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Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26
F00DPR0BERS
DECLARE: THAT.
STIFF PRICES
UNCA[LEDF0R
Comprehensive Marketing
Plan Suggested in Munic-
ipal Market Places.
(By United Press)

Washington, April 26-The congress
sional foodstuff probers have reported
that there is no just ground for "such
high prices of many products as de-
n.anded now," and state that there
is urgent need in America for COM
prehensive organization to establish
relations between the producers and
consumers. This would enable the di-
rect marketing of perishable foods
and a recommendation for municipal
wholesale markets is also made by
the committee.
"Prices in many cities are unusual
ly high and the sale of ordinary cuts
Of meat has been apparently discon
tinued, while shipments of foodstuffs
have been abnormally delayed, causing
food shortage reports to be misleading.
Speculation in foodstuffs is given as
the greatest cause. of price increase.
and while shipments to the belligerents
have not affected the price of pota
toes, eggs and onions, these have
scared with the Others" is stated in
the report.
1t is believed that the change in the
method of living in this country, to-
gether with the increase in the value
Of farm lands and equipment, adds
materially to the higher cost of food.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26
HAVE CLUE IN
R|ES MURDER
MYSTERY
Authorities Believe That the
Murderer Is Hiding in
Mexicali at This Time.

While no arrests have been made
in connection with the murder of Fer
nando Rios, who was shot and killed
as he was driving from Calexico to
his ranch, the authorities are center
ing on a clue which is expected to
re suit in the apprehension of the man
of committing the crime. 1t
is said that finger of guilt points
to man who is now hiding in Mexi-
cali and that if he can be brought
across the line sufficient evidence is
at hand to convict him.
1t is claimed that the suspect came
to Calexico from Mexicali and made
a change of clothing and afterwards
Staying Rios. Immediately following
the shooting and robbery the man is
said to have donned his soldiers garb
and returned to MeXicali. An effort
i: now being made to have Mexicali
officials deport the suspect.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26
FEARFUL TOLL
WHEN
GERMANS FAIL
IN ASSAULTS
Loss Appalling as British
Army MOws Down Ava
lanche of Germans.
(By United Press)

London, April 26.-The second
German counter attack to offset
the terrific British onslaughts
was sanguinarily repulsed last
night with the Teutons falling by
thousands as they were massed
before the deadly artillery fire of
the Allies. The German army
has been making desperate at
tempts to stop the Allied drive
and have been endeavoring to
obtain results by simply mass
ing immense numbers of soldiers,
and the toll has been heavy.
Reports from Paris show that
the two Germans attacks on a
mile front west of Cerny have
been, heavily repulsed. The dead
lock continues at North Scharpe.
The main Reichstag committee
has telegraphed General Hinden-
burg thanking the heroes of Ar
ras and Aisne and expressing the
hope for an early peace and call
ing on all the German people to
devote their entire strength in
defense until peace comes.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26
OF BOXING TO
SEE HESS IN BATTLE.

Manager Stewart of the Imperial
Athletic Club has signed up meri-
torious card for next Saturday night.
April %, 1917. Stewart has gone to
the limit of the treasury to procure
the best available boxing talent to
crpease the appetite of thu Valley
patrons.
The main event will be staged by
doc" Hess, who figures in the run
L ng with the best middlewcights of
the West, and Ray Gibson. the I'm
nerial phenom, who has won all his
contests inside the two-round Init
since his arrival in the Valley. Ray
Gibson is a natural born tw0-handed
exponent of the manly art, and, in
fact, has never been fully extended
by any of his opponents. Both boys
are training conscientiously. as It
behooves them both be in the pink
of condition.
The semi windup between Joe Daily
of Calexico and Tommy Dempsey Of
Australia will keep the fans on their
feet during their conference Of four
ROUNDS.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26
SW|NDLERS
Who RECEIVED
cash HERE
ImpersOnates Well Known
Hotel Man and Cashes
Check in Ell CentrO.

Two young men arrived in Ell Cen
tro last week from Pasadena, travel
ing in new Buick car. They entered
a local hotel and greeted the clerk
by his first name and the latter rec
ognized the name used as fitting
we'll known hotel proprietor in San
Francisco. 1t was not long until one
CT the guests flourished check and
asked that it be cashed. Just at that
particular time the cashier of the
establishment was off duty and the
matter was deferred. The original
check, calling for a large sum, was
not cashed, but a smaller one was.
Shortly after their departure tele-
gram was received from Pasadena
telling Of the theft of a Buick car
bearing the same number that adorned
the one seen here. The message also
stated that the two men were wanted
for various fraudulent transactions
elsewhere. 1t developed as a result
OF inquiries that the man was not
the we'll known hotel proprietor, but
had been secretary to that individual
and in consequence was able to pose
tc strangers as the genuine article.
His arrest and that of his companion
is expected to be announced shortly.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26
IS ARRESTED
IN Los ANGELES FOR
COUNTY AUTHORITIES

Wanted in Imperial county on a
charge of disposing of mortgaged
property, ]. M. Thomas was arrested
in Los Angeles last night and is said
to have given the offices there the
name of Roy Rankin.
Rankin or Thomas was arrested as
he was presenting a check at Los
Angeles bank and will be held pend
ing the arrival, of an Imperial county
officer.
Thomas left here some time since
in a stripped roadster which is said
to have contained all his belongings.
The description of the car furnished
good clue to the officers who made
the arrest.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26
GOVERNMENT PLANS TO
STOCK FOREST RANGES

San Francisco, April 26.-In Coop
c,ation with the food supply commit
tee of the State Council for Defense,
the United States Forest Service is
r!aking plans to stock to their very
fullest capacity the National Forest
ranges. If the stock can be secured
and the money raised for necessary
trails and water developments, an in
crease in the number on the ranges
equivalent to $4,000 head of cattle
might be made.
District Forester Du Bois and As
slstant District Forester Wachford
left for the Sierra ranges tonight.
Their goal is to increase the number
of stock on the National Forests by
$4,000 head. This will involve joint
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Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26
IF It IS H0RSEMEAT
DEALER MUST SAY So
(By United PreSs)

Grimsby, England, April 26.-lf old
Dobbin drops between the shafts and
is sold at the butchers to take his
place between the crusts of meat
pie, he has got to be legeled "horse
flesh"
Charles Robinson, who runs string
of local meat markets, received this
information from the bench Of the
police court at cost of O125s
Food inspectors prowling around
for prewar bread and historic eggs
happened on Robinson's meat counter
with it's display of "pie-beef."
"What is pie-beef?" asked one of
the inspectors.
"Pie- -beef?" returned the clerk.
"Oh, pie-beef is sort of beef, you
know. It's beef for making beef-pies.
Hence the name, "pie-beef. Quite
simple"
There was no mention of the late
lamented cart horse, so the inspectors
bought literally.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26
Take Japanese
Up at Brawley

Last night United States Immigra-
ton Officers Beck and Trowbridge ac-
companies ten Japanese to Los An
geles, where they will be given a
hearing before the United States COM
missioner to show cause why they
should not be deported from the Unit
cd States. The aliens are said to
have made their way into the Unit
ed States from Lower California and
had been working on the ranches sur
rounding Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26
WILSON NOW
OPPOSED TO
CENSORSHIP
IN MEASURE
America to Dictate Food
Matters to Allies-VOte .
on Army Bill Tomorrow
(By United PreSs)

Washington, April 26-This morn
ing the House unanimously agreed to
vote on the army bill tomorrow. De-
bates will be continued this afternoon
aid this evening. 1t seems that the
conscription plan will win. This ac-
tion has speeded up the Senate, which
will vote on the measure Saturday.
The Allied conference today indi-
Gated that America, after the first
constitutions of men, money and ship
ping, will be in full charge of certain
phases of the war, principally that
o: furnishing food. America may be-
ccme the food dictator for all the AL
lied nations. The finance of the ship
ping is also considered of vast i'm
portance, but the food problem con-
tlnues as the vital subject in the con-
ferences.
In discussing the espionage bill, the
president said that he approved it, but
was utterly opposed to the censorship
features which denied the people the
right to criticise public officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26
WET SPEAKER
Is UNDAUNTED

Miss Lulu Wightman was scheduled
to speak in Imperial last night for
the vets and when the appointed time
came for the talk it was discovered
that the lights on both of the prin-
cipal corners on Imperial avenue had
been turned off. Undaunted, Miss
Wightman had temporary light in
stalled from a nearby store and made
some caustic remarks concerning the
alleged unfairness of the city trus-
tees.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26
GOVERNOR STEPHENS
WILL VISIT VALLEY
(By United Press)

Sacramento, April 26.-Governor
Stephens is to spend the next week
in Southern California, comforting
with local branches of the state de-
fense councils regarding cooperation
with the government in protecting
the border counties. 1t is proposed
that members of all women's organi-
zations become auxiliary members of
the relief committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26
SUPPORTERS DECLARE
THAT ARMY MEASURE
IS RIPE FOR PASSING
(By United Press)

Washington, April 26.-The admin
istration supporters declare that the
c0nscription measure is still sure of
passage and that the bill should be-
come a law by the middle of next
week. After it's adoption the war de-
rartment will Immediately start filling
tke gaps. The registering of youths
will commence, being subject to call
within three months.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26
HOltville Guard
Having Trouble

Owing to some friction in the Holt
vile Home Guards Captain Fred Jar
Doe has rendered his resignation. The
organization proceeded to elect it's
cwn officers, but the municipal COM
mittee held that the trustees should
have appointed the officers. Jarboe
stepped out so as to permit complete
harmony.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26
AMERICAN SCHOONER
SUNK BY SUBMARINE
(By United PreSs)

Washington, April 26.-The State
Department has announced that the
American schooner Percy Birdsall was
sunk by submarine gunfine and that
the crew had been rescued by pa
troll boat. 1t is declared that the
schooner was sunk without warning
and that firing continued while the
crew was leaving the boat.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26
BEET SUGAR
PETITION TURNED down
(By United Press)

Washington, April 26.-The COM
merce commission has denied the pc
tition of the American Beet Sugar
PEOPLE, who asked for a modification
Of the ruling that reduction of 20
cents per 100 on sugar between South
ern California points and Texas was
unreasonable"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26
Root Accepts Office.

Washington, April 26.-Elihu Root
las accepted the craftsmanship of the
American commission to Russia and
conferred with President Wilson and
Secretary Lansing. The commission
il to leave as soon as the members
business affairs can be arranged.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26
POSTAL SAVINGS TO
Be LOANED FARMERS
(By United Press)

Washington, April 26.-To aid the
farmers, the Treasury Department
has announced that all postal savings
bank deposits, amounting to approxi-
mately $1OO,OOO,OOO, would be immedi-
ately available for fam loans.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26
Helping Uncle Samuel.
(By United Press

New York, April 26.-The heads of
the biggest steel companies have
agreed to fill the governments war
orders at a third to half off the
market prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26
Would Form German Republic.

(ss9Id psllun Ha)
Washington, April 26-Apbassador
Stovall of Switzerland reports that
German committee is openly carrying
CT a campaign there for German
republic.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26

John C. Graham left Tuesday for
the Cobrita copper mines in Arizona.
expecting to remain for about ten
dn ,rc
Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-26
Boost Bread Prices.
(By United Press)

(By United Press)
Los Angeles, April 26.-Bakers
here will meet tonight and arrange
to raise bread prices.
(By United Press)
New York, April 26.-On Monday
the 6-cent loaf will disappear. The
smallest will be dime.
(By United Press)
San Francisco, April 26.-All bak
ers have announced a Scent loaf for
Monday.
(By United Press
Chicago, April ga bread raise
is certain owing to the cost of flour.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-21
Hold RED CROSS DAY
At TRAINING SCHOOL
Women at Camp Rapidly Becoming
Proficient Wireless Operators.

Patriotic addresses on the activities OF
women doing Red Cross work featured
Red Cross Day at the woman's Ma
tional Service School. Conduit road and
the District line yesterday afternoon
Miss Mabel Boardman, president of the
American Red Cross, addressed the $50
students and large contingent of friends
from the city and Baltimore on National
Service and its Basic Principles" in the
hall named after the late Admiral Dewey.
Mrs. James A Delano. chairman of the
Red Cross nursing service, spoke on Tho
National Service of the Red Cross"
A portable wireless outfit has been
installed at the camp, and q large class
Of first and second year students are
rapidly becoming operators Of no mean
ability. Harry l. Pitts, radio operator
is giving instruction at the camp.
A class for administering FIRST aid to
distressed automobIlss' has been estab-
lished. and the young women have COM
pletely dismantled one machine in an
ehort to discover what makes the wheels
90 round.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-21
French TAKE SANCY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

east Of Scissors. making considerable
headwsy around Laffaux.
The Germans struck back violently
and repeatedly, but without avail. At
the same time. the French pushed for
ward on the EaUclerc plateau. west Of
the Rheims-Laon road. They carried a
series OF trenches near Courey. Further
Progress also was made to the east Of
Lotyre
German losses in the many vain eoun-
ter-att1cks are described in the French
official eommunique as very heavy"
An unor1cial dispatch reports the an
nihilaIlon OF two entire German divisions
-4e,OCO men-fOuT miles east of Craonne.
During the initial stage OF the drive
last Monday the Germans lost ten air
planes, the Paris war ONCE stated today.
Meanwhile Sir Douglas Hsig resumed
his push against portion OF the Hin
dehburg line. pressing forward around
NiHers-Suislain. midway between st.
ouentin and Cambria. The British here
reached a point seven and a half miles
from Cambrgi. one of the key points Of
ths German defense line.
As the first week Of the French drive
draws to a close, the republic troops
have reconqueTed seventy-seven square
miles Of their native soil Their at
tacks have been on a front of nearly
forty miles to a depth Of from "a miles
10 four miles. and nearly twenty VII
lagos have been recaptured, in addition
TO many strongly fortified field works.
The Anglo-French spring drive, which
began with the whirlwind advance of
the Canadians a week ago last Monday.
has bent the Teuton line at many vital
points
The bitterest cOmbats are still ahead,
however. With unshakable confidence,
the entente armies are preparing for re-
sumption of their thrusts on a large
scale, knowing that upon their success
hinges the decision Of the whole war.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-21
THE MATCHES OF YESTERDAY

Brandon, q small town in Suffolk, Eng
land, still supplies the world with mint
and-steel tinder boxes, which even the
developed friction matches Of today have
not made obsolete, notes the Popular
SCIENCE Monthly. Elderly persons can
stlll tell US about the time when fiint-and-
steel were universally used; when old rags
had to be charred for finder, and when
the sparks had to fly to get these to catch
fire. Brandon hints have always been
Justly famous. They were used in the
kitchens at home, and on cannons in the
wars They saw service at waterloo,
In the Crimean war, and even as late a.
IN the South African campaign. The first
one was made in 1877.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-21
D. A. R. CONGRESS INVITED
TO Anniversary SERVICE

An invitation was extended yester-
day afternoon to the D. A. r. con-
gress to attend a patriotic meeting
and anniversary exercises to be given
at the Metropolitan N. z. Church, John
Marshall place and D streets north
west, at p. M, April 81, to celebrate
the Ninety-nfth anniversary of the
birth Of Gen. u. s. Grant, who attend
ed church in that edihce during his
residence In Washington.
The Grand Army OF the Republic
women's Relief Corps. Daughters of
Veterans, Ladies of the O. A. r.,
Legion of Loyal Women, and Spanish
War Veterans, all auxiliaries, combine
in the invitation. A tablet to the
memory of the late President Grant
occupies a conspicuous place In the
church.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-21
Lenine, Russ Peace Leader,
Gets Rebufs on All Sides

Petrograd. April 2O.-Nicholas Lenine,
the returned political exile. who is try
ing to launch a national movement for
separate peace with Germany, is meeting
with rebuffs on every hand.
Lenine is being attacked in the press
and Duma and by representatives OF the
Socialists, the labor party. and the army
but in spite of the opposition. he per-
sists in the hope that he can gather to-
Gether enough radicals to influence the
government
Demands have been made for Lenine's
arrest on the ground OF "treasonable ut
terances," but this was opposed by Prof.
Milukoff and others on the ground that
free speech must be tolerated in free
Russia.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-21
Huns Poison Children,
French Writer Saws

Sometimes I nearly 60 mad
with the things done by the
Germans-thsy, are devils in
carnate."
This is one of the utterances
in q letter recently received from
France by high official at the
Smithsonian Institution in this
city. The letter gives q horrible
recital OF German outrages and
brutality.
Hun savagery has no respect
for humanity and knows no
bounds, according to the writer's
account of a new German meth
cd for decreasing the enemy pop
ulation."
The writer declares that Ger
man aeroplanes are dropping
candies filed with disease germs
and poisons into French villages
where the children pick up the
sweets and eat them with the
result that they instantly die
or are infected with fatal dis
easeS
The Washington herald., 1917-04-21
Attempts to Save Dog,
Woman Receives Bite

Mrs. J. d. kaufman. of Chevy
Chase, was moved to pity Thurs
day afternoon when her automobile
struck little dog at Fifteenth and
p streets northwest.
She quickly leaped from the car
and ran to the injured dog. which
lay yelping In the gutter. Mrs.
Kaufman tenderiy picked the ami
nal UP, intending to rush it to q
hospital, when the dog turned on
her and bit her in the hand.
The dog made another vicious
lunge for Mrs Kaufman a. she
dropped him to the street.
Mrs. Kaufman rather reluctantly
let the dog lay even after he had
bitten her. Tho animal died
shortly after Mrs. Kaufman left
. in search Of medical attention for
the bite. The dog bAlonged to
Mrs. C. E. Christisna, Of l5oo P
street northwest
The Washington herald., 1917-04-21

Rice flour is used in France as a
binder In the manufacture OF fuel
oriquets by q new process from coal
anst< hgnites peat or sswdust.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-21
Queen Alexandra Cables
Greetings to iii Actress

New York, April 2o.-Dowager Queen
Alexandra, of England. mother of
George ~. was one OF the many eeie-
oriues who cabled their sympathies to
Nine Sarah Bernhard today.
Al the Mount Sinai Hospital, where
the French tragedienns is recoverinR
from the effects of an operation Tor
an infected kidney. her condition
improved today. Her doctors announc-
ed that the fever was abatInR.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-21
WAR PRECAUTIoE STRINGENT.
omeial Pass, or Guard, Only sesam,
TO State, War and Navy ONCE.

Within few days the State. War and
Navy building will be as dificult 10
enter without an Official pass as 4 milf
tary garrison in war times.
Newspaper correspondents and clerks
in the building are all to be officially
mugged' and the photographs attached
10 oriciai passes which will have to be
SHOWN on entering the building. Any
stranger desiring to transact business
with the three departments win have
military escort while he d In the
building.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-21
BANKS INDICATE PROSPERITY.

The general prosperity and easy money
conditions of the nation were reflected
yesterday in report by Comptroller OF
the Currency John Skelton Williams. Fol
the FIRST three months of 1917, the comp
troller received 1o6 applications for char
ters for new national banks, as com
pared with ~ applications in the same
period Of 1915. Thirty-eight charters were
granted, as compared with % for the
corresponding period Of last year Many
national banks increased their capital
stock. More than twice as many as last
year.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-21
Firing Of Massachusetts,
Heard by Coast Guard Men

Scitnate, Mass, April 2O.-Reports Of
firing in the direction Of Massachusetts,
Bay this afternoon were made to dis
trict headquarters at Provincetown by
Thomas Stanley. acting captain OF the
Fourth CisT Coast Guard Station.
The firing. which began at l:sO o'clo' (,
continued for fifteen minutes, he said
The Washington herald., 1917-04-21
ELKUs NOT SERIOUSLY Ill.

Ambassador Abrsm I. Elkus is suffer
ing from an attack Of typhus, the State
Department was informed yesterday in
report from the American Embassy
at Constantinople. The message, dated
April Is, said the attack was a mild one,
the disease apparently being contracted
at a visit TO the soup kitchens. Another
cable, dated April Il, said the Ambsssa-
dor had passed a comfortable night and
was resting easy.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-21
ITALY MAY SEND MISSION

Rome. April eo.-ItaIy has opened ne
gotiations with the allies on the advis-
ability Of sending a mission 10 the United
States, II was learned here today. II is
reported that Italy IS anxious TO make
an independent loan in America
The Washington herald., 1917-04-21
SENATOR DONATES YACHT

Fhs Senate yesterday passed a III
the United States COVE l.
n'ent to accept the donation Of the s-r-
vices os the Yacht "Owera." owned by
One OF its own members. Senator Peter
Goeiet Gerry, of Rhode Island
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-09-14
REPAIR WORN MACHINERY

The great outcry for farm produc.
ton and the scarcity of machinery
points to the need Of some way to
repair a great many implements that
are now useless largely because of the
neglect with which they have been
treated, says the United States de-
partment of agriculture, which adds
that the machinery manufacturers
and their local sales agents should
help them to perform this repair SER
vice.
Throughout the country there are
thousands of binders, mowers, and
other farm machines rusting in the
fence corners, and many of these
might be made available for further
valuable service. The manufacturers
of farm machinery ire admittedly un-
able to furnish all the new machines
required and are paying for full-page
advertisements to influence govern
mental authorities to insure them nee