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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-26
d. FREpERIo j. HAskIN.

{ITAsHINGTON, D. c.. april 60
w The army engineer corps is now
larger than the United States army
was at the beginning OF the war.
Thousands Of engineers are staging
the war in France. attending to all the
work Of construction for the American
army from building wharves and piers
at the American ports Of olsen barka-
rlou 20 she installation Of water pipes
En- the first line trenches Thousands
are Still in this country working on
military inventions. training in the
training camps. and awaiting the or
der TO sail
Modern warfare" says an officer
of the army engineers corps. has
largely become a conflict between the
engineers of the countries engaged"
Time and again has victory depended
upon the alert intelligence and prompt
action Of q company Of engineers; time
and again have engineers saved the
been demolished TO prevent the adj
vance Of our army. and engineers
have calmly gone 20 work and built
them up again: railroads have been
hastily thrown across agricultural
areas so facilitate a sudden move
uent or troops. and in some places
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-26

modern filtration plants have been
rapidly constructed where troops had
to remain for q week or so and where
the drinking water was tainted
Engineers the stage Managers.
The army euEileer fin this war is
Ike a theatrical business manager
He must attend to all the practical
details OF the play-the scenery, the
electrical lighting apparatus, camOu-
Rage, and transportation accommoda-
tons for the company. But the mod
ern army is a road company Of a
strenuous order. Its acts are always
unexpected and always different. so
that the engineer never has any idea
what VIII be demanded OF him next In
this new western drive a company OF
American engineers we're suddenly
called upon TO fight and instantly
they dropped their tools. with which
they had been building a branch rail-
way connection and picked up their
guns. BY the swift decision OF their
commander. these engineers entered
the battle at the psychological mo-
men- and prevented the enemy from
taking the town. lie had acted upon
his own initiatire-the engineering
initiative. which is seldom wrong.
Hey, boys. we've got to get into this.'
was all he said.
Engineer Problems Tremendous.
The magnitude Of the engineering
task encountered in this war is little
appreciated by the layman- Little, so
far. has been said about that phase
Of IT, The engineer is Invariably mod
est. shy Of ublicity-always a man Of
action rather than a talker. Unlike
most scientists. the engineer claims
no special or superior knowledge Of.
the universe. Engineering. he viii
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-26
Ell PasO Housewife Be-
comes New Woman

"Au o. our best doctors had given
me up / was unable 10 leave my bed
for Is weeks and was yellow as q
pumpkin. besides the terrible stomach
pains ] suffered. Our druggist adj
vised my husband 20 try layr's Won
derful Remedy and II has saved my
life. Z am new woman now Il IS
simple. harmless preparation that re-
moves the catarrhal mucus from tie
Intestinal tract and allays tn milan
nation which causes practically all
stomach. liver and intestinal all
ments. including appendicitis one
dose win convince OF money refunded
Kelly & Pollard, Potter Drug Co
ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-26
SGT. EMERY WISEMAN WRITES
FOOD IS CHEAP IN THE EAST

Sergt. Emery F. Wiseman. formerly
In the garage business here. now at
the army repair school conducted in
connection with the Eastman Kodak
company at Rochester. y. y. has writ
ten Mrs. Wisemau at their home here
that meals AT the dining halls in the
school are cheap. He said a plate Of
meat and potatOts and gravy e sold
for / . cents and that other food is pro-
portiOnately cheap.
Sergt- Wiseman recently transferred
from san Antonio. Texas. TO Roches-
ter. and has completed a course in
camera repairing Of every type OF ma
chine used in photography.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-26
WOULD HAVE GEN. WOOD
CITED FOR CONTEMPT

Washington. n. O.. April 26.-Mai.
Gen. Leonard Wood. commandant OF
Camp Funston. Kas. was asked in q
petition filed Wednesday in the su-
preme court TO be declared in con-
tempt o. court for sending Robert
Cox. a member OF the national army,
10 France while proceedings insti-
ruted By Cox 20 prevent bis being sent
abroad were pending.
Cox contends that under the consti
tuition a man cannot be drafted FOR
foreign service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-26

A Mexican Congressman recently
KILLED a Mexican general. but under
the constitutional immunity from ar
rest, the murderer win be allowed
freedom until after the Mexican con-
gress adiourns IN SeDtem ber.-From
Leslle.s
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-26
Whenever You Need n General
Sfrenrfheufna Tonic.

Take the Old Standard Groves TASTE
LESS chill TONIC. 1t contains the
Well-knoWn tonic properties OF
QUININE and IRON and is very ralu-
able as a general strengthening tonic.
Il purifies and enriches the blood
and you can soon feel its Stre1theu-
Ing. InvigOratiuE effect soc.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-26

a Ghild or ears Old
requires something stronger than the
sweet liquid laEatives now on the mar
ket which are prepared especially for
infants
LAX-FOs WITH PEPsrN fills this
iong-felf want It acts on the liver
and regulates the bowels without
gripping or disturbing the stomach. A
liquid Digestive Laxative. pleasant 70
take. sec per bottle Good for the
child. good for the Mother. good for
the H0usehold.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-26
ARMY GETS SIX RECRUITS.

Six men we're enlisted by Capt F
". Fonda. local army recruiting Off
Ger. Friday. Their names follow:
For the national army-Thomas II
Mcintosh. Joseph B. Bravaschi. Feiiz
]. Jordan. Albuquerque, y. NJ. ordi-
nance corps; Norman L. Lemaire, Ra-
ton. n. NJ, tank service.
For the regular army--James L.
Rehm, Santa Ana. Texas. recruiting
service; Charles =. Comstock, East
Las Vegas. y. II EienzI cornE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-26
IS CHARGED WITH DRILLING
HOLES IN AIRPLANE WINGS

Cleveland. Ohio. April 25.-Charged
with drilling holes in the wings OF
airplaues ready TO be delivered TO the
government, an employe OF a manu-
featuring company was arrested by
federal agents last night
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-26

Tomorrow, being the last Saturday
Of the month, carriers viii present
bills for April accounts Subscribers
VIII please note and be ready for the
boys.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-26
Standards Saturday
Specials

35e bottle Dukees Salad Dressing sale 26e
4Oe ia Beeehnut Peanut Butter on sale for Sic
Csc bottle Dr. Prices Vanilla Lemon Extract sale for 29c
3Oe can Walter Bakers Cocoa, sale &c
25c can Calumet Baking Powder sale for.-....ZO Zoe
Ace lar Monarch Preserves on sale for .35e
30e can Domino White Black Cherries sale lie
Csc can Glass Jar Label White Black Cherries sale for Soc
3Oe can Glass Jar Label Peaches or Apricots on sale &c
35e Jar Monarch Mince Meat on sale for 26c
I5e size Bakers Canned Fresh Coeoanut sale for lie
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-26

For Business
Baggage
or Pleasure
moving too. TELEPHONE $500.
The City Service Company
I. ". Kirkpatrick. Pres
Fl. y. Camp. Mcr.-Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-26

Best Cafeteria In Town
Best food for least money. for men
and women. SIS z. franklin St
Luncheon and supper--Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-26
ARMY ENGINEERS BUILDING D1GKS
CITIES AND RAILROADS IN FRANCE

Forces Are Also Cutting Down Timber and Converting
It Into Lumber, Taking Rock for the Jetties and
Harbor Work From Quarries, Building Can
tonments and Taking Hand in Fighting.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-26
Officers For
City CaUahy
Troop Named
A. F. Wilson, Captain
E. Cardona and Manuel
Schwartz, Lieutenants.

According to telegraphie informa-
ton received here Thursday night. A.
T. Wilson has been made a captain OF
the Texas national guard: Edwin Car
dona. first lieutenant, and Manuel
Schwartz. second Lieutenant. These
officers viii be assigned to the FL
Paso troop OF the first Texas cavalry.
soon to be organized here.
Capt Wilson and Lieut.. Cardoua
have been organizing a troop Of cav
airy for the past Few weeks They
announced they have about 125 quail
fled cavalrymen who are anxious 20
enlist I'm the troop.
To Confer With General.
The newly made officers viii 20 20
Houston tonight 10 confer with Brig.
Gen. J. A. Wolters and receive final
instructions regarding the organiZa-
ton Of the troop. Capt Wilson said
Friday that great number OF the
men who had been picked for the Fl
FasO troop would not be taken in by
the state, as they are not residents or
Texas
What service the troop viii have had
not been ascertained. Capt Wilson
said. He stated Friday that IL was his
opinion that the troop would be as
signed to border duty Immediately. It
was believed the government proposes
to move the 18th cavalry division
from the border and use the Texas
guard as border patrol.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-26

Wanted 10 buy-second hand BIZ
cycles Allen Arms & Cycle Co--Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-26
% Is tuI Lle american army.
Much miscellaneous Work

All these things and many others.
the nature OF which is not divulged
by the army. are done By American
I engineers at the front. One company
Of engineers is working a series OF
uuarries: others work solely on maps
nf the fighting zone: others are dredg-
ing new harbor somewhere on the
French coast. and still others are-in
charge OF gas and flame attacks and
of placing underground mines for the
destruction Of the Germans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

slowly toward the rear. Each night an
armed guard watched over him.
Then one night-the seventh-the
guard, who sat huddled with his back
resting against tree, dropped off to
sleep. Dark was just settling over the
patch of woods on the edge Of which they
had turned in. By the moonlight that
filtered down through the branches he
could see the guards head nodding, nod
ding. He itched to get his hands on the
rifle, but the guard was holding it up
right between his knees as sort of
to disengage it.
He CROPPED about for weapon. His
hand landed on the short, light end of
broken pick-handle. 1t wouldn't do. He
looked for the other piece, found it, heft-
ed it.. 1t would do. With that piece of
wood he took one vicious swing at the
head of the guard, saw that nodding
head stop nodding and slump forward
Then Donahue went away from there.
Woods Thick With Them
All around him Germans were sleep
ing audibly. The woods were full Of
them. He had heard the unintelligible,
gradually subsiding hubbub of their talk
as they settled down for the night. He
bumped into more than one Of them, but
they only grunted and swore while he
held his breath, and, after time, crept
on. After journey that seemed to last
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

hours and must have lasted at least ten
minutes, he reached the edge of the
woods and crawled under bush to think.
Very close to him the German artillery
was making an occasional crashing reply
to the Allied shells which whirred mas
ally overhead in an unending chorus.
Gunfre is as good as a compass. 1t was
easy enough to take his bearings, and,
though he could only guess how far he
had moved in the days of his captivity,
he thought "Amerca" could not be more
than eight kilometres away, perhaps not
that far if the bunch had advanced any
in the interval.
He knew his only chance was to crawl
there by night and lie low by day. He
started out.
All that night he crept along-hug
cling the hedgerows and the shadows,
stopping to listen, lying still as death
when soldiers were tramping by, crawl
ing on again, dropping fiat, crawling on.
All the next day he lay, hungry and
thirsty, in friendly Garfield, with the
grain standing straight around him so
that no one would notice him from the
fields edge.
Several times some soldiers made
short cuts across, and passed so close
he could hear them talking. Once an ar
tilleryman, riding a horse and leading
another, trotted so near that they all but
trampled him under foot.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

But the only ones who found him were
the dogs, and they did not tell. Twice
a shaggy Red Cross dog, with its first
aid pack and food strapped to its back,
proudly tracked the worried Donahue to
his hiding place, flourished enthusiastic
cally around him, and threatened to bring
him succor willy-nilly. He longed to rifle
their packs and eat again, but each time
he only lay quiet and prayed for the
amiable dog to be off.
1t was toward the end of the second
night that the young marine, creeping
up the side of ravine, was stopped in
his tracks by the voice of a sentry.
'Halt!"
1t was the word he had been sick with
fear he should hear during two interim
nable nights, but when he finally heard it
the voice was an American voice.
On His Feet Once More
"I'm an American" he answered, and
investigated to see what it felt like to
stand up once more.
"Halt!"
ooh, hell" said Private Donahue;
where's brigade headquarters
A little later, after stolen nap under
cover of two discarded potato sacks and
a sunrise breakfast at the field kitchen
Of another regiment, he was telling bri-
gade headquarters all about it.
After that he told his story to every
one, from the credulous cook and the
skeptical top to some imposing beings
who questioned him at French head
quarters before his battalion went back
into the line. He had kept his eyes
open, and he had information to give
that can hardly be set forth here.
His audiences were not without their
doubters, but these had not much to say
when the report came back from the
French that Private Donahues account
of his eight days AWOL was packed
with detail that could not possibly have
been furnished except by one who had
actually journeyed some miles into Ger
many"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

This is the story Of Private Donahue.
1t is the story of young marine who, in
the midst of confused and savage mid
night skirmish on the edge of ravine
up Torcy way, northwest of Chateau
Thierry, vanished from the ranks Of his
company and was not seen again until
eight days later, when, hungry, dirty,
tired, sore and happy, he crawled into
the American lines at dawn.
How he got into Germany" he is not
sure. He remembers rush Of troops in
the dark and blow over the head. The
next thing he remembers he was lying
on the ground outside candle-lit tent.
There was nightmare scutfle and
hustle going on around him. 1t was still
dark. His rifle was gone. His clothes
had been ripped open and his pockets
emptied AS he found out later, they
had taken everything, his dog-tag, his
notebook full of his thoughts on war, his
money, his letters and clippings and
snapshots from home.
He Got his Information
Some one was standing over him,
speaking to him in passable English. 1t
was a German officer-a lieutenant, ha
thought. He scrambled to his feet. The
lieutenant eyed him sternly.
GLOW many Americans are over
there?"
The young marine, as though he had
been rehearsed in the part for weeks,
looked his captor square in the eye and
answered:
"Thirty-two American divisions and
forty French"
The next moment he lay sprawling in
the dirt, and from that posture into
which the lieutenant had kicked him he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

was rewarded by the music of that wor
thy rclapsing into angry German:
"Schweiner Amerikaner, schweiner
Amerikanerw
The refrain was caught up by the un-
derlings who hustled him away. Of all
the jabber that reached his ears during
the next few days that was what he
heard oftenest. 1t was all he understood.
1t was the favorite form of address used
by the weary succession Of guards put
over him.
AS he was the only prisoner in sight
the only American save for five or six
wounded Yanks he once saw carried past
him on stretchers-he was not made one
Of a party of prisoners to be shipped di-
rectly to the rear, but rather was he
handed back from group to group and
made to work his way
From sun-up to shutdown he worked
with the camouaage men. masking bat
teries, cutting branches and piling
Dough on bough of leafy green to screen
the roadside heaps of ammunition boxes
Shared Captors' Mess
He had no blankets to roll in at night
but his captors shared their mess with
him.. pouring out each time an unsavory
soup or Cruel, and tossing him chunks Of
coarse bread to sop it up with.
Each day different soldier took him
in tow. Each day the shifting sound Of
the artillery told him he was gravitating
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
The Official
Newspaper
of the A. E. F.
RHINE OF THE PRAlRlr
mariner

He came all the way from Kans,,
Did the hero of these stanzas
Where the land is largely-very larss,.
flat,
And his ante-bellum notion
Of topsy-turvy ocean
Was a puddle you could hide bepes,.
your hat.
Just before the transport startM
And for Overseas departed
He was sure he'd have safe and speed,
trip,
But to ward off every sickness
He wore socks of extra thickness
Though he carried nothing heavy on ri,
hip.
But his pains were unavailing,
For he hung upon the railing
From the moment they were out Of siebt
of land
1t was not time for laughter
And for quite while thereafter
He had nothing on his stomach but his
hand.
When he started convalescing.
He resumed his daily messing
Without fearing every wavelet's rise and
fall,
But where'er the vessel drifted,
Still the scene was never shifted
just circle full of water-that was AL
Then he thought of Kansas prairis
And his Susies and his Marys,
And he groaned in utter anguish and
despair:
We've been moving every minute,
But there's something phoney in it..
Cause the gol-darned boat amt getting
anywhere"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
ETIQUETTE HINTS FOR
DOuGHBOYS
By BRAN MASH
Questions Answered

o. P.-Yes, you stand at attention and
say "Sir" to a British regimental
sergeant major, but you do not salute
him when passing on the street or road.
Mote: This is straight dope and not the
usual kind of bull that gets into this
column-Ed.)
Y. R. F.-The seat on the Tops right is
undoubtedly the seat of honor for your
guest, but also tho seat of danger; that
is, unless the Top is southpaw.
G. L. M.-When borrowing some one
else's puts for guard mount be sure, of
course, to return them rolled in the
original order, and not hindside to. If
you fail to take them back in shape your
friend may be out of luck himself the
next time he tries to make orderly.
H. F.-No, you are not required to
salute German officers when you meet
them up front unexpectedly. You are,
however, expected to invite them over
into our lines at once, and to see that
they are made thoroughly at home in
the cage provided for them. Also, you
should keep them we'll covered, so they
won't catch cold
U. H.-No, it would not get you any
where to give a lawn party in honor of
your division commander. In the first
place, he would probably be too busy to
come himself, and would send some mere
snip of captain from his staff to rep
resent him. In the second place, where
in the name of time would you get the
lawn?
G. Q.-Yes, celluloid cuffs are distinct
ly out of place with the O. D. shirt. Be-
sides, they have to be cleaned with spit,
and when you are on hike you're so dry
you can't spit If you have pair it is
better to stand them up and shoot at
them, rather than to shoot them in the
more conventional way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
a BIT OF AMERICA

regularly at the Office of the city clerk,
was the slender thread that kept both
ends of life together.
When she paid her April call the city
clerk reached for his books and began
to go through with the monthly formula.
But, "Please," she said, 81 don't think
I need the money any more, sir. My
circumstances have improved I'm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

She is an old, or at least an elderly,
woman. The place where she lives is
particularly ugly little American manu-
featuring town; its inhabitaDts are
largely what we used to call foreigners.
The state had been helping her for
many years. 1t was not muchs but that
monthly allowance, which she called for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

working, and I think the government
needs the money more than do
The town is ugly and dirty 1t has
given the army little legion of youths
most of whose names are the bane of
many company clerks existence and
have nearly Frustrated with icckjaw
many top sergeant calling the roll.
R''t IT. is bit of America.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-23
NOTICE

The Monongab Glass Company,
beginning Monday. March 18th
viii return to their usual hours Of
operation. First turn starting e.
7;15 a. m. sBoys or girls Is years
or over .eau be given steady en-
ployment. Boys or girls 14 yesl
or over can be given day light en-
pigment. White or eolored. Geo
wages. Apply at Factory I'm
Street
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-23
OF An
INCREASE IN Mine
PRICE IS FADING
Pittsburgh District Selling
Price Fixed at Last
Years Figures.

The advance in selling price request
ed by the coal operators OF the Fair
mont district is believed to have been
refused.
While operators have private ad-
vices from representatives in Wash
;ngton to the effect that the matter
has not been finally acted upon from
advices which have reached ]. Walter
Barnes. Federal Fuel Administrator for
west Virginia, it is reasonable to con
clude that the advance has been re-
1t has been felt all along that condi-
lions IN the Fairmont district we're
about the same as in the Pittsburgh
district. A telegram to Mr.. Barnes
from 1. V. Minis, of the Fuel Admins
tratiou at Washington, gives an adj
vance n the price Of prepared coal IN
that district but it is feared that this
is an error in transmission Of the tele-
gram. In the event that this advance
had been granted it might mean that
Fairmont district operators would set
the same advance.
TtI telegram to Mr.. Barnes is be
Continued on Page Fen.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-23
Town IN
]. 5. Line
GASSED
american Batteries
Busy Today Get
ting Even forit
Rr Assoeiated Press>

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, March 2S-The Germans
launched a heavy gas attack against
certain town in our line northwest
Of foul last night. No wind was blow
Ing ana the fumes OF mustard gas
rom the shells hung low over the lin
IS Tor several hours. The batteries
firing the shells were located to the
RIGHT Of Richecourt and our artillery
was busy an morning with a retalIa-
tory firing.
The Germans again have been given
an example OF the accuracy Of our
fre OF our 81 miIlimetre guns, and an
enemy machine guns emplaeement
which has been annoying Americans
for the last two days was located and
then the batteries OF little fellows"
IS they are known along the front
lot into action. firing rapidly They Sc
cured number OF direct hits and put
tie emplacement guns crew out OF
commission. The small guns which
are about the size OF a ! FOUNDER are
easily moved from place to place even
Ii the trenches.
they also secured direct hits on the
anefion Of the communication trench
ses4as men were passing and into the
entrance to the dug out which num-
Der Of the enemy were seen to enter
ana from which smoke was rising.
our infantry discovered one enemy
1sfroi inside our wires. These Ger
mans were driven or and # is be
ifeTed they suffered casualties. There
wzs increased aerial activity today.