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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-04

Before the arrival q baby knowing
women for over half 2 century have used
with regularity the time honored prepara-
ton. Mothers Friend
Here is most wonderful application f0-
the abdomen and breasts II uEn=trsta7
the muscles. liEameuts and Tissues -=u-
'lerlnE them plant 10 readily yield 90
natures demand for expansion
BY its use the anxious weeks OF preE-
nancy "a made comfortable The usual
1-rsnching strain. haaring-dovn and
stretching pains are couuterac-ed- The
system is prepared for the coming event.
and its use brings rest. repose and happy
anticipation
BY the regular use - Mothers Friend
during the period the muscles expand
easier when baby arrives. and naturally
the pain and danger az the crisis is Jess
Mothers Friend IS prepared after the
formula Of a noted family doctor by the
Bradfield Regulator Co. a zoo. Lamar
Bldg. Atlanta. Ca II Is for external use
only: is absolutely and entirely safe and
wonderfully effective Write them f1-
their instructive and interesting -Eother-
hood Book" There Is a wealth of ia
struction and comfort 20 be derived in
reading this little book II h plainly
written just what every woman wants %"
know and viii be a splendid uttl- text
book Of guidance. not only FOR yourself hI-
the meantime obtain bottle Of Mothers
Friend from the druggist. and thus Corti-
Il yourself against pain and discomfort
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-04

the men happened 20 be Ii-r-e bit
SLOW in the movement OF his feet he
was Immediately SET upon hy his Of
rice- who with his heavy boots
lashed st the unfortunate fellows
legs, until he almost howled for
mercy.
Another recruit was q bit slow in
shoulCering and slopinE arms. and
after he had his knuckles raped
with a cane about 90 times he was
taken 20 one side and for Two solid
hours he was kent coHtiru- llv shoTl-
dering and sloping arms by a nom
commissioned officer. 50 no used his
feet whenever the youth made a bad
bluuder
heard some tales Of Germans who
had turned on their officers. and no
doubt they are true At S-nnelaEer
a machine gunner had been savagely
beaten by his officer for some slight
mistake. and when the officer stepped
back the gunner turned the muzzle OF
the gun upon him. and riddled his
body with bullets. after which he
took his own life
During the % days was az Nun
ster living on soup, I lost So pounds
in weight.
Attempts 10 Escape.
IT was while In this state that I
was warned TO 20 out on "a working
party q LanEeuder-srr- We were.
however, TOO weak To stand up. let
alone work. When the news Eot
broadcast that the Germans were
going to make us work. a number Of
our lads made up their minds 70 Try
and get away one chap. having
kept his spade. sleaked out of his
sleeping quarters every night and
secretly tuuueIed his way under
meath tine harbed wires This man
had only about another half hours
digging In finish rn I4r|H him clear Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-04
DUTCH JOTRNALIST.

rate have caused the population TO
decline for the first time iu the his
tory of the German empire
kulturs remedy for this state OF
affairs is an elaboration of promis-
cuous intercourse which is serious
subject for debate among the Ger
man clergy
Encouraged by the freedom
with which the subject e. dis
GUESSED and ny the toIerntiou Of
the authorities, nm amazing crop
of biEamistS Of both sexes nre
openly defy.ng the laws Of the
various German states
one OF the objects or the league
above mentioned is to- force the state
TO care properly Tor the offspring of
these unions when the war Is over, for
their temporary nature is conceded
hy the TropaGaudiSts-
In the Divorce Court.
An astonishing instance OF the
perVersion of this doctrine of the re-
population OF Germany was recently
given i'm the divorce court An erriue
wife. whose soldier husband sought
relief on the ground Of her inf E-iity.
answered with the excuse that he had
been absent from home more than j.
months
She declared she had higher duty
90 the fatherlaud than her duty 10
he- husband and her marriage vows.
-owo-row ir viii need children she
cried
she was heard sympatheticaIly and
acclaimed by the persons in court as
O. true patriot and the case was ad-
iourued iu order TO give her husband
chance 20 recunsfitute their rela-
tions or an amicable basis.
Zepp. Secrets Exposed
Tuimaciuahle CONSERVATION has
fallen upon the large class OF people
in Germany who -til retain their old
fgith En- the Zeppelin airship. because
Of the capture of an uuinjured ship
with all its secrets intact by the
French.
an members of Zeppelin crews
swear solemn oath 10 destroy the
secret parts of the mechanism and
the exact instruments by which the
vessel Is Sre-red. This the crew Of
the captured ship failed 20 do. fail
ure which has caused them TO Ue
branded as traitors.
GIANT BombpIanes.
The Zeppelin fiasco adds fresh
point 20 the movement iu favor OF
larger airplanes. which is making
greet hea way I'm GERMANY
The new type sof bOmb-carrier. .
which has been successfully tried, .
carries more powerful engines by far
-h3u the Gotha- and Just twice the
wei ghL in bombs.
II will bt- news that the Ere-t-
EST weight Of bombs IL t. thought /
safe 10 entruSt to n Gothn on
London raid T. 10 SilOs, or less
than 300 pounds.
Since AUGUST something like .
10000 youths under the age Of 20 .
have been selected for instruction in B
aircraft and air fighting tactics. and .
appointments continue 20 be made T
every day from the ranks OF the
younger men.-tBy the International D.
News Bureau. Inc. Boston. Nassl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-04
Written by Private Thomas Robson

2 NEED not repeat history. Every
one knows how we "ContemptI-
L bIes" had TO fight in those days
with bare fists and tin-csn bombs
against the Hun machine guns. They
took US prisoners and made us move
from one place 10 another for about
two weeks or course most Of the
time We did not know where we We're
Finally:
You are going into Germany" was
the welcome we got one Wednesday
morning. where you viii get what
you deserve"
We were stiu in a filthy condition,
but our captors seemed 70 take a de-
light in our wretched looking appear
ance. After a short march we reached
the station. where We were pushed
and jostled into cattle trucks and
horse boxes. which had never been
cleaned
Between 40 and 50 men were packed
in these trucks. and ventilation was
very bad There was hardly room TO
stir. and It was almost impossible to
lie down We were also in q terrible
elilaIldt tea coL4lL-cAr anu some OF lur
boys in my carriage were too weak
20 stand whenever any Of the boys
became limp. they slid to the dirty
floOT. and before long the majority
Of US were down. some lying with
thei- legs over their comrades. and
others sitting in a hudiIed up posi-
ton. supporting themselves By lean
uE on their comrades. We were
1ackeC in like s1rdines ON both
sides o. the trucks was small space
through which we were able 20 get
decent view Of the country. but We
were afraid TO show our heads above
the marrow aperture because as we
PASSED through the po-ul0us villages
we were always greeted with stones
md rubbish flung by the soldiers on
he railway sidinEs-
Nurses Refused TO Give Water.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-04

which we devoured like wolves
don't know what + looked like. but
my heart almost broke when / saw
some of the other prisoners examining
the bread into their mouths like
beasts Of the forest No doubt I did
almost furnished
~Spud soupc-
Following this our clothes were
fumigatrd and we were served out
with blankets
What the blankets were made Of
cannot say, but 20 me they seemed
TO be table covers There was hardly
any warmth in them and il was a
rockery 20 describe them as blankets
Our beds were composed of sacks
filled with straw.
Soup time came round again. but
what the soup was made OF I can
not possibly say In fact. the most
expert cook in the world would have
had 20 admit defeat in naming IT,
was afterwards given 20 under
stand that is was -spuI SOUP three
parts water After We had GOT our
share We felt very little better for IT,
Ever afterwards We christeued this
connection well washed" Then
came the bread one loaf between ten
men This had 90 last us all dav. but
when il was apuortioDed ont # meant
merely one slice. h--7Iv quarter u
an inch thick per man.
Hunger Causes desperation.
Il is the hunger that drives men
frenzied in German camps.
The punishment in the cells is
nothing compared with the continual
craving FOR something 70 eat The
continual grating in the puuishment-
is nothing, the butt end OF rifle
ratified against ones ribs is nothing
compared with the hopeless craving
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-04
Extra Specials IN the
Boys Department

Corduroy suits with two trousers, they
come In dark brown, and in sizes from
@ 10 10 years, extra special s5.e5.
Another lot of these suits come I'm dark
blue cashmere and IL sizes from TO
s years, extra special $3.50
a beautiful mackinaw set consisting OF
q coat. cap and leggins. in various coiors
and come I'm sizes from 8 TO s, regular
values up to $3.50, specially priced az
S5.25.
Felt hats for boys 10 to 10 years old.
in good quality and various colOrs. reg
uIar values up 70 $500, specially priced
az S1.55.
Another Dot of these hats in sizes IRON
8 10 9 also come in various colors. extra
special 59c
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-04

-HE Hague. Holland. Jan. A.
Just before left Berlin the
4 details of the mutiny in the
German army. OF which so much had
been whispered in the past had come
to light
One whole division Of Prince Rup-
precht's army. it is declared, refused
to move from their posts when
counter attack was ordered after the
battle for Broodseinde ridge.
Prince Rupprecht. stern disciplin-
arian. inflicted upon the division the
classical punishment invented 10y Jul
illus Caesar
He caused every hundredth
man TO he executed. The total
number of uon-coumiSsioned Of
flcers and men from the ranks
thus punished Il VHriOuSly esti-
mated ut from 20 To 100 men
There were other sectional refuS1lS
10 obey orders and since the general
mutiny of a whole division these in-
cidents have been more frequent All
accounts agree iu placing the morale
and discipline of the army I'm Elan
ders NJ a very low ebb-
Terrified Officers.
Men on leave from the front openly
boast OF the terror iu which their Of
ficers stand of them In many reEi-
menrs the only officers who can safely
fight with the men are those who
have won promotion from the non
commissioned classes since the war
began
The old type of officer. the peuni-
less hlueblooded autocraL is either
paying the penalty FOR his counties
bruraIities in the past. or he is dis
creely filling some staff appoint
ment huhdreds OF miles from the
front
Among the Bavarilu and saxon
troops. according 20 the stories cur
rent in Berlin, the murder Of officers
during the progress OF fighting Is
particularly prevalent
As matter of fact the mutircus
division which was acror'pd such
spartan punishment by Prince Rup-
7rechJ was q regiment Of Brauden-
burgers.
The Double Household.
The German soldier Is seldom now
allowed home leave. although he OBJ
aims respite from the trenches on
fUrlough. The plan is adopted Of
sending him 20 some part OF the
country with which he is unfamiliar-
The object is twofold. In thu first
place. the priva tious the soldier must
endure are hidden from his own
family, and So the war-we1riueS-
which the government so much dread
is checked
The second reason is the deliberate
eucoura cement Of the sort Of poly
garry which is euphemisticanv de-
SCribed iu Germany as the double
household" To promote which a num-
Der Of medical ana scientific men
hove baudej themselves into q league.
OF which Profs. Oswald and KARL
are the presiding EeuiuseS-
The Falling Firth Rgte.
Losses 10y war and disease and the
~eu@ -'-able fell iu the German birth
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-04
Shoes for Women

Patent leather boots, with black
and grey cloth top. In sizes from
, TO u, specially priced at s2s5.
Another lot of attractive boots in
sizes 20 TO S. specially priced az
s3.45.
Soft Kid boots, with cloth tops IN
different sizes, specially priced NJ
S3.75.
All Kid boots, with Cuban heel
lace or button tops. specially re-
dueed 70 S3.45.
High top Kid boot. with Cubns
or French heel. specially reduced 70
s375.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-04
Shoes for Boys

Shoes with double leather sole,
either in button OF lace style, in
sizes from 9 TO 49,. are specially
reduced 10 S1.95.
Another lot Of these shoes in sizes
1 TO ?. specially reduced TO 225.
a similar lot Of these shoes in
sizes pc 70 s. are greatly reduced
at s245.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-04
NJTINY IN THE GERMAN RANKS;
0VERBEARING OFFICERS ARE SHOT

Even the Shooting of Muneers Does Not Restore Old
Time Conditions Among Kaiser's Men; German Sol
diers Encouraged to Have Two Homes, to In
crease Population; Losing Faith in Zeppelins.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-04
RED CROSS NURSES IN GERMANY
TORTURE THEENEMYPR

When Begged for Water, They Only Jeer at Suffering
Men; Prisoners Too Weak to Stand, Forced by Ger
mans to Work; Are Beaten, Abused, Frozen; Hor-
roTs of a Prisoner of War Told by One.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-04
Shoes for Men

Shoes in either lace or button
styles. regular values up TO So IS.
specially reduced 20 SOS.
Shoes in hid that come in tan or
dark brown. regular values up to
$500, specially reduced 10 S3.4s.
All qualities and styles in shoe
that were sold for $3.50. specially
reduced at s375.
Good quality Kid shoes in the
latest styles. regular values 5000
and 500. specially reduced.s4.95.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-04

The second lot Of these shoes in
sizes from 1 to 6, are specially
reduced at sf99.
Another Tot OF scout shoes Of good
quality tan leather. in ali sizes
specially reduced at s245.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-04
Boys
Department

The best advertisements of
our Boys Clothing Depart
ment are the mothers who
bought their boys clothing
here,then told their neighbors.
The following items VIII prove highly
satisfactory from every standpoint:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-04
BOySCOut Shoes

Tie first lot OF these come In sizes
from g 20 13 and are specially re-
dUced at S1.75.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-04
- sA,GRSSos

r He invading northern Italy engaged desperate effort
lin that Italians
captured Important peaks
favorable the there little
ions
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-04
TIE Perfect BABY
Of The Future
Asim,ls Method That Has Wonderful
Influence upon The Future Infant.

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-04
NEW YORK, November /.
Herbert c. Pell. Jr.
What Lincoln Thought OF Our Popular
Elections,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-SH: It
Is hfty-four years since a war time
Congressional election was held In this
country. One month after that historic
occurrence, nineteen weeks before his
death. Abraham Lincoln said in his last
message to Congress:
The most reliable indication of public
purpose in this country Is derived through
our popular elections. Judging BY the re-
cent canvass and Its result. the purpose
OF the people within the loyal States to
maintain the Integrity of the Union was
never more arm nor. more nearly unani-
nous than now. Tho extraordinary calm
ness and good order with which the mill
ions OF voters met and mingled at the
polls give strong assurance OF this Not
only all those who supported the Union
ticket, SO called, but great majority OF
the opposing party also may be fairly
claimed to entertain and to be actuated
by the same purpose. II Is an unanswsr-
able argument to this effect that no can
didate for any ONCE, high or low, has
ventured to seek votes on the avOwai that
he was for giving mp the Union. There
has been much impugning OF motives and
much heated controversy as to the proper
means and best mode Of advancing the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-04
Uniforms for Civilians.

None of the activities engaged In
by the war born Federal commissions,
boards and bureaus. not, perhaps,
even Mr.. HoovER's intelligent daily
hints and surprises. is likely to en-.
gage q livelier degree of mans con-
Germ than the tlnkering of the War
Industries Board with his wearing
apparel. AS to the ladies, civilization
may remain calm. No such official
body as we have indicated, though II
be backed by a Presidential letter
craving Its support, will be powerful
enough TO put anything over, as the
saying Is, on woman, her dress. She
has, II will be observed, way OF
doing as she will about dress and
some other things. Let the Indus
tries Board excel In industry, YET
woman will sniff at any standardized
dress she finds unbecoming.
With man, how Different We de
not admit that he lacks woman's
courage, though that may be true
1t may be his higher. or at least hi!
greater, respect for constituted au
thorlty which will cause him to sub
NIT to standardized apparel wher
woman rebels. Hence the concern o.
which we have spoken.
Hence, because when the impend
ing order is issued for men to dres
MS the Industries Board Wills he viii
obey. What shall the fashion be
THE details" says a Washington
despatch, "have not been made pub
lic." An ominous sound to that; /,
lack Of candor in refusal to point gu
in the frankest possible terms ever!
detail to the last permissible button
Pitiless publicity wire less cruel d.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-04
The American Victory North Of
Verdun.

Necessarily incomplete reports from
the battle front north of verdun.
where the First American Army has
been heavily engaged against enemy
positions strongly fortified and vigor-
ously defended, indicate that the I'M
wore down the German power of
resistance and made possible an
American advance that Is likely TO
have the most serious consequences
for the Kaiser's troops, not only on
this front, but wherever they are
still attempting to hold in France and
Belgium. Moreover. this success looks
toward the investment II not the in
vasion Of Germany itself.
For five weeks, under the most try
ing and exhausting conditions, In a
country ideal for its defenders, we have
been assaulting positions designed to
protect from any force that could be
mustered against them essential Ger
man lines Of communication. The re-
ports which have been printed here
have given us vivid understanding
of the obstacles our soldiers have had
| TO overcome, and have recorded the
imperishable glory they have won In
| the performance of their task. On
this part of the line there has been
no indication Of impairment of the
enemy's spirit, and apparently no lack
of enemy's munitions On the contrary.
the Germans have fought desperately
and with great skill. The store Of
guns, food and ammunition taken by
Us his given the best evidence Of
the determination of the German COM
mand to Withstand our attacks If
possible, and established the anthem
ITCHY and sincerity of the captured
orders which instructed the Germans
In the line to hold their positions
regardless Of cost.
AS the final evacuation of these
positions-to which Austro- Hungaria
withdrawal may have contributed
something-came so suddenly that
American commanders in the field
were increduious of the early reports
Of the collapse of resistance, prediction
as to the lines which the enemy will
now attempt to hold would obviously
be unwise. But already we have won
n great victory, for German lines of
communication vital to the movement
and sustenance Of his forces have
been brought fairly under our artil-
lery fire by the heroic efforts Of our
soldiers in clearing him out Of some
of the naturally strongest positions
on the front, which he had fortified
with all the art he possesses and
which he defended with all the
strength he could put forward.
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Union cause. but on the distinct issue of
Union or no Union the politicians have
shown their Instructive knowledge that
there 10 no diversity among the people.
In anording the people the fair oppor-
tunity OF showing one to aLother and to
tho world this nrmness and unanimlty of
purpose the election has been Of vast
value to the national cause.
Let US by our ballots on Tuesday next
manifest most reliable Indication OF
public purpose In this country" let us
at this time. when some politicians are
showing q lack of instructive knowledge
as to whether there could be any 'di-
versity among the people" either as to
an issue Of union or as to the oppor-
tunity OF showing our patriotism one
to another and to the world. decree that
we are an unmuzsled people possessed
OF all "hrmness and unaninity Of pur-
pose; let US vote according to our
faith and our conscience; let there be
an Overwhelming rebuke to Woodrow
Wilson's autocratic aim to dissevor the
party which gave US Abraham Lincoln.
NEW YORK, November .. e. T. p.
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A NOVELISTS MAP.
1t Dlspleases u Critic Who Likes His
Greenwich Village rs it's,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: II
seems 10 me that some OF these latter
day novelists. when they go careering
about this burg of ours, get hope!essly
pied sometimes when 1t comes to a
question of local topography. For In
stance. in story written. think, by n
former Assistant District Attorney Car
thur Train, "A Man Hunt"). we find
the hero is leaving $50 % Commerce
street In cab. and the driver is or
dered to proceed up Broadway. This is
how he does II:
SLOWLY they dragged out into Bar
row street and turned into Green street.
Soon they saw the lights of the ele-
waited structure at Jefferson Market.
MIX wagons jangling from Hudson ave-
nue. added a lively note. There was a
smell OF morning everywhere. They
wheeled into Sixth avenue"
Shades OF Greenwich Village! II
couldn't have been the morning he was
smelling; it must have been peoples. or
else he was dizzy from the circuitous
route that cabby took to reach Broad
way Barrow street doesn't touch
Greene with a final 81 street by long
shot, and IL he turned into Greene street
from any other nearby crosstown street
he must have passed sixth avenue and
the vicinity OF Jefferson Market soma
time before. At any rate. II anybody
In that cab could see the lights OF JEFF
ferson Market from any part OF Greene
street he must have had Sam Weller's
pair O. patent double million magnify
In gas microscopes of hextra power"
As for Hudson avenue" there amt no
such darned street In Manhattan, hon
estly believe. Hudson street, yes.
WILLIAM r. THORNTON.
BROOKLYN, November 2.
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A Nation OF Incenolaries.

President WILSON'S Fire Proven
tion Day message to the people of the
United States Included these words :
sPreventable fire is more than a prl-
vate misfortune: 1t is a public dere-
liction." The President does not over
state the fact. The fire kindled In
'carelessness that spreads into n de-
structive blaze, consuming property
and imperilllng lives, is the concern of
the state, Of the population generally,
ne mush as 1t IL Of the individuals who
suffer Immediately from 1t. The of1-