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What can yon do to help win
the war? Enlist in the great
W. S. S. army TODAY!
3PTH YEAR.
EL PASO. TEXAS THURSDAY. MAY 9. 1916.
ENGLISH SECTION TWELVE PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS
FURIOUS FIGHTING AGAIN ENVELOPS YPRES KEMMEL BATTLEFIELD
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Hew Molleo-rarity rKnMtj a
BOTjgtiio Thursday nitm
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is
KILLED BY
THE HUNS DID THIS
BURSTING
. MORTAR
SHELL
i
Ganner
Eight
Are Killed and
Seven Injured Sim no Severe-
ly Whan Accident Occurs
Daring Firing Practice at
Benbrook Few Miles Wart of
Fort Worth.
General E- St. John Greble
Commanding Officer of Camp
Bowie and Hundred of Spec
tators Standing Nearby H"ve
Narrow Eecape From Flying
Shell Fragment.
n- Associated reas.
Fori worm Tcisi. May a Win .Vner
inn gunners wan all
Jurt Wore or toM jWlously mr
brook a tw toll weat of Port Woi
wbeo a thi-incJf shell exploded it
o'rloek thin efternocto. one run arw
rompoMd at Batinbere of th beedquarteri
company or la Mist Inrtntry. vat en-
tirely wiped oat awl aaecood crow from
hewiqiurterf coropnj or the land mran-
Iry sulfatad Jfeavy ceiusltiei.
8'.x or iim mat war 11 9 Instantly
XiSo'riS
inortors hvd etatoos were arroni
Mob.
at AaCUaat
An attempt on iba part or a rnaajr to
force tlie ahell which apparently did not
fit iwii a marta mortar. II believed to
!Uírtiiíl1ialaii0Bow t?fcnaaafwo
is an asilalant initructor for lila Stakee
trench mortar aald tonight ne atw a tol
dlar itliDipiiiii to roree the rtell. tat
that be attempted to want toe nawer
Tbe eiploalon came too quickly however
tow wee slightly wounded by a fr armen
or the ML
List el Deed.
Tli u.i ir email loUnwa:
Unit U&UTBtAKT ALAK 2. MoPAVlD.'
aweuqaanan tympany imw mi
irrartoo. xaxae.
uunruiwi.
CORPOHAL V
infantry FJena
Texe.
W. I. ELLIS needquartera
it mrantry. Abiten ten.
EWEY TILLMAN bAedquer-
III si infantry;
WILLIAM P. APPLENO HI It
company lttnd iniautry Abilene
PHI VATE EUCLID SIMMONS Company
K land bu entry Heurletu. Tax.
PRIVATE JOHN WEBBFH. headquartera
i leiliiilill Hill infantry Memiibla Taan.
FH1VATE LACY K. LAFIOLCY. beadquar-
tera company tint Infantry Weelder.
Texas.
Weuade All rrora Texas.
Tbe wounded except aergem Norman
Bow or tbe British army. ware all from
t)enrl E. BL Joba Oreóle maimaadln
orlicer at camp Bowie was eles4!ag ls
than sea yards from Iba ácana or the ex -ploelou
with his two atdee. captain
nougbton aad Lieutenant Huasell. They
were uninjured. Lieutenant colonel Met-
ralle dlvUlon eurgeou and an enlisted
man. also stood nearby. The enlisted man
was instancy killed but Melcaif was un-
injured. The bodies of soma of tbe vic-
time ware literally blows to ploca.
Tbe HUI and lend Infantry ceglnvsou
ware at las trench system near Benbrook
end their rlrlnr practica waa bain
nan bail by a Urn crowd of clrtoSU
nan a BltaSBn now muriera wen Do
lus used far iba ftrat time.
The entire breech of tbe
blown uui and fragments r
dtfecatoa.
Zone Law Case Still
Under Advisement; No
Opinion Is R tiered
special to the afjrnln Times.
Austin Tsxi7ay l-Ho optnioo
naiuiari down todas by tbe eoerf of i
mat appeals tu the ttolliogsworai case
rrom Twit county. tiJsfJUn the vaUd-
ay of the to -mile sons law ana which
waa euDOJllieej mm weaueeaa
Metlea overrule
f. aoanaa
case or M. J. hpaunel
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ARMY DRAFT
AGE 1Y BE
RAISED TO
FORTY
War Department la Conaidering
Matter and lUvaaat for Ex-
tension of Age Limit May Ba
Made Within Next Few
Months Provost
General Tell H
More Than 500 000 A merican
Troops Novo at Battle Front
in France Says Secretary
Baker fa Guarded. Statement Give First Intimation of
Number of U. S. Soldiers Sent Overseas; Movement
Has Exceeded Forecasts of War Department.
aahlnrtnn. Msv I. More than hair
million American sohllers have heen sent
to Prance. Secretary Baser today auinor
lead the statement that bis forecast to con
mss In January that soufltn trooiu would
O olspaBeaaa ni r ranee eariy n ina prea
rnt yrai' now bad hnrn aiirpassart.
Sr. Baker dlcutrd tbe ronowlur late
aaAwi
"January I told the senate committee
that Ibera wa atronr likelihood that early
s the preaant year tor MS American troops
would be dlnpatrheii to France. I cannot
either now or perhaps liter dlarusa the
number of American troops In Kranre; but
I am riaa to be aois to say tnat tna rore
real I made In January Has been sur
akar Chaaaa Wards Carefullr
The aeereury chose his warns about
the troopa In Prance with the titmnil
care. Ha would not ampliry the tale
inent In Vriv wav and specially askad
that tbe press refrain from aperulition
SO wnat precise mure nía suaruwi
Over 2.265.000 Men Remain in
Class One Subject to Call of
Which More Than 2000.000
Are Effectivea; Number to Be
Increased Half Million by New
Regiatration.
asblnrton May . Ladslalion ralatnr
uta draft ae to 4ft years wa discussed
aa a possibility within a raw months at
a aatiUni indar of Provoit Marshal don
ers crowdar and the bouse military
enninsaa Alttoash Oenerll Crowder
made no specific recomrrlendstton. mem-
ber or the committee said alterwarda
tbt the war department waa onnildcrlnc
a plan for changes.
t7tUM Ashed for nrefl.
m.WaLonn waa
aa ay (raaarai crow or r rnr cxi
remarka covered or a to what poailblll-
or early rurtiier increaae in tna
on tbe Other aldé Ibera might be.
ties i
tbe other aid mere might be.
There have been repelled orrirlal aa-
lOunceSnenu. however that the govern
men I Is banding every energy to rush
men scroll to hick up the illlod Itnei In
France and otrirers direcllf In charge of
the transportation have expressed salt-
lauuon Wlin lue prvgrra ovia miur.
There li no doubt that the present rurce
of American troop i there representa only
a small pert or the total strength that
will be available rr employment by
Oenrral Forh before the summer righting
ends.
First Official lallmatlwi.
Today's ilitament regarding the move-
ment to France ti th riret nirielal utlrr-
ance made during the war Indicating
even Indirectly the number or men sent
abroad. The rirsi force to go over was
mvar deirrthed eicept aa a dlvlilnn al
though ai a matter or reel it waa ron-
tlttiied tillo two dlvlilona soon arter Hi
arrival on the nther aide. Th fact dial
more than Dno.ono liave gone thli year aim
abowa the accelerated rate at which the
men have been moving rorward unce the
winter pined and eased tbe shipping and
embarkation situation.
Effect o aras I Re Welches'.
The errert of Mr. Baker'i announcement
In Germany and Amine. t It la allowed
to reach tnoae cnuntrlei w'li be watched
with intercut. There Is little dnuhl thai
Ike Herman gmeral atarr haa known thai
acme hundred! or thoitaanda or men have
been sent across by the United statei hut
Iba alie or Iba rorce has been carefully
sent iraní an ran ano nie or tne tier
man army aa well at rroni the civilian
nonuiauon.
To dflo l.m.iMO Americana hav been
called to the colora under the aelectlve
service act. Provost Marshal Ueneral
cruwder tmlav gave thla rigtira aa the
approximate atrength or the national
artny.
HONS LAUNCH
NEW ATTACK
KoFmóWn"
provided for. Clase one ti
Before and after a artel1 from the 75-mile German gun in St. Gobain forest struck the Day
Nursery in Pana the upper picture show nurses taking care of the babies. A may be guessed
from the wreckage of the lower photograph manv of the little tota and their nurse were killed
and tbe rest were horribly injured. No one escaped.
Open Attempt to Practice
Sabotage on Court Is Made
at Chicago L W. W. Trial
new la every
kdeinaii. wa
overrate spaunaa wae owvieaasa ew
laU
iton waa reo'
reversed fey the higher court
Judge Marrow wava evrnaTjpi
Laa uverrullng me aaoaoa
aatd: "T sttoi
a3ad arter arcrul n.
tor Ibvsahu A review
Finding of Periodical Warning Court and GoverTunant Pros
ecutors That 200000 Members Were Awaiting Ver.
diet and "Would Rmieinber'' Brings SterrT
Rebuke From Judge.
Federal Attorneys Also Receive Letters Threatening Their
Uvea if' DefendanU Are Convicted; Vandérveer
Threatens to Quit Gaae if Radical Activities
Are Continued.
assssoyaif lasa; ws reallie thai a work
m wJS7 twu'auu
A. H. Bird an Important witness who
giaanpeayia recently ass not Dn roun.
"The evidence would mike II appear
that a witnaae aiaaad fes the gov
had been spirited away" Mid Frank i
Nebtkar. apaelai proaecuwr.
II became known tonight thai govern
men i pvoeaeutore have received anony
luoua letters threatening their Uvea i
the aereonauta ara ooavlcled.
wrrNiUMca rvoca to itJOBM sr
Of which r.OtXjOM are etTectlvea.
WUsea Ogyaeee credit Pía.
Anach-
ESm aau alowfv ix
Jt uwrfisMi.
i than ongmairy ei
at t3.m men! fli.
nanee la
lauon iiendtn an amendment
tasas credit for vulunteers in s
to Mr
cam o
rising
letter
Ilion to tea credit
re be passes
eparuneflt. The
conreretwe report on the bill tor rafts-
tretlon of ydilths liecnmlng it Will be
called up In the house tomorrow with
prospecte or a lively debate over the
proposal to exempt inlnlatera rrom the
1 .eee.es Mea ta he (laaalaed.
Oeneral Crowder explained thai or the
UXt asked. MÁ0JD Is ror allow-
teas ta draft board members ror addi
tional registrations and rlaaairiiatinns.
I w nan lor dark hire and twoixn ror
physical examinations.
"II la estimated" ba said "that It will
ba necaaaary to examine ioooti men
hi addition to those already examined.
including men who were minors at the
data or tbs first reglatratlon and who
will have to be classified In class on
oerore June so im.
Fate of Belgium Pointed
to in German warning to
Other Netdral Countries
Br Associated Preaa.
Washington. May aTeutonic mnvni-
ass. ss practiced in France and Belgium
as been mad tea subject or a asman
warning to neutral nations or the rata
watch they may sxpect ir they lake up
ass against toe central powers
"ir there are any etlll thinking of elding
let
Seized by Mad Desire to
Strangle Babes Former El
Paso Woman Calls Police
Mrs. Deity Eddy Living fa Loa Angelas Summons Officers
Fearing Strange Impulse to Choke Her Two Little
Girls Would Overpower Her.
E
ERONT IN
Fl
.ANDERS
While Initial AssaaH Appears to
Be Only in Divisional Strength
With Object of Clearing Way
for Thrust Toward StJiarpaa
berg. Fierce Fighting Be-
lieved Near.
lex overpowered by an
I pouee head au sr.
s early today and asked that oTriceri
sent w arrest net iobi aaas amura
y lie impulse which wat Toailif
wen iiixu irreaiBiiBi
In a bedroom or a little . collage at 771
san Pedro street wnere in family uvea
since the husband and rather Jdtin Eddy
a eallur In lbs llbltad Slates navy
sent tn fhn Panama canal sime the nrn.
ears found the dlatreaaed luulher aeated
between Iwu white criba. Tbe little ones
war aaleep and Mrs. Eddy set with an
open Bible in her lap reading tioud from
As the police enterad aha quietly laid
the book salde and attar dresalug hei
babies sit yeara old sad las other tl
moaini went witn toein to pouce qaaa
the matron.
Mrs Eddy wai able to gtva no einiena-
tlon tor her strange psychological inania.
Mho has plenty of money to suppoii hi c
aen and the children receiving aui a
month rrom the government and ft a
weak and her hoard rrom a reautiranl
Iter hive rui
wa needed
than the lendernea and ill"
win eitra
rvplain it" she sobbSd to
Pur souis time 1 Me tail
a dealra to kill my little girls ll seema
uiuai grasp mem ny we
in my
rears Impulea Will Overpower Her.
"Al first I thnugbl It wa ricetlng fan-
cy but the ibougbl cam again and egaln
each Pine creating a stronger desire to
eaa local deed. Then I turned to the
nible for relief fur lour days I have
not left the huuee etrepl to go to the
tore lor lood. I nave read ana rrau.
Mil Hod's word railed me. 1 reel that
I sm losing 'my mind and that ir I stay
alone with the babies any longer I will
harm them even against my own deilre
and will. 1 am happy now in knowing
that tfey are safe rrom me."
Mrs Kddy aald she' bad no quirrel with
her liuiband with whom she corresponds
regularly. She knows nothing of bar
parentage but says she was adoptad
when very young by J. D. Foster a
wealthy cattleman of El Paso Texss. Mm
came in Ixia Angeles from El Paso aBe
ilinllnued on Page Two.)
Enemy Penetrates Few Advanc-
ed Positions of Freneil and
British in Early Stage of" Bat-
tle and Make Minor Gains on
Line Between Dickebush Lake
and Ridge Wood. 1
By Associated Press.
i ..mi. li. May h.- -After a heavy botnberd-
menl on a wide rrout in Flanders the
'.erinan InlanU-y thla morning launched an
altark south or Iilrkebiisrh lake which
liee between Ypres and krmmel aayi
Heuter's roireapondenl al Brush head-
quarters.
loo sivaca apparently was only in ill
visional strength but II may develop larg
er proportion. Tbe enemy aeemi to have
ientratsd our front line between the lake
and Nldg Wood and some panics ol
Herman are reported In the easier i woof
llaelf. The rightllig cdnliiiuea in Inn
"We (till bold the ma lor nan irf thi
wood and also ytrine Viervrat. TB
the milor
fechulral objective of enemy oeeratlonl
seem to be an attempt to alear uie was
rnr s tfiritat toward Scherteiiberg froii
northeast and it may prose to be th
nnlrig or rurlhrr Here riglning tn thli
I he
l.c.gllin:
regluii.
n inM.i iM. or aaUVY i.i . ar
witn the lites.
tiiem tke warning
rtooi the lata ol othars." aayt the wsrstlug.
It la hi lbs rorm of a circular which re-
cité ti amount of booty aelaed In France
anal Belgium the number or chun ties
man the stricken Inhabitants and. finally
the deliberate ruUtreslmaot of English
prtaooarf of war.
i I iiio proiaaajnw uaiw
By aae rlaled Preii.
tars or revs world.
lit of whom ra on trial for eedttlooa
r here resultad today wttsa
or th defense tbraalanad to
esUsattuu aad aw
or the eubjaal
esse the rller con v meed the so far
áaafca ass right. The attaieet U out
apoo wtocb aa courts are on in her
Foota' Controller of
Nevada Is Arrested
on Charge of Bribery
asas! or
laatersi tasa
SaiSr i
I J usare k ai. Landi
Ihe delt.ul.ld ll.i
Piece I W. W.
wtaóSrñ
I leeatir" eiewi
further aftananls
periodicals where Jurors
would sat b etevwahid.
asaaii and Jasadaiea
l;c:;..-i. tl.c
Shoe tad;
-U ear wr upera are kaatsai laso
tie paOSJakg thgTsfhslna .ftk un to
ed eatll 1 1 at
i-i
una or
Imm. VeaVSrrrr -j
"We have bsssa peuetrt too tons
hyour SMH saanae. ajad a asar at
wsMttm
MIS
U i abo lags against the
Tkiaaaiiaj fey
se vapen
JLs'íír"
Use boofci
-""a" w ase i w. w.
I ñtaasaXáaaa cStaaweSsgSaed
5r ei7Xw1l? bum
wIMy iiSL oLyl?.' peo-1 tsna5
senes arnniaeaeat . tw - . - - r.j v uiu.
iad.uv6 idiwiTcaaaa " "
!S?i" aae etF u Mas JSCT. iS
se law tspuai aarh pawawaslta leu
i au. Tú. rül1!-"? ss-tssaeis wttii eat w
-üiri; 'Üíí'i 'IIM. cofMHtona fc as a
Sf5. 1 js reaif bf tasa vtolaQoo Of Iad
u I "Ll"1" . soaar Jail as 1 aaMra
or AauoMA wsaiAsWws
Be saanclaied Preaa.
Arts. a ay a two ears m
by the sread. Jury upon the
i maneo rnsuueu musr ui
of two lurors. one uo the
thai he may
I the other by
Wtmeini continued to reem lucaoo
Malay rrom vario us parta or the I lulled
Mau mote
reeled to arrive. Sot
be Maa by the (rand Jury
aether
ir la i
Haw Be aUarS.
said that possibly thousands
anuí ajas civil suiu 10 we ine u mj-
(axtoral court aobsequciit w lie action
a rrsnd Java The euiu. ida.ed
at tjto. will nearly cer claima of lac
Ulld.-i or in.
iron metier
itlrom i.M
or men dsawrsetf to Co
urn I variously
Spain with ibis tomM prlnVM
pMMaSsWstf tSfiito aasWrnweii''
America Defies U-Boai
Menace to Feed Swiss
ttl!T!tJ am ' inornate.;
HSJS wnttsa war-
era federal court fieri at
uo or Use heel known rtl
BVseavh Sidera
M Of the IlllMa.rlllig of ll.e
cox hail bean In douhi aa
i aulas Me tout the court that it
liassiBli abet he uiiald be 'alien
aVbhsea aad waabad to a now if u
m
toda whan Uve atala da
paruneul gave out a cotuwuiitcjiiloa to tbe
American minister at Bern; drlerina
grain ships weie ea their was under
naval eoovoy urepareo au
umua-h the aubniarlne sum
The note was sent lor publication to
Bwiuerlsud to relieve anxiety were as to
We lood supply. 11 anacioeea tnaa
United Steles decided to defy the
marine Mockade arter the lircnaa soe
bad aspired In which in notify s -better save
1 1 s iiisBsas.
Colonel Eoa Recebes
Honorable Discharge
From American Army
etrtel to Usa Mil Bass Ttnsoe
ueasha. M. M.. Mar s oiMisl
Iva who has been tn ocaasmnii of ltM
field artillery Saaca
. ...I Lais rweatei
charge from the aruik and wlU leave la
a lew days li his
Helor.- inma Ihr
i-lary of liulilIU
and was known
recently leiurwd n. amp i
sieiidrd .lav el school nf
Sill. Untosvrl tva Is known a S IMtrl
Kddlrr. end toare ta army with
' amp Coy la geawr! (fed
BWUCueu.
'Jase af la
Billion-Bushel Wheat Crop
Is Indicated by Department
of Agriculture's Forecast
Statement Issued by Secretary Houston Says There la Every
Reason to Hope for Farm Yields This Year tn Excess
of Record Production of Pact Season.
sshlngton May l.-Hop for the billion
bushels wheat crop ror which the gov-
m Burnt Is striving thla year was
strengthened today by Iba department or
agilcultura's Ma crop report forecasting
production of vnfimfiut bushels
Inter wheal.
Secretary Houston la Itateaneot to
night aald there waa every reason to aa
MmpsIi Incrwefl rsim yields una year
Crer Ihe record producto or last year.
S added however that the promise d-d
ws w scram raaaxaa enana ror a raster
production and for greater conservation.
ano caneo upan tne psanie or towns so
dues to reallie that Ihe farmer iBall
work miracles and lend him IB aaal.l-
bo needed ft bsrveat lima.
er April Foresees
winter wheel croo as
large ss thai rorecael would place this
ri Brst of bum gram a tas maro
reel csrer ard. the laihaala is
aWJM PtlaSéll more than lurecaal lu
'II rrom noiidlllous llwu exlailng and
sun .tag! bushels more than Use crop bar.
vea tad last miur. on rend Minna Irum
now until hsrvsel lime WUI depend
whotbar Ilia crop wiu be larger or smaller
Iban fci'ara forereal Used on londitioii.
ay i in has tyaas ataos ease umn
i evo ran ie wesiuer tor wneei oeveiop
auauls cuilimied end the iron ha. madi
aaxeileni ptogreaa lu ell prlu Ipal pro
duerna ares.
Kfii.ru hse .been nude to miiuIsM
production of eur.ng wheat and piriiimi.
Sry report uuflcate au Uiccaae ts MM
aerease or that croo which out- he sulfl -
rieut uodee good grvwMig wsbdiiious tu
réarweU toward aha hiui.u' iruliieTmark'
.So .fib li raport tow yet beam made on
Nw acreage of spring wheal lúe tiras)
uBcaomii will he made la Jua. Se-
uorts iiwi.ate use sean r.auy piaidcd
u genuiuauMi wen generuiy
sen rrSMiasB 4eeured.
n. u.Aii' non
a. set ol Hie
. or aváátJN
yer-. crop.
E Hum the town.
term i.-k. of pn
uarveeiut
il. there i
Uscraaeod yteuta
near over she hmi-
nrd tiroducttoo laet year hot the promise
lor las lutsiis dos WH at aa Mage war
rant relaxed efTorU both ror eriWBf sha.
durtbm and ror greeter conaervallou. Tbe
loar should s rluMng b eoniuui
era and a mailer of encouragement to
farmers that Uiey can again overcome dif-
ficult. There Is oonunulhg need far
large supplies or rood and feed products.
ivpt only for our own population but ror
the illiee in surone who will depend
more ami more on tins country.
I si
"Farmers heve don and will cos
to ds their nan. Thar bar punted
erously. They will need tbe assistance
in cuiuvetien ami harvesting or many ad
dioual laborer.
"Th department of agriculture and
labor re co-operating end are taking
every step possible to nsip in r arrears
aecure labor. It now devolvea upon tbe
ciuea end towns to laud eeelsienro
trual thai the lhoushUul neoole ir
towns end ciuea w'll fealixe ttial the far
nsera can not
Usa cines i
nulling the
power.
i ciuea w ii i. ansa mat ma t ar-
id work mlrsclaa and upon
rest las responsibility orlar-
m airssisry auppleruaut ol man
luau last
uu errtsM at
mV "waiB.
boose al Uulsrth. Mian
anuV Kve waa
xrzzfw in f.
1 lion tn wwier Vr.V in
.i Meiiaeid Mr sHhaaaaaat HBsa
o' ry reason to eau dpeU
Lw.1 f rare sriSMs assl
u. 7 per
aad heavier than
parhuent of agin
Larpe Aerease sj
cawsTts itawter then Mm
rem tor Ian vearsi erkl
been generally amictpelrd. ailhiugh II fot
stwar logically vary low eondlUoo las
lBer. Of the tolel Mreage bo
a.7iausati. ijai ai or nearty 0B
The luur State
ana Tsxs
i ib
acre abandon d.
"I btrcenuge abandonment i
ar aV per cent to Texas sad
3 lu Aew Mexico. M to kai
mi. i killing la the usual . suae
UatuSMiii in imp.niiul cause Iba yaar
was Ihe uuuaual dry weather bvisulumn
ami mis aprin sum piWBttT (ToWlh
after a was geruiui.ip.u.
raasatoe Msg t. ma Pe iei
"The acrcag. laiuainuig iiuprused dur
tog April wii ch waa gene a fly tool ant
on hi a eowuiuoo i av urania ao
1 lor the
win.
..; in.- Id
C per .enl below the est ra
tasnuig u. ..m.v PW in.
. o lion vies
eaa Sat real Usas
Sri
ml
atotrthl
aartieehl
lib the 111 lll-li Armv In France Mac
There wes a tramandoua (mount or
wrangling among the heavy gnus down
between iho Higiuno and Urn Aucre riven
h.ii blghl. The Brillan troupe on berth
sltlei uie eeclor. thought Jhe long ei -peeled
dormán stuck waa beginning bul
uhilotii tngnlries elicited the Information
hat II was only the Australiana bailing thu
Hermans again
The men rrom far oversea! had not had
a real right afnea Bundsy night when they
drove the enemy back along a consider
able front In the region of Morlancuurt
and they were spoiling ror trouble.
It wis high ground Uie brillan wen
tftor stag they Improved their posltlutu
In the righting around smiy ie Sec the
ticrmaiis put down a heavy machine gun
ff barrage but could not hultl
hack lha hard hltllng Airalallaa.
Sign of a coming Oenaan attack con.
tinned to multiply - leal night and una
BaSffSaaSf.
cAaauta out on may t.
r AaaoclSled Preaa.
wZi ST.laVSto if.0'" trst rreneh
Front May . Tlie official Freoah raptirt
o. i pau-oi action in which Amerkau
WOOD In Lorraine aector or the he Ule
carried out a hnillani Utile opera
acUvllv tut... mi.... 7' J."
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Two or Uta psuoii hwk a poalttoa a
Us right and ten flank wiuiJ .i?TTLZ?
ouBiuoeed uf eiain iue .....i. ..... J
;'.ei.1e'!JW SSn. tiuto oto5
hrTr3f rJ?Z?U?&
the Herman ad vanead poet.
The patrol rired only one shot and ihoi
knives. A tierra a
Oerrnena using uie bulla uf
against uta American keu..
ended wilb the death or two
no me wounding of their eornMasLaala
the Amertctn lisas There wri aa .
with trench
Americans.
By AiSviclstod Preaa
With Ihe Mnericaii Army m France
May a Aimui. so heavy anuí.. L
fired todey lor the ritat lima in the eec-
tor isorlhweat or Tool. AfUr several
v. ere ready lo opeo lire e couple of days
ago SU1 lor reasons not dlacloaad lha
una were mil rired until iwUy
Abool big shells were aeni avi
Maataas at the heavy Herman hettarie
composed or stla laplwi.d rrom Uie hut
alan whli-h Isad been tlrlug lor eosu-
tune. esperUlly at the Ajaerkwi ballet
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Black, James S. El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 38TH YEAR, Ed. 1, Thursday, May 9, 1918, newspaper, May 9, 1918; El Paso, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth199643/m1/1/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting University of Texas at El Paso.