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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-02
BASES
LAST HOPE ON
THE LEAGUE
Looks for Mandatory to
Protect Her Borders
From Enemies.
HAS BEEN TRUE
TO THE ENTENTE
Grizzled Warrior Pleads
for Assistance Against
the Turks.

7 oNDON. Eng, Aug. 2.-"My poor
l. country-her whole future rests
with the league Of nations"
That was the message brought from
the darkness Of Armenia by her most
noted and picturesque guerilla chief
tan, Gen Andranik, led SO battles
against the Turks. And he refuses to
talk about any Of the fights; he wants
to forget them; his eyes are on Ar
menia's future
Our one hope is that the league Of
nations will give a mandate for Ar
menia." said the general She must
be under the protection OF one OF the
great powers-which I cannot say
lust now-but they know our wishes
in Paris. and. presume say ] pre-
sume-that they will be respected
why should they not2 Armenia
has sacrificed everything for the en-
tente and she is broken. finished: she
longer able to protect her own from
You must know that had my coun-
try wished she could have gone the
same way as Bulgaria Nothing would
have been easier for her. That she
refrained was not from lack Of temp
tations. But she resisted them all In
spite OF desperate sufferings she re-
NAMED true to her friends. true TO her
ideals. She knew that she would have
TO pay and she has paid
Gen Andranik. an alert, upright
figure OF so odd years. with iron
gray locks. has fought for IS years
against the Turks and other enemies
OF his country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-02
Hsitng
Whiich

T ONDON. Eng, Aug. 2.-The con-
Lstant rumble Of great guns. the ex-
plosion Of hundreds Of thousands Of
tons Of shells in the six months con-
tinuous battle over 200 miles Of front
last summer was credited by many
Britishers as being responsible for the
cold, wet summer
Americans in England whose chief
topic Of complaint was not war bread
or rations, or inconvenience. but
surplus water, scoffed at the idea
This is an exceptionally bad sum
mer," they were told
I know it's exceptionally bad, but
7 an not convinced that it is excep-
tional" was the reply.
And now the war is over The pat
tie has shifted 10 other scenes ana
high explosive shells aren't used Ana
London has had but two Of the unlest
showers in five long. dry weeks Gar
dens are baked. fruit threatens 10 be
a failure. and toilins suburbanites
carry water and wlsn- almost tnal
war hadn't ended so quickly
Certainly. they imply. they knew
what they were talking about when
they said 1t was the blood dreneheo
battiefields that made England's last
war summer so wet and miserable
L Is now the Americans turn 70
chortIe London fuses and fumes IN
what IL considers positively deadenine
heat. and streamer headlines eCSra-
vste the tempers by stories of the
hottest night" during which the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-02
England SHELTERS In Summer Heat
Which Visiting Americans Enjoy
ENJOY

mercury never once got De4oW % &c
Occasionally at high noon it has
been almost warm enough to cause
an American to shed his coat-almost'
but not quite 80,
gardens were flooded and brooks be-
came rivers. congregations prayed
and prayed for less rain But the
rain came on increasingly until the
duke of Rutland-father OF lady Diana
Aianners-wrote TO the Times about
it. Then it quit
Illustrative Of the seriousness Of
the present drought, a London eve
ming newspaper wired the duke at
his country estate asking whether he
hadn't better write another letter to
the Times asking for prayers this
time for rain.
Your rain wire has been suffi-
cfent" the duke wired back Rain
ing here heavily. Afraid parsons IN
But mostly England failed TO get
drought relief from the newspaper
telegram There were a few local
showers, and in other places winds
which further depleted the fruit crop
I by break king many limbs.
The high cost Of living threatens to
climb higher unless crops Of all KINDS
have water, and dust still settles in
clouds on furniture, while great
| cracks appear in the ground.
FOR king and country" the duke
should write that letter. Until then,
/ the Fnglishman stews and swears
and the American revels in what he
| considers ideal summer resort
! weather.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-02
Annual Bathing Day In
Mexico Loses Vogue In
Repubic's Metropolis

Mexico City. Mex Aug with
St. Johns Day come and gone again
for another year the newspapers Of
the capital are unanimous in asking
why this one time prominent fiesta
is waning in popularity. The holiday
occurs on June "a and was early writ
ten into the customs Of the Mexicans
as day for a bath and for a feast
celebrating the nativity of St John
the Baptist
This year, according to the news
papers. there was a marked decrease
in the observance of the day. The
bath houses which in former years did
capacity business from early dawn
until noon were not busy. The holi-
day spirit was lacking In the Zocalo,
the principal place of the city, where
on holidays booths are erected for
the sale of food. drinks and trinkets.
only a thin line of stalls marked the
line for promenaders- The decadence
of the fiesta was everywhere appar-
ent-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-02

DARIS, France, Aug. An accusa-
l ton against the Greeks OF syste-
maticauy burning sections Of Con-
stantinople inhabited by Mussulmans
is made by Pierre Lott. the academi-
clan. who has long had the reputa-
ton OF being the greatest friend Of
the Turks in Europe. II was he who
first announced that the big four at
the peace conference had definitely
decided not TO expel the Ottomans
from Constantinop4e.
Writing IN the Paris newspaper
Information. Pierre Lott said;
Too quickly We who know the
east took alarm at the announcemenI
that the Turks would not be allowed
10 retain Constantinonle. we did not
make allowance for the clear sight
edness Of the great arbiters in the
conference The appalling and i'm
practicable proposal to suppress the
empire OF the Khalifas with a stroke
Of the pen was never seriously con-
sidered. The moment they came to
study the question closely they un-
derstood that such an humiliation
would be one Of the most enormous
crimes in human history and that II
would bring incaloulable harm 10
1t would be a crime against the
principle of nationalities, because
across the vast Ottoman territories
the only nationality worthy TO be so
called. the only one that mas num-
bers. cohesion. loyalty and energy IS
the Turkish nationality All of US who
have lived in the east know this Tor
an indisputable certainty. It is only
doubted in big cities like Paris, which
alasi live upon old pretudices. IN SUI
0efvine ignorance of things Oriental
Ii is even doubtful whether the thou
sands Of our fighters who have re-
turned from the Dardanenes have
been able. by their unanimous testl-
,-,o1v in favor of the Turks, to make
anv impression upon the perniclous
work % Levantine calumny- Inc
Greeks, who just now are raising their
voices so haughtily. are only sparse
minorities on various points OF tne
coast with the Armenians they are
Unsuitable spectators who. since Tur-
kew gained a footing in Europe, have
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-02
Reds To Force
All With Cash.
To Buy Bonds

London. Eng. Aug 2--The Bolshe-
vilxs have devised a new kind OF war
loan.
This war loan will not be sub
scribed TO, but forced. Every person
in Soviet Russia who should buy bonds
will be forced to take his proper share.
The bonds viii not bear any interest
hut in 1880 will be redeemed with a
bonus Of $50 percent The Bolsheviks
think this bonus viii be easily met
by inflated prices expected TO follow
peace. The issue is to be FOR 5.0eo.6e0.-
600 rubles-nominally s2.5o0.ooe.o09-
The brain behind this new idea in
finance is that of Tchudskayeff, the
Bolshevik inventor OF the tax in
kind" which was to raise 7.00o.0oo.0oo
rubles worth OF food. etc
Commissioner Tchudskayeff's plan
will be laid before the Bolshevik's
central executive council. when the
budget for July-December IS eonsid-
cred. The population would be re-
ouired within three months to lend the
state 5000. 600, 900 rubles. proper per-
suation being provided for Russians
with lack OF interest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-02

CINGAPORE. Straits Settlements
y Aug. 2.-CCorrespondenee Of the
Associated Press.)-The awful scenes
which prevailed when the volcano Of
Kalut in Java burst into eruption on
May 20. destroyed IS villages and
caused a loss Of life estimated by
some at $4,000. are wildly described
by Miss E. W. Cranen. who has ar
rived here from Sourabaya-
A river boiling mud and lava which
overwhelmed the village OF Blitar.
where Miss Cranen was staying, she
says. was ten miles wide and four
feet deep
The first symptoms Of the coming
eruption. Miss Cranen said were
sounds like thunder and vivid flashes
in the sky. Enormous boulders were
flung from the volcano into the low
lands around Il for immense distances
There was pitchy darkness, owing 10
a rain OF ashes
Then came warning to the occu-
pants Of the hotel at Blitar that the
river of lava and mud was approach
ing. We were almost beside our
selves as TO what TO do to avoid a
hideous end" she said T~enty-fouT
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-02
WRITER
FOOLED WILSON

Berlin, Germany, Aug 2-(Corre-
spondence Of The Associated Press)--
The Boersen Zeitung asserts that west
Prussia was ceded to Poland By the
peace conferences because Of "a mis-
taken and incorrect scientific book
published in 1917 by the American
Geographical society. containing an
article entitled The boundaries OF
language and nationality by Leon
Dominican"
The German newspaper AYERS that
president Wilson was influenced by
the .'innocently false information OF
this article" which. it says, declared
that Dantzig was 10 percent Polish
and that the present Polish corridor
and neighboring east Prussia was
purely Polish.
The Boersen Zeitung declares that
on the contrary. Dantzig Is less than
5 percent Polish The newspaper dis
putes the Polish character Of the cor
rider. It declares that It IS certain
that the article referred to was used
in fixing the boundaries
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-02
.TWENTYFIVEYEARSOF
PICKERING PROPHECY
OF PARIS CRITICS
TOO MANY CHANCES FOR GERMANS
To AVOID FULFILLING THE TERMS
Few People in Europe Believe Teutons Have Any Idea
of Living Up to Agreement of Versailles and All
Wonder What the Outcome of the Process OF
Forcing Compliance on Them viii Be-

Six months-(1) Further examina-
ton OF German affectives By the al
lied command.
(55 Germany's obligation to main
tain most favored nation tariffs on
allied imports expires
"a Renewal OF contracts between
Germany and allied nations which
had been considered dissolved
Isl Final period for the cancellation
Of contracts between Germans and
Alsatian manufacturers
90 Constitution OF the Dantzig
"a Reduction OF the German fleet
to the stipulated strength
One year-Limit wherein allies may
disposess Germany Of property IN Ger
tain foreign countries
Two years-Inhabitants OF Czecho-
Slovakia, Schleswig, etc, may adopt
German nationality within this Pc
Rod
benzol. etc. to France
Five years-() Evacuation OF the
first sector OF the left bank OF the
Rhine by the allies
90 Liberty accorded to Germany
for the use Of wireless
(s) Extension TO Germany OF reel
prOcity conventions
90 Expiration OF freedom OF ex-
ports to Germany from Alsace Lor-
65J German shipyards cease to
/ build vessels for allied account
90 Final deliveries OF chemical
"a Revision Of the league Of IA
tions Of ports. waterways and rail-
Ten years-1) Evacuation Of the
] second sector Of the left bank OF the
% Liberation of the port Of Kehl
I (Strasburg).
(3) End OF the cession OF electric
current to Alsace by plants on the
right bank Of the Rhine
% Final coal deliveries
Fifteen years % Evacuation OF
the third sector OF the left bank OF the
~ PlebIscite IN the sazre valley
Twenty five yearS-Expiration OF
the right to compel Germany 10 build
the Rhine-Danube canal
s-SpeeIfied Dates
March 80. I920-Reduction OF Ger
man army to 100.0 zoe men
NAY I, 1e21-Payment OF the first
Indemnity instaiment
Nay !, 1926 - Reimbursement BY
Germany OF allied loans to Belgium
S-Unspecified Dates.
ID Evacuation OF Mcneil and Its
/ cession to Lithuania-
90 Interallied occupation OF Silesia
CsJ Opening Of negotiations for :
general reduction OF ornaments
(4) Admission of Germany to the
league OF nations
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-02
RunuaniaH0IdS
High ReUeI In
TTanSyIOGniG
Ferdinand And Marie Re
view Bizarre arade IN
Regained erritory.

Hermannstadt, Pennsylvania, Aug.
2.-(Correspondenoe OF the Associ-
ated Press. )-Ethnographic parades in
which the people were dressed in
clothing Of a thousand varieties, were
some Of the picturesque features of
the recent visit of king Ferdinand and
queen Marie to Pennsylvania, formerly
part Of Hungary. but lately conquered
by Rumanian troops
-Four million Rumanians Of Transyl-
vania had looked forward for years
for this time to come when the coun-
try in which they lived would again
be united to Rumania and they saw
in the coming of the king and queen
evidence that this was accomplished
In uuaintness. originality and coloer
the parades held in many cities and
towns for the benefit of the king and
queen could hardly be exceeded The
clothing worn by the peasants had
changed but little with the passing
centuries Some looked as though
they had stepped out Of the Bible.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-02

7 oNDON. Eng. Aug 2.-The worlds
Il supply OF gold is estimated at $780,
eOo,000.000 worth and the United
States has 4 fourth Of it
The sooner gold is put back into
circulation and semicivilized countries
like India. which love gold ornaments
and idols. are allowed TO get as much
as they like so as to take gold out Of
circulation more quickly or perman-
emily, the better it will be for the
workingman and everybody else
These are the opinions Of Sir James
Wilson, OF Edinburgh, eminent au-
thority on currency.
Gold, he says, has been accumulated
in recent years much faster than other
useful and sorely needed commodities
Hence, the value Of gold has de-
creased It will not buy as much
What's needed to lower prices all
around is TO increase the value OF
gold currency as currency which can
only be done by having less Of 1t
available
Gold Is Cheap.
The Statist says that as regards -
articles Of common consumption IN the
United Kingdom prices had risen IN
the ratio Of 227 TO 100 as compared
with prices in the three years before
the war In other words, the purchas-
ing value Of gold measured IN those
IS articles had fallen in the ratio OF
100 to A, or Sc percent
Sir James says this S26,Oee.OOOiOOu
worth of gold is not all in currency
or bullion, but a great part CT II Is IN
ornaments. The worlds production OF
gold since the discovery OF America
1892, until 1917 was SI7, 425, 100000, OF
which sum s4.500. 100000, or one
fourth, was pro6uced in the last ten
years. II is estimated that but SSs5f0
0OO. 600 worth Of gold, in coins and or
naments. existed in the world prior 70
Christopher Columbus's epochal as
covery- -
On January I. 1913, according to the
report Of the United States mint, the
amount OF gold on deposit in the
banks and public treasures OF the
principal countries Of the world was
IS 40 OO,O0O and the gold com II
circulation throughout the world was
was 5000, 200, 600, but there has oeen
a great change since then
At the end Of 1914 the total quantity
Of gold coin bullion held or used IoI
purposes Of money in the Onlteu
states was s1,SO5, 000, 600, but at the
end Of 1917 this had increased to 80
0sO. 600. 600, while gold ornaments IN
the United States are estimated 70 TO-
tai another couple Of billion dollars
worth.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-02
Germans Say Entente Is.
Helping MOnnchism By.
Asking For HohenzoLIern

Berlin. Germany, Aug. .3.-The Vor-
waerts declare that the entente. by de-
handing the surrender Of the former
German emperor is affOrding the mon
archists an opportunity for noble
pose, which is created to win sym
patty for count Hohenzollern and his
defenders.
"A bit Of prudencs might have told
the entente that much in advance,
the paper adds.
The Pan German Deutsche Zeituns
says: The German people. who on
June %, 1919. a day OF dishonor. in
cowardly, traitorous flight surren-
dered its imperial master. will again
remove this blot from its escutcheon-"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-02

RARIs. France. Aug 2.-That the
l ratification OF the peace treaty will
leave the world confronted with at
least Is years Of pickering about the
conditions is the strongest criticism
Of the terms made in Europe This
is the real secret Of French dislike Of
the instrument Of peace"
Discussion OF this aspect OF the
world settlement with various diplo-
mats shows that there are nearly so
distinct and different operations to
be performed by Germany under the
treaty terms to which she has sub
scribed. Specific dates are not given
to the fulfillment Of all these obli-
cations, but the time limits extend
from ten days to IS years
Inasmuch as very few people In
Europe believe the Germans are going
to make a sincere attempt 10 1ul1ll
their major treaty obligations, the al
legged settlement" is regarded in
Paris as no settlement at al, but a
perpetual source Of disputes
Close examination Of the treaty re-
veals the following list Of periods al
lotted TO the Germans for fulfilling
their obligations. the times mentioned
being calculated from the coming into
force OF the treaty:
1-Specific Periods
Ten days=Evacuation OF Schleswig
by the Germans.
Fifteen days-Evaouation Of East
ern Prussia.
Five to seven weeks=Plebiscite in
the three different sectors Of Schles-
wig.
one monthly Allies to remit to
Germany a list Of persons accused Of
committing acts in violation Of the
laws and customs Of war. and Ger
many TO hand them over
90 Notification by the allies 70
Germany as TO whether they accept
the method OF debt liquidation laid
down in article 2e6.
, go Delivery OF gold from the
Reichsbank-
Two months - % Fortresses sit
uated in territory so kilometers east
OF the Rhine not occupied b. the
allies to be dismantled-
90 The personnel OF the German
air forces TO be demobilized-
Three months - % Reduction 10
200. 900 men OF the German army ef-
fectives-
(2) Germany not to use her wireless
stations except for commercial pur-
poses.
(s) German military laws to be
modified for the limitation Of arma-
-Four months - Within this period
Germany may offer a total sun for
the settlement Of her debt. or may
undertake to restore or help in re-
storing a devastated sector The in
terested state viii have two months
[ in which TO reply to such offer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-02

state" the minister Of transport. Sir
Eric Geddes, recently told the house
of commons The balance sheet Of the
railroads for the coming year, as he
forecast IL, will show a loss Of from
fT1 900, 900 to E73,000.OOO, against an
annual profit OF f43.0O0,000 for the
five last years before the war
The annual wage bill OF the rail-
ways before the war was about ESQ.,
OOO, 600, and Sir Eric estimates the in
creased war wages and other conces-
sioDs at ISL. 100000. the eight hour day
and other new concessions TO cost
from E2O. 900, 600 to f25, 000. 900 and the
extre cost Of material and coal tz4,-
900, 900, making the increased cost OF
running the railroads f104.00O0OO to
E1O7, 0Co, 900 without taking into ac-
count the great depreciation OF plant
during the war.
Some financiers contest these fig
ures strongly and assert that the DEL
icit is merely 4 paper one due to fall
ure in bookkeeping to charge the i'm
mense government traffic at rates
which private traffic would cost, and
that the financial outlook is noWise
as bad as Sir Eric's view OF it.
The deficits Of the railways and
mines are betrayed under present ar
rangements, the former directly from
the treasury out OF the pockets of the
community through official advances
in the price of coal
On july II the British government
announced that the price of coal would
be Increased six shillings ton This
however. is not TO take effect for si2
months
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-02

Great Britain does not hold so much
gold In 1912 there were $4,000, geo
worth of gold coin and bullion in
British banks or in circulation, while
the amount today does not exceed
100000. 900.
Britain Has Little.
Sir James Wilson says a rough sur
vey of available statistics shows that
since 1912 the banks and treasures
of the world have increased their
boards of gold by about $4,000, 0OO,0OO.
Gold has practically disappeared
from circulation throughout the
world, except in the United States.
says Sir James, where the amount 50
used was estimated at the end Of 1917
as S615, 600, 900 worth"
He estimated that nearly half OF the
worlds gold supply is boarded IN
United States treasury and national
hank holdings Of gold today amount 70
about s2.5OO, 900, 600, as compared with
1885, OO0, 900 they held in 1914
1T seems probable that the world
stock of gold will continue 70 pc al
ded to at the rate of S41O,OOO,OOO an
nually." says Sir James, and there
seems reason to expect that the United
states treasury viii endeavor 10 ger
rid of a large quantity Of its emoar-
RAISING treasure. the holding q Whlcn 2
means such a heaNy loss OF lHbSi est
And this is where Sir James scores
his chief point:
There seems likely soon TO be
great increase in the supply OF goiu
available for the purpose Of exchange
for commodities Unless the demanu
for gold can be increased to similar
or greater extent this will tend to re-
tard the general fall in prices OF
commodities"
In other words when the banks lei
20 of this hoard of gold so that the.
nav earn more interest prices are
IilZelv TO 20 even higher than they are
TODAY if some means Of gold aosorp-
lion is not found, like selling II 70
semi-cfvilized folk who convert II lnt
ornaments and thereby remove II Iroln
the medium of exchange market as e.
fectively as though the gold were
stiu in its original mountain stream
or home Of rock
Putting the idea another way: Tnere
has been a great falling off IN pro-
ducfion of the necessaries Of life dur
i1r the war. But this scarcity Is
NOT the only reason for high prices
The accumulation OF gold has peer
Greater than the demand for GOLD FOL
ether commodities the demand has eN'
ceeded the supply, as witness Amerl'
can food. So gold has lost It's oio p9t
chasing power As soon as the oe
mand for gold is increased, Sir Jane.
Wilson thinks. the dollar VIII OuS
more than it does today.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-02
British Mines
And Railroads
Shoe Deficits
Cost Of Conducting Plants
Under Government Con-
troll Is High.

London, Eng. Aug. z.-CCorrespon-
dence Of the Associated Press-)-Brit-
ish railways and coal mines are at
present financial invalids- Both Of
these Industries still are controlled by
the government. under war legisla-
ton. Proposals that both should be
nationalized are among the most i'm
portant reconstruction plans now be-
ing agitated here.
The British railways are managed
by the new ministry of transport with
a guarantee of pre-war profits to the
shareholders. The coal mines are OPP
Grated 5y a controller, who fixes the
CONDENSATION of the mine owners
The transport systems Of the coun-
try are financially in a semi-paralyzed