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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-05

7 ONDoN. Eng, April 5. - Great
Il Britain plans TO dominats the
worlds air traffic Just As she holds
today the predominant position on the
seas. Huge transeontinentsI and
seas Huge transcontinental and trans
oceanic air routes are to be developed
linking up all parts OF the British en-
pire. Schemes TO bring these routes
into operation have been approved and
preliminary work completed
In carrying forward this program
Great Britain Is greatly helped BY the
strategic position her many scattered
empire units give Trunk lines VIII
extend from England 70 Egypt from
whence one trunk line viii penetrate
Africa to Cape Town. Wills another
will go from Cairo to India From
India other trunk lines viii link I'd
with Australia and China In addition
there viii be a route 20 Canada as
soon as Transatlantic flying conditions
permit
z. 5. Not Competition.
The United States is not seriously
regarded as a competitor BY this na-
ton in its bid for world aerial su-
periority. Britain already has the
jump on all other nations, having
more trained pilots. aircraft factories
and experimental laboratories than
any other country. England's climate
the worst for flying because Of ground
mlsts and fogs. has been conquered
while at the same time British pilots
are trained 10 meet the vagaries Of
the weather varying from the polar %
tropical Thus England is IN q pre-
{ dominant starting position for her
world embracing aerial plans 1t Is
ewuacfaF here that Arra-Fra- af-rrr -
efforts viii be limited 70 Development
OF travel-by-air in the United States
Development Of air lines in the Unitea
. Kingdom is but q secondary con-
, sideratlon.
Great Britain. which coufrola nc
small portion Of the inhabitzbls land
Of the world. will establish an intei
national law that the air above Z
country belongs 10 that country and
such rules as IL makes for aerial traf.
fic must be adhered to by other ma
tons Thus. II a nation 50 wishes, Il
can monopolize air traffic in tt
domain
Has Greatest Planes.
Great Britain today possesses The
largest airplanes in the World-tri,
planes with $50 feet WinE-spzn ant
equipped with six motors deVeloplng
5000 horsepower-Whlle its larges
dirigible OF the nonriEid type estab,
lished a new worlds record for con.
tinuous flight by staying aloft on,
hundred hours and fifty minutes
four days and better. travelling 250i
miles. The nation also possesses a new
Zeppelin type airship SO feet long
capable OF carrying a load Of 80 toni
and able 10 fly TO America and return
without alighting.
In connection With the development
OF world aerial transport, there frs
viii be established an interuationa
meteorological bureau. which vii
flash report for aviators hourly and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-05

nARIs, April B.-The once aIl-power-
/ fuI sazonof right hand man Of the
murdered car, endeavored in a re-
cent interview TO show why the
United States and the entent allies
should get together and send 10000
troops 70 Russia to save the country
from Bolshsvism, which Is bact ed
By Al army Of 100000.
Snail slender, hatchet-faced, the
prototype Of the old-time diplomat
the oxforsiEn minister was not very
convincing. Perhaps It was because
Of his political record, which, rightly
or wrongly, iG linked up BY his en-
smieG with noms OF the worst crimes
Of cEariGm. and which, therefore,
tinreG with suspicion his present cru
EEds for democracy. He is here repre-
sentinE the Siberian. Omsk Huban
and Crlmean governments IN his own
words, his principal mission Is 70 re-
store Russia'a national unity.
Although the Moscow council has
accepted the allies invitation TO
Prlnzipo," he said, no other organ
with their delegates. We refuse to
have anything whatever TO do with
them
what then. is the ain OF all the
so-caled national governments Of
solely to restore Russia's national
Does that mean the return Of au-
1t Is absolutely impossible to re-
store Rutocracy IN Russia; we want
q true democracy"
How % you suggest the allies can
-'-E ry.,f- 1Es zoo rr.,-
BY sending 15o. 600 troops to Rus
STA. These would form what the
French cali g rideau' A. various
strateEical points to enable the Rus
sian national governments 70 build Up
their own armed forces behind the
screen and eventually converge On
MOSCOW. The strength OF the Bolshe-
vik army in about $4,000.
Couldn't such = force easily drive
IN 10000 allied troops distributed
over auch q huge area as Russia"
The allied help would be concen-
trated mainly in southern Russia, and
in any case the Bolsheviks viii never
attack allied troops for fear Of sub
EeQuent rsprisals- But they have at
tackled the allied expeditionary force
based on Archangel and driven our
troops back There were special cir
cumEtanceg there which had better
not BE- stated"
Reds Have Munitions
who holds the big military stores
which we're left IN Russia2"
Unfortunately. the Bolsheviks. But
remember that they are not good
troops One interesting fact about
the Red Guards IS that wherever they
90 they carry all their possessions
with them A man torn from his home
In the north 10 fight In the south Is
not prepared 10 leave anything behind
him wherever he can he adds to his
belongings by looting. myself have
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-05

A RRAs. France, April 5.-The rail-
n road track OF the Northern OF
france system runs straight across
the scene Of four years lighting be-
tween Lens and Arras. and from your
Pullman car you can see the trenches.
bugoutE, battery positions and the
40 mans land, where French. British
and German blood was spilled over a
period OF four years in some OF the
fiercest fighting of the war
Much Debris Moved.
Already there has been a great
cleaning Up OF the battlefield As the
eye Wanders over the blood drenched
soil stretching from Vimy ridge TO
Lens and beyond. il picks Up Eu1llcieut
evidence Of the fighting TO enable the
Imagination 10 reconstruct the battles
Of 1914-1918- There are the deuuded
hinEides swept by ever-recurring
blasts Of fire, the shattered forests.
the wrecked homesteads, thousands
Of acres Of snell-pitted fields. endless
miles Of fire and communicating
trenches, dugouts, 0bnterated towns
and villages, and vast wire entangle-
ments. but the hand OF time is already
tOning down the scene. The Inevitable
cleanup IS getting slowly under way.
Three and a half months after the
and machine guns have been removed,
and much Of the wire is gone. Under
the influence Of winter rains the
trenches are falling in, and during the
present year much viii be done to-
wards leVelinE ID the soil. The endless
chain OF shellholes, however, presents
a special difficulty. Buried IN the
ground are thousands OF unexploded
shells and grenades. and while the
shells are not regarded as dangerous,
the presence Of the hidden grenades
viii make blowing perilous business.
Flowing PerilouE.
II e. asserted mat all along the old
battle front, over an area 800 miles
long and at some places p miles
deep, agricultural work viii never
AGAIN be possible because of the dan
ger Of tilling the soil. but this IS
doubtful Today cultivation IS going
on right I'D TO the fringe Of this battle
area, and 1T Is quite conceivable that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-05

.muno OF the north.- q mana whieh
they give TO Petrcgrad-
At Petrograd. the Echoolrnaster Hafa
an the Torkingmsn between II and
80 are modified A large number o.
military schools have been opened for
the army. TrotzizY. the Bolshevilr va
minister. was accorded an aviation
Pilots license To celebrate the amt
Fersary OF the Bolshevfk coup a. etat
heavy additional taxes were imposed
on the Bourgeois class and extensive
elsplays OF fireworks were held In the
principal cities
Ihroughout the country were or
ganized begging committees" VINO
had the right to requisition everything
mat pleased them BY a special decree
we're established passports OF The So
ciallst classes On which were IN
scrioeq the number OF rations received
On the bourgeois passports are entered
the number OF tasks to the credit Or
the holder. such as the cleaning 81
streets and barracks
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-05
SINN
.FEIN AGITAT0RS
Bishop Accuses Irishmen
Of Gross Selfishness and
Ingratitude.

Dublin. ireland. April 5.-What does
Sim Fein mean. anyway That's what
every one wants TO know.
said a Protestant bishop the other
day, addressing the annual meeting
Of the high school:
Don't be Sim Feiners whatever
you are. Was there ever such a mean,
contemptibIe. selfish phrase as our
selves alone This doctrine would ask
you TO think always Of yourself and
yourself only, Of your own country
and your own country alone. What
would become OF the brotherhood of
man, the federation Of the world. un-
der such a policy?"
Gaelic scholars have followed quick
ly on the track Of the venerable
bishop. They have pointed out a diff
ference in the significance Of the
phrase II is not. according TO these
authorities. ourselves alone" in the
selfish sense but rather self-reliance
in all things pertaining to Ireland,
political. Industrial. social
p. S. O'Hegerty, in a work on the
origin and development Of the new
political faith in Ireland. says;
Sin Fem means ourselves, and the
Sim Fein policy is founded on the
faith that the Irish people have the
strength 10 free themselves without
any outside aid OF any description il
they viii only use their strength To
the policy Of building up the nation
from without IL opposes the policy Of
building il up within. and against
freedom by legislation it puts free
dom by national acknowledgment il
takes the motto Of Davis: Educate,
that you may be free, and it applies
il TO very Irish problem; tt takes the
Gaelic league principle Of developing
Irish distinctive features and IL de-
clares war on everything imported
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-05

N1TITH the American army OF Occu-
w patton, Coblenz. Germany. April
SIN spite Of its terrible toll and hor-
hors, the war had its humorous side.
The doughboys were quick 10 detect
and capitalize comedy at the expense
OF comrades. Amusing incidents were
welded into camp gossip and A z. F.
history. Many Of these stories VIII
endure.
New York troops with the army Of
occupation were amused 10 read in
newspapers from home the interview
given By a Brooklyn lad. one Of the
first arrivals. who claimed TO have
done the Annette Kellermann for q
full half mile across the Ourcq river
which you can almost jump in places.
But such yarns deal with individual
exploits and depend upon the verac-
fly OF the teller.
Stories Of army comedy are differ
ent Only a few days ago when we
American correspondents went 20
strassburg to interview Gen Gou-
raud. commanding the French fourth
army. an American M p" military
policeman told us that he had come
across a ianky darby adrift in that
CITY and same was sporting four
brand new generals stars on each
shoulder.
spOrfed -Four stars
"He said he bought them in q
French shop where they sold regalia-
added the n P. he was proud OF
them as a peacock Being several
hundred ki1ometers astray from ms
outfit. without permission. had 70
shove him into the cooler as an A-W-
OF eight stars and all. but I first
removed the starry armament from
his buck private's uniform, and ne
reached for them as II they were
dice"
Another darlzy was found wander
Ing in mud ankle deep. near Bar-le-
Due, the home OF mud and discomtit-
IRE. He was whistling and toung
enough souvenirs Ia guerre TO stock
an antique shop. In addition % nus
pack he was harnessed with Boone
helmets. pistols and bayonets- Asked
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-05

elauIy accepted all the allotted area,
but the cemetery.
No Graveyard Guard.
NY men are good and brave SOL
diers, explained the negro captain
TO his white superior officer. They
don't fear the Hun. but they say no
colored gentlemen should be asked TO
patrol graveyard at midnight, war
or no war
Much Of most vivid literature about
the part the Yanks played in the war
has been written BY what are known
among the accredited war CORE
spondents as "the 48 hour guys
They are the visitors whose permits
allowed them TO remain at the front
only a few days and who have hur-
ried back TO clean up in graphic mag
aziDe accounts and lectures. while the
men who have seen II all have been
TOO busy telling the great American
public about daily events 10 attend 10
anything else, with a few exceptions.
That explains why q well known
writer in an article IN = popular mag
azine gave the second division credit
for capturing Cantigny. when It was
taken by the first division A young
woman writer appeared at the press
section when the war was young for
the American army She was con-
voyed by auto TO the Toul sector. She
was bubbling over with pep and cur
iosity and courage. as most OF her
kind are She was willing 20 venture
anything and 10 do the most sensa-
tional stunt
safe Local Color.
But there are army regulations
which iuterfered, and they were par
ticularly emphatic as to women. The
commanding officer OF a certain unit
was sympathetic. He wanted TO please
the young woman and to satisfy her
spirit Of adventure. He and his staff
hit upon plan. The girl writer was
taken out under cover OF darkness.
she was camouflaged by an officers
trench coat, and her heart was IN her
mouth as she crouched. tiptoed
breathless behind the party along the
main and communication trench sys-
TEN.
And my. what a story she wrote
about her night tour OF the front
line" For her safety and out OF re-
spect for army regulations. they had
smuggled her to a string Of trenches
five miles behind our actual line. and
never told her. the horrid men
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-05
Tells OF Hardships
OF British Actresses

London. Eng. April ga dark pic
ture OF life on the stage was drawn
by Miss Muriel Pratt. a well known
London actress, in a speech the other
day.
The discomfort OF a theater." she
said even in the west end, II one IS
lucky enough TO have g star dressing
room. is extraordinarily dlsagreeable-
The draughts from the theater. the
GOODNESS in winter. the heat in sum
mer. and the entire lack Of any form
OF comfort even in London. would be
enough TO deter most people. II they
knew II beforehand, from going on the
stage
In the provinces Il IS 50 times
worse, and the music halls are indie
scribably uncomfortable. They are
dirty, they are cold. there IS absolute
" no comfort Of any kind. The jour
neys are bad. and one spent most Of
ones time waiting about cold sta
tions."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-05

make predictions On weather ~
"A hours IN advance for the various
parts OF the earth. Great Britain al
ready has established nstsoroloEfcal
Issue daily reports On flying weather.
On the smooth working o. the inter
national GyEter viii depend the r.
liability OF aerial transport 8erTfca
With weather bureaus already exist
ing throughout the British empire
these up with such international ma
ehinery other countries may contri-
bute
Seek Landing Bake.
While flying has made Tremendous
strikes, many inventions are eagerly
mGnda now r. for some sort % q
brake that VIII check the speed Of
landing Girplanes- Until that q dis
covered u will be necessary % restrict
the type o. airplanss 50 a. % en-
sure a slow landing speed-somethiuE
not more than 50 miles an hour. And
until such an invention Is made aero
dromes viii have to be Of huge size.
The tail skid Is the best method OF
slowing up 4 landing plane yet de-
vised
There also IL nssdsd sslf-
starter for airplzness the present
method OF twirlinE the propeller be-
ing very dangerous as well a. tlre-
some. especially IN cold weather
The greatest deterrent 70 flying is
periments to devise means for dis
pelllng It A real remedy likewise
would benefit shipping.
The range OF the seaplans ana ~
ir boat Is limited because they can
only alight On the wate-- Similarly.
spite multiple engines. over a large
stretch OF water An invention IS
needed 10 make both types amphi-
bious-
Ths greatest drawback to airships
Is the difficulty OF moorinE them out
IN the open in bad weather A Zeppe-
In ought 70 be able 70 carry its own
shelter. And from the military stand
point. q nouinflammabls imitation zas
cheaper than the very expensive
helium s. needed.
Bullet ProoK Tank.
It Is now possible 70 reveal that the
British perfected z gasoline tank for
atrplanes not Affected By bullets. It
was puncture proof The invention.
an idea OF Lieut. lack Imber, R A r.
undoubtedly saved thousands Of lives
I OF British lirmsn during the wa-.
The idea Il simple enough Iraber
constructed a tank OF the thinnesr
sheet copper with q peculiar internal
arrangement, aud the whole enclosed
I In an envelope OF thick rubber IN con-
preston MEen the bullet goes
through tbs tank the rubber closes in.
[ filling the hole. The bullet leaves only
I two tiny abrasions-ona where II
struck the rubber six inches from the
tank proper, and another where II
went out on the opposite side. An az
I pertmenter fired IS German armor-
piercing and incendlary bullets
: through the tank without any leak re-
sulting. and 4 Milla bomb failed 70
! damage the tank.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-05
German City Has
Big Food Stock
At High Prices

Dusseldorf. Germany, April She
German authorities have reported
that there Is plenty OF food IN the
vicinity OF Dusseldorf but II IS dif-
ficult for the poorer classes to Dur
chase IL on cards. because the food
IS held for the high prices obtained
for smuggled goods.
Meat when obtained leEitimately f.
quoted at the normal equivalent OF
$40 q pound, butter at $40. eggs At
20 cents each, flour at 5 cents q
pound and sugar at "a cents a pound.
The same foods II sold BY smugglers
bring from two 70 five times those
prices Bacon Is sold by smugglers
pound The men and women engaged
in the smuggling trade call upon their
customers in the cities at night and
buy their supplies in the country in
the day.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-05

seen the bodies Of some OF these sol
diers, their pockets bulging with
Jewels and rouble notes II is no
uncommon thing for them to carry
around as much as 10000 roubles-
They cannot be called disciplined
trOops-they are really criminals.
rs Il not a reflection on the old
Russian regime that IL should leave
a residue OF 100000 criminals TO fur
Their Bolshevism2 -
Not at all; that IS not 8 big per
centage Of Russia's 10000. 900 popu-
lztiou- Do you think that in America
you have not an equal proportion OF
bad men who would come out and
fatten on Bolshevism did the scOurge
sweep the United States?"
IF such leaders as Lenine, Trotsky
and Radek were captured OF killed
would not that be the death Of Boil
Ehsvism7T
Have Many Lenines.
Not at all; every village has its
own Lenine or Trotsky-"
You mean. then, that Lenine does
not control the dOings OF his own
supporters outside Of Moscow"
That is So Bolshevism is not e
centralized form Of government II
IS not national; IN fact. Lenfne alb
hors the world and speaks OF his
'socialized' government All men IN
der their sway. all their belongings,
even their wives belong TO the Boil
shevfk pOtentates-"
what about Lenine's promise to
repay the allies loans 10 the czarist
governments Of Russian"
Lenine would promise anything,
but he cannot do this"
What about the food situation IN
Russian"
Eat Starved Horses.
NO words that I could use would
adequately describe the frightful hor-
rors OF starvation The population OF
Petrograd has sunk from zoo 900 70
100000. ] myself have seen horses
drop dead Of hunger in the streets
their houses and hack pieces Of flesh
from the carcass, with carrion dogs
joining in the feast"
IF such are conditions In Rolsheyik
Russia, surely the people would rise
up against their leaders,"
'Bolshevism viii die OF its own ex-
cesses and mismanagement by next
summer"
Then why bring in an allied army
and prepare for operations that could
scarcely begin until next sumner
Intervention would have TO be
speeded up 10 spare our people as
much misery as possible"
why don't the Bolsheviks feed
the people2"
The difficulty is mainly one OF
transportation There is bounteous
food in southern Russia. and in a
general way the peasants are not SUI
fering- As Is always the case in such
times, the mujiks are c0ncealing their
food What is happening is that
marauding bands OF soldiers ride into
the villages, demand the delivery Of.
say, 1000 pools Of grain within a GER
tain number Of hours. and hold the
leading village folk as hostages TO
be shot II the food Is not forthcom-
ing"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-05

gradually the plow VIII work over
this fertile wheat growing district,
though many years may pass before
It is restored to full productivity. In
the end all that viii remain Of the
desolation Of today viii be the little
cemeteries dotted all over the land
scape and the avenue OF memorial
trees that France proposes TO build
right across the north and north
eastern districts. In any case, IL is a
fact that in the Lens-Arras country
100000 acres Of rich wheat and beet
growing soil viii not be fit for eulti-
walton by the present generation Of
farmers
Huge Damages.
French military engineers and Ger
man prisoners are now restoring the
shattered railroad tracks in northern
France. where on the Nord system
alone the wars damage is assessed at
$500, 000. 600. Between Lens and Arras
trains move slowly along the new per
manent way. traced for the most part
through a deep cutting The steep
slope TO the west is bored throughout
the length Of the cutting with German
duEouts OF various types. and on the
top the old wire entanglements can
still be seen Where the cutting ends.
a few miles from Arrass the battlefield
is visible right away to Nimy ridge
Camouflaged battery positions and
roads can be seen everywhere with
here and there small ammunition
dumps not yet removed. and battered
strips Of corrugated iron streWn about
the ground. There are also innumera-
bic mine craters and deacying trench
sWstems. most Of them now water
logged. and above all a vast panorama
Of leveled villages, RACED forests and
shell blasted ridges
The awful tragedy OF the scene is
completed by the pathetic spectacle Of
the many graves dug within a stones
throw Of the railroad
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-05
English Society Honors
Officer OF u. S. Na0u

Liverpool. April 5.-The Liverpool
Shipwreck and Humane soclety's
silver medal and Illuminated certifi-
cate were presented the other day to.
Ensign j. j. NUNS. Of the United
States destroyer Beale. for gallantry
at sea
In September. when the City Of
Glasgow was rOrpedoed. Ensign
NUNS in a motor boat launched from
the BeaIe, succeeded under great diff
ficulty in saving three Of the four
men left on board
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-05
German AdUertises For
French Wife With Cash

Geneva switzerland, April 5.-A
German advertises in a local paner
for a French wife as follows:
Marriage A gentleman. German
and unnaturalized. without fortune.
but possessing all the advantages OF
a true German education. would con-
sent to marry a young. amiable and
docile Frenchwoman, Partisan pre-
ferred. able to bring with her suffi-
Client means to assist considerably IN
the upkeep OF the household"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-05
China GrOws Peoples
And Smokes Opium In
Outlying ProUince,

Londonl INK. ADrl 5--PrlVafe and
official reports here Indicate thar
opium cultivation Is being resumed -
China on a large scale. DESPITE the
sincerity OF the central government
in trying TO eradicate this evfi- Pei-f-
authorities. Il IS said. often exercise
but little control over provincial au-
thorities-
International negotiations may be
necessary to correct the situation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-05

London Eng, April 6.-Tnflictfon OF
penal servitude as a punishment for
nigamists has been suggested BIZ 3
scottish judge and BY the common
sergeant at Old Bailey. The serreaut
IN imposing sentence Of one Yeats
imprisonment upon an Offender
quoted and approved the suurestfcr
q the Scotch judge. and added that
pisauy IL now becoming very ser'-
Gus offence"