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Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04


 In response to General Pershine's call for 5,000 carrier pigeons, U. S. Marines at Paris Island, s. C., are training birds for service.
 Officials of the Henry Ford auto plant at Detroit confirmed the report that over 2 900 employees were affected by a mysterious epidemic.
 Henry Howard, director of recruit ing of the United States Shipping Board announces that men are much needed for the merchant marine.
 A reproduction of the huge Irish cross known as Monaster Boise, in Ireland, will be used as monu- ment for Martin Sheridan's grave.
 Albert White, a foreman at the Cur tiss airplane plant at Gorden City, L. l., declared that blueprints were taken from the office and before substituted By order of the County Council of Defence of Bloomington, H., the Bloomington Journal, German news paper, will have to be printed in Eng | fish. The New York Assembly killed the l Orr bill to compel owners of heated l apartments to keep them warm or have the tenants deduct the amount spent to buy fuel.
 i The meeting of the New England l Southern Methodist conference which was to have been held in Providence beginning April 10 has been postponed to April 1T.
 The New York Assembly passed the Cowee bill, which authorizes the is- suance of working permits to children between If and Is years of age dur ing the summer vacation.
 The amount of tonnage to be turned over to the United States by Japar under the agreement by the Japanest Shipping Commission is estimated bI the press to be 25O,000 tons.
 The Nebraska senate passed a housr bill which repeals a law permitting school patrons to compel school board to provide for the teaching of German and other foreign languages. ) Senator Thomas, of Colorado, declar , ed that the German spies were des troying gas masks for use of troop , in France. In one fact ry 2,900 ou i of 5000 masks were defective. l Monsignor BoIo, brother of Bol r Pasha sentenced to death by tn
 French Government for treason, file f at the Ministry of Justice an applica ! tion for revision of the case of hi
 brother.
 Count Robert de Clarmont, allege
 spy companion of Madame Despin , Davidovitch Storch and of Madam
 Nix, was taken to Bellevue under GUS d tody of Secret Service men for treat
 ment for gastric trouble. S The war savings campaign made d new record yesterday, with $4, ,120, 9S ; recorded at the treasury as the day = receipts from stamp sales. The pre- l vious high record was $3.049,000. Tn . total receipts are $136, GOO 900. s A Halifax, N. S., despatch says foul 4 teen men, comprising the crew of tf 0 Norwegian bark Ashmore, which "a ? ashore on Murray ledge, Grand Mana o Island, were rescued by a governmel ~ steamer, which reported that the bar . had broken up.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

Henry Howard, director of recruit ing of the United States Shipping Board announces that men are much needed for the merchant marine.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

Paris Anrh s.-"caernin lied" This
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

The war savings campaign made a
 new record yesterday, with $4,120,932 recorded at the treasury as the days receipts from stamp sales. The pre- vious high record was $3.049,O00. The total receipts are $136, GOO 900. r,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

The New York Assembly killed the Orr bill to compel owners of heated apartments to keep them warm or have the tenants deduct the amount spent to buy fuel.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

The amount of tonnage to be turned over to; the United States by Japan under the agreement by the Japanese Shipping Commission is estimated by the press to be 250,000 tons.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

The Nebraska senate passed a house bill which repeals a law permitting school patrons to compel school boards
 to provide for the teaching of German and other foreign languages.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

The New York Assembly passed the CoWee bill, which authorizes the is- suance of working permits to children between If and Is years of age dur ing the summer vacation
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

A Halifax, N. S., despatch says four teen men, comprising the crew of the Norwegian bark Ashmore, which ran ashore on Murray ledge, Grand Manan Island, were rescued by a government steamer which reported that the bark had broken up.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

Monsignor BoIo, brother of Bolo Pasha. sentenced to death by the French Government for treason, filed at the Ministry of Justice an applica- tion, for revision of the case of his brother
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
LiftsMortgage
Picking Cotton

A remarkable instance of the mon
ey to be made in the Valley by cot
ton pickers came to light here to-
day, in the story of w. 7. Brown,
prominent Texas farmer, who was
forced by the drought to leave his
farm in Texas.
After being here three months,
during which time he and his fam
lily have been picking cotton, Mr..
Brown is now ready to pay the
fares of his family back to Texas,
lift mortgage on his farm of $216O
and put down pumping plants on his
place.
He owns 400 acres in Texas and
before the drought began about three
years ago he had about $4,000 worth
of livestock on the place. He lost
most of his stock and was forced to
put a. mortgage on the land. He and
his family expect to leave here in a
week or two to begin the work of res
tOration.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
NO PEACE
F NGS
TILL AFTER
|[)AYS
Great Amount of Prelir,in-
ary Work COnvinces Pres
ident Early Sitting Is I'M
possible.
(BY Associated Pressl

Paris, Dec. 17.-Secretary Lansing
today conferred with a number of
members of the American peace dele
cation in an effort to organize the
working force. The secretary began
the assignment of. duties to various
members. He said it was clearly i'm
possible to do more than the pre-
liminary work before the holidays.
There might be, he said, informal
conversations between American and
Enente delegates.
(By Associated Press)
Paris, Dec. 17.-After conferences
in Paris, President Wilson has come
to understand fully why the peace
conference cannot begin before the
first of the year. The mere physi-
cal proposition of getting the Amer
lean mission settled in office is a
tremendous job. The president is
seemingly getting acquainted with
the men with whom he will deal so
that they may discuss the problems
with the greatest freedom. 1t is in
cicated that plain things be said.
The president wants to say them to
avoid antagonisms, because he is con-
fident that an acceptable agreement
will be reached before the conference
adjourns, Notwithstanding wide di-
verges of opinion upon some paints.
(By Associated Press)
Paris, Dec. liking Victor
Emmanuel of Italy will arrive
Thursday and will visit President
Wilson the following Afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
.SENTENCES0F
FREQ OAT0 IS
COMMITTED BY
WILSON
,Cantu Relative and Off
cial, Convicted in Federal
Court of Gun Running,
Receives Clemency.

Fred Dato, brother-in-law of Gov
ernor Esteban Cantu of Lower Cali
fornia, and Julian Trens, Dato's
chum and partner in gun-running ex-
peditions, will not serve the Jail SEN
tences imposed upon them by U. S.
District Judge Benjamin F. Bledsoe
for violation of United States neu-
trality laws.
U. S. District Attorney Robert
O'Connor received word yesterday
that President Wilson had commuted
Dato's and Trens' sentences from
ten months each and fine of $25OO
to simple fine. The two conspira-
tors, who undertook to take guns
across the border to foment a revolu-
tion in Lower California in the inter-
est of Governor Cantu, thus escape
with the fine, which, it is understood,
they are prepared to pay.
U. S. Attorney O"Connor was last
night still awaiting word from A. I.
Mccormick, attorney for Dato and
Trens, as to when they would pay
the fine.
The guns which caused the trou-
BILE are still stored in the federal
building in Los Angeles. AS there is
no law under which they may be sold,
they are likely to remain there indef-
initely, it is said. In the meantime
they have become almost entirely oh
solte so they will be temptation
to no one to steal or buy them.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
n A 7 | () \ s
MUS 7 RY.
EX-K KAISER.
NOT COURTS.
Marquis of Crewe Gives
New Opinion on DISPOSE.
ton of Herr HOhenzOl-
lern.
(By Associated Press)

London, responsibility for punish
ing William Hohenzollern and other
high German officials for war crimes
must rest with governments and not
jurists, according to the Marquis of
Crewe, secretary of state for the col
onies.
Premier Ebert of German today de-
clared he knew of no legal method
hv which the surrender of William
Hohenzollern could be forced, but
he added:
"That is not question which close
ly concerns us, as we have separated
ourselves from him. Our desire Is
only that guilt for the war shall be
finally fixed in order that he may
be exposed once for ALL"
The marquis, in letter to the
Westminster Gazette, said:
"Atrocities In Belgium, i'll treat
ment of prisoners, and the executions
of Captain Fryatt and Miss Edith
Cavell are acts which can be brought
home to individual persons concerned
and punishment inflicted by tribu-
nails. When we go beyond these per-
sons. the responsibility is altered.
The former German emperor and the
higher German politicians must be
surrendered first and then punished
by executive acts. For this procedure
there are most ample precedents that
these criminals can be put away
where they will have no further
chance of bringing mischief on the
world"
Berlin, Dec. 1.-THE Central Con-
eress of delegates of Soldiers and
Workmen's Councils from many parts
of Germany opensd today in the
building which the Prussian Diet
formerly used. Three women were
among the delegates. 1t became evl-
disnt during organization that the in
dependent Socialists of the Spartacus
groups were greatly outnumbered.
None of the important posts of the
Congress were given to delegates
from Berlin.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
Of
AN7|,SALO0
ADDRESSES IS
A N N 0U need

S. T. Montgomery, superintendent
of the Anti-Saloon League for South
ern California, who has been in the
Valley several days, today announced
a series of lectures to be held in the
various towns of the valley, begin
ming on Sunday, January 12.
The lectures will be by DR.. Ira
Landreth, the famous Southern ora
tor, and DR.. George w. Young, the
famous Kentucky theologian and
orator. The object of the lectures
is to carry forward the campaign
which the Anti-Saloon League has
started, to not only make California
dry, but to make the world dry. .
The first series of addresses will
be on January IL. DR.. Landreth is
scheduled to speak to two meetings
in Ell Centro on that date and DR..
Young to two meetings at Calexlco.
The first session at Ell Centro will be
in the morning at the Methodist
church. In the evening at $3.50 Dr.
I,andreth will address union meet
ing of all the churches at the Tu-
lane theatre. -,
DR.. Landreth's schedule. after the
meeting at Ell Centre, will be:
Imperial, January 13.
Brawley, January IA.
Alamoria, January Is.
At the same time DR.. Young, aft
er his two meetings at Calexico, will
speak at Holtville on January IL
Seeley on January IA and probabl!
at Calipatria on the following day.
The two speakers are famous all
over the country as orators and no
doubt will draw large crowds. Dr
Landreth will be remembered as one
Of the speakers at the recent Chau'
tauqua. DR.. Young of Kentucky Is
the "Old Man ELOQUENT" of the Pro
hibition party. He is a noted hu-
morist.
AS a special feature of the lecture
here a contest between the three
grammar schools is announced. Pu-
nils of each school will be given free
tickets to be distributed among then
adult friends. At the close of the
lecture at the Tulane it will be an,
nounced which school has secured
the attendance of the LARGEST number
of adults. and silk flag will be
awarded to it.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
GOVT. ORDER
STOP PU MP 6
IN COLORADO R|V.

That the Irrigation District has
spent a million and half in build
ing it's skimming gate, buying and
repairing .dredges. and now cannot
make use of it, is the report brought
in Yesterday by Clark Adair on his
return from trip of inspection at
the heading Thursday, accompanied
by A. r. Ferguson. :,
eve learned that the government
has absolutely forbidden the District
pumping anv more of the silt into
the river" Mr.. Adair said. GAS a
substitute measure the engineers
have started pumping the silt over
a hill into little valley which VIII
he filled up in few months.
"The result of this is that when
the little valley is filled we will have
spent our million and half and
thrown it away. The question natur-
ally comes: ~. -:
"Whv didn't our consulting engii--
neers ask the government be1ore an
this money was spent whether we W.,
would hs permitted to dump the siit
back into the river"
Mr.. Adair said the reason Tor the
Governments action is obvious, as
= great bank of sand has been accu-
mulated on the California side that
naturally must prove dangerous TO
the Arizona side if it continues 10
grow. cu .;4l tho
oonstruction of the weir was found
by Mr.. Adair, q,
"Several months ago." said he -
saw a picture in Popular Mechanics
with the heading, "a Dam Built
Wrong The picture dam s,;ts,t1,' was pIacer ,,r
the river and the other end slightly
down the river. The text under the
picture went on to explain that TINS
would invariably result in cutting, OF
the banks. YESTERDAY at ilanlon
Heading | recognized the original OF
this picture in the weir we have puilt
It has been built so that it cannon
help but cut on the Arizona side
Seeley Sentinel.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
|H.OLAB|RD
IN VAIL !
0SES
j. 5. CANAL
Former Receiver of C. "a.
Co., Declares Not Enough
Water to Handle More
Land.
a- Xx5. Es{1

w. H. Holabird, Tor six and quar-
ter years receiver and general man.
ager of the irrigation system supply
ing Imperial Valley, is in the Valley
and was present at the Irrigation
District Boards meeting this morn
ing, when The Press representative
interviewed him.
The colonel says that he is en-
phatically opposed to the All-Amer-
ican canal as shown in the contract
which has been signed by the Dis
trict Board and the United States
government. When asked his rea-
sons for his opposition, he said:
First, and most important, there
is no water in the low discharge of
the river to supply any dry land in
addition to the lands already being
served in Imperial Valley.
Second, that it is wrong at this
time to impose burden of taxes
upon the people of this Valley that
will be necessary should the scheme
go through This tax burden would
involve new bond issue of S29,576,-
O82 and would cause an interest
charge on the total bond issue of
the District of $1,841 ,3O4. Should
the bonds run for a period Of thirty
years the total interest charge would
ac'rregate $66.286.94 go.
He also emphaticallv expresses llis
opinion that the surface canal rec
commended bv Engineers Schlect and
Grunsky is impractical and that an
examination into the records con-
cerning the embankment of sand
dunes and sand denosits will abun-
dantly prove his assertion that this
sand ridge where it is proposed to
build an open cut on the canal was
originally backed up out of the bed
of the Salton sea ages and ages ago;
and that their theory of growing
vegetation, along it's banks is so i'm
practical as not to be worthty OF dis
cussion. When asked what can be
done to remedy the existing menace
to the water supply of this valley,
Colonel Holabird answered that he
recommended:
First, contract with the United
States government for connection
at Laguna Dam, carrying the water
to the canal at Hanlon Heading,
where it would come into the valley
through Mexico-a perfectly practl-
cal and not unreasonably expensive
accomplishment.
Second. restoration of the Colo
RADIO river to it's old channel as of
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
GOES TO
LABOR CONFERENCE

Don C. Bitter, county development
agent, left last night for San Fran
cisco, where he will attend, as rep
resentative from this county, con-
ference of officials from all parts of
the state upon the labor problem for
the coming year.
The conference is expected to de-
velop concrete plans for the handling,
not only Of the possible labor short
age, but also to make provision for
placing soldiers who are discharged
from the army in civil life again.
After the labor conference Mr.. Bit
ler will attend a conference of the
State Council of Defense, as secre-
tary of the Imperial county body.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
CONTINUED on Page Two)
YOUR BASKET
CAN BRING JOY
TO Chill DIRE n

A member of the investigating
committee visited home in Ell Cen
tro Yesterday where there were four
small children. In talking to them
about Christmas and Santa Claus,
one of the little girls said:
"We are not going to get any pres
ents this year."
She seemed resigned, though visit
full, about it. When assured that
Santa would not forget them, she re-
piled:
"Oh, yes he did last year"
The lady then told her she would
be remembered this year surely and
now it is up to the more fortunate to
see that Santa Claus does not forget
anyone within their reach.
The spirit of the people has been
shown in the present Red Cross
drive, when everyone responded.
Now let all kind-hearted people
parents specially-put their Shout
ders to the wheel and get a basket
to every home where all cheer seems
to have gone out--and this is much
more necessary in homes where chill
dren are.
How would YOU like for your chill
dren to be entirel yforgotten on this
Christ's' Birthday if you happened TO
be among the unfortunate, and the
past year has shown that we cannot
tell what the future has in store.
Won't more cooperate with the
Sunshine Christmas Fund committee
and the Ladies' Ten Thousand Club.
who are devoting so much OF their
time to making this success.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
LIEUT. 7. 7. COOK
RETURNS HOME

Lieutenant T. T. Cook, ftmeHy
cashier of the First NationaL>Bank.
who was among the first contingents
of National Army troops to go from
Ell Centre, arrived home last night.
Lieutenant Cook was mustered out
of the service recently.
He was met at INLAND on his re-
turned by his wife and her mother
Mrs. Leroy Holt, who motored over
Lieutenant Cook spent fourteen
months in the service. His many
friends who have been greeting him
today declare that he looks better
than they have ever seen him.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
C0NKL|NG JR.
MUSTERED OUT

Joseph Conkling, son Of Attorney
M. w. Conkling, who has been for
six months in tbs spruce division, get
ting out material for the manufacture
of airplanes, arrived home today, hav-
ing been mustered out Of the army.
Mr.. Conkling arrived home in a
weak condition, owing to an opera
tion at the military hospital recently
for appendicitis. Since his recovery
from the operation he was made an
assistant at the hospital, owing to
the large number of influenza cases
under treatment there.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
FIX DATE Of
c D n I R A c I
FOR
JAN j UARY q

Directors of Imperia! Irrigation
district, in session this afternoon,
formally passed resolution naming
Tuesday, January 21, as the date for
the election for ratification or rejec-
ton of the All-American canal pro-
ject.
This date was set, later than is alb
solutely necessary, in order to allow
ranchers and others who have not
registered, to have at least a few
DAYS more to place their names on
the great register.
At the meeting the engineers re-
port proper, containing a few addl-
tional figures to the report published
yesterday, was given and it showed
that a considerable acreage to the
west, to the east and north of the
present irrigated area in the Valley,
would be brought under the ALI
American canal project. The project
calls for the irrigation OF 9OO,0O0
acres. :.
The engineers report proper, dis
closed the fact that provision. for
additional water for the west side is
proposed by the building of canal
this side of Calexico and across the
New river by means of concrete
flume to cost $781 900.
This connection would provide
water for the irrigation of 100000
additional acres on the west side.
The east side mesa was estimated
to contain 10000 acres and the sec
ton east and north of the Salton sea
including the Cocohella valley, 2OO,-
900 acres.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
MAYF|ELD WILL
ASK MORE ROOM

In an official report which is be-
ing prepared by Justice Mayfield,
covering the period he has been in
office, beginning January /, 1915, it
is shown that he has handled total
of 1916 civil cases and 1910 criminal
cases. This is an average of 2l
civil cases and 25 criminal cases a
month.
1t is understood that Justice May
field will ask for larger quarters in
which to conduct his steadily in
creasing business. His court room
is now occupied by the offices of the
ohtircultural commissioner and the
constable, as we'll as himself
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
Wealthy Texan
Buys Farm

J. T. Stiles, a wealthy farmer of
Texas, has purchased a ranch in
the Seeley district and is making ar
rangements to level the land and put
it in alfalfa, preparatory to making
big cattle ranch of it.
1t is understood that number of
wealthy Texans are now in the VAL
ley, and that all of them, attracted
here by reports of the big profits to
be made in Valley farms, are looking
over land with view of buying.
The sale TO MIR. Stiles, however, is
the first specially noteworthy sale
that has been announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
T0NEY NAMED
CITY MARSHAL

At an adjourned meeting of the
city board of trustees last night, c.
C. Toney was named city marshal of
Ell Centre to succeed the late City
Marshal Walsh.
Only three members of the board
were present at the meeting, Messrs.
Egerer and Sones being absent. The
vote on the new marshal, however,
was unanimous with the three pres
ent.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
RUSS PRISONERS
REFUS|N 6 WORK
KILLED BY HUNS
(By Associated Press)

Zurich, Dec. lit is reported that
Germans in Cracow fired upon Rus
sion prisoners who refused to work,
killing six and wounding seven, ac-
cording to the Stuttgart Tageblatt.
The accident occurred since the sign
ing of the armistice between the AL
lies and Germany, it is stated.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
Last Minute
Bulletins
WOMAN ARRESTS
ALLEGED EMBEZZLER.
(R Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
San FranciscO-Arthur c. Da-
Wis, said to be wanted in Port
land, Oregon, for mebezzlement'
Of $18.50O from an East Side
bank, of which he was bOOkkeep-
er, was arrested by Portland
pOlicewOman as he was about to
step into a new limousine.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
SMYRNA SITUATION
GROWS CRITICAL.

(By Associated Fress)
A h en- s-The situation at
Smyrna is critical, according to
dispatches from Mitylene. Young
Turk officials have posed armed
bands in the town and the Allied
fleets have bOmbarded these.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
Boil LSHEV|k|
ARE DISPERSED
BY BRITISH

Stockholm, Dec. 17.-An English
squadron has bombarded Bolshevik
positions on the southern coast of the
Gulf of Finland, according to an of
ficial statement at Esthonian army
headquarters. The Bolshevik forces
were repulsed, it is reported. The
statement said mobilization of the
Esthonian army was progressing sat-
isfactorily.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
DIES OF FLU At
SAN BERNARD|N0

Jack Steiff, the sign painter, re-
ceived word this morning that his
son-in-law, Arthur Wells, had died at
San Bernardino of influenza. The
message also stated that Mrs: Wells,
daughter of Mr.. Steiff, and her lit
tie child, were sick in the hospi-
tai.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17

District should be advised that it is
the opinion of the farmers and tax
payers here assembled, that the plan
of employing a general manager and
a local engineer be adopted, and that
the Board of Consulting Engineers be
dispensed with"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
CASTRO SUCCEEDS
PRESIDENT DE PAES.

Lisbon-Admiral Castro has
been elected president of POrtu-
gal, to succeed President De
Paes. who was recently assassi-
mated.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-17
ARMY AVIATORS
START FLIGHT.

(By Associated Press)
Mather Field-Three army av-
iatOrs today began flight to
Eureka. They will stop at Marys-
vile, Redding and Weaverville.
They are scheduled to arrive in
Eureka about l p. m. and will re-
main there over night.