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Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-03
Club Meeting.

! Owing to the warm weather and
the distance to the High School, not
as many women were in attendance
/ at the Ten Thousand Cluo meeting
yesterday afternoon as the commit
tee had hoped for.
Those who wer there felt that the
meeting was very worth while, as
many subjects of Importance were dis
cussed
/ Mrs. D. V. holland, chairman of
the bylaws committee, read the
amendments which will be voted on
at the next meeting.
Mrs. w. S. Cummings made re
port on the adoption of orphans de-
partment of the French and Belgian
Relief section of the club, which has
recently been organized. Great in
terest has been manifested in this
work and the Ten Thousand Club vot-
ed to adopt one or more orphans OF
these war stricken countries.
After a little discussion it was de
cided to have the annual luncheon at
the Barbara Worth hotel May 16,
This has been the custom for several
wears in the mast. as the social fea-
ture of the closing meeting of the
club.
! The luncheon will be served at l
o'clock. preceding the business session.
The menu will be wheatless and Mrs.
Rallies Walker, federal food offlcer
will have the arrangements an
charge.
! Mrs. F. B. Fuller. president-elect
give the third installment of her re-
port on the state convention. to
which she was a delegate. the kew
note being "war service" She spoke
esreciallv of the wonderful message
delivered to this gathering of earnest
women by Jane Adams, who dwelt
npon the Importance of wor'en nut
ting aside little things and taking
up the big things that they are
called upon to do at this time. Mrs.
Fuller will finish her report at the
newt meeting.
Mrs. A. H. CriSwold made an ar
peal for the Children's Orphan H""'"
in San Diego, saving that many I'M
perial Valley children were taken
care of in this home. j. was voCed
to give $500 from the club treasury
aud to supplement- it by passing the
hat around. Attention was called t.
the nicture that is TO he shown at
the Palace theatre this afternoon and
onight-Maeterlinc "Blue Bird
which will no doubt draw large
crowd of club women and children.
. The program, with Mrs. @. 9
Horne as leader. was verv instructive
and interesting. "Takink Care Of tic
Surplus Vegetables" was the subject
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-03
MOTOR CARAVAN
TO MOVE EAST

San Francisco, May 3.-About forty
delegates of the San Francisco Adver-
tising club will leave here fcr ST. Louis
on May in one of the biggest west
to-east motor caravans ever staged.
The caravan, which will comprise
about fifteen automobiles and a spe-
cially Constructed prairie schooner
type motor truck of one and one-half
tons capacity, will make the $500 mile
trip from here to the Associated Ad
vertising Clubs of the Worlds con-
vention in st. Louis in fourteen days.
The convention is to be held from
June 3 to Z. Other delegates will go
by rail. Much national interest has
been evinced in the San Francisco Ad
clubs tour, particularly in tiles along
the route chosen.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-03
TEN THOUSAND CLUB

and was demonstrated by Mrs. Della
J. Morris. who is working under gov
ernment instructions.
Mrs. Morris has every equipment
at hand and went through the can
ming progress, telling at the same
time the "whys and whereforts." As
paragus, beans, peas, tomatoes and
beets were the vegetables used.
Miss Randall was on the program
to explain and demonstrate the dry
ing of vegetables, but owing to the
lateness of the hour, it was decided
to continue the meeting next Thurs
day, at which time the demonstra-
ton will be held at the Barbara
Worth grill at O'Clock. As many
housekeepers as possible should at
tend, as these demonstrations are IN
valuable.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-03

Juneau, Alaska, March 80 (By
-:laiD-Alaska's first draft will be
called June 30 according to an an
nouncement made at the governors
headquarters here. The men will re-
port to Captain George w. Kohler,
whose headquarters are at Fort Lis
cum, near Valdez, Alaska.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-03

press mainly pro German press, partly
has skdded off the Ward
distributors The
Charles E. Atkinson general requested
bv Mrs Oliver Cromwell the American Society
William Randolph Hearss New York German has
publication the sacrifice
announcing the bucket patronage
will believe looks the German language
paving penalty having
Why should patriotic American who does read
German which
question loyal why with American dol
lars a distributor of German propaganda?
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-03

A fire whcih started al 7 a. m. TO-
tally destroyed the residence of Mrs,
Emma Northern, colored. Damage,
$500, of which $500 represented dam
age on the contents. The cause is
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-03

The grU. .ocal
ne society. Every young
40 aft age will be round up
II he cannot produce his classifi-
: cation or exemption card he will be
turned over to the police authorities
for prosecution.
Hawaii has $4,000 registrants. Of
these, 1900 have been found eligible
for military duty and placed in Class
|. There are 722 delinquents, but
322 of these, mainly Filipinos and
Japanese, have left the territory, hav-
ing departed prior 10 the issuance OF
an order compelling permission from
the draft board TO leave the islands.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-03

declared Germany The little
keep of the fray They know their fight being
made.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-03

may pay be ahead of the but il IS ho:
orable and satisfactory 10 be ahead of the times
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-03
HELPING OUR ALLIES.

The immediate need of the front is
superior man-power few
operations past weeks and this superior
ty ensib But the advantage still remains
the Allies they get order to redress the
offensive ultimately into an Aimed
victory standing techncaities questions
pride where
he be effectively used.
explanation the presidential consent following
of course Pershng American not
sufficiently divisions of their be brgaded with
The of will not
apply greater the who will remain
Immediately American command Nor will it be more than
temporary regards those which are to be associated WIN DSh
operations expect 1t is
emergency obviously dictated by the needs OF the situation
and should prove Of great assistance allies
under the question
redoubled Not
all our available shipping troop will
placed the disposal of this
going directly the American and thus taxing the
nompeted facilities taking OF such large and sudden
they probably be landed other points where the fa
lie ale greater and thence sent forward accordance win pre-
And the present emergency past
they will withdrawn continue the building of the Amer
army under General Pershing.
prefer that all American should be
der that they should be attached first
the American building France That is the
national pride But when great emergency
national pride aside all consid
rendering quickest effective
first point of national pride check and then defeat
the Germans temporarily subordinate The
Goth the and only men can bar the war
1t is a wise child S bother.
Nobody can say thing of anybody will please
somebody
= -----
that of its business
ub-rosa.
After German shock troops
shocked troops
promised the stealing Belgian
church The supply have given
Island Guam has subscribed $4,000 the Third
Liberty Loan Strong for Uncle Suam is GUAM
may pay ahead the but IS hon
orable and satisfactory to be of the times
Guatemala declared Germany. The little
keep fray. They their fight being
mainly -German partly
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-03

A. T. Vinarke, of Norwalk, who has
property near Imperial, was visitor
here today.
Thomas T. Portheous, of Riverside,
was here visiting his ranch yesterday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Jacquine,
of Los Angeles, are visiting in Ell
Centro.
The local vigilance committee this
morning investigated the case of Wm
Katz, a rancher living three miles out
the Holtville road. Katz borrowed a
photograph in uniform of young ia
cobson, who is now in Camp Lewis,
ostensiby to enlarge it. He will be
required to return the photograph
Immediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-03

The little Island of Guam has subscribed $4,000 the Th
Liberty Loan" Strong Uncle Suam is Guam.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-03

The Kaiser has promised the pope to stop stealing
church bells. The supply must have given out
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-03

After tilt with the Americans the German shock tt
shocked troops.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-03

Los Angeles is fond of flowers that most of its bus
transacted sub-Iosa.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-03

Nobody say thing i'll of anybody that will
somebody.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31
EXPERTS DISAGREE
AS TO GRACE LUSK

Waukesha, Wis, May 2S.-Closing
arguments in the trial of Grace Lusk.
who is charged with the murder of
Mrs. Mary Newman Roberts, began to-
day and 1t is hoped that the case will
be in the hands of the jury by tomor-
row night. Five experts retained by
the defense testified that Miss Lusk
was insane at the time of the shoot
ing and experts retained by the state
testified that she was quite sane. The
defendant herself testified that she
had no recollection of the shooting, but
the state, through witness, quoted
er as saying shortly after the tragedy:
Eyes, shot her because she called
ne such awful names, but I do not
understand how I did 1t so calmly and
deliberately"
D. s. Tullar, who made the opening
argument for the prosecution, demand
cd the extreme penalty of the law for
the defendant. Mr.. Tullar declared
that the evidence presented by the
state proved that Miss Lusk was sane
at the time of the tragedy and quoted
her own testimony as proof of her
ability to distinguish between right
and wrong.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31
Y. M. C. A. GIVES 200 MEN
TO ARMY SERVICE

The Y. M. G. A. has suffered a loss Of
over 200 during the last year in the
business mems, senior. and older boys
divisions. Each draft contingent has
taken a number of the members there
being several in the bunch which left
this morning. This membership loss
has been made up by the addition of
new members so that the business
mems class Is larger than ever before
rs is also the boys division: but the
senior department is considera bly, low
err than usual. Several more of the men
have enlisted and leave the last of this
week.
Coburn Chapter, boys secretary at
the Y. accompanied the drafted men to
Des Moines this morning.
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INTERNED ALIENS
MUST TILL FARMS

Washington, D. c., May 2S-Pro-
vost Marshal Crowders work or
fight order has been applied to in
termed enemy aliens by the govern
ment and many Germans formerly en-
gagged in business in the large cities
Of the country soon will be plying
hoes, rakes and other farm imple-
ments in gardens at troop camps, rails
ing vegetables for the soldiers.
One hundred of the interned enemy
aliens have been sent from Ft. Ogle-
thorpe, Ga, to Camp Devens, Mass.
The next quotas will 60 to Camp Dix,
N. j., and Camp Grant, Ills. A 400
acre farm will be cultivated at Camp
Dix Each hundred aliens will be
looked after by twenty-five soldiers.
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ALUMNI REUNION
OF EDDYVILLE H. S

Eddyville. May 2s-The following
program was given at the annual
meeting Of the alumni association on
Friday evening:
Address Of welcome-Mrs. Frank
Epperson.
Response-Paul Norman.
instrumental solo-Mrs. l. S. Bur
ton.
Vocal solo-Mrs. Theodore OFT.
Talk-Miss Emma Nye.
Vocal. solo-June Lafferty.
Reading-Mrs. Edna Powell.
Solo-Mrs. Helen Walters.
Reading-Leta Worall.
Initiation of class Of '1S.
Mrs. Agnes Ward of Russell and
Mrs. Viola Sweet OF West Rainier,
COL, were out Of town guests at the
meetinf of the alumni. r
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PROSECUTOR FLAYS
ACCUSED BANKER

Peoria, ILL.,, May 2S-After citing
supreme court decisions relative to
the credence a jury may put in the
story of defendant in murder trial,
Assistant States Attorney George
Shurtleff, opening the. arguments for
the state in the trial Of e. A. Strause
today, bitterly assailed Strause's story
Of the killing Of Bern M. Meade in the
State Trust & Savings bank on De-
cember % last.
Shurtleff quoted testimony of wit.
nesses regarding the time Strause en-
tered the bank and the time the shoot
ing occurred and declared that the de-
PENDANT could not have done all the
things he claimed he had done after
he entered the bank and before the
shots were fired. Shutrleff's address
is expected to occupy the whole day.
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M'ADOO ASKS
SUGGESTIONS
COMPLAINTS AGAINST NEW RAIL.
WAY RATES WILL COME
BEFORE COMMISSION.

Washington, D. c., May 2s.--Com.
plants against the order Of Director
General McAdoo increasing freight
rates approximately 25 per cent. and
raising all passenger fares to 3 cents
mile will ne heard by the interstate
commerce commission despite the ac-
ton of that body yesterday in approx
ing the order without hearings, it was
pointed out today by railroad admins
tration officials. 1t was said that sug-
gestions would be welcomed either
from individuals and concerns or from
state railroad commissions and it IS
hoped in this way that a satisfactory
adjustment of the new rates can be
made
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B0hen1ia11s Make
War On Austria,
Joining Latins

Correspondence Associated Press1
7 ITALIAN He uarters In
Northern Italy, May S.-Bohe.
. milan hopes of independence
from the domination Of Austria.
Hungary assumed more con.
crete form recently in large city
near the italian front when reg
iment of Bohemian troops re.
ceived battle flag on the eve Of
their departure for the fighting
line. Under their own red and
white banner and their own off.
GERS, the Bohemians are now
ranged in the ranks of the entente
allied forces, battling against
their oppressors.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31

+ The truck that will transport
Americas army supplies is at work.
Officially, it is known as Class "B"
Military Truck, but it's pet name
among the army men who like it, is
sTfuck B."
It is for use in the Quartermast-
ere department only, but since this
Department has charge Of the trans
:puieation for the army, it means
Nhat Sfruek 81 delivers the goods to
tstr Aghting forces. 1t is the heavi-
kts@ the quartermaster trucks. 1t
-. . fDur-cylinder engine and Is
eplble Of carrying from three to
IN ions.
/; 6sGaAd Of waiting for railroad
tsvnapertxkaon, the Quaatermaste-
CGpsral h detailing officers and men
70 Drive the trucks overland. there
fhss Il ssves badly needed cargo
4ees On tho railroads; the other is
~ the army officers are not only
making q test Of the trucks but a
~ Of the men who drive them.
4 nuely Travel in Fleets.
! Ihs trucks travel in fleets, now
wsndiny their way over different
,syeor{es Of traffic. The first test run
was tom Lima, Ohio to Baltimore,
T3ron Camps Meade and Devens
.o bsoyght twenty trucks p;as, acr Set
Sns man M the detachment had even
been a. a tho trucks until called on
TO drive it. The officer observers
who accompanied the men gave no
instructions. Their idea was to see
how . detachment Of soldiers would
handle the trucks when delivered in
France. Another feet is now on its
way from Chicago to Camp Dodge,
Iowa. This feet is made up OF six
TN trucks
! Truck BIS Tremendous Power.
+ The tremendous power Of the new
d tie tact that no hill was reached
mch they could not climb on
hsgh." Only once, they say, was
low gear Iesorted to and that was
It notorious mudhole near East
Palestine, Ohio. There, the first
fsw trucks went through on low
gear. When it was found that they
Tot through easily on Glow, the
others followed on second" In
crossing mountains, high gear was
used except in rounding turns where
the trucks slowed down for safety.
/ The entire trip Of approximately
bbt niles was made in a total run
ming time of II hours and fraction.
HE average mileage was 81 miles
s gallon. The trucks travelled at a
Ssste Of 90 miles day, the running
time being about seven miles an
hom.
Made b. LAG Motor Companies.
"Truck B" is to be the standard
heavy truck Of the army. 1t is SO
thoroughly standardized that, al
though it is being made by JAG diff
4erent motor manufacturing firms,
every part of every truck, even to
the nuts and bolts, is identical. 1t
vss designed by a committee of
e1 Exon. MANY
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companies who gave their services to
the Government free. The engine
is remarkable piece of work, it is
said, thoroughly simple and yet pro-
ducing tremendous power. Automo-
bile engineers pronounce it one of
the greatest products of the war.
The motors division of the
Quartermaster Generals Corps of
the army has changed the system of
shipment of trucks so as to cut off
three-fourths of the space required
on board ship. A truck, standing.
usually occupies 1000 cubic feet of
space. Truck b is being taken down
at the ports of embarkation and
packed SO it occupies only $50 cubic
foaf
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31
TROLLEY TRAINMEN
DECIDE TO STRIKE

Chicago, May 2s.-Employes of the
Chicago, E1gin and Joliet electric
railroad almost unanimously voted
last night to strike at midnight on
Friday. The vote followed a refusal
of heads of the road to grant an in
crease in wages.
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LEAGUE TO AID IN
CONSERVING WHEAT

Mt. Pleasant, May 2s.-The I'm
provement league of this city held a
most interesting meeting Monday
afternoon in the domestic science
room of the local high school and was
well attended. Miss Mousen, the new
county agent, was present and DEM
onstrated war breads. The Improve
ment league at this meeting signed the
following pledge and is the first club
of this county to do SO:
Resolved, that we, as members of
the Mt. Pleasant Improvement league,
wish to put ourselves on record as
willing to forego buying as much
wheat flour as permitted by the Unit
ed States food administration. We do
this, not through compulsion or upon
demand, but as our willing Offering to
our country in, this time of greet
need"
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IOWA LAD Is NAVAL HERO.

Guthrie Center, May 2s.-Georgl
Cleveland Manley Of Guthrie Center
was one Of forty-eight seamen. WHO
with their officers rescued ffty-four Of
the seventy-fve members Of the crew
Of the American munitions ship Flo
renee H, which caught fire and broka
in two in French waters April IL.
Rear Admiral Wilson, commanding
American naval forces in France corns
mended the men in his official report
for charging into a mass Of blazing
and exploding wreckage and rescuina
the survivors,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31
AERIAL RAID FAILS

Paris, May 28.-German aviators AZ.
tempted last night to raid Paris. They
dropped bombs in the suburbs butt
were prevented from flying over tho
city.
The announcement follows:
Last night about ten enemy air.
planes which were flying towardA
Paris were reported by our lookout
stations. An alarm was given at 10:3 81
p. m. and anti-aircraft batteries threw,
up curtain Of fire.
y Several bombs were thrown on the
more remote suburbs. No enemy MAJ
chine flew over Paris. The all clear
signal was given at 11:45 p. m"
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REGIMENTAL BANDS
WILL BE INCREASED

Washington. D. c., May 2s-The
army general staff has ordered on
General Pershing's recommendation,
that all regimental bands be increased
from twenty-eight to fifty pieces, a
war department announcement today
says. Besides enlarging the bands, the
announcement says, the general staff
has decided to create a bugle and
drum corps for every infantry regi'
ment.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31

The new truck, now being turned
out by the thousand in many differ
ent motor truck plants, is to become
one of the principal means of trans
porting supplies from the seaports
of France to American troops at the
front. Not only is the truck doing
all that is expected of it but it is be-
ing produced rapidly in quantities
and set down at ports of embarka4
+;o,, al ready fnr shimmAnf -
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LUTHERANS SHOW
MARKED LOYALTY

Chicago. May 2s.-More than $4,000
men have gone to the war from fami-
lies in the Lutheran church and more
than $35,000,000 was subscribed to
the third Liberty Loan, according to
figures given out today by the Illinois
district Of the Missouri synod of the
Lutheran church in convention here.
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LEAVE FOR CAMP DODGE

Hedrick, May 2s-Harry Stephen
son, John Roop and Harry Hadsell
went to Sigourney Monday where
they will join the other Keokuk coun-
ty boys in this call and will leave for
Camp Dodge tomorrow. a
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31
BIG GUN KILLS
THREE IN PARIS
LONG RANGE BoMBARDM EMIT RE-
sUMED; GERMAN AIR RAID
REPULSED.

Paris, May 27.-(Delayed J Thrct
persons were killed and fourteensins
jured in the bombardment Of Paris to!
day by the German long range gum
One shell burst in crowd waiting ii
front Of a tramway station. Thred
women were getting into a car. One
was killed and the others injured. Sew
eral persons within the car, one 4
child, were injured.
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\TRUCk 8
: M. USE

On March 80, the trucks were be-
ing turned out at the rate of thirty
a day. On April 8, they were being
turned out at the rate of forty a
day. So steadily is the productive
capacity growing that by June, it is
said, they will come forth from the
factories at the rate of 100 a day
and after that in whatever numbers
the War Departra<aak 6esiEnn> -
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APPROPRIATE PROGRAM

Packwood, May 2S.-Decoration day
will be observed here with an appro-
pirate program and speakers will be
present and address the crowd morn
ing and evening. The graves Of loved
ones will receive their usual tribute of
flowers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-31

Mrs. Hazel Oliver, Ole Oliver and the
Misses Mary and Agnes Oliver were
guests. tAll We're. born May 26 but in
different years.
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In response to a resolution Of loyalty
and support for the government tele-
gram Of thanks was received from
President Wilson
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FIVE DIVERS BORN
ON THE 26TH OF MAY

Packwood, May 2S.-At dinner
served Sunday by Mrs. Ole Oliver,
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BOYS TO GREAT LAKES
Packwood, May 2S.-Omar and Tom
Cathey enlisted in the navy last week
and were semitic the Great Lakes nav.
al training station.
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EDDYviLLE MAN DIED

Eddyville, May 2s.-sidney Crosson
passed away at his home in Eddyville
Friday evening at 8 o'clock He had
been patient sufferer for some time
and his death was not unexpected. Ha
was 76 years of age at the time Of his
death and is survived by his wife and
one son Chester.
The funeral was held Sunday
afternoon at o'clock from the homd
with interment in Highland cemetery.
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BABY WAS HELD AS SECURITY.
naa AIoix,ns, Mau 90 -HdafHiN& Yaa&1

BABY WAS HELD As SECURITY. 4
Des Moines, May 2s.-Dstrict Judgs
DeGraff has ordered Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles w. Evans, of Des Moines. to
liberate two-year-old boy held by
them as security for a $50 board and
lodging bill.
The child's parents obtained its re-
lease through writ of habeas corpus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Hunt delivered
the child to Mrs. Evans about year
ago, when they were divorced. They
have since remarked.