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The outbreak Of pneumonia among
troops at the border 10 . phenomenon
to be closely studied. not excluded
a. something accidental. TO con.
sumption nyst, and then to pneumonia
il due the greatest mortality Of mod
ern armies from disease. "The re-
cruit," says Sir william Osler. takes
With him two enemies, the pneumo-
coccus and the tubercle bacillus"
Some Of the observations Of French
and British physicians are certainly
illuminative on the epidemics OF
pneumonia in France to-day; too
illuminative 1t seems. for details full
Of significance have been excised by
the censor. 1t would appear. how
ever, from the carefully censored re-
port of DR.. Carnot and DR.. De kerdel
In Paris Medical that unacclimatixed
troops. especially the colored. have
suffered severely from . plague Of
pneumonia, which these authors call
the septicemic or blood poisoned
form. In the opinion Of DR. Carnot
the most virulent form Of pneumonia
Is now raging among the recruits. and
particularly among the African regi-
ments of S~ekegalese and the Annam-
ties. 1.-THE pneumococcus." he writes
in his report upon Epidemic Pneumo-
COSTS of Tropical Soldiers" generally
causes merely local OF sporadic out
breaks in France. but when the viru-
lence Of the germ has increased. and
when the bodily resistance Of recruits
has diminished. a veritable contagious
ness Is noted, a contagiousness which
produces the epidemics Of pneumonia
or pneumonia plague that we have
observed in Dur hospitals.
These epidemics appear to be
more frequent among colonial troops.
Certain races. In fact. are more recep-
tive Of tho germ than others. and In
these men ordinary pneumonia often
assumes the grave epidemic form. We
have already experienced several Of
these outbreaks In troops that have
been suddenly transplanted from
their homes to the cold districts Of
Flanders and northern France. Expert.
ments with animals have proved that
such epidemics are due to q trans
muted septicemic type Of the pneumo-
coccus."
1t appears hat the British have
also suffered. through their traditional
custom Of sending unfit men to alien
climates. The germ Of pneumonia
increases in its daily power among
two classes: the youth or lad who is
supposed to be delicate" and is sent
to a warmer climate. and the recruit
from the colonies who is sent to the
trenches in France. This evil Of the
British army system. an evil inciden-
tai to all army systems under which
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THE PERIL TO THE PRESS.
United Protest Should Be Made
Against Prohibltive Postal Rates.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. An
attempt Is being made in Congress to
increase the rates OF postage on second
class matter. The proposal Is to divide
the country into zones something like
the parcel post zones. the lowest charge
to be one cent a pound. the highest six
cents. The rate Of postage on second
class matter. which includes magazines,
agricultural and religious publications.
class journals. &C.. has been for many
years one cent a pound.
Tho object in establishing q low rate
Of postage was to encourage the dissemi-
nation Of good literature for the people
at low prices. That object has been
admirably accomplished. The publishers
long ago gave away to the public itself
In low subscription rates on all sorts Of
periodicals all the advantages they got
for low rates of postage.
II Congress raises the rates, as Is now
proposed, the effect in connection with
the recent remarkable rise Of 100 per
cent. or more in the price of white paper
will be the destruction of many hum
dreds OF publications and the Gripping
OF nearly all OF them. II would prob
dblN octOIno HeCessdTN lot all puDllCd-
tons 20 increase their subscription rates.
Unless people want to pay a good deal
more money for their reading matter
than they have been paying. an earnest
protest should go to Congress against
any Increase In rates. In point OF fact.
there would seem to be no excuse for q
movement OF this kind at the present
time. because Postmaster-Genera Burle.
son has recently announced that there
Is a surplus In the Post ONCE Depart
ment for the last fiscal year Of over
$4,000. 900.
II Is urged pom your readers to as
certain the name OF their Congressman
at once and write TO him. protesting
against this Increase in the rates Of post
age, pointing out that the people are
being sufficiently taxed now in all sorts
of ways without increasing the cost Of
their reading matter. .
EpwIN W. INGALLS,.
BosToN. December 81.
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EPIDEMIC PNEUMONIA AMONG UN.
~ ACCELNlATZZED- TROOPS.


soldiers have q pull, Is bitterly or.
posed in an article on THE oue..
ton Of Passing Army Units for N.
Tropics" in the Journal Of Troptcsi
Medicine and Hygiene Of Decembsr
1915. The writer denounces the pre,'
ent abuses Of recruiting that ALLOW
families to send their weaker memher.
to warm climates under the mistaksn
notion that q man with a tendency "a
consumption must be benefited there.
by. Not only the a but the army
often suffers. since the change a,
climate In many 8 becomes tho
deciding factor. not the Temperature
The ablest English physicians have
protested against this abuse Of n.
cruiting. and they urge the following
reasons. 1t is well known that eli.
mate influences very considerably IN.
bodily health Of those whose mechan.
ism Is especially responsive to change,
Of temperature. Hence many peopl.
believe that the temperature is the
whole thing. feeling in a vague vay
that protection from harsh extreme,
Of heat and cold is sufficient. and
after practical questions Of lighting.
ventilation and clothing have been
disposed of, that the other infuences
Of climate are abstruse, special, IN.
comprehensive. SO they are, in A
sense. as experiences in France show.
even to doctors. who rather ostenta.
tiously employ climate as q means Of
treating their worst cases Of pneumo.
MIA and consumption, and thus their
more or less haphazard remedies ara
kept in the foreground by this semi.
philosophic. semi-scientinc routine
which would put the body Of man
under the same physical laws a. any
other mechanism.
There r fortunately many sims
that this medical extremism IL pas.
ing away. and though It 10 necessary
a. In earlier periods for medical
practitioners to use climatic methods,
these will be employed with moro
science, and It will he recognized that
in the treatment Of many diseases the
first point for consideration Is IN.
state Of mind Of the patient. Climate
has mixed effects. Army doctors are
now. after two years Of war. begin.
ming to return to the ideal Of home
treatment. The complete healer. In
the Ease Of thousands OF French and
British soldiers. is the native hearth.
Authorities like Sir James Mackenzie.
Sir Thomas Barlow and Sir William Os.
Ter are tending to bring the influence
of custom, familiar food and scenes to
act on bodily function. The abuses pos.
sible in calling in aid foreign climate.
are now evident. Epidemics OF pneu,
monia and tuberculosis are common
among French and British.
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FislA Marshal yo6re.

In the Franco russian wal Of
1901 the rank Of Field Marshal Of
France lost the lustre which the
achievements Of DAvoUT, MAssENA,
MURAT, NEY, BEssIEBEs, JUNIOR,
LANNEs and other famous Generals of
NAPOLEON had shed upon It. Marshal
BAzAINE tainted the coveted title. The
brave and highminded MCMAHON was
q disappointment In the hour Of need.
1t was a war In which no soldier
could carry the baton in his knapsack.
But there was a Second Lieutenant ut
the front whom destiny had chosen to
command the armies Of France in the
greatest war in all history, and the
grade Of Field Marshal Is now to be
revived to honor him.
JosERH JACQUES CEsArRE JoFrlE
won his baton at the battle Of tho
MarnA. on which far flung field he ar
rested and turned back the German
advance and saved Paris and France.
1t Is true that his s%ubordinates did
the actual fighting, but NAPOLEON was
indebted to DEsAIx, LANNEs and
BEssIEREs for his victory ut Marengo,
and DXSOUT clinched victory at Wag-
ram by turning the enemy's left. The
strategy Of the battle of the Marne
was ~JoFrRE's, and he planned the
bringing up Of reenforcements to out
number the Germans ut every point
Of contact. And his was the respon-
sibility Of carrying on the great war
for two desperate years and order
Ing everything ut the front and what
a strain 1t has been! A single false
judgment, a s In the sanguinary and
critical fighting to hold Verdun. and
all would have been lost.
NAPOLEON made his Marshals peers
and kings; BERSADOTTE, King Of
Sweden; MURAT. King OF Naples ;
BEssIkREs, Duke Of lstria; JUNIOR,
Duke Of Abrantes; MAssENA, Prince
Of Essling; DAvOuT, also Il Prince
after his victory ut Eckmiihl. There
will be no such exaltation for JorFRE
In republican France to-day, and he
will not have the trappings nor sur
round himself with the s%plendors that
distinguished the peasants and pie
beians who came to be N~ApoLEoN's
Field Mnrshals.
1t will be plain. simple, mcthodical
JOSEPH JorrRE TO the end, fond of
fishing from a punt In n winding
French stream, and always averse to
show and glitter. His greatness will
be measured by n grand result. for
trench warfare has taken all the
martial glory out Of war. In the gal.
liant and honorable company OF
French Marshals JOSEPH JorrRE's
odd name will be found well up on
the roll.
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swamp 'Hn, swamp 'Sn. Get The
Wsmpu0.

SWoun BUs CWoMD B0S Nes ID
Wampu0.
Among the members Of the Senate
Committee on Commerce. to which
was entrusted the pork bill appro-
priating S45.000.Q00 for the reclama.
ton Of Mississippi swamps, ID Dun
CAN U. FLrrcHEs Of Florida, a State
which possesses more reclaimable
swamp land than any other in the
Union. The Florida Everglades ex.
tend south from Lake Okeechobee
about ITO miles. They are about
forty.nve miles wide.
The reclamation Of the Everglades
was begun, after several false starts,
in 1905 BY the State Of Florida, and
Is progressing satisfactorily, but not
20 satisfactorily that an expenditure
Of $45,000.O0O or 20 Of Federal money
in them would not be distinctly bene-
ficial-to Floridians. Mr.. FLErcHEs
should introduce q bill repeating the
net by which, In 1850. the United
States patented these marshes to his
State. Then n regular appropriation
could be rushed through.
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Twice General e. A. MERRITT saw
the political party he helped to make
torn to pieces in New York. and twice
he saw It restored to efficiency. He
was an important actor In the Stall
wart- Half Breed row. IAN interested
observer In the Progressive revolt.
Throughout all Its troubles he retained
his faith In the Republican party, a
faith that younger men, entering po-
litical life under different conditions.
may find II diflcult to understand. He
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I wonder II you could hear your
selves! Now watch me. and see II you
can't make a little more noise! Don't
be afraid Conductor BARNHARr TO the
"Messtah" audience In tho Garden.
They weren't afraid. Every one of
the 5000 was a songster, but each one
wanted to enjoy the melody OF his
neighbor. New Workers. are easily led
when they can be led at all, but hitch
ing posts when they don't want to be
led. And Mr.. BARN HART should not
have talked like a football coach to a
squad Of Goldfish athletes.
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ILifting III Veil.

Against the easy theory that Ma
dame DE THERE'S vas Q conscious I'm
postor must be weighed the courage
that backed her precise predictions.
She dared to be exact; at the height
Of a popularity that owed as much to
credulity "a II did to curiosity she
ventured and risked her reputation
continually ON exact outglvings. the
confirmation or disproof Of which
must come within periods Of time %
limited that she could not hope to e.
cape their renex. Perhaps she counted
on the dassling fulnlment Of one pre-
aage to overcome the distrust created
BY many failures; yet It 10 a. easy to
believe that her confidence In herself
wac greater than that her clients re-
posed In her.
She practised an ancient trade. q
calling that has withstood the assaults
Of reason and the attacks Of authority
for centuries since authority discarded
1t as an instrument for Its own de-
fence and guidance. The light of
knowledge and learning burns bright
to-day against a menaclng background
Of superstition In which the longing
for fOreknowledge and the effort to
tear apart the veil that hides the fu.
ture furnish important elements. No
thoroughfare Is too mean to support
its fortune teller; no mansion 30 grand
1t excludes the oracle. We read of
strange seances ut the Moscovite
court. and picture a barbaric. crude,
and unenlightened circle Of auditors a;
within sound Of the rhythmic beating
Of sciences latest engine. around the
corner from the meeting place Of those
whose researches Danish from the
world oil except physical powers,
under the very shadow Of the tower
Of iconoclastic education. the crystal
gaDer watches the shadows Of the fu.
ture In his wondrOus sphere. The
shop girl has gone hungry at noon
that she may buy a love philtre; the
customer she serves Is filed with the
mystery Of a not less strange though
more expensive attempt to mould what
Is to be to the desire of what Is and
what has been.
Frauds, yes; but not infrequently
frauds who defraud themselves not
less successfully than they befool their
patrons. Witchcraft and magic pros
per where the public school opens Its
doors to the neighborhood club; the
police court, In n Of it's not few but
always unexpected amenities, cOnceals
the survivals under terms decently
suited to modern ears: but spells are
cast, and charms are wrought in the
black shadows bordering the course
Of modernity's most powerful beam.
At no time has there been lack of
Partrldges; rather the BickerstafY
family has seemed wanting In num-
bers. But behind the Partridges have
been always strange and simple souls,
some divining, others accepting their
words in perfect candOr and good
faith; and to draw the line between
impostor and dupe Is a task the
wisest man we'll might shirk.
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FToM NO OsborNs F0rmer,
For several weeks past We have noted
that one j. NJ Rodgers. over In Mitchell
county. has been trying to tear up the earth
in an endeavor to besmirch Otis l.. Rem
ton and at tho same time glorify John
Connolly. We have found the bug under
the chip. Rodsers's brother Is postmsstsr
at Beloit aad wants another term.
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was Of the old school Of partisans,
whose ~partisanship was a matter Of
iercely held principle and whose con-
tribution to the nations welfare was
at least a. respectable a. that Of some
less earnest and profespedly daintier
practitioners Of politics.
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OF half dollar would recognize the new
one.-Nccs item.
Tho easiest way to get rid OF one Of
them, either new or old, Is to bet it on
that proposition. Any ordinary citizen
will do for the test.
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GARDNER Is . voice. says an UNI
named Western Congressman. pre-
dieting interesting developments in
the fight against Leader MANN. Such
a voice as babe the Peasant Girl of
Domremy lead the Dauphin Ia
Rheims. that he might there "worthily
receive his anointing"? And have the
insurgents an authentic dauphin in
hiding?
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1T was twenty years ago November II,
1895. that motor cars were first distin-
guished from traction engines and allowed
to trave, on public roads without . man
with . red dag preceding them. To cele-
brate the occasion . procession was organ
ized that day on tho Brighton road, II
any vehicle which took part In that pro-
cession were to appear In the streets now
Il would create almost as much astonish
msnt - . m~sgatherium.
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DR.. BoLouAN Of the Health Depart
ment declares that grip IL not cpl
demic, and says It IL foolish to start
a scare May his word prevail in the
service he adorns! One Official cpl
demic a vear Is about all the town
can stand.
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Of blaming hin and above all things
they ought not to misconstrue the
overwhelmingly prevailing sympathy
and f~riendliness that marks American
sentiment abo t the great war.
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Final tabulation of tho vote OF 1916
is thought to show n decrease of $780,
900 In the Socialist vote. but tina cal
culation overlooks the 5000, 900 votes
that were cast for WILSON,
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1t is probable that Secretary LAM
SING. chastened though he may be,
would be willing to admit that CAR
RANxA seems to be OF the verge Of
something.
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It was a glaze, not a sieet. that humbled
SO many pedestrians yesterday. but the
new word does o change the speed
Of a falling body.
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Cleveland milk strike e~nds-Produc-
eYs and distributors agree-Consumers
will pay more.-NeDspaper headline.
Unhappy consumer! He has place
only among the casualties.
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When q Chinaman goes into bank
ruptcy with liabilities Of S164.7s3 one
may no longer doubt the Oriental's
ability to adapt himself to Occidental
ways.
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Piscs.

Though war must veil misehahce.
The map lies bare.
Who dies ''somswhers In France"
LvsS-svsrywhers.
AcLAaDDunou Wuson,
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Many disciples Of the back to the
land movement would like to know
whether the Federal Farm Loan
Board will advance money on enthu-
siasm.
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siscs wsaea Vote \ Ilu,s,,.
Prom the Brj,n6eh NArs

from Ms brwdehd NNrs
Mr.. Everett Foster and Miss Abbie e,
Porter. both Of Brimneld. were united In
marriage on Wednesday. Mr.. ana Mrs.
Porter will make their home n Drin.
acid.
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Patient Europe has, not asked the
United States or Mexico for Q state
ment of their aims.
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The Citizsn-I resolve 70 be good.
The New Year-What better guarantees
can you give mi than you gave the Old
Year?
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II Mexico rejects q scrap of paper,
what kind Of scrap does she expect?
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GloNny Fssebodiags.

Prom he Fmpor,a Gazette
The kansss Legislature l. the only ~ ~
on the a~sw'psper'' vision of . Hspry -"
Year.
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Canadians acquire 400 acres in New
Jersey for golf club.-Heddline.
What win the Staats-Zettun0 say?
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How a American diplomacy be
taught II nobody can understand 1t?
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and civilized ambitions and common
human impulses have learned by de-
grees the truth that Is kept from
them for ambitious dynastic reasons.
there Is a beginning Of the process of
moral realignment, and the sequel Of
the beginning Is as certain as the day
that comes after the night. They un-
derstand well enough already the ex-
tent OF the sacrifices they are max
Ing when they fully grasp the fact
that the honorable peace that Is to
come to Europe, with restitution and
reparatiOn to the innocent victims
and permanent assurance against
such outrages in the future, will be
a peace quite as honorable to Ger.
many as to its antagonists, the rift
in the clouds will have opened wider
and the rainbow will be In sight.
There may be more or less angry re-
slstance mt first to the idea Of such
a termination Of the war and a hot
resolve to fight to the death Of the
last man and the starvation OF
| the last woman and child within the
boundaries OF the Central Powers ;
but as the economic pressure In.
creases and the Inevitable result BE-
comes more clearly apparent. the day
will come which President WILSON
foresees and In his somewhat inept
way has attempted to hasten.
Therefore, the British critics Of the
! American position as represented In
the ssenc Of Mr.. WILSON'S note
ought to thank the President instead
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The Automobile Passes lie Twentieth Mile
stone,

Nav Yoax. December 20,
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-15

ton of the day, is Ell Centre. This
pictorial translation of
Helen Hunt Jackson's famous Califor-
MIA romance, recently completed by
the Clune Film Producing Co., of Los
and only lately launched at
the Forty-fourth Street Theater in
New York City under brilliant auspi-
ces, will come to the Palace Theater
on Monday andTuesday, May %, and
20.
In Los Angeles where "Ranfona"
enjoyed run of ten weeks at the
Auditorium Theater, the largest in
the city, nearly 100000 people were
drawn to see the cinema drama, and
many patrons attending two and
three times to get the full value Of
it's beautities and stirring effects
The assurance is given that nothing
has been left undone to make the
photoplay, Ramona" absolutely au-
thentic. The costumes used required
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-15

Eighteen farmers in Imperial Water
Company No. district have filed
suit for damages amounting to $4,000
alleging that the water company was
responsible for a shortage Of water
in that district which caused damage
to crops to that amount last June.
The ranchers suing are B. w. Will
son, Grover C. Taecker, H. Klein
richert, j. H. Lear, o. w. Foster,
Hugener Brothers, Charles Edwards,
Fred C. Smith, 7. C. Lynch, Theo.
VonRatz, S. Fernandez, Bigiolli
Brothers, P. H. Donovan, Louis Von-
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-15
For New Intake.

Lumber is now on it's way for use
in construction of the temporary gate
which is to be built to handle the wa
ter situation for the west side ranch
ers until the repairing and reconstruc-
ton of the big headgate at Sharp's
heading, which went out recently, is
finished says the CaleXico Chronicle.
1t is reported that fairly good head
of water is going over the old gate
for the present and that the situa-
ton is being handled nicely. 1t is
believed that comparatively few
days will allow the engineering for
ces to have the west side water sup
ply in practically normal shape, by
the use of the temporary gate along
with the old gate.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-15
North End of the Valley Forces New Estimates OF Cror

months Of preparation, and some Of
them were family heirlooms from the
last century that are of priceless
value.
The presentation of "Ramona' sets
a new standard for the motion picture
The rendition Of a beautiful SYM
pronic score by an augmented or
chestra with the same care that is
bestowed upon grand opera, COM
bines with the film to give effects
realistic in the extreme.
Nearly three hours are required to
show "Ramona's" twelve reels. They
bring to life the pages of a book
that has been an American classic
and has vital interest for the world at
large. New York, San Francisco and
Los Angeles critics have declared
that Ramona" surpasses any mo-
ton picture production ever made;
and it is so much more than that
have called it a clnema-operatic en-
tertainment.
The engagement of Ramona" in
FL Centre will be limited to two days.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-15
Administration Striving
To Find a Peace Basis

Washington, May 15-Reports of preparation of
Mexican bandits to force the issue between Mexico and
the United States by further raids large scale have
not disturbed the purpose of the administration to pre-
vent open rupture between the two countries and there
is hopeful feeling growing from reports that Car
rama taking energetic steps to suppress ban
ditry.
This new activity the part of Carranza attributed
to the recent conferences at Ell Paso
Scott and Obregon which implies that the conferences
were not wholly without effect.
Efforts are being made to find the Mexican bandits
who are alleged to have formed in body of 500 men
preparatory to the raid with view to sending superior
force against them
Following the latest warning for Americans to leave
Mexico given by order of the president there is
ds of Americans from all parts of Mexico and the num-
ber in that country in week probably will be the small
est for many years.
One of the most serious problems that has arisen in
the American uprising at Mazaan and other points
on the Pacific coast from which Americans fleeing as
RAPIDLY as possible There grave fear that this may
compel the administration to take protective steps in that
section and vessels may be sent there in sufficient
number to make an impressive showing.