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Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-20
WIFE CHARGED WITH
SHOOTING HUSBAND

Although struck by the entire load
of shot from a shot gun fired at close
range, w. p. Mills, rancher 81 years
old, living west of Imperial, will not
die unless unforeseen complications
arise, it was announced at st. Thomas
hospital this morning. Mrs. Mills,
who is a year older than her husband,
is locked in the county jail charged
with the crime.
The two boys. whom Mrs. Mills
charges her husband and the boys
step-father with abusing. are still at
the Mills home. One is 10 years old and
the other II. Both will probably be
brought to this city and placed in the
care of Probation Officer Swanson.
Mrs. Mills has been married to her
present husband for four years. The
family came here from Texas last De-
cember, where Mills was in the en-
ploy of railroad.
The trouble between Mrs. Mills and
her husband has been brewing for
the past week, according to her story
to officers. 1t began, she told the Of
ficers, when Mills abused her two sons.
He ordered the two to put some
stock in the pasture. They complied
with the request and returned to the
house. Then. Mrs. Mills told the of
ficers, her husband revled them. say
ing that the stock had been put in the
wrong pasture and ordered them to
make the change in accordance with
his directions.
This marked the beginning of the
trouble, she said, and yesterday Mill,
wentto Imperial. where he bought sew
eral bottles of whiskey. He was par
TALLY drunk. according to her story.
and when she broke the whiskey bot
ties and spilled the contents, Mills be-
came infuriated and struck her with
a strap. He also inflicted a blow on
the back of her head with revolver,
she related.
Then Mills repaired to the porch,
outside the house, and Mrs. Mills, bent
on avenging the alleged wrongs to her
sons and herself, secured a shot gun,
leveled it at Mills as he sat ON the
porch and discharged the weapon with
a bolt, according to officers. Both ham,
,mers had been removed and the woman
was able to explode only one barrel by
dint of much hammering on the firing
pin with heavy bolt.
Undersheriff II. w. Anderson
brought the woman to the county jail
last night, where it is probable that an
assault charge will be preferred
against her.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-20
Emperor Williams Latest Photograph Taken Recently
on the Eastern Battle Front

Berlin, July 20.-The Germans are
now within 40 miles of Warsaw the
ar office has announced. The Rus
slams are everywhere retreating and
10000 have been taken prisoners. and
great supplies of Slav munitions have
keen abandoned.
North of Gallwisz the Russians have
fled across the Narew river and south
of Phzscnlsz the Germans have sur
rounded and captured 10000 men. Be
tween the BUG and Vistula 1G,250 sur
rendered.
The Uhlans are loyerrunning the
Windau river region.
General Won Buelow is within 40
miles of Riga and has captured Win
dau, railway center.
The Russians are retiring to the
fortress of Novo Georgeitsz, 80 miles
north Of Warsaw.
Won Mackensen's army has defeated
the Russians and crossed the Volica
river.
The Austrians have defeated the
Russians and crossed the Bug north
of Sokal.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-20
NEW STARTING POINT IN MAKING GREATER CITY of FL CENTRIC
DISCREDIT
QUAKE REPORTS

That many readers of accounts of
the quake in the valley published in
eastern papers recognized the stories
as grossly exaggerated ones and that
Eastern and Middle West people re-
gard the quake here about as Pacific
coast residents regard the lurid ae-
counts of cyclones and floods which
recite the tremendous toll in property
and human life, is the belief of J.
Stanley Brown, county treasurer. Mr..
Brown is just back from a visit Of
a week on the coast and while there
he interviewed many persons, most of
them from the East, as to their views
on the quake here.
Most of them, he said, We're inclined
to minimize the damage, recognizing
that the first accounts We're distorted
from semblance of verify.
Imperial Valley is known all over
the United States, Mr.. Brown also dis
covered in his conversation with East
ern visitors at Riverside. A New
Yorker with whom Mr.. Brown con-
yersed knew the valley through the
cotton that is grown here and also
Inv that Imperial Valley was award
ed first prize at New York for the
best cotton grown in the United
States.
The New Yorker had heard OF the
earthquake, he said, but dscredited
the first stories of great havoc.
During Mr.. Browns stay at Los
Angeles he met w. p. Clark, manager
of the Barbara Worth hotel, where it
developed that both were bent on de-
termining just how the outside world
regarded Imperial Valleys earth
quake. Mr.. Clarke confessed to hav-
ing obtained opinions from a score of
Los Angeles business men and others
and most of them believed that the
damage done mere did not approach,
even remotely, the loss the valley was
reported to have suffered.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-20
Once More the Dredges
Are Ordered Across Line

1t looks now as though the C. d.
dredges would be put across the in
line at once and set at
work on the canals which are sitting
up.
An order to this effect was made
by Judge Myers several weeks since,
hut Receiver Holabird has not obeyed
the order.
A conference was held in Los An
geles yesterday, at which it is under
stood Judge Myers gave the receiver
to understand he expected his orders
to be obeyed and arrangements were
made for the dredges to be used by
Imperial Water Company No. l un-
der the direction of Superintendent
Carberry.
Contracts preliminary to this were
framed in Los Angeles several days
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-20
Austrians Defeated.

Rome, July 20.-Unofficial dis
patches say the Italians have defeated
the Austrians east of the lsonzo river
near Sagrado and killed 10000 Aus
trians. A general Austrian retreat is
believed imminent.
The Italians have announced more
victories in the Sagrado region, where
they have captured 25,00O Austrians,
1900 rifles and machine guns. The
Italians attacked at dawn yesterday
and penetrated the entanglements and
armored trenches under heavy fire.
They reached the main defenses and
the Austrians fled before Italian bay
onets.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-20
Ready for Hanging.

Phoenix, July 2O.-The death
watch has been placed on five mur-
derers condemned to die before July
80 in Florence prison. The graves
have been dug and the coffins are
ready. Attorneys are still fighting,
but it is believed certain the men will
be executed.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-20
Most Serious Issue Is
Laid Before Cabinet

Elected in the faces of the ministers
as they were leaving the room.
Prior to the meeting President Will
son and Secretary Lansing conferred
at the White House for an hour.
Investigating Orduna Affair
Washington, July 20.-The state de-
partment today began an investigation
of the German submarine shelling of
the liner Orduna. The treasury de-
partment began gathering passengers
affidavits. Twenty-one Americans
were imperiled.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-20
Standard Men Strike,

Bayonne, N. j., July 20.-A thou
sand Standard Oil plant employees
have struck. They demanded 15 per
cent wage increase and rioted. One
policeman was hurt and scores of
strikers injured. Shots were fired and
stones filled the air.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-20

Washington, July 2O.-The most i'm
portant cabinet meeting since the Civil
war is in session today, and ON the
issue is believed to rest the question
of peace or war with Geramny. The
object of the meeting is to decide on
the answer of the United States to
the latest German note, and the re-
ply will determine whether the Unit
ed States will continue to stand on
the treaty made with Germany in
1928 and on international law estab-
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-20

lished at The Hague, or will consent
to Germany setting the treaty and the
law aside to meet her needs.
1t was generally believed before the
conference that the president and his
cabinet would demand the fulfillment
of the treaty and the law as they had
done in the two previous notes.
The conference lasted hours and
10 minutes, during which time Lam
sings draft of the new note was gone
over repeatedly.
The gravity of the situation was re-
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-20
Remington Strike.

Bridgeport, Conn, July 2O.-Six
hundred machinists and bricklayers
walked out of the Remington Arms
plant at noon. Strike leaders prom
Use to stop all work within week.
Vast quantities of the Allies war mu-
nitions are under construction.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-20
G.. NJ. Applestill Assumes
The Office of Sheriff

With the coming of the official in
sigma and the filing of $4,000 per-
sonal bond, {. NJ. Applestill, appoint
ed by the board of supervisors as
Sheriff of Imperial county, began the
duties of office this morning. Sheriff
Applestill is the second sheriff the
county has had in . years; the sec
ond. too, since the county was organ
lied.
The serving of civil papers by the
sheriff's office, which has been at a
standstill since last Tuesday, is being
resumed. All the deputies on the
sheriff's force who have been deputy
sheriffs de facto are now deputy sher-
ifs de jure or by right, for Sheriff
Applestill this morning reappointed
those whose appointments have really
been in allegiance since the death of
Sheriff Meadows. The appointments
made this morning are:
II. w. Anderson, undersherlir.
f.. f. Cummings, deputy sheriff.
+. c. Kemp, deputy sheriff.
John Graham, deputy sheriff.
II. l.. Barker, deputy sheriff and
bailff of the Superior court.
The appointment of every deputy
sheriff appointed by the late sheriff
is revoked and those who held ap-
pointments are now without title, as
far as the title of deputy sheriff is
concerned. Neither can they become
deputy sheriffs again until appoint
ment has been made by Sheriff Apple
still.
The $4,000 personal bond filed this
morning by Sheriff Applestill was
signed by the following: S. w. Dun
away, James A. Cook, Rodney Her
mon, w. II. Brooks, j. Y. Wachtel, Jr
With the exception of Mr.. Brooks, who
is a rancher living west of FL Centre,
the other bondsmen are all business
men III this city.
The personal bond will be replaced
in about 10 days by surety bond of
like amount, Sheriff Applestill said
this morning.
"fhere will be no radical changes
in the sheriff's office" Sheriff Apple
still announced this morning. "Of
course there will be some changes, but
these will be made as the necessity
arises or where | think the efficiency
of the office can be increased to bet
ter serve the people. | have made re-
appointments this morning, my bond
has been filed and everything is 90
ing on in the sheriff's office as usual.
The serving of civil papers has been
disrupted by the delay in appointing
a sheriff, but it is probable that bus
mess will be at normal status in a
few days.
Whether the county will furnish the
office with automobiles or whether
they will be furnished by Sheriff Ap-
plestill will be determined at the next
of the board of supervisors.
During the administration of Sher-
iff Meadows, he furnished automo-
bles, one of which was used by the
deputy whose duty it is to serve civil
papers and the other by the sheriff
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-20

in transferring prisoners and in GRIM
NAL work
In the meantime Sheriff Applestill
will supply the county cars until a
settlement of the problem is decided
upon at the next meeting of the
board.
The new sheriff will devote his en-
tire time IN fulfilling the duties of the
office. The Tulane theatre, in which
Sheriff Applestill is joint owner with
James 4. Cook, has been placed in the
hands of the latter and will be con-
dleted by him. Sheriff Applestill has
also relmquished his interest in the
Tulane Cafe to Mr.. Cook, who will
conduct the , business interests. al
though Sheriff Applestill has relin-
quished his financial interest in neith-
er enterprise.
Charles NJ. Applestill, formerly un-
dersherlff under the late Sheriff Mea-
dows was appointed sheriff of I'M
perlal county late yesterday afternoon
by the board of supervisors. The choice
was made on the fifteenth ballot.
There was little hope until 4 o'clock
yesterday among the spectators at the
superyisoral meeting that any kind
Of a settlement would be effected on
that day. The meeting was scheduled
to be held but it was not until three
hours later that the board finally
gathered after a series of protracted
conferences among themselves.
Immediately after the meeting was
called, members Of the board prepared
to cast their ballots and with the
participation Of Boyce in the pro-
eeedings, there was feeling for the
first time that some kind of an agree
ment had been reached.
Each member cast his vote without
hesitation and hush fell over the
room as the clerk gathered up the
slips Of paper which were to decide
the choice of the supervisors fol
sheriff.
The clerk will count the ballots,
Supervisor Shepard announced and
the counting began.
"Applestill l." the first vote was
read. 1t was followed with another
for Applestill. The third vote read
was for Andy Pruitt of inland, and
the fourth for Undersheriff Anderson.
As the clerk unfolded the last vote
the air of suspense both among the
board and the spectators were ap-
parent
"Applestill 3"
1t was the last vote and the decisive
one and the announcement was greet
ed with an outburst of applause. The
gathering OF spectators disbanded
abruptly Friends of the successful
candidate rushed down stairs to an
nounce. the outcome of the three day
hallotlng session and to congratulate
the choice of the board
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-20
Coal Strike Settled.

Cardiff, July Cot is announced
tonight that the South Wales coal
strike has been settled. The strike
leaders declared satisfactory terms
had been agreed to following a con-
ference with Lloyd George. The terms
were not made public. The leaders
believe 100000 miners will quickly re-
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-20

since and are being examined today in
Imperial by the directors of No. /.
On approval by the directors they will
be signed by President Fawcett and
it is expected they will be mailed to-
night from Los Angeles.
Before the end of the week, it now
is believed, the dredges will be in OPP
GRAFTON.
These machines should have been
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-20
A furious battle is progressing along
the Narew river.
AerOplane BOmbardment.

Paris, July 20.-Six French aero
planes today bombarded the Colmar
railway and four bombarded Challer-
ange junction.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-20
Prison Guard Murdered

Venice, July 2O.-Clyde Maxwell,
former guard at the Florence, Ariz.,
penitentiary, was found, apparently
murdered, today. The body was in a
shallow canal and his head bears
marks of blows. The sheriff believes
an ex-conviet killed Maxwell for re-
venge.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-20
PetrOgrad Report.

Petrograd, July 20.-The war office
has admitting the Germans are ad-
vancing. The Russians lost Krasnotaf
Sunday night and the Germans have
occupied many other cities, it is ad-
mtted.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-20
sumo work. The settlement was {
personal triumph for Lloyd George.
More Money Needed.

London, July 2O-Asquith today
asked the Commons to vote a $780,
100000 war appropriation. Britain's
total war appropriation is $3,0OO,OOO,-
900
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-20

busy for months, and even now the
valley is not receiving a full supply
of water
Engineer Perry and Director Jack
Bennett of the irrigation district are
on their way down the Alamo inspect
ing it, and not until they have made
their detailed investigation can it be
learned how serious the silt problem
has become.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-20
Leo Frank Better

Milledgeville, Ca, July 20-Leo
Frank is improving. The physicians
say he has a good chance for recovery
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-23

dssued Annually in October) Price per copy, mailed .......... 5bc
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-23
holy war :?

holy war?
 1 There are siXty-two millions of Mos
 lems in India, thirteen millions in Rus sia (Asiatic and European), thirty mil lions in the islands. nine millions in Persia, thirty millions in China and Chinese Turkestan. seven millions in Arabia, nine millions in Egypt. one and one forth millions in Italy's new pro vince of Tripoli. over eleven millions in l French North Afics--in short. over 20O,0OO,OO0 in all countries,
 The points of serious tfnger are Egypt, chiefly, and to a less degree In dia. Anxiety among the English in Egypt has been very great for some time and it is likely that nationalist ambition will be famed to flame now. Only time will tell how serious and eX- tensive the results of the Turkish step will prove to be. It would be one of the many ir0nies of history if the kaiser, who first preached the Yellow Peril" should find it d source of strength in | extremity
 Aside from the fear of pan-Islamic revolt. the entrance of Turkey into the war will be followed by the most ser | ious consequences. That she has invol- we'd herself with an agreement for com pensation is not to be considered, and while this compensation may take the ! form of her intrenchment in Constan- tinople and the recovery of Egypt, the l possibilities of her aggrandizement at the expense of her late enemies in the l Balkan peninsula are to serious to en- courage their acquiesence.
 Italy is also seriously involved, not merely or chiefly through her posses
 sion of Tlipoli. but through her interest
 in the Adriatic littoral almost neces-
 sarily to be affected by any bargain changing relations in the Balkans
 From the military and naval point of
 view the accession of Turkey is sub 1stantial if not formidable addition To
 the strength of the German side. The ships taken over from Germany are new and of the highest type of. their
 atednativeslso ra ynin -anwfka Kcoysg s
 respective classes. The army is esti-
 mated at 220OOO on peace footing with
 a war strength first and second line.
 strength of 900,000 If adeque tely sup piled the Turks are of the best fighting material Chicago Tribune
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-23
THE FLAMES SPREAD

The pressure of German diplomacy upon the Turkish government has pre- vailed and we have the tenth power swept into the European conflagration. Italy, Greece Roumania. and Bulgaria hang dizzily on the rim and it is prob able if not virtually certain that each in turn will he engulfed.
 This will mean that literally all Eu- rope except the Iberian and Scandi- navian peninsulas and the tiny foot holds of preearions peace. Holland and Switzerland will be caught up in the flames of war
 All Europe? Yes; and the thought that first arrests us at the news of Turkeys belligerency is: What of Asia? Does the purpose of Turkey in- clude an appeal to all Moslems to rise up against the infdel? Will Sultan and Sheik -ul- Islam unite even a part of the Mohammedans in a jahad or
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-23

A world record smashing run was made by the Canadian klondyke Com pany's large gold dredge No. 3, working in the Bonanza basin, half mile from Dawson, for the week of 16S hours ending October 27 The yardage was the largest ever handled by any of the three dredges the company has operat- ing there Material handled totaled for the week 1l0.O45 cubic yards. The dredge is the largest in the world and therefore claims the worlds record. There are one or two dredges of sim ilar size in the western states. Mum Der had exceptionally favorable con- dltions under which to make the splen- did record. says the Dawson news. The depth dug was 30 to S5 feet. with seven feet of face exposed. the ground and gravel thawed and bedrock soft.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-23

NUGGET MINING AND DREDGING
 MAGAZINE.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-23

season In connection with the San have heavy excursion travel to Alaska and are trying to have the Victoria Nome and St Michael, returning along the coast by way of Tnalaska and and Southwestern and Southeastern Alaska points. These trips will make the Victoria trips longer than usual and, l think. will take up SO much time that it will be impossible for her to figure out time to visit the Siberian coast. If however. we find in figuring out the schedule, that we could arrange to have her make a trip from Nome. to siberia. Boring Straits and Diomede Islands will be glad to advise you in advance when the trip can be made and what rates We would be obliged to charge for handling passengers"
 Whether the people of Nome hestir themselves or not there will be many people visit us the coming summer be- cause we will be on the line of the excursions outlined and Nome will he one of the points of interest which will be touched
 It is to enlarge this movement and to prominently place before the tourists who visit the coast this summer, some of the attractions of the North and in tercst them sufficiently to induce them to come to Nome that the people of Nome should interest themselves
 We need have no fear in being able to satisfy the tourists who happen to come. They will find abundance to in- terest themselves once they are among us and as has been abundantly de- monstrated hy those who have eX- tended their trips to Nome.
 We have much that satisfies the tour | iSt and all that is necessary to attract many here during the coming and sue eeeding summers is by concerted action i in placing proper literature within reach of the tourists who will visit the exposition this summer
 1 The tourists are pleasure seekers and are looking for the unusual and those things which are beyond the range of their former experiences and observations and are not looking for nor do they care for those things which make up the petty annoyances of oul local affairs and troubles of which they perhaps. have much in kind wherever i they may hale from or whatever sta ton in life they may fill They travel To escape these things and even the ] crudties of things which they observe m our local affairs may contribute to l their pleasure.
 lt is admitted that it might be much easier to keep people away from here than il is to induce them to come. but yet such is not in the line of progress nor manifestation of a public spirit 1 in the community.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-23
City Official Paper
NOME. ALASKA. JANUARY 23. 1915.
DO YOUR DUTY.

That il is expected that large amount of travel will be directed to- wards Alaska the coming summer is evident hy the provisions which are being made by the steamship com panies to handle the trade which il is expected will be larger owing To the excursion travel to the coast in con nection with the san Francisco expo sition.
 In answer To several letters sent by interested parties in Nome to John II. Lunch. the general freight and pas sengor agent for the Alaska Steam ship Company at Seattle. regarding the possibility of having the steamer Vie toria make special excursion trips from Nome, sometime during the summer to Boring straights Diomede Islands and the Siberian coast. Mr. Bunch re- piled as follows:
 "l am obliged te advise that do not think that the Victoria could under take to make such a trip. on account of the excursion travel to the coast next
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-23
ALASKA
 NOTES
(From Our Exchanges.)

J. T. Rossman, former Dawson merchant now engaged in mining on No 9 below A Mack's, on Quartz creek, has a strange specimen of leaves, found on that claim at the depth of 20 feet from the surface. The leaves are per feet in formation and several inches thick, and evidently have heen sub jected to great pressure many years They are brown and look not unlike tobacco leaf after it had been cured Some of the strange specimens have been sent to Ottawa.