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Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
SCHOOL PLAY IS
GREATLY ENJOYED

Santa Claus & Co.." the playlet
produced by the teachers and pupils
of the Lincoln school and by the mu-
sic supervisor, went off without a
single hitch last night, and the lines,
songs and scenery were greatly ap-
preciated by an audience of more
than 500 persons. A good sum was
netted for the playground and victro-
la fund of the school.
Miss Record, the principal of the
school, and the Miss Aiken, the mu-
sic supervisor, are deserving Of much
praise for faultless production. The
orchestra assembled by Miss Aiken
was better than the usual school mu-
steal aggregation and greatly pleased
with three selections.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
MAYOR ASKS AID FOR
SYRIAN RELIEF FUND

Having learned that the Armenian
Syrian relief committee have selected
Tuesday, December 18, as a special
day for the collection of funds for
this most worthy cause, and that there
are 100000 starving orphans, besides
100000 others in destitute condition,
to be provided for by the gifts and
charity Of benevolent citizens in the
United States, and since President
Wilson has appealed to all citizens
to help, l therefore, as mayor of the
City Of Ell Centre, call this matter to
the attention of our citizens and urge
them to do all that they can to help
these needy people.
Yancy Adams at the Ell Centre Ma
tional Bank is the treasurer of the
local committee and will gladly for
ward the constitutions of our city.
Dated at Ell Centre, CAL, this 18th
day of December, 1917.
WILLIAM EGERER, Mayor.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
ATTORNEYS NAME
DRAFT ADVISORS
Number of Members of the County
Bar Association Volunteer to Give
What Help They Can to Registrants
in Preparing Questi0nnaires-Of-
fices With District.

Beginning Monday, an attorney will
be at the disposal of the draft reg
istrants in the offices of the Irriga-
ton District, to assist the registrants
in making out the questionnaires and
in preparing affidavits, etc. This was
decided upon at a meeting Of the draft
advisory board yesterday.
Among the members of the bar who
took the oath as members of the aug
mented advisory board were:
Judge Franklin j. Cole, Isaac Ad-
ans, w. I. Wilson, J. Stewart Ross,
James w. Glassford, Charles l..
Brown, Frank E. Bickhauser, J. C,
Allen, J. J. Simmons, James w. Grif-
fin, A. l.. Sebille, John A. Berry, Les
lie Reed, Ernest R. Simon, Galen
Nichols, 0. V. Wilson, H. Stuart, Dor
sey G. Whitelaw, Bert D. Noel, Chas
l.. Childers, c. l.. Scott, J. R. Ford
Harry N. Dyke, Dan V. holland, Vene
Bloomer, ]. S. Larew, M. w. Conk-
ling, Phil D. Swing, R. w. McPher-
rim, A. c. Loveland, Atchison, D. G.
Bitler and R. B. Whitelaw.
A force of five or six attorneys will
be on hand to assist the draft regis.
trations. Judge Cole believes that
there will be from $50 to 800 regis,
trants applying for help every day
until January Is. An effort is being
made to secure the free services oi
as many notaries. The work of thu
notaries alone will approximate ont
hour for each blank.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
PR USS|AN Ms
FORMULATING
PEACE OFFER
FACING A HARD WINTER AND
MORE TERRITORY BEING AC-
QUIRED, BUTCHER WILL MAX e
ANOTHER PEACE OFFER ON
CHRISTMAS DAY.
Head Prussian Killer Skates That "if
the Allies Refuse, Then the Re-
spOnsibility for the Blood Shed in
the Year 1918 Will Be Upon Their
Heads"
(By Associated Press)


London. Dec. 15-The Kaiser is pre-
pairing another peace proposal for the
consideration of the Allies, which, it
is rumored, will insist on better terms
for Germany than those previously
rendered.
The Kaiser will make the offer du-
ring Christmas week, in an effort to
pacify an ever-growing peace party
in the German empire.
"On the Allies, in case they reject
this offer, will fall the responsibility
for blood shed during 1918," the
head of the Prussian autocracy is re-
ported to have stated, in a message
from Berlin.
Lord Robert Cecil, minister Of the
blockade, has branded as untrue the
German statement that Germany had
received through a neutral country
an inquiry regarding the war aims of
the Teutons under circumstances indi-
eating that the inquiry was made with
the sanction of the British govern
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
PEOPLE IN OZARK CON-
TINENT' MURMURING
OVER RULE OF FORCE
NOW IN EFF ECT,"
SAYS MESSAGE.
American Railway Commits
siOner Reported Arrested
in Siberia as a Member
of the Provisional Re-
gime.

London, Dec. 15.-Murmurings
against the rule of force being put
into effect by the Bolsheviki govern
ment are growing louder, according
to dispatches from Petrograd, and
correspondents predict the early
downfall Of the extremists.
Petrograd dispatches shed little
light on The military situation in
southeastern Russia. The whereabouts
and present fortunes of Generals Kali
edines and Korniloff are not def
nitely known. The Posts correspon-
dent says the fog of war has settled
over all Russia, although little actual
warfare has developed.
The people of Petrograd are more
interested in the attitude of the Boil
sheviki toward the Constituent As
sembly than in peace negotiations or
the civil war in the south. All ,ad-
vices agree that force is the only law
in Russia today. The strongest force
is welded for the moment by the Boil
sheviki who, under the guidance of
Lenine and Trotzsky, are said to have
established despotic regime against
which many of the Bolsheviki are
murmuring.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
SINGLE MEN
. 60 To 0CAMP
FIRST DRAFT
CROWDER ANNOUNCES THAT
MARRIED MEN AND THOSE IN
NEEDED INDUSTRIES WILL BE
CALLED ONLY BECAUSE OF
GRIM NECESSITY.
Draft Registrants Eager to Avail
Themselves of Opportunity to En-
list and Flood Recruiting Offices
Sixty Days Placed as Time Limit
for End OF QUESTIONABLE.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, r,c. 15.-Provost Mar
shal General Crowder today predicted
the absolute success of the draft clas-
sification system and said that within
sixty days the millions Of registrants
will stand marshaled for places in
the world war, each in the class to
which his economic worth entities
him.
He characterized the new system of
choosing an army as the acme of
scientific precision.
"The men will shoulder guns first
who should by all the laws of rea-
son offer themselves first" he said.
"Only grim necessity will compel US
to invade the more deferred classes,
but if necessity arises we will find
the country ready"
Secretary Baker ordered that thou
sands Of registrants who volunteered,
but who were rejected on account of
the breakdown of the recruiting ma
chinery be accepted, even though they
could not complete their examination
until later.
A rush Of thousands to enlist,
among them draft registrants eager
to avail themselves of the last op-
portunity to volunteer, is overtaxing
recruiting facilities all over the coun-
try. At the same time draft boards
began mailing the first S per cent of
questionnaires for the classification Of
100000 registrants. 1t is announced
that registrants failing in efforts to
enlist before noon today will be per-
mitted to join the regular through
local boards, but will retain their sta
tus as members of the national army.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
ACTIVITIES OF
CENTRAL HIGH
Final Rehearsals for Junior Class
Play-High School Quartette in
ThrOes of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Theses Have Been Slected-Princi-
pal and Coach Praise Football Team

Final rehearsals for the Junior
class comedy, "All-of-a-Sudden-Peg-
gy," are being held, and if the would
be Thespians do even slight credit to
the play Monday evening at 1880 the
the production should prove a high
class entertainment to Ell Centre the
atregoers.
New comfort for FL Centre the
atregoers will be experienced with the
improved seating capacity provided
by the spacious new High School the
atre auditorium. Audiences have NO
difficulty in distinguishing words
spoken from the stage of the new
audtorium-a disadvantage to the
production of former High School,
plays.
A slight change has been made in
the cast. Cleo McCarey will take
the part of Major Archie Phipps
while Merwin Greer will take Nc.
Carey's former part.
The witty lines and situations OF
this charming three-act comedy mark
it as one of the most successful play
selections made at the local High in
recent years.
The Junior class has patriotically
sacrificed by announcing that three.
fourths of the money taken in at the
play will be donated to they. M. c.
(Cnnksnnod IN Do 90 C;xN
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
HARD To KEEP
COW TESTERS0 ON
J0b-SULL|VAN
CALL OF MARS is STRONG FOR
MEN IN THE MILY PRODUC-
TION AND TESTING LINE,
THROUGH PRICE HAS BEEN
BOOSTED so PER CENT.
Farm Adviser Sullivan Gives the
Second Half of His Annual Report
on the Work of the Farm Bureau
Dealing With the Dairy Production
of the Valley.

Continuing his review Of the work
of the County Farm Bureau today
County Farm Adviser Sullivan stated
that it was difficult to get cow test
ers. His report continues, as fol-
lows:
Cow testing work is continuing, but
has been hampered by the difficulty
in keeping men on the work, because
of the war situation, especially at the
original wages arranged. However,
we are at present reorganizing the
COW testing units and mean to develop
one good unit in the Valley. We have
advanced the price of testing from
81 per cow to $3.50 per cow per year,
in order to meet the, new conditions.
Food campaign series have been
carried through the paper in the Val
ley running under headings provided
in the Farm Bureau.
Sugar beet investigations carried on
in cooperation with E. c. Rittue were
followed up. One field was found to
yield twenty tons per acre, and an
other field of sandy soil produced
beets with sugar content Of 16 per
cent.
A successful wheat campaign is
being conducted at the present time,
4500 bushels of spring wheat being
located or secured for the farmers.
This resulted in an increase Of the
wheat acreage estimated at 10000
acres, with a probable increase in
yield of 100000 bushels. In connec-
tion with this wheat campaign a sur
vey of all seed wheat supplies in the
Valley was made, and a record was
kept of the amount and quality of
each. By working in cooperation
with local dealers and by helping
them through our office to get the
seed released and securing the cars
for it's shipment, we have succeeded
in getting enough seed wheat to meet
the demands.
A campaign for the selection and
saving Of choice milo seed was con-
Quoted. A canvass was made of the
Valley and the best milo fields were
selected. Arrangements were made
with the owners of these fields for
the selection of seed from the best
heads. In this manner different lots
of superior dwarf milo seed have been
located in every section of the VAL
ley aggregating total of rs tons of
seed. The imported seed has been of
very poor quality and this selection
must result in heavy increase.
The. Farm Bureau is at present
working on the water situation. An
effort is being made to secure a con-
nection with the Laguna dam and to
obtain government aid in making per-
manent the water supply.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
SEELEY MET TO GIN
LONG STAPLE COTTON

Articles Of incorporation were filed
today with the county clerk for the
Seeley Long Staple Ginning Com
pany, by Seeley residents, the capi-
tally stock being $4,000 and the
amount paid in $3.50. The incorpora-
tors are d. F. HARRISON, w. R. Lienau
J. F. Gallaher, N. R. Pearse and S.
c.. Goddard.
These men have set up a roller gin
for the ginning of Egyptian cotton
and, although the gin is not yet in
operation, it will be before the next
crop
1t is proposed to plant 1000 acres
of Egyptian in the vicinity of Seeley
next season.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
HE CARRIED VEGETABLES;
ALSO WELL KNOWN BRANDS

Deputy Sheriff Cleveland, act
ing on tip from his superior,
trailed Carey Young, a vegetable
peddler of the cOlored persuasion,
along Fourth street yesterday,
and at an OppOrtune time accost-
ed him and searched his cargo of
vegetables" He found several
pints of amber.colored liquid al
legged to contain whisky. The ped
dler was taken to the county Jail
and locked up. Deputy Cleve-
land states that Young would not
have gotten into trouble had hi
language been more respectful
to the white women on his route,
the women complaining to the
sheriff.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
SUSPEND HIGH EVENING
SCHOOL FOR HOLIDAYS

Principal Randall of Central Union
High school announces that the even
ing school at that institution will not
hold sessions during the Christmas va
cation, starting today.
1t will open up again on Wednes-
day, January 2.
The subjects taught are arithmetic,
bookkeeping, stenography, typewrit.
ing, English and Spanish.
There was good attendance during
the first semester.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
FORMER NEWSPAPER MAN
PHYSICALLY EXEMPTED

Robert w. Weekes, former publish
er Of The Press, has been honorably
discharged at Camp Lewis, because
of physical disability, according to
Charles Frisbie, engineer for the I'm
perial-Laguna Water Company, who
arrived home from camp last night.
Mr.. Weekes' eyes became so affect
ed at camp that it ives deemed best
to discharge him.
He is now in San Francisco seek
ing entranc eto another branch Of the
United States service.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
BILL TO BE INTRO
DUCED IN CONGRESS
TO APPROPRIA / ATE
COST OF STORAGE
AND CANAL.
Secretary Lane Informs the
Valley Committee He Will
Back Such a Bill if 1t Has
Sanction of People of I'm
perial Valley.

A conference is being held in
Washington today between the
Imperial Valley committee on the
Lagqna dam connection and the
Secretary of the Interior ON
plans for a bill toe represented
to Congress in the near future
appropriating large sum for the
construction Of reservoirs on the
upper Colorado and the digging
, of a canal from the Laguna dam
to the Imperial Valley.
According to q message re-
ceived today by Phil Brooks from
Walter E. Packard, Secretary
Lane advised the committee that
the hest procedure for the con-
struction of a permanent con-
pecti0a with the Laguna dsm and
an al1-American canal lay in in
cluding the project with bill for
the storage dams.
Secretary Lane stated that he
would lend all the aid in his pow
er for the passage of bill by
Congress appropriating the mon
ey for the two projects, Imperial
to pay for the connecting canal
over a period Of many years.
The Secretary suggested that
the committee see Senator John
son of California, and have him
introduce the bill at an early date.
It is probable that the members
Of the committee have already
conferred with the senator.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
WILL TAKE RECRUITS
OUTSIDE DRAFT ACE

Corporal Bryant, local United States
army recruiting officer, received word
this morning from Lieutenant Colonel
Purviance that men between the ages
of 18 and 40, except those of draft
age, would be accepted for the vari-
Gus branches of the service, beginning
today
The army offers an exceptional op-
portunity for mechanics, clerks, ETC.,
to serve their country and make good
pay.
See Corporal Bryant at 532 Main
street.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
SENIOR THESES ARE
NEXT IN PROCESSION

Selection of the High School Senior
theses has been made and work on
them will begin Immediately after the
holidays. Every college requires that
students entering shall have written
their Senior thesis. Miss Haylor, class
teacher. will direct the writing Of the
Senior theses this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
Press Prosperity
Edition to Couer
Wide VaNeyFeild
Story of the ''Seven-League Boots
Method of Progress in the Valley
to Be Graphically Told in a Com
prehensive Magazine Brimful of
Facts and Figures.

Rapid progress is being made
in the assembling of The Imper-
ial Valley Press Prosperity Edi-
ton.
This comprehensive story of
the greatness of Imperial Valley
and what it has done to furnish
foodstuffs and cotton in this time
of great need for these products
will make its appearance within
a few weeks.
The men who have this special
edition in hand are covering the
Valley, securing photographs,
facts and figures to prove the as
founding story Of increased pro-
ducts, high prices and general
prosperity.
The Prosperity Edition will be
the most complete publication of
rs kind ever issued in Imperial
Valley.
The Imperial Valley Press is
determined to. spare no reason
able expense to make this edi-
tion credit to the Valley, even
though the receipts from adver-
tising do not justify an elabor-
ate edition.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
MARK
GRAVES OF us. SOLDIERS
(By Associated Pressl

With the American Army in France
Dec. 15.-An army branch known
as the "graves registration service"
has been organized to arrange for
proper burial Of Ameican who die in
Fance and to care for their graves.
1t consists of a unit Of two officers
and fifty men attached to each di-
vision.
The French authorities have al
ready assigned to the American ex-
peditionary force land for use as semi
permanent or temporary cemeteries
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
NICK ESCAPES
FROM SIBERIAN CAPTORS
(Ru A ccnciat tod Proccl

PetrOgrad, Dec. 15.-FOrmer
Emperor Nicholas of Russia has
escaped from confinement at To-
bOlsk, according to advices re-
ceived at BOlsheviki headquar-
ters. A special train manned by
sailors has been dispatched from
Petr0grad to pursue the flying
Nicholas. 1t is rumOred that
many persons, sympathizing with
the former monarch who fell so
low, aided in his escape.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
NO UNLIMITED SILVER
COINAGE, SAYS BAKE
(By Associated Press)


Washington, Dec. 15.-DirectOr
of the Mint Baker, denying re-
ports that the government was
considering the unlimited coin
age of silver or a revival of BIZ
metallism, explained that the pro-
posed government acquisition was
to stimulate production and sta
bilize the market.
The negotiations afford no
opening for the revival of an eco
nomic issue, he said, and should
be regarded as purely an effort
to secure an adequate supply and
to place American silver produc-
tion on a more satisfactory and
scientific basis.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
S. P. Wants Switching Rate Raised

San Francisco, Dec. 15-The South
ern Pacific has applied to the Rail-
road Commission for permission to
make 100 per cent raise Of switch
ing charges at California points.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
American Arrested.
ID, Acooo;o%oJ A Dcocc\

Petrograd, Friday, Dec. 14.-Chas.
Smith, connected with the American
railway commission, is reported to
have been arrested at Tchita, Siberia.
Smith was arrested with former
Assistant Minister of Railways Gust
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15

Phone your wants to The Press
and get quick results
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
FINISH LEVEES
BY APRIL, is
D|CTUM OF BOARD

CONTRACTORS LITTLE AND
SHEARER GIVEN FOUR MONTHS
IN WHICH TO RAISE LEVEES-
WORK WILL COST $325, ,OOO-TO
BE PAID OUT OF BOND ISSUE.
Little Already Has Men and Teams
Below the Line, and Shearer Has
Plenty of Workers and Stock to
Throw Across the Line on the VOL
cano Lake Contract.
Directors Of the Irrigation District
this morning signed contracts with
Lee Little and Robert Shearer & Co.
for the raising of the protection lev
ees inMexico. The contract with
Little specified that he was to finish
his work by April !. Shearer was
given until April Is to raise the VOL
cane Lake levees to the required
height.
The total cost of the levee raising
win Be $525,00v. Little was given
the contract for the Saiz levee at
$69, 900, and Robert Searer & Co.
will raise the other levee for $266, 900;
the District to arrange for duties on
men and equipment.
Lee Little stated today that he al
ready had approximately 300 teams
and teamsters below the line and in
the vicinity of Hanlon's Heading and
would begin moving equipment to the
levee about the middle of next week,
losing no time.
The Shearer outfits are in San
Diego and on the line of the San Die
go & Arizona and they will be moved
below the line as soon as possible.
In Report No. 2 of the consulting
engineers the sum Of $500,000 was
set aside for levee work.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15

Continued on Page Three)
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
READ THEM TO-DAY

You may he one Of a dOz-
en- people to whom one Of
tOday's Classified "Ads'' II
the most important thing
printed i'm this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-15
fe17. uc.ooo,css

Imperial Valley Produces
more dollars than any
other irrigated aErlcuttur~s
.ecttOn In the world.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-12
Farmers Build SiIos.

The high price of milk, butter and
cheese, is creating a great agitation
thruout the state in the erection and
building of silos. While prices of these
products are high at the present time
the prediction is by those best posted,
that milk will reach as high as 15c per
quart before the holidays, and butter
at least 70 cents a pound. What do
you think about it? If this is in pros
pect and possible, it should be the ear
nest wish and desire of every farmer
IN Wood county, to have a silo in con-
nection with his barn to care for ev-
cry bit of fodder that he can use to fill
them with The siIo appears to be, in
the Judgment of our best farmers,
goes hand in hand with the dairy pro-
ducts. No farm of any size should be
without a silo. Every farmer should
own and care for as many cows as it
is possible for them to take care of.
The great money made by the farmer
is from his milk check It is our ad-
vice to every farmer in Wood coun-
ty to erect one or two siIos on each
farm. The future price of farm pro-
duets of all kinds is going to be high.
Prepare to increase your income as
large as possible Our business men
in Grand Rapids who handle any ma
terial that goes into the silo manufac-
ture should push, by advertising, all
of these materials. Let the farmers
know what you have got to sell them
to help them out on the silo question.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-12
To Save S2OO,OOO,OOO

To save more than two hundred mil
lion dollars worth of brewing and sa-
loon property from utter ruin is the
problem which confronts liquor deal
ers of the state and which will be thor
oughly discussed at the annual con-
vention of the Wisconsin state retail
liquor dealers protective association
at Wausau next week.
The convention opens next Tuesday
with the reception and registration of
delegates. The delegates will be well
coined by F. J. Gastsman of Wausau,
State President Gahlman will respond.
R. J. Halls, secretary of the Nation
al organization will address the con-
vention Wednesday and national pres
ident William Seckel of Cleveland will
address delegates Thursday. The cleo
ton of officers and selection of the
next convention place will take place
Thursday afternoon.