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Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-12
California Dixie.
BN Allen X ely

You're welcome now in the land of
cotton
Salton sea and sandy bottom.
Look away, look away. sunny land.
They're coming here from Texas
From Maine, Spokane
From Yankee land. from Jersey strand.
From Michigan. from Dixie.
lIooray' They stay in California Dixie.
Hooray, They stay in California Dixie.
Here's the soil. the sun. the water
For every mother. son and daughter
OF the West. 1t is the best
Land on earth.
If you want to help ~ prove it,
You may. Just stay
And make a home in Dixie.
Hooray' Just stay
And make u home in Dixie,
In California Dixie.
Here's where the farmers dig potatoes
with big steam shovels.
And pick tomatoes with an ak.
These are facts. Ask stanley Brown.
The corn is ripe at Christmas;
1t pops in June.
You'll stay, we hope.
You can't-e-lope tcantaloupe),
You may raise Cain tcane) i'm Dixie
Hooray. hooraY. for California Dixie
Hooray, hooraY, for california Dixie
"The Art of StorY-Tclling' was thu
/ subject of the delightful entertain
ment given by Mrs. Lillian Burkhart
/ Goldsmith at the Christian church last
evening as the closing number on the
days program of the southern District
+ Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs
/ Goldsmith's unfailing appreciation oi
/ beauty in thought and expression
combined with her rare personal
/ charm, enables her to interpret litera-
! ture in a manner that appeals to her
audiences and wins their most hearty
approval. The convention was fortu-
nate in having Mrs. Goldsmith on the
program
/ The delegates are most enthusiastic
/ in their praise of the hospitality eN
/ tended them by the Calipatria and
Brawley clubs at Brawley and by the
HoltvilIe club at the Harold Bel
! Wright ranch Yesterday afternoon.
Perhaps the most charmingly orig
] inal bit of praise offered Imperial Val
ley by anyone attending the conven'
ton was given by Miss Jessica Briggs
Pacific coast chairman of press IN
speaking of the feeling of awe in
spired by the wonders of the reclaimed
desert, she said:
"I am sure we all have Imperial Val
Low IN our souls, and all we need Il
do is to develop it
The following officers were elect &c
At the session this morning: Mrs. Ar
mold, president; Mrs. w. W. Apple
vice president; Mrs. Diemiins' wee
president; Mrs. F. j. Miller wee pres
NJ. Iabnuon vice nrpSidpnt
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-12

Scores of Americans who arrived
here at the last moment in the hope
that they would be able to secure ad-
mission to the functions have been
disappointed.
Even the daughters of the ENJOYS to
the coronation and Mrs. Francis Bur
ton Harrison, wife of the governor
general Of the Philippine islands did
not receive invitations
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-12
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Ralph Marion Adams, %, resident
of Los Angeles, and Joanna Augusta
Powell, %, resident of Holtville.
Theodore Bartee, 80, and Vera Ad-
kins, IS, both of Eel Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-12

Campbell. Seeley; o. b Dotson. Heber.
GaieNico and HolfVille members to be
named.
Among those present were Charlie
Shp.man. Imperial. y =. Mackcy, I'm
pertai; II. J. Eifler. Imperial. .. h.
Dotson, Hebcr; NJ. II Gavin. Heber; j.
}. Woodward, El Centre: j. NJ. Dun
can, Los Angeles; Il. l.. Couch, El Cen
tro; j. II. Edgar, Imperial: ~ H. Wit
ter, Erawlcy; r. NJ. Blood. Brawlcy; I.
5. Lack, Brawley; IL +. Alatt Cali
patria; L. q. Nice. Calipatria; a. Il.
Manahan, Calipatria, Neru Bishop. Eel
Gentro; II. l.. Doherty, El Centre; G. a
Shafrr, El Centre; Eugene u. White,
El Centre; Fred Z. Place. El Centre.
!. II. COS, Riverside; T. J. Worthing-
ton, FL Centre; g. {. Davis. Calipatria.
6. h. Parker, Imperial. 4. II. Black.
Imperial J. G. IIunlev. BraWlcy; Gus
shore, Brawley; r. l.. Edgar Draw
Icy: K. W. Stilgebour, BraWlcy; j. l.
Manahan, ErawleY; L. Z. Stiigebouer.
Brawley; G. A Magic Brawicy; Geo.
W. Anderson, El Centre; NJ. y. Steyer,
Brawlcy; Harry a Staub. Hrawley. J.
G. Cadman, El Centre: W. O. Hamilton.
El Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-12
Today's Session Closes
Federation Convention

Cochran. treasurer; Mr.. A. +. Strong.
secretary.
Practically all the visiting delegates
left about noon for an automobile trip
10 CaleNico and Haber.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-12
REPORTS ARE STILL
CURRENT THAT
METEOR IS FOUND

And still the reports that the meteor
which Jared the South End Tuesday
has been found are circulating. This
time the bed of the meteor is said u
be- I T. miles southeast OF Coyote Wells.
The discovery va made by a resi-
dent of the Coyote Wells district. VII
is said TO have described the resting
place of the astronomical visitor a.
being fully TOO feet long and nearly
6o feet wide, indicating that Il must
have volplancd To the earth instead
of falling in a direct course.
The meteor Yesterday afternoon,
according TO the report was stuI So
hot that 1t was impossible to approach
within distance where it could be
seen.
The spot where the meteor struck is
said to have been dug out at an angle
OF nearly 40 degrees, indicating that
the meteor must have been of con
siderable dimensions.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-12

The following officers were elected
at the session this morning: Mrs. Ar
mold president; Mrs. w. w. Apple,
vice president; Mrs. Diemling, vice
nresident: Mrs. F. j. Miller, vice pres
ident: Mrs. Johnson. vice president;
Mrs Butler, vice president; Mrs George
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-12

Campbell. Seeley; o. B. Dotson, Heber.
CaieXico and Holtville member to be
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-25
EIGHT CAUGHT
IN UNDERTOW.
Bathers and Rescuers Drowned
at Atlantic City.
MORTIFIED CROWDS MATCH
Several Lose Their Lives Trying TO
Save others-A Young Girls Pa
thetic Death-Most of the Vic
Tins Were PhiIadelphians.

Atlantic City dashed and beaten
Into helplessness by merciless waves
and powerless in the grip OF an under
tow against which human might was
puny and futile, eight persons met
their deaths on the beach Sunday,
while heroes, red-shirted beach guards
and bathers who took their lives into
their own hands battled desperately
against tremendous odds to save them.
Thousands lined the boardwalk aud
beach, women ringing their hands and
weeping bitterly. as tragedy, heart
breaking in its intensity, was enacted
before their eyes.
For the space of more than 80 min
utes more than 200 lives were placed
in direct peril by the pounding surf
herding them into a deep "slue'' rum
ming seward from the strand at
Chelsea avenue. Three others, one of
Them young woman, are missing, and
may have met the same fate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-25
FIERCE BATTLE IN
INFERNO VALLEY.
Italians and Austrians Engaged
at 1000 Feet.
STEEL ARMORED TRENCHES
Italians Surprised At the New Mill
tary Methods Of the Teutcns.
Trenches Guarded BY
Mines and Batteries.

Rome, Italy.-Italian troops are con-
tinuing with great vigor attacks upon
the Austrian positions at Gorilla The
Austrians are defending the town from
the height of Podgora, to the west,
and from invisible trenches extending
from Podgora to Mont Forton in the
Isonzo Valley. 1t would appear that
the Austrians purpose to prevent the
Italian march toward Trieste with the
threat of Gorilla on their left flank.
The Austrian trenches on this front
are protected with steel armor and
connected with underground passages.
The men are able to fire from under
cover and at the same time they are
supported by artillery in the Hills be-
hind them
Italian army officers describe the
Austrian actions everywhere as pure
~ defensive except in the Carnia zone,
where the best troops have been con-
centrated apparently for an offensive
movement. 1t is thought here that
Austria intends an invasion at this
point with the idea of compelling the
Italians to concentrate their men for
defense.
Fighting is going on fercely both
might and day between the Inferno
Valley and Malborgeth. This battle
field is at an elevation Of 1000 feet.
Italian reports declare that up to the
present the Austrian attacks have re-
suited in failure.
war Office statement says:
I'm the Tyrol- Trentino-C Galore front
we gradually are occupying dominat-
ing points. Except for distant artil-
lery fire and new, but unsuccessful, at
tacks on June IS against the summit
of vellone in the Upper Valley of the
Piave (Carnic Alps).
more intense attacks have been
made repeatedly by the enemy in
Garnia either near the defiles of Val
Sesis, which still is strongly held by
us, or especially against the rear line
of Mont Avestanis, to the defile of
Monte Croce.
Long distance artillery actions &C.
CURED also in the Zone of Monte Nero,
on the Selems- Mazli front and on the
Kodiak.
along the Isonzo, on the line from
Podgora to Mont Forton and to the
intersection Of the Monfalcone Canal,
reconnaissance showed the precise
quality of the defensive work prepared
by the enemy ON the Isonz0 front
Thnv jncIuda an4rpnchmon%S Gonna
times in several lines and often in
masonry or in concrete reinforced by
metallic sheeting and protected by
network of mines or batteries often
placed below the earth.
"a very active night surveillance is
exercised by the enemy, aided by
searchlights and rockets, with tele-
graphic and telephone communica-
ton"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-25
FIGHT AT to,soo FEET.
French Aviator Attacks German AT
That Height-Latter Fails
Like Stone.

Paris.-The following oficial ac-
count of an engagement between a
French and German aeroplane was
given out In Paris:
An enemy aeroplane having been
observed over our lines at Aspach,
near Thanh, in upper Alsace, one of
our aviator sergeants took wing and
mounted in 80 minutes to a height of
10000 feet. At this altitude he en-
gagged his enemy with a machine gun.
ITO this fire the German replied with
his machine gun, and one of his bull
let's struck the motor of the French
machine. The sergeant again assembled
to position above his adversary and
fired three bands of cartridges. Dur
ing the third round the German aviator
was seen by the Frenehman suddenly
to throw his arms into the air. His
machine then began to fall. and it
came down like stone inside of our
line
THE French aviator came down IN
der control. Once on the ground he
examined his machine. He found that
bullets fired by his antagonist had per-
forated his cylinder. penetrated the
steel shield at the back of the motor,
and riddled his sails. The Frenchman
himself was slightly wounded in the
neck"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-25

mo spik English" gesticuIated
Hafiz with rising excitement, looking
rather wildly about for an interpreter,
down at the Seamen's Church insti-
tute on South street. Arab transla-
tors are not frequent about the insti-
tute, and the man behind the desk
down in the savings department was
distinctly mystified, says the Look
out.
He won't take this money; it's In
terest on the gold he deposited with
US year ago." he explained at last
to a glittering-eyed man from Bag
dad who finally came to the rescue.
''Oh, no, he can't. Mohammedans-
they can't-any of them. 1t is against
their religion to take interest. Hafizs
he very good, very devout,' protested
the interpreter. And Hafiz went away,
virtuously content.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-25
40 KILLED BY zEPPELINs.
30 Persons Injured In Two Raids on
England-Britain Building Big
German Aeropianes.

~%Stbhs>' ss~s Sf'-Nf'~SF
London. "A Zeppelin airship visited
the northeast coast of England and
dropped bombs.
Some fires were started by the pro-
jectiles. but by morning they had been
overcome.
The following official statement re-
garding the raid was issued:
Further inquiries show that the
casualties in connection with the visit
of Zeppelin to the northeast coast
Tuesday night amount to 16 killed and
40 injured.
at is now possible to state more ex-
actly the casualties resulting from an
airship raid on another portion of the
northeast coast on the night of June 6.
The number of deaths there was "a,
comprising men, all civilians, 10
women and children. There were
also 40 cases of more or less serious
injuries.
1.-THE principal fires were in drapery
establishments, a lumber yard and a
terrace of small houses"
German aeroplanes of great carry
ing capacity are in process of manu-
facture for the British Government,
according to an announcement made
in the House of Commons
This statement was made in reply
to the suggestion by a member of the
House that machines of this character
were needed adequately to deal with
raiding Zeppelins.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-25
TO AID BLIND SOLDIERS.
Keeper OF the Lighthouse" Sails For
French City.

New York--Miss Winifred Holt,
keeper'of the Lighthouse" the insti-
tuition of the New York Association for
the Blind, sailed on the steamer Roch-
ambeau, to organize a corps of work
ers abroad who will look after the vic
Tins of the European war who have
lost their sight. Assistance in teach
ing them to become self-supporting
will be the object of the work, and
regular courses of training will be be-
gun where practicable. Many promi-
nent persons have interested them
selves in the financing of the effort.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-25
WAR UPSET WATERLOO PLANS.
Battlefield was To Have Been Made
Perpetual Memorial.

London. Less than year ago prep
arations were afoot in England to cele-
brate the centenary of the Battle Of
Waterloo by purchasing the famous
field and dedicating it as perpetual
memorial, but the anniversary with
the battlefield in the hands Of the Ger
mans. is passing almost unobserved.
The only recognition of the centenary
were the presentation by the Duke of
Wellington to King George. at Windsor
Castle, of a miniature French tricolor,
and a celebration at Wellington Col
lege. erected by public subscription in
honor of the Iron Duke,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-25
MlLLloNs NOW POURING ~.
Treasury officials Expect Big Surplus
For Fiscal Year.

Washington. The working balance
in the United States Treasury, which
three weeks ago reached the low mark
of $40 900, has leaped to $24.0OO,-
900. and Treasury officials now anti
cipate a big surplus by the end of the
fiscal year.
Collections from the income and cor
poration taxes are now pouring into
the Treasury at the rate of nearly ST.
100000 a day. The total receipts
Thursday were over $4,O00,000, Of
which $931.000 was from the income
and corporation taxes. Before the first
of June the expenditures were exceed
ing the receipts at the rate of $10,-
100000 per month, and now the tide
has turned and more money is coming
into the Treasury than is being ex-
pended for the first time since the
European war started.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-25
War Aids jap WOODEN industry.

War Aids Jap WOODEN industry.
The army clothing orders received
In Japan since the outbreak of war
have stimulated the tagging ambition
to make Japan great wool manufac-
turing country. The Mainichi (Osaka),
points out truly enough how the in
dustry had subdivided itself in Europe,
where England, Germany and Austria
each had it's own specialties and ma
nipulated the fiber in different stages
of manufacture. Seeing that Austria
liza is the great country for the supply
of the raw material, the Osaka paper
thinks it would be much more IA
tional for Japan to receive the wool
and manipulate it in all stages before
it was passed on to Europe than it is
for it to go the round on to Europe and
then come out to Japan In the manufac-
tured state. 1t therefore exhorts the ia
panese manufacturers to put the nee
essary energy into the task of building
up trade which European COMPETE
tors will not be able to take away
again after the war.-Japan Chronicle
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-25
ONCE A RIVER VALLEY
PROCESS OF FORMATION OF BAY
OF SAN FRANCISCO.
Not Always the Magnificent Land
locked Harbor That 1t Is To-day
Report Made by the Geo
logical Survey.

Few people in viewing the Bay OF
San Francisco think of it as other than
magnificent land-locked harbor about
which has grown the commercial me-
tropolis of the Pacific coast of the
United States. Yet this harbor did not
always exist. according to report on
the geology Of the region recently pub
lished by the United States geological
survey, for at one time through the
depression now occupied by the bay
ran great river that drained the Sac
ramento and San Joaquin valleys.
This river probably flowed between
the Tiburon peninsula and Angel
island, and then through the gorge OF
the Golden Gate. where at present the
greatest depth Of water is 400 feet.
After the river valley was formed the
coast slowly sank and the ocean en-
tered through the Golden Gate, flooded
the valley, and formed the present
bay.
Thus the valley occupied by the bay
Is really not SO very different from
Santa Clara and Santa Rosa valleys,
and should the Pacific coast sink few
hundred feet lower, those fertile val
leys would form great additions to the
present bay.
But the change from a river valley
to bay happened very slowly, for
even great earthquakes as a rule do
not move large areas of the earth more
than few inches, and it is likely to be
thousands of years before the outlines
of the present bay are greatly changed
by nature.
The region is particularly interest
ing, for it is one of the newest parts
Of our continent Some of the rocks
belong to the geologic period known as
the Jurassic, but many of them are
much younger and were laid down on
the floor by the ocean long after the
Appalachian mountains were formed.
Although these rocks are relatively
young, yet they are hundreds of thou
sands of years old and have been
raised out of the sea and tilted until
in places they stand nearly on end.
The forces which have raised these
AOChS anu nave lOlUSU anu DTOhG4
them are still active, yet their effects
are SO gradually accomplished that for
the most part they are inappreciable
in generation or even in several CEN
turtles. Sometimes, however, their eff
feet is more apparent, as for instance
when they cause earthquakes. Earth
quakes are due to slight movements
along what biologists call faults"
which are really broken places in the
earth's crust where the rocks on one
side of the break or crack move past
those on the other side. Some OF
these faults may be traced for miles
not, of course, as open cracks, for TO
anyone but close observer the rocks
seem as unbroken in most places along
the fault lines as they do in any other
part of the region.
Most of these breaks are fortunately
old, and it is to be hoped that move
ment along them has ceased, but two
are alive, and along one of these Oc-
Cured the movements that resulted
in the earthquake of April 1906. Only
once in several generations are seri
Gus earthquakes to be expected.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-25
KAISER QUOTED FOR PEACE.
But Wants IT "Prohtabie" For Ger
many, Alleged Letter says.


many, Alleged Letter Says.
Paris.-Extracts from a letter said
to have been sent by Emperor William
to parsonage connected with the
Bayarian court, and published in Spain.
are reproduced by the Matin- The Elm-
peror is quoted as saying, in part;
Our only object is a peace profit
able for the German states. This peace
may be concluded sooner than thought
If it gave for the time being only an
incomplete result it would at least
serve as preparation for the future.
1t could be signed tomorrow if I
wished
when my august grandfather
placed the empire on its present basis
he did not pretend to have realized a
completed work. The empire always
Is susceptible of growth. What can
not be achieved today will be achieved
later"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-25
FIGHTING FURIOUS
IN WESTERN BATTLE
The French Forces Penetrate
German Trenches.
a DUEL or BIG GUNS
Berlin Reports That An Allied Force
That Attempted To Break Through
the German Line Was
Destroyed.

London The great French drive
about Arras and in Alsace continues.
Against the Rhine positions the
French made fresh advance when
they crossed the Fecht in Alsace and
occupied with their advance guards
the outskirts Of Metzeral. French gun
ners. according to the French midnight
communicate. have now brought under
their FIRE the German communications
between Metzeral and Munster, the
Germans base, and the position Of the
KaiEer's forces at this point is reported
to be extremely critical.
An entire attacking force of French.
troops was destroyed by the Germans
north of the LaBassee Canal, accord
ing to the Berlin official statement,
which admits that the French. on the
sector between Souchez and Ecurie,
succeeded in penetrating the advance
German trenches at several points.
Further admission is made by Berlin
that the Germans surrendered q sec
ton of trenches to the north of the
Lorette heights. This sacrifice, the
German report states, was in accord
with their plans. ,.
The Berlin statement adds that the
French losses on this front have been
equal to those suffered by the Allies
In the Champagne district, where, ac-
cording to Berlin, the French percent
age of casualties ran exceedingly high.
London-The following report from
Sir John French, eommander-in-chief
of the British forces on the continent,
was given out here:
"The fighting in the northern and
southern portions of our front. con-
tnued throughout June Is, in ce-opera-
ton with the attack of our ally about
ATTas.
East of Ypres all the German first
line trenches which we captured re-
main in our hands in spite of two coun-
ter-attacks, which were repulsed with
heavy loss to the enemy. We were,
however, unable to retain those of the
enemy's second-line trenches.
East Of Festubert, as result Of
a further attack we made slight adj
vance and, judging by the number of
dead Germans in the trenches entered
by us, our artillery fire was very eff
fective."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-25
rRoubLED OVER OPENED MAIL.

Washington May Refer Swedish Min
lister To Britain.
Washington. United States officials
are confronted with perplexing prob
lem in connection with the complaint
of the Swedish Minister here that
private mail from New York to Sweden
was opened while passing through Eng
land.
AS the mails We're alleged to have
been opened in England and not on the
high seas. interesting legal questions
have been raised which made it seem
doubtful to many officials whether the
United States could do more than
transmit the complaint TO Great Britain
for consideration.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-25
COOPERATING IN ADRlArIc.
italian Fleet Aiding Ansio-Freneh
Warships.

Paris.-The Ministry of Marine gave
out an announcement reading:
"The Anglo-French naval forces in
the Mediterranean are now co-operat-
ing with the Italian feet, whose parti-
cipation makes possible a more eff
fective patrol OF the Adriatic
"Warships of the Allies also are
actively engaged in finding and de-
stroying oil depots from which the
enemy's submarines have been re-
pIenishing their supplies
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-25
Homes for the warstrIeken.

Lumbermen in British Columbia
have been asked to bid on a contract
for 50O,000,OO0 feet of lumber to be
used in constructing 100000 two-room
houses in northern France. The
houses are to be built at government
expense for those whose property wa
destroyed in war.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-25
scHwAe ID INcREAsE ouTpuT.
Orders Erection Of Another She'll
Loading Plant At Bethlehem.

South Bethlehem. Pa.-C. NJ. Schwab
announced that he had issued orders
for the erection of another sheil-load-
ing plant at a cost of $4,000. The de-
mand for shrapnel shells from England
is so pressing that Mr.. Schwab found
1t necessary to put up the third plant
Of this kind.