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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15
Shifting The War Debt

TRANCE is reported have abandoned, for the present.
at least any hope of having her great debt shared
bv the allies II IS announced in dispatches from Pans
The item occupied little space in the news but It was one
Of the most important Of postwar developments.
In negotiations at Paris where nearly everything IS
secret despite Nj Wilson's promise Of open covenants
openly arrived att Il is impossible to say whether premier
Cemeuceau and the other French delegates proposed
formally to the peace conference that the allies share
expenses equally with France but such proposal
stated through the Pans press by Stephen Pchon and
attracted attention because Of n Pchons prominence
as a statesman.
He confined his remarks to the United States suggest
ing that the United States ought to relieve the other allies
Of part Of their burden by cancellng all obligations
This would include about Ss0O0oO0O0o which the United
has loaned the allies and other credits much ante
dating the formal loans. What Pichon meant that
America although having gone into the until 1917
should 20 back and stand part Of the allied expenses
clear back to the beginning in 1914.
This followed recently, by the proposal that the
allies pro the expense Of affoTdng relief to
stricken nations Again suggested that the United
States take heavy load In fact, the idea that
United States should pay about 81 percent Of the total
while France paid only about eight percent France nat
uray, would receive the greater part Of the payments
having been the chief var sufferer
Neither of these suggestions have met enthusiastic
reception either American representatives IN Paris
from the American people at home. The notion abroad
to be that America has vast and inexhausble wealth
and contributed very little, after ALL to the winning Of
the war; and should therefore almost any
burden the other allies want to shift from their
shoulders
If France has receded from this attitude is evident
that the American representatives, declined fall in line
with it
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15

A nation wide strike Of stationary en-
gineers in Great Britain about 20 years
ago lasted nearly IS months. When IL
ended the men found there was no work
for them, as an immense volume Of bust
ness had been transferred 20 Belgium and
Germany, and never came baciz--From
L.a.-La-.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15

Vice president Thomas r Marshals remark about PIE
ferng to eat little dirt rather than to fight again is
vivid reminder Of president Wilson's comment upon
time, that there such thing being too proud to
fight Americans did not enthuse the presidents
marx, do they to eat dirt.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15

well be termed the first line OF de-
fence for the home"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15

Some Of cheerful because we have no income tax
to pay and others because Of income large enough
to be taxed. That's real optimism.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15
Little Chris

HTERE all alike, little
w or big.
Little Chris Eaids sDad-
dy, who's the prettiess
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15

boy Herman Or
megS
ffWhy, you are. Of
course, HOnf you're
the prettiesf boy in :
the world and the dear
As his face bright
Little Chris saldi ssNOvI
going TO tell that TO
man, for he folded nj
daddy said he was pref
and he's not. and Herms
said his daddy was pre-
than my daddy and
not.n
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15

In Argentina the have been successful in get
ting the right to vote and they getting into the
campaigns running for office and otherwise trying to
knock the gent ont Of Argentina
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15

YsnEs in France said to be taking instructions in
French art. Those who persist in marrying it will keep
taking instructions indefinitely.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15

Even If champagne does go to 500 quart as threat
ened there those who VIII grab for it in preference
a Liberty bond
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15

Finishes rsader1 free o.
on any and all subjects
.ed resources OF the va
Congress and the many
n Three cents IN post
he Information wanted
nc =. Haskin, Directo-s
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15

The 2 Paso Herald Information 81
charge with accurate and authoritative
concerning which Information can be hi
rioua federal government departments.
experts and scientists 90 the government
age for reply must accompany each %
and address The e. Paso Herald Infor
Washington. y. G ------
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
SCOUT TRAINING is ENOUGH.

The state of New York, through its
military training commission, is will
ing to recognize scout training as
equivalent to the requirements of the
military training law where the leader
ship is adequate and 1t can be estah-
lished that the members of the troop
actually receiv6 the training made pos
sible by the bog scout program.
Under no circumstances will the
Boy Scouts of America permit the en-
rollment of boys as members of
troop merely for the purpose of Seek
ing exemption from the provisions of
the military training law.
AS is made clear in the letter of
the Boy Scouts of America to the mil
itary training commission, the primary
motive in asking for the special
arrangement by the commission was
to conserve for the leadership in the
Boy Scouts of America those scouts
sixteen years of age and over who
were needed as patrol leaders, expert
instructors and assistant scoutmas-
ters, and who could not in many cases
maintain membership in two organiza-
tions.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
66I3O&
SCOUT S
KNOW SCOUTS "UNCLE DAN''

On one of the warm days last winter
When National Scout Commissioner
Daniel Carter Beard was on the way
TO take the train to big scout cele-
Dration in New York state, he was de-
layed for some time in Hoboken.
The air being close and the scout
commissioner being dressed in full uni
form, he stepped outside in the street
TO obtain little fresh air Uncon-
sclously drawing himself up and ex-
panding his lungs several times he
made quite an imposing figure and was
not aware that he was drawing a
crowd of youngsters.
Lowering his chin after a full in
halation he discovered about twenty
typical little street arabs around him.
When they observed his gaze direct
~ upon them, two of them suddenly
stepped forward and saluted with mil
itary vigor
Uncle Dan" was amused, and think
ing that they probably took him for
some military officer, he said rather
gruffiy but amusedly, "Who do you
think you are saluting?" One of them
came back with the words, 1.-The
Chief" "Chief who?" said Mr.. Beard.
All, you is Dan Beard-we know you"
1t is hard for the idol of boydom to
rove into any circle high or low where
he is not Immediately recognized.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
RED CROSS AIDS SEA SCOUTS.

In order that all the older boys in
the sea scouts of the Boy Scouts Of
America may be thoroughly grounded
In life-saving and the kind of swim
ming necessary to help another in the
water, the First Aid division of the
American Red Cross in Washington
has detailed Field Agent w. E. Long
fellow to cooperate.
He is at the national headquarters
of the scouts In New York, and work.
ing with Chief Sea Scout James A.
Wilder, whose scouting experiences in
the South seas makes him mine of
information and source of inspiration
to scout leaders all over the world.
Commodore Longfellow has been in
Red Cross service for five years and
has just completed a tour of army
posts and navy stations along the
eastern coast, teaching Red Cross life
saving methods for water and land
emergencies. More than 10000 fight
ing men and civilians came under his
instruction during the last year.
In the sea scouts, boy who cannot
swim and do life-saving cannot gradu
ate from shore to rowboat activities
so that iife-savhg ability is one of the
foundations of the sea scout training
which the scout movement Is offering
the boys of America.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
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SAVING LABOR WITH CATTLE
Alter Daily Routine of Chores So As
to Reduce Amount of Work
Needed-Other Hints.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
In general, labor in beef cattle op-
erations may be saved in two ways.
The first, which probably will offer
quickest relief and not require an
extra outlay of capital, is to alter the
daily routine of chores so as to re-
duce the amount of labor needed. Q)
Allow calves to nurse their dams in
the pasture instead of bringing them
to the barn lots for that purpose. (2)
Run the bull with the cows instead
of keeping him in a paddock. (3)
Stack coarse roughages in racks from
which the cattle may eat at will in
daily. (4) Use self-feeders in fatten-
ing cattle for market instead of ra.
toning the feed to them once or twice
a day, as the practice may be. (5)
Feed the different feedstuffs in their
whole state instead of chatting, cut
ting, crushing, grinding, etc. (6) Load
manure to the spreader and haul 1t to
the field direct rather than dump it
on piles, thereby eliminating the ne
cessity of reloading. % Dehorn all
grade cattle and pure breds not to be
exhibited at fairs and run them to-
gether so far as possible rather than
separate them according to sex, age
etc, thereby making it possible for
one man to look after greater num-
ber of cattle in the same length of
time. (S) Carefully Gull the herd so
as to retain only profitable animals
and reduce the number of surplus ones
to be carried through seasons in which
the greatest care per head must be
supplied.
The second way to save labor with
beef cattle is to supply labor-savin2
equipment. While this method requires
en- expenditure of money and will
probably not bring such quick relief
as the first method, the equipment
supplied will be permanent and in
the long run will probably be more
economical in saving labor. The fol-
lowing are some of the forms OF
equipment that should be supplied for
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
Praise for Italian
Army in Albania

New York.-Brig. Gen. George p.
Scriyen, formerly chief of the signal
corps of the United States army, who
was for several months attached as
American military observer to the
italian forces In the field, and who
recently returned from Rome, speaks
enthusiastically of what he saw In
yalona, or Avlona, as 1t is sometimes
called. the chief port OF Albania, which
the secret treaty of London, in April.
1915, allotted TO Italy. Valona, he said,
is regarded by the Italians as one of
the keys to the Adriatic. and their oc-
cupatlon since December. 1914. wheti
troops were landed because Of Internal
disorder. has transformed It from
squalld fishing village to a seaport that
is on its way TO attain an Importance
II has not enjoyed since the days of
the Roman Empire. Docks have been
built, buildings have been erected. and
military roads. unsurpassed anywhere.
have been constructed from Valona
throughout Albania by italian engi-
neers, he said.
The general described how the
Prince OF Wied. placed on the Albanian
throne by the powers. was oyerthrown,
and republic set up with Essad
Pasha as president. He, too. was
forced out, and the little country was
left prey to Austrian intrigue from
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
New Outline Map
OfCOuntry Made

the distortion due to the method of
printing and to changes from the hu-
midity of the air. Only in southern
most Florida and Texas does this pro-
lection attain its maximum error of
2 1-3 per cent.
The Lambert projection Is well
adapted to large areas Of predominant
ing east and west dimensions in the
United States where the distance
across from east to west Is 14.5 times
that of the distance north and south.
The strength of the polyconic projec-
ton, on the other hand, is along its
central meridian. The merits and de-
fects Of the two systems Of projec-
ton may be stated in a general way as
being at right angles to each other.
Special Features.
Special features of the Lambert pro-
lection that are not found In the poly
comic may be stated briefly as fol-
lows:
1. The Lambert projection is con-
formal-that is. all angles between In
tersecting lines or curves are pre-
served. and for any given point Cor re-
stricted locality the ratio of the
length of a linear element on the
earth's surface to the length of the cor
responding map elements is constant
for all aximuths of directions In which
the elements may be taken.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
BIG BOOST FOR SCOUTS.

National headquarters received a let
ter recently from Gen. S. NJ. Foote,
United States army, in which he says;
ST have looked through the boy
scout handbook and read great part
of it. One regret follows me all
through the book, and that is that
there was no boy scout movement
when 1 was boy. l shall keep the
handbook as a book of reference for
my own information"
Would that every man of high char
acter who feels that regret should In
terest himself as General Foote Is do
ing in making the boy scout move
ment known to more boys.
General Foote met many youths in
the middle West unable to join the
boy scouts, or as scouts were unable
to go forward with their program be
cause their leaders had gone to war.
Their leaders have now returned
from war, as have thousands of men
who should be scoutmasters-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
TROOP HIKES WITH A MULE.

With their trek-cart pulled by an
army mule that had seen service on
the Mexican border, Troop No. 4, Boy
Scouts of America, of Middletown,
Conn, hiked the 115 miles from that
city to New York in four days. Under
tha supervision of Scoutmaster S. H.
Rees, nine of the troop of 80 scouts
left Middletown on a Monday and ar
rived in New York city on Thursday
evening, having camped out along the
way, cooking their own meals and
tAntinS in +ba 6atae nndnr 0arvnS
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
Operates With Razor

Macedonia, where typhus, smallpox
and cholera tread on each others
heels, and where the refugees bury
their dead beneath the dirt floors of
their shell-shattered shacks so that the
bread cards of the dead member of
their family shall not be taken up.
A Greek soldier, one of whose legs
had been crushed, was brought to the
box car on railroad siding In which
Miss kouroyen was living. Something
had to be done for him at once. Bor.
rowing razor, Miss Kouroyen an.
esthetized her patient with her small
supply of ether, and performed an am
putation, using cotton thread to ''tie
or the arteries and veins.
Despite the prophecy of n local doc
tor that the aged patient would not
live through the night Miss Kouroyep
some time later received a visit from
her patient. He had an American
artificial limb made for him in the
American Red Cross artificial leg fae.
tory for Greek war mutiles in Athens
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
LIVE STOCK NOTES

Horses and mules will be used for
many years on some farms.
Compared with corn, nine bushels
Of cooked potatoes are worth twO OF
the grain as hog feed.
When lambs are coming rapidly the
ewes should be watched day and night
to avoid unnecessary. losses.
It does not pay TO take a chance
feeding hogs swin which contains
strong soap or some OF the washing
powders.
A lamb too weak to stand should get
a fih Of its mothers milk as soon as
possible. If it refuses to nurse feed st
from bottle.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04

the north and the Vaccinations of the
pro-GermaL King Constantine OF
Greece from the south. On Christmas
day. 1914 the Italian government, fear
Ing possible developments in Albania.
sent the 10th regiment of bersaglieri
to occupy the little fishing hamlet of
Valona.
Saved Albania for Allies.
"By SO doing" said General Scriven,
ITALY saved at least the greater part
of southern Albania from the horrors
of Austrian and probably Bulgar occu-
patton, and, In addition, became the
deciding factor In the great ultimate
success of the Balkan campaign, which
now appears to have been the loose
stone in the arch that upheld the Ger
man power.
by this peaceful occupation a mill
tary position was secured that later be
came an important nayal station for
the allies, as well as 4 strategic and
tactical base of such Importance that
had 1t fallen into the hands of the
enemy the great military romance of
the Balkans. if played at all, would
have occupied far more narrow
stage, and the whole of western Al
bania would have been thrown open to
the Germans.
with the entrance of the Italians
into the war, military activity in the
Balkans increased. Additional forces
were sent to Valona, from which as
base Italian control was extended
oyrer oil cot1tharp Afhunio Tho ITALIAN
troops, without violence, and, indeed,
at the request of the inhabitants them
selves, occupied the interior towns, or
the ruins. as some of them then were,
Of Tepeleni. Argiro-Castro, Premati,
Llascoviki, Santa Quaranta, and Porto
Palermo.
Made Modern City of Hamlet.
when the Italians landed, Valona
offered only the picture of a fishing
village lying asleep in filth on the
picturesque shores of what is really
beautiful bay.
with the arrival of the Italians the
town awoke as if by magic. Italy went
to work to make Valona not only habi-
table but prosperous. Government
buildings rose almost in the night.
Docks were constructed electric lights
were installed. Sanitation was not
neglected.
ITO my mind the greatest accom-
plishment of the Italians in valona,
and elsewhere in Albania, lies In the
splendid military roads they have con-
structed.
General Scriven has just been in,
formed by the italian Embassy at
Washington that for his service with
the Italian armies the Grand Cross of
the Crown of Italy has been conferred
upon him.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
American Red Cross Nurse Equal
to Emergency.
Performs LHe-or-Death Amputation
With improvised Instruments
and Succeeds.

Drama, Macedonia.-With razor a
spool of cotton thread and small
portion of ether and chloroform Miss
Maria P. Kouroyen, an American Red
Cross nurse, performed life-or-death
operation here as the result of which
and her other errands of mercy she
has come to be known as "the Amer
lean anger by the homeless and starv-
ing Greek refugees.
Bore of Greek parents, Miss Kou-
royen is a graduate nurse of the Mas
sachusetts General hospital in Boston.
Because of her knowledge of Greek
the American Red Cross sent her to
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04

2. The meridians are straight lines,
and the parallels are concentric cir
cles.
8. 1t has two axes of strength In
stead of one, the standard parallels of
the map of the United States being lat
itudes SO degrees and As degrees, and
upon these parallels the scale Is apso-
lutely free. The scale for any other
part of the map, or for any parallel
can be obtained from special publlca'
ton No. 81, page 36, United States
coast and geodetic survey. by
means of these tables the very small
scale errors which exist in this pro
lection can be entirely eliminated.
The map measures 25 inches by ~
inches and will be sold by the govern
ment at 25 cents.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
Based on Lambert ConformaI
Projection as Used in
the War.
SHOWS ERRORS IN SCALE
Coast and Geodetic Survey Announces
Completion of Chart Solving Old
Problem - Special Inter-
est In Map.

Washington. - The United States
coast and geodetic survey recently an
nounced the completion of new ont
line map of the United States on the
Lambert conformal comic projection,
scale 100000
This map is intended merely as n
base to which may be added any kind
Of special information desired The
shore line is compiled from the most
recent coast and geodetIc survey
charts. State names and boundaries,
principal rivers, capitals. and the
larger cities In the differnt states are
also embodied.
The map is Of special interest from
the fact that 1t is based on the same
system of projection as that employed
by the armies of the allied forces In
the military operations In France. To
meet those requirements and at the
request Of the army. special publica-
lions were prepared by the coast geo.
detic survey
Many methods of projection have
been designed to solve the difficult
problem of representing spherical
surface on a plane. As different pro-
iections have unquestionable merit as
well as equally serious defects. the
announcement states. any region TO be
mapped should be made the subject of
special study and that system CT pro-
lection adopted which will give the
best results for the area under consid-
erntlon.
Value Of New Map.
The Mercator projection. almost uni
versally used for nautical charts. is re-
sponsible for many false Impressions
O. the relative size OF the countries diff
fering In latitude. according to the sur
vey statement. The polyconIc pro-
lection. widely used and well adapt
ed for both topographic and hydro
graphic surveys, when used for the
whole Of the United States in one map
has the serious defect OF uuduly exag-
gerating the areas ON Its eastern and
western limits. Along the Pacific
cuast and In Maine the error In scale
- as much as Gia per cent, while At
Sew York II reaches "a per cent.
The value of the new outline map
on the Lambert projection can bes; be
realized when It Is stuted that It shows
that throughout the largest and most
important part OF the United Stntes.
that Is. between latitudes 3Oia degrees
and 30 degrees the maximum scale
error Is only one-haIf of ! per cent.
of per cent Is frequently less than
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
German Mine Field in
China Sea Discovered

Seattle.-German charts re-
Gently surrendered disclosed a
large mine field in the China
Sea, over which American ships,
ignorant of its existence, passed
safely many times. Captain j. e.
Guptil of the steamer Senator
said on arrival from the Orient.
The German raider Wolff in Sep
tember, 1917, laid the mines in
field sixty miles long by two
miles wide, but set them too
deep. Chinese trawlers. com
manded by British officers, are
removing the mines. One mine
aoated ashore and killed sixteen
Malay islanders who started to
break it up.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
Growth.

Violent efforts 70 growth are right
In aarnesness. but wholly wrong in
principle. There is but one principle
of growth both for the naturl and
spiritual for body and soul. And the
principle of growing IN grace is once
more this. Consider the lilies how
they grow"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
INDIVIDUAL HOUSE FOR sow
Separate Pen or Stall Six by Eight
Feet, With Fender, Is Best at
Farrowing Time.

AT narrowing time each SOW should
have separate stall, pen, or individ-
ual house about six by eight feet
with a fender or railing about ten
inches from the wall and q foot on
the floor to keep the pigs from being
caught against the wall by the sow
when lying down.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04

this purpose: Q) Permanent pasture;
(2) self-feeders; t3) feed racks; (4)
deep well; (5) windmill; (6) water
piping system; 20 water troughs; (S)
litter carriers; (9) manure spreaderi
(10) dehorning chute, and (1I pas
ture fencing.
In many instances some of the sug
gestions given under both methods of
saving labor could be economically
applied.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
Fire Horse Refuses
to Be Left Behind

Observation-Disclosures, an e1-
ira horse of Truck Company
No. 13, was left behind in the
firehouse on Baltimore avenue
when f1remen responded to a
fire fifteen blocks away.
Burglar, big, beautiful bay,
pushed his way out of an in
securely locked stall and with
instinct traditional OF hre
horses galloped unbridled
through the streets until he
spied the fire. He whinnied
with joy as he came up to the
engine which was industriously
pumping.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
Doesn't Need Alarm Clock.

Jerseyville, HIT doesp't require
an alarm clock to wake Francis
Crraves-his watch did it last night
Burglars had dropped 1t or, the floor.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
Lake second lonk.

I am not one Of those who 10 not
believe in love at first sight but I be-
Heve In taking a second look.-H. Vim
cent