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Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
PROFITEERING.

What is profeerng? Who practices it? As quite generally
understood profit that abnormaa profit eXacted be-
cause country is thus forced the price
asked
The farmers quite outspoken their denuncaton
packers steel mills bankers and other interests ac-
casng proteeng while the sacrificing its men
In against marsn Perhaps these and great
many guilty Of this base commercial greed There
no any quarter But the farmers Justified In
DEMANDING they certain sections higher price for whea
than very profitable 1920 while England paid $s16000co
in subsidy wheat from December u to July l. keep
the loaf of reach of the English wokngman
pockbook break England would collapse of
best ally.
who raise beans at 2 cents pound and ca
mands while cents is reported Of weE
ern farmer is proer makes Chicago packer look like
novice.
profit all entitled to- but that fair profit cannot
be fixed on percentage be fair The
have fair profit his seasons effort and some
bring him 100 cent profit while ne really loses on
the business So with packers,
and everybody talk of just profits and think N
percentages certain product of farm factory
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
READ THESE HUN
WAR LIES SPREAD
AGAINST ]. s.

German pIopagandists both here
nd in Germany are announcing that
n recent damage suit arising out
f the loss of the Lusitania it was
,roved before the court and admit
ed by the judge that the steamship
yas an armed munitions boat carry
1g explosives. AS a matter of fact
nat suit was heard by Judge julius
[. Mayer Of the admiralty branch of
he United States district court in
lew York, and Judge Mayer declared
a his findings that it had been proved
eyond all Goubt that the Lusltania
ias not armed, and never had been
rmed, and carried no explosives on
he voyage on which she was torpe-
oed and sunk.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
WE LEARN ABOUT SUGAR.

We hear this but the whole
the restrictions placed the sale OF the
sweet stuff with most commendable good nature
that wishes know that he gets as much
he assured that he quite con-
tented this and make the best of it.
In experience will be good for the people
Of this country many persons have look the
something the but something IN hcn
But the fact that be impressed into
Of food buy at time may
authorities brings home the fact that govern
affair So long is by of and for vs. must
all do part
have much need, and while may not
would like accommodate ourselves to
the inconvenience and with
to health.
Doing sugar will show many with stomach
trouble Of irritation They will learn with
sugar may much We have consumed
pounds in this country which
much require keep state of good
health. ! =
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19

In parts of the South a very cir
:umstantial account is being reported
# how Madame Schumann-H Heink, ar
-ested as German spy, had commit
cd suicide. Many Inquiries as to the
ruth of the report have come to the
Committee en- Public Information.
There is. of course, no truth whatever
n il. Madame Schumann-Hein has
heen aggressive in her loyal American
ism and the Kaiserites are apparently
attempting to discredit her by circu-
'ating this SANDER, out of revenge.
They spread it in the South, because
she has heen publicly active in sup
port of war charities, cts, further
north, and any report of her suicide
would he somewhat discredited by her
subsequent appearance on the concert
stage.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
FEDERAL AID IN
MARKETING CROPS
Of COTTON HERE

Washington, Sept. 19.-1ncreased
rices being paid for American-Egyp-
an cotton grown in irrigated valleys
of the Southwestern industry fos-
tered by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture-with the amount
of cotton ginned during the 1917-19lI
season are shown in reports of inves-
tigations and surveys by the Bureau
of Markets of the department.
Of the favored Pima variety-Whlch
has largely supersede the original Yu-
ma because it is more prolific, ma
lures earlier and has fiber about one
eighth of an inch longer-5,lOo,55 ,553
pounds of seed cotton were glnend at
Tempe, Ariz. Prices for the 1865
S22 pounds of lint obtained ranged
frormr 60 cents pound in few cases
to SO4 cents in many. At Winter
haven, Cal, 3,O97 ,236 pounds of Yuma
seed cotton were ginned.
During the season of 1917-191S
there was ginned at the gin of the
Tempe Cotton Exchange, Tempe, Ariz.,
a total of 3,778,680 pounds of seed
cotton of the Pima variety, giving a
total net weight of lint of 1,0O1 ,O24
pounds. The lint outturn of the above
cotton was 26.48 per cent. The total
number of bales ginncd was 2,112, the
average net weight being 463 pounds
per bale.
The average monthly price for cot
ten ginned at the above plant was as
follows: October, 71.37; November,
1900; December, 74.72; January, no
sales; February, $780,. March, 1920;
April, 1855; May, 74.07.
The lowest price was so cents and
the highest was 8O14 cents, only 10
bales being sold at the low and ia
at the high.
The public gin at Tempe, Ariz.,
ginned both the Pima and Yuma va
rieties. A total of 1,329,873 pounds
of seed cotton of the Pima variety
was ginned, giving total net weight
Of lint of 367 ,798 pounds. The lint
outturn of the above cotton was 27.66
per cent. The total number of bales
gipned was 722. the average net
Weight being 487 pounds per bale,
! The average monthly price for cot
ton ginned at the above plant was as
follows October, 71.58; November,
1888; December, 1904; January, no
sales; February, no sales; March,
71.35; April, 72.70.
! The lowest price was 81 cents and
the highest was 80A cents, only
bales being sold at the low and III
at the high.
At Winterhaven,- Cal, the Winter
haven Egyptian Cotton Exchange
ginned the Yuma variety only and for
the entire season ginned a total of
3,097,236 pounds Of seed cotton, Civ
ing total net weight Of line of 848,-
487 pounds. The lint outturn was
2739 pr cent. The total number of
hales ginned was 1,757, the average
net weight being 460 pounds per bale.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
WHAT YOUR LIBERTY
LOAN MONEY FOUGHT

From the beginning of the war to
June 80, 1918, the last day of the past
fiscal year, contracts were placed by
the Ordnance Department of the
United States totaling $4,3OO,OO0,00O.
The estimate for the current year is
over $7,OOO,OO0,0O0. The major items
of last year were as follows:
2 Artillery, 1,050,000,000; automatic
files, S3OO,O0O,OO0; small arms, $780,
100000; artillery ammunition, $780,
100000; small arms ammunition,$3 $780,
100000; small | arms ammunition
practice), $S0,OO0,000; stores and
upplies. (personal, horse and organi-
zation), S23O,O0O,OOO; armored motar
cars, 100000 900; total, $4,1OO,OOO,-
900.
Some other expenditures by the
War Department were $375,000,000
for engineering operations, mostly in
France; $37,OO0,OOO for flour, $145,-
100000 for sugar, $43. 100000 for ba-
con, $12,000,000 for beans, $9,000,000
for tomatoes, S2,0O0,00O for rice, $47,-
100000 for rolling kitchens, 1927 ,OOO,-
900 for shoes, $565 100000 for cloth
ing; for blankets, STAT, 100000.
Some smaller expenditures were
over $6,000,000 for axes, $1,635,O0O for
field stores, $2,700,OOO for carpenter,
and $224,000 for blacksmith tools, $2,-
100000 for shovels.
The department has bought 266,OO0
wagons and carts, costing $37 ,00O,-
900; and 100000 horses and mules,
costing $99,000,000; food for them
cost $62 100000, and harness $29, ,OOO,-
900.
These are only some of the figures
They seem large, but not so large
when it is remembered that we have
nearly 100000 men in France and
almost as many in training here at
home. All of this money and all the
other moey raised by the Liberty loans
goes to make our army, our navy and
our people powerful and victorious in
their war for freedom and right.
"We've got the men, we've got the
ships, and we've the money, too"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
PATRIOTS PAY PROMPTLY.

Wholly the necessity and incident to the
war years and months trend III
trade D. other has ben found to be
ta profitable their do busi
a cash basis.
In the following resolution
Gently adopted by. Council of Defense:
Extraordinary conditions of today resulting rising
prompt cash the patriotic duty of
every Recognizing prudence of krng the business of
the call the attention those hav
ing the importance Of meeting ali obligations
promptly retail merchants Of the state sad their
customers cooperate that end"
You can't dodge any cali yourself
triotic and get away with it.
Pay Promptly
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19

The recent reyerseS IN France seem
, have affected the workmanship OIL
ae inventors of anti-Amerlcan pro
Ierman slanders. Many OF tnelr
alsehoods are too ridiculous to be
gorth contradictlng. In Minnesota
ney are passing around word that
ny woman who marries UnlteI
tates soldier will be put in prison
Y the government. In Kansas farm
IS are being told that everyone who
as more than bushei of potatoes on
ne first of September will have to
we them to the Red Cross or to
overnment officials" Santa Rosa,
al, hears that numerous highly
aid government clerks and emp.oyes
/ ths Protestant faith have been
emoved in order that their positions
light be taken by Catholics Munt-
agton, Ind. has had the story that at
amp Shelby they are importing ne
no girls l3 and IA years DID," for
he troops-a slander which the Hunt
ngton Herald promptly. investigated
md disproved. Other localities report
.milar short-term lies, so soon dis
ounted or so easily disproved that it
5ould seem the originators of them
re losing their cunning.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19

A hote. guest at Asbury Park, N.
:, has beard the following story from
chance acquaintance, who declared
e had been told it by an eyewitness.
while travelling on ferry from
lew York City, he noticed a young
lan and woman standing at one end OF
ne boat. The woman was wrapped In
large blue cloak. At intervals, the
ian would take out his handkerchief
IA wipe the lips of the woman, who
aemea to he dribbling at the Eouth.
he peopla began tc gather around
ne couple, and the man, becoming hu-
li!iated, drew the cloak from the
oman, who turned out to be armless
nd whose tongue had been cut out.
ater it developed that the young
5oman was just returning from
france, where she had been on duty
Red Cross nurse
Stories of this sort have been put
i circulation in all parts of the coun-
~ since the call went out for Red
ross volunteers for service in France.
All the stories that were precise
nough to be investigated have been
found to be false. No mutilated Amer
lean nurse has been returned to this
:ountry and none has been reported
I France. The reports seem obviously
Resigned to discourage nurses from
'oluatocriHg.
Jhe eo-rcspo1dcnt who reports the
i,.ureztJc 'ie from Asbury Park un-
3.t21a.ely did not ask the name of
is "chaace acquaintance" or inquire
no wes the witness" who had
ouchad for the yarn. Loyal citizens
re asked to obtain correct names and
'ddresses in all such cases and send
III information to the Department of
Justice. Washington, d. c.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19

At meeting of the employees of
the Ben Solomon store this morning
it was unanimously decided to liber-
ally support the Fourth Liberty loan.
Every enploye Of the store agreed to
buy bond.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19

II. G. Thomas and family have re-
trned after a summer spent in the
mountains, San Diego and other coast
points.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19

MONEY 10 LOAN ON IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE. EDGAR BROS.
REALTY CO.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19

championships, Sept. 20, 21 and
23, the most important sport event
this year. Two big men-Captain
William A. Motfett, commandant
at Great Lakes, and Nelson N.
Lambert, president of the Chicago
Athletic Association, have com.
bined forces to prepare splendid
athletic field fer the events and tc
enlist the best talent in the coun'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-30
TRANSPORTATION
 OF OUR TROOPS

"A transport miracle" Sir John Maclay, the British controller of ship ping, calls the success with which the United States has moved 100000 American soldiers from their scattered camps on this side the Atlantic to the fighting areas across the seas. AL though the seas have been beset by the enemy, the loss of life in taking the men across has been almost in 1nitesimally small. This bit of Ameri- can efficiency has not only surprised our enemies; we have surprised our friends and even ourselves.
 And 1t isn't all due to the Navy and the railroads either. It is the Liberty Bond purchasers who made it possible, and back of the purc hasers the Liberty Bond. If the people respond to the Fighting Fourth as they did to the First, Second and Third, and there is every indication that they will, there is no telling what other miracles. may be accomplished.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-30
A TIMELY APPEAL.

Women of the farms, the Govern ment needs YOU and your help. You are the savers of the family,-the "financiers" who make the egg money and the cream money do service for those extras which you have wanted. The men folks have taken to talking in large sums, and often they are ig- norant of the extra money that you, as careful managers, can make.
 Here is your golden opportunity to make the egg money and the butter profits do heroic service for your coun- try. You have given your boys; you have given yourselves to the limit of your ability, perhaps. And you have asked nothing in return. Now your government asks for money and you can get something in return. Buy Lib erty Bonds of the Fourth Loan to your utmost. Your money will earn interest and you will add to the wonderful total of your already splendid achievements
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-30
AMERICANS IN BITTER BATTLES
 AT ST. QUENTIN
Berlin Describes Attempt of British to Break Through
 to Cambrai.

Amsterdam, Sept. 3O-Bitter fight ing along the front north of St. Quen- tin is described in semi-official des- patch from Berlin. It says:
 "A big British attack to break through towards Cambrai, supported on the right wing by fresh American units, began on Friday morning after three hours of violent artillery fire.
 Deeply echeloned British infantry, aided by a large number of tanks, at tackled over a 30 kilometre front south of the Cambrai-Bapaume road, but 1t was only after repeated assaults that the British were able to gain ground in the direction of Bourbon and Flesquires. In the afternoon the British renewed their assault north ot the Bapaume-C Cambrai road with large number of tanks. German forces here withdrew, fighting obstinately, tc the line mentioned in the army report
 "In the center, all the British at- tacks failed with losses before the vii lage of Graincourt. Only when the British took Arleux did the brave de lenders of Graincourt abandon theil positions"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-30
BOARD OF BRIDGEPORT IS
 BEING FORMED
Three Members Represent ing Labor Elected at Con
 vention Last Saturday.

Samuel Lavit. Patrick Scollins and David Clysdale were elected at Sat- uaday's labor convention to be the representatives of labor on the Board of Mediation and Consolidation. The manufacturers will name three men sometime today and in all probability an army officer will be appointed to act as chairman of the board which will henceforward settle all differ ences between employer and employe.
 The convention was attended by 133 delegates and was held in the New High School Building Saturday. The representatives were chosen in the following order : Lavit, 53 votes; scol- lins, 51 votes; Clysdale, 5S votes; Yer vane, 43 votes: Moss. 3S votes; and Moran, Is votes. The three first were declared chosen and later the nomina- tions were made unanimous.
 .Alpheus Winter, the resident exam iner Of the National War Labor Board, called the convention to order at 3:3O o'clock and read the original call which stated the objects of the convention. He stated that there were some other points which he I'wanted to explain. One of the points was on the matter of challenge. The convention by a majority vote had a right to debar any one as a delegate fond sitting and taking part in the proceedings. He advised that they use that power judiciously.
 Examiner Winter told them to gc about their business calmly as the 1 hnsinnSS nP f them and should not be rushed. Three names were proposed as the chairman of the convention, J. W. Moss, Pat rick Sco1lins and William J. Moran The names of Joseph Wyland and Jo. seph Vogel weer also mentioned, but | they did not receive enough votes tc have their names slated. The vote or the selection of a chairman was by secret ballot, resulting as follows:
 W. Moss. 47 votes; Patrick Scollins, 2 votes; w. J. Moran, 36 votes.
 The total showed that Ill votes were cast. and the total number of dele gates was 134. showing a surprising number of absentees. When JacI itrol of. the convention, Miss Edwards
 was chosen secretary.
 Following the election of a chair iman, speeches were made by Lavit
 Scollfns and Clysdale, which were il the main a review of the fight put LII
 by organized labor against the man
 ufacturers and a defense of the atti tude taken by the machinists in tn,
 recent difficulties regarding classified lttOn and the minimum wage.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-30
WOMEN PREP ARE FOR FOURTH LOAN
  Already Hard at Work Building Up Great Organization for
 Coming Drive. BRISK ADVANCE CAMPAIGN. Aim to Make Fine Record for
 This District.
BRISK ADVANCE CAMPAIGN.

Mrs. John T. Pl tt, Chairman of the Woman's Committee of the Liberty Loan in the Second Federal Reserve District and the State of New York, has opened brisk advance campaign for the Fourth Liberty Loan. Two new members, Mrs. George Whitney and Mrs. George F. Baker, IT,, will work on her committee as chairman of subdivisions three and four.
 For the past month subdivision tricts, laying plans for a huge organi- zation to push the Fourth Loan to sue cess. Mrs. Morris K. Perker, sub. chairman of district two, opened se- ries of meetings about the middle of August with luncheon in Rochester for workers of Monroe, Wayne, On tario, Livingston, Seneca, Yates and SteEben counties.
 Miss Florence Wardwell has passed the entire summer motoring through district four, the section around Bing hamton and Elmira, visiting county and town chairmen. Mrs. Harry Sage sub-chairman of district five, began heI work early in August, visiting Albany Troy and Saratoga.
 The section under the supervision o1 Mrs. Linzee Blagden, including Buffa To and Niagara Falls, will be organ ized during September. Mrs. BlagdeI expects to visit number of towns be fore the Loan opens. --.-
 Mrs. Harold 1. Pratt, Chairman o1 the Long Island subdivision Mrs. Ot to Wittpenn, in charge of Northern New Jersey, and Mrs. Leland S. Still man of Fairfield County, Conn.,, art planning an extended tour to organize their forces for the Fourth campaign Details for the campaign have beer perfected, and their work Is well un der way.
 The women of the Second Fedora Reserve District are rallying to thu support of the government They ain to double returns of the Third Loan to make a record subscription in tn, Fourth Liberty Loan campaign.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-30
FLAGS FOR TOWN.

Every town and city in the state oe Connecticut to Ego over the top'' in the fighting fourth Liberty Loan will be awarded an honor flag, ac- cording to announcement made today by the Federal Reserve Banks of Bos- ton and New York through the Con- necticut State Council of Defense This flag will be sent directly to the town attaining its quota as soon as announcement is made to that effect by either of the federal Reserve banks.
 It is expected that as soon as re- ceived each town will display it's hon. or flag on the town flag pole or other public place.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-30
BROCK IS DOING
 SPLENDID WORK
 OVER IN FRANCE
Former Physical Director of Y. M. c. A. Here Com
 mended By Superiors.

John D. Brock, physical director of the Bridgeport association, who is on leave of absence to serve that or ganization in France, has been doing some splendid work which has at tracted the special attention and com ment of the military authorities in France. MT. Brock did his first army work at Camp Jackson, North Caro- lima. Here he devised and worked out a system of platoon athletics which instantly met with approval be- cause of it's unique value and suc- cess.
 He has, as supervising physical di- rector for a large section in France, worked out through his assistants the same plan which calls forth the fol- lowing letter from the Commandant of the First Corps School. American Expeditionary Forces. This letter was sent to the supreme head of the physical department of the Y. M. c. A. work in France referring to the work which MT. Brock has so sue cessfully inaugurated in the schools under Col. Fxtons supervision.
 Headquarters First Corps School, American Expeditionary forces.
 August g, 1918.
 To Director of Athletics for the Y. M. c. A. in France. Sir:-
 take great pleasure in stating that the assistance of the Y. M. c. A. men in helping us with our athletic work at these schools has been of tremend- ous value.
 With their assistance we have in- troduced platoon competitions in field athletics, boxing, basketball, volley ball, and we have also been able to carry off one of the most successful field meets that I have ever seen in the army. t
 I am especially impressed with the value of the platoon competition in field and track athletics, and I would recommend that the system be intro duced in all our schools in France. Very sincerely,
 c. W. EXTON, Colonel, U. S. Infantry. Commandant.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-30
IMPORTANT GAINS MADE BY BRITISH
 AND AMERICANS
Attacked Sunday on Front North of St. Quentin
 Pass Through LeCatelet.

With the American Forces North of St. Quentin, Sunday, Sept. 29-(By The Associated Press American divisions brilliantly attacked on a front of considerable length in con- junction with the British this morn ing. At nightfall they were reported to have gained their objectives. En- emy losses were heavy.
 Between St. Quentin and the sea important gains were made today by the British, Belgians and Americans,
 An American unit is reported to have passed through LeCatalet and to have reached Gouy. Other units which captured Nauroy have passed through Le Caberet wood. Early in the forenoon thirty-six German off, cers and 1000 of other ranks had reached the American collecting cages.
 It was at o'clock this morning when the Americans, with the Brit ish on their right and left Hanks. "shoved off, from the Hindenburg outpost line, about 2,OOO yards west of the St. Quentin canal, which was cap- tured on Friday. After a short crash" barrage, the infantry, pre- ceded by a large number of tanks, started advancing through the haze
 After hard fighting the troops reached the canal and scrambled across as the barrage' swept on ahead of them.
 The Australians and Americans cheered. At other places where the fighting continued furiously the Americans, working their machine and rifles, cheered as they worked. The ground was filtered with Ger man dead and the same was true of | other sections of the front. Deer progress was reported virtually ev- anywhere.
 It is reported that the British have reached Battouzelle, having taken La teau wood and Les Vertes, and are ir the outskirts of Cambrai. Canadian troops are fighting here and it is pos sible that by this time they are ir | the town itself. Cambrai soon mus | fall.
 | Cambrai-Bapaume road. The vii lage of Bleburt was captured by thf Canadians.
 In. the north, the British are work | ing through Ploegsteert. It is re ported that they have reached Stive! and are in Costraverne. The water | damehcon.