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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-06

NO QUARTER FOR THE HUN
EVERY QUARTER FOR UNCLE
SAM-BUY THRIFT STAMPS.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26
CROP TO
BREAK RECORDS
Half Million More Acres in
Cultivation This Year
Than Last Year.

Dublin, Ireland, Feb 2s.-(Corres-
pondence Of the Associated Press.)-
Food production in Ireland this year
is expected to exceed all records. &C
cording to the announcement OF Sir
Thomas Russell. of the Irish depart
ment OF agriculture, who has made
arrangements for the filling IN 1915
Of 100000 acres of land in addition
to that under cultivation last year,
when 100000 more than in 1916 were
planted. The increase this year VIII
be compulsory.
The government has guaranteed
the farmers against loss Sir Thomas
reported that there had been no Sc
rious difficulty in forcing the in
crease in planting last year and that
only 1864 farmers had refused TO
carry out the instructions Of the gov
eminent. OF these 500 had yielded
under pressure. and he stated that the
farms Of the remaining 264 would be
operated by the department Of agri-
culture.
The general impression made on
English visitors to the Dublin hotels,
is that Ireland is better off for food
than England and that the restric-
tions have had less effect.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26
'Barbed Wire Strain Makes
Mental Wrecks; $50
Get Home.

London. Eng, Feb. 2s.-Au Eng
land has been stirred by the return
OF $50 soldiers and civilian prisoners
from Ruhleben. Germany. some of
whom are fishermen who were sur
prised by the Germans in the North
sea Immediately after the declara-
ton Of war and had therefore been
prisoners almost from the first day
OF hostilities.
It is not because Of the stories they
tell for their lips have been sealed
so far as their own sufferings are
concerned by order of the govern
ment. The remark of one OF the
civilians to an old friend who met
the party-"We are fairly all right,
but we have all got barbed wire fe-
ver'-is said to contain the whole
story. Englishmen know what that
means and there is nowhere any de-
order.
aBarbed Wire' Fever Tells.
Barbed wire fever is the nervous
strain that is telling with increasing
force-especially in the case Of the
older men, who cannot take so much
who have spent over three years on
that unhappy race course" says the
Manchester Guardian They were
bitterly disappointed that the at
tempt OF our government to abolish
Ruhleben altogether by an exchange,
Germans, came TO nothing and many
OF the repatriated men are convinced
that there may be an increase of
mental cases II Ruhleben continues
much longer. You could see the
marks Of nervous excitement on many
Of the faces. and probably the reac-
ton from being set free viii be felt
severely by the men Of more sensitive
minds"
From a few Of the civilian prisoners
something of the condition Of af-
fairs in Germany was earned-illus-
trations supporting the general i'm
preston, according to the Daily Tel
egraph, that the war has entirely
changed the conditions of life in the
enemy country, which has ceased al
together TO display that air OF cheer
full prosperity which characterized
the Germany Of peace days"
Germany Under Blight.
Germany, it was said presented
the appearance Of country under a
blight"
travelling through the country" said
JIG - nc A4SAS N-sA e--S N~e--
Of everything. Even in one Of the
great towns through which we
passed there seemed to be little going
on, and the railway stations were
almost entirely deserted. On the line
between Spandau and Hanover we did
not see a single passenger train, and
the goods traffic appeared to be
quite negligible. The fields were de-
void of cattle, and on the whole jour
ney I saw less than a score of sheep"
Other men with observant eyes had
come to the conclusion that the fuel
shortage in Germany must be acute,
because though the weather was Bit
terly cold, smoke was rarely to be
seen issuing from chimneys. An
other thing that struck them was the
extent to which women are doing
work on the railways. They were seen
acting as firemen on locomotives and
as plate layers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26
GERMANS COMPLAIN OLDER
SOLDIERS ARE MISTREATED

Amsterdam, Holland, Feb. 26.-Sun-
days edition Of the Berlin Socialist
newspaper Vorwaerts reports a de-
bate in the reichstag on Saturday
during which strong complaints were
made against the treatment given
the older classes of German soldiers.
Herr StueclIlen, q Socialist member,
said the government had no intention
Of releasing the older military
classes. He criticized the fact that
in the landsturm men As years Of age
still were kept in the trenches despite
the order that they be taken from
the firing line.
In consequence of the arbitrary
procedure of officers regarding FUR
loughs, added Herr Stuecklen, in
creasing numbers OF soldiers had
taken their own furloughs and now
were undergoing Imprisonment for
desertion.
Gen. Scheuch denied that men had
been called up because Of their al
legiance to a political party. He
added, however:
1--WE certainly call up those who
prove to be agitators."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26

Public Soup kitchens.

Public Soup Kitchens.
Then there are the public SOUP
kitchen patrons. People who are des-
titute are given cards by the NUM-
cipality, emitting the holder to two
dishes of soup each day. The lines
before these kitchens are still longer,
and those who are compelled to ap-
ply for the municipal charity are
mostly composed of former middle
class men and women, whose business
or income has been wiped out since
the war, and who have no means Of
earning 9 livelihood.
Passing by one Of these long public
soup kitchen lines, my comrades often
called my attention to men who had
been in comfortable circumstance
lawyers, educators. and small shop
keepers. Three times my comrades
pointed out to me elderly men who
had held high salaried positions at
banks I saw in another charity line
an old importer whose entire wealth
was wiped out since the war. and
who now was compelled to take his
place among the penniless. Women
In mourning compose half Of those
who are obliged to apply for munich
pal charity.
The soup is not, however, served
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26
STRAIN Tells ON THE PRISONERS

on the premises. Each person
brings n soup pail, and when their
turn Is reached in the line. they
receive the liquid which is falsely
labelled SsOup." This matter, the
ingredients of which are n deep
mystery. is carried home and
eaten at their own tables. There
are absolutely no fats or other
substantial materials in the soup.
II Is mostly made OF vegetable fat
and resembles dish water very
much-while its OdOr was. to me,
most offensive. - copyrighted,
1918, by International News
Bureau. Boston.
ITO be continued tOmorrOw.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26

, Berlin night air. The trains had in
| the pre-War days reached and left
the station with even more frequency,
/ but no one had even taken notice of
their sounds in the night.
What War Does to n City
Before leaving for Germany,
/ friends who had made short visits to
Berlin had complained to me in Swift
erland that Berlin nights had become
ghostly and that people heard IN
usual sounds at the dead Of night.
Another thing that had been re-
peated to me before leaving Zurich
| for Germany was that travellers had
told me the streets Of Berlin were
full of cripp1es and that nearly every
other person you met on the street
was a cripple The day after my ar
rival this sight panied me. too, and
I at once proceeded TO inquire into
the causes. I soon found that there
was nothing unusual about these
sights. There are the same NUMBER
Of peace-time civilian cripples in Ber-
lin at present as there were during
the pre-war days. But in the pre-
war days the streets were filled with
alert and quick-moying. healthy men
and women Now they have become
absolutely denuded Of young men.
The people do not frequent the
streets, and those who use the streets
are so infirm that the pre-War civilian
cripples stand up sharply before the
very thin background.
In Food Line at n. m.
But the sights that Mortified me
the most were the long and weary
lines before provision stores.
Ny comrades urged me to go out in
the street early in the morning and
watch the women that gather in long
lines before these stores which do
not open their doors before eight
o'clock in the morning. Usually at
o'clock in the morning. the house
old men take their places in the line,
and on the average they wait patient
" four hours before the doors are
opened Those towards the end Of
the line must wait still another three
or four hours before their turn comes
TO enter the store. The coming Of
your turn TO enter the store" is not
guarantee that you Will be provided
with food allotted according TO your
food card.
On entering the store the store
keeper might tell you that butter is
sold out, or some other provision
which you wish to purchase is all
sold out Most OF the riots are caused
through these sold OUT notices.
Wait All Night for Food.
On returning to my hotel very late.
with. friends. I have often seen wom-
en- taking their places in front of
provision stores as early as ? o'clock
in the morning. At first the police
officials attempted to discourage
these early gatherings in front Of pro-
vision stores, but found It impossible
to disperse the crowds Now they
permit them to appear as early as
they choose, and policemen are as
signed before food stores as early
as even one o'clock in the morning, TO
maintain order.
People who have money hire young
girls or men, or women, to stand in
these lines for them, and make their
purchases for them. This practice,
however. Is being discountenanced by
the authorities. and families whose
members are able to stand in line are
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26
(Continued from page -

tarv as hospitals for the wounded SOL
diers. and Officers and in none Of
these hotels were elevators permitted
70 run.
While the regular entrances Of
these hotels were still used for the
guests and patrons, the back en-
frances were being used by the hos
Dital force. The patrons have not
the slightest idea as TO what is tax
ing place in the stories above the
thlrd floor.
This secrecy that 7 found jealousy
guarded by the military authorities
fl Berlin melted me 20 make diligent
inquiries about the wounded, and I
learned a considerable number Of
facts that had escaped even notice OF
my average Berliner friends.
No wounded in Streets.
The authorities are jealousy guard
Ing the wounded from the sight Of
the people IN the streets. The gov
eminent always manages TO bring in
the wounded IN the dark and the
quietness Of the night, and no re-
pulsiVely wounded and incapacitated
soldier or officer is permitted to
roam through the streets after they
are restored TO health. While in
cities Of south Germany frequently
saw groups OF horribly repulsive
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ficers in the streets, in Berlin streets,
for the last nine months or so these
sights had been prohibited
One night ] started TO my hotel
very late. shortly after midnight, and
on reaching the corner Of the build
ing ] saw q row OF vans, huge and
bulky. I walked towards where the
last one Of these stood. but I had
not gone very near II when someone
shouted TO me 70 turn back at once.
] Judged that there were more than
90 q these vans IN the row.
II WIS not until the following
evening that 1 learned the full
Significance OF this row of ugly
Fans. The PrusEian Casualties
had been 20 heavy during the
reefnf battles with the English,
rhnf the government found itself
unable to provide vehicles to
bring the wounded to the hOspi-
tnIa. The officials had COM
maudeered, every express wagon,
and every furniture van in the
Berlin district. 1t has been the
custom OF the military authOri-
ties, whenever possible. to bring
IN the wounded and carry out the
dead AT night.
Noisy Night Sounds.
The first few days OF my stay IN
Berlin caused ne terrible mental
misery. At night, returning TO my
hotel late. 7 always heard the IN
canny sound Of trains in the distance
u the pre-War days had often re-
turned TO these localities late at night
and never once had I noticed these
gruesome midnight sends Of passing
trsilE
At last I learned the reason. Be
fore the war Berlin never went to
sleep. and the people who cared TO go
70 sleep had been accustomed 10 re-
firing amidst an atmosphere full OF
various noises and sounds. But now,
beginning At II ?. m, the city was so
Etil that every sharp and unusual
noise or sound Denetrates through the
sfin si- with q shrillness that sends
a feeling OF horror through the
brains Of those who have not yet be-
come accustomed to the war time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26
MEMORIAL PLANNED FOR
LABOR FIGHTERS WHO FALL

London, Eng. Feb. ga National
Memorial Of Freedom and Peace" Is
being organized and will be considered
by a special conference between the
Trade Union Congress and the Labor
Party. shortly.
The idea is to raise 100000 pounds
TO build a national headquarters for
labor here as a memorial to trade
unionists who have fallen during the
war.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26
o. s. GUNS on ITALIAN FRONT.

washington. D. c, Feb. Z6--Amer-
lean built ordnance of the latest type
and heaviest caliber-ten inch. II
inch and IA inch rifles=is in service
in the sector OF the western front
held by the American army and on
the italian front. 1t was learned to-
day at the war department.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26

5000 feet of wall board. while it
lasts. at cents a foot. Lander Lum-
Der Co.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26

Over 200 women are now employed
in the naval arsenal at Kure. Japan.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-26
TOP STORIES Of BERLIN HOTELS
G0MItANDEERED As HOSPITALS

Wounded Brought in Back Way After Dark, So Public
Cannot See Them; Physical Wrecks From Front Not
Allowed in Public; People Stand in Line All Night
to Get Food; Former Well to Do Beg Free Soup.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-17
Enforcing Peace.

There is something better than this
league to enforce peace; something
that will preserve the natural tenden-
cies to intellectual growth in the
race, without requiring military ag-
gressiveness as national prerogatiVe,
writes Courtenay De Kalb, in the At
lantlc. That Is to introduce the
principle -of natural trade by taking
steps to eliminate the fostering devices
on which national ACKNOWLEDGEMENT de-
Ponds. 1t might not be possible to
reach every scheme for artificial trade
development which will lift its head,
but the tariff can be stripped off, and
the granting Of shlp-subsidies and
bounties, and all the cruder forms Of
industrial parentalism. This would at
least go far toward the organization
of the sisterhood of nations on the
true competitive basis of relative in
herent skill, knowledge, and ability.
In that direction lies the open road to
peace and progress. The world may
not delude itself; it must take that
highway, or accept the principle of
the trade war which goes hand in
hand with Mars.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-17
v.shaped FIume Used In sIuicino.

Is dug beneath the center of the EN-
bankment down to bedrock or other
good material and wall of concrete,
known as rim core wall, Is built
therein. This wall projects above the
surface and serves a purpose similar
to tongue In grooved-and-tongued
lumber joints. A clay puddle may be
substituted where a concrete core wall
around the rim would prove too ex-
pensive. In this case a much wider
trench should be dug, filed with the
best material available, and carefully
puddled and rammed.
Packing Materials.
In building reservoir embankment
of earth many farmers and not few
engineers fail to understand the differ
ence between an embankment capa-
BILE of withstanding load such as is
placed upon 1t by the passage of a
locomotive and one compact and stable
enough to hold water. In highway and
railroad fills little, If any, attention Is
paid to packing materials, but In the
case of earth fills to retain water,
packing is necessary. Experience has
shown that one of the best ways to
pack ordinary dirt which does not con-
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-17
ALL MEN AT HOME SHOULD
PREPARE FOR WAR

The first test man is put thru for
either war or life insurance Is an exami-
nation of his water This is most essen
tial because the kidneys play most i'm
portant part in causing premature old age
and death. The more injurious the pois-
ons passing thru the kidneys the sooner
comes decay-so says Dr. Pierce Of Sur
gical Institute, Buffalo, NY, who further
advises all people who are past thirty to
preserve the vitality of the kidneys and
free the blood from poisonous elements.
such as uric acid-drink plenty of water
sweat some daily and take Anuric, double
strength, before meals.
This An-u-ric is late discovery of DR..
Pierce and is put up in tablet form, and
can be obtained for Coo at almost any
drug store. For that backache, lumbago,
rheumatism, rusty" joints, swollen feet
or hands, due to uric acid in the blood,
Anuric quickly dissolves the uric acid as
hot water does sugar. Take a little An
uric before meals and live to be a hum
dred Send 10 cents to DR.. Pierce for trial
package of Anuric.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-17
MANURE TO INCREASE CROPS
At Pennsylvania II Was Found That
Application of Six Tons Was
Better Than Ten.

Stable manure has long been con-
sidered very valuable fertilizer. 1t
is usually thought by farmers that the
larger the application of manure the
greater the crop increase. Experiment
tai data shows that such is not the
case. At Pennsylvania 1t was found
that an application of six tons per
acre gave q return Of 1920 per ton as
compared with 1920 per ton when ten
tons per acre were used. This is dol
lar ton in favor of the lighter appli-
cation. At the same rate the farmer
who has hundred tons of manure to
spread can save nearly enough to pay
for his manure spreader. Hand spread
ing could hardly put manure on at the
rate of six tons. This is not an iso-
lated case. Other work has shown an
actually smaller yield with large
amount than with a smaller amount Of
manure.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-17

by means of powerful streams of wa
ter directed against the banks and hill
sides. This practice has been i'm
proved and extended and now is COM
monty used method of building earthen
entertainments and of loOsening and
transferring earthly material for other
purposes. In making use Of this
method an ample supply of water Is
necessary. What Is called the cutting
stream is under high pressure from
go to 100 pounds per square inch. The
pressure may be obtained by gravity
fall or by pumping, and the water Is
conveyed tosthe material to be exca-
waited In pressure pipe of suitable
diameter. The end Of the pressure pipe
terminates in II giant from which
a stream is directed against the
bank of dirt. A large stream of wa
ter, but under little or no pressure,
then Is added to the former stream to
carry the material loosened by the
giant into flume or pipe In which 1t
Is transported to the dam. Figs. l
and 2 show two forms of wooden
fiume used for this purpose. The
grade on which they-are laid should
be as steep as practicable, and never
less than about five per cent. Under
favorable conditions material can be
placed In a dam by this process at n
lower cost per cubic yard than by the
use Of teams and scrapers or teams
and wagons. Such entertainments are
also more compact and water-tight
than those built by ordinary methods.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-17
HOW TO CONSTRUCT RESERVOIRS

Reservoirs built In the beds Of
streams or other depressions are
used mainly for irrigation purposes.
The dam may be of earth, loose rock,
timber, coStrete, or masonry, or COM
biuations of two or more of these.
However since on the large majority Of
sites earth is the most abundant and
cheapest material available,-.it has
been used chiefly. The percentage Of
failure Of dams Of this type has been
large. The main causes have been
~ faulty and inadequate wasteways,
(2) porous earthen entertainments not
properly compacted, and (3) insecure
foundations.
Examination for Foundation.
When the location for the dam has
been decided upon careful examlna-
ton Of the foundation should be made.
Test pits should be sunk at intervals
across the stream bed or depression,
and IL rock or other lmpervious ma
terial Is found near the surface, the
more porous top covering should be re-
moved and foundation laid on the i'm
pervious substratum. In any event, all
shrubbery, sod, and decayed vegetable
matter should be cleared away be-
fore the dam Is begun. In the bet
ter class of such dams narrow trench
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-17
Nervous Women, Here Is Advice for Yol

Manning, ArlS.-"It is with much
pleasure 1 tell of my good health.
When 1 first wrote DIR. Pierce ! had
been in bed eight weeks. l suffered
much pain and I was so nervous it
seemed to me that could hardly bear
my own children to talk TO me. ] tried
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and
Golden Medical Discovery Il don't re-
member how many bottles) and found
more relief in one bottle Of the Pre-
scription' than in all of the doctors
medicine."-MRS. LOU WHITE.
This herbal tonic for women is made
up in liquid or tablet form, and can
be obtained in almost any drug store
in the United States. 1t contains no
alcohol or narcotic, and its ingredi-
ents are printed on the wrapper.
Send 10 cents to DIR. Pierce, Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo.
N. Y, and he will mail trial package Of
tablets. Large package sells for GOc.-
Adv.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-17

most part in the beds of streams and
i'm the direct line of flood flow, are sub
jected at times to high water which
may carry floating driftwood or other
debris. The overflow dam is designed
to withstand such severe tests, but
the dam considered here is not of this
type. 1t is intended only to impound
water to a certain safe height and to
bypass all surplus waters through the
wasteway. This throws heavy bur-
den upon this structure in times Of
flood, and It should be of such strength
and capacity as to perform its part
without danger to the dam. In MAX
ing provision for wasteway 1t should
be borne In mind that flood may &C.
cur when the reservoir is full, so that
the entire flow of the stream must
pass through the wasteway. Consider
alton also should be given to obstruc-
tons to the flow of water caused by
driftwood and clogging by fish screens
Such features of this type of reser-
voir as inlet and outlet pipes, slope
protection and the like have been dis
cussed in Farmers Bulletin No. S2S.
Commonly Used Method.
In the early days oe mining in Cali
fornia, someone evolved the idea of
washing down the gold-bearing sand