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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
2
The document outlines five points: evacuation terms and armistice to be set by military advisers. denial of deliberate destruction of lifeboats and passengers at sea. protests over alleged land crimes with punishments for offenders. claim that the peace offer comes from a government free of arbitrary influence and backed by the people. and orders to submarine commanders precluding torpedoing passenger ships.
The Austro Hungarian monarchy offers an armistice on all fronts and immediate peace negotiations using Wilson 14 points as a foundation. It acknowledges the request to consider President Wilson’s addresses and views, while noting expectations of unconditional surrender and hopes for a Christmas peace with Germany.
President Wilson states he cannot accept current Austro-Hungarian proposals due to recent events altering U S policy. He recognizes Czecho Slovak independence and aims to uphold their self government, noting Bohemians fighting with the Allies and Prague as their capital.
Southern California Sampson Tractor distributors abandon cash only sales to farmers and ranchers. The Los Angeles Sampson Sales Company says the new plan will help meet war era costs and labor shortages, urging quick written inquiries to secure fall allotments.
Draft calls, halted three weeks ago due to influenza, are going out again in selected zones. The October program is expected to provide 350,000 men.
Shoemaker Wall Board is promoted as cheaper and more durable for cantonments than lumber, with samples available from Chas. William in Barstow. The notice references an Interior Department land filing by Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company in Independence California with application to select land parcels in sections 19 and 30 of township 258 range 43 and related areas. Public protest deadline November 1, 1915.
The United States Borax Company filed for patent to the Yermo Lode Mine in San Bernardino County California. The notice lists the mine location sections town range and meridian, describes corners and surveys, and notes existing adjacent lodes Lela and Constitution. Adverse claims must be filed with the Los Angeles Land Office to avoid barring under law.
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