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Newspaper

Benson Signal

Location

Benson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1917

Page

2

War News From Front Lines and Global Developments

Kronstadt garrison surrenders and incident closes. American and French gunners sink two German U boats. Congress of peasants delegates in Russia urges a republic. British forces advance despite German opposition. Romania reorganizes its army and is ready to fight again. Maj. Gen. Pershing and 100 navy aviators arrive in France. Massive explosives trigger new British attack. Kronstadt and Spain tensions continue. Italians occupy Janina. Greek cabinet protests. French surprise attack on Moselle inflicts heavy losses. Ulster and southern Ireland troops praised in Belgian drive. Germans push on Chemin des Dames but retreat. Naval collier Jupiter arrives with wheat and supplies. Germans admit withdrawing from Belgian front. Austrians shift to Italy. Haig resumes offensive on Mes. Wytschaete front. first objectives captured. British forces reach Lens area. no major counterattack, but bombardment near Ypres persists.

Kronstadt Congress of Peasants Russia Romania Pershing Navy France Janina Greece Moselle Ulster Ireland Daniels Belgium Field Marshal Haig Messines-Wytschaete Lens Ypres

Governor orders mobilization prep for National Guard

New Mexico's governor directs preparations for National Guard mobilization. Rail line AT S F subscribes to $5 million in Liberty bonds. 555 officers from reserve camp to be held at Presidio. Grain price regulation resolutions sent to President Wilson. Tornado tolls listed by state. Baby Lloyd Keet found dead after drowning in Missouri well. kidnapping case linked to May 30 abduction.

New Mexico Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad Douglas, Ariz Presidio Wilson Holstein-Friesian Association Missouri Kansas Michigan Kentucky Lloyd Keet Springfield

War Revenue Bill Adds Stamp Tax on Bank Checks

Secretary Daniels warns Germany leaks valuable news while new stamp taxes on bank checks are included in a war revenue bill. Washington orders rigid enforcement of draft rules as recruiting stations tighten for all applicants. Brig. Gen. McIntyre takes added duties as chief military censor, relieving Maj. McArthur. Secretary Lansing denies Chinese press reports of U S support for a revolution and funds. House passes rifle issuance for home guard groups and considers aviation site powers. Herbert A. Meyer named assistant to Secretary of the Interior Lane, replacing T Mather. Meyer was Lane’s private secretary, Cotton succeeds Meyer.

Germany Daniels Washington Frank McIntyre Insular Bureau The War Department Maj Douglas McArthur General Staff Lansing United States House Senate Herbert A. Meyer Interior Lane Stephen T. Mather National Parks System Mr. Meyer Lane Joseph M. Cotton

World War Era Briefs From Europe and Americas

Multiple items report high level moves including China vice president resigning, Pershing meeting King George, a Brazilian coast artillery section decree, Canadian cabinet negotiations, and a deadly San Salvador earthquake destroying towns and injuring hundreds. Also noted are a Budapest cabinet shift, Elkus arrival in Paris, a torpedoed Norwegian ship off Spain, Redmond’s death, Pershing comments, and a Petrograd peasants congress call to defend Russia. Earthquake devastation in Armenia Quezaltepeque towns reported.

China Pershing King George of England Buckingham Palace Brazil San Salvador Santa Tecla Budapest Charles Moritz Esterhazy Abram I. Elkus Constantinople Paris Berne Botista Dublin Wm. H. K. Redmond France Col. Fabry Paris Petit Parisien John J. Pershing England Congress of Peasants Petrograd Russia Armenia Quezaltepeque

Late Market Quotations and Sports Items Record

Late market quotations cover steers heifers cows veal and feeders with price ranges for grade quality. The Western League names E. W. Dickerson new president succeeding F. C. Zehring. Johnny Kilbane signs to box Benny Leonard July 4 Canton Ohio. Kansas City discussed as Western League headquarters. C H Reilly Jr wins amateur state tournament in Salt Lake. C F Nelson awarded Becker trophy breaking 190 clay pigeons.

Ietgalates Ito Stavarece GOG Iisch Ee Ile Hs Coes OPAC Comata Johnny Kilbane Benny Leonard Canton Ohio Kansas City Western League E. D. Dickerson Wm. O’rourke John Savage Omaha Joplin C. H. Reilly, Jr Salt Lake Utah State Sportsmen’s Association Utah C. F. Nelson Laramie Wyo Becker

Hoover outlines plans to save food supply

The report notes plans led by Hoover to conserve food with methods that could be adopted by Americans. It also covers promotions of brigadier generals Wilson nominated as major generals Morrison Sibert Morton and other military shifts.

Hoover General Goethals

Flint Hides and Pelts Prices from Dry Hides Catalog

Flint and Green Salted hides listed with per pound rates for dry hides including bull and stag, glue hides, horsehides, wool pelts, and shearlings. Prices show per pound and weight-based categories with notes on cull and part cured hides and glue hide terms from the selling list.

Market Quotations Mixed for Metals and Ores in New York

The report lists lead copper iron tin and silver prices with spot and near term figures. Copper electrolytic sells around 32 to 34 dollars with nearer deliveries at 29 to 32. Iron prices show No 1 northern at 47 to 48 dollars. Tin and tungsten concentrates are noted with unit prices for crude ores and concentrates in Boulder and London markets.

New York Northern Southern St. Louis London Boulder

New York Cotton and Chicago Dairy Prices Report

New York cotton futures quoted July at 22.69 Oct 21.98 Dec 22.09 Jan 22.08 with Middling 23.20. Chicago butter cremmery 36 40c eggs 33 34c ordinary 1sts 31 34c. Potatoes New Louisiana Triumphs 3.10 3.259% Tex and Ala Triumphs 3.15 38.35 old 2.50 2.85. Pyicon iba 20c springs 30.

F.O.B. Denver Des Moines Joplin Lincoln Omaha Denver Sioux City St. Joseph Wichita Ee Colo New York Chicago Louisiana Tex Ala Springs

Chicago grain and provision prices listed

Chicago market reports grain and livestock prices for wheat corn oats rye barley and forage products. Wheat No 3 red 2 80 corn No 2 yellow 1 71 1 72 No 3 1 72 No 4 1 71 oats No 3 white 65 66c standard 65 66c rye No 2 2 40 barley 1 20 1 50 timothy 5 50 8 00 clover 12 00 17 00 pork 37 75 lard 21 22 21 32 ribs 20 40 21 10.

Denver Colorado Upland Nebraska Upland Colo Nebr South Park Choice Gunnison Valley Straw Tee Tee Ewes Chicago

Flour and Grain Prices in Minneapolis Market Report

Minneapolis market notes list flour and grain prices with ranges for flour fats and patent rates. Barley and rye quoted, bran and wheat futures mention July and September figures. Cash grades for No 1 hard and no 1 northern oats and corn prices also included with implied bid–ask figures.

Colo

Britain Confirms War Aims and Trench Gains in Belgium

Great Britain forwards a note to Petrograd endorsing Wilson's principles and aims to defend sovereignty and liberate oppressed peoples. British headquarters report another mile of German trenches captured southeast of Messines with seven field guns and prisoners. The note also notes liberation of Poland from German rule and cautions on regional ambitions.

Belgium London Great Britain Petrograd Wilson Congress Britain Poland Russia Messines

Burial News for Baby Lloyd Keet in Springfield

Baby Lloyd Keet was buried in Springfield after abductors took his life. Thousands attended the service at St. Pauls Church and followed the casket to the cemetery. Grief overwhelmed vengeance as 10 000 people protested the suspected complicity of six individuals over the weekend.

Springfield Lloyd Keet St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church

Ten More Rescued From Speculator Mine in Butte

Ten miners are found alive on the 2,200-foot level of the Speculator mine after a fire. Seventy-two remain unaccounted for and 63 bodies have been recovered. Manus Duggan, a 20-year-old tool boy, is hailed as hero for saving twenty-five lives and may have perished himself.

Wilson John F. Morrison William L. Sibert Charles G. Morton Lighteen Edgar Coypless Honolulu Liliuokalani Hawaii Denver Los Angeles North Butte Helmet Speculator Duggans Elmer Hunt Colorado Springs Pat Hayes Ed Schoel Cheyenne Hereford Colo Clifton Ariz Miami Tucson Butte Mont Manus Duggan Nipper Duggan

Camps Added as National Guard Mobilization Sites

Additional camps for National Guard mobilization include Guard units at Washington Waco Fort Worth and Houston Texas Fort Sill Oklahoma Deming New Mexico and Linda Vista California approved as new training sites for mobilization plans.

Washington Waco Fort Worth Houston Tex Fort,Sill

Government-only injunctions under Sherman act rule

Washington report notes the Supreme Court ruling that injunctions against labor unions under the Sherman anti trust law may be issued only by the government and not by private persons.

Washington Supreme Court

Arizona State News Highlights June Events and Local Industry

June rounds up events from the Globe Ocean-to-Ocean Highway Association meeting and Red Cross Week to the Elks Prescott reunion. Mines in Jerome resume, new laws take effect, and copper output poised for a peak. Prominent deaths, military calls, legal verdicts, and major mining developments fill the region’s picture.

Woman Recovers After Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

Mrs Augustus Baughman of Enchant Pennsylvania describes long suffering from crying spells and nervous trouble. After trying doctors she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and regained health and strength to do all her work. She urges others to seek the same remedy and offers free confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts.

Lydia E. Pinkham Augustus Baughman Enchant

Cuticura Skin Care Ad Promises Improvement

On rising and retiring gently smear the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash off Ointment in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Continue this treatment for ten days and note the change in your skin. Free sample by mail with Book Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.

Cuticura Dept. L Boston

His Suspicions Aroused

Mrs Gwendolyn Van Style And Griffin debate proper etiquette as a card is offered. Griffin asks about watching for a gentleman and whether to stay in the drawing room, while Mrs Van Style And instructs him to wait only until she descends.

Gwendolyn van Style Griffin G. van S

Man Declares No Self Deception In Self Potament

A speaker asserts that a man cannot fool himself by lying to himself, arguing that self deception is an impossible act and that personal honesty must prevail in judgment.

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