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Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-22
Greatest of Struggles
Centering at Warsaw

ments his opponents halted their of
fensives as the Allies on the western
front are doing now. The Allies may
never work in unison, though this war,
too, last seven years.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-22

evacuating Windau, in the Baltic re-
gion, fired the city. When the Ger
mans entered the city was in blazing
ruins.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-22

Berlin, July 22.--Retreating Rus
slams are burning and destroying
everything as they move eastward.
Grand Duke Nicholas is determined
to demolish the Warsaw government
buildings and churches before evacu-
ating.
Won Buelow's German cavalry is
driving the Russians in the Baltic
provinces and the fugitives are dyna-
hitting bridges, burning crops and
driving off cattle and horses, leaving
a barren, blackened trail
Flames in the Riga region illumi-
mated the skies all night.
The Germans have advanced east of
Blonde, but 13 miles from Warsaw,
but the Russians are holding ground
northward along the Narew river.
German attacks have been repulsed
southwest of Lublin.
There have been terrific smashes
against the Russians on the Wieprz
river defenses.
Won Mackenzen is battering the Slav
center, but the Russians are holding
firm, defending the Lublin- Cholm rail
way.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-22

Berlin, July 22.-The Russians,
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-22

Outside Imperial County
One Year, Two Dollars
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-22

Petrograd, July 22.-The war office
has reported that the Russians are
resisting the German advance from
the south, west and north of Warsaw.
The Germans have assaulted the Lu-
blin-Cholm railway, but were heavily
repulsed. Along the Narew river the
Germans have vainly attacked and re-
treated
A thousand German prisoners were
captured in the River Bug region.
The Russian fleet has destroyed 60
Turkish vessels carrying flour
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-22

Washington, July 22.-American
Consul De Solo has taken over the
Belgian and Servian interests at War
saw.
Ambassador Mayre's report to the
state department intimates that Ger
man capture of the city is imminent.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-30
LIGHT BREAKS ON MR.. DANIELS.

Secretary Daniels has awakened.
Though his insistence that the navy
is ready for any emergency hardly
squares with the views of naval ex-
perts ,he has become convinced that
the general strength Of the fleets is
not what il should be and that there
is an especial lack of submarines and
aeroplanes. Therefore, says the Sec
retary he win call upon congress to
authorize aeroplane construction. and
TO set aside $l,00O,0O0 for new subma-
rlnes. Mr.. Daniels has taken the right
track: but he hasn't gone very far. The
submarine is no longer an experiment,
the war in Europe has shown that
But to spend si,000,0O0 on that type
of craft is picayune way of doing
business A good batteship costs
from s10,0oO,OOO upward and for some
phases of coast defense a flotilla of
submarines would be more valuable
than battleships. Consequently. the
cost of one dreadnaught applied to sub
marines would hardly be an extrava-
CANT expenditure.
Faster ships and more of them are
included in the program which the
secretary outlined in Boston, but. after
all. aeroplanes and submarines are
pressing needs in the navy and should
come first AS a non-aggressive pow
er. the United States views its mill
tary resources from the standpoint of
defense, and it is in defense that the
aerial craftz and the undersea boats
are of highest value Let Mr.. Daniels
and his associates in the administra-
tion correctly gauge the problems be-
fore the army and navy and map out
a progressive program; public opinion
will see to its adoption and it will not
be limited to million for submarines.
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The Best OF Everything Is Good Enough For The Child
Bu NJ M

child to have two parents, one Of
each kind. We fathers are far too
apt to echo piopsly the Hindoo
proverb: God could not be every
where, so He made mothers" and con-
slider that we have done our duty
when we have provided a place and
means for our wives to take care
of our children. Not only do we
regard it as a waste Of time to take
an hour or half day from our
Sacred Business and devote it to the
personal care of our children, but we
have even come to feel that it is
something undignifed, almost un-
manly, and fair game for ridieule
to play nursemaid to our own chill
dren in public.
By common consent we place the
defense of our country and the call
of her needs above all personal and
financial interests, no matter how
weighty and grave. And we ought
equally to recognize our duty to the
race as embodied in our children, as
taking precedence over anything and
everything else. OF course we work
and slave largely that we may be
able to give certain advantages, and
a good start to our Children. But in
so doing We may be easily robbing
them of things which are far more
valuable TO them than anything that
can be bought with money. We
should plan our engagements so as
to devote a part of every day and
day or more out of every week
TO our children as regularly and as
roligiously as We do to our business.
our committees. or our clubs. II this
should involve getting together and
recasting or planning of the hours
of work and of the days of work in
the week. so much the better Il
would profit business and the busi-
ness man. work and the worker. al
most as much as it would the child
A child has just as much right to and
need Of his fathers eompanionship
and help and iniiue' as his
mothers.
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HOW FAR WILL THEY cor

The capture of the fortress CT
direst Litoysk described as the most
powerful stronghold in Russia, prob
ably marks the abandonment of Rus
s!a's entire sesond line OF defense
and retirement to the third, at its
widest Point near Baranoyich. over
a hundred niles east SO far The
Russians have at least been success
ful in evadlng the German efforts to
disorder their fcrees. The retreats
have been skil.fully conducted but
there is no sign OF a rallying point
or any attempt to assume the ag-
gress!ve,
To the observer the most interest
ing speculation just now Is how far
the Austro-Gernan forces will az
tempt to go. The southern front OF
the Russian defense seers in danger
OF being crumpled back. in fact the
fall of Brest Bitovsk carries with IL
control OF the southern railroad run
ming east from that point. leaving
the Russian no resort but to retreat
northward'g or northeastern But
as this would be their purpose for
the defense of Riga and Petrograd,
the capital being over 400 miles
northeast of Wilma the strategic point
in the north Of their new line of de-
Tense. they viii make the best of It.
Emphasis has been put upon the
marshy condition of the country and
mention has been made of autumnal
rains that will rake 1t heavy going
for the invaders. Recent experiences
have shown. however. that the Aus-
tro-Germans seem to be less handi-
capped by this than was supposed.
The perfection OF their preparations
appears to have included that.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-30
osuLLINeo I'M WALL STREET

The ease with which the New York
operators may and dc apparently
cyade the law prohibiting and pun
ishing stock i anipulation is pointed
out by the New York Times Some
brokers secured control OF an indus
trial concern and at once proceeded
to salt" the proposition and make
judicious distributions of stock. An
energetic press agent was hired. with
Instructions to arouse interest in the
launching OF the issue in such way
as to avoid creating any impression
that his literary efforts might be
selfish; and work was sent around to
friends of the management advising
them that they would be wise to get
in at So Those who had the conf,
dence to do so Jared we'll With
everything carefully prepared. the
first sale of stock on the outside mar
ket was Il ade at ~. and closed We'd
nesday at 9S bid
This is said to have been but one
of several recent instances in the
New York stock market which point
to "skillful handling" by promoters
There may have been no violations
OF law; cut then again there may
have been. Any doubt that may
arise. however on this Point win he
resolved in oae's mind tvSause OF
Wall Streets well understood oual-
ity of always acting on the square
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and parks and Fairgrounds, and
fair start in life for every child, it
must bear it.
After all. these things are but the
small dust of the balance compared
with the child. It was the child in
fact, and his care, that started us up
ward from savagery and has kept us
from relapsing back into it ever
since. Only in educating and train
ing and improving its children can
the race educate and train itself. All
honor to old age and to authority,
but it is the honor paid the child and
the mother that stamps the rank of
a civilization Not only what the
race will be in.the next generation,
but what it is in the present, depends
upon its treatment of its children.
Run your house in the interests Of
your children, run your business and
see that everybody else runs his
business in the interests of your
children. Run your politics and your
government in the interests of your
children. and the world will become
a Utopia within three generations.
No sacrifice is too great to make, no
sum too large to demand for the
proper and intelligent care of chill
dren. That class OF investments will
return fifty per cent. every year,
good or bad.
The supreme test of civilization
is the sort of men and women it
breeds. and the time to influence men
and women for better or for worse
is in childhood. 1t costs far more
to raise and educate a child than it
used to; but il we are getting a bet
ter child for our money, it is money
well spent. What else are we here
for?
And we must spend more than
money on our children-we must
spend ourselves and cur time. II is
not enough simply to provide a good
house and plenty of food and sub
stantial clothing
1t is a particularly coed thing for a
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illD WOflu is nursery nv
merely for immortal souls, but
for flesh and blood babies.
Growth is its business, growth the
only thing that it insists upon. At
ter we have done our own growing,
our chief excuse for further existence
is to make our babies grow. Grown
ups could get along in tree-tops and
in caves, but for the shelter of the
child, houses had to be invented.
There was only one room in the
primitive house and that was the
nursery. And the modern one ought
to be run on the same plan. Cities,
ON the other hand, were made to
huddle in for shelter against enc
mics. or to do business in. Now the
most urgent demand of thoughtful
lovers of their kind is that they
should be made places to grow chill
dren in. And the community would
profit just as much by such a change
as the children would. Any place
which is not fit to rear child in,
is not fit for a man or woman to
live in.
The more thoughtfully we consider
our children, the more deeply we
will benefit ourselves. That one
phrase, "and little child shall lead
them," sums up the millennium. The
child not only has right to the
best that is in us, but he will bring
out the best that is in us. The race
has made us what we are-the child
is the embodiment of the race, and
the debt that we owe to the race, we
pay to him. The highest debt, the
most sacred obligation that any COM
munity owes is to its children. Ii
business interests must suffer in
order that the child may be provided
with pure food, then they must suf-
fer. If the growth of our cities will
be interfered with by insistence upon
Fairgrounds and breathing spaces
and well-lighted houses and homes,
then it must be interfered with. No
matter what tax is necessary upon
property to provide schoolhouses
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NstlRbC@tEssQys
@g sg b,<GEoRGE FITCH = =
POLITENESS

-, r-.,,,,,,,.,r, ,.
DoLl hNESo IS. the lubricant
wmeh enaDles people 10 crown
:, past each other without lrlction,
At was invented when men were sun
saVages, 10 cut down the death rate
People dld not understand eaeh otner
In those days and used TO pasn IN the
heads OF strangers VINO Jostied them,
in an endeavor TO md out what
their intentions were. Later the
apology, the dnlende hohorcote, the
AFTER you, my GEAR sir, ana many
other useful forms OF poiiteness We're
invented and warfare was cut down
70 per cent.
Politeness has now been developed
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HEALTH
@ i TALKS u \ TX S @
The Snap Diagnosis

A LADY consulted a physician
n or two about her i'll health.
The first physician, for some
reason or other, measured her blood
pressure, examined her heart, and
tested the urine. He then informed
her that she had low-grade
nephritis. He suggested certain
precautions of diet, and prescribed
some simple medication.
However, the lady soon tired OF
the treatment. She visited another
physician. He examined her and
informed her there was nothing
wrong with her kidneys or heart:
that she was just full of toxins"
Whereat she waxed wroth at physi-
clan No. /. lost faith in the whole
system Of modern healing, and wrote
us her troubles.
OF course we know as much about
the lady's health or i'll health as we
know about the flora and fauna of
the Neocene Age. But we can never
theless point a little sermon in her
experience.
The first physician, at any rate.
endeavored to substantiate his
opinion by cold scientific corrobora-
tion. Evidently he didn't divine
what allied her; he just surmised,
and then carried out the tests neces-
sary to confirm his tentative idea.
But physician No was apparently
more confident of his own second
sight, for he pronounced" his near
diagnosis without bothering his head
about the scientific tests. He could
tell by divination just what didn't
all the patient.
That the second physician hap
pened to be an osteopathic physician
doesn't matter in the least; a doc
tors pathy is of small moment in
the question of diagnosis. Had he
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-30

Mehitable, of Cape Cirardeau, Mo,
writes and asks us if we are fond Of
working people
Certainly we are" we answered.
Just like that. "We have been work
ing them for a long time, and we are
in good circumstances"
And now Mehitable writes back
and tells us we think we're smart,
end doesn't explain her peeve.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-30
A Deep Ouandary

The small son of Chaplain Kip
linger of the Michigan City, Ind, re-
formatory was with his proud par
ents recently at Elyria. o, While on
the station platform waiting for the
train, a stranger led past little
child in pink, pajamaesque rompers
aud long curls.
The Chaplain's son looked intently
at the other child and asked;
"Father, is that a girl in pants or
q boy in curls?"
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Houses

Houses are of every kind, most of
which are ugly.
People who show only ordinary
ability in other lines can go to work
off-hand and build houses that con-
tain so much genuine and original
ugliness that you are impressed, in
spite of yourself.
Many a boy with some architectural
instinct and touch of the innately
aesthetic is cheered on in life by the
sweet assurance that there is no
placa ke home.
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OfAqin0nAglni
cSTRicKLAND. .W,GluutANa

Bill used to chase the girls lot,
And didn't worry II or not
This thing or that was right and
proper
The folks all said he'd come a
cropper.
John frowned upon Bill's awful
ways,
And gave his night times and his
days
To pious thoughts that were ascetic--
Bill's capers were, to him, emetic!
What OF them now? You'd never
guess
Bill's life did not turn out a mess.
He wed a girl who gave him six
(Of which Bill's proud good, live
ly chicks.
While John. who posed as ultra
sanity,
Who scolded Bill-and none too
family
That sanctimonious. slushy nut
Turned out to be a free-love nut!
Halfway. my lad. 'twixt Bill and
John,
Are lines to shape your own course
on.
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kind words and gentle conversation
with which the powers of Europe
conducted the preliminaries of the
big massacre last summer. Because
of this fact we should not put too
much faith in politeness. 1t is
pleasant to the ear, but a rough
tongued friend with a loving heart
is worth a thousand well-bred con-
versationalists with beautiful man.
ners and prospectuses for get-rich-
quick companies in their pockets.
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Hieh Cnst Of leaving

A careful examination of the pro-
ceedings of the United States Su-
preme Court Cor of any other court
paid by the public) would reveal that
the larger part of their duties is adj
journment from one date to another.
Often they make two adjournments
of seven days each, in a fortnight.
If day-laborers could be paid for leav-
ing their job. when would any of the
worlds necessary work get done?
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ne PEOPLES = VKz7H]
LEGAL, 1 A\h!=.,lE,!Ssl lEE,R!SslEND(Mk|
Signature On VIII
BY E. r. .BRANSCE

O. Win you please inform me II,
IN The making of q t0iH, it is neces-
aary TO haze the signature Of Jus
fice of the peace, besides those Of
three witnesses? Also, is 10 legal to
haze man and aoife as toitnesscsy
A. In your state (Connecticut).
the statute provides that the will
must be in writing and must be
signed by the testator (the person
making the Wild. 1t must be at
tested by three witnesses, each Of
them signing his name in the pres
once OF the testator There is no re-
quirement that justice of the peace
must sign. With reference to the
second part Of your question, the
statute provides further that every
devise or bequest (that is, gift Of
real estate or Of personal property
to a subscribing witness, or to the
husband or wife OF such witness, will
be void unless the will is otherwise
legally attested or unless the devisee
or legatee 1.-THE person to whom such
real estate or such personal property
is given) is an heir OF the testator,
and the statute saysvthat such per-
son shall be admitted as a witness in
the same manner as If such devise or
bequest had not been given"
Payment OF Stakeholder
@. In the payment OF divtdends
JY a corporation, kindly ddrise nc
tphefher the directors hare ana right
10 diScrim mate against a StOckh0ldcr
icith reference 10 the time Of pGg-
AcatP
A. Stockholders belonging to the
same class should receive the same
pro rata dividends from the prostE.
Discrimination is not permissible
either as to the method or time OF
payment
Insanity Revokes Authority
Q. Some time ago, appointed a
mcn as mD agent. Later on, this
man became insane. Please ddvise
me Uhqt effect this fact iciH Love
upon our reldtionSi
A. The insanity of the agent will
operate as revocation of his su-
thority.
Legal Interest
Q. What is legal Interest,"!
A. The term is applied to the rate
of interest fixed by law in cases
where the parties have failed 20
specify the rate. In q larger meaa-
ing, it is such interest as is per litteG
l To-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-30

One subject forl er Governor Am
mons of Colorado might have DIS
eusscd to the great interest Of tAe
~ ton. before the Boston Guberna-
torial convention. is that which re-
spects the administration of law in
his own state. He. of course. knows
a great deal more about coal mines.
miners and operators. and their mu-
tual relations. than anybody else
knows. But he did not care to speak
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-30

The United States navy has five
fly.ng machines aud the army l2.
Not enough to serve the smallest OF
coast cities. But Secretary Daniels
SAYS he will ask congress for a mil
Fca dollars with which to build more
flrers. No doubt he will get it. And
as ruch more in addition as fast as it
may be needed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-30

Japan is reaching out for South
American trade while Europe is fight
ing and the United States is too busy
with war orders to bother about
sIall change.
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to see low successful the authorities
there may he in capturing the as
sassins of Rev. Edmond Kayser.
Meanwhile taere will be obvious
comparisons respecting the ability
OF the law IN Indiana and Georgia to
run down secret murderers OF tie
night.
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Haiti is making very wry face at
the spoonful of medicine Uncle Sam
is holding cut to her Int she viii
swallow 1t in the end others have
taken the same dose, greatly to the
benefit OF their system.
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A Mechanics Lien

Q. beg to inquire iohdt is meant
by a ''mechda&c's Len.' Is iA4s ihc
same thing az . ~TtGtcridlmdn' s
lien? What is tho lao governing
this subject?
A. A mechanics lien is lien or
legal claim which the law allows
with respect to buildings and other
improvements upon real estate and
with respect to the land upon which
such buildings or improvements arS
situated. Strictly speaking, a ma
terialman's lien is legal claim or
charge against the property as the
result of materials furnished. Tho
general term mechanics lien" is
ordinarily employed to denote all
liens of this character, including n
materialmans lien and laborer's
lien. The law governing this sub
jeet derives its force from legislative
cnactments in the various states.
Although these statutes are more or
less similar, the law Of the state in
which the work is done and the lien
is claimed must be consulted and its
provisions must be complied with in
order to enforce a claim OF this
character.
Must Have Fire Escapes
Q. is the ouncr Of a tenement
building required by the lqlo TO equip
IL loith fire escapes
A. Laws have been passed in
many states requiring the owners of
certain buildings, such as factories
and tenements, to provide adequate
fire escapes.
Meaning OF a deposition"
Q. hare often udnted 10 knolo
the meaning of me irofd ''deposi-
ton" so frequently found in reports
Of court proceedings. IViH you kind
~ tel nle'
A. The word deposition is used
to denote all written evidence verified
by oath. In a more restricted sense,
it is the written evidence given by
a witness in answer to specific ques-
tions.
Death OF The Principal
0. Where a man appoints another
as his agent, aohGt iciH be the legal
effect lUherc the man so appointing
dies a short time GftcriCdrd?
A. The agents authority is ter
minated.
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A Memphis editor wants to know
wby Noah, after saving the human
race didn't render the next most val
usble service possible to mankind in
his power by swatting the only two
flies he had on board.
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they arc relatives and love each
other so dearly that politeness
would be as out of place with them
as dress suits at breakfast.
Nations are ten times as polite as
individuals because they only have
one-tenth as much faith in each
other. No mere man could use the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-30

There are signs of an old time
fight in the Republican ranks in
Ohio over the rival Presidential as
pirations This is a sure sign of com
plete convalescense across the line.
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Editor-Whats there in this row
Bigwigg the scientist is making
about your misquoting him?
Young Reporter-Him kicking?
Well. l like his nerve! When he
talked to me he seemed so absent
minded that what he said didn't i'm
press me as being worthy of him.
So, just to save him from his own
carelessness, fixed up nice lot of
things and credited him with 'em.
And in spite OF that, he kicks!