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Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08
PLANNING FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

CONTRAST Imperial Valley 1918
ler the any other of the
the Coast there has been less than 20 Of the usual
watersheds The planter
the seed the ground Of the fear that his
supply surface from underground will
Valley, working Iaguna
promise that with the the strengthening
the Alamo with the Of i Weir
necessary. VIII have enough for all purposes
The outlook for this than has been
With prices for short staple higher
general planters
ing the Egyptian game More than
Pima will be seeded here this year and likely the
this year Will be multiplied by year Cotton planters
the River Valley Egyptian
this year than they did short staple they good
they helping started the game by selling
seed. delinted, price.
The general outlook excellent The daynen
have found that the planting sorghum crop
for sage when they these tall black
all the valley. More agreeing
have shortage
the acreage OF milo will be tremendous.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08
PRESBYTERIAN Ladies.

The regular monthly missionary
meeting of the ladies of the Pres5y-
terian church is being held this
afternoon at $50 at the church. The
Ladies Guild of the church will have
a dish and cooking utensil shower, IN
the basement of the church, Thurs
day evening. \ nice program IS be-
ing arranged. Light refreshments
will be served and good social even
ing is anticipated.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08
SOCIETY
C.. w. B. Nj.

The {. W. B. NJ. will meet in their
regular monthly session this after.
noon at the home of Mrs. s. F. Dunn
571 Olive street. The study of Al
rica will be continued and the iol-
lowing ladies will take part in the
program: Mrs. D. V. Noland, Mrs
Adams. Mrs. c. T. Collier, Mrs. j. 5
Larew. Mrs. f. E. Clements, Mrs. q
f. Kennedy. Mrs. S. w. Leffingwell
Mrs. W. NJ. Hayes and Mrs. John Me
Cormick will have special music.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08
FORESIGHT-ONE INSTANCE.

Many those VINO have government
to take the railroads the who
in opposing all forms Of preparedness Yet the
the assumed control
preparation that adopted
drawn into the conflict The jecial railroad provisions ques
ton included appropriation passed
As this foresight the legislative machinery for
operation railroads already hand when
should be needed like exercised in
other directions should prosecution
Of the as today.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08
Demonstration CHANGED.

Instead of Mrs. NJ. II. Woodwodth
previously announced, Mrs. Della j.
Morris will come with Miss Clark as
demonstrator for the February meet
ings on food conservation. Mrs. Morris
is well known in the county, having
been connected with the gramma.
schools as domestic science teacher
She and Miss Clark will arrive or
January 20 to begin their work. Mrs
Battles Dalker, with her conservation
committee, is busy arranging for thC
meetings.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08

resentful Of this accusation, stating
that they believed such price raising
unpatrIotic. a leading tobacco deal
er stated that only an unscrupulous
and shortsighted dealer would try to
make such prices. Cigarette smok-
ers are too keen, he said, to be
fooled very long, and the dealer who
tries this trick is sure to lose Grade
by it in the end"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08
DOINCS OF CLUBS
PERSONALS

Covers were palced for eight. The ool-
or scheme was yellow and whit, the
conterpiece being crystal basket
overflowing with white swee, peas
(grown in the hostess gardcn). a
large maline bow of yellow was tied
to the handle of the basket. The
Place cards were also in yellow and
white. Those around the t.b.c were
Mrs. Roof, Mr., and Mrs. Plant, Mrs
Luella Black, Mrs. c, j. kitz, Mrs
McGlynn, and the host and hostess
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Black.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08
Red Cross Notes.

Mrs. Glassford reports fine at
tendance at the class started last
night in the surgical dressings de-
partment of the Red Cross. All seemed
much interested and glad to have
the opportunity of working in this
way.
:: * 4;
To the housekeeper, the incoming
Of the new year brings an inventory
Of her linen closet. Wornout sheets,
pillowslips or any pieces of muslin
are greatly needed for he wrapping
of surgical dressings.
!;
Mrs. Carl Sargent and Mrs, Duff
were serving tea at the Red Cross
Shop yesterday.
i; !; 4
A picture was made of the work
rooms and shop at Red Cross head
quarters yesterday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08

Next Saturday night vii. be Hell
% Girls" night at Woodlawn Dance
Pavilion. The phone girls from all
over the Valley have been invited and
it is expected that large number
will be present. Refreshments will be
served and a good time is assured
those who attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08
10000 Sweaters Send From Coast.

Forty thousand sweaters have been
distributed during the last few months
by he Bureau of Military Relief for
the Pacific division of the American
Red Cross. A call for between 10000
and 10000 more sweaters will be
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08

Mrs. Ben Garland and granddaugh-
ter left today for San Diego to make
their home. The change from thu
Valley is made on account of Mrs.
Garland's health and upon the ad-
vice of her physician. The many
friends of Mrs. Garland regret very
much to lose her, but hope the change
will be beneficial.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08
Dinner Party.

Mr.. and Mrs Paul Black entertained
Sunday at a family birthday dinner
party, six members of the family hay
ing birthdays between the 1st and 10th
of January, the honor guest being
Hrs. Roof, grandmother OF Mr.. Black,
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08

San Francisco, Jan. ), I918.-Editor
The Imperial Valley Press, Ell Cei.tro.
CAL: enclose herewith short news
paper article, dealing with using war
taxes as an excuse for excessive in
creases in retail prices, which
thought might be interesting to you
personally, or for publication.
Yours very truly,
|. X. BROWER.
ut is only the occasional unscru-
pulous dealer who is Using the new
war tax as an excuse to put unneces-
sarily high prices on his goods. This,
at least, is the claim made by sew
eral of the better class tobacco and
confectionery stores called on yes
terday by representatives Of this
newspaper.
This question came up as the re-
suit Of an Associated Press dispatch
from Washington a few days ago in
which it was stated that complaints
were pouring into the Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau regarding retailers who
are using the war taxes on cigarettes,
candy and other taxed articles as an
excuse for prices advances far in eX-
cess of the taxes. 1t was further
stated that the law department tof the
bureau was endeavoring to find le-
gal means of stopping this prac-
tice.
"The local dealers called on were
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08

There people who to trade off
about forywo calendars offered admling at Christ
mas for one copy Of the Old Farmers Almanac.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08

The report from Berlin that the smaller vic
tins Is due to the scarcity ships the
intended for Christmas cheer home When
be made with uthhe arrivals departures at British ports
to say nothing Of France and Italy will into the thousands
weekly.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08

In spite Of the big prices being paid for all kinds of food pro-
ducts there still millions Of young willing work
$500 day provided they laundered collar and
cuffs.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08

Press Liners are read by those who
want work. Do you need help for the
ranch?
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08

Men who wearing meeky their Christmas necke now
friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08

Many people find that the they
mas mighty convenient throw January into
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08

The old time theory Of the Congressional holiday was
that every little absence helps delay legislation
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08

Soccer football has been played past fall but ii
won't really stir the crowd until there accidents
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08

Some peoples idea Of economizing by
not buying The Press and lose dollars by knowing
home merchants advertising
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08

When the kidlets don't ike their gifts they tell YOU
your gIounups arc not satisfied tbev make
fun Of them to otehr people.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08

Why is that people take little pleasure saying Happy
New Year. unless they say first?
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08

The JOY Of Christmas gift from friends no previously
heard from somewhat dmmed prospective necessity Of
providing in exchange yea.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08

The merchants Of FL Ceno many handsome holiday
displays which would have seen on the
streets Of distant city.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08

Fresh high strictly fresh eggs still higher and al
for recently laid has anybody one?
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT
NOTICE.

Upon solicitation hereby
tion. CHAS L. SONES.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08

The Eastern Star ladies who had
scharge of the tea rooms at the Red
Cross Shop Saturday were very much
pleased with the result of sales OF
cooked food and lunches. Twenty-slN
dollars was turned over to the char
man of the shop, Mrs. j. Elliott Dru-
if. The ladies who served Saturday
were Mrs. Hila Anderson, Mrs. Rid
lev. Mrs. Mona Reid, Mrs. Ernest Pos
ton. Mrs. Fleishmann, Mrs. Z. q. Bair
and Miss Lula Collins.
= = =
Mrs. Ray Edgar and Mrs. Clarence
Conant were tea hoStesses at the
Red Cross Shop yesterday afternoon.
TwiceT old Tales Section Meets.
Mrs. Dan V. holland was hostess tC
the Twice Told Tales section of the
Ten Thousand Club Monday after
noon. Mrs. f. +. Clements told tn
story. THE Master of the Inn BY
Robert Herrick. The story is an idyI
on the simple life and lending help
ing hand, and was all the n,ore en-
loved because of the rectn talk given
bl Miss Loos. as she claims she gained
much inspiration from their beautl-
full story. The Current Events period
was unusually interesting, all NOM
rers taking part in the discussion, The
next meeting will lbe at the home OF
Mrs. j. F. Seymour and Mrs. Apple
will tell the story.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08

The that can't afferd dollar to belong the Red
Cross unfortunately prove that he cant dig dol
lars for a
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-08
Mrs. A. E. Nance, Ed.
Phone 251

made soon and in order to meet this
call, Harrison Dibole, director of mil
itary relief says: I'VE have a visible
supply of only 10000 sweaters. BY
giving to individuals instead of turn
ing them over to the Red Cross, many
women have caused a duplication, and
some men have several sweaters
while others have none.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-10
A POOR AMERICAN.

"The kaiser himself is just as good
an American as she," says the editor
of the Bowdle, Is. d. Pioneer in
speaking of a woman in a neighboring
town who remarked that "she and
ner family had not gone without
white bread so far and didn't intend
to do without il no matter how long
the war lasted"
The Bowdle editors remarks as
they appear in the issue of his paper
dated June 6, follow:
"The remark made recently by a
woman in a peighboring town to the
effect that she and her family had
not gone without white bread thus
far and didn't intend to do without II
no matter how long the war lasted,
must have sweet sound to the
mother whose son is in the trenches
to save the land that produces the
wheat that makes the white flour for
the aforesaid woman and her family
Would that there was some way to
separate the sheep from the goats
and to turn such people over to the
tender mercies of the rapine hordes
OF their friend, the kaiser. The kaiser
himself is just as good an American
as she, and the hogs, hens, and horses
that eat the substitutes that she threw
to them are more patriotic and more
entitled to the respect of decent peo-
ple.'
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-10
Speak of 100000 Army as
Sort of corporaI's Guard

The war has blunted the old mean
Ing Of figures and we speak glibly of
an army of 100000 men or more, Gen.
eral Pershing's offer to General Foch,
as though 1t were only a sort Of cor
poraPs guard. Late reports hint at a
larger figure than that eQualing Ktch-
ener's first army. Never before In our
history have 100000 men fought under
the Stars and Stripes In any one bat
tie. The Army of the Potomac, with
which Grant and Meade fought the
campaign Of 1884, had an aggregate
strength of less than 10000. and only
part of them were used In any single
engagement. Earlier there had been
rather more than 10000 federal troops
at Gettysburg. about $4,000 at Chatta-
nooga. Sherman started from Atlanta
with some $4,000. Napoleon had IT,
600 men at Waterloo and the British
numbered 68.0OO.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-10

cities in the order named. But what
city viii occupy fourth place? And
Just what place In the first ten col
umn will Baltimore occupy2 The
question may seem trivial, but Ii II
a question In which the people of at
least five cities, Baltimore being In
cluded In the five, are even now tax
Ing lively interest.
The five cities that will be In COM
petition for fourth place are Balti-
more, Boston, st. Louis, Detroit and
Cleveland. The city that Is most
likely to beat Baltimore In the race
for fourth place is Detroit, which now
has an estimated population of $685.
600. Estimated populations some
times shrink tremendously when the
government count Is made, and It may
be so with the spurty metropolis of
Michigan. st. Louis Is claiming
1913 population of S50,O00 but this
also is subject to possible shrinkage,
as It is 10000 greater than the 1910
score. Boston has not extended her
boundary lines and Is not making any
claim to extraordinary population
growth. The New England city does
claim an increase of 100000 over the
1910 count, however, or present
population of 10000.
1t seems to be a warranted conclu-
sion that Baltimore must score above
100000 to get fourth place In the col
umn If the Baltimore score should
be around, say. 10000, the Greater
Baltimore may not be located above
seventh place and may be In eighth
position, or only two places from bot
tom. But the Baltimore count may
be In a way of surprise. We don't
know just how many people there are
I'm the annex.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-10
OLD RAILWAY is DISMANTLED
Rails Once Used for Carrying Freight
in Mine District are Sold
for Junk.

Redding, Cal.-The railroad from
Cuargo on the Southern Pacific to the
Quartz Hill mine on the east side of
the river, near the Old Diggins, four
and one-half miles long, has been sold
as old junk by the Mammoth Copper
Company of Kennett which built 1t In
1907 at cost of 100000 The mine
was shut down In 1913, for then the
Mammoth Copper company was able to
get the fiuxing ore at a better profit
elsewhere. The bridge across the river,
made Of steel, is 700 feet long.
The wrecking company bought the
railroad steel, ties, bunkers, trestles
and bridge. Acetylene gas will be used
to cut down the steel bridge.
The railroad was In active service
for seven years. The Mammoth COM
pany took 10000 tons of ore from the
Quartz Hill mine In single year and
made use of 100000 tons of ore in all.
The Quartz Hill mine, a great body
of low grade quartz, 10 owned by a
company composed of Polish priests In
Chicago. The Pope was said to be q
large stockh0lder
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-10
PUTS o. K. ON SAUERKRAUT
Food Administration Says II Is vaIu-
able Food and Use Should
Be Encouraged.

Washington.-On account Of its sup
posedly German name, sauerkraut
seems to be losing Its popularity as an
American dish. The food administra-
tion has learned that throughout the
country men and women I'm their pa
triotic zeal have been spreading a
strong propaganda to discourage the
use of valuable foodstuff.
AS matter of fact, the dish Is said
to be of Dutch, rather than of German
origin. In any event, sauerkraut is a
valuable food and adds to the variety
in which cabbage may be prepared.
Its wider use would no doubt stiinu-
late a greater use of cabbage and
would further the food administra-
tons campaign for increased con-
sumption Of perishable foodstuffs and
a greater saving of the staple foods
needed abroad.
No matter by what name 1t may be
known, sauerkraut Is valuable food
and its use should not be curtailed as
a result of overzealous and ill-advised
patriotism.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-10
MENDING MOTHERS BIG HELP
Boys In Camp Look Forward to Their
Coming with Real
Cheer.

San Diego, Cal.-Camp Kearny, the
great military training camp of south
ern California, is receiving almost
daily attacks from an organization
known as "the Mending Mothers"
Armed with needles and thread,
patches and buttons, surprise attacks
are made upon the various units and
clothing Of all descriptions is mended,
patched and repaired In tiptop shape,
such as mothers only can do. Each
soldiers "army trousseau" is thorough
ly renovated and note left for the
soldier by the thimble squadron telling
the day or week the organization will
again visit the regiment.
While the mending mothers sew
away regimental band furnishes mu-
sic to the time of the needles and then
over to the mess hall goes the entire
organization for luncheon.
"This organization is real help to
us ALL" said one officer, "and all of us
surely look forward to their coming
with real cheer"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-10
Official
Food NeDs
Issued by
Federal Food Administra-
tion for South Dakota,
C. N. HERRElD, Administrator.
WHEAT PRICES ADVANCE.

"The advance in freight rates on
June "a will, in justice to the farmer.
necessitate an advance in the price
OF wheat at the principal Mississippi
valley and eastern terminals of a few
cents bushel," says Herbert Hoover,
United States food administrator, in
a telegram to Mr.. Herreid.
"The advance will be worked out SO
as to equalize as far as may be pos.
sible the loss that the farmers would
otherwise incur through the increase
in rates.
"Details of rate advances will prob
ably not be known until June 25th, at
which date we are assembling COM
mittee of traffic experts to consider
what actual advance in prices is
necessary in compensation.
"It is impossible to complete such
plan for few days after the above
date.
'It is our intention, so far as the
peculiar character of the rate advance
enables us to do, so to work out q
plan that it will leave the farmer in
the same intrinsic position that he
was in before that date"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-10
ATTACKS VICTIM OF U-BoAT
French Vessel Captain MIstales Wreck
for Submarine and Opens
Fire.

San Francisco.--Capt. Abel Cheva-
lier. commander of the French bark
Bretagne. holds the unique distinction
OF being the only officer to attack what
he thought was a German submarine
and then find that the object Of his
attack was itself the victim Of q sub.
marine.
After toilsome journey through
submarine-infested seas, the Bretagne
came upon what was believed to BE- q
German U-b0at OF the Spanish coast.
Captain Chevalier turned loose with
all guns and after sending several
shells through the supposed diver dis
covered that 1t was the hulk Of an
American ship that had been torpe-
doed.
I'VE fired eleven shots at q distance
OF three miles before We discovered
our mistake" said Captain Chevalier.
"When we ran alongside We found no
sign Of life aboard. The nfehoats
were gone and the crew probably Nd
madesfor the Spanish coast. The oally
letters we could make out "a the nnrsG
plate were 'R--essy.s~
The Bretagne sank the old hum -.
fore continuing hex xQxasa - --.-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-10

would nave DfOugnt
peace, and Is responsible for four Bal
kan wars. A score of years ago ii
supported the bloodthirsty Sultan of
Turkey In Armenian massacres, and
the officers of the Imperial German
Government" have aided and abetted
these massacres now because the Ar
menians worked and planned for lib-
erty when other races in Turkey were
quiescent. 1t Is the Imperial German
Government which Is responsible for
SOO,0 900 Armenians, starved to death as
: Germans themselves testify.
Secret Enemy"
In 1908, when the revolutionary
Turkish government was for freedom,
Germany opposed 1t; when 1t became
tyrannical Germany made this govern
ment its ally. The German govern
ment harassed France not merely be.
cause 1t was its ancient enemy, but
because its success as republic made
the French people perilous to princes.
The German government plotted to re
store the Manchu Emperor and the
Because the American people by Its
prosperity and power made liberty
desired by all the world the German
government has been its secret enemy.
Thirty years ago 1t plotted against our
treaty rights in Samoa; 1t sent its
fleet to worry and threaten Dewey
at Manila In 1898; 1t offered to Eng
land, which refused, to overturn the
Monroe Doctrine in Mexico. 1t has In
fifteen years threatened Venezuela,
Mexico. Hayti and other American
states. When we were maintaining
peace under great provocation, 1t pro.
posed to Mexico and japan to attack
us, both refusing. 1t betrayed inter-
national faith In the dispatches sent
through the Swedish Minister. 1t filed
our land with spies, sought unavailing-
ly to embroil us with those of German
birth resident In this country, sIaugn.
tered our citizens on the high seas,
contrary to all law, national and inter
national. human and divine
"Bore Much"
We waited long, we bore much, and
we are now sending our sons to the
war declared against the Imperial
German Government" because the rec.
ord of thirty years shows that neither
liberty nor democratic institutions are
safe the world over while that govern.
ment Is powerful. We wisely prefer,
after what Belgium suffered, to fight
Germany somewhere in France" rath-
er than In New York harbor; on the
Somme, rather than on the Hudson.
In one or the other we should have
had to fight. In 1776 we sent our sons
to fight for American liberty. and we
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-10
Fifteen Cities in 1920
May Reach Population
In Excess of 500, 600

There will certainly be ten Amer
lean cities, when the 1920 census count
Is made, that will have population
in excess of 100000, and there may
be as many as fifteen that will pass
the half-million population score.
states writer In the Baltimore
American. Baltimore is going to be
In the big ten, but where along In
the big ten? New York. Chicago and
Philadelphis Will be the three largest
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-10

Gated by the figures made public to-
day dealing with the 10 day offensive
of the Austro-Hungarians in late
June. The Allies, including Amer
lean pilots, operated 120 chaser
planes and seven observation bal
looms. The Allies losses were seven
airplanes brought down in the enemy
lines and three balloons. Three AL
lied pilots were killed, six were
wounded and seven are missing
Three thousand observation photo
graphs were taken and 5000 bombs,
weighing 70 tons, were dropped by
Allied airmen. Italian observation
balloons signaled nearly 1000 posi-
tions of enemy artillery and directed
the fire of nearly 1000 guns.