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Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10
PREPARING WHEATLESSI
DAY LAW IN SENATE
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Jan. 1O.-Because the
food situation in Europe IS critical,
the food administration is planning to
release an additional ninety. million
bushels of wheat and take chance
on the possibility of flour shortage
in the United States before May. If
consumption is not reduced Congress
may be asked for legislation to en-
force wheatless day.
Bakers and millers are also discus
sing the subject and mixed flours and
baking war bread. Representative lev
er, author of the food control bill, is
now preparing wheatIess day regula-
tions. Although an inter-allied confer
ence in Paris agreed to deliver ships
for transportation of American troops
food conditions have reached such a
state that many officials believe the
Allies may prefer foodstuffs at pres
ent.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10
Terrible Condition OF the Roads Out
side of the State Highway Is Ex-
pected to Force Action for a Bond
Issue to Improve the Main Arteries
of Travel.

Petitions are in circulation in
Ell Centr0 and other cities of the
Valley asking the supervisors to
name highway commission and
take steps toward calling a bend
issue to pave with concrete the
main roads of the Valley.
The movement is fathered by
the Ell Centro Chamber of Com
merce highway committee. of
which Will s. Fawcett is chair
man. The petitions have received
several hundred signatures, and
will probably be presented to the
county supervisors at their next
meeting. 1t is understood the
supervisors are favorable to the
movement and to the provisions
of the petition, which are as FOL-
lows:
"We, the undersigned freehold
ers and electors of the County of
Imperial, pray your honorable
body to submit the matter of is-
suing bonds for the purpose of
obtaining money to be expended
for the improvement of highways
of Imperial county, to the voters
of said county as soon as prac-
ticable under the restrictions and
provisions as provided in CHAPTER
349, Statutes of 1907, and that
you Immediately appoint high
way commission whose duty It
shall be to proceed at once to in
vestigate the public highways Of
the county and the condition
thereof, and to have made a map,
showing thepublichighways, and
such others as are deemed neces-
sary, and to ascertain which of
said public highways shall be inn
proved by said issue Of bonds.
the kind of improvements, and to
estimate the cost and repair of
same to your honorable body"
Copies of the petition may be
found at the Auto Club, opposite
the Oregon hotel on Fifth street.
at the Chamber of Commerce, at
the office of w. l. Stone, and at
other places.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10
BOLSHEVIKI ANNOUNCE THAT
COSSACK GENERALS ARE ON
THE RUN, AND THAT THEY
ARE BEING RELENTLESSLY
FOLLOWED BY THE RED
GUARD OF RUSSIA
Turkeys Tender of a Separate Peace
Has Been Repulsed, and that
Country Told to Join it's Plea to
That of Germany and Austria
CCssacks "CriminaP' Relations
(By Associated Press)

Petrograd, Wednesday, Jan. o.
The Bolsheviki official news agency
today announced the defeat of Cen
eral Kaledines and Dutoff.
Revolutionary soldiers of the Red
Guard are pursuing Dutoff and Kale-
dimes, who are retreating.
The Bolsheviki government has re-
fused Turkeys proposal for a separ-
ate peace and has rekuested Turkey
to participate in the conference be-
tween the Teutons and Russians.
The Workmen's and Soldiers Coun-
Gil at Rostov has been liberated, it
is announced. The Cossacks are
unanimously against Kaledines. An
official announcement said:
"The revelation of the criminal re-
lations between the Ukranian Rada
and Kaledines have opened the eyes
of the people concerning the infamous
trafficking in blood of Ukranian
workmen, soldiers and peasants"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10
SECRETA AIRY BAKER
GIVES FIRST REVIEW
OF SELECTION AND
ENLISTMENT IN THE
SENATE.
"Best Equipped Army in the
World Raised in the
Shortest Time in His
tory" He Tells the Inves-
tigatOrs.

Washington, Jan. 10.-An army of
nearly a million and a half has been
enlisted or selected without serious
dislocation of the nations industries.
This army is now in the field or in
training at home and abroad, Secre-
tary Baker told the Senate war in
vestigating committee today.
He said Substantial" army is in
France ready for active service.
Officers ana men nave been trained
especially for modern warfare. In
dependent lines Of communication and
supply are being constructed. Great
programs have been formulated for
the production Of new instruments of
war. The most modern and most ef-
fective arms have been provided for
our soldiers in France and are avail
able for everyone sent to France in
1918.
The subsistence of the army is
above criticism. The clothing supply,
which was temporarily inadequate, is
now substantially complete.
He said he made the statement be-
cause the people are entitled to know
conditions and because the soldiers
are entitled to the benefits resulting
from the depression of the morale of
their enemy, which must come when
the Germans realize that the United
States has neither blundered nor hes
itated, but has brought it's resources
into a completely organized strength
against the German military machine
Secretary Baker said: "No army of
similar size in the history of the
world has ever been raised, equipped
or trained so quickly. No such pro-
vision has ever been made for the
comfort, health and general we'll be-
ing of an army. .'#FNl
"By the cooperation of all inter-
ests and all the people of the nation,
the army is now organized and set to
its task with a unanimity of spirit and
confidence in it's powers.
"There has been more done than
anybody dared to believe possible.
There have been errors in judgment,
and delays, but l would be wanting
in frankness were I to omit my own
estimate of the real unselfishness and
intelligence which my associates, both
military and civilian, have applied
themselves in this undertaking, the
results of which demonstrate the sue
cess of their Efforts
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10

The joint committee of irrigation
district directors, awter officials and
delegates from the board of supervi-
sors and farm bureau, in session yeys-
terday adopted by a majority vote
the draft of a proposed temporary
contract with the Interior Depart
ment for Laguna dam connection.
The new contract is practically the
same as the old, the only radical diff
ference being the elimination of the
clause providing for recognition of
the Rose contract and of the "no
water right fallacy.
Considerable opposition developed
to several of the provisions, and
minority report will be submitted
with this proposed contract at mas
meeting to be held in the L. & S.
Theatre Monday afternoon at p. m.
There will probably be several ad-
ditions and subtractions from the ma
jority report at the meeting. When
proposed contract is finally arrived
at, it will be sent to Secretary Lane.
If he approves, it will be referred
back to the people of Imperial valley
for ratification at an election.
Mark Rose and his water company
are not mentioned in the contract.
The proposed temporary contract
shall be in effect only until such time
as the proposed unified Colorado river
project is created by act of Congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10
Committee FavOrs the Construction Of
An all-American Canal When Feas-
ible - Adopts General Policy Fa-
voring Treaty with Mexico to Ar
range for Flood Protection
Summary of the Bill.

SUMMARY u tuc Dill
Here is a summary of the features
of the proposed bill for a unified Col
orado river project:
l. Joint use of the Laguna dam
by the Imperial Irrigation District,
the Yuma project and by other pro-
jects which may be promulgated.
2. The Imperial Irrigation District
is to be charged with $1,6OO,0OO Of
the cost of the dam and extensions,
new projects reducing the cost.
3. Storage reservoirs are to be
constructed to be adequate to meet
the demands Of about $4,000 acres
in the California part of the Imper-
ial Irrigation District, and for 120,-
90 acres in the Yuma reclamation
project, in Arizona and California.
4. The secretary of the interior is
authorized to extend the irrigation
systems to lands not within the Dis
trict nor embraced in the Yuma pro-
ject.
5. The secretary of the interior
shall appoint a board of three engi-
neers to outline the features of the
unified Colorado river project, and
report upon the problem of securing
adequate flood potection in Mexico,
with view to recommending early
joint action by the United States and
Mexico to keep the river under con-
troll.
6. The secretary is authorized to
contract with states or corporations
for the development of water power,
which, with the storage works, is to
be operated for mutual benefit Of
the unified projects.
General Policy.
The committee as a whole is COM
mitted to the following items:
l. The creation by an act of Con-
gres sof unified Colorado river pro-
ject for the handling of the waters
of the river from it's source to its
mouth, including the building of stor-
age reservoirs, as guarantee of an
ample water supply and as pro-
lection against floods.
2. Connection with Laguna dam for
our main supply of water.
3. An all-American canal when
completed surveys show the same to
be feasible from an engineering and
economic point of view.
4. A treaty between our govern
ment and Mexico settling the lower
Colorado river problems, icluding
the construction and maintenance of
ate flood protective works in Mex
adequate flood protective works in
Mexico.
S. The reclamation of all lands in
Imperial valley susceptible of irriga-
tion not at present included in I'm
perial Irrigation District, on terms
and conditions which shall be fair
both to the lands yet to be reclaimed
and to the lands within Imperial Ir-
rigation District, without impairing
the present water rights of lands
within the District.
6. Cooperation with Yuma Project
settlers for the advancement of the
interests of the people of both val
leys.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10
THOUSAND AUTO
LICENSES ASKED

F. A. Krause, manager of the I'm
perial Valley office Of the Automo-
bile Club of Southern California,
states that his office had received
tnore than a thousand applications
for licenses up to noon today. The
Auto club is giving this service gratis
to members and non-members alike.
During the year 1916 there were
1922 licensed pleasure cars in Imperi-
al valley This year an increase of
more than a thousand will be shown,
it is expected.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10
ASK SPANISH WAR
VETERANS TO COME
NOTICE TO SPANISH-AMERICAN
WAR VETERANS

All the men in Imperial valley who
served the United States during the
Spanish-American War and in the
Philippine isurrection, are requested
to meet at Masonic Temple, Sunday,
Jan. 20, at 3 o'clock, p. M, for the
purpose of forming an organization
for their mutual benefit, as well as
the benefit of those boys from the
valley who are serving in the present
great struggle for liberty. Kindly
bring your army discharge with you.
If not able to attend, please notify
the undersigned, giving regiment in
which you served, as we wish to make
a complete list of veterans in this
county.
JACOB LORANG,
formerly with Co. I, seth U. S. Inf.)
Address: r. F. D. No. 1, Box 32,
Imperial, Cal.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10
Radicals Forbid Stock Sales
(By Associated Press)

London Jan. 1O.-The Bolsheviki
have suspended payments of dividends
by private companies, according to
a Reuter- Petrograd dispatch. They
also have forbidden transactions in
stocks pending the issuance of ordi-
nances relating to further nationaliza-
tion of production and determining
the amount of interest payable by
private companies.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10

Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Horne are
pleasantly domiciled in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs.. c. w. Barton, awaiting
the completion of their new home on
Wensley avenue
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10
WRECK MAKES
TRAIN SEVERAL HOURS LATE

The morning" train from Los
Angeles over the Southern Pacific
got into Ell Centro shortly after 5
o'clock this evening, being delay
ed by a collision between two
freight trains near Whitewater.
east of Banning. Passengers on
the train got out, played duck
on the rock" and explored the
desert while the wind whistled,
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10
QUESTIONNAIRES 30 CENTS
(By Associated Press)

Sacramento, Jan. 10. - Provost
Marshal General Crowder telegraphed
Governor Stephens a plan devised
whereby drafts boards will be paid
thirty cents for each QUESTIONABLE
mailed.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10
SEN. KENYON WARNS AGAINST
PEACE OFFERS OF GERMANY
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator
Kenyon, who recently visited the
front in France, warned the Sc
ate against the peace offers of
Germany today. He said the st0r-
les circulated about Germany be-
ing exhausted are false, and were
started by German prOpagandists.
Nothing could assist Germany
more than a feeling of security
here" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10
TRACK RESUME
SHOWS WEAKNESS
Review of Central Highs Chances on
the Cinder Path Causes Adherents
of the Institution to Assume the
Garb of GloOm-Hair Cutting
Counter Attraction.

Up to date, track turnout at Gen.
tral has been light, due undoubtedly
to the High School class scrap taking
up most of the available time.
Graduation and "the service" have
taken several of the most prominent
of last years track stars. leaving
quite a spacet be filled by raw
material. Coach Holway has an
nounced that he will give every boy
trying out for track chance in the
big meet.
But three weeks of practice re-
main before the Valley meet aid
really serious work has not yet b..
gun. The last few days have Ieen
used mainly for preliminary linlbering
up.
With Art Carey, sure winner, and
Johnny Baker, the track man who be-
lieves in taking the majority OF his
events, the school has two reliable
men around which to build the team.
and with cooperation by the new ma
terial Central seems likely grab
the fourth successive athletic cham
pionship of the year. Central has
the spirit of fight and victory in
abundance this year and we'll bal
anced track team will surely win for
the locals.
Work of several long distance rum
ners is to be commended, for these
boys have been practicing from the
beginning of the school term and
are now showing the results of their
labors.
Classes Smoke Pipe of Peace.
Compromise achieved a complete
and sweeping victory at the High
School yesterday afternoon. After one
Of the firercest battles of the big
class scrap, representatives of the
four classes held joint conference,
and, in view of the fact that the scrap
was growing more and more compli-
Gated, decided to declare general
peace.
After the conference had made it's
decision, a Student Body assembly
was called to make known the de-
cision of the conference. Members
of the classes gallantly apologized,
and with the popular favor of the
Student Body it was announced that
this long continued struggle would
close.
The struggle has undoubtedly
strengthened the Freshman class, and
their organization will undoubtedly
forestall any attempts of the other
classes to impose on them hereaf-
ter.
In the hairclipping contests, the
Freshmen and Senior classes were the
sufferers. The Freshmen were the
first to suffer demarkation, but they
wee rapidly evening up when peace
was declared.
Set the Juniors Right.
The Junior class disagree with
previous statement made to the eff
feet that they considered themselves
incapable of putting out school an
nual. They declare that the increased
cost of printing and print material,
and patriotic motives, inspired them
to cancel the publication.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10
100000 IN WSATE BASKET

Sacramento, Jan. 10. Employees of
the state motor vehicle department,
today recovered draft for sixty
thousand dollars for the state treasur-
er carelessly thrown in a waste bask-
ct.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10

ellis, entitled "The Sleeping Car" The
following characters will be represent
ed: Mr.. Edward Roberts; Mrs. Agnes
Roberts, his wife; Mr.. Willis Camp
pbell, the Californian, Aunt Mary, the
conductor, the porter, the man In the
upper berth, the baby, miscellaneous
types of characters.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10
RIVER OF BOOZE
FLOWS ACROSS LINE

That the thirst on the other side
of the line assumed leithan proper
tions last year is indicated by the
report of acting United States Gus
toms Gauger Brown to Deputy Collec-
tor Quate.
The report shows that distilled
spirits were sent through the customs
hourse as follows:
Whisky, barrels ...............4S .4S5
Brandy, barrels ................'. 16
Brandy, one-half barrels ........ 6
Gln, barrels ................. Al
Gin, half-barrels ............... a
Gin, quarters ................... 2
Rum, barrels 2
Total packages .556
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10

Sixty-inen barrels and fifty cases
of wine and 956 cases of whisky were
also inspected and forwarded.
Of bottled beer, there were "a car
loads of 1857 barrels, and of draft
beer 33 carloads of 6366 half bar
rels, or total of 1923 packages.
The grand total was 1884 pack
ages for the entire year. During De-
cember there were gauger 222 pack
ages of distilled spirits.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10
LADIES. NIGHT
ENTERTAINMENT
George B. williams to to Furnish the
Chief Features of Program To-
morrow Evening at Masonic Temple
Under the Auspices of Lodge No.
3S4, F. & A. M.

Tomorrow evening Ladies Night
at Home" will occupy the attention
of the Masonic orders of the Valley.
At Masonic temple a program of un-
usual interest will be given, featuring
George B. Williams, an entertainer
of high class.
The program for the evening is as
follows:
Piano solo, "Poet and Peasant.
se..ess ..F. v. Suppe
Mrs. Juanita Richmond
esquire Hawkins Story" (old
fashioner country love story)
................. Riley
"When de Folks Is Cone. -. Riley
George B. Williams
Vocal solo ................S Selected
Mrs. Waldeck Biers
"The Planets Ball". ..,. Miss Shaw
"McBrae's System" ........... Wood
"Thc""hte fer the Discouraged
Farmer" ..... Riley
Grading joe .............. Riley
G., B. Williams
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10

Vocal solo, "I Will Love You
When the Silver Threads Are
Shining Through the Gold"..
............ Henri Hickman
F. w. Waite
G.. B. Williams will tell the story,
as arranged by himself, of the hu-
merous farce, by William Dean How
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10
UNITED STATES
TO SOLVE THE
MEX. SITUATION

SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED
UNIFIED COLORADO RIVER
PROJECT BILL AS DRAFTED IN
SECRET SESSION OF THE
JOINT COMMITTEE OF WATER
COMPANY AND DISTRICT d.
RECTORS
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10

Phone your wants to The Press
6-and get quick results.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10
MOVEMENT
FOR PAVING
IS ON FOOT

PETITION IN CIRCULATION ASK
ING COUNTY SUPERVISORS TO
APPOINT A HIGHWAY COMIS-
SION TO INSPECT ROADS OF
COUNTY.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-10

Up to date, track turnout at Gen.
trail has been light, due undoubtedly
to the High School class scrap taking
up most of the available time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-09
WALKER SAYS REGENT ORDER IS GOOD ONE Declares Closing of Copper River Should Be Car
 ried to Other
 Rivers. SUPPLY IS DECREASING Thinks Salmon Streams Should Be PatrOlled to Prevent
 Fishing.
SUPPLY IS DECREASING

E. P Walker, of the Federal Blu reau of Fisheries in Alaska, com menting on the order from Wash i ington making closed season for part of the year of the Copper river from the head of the delta to the foot of Miles Lake, said that it was an excellent move.
 "In my opinion," he said, "all sal mon streams in Alaska, particularly in Southeastern Alaska, should be closed to commercial fishing, in or der to allow natural propagation and conservation of salmon. The output of the marketable fish is increasing, while the supply is steadily dimin, ishing."
 i MT. Walker said the plan advocat ed by Delegate Sulzer for patroling salmon streams with watchman to see that they were protected against unlawful fishing was a good one, l and one which he had recommended to the Bureau of Fisheries, but which was not carried out through lack of an expected appropriation being available in time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-09
MERCHANTS ARE WELL STOCKED
 FOR OUR NEEDS
Would Be Able to Stand a Considerable Boat Famine Here
 AbOutS.

People sometimes shudder when they think of what might happen if the boat service to Alaskan towns was interrupted for any length of time So far as Juneau is concerned, it could withstand long siege, since most of the stores are well stocked with staple products. There might be considerable Hooverizing of cer- tain things, but no one would go hungry that had the wherewithal. Some of the other towns which do not carry such large stocks would be less fortunate.
 We scarcely believe" said mer- chant today" how much we depend on boat service, until the boats miss fire on their regular schedule few times, even though the stores are well stocked
 Some of the old timers who have discussed the situation and the pos sibility of an emergency arising, claim that Alaska, in a tight pinch, could become practically self-sup- porting.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-09
AUTOMOBILES MUST
 NOT BE USED TO
 CART ABOUT LIQUOR

SPOKANE, Wn., Jan. 9.-Auto- mobiles used by illicit liquor sell CTS in bringing liquor into the state are implements" under the liquor law, and subject to confis- cation and sale for the benefit of the school funds, in the question of John B. White, county prosecutor.
 He recently brought an action to gain possession of a machine said to have been used by a man who is charged with bringing li- quor into the state unlawfully. Su- perior Judge D. ". Hurn signed an order presented by Mir. White directing the owner of the auto mobile to appear in court and show why it should not be confiscated by the state.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-09
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
 DOING THEIR BIT
 TO HELP GOVERNMENT

MISSOULA, Mont, Jan. 9. = High school boys of this city have volunteered their services in mak- ing surgical dressings and other supplies for the local Red Cross chapter, and the members of the organization now are insisting that the men likewise offer their ser vices.
 Hundreds of men beyond mili- tary age and otherwise exempt from military service might just as we'll give some of their leisure time to making bandages which the army needs so badly" said Mrs. Edna Ferguson, secretary of the chap ter.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-09
EXTRA SPECIAL
 lOc Laces, 2hc Yd.

An odd lot to be sure, but that makes no differ ence when you consider that there are so many prices to choose from. h. sertions by the dozens of yards, that you would pay four times this price, for and well worth it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-09
MONEY FROM CANNER|ES
 COMING IN

Tax money from canneries in Southeastern Alaska is beginning to pour into the office of the Clerk of the District Court in a swelling stream.
 It is estimated that there are about 50 canneries in Southeast ern Alaska in the First Division this year, a good many additions having been made to the list.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-09

regular army, who has been arrest ed following the disappearance of valuable military papers at Camp Lewis, denies that he is spy and says that America is suffering from spy scare such as England and Germany both had during the first year of the war" He says he is victim of this scare"
 SEATTLE - Alaska apparently holds the Red Cross Christmas drive record. It is expected that it's total sale of membership cards will reach twenty thousand dollars. This would mean eighty per cent. of the entire white population of Alaska joined the Red Cross during the big campaign.
 WASHINGTON - For the sixth time the Senate elections committee has postponed the investigation of Senator La Follette's alleged disloy- al speech at St. Paul.
 WASHINGTON = Suffrage advo- cates in the House who have been conceding that the Susan B. An thony suffrage amendment would be defeated, are now more optimistic. Some are quite confident that the resolution will get the necessary two thirds vote.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-09
75c Rompers, 45c

Every mother knows the necessity of having several pairs of these rompers for the tiny tads, to be worn around the house, made of percale, chambray and ging- ham.