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Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-25
7wo Kindly Messages

The person who public
community necessarily often conflict
cause OF this must take world of
asaled in the ways
fine illustration Of this
ing undertaken the workings
Of which the public
1ae to accomplish Their nevertheless
In such sometimes
appreciated by the public which
Press encouraged by letters sterling
the public does appreciate peoples interests A
fine sample of the kind of letters receiving
"I1oyle Cal Imperial Valley Sir:
have not had chance
of this congratulate thank
the best interests the Valley exposing corruption
in high places.
by among my you are mcrnp and
will receive the support of all honest citizens who the you
taking
This county very in having Il fearless able paper L,
look expose dishonesty graft
will be allowed which good
work. Yours respectfully
Another letter, from f. Sherman Mesquite section
a most encouraging Says the
Enclosed find Sc and the of of neghors
the of the people do in app-
alton for the good doing personally
from neghbor This but the
scription of the Press every
the valley who knows the
this little
daily know of would be good thing him.
power have audience suppose good
whole 1000 subscriptions days, appe-
alton of work"
The Press naturally somewhat overwhelmed
equally complimentary. This journal striving do duty
subscriptions maeaize appreciat
the kindness of these and other friends
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-25
CITY CHECKS SUIT
TO REMOVE STARBUCK

Temporarily checking the action of
j. r. Curtis T. J. Thompson and others,
of Holtville, to compel the Holtville
board of trustees, to dispense with the
services of d. A. Starbuck, city man
city treasury that has already been
paid to him, the City of HOltville.
through it's attorney E. L. Hutchins,
this morning filed a demurrer which
sets forth that ii does not appear from
the complaint that the plaintiffs have
legal capacity to sue.
The second paragraph goes on to say
that the complaint attempts to unite.
improperly, several causes of action,
i'm that it seeks to joi ma purported
cause of action for Illegal payment of
salary of Starbuck as city manager
with a purported cause of action for
the diversion of monies realized from
the sale of municipal Improvement
bonds to other purposes than those con
templated by law.
Attorney Ruberson. who instituted
the action of the Holtville men to re
move the managerial head of d. A.
Starbuck, hinted this afternoon that
the suit might not be carried to a fin
ish. He had ben informed he said. by
one of the plaintiffs that represen-
tative of church committee. although
not in any way connected with the
board of trustees, had asked one of
the plaintiffs in the action whether
the suit would be dropped if Starbuck
was released from the city payroll as
manager.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-25
Hope and Fear Strive
For the Leadership

London, Oct. 25.-England is divided
into camps. The first is led by
Conan Doyle and holds a most opti-
mistic view, believing the Allies are
near to great victory. The second
party has many leaders and repre-
sents the spirit of pessimism.
The great story writer who heads
the hopeful crowd has just published
summary of Britain's work in the
war that has done much to cheer up
the people, claiming the only possible
point of criticism of the British cam
paign is in the Dardanelles, but that
even there the work has been bene-
ficial in that il has forced the Teu-
tons to their great drive for Con-
stantinople, and has also compelled the
Turks to desist from their menace OF
Egypt.
The day has brought n brighter out
look for Serbia in gains over the Bull
garian army, of invasion, while on the
east front the Russians are holding
their own against Germany and max
ing gains against Austria.
Big offensive movements are under
way by both Italy and Russia against
Austria and il is believed preparations
are making for renewal of great op-
erations by the Allies on the west bat
tie line.
Germany has issued a statement that
the past month has been the bloodiest
in human history, with a loss among
all the nations at war for the month
of million men.
But there is no sign that this ter
rible slaughter has awakened in any
one of the nations a thought Of sur
render. Germany is talking again of
peace. but ii is peace with Germany's
heel on the neck of all Europe.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-25
Armenian victims of the Turk Trudging to Exie.

key exist for the Turks alone.
military necessity they cali it. But
the world, when it awakes to the truth,
will pass its own Judgment upon that
The Turks themselves know better.
Said Pasha, when he was Turkish
grand vizer, said:
"To get rid Of the Armenian qucs-
ton we must get rid OF the Arme-
mans"
And that Turkey has proceeded to
do for The past 20 years until at the
present day their methods have be
come so daring, so terrible, as to star
tie the civilized world.
Turkish misrulc and persecution was
begun in 1877, when, by the treaty be
tween Russia and Turkey, Turkey
guaranteed to protect the Armenians
against the Kurds In 1878, through
the offices Of England at the Berlin
congress, the protection Of the Ar
the 6 European powers France. Eng
land, Russia. Germany, Italy and Aus
tra-to modify Russian influence in
Armenia.
The massacres have continued since
1894, when the first one took place
at Sassoun, mountainous district
where the Armenians were punished
for trying to defend themselves against
the Kurds. Then followed the great
massacres Of 1895 ana 1896 through
out the whole Turkish empire. over
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-25
BY George A. De witt

BY George A. De witt
Washington, oct. % Driven from
their homes, torn from their loved ones,
tortured with all the cruelties that the
Mohammedan mind can devise, a whole
race of people-the first Christian ma
ton Of the worlds being massacred
and ravaged as il is goaded on, mile
after mile. in a forced hegira of death.
Betrayed Armenia is bleeding as it
never bled before.
The nails of the heather Turk are
being driven through its very soul on
to the cross of persecution.
Only when the end of the great con
flict lifts the curtain on the stage of
truth will the world know what the
Armenians are now suffering 1915
years after the birth of the Prince Of
Peace, for whose worship they are
paying their lives.
Armenia is the greatest victim of the
war, yet she has taken no part in ii.
She has not even had arms with which
to defend herself Thousands upoa
thousands have been slain and thou
sands more are now marching into the
jaws of an awful death.
Into the semi desert of Mesopotamia,
one into the valley of the upper Eu-
pirates and the other toward the wild
regions of the headwaters of the I'll
girls, wind the caraVans-moVing men
women and children, old and young
because the Turks mean TO have Tur-
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-25

the sympathy of the Americans rap
idly. This is due TO the enormous trib-
ute he is levying Thousands upon.
thousands Of dollars is being exactea
as export duty, and no opportunity is
lost to levy taxes or fines upon the
Americans and Cinnamon below The
line.
This is the reason why an hands are
growing anxious to see affairs take a
different turn in MeXicaH. and this
change is possible at any time.
Wholesale arrests are expected hour
~ as the result of the government in
vestigation into an alleged plot to fo-
mcnt new Mexican revolution i'm san
Francisco.
Heads of the secret service bureau
admitted that the ringleaders of the
plot are known to the mand that the
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-25
Side Lands Are
Restored to Entry

o5s9l of Charles II Harlan, postoffiee
address HoltvHle. California.
Lots 3 Ia. - and Il. and T. Il
sW d. Section 10. aud Lots . and ?
and = NV u, Section l.. area
3oa.o1 acres, for which is pending de-
ert land application No. olG327. hereby
reinstated, Of John 7. Slaton. po7tof-
flee address naltvule. California
wv. = of Tract 81. area so acres. for
which is pending homestead applica-
ton No. ol7637, hereby reinstated. as
10 said W T. Of Tract 81. hut leff
standing rejected as To the T. = of said
Tract s. 1f Newton L. Cearlev. post
office address Holtvine. California.
&c = NE 4 Section IS. area 81
acres. for which is pending homestead
application No. 01G23S. hereby rein
stated as to the said described T. /,
NE Il. Section 50, but left standing
rejected as to lie e = Sc a, said Sec
ton 80. of Samuel f.. webb. Jr.. post
office address Holtyille. California.
"T 16 $, r. 16 T., area involved
359.ll acres; SW " Sc g., Section .
area 40 acres. for which is pending
homestead application No. l150S. here
by reinstated, as to the said described
SW = Sc = Section ., but left stand
ing rejected as 10 the NV J., SIC l.. and
f 'a SW u, said Section ., of George
W. James. postoffice address El Cen
tro, California.
Lot 1. and SW q NE L and r. =.
NV =. Section "a. area 1910 acres.
for which is pending homestead appIi-
cation No. O1499G. hereby reinstated. of
Joseph G. Lester. postoffice address
Holtville. California.
"E L SW 4 Section "a, area sa
acres. fer which is pending homestead
application No. 019c53, hereby reinstat.
ed Of Giuseppe Albertini. postoffic,
address. Holtville, California.
"SW = Sc = and SE a Sw = Sec.
ton 35. area so acres. for which IL
pending homestead application No
022S93 hereby reinstated as to sais
described SW 4 Sc a and SIC u Sw
Il Section 35 but left standing reject
ed as to the NV y SE 4 and NE a
SW = said Section 35. of Sallie c.
Simpson, postoffice address Holtville.
"T. II s. r.. 1G z, area involved
4S9.69 acres. 8 y NV u Section l.
area so acres, for which Is pending
homestead application No. O1s9s3. here
by reinstated, of Robert C. Amstead.
postoffiee address Holtville, California.
IS = NE 4 and = NV /, Section
.. area 16O acres. for which is pend
ing homestead application No. O2414f.
hereby reinstated, of Arthur J. Leon
ard. p9stoffice address Holtville. cali
'ornia.
"SW u Section . area leo acres.
for which is pending homestead appli-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNED
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-25

,000 were then killed. Since then
there have been numerous more out
breaks, in all of which Armenians have
Gir1 By the thousand.
Even before the Armenian supJcets
of the Sultan can be marched to even
tual death, there are regions in which
the men and the aged are given 10 the
sword and the women thrust into the
harems. But even in the harems there
is limit on slaves and the masses are
kept ON the move.
Officials of the American state de-
partment. while they cannot. make pub
lie the text Of the dispatches received
from American consuls. say they all
tell the same story. Scarcely a day
passes now but what dispatch ar
rives telling of the exile ord r in some
new locality
Ambassador MorEenthau has done
what he could at Constantinople. He
has protested. asked for modifica-
ton OF the exile orders and interceded
in Individual cases. The ambassador
has also secured permission from the
Turkish government for the emigra- .
ton u the United states of any Ar
menians under guarantee that they
will not return TO Turkey
\ committee, headed by Charles X.
Crane of Chicago and James L. Barton
Of Boston. head of the board of for
eien missions, is about to meet in New
York and attempt TO raise funds for
the unfortunate race.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-25
German Dynamiters
Caught in America

New York, Oct. 25.-In the arrest Of
Robert Fay, lieutenant in the Ger
man army and connected with the for
eign office on the Wilhelmstrasse. and
Walter Scholz, his brother-in-law, the
believe they have detained leaders in
a plot to wreck American ammunition
plants and ships carrying munitions.
According to Captain Tunney of the
New York anarchist squad" Fay CON
fessed that he came here to work out
Il plan for stopping the shipment of
munitions. He said, Tunney claims,
that he was supplied with $4,000 for
rerying out his operations. Papers
found in his room showed he was a
German secret service agent.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-25

and ., Section 81, T. Il s. X. lG f.
and the case is hereby closed respect
ing said last described lots. Make prop
er notations on your records. Notify
Irvine Of the denial Of the motion for
rehearing, forwarding To him one Of
the copies of the departmental de
eision Of June >. 1915.
IT 13 :, r. Ii f.: area involved.
200 acres Sc . NV 4. - Sc d.
and NE /, SW Il, Section -. area
100 acres for which is pending des-
ert land application M. 05GlG. hereby
reinstated, of Frederick II. Hanus.
postorfiee address Brawley. California.
"SE a Sc =, Section "a. area 40
acres for which is pending homestead
application No. 019l39, hereby rein
stated as to said Sc = Sc a. Section
81. of Joseph w. Votaw. postoffice ad-
dress Holtvlle. California The appli-
cation is also hereby reinstated as to
Lot |, Section 3, T. II s. II. 16 +, con
tanning $3.50 acres. The application
stands rejected as to the Me =, NE y.
Section "a, r. 13 S, II. 16 E., and Lot
4, Section ., r. II S, II. 16 T., con
tanning 1886 acres
ct II s, r. 16 T., area involved
632.S3 acres. Lot l. Section .. covered
by homestead application No. 0l9139
of Joseph w. Votaw has just been
discussed
Lots and .. Section 4, urea 79GS
acres, for which is pending homestead
application No. O5S54, hereby reinstat-
ed, Of Charles J. Priest. postoffice ad-
dress Holtville, California
Lots 7 and s, section 81, area 39 "a
acres, located in Tract 81. Lulu NJ
Hill, postoffice address SO1 South Hope
street, Los Angeles, California. paten-
tee under desert land entry No. 05gS4
of the remainder of Tract 81. in T. Il
s, II. Is E. is to be duly notified that
she may file an application for the
amendment of her desert land entry
No. o59Si to include said described
Lots and s. Section 81. T. II s, II.
16 T..
Tract 10. area 100 acres, for which
is pending desert land application No.
o59o7. hereby reinstated, of Elizabeth
Lloyd, postoffice address Murrietta,
California.
"Tracts Sc and 5S, area 500 acres,
for which is pending desert land ap-
plieation No. 09S1S, hereby relnstated.
of William r. Stevenson, postoffice
address Imperial California
'T. 10 S. II. 1G T.. area involved
G9o.1 acres. Lots and 5. Section ..
area 7l4G acres, for which is pending
homestead application No. 024352, here
by reinStated, of Robert Joyce. post
office address Holtville. California
Lots ,, and 6. and SE =. NV u
Section /. area 14S.24 acres. for which
is pending homestead application No.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-25
COLORED M. E. CHURCH
RALLY WAS A SUCCESS
DOESN'T STOP FALL

The mass meeting and special rally
held by the Colored NJ. f. church i'm
the Davis building yesterday was a
great success. Two services were held
one in the afternoon at o'clock
and the other at 7:30 in the evening.
Large, appreciative audiences greeted
the efforts of the pastor and presid-
ing elder. Addresses were delivered
by Rev. Clark of the First M. E.
church, Rev. Richards Of the Mt. Rose
Baptist church. Rev. Little of Seeley
and Rev. williams, eX-pastor of the
Second Baptist church. Special men
tion is due the singing by the choral
class They rendered old plantation
melodies and classical selections with
equal ease and effect. The total col
lection cash and subscription, amount
ed to S1O51O. A large number of white
people witnessed the service.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-25

net Is closing around the wanted men.
1t is suspected that villa agents are
implicated i'm III" uprising. though T.
what extent i moi known now.
According tn government Officials.
leaders OF The movement .r san Fran
cisco have hcen iu constant eommuni-
cation with agents along the Tcxas
border
Extraordinary precautions arr being
taken by government secret service op-
eratires to prevent the shipment from
san rancisco Of arms or ammunition
10 MeNiean port OF .ntrs not controlled
by Carranza. Special watch over Mex
lean muntion shipments is being made
because il is known dat several Vii
Ia agents, one being euipped with
100000 gold. are negotiating pur-
chases of supplies and munitions here.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-25
Carranza Mastering
Mexican Situation


The permission granted Carranza 70
send troops through the United states
is in line with the recognition granted
Carranza, but while it has numerous
precedents, it has awakened discus
sion as to lis import as regards Lower
california.
The suit brought against Colonel
Cantn by the Carranza government,
on account of which was given in the
Press Saturday evening, indicates that
the de facto president does not intend
- leave Cantu in undisputed author
ity, and ii may be that Carranza sol
diers will suddenly appear in this re
gion to take MeXicali
Heretofore the American farmers
across the line have upheld Cantu. but
as things are now going he is losing
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-25
REPORT
DON'T STOP FALL

The governments ginning report.
published today. up to September Is,
shows 5,713.3i7 bales. against 7,621.5S1
to same date last year. A dispatch 10
DAILY Brothers says;
Report bullish enough, but market
feels lack IF export demand"
The market is down today in conse-
Quence.
NoW Orleans December opened.
12.32, noon lbs, closed 121o; - down
from Saturday. January opened. 1252,
noon 12.45, closed 12.2G; rs down from
New York Dccember opened 12i5,
noal 1879. closed 12.2t; IS down. Jan
uary opened 12.G3, noon 12.51, closed
! =. 81. u hnNn.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-25
4 & RICULTU URAL
ASSEMBLY ENDORSED
BY STODDARD JESS
Ey Stoddard Jes


in letter 10 Executive Commute I'm
periaI Valley Agricultural a emily.
heartily approve Of 1fe r3e To-
hold farmers convention H aaq lo.
caIity. as I believe they can De-. made
ot great benefit a free m.,r.aanee
of thought among parties Interested in
The anne line OF activities .loaa b,
instructive and prsve of van. f5 ALL.
io SAY nothing of tae beneG.- IT, be
derived from the 4ret-togeia-r spair
that such gatherings should a,ye.ap
There are mauv things in he I'm
perial valley pertaining 10 mmfng
thar can. in my opinion. be ...ussed
with great benefit. There se.u- ta be
"A tendency TO following sp, ,ulalsye
farming. evidenced by the faner con-
filming his operations to rai..e one
certain product i'm large qua #I.cs. i'm
stead OF recognizing the grra..r ad-
vantage ard safety in diversi.. ing pro-
duction. Again, the farmer. atta,npt
TO farm too much land and IL. the ex-
peuse of efficiency There Should be
more 10 and so-acre farms in The val
ley. knowledge of NOR Intensive
farming should be had.
There seems to me TO be lack of
team work in the valley an Ills is
probably the result of misuudcrstand-
ings existing between faction aud in
dividuals, MISUNDERSTANDING fhat
would be readily explained away if
opportunity was offered to discuss
o
would give opportunity for general
discussion Of questions and differences
existing and should prove of great
value in that waV
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-25
HOATVILLE ROAD
BEING IMPROVED

County road gangs, under the dt-
rection of County Road Foreman
Young, are working ON the Hoitville
road. There have been mum rous com
the road aud especially of a bridge
which crosses a canal The crossing
vas recently completed aud .utomo
brlists complain of the rise at the ap-
prnaNh.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-25

A vast quantity of high explosives
and survey maps Of New York harbor
were found in The prisoners room in
WeehaR ken, y. J., where the arrests
were made.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-25
WARS GREATEST TRAGEDY! WHOLE RACE OF 100000
BETRAYED ARMENIANS MARCHING TO EXIII

Turks Seize Opportunity of European Conflict Na Vengeance
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-25

Outside Imperial Coun
One Year. Two Dollar
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-02-24
Ell GENERAL Won WRO-
CHEN MURIO EN- LA CA
PITAL DE

AMSTERDAM, Febrero 23.
En- IN despacno procedente
de Berlin que Sc ACADIA de re-
cibir en- eSta ciudad, Sc habIa
de que ell Teniente General del
Ej6rcito aleman, Won Wro-
chen, que era ell comandante
de una de las diviSiones de Ia
Inca central de la Polonia III
sd, muri0 aver en- uno de los
hoSpitales militareS en- dOnde
Sc encontraba curandose dc
las heridaS que recibi6 en- Ell
campo de batalla.
FL general Von Wrochen ha
cia POGO que nadia obtenidG
la confederation de la Cruz
de Hero que lie contrib e.
Kaiser por suS impOrtanteS
services V reconocido valor.
En- ell miSmo deSpacho Sc
dice que el tenlente Condo de
DISQUALIFICATION, unO de
los hiios del Primer Ministro
de Mecklenburg-Schwerin Y Gu
nado del Principe Oscar, hiio
del Emperador Guillermo, ha
muerto tambi6n en- unO de los
campos de batalla del teatro
oriental.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-02-24

Ell Presidente de Ia Republl
ca Francesa ha recibido la 81
guiente c~onmovedora carta:
Como aun soy muy joyen.
(cuento apenas trece anoS,i
para prestar servicios a la pa
tria, a pesar de ESQ he peCsa-
do que podria serle it'll tam
bien. Creo que en- ell momenso
actual nuestra hermosa Fran
cia 81 bien tiene neceSidad de
muchos hombres, ~necesita tam
bien mucho dinero. POr 10 tan
to he decidido que debo haceT
algo.
No sera IN acto brillantlsl-
mo, pero 81 TODD cuantO puedo
hacer al presente. He aqul
mi proyecto y espero que uSted
me ayudara a ~cumplirlo. Por
mi APPLICATION en- la escuela
iobtuve este ano mi certificado
de estudios y por otra parte
I'm premio especial que Sc me
dara: una libreta de cincuen-
ia frances en- la Gaia de Ahc-
rros. Estes so frances quiero
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-02-24

Mejor es ell parecido de las
pistolas y los panaderOs.
-iCual es?
Que ambos hacen ipan
Hombre, pues ALA va ESQ:
vOy a enumerar las diverslS
classes de aguas que hay, todas
imbebibies:
Ell agua-cero.
Ell agua-cate.
Ell agua-rras.
Y la-gua-yaba.
81; como hay vaya, Cen
"y" valla con "ll'' y vaya cor
dos, amigo.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-02-24
LOS RUSOS UN
ATAQUE SOBRE CONS

COPENHAGUE, Feb

C~OPENHAGUE, Febrero
% Uno de los diarios mas
importantes de Alemania e.
Deutsche Tages Zeitung publ
ca en- SUI edici6n de aver, UT
despacho Official de Sofia, en-
Ell cual Sc asegura que los ru-
sos eStan hacienda una gran
concentration de fuerzas en-
Odessa, uno de sus puertos prin
cipales en- ell Mar Negro, con
objeto de embarcarlas para
Midia, puerto otomanO que Sc
encuentra sobre ell mismO Mar
como a sesenta millas POGO
mas 0 menos de Constantine
pla.
Parece que ell proyecto de
los ruSOS eS Ell d atacar la CAPT
tai del Imperio de Turquia, TO-
mandO en- consideration que
tienen una flota superior a la =
tOmana q les da la preponde-
rancia en- ell Mar Negro y la
cual puede cOOperar grande~
mente a la realization de csc
prOyectO.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-02-24
LOS ALEMANES Sc ALI
MENTARAN SOBRIAMEN
TIE CON

BERLIN, Febrero 23.--En
un despacho que Sc ha recibi-
do en- esta capital prOcedente
de Koenisberg Sc dice que
cuandO ell EmperadOr CUTLER
estuvo hace pOcOs dias Vi
sitando a Sus soldados en- ell
campamento de .oetzen de la
Prussia Oriental, hablo sobrc
la necesidad de ecOnomizar 10
mas que Sc pudiera, las pro-
viSiones de comestibles, en- Wis
Ia de la gran eScasez que ten
dra que sobrevenir por la i'm
pOsibilidad de traer impOrta-
clones de elias.
Manifesto ell monarch que
esperaba que tOdos sus solda-
dos mOderarian Su allmentO al
indispensable para reparar las
fuerzas diarias Y que emplea-
rian la patata como unO de los
comestibles esenciales, evitan-
do en- 10 successive que Sc usa-
"a como alimento para los Ca
balloS.