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Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
Tension Is Relieved.

Washington, Feb. 17-Tension be-
tween the United States ard the bel
ligerents in the European conflict was
relaxed today by the reassuring word
at the White House that President
Wilson is confident the international
situation will be cleared without en-
broiling the United States.
The report published in New York
morning papers that the president is
deeply disturbed bv the situation is
declared at the White House to be
outrageous"
The United States will deal with
the situation firmly, but there is a
deeply-rooted belief at the White
House that German submarine will
never blow up an American merchant
man, despite the warnino recently is
sued by the German admiralty. This
warning is now interpreted to have
been put out for effect in Great Brit
ain. to send up insurance rates and
make foreign trade precarious.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
To Open ExpOsition.

San Francisco, Feb. 17-With Sec
retary of the Interior Franklin X.
Lane rushing from Washington to San
Francisco to represent President Will
son at the exposition, and with plans
for the opening day ceremonies next
Saturday complete to the smallest de-
tail, nothing remains to be done be-
fore the momentous occasion except a
bit of cleaning and polishing and the
installation of few belated exhib-
its.
The Jewel City fairly seethes with
life and color today. Hundreds upon
hundreds of employees are in whirl
of activity, cleaning up debris, pol
ishing this and that thing, thus as
surfing the world that the Panama Pa
cific exposition will be the most Won
derful city that man ever conceived
when the gates are officially thrown
open next Saturday morning.
The opening day ceremonies will be
the most elaborate ever held in Cali
fornia. Speechmaking will be limited
but there will be plenty of high class
music by bands and orchestras and
private musicians; plenty of hilarity
and good will, and thousands of Won
derful sights and wonderful things tC
hear and see.
The joy zone will be the chief cele-
bration in the evening, where specia
programs have been arranged by many
of the concessionaires.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
Gernany's Position
Outlined at Length

by American ships, one of the war
ships could then go out and CONVOY
the American ship through that por-
ton OF the sea which Germany, fol
lowing the example of England has
declared to be dangerous.
of course continued the admiral.
ships under convoy by the rules of
international law are not subject to
search, but the country to which they
belong Is upon honor, as it were. to
see that they do not carry cantraband
Of war.
american warships have distinc-
tive masts and are we'll known to the
officers Of the German navy and, eth
er BY night or by day, they and the
vessels under their convoy would be
respected by the German submarines.
This Is the safe method to follow
for American ships which desire to
enter those portions of the sea pro-
claimed as dangerous by Germany
and differs only from the rule adopted
by England with reference to Amer
lean ships passing through the chan
mel in that American ships, instead
of being compelled to enter British
port, take British pilot and be
searched by officers of a British war
ship, are permitted to pass unmoest-
ed to their destination without beino.
subjected to search
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
On " arpath h..

Denver, Feb. 17.-Fift'' heavily
armed men. led by United States Mar
shal Meberker. are on the way to give
battle to fifty Piute Indians from their
in southwestern Utah, who
went on the warpath. The Indians
are equipped with plenty Of provisions
and ammunition, and are entrenched
in the mountains. A number of
whites who attempted to approach the
Indian stronghold and open a parley
were driven off. A desperate fight
between Meberker's posse and the Pi-
utes seems certain. All women and
are being removed from the
district.
Defeated in a skirmish with rene
pade Piutes. the Indians have forti-
fled themselves in the mountains of
southwestern Utah. and the nosse tele-
graphed for help today. Reinforce
ments We're sent at once. The lndi-
ans are led by Old Polk who has been
arrested four times for murder, and
his son, Tse-Ne-Gat, who is wanted
for numbering Mexican sheepmen.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
WOULD TAKE THE UNITED
STATES THREE YEARS TO
RAISE ARMY OF MILLION

Washington, Feb. 17-Secretary
Garrison today called upon Captain
William Mitchell of the general staff
Of the army to explain certain start
ing statements he made in public
speech here last night concerning mil
ltafy unpreparedness of the army.
Mitchell's assertion before a dis
tinguished gathering of engineers.
that three years would be required to
put an army Of a million trained men
IN the field and in that time the enc
my could take and hold the Atlantic
seaboard, was characterized by Sec
retary Garrison as a serious breach
of discipline. Army officers could
not be permitted to thus run wild by
making such statements to the pub
llc, said Garrison. Such an officer
is only PLUGGING his own pame, and
such conduct has the effect of chill
ing, rather than increasing, the en-
thusiasm Of the country on the ques-
tion Of better national defense
Major General Hugh Scott, chief
of staff, is directed to make a full
report of the incident. after eXami-
nation of Mitchell, and with recon-
mendations as to punishment.
Mitchell today admitted the correct
ness OF the statements, but said they
were made in answer to queries of en-
glneers at a club meeting which he
supposed was private in character.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
BLAZE
CAUSES $500 LOSS

With a detonation that was heard
in many parts of the city, a quantity
of gasoline exploded, shortly before
midnight last night, in the store of
W. D. Smith, 476 Brighton, and in
the fire that followed the building
was totally destroyed. How the ex-
plosion occurred remains a mystery.
Smith and his family were asleep in
the rear OF the store when the ex-
plosion occurred and they hastily fled
from the burning building. The flames
spread rapidly to all parts of the
flimsy structure and in the short
time that elapsed between the sound
ing of the alarm and the arrival of
the fire department the building was
a blazing mass.
Quick and brainy work on the part
prevented the spread of the flames to
adjoining buildings. The blaze was
eXtinguished after a fight lasting
more than half an hour.
According to an announcement
made this morning, the loss was COW
cred by $500 insurance, which in
eluded both the stock and the build
ing. Smith, it is said, had recently
completed arrangements for the pur-
chase Of the building.
Just what caused the explosion is
unknown, but it is believed the
flames originated from a large gaso-
line lamp in the store. Prior to the
explosion, two persons who passed
the store on the way to their homes
detected the unmistakaby stronp
fumes of gasoline as they neared the
store. The explosion occurred after
they had proceeded less than half a
block.
c. {. Tuner, chief of po}ce, dis
morning, after an intensive search
through the ruins, declared he had
been unable to find any traces of the
cause of the explosion. In
surance agents are investigating the
case TODAY in an effort to determine
the exact cause.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
TO END NEXT MONDAY

With but five days more to play.
matches at the tennis tournament at
the Country Club still are being
played in preparation for the finals
to take place Monday. Many per
sons are taking an active interest in
the contest and it is expected there
will be a record breaking attendance
at the club courts on the final day.
Following is the result of matches
that have been played since the open
ing of the tournament Saturday:
Mems Singles.
First round-Bowles won from bye;
Dizney beat Chapin. 81, Cd; Wachtel
beat Sisson by default; Cook won
from bye; Grieves beat Pier, 6-4, 6-3 !;
L. Ferguson beat Du Blois, 60, go;
Garrett beat Lockett by default; Loud
won from bye; Nance won from bye;
F. Ferguson beat Parke, 6-1, 60;
Hodges beat NJ Bates by default;
Paulin beat o. Bates, 81, 81; Hev-
ener beat Brazelton, 6-1. 6-1; Mutt
beat Smith. o., 6-4; Holt beat Her
see 6-3. 6-3 Sebile beat bye.
Second round-Cook beat Waehtel,
60, Go; Loud beat Garrett, 6-2. g.; ;
Mutt beat Hevener, 6-2, Sc; Grieves
beat L. Ferguson, 6-1. g.; E. Fergu-
son beat Nance, O., 6-3; Hodges beat
Bayliss, IS, 3-6. 81.
Mems Singles.
First round-Paulin and Edgar beat
bye; Tizney and Mack beat Sebille and
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
Allies Take Offensive.


Berlin. Feb. II Via wireless)-
Both British and French troops are
taking the offensive in the western
theatre, according to the official
statement of the general staff this
afternoon. The offensive is attribu-
ted to efforts on the part of the al
lies to weaken the pressure which the
Germans are now bringino against the
Russians in the eastern zone.
Assaults by the French and Brit
ish yesterday were repulsed, though
very strong. with the exception of a
point in the Champagne district
where the French succeeded in pene-
trating the German line. German OPP
erations in the eastern theatre CON
tinue favorable to the Germans.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17

belligerent powers give color to such
an estimate. The determination Of
each one to carry on the war 10 a bit
ter end is another basis upon which
to rest such a belief
This statement was made by Car
dnal Farley today during the course
of an exclusive interview which he
gave to the international News Ser1-
ice. He also made public for the
first time the text of a prayer for
peace which Pope Benedict has ordered
to be read in all the Catholic churches
in the United States on March p,
known in the ecclesiastical calendar
as Passion Sunday.
PRAYER for Peace.
Following is the text of the prayer
for the restoration of peace in Eu-
rope which Pope Benedict has ordered
to be reeited in all the Catholic
churches in the United States on Pas
sion Sunday, March 81:
"Dismayed by the horrors Of a war
in bringing ruin to peoples and ma
tions, we turn. o Jesus, to thy most
loving heart as to our last hope. o
God Of mercy, with tears we invoke
thee to end this fearful seourge; O
King Of ePace, we humbly implore the
peace for which we long. From thy
sacred heart thou didst shed forth in
the world divine charity so that dis
cord might end and love might reign
among men. During thy life on
earth thy heart beat with tender COM
passion for the sorrows Of men; in
this hour. made terrible with burning
hate, with bloodshed and with slaugh-
ter, once more may thy divine heart
be moved to pity.
"Pity the countless mothers in an
guish for the fate of their sons, for
the numberless families now bereaved
of their fathers; pity Europe, over
which broods such havoc and disas-
ter. Do thou inspire rulers and peo-
pies with counsels Of meekness: do
thou heal discords that tear the ma
tions asunder; thou who didst shed
thy precious blood that they might
live as brothers, bring men together
once more in loving harmony; and, as
once before, to the cry of the Apostle
Peter, Save us, Lord, we perish,
thou didst answer with words of mer-
cy and didst still the raging sea, so
now deign to hear our trustful prayer
and give back to the world peace and
tranquility.
"And do thou, o most holy Virgin,
as in other times of our distress, be
now our help, our protector and our
safeguard. Amen"
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
Great Washington Day
Celebration in CaleXicO

leman; Judge ". R. Hervey. presi-
dent of the Los Angeles Trust and
Savings Bank; Colonel Ed Fletcher,
highway booster, and Governor Este
ban Cantu, of Lower California, will
be the chief speakers.
The Mexican military band from
Mexical will furnish the music for
the celebration. and Captain S. b
Arnold and his 200 United States
cavalry will participate in the pa
rade, in which fraternal orders, schoo
pupils and the general public will par
ticipate.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
Alfalfa Mill.

1t appears that some people are of
the opinion that the FL Centre Ma
tional Bank will suffer loss in the
burning of the mill. This is an er-
ror, as the bank had net one dollar
invested in the mill. Personally,
had a two-twelfths interest in the
mill and will suffer a small loss. The
other stockholders are ampy able to
take care of their losses.
1t is my intention to join some good
reliable cattle and sheep feeders and
rebuild the mill before next fall ano
run it on strictly stock-feeding plan
+. b. FULLER.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17

Brazleton, 6-3, G-3; Holt and Nance
beat Pier and Jones, 81, 70; Smith
and Garrett beat bye; Hersee and
Wachtel beat Loud and Cook, Cd,
As, 6-3: Grieyes and Herzherger beat
Mutt and Weinberg. 81, g.; Morgan
and Humphrey beat bve.
Second round-Dazney and Mack
beat Paulin and Edgar, 60, los.
Mixed Doubles.
Miss Collier and Hersee beat Miss
Paige and Brazeton, Cd, 6-3; Mrs.
Fulton and D. Morgan beat Miss
Larey and Grieves, Sc. 6-3: Miss
Browne and Loud beat Miss Paulin
and Paulin, O., 0-6, 6-2.
Ladies' Singles.
Mrs. Fulton beat bye; Miss Paige
beat Mrs Helms, Is, 60. 6-3; Miss
Browne beat bye; Miss Collier beat
bye
Second round-Miss Browne beat
Miss Collier, 60, 6-4.
Prizes are donated as follows:
Ladies singles-Cut glass dish, Civ
en- by DR.. Fulton of Brawley.
Ladies' doubles-Cut glass dish, by
DR.. Fulton Of Brawley
Mixed doubles-Plummer trophy, by
Heinie Plummer, for the ladies; Ell
Centre County Club cup, for the men.
Gentlemen's singles-Imperial Val
ley Hardware trophy, donated by I'M
perial Valley Hardware Company.
Mems doubles-El Centre Country
Club trophy.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17

Just as Holtville has appropriated
New Years as its time for annual
festivities, Calexico has set apart
Washington's birthday, the 22nd, and
has sent out general invitation to
the people of the valley to partici-
pate.
1t will be a day of numerous in
terests. There will be the annual get
together meeting of Masons, a good
roads boosting assembly and the lay
ing of the corner stone of the high
school building.
Lieutenant Governor John NJ. Esh-
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
Cermany's Peaceful Reply.

Berlin, Feb. L Via Amsterdam)-
Ambassador Gerard today transmitted
TO Washington the complete reply Of
Germany 10 the recent note from the
United States inquiring what precau-
tions Germany has taken for neutral
shipping in the submarine warfare
against England. 1t is announced
Germany answered in the same spirit
of friendliness shown in the prelimi-
navy replN.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
Greece Sends TTltimatum


Bucharest, Feb. 17.-That war be-
tween Greece and Turkey is immi-
nent Is the belief Of diplomats. A
dispatch from Athens states that the
Turkish minister to Greece has left
for Constantinople and members of
the Greek legation will go to Athens
whittier Minister Panas has already
gone.
The departure of the Turkish min
lister from Athens is said to have fol-
lowed the delivery Of the ultimatum
from Greece, demanding an apology
for insults TO the Greek naval attache
at Gonstantinople. According to pri-
Vate adyices, the time limit of the
ultimatum expires at p. m. Thurs
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17

The directors of the Irrigation Dis
triet and representatives Of the New
Liverpool Salt Works failed to reach
an agreement at the conference IN
Los Angeles Monday and Tuesday.
The salt works people want assur-
ance that the Southern Pacific Com
pany will accept Judge Bordwell's de-
cision granting them judgment be
fore they consent to relinquish their
position. NaturalIH the Southern Pa
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17

cific Company will not change its po-
stion until the Irrigation District can
turn over the bonds in payment. The
bonds will not be shipped from New
York until March 20, and after t..eir
arrival they must be signed and
passed on, and it is liable to be lay
before the actual transfer Of the
bonds can be effected.
The salt works people feel that
there is enough money in the hands
Of the receiver to settle claims haVing
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
scandinavian Steamer Held

New York, Feb. 1.-THE Oscar II,
a Scandinavian-American liner, which
left this port February 4, with 600
was picked up by a Brit
ish cruiser and taken to Kirkwell Sun
day, according to a cable message re-
ceived by the company's officials here
today 1t is believed the steamer is
held for examination OF her cargo.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
Did Not Reach Agreement
With Salt Works Attorneys

priority over theirs, and thev are de-
termined that none of this money shall
be spent, even when shown that the
spending Of the money would bring
in even a large sum in water rem
tails.
While this is not final, it looks
doubtful whether there will be an adj
iustment Of the differences until the
bonds are actually turned over to the
Southern Pacific Company the judg-
ment holders
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
Charges Against England.

Berlin, Feb. 17.-All English har-
bors will be mined by German sub
marines, it was announced in the
Nord Deutsche, official organ, today.
Charges are made in official circles
that Great Britain is attempting to
drag Germany and the United States
into conflict by sinking United States
ships, declaring German submarines
responsible.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17

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Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
H'-affic Suspended

Folkstone, Feb. 17.-Steamship Of
fices posted notice today that, be-
ginning tomorrow, they would suspend
traffic from Folkstone to Calais and
Boulogne on the English channel for
a few days. The suspension, how
ever, is believed for an indefinite Pc
riod.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
German Advance.

Berlin, Feb. IA dispatch from
koenigsburg to the Lokal Anzieger
states that the German troops have
reached the great fortress of Kovnc
and have thoroughly invested it.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
EXnectS Long War.

New York. Feb. III am sorry
to say that l fear the European war
is going to last much longer than
most people believe. The vast re-
sources at the disposal of each of the
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
Defeated BY Disease.

Petrograd, Feb. 1.-THE German
troops are reported from Warsaw to
be evacuating the town of Pictrokow,
an important railway center in south
western Poland, because of outbreak
of disease there.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
AlbanianS Fightino.

Nish, Feb. 17.-Albanian troops are
attacking the Servians along the en-
tire frontier, it is announced today.
The fighting began Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
Popular Candidates Find
Subscriptions Come Easily

SEVERAL WHO HAVE RECENTLY UTTERED low LEAD FOR BIG
REPRESENTATIONS, POPULARITY AND ENTHUSIASM THE
CHEF ESsENTIALStN HOUR DAILY Is ENOUGH
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17

Athens, Feb. 1.-THE Austrian and
German ambassadors to Constantine
pie have advised the Turkish govern
ment to end its dispute with Greece
immediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
Collier Sunk.

Havre, France, Feb. 1.-THE Brit
ish collier DuIwich was torpedoed by
a German submarine Monday night
in the English channel off Etretat
The German submarine was plainly
seen by the Golfers crew as she sped
away after firing the torpedo.
ing. Twenty-Five were picked up by
a French destroyer and brought to
Havre, while seven others who sue
ceeded in lowering a small boat rowed
to shore. Captain Hunter declared
the German craft fired torpedo
without warning and that the missile
struck under the water line. The
Dulwich sank in twenty minutes. Or
the way toward the French coast the
crew saw the submarine three times
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-17
Paris. Feb. 17-official announce.

ment was made by the ministry of
marine this afternoon that German
submarine had sunk the French
steamer Vile De Lille yesterday off
Havre. The ship was torpedoed on
her way from Cherbourg to Dunkirk.
The commander of the submarine gave
the crew of the steamer ten minutes
to leave the vessel.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-02
FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
0ii1O
NOTICE FOR 1T lBLIC ALTON.
Dcunrs mept nf thp lpfcrior

L. :. Land office at Los Angeles, Cal
ifornia, February is. 1915.
Notice Is hereby given that John w
kramar, of Silsbee, California, assignee
Of VULGAR f. Kucera. who, on July 90
1904 made desert land entry No. 2722
serial No. 0i410, for SW z section o.
TIP. is =, X. 13 E.. S. r. M, by resur-
vey being Tract III. Township Is S.
Range f3 r.. S. B. meridian. has filed
notice of intention to make final des-
ert proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before the Clerk
of tho Superior Court, El Centre, Cali
fornia, at zoo p. m, on the 3lst day
of March, 1915.
Claimant names as witnesses: John
II. Havens, Henry j. Wilson, Clayton
TIazeltne, Raymond Henderson. all of
Silsbcc, California.
Non-coa1Mar22 JOHN d. ROCHE.
Press atElCcntro, Cal. Register.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-02
FOR RENT-REAL ESTATE

RANCHES TO LEASE on favorable
terms to thoroughly practical farm
ers with outfits. Would advance cash
until crop is ready. Apply British
d American Mercantile Company, 227
North Seventh ST, El Centre, Cal
Phone 291.
FOR RENT-S0- dairy ranch, 2Ia
miles northeast of CaleXico; fenced
into five fields; good house, cement
delivery gates; bitches in good con-
dition; $12.50 per acre. Apply G.
H. HeVencr, CaleXico. Phone 40F12.
cOIt t.EINI' OK ron oALr;-4-room
cottage with screened porch and
bath, on Fourth st. and Eel Centre
Ave. Inquire Valley Lumber Co.
FOR RENT-Unfurnish house three
rooms and screened porch, lights and
gas. S11; water paid. Inquire at 419
Vine st. X262
FOR RENT-4-roo house; electricity,
gas and water; bath and toilet. Call
at Kelly's Nursery tor particulars.
FOR RENT-40 or so acres, all in al
falfa; mile north of Heber. Call at
Cole & McGriffith ranch. x26O
FOR RENT-Small modern house, very
close in. Phone to l. Jaquay, See
ley x262
FOR Substantial garage for
private auto. 119 He'll.