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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31

Yanks coming over the top. each blaz-
ing away with q As in each hand.
Factories Rushing.
American manufacturers are taking
all possible steps to comply with the
demand OF Gen. Pershing. The plant
of the Colt Fire Arms Manufacturing
company, Of Hartford. Conn. IS turn
ing out over 1900 automatics every
day and working to daily capacity
Of more than double that mum Der,
which plant officials hope to reach
in November.
Other private plants already are
preparing to manufacture autOmatles'
and ARRANGEMENTS are now being
made by the ordnance department
with big concerns to turn out large
quantities Of this arm
experimenting the automatlcs Is
the new model 1917 army service re
volver. also a .45 caliber weapon Of
great destructive force at short range
The production Of the revolvers Is
now running around 1000 a day.
interchangeable shells.
The automatic pistol has terrific
wallop. which stops the man il strikes
without fail The same is true OF the
service revolver. which is designed
primarily TO shoot a longer cartridge
but with specially made clips also
can handle perfectly the shorter cart
ridge used in the automatics. making
the ammunition Interchangeable BY
means Of the clips. which are semi
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
.Pershing To Equip EOeryMan With
|2AutOn1atic Guns To Kill BOches

circular in shape. the revolver can
be reloaded with two movements and
in less time than il takes to tell it.
After the six cartridges in its cham
Der have been discharged the chamber
throws them out with one movement
There is talk Of arming the Ameri-
cans in the front line with two auto
matte pistols, which would give them
Il shots in a few seconds. every one
Of which would stop a German II 1t
struck him. Some Of them already are
so armed. Horses have been knocked
down by single shots from these pow
erful weapons at short range.
Plenty OF Shootin' Irons.
Since the United States entered the
war more than 100000 automatic pis-
tolls and upward Of 10000 service re-
volvers have been manufactured in
this country. More than 5000 auto
MATES were turned out in one week
and upward Of 5000 revolvers. While
these figures fall far short Of what
Uncle sam needs 20 meet the in
creased demands Of Gen. Pershing.
with what the regular army had be-
fore the United States became q bel
ligerent. the numbers are anything
but discouraginE.
The government IS paying SIS each
for the Colt As caliber automatics.
which is exactly the same figure at
which they have been purchased for
years past despite increased cost Of
labor and material.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31

/ lieutenant, one evening saw a brother
officer Of higher rank slightly intOX-
icated IN a hotel dining room Acting
as he would have done If he had still
been an hotel manager. he conducted
the Offender TO room in the hotel
A regular army officer. dining in the
same room with a party Of officers
and civilians, observed the incident
and sent an officer 10 look for the
delinquent When the officer so sent
officer was not there His friend, the
exhotel manager, had spirited him
away TO another room in the hotel
The investigating officer now de-
manded TO know where the offender
was. to which the exhotel man cheer
fully replied. I don't know"
Lie Server Friend In Need.
II was q white lie intended solely
TO serve a friend in need, but IL vio-
lated one OF the cardinal principles
OF military ethics as applied to Of
ficers, which makes IL objectionable
for an officer to tell an untruth. When
later this fact was brought 70 the at
tention Of the young man. he went
Immediately TO his superior officer
and made a full confession. He was
tried before a general court martial
convicted and sentenced to dismissal
from the army. This was one Of the
cases in which president Wilson eXer-
cised his prerogative by committing
the sentence TO one Of reprimand and
forfeiture OF pay and allowance for a
short period The policy is 10 use
leniency in all such cases where the
letter OF military ethics is violated
but lis spirit is not impaired.
Process Is Long.
All important cases now tried by
general courts martial. such as cases
involving the death penalty or dis
missal Of officers. come now directly
20 the military jurisdiction division
Of the Judge advocate generals office.
of which division a regular army Of
ficer OF long experience and thorough
training in military law. IS the chief
There an officer OF that division re-
views every such case The review
then goes 10 a board Of review. IS
carefully considered BY it. and it then
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31

is submitted TO the acting judge ad-
vocate general II he approves OF it.
II is sent TO the secretary OF war. who.
in turn. carefully reviews 10 and sends
IL with his recommendation to the
president. together with the form OF
an executed order designed TO carry
the recommendation into effect, u
the president approves Of it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
JUSTICE GIVEN
FIGHTING MEN
Judge Advocate General Is
Head Of Military Appel
late Court.
b FREDERIC ]. HAsKIN.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 31-Alm 3s
unknown TO the public. there Ia.
grown up here in Washington one Of
the greatest legal tribunals in the
country. II the number OF lives and
careers over which 1t exercises juris-
diction be a fair test Of greatness
This Is the military Jurisdiction divis-
ion OF the office OF the judge advocate
general OF the United States army.
Besides looking after the legal az
fairs Of the entire military establish
ment. the office Of the Judge advocate
general is, IN a true sense, an APPEL
late court. acting in an advisory ca
pacity to the secretary Of war and TO
the president, who has final jurisdic-
ton over every case involving the dis
missaI Of an officer OF the army. and
every crime committed BY an officer
or an enlisted man which involves a
death OF penltentiary sentence. This
IS the tribunal 10 which nearly 2,OO0,-
600 fighting men must look for jus
tice now that they have lost their
Thousands OF Cases.
Since the war began, the military
jurisdiction division Of the judge ad-
vocare generals office has received
and acted upon upwards Of 15,u00
court martial records, or an average
nf nearly 100 per MONTH ana during
this period 10 has also disposed OF
nearly 5000 cases Of clemency, restor-
alton and parole, or an average OF
over 500 per month
Itfs proper TO say that this court IS
in a large measure. the outgrowth OF
the present emergency. Tor, al the De
ginning Of the war. while the legal
department OF the army was well or
Eauized % meet its then existing re-
cuirements. its organization was
wholly inadequate TO meet the new
RESPONSIBILITIES thrust upon il.
Methods Described
The military courts or courts mar
tial. have jurisdiction over all crimes
and offeuses committed by persons
In the military service. But in time OF
neace. officers and soldiers, or others
IN the military service, who commit
crimes and offences against the civil
law are usually surrendered by the
military authorities to the civil courts
Tor trial In time Of war, however,
this is rarely done, so that now the
military courts are exercising the 1ur-
lsdiction Of the ordinary criminal
courts Of the country as well as Jur-
isdiction in cases Of strictly military
offences
Mig General Practice.
Therefore when the country is in a
state OF war, the office OF the judge
advocate general faces the heavy duty
Of an immnse general criminal prac-
fice. The military jurisdiction olvis-
ion has 10 pass upon all Of the crimes,
n1lsdemeauors and military offences
committed by nearly z,ooo,0OO men
taken from all classes o. the popula-
ton and who have been tried by gen
eraI court martial This means that
81 must be seen TO that the general
courts martial, which are called~upon
to try officers and soldiers accused OF
grave crimes and misdemeanors. such
as murder. arson. bieamy. larceny. de-
EertIon. treason. violation Of the es-
plouaEe law. etc, are cOmpozed OF
men Of sound judgment, and, il pos
aihle with legal training; and that
tie cases are prosecuted by thorough
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31

in the country has been called to the
aid OF that office. Before the war.
the judge advocate general had as his
assistants perhaps dozen men
trained in military law He now has
upwards Of $50 Of the best civilian
lawyers in the United States, all Of
whom have been commissioned as
majors. leutenants colonies or
colonels. They constitute in a true
sense a court OF criminal appeals.
Many Sided Problems.
These lawyers VINO have been called
upon TO aid the war department in
the present crisis. and who are per-
forming work as important as the
work OF officers in the field. recognize
that many phases Of the problem
submitted to them remain TO be
solved For example. the courts mar
tial have many cases Of insanity and
mental defect TO deal with. Modern
science. as best represented in this
country by the psychopathic labor
atory OF the Chicago municipal courts.
established a few years ago by judge
Harry Olson. has shown that much
OF the crime is committed by mental
detectives and insane persons As
yet. the United States army has no
adequate means Of Identifying these
individuals so as TO exclude them
from the fighting forces Further
more. now that they are in the army,
il has great difficulty in getting eX-
perts 20 assist the courts in discover
ing them. But this lack is recognized
and viii undoubtedly be supplied
Ethics New To Many.
Another difficulty faced BY the
Judge advocate generals office re-
suits from the fact that many Of the
men who are now serving the colors
are not familiar with military ethics.
The ethical principles or precepts
which regulate the conduct Of an Of
ficer and a gentleman" or a soldier
who has served in the regular army.
are taught the regular army officer
at West Point and are instilled into
the regular soldier during the period
OF his enlistment These principles
are. TO such officers and soldiers. a
clearly crystallized part OF the tradi-
lions of his profession. But some OF
the fine points of these ethics are not
evident TO the man who has been an.
officer or a soldier only a few months
with no preliminary training. and
who has come from the farm. or the
factory. For example. a young lieu
tenant who had given up $500 JOB
rs a hotel manager a few months be-
fore to accept a commission as second
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31

The Ell headquarters charge of Mr. John Buquo
Motor Company of Mesa and Montana You phone
him the Ell Morning Times and either Red Cross truck
Times truck will call for your packages Tuesday morning any
dress. Let's make it banner Sunday in old FL PasO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31

HAPT- o. B. RAILS. JR- nephew Of
- T. L Rails. of 1921 Happier street
druggist for Scott White & Co, ad-
jutant OF an artillery regiment. in
France. The younV officer is but %
years OF age and was recently pro-
NOTED captain. The young man was
an instructor in Spanish at the An
napolis naval academy when war
broke out and went Immediately -lto
a training camp. coming out a first
lieutenant of artillery He was soon
promoted 10 a captaincy and was
made reEimental adjutant since reach
ing France. He received special ar
tillery instruction at Fort Sill fol-
lowing his graduation from the train
ing camp and was said TO be one Of
the brightest young men in the artil-
lery school
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31

tiaI have been carefully organized. in
structiug the members Of the courts
and the judges advocate IN the sub
iects Of military law and procedure,
and placing a check upon the action
OF the courts in the most serious class
Of cases in the hands Of the judge ad-
vocate generals office in Washing
ton. In this work the best legal ability
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31

From this grew the salvage work the which
Of the substantial incomes Of the organization
committee formed known the Salvage Committee Of the Red
Cross and represented than hundred fifty cities
throughout the United States
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-14
PLAZA

Tomorrow brings our pretty little
friend and film favorite, Constance
Talmadge, in her new Select triumph
1.-THE Lesson" as the big screen at
traction at the Plaza and with it a
vaudeville program Of unusual pro-
portions and starring Harry Stuart
and comany in the headline spot
with their laughable farce-corneQy,
entitled Patriots"
Conwel1 and O'Dea in a black-face
laughing medium; Kennedy and
Nicholi, who can sing and dance to
'beat the band" and The Seebacks,
a novelty turn that will surely go
well, comlete the vaudeville rostrum.
A very interesting travelogue and
a Christie comedy will be shown In
addition to 1.-The Lesson" on the film
program.
Ben Wilson and company present.
ing their screaming skit entitled
Superstition" Inman and Lyons put
ting over some laughs with their nom
sensicality, Recognition" Belle and
Wood, a pair Of charming young
women in a neat dance revu; Beatrice
and Russell who go in for acrobatic
dancing; 1.-THE House of Mirth," a
"corking" dramatic masterpiece with
all-star Metro cast; THE Allies OFF,
cial War Review and a Lyons-Moran
comedy complete the bill for today
and tonight.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-14
OLD DAVIS CUP
STARS WIN TWICE
Alexander and Wright Win
Two Matches in Cham
ionship Tournament.

Boston, Aug. 14.---The National
doubles lawn tennis championship
tournament on the turf courts of the
Longwood Cricket club reached the
round before the semi. finals yester-
day and the eight surviving teams all
came through according to form. The
eral of the strongest combinations
will meet for the right to occupy the
semi-final brackets.
Vincent Richards, the 16-year-old
National boy champion, partnered by
William T. Tilden, I'd, National clay
court title holder, continued their
winning streak yesterday afternoon by
defeating J. B. Hughes and E. F.
Thomas, the Pelham Bay stars, at
60, FL, 60. Tilden and his part
ner were entirely too fast and too
skilled for the sailor lads and simply
swamped the latter by terrific smash
ing, dazzling volleying and great court
covering. Tilden, of course, was the
most spectacular in his methods, his
railroad service and his net play
both delighting the onlookers.
Frederick B. Alexander and Bea1s C.
Wright, both Davis Cup stars of years
ago, won two matches during the day
before coming even with the rest of
the field and today at 4 o'clock they
will have to play Ichiya Kumages
and Harold L. Taylor, the most severe
test they have yet been called upon to
face.
In the irst round Alexander and his
partner defeated H. B. Bretz and 3.
Chauncey Seaver of Boston at 60,
7---5, 60, and in the second bracket
they eliminated Julian Myrick and
Edwin C. Sheafe at Cd, 60, 6---2.
Although they won with plenty to
spare, it seems that Alexander and
Wright will have to brace up their
team play If they are to continue
along the path of victory. Many
times in the course of their play yes
terday afternoon they clashed on the
court, and more seasoned opponents
would have been quick to take advan-
tage of these mistakes.
Individually, Alexande was supe-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-14
WHAT'S GOING ON In THE WORLD
OF THEATRES AND AMUSEMENT
POLLS

Jimmie Hodges musical comedy,
Pretty Baby" has captured the at
tention of Bridgeport theatTegoers.
With its big vast of bright and s1appy
singers, dancers and comedians, rs
well as a sprightly chorus of girlish
faces and nifty Footed maidens, there
is no question of what Bridgeort has
wanted to beguile its summer nights.
1t might be gathered that pretty
Baby" features the feminine element.
Directly the contrary is true. AL
though Rene Vincent is featured and
there is a Southern chorus Of Dixie
beauties, Eddie Ray is possessed of
delightful baritone while Lew Hamp-
ton is gifted with a tenor voice seldom
heard in the field of musical comedy.
AL Warner also puts over several
numbers with distinct success.
But Polls show is really a collec-
ton of all that is novel and new in
musical comedy, vaudeville and pho
toplay. In the last named field it
offers three distinct features. Clara
Kimball Young in the remarkable
uper-production, 1.-THE Savage
Woman" which takes the cast to
Paris and to the wilds of Africa for
>its settings, is an immense produc-
ton in itself.
The American Red Cross official
film, 1.-THE History Fourth of July in
Paris" which played to great ap-
plause at the Rivoli theatre, New
York, last week shows at close range
the heroes of Chateau Thierry,' our
victorious troops with battle-torn
flags, inspiring scenes about Wash
ington's statute and American Red
Cross nurses from the battle front.
A special offering is made in the
motion pictures taken at Camp Locke,
Mantle, showing Bridgeport's officers
in the State Guard doing intensive
drilling. The Chester Outing pic
lures, beautiful, novel and educa-
tional give an idea Of the modernity
of the Fla Islands.
Also on the stage the DeOnzos, a
man and woman in one of the most
novel jumping acts ever staged here,
defy competition, and Ben Bernie,
formerly of the famous team of Ber-
ME and Baker, offers a monologue
and enhancing violin performance.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-14
EMPIRE

Popular Charles Ray and an all
star cast will be seen at the Empire
theatre today and tomorrow in the
comedy drawn, "A Nine O'Clock
Town"
This is another drama that all low
ers of the silent drama will delight in
watching. Ray, as usual, does some
excellent work in this picture and is
the sort of role he plays in this pic
ture that has made him one of the
most popular screen players Of the
day.
A number of other select and enter
tanning screen subjects will round out
a most entertaining program for Che
two DAYS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-14
Dave MEDOR WINS
Two BATTLES.
Knocks Out Young Guarini
and Then Outpoints
Harry Condor.

A large crowd at the Armory A. C,
Jersey City, went wild over the per-
formance of Young Dave Medor,
lightweight, who otter stopping his
own opponent in the semi-final in
two rounds, was pressed into service
to meet Harry Condor in the main
event Of the evening and outpointed
and outboxed his opponent, in most
decisive manner.
Medor had but a few moments
rest after his own scheduled bout be-
fore he was called upon to provide
the main amusement, but it proved
that the two rounds it had taken him
to stop Young Guarini were but a
gallop for the young boxer.
He had the better of Condor in
every one of the eight rounds, and
If a decision had been rendered he
would have been proclaimed. the win
ner.
Joe Mooney, who was to have met
Hff.ry Condor, failed to appear and
Dave Medor was substituted.
The first bout of the evening was
between Phil Bloom and Barney
Adair. 1t went the full eight rounds,
Adair forcing the fighting throughout
and landing many telling blows.
He had Bloom on the defensive, but
the latter put up a good argument,
and there was never a moment dA--
ing the encounter when the specta-
tors were not on their feet cheering
Barney and roofing for a knockout.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-14
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Us fellows was having a game Of
movings up out on the street, being
agenst the law but We was doing it
enyhow, and pop came along, and I
sed, Hay, pop, do you wunt to be
empire, do you wunt to be empire,
pop.
Well, you mite go long way with
out finding a better one, if do say
so myself, sed pop. And Skinny Mar
tin pitched the ball and Sid Hunt did
ent try to hit it, and pop sed, strike
one.
Aw, strike nuthing, you must be
blind, 1t dident come enyware neer
me, yelled Sid Hunt.
Heer, heer, no impertinents, please,
sed pop. And Skinny Martin pitched
the ball agen, and Sid Hunt hit it and
ran like enything for ferst base, and
Ed Wernick picked up the ball and
him and Sid both got to ferst base
about the same time.
Safe, sed pop.
Aw, go on, he was out by mile,
yelled Ed Wernick. How dare you
tell me to go on? sed pop, is that a
nice way to address your elders,
don't know wat boys arc coming to
nowadays.
That's the way empires always get
tawked to, pop, I sed.
Well then 1 resign, I'm not use to
being abused by a lot of kids, sed
pop. And jest then who wawked UP
but F1atfoot Che cop, saying to pop,
Wat do you meen by incurridging
these boys to play baseball in the
street after me chasing them 10C
times? You're verse than they are
that's wat you are, a man your age
and I got a good mind to run you in.
Good mite. I'm through, never agen
I'm getting a lot of joy out of this tx
Iperients, must say, sed pop, I'm very
sorry officer, I'm sure, and Ill see thai
it duzzent happin agen, you can bel
your badge on that. And he gave
F1atfoot segars and went in the
house, and F1atfoot termed erroun6
and looked at us fellows, and we al
ran like everything.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-14
FAN FOR EVERY LADY.

Handsome fan for every lady at
tending the souvenir dance at the
Fairfield beach dancing pavilion to-
morrow evening. Dancing every night
in the week except Tuesday evening
with Murray's big orchestra to fur
nish the music. Big crowds attend
every evening, and all report a good
time. Come out tonight, tomorrow
eight, or any night the rest Of the
week and enjoy yourself. Cool and
comfortable, right over the water, the
pavilion is swept by the breezes of
the sound. Admission is a moderate
one, but the good times are the best.
Automobiles every few minutes direct
to the door from Fairfield avenue and
Broad streets.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-14
! WEST END

Tonight vitagraph presents Edward
Earle with Florence Desbon and
Agnes Ayers in Zone Thousand Dol
lars" in five acts adapted from the
famous story Of the same title by o.
Henry. Marie Dressler in Fired" a
two reel comedy scream in which
Miss Dressler again makes her screen
appearance after several months.
Thursday and Friday, Theda Bara in
"Under the Yoke" FIVE acts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-14
FiStic History

Six years ago today, Aug. IA, 1912,
Gunboat Smith and Perky Flynn
fought a ten-round draw in New
York. "Porky'' never had aroused
any wild enthusiasm among the fans
as a probable champion, and Gun
boats inability to do more than hold
his own against Flynn was not very
promising. By knocking out Bonn
barber Wells and defeating Jess
Willard "Gunboat" won a place
among the then white hopes. Smiths
real name is Edward Eckblad, and he
was born in Philadelphia, but spent
his youth on a Minnesota farm. He
began his fighting career in the
United States navy, where he acquir-
ed the name by which he was known
in the ring.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-14

rior to his partner in almost every
department of the game. His volley-
ing was sharper and speedier, his
overhead play immeasurably more eff
fective and his ground strokes also
better than anything Wright could
show. The former national singles
champion seemed to be over-anxious
and he did not have the ability yes
terday, at least, to finish off his shots
with kills" even when the ball came
to him directly overhead.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-14
TO CALL NEW REGISTRANTS

In order to fill out the quota of the
call for August 26, Division No. ex-
poets to call on some Of the 81 men
of the class Of 1918 registrants. Most
of the men in this division in the class
of 1917 are men that have been re-
classified an account of late mar
riages.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-14
GOVERNMENT FILM 77
WILL SHOW HERE
Ccmmitte~ On Public Information
Present. "Pershing's Crusaders
Showing Our National Army at
Work.

The Committee on Public Informa-
ton will present at the Plaza theatre
"Pershing's Crusaders" the first Off
cial war film showing the activities of
America in the war, both on this side
and in France. The pictures were
taken by the United States Signal
Corps and Navy photographers and
cameramen of the French General
Stat, The engagement is limited to
one week. commencing next Monday,
August 10. Despite the fact that
other c'ties in which the film has been
shown have raised prices to top scale,
the Plaza management announces that
there will be no change here.