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Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-06
(By United Press)

Washington, Jan. 6.-The admin
istration is welding anew it's war
threat club against Germany to force
her into line for peace terms, accord
ing to views of experts today.
These conclusions are based upon
the fact that one official said frankly,
about a week ago, that threat to
break over summarizing might be used
and Senator ]. Ham Lewis openly de-
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-06
IRRl. DISTRICT.
IMPROVEMENTS.
.TOsYsTEM CALLS.
FOR 81, 2,464,000:
Mutuals Back Up Directors
in Call for q Bond
Issue.
DETAILS OF THE WORK
Shown in FOrty-three Items
Total May Possibly
Be Reduced.
DETAILS OF THE WORK

Messrs Grunsky and Anderson, con-
sulting board Of engineers, appointed
to investigate what was needed in con-
struction work of the Imperial Ir-
rigation District, reported on their
findings at public meeting yester-
day afternoon.
According to the engineers report
the huge sum of $2,464,OOO is needed
for the necessary repairs and i'm
provements, but this sum may be re-
duced about $4,000.
The report has been adopted by the
district board and the first steps for
a bond issue are under way. The first
work will be the securing of 81 per
cent of the property owners of the
district to a petition calling on the
board for an election. The report in
part is as follows:
"To the Directors, Imperial 1rriga-
ton District, Ell Centre, California
Dear Sirs: On November rs, 1916
your honorable body passed the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That C. E. Grunsky and
G. G. Anderson, the consulting en-
gineers, they being competent irriga-
tion engineers, be, and they are here
by authorized and directed as soon
as possible, to make or cause to be
made, such surveys, examinations,
drawings and plans as may be neces-
sary to furnish the proper basis for
an estimate, and to make an esti-
mate, based thereon, of the amount
of money necessary to be raised for
the purpose of constructing and ac-
quiring, during the next two years,
irrigation canals and works and prop
erty necessary to insure the District
a permanent and adesuate water sup
ply; that the foregoing be embraced
in a report duly certified to be said
engineers, and filed with this board
at the earliest practical date
GAS directed by this resolution, we
have studied the needs of the Impe-
rial Irrigation District and have made
surveys, examinations and plans and
most estimates covering new con-
struction, betterments and equip
ment required at this date, as below
enumerated, to insure the District an
adequate water supply. Much of the
work here enumerated and now rec
commended for early execution with
funds to be raised by bond issue,
has already been described in our re-
port dated October 25, 1916, and need
be but briefly referred to. All Of
the other work, including canal struc-
lures, machinery and equipment, are
necessary for the increase of canal
capacity and to provide the facilities
for proper canal maintenance, togeth-
er with adequate protection of the ca
nal system against damage by the
flood waters Of the Colorado river.
"The new work and improvements
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-06
VIII SONS WAR CLUB THREATENS
UNLESS TEUTONS FALL into
LINE; NO APOLOGIES ACCEPTED
Senator J. Ham Lewis of Illinois Says Preparation and
Punishment of Commander" Excuses Are Worn Out;
Regarded as Threat That U. S. Will Break With
Teutons Over Summarizing if They Hinder Peace.

clared yesterday that America was
done with accepting the time worn
"apology, reparation and punishment
of commanders"
Taken with Secretary Lansings' re-.
cent interpretation of President Will
sons note, Lewis statement is re-
garded as a direct threat that the
American government is convinced
it will have to break off relations
with Germany over submarinings if
the peace moves fail.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-06
Fifty Dollars for Guess.

In Justice Whitelaw's court, Don
Guess, colored, who was captured in a
house on Orange street early New
Years morning and charged with bur-
glary, succeeded in having the charge
changed to drunkenness and was fined
$50 or the usual alternative.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-06
Defendant PLEADS
DELAY RESET TRIAL

Claiming that new and startling
evidence has been discovered by the
state in the Lytle case, District At
torney Galen Nichols convinced Judge
Cole yesterday that the case should
be set for trial as soon as possible
and although the attorneys for IN
defense made a hard fight to h2
the case set for the middle Of NJ
it was finally announced by the
that it would be set for JanQ
Both sides are marshalip(
evidence and witnesses for
trial and there is no doq
other battle royal will
the county courthouse
days this month.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-06
Complaint Not Pressed.

Albert Mauer, who was charged with
disturbing the peace and who has been
in the county Jail for the last three
weeks, was discharged as the complain
ing witness has left the county and
does not care to press the complaint.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-06
TEUTON SWEEP IS
MAKING CLEAN WORK
OF RUsS0.RUMAN|ANS
(By United Press)

Berlin, Jan. 6-The onward sweep
of the Teutons in Rumania and
Dobrudja is shown by the announce
ment Of the capture of five additional
towns, the arrival Of the Teutons at
the Sereth river and the commence
ment f the bombardment of Galetz,
the most important Rumanian town
yet uncaptured.
Russian attacks an the Carpathians
were repelled.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-06
to the Alamo. Estimate in
cluded in last item.)

5000 cluded in last iten.)
Wasteway to New river at
Five Gates. (Reconstruc-
5000 tion of wasteway out of
service for some years)... 10000
s. 900 Reconstruction of No. head
gate and new wasteway to
New river ............... $4,000
Check weir in the Westside
G. 900 Main canal at Fern head
ing O,OUU
Check weir in Westside Main
at the Westside Main and
New Wastegate ......... 5000
Wasteway for No. s Main to
river 11,OUU
Equipment: Two locomotives,
5000 steam shovels, so dump
cars, etc. lOUUOU
Protective work; Raising Vol
3. 800 cano Lake levee and riprap-
ping the same; raising,
5000 strengthening and extending
the Saiz levee and other lev
ees .... ............. 100000
s, 900 Telephone extension to Volca-
no lake ................. 6OO
Right of way and real estate $4,000
$500 Buildings -. ............. 10000
$500 Minor structures, incidentals,
contingencies, engineering
expenses .... ........... 133,3OO
"Total estimated cost, $2,464,000
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-06
GOVERNMENT IS TO
SPEND HUGH SUM
NATL. FORESTS ROADS
(By United Press)

Washington, Jan. 6.-Secretary
announced today that Califor-
MIA has been allotted sos of the ST.
100000 to be spent during this year
in constructing roads and trails in
the national forests.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-06
ARROGANT CRIME" .tt
DECLARES THE KAISER
(By UIl.ed Press)

London, Jan. 6.-The Kaiser regards
the Allied rejection of the German
terms as an arrogant crime" and
says the responsibility is on them for
further bloodshed, according to orders
issued to German forces, reported
from Amsterdam. The Kaiser is re-
ported as saying that the "Allies' hun
ger for power" makes them desire
the destruction of Germany, and he
urges the army and navy to stand
firm to force the peace Germany Of
fered, but which the Allies refused.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-06
Expect Deutschland.
(By United Pressl

New London, Conn.,, Jan. 6.-The ar
rival of many negro stevedores is
causing the belief that the Deutsch-
land is expected shortly. Stevedores
are unloading rubber and nickel from
cars at the dock.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-06

Guests and visitors at the Barbara
Worth were reminded this morning
that the very pleasant holiday festivi-
ties provided by "Mine Host Rich
mond" were over for as they walked
through the lobby the workmen were
engaged in. dismantling and taking
down the large Christmas tree which
has been the admiration of the guests
OF this popular hotel the past two
weeks. .-s ,. @
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-06
Not Free, But San Quentin.

Allen Free, who was arrested in
Brawley, December 21, charged with
assault with intent to kill on an un-
known Mexican, plead guilty this
morning and was sentenced by Judge
Cole to two years in San Quentin.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-06

recommended for early construction,
and estimated cost. are as follows:
Intake structure about / mile
above Hanlon Headgate $4,000
Intake canal from Hanlon head
gate to new intake structure 100000
Hanlon Headgate modifica-
tion, addition of three Ston-
ey gates ............... 10000
River bank and canal bank,
rock revetment .......... 1O5,OOO
Two suction dredges ....... 100000
Bridges over main canal and
over New river ........... $4,000
Controlling gate in Main canal
about four miles below Han
Ion headgate and levees to
river $4,000
Tecolote cut on Alamo river
canal from Quail River cut
cut to near the Bowen head
gate 80. ............ go. 100000
Cerro Prieto canal extension
from Cerro Prieto to the
Cudahy check and waste in
to the Volcano Lake re-
gion -. 196,6OO
Cerro Prieto quarry and rail-
road to quarry -. $4,000
Enlargement Of Main canal at
various points and training
and revetment of canal
banks :. ................. 100000
Demara cut, on main canal,
below Alamo Mocho ...... $4,000
Drift catcher at upper end of
|. Horseshoe cut 90. $4,000
Ferry at Laurence heading. 600
Carrillo cut, on Main canal,
just above Eastside head
ing 49,. ................ $4,000
Bypass at Eastside heading
and remodeling of the struc-
ture at Eastside heading. 10000
Alamo wastegate (replacing
present structure) ........ $1,000
Westside Canal headgate ire
placing present structure). 5000
Ash canal relocation, from
Sharp's to international
boundary -. ........... 9,70O
Check weir in the Main canal
below 1874 wasteway and re- VI
modelling of 134 .,asteway
gate ................ S,UOU
Ch,,ko Nac%csIo Mosv
(replacing present struc-
Cure) S,UUU
Tule wasteway from Cerro
Prieto canal to New liver. 5000
Siphons for Corona, Mt. Sig
/nal High Line and Mt. Sig
Main canals under the
Cerro Prieto canal. ...... 5000
Alternative for above: Check
in the Cerro Prieto if the
Cerro Prieto canal comes
into permanent use at an
early date, $4,000.
Waste gate from the Westside
Main to New river Just east
of the Wisteria heading. -. 5000
Send sluice from both chan
nels of the Wisteria canal to
New river -. $500
New headgate structure for
the Woodbine canal ...... 5000,
Sluiceway and necessary
structures from No. canal
to the Alamo -. 5000
Wasteway from Eastside Main
at the head of the Hanlon
power canal to the Alamo. 16,500
Rositas waste reconstruction 25,50O,
Waterway from East High
Line canal, near the point
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-06

District Attorney Galen Nichols left
last night for San Diego to meet and
return with his father and party OF
friends who are coming to spend some
time in the Valley as guests of Mr..
Nichols.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-06
Weather Report.

(By United Press) 81
Los Angeles, Jan. 6.-Fair tonight
and Sunday. Light, variable winds.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-03-01

An appreciation of the local news
paper and of what It's editor does for
the community Is well expressed in an
article We have noticed in some of the
exchanges credited to Ex-Governor
Francis, of Missouri. 1t follows: Ex-
Governor Francis once said the follow
ing of newspapers: Each year the
local newspaper gives from $500 to
81 600 in free lines to the community in
which it is located. No other agency
can or will do this. The editor, in pro-
portion to his means, does more for his
town than any other ten men, and In all
fairness he ought to be supported, not
because you like him or admire his
writings, but because the local paper is
the best investment q community can
make. 1t may not be brilliantly edited
Or crowded with thought, but financially
It is of more benefit to the community
than the teacher or preacher. Under
stand me, do not mean mentally. and
yet on moral questions you will find
most OF the papers on the right side,
Today the editor of the local papers do
the most for the least money of any
people on earth. -
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-03-01
Big Comet Coming.

Unless something unexpected occurs,
the world will witness next spring a
great heavenly phenomenon-a mighty
comet blazing forth night after night
with its tail sweeping an immense arc
through the heavens, source of terror
to the superstitlous and of intense In
terest to ALL We may see again, as
we did when Halley's comet returned
in 1910, Chinese mobs trying to frighten
away the nncanny visitor with flaming
torches, and savage races falling on
their knees in gibbering prayer to the
supposed deity.
We may even have absurd scares
among usually well-balanced people,
who believe the tail of the comet will
sweep the surface of our Mother Earth
with devastating effect. The tenuous
nature of all comets renders them a
source of minor danger, as astronomers
agree, and we have little to fear from
the vast mass of nebulous material.
even though enyeloped in it.
s'Comet B, 1916" is the name Of the
stranger. It is SO called because it was
the second comet discovered this year
Prof. Wolf, OF, Koennigstuhl, detected
the rushing body's faint picture on 8
plate last April and pro-
ceeded to telegraph the news to obser-
vatories all over the world with great
joy:
will be q monster rests principally on
the fact that 1t was discovered when
fully 400, 600, 900 miles from the earth,
Just within the orbit os the great planet
Jupiter.
All comets increase greatly In size
and brilliancy az they approach the
sun. II such proves to be the case this
time, "Comet B, 1915" should make
great impression.
From now on until May, however,
conditions will become increasingly
favorable for observation. In a few
months the comet should be visible to
the naked eye in parts of the earth
suitably situated.
At present the comet is approaching
the earth at the rate of more than
million miles dsy-but not in direct
line. In the month of December its
distance from the earth decreased by
nearly 50,000,000 miles, astronomers
calculate.
On January ! the comet was still
more than 300, 900, ,00O miles away. Its
perihelion passage, or nearest approach
TO the sun, il due next June. The path
Of the comet has not yet been accur-
Rtely plotted, but dozens of astrono-
mers are working on it with complex
tables and extensive mathematical cal
culations Elk.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-03-01
The Country Editor Is A COmmun
ity Builder.

The country editor has a little world
of his own, and he is its servant. We
call this little world ''the community. "
His mission is to give that community
vision; to create or awaken community
consciousness; to give expression to
the community mind. His newspaper
should be composite likeness of the
community fife, quickening the com
mon thought and directing it into those
channels which lead to progress and
advancement.
1t is for him to actively support
every enterprise which promises COM
munity progress. In actual practice
We find him doing this in his columns,
by his personal influence, and by his
means-so far as they will permit for
| never heard of a close-fisted editor
in all my experience. He gives back
in overfowing measure for all that he
receives. j. P. Lowry.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-03-01
Printed Stationery Paws

What about that up-to.date farm
stationery you were to have had made?
We recently heard of two farmers who
happened to apply at about the same
time for loans from a trust company.
Farmer A had printed stationery and
wrote his letter on a typewriter; Far-
mer B, just as we'll of as A in this
worlds goods, used a pencil and scratch
paper, and wrote on both sides of the
sheet. The result was, BIS letter made
80 bad an impression that he exper-
fenced considerable delay and trouble
in getting his loan, while AS was gran
ted almost Immediately. In getting
results from correspondence, the neat
ly written letter on printed stationery
Is as far superior to a pencil scrawl on
a piece of scratch paper as twelve
cylinder automobile is to an ox-cart.--
The Progressive Farmer.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-03-01
Attractive Home Grounds.

Our faiths and attitudes to the world
about US are largely forged in child
hood. Whether children shall see in
the rolling suns, the nodding flower,
the blithe warble of the bird, merely
an exhibition of chance mechanical
complexities, or whether they shall see
the expressed personality of kindly
Creator, will depend largely on the
teachers and parents attitude of in
difference or of reverence to the things
of Nature, not as expressed in words,
but as expressed in personal adjustment
to the universe and in the manner of
life that follows.-The Nature Study
Review.
True it is that our faiths and atti-
tudes to the world about US are largely
formed in childhood and in youth.
We're this not 90. impressions made
then would not be so lasting; habits
formed then would not so tenaciously
cling to US; ambition uppermost then
would not 80 largely determine our en-
deavors; enthusiasm In early years
would not strongly incline our careers.
That young people depend very largely
upon the attitude of their parents and
teachers cannot be disputed. But too
often the attitude of the parents is
moral suasion or dictatorial, rather
than by worthy examples.
Children as q rule will take more in
terest in planting trees, making gar
dens, planting flowers and raising ami
mails if their parents are Interested in
these things and practice them at home.
If the teachers Of the school find the
trees, flowers, creeks, wood, meadow
and farm interesting, and practice
what they preach" there is little diff
Guilty in getting the pupils to study and
take interest in such things.
There is no doubt that the setting of
Q farm home, appearance Of the build
ings, the landscape, livestock and other
things connected with the everyday
life of childhood makes profound inn
preston upon children, and have much
to do with their ideals and standards of
farm life when they have homes of
their own. IL this be true, the import
ance Of attractive home grounds will be
apparent. Farm and Ranch.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-03-01

Practically every one of the
anti-administration papers, the
biggest Republican ones in par
ticular in the West that printed
the rankest partisan articles against
the President during the late cam
paign, are now loudest in their
praises of him and his course at
this critical time. designating him
as the greatest man that ever
guided the destinies of this gle"
ious country of ours.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-03-01

That as herein amended the ordinance
adopted by this Board on January 5,
1917, and promulgated by publication in
the official journal on January 18th in
the Natchitoches Enterprise, be and the
same is hereby approved.
The roll being called, resulted as fol-
lows:
Yeas: Cook, Sellers, Hood, Ingram,
Hammett, Huckabay, Copellar, Levy.
Nays: None.
Absent: Hart, Watson, Page.
Carried.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-03-01
ORDINANCE

By Mr. Kie, seconded by Suddah:
Be the City of Natchi
e that the following probable receipts
dtures budgeted adopted for the
1917 follows
PROBABLE RECEIPTS.
Ten Mills the Dollar Assessment of $SO2977 sO29OO
Receipts from Licenses for the 1917 15O00O
Receipts from Lookup fund for 1917 5000
fromF nd others for
lprobabI Receipt all are
PROBABLE EXPENDITURES
Fixed charges o
Mayors salary for 1917 is the sum of
Tax rsalary yforI91 lis
and Treasure for9 the of
ity Attorneys sala fol is
Marshall and for
City Physician salary for 917is 10000
and e aside for 1906 90
One Mill OF the SESO
Total fixed charges above 677s90
End. Probable Charges and Expenses not fixed
Street and Improvements 100000
etc., fol
Wagons, Teams, Feed and Drivers wages 10000
Sewerage, 10000
Fire Department 50000
Yard
and o be during 1917 5NO0
Total probable fixed charges as herein 100000
REHABILITATION
Probable Receipts to the of $l42900
Probab Expenditures amount
Kle
Suddath
= Hime Approved anda adopted 18th 1916
GEO W. KILE, Mayor
Attest A Copy City Of Nathtoches
JNO H. KEYSER
Secretary Treasurer
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-03-01
Natchitcches. La,
Feb. 13, 1917

In pursuance to notice regularly sent
to the members of the Board of Su-
pervisors of Road District No. 10,
Parish of Natchitoches, the Board met
at their Office in the Court House in
the City of Natchitoches, Louisiana,
on this day and there were present: IL.
A. Cook, President, Edgar Levy, Sec
retary, Sellers, Hood, Ingram, Ham
nett, Huckabay, Copellar. Absent:
Hart, Watson, Page,
Notice to the absent members had
been made by letter addressed to them
at their regular Postofice, they hav-
ing acknowledged receipt thereof, but
were unable to attend the meeting.
On motion their explanation was ac-
cepted and they were excused from
attendance.
The object of the meeting was ex-
planned by the President and there
upon Mr., Hammet offered the follow
ing ordinance, which was duly second
ed by MIR. Sellers.
Ordinance to amend an ordinance
adopted by the Board Of Supervis-
ors of Road District No. 19 of the
Parish of Natchitoches Louisiana,
VA u @IlOd1y OB 4VAt PANYAShn8 ASA
the issuance of bonds of Road Dis
trict No. 19 of the Parish of Match
itoches, Louisiana; to provide for
the bond form and for the levy of
taxes to pay the same.
Section |. Be it ordrined by the
Board of Supervisors of Road District
No. 10, Parish of Natchito ,hes, Louis
lana.
That the ordinance Of this Board
adopted on January 5, 1917 be amended
as follows:
That the highway bonds directed to
be issued for Road District No. Is by
the ordinance of this Board on January
5, 1917, be dated September l, 1916.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
etc:
That the said ordinance of this Board
of January 5, 1917 be amended chang
ing the schedule of .rnaturities Of said
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-03-01
What Western Women Did.

The accomplishments of Western wo-
men voters make fine national record.
Here's partial list:
Reelected Woodrow Wilson.
Sent the first woman to Congress.
Obliterated blind partisanship.
Routed politicians.
Established confidence in women's
ability to help solve national problems.
No wonder Western men are proud
OF the progress Of their women.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-03-01

An anonymous military attache at
Washington who has seen the present
British and German armies in action
is credited with the remark that Gen.
Pershing's expeditionary force, as it
marched northward across the border
the other day, was ''the finest fighting
machine in the world"
There is no army of it's size," he
said, ito compare with this little army
of Americans. They are trained and
equipped to perfection. Not even a
buckle on mules harness is lacking.
And with it is the spirit of the Ameri-
can soldier. What it is l cannot say,
but it is there. In the swing of their
bodies and the set of their shoulders I
could see it.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-03-01

In a recent statement Henry Ford,
the Detroit auto manufacturer, declar-
ed that in the event of war with Ger
many he would be able to turn out at
his plant one thousand one-man subma-
rines per day. There is room for only
one man inside the operating compart-
ment. The craft wei CHS only two tons
and is twenty-five feet long, seYen feet
SIX inches deep and twenty-eight inches
in width at the widest point. Both
ends are needle. pointed. A 11O-horse-
power motor is capable of driving it
thru the water at speed of thirty-five
miles an hour. Two torpedoss may be
carried.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-03-01
D. W. Griffith's Worlds Mightiest Spectacle

The Most Stupendous Dramatic
Spectacle the Brain of Man has yet
yisioned or revealed.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-03-01

By Mr. Kle, seconded by Suddath:
Be ordained Mayor Council the City of Natchi
dtures for the Nae hereby budgeted and adopted for the
as
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-03-01

Sec. 8. BE it further ordained, etc |