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Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
(By Associated Press)

British Headquarters in France
March 29.-The Germans penetrated
Marcelcave, twelve miles east of Ami
ems, late yesterday, by means of heavy
massed attacks. The invaders contin-
ued to make the greatest efforts in
this district. The British battled stub
bornly and brilliantly against the ad-
vance, which it is admitted has been
steady.
The conflict in this region has been
most sanguinary. According to latest
reports it is continuing along the line
represented roughly by Hamel, War
fusee, Abancourt and Marcelcave. The
latter seemed to mark the evtreme
advance against the British. The Ger
man attack in this region was made
from Cerisy, on the Somme, support
ed by artillery from across the river.
Yesterday assaults on the extreme
northern and southern parts of the
battlefield were in continuance of the
German scheme to swing the lines out
to broaden the salient which they had
driven in, there possibly to enable
them to attempt to envelop Amiens.
The fighting east OF Arras yester-
day was most desperate, especially in
the region of Telegraph Hill, where
masses struggled at close quarters
throughout the day. The British held
grimly to their defenses. The Ger
mans occupied Melville Vitasse, south
east, and Orange Hill, further north.
They continued their offensive from
these positions.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
THRIVING CITY OF
CAL|PATR|A A HOST

Calipatria, March 29.-Calipatria in
vites the whole valley to visit the
North End metropolis, Sunday, April
ID, and tack part in the joint Red
Cross rodeo and the celebration of the
towns birthday.
Calipatria will be three years old
April 1, but it was decided to COM
bina the birthday celebration with a
rodeo to be staged as benefit for
the Red Cross. The best horses, rid7
ers and roper of the Valley will con-
test f6r the prizes and large crowd is
expected to enjoy the baseball game
and barn Abecue.
Preliminary to the eo, the an.
nual ChautaqNa WALL k~rss-~<ss
three days, Aprh 90 and 8. The pro-
grams for this are strictly patriotic.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
us. CAVALARY
CROSS BORDER;
KILL TEN MEX,
Raiders From Mexico Rob Nevill
Ranch, and Kill Glenn Nevill, the
Owner-Then Cavalry Has Running
Fight on Mexican Soil With Bandits,
Taking Revenge.
(By Associated Press)

Maria, Tex, March 29.-Ten Mexi-
can raiders were killed and Private
Albert of the United States cavalry
outpost here was killed in a running
fight between Mexican and American
cavalry south and east of Valentine,
Tex, this morning.
The cavalry pursued Mexicans who
had raided the Nevill ranch, near the
border, and killed Glenn Nevill, the
owner. They sacked the ranch house
and set fire to it.
!, Word came of the depredatiOns Of
the Mexicans, and a company OF cav
airy set out from here at top speed.
They found the trail of the raiders
and pursued them into Mexican ter
ritory. In the running fight which
followed, the integrity of the Ameri-
can army was upheld, then Mexican
bodies being counted, with the loss Of
one cavalryman.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
PRUSS|AN DRIVE
SPENT ITSELF
Exhaustion of kaiser's Armies and the
Heroic Resistance of the English,
French and Americans Stops Most
Tremendous Rush in the History of
the World.

Slowly assuming the shape of a gi-
ant plowshare, the German drive in
Picardy has come almost to a halt
except at the very tip of the salient
driven into the lines of the Entente
Allies. AS the area covered by the
Teutonic offensive stands now, it ex.
tends on the south, in an almost
straight line, from Landricourt, on the
old "Hindenburg line," to Montdidier
well behind the Allied positions as
they stood in 1916.
Savage fighting has taken place or
the French part of the line. The Ger
man attempts to advance on the ex.
treme tip of the salient driven into
the French positions have been fruit
less, and they have been driven back
at the point of the bayonet.
The British on the front north oil
the Scarpe also have repulsed the enc
my, but south of this river they have
been forced to retire.
From Montdidier the line to the
northeast runs with sharp angle
ito Warvillers, and there it turns
northward and passes along the
,Somme river to above Albert, wher.
lit again turns to the northeast unit
lit joins the old lines held by the con
tending armies on the morning o1
March 21.
! Out of the confusion of the bat
tie, and the contrary claims of tn,
contesting armies, two new feature:
stand out.
! The first is that the French, ovel
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
Pershir1g Offers US.
Army to Gen. Foch
(By Associated Press)

Paris, March 29.-Latest informa-
ition quotes General Pershing as say
ing to General Foch:
81 come to. say to you that the
American people would holdit great
bonor, for our troops were they en-
gagged in the present battle. l ask it
of you in my name and in the name
of the American people. Infantry, ar
tillery and aviation, all we have, are
yours to dispose of as you will. Others
are coming, which will be as numer-
Gus as may be necessary. l have
come to you to say that the Americans
would be proud to be engaged in the
greatest battle Of history"
General Foch placed the offer be-
fore the council, including the premier,
the commanding chief and minister of
munitions.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
SCHOOL ELECTION
IS VERY LIVELY
Partisans Wheel Friends to Polls to
Vote for Their FavOrites-Chief
Fight Is on High School Board of
Trustees, With the Women Split on
One Candidate.

The liveliest school election ever held
in the Ell entro district is on today.
More than 800 votes were cast up
to 2:30 this afternoon, and it is pre-
sumed that half thousand ballots will
be cast in both the High School and
grammar schol contests when the polls
close.
Interest centered in the High School
trustee contest. Women both for and
against Mrs. Fawcett were very ac-
tive in motoring voters to the polls.
Jasper Travers and Lee P. Sargent
each had machines out getting their
friends to the polling place at the Nc.
Kinley school.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
PROF TATL0CK
SPEAKS TONIGHT
War Speaker Will Tell of Our Peril
Here at Home at Hands of PrO-Ger.
mans and German Spies at H. S.
Auditorium Tonight-His First Ad-
dress in California This Year.

"Our Present Peril" is the subject
of the address of Professor John P. S
Tatlock of Stanford University at the
patriotic rally in the High Schoo
auditorium tonight.
Professor Tatlock arrived from
Washington this morning and this is
to be his first address in California
since going to the capital last fall
to do research work for the committee
on public information.
1t is planned to start the meeting
at the High School at 8 o'clock, but
the address will not be given until
8:15, as many of those who 60 to the
depot to give the Liberty Boys a
sendoff will attend the meeting.
Professor Tatlock's address deals
not only with the purpose and danger
of the German drive on the west front,
but the various meanderings Of Ger
man intrigue, Teutonic "Kultur" and
Hun atrocities, and it is expected to
do more to wake up" the people to
the full realization of the war perils
than anything that has yet been pre-
sented. 1t will pay all to attend this
meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
BORDER DEFENSE
TALK AT MEETING
State Council of Defense Calls Meeting
of Officials of Defense Councils of
Southern Counties to Consider Pro-
lection of Imperial and San Diego
Counties From Raids.

Members of the Imperial County
Council of Defense will attend a meet
ing of the State Defense Council at
Los Angeles Monday. This meeting
of defense councils of the counties
south of the Tehachapi is called pri-
marily to discuss protection of Impe-
rial and San Diego counties on the bor-
der between Mexico and California
A free discussion of war problems will
also be held.
Plans for handling the farm labor
situation this year will also be taken
up. Local members will lappeal for
help in getting workers here to take
care of the immense corn, cotton and
cantaloupe crops.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
BANKER PRESENTED
WITH GOLD WATCH

A. H. Keller of the First National
Bank, was called over to Holtville last
night by members of the Home Guard
of that city. He was told over the
wrire that matters vitality concerning
the organization which he was large
ly instrumental in forming and in
keeping on its feet would come up.
The local banker, therefore, gave
up other plans and journeyed to the
East Side city, where he was pre-
sented with beautifully engraved
Hampton watch, with an inscription,
telling of the appreciation of his worn
by the boys of the guard.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
DISP ATCH FROM Ma
TION AL C. ITAL
SAYS VALLEY WILL
BE CONNECTED WITH
LAGUNA DAM.
Plans for an All-American
Canal Have Been De-
ferred Because of Great
COst--District Emissaries
Successful at Last

Washington, March 29.-Imperial
Valley is now likely to get a solution
of it's water problem in simple man.
ner for long time to come at no
great cost. 1t involves the abandon
ment, at least for many years to come,
of the all-American canal, but pro-
vides way for the abolition of the
temporary weir, which has been OBJ
jeced to by the War Department, and
which at certain stages of the year
is regarded as menace to the sur
rounding country on account of flood
ed waters.
The latest proposal is compro-
mise worked out Dy the officials of
the Interior Department. 1t provides
that the Imperial Irrigation District
be allowed to take water from the La
guna dam, which was built to irrigate
the Yuma (Ariz.) projct. This dam is
about seven miles above the temporary
weir in the Colorado river, placed
there by the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict to divert it's water. The play
now proposed is for the Imperial r.
rigation District to continue it's ca
nal, which now stops at the weir, along
the California side of the river for
the additional seven miles, build
headgate and diverting wing at the
,Laguna dam and flake from the Colo
tado the necessary water. This done,
the temporary weir can be removed
ana Nanger of floods removed.
In manyNways ~iis> is believed to be
a permanent solution sof the needs of
the Imperial Valley foh. the next few
years, and will overcome the nresent
dangers of drought and fuood I.to.
this plan will be enhanceaj IN vo1,,o
by the development of the s,torouo 80
the flood water of the Colon, do f,n
ther up in the watershed of this, c..o.+
river. While the estimates of 7 A-
trict engineers were as low as S1O,-
100000 for the total cost of an all
American canal, the engineers of the
Department estimate that it
would require $25,00O00O to complete
The project.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
DEPUTY SHERIFF
F.C. KEMP RESIGNS
Assistant to Sheriff Applestill Steps
Down and Out and RumOr Has 1t
That He Will Run for Sheriff at the
Coming County Election-May Be
Ne Successor, as County Is Quiet.

Deputy Sheriff Flave C. Kemp hand
ed his resignation to Sheriff Apple
still yesterday, and it was accepted
ito take effect April 1. Mr.. Kemp has
been with the sheriff's office for sew
eral years.
Rumor has it that Mr.. Kemp will
become candidate for sheriff, and
that he has been encouraged in his
alleged ambition by several persons
in Brawley. The retiring deputy sher-
iff could not be found today in order
to get an expression from him on this
point.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
Paris Report.
(By Associated Press)

Paris, March 29.-The Germans re-
sumed their long range bombardment
of Paris this afternoon.
The battle is now raging on a sew
enty-mile front. The extension in
creased the number of German re-
serves engaged. Although no decisive
success has been obtained anywhere,
there is increased confidence mere.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
All Over Now"
(BY Associated Pressl

(By Associated Press)
Washington, March 29.-Major Gen
eral Bell told the Senate military com
mittee that the British Withdrawal
was in accordance with prearranget
plans and is call over now" He sait
the Allies knew of the German prep
arations soon after they were begur
and actively prepared to face the
drive.
American staff officers are unable
to judge whether the French counter
between Noyon and Montdidier is the
beginning of a great counter stroke or
was directed at local objectives to
strengthen that portion of the French
line.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
(By Associated Press)


London, Thursday, March 28.-The
battle which no on attempts to name
because it's magnitude is too great
for geographical designation, began
week ago today. 1t has been a week
of the greatest strain and stress the
British people have ever known. The
fate of the whole British Empire had
been committed to. the test of one
clash of arms, and everyone realized
this.
Anxiety in the rural districts was
even keener than in the cities, where
frequent bulletins furnished food fol
discussion and speculation. The most
Impressive effect of the crisis has been
the sweeping aside Of political differ
ences. Today there is a united ma
tion whose hearts are with the SOL
diers in France.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
DESPITE GREAT LOSS
HUNS STILL ADVANCE T
GERMANS CAPTURE MARCELCAVE, ABANCOURT,
MELVILLE, VITASSE AND ORANGE HILL.
Heavy Massed Attacks Are Met With Stubborn Resist
and the Slaughter of Thousands of TeutOns
by the Determined English.
(RvAssociated Press)

London, March 29.-The British
gained ground or maintained their po-
sitions on the Somme and retired from
advanced positions after holding the
line in the face of repeated assaults of
the numerically superior enemy. The
Germans losses were exceedingly
heavy. The British took some prison
ers.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
Many Berlin Hotels Closed.
(By Associated PTess)

Amsterdam. March 29.-The Kaiser
hof hotel, which is now to be taken
over by the German government, is
the twenty fourth Berlin hotel to be
or closed. Before the
war there were $4,000 hotel beds avail
able for visitors to Berlin. The num-
ber is now only slightly over 10000.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29

q front of six miles, have driven into
the German lines along the southern
side of the salient established by the
Teutonic drive.
The other is that the Germans
have begun new operation to the
east of Arras, which may be the in.
,ception of a widening of the area OF
battle to the northward.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
DEPARTMENT APPROVES
KARL MUCk'S ARREST
(ByAssociated PreSs)

Boston, March 29.-The Department
of Justice in a telegranA today to
United States Marshal John j. Mitch
ell, approved the course of federal
officers here in arresting DR.. Karl
Muck, conductor of the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra, on the ground that
his presence at large was danger to
the peace and safety of the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
President Now Asks
Mooney

and comes as a climax to the efforts
of federal agencies to have the con-
viction of Mooney reversed and to get
him a new trial Prominent labor
leaders asked the president to inter-
vene and Bolsheviki agitators used the
case to make the Russians believe that
the pleadings of the United States for
the case of democracy were insincere.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
(By Associated Press)

San Francisco, March 29-Mooney
said today that he was confident the
mediation commission had presented to
the president conclusive evidence" of
his innocence. District Attorney Flick
ert refused to comment and MONEYS
attorneys said the action would not
affect plans of the defense to ask
for clemency.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
$TRUGGL FOR AN|ENS ON
Germany Short of Coal.
iBy Associated Press)

New York, March 29.-German in
dustries are occasionally forced into
idlenes sowing to shortage of coal,
as is evident from report in the Co.
logne Gazette of February 2, stating
that the Federal Council had adopted
regulations providing for the compen-
sation of men and women workers for
idleness caused by the lack of coal.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
SOCIALISTS
EXPELLED FROM OFFICE

Cleveland, March 29.-Noal C. Man.
-delkorn and John G. Wilkert, Social
ist councilmen, were expelled, late last
might, from the city council at spe-
tcial meeting hearing charges of dis
Loyalty, disorderly conduct and viola
Ition of council rules.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
(By Associated Press)

Amsterdam, March 29.-The Berlin
Vossiche Zeitung declared the German
supreme command is about to deliver
new mighty blow elsewhere on the
front which will "tear a new hole in
the already pierced enemy ring"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
To Remove Wheat From Menus.
(By Associated Press

Washington, March 29-Seven hun
dred hotel men have pledged them
selves to support Hoover's request to
abolish weat and wheat products from
the menus of first class hotels.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
Gen. FOch in Supreme Command
(By Associated Press)

Washington, March 29-The first of
ficial reference to General Foch as
being in supreme command of the AL
lies in the west was contained In a
cablegram the president sent him to-
day congratulting him on his "new
authority"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
(By Associated Press }

Paris, March 29.-The French have
captured Moncel. The French and
British have held the German thrust
north of Montdidier. The German
losses were extremely heavy. The
French have held the villages captured
yesterday in the Montdidier region.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29

(By Associated Press ,

Washington, March 29.-Americaf.
military observers appeared to be con-
fident that the Allied counter often
sive would not be long delayed. They
seemed equally satisfied that sub
stantial American force would enter
the battle when the signal was given
for the stroke.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
Zeppelin Museum.
(Rv Associated Pressl

Berne, March 29.-The town of
Friederichshafen, main headquarters
of the Zeppelin Airship Company, is
founding Zeppelin museum to bs
dedicated next autumn.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
,GERMANS EXECUTED;
WORE BRITISH UNIFORM

Paris, March pa number of Ger
man soldiers who had put on British
uniforms in order to create confusion
in the battle on the Somme front were
taken prisoner and executed, accord
ing to the Intransigeant.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
(ByAssociated Press)

Sacramento, March 29.-It became
known today that the president had
telegraphed to Governor Stephens ask
ing executive clemency for Mooney,
sentenced to hang for the preparedness
bomb murders. The message was for
warded to the governor at Los An
geles.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
U.S.Dist. Atty. Wo0dburn Reapp0inlet
(By Associated Pr0ss)

Washington, March 29.-The presi-
dent has nominated for reappointment
United States District Attorney Wood
burn of Reno.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
Washington, March 29.-White
House officials refused to affirm that
a Mooney telegram had been sent. The
presidents action has few precedents
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
(By Associated Press)

Paris, March 29.-Phelps Collins of
Detroit, member of the Lafayette
flying corps, was killed in an air flight
on the French front March 13.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
PRINCE OF WALES
LEAVES FOR FRONT

London, March 29.-The Prince of
Wales, who has been in England for
several weeks, has again left for the
front.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
EFFECT HUN
DRIVE UPON
ALLY NATIONS
GERMANS HOPED ASSAULT UPON
BRITISH WOULD PRECIPITATE,
CRISIS AMONG WORK MEN IN
ENGLAND AND WOULD CREATE
TERROR IN PARIS.
Even Through the BOmbardments by
Long Range Guns the People of the
French Capital Remain Almost In
different to Raids-Anxiety in Eng
lish Rural Districts Is Very Great.
(By Associated Press)

Paris, March 29.-The plainly
marked check which the Germans met
yesterday in their attempt to extend
the battle north of Arras, and effec-
tive and increasing reaction on the
part of the Allies, have served to re-
inforce the calm confidence felt here.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29
(ByAssociated Press)

San Juan Capistrano, March 90
The governor, en- route to the Camp
Kearney review, refused to comment
regarding Mooney.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-29

READ PRESS WANT ADS FOR RE-
SUITS.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-25
SAYS NEW REGULATION
A BLOW TO BOOTLEGGING

Houston, Texas, Feb. 25.-Lieut
George J. Anderson, southwestern
director OF the law enforcement d.
vision of the war department COM
mission on training camp activities.
announces the receipt of the follow
ing telegram from Raymond B. Eos
dick, chairman Of the commission. at
Washington headquarters:
Newspaper story relating TO new
regulations under section u is alb
sOlutely erroneous Old regulations
did not prohibit gift OF liquor to SOL
diers except within zones around
camps. New regulations prohibit fur
nishing liquor to soldiers in any way
except by gift in private homes out
side Of zones. This is a great ex-
tension of the field of prohibition
with respect 10 soldiers over that
established by the former regulations.
New regulations viii make bootleg
ging in every form illegal No sub
terfuge to evade the new regulations
will be tolerated"
Lieut.. Anderson stated that the new
federal regulations were preparatory
% vigorous drive on bootlegging
in all its phases near the various can
tonments and posts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-25
Dairymen Ask Government
Supervision Of Industry

Phoenix, Ariz, FEB. 25.-The dairy
men OF the salt River valley are or
ganizing a general association, de-
signed To place their industry under
strict governmental supervision and
to eliminate profitsering in the hand
ling OF their products A resolution
has been addressed to food admin
istFator 7. a. Riordan. It recites that
the dairymen pledge their patriotic
allegiance and their most strenuous
efforts to provide a product con-
sidered among the most essential OF
foods, this without profit to them
selves.
Under present conditions OF high
feed prices and low returns from the
cerameries, the milk herds Of the val
ley are being slaughtered for beef,
a condition that must result IN ir-
reparable loss The administrator is
asked to fix a fair price for milk, as
well as to set the cost Of milk prod
ucts to the consumer, eliminating all
exorbitant and unnecessary profit to
manufacturer, wholesaler. jobber or
retailer and all chance OF short
weight or measures.
The petitioners want payment for
their product at least monthly, a more
economical system of milk Transport
tation and the establishment q a
number Of official weighing. testing
and sampling stations.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-25
SNbt. Sti1nSOn
Opens Public
Works office
Eight Departments To Be
Coordinated In Oper-
ating Matters.

II J. Stimson. recently appointed
city superintendent of public works,
has taken an office at the city hail
and is studying the various depart
ments under his supervision, pre-
raratory to actually taking charge.
The authority of the new position will
commence April l. he said Monday
Under the department of public
works. the following have been
grouped, under the terms of the or
dinance suggested by the Taxpayers
association and adopted by the city
council for the purpose OF coordinat-
ing city work: Waterworks, sanitary
department, disposal plant. sewer de-
partmeIt, engineering department.
building inspection, weights and
measures and janitors' service.
Exactly TO what extent these de-
partments viii be coordinated has not
Yet been worked out, Mr. Stims0n said.
Whether all acquisitions from the va
rious divisions of the department will
be grouped in order TO have more
economy in purchasing, and other
questions, remain 10 be solved after
Mr.. Stimson has made complete
study of the department