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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03
FLASHLIGHTS PLAY
AN IMPORTANT PART
IN CARRYING ON WAR
Troops and Civilians Use Them in Getting Through War
Darkened Towns; Commanders Use Them for Hasty
Roll Calls at Night Without Sound Of Voice, Romeos
Find Them Goodfor Carrying on Night Flirtations
Nv RERT FnRn.

1 n Uhla
I the siren are likely TO herald the ap-
proach Of murderers that fly.
For the same reason you must
travel by auto at night without
lights, which is hazardous with high
ways choked with war traffic and
troops. a hostile aviator can easily
follow the flare made on the highway
by the headlights OF an automobile.
Several times we have escaped by
inches collisions with speeding army
cars in dark stretches
The Enemy Airmen.
As we speed through the night we
frequently trace the courses OF Ger
man bombing machines by the burst
ing shrapnel from anti aircraft guns.
which at a distance look like fire.
flies. Then there is the binding glare
as a torpedo bomb finds its mark, re-
mindins you Of removing a cover
from a red-hot coal fire in 4 dark
ened room
Swiftly these flares and the burst
ing shraDnel Of the allies draw near
er, and the rumble shakes the earth.
You are reminded OF Dante's Inferno
You stop your CIR under the first
solitary tree, because enemy aviators
have a habit Of bombing spots where
trees cluster too thickly. thinking
they camOuflage army units or equip
ment
You hear the loud. uneven buzz OF
the Boche planes overhead They
sound different from the French and
American machines, so different that
even the youngest French children
can detect TIE sound Antiair guns
change their range. Searchlights play.
Shrapnel shells burst where the
sound of motors is heard. and shrap-
mel trickles through the foliage and
whacks the hard surface Of the high
way as YOU and your comrades
crouch under "tin derbies" and trust
to luck
Meanwhile along the battlefront, at
no great distance. there are fncessant I
flashes where the big guns boom. /
These reflections resemble the play +
OF sheet lightning, and. as you watch /
them. YOU find Il difficult, even after I
months Of close contact. to realize .
that you are so near the cruelest and I
most stunendous conflict in history
in pelting rain one night back OF
he lines ] saw troops modified for
nasty transfer. and the company com
ran tiny flashlights along
The files OF wet. tanned faces. TO see
hat all were there
A lsshlight roll call-another in
lovation Of modern warfare.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03

then had grown to love this nurse as
its mother and was quite 10th to be
separated from her. But children soon
forget.
Sisters Are Separated.
Ny grandmother had in the mean
time remarked, this time to a j. Field
man, known as Shah Feldman. who
was, OF course, the only father my
mother knew. Grandma's aunt in
ODESSA wrote her asking her TO send
her Oldest daughter TO her "a girl
Two years older than mother. whom
she naturally never knew BEFORE.
Grandma consented. and to- this dav
these two sisters have never seen each
other again.
When did your folks 20 TO Ameri-
ca - they were asked. This time the
corporal took up the threads OF the
story.
when mother was Is wears old the
family left the old country and set
tied in St Joseph, No, where. two
years later. my mother was married
TO my father. Jacob Morris. after
which they all moved 10 Muscatine.
Iowa. where my married sister and
my brother sol here were born
Being travel lover. my grand
mother left for California. after
which my folks moved to OskaIoosa. /
where was born. and two years after
That TO Ottumwa."
Did you hear from your grand
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03
By FLOTD lIACGRTFF.

carrying $50 bombs. some Of them
Weighing 500 pounds. OF more. 90
forth, in units Of perhaps six OF 50.
on a raid Each unit has a leader
plane, which at night uses signal
lights to direct formations and ma
neuvers. Night bombing is carried
out at a height OF 5000 10 10000 feet.
while day BON bling is done from
height Of 1900 TO 5000 feet De-
scribinE the enemy's attack following
a daylight raid. a member Of the new
air force said:
Must Not Get Separated.
up come the enemy fighters. We
keep intact veering neither TO the
left nor right for enemy craft or pro-
jectile. Powerful enemy reinforce
ments may come up. We pursue our
way, which is homeward. We are sur
rounded A desperate hour may fol-
low as We attack. slither. dive. nose
up, but always compact We may
corner them but must not get d.
vided.
AT last. as a rule. the enemy is
scattered. We may have lost a ma
chine or two It is a difficult and
hazardous thing TO untangle from q
fight Hence bombing squadrons do
not encourage fights The aim and
object Of their existence is to drop
bombs correctly and return home
and the Independent air force is do
ing that uncommonly we'll
Nearing the enemy lines we ex-
pect q hot reception. for hostile air
planes may be up. while antiaircraft
guns shells are generally screaming.
splitting and marking. We may dive
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03

mother in all this timer one OF the
soldiers asked.
Almost Meet
Just a moment. we are coming -
mat continued the sergeant. ..Iusf
ABOUT then my grandmother happened
le notice an article in a NEWSPAPER
ABOUT Mrs. Abram Gold. OF Boston.
MASS; VIVA was seeking a mother
rather and sister. After identificatfons
CT ossed the continent it was discov-
cred that this Mrs. Gold was mothers
irlsslng sister. Minnie Feldman he
Iore marriage. So grandma funn7e-
diately communicated the wonderful
news to mother, instructlng her 10
come as quickly as possible to Bos-
ton Tor a reunion. But this was a
physical impossibility for mother as
she was then expecting a baby Cnv
youngest sister,. Not knowing how
70 write, mother LETT the task 10 9TH
ers, and OF course grandma misun-
uerstood and went on TO Boston with
OUT her Pictures Of the reunion, which
included mothers brother. Lewis
teldman. were sent 10 mother. how
ever Later my folks all moved
back to Oskaloosa. and we have never
heard from any OF the others since
Have you done anything 10 try and
trace them2"
Yes, about eight years later my
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03
British Band Of BraUe Bon1bers
FearLessLy Flies, Playing Foe

7 ONION. Eng, Aug. S.-The indie
l. pendent air force, the terror OF
the skies, is the newest development
in aerial warfare by Great Britain,
carrying great loads Of explosives,
acts independently and not with the
army or naval forces; hence its name.
Its purpose is TO hit hard. anywhere
It viii injure the enemy. and get back
10 its own aerodrome safely
The independent air force acts upon
the judgment OF its own Intelligence
officers and commanders. and not in
compliance with any other part Of
the armed forces. The numerous
raids into Germany have resulted
from this new branch
Teamwork Counts.
The aviators, while able TO fight
and get away. are chosen not for
their individual skill. but for their
ability TO act as a team, Just as
football team fights and works Indl-
vidual stars are not wanted or en-
couraged- The game is 10 take the
enemy by surprise. bomb works Of
military importance and get away
before the enemy airmen have the op-
portunfty TO counter the blow.
No Stunts Allowed.
II attacked the members OF the
L A T. must maintain the flight for
nation. not get cut off, and fight
back as well as possible while max
ing for home. No stunts are al
lowed
Sometimes as many as 90 planes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03
British King and Queen
Are Very Friendly With
Munition Plant Workers

london. Eng. July fixing George
ana queen Mary, either together or
with enc or more OF their children.
often visit factories making muni-
tons, airplanes. motor trucks or
cther war essentials. The royal fam
lily. including the prince OF Wales.
mingle freely with the working folk.
and queen Alexandra is largely occu-
work
At an East London motor truck
plant where 1000 persons. a third OF
them women. are employed. queen
Mary remarked that the girls ap-
peared to be OF a very superior
type" A member OF the shops force
replied:
Yes. we are some stunt on these
girls"
The queen didn't understand the
slang, so was informed the speaker
meant that employment Of the wom-
en- had been altogether satisfactory.
At the same shop the king introduced
princess Mary to a forewoman simply
as my daughter"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03
FRENCH WOMEN
HELP WIN WAR
About $4,000 of Them Are
in the Munition Fac
tories Alone.

Paris, France, Aug. 5.-Each day
as the war progresses the women Of
France are covering themselves with
added glory in the work they are
doing to carry on the business Of war
and the business Of their country.
They are giving everything for
France. They have given husbands,
sons and brothers TO the army. They
have given lifetime savings to the
And they are giving now
their services.
While the men have sacrificed their
lives on the altar Of human liberty.
the women have worked increasingly
and untiringly, and in the malestrom
Of the war their praises have gone
unsuug.
BY the way OF showing statfstfcally
what the women OF France are doing.
besides carrying on the countrv's
commercial interests, there are SON e.
thing like 550.0o0 women employed in
making munitions
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03

WITH the American Army in France,
w Aug. S.-War lights and lack Of
lights are a feature along the western
front They form a war chapter in
themselves. They range all the way
from the pocket flashlight TO the giant
searchlight and the binding flashes
Of high explosives that tell OF death
and destruction
Flashlights are playing a promi-
nent part. They have helped soldiers
out OF tight places They have saved
lives
And in striking contrast is the
other use to which they are being
put in Paris-tO carry on flirta-
lions TT night on the darkened
bouIevards.
The scattered street lamps in Paris.
formerly the Eayest Of cities and still
far from sad, are dimmed by blue
glass, which gives an uncanny effect
Forms pass and repsss like phan-
toms along the thronged sidewalks Of
q few Of the principal boulevards-
FIirts are numerous. They gather like
moths The uniforms Of many lands
attract them
Romeo with Light.
The more resourceful Romeos, out
for lark, and wishing 10 make
equarely in the faces OF chance ac-
Quaintances, and the girls don't seem
10 mind Some Of the girls have re-
sorted 10 the same trick, in reprisaL
Folks back home have little con-
ceptionn Of the somberness war eau
tions cast over a city. town and ham
let at night owing TO the unexpected
visits Of hostile aviators- You can
motor miles an hour after night has
spread its mantle and not see a single
thread Of light in windows or doors
or on the highways
Towns Are Dismal.
The dread and seclusIon promoted
by four years OF war cast q CHASTITY
nocturnal gloom over one Of the most
charming countries in Europe. The I
only public lights. save the yelled I
street lights in Paris and other large Z
cities, are those that blink in railroad I
yards and at crossings and they look
strangely out OF harmony with the
general scheme Of precaution.
Through the rural section and
right Up to the gates Of Paris and all
over the metropolis, the black shroud
Of war IS visible. Even the crowds
that promenade every evening dis
appear soon after 10 because any
minute thereafter the shrill blasts OF q
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03
By ROBERT 5. DOl1AN.

Darts. France, Aug. 5.-"Givs US
L 10000 tanks and enough machine
guns said an American infantry or
ncer in Paris this week. and we viii
break clean through and be half way
up Belgium before the enemy can
shift his reserves II we wait until
we bring up our artillery after each
advance, following the antiquated
policy OF limited detectives. It viii
be many moons before we reach the
Rhine"
Now that trench warfare has
virtually given way to battles in
the open, machine gun tactics
have taken on a new Importance.
The Americans, now Mt the front
are well backed mp by artillery,
hut their most effective weapons
are the new machine gun rifle
and the tripod machine gun
During the last week American
machine gunners have been given in
tensive courses in indirect fire with
the machine gun They are being
taught by French experts how 10 lay
down a barrage OF bullets just as our
artillerymen last summer learned
how TO plant barrages OF sOixante-
quinze shells
Follow German Example.
Since the Germans on March q
demonstrated on a large scale how a
machine gun oarrage could be ef-
fectively used the allies have fmme-
diately followed suit Most OF the
wounded now going back into Ger
many and those arriving from the
allied lines have cleancut bullet
wounds Few are torn by shells This
is due partly 10 the fact that the
German artillery was unable 10 keep
pace with the infantry.
For some time, owing to the ire
mendous cost Of shells and guns.
there has been a decided tendency 10
conserve large CALLER ammunition
and to increase the number Of ma
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03
Lord HaLSbu9y,
Orr Uncle Joe
Cannon s RiUaI

London. Eng, Aug. 3.-~Uncle Joe"
Cannon, that patriarch OF American
has q British rival in
lord Halsbury. who is still active in
affairs Of state. although 90 years old.
Just recently he appeared in the house
of lords and spoke his mind, which
is quite conservative, on the subject
OF admitting women 10 the legal pro-
fession.
One objection. he said. was that a
woman had a propensity for seeing
no side but her own. However. he
was voted down. and the bill passed
Lord Halsbury was solicitor general
for England just - years ago.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03
King George Democratic;
Doesn't Act Like King;
Anybody Can Meet Him

Paris. France. July 27.-CCorrespon-
qence Of The Associated Press) -
george IS described as q demo
cratic king" by a woman correSDorl-
dent Of the Petit Parisien. who writes
OF her visit to Buckingham palace on
the occasion OF an open air investf-
ture.
The sight OF king George in the
midst OF his people at this ceremony
Inled me with mingled astonishr1eut
ana admiration, she asserts. When
me american labor representative
said that with king George thev hsd
no impression OF being in the pres
ence OF king, they bestowed the
highest praise on one who is oniv.
ana who is quite content to be oulv-
the first gentleman OF his kingdom
There is no difficulty about get.
ing IN for one OF these fnvestittires
IL Is unnecessary to use any influence
or provide oneself with a letter 81
Introduction, or even a ticket Of ad-
mission.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03
Little Yank OUTFITS
Huge German Soldier

London, Eng. Aug "a little
American soldier. a shrimp Of a man.
outwitted a huge German in a deadly
grip on the Marine battlefield. says
Reuters correspondent 1T American
headquarters. The German was about
to finish the American with his bayo-
net The American grabbed a gre
made from his belt Ioosened the safety
catch and thrust the grenade into the
Germans pocket. There was not
muck left Of the German.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03

chine guns in line. For one thing, a
shell for French IS or a German "
costs as much as 500 bullets, and Il
has not always as much efficiency.
Bullets CheHps Shells Costly.
Bullets are cheap and shells are
dear Some one has said that on the
average IL takes 20 shells to wound
a man. That both sides have learned
the same lesson almost Simultaneous
" is evidenced by the fact that even
before Germany's latest offeusives
started, the number Of men wounded
by bullets was virtually equal to the
number wounded by she'll fragments,
whereas, year ago. the hospitals
handed four times as many she'll
wounded cases as bullet wounds.
Both sides are now manufacturing
machine guns on an enormous scale.
The day when every soldier viii
carry a rifle machine gun is fast ap-
preaching Most OF the attempted
break-throughs have failed because
the moving Up OF tremendous masses
OF artillery necessitated limited Of
fensiTes-
hundred yards at a time. the infantry
digging In and waiting until the ar
rluery came Up and blasted another
line OF defence off the map. Now.
however, all is changed
The New Tactics.
A short but terrific bOmbzrdment
with gas shells. Then dense masses
OF infantry, with a machine gun 20
every four men in some cases; every
member OF the machine gun squads
carrying a rifle. machine gun rifle or
a sack Of Erenades
The German machine gun barraEs
by Indirect fire played havoc with the
reserves, and second and third lines
Of the British Fifth army. When one
German wave had exhausted its am
munition the second and third waves
nfilsered, advanced and maintained
the Indirect shower OF bullets"
1T was like a shower Of steel from
the skies British soldiers who went
through the Amiens offensive con-
stantly repeat the same complaint
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03
First AOiatiOn
Mascot, Donkey
Just An Infant

With the American Army in France.
Aug. 3.-Our first aviation mascot is
a donkey. OF about kindergarten age
Maybe it was a mean trick TO play on
him when he was young and didn't
know. but they dubbed him Kaiser"
Aviators belonging TO a fighting
outfit on the Toul front paid a French
peasant farmer 500 francs for the
kaiser" The peasant hasn't figured
out Yet why some crazy Yankees
should pay that much money for a
donkey and Just keep him around
without making him work. The Kai-
ser is now in custody OF the barber,
who by the way. used to wave hot
towels in one Of Boston's best hotels.
SAL CABLE nm
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03

races the Lithuanians. the BohemIzns.
the Poles and the like, have had no
hand in the government
Elections To Be National
Although the CEechs, for instance,
might have only Few OF their race
in one district elections would b
NATIONAL in scope, and every Czech
vote would count on a ticket made I'd
wholly OF Czechs- "A similar ticket for
the Slavs and Magyars would be ar
ranged.
1t IS believed that Russia could be
saved from German domination nv
some such plan and the various var
ring. tribes brought together. There
would be insurance in such a scheme
against the domination OF one race
n ~ matters which Il regarded as ot
lie importance. BY another race II
would give racial autonomv-a thfne.
which statesmen have striven for
futilely.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03
TREAT
YANKEES WELL

London Eng Aug. S.-Tanks in
London have no cause TO indulge in
the time honored jibe at the duilness
OF the British Sunday. As a part OF
tne great Slightly scheme for the
entertainment OF American soldiers in
England, 5. B. Joel has provided free
up river trips on the Thames for the
American forces which excursions
are TO continue all summer
Every Sunday two motor launches
conveying $50 American soldiers and
sailors-l5 for each service-proceed
up river from Maidenhead. after thew
have been collected IN omnibuses. re
turning at $40 p m Lunch and tea
are served on the launches. and there
is band on each one.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03
WOUNDED YlNKS
GET TREATMENT

Paris. France. Aug. st makes no
difference whether the wounded Amer
lean is treated in q French OF Amer
lean hospital-he gets everything that
he desires
Food supplies IN the warehouses Of
the American Red Cross IN France
are being drawn upon now to supple
ment the ratfons Of the French hos
pitfalls. where American wounded are
being cared for.
In addition 10 food and other lux
uries, the Red Cross has provided all
hospitals, whether French OF Ameri-
can, with other hospital supplies
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03
LATEST TYPES
Of TANKS ARE
FULL SUCCESS
Moving Fortresses Great
Factor in Smashing the
Lines Of Enemy.
FRENCH STILL
RULE THE AIR
BY PAYsoN RYAN.


DARIS France. Aug. 3.-Tanks and
l airplanes took a most important
part in the recent fighting on the
French front The new model tanks
which just appeared on the battle
fields for the first time proved a
great success by replacing artillery.
They accompanied the storming
troops and were always to be found
supporting the infantry wherever the
battle was hottest.
4 Moving Fortress.
a most striking feature OF the tank
in the fighting is its MOBILITY. It is
an armed fortress mounted on wheels
which carries its own stock Of NUM-
lions and can overcome almost any
obstacle in its path. The Germans
made lavish use Of this new weapon
in their attacks between Mont Didier
and Nova and had a marked superior
ity Of numbers over the French.
French Hold The Air.
In aviation the French squadrons
are superior TO the Germans. The
close cooperation of the allies in or
ganizin- the output Of airplanes has
given the French mastery Of the air
that the enemy can never hope to
reach America is preparing an enor-
nous reserve Of young, well trained
pilots which will be a vast source
OF manpower. whereas the Germans
are complaining Of the difficulty they
are having in finding the right kind
Of men to make good aviators.
France is not only preparing fever
ishly for the present conflicts, but has
in mind the future When the war
is approaching an end and negotia-
tions are under way the F'rencL hope
to have a formidable reserve Of war
engines 10 enforce the prestige and
rights OF France. For it will only be
by force that the Germans will be
Induced to surrender to France that
which rightfully belongs TO the land
Of La Fayette
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03
Fourth Anniversary OF
War VII Be Obserped

London. Eng. Aug. Am OPEN
air service viii be conducted in
Hyde Park tomorrow. the fourth
anniversary Of the declaration Of
war by Great Britain
The bishop Of London will lead
in a prayer for victory.
The day will be celebrated in
some form in all European entente
countries and probably viii be OBJ
served in some form in enemy
countries also.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03
Germans Want to Keep
American Prisoners

Amsterdam, Holland. Aug. s.-Re-
ierring to the proposed exchange Of
American and German prisoners Of
war. the Weser Zeitung Of Bremen
SAYS. IA
we are able to contain our joy.
american prisoners are welcome
guests for whom we have sufficient
employment on the eastern labor
market and in our agricultural en-
terprises behind the front"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03

ONDON, Eng, Aug. 3.-(By maiL)-
GThere's a pretty. unassuming e.
year-old student nurse AT the hospital
tor sick children here.
. She is princess Mary.
She goes through the ordinary du-
ties OF washing and attending 10 the
little babies. That's how she is do
ing her Bit" She intends to qualify
as a fully trained nurse.
on II tiny cots lie the wasted. pain
racked little forms OF her infant
charges The wan baby faces light up
with JOY as their chubby hands tan
sic through her hair.
love the poor little darlings," she
said.
Princess Mary also is commaudant
OF the Buckingham palace group OF
nat valiant women's army, the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03
Americans Trained
In 10 English Cambs

London, Eng Aug 5.-Ihere are
now more American troops IN England
than England ever dreamed Of seeing.
and the same condition holds through
out the United Kingdom American
troops are being passed through the
British training system in more than
20 camps
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03
London Residents Suffer "Botalisn1"
-:i:- -::- -:..:- -:I:- -:I:-
Eat Inferior Or Partly Decayed Food

7 oNDON. Eng. Aug 5.-A war dis
Il ease. known as -'botalism." preva-
lent IN Germany for some time. but
new 10 England, has broken out in
London. due to eating Inferior or par
TALLY decayed food
The Germans. who have developed
4 serum for treating the malady
which resembles sleeping sickness
and IS fatal in about 50 percent Of
the cases observed, gave the afflic-
ton its name, taken from the Latin
word. "botulus.r meaning sausage. in
which the bacillus was first found