddish and yellowish deposits
from volcanoes, are not the only
source Of colOred rains. SHOWS and
halls. Vegetation frequently con-
tributes to them, the spores and min
ute blossoms OF plants and trees be-
ing easily borne to great heights by
air currents. and then intermlngled
with forming drops Of watery vapor.
to which they may often serve as
nuclei
Red and yellow rains. and some
times white and green ones. due to
vegetation. usually occur about the
eQuinoNes March and September)
when strong and conflicting winds are
common. while the delicate pollen of
dants at the one season, and the dust
Of decaying flowers and leaves at the
other
In the Arctic regions snow is some
times colored red OF green by null
titudes OF minute organisms that
even grow upon the snow. such is the
organism called "prOtococcus nivalis. %
which appears in the form Of a red
dish powder sprinkled upon the snow
1t is this that impaired so high
color TO certain hills on the shore Of
Greenland that Capt. Ross gave them
the name of the Crimson Cliffs" but
Gen. A ". Greedy says that when he
saw them their color was a faint.
dirty dull red.
Rains, or showers, OF leaves. Of in
sects. and OF small frogs, toads. and
fishes have often occurred
It would be possible for a whirlWind
to suck up the small inhabitants OF a
pond along with the water, and thus
frogs and fish in limited numbers, 3
night occasionally be seen falling IN I
the midst Of a shower.
Indeed. this seems to be the way IN I
which the locust plague Is often spread ]
over parts OF the country that other g
wise might escape They embark upon 4
a wind like a pirate fleet and sail /
away to conquest and booty. stripping /
the land where they alight as thor |
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09
TROOPS DIGGING
TRENCHES TO REBEL VILLA

Maria Texas, April 9.-Mexican
federal troops are digging trenches
near the border. opposite San Ignacio.
Texas. according TO a report received
at military headquarters here today
Federal troops were also reported in
force at he san Juan mine. opposite
Sierra Blanca, and a general move
ment Of federal troops in the direc-
tion Of the OjinaEa district from Villa
Ahumada, Juarez and Guadalupe was
reported to headquarters here.
Villas main command was reported
50 miles southeast Of Ojinaga yester-
day By a federal officer No reports
were received here today of the re-
ported movement Of villa toward the
border 10 dispose Of $500, 900 worth
Of silver bullion. American patrols
have been strengthened along the Big
Bend border
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09
T9-i-State Is
Ranking War
SaUingS Club
Telephone Employees Are
Investing $500 a Month
In the Baby Bonds.

Among the FL PasO war savings So
cieties the Tri-State Telephone COM
pany's society ranked first Tuesday,
according to a report from city head
quarters of the movement. This SO
ciety. formed by 215 young women
and "A men is investing savings n
stamps at the rate Of $500 per monti.
Other savings societies being or
gained are: All the city schools. Ma
tions market. Western Union. Guar
antee Shoe company. Elite confection-
cry, Swift Packing company. Singer
Sewing Machine company. ScHneider's
market and FL Paso Foundry and
Machine company. The women Of the
city have formed about IS similar So
cieties-
Ell Paso county has sold S173,626.94
Of its quota Of S1,616.O20.
other Counties Report.
Report from the state director Of
the work in the different counties in
Texas on war savings shows stamps
sold TO March 81, as follows
BeNar county has quota Of S3,l2l--
200 and has sold S226.72S.2S; Dallas
county has a quota Of S3,4S9,020 and
with a quota Of s1,124,700, has sold
SS3,663-S2; GraysOn county, with
quota Of sS94SS0 has sold S1S3.9S0i
Harris county with a quota Of S3,0l3,-
$40. has sold s24S. 6SS.63.
These quotas were made for the
based on census Of July, 1917, and the
amount Of sales are arrived al by the
shipment Of stamps from the federal
and postoffice sales.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09
Alright For Life

It has been fight or die for many
Of US in the past and the lucky peo-
pie are those who are now well be-
cause they needed natures warning
signal in time to correct their trou-
bic with that wonderful new discov-
cry Of DR.. Pierce's, called e'An-u-ric.
You should promptly heed these
warnings, some Of which are dizzy
spells. backache. irregulsrity OF the
urine or the painful twinges OF
rheumatism, sciatica or lumbago. To
delay may make possible the dan
gerous forms OF kidney disease, such
as stone in the bladder
To overcome these distressing con-
ditions take plenty Of exercise in the
open air. avoid a heavy meat diet.
drink freely OF water. and at each
meal take Doctor Pierce's Anuric Tab
lets double strength. You viii. in
short time, find that you are one OF
the firm indorsers Of Anuric as are
many Of your neighDors-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09
MORTGAGE COMPANY TAKES
OLD DEL BUENO HOMESTEAD

The City Mortgage company last
Friday completed a deal by which il
acquired from Mrs. Margaret Del
Bueno. for a consideration Of $4,000.
the old Del Bueno homestead on
South Stanton street
Swift and company are making the
regular yearly Overhauling Of the
Swift meat depot. PIT South Kansas.
at an estimated cost Of $1,000. New
pipes in the condenser on the roof
is an important item in the schedule,
and all needed requirements viii be
made
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09
GIVES HOSPITAL TO TOWN.

Yale. Okla, April 9.-MabeI Dale, q
l1-year old Indian girl. has donated
$4,000 hospital 10 this city. Her
mother is a descendant OF the Creek
tribe OF Indians Her father some
years ago set aside an so acre tract
Of land for the daughter. On this
land was discovered a rich oil yield.
Miss Dale viii erect the hospital from
her royalties from the oil.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09

improve. I took IN al SIX packages-
an very glad TO testify-f-DAVID
VLCHEZ, ~ E. Social Street
different medicines for kidney and
bladder troubles VIII say that I have
given Dr.. Pierce's Anuric Tablets a
fair trial and was greatly benefited
and do hereby cheerfully recommend
Aluric to all parsons suffering from
kdney and bladder troubles
HENRY ROTH, Route 4, Box 153.
Ask the druggist for Anuric (60c).
O. send DR.. y. H. Pierce, Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffa-
20. n Y 10 cents for trial package.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09

Aliens Foot-Ease. the antiseptic powder
to be shaker into the shoes and sprinkled
IN the fcotbath. The Plattsburg Camp
Manual advises men In training 20 use
Foot-Ease IN their shoes each morning il
prevents blisters and sore spots and re-
lleves painful. swollen snartlng feet and
takes the sting out OF corns and bunions-
A certain relief for sweating. callous,
tired. aching feet Always use Aliens
Foot-Ease TO break IN new shoes sold
everyWhere, eEc.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09
COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR TO
TAKE AUTO LICENSE TAXES

New legislation going into effect
June IS will take the matter Of reg
istering automobiles and receiving
automobile license taxes out OF the
hands Of the Automobile club and Of
the county license inspector entirely,
and place the same in the office OF
the county tax collector. Information
TO this effect was contained in let
ter received Tuesday by county in
spector L A Berteaux from the state
highway commission
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09
Negroes Organize Team.
St. Mays school Buys.
RORRERs ZOE RnRnERs-

Chicago, H. April Slow one
gang Of bank robbers was robbed BY
a rival organization in crime and
counter plots which led TO the arrest
Of four men were disclosed last night
in confessions said TO have been OBJ
tanned from four Of the five alleged
automobile bandits who robbed the
La Grange state bank on December
Is 1917, OF $4,000. The four under
arrest are: John Novotney. George
Stober, Max Kasper and Joseph Tes-
hava-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09
80 ~ - nII-I.rs-

The city viii probably buy five
head Of mules, II they can be secured
for $1,000. Alderman F. B. Simmons.
in charge Of the street department.
made request for the mules at a coun-
ell meeting Tuesday About five head
OF old mules that the city now owns
viii be sold.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09
CUT IN FIGHT.

Jesus Monies. aged 19 years. was
cut in the left breast at about II
o'clock Monday night in a fight with
four MeXicans, who attacked him at
Eighth and Hill streets. according to
Montes's story TO the police. No trace
wos found OF the assailants by the
police.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09

old, and for the
last three years I
have been af-
flicted with kid
ney trouble; no
relief from the
medicines I took
At last 7 took one
small package Of
Dr. PRrce's An
uric Tablets and
the very first
dose helped me
and I continued TO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09
on VAGRANCY CHARGE.

EnriQuita Estrada, charged with
vagrancy. was arrested on a street
near the Texas Pacific yard offices
Monday evening.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09

thermometer board which records the
standing Of the 26 teams, at present
on display in the Liberty loan window
at the Popular store. Maurice
Schwartz is the captain Of the team
which has sold the most bonds 10
date. II. W Broaddus expects to
have the largest amount Of sales &C
credited to his team by W ednesday
and he says the board viii then be
window.
r. Burt Orndorff. chairman Of the
executive committee, said he is we'll
pleased with the work that the COM
mittees are doing The subscriptions
are progressing nicely. though not
quite as fast as might be desired. he
said. The total amount required OF
FL PasO will be subscribed when all
Of the captains have reported their
subscriptions and the banks Of the
city have been heard from
NegrOes Organize Team
Following an address by William
Coleman captain Of the negro com
mittee OF the third Liberty loan. at
the A n i. church. Sunday after
noon, a team was organized to be
with Jasper B. Williams as captain
This team win have its office at the
Williams drug store, 106 South Camp
bell street.
st. Mary's School Buys.
school have purchased a 500 bond
There are about $50 pupils at the
school Ever since the Thrift Stamp
sale was started the stamps have
been on sale at the school and a Iarge
number Of them sold.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09
20,000,000 should BUY BONDS
SAYS NJ TABOO; FORGET THE QUOTA

Says Total Subscription Should Run S40O0OOOOOO or
S5,OO0,000OOO Instead Of Minimum of S3OOOOO0OOO;
Make Quota or 4 Times as Great, Says Secretary
Of Treasury; II Texas Counties Go Over Top.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09
MEN SUBSCRIBE
$500. coo FOR BONDS

st. Louis. Mo- April e.-Three men
subscribed for s5.5OO.00O cor bonds in
the third Liberty loan at a meeting
held here last night They were
August A. Busch. 81, 600. 900; Frank c.
Rand. 100000, and Festus J. Wade,
81 ,OOO,0 900.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09
BANKING By MAIL

TO
o Q ma
you vi De M N
We fund ls STATE Of Texas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09

and when they are called upon to go
all the way.
1T would, however, be a great help
to them TO know that the men and
women at home were willing to make
order that they can be fed and
clothed. Profits at this time should
be a secondary consideration Sub
scriptions close at 3 p N. on the
tenth.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-09
Mr.. GORTON SAYS

Nujol Laboratories,
Standard Oil Company, GJew jersey,
Bayonns, New jersey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16

ial cars. Largest stock in
this vicinity.
Bicy Gle tires and tubes at
special reduced prices.
1000 model On IN
bicycles 800. 49,. OOsOO
$500 model TT En
bicycles $500. 80. L. . sOO
All COLOSSAL makes.
Motorcycle tires and tubes,
all brands-Cut prices.
$500 sets dem0untable rims
for FOrds (black or natural
finish) IT Or
complete .......a.- -
Baker Kelsey. Firestone,
Peerlman or Stone.
f 1899 sDd Tear carriers 7.48
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13
erinneu S. A. r. c. Demebilizsd.

Special to Times-Republican.
GrinneH. Dec. l3-From today on, for
a time at least. Grinnell college men
will mot march to classes in military
formation. No longer will their peace
full slumber in the early morning hours
be disturbed by that never-silent
bugle. G-innell is again college IN
the good old sense-in the pre- Var
sense The war is over and, thank
heavens, so is the students army train
ing corps" says the Grinnell student
soldier Of yesterday.
All blanks necessary for the de-
mobilization of the Grinnell 5. A. T. =.
unit were received Sunday morning
and since then the barracks aud the
military headquarters have been
scene OF intense and feverish excite
ment. BY yesterday the men had oeHn
paid. they had signed all the required
papers, and all equipment. except per-
sonal apparel which the men may
wear for four months, Tad been handed
in In fact everything had been done
but formally releasing the men.
Orders for the release were given by
Captain Adams at o'clock yesterday
afternoon and within three hours
nearly every S A. T. c. man had left
for his home.
Arrangements have been made by
the college authorities whereby the
men may stay home until after Christ
mas vacation and then return to their
studies without losing any credit
whatever Re-regiStration in academic
courses of the college has been going
On for the last two weeks and IL ap-
pears now that at least 80 per cent o:
the men will return to college after
Christmas.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13
GRANDMA KNEW

Breaking up colds was one OF the
easiest things that grandma did. With
only goose grease and turpentine she
got some wonderful results. And you
can't beat that remedy now.
But you can make il work more
quickly. MEN-THO-EZE is made of
goose grease and turpentine with
menthol. the great Chinese remedy, to-
gether with peppermint, wintergreen
and other healing oils added. Rubbed
Cd the chest. the goose grease and tur-
pentine work from the outside as surely
as they ever did. But the fumes from
the other oils, inhaled to the Innings of
the throat and lungs, soothe the raw
surfaces and draw out the soreness.
giving relief in 90 minutes. Colds
caught at the start can nearly always
be broken up with MEN-THO-EZE
Keep a jar handy and be prepared. In
opal jars. zoe and soc. For sale by
druggists, or mailed direct.
Address MEN O-EZF," Fort
Dodge. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13
Wallet Found in Mail Box.

Davenport. Dec. i3.-When George
Leiwe. mail carrier, opened the mail
box on the corner OF Main and Ang-
ular street yesterday he was surprised
to find large pocketbook. which was
taken by three colored men when they
robbed w. H. Drinkall, OF No. 1926
North Eighth street, at the corner Of
Fourth and Washington streets last
night.
The wallet contained one check for
$40. made out by an insurance COM
pany. and another for SIC made out to
Mr.. Drinkal by the relief association
Of the Burlington railroad, and the
door key to the owners home. The
SIS in bills, which was in the pocket
book when taken last evening. was
missing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13
Clear Lake items,

Clear Lake. Dec. 1S.-G. II. Brooks,
OF Mason City has purchased the Boyd
Bros. meat market and will take pos
esion the first OF the new year. Lee and
Fred Boyd have been proprietors Of
this market for more than eighteen
years.
Capt. F. T. Scanlon received his dis
charge from service In the medical
corps and has returned to Clear Lake
from Fort Riley and again taken up
his regular practice. First Lieuten-
ant Thomas Mcmahon. son-in-law OF
+. C. Waller. OF this place. has been
mustered out and expects to return
to his regular practice OF medicine in
the very near future. He was former
ly located at Iowa City but does not
know just where he will relocate.
Charles Collier. Clear Lake boy
who Tor the past few years has been
located in North Dakota, but more re-
Gently one Of the brave boys who went
to France and one who lost a leg in
battle. has been spending the week here
visiting his uncle Thomas Collier. He
returns to Des- Moines today, where he
vii be Obliged to spend another month
at the hospital before being mustered
out.
School was dismissed on Thursday on
account OF the superintendent. prin-
cipal and a number Of teachers being
sick with influenza and unable to take
care Of their respective rooms. 1t is
hoped that work can be resumed again
on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Casper futile de-
Cd MIC 10
Cal. where Mr. Tuttle will take charge
Of coal yard for Dick Brown during
the winter. They have rented their
home here until spring. when they ex-
pect to return to Clear Lake.
Mrs. c. b Christian went to Los
Angeles. Cal. on Wednesday where she
will spend the balance Of the winter.
Mrs. Alvin Prestholt is critically Ill
with influenza
Sam C1ansen, Jr.. and wife and
daughter arrived in Clear Lake yester-
day for visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Clausen. Sam has been engaged in
the mining business in Mexico.
Contractors have just completed the
erection Of the soldiers monument at
the Clear Lake cemetery and II Is
beautiful piece Of monumental work.
The work has been in course OF con-
struction all summer. 1t 10 a SHAFT OF
gray and red granite forty or fifty
feet in height with a statue Of Lincoln
at the top. It faces Division street. the
main thoroughfare and is approached
by a fight of many steps OF concrete
from the street The cost has been
several thousands OF dollars. a part of
which is appropriated by the national
government.