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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.?
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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."
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"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.
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