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EL PLSO HERALD
Week-End Edition September 29-30 1917.
EIGHTEENTH FIELD ARTILLERY ANOTHER REGIMENT BORN AT EL PASO TRAINING FOR FRANCE
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CANDIDATES IN
FINE GONDIHOH
Student Officers at Leon
Springs Are Gaining in
Weight and Knowledge.
El ?uo student officers at the re--er
c training: camp at Leon Springs.
Texas are more than holding their
"TO and every one la In fine physi-
cal condition according to K E. Neti
. ; tbe Neff-SUlea company who re-
turned to El Paso Friday night from
a several weeks trip to Galveston.
Houston and San Antonio. Mr. Neff
n as accompanied by Cap. T. J. BeaH
and en route back to this city he
stopped over at Leon Springs to see
the El Paso student officers who
are undergoing a rigorous coarse of
military training:
"1 he s)s:em of training the student
officers certainly benefits tbelr health
CAMP WEEKLY
APPEARS OCT. 8
THE 18th field artillery is one of the two artillery regiments bom in EI Paso. It was organized on June I'
191 7 and made up from a skeleton staff taken from the Fifth field artillery. At the time of its organiza-
tion it was under command of Col. Bowley who was succeeded later by Maj. Brooks. Capt. W. C. Harris
is now in command of the regiment appearing in the foreground of the picture and Capt. Wm. F. Rike is the
regimental adjutant
"Trench and Camp" Will
Command Services oi Best
Writers in Country.
Washington. D. C Sept. 29. The
first issue of "Trench and CamV the
weekly newspaper to be printed for
every army camp through the coop
eration of newspaper publishers will
make its appearance October S. Presi-
dent Wilson has siren his personal
endorsement of "Trench and Camp
and secretaries Baker and Daniels
and Cot. Theodore Roosevelt will be
among the first contributors. The
best known sporting- and special
writers and the leading cartoonists
have given their services to the pub-
lication. All arrangements between publish-
rs and the manv details of the under-
better looking- bunch of men physl- taking nave been directed by John
ei. u. aiaicr Stewart Bryan pnoilsner or the Iticn-
mond rews-Leader who will nave
general management of the paper.
The El Paso Herald has agreed to
print for Camp Cody Seming K. II.
mi. re.r.
-e.dent and editor of 'iht jieiaia.
hard as nails and has sained
several pounds since entering the
camp. Eugene Harris Earl Teague
V . j. Lang. Kenneth Brown of Tuc-
son and others are looking fine and
declare that the camp life is the
greatest in the worid. The em .
are drilled continually and while I
was there they were put through the
bavo-ipi exerc?es whih c - f
charging at a trench supposedly oc-
cupied by the Germans. Eugene Har-
r:s Is losing flesh and hardening up
in fine shape.
"When the order is sounded to
charge the embryo officers are ex-
let ti to yell at the top of their
voices when they thunder down on a
trcmh and stab at dummies. The in- l?Tn.a
- re continually giving ad-Kear theSJ
vice on the various drills and Bsr-1
If . candidate overlooks
ar.ythipc. he is liable to be given a
reprimand.
The quarters of the student offi-
cers are large well aired and very
comfortable. I was asked a million
questions about El Pasoans and how
!-vervone was getting along. When I
told' them I was returning to El
Paso. I was given a list of telephone
numbers to call up and tU friends of
the candidates that I had seen them
and that they were tickled at the
training and conditions."
COL DOYEN ISPROMOTED
MARINE BRIGADE GENERAL
Washington. D. C Sept. . CoL
Charles A. Doyen of the marine corps
commanding the marine regiment
mtn the first expedition to France
has been selected for promotion to
lirigadier general. Some marine units
in addition to the flrst regiment have
already reached the other side.
DESERTER ASD rOSBUR
HUBERT TAICEX FOR TRIAL
Salt Lake City. Utah.. Sept. IS. In
custody of a guard Corp. Henry D-
Hilbert quartermaster department
seir confessed deserter from the
I niterl States army who posed over
-he country as Sergt. Breckenrtdge
nf ihi "Princess Pat" regl-
T-.ent of Canadians left last night tor
lcafa island. San Francisco to Be
iried for desertion
Sgi. McTaggari Lights
Pipe Drops Match Into
Powder; Burned by Blast
Sergt. Harry McTaggart C troop.
Eighth cavalry. Is in the base hospital
at Fort Bliss his face hands and ears
scorched and his hair singed below
where his hat brim marked a line
as the result of inadvertently drop
ping a "spent" match into a trail of
ma perfectly gooa powder
signal cannon at Fort Bliss
two evenings ago.
sergt. MCTtaggart was on guard at
NVITES ITS'
OF FORMER WAR
the prison stockade at the hour of re
treat when a srunner Dulled the lan
yard on the gun and It missed fire on
a blank cartridge. The gunner hauled
the charge out ana shoved in another
Defence League Wants the
Spanish War Men for
Members.
That Spanish war veterans be In
vited to become members of the El
Paso Home Defence leacrue was unan
imously agreed upon at a meeting In
the countv court room in the court-
house Friday night. It Is believed
that their experience and knowledge
of military tactics will make their
membership especially advantageous
to the organization. J. J. faster f.
E. Hunter and Ponder S. Carter were
appointed a committee to take the
matter ud.
t: e- -Hunter director oi district -no.
was authorized -to raise two compa
nies one north of the railroad tracks
to consist of SS men and one south of
the tracks to consist of SO men.
Mobilisation Pointa Designated.
The following mobilization Mints
were designated for the different dis
tricts: AO. 1. C ts. Stevens's residence
216 West Boulevard: So. C Bailey
school 707 Montana; Ko. 4 the More-
head school between Arizona and
Nevada and Ho. 9 Grand View school.
1128 Sacramento.
It was announced that district
drills Thursday evenings and dis
trict No. S Monday evenings. Keen
competition for the trophy cup re-
cently donated to the league is being
shown by the various districts. Seventy-six
new members are reported
to have enroled Friday night in ad-
dition to the 17 added to the signal
corps. B. R. Persons was appointed
captain of district No. 4.
GITIZEIMDE
ilfMJpiT
OPERATOR HAIRE GETS 'SIT
AT H. Q. 315th AT TRAVIS
Word received from Willis A. Haire.
casting the first on the ground where i for the past year and a half the As-
powder was scattered proceeded to ! soclated Press telegrapher in The
load and fire the gun as tbe flag was Herald office that he has been
lowered. Serge. McTaggart. close by
the discarded explosive thoughtlessly
ngntea nis pipe aoouc mat time ana
cast the match he told the hospital
soldiers on the turf. Fire touching
a few grains of powder the blast was
qulekly set off.
McTaggart will recover without
scars having only surface burns the
hospital said. He Is a Canadian.
naturalized and has been in the arzn
12 years. He has a sister In Lawrence
Mass.
COL. T0MFKIX3 TO CRTJCE3S
CoL R. S. H. Tomnkins. command
ing the Seventh cavarly left Satur-
day morning for Las Cruces. where
he will inspect three troops of his
regiment stationed there. Tbe troops
win taKe part in tne county xair pro
gram tms axternoon.
FORMING FIRST AID CLASS
Those interested in Joining a class
in first aid are invited to meet Dr.
B. F Jenness at temple Mount SInal
Monday afternoon at :i0 oclock to
consult with him concerning the time
' when the classes will be held.
ss
The supreme art of
shoemalring is illus-
trated in this lace
walking boot with
high top long vamp
and delicately mod
eled heel. Boots of such refinement of de-
sign are made only in America and only by
leading style creators here. This model is
carried by us in the following colored lads:
Pearl Gray Champagne Bronze Mouse
Brown and Dark Gray.
Price $12.50
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203 MESA AVE.
signed as clerk to the adjutant at the
headquarters of the 316th ammunition
trains at Camp Travis San Antonio
training place for Texas soldiers of
the selective army. Halre left El Paso
with the second contingent of dratted
men last week.
Halre wrote that the change of the
raw untrained "rookies" in camp into
soldiers of Uncle Sam is rapidly go-
ing on. and that the El Pasoans are
ant RtnriAnfft "At th hlfiat of th.
morninir whistle everv man lomiw 1 t flr as
aoout lour feet out of his bunk the
sergeant yells 'Outside! and we must
dress In IS minutes for reveille" he
said. "After that comes the 'walk-
around' and the lieutenant quickly
changes the time to about '13)' and
we trot around for ten minutes. Eat
breakfast? I guess we can. Every-
body has an appetite. The food is
nothing fancy but substantial."
EL PASO FOURTHIN NAVY
RECRUITING; 8 MORE ENLIST
El Paso stands fourth in the num-
ber of navy recurlts received last
week but this week will jump a
point and take third -position accord-
ing to Information received at the lo-
cal naval recruiting station. The lo-
cal office is now limited to 10 re-
cruits a week but if the limit was
lifted the officers In charge say this
uuuiuer can easily ne aouoiea.
ond. Washington D. C third and El
Paso fourth.
Eight recruits who enlisted Friday
at the local station left this moraine
for San Francisco. The men are: Ira
h -ener. n reman third class: C. M.
Clay James A. Hlggins Nathan Par-
jter apprentice seamen; iteuben K.
Wood fireman of the second class:
TVinw.. . T7 T .1... SI .
mawuuto i . av 11IC1UHU feCCUUU
class; Henry Chamberlln fireman of
me stcona class ana ueorge w. Drew
fireman of the second class.
MERIT WILL BE BASIS
FOR ARMY PROMOTIONS
Washington D. C Sept. 10. Merit
will be th sole basis for nromotlon
of officers In the national army and
national guard ine war department
announces In orders governing pro-
motions In those organizations for
the duration of the war.
Commanding generals of divisions
in the United States must submit rec-
ommendations as to promotions to the
adjutant general but when the forces
are abroad they may make temporary
promotions subject to approval of the
department.
In maklnrr recommendations for
second lieutenants commanding offi-
cers are required to state specifically
their opinion as to whether the best
interests Of the ser-rleA will Ha nrn.
moted by the appointment of a reserve
corps officer or of a member of the
organization thus paving the way for
promotion of men from the ranks.
OFFICERS OF 8TH CAVALRY
DINE AT ZEIGER TONIGHT
Officers of thft THcfcth msIm.
headed by CoL George T. Langhorne.
will have a regimental dinner at the
Zelger this evening at 7 oclock. They
have nearly all packed their marching
kits and are ready to leave Fort Bliss
where they have been stationed for
two years to march to Mrfa T.-.-I .
Monday morning early.
Mrs. Georffe TIpttpv xrfrtniv rf -mt
rl Dewey has been made honorary
cnairman oi tne comforts committee
of the Nary league of the United
States.
Two El Paso Germans Ad
mitted One Denied; Ap-
plicants for the TJ. S.
Saturday was "naturalization day"
in the 34th district court and judge
W. D. Howe cleared his docket of the
last application for citizenship to be
heard in the state courts here as a
rule was enacted some months ago
that applicants must hereafter file
their petitions In the federal court.
Two German subjects were granted
American citizenship papers by judge
Howe Agatlus Iversoa and Pete
Dehllnger both El Pasoans. Herman
Klee another German was denied his
application because his witnesses
were not held competent not proving
the required residence. The case of
John Bassel of Ireland was dismissed
because he was not present. He Is a
soldier and had been ordered from El
Paso since filing his petition.
Applicants All Loyal -M.
A Anthony naturalization ex
aminer represented the government
and in each case propounded this ques-
tion of the witnesses: "Have you
heard applicant make any remarks as
to the right or wrong of the cause of
the United States against Germany?"
The applicants were all shown to be
loyal to this country.
llovre swears use to France.
Judtce Howe showed himself a true
believer In the cause of France when
tbe oath of allegiance was being ad-
ministered to Dehllnger. who was
born In an Alsace city that Is now In
French possession. The judge said
he liked to think this French terri-
tory and made the affiant forswear
allegiance to France as well as to
Germany. The other applicant Iver-
son was a native of a Danish prov-
ince which was taken by Germany
Immediately after his birth.
I DRAFTER
AMBULANCES ItBTlTRXI-VG
Ambulance company No. 1 com-
manded by Maj. Thomas EL Han-rood
Jr.. will return this afternoon from
a "hike to Las Cruces. The com-
pany left Thursday and bivouacked
near the Cross City during the fair.
i ncre are a nun.De'- of Kl pasoans
In the company which drilled during
part of the proa-ram.
s
CO 01 STAND
One Testifies He Presented
Resolution at Cisco
Opposing War.
Abilene Texas Sept. 19. Three of
tbe 40 defendants In the Farmers' and
Laborers' Protective association con-
spiracy trial in federal court have
taken the stand. W. A. Dergfeldt hav-
ing testified during most of this
moraine's session. Will Gladwell tes-
tified yesterday and W. W. Claunch
was on the stand Thursday.
Berg'feldt today deftalled the origin
of the tno antl war resolutions which
were considered at the Cisco conven-
tion in February.
Admit Antl War Resolution.
He declared be presented Haskell
county resolution which provided for
oposlllon to the government In any
foreign war and suggested that all
officers from president down to con-
stable resign to fight If such a war
was declared but that he merely pre-
sented It after being instructed to do
so by his county organization.
Bergfeldt said he wrote the so
called verbal resolution providing for
open revolt against conscription only
at the dictation oi a delegate wnom
he could not name that It then was
torn up as tressona le and that later
In the convention he repeated It from
memory only after that had been de-
manded by the author.
EIGHTH CAVALRY STARTS ON
200 MILE 'HIKE' MONDAY
Commanded by CoL George T. Lang-
horne the Eighth cavalry wnleh has
been ordered to patrol duty In the Big
Bend country will vacate the bar-
racks at Fort Bliss Monday morning
and start its 200 mile "hike" to Marfa.
Texas where the regimental head-
quarters will be located.
Troops of the regiment will be sent
from Marfa to Presidio and other
points along the Rio Grande 85 miles
south of Marfa. The "hike" will re-
quire more than two weeks. The
Eighth will relieve the Sixth which Is
now stationed in the Big Bend coun-
try. The Sixth has been ordered to
report at San Antonio and the offl- j
cers and men will assist in the train-
ing of the men of the selective draft!
army.
C. M. ALLEN PROBABLY WILL
BE FREED FROM ARMY DUTY
Coty X- Allen who went with city
army selection board No. l's quota to
Camp Travis Sept. 21. was certified
by the district board by error and
will therefore be released from fur-
ther military duty according to ad-
vices received by tbe local board from
San Antonio. Allen will ne dis-
charged at the camp and will be at
liberty to return to El Paso. It was
announced Saturday.
None of the local boards nave re-
ceived any notifications yet of the re-
sult of the medical examinations of
the men sent to camp. It is estimated
that not over 10 percent of tbe men
from El Paso will be rejected physically.
RED CROSS SECRETARY ACTS
AS MAIL TAKER FOR TROOPS
Miss Grace Logan secretary of the
El Paso Red Cross chapter has an-
nounced that she Is official collects -of
the mall of the soldiers who pas
through the city and are met by Re l
Cross committees. Miss Logan's maga-
zine committee not only gives oa:
thousands of El Paso's post cards t
the soldiers furnished by the cham-
ber of commerce but It also stamps
those which are not ready for th?
mall.
HOSPITAL MEX LEAVE.
Six noncommissioned officers from
the base hospital company at Fort
Bliss have been sent to Fort Worth to
assist in the organization of addi-
tional units of the hospital terries In
the zth division.
5TH CAVALRY MEETS 17TH
AT DEMING ON LONG 'HIKE'
Demlng. X. M. Sept. 20. Troops B
and D fifth cavalry met here the
troops of the 17th cavalry from
Douglas trying out the new cavalry
saaaies ana oiner equipment on a
long "hike." Brig. Gen. Robert E. L.
Michie of the general staff at Wash
ington is with tne outfit as observer.
The El Paso troops are commanded by
Capts. Harold Thompson and Victor
Wales with CoL F. S. Armstrong.
Capt. Lewis Forester and Lieut. J.
Cessna on the board of observation.
Gen. Mlchle will ride with troons L
and M 17th cavalry back tq Doogles
and the fifth's troops will return to
their new post at Fort Bliss It was
said.
"In Union There Is Strength"
Youwonlbe calling
for help if your
Valuables are m
our Safely
Deposit
Vaults.
Majestic Demonstration
ONDAY Prof. Stark the famous chef begins a week's demon-
stration here of Majestic Ranges. Watch for the daily menus
next week. Keep in mind that Tuesday will be Children's Day.
m
Blankets
Comforts and Linens
'EXT week in our second floor section. Special arrange-
ments and attractive prices await YOU. Some of the
items that stand out prominently are- WILTON RUGS
For Majestic Range Week we are making a special showing-of high class
Wilton Rugs in the new Chinese effects and colors. Note these specials.
Jhe Man with Money has his
Valuables Safe in our Vaults.
Tbe fundamental principles of education are "readin 'ribV
and 'ritiraetic" All of these can be learned more practically in a
BANK BOOK &an in any other book.
If yotu boy bat a bank book be is learning vrbat arithmetic i
for. It it tbe practical appUcation of a thing which teaches it in
the moat beneficial and lasting way.
If your boy has NOT got a bank account see that he OPENS
one.
Pnt YOUR money in OUR bank
We pay 4 percent interest
Yon can start Monday START!
NION
BankTrust Co.
Phone
1006
FRENCH WILTON
Size 9x12; Special for Majestic Range
Week $67.50
Size 8.3x10.-6; Special for Majestic Range
Week $58.50
Size 6x9; Special for Majestic Range
Week $36.00
i ize 4.6x7.6; Special for Majestic Range
Week $2Z50
Size 36x63; Special for Majestic Range
Week $11.50
ROYAL WILTON
Size 9x12; Special for Majestic Range
Week $85.00
Size 83x10.6; Special for Majestic Range
Week $76.50
Size 6x9; Special for Majestic Range
Week $49.50
Size 36x63; Special for Majestic Range
Week t $15.75
at t i c
new imported
Cretonnes
For Majestic range
week "we are mak-
ing a special show-
ing of new patterns
of 50 in. wide im-
ported hand block
printed cretonnes
and linens at $4.50
to $7.50 per yard.
Table Linen
We are now showing a complete line
of genuine Irish hand woven Table
Linen in pattern cloths and napkins to
match. As well as the cheaper grades
of damask cloth and damask by the
yard. We would be especially glad to
"show you the new things we have in
table linens and extend a hearty invi-
tation to the ladies in El Paso.
Bedding Bepartm't
VISIT our bedding department during Majestic Range Week.
You will find & complete line of all the better grade of
SilkoBne and Satine Covered Comforts at $3.00 to $9.00
Plain Cotton and Fancy Plaid Woolen Blankets at
Pair $25 to $ 5.00
anleU' at Pa $6.00 to $ 7.50
All Wool Blankets at pair $6.00 to $15.00
Lolton Kobe Blankets or Covers each ...... $400 to $ 7.50
Keep in mind the fact that Tuesday
will be Children's Day at the Ma
jestic Kange Demonstration.
207-9-11 NORTH STANTON
5-Passenger Cars
Mitchells. Chandler Buick Hupmobiles Dodges
Paiges Overland $1.50 per hour.
314 Mesa Aveuse
Dy and Night Service
7-Passenger Cars
Hudson Supersixes $2.00 per hour.
Reasonable Short-Trip Rates.
Phone
1007.
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