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36TJH YEAR
EL PASO. TEXAS TUESDAY. JANUARY 1 19Í8.
ENGLISH SECTION-SIXlEEN PAGES
AY TREMENDOUS COST IN LIVES FOR FUTILE
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flk yBMf Tomorrow fair.
. B asas .Vw Mexico-Todsy and tomorrow tm;
. not much chsnge " temperature V II
T'VW ANamts-Todsy tomorrow fair; not
1 . T JÉpF much change In temperature.
V IOMT WWDf' PM CWCUt. F
V 1 "ME giras
HIIN
DRIVE IN WEST I
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mL raise your right hand
SJsflHLfH f V I J" enw we vo Bui nire (o "swear off" at
Abu Qj I (if the beginning of this year than ever before com
H áLm muí to think "r lu Wev M '" cot y f:'" ' ' 11
-JttNwm H ' lUuI roaentatton of the old habltawand we've hern ac-
ySHuiHaHMi It Étulrliig some new ones during the pant year.
IMJlV Moreover the wisdom and duty of atteklng to our
fj Hi In Jfc rátl8 ar "tronier tnIs tlm.tnan evcr
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02 .
ns.lt
er what Ihe new year promises There
ar more hollleh than the world has ever
notwithstanding the extraordinary slaurh-
known
ter nd
Sbarbarlly of the past year.
Uld whole peoplea ruined and
e gasping- with exhaustion.
rlls aaved to the world It
Wid 1
melrao!
' JfMk and bleeding after an awful operation
eniocriicy In the hospital.
relloV" let's examine ourselves
the bad habit of thinking of
Hi haa tot hold of us.
1Wv slvi-n a dollar in lied f
Ml of It aa a sort of tip that
bought a bond. Oh we'ir
per cont Interest In It; It didn't hurt.
Some of u have studied considerably on how
to "pasa the buck" of war taxation.
We've paid a cont or two moro for auoh thin.
Kb cigars postage and movie tickets. It . didn't
hurt. Wo've had a aort of hasy. Indefinite Idea
that it was up to tito other fellow to do most of
the paying and fighting and mentally and phys-
ically we've gone along In pretty much the same
old comfortable way aalisfled that others would
success! ully perform whatever waa to be done.
Let's swear off on being at all satisfied
with oursolves first thing In 19181
There nevor was a time when the Txrd gave
mere and greater opportunities for Individual
service for Hla people and Ills purposes.
THE FIRST NEW YEAR
In the beginning Clod created the heaven and the earth.
And the earth was Without form and void; and darkness was upon the faco of the deep.
And the Spirit of God inovstl upon the waters.
And God said. Iet there be light; and there waa light.
a i cin the lla-ht. that it was good; and God divided the light from the dsrkncss.
And God called the light Day and the darkness ho called Night.
uornlnr were the first day.
An old bachelor can pay 12 cent for a arnoke
fnat formerly cost him II. and not feel abused.
Let'a awcar óff on retfarHlng all that agony In
Europe aa remote and personal!
Let'a awear off on ytvlite; and doing only
up to the point where It hurla us!
Let's swear off on feeling that somebody else
will do It!
We will likely .cllmtv on "the water wagon"
and fall off at the first corner; eschew the weed
with Robin Heed be cross and ugly around home
and office until February 1 and than rush for
the strongest meanest cigar anybody haa In
stock; abandon blaephemy and cuss till the fur'
nlturo rattle when the first ahoeatrlng breaka
We can pave curb .and put street car tracks In
Hades with our usual good rcaotuMoiMu .
lot'a wear on ourselves for this year of
world-crisis close direct. Intimate personal
aervloe to humanity and do something big or
mtlrvT day td "hold wio m " ' "
Hut 40 cents wlfl feed a French orphan for i
month i
A dollar for lied Croat and you get a tlag for
your window. But five dollara may 'aav an only
. - to a widow
"u to out to billiards or theater or poker
game or clu4 doings with your regular compan-
ions all good faTlowa.' But In the cantonmenta
ar fellows who are without mothers fathers
horn chuma who are alone In tihemeelvea who
have to take army provision and regulation in
the raw and rough and yet they are your broth-
ers! There Is nothing more beautiful In these nwful
times than the long-dlstanc adoption of for-
eign orphans by American families. Mr. Han
have you an orphan whose father died while de-
fending your rlghta to liberty home and happi-
ness? la there anything that you do directly to
help to save beside subscribing an easy dollar
now and then?
Even psaco
the nations
Even If d-
will be asmocr
ana see how
and doing for
rosa and maybe
didn't hxt us.
thereVííur
USE SENSE AND SYMPATHY
IN EXEMPTIONS IN DRAFT
CROWDER
Py AMorlsted Frew.
WaOilntton ber. 31 local draft
boards halve been instructed by
I'rovost Marshal General Crowder
to usVcoeumon sense and syuipsth
in the fasts or each individual
cae" In deUrtalnuiv what would be.
adequate support Cor dependents of
a man reslsti-red lor war service.
'Many boards have indicated doubl-
es M what should be done when it
sppesrs that a soldier's pay sod wsr
risk allowance will próvida support
fur dapettdaitU who a-clalofs oilier-
Wise wou'd entitle tlte rerUlrsni to
deterred tlasslflcjitlon. In a wca-
w nisdp public tonts' t Geueisl
ünwder' salu
"flea tonal Ay art equal support
muht w detrniliifd with toiiuntiii
sen sod srinuaUiy In tba. facts of
cscii KidlvlJual csm). Tne tri(luu
of adeqiiLte mippri muM ne -tuousiraf-f
by tfuj board after care-
ful cootiileraitoit if the Uitcreata of
the dtipcmlmil on Ihe un hand
and of tlte sovt-ntiiint on thn otht r.
and wtiu the WnniuM always m mind
thai Ua preaeni rlaitiiri(-attoti
Mtieme is drjUaoed to came our ar-
mlea wnb a itrinhnum'of hardship
and aufrefinv to those wbo are to be
left at home."
MI'l'lrIMH INSTaUCflOKS
taivKN ro aoAttrw.
. To clear up doubt aslstlnf on
niárr t .luis G-encrci r.rowaw nave
the fouowanr suppleinaiitary tn-
' 1 ij-t rA muioo A ttaM four.
And the evening and the
TELLS BOARDS
is the residuary class for rerlairauta
whose wires or children are mainly
dependent on them fur support and
this applies to a widqarer whose
own children are mainly dependent
-upon him for support.
"Hreortd if a reflstrsoi has both
s wire and child but there re such
other sources oí support svsllsble
Hint pie removal of the registrant
will not deprtvQ the depmulentjr- or
reaeonably .adequate setMjjftrt. he
i- to bt to placed ni sab-dirMon A
of elsss two.
' Third If a resiatrant haa s wife
i. ut no riUldrcn sud ther sre audi
other sourer ut support available
tnat the rrinovl of the renlatrant
will not deprive tlte wife of reason-
ably sdequate aupio."t he roes into
ctaaa one aa not belnr tneluded In
any oilier division of toe schedule."
IIIUMIHMs IN IM.MMI
I'Sji BSC TAJsJtN
By Asae- died Press.
London IHc. SI. -Hhrt p. hhin
per the American rotuui senersl
ha notiried Ainerlcsns Id Ensisnd
who ar subiect fu the draft that
llw-y will noOe iffiuelled to relum
to the Cuitad talea to Join the
array if called hut may he examined
hare and report to 'tas London re
milling office fruin W'btoh lly
win be assigned to army units on
itds -id.
l'rerloualy tne men tied bn ad
iinti ii reium horn at Ihrir own
vMomm. Msíúr uf h MutftiLcs re-
garded Una as a hardihip.
Dtoegard Government Priority
Regulations Passenger Sched-
ules nd Hampering Condi-
tions Under Competitive Sys-
tem and Carry Coal Mid
Food. Railroads Told.
Director General Notifies Lines
in West and South to Be Pre-
pared to Furnish Locomotives
and Other Equipment to (east-
ern Roads; War Board Dis-
missed. By - ! i presa.
wsahlnatoii. Use. 31. Orders went !
eastfini rosds today from Idrertor flen-
eral MeAdoo to clear uo frelrht rrmses
lion reaardleas of previous anveniineut
priority regulriiions passenger schedules
aun auv iiantnerinr nrsrtif i'.h omii r tint
old rnnipeitlrve system and to psy special
ssssBswm in ssswwaeoi or cosí sao iwasj.
ljlnH of the. west and miutli were noil-
rirvl Hist norm tlir-v mlirhl h railed nn
to furnish Incotnotlves end other eiulp
ineius to help lighten the trefile luirdeji
In the fwigt and a committee of govern-
ment offlctsls wsa created to work-tmi
a plan fo. diverting nport rrelshr to
porta other than New York y i mum km
or eoat ware Ftarted moving to New
KiiKlaiut oí relieve the KDrloua almrlas-e
I lisle erin prtoeily tverer wro siií-peudr
i it rosas cu i or inn Mississippi ami
north of the Ohio river t the est rut
necesssry to clear up congestion.
Mall Wsr Board Dissolved. .
At the some lime the director seneral
dissolved the railroad war board at Its-
rerjHc! .mi named a temporary advisory
cabinet nf mo memhors. one of these
Hale Hidden nresldeut of Hie Chliatt".
Hurlluaton and yulncy and a member oft
the war hoard will b retained to su-
nervlse th inscliiuery which' (lis war
lioard has created within the last nine
months to co-ordinate lite rosds of the
country.
other members of the new advisory
hoard are John bkeltoh Williams comp-
iridjer of thor cnrreiiry who will have
chirps of nphnrinl questlutia arising out
of sovffiwemtit opersthMi; Henry Welters
-halrmsn uf tho' board or the Atlautl-
r:oat Line who will assist en operstlng
proiiienis; Kdwsrd Cbsmberi trafilo di-
rector of the i ' ii sdminlstritlon who
will hsve general rbsrge of traffic and
Waller P. nines ssststant to Uio di-
rector general.
other railway heads who msde up the
war bused Fairfax Harrison of the South-
ern who was rhsCrmsn ; ( liarles Ilea
or the ('nnaylvanla Julius Krutls-hiutt
of the buiitliern rseiric and Howsrd El-
liott of tho New Haven will return lo
the active snpervlslon of their roads
hut sll the sub-rommiife and orgsnUs
tlnn of the board will be turned over
to Mr. Hulden.
Te "" "i- i " Is ''';
The question or Impressed psy fur rail-
road einplnyri will be lsken lip Soon by
Mr. MeAdoo but he said todsy he Itsd
given little thought to wsges shd did not
know wlist his aliunde would be. Heads
nf the Tour brotherhoods will confer with
Ihe director genersl Thursdsy st tils In-
vitation and prohsblv will urge Hist Willi
tit scarcity or rallrosd labor It will lw
neredsary to pay higher wTfe to retain
men. Many sdvTsers of the fllrector gen-
ersl advocate Increasing wages particu-
larly fur many unorgsnlzed classes.
The federal hoard of mediation and
roi'cllisthm will ntiiilnuc lo pass on wage
! disputes now pending. It was announced
BsAittiT but eventually ihe director prob-
ably will hsu'lle ws-" questions tthet lly.
Th governinenrs H'hide tuwsrd wsse
(iinnres will not be detnrinlned until the
problem "t speeding up transpurtallou
are threshed out.
Mr. MrAdOo limifed hla enrnnieuts on the
labor situation today to saying that he
would "treat th men with Justice snd
equity" snd would give "a lust snd
square hearing" to the brotherhoods'
hesd. The dlre.ir genersl conferred
during the dar with Herreisrles Haker
snd fiautol. Chairman Hurley nf tin
shipping board food Adiuinistrstor
llivner fuel Adiulnlstrst.'ir (jirfleld and
tthcr government officials.
ii. i - rrelfbt lass ha East.
Arilng under Ihe director genernl's
siHMiflc sutltorlty A. K. mllh president
of tlM New York Central sml asstsuut
dirert.u who has chirge of the task of
clearing congestion in tit east tontghl
ordered easlern Hue to ntart a syslemstl'
rsmpslgn to move freight sml to report
dslly to hhn the congested conditions so
thai other roada lea burdened might be
iisuul for lh overflow.
"Embargo any consigne who does not
release freight promptly on arrival" said
the order .
"So far aa prscth ihJc. annul pissenger
tram which luterrcre with glvliig neces-
sary freight ser-. Ice.
"Viatl urKui sll employes to lend thetr
efforls hi lids mailer or service to Ihe
smvesumsjat and Um peiple."
Hirer tor '. oiial MrAdou sxplslned that
irn wt im biltiiiori or abandonin lbe
system uf priority as directed by Robert
H l.nveti or tue wsr inuusines oosro
but that in ihi rulur these orders would
be Issued ibn ugh th director gstiersl.
who betimes the sektctton of preferential
cars Ui swiich ' yards In many casan
csuses mors trouble man to above i
entirn trsju and that every class of hip-
rnents will move faster If the spoto hulk
of freltbt got forward wlthbbt plorlty
In 1 Men 10 I i hi r. i .
n'4 Haa lo Uss Marretlee
llniiu suUurtllM mU ass Mat
use ww nts-
etuíié. Itoaisa coucemtos the needier
movrii
ill nf IMTI.IilMF krllclel
coil inn
ll.rina.rnl Htrll lliey iuy I
beisa vut .neiil.
ei'Mirabiee of msita.sm. h .doO .
li-mH-Mii. wlllrh ner.tnrore I
.UK lieidnsrler. lu rjn -i.
r hiso.
FEB. 1 WILL SEE
ALL U.S. SOLDIERS
FULLY
Springfield Rifle for Regulars
Ready Inside of Month Declares General Crozier; Draft
Men to Get Remodeled Enfield This Week.
Ordnance Chief Admit in Testimony Before Senate Com
mittee That Serious Shortage of Heavy Artillery Exists
but Expresses Belief Allies Will Lend Assistance
By Associated Press.
Washington Dec. si. Complete supplies
or rifles within a month for sll American
-forces under srms were promised today
by Major Oeneral Crosier chief of ord-
nance teslirylng bsfore the sgbate mili-
tary committee. Springfields (or every
regulsr snd national guardsmas will be
ready bcrore Feb. t ho ssld. snd tho
manufacture of remodeled Knrlelda for
the rirst national army will bs finished
hi a week.
As lo machine sun;' the eeneral said a
full aupply or American make sBould be
ready by July t next. Illflei for the
next ilral't he derlared would be on hand
before the men were in ramp. Hi raply tu.
assertions made reionlly by Other wit-
nesses mat the allies bad ruritllbod heavy
guns in uio American 'ucditlonary iorces
only because the Amerfcans wen- worse
on than they tlie general submitted offlc-
Isl doc umen is to pr thai England snd
Kronce volmilaiily uitured lo prevldn cart-
irau their output having developed fo Hie
potni where a surplus wss Jnlug pro-
duced. Blames Country for Nhertsae.
Genersl Crosier teiused lo shoulder re-
sponsibility for the fotture tu equip tlfn
at nn sdequatoly with ordnance IhToio the
war. Ka. said it belunsnd to the country.
and nttod the rsfussl or the serreury or
wsr sud congress In the past I spprove
"tnodeal" ordnance program.
The general vigorously defetulfd his
course in regard to the Lewis machine
gun. He gave tlte committee the record
of the various tests to which the sun waa
put snd reports of the army esperta lo
filo w that it nan no neen iiemnuirao'ti u
be a sstivrsctory weapon until April
tofft after which orders for them were
liven by the department.
When Oenerst Croiler rinlslind. .Mci'iitor
Hitcii'-ork. who hss beeu one of ills chief
oiicstionci.v. nuiioiiuccrl that he ws:
lircly ssUstled with the record before the
war but slitl did not tiiideryuiii why
more of the Lewis guns were not ordered
svkosan tsuev rae smyoeci ortu.
Amfina other tblngti
Menerai iitistitt
told the (omUilltee that the
already wns building a powder factory
thai would have a tinny capneuy or o
million pounds. Ha denied' storlos of
wooden gun iiimishod men In Ihe cen-
tomrieuts explaining tb.it whsl hsd beeu
tskvn ror guns wre sticks for bayonei
prsRtlce
There wss some delay Oenersl r.rozter
suiiuin making adjustments lu American
fsewles lo liana srsfilery ammanitiou
from ui" American lo tb t-Jsmch type.
Telling or difficulty in gettlrrf toluol for
making blub explosives be said much suc-
cess with substitutes bud been uitslued.
All pnwilcr plants in tne rimed Mate
are iMing used lo Ihe full i-aburlty the
general said.
lie prying v quesiioim oi cjiwvoi na-
llnthuysru Oepera) crosier ssld:
"When mo riHifti htste m-gau masing
oowdnr tho Dul-ntit lutSresls gave full
rormuls mrormstlon."
SmiisIof Frelimtliuv.Hen ald lift uniler-
to(d tho liuroitts sen operstlbar st oidy
alsly per cent capacity.
I am surprised n that Is true" Oen-
ersl (.rosier replied. "If the; hul'onts
were not running si run espa-'iiy we
would give orders o enable thtm."
Hflvcrtmf agslu to tiio mgi bine gnn
question. Senator Hitchcock snd:
"I think up to the declsrsubn or war
your course wss a wise one s to the
Lewis tun ss It hsd not met the army
iftst. Rut aflrr the outbreak of war why
didn't viol order eoonuoilS ipiai 1 1 1 lies ? "
said General t.rozler "factories could no
have prtrducrd enough to relíete us from
some dependence on the French."
rrrsillliu wain i.rui non.
Senator Hltcbn.k asked why Kswfl guns
were not used mini ihe Hrowning were
ready snd Ueneral crosier ssld deneral
I'nrsiiing wanted the Vlrkcra for ground
woik atid had mode an "impriv-eiienled"
demand for Lewis guns for serial worsr.
lu conference wun the wsr college snd
other heads It. wss decided lo use Lewis
guns exclusively tor Ihe avUthm Service
sud the Hutrhklss and trench guns for
ground work until Ihe brownings are
ready.
In view or the Italian situation and de-
mands for training purposes turn ato r
Hilcticock ssld the committee felt any any
iud all kinds of machine guns should have
sen secured 'enera! ;rosfcr replied
that he did not understand there Is any
iiiHi time gun aiwiriage in nsiy.
Kensior Wsdsworth luqulrnd into equip
ment st Cstno Funslob. savliir bo under
stood 3-loch ammiinlllou had been sent
there ror uso m a rew 3.2 men gnu nor
rowed from Kqrt Hiley the only field
srtillery In the aiup.
licneral t:rosir said he did not know
the six or the artillery st camp Funstou
snd offered to tnvnstfgste.
"Tliev lisVe twelve suns." he sdded.
it's an entirely madeqiisl supply but
for Ihe ssme rckson as other slwrtsgoa
hitcause Hie country hasn't seen fit to
appiutti larger supplies."
irlo Hratlv Inalde Hoath
flenstor McKsHSr ssked Just when esch
msn In the Amerlrsn forces In training
end In lb neta win usve a rnie.
"l think ibA residar artuv and national
guard. " (teuersl Croxier replletf "will lie
coiiiplcteiv equipped with prmafMld
ririrs within a month unless new organi-
sations sre unexpectedly crested."
The national army lie continued will
pae Knfleld rifles.
withlo s fnrinietit there Will he enoiirh
mad' he said "ir tho railroad win do
what they ourht to d we iufP t to hsve
s completo supply dcihirod la camp by
Keh I"
Heoetor Mekejtar aaked when mi forces
can no fully equipped witn mac nine guns.
"I don't think it could he promised be
fore the first or July" Oeneisl croxter
replied.
Henitor Preilnrtmrsen broustt out that
in the war depirriinejit ring contreeit
filers sre no stipulations or pénames re
gsromg juenvfrtes.
"tlwm vnu ii-e nrsrlifaliv In the now
of Ihe MtanufacturrsT" the flew Jersey
rftnaUir ssked.
".No. I ran step In sud take over Hie
ally they an) eiceedlii! tats i Unales of
nmiW3rJroslcr said hs believed
evuld esidtp tne roposea new
sooab) men wtin rjitca m
1 urns
sill b r
I MM to
EQUIPPED
and Gurdmen Will Be
were flslly denied by Oeneral Crotler
wno said tSHjousn leruing slick" rr bay-
onet practice shaped somewnst like guns
had been Issuml.
Hirie pruducilon In Utl eonnl.'y I sat
lsfactorv. deneral ' rosier said- Assist
gnce from the allies in heavy artlliorv i
nercsssry he stated and added: "Weil
wet on very well with the lasuUtQCS ffrun
i nn i. uní ami i ranrc. nut w unout lueir as
slstanrn we would get out all wrong."
Huv l.enht i.uus for Berder.
In tlie summer of ivi6. Oeneisl crosier
said on hi own inltlstive sud witiiont
funds having been appropriated be botiaiit
a;o Lewis guns fur use with British am
munition' nn the Mexican lorder. Letters
from officer havtt.g charge of the guns
criticising the Lewis guns adversely were
pi ih) im cii and r.roiler ald that in tlie
border service he i.ewia gun wis m
eratly proven Inferior to the Beuet w
t ier and Vbkers.
A report last January from ihe 'army
School of musketry stating lii.it the Lewis
gun "as si present developed is nos l
sailsrscory irm ' wa produced by uen
eral Croiler.
Congressionsl appropriations for ma
chino guns prlo to hha after deiisrs
Hon of wnr. when li;.OM)ikY ws oulhor
lied oenersl Crosier std "htd been very
inearer." Because or mschPic sun de
velopment and tht Tame toil) nimmnria
Hon deneral Cnuler said sscret.iry Maker
lectded to sppmnt a apeen i noam or
gsnUed in September lOtO and which
ti-ontinueo on rsse iwu.i
TWO MEXICANS
SHUT DOWN BY
U .S. PATROLS
Roeinui. otlRrfusal to Heed Command of
Halt In Attempting to Cross
Line Results fan Firing.
By Associated I'res.
Nogalar. Arix.. Dee. If. A Mexican who
tried to cms th Internallonsl Iwundary
todsy without a passport snd failed to
halt st the commsml of sentries was
shot snd killed.
Angry Mexican guarfls gathered and. two
rómpanle of United Mates infantry were
sent to tho line crowds of civilians as
sembled on both sides of the border but
titers was no further demonstration.
Hf XH AN huíh w muv
rrf MrriNt; 10 ttwiu mv gramii.
By Assoclsted I'ress.
Brownsville Texas Dec. Si.--Of flvo
Mexicans discovered today siteniptiug to
cross the bin iiramle Into Mexico st
point tu miles west of nrowusviiin one
Is ilesd and four are nndrr srrcst aa till
pects In connection wnu the killing of
(lordoit Marmalee near lirowusvill. 8s-
nrdiy according to reports from tho sor
der patrol tonight. When called upon to
halt it the river's edge according in the
report four of Ihe Mexicana heeded the
command but the fifth 'plmujnd into tss
Hio urahde snd began swhnming towsrd
the Mexican aide and wns shot and kilted
by patrols.
i'aruialca was killed wnun unknown
parties fired on hi mii-minNi.- rrum am
bash Saturday in an unsuccessful st
tempt 10 hold up s plsntsHon paymaster
ruling m 11." rar.
Warning Against
Damage to Cattle
By Treacherous Foe
' Houston Tex 'is Dec. Jl. President
w. 11 scoit or the Houthem rscirie
aVjS in Texas ami Louisiana lis "hi
out the folluwhig circular to all ag
entfpf ttw company wsrning them
against effoiis of nuemles to poison.
csiliH anu nos in yarus suu iwu
pgns: ' ar
To All Agents:
infortunium iias readied u. 10 the
fart that a certain urgsuiauun wblcii
Is In opposition to Uio purposes of
this coutdiy sud the best Jut-jrest of
Its people In the prosecution of the
wsr against Dm enemy nations has
planned this winter to ose roncen -trsteti
lye and roach itowder for kill-
ing or injuring rattle and nogs in
yards and fird pens.
Hit is ahl that lye oil rock salt
causes month surv. ulcers m lb
lomatb and also rots th ret of
stock producing a condition similar
to that of "toot and mouth dlaeaaS.."
It is ugesied also that lb or-
gauitstion In questhm pmi'oses to us
muriallc and nitric acut In foml fed
to hogs causing uhTiatloii ol lbe
stomach and death utider conditions
closely resembling bog cholera.
Afsuis snd others rerelvlng U)s
circular will please notify all cattle
men shippers feeders breeders and
farmers in order that they may tabs
necessary precautions in guard ihelr
stork usltultbSB possible atiempts
and to exerriso ropr diligence ta
iirfv.-uung ufisuthorued prison from
luvhia icceaa lo stork at any Htne.
Mation agenta sod others wilt re-
double thetr iMaeautloti bi avoid pos-
sible datnass while stock of auv kind
fejucsstu rordAlr
.nest su dber I
Tpr W. H
WISH FIRE i
H LINES I
OF FOE IN J
BRTTLE IT ' 1
G1BMI I
Tomporory Foothold Won by
Teuton in Trench on the'
Welsh Kidge Speedily Wiped
Out by Terrific Counter At-
tack of Haig'i Men Leaping
Into Hand-to-Hand Fight.
Attack la rirot by Enemy Since 9
Loudly Hetrtded Monster OIU
fensive but in Face of Drivinsr'
Storm With Snow Six Feet
Deep General Movement Is
Not Expected.
laAaVT BSIISHIaS MAM an.raitnfi.l Mori.
day by the (lenusns in a rutile atteiúpt
in nial..' Welsh riitgn. m the Cambrel
neciiM-. piy fi Honrs nr vicious iiirusia in
the teeth or a diking-xhrnn. nntbth flhp '
from murium' Bnm nris and artillen
raked the ad.aitctng lines or the en
lejrmg i.utv :imtiQFd remnants. or entlret
rerlmenlH m reluni in their lines.
tempi. r;tiy roiithold n nritlsii tunt'hes
was wuii by tho Teutons 0 mwjiertor
but this advantage wsf simouy elimi-
istcd by u biavv rotinlrr-blow bv tka-
rtrltish. in which sanguinary han
Maim imuiiiiir luaycu a onoiimrni
1 nc uioveiii'Mit is tne first sttonipi
monster orreiuive. hui with sis
aw Hiuiiiit i:aee and a timing 1
no attack of major propoiii.ut is
nraiuc m nit) npinioii ol mill
1 1 .
HIN t t K KULU1WS
UKAVV IIOMII tRHMK.N I .
Uy ASsnciab d Press.
London inc. II. -The Ucrniam i.o4S
anoihcr dcleiuiined sitack on Hu nnti.ii
posiiion on Welsh rülge. in Urn ( anihrgf
snenon i'. day. bhd Mt' i ceded i 11 tBBBBBBBB
bnr 1 pot tloii or Htf trenches. A heavy
hriilsli . ounlcr aitahfc drove them back;
nsalu according to ilnVjamni-t froni litld
Marsltal llalg's iteadquarteis toiitHht.
Tho text or the Ktstfmient resss:
"Hih inniiiing alter a short but hcsiT
bomhaitimcnt the enemy reiybwcil his
attack iK-.iiust Welsh ridsc. n a fnint
or about l.ttW yards south 1 Mm
"H o miiii'iu portion or tno anacj. ma
troops temporarily forced jfl wav into
i.e nr nor tiencbes. 'th W'TrlH
out by n.ir rni.nter atpTi-k Tm v bole
or the ircurh Is iipw in our hand.
' "o the remainder of fii yroul Hifl ot-
tacit n- eoinidelelv repulsefl.
"tinr us. 11 nod Hie cncuiv's artillery
was mi 1 1 " ilonoir Hie .luv at a nLfgTAH
or point- south or ih.
Hie arti lb ry has also abown soma tOM
in lie; pres serlfir."
VW lit n 1 'Hi IV
IIWIi Ml HANH I H.lli
ll.v j i-i iteii PrVsj.
'ulon. Dec. i.--Th ftSllhT corre
ib-iit at nrllish hiadntiail. i
-flu!- the fnlfowins;
"The i.erman stuck bstween L v-
quelle .'uní Msrcoida: apuarran' wss anv
nt:efll t carry a system .
along the vib ridge in 1
Thr fn.nt uUtak attncit was arowH
mi-i. me rtaut iwrmon rb-rusttii
t " P'-neU-atiKl front line end bid
n r 1. .in. 1 11. nano tip t itiisr c:mu' "n
left hank the eneinv also rut into t
treiuini.. but was MW: wun such
pioniot t-oiititer stuck t'iut be only
tallied a small Portion or fits sains.
'in eouiHo of tmVelsy our bors
nip psiiies drove Ihe VerfOaaBBBBBBBBSBj
.II irnvarses unit sans miii.tiu:.-1
id.-rajiie cssintlticH on them the Jíiíiii-
UK 1 in 6 neen siuiom eontuitiotui ao
is no reason to u-tite n tnat ina
1 Inore a IfBBaSBJBBBBBBaBBBBBBB
en or rcHiumr a bit
.
..hi -i 1
i.-iitlMn
MNl Jirr..
line the pOSSCSnlOU of
ob-icr atlon.
"Willi mow nowhere lei
im he deo and in many
hptti aiiv-thlnv 111 Hi'
yuiin 111 nit.s
r u iiiipt ai'lusl
r ívá " i
t or mi V
a .Herioua oiionsuo Is iliinrs1H
It v k : K RKVIKWaT
sr.t i i h at mswr
Bi v 'oristeii Prras
Washtnatou. Ikm- SI.-WBgt
iiing or the tiew yoar finds
Hunts la oullltii i b
bis weekly review ..t 1
issued loulghl. n the west
hntlsh dominate the 'saaaaaal
;i irieat wadgn into the pet
mm fir aerease at .amni
French witli their owefl
i "id ute any m the Low
capture of ChaSHH
muy suppfirten ay tee a
iirni wnun im esss
vain for six we
is busy preparmr
wratsj
H HUS.-I.1.
1111111111 ant 1
nlry fiat
1 eMinaBT- nor
crinan rilHU
i . oís made
While tltr on
St lb front
minis tun sen
iu mlnisrasl
r th. lisw yesr t i
in inn wii mm
11..
tbst 10 ordo
led wooden guns 1
Tawssai
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