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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13
THE OPEN GATE.

The downfall of. Turkey which opens the way to the
Black sea involves the internationalizing Of Constantin-
ople should appeal especially to the imagination of the
American people, since it was the occupation OF all this
region by the Turks some 500 years ago which led to the
voyages of Columbus and the discovering of our country.
The narrow passage-way to the East over which
Constantinople stands guard has always been a sort OF
touch stone of greed, because of the wealth lying just be-
yond and the comparative ease with which it can be de-
Tended.
When the Turk first gained possession of it he slam
med the door in the face of the civilized world and kept
it shut until compelled by force and lured by bargaining
to open it. Germany had long had her eye on the control
of that part Of the world. This war gave her the chance
she wanted, and she joined with the Turks in attempting
the same old game of monopoly. But Turkey and Ger
many have learned that the earth was not made exclu-
sively for them.
Even before the kaiser abdicated, while the debris
Of the shattered structure of world domination he had
reared was falling about his head, the mine-sweepers
were clearing the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles. Fol-
lowing close behind them were the battleships OF the al
lied fleets bound for the Black sea.
Germany surrendered. The great gateway" OF the
EAST round which wars have ragged for generations
will never again be closed by greedy hands. Constan-
tinople. the watchdog by the portal, has changed hands
from now on it is only thieving barbarism and bloody
oppressor who shall not pass.
Here are a few pertinent facts about General Fer
dinand Foch, mashal of France and commander in chief
of the allied armies: Ferdinand Foch was 67 years old Oc-
tober2 He was born in Tarbes, a little town in Southern
France, near the Spanish border. He has been a soldier
all his life. He fought the Germans when a boy IN the
war of 1870. He served as a subaltern as did Joffre. Al
ter the war he began to win notice. AT rs ne was an ar
tillerv captain. Later he became professor of tactics N
the aFrench West Point the Ecole de Guerre. After five
vpars' teaching he returned to %regimental work. He had
reached the rank Of brigadier general when Clemenceau
made him director of the Ecole de Guerre. From this
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-13

A reeuperative diet in Influenza
Matted Min, very digestibla.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17
History R~epeatingl

In the middle OF the ninth century the
Slav tribes inhabiting the forests around
Lake Ilmen-near where Petrograd now
stands-paid tribute to military chief
tains who made incursions into the Slav
country from the north. In the year 1853
the Slavs rose against them; but imme-
diately the Slav tribsmen began to quarrel
among themselves, and conditions became
SO chaotic that three years later a commit
tee was sent to the foreigners to ask them
to return. This committee, says the story,
presented it's request as follows: "Our
land is great and fertile, but there is no
order in it. Come and reign and rule
over u.s." f9T
To verify this historical note, says the
Charleston News and Courier, refer to
the invaluable Encyclopaedia Britanni-
MICA" a
The Slavs OF the linen forests were the
ancestors of the Slavs who now inhabit
that part of Russia. 1t is an impressive
fact that today we see these descendants
doing essentially what their ancestors
did eleven centuries ago. The Bolsheviki
are sending committees to the foreign
military chieftains inhabiting an adjacent
country, and the Bolsheviki leaders are In
viting these foreigners to come to Petro-
grad and direct the government Of the
country. In fact, according to some ac-
counts, the foreigners are already in
charge.
Surely here is an interesting item for
those who are fond of r%ansacking the past
for clews to the future. But is it really
true that the modern Russia is as ready
as was his barbaric ancestor of eleven
centuries ago to be the slave of a foreign
master provided the latter will give hin
food and drink?
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17
Increase Pork Supply

To help increase the pork supply the De
partment Of Agriculture has released to
motion picture theatres, through one OF
the large companies, a film showing the
work of the boys pig clubs which the de-
partment is organizing in all parts of the
country. The film shows methods on in
structing farm boys who have Joined the
agricultural clubs how to raise better pigs
and the methods used by club members in
carrying out instructions.
The first pig club was organized in
Louisiana in 1910. Now approximately
5000 members are enrolled throughout
the country. Clubs lis several states arc
planning to send carloads of fat hogs to
fairs and stock shows, after which they
are to be marketed comparatively.
Other moving pictures being used to
show the Importance of increased food
production show activities in the national
forests, important suorces of timber and
water supply.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17
q system bad Is found to b, th0rOughly

a system that is found to be thoroughly
efficient.
New devices are being introduced and
judging from the report of the commit
tee, plenty of brains, good American
brains, are being used to advantage in
keeping the United States nav not only
up to its traditions but in step with tho
enormously accelerated progress of naval
development in European countries as a
result of the war.
There is no reason why the same state
of affairs cannot be brought about in army
matters. The country's genius for eff
cheney and organization, for getting re-
suits is proverbial. The time has passed
when this American spirit must meet a
stone wall, when 1t tries 10 get into tho
military organization. But until the in
~yentive, mechanical, industrial, and eff
cheney genius of America has the same
free sway in the wal department that it
has in great private business the army
is going to be badly handicapped. If we do
not produce, under the spur Of this war
for democracy, the best organized and
equipped army and navy in the world, we
should be ashamed Of ourselves.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17
Ioffre, The immortal

Marshal Joffre is to be an Immortal in
name as well as in fact; the French Aca-
denny in solemn ~conclave has voted to hon
or itself by admitting the hero of the
Name to membership. The Philadelphia
Ledger comments; If in his case the
sword lis the mightier implement, even
the boche who runs may read what our
Battle Hymn Of the Republic" calls "a
fiery gospel writ in FURNISHED rows OF
steel by Joffrie's fir INLAND. He has
not been a soldier given to mere litera-
ture." The terseness Of Pershing's speech
at Lafayette's tomb, Lafayette, we are
here!" would appeal to him. The exam-
pies of Julius Caesar and of Napoleon go
to show that soldiers may be writer's, too;
but as a rule the military profession leaves
the descriptive task to the historian who
has distance to focus and leisure to digest
impressions. Joffre is not acclaimed by
the French Academy as a literateur, though
military law has taken much Of his tine
and thought, and he has been preceptor as
we'll as exemplar, of military science. But
he is named for the high honor simply be-
cause the LAM he has served SO well de.
sires to accord him while he lives that
recognition which is too often posthumous-
ly conferred. France teaches in this act
a lesson to our own republic, which fire.
quently has allowed factionaF struggle to
retard or even prevent a decent express
ion Of popular gratitude for a great public
service"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17
Adam and Eve
Were Also Prussians
A LESSON IN kuLruR
(From the Detroit Free Press)

tAC a INV 4lCODJ
The following letter was written by a
Prussian gchool girl to a girl friend in
switzerland. 1t is natural to suppose that
the views Of the writer are reflected. At
any rate they reveal significantly the d.
~rection in which the young idea of Ger
many is trained to shoot.
Frankfort-on-Ode July 20, 1916.-My
Dear Louise: The contents of your letter
would have hurt me had / not known that
your thoughts of our glorious war result
ed from sheer ignorance.
you are in a country rendered effemi-
nate by the influence of old fashioned
Ideas of liberty, a country which it at
least two centuries behind ours. You are
in need OF a good dose of Prussian eul-
ture. Fl
1t is evident that you, a Swiss girl, with
your French sympathies, cannot under.
stand how my heart, the heart OF a young
German girl, passionately desired this
war. Speaking of IL some years ago, my
father said to us; Children, Germany
is getting too small for us; we shall have
to go to France again in order to find
more room" Is it our fault If France will
not understand that more money and
land are necessary for us?
And you reproach us that our soldiers
have been very cruel to the Belgian rab.
BILE, and you speak also OF the destruc-
ton of Rheims, and Of the burning Of vii.
lagos and towns. Well, that is war. Az
in every undertaking, we are past masters
in the making Of war.
You have a great deal to learn before
you can come up to our standard. AS n
matter OF fact, there is but one race
worthy of ruling The world, and that
which has already attained the highest
degree OF civilization. That race is ours,
the Prussians; for though we Germans in
general are lords Of the world, the Prus.
sian is undoubtedly the lord par excellence
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17
lamong the

among the Germans.
Yesterday, again our pastor explained
to us convincingly that our first parents,
Adam and Eve, were also Prussian. That
Is quite easy TO understand, because the
Bible tells us that the German God Great
ed us all after his own image. Ii, then.
all men are decended from Adam and
his wife, 1t follows that only Prussians,
or at least Germans, ought to exist in the
world, and that all who push on and pros
per ought to belong to us. You must adj
init that is logic, and that 10 why our mot
to is God with us, Germany above every
thing"
You know why We wished this war. IL
1T not shameful hat other nations, who
have no right to existence on the earth,
wish to diminish our heritagei We are.
the divine fruit, and the others are only
weeds. That is why our great emperor
has decided TO put an end to all these in
justices, and to e~xtirpate the weeds. Do
you understand that now
/ remain. your school friend,
Katie Mamel.
Daughter of the state councillor Of
architecture)
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17
Naval Readiness

In view of some other things being UNI
covered by the Congressional war inqut.
ries, and especially in view of a tendency
to pessimish regarding the conduct Of
military and naval preparations, it is re-
freshing and reassuring to hear Repre-
sentative Oliver Of Alabama, chairman Of
the house naval investigation sub4commit-
tee, report that "the testimony convinced
the committee that the prevalent belief
and opinion as to the navy's readiness are
well founded"
The work, spirit, methods and results
of the ordinance department are given
highest praise. It has secured and is So
curing the guns. the right kind OF guns,
plenty OF guns, guns where and when
needed, with provision for the future and
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17
The Super-men

The Germans are making extensive air
raids in Italy with the object of terroriz-
ing the civil population. I
Since eleven of their machines were
brought down when they attempted a raid
on a military objective they have avoided
risking encounters with Italian machines
and have spent the time dropping bombs
on undefended communities. These are
the wonderous supermen Of Kultur Of
which you often hear. They will advance
without a tremor. without turning a hair,
valiantly and unhesitatingly against an art
gallery or a Sunday school, and attack
a crowd OF children with machine guns
with indomitable fortitude. A whole bat.
TALON of Hun aircraft with superb gal.
lantry will charge down upon an old ladies'
home or an orphanage to demonstrate the
superiority Of the boche over mere mortals.
With inflexible resolution and reckless OF
danger the U-boat sends it's deadly missile
against the ferocious.hospital ship; shells
the stretcher bearer and perrorates the life.
boats. The German displays the same
cool, fearless and intrepid demeanor when
an O'Leary with no sense OF sportsman
ship holds up a whole trenchfull of Kul-
turtles; and with that presence Of mind
given only to supermen they raise their
hands and nobly surrender. Truly, they
are a super-lot.
Despite all of which, n notwithstnd.
ing we should like to place a small bet on
the result when these godlike beings,
evolved from half a century Of war train
ing, meet up on equal terms with an equal
number of Idiotic Yankees who have been
at work a whole year learning how to
handle a gun and a bayonet.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17
Prosperity Notes
of New Mexico
100000 N DEAL

I$2o0,000 RANCH DEAL.
A.. W. Ballard has purchased from his
partner, Curt Rafboly, all the interest in
the Highland Cattle company's lands and
livestock near Lordsburg. The transac.
ton caused the exchange of nearly $780,
900 says the Western Liberal.
The transaction does not include the
state lands recently applied for and Sc
'lected by Mr.. Ballard. He will still hold
this immense tact Of somes 20 sections
between Lordsburg and the ella River. 1t
is possible he may later stock this land.
Mr.. Rainbolt, however, takes over all the
state and of the Box M ranch, which Is
one Of the most extensive in the south
west. q l
PROSPEROUS NEW TOWN.
Ruia. N. NJ, the settlement east OF
Lordsburg between separ and Gage, found
ed by G. w. Puschel, Is rapidly advancing.
according to the Lordsburg Liberal. This
week Mr.. Puschel sold a small tract OF
ground to N. g. Lutes who will Immediate
ly erect a garage and machine shop to
take care of the immense repair and sup.
ply work on the Borderland Highway at
Ruia.
There are 20 children attending the
school established last year at Ruia, and
more families are moving into the set.
Element constantly.
BUILDING BOOM AT DEMlNG.
Defining, N. M, Jan 15.-A building boom
has struck Deming at the beginning OF
the new year.
IA Walter Birchfield, Of the Diamond A
Cattle company, has purchased lots ia
block 22, north OF the John Winfield home,
and will soon begin the erection of a ten
dollar residence.
r.. G, Peterson has the plans and specifi-
cations drawn for a business house on
East Pine street. The building will be
42x50 feet in dimensions and will be built
Or red tile and brick. When completed the
Automobile Shop will occupy it.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17
LAKE SUPERIOR, YOU KNOW.

Bacon-I see a dealer IN Duluth, MINI,
was fined for putting an inferior material
In his milk.
Egbert-Well he ought to be.
"But in his defense he claimed that what
he put in the milk was Superior water
Exchange.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17
TRY ANOTHER MEATLESS DAY.
(Rov Snanish.ArerlcanN

Barber Jenkins choked on a zone at
dinner Wednesday. He was loaded into
a rig and taken on the run to the Plum
lee Hospital where the obstruction was
removed and he was soon all right but
he nearly choked to death before he was
relieved.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

ALL WE COULD gather yesterday
was that Mr.. Willard wanted one man
with large powers, reporting only to the
president, to be at the head Of the war
supplies business, in charge OF getting
munitions, but dead against the idea
Of having a munitions director. But
then having become 81 dazed by Mr..
Bakers testimony perhaps u gath
erer wasn't working at full efficiency.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

THE TASK is NOT
so MUCH TO LEARN
TO ~FABRIcATE
THE sox;
THE JOB
WHICH GETS
LADY'S GOAT
is KNITTING
WHILE SHE
TALK.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17
Lordsbura Liberal.

A STRANGE PHENOMENON: otero Co.
News: As the News goes to press with
this great moral and religious weekly this
week there Is quite a phenomenon in evil
dence In this Immediately vicinity. A
white substance is falling on the ground
and has been for several hours. A great
many people here do not know what II is
but a consultation of a number Of the
wise men has arrived at the conclusion
that It Is snow and several a stated
that they have seen a natural display be
fore.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

Just Climate

Just Climate
Back East
The folks
In snow
Are shivering;
But here r
In sunshine
Go a-fIivvering.
Back there
The wind
HowIs thro'
The Railways;
Out here
The weather's'
Pleasant always.
The moral
Is: (oh,
Say, Gosh
Blame It,
want
A word
To rhyme
With cllmate.)
Lordsbura Liberal.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

Diggin' down some 20 feet,
Finally we only meet
Two foot Ice to chill the soul
Where was once that
Swlmmin' hole.
Twenty below.)
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17
Reichstag. The process ought to be n
to which the peace party is well accus-
toned.
NO ONE would weep
" Goldman and Berkman
Should have to be lerked
Hence by the lerkman.

y 1T MUST indeed be odd to go skee-,
ing down Michigan avenue and stub
your skee on the lightning rod Of the
Auditorium. #ff
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

TROUBLE with Germany il that
even il she should repatriate the de-
patriated expatriates she would turn
right around and unpatriate them again.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

Since then I've grown old and cross
Havln' suffered quite d ioss-
I've lost tn way o. barefoot days;
They're back where my boyhood lays,
lin the snow.
-Duranno Democrat,
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

Judging from the number of escapes
from the new 100000 Ell Paso county jail,
they paid too much for IT.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

WELL, ALL WE have to say Is. II we
wanted to commit self.suicide, and we
had to have a reason, we wouldn't look
as far for one as Capt. Whistler did.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

SPLENDID SUGGESTION: Las Vegas OPP
tic: If we are in need Of another national
holiday why not pick the day on which
the senate hands LaFoIIette his hat and
ask him what's his hurry?
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

81 see the American troops in France
are going to use ready-made trenches
who made emp"
1.-THE Germans"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

THE MILITARIsT Annexation party.
the dispatches announce, Is expected TO
put it over on the peace party in the
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17
sJAIBS N b. p,ss ss,sr'


BY far most cooling to my soul
Used to be the swlmmln' hole.
Lookin' back u sure seems good
Like a dream Of falryhood,
Long ago.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

THE INTEL. COMP. who printed it
Brestsni-toosk doubtless favors the re
moval Of jthe negotiations to Stock
holm.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

Durango Democrat.
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DIggin' down some 30 feet,
Finally we only meet
Two foot Ice to chill the soul
Where was once that
Swlmmln' hole.
Twenty below.)
H3 t4E "-v-
WELL, ALL WE have to say Is, II we
wanted to commit self.suicide, and we
had to have a reason, we wouldn't look
as far for n as Capt. Whistler did.
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you MIGHT THINK the ungrateful
Bolshevitches would at least thank W..
w. for the tasty bunch Of bouquets he
handed them.
THE Chilli CON CARNE man says
he has decided sympathy for the man
who sent his QUESTIONABLE to the inter.
nal revenue collector and his income
tax schedule to the registration board.
THIS REMINDS us Of the sudden and
enormous increase in poverty since the
lAlCOllt tdAlCdU SJhIlbu vi HIS IDuuub.
THE RECRUITS were not doing very
well at rifle practice. Look here"
cried the instructor, whats the matter
with you fellows? There hasn't been
a hit signalled for ten minutes"
4 think we must have shot the mark
er, sir" replied n Of the men.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
PADGE FINDS that the activity Of
cattle thieves in Mexico indicates the
bandits have had all they want of
meatless days.
EDITORS are becoming more civiliz-
ed" comments the Leayenworth Times
which adds, Gin all this discussion of
the taking Of Jerusalem and the Zion
list movement, no editor has spoken of
're-Jew-venting Palestine.
OUR FRIEND, the pianist, dropped in
on us yesterday.
Did you go to the symphony CON
cert?' we asked him.
yes"
Enjoy it,"
mo"
why, l heard it was very good"
1T may have been the best ever, for
all | know
Two women who sat behind me kept
up a constant line of chatter during
the whole affair"
what did they talk about-the warp
'No-they were telling each other how
much they loved music.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
IF SENATORS REED and Vardaman
continue to nag at Herbert G. Hoover,
the Las Vegas Optic fears, they may get
public opinion with him so strongly that
a presidential nomination might be
thrust on him.
THE ADJUTANT Ito prospective or
derby room clerk)-Well, you say you're
good at figures. Now, if there were four
flies on this table and l killed one, how
many would there be left?
The candidate-One, sir. The dead
one.
81 see the American troops in France
are going to use ready-made trenches
who made emp"
THE Germans"
~-w-v
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

THE RUSSIANS who killed those 90
officers may justly be said to have put
the topol in Sebastopol.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

WV"
YES, CLARENCE. Freight Moving
Week is the week when you are expect
ed to pull your freight.
NOBODY particularly wants to get
the Angora of the coal retailer. People
merely want to know why coal goes up
q dollar a ton every so oftan and IL
there is any blame, place it where it be-
longs; If 1t is merely the pinch of war,
well and good. But the man who has
to buy coal has a right to know.
---
THE NEW MEXICO troops have been
moved around quite a bit, turning up
last night in the Philippines.
wv"
SHE-THEY say that a corporation
has no soul. Could anything be worse.
He-Five times worsel The corpora
ton I work for has five directors, and
none of them have souls.-Life.
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MRS. BROWN is a large oma Be
sides her number of pounds she is also
possessed. of a great timidity Gbout
crossing streets.
One day she stopped a policeman in
the middle of the street.
Officer she said, could you see
me across the street?' The policeman
regarded her for a moment.
MADAM" he replied, Il could see
you for half a block. Judge. !.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

THE ADJUTANT Ito prospective or
derby room clerk)-Well, you say you're
good at figures. Now, if there were four
flies on this table and killed one, how
many would there be left?
The candidate-One, sir. The dead
one.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

THE CHILLI CON CARNE man says
he has decided sympathy for the man
who sent his QUESTIONABLE to the inter-
nal revenue collector and his income
tax schedule to the registration board.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

UNCLE JosEPHUS: Ration Reporter: The
prOffiteers are after the scalp Of secre-
tary Daniels because he distinguishes
between doing a bit" and taking a
IT, Longer life to you, Josephus.
THEY'VE BEEN PROMOTED: otro CO.
News; All newspapermen should grow a
little more 'chesty' about their protest.
when two ex-presidents make their adj
vents into the game. Ex-President Roose-
Welt Is wit hthe Kansas City Star and
Ex-President Taft Is with a Philadelphia
paper.
GREAT OUTDOOR SPORT: Ft Summer
Review: Hasglne bandits along the Rio
crande 10 becoming as popular a pas
time down there as extermInating Jack.
rabbits ls eastern New Mexico.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

YOU MIGHT THINK the ~ungrateful
Bolshevitches would at least thank w.
W. for the tasty bunch Of bouquets he
handed them.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

YES, CLARENCE. Freight Moving
Week is the week when you are expect
ed to pull your freight.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

THEN, naturally, IL you have ever
seen your wife in the midst Of preserv-
ing time in August YOU have a very fair
idea OF what constitutes a red cross
worker.
SANTA FE SAM says that he was
much surprised when one them art fell
lers told him there was a good deal Of
chire-O scuro about one Of his NAL
~paiscapes, Sam bein' under the impress
sion 1t was a pitcher of the Manzanos.
M wv-ww H4
SOME people who are now trying to
learn French are expiicahle on the
theory that having failed to learn En-
glish after twenty-five years or so they
have gotten discouraged and sought to
try something else.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-17

BETTER DEAD: colfax County stockman;
There was nothing much said about the
death Of the old year except paying the
funeral bills. He was a mighty trouble
some old hombre and insisted on keeping
up a scrap all during his life, SO every
body is glad he is dead.