Arizona sentinel., 1917-11-22
JUNGLE GEORGE" FISHBAUGH THREADING ON DANGEROUS GROUND IN HIS ILL-ADVISED
 ATTACKS ON GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

Weare or 1uma Proect has hoped that the Straghtfor ward, manly sa+ ont Director and Chief Engineer Da wis., of the Unit, Reclamation Service would set tie the drainage Iestio and for ali time and es- peciay put stop to the illadvSed unparotic attacks that had been made from time time the shape of paid advertisements by Uncle George Fshbaugh The records of the Yuma County Water Users Association concusvey prove that Director Davis pursuing exactly the course he frankly said he would pursue and it comes with bad on the part of Uncle George accuse Director Davis of violating the promises he made in his before the board ot governors his recent visit to Yuma Project
 Among other ll-advsed things said by Uncle George" m his most recent attack officials of the government printed in his advertisement in last Sundays Morning Sun he says:
 and as about ninety per cent of the farmers of Yuma Valley signed petition recently asking that the dig gng of the drainage ditch be postponed therefore, in honor ot the will of this big per of famers-who are the ones vay interestedet the save the farmers half million of dollars, AND USE THE MONEY TO HELP WIN THE WAR;"
 In reply to the above desire to say that the alleged petition was the postcard Uncle George" pulled o and pulled off in such way that every man who re- ceVed one of the postcards thought the scheme was father ed by the Water Users Association for Uncle George" mad used stationery identical with that used by the assoca on and had the return cards addressed to Secretary De Vane without consulting either the board of governors or the secretary Quite number who signed the cards after
 
 with the scheme repudiaed their signature showing con- cSVey that they were not in accord with Uncle George n ms uncaedfor attacks government officials at this critical period of our national existence.
 And use the money to help win the war" That is al- most aughabe for up this goUd hour there sn scratch ot pen anywhere in Yuma county the of Arizona to show that Uncle George Fshbaugh has invested single cent III liberty bonds any other worthy manner to help win the war If his fight against the government at
 this time proves successful the kaiser of Germany will un- doubedy decorate Uncle George" with the Iron Cross TOT unless the present drainage canal completed an date thousands upon thousands of of the richest soil m America will be rendered useless for croprang pur- poses which exactly what the Germans would like to see he less foodstufS raise here in Yuma just that much more fOOdSu is denied our soldier boys Somewhere in France"
 To make long story short it occurs to me that the Council of Defense of Yuma County should take Uncle George off to side and whisper gently his ears that NOW IS NOT THE TIME for him to be monkeying with Uncle Sans buzzsaw Instead of paying lot of money every week for advertisements attacking government off, ,lalS Uncle George would be esteemed in much greater avor if he would apply that money the purchase of b arty bonds or donate it to the Red Cross
 It all pleasing to me personally to have to write thus about man for whom have always had very high regard, but patience to be virtue when my old friend deliberately miSrepeSens facts would feel that vas traitor to my country if longer permitted Uncle George persist in his advised course without taking sSue with him in just public as he makes his attacks government officials
 Director Davis very plainly said the present drainage canal would be continued until it tapped all the lagoons in he valley and drained those lands that are now wateoe 5ed Further than that he said he would not go until the whole subject matter carefully investigated by special 7oard of engineers be named later The expenses of this 'oard have been guaranteed by Uncle George Fshbangh n letter to Director Davis else in high auth lrity Will he make good his promse2