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Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-30
ARREST 2 GRAND JURY
HUNDRED |NPET|I|ONED
GOVT. RA|DTO RE0PE
OU L SR|CE CASE
Document Asks County
Body to Investigate Lit
trick Murder by Imperial
Officer.

I Declared to have the support Of
some of the most substantial business
men OF the cities Of Imperial and FL
Centro, petition made its appearance
in both cities today asking for re-
opening of the murder case growing
out Of the fatal gun play at Imperial
last Saturday evening, when William
Littricl was shot and killed by Roy
Rice, acting city marshal.
The petition is directed to the grand
jury of Imperial county and recites
that the preliminary hearing of last
Monday, in which Rice was exonerated
Of the charge, was "a travesty, that
there was a little or no prosecution,
and that the case is liable to repre-
sent a miscarriage Of justice"
The document asks the grand jury
to make thorough and complete in
vestigation Of the circumstances Of
the shooting and if sufficient evidence
is obtained to find true bill against
INe OIIlcef- j..
In case of direct action by the in
quistiorial body, the petitioners ask
that U. s. Webb, attorney general Of
California, be requested to furnish a
special counsel for the prosecution of
the case They assert that the Off
cials, both city and county, who are
interested in the case, will not proper
ly prosecute the charge.
While the petition has not been CIV
en- general circulation in Ell Centre,
it is reported that a majority of the
members Of the coroner's jury. which
that Rice be held for
trial. had signed it,
in Imperial the petition is said TO
be meeting with a general response.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-30
SNEAK THIEF TAKES
WATCH FROM HOUSE

A sneak thief late yesterday OBJ
tanned entrance to the Broadway home
of c. w. Reed and made away with
a valuab legold watch. The watch
was highly priced by Mr.. Reed, as it
had been given to him as a token Of
appreciation by the famous Socialist,
Walter Thomas Mills.
The police were asked to be on the
lookout for the thief. 1t is thought
that someone in a position to know
of the absence Of the Reeds from
their home was responsible for the
burglary.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-30
Commission ASKS
INCREASED RATES
BUSINESS WIRES
Interstate Commerce Commission De-
clarCs Against the UnreasOnably
Low Charges on Private Wire Tele-
gram Services.
tRy Associated Press)

Washington, Aug. 30.--Thc Inter.
state Commerce commission has de
ciarcd against the unreasonably low
charges made on private wire telegram
services to bankers, brokers and III
dustrial concerns. on the theory OF
wholesale businesss. The decision said
that a revision of rates upward should
hc considered
Railroad and press leased wires are
unaffected These are held to be
quasi public services.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-30
COTTON WORKER
ARRIVING
HERE IN SEASON
Il0re Than One Hundred Pickers
Come to the Valley During the Past
Week From Oklahoma and Texas
Points.

Forced by a long and severe drought
to seek work elsewhere, score or
more Of families rrO.n Oklahoma and
Texas have arrived in the Imperial
Valley in the past week and have
found Immediate work on the ranches
of the district.
Railroad attaches and county Off
cialS estimate that the new arrivals
of the past week on ten days reach
4 total of more than 100 persons. A
majority Of thanG it is said, are ex-
pert cotton pjckers and are valuable
additions 10 the Valleys army OF la
boI.
Some of them reach here practical
y destitute ard the strong demand
for labor, which places them in jobs
almost thc minute Of their arrival, is
all that keeps them from temporar-
lily becoming objects of charity, it is
said.
One rancho today said that fam
lily Of five arriving here few days
ago had just $l.25 remaining in its
exchequer when he placed them at
work at good wages.
1t is expected that the hegira of
cotton and ranch workers from the
Southern states viii grow greater as
the season advances and that a ma
jority of the labor will be recruited
from that section.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-30
TWO FLYERS MEET.
De ATH IN TEXAS
AER0P[ANE SMASH
AviatOrs Fall Two Thousand Feet
While Wife Of One Watches Flight
From Field.--Cadet Killed Is Son OF
General
IHv Associated preSg)

Wichita Falls, Tex, Aug. 30.--Lieu-
tenant +: II. McGriffin of Fresno and
Cadet Ellis Bernard of Babcocls, Wash.
were killed today on Call field. Their
airplane fell 1000 feet from the top
Of loop. MeGriffin's wife was on
the field at the time Of the accident
Babcock was the son of a brigadiel
general.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-30
SOCIALIST CONFERENCE.

Copenhagen, Aug. 50.---A number of
Socialists from neutral and belligerent
countries met Monday at Interlaken.
Switzerland, according to the Frank
fort Zeitung. 1t has not been learned
what etranspired. 1t was recently re-
ported that Philip Scheidemann, lead.
er of the Socialists in the German
reichstag, was in Interlaken.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-30
BRITISH TROOPS TAKE
COMPLIES AND CROSS
SOMME RIVER IN BIG
ADvANCE0N GERMANS
While Haig Drives Forward
French Maintain Gains in
Scissors SectOr-Capture
Many Villages.


London, Aug. 30--British troops
have captured Comhles, between Ba-
paume and the Sommc, and have
crossed the Somme southwest Of Pc
rome. They have captured Dullecourt
and Hendecourtles~ es~Decagnicourt, east
of the Sensec river. They also cap
tured Clery sur Somme between Com
bles and Peronne. The Canadians made
favorable progress in their attack be
tween Hendecourt and the ArraS- Cam,
brai road
THE French repplsed German coun-
ter attacks between the Ailette and
the Aisne and maintained their gains
east of Pasly and north of Sossons.
The situation is unchanged south Of
the Somme and along the Canal Du
Nord. German raids failed along the
Vesle, where the Americans are sta
toned, and in the Champagne.
Newspapers say the British line
north of the Somme has been carried
beyond the points indicated in Field
Marshal Ilnig's statement and that
the British are several kilometers east
Of Combles. The advance continues
and the fall Of Peronne is predicted.
Paris correspondents at the front
said the Allies had never before taken
so many guns, prisoners, material and
territory at so small cost.
The British have resumed their adj
vance east of Aras, have penetrated
Scarpe and have reached within mile
Of the Dr0court- -Queant switch line
They have also captured Reincoult.
The British have captured Biaches,
on the south banla of the Somme a
mile from Peronne They entered Les
Bocufs and passed through Morva.
They pushed forward in an easterly
direction from Bapaume and made a
place to n depth Of thousand yards.
1t is reported they captured lie Trans
10y on the Bapaume- Peronne road.
The Germans have been driven behind
the Somme everywhere along the
British front. The British are in pos
session of the whole west bank and
have crossed to the east bank south
of La Chapellette. Fires burning in
the northern end Of the front, especi-
ally in the Lys salient, indicate that
the Germans are withdrawing. Many
explosions have been observed.
sf With the American Army in France,
Aug. 29.--Three different patrol en-
counters in Vosges occurred last night.
The Germans were driven off when
the American fire became too hot
The enemy casualties are not known.
German artillerying increased materi-
ally last night in the Woevre region.
An enemy airplane was shot down
Wednesday after it had attacked sew
eral American observation balloons
east of st. Mihiel.
General Humbert's troops, after the
capture of Noyon, advanced to Mount
Simeon. They resumed the attack to-
day, advancing up difficult heights
north of the Oise.
The Germans have continued to re-
sist stubbornly along the American
front north of Scissors, but despite
this the Americans improved theil
lines slightly in the neighborhood OF
Juvigny.
In operations concluded this morn.
ing 800 prisoners We're taken by the
British. The Germans destroyed all
bridges across the Somme. including
the railroad and regular bridge at Pc.
rortne Northwest Of Peronne the
Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-30
SEVERE FIGHTING
bETWEE n ALLIES
AND BOLSREV|KS

Toxic, Monday, Aug. 60 Severe
fighting is taking place between the
Allies and Bolsheviki Red Guards on
the Uussuri river on the Manchurian
border. The Japanese casualties are
ITO, including several officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-30
IMP PORTANT HUN
DIPLOMACY MOVE
EXPECTED MONDAY

London, Aug. 30.-Gcrman Foreign
Minister Won Hintze will make a state
ment Monday to the foreign commit
tee Of the PrusSian diet.
Chancellor Won Hertlng has re-
turned to Berlin from headquarters,
according to Copenhagen.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-30
Fifteen Sentenced
For Twenty Years
And Fined $4,000;
Haywood Included
Court Gives Graduated Sen
tences to Others Who
Were Convicted in Chi
cago Week Ago.

Chicago, Aug William ID.
Haywood and fourteen her |. w.
WIS kave been sentenced to twen-
ty years and fined $2O,OC0 each.
The sentenced ranged thence
downward TO ten days in the cOun-
ty jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-30
STRIKE IN WESTPHALIA.
(Ry Associated Press

IT6N NSSOtFI.IItU
Geneva, Aug. 30.--A Munich dis
patch reports serious strike at Bo-
chum, Westphalia, involving 100000.
Three thousand strikers were sent TO
the front and 5000 departed Troops
are guarding the town. A riot is
feared. kMMM
Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-30

British swept in so quickly that the
causeway over the Somme at Clery,
on the north bank, was secured intact.
The British hold Clery. Peronne and
the country in the rear of the town
is under British fire. North of Pc
rome the Germans are holding the
road to Bapaume as far as a point op-
posite Combles. North of here Brit
ish advance made the enemy retire
again. British patrols are astride the
road and are moving southwark New
Zealand troops apparently captured
Bapaume without much resistance.
They entered from the northeast and
there was osnly brief street fight
ing
Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-30
CAPTURE PORT.

London, Aug. 30.--A Kiev dispatch
says that a Russian volunteer army
has captured Novorossysk, a Black
Sea port.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-30
WAR REVENUE BILL READY.

Washington, Aug. 30.-The House
ways and means committee today COM
pleted the $S,OOO,O00,00O war revenue
bill and will report Monday. 1t car
ries flat war profits tax of so per
cent. with an alternative excess profits
tax ranging from 35 to 70 per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-30
BOTH HOUSES
ADOPT DRAFT
GOES TO
PRES. WILSON
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Aug. 30.-COn-
gress has enacted the new draft
bill on roll call and it will be sent
to President Wilson.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-30

STEFFANSON HEARD FROM.
Dawson. Aug. 30s-Stefansson has
arrived here en- route to Esquimaults
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-25
Chicago Grain.

Chicago June 24--Hot and dry
weather throughout the South west is
favorable for harvesting Of matured
wheat but the reverse for unripe
wheat Some Of the latter according
to a report issued by the Santa Re is
more or less shr3veled in some sec
tions About 80 per cent OF the wheat
from Kansas City TO Lexington Mo.
has been harvested and Ike thar in
Southeastern and Southern Kansas is
of fine quality The harveefing Of
wheat in Oklahoma Is we'll along
The sakepinr factor in the corn
market TODAY were reports from, many
sections that there were no losses 70
corn from frost Those who bought
early sold late. Eastern cash dem md
was slow
Oats showed net losses of =, to ] sc.
tho weakness In corn early was fol-
lowed by oats ard the latter called
some later. only 10 ease of again TO-
ward the close Rains were reported
In parts Of Canada and there was good
selling nv houses With Northwest con-
Bections Export demand Was slow
and bids IN many instances were be
low cost. based on prevailing prices
In the sample market Country offer
ings to arrive were fairly literal at
~ over August WITT buyers not in
elined 10 take hold freely except At
August prices. Crop news attracted
little attention.
. A better demand fer hama as well
as some Of the other cash prAiucts
was stealing factor in he pr@vtsion
market The rspEa of prices was
higher and while Closiugs were not
at the best levels Of the session. they
we're generally stronger Houses with
stock yards connections bought ribs
and the selling was mainly ny those
having profits
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-25
u. 8. STEEL FEATURE
Of DAYS MARKET


New York, June "a --l H|tta STATES
Steel was the feature 81 tf"d'aE IN
Wall street All Of the session tod@N
II closed at aonut f1' PNSt price
holding the who'll" 1857 ttNa 'th"'
stocks that DISTINGUISHED 'AemNe4NtS
particularly were lSon' NeNie9h
Petroleum. Texas. S07'fers- {oopacco
Products General Motors ahd hetn4e-
hem 3. all OF which we're ~ one t'tnf
UP points OF more ard moSI OF ~hich
retained that much ~ the close 81 'he
dsv. Ro%al Dutch ended t6e daN WITH
loss ct points
Reason for TIE s7'Ahee ~ stHf *
was III" Italian NieioTA "GNiner WIN
fruror that re" anH HaeAPeEteu
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-25
D. A. X. WILL HAVE
TAG DAY TODAY

The Old Dominion Chapter of the
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
tlon are having a tag day today. The
funds collected will be used to pur-
chase hospital supplies of the u A.
II. war relief committees.
All over the country this orrapiza- r.
ton IS active in war relief work Some
idea Of the work being done by them
may he gained from the following bui-
ietin. taken from the report Of the
president general Mrs. George T
Guernsey:
tor our army. navy and aviators-
Anbuiances, S2S.915,3S: barrack bags
Sr.eoi.51; blankets. SLAP. onfort
KITS. *4l127S; field witchens. $4.825.
home relief, s4,16S.35: hospitality
houses and rooms, $2s.S7l60. house
wives 81 $3.50; Jelly. s9106 rs:
knitted garments, 43742 sets. at s1c.
1924, 900: mendine bureaus, s296.5s.
moss fund. s2.9S9 s.; Miscellaneous.
$24,s16.27, oversee Christmas gifts
SS,V26. "a other organizations. So
4l1.f5; Red Cross and na,iona!
surgical dressings. sSl3,s16.S0. Y. Nj
G, A, slS,9s9; Y. w. c. A, s26.632.
5000
For F'rance-Freneh orphans. s3s.-
596.25, Tilloloy, sf419302; children.
Southern France. s54s, cafeteria for
women and girls working in ammuni-
! on plants. 81 2s2; other relief in
France. sl,S25.l5 Total ss0.52I.44.
For our other allies--Armenia Bel
GUM, England, Flanders. Italy. Po-
land. Scotland. Serbia. Syria. s2s
4As 80 To al cash gifts for all our
allies sS6.9s4.7a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-25
DIR. RICH&RD s. MARTIN.
DELEGATE, DEAD IN HOME

DIR. Richard s. Martin, representa-
tive from Patrick county in the house
OF delegates of Virginia. is dead in his
home at Stuart. Va His funeral will
take place at Stuart this afternoon
at " O'Clock
The house of delegates will be rep
resented at the funeral today by Dele
gates r, II. Willis. of Roanoke: n e
Clements. of Chatham. and James H.
Price, of Richmond city
DR. Martin was a member of sever
Al important committees In the legis-
lature. among them being the com
mittee on moral and social welfare
and the committee on asylums and
prisons. He had severe attack of
la grippe during the last few weeks
OF the session and never entirely re-
covered.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-25
HOTEL AND RESTAURANT
MEN IN MEETING TO-DAY

meeting of hotel and restaurant
men Will be held this afternoon in the
auatorlum OF the cham Der Of com
merce at $3.50 for the purpose OF
WORKING out plan for the applica
uoh OF certain recent rulings by the
FEDERAL food administration. The
meeting viii be in charge of NJ. G.
aiiace director of hotels and pub
nc eating places Of the food admiais.
tration.
me following rule has been promul-
gated by the administration:
=. NO hotel restaurant. or other pub
nc eating place shall place on its
menu or serve boiled beef at more
IMAM two meals each week. or roast
peer or beefsteak at more than ona
meal each week. Thus. restaurant
or motel may serve boiled beef at any
TWO meals each week roast beef ~
any one, and heefsteak at anv one
but the above foods may not be served
oftener than above"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-25
GIRL LEAVES FIRST
HUSBAND AND RE-WEOS
Married Against PARENTS Wishes and
10 Mistrented---Can'f Get Work
She Remarries.

Newport News. Va. June 24.--Ethel
Hensley. pretty and eighteen, was
placed under arrest and ncareerated
III the police station yesterday after
noon charged with higHmy. Her hear
ing will be held Monday morning; she
will be represented by Attorney A. l.
Bivens.
The police say the prisoner was
married to a Newport News man some
time ago and lived with him in this
city, They separated, and within six
months Mrs Hensley remarked with
out hrst getting divorce. Her alleged
second husband is at present in the
city Jail charged with violating the
prohibition law. Mrs Hensley was
told yesterday afternoon by police
cNicer that city detective had war
rant Tor her arrest Thereupon she
gave herself I'M AT the police station
ard found that SHE was wanted for
bigamy
When seen in the jail yesterday af-
ternoon the young girl told story
rrplete with pathos and showing no
wrong intention on her part She
frankly admitted the facts fore which
she Is I'd. but said that what she
did was In ali Innocence and forced by
circumstances. According to her story
her home is in Ajax, North Carolina
AT her home she met. she says man
named Clarence Hunnicutt and against
Ter parents advice married hin, and
came to live In Newport News. Hunni-
cutt. she says, did not treat her well,
making improper suggestions to her
And finally leaving her destitute aud
without means of earning a living
She then took the name Of Ethel
Smith and endeavored to obtain work
here and in Norfolk and Portsmouth.
she says. but because of lack of ex-
pertence. and In part due to the pred
iudkce fell here At that time. ~ *
months ago, against unaccompanied
cirts she was unable to get a position.
Hensley, she SAYS, she had known for
80 me time and when her money was
exhausted he offered to support her.
hut she refused. as they were not
married The girl tells of trying To
set divorce from Hunnicutt and fall
ing on account OF lack OF money AS
she and Henslev cared for each other.
she says and since she had failed To
earn Twins the only course mich
seemed right 10 her was TO marry this
man, thus allowing him 70 support hoy
with proprtety 1t is because OF this
second marriage she IS in jail
Ypres as a city is as extinct as any
Iva l. To-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-25
BAKER CONGRATULATES
ITALIAN WARRIORS
Secretary Of War Says That Successes
Are Measuring and Spectacular
TO Allies.
By NEWTON ID. BAKER,
Secretary of War.

Washington, June 24.-~Our reports
from italy practically confirm in all
details. without adding very much to
the details. what you have in the
newspa pers. The success OF the Italian
army on their front Is so reassuring
and spectacular that | have cabled
the Italian minister OF var con-
gratulatory telegram.
The exploit OF the italian army was
really one OF the fine, big things of
the war They have been aided by
the swelling river. but even before the
Piave rose they had practically ar
rested the great drive and the speed
with which they have taken advant-
ase Of the sstuatio created by the
rising of tho river. shows great mil
ttary organization and efficiency
The Austrians have crossed the
river, I get no report confirming the
report that the Italians have crossed.
The time the British and French
sent their divis ons over 1t took sub
gan to arrive and that was regarded
az remarkably effective piece Of CO
operation. OF course the line OF
railroads from Franc to the Italian
front ts very direct. | think the Ger
man Austrian line would be very
much more d ifficult
| thing the Austrian report this
morning looked as though they were
trying to prepare public opinion for
news Of a reverse
] have had a great many evidences
Of the widespread sympthy of the
| nited states with the Italian cause
great many persons have written
and spoken to me about il and there
seems to he great deal Of puhlc
interest in il ] am delighted TO
know that this is SO do not think
| can state 100 strongly the American
interest III the Italian effort
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-25
California oranges, per
WAR COMES FIRST
WHILE WAR WATTS"
Statement Upon Acceptance of
Chalrnanship of service.

New York June "a Believing that
+ The war comes first while other bust
ness comes second AtYron 7 Her
rick. ex-governor of ONO. and former
ambassador 10 France. has accepted
the chalrmanship Of the national
finance committee OF the war ca MP
community service IL was announced
al The national hea4quarters OF that
organization today During he war
Governor Herrick will make this i'm
portant war WORK his lirst consider
atton.
Governor Herrick, prominent since
the war began in tn financial coun-
ellis of the allies, holds that the d.
fectors or any corporation who at tn y
time put ordinary business first"
should be ashamed of themselves.
1t is their duty he says, ITO as
sign their ablest men to the presecu-
ton of the war. our first business
Is 10 win the war. All other matters
can wait. ANY line of activity that
viii help win the Wal is worth while
any line that does not contribute to
tat result Is a handicap"
Since the beginning of the war Gov
crhor HerriCk has served on the bud
got committee OF the war can1p com
munity service, It having been de-
cided the demands upon war camp
community service agencies make
necessary a largely increased budget
for the coming year. MIR. Herrick g
friends. already actively engaged in
he work ut the service as well as
H@nr3. + Dawson, OF the Red Cross
INSISTED that he head-up the work
ana become the active figure in plan
nlng TO meet the new responsibilities
war camp community service must
assume.
\ Worlds Figure
Governor Herrick gained new prom
tnence as world figure as re-
suit of the services rendered BY him
at Paris When the German hosts
made their drive toward that city in
1914, Even when the French gov.
eminent was transferred to Bologne
Governor Herrnk remained IN Paris
the American embassy being the place
10 which thousands of refugees. or all
nations. left stranded by the swirl Of
the war appealed--and successfully
for assistance.
that time, the French government
conferred on him the decoration Of
the Legion OF Honor OF the Grand
Cross He is the only man in America
who can wear this decoration The
English government also made sub
stantial recognition Of his services
Upon his return. leading universities,
such as Har ard. Yale. Colur bta
Princeton and Union, voted him the
degree OF LII. p.
Governor Herrtck has been IN turn
successful LAWYER. banker, business
man and manufactured and IL an Of
ncer or director of many of the larger
corporations OF the country He ha.
been associated with n rrea. p,n,bar
OF nationally known financial erter-
prises, but during his entire business
and professional career he has de-
voted large share OF his attention
70 things not for profit. Governor
Herrick was appointed am bassador
to France by President Taft in 1912,
and served till December. 1914.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-25
REV. WILEY CONDUCTS
SERVICES AT PENNIMAN

On Sunday morning Rev. G.. n.
Wiley conducted religious services in
the Y. NJ. G. A, auditorium at the Pen
niman plant, near williamsburg The
band music was directed by Villa m
Royal Wood OF the Y. NJ. c. A.. and
Professor Clarke, OF William and Mary
college, at Williamsburg, rendered a
vocal solo. -
Mr.. Wiley preached forceful and
vigorous sermon on Christ, Our
Lille. and at the conclusion of hts
sermon announced that on each Sum
day he would holi service for the
people who were awayS<from their
homes For next Sunday he announc-
ed an attractive program OF music
and reading by children OF the com
munity.