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1 Monday, July 3, 1916. EL PASO HERALD EDITORIAL and MAGAZINE PAGE Courage In The Deadlock Patriotism In Practice The Big Drive Begins Undiluted American Hyphenates Short Snatches From Everywhere A European campaign, as now understood, consists in poshing as far into the enemy's country as possible and then being poshed back by the enemy to the start ing point, both operations being accompanied by the -violent death of hundreds of thousands of devoted men. There is then a period of deadlock before the next of fensive starts and the process is repeated. The only variation is the levying of an occasional staggering war tax -which, however, is cheerfully borne by an already overburdened people. This reads like pacifist talk. It isn't really. For there is nothing -which so proves true patriotism as the ability to bear unflinchingly the monotony of small successes and small reverses and the intermittent dead lock, nor anything that so tries the spirit of a nation as to be obliged to bear the privations and sacrifices of war -while myriad hearts are wrenched -with grief for the slain in battle. This has given rise to the knowledge that courage at home, like courage on tie field, is priceless in war. And the unflinching courage -which sustains a nation through the nerve fagging period of a deadlock is that which en titles the people of such a nation to the world's respect o .j A -wave of enthusiasm for recruiting seems to have swept every city and town in the nation. Dulnth has a very good slogan, "Do your bit " It was lifted bodily from Canada, which didn't have it copyrighted, and now it is doing good service in bringing Americans into the khaki. o Roswell will be a fit candidate for cangratulation when 4000 bales of cotton are harvested from the 12,000 acres proposed to be planted. o A rich recluse may live and dielriendlessly, but after Ms death a swarm of affectionate relatives is sure ta arise to fight for the estate. Roswell is to have a non spectacular but very patriotic Fourth of July. It will be a safe and sane Fourth to the extent that several hundred dollars will not be spent for fireworks to please the eye with an in stant's flare and then be gone forever. The fireworks exhibition m Roswell has come to be handled by the Spanish War veterans, an organization whose numbers are as steadfastly patriotic now as they were in '98. This year, however, the veterans have quieted the fireworks talk. Instead, the several hundred dollars will be used as a start toward a pension fund for national guardsmen and their dependents. A militiaman with a family in want at home cannot make a very good soldier. Provide for his family and you are not only assisting a family but you are also helping make a good soldier by in spiriting him. Such is the reasoning of the Roswell veterans, and the town as a whole has enthusiastically embraced the idea. ' That is patriotism in -practice. Henry Ford is discharging his employes who uphold their country by Enlisting in the army or the national guard. But news dispatches have said nothing about Mr. Ford declining any war orders which come to his factory. o They say that out of every evil some good is bound tp come. Thus every big fire is a harvest for the insur ance companies, save those which have to pay the loss. There are so many applicants for enlistment in CoL Roosevelt's army division that he may have to estab lish a waiting list. o Now is the time, in the cool of the evening, when one is thankful for the garden work done last Septem ber and this March and April. It appears the Entente allies are at last inaugu rating their "big drive." Italy is pushing the Austrians back and taking position after postion in the Trentino. Russia is making great headway in Volhynia and Ga lioa. France is so alternating offence with defence as to keep the best of the German army engaged from Ver dun northward, while now we are informed that a tre mendous British offensive has been launched over a long front riorth of Somme. In a few days we may expect news that the French-British-Seman army of about 680,000 men which has its base at Saloniki, Greece, has assumed the aggressive against the Bulgarian and Teutonic forces arrayed against them. It looks like a great attack upon the central powers from all sides is a concerted effort to break down Ger many and Austria-Hungary and thus terminate the war. The chief of the allied forces, meanwhile, is fight ing all through the interior of Germany. His name is Hunger. Hnnger is driving Germany to desperation. It is saddening the civil population. Despite the assertions of Germany that the food situation has been satisfac torily solved, such is far from being the case. Germany has sent an ultimatum to Switzerland, de manding an agreement for a commercial exchange. In other words, Germany wants to exchange other good3 for food. That Germany has sent an ultimatum to as power ful a little nation as Switzerland, proves the desperate nature of Germany's need. Concerning Austria's situation at home we know less. It ran only be assumed that Austria is in no bet ter condition economically than Germany. If the Entente allies ever had a chance for an over whelming victory, it is now. But it is an exceedingly slim chance at best Germany may be forced to shorten the battle lines, but she cannot be crushed. Politicians who have been rather testing out the sen timent in New Mexico recently declare the Spanish American population has no sympathy with Mexico in any controversy with the United States, and that the native-born New Mexicans express impatience that it should be inferred they would be sympathetic toward Mexico as against the United States. The feeling was expressed in about the following words: "It is absurd to talk about any community of in terest, sympathy or fellow feeling for Old Mexico Mexi cans among the native people of this state. They have absolutely nothing in common, and the average New Mexico Spanish-American doesn't take kindly to being classed in the same category. The New Mexico natives live close to the soil; they are intensely loyal in their affiliations and their loyalty is based simply on the fact that they live in the United States. "The fact that the native people have furnished three companies of the national guard at the border ought alone to be sufficient answer to these insola tions." That is to say, those residents of New Mexico who are hvpheoateshy birth, are nevertheless in fact as un diluted Americans as CoL Roosevelt could desire. The zoological gardens of Belgium have bees ruined by war, the New York zoological gardens will help to restock the Belgian collection, and a second Noah's ark will cross the sea and carry a load, two and two, of whatever beastjes can be spared. a It is certain that if gasoline goes much higher the Standard Oil company can soon afford to threw in automobiles to purchasers of "gas." O ! In the revised lineup, Carranza may substitute for Villa in the batting order. Senator Kern's silence is the sort that can't be suppressed. New York American. If it wasn t for the mistakes they make some men would never be heard of Chicago News. A hero is a man who fights for something better than the money there is In it Galveston News. Getting right down to it, the awning- on the front porch can be worked over to make milady a new skirt. Los Angeles Times. Any father would rather see his son's name in the Boy Scouts' news than m the police court notes. Chippewa Falls Independent. The courtship of Greece by the Allies Just natur ally called for seme of the milder methods of the Cave Man Providence Journal Zapata is said to be Just outside the gates of the City of Metlco It is a safe bet he will not find Car ranxa at home when he calls. Austin American. Standing behind the president in Mexico may not be as popular a conception of patriotic action as it used to be when he was delivering ultimatums to Europe Detroit Journal. When the president scolds Carranza. Carranza might do worse he might whistle or begin singing. Some people behave that way when they are scolded. St- Louis Globe-Democrat. A news item says that Wall street is greatly agi tated over the Mexican trouble But It Is well to re member that being agitated is an old-time habit with Wall street New Orleans States. That Chilton farmer who had to pay $6.78 postage for writing messages on eggs shipped by parcel post won't try to work that kind of shell game on Uncle Sam any more. Milwaukee Sentinel. The only thing that prevents the American peo ple from being utterly and thoroughly indignant at the Mexicans for killing our brave soldiers is the fact that It was done on Mexican soil. Kansas City has been said that when a man Is drowning his past life Is brought ud before him. And some one else has said that quarreling with one's wife pro duces the same effect. It is only a question of choos ing your method. Knox vi lie- Sentinel. Democratic Sckool Of Tkouglit, Founded Bv Thomas Terrerson; A Well Attended SEMfe etive Ever Since i NINETY years ago tomorrow oc curred the death of Thomas Jef ferson, third president of the I nited States and founder of the Dem ocratic school of thought. This school has been well attended ever since and had its largest enrolment In 1911. when Woodrow "Wilson was elected to the presidency by one of the most heavily swollen popular votes on record. Thomas Jefferson was born on a Virginia farm of LW acres, which raised tobacco, wheat and brunette slaves In wild abundance. Thomas was a tall, shy boy who ran largely to hones and hair of a light but pleasing complexion. He did not take to the farm and never learned to milk a cow in a finished and versatile manner, pre ferring to practise law and milk the unsuspecting client. Soon after being admitted to the bar he was married to a beautiful widow lady with 40.004 acres of land and 1S6 slates, which event he always referred to with ill concealed emotion. When .the IX colonies decided to se cede from Great Britain in one rectan gular chunk, it was Thomas Jefferson ay HOWARD L. RANN. who wrote the declaration of independ ence with a bursting heart and a stub pen Soon after this Jefferson was in vited to select a seal for the new na- I tZS3C AT HOME. J masO Wr w Tic kircH&ill Jeffersonlan simplicity whon congreiis la not la ifufilon. tion. and reached Into the back of a Latin pony for the phrase. ' E Plunbus Unum," which has done jeoman ser vice ever since. After holding mot ot the offices in Virginia that ha 1 been in vented up to that time, Jeffron in for the presidency but was defeated i by John Adams by the space of two ! eye-winkers. Foru years later, how- ever, he ran again and was elected, and immediately began to do awaT with the weekly levees, silk knee pants and er- j erythlng else that savored of court life in effete Europe Thus was ushered In that era of Jeffersonlan simplicity which has been so rigidly observed by politicians of all parties when con gress is not in session. One of the greatest acts of Thomas Jefferson's career was when he boucht a large slice of this hemisphere for J15.OOi.eeo and refused to trade back. He bought this land of Napoleon, who later realized the profits to be made from the sale of the California cli mate and the Hood river apple and kicked himself vigorously in his me moirs. Thomas Jefferson died a poor man. but he left a name that many a millionaire would be glad to buy at a premium. (Protected by George Matthew Adams.? Cs&3 r . CqJqL 35. East Coast Militiamen Bleacned, But Husky Soutkwestern Trams Kill V, T ETTERS to THE HERALD (All communications must beat the signature of the writer, hut the name will bo withheld If requested.) BAtDS D B.VNDS. Editor El Paso Herald I was very much interested in your explanation of the federal law which enables the local unions to keep the army bands from playing at the church services in the park You did not tell us enough. Does that law define what standard a mu sician, or body of musicians must reach to enable them to hare the veto to army music- Wouldn't our local city band have a wee bit of trouble in reaching a reasonble standard' I would Judge so from the few times I have heard them play I really think they feel the contrast between their music and the music of the average army band would be much to their detriment. I do not attend church services very much, but I would go to some of the Cleveland Square services if they had good music, and perhaps I would soak ud some of the advice of the nreacher. Which might be true of a good many other men. I say, let's have the music. Interested. TNKLINGS and I THINKLINGS By WEE JONES. Life's mysteries Middle names. Famous alibis: Hughes is Just as good. If we're not at war with Mexico, what are we doing rehearsing? Mules were put on the Democratic voting lists in West Virginia. Why not If anything has a mind," it's a mule. "single track Orpet was cool and in good voice New Item. v No. Orpet Isn't making his debut in opera; he's on trial for murder. Tier seems t' be seme misunderstand in' among our girl painters as t' jest where tV bloom o' youth should begin an' ead. Mr. Lemraie Peters, praise o' whose graduatin essay over a year ago, I wax on ever tongue, is still Ioafin' but The only continent without a war la j hag several things in view. sosin .imenca. our sue s not sore over it. More than 1M69 of the "original Hughes men" have announced them selves. Without knowing them all. we'll bet a cigar there's net a barber in the bunch. As amended: See Mexico first. (Copyright National Newspaper Service.) "Uncle" Joe Cannon likes smoking so muck that he often smokes while in bed. Houston B. Teehee. register of the United States Treasury, spent 18 years on a farm. fc f II HE national guardsmen who I arrived in the city early Sun-- day morning are a husky look ing bunch of bos and ought to make good soldiers." said R. O Barton. "All of the boys, however, seem to have seen very little of the sun back east and are bleached As soon as tbey get the benefit of "old sol" down here though, I think there will be a big change in their appearance. All seem anxious for a fight and I believe that they would more than make good if they had a chance Like those of the Roswell battery, all of the guns sem to be in an excellent condition and in readiness for immediate action " "The city is to be congratulated that k .: ousel iiimaj vhi iiirirs 9ikb rata not assumed the proportions that strikes in other cities have in the past," said C D Armstrong, of Atlan ta. "I well remember when I was in Philadelphia some years back when several thousand street car men went out on a strike, and the authorities had a hard time, believe me. Sympathy among the citizens seems to be with the strikers, and particularly the unions of the city Any kind of per sonal violence on the part of the strik ers lends disfavor to their side with peace loving people, however." Business in the newspapers." said I C Bradley, of Houston, district manager for the Stone & Webster company. "With news of war flying thick on all sides, and at all times, it ought not to be a great deal of trouble for the papers to fill their columns with news that will be eager ly read." -- "Owing to the distance that many commanderies had to travel, the at tendance at the Knights Templar con clave recently held in Los Angeles was only about 15.0OO." said Scott C. White, who represented El Paso commander at the conclave. "It was a great meet ing, nowevtr, and advanced the cause of Masonry I made the trip out by ery 'evV jOWS ever, occurred in the middle of an ex tremely hot day in the desert In South ern California, and made up for the lack of trouble daring the other por tions of the trip. The roads are good except in that section out of Needles. where the sand is heavy." "Despite the unsettled conditions on the border, the real estate market n Bl Paso remains active," said W 1 Phillips. "Our business has been good, and other real estate men report a -tivity. The fact that at this time. whe- there is so much uncertainty as to wha" is going to happen below the border business continues good, is pretty goo5 evidence of the confidence held in !-' automobile and went through with onlv I Paso by other outsiders and our home AIM MlvtHra 11k nuau.,.. V.n. nAnla .. .-..fc.... w. A.Mfe ,1flU;fcWl C7, "WIT- fl-VJHb. Preparing To Live IFE wastes itself while we are preparing to Mve," wroto By nBATRICE FAIRFAX. "L The Sage of Concord spoke one of his deep truths In that simple sentence- ( Too many of us treat life as If it our department is not I were a Journey for which we had to do !? ZSM!!X 5wlJ5I,'fti I8 S SMS? ! shopping and sewing and packing! way: Education is not a matter of going I Uurovgh high school or college, earn- ' ' rag a diploma, framing it, and feel- HER THOUGHTS ARE FAR AWAY Copyright lil. International News Service. A CVRD OF THANKS. Editor El Paso Herald: We, the undersigned rtnembers of troops "C" and "K." lth cavalry) wish to extend our many hearty thanks to the people of El Paso, (both white and colored) for their kind treatment and liberal donations to us since our re turn to the United States. To know that American people are behind us encourages us and gives us more vim to fight. Our stand In the face of superior numbers deserves no praise, we did only what any American soldier will do to uphold the honor of the Stars and Stripes. Felix Page, Ira L. Floyd. Tarvln T. Hopkins. William Hague, Wm. G. Gib son. William Glvens. Joe Oliver. Samuel McDonald. J. D. Ward, Fred Williams, Sgt, Allen Peterson. James Stokes, Gearge M. Chaplain. Harvey B. M. Lee. Will Harris. John Soleman, Jr.. John "Wilson, Thos. G. Strickler, Charlie Jones. Charlie Marshall. George Stower, Luther Alexander, Elsie Graham. HOLDUPS TAKE $25 FROM JOSE GARZA; CROSS RIVER Held at the point of a pistol, Jose Garza, a laborer residing on Duraneo stre-t, was robbed of approximately ' J2S In cash early Monday morning, as ! iic was Kuing 10 nis nome Dy two unl- i dentifled Mexicans. The two men, ac- I police, approached him and asked for a match, when one suddenly drew a pistol and told htm to hold up his hands, the other searching his pockets. After being left by the two men Garza went into his home and procur ing a pistol, pursued the robbers to the Santa. Fe street international bridge, where they crossed to the Mexican side. ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL CARRIES BIG INCREASE Washington, D C, July I. The army appropriation bill, revised by the sen ate military committee, and ordered reported today, carries I32S.OOO,oo, an Increase of SUS.000.000 over the bill .passed by the house R. CREEVWUOD lUJCtn ERS KROM ACCIDEVT; DRI1ER ABSOLVED Robert Greenwood, who was struck by an automobile driven by E A. "Walters, of the El Paso Piano company Saturday afternoon, is recovering rap idly at his rooms on Magoffin and will suffer no serious effect of the accident. Mr. "Walters, who was driving the automobile, has been absolved from all blame fop the accident. He was driving down Texas when Greenwood, who was crossing the stret in the middle of the block, with his mail bag. heard an auto mobile driver call to him and as he Jumped back he stepped in fiont of the Walters car. Mr Walters picked him up and. after taking him to the post office drove him to his rooms. Ninety percent of the Italian boot and shoe factories are equipped with American machinery. Lord Halsburj. leader of the insur gents in Great Britain's upper House of Lords, Is 91 years of age. jag. ara m m m y- - , fezr - -bJHTMI .J! IW Iff tf wl aseUUnrcUim aget fTr the VlG ' W " - bn rt,n &. Southwestern system. "Our trains ; things and arranging to take them still kill a few cow, and for these we with us and laying others away in 1? 'vrn"- h5nISnI!i'?b!t.rS v--? Phor so that they will be out of the ever killed by railroad trains, o vtLJ'ior u,, present, but available if matter how worthless a cow may have w.ctaae4 to want them later, been during life, when she comes to her I jjfe ls a joargMat-bnt most of the death through a mlxup with a railroad I u,,BW we Bi we can get on the u. v a t vmc u upvi uu 'nrati v aw -& Aemjl valtiAktA a -1maV L . "This ought to be a great time for lug that in that piece of evidence lies our claim to culture, jaaucauon is a matter of learning every day and as we go. Fitting uuroselves tor work isn't a matter of studying up to a certain point, accepting a position after due preparedness and then expending bit by bit a fult store of knowledge se cured in advance. Instead, it Is a matter of Imbibing knowledge every day, of learning by each hour's experience, of adjusting ourselves to circumstances as they rise anl of growing to meet the needs of a grow la? work. BY BATCHEL0R Most of us put the accent on ti9 wrong place in our living We li'.a all the time and steadily, so we should learn to live more and more fully eacti oay. No one can prepare for any thing so perfectly that unexpected situations will not arise which have to be met with mental agility and a cer tain power to react to new situations. The sum of experience ls never don We keep adding to it every dav M! cf us are learning all of the time, else we are stagnating or, worse still, evap orating mentally. Prepar'cg to live, planning to do something splendid tomorrow or next week. Is almost a guarantee of nev.-r ooing anything- worth while A great author once said that he kept a notebook fell of plots and sug gestions ior plots which- he meant to work up some day into masterpieces He died with all the material in that notebook untouched His life might have wasted Itself while he was preparing to write except for the fact that he never ceased writ ing other stories and plots the tales it lesser importance in his judgment -the tilings he didn't jot down in the notebook with the idea of working up rome day, but those he worked at as he went along The great "masterpieces" he meant to do when he had leisure, when he had prepared himself for them, were never accomplished Hie "lesser works' made his reputation. And life is like that. It will waste itself as we are preparing to live if we don't live even while we prepare MUKJ1 lruth - Tban Poetry BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE. And Look What Happened To Him. No wonder John M Parker doesn't want to run for vice president. A man named Parker ran for president once. that -Ir. -R-rfifl'9 aartlAn tft.tt if Th president called for a million men at sunrise they would be under arms by nightfall was not absolutely correct " The Can.se. If marriases were not so easy di vorces would cease to become familia' Purely Supererogatory. "We most win. Let every Democrat go to work." William J. Bryan Thanks to William J. every deserv ing Democrat has gone to work, the 'date of emnlorment being the earliest date that Mr Bryan could write their names on the government payroll. Never Agnin. The A. B. C nations refuse to have anything to do with the mediation scheme. Tbey are willing to try any thing once, but only once. Look Out For MUItariam. The country s getting very warlike, indeed, when it talks about spending as much annually for a navy as it does for chewing gum. In It FoiMlblef Judging by the fact that with all pos sible hxbte anC expedition the units of the ational guard are only about half equipped and in camp, we begin to fear "Why ot Send En Down Ilerer There would be no American Unon Agaiaet Militarism if all the members were forced to reside at Columbus. X. M. Fire When Tonre Ready, Henry. It appear that Henry Ford did not " say he'i fire any of his employes who enlisted in the national guard. It is up to him. however, to fire the subor dinate who made that announcement in his name. Because He Knows the Game. With nothing but a baseball bat at his command J. Franklin Baker st TK manages to attract more attention than his namesake, Newton D with, a whole army. HOrE 1H3 AGREED ON FOKTD7ICATIOXS BILL -VCuhuurtom. D. C. Jnly 1. The house to day agreed apoa the canXwence report on the fortifications approi latlon bill with t total of 115 T4S.es cah appropriation and ll.St.M In authorized contract. An Increase of !4.8S.tS over the total aa the meaaar orurtaally passed the hrnj-e s larrety ta spproortatlons for ammunition ra- erre. J Politics HERE'S the presidential race we have long been waiting for, and its roorbacks will displace tiresome stories of the war. We are tired of death and blood, and we turn with great relief, to the yarns of Mr. Mudd, who would be tha nation's chief. Sleuths are busy laying bare all the things he ever did; whiter daily, grows the hair underneath that statesman's lid. For he thought his foolish! acts were forgotten, long ago; but the sleuths did up the facts, make of them a. public show. Correspondents, on his trail, strive to show, in language tense, that he served a term in jail, having swiped a widow's fence. Affidavits by tie ton, written down by trenchant pens, will declare he got his mon, with a lantern, steal ing hens. Anecdotes of Europe's strife wfll seem flat, absurdly tame whea we take a statesman's life, and dissect and shred the same. Let the slogan gayly sound, let the hewgag hover near; there'll be lots of fun around, in this presiden tial year. (Protected by the Adams Irewspsper service.) WALT MASOJt. EL PASO HERALD DEDICATED TO THE SERVICE OF THE PEOPLE. THAT SO GOOD CAUSE SHALL LACK A CHAMPION. AND THAT EVIL SHALL NOT THRIVE UNOPPOSED. H. D. Slater, editor and controlling owner, has directed The Herald for 18 yeant . J. C WHwarth Is Maaagev and C. A. Martin U Newa Editor. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PItEsl MERICX NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOC! VnoX. AND 4.CD1T BtREVU OF CIRCULATIONS. AN INDBPBNDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER The El Paso Herald was established In March. 1SS1. The El Paso Herald includes also, by absorption and suc sesslon. The Dally News. The Telegraph. The Telegram, The Tribune. Th Graphic The Sun. The Advertiser. The Independent. The Journal. The Re puhltcan. 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