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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1917
Page
2
Reports say a simple American invention deals death to German submarines while British advances press northwest of St Quentin and near Fontaine les Coisilles. The first American combatant corps arrived under Capt Tinkham and Lt Scully of Princeton.
A sweeping disaster report lists 24 dead from a Kansas tornado, 185 killed across five states, and 1 100 injured. Jerome Arizona mine strikes close twenty mines amid broader weather and fuel fears. A Muskogee explosion shattered windows, while a Omaha wheat elevator fire caused 200 000 dollars in losses. Former U S attorney general Miller dies in Indianapolis at 76. Liberty bond allotments allocate funds to Wyoming Arizona Colorado New Mexico Montana and South Dakota.
The War Department presents seven cardinal points on registration and announces Amityville New York and Greenville South Carolina as concentration camps for the national army. Other items include possible $10 participation certificates for small bond buyers, coal saving appeals, rail freight rate debates before the Interstate Commerce Commission, and Italy echoing Wilson’s war aims. Plans were completed for the departure of a U S advance unit to France.
Reports from Madrid to Peking highlight wartime events. Regiments depart Petrograd bearing liberty banners while Joffre and Viviani arrive in Paris. In Alaska, residents urged to expand gardening to boost food supply as global conflict intensifies.
Kansas hosts the wolf hunt de luxe as a mild winter fuels the scene. Three national swimming championships are set for June 14 and 15 at the Los Angeles Athletic Club plunge. The Amateur Athletic Union Southern Pacific executive committee backs resuming every branch of competitive athletics as military plans allow. Brooklyn Nationals, led by Chief Meyers, invest in Liberty bonds with large orders. Daubert adds a $500 purchase.
Government demands all men of military age register. Eighty eight people indicted in Boston for seeking to corner onions. Towson sees centenarian Anna Broughton celebrate birthday with six children. Monroe justice Patrick Henry Mathews dies at 79 after 20 years marrying 3,009 couples. Sing Sing execution of Dr Arthur Warren Waite for murder. Tornadoes kill over 185 and injure 1,107 across multiple states causing millions in damage. Phoenix suit served in Denver seeking 3 million from Midwest Oil and affiliates.
June 5 registration day planned across Arizona as the state reports new Red Cross chapters and a $3,000,000 Liberty bond apportionment. Globen events include Ocean-to-Ocean Highway meeting and Elks reunion at Prescott. Jerome opens a new hotel in August and Bisbee gains top post office status.
The House passed the food survey bill enacting $14,770,000 for immediate resource investigation and production stimulation. The Agriculture Department will mobilize 17,000 employees and 150,000 volunteer crop reporters to start within weeks, with a preliminary report in three weeks and a fuller six month report if needed. Herbert Hoover would head the new food administration when the measure clears the regulatory stage. Miss Rankin pushed an amendment to employ women where practical. Major allocations include seeds 5,778,000 and production education 4,348,400.
On the Carso plateau above the Gulf of Trieste Italian forces cross the Timavo river and seize San Giovanni two miles northwest of Duino. They push near Jaman o and take Austrian trenches while gains along the Julian front are consolidated. Austrian reports claim heavy Italian casualties and 13 000 unwounded Italians captured. Artillery duels between French and German forces continue in Champagne. Russian shelling on the eastern front grows stronger as a Teuton army of about 1 500 000 is said ready to strike France.
Washington reports that Western live stock representatives urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to reject a 15 percent rail rate rise, arguing it would blunt federal stimulation of meat production. Rail lawyers countered that all costs rise except railroad rates.
A weekend series of tornadoes left 248 dead and 1207 injured as they struck Kansas Illinois Indiana southern Illinois Arkansas Kentucky Alabama and Tennessee. Thousands are homeless and destitute with property damage in the millions.
Chile will back Brazil as it urges Congress to revoke Brazil's neutrality decree and authorize strong measures for national dignity amid the Germany crisis. Diario Ilustrado notes the shift in the international scene and Brazil's push to defend its honor against German aggression.
The piece argues farming should be treated as a business with high grain prices. cites C A Wright of Milo Iowa buying Western Canada land and turning a $2,472.67 surplus on 160 acres in 1916. Des Moines firm Smith & Sons report 10 600 bushels on 240 acres near Champion Alberta. other growers claim 200 percent returns and low costs per bushel. Includes affidavits from Newell J. Noble and Nancy Coe confirming high yields in 1916 Canadian wheat and oats.
A debate centers on whether parental guidance shapes a child into a soldier. The reply notes that opposing outcomes do not change the result, comparing Shakespeare as a counterexample of parents not determining profession.
A brief note highlights Red Cross Bag Blue as a cleaning aid that makes laundries brighter and clothes whiter, recommended for good grocers and advertised in a local ad.
A quoted exchange questions enjoyment of Wagnerian music and suggests it may have helped spoil Germany’s disposition. The remark contrasts personal taste with a broader cultural impact attributed to Wagner’s work.
Two women discuss a shift toward economical social functions and the chance for some women to finally shine, emphasizing modest gatherings over grand events.
Mrs Rost of Washington Park Illinois says four children and frequent nervous spells plus backache and illnesses vanished after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. She credits renewed health and youthful looks to the remedies and invites readers to write for free advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
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