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Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
CHAMP TO ENLIST
LEONARD, WINNER OF TITLE
REFUSES CHALLENGE.
Referee Stops Bout When Welsh
Hangs Imply on Rope After
the Knockout Blow.
(By Associated Fress)

New York, May 29.-When Benny
Leonard won the lightweight cham
p;onship title from Freddie Welsh last
right he scored his fifth successive
Knockout.
Leonard weighed 1873 pounds, Welsh
1874. Leonard was the aggressor from
the first. The referee stopped tha
bought when Welsh swung helplessly
on the ropes, in danger of slipping
through.
The new champion announced today
that he intended to enlist at once, and
would meet no challengers until the
war was over.
Kilbane, former champion and as
pirant for the title, challenged the
winner at the close of the battle last
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
SCOUTS WILL ASSIST
BOY SCOUTS TO RAISE FLAGS AT
SUNRISE IN MORNING.
Expect Greatest Patriotic Celebration
Ever Held in City Tomorrow
Morning at Palace.

The Boy Scouts of the city will
start the Decoration Day celebration
in an impressive manner, when, at
sunrise, they will unfurl their Amer
lean flag to the breezes on the pole
ct the library on State street.
French and English flags will also
be raised in honor of our allies.
All is in readiness for the exercises
which will be held in tn ePalace the
atre later in the morning, and it is
believed, because of the enthusiastic
war spirit of the day, that this will be
the most patriotic celebration ever
held in the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
STOCK MEN COMPLAIN
FIGHT AGAINST Is PER CENT
FREIGHT RATE RAISE.
Claim Such a Raise Would Prevent
Federal Efforts to Increase
the Food Supply.
(By Associated PresS)

Washington, May 29.-Westerr
livestock producers today protested be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission against the proposed Is pc,
cent increase in freight rates now
asked by the railroads.
1t is universally maintained that
such an increase would have a marked
effect on the hoped-for increased stock
production, and would thwart the fed
eral government in it's desire to in.
crease such production.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
GERMAN PLOTS SHOWN.
Lansing Testifies Regarding Acts OF
Germany Before War Declared.
(Ry Associated Press)

(Sy ASSOClilc ca fFcSSJ
Washington, May 29.-Further Ger
man plots against the United. States
before diplomatic relations were brok.
en- off were made public today by
Secretary of State Lansing, who, il
testifying before the House commit
tee, said that the government had ev.
idence that Germany, while the Unit.
cd States was still neutral, sent ar
agent here, who chartered steam
ship and loaned Americans money tt
buy grain and place it aboard the
ship in order to raise an issue with
England and France over her ultimate
seizure.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
EXPLAIN JAPANESE
GOLD SHIPMENTS
MINISTER OF FINANCE SODO AN
SWERS FEARS OF u. S.
RETURNS ON BIG LOAN
INDEBTEDNESS OF ENGLAND
AND FRANCE BEING PAID.
Allies Make Payments Through Amer.
lea on Former Japanese Loan;
Planning for New Loan.
iINISTER OF FINANCE SODO AN
SWERS FEARS OF u. S.
RETURNS ON BIG LOAN
(By Associated Press)

Toxic, May 20 (By cable)-The
heavy shipments of gold from the
United States to Japan, which have
caused some concern in the former
country, have been explained by the
Japanese minister Of finance, Kazue
Shodo, as being due principally 10 the
fact that the indebtedness of England
and France to Japan is being paid par
tally through America.
, Japan is now negotiating with both
England and France to make them war
leans.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
BRAZIL NEAR WAR.

Washington, May 29.-BraziPs de-
cision to revoke its decree, made re-
Gently, which announced its neutral
ity, has been construed in official cir
cles as little less than declaration
q war with Germany.
1t is believed to indicate general
breakdown of German propaganda all
over South America. Unofficial ad-
vices say that Chile would probably
Join Brazil.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
WASHINGTON IN WAR TIME
Walter Packard to Tell of Scenes and
Incidents at Capital at Meeting :,
of Eucalyptus Center.

Walter E. Packard, returned from
an eastern trip, will speak upon the
subject, Washington in War Time
at the meeting of the Eucalyptus Farm
Center Friday evening. He will also
tell of his observations at the cotton
manufacturers convention.
In addition, D. L. linn, auctioneer,
will tell how to prepare cattle for auc-
tlons; Mrs. Beeman, county librarian,
will speak, and Paul I. Dougherty will
address the meeting on the subject OF
"The Tepary Bean"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
WARNS CALIFORNIA
MUST BUY LIBERTY BONDS OF
SUBMIT TO TAX.
New York Financier Strongly Ad
vises CalifOrnians to Subscribe
for the War Bonds.
ID, Associated Press)

San Francisco, May 29.-Jacob II.
Schiff, financier, telegraphed from
New York stating that Californians
have the cold choice between buying
the Liberty bonds or helping to pay
for the war by additional taxes.
Schiff characterized the offering of
bonds as an opportunity such as has
never before been offered to the in
vestor. He pointed out that the more
bonds that were sold the fewer taxes
IN the future when the expenses of
the war begin to pile up.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
GREAT INCREASE IN CROPS
REPORTED BY FARM BUREAU
County Farm Bureau Com.
pletes Report of All
Valley Crops.
ACREAGE GREATER THAN ANY
OTHER IRRIGATED AREA
IN UNITED STATES.
Thirty Millions Will Be Received by
Farmers of This Favored Re-
giOn During the YEAR.

A. M. Nelson, county development
agent, has prepared for distribution
to the chambers of commerce and
other civic and business organizations
statement compiled by Farm Ad-
wiser Dougherty from data gathered
Ky the water companies showing the
tremendous scope of the farming op-
erations in the Valley this year.
The report embraces figures which
are difficult to grasp. 1t is shown that
there will be approximately 421,OOO
acres growing crops this summer, and
that the total gross value of the crops
will be in excess of $3O,0OO,0O0.
A feature of the report is that the
acreage of the three major crops-al-
falfa, milo and cotton-this year is
practically the same--12O,OOO acres.
This statement includes acreage in
Lower California.
The acreage in barley, as contained
in the report-53, 130 acres-ss not all
added to the total number of acres.
The Press divides it in half and adds
26,565 acres to the cotton, milo, can
taloupe, alfalfa and miscellaneous
crops. It is believed that about half Of
the land now in barley will be put into
corn in June and July.
1917 Crop Acreage, Imperial County.
1916 Census by county assessor: AL
falfa, 95,562 acres; milo maize, 52,2O7
acres; cotton, 44,116 acres.
1917 Compilation by farm adviser
from water company ieports): Alfal-
ia, ia, 4,491 acres; milo maize, 1O6,S54;
cotton, 78,4OO.
Increase, acres-Alfalfa, 1929; mi
IL maize, 54,147; cotton, 34,284.
Gain, per cent-Alfa]fa, 20 per cent;
milo maize, 1O4 per cent; cotton, Is
per cent.
Imperial Valley.
In Imperial County-Alfalfa, 114,-
491 acres; milo maize, 1O6,354 acres;
cotton, 7S,40O acres.
In Baja California-Alfalfa, 10000
acres; milo maize, $4,000 acres; cot
ton, $4,000 acres.
Valley total-Alfalfs,, 124.O00 acres;
rlilo maize, 121, Asa acres; cotton, 1885,
400 acres.
Other Crops, Imperial County. 1917.
Barley, $3.50 acres; cantaloupes, 49,
232; watermelons, 1926; tomatoes, 800;
PEAS, S15; asparagus, 536; silage
crops, 1900; summer squash, 1856; on
ions, 29S; lettuce, Ago; beans, 600. To-
tails, 1860.
Livestock.
Compiled by county assessor. 1916:
Cattle, 1920 head; hogs, 4S,262,
sheep, 35,S43; horses, 1O,47S; mules,
1852; ostriches, 1900; poultry, 11,446
dozen; bees, 1887 hives.
Fruit Trees.
Compiled by county assessor, 1916.
Grapefruit, 73,O63; dates, 22,O66; aprl~
cots, 17,778; early grapes, acres, 1,2OO.
Value of Agricultural Products.
1900. mo CULTIVATION
q OOO Onn
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
Coming Auction Sales.

May 29-Kunkler Bros, on Driggers
ranch, five and ope-half miles north
east of Holtville. E. G. Bair, auc-
tioneer.
June Little & Rushing, on Rus
ling ranch, four and one-half miles
east of Whiting ranch. E. G. Bair
auctioneer.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
PLANS TAX ON DRINKS.
'(By Associated Press)

Washington, May 29.-The Senate
finance committee today struck out
the section of the proposed tax law
(which provided for the raising of
($20O, 100000 for q general tariff in
crease.
1t proposes instead direct excise
tax or . consumption tax on sugar,
tea, coffee and cocoa.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
lRy Associated Pressl

Washington, May 29.-Recent dis
covery that great quantities of gold
were being shipped to Japan from
this country caused much speculation
a. to it's possible destination. 1t was
umored that the gold was passing
through Japan and finding its way in
t., Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
CROCKER EXPEDITION SAFE
(By Associated Press)

New York, May ga telegram re-
ceived here today says that Donald
Mcmillan and other members of the
Crockerland expedition which went to
the Arctic in 1918, are safe at Etah,
Greenland.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
ROTHSCHILD is DEAD.
Son of Famous Baron ROthschild Dies

Son Of Famous Baron KOthschlld Dies
in London at Age of n.
(By Associated Press)
London, May 29.-Leopold De Roth
schild, third son of Baron ROthschild,
founder of the English banking house,
is dead at the age of 72.
He was prominent in English racing
circles, having large stables, of great
value, of his own.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
MEXICAN LABORERs RETURN.
ear of Conscription Sends Many Mex
leans Back Across the Border.
INV Associated PreSSl


Chihuahua City, Mexico, May o.
Mexican laborers returning from the
United States for fear of being con-
scripted and because Of the return of
rormal conditions, have solved the la
kor problem for the mining compa-
MES in this district. Many foreign
and native companies mad planned to
reopen and operate extensively but,
because of shortage of labor, this
was found impossible. Now the Mex
ican laborers are returning from the
United States at the rate of 500 a
day and are seeking employment in
the mines ~ the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29

WANTED-Several boys with men,
cries, who can deliver paper routes.
Apply Press office.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
SUBS GET SHIP.
British Hospital Ship Is TOrpedOed by
Submarine.
(By Associated Press)

IDy zHSSONf"tSU 3 oooI
London, May 29.-The British hos
pital ship Dover Castle has been sunk
and the British armed merchant cruis-
er Hilary swamped in collision with
a British destroyer.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
FIRST TORRENS TITLE
Registration No. / Under State Law
Passed Through County Re
cOrder's Office Today.

County Recorder Erzinger today re-
ported that Registration Certificate
No. under the Torrens land title
law has passed through his office.
The certificate, granted by the Su-
perior court, is for title to land owned
ty James McCready Houston.
Certificate No. 2 was recorded at
the request of James Drummond Hous-
ton.
It is expected that there will be a
great many more Torrens titles reg
istered during the next few weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-03
Aztec's Na0al CreU
Saued; II Men Missing,
Washington Learns

Washington, April 2.-French Ad-
n,ra,tv dispatches Go the French
Embassy here tonight announcing
the sinking without warning Of the
fr,- armed American merchantman'
ac trcizhtcr Aztec, by a German
unariu, said apparently LIeuten-
Fuller Gresham and twelve
,n.cr,can 5lucjackets. constituting
.te armed guard Of the vessel, had
!ccn saved, ont that eleven Of the
crew were reported missing.
Tie Admiralty report said the Aztec,
,r,d from Nsw York 20 Havre, was
-ocdocl without warning yesterday
.r 0l,s aat The torpedo struck
....,.c,. an.,d,hps, emitting power
~. "a end putting the wireless out o.
rb, Guard. with the captain and
s.,oo other members Of the crew IN
,,c ,sroYd boat TO put of, apparently
e..~4 rirLod uu by the French patrol
La. c,--,.,- after -hrec hours. II"
..e.er missing men arc thought &c
,trc bc,a drowned when the first boat
fe ILL. Of was smashed.
an, .hird boat. containing the sec.
,,s ofFcc- and eighteen men. IS not
i,rcc,ly accounted for, but the. tact
.,,. 5nlv eleven arc reported missing
,eads 10 tie belief that il must have
mon n.rh-I un.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-03
Service; First Army OF
100000 Men at Once; Liberal
Loans to Europe
Congress May Act To-day
President Urges Utmost Practical Co.
operation with Governments
at War with Germany
(By Associated PreSs)

Washington 1pH ?.-Immediately utter the Presi
dent ended his message to Congress urging 7cdr the oHoc
ina j0ipt resolution 7cas introduced in both the Senate an
House and referred to committee:
oint resolution declaring that state OF war
exists between the imperial German government and
the government and people of the United States and
making provision to prosecute the same:
Whereas, The recent acts of the imperial govern
ment are acts of war against the government and
people of the United States;
Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentaves of the United States of America in Congress
assembled That the state of between the United
States and the imperial German government which has
been thus thrust upon the United States is hereby
formally declared; and
That the President be- and he is hereby, author
lied and directed to take immediate steps not only to
put the country thorough state of defence but also
to exert all of its power and employ all of its resources
to carry on war against the imperial German govern
ment and to bring the conflict successful termi-
nation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-03
We Have No Quarrel
With the German People

We have no quarrel with the Ger
man people. We have no feeling
toward them but one of sympathy
and friendship. 1t was not upon
their impulse that their government
acted in entering this war. 1t was
not with their previous knowledge
or approval.
Ii was war determined upon as
vars used to be determined upon IN
the old unhappy days when peoples
were nowhere consulted by their rul-
ers and wars were provoked ana
waged in the interest of dynastieS
or of little groups of ambitious men
who were accustomed to use their
fellowmen as pawns and tools.
Self-governed nations do not NIL
their neighbor states with spies or
set the course of intrigue to bring
about some critical posture Of affairs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-03

of stern repression: but if it lifts its
head at all. it will lift it only here
and there, and without countenance,
except from a lawless and malig-
nant few.
1t is a distressing and oppressive
duty, gentlemen of the Congress,
which ! have performed in thus ad-
dressing you. There are, it may be,
many months of fiery trial and sac
rifice ahead of us. II is a fearful
thing to lead this great peaceful peo-
pie into war, into the most terrible
and disastrous of all wars, civiliza-
ton itself seeming to be in the bal
ance.
But the right is more precious
than peace. and we shall fight for
the things which we have always
carried nearest cur hearts-for de-
mocracy, for the right of those who
submit to authority to have a voice
in their own governments, for the
rights and liberties of small nations,
for a universal dominion of right by
such a concert Of free peoples as
shall bring peace and safety to all
nations and make the world itself
at last free.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-03

Washington. April President
Wilson tonight urged Congress, as
sembled in joint session, to declare
that a state of war exists between
the United States and Germany.
When the President had finished
speaking, resolutions to declare a
state of war existing and to direct
him to exert all the power Of the
United States against Germany were
introduced in both houses of Con-
gress, referred to appropriate COM
mittees and will be debated to-mor-
row. There is no doubt of their pas
sage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-03
principles
One Morality for
Nations and Persons

Neutrality is no longer feasible or
desirable where the peace of the
world is involved and the freedom of
its peoples, and the menace to that
peace and freedom lies In the eX-
istence of autocratic governments
backed by organized force which IS
controlled wholly by their will, not
by the will of their people. We have
seen the last Of neutrality in sucn
circumstances.
We are at the beginning or an age
i'm which it will be insisted that the
same standards of conduct and OF
responsibility for wrong done shall
be observed among nations and their
governments that are observed
among the individual citizens OF CIV
lliZed states.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-03
Spies Were Here
Before the War Began

One of the things that have served
u convince us that the Prusslan au-
tocracy was not and could never be
cur friend is that from the very
outset of the present war it has
filled our unsuspecting communities
and even our Offices Of government
with spies and set criminal in
.rigues everywhere afoot against
our national unity Of council, our
peace within and without, our in
dustries and our commerce.
Indeed, it is now evident that its
spies were here even before the war
began; and it is unhappily not a
matter of conjecture, but a fact
proved in our courts of justice, that
the intrigues, which have more than
once come perilously near to dis
turbing the peace and disIocating
the industries of the country, have
been carried on at the instigation,
with the support, and even under
the personal direction, of official
agents of the imperial government
accredited to the government OF the
United States.
Even in checking these things and
trying to extirpate them We have
sought to put the most generous m
depreciation possible upon them be-
cause we knew that their source lay,
not in any hostile feeling or pur-
pose Of the German people toward us
(who were, no doubt, as ignorant OF
them as we ourselves were), but only
in the selfish designs Of a govern
ment that did what II pleased and
told its people nothing. But they
have played their part in serving to
convince Us at last that that gov
ernment entertalns no real friend
ship for US, and means to act against
our peace and security at its con-
venience.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-03
and end the war.
What This Will
Involve Is Clear

What this will involve is clear. 1t
will involve the utmost practicable
co0peration in counsel and action
with the governments now at war
with Germany, and, as incident to
that. the extension TO those govern
ments of the most liberal financial
credits in order that our resources
NAV. so far as possible, be added to
theirs.
II will involve the organization
and mobilization of all the material
resources Of the country to supply
the materials of war and serve the
Incidental needs of the nation IN
the most abundant and yet the most
economical and efficient way pos
s:ble.
Il will involve the immediate full
eouipment Of the navy IN all re-
spects. but particularly in supplying
il with the best means of dealing
with the enemy's submarines. 1t
viii involve the immediate addition
70 the armed forces Of the United
States. already provided for by law
in case of war, at least 5OO,OOO men,
who should, in my opinion, be CHOSEN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-03
In Fact Nothing
Less Than War

With a profound sense of the sol
emn and even tragical character OF
the step | am taking and of the
grave responsibilities which 1T in
wolves, but in unhesitating obedience
TO what | deem my constitutional
duty, | advise that the Congress de-
clare the recent course OF the I'M
perial German Government to be IN
fact nothing less than war against
the government and people of the
United States; that it formally ac-
cept the status of belligerent which
has thus been thrust upon 1t, and
that it take immediate steps not only
to put the country in a more thor
ough state of defence, but also to
exert all its power and employ all
its resources to bring the govern
ment of the German Empire to terms
...l ord fha NyaT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-03
Aztec First Armed Ship
Sailing Under u. S. Flag

rto A~~Itar -tCawshlp Aztec. sunk
r-a y Ccr~a- Submarine of an island
Lcar Brcgt. was the first armed Ameri-
can mrrrt.u. vessel 10 sail from port
q, ihis side of the Atlantic. The cable
ncssa.o Irom the American Consul at
..res, which Drought the news OF the
.sip's sinking 70 her owners, the Ori-
e.tal Navigation Company, gave no mn
ing a. % the fate Of her crew.
TIC Aztec. under command OF Cap
.s.u WaI.,~ O'Brien. was manned by a
crew vf thIrty-nine. Seventeen OF TINS
number. including the captain, we're
'he following American citizens:
l. J. Anderson. mate. 53S Filticth
street Brooklyn
@. &. IarkIr. second mate. So Garfield
Avenue. Weet Lynn, Mass.
D.. i. O'Hricu. -h.rd mate, % Burgess
Place, PassaiC. n. j. ,,
b. Borje1sen. engineer. 2iS Forbell
Avenue. Hroo.lyu.
Harry Ia.ka, engineer, 50 Garfield
A5enue, Wcs; LINN. Mass.
HeibcI; Collins, engineer, JlO last
Fifth Sttct'. Wilmington, Del
Charles Erickson, engineer, e39 Fli-
iy-cighta Stree, Brooklyn.
Chester T.. Ice, steward. III Sacra-
merio S:r,c.. san Francisco.
llen:y =. Long. mcsSman, New YORK
city 30; .u directory.
Watson Siancr, radio operator New
York Ci;y 30; iu dIectOry1.
Charlie, Kelly, 81 Iwenty-ninth
Street. Droo@lyr ,no such address,.
Julian E. Macvmber. Honolulu;
Chsrlcs Piucarolo. Honolulu; Ekila
koski, Hawai-, Tato Davis. Hawaii;
IT, 4. Price, Hawaii
Carried 5-lnch Guns
Whether or not the Aztec ought a
osing battle with her undersea ad-
'eFsary mas not been disclosed. ne
'eners believe however that she lad
10 chance 20 dght, since She was sunk
- e:i5 o'clock az Hight when a heaVy
sea was running. Tic vessel was armed
Win Two p-inch guns, one Ior"afd ana
one ait. manned 5y naval gunners.
The Aztec. low moving frelghter
= "is1 gro -onusGe, steamed from
Atw YORK foI llavrc or March - WITH
iull cargo o. foOdstufS and general
gppies valued "a, more than S1O0,OoO.
ahe Wa, due az liavre tomorrow ana
pIobsoly vas less than 100 miles from
'hst port when torpeGoed.
Inc Az.Cc was built in 1894 by the
EDWARDS Shipbuldiug Company al
Neweastle-on-Iyrc England. for The
Pacific Mail Steamship Company. She
sss purchased in January last by ;Eo
vrehtsi Steamship Company, with Of
sees at I. hsttcTy Place. She Was
'iy tcet inches long, 43 feet beam
and - fcei fIorr dsct 10 keclsen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-03
Committee
Will Meet To-day

Washington. April Chairman
Stone Of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee. which would handle any
resolution declaring war or state OF
war. late to-day called meeting Of his
committee for 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
IL am against a declaration OF war.
he added. "but when it is declared |
will be a war eagle screaming as loud
as the rest. Blood is thicker than
water, and no matter what opinions n
man might have about the need for
war. any otner position would be con-
temptible. and no American could con-
template il.
War is not play. and when We go
into il I believe we should go in TO the
limit with men and money. II il takes
cne million men, all right; II it takes
five million men. all right; II it takes
ten billion dollars or fifty billion dol
iars. all right. There is no use playing
around me edges of war"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-03
Privileged to
Spend Her Blood

To such a task we can dedicate
our lives and our fortunes, every
thing that we are and everything
that we have, with the pride of those
who know that the day has come
when America is privileged to spend
her blood and her might for the prin-
ciples that gave her birth and hap.
piness and the peace which she has
treasured. God helping her, she can
do no other.