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Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
Kaiser Ready
to Offer Peace
Says Hertling
-W.S.S.-
(Ey Associated Press)

London, July 12.--There is closest
union between the political leaders OF
Germany and German army headquar-
ters regarding their readiness to re-
ceivc peace proposals from the Allies,
if offered in u spirit of sincerity.
This statement was made in the Reich
stag by Imperial Chancellor Won
Hertling, says dispatch from Co
penhagen.
The program Of Germany's foreign
policy, the chancellor added, laid down
in Germany's replyto the Papal peace
note, would be a righteous peace. Ger
many has not and will not change that
policy. Recent utterances Of Presi-
dent Wilson and Foreign Secretary
Balfour, lie continued, forced Germany
to continue the struggle. Admiral
Won Hintze, the new German foreign
nsecrctAry, has made ma binding dec
laration to Chancellor Won Hertlng
that he wiling nevery way to fol-
low the chancellor's policy.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
Chief Engineer Declares the
Conditions of the Recla-
nation Service Regarding
Location of the Weir Are
Impossible.
w. SIS
Especial to The Press)

Hanl0n's Heading, july i2.-De-
spite the objections of Secretary Lane,
Chief Engineer c. Is. Clarke of the
Irrigation District today is making
arrangements to start driving piles
tcm0rrOw morning 20 replace the rock
weir Oh the foundation Of the old
one
This was what he told commit
tee from the County Farm Bureau and
a party OF citizens who visited the
Weir today.
Engineer Clarke proposes to put the
weir directly in front of the old one
using the rocks still left in the river
as a foundation. Notice to this ef-
feet has been sent to W. w. Schlect,
in charge of the Reclamation Service
at Yuma, and he, with a committee
of Yuma citizens, is expected here to-
morrow morning to look the situation
over.
The Imperial Valley party here to-
day left FL Centre early this morn
ing, arriving at Hanlon's Heading at
about y: 80. The Farm Bureau COM
mittee includes Mike Liebert of See
ley, u. I. HARRISON of Seeley, Jake
Lorang of Mesquite Lake and VIII
liam Abrams of HOltville Other MEM
bers of the party are ID. c. Bitter,
kGeorge \. Carter and ID. II. Steven
son. OF Imperial; Walter Parazette. O.
y. Tcut and Vi. d. Davis, og Fl Cen
trC. and l.. NJ Redwood of Calex-
leo.
After lunch at the Districts camp
here. the party were taken for view
Of the new lockwood gate. The new
gate is 725 feet long. The fist so
feet OF The gate was found to be
closed. The next 1870 feet is par
tally blocked by brush and silt. but
is said to be cleaner today than for
several days past. Chief Engineer
Clarke expects to have the silt cleaned
out by this evening. A locomotive il
at work there hauling out the accu-
mutation.
In front of the gate the suction
dredge El CentrO is at work pump
ing the silt from the river. Two other
drcdges are at work. full steam ahead.
between lockwood gate and the con-
troll gate.
Blasting at the quarries is going
forward with q drill crew putting down
holes and getting out rock ready for
the weir. There are two trainoads
of rock loaded and ready 20 be dumped
Eve tunnels have been completed and
are ready to be shot.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
RUSSIA ASKED
FOR 7 BILLION
(By Associated Prcss)

Paris, July 12.-Germany's claim
for indemnity from Russia amounts
to 7,O00,000,O00 rubles, according to
a report in the Berlin Vossische Zei-
tung of the work done by the COM
mission named to take UP considera-
tion of claims growing out Of conclu-
sion of the Brest-Litovsk peace. An
immediate settlement of the claim is
asked, it is stated.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
w SIS
(By Associated Press

Geneva, July 12.-Another cam
paign has been undertaken along the
Rhine to prevent Allied bombardme4lt
of Rhine towns. Commenting on the
new campaign, the Lausanne Gazette
declared that the Germans bombarded
London and Paris from the air more
Titan hundred times, while the Al
lies, for three years, for various rea-
sons, were unable to reply, but did
not whine. Now the Germans, it
adds, after only few months bonn
bardment of their open towns, ARE
crying "Kamerads."
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
FRENCH TRAITOR
HELD BY SWISS
WIS.,
(By Associated Press)

Paris, July IA Geneva dispatch
reports the arrest by the Swiss au-
thorities of NJ Guilbeaux, director Of
revenue of the domain, who is charged
with being implicated in the cases of
persons in France accused Of corre-
spending with the enemy. 1t is al
legged that Guilbeaux also was agent
in Switzerland for the Bolsheviki gov
ernment of Russia.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
10000 HOLDERS
or HUN BONDS
LISTED BY U.S..
(By Associated PrcsSJ

Washington, July IA fairly COM
plete list of holders Of German gov
ernment bonds in the United States
is among the assets is secret service
men fighting German propaganda, 1t
was said by officials in discussing the
disclosure Of the large holdings of
the Busch family, made Yesterday by
Alfred l.. Becker Of New oirk, as
sistant attorney general. The names
Of nearly 10000 individuals are on
the last, which has been built up du-
ring the course of secret investiga-
ton during the last two years. y wide
distribution was given to the securi-
ties.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
Huns Whining River Holding
Already Over It's Own Today;
Airplane Raids 481l In Canals
--W.S.S.--.-

The Colorado river today was re-
ported as holding its own, with dis
charge Of approximately $1,000 sec
ond-feet.
Chief Engineer c. X. Clarke noti-
fled the Irrigation District office this
morning thtat head of 3747 second
feet is being received through Han
Ions Heading today and that the head
through Volcano Lake has been in
creased to 964 feet. This gives a to-
tai supply i'll he canals of 4811 sec
ond-feet, which is within few hun
dred feet of the demands. 1t was
stated that the District has orders
for about 5000 second-feet of water.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
Sc C'Y Ian { CLARKE PLANS
\ GLIDING UPSTART WEI R
WEIR PERMIT TOM 0 R no v
Interior Dept. Holds Out for
New Location, Which VIII
Cause Delay of at Least
Three Weeks More in
Building.
.N.S.S.--

President Leroy Holt Of Imperial
Irrigation District received tele-
gram this morning from Senator Phe-
Ian stating that trouble in the issu
ance Of the weir permit has been en-
countered in the Department Of the
Interior.
The department, said the telegram,
is willing to recommend the permit
only under special conditions. One OF
these is that the District put up a
bond of 100000 Another is that
the location of the weir be moved at
least 1000 feet above the old founda-
ton used last season.
The last provision is the most Sc
r'ious. Engineer c. X. Clarke has
estimated tbtat it viii take at least
three weeks longer to construct the
Weir if it is necessary to put in a
new rock foundation. Adding this
three weeks to the probable three
weeks that it will take to build the
weir under the best of conditions, Val
ley farmers now face shortage of
six weeks unless it IS possible to-
change the attitude Of the Depart
ment of the Interior.
A telegram was sent by officials
of the District this morning to Sec
retary Lane informing him that, 1t
will be impossible to build the Weir
on the new location and save the
crops. District officials hope that
this will have weight A reply, how
ever, is not expected until tonight or
perhaps tomorrow morning.
President Holt had a conversation
over the telephone this morning with
Captain c. T. Leeds Of the War De-
partment at Los Angeles, in which
Captain Leeds said he would recon-
mend the use of the old location. He
gave it as his opinion that this To-
cation would be better than the one
suggested by the Department of the
Interior, because it vii lrequire less
rock to be thrown into the river.
The Department of the Interior, in
holding out for change in the To-
cation Of the weir evidently is think-
ing Of protection for land in the Yu-
ma valley. The aim seems to be not
to permit too much rock to be dumped
in one place in the river, so as to
form a permanent obstruction, which
might cause the river, during some
future flood period, to change it's
course and flood the Yuma valley.
The question Of the location Of the
Weir for farmers Of this valley, how
ever resolves itself simply into the
question of whether or not the more
than 100000 acres of bumper crops
here are to be saved Where the weir
of last season was blasted out there
still remains good part of the old
foundation. If it is possible to be-
gin at once dumping rock there, the
weir could be finished in about three
weeks, according to the estimate of
Chief Engineer Clarke
If the department insists on the
new location, however, the work will
require at least three weeks longer.
ter the same difficulties they encoun-
ter the same difficultis they encoun-
tered last year, when the rock kept
continually washing out, causing them
to lose their head Of water.
wv S.S.--
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
AUSTR|ANS
IN MUT|NY
OVER FOOD
Hundreds Are Shot Down
by Officers With Machine
Guns in an Attempt to
Quell the Mutiny Among
the Soldiers.

(By Associated PreSs)

Corfu July IA serious mutiny
among Austrian troops in one Of the
occupied districts of Serbia is an
nounced by the Serbian press bureau
here. The garrison at kraguyevatz,
the former Serbian arsenal, broke into
rebellion because of bad food, the
statement declares, and many Off
GERS were killed. The mutiny was
suppressed after a battle in which ma
chine guns and artillery were freely
used.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
RUMELY TO TELL
ALL. he STATES
(By Associate l fress)

New York, July 12.--Dr. Edward
A. Rumley, former publisher of the
Evening Mail, arrested on charges Of
prejuy in connection with the ques-
tion Of the ownership Of the ncwspa-
per, which the government alleges
was bought for Germany, promises
to waive immunit yand tell the Sen
ate all the facts.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
RUMAN|A LACKS
FOOD, CLOTHING
NV Associated PreSs}

Paris, July l2.-Rumania's peasant
population is in more precarious
condition from lack Of food and cloth
ing than at any time since Rumanla
entered the war All crops are fail
ures. What little food there is has
been requisitioned by the Germans.
The crops in Bessarabia are in almost
as poor condition as In Rumania.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
L. S. Casualty Report.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, July 12.-Army:
Killed in action, 9: died Of wounds, z;
died of disease, T. died from airplane
accident, 2; died from accident and
other causes, 4, including Captain
Daube' of Benicia, Cal; wounded Sc
We +, Is; wounded slightly, l.;
wounded to degree undetermined, 5;
missing. S. = 3,H"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
= --NN'.S.S

London, July l2.--One of the muir
derers Of Count Won Mirbach, German
ambassador to Russia, was arrested
Thursday, according to a Moscow dis
patch to the Frankfurter Zeitung.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
TURKEY REPLIES ON
PERSIAN A f T AIR
--W.S.S--
(py Associated Press)

Washington, July l2.--Turkey has
informed the United States through
the Swedish foreign office that so far
the true facts of the reported seizure
of the American consulate and the
sacking of the American hospital at
Tabriza, Persia, by Turkish soldiers,
has not been ascertained, but thtat
it will be done at the earliest pos.
sible moment.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
DROP BOMBS ON
CONSTANT|NOPLE
(By Associated Press)

Londons, July 12.-Air force contin-
gents, acting with the British navy,
dropped half Il ton Of bombs upon
Constantinople, July Z, it is announced
by the admiralty.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
Russ Railway Men Strike.
. (By Associated Press)

~. IHy Assoclated FTeks1
Paris, July 12.-Russian railway
men are on strike in several districts,
says a ZurHh dispatch. The strike
threatens to become general
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
CHOLERA |NCREASEALFRED AND QUEEN
AT PET R0CRAO RET URN BY A R
w -. s.
(By Associated Press)

Paris, July 12--The King and Queen
Of Belgium, who have been visiting
in England, returned to France
through the air. The return passage,
the newspapers say, lasted thirty min
utes. The royal couple said they were
delighted with the areial voyage.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
Two Million British Fighting.
fBy Associated Preesl

Paris, July 12,--The British fight
ing forces in France now aggregate
100000, says the Havas corresepon-
dent at the British front. This equals
the number on the front in 1917.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
ny SIS

Washington, July 12.--Fiva Ameri-
can airplanes on bombing eTpedi-
tion have failed to return. General
Pershing's communique reported the
five airplanes in German hands.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12

FL fenIo Ca July r. 1915 the Taxpayers and Any Whom
the
showing the assessed value of Imperial be approximately
917 will that
result of
field which follows
West chief deputy; Miss roll
collections;
Miss leGn Mayfd, check assistant.
William NJ John Kavanaugh Charles
il Nairn, George Tally, r. Waldrop FredW
Respectfully, W. NJ. WEAVER,
County Assesso
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
W - - -
Oy Associated Press>

Washington, July 1.-THE presi-
dent has signed the bin providing the
penalties Of $500 fine and six months
Imprisonment for wearing the uniform
Of friendly nation,
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
SELL BARLEY NOW
S A VS. CROCHERON
w.S.S-

Imperial Valley farmers who have
been holdings their barley because
the price offered so far is only $2.i5
and $2,1S, were urged by Professor
b. F. Crocheron, state leader Of farm
advisers, to sell now. 4
Professor rCocheron was here yess
terday on a brief visit. He discussed
general conditions with the directors
of the Farm Bureau, and among other
things told the directors that n Sc.
rious car shortage when the fan cropa
begin 10 move. may make 1t impos-
sible TO ship barley, if the price does
go higher.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
nv Associated PreSs)

Cleveland, July 12.-Dr. Ben Reit-
man Of Chicago, serving six months
in the workhouse for spreading birth
control propaganda, will be released
today. tEIF
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
(Dy Associated Press)

London, July 12.--F'urther ralding
operations were carried out by Brit
ish troops last night, notably on the
Flanders sector, near Merris and Me-
teren. Prisoners were taken in d pa
troll encounter in the kemmei sector
on this front Another British party
raided the German lines near Hamel,
southt of the Somme A patrol clash
in the neighborhood of Gavrelle, north
east of Arras, also reseulted in the
taking of prisoners.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
(By Associated Press

London, July 12.---Owing to a grave
shortage of food, cholera is on the
increase in Petrograd. Hundreds Of
persons are daily falling victims, sys
a Russian wireless dispatch.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
Valley Land Values Jump
Nearly 3 Millions in Year

county year
a
Wiley who has
report says
Tie growth the county. The report follows:
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
FRENCH TAKE
VI LLAGE D n
WEST FIR o Mt
Italians Forces in Albania
Still Continue Their On
ward March Against the
Forces of AustrO-Hun-
garia. NM
LEY Associated Press,

Paris, July 12.-The village Of
Lonepont on the Suvieres river, east
Of ViIlers- Cotterets, has been captured
by the French. The French also con
tinued their progress north Of Cha
vigny Farm and east of Faverolles.
Javage Farms, northeast of Fave
ROLES, was also occupied.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12

Attorney J. w Glassford retsrAel
this morning from his vacatiop.e 4
week nc Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
.NN'.S.S.,

Vitalize the savings habit Buy
War Savings Stamps.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
1917-l8 Valuations.

Comparative statement of Assessed Val,
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-21
Insurance.

H. c. Rancke wants to write
your Fire, Tornado and Automo-
bile Insurance. Will bond you.
The best of insurance companies
represented byme.--H. c. Rancke.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-21

1t pays to trade with R. L. Nc
Donald.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-21
Sale of Personal Property.

Under and by virtue of the powers
contained in two certain Chattel Mort
gagees executed by w. c. Long to Oper-
atives Trading Co., one dated July 2lst,
1917, and registered in Office of Register
of Deeds, for Richmond County, in Book
81 at page 1893; and the other one dated
Oct. 18th. 1917, and registered in book
LOG at page 548, the undersigned will, at
the court house door at Rockingham,
North Carolina, on Monday, the fourth
day of March, 1918, offer for sale to the
highest bidder for cash the following
described property, to-wit: a bushels of
peas, about $50 bushels of corn, two
stacks of hay, one rack of hay, about
1000 bundles of fodder, his farming tools
and implements, one bay mule (mare)
years old name Lade, one bay mule
(horse) years old name Shy, one two
horse wagon, one set two-horse wagon
harness.
Time of Sale: IL o'clock M. Monday,
March Ia, 1918.
Place of Sale: Court house door,
Rockingham, N. c.
This the 18th day of Feb, 1918.
Operatives Trading Co.
Mortgage.
Thomas & Bynum, Attorneys.
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Notice of Execution Sale.
North Carolina, Richmond County.
BLACRER BROS.
LONNIE McASKILL.

By virtue of an execution directed to
the undersigned from the Superior court
of Richmond county in the above entitled
action, will on the 18th day of March.
1918, at IL o'clock noon, at the court
house in said county sell to the highest
bidder, for cash, to satisfy said execution
all of the right, title and interest which
the said defendant has in the following
described real estate, to-wit:
Beginning at pine (now DOWN. on
road leading from Mountain Creek to
New Hope church, and runs with course
of Shepherds line about S 80 W 90 poles
to corner on branch in F. T. Bald
wins. line, thence with said line N 80 W
So IL poles to a hickory (now DOWN
thence N 80 E 98 poles to stake on a
road, thence with the various courses OF
said road S 60E l6 poles, N 70 E IA poles
S go E..26 IL poles to the beginning, and
being.the same land described in a deed
from L. F. McAskill to ]. T, Shepherd
dated Aug. 10th, 1916. and recorded ir
the office of Register vi Deeds for Rich
mond county in Book No. 103, at page 10
This 29th day of January, 1918.
H. D. BALDWIN,
Sheriff of Richmond County
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Executors Notice.

Rockingham, N. C., Feb. S, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that the under.
signed, Nancy P. Leak and Thomas C.
Leak, have qualified before the Clerk of
Court of Richmond County as Executrix
and Executor of the Will of w. c. Leak,
deceased, of which all interested parties
will take notice, and all persons indebted
to said estate are hereby notified to make
prompt payment of such indebtedness to
us; and all persons to whom the said W.
c. Leak, deceased, was indebted will pre-.
sent their claims to US for payment; and
notice is further given that any claims Of
indebtedness not presented to US within
twelve months from date hereof will be
barred under the law, and this notice
may be pleaded in bar of any such in.
debtedness after the expiration of twelve
months.
Nancy P. Leak, Executrix
Thomas c. Leak, Executor
of the Will of w. c. Leak, deceased.
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Notice of Publication

State of North Carolina.
County Of Richmond.
In the Superior Court, December term
1917.
Jack Goodwin, plaintiff
VS..
Bertha Goodwin, defendant
The defendant, Bertha Goodwin, in
the above entitled action will take notice:
That an action entitled as above has
been commenced by the above plaintiff
in the Superior Court of Richmond
county, State of North Carolina, for an
absolute divorce from the said defendant;
and that the said defendant will further
take notice that she is required to appear
at the term of the Superior Court of the
state and county aforesaid to be held on
the second Monday after the first Mon
day in March, 1913, at the court house
of the said county in the town of Rock.
ingham, North Carolina, and then and
there to answer or demur to the com.
plant of the plaintiff in the above en-
titled action, or the plaintiff will apply to
the court for the relief demanded ID the
said complaint.
This the 18th day Of February. 1914
]. A. McAULAY,
Clerk SUPERIOR Court Richmond County
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-21
Service by Publication.

North Carolina,
Richmond County.
In the Superior Court--before the clerk.
A. A. Covington, administrator de bonis
non of M. C. Covington, deceased.
Mamie Stevens and her husband George
Stevens ct al.
The defendants above named will take
notice that an action entitled as above
has been commenced in the Superior
Court, of Richmond county, before ]. A.
McAulay, clerk, the same being special
proceeding brought for the purpose OF
making sale of land for assets to pay the
indebtedness against the estate of M. T.
Covington, deceased, and the said de-
PENDANTS will furthur take notice that
they are required to appear at the office
of the Clerk of the Superior court for
the county of Richmond on the 4th day
of March, 1918, at II o'clock A. M, and
answer or demur to the complaint in
said action, or the plaintiff will apply to
the court for the relief demanded in said
complaint.
This Feb. /, 1918.
ia. McAULAY,
Clerk Superior Court
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-02-21
NOTICE OF SALE.

BY virtue of the power of sale contain.
ed in a certain Mortgage Deed executed
on the 5th day of December, 1916. by
Henry Nicholson and Mary Nicholson
his wife, to B. B. Farlow and recorded in
book No. 100 at Page 252 in the Register
of Deeds Office for Richmond county,
North Carolina, will offer for sale on
the 25th day of February. 1918. at IL
o'clock M, at the court house door in
Rockingham, N. c. to the highest bidder
for cash, the following described real
estate and personal property to.wit:
A certain tract or parcel of land lying
and being in Richmond county, state
aforesaid. in Mineral Springs township
and described and defined as follows to-
wit:
Beginning at stake, corner of the
three hundred acre grant to Alex c. Wat
son, and runs as line Of said three hun
bred acres 80 chains to stake, the be
ginning corner of the said three hun
dred acre tract in the south edge {!
Broad.head branch, and runs S. Al W
IT'S chains to a stake in the swamp
thence S. 43 E 22.75 chains to the begin
ming, containing IS acres, more or less.
Also one mare mule color black, abou
6 years old, name Lue. One mare null
color black, about years old, named lde
This the 18th day of January. 1918.
B. B. FARLOW,
Mortgage
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Notice of Publication.

State of North Carolina,
County of Richmond.
In the Superior Court, March term. 1918.
Frank Briggs, plaintiff,
VS..
Sallie Briggs, defendant.
The above named defendant will take
notice, that the action entitled as above,
has been commenced in the Superior
court of Richmond county for divorce,
upon the grounds laid down in the stat
ute, and the said defendant will further
take notice that she is required to appear
at the term of Superior court of Rich
mond county to be held on the End Mon
day after the 1st in March, 1918, it being
the 18th day of March 1918, in Rocking
ham, North Carolina, and answer or de-
muir to the complaint in said action, or
the plaintiff will apply to the court for
the relief demanded in said complaint.
This!29th day of January, 1918.
ia. McAULAY,
Clerk Superior Court.