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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-25

I MOgglewoggle, and he made jump
toward Uncle Wiggily. But the bunny
rabbit was too quick
You shall not have this custard
pier he cried. III take il to Mrs.
Sniffle. III run so fast YOU can't
catch me, That poor church mouse
lady shall have her Christmas dinner"
Not if I can help it," howled the
Mogglewoggle- And you can't run so
fast but what I can catch you"
Then the race began. Uncle Wig
gily ran on ahead with the custard
pie, and the Mogglewoggle came fol-
lowing aft--'. his thin lead pencil of
a tail trailing behind Faster and
faster hoped the bunny. limping on
MS red. white and blue striped rheu-
matism crutch. and by using il he
punched little round holes in the snow
with the round end.
"Oh. III get you and the custard
pie. toor' cried the Mogglewoggle.
Yes. I wiI.r
And just then. all Of a once. before
you could count up to forty-leven.
the long. slender tail OF the bad ami
NAL caught in one OF the holes in the
snow made by Uncle Wiggily's crutch-
Down into the hole went the long,
slender lead pencil tail. and it held
the Mogglewoggle as fast as If he
were in a trap
" ait " -AA AHA mt ne IA4eu AEE-
ing TO get loose. but he couldn't
Wait I want that custard pie"
You can't have IT, Mrs. Sniffle
gets this for her Christmas dinner"
said Uncle WigEily- And on he ran
ard soon was safe at the knothOle
home Of the poor church mouse lady.
and she was very glad 10 get the Gust
ard pie
And as for the NogglewoEgle. his
fail STAYED = the hole until he
snow melted. and ne didn't have
smitch Of pie And II the busting
brush doesn't try TO run away from
the broom when they're having
party in the dining room. I'll tell you
next about Uncle WiEgiiy and the tin
sword--CopyriEht SIS, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-25

Z ~IITHAT is the natter Cynthia
Z w asked. astonished at her cousins
agitation. why should I take off
my hat down here I viii run up and
leave it and my coat in my room
No. dear-pIease do as I say Dora
Insisted in a nervous whisper. I VIII
I explain later
She had already seized Cynthia's
hatpins in her trembling fingers and
had begun 10 draw them out. glancing
apprehensiveIy toward the stairs as
she did so. Although at a loss 20 &C
count for this strange behavior. Gym
thia did as she was asked and re-
moved her hat and coat hastily.
New 80 into the library and see
Gerald Dora ordered I viii whisk
your things away Up to your room. /
VIII be back after q while.
Before the other could protest Dora
had pushed Cynthia toward the open
door Of the library and had hurried
swiftly and noiselessly down the hall
70 the rear stairs
Why was she going up the back
stairs. and what was all the mystery
about2 Cynthia marveled. Well. IT
was none Of her business TO question
AT this juncture All she could do
request
Pushing aside the portieres. Gym
thia entered the library As usual
an open fire blazed on the hearth. and
in front OF il stood Gerald Stewart.
As he came forward to greet her. she
saw that his face was very pale
Good afternoon she spoke in as
matter-of-fact tone as she could
muster. Dora sent me in here"
she has told yOu'-he began. then
ID naw
head
Dora told me nothing.
Have you seen Mrs LiIvnEstone2
he questioned
Her thoughts flew back TO The talk
she and her aunt had had couple
Both in the Dark.
And she told you'-Stewart began.
awkwardly-'I know she suspects
that she must have seen how much I
care"- He stopped. floundering
in his emharrassme nt-his
face. just now so pale. flushing hotly-
Cynthia. watching him. felt a sud
den confirmation OF her recently
formed theories
4 am sorry. Gerald" she said, hum
bly,. that matters have gone so far
and that I did not know Had I sus-
pected that you cared for me-in that
She. too. stopped. amazed at the
sudden change that swept across the
Of the man before her
He stepped quickly forward and
caught her by the hand
1T is true" he said, harshly- this I
thing that Mrs. Livingstone has sug-
gestedZ"
She was too much dazed to hear
the note OF inquiry in his voice. and /
thought that he had made a state
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-25

THE WONDERFUL VTTELzER

GlFe Is q mn Eezk md an rundown. blood
ful u bis. body FIJI Of pains and aches. mind
fEll o. zruuch'' and "Eloom'-le him take
Yen neFer saE anything Ike EuEs- Tone for
El.dllg ID rlcl- red blood- nerve power. and I'LL
trE nan VIII gimp. GrIr and gumption J
huEa-Loue rGFIFes TIE stomach gives you an
zupe-Ele IKE uof regulates the liver and
boWels. iuTEorates the kidneys, drives out
HzlzTsz. ErrenEheus The body through and
through
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-25
SKIP-STOPS IN DOWN
TOWN DISTRICT ELIMINATED

Beginning tomorrow the skip-stops
will be eliminated in the downtown
business section Of Fl Paso IN all OF
that section between the failroad
tracks and Seventh street and Flor
ence and FL Paso streets. In this re-
gion. the cars viii stop on signal to
take on or let off passengers at any
corner.
Eventually the skip-stop system will
be eliminated all over the city If the
people believe IL Will give them bet
ter service. II is understood
Street car officials admit that they
cannot see where they have saved any
fuel by putting the skip-stop system
into effect, but they insist tina they
have been able to give a better car
service TO the public
Clark q Weeks, Roofing Specialists.
ADV.
Curtiss & Co. buy Liberty Bonds
ADV
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-25
ALLEGED FUGITIVE FROM
ARIZONA FREED on COAST

SacrauCnt0- Calif- DECEMBER .
Among Christmas pardons granted by
GOV W. 70. Stephens was that Of Carl
r Du Tey. sentenced from Los Ange-
les county TO Folsom penitentiary 70
za-re an fndeterminate term for for
cer1-. which he did not commit al
though he pleaded guilty 10 the
charge according 10 district attorney
Thomas Lee WoOlWine, OF Los Ange-
les county Dc Fey. according to
information placed before Gov Steph-
ems escaped from The state peniten-
tiarV ar Florence Ariz-- where he
was serving term for embeZZl ement
ir 1917 The Arizona authorities have
requested his return. ii was an
rnuucel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-25
COMMISSIONERS GRANT
CLERKS EXOFFICI0 PAY

Tie county commissioners in regu-
lar session Tuesday afternoon. granted
uetfrf1us II county clerk W D. Greet
and district clerk C. n Mckinney for
e-officio salaries In the case Of the
former the monthly eZofficio allow
zrcH uas increased from S125 70 $50.
while clerk Mckinney was allowed
S51S-0s. the amount OF deficiency in
his office for ISIS
u was decided that the route for
paving for tile AlamoEordo road
would be via Piedras TO Fort Boule-
r1rd- thence 10 Byron street and
thence 10 Mckinley avenue
oak 4 Weeks. Roof Palntinr-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-25
- Years Ago Today
From The Herald Of
= y This Date. 1904.

THE HAGUE tribunal may decide the
i Elephant Butte claims OF British
bond holders IN the original project
The British ambassador. acting upon
the instruction Of the marquis Of
I-ansdoEn. has asked through the
American department Of state that the
United States agree to submit these
claims 10 arbitration.
Gen Joe Wheeler is expected to
reach the city next Wednesday
lIrs Charles DeGroff returned this
morning after q visit Of several weeks
20 her old home IN Louisiana
4 free writing room and chess and
checker room is 20 be opened in the
basement Of the public library next
THURSDAY
over 600 persons were furnished a
Christmas dinner by the salvation
army today and about 200 baskets
were sent out
The Jap squadron departed from
Po-r Arthur yesterday The emperor
~ Japan extended his thanks 10 his
officers and men for gallantrv in ac-
1i1n against the Port Arthur fleet,
which BE- had just disabled
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-25

Clark a weeks. Roof Painting
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-25
AVOID ALCOHOL

Seusap ersa comes N tablets-con-
tains no alcohol 70 lu0mentarily slim
ulate with eventual reaction It is a
wei balanced formula, 4s-5S per cent
for the blo0d-50-f2 percent for the
nerves. just the elements needed 10
rcne I'D weak. run down system. i'm
prove digestion create healthy appe-
ate. induce sound sleep. make new
blood. revive the vitality and create
Strength.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-25
pEUeeIsIs euAREETEE KgeA-T0NE

II costs S1oo-lasfs a whole month
Get a bottie-use IL 20 days and n you
zrc not bcne1teds take the remainder
o. the package hack to the druggist
and set your money back. For sale
by KELLY A. POLLARD and other
seed drug stores Try ft.-AdT
The Farmington times., 1918-08-23
THE SELF-FEEDING SOUTH

Time was when, as the old story
runs, the Texas farmer bought his
beans in Boston, his furniture in Grand
Rapids, his food in Kansas City, and
raised only cotton and pack of hun
cry "houn' dawgs."'-
The war has changed all that. Tex
as-and likewise Georgia, Louisiana,
Alabama, North Carolina, Florida and
Virginia-are no longer confining
themselves to one crop. They are
raising food in increased quantities.
in addition to cotton. This year they
are raising enormous quantities of
wheat and oats.
Four years ago Alabama did not
ship a carload of hogs. In the year
ending April /, 1918, the\Alabamans
sent out no less than 1882 carloads of
hogs-and of excellent quality, too
to help feed the rest of America and
the world.
Fixed government prices have had
something to do with this result. The
Federal Department of Agriculture
and the agricultural service schools of
the different States have done their
part. The southern farmerhas lear
ned that it pays to raise food. He has
also learned that it does not pay to re-
strict his land to single crop.
The Farmington times., 1918-08-23
GERMAN SERGEANT TELLS
OF CRUELTY TO PRISONERS
Deserter Says Camps Watchword Is,
Fewer Americans Who Return
Home the Better for Us"

| ing them to fill a dried pond within
two hours, using only water glass.
The man thus punished has to run
from a faucet to the pond, back and
forth, continually for hours on his i'm
possible errand. In cases where the
pond is not filled the man gets one
months solitary confinement. This is
only one punishment out of hundreds
devised either to kill Americans or
to drive them to despair or some sort
of revolt which would allow the Of
ficers to shoot them down in So
called self-defense.
american negroes are really worse
off than the white persons. The Ger
man sentries infict fioggings on them
for the least reason. Two negroes, abb
solutely innocent, were thrashed al
most to death in the presence of their
comrades, when the proceedings were
interrupted by another negro, who
boxed the sentries' ears. He is now
to be court martialed.
"The Americans who are not bull
lied or who are spared on account of
German ancestry, are used in the
German propaganda service in Rus
sia. II has happened often that your
soldiers or under officers have been
taken to Russia either handcuffed like
murdcrers or in cages like wild ami
mails. This is the absolute truth.
"a German officer lecturing for the
benefit of the Russians on 'Germany's
victory over America displayed as
proof of that victory American SOL
diers chained on platform. That
was in June.
"At Minsk this performance was
interrupted when one of the Ameri.
cans, Corp. Gordon Schmidt of AL.
bany, N. Y, broke his handouts
marched up to the lecturing German
and slapped him in the face before the
amazed audience. A fight ensued be.
tween a number of German soldiers anc
Schmidt, in the course of which the
Americans left eye was torn out. He
was sentenced to be shot, ! was told.
"Another thing German authorities
do is to warn the civil population
whenever convoy of American sol
diers is expected to pass certain
place. The war prolongers are com
ing is the way the word is passed by
the police. Hysterical men, womel
and children are allowed on the sta
tion platforms there to insult and spi
at the defenseless men.
81 must insist on the futility of neu
trail diplomatic protcstations as ap
piled to prisoners. 1t may be wei
meant, but it is wholly ineffective
Help can only come from the Ameri
can Government. Germany believe
that reprisals are impossible, as eve
the German troops captured by Amer
leans are not likely to be sent t
camps in America. On the othe
hand, the German authorities impres
on American prisoners this idea:
"Wilson is far away, and he doe
not care a damn about you
"Such is the situation. ] have seel
it."
The Farmington times., 1918-08-23
Yanks II Is

Nicanames are not manufactured.
When they are, the "nick" doesn't
stick. Ten thousand of the worlds
greatest thinkers working ten hours
day for ten years coludnt plaster a
nickname on the American army that
would stick ten minutes.
For the American Army has al
ready received its nickname over here
that nothing can shake loose. That
nickname is Yanks. Nothing more,
nothing less, nothing else.
1t wasn't manufactured for the
American Army, it wasn't carefully
thought out by any pre-arranged men,
tai drive. 1t was just the nickname
everyone over here took for granted.
Yanks, as applied over here, has
lost its old American turn. 1t no
longer means soldier of the North.
1t means soldier from the United
States, North, South, East or West,
so long as he wears the khaki of Un-
Gle Sam and battles or works under
the old flag. 1t means Dixie and
Yankee Doodle rolled into one. 1t is
the symbol of united country point
ing in mass formation towards the
Rhine and on beyond. 1t means that
1861 to 1865 is forgotten, demolished,
blotted out against the mighty epoch
of 1917-to finish.
Sammy" was a joke, and painful
one. Buddy" failed to land The
others hit the soapy chute with equal
eclat, one nickname alone has with
stood the shell fire of discussion. 1t
is Yanks--Yanks, representing North
and South, East and West, anything
wholly American.
You can't manufacture nickname
in century, but one can be hooked to
you in day. Yanks it is.
The Farmington times., 1918-08-23
to New York in search of information.
Coast is PatrOlled

The coast is patrolled by naval YES
sells as well as by coast guardsmen,
who walk along the shores. Never
theless it is not considered impossible
for men from submarines to come
ashore in a collapsible boat at night
The cables cut by the German sub
marines were lines running from the
American coast southwark. One OF
them was cut when the German sub
marine first visited American shores
few months ago. The other was
cut last week. Both of the cut ca
bles have been repaired.
The one cut some time ago was
severed somewhere along the New
Jersey Coast. 1t ran toward the
West Indies. The one cut last week
was a French cable running toward
the Indies and was cut off the Virgin
ia Coast. 1t has just been repaired.
In each instance is was necessary to
convoy the cable ship that was sent
out to repair the cables.
Three U-Boats Operating
1t was definitely ascertained today
that the Navy Department has infor-
nation convincing it that three sub
marines have operated along the
American coast during the campaign
that has been in progress during the
past few weeks. One of them was a
cable cutting submarine. These sub
marines are known to have been of
the larger cruising type, each about
200 feet long, and capable of cruising
radius of 1900 miles. They are each
equipped with two guns. The cali
Der of these guns is 81 and inches.
Half Submarines Sunk
Definite information is now in pos
session of the Navy Department, con-
vincing the higher officials that more
than half of the German submarines
have been destroyed in the campaign
against the U-boats. The information
is to the effect that $50 submarines
have been definitely destroyed and
that the number of probable and pos
sible" sinkings of submarines is
around so, bringing the total losses of
submarines in all three classified
tions to Approximately 200.
1t is learned that the Navy De-
partment has information indicating
that there are now from 100 to 18O
submarines left and operating.
These estimates make it appear
that the number of submarines that
have been destroyed is at least a
score greater than the submarines
that are left in the German Navy in
ell waters.
The Farmington times., 1918-08-23
THE TIMES is SPLEN-
DIDLY REMEMBERED


Our splendid friend, Chas. Porter,
formerly the popular cashier of the
Bank of Desloge, now Somewhere in
France" battling for the "Stars and
Stripes, has The Times in mind, at
least occasionally, as was attested
Tuesday morning when copy of
"The Stars and Stripes" arrived from
him. This excellent paper is publish
ed in France, under date of August 2,
and is the official paper of the A. E.
F. While it contains very little gen.
uine war news, it contains more of
personal touch of things as they
actually exist "over there" There is
also considerable ability displayed in
the get-up of The Stars and Stripes,
as the following two editorials will
testify:
Four Years
Four years ago today the gray
army of Germany advanced to the
threshold of Belgium.
1t was Der Tag-the day, the plan
ned-for, longed-for day when the good
German sword was to be drawn from
it's scabbard and, in one swift, terri
BILE campaign, carve out of Europe
German Empire.
At the threshold, the German rul-
ers asked free passage over a terri
tory which, by all the most solemn
covenants known to nations, they had
promised not to enter in time of war.
Belgium refused, and the gray army
trampled it under foot.
The next day-the third Of August
Germany declared war on France,
and on the fourth, after a pause while
the watching world held it's breath in
an agony of suspense, England drew
her sword.
By her initial act of faithlessness
Germany stood morally bankrupt be-
fore the peoples of earth. To men of
vision it was then and there apparent
from that hour she could not be treat
ed with man to man, that, because her
word was worthless, she must be beat
en-, beaten, beaten till she could do no
further harm.
That, through the four bitter years
which have followed, has been the 81
lent, all-controlling, inexorable fact
of the war. 1t was summed up with
the finality of doom last August when
America said to the Pope: ave can
not take the word of the present rul-
ers of Germany as guarantee of
anything that is to endure"
Four years. Four years of blood
and incommunicable woe, four years
Of such sacrifice and courage as have
renewed the worlds faith in the spirit
of man. As the anniversary approach
ed, the Kaiser mounted watchtower
in Champagne to see with his own
eyes the launhcing of the last German
offensive, the drive that he promised
his people should end the war. When
the anniversary came, he had seen the
offensive begin, falter, fall, shrivel
| and turn into an historic disaster.
He had seen, in the Scared valley
of the Marine, the beginning of the
end.
The Farmington times., 1918-08-23

their task and the unprecedented diff
hcultics i'll the way of its full per-
formance which have arisen out of the
war--difficulties which could be over
come only by unity of administra-
ton, particularly a unifcation of the
use of the telephone and telegraph
lines, which could not be realized
without the aid of the government.
"Under the Presidents order, condi-
tions are changed and greater oppor-
tunity afforded to effect improve
ments and economies, and larger use
by the people of these facilities which
have become an imperative need in
their everyday life.
whether advantage can be taken
of these opportunities to improve this
service to the public remains to be
disclosed by experience. Every ef-
fort of the department will be direct
ed to the accomplishment of this end.
1t will be the purpose of the postof-
flee department to broaden the use of
the service at the least cost to the
people, keeping in mind that high
standard of efficiency must be main
tanned. / shall avail myself of an
early opportunity to consult with those
who have heretofore had the respon-
sibility of directing the various wire
systems, and l doubt not, will be
greatly benefited by suggestions they
may be kind enough to offer me.
"The operation or control of what
are commonly called farmers tele-
phone lines will be interfered with on
ly for the purpose of facilitating their
connections with the larger lines.
There will be no change affecting
the press wire service, except to i'm
prove it wherever possible. Of course,
no general policy has been decided up
on, and will not be until a most care
full survey of the whole situation is
had and a grasp of conditions as they
now exist secured. | shall freely
avail myself of all advice and
suggestions which those in a position
to make same valuable may be good
enough to offer me.
whenever it is necessary to in
auguratc any changes of policy, an
nouncement of such will be made
through the postmaster general"
The Farmington times., 1918-08-23
U-BOATS CUT CABLES TWICE
IN UNITED STATES PORTS

Washington, d. c., Aug. 19.-From
an authoritative source it was learned
tonight that German submarines have
twice cut cables along the coast of the
United States, and also that officers
and men of German U-boats have had
the boldness to land at night on the
shores of this country.
Information has been conveyed to
the Navy Department that an under
officer of one of the submarines re-
Gently operating off the Virginia
coast was believed to have gone un-
noticed to New York, and mingled
with crowds in saloons and other plac-
es in that city.
The information placed before the
Navy Department regarding the al
legged trip of the under-officer to New
York was of such a circumstantial
character that high officials of the
department seriously credited the
statement as being true.
Story Told by Captain
The statement that one of the Ger
man officers had the hardihood to land
on the coast and make such jour-
ney was made to a high official of
the American Naval Administration
by the captain of one of the vessels
which was recently sunk off the south
ern coast.
This captains name has not been
disclosed, but it was authoritatively
learned today that he had been to
Washington and had personally sub
mitted the facts to high naval Off
cials in such straightforward and
circumstantial manner that they have
no reason to doubt that he was not
mistaken.
Met Hun Face to Face
According to the merchant cap
tain's story he had gone to New York
after the sinking of his vessel. While
there he entered a restaurant ac-
companied by friend and there was
startled by meeting face to face q
man, whom, he has since informed
big naval officials, he recognized as an
under official of the submarine that
had sunk his merchant vessel not
many days before.
The merchant captain said he was
positive he made nc mistake and that
the man whom he saw in New York
showed clearly he also recognized the
merchant captain, and Immediately
disappeared.
No trace of him has since been
found although naval intelligence Of
ficers have been given his description
| Unless the merchant captain is mis-
taken as to the identity of the man
| it is the belief of high naval officials
that the German U-boat under-officel
was landed at night somewhere along
the coast, and that he made his way