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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1917
Page
3
A wartime editorial argues that peace is unattainable while the present German leadership remains in power and calls for decisive action to restore lands and secure a lasting settlement.
President Wilson addressed Congress stating the war aims to crush autocracy, protect Belgium and Balkan peoples, and secure a just peace. He argues for war with Austria Hungary and possibly Turkey and Bulgaria, calls for anti profiteering laws and stronger alien enemies controls, and urges coordinated war economy and agency reform with emphasis on democratic ideals and global partnership.
Amy Wells struggles to sell Red Cross Christmas seals but finds generosity at the Granger home. Miss Lucy buys all twenty five seals and supplies money for Amy, a bread basket arrives for Mrs Wells, and the family receives a dress, cloak, doll, and food, turning tears into happiness.
Three orphans, aged six to ten, slip to the home of trustee Mr. Bartley seeking a sense of family. Bartley invites them in, promises companionship, and later adopts all three, gifting them a Christmas they had hoped for with stockings and a place to call home.
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