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The daily morning oasis., 1918-04-17
BRITISH FLANDERS LINE IN PERIL
COLLAPSE Is Predicted if Key Ridge
Position Falls
international News Service)

LONDON, April 1e-Geman shock troops throughout the
day delivered number attacks Wyschae
Ridge which the hinge the whole British Ypres 'front.' after
capturing raead of Baeu which setback for
the British Flanders army
That the position "Gorious Ninth" division which
defending the key ridge desperate admitted If they can
ground until the arrival of the French victory
in this northern battle will still be the Allied side
conceang the fact that if the ridge falls the
whole British Ypres front must in.
The battle which began Immediately after Baileul fell is
still raging tonight with prospects of letup until decision
is reached There admittedly hope British reinforce
lnents of Wyschaete Ridge for the British
great railroad left for feeding the Yps front
ne and this being attacked by the
great vgor Baeu and Hazebuck while
before Hoebeke northeast of the ridge they hamnng the
British force 80 Ypres from the south
But great hope lnnection with the French
whose arrival Hag raded lies in the chance for counter
against flank between Marcanteu and Resor
ente where the British have held like great granite wall
throughout the drive which started a week ago.
Monte de Lille and Leravetzberg three picked d
visions previously engaged in the battle took part the
against this and heights according Hags report
forced retire. the British will draw back line
ming and west north of Wuvergehem and Balleul
The Germans continually backed up by fresh troops
northwestward from Wuvergehem stab Wyst
chaotic Ridge the back At the time Crown Prince Rup
prechts fourth army under Anm moved forward against
Hoebeke the hill part attempt carry the ridge
from the northeast.
Thus begun great pncer drive which aimed to hack
pieces suffocate the defenders of Wyhaette Ridge
Meanwhile Won Quast army the line from Mercervlle
to the base angle of the ridge hammered away the British
attempt to drive direct thrusts into Haigs front
Thus by these concerted attacks was planned coop
entire British force before the French could arrive
The Germans made vigorous artillery and infantry assault
the British position of Veux Berque but beaten
off everywhere with great loss
The daily morning oasis., 1918-04-17
FIRST MILITARY FUNERAL
Services for Soldier Boy Were
Very Impressive.

For the first time since the
declaration of war, Nogales had
Ia military funeral Tuesday, the
services being for John Balyo,
who died Saturday morning at
the Base Hospital.
The services were held at the
Baptist church, and were con-
Quoted by Chaplain Eusey. Pri-
Yates Lloyd and Gus Johnston
rendered LEAD, Kindly Light. "
The procession then formed,
headed by the 35th Infantry
band, with a file of soldiers with
loaded rifles and an escort of
members of the 35th regiment.
During the march to the depot
the band rendered a funeral
march.
At the depot Chaplain Eusey
made a few remarks and read
the funeral service, and offered
prayer. Three rounds were then
fired by the firing squad, taps
was sounded, and the body
placed on the northbound train
for shipment to the home of de-
ceased i'm Wisconsin.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-04-17
President AppOnS S6hW0bDh60t0 Emergency Fleet Corporation
a|aan and Turkish Armies Are Fighting Over Their Rival Claims Territory
NEW RULE ON IMPORTS.
Goods Passing Through in Bond
Require Import License.

Special Agent Haley of the
War Trade Board received tele-
graphic advice from Washington
Tuesday that hereafter COOS
imported into this country from
Mexico under bond, and destined
for re-export, will require an i'm
port license, but no export Ii
cense.
This is a change from the rule
in force up to this time, as such
goods heretofore have required
no license.
Many big shipments of goods
from Mexico, destined for other
Mexican sections, pass through
Nogales, and the new rule will
be of interest to all who do busi-
ness south of the international
line. .ts.Iaia Vi
Mr.. Haley says that the most
important point for those plan
ming to ship goods to Mexico to
remember, is to secure their ex-
port license invariably before
they take any other step.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-04-17
NOONAN "CHASING HUNS
Former NOgales Boy Is Under
Fire Somewhere i'm
France"

Jack" NOOnan, who will be
remembered by many Nogales
people as a mounted customs in
spector here, is fighting on the
western front somewhere in
France" and the following let
ter, which was received by Ben
Evans of the Montezuma Hotel,
will be read by all who knew
him with interest:
Friend Ben:
You will pardon me for not
dropping you a line before, but
l have been so busy since |
heard from you last that | just
simply did not have time. / ar
rived here Somewhere in
France" and am now under the
shot and shell, doing my bit for
the old U. S. A. | cannot say as
much as I would like in a letter
because it would not pass the
censor, but sincerely hope that
this finds you and Mrs. Evans
and my pal, little Ben, enjoying
the best of health, as it leaves
me.
l would like very much to get
a letter from you and some news
from Nogales. There isn't very
much that / can say just now
only that I am being kept very
busy chasing Huns up and dOwr
the line, and there is always
some action going on all the
time.
| Kindest regards to all my in
quil,ing friends and best wishes
to Mrs. Evans, yourself and lit
tie Ben, I remain,
Very truly yours,
JACK NOONAN,
First Sergeant, Co. A,
Twenty-first Engineers.
If there is any complaint ir
this letter from "over there. il
is certainly hard to see where il
comes in.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-04-17
SCHWAB IN CHARGE OF SHIP BUILDING
President Wilson Not Satisfied With
Progress Being Made
international News Service)

WASHINGTON April 16-Charles M Schwab president of
the Bethlehem Steel Company this named by
President Wilson director general of the Emergency
corporation In that capacity he will have complete charge
construction work of the American merchant marine
Dissatisfaction by with the progress being
made the ship building program believed to be responsible
for the selection of Schwab
Reports to the effect that Edward give up the
Craftsmanship of the Shipping Board could not be confirmed
The daily morning oasis., 1918-04-17
BULLET ENDS LIFE
WRECKED BY THE WAR.
Former British Soldier, Scion Of
Noble Family, Commits
Suicide in Nogales.

Suffering from wounds and i'll
health resulting from service in
the war against the Huns, Right
Honourable Jackson B. Argyle,
II, known sin Nogales as Jack
Greene, shot himself Tuesday
morning about 1 o'clock while
seated in an automobile on Nor
ley avenue in front of the resi-
dence of Mrs. Mercedes Moreno.
Death must have resulted in
stantly, as when the body was
found at daybreak the young
man was seated with one hand
on the steering wheel of the ma
chine and the other hand in his
lap still clasping. the pistol with
which the deed was done.
Argyle, or Greene, had been
in Nogales for several months,
working part of the time as
timekeeper for Littlejohn & Sim
gleton, contractors. For two OF
three weeks he had not worked,
and was suffering from insom-
MIA and nervousness. From At-
ters found among his effects il
is believed that he had meditat.
ed ending his life for several
days.
Monday night he accompanied
Miss Anita Moreno to a dinner
party, taking her to her home ir
an auto which he had borrowed
for the occasion. After his
companion left him, the youne
man shot once, possibly to test
the condition of the gun, a Al
cal;be.' double-barreled Derrin
ger belonging to his roommate
Bristol Kibbey. Afterward he
used the second barrel with
deadly effect, the bullet enter
ing his temple.
Among his effects were found
a letter addressed to the Coun
tess of Darnley, Gotham Hall
Gotham, Kent, England, and dis
charge papers showing that Sec
ond Lieut.. B. Greene of the 4tf
Battalion, Royal Irish Fusileers
had been released from the army
for physical disabilities, with {
pension of 1915 per annum. The
autopsy showed that he had re
ceived three bayonet wounds
and one severe bullet wound.
The remains will be held unit
efforts to communicate with thu
dead mans relatives have beer
made.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-04-17
DRAFT CALL is RECEIVED.
Ten More Men Will Go from
Santa Cruz County Under
Last Order.

County Recorder ARGUS Red
doch has received Draft Call No.
LIT, under which eight more
Santa Cruz county men will be
sent to training camp, with two
alternates, making ten in all
They will go on May 10.
Under the last call twelve
men were sent from this county,
The daily morning oasis., 1918-04-17

with two alternates. If all
twelve are accepted, the two al
ternates will be the first two on
the new list. The names of the
remainder will be announced
later.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-04-17
HUGE HUN AIR FLEET DESTROYED.
Great ZeuoeIin Plant Also Reported
Wiued Out.
international News Service)

WASHINGTON, April 16.-Thrty squadrons Gothas as
sembed by the Germans Fredehshafen Lake Constance
expressly combat planes
royed by great fire which plainly visible from the
side of the lake.
The confagration wiped Zeppelin plant at this
point Details of the great fire dispatches
reaching Washington tonight
The daily morning oasis., 1918-04-17
Turks and Bu|gars Fighting

(By International News Service)
WASHINGTON, Apri l16-Fghtng has developed between
forces of Bulgarian and Turkish troops rival claims
tory.
Details yet lacking but the clash likely bring about
reopenng of the ancient feud nations that
seriously trouble the authorities of the Central Powers
The daily morning oasis., 1918-04-17

If you see a good, strong,
steady, bright, white electric
SVD VNOZIHV 'sInO S! !! 'lqSU
ApB 'GNVdNOO OIHLOH1H y
The daily morning oasis., 1918-04-17
Many New York Cities Go Dry
(By International News Service)

=. (By International News Service)
ALBANY, N Y, April 16-Governor Whitman announced
tonight that reports hmfrom cities holding elections the
last two days the liquor question indicate that large majority
of them have decided in favor of prohibition.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-04-17
BOND SALES CLIMBING.
Total Reaches Sum of $1OS,950
on Tuesday.

Under the vigorous campaign
ing of the Liberty Bond COM
mittee, the sales of Liberty
Bonds in Nogales are still climb
The daily morning oasis., 1918-04-17
Kaiser Holds important Conference
international News 81

international News Service)
WASHINGTON, April 16-Ceunt Helfferch, German vice
chancellor has been conference at
great headquarters with kaiser Ludehdof Herting
The daily morning oasis., 1918-04-17
ing, and reached a total of $685.
$50 Tuesday afternoon.

SOO lueSUdy AFTERNOON.
Chairman Bracey Curtis, in
reporting these figures, said
that there were a number of SUBJ
scriptions in sight, and that he
was confident that Nogales
would continue to swell the total
until the allotment for the city
had been passed.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-11

Musical Tea.
The next interesting event on the
Ten Thousand Club calendar is a mu-
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-11
THE INDICTMENT

secretary Of the interior on the even
TENOR of his keeping department the storm center OF
comfort inter-
Those who admire and respect Seere
president the United
Edwards lsand,
which ms
After being graduated at the
vev of California Secretary Lane engaged work
a time Of the Tacoma News. He must have
but he turned to the law
and was 1889 and practice IN San
life then has made him known to
He member of the interstate commerce COM
mission before being called to President Wilson's cabinet
Secretary the striking and felcltous EXPIRES
possessed by reared IN the untramd
people the have learned 10 o of
phrase
that repay wahfulnes The New York Times drew from
interior department this New1ears word:
Happy New Year" We shall all say ths-wh thought OF
would have been happy doubt Tor
the great all peoples had not been for that group OF
children dev-the military leaders OF Germany VINO
turned amegas bombs loose the world choke and
the .tania Red Cross and invalid soldiers killed
Old men in Belgium and Poles the die
Who can crucied Armenans and the than mil
lion have died France And yet we VIII
saw a year. 1t will be jest, cynical OF irony
worthy of mavonce unless the German military
head with glory and gain for booty and brutality
within Germany from WEodt
Hungarys reported to be failure by near
two-hds expected This only OF the many
growing detection ard revolt in that quarter against e
of the Kaiser and the Kaiseette.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-11
SOCIETY
Garden Story.

The following garden story, pub
lished on the woman page Oh Val
lev newspaper this morning, is true
story and very good, SO far as it goes,
but is not complete, and, as the gar
dener and poultry raiser is close
friend of the editor of the Woman 5
Department of The Press, l gained
her permission to continue the story.
This is from the morning newspaper:
Demonstrates Gardens Pay-One
we'll known Ell Centre woman has
demonstrated that gardening does
pay, even when limited to the back
lot vegetable garden and the front
yard flower garden. A comparatively
small patch of sweet peas furnished
flowers for herself and friends and a
surplus sold to others amounted to
$40. The chrysanthemums yielded a
bountiful supply and the surplus cas-
lily sold for S25 during the season just
closed. The vegetable garden fur
nished the crispest and daintiest for
the home table and a nice little sur
plus for the market. This same wom-
an started last spring with one old
hen, has had nice supply of fryers
for the home and now has 20 young
hens with an average of 10 eggs a
day or better"
Taking up the garden first, this
lady says when she returned from
the Cost in September in her house
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-11
iMrs. A. E. Nance, Ed.
Phone 251

cleaning she found few sprouted
potatoes and, being very patriotic
when it comes to conservation, she
decided to plant these potatoes, in
stead of wasting them. The result:
A lovely dish of potatoes for the New
Year dinner, each potato as large
as those big eggs her hens are lay
ing. The old hen, the heroine of the
chicken story, has new brood of
20 little chicks, Matched also on New
Years day But the most wonderful
part of the story is that last June
a vacant lot was borrowed and plant
ed in kaffir corn. In less than four
months the CROP. which yielded 600
pounds of corn, was harvested, and
stored to feed those wonderful chick
ems, and the fodder was sold for
enough to pay all the cost of the crop.
Next.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-11

sical tea. Mrs. r. B. Moore is ar
ranging the program. The exact
date cannot be announced yet.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-11
THE CALLING OF THE CLANS.

call of bugle the Mark Rose cohorts are gathering
the of the water users
What they they viii make up in noise at the mass
meeting called for Monday afternoon
They will bitterly oppose the acceptance OF the proposed con
tract because and the lmperla-Laguna wa
ter Company East Side Mesa outfit is speed
i to Washington gather his erswhle friends mighty
saut uuon the contract Interior Department.
Ii do you Will violate your pieased
word" This is what Mark will tell Secretary Lane
AS it seems majority of the people Of the Valley VIII
support proposed drawn 1t Is document whch
every faction Valley should for the good
interested the development OF the Mark
Rose idea believe the sessions of the commit
tee above board should support the con-
plan is the biggest step taken for permanent
and safe supply.
Granting advance that the contract Will be accepted Monday
will Mark Rose and the efthanded friends of the
Irrigation District Washington succeed IN keeping Sec
retary pen from the document?
The Imperial Irrigation District should Immediately send rep
resenatve Washington, protect the inter-
ests Of Valley in this matter
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-11
DOINGS OF CLUBS
PERSONALS

LOTUS, of the Farm Bureau; Mrs.
Violette Campbell of the Imperial
County Committee of the Woman's
Council of Defense; Mrs. Battles
Walker, county representative of the
Federal Food Administration; Mrs. o..
G. Horne of the Garden Committee
of the Woman's Ten Thousand Club;
F. w. Waite, county horticultural
commissioner, and Mrs. A. E. Nance,
secretary of the Woman's Council OF
Defense, make up the PERSONAL OF
the committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-11
Market Day Meeting.

A meeting has been called for Sat
urday afternoon at the court house
at 2:3O D. m. to consider plans for
market day, soon to be held in FL
Centro. Mrs. w. S. Fawcett, presi-
dent of the Woman's Ten Thousand
Club, with her usual interest in vital
questions concerning public welfare,
called the meeting. Galen Nichols,
chairman of the County Council of
Defense; F. B. Fuller, president Of
the Chamber of Commerce; Grover
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-11

Mrs. Gilbert S. Helms was called to
Santa Monica yesterday by the unex-
pected death of her father, Mr.. Paige,
of that city.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-11
Sl3O From Ball.

One hundred and thirty dollars was
turned into the treasury Of the Red
Cross as the result of the ball given
before the holidays by the following
young ladies': Misses Lille Larey,
Stella and Lola McKim, Margaret
Hall, Jane Kelsey, Janet McRae, Len
ma Mayfield, Lula Collins, Mamie
Northcott and Markell Wachtel.
Church Slower.
The dishes were there, to fill the
cupboard SO bare;
Pots, pans and kettles were there,
too;
Each guest taking pleasure, in very
great measure,
/ In showering the church kitchen SO
shining and new.
This was the answer to the neat
invitation sent out by the ladies of
the Presbyterian church to a "dish
and kitchen shower" which was CIV
en- last night, and proved most de-
lightful affair. A large number OF
members and friends of the church
were in attendance. The new church
is ideally arranged for social enter
tainments, the basement being large
and comfortably equipped. Miss Ga
leener had charge of the program
which included games, music and
reading numbers. Miss Julia Grogan
one of Ell Centro's very best vocal
lists, sang Carrie Jacobs Bonds Lit
tie Pink Rose," and Good Night" as
an encore. She was accompanied on
The piano by Miss Needham. Mrs
Perrin gave two readings, cleverly
| impersonating little child. Mrs
Leech gave humorous selection, "The
Intervention of Grandpa" Deliciou:
sandwiches and coffee were served by
the Ladies' Guild.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-11
Red Cross for East Side.

Mrs. Violette Campbell met with
the colored people this afternoon at
the Booker T. Washington school for
the purpose of arganizing an auxiliary
of the Red Cross.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-11

You will be able to buy a part of
your Sunday dinner, ready cooked,
from the Methodist church ladies', who
will hold a cooked food sale at the
Red Cross Shop Saturday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-11

Mrs. Don Bitler and Mrs. J. r. Fore
had charge of the tea tables at the
Red Cross Shop yesterday afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-30
.DRAF TED MEN LEAVE
| RICHMOND FOR CAMP
of Relations and Friends
at Station,
THEY ALL LOOK FIT
Call Includes White Recruits Only.
Difficulty is Experienced in Filling
Present Draft Owing TO Exemption
for Iaborers ON Farms.

I Twenty-one hundred men com
] pieting the total under the latest call
( by the selective draft, went from
their respective homes to Camp Lee
yesterday.
/ Rlchmoud's quota. 1872 men,
marched in divisions from various
parts Of the city to the Byrd Street
station where they entratned for
camp.
The families and friends of the
men were at the station To wish them
Godspeed. There were many affect
] inS scenes as the last good byes were
said The men conducted themselves
with that spirit of cheerfulness and
enthusiasm for which all the draft
quotas have been Noticeable They
at looked n to go "oyer the top"
General Sale stated Yesterday that
some difficulty was experienced In
some counties in obtaining the full
quota under this call, for the reason
that many men are exempted As
farmers, railroad men. and for other
necessary employment This, together
with the fact that this call included
white men only, made It close fglr-
Ing to MI quotas In counties with
large negro populations.
FollowiDs, are the names OF the
men called hy Richmond board No
9, Homer r. Brenaman Will
liam g RaesleT. Cecil !. Moon ~.
Richard 5. Randolph, Hunter c.
S.edd. Phillp l. Merello. James
Thomas Armstrong, Neil Judson Cal
der, Daniel stephen Mccarthy, Jr.,
Allen William Blschoff. John Richard
Branch. Andrew Pucci James NJ
Morris Thomas r. Talley, Roy r.
Harris Charles : Bristow. Thomas
Il Carter. James VI. Wiltshire. Sam
uel J Ferguson, George L. Smither,
Jr., Archibald l. pabney. James l..
CottrelI darcy 4. Montgomery Ray
mond S. Mccarthy Jessie H. Menley.
Herman Rouse. Lloyd s. Marshall,
Bernard A Butler. Henry r. Ander-
son. John H. Tlller. Peter Dale Mura.
Peter r. Mullen Jr. Alfred II Monks
Scion NJ sutherland and Richard A.
Ammons.
The Henri~o lst follows. Toe Nor
ria. John Turpin Duval Jr-, Give
Richardson Herrink. John James CO.
Inns, Leslie Howard Dawson, Lewis
Wind@uberr Jordan Philip Anthony
Wagner. James W Watt .Ir, John
oscar Cook William Charles Merano.
Ernest Otto Holzpack John F'reder y
Ilamkoy Eddie Walter Wright. Ed
ward Lewis Werner, Harvey Curtis
Trntman, John Thomas Ca hsev Rob
"rt Harris lander. Arthur Blair
DuhenhauFh, Moody Pugh. IT. n.
Waldrep. William WxNace Pcmher-
ton Charles Il. Burch. Binwood Brad
ley
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-30
AUDITORS REPORT IS
INTERESTING PAPER
NO Increase In Monded Indebtedness
OF City for Year i8i7-Sinking
Fund in Fine Shape.

city Auditor Crenshaws annual re-
port for the year 1917, Just Off the
Z press is gem of the printers art
and a valuable document for any oct
who wishes TO study the financial
situation of the city government. The
pamphlet embraces fifty-nine pages
hlled with valuable Information. and
contains an index, which Auditor
Crenshaw points to with pride, as be-
ing most important adjunct to the
pubiicat ton.
Many improvements over reports
are apparent. The layman need not
think he WIFI have TO worry over the
masses of figures like he would a
railroad time table. for every item
Is carefully and conveniently ar
ranged, so that the seeker after in-
formation need but consult the index
and then find right before him just
the figures he wants
The report shows that the re-
ceipts for the year were s7,799,-
536.26. the disbursements. s7,470.-
524.1S. leaving balance of s329,01l T.
oS on hand January 81. 1918.
The bonded Indebtedness of the city
was not increased during the year.
being $l7.04S.055. TO this sum ia
added bills payable on account OF
properties purchased in annexed ter
ritory amounting to 10000 loans
due banks. $500 0oo, and bills payn-
Bile for account OF 1918. $4,000,
making a total debt Of S17.S63,055
The sinking fund shows total assets
in hand amounting to s4,544,639.62.
In his report Auditor Crenahaw
says:
During the past year investments
have been purchased aggregating
s7S6,6o0 at earning rates of interest
varying from 3.95 per cent to 6.75
per cent. the total earned interest for
the year on the holdings of the sink =
ing fund being $17416467, an average
of S14,513.72 monthly for the sinking
fund accounts. md for the fire in
surance fund $t714T6. The avera ge
rate of interest on all investments
held by the commissioners has been
considerable more than 4 per cent for
the year
Continued efforts have been made
20 purchase all bonds OF the towns
and school districts annexed, the COM
missiouers of the sinking fund be-
lievinE It 20 he sound business iudg~
ment 70 recall by purchase all an
possible.
mo long date bonds have been is
sued during the past year and This
office strongly advises against the is
suance Of any bonds during the con-
tinuance of the war with Germany.
Economic conditions are such ~ dis
countenarcc the issuance OF bonds,
and further, the annual interest rate
would have to be increased to obtain
at or near par value for any bonds
offered for sale"