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The Washington times., 1914-04-12
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FOR RENT-GARAGES

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month; fine condition. 1873 Kins1nan pf.
at Iowa Circle. DUVALL & CO.. ~ 11th st.
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FOR RENT-STORES

LARGE; STORE, 1881 7th ST. n. W., opposite
Northern market, s35: also nat above 1t OF
six rooms. including bath. $3.50 Will rent
as q whole separately.
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Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
Unu Shnnln AT at Onrr
LEAD YOU SHOULD .


The last hours at hand for aiding the needy on
Christmas and it is for you decide at whether you
will contribute to this
good deal has already been done to relieve the dis
tress by furnishing food and clothing but there is more
absolutely required
Ell Centre lodge, Knights of Pythas, last night do
mated $50 to be expended through the Associated Char
ties for the relief of the needy and several personal con-
tributons have been made, but not nearly many
should be-
Rev. Baker has raised some money for this cause, and
he is disbursing the money collected after making
full personal investigation of the several cases.
There fifteen worthy families in destitute cir
cumstances in the city and neghborhood and five other
families where it is desirable to remember children on
Christmas.
To still further aid the work it the intention of the
Associated Charities to put Santa Claus the street
TO make silver collection.
Aside from the work of this association the churches
going to hold giving Christmas exercises-a sort Of
shower for the poor
Then there is good deal of clothing being dstrib-
uted by the Life Line Mission where Christmas dinner
will also be served to about twenty-five single men.
Contributions of cash to buy food for the needy fam
lies be left at any drug newspaper office
But act at once if you please
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
National Prohibition Is
Defeated Temporarily

Washington, Dec. 23.-The Hobson
RESOLUTION to submit constitutional
amendment for national prohibition
was beaten, the vote being 1877 for and
189 against. A two-thirds majority
was necessary.
After long, wearisome debate, in
which leading members joined in pre-
senting arguments for and against the
proposition, the House took a vote on
the Hobson resolution to submit to
the states constitutional amendment
for national prohibition.
1t was big day for the House and
& still bigger day for Representative
Hobson of Alabama, author of the
prohibition resolution and chief spokes-
man for the drys in the lower branch
of Congress. The galleries were
packed with admirers of Mr.. Hobson
and they cheered him time and again.
Speaker Clark was indulgent with
the occupants of the galleries, but he
warned them several times that they
must refrain from voicing approval or
disapproval of remarks uttered on the
floor of the House. There was faint
hiss in one of the galleries as Rep
resentative Martholdt of Missouri, who
has bitterly opposed prohibition, rose
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
BOMBS PLACED ON
OUTGOING SHIPS

New Orleans, Dec. 23.-The police
have arrested ten Germans charged
with placing Internal machines aboard
horse and mule ships destined to
England and France. One of the
Germans has confessed and the DO
lice claim they have conclusive evil
dence against others. The scheme was
for the bombs, operated by clockwork,
to explode when the ships We're sew
eral days at sea.
Hans Halle, alias Frank Helm, who
confessed to the rlot., has masquerad-
ed in woman's attire and the police
are in possession of photographs
showing him in woman's garb. One
incident of which he told was the max
ing of an Internal machine, IS per
cent dynamite, timed to explode in
six and one-half days, which he was to
express to New York tonight for ship
ment on the French liner Chicago, to
sail Saturday. The bomb was recov-
cred from his room in a hotel.
Halle says he put a six and "a half
Cay bomb on the steamer Rochambeau,
which sailed from New York two days
ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
CONTRACTS LET FOR
HIGHWAY BUILDING

Sacramento, Dec. 3.-The biggest
single contract so far let by the Cali
fornia Highway Commission was
awarded today to the Lee Moor Con-
tracing Company of Los Angeles for
the construction of the last sixteen
mile section of the TETON Pass road
between Bakersfield and Los Angeles.
The contract price is $2S1 ,646, while
materials to be furnished by the state
will bring the total cost of this link
at $3O3,572.
The commission stipulates that this
link, the strategic section of the ridge
route, be completed in $50 days. In
awarding this contract, the commits
sion states that there is assurance that
the valley highway, connecting San
Francisco as well as Sacramento, with
Los Angeles and San Diego, will be
open to through travel by August,
1915, the exposition year. Hence the
contract provides that heavy penalty
will be exacted for any delay in open
ing the road across the Tehachapi
mountains within the prescribed time.
The TETON Pass route will shorten
the auto road between Bakersfield to
seventy miles, crossing the mountains
with maximum grade of 6 per cent
with no sharp curves or dangerous
narrow grades.
Right of way matters and lack OF
funds are holding back the coast
route at present, so the valley route
seems likely to be finished first, al
lowing more than 120 days of travel
on complete interior road between
San Francisco and Southern California
points during the exposition year.
The gap existing in Tulare county
is to be improved by the supervisors
instead of by the highway commits
sion, but most of the motor traffic
will probably take the detour via Por-
terville. Other contracts awarded to-
day:
In Colusa county, for the important
s 4-mile lateral connecting Williams on
the trunk line with Colusa, the county
seat, to c. w. Cross, Oakland, $50,
061.
In Siskiyou county, from Horn
Brook to Yreka, 1863 miles, to E. T.
Johnson, Portland, Ore, $90,522.
In Orange county, from San Juan
Capistrano to Galivan, 5.5 miles, to
the M. r. Company, Los Angeles, $685.
$50.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23

poinsettas, and all these evidences of
favor the Alabama member had piled
On his desk. Hobson stuck to his guns
throughout the entire day. He waved
away those who urged him to leave
the House for the lunch period. No;
he would eat on the firing line, and
so he munched sandwich and drank
in Representative Mann's arguments
at the same time.
After bitter exchange of person
Ialities between Representative Moore,
Republican, of Pennsylvania, and Rep
resentative Bryan, Progressive, of
Washington, the House at l o'clock
this afternoon took a recess until next
Tuesday.
Moore denounced as "scandalous and
to deliver his address.
One woman sent the member from
Alabama a huge bunch of mistletoe.
Another admirer contributed two huge
false" a speech delivered by Bryan
last night, accusing Moore of SYM
rathy with the open saloon and houses
of prostitution.
81 know nothing about the personal
habits of the gentleman from Wash
ington, except that he is a wanderer
on the face of the earth and has fin
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
VIGOROUS MEASURES
AGAINST ALSATIANS

Berne, Switzerland, Dec 23.-At
Muelhausen, Colmar and Sundgau, in
Alsace, wholesale arrests of citizens
suspected of being in sympathy with
the French have been effected The
military authorities have issued a
PROCLAMATION warning the public that
punishment will be visited upon those
discovered attempting to give infor-
nation to the French troops.
The headquarters of General Ban
dungen, commander -in-chief of the
German forces in Lower Alsace, were
recently bombarded by French artil-
lery and several of the general staff
officers were injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
TWO BALL GAMES
OF GREAT INTEREST

1t is expected that the games of
baseball between Ell Centre and Braw-
ley Christmas and Ell Centro and I'M
perial Sunday will be watched with
unusual interest by the fans, as they
will result in either Ell Centro or I'm
perial being put in the lead, where now
they are tied.
All the teams are making hard
fight for the pennant, and the result
is long way from being decided as
yet.
The presence in the valley towns
of many players from the major
leagues has given to this section i'm
portance to the outside world, and
the result of the games is of far more
than local importance.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
COUNTY CHAMBER
REAPPORTIONS FUNDS

Failure on the part of the Brawley
Chamber of Commerce to support the
Imperial Valley Chamber of Com
merce is resulting in a reapportion-
ment of $4,000, the amount deemed
necessary to finance the county organ
ization for a period of one year, and
today F. f. Place, secretary of the
Imperial Valley Chamber of Com
merce, is communicating with each of
the directors of that organization in
an effort to determine what their at
titude will be on the new apportion-
ment. According to the figures COM
piled by the secretary only a slight
increase in the amounts already
pledged by the various valley towns
will be necessary to meet the deficit
caused by the withdrawal of Braw-
ley.
Following is the reapportionment:
Seeley, 500; inland, $50; Heber,
500; Calipatria, $3.50; Holtville, $425;
Calexico, $525; Imperial, $575, and FL
Centre, $3.50.
That this reapportionment was only
g. tentative one was the statement of
Secretary Place, who declared no def
mite steps would be taken pending a
meeting of the directors of the I'M
perial Valley Chamber of Commerce
within the next few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
BATTLE OF NEWPORT
FIERCE ENGAGEMENT
(By Andre Beaumont)

Northern France, Dec 23.-Of all
the actions in northern France and in
Flanders, the most successful during
the past week has been the Battle of
Nieuport, where the French, with the
Belgian troops, captured several i'm
portant positions. The result is that
there has been an advance of the al
lies in all the inundated districts in
Flanders and at certain points in the
rorth of France.
The Battle of Nieuport marks the
turning point in the operations in
Flanders. The Germans apparently
wished to obviate the attack by bonn
harding Oostdunkirk and Coxyde, but
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
GERMAN OFFENSIVE
is NOW LOOKED FOR

Berlin, Dec. 23.-Reports from the
western theatre of war state that the
allies offensive has broken down be-
fore the strong German counter at
tacks and they once more have re-
sumed the defensive, it is officially an
nounced by the war office. 1t is stat
ed further that the Germans have ad
vanced several points in the eastern
theatre, particularly in the Argonne
region, and are in good position for
a general offensive along the entire
front.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
Chief Sebastian
Wants 100 Men

Los Angeles, Dec. 23.-FolIowing
the killing of w. M. Alexander by a
burglar yesterday morning and the
attendant crime wave of the past few
months, Chief of Police Sebastian to-
day demanded 100 more policemen to
rid the city of the undesirable ele-
ment.
The chiefs demand was immediate
ly concurred in By Mayor Rose, who
instructed the chief to make a for
NAL request to the council for addi-
tional police.
AS some of the councilmen already
have declared for more patrolmen,
they undoubtedly will be appointed at
once.
AS a result of the Alexander mur-
der, the police today were ordered to
discard their small arms and to car
ry only guns of death-dealing size.
"Shoot to KILL" will be the plan
henceforth in dealing with lawbreak-
ers.
The coroner's jury, after a few mo-
ments' deliberation, returned a verdict
finding Oxman directly responsible for
the death of Alexander and Witt equal
ly responsible before the law as an
accomplice.
The funeral of Alexander will be
held tomorrow from an undertaker's
parlors at 2:30 o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23

ally located in Washington state. The
people of Washington have taken his
rumber and have stopped his useless
ness. His statement that | am for
the open saloon and houses of prostitu
tion is false as hell"
Bryan was so angry in his retort
that he refused to refer to Moore as
1.-The gentleman from Pennsylvania, -
hut used the words "denizen of Phila
delphia," and was called to order by
the speaker.
His statements about me-" said
Bryan, "are just as false as his argu-
ments yesterday were pro-prostitute.
Insist that his speech did indicate that
he was an advocate of the saloon and
house of prostitution
Woman Suffrage Delayed.
Washington, Dec. 23.-Chairman
Henry of the House rules committee
today announced that the Mondell
woman suffrage resolution will not
be voted on in the House before the
middle Of January.
Opponents will combat it on the
same ground upon which prohibition
was defeated-that both suffrage and
prohibition are matters to be decided
by states.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
Boys for Slaughter.

Rotterdam, Dec. 23.-New German
guns and fresh troops are being
rushed into Belgium. The youth OF
the new troops shows that Germany
already is drawing upon boys to fill
the depleted ranks. Seventeen thou
sand soldiers have reached Heyst, near
the Dutch frontier. This is one of
the points on which the Germans will
fall back if they find they cannot
withstand the offensive of the allies
in Flanders.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23

! the action of their artillery evidently
was only a feint intended to give the
allies the impression that the German
army at this point contemplated d
movement en- masse, which was fa1
from a fact.
The position of the Germans was
good and their defense was desperate.
They set up their batteries in the
dunes and concealed their machine
guns, but the allies resolutely made an
attack at that very point and the
Germans were driven from their po-
sitions along the right bank at Nieu-
port. This channel position is of great
Importance. The little tide channel in
fact cuts off slice of land between
Nieuport and Passchendaele and the
sea, and it was here that the Ger
mans found natural protection.
The French troops took the position
at point where they had to cross
five bridges, all of which were COM
manded by the enemy.
The attack began early last Tues
day with a furious cannonade. The
Germans replied with a maximum dis
charge from all their guns. The guns
of the allies, however. gradually
proved their superiority, the guns
from the British ships firing at the
same time as the land batteries, in
which the French seventy five" pre-
dominated.
After an hour the German guns be-
gan to slacken their fire.
Eyewitnesses declare that several
times they saw groups of German sol
diers blow bodily over the sand dunes
where they had been hiding.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23

and his staff have been buried in a
mass of outgoing presents that ranged
from a dozen up to fifty y-five mail
sacks in a single day. Now the tide
of gifts has turned, for the outgoing
mail has fallen off greatly and the in
coming mail has reached great pro-
portions. The receipts by the train
this morning alone ran to forty sacks,
and this will probably be exceeded be
fore the Christmas season is over.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23

Never before has Santa Claus used
the mails to The extent he is doing this
year. The country is getting so great
that he cannot make his distributions
in the old sleigh, and then the sled
ding is pretty poor in this region.
For this reason he has been gath
ering his goods together at postoffices
all over the country, to be forwarded
to the points where most needed.
Day after day Postmaster Collins
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
Allies Advancing.

Paris, Dec. 23.-The war office
statement today reads as follows:
"The allies are maintaining the Of
fensiVe with success, both in Belgium
and in France. The French made pro-
gress on the coast between the North
sea and the road running from Nieu-
port to Westende.
"On the south frontier in France
the Anglo French forces have recap
tured from the Germans the villages
of Givanchny and Les La Bassee. A
heavy fog is impeding operations
around Arras, but on other points of
the battle front sharp fighting is tax
ing place"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
To Buy Responsibility.

New York, Dec. 23.-The sum of
$10,5S2,591 has been donated by the
John d. Rockefeller General Educa-
tion Board to 1O3 universities and coll
leges in thirty-three states, according
to a preliminary report made public
today. The apportionments were: To
southern states, $3,052, 1926; to west
ern states, $967,7S1 to eastern and
middle states, 1862, ,185. Pomona Col
lege is the only California beneficiary.
1t receives $150,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
2.2O0 WOUNDED
TAKEN TO REAR

London, Dec. 23.-The Central News
has received from Amsterdam a Co
logne dispatch, which states that 1000
seriously wounded Germans from the
User battle line passed through Co
lcgne yesterday, together with 200
Belgian wounded who had been taken
prisoners.
Great masses Of German infantry
and other German troops are report
ed passing through AK x-la Chapelle en-
route to Flanders from Poland.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
To Withdraw Troops.

Washington, Dec. 23.-It is now GER
tain that the federal troops will be
withdrawn from Colorado, but the
withdrawal will take place gradual
ly. This is the result of conference
today between President Wilson, Gov
ernor Ammons of Colorado, Governor
elect Carlson and Senator Shafroth.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
Alfred Henry Lewis Dead.

New York, Dec. 22.-Alfred Henry
Lewis, novelist and one of the most
able newspaper writer's in America,
died today in his fifty-seventh year.
He had been i'll three months from
bronchitis and asthma. A few days
ago intestinal complications developed.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
Santa Claus Showing
His Gifts to Front

The packages coming in are of all
sizes and conditions, and hail from
every state in the Union and every
civilized country on earth, for the cos
mopolitan people of Ell Centro have
ties of affection that reach every
where.
The postoffice force is working
heroically to keep up with the accum-
mutation, and there is no danger that
the workers will get buried in the ac-
emulation.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
Flying Man Hurt.

Oceanside, Dec. 23.-Lieutenant
Ralph c. Holiday, observer in aero
plans No. 25, fell from the aeroplane
and was severaly cut about the head
and lost several teeth when mo-
tor trouble caused Aviator Lieutenant
Morrow to make a rough landing. The
machine was wrecked.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
r. ghting Gun Fattles.

Los Angeles, Dec. 23.-The three
Mexican slayers of William d. Smith,
marshal of San Fernando, are sur
rounded in the hills near San Fernan-
DO this morning, fighting a gun battle
with the sheriff's posses.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
New Commissioner.

Washington, Deg. 23.-The president
sent to the Senate the nomination of
Henry Clay Hall of Colorado Springs,
to be interstate commerce commission
err for a term of seven years. This
is a reappointment.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
Lama Pllrned Out.

Petrograd, Dec. 23.-A dispatch
from Urga, Mongolia, says the Kutuk-
to palace burned today with all it's
treasures. 1t was the seat Of the dei-
fled Lama of Mongolia.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
Unknown Warship Sunk.

Athens, Dec. pa warship whose
nationality is not known is reported
in dispatch from Mitylene to have
sunk off the coast of Syria with all
on board.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
French Budget.

Paris, Dec. 23.-The French Cham
ber of Deputies today adopted the
budget providing for $1,7OO,O0O, 900 to
carry on the war. This sum covers
the first half of 1915.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
Big Guns for Warsaw.

Berlin, Dec. 23.-Three new 42-cen
timeter guns passed through here to-
day en- route to Poland, where they
will be used in the bombardment of
Warsaw.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
Against Suez Canal.

Constantinople, Dec. 23.-It is Off
cially announced that the Turkish
army dispatched to Egypt began it's
forward march upon the Suez canal
Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
Preparing for Retreat.

London, Dec. 23.-An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam
states:
Clutch newspapers agree that there
are many signs pointing to hurried
German preparations for a retreat
from western Belgium"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
Portuguese Vote for War.

London, Dec. pa press agency
dispatch from Lisbon says the Por-
tuguese Chamber of Deputies has vot-
ed to join England in the war against
Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
Kaiser al Front.

Amsterdam, Dec. 23.-A dispatch
from Cologne states that Emperor
William arrived there Tuesday, the
entire staff being en- route to the west
ern front.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
PHEASANT WEATHER
is COMING AGAIN

1t is pleasanter by far today, with
evidences of the storm gradually dis
appearing, though the roads of the
valley are in many places still quite
muddy.
This condition of the roads has in
terfered considerably with Christmas
shopping, but active trading came back
this afternoon, and it is expected bus
mess will be good until the closing
of the purchasing season tomorrow.
The outlook now is good for typical
pleasant weather for Christmas, and
the holidays will be universally cele-
grated.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-23
Fair Weather Coming.

Los Angeles, Dec. 23.-Following is
the forecast for Southern California:
Fair tonight and Thursday.
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KAISER GETS NEWS
OUT BY WIRELESS
Soon to Use ZeppeGns at English Channel lie Days
Crown Prince William Gets Credit tor FORCING
French Back-Russians Defeated
From The Tribune Bureau.

Washington. Aug 1-The first direct news OF the German m t
operations Europe contained in messages received ooSS "
Germany Embassy and made public by Hane Won ha'Os'
d'afares o the embassy here 49,
third message reply would be made by Ter
many Japans ultmaum
The three messages by by OF the German a'o
station at Syvc Long Island The German Charge dahaeS CAV"
the text OF The messages without any comment
The first report regarding the European war was as oo"s
The German guns Friday have been numbering Al
Namr Very soon some Zeppen will be ready Tor work on the
Belgian and the English channel
o Metz the German under Crown Prince Nn"""
advancing OF Longwy and has defeated and oeu oa'
French Another under the Bavarian Crown fn'e NuP
Lorraine pursuing
enemy reached unvlc Bamont and continues to-day
The second dispatch reads as follows:
Strong against Gumocn
Army them August ~ cccu
prisoners and eight guns German
cavalry prisoners after fighting Russian cavalry
divisions The attempt Upper Nsace frustrated ~
the French retiring from the Hoh
German people find the Havas Agency reports about soeo
French progress amusing they false rpor
publ in the 1870