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The Caloocan Clarion
The fact that no issues of this paper have appeared lately is due to the fact that we have been off on a holiday? Who in h- wants to work all the time. We don't and we are compelled at times to put aside the scissors and the paste pot and take a trip to Heyman's home for weary ones on Calle Pinpin, We are now back on the job, a little bit the worse for wear and deucedly short of funds. We wouldn't mind having some of our delinquent subscribers come through as we sure feel that a plate of beans or wienies would improve our health. Our office is at the same old place and we sti!! can write our name to a receipt. Don't crowd.
The war news from the front has been quiet lately. The French new censor licked the English news censor for trying to cop all the glory. General Joffre says that the French are tired of doing all the fighting and having The English claim all the credit.
General French has lost his powder puff. There will be a suspension of hostil- ities until a new one arrives from London.
The Portuguese army surrendered in a body yesterday to a corporal and seven men of the German army. They will be put to work making tamales for the export trade.
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APRIL 1, 1917
T. Graydon Moody has won the cham- pionship mile race at the International Athletic Meet at Dublin.
Carl Hess called at the office last week and wanted to know if he owed anything. We got a dollar out of him on account.
Bacoor is now the most orderly town in the islands at the present time. The town received a thorough purification some years ago.
The Ananias Club of the Philippines held its regular annual meeting at Clarke's Saturday last and awarded the prizes for the three best liars in the islands. One went to Henry De Wolff and the other two were awarded to Joe Wolfson.
The Czar of Russia has conferred the Double Cross on his Imperial Allies King George of England and President Poincaré of France.
Japan is trying to make an alliance with Germany and says that she is willing that besides ceding back Kiaochau, Singapore and Hongkong should be turned over to the Germans.
O'CONNELL'S, January 30, 1915
No. 50
A number of prominent British citizens called at this office last night, but as we were entertaining a delegation of friends From the Caloocan Turn Verein and the Malabon Lodge A. O. H., they did not come in.
promised them lots of fun, but they said We tried to persuade them to stay and
they were out of training.
McCulloch Dick was arrested last night on the Escolta for masquerading in false attire. Dick had got himself up as a neutral.
By means of our own private wireless we learn from the trenches in Europe that while the soldier boys appreciate the sacks and sweaters and scarfs and bands and such things the women are knitting for them. they would also like to have some one knit for otherwise produce) certain other things. Why not knit the boys a good pipe and package of tobacco?
Why not knit them plenty of cigarette paper and tobacco?
Why not knit them a lot of matches in water proof match boxes?
Why not knit them a few cans of beef extract for hot broth while they are in the trenches?
Why not knit them a supply of stationery and pencils for writing home?
fits? a
A well-known ex-judge nearly won photo supply establishment in several bets lately. The Judge is a German sympathizer.
Why not knit them a few mending out-
And a lot of the brave boys would like to have some shattered bones knit for them.
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O'CONNELL'S, January 30, 1915
Carnival Opens
A Hint To Mack We have received a copy of the new "Agricultural" monthly edited by that famed Kansas expert Mark Cretcher. We think that too much of the bureau's appropriation has been spent in paper and ink. If Mr. Cretcher
would follow Cyclone Jim's plan and get out and try and make something of value come out of the ground he would show more real intelligence and be of more value to the people. Incidentally he would be less criticised. If Mr. Cretcher does not know anything about coconuts he might start a bean farm or something of the sort. Cretcher has been roasted to a frazzle and from all reports he is a very decent fellow. He perhaps needs the job he is at present holding and we have no objection to his staying on the payroll. We think however that he should stop fooling and get down to real business.
Today is the day. Manila is in fiesta garb and worry and care have been shelved that revelry and merry-making may reign supreme. The big Carnival of 1915 is on and when the great carnival parade winds through the streets of the gay capital this afternoon it will mark the opening of this famed celebration for which the Philippines are known all over the wide world. Already confetti is being scattered over our side- walks and pathways, already the maskers are seen mixing with the laborers and the tradesmen. At eight tonight the only people in the town who will be working will be the policemen, the care-conductors, and the engineers in the light and ice making plants. Everybody else will be bound for the gay white city on the Lunete to partake in the merriment and have a good time. The carnival city is more beautiful this year than ever before and the Hubbub is full of wonder- ful attractions from Coney Island and other pleasure resorts. The big ball which will open the carnival this evening is the Devil's Raising Ball and the crowd that attends generally do it. It's merry hell long about midnight. Some elegant costumes be worn at the ball this year say the mo- distes, and it will be worth the price of admis- sion to those who do not dance to go and look on. There will be lots of good things to eat and drink on the carnival grounds Come and the Manila Hotel is not far away, early and stay long. Make this the best in an official cablegram received by the Ger-
Carnival we have ever had.
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He Was A Yid Macfarlane, the Insular Lumber Com. pany manager, tells a story of a Jew soldier in the German army who had accomplished some gallant deed on the field of battle and had been mentioned for the Iron Cross. The Kaiser was present at the town when the Iron Cross was to be presented and decided to make the presentation himself. He asked if the Jew was a man of family and was told that he had a wife and six children and was quite poor. The Kaiser, thinking that the Jew might better appreciate a gift of money, asked him when he was brought up, whether he would rather have the Iron Cross or a hundred marks. The Jew said, "Your High. ness, what is the value of the Iron Cross?" The Kaiser replied that it was worth a couple of marks, whereupon the Jew said, "Well, Your Highness, I will take the Iron Cross and 98 marks." Mac does not say what the Jew got.
Discovered
Professor Waters has been discovered by the daily press. They are certainly getting wise to this Kansas faker at a pretty late day. Waters should be prosecuted by the Philippine government for estafa.
The man who flooded the German posi- tion on the Yser, says a cablegram, has been decorated with the Order of King Leopold. What's that, a rubber medal?
The entrance of Portugal into the con- flict somehow reminds us of the By assist- ing old man Noah's elephant up the ark's gangplank.
It seems about time now for the employ- ment of a couple of real tropical agricul- turists in the bureau. Why not give Prautch and Lyons a show. Governor-General Harri- son has made it pretty evident to everyone in the islands that he has some backbone and wants to do the right thing. He should compel the agricultural bureau to stop wast- ing its funds and commence to get results.
Portugal And The War
The resignation of the Portuguese cabinet was first announced on December 6th. 1914.
man Consul here: but the same was not acknowledged and accepted by Reuter until January 26th. 1915, when he announced the fact in a cablegram dated London, January 25th. "according to a dispatch received here
from Lisbon."
And there are still people who declare that the German news-service - official as well as unofficial--is badly informed and brings only faked news.
There has been so much talk about Portugal being on the brink of war against Germany and of sending an army to the aid of the allies, but we never heard any- thing of the accomplished fact.
Now this wonder is cleared up.
It was on the Spanish mail between Hongkong and Singapore; on board were some Portuguese officers heading home from Macau. They were a miserable looking lot. Their sadness caused the compassion of their fellow-passengers. One of these. a Spanish merchant, asking them for the reason of their sadness, whether or not they did not like to go to war, received this answer: "We ace longing for the war as we are soldiers. but say, isn't it a pity, thrice we sent a decla- ration of war to Germany but never even a confirmation of receipt."
Germany has more to do than to acknowl- edge little Portugal's war-declarations!
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