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The Lamar register., 1918-01-30

great spectacle that the day had In
store and her own wonderful part In 1t.
For Madge, though twenty, had had
few breaks in the monotony of her life
with her old maiden aunt and older
grandmother. Now. though she knew
none of the boys In Company b, she
looked forward with thrill TO the fact
that she was one of the fifty pretty
girls who had been selected to walt
on them at table. OF her own volition.
she was also one of the two hundred
housewives who had volunteered to
make apple pies for the six hundred
boys who were expected to eat them.
She walked very gingerly from her
grandmother's cottage on the outskirts
of the town, hoping and half expecting
to meet someone she knew with an
automobile who would transport her
and her pies safely to their destina-
tion. She even thought she might
meet neighbor walking toward town
empty handed who would relieve hsr
Of the burden OF one of the pies. But
no such luck befell her. The only per-
son who appeared on the road that
led to town was n man in the khaki
uniform of Company b. Madge would
have liked to ask the man in uniform
to help her with one pie, for it was
slipping in her hand. and the string
that tied 1t was loosening.
The Lamar register., 1918-01-30
Little
Pie Lady
*
BY JANE OSBORN


per 5ynulcate-)
When Company b left Stantown you
might have supposed the greatest pro-
cession Of the war was that of the
khali-clad young men of Company b,
with their splendid band playing, as
they marched, in the glorious autumn
sunlight, through the main street of
that old town. True enough, IL was
spectacle for which farming folk from
the adjoining county, and perhaps
some folk from larger cities, as well,
journeyed to old Stantown. But
other companies just as splendidly
drilled and equipped as Company b
had left other old towns, just as proud
as Stantown; so there was nothing ex-
actly unique in that procession.
The really remarkable procession
was the procession of the pie-laden
ladies' of old Stantown through the
main streets an hour or so earlier than
the marching Of Company b. As last
farewell to the boys. of Company b.
n feast was to be spread on rough. i'm
provised board tables In the larger
hall In the town. Though caterer had
been summoned to supply the main
courses of this feast, 1t had been de-
cided that the ladies of Stantown, for
generations noted for their crisp. de-
liclous apple pies, should contribute
the sweet course of the banquet.
And so the pies came. They were
baked bright and early the day of the
banquet, and scarcely had they cooled
hnfnra thnv nm thair In the
The Lamar register., 1918-01-30
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
Sanity Returning

Washington, Jan. 29.-(Special cor
respondence) -Another socialist at
tempt on the part of the democrats of
the House has been blocked, largely
through the votes of republicans. A
democrat from Colorado presented u
resolution for the appointment of u
commission to inquire into the advis-
ability Of establishing national insur-
ance against unemployment, invalid
10y, and sickn ,ss." Republicans of the
House are firing of the endless crea-
ton of commission 20 inquire into
relation to the winning of The war,
and only result in uselessly expanding
some of the public funds in giving
added patronage and free adver-.s;: x
TO the members who may b. appo..:.-
cd on the commissions. The defeat of
the proposition, like the loss in the
Senate of the resolution for the fed
er.-l control of print paper, indica.es
return of power to the Gamer ele-
ment in Congress.
Eolutftnt u HIS iEoitssof
The experiences of Senator Pome-
rene. democrat frcm Ohio, with the
fuel administration have not been
such us TO excite his admiration of
cently he called at the administration
with protests from the mayors of over
200 towns in his state that they had
no coal. DR.. Carried being absent,
Senator Pomerene was told by u sub
ordinate that conditions IL Ohio have
been largely exaggerated" Tho man
who told me that" says Mr.. Pomarene,
knew no more about the ccal situa-
ton in my state than | know 4bout
the coal situation on the planet Mars"
The attitude of Mr.. Pomerene and
other thoughtful democrats towards
some of the autocratic actions of the
administration shows that the intelli-
gent members of that party arc, like
the republicans. not going to swallow
everything that is handed them, even
on the plea of war emergency.
There Is No Double Standard
The higher the office the higher
should be the standard of ethics.
West Point Military Academy is UNI
! der the supervision of Secretary of
War Baker, who, in turn, is under the
supervision of Precedent Wilson. The
press dispatches announce that
third class man has been dismissed
from West Point following a general
court martial for having made false
statement concerning the reason why
he was not firing his rifle in field
training. The statement the student
made was that he had been designated
to carry information back to the sup
port of his regiment and thinking
that his comrades would be pressed
for ammunition he gave his to a
fourth class man. Just before he left
be asked ths msu for little smmunii-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
Editorial Comment By
Arthur Brisbane

sonally responsible for what is hap
pening in that erstwhile field OF Prus-
sian glory.
The kaiser is at home with the
kaiserin, in one OF his palaces His
wife is not feeling very we'll
The crown prince is at home also
first TO reach Berlin in the grand rush.
It is announced that he Will take a
long vacation
Prince Ru1recht. Of Bavaria. has
gone back to Munich. The German
newspapers announce that for dynas-
tic reasons" he Will probably not re-
turn 10 his command.
For dynastic reasons" means that
10 would hurt the princes royal
chances to be on the western battle
field when the big smashup comes.
=
There is all kinds OF good news
from Germany. II is becoming clear
that the Prussian collectively. like
the Prussian individually, knows when
he has had enough.
Germans have begun hating and
abusing each other five years hatred
OF England. America and France not
having produced results
German generals and statesmen are
trying to shame the poor. hungry mob
into a further display OF courage
The number OF boys Of 1s and over
At work in Germany. according TO the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
. TODAY

THE United States court, judging i'm
L partially the legal facts between
the Prussian government and the
British CUnard line. declares the sink
ing Of the Lusitania an act Of piracy
and murder and absolute violation Of
the law Of nations. There is not one
word Of truth in the glib Prussian lies
about the ship carrying explosives and
being a legitimate object OF attack.
For that. also. the Prussian gentle
men viii have TO suffer when the time
comes to make peace.
A man in st. Louis paid S1100 for
box that would make money. All you
needed to do was turn a handle. and
new money came out. He saw It
worked himself. Was he the most
foolish MANI No, not quite.
For at least he GOT the box that
he bought Many a man has paid II
times S11O0 simply for the right TO
watch another little box. covered with
glass. out Of which money was sup
posed 10 come-the stock ticker.
Rats leave a sinking ship. There
must be something the matter with
the western front for a number Of
royal rats have left there recently
They don't care. evidently. 20 be per-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

. government statistics. has diminished
by 1000. 000-Which means that those
children have been taken into the
army.
The number OF children under Il
at work has increased 100 percent
which means that German industry is
chewing I'D the next generation More
than 100000 women are working in
engineering workshops. "a fearful re-
venge on the future race" as the So
cialist Vorwaerts truly says:
All news from Germany is good. as
usual The best sign OF all IS the
running Of the royal rats from the
French battlefield. II shows that
they know, and don't want to be held
responsible for. what IS coming
New York City's public school sys-
TEN asks for Ss9.O0O,OO0 for new
schools and one years education for
the children OF 100000 Americans.
The government paid out s156.000.-
600 for ONE DAYS ordinary war eX-
penses." not counting S20,000.000 for
incidental war purposes Forty-nine
millions N A YEAR for education in
the worlds biggest city One hundred
and seventy-six millions IN DAY
for war in the worlds biggest nation
Who says that war is out Of date?
Some citizens. unaccustomed TO the
sensation Of heavy taxation. are IN
happy.
They feel like the inhabitant OF the
iron virgin" She was made OF iron
in the figure Of a woman. lined with
nails a man was put inside and the
figure closed to convince him that II
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

had. and Will also give IL first place
among the boys departments OF the
southwest, and perhaps in the state
Of Texas One special feature OF the
boys division viii be the orgaIl11a-
ton Of a Hi y club among the boys
II viii be in the nature Of discus
sion club and assist in the general
life of the high school boy Another
feature is that among the employed
boys Of the city. Because OF war
time conditions. FL PasO has perhaps
more Of its boys employed IN various
business capacities than ever before
For this group Of city boys there
will be organized an employed boys
brotherhood. This will aim at the
betterment OF this class Of boys
why kick on cream Of wheat when
we may all be eating meal mush.
said F. II Fellows The next draft
is going to get this all important
king that is telling the younger fel-
lows how he would fight Just look
out and watch. The big gun is go
ing to get II and then he can shout
his loyalty to the sky;
THE community councils Of de-
fence are doing more work than the
public imagines." said George Le-
Baron. secretary Of the county coun-
ell Of defence. 1T is on these coun-
CHS LAdL LLE udLAOA may ANPNAAA
within a few months. They are do
ing the real work and they will find
out the traitors"
81 guess baseball IS about on the
blink until after the war said John
Cotton. Il have never seen so little
interest taken in a worlds series
Just two years ago the Pioneer plaza
would have been almost too small to
hold the crowds watching the bull
letins Now Just a mere handful
gather. Everybody is watching with
more interest the biggest bali game
that was ever played They're play
ing that on the fields Of France and
the biggest gate receipts in the world
are being taken in daily"
Lots Of men are worrying about
the draft" said Phil Murphy. but not
me. I'm in the age, but II they draw
my ticket I sure will be glad to 90
and do my bit for democracy. I've
tried three times to enlist. each time
in a separate branch OF the service.
but they won't take me. The next
thing I try viii be the merchant ma
rine. as I understand that they are
badly in need OF men Men who have
been turned down by medical officers
in the army and navy often qualify
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

ION the evening OF August IS
" while returning from Anthony
n II. where a party had been TO
visit the Seventh field signal battal-
son. which was returning from a hike
I'D in New Mexico, the figure Is was
plainly visible in a cloud said MAJ.
Walter D. Rogers, departing district
odiutant. .sand I took 1t as a Fremont
zion that the number was OF special
significance to me in relation TO my
being assigned to q division that
would soon see overseas duty II
could have been that was uesIlneu
for the 18th division, but sucn oid not
urove TO be the case, nor Qlu any OF
der come in IS hours Ny next nope
was that the 18th day would prove
the charm. September belns lnat
day, remarked while on my way 70
town that morning that II orders uld
not come that day, I was destined 70
remain on this side during the re-
nafnder Of the war. Twenty minutes
affer reaching the office a telegram
came ordering me 10 report TO camp
shelby. Miss. for duty with the Soln
division under Gen. Robert L HOWE.
The need Of organized civilian NE
10 inspire and support the men IN
the service is being brought out IN
every branch Of war work" said Mrs
A s Peatross. This week, through
the vvomen's war work council con-
ventfon held at the Y W. 9. A, we
had additional proof Of our govern
ment's expectation OF women's work
along these lines TO help win the war
and il is inspiring TO feel the heart OF
the nation aroused 20 its peoples
needs"
The state OF federal government
should aid the drouth stricken sec
lions Of the state" said senator
Claude B. Hudspeth, and am going
to ask the state legislature TO con-
vene for the purpose Of borrowing
$50. OO0. 900 from the government by
the state of Texas TO help these
people"
plans for the fall drive for new
members for the boys department Of
the Y. n. c.. A. are being completed
said secretary W. A. Young. 1T is
the aim Of the American and Italian
divisions 10 boost the boys member
shin well over the 500 mark II these
two spirited divisions accomplish this
victory IL means that the boys divt-
sion will have the largest member
ship the local association has ever
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
Girl Seeks Dad Who
Ran Auau Years Ago

san Francisco. Cal. Sept LII
Ian kaufman. Is year old girl. has
appealed TO local official 10 help her
find her father, whom she says she
has never seen In a letter addressed
to the officials the girl declares that
when she was six months old her
father deserted her mother. taking
everything OF value in the house. She
says
For revenge and spits I would
like to have him show his face today
I have his picture but hardly ever
look at IT, They say an his image
His name was Albert Franklin Eauf-
man and he was a barber"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
Uncle Walls Denatured Poem.
PayCash

certainly enlarge
other Charge peaceful
tread It When wars on deck what ills chance tomorrow
winds Of trouble blow the frost edged blood gea unfortunate those
to to
hearted ordered prunes
d heir os ha to
Copyright BY MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
Mai Rogers Sees "18" In The Sky But Telegram Says 38
EudsDeth SAYS We Should Have $2OOOOOOO Drouth Fund

for this sea service. You help your
country in that way ana If you don't
get TO France in the trenches you can
say you have done your Bit
This is an engineers war" said
H d. Pallister. Secretary McAdOo
had engineering training. as also did
Mr.. Hoover. This is why engineering
schools, and 1 class the School OF
Mines as such. needs full cooperation
in times Of war. as its students viii
be able to furnish valuable assistance
TO the government in helping 10 win
the war. Our school needs no money,
as IL is state supported, but we 90 ask
that every FL Pasoan interest himself
in the institution and help US secure
more students TO replace these who
have already gone to war"
L. 1. .-.t-,.a NJ --n-,cn ret.in theIr
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
Evidence In Blind Pig
Raids in Chicago Leaks %

cases OF beer and bourbon were con-
fiscated by the police last July in
blind pig" raids The bottles were
stacked in the Eensington station
basement When the time came for
the booze to be presented as evidence.
the bottles were there. but the liquir
had vanished. Now. the lookup keepers
are in trouble. Two are nuder charges
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
Why The New Registration?

GREAT fa1ing posters are appearing in FL Paso sum
~ moning all between the ages Of IS to IS years
both inclusive, to register September II for military
service It recalls what has read Of the notices OF
mobilization tackled walls of French buildings when
Germany loosed the flood Of the world These
posters are intended to supplement the extended and con-
nuous publicity which the registration has received in the
newspapers. No within the specified ages is to be
allowed 10 approach september Y IN ignorance OF the act
that unless he IS already registered he must register that
day. Throughout the United States approximately 49,
100000 viii be listed for possible military service That
means service in the army the navy for all recruiting is
stopped and the navy and marine corps well the army
VIII receive by the draft method
If the is to be this winter next summer,
as 50 many people saying, why this vast preparation
Of armies?
The fact is that while the allies are slowly breaking
Germany down, slowly driving Germans out Of invaded
territory, foresee when the end viii There
nothing to justify conclusion that the allies Will win
this year and It IS doubtful if they win next year
There is always the Dossibit that Germany nav drag
IN whole horde Of Russians and proong the war in
definitely Therefore preparations must be made for
long, hard siege of fighting with the issue in doubt
but the time of that issue too far head for forecast
The allies are fighting wonderfully well. While
have heard much Of American endorsements, We must
not conclude that We alone are Strengthening the allied
lines For every 100000 recruits that Germany takes into
service France takes in about 100000 The British army
IS continually growing stronger There IS large class Of
youths arriving draft age every months and in
tion British industries have been combed out and
army created It is this additional British strength which
has enabled field marshal Haig deliver his rapid fire
blows his smashing blows in Flanders without French
assistance and with only incidental cooperation Of American
forces.
These short hard jabs by the British, French and
Americans driving the enemy back steadiy-but slowly
Despite all that has read Of Germans suenderng of
Germans refusing TO stand and fight the authoritative
accounts tell of Germans fighting desperately the very
end It is ncontestable that where German forces have
been compelled to withdraw their have been
executed skully that they have lost comparatively
few in prisoners and comparatively little in materalwhen
considers the size Of the operations and the danger
of wholesale capture in which large contngents OF the
enemy frequently have been placed.
The enemy is weakening but is far from weak He is
rereating slowly but fighting vaiautly he retreats It
IS still long way from PeTonne to the German border
That is why 100000 more men must register and
prepare to raise big armies for the United States
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

the enemy's escape had both hands
cut off. Then he held q with his chin
until they split his head open.
one OF the humble heroes in the
ballad OF Chevy Chase" which Ste
venson 50 much admired, was in
doleful dumps. FOR when his LEGS were
smitten of he fought upon his
Milton wrote when he was blind.
Bacon which was much more diff
cult, did some OF his best work after
he was disgraced-
Vilon, released from the .archblsh-
ops hard dungeon" narrowly escap-
ing the gallowss thanks to king Louis.
starving and outcast, wrote for his
poor old mother the most beautiful
PRAYER 70 the Virgin
II doesn't matter what yoa 60 70 a
man, he can still 90 ahead II he has
Il in him A famous Irish member OF
parliament rode TO hounds as hard as
anybody, although he was born with
out legs.
But those that deserve the most
credit and get the least are the worlds
disappointed. heart broken mothers.
married to fools, drunkards or rogues.
doing their full duty with no hope
ahead except that they ray die as
soon as the children are old enough
10 take care OF themselves
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

does not pay TO oppose established re-
Q ligious belief
j. All others find every prospect pleas
| ing and only the kaiser vile Optim-
I ism is inevitable when you pick from
the news such paragraphs as the fol-
lowing;
Germans in thousands are going
through the British line-into huge
I cages in the back There they are
kept out OF mischief. well fed-and
delighted 20 be there
At least $4,000 OF them have thus
been Gagged recently beginning OF
iatonement that the Prussian viii pay
I for exhibiting half dozen American
prisoners as curiosities in their glass
cage at Cologne,
Miserable, sneaking Bulgaria land
I Of bandits and brutality. contributes
I her cheerful item
The socalled ear Ferdinand. a
I brigand. for sale TO the highest bid
der, made the mistake Of selling him
self TO the Prussians. Their money
isn't good. their cause IS worse.
The Imitation car, running away
from his subjects. is hidden in Frank
fort said to be dying-of fear. per-
haps. And the establishment OF a re-
public in Bulgaria is expected
A number OF republics will come out
OF this war. including a few on Ger
nan soil.
The kaiser started out TO establish
newly carDeted thrones" for his pre-
served sons
The result viii not be new thrones,
but new republics. in which these
sons may find congenial, appropriate
work as dish washers.
That would be a particularly good
job for the kaiser. He has only one
arm, that works. the other being Grip
pied and atro9hied. like his brain.
The busiest thing in the world is a
one armed dishWasher. The kaiser
can be kept busy II the nation decides
that he isn't worth shooting.
Although he has a broken neck. An
drew souslin. Of Dayton. Ohio. still
works and supports Is family A
steel harness fastened to his body
holds up his head. which the broken
neck can no longer support
He deserves praise.
What about the woman with the
broken heart who goes on supporting
her family and a drunken husband at
the same time2 There are thousands
Of her. No steel harness viii do her
heart any good-and she gets no
praise from anybody
You could fill a big page with praise
Of those that manage. in spite OF ev-
erything. Beethoven wrote his great
est symphony and conducted the or
chestra producing it when he was
stone deaf
A French hero holding a rowboat
fast 70 the waters edge TO prevent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

Restricting the Of gasoline Sundays is not meant
to furnish excuse for not going to church
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07
Years Ago Today
From The Herald %
Thia Date. 1884

HLADIVoSTOK is being made the
' objective point for the victorious
japanese and it IS expected 10 fail into
their hands by the coming spring. The
Russian war office shows that over
$4,000 Russians have been killed dur
ing the past u days.
Prominent citizens IN the state OF
Utah have banded themselves together
for the purpose OF separating church
and state The salt Lake Tribune
viii support the movement. A fulI
ticket viii be placed in the field By
the new organization.
The striking butchers OF Texas. IN
sympathy with the Chicago union
striking. have voted almost unani-
clare the strike off.
A mob Of 1000 armed farmers over
powered the 1ailer and the militia at
Huntsville, Ala last night and lvnched
negro named Horace Naples FOR the
usual crime Three OF the militia
men were killed and a number wound
ed IN the fight How many civilians
were killed and wounded coufd ,ot L.a
learned
Houston. Texas. IS suffering from
an endemic OF typhoid fever Entire
families are stricken and a great
many deaths have occurred The CITY
needs outside aid IN large quantities.
especially nurses.
The Mexican pilgrinars IN Por,s
Lourdes and the Holy Land. fnsff-
tuted By the archbishops OF the
Roman Catholic church. will leave
Mexico on Nov s. reaching here Nov
g. The pilgrimage Is for the Iaitv
as wei as for the clergy. and 500
party.
The Mexican government has I'm
posed duty OF 2240 a ton OF 1000
kilos OF dynamite. effective October
1, 1904.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

The resignation Of ambassador Page who is leaving the
Of St James because Of Ill health Is said by some
newspapers Of his party to afford the only instance
history Of North Carolina Democrat walking OF
500 year job and they add that he be mighty
dead But this explains it all That particular job
costs whole lot more than S17500 year TO keep up
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

Strong smelling dope is better weapon against NOS
over brute strength.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

New York soldiers have for their slogan: "He heaven
or Hoboken by Christmas" It's desperate alternative
at that, If one knows HOboken.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

These are days when wOodshed costs as much as a
cottage used to.