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Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
VALLEY GIVES
BIG AMOUNT
of WIN WAR
CROP TO j. 5.
County Ginning Figures
Show Increase of 3,7O0
Bales Over Production of
Last Year.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Nov. 8.-Cotton
ginned preior 10 November / amount
ed to 7,793,615 bales, including 120,-
343 round bales and 1870 bales Of
Sea Island. Ginnings at the same
date last year were 7,185,17S bales.
Ginnings by states are: Arizona, 565
bales, and California, 1S,404.
The important contribution to The
nations war supplies of Imperial Val
ley's cotton fields and colton pro-
duction is show very forcibly in an
industrial notice received here Today
from Sam l.. Rogers, director of the
Bureau of Census of The Department
of Commerce.
This compilation made by Valley
representatives of the department
shows that 9,912 bales of cotton
counting round as half bales, Were
sinned in Imperial county from the
crop of 1918 prior 10 October Is. Bul
Clio bales were Sinned last year =
the same date, denottng an increase
of 3,7OO bales for this year. Direc-
Tor Rogers report follows:
"The tabulation of the card reports
shows telegraph summary to be cor
rect There were 9.812 bales of co
ton, counting round as half bales
ginned in Imperial county from tho
crop of 1918 prior to October 1s
1918, as compared with Clio bales
ginned 10 October IS. 1917"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
REPORT OF DEATH
OF PANL CHAPM
DENIED BY LETTER

Like Mark Twain, Paul Chapman,
an Imperial Valley boy who is a
member of The American Expedi
tionary Forces in France, may truth
fully say that reports Of his death
are greatly exaggerated.
Early in October reports were re-
ceived here that Young Chapman, a
former employe of Varney Bros,
had been killed in action, but this
morning his many friends were re-
lieved by The receipt of a letter from
the soldier, which was written on a
date subsequent 10 that on which
hee ehead been reported killed.
The letter, written 10 Sam Cox of
this city, follows:
October 13. Received Your well
come letter some time ago. | haven't
had much lime 10 write lately, but,
whether l wriie OR not, you must
always write just The same.
"Have been on two different
fronts since l have been here, so l
will have lots 10 tell You when l get
back. In The last drive we found
The Germans fixed up fine in all
their trenches. Their trenches and
dugouts were fixed up like regular
homes. / don't think they intended
10 move, but they ran away and lefl
everything-all kinds of war male
rials, mile after mile of barbed wire
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08

enianglements and almost every
thing that you could mention or i'm
agine.
"We were out working one DAY,
looked up and one of our fellows was
riding a German bicycle down the
road and ringing The bell. II WIS
sure comical.
at is begeinning 10 gel pretty cold
over here now, but we are hoping
il will end soon. Yes, Sam, l will
either bring or send you helmes.
I could have gotten one for every
body I know, but they are pretty
hard 10 carry around, and You know
when we go over The Top and meat
The Heinies a person has plenty IL
think about besides Ceiling souve-
Mrs.
"Guess I would hardly know any
of The bunch around the store any
more. Things sure change, DOM
they? And so You think you will
join The navy, do you, Sam?
eve are eien a nice lille village
now. The farmers are putting UP
their wine, or ra ~ner making it. This
is a great country for wine Every
body believes in it and drinks it,"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
FLU" CLAIMS
NEW VICTIMS
BETTER
KNOWN FOLKS
DIR. Luckett, District At
tOrney Simon Are Among
Newest Sufferers From
Epidemic.

While The city council and DR.. Gal
vim Teller, special representative of
the State Board of Health, were
wraneling over The question Of The
methods to be adopted in combatins
the influenza in Ell Centro, several
prominent citizens were stricken
with The malady.
One of The lateset victims is DR..
T. o. Luckett, prominent physician
and chairman of the medical board
which examines drafted men. This
afternoon it was reportde thai ihe
doctor has fairly severe case, 5u'
that no complications are feared.
Bert d. Noel. elected district at
tornev by Tuesdays vote, is still in
a serious condition. His case has
now developed pneumonia, but The
attending physician, DR.. L. c. House.
is hopeful thai he will soon have his
patient on the road 10 recovery
District Attorney E. R. Simon
who. with the other members of his
family, is victim of the flu, is re-
norted 10 be convalescent and he
hopes to be back al his desk again
on Monday morning.
Attornev O. V. Wilson, who has
hoen confined 10 his bed for more
Than a week. is again UP and around.
but is not yet strong eno"oh to take
I'M active work. Mrs. Wilson. who
also succumhed 10 The disease. is now
vicim of lis after effect, pneumo-
MIA.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
DIR. A. T. ELLIOTT
LEAVES VALLEY
FOR COAST WORK

DR.. A. E. Elliott, fer-severa1 years
past one of The Valleys most popu-
lar physicians, left this morning for
Whittier, where he will assume
charge of the practice of Drs. Ho-
mer G. Rosenberger and Tibbeits.
Both of these physicians are now
commissioned officeres in the Unit
ed States Medical Reserve Corps.
DR.. Elliott is leaving his practice
here in the capable hands of DE-.
John L. Parker of HOLLYWOOD, VINO
arrived some few days ago for the
purpose of taking charge of these
professional duties.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08

"Jury trials naturally latlrac'
sreater public attention than others
and the very presence of scores of
persons summoned for the venire
would he inimical 10 The public
health just al this time"
Incidentally a factor in the deter
mination of The court to POSTPONE the
criminal calendar was the illness Of
District ATTORNEY f. r. Simon. who
is down with The influenza and may
not be able 10 return 10 duty for 4
week or more.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
(By Associated Press)
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated PreSS)
Paris, Nov. Z, II p. m.--Germar
Grand Headquarters has request ed
Allied Gand Headquarters by wire
less 10 permit the passage of the
German delegation for armistice ne
gotiations through The line. The or
der was given 10 cease firing on this
front al 3 o'clock in the afternoon un-
iii further orders. The German wire
less message asking for an appoint
ment 10 meet Marshal Forch said:
"The German government would
congratulate itself in the interest of
humanity if the arrival of The Ger
man delegation on the Allies front
might bring about provisional sus-
pension of hostilities."
The message announced that the
German plenipotentiaries would ar
rive at French outposts on the
.Chimay- -Guise road on Thursday he =
tween 8 and 10 o'clock in The even
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
(By Associated Press)

London, Nov. 8.-Marshal Foch has
rejected the German proposal for an
immediate provisional suspension Of
hostilities and German courier bear
ing the text of the conditions has
been sent 10 Spa as no other means
of communication are practical. The
German delegates asked the chancei-
lor and the German high command
To- send the courier back with instruc-
tions as soon as possible.
Paris, Nov. 8.-The official note
said:
"The German delegates arrived al
Marshal Foch's headquarters and
made formal demand for an armis
tice. The text Of the conditions OF
the Allies was read to them and they
then asked a cessation of arms. II
was refused. The enemy has seven
ty-two hours in which 10 answer"
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Nov. 8.-Secretary
Lansing today announced that he had
been advised that the seventy-two
hours within which the Germans
must answer began al II this morn
ing. Paris time. Marshal Foch re-
ported that the German plenipoten-
iiaries arrived with full powers from
their chancellor.
(By Associated Rress)
Washington, Nov. 8.-The State
Department today announced offici-
ally that the German armistice dele
cation entered the conference with
Marshal Foch at 8 this morning,
French time. It was announced that
if it were found that that the dele
gates must REFER the terms 10 Ber-
lin, they would be given seventy-two
hours TO answer.
(By Associated Press)
Paris, Nov. 8.-The German dele
gates who entered the French lines
last night near La Chapelle, proceed
ed today 10 the Department Of the
Aisne, where Marshal Foch desig-
mated the meeting place. The trip
required four hours. The Germans
reached the left wing of General Deb
news line al 10 last night. If their
credentials are found 10 be adequate,
The Germans will be informed of the
terms Of the armistice.
DlplOIldtlC uISpdeCHCS CuiPAooAA"o
that Marshal Foch was empowered
only to deliver the terms and receive
their acceptance. Peace negotiations
are not the business Of the emilitary
commander and suspension Of hostili-
ties, even on philanthropic grounds,
is impossible until the armistice is
signed.
No efforts at compromise or eva
sion by the Germans will be toler-
ated. They must take what The AL
lies and the United States offer and
lay down their arms or there will be
no interruption of the great often
sive which is destroying the German
military machine.
Because it is realized that prema-
ture celebrations in which lives al
ready have been lost and property
destroyed, may create grave situa-
lion and materially interrupt indus
trial and business activities, the pres
ident has directed Secretary Lansing
to issue an official statement deny
ing the persistent statements that
news of the armistice negotiations
was being withheld. Secretary Lam
sing announced:
"I am requested and authorized by
the president 10 state that such ru"
mors are utterly false. AS soon as
a definite decision is reached it will
be Immediately made public by The
government"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
ASSOCIATED PRESS INDICATED.

Again the conservatism and accuracy
of the worlds greatest eWs-gatherlng
agency, the Associated Press; has been
vindicated. Yesterday it's erratic and un
trustworthy competitor, the United Press,
better known as the United Press, issued
a bulletin that falsely raised the hopes OF
the entire nation.
This bulletin announced that Ger
many had agreed to the peace terms Of
the Allies; that an armistices had been
signed and that the last shot of the war
was fred at 2:3O o'clock Naturally the
combined hopes of victory and peace
brought about great public demonstra-
tiOnS
The greatest tribute to the Associated
Press, to a newspaper man, is that, IN
face of appeals from editors in every city,
the Associated Press refused to give in to
the story of its competitor and evidently
spent thousands of dollars in seeking a
confirmation.
The results were shown to be that no
armistice had been signed, arranged or
even discussed at the hour the United
Press bulletin was issued The Associated
Press is vindicated again, as it always has
been in the past, and for once The Impe
rial Valley Press is glad to give this testi
monial to the great agency and glad to be
part of it's membership
The Associated Press gives all the
news, and all the news accurately. To get
accurate news from every part of the
world, read The Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
MAY SUSPEND DRAFT CALLS.

Washinston, Nov. 8-Provosl Ma.
shal General Crowder is conferrin.
with department heads in regard 70
The question of suspending Novem
ber draft calls affecting 100000 men.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
(By Associated Press)

Rome, Nov. S.-Triest dispatches
today announced that Italian war
ships had entered cara and hal n,
Italian flag had been rised. Cap
tain Debiccard has been appointed
military governor. The crowd over
turned monuments of Francis and
Baron Tegettnoff, former commander
of the Austrian navy.
The British are continuing their
advance along the active battle from
and have captured two villages in
The region of Mons and Mabeuge.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
QUAKE FELT.
(By Associated PEess)

Washinglon, Nov. 8.-An earth
quake of considerable Intensity, start
ing al 11:5O last night and coniinu
ing until shortly after This morn
ing, was recorded on seismographs
at Georgetown university. The point
of origin of the quake is estimated
as being approximately 5000 miles
distant
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
(By Associated Pressl

Paris. Nov. 8.-The French have
resumed theier advance along Tho
whole front and have reached Liait
and captured Singly, eight miles
sou h of Hezires, and Frenois, mile
wes of Sedan.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
BANK STATEMENT.
(Ey ASsOciated PreSs)

Sacramento, Nov. S.-The comp
troller of the currency has called for
a statement of condition of national
banks al The close of business No
vember l..
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
(By Associated Press)

Paris, Nov. S.-One hundred days
ago The Germans were thirty five
miles from Paris. Today they are
bspging for peace. After many oc-
-casions when hope has been deferred
and of bitter disappointment, France
knows that triumph has come and
gives reign to its unreserved JOY. The
conviction is universal that whether
or not the German delegates sign The
articles of capitulation, Germany is
beaten. The Allied advance, and
particularly the exploit of the Amer
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
lBy Associated Presal

With the American Forces on lhe
Sedan Front, Nov. S,--Arlillery aud
machine guns are active ON he So
dan front but The infantry has con-
finued inactive.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
PEACE CELEBRATION.
(By Associated Press)

Wy -fSSUVIdttU fTtSNI
Philadelphia, Nov. S.--A boy was
killed, wo persons wounded and foar-
teen others injured in premature
peace celebrationsn.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
(By Associated Press)

Basel, Nov. 8.--A Munich telegram
SAYS that Bavaria proclaimed re
public al the conclusion of a great
popular meeting yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
(By Associated Press)

Copenhagen, Nov. 8.-Prince Hen
ry, brother of The Kaiser, left, Kiei
Wednesday. An automobile FLYING a
red flag, and filled with marines, ac-
cording 10 Schleswig newspaper,
pursued and fired on him a dozen
times. The revolutionisls have cut
The North German railway, breaking
communica ion with Hamburg.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
F0CH OPENS PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
Ell Centr0 Has
1855 Motors

Ell Cenlro is the fifteenth city of
Southern California in the own
ship of automobiles, according to a
statistical bulletin issued by the Au-
tomobile Club. The fisures give This
city 1455 machines--a record that
surpasses that of cities such as Glen
dale, Anaheim, Alhambra and San a
Monica.
The rosIer by cities follows:
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
GERMANY'S DELEGATES
IN CONFERENCE WITH
MILITARY COMMANDERS
Of THE ALLIED FORCES
Representatives of Allied Nations and of Kaiser Enter
Into Negotiations For Armistice Which May Result in
Termination of the Greatest War in History.

icans in capturing Sedan, a name
which thrills every French heart,
shows clearly that continuation of
hostilities by te Germans can lead
only 10 a military debacle in the near
future. This is confirmed by reli-
able news that Germany's internal
affairs are drifting toward chaos.
(By Associated Press)
Paris, Nov. 7.-German Grand
Headquarters has requested Alliel
Grand Headquarters by Wireless T.,
permit the passage of German del
egation, for armistics negotiations,
through the lines. The order was
given to cease firing on this front al
3 o'clock in the afternoon until fur
ther orders.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
On
SPREADS IN
GER AMY AS
PEA(;EEN[)S
Dispatches Tell of Fast
Growing Armed Revolt
Against Kaiser's Author
lily.
(By Associated Press)

London, Nov. 8.-The German ma
jority parties have held final con-
ferences regarding the emperor AMI
will without doubt demand hat he
abdicate. "A Berlin dispatch 10 the
Copenhagen Politiken says The de
will probably be made tomorrow.
Hamburg is completely in he
hands of teh revolutionists, accord
ing TO Cologne newspapers, and The
red flag is flying on all ships in the
harbor. The Bremen revolution was
effected in two hours. The marines
enticed the soldiers 10 join after Z,
conference and demanded The crea-
ton of social democratic republic.
Women joined The marines in OPEN
ing the prisons. The marines are
mani aiming order. A Berlin wireless
SAYS:
"The Third squadron remains
faithful TO the government"
The revolutionaries control Sender
burg, Prussia, according 10 Copen-
hagen dispatch.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
London, Nov. 8.-Bremen, Schwer-
in and Tilsit have Joined the Ger
man revolution. A Copenhagen dis
patch reported that DR.. Karl Leib
knecht has arranged for the fornn
lion of a soldiers council at Bre-
men.
London, Nov. 8.-The movement
which resulted in The seizing of vir-
tually he entire German nanny by
the revolutionaries was conducle ed
fafly peacefully. A Copenhagen oks-
patch added that The red flag was
hoisted quite generally and that the
revoluiionfsts took over all the large
wharves connected with the navel
service.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-16
WATER RECEDES;
PLANT RESUMES
POWER SERVICE
Electric Current Supplied Consumers
Today, After Shutdown of
Seventy Hours.

The first serious shutdown of the
power plant of the Alaskan Engin-
eering commission, which left the
town without electric current for
nearly seventy hours, came to an
end shortly after noon today, and
no further interruptions are antici-
pated. The flood waters, which still
cover a large part of the govern
ment reserve, had receded suffici-
GENTLY by midnight last night to en-
able the firement to rekindle the
fires under the boilers, and the
seven o'clock whistle announced the
fact that the steam generating part
of the plant, at least was ready tc
resume business. Early this after,
noon one of the big engines was
started and sufficient Juice is be
ing supplied to light the town and
furnish town consumers with power
Probably by tomorrow the entire
plant will again be in commission
supplying power for the government
sawmill, the machine shops and Other
departments which use motors.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-16
TOLOVANA REPORT
SAYS ICE JAMMED
River Opened For a Short Time
Yesterday Afternoon, But Is
Blocked Again.

Advices received from the tele-
graph station at Tolovana today in
dictate that there are two ice jams
down the river, one about a mile
below the station and one somewhere
between Tolovana and Nenana.
The jam which was reported yes
terday, at a point short distance
from the Tolovana station, broke
late yesterday afternoon, releasing
a large quantity of ice, but not suf-
ficient to indicate that the river is
clear all the way between Tolovana
and Nenana.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-16
-
FISHERIES BUREAU
TO HEAR OBJECTC S

SEATTLE, May 16.-The bur ~
of fisheries will conduct hea ~
here on Friday, at which time the
application of Alaska fishing il +
ests for permission to establish
cannery on the lower Yukon will
be considered. The people of Fair
banks have made vigorous pr, s.
against the establishment Of the
cannery, on the grounds that the Al
mon of the Yukon are nece ry
to sustain life along the upper , err
and on tributaries
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-16
BOIL THE WATER

DR.. Malcolm E. Smith, health
officer of the town of Nenan, has
issued instructions. to the public &c
boil all water used for drinking pur-
poses. The general flooding of the
town has contaminated all wells in
the flooded rea. and the use OF
this water, unless boiled, undoubt-
eddy would result in much sickness
DR.. Smith directs that the boiling
process be continued until it has
been definitely determined that nc
further danger exists.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-16
LEADING OFFICIALS ARE
NOW UNDER ARREST

TUSCON, Ariz., May 15.-Twen-
ty-one of the leading mine company
officials and employees and business
men of Warren district, were ar
rested at Bisbee on indictments re-
turned by the federal gran jury
which st week completed investi-
cations of the deportation last July
of nearly twelve hundred alleged
Industrial Workers of the World.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-16

Walter Johnson, who will be re-
membered in connection with his
setting up several dredges in Nome
is now building shipyard at Oak
land, California. Before building it,
however, he secured a contract from
the government for twelve ships
He encountered some difficulty in
getting a shipyard site in Oakland.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-16
PRESIDENT RECEIVES
MAIL VIA AEROPLANE

Washington, D. c., May 10
Nineteen letters and packages which
were sent to President Wilson via
the first aeropost delivery from New
York, reached the White House late
yesterday afternoon. The establish
ment of the aero mail service marks
an epoch in postal history in the
United States, and promises rapid
development and expansion through
out the country.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-16

Anchorage has again gone on the
warpath against the poo innocent
canine" which dearly loves to clutter
up Alaskan streets and make a gen
eral nuisance of himself. The dog
catcher at Anchorage, after long
and arduous winter engaged in play
ing with the CANNES took a two
weeks vacation and the citizens be-
came so loud and insistent in their
cries against the dogs that he had
to go back to work.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-16

The salmon cannery located at
Goose Bay on the west shore of Knik
arm will be torn down and the ma
chinery transferred to the company's
other canneries on Icy Straits.
George Forrest, of Juneau, recently
said that according to his and others
beliefs, the fishing industry will this
year receive the greatest wave of
prosperity in it's existence. Three
sawmills and one cannery will be
built during the early spring at Saw
mill Bay, opposite Latouche.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-16
DELEGATION OF LABOR
RECEIVED BY MONARCH

LONDON, May 16.-The Ameri-
can delegation of labor, which was
sent to Europe to investigate labor
conditions and to bring about a
closer unity between the working
men of the two continents, were re
ceived by King George today.
President William Short, of the
Washington state delegation, is a
member of the commission.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-16

Seventeen per cent more of the
Alaskan insane committed to Morn
ingside regain their sanity than do
persons committed to the asylum
from other states. Out of the total
number of Alaskans committed :,
the sanitarium in the past fourteen
years, 315 have been Discharged and
100 have died at the asylum. Of
the 315 discharged AZ escaped and
were not recaptured.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-16

Anchorage has been very busy the
past year firing in petitions for a
public building and showing the de-
partment of justice the apparent
need of such a structure there to
transact all their judicial business
instead of having to go to Valdez
as has formerly been the case. "
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-16

J. P. Parkin recently was the sue
cessful bidder in submitting charges
for erecting a relief station on the
Circle trail at the eighty-mile post,
which is at the head Of the Nc
manus river. The sum awarded was
S275. The establishment of this
cabin will mean much to the mush
ers who have been obliged to camp
out or make an extended trip.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-16
MAIL DUE AT FAIRBANKS

A consignment of first class mail
is scheduled to reach Fairbanks late
this afternoon or tonight A con-
signment of second class mail has
already reached the upper town dur
ing the past several days and Ne
nana's portion will be forwa, ded on
the first boat leaving for down river.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-16
NOTED SPORTSMAN PASSES
TO THE GREAT BEYOID

BEALIEU. France, May ID
James Gordon Bennett. prophet of
the New York Herald and a noted
sportsman, died here today, follow
ing brief illness. Mr.. Bennett was
Unconscious for two days prior t.
his death