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The Benson signal., 1916-06-24
ALL TANGLED UP IN "13'S"
Little Iowa Girl Finds Herself in Pres
ident's Glass and Writes Him
About It.

Des Moines, lathe number 13 is
the mystic link that has drawn little
Nettie Maxine Renner of this city
into the ken of President Woodrow
Wilson, and the fatalistic number has
brought the "13" baby letter from the
president. which the president signed
himself with his 13-letter name.
The little Thirteen Girl' was born
January 13. 1918; her home is on Thir-
teenth street.
A savings bank account was started
with $13. and her bank book is num-
bered 13,493. Sixteen were invited to
her first birthday party and only
thirteen came.
On January 13, 1916. she wrote to
President Wilson, with her mothers
aid, and told him about her entangle-
ment in 1873. Because the number
figures pretty big in the president s
affairs. he wrote a personal letter to
the little Thirteen Girl"
The Benson signal., 1916-06-24
ECONOMY.

"You spend entirely too much money
That simple little frock Mrs. Smythe
wore last night looked great deal
better than that elaborate gown of
yours"
'Of course it did, my DEAR" replied
his wife sweetly. "That simple little
frock, as you call it, cost three hun
dred dollars, while mine cost only a
hundred and fifty"
well, for the love of Mike, go out
and buy one about twice as elaborate
as the one you've got. Maybe you
can get it for nothing"
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tered eight meters. then nine meters.
and quickly mounted to IA meters.
We were safe. What a feeling of re-
lief to know that an impenetrable
wall of water protected us now from
the destroyer. Our hearts, that had
almost stopped beating, began to send
the warm blood again through our
veins. Our boat sank deeper and
deeper, responding to every move
ment of the rudder as faithful horse
does to the rein. We were now 80
meters under the surface.
I'VE could still hear the crash of
the shells overhead. l looked at the
man at the wheel and pointed upward
with my thumb, smiling all the while
He smiled back at me.
Suddenly we were thrown head
long in all directions. The subma-
rine trembled like wounded animal.
For a few seconds we were uncon.
scious and our heads and shoulders
and all our bones ached.
What has happened? Is it all over
with us? Did we hit mine?
Then the men reported that every
thing was in excellent shape. No
leaks were found.
THE submarine, however, was at
almost right angles.
Captain, there's something
wrong said the lieutenant. We are
caught in net, and attached to the
upper part of the net are mines. This
is enough to drive man crazy
Bored Right Through.
Don't lose your nerve, l shouted
Well get out of this. Keep the sub
marine submerged. Back up and then
with all the power of our engines,
go ahead. But don't rise an inch.
Remember the mines above U.S.
1.-The engines worked perfectly. The
submarine, when she moved forward,
bored right into the net and tore 1t
into bits. and as our splendid little
craft responded again to the helm we
gave a shout of Joy. for we knew that
we had extricated ourselves.
"'Go DEEPER l cried. Go down to
thirty METERS
II sat down and held my aching
head in my hands. My brain seemed
to be whirling like a windmill.
Needles seemed to be sticking in my
forehead and there was a roaring in
my ears which tried to stop by plac.
ing my hands over them.
1T was some time before l was
able to think clearly and then / rec
ognized the fact that we had gone
deep enough just in time. The en-
emy had no doubt figured that we
would alight right INTO the net, which
would explode the mines and ami
hilate US. AS it was we passed di,
rectly under the net, so that the
mines exploded in the direction of
least resistance, doing no more dam.
age than to knock us unconscious mo-
mentarily.
Il am willing to let the enemy
think he got us, but l pray that we
will never have another such expe.
rience. Once was enough. 1t was a
nerve-racking ordeal, which we never
can forget"
The Benson signal., 1916-06-24
Adventure of the German U-2O2
Is Described by Its Com
mander.
CAUGHT IN NET; ESCAPES
Fiees British Destroyer and Sub
merues, Only to Be Hooked In
Meshes, Which She Breaks
at Full Speed.

Berlin.-A sensational episode of
submarine warfare is told by Captain
Commandant Freiherr Spiegel in the
Diary of U-202," which has just been
published by August Scherl, in Berlin.
It gives some idea of the dangers en-
countered and tells how the U-202 was
caught in a net but managed to ex.
1T was three minutes after six
O'Clock and In half an hour it would
be sunrise" writes Captain Spiegel.
Sky and sea were enveloped in a
dark. gray mist and no horizon was
visible. Suddenly my glasses dis
cernef a dark shadow, which came
like ghost out of the mist. Gradu
ally the shadow took more definite
FORM saw dark hull, mast, and
then one. two, three and four tunnels
1t was a torpedO-boat destroyer.
II gave the alarm and shouted the or.
der 'Submerge at once Quickly the wa
ter began rushing into the tanks, and
then it seemed an almost interminable
interval until the tanks were filled and
the submarine began to sink. Never
In my life did the seconds pass so
slowly The destroyer, of course, had
sighted us and came speeding on with
all the power of her 0,000-horsepower
engines. Her forward guns began fir
ing at us.
Shells Fall All Around.
Great God! l hope they do not hit
us. One single shot and we are lost.
Our tower was now almost submerged,
but could still see the dark shadow
drawing nearer. The shells were fall
ing all around us. and as they dropped
in the water they made noise like a
hammer coming down with full force
on a steel plate.
"One shot came so near that it lift.
ed our boat half way above the sur.
face of the water. Another shot and
he will surely strike us.
SLOWLY we sank, and then the SUBJ
marine responded to the movement
of the deep-sea rudder and we dived
quickly.
"The red-glObed electric lights
showed that our manometer regis
The Benson signal., 1916-06-24
Pay for Civil War Mules.

Butte, Mont.-"A war settlement
warrant" for 1886, signed by Secretary
of the Treasury w. G. McAdoo. is in
possession now of the heirs of Samuel
H Pipes in payment for Is Missouri
mules which the government requisi
toned from him in the Civil war Eff
forts to collect for the mules had been
made by Pipes for 40 years, according
to attorneys for the claimants. Pipes
died here six years ago.
The Benson signal., 1916-06-24
Germans Come Out of Shelters
After French Pass and
Attack Rear.
FIND THEMSELVES IN A TRAP
Search of Captured Wood Reveals Nu-
merous Hiding Places Where Ger
mans Still Held Out-MarveIs
of Field Fortifications.

Behind the French Front in Cham
pagne.-The French troops that made
big dent in the German line Just
west of Berry-au-Bac and not far from
Rheims more than year ago, and
who had chafed under the necessity
of marking time there ever since, espe-
cially since the battle of Verdun be-
gan, were allowed the satisfaction re-
Gently of attacking little wood the
Germans still held there between the
Aisne and the little town of Ville-au-
Bois. This diversion developed an ac-
tion OF considerable Importance that
did not get into official communique.
1t has been described in the press by
staff officer.
Wood Strongly Fortified.
The wood, strongly fortified by the
Germans, made it impossible, so long
as ne Teutons held it, for the French
to rectify and properly to consolidate
their front at that point When the
attack upon Verdun developed great
proportions it was decided to prepare
this operation, both as a desirable i'm.
provement of the French position and
as a diversion. What would have been
considered an unprecedented concen.
tration of artillery both heavy guns
and field pieces, before the Verdun op-
erations was effected Immediately be.
hind the front, while the infantry bur.
rowed deeper and deeper into their
underground Shelters Orders were
given for the opening of fire at seven
o'clock on the morning of April 25.
and the fire increased in rapidity and
intensity until four o'clock in the aft.
ernoon. the Germans replying feebly
until the entire wood was being swept
and symptoms of an approaching at
tack became apparent. Then their
heavy pieces from the heights of Cra.
onne began heavy shelling Of
the trenches from which an attack
might have been supposed to orig
mate.
The French infantry, we'll protected
from. this shelter in their deepened
The Benson signal., 1916-06-24

DI EuwIn I1eaLn oi AduSao Nlty.
eighty eight years old. and rival of
Colonel Roosevelt in fame as an ex-
plorer. discovered the river in Bra.:::l
which bears his name, and is the only
North American outside of former
President Roosevelt for whom South
American river has been named Doc
tor Heath is life member of the
Royal Geographical society and al
though he has given up explorations in
favor of his practice as a physician
in his home city. he is still known and
honOred by geographers everywhere.
The Benson signal., 1916-06-24
NOT ASHAMED OF HIS NAME
Boy Attending Church Answers Ques-
tion Asked by Pastor in Announ-
cling Text of His Sermon.

my text this morning." began Rev
erend Doctor Fourthly, lis part of
tie 9th verse of the thirty-second
chapter of Genesis: What is thy
name?'"
He repeated it with more empha-
sis:
4" What is thy name?'"
Roger Gunther Stapleford!" shout
ed the earnest little boy in the front
balcony seat, surprised that noboda
else responded.
The Benson signal., 1916-06-24
HOW TO TREAT DANDRUFF
itching Scalp and Falling Hair With
Cuticura. Trial Free.

On retiring touch spots of dandruff
and itching with Cuticura Ointment.
Next morning shampoo with Cuticurs
Soap and hot water. A clean, healthy
scalp means good hair and freedom, in
most cases, from dandruff, itching,
burning, crustings and scalings.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Benson signal., 1916-06-24
swarmine Fees Broke Up School.

Oakland, Cal.-Forty schoolchildren
were held prisoners half a day at
Langworth school. near here, by a
buzzing swarms of bees which chose a
corner of the room as their resting
place. They stung Miss Ida Warford.
the teacher. when she went to inves-
tigate and finally forced her to dis
miss school for the day
The Benson signal., 1916-06-24
PAINS IN SIDE
and BACK
How Mrs. Kelly Suffered and
How She was Cured.
Burlington, Visit was very irreg-
ular, and had pains in my side and back,

but after taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vege table Com
pound Tablets and
using two bottles OF
the Sanative Wash
I am fully convinced
that ] am entirely
cured of these trou-
bles, and feel better
oil over. / know
your remedies have
coma Y0n worlds ~
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SoIicitude.

"Of course, you admire the dove Of
peace"
VERY much. But l don't know
whether / care to see it tiourishing
around under present perilOus cOndi-
tions and running the risk of becom-
ing extinct"
The Benson signal., 1916-06-24
FRECKLES F
Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These
TJplv SnOtR.

There's no longer the slightest need of
feeling ashamed of your freckles. as the
prescription othine-double strcngth-is
guaranteed to remove these homely spots
Simply get an ounce Of othine-double
strength-from your druggist. and apply
little of it night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckes
have begun to disappear, while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. 1t is seldom
that more than one ounce is needed to COM
petely clear the skin and gain a beautiful
clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength
othine, as this is sold under guarantee of
money back if it fails to remove fleckles.-
Adv.
The Benson signal., 1916-06-24
Chanuinu Mans.

Church-Maps of Greenland have
shown it to be about 10000 square
miles larger than formerly believed.
Gotham-Great guns! Has Green
land been carrying on a successful
war?-New York Mail
The Benson signal., 1916-06-24
Flies for Theater Admission.

Bentonville Ark - One hundred
dead flies or ten cents is the price of
admission to the moving picture the
ater here. Indications are that with
In very short time flies will be an
npbncwn Quantity IN the community.
The Benson signal., 1916-06-24
Profitable.

''I don't see how the railroads can
afford to give such low rates to COM
muters."
That's easy They make their
money on the servants who are con.
tinually coming and going"
The Benson signal., 1916-06-24
Second Edition.

Second Edition.
Blox-Do you think Doctor Third
ly's sermons are as good as they were
ten years ago?
Knox-Sure. They are just the
same now as he used then.
The Benson signal., 1916-06-24
Their Use.

'Is it true that battles are being
won in Europe with cigarettes?" asked
the refOrmer
ooh, no." answered the contributor
to a tobacco fund. "Cigarettes are
merely used in the trenches to make
a policy of 'watchful waiting more
endurable."
The Benson signal., 1916-06-24
Not Harmonizinu.

"The man l am engaged to has been
terribly wild, but is going to turn over
a new leaf"
Don't trust such a bad color
scheme. Rosy futures seldom grow
or purple paStS"
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IF YOU OR ANY FRIEND

Suffer with Rheumatism or Neuritis, acute OF
chronic, write for my FREE BOOK on Rheuma
tism--Its Cause and Cure. Most ondertul boob
ever written, it's absolutely FREE. Jesse A
Case, Dept. G. W., BrocktOn, Mass.-Adv.
The Benson signal., 1916-06-24

Don't be misled. Ask for Red Cross
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes.
At al! good grocers. Adv.
The Benson signal., 1916-06-24
Unfortunate Tree.

UnTOFtUnatE rec.
Church-He says he has family
tree.
Gotham-I'n bet it's a eucalyptus,
then
The Benson signal., 1916-06-24
The Cause.

Mr.. Fish-What was the cause Of
your husbands demise?
Widow F'ish-The hookworm!
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important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy fo1
infants and children, and see that it
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or purple pasts."
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FAIRVIEW.

Farmers are busy getting their
spring blowing done. :
Herbert Smith spent Sunday with
home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Mckinney, of Ma
sontown; were. visiting relatives at
this place Sunday;
Miss Ethel .Rtggleman visited her
aunt, Mrs..AnnH Turner, the latter
part OF last week.
\ SAINT McKtnneysbought q COW OF L.
L. Moran one1dayS last week.
Miss afrie iTrickett visited Miss
Grace Barn asturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Riggleman. visited
at Fleming Browns Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Collins and
children spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. William Smith. sE
/. Mr.. and Mrs. Josh Hawley;4of Beth
ilehem, visited the latterst father
Henry Riggleman, Sunday.
Ed Richards and familysspent Sun
day with the formers mather, Mrs.
Jennie Richardson.
Spelling school was we'll attended
at this place last Wednesday night.
Ed. Collins bought a horse of Elthu
Barn recently.
Henry Riggleman is not improving
very much.
Thereswere some from here attend
ed THE exhibition at Gainesville satur-
day night
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other patients rooms while u re h9s-
pftah The Sun PnFlor is provided tpr
the & 81 Gu conv0lescet patfente.
10. The hospital will not ne re
Isponsfbl8 tor my yaiuab1es except
when left 81 the otficas
II. T~heShoBpttaI wtIlRnotSbe}TesponS
,sfb1e Tor any vafuables except when
feffsfnFthefotfice.
I'll. TheEpublics can be 0 tsreal as;
ststanceftol the hospital by making the
import ofithese rules understood.
-
The following rules govern visitors
to the wards OF the. hospital:
1. Persons having friends In the
wards may call daily between the
hours, off, and 4 in the afternoon and
Tito Bsinlthe Atpatient VIII
not be- allowed more than two visit.
.ors at iaStime. In cases where the pa
,tients are dangerously I'LL, permission
will be- given the immediate relatives
or friends to visit them. and these
visits will 1ot4be restricted to the reg,
uIar hours for visiting. Passes TO
visit friends. may be secured at the
Office, these passes must be surren-
dered to the nurse on duty in the
ward at the time of the visit.
3. visitors must observe perfect or
der and propriety while in the hos
pitaI; must converse with no patient
save the one for whom. the pass was
secured; must not stop or8lciter IN
the halls; offices or on the stairway,
and must leave the building promptly
at the end OF the Visiting hour.
g.. Nc visitor may. remain during the
night in the hospital. without permits.
sion0from the Office.
a. No drink. food or medicine shall
be furnished to the patients by their
friends; they must be left with the
nurse In charge, and II approved by the
physician, will be given to the patient.
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AaAINsr noNpss
It ig7f,frther ordered that the SaIdsbaI
nj NAV IA yoted unmarked In the man.

It igTffrther ordered that the said ball
lot may bei voted and marked In the
lner prescribed bylaw.
It IN further ordered3b y thisSC Court mat
this order bsspubiished E~tiroughout h
said District thlrtys(3plfdays atileast be-,
Ifora2said vote tSstaken. as follows:
T1e1 Clerk OF this Court shall cause as
many copies Of this order to be made or;
printed ~ may b6f1eceasary nd sign the
same dAiagstAltSfoFt gpostto one Of
officS. soneloGsaIdicopIe fhejfront door.
OF thesc outtsH ousegof eaid Marion Coun-s
ty, andEshalIa deliver the other copies to
1the sheriff. OF aaidsMarion County, who
shall forthwith post one of said copies in
a conspicuous place at each voting place
in said District. The said Sheriff
shall make his return showing that such
order and copies thereof were duly. posted,
which shall be recorded by the Clerk OF
lthts Court in the, order book of this Court.
and tho Court doth further order and de
rect that a copy OF this order signed by
its Clerk shall be published once eactl
weeks for four successive weeks In the
following newspapers. published II, said
Marion County, prior to the date OF said
election, namely.
Tho FaIrmont Times and The West Vir-
ginian. and the certificate Of the Editor
or publisher OF each of said papers under
oath showing the publication thereof;
shall be recorded by the Clerk OF this
Court in the Order Book Of this Court.
1t is further ordered that the Clerk OF
this Court do forthwith prepare poll
books, ballots. etc.. as may be necessary
for the purpose OF taking and certifying
said special election; same to be deItv-.
cred By him to the said Commissioners
Of election.
It Is further ordered that. in the event
OF the electorate OF said District at said.
Special Election. authorizing the issu-
ance of aid bonds. that the President Of
this Court be. and he is hereby authorized
and directed to execute the bonds OF aid
Lincoln District for and in the name Of
the said District. and to sign the same
as the President OF his Court. and the
Clerk of this Court Is hereby directed and
authorized TO 1c~ountersign said bonds and
attach the seal of this Court thereto.
which said bonds shall be by the Prcsi-
dent of this Court sold and delivered to
1.-The purchasers thereof upon receipt by
him OF the proceeds thereof as provided
in Section Five Of Chapter Eight Of the
Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia.
Second Extraordinary Session. 1915; said
bonds shall be sold and disposed OF to the
best advantage OF the said District IN
such manner as the said President OF this
Court may deem best. but in no event
shall said bonds be disposed Of for less
than their face or par value. Said Bonds
so to be issued, shall be serial-coupon
bonds or the several, denominations Oh
$4,000, $4,000 and 100000, respective
liz. but not to exceed in the aggre-
gate $3.50, 900 and shall be issued and da-,
ted as Of the first day. OF June, 1915, n
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SPECIAL NOTICES


at sits intersection with the Buffalo Pike,
thence up Dunkard Mill Run road to the
forks of the road, n distance OF $500
feet.
10. Plum Run Road: Beginning at its
Intersection with the Buffalo Pike, thence
up Plum Run Road to the forks OF
the road at McCle1land's store a distance
of Is. 900 feet.
Said roads and pixies are to be subject
to any revision or changes necessary to
make suitable grades and to cut out the
curves.
we further petition and request that
your Honorable Body appoint the follow
Ing named freeholders and legal voters
within the said magisterial district OF
Lincoln, to act as an advisory committee
to your Honorable Body In all matters
relating to said road Improvement. In
Guiding the sale of said bonds. the en-
ployment of engineers. determining the
kinds of roads to be built and materials
to BE used. granting OF contracts. ap-
prevail OF work and materials used. etc:
the names OF which Committee IRE as fol-
lows: to-wtt:
!. W. q. Maple. G. H. Musgrave, l. H.
Wilcox. Benjamin Ainmons. Harry Mar
tin,. w. L. Shaver. J.. D. Victor, William
F.. Sandy. Sidney Hess and ]. L. Hess.
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oospoasatsaeasd,b,t IS s ssaad eS fSS ~ I sfsss
t.ss a,s,Sgutppesaa y .tSt ~ pEas,dsr IN ans
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this County ~ a.a-sst Y s sSSSg ~ ssFfo,
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snals, p, ,Sse .asse rs4SntisSeb bonds .shaii
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N taxing such poll shah be the anne as
those used Tor Voting for oflceta FOR
County and pistEicE purpc1es and ana1t
shsFS printed therepn the foflnwihE wurds.
Mankty&
asbeeiaf Road Bond E1eett6nyi h Lfncoin
District he'd 81 EoEdeFs Eof Tho County
Court ofg Marion CountysN Wet Xirgtnta:
7aafd8C Court on thSS3T day q March. 1915
in8ccmplIanceSw1E tho petition u fifty
Observation-Disclosures $0fgsaid, District.
.hleds wfthItheSc6 Court praying fort special
7eIection& to authorize the issuance OF
ibonds&to the 1nionnt4o ffs6a1.oo to9tm-
prove certain mAtnSEpubtfeSroads OF said
District. according 10 the laws Of tbs
,statSF ofSwestSvirrfnfaE
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