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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1917
Page
3
The Sixty Fifth Congress ends its war session with little dissent and declares it the most remarkable in parliamentary history. It highlights passage of the war declaration against Germany and extensive funding measures including a $21.89 billion appropriations package and a $2.535 billion war tax bill, plus massive bonds and credits for allied nations and domestic war needs.
The special war session saw measures including a declaration of war on Germany on April 6, $15.538 billion in war bonds, $14.39 billion in war appropriations and contracts, $7 billion in war loans to the Allies, and a selective draft for 10 million men. It also approved the espionage and embargo provisions, a $2.235 billion revenue bill, the food control bill, trading with the enemy act, and the soldiers and sailors insurance bill.
Havre reports Belgium government releases gray book denying German claims that Belgian civilians attacked troops in 1914. The document asserts 40,000 to 50,000 Belgian houses were destroyed by German forces.
London Oct. machinists mate Perente on bail after pleading not guilty to manslaughter in the death of dockyard laborer Plummer who died from a jaw blow on September 8. He was remanded by a Queenstown magistrate. Perente said he did not mean to injure his friend.
A British white paper reports a Hague agreement with Germany and the Netherlands to care for 16,000 prisoners of war including combatants and civilians. The plan covers internment costs, camp upkeep, medical care, and rations. It also allows German medical staff formerly from Tsingtao to return to Germany by sea if the U S permits.
Arizona notes report several developments including a planned customs smelter at Patagonia, mine work suspensions, and a push to restore copper output for the munitions division. States Army bonds, local strikes, and mining gains are cited along with public notices and notable deaths.
In Washington the gallery boy notices that the House rarely has a quorum with many members absent. Despite passing major measures the five billion dollar deficiency bill the war risk insurance bill and the large bonds and certificate measure hardly see more than 60 to 75 members on the floor. The scene is described as a naive display of congressional behavior drawing casual visitors remarks. Illness and business are blamed for the widespread absences amid an off year for elections.
The U S National Museum in Washington displays a major collection donated by George B. McClellan of Princeton University. It includes nine swords, with a gold mounted piece from Boston citizens dated 1863 and inscribed scabbard text, plus two Civil War swords and several Mexican War tokens and personal relics.
The White House uses a confidential clerical corps to sort and preread daily mail for President Wilson. Important letters are briefed with a typewritten synopsis and surfaced to the president or cabinet officers, while many missives are formal or requests that are answered or filed.
Italian airmen in three planes flew from Langley Field near Newport News to Washington in under two hours covering about 120 miles at 7000 feet. The Capron bombing aircraft carried ten passengers and impressed Army and Navy officers as well as members of Congress with its performance. The spectacle underscored the gap between American aviation and European aviation, prompting House and Senate observers to acknowledge Europe’s lead.
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