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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1918
Page
6
Arthur Guy Empey, an American living in Jersey City, volunteers for the British Army after the Lusitania sinking. He trains in London and France, hears heavy guns, meets "cooties," then joins a front-line trench with his company.
The narrator recalls a brutal night in the trench after a shell explodes nearby killing three and wounding others. He learns lessons from seasoned soldiers about fear discipline and the ethics of the front line while enduring hunger thirst and constant danger. A sentry punished for failing to relay orders highlights trench discipline and wartime ruin.
A veteran recalls four days on the front, relief by the brigade, and a march to rest billets. The narrator describes grim days in a French estaminet billet with a notorious manure pile and a sign explaining billet capacity for wounded in case of an attack by the Royal Army Medical Corps.
A veteran recalls daily routines in the trenches including mess duty and tea, plus a narrative about Irish setter puppies and their mother. The dogs grow toward dog show prizes as their mistress cherishes their future and safety.
The account follows Empey returning to front line duty after a period in billets. He recounts a shock moment when a German bullet kills his first trench comrade, setting the grim tone for the next installment.
A report notes Jerusalem within the walls has narrow crowded streets, many steps on hillsides, making wagon passage impossible. Porters carry heavy loads, some said to bear 600 pounds on their backs, held by rope tethers across their foreheads.
Advice urging self motivation and high standards. urging readers to set personal goals and not wait for external spur to reach full potential. The source emphasizes personal realization of potential as the incentive for effort.
U S Department of Agriculture and state extension staff aim to recruit 200000 youth into pig clubs this year. Past year 45000 members produced about 10000000 pounds of dressed pork, aiding meat supply and helping poor families cope with high living costs. Clubs operate with town programs, banks support pig purchases, and plans include feeding breeding sow and herd phases with educational prizes.
A ten year old Oklahoma member of the Boys Pig and Corn clubs writes to the U S Department of Agriculture describing his pig feeding with digester tankage and his planned trip to Stigler on the eighteenth. He notes his perseverance despite drought and pests and hopes to win prizes while supporting his family. he cites his brothers' past wins and his one acre in corn and kafir corn as he prepares exhibits and reports.
In a wartime reflection the writer asserts that when victory comes and an accounting is made, the nation must acknowledge that these young people, the country’s children, contributed their part and fulfilled their duty.
The United States Department of Agriculture calls for 200000 boys and girls to join pig clubs this year to raise pork for soldiers. Last year 45000 members produced 10000000 pounds. the question is how much 200000 members would turn in. Contact local extension agents or the director of extension at your state agricultural college for details.
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