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Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-16

Bean and pea mildew, rust, red spi
oer, cotton boll-worm, boll-weevll,
square borer, ETC., bugs and worms on
truck and field crops--kill them with
dry insecticides.
SAVE YOUR FRUIT.
Red spider and mite, mildew, rust
and insects are at work on vines and
trees. Dust now, before they get a
start. Dust sprays are better than
liquids, are cheaper and more easily
and quickly applied. Serve your coun-
try by protecting your crops.
"A puff in time saves the vine.''
The American Beauty is the fastest
and easiest working knapsack duster.
Throws perfect cloud-no Jumps, no
c]ogging. Uses least dust-does most
work. Ask your dealer for it, or send
us S110O for vineyard and garden
size, $3.50 for orchard size. We ship
all charges paid. Refund if not pleased
after weeks trial.
WE FULLY GUARANTEE EVERY
MACHINE.
California Sprayer Co.
6O29 Pasadena Ave-, Los Angeles, Cai.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-16
Bullets and Beans.

The enormous part that the Impe
rial Valley might play in the war wit
Germany is bounded only by the lin
its of the Valley and the extent o
the patriotism of the producers of TIL
Valley.
In the present struggle beans an'
begas are as important as bullets ant
bayonets. Never before in the histor!
of the country has the tilleT of the
soil been in such prominence. In the
Fast, the West, the North and South
the government, through the newspa-
lcrs, posters and bulletins, is begging
Pleading with the farmer and ranch
man to do his share in increasing the
food crops of the nation.
The Council of Defense has appoint
ed Major S. Cook, Purl Willis and A.
VI Nelson as committee to provide
prizes and awards in connection with
the campaign to increase crop produc-
ton. These able men will lend their
services to the patriotic cause, but
Tor them to succeed the Imperial VAL
lev ranchman must be conscious Of
his duty to his country.
Noble is the youth that marches
forth into battle with gun and bayo-
net, and noble will he always be. But
modern warfare has brought into
glory the silent campaigners of the
soil, who, with their bronzed faces,
will take place in the pages of fu-
tire histories aside the regiments Of
troops and martial victories.
The Imperial Valley ranchmen are
the patriots of 1917. When news Of
further German atrocities reach
this country, the Imperial Valley
ranchman will not give vent to his
Indignation by seizing gun and
roarching off to war, but ne will jump
on the old tractor, jam on full speed,
plow up that idle piece of land and
liant, plant, plant.
The government asks every man to
do his duty, whether it is on the field
of battle or on the farm, and 1t is
the particular duty of every man,
woman and child in the Imperial Val
ley to lend support in every way pos
sible to the increase OF the production
j.. the Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-16
Laugh When People
Step On Your Feet
Try this yourself then pass
il along { others.
Ii works!

Ouch ,?,?., This kind of rough
talk will be heard less here in tow
if people troubled with corn will fol-
low the simple advice of this Cincin-
natl authority, who claims that few
drops of a drug called freezone when
applied to tender, aching corn stops
-oreness at once, and soon the cora
dries up and lifts right out without
lain.
He says freezone is an ether com
pound which dries Immediately and
never inflames or even irritates the
surrounding tissue or skin. A quarter
Of an ounce of freezone will cost very
little at any drug store, but is suffi-
cient to remove every hard or soft
corn or callus from ones feet. Mil
lions Of American women will welcome
this announcement since the Inaugural
ton Of the high heels.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-16
Marriage Licenses.

A marriage license was issued yes
terday to Irwin Curl, age p, Of Long
Eeach, and Miss Helen Widman, age
19, of Imperial.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to Glenn NJ Giikerson, ageo
q, Of Long Beach, and Miss Lucille
Richards, aged Is, Of Imperial.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to Max Bauer, eyed %, of Ca
lexico, and Miss Louisa Harnisch
aged "a, of Methuen, Mass.
A marriage license was issued to
day to Anartosia Raga, aged 22, an'
Miss Ventura Mendez, aged 10, botf
flom Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-16
POLAND'S FATE MOST
UNCERTAIN JUST NOW
BY Lowell Mellett

London, April 20 by mail)-The
ancient kingdom of Poland just now
/ presents the attentive attitude of the
mouse that waits to see which way
the cat will jump
1t might be possible to express the
situation in more pleasant way, but
the expression is that of DR.. Leon
Iitwinski, spokesman for the Poles in
London. Poland, first caught in the
n.angle of the Russian advance and
German retreat and then in the
nangle of the German advance and
Russian retreat, probably has suffered
as greatly as any county OF Europe,
rot including Belgium or Serola. a
million and a half of her sons have
been enrolled as belligerents-90O,OOo
i'll the Russian armies and 100000 IN
the German and Austrian armies.
But Poland's position in present
Weltpolitik is that of desperate neu-
trality. Both Germany and Russia
have promised her much. Poland
wants to cash one of those promises.
Of the two, Russia offers the more
Il complete independence. But there
is this drawback, DR.. Litwinski eX-
planned. Russia is promising indepen-
dence to territory occupied by German
troops.
And there is more or less of string
attached to Germany's proposal, which
S completely reunited Poland with
its own local government, under the
wing of the German empire, some
what like the position of Bavaria.
Inc string is the unreenting emphasis
on the suggestion that Poland raise
an army of her own against Russia.
"a reunited Poland would be q
great betterment of our before-the-
war situation" said DR.. Litwinski,
"but what we want, of course, is both
a reunited and an independent coun-
try. We have been immensely encour-
aged by the proclamation OF the new
Russian government, though previous
Russian assurances, naturally, did not
impress US very much
DO you consider that President
Wilson's mention of Poland in his
discussion of possible peace terms has
had effect?"
"Oh, colossal" exclaimed DIR. Lit
winski.
"Colossal" echoed DR.. George de
Sweitochowski. Colossal, colossal
repeated the other Poles in the room.
1T was this way said DR.. SWEET
lochowski; there's been lot of gen
cralizing about small nations and
there's been some mention Of Belgium
ard Serbia, but beyond that nobody
has ever gone. The ease of Poland
has been handled very gingerly. There
has been the fear, perhaps, that IT
Right benecessary to do lot of COM
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-16

This evening the directors Of Impc-
rial Water Company No. will decide
the question Of irrigating land with
out water stock. The meeting is to
lie held in Brawley. The change is due
I, an urgency measure passed in thr
state owing to war conditions. The
new statute provides that a mutua
water company may deliver water t.
an outsider provided that the members
are first supplied.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-16
Hold First Meeting.

The first meeting of the executive
committee of the Imperial Valley
chapter of the Red Cross was held
at the Chamber of Commerce Monday
evening. The following officers were
appointed: Chairman, James W
Classford; vice chairman, A. II. Girls
wold; secretary, Mrs. Gilbert S. Helms;
treasurer, Thos. T. Cook. Those ap-
pointed as the board of managers
we're Mrs. Violette Campbell, c. w.
Barton, B. Salomon, A L. Richmond
and o. G.. Horne.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-16
Soup Men Home.
CBv Associated Pressl

Washington, May 16.--The war com
n,ittee announced that American con-
sumers will have to deny themselves
canned beans and soups for sixty days
OF more owing to a shortage of tin
needed for packers of peri5bable foods.
The order will be put into operation
over vigorous protest of bean and
soup packers, who declare it means
ruin.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-16

Use the PAPEC FEED CUTTER
the best of all silo filters.
Conserve your forage with the
SIMPLEX SILO.
Ne save you money. Ask for prices
SANTA FE LUMBER CO.,
l6 California ST., San Francisco, Cal
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-16

Clifford Bradford, FL Centro's fret
marshal, arrived here today from Aus
tin, Tex, where he has been making
his home for several years.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-16

Charles 7. Petit, alleged to have
issued some bad checks at Calexico,
was brought to the county jail this
afternoon by Sheriff Appiestill and
Gndersheriff Hila w. Anderson. 1t is
understood that charge Of insanity
viii be filed.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-16

Would you be free from that head
ache? See DR.. Hutchinson any We'd
nesday at Denver Rooms, next to Ii
brary. At Holtville next Friday. 5..15
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made from time to time. But not alone
Is Information such as this Of high i'm
port. but our commanders need very
much more certain information. as for
instance, when the men in the first
trench line are to be relieved
In trench warfare the men, of
course. cannot stay in the trenches
all of the time. and they are usually
relieved during the night tie, which
means more or less confusion,
'choked" trenches. etc. II our at
tack can be timed at such a period, Il
Is naturally more easy to win a
trench than when the regular forces
are in charge. The noise and the
talk of the, relieving party should
usually he loud enough to give such
information away over the sensitive
mlcrophone.
How the telephone and telegraph
are used by the signal corps OF the
modern army Is also discussed by the
Electrical Experimenter.
In no war In the past have the cleo
trio signaling systems covered go
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essery for the party who lays the micro
phones to clear the barbed wire entan-
clements. Although these wire entan-
clements are often provided with cow
bells and other ingenious tell-tales which
Immediately inform the enemy that
someone Is near, the trick can be &C
complLshed nevertheless. For instance
the microphone may DO thrown by hand
Ike bomb. taking good aim that II
does not actually land into the trenches {:
thin wire trailing from behind the
microph0ne and having the same color
as the ground will not be readily de-
tected by the enemy. In this case, the
wire would. Of course. be on top OF the
barbed wire entang.ements. but being
very fine, It probably would not be OBJ
served from the enemy's trench.
Now suppose We have a few dozen
Of these microphones concealed near the
enemy's trench. The wires from them
lead to our own trenches. where an,
operator Is to be IN charge OF the re-
ceiving end. listening for any informa-
ton coming over his wire: chance re-
marks by the enemy are surely to be
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many square miles or such a great al.
versity Of requirements. The COM
handing general wants to know how
a certain division is progressing: an
artillery captain wants TO ascertain
Just where his shells are dropping;
these and million other facts must
be transmitted every hour OF the day
along the hundreds OF miles OF battle
front.
Often during a bombardment the
wires are broken, and telephone en-
gtneers are forced to follow the lines
closely, installing new stations at the
first possible moment, so as to keep
In touch with the rear and the center
OF command. II driven back, this
corps has to pick up all material 20
that It will not fall into the hands,
of the enemy.
After the cannon. whose fire has
been directed by aviators and captive
balloons via radio, have smashed the
trenches OF the enemy, the infantry
attack begins and. bayonets couched.
the men advance The various units
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D|CTAGRAPH|NG
FOE IN TRENCH
MADEPOSS|BLE
BY TELEPHONES.

war trenches are today Offering a
testing ground to more scientific in.
Ssntions and discoveries than any
other spot on earth, and like many
another game, # has settled down to
q game OF wits where that side haV.
ing the most brains and the most in.
Esnuity Is likely to win in the end.
The principles Of the telephone and
telegraph have played almost as i'm
portant 4 part IN the present war as
actual instruments OF war. They
have been applied on land and sea
and In the air, and in the latter feld
OF operations science is now at work.
on what are expected shortly to be
startling improvements.
One Of the most effective uses yet
found for the telephone has been in
-dtstagrsphing'' the Germans-detect-
ing their trench movements and
knowing IN advance just what their
plans were.
a writer in the Electrical Expert
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nd Telegraph Are Keenest Ears For Army Modern Warfare

follow each other In obedience to or
ders from their leaders. These ordSrs
are long STAGE decided upon, andsin
the midst OF this tumI1t all Is direct
ed BY a general plan. Meanwhile. fur
ther TO the rear. the generasissiiho,
the general commanders, the chiefs Of
the army corps, OF divisions and brig
ades' with detail maps spread out be
FORE them. folIow the movements and
give their orders. All OF this has to
phone.
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blestones. pieces OF log. or any other OBJ
ject that would not arouse the suspicion
Of the enemy. The next step would be
to have them taken up TO the very edge
Of the trench Of the enemy.
Needless to say in doing so. II IS nee
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menter, of current issue. has a plan
for using the "Dictagraph." a work
Ing plan of which is shown in a
drawing on this page.
The question OF placing the dictagraphs
IN the enemy's trenches Is. Of course, a
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rather ticklish business, but is not i'm
possible.
The sensitive microphones must first be
properly camOufiaged so they will have
an innocent appearance. In other
words. they could be made up as cob
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house where many lines meet, 30 that
he can be in constant communication
with all the rear and the advance.
Every chief Of service In turn. as well
as every commander OF a unit, OF one
or more lines. is ready with a report.
awaiting oruers. The development OF
the telephone communication between
headquarters and all parts OF the
forces has been so perfected that Il
works without delay. Each army 10
connected with general headquarters
BY line at the end Of which an Of
ficer receives all useful Information.
Masking 1t possible for him to follow
the least movement OF his,-trooDa.
Near this officer another insures his
connection with the aides OF the gen
eralissimo, especially charged with
conveying orders from the. CHIEF OF
the army. These orders are called
'D-rectives-"
The telephone circuits OF the A.
tiliery are much more complicated
They play the same part as the former
Tor batteries and groups; but more
than this, they serve for reporting on
location Of detectives and directing
the fire They have to insure the CO.
operation the various groups OF
artillery with one another, and the
connection OF these groups with the
headquarters. which arerfin
direct connection with observers on
aeroplanes and captive balloons, as
wen as with posts Of observation on
the ground. 4sl
Evening star., 1917-01-15

THOUGH, since the war began, Europe has
been willing to pay almost any price we
- chose to ask for our products we have ad-
hered, in our charges to the United States
Government, to the basis of prices established
before the war began.
There was agitation last year for the build
ing of a Government armor-plant Certain OF
our statesmen at Washington declared that we
had been "robbing" the Government, although
the figures showed that our Navy had, for
twenty years past, paid less for armor than the
navy Of any Of the other great powers.
We did not concede that our prices for armor
were too high, but we did agree-if the Govern
ment would abandon it's plans for Federal
plant-to make armor for our Navy at any price
the Government itself might consider fair.
Does anybody imagine for moment that we
would have made such an offer if it would show
that our previous prices had been exorbitant?
In the development of our Navy now being
pushed forward, larger ships are to be built and
greater guns are called for than ever before.
One of the special needs is sixteen-inch guns
guns sixty feet long and capable of hurting
1900 pound shell with such power and accuracy
as to hit 5O-f0Ot square target fifteen miles
away. Such guns call for the highest skill and
experience of the gun-makers' art Upon such
guns may depend, indeed, the safety of the ma
tion.
In view of this need and realizing that our
own experience was probably unique, we have
undertaken voluntarily to construct, at cost Of
$4,50O0OO plant fitted to build sixteen-inch
guns
Under no conceivable. circumstances can or
ders which we may receive for this plant pay
even a fair return on the investment But we
are devoting to this purpose profits received
from other business. We felt that we must do
this as a part of our patriotic obligation.
Evening star., 1917-01-15
Government MunitiOn Factories.


Inquiries are being made as to whether it
may be necessary or desirable for the Govern
ment to build plants to make munitions of war
Agents of the Government have been to Bethle-
hem to see what facilities we had
We have developed at Bethlehem an ord
nance plant greater than Krupp's Before the
war we employed 5000 men at Bethlehem; now
we have more than 25, 900 at that point alone
We have stated to agents of the Government
we have stated to Committees of Congress-
that our ordnance plants are at the disposal of
the nation at fair operating cost, plus small
margin, thus saving the Government the cost of
investment and depreciation-for we have al
ready amortized these items out of European
orders.
Our belief is that the wisest government pol
Icy is to encourage establishment of the maxi
mum private ordnance manufacturing capacity.
1t the Government goes into munition manufac-
ture upon large scale, private plants will un-
doubtedy be diverted to other uses and in time
of emergency the capacity of the Government
plants necessarily limited, would be the nations
sole reliance for munitions upon which it's very
existence might depend
The prices charged the Government should,
of course be reasonable, and the Government
has ample ways of satisfying itself that prices
C. M. SCHWAB, Chairman.
EUGENE G. GRACE, President.
Evening star., 1917-01-15

der, we have, of course, not yet begun the second
order; and we are already confronted with pen
alties of $182,391 on that account
We have devoted all our ingenuity and re-
sources to meet the demands Of the Navy De-
partment, and with every motive both of patriot
ism and of business to fulfill the contract. But
the fact is that the requirements of the Depart
ment on these contracts have been in our judg
ment absolutely beyond the development of the
art Of projectile manufacture.
Such was the experience in the light Of which
we were called upon recently to bid for four
teen and sixteen inch shells.
Having been unable-after incurring liabil-
tiles of more than 81, ,0O0, ,000-to deliver shells
on previous orders which would satisfy the De-
partment, we saw no good purpose to be served
by bidding at all on more fourteen-inch shells.
The sixteen-inch shell, however, was some
thing new and we thought it possible that we
might be able to meet the requirements.
The problem being absolutely novel, we had
no basis, of course, upon which to make an in
telligent bid. your customer demands some
thing beyond your power to deliver, no price
for the article is too high. But we felt that we
should bid on the assumption that we could meet
the specifications and deliver the goods.
We therefore bid on these shells, at approx
mately the same rate per pound as that Of
fourteen-inch shell contract of one year ago
upon which the Navy Department actually
awarded contracts.
That is the whole story We have not the
slightest idea what profit there will be in the
making of these shells. We do not know that
there will be any profit. Indeed, there is no
certainty that even if we receive the contract, it
would be possible for us to deliver shell that
will meet the test: we cannot know what the
nature Of these tests will be-
But we are taking all the chances, and stand
ready to do our part.
For officers in the Navy Department to as
sumo that any bid made under such conditions
is "exorbitant" is, as we see it, utterly unfair.
If, however, the Navy Department will
make its tests within the known capacity of
the projectile-making art, and if these tests
shall be standardized. we will undertake to
manufacture shells under conditions both as
to price and as to time, which will equal if
not be better than those of any other man.
ufacturer in the world.
Evening star., 1917-01-15
iii
Bids on Battle Cruisers.

Bids on BattIe CrulSerS.
The policy Of the Navy Department seems to
embody an effort to discourage private enter
prise and to divert all work for national defense
into government plants. The situation with ref
erence to battle cruisers is an example in point.
The Bethlehem Steel Corporation controls
shipbuilding companies which build perhaps 40
per cent Of the tonnage Of the United States.
Knowing the purpose Of the Government to en-
large its navy, we deliberately reserved large
part of our facilities-at the sacrifice of mer-
chant contracts carrying with them large profits
that it might be available to aid in carrying
out the naval program.
We bid on the new battle cruisers sums
which Navy Department experts, after exami-
nation of our books and records, found would
yield profit Of less than ten per cent. Indeed,
we agreed to assume risks for increased costs Of