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Evening journal., 1918-02-08

battle around Verdun from the Goth to
the 3ist Of August His ambition is tc
begin his second lap in the great war
with the American army.
Evening journal., 1918-02-08

Watch the Want Ads for opportuni-
ties to make business investments and
form business partnerships in the com
ing month.
Evening journal., 1918-02-08

Household goods and musical instru-
ments will be sold to good advantage
IN the Want Ads during the comins
two weeks.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
SUPPLYING AN
FOR 4 BIC
BLOW, PROBLEM
Enormous Quantity of Ma
terial Must Be Coneen-
trated Before Attack.
IS TRAINS FOR
ONE DIVISION
By PAYsON RYAN.

DARIS, France, Aug 31.-The Amer
l lean army, before it can take the
offensive on a large scale. must con-
centrate an enormous quantity OF ma
terial behind its lines. The needs Of
one division amount TO 200 tons. ex-
elusive OF horses and automobiles
When an attack is being prepared
about 1000 tons Of material is needed
for each mile On a front Of so miles
where an offensive is about to be
launched 200, 600 tons OF material must
be ready tot ollow the advancing
army.
Alter weeks OF feverish prepara-
tion. night marches, camOuflaging
airdromes. hospitals and gun en-
placements. installing field hospitals
and dressing stations. bringing up
food and munitions, surprise ATTACK
may be launched with the prospect OF
dealing a serious blow at the enemy
But TO insure success everything must
be done at night
Railway facilities in France even
in formal times are poor and during
an offensive often become complete
y blocked To carry single oivls-
ion. together with all its equipment,
IS trains are needed
Sometimes, as in great emergencies.
troops are thrown into the battle
without their supply trains the sup
plies must follow later. A large re-
serve OF automobile camions must al
ways be ready for this emergency, for
the supplies must follow at a very
short interval. The work Of the men
that feed an army is often as difficult
and dangerous as that done by the
fighting men themselves, for the sup
plies must be brought forward through
gas clouds and showers Of shells and
eirplans bombs
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
VETERAN WAN is
4 SHORT LEAVE
THEN 4 BAT TIE
Has Fought All Through
the War and Knows All
Kinds of Battle.
WANTS VACATION
FOR THIRTY DAYS

DARIS, France. Aug. 31.-There IS a
I man who has fought all through
this war. And he is an American
He has fought it all the ways there
are TO fight and he likes 1t. He told
OF his views in the course Of an all
night railway journey last night
There's only one thing want" he
said. and that's 30 days leave in
the old Z. s. A. III come right back,
because I care for this war. but I
would like 10 see the states for about
a month"
This man would be known IN a
dozen communities back home were
il permissible to use his name He's
a graduate OF Northwestern un1Fer-
sity and he came to Europe with the
first bunch OF American ambulance
drivers way back in 1914. Hes
fought" in the ambulance. in the
foreign legion. in the lafayette es-
cadrille, the British royal flying corps
and he IS now one Of the first class
instructors in the navy aviation corps
somewhere in France He has flown
everything with wings on II and ne
is about TO get his commission
He was one OF the victims Of Off
cial red tape When Gen Pershins
came over last spring this man was
as he expressed II. ''unengaged for
the moment" He tried TO get COM
mission in the army and Gen Per
shfng tried hard 70 get IL for him. but
the red tape stood in the way, and he
is still waiting for that commission
in the navy-and 80 day leave In
the states.
What arc you going 70 do when
the wars over" I asked him
Ger he answered with a puzzled
look Il never thought OF that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
Since Poker Game
Chaplain NeUer Fails
ToCuss The Boches

Paris. France, Aug. 3L-There's
one chaplain over here who no
longer hesitates 10 cuss the
Boches. Hes one Of the army's
favorite chzplains- There are
none in this army shrewder than
he in manipulating two small
pairs against a number OF threes-
He was away up front one night
helping TO keep a detachment in a
strong point cheered up They
were amusing themselves IN a
dugout close up TO the first wire
The chaplain for the first time in
many weeks had an ace full.
Thsre rested on the table fully a
pound OF fine lump sugar. There
was a king full and a lot OF con-
fidence out against him The Pile
OF sugar was growing. Then came
the Boche- He pumped q duG,
a she'll that bOres but fails 10 ex-
plode, right down into the middle
OF the party II carried with L
into six feet OF earth the table,
the stakes and the chaplain's
ace fun. which he had unwarily
laid down while he reached for
sugar to meet the newest ride"
And the chaplain said
Well ask any one in the tn
division what he said
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
UrgesA7myOf
Women Workers
For The Farm
Head Of Britains Organ.
ization Suggests the Same
Plan For America.
d WILLIA1I }. BUTLER

London. Eng, Aug. 3L-Four years
OF war lave taught England that her
women can pillow, pitch hay. drive
horses and run farms about as well
as the men. whom they have relieved
FOR military duty. There are 10000
women farm workers IN the women's
national land service corps in Great
Britain
As a solution OF Americas farm Ia
Dor shortage. Mrs. Roland Wilkins,
head Of England's army OF girl war
farmers" suggests an army OF Amer
lean women. trained. clothed and paid
by the government for farm work
With the draft making greater and
still greater inroads upon America S
farmhands, Mrs. wilkins predicted the
United States soon will have 20 fail
back on the women for the bulk Of
work in running farms and providing
food for the nation
Under her plan. the government
would recruit girls from the cities
and villages. provide them with regu-
lation uniforms and train them for
farm work in stations in every county
practically in the United States for a
period OF several weeks
Then they would be hired out 20
farmers. who would pay the govern
ment direct Under this scheme. the
girls would be paid a standard wage
by the government and would be part
OF a great military machine
They would not be paid by the
farmers and would look to orders
from their military chief. They would
enlist Sor a period Of year or more.
The government would provide hotels
at convenient places throughout the
country where the girls could live
free OF charge while sick or waiting
between jobs from one farm 10 an
other.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
YanBs Are Firemen;
Try to SaDe House;
Take Ub Collection

Nance. France. Aug SL-Ihe
story Of how American troops,
biIleted in a village behind the
Toul front, came TO the rescue o.
an aged couple whose home was
threatened with destruction by
fire, was contained in report re-
cefved by the prefect Of the de-
partment OF Muerthe-Moselle-
Fire broke out in the farmhouse
where the old folks were living
The Americans, at the command
Of their officers. came running
from the field where they were
drilling and soon had the blaze
under control. Then one doughboy
passed his helmet among his com
rades Officers and soldiers alike
contributed The American COM
mander handed the collection, us
francs, TO the mayor Of the VII
LACE. who turned it over TO the
old people
Reporting the incident to the
project today. the mayor Of the
village wrote:
This generous act. so fraternal,
has touched US deeply and, we're It
possible, would have increased our
admiration for these valiant sons
OF America, who. not content with
coming TO fight at our side. are
even ready TO share our small sor-
rows and relieve our misery. These
soldiers are not only our allies
they are our brothers"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
Think CenSOrS
Ought TOKnOW
HI There Is
Baseball Game IN London
Put a Severe Strain On
Readers of Messages.
By EARL c. REEVES.

London. Eng, Aug. sL-A censor IS
supposed TO know everything and 70
be stumped by nothing Obviously
this is all the merest supposition, any
hard working censor Will testify
At the request Of James Kelley,
late of the Chicago Herald, a news
agency advised its New York Office
recently that Kelley had story
about Women's underwear
Il say, old man." said the I y s.
man at the press bureau, you'd bet
ter tell me what this is all about
The censor is sure to ask. you know
He was told He explained The
powers located somewhere upstairs
in a building on Whitehall sent down
word that no messages in code were
acceptable He explained again. and
all was Quiet-which may be a sign
Of anything, or nothing at all.
Three hours later the night clerk
press bureau man phoned that the
WOmen's underwear message had
been turned back to him And more
explanations followed. Then he ex-
planned A reply TO thet message ar
rived next day, so the censors must
have been satisfied at last
The story was about women's IN
derwear and not unnecessarily shock
ing
Then there is this game Of base
ball All England made new wrinkles
trying 10 understand the slang OF the
game. And English editors. trying 10
be Americanese and slangful put over
some Of the weirdest possible cOmbi-
nations Of oxford and Spaulding-
mixtures, say. Of the EXTREMIST Web
ster with Bugs Bear and Damon Run
yon.
So far as can be known from here
the slang OF the game went through
without a censOrial blink, but, not so
the simple rudimentary facts OF the
game. A lineup for instance. caused
a call for explanation and II. ID. IS.
etc, had TO be charted and explained
in detail
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
Altman TELLS
Of BIC FLIGHT
Describes Thrilling Adven-
ture, Ending in a Crash
Into the Sea.
By WILLIAlI J. BUTLER.


London. Eng, aug. 81 Hunting
German U-boats in an American by
dropIane % miles out from coast in
the o1orth sea. an American airman
was killed and two others injured
when their plane fell 500 feet into the
sea
Il had swerved the plane at an
acute angle in q sudden turn" said
ensign herbert Lasher, Of Tivon, N
=. who IS in the American naval hos
nifaI here with a broken leg as Q re-
suit OF the accident
10y engine went dead II was a
heavy bombing machine. and Win
the engine disabled I couldn't get her
back even she started 10 FAN j
nauaEed 10 spiral a little and then
lost control she crashed into the
sea At a terrific speed It was an
awful smashup- Believe me, it's as
bad hitting water as land.
"One Of my observers, Ed a Smith,
OF Baltimore, was killed outright and
sank He never came up We
searched a long while, but couldn't
find him. 7 owe my life TO Thomas
Holiday. OF Texas, my other OBJ
when I hit I broke my leg and
was knocked unconscious didn't
remember anything until several
llllAAlEe aAleLs MAAE4 = -aa--A-H ~ ~ ----
Holiday holding me onto piece OF
wreckaEe A bone in Holidays leg
had been broken in the fau and he
was IN acute pain he told me ] had
sunk twice Despite his broken leg
he neroically swan TO me AID res
cued me unconscious as 1 came up the
second time.
Another hydroplane in charge Of
ensign A. De SOnier. OF New Orleans.
which had been flying with me. was
come little distance away before II
discovered our plight Then IL rushed
hack and picked Us up We sent in
carrie. pigeons 70 our base and help
soon came 10 bring US In"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
CigGets, Chocolate
And Coffee Galore Are
Shepard Home Gifts

Chantilly. France, Aug. 31.-Fifty
thousand cigarets. 5000 packets OF
chocolate and 1000 gallons OF coffee
have been distributed in the last
couple OF weeks by Mrs. Elliott F.
Shepard. patroness Of the Shepard
Convalescent home here, and her two
sisters. Mercedes and Loretta Tradell.
o. Trenton. y. J.
They obtained the cigarets and
chocolate in Paris and from the Amer
lean Red Cross. carried them here in
Mr.. Shepard's automobile. then loaded
them and huge cans OF coffee on a
motor truck and went TO the Villers
Cotterets region. where the distribu-
ton was made to French and Ameri-
can troops on the march
Officers of the allied armies. riding
at the head OF their tired and foot
sore soldiers. ordered the men TO pass
the motor truck single file so each
could receive his handful OF cigarets.
piece Of chocolate and cup of coffee
IN not a single instance would either
French or American officers accept
even a single cigaret, as they pre-
ferred to leave all for their men,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31

descended the winding stairs around
the trunk OF the tree
1T was like this" said one Of the
wounded Americans afterwards. I'VE
thought il was an English officer al
first He was very tall and very pleas
ant He stopped at our landing and
smiled Rather a picturesque spot
for a dinner" he said in perfect Eng
lish-
Yes. sir we replied
DO you boys smoke2 he asked.
oh, once in a while one Of US
said.
He handed US four whoppers-they
looked like two for a dollar cigars.
And we sure thanked him Then he
asked us at what part OF the front We
had been wounded
I'VE told him that one Of US got 1t
at Cantigny and the others near Cha
teau Thierry.
well. 1 hope you viii be able TO
be on your feet soon he said, smiling.
Cd Oh. were on our feet now all
right one Of US piped.
He smiled and saluted and said.
Good night
Two minutes later our waitress
some kid-slipped US the info that We
had been talking 10 the king Of the
BeIgians Here's the cigar he gave
me I don't smoke and now L N glad
7 don't. for 1t viii make d good SOU
venir. The other guys had theirs half
smoked when the waitress told them
who the cigars belonged to. And now
they've rot the butts wrapped up IN
tfufOil
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31

OF the belle in crinolines came 20
harm
Custom Revived.
Years later, when the south and
north no longer existed in our
fight against Spain. the daughter
OF the First Lady OF Camellias
gave to each Of the departing sol
diers from Richmond a bouquet or
camellias for good luck
And today. in fact. since the
boys from here first began hur-
rying to engage in the conflict
over there. the third Lady OF the
Cameuias, Hephzibah F. Ken
drick. continues 10 give the bou-
quets OF good luck 10 boys from
her native city
As IS proved in the statements
by the two boys arriving here
recently, every recipient continues
to have implicit confidence that
the little flower will bring them
good luck as IL brought to their
fathers and grandfathers in the
other wars in which they were
engaged.
Eager to Get FlowerH-
The present Lady Of the Camellias
IS presenting to each soldier who
receives the bouquet OF camellias
a cory OF her song. Americas
Battle Cry" set to the tune OF
Dixie"
The third Lady OF the Camellias
IS now in New York existing
other women to present camellias
to the soldiers
And the soldiers7 Well those
who have heard OF the history OF
the Eift are Just climbing over one
another to get in line and be in
Guided in the list OF recipients
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31

nARIS France. Aug. 3L-"A bunch
I OF wounded Americans and king
Albert Of Belgium have been eating
up the trees.
The Tank with his arm in sling
hooded his head solemnly-
SAY, don't try to make me laugh,
I gotta cut cheek" replied the fank
with his face in a bandage.
ITS a fact" replied the first Xank-
Il happened at Robinson. a pictur-
esoue suburb Of Paris much frequent
cd by American tourists before the
Recently king Albert bought
chateau in the envirOus Of YER
raIIles. near Paris His generals
often visit BIN there. and from
the chateau he has direct wires
70 the Belgian. British and French
front and 20 Paris
Also recentlv the American army
purchased q large building near Rob
insou on a high plateau overlooking
2 beautiful valley. The magnificent
American hospital trains which are
bringing out first American Woundel
10 Paris carried IN one lot Of .5lesses
which were transsllppeu 10 TINS SAM
tarium near Robinson
Now. one evening a second ueulen-
ant and three priTatesl all sllgnlly
wounded. walked over TO Robinson 10
have dinner. At about the same tune
king Albert Of Belgium and three Bel
gfan officers Of high rank also de-
cfded 20 have dinner at Robinson
Eat Up In the Trees.
BY means OF aged creakins STAR :
winding about the central lr9nk o.
che trees one mounts TO one OF these
platforms and has dinner up above IN
the branches
King Albert and his party mounted
n fHe foDmost platform dining room
fn the True tree, which has had many
DISTINGUISHED and undistinguished Wis
ftors since il was first opened TO the
public in 1s4g.
Didn't Know King.
Soon after the group OF Americans
took the second story" dining room,
resting on q huge branch as big as an
ordinary tree Above them king
arbert and his generals pored over
their maps and smoked fragrant
cigars when they had finished they
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31

7 ONDON. Eng, Aug. SIN a
Il group of wounded heroes ar
irving recently at an Atlantic port
were two young men who attrib-
uted the fact Of minor injuries to
their wearing Of camellias. gifts
from the third generation OF The
Lady Of the Camellias-"
Among the few living veterans
OF the civil war days who left
Richmond. Va, to cast their lot
whit the fighting forces. there is
not one who does not recall the
Lady OF the Camellias.
In an fashioned garden
down in Richmond. according 10
the story related by the two Euro
pean war heroes. tended by a
charming southern belle in crino-
lines. there grew the eamellias
that were to become famous
among the fighting men OF the
south.
When many young virginlans
decided to Join the Blues"
against the "Butternuts," the
charming belle in crinolines be-
slowed on each Of the parting boys
a bouquet Of camellias-
The camellias were a sort OF q
good luck token. and each soldier
was cautioned not TO part with the
bouquet, but to keep II at all
times about their person Strange
TO relate. very few Of the recipi-
ents who followed the instructions
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
BIZ HENRY G. WALES.

CORRESPONDENTS Chateau. Brit
\ fish Front Aug. 51.-Ths rivalry
and jealousy existing among British
troops as TO who would be selected to
take the "Tanks' into the first show
in which the United States army par
tcipated could never be imagined IN
less one were among the soldiers.
Men, after all, are only boys
grown up, and It f. Whel they are
soldiers that they throw off thier
years and become kids again, en-
jOyins everything that youngsters
enjoy, which IS why a scrap or n
SHOW Is the greatest pleasure
they can have. British troops
among whom the Americans were
CHARTERED @mOthersd7 the YanIE
like hens look after their chicks.
They showed the doughboys how It
was better to wear their tin hats
with the strap behind than in front
under the chin, as a bit Of shrapnel
or a bullet was likely 20 jerk the head
so sharply IL might break ones neck
They carefully examined and tested
the Americans box respirators TO see
that they were IN good working order
In case OF a gas alert. They looked
over the newcomers rifles and bayo-
nets. gave expert advice on adjusting
puttees and cartridge belts and gave
them innumerable hints and bits OF
advice on matters which they had
learned after four years in the field
Intense Rivalry.
Everywhere II was feared that the
Tanzs would go IN" first with the
Canadians Australians. New Yea
landers. South Africans. Irish, Scotch,
Welch and English soldiers "beefed'
gloOmily among themselves against
the rank injustice OF giving the Amer
leans their first show with the Cana
dams Just because they both hap
pened 10 come from the same conti-
nent.
The Canadians accepted the situa-
ton with I'll concealed pride. firm in
the BELIEF that they had been chosen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31

10 take the Americans into ehs ms
for their baptism % fire IN an attack.
The Argument.
why shouldn't Il be usT they
would ask English TONNES The
Tanks couldn't understand you fei-
lows with your cockney accent any
more than they could szvry the EEL
CLANS or the Portuguese They got
70 90 in the line for the first show
with people they knoW-liits US
But the Anzac troops had a fine
legal argument, which they eEpounded
with great detail. as 70 why the
doughboys should 60 with them.
Jerry Is going to be looking cut
Tor the Ianks and his sausage obserT-
ers and his aviators are on the watch
for where they viii show up IN the
line AL the time said the Austria
lians. The only Logical plzcs TO put
the Tanks Is with Us because they
wear the same kind Of hats nearly
that we do. and the observers couldn't
spot them as being different from u.s.
While the argument had nothing TO
do with It. Il transpired that the
Tanks went over with the AnzacE
Many Are Disappointed.
When Il came time TO pick out ths
members OF the American contingent
that would 90 over the top with the
Anzacs there was bitter dlsappofut-
ment among those left behind Cor
porals. sergeants. even couple OF
second leutenants. asked TO b re-
duced TO privates II by so doing they
could foln the storminE party. And
everyone who was left out promptly
made his way to his Australian buddy
and made him promise to fetch back
q good souvenir. So the Anzacs Load
ed themselves down with all manner
OF souvenirs. from shells 10 Bpches
helmets. for their American pals The
doughboys who were lucky enough 20
take part in the show stripped the
terrain OF every imaginabls article
which might be regarded as a souFe-
mir. some even trading their sharp
shooters medals for iron crosses from
the German captives- Some who had
no marksmen's medals hartered Sc
crst order and fraternity pins with
the prisoners for iron crosses. as med
ais are never taken from captivea.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
DON
PRAISEFLIERS
Quiet Teamwork and Not
Spectacular Duels What
Counts, They Say.

London, Eng Aug 3i.-Newspzper
readers may wonder why Great Brit
ain does not publicly praise her aces
air pilots who have brown down
five machines or more. American.
France and Italy have always given
public credit to airmen who have
qualified as aces. recording each ma
chine. IN official dispatches. which
they bag thereafter. The British do
not. and they have probably more aces
than any OF the allies.
The reason is this. The object OF
war aviation Is twofold; first to take
photographs over enemy territory and
direct artillery fire. called rsconnais-
sance work; second. dropping bombs
upon enemy works or machins gun
ming troops.
Fighting a hostile airplane IS incl
dental 70 the whole business. and the
more ability an aviator has IN doing
these things without q duel with
enemy flyers. the more valuable he
IS to the army. However. when enemy
airmen seek to do bombing or recon-
Nuisance work. they must Be driven
of. but driving of enemy aviatora =
not the chief business. though an I'm
portant one, OF allied airmen- The
best air force is the one which keeps
the enemy on the defensive So Brit
ish authorities. aviators included. see
no reason for singing out men who
have been especially lucky IN air bat
ties. while their work may not have
teen any more important, from actual
results to the army than certain rec
onnaissances-
Hence the official policy against
aces The attitude IS not a new ons
in British methods. which always
have been IN war for the good OF
the whole" and not the individual: it's
simply teamwork applied to aerial
VA fara
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
TelItale Photograph
MUSES. Up Hun Plan

With the American Army in France.
Aug. 31-This is how a strong local
attack made by the Germans recently
on our Lorraine front was broken up
almost at the start
An American aviator on a photo
graphing mission over the enemy s
lines brought back = plate exposed
eight miles behind the German front
When the plate was developed and
prints made there was noted on the
picture a rather intricate trench sys-
tenn constructed by the Germans in
an open field.
The Boche had photographed our
front line. had built trenches exactly
like those at the point he desired to
attack and was rehearsing his attack
with picked troops behind the front