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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-12
MORE THAN 10000
PRISONERS TAKEN BY
TEUTONS IN RUMAN|A
Losses in Dead and Wounded
Proportional to Number of
Prisoners According to the
German Official Statement
CBy Annotated Press.1

LONDON, Dec. Io.-King Constantine
has informed one OF the legations at
Athens that he wouId join with Germany
n the entente allies break on diplomatic
relations with him. according to a dis
patch from Piraeus. by way Of syria
Island Friday, TO Lloyd's weekly News.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-12
Rear Admiral MerreII Dead

NEW LONDON, Dec. 9.-Rear Ad-
miral John Porter MerrelL U. S. N,
retired, dier here today.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-12
Three Jonathan

The Jonathan is liked by
everyone. Its deep wine col
or apparently reflects its rich
whey flavor. Invariably in
good demand at high prices.
An excellent keeper for late
winter use. One of the most
popular apples grown.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-12
8 Stayman Winesap

Deep, rich red in color, it
is a marked improvement
over the old Winesap, both
in quality and appearance. A
universal favorite as a cook
ing apple. Brings a good
price in all markets and is a
splendid keeper.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-12
To the Wife of
One Who Drinks

I have an important confidential message foI
you II viii come In plain envelope. How q
conquer the liquor habit in days and MAKE
home happy. Wonderful. safe. lasting. reliable,
inexpensive method. guaranteed. Write 20 Edw.
]. Woods. Sal r. station l., New York, y. Y
Skow tails 20 Others.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-12
Three Wealthy

A very valuable variety,
that, like the other three va
rietieS in this collection, sue
ceedS everywhere, especially
when grown on its own hardy
roots, as these grated trees
are. Large, smooth, over
spread with red.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-12
YOUR HEART

,Does it FIutter, Palpitate
or Skip Beats e Have you
ShOrtness of Breath, Ten
derneSs, Mum b n ess, or
Pain in left side, Dizziness,
Painting Spells, Spots Oe-
fore eyes, Sudden Starting
in sleep, NervOu sne SIS,
Hungry mr. Weak SnpIIa
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-12
The Home Apple Orchard.
3 Genuine Delicious

This apple has, since its in
PRODUCTION, secured and main
tanned the highest price paid
for any apple. A beautiful
deep red, occasionally blend
ing to a golden yellow at the
tip. Of wonderful flavor
and aroma.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-12

grated guaranteed healthy We
grated subscribers and
these twelve will find place, and
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-01
Masons of Valley To Have
Annual Celebration Feb. %

Holtville Tribune: Plans for an
event that promises to be the great
est since the last Fiesta are being
got under way by Holtville Masons
for the Masons of the whole valley
when they come to Holtville for their
annual celebration of Washington
birthday.
Program plans include full after
noon and evening of sports, big
barbecue, a free picture performance
and discussion for the good of the
order.
February % is the day on which
Imperial Valley Masons annually
come together and enjoy themselves.
Last year the big meeting was at Ca
lexico, and the year before that at
Brawley. Calexico attracted a crowd
of several thousand persons. This
year Holtville expects to eclipse Ca
leXico in entertainment.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-01

Association were asked to help and
have given more loyal support thar
was asked, and lave thereby demon
STATED their belief in the pig as a
farm crop for the Imperial Valley.
and their faith in the boys OF the val
ley.
There are in the 5 clubs about 40.
Membership of the clubs ought to
double this week.
Each contestant raises two young
pigs during the period of the contest,
keeping account of the gain in weight
of his pigs, the kind, amount and cost
of feed. He does all the work and
care of the pigs himself.
r. r. Ingals expects to be in the
valley early in February, and a get
together meeting of all the boys is
being planned.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-01

The sports program, according to
tentative announcement made today
by Phil Brooks, who is leading the
committee of arrangements, will take
place at Fiesta park and will include
all kinds of athletic events, chief of
which will be a baseball game be-
tween two Masonic teams. Then will
follow boxing bouts, horse races and
possibly automobile races.
At 4:3O or 500 in the afternoon
the big barbecue, On which Vaughn
Azhderian already is planning, will
be served at the park.
In the evening there will be spe-
cial Masonic meeting at the Arcade
theatre, at which noted Masons of
Southern California will speak. 1t s
hoped that Judge Bledsoe of Los An
geles can be induced to come. After
the addresses special moving picture
performance will be given at the Ar
cade theatre.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-01
BOYS PIG CLUBS
HAVE FINE PRIZES

The Imperial County Bankers As
sociation firmly believe in the hog
as a crop for the farmers of the val
ley.
This was very positively demon
strated Friday at their adjourned
meeting held at the directors room
of the Calexico National Bank, when
they set aside $500 as prize money
for the Imperial County Boys Clubs.
There is Boys Agricultural Club
in each of the five high schools of
the valley. The members of these
clubs have entered contest to see
which one can get the best results
raising pigs. The $500 which the
Bankers Association gave Friday will
be used as prizes in the contest. The
first prize is a transcontinental trip,
which will be taken by the first prize
winner. There will be five second
prizes of trip to the State Farm
at Davis. These prizes will 90 one
to each club. The gift of the Bank
ers' Association will cover the cost
of both of these trips, the transcor-
tinental and the trip to Davis, with an
allowance for incidentals.
The Boys Club movement is a ma
tional affair supported and directed
by the federal Department of Agri-
culture in conjunction with the Uni
versity of California. The plan is to
have the boys compete in growing
some staple crop of their locality.
The pig-raising project fits Imperial
Valley and is the one selected.
K. r. Ingals, club adviser from the
University of California, visited the
valley the week OF November 80 and
organized a club IN each high school.
The boys met with the Agricultural
Assembly at Brawley in December
and were addressed by Professor B.
H. Crocheron. He told about the
transcontinental tour Of 1915. This
started the "ball rolling for every
, boy who heard him wanted to ride in
that private car ard shake hands with
: the president next summer.
t As we Ihave stated, the Bankers
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-01
PRESIDENT SOUNDS
WARNING TO NATION

President Wilson, speaking as he
said, "solemnly," at Cleveland Satur-
day, warned the nation that the time
may come when he cannot both keep
the United States out of war and
maintain it's honor, and declared that
the country must be prepared to de-
fend itself and be prepared at once
"America is not afraid of any
body" he said; Il know | reflect your
feeling and the feeling of all our citi-
zens when ! say that the only thing
am afraid of is not being ready to
perform my duty. | am afraid of
the danger of shame. | am afraid of
the danger of inadequacy; l am afraid
of the danger of not being able to
express the true character of this
country with tremendous might and
effectiveness whenever we are called
upon to act in the field of the worlds
affairs
The president spoke in Cleveland
with more gravity and force than he
has shown during any of his previous
addresses on preparedness.
He was applauded frequently ant
when he spoke of defending the ma
tion's honor \the cheering was tire
mendous.
'Let me tell you very solmenly, yol
cannot postpone this thing" he de
clared. 81 do not know what sin
gle day may bring forth. l do no
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-01

getting low because of the Oay dam disaster Food and
shelter are being provided for refugees from the devas
tated valley.
Two looers were courtmartiaed and Jailed last night
by United States marine and bueackets who guard
ing the valley Two others driven out at the point OF
the bayonet Water from the prvatelyowned Cuyamaca
system turned into the citys municipality res
ervors on Chalos Heights.
large force of men is rushing repairs the citys
damaged distributing system. The reconstruction of all
railroads. telephone telegraph lnes bridges and roads is
under way. An additional $4,000 has been added to the
floods The original figure of 100000 found insult
cent to meet the needs of hundreds coming into the city
from the stricken districts The fund reached than
$4,000 today.
Buejackets have been exploring every of the
inundated Refugees continue to into the city,
where they will be better provided for Nine tons of sup
plies of all sorts transported to the relief camp of
Otay Valley victims at Palm Station San Ysidro Little
Lander and the other 25 districts into which the flooded
sections have been divided.
The cost of rebuilding the citys roads, bridges and
water SYSTEM aside from the rebuilding of the Lower
Otay dan is estimated variously at from $17500O to
$5O0000 From 100000 to $50000O will be necessary
replace the Otay dam, it is believed.
Don Stewart has reported to the city council that
there is balance in the treasury of $4,000 available
Immediately for the needs of the city The city still has
bonding margin of 81 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-01
F. c.. Havens Tells of Loss
AS He Saw It On Coast

F. G. Havens was some of the pas
sengers on the first train in today
and brought some of the details OF
the terribly destructive storm which
has swept Southern California, and
of which only the echo had been
heard here.
Mr.. Havens says hundreds of acres
of orchards have been destroyed, and
thousands of great eucalyptus and
pepper trees have been felled by the
joint action of rain and wind.
Where Mound City station was, at
the foot of Iona Linda hill, there is
now the bed of a river, and there is
still great discharge of water
through the channel
No communication by rail had been
established with Redlands, and that
town, Riverside, Pomona and others
of the prettiest cities of Southern
California have suffered immense
damage.
"We people who live in Imperial
Valley don't know how lucky we are
declared Mr.. Havens as he stepped
off the morning train after visit to
the flood-swept district between here
and Los Angeles.
Mr.. Havens went out to the An.
gel City 8 days ago and since last
Thursday morning has been flood
bound.
81 was in San Dimas and the Sar
Gabriel valley last Wednesday," sale
Mr.. Havens, "and saw the damage
that was done by the first flood, anc
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-01
Weeks Must Pass Before
Highways Are Repaired

If this were the only problem San
Diego county had to contend with the
repairs would follow quickly, but the
destruction that has been wrought
throughout that county is very great
and it is impossible to even begin all
the work at once.
The traffic over this highway haG
reached great proportions and was
steadily rising until the storms came
and the interruption to traffic will be
felt at both ends of the road as q
great disadvantage.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-01

All reports indicate that the con-
dition of the highway between this
valley and San Diego is deplorable,
and there is little prospect of repairs
being made for several weeks. Wheth-
er auto stages will be able to operate
in q month is problematical.
There are said to be scores of places
between here and San Diego where
landslides have covered the road, and
in many cases the road is entirely de-
stroyed.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-01
Hotel
Barbara
Worth

The new management wishes to
announce its policy by extending a
cordial invitation to the residents
of the Imperial Valley to use the
Barbara Worth Hotel for all their
business and social functions, ami
to feel assured of sincere person.
al welcome at all time. We con-
slider this beautiful hotel a monu-
ment created by local capital to
represent and further the interests
Of the entire Valley and we are
conscious of our obligation to act
as your official host. A schedule
of special rates to permanent
guests has been established for
residents of the Imperial Valley
and will be quoted ON request. The
MOTEL has also been given an added
degree of homelike comfort by
recent purchase of Oriental Rugs
and Draperies, and Special Feature
nights will be inaugurated by serv
ing chicken and waffle Motor Part.
Suppers every Thursday night, 6
to 8.
A. L. RICHMOND, Proprietor
JAS. RILEY, Manager
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-01

wish to leave you with the impress
sion that l am thinking OF some par
ticular danger.
81 merely wish to tell you that we
are daily treading amidst intricate
dangers. The dangers that we are
treading amongst are not of our own
making and not under our control.
l think no man in the United States
knows what a single week, a single
day, a single hour, may bring forth"
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-01

at that time, in many of the best
orange groves, the dirt was either
washed off and the roots of the trees
bare, or the trees themselves washed
out and floated off. or the dirt was
settled in around the trees until they
were half buried.
81 saw orchards where fences built
to protect the oranges from pilfering
were so nearly buried that only the
top wire of the fence was above the
mud. Also great gullies were washed
through the groves and acres and
acres of fine trees washed out and
carried away.
at rained hard all night Wednes-
day night and all day Thursday, with
very hard wind, and, as the ground
already contained every drop of wa
ter it could take up, all that water
ran off in floods. The railroads and
electric lines were all carried out
again, and it was not until late Fri
day afternoon that | could get out of
Los Angeles at all. then started
for San Bernardino on the Pacific
Electric and after transferring at
North Ontario, where the track was
covered with mud for a quarter of
a mile, and again at Lytle Creek,
got into San Bernardino just as the
Riverside car got through from Riv-
erside.
81 then went to Riverside, arriving
there about 10 o'clock Friday night
1t rained all day Saturday and again
washed away all the railroads and
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-01
San Diego Caring for Its Stricken Neighbors

electric lines, and further damaged
everything Sunday / made trip
around Riverside, and saw the dam
age done there, to some extent.
"The big county bridge over the
Santa Ana river, at West Riverside,
is completely gone, even a portion of
the approach being washed away. The
Santa Ana river has carried away
nearly all the low lands along its
bed and is rushing torrent nearly
half-mile wide. The domestic wa
ter service is cut off and the flume
across the Santa Ana river, supplying
water to the Gage canal, is washed
away. The strong wind of last Thurs
day afternoon blew down at least Il
thousand of the largest trees in Riv-
erside, toppling over giant eucalyptus
and pepper trees like tenpins and
breaking down others.
''The ground is so soft from the
continuous rains the trees seem to
have no foothold. 1t has rained 18
days during January at Riverside and
everywhere are washes and damage.
Yesterday | was assured the train for
the valley would get away from Col
ton about o'clock in the afternoon.
We actually got started at o'clock
last night, and it took us an hour to
go TO Redlands Junction, A miles. The
wash at Iona Linda has developed
into a small river and has cut out the
land where the depot used to stand
into gully at least 10 feet deep, and
they have had to move the railroad
track back toward the sanitarium at
least 60 feet. There were 65 wash
outs in the distance between Cotton
and Indio, so we fairly crept along
and were more than IA hours in trav-
cling from Cotton to Ell Centre.
GAS an instance of the flooded con-
dition of the whole country from Red
lands to the sea, Anaheim was under
water from a foot to four feet deep,
and the whole of Orange county and
the portion of Los Angeles county
between Los Angeles and the sea was
flooded. Elsinore lake, which is usu-
ally Is miles in extent, now covers
rs miles, has engulfed half of the
town of Elsinore and is covering many
of the best farms in that valley. 1t
lis evident that the lake will overflow
and it may repeat at Corona what
happened at Otay.
"The people out there have not yet
begun to realize how badly they are
damaged, and everyone l heard talk
expressed determination to stay with
it and fix their ranches and homes
up again as quickly as possible. We
of Imperial Valley don't realize how
fortunate we are, and we should lose
no opportunity to herald abroad our
good fortune. While general opinion
has held us to be in danger of dam
age from the Colorado river, expert
ence has shown our protective works
to be adequate and those who have
been extending us their sympathy in
view of possible disaster, as they sup
posed, have now met with worse than
can ever happen to u.s."
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-01

The directors of the mutual COM
panies are in session this afternoon
jointly with the board of the Irri-
cation District, at the invitation OF
the latter.
As stated several days since, the
district has quite problem in ar
ranging the finances to carry out the
purchase of the irrigation system
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-01
Water Directors In Joint
Session This Afternoon

from the Southern Pacific Company,
since No. / has passed resolution
not to pay water tax for the last half
of last year until the Jones judgment
case is adjusted to their satisfaction.
Some of the other companies have
little cash to pay, and it is necessary
to take some action to solve the finan-
cial problem, which it is proposed to
consider at this conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-01
Cotton Market.

After sagging nearly a cent from
high point, cotton recovered about IA
points today, according to reports to
DAILY Brothers.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-01
All Southwestern California
Suffers from the Greatest
Of Storms---Imperial Valley
Escapes Damage

Yuma has escaped damage from the second flood,
the water having fallen 20 inches there between and
this morning and thhere expectation of rapid subsdence
of the river from on owing in part to the cool wealth
er that has checked the flow from the mountains.
The crest of the flood will reach Volcano Lake levee
tonight it is believed but apparently the river has found
good getaway to the east of Volcano Lake. where the
water is rising slowly that it is believed it will reach
higher point than week ago.
= At Hanons Heading and House conditions are
satisfactory and further trouble is anticipated At the
former place Engineer Allison has been in charge and
at House Engineer Perry has had command, to these
the valley being indebted for splendid services
rendered.
The evee protecting Yuma is holding, but the banks
Of the river just below there crmbng and the wa
is rushing portion of Yuma valley in Arizona
and the Bard Indian reservation the California side of
the river
Officials of the United States Reclamation Service,
aided by all available and equipment of the South
Pacific Railroad and residents of this section have
waged mighty contest to prevent repetition of the
cent flood.
Hundreds of men, some working with teams, and
others on construction trains fought without ceasing to
strengthen the levees and river banks The kept
watch from the ground preparing coffee and food
for the fighters.
Trainload after tranload of rock was rushed to the
weakening points of the line. Sack after sack of sand
hurled into the gap the revr ate into the earth
works restraining it.
The first train into the valley into Ell Centre at
92O this morning 1t had left Los Angeles at Sunday
evening" having been little GO hours the road
but the passengers recalled the destruction they had
witnessed they considered themselves fortunate in get
ting through in the time they did.
There is question but that the storm Of
the most destructive that visited any section, and
have suffered to total of many millions of dollars
The range of the losses all Southwestern Cali
foa, but how far north it extends is rot yet known
Of all the Southwest, apparently Imperial Valley has
Jared the best and this account here had any
conception of the damage that being done elsewhere
AS result of the floods, many cities have been cut
off from their regular supplies of provisions and
calling loudly for foods which efforts being made
to provide from this section.
Last Word From Levee
The last word from Volcano Lake levee this after
that the water had reached almost the exact
level of the high point week ago and at stand
stands without damage
While it will be necessary tC do some repair work on
the river result of the flood the loss will be very
small and Imperial Valley be said to have escaped
from the flood with less loss than almost any other section
in all the Southwest.
San Diego, Feb DEMONSTRATION and relief work
hand hand today The water supply of the city
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-01

IH1o ID bAkGAIN DA1 WITH The PKESS
Every Day is Bargain Day with the Great Dollar
Daily. The Imperial Valley Press daily except Sunday
one year. in Imperial county, 81. Elsewhere, So.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-30
TE:NER SAYS NEGOTIATIONS
WE'RE WITH FEDEIttIS

NEW YORK, March % President
T"ncr, Of The National League. when
informed Of the suit filed in rniladei-
Dhia to-day 10y tn" Baltimore Federal
League Baseball club. said.
"prranizcd baseball conducted its
neg otiations looking 10 an adjustment
of baseball conditions. not with the
Baltimore club. any individual club or
person representing single club or
interest, hat rather with the Federal
LcaEue as an organization. II vas
our understanding that the Fedora
League was acting for all its compo-
n"nts and had tho authority TO so act
20 settle all conditions In cfrectinc
an adjustment OF baseball conditions
We arr satisfied We did nothing incon-
Sist"ut with the Sherman antitrust law
or the clayton act"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-30
Doping the 1916 Baseball Season
%I---American League InheIds
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON

hcip the team win. Whoever is plan
hlhS inc team wants driving power
ana pitching Still. think Baker
Is wasted luxury on the Yankees
mere is only one club outclasscd as
10 inhelds. That is the Athletics and
the inhcld. In spite OF having the first
oaseman with the highest rating, Is 200
points behind the next team. 1t lacks
punch, lacks driving power. and is
scarcely up to last years major leacu.
standard (Which was much lower than
'nis years will be) in the defensive
cno OF the game. Nor is there much
sign OF promise for a big improve
mcnt. Mack has a swarm OF YOUNGSTERS
IN the South and he may develop one
or Two. but even coming star does
not help much during the period Of
Frightening into starhood The best
OF them toss off as many 6, ncs as they
win
Mack's hope OF making respectable
showing with his team lies in turning
out n bunch of sensational young
pitchers. and from the lists OF college
boys and youngsters from the deep
brush IL looks as II he Is bent I'm that
direction He has swarm OF pitchers
from Raleigh, Richmond, Ridgway. Pa.
Newman, Ga, Portsmouth, Va, Green's
borO. Marshalltown. and other cross
roads. Mack has built up great teams
Win Sucn material out the adNanc
dope doesn't seem promising. Arson
used to say he could take twenty mes
scnEer boys and win a pennant IL they
would obey orders, and perhaps il is
true-pcrhaps
Crowell. the Brown University man,
looks fairly promising. Sicbold seems
the best prospect for aiding and abet-
ting the atrocities OF last years in
field. The outlook is not bright, to say
the least. However, Mack has done
the only thing possihle-started right
al the bottom to create team. Look
ing two or three years ahead. II seems
better than il does TO send his infant
class into the squabhle of these Ameri-
can league teams this year.
Tomorrow we take up the outfelders
or the National LeaSue--and. gee. how
we dread telling the truth about some
of them who are friends.