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VOLUME XIV VALLEY PRESS FOUNDED MAY, 1901 EL CENTRO, , TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1914 DAILY STANDARD FOUNDED AUGUST, 190 G NUMBER 75

to move his entire army toward Mex- ico City, leaving' only local garrisons Reported That Contract in the territory he dominates. Southern ft previously had been understood Pacific Consents that the constitutional lead- Has Been Entered Into northern er would participate in the mobiliza- tion above the national capital with For Railroad Building only 5000 men. Reports reaching Chihuahua City, While no liar, bids in hand for the work and that to Proposal of the Press, where Villa is quartered, say eastern announcement been and western divisions are mobilizing made, it i ; currently reported in San the contract would be let in the near large numbers of men to the south. Diego that the San Diego & future. | Railroad has entered into a contract The stretch of road under this con- to Greatest Cotton with the Utah Construction Company, tract covers the mountain section of According : W. K. Bowker big contracting firm, for the build- the road, on which there is a good Begins Ong of the remaining forty-two and deal of very heavy work to be done, There was submitted last night to the directors of on this question, the company Harvest it was stated that would ja fraction miles of the road, which but it is believed the gap will be tl i; difficult to realize that the new the Chamber of Commerce an unexpected continue to serve water at 50 cents an acre-foot, and it was lis required to connect this city with closed up rapidly and that within cotton harvest is already at hand and proposal seems be a San Diego. about a year or a little more it will that to direct outgrowth of telegrams thought no one would ask better than that. I that hundreds of men are being set It has been known for some time be possible to operate trains between sent out by Press, June 14, in regard to work over the valley in picking cot- the to the control Basis of Suspicion. that the company had number of Centro and San Diego. ton. a iEI of the , but the channel through which the Friends of the irrigation district who were present, ! The gins are being gotten into message came aroused the suspicion that might have it recognizing the fact that the interests represented by Mr | working order, and are mostly ready Barracks of Borderers at been designed to impede the purchase of the irrigation Bragg are antagonistic to the district, thought they saw for actual work, while they will all j be busy in the course of a few days. system by the irrigation district in this proposal an effort to concentrate the irrigation The actual harvest of the crop on Dublin Battered Down The question submitted by telegraph by the Press on system in the control of the Mexican land interests, and a big scale is thus started sixty days S Dublin, July 28. —The city of Dub- pal stjeets and their demonstration, was sent | ahead of previous years, the occasion the date stated to railroad officials, congress- were opposed to any step being ‘.aken in endorsement of lin and the greater part of Catholic the boldest exhibition of Orange j of this being the large amount of cot- men and senators and representatives of large proposal until that ] Ireland were in a state of the great- strength yet attempted in the home interests the assured it did not conflict with the ton which was volunteered and which I j cst excitement today over yesterday’s rule struggle, aroused great enthusi- in the valley, and it asked whether the person addressed proposed purchase of the system. | is now ready for the pickers. conflict between the regular troops asm. an appropriation by congress The first picking is bringing in from would favor to control the President Hamilton at once wired President William jof the British army and the Irish a third to a half a bale per acre, U. S. Blood Offered in Irish Cause. Colorado river, such appropriation to be construed by Sproule the Company telling of the | nationalists, which resulted in the of Southern Pacific white tne acreage ready for picking Philadelphia, July 28.—Cablegrams Ituns high ; killingof four persons and the wound- the Southern Pacific Company as settlement of its claim. proposal submitted and asking for assurance that the pro- into the thousands. have been sent from this city to Dub- It is estimated by those who I ing of many others, forty of whom are Epes Randolph are lin asking for details of the killing At that time Colonel took the ground posal would not conflict with negotiations to purchase the : thoroughly familiar with the situation j in hospitals in a serious condition. there hy British of four per- | that during the next sixty days fully j troops that the railroad could not contribute its claim, but hoped system, while the Press telegraphed in similar way to ! Dawn came before the police suc- a half-million dollars’ worth of cottf the peace of Chcpjty that the The Chamber of Commerce to assist in getting from ef p2r scattered over -l:he ion of all the engineers, that the work of -e.-nlrol should ~- - liatf&i'¦+*, &i cue Scuiusn Barti .el s i.r ! valley, and the result will be that fuhteers. »ongress an appropriation in payment of the of the removed. Movements ir. the barracks claim start early in the fall. It was with this imperative need j everybody will be benefited. The crowd, finding the soldiers had indicated that preparations were be- Southern Pacific Company, in which event the railroad in view that the Press first suggested the proposal that This will furnish employment for been ordered to remain in barracks, every available man in the fields and ing made to send the regiment else- j attacked the federal barracks where company would agree to put the Colorado river in its now comes from the railroad, but it is certain the people | in the gins and mills, and of a sudden | where. The gates of the barracks the will find the the Borderers are stationed, and old channel and hold it there, to clear up the claims of valley will not endorse it if it valley itself center were guarded by a strong force of the implies making the ;of the greatest industrial activity to : clamored for the soldiers to come out. police. against the California Development Company and to op- land on the American side of the line a dependency of the be seen in oSuthern California. Finally the nrob kicked down a gate of the barracks and fired several shots, WILL SOON RAISE erate the irrigation system indefinitely. owners of the Mexican land, and before action can be tak- $34,000,000 IN U. S. COIN when bugles were sounded. Police PRICE OF BOOKS President W. O. Hamilton of the irrigation district en favorable to the proposal this matter must be cleared READY TO MOVE CROPS came upon the scene and the crowd As announced several times during was present, and feared that this proposal implied an an- up and the people of the district be assured that no ob- Washington, July 28. —Preparations was dispersed. the last few wc"ks, we will be un- for the distribution of approximately Nationalist leaders take the most nulment of the plans for the purchase of the system by stacle is to be placed in the way of securing possession of able to get another edition of the $84,000,000 of government funds to serious view of the affair apd will the irrigation district, and when further light was sought Panama book, and the great distribu- the irrigation system. 1 e deposited in national banks demand reparation from the govern- tion must be brought to a close with- throughout the country to facilitate ment. | streets and in the parks are contin- Grey’s call to the governments out delay. lister ihe marketing of crops and for other The landing of arms yesterday for Europe Stands on Brink lued and “hochs” for Germany, Austria of Europe. In r few days the offer will be “legitimate business purposes,” in ae- the nationalists was carried out in a I and the kaiser are heard on every said an in Downing withdrawn and “Yet,” official ccordance with Secretary McAdoo’s more daring manner than simila:- you cannot get this hand. the correspondent, “we are Of Greatest Modern War ! street to announcement, were being made today feats achieved by the Ulster Unionist big red book from the Imperial Val- ! Reports from Hungary say that not on our knees. If turns out that by treasury department officials. it as it was effected in day- ley Press for love or money. The While that sum has been decided Volunteers, London, Jul<, 28.—Despite the fact war, it will be tremendous—such a Servian troops on a steamer on the Austria’s brusque move is a prelude publishers now declare they will put upon, the secretary stated that he light. one as the world never saw before. ! Danube, near Temes-Kubin, have fired to an assault on the triple entente, it on sale the that war has not been declared be- stood ready to increase the amount The yacht from which the arms and at stores at the regular The kaiser has signified since his jcn Austrian troops. The Austrians re- will the sword that retail price. tween Servia and Austria and British Britain .unsheath to any extent to meet the needs of ammunition were brought ashore al- arrival on a fast destroyer at Kiel turned the fire and an engagement of has rested in its scabbard since the the country. If you want one of these books now statesmen insist they still hope for ready had landed 2f>oo rifles and 125,- his intention of doing all he can in some importance ensued. It is con- fall of Napoleon. For 100 years, Decision to distribute government you least localized strug- 000 of ammunition at isolated will have to hurry. If our al- peace, or at a funds again this fall was the result rounds joining Britain to endeavor to bring sidered probable that this is another though we have known many excur- ietment should all be taken before the gle, shots have been fired across Eu- of replies from 5000 national banks points along the coast, and these had about peace, but the popular feeling version of ah encounter yesterday. sions and alarms, we have held aloof time agreed upon to close, wo will be ropean borders and by a nation not to a recent treasury department cir- been successfully distributed by mo- of his citizens may grew beyond him. Opinion at the foreign office, while from all European wars except the directly involved as yet in the present cular asking whether any unusual de- tor cars among the nationalist volun- unable to furnish another book. Calm observers declare that they reflecting tension and alarm, inclines insignificant affair in the Crimea. mand for money was expected this knowledge gained trouble. Russian Cossacks are re- teers. The to be by a cannot see in* the reply of Servia to to the view that Servia’s reply to Diplomatically, however, we have fall and for what purposes. close reading of this ported to have fired upon a party of Yesterday’s attempt was undertaken volume will for- the Austrian ultimatum a demand for Austria would make war impossible been almost incessantly busy over con- The policy of distributing funds for ever after be a valuable asset to every Uerman officers near Eydtkuhnen, giv- crop movement purposes was in- to show that the Nationalists could immediate war. Practically every “Let us have peace,” is Foreign Min- tinental crises.” man, woman and child, for this great ing as their reason that the Germans augurated last year, when $85,000,- do what the Ulster Unionists had is destined point was conceded, save that for im- waterway to become an attempted to cross the border at the 000 of the $50,000,000 Secretary Mc- done. important factor in times of peace as mediate action. had decided upon was deposited wrong place and further asserting they Adoo At Howth 2500 rifles and 160,000 well as in war. It will revolutionize Here are a few of the day’s devel- Carramia Repudiates in the crop-moving sections of the shipping did not know they were officers. rounds of ammunition were landed un- the of all the nations of the opments: country. world; it will bring about changes in The result is that feeling is run- der the eyes of the police, telegraph Train service in Russia and Austria the trade and commerce of all the ning high throughout Germany, the al- Some Acts of Huerta 770 \SPIRANTS GET wires having been cut to prevent com- is practically abandoned, save for mil- earth; it will open up new avenues of ly of Austria, against the Russians, ON PRIMARY BALLOT munication with Dublin. trade and establish new relationships itary movements, the governments Tampico, July 28.—General Carran- ists and that Carranza a who, of course, as Servian allies, arc returned between the various countries of the having taken them over. No freight Sacramento, July 28. —The official in Belfast. atti- za today indicated that he will stand positive refusal. Ulstermen Parade globe. held responsible for the present nominations for and few passengers arc being moved. Foreign consuls paid another visit list of aspirants for Belfast, July 28.—A parade of two A certificate is printed on another tude of the latter country. by the decree he issued early in the | state and congressional officers to be Americans in Austria are trying fran- to Carranza early today, in which a full legiments of Ulster volunteers, page of this issue, and six of these, Other reports are that Servian revolution regarding financial trans- voted on at the primary election Au- tically reach Berlin in order to get numbering several men, was with a small expense fee, will give to discussion of prospects took place. has been completed by James thousand troops have fired across the Save at actions made by Huerta. gust 25 you the choice of the two sizes, either out of the danger zone. Carranza told them there should be of the secretary held here Saturday night. All the Austrian troops, who returned the fire, Cremin, statistician of which you may be proud to pos- His attention was called to a re- no offic. men carried and were strongly Aus- apprehension on their part of of state’s rifles sess. Present your certificates within and that bridges at points where AllEurope Prepares. port that, just before resigning and will wholesale reprisals from the consti- This list shows 770 aspirants guarded. a few days or you will surely be dis- trian troops were expected to be New York, July 28.—Berlin declares leaving the country, Huerta received appar on the ballot for the various tutionalists or those who aided Hu- The marchers traversed the princi- -1 appointed. thrown into Servia have been dyna- that i. offices. that Russia has formally declared half million dollars from the Roth- erta. Of this number approximately ten mited. she has not yet begun mobilization, schilds, giving in return a grant of As fast as the federal soldiers are failed to qualify because of insuffi- Italy, the third member of the hut messages are so censored that it is a vast area in Lower California at cient signatures, errors in their peti- Supervisor Boyd Says triple has announced she will disarmed Carranza plans to distribute alliance, impossible not to see in interrupted a nominal price of 1 cent an acre. tions, etc. and Greece ihem throughout the country to re- remain friendly to Austria, train service the needs of the mili- Carranza declared no such grant of j Prominent among those who failed pair the railroad tracks. He hopes Bring Over the Lumber has admitted that in the case of real tary. • public lands would be recognized and to be put on the ballot was J. W. Stet- thus to give them employment and Alameda county, seeking to be war she will be compelled to send An official statement given out in recalled that leading son of bankers of the Progressive Supervisor Ed Boyd has returned planked as soon ns teams could be 100,000 her troops to the Servian also to scatter them so that there a delegate to the state of Vienna declares the Servian note is world had been so notified. a vacation, and this morning, got on the ground, which would prob- may be iittle danger of their mobili- convention. from colors. false, in that it attempts to create It was reported here today that Sir ; A number of assemblymen failed to referring to the word from Colonel ably be early in September. The situation is critical. The fate zation against him, n case of a coun- an impression of yielding while refus- Christopher Craddock, British admi- qualify. Ed Fletcher of San Diego that the The construction of this road ter revolution. to of Europe hangs in the balance and ing to do so. on his visit L. D. Bohnett of Santa Clara failed ral, to Carranza demand- lumbei is ready for shipment, for use I connect with good roads to the East slightest spark may set off the to qualify for the Progressive nomi- the Paris reports that officials there do ed all concessions made by Huerta to Ready for March to Capital. across the said of so importance that h« nation for congressman in the Eighth on the road sandhills, is great war powder before peaceably inclined not see much hope in the situation Lord Cowdray and other British citi- El Paso, Tex., July 28.—Indications district, but received the Democratic ihe believed the lumber should be thinks the work should not he de agents can cope with it. If there is a In Berlin on the zens be ratified by demonstrations the constitutional- are that General Villa is preparing and the Republican nominelions. brought over at once and the road layed a day longer than necessary.