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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
HUGE U. S. ARMADA
OF TROOP VESSELS
CROSSES ATLANTIC
MENA CROWDED INEVERYWHERE
BUT ALL ARE STRONG AND HAPPY
Every Available Foot Of Space Is Utilized and Men Eat
in Relays, Standing; Even Decks Are Packed With
Soldiers; Airplane Sections Liberty Motors
and ALL Are First to Set Foot Ashore.

Z neatness OF the efficient naval man-
aEement. In the kitchen galley savory
dishes were being prepared and IN
the bread making plant the long line
Of ovens were turning out stacks OF
white bread for these 5000 hearty
eaters This was a meatless day for
civilians. but one OF the negro cooks
offered US a taste OF the steaming
meat curry. which would have done
credit TO a Paris chef
An exciting event Of the trip
was learned as we passed along
Most Of the voyage had been IN
eventful. But, nearing this side.
n lockout had EignaIed the ap-
penrance Of q periHcope. Soon the
deck guns got into action, and two
depth charges were dropped over
the SPOT where the periHcops was
last seen But there was No
further sign OF hostile craft II
the depth charges took effect
they left no trace for there was
no WreeknEe on the water very
soon the incident had passed and
some OF the ships did not even
know anything unusual had Oe-
CURED.
On the upper deck we saw the dead
" depth charges and the long tobog-
gan slide along which they are start
ed on their Grand The charges were
in metal cylinders the size OF a cask.
two on each side ready 10 drop over.
Proud OF Big Guns.
Besides these the Eunnery officer
was proud OF the possession OF guns
made for use on battleshfps but
mounted here on deck
They viii outshoot any submarine
afloat," said the officer. pattinE his
big weapon as though they were pets
In the officers mess hall one OF the
officers summed I'D the results OF the
trip Most OF the men, he said, were
from the west with a large number OF
farmer boys who had never been on
the water before This was a great
experience a great adventure. and
they were eager for It There was
little seasickness after the first few
days The men looked forward anx-
iously 10 getting into the fighting
front. for there was one common i'm
pulse running through them all as
shown by their letters home-that
there was a big Job ahead which had
TO be done. and they wished TO do It
and have done with IL so as 10 return
home.
As we came ashore two American
airplane sections were being de-
barkeds with their liberty motors and
all the paraphernaliz OF flight These
arrivals, long deferred but now com
ing strong and fast, were almost as
cheering as the arrival OF troops. and
together they signaled that vital part
in men and machines that America
would soon be taking IN the critical
stage OF the great conflict
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
Seeks Plain English,
But Fails To Use Ii

London. Eng. Aug. 24.-Dr. John
son has raised his voice on occasion
against the use Of foreign instead of
English phrases. When handed a
menu in French, he examined it for a
minute or two. then cast IL aside and
Numbered:
sir. my brain is obfuscated after
the perusal OF this heterogeneous con-
glomeration Of bastard English IN
spelt and a foreign tongue. I prithee
bid thy knaves bring me a dish Of
hogs puddings. a slice or two from
the upper cut OF a well roasted sirloin
and two apple dumplings-"
But who nowadays would pass the
doctors first sentence as plain Eng
lish?7
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24

and the next. so that in n long
column the Observers estimate of
numbers on the move IS hopeless
~ inaccurate.
The airplane observer OF today
has to combine the wits Of n first
rate detective with the eyes Of m
eagle. He has first to see. then to
deduce, and has 70 be certain that
he Is not making deductions from
falsified evidence.
May BE Real Gun.
A heavy hOWitler is sometimes
converted into n woodland growth
and a grove of brushWOOd erected
about il. But suppose n gun is
seen nakedly plain, with we'll
worn tracks leading to IL, and an
airplnne appears above, flashes
coming from the Euns The OBJ
vfous deduction s that here is a
dummy gun, with dummy flashes.
intended to draw the bombs OF the
uirplane and the fire of the Brit
ish batteries But is may be the
real gun. after all exposed for the
purpose o. deception.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
BLowingUp observation-disclosures
Exciting Sport For Airn1en;
Huns Constantly Harried

DEHIND the British Lines in France,
Il Aug. 24-CCorrespondence Of the
Associated Press The British avia-
ton eommunique frequently contains
a brief line to record that direct hits
were obtained upon an enemy dump
at" some point behind the German
lines. This colorless announcement
may seem to the reader in America
nothing more than the record Of a
dull piece OF routine. but the deed
itself is different from its record.
American airmen attached TO
the British squndrons have long
since found out that the business
Of bombing dumps often is ex-
citing and spectacular work.
Moreover, the importance OF fits
effect upon enemy plans and op-
erations can hardly he exaEgerat-
ed. A well aimed hit on n store
Of German ammunition may de-
strOy the work Of many months in
the munitiOn factories and cripple
numerous batteries for many long
days.
A British airmsn. Lieut.. W. A.
Barnes. has given the Associated
Press the following account OF a re-
cent So minute raid on a German
dump as characteristic Of this form
Of activity:
"On this particular night there was
not enough moonlight for a long raid.
so the target given US was a German
ammunition dump. We welcomed the
change, for, naturally. the strain Of
long distance raids into Germany.
night after night. becomes a bit wear
ing. Dumps are. of course. situated
as near as possible to the firing line;
and so mean short raids.
Hard to Locate.
Dumps are by no means easy tar
gets TO find at night, for they are sell
dom situated near any definite land
marks, and are usually well camou-
flaged. BY the study Of maps and
photographs, however. we had pretty
well sloc7ted the position of this one,
and started out on the raid with high
hopes Of success.
we flew almost due east from the
airdrome- At the end OF the so min
utes. we could just make out the out
line Of sheds. This was good. but we
let out a parachute flare to light up
the ground. and make sure we were
over the target This promptly dis
PEELED all doubts. for the Hun search
lights opened up at once. and a hail
Of machine gun bullets leaped up from
the ground. Anti9ircraft guns had
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
Russian Chief of Staff
Is NotO Just Hall Porter
In Petrograd Offices

London, Eng, Aug Z4.-From gen
eral 10 hall porter is the path tray
eled by Gen SukhomlinOff, according
10 club circles in London, where the
Russian general was once we'll known
The Russian shakeup took all the
estates OF the organizer OF the Rus
sian mobilization and threw him into
the drivers box Of Z cab. He IS now
said 20 be employed as hall porter in
one OF the new government offices in
Petrograd. he was once chief Of
staff.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
Europe's Oldest Newsie
Celebrates 18th Birthdnu

London, Eng. Aug. 24.-Europe's
oldest ''newsie." Davie Stephens,
Kingstown, Ireland recently cele-
brated his 18th birthday in London
With his silk hat he visited Rotten
Row and was spoken to by a number
Of titled people. He left for the En-
erald Isle with a light heart and a
heavy pCcketbook." 10 use his own
words. for he had been to Newmarket
and spotted all the winnArS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
U. S. Officers Guests
At Great Dance Upon
Lawn OF Lady Slater

Salisbury Pain, Eng, Aug. Il
Lady Slater. wife Of the commandant
Of the southern district, has topped a
great charity fete at Arnam Cliff with
a concession to the American officers
love Of dancing.
Following a concert and various en-
tertainments, all the American off
GERS within reach were invited TO a
great dance on the lawn in the eve
ming.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
Luxembourg Is Overrun By Germany
-;.:7 -:.; -:H:- -:l:- -:l.-
People Blame Huns For The Air Raids

A AMSTERDAM. Holland. Aug. -.
IA recent semi-official state.
ment published in Germany de-
scribing Luxembourg as a Ger
man town" has attracted atten-
ton again to the bitter lot OF the
people OF Luxembourg. whose
princess vainly appealed to the
Germans 10 spare her little coun-
try in the early days OF the Ger
man incursion into Belgium.
For four years now. the citizens
Of Luxemburg have lived isolated
under the yoke OF German milf
tary domination Three thousand
LuNemburgers have escaped into
France and Joined the French
army.
War Comes by AIR.
It is true that LuXenburg has
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
Sim Fein Officer
Tails To Policeman;
Is Reduced To Ranks

Dublan, Ireland. Aug. 24.-During
the recent trial in county Clare Of a
young Sim Feiner named Bruggery,
charged with illegal drilling, testi-
mony was introduced that he had for
merly been a Sim Fein lieutenant and
was reduced In the ranks for talking
to a policeman, it being one Of the
tenets OF the Sim Fem that no inter
course must be held with government
servants.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
Huns Brutal
In Treatment
of Prisoners
Hundreds Of Thousands
Die IN Camps; Others
Health Destroyed.

London, Eng. Aug. 24.-Sir Walter
Raleigh. who said England should tell
the good as well as the bad things
about the Germans and thereby
brought down a storm OF protest and
pointed comparison with another Sir
Walter. has caused the publication Of
several new accounts OF Germaz
prison camp atrocities.
To Sir Walters statement that the
Germans on the whole treat their
prisoners decently. the Evening stan
dard replies by publishing a letter
from an English officer prisoner now
in Holland
Many Thousands Die.
Thanks to the Huns devilish
brutality hundreds Of thousands Of
their prisoners have died" the officer
says. and hundreds more are broken
bodily and physically for life. 1t
shows the nature Of the Germans
when they can see this going on and
not stop it.
The civilian camps are more or less
bells. I remember at the beginning
Of this year the Germans brought a
lot Of women OF good family from the
occupied districts OF France as
reprisaL They put them in the civil
camp at Holzumunden amongst
women already ruined by them, and
gave them the option OF starvation or
submission"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24

I A MEXICAN Port in Western France,
l n Aug -(CQrrespondence OF The
Z Associated Press) -A An American
armada Of IS great transports. bring
ing $4,000 fighting men to France, had
come quietly into port during the
night and the landing Of this little
army was soon 10 begin
Going on board the transports The
I Associated Press correspondent had
an opportunity to see the equipment
for this huge undertaking, and how
the men had lived and Jared on their
I trip across II was a long climb up
the rope ladder TO the deck OF a for
mer Ward liner. rebuilt as a transport.
Soldiers packed the decks and
were thick rs flies in every cabin
hatch and between decks down to
the very bowels OF the ship. The
spacious promenade deck had dis
appeared, and in its place were
long lines Of estamdees,n or metal
hammocks. for the men sleep in
the open on deck as well as be-
tween decks.
The men looked well, and the re-
port from the sick bay showed only
six cases Of sickness out OF 5000 men
aboard very good showing said
the doctor. In the mess hall a relief
OF men were taking their breakfast
There was no sitting down at table
The men stood at high troughs. very
clean and practical. each man with his
own tin plate. knife. fork and spoon,
tossing off with relish the hot cof-
fee and good white bread and butter
We tasted this bread and found IL
revelatiOn-real bread. so different
from the potato bread we are used to
as war diet And real butter, a lux
ury for soldiers only which no one
begrudged them.
Every thing Is Kept Clean.
Between decks tiny blue lights were
burning TO let the men see their way
about with some degree OF freedom
These are the only lights aboard. no
lights on deck OF any kind to avoid
danger OF fire At night the men felt
their way about
The living quarters between
decks were EcrupuIously clean.
and even after ten days OF this
crowded life afIoat there was not
a trace Of odor. the floors were
scrubbed and there was no litter
about. IL would have cheered the
heart OF an eIaetfnE housekeeper.
The admiral says 10 is the cleanest
transport afloat." said the naval Of
ficer, with as much pride in the rec
ord as one IN marksmaushfp-
Bake Stacks OF Bread.
In the wash rooms. the men were
at long, porcelain wash trouEhs Ev-
erything showed the spick and span
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24

not faced. as Belgium and Servia
have. the devastation brought in
defensive fighting on her own
soil. but war has come by air. and
just as it has been necessary for
the entente airmen 70 bomb Ger
man bllets in Belgian and
French towns. 50 they have fire.
quently had occasion to bomb
Luxembourg. and with deadly ef-
feet
Protest To Germany.
German propagandists in Lux,
emburg, as in Belgium have con-
stantly attempted 20 rouse hos
tallty to the entente by exploiting
these air raids, but their efforts
have proved Unsuccessful
The Luxembourg parliament and
government have lodged protests
at Berlin against the action Of the
German army in placing ante
aircraft guns around the city e
Luxembourg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
Wine Worth Millions
Lies in Rein1s's Cellars

London, Eng. Aug. 2A-One reason
advanced for the desperate German
attempt to capture Reims at any. cost:
In the cellars Of the city are ancient
wines of superior virtue. valued at
about $4,000. 600.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
FRENCH GIR[5
URGED To WE'D
j. 8. SOLDIERS
French Paper Suggests
They Should Not Over
look Opportunity.
SAYS AMERICANS
STRONG, CLEAN

Darts, France. Aug. 24-(Corre-
l spondence Of The Associated
Press)-''Let me give you little ad-
vice" says a writer IN the Intransi-
geant. addressing himself 10 the maid
ems Of France. There are many
Americans in France and you know
very wei how charming they find
you. They find our women more dis
posed to be fellow workers with them
than those Of other countries. they
appreciate you highly. but. my dear
little French girls, you must not be
frivolous.
americans are grown up children,
somewhat ingenious. a trifle puritan.
and quite ready to marry you, and an
American husband and a French wife
make an excellent married couple. 50
do not waste the chance Of that
marked purity which is so seldom
found among the men Of ancient
Europe"
But How About Frances
Another writer. in the Petit Journal,
welcomes the report that American
French marriages are becoming very
common. as excellent from the idylic
and sentimental point OF view also for
the fusion of the two races, but eN-
presses some anxiety as TO its effect
on the repOpulatiOn OF France He
fears that when the war is over, the
American husbands viii carry away
their French wives across the At
lantic and France viii lose that Eany
households. a loss that the country IS
in no condition TO stand.
The writer quotes a letter that he
hos na nuH n
gagged 10 an American. in which she
says that she had laid down no con-
ditions in accepting the proposal but
had made her fiance understand that
after the war there would be work for
every one in France and so he had
promised TO remain in France and II
children came they should be French
citizens
There's a good example" COM
menfs the article Let all French
girls follow it. America will not be
perceptibly poorer and France will be
enriched. 1t is one more kind act that
we can beg from our allies and one
they are not likely 10 refuse"
Some Americans Wed English Girls.
With The American Army In Eng
land Aug. 24.-When the American
army returns TO the United States
there VIII 90 with II, or at about that
time. many women who, though Brit
ish born. have become American citi-
zens. They have married American
soldiers and the Indications are that.
their example viii be followed by
many others.
Marriage OF men while in the serv-
ice is not regarded with favor either
by the war department or by officers
at headquarters in England but con-
sent to a wedding has been given IN
more than one camp
So far the marriages have been De
tween the English girls and the en-
listed men, and in some cases the
bride has worn the uniform OF one OF
the many women's auxiliary corps OF
the British army. In such cases the I
girl has continued in the service OF I
her country and the goodbyes when /
orders have come for moving have in
Guided the expression OF the hope that
hey may -see each other in France
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24

received into a home until they are
fit for shaft or pack again
Prices Are Moderate.
The markets are controlled. the
grain supply has been taken in hand,
and the prices are now moderate The
municipality pays its way. and the
Tigris is crossed by two bridges
These are only some Of the out
ward changes. and though most of
them affect the Bagdadf and the Brit
ish and Indian soldier alike, they are
probably little noticed by the army OF
occupation
It Smells Less.
The soldier in the street II asked
Il he marked much change in the city
would probably say that it looked
cleaner, smelt less and seemed more
alive. He might remark upon the
good behavior and contented appear
II he would associate these conditions
with the work OF the administration,
with the police, thu revenue, or judi
cial department, The municipality
the reorganization Of the courts. the
provision for agricultural and garden
developments, and the control Of grain
and markets in those lean months
ton
Least Of all is the soldier in the
streets likely TO grasp the compli-
Gated nature Of the machinery we
have been getting into gear. the com
pick relations OF LABOR. tenant, land
owner and state. the difficulty OF ad-
justiug their rights and Of assessing
property and taxes with no revenue
registers or land records 10 90 upon
Yet all this is beig done and a sys-
TEN is being evolved based on what
Is sound in existing organization
We have adapted and modified these
10 meet the new needs preserving as
FAR as possible local traditions and
employing native agency
Bagdad, Of course, occupies a very
small space in the extended front We
hold now. one may pass q year or
more without seeing IL, but men who
nave the fortune 10 be billeted there
n the hot weather, OF who visit IL OF
PASS through on work or leave. viii
gree that IL Is the perfect autithesis
II the Bagdad Of the old days
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
INNUMERABLE RAILWAY R0SSINGS
ARE BIGGEST NUISANCE IN FRANCE

They Drop Into Position Long Before Train Reaches
Crossing and Hold Up Impatient Motorists While Long
Ammunition Trains Puff Toward the Front or Long
Trains Of Broken Men and Material Go to the Rear.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
BACDAD is CLEANED
And REORCANIZED AS
MODERN HABITATION
POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS
ARE THE FIRST T0BE ORGANIZED
Driving Out Of the Turks Is Followed by Era of SAM
tation and Restoration of Law and Order; Property
Rights Strengthened OUT People Are Contented
and Peaceful Under British Domination.

By EARL c. REEVES,
-ernaflnnnI Nerra Hurenm sfnfr Z
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24

received into a home until they are
fit for shaft OF pack again
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24

Automobile
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24

It is true that Laxeaburg has
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1918-04-10
VI.

Oct par beninloo Bitten, o9 Sante Wtarta iao nleo
Senoerne ioloebe tit Sfs6 og fllgte meo 9liftet De
Imuffe reoe Sfper paa Den blaa Siinrnel. Oagen boooe
peret graa og regnfulo, men benin1oo &ften bapoe
oct begpnot at bleie Iiot, laa De merfe Sfper bar oreoet
paa Slugt og fun bapoe efterlaot oe inlaa gplone
Gotter, Der, mart Slot, mart bper for fig, orep berr
ooer Sin1len. Y
Sante Marta bar blepen sanlnel; benoes imatfe
bruno 9aor bar blebet great og o9ffeoeS al en- tile
bpio &appe, Ion gab oct liot ltrenge uotrpf benoe&
anligt ct ilpant Sfer al 9Iiobeo. Sun par foropbet t
Eanfer: Senoes Sip, Ger lieeionl ben f%orlpbne Da9
bapoe peret eraat og regniulot, pr M naaet til em
freoelig @ften. S toln &ar baboe bun beret n0iten
~uafbruot lpffelig. Set banbe o9ret tolp ~beliigaeoe Aar,
bpori bun bapoe lert SUBS Weagt, @oobeo og arrlte-
beo at fenoe. Eolp aar, bpori ben fine 8lante, SUB
bapoe betroet benoe, banoe uboitlet Jig ifent %
~gleoeligt.
So, bun funoe fun taffe @uo; Den lille Sfabning,
Iom Holan0 Ell Mften baboe bra9t benoe, bar MI en-
Imuf, bolboofien @ige, iom man berte ipnse | gereI-
let peo Sioen of.
Garte Waorta geni1em9if after Santerne Bar
nets ferIte 2ebeaar; bboroan bum oofieoe oe uootfeoe
fla, gioroe oe ferite Sfri0t, Itomnleoe be f6rite Orop
Itabe6e De fprite 8oeTtaber. Saa Tom ben i~freffelige
aften, ga bun borte 2anosboen, at en- f~rpsteli9 Sc"
Der raIeoe blanbt 99rnene; bun tom foritraffet biens
og Iaa fig ollereOe Non0eu bereoet fin lille Sfat, Der
%inli6lertio fout benoe 9lao oe friif Msoe.
S mango Gage ringeoe 9g0sfloften n9iten uop-
6grligt og f%orfDnote, naor nof en- lille Si9I forloo it6
ior6iIfe 8olig. Sg Tonte Worta foloeoe fine &9noer,
naar ben u~bpggelige 2po bbrtes, 90 bao til Srstens
oq neutrality-suspicious. @ro.
Gortiettes.)
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1918-04-10
~.

Som mol"
Oct bar 9onte Sparta, Der ipareoe paa en- bette
ben gonfen poo Deren. 9enre aabneoes %langiornt, o9
Der bite iig ct Sooeo, inofattet en- boio aappe.
naom mo-" eentog bun, oa bun %genfenote Den
samle giee fra giaaen, LEG er eanife enc nleo mt
line Barn."
Oct er for at ie benoe, ieg er foril1er," loareoe
ben aaule piae, linen oct er uirfeig lite al ytpsger'
riobeo, maa 0e tro. Seq msote Drenger, oa ban brag'
te Barnet OBJ til 9inaen, os oct bar mig, iom opfor'
breoe bam til at benoenoe fig til Denl % leg bar DIS
boo. De piloe pnfes ODER oct. Oct oiloe natlIrltgols
lite babe p9ret neboenoigt, bpis min Grue baooe le'
bet"
.Sror 9e, bun piloe babe taget bet til iig2"
9iaen lpareoe life, bun ipntes at bore faloen I
Sanfer.
Set bar unoerligt, at ben lille Dren9 tit oct
S,nofolo at billie bringe Barnet op til Billaer, od pan
10 life fenote Den unge Dame"
go. men De oeo NOT, at ban ielo bar o9ref DER
nooen 3io, oa at bans Maooer oeoe Der, efter boao
ies bar bert."
.qet er riatiat," Iuffeoe 3ante Gaarta, LEG but
Sfer BET. Tom ON oct bar @aar; bun bar iaa ln1iit %
ioo una, neIten ct Barn. Nolano er benoes ilotrDtte
9illeoe. Wen bun bar allereoe neget iDg, oa bun TONI
ben lille Staffel, % boerfen bun euer benoeS Ufano
oneoe bet; De mente begge, at bort &lnta ltiloe pei
breoe benoes Ilemme Solte."
Or ban ogiaa beo2" Ipurete 9igen.
Set tror ieg life, ifent ban life mere laoer bSre
fra fig"
uSporfor tager ban 5a life fin Sen til iis9"
80, Meno er 10 ligeIom 9err, De bill life for
Itprres beres Sore, foroi De mener Zig ~itrpitelise.