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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-01


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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-01

irdered a boat cleared away for the
one and the secondary battery for
the other, while all hands rushed on
deck and the captain and other officers
joined him on the bridge.
But Finnegan needed no boat; he
slid up s|prawling On the turtle back Of
the oncOming submarine. And the lat
ter needed no immediate attention from
the battery, for "A circular hatch flew
up from the top Of the coming tower,
and a keen eyed, shrewd faced man
popped his head out, yelled incOmpre-
hensible things in a strange tongue at
Finnegan, finished with a profane re
quest in good English to come amid
ships and trim The boat, which Finne-
gan obeyed, and steered the curious
craft up under the boat boom, where
ne slowed down, by which time the cut
ter lowered, for Finnegan was in the
water.
"On board the submarine 2" shouted
Mr.. FELTON, through a megaphone.
What's you name and nationality"
Thunder and blazes % answered the
man in the coming tower. Are you
English2 I thought you were Russian.
Well, darn my fool soul :"
Keep your hands up in sight" called
the lieutenant. Don't move a lever or
we'll sink you. This is his majesty's
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-01

ship Argyll Come aboard ana give an
account of yourself. Step into that
cutter.
wait interrupted the Argylls cap
tain. Before y.u leave empty your
ballast tanks. You are too low in the
waterloo elusive
Empty now, captain, answered the
skipper of the lesser craft. We've got
the equivalent down aft IN the bilses
The tailshaft was badly packed and
the engine rooms nearly full of water
We've stopped the leak. Oh. I'm a fool.
suppose / make fast to Your boat boom
4rst. Thereu be no strain ON it. I'm
steering with the diving rudder hard
Town to trim her against that weight
Of water and Il keep her turning
over or she'll sit on her tail.
DO So" answered Mr. FELTON,. Fin
negan. take that mans place at the
wheel and steer after the boat boom
steer SMALL said the captain to
Fiuneean as he climbed out of the
hatch and stood knee deep ON the sub
merged deck. ITS an air engine steer
hs gear Do" 'o"0" amy '""'7 Jul
IHe wheel
lue olu Hau' sudA9 wiz" "se anu
nerves uounue'eu uH'o ,"e 0ounlns
tower ana loon 'ue "ueei-'ne uipe'
spokes OF Wuleh We're NlS'ole 10 .nose
ON the nlgh orluse Oh 'ue uall'esulp,
WINE the uoa'S coNlul"lue' ""ueu
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thfou-n the water.
strikes me ue Nalu, WIN qul1~I0a'
glance at flhle-"h ana AT tHoSe "D"'e'
'that there no real necessity ol" SEE
ohd man selthlE wei leet Wuen Vue
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heard ms ven ie--o me legs 'e-so.
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lhen flhhe-ah auu the coming 10Y"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-01

Jury to the morale Of the crews than
was the guntire of action, for she was
conducive to neurasthenia officers wore
an anxious. worried look, men lost
their appetites and saved on their mess
money and old man F%innegan of the
Argyll stopped drinking. 1t was bad
for his nerves TO stop SO suddenly, and,
as it was given him to be the first one
to see that inverted washtub while out
at the end of the boat boom, he prompt
" sang out the news to the bridge and
then fell overheard.
The ship was anchored in a deep and
narrow strait, with a swift but smooth
tide running past. Mr.. FELTON, was of
fcer Of the deck he saw Finnegan fall,
saw the circular steel object coming up
on the port quarter and Immediately
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-01
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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-01

able 70 repo~t unof1cially, but deci-
sively, on the character Of a long. low
destroyer tyre os craft that creep
around TIE headland downstream, how
cred a few miugles ana then hurried
seaward at thirty knots, followed b.
about half Il tou Of steel from tL
Areglls six inch ana secondary guns
Russian scout boat be remarked
60 the deck. then turned bis glas-e
ciseW here on the smooth waters Of the
strait. where might appear some trace
Of IFS lost boat or bis men. Late b.
The afternoon, when the tide had turn
ed and gained ITS maximum strength
Zee called attention 10 something that
-listclel Ia the sun far over toward
the ether shore, and soon after Dc
pointed u another such object just
behind It, then another, farther out Do
the stream, then a fourth. far to the
rear If them all.
"TorpedOes.' he called to the bridge
beneath. They've shot them out t.
tighten her"
lie turned bis glass around for a mo
ment. then hailed again. Man Over
boardg' and pointed dead ahead. Bron
son came down to the bridge.
The nan could be seen with tho
naked eye-a swarthy, bearded fellow
who swan remarkably high out Of wa
ter. But Bronson. after another Ia
spection, stopped the comment on thi-
by the quiet remark: Hes not swim
ming at all. He's riding a torpedo
Look out for II, gentlemen, for you'll
find the safety gear unscrewed from
the G%etonator. That's my engineer
Whitehead torpedoes, being standard
lied, are valuable to any craft carry
ing tubes, and boats were sent tc
bring them IN, one Of which brougt,
also the bearded Russian engineer Nh
Bronson translated his story.
1T was the qlartermaster. he said
'who reached ep and moved the start
ing switch in The coming tower. He
easily surmised by my talking In a
language strange to Finnegan that We
were captured
But did anybody drownf" asked Mr.
Clarkson eagerly. where's Finne-
gan? How did that man get out;"
Some must have drowned" wenr
on bronson -lavely. The quarter
master got Flnne-an out Of the way
and closed the hatch. and then She was
dumping along the bottom. unable t,
rise even hy Lcr vu motion a-alus.
Tie diving ruller-lard Up. They sho.
out tile f0r4el0e~. but still SHE would
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-01

the scout boat - fle dar ef.re. She
passed slowly across the opening. hr
ing at tie d. ship. but maintain
Ing a safe . lance. Then 81 ll.ee
funueled, hisa sided. artnorel cruiser
appeared in view. then a short, bulky
lattieship and smother smaller cruiser
All directed b cir ire al the reeling
mother ship, coming on ia her smoke.
her crew wor1.ng at the heavy for
ward crane.
"Only three submarines on her deck.
remarked the captain as he viewed
her through Bis glass. she has left
two Of thea s. uewhere. / wonder II
they're near ly.'
And now tie two ships coming
GA from above. battleships evidently,
changed their ire from the Argyll to
tile other, and their range finders were
good. and their aim was good. and the
aAell that they sent were heavy, and
when one lifted a shower # water
over the whole slantiug deck Of the
mother ship the Argyll acted.
She was caught In trap, but that
u~ualnored, unprotected mother with
her five small ducklings needed her
are, and. lifting her anchor. she
steamed out ~ meet her. the secondary
battery silent the while, but the after
turret guns belching at the two ships
20 sea. the forward ones at the battle
hip. the two cruisers and the scout.
And her range was good and her
range finding excellent, ana the shells
she sent so much heavier than those
sent at her that with a little more
time she might have saved that dis
tracted mother, for the two cruisers
and the scout withdrew from range
as fast as their horsepower would ad-
nit.
But the battleshlp remained broad
side to the target, fame. smoke and
pointed steel coming from her turrets,
and every fountain Of water raised by
these pointed steel shells closer to
The fleeing mother ship than the last,
until finally one struck her IN the
stern and rakel through her length
size separated into fragments.
Ii was not an instantaneous explo
-ion. Beginning at the stern. she
seemed to split i'm TWO. while q line Of
rising flame ana smoke travelled for
ward Then tire two sides isintegrat-
ed and sank IAe ma>ts icanel-one
forward. tho r..nr utt-anl fell. a
0i-ar shaped submarine beat swung
high mt tile forward lerri.k went high
PIP iu air aul fell into tie turmoil bee
.eath while .W' 'iHnl~ .Iied sl-e-
wise from tile Uttered halves of the
l-l- W.llel end over end and fell
nt' 'ae sen.
I'll aul out from this riot of dcstruc
tive forces came d huge expanding
cloud III bla. anil yellow smoke. while
over tile sea-. eoh..ug and reverlerat-
ms AGAINST tue Wooded -horD- If the
srfat. won't d crushing |ut.uu-ty of
sound as 0f d repeated drum call Of
artillery
r-orv Whitehead fri tile hold hal
.z...led se. arata'r. and WHOM the
.oul hal t..aaOd ,...s yves nothing
'eft of tle mother Shop but a few
Coating fra-ucut- off wood and. show.
ing tor one instant before it sank. tho
round coming tower # q single sub.
marine.
AMI now tAe Argyll received tho
-uaaro II the three ships, one but Pa
u below Der. the other two. breast
t1 BREAST. coming down the strait
The cruisers and the scout boat were
stAl -olns. 1hey seemed ~ he ael
tated smoking hard from their run
nD.- and LTtIE numerous <lLal ua-s
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-01

ter, who attends to the diving gear,
took a chance that 1 would not If
they die | am merely a prisoner. II
they live I am diseraced."
"Disgracedf You, an Englishman.
serving Russiag talk Of disgraceY"
. AN American. captain, who never
saw England" answered the man, with
dignity; AN officer Of twenty years
service IN the imperial navy; Lieuten
ant Bronsonsky. I'M command Of the
Russian torpedo boat ~Volga-plain jim
Bronson back In Indiana"
What happened to your boatY'
None Of my men Understands Eng
fish. Some one gave full speed to the
motor under which we were running
The diving rudder was inclined. 1t
balanced her at half speed, but at full
speed made her dive. If they succeed
ed in closing that hatch in time they
may save their lives, but not the boat
is the hatch easily closedf'
"A strong spring keeps 1t up and
also down when pulled past a dead
center. A man must reach up for It
against the downpour Of water. ]
doubt that 1t could be done"
How about air? Is there enOugh7'
Plenty Of compressed air and a re
serve store Of oxygen. If they escape
drowning they will starve before they
will suffocate."
But why" asked the captain, did
YOU approach us so unwiselyf'
Now, captain" answered Bronson,
with some hesitation, you are scratch
ing the hide Of the bear. do not
know. Russian diplomacy. | suppose
1 can tell this much, however. My or
ders were to conceal myself until l re-
ported to the admiral Of the outer
squadron, except that in this strait /
was to deliver verbal information to a
battleship, which, alone Of the Russian
feet, was ignorant Of the news that !
carried"
And the newsf"
1T is known TO the world and to
you-the presence in eastern Tea Of
five English submarines"
The captain smiled and bowed. Yes;
known to the world, for we have been
at pains to advertise 1t. 1t IS demoral-
izing to an enemy to have him feel
thar at any momen a submarine may
creep up unseen and torpedo him. We
are now. thanks to your mistake. freed
from this strain upon u nerves How
did .you make such a mistaken
"Why." said Bronson, coloring. 81
simply took you for the Russian ship
"Infcrior in arulor. armament and
craftsmanship" said the captain dry
ly. ~she went 70 Weihaiwei yester
day as an English prize
"But. captain" iuterposed Mr.. Clark
son in sudden alarm. are we free
from this strain upon the nerves .
What Is to prevent that boat from
coming back auo tornedoing us? They
have Fmuerau They must know vs..
are ENGLISH"
"lou need nof fear. answered Bron
SON -ereuely Sle IS helpless, and
when The tide has driftel her 10 800
feet depth she will lie crushed in by
the pressure"
"IiI you inform your men that you
were "capturclt"
NO. said Bronson. shifting hi,
broVs They couldn't have known
only told your man iu English tc
steer small ana 10 touch nothing but
The wheel
Were you running under the mo
tori" asked the executive.
Yes answered Bronson. 1T wa.
the only @precaution that l took"
GYMS there n starting switch in the
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-01

The next Morgan Robertson story
Mill hs aFrom a.. Darkness and tina
DEPTHS"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-01

Oxygen" murmured the surgeoA
That's what made him drunk
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-23
SCIENTISTS ARE
ARRANGING To
BU|LDCHURCH

The papers have been passed this
week completing deal whereby the
E; Centre Christian Science Society
las acquired from F. B. Fuller the
property at the northeast corner OF
Olive and Seventh streets. This lot
is 12Ox14O feet to an alley and is dia-
eonally across the street from the
property of the Woman's Ten Thou
aand Club and two blocks from the
barbara Worth hotel. 1t is the pur-
pose of the Christian Scientists to
erect creditable church building up
on this lot at an early date. The
property is so situated as to be suit
able for the purposes of Christian
Science reading room as we'll as for
those of church.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-23
REGISTERING
OFFICERS To
RECEIVE OATH
THIS EVENING
State Registration Official to
Confer With the County
Council Tomorrow.
Registration Reports Re-
quire Real Ability on the
Part of All Officials.

County Clerk Major Cook received
a telegram from G. Harold Powell of
the State Bureau of Registration re-
ouesting that the Imperial County De-
fense Council meet him tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock, at which time
matters pertaining to the registration
of eligibles will take place.
All day the county clerk has been
engaged in explaining the registra-
tion work to those who will be given
the oath this evening. There were a
number of eligibles who desired to
leave the city and their cards were
filled out by the county clerk and will
be presented to the proper registrar
on June 5, the date set for the national
registration.
This evening all of the registrars
appointed will meet at the court house
and receive the oath of office. After
this has been administered there will
be held school session for the pur-
pose of training the registrars in their
dlties.
The government has calculated that
each registrar will be able to handle
eighty names on the day of registra-
tion. The great volume of work will
follow the actual registration. Report
blanks containing a summary Of those
egistered are required. The names
must be segregated according to race.
age, occupation, etc., but when the
government receives these registre-
ton reports they will have a most
complete census Of all eligibles be-
tween the ages of 81 to 80, inclusive.
The county supervisors and the
sheriff's office have been aiding IN
the work. 1t was not difficult mat
ter to secure volunteer registrars in
each precinct, but the trouble came
when capable men were to be selected.
The registrar must be able to do cler-
ical work, and do it rapidly and at
the same time neatly.
County Clerk Cook has appointed a
class of men who are expected to
be among the first to have their re-
turns in. The law requires that the
reports of the registration must be
filed in person by the registrar at the
county clerks office the day follow
ing the registration. It will mean in
many precincts that the registrars
will have but little time for sleep.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-23
LABOR SURVEY
RETURNS ARE
COMING IN
No Estimate of Needs Until
All Replies Received;
Cotton in Big Demand

Responses to return postal cards
sent out to all the ranchers by County
Farm Adviser Paul I. Dougherty in
Gjcate that serious attention is being
given the matter Of a probable Labor
shortage in Imperial Valley. The bu-
reau, in assisting the State Council of
Defense, prepared form card which
requested of the rancher the number
of hands he would require to handle
his crops. He was also asked to state
the wage price and accommodations
to be provided for the laborer.
While only a portion of replies have
been received these indicate that the
greatest need will be in the cotton
fields. In a great number of cases
the replies stated that the rancher
would be able to secure labor from
the normal supply. However, on real
analysis of the situation can be made
until practically all of the ranchers
have sent in their cards.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-23
Farm Loan Bank Appraisers
Here for Purpose of Max
ing Land Inspection.
Seeley Association Seeks to
Have $4,000 Granted
Under Enactment.

Those ranchers who had made an
plication for loans under the recent
enactment providing for federal farm
loans were gratified this morning oves
the arrival of G. w. Shaw and F. M
Dodd, official appraisers sent out from
the Berkeley Farm Loan Bank
Messrs. Shaw and Dodd will make ar
appraisal of the property included in
the Seeley Farm Loan Association and
stated this morning that they would
probably receive instructions while
here to make appraisals for other as
sociations while in the Valley.
The district of which the Berkeley
bank is the center has made applica-
tions for approximately $17,0O0,0O0
The Seeley Loan Association alone re-
quests $4,000 through the Farm
Loan Bank. Grover Lotus of the See.
ley district is secretary Of that as
sociation and was in conference with
Mr.. Shaw this morning.
The appraisers have only to do will
the physical aspect of the farms. Tht
examination of abstracts of title
comes under another department. Tht
appraisers will examine the soil, it:
character, freedom from alkali, to-
biography and general condition of the
property. After the appraisers re-
port is filed and the tile proven with
cut flaw, the applicants have merely
to wait until the bank officials pass
Gil their applications.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-23
WILL APP DIN I
ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS
Other Valley Cities Will Be
Represented on the Red
Cross Committee.

Tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock the
executive committee of the Imperial
Valley chapter of the American Red
Cross will meet at the Barbara Worth
hotel for the purpose of appointing ten
additional committee members, these
to be selected from cities other than
the county seat.
The allotment is as follows: Two
each in Holtville, Imperial, Brawley
end Calipatria, and one each to See
ley and Heber. Calexico has branch
of the organization.
Notice is also given that on hour
prior to the meeting of the executive
committee the board of managers will
be in session for the purpose of con
firming or rejecting the appointments
of chairmen for the committees on
military and civil relief. In addition
to these committees, J. E. Davis has
been appointed chairman of the COM
r.ittee on finance; A. M. Nelson, on
publicity, and Rev. C. Rankin Barnes
on membership. James w. Glassford
is chairman of the executive commit
tee.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-23
WILSON INSISTS
ON CENS0R|NG
NEWSPAPERS
Ten Billion Purchasing Pow.
er to Be Delegated to a
Single Committee.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, May 23.-President
Wilson has renewed his efforts to en-
force censorship over the newspa-
pcrs and has urged Senators Over.
ran, Fletcher and Nelson to agree
TO section which the Senate has re-
jected.
President Wilson declared that he
lad complete confidence in the pa
triotism Of newspapers as a whole,
but wanted the power to deal with iso-
lated cases.
Plans for an Allied purchasing board
are being made to include purchases
for the American army and navy. It
is estimated that 100000 will
be required for the first year of the
war. The proposed plan would put the
purchasing power Of $10,000,O 900 in
the hands of a single committee.
Republican Leader Mann arounsed
Republican applause in the last hours
If the debate on the $1,8OO,OOO,OOO
war revenue bill by declaring that he
would vote against it.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-23
Report That Austrian Cabi.
net Resigns as Result of
Reforms in Voting.
Cuban Minister Declares
There Are Many Cracks
in German Edifice.
(By Associated Press)


Somewhere in France, May 23.-The
second phase of the great Battles of
the Aisne and Champagne ended in
a failure costly to the Germans, who
failed to stem the tide running against
them.
Despite Hindenburg's supreme ef-
fort to regain the initiative, the En-
tcnte powers have frightened their grip
en- the Tetuon line and have imperiled
the key to number of German po-
sitions. The customary 1ull separating
major operations is now on.
In the meantime reports from diff
fcrent sources are heard of Germany
and Austria making separate peace
offers to Russia.
A Budapest telegram via Berlin says
that Premier Tissza, the "Iron Man"
of Austria, has submitted to the king
proposals for franchise reform. The
king has reserved his decision upon
which hinges the fate of his cabi-
net.
A dispatch from the Central News
Bureau stated that the Hungarian cab
met had resigned.
DR.. Arnstides Amuero, Cuban min
lister at Berlin, en- route to France,
stopped off at Geneva and said:
81 bring you good news after hav-
ing been fourteen years in Berlin and
am thoroughly able to study the char
acter of our enemies. Things are 60
ing badly on the other side of the
Rhine. The facade Of the imperial
edifice seems solid enough from
abroad, but there are cracks in it,"
In an interview published in Ger
man newspaper and taken from a
Hungarian newspaper, Count Hertling,
the Bavarian premier, is quoted as
having said in regard to the reported
partition of Alsace-Lorraine between
Prussia and Bavaria:
Mt is completely new to me and
Hitherto unknown that decision had
been reached about the position CT
,!Alsace-L Lorraine"
Hertling expressed his conviction
that the war would end by fall and
declared that the results of the sub
rlarine campaign had been satisfac-
tory.