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the saving Of hundreds of thousands
of lives.
Germany is not able To cut Great
Britain off from anything of great
moment She has forbidden Sweden
to export timber, but Great Britain
gets all the wood required from Other
sources and Sweden does not produce
wood for rifle butts anywhere.
Some have suggested that trouble
between the Austro-H -Hungarians and
the Germans might end the war.
90 not think so. The Germans of
Vienna are more pan German than the
Prussians. The most trustworthy ac-
counts from Berlin declare that this
feeling of rivalry is no more pro
nounced than the professional jealousy
OF the Austrian and German armies
which does not amount to much, in
my opinion.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-06

tive forces, while the older are enlist
ed for home defense.
This has brought about the curious
situation that the British are in a
minority at the university. The lar
ger part of the student body consists
of Indians, Americans and other for
cigners. Instruction at the university
is somewhat curtailed on account of
the Red Cross work being done in Ok
ford. The examination schools, town
Eall and Masonic building are mill
tary hospitals, while convalescents are
using the college gardens. The stu
dents spend part of the day nursing.
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yards in front of me. ! turned, called
upon the two scouts who were with
me, and fled. U am going to tell
you what brave man / am. because
don't know when | shall be hit,
though somehow | feel confident
shall come through, aud l want to
leave a testimony. You'll think Pm
9 savage. Sniping is little better than
murder)
"No one who hasn't seen this can
realize what it is like.
''The Germans have hell of a ma
chine which has been brought into
rlay against our trenches in the last
three days. Shot from a distance of
800 yards, two-foot long projectile,
which one can watch at all points in
its flight, goes high into the air and
comes down almost plumb at the point
aimed at. 1t is called, | believe, a
wienenwerfer-200 pounds of shell. A
special corner of our iine-not our
company, thank God!-has been their
special aim. They put these infer
nal bombs into a circle of thirty
yards radius. They smash in the
trenches, blow men to bits and stupe-
fly and poison others.
81 had the escape of my life yes
torday afternoon | had reconnoit-
cred all the German positions in front
of us, going out daily at dawn and
dusk, and nearly always coming with
III thirty yards of our enemy-I and
my four scouts. | reckon we have
shot some Germans, though | am a
rotten ,marksman and the twilight and
the pine wood is no. help to scoring
I'm consequence, | think I have a Ger
tain kudos at battalion headquarters
We had nothing of the kind before
a great mistake, for now the enemy
/ do not let us move an eyelid above
our trenches. Some spots are ner.
feet death traps before their snipers
though, fortunately, the ground is toe
difficult to let. them snipe all along
the line. Still, they can mark accu-
rately where we are, and, most un
fortunately, where our Maxims arc
1t is useless now to push them back
We are not strong enough, and be
tween their advanced dugouts ant
their main trench they can prepar,
their deVilish device, the Weary vii
lie, their bomb, shot probably from /;
pneumatic gun, and which you can
see coming at you all the way"
A census at oxford shows that two
thirds of the students and facslty art
loither now in the fighting or in train
ing camps. The Oxford dons hav,
shown special enthusiasm. Every on,
aged less than so years has respond
ed to the call, "Your king and coun
try need yoa." The younger don.
ere commissioned officers in the ac
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becomes war of exhaustion. Now
this is the most terrific form wal
can take, as | will try to explain.
Exhaustion might come for some
nations in the form of food famine
but Germany, highly organized as sh<
is, can feed herself indefinitely.
What other form can the eXhaus-
tion take? 1t may be exhaustion OF
wealth, of men or of war material
In wealth the enemies of Germany
are enormously superior But it must
be true that it will be long while
certainly several years, before Ger
many's wealth will no longer be suf-
ficient to finance her campaigns.
Probably German money will last
as well as German men. And, de
spite the heavy casualties in the first
five months of war, the German sup
Ely Of men is not exhausted. There
are still large numbers of unframed
men in Germany, who have not vol
unteered since the beginning of the
war, and besides it must be remem
bered that each year the youths grow
ing to manhood, several hundred thou
sand in number, make up for a Ger
tain amount of wastage in war.
So it is easy to see that if the wa
ends in German exhaustion of theil
wealth or men, or both, enormous mum
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-06

bers must be slain and enormous
amounts CT capital must be wiped out.
As political economists have pointed
cut many times, the new generation
will have as fathers the unfit young
men-the weaklings who could not
go to war or the towards who would
not. This will result in general low
ering of the personnel throughout Eu-
rope.
The United States went through al
most the same process in 1861 and
1868. if we compare Germany to the
South and the allies to the North we
have fair analogy. The men of the
Southern states proved the better
warriors, but the wealthicr and more
populous Northern states finally over
whelmed them. 1t took thirty years
for the South to recover, while the
North as well showed the effects for
many years.
/ recognize the possibility of Ger
man exhaustion along some novel line,
which modern civilization makes pos
sible. The British fleet is trying to
cut Germany off from copper and rub
her. Copper is almost irreplaceable
in ordnance. If Germany eXhausts
her copper this might have such an
effect as to greatly shorten the war
incidentally, Of course il would mean
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-06
GEO. Il. BOWLES.
II. u. BOWLES,
f.. NJ. BOWLES.
AIf IfNlInAN


In the Superior court of tbo stoto -.
Imperial. O"Hty OF
Walter Eames, plaintiff, VS.. NJ "
butcher, and Varney Brothers &, Con,
Dany, a corporation, and William I
Mitchell and George w. DeaviIin dc
tendants James w. Glassford attor,
nev FOR plaintiff. "''oi
The People of the State of c.l;for
ma send greeting to- NJ. V. Dutrbo a.,
ana Narney Brothers & Cornsn1- :,
corp 2ration, and william I MitoSi,, +
ahu george w. Deaville, defendpnts
You are hereby directed tn si,tc,. 20
ana answer the Complaint in an ati ,tI'
rhuticd as above, brought against Loi
~ ne superior court Of the CorInI ,
% imperial, state of California ,,,ithi ;
zen days after the service or, -, +" -
TINS 5dSmonR, If served win iS ~
county; Or within thirty days If sorva, V,,i
ana you arc hereby notified thai M
i"sS you appear and answer as ahn,i,
REQUIRED, the said plaintiff will ~,
Judgment for any money or da,pa,,>' a'a y
uomahheu IN the complaint, as arisin
upon contract, or he will apnIv 10 ih,
court Tor any other relief demanded l.
the complaint. II
Given under my hand and the sea
OF the superior court of the County n
I'M mperlal State of California. this IN
daV OF December, A. ID. 1914.
rHea) M, s. COOK, Clerk.
e., BE J. OAKLEY, Deputy Clerk.
" edMar10
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Reduced Rates on Holton lnterurban

Effective Wednesday, December %,
fare one way between El Centre and
Holtvillc will be 35c; round trip, 60c.
Ride in comfortable motor cars on
4 good roadbed.
Leave El Centre, 1880 a. M, 1900
M, loo, $40 and 6:30 p. m.
Leave Holtville, 700 and 900 a
m.; 80, 4:45 and 7:15 p. m.-Adv.
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Civil Code Sec. -246S-247O
or PARTNERSIIIp-
FICTITIOUS NAME

~
rial-ss.: -
We hereby certify that we are part
ners transacting business at City of
~ Centre, Imperial county, in the
state or California, under q fictitious
name or designation not showing the
names of the persons interested as
partners n such business, Go wit:
Herb. Bowles Garage.
That We are the only members of
sad partnerships that our full names
and places of residence are as fol-
lows: CO ioi
The names of the partners are:
Geo. E Bowles, residing at El Cen
tr2; Imperial county, California
III. ID. Bowles, residing at Eel Centro.
imperial county, California.
Imperial county California.
witness our hands this 14th dav Of
December, 1914 S y
GEO. L. BOwLES,
III. ID. BOWLES
f.. NJ. BOWLES
state Of California, County of Impe :
On The 18th day of December I'M
the year one thousand nine hundra ,a
and fourteen before me personailv an
pedrcd geo. E. Bowles, II. ID. Bowleg
ana Il. NJ. BoWles, known to me In no
'ho persons whose names are sub
Scrlbed 10 the foregoing instrument
ana acknowledged to me that theS,
executed the same.
ceHN iinGss my hand and the seal of nv
u Icc Ihls l4th day of December. 1917
tSeaD JAS. w. GLASSFORD
Notary Public in and for the Co,nt O.
WedFeb3 u ma
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the city. Germans reported to have
lost enormously.
Germans reported strongly fortify-
ing Brussels. Berlin dispatch says
seige of Antwerp will begin immedi-
ately.
Russia reports sweeping victory
over Austrians in Russian Poland
Lemberg evacuated by Austrians.
Russia claims that fall of Allen
stein will not hamper advance into
Germany. Berlin still believed to be
objective.
Turkish ambassador in Washington
admits mobilization of troops on
both sides of the Bosphorus, but de-
MES that it is directed against
Greece.
Germany justifies burning of Lou
vaine on ground that German soldiers
have been killed by civilians.
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and produce evidence of fraudulent
entry.
What is much more to be regretted,
deplored and condemned, is that, there
have been many of our local citizens
engaged in trumping up charges, and
so far as the Herald can learn, they
have placed themselves in most I'M
enviable light in this community.
The government has spent thous-
ands of dollars to make a case again
st the Porter Fuel Co., by the en-
ployment of the best legal talent to
be obtained Last winter the COM
pany's attorneys visited the interior
department at Washington, urging
that the government go to trial on
the merits of their case, and for the
past six weeks in Denver, the case
has occupied the time of an eminent
U. S. district judge, many witnesses
for the government were subpoenaed
from Durango and vicinity, to tes-
tify. Many Of these were never put
on the stand, the case of the pros
cution was SO weak.
These various prosecuting suits
against progressive capitalists have
set this community back in its de-
velopment, 20 years. No one with
capital would attempt to develop the
country. None but the rich can now
take up a coal entry, the government
through the action and untrue reports
of its special agent hirlings has SC
advanced the acreage price, a pool
man can't touch the land. These
surface laws are another drawback 9
veritable nuisance, instituted by
Roosevelt.
The parties in interest in the max
ing of coal entries in the past were
never more honest and sincere in
their actions. No frauds we're evel
contemplated.
The news Of this decision by tn,
higher courts, should be welcome I.
Durango and the San Juan basin.
The law firm of Ritter and Buchan
an Of this city were chief counse
for the Porter Fuel company and thei
counsel and advice and the securin,
Of the evidence, ~ . fact, agains
the govsznmsnts best attorasys.
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body who knew Lincoln loved him
and took it to him. Here's forty
pounds, Abe they said, We figured
that you had lost the postoffice mon
ey too, in the smash, and as soon
as the sheriff comes around and finds
it out you'll be in trouble" Gust
wat minute, boys said Lincoln
I'll run upstairs and get the post
office bank and see how l stand
Pretty soon he came downstairs
carrying an old sock, full of coins
six pences and thrupences and pen
MES and they were the very coins
that he had been taking in at the
postoffice window durong all the hard
months.
Lincoln counted it all out and Their
he said. Thanks, awfully boys, but
| don't believe | need cent of your
money
That's the story that my children
love the best, About Lincoln" con-
cluded the Britisher.
In London, some weeks later, at
several of the book stores | discov-
cred there had been n growing de-
mand since the war began for books
on Lincoln.
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GERMANY ACCEPTS
AMERICAN DEMANDS
'Liners Will Not Be Sunk By German Submarines
Without Warning and Without Safety to
Newfoundland" Says German Note

United Press.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Sept. l.
Ambassador Bernstorff has submitted
to Secretary Lansing the substance
of Germany's answer 10 President
Wilson's last note.
1t consisted of an acceptance of
the American demands.
The answer was submitted orally
but when he left. Secretary LANSING
said he intended to nut it INTO writ
ing Immediately.
The communication related to any
further submarine attacks.
In effect, Secretary Lansing an
nounced the communication agreed Ia
all the demands concerning the Civ
ing of a warning and regarding the
visiting and searching of vessels be-
fore making an attack.
1t left open for future discussion
matters of fact, concerning past oc-
currences, but no difficulty is antici-
pated in adjusting these.
AS far as Secretary Lansing indi-
Gated, nothing was said about having
America ask Great Britain to recipro-
cate, by modifying the German star
walton blockade. 1t is anticipated
this will be done later.
Persons close to the German EN-.
bassy said that Ambassador Bern
storff believes the noso has cleared
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-02
PORTER FUEL COMPANY
DEFEATS GOVERNMENT
After Being in Courts Nine Years Federal Judge
Hands Down Decision in Favor Of Porter
fueICO.- Adhesion Welcomed By All

At 11:45 this morning, Mrs. w. |.
Clifford, of this city, received tele-
phone message from her husband, w.
l. Clifford, Supt. of the Porter Fuel
Co., now at Denver, that the federal
Judge presiding over the case of the
government versus the Porter Fuel
Co., that has been on there for many
weeks, had just handed down his de-
cision in favor of the defendant cor
poration. The evidence in its favor
preponderated greatly and belittled
that of the prosecution.
The suit was a suit in equity to
set aside patents, on account of al
legged frauds.
About nine years ago the govern
ment instituted suit to recover sew
eral hundreds of acres of coal land
on the presumption that dummy en-
tries had been made to secure large
acreage Of coal lands.
The Porter Fuel Co., has, at diff.
ferent times agreed that date be
set by the government so that il
should if it could, prove the allega.
tions made against the defendent
made by special agents and Others
having no interest in the subject, 9th
er than to cause trouble. At no tim,
has the prosecution found an iota Of
evidence that any fraudulent methods
were pursued in the making of Goa
entries.
1t found in several instances tina
witnesses for the government, wher
put on the stand were only detri
ment to it.
This coal case, which has from
time to time occupied the time of tn
courts and at great expense, ha
proved 10 be great detriment to thi
rich coal section Of Colorado. an,
very little, if any thing has been &C
complished by it.
These suits were first started un
der the Roosevelt administration an
for three or four years the field wa
covered by special agents and detec
tives.
Special agent Walker was killed a
q result Of their pernicious activities
they leaving nothing undons To r.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-02
CRIMSON CLOVER SEED
OF A POOR QUALITY

WASHINGTON, d. G., Sept, L..
Specialists of the u. S. department
of agriculture who have been investi-
eating the supply Of crimson clover
seed report there is APPARENTLY a
larger supply than in any previous
year, but that much of the seed is of
poor quality. France and Austria
normally supply the greater part of
this seed used in the United States.
In view of the threatened shortage
owing to disturbance of the import
trade, seed men, during the year
ending June 30, 1915, secured as much
seed as they could with the result
that 12,0O0,000 pounds were Import
ed from France as compared with T.
100000 pounds the year previous.
Much seed Of poor quality was I'M
ported during May and June Tests
with several lots amounting to 1,000,-
900 pounds showed termination of
only 20 per cent to 62 per cent, farm
ers, therefore, should make sure of
the quality of the seed they buy.
Crimson clover seed of bright green
ish yellow color usually terminates
well, while brownish color usually
indicates poor termination. Lets CON
tanning brown seed should especially
be tested for termination.
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NATIONS OF EUROPE
ARE DRUNK WITH WAR
By William G. Shepherd.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent. J
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept, l.
In wine, it sometimes is said, there
is truth. War is intoxicating, and,
in the wine of war there is truth.
TIE nations OF Europe are drunk WITH
war; their masks are off, you can
see them as they really are. Just
as drunken man shows his inner
self, SO do the war-drunk nations of
Europe reveal to the careful observ-
err, their inner thoughts and motives
The revelations of the war in Eu-
rope are not confined to the nations
of Europe, but extend to the United
States. A man who has been in Eu-
rope knee deep in war, for the past
year, and then returns to the United
States, sees the land of the stars and
stripes in new light. I have dis
covered America.
The first discovery was in Europe
In all the truthfulness of their wal
intoxication, the Europeans showed
me the United States as they saw it
and / was not ashamed, but proud.
"The United States is the conscience
of the world" said a famous German
college professor, now the German
army censor at Munich. 'The world
has gone mad, but your land alone
is cool and sane and we must look to
you, at the finish of this war, to
tell what sanity is"
At the English front, after a day
in the trenches, L sat beside a CRATE
fire in little hotel few miles out
of shell fire. | didn't want to go tc
bed, for fear of seeing again, in my
sleep, some of the sights l had wit.
messed during the day. Perhaps the
British officers who were sitting
around felt the same.
Suddenly, one of them spoke.
Zone of the greatest men this worlc
ever saw" he said, twas Abraham
Lincoln. I've read every word l coult
find about him, and my two little
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daughters and two little sons know
everything about Abraham Lincoln
that | do
Eyes" spoke up another British
officer. "Do you know, I've heard
Lincoln mentioned ever SO many times
lately. Something in this war, It
seems, appears to have turned atten-
ton to Lincoln, though / can't tell
why, I've just read book about him
and know ever so many people in
London who've done the same. The
newspapers keep quoting him all the
time, too.
Its because he was always for the
under dog" said the first officer.
HE was brave and patient and kind
and honest. You know my children
love that story about him and the
six penny pieces he had IN an old
sock"
"What was that?" asked third
officer.
well. one time Lincoln kept a
groccr's shop in little village and
the village postoffice was in cor
ner of his shop. He had charge of
it. One day he failed in business;
he'd tried to make go of it for
months, but down he went. All the
citizens of the village thought he was
ruined and some of the men, who
were his good friends, feared that
he had probably used the postoffice
money in trying to save his shop. So
they collected about forty pounds
among themselves-you know every
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TO IMPROVE
RURAL ARCHITECTURE

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Sept, l.
10 develop a type of architecture
suited to the rural conditions of Kan
sas, W. A. Etherton, has just been
appointed professor of rural archi-
lecture in Kansas State Agricultural
college. This is one of the first in
situations in the United States to en-
ter upon definite work of this char
acter. Etherton comes from the U.
$. department of agriculture where
he was a specialist in rural arehitse,
turs,
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-02
DENIES PRESS REPORTS
IN WIRE TO CARLSON
United Press.

United Press.
DENVER, Sept, attorney Bel
cher, Of Charleston, W. Va, of the
United Mine Workers, wired Govern
or Carlson denying the press reports,
charging Belcher with conspiracy to
disrupt the state militia.
He said that the Ludlow killings
had more than anything else to do
with the disruption.
"f Colorado ever secures equal
justice, which now seems remote, per-
haps those who have violated its terms
will receive punishment" he wired.
He says there IN no nssi Of trying
70 svads ~ iasuA
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commission pointed out that this is
a very small portion oil the approx
mately 100000 employers in Indiana.
Indiana was the 27th state to enact
such law. Since that time four
other states have Joined the list max
ing thirty-one in ALL Alaska also
has such law.
O.,
''ae''o' Sys-
'aNo ie!ee'ed Tie
~" =, - ''e - saNe ''eii enan'eS
reiect,ng Tho Law .annrt n,aaJ 49, ss
fense thot tho o,nIowo 49, 80,
cont that ,ha ;,,;,r. -, - -.
tho neoligonco n +, folIow an,rI.,,s
mr. that tho oo,loyo ,ssros tha ii,
of tho ini,rv
II an empioye whose employer has
not rejected the law is injured after
.ouay' tne employer must furnish
Tree mealca care ana supplies for
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INDIANA HAS NEW
COMPENSATION LAW

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept, L.
Indiana has joined the states having
workmen's compensation laws in or
ganization. The new law, hailed by
some as the greatest achievement of
the 1915 legislature, went into effect
today.
Although nearly 800 employers have
taken advantage Of the opportunity
to reject the law, members of the
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GEN. 0R0zCO KILLED IN
BATTLE WITH POSSE
United PresA

United Rro44-
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept, l.
The department of justice kilograms
from the border say positively that
one of the five Mexicans killed by
an American posse, Tuesday night,
after battle on Culberston county,
Texas ranch, is General Orozco,
wanted in the Huerta conspiracy.
Orders for moves of more troops
to the border is said officially to be
a part of general plan for polio
ing the border, but unofficially the
belief is that it is part Of plan in
connection with the administrator
plans, for restoring order In Mexico.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-02
GERMANS PREPARE
T0ATTACk GR0DNO
AustrO-Germans Renew Eastward Drive Against
Enemy in Ga|ida-- Russian Field Army Of
100000 Captured or Annihlated

BERLIN, Sept, 1.-The Germans
have arrived before Grodno and are
now preparing to attack It.
In Galacia, the Austro- Germans
have renewed an eastward drive again
st the enemy.
Smyrna dispatches report that an
enemy cruiser bombarded Smyrna
and was foundered.
BERLIN, Sept, 1.-Since the be-
ginning of the Austro- German drive
which began on May 2, an entire
Russian field army, of million, -four
hundred thousand men have been
captured or annihilated, said an off
cial review.
Oh this number, million one hun
bred thousand were captured. The
others were killed or wounded.
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legal victory for them. They de-
serve the greatest praise for their
legal acumen in winning this case,
B. w. Ritter was chief counsel, travel
led all over the country securing de-
positions, etc.
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COAL MINERS HAVE
SIGNED AGREEMENT

United Press.
CARDIFF, Wales, Sept, 1.-The
coal miners have signed an agree
ment.
All have been ordered to return to
work.