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Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
CATTLE CHUTE
FOR CALIPATRIA

Mr.. Jas. R. Downs, commercial
agent for the Southern Pacific railroad,
was in Calipatria Thursday looking
over the situation preparatory to put
ting i'll cattle chute at Calipatria;
this...te has been made necessary be-
canoe great number of the ranch
ers around this town either have cat
tie Or are arranging to get a great
number of them and these men have
been requesting chute at this point.
Mr.. Downs also made the trip over
the route of the proposed railroad to
the west and south of Calipatria and
also over the route of the branch to
the east and thence south.
These railroads will open up a great
stretch of the richest and finest prop
erty in the whole valley, and the an
nouncement that there is possibility
of a road going through here has
caused great deal of interest In the
section through which it will go.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
Germans On Offensive.

Paris, Aug. 22.-German troops
have taken the offensive in both AL
SAGE and Lorraine, pressing heavily
upon the frontier. The war Office ad,
mits that French troops that invaded
Lorraine are retreating. 1t is report
ed today that the vast German army
has teen joined by Austrian troops
that recently passed through Con-
stance Sweeping through Alsace,
they have already neared Cerney, only
five miles from Muelhausen.
That the French army which cap
tured that town has been unable to
move further is indicated by reports
from Basel that the German attempt
by flank movement to cut the French
off from Belfort had been almost sue
cessful.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
LAST NIGHTS NEWS
OF THE GREAT WAR

London, Aug. 22.-Germany stormed
the allied lines on battle front of
$50 miles today. With 100000 men
in conflict between the opposing arm
les, the result will be decisive in de-
termining the advantage of the wars
first stage. Germany seeks to over.
whelm the allies in one crushing blow,
so that she may turn to fight the
Russians, 100000 of whom are ready
to invade east Prussia.
Russia has sent twenty complete
army corps of $4,000 each against the
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
French Send Aid.
(By Merrick.)

Paris, Aug. GA long range duel
between the German and Belgian ar
tillery has been going on at Namur
since noon on Friday. The city is be-
ing invested by German forces to
cover the advance of their main body
alonG the River Meuse.
French officers are in Namur to as
sist in directing the defense. 1t is
believed there is also large French
army southwest of Namur in the
vicinity of Mons strongly intrenched
to meet the attack of Germans cross
ing the Meuse with the apparent in
tentior of striking Lille.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
4S CARDINALS TO
ATTEND CONCLAVE
(By Brixton d'Allaire. J

Rome, Aug. 22.-Cardinai Della
Volpe, chamberlain of the Roman
Catholic church, who during the inter-
regnum between the death of Pope
Plus X. and the election of his sue
.cessor will administer the papal dut-
les, has received word from fifteen
foreign members Of the Holy See to
the effect that they are either enroute
on preparing to start for Rome. These
fifteen cardinals, together with thirty
three in Rome, make total of forty
eight whose presence at the conclave
is probably assured. Seventeen are
still tc be heard from.
Active preparations are going for
ward for the conclave. Masses and
special prayers were said today for
the late pope and active preparations
for the conclave are not allowed to
interfere in any way with the Gus
tomary rites.
The vatican authorities announced
that the burial of the pope will be
absolutely private, owing to request
ito that effect in his will.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
SCIENTIFIC FARMING
COURSE ANNOUNCED

To help the practical farmer to raise
more to the acre and to make more
money is the object of the Farmers
Short Courses" which the University
of California has now announced for
this fell.
Farmers and their wives from all
ever California will gather at the Uni
versi1y Farm at Davis from October
s to November IA. There will be sep
arate short courses in agriculture, in
dairy manufactures, in horticulture
and in poultry husbandry.
If . dairyman can increase his dairy
production five per cent, if farmer
can increase his yield of barley two
bushels an acre, if a rancher can save
just cne horse by what he learns of
veterinary practice, then, says the Uni,
versity, he will be amply repaid fol
the time and expense of his six-weeks
short course at the University Farm
Here are some of the things that
will be taught:
To judge livestock.
To immunize hogs so that swine may
be protected against hog cholera
which yearly causes California hun
dreds of thousands of dollars of un-
necessary loss.
To test milk so that the "boarder'
cows which produce less value in but
terfa5 than the value of their feed
may be removed from the herd.
To make the highest quality of but.
ter, cheese and ice cream-the supply
of competent men to operate cream.
cries is not equal TO the demand.
To lud and graft, so that the fruit.
grower may produce and modify his
own plants as he may desire.
To mix and use insecticides anC
fungicides and to fight pests by spray
ing, fumigating, etc.
To plant and care for citrus an,
ldeciduous orchards.
To pickle olives.
To hatch, rear, feed, breed and car,
for fowls, grow their feed, and bull,
poultry-yard equipment.
To keep farm accounts, so that i
may be plain where is the gain an,
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
RACE ACCIDENT
RESULTS FATALLY

| Elgin, Aug. 22.-Spencer Wishard, q
bridegroom Of a month, died this af-
tcrnoon as the result of injuries re-
ceived when his Mercer collided with
another car during the running of the
Elgin national trophy race and then
plunged through a fence into a crowd
Of spectators, injurin gfour.
Wjshart was going 110 miles an
hour. John C. Center, his mechanic
ian, Ct Trenton, N. j., was perhaps
fatally injured. Ralph De Palma,
driving a Mercedes won His time
was 4:O6:19. Eddie Pullen, in @
Mercer, was second, time 4:O7:2s.
OldfciG was third, time 4:24:02. Old
fields average speed was 6S.2 miles
per hour. saa
Wfshart was injured on the four
teen..h lap on the back stretch. When
the accident occurred his Mercer side-
swiped a 'Marmon car driven by L.
Heinnemann of Chicago. The rear
wheel Of Wishart's car swerved, strik-
ing the Marmon which was thrown
from the track and put out of the
race. Neither Heinnemann or his
imechanician was hurt. De Palma
averaged 1876 miles per hour. His
average time yesterday, when he won
the Chicago Automobile Club trophy
was 1876 miles per hour.
1t is estimated that $4,000 persons
lined the course when the starting sig
nal Cor the auto race was given. The
crowd today is one of the largest ever
gathered at the local speedway.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
Germans Aiming to Control
Entire Coast of Belgium
(By Bernard Bellancourt.)

Rosedaal, Holland (via Rottendaml
Aug. 22.-Witlrn the past three days
the great German army in central Bel
guim marched seventy miles througl,
hostile country, occupying Brussels,
the capital, Louvain and Ghent, and
are still sweeping westward to the
French Frontier. More than 10000
German troops passed by Brussels,
sweeping on to Ghert and beyond thar
to Osiend and Bruges. When / left
Chem German cavalry was approach
ing the city.
The apparent object of the German
general staff is to secure control OF
The Belgium coast from Holland -
France and so be able to bear down
upon Lille, France, cooperating with
heavy forces crossing the Meuse near
Namur.
At The same time the Germans may
be able to thrown a line of troops
across northern France to prevent
British reinforcements landing on the
north coast and joining the French
amy.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
Germany Calls Last Reserves.

Copenhagen, Aug. 22.-Germany
has talled to the colors all the last
reserve, the Landsturm. Many OF
these reservists are more than sixty
years old and are veterans of the
Franco -Prussian War. The usual
strength of the Landsturm is 100000
men.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22

where the loss in different farm oper-
ations.
To build irrigation equipment.
To perform simple surgical opera
tions on farm animals.
To care for farm machinery.
The farmer who wanted to avail
| himself of al. the opportunities offered
would need to come to the short course
every year for three or four years.
However, the 1893 lectures and 258
practical exercises to be given during
the short courses, between October
and November IA, have this year been
planned in complete detail, SO that the
farmer may know the exact day and
hour of each of these demonstrations
and avail himself of exactly what he
wants. An announcement containing
this complete schedule for this years
short courses will be sent to anyone
who rites to the College of Agricul-
ture at Berkeley.
Not the least of the benefits of these
short courses, the University believes,
/ is the contact at the University farm
with ether progressive men, leaders
in their respective communities, who
have left their business for a short
time to acquire new ideas.
Another advantage is the opportun-
ity Of seeing the splendid equipment of
the University Farm, the herd of 200
Holstein-Friesians, Jerseys, Gucrnseys,
Ayrshires, Herefords, Short Horns,
and Aberdeen Angus; the flocks of
Shropshire, Hampshire, Southdown,
Cotsowld, and Merino sheep; the swine
Poland China, Berkshire, Duroc Jer-
seys, Tamworth, Chester White and
large Yorkshire; the 1863 varities of
- growing in the twenty acres
7Ss -aeyal5; the rnsE.y sserSs of or
chards, and the unequalley equipment
for the study of irrigation practice and
the duty Of water.
Dry-farming methods are thorough
ly illustrated, too. During the two
years ending une 80, 1913, the rain
fall az the University Farm was only
1873 inches, yet, without irrigation, the
average yield of sixty three expert
mental plats of wheat and forty-one
plats of barley was thirty-nine bushels
of wheat and ninety-one bushels of
barley.
"Would it not be worth while," the
University asks the farmers, Nto come
to the short courses at the University
Farm and see how this was done %
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
AUSTRIAN DIVISION
is ANNIHILATED

Rome, Aug. 22.-An entire division
of Austrians was annihilated in a
threc-day battle between the Austrians
and Servians on the River Drina, ac-
cordng to telegram from Nish. The
Austrians are said to have been lured
to valley surrounded by mountains
and there enveloped and massacred.
The bodies were thrown in the River
Save.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
Germans lombard Namur.


The Matin says the French have
captured thus far ninety-one German
field guns, four flags and nineteen
automobiles.
The Kaiser's troops bombarded Ma
mur with great vigor and sought to
pierce the French defense at Dinant,
only ten miles from the French border.
The superb retreat of the Belgians,
one wing to the north to defend Ant
werp, and second to base of con-
centration with the English and
French, resulted in the Kaiser's troops
meeting the largest force with which
they have yet had to battle.
A special cable from Antwerp to-
night says:
"No anxiety is discernible among
the i}elgian or French military au-
thorities here in spite ef the fact that
the Germans have occupied Brussels,
their north wing having thus driven in
6 wedge between Antwerp and Namur,
the Belgians' two remaining strong
holds For the first time In the cam
paign the Belgian forces find them
selves under the control of the gen.
eral council of war. Their movements
since the retreat to Antwerp began
are believed to have been part of the
strategy of the allies.
ICONTINUED ON PAGE SKI
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
Germans Indignant.

London, Aug. 22.-An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Rome says:
"Berl.n dispatches say that the entire
German press is indignant over Eng
lands acceptance of Japanese sup
port. The leading papers declare tha:
in retaliation the Germans will stir
up an Islamic revolution in India,
Egpyt. Tunis, Algeria and the Soudan.
which will quickly reduce England and
France to terms"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
CAPTURE Steamers.

Paris, Aug. 22.--The French cruiser
Desa;x captured the Austrian steamer
Gradac and has taken it into Brest.
1t carried cargo of sugar and flour.
The liner Flandre, which was convert
ed into an auxiliary cruiser, has
taken to the same port the Austrian
schooner Barmbeck, laden 9TH nitrate,
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
Italy Expected To Be
Drawn Into Conflict

Marquis San Guilano, Italian for
eign minister, has received no reply
from Vienna to his demand for an ex-
PLANTATION of the landing of Austrian
war munitions at San Giovannide, the.
Albanian coast town. The demand
was made because reports are cur
rent that Austria is secretly arming
the .Albanians for war upon Servia.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
Austrians Attack MOntenegrins.

London, Aug. 22.-An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Cettinje re-
ports on Friday that Austrians again
attacked the Montenegrin positions at
Grahovo, but were repulsed, losing
many thousands, including eleven
officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
Gen. Leman Prisoner.

Amsterdam, Aug. GA dispatch
from Cologne states that General Le-
man, commander of the Belgium forts
at Liege, which were captured, is be-
ing taken to that city.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
Fight in Africa.

Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug
22.-Germsss from Damaraland in
vaded Bechaunaland in British terri
tory Wednesday, but were defeated
the following day, according to reports
reaching here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
Another Mexican Uprising
Started In Puebla State

VeSa Cruz, Aug. 22.-The first revo-
luton since Carranza took over the
central government of Mexico was re-
ported here today. Passengers on a
Mexico City train said Generals Agu-
liar and Caraveo, former members of
the standing army, with 5000 ex-
federals, started an uprising in the
state Of Puebla yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
Nc Reply to Ultimatum.

London, Aug. 22.-The Japanese
embassy announced that no reply has
yet been received from Germany to
the ultimatum that expires today.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
Germans Occupy Ostend.

London, Aug. 22.-German troops
have reached the coast of Belgium
after travcrsing the entire kingdom
and have occupied Ostend.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
Iananese Call ON BRYAN.

Washington, Aug. 22.--Ambassador
Chinda today asked Secretary Bryan
to take care Of Japanese interests In
Germany in the event Of war.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22

type shown above, is being used day
and night in an effort to force the
evacuation of the city. Several at
tempts to cross the River Meuse with
pontocn bridges (such as is shown in
the lower picture), have been made
hut each has been unsuccessful. The
German losses in the battle of Liego
are already estimated at 10000.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22

German artillery on heavy road
(above). Infantry crossing pontoon
bridge, and Crown Prince Frederick
Wilhelm.
With 100000 men under his COM
mand Crown Prince Frederick Will
helm is making desperate attempt to
capture the Belgian city of Liege.
The heavy German artillery, of the
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22

Kaiser's territory through Russian
Poland.
Lieutenant Colonel Rousette, a re-
tired French military critic of excel
lent reputation, says the great battle
has begun along front of nearly $50
miles, 100000 men taking part.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
German Ambassador to Leave.

Toxic, Aug. 22.-The newspaper
Merchant announced today that the
German ambassador would sail for
America on August 26.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
CLUB PRESIDENT
COMMENDS PRESS

Editor Press:
Permit US to commend you most
heartily for the stand you have taken
in refusing to publish eleventh hour
attacks on certain candidates for
county office.
No man should be condemned un-
heard. Even a candidate should be
given chance to explain or defend
himself against attack. Such tactics
are unfair and unjust and are to be
deplored by every fair-minded citizen,
Surely they will do those in the in
terest of whom they are published
little good, only serving to engender
strife and bitterness in a community
where all men are or should be h
rem. s----- n 49,
| Ours is representative govern
ment, under which any qualified voter
has the right and privilege to aspire
to office. To besmirch his character
and ;mpugn the motives of those who
are honestly supporting him is un.
American and should be condemned
In the interest of clean politics, lei
us discourage such methods to the
uttermost.
VIOLETTE S. CAMPBELL,
President Woman's Wilson Club,
Ell Centre, Cal
Dated Aug. %, 1914.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
(By - e.)

Rome, Aug. 90. bnts are rapidly
moving toward a isis and none
woull be surprised i taly were drawn
into an actual decl3 ation of hostil-
tiles at any moment. In fact, reports
are current that eneral mobiliza-
tion will be proclaimed in a few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-22
JAPANESE ADVANCE
ON GERMAN CHINA

Shanghai, Aug. 22.-The Japanese
fleet sailed to lombard Using Tiao, the
seaport Of Kiao chau, and to cover
the landing of Japanese troops there,
according to official information Sc
cured at Shanghai today. Sixteen
thousand men cf the tenth division &C
the Japanese army will be the first
troops landed. They have already
sailel from Kokura
Washington, Aug. 22.-That dip
lomatic relations between Japan and
Germany will be broken Oh tomorrow
is indicated by an order received here
today, instructing the japanese am
bassador at Berlin to leave that city
at O'clock tomorrow afternoon, pro-
vided Germany does not comply with
the terms of the japanese ultimatum.
These kilograms were transmitted to
the Japanese mbassy through the
State Department.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13
It's All Here
YANKEES BEATEN
 BY H. -UST0N TEAM
American League Pitchers Fail to Show Much in Cold
 Weather.

Houston. March 13-Manager Chance sent his regular team after the Hous- ton Club again yesterday, but the New Torkers played indifferent baseball and event down to defeat by the score ot to $.
 The pitchers claim that the colo weather had great deal to do with fhe loss of the game as they did not care to take any liberty with their salary wings in the cold weather It was North Pole wea ther and the play CTS could not get up any pepper
 Martin sMcHale was the first twister Co take the mound. He did not put much on the ball. and two runs were made from his slants in the inst irl- ming on Maisel's errorT a single and two bases on balls. In the second irniEg which was the last one Atc- Hase pitched, four tal1ies raced over the platter for the hcme club
 Bill Holden. who was said to be federal League player, signed his coIl' tract to play with the New Fork club. In the list of names sent out by the new league. the Pittsburgh club had Holden's name in it, but the outfelder F is we'll pleased with the terms made to him by the New York club
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13
GOV. TENER KEPT
 EGAN IN MAJORS
National League Presidents Eloquence Persuaded Player Not To
 Jump.

A telegram from ~Ban' Johnson, president Of the American League, to Frank J. Farrell. owner of the. New York Yankees, yesterday, revealed ths fact that the American Leagues chief executive did the missionary work in ..Ed'' Sweeney's case that kept that player in organized baseball.
 It also developed yesterday that Dick Egan was saved to the Brook lyn club by the arguments used by Governor John K. Tener, president of the National League. After Charles H. Eb bets and Garry. Hermann had talked with Egan and the player had a contract in his possession hes hesi- tated about signing until after he had sconsidered a Federal League offer.
 ss At a time when Esan was wavering and leaning strongly toward the new organization Governor Tener entered the case As an old baseball player he met Egan on a basis that Ebbets not and his words were needed.
 The value of a league president who can talk with players on the common ground of having once been in uni- form is counted as one Of organized basebaIl's best assets in .swar'. tim es.
 Harry N. Hempstead, president Of the Giants, will leave this morning for California, where he will rest until the opening Of the National League season and attempt to induce esTfllie,s Shafer to forget his gray hairs and Irejoiu the Giants. s1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13
INGRAM RECEIVES
 HIGHEST SALARY
Giant Manager SWears He Gets $30, ,000 For Running
 Club.

Marlin. Tex, March 1s.--Manager John J. McGraw is the highest sal- alied man in baseball. The reputed salaries of Iris Speaker, Ty Cobb, Joe Tinker and other we'll paid slaves, are mere piker stipend6 to the annual amount of coin handed over to the Giants, manager from the Metropol- tan Exhibition company's strong box. Last year AdcGraw received $30.00 as salary from the New ork club and will get the same amount this year and for three more for the new con tract he signed last winter at that yearly salary has four more years to run
 McGraw's income from baseball last year was $33, ,500 This included his salary Of sSO, 600, the share he received from the receipts Of the worlds series and few incidentals from Sunday exhibition games He gets no per ceutage of the New York clubs prof it's McGraw has been credited with getting a salary Of $2Os000 yearly. and did not take any pains to deny the 1,uInor until he made an affidavit here at noon hour before local notary public to conform. with the Income Tax law when he made the announce York club pays him.
 A real game of ball was played yes terday afternoon between mixed teams of regulars and rockies, and they were real ball players who took part in the six inning contest.
 The Tecruits won by to g.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13
Winter Baseball


 Pitcher Elmer Koestner, once with the Cleveland Maps. is showing a lot of good stuff in training for regu- lar job with the Cubs at Tampa.
 The Rochester, Toronto and Mon treal clubs of the International league have been seriously crippled by the assertion of some of their stars to the Fsederals.
 Gerald Hayes. whos has ur1pired in the American association and Inter national league for several years, will stcalI 'em as he sees 'er1' in the Pa cidc coast league this season.
 Just because he named King Ed White Sox- Giants game in London, a Boston scribe was banned by several of his readers. Heaven knows writes one, that it's a Ie.'
 It is said that Christy Mathewson Of the Giants will draw fatter sal aZ'y than any other man in baseball under players contract The at tempts of the Feds to grab Matty caused the Giants to dig deep in or der to keep the star twirler.
 Bill Murray, the old Philadelphia | manager and now scouting for Pitts burgh, says that the Brooklyn Fed era1 league line up will compare very favorab1y with that of 5 per cent. of the teams in the major leagues.
 Clark Griffith is having his trou- b1es with his pitching staff He has Walter Johnson again, to be sure but aside from Johnson the Senators took wofully weak in the points.
 Oscar Witt has reported to the De troit; Tigers nearly 20 pounds heax- fer than when he was sent home late last season When the team first se- cured him he was high-class hitter, and Jennings Expects him to return to form.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13
ANOTHER JAUNT
 FOR BALL PLAYERS
Giants and Sox will Invade Europe Again Next
 Year.

Chicago, March 1s.-The baseball players who aecompanied the New York Giants and the Chicago White sox on their tour of the world will make another foreign invasion at the conclusion of the coming season ac- cording to announcement today by Ted Sullivan, who managed the world tour just ended.
 for a short trip to Europe to give base ball exhibitions in cities where rain prevented games during the recent trip The cities where games may be played are Paris, Berlin, Dublin and Glasgow. Sullivan will go to Eu- rope in. June to close dates for the ganes