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Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
CUPID UNSNARES
A PENAL TANGLE
YOUNG COUPLE, FLEEING FROM
WRATH OF PARENTS, ESCORT
ED BACK TO Ell CENTRO AND
TO CRUEL PRISON BARS FROM
VENTURA.
Girl, II, and Youth, %, Are Fright
ened When Deputy Sheriff, Armed
With a Terribly Officious Docu-
ment, Appears at Northern City to
Arrest Them.

Cupid, in the person of PrOba-
ton Officer Swanson, triumphed
over cruel steel bars today, when
a warrant issued against w. B.
McNary, aged 22, was torn up,
and the formerly irate parents of
pretty Miss Rose Reed consented
to the marriage of their daugh-
ter to the man of her choice.
The couple departed from FL
Mentro last Thursday after the
parents of Miss Reed, who live a
few miles east of the city, had
refused McNary permission to see
her. Reed, pater, even threat
ened to throw the swain into an
irrigation ditch, officers state, if
he was caught around the Reed
ranch again.
But love laughs at irrigation
bitches as well as lOcksmiths. The
young lady and the swain took
the train for Ventura, where
sister of Miss Reed resides. Here
Rose stayed, while McNary took
UP his abode nearby. Miss Reeds
parents attested to a complaint,
and the young couple were
brought here last night, and in
the Jail office a conference be-
tween the parents and the young
couple, brought about after much
hard work by Probation Officer
SawsOn, resulted in a quashing of
the warrant and a visit to the
county clerks office to get the
little patch of manuscript which,
with the good offices of a minis
ter, was necessary to complete
their happiness.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
b0SCHE LEAN
OVER RUSSIAN
TO READ
OF BOLSHEVIKI IS
HAVING EFFECT ON GERMAN
SOLDIERS. WHO SECRETLY
READ RUSSIAN PAMPHLETS
PRINTED IN GERMAN.
Trotzky Seems to Be Ready to Meet
the German View, and Will Be
Supplanted by Lenine, 1t Is Stated'
SevastOpOl Massacre Is Termed the
BlOOdiest.
(By Associated Press)

London, Jan. 14.-Petrograd news
emphasizes the breach in peace ne
gotiations between the Bolsheviki and
the Teutons. The Daily Mail corre-
spondent says the armistice was ex-
tended to February 18, but the Rus
sian delegation is to return to Pet
rograd tomorrow. Negotiations are
to be resumed at Warsaw after the
interval.
1t is reported that Premier Lenine
is taking an important part in guild
ing negotiations. Some extremists are
said to be dissatisfied with Totzky's
alleged tendency to meet the German
views. 1t is suggested that Lenine
supplant him in future conferences.
Notwithstanding the German effort
to stop determination at the front,
Teuton soldiers crawl across the Rus
sian lines every night and secretaly
obtain copies of Russian newspapers
printed in German. This is taken to
mean that the BOlshevlkl propaganda
is having it's effect among the Ger
mans.
An Odessa dispatch described the
Sevastopol disorders, in which 62 ma
val officers were killed, as two days
butchering, during which the horrors
of Kronstadt were re-enacted. 1t is
said most of those killed were men,
bers of the committee of 1912 which
under the old regime held an inquiry
into the rebellion of soldiers Of the
Revolutionary Union and which re-
suited in the execution of many sail
ors. 1t is reported that the number
killed was greater than 62.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
FARM WORKERS,
IF SINGLE PAY
THE INCOME TAX
EDMUND C. GROVES, U. S. IN
COME TAX COLLECTOR, IN Ell
CENTRIC THIS WEEK TO GATH
Err IN SHEKELS FOR UNCLE
SAM.
To Hold Public Meeting Here
This Week, at Which He Will
Ask the Cooperation of People of
Ell Centro in His Work-GOOd Sue
cess Thus Far.

Establishing his office in the di-
rectors' room of the Security bank,
Edmund C. Groves, United States in
come tax collector, calls upon the peo-
pie of the Ell Centre district to as
semble statements of their incomes
and expenses, and in other ways CO.
operate with him in his work. All
single men who earn $1,000 net a
year, and all married men who earn
$4,000 net year must make returns.
By met" is not meant living or bus
ines sexpenses.
Mr.. Groves stated today that the
majority Of the farm hands of the
Valley are entitled to pay the tax if
they are not married.
~ understand that mixers, for in
stance, are paid from $65 to 500 per
month, with room and board" he said
this morning. "Ibelieve that board
and room is worth $50 per month at
least. This would place the income
of a single ranch worker away above
the $1,000 limit"
Mr.. Groves will speak to the pu-
pills Of the High School tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. He will ad-
dress a mass meeting of the people
of this district at time and place
yet to be set. He has visited Calex-
leo and Imperial and has secured
more than 100 statements.
Farmers should bring in statements
of what they have sold and what they
have paid out for labor, seed, inter-
est, taxes, etc.
When Mr.. Groves finishes a week
in each city, he will retire to Los An
geles, whereupon a group of thirty
investigators will start checking up
in the Valley. Penalties for not re-
porting taxable incomes range from
500 to $1,000, there being also a so
to 100 per cent penalty on their tax.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
AUSTRIA SUFFERING
FROM LACK OF BREAD
(By Associated Press)

Zurich, Jan. IA. - The nun c
council of Vienna threatened to r
sign and disclaims further responsih
lity in feeding the city. They deci7
a permanent reduction of the flo
ration cannot be borne by the popul
tion. The newspapers say their ae
tion in cutting the flour ration in h
will likely be permanent because :
is six months from harvest and flo
is lacking for Vienna. They admit n
last harvest was unsatisfactory. IT,,
Abiter Zeitung declares Austria i
suffering most of all belligerents i
the matter of bread flour and sun.
plies.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
SECOND LARG EST
STE A M Err LOSS IN
WAR REPORTED BY
NAVAL AUTHORITIES
IN BRIEF MESSAGE.
Steamer Willamette Flashes
a Call for Assistance
and Coast Naval Officials
Are Nonplussed Regard
ing Reason.
(By Associated Pross)

Atlantic Port, Jan. 14.-Naval
authorities today reported that
the huge steamship Texas is sink
ing at sea.
Privates advices indicated that
she had been rammed by another
ship. The crew have abandoned
her. Another steamer is rushing
to her assistance.
The Texas left recently carry
ing a million dollars worth of nj
trates to France.
Shipping men expressed the
opinion that possibly the Texas
struck an iceberg.
The government radio has re.
ceived a message stating that the
steamer Willamette is asking for
an escort. They are unable to
determine whether she cOllided
with the Texas or was damaged
by the same agency. The Texas
is of $4,000 tons dead weight.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
SENATORS RESIST THE
RAILROAD APPROPRIATION

Washington, Jan. Ia. - Senator
Underwood and other senator's ques-
toned the validity of the proposal of
the administration railroad bill to ap-
propriate approximately half a mil
lion for the government control of
railroads when it appeared before the
senate interstate commerce commit
tee. He expressed the opinion that the
railroads would be taken over for two
wears as a war measure and under
constitution appropriations would be
limited to two years.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
TEUTONS GATHER FOR
IMPORTANT MEETING
(By Associated Press)

Amsterdam, Jan. IA. - An imp
tant conference was held in Berl
yesterday, according to German
newspapers. The emperor, the Crow
Prince, Van Hindenbure, Won Hert-
participated. 1t is reported that the
foreign secretary Won Kuehlmaru
was hastily summoned from Bros
linz, and other leading persona~r
Litovsk.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
STEAMSHIP TEXAS STRIKES
ICEBERG AND IS SINKING FAST
HANGS OUT THE FLAG;
RETIRES TO LONG REST

NeighbOrs of an aged citizen re-
siding at 675 Orange street, re-
ported to the sheriff's office that
they had not seen him since he ap-
peared, tOttering at the door of
his house to place a small flag
over the entrance. "Chief" of the
sheriff's office Investigated, and
found the aged patriot dead in his
bed. Coroner Peterson will hold an
inquest today in the Mulligan par
lOrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
COMPTON SHOWS
WORK OF c. {.
Secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce Continues His Report of the
Activities of the Boost Body, Which
Meets Thursday Night To Reform
Organization

Perhaps the matter upon which
more real hard work was done by
the electors than or any other never
became known, due to the sudden
change of attitude on the part of
the railroads.
Weeks were spent by the directors
in carefully compiling data to be
used before the Railroad Commission
in combating the railroads applica-
tion for a Is per cent advance in all
intra-state rates. Such an advance,
had it been granted, would have cost
the Valley several millions a year, in
addition to the high rates which were
already in effect. Not only did the
directors work nights over the mass
of data, but they made trips to the
other towns of the Valley in an at
tempt to awaken the chambers of
commerce and business men to the
Importance of being prepared to make
a strong case at the hearing before
the commission. Our organization is
recognized by the Railroad Commits
sion and no important application af-
fecting transportation lines in re-
ceived that this office is not advised
of.
1t was the Ell Centro Chamber of
Commerce which first began the agi-
tation to prevent a labor shortage
during the harvest season, adjourning
in body one evening to lay the
matter before the County Council of
Defense, as they did also the appar-
ent inequitability of the effect Of
the draft law in Imperial county.
The chamber originated the idea of
a municipal filter and got solidly be-
hind the movement after the favor
able action of the city council.
Through the efforts of the cham
ber the noted lecturer and explorer,
DR.. Frederick Monsen, was brought
to Ell Centre, and while in point of at
tendance the lecture course was a
failure, still it was an earnest at
tempt on the chambers part to give
people first class educational enter
tainment at very small cost. Those
who missed the lectures were the los
ers.
The Ell Centre Chamber of Com
merce played very prominent par
in the formation of the League of the
Southwest which took place in San
Diego a few weeks ago. This league,
by the way, bids fair to become one
of the most powerful and useful or
ganizations in the United States.
The board of directors sent their
commercial secretary on preliminary
trip to San Diego and then arranged
for the participation in the formation
of the league by all sections of the
Valley. During the weeks in San Die
go what was probably the finest ex-
hibit of dates in their natural state
ever shown in this country was dis
played by the chamber in the lobby
of the U. S. Grant hotel. This exhibit
attracted a great deal of attention and
the dates brought recognition from
the governors of two states.
Another exhibit has been installed
by the chamber in place of the dates
and this time it is cotton and by-pro-
ducts of the cotton industry. This
exhibit also is attracting great deal
of attention and is being given wide
publicity, which means wide publicity
for Ell Centre as we'll.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
BOYS PIMA COTTON
CLUB CONSIDERED

At a meeting at the Farm Bureau
Saturday principals of the five high
schools in the Valley discussed the
advisability of instituting boys Pima
cotton clubs, to further the industry
in the Valley. Mr.. Sherwood of Ca
lexico is leading the movement for
the clubs under Farm Adviser Sulli-
van.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
BURGLAR USES A
BRICK IN IMPERIAL

Standing in the shelter of the en-
trance during the rain early in the
morning, thief used brick to make
a hole in window of the Burroughs
jewelry store at Imperial yesterday.
He distracted from the aperture thus
made watches, etc., to the value of
$75.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
MILLION DOLLARS WORTH
OF FOOD IS DESTROYED
01An1a-A
(By Associated Press>

Washington, Jan. IA. - A million
dollars worth of food and a quantity
of army supplies were destroyed in a
fire which ruined a warehouse and
damaged several buildings at Wash
ington barracks. Exploding gasoline
spread the flames. The origin is undis-
covered. Soldiers hastily removed mu-
nitions stored nearby. :;
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
CLOSE ARMOUR AND SWIFT
PACKING PLANTS IN CHICAGO
(Bv Associated Press)

Chicago, Jan. IA. - The Armour and
Swift plants closed today, unable to
obtain coal. Employees are clearing
snow from railroad tracks and stock
yards. 1t is reported hundreds of cat
tie and hogs perished in cars because
of the inability of railroads to move
them. More snow is forecast.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
TWO CENT FARE IN
ILLINOIS is UPHELD
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Jan. IA. The Supreme
court sustained federal court DEGREES
and dismissing proceedings against the
Illinois Central to restrain operation of
the Illinois two cent fare law.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
ENDORSE WATER BILL;
SEND men TO CAPITAL
j. S. WILL NOT BOMB
GERMANS WITH SPEECH
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Jan. IA. - Advices
from Copenhagen that the Presidents
war aims address was published in
full in Berlin, were received at the
state department. The department
will probably cease efforts to distrib-
ute address in Germany by airplane.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
NEARLY SCORE KILLED
IN TEXAS TRAIN WRECK
(By Associated Press)

Houston, Jan. ID. - Twelve to sew
enteen were killed and nine injured in
the derailment of passenger train at
Hammond. Rescuers worked in the
dark with lighted torches.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
GERMAN SPY AS PILOT
OF SHIP NOW WRECKED
(By Associated Press)

Seattle, Jan. ID. - Federal agents
today asserted a German spy pilot,
masquerading as helmsman under
the name of "Wm. Swanson" stood at
the wheel of the Alaska liner Spokane
when she went on the rocks off Bri-
tish Columbia last November while
bound to southeastern Alaska with
81 passengers.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
WILLARD FAVORS WAR
INDUSTRIES BOARD
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Jan. IA. - Chairman
Willard of the war industries board
told the Senate war Investigators he
had advocated creation Of minister
of munitions but he favored trying
the new war department organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
THOUSAND IN
ATTACK ON KING SNOW
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
Chicago, Jan. 14-An army of
one hundred thousand persons, in
cluding sixty thousand school
boys, today attacked the snow
drifts which have for fOrty-eight
hours blocked railroads and high
way traffic. The health officers
termed the alarming shortage of
milk and fuel as likely to result
in a large number of deaths from
pneumonia and other diseases.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
OF GOLDMAN
CONFIRMED BY COURT
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Jan. ID. - The Su-
preme court affirmed the conviction of
Emma Goldman, Alexander Berkman
and two others for conspiracy to OBJ
struct the draft act.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
WINTER RAINS BEGIN IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
(By Associated Press)

San Francisco, Jan. IA. - The wea-
ther bureau predicted general
spread of winter rains to Southern
California within the next twenty-four
hours and promised it to continue
through the next two days in North
ern and Central sections.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
MORE TROOPS NEEDED
IN ENGLAND
(By Associated Press)

London, Jan. IA. - The Minister of
National Service Geddes, told the
House of Commons England must raise
Immediately 100000 to 45O.O0O troops.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
CANADIANS WIN IN
RAID ON BOSCHES
(BY Associated Pressl

London, Jan. IA. - Haig reported
Today that the Canadians captured
prisoners in raid last night on
German trenches north of Lens. The
British were victorious in Patrol en-
gagements east of Lens.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
A Trawler Sunk.
(ByAssociated Press !

Washington, Jan. 14.-Admiral
Sims has reported that an Amer
ican trawler operating in Euro
pean waters struck a rock and
sunk. The crew were saved.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
DEATH RECITAL
POINTS THE WAY
TO THE GALLONS

DYING STATEMENT OF GEORGE
HOWARD OF WEST EXPECTED
TO CONVICT FRANK WILLIAMS,
WHO WAS PLACED IN TRIAL
IN SUPERIOR COURT TODAY.
'He Threw a Bottle at Me, Struck
Him and He Shot Me-" Said the
Victim, Just Before He Passed Away
in Brawley Hospital, According to
Officers.
Frank Williams, negro, may suf-
fer the death penalty for murder be-
cause of signed statement of George
Howard, made just before his death
from a gunshot wound in a Brawley
hospital. Williams went on trial in
the Superior Nourt today. Almost the
entire morning was taken up with the
selection of a jury.
The statement, written on a post
card, and witnessed by O. B. Dunham
and W. F. Tennyson, is as follows:
"We were all drinking, and the man
who shot me was in trouble with an
other niger. I was going back to
the camp when he threw a bottle at
me and struck him. Then he shot
me-"
Although the death statement does
not name Williams, the state expects
to prove that the defendant is indi-
Gated in the statement.
Attorney 0. V. Wilson, appointed
by Judge Cole to conduct the defense,
will allege self defense, and point to
the fact in the statement that How
ard struck his client, to help prove
the point.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
Won HERTLING TO RESIGN
(By Associated Press)

London, Jan. IA. Berlin tele-
grams say Chancellor Won Hertling
is ill and probably will resign shortly.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
MAJOR GARDNER DYING
(By Associated Press)

N'y ~hooUNIdVcu ISSoT
Macon, Jan. Ia. - Major Gardner
the former congressman who RESIGNED
to enter the army at the outbreak o.
the war, is believed to be dying ce
pneumonia at Camp Wheeler.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
RESERVE WORKERS
(By Associated Pres

Washington, Jan. 14.-The shipping
board is planning to create a quarter
million. reserve of shipyard workers.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-14
LIVESTOCK MEETING OPENS
(ByAssociated Press)

Salt Lake City, Jan. ID. The Twen-
ty-first Annual convention of the Ma
tional Livestock association opened
with the largest attendance in its his
tory.
Washington Journal., 1918-11-08
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auf einem Spa5iergang bonn @ege
al un6 perirrte ii9 in SeIopfaoen,
Biz audi oieie i6lieBli9 81 @noe
maren.
M6er ienieits elmer 8ieie erblidte
er cine @i5inalItraBe.
9a oas @ras Dor fur5em obge-
mGbt mor6en mar, bedding er, Die
8ieie 5u queren, INN nieoer einen
g~angbareli @eg unter Oie SiiBe 81
befommen.
Gin @cingGrtncr ~@ogeu"
nennt man tie in ser idmdbii6en
llniperIitGtsIta0t - bemerfte oies
uno idrie 5u Dem 8roieiior bin
iiber:
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rausgebit, idIag / Dir oeine 8oe
(9eine) ab, oaB 8 auf De S6tote
beimIaufe mieidt!"
Ser @rofeiior entidnloigte iid
bel Dem Manne. Der nit oroben-
Dem Sduiteidiitteln auf i'm 6u-
fam, unb iagte, ct fonne bod 81
oieier Sabres3eit feinem Sdaoen
anri9ten.
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Washington Journal., 1918-11-08

gr mus erlt nadeDen.
Batter: SIS eibt ia feincn Menid;en
mebr in ser Staot, Dem Ou nidts
i6uloeit."
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Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Call District
Lieutenant for
Salvage Work
Red Cross Organizes
City Into Districts to
Facilitate Waste
Collection
OMPLETE organization of the

~ OMPLETE organization of the
Y city to facilitate work of the
Red Cross salvage department
IS announced by Mrs. Frank Adams.
chairman. How important this de-
partment has become is evidenced by
figures submitted for July. Receipts
were 81 ,508.30 of which $l,O79.l9 &C.
crued from salvage. The sum OF
$1,000 was turned over to the Omaha
Red Cross chapter, making total OF
$3625 already turned into the chapter
fund. r-'s.
Business men and housewives who
rave salvage they would donate to the
Red Cross are urged to telephone ths
lieutenants of their district as followsi
Florence-Captain, Mrs, H. L. Hell.
frick; lieutenats, Mrs. F. E. Babbitt
and Mrs. Emma Clark
Miller Park, Fort to Weed, Flor.
ence boulevard to Thirty-sixth street
Captain, Mrs. Frank Russell; lieu
tenants, Mesdames Dean Gregg. M.
O. Boydston, M. Nordquist. Charles
Ziebarth, Peter Krogh, M. .. Head
ley, F. L. Johnson, J. ]. Johnson. L.
]. Dyhrbe-g. e
Prairie Park, Fort to Ames. Twen-
ty-fourth to Thirtieth-Captain. Mrs.
B. G. King; lieutenants, Mesdames
Oral Lockhart, John A. Metcalf.
Percy E. Gwynne, Claude Shannon,
w. B. Burkett.
District Between Fort and Bristol,
Florence Boulevard and Twenty
fourth Street-Captain, Mrs. E. 6
Conlev. lieutenants, Mesdames a.
CONTINUED ON Page Tua
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

II IS hard to believe that although
the army nurse corps has been an
- integral part of the United States
army for Is years, the status of its
members has never been defined. 1t
has never occurred to the army heads
that there was any need of saying
flesh, fowl or good red herr'ng-offi-
Ger, private or hired extra. That is,
it never occurred to them until a
group of New York women headed
by Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch> and
Mrs. H. o. Hevemeyer organized the
committee to secure rank for nurses
and publicly insisted that nurses
should have some definite status and
military rank be given them.
Not only is the nurse frequently
Inundated by the kind of treatment
accorded her by her superiors and in
feriors alike, but the efficiency of the
whole nursing service is impaired by
the general uncertainty as to her
position. Her authority to give orders
is continually disputed by enlisted
men serving as orderlies; friction
and dangerous delays In the execu-
ton of orders result, affecting ad-
versely the welfare of wounded pa
tients; and the general morale of the
whole hospital is lowered by the at
mosphere of irritation, resentment
and Encouragement. The insignia Of
rank would give conclusive notice
to all that nurses are officers and are
to be obeyed.
So the women, assisted by many
army men and all the nursing authori-
ties have been saying to the army
heads: why try to educate thou
sands OF men through written mstru-
ments when insignia are available?
Why not improve the service and
honor the nurses at the same time?
Australia and Canada had the same
problem and solved it by giving rela-
| tive rank. Can America with the
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

same problem do less generously by
her devoted army nurses? Relative
rank is very little to ask or give. 1t
is not commissioned. Nor will il carry
either the pay or the power of COM
mand incident to actual rank of the
same. grade. But, shadowy as it is,
it will carry the right TO the all-essen-
tial insignia and the dignity OF the
name, and it will give conclusive no.
tice to all that nurses are officers and
are to be obeyed. Last, but not least,
it will quicken the spirit Of the whole
corps.
Some of the army heads UNDER
stand and agree, but unfortunately
some at the very top are tightly
bound with the painful beliefs that a
military establishment should be ex-
clusively masculine and that woman
lieutenant is unthinkable, however
necessary.
In March, 1918, the women sought
rank from congress. In May, after
their hearing before the house mill
tdiy dhdHS . LOiiliiittCC. thC wal Soi-
lege, which is the advisory division of
the War department., said: Hold up
your legislation-we think we can
give you all you want through reg
ulation." The women stalled their
bill and waited for the mountain to
labor. The mouse it brought forth
was not rank, but place in the table
of grades Immediately below that OF
second lieutenant. The chief Of staff,
however, to whom this recommends
ton of the war college went for ap-
proval. thought this too much and re-
duced the nurse two grades, placing
her just above the sergeants and just
below the West Point cadets. Thus
the mature woman of high profes ssion-
al training and experience, already on
the firing line, who is bombed by the
Huns on every moonlight night. but
who faces the dangers of the front
with the same disregard of personal
safety as her brother in the trenches,