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Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02
CLASH BETWEEN
MEX|CANS AND
us. OVER DRAFT
BORDER NEIGHBORS TAKE EX-
CEPTIONS.
WHEN is A MEXICAN?
CARRANZA SAYS MANY ARE IN
L. S. ARMY.
Uncle Sam Determined to Draft Mex
leans Born in This Country
for New Army.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Oct. 2.--Formal repre-
sentations We're made to the State
Department today by the Mexican am
bassador conveying the protest OF
boards, in California particularly
cans born in this country for the new
army, particularly from California,
Arizona and Texas.
1t transpires that diplomatic passes
between the United States and Mex
leo on this subject have been made
for several days, and the firm insis-
tence of Carranza that Mexican sol
diers be discharged from the army is
met with as firm a refusal, thus
far, on the part Of the State Depart
ment.
The Mexican ambassador stated to-
day to Secretary Lansing that he had
good information that, through the
irregular practices of exemption
boards, in California particulrly, Mex
can citizens had been drafted and sent
to environments.
The situation is complicated by the
difference in the constitutions of the
two countries. Mexico holds that men
born abroad Of Mexican parents ars
Mexicans unless they voluntarily for
felt their citizenship.
Representation have been made to
Mexico that no Mexicans have been
drafted except those who have been
born in this country or who have TAX
en- out their citizenship papers.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02
CHEER
FOR LIBERTY BOYS
IMPERIAL SOLDIERS TO BE RE-
MEMBERED.
RED CROSS WILL HELP
COMMITTEES FORMED IN 9TH
Err CITIES.
Work Of Assembling Holiday Gifts
for the Boys in Camps Is AL
ready Going Forward.
RED CROSS WILL HELP

"Christmas committees" are being
formed here, and in many of the
nearby cities and towns of Southern
California, to do their bit toward
making Christmas for soldiers an en-
joyable holiday. Men serving in the
regular army, those who went with
the National Guard units and those
who responded to the call from civil
life. are all to be remembered, ac-
cording to the plans Of the most of
the committees. The men in the
various branches of naval service are
to have equal recognition. The Red
Cross committee in Ell Centric will
receive gifts.
In Los Angeles, Mayor Frederick
T. Woodman has designated COM
mittee, headed by himself, to collect
funds and gifts, and sect that suit
able remembrance goes to every man
now serving his country and calling
Los Angeles his nome. The large
number Of men in the service from
here makes the task stupendous, but
the committee will organize immedi-
ately, and the members are sure that
there will be a wholehearted re-
sponse to its requests, which will be
formulated as soon as possible.
Other towns are facing an equal
ly exacting task, as the proportion of
men in service is no less than from
the great cities. The form that the
Christmas remembrance will take is
not fully decided, but the committee
men and women here believe each
man should have an individual gift,
and possibly there will be joint re-
membrance for units originating in
the various towns, although the exi-
gencies of the service have caused
many such units to lose their identity
so far as sectional origin is con-
cerned.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02

/, in furtherance of said holiday, do
publicly request all merchants and
business houses and business people
to close their place of business from
IL o'clock noon, or as soon thereafter
as is possible, on said October 3, 1917,
and to remain closed until after the
Liberty Boys are entrained on the
morning of October 4, 1917.
sand l, William Egerer, do urge
upon all to observe this holiday and
join in the celebration and entertain
ment of those loyal patriots who are
about to enter the national conflict
and help establish peace in the world
and to proclaim to the universe that
the Stars and Stripes, which We al!
love, are the emblem Of freedom.
charity and Christianity.
(Signed) WIN. ECERER,
President Of the Board of Trustees OF
the City Of Ell Centre, County Of
Imperial, State of California.
Dated this End day Of October, A.
D. 1917.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02
All REVO|R TO
CONTINGENT OF
LIBERTY BOYS
DEPARTING SOLDIERS TO BE
FETED.
TWO HUNDRED TO. GO
CUT DOWN SHORT
LIST.
Program of Entertainment for the
Men Who Are to Leave on
Thursday Morning.
DEPARTING SOLDIERS TO BE
FETED.
TWO HUNDRED TO. GO

More kilograms transferring men
from this district to other boards cut
down the list of Liberty Soldiers to
leave here Thursday morning were
received today, further depicting a
short quota.
There were 242 names on the call
as originally issued. More than Is
men were transferred yesterday and
today, and more will come tomorrow,
it is expected. A score of men have
notified the local board that they
will get on the train at Southern
California points on the Southern Pa
cific. Probably about 200 men will
take train here Thursday morning If
all appear.
The committee of the Ell Centro
Fire Department in charge of the en-
tertainment to the boys have COM
pleted all arrangements for the big
time tomorrow night. Joe Seymour
has been working hard to show the
boys the time of their lives.
Joseph F. Seymour, Jr., chairman Of
the entertainment committee of the
Ell Centre Chamber of Commerce and
the Fire Department, announced yes
terday the program for the Wednes-
day evening entertainment of the de-
parting contingent of Liberty boys.
Assemble at 7:15 as follows:
Sheriff C. NJ. App!estill, grand marA
shall.
Invited guests assemble at Fire
Hall, second floor.
Regular army troops from. Calexico
assemble at Fifth and State.
Mexican Military Band of forty
pieces, by courtesy Of Governor Este
ban Cantu. State street in front Of
library.
High School students, assemble on
Fifth, south of State.
Continued on Page Four)
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02
LIBERTY LOAN
DRIVE IS ON
COMMITTEES,lN CITIES GETTING
m. BUSY.
LIBERTY BONDS HERE
FIRST NATIONAL GETS FIRST
ISSUE.
Imperial County Bankers Will Short.
ly Organize for Selling of the
Bonds in the Valley.

Imperial Valley bankers and patri-
otic business men will, within a few
days, organize for the sale of the al
lotment of the second issue of Lib
erty bonds accorded to this county.
The First National Bank yesterday
received for the first time Liberty
bonds Of the following denominations
$50, 500, $500 and $1,000. They are
a wonderful product Of the engraving
plant at Washington. The sale of the
second issue of bonds started yester.
day, and at the same time the $780,
600 worth of bonds of the first issue
were being distributed.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02
By PAUL A. THAANUM

Special Correspondent Of The lmpe-
rial Valley Press with the Imperial
County Liberty Boys.
U. S. Engineers. Company A, Camp
Lewis, American Lake, WASH, Sept
25, 1917.-"The men under my COM
mand are the best lot of raw mate
rial | have ever seem
With this statement, Major General
Greene, commander of the Camp Lew
is cantonment, described the select
service army, at banquet in his
honor given by the Seattle Chamber
Of Commerce and Commercial Club
- .. g.
Monday night.
"The spirit Of the men is cheerful,
General Greene said, "and our concern
is to make them, comfortable, to see
that they are furnished with prope,
shelter and wholesome food so that
there may be no reasonable ground
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02
JAPANESE HONOR RECRUIT.
Fete COuntryman Who Joins COlors as
First japanese Soldier.
(By Associated Press)

Las Cruces, N. NJ, Oct. 2.-Japa-
Inese farmers and number of prom
inent citizens of the town gave ban
Iquet here recently in honor of Toku-
Iiehi 7, Kazuli, the first man of Jap
anese descent to be drafted into the
new army.
Kazuki was born in the Hawaiian
islands of japanese parents and re
fused to claim exemption, but ar
ranged his farm affairs to go to Camp
Kunston, Kan, as soon as he was no.
titled and had passed the examina-
ton. The banquet hall was decorated
with Japanese and American flags
end patriotic speeches were made by
the japanese and American citizens
present.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02
.L.W.W. CORRUPT
NEW SOLDIERS
DISCOVERY OF ENLISTMENTS
FOR PURPOSE.
CONSPIRACY HATCHED
GOVERNMENT AGENTS TELL OF
ACTIVITIES.
Letter from James Rowan of Seattle
Says: "We Have the German
People &C Coast With Us"
DISCOVERY OF ENLISTMENTS
FOR PURPOSE.
CONSPIRACY HATCHED
+. (By Associated PPess)

Chicago, Oct. 2.-Search for al
legged H. WV. leaders who have
been indicted was made today in va
rious army eantonments, where some
Of those sought are in the national
Government officials claim they
went without claiming exemption "to
create among registered men a feel
ing of disloyalty and insubordina-
tion. Haywood and others are held
liable for publication in the newspa-
per Solidarity last August of the fol-
lowing:
"The I. WV is more than labor
organization. 1T, is a.revolution union
We are absolutely, frevocably dissat-
isfied with the present system of So
ciety and mean to destroy it,"
A letter from James Rowan, sent
from Seattle to Haywood, says:
Eve have the, good will of Ger
man people and feel they are in sym
pathy with our cause, We do moi
call them Germans, but refer to. then
as other fellow workers. We are GO
ing to carry our points if. we have tc
stop every industry or the Pacifi,
coast" ~ .,,..~
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02
|CANTU TO HOLD
RICH PROVINCE
WILL RESIST CARRANZISTAS. IS
STATEMENT.
Gotta GIVES HIS VIEWS
FORMER GOVERNOR OF B. c. IN
TERVIEWED.
Great Interest Attaches to the Ban
quet to Be Held Tonight
in Mexicali.
WILL RESIST CARRANZISTAS. is
STATEMENT.
Gotta GIVES HIS VIEWS

Former governor of the Southern
District of Lower California, DR.
Gotta, whose term Of office lasted
through the year of 1913. during the
Hucrta regime, arrived at Calexico
yesterday to be present at the ar
rival of Gevornor Cantu at Mexical
today.
According to DR.. Gotta, who was in
terviewed by a Press reporter. Gov
,rnor Cantu will never relinquish his
hold on the province of Lower Cali.
'ornia until the United States per-
nits Carranza to send troops to force
him to do so, through the United
States.
That the recent meeting between
Obregon and Cantu in Los Angeles
vas merely an occasion for both Obre-
gon, representing Carranza, and Can
tu to "feel each other out" is the
opinion Of DR.. Gotta.
"Cantu will never let Carranza take
his wealthy province from him until
corced to do so," said DR.. Gotta. Gar
ANA and his followers are greedily
watching Cantu pocket the wealth,
and they never will be content until
Cantu is out. He will go soon; don't
you forget it"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02
INDEPENDENTS GATHER.
Members of Parties in Minority in
Congress Will Hold Convention.
tBy Associated Press)

Chicago, Oct. 2.--Delegates to a
national political conference of Pro
gressive, Social Democratic, Prohibi-
zionist and Independent parties. have
arrived. 1t is announced that they
desire to mobilize all but the domi
nant parties. Among those who will
speak are Victor Murdock, Samuel
Gompers, j. Still Wilson of Califor-
mia, Henry c. Needham of Los An
geles, Clarence Darrow, Eugene Foss
former governor Of Massachusetts
and Chairman V. G. Hinshaw of tho
national Prohibition party.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02
Another Letter From Camp Lewis

for complaint"
Everybody is all right in the I'M
perial Valley bunch, except for few
who have colds, which they go over
to the hospital to have doctored up
every morning at Z o'clock. -,...
Last night the captain and Off
GERS of Company A interviewed each
man in the sergeant's office as to
schooling, work that we have done:
if any surveying or construction
work, and previous military training:
Those who have had any, military
training were placed as acting corr
porals, who took charge of their re-
spective squads, each of which is COM
posed of eight men, and drill then
in the foot movements, parade rest
salute, etc. Besides this, we receive
talks from the captain and lieutenants
Continued on Page Four)
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02
DISTRICT AIDS
EFFORTS TO GET
LABORERS HERE
FUNDS FOR THE
WORK.
THREE MEETINGS HELD
SEE GRAVITY OF
SITUATION.
Large Cotton Growers Are to Form
Committee to Issue Uultimatum
to I. V. Oil & Cotton Co.

After a presentation of the grave
situation in the valley caused by the
shortage of labor, by a committee
composed of District Attorney" Mich
OILS and Manager Mckenzie of the
Balfour- Guthrie Company, this aft
ernoon, the Irrigation District agreed
to advance the County Council of De-
fense funds with which to finance the
U-getting campaign.
hTe plan of deducting a small sum
from each bale of cotton ginned and
each ton Of milo bought has not been
abandoned, however. Manager Nc
Kerzie, w. 81. Best and other large
growers of cotton are to form a com
mittee to call upon Manager Spears
Of the Imperial Valley Oil G Cotton
Company to ask him whether he will
deduct the amount asked or lose their
business.
Three Sections of Meeting.
The labor meeting today consisted
of three sections-a preliminary gath
ering Of members Of the County Farm
Bureau and County Defense Council
at the Farm, Bureau, a conference
between the members of the. Defense
Council and the District, and a mass
meeting at the Palace theatre.
The first meeting resulted in a de-
termination not to abandon the plar
Of assessing small sum on cottor
and omilo, but to send large cotton
growers to Manager Spears.
The second meeting, or conference
wherein the Council of Defense re-
quested the District to advance ST.
900, and the directors thought that
probably half that sum might suffice
resulted in compliance by the Dis
trict with the first plan.
The meeting of the farmers at the
theatre constituted review of the
critical labor situation in the valley,
and the attempts of the farmers to
get the ginning companies to coop
crate with them.
It was also determined to bring
pressure to bear on the main offend
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02
CREAMERY BUILDING
MORE THAN $4,000 TO BE EX-
PENDED IN ADDITIONS.
California Central Company Building
Garage-Has Just Finished
Milk Sugar Plant.

Although dozens OF Valley dairy
men are selling off their cows be-
cause of short feed, the buttermaking
business seems to be on the upgrade.
The California Central Creameries
have applied for a permit to build
an $4,000 garage at their plant across
the tracks. The garage has already
been started.
The creamery, during the summer,
expended $4,000 in improvements to
the plant, which includes milk sugar
department which is now running full
shifts.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02
MEXICANS SUBSCRIBE.
Miners in Arizona Buy Liberty Bonds
Literally.
(By Associated Press)

Tombstone, Ariz., Oct. 2.--Mexican
miners inth is old mining camp, Chi
nese gardeners and merchants and
other aliens here have shown their
loyalty to their adopted land by sub
scribing literally to the Liberty Bond
and Red Cross funds. Recently, when
a big Red Cross benefit dance was
given, the Mexican miners wives vol
unteered to prepare the supper of
native Mexican dishes and served fri
joles, chile con carne and tamales to
the dancers as their part Of the con-
tribution to the cause. Every Chinese
resident Of the camp also subscribed.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02
CATTLE DIE IN TEXAS
DROUTH HITS HERDS OF LONE
STAR STATE.
Railroad Helps the Cattlemen in Get
ting Them Out of the
State.

Ell Paso, Tex, Oct. 2.--Railroads are
operating with cattlemen in saving
their herds in the drouth districts of
Texas. Rains have been plentiful in
the vicinity of Ell Paso, but in. the
Pecos, Colorado City and Adessa coun-
try rains have been scarce, Trains
are rushed to these dry sections, where
cattle are dying, and they are loaded
and brought to the rainy districts
where they are fed before shipping
east.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02
TEUTON PEACE MEETING
FRANKFORT INSISTENT ON Me-
GOTIATIONS.
Sixty Thousand Persons Say Ger
many Should Sue for Peace on
Basis of No AnneXatiOns.
CBy Associated Press

Copenhagen, Oct. 2-Monster dem
onstrations in favor of peace without
annexations were held Sunday in the
public squares of Frankfort by $4,000
or 10000 persons. Leaders of the
Clerical, Radical and Socialist parties
sponsored the meetings. The crowd
was the largest gathered since the
war began.
Speeches We're made from six diff
ferent platforms simultaneously. The
speakers demanded that new peace
aim be declared, including the evacu-
alton Of Belgium.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02

The Press classified colums have
become clearing house for the wants
and demands of Imperial Valley. Have
you availed yourself of the opportu-
nifty to place your wants before the
people. Phone 26.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02
SEN ATOR HIRAM HEARD FROM
Johnson Has Bill for WOrkmen's Com
pensatiOn on High Seas.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Oct. "A bill by Sen
ator Hiram Johnson bestowing on
longshoremen, stevedores and other
maritime workers the benefit of the
state workmen's compensation laws,
passed by the Senate, would meet the
Supreme Court decision that such
rights are subject to federal statute.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02
Need Sailors in Army.
(By Associated Press)

San Francisco, Oct. 2.-Declaration
that merchant sailors were needed as
urgently as soldiers and therefore U.
S. Shipping Boards free navigation
school should be greatly encouraged,
was made in statement by Senator
Hiram Johnson.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02
WOMAN RAISES LAMBS.
Wife of Officer Aids Her Country by
Raising Food in New Mexico.
(By Associated Press)

Vby ASSOCIHVtU ETtSSJ
Roswell, N. NJ, Oct. 2.-While Cap
tain Charles De Bremund, commander
Of the First Artillery battery, New
Mexico National Guard, is In active
service, his wife Is raising and selling
black -faced lambs at record prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02
FINDS MONEY IN RATS NEST.
Carpenter Discovers $500 in Currency
in Old Building.
(By Associated Press

Vby ltSSUCfdtUU tSoT
Missoula, Mont, Oct. 2.-Whie
wrecking an old building in the once
prosperous mining town of Quigley,
near here, carpenter found roll
of greenbacks worth $500 in rats
nest. 1t was wrapped tightly in a
cloth and was in good condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02

Phone your wants to The Press
25--and get quick results.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02

The above bulletin was received by
Valley cotton men with jubilation, as
man ythought the government fore
case would show the condition of the
crop far below so per cent of nor
NAL.
That the Imperial crop is far ahead
of the average throughout the cotton
belt in the South is seen by the fore
east.
The Department of Agriculture, in
The bureau census reports, issued
earlier i'll the year, shows the aver
age yield per acre here 400 pounds
per acre, and that the Valley led in
the heaviest yield. The same report
showed the average price, 20 cents
per pound, and the average return.
$50 per acre, greater than any other
state.
, Deterioration during September
over almost the entire cotton belt
caused the loss of $4,000 bales in
prospective production of cotton.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02

Ladies' matinees, Thursday, El Cen
tro Plunge-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02
VALLEY COTTON
IS EIGHTY PER
CENT OF, NORMAL
GOVERNMENT FORECAST FOR
1918 CROP.
TEXAS SO PER CENT
TWELVE MILLION BALES IN THE
COUNTRY.
An Average Acreage Yield Of 1863
PCunds Is Predicted by the
Dept. of Agriculture.
GOVERNMENT FORECAST FOR
1918 CROP.
TWELVE MILLION BALES IN THT
COUNTRY,
(By Associated Pressl

Washington, Oct. 2.-The Depart
ment Of Agriculture today issued its
bulletin on the condition of the 1917
l8 cotton crop ard It's forecast of the
harvest.
The total crop will be 12,O4S,O00
equivalent 5o0-pound bales, it is es-
timated.
The average yield per acre through
out the cotton states will be l68
pounds
The condition of the California
cotton crop is reported as 80 per cent
of normal, as against S5 per cent of
normal last year at this time.
The Texas crop condition was SO
per cent and Arizona 81 per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02
READ THIM TODAY

You may he one OF a dOz-
en- people to whom one of
1Oday's Classified "Ads" is
the most important thing
printed I'm this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-02

Continued on Page Four)
The Washington herald., 1917-03-10
nation DEGENERATING,
HEALTH SERVICE SAYS
Number of Detectives Increasing Faster
Than Population.

The number of detectives in the United
States is increasing at an alarming rate.
and unless the people Of the country give
more attention to proper human breeding.
Americans soon will be a declining race.
according to the United States Public
Health Service.
Between 1904 and 1910 the population Of
the United States increased about II per
cent, whereas the number Of persons in
insane asylums increased 25 per cent, gov
ernment experts say. There is no need
for this degeneration, Federal physicians
point out The doctrines of Mendel. dis
coverer of the laws of heredity, enable
one to predict with mathematical pre-
cision whether good or bad traits will,
or will not appear in future offspring
and to forecast with accuracy the pro-
portion in which certain characteristics
will appear and reappear.
The government points out that not
only mental but also physical traits such
as deaf mutism, color blindness. gout,
short slghtedness, alcoholism. epilepsy,
imbecility. and insanity may be trans
mitted to offspring. The Health Service
declares that a single family Of detectives
cost the State of New York in FIVE gene
rations more than $l.2jO.oO0.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-10
Torpedoes from Censors
Damage Harvard Lampoon

Cambridge. Mass, March 9-The Har-
vard Lampoon's current number has lost
heavily in an engagement With the Off
cial censors. Blue pencil, shrapnel, poi
son gas. 42-centimetre guns and tanks
all operating in coordination against the
foe could not have wrought more devas-
tation and desolation than the fate which
overlook Harvard's humorous weekly in
this weeks issue.
The big stumbling block which delayed
publication of the mutilated Lampoon
was critique of feature film entitled
Where Are Ny Children" The censors
looked everywhere along the lines for
the children, spilled a few galleys of
type. knocked out a few dozen para
graphs en- passant, and then reported
that the children could not be found.
The editors attempted to explain the
ruin by stamping Censored" across the
entire article. 1t was just as well that
the readers be informed of what hap
pened. Otherwise they might feel un-
comfortable.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-10
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
ITO tent ON white LOTT
All Meetings During Reunion Week
Will Be Held Under Huge Canvas.

The Confederate Veterans will receive
one Of tho biggest receptions ever ten
dered them when they assemble In WASH
ington for the twenty-seventh annual
reunion. to be held in June, according
to Col Robert N. Harper. chairman Of
the general citizens committee.
A meeting Of the board Of directors
Of the general committee was held yes
terday afternoon in the rooms Of the
Chamber Of Commerce. Committees
which were named last fall for all branch
set to work to carry out the plans Of
the general committee.
1t is planned by Charles T. Claggett
chairman Of the entertainment commit.
tee, to erect q tent on the monument
grounds with q seating capacity Of about
10000 people. The purpose Of erecting
tent In preference to securing Q large
hall. Mr.. Claggett pointed out, 10 the
convenience afforded the older men by
having everything on the ground floor.
All meetings would be held In the tent,
The Inaugural committee, through Col.
Harper offered to the citizens committee
as decorations for the reunion the deco
rations used on Pennsylvania avenue as
the court of honor.
As method Of advertising the reunion
OF Confederate Veterans. the Postofiice
VIII stamp all mail going out of the
District with a special stamp.
The headquarters Of the general COM
mittee will be at the rooms of the Cham
Der OF Commerce, Twelfth and F streets
The headquarters Of the Confederate
Feterans will be at the Willard Hotel
The former office OF tho Washington Her
aid will be used as the heaoquarters of
the publicity committee.