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SHIPS ARE DAMAGED IN NEW WAR ZONE

alestin

Drive

Turks

LIKEJEWS'

Twenty-seven Jewish Refu

gees Reach United Stales,

Telling Experiences.

FORCED TO MAKE

TURK' CLOTHES

Group Formed Part of 800

Refugees Taen to Egypt

By U. S. Steamer.

NVW YORK. Feb. 19. On board

the steamship Themistooles,

which arrived here today from

ports iu Greece, were 27 Jews in charge

of rabbi Bernard Levin, formerly of

Chicago, who said they were driven

from Talestine by the Turkish troops.

The party was among the 800 refu

gees taken from Jaffa to Alexandria.

Kgpt. by the United States cruiser

Tennessee.

Christina Mistreated.

Itabbl Lewn said that all the refu-

prtis in his party went from the United

.States to Palestine fi-om seven to 11

ears ago in connection with the Zion

ist movement. He himself had been liv

ing In Palestine for 11 years. Members

f the party were unanimous in assert

ing that not only had th Jews

n Palestine been, badly treated by the

Before, during: ana-after the mobilisa

tion of the troops, the majority of rabbi

levin's party were set to work making

uniforms and shoes for the soldiers.

they said, and were told that they

would receive pay for their labors

' some time in the future."

BELGIAN RELIEF COMMISSION

WILL r AIN'T NAMIS OX SHIPS.

Rotterdam. Holland, Feb. 19. The

steamer Uganda, from Norfolk, Va.. the

f'r.t of the Belgian relief commission's

s-els to arrive here since the declara

tion f the German blockade, docked at

Rolt'idam at 2 oclock this morning;.

Tne cptains of all Belgian relief

ship rutting into Falmouth have been

ad ise i to paint the name of the com

mission on the side of their vessels.

Thev haie been provided, furthermore,

with huge banners bearing the name at

the commission.

zepi'elix r.vrnoLs sevj

HER GUNS HALT SHIP

London, Eng., Feb. 19. A dispatch to

the Dally Express from Rotterdam de

scribes how Zeppelins are being em

Sloyed in patrol operations. It says the

'Utch steamer Helena last Tuesday was

o erhauled in the North sea by Zeppelin

L-5, which trained her guns on the

steamer and ordered her to heave to.

When satisfied of the vessel's Identity

the captain of the Zeppelin apologized

and reascended with his craft.

NORWEGIAN SHIPS PAINT

NATIONAL COLORS OX SIDES

Galveston, Texas, Feb. 19. Norwe

gian steamships in this port today are

yainted on each side with their nation

al colors and the word "Norge." The

ships are the Sinsen and Myrdal, both

loading for Gothen burst andf Christia

na This is being done lit the direction

of insurance companies as additional

protection against attacks from war

chips.

NORWEGIAN- SHIP IS MINED.

London. Eng- Feb. 19. The Norwe

gian steamer Nordcap, according to the

Exchange Telegraph company's Copen

hagen correspondent, has struck a Ger

man mine in the Baltic sea and foun

dered. All of her crew perished. The

crews of one Danish and three Norwe

gian ships at Aarnus, Denmark, re

fused to sail for England and left their

ship.

PROSECUTION IX LA VETA

3IURDER CASES RESTS

Pueblo. Colo Feb. 19. The prosecu

tion rested in the La Veta murder trial

today shortly after a motion for dismis

sal of charges against Geo. 7emler, one

of the accused miners, was filed by at

torneys for the state.

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EL PASO HOUSEWIVES

Tlie Herald's

Free Cooking Sekool

and Pure Food. Exhibit

Will Be Held in the

'Banquet Hall, Hotel Paso Del Norte,, '

EARLY IN APRIL.

A Demonstrator of National Reputation Will Be

in Charge.

A Mesa Scenic Drive and Park Would Be Monument Enough For Any Mayor

FERGUSON SENDS IN FIRST

TLe War At a Glance

GERMANY has struck Jhe first

blow since her war zone de

cree went into effect A

French steamer was torpedoed in

the English channel by a German

submarine. She was able to reach

port, although badly damaged.

All travel between England and

the continent has been suspended

by the British admiralty until fur

ther notice.

GERMANS ARE DETERMINED

Berlin newspapers commenting on

the German reply to the American

note reflect tie feeling that there

must be no departure from the posi

tion Germany has taken. The in

fluential Lokal Anzeiger says that

"we Germans have resolved to fight

without regard for the conse

quences." BRITISH REGAIN TRENCHES

The second of the British bi-weekly

reports from the front speaks of

severe fighting near Ypres, on the

western end of the battle line. Ger

man attacks gained possession of

several British trenches, which, how

ever, were won back subsequently.

RUSSIANS EVACUATE BUKOWINA

The Austrian troops are reported

to be continuing their victorious

advance through Bukowina, setting

back the extreme eastern end of the

Russian line. A London dispatch

says that the Russians have now

evacuated all of Bukowina. Official

reports from Petrograd and Vienna

speak of encounters of great sever

ity in the Carpathians, but appar

ently no decision is near. In north

ern Poland the Russians are making

desperate efforts to stay the ad

vance of the German army which

drove them from east Prussia, and

the fighting now in progress is de

scribed by the Petrograd war office

as "reaching the climax of stubborn

ness." GERMANS TAKE TAUROGGEN

The German war office, in today's

communication, asserts that sub

stantial progress has been made in

the invasion of northern Russia

along the German border, following

the expulsion of the Russian army

from east Prussia. The Germans are

said to have captured Tauroggen in

the province of Kovno, as well as

several villages farther south. In

central Poland, along the Warsaw

front, the situation is unchanged.

policebge

fighting ib

New York, Feb. 19. Sixteen men

were arrested today in a riot on Fifth

avenue almost directly in front of St

Patrick's cathedral. For a quarter of

an hour traffic was halted for several

blocks, while 200 men fought in the

street Police reserves charged the

crowd with, night sticks and after a

hard battle dispersed the rioters.

The police asserted that the fight

was between strikers from a nearby

tailoring establishment and men who

sought to take thoir places.

CLOTURE RULE FIGHT IS

THROWN OUT OF SENATE.

Washington, D. C, Feb. 19. The

fight over a cloture rule which grew out

of the ship bill contest was summarily

put aside in the senate today and chair

man Overman of the rules committee,

introduced a resolution for six sena

tors to consider a revision of the rules

of the senate as to cloture and other

changes.

Senator Martin called up (the legisla

tive, executive and judiciary appro

priation bill and the senate got under

way for speedy action on the other

supply measures.

TDM El!

ERNOR

DISAPPROVES

Will

Says It Would Be doing

Away All Deposits in

Texas Bays.

CLARKE WISHES

CAPITOL REPAIRED

Offers Joint Resolution to

Have Architect Examine

Stale Building.

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AUSTIN. TEX., Feb. 19. Gov. Fer

guson today sent to the legisla

ture his first veto message. It

was sent to the house and disapproves

the house bill by representative Dunn,

of Nueces county, known as the sand

and shell bill.

"My reason for disapproving this

bill," said the governor in his message,

"is that it provides for the donation

and appropriation of all the sand and

other deposits rrom beneath the waters

of Corpus Cbristi bay and Nueces bay

to be used for private purposes without

compensation to the state."

Senate Considers New Labor BUI.

Practically the entire morning ses

sion of the senate was consumed In ,the

conflidBTaUvif'"o1ff "tswWsMfpFWlMifuk,

which proposes to give railroad tele

graphers and station agents who work

over eight hours a day, .four days reat

each month, and the measure was still

pending when the senate recessed un

til 2 this afternoon.

After the Westbrook bill is disposed

of, the senate will take up the Texas

company substitute bill.

Tn Rehabilitate the Capitol.

Senator Clark offered a joint reso

lution which would appropriate $12,000

to employ an expert architect and an

engineer to make an estimate of the

cost to rehabilitate the state house.

Senator Astin Introduced two bills.

One provides that the county treasurer

of counties of less than 4,000 inhabit

ants shall also perform the duties of

county auditor, and the other permits

county treasurers a maximum salary of

$2000 a year in counties cf less than

40,000 population.

The house spent all the morning on

local bills and passed on second and

third reading 22 such messages.

One Board Bill Reported.

By a vote of 6 to 3 senate committee

on education today reported favorably

the Hariey-Johnson-Morrow one board

bill. This is the administration measure,

which proposes to place the University

and A. and M. college and other edu

cational institutions under the control

of one central board.

SAYS U. S. NEEDS LARGER

GUNS FOR COAST DEFENCE

Washington. D. C, Feb. 19. Secre

tary of war Garrison has submitted to

the house a report of the army board

asklntr for coast defence guns of creat

or range and power than any that

could be arrayed against them. The

board reports that the old type 12 inch

guns now in service are not -equal in

range and power to major caliber guns.

The board suggested that wherever

it was necessary to construct new

works the new guns should be 16 inch,

45 caliber weapons.

In review of the workings of coast

defences, he said:

"It would not only be impracticable

to defend with seacoast fortifications

all of the possible landing places upon

the coast of the United States, but it

has been considered that the country

possesses abundant resources for deal

ing with any force which may set foot

upon its shores, if we see fit to or

ganize them and make them ready for

use, and that in forcing an enemy to

the character of operations involving

the transportation of troops and their

equipment and supplies, the coast for

tifications enormously increase the

magnitude of the task of an enemy at

tempting to inflict material damage

upon the United States over what it

would be if such damage could be in

flicted by means of a raid of fighting

ship alone."

CHILD CANT ENTER GERMANY

UPON' PARENT'S PASSPORT.

Washington, D. C, Feb. 19. German

military authorities now require that

each person entering Germany be sup

plied with an individual passport A

wife or minor child cannot enter upon

a passport held bv husband or parent

This government has been so advised.

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' THE DAY IX CONGRESS. -

O Washington, D. C, Feb. 19.

The day in congress:

Senate

The ship bill investigating

committee did not meet ana

the senate prepared to rush

work on waiting appropriation

O bills.

House

& The pension bill, carrying

$164,000,000 was passed and the 9-

diplomatic and consular bill

was taken up.

By unanimous consent it was

agreed to send the administra-

tion ship bill to conference in

O accordance with the plans of

the senate leaders.

LARGEST GUN IN U. S. FOR THE CANAL

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This nictu.e m taken at the Watcrtoivn, Slaas . arsenal where the bi gun was deLired to ha-. e a carriage built

for it. The monitor ii to be added to the Panama canal fortifications. It fires a shell nearly a3 large as those propelled

from th Herman 42-centimeter guns, the German shell being only a quarter of an inch larger in diameter.

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American Consul W. 0. Jenkins, at Puebla. Eaces-Carran-cista

Kring Squad and Is Saved by the Timely Ar

rival of Officer With Eeprieve; TJ. S. Demands

Punishment of the Men Responsible.

ITr JASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 19.

f Gen. Carranxa's agency here

today announced receipt of ad-

viceB that 4500 troops were moving to

join other Carranza troops in a general

attack on Monterey.

"The Zapatistas have been routed

from Zoutuitlan and Tehuacan, suburbs

of Mexico City, suffering heavy losses,"

the agency announced. "It is abso

lutely false that Mexico City has been

evacuated."

Reports of heavy fighting in various

suburbs of Mexico City have 'been re

ceived for the past two weeks, Zapata

has apparently been harassing Gen.

Obregon, Carranza commander with a

series of sieges with the intention of

rendering the capital untenable. Car

ranza agency reports stated all these

attacks have been repulsed.

Veracrna Line Cut.

Hallway communication between

Mexico City and "Veracruz has been in

terrupted and there has also been a

break in the line to Tampico, the state

department learned today In a message

from Mexico City. Consul Silliman goes

today to Veracruz to join Carranza.

Reports from C. P. Diaz indicate the

Villa forces in possession of Monclova

are repairing tho railroad behind them

before marching north.

Americana Aid DoznI's Family.

The advance of Villa troops to the i

OFFICIALS SFI

KR

Washington, D. C, Feb. 19. The of

ficial text of Germany's reply to the

United States' note warning against

damage to American ships in the naval

war zone about the British Isles, had

not been Tecelved at the state depart

ment today. Officials know, however,

that the reply has been delivered to the

American ambassador and is now on its

way to America. Officials explained

the delay Jjy pointing out that the am

bassador has been using the cable

which comes from Rome and goes over

a circuitous route -with numerous re

lays. Note ConKldcred Friendly.

When the cabinet assembled for the

usual Friday meeting, the unofficial re

port of the text of the German note

published Thursday was discussed In

formally. The general interpretation

of the Berlin note was that it was

friendly and officials professed to he

satisfied that no American ships would

be destroyed by German war craft.

After the cabinet meting, it was said,

it was considered that the situation was

not at all threatening and that the

administration had no fear that any

American ship would be sunk.

KAISER IS DIRECTING

BLOCKADE IN ENGLAND

Copenhagen, Denmark, Feb. 19. Dis

patches received here from Berlin state

emperor William, admiral von Tirpitz

and admiral prince Henry of Prussia

have left Berlin for Wilhelmshaven,

Heligoland and other stations to super

vise arrangements for placing the sea

blockade of England in effect

It is reported the Germans have built

20 big mine laying submarines during

the past six months, each with a carry

ing capacity of over 100 mines.

NOMA

rtaigavwn!

ZAPATISTAS

in in city

j west coast and the fact that they are

iww urciiai:ilig .nMMLllAH was iuiuuuuucu

in a long report on the fighting of the

last few weeks received by the state

department

Further information concerning the

execution of Gen. Dozal, who was shot

by the Mazatlan authorities on the night

of January 21, came to the department

Thursday. Gen. Dozal, -who made many

friends among the Americans during the

occupation of Veracruz, was accused

of surrendering the city of Teplc with

out cause, of using public money and

of giving arms to the enemy. He de

nied all charges, the report said, and

claimed that his only offence had been

refusal to force Mazatlan currency upon

the people of Topic. Americans raised

a'Tiurse to bury the general and relieve

his destitute widow and children.

Consul's Life Threatened.

How W. O. Jenkins, consular agent

of the United States at Puebla, Mexico.

l" wijiAuiiitiu vv , mum aiiuuu Ul

JCarranza troops who were about to ex

fecute him when he was saved by the

timeiy arrival oi an oincer, is reveaiea

In a long report just received by the

state department

Details of the affair became known

Thursday, together with the fact that

strong representations on the subject

yet unanswered, were made to Gen.

Carranza.

The United States government de

manded the punishment of the soldiers

who threatened Jenkins.

Deippe, France, Feb. 19. A German

submarine torpedoed this morning with

out warning the French steamer

Dinorah from Havre for Dunkirk, at a

point 1G miles off Deippe.

The Dinorah did not sink, but was

towed into Dolppe. No mention is made

of the loss of any of the crew. A plate

below the water line was stove in by

the torpedo.

BRITISH SEIZE OIL SHIP

TAKING CARGO TO BULGARIA

Washington, D. C, Feb. 19. The

Standard Oil company today reported

to the state department the detention

at Malta by British authorities of the

British steamer Oneka, which sailed

from New York January 2, laden with

her cargo of American oil, part of

which was destined for Dedeagatch,

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that the oil billed to Bulgaria was for

tne .Bulgarian government but uritlsh

suspicion was aroused because of the

close proximity of Turkey.

Three-quarters of the oil was des

tined for Greek ports, and the British

authorities permitted the ship to make

those deliveries upon promise to return

to Malta before proceeding to Bulga

ria. In the meantime, it was said.

Great Britain would determine whether

the Bulgarian cargo should be permit

ted to proceed or go to a prize court

SHIPS ARE SAILING FROI

ROTTERDAM JUST AS USUAL

Rotterdam, Holland, Feb. 19. The

stagnation in shipping at Rotterdam

Thursday seems to have been due to

the weather rather than to Germany's

declaration of a war zone. The ship

ping today was quite normal. Of 14

incoming vessels six were British and

the six steamers which departed were

ail British.

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Last of Men Wanted in- Con-neoMoaSlr'ffiiiaaff1!9-namitng

Is Arrested,

Seattle, Wash., Feb. 19. David Cap

Ian, last of the men wanted at Los

Angeles, Calif., in connection with the

dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times in

the fall of 1910. was arrested Thurs

day night on his chicken ranch two

miles inland from Rolling Bay, Bain

bridge island, 12 miles from Seattle.

Caplan. according to Walter R.

Thayer, manager of the Seattle branch

of tho Wm. J. Burns detective agency,

admitted his identity and expressed a

willingness to return to Los Angeles

for trial. He was taken to Port Or

chard, county seat of Kitsap county,

where he was placed in jail under an

armed guard.

Labor Leaders Implicated-

According to Thayer, documents al

leged to implicate "several prominent

San irancisco labor leaders in the

socalled dynamite conspiracy were

found in Caplan's possession.

Thayer stated that 'Caplan would be

closely guarded until he was landed in

jail in Los Angeles.

Caplan was arrested as " a fugitive

from justice on a Los Angeles indict

ment charging him with murder.

.For two years He had been living un

der the name of Frank Moller on a

small chicken ranch back of Rolling

Bay. He also conducted a barber shop

in Rolling Bay. He was found, Thayer

said, through information gathered by

William J. Burns after the arrest of

M. A. Schmidt last Saturday in New

York on similar charges.

BOOTS ARE FOUNDATION OF

CANADIAN ARMY SCANDAL

Ottawa, Ont. Feb. 19. A special com

mittee of parliament appointed to inves

tigate the charges that inferior boots

were supplied to certain units of the

Canadian overseas contingent was or-

gnnized today. The healing of evidence

will begin next Tuesday and the wit

nesses will be examined by Sir James

Aiken?

Gen. Sam Hughes, minister of militia,

has tabled a report of an investigation

board i ecently appointed by him to deal

with the complaints regarding the

boots. The report in a general way, re

lieved the militia department of all

blame, but found there were serious

laults in The manufacture of thp hnnt

and that the specifications were not in

many cases, adhered to. It was, said

in defence- of the manufacturers that,

con" dering the enormous and sudden

demand, the boots, while not suitable

for abnormal weather conditions, were

of good quality. The boots were man

ufactured by concerns in Canada.

GERMAN'S HAVE BUILT 20

NEW FORTS AT WILHELMSHAVEN

London. Eng.. Feb. 19. A Rotterdam

dispatch to the Daily Mail says that afv

ter working day and night for months,

the Germans hae almost completed 20

new forts at Wilhelmshaven. A number

of foreign workmen who were employed

in this work are now oeing dismissed.

WILLIAM HARRELL APPOINTED

HIDE AND ANIMAL INSPECTOR

Austin, Texas, Feb. 19. Governor

Ferguson today announced the appoint

ment of William Harrell, of El Paso, to

be hide and animal Inspector for EI

Paso county, in accordance with the bill

passed by the legislature which pro

vides for the appointment of hide and

animal inspectors for a number of bor-

Best Paper In Southwest

Silver Citv, New Mexico, February 15. 1915.

Editor El Paso Herald:

Enclosed please find money order for renewal of

my subscription for the best paper in the southwest.

Eespectfnlly yours. J. Vincent Grenfell.

Zeppelins Hover Over North

Sea Scouting for Ships

, Carrying Food.

russianYdriven

out of bukowina

Allies Seem To Have 'Ad

vantage in Recent Fight

ing in Western Zone.

L

ONDON, Eng, Feb, 19. The Nor

wegian tank steamer Belridge,

which sailed from New Orleans

January 28, and Newport News Feb

ruary 5, for Amsterdam, struck a mine

today off Dover.

The vessel was damaged by the ex

plosion, but she will probably finish

her voyage to the Dutch port This

is the second, ship damaged today, the

first being the French steamer Dino

rah. Amsterdam reports that the boat

service from Rotterdam and Flushing

to London has been discontinued as i

result of the German blockade. Dutch

shin owners have aaked the iiether

Bdmb government t exclude for a

potto, of bk sear irinDntch ports

all BriSsh steamers which fly neutral

flags, according to Berlin advices

Dutch steamers bound for America are

to sail around Scotland.

Travel to England Suspended.

All travel between England and the

continent of Europe has been suspend

ed by the British admiralty until furth

er notice, because of the menace of

German submarines. There are signs

that Germany is bending every effort

to make good her threat to blockade

the British isles.

These are found in the sndden activ

ity of Zeppelin airships in the North

sea, involving the loss of two such ves- '

sels, together with reports that they

are continuing to control, notwith

standing the rigors of the weather

Added to this is the visit of emperor

William and admiral von Tirpitz tc

Wllhelmshaven, where it is said thev

hope to R-ive impetus to the machinery

f designed to clear the waters surround

ing the United Kingdom or ail mer

chant shipping. The Zeppelin airships

presumably are watching for food

laden craft moving toward England.

Russians Driven From Bukowina.

All reports agree that the Austrian s

at last have flung the Russians entirelv

out of Bukowina. The Russians claim

they retired in good order, but they do

not seek to deny their retreat

The situation in the northern extrem

ity of the eastern battle line is not so

clear as it was a few days ago.

Apparently no great battle has been

fought since the Russians began their

retreat toward the River Niemen. Pe

trograd insists that engagements since

have been outpost affairs, which would

seem to indicate that the Germans haTs

not advanced across the 50 mile strip

of territory lying between the Niemen

line and the east Prussian frontier. On

the other hand the Germans are cele

brating a notable victory over the Rus

sians in east Prussia, including the

taking of (4,000 prisoners.

Western Fighting Favors Allies.

For several days past the fighting in

the western arena of the war would

seem, judging from the reports reach

ing London, to have been in favor of

the allies.

German Trench Blown Tp.

A report on the progress of the

fighting on the continent was gien

out officially in London today. It Is

the second biweekly communication on

the operations of the British army in

France promised by the authorities and

says:

'The enemy has displayed considera

ble activity during the last few da 3

southeast of Ypres. The fighting on

this part of the line has at times been

severe. At ope or two points the en

emy succeeded In occupying some of

our trenches, but they were driven out

by counter attacks. One of the ene

my's trenches was blown up and a

number of prisoners were taken.

German Attaeks Reputaed.

"On the night of February 15-16 an

attack was made on our lines north or

the Ypres canal, and on the following

night a similar attack was made near

Neuve Chapelle Both were easilv

driven off with loss to the enemj An

the ground recently gained by us has

been strengthened and held without

difficulty.

Believe Rnselaa Army Disabled.

Berlin, Germany, Feb. 19. (By wire

less to Sayville, L. I.) Further reports

concerning the German victory of the

(Ceetiaaea en Pace t. Col. 1).