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Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-15
DESPITE ASS R,TION
NO MORE LOCAL MEN
WOULD BE NEEDED
IN MAY, CALL COMES
FOR MORE.
The Call Is for Class | Men,
Who Are Physically Fit
for Military Service, to
Go to Fort Mcdowell,
Near San Francisco.

The Imperial county draft board
this morning received a call for thirty
Class l men, physically fit for gen.
eral military service, to entrain for
Fort Mcdowell, Angel Island, oppo-
site San Francisco, next Monday
This call came as a surprise to
! Clerk Barton of the board, who was
of the opinion that no more Impe-
rial county men would be called in
May.
! Men actually engaged in farming
will be deferred in this call, Mr.. Bar
ton states, as a result of instructions
from General Crowder.
The telegraphic message from Adj
jutant General Boree was as follows:
"Provost marshal general has issued
an induction call, No. 551, your quo
ia, 80 men, to be entrainefi during
the five-day period beginning May 20,
for Fort Mcdowell. Only white men,
physically qualified for general mill
Itary service, are to be, furnished. II
possible, provisions relating to de-
ferred entraining of farmers should
be complied with, but if local boards
are unable to fill their allotment from
within Class l, due to compliance with
these regulations, it will proceed to
select such farmers as in its judg-
ment can best be spared"
! Following is the list of men who
are to report at 9 a. M, Monday,
Nav 20, to go to Fort Mcdowell, An
gel island, Cal.
George c. Foulk, Calipatria, cap
/ tain.
Haygaser Pampeyan, Casa Verdugo
/ Mohammed Mawaz. Heber.
! Henry Saganus, Redwood City.
MARITIME Manente, San Luis Obispo
John F. Rauschilbach, Brawley
Ellis w. Seitx, Calipatria.
Walter Pearce, Ell Centre.
:
! Wendelin Leo Faeth, Calipatria.
James England, Calexico.
| Walter H. Gilman, Bay Point, Oak
land, Cal.
| George J. Arrata, San Francisco.
Vincent Victor Smith, Long Beach
Louis A. Money, Los Angeles
Roger Moore, Dulzura.
| Wesley Hardinfi Brawley.
! Samuel " Nordwal, Seattle.
August E. Tisnerat, Long eBach.
Clark l.. Deming, Los Angeles.
Frederick B. Kallenberger, CaleXico
Thomas McKoon, Wenachee, Wash.
! Charles F. Mcmillan, Holtville
Simpson p Greenwood, FL Centre.
Keats Brubaker, Los Angeles.
Charles Meis, FL Centre.
7 George Harold Matthews, Los An
geles.
Nelson " Weed, Calexico.
Everett G. Ridley, Brawley.
/ Roy H. Brakcney, ,Brawley
+ William c. McVey, Los Angeles.
Isaac Ray Stevens, Los Angeles.
Edgar Leland Palmer, FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-15
PRESIDENT IS
0bJECT|NG.T0
WAR PROBING
Most StrenuOusly Puts Veto on Any
Broad Investigation Into the COn-
duct of the War, but Endorses Any
Probe into che Matter d Aircraft
Production.
lBy Asseiated Press1

Ny Ass0ciated PresD
NWashinSton, Nay 1b.-The presi-
den today declared hs would regard
the passageAof the chamberlain reso-
lutioA "dir1ct vote of want of cons
fidene\ in the Administration and is
an attd ppt by Nongress to take sver
the condFct of tne war. 4
The pesident confirmed reports
that he q jects seriously to an inves-
tigation into the general condition
of the war;" in letter to Senator
Martin. He pointed out that the
Chamberlain resolution directing a
renewal of the inquiry into aircraft
production and. other war activities
was unnecessarily broad. He wrote
Senator Martin that he did not OBJ
ject to the most searching inquiry in
to the aircraft situation, but that he
deemed inavisable any investigation of
the conduct of the war.
1t is believed the presidents atti-
tude is due to the form of the Cham
berlain resolution, which directed an
dinquiry into aircraft or "any other
; matters relating to conduct of the
war or through the War Depart
ment."
Objections to the wording of the
resolutions were made yesterday by
several administration senators, and
also by Senator Thompson Of Kansas,
chairman of the Senate expenditures
committee, to which it was referred
and who conferred with the president
yesterday. Senator Thompson insist
ed and members of the Senate mill
tary committee have agreed to re-
draft the resolution so as to author
ize the committee to inquire merely
into army activities and not into the
general conduct of the war or mill
tary strategy.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-15
CATTLEMENTO
FORM BODY
NEXT
Raisers of Beef Will Affiliate With
the State Cattlemen's Organization
of the State at Meeting to Be
Held at the Farm Bureau-Farm
Activity Notes.

Cattlemen of Imperial Valley who
gathered at the Farm Bureau today
to consider forming an association
which shall be affiliated with Il
state cattle raisers' association, de-
cided to meet for permanent organi-
zation Friday morning at 1920 at
the Farm Bureau.
AS that time officers will probab-
ly be selected, and a committee
named to arrange for the talk here of
L. A. Mares, member Of the Food Ad-
ministration, on June 3.
Poultry Taisers from many points
met in the office of Mrs. Morris to-
day and decided to go ahead with
organization OF the Imperial Valley
Poultry Raisers' Association.
The first Farm Center picnic is to
be held at Magnolia, Friday, begin
ming at $3.50 o'clock All the picnicers
are to bring their own lunches. Ice
cream and entertainment free, with
a discussion of the all American ca
nal.
A. O. Meier, U. S. Department of
Agriculture cereal investigation, is in
the valley looking over the wheat
fields to ascertain if smut has at
tackled the plants. He said the wheat
crop-what he has seen of it's in
fine--shape. -.-- --s---' ~ ~
Don c. Bitter today commenced op-
erations as county development agent
He will have his office in the Coun-
ty Farm Bureau, taking the desek va
Gated by Mrs. Della Morris.
The closing meeting of the Ten
Thousand Club will be luncheon to
be given at the Barbara Worth MOTEL
tomorrow.
The board of directors of the Ir-
rigation District met in adjourned
session this afternoon at o'clock.
The Press is in receipt Of pamph-
let, Little Essays on Everyday Life -
published by William J. Burtcher of
the Imperial Enterprise.
The housekeepers who signed for
the wheat-saving campaign should
turn in their reports as soon as their
month is up. These can be turned
in at the club Thursday to Mrs. R.
H. Power or Mrs. Bales G. Walker,
or may be left at the Red Cross in a
box provided for that purpose. If
the blank for the report has been
lost, make the report on any piece of
paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-15
DRAW TIGHTER \
BORDER GORDON

"The Mexican border is being used
ipy enemies of the country for COM
n.Inication, and Calexico is one of
the most difficult ports to handle be-
cause of the close relations of the
two Cities" said Collector Elliott re-
&C Emily.
"We will have all the help we need
jfere from the soldiers and customs
inspectors to enforce the new regula-
Etions Soldiers will be on duty day
larG night. Every person crossing the
line must make a declaration if they
carry any written or printed matter.
All telephone and telegraph connec-
tions have been cut and United States
mails are all censored" said Inspec-
tor in Charge Brown.
Yesterday morning the new rules
went into effect and, as soon as pos
sible, there will be still closer OBJ
servsnce of them. 1t is the plain
duty of every patriotic and loyal
American citizen crossing the line to
cheerfully and promptly comply with
the regulations and aid their 'oun-
try thereby.
Hereafter no children can carry
packages of merchandise or anything
else across. No one without a pass
port can take any article into Mex
leo. Supplies ordered for the various
camps will also have to be certified
to by affidavit.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-15
PEABODY PEW''TO
Be STAGED MAY "a
Pupils of the Booker L. Washington
School Will Produce an Interesting
Playlet at the Wilson School a
Week from Friday-Special Pro-
gram to Be Given.

"Old Peabody Pew" a laughable
farce, will be presented at the Will
son school auditorium, Friday even.
ing, May "a, by the pupils of the
Booker T. WASHINGTON school, on the
East Side.
Miss f. Gertrude Chrisman, prin-
c.ral of the school, is directing the
presentation of the play. Already
600 tickets have been sold for the
play.
A revelation of some of the liter
ary and musical merit of pupils OF
the school will be given as part of
the entertainment.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-15
WANT AUSTRIAN
OFFER ACCEPTED
(By Associated Press)

London, May 15.-The Manchester
Guardian says the peace offer made
to France last year by Austria, as re-
.vealed recently in letters written by
Emperor Charlese to Prince Sixtus,
will form the subject of a debate of
the highest importance in the House
of Commons tomorrow.
Since the publication of the empe-
,ror's letters, the question has been
raised as to whether the Austrian Of
fer should not have received greater
attention, and especially whether Pres
ident Wilson should not have been
consulted.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-15
HALF MILLION DOLLAR
FIRE IN VANCOUVER
(By Associated Press)

los Angeles, May 15.-Annie Me-
Collum, aged 16, was shot and killed
as she lay abed in her home in Glen
dale. u
Her father was found dead with q
revolver beside him. McCollum had
manifested despondenGy over his wife's
long illness, the police said.
The steel steamer War Chariot,
about two thirds completed. was en-
quilted in the flames of the ways in
which it was being fuilt. 10 fell
through and the hull, twisted by the
heat, now lies half submerged in the
water.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-15
100000 BELGIAN
REFUGEES IN LONDON
(By Associated Press)

The Hague, April Is (By mail -
There are now in Holland about 100.
90 Belgian refugees, 3,i35 British mil
itary prisoners, 1907 German military
prisoners, 679 escaped prisoners of
war and 1,543 refugee Russians and
Polese. 80
In making these figures public
Premier van Linden said the interned
prisoners and refugees were receiv-
ing the same rations as Dutch eiti-
zens. Belgians. he pointed out, could
not be asked to supply food for Bel
eian refugees, adding that he would
neither take measurese against the
admittance of foreigners nor to expel
Belgian and German refugees.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-15
HUNS SELECT HEADS
OF RUSS COUNTRIES
lBy Associated Press)

London. May i5.-The Teutonic en-
Iperors, at a meeting at at the great
German headquarters, selected mon-
lsrchs 10 rule over Luthsnia. Courland,
Esthonis and Poland. according to a
Copenhagen dispatch quoting the Ger
man newspapers.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-15
MAN KILLS DAUGHTER
.ANO THEN HIMSELF
(By Associated Press)

Vancouver, B. c., May 15.-Dam-
age estimated at half a million re-
suited today from fire which start
ed in the boiler room of J. Coughlin
& Sons shipyard.
One fireman was killed and several
injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-15
Hawaiian Sedition Laws.
(By Associated Fress)

Honolulu, Tuesday, May l4.-A
special session of the territorial leg
islature has been called to consider
measures pertaining to the war.
Bills providing tor an intsrment camp
for the territory and for suppression
of seditioH have been introduced. ,
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-15
AMERICAN tASUAlT|ES{
sL|GAI yESJER6AN
(By Associated Press)

Washington, May 15.-American
casualties report led today were three
killed in estionf three died from
wounds, oss% accident, fife from
disease apdFseven from other causes.
The seuefely wounded wege six, slight
~ Wounded forty eight; wounded in
action, eight; missingrin action, thir-
ty-nine. LieutenantfDickerson, of San
Francisco, was slightly wounded.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-15
President Starts Mail Plane.
(By Associated Pr, ss)

Washington, May 15.-The presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson today witnessed
the start of the first airplane carry
ing mail between Washington and New
York. 1t was piloted ty Lieutenant
Boyle.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-15

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that little extiA- income from lapsss
due to sudden whims or events.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-15

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for q tenant is T use ~ most direct
line of commoniaetics 'open to you.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-15

A Press want sd will help you find
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Arizona republican., 1918-05-16
TELEPHONEFO[K
 TOCHANGE RATE

Application was filed with the state corporation commission yesterday by the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph company for permission to make change in its toll rates.
 For the purposes of defining tele- phone rates the country is divided into blocks seven miles square. Toll rates are made between these blocks and all distances in excess of 20 miles are charged at the rate of s cents per air line mile.
 Acording to the application filed yes terday, the Mountain States company desires to make the toll rate on dis tances more than 20 miles and less than 40 on a straight air line mile basis.
 If the new rates are allowed, there will be no change on rates for 20 miles and less. Between 20 and 40 miles there would be some reductions and some advances. In excess of 40 miles there would be a slight advance, due to a change in the base rate, from 8 cents to @ cents per air line mile. To the customer, the change would be very slight, it is declared, but to the con- pany it would be considerable.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-16
Marguerite Clark closino at Iamara

Today offers the last opportunity to witness Marguerite Clark in her pro- duction of "The Seven Swans" adapted from the famous fairy tale by Hans Anderson. There is no star in pictures who is more loved by the children throughout the country than dainty
Arizona republican., 1918-05-16
DISTRICT BOARD OF SECTION ACTS UPON
 MANY DRAFT CASES
Local Boards Reversed and
 Sustained Under Appeals Made to District Board by
 Men Who Are Summoned

The district military board met yes- terday and passed on a number of cases appealed from the several local boards of the district and cleaned up business left from the former meeting. About 20 direct cases of appeal were heard and passed upon. The members of the board are Captain J. l.. $. Alex ander, chairman; Louis s. Gates, sec retary; Lin B. Orme, Bert Davis and Dr. R. N. Looney.
 Ben c. Estes was placed in class "A, the district board reversing the deci- sion of the Maricopa local board. s. C. Miller, of Maricopa county was placed in class A, the decision of the local board being reversed. Cleon C. Mishler, Maricopa county. was placed in class "A, the local board being reversed.
 Ernest J. yasskuhler, 906 North Sixth street, was retained in class IT, the local board being sustained. F. R. Peterson, Maricopa county, was placed in class A, having been re- classified from class ID.
 Carlos Gales, Maricopa county, was placed in class 3-B, upon having his case re-opened. He has a mother and sister to support.
 Cris Villanueva, Maricopa county, placed in class 3-B, under similar con- dit!ons as Gales.
 Joseph A. Bigelows case was not acted upon. He had written a letter to the board from St. Johns, Apache county. but the board had not yet re- | ceived his questionable. Lester Johnson, Maricopa county, ,.lo ;,1r l,te e. t1t- in poor health.
 T. T. Terrill. Maricopa county, was placed in class A, the local board i being reversed.
 W. H. Blevins, Yavapai county, was placed in class 3-J on the ground he is a necessary livestock and wool grower. He is one of the foreman of 1 the A. A, Johns interests Mr. Johns appeared personally in his behalf and said several of his head men had al- ready gone to the war and that he him. | self would soon have to devote for an indefinite period his time to the legis- lature, being speaker Of the lower house, and that Blevins' services could not, he fc,t, be dispensed with at this time.
 Thomas c. Scully, Maricopa county was retained in Class A, the decision of the lower board being sustained. Gilbert D. Udall, Maricopa county was placed in Class A, the local board being reversed.
 Fred Craxen, a ranger of Yavapai county, upon personal affidavit of the secretary of agriculture that his serv- ices are necessary in the forestry serv- ice, was placed in Class 5-A.
 Alfino De Dios, deserter, and Antonio Full, deserter whereabouts unknown
 were placed in class and papers ir
 their cases forwarded to the adjutan' general.
 Henry IsbeIf. Flagstaff, Coconinc
 county, was retained in class 1-B, the local board being sustained.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-16
LAST IF A[LEGED ROBBERS ROUNDED
 UP BY OFFICIALS
Several Hundred Dollars In Loot Recovered by
 Sheriff's Office While
 Four Men are In Prison

With loot amounting to several hundred dollars in it's possession and four men behind the bars, while a fifth is being held in Nogales for in- vestigation. the sheriffs office be- lieVes 1t has solved the mysterious wholesale robberies that have been committed the past few months.
 The chain Of Southside stores that met with material losses at the hands of robbers late in the winter and later robberies in the Peoria district have been accounted for, say the officers, in the arrest of Mexicans captured in Chandler. Flagstaff and l at the Central ranch. This morning Joe Balsz, deputy sheriff, will leave | for Nogales to return to this county the man he believes to be the re- 1 maining member of the gang who operated here successfully for some | little time.
 The first arrests made was in Chandler of Jose Rodriguez and Jesus Jimirez resulted in the officers confiscating dozens of. pairs of shoes, quilts and bolts of dress goods which were identical with the loss reported by Mesa and Tempe merchants. The goods were identified by merchants | as lnelr own Stock, although large quantities had been disposed of by 1 the robbers. Francisco Regaldos ar rest followed and Balsz traced Este ban Casillas to Flagstaff where he was taken in custody and returned to this county.
 The robberies were committed by more than one man in each instance, judging from the way in which the crimes were done. In every case large amounts were taken, shoes being the principal part of the spoil while bolts of silks and chiffons and the more expensive dress materials, ready to wear clothing, knives and bedding
 made up the balance of the loot Automobiles were used in making a get away and the goods stolen on the Southside are said to have been sold in the cotton camps in the op- posite end of the county.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-16
|S
 OUT OF OFFICE

Captain George Henderson yesterday vas officially relieved of his duties as disbursing officer for Arizona in con- nection with the operation of the se- lective service law. He had rendered his resignation to Governor Hunt some time ago. Captain Henderson succeed ed Colonel Fred S. Breen of Flagstaff as disbursing officer.
 F. F. Haley, chief clerk in the ad- jutant generals office, has assumed the duties formerly attended to by Captain Henderson and no other ap- pointment will be made at present, it is stated.
 Captain Henderson will go to his home in Tombstone in a few days where he will spend about four weeks before entering active service in the army, having made application some time ago to join the cavalry
Arizona republican., 1918-05-16
PLANS GROWING FUR
 CENTRAL ARIZONA $
 DRIVE IF RED CROSS
Rural Districts Will Be
 Organized by Committee To Carry on Work; Big Parade Will Be Saturday
Several important

Several important committees h aY e been organized in the plan of organi- zation for the second Red Cross drive that begins next Monday to continue for a week. Interest IS growing rapidly all over the Central Ari- zona district, ac- cording to announce ,nent from head uiiarterS yesterday.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-16
"The Naulahka" at Columbia

"The Naulahka, showing at the CO., lumbia for three days beginning today, Is an adaptation of the famous story by Rudyard Kipling and Wolcott Bal estie. with Antonio Moreno, Helen Chardick and Doraldina in the leading roles. The first two play the lovers. who go on different missions from I Colorado town to India, where they
Arizona republican., 1918-05-16
Zeppelin Sh00t
 Is Neu Indoor
 Sport Al High

Zeppelin" shooting has grown to be quite a thrilling indoor sport within tho precincts of Phoenix high school.
 The Zeppeiins in question, how ever, are not in the least of Ger man origin or antecedents. Neither do they take upon them selves shape or size similar to the 1eutonic balloon, being about eight inches in diameter and ranging in color from pale pink to new blue. And to thieken the plot, the youthful Zeps are in Hated, that is to say, filled up, with tho choicest of illuminating gas.
 Odd to say, the Illuminating gas seems to add new properties and propensities to the hitherto slug sish wind bag and gives it She power to rise to great heights without outside hell or assistance. Especially within some closed room do tho miniature ZeppeIins act with curious mein. They immediately rise to the ceiling and there they stay until forcibly brought down. And, alas! Force Is hard to apply to balloon of the diameter of eight inches plastered next to a ceiling 40 feet high, and hard it was for the pupils of the senior class when certain mem bers of the junior class painted their class numerals upon a bal loon and sent it to the ceiling of the auditorium during big as- sembIy.
 But so illustrious class as tho seniors of 1918 were not per, plexed for long. After the hostile balloon had settled itself in it's tracks for a prolonged stay, one bright member of the senior class betook himself to town where he acquired a handsome air rifle, loaded to the teeth. When the rifle reached the school it was less than no time until the remn- ants of a red balloon was to be seen waiting gently on a spring zephyr, fIoorward and toward de- feat.
 After the first balloon ascension about S2.37 was spent for balloons by other members of the inferior classes, and the marksman of the senior class brought down six moro would be class boosters with the aid of ono small air gun.
 After the constant shooting had made tho ceiling resemble poor imitation of a sieve, Principal Cook called for a cessation of hostilities on the inside, so from now on the warning classes will be compelled to send their booster balloons into the outside air and not within any of the four buildings comprising the main r,rt of the Phoenix High school.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-16
ADJUSTMENTS
WESTERN
 CLOSING AT HIP

Bert Lytell in "The Trail To Yes terday" finishes his first star engage ment at the Hip with today's perform ances of the picturiZation of Charles Alden Seltzer novel of the same name. The Western story laid in The Old Pueslo' is one of if not the fastest western love story to eminate from the picture studios this season and the fact that it is laid and taken in Ari- zona makes it a doubly interesting pie ture.
 The Pathe News which opens today Is announced as the greatest pictorial review taken since the war started. The Pathe people sent out special tel egrams to all the Pathe News users that 1t will surpass anything ever filmed in the war zone. It contains | 50 American veterans from Pershing's army in France home on sick leave aiding New York in stirring patriot ism. Many have French war crosses for acts of special bravery. It shows the American boy who fired the first shot lover the top" in France. Scenes in Lorraine devastated by the Huns. Three French flying aces showing the use of the gas mask. All of the flyers have accounted for a dozen or more Hun machines in battle. It shows the recent demonstration at Washington in which President Wilson aided the liberty loan drive.
 '"BIue Mouse" a Drawing Play
 The Blue Mouse" the play Miss Bunting selected for her closing week at the Elks theater, has proven a wise choice, as the audiences are nearly ca pacity at every performance. There is swift action. humorous situations and bright lines. for which Clyde Fitch was justly famous.
 | Miss Bunting's company will play their last two performances on Sunday | next, matinee and night and by special request of large number of theater 1 patrons, her own version of the famous book, Lena Rivers" will be given. In l this play Miss Bunting has ample scope 1 for her comedy talent and no matter how often one has seen the play, her version Is so entirely different that it seems like an entirely new play.