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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1917
Page
3
A British submarine disabled in Prussian waters captured a mine layer, sowed mines, and lured four destroyers to their deaths while two more were sunk by the sub. The raid, described by the officer, ended with the crew escaping under air attack and earning the Victoria Cross and Military Cross.
Norman McClintock, a Pittsburgh naturalist and ornithologist, is shown with a movie camera to photograph birds. He camps near nests for hours in all weather and uses a ticking metronome in his tent so the birds ignore the shutter sound.
Eleutherios Venizelos argues Greece aligns with the Entente against King Constantine and autocracy. He links U S entry to a broader fight for democratic principles, predicts monarchy’s divine right will fail as Russia’s system falls. He cites unity with Serbia, opposition to Germany, and the coming democratic peace under a league of nations. The piece closes with a stray note on tungsten properties.
A compilation from British, French and German communiques outlines battles and advances on multiple fronts. It notes Allied gains, German setbacks, and heavy air losses with figures for prisoners and ships sunk. The report mentions French and British front developments and Turkish Armenian actions amid the war.
The Navy in Utah completes an 800 man quota. At Hastings Colorado the Victor mine disaster yields 67 bodies after 120 miners perished in an April explosion. E Jacob Crull of Roundup Montana dies in Indiana after poison intake. Marshal Joffre recalls the Marne victory before Chicago crowds. Tucson salesman James Ray Gibson dies on Apache Trail. Star Daley alias Ashmore, alleged deserter, captured in Mesa. mob later hangs him in Phoenix.
Naval board says submarine problem solved and the draft will be enforced nationwide. British commission welcomed in the House. Four more seized German ships to be ready for sea this month. U.S. loan demand may greatly exceed subscriptions at current rate. Plans set to send U S army base hospitals to France. National guard men to attend officers training camps not before May 21. Anthracite coal prices judged unwarranted. supply adequate for next season says FTC. Second loan to Great Britain noted.
Report lists eighteen survivors arriving in Liverpool while Japan may send a war commission to the United States. It notes deaths from measles in London, a war loans plan for France and Italy, and wage increases for English munition workers. Various war, political, and social items fill the dispatch.
Robert Wilder James Swanney and John Townsend captured medals in Pueblo Colorado at the second annual YMCA water carnival held in the association pool. Arthur Redfern a famed former jockey was critically injured in a New York automobile overturn incident. William Gotelli aims for 150 holes in one day as Portland Golf Club’s top golfer. Wrestling may join Rocky Mountain conferences next year with Denver University coach Granville Johnson pushing the plan. Automobile sociability tour details finalized by Colorado Springs Chamber and the group left for Tulsa on May 8.
Excavations on Beloj and Maria Teresa streets in Mexico City uncover fifty five Aztec tile pieces. A murder verdict in Coleman Texas fixes five years. Hawaii faces a food supply crisis amid war pressures. Rev Henry Lyman Morehouse dies in New York at 83. Palestine Jewish community fears massacre per B nai B rith telegram.
Mrs. Jennie Moyer of Lima Ohio says she recovered from displacement after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sonative Wash. She notes two months of treatment restored her health and helped other women she aided as a midwife. She invites letters for advice.
A writer from the American Bay urges children to pick squash bugs cucumber beetles potato bugs slugs and worms at dawn. They should drop pests into boiling water, patrol the garden three mornings weekly and avoid noon work to prevent escapees. The effort promises bountiful harvests and warns that talkative people think little.
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