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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-06-11
sEAPLANEs GUARDING SHIPS

An Atlantic Port, June IA Brit
ish passenger liner which arrived to-
day was escorted into port by scout
seaplane which met the ship some dis
tance at sea, some of the 176 pas
sengers said. Nothing of an alarming
nature had been seen,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-06-11

The Pony Express Lawn Mower
can not be equalled at the price. Come
IN and sc it. Clarkson Hardware Com
pany. 28-H
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-06-11
SOME GAIN By THE BRITISH
: SHOT UP SOME CITIZENS

Paris, June 1.-THE long distance
bombardment of Paris was resumed
this morning. Two persons were kill
ed and nine wounded in yesterdays
bombardment, according to the Ex-
clair.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-06-11

Now is the time to plant chufas
$3.50 per bushel; Spanish peanuts
1925 per bushcl Ocala Seed tSore
phone 435. II
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-06-11

Phone 108 and have the Main Street
Market send you a nice cold water
melon of the ice. tt
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-06-11

Buy Thrift Stamps OF US and keep
your skin nice and soft with Rexall
Skin Soap. Gerig's Drug Store. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-06-11

All the effects of the Good Fairy
Tea Room. next to the express Office,
viii be sold Thursday afternoon. 2t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-06-11
PORTO RICo's PROPORTION

Washington, June 11-Porto Rico
and Hawaii were called on today by
Provost Marshal General Crowder to
furnish 1900 draft registrants for
the national army.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-06-11

All the effects of the Good Fairy
Tea Room, next to the express Office,
win be sold Thursday afternoon. 2t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-06-11

: Old fashion and two crop conk peas
kcala Seed Store. 27-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-06-11

Watermelons on ice. The Main
Street Market. Phone 108. tt
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-06-11
Strife Today has Reached the
: Critical Stage
ANY FURTHER GAIN BY GERMANS ON THAT LINE WILL EN-
DANGER POSITION OF THE ENTIRE FRENCH ARMY
ASSOCIATED Press)

Moving with steadiness despite
yPightful losses the Germans in their
plunge southwark on a line from
Noyon to Montdidier, continue to gain
here and there in the center of the
line, making the greatest advance at
Vignemont, six miles from the line
as it stood last Saturday The French
have launched counter attacks on
their left which may be an indication
that they have reached the line where
they will make their final stand. This
seems to be along the Aronde river.
The Germans, according to the official
French statement, reached the vicin-
ity of this stream, where the French
counter attacked and pushed them
back to the line of Belloy, south OF
st. Maure and south of Marqueglise
to Vandolicourt. The battle in the
new area is now considered as having
definitely reached the critical stage.
FRENCH COUNTER ATTACKS
Paris, June 1.-THE German drive
between Montdidier and Noyon con-
tinued last night unremittingly. On
the left the French offered effective
resistance and captured the village of
Merry. The principal German effort
is being directed against the center,
where the enemy drove back the
French as far as the region of the
Aronde river, but by brilliant coun-
ter-attack the French hurled back the
enemy all along the front, and re-
established their line south of Belloy,
at st. Maure, south of Marqueglise
and Vandolicourt. On their right the
French were forced to withdraw to a
line west and south of Ribecourt.
SOME GAIN BY THE BRITISH
London, June 1.-THE British last
night carried out an operation IN the
region east of Amiens, and advanced
their line south of Morlancourt half
a mile on front of mile and half,
) says an official announcement. Two
Nnndred and thirty-three prisoners
were taken.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-06-11
MR.. WILSON APPEALS
TO WORKING men
President Calls on Labor Federations
to Increase their Efforts on
the War Program
6Associated Press)

Washington, June 11-Presidens
Wilson today telegraphed to the
American Federation of Labor and
the American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy, in convention at st. Paul,
urging renewed efforts of labor in
support of the war program.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-06-11
SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
ARE NOW IN FRANCE, AIDING OUR GALLANT ALLIES
AGAINST THE TEUTON ENEMY
tAssOciated Press)

Washington, June 11.-More than
seven hundred thousand American
soldiers have gone overseas to carry
back to France the encouragement
and Assistance which Lafayette and
Rochambeau brought to America, Sec
retary Baker told the French Alpine
chasseurs in bidding them farewell
yesterday here at the base of the
Washington monument.
MARINES CAPTURE MINENWER-
FERS
With the American Army, France,
June 11.-Our marines attacked the
Germans after daybreak yesterday
morning and penetrated the German
lines for about two-thirds of mile
on 600,-yard front in the Belleau
wood, northeast of Chateau Thierry.
The Germans now hold only the
northern fringe of the wood. The
Americans captured two mininwerf-
ers, which are the largest pieces of
artillery yet taken by them.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-06-11

Weather Forecast: Fair tonight;
Wednesday local rains and thunder
showers.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-28
DEM|NG SOLDIERS ARE
WELL CARED FOR NOW
~ Associated Press)

Deming, N. M, Jan. 28-Soldiers
at Camp Cody are being entertained
and their interests cared for by the
Deming war service board, composed
of representative citizens Of Luna
county. The board arranged for a
New Years entertainment here, which
consisted of barbecue, program of
fireworks at night and roping and
riding contests for the soldiers from
the East who had never seen this
brand of southwestern sport.
The War Service Board has a num-
ber of plans now being worked out
with the approval of the commanding
officers at Camp Cody. Automobile
road races and baseball games will be
given here for the soldiers and Sc
ries of boxing matches are now be-
ing staged under the auspices of the
board.
Although Deming is much small
Ter city than Ell Paso and other cities
near here where troops are stationed,
t1e War Service Board is woking
hard to overcome this handicap and
is being financed by the city council
and endorsed by the mayor in its
work among the soldiers.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-28
HARDEN THINKS
PEACE IS NEAR
German Editor Prints the Real Sub
stance of the Speeches of President
Wilson and Ll0yd-George, and Ap-
peals to People of Germany to Read
Them Carefully
(By Associated Press)

London, Jan 28.-Maximilian Har-
den publishes in Die Zukunft the real
text of the Wilson and Lloyd-George
speeches and says thoughtful, con-
scientious Germans should read them
quietly, unrejudiced.
Harden virtually accuses Germany
of forcing Austria to continue the
war and says that peace might have
been obtained in the first week at
Brest-Litovsk if the Germans hadn't
posed as conquerors and demanded
territory.
Regarding President Wilson speech,
Harden said:
"My belief is still firm that peace
is possible and that the cleavage be-
tween the two fighting groups is no
longer so wide that it can be filled
only by corpses. 1t will, however,
become an unbridgeable gulf of the
people again refuse to acknowledge
changed conditions"
He pleaded for sanctity of treaties,
reduction of armaments, the right Of
self determination of nations, and IA
vors a reconsideration of the question
Of Alsace.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-28
CENTRAL PLAYLET
DATE SET AHEAD
Midsummer Nights Dream" to BE
Given February is Instead Of Il
Week Later. Because of Proficiency
Gfrthe Cast-Mendelsso Music
Will Be Used in Play.

Practice on the High School Shake
srearean production, "A Midsummer
Nights Dream" has progressed so
rapidly in the last few weeks that the
date of presentation has been changed
from February % to February Is, one
week earlier than at first announced
Most of the necessary work needed
in conjunction with the production of
the play is being done by various de-
partments of the High School. Mr..
Chestnut's manual training and cleo
trieal departments have been busy for
several weeks on the scenery, stage
and electrical fixtures. Miss RandalPs S
domestic science department has start
ed work ON the costumes, which are
being designed by the art classes, un
der direction of Miss Eadie.
Mendelssohn's inspiring music has
been one great factor in the popular
presentation of this play. 1t has been
PUT to music to grerater extent than
any of the other Sheakespearean plays
Miss Hoover's High School orchestra
has been long at work on the music
and their treatment of the music
shows a keen appreciation of the spirit
Iof the play.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-28
OVERCOME WHEN TOLD
PRICE OF CLEANLINESS

A Los Angeles visitor who ap-
peared to be of the "R. +. w"
type SO common in Coast cities
got out of the Main street barber
chair with sigh of satisfaction.
He had received a haircut and
shave, and it was the first time he
had visited barber in several
months He did his own shaving
at home. The Retired Tight Wad
was looking over the Valley.
He counted out four dimes and
handed them to the barber
''Here, mister, read the sign"
said the barber, pointing to a leg
end, Haircut, so Cents"
The r. T. w stared aghast and
reluctantly handed over Is cents
more
"Shaves are 25 cents in the
Valley. You'll have to come
through with 10 cents mOre," said
the barber.
The r T. w. paled 'perceptibly
and his hand shook as he dug up
the dime Then, muttering sOme-
thing about "R0bbers!" he hast
ened from the place as he would
from pesthOuse.
His shoes were muddy. What
did it avail him if he had hair
cut and shave, if his neither ex-
were untidy? He con-
emplated a mental picture of
sign he saw over a bOOtblack stand
in Long Beach, "Shine, 5 Cents"
and mounted the chair of shoe
pOlisher.
Half way through the opera
ton, the brush manipulation,
greatly excited, rushed out into
the street.
His customer had tainted and
lay inanimate.
He had seen the sign, "Shine,
Is Cents"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-28
MUD DELAYS THE
VEGETABLE DEAL
Brawley Roads Are Sears of Mire,
With Struggling Trucks and Pleas
ure Cars Stalled Here and There
TrifOlium People Have a Box So
ial-WestmOreland Notes.

Brawley, Jan. 2S.-Vegetable ship
pers are growing over the wet wealth
er, while the automobile truck driv-
ers have been forced to suspend op-
erations temporarily Forecasts of
rain led the shippers to bring to the
sheds all available lettuce that could
be picked Saturday, for which cars
were available.
The pupils of Trifolium school held
a box social Friday evening, the pro-
ceeds to be devoted to the purchase of
Victrola The crowd came, as it al
ways does when Trifolium invites. and
the sum of $41.5O was realized. With
the crowd came the representatives
of the local houses dealing in music
boxes, each with a music box for dem
onstration. Incidentally the tryout
(not staged by design afforded those
present an evening with Harry Lau-
der, John Mccullough and other mu-
sicians of "record fame" At the con-
Iclusion vote was taken by the school
to determine the choice of machines.
A tie resulted, and the whole affair
is to be repeated-box social and al.
There's no lack of enterprise charge
able the Trifolium school Before
the contest is concluded the school
may be able to consider a player pi-
ano.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-28
LARGE NUMBER
FARM WORKERS
COME TO VALLEY
Unusual Influx of Help From East
and West Reported and Number In
creasing Weekly-Farm Bureau
Sends Scores to Farms Throughout
the Bacin.

Secretary A. E. Madison of the
Farm Bureau reports an unusual in
flux of farm workers of all kinds du-
ring the past two weeks. Never be-
fore while he has been at the desk
of the Bureau have so many applied
for work. They average probably Is
to 18 per day. 1t is believed that COM
ing spring operations will not be de-
layed on account of a lack of labor.
The Farm Bureau sends the work.
ers to various points in the Valley
where workers are wanted The ma
jority of the incoming laborers come
from Arizona, Texas, New Mexico and
further south and east. A great many,
however, are coming from the Coast.
Not few families comes to finish
the cotton picking, with the intention
of staying here for the next cotton
season.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-28
MEN CITED FOR
PHYSICAL EXAMS.
First Batch of Registrants to Be
Examined on Wednesday by DIR T..
O. Luckett and Corps Of Physicians
Place, the Masonic Hall-HhOurs,
Between 2 and p. M.

The following men have been cit
ed to appear for examination for the
second draft of Liberty soldiers on
Wednesday afternoon, from 2 to 6,
at Masonic hall:
Robert Patrick Noleman, Carson
Edward Blackjack, William Z Town
send, Gust P Panagoulias, Amos Will
liam Hill, John Clifford Rawnsley,
Karl w. Marks, Joseph Edward Will
SON, Dudley Anderson Loflin, Orville
Allen Porter, Jesse Woods, Ralph
Hardy Hall, Toney Borello, Nelson
Glen Hinkle, George Chandler Mulvey,
Harry Southern, Dexter Tufy Sama-
ha, Frank H Dallman, Hikoichi Kusi-
motto, Joseph Aubrey Skinner, Verna
Franklin Trout, Bertrum B. Yancy,
Carl Arthur Munter, James A. Avrit.
Eugene Harold Cotton, Louis Jalbert,
George Schmiett. Wilbur Earl Stock
ing, Hermon Mourot, John Edgar
Campbell, Moriei Taira, Leon Mer-
cellin, Forrest Edward Bowden, Olaf
William Larson, Allen Harris, Earle
Richmond, Wilbur Edwin Smith, DON
aid Buryle Cummins, John Prescott
Delmar, Percy Cloe Finley, Samuel
Ellison Webb, Crosse De Boni, Pete
Pedrotta, John Lloyd Lydick, Eric F
Jones, Homer Lee Peters, William
Sheehan, Clarence F Rice, Donald E.
Montague, Lon Adair Spear, John
Robert Hunter, Bert Otto Suttle, Ju-
liam PARA, Harry P Moran, Lewis
William Carpenter, Smiley M. Elms,
Thomas Patrick Murphy, Albert D.
Leeper, Otto Marion Canton, Frank
Oscar Ferguson, Lee Avance, Jack
Stephen Brink, J. d Phillips, Robert
Kissee, Joe M. Mason, Paul Lucas,
John Fulton Dilson, Charles Ellis Nc
Claflin, Sidney William, Arthur Cain
Casteel, John F. Rauschilbach, Harry
Hazeltine, Sidney Drawbraugh, John
F Stevenson.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-28
SHOT At STEPSON
OFFICERS STATE
Little Felipe Hernandez Takes Ref
uge in the City Hall From the
Wratch of His Stepfather, Jose
Hernandez, Who, the Police Say,
Tried to Shoot Him Last Night

Jose Hernandez, living on the East
Side, was arrested this morning, aft
er an investigation by the city mar
shall into the report that he had shot
twice at his little stepson, Felipe, aged
II years.
According to the story told the po-
lice, the Mexican sent the lad outside
for wood. He then fired at him twice,
both bullets going wild. The sepfath-
er is alleged to have followed this up
with severe beating. The boy ran
to the city hall, smarting from his
hurts, and told his story to the mar
shall.
The city will probably be success
full in finding place for Hernandez
the elder on the county chain gang,
with instructions to the foreman to
keep him there for six months.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-28
CONTRACT FOR
'ALL-AMER|CAN
SENT
DIRECTOR OF RECLA-
! M TION Sc r VICE
WILL HAVE MEN ON
JOB IN FEW WEEKS.
is NEWS RECEIVED.
Phil Swing and Engineer
Grunsky Are Well Re-
ceived by Secretary of In
teriOr-Must Wait Ten
Days for Davis.

President Leroy Holt of the Ir-
rigation District today received
from Phil Swing and c E. Grun-
sky the following teaegraphic
message:
"Have seen Kettner, Johnson,
Assistant Secretary Bradley, and
have been well received. Director
Davis and Counsel King of the
Reclamation Service are out of
town for ten days. Cannot close
deal until they return, but expect
to make headway this week."
This means that the represen-
tatives of the District who are
seeking connection with the La
guna dam and the building of
storage reservoirs and flood pro-
lection are on the job, but will be
etained in Washington for prob
ably two weeks yet, owing to the
absence of Davis and King.
Mr. Holt has received a letter
from Director Davis ackiOwledg-
ing the receipt of a telegram that
the District had accepted the
proposition of the service for an
investigation and survey for an
all-American canal. Mr.. Davis
stated in the letter that this "c0-
operative investigation" would be
begun within a short time
The District is to pay two
thirds of thencost of, this survey
and the Reclamation Service the
other third. Thus far, Mark Rose
has been ignored in the proceed
ings. ,,
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-28
Press Will Turn
A II Subscription
Moneyinto Stamps
HELP WIN THE WAR-THE PRESS
WILL BUY THRIFT STAMPS
WITH ALL MONEY RECEIVED
FROM SUBSCRIPTIONS THIS
WEEK.

Subscribe for The Press and
help win the war!
All this week this newspaper
will buy thrift stamps with all
money turned in for subscrip-
tiOns
Be patriotic. Go fifty-fifty
with US on this proposition.
You pay the money for a SUBJ
scription for the best and widest
circulating medium in the Valley,
and we will lend it to Uncle Sam
for the prosecution of the war
Get the Associated Press news
dispatches of worldwide news,
all the Ell Centre news and the
county happening from The
Press corps of writer's in the va
riOus towns, for SO if you get it
by mail or S. if you get it by
carrier, and the money will go in
to Thrift Stamps.
Remember, this opportunity is
open only during this week
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-28
MELOLAND WILL STAGE
A FEAST AND PLAYLET

The women Of Meloland, under the
auspices of the Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation of that community, will give
an entertainment both for the risibili-
ties and the inner man, Friday even
ing, at the Meloland school There
will be chicken pie dinner, jitney
dance and a short playlet entitled
"Out West" There will be no charge
for the dance or the play
Mrs Christian and Miss A Neifert
are in charge of the play and Mrs F
l. Sargent is chairman of The re-
freshment committee, her co-wcrkers
being Mrs M Strickler and Mrs Rich
ards, and Miss Neifert is in charge
of the dance arrangements
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-28
IMPERIAL VETS
BEATEN IN STATE
SUPREME COURT
LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT
DECISION GIVING JURISDIC-
TION TO THE IMPERIAL SUPE-
RIOR COURT UPHELD BY HIGH
EST TRIBUNAL OF STATE
The Vets Now Have Thirty Days
in Which to Appeal to the U.
Supreme Court, which Will Cost
So Much That They Will Probably
Throw Up Their Hands.

District Attorney Nichols received
notice Saturday that the state su-
preme court had handed down a de-
cision upholding his stand that the
local Superior court had jurisdiction
in the Imperiale lection contest mat
ter.
This is the case which has been
hanging fire in the state court for
some months, and is a heavy blow to
John Barleycorn, address, Imperial,
Cal
The decision reverses the decision
of the Los Angeles Superior court,
which held that the Imperial Superior
court had no jurisdiction in the mat
ter of hearing an injunction or the
election contest case.
The Imperial vets now have thirty
days in which to appeal to the United
States Supreme court, where legal
moves cost thousands per move, and
the loser loses heavily 1t will prob
ably not be appealed. If it is not, the
local Superior court will go on hearing
the injunction case. If the the case
goes against the booze interests, as
was forecast when they brought their
suit in the Los Angeles court, the
sheriff will be called upon the close
the liquor dispensaries of Imperial
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-28
POLLEN 20
SCAREs.:A FARCE
Large Grain House Carries Warming
From U. S. Dept. of Justice That
Germans Plan to Carry Poisoned
Pollen to Wheat Fields-Farm Ad-
wiser Says Wheat is Self -Pollenating

A large grain house is sending to
the newspapers of Southern Califor-
mia warning, relayed from the u S.
Department of Justice, that there has
been prepared in Germany for ship
ment to this country tons of poisoned
pollen, for the purpose of destroying
the wheat crop. c. L. Keep, in charge
of the department, signs the order
A copy of this warning has been
received at the Farm Bureau and has
created many smiles Farm Adviser
Sullivan states that wheat is a self
pollenating plant, and that the poi
soned pollen would not avail even if
scattered over the ripening fields
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-28
MRS. GRIFFITH THANKS
PAPERS AND PEOPLE

Mrs. Hester T. Griffith, head of the
wi c. 7. U in Southern California,
who is in the Valley in the interest
of the war campaign fund of the
union, wishes to thank the newspa-
pers and people of the Valley for gen.
erous support in the campaign
Mrs. Griffith is in Calipatria today,
organizing the campaign there She
states that the city of Imperial did
the best in subscriptions, donating
much more than it's quota for the
cause.
The Ell Centre campaign is left in
the hands of the local members.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-28
UKRA|N|ANS FIGHT THE
|BOl lSHEWK|S FOR LAND
(By Associated Press)

Amsterdam, Jan 28.-Heavy fight
ing has been in progress several days
between Ukranians and Bolsheviki
troops, according to an Ukranian
source. The Ukranians attempted to
take Lutsk Volhynia. The Bolsheviki
commander appealed for assistance
from the Austrian commander, who
denied aid. Count Czernin, Austrian
foreign minister, left Sunday for
Brest-Litovsk.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-28
MOONSH|NE WHISKEY
MADE FOR SOLDIERS
(By Associated Pross)

Washington, Jan. 28.-Internal Rev.
enue Commissioner Roper has urged
upon the governors of prohibition
states the necessity of arousing state
and county officials to their respon-
sibilities in assisting the government
to stop the manufacture of moonshine
whisky He said:
"The morale of every army camp
in prohibition states is in jeopardy
through the illicit distilling and sale
Of whisky
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-28
GIRLS ARE ARRESTED
FOR LOCAL OFFICERS

Two young women, former guests
of the Barbara Worth, who left for
San Diego by stage Saturday morn
ing, were taken from the stage at
San Diego by officers late that aft
ernoon, and were returned to this
city yesterday by City Clerk Van
Way They are held on charge of
obtaining credit under false preten-
ses A local tailor who says the
young women owe him $18 is said to
have caused the arrest
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-28
ROAD FLOODER
NOW ON EXHIBITION

The county road fOremen blame
the muskrats for road flooding.
Probably if the specimen cap
tured by Farm Adviser Sullivan
yesterday could talk, he would re-
fute the charge and law flooding
onto careless ZanjerOs and ranch
ers. The muskrat was placed in
a waste basket cage and will
serve as horrible example" in
a campaign against rodents.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-28
AMERICAN D|RDMEN
RAID GERMAN TOWNS
(By Associated Press)

With the American Army in France,
Sunday. Jan. 27.-Four American avi-
ators attached to the French squad
ron participated in daylight bombing
read in Germany today and returned
safely
Fog prevented determination of the
damage done. They flew fairly low
over targets and it is believed the re-
suits were good.
They were heavily shelled by enemy
anti-aircraft guns