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Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-17
Railroads Are Tied Up By Strike, Chicago to New York
French Take Offensive
On the Western Front

1t is not simply the mater of food,
according to reports, of which the
Germans are experiencing great ned,
but material for all manner of in
dustrial and fer the manufacture of
war munitions is apparently becom-
ing scarce.
What these skeptics are looking for
is just enough activity on tn epart of
the allies to lead the Germans to ex-
pend large quantities of munitions.
Short of Material
Milan, May 17.-An Italian work.
man who was recently employed in
the munition factories of Germany,
where he was tolerated because of the
shortage of labor, says that a GER
tain number of munition factor.s
have been closed and others are
working only four days a week, ow-
ing to the shortage of material.
A few months ago they were work
ing full time and the workmen were
paid from 100 to 1875 marks a week.
Since that time they have been on
reduced wages. 1t is inferred that
if the German government is anxious
ly considering proposal of peace,
it is not caused by famine, but by
the threatened lack of materials, for
r1unitjOnS.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-17
Is Said
(CaleXico Chronicle)

Duties on all articles passing
through the garita, or Mexican custom
house at Mexicah, will be increased20
per cent, according to new tariff
schedules now being prepared by Mex
lean customs officials of Lower Cal
ifornia.
The above information was secured
yesterday from what seemed an au
thoritative source.
Word was passed among those in
terested in transporting merchandise
10 and fro across the border that the
new rate of duty would go into eff
feet yesterday.
Investigation, however, brought the
information that the new order of
the Baja California government will
probably not go into effect for a day
or two at least, from what could be
CLEANED from a reliable source.
All of the tariff sheets have been
undergoing a process of readjustment
during the past few days and this re-
adjustment is still going on. The in
crease will be a blanket one Of 20
per cent on all duitable merchandise
and articles of every description.
The reason for this sweeping or
der was not learned yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-17

Indications are that the Colorado
within very few days at Yuma will
attain about as high a point as has
ever been recorded, and the battle with
the river for the year can be consid-
cred at hand.
This fact was discovered by the
ress, which wired the Denver weather
bureau office for late data and re-
ceived report which was rather start
ling to the irrigation district officials
when given to them this morning.
Arrangements have been made by
the Press to get reports from Denver
twice each week pending the flood
condition, and daily reports from the
Yuma office of the reclamation serv-
ice.
The dispatch from Denver was re-
ceived late last evening, and was as
follows:
Denver, May 1o-The river will
rise until 17.5 or 1S feet is reached at
Topock (Needles) about Wednesday Or
Thursday. 1t will remain at about that
stage for two or three days and the
river will then fall slowly until about
the 22nd.'
A dispatch from the reclamation SER
vice at Yuma last evening gave the
height of the river as 222.
Engineer lockwood of the irriga-
ton district was reached. by phone
this morning and given copy of the
dispatch from Denver. He was much
surprised at the prediction from Den
yer. After consulting his records, he
said in 1909 the river at Topock reach
Cd the 22-foot level and carried 49,
900 second feet. At 19 feet he esti-
mated that it would carry about 13O,-
600 second feet. Topock is four or
five days above Yuma as the water
flows, and it will require about four
days more for it to reach Volcano
lake, where the water is now backing
up. If there is to be an 18-foot river
1T Topock, Mr.. lockwood estimated
this to imply about 20 feet at Yuma,
which is very high water.
But Mr.. lockwood said the rapid
rise of the water might lead to it
being distributed over more time when
it reached Yuma, ant the level not be
so high.
AS this is the first high crest Of
the summer flood, there is feeling
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-17

New York, May II. - Berlin and
Paris advices alike show that the
French have seized the offensive on
the western front, and at the same
time come reports of heavy fighting
further north between the Germans
and British. Whether this is the sig
nal for the great spring drive of the
allies which has been heralded for
months remains to be seem
In fact, there has of late been a
to discount the claims
made for this offensive. There are
skeptics who have come to
believe teh talk has been a bluff to
induce Germany to take the often
sive, as she has done at tremendous
sacrifice at Verdun. These observers
believe the real strategy of the al
lies will be to tstrangle Germany by
means of the blockade, whereby she
will be forced eventually to surrender
70 prevent starvation.
Reports of privations suffered by
the German people are coming from
many sources and describe conditions
as growing daily worse, and. it is be-
lieved that so long as this force is at
work for the allies without battling,
there will be little disposition to force
Fl UhtinU
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-17

aggregate maximum strength of the
reular army to 261,5O0. The nation
al guard, as reorganized, would total
457,OOO, making a total of 718,50O
men available.
"The results of the work of the
conferees, while possibly disappoint-
ing to some few who have made
hobbies of certain features" Sena-
tor Chamberlain told the senate,
"must, as a whole, be welcomed by
all who are reasonable and unpre-
JUDGED, as a good bill. For the first
time in our history we have provided
for an army that is well balanced
throughout and which will be an eff
ficient fighting machine. 1t provides
for troops enough for the required
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-17

of some anxiety, which will continue
until the flood has passed, the nor
nal crest being due in about five
weeks.
It is evident the great body of snow
on the upper Colorado is melting quite
rapidly, and it is an advantage to have
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-17
REPORTS on River
During the Flood

the summer discharge begin early ant
cover long period.
Picture PresentatiOn-The picture
recently painted by Mrs. S. L. STACK
for the w. c. r. l.. will be presented
by the latter to the public library
Friday evening, when a suitable pre-
gram will accompany the gift.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-17
Allen Kelly Dies
After Long Illness

The sad news comes of the death OF
Captain Allen Kelly, formerly editor
and one of the publishers of the Press.
Ills end came in Los Angeles yester-
day, his only son reaching there but
an hour after his death, having come
from New York.
Captain Kelly's first newspaper work
was in San Jose, California more than
thirty-five years ago, and after max
ing a reputation on the coast he went
to the Atlantic coast, working on sew
eral of the leading papers there, and
reaching the high posts of city editor
Of the New York Evening Sun and
editorial writer on other publications.
When Hearst started the Los An
geles Examiner nearly thirty years ago
Kelly was one of the bright men to
he brought from the east, but his SER
vice on that paper was short. 1t
was while serving in that capacity that
he was given the assignment to cap
ture a grizzly bear to be presented to
Golden Gate park, and the famous
/ ear Monarch was thus brought into
Then Hearst gave Kelly an
assignment that Kelly refused to fill,
and as he was under three years con-
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-17
Pupils Select Names for
Three Grammar Schools

the three ley school, that Main street
school,
a selecting the Lincoln school,
the United The pupils entered into the votn
school with made thes
will hereafter McKn wise selections
Imperial Valley press., 1916-05-17

tract, Hearst told him to go to Port
land, Ore, and report on the advis-
ability of starting newspaper there.
Kelly went, stayed a year and half
to fill his contract time, drawing his
good salary meanwhile, and then re-
turned and reported to Hearst that he
did not think it advisable to start the
paper.
Following that affair Kelly went on
the Los Angeles Times as city edi-
tor, serving his first period of several
years in that capacity and later re-
turning for a second engagement.
These are but episodes in an active
life, which also>included several years
of residence in New Mexico and also
in this valley, in both of which cases
there was an effort to throw off tne
white plague, which preyed on him for
about thirty years and made his life
q continued burden.
Kelly was married many years ago,
Mrs. Kelly being q New York news
raper woman, writing over the name
Florence Finch Kelly. Mrs. Kelly re-
mained in New York most of the
time, but Captain Kelly could not live
in that climate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
tl1les,Republlall.
CITY IN BRIEF
~...>>Sse~~>> $780,. .

& ID \ ! - l.
\ Bring your watches In. Hodges
u -------.---s- .---------- y
Mrs. w. ]. Miller. of Gilman, visiteo
friehus IN the city Monday
" ~ 5sse .-----------s-.-------yt Ill
Mrs. H. T. Clemens, Of Union, visit
ed friends in the city Monday
Any 99-cent waist in our stock your
choice Wednesday and Thursday IS
cents. One Cent to 99-Cent Variety
Store.
Phone 10 when ordering your meat
We carry the very best quality. Oul
prices are the best. Bargain Sore
meat market.
There Will be no deliveries made b.
the United Delivery Company after /.
O'clock on Wednesday. Aug. 90. owing
to the closing Of the stores on that date
to observe the ball game. United Deliv-
cry Company.
The annual picnic of the Methodist
Sunday school will be held at River
view park Wednesday afternoon. Au-
tolnobiles will be provided at the
church at 1880 to take those who at
tend to the park. Supper will be
served at O'clock.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
Tom AlleA~..l iasHampton on busi-

Tom Allemwasl if champion on bust.
ness today. ia
We sell paste and mucilage In tubes
or jars. Marshall Printing Company
Mr.. and Mrs. William Penn Of Ell
dora, are in the city for a visit with
| friends.
The Sunshine Circle will meet with
Mrs. Alice Bentley, 407 East Main
street, Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Miller, OF Eldora,
| were visitors in the city Monday; being
| on their way home from Cedar Rapids.
Miss Emily Perkins left this morn
| ing for Chicago where she will visit
several weeks with her sister, Mrs. H..
II. Kennedy.
Wednesday and Thursday we place
on sale our entire stock of 99-cent
waists: your choice 50 cents. One Cent
to 99-Cent Variety store.
The w. r. c. Aid will be entertained
! Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. +. A
| Beckwith and Mrs. Nellie La Shelle at
the home of the former. 607 North First
avenue.
John Moller. of Green Mountain. ac-
companied by his brother, William Mol
| ler of Riceville, went this morning
| to Doland S. D, where they will re-
main for a week while the threshins is
done on the formers farm.
Miss Margaret armstrong. of the
| Armstrong Millinery Company. III
East State street, has returned from
| Chicago where she bought complete
line of fall and winter millinery. Arm
strong Millinery Company ...
w. H. Gilbert leaves tonight for Ell
gin, H.. where he will be present
| Thursday at the marriage Of his sis
| ter, Beryl Vina. to Benjamin Bills. an
| attorney of Chicago, VINO is instructor
| in law and public speaking in the Uni
| versity of Chicago. The wedding will
| take place Thursday evening at s
| o'clock. Miss Gilbert is known to
| friends Of the Gilbert family here, thru
visits made to her brothers home.
Miss Gilbert, who Is very charming
young woan has been an instructor
| in public spea king in the Cleveland
! O.. high school.
Complimentary to Mrs. Ernest Hop
! kins of Chicago. Miss Bess Hopkins
entertained sixteen friends Monday
afternoon at her home 201 South
| Third street The hours We're pleas
antly passed in sewing and with
| musical program in which the guest
| of honor sang several songs, accom-
panied by Mrs. Carl WhitloCk. Mrs.
| Whitlock also played several selec.
tions on the piano. At the close of
the afternoon the hostess was assist
ed in serving refreshments by her
| mother. Mrs Fred Hopkins. and Sis
| ter. Miss Margaret.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
DR.. Billiard, osteopath- IS West Main.

II.
Miss Kate Yungolas. Of Webster
City, arrived in the city Monday to
visit Mrs. Warren Arson.
Waists, 99-cent values, special We'd
nesday and Thursday SO cents. One
Cent to 99-Cent Variety Store.
fa -s---------
Big suit values are here at our store
for you. Mems and young mems suits
worth up to s25, now SIS. Painter.
Phone 10 when ordering your meat
We carry the very best quality. Gu,
prices are the best. Barsain Store
meat market.
Try Clear Quill" -four made from
old wheat-we make five and ten
sack price. See U.S. Bowles & Bill
ings, S05 Market street.
Attend our waist sale Wednesday
and Thursday your choice any 99-cent
waist in our store SO cents. One Cent
to 99-Cent Variety Store.
For Wednesday we will have great
supply of home grown watermelons
and musk melons. Also fresh ever
green corn. Coleman e. Johnson.
The Eastman kodaks' shown in the
Mcbride G. Will window are on special
sale, at 20 per cent off. Buy your ko-
dak now. BcBride & Will Drug Com
pany.
Misses Catherine Reynolds and Cath :
crime Leipley, of Iowa Falls. who have
been employed at the Deaconess h,spita!
during the past few months, returned
home Monday evening.
Your boy needs a new suit, why not
buy it now as these bargains are only
for few days. Boys suits worth up
to $500. now 1915. Boys suits worth
up to $3.50. now s5.75. Painter.
Mems and young mems suits from
the finest grade in light and medium
weights, choice imported and Ameri-
can weaves: many are silk lined. Re-
duced from $50 and $3.50 to $3.50
Painter
It is only good business Judgment
and sound common sense to decide
upon an immediate purchase OF one Of
our fine suits we have placed on sale
Mems $50 and $3.50 suits now $3.50
mems suits worth up to S25, now S1o
Painter .....-
Funeral services for DR.. Leonard A
Blue, who died in Albany. N. Y, Friday
will be held at Oskaloosa "Wednesday
afternoon at $50, according to wore
received by Mr.. Blues brother, T. Z
Blue. of this city. Mr.. Blues death was
due to Addison's disease. He was dean
of the New York State Teachers Col
.lege at Albany. 7. G. Blue and family
will go to Oskaloosa Wednesday morn
ing to be in attendance at the funeral
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

Mrs. Howard Kent went Monday
evening to Oskaloosa to visit her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Gile.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

See our calling cards, either engraved
or printed. Marshall Printing Com
pany
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

Waists, 99-cent values, special We'd
nesday and Thursday 50 cents. One
Cent to 99-Cent Variety Store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Pound are home
rom three weeks auto trip thru
and North Dakota.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

Mrs. c. C.. Urine and daughter Eliz-
abeth, who have been visiting in Fair
field with Mr. Trines cousin, DIR. J..
Fred Clarke and wife, arrived home
Monday evening So
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

Miss Alice Kent, who has been visit
ing here with Ms. Lottie H.ggin for
a few days. :cturned Monday evenlng
to State Center, where she is staying
with relatives
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

Miss Vera Schlegle. of New Sharon.
was in the city Monday on her way
Eome from a visit in Clear Lake.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

Miss Kate Yungolas. Of Webster
City, arrived in the city Monday to
visit Mrs Warren Arson
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

Big suit values are here at our store
for you. Mems and young mems suits
worth up to $25, now SIS. Painter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Miller, Of Eldora,
were visitors in the city Monday being
on their way home from Cedar Rapids.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

Dr. Rurkhart, osteopath, "A w. Main
Farm loans. William Battin. 81.
North FIRST avenue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

Miss Emily Perkins left this morn
ing for Chicago, where she will visit
several weeks with her sister, Mrs. H..
H. Kennedy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

Wednesday and Thursday we place
on sale our entire stock of 99-cent
waists: your choice SO cents. One Cent
to 99-Cent Variety Store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

good many are putting in their
der for gas coke now at IS. We will
be pleased to get your order at that
price this. month. Phone 119. Bowles
& Billings ..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

The w. r. c. Aid will be entertained
Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. +. A
Beckwith and Mrs. Nellie La Shelle at
the home of the former, 607 North First
avenue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

The Sunshine Circle will meet with
Mrs. Alice Bentley, 4o7 East Main
street, Wednesday afternoon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

We take your winters order for coal
now at summer prices and fill your
order from the cars as they arrive.
Phone or see US for prices. Phone 119.
Bowles & Billings }
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

Phone l3 when ordering your meat.
We carry the very best quality. Our
prices are the best. Bargain Store
meat market.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

John Moller, of Green Mountain. ac-
companied by his brother William Mol
Ter, of Riceville, went this morning
to Doland, S. d, where they will re-
main for a week while the threshins is
done on the fnrnler'S farm
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

Miss Grace Shean. Of Cedar Rapids,
arrived in the city Monday evening for
few days visit with Miss May Dell
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

1t is only good business Judgment
and sound common sense to decide
upon an immediate purchase of one OF
our fine suits we have placed on sale.
Mems $50 and $3.50 suits now $17.50,
mems suits worth up to S25, now S1o.
Painter ... .-.
Evening star., 1916-09-16
Merely Bubbles.

From the Wilmington Gazette.
Go get your old pipe. Mix up little
soap and water and blow bubble.
When the bubble Is big and round and
fat grab it in your right hand and
you'll have just as much value right
there in your fingers as II you had one
of the shares of stock of any of sew
eral scores of new companies which
we could mention that are now being
f1oated in this sweet land of liberty. To
thee we sing. Don't buy. They're pyra-
miding new securities as the sands of
the seashore and just as stable. Watch
the wave of peace hit 'em. Capital
stock of new companies to make mu-
nitions of war increased from 100000
in January, 1915, to s27,500,000 in April,
1916. Total munitions interpretations
since January, 1915, were more than
s127. 900. 900. and two-thirds of it will
produce no other dividends than
sheriff's writs after the peace comes.
It's the same in chemical companies
and dye companies, in petroleum and
motors and sugar and copper mining,
with many little people throwing their
savings in-and to the winds. It's high
crime. It's high treason. Penitenttary
for the thieves when the bubbles
burst? No. you're the only one who
will be punished-punished in your
heartaches and worse, punished in your
poverty and worse, punished by your
family's deprivations-and worse.
Evening star., 1916-09-16
The Death of Grammar.
the Portland (ore.y Journal.

FROM tHe tDre.b Journal.
Grammar is in a bad way The gem
eral education board has condemned If
for mess of nonsense DIR. Flexner
says, in his polite. bedside manner. that
1t = futile as an aid to correct speak,
ing and writing" Formal grammar"
its enemies call the prosecuted study.
damnlng 1t with an epithet. Has anv-
pouy ever seen any grammar that was
not formal? one might as well spea
OF male man as of formal grammar
But when people are resolved to put a
hereto to death they stop at nothing.
Grammar is the science" saws the
veracious textbook, that teaches how
to speak and write the English lam
guase correctly" And it begins to
teach this valuable art by telling the
pale little urchin that it has four de-
partments = photography, etymology,
syntax and prosody. This piece of in
formation usually proves very Inspiring
to the young. 1t may be depended upon
to set most boys off into spasn of
correct speaking and writing instan-
taneously.
We are disposed to conffde to the
reader the result of a series of life
long observations we have made as to
the effect of grammar ON the soul. Not
its theoretical, company effect, but It's
real one. Above all other arts and
Teach woman half a page of gram
mar and she becomes unbeerably prone
to criticise everything you say in her
hearing. Do you remark innocently
that the train runs slow" She comes
back at you as quick as flash with
severely pursed lips that the train
runs slowly" Now she is wrong about
it in spite of her grammar Some trains
go fast and others slow, though any
train may go slowly if it likes.
Evening star., 1916-09-16
Rivers of Gasoline.

From Popular Mechanics Magazine.
We will consume in this country. this
year almost. 1000. 100000 gallons of
gasoline, which is the equivalent of a
stream six feet wide and one foot deep
flowing at the rate of one mile an hour
Five years ago gasoline retailed at 35
cents in England and from 40 to rs
cents on the continent, and there are
those who even predict Accent gasoline
here some day. Recent improvements
in refining have considerably increased
the percentage of gasoline extracted.
and inventors are confident of perfect
ing carburetors which will use kero-
sene: but for the present we are con-
fronted with a decrease in the gasoline
content of the older oil wells and an in
sufficient capacity in the refining plants
Our exports, however, of gasoline I'm
1915 were considerably less than in
1914, although more crude oil was sent
abroad. There is also a strong proba-
bility that, with the reconstruction and
resumption of business abroad at the
close of the war, consumption there will
be much greater than now Horses will
be scarce and time will be everything,
and the motor car and truck will re-
ceive a great impetus. Just how long
the present oil wells will continue to
produce. or when and where new oil
fields will be discovered, no one can say
with certainty. Before that day ar
rives, however. 1t is fair to expect that
chemists will have found some substi-
tute, or inventors a method of making
one gallon do the work of more.