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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18
PARIS To FEED
CITY WASTE To
HOGSFORFO0D
Municipal Hog Raising Is
Planned to Relieve Meat
Shortage in City.
WILL ADD TO
CITY'S HEALTH

.DARIS. France. Nay 1S.-Municipal
/ hog raising in Paris on a large
scale may result from the war. Lack
OF labor and deficient transportation
facilities have not only held Up pro-
visions needed by the housewife and
made them dearer. but have delayed
the garbage before front doors until
It has compelled universal attention
to its immense volume as wen as 70
the Inconvenience from its overstay in
the street
Fatten Hogs on City Waste.
Hog raising has been proposed as a
remedy for the lack OF food and the
superabuudance OF rotting waste.
Vegetable garbage and greasy sub
stances in the boxes over which
Parisians have been stumbling nightly
since the war began would. Il is as
serted. fatten 100000 hogs each year,
and pork is now worth 50 cents
pound
Thousand- OF Grant dogs nourish
themselves on the contents OF gar
tage boxes. and a great many Of the
dogs have been spreading hydrophobia-
Selling Plans Made.
The proposal embraces municipal
markets for the sale Of the fresh pork,
eliminating middlemen's 1rofits and
providing competition against dealers
who in spite Of all efforts 20 control
retail prices, have found means Of
steadily pushing up profits. It Is esti-
mated that the gross revenue from
the enterprise would be 10o.0oo.Q09
francs q year. all OF Il nearly clear
gain for Che city
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18
GermanSHaUe
Special Squad
ToStrip Dead
Uniforms and Shoes Oh
Fallen Soldiers Saved
For Live Ones.

Paris, France, May 1S.-"Special
squads are told off to strip the dead
so that their boots and uniforms may
be used again"
This statement has been made by
German prisoners and corroborated
with CHASTITY details by others.
This is no new idea in Germany for
making good the scarcity Of leather
and clothing.
Louis Schneider, secretary and
biographer 10 the emperor William
L, relates that in the war Of 1870 the
latter, observing the body Of a young
hussar on the battlefield Of St PrivaL
expressed no pity but only remarked.
There is a uniform which is still in
good condition. and it should be kept
The special squads who strip the
German dead also take the uniforms
Of fallen Frenchmen, doubtless for
ruse purposes
Forced TO Attack.
n GinisJy says that while the Ger
man assaults were conducted with the
greatest energy. prisoners admit that
il was under threats merciiesslv acted
upon that they continued advancing
under fire.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18
Aiplane Circus
Fights To Destroy
and Acts As a Unit

London, Eng. May 1S.-The airplane
circus" which was introduced by the
Germans two years ago. has taken a
notable part in the fighting on the
western front recently The use Of
the word circus" in this connection
has now become recognized amonk
both British and rench aviators. 1t
indicates virtually a specially organ
lied troop Of picked pilots whose job
is simply 10 destroy enemy airplanes
These cirCuses are complete units,
equipped with their own transport me-
chanical shops. and all necessary &C
cessories- Wherever there is fighting
to be done. the circuses move quickly
to the danger point II big attack
is to be made by either side. the rival
circuses are moved to aerodromes in
that district. and each endeavors to
prevent the others reconnaissance
machines from operating. The circus
performs. in fact, precisely the func-
tons Of destroyer flotillas in the
navy.
The first circus was formed by Capt
oBelke. one Of the early German star
pilots. He collected a number Of
picked pilots, including the Richfho-
fens. Voss and Schaefer. Of whom the
two latter have been killed within
year. Boellle was killed in 1916. and
the elder Richthofen took over the
circus
On the British side. the reply came
in a squadron organized by Mai.
Hawker, which the Germans called
the Anti Richthofen Circus Ulti-
mately Hawker fell in a fight with
Richthofen.
During the fighting Of the past few
weeks several circuses Of picked pilots
have been in action on both sides.
They have reduced fighting in fOrma-
ton to a fine art. each pilot maneu-
vering as one Of a team and refusing
to be drawn away from she formation
into single handed fights.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18
-Four TerriforidIs
Capture German Plane
and TDo Enemy Anmen

Paris. France, May 1S-Although
not so exceptional an event as tha
capture some time ago by cavalry
men OF a German submarine which
had run ashore. the taking OF a Ger
man airplane on April s had its un-
usual side. for the captors were four
French territorials whose duties as
warriors were limited to taking care
OF a travelling carrier pigeons cote.
As night fell that day. a German
1lane landed gently in a meadow near
Fishes ONT ~ ~f~ht Of any house or
-7rently any human being. The
pilot. who had lost his bearings. re-
NAMED at his post. keeping his engine
running and his hand on one Of the
two machine guns on the machine
while the observer consulted his
maps.
They were about TO resume their
flight when she four territorials
rushed out Of a little wood close by
and gave the word hands up"
Seeing that resistance was useless
the officer ordered the pilot 70 get
out and surrender The victors were
armed with a rifle and three hunting
guns. their spoils were one unin-
iured German eirplane, two mitail-
leauses. and two men,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18
ONE MACHINE Gun IS WORKMAN
ENTIRE ATTALI9N Of RIFLES
Has Proven Most Efficient Weapon in the Present War
Moving Broad SWathes in Ranks of the Enemy Ad-
vancing in Mass Formation; British Army
Uses Several Kinds of Machine Guns

7 ONDON. Eng. May 1S-CCorre-
Il spondence Of the Associated
Press -"Of all the weapons used in
the present war. the machine sun has
Unquestionably proved itself the most
efficient" says a British expert in the
Daily Mail Probably a majority Of the
casualties in the war have been caused
by this weapon certainly the greater
proportion Of the enormous losses dur
ing the fighting of the past few weeks
have been SO Inflicted.
Cuts Broad Swathes-
ANY type of machine gun I'm the
hands Of a skilful operator has the
same destructive upon men moving in
mass formation that a keen-edged
scythe has in a field OF ripened wheat
II cuts broad sWathes; nothing can
stand against II.
"A well served machine gun is the
most formidable thing that attack
ing battaliOns have to face. It is not
merely the front ranks that suffer At
anything approaching close ranges.
the bullets viii go through the front
rank men. often through the second
rank as well, and kill or wound those
Immediately behind them"
There are several types Of machine
guns now In use in the British army,
such as the Lewis. the Maxim. the
Nickers, and the Hotchkiss. All are
very mobile. They can be moved
quickly from one place to another. ad-
vantage being taken Of any cover that
offers. Each class Of machine gun has
with il a squad of about ten men.
Should they find themselves pressed
too closely, they pick up their weapon.
fall back with 10, and reopen fire
upon the enemy from the next favor
able position.
Worth Battalion Of RInemen.
One authority has declared that in
almost a whole battalion Of men
armed with rifles. Few soldiers can
keep up IS rounds per minute rapid
fire with a rifle, but a machine gun
can discharge 500 rounds in a minute
and the Vickers can discharge 1900
rounds without stopping Bullets pour
from the muzzle in a rapid devastat-
ing stream, and as these guns use the
same kind OF ammunition as a rifle.
there is little difficulty in keeping
them fed.
The Lewis gun is described as the
most mobile One man fires it using
A rounds in succession. Beside him
is another man who puts on fresh
trays Of ammunition as required. the
change being made in two seconds
Meanwhile other men are hard at
work filling trays and passing them
DAA AVL use ne = ia mas an GAAElAAh q
range Of about 1900 yards and can be
fired either from a stand or a para
pet, the gunner placing the piece to
his shoulder as he pulls the trigger.
Throws Bullets Like Water.
The Maxim and Fickers guns are
fired from a tripod. the gunners
squatting with legs a-straddle. and
pressing a key. AS long as he keeps
his finger on the key the gun con-
tinues streaming out bullets as the
belts. each holding $50 cartridges, fly
through it. Gripping the handles with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18
Soldiers Find Many
Uses For Sand Bags
Other Than Defence


Somewhere IN France May l6.-Ihe
sandbag IS one Of the most useful
pieces Of military equipment found
anywhere, and the soldier puts it TO
manifold uses Their official use. Of
course, is 70 be filled with sand or
clay and built into ramparts. barri-
cades and trenches Their unofficial
uses are legion
The infantryman always uses a
sandbag for carrying and storing his
rstiOns. for patching and reinforcing
his clothing. for lining and curtaining
his dugouts. for muffling mallets and
stakes when putting up wire in No
Mans land. They make excellent
CATERS, being tied on over the puttees
as a further protection against mud
and damp. They make cosy mufflers
cover shrapnei helmets TO prevent re-
Election, and they are frequently in
demand for rifle covers.
Many soldiers always pull two sand
bags over their feet and legs when
going to bed in billets; in other
words, the sandbag is Tommy's pa
jamas The warmth and comfort OF a
burlap sandbag when pulled over
chilled feet is astonishing.
The pOstman's mailbag at the front
is nothing more than an empty sand
bag. and the water carriers also use
two sandbags, slung back and front
over the shoulder. each containing a
patrol tin fun OF water.
The war win be over" a soldier
wit once said, when all OF Belgium
and France has been put into sand
bags"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18

Americans, Going To Aid Of
British, Fight Like Wildcats
LnStemnling German Offensive

the leg All got back to the main
AS the main body Of Americans
gradually fell back on Chauines men S
Characters were definitely moulded A
young field clerk who had Joined up
for civilian duty in the aviation and
who was the most nervous man in the
company, was told off TO look after
the wounded.
Tn relying on you" declared his
superior officer.
The clerk. who had never been able
to look his officer in the face without
fluttering around. came right back.
You may be sure OF me, sir" he
said.
That night Chaulnes was bombed
and shelled. One she'll tore through
the hospital, but the field clerk stood
by his post, playing the role Of both
nurse and supervisor for the streams
Of Injured Americans who were pour
ing in
a Minneapolis boy. the cook Of the
company, who had enlisted in the
aviation because he admitted he didn't
care for the dirt and filth Of the
trenches. was found by the major in
charge trying to kindle his fire to-
ward midnight. He was making hot
coffee for the worn out 4anks and
Tommies irrespectively.
We'll. how do you like it. Peter"
questioned the major whimsically.
Told me there wouldn't be much
scrapping in my end Of the aviation,
sir, answered the cook laconiea.ly.
And the first thing gets this morn
ing is the brains Of my buddy
spattered all over me. Shell caught
him and took his head clean off"
His buddy" was the quartermaster
sergeant The cook got his promotion
on the spot.
Such happenings are only a few OF
thousands Incidental to the great bat
tie. A few tired and dirty Americans
drifted back to Paris to make their
reports. A hospital containing a NUM-
Der Of wounded Americans was cap
tured by the Germans in their swift
advance other Americans lying
wounded in Amiens were killed when
a Prussian bomb struck their hospital
A Red Cross storehOuse north OF
Ham fell into the hands Of the enemy
before the torch could be applied to IL.
Ala of the men speak Of the intensity
bOrnness Of their attack.
wonderful Bravery shown.
All the Americans behaved like vet.
Grams and won the undying admira-
ton Of the Tommies with whom they
fought When the slightly wounded
Hmped or were carried into the dress
ing stations they insisted on waiting
until their more seriously injured
comrades had their wounds attended
to- One and all pay the greatest trib-
ute to the bravery of the English.
An engineer who fought his way
back with a Lancashire regiment
swore the Tommies were fighting
devils who don't know anything but
how TO fight"
Words can't describe 'em." declared
one OF the gunners. IT'S the first
time I've ever seen the British Bull
dog in action. but Lord. how he does
hold on. When those lads got into
shell holes with machine guns moth
ing could drive EN- out. The Heinies
had 10 kill every one OF them before
they could get by. I've never seen
such an exhibition OF nerve in my
life"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18

try, and AbSaI0ms riding wa
caught by the hair among the
trees, but today one might Eailop
from Dan to Beersheba without
having to duck ones head 70 avoid
q branch.
Trees OF rapid grow III win be
planted. and for the more cultiFabie
districts fruit bearing trees VIII be
utilized
Dams to Be Built.
''The storage OF water IN lakes and
reservoirs is comparatively simple in
Palestine. By erecting small dams
across certain wadys. q series OF
small reservoirs can be constructed
at little expense. creating a supply
that viii last throughout the dry sea
son In southern Palestine hundreds
OF natural springs can be opened up,
which. under centuries OF misrule.
have been allowed to choke up and
fall into disuse.
Palestine today possesses an ad-
vantage it never had before in a first
class railway connection with Egypt
All the surplus crops viii find a
ready market in the growing Egyptian
cities"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18
No MayfOwers Left in
London Thinks One Who
Tried To Find a Few

London, Eng, May 1S.-If there are
in England any descendants OF the
little band Of Pilgrims who sailed in
the MayflOwer PCS years ago. they are
difficult to discover. An American
woman living in London has been
trying to find them. and with that
object she inserted advertisement s
asking any ''Mayflowers' now in
London to meet her at a hotel at a
certain hour.
The appointed hour came. and the
American woman waited A moving
picture photographer several news
paper photographers and a dozen re-
porters arrived and were mistakenly
and enthusiastically greeted as May
flowers. There was an air of eager
expectancy and suppressed excite
ment. Everybody waited for IS
minutes. but not a single "Mayflower"
appeared. There were signs OF dis
appointment
"BEt there must be some May
flowers in London" said the Amer
lean woman to the reporters. II
can't besthe only one" She looked
again at the door. but there was no
sound Of footsteps, and the meeting
adjourned.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18
7 oNDON. Eng, Nay 81

7 ONDON. Eng Nay 1s.-(Corre
dependence OF the Associated Press)
Two principal recommendations
which the civilian commission in Pal
estine will make as a beginning for
the reconstruction OF that country
Will be a scheme for beginning affor-
estation. and a proposal for the con
servation OF water supply by storage
and by opening up old springs
Greatest Need Is Trees.
A preliminary statement from a
member of the committee says The
greatest OF all Palestine's needs is
afforestation. For centuries the land
has been denuded OF IL stress with
most disastrous consequences. For
the heavy rains at certain seasons. in
stead OF benefiting the soil, over
more than four-fifths OF the area
carry away in rushing torrents much
Of the little soil that remains on the
highlands and valley slopes.
palestine has not always been
freeless. The Roman emperOrs
had valuable forests in the eoun-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18
VERSAILLES IS
WAR PLANNING
ALLIEDGENTER
Feverish Activity Marks
Place Where War Coun-
Gil Meets Daily.
SANDBAGS COVER
PALACE STATUES
by ROBERT S. DOlIAN.

Darts. France, May 1s.-Historic
l Versailles during the recent Of
fensive was a seething center Of &C
tivity. It is here that the inter
allied war council meets daily. Their
sessions are held in the Trianon Pal
ace hotel overlooking the meadows
which stretch westward toward the
Petit Trianon and the hamlet where
the women OF the French court amused
themselves at playing as villagers a
century and a quarter ago.
Officers OF All Allied Nations.
CHARTERED in the hotel are the stats
Of All the allies. Italian officers brush
shoulders with American officers in
the corridors Of the transformed
hotel while outside American milf
tary chauffeurs Of italian descent ex-
change the gossip Of the day with
the green clad soldiers Of Italy who
pilot Italian staff officials back and
forth from the front In a barracks
nearby are quartered soldiers Of all
the allied nations. Italian. French,
Belgian, British, American. Portu-
guese. Servian. Montenegro even
Brazilian. Greek. Cuban and Japanese
officers pass along the streets in a
bewildering variety Of uniforms.
In one Of the great avenues Of
Versailles thousands of touring cars
are lined up. They stretch away in
rows ten cars wide on both sides
Of the avenue for block after block
and are guarded by dozens of pOilus
and French colonial troops from
Cochin-China A small army could
be moved rapidly in these squadrOns
Of American built cars.
Guard Against Air Raids.
The frequent air raids on the dis
trict of Paris have caused the state
to take precautions for the protec-
ton Of the treasures at Versailles
The deep windows Of the grand pal
ace are being blocked with sandbags
and the iuuumerable statues, foun-
tains, marble vases and other works
Of art are being rooted over with
wooden scaffolding on which are
piled brush and Sandbags.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18
BABIES MIXED UP
BY GERMAN SHELL.
MANY ARE MANCLED.
Babies in Hospital That Escaped Death Were Thrown
About the Building Until Mothers Could Not Dis
tinguish Own Offspring; Six Born on Same
Day Prove Puzzles to Distracted Mothers

room. Through the cloud Of dust and
dirt, nurses and attendants rushed in
and carried the wounded and women
who were III to another room. return
ing Immediately for the infants. One
baby had been thrOuwn out Of its era
die ten feet away but was quite IN
hurt The babies were carried and de-
posted pelI-men on beds in a room
quickly prepared to receive the pa
tints so violently elected by the Ger
man gun
Six Puzzle Mothers.
After some order had been restored
il was found that six mothers were
unable TO decide which was their own
among six infants. They had all been
born on the same day and in the hus-
tie and hustle Of removing the in
fants from one room to the other the
Identifying tags had become de-
tached.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18

DARIS, France. May 1S.-FiEhting
l like Wildcats. American members
Of an aerial corps attached TO the
British army. the first boys from
home to be engaged in the great bat
tie. stood shoulder to shoulder With
British Tommies and died between
Ham and Chaulnes.
At the first signal that the Germans
had broken through the British de-
fences the Americans, who were sta
toned north Of Ham. a number OF
Young officers. aerial gunners, ma
chanicians and engineers, took their
places in the line and hung on until
they were blasted out Of trench and
shelter by the avalanche Of German
shells. Then living in shell craters,
behind torn and twisted remnants OF
defences. they poured streams OF ma
chine gun. revolver and rifle bullets
into the waves Of advancing Prusstans-
No Failing Back.
Their casualties were the heaviest
yet Of any American units, but they
made a name for themselves Of which
America viii always be proud In
groups of five and six the gunners
directed their fire into Eray-green
masses shooting drum after drum
Germans in the front line we're
moved down by the score The
whole line wavered. but was quickly
filled up from behind. and still the
mass pressed forward 1t swept over
a trench section where a determined
knot Of Yankees and Britishers were
sticking it out TO the bitter emo
There was no running for IT. The
men simply died
American captain fighting with the
rear guard dropped into a shell hole
where five Of his men were working
a machine gun
Bring the gun and let's get out OF
Not 100 yards away the Germans
were coming over the ruins Of a
trench.
Il can't walk, sir" answered one
Of the gunners- They've hit me in
the leg. You go on with the others,
sir. and leave me here"
Hell, man." roared the captain,
I'll carry your
The party was scrambling 20 its
feet when a Prussian Il burst outside
their crater. throwing them all about.
A piece of shell caught a Chicago lad
in the shoulder, smashing him fright
Never mind the gun. Two Of you
take hold Of him." commanded the
captain
With the glaze OF death already on
his eyes the youngster whispered to
the captain; ats no use, sir I've
got mine. The rest OF you've got q
chance to get out"
British shells to Rescue.
The blood sDurted from the mangled
shoulder and the cauCain saw the boy
was right But the advancing line
was drawing nearer. Just as the Off
Ger decided they would all stay and
fight it out a British battery unlim-
bered from the top Of the hill. firing
directly into the Huns. Their forma-
ton broken up. the Germans slid back
TO the ruins Of the trench. while the
captain and the three unwounded men
assisted their comrade who was hit in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18

nARIS, France, May 18.-CCorre-
L sDondence OF the Associated
Press. The German long distance
shen which struck a maternity hos
pital killing mothers by the side OF
their infants sent a shudder Of horror
through Paris which thought it had
become impervious to such an emo
tion. It also created confusion among
the surviving mothers, some Of whom
have been unable to identify their Off
spring among the babies that escaped
the shell Of the assassin
Some Hurled About. Unhurt.
The projectile exploded in a dormi-
tory containing 20 beds. killing two
mothers and one baby, Wounding many
others and completely wrecking the