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Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-04

'The work of driving piles for the weir will be fin
shed today and think in week. in spite OF the fall o1
the river there should be increase in the delivery OF
water but believe it will be the 18th before we have
normal supply and will then take the remainder Of
the month to catch up with ORDERS"
No. / today had 479 second-feet, considerably less
than yesterday and it is expected for few days there
will be decrease
Water was turned into the Cerro Prieta canal this
morning and what the result will be is good deal mat
Of conjecture by both friends and opponents of the
scheme 1t is conceded that if small canal had been
rushed through to completion by July promised that
temporary relief would have been afforded The crops
the West Side have suffered greatly and the supply
of water is uncertain that it is impossible to state
what degree of relief will be afforded
Condition of Crops.
If some degree of relief is afforded in week. the
normal water supply is restored in two weeks and the
Valley is again under thorough irrigation by August 81
as is Indicated there will have been wrought vast
damage though it is difficult now to it with any
degree of accuracy We must count loss OF fully half
the cotton crop, practically all corn and vast quantity
Of alfalfa thus infictng great damage on the cotton
livestock and dairy interests of the entire valley
Apologists for the District trying to make out
that this regular condition in the Valley The
fact is that there has not been similar condition in the
Valley but once BEFORE 1904 and it is notable that he
as now, c. r. lockwood engineering charge of the
irrigation system. There have been times when small
parts of the Valley through local ditch troubles have suf
fered from drought and there have been when
there slight shortage but without serious loss But
there has been time when such disaster has
the Valley since 1904 and this long will be remembered
the year when Engineer lockwood left his dredges
Idle while he devoted his energies to building rrga
ton district for more Mexican lands.
In one respect Mr.. lockwood has done good work
Not an acre of Mexican land has lost it's crop this year
through drought.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-04
Preliminary Session
To Prepare Recall

At conference of about sixty citizens last evening
in the ballroom Of the Barbara Worth hotel steps were
taken looking to public meetings for permanent organ
cation Of campaign committee to have in charge the
recall against Walter O. Hamilton president of the 1rr
cation District.
W. I. Stone was made chairman and the office ofsec
fetary was left vacant for the time being.
1t was reported that more than enough names have
already been signed the recall petition to meet the
of the law and additional being
added steadily is expected to file the petition by Tues
day.
1t also reported that when taking breakfast with
friend yesterday morning Mr.. Hamilton had made the
statement that if fifty prominent citizens should ask for
the resignation of all members of the board they would
resign in body.
ways and means committee of five provided for
and this committee instructed to ascertain from Mr.
Hamilton whether he would stand by that proposal and
put 1t into execution if he agrees to it.
Insomuch as all the banks of the Valley and all the
mutual water companies have withdrawn all financial sup
port from the directors it taken that this should be
sufficient to induce the resignation Of the majority
bers who have brought the District to the verge of dis
aster.
While there is criticism of the acts of Messrs Fer
son and Mcbride of the board they having served the
people faithfully it is taken for granted they would be
willing to resign for the sake Of bringing about peace
full settlement of the difficulties of the District.
But there is little ground to believe the board will
sgn. Personal friends almost without exception, have
recommended to them that they do so conformity with
the almost universal wash but their reply has been
emphatic refusal.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-04
Cotton Remains Firm.

The cotton market today was very
satisfactory, according to quotations
N the Long Staple Cotton Growers
Association.
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PITTSTON

NORTH-An auto party consistin, of
Mr.. Boynton of jefferson and three gen
tlemen friends from Boston while on their
way to Gardiner Sunday night where one
of their number was to take the $50 train
stalled in the mud near Joyce pond,
where they were obliged to leave it until
morning. Three of the young men sought
shelter from the storm for the remainder
of the night at nearby house while the
other wendell his way to the city on foot
through drenching rain and deep mud.
Monday morning a team was procured
and the auto was soon ready for service
again.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Arthur and sons
Robert and Charles, Jr., of Farmingdale,
with Miss Florence Cobb Of Upland, Ind,
were Sunday guests at c. X. Green's.
Frank Morrill, Of Providence. r. l.. &C
companied by his grandson, Eddie Nor
rill, are passing the week with his sister.
Mrs. G. B. Putnam, and brother, F. P.
Morrill,, and Will King. He will visit
relatives in Augusta while here.
Mrs Jennie Faulkner and three daugh-
tiers of Augusta visited her brother, John
Dunn. Jr, and sister, Mrs. NJ. J. McCor-
mick.
number Of persons from this section
attended the celebration at Gardiner
Tuesday.
Miss Corrienne Gordon of Medford.
Mass, is in Gardiner. and her mother,
Mrs Sarah Gordon, will go there Satur-
day. They will visit in neighboring towns
and Sunday will come to Henry Gordon's,
where Miss Gordon will be guest for a
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grover while in
Randolph Tuesday evening were thrown
from their wagon by the horse being
frightened at the blowing of an auto horn.
Mr. Grover escaped injury but Mrs Gro
yer was rendered unconscious for sew
eral hours The attending physician found
that ribs had been crushed but hoped
She might be able to be brought In an
auto Friday to the home of Mr.. Growers
parents. E. E. Grover, in this place.
The fortnightly meeting Of the y. G..
Club met with Mrs. G. B. Putnam Thurs
day and a good attendance was present
and a very pleasant afternoon passed.
Fruits Of various kinds, fancy crackers.
lemonade and confectionery were served
by the hostess. Mrs. Nellie Preble. Mrs.
Gertrude Preble and daughter Verna and
Mrs. Grace Putnam and daughter Doris
were present from Whitefield.
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Little Encouragement

The call for help was sent out after a
day devoted by health authorities and
the most prominent physicians of the
greater city to discussion of means
by which the spread Of the disease can
be checked. Some encouragement was
found in the fact that fewer new cases
were reported today than on Thurs
day.
DR.. Emerson declared that one Of the
steps he had decided upon was the pros
ecution of physicians who have failed to
report cases Of the disease which they
have attended.
Another serious phase of the situation
was reported today by the association for
improving the condition of the poor which
has found that in the congested districts
of the city frightened mothers have in.
termed their children in their tenemen,
homes, in many instances with the win
dows closed. Such action. it was pointed
out, is likely to have serious effects not
only on the children but on adults as well
Children's reading rooms of the public
libraries have been ordered closed and
ar order barring children from moving
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CHELSEA

A good-sized audience gathered at
the Grange hall Thursday evening to
listen to an entertainment given under
the auspices of the Chelsea Ladies
Aid and presented by talent from Gar
diner H. A. Gillespie delighted his
hearers with several selections on the
French horn played in his usual
charming manner. Readings Of both a
humorous and serious nature were
rendered by Mrs. Guy Holt, who prov
ed herself an artist Of much ability.
The greater part Of the evening, how
ever. was given over to the production
Of musical sketch entitled THE Peak
Sisters" the accompaniment for which
was beautifully played by Miss Mae
Gillespie. Among the Sisters deserv-
ing special mention are Mrs. H. A. Gill
lespie, who did herself proud as leader
of the company and Mrs. Harry
Church, who kept the audience in an
uproar by here Interpretation Of the
unruly member of the family. After
the entertainment ice cream, candy.
cooked food and fancy articles were
on sale and a neat little sum was add
ed to the fund which the Ladies' Aid is
securing for needed repairs on the
church. Much credit for the success OF
the evening is due Mrs. H. M. Swift
the president of the Aid, and Miss Mat
tie Morrell, who had the entertainment
in charge.
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BIG Grain CROP
IS PREDICTED BY
THE Department

Washington, July 7.-Growing conditions
during June improved the prospects of the
wheat and oats crops. The department
OF agriculture in it's July crop report to-
day forecast the combined crop of win
ter and spring wheat at 759 200, 600 bushels.
which is H,oOO0O0 bushels more than pre-
dicted last month and increased the es-
innate of the final yield of oats to 1877
100000 bushels. or 100000 bushels more
than the forecast in June. A slight in
crease in the area planted to corn this
year was reported and a crop of 1856
100000 bushels, which with favorable con-
ditions might exceed last years 3,O55, 600 O0)
bushel record crop, was forecast The
condition of corn was reported as slightly
better than last year on July l, but was
about per cent. below the 10-year aver
age condition for July 1.
Potatoes this year are growing on a
slightly smaller acreage than last year
but their condition indicates a crop of
1863, 100000 bushels, or 100000 bushels
more than last year. Indications are that
the tobacco production will be a record
one.
In a summary of the report the bureau
of crops estimates said
Conditions indicate very large hay
crop fairly large apple crop. and slight
ly under the average peach crop
There was no forecast of the probable
hay production. This will be made later
when more detailed information is at
hand.
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bRUSSIL0FF METHOD SHOWS
FRENCH MILITARY S0UNDNESS--
GERMAN REACTION TOO LATE
Of the of munitions.

Paris, July THE solidity Of the
French conquest in Picardy at last has
been put to the test and military men
here say it has come out of the ordeal
with flying colors, thus again demon
strating the soundness of the Brussiloff
method.
The Germans, who managed to gath
er considerable forces, partly, appar-
emily, from the British front, where
the pressure was lessened during the
day and partly from depots, delivered
a series Of violent attacks on two
points. The first Of these was between
Hem and Maricourt and the Clery
road. The second was on the extreme
right between Estrees and Belloy,
their object being to drive a wedge be
tween the French center and right,
where the French line crosses the
Somme river from Hem to Feuilleres
and between the extreme right and the
rest of the French front.
The success of these maneuvers
would have forced the eventual retire
ment OF the whole French line.
Time TO Strengthen
The German reaction, however, came
too late. The French had time thor
oughly to strengthen their line, to ad-
vance and place in position heavy ar
tillery and to bring I'D plentiful stocks
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AUGUSTA ROTARY
CLUB HOLDS REGULAR
MEETING ON FRIDAY

The Augusta Rotary Club held it's reg
ular meeting Friday evening at the All
gusta House with a good attendance, 45
members being present. A delicious sup
per was served at the opening of the
meeting. In the absence of President John
E. Nelson the meeting was presided over
by Vice President Cyrus c. Babb. A,
the business session President John e.
Nelson and Royal H. Bodwell were elected
delegates to the annual meeting of the
International Association Of Rotary Clubs
to be held June 20 to q at Cincinnati,
Ohio. 1t was voted to invite the Portland
Rotary Club to be guests on the day OF
the first regular meeting of the Augusta
club in August, which will be held on
Friday, Aug. 4. The club will hold its
next meeting on Friday, July q.
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RICHMOND

Arthur Clark Of Los Angeles, Cal. ar
rived in Richmond this week and will
pass the summer with his mother, Mrs.
Augusta Clark.
Henry r. Drew was a business visitor
in Wiscasset Thursday.
Linn Richardson of Brunswick was call
ing on friends in town Friday.
Harry Peterson of Gardiner was in
Richmond Friday on business connected
with the telephone company.
Frank G. Howe was a business visitor
in Bath Thursday.
Deputy Sheriff Carter went to Bruins
wick Friday for two days stay.
George Kimball and son Lawrence, Eu-
gene Buker attended the Augusta Halo
well ball game at Hallowell Friday.
A crew is at work taking down the
Bradstreet Lumber Co. mill which has
been sold to the Shirley Lumber Co. 1t
will be shipped to Shirley and set up there
where 1t will be ready for business in the
fall.
E. T. Herbert Of Augusta was in town
on business Thursday.
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SECOND DRIVE BY FRENCH Will
AWAIT ADVANC E BY THE BRITISH
"A SURVEY OF THE SITUATION

Paris. July 1.-THE battle was suspend
ed along the French section Of the line
in Picardy today The Germans were
900 badly hampered yesterday to be in a
position to continue counter attacks and
the French were left unmolested to make
careful preparations for the SECOND phase
of their offensive. In accordance with the
new strategy of the Allies the second
thrust of the French will not begin until
the British have advanced their line.
Another reason why the Germans were
obliged to hold their hand is that they
have not yet rearranged their commune
cations which were thrown out of gear by
the rapidity of the initial French drive
Chaulnes, the great junction on the
An1iens-Rheims Chaumont transverse rail-
road, upon which the Germans depended
for concentrating troops. is no longer
safe. Reinforcements and supplies are
being detrained farther east of Nesle,
Voyennes and Ham, which points are be-
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large catch Of bass late Friday after
noon.
West Shore
! Mrs. H. j. Bailey Of Winthrop Center
has purchased the Curtis Sears cottage
Robbins Point
Mrs. Elizabeth Whipple and children
of Dorchester, Mass, are passing the
summer at their cottage.
The fine condition Of the gardens on
the Point have caused many well.
deserved compliment to be given to
their owners. In the garden of c. j
Higgins the corn and the beans are
showing UP especially well. The beauti.
full roses in the garden of w. S. Pur-
linton and the several varieties of flow.
ers in H. L. Sherburne's garden are
very pretty and have attracted a good
deal of attention among the visitors al
the Point.
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ELECT OFFICERS
BAPTIST YOUNG
PEOPLES UNION

Chicago, July 7.-Advocates of the
lay-president plan were victorious to-
day in the election of officers of the
Baptist Young Peoples Union of
America. The convention of the organ
ization elected H. B. Osgood, Chicago
president; G. w. WATSON, New York
recording secretary and o. o. Mon
tague, Illinois, treasurer
A prize for the most efficient junior
class was awarded for the second time
to the Temple Baptist church of Bal
timore. for the most efficient work in
the missionary field; the conquest mis-
sion of Esterville, Ohio, for the most
intelligent reading of the Bible and for
the oest course in sacred literature to
the class in Toronto.
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ing necessarily bombarded by French ae-
roplanes. The latter two stations were
burned yesterday and the track damaged
The fliercest fighting on Thursday
occurred at Belloy, which the Germans
attacked six times, the Seventeenth
Bavarian division suffering heavy
losses The most violent attack was
made at Treocon, a slight salient,
which the French line forms between
Beloi and Estres. The attack was made
by two regiments in massed formation.
They struggled heroically through the
Internal curtain fire of the French ar
tillery. which tore gaps in their ranks.
They even made some way forward
in the face Of a hail of bullets from
machine guns. but as soon as they
came within striking distance the
Frenchmen sprang from the trenches
and scattered the remnant of the bri-
gade with the bayonet
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OF munitions.
Consequently the attacking wave was
caught in whirlwind of machine gun
hre from the trenches and was shot to
pieces by the "seventy-fives" while the
German supports following and reserves
far in the rear were shattered by saivos
from medium and heavy batteries.
The German infantry plodded forward
again and again but nowhere. French re-
ports say, made any impression upon the
French lines. Rarely did they even get
to grips with the occupants Of the trench
es, which accounts for the small number
Of prisoners taken. The Germans, say
the reports, had striven the whole day
without effecting the slightest modifica-
ton of the situation.
The French remain two and 4 half
miles from Peronne on the south side Of
the Somme and four miles from that city
on the north side of the river. and there
are no formidable obstacles in the way
Of their occupation of the city when the
French commander judges the time ripe
to advance.
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AUBURN WOMAN
FOUND HANGING;
WASDESP0NDEN7

Lewiston, Me. July 7-Myrtie
Howes, aged 81 years, was found Fri
day noon hanging between the sitting
room and dining room. at her home, lac
Spring street, Auburn.
The woman was dead when she was
found by Mrs. +. II. Fellows, with
whom she made her home.
She had been Respondent for some
time over the death of her mother
and this is given as the cause Of her
act.
She was hanging from curtain
pole between the rooms and used a
hemp rope to tie around her throat.
Medical Examiner DR.. w. l.. Has
kell was called and the body was tax
en- to the undertaking rooms of billing
ham & Son.
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MANCHESTER

c. H. Davis. who has been the guest
over the Fourth of Mr.. and Mrs. Alden
Spear returned Wednesday morning to
Bristol, Ct.
Miss Ruth Farr who has been teach
ing at Cundy's, Harbor. returned home
last Thursday, but Immediately &C
cepted a position for the summer at
the Augusta House.
Miss Grace Shaw, Fred Gordon OF
Lynn. Mass, and Mrs. Tannyhill and
daughter Virginia are guests of Mrs
E. NJ. Shaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Pease and son
Milo. who were at their home at
Hardscrabble shore for the Fourth
have returned to the Forks, where Mr.
Pease is engaged in numbering.
Miss Marion and Velma Sibley OF
Augusta, accompanied by their friend
Miss Alice Hewett, were guests Tues
day of Mrs. A. f. Farr.
Mr.. and Mrs. {. A. Nickerson were
callers Tuesday at Mr.. and Mrs
George Crocker's.
Mr. and Mrs w. F. Meader and fam
been in attendance at the yearly meet
ing of Friends at Nassalboro, have re-
turned home.
Dennis Daley, Chester and Albert
Bentley and Miss Alice Spear, Mr.. and
Mrs A. f. F'arr. Mrs. Martha B. Os-
borne, Mr. and Mrs. w. D. Farr. A. w
Hawkes. and Miss Elizabeth Hawkes.
attended the Friends yearly meeting
a. Vassalboro.
NORTH-There will be a Sunday
school ana song service held at the
North Manchester church during the
summer at 30 o'clock. All are cordial
ly invited to attend.
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PROBABLY BAD INFLUENCE
Induced McAuley Boy to Spend None,
Not Belonging to Him

The two boys. Charles McAuley and
Ernest Reynolds, who were arrested
Thursday afternoon at Island park
Cobbosseecontee. were not formally ar
raigped before the municipal court
but were taken into the judges office
where Judge Lancaster asked them
questions relative to their escapade at
the lake and gave them a talking to
which should prove of benefit to them
The McAuley boy was taken in first
and admitted taking the money which
his aunt had given him with which to
pay the water rent, and going out to
Island park where, with the Reynolds
boy, whom he took along with him, he
proceeded to have a good time 1t
came out in his statement that he and
the Reynolds boy remained at the lake
Wednesday night and came into the
city Thursday morning for breakfast,
park. where they remained until ar
rested. McAuley paid all the bills in
CURED during the outing and at the
time Of the interview in the judges Of
flee he had with him $40, which was
returned. At the conclusion Of the in
terview the case was continued and
the boy was allowed to go home with
his mother.
1t should be said in justice to the Nc
Auley boy that he did not steal the
money as was at first stated. 1t was
handed to him by his aunt to pay her
water rent. and the reason for his de-
Walton from the straight and narrow
path is believed to have been the in
fluence which the other boys mention
ed exerted over him.
Later in the forenoon the Reynolds
boy was brought into the judges Of
fee by Officer George McKenney and
given a thorough going over He ad-
mitted having been with the McAuley
boy but denied having had anything
to do with the money, that the McAu-
ley boy held on to the money and paid
for all the purchases on the trip Ac-
cording to his statement the McAuley
boy invited him and Happy Hooligan."
whose real name is Ralph Thorndike, to
go to Island Park with him and they
went: that after arriving at the lake
they had candy, ice cream, soda and
deviled ham, McAuley paying for the
same: that when night came they staid
in brush camp and on Thursday
morning they came to Augusta; that
he went home and told his mother
where he had been, but that the McAu-
ley boy did not dare to go home; that
he and Happy" went to q lunch room
up street and later went back to the
n lake and sta. staid until brought in by the
to some length by the Judge his case
was continued.
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CARRANzISTAS MAKE DESPERATE
EFFORTS TO CLEAR BANDITS FROM
SOUTHERN CHIHUAHUA SECTION

Ell Paso, Texas, July Private re-
ports received here confirm the state
ments from Chihuahua that the de fac
to government is mixing great effort
to annihilate the bandits of southern
Chihuahua and northern Durango. 1t is
stated that CarranZa officials believe
that the capture of Villistas at this
time would hasten the departure of
Gen. Pershing's army from northern
Chihuahua To accomplish this result
they are throwing every ounce Of ef-
fort into the running down Of the
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AMERICAN CAN
CO. TO CONTINUE
DOING BUSINESS

Baltimore, July "A final decree in
the government antitrust suit
against the American Can Co. was
signed here today by United States
Judge John C. Rose.
Judge Rose refused the motion of the
government to dissolve the COMPANY
and also dismissed the defendants mo-
ton for dismissal of the case
Judge Rose stated that he will re-
tain jurisdiction in the case and per.
NIT the can company to continue as it
is unless by its actions it Injuries the
pubic and makes necessary a decree IF
dissolution.