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Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-21
HEROIC FRENCH SAILOR
SAVES GERMANS BUT
LOSES OWN LIFE
(By United Press)

Paris, April 21.-The written tes-
timony of two German prisoners Qf
war is on record here today to show
the heroism of French under Off
Ger who saved them from certain
death. The latter is dead.
The two prisoners-Alfred Wendt
Of Berlin, former officer of the Ger
man steamer Kalio. and Edmond En-
giles, Frankfort, marine mechanician-
were aboard the French steamer
Athos en- route for France when the
latter was torpedoed in the Mediter-
ranean on February II. They were
locked in a cabin on the lower deck.
When they had given themselves up
Tor lost, the door of their cabin opened
Suddenly and the under officer, who
had made his way to their prison
with the greatest difficulty, guided
them to the safety of the upper deck
They were put into boat and es-
capped. The under officer remained or
board the sinking ship helping save
the others and was lost.
1t was on the Athos that Robert A.
Eaddon, an American missionary, re-
turning home from Foochow, China
was lost.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-21
Of
PRESIDENTS
PLANS FOR
DEFENSE
Colonel Is Not Opposed to
President Wilson'S Plan
for CONSUMPTION.
(By United Press)

New York, April 21.-COlOnel
Theodore Roosevelt has strongly
reiterated his demand for univer-
sal training service, together
with the plea that while this serv-
ice is being made operative the
volunteer force could BE- sent
abroad.
with all my heart | approve
President Wilson's universal serv-
ice plan, both for the present
war and for permanent policy.
1t will give us the army we need
in eighteen months, hut we ought
to treat as necessary supple
ment the utilization of vOlun-
teers who could not be reached
under the cOnscriptiOn plan. These
volunteers will eagerly grasp at
the opportunity to serve abroad
and would be able to start at an
early moment. Once we have de-
stroyed German military tyran-
ny, we shall hail the Germans as
our brothers and freely admit
them to the fellowship of free
peoples" declared Colonel ROOse-
welt.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-21
Los ANGELES IS
AFTER VALLEY
COMMERCE
Fight Between San Diego
and Los Angeles May
Mean Another Highway

With San Diego and Los Angeles
engaged in scrap to determine which
city shall profit more by the vast
trade with Imperial Valley, it is ap
parent that another paved highway
will be constructed out of the Valley.
The city of Los Angeles has long con-
tended that another artery of COM
merce should be built by way of Nee
ca. The San Bernardino Daily Sun,
speaking editorially, says as follows:
zone Angeleno has walked up to the
fact that there is very little activity
ard no enthusiasm whatever in that
city over the Imperial Valley high
way. John S. Mitchell, formerly pres
ident of the Chamber of Commerce
ard originally president of the Ocean
to-Ocean Highway organization, is out
in an interview printed in Los Ange-
les in which he says that rs per cent
of the Imperial Valley business is 60
ing over the hills to San Diego, and
il by that he means rs per cent of
the motor drawn business, he might
have said 95 per cent of it and still
be within the truth.
"It cannot come by way of the
Ocean-t to-Ocean route because there
IS no road, at least, not nearly so good
a road as the splendid highway across
the San Diego mountains, although
Mr.. Mitchell reports that he has Just
nlotored from Los Angeles to Braw-
Icy in eight and one-half hours, which
must be taken to indicate that much
of the road is almost perfect.
Nobody wants to take the San
T:iego road away from them, but we
ought to have one equally good this
way, and if the state could pave al
most 40 miles west from Ell Centre
through the desert, as it did, it should
likewise pave what may be required
rorthward from Brawley to connect
with the system in Riverside and San
Bernardino counties.
"If Mr.. Mitchell succeeds in shock
ing the Los Angeles powers into ac-
ton, they may get a hearing at the
office of the State Highway Commits
sion, and construction to follow"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-21
GO To CHURCH.
TOMORROW IS
SLOGAN BEING
HEARD TODAY
All Ell CentrO Churches Will
Have Special Services
for Tomorrow.

Tomorrow has been officially desig-
mated as "Go-to-Church" Sunday and
the various pastors have planned un-
usually interesting services for the
day.
The observance is more than a de
sire to create regular attendance on
the part of the members and pro
vides an opportunity for newcomers
to become acquainted and select the
church best suited to their particular
views.
The ministers have arranged for
special music and flower decorations
ard it will be the part of the congre-
cation in each church to make the
outsiders feel at home.
At the Christian church Rev. Conley
will discourse on Doing a Patriot b,
Fart" at the morning service. The
"Star-Spangled Banner" will be played
or cornet by Robert Lindsay, in
addition to special choir music for the
occasion.
At the Presbyterian church Rev
Stevenson will take for his topic, "The
Mission of the Church."
Rev. Walter S. Reed at the First
Baptist church has prepared a very
strong sermon on "Tho Good Shamar-
itan-Christianity in Action"
Basng his remarks on "Behold the
Man." Rev. Clark of the First M. E.
church, will extend welcome to all
tomorrow.
Rev. C. Rankin Barnes of the St.
Paul's Episcopal church will be assist
e: by Rev. Edwin S. Nett of Los An
geles. Special services will be OBJ
served.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-21
HELGE THENBERG TO
BECOME j. S. CITIZEN

Helge Anders Frederic Thenberg
according to the application filed for
first citizenship papers, desires to
Ienounce allegiance 20 Sweden and
become full fledged citizen of the
United States.
Mr. Thenberg came to America on
December 10, 1904, landing at the
port of New York and later moved
westward, finally locating in Imperial
Valley.
He is well known in the Valley as
On engineer and maker of maps, fur
nishing many corporations with the
same. He was vouched for by r. B.
Vale and j. Stanley Brown. His pc
tition will be heard by Judge Cole on
September 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-21
VALLEY FACES SERIOUS
LABOR SHORTAGE DUE
TO WAR CONDITION

With the largest corn and cotton
acreage in the history Of Imperial
Valley this year, and with a heavy
prospective draft on men by the army
and all industries, I.uperial Valley
faces labor problem of a magnitude
never before approached.
The hearing scheduled by the State
Council of Defense under auspices of
the County Farm Bureau to be held
ia Ell Centro at the High School at
o clock on Friday, April 27, plans to
take up fundamental steps for the
securing of men for our greatest har-
vest.
growing in all of the Southwestern
valleys, most of which lie on the
direct line of the railroad and will have
first bid on incoming labor The de
mand for cotton pickers in Imperial
Valley alone is estimated by conser-
vative cotton men VIII require $4,000
plckers. Besides this, many hundreds
Of men will be needed to harvest our
milo crop, which will be the most eX
tensive in the history of the Valley
The State Council of Defense, through
their sub committees, which are hold
ing hearings in every agricultural
county Of California during the period
ending May !, will have all labor sup
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWOJ
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-21
U.BOATs DISCOURAGE
EVEN T|M|D SEAGULl

LONDON, April 10-(By maiI-
Fardships Of the new relentless sub
marine warfare haven't been confined
tc the terrestrial population of the
earth. Even the sea gulls today showed
signs of the strain. The sea-gull's meal
ticket is, of course, the maritime traf-
Gc of the globe. The more exclusive
gulls follow the ocean liners, while the
bourgeoise take their table d. hote
from any old vessel at all. Curtailmenr
CT ocean traffic has put the voracious
fowl on strict war rations. AS result
many of them are invading the west
ICONTINUED ON PAGE SKI
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-21
Destroy German Military Tyranny Is Colone]'s Creed
Report Hungarian Revolution
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Germans Meet Many Reverses
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Berlin Munition Men on Strike

In and Spandau ir protest against
the bread ration reduction. Reports
O. violence have been received. The
seriousness of the report is indicated
i'll Hindenburg's appeal to the work
ers that the strike is an inexcusable
crime against the men in the trenches.
Germany is using extraordinary
r,ethods to suppress news of the
strikes.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-21
OHIO |SPREPAR|NG TO
AID DURING BATTLE

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 21.-Ohio
is taking stock, preparing to "do her
bit" in the war. Various state depart
ments reported today showing her
man and munition power as follows:
100000 men of military age, 2O,CD0,O00
acres of farm lands; nearly S2,000,-
100000 resources; 1000 plants capable
of making war munitions; $4,000 au-
tos in the state and coal producing
capacity of fifty million tons.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-21
No Leaves of Absence.

Washington, April 21.-Secretary
Baker has directed that no more leaves
of absence be granted from the ar
my except under Exceptional circum-
stances"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-21
(By United Press)

London, April 21.-Two German de-
stroyers were sunk and a third bad
ly crippled in attempting raid or
Tover.
Intercepted German wireless mes
sages deny reports that the Germans
are using human bodies for fats, oils
etc, and says that only animals are
being utilized.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-21
(By United PreSs)

Rio de Janeiro, April 21.-Brazil
has formally announced that she will
co operate with the United States in
sending munitions to the Allies. With
Brazil on the verge OF war and Ar
gentine avowedly against Germany, i,
is apparent that practically all oil
South America will virtually be pas
.sively inimical to the Teuton policy.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-21
French Advancing East.
(By United Press)

Paris, April 21.-The French have
advanced north of Rheims, with the
Germans losing heavily around Mon
thaut. The French have also gained
on the advance east of Courcy.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-21
Find Spies in Camp.
fRv limited ProSs)

Columbus, O., April 21.-Seven Ohio
guardsmen battled with eight men,
who were surprised in & cavalry barn
near the state fair grounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-21
(By United Press)

Washington, April 21.-The military
committee of the House voted favor
ably to report out the army bill with
an amendment "authorizing President
Wilson to call for volunteers, if he
so desired, before drafting"
Measures for the prevention of food
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-21
Wilson May Call Volunteers
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Two German Destroyers Sunk
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Brazil Cooperates With u. S.

shortages were discussed. Also
methods of preventing supplies from
reaching the enemy, especially
through the agency of Scandinavia. A
blacklist has been opposed, however,
by the government.
The French and British flags were
flying from the government buildings
for the first time.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-21
(By United PresS)

Rome, April 21.-Vatican advices
say that revolution in Hungary Is
imminent. Budapest and twenty-five
other cities and towns have been pro-
claimed in a state of siege as a re-
suit of disturbances.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-21
(By United Press)

Buenos Ayres, Apri, 21.-Leading
declare that if the Ger
man reply to the sinking of the Ar
gentine steamer Monte Protegido is
not satisfactory that the country will
declare war on the Tautons.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-21
(By United Prsss)

Amsterdam, April 21.-Latest Ger
man dispatches say that 10000 mu-
n.tion workers are on strike in Ber-
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-21
(By United Prsss)

London, April 21.-General Haig
has advanced over mile toward
Cambria, capturing Connelieu after
some sharp fighting The German
attack on Fauquissart has been re
PEELED.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-12
Strike!- -Or / Lockout? Il

by body aborers for the of compelling their employer
employers to comply with demand or condition."
WHATISA LOCKOUT?
The dictionary defines lockout: The shutting down of
mandatory other business by the employers because of
uwlngn of employees to work terms satisfactory to the
former"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-12

The Electrical Workers union demanded, in
January, effective April /, "closed shop" wage
increase from 571 cents to 68 cents per hour, and
that no agreement should extend beyond August l,
a period of only seven months. The electrical con-
tractors refused the "closed shop demand and in
sisted that an adjustment of their differences with
employees should be for longer period, in order to
avoid frequent controversies
The contractors raised their employees from 571a
to go cents an hour April and offered another in-
crease to6212 cents, effective August l. They had
already in 1916 raised wages from SO to 5712 cents
per hour.
On the morning of April union electricians left
their work without previous notice and of their own
accord and attended meeting of the union They
have not since returned to their work.
WAS THIS A "STRIKE"-OR A IOCKOUT?"
Fight to the Finish.
The Hosting Engineers union issued printed
ultimatum in January that on April | their wages
"sha" be 6215, 70 and rs cents an hour for respec
tive classes and that an elaborate set of working
rules, including the "closed shop" should become ef
fective Their employers raised their wages April
from IS, 621 and 67 cents per hour for respective
classes to 5711aa 65 and 70 cents
On the morning of April members of this union
refused to continue at work.
WAS THIS A "STRIKE"- A "LoCKOUT?"
After the strike two committees of this union
called upon the Secretary of the Business Mems As
sociation to request conference. When told that
employers desired to continue to maintain an "open
shop" in Omaha with free opportunity to union and
non-unon men alike they said that conference
wouldbe useless, as they would never agree to an
"open shop"
One of the committeeman, Mr.. McMullen, ma
tional organizer from Chicago, corrected the local
business agent, who called the "strike" lockout"
McMulen said it was "strike," and that unless the
"cIosed shop" was conceded the unions would "fight
to the finsh.'
Rules and More Rules.
The Painters and Paper-Hangers' union de-
mand observance of 85 pages of trade rules, incud-
ing limitation of the efficiency and work of its men,
bers 1t demanded minimum wage scale of 621b
cents per hour. The employers conceded an advance
from SIS to 5712 cents as minimum, with many
skilled workmen receiving more.
On April the union members quit work of their
own accord
WAS THIS A "STRIKE"-OR A LOCKOUT"
One Demand
The Mill Workers union made three demands,
two Of which were practically in full effect at the
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-12

been satisfactorily adjusted, including wage in
creases Members of these four unions left their jobs
at the command of the business agent of the Build
ing Trades Council, without the knowledge or con.
sent Of their employers, to support "closed shop Of
the entire building industry of Omaha.
WAS THIS A "STRIKE"-OR A "LOCKOUT?"
The Case of the Teamsters.
The Teamsters' union includes teanl-drivers,
trckdrivers, stabemen and helpers It is one of the
new unions organized by Max Dezette in his cam
paign to make Omaha "closed union" town.
Demands of this union have been related in pre-
vious statements of this series. They included the
closed shop" as principal feature, with provisions
binding the employer to dismiss non-unon men who
refused to join the union and any union men who
failed to keep in good standing"
On May Is all of the union teamsters employed
by the c. W. Hull Co., coal and building material
dealers, which company was largely unonized, sud-
denly quit work of their accord, using as pre-
text the discharge for cause of an employe who hap
pened to be member and officer of the union. They
notified the company that they would not return to
work until their proposed contract, including the
CLOSED shop" and full union recognition had been
signed and the discharged employe reinstated.
Making the StreetS Unsafe.
The day following the Hull strike this company
endeavored to make some necessary deliveries Mobs
of pickets, members of the Teamsters union, at
tackled drivers and beat them up shamefully.
The picket system did not end with the Hull
company. Non-union drivers for other building ma
terial, coal and lumber companies throughout the
cty-companies without connection with the Hull
company and against which this union had no griev-
ance other than the refusal to accede to its "cosed
shop and other demands-were forciby stopped on
their rounds and ordered to "on the union get off
the Streets" and told that if they did not they would
find themselves unable to drive wagon.
Non-union drivers generally were terrorized.
Many were forced to join the union against their will
Others did not dare to continue in their employment
Conditions grew worse from day to day, and
finally forced the building material and lumber deal
ers from making deliveries. This their only al
tentative unless they wished to have their drivers
sauted and unionized-and their business then SUBJ
jected to series of strikes unless they conceded this
new unions demands.
Lumber and building material deliveries being
stopped, the union pcketng centered upon coal COM
panies, with such success that police protection
and is necessary to maintain the delivery of coal in
necessary cases.
WAS THIS A "STRIKE"-OR A LOCKOUT?"
I" or 'lockout' employees. 1t is
athetically to aid another strikes
;ention to ask congress to declare
it patriotism in a year of war for
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-12
Here Are the Facts:

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time in the planning mills. The remaining unfulfed
demand was for recognition of this new union, which
had been organized in the Dezettel campaign to
unionize Omaha and make it a "closed shop" town.
OnMay l the union business agent" went to the
mills and ordered the men to quit work. They obeyed
his command.
WAS THIS A "STRIKE"-OR A "LOCKOUT?" .,
The Boiler Makers union, organized in the Dez
ettel campaign, had made demands for CLOSED
shop" onerous working rules and wage increase to
62a cents an hour for boiler makers and as cents for
helpers Boiler makers had been advanced in 1916
from 3540 to $3.50 cents an hour and recently to
flat 55 cents. Helpers and handymen had been adj
vanced from 221A-3715 to 25-40 cents and later to
30,471a cents per hour.
The boiler makers were urged by their employ
ers tefeman at work, but quit of their own accord.
WAS THIS A "STRIKE"-ORA A "LOCKOUT?"
The Plasterers' union, which already claimed to
have "closed shop" demanded wage increase
from Sc to 81 day of eight hours To enforce this
demand, its members quit work of their own acco,d
May 10.
WAS THIS A "STRIKE"-OR A "LoCKoUT?"
Enters the Sympathetic Strike.
The Carpenters' union had no grievance Of its
own 1t had a contract with the building contrac-
tors, running to 1919, providing periodical wage in
creases and binding the carpenters not to enter into
sympathetic strike Notwithstanding this, union
carpenters quit work on various jobs rather than
mill work made in Omaha unless it bore the union
label This was an aid to the striking mill workers,
who had struck at the insgation of the Carpenters
union.
Union carpenters further refused to work on cer-
tain jobs protected by district court injunction for
bidding striking electricians from doing unlawful
acts This Injunction prohibited nothing except the
commission of acts in themselves unlawful, such as
threats and violence toward non-unon electricians
and destruction of electrical contractors property
The business agent of the Carpenters union
dered these carpenters TO quit their work. They
obeyed his command.
WAS THIS A "STRIKE"-OR A "LOCKOUT?"
Sympathetic Strike Extends.
The Building Trades Council an alliance of
unions in the building trades now came to the front
for the purpose of making the fight for union the
fight of all. Its business agent ordered union iron
workers, sheet metal workers, lathers and common
laborers to quit work on various jobs for other
son than that one or more non-union workmen Of
other trades were employed on the job
These unions had no grievances of their own.
The sheet metal workers. iron workers and lathers
had all made demands prior to May 1, which had
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-12

The labor concerned the Omaha labor strikes persist
seeking prejudice the public their favor by asserting that they
oced OUT by their employer-thrown of work
when the nation needs work. They charge the
employers unpaoc They claim the existing situation
is a clock out"-not a "strke." What the facts?
WHAT IS A STRIKE?
The Standard Dictionary defines strikes he quitting of work
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-12
STRIKES!--or LOCKOUTS?


STRKE
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The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-08-24
NOTICE EoR PuRLIoArIoN

Department of the Interior, u.
s. Land Office at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, July 7, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
Joseph b. Irvine, whose post
Office address is S29 w. Fifth
Ave-, Spokane, Wash, did, on the
5th day of September, 1916, file
in this Office Sworn Statement
and Application, No. OIO383, to
purchase the NJ SEA, SW a e.
NEA, Section ~, Township "A N.
Range 2 E., Boise Meridian, and
the timber thereon, under the
provisions of the act of June 3,
1873, and acts amendalory,
known as the Timber and Stone
Law" at such value as might
be fixed by appraisement, and
that, pursuant to such applica-
ton, the land and timber therein
have been appraised, at $4,000
the timber estimated 295 NJ
board feet at Si.OO per NJ, anC
the land $4,000; that said appli-
cant will offer final proof in sup
port of his application and sworI
statement on the 2nd day OF
October, 1917, before the Register
and Receiver. u. S. Land ONCE
at Occur d'Alene, Idaho.
Any person is at liberty tC
protest this purchase before en-
try, or initiate a contest at any
time before patent issues, b!
filing a corroborated affidavit il
this Office, alleging facts which
would defeat the entry.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register
July i7-Sept. l8.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-08-24
NOTICE FoR PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior,
L.. S. Land ONCE at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, August 1, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
Rudolf Karl Bettinger, of Medi-
mont, Idaho, who, on August 18,
1912, made Homestead Applica-
ton No. O9362, for ShSW a and
.SW "A SEA Of Section and
NE a NWA of Section 8, Town
ship AZ ~, Range 4 w. Boise
Meridian, has filed notice Of in
tention to make Three Year Final
Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before M
w. Frost, U. S. Commissioner
at Harrison, Idaho, on the 18th
day Of September, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses
Canute Norton, Of Medimont, Ida
no; Peter Groth, of Medimont
Idaho; Edward Rice Of Medimont
Idaho and William Spears, o.
Medimont, Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register
Aug. i0-Sept. 7.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-08-24
MoTIoE ZOE PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior, u.
S. Land ONCE at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, June IA, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
Scott Pickens, whose post-office
address is Juliaetta, Idaho, did,
on the nth day of August, 1916,
file in this Office Sworn State
ment and Application, No. OiO322,
to purchase the w SW a, SEA
.SW a, Sec. &c, NEA NV a, Sec
ton 35, Township AZ N, Range
1 E., Boise Meridian, and the tim
Der thereon, under the provisions
of the act Of June 3, 1873, and
acts amendatory, known as the
climber and Stone Law" at
such value as might be fixed by
appraisement, and that, pursuant
to such application, the land and
timber thereon have bee ap-
praised, at $4,000, the timber
estimated 655, 900 board feet at
$G.56 per M, and the land $4,000;
that said applicant will offer final
proof in support of his applica-
ton and sworn statement on the
goth day of October, 1917, before
the Register and Receiver, u. S.
Land ONCE, at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho.
Any person is at liberty TO pro-
test this purchase before entry,
or initiate a contest at any time
before patent issues, by filing a
corroborated affidavit in this Of
fee, alleging facts which would
defeat the entry.
FRANK LANGLEY, Aegister.
July i0-Aug. 81.