El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-14
UESTIONS
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4 Ms W r S

n HOW much training did the av-
". ernge American soldier have be-
fore he went into battle in Frnnees-
I. H. b.
A. The average soldier received six
months training before going over,
two months back OF the lines and one
month in some quiet sector before
being put into the thick Of the fight
ing. The experience Of individuals
differed. but this was the average
O. Who Is the richest MN in the
world ID. p. z.
A. There have been many changes
in the holdings OF rich men during the
war. hut il is very likely that Jor y
d Rockefeller still holds this title
with a fortune that ranks betWeen
two and three hundred million dol
lars The duke OF Devenshire and
the duke Of Portland IN England prob
abIv rank next to RockeIel er II
wealth. Their holdings are largely
in London real estate
Q. May IN uncle marry his niece In
any state In the unions-U. 5.
A Such a marriage would be
termed an ancestral marriage" and
would be held criminal in every state
q. what was the origin Of the Red
Cross Nv. D.
A The suffering Of soldiers in the
Crimean war first directed the
worlds attention TO the merit OF sys-
tematic care for ethe wounded In
1883 NJ Henri Dunant was visiting
italy and witnessed the carnage OF the
battle of SalferinO. he orga nized
volunteers TO hep take care OF the
wound ed out OF his work grew the
conference at Geneva in 1858 and an
other in 1854. These conferences were
the formal beginning OF the REQ
Cross The name and INSIGNIA were
adopted The American Red Cross
1851.
O. What is the proportion he
tween men and commissioned off,
GERS In the army ~. r. D.
A In the American army there is
ore commissioned officer TO every 20
men. So IL worked out in the recent
war that there were 100000 Officers
to 1000 900 men
O. What Is the basis of the con-
tention thar imports must balance ex-
ports S-P. L. G.
A Where one country exports eV-
fensively TO another and buys nothing
from It. the checks and drafts given
in payment do not balance and II be
comes necessary 10 ship gold or 9th
erwise ueadjust accounts This is eN-
pensive and makes II Necessary TO pay
a premium on EXCHANGE This pre-
MUM is virtually an addition To prices
0G1Q- W len u ueGoIf'G1 TOO lA6A nAl
cha ses VIII ne made in otter '0-.-H-
Thus Will trade be lost unless ii IS
balanced
q who was the British ambasSn-
dor who got into trO-ble he~n'-Se Of
his interest in American politics. p
L. II. T.
A Lord Sackviue West. British am
bassador TO the United States IN lcoS,
received his passports from presiden-
Cleveland because Of a letter ne nad
written to an American friend advis-
ing him Row 70 vote in forthcom-
ing election. His action was held to
he an interference with the internal
affairs OF the United States
@ Is there now INV restriction on
the use OF wireless by amateursf-
\. T. n.
A The wartime prohibitions In the
use Of wireless have been removed,
and experimenters may again stretch
their wires and send and receive.
O. What Is the m~artn~ OF the
word eu,izpah" inscribed over the
arch ~ the railway station nj Den
verf-L. V. :.
A. This word means MAY the Lord
watch between re and thee. while we
ere absent ore from the other" on
the side OF the electric sign at the
station in Denver which one sees
upon his arrival IS the word Wel-
come" on the side which he sees
IN coming - the ~-ation to depart is
the word "Mizpsh-"
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