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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-26
STRAWS

The black bread found on German prisoners
is made Of straw. A drowning nation has as
much right to grasp at it5as drowning man
and will obtain the same degree Of self-preserva-
ton from it. :t@
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-26
TONNAGE SUNK.

Washington, June 26-Allied and
neutral shipping sunk by German u
boats during the first % days in May
totalled 233,639 gross tons, according
to estimates made by the navy de-
partment, Senator Beckham of Ken
lucky announced today in the Senate
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-26

You should take thoro, purifying
cleansing laxative once each month.
Decay matter in the stomach and
bowels generates poisons. that 60 to
every part of your body unless re-
moved-Hollister's Rocky Mountain
Tea cleans. purifies the stomach and
bowels. BreslOw's
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
LEGAL ADVISORY
BOARD ON DRAFT
OPENS QUARTERS

The legal advisory staff of the Ell
Centre Exemption Board today estab-
lished it's headquarters in the Red
Cross rooms and from there will as
sist draft registrants in properly fill
ling out their questionnaires.
From a. m. to p. m. daily, ex-
cept Sunday, and for period of ten
days patriotic local lawyers will give
their services to this work. Any ques-
tons concerning the filling out of
the official document will be answered
for those in doubt.
The local staff will restrict its work
to aiding Ell Centre men, provision
having been made for those living
outside the city. In other districts
the registrants are asked to call on
their own lawyers in their respective
offices, as no central point has been
designated for handling this work.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
DRAFT CALLS
EXHAUST LIST.
Of CLASS ONE.
N { n Of CO..
Military Authorities Call for
the Induction of Eighteen
M e en-Will Be T a ken
From Class of Aug. "a.

Calls for the induction of eighteen
men into military service, all but two
of them as combatants, were received
today by the Ell Centre Exemption
Board According to the instructions
of Adjutant General j. j. Borree's Of
flee, sixteen men from Class l are
to be sent to Camp Kearney on Oc-
tober Z and two men to Fort Nc
Dowell for limited service on Septem-
ber %.
Probable exhaustion of the Class 1
men of the county is indicated by
these two calls. The only eligible
men available are those classified in
the active service group from the
registration Of August "a when the
young men who had reached their
majority since the great registration
of 1917 were enrolled.
In addition to the two induction
calls, the Exemption Board is in
structed to Immediately meet all past
untitled quotas and to obtain men to
replace those rejected at camp. These
will require the entire list of the
men of Class l.
The instructions from the state au-
thorities were to the effect that eff
you have an insufficient number of
men it will be necessary to classify
and examine a sufficient number of
men to fill the CALL" and "if you have
quotas you must fill them"
According to Board Member Barton,
no men of the September IL registra-
ton will be called into the service un-
til the order numbers have been drawn
in Washington and they have been
classified on the basis of their ques-
Questionnaires will be mailed out
at the rate of 700 daily to all men
between the ages of 10 and SO, begin
ming tomorrow. Registrants 18 years
old and those from 81 to 45 years
old will receive no. questionnaires at
the present time.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
AND
ECONOMICS TO Be
SCHOOL SUBJECTS

AT conference to be held this
evening the Ell Centre Chamber of
Commerce will pass on the final de-
tails for an agriculture and home eco
next month by the International Har-
ester Company under the auspices of
the boost body.
The dates selected for the schools
follow: Brawley, September 80 and
October l; Calexico, October and 3,
and Ell Centro, October and 5. The
agricultural instruction will be under
the supervision of Professor r. G..
Morrison of Chicago, while the home
economy end will have Mrs. Honore
M. Pratt as the lecturer.
The purpose of the meeting will be
to help the people of the Valley in
crease their crop production, conserve
food and solve other problems in ag-
riculture, horticulture and home maxi
ing.
The plan is to hold both day and
evening sessions, at which admission
will be free and everybody-men,
women and children-will be well
come. Able lecturers will take part in
the meetings and will talk on various
subjects, such as Soil, Dairying, Live
stock, Alfalfa, Fruit, Potatoes, Poul-
try, Spraying, Packing and Market
ing of Fruits and Vegetables, Home
Canning and Preservig, nWar Bread
and Home Conveniences.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
OFFICERS ARREST
ELEVEN-YEAR-0LO D
HORSE COLLECTOR

Robert Urquhart, horse collector,
might be the way that young mans
business card might read, for when
Robert, an 11-year-old youth of Los
Angles, was picked up by Ell Centre
officers today he was found to have
two horses and as many bpSgies in
tow.
Robert sobbingly told his story to
Probation Officer Swanson, in which
it was disclosed thtat he had escaped
from the Mckinley Home in Los An
geles, came to CaleXico, where he
stole a horse and outfit, and added
another to his collection upon reach
ing this city.
The. youngster told the officers that
he had met man in Los Angeles,
whose name he did not remember, and
that this Nemesis had induced him to
stealvthe animals. The police, how
ever, discounted this story and have
arranged to turn their youthful pris-
oner over to the Los Angeles county
probation authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
COMPLETE PLANS
FOR 4TH LIBERTY
LOAN CAMPAIGN

Meeting under the craftsmanship Of
M. o. King, the county executive COM
mittee of the Fourth Liberty Loan was
in session late this afternoon complet-
ing the details for the big drive to
start within few weeks time. The
committee chiefly represented the ru-
raj districts. which are expected to
furnish one-half of the county's quota.
According to semi-official announce
ment, Imperial county will be required
to dispose of 81 100000 of the nations
war bonds and of this amount one
half will be subscribed by the cities
and the remainder by the country dis
tricts.
1t was planned to divide the county
into fifteen districts, as nearly equal
as possible from the standpoint of
population, thus making the average
quota Of each district in the neigh
bordhood of 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
HAG ASTRADDLE H|NDENbURC LINE
New Honor for New Linguist
Gen. Pershing Type Is Found

A new type of linguist, who has
many counterparts, was disclosed at
the legal headquarters, of the Ell Cen
tro Exemption Board this morning,
where Phil d. Swing, chairman, and
other attorneys are assisting the
September II registrants in filling
out their questionnaires.
One rancher, American-born and
with a grammar school education, an
swered the question, "Can you speak
any languages other than English ?"
in this wise: v
eyes, I do. English and profane." :"
Needless to say the official entry
confined his linguistic abilities to
English.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
ALLIES DRIVE
BULGARSBACK
TWELVEM|LES
IN MACEDONIA
Advance, Occupying Seven
Towns, Is So Rapid That
the Prisoners Cannot Be
Counted.
(By Associated PreSS)

London, Sept. ia Serbian offl-
cial communication says the Bulgar-
ians are in flight in Macedonia and
are burning stores and villages. The
Allies have advanced more than twelve
miles and have progressed so rapidly
they have been unable to count their
prisoners or describe the war mate
rial captured. New Bulgarian regi-
ments thrown into the battle have
been forced to retreat with their COM
rades. The French and Serbians have
captured Polets, Potshispa, Bespishta,
Melynista, Vitolishta, Rasimbey and
the heights of Kuchkove Kamen. :.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
ITALY SP!URNS
PEACE OFFER,
SAYS OFFICIAL
NEWS BUREAU
(By Associated Press)

Rome, Sept. 19.-The Italian gov
ernment has not been informed of the
Austrian invitation to the belligerents
to participate in a peace conference,
except through the publication of the
text of the document as carried by
telegraph agencies, according to the
semi official Stefani news agency. 1t
is indicated by the agency, however,
that the government is in no mood
for opening such negotiations. The
agency adds that the recent declara-
tions Of the men at the head of the
iTeutonic governments, which bar any
territorial concessions by the Central
Powers and which seek to make bind
ng and definite the "iniqutous treaties
of Brest-Litovsk and Bucharest"
make the opening of useful negotia-
tions impossible.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
TW0JAPANESE
KILLED WHEN
AUT0M0b lie
OVER I j R \ 5

Two dead, one seriously injured and
two slightly injured was the frightful
toll of an accident last night caused
by a Buick car which turned turtle on
the road three miles west of Dixie
land, pinning the five occupants be-
meath it's tonneau. The dead are:
J. Watanove, boarding house keep
er of Brawley.
Mrs. T. Saito.
The wounded are:
r. Saito - l. Fl
M. Miyamoto
K Shima
Saito is lying at the Ell Centro hos
pital in critical condition, suffering
from probable internal injuries, cuts
and bruises. All five members of the
party were residents of Brawley.
The bodies of the dead were taken
to Brawley today for Buddhist funeral
services to be held in that city tomor-
row. Tomorrow evening they will be
shipped to Los Angeles for crema-
tion.
Neither of the dead persons died
outright, both passing away after
their removal to this city. According
to members of the party, the machine
was returning from the mountains and
at the first curve this side of Dixie
land front tire blew out. This threw
the machine off the pavement, and the
heavy sand caused it to turn turtle,
crushing it's occupants beneath the
tonneau.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19

"Black Jack" Pershing, the fight
ing commander-in-ch Of Americas
forces in France, has bene honored
again for his great victory at st.
Mhiel. But this time it is not dec
grafton by foreign government or a
present of a jeweled sword.
An FL Centre boy, just "a hours old
today, has been named after him. The
name is "John Pershlng
Norton" as disclosed in the follow
ing birth notice received by The
Press:
Born: TO Mr.. and Mrs. N. H. Nor
ton an eight-pound boy at the john
ston Maternity Home, Cos He'll street.
The young man has been named oJhn
Pershing Norton"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19

preceded by bombardment of eX-
treme intensity by the Germans. Inc
Germans were likewise defeated with
heavy casualties when they launched
a strong attack north of Moeuvres.
The French continued their pro-
gress last night in the region OF st.
Quentin and penetrated the Germa
positions at Contes Court, three miles
southwest of St. Quentin.
The Germans entrenched IN the sec
ond lines of the Hindenburg system on
the front southwest of Metz are en-
Iployig wholly defensive tactics and
are conducting half-hearted and
eemingly perfunctory bombardmenS
of the American lines. They even re-
fuse challenges by American and
French patrols except where con-
f!ict is inevitable.
French artillery broke up German
attack northeast of Courland along
the Vesle, where the Americans and
French are stationed.
An assault last night by the Austria
lians in the center of the Villeret Sec
tor forced the stubbornly-reslstlng
Germans to pull back their advanced
line to the strongly fortified defenses
in the rear. A furious enemy counter
was delivered and in many places re-
suited in sanguinary fighting. In every
instance the Germans were thrown
| back with losses exceedingly heavy.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
INVESTIGATION ORDERED.
by Associated Press)

Washington. Sept. 19.-The Senate
has ordered an investigation of the
political propaganda activities of the
brewing interests. The investigation
is directed particularly to the charges
that the brewers bought Washing
ton newspapers, contributed unprece-
dented funds, influenced newspapers
through advertising contracts, paid
money to citizens ane even to gov
ernment officials, and obtained pledges
from members of Congress. Arthur
Brisbane, owner and editor of the
Washington Times, announced yes
terday that he bought the Times with
money lent by the brewers.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
TAKE MORE
THAN 5000
PRISONERS
At CAMBRIA
British Troops Hold Several
Thousand Yards of Sup
pOsedly Impregnable Ger
man Positions.

London, Sept. 19.--The British
forces had captured more than
5000 Germans up to midnight last
night in a new drive on the Cambria
front. Several thousand yards OF the
Hindenburg outpost line are held to-
day by the British in the To1leret sec
tor. Forty guns were captured. The
prisoners were from twenty-three reg
iments in eleven German divisions.
Amsterdam reports that the Ger
mans facing the Americans southwest
of Metz are on the Mihiel line, the
construction of which began in 1916,
according to a Berlin statement pub
lished in Germany. "The plain un-
vanished truth" about the evacuation
of the st. Mihiel salient is declared
by the newspaper to be contained in
a statement which is made public to
Correct erroneous impressions" 1t
says "enemy reports regarding prls-
opers taken are seen by their exeg-
geration to disguise their failure and
the evacuation of St. Mihiel bend was
undoubtedly German supccess. The
statement did not sdisclose that the
"enemy" was the American First ar
my. General Pershing reported 49,
600 Germans captured.
A German captured recently sug-
gested that the Americans send note
from him to German soldiers by air.
plane or otherwise, explaining that
the report that Americans kill Ger
man prisoners is untrue. He said that
many Germans would surrender if as
sured the American do not kill pris-
oners, as the Germans have been led
to believe. The Germans have dropped
appeals within the American lines
urging American of German ancestry
to join the forces of Germany. The
appeal asserts that they would find
greater liberty in Germany and more
opportunity for advancement. 1t at
tacks President Wilson, asserting that
he is more English than American,
and pictures Germany as poor lit
tie nation defending itself against the
"vicious attacks" of the armies of the
whole world.
Fear that the Americans will over
whelm them bitter complaint about
food and general dependency are
expressed in letters written by Ger
man soldiers captured by the Ameri-
cans. They indicate that the morale
of the Tenth regiment, conceded to be
the best opposing the Americans, is
decidedly low.
The capture of Colombesi farm on
the Plateau of Sancy puts the French
in possession of part of the important
Plateau of Ange Gardiene, which COM
mands the ridge along which runs the
famous Ladies' Way" and also drives
a deeper wedge south of the Hinden-
burg positions in the st. Gobain re-
gions and facilitates operations in the
direction of Pinion.
The British progressed further last
night in their drive into the Hinden-
burg line in the st. Quentin regon.
Encrclement. of st. Quentin is the
objective. They have reached outpost
positions of the Hindenburg line
north of Pom ,Truet. The Australians
have captured many prisoners and a
number of machine guns, and Lam
pire and Gauche Wood have been cap
tured. The British completely repulsed
with great loss to the Germans
strong infantry attack on wide front
northwara from Trescault. 1t was
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
SERB GOVERNMENT
BRANDS BULGARIA
As SLAVE TRADER
(By Associated Press)

Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 1S.-The
Serbian government possesses infor-
nation proving conclusively that thou
sands of Serbian prisoners have been
sold as slaves for specified period
to Turkey by Bulgaria, Austria and
Germany, according to Balkan agen-
dispatch from Corfu. 1t is report
ed they were subjected to terrible
treatment and that thousands died
of typhus, cholera and hunger.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
District May Call
On Government For
Aid In Riuer Work

The American or Mexican govern
iments, or both, may be appealed to
by the directors of the Imperial Ir-
Irigation District for financial aid in
controlling the Colorado river, whose
flow is endangering a portion Of the
,levee system erected by the District.
This was the forecast made by a
iprominent member of the board to-
day, following the announcement that
on tomorrow morning the entire per-
sonnel of the board, accompanied by
Consulting Engineer c. E. Grunsky,
former Chief Engineer c. R. Rock
wood and Chief Engineer c. K. Clarke,
would leave Ell Centro to make a
tour of the levee system in Mexico.
The purpose of the inspection trip
is to obtain first hand knowledge of
conditions for future consideration of
protective plans against the river,
which is menacing the Volcano Lake
levee. Instead of heading straight for
the lake after it leaves the path of the
river prior to the 1910 break in the
Ockerson levee, the stream is now
flowing against the Volcano Lake
lavee at dangerous angle.
This menace is so serious when the
iver is at flood stage that Chief En-
gineer Clarke has addressed writ
ten report to the District in which he
states that conditions are rapidly ap-
preaching a stage where the Colora-
do will be uncomfortable from an en-
gineering standpoint"
Two remedial plans are under con-
sideration by the board. The first
involves probable expenditure OF
from 100000 to $1,5O0,O0O and pro-
vides for diverting the river into its
old channel. The second calls for the
building up of the levees and the dl-
version of the flow of the river to
the soutward and away from the levee
by system of jetties.
1t is admitted that the latter plan
would be more or less temporary in,
character, but would probably meet
the danger for period of two or three
years. TIE other, while much more
expensive, would be permanent.
"We have been faced with this dan
ger for more than year and our trip
of tomorrow is more or less in the
nature of an inspection to determine
a poliry of protection laid down more
than year ago." said Phil D. Swing,
member of the board.
"At that time former Consulting
Engineer Anderson and Mr.. Grunsky,
the present engieer, recommeded that
the river at this poit be left alone as
long as possible, for by its sitting
processes it was building up pro-
tective system worth millions to the
valley. This natural dyke will be
more valuable as time rolls on"
At the present time the riprapping
and raising of the Volcano Lake and
Saiz levee is costing the District about
$250,000 annually, and every year
they have to be raised from two to
three feet, due to the fact that the
river is raising its bed by depositing
that much silt Just as an instance
of what tn Colorado river is doing
in the Volcano Lake levee section is
gathered from figures presented to
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
j. s. ACE MEETS
DEATH IN BATTLE
WITH -FOUR HUNS
(By Ass ociated Press)

With the American Army on the
Lorraine Front, Sept. 19.-Lieutenant
David E. Putnam of Newton, Mass,
Americas ace of ace. and a descen-
dant of General Israel Putnam, was
killed Wednesday while on patrol du-
ty along the American lines. He was
attacked by four German machines
and shot tiwec through the heart. His
machine glided to the earth within the
American lines. He was credited with
twelve aerial victories.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19

the board by Mr.. Clarke, which are
substantially as follows:
Last year, with flood stage read
ing of 144,000 second-feet, the gage
reading at the levee was 41.85 feet;
while this year, with a flood stage
reading of $4,000 second-feet the gage
reading was 40 feet and little over.
This indicates that the entire differ
ence between last year with 100 per
cent larger volume of water than this
year was less than two feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
RUSSIANS BEATEN.
lRy Associated Pressl

London, Sept 10. - Bolsheviki
forces are retreating on both the
northern and the southern fronts, ac-
cording to a Stockholm dispatch.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
STRAUSS NAMED.

Washington, Sept. 19.-The presi-
dent has nominated Albert Strauss of
New York to be member of the Fed
eral Reserve Board
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
GERMAN STATEMENT.
(By Associated Press)

Berlin, Sept. 19.-Epesy and Rons-
sry remained in enemy hands after
fluctuating in the fighting yesterday
between Gouzeacourt and Harglcourt,
the German War Office announced.
Further south the Australians pene-
trated the German positions but were
halted west of Belliscourt and Bell
englise after hard fighting.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-19
NATIONS MOTHERS
DEMAND VICTORY
PEACE FROM HUNS
(By Associated Psess)

Evansville, Ind, Sept. 1.-THE first
convention of the War Moth
ers of America has demanded "uncon-
ditional surrender" by Germa in =
resolution sent to President Wilson.
General Pershing and the American
Expeditioary forces.
Press Liners bring Quick Results.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-01
Disaster Stories
r0mHumSOMrceS


New Rockford. N. D., June L.
Ninety per cent Of the stories Of
disaster circulated in the United
States are from German sources, and
intended to destroy the morale of
the people. according to a letter to
c. J. Stickney OF this city from
Lieut.. J. S. Cameron. now in service
in France.
g ''Your big job at home is to kill off
the German propaganda" writes
Lieutenant Cameron, cor the men
who promote it, which would seem
the safest way. Ninety per cent of
the crazy stories that are circulated
originate from some German source,
and done with the intention of de-
stroying morale. ~. 100 T.
II was surprised with the splendid
spirit Of the French people. They
are a fine lot. and the Americans
get along with them splendidly."