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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-04
GERMAN WAR OFFICE
SAYS FOUR AMERICAN
FLYERS SHOT DOWN
Associated Press Service :

Associated freSs service
BERLIN, Via London. July g.
The German war Office today an
nounced that four machines attach
ed 10 an American air squadron Of
nine units were shot down. Lively
activity is also reported south OF
Arras, northwest of Albert and be
tween the Aisne and Marne rivers
The American squadron of nine
airplanes from which the German
war Office asserts four machines were
shot down is doubtless the squadron
which was engaged in battle 20 the
north Of Chateau Thierry yesterday
with a German squadron of similar
1um berS.
In this fight. which lasted half an
hour. it was announced from Amert-
can headquarte three German
planes were destroyed and two
American machines failed TO return.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-04

Gross Tonnage of Americas
Merchant Fleet is Now
10,040,659 Tons.
Press Service

Associated Press Service;
WASHINGTON, July 3.-On the
eve Of the greatest ship launching
day i'm the history the bureau of
navigation of the department of
commerce announced tonight that
the fiscal year just closed exceeded
all previous years in new ships
built in this country. giving the
United states a merchant marine of
10.04O,659 gross tons. and number
ing nearly thirty thousand vessels.
in the twelve months ended June
&c, there were 1872 new ships of
1.4SO,793 gross tons numbered by
the bureau, more than double the
output of German yards in peace
times Great Britain's production
in the same period has not been
made public. but in the year ended
May 81 amounted TO l.406.S$8 gross
tons. or about seventy percent OF the
normal annual output
In addition to the merchant ships
permanently under the stars and
Stripes. the sea going fleet OF cargo
carriers controlled by the United
States includes 200. 600 tons of re
Questioned Dutch ships and 404, 700
tons operated by the army and navy
as transports hospital ships. supply
transports and other auxiliary
craft. besides yachts and similar
vessels under 500 tons employed in
and naval service.
Six Months Work i'm Four.
One half or the fiscal years output
of ships was completed i'm the last
four months The total included
253 sea-goinS steel stea -ners of
1.0S4.6O4 gross tons and 157 sea
going wooden vessels of 231.OSS
tons. the remainder being vessels for
the lakes. rivers and domestic trans
portation excepting one concrete
sea-going steamer of 3.427 sross
tons
Even this record production. how
ever undoubtedly will be eclipsed in
the fiscal year just starting. for many
new Yards are just beginning TO get
into operation and the great fsbri-
eating yards have not vet besun 10
add finished ships to the cargo
fleets
Losses sustained by the merchant
marine for the last three months
were S2.049 tons of sea-going YES
sells. including ten of 14.707 gross
tons sunk by submarines off the At
lantic coast in Nav and June
The records Of the bureau OF nav
igation show that i'm the Il months
ended June 80. 1916. when the re
Il
started there were completed iu
American Yards 1880 ships Of 347.
147 gross tons.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-04
lN0ICT TWO MUNITl0N
MAKERS FOR MAKING
DEFECTIVE MATERIAL
AssocIated - se-vI.e

Associated Press Service:
ROCHESTER. y. y. July g.
Louis Longwell and Hector Bordeau.
foremen at the plant OF the CurtiSS
Airplane and Motor corporation at
Hammondsport were indicted this
afternoon 10y the federal grand jury
charged with sabotage i'm wilfully
making war material i'm a defective
manner. judge John r. Hazel held
the two men i'm $4,000 bail each
FOR arraignment az jamestown next
Tuesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-04
GERMANY INCREASES
BELGIUMS INDEMNITY
TO 50,000,00O FRANCS
s.ocIated press Servire

Associated Press Service;
AMSTERDAM. July 3.--The war
contribution which Belgium has 70
pay 10 Germany. says Les Nouvelles
has been raised from nifty million
francs 10 sixty million francs month
~ This Is equivalent TO 80
francs per head. The Germans
have convoked the provincial coun-
ellis to discuss the method of pay
ment by the Belgians.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-04
T00AY'S LAUNCHINGS
INCLUDE ID TORPEDO
BOAT DESTR0YERS
Associated Press Service: :

l1o7''IIf III 7 IF7To " v IIE
WASHINGTON. July 3.-Names
of the IA torpedo boat destroyers
10 be launched tomorrow were an
nounced tonight by the navy de-
partment as follows:
Bethlehem Union plant. San Fran
cisco-The Mexican. Harding. Grid
ley, Williams, Crane, Hart, Ingra-
ham. Burns.
Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock Co. Newport News-The
Thomas. Haraden and Abbott
William Cramp and Sons ship
Yard. Philadelphia Pa.-The Up
shur and Elliott
Bethlehem Fore River plant.
Quincy. Mass.-The Maury.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-04

Drops of water gradually Wea,
away the stone.
Not by the Boob method illus
trated above, however
It must be CONTINUOUS. day
IN and day out. It must be per
sistent.
Same way with advertising.
If you are a merchant and
want 10 make people come 10 you
go TO THEM with the right
kind OF advertising. not once Ina
while. but regularly. u-r-isteufly
continuously in South Bends besi
advertising mediums. the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-04
STORM OF STEEL FROM
GERMAN CANNON BURSTING
OVER YANKEES AT VAUX
Associated Press Service
WAR SUMMARY.

troops standing Naux northwest of Chateau The
W have completely smashed repeated and determined counter al
aCk by the Germans who sought the from their
positions That the Germans have tried desperately 10 re-
verse the decision in the battle is an indication ha the occupation
of NauX is viewed as important 10y enemy commanders
Over the lines held by PerShngS there has been
bursting of steel from the German cannon high explosive
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-04

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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-04
No Evening Paper July the Fourth

This being legal holiday national holiday. there
usual such occasions the morning edition is being
delivered 10 evening subscribers instead Bear this I'm
mind-the morning edition all evening subscribers and
no evening edition July 4th. This is day when news
paper men also celebratebut in the reportoral depart
ment by working, usual The results of their labor will
ne published Friday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-04
DETROIT.

DETROIT. JULY g. - Detroits
millionaire" police commissioner.
James CoUzens resigned from that
position Wednesday and announced
American yard 1880 ships Of 347.-
147 gross tons.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-04
HOUSE APPROVES
TAKING OVER
ALL WIRE LINES
House Interstate Commerce
Committee Orders Favor
able Report Made.
Press Service

4
WASHINGTON, July g. Tle
house interstate commerce commit
tee late today ordered a favorable
report on the resolution authorizing
the president to take over telegraph.
ca able. telephone and radio systems.
The committee substituted for the
Asweu resolution approved 10y the
president. a measure by Rep San
ders of Louisiana. which limits the
time for federal control TO the pc
riod of the war.
Call special Convention.
A special convention of the order
of Railway Telegraphers has been
called TO open here July =, al which
the telegraphers viii determine their
position toward handling commer-
ciaI business i'm the event of a strike
on the Western Union lines.
Al hundreds OF smaller railway
stations throughout the United
States the railway telegraphers
handle Western Union business and
receive commissions from the com
pany They also did receive COM
missions from express companies for
handling business which lately has
been taken over by the government
I'm many places the income derived
by the telegraphers from CONNER
ciaI telegram and express business
aHraeGs the 81 IA riaz they rere IL o.
from the railway companies
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-11-21
Delinquent Taxes For
Ward County, North
Dakota, for Year 1917
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD &c

OOONl1 OF WAhD, IS.
l. r. w. Kennard, County Audito,
Of Ward County, North Dakota, dc
hereby certify that by order Of the
Board of County Commissioners OF
Ward County, North Dakota, and
agreeable to Chapter 256 of the. 1916
Session Laws, the following is a list
Of all delinquent taxes and special as
sessments remaining unpaid for the
taxes of the year 1917, and I hereby
give notice that these taxes will be
sold at public sale in the manner pro-
vided by law, in the Auditors office in
the Court House in the City of Minot,
North Dakota, on Tuesday. the 10th
day of December, A. D. 1918, com-
mencing at the hour Of 1000 o'clock
in the forenoon and continuing until
all lands and lots have been sold for
said taxes.
Given under my hand and the seal
Of the County Of Ward, in the State
of North Dakota, this 18th day Of
November, A. D. 1918.
(SEAL) r. w. KENNARD,
County Auditor,
Ward County, North Dakota.
N. B.-Any taxes listed in the fol-
lowing list which have been paid re-
Gently will be stricken off before the
sale. Same showing delinquent on this
list for the reason that the receipts
have not been written before copy was
sent to the newspaper.
R. w. KENNARD.
EXPLANATION: In the following table
tho Abbrevations used are to be under
stood as follows: N, S, f, w, or n, 8, e,
W, to be read North !, South J. East !,
West i; NE, Sc, NV, SW. or me- Sc, NV.
sw, to be read Northeast /, Southeast /,
Northwest l. Southwest /: where combi-
nations of the above Authorizations are
used, the meaning will be the same as if
spelled out In full The following are sam
pies: NE or e ne will indicate the east
! of the Northeast /, ETC.; NE NE or
no ne will indicate the Northeast ! Of the
Northeast /, etc.
4
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-11-21

Name and Description Sec. Tot
Erick +. Hanson, e sw. lots ga Z 62.s
walter Hanson, ne -------- 63.I
Reinhard Friborg, n Sc, Sc Sc z,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-21
NEWS BREVITIES II
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
advertisements

and shops Of the Colorado and South
ern railroad here to the extent oil
S125.000. Three locomotives were
destroyed Police are investigating a
report that the fire was Of incendiary
origin.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-21

a PLAY was enacted at the Tick
"A vile opera house Tuesday nigh
- by a travelling troupe. In thc
fourth act three people were killed
when the villain made good his threats.
The coroner was IN the audience and
lost SIS BY all three Of the victims
coming to life again in the last act.
II a movie actress wants to get the
audience good and sore at her, Just let
her receive an important letter OF tele-
gram and then fail to hold it so the
audience can see what's IN it.
The world is getting better. The
editor Of the Tidings made a half
column talk at prayer meeting We'd
nesday night.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-21

House Votes dry
b March 21-The lower
mississippi legislature
I'd the "bone dry" pro-
The bill already has
late and now goes TO
br his signature.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-21

.lturrhaI Deafness. New
treatment. DIS. Nc
rthy, OsteOpathic Ply
oregon. Phone 1896.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-21

Leave Your Baggage
Checks at Longwells.
Ike. Telephone No. l.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-21

cameron, Dentist, 502-3
s Bldg. Phone 1897.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-21

pr Cora NJ Franson, ID.
na. Phi. 9094.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-21

ter and Britfon, eye.
throat Roberts Ban
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-21
Coal Mines close.

B Coal Mines Close.
March 2I-Forty-nine
Colorado have ceased
result Of the recent or
administration reduc-
in Colorado so cents q
10 an announcement to
F. Nash. a coal oper-
J said these mines had
lrmal daily output Of
mplOyed 4150 men.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-21

IL n -AAE AAAAs
northwestern train No
due at $40 p. m, was
hive at 3-45 p. m. All
3 and night trains for
rted on time.
shop-311 n. Oregon.
antist 21s Mills Bldg
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-21
BEAR NOT co
NORTH THIS YEAR
(By Associated Press)

Seattle, Jan. l1.-The old United
States Revenue Cutter, "Bear," often
allied the "Good Samaritan of the
Northern Pacific" will not go north
when the Arctic ice pack breaks this
year as she has been converted into a
training ship for future officers of the
American merchant marine, according
to advice eceived here from San Fran
isco.
For thirty-two years the Bear has
atrolled the Alaska coasts and the
Bering Sea in the summer and almost
every spring has been the first steam
er from the "outside" to drop anchor
i'm the roadstead off Nome, Alaska, af-
ter the ice moves and releases that city
from its winter grip.
The Rear's duties have been numer-
Gus. 1t has gone to the aid of wrecked
ships, has carried supplies to posts far
Iup on the Arctic coasts, often took AL
aska's Floating court" to isolated
points where law was to be admins
tered and was the vessel that brought
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-21
IMPERIAL PED
RESIGNS JOB
Teacher Leaves for Berkeley in Or
der to Reach Higher Regions of
Learning-Girl Falls On Plate,
Causing Gashes in Face-Other
Imperial City News.

Miss Ida Nielsen has resigned her
position as domestic science teacher
at the Imperial Union High school
and is leaving for Berkeley, where she
expects to work off her credits she
has gained during the past two sum-
mers in the pursuit of her studies for
B. S. degree. Miss Nielsen is ma
joring in household arts, and hopes to
finish at Columbia, New York, next
year. By taking up the work at
Berkeley in this semester she will
reach her goal a year sooner than
she would by waiting until next sum-
mer.
While Miss Elizabeth Bishop,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Bishop, on Route No. 2, was carrying
plate from the kitchen to the din
ing room, she tripped her foot on a
rug and fell to the floor, smashing
the plate. Bits of the broken china
struck the right side of her face, cut
ting two gashes. DR.. R. O. Thomp-
son was called in to dress the
wounds.
The Imperial Boy Scouts are ex-
ing their uniforms this week.
Pinckney Poor, who is attending
high school at Flagstaff, Ariz., writes
that he is getting used to snow and
below-zero weather.
C. w. Bowers registered in the city
yesterday from Davis, Cal.
j. G. Hawley, J. B. Hayes, L EN-
cry, E Gossett and Mr.. and Mrs.
C H. Mason were among recent ar
rivals from Los Angeles
Miss Gladys Farnsworth and Miss
Lucille Summers were visitors in Ell
Centre.
Thomas Adams of Los Angeles is
spending the weekend in Imperial.
Chester A. Donley, stationed at Ft.
Rosecrans, writes his parents that he
expects soon to be transferred to some
camp in the East.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-21
HOME GARDENING /
IN WASHINGTON
(By Associated Pressl

Pullman, Wash, Jan. 17.-Farm anC
city women of eastern Washington
began on January z, special courses
in home gardening and chicken rails
ing, at Washington state college here.
The courses are being given under the
direction of Professor F. o. Kraeger,
head Of the department of elementary
science.
The women are receiving instruc-
tion in such subjects as the construc-
ton of "knock down" cold frames,
which they may take home to start a
flock, and . wide range of other home
gardening activities.
After March so, when the students
have returned home, the instruction /
is to be continued by means of corre-
spondence and advice from members
of the college faculty.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-21
Heber Briefs.

Mr.. and Mrs. Barnum and son were
Ell Centre visitors yesterday, the oc-
casion being the fifty-seventh ami
versary of the birth of Mrs. Bar
NUNS father, E. J. Clark, of 515 He'll
avenue. Other guests at this inter-
esting reunion were Mrs. Edward
Frame, Mrs. Herbert Williams of Ca
lexico and L. M. Clark of Redlands.
Mr.. Fishburn is making extraordi-
nary preparations for instituting the
cash system at his store on February
/. He is taking another inventory
and repricing his large stock of COM
modities.
George Tozer, former bookkeeper
for the Heber Creamery Company,
has accepted a position in Ell Cen
tro.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-21

morning Wednesday, visiting two
Seeley homes before daylight. The
first to arrive was 9-pound daugh-
ter at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
l.. Wommack, four miles southeast OF
town, at $3.50. At $3.50 an S-pound
son was born to Mr. and Mrs. c. e
Honeycutt, mile and half south
east of town. DR.. Harley reports
everybody doing nicely at both house
holds.
Mr.. and Mrs. George l.. Campbell
Wednesday celebrated the fourteenth
anniversary of Mrs CampbelPs first
DAY in Imperial Valley. On January
16, 1904, they arrived here and set
tied at what was then known as Blue
Lake, near the present site of Sils-
bee. Mr.. Campbell had spent sew
eral months before Mrs. Campbell
joined him.
Indicating hat peanuts can be
grown successfully on Seeley land is
a display recently placed in the First
National Bank, the product of M. L.
Curtis and l.. d. Mougher. 1t is a
giant bush measuring about three feet
across Its roots are hanging full Of
full grown peanuts.
The H. S. Whitaker 160-acre ranch
,wo and one-half miles southeast of
Seeley has been sold to w. E. Smith,
Who has arrived here to take pos
session. Mr.. Smith expects to move
lis family here shortly.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. McCune enter
aimed the Five Hundred Club at their
,retty home on Park street Thursday
vening
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-21

"a series of three sermons at the See
ley Union church.
Mrs. Hester T. Griffith also ad
dressed the congregation on the wa
work of the w. C. T. u, and in be
half of the apportionment of the To-
cal branch took up a collection, whics
will go into the net proceeds of the
Valley for the purchase of an am
bulance for use in France
At the w. c. T. U. auction held
yesterday, the cause was benefited
10 the extent of over 800. Seeley's
apportionment was fixed at $50, but
Mrs. Griffith has doubled the appor-
tionment and is thankful for the gifts
Of the Seeley people.
Young Mayfield, son of w. l. May
eield, who is employed on the new
big highway bridge, jumping to save
himself from a bad 15-foot fall, land
ID with his entire weight on the toes
If his right foot. He was taken by
Dr.. Harley to Ell Centre for an
Z-ray examination of his foot, as it
5 feared some of his toes may have
,een broken.
The Misses Ella Simmons and Ma
,el Grogan spent Sunday afternoon
nth Miss Gladys Gray and attended
he Seeley Christian Endeavor meet
ng in the evening.
The arrival last week of a large |
orce of section men at Coyote Wells
o repair the San Diego & Arizona
padded from that place clear to- the
fountains has given rise to a great
cal of speculation in that vicinity as
, the immediate plans of the rail-
pad company. 1t is generally be-
eyed that the company will shortly
egin running freight trains between
i Centre and the mountains. Recent
, it was announced that as soon as
,e big bridge this side of Campo is
nished the railroad will begin haul
,g freight from San Diego to ia
amba, transferring it to automobile
.ucks at Jacumba. At Coyote Wells
,mors are rifle that the automobile
aul will be only short connecting
nix and that the railroad will ham
lie the freight eastward from the
cot of the mountains.
Most of the machinery for the new
in of the Seeley Long Staple Gin
'ompany arrived from the factory
MS week, it was announced by Man.
ger N. P. Pierce. AS rapidly as
ossible the machinery is being put
ITO place. If the rest OF the ma
hinery arrives in the next day or
wo it is confidntly expected that
he gin will be ready for operation
bout the first of next month.
The Seeley- stork put in a busy
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-21
SOLDIERS HAVE !.
CLUBHOUSE ON BORDER

Ell Paso, Jan. A.~Soldiers Of the
border district and the new cavalry
division now have a clubhouse all Of
their own in the heart Of the city
where they may read, play records on
the phonograph, sing or dance if they
wish.
The Ell Paso war service board has
just leased a permanent home for the
soldiers stationed at Fort Bliss and
in the Ell Paso district. It is not q
temporary structure but q substantial
building Of brick and stone with hard
wood floors for dancing, rest and
reading rooms apart from the essem-
bly, room and writing tables for the
use of the soldiers who wish to write
letters home while they are downtown
on what they call "shore leave"
The building is in charge Of . paid
employe of the local war service board
who is at the clubhouse all day and
during the evenings TO answer any
questions the soldiers may wish ans
wered about the city and to ses- that
they are all made to feel at home.
Moving pictures will be shown in the
new club house at regular intervals
and series of dances, musicals and
other entertainment programs are be-
ing planned by the recreation com-
mittee of the war service board.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-21

Press Liners bring Quick Results.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-21
REANNOUNCE boil LSHEV|K|
FOR j. S. CITIZENSHIP
(By Associated Press)

Fort Collins, Colo, Jan. 16. - What
ever effect the Russian revolution and
ounter revolts may have on the war,
it has brought to the United States
nine new candidates for citizenship
from one family in Larimer county.
John H. Defines, farmer near here.
tired of being a subject of a different
government every few days and so did
George, Henry L., Peter, Adam A., and
William Defines and Jacob Maier, Hen
~ Blehm and David Sohmer, all sons
or son-in-laws of Defines. They appear
ed recently at the office of the Clerk
Of the United States district court and
applied for naturalization papers re-
ouncing the present rulers of Rus
;ia."
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-21
BURGLARS LEFT
WOMENS CLOTHES
Thieves Abandon What They Could
Not Use From the Recent Raid by
Midnight Marauders in Bed of New
River-lnteresting W. c. I. L. Raj
ly at Church.
Especial to The Press)

Seeley, Jan. PA heap of wom-
MS wearing apparel, part of the loot
of thieves who recently burglarized
"a Seeley home, was found in the
brush not far from New river. No
trace, however, was found of the
valuables taken along with the cloth
ing.
As the first step in the new COM
munity church movement being tried
out in this section, George A. Ra-
gan yesterday preached the first of
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-21

San Juan, Porto Rico, Jan. z1.--
Committees in IS Of the 70 muniei-
palities of the island have been On,
pointed by Federal Food Administra-
tor Albert e. Lee to take charge In
their districts Of the plsdps cam.
paign for the eonseyvatica Of food