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Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
STILL STRUGGLING
OVER SUBMARINE L

Honolulu, March 30.-The search
has been renewed for the "A. A
diving bell was tested this morning
and viii be Immediately commissioned
and an attempt made to raise the
submarine.
Doubt is expressed if the available
equipment is equal to the emergency.
The Califolnias chains, fast on some
object, believed to be the submarine,
snapped, but the dredge Navajo still
retains its grip. The California
dragged the object 563 feet toward
shore. The Navajo continues to strug-
gle with the iron hulk. A diver will
go down this afternoon and ascertain
if it is the "a.
Washington, March 30.-Rear Ad-
miral Moore reported to the navy de-
partment today that the F-4 has been
lnoVed 300 feet nearer the shore. The
be1ef is expressed that the raising
Wll, progress rapidly.
Honolulu, March 30.-Attempts to
raise the F-4 submerged in 40 faith
ems at the entrance to the harbor,
were suspended this afternoon The
cables and chains available have
proved inadequate. The halt was
called while Rear Admiral Moore and
the engineers directing the work held
conference
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
FIRST EVIDENCE IN
SOUTHWELL TRIAL,

The direct examination of o. K.
Coulter, first witness for the state,
this morning, marked the second day
of the trial of Dan SOuthwell, former
city marshal of Imperial, who was
indicted by the grand jury, October
last, on charge of accepting a bribe
of $50 for illegal police protection.
Southwell, seated between his at
torneys, Conkling and Brown, ap-
peared to be unworried over the out
come of the trial and at the adjourn
ment of court, shortly before II,
nodded to friends in the court room
and conversed freely with attorneys
for the prosecution.
No sensational disclosures have been
introduced by either the prosecution
or the defense and the examination
of Coulter this morning appeared to
be narration of the facts on which
the indictment was based.
For almost Is minutes before the
adjournment of court Attorney J. f.
Seymour, as special prosecutor, in
terrogated Coulter and with unvarying.
regularity SouthwelPs counsel object
ed on various points of law. Most of
these objections the court sustained.
and when Seymour rose to address
Judge Church on the queries he had
submitted to the witness a discussion
followed over the manner in which
the questions had been framed.
Again Attorney Conkling objected
to any suggestions from the court as
to how the questions should be framed.
1--WE won't ask Mr.. Conkling," af-
firmed Seymour, and the threatened
wrangle subsidized when the court sug-
gested that no alterations be indulged
in.
Shortly before II the trial was con-
tinued until ,, when the examination
of Coulter was to be resumed by the
state.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
COTTON MARKET IS
IMPROVING STEADILY

Very slow but steady upward trend
of cotton is pleasing the growers, the
market for high grade stock now be-
ing a little better than cents.
There still is large portion of the
crop in the valley, but shipments have
increased somewhat of late.
Information from the Old South
does not indicate great reduction
in acreage of the crop this year, while
the price for next year will depend on
the war.
As the planting season approaches
it becomes very apparent that north
of the line in this valley there will be
a big shrinkage in the acreage of cot
ton, while below the line most of the
acreage Oh last year will be volun-
teered this season, with very little
new planting.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
What the War Moves Mean.
(By j. w. T. Mason)
(former European Manager Of tn,
United PrpSSl

(Former European Manager of the
United PreSS)
New York, March 30.-War Min
lster Kitchener and the British GOV
ernment have been unable to pacate
England's workingmen, who are de.
manding higher wages in return fol
the extra labor which the urgent ne
cesslty Of supplies requires. Union
officials are unable to exert a concili-
atory influence. Threats are being
made IN the name of the government
that unless the workers abandon their
attitude drastic action will be taken.
But it is difficult to see what re.
dress the government has. 1t cannot
lmprison them, because this would
eliminate the men as laborers. The
problem is to encourage them to work
with greater efficiency. 1t would
be impossible, likewise, to secure this
result by martial law. Soldiers can.
not enforce a speeding-up process. The
military would be helpless in the Unit.
ed Kingdom, where unions have
taught their members to work slowly,
so there would be more work for all.
Ca 'canny' eXists-a system under
which men linger while seemingly
working at top speed. TO grant the
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
Sinking of Liner Is Called
Savage Massacre" by British

wage demands appears impossible un-
der England's present finances. Other
wise it would be possible for the gov
ernment TO adjust matters temporar-
lily BY offering war bonuses. But the
money strain is felt throughout the
kingdom. despite the celebrity of par
lament in voting eVer-increasing mil
lions demanded by the government.
The cost Of living has advanced 20 per
cent since the beginning of the war.
and is going higher. The entire COM
munity suffers. To give the workers
relief while the rest Of the country is
suffering would mean an increase in
taxes and loans. Further, the classes
not benefited would object.
a deadlock seemingly has been
reached. Chancellor Lloyd George and
Lord Kitchener having failed to Sc
cure the desired response from the
workingmen Of the country. Field Mar
shal Sir John French evidently has
been instructed to aid them. Twice
General French has broken the rule
Of secrecy and issued statements tan
tamount to saying that the Allies neel
more ammunition. This confession
would not be made except under the
most unusual circumstances. In the
end a revolt Of labor may play an
important part in bringing about
peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
Wise Candidates Gathering
Big Reserve for Last Dav
FINAL SCORES NAY MOUNT TO VERY HIGH FIGURE SATURDAY
NiGH1-SuBSCR RE POURING
BONUS VOTE OFFER OF EXPIRES '
WILL THESE BETHE WINNERS,

Subscriptions are coming in fast,
now that the end of the contest IS close
at hand, but wise candidates are not
balloting all their votes just now, real
izing the Importance of Il big reserve
for use on the last day of the con-
test. There are indications that the
final scores may mount to a very high
figure, for contestants are taking no
chances and are doing all in their
power to collect every promised sub
scription and secure every possible
vote before the expiration of the bo
nus vote offer of Thursday.
During the last two days of the
campaign there will be no bonus vote
offers of any kind in effect. Sub
scriptions will be turned in in sealed
envelopes, ON the last day, these en-
velopes to contain both subscriptions
and the money to pay for same, so it
will be impossible for anyone con-
nected with the paper or otherwise
to give out any reliable information
regarding the number of votes re-
quired to win the chief prizes.
Last Bonus Offer.
The last bonus vote offer expires
April | and is for 5 new subscrip-
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30

tlons Tor year or more each, or wear
extensions of new subscriptions given
prior to the announcement of this Of
Ter. The bonus is $4,000 votes and
1t may be won two or more times hv
the same candidate.
Scores.
Miss Zelia F. Webb, Calexico 564 35O
Mrs. Edith Hancock, FL Centre. .545' 1O0
Miss Mable Padgett, San Diego
Mrs. Robert Moore, Ell Centre 421 S50
Miss Lille Kissee, star route,
Ell Centre ......... 1oo oso
Mrs. Vaughn Azhderian, Melo- 'o
land 80. ..........35 35t eoo
Miss BERTHE B. Clements, El 'o'
Centre ..... e,s ooo
Miss Leah M. Wilson, Ell Centre 6s ee0
Miss Dorothy Meserve. .Brawlev IN oS0
Miss Ruth Donahue, Calexico oS0 7oS0
Mrs Clarence Folks, Calipatria 71e0
Miss Blanche Randolph Braw- 'o
ley ................. n zon
Mrs. Percy Thacker, Ell Centre se0o 0o
Miss Hilda Bennett, Brawlev 'oeo goeo
Mrs Bert Goodwin, Calipatria Sao0 '5oo
Miss Suza Paige, Alamorio. s'1e0
Miss Maud Case, Holtville. aee0 aeev
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
Tells Graphic Story
OF Personal Experience

from iae, but through the loophole |
could see only part of his body and
] wanted to hit him low if possible.
/ aimed again He wheeled around
and backed in circle, like a drunken
man, sWayimg to keep his balance.
Then he threw up both hands and fell
forward on his face.
turned around to look at the lieu
tenant. He had moved away; he was
proud. Then a wave of remorse came
over met was the "thou shalt not
kill' that is buried deep in every mans
mind and heart.
- got a Gelmann' | shouted to a
soldier nearby. | told him how the
man had been standing there, holding
a board.
Did he have a rifle?" asked the
soldier.
why, no." | said.
and you shot an unarmed man ?"
81 had direct orders," / answered.
| felt like dog. 1t seemed to me
that | must find some human being
who would say that | had done righ...
| told another soldier about it.
Served him right said the SOL
der. He'd have done the same thing
to you
Those were splendid words for me
| had slouched along the trench be
fore | met him. After that | held up
my head. But the two feelings-the
pride and the remorse-fought in my
mind.
At last | told it all to an old Legion
soldier.
MY boy" he said, cts war Could
you have refused to shoot under the
eye of the lieutenant? War is killing
and that's all there is to it. Suppose
every soldier in the French army were
to obey his own instincts about kill
ing. None Of the enemy would die
The French have brought you here to
kill and you must kill whenever you
can"
Technically | had done wrong. be-
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30

cause war is terribly wrong.
sat behind machine gun one day
after that and killed II Germans who
had built a barricade in some nearby
trees. They were shooting at Us, and
felt much better about killing them
than | did about the single German.
And then, later, again on the bi-
cycle seat of a machine gun, and at
the rate of 700 shots minute, | fired
at advancing columns OF Germans in
close formation and watched them
drop and souirm. They were coming
to kill us if they could. It was only
fair to kill them, under the rules Of
the war game.
A terrific sense of power filled me;
the rattle of that gun was sweeter
and grander to me than the Hallelu-
jah chorus. ! know what it meant to
be drunk with killing. Other machine
guns were going, too, but | felt at the
time as if mine were the only one.
The Germans turned and ran, their
formation smashed, their dead and
wounded strewing the hillside.
DuJ lildl lllSlll, dllSi tldti u d NIct
into my mudhole hut to sleep, | didn't
dare to think of all the women and
children whose hearts had been hit
by that machine gun fire.
/ had Joined the French Foreign Le-
gion expecting to be made a member
of the flying corps. Instead, | had
found my way to the trenches, where
killing was our only iob-brutal and
out t-and-out killing, with little science
and less chivalry.
When my chance came | got out.
or the 1,500 men | had started out
with, only 1856 remained, and we had
been in the trenches only AZ days.
| quit because it was living hell.
Everybody else would have quit, too.
know they would. | lived with them
and slept and ate with them and
talked with them, and | know they
would have quit if they could. SO
would every other man in all the ar
mics in all this Great War.
When the word runs along the linec,
some happy day, that the war is ended,
| don't want to have to write the
story of how the men feel. Only God
will be able to measure the joy-no
human being would he able to tell it,
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
FAT FOLKS BEWARE
SAYS GOVERNMENT

Washington, March 3O.-The De-
partment Of Agriculture, in bulletin
Just issued on its recent Investigations
Of anti-fat humbugs, states that a
common ingredient of the obesity
cures Is thyroid. a dru0 made from
the THYROID gland, which is still puz
zling the medical world after years OF
study.
Thyroid. in the opinion of the gov
ernment scientists, is far too danger
Gus u drug for inexperienced persons
tc experiment with.
when used as a drug it has a very
powerful effect on the whole human
system and this information should be
sufficient to warn anyone against dos
ing himself blindly with it," says the
department bulletin.
For medical use number of sheep 5
thyro.ds are dried al a temperature
OF from 90 to 100 degrees and then
powdered. This powder may be ad-
ministered either dry or, when treated
with glycerin, as liquid.
"lt indubitably does reduce tissue"
says the department, "and therefore
those preparations which contain il
are especial favorites with those per-
sons who desire to rid themselves OF
what they consider is superfluous
flesh. Unfortunately it is not possible
to remove tissue at will without run
nlng great risk of running health at
the same time. Abnormal deposits of
fat are frequently accompanied by
disorders of the heart, blood vessels
and kidneys. To remove those depos-
its abruptly may well produce serious
mechanical effects upon the operation
OF the internal organs.
"For this reason the medical pro-
fession has long recognized that obes b.
lty should be considered as a condition
worthy Of the most skillful treatment
and that cure is never easily and
quickly attained. Thyroid preparations
moreover are particularly objection
able because of the direct effect Of
the substances composing them. These
substances, administered in drug
form, may produce symptoms which
are commonly associated with certain
forms Of goiter, namely, rapid and
irregular pulse, palpitation of the
heart, difficulty in breathing, paraly-
sis and even DEATH"
In man the thyroid gland is stu
ated in the throat. in front of and on
both sides Of the larynx. and consists
of two lateral lobes united by mar
rev bridpe-like central nortiop
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
BY Phil RAIDER

of San Francisco, former United
Press correspondent. who served III
the trenches with the French For
eign Legion.
(Written for the United Press. Copy
right, 1918, by United Press
London, March 10.-How it feels to
kill man is something | cannot adc-
quately describe. There are some mil
lions of men in Europe who have had
this feeling during the past halfyear,
but venture to say that not one OF
them could faithfully detail his emo
tion upon first taking a human life.
After you see your victim drop you
first feel sense of triumph.
Then the ages of training in the Ten
Commandments come to the front, and
you feel like a murderer. Them you
want to run around among your mates
and tell them the circumstances of the
killing and get them to tell you that
you did the right thing.
My experience was like that. ! was
standing beside my lieutenant one
day He had fastened small mirroe
to twig, and was looking at the
German trenches, when suddenly he
exclaimed:
Get your gun. A Boche has come
out of his trench
| ran down the trench, got my gun
and came back to the loophole. | was
so excited could hardly aim. Through
the hole | saw a German standing on
the edge of his trench. He had beea
carrying huge board and had rested
it against his back while he tried to
light his pipe
Get him! Get him!" said the lieu
tenant.
! fired and missed. The German
struck another match, and merely
looked contemptuously at the spot in
space where the bullet had whistled
past him. He was ONLY 40 feet away
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
Guarding Border Against
Both Bullets and Disease

WASHINGTON, MARCH 90
WITH BROWNSVILLE CLAMOR-
ING FOR PROTECTION, ENGLAND
DEMANDING THE SAFEGUARD
ING OF TAMPICO HOLDINGS AND
OBREGON MARCHING ON MEXICO
CITY. THE ADMINISTRATIONS Is
FACING A COMPLEX MEXICAN
SITUATION. 1T Is KNOWN THAT,
DESPITE OFFICIAL DENIALS,
TWO CARRANZISTA FORCES ARE
MARCHING ON THE CAPITAL.
Brownsville, March 30.-A smallpox
scare has aroused Brownsville today.
4 wounded Mexican suffering from
the disease was driven back across
the line, but only after many had been
exposed. Additional troops are en-
route to assure protection and the peo-
pie are calmer on that score. Early
fighting at Matamoras was desuitory.
Villa is changing his plans to prevent
shells falling in America.
Washington, March 30.-The state
department has received communica-
ton from Cananza bristling with de
fiance. The details have not been
made public The government and
foreign diplomats are greatly con-
cerned.
Carranza's growing strength, it is
feared, will cause further complica-
tions.
The war department admitted thai
artillery might be ordered to Laredo,
near where the Villa army is concen-
trating.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
Goes After Railroads

Chicago, March 3O.-Clifford
Ihorne, Iowa railroad commissioner
and president of the National Associ-
atlon OF Railroad Commissioners. be-
tore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission today denounced the action of
the western railroads in making a
showing of low net earnings when
theey want higher freight rates. He
SAID: We will show you that three
tourths of the traffic of this terri
tory Is being handled by railroads
earning from to 16 per cent on all
outstanding capital stock, above all
other expenses.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
(By Ed L. Keen)

London, March 3O-The big linor
Orunda reached Liverpool from Hall
Tax today, escorted by mine sweep.
er and destroyers to guard against
submarines off Mersey bay. The boats
were held in readiness all night and
everything was in preparedness for
immediate abandonment of the vessel
if necessary. The passengers were
ignorant of the sinking of the Falaba.
London, March 30.-Grave concern
is felt today for the safety of other
big liners, following the sinking of
the liner Falaba and the steamer
Aquill with a loss of 1876 lives.
Big shippers have besieged the ad-
miralty and have been assured that
extraordinary precautions have been
ordered to protect transatlantic lin
ers, especially from New York.
Officials have admitted that they
have abandoned hope for 100 passen-
gers and crew of the missing Falaba
The press refers to the drowning OF
the passengers as a Savage massa-
cre.'
The Times declares "The Germans
are evidently desperate Having. de-
clined to be frightened by a sham
blockade, the war is now to taste the
fightfulness that Germany inflicted
upon the Belgians."
London, March 30.-Two passengers
and Is of the crew of the Auuila, sunk
by submarine, were picked up in an
open boat off South Wales today. They
had been given up. Nine are still
missing.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
After Cathedral Again.
(By William Philip Sims)

Paris, March 30.-The ancient ca
thedral Of Rheims is under lombard
ment from the air as we'll as land
today. With German guns roaring
from the heights and pouring shells
into the city, taubes crcled above and
dropped several bombs into the streets.
Today's communique said air bombs
have struck the apse of the cathedral.
Another wounded 2 civilians. The
aeroplanes escaped, despite hot fire.
The French renewed the drive into
the German line at st. Mihel, to cut
the communications, and the Germans
We're driven from Hodicourt by artil-
lerY.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
War Is HideOus.

San Diego, March 30.-"War is the
most hideous thing in the world, the
most horrible thing | have ever seen
or expect to see, but, brutal, as it may
seem, this war in Europe should be
fought out for the good of ALL" de-
clared Irwin S. Cobb today. He blamed
the almighty dollar, and said: "Since
Cain killed Abel the slaughter of men
has been based on trade. The Euro
pean war is a war for commercial
supremacy and expansion. When peo-
pie get trade jealous, militarism pre-
dominates. Let some one or other get
the daylights kicked out of him. The
sooner the world is disgusted with
miltarism the sooner universal peace
will result.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
In the Southeast.

Constantinople, May 30-Large bod
les of Cossacks have been repulsed
with heavy losses, north of Olti, in
the Russian Caucasus, it is officially
reported.
Constantinople, March 30 Via Am
sterdam) THE Russian fleet today
directed a desultory fire on the Bos-
phorus forts and retired under the
fire of the shore batteries without
damage.
The Dardaneles bombardment was
resumed at long range. A Turkish
arship dropped bombs on British
warship at Tenedos island
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
PROXY MARRIAGE
OFFERS OBSTACLES

Oakland, March 3O.-Disappointed
because she was unable to find a min
ister to marry her to Captain Donald
+. Gerard, lying wounded on Euro
pean battlefield, Miss Jean Shelby,
an actress, has planned to go to sea
and be married by Police Judge K. r.
Tappans in a yacht this afternoon.
Roy S. Tharp will act as proxy for
Gerard, who wrote an open letter
authorizing any minister or justice to
perform the ceremony.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
Berlin Advices.
(By Carl w. Ackerman)

Nby NdTT W. NVktTWuHJ
Berlin, March 80 (Via the Hague)
Germany has agreed to throw th4
prison camps open to inspection by
an American commission Ambassador
Gerard announced today. England is
understood to have similarly agreed.
The commission tentatively named is
j. c. Crew of Boston, chairman
Charles Edward Russell, Liethgow Os,
borne, son of the warden of Sing Sing;
Consul Nicholson of Cologne, and DR..
Carl Ohnesog of the American navy.
Five others will make up the commits
sion, which will hear complaints out
side the hearing of the guards, and
report to the belligerent governments.
Gerard will visit the largest German
camps in person.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
Big Naval Showing.

Washington, March 3O.-Secretary
of the Navy Daniels will lead 20 war
ships through the canal to Honolulu
and Pacific coast ports, it was learned
today. Definite plans will be an
nounced soon. The cruise will extend
as far as Bremerton, Wash, and al
coast ports will be visited.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
HENRY .NORGENTHAU

--latest photograph of Henry A.
Morganthau, American ambassa-
dor at Constantinople. now being
besieged by the allied army.
This picture of the ambassador
was taken at his desk in the
American embassy in the Turkish
capital.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
The Buoy Shifted.

San Francisco, March 30.-The
steamer General Frisbe is aground
on Onita rock today Captain Potvin
said the accident was caused by the
buoy marking the rock being shifted.
Though the government had advertised
the fact, the captain did not know
of it.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
England and Booze.

London, March 3O-The cabinet dis
cussed the prohibition problem thor
oughly today, but no action was taken.
1t is informally reported the ministers
recommend severe restriction of drink
ing throughout the empire or absolute
prohibition.
II is believed the government pos
sesses the power to declare prohibition
without further laws.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
MI-MONTHLY PAY
FOR ALL EMPLOYEES

Sacramento, March 3O.-The house,
by AZ to 10, passed the Mouser bill
today, requiring semi-monthly pay
ment of wages. 1t exempts farmers
and others engaged in agricultural
pursuits. Efforts to exclude mining,
lumber and other industries failed.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
Russian Reyerses.

London, March 3O-The Russians
advancing on Bukowina have met with
further reverses, according to Buchar-
est dispatches. They confirm the
Vienna claims that General Ivanoff
was driven 20 miles back from Ger
nowitz, across the Dneister. There is
a lull in the fighting in the Carpath-
ians
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
Vice Presidents Movements.

San Diego, March 30.-Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Marshall visited Tia
Juana, Mexico, informally today and
toured the country in an automobile.
They will leave tonight for Arizona
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
Factory Burns.

Castella, Cal, March 3O.-Fire de-
sstroyed the Burns Lumber Company
box factory today, with loss of $23,-
900, and 90 men and boys were thrown
out of employment.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-30
WHEN king AND KAISER WENT GONDOLA-INU,

EMPEROR WILLIAM OF GERMANY AND KING VICTOR
EMANUEL OF ITALY IN THE LATTERS GONDOLA ON THE
GRAND CANAL IN VENICE THE KAISER SITS AT THE KINGS
RIGHT NARROW POINTING TO HIND. WILLIAM AND EMANUEL
WERE GOOD BEFORE STARTED.
MANY HAPPY HOUR THEY SPENT TOG ETHER.