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Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-24
Coffee Market.

NEW YORK, March 2S--coFFBE-Th
market for coffee futures was quiet to-
day. but prices ruled higher In sympathy
with continued steadlness In Brazil and
on moderate demand from trade
sources. The opening was unchanged 20
2 points lower. but there was very lit
tie coffee for sale and prices soon firmed
up with July advancing to sl0c while
September sold as high as soc, during
the afternoon. There was a little ESuro-
pean buying on this advance and the
market doesed at a net gain OF 10 10
lb points for the day, Sales, 1900 bags;
March. 7.s5c April. soc; May s.03o
June. soc; July. s.llc: August. s.i5c Sep
tomber, s20c October. S.24c November
s2sc; December, s.32,; January. s.S5c;
February. s.S9c.
Spot coffee steady; Rio Is, csc; Santos
4s iOiAc. Cost and freight market was
reported about unchanged on the average
with quotations for Santos n ranging
around l0:85diO 4Oc on London credits.
The official cables reported no change
In mireis prices and "A decline OF i-6d In
Rio exchange on London. Rio cleared
20 600 bags. and Santos. $4,000 bags. for
New York with the figures indicating
still larger cleaTances for Europe.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-24

FLORENCE ACREAGE.
II ACRES inside city limits of Florence;
some fruit and about six acres in al
fAlfa; balance OF land all tillable; small
house, barn, etc. This can be bought
for $500 per acre IL taken this month
Possession given at once.
o Neils Real Estate e. Insurance Agency.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-24
Metal Market.

NEW YORK, March 23.-METALS-
Lead, 81 81 bid. spelter. not quoted. Cop
per. steady; electrolytic, nearby, 12s .O0q
firm and unchanged Tin, quiet; spot
SO .OO6tJO %.
Al London: Spot copper. Els; futures
clio; slectrolytic RiB. Spot tin, RlG 81 ,
futures e1si Lead. cb 2s "a. spelter
e9l
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curities and American shares on the
Stock market were dull and barely
steady on q light volume OF business to-
day.
SIIvER-Bar IND per ounce.
MoNBY-tpth per cent
DISCOUNT RATEs-Short bills and
three months, 81 per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-24

NEW YORK. March @-pRY ooops
Staple ginghams were advanced a half
cent a yard TO Sc. the highest price
reached In recent years. Raw SILK was
easier. Jobbers reported q rood trade.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-24

OMAHA. March 23-Bank clearings to-
spending daS Last year S.Sl7, ,l11.A
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OH md Rnain.

SAVANNAH. Ga. March 2S -TIrRPEN-
TINE-steady: 6ha62c; sales io7 bbls'
shipments, none; stock, S0'0 bbls.
ROSIN-Firm; sales, $50 bhls.: receipts,
4b8 bbis shipments. none; stock, S,Tsl
bbls Quotations: A. y. G. d. -. NS;
G. II, l. $40; X. NJ. S5.25; N, S5.sB; w. q.
A. 70. WV eb60
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-24

NEW YORK, March %. EVAP-
DRAFTED APPLES-Aarket, dull. fancy
7l4ns c; choice, 5Au6hc. prime, 5AQ6A,c
DRIED FRUlTS-Prunes easy, Cali
foruia. td1lhc; oregon. 7Ld9Atc Apri-
cots. quiet; choice. )ANl0ci extra choice.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-24

II takes but q minute of time 10 save
dollars when you read rhS Be- want Ad
columns,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-24

NEW YORK, March 23.--COTTON-
Spot. steady; middlinG uplands. l2.OOc;
sales. 800 bales.
Futures opened barely steady May,
IL 94c; July i2.06c: October. l213c: De
cember, l230c: January. i2.S5e.
Tho cotton market closed steady at a
net loss OF TO " points.
Cotton futures closed steady: May
II Ssc. July 12.O8c October, 1214c, De-
eember, nj CSC: January. 12S2c.
L1VERPOOL-COTTO - Steady: good
mlddllng. s.05d; middlinE, 7.7Sd low mid
ding. 7.52d: sales. 1000 bales.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-24

BUYER.

Is head OF young mares. Il In fosl. all
well matched. ages from 6 to &; last Of
the estate. All my good young brood
mares. also fresh milch cows and
fused. Call IA s. 24th 81. Lady owner
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-24

iOhdiIc; fancy, 1i%Glec. Peaches. quiet
choice. 5itc; extra choice, bhc; fancy, SIC.
Raisins, steady; loose muscatels, SAgIc;
9hdf10Mc
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-24
OMAHA GENERAL MARKET.
Wholesale Prices for Produce
Charged by Omaha Dealers,

BUTTER-No. ! creamery, In cartons.
PoULTRY-Hens, lsc; ROSTERS, &c:
geese. lac; turkeys. lSc per pound.
CHEESE-Imported Swiss, &c. domes-
tic, SAC; block. SOC; twins, l91Aci daisies.
blue Label brlok, iSlsc; lim6urEer. ne; i'm.
ported French Rogusfort CSC.
oYsTERS-Cheeapeshe. PCT gal: stand.
Sn Ssf ns nssSndsESs sssHt' SIssssrn esess ,so Sc!
counts, slS5; Blue Points. tl.se per 100.
FISH-Fresh. per lb.: Catfish. Tic; hal
SGt SS:k iSc ass sSmqS gsa o drppes req sssppf
IIIs SSTTlas, ns5s5. tsSSi iIs Iso. WITS: G,:
OdlOc. Smoked. per ID: White, ilc. Kip
pered, per ID: Salmon. lie; Flnnan had
dies. 12c; roe shad. SOC each; shad roe,
W BEEFPNo. ribs. 9oMc; No. 2 ribs.
lsIEc; No. ribs. i7lGc. No. chucks 11hc;
No. chucks, me; No. ehucks, lie, No.
isisc. No rounds, I5ile; No. 2 rounds
l5c; No. 3 rounds, i4%c. No. plates, l0c;
No. 2 plates, sAc; No. 8 plates. e1sc
Fruit and vegetable prices furnished by
FRUi UiTs-orenges: sunklst, e!s. .25e
box; sos. s2:7b box; s6s ts box; iSs. !AE
box; lSos. $50 ,t box; lIes; 2Sss; gas: S;Ib
del Bowl, SOOs 9GOs, 8 box Silver Cord.
N.5O box. Grapefruit. s6s, t276 box; 46s,
SO box; 5ls, $3.50 box; CAS-, s0s, - box. Ba-
nanas Medium size, $l50Ql.76 bunch;
medium sizes jumbos. s, ooQ2S bunehi
regular size Juinbos, s2b0dl2.7b bunch; ex-
ira large jumbos, s30O03.25 bunch; mann
moth Jumbos, $S.50a3.76 bunch. Cranber-
ries. si2 barrel Dates: Dromedary, San
crate; stuffed. s175 box; Fard, 10 ID. Figs:
| New, Soc box. Apples: Ben Davis Bech-
tells. In barrels, - barrel; Ben Davis
other varieties In barrels. t36O barrel
| Shield Brand Wine Saps A.50 barrel
Idaho Ben Davis. in boxes; $50 box
| maineH N.75 box; extra fancy Wine Saps
| 81 box; Iowa State Greenings, N.b0 box
! Arkansas Blacks $3.50 box. Strawberries
\ 24-plnt cases, 1915 case.
NUTS-Peanuts No. raw. 6lAc pound
| No. / roasted. SC pound: Jumbo raw. ShS
/ pound; Jumbo, roasted. 9lac pound. Pc
\ cans: i31kc pound; Jumbo, l7ho pound
| Filberts: i5c pound. Mixed nuts: lb'
pound.
/ MIsCELLANEoUs-H Comb. 1911
crate; Airline, $50 case. Popcorn. No. {
rice. &c pound; 40 l-pound packages. SIS
case.
! VEGETABLES Onions: Red. yellow, 3,
pound: Spanish, 81 q crate; white. S26
crate. Lettuce 81 dozen. Brussel sprouts
3Oc pound Cabbage. 25fc pound. new, b
pound Rhubarb: $3.50 box. Cauliflower
carrots turnlps. parsley. SOC dozen, OLE
I beets, carrots. turnlps, parsnips, 'bagoes
&c pound Potatoes Minnesota white, 81
! bushei. Colorado white. 81. % bushel. Min
nesota Red River Ohios S.4O bushel
Sweet Potatoes. Delawares, 81. 20 hamper
California. N.75 hamper. Celery: A-dCzei
| crates. G.25 crate: 6-dozen crates. - 7
crate. S-dozen crate, 40 crate. Oniol
Sets: Yellow. $3.50 bushel; red. % crate.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-24
New York Money MARKET.

STERLING EXCHANGE Slxty-dAy
bills, S472i demand, A76ak; cables, All.
sIi.VER-Bar. 59Nc: Mexican dollars.
f6hc.
BoNDs-Government. steady; railroad.
steady.
TIME LoANs-4steady; sixty days 1lt0
per cent; ninety days. 2AU3 per cent;
six months 8G5h per cent.
CALI MONEY-Steady; high. per
cent: low, Ia per cent; ruling rate,
per cent; last loan. 2 per cent closing
bid. ~ per cent; offered at per cent.
Closing quotations on bonds today were
fDlinxUas
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Observation-Disclosures
MUST SELL HARNESS.

MUST SELL HARNESS.
s. 100 worth OF double harness to close
out at a discount OF one-third from reg
ular price: 81 900 worth OF single har-
ness 10 close out at one-half regular
price. Harness shipped subject TO In
spection. If not satisfied. money will
be refunded.
JOHNSON -DANFoRTH CO,
l52g-3l-33 ~ 10Th St. Near Clark St
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-24
Omaha Hay Market.

OMAHA, March 23.-PRAIRIE HAY
Choice upland. 50 90; No. 1. IS. OOas so: No.
2 80 .QOdS 90; No. 3. - 0Jq5. co. choice mid
land, 500; No !, 81 sogls 90; No. 2. IS .Ooa
80: No. 3, S3.OOGl6. 90; choice lowland, 81 90;
No. !. s. 6Ods 80; No. ?. AO0a5 90; No. 3.
s. .OOdAO0.
STRAW - Choice wheat, IS .0O96. 50:
choice oat or rye, S5 O0Q6.5O.
ALFALFA-Choice. SlI .O0ltii 90; No /,
so .Opqil 90; No. 3 3l.OOa6.OO with no
buypFa
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-24


Dundee.
Take Advantage of the Future
rise In value Don't envy the man
who got I'm on the ground floor"
You take fewer chances today than
the man who bought 10 years ago.
The city Is growing TO the west at a
rapid rate.
Safe to Buy and Build
in Happy Hollow and Dundee's new
est addition, because II Is west, and
the building restrictions assure good
houses. preventing your neighbor from
building In such way as to de-
preciate your property.
Don't Miss This Opportunity
but select a lot In one of these addi-
tions and start now by becoming an
owner OF real estate where values are
bound TO increase.
Easy Terms
One-tenth cash and / per cent OF
purchase price. payable monthly. Call
or phone us. and we will gladly fur
nish plats with prices and show you
the property at your convenience.
George & Company,
Tel d. 756. SO2 City Nat. Bank Bldg.
DUNDEE bungalow of SIX rooms ana
sleeping porch; almost new; hot water
heat occupied by owner; lot E0x185.
Phone Walnut 3O2.
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REAL ESTATE-SUBuRBAN
Benson.

Benson.
START YOUR HOME IN BENSON!
BUY THIS LOT!
1000 down and 5000 per month; price
$4,000; size, 60x12S; located on Locust
St between Clark and Burnham;, not
far from school and car line. Geo. r.
Wright. Bee office. Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-24
REAL ESTATE WANTED
REAL ESTATE-BUS. PRoPTY

O. FEET. 18th St. oiss. from viaduct.
$500 McCagle Inv. Co. McCague Bldg.
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FARM AND RANCH LANDS
Arkansas Lands.
Missouri Lands.

GREAT BARGAINs-S5 down. s. monthly,
buys 40 acres, good fruit and poultry
Price Price only only si75' Address Box sos Ex. =
celsior Springs. Mo.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-24
FOR REEr-B BUSINESS PR'P'TY
HOUSES AND COTTAGES.
ktpusr n afnnE.1lN

stOres.
STOREROOMS
Three dandy fine storerooms at 24th
and LeavenwOrth; one OF the best loca-
uohs IN city; rent very reasonable.
Calkins & Co.,
Douglas 1878. City Nat Bank Bldg
BRAND new up-to-date storeroom ON
Capitol Ave, just off 18th street, steam
heat, toilet and lavatory. light fixtures
In hardwood floors. plate glass win
doWs. To be ready April l. Cackiey
Bros
STORE building. 3Oth and Seward: nice
location for groceries and meats. Phone
Webster 676i
STORE ROOMS at lS0o-lsll Farnam 81
Thos. =. Hall i83 Range Bldg. d. 74Os
STORE. modern. low rent. near post
offiCe. q. y. stebbins 1910 Chicago.
SlORB building. living rooms IN rear. eOos
y. Goth. Douglas 1855
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Toisi Ia saiss 20 n. DAY. 600 IAar,'
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Abstrnct. "a TItle

81 200 FARM mortgage hearing I per cent,
secured by property valued $500. Tai
mage IoomlR Inv. Co, w o. w. Bldg.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-19
SLAVERY IN EARLY DAYS
African Slave Trade Was Once Open
ly Tolerated by the British
Government.

Slavery existed in nearly all of the
English colonies from an early pc
riod until shortly before or soon af-
ter the Revolutionary war, and the
African slave trade was openly toll
Grated by the British government. In
1856 there were $4,000 African
slaves in the colonies, scattered from
New England to Georgia. 1t was not
prohibited in Massachusetts until
1880, nor in Vermont until 1777. The
United States census of 1910 showed
80 slaves in Connecticut, 10,S51 in
New Jersey, 15,017 in New York, 79S
in Pennsylvania, and 1O8 in Rhode
Island. Slavery was gradually alb
olished in the northern states, but
in 1920 there were still 81 slaves iI
Connecticut, 1857 in New Jersey
1OO88 in New York, 211 in Pennsyl
vania, and 48 in Rhode Island. The
census of 1850 showed the disappear
ance Of slavery in all the northern
states except New Jersey, which still
had a surviving remnant of 236.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-19
The Stoker In Battle.

In the modern battleship, as is well
known, the stoker, like the oarsman of
ancient Roman galley, has his work
all below deck. The seafight RACES
above him, and he can rarely if ever
see battle. One of the stories con-
nected with the battle Of Jutland H.
lustrates the stolid character of the
British stOkers. A chance was given
two of these during the fight to come
from below. They were on the War
spite, which was heavily engaged. One
of them was telling domestic story
to the other as they went up to the
deck At the hottest moment of the
fight their grimy heads appeared at the
top of the hatch round which splinters
of shell were crashing. Above the
hellish din the impassive voice of the
storytelling stoker was heard, as calm
as though at pub" over mug of
ale, saying, II always thought e ort
to ave married 'er."
The Benson signal., 1916-08-19
BULL GIVES CHASE TO auto
a Field Until Animal Was
Tired.

fredericksburg, Md.-Twifold will
liams, aqfarmer, LIKING near. here, ''had
a thrilling experience with an infu-
rated bull. Williams ran his motor
car into field to look over the bull,
which he was contemplating buying.
The bull made dash for the ma
chine.
Williams quickly turned ION all the
power the car contained and the ma
chine shot away at 5O-mile-an-hour
clip, but when it reached the gate
leading out of the field Williams could
not make the turn at such high speed.
The bull chased him around the
field repeatedly and made desperate
attempts to head off the car, but Will
liams, by carefully manipulating the
steering wheel, managed to elude the
beast, which finally became tired and
gave the frightened man a chance to
escape through the gate.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-19
Flying AeropIane f. Not Always
Grim Business It is
Painted. ~
FOOTBALL CAUSES A PANIC
Dropped In Public Square, Soldiers
Scamper for Safety-Another Wit
Drops WoolIy Sheep on Deck
of Destroyer.

Paris.-Flying an aerOplane over the
front is not always such grim busi-
ness as it has been painted. The avi-
ators are, as a rule, lively young fell
lows, who like to have a little joke
once in while.
=" Some British aviatOrs were playing
their inevitable football behind the
lines when bright idea occurred to
young wag. He blew up water
soaked old black football and carried
it in his machine the next time he
went for reconnaissance. Just over
a village occupied by the Germans he
launched the big ball. ..
'% you, should have seen those Ger
mans rim" he said later. t'When they
sawssfhat fearsoli1e object: swooping
down to earth they scurried to shelter
like lot of rabbits, shrieking and
yelling. ,5<It fell slap IN the middle Of
the square, bounded once or twice and
then rolled into q ditch. For min
ute or two not a head showed, then a
fat. soldier peeI,ed nervouslye out of a
doorway and, gradually gaining cour-
age, walked gingerly toward the
bomb r.;
FINALLY quite a crowd collected-at
a safe distance. At last the fat man
who had come out first gathered up
enough courage to touch the bomb
with his foot. 1t moved easily and he
gave it disgusted kick and everybody
walked away, probably swearing at the
fool Englishmen."
Throws WoolIy Sheep.
Another British wit took a woolly
sheep, such as children play with in
the nursery and threw it on the deck
of German destroyer. He laughed
loud when the seamen lodged for shell
| ter.
Sheer nerve and effrontery got a
Russian airman out of tight place,
when he was forced by lack Of fuel to
land far behind the German lines.
He spoke German we'll and his uni
form was covered by his flying suit.
| So when q detachment Of Germans
rushed up to him, he greeted them cor
| daily in their own tongue and asked
| them where he could replenish his
| tank. They all rushed to get Pc
troll and a few minutes later he was
flying away with an "Auf VIE
dersehen p
Another good story, from Flanders,
is on a Britisher. The Tommy was
walking along country road when he
saw an aeroplane in a field and a
swathed figure standing beside it. Not
suspecting it might be an enemy ma
chine, he hurried to the aviator, ex-
tended his arm and shook hands,. The
German responded silently and sadly
| and only nodded his head in answer to
The Benson signal., 1916-08-19

highness cantereds by group Of An
zacs and failed to notice or acknowl-
edge their salute.
Along their line there ran the sig
nal, Zone, two, three, four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine, out"
The prince turned to the officer in
attendance and asked what 1T meant
When the reason was explained he
rode. back to the overseas men, pulled
up before them and, with genial
smiie and all the ceremony he could
command. returned the salute.
In fash the Australian command.
er counted him Gin" again. "Nine
eight, seven, six, five, four, three. two
one, in," ran through their ranks. and
the prince cantered off to the accom-.
paniment Of lusty cheer.
Is Very observant.
He is extremely observant, as one
inspector at Scotland Yard can tes
tify.
Whenever the prince crosses or re-
crosses to or from France he is al.
ways accompanied by man from the
special branch of Scotland Yard.
On one of these trips during the
height Of German submarine activity
the inspector afterward frankly con.
fessed he didn't like the thought OF
being torpedoed, so he took his stand
by life buoy attached to the rail
ODened his knife and hold # in his
pocket ready for eventualities.
The prince came along, noticed the
situation and smilingly said: "Hello
chief, I see you have picked out your
life buoy"
The inspector, with feigned air OF
surprise, said: "Why, never noticed
it,"
Like -- you didn't" pleasantly
retorted the prince.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-19
WILL HALT "PAPER" SHOES
Germany Takes Steps to Check Use
of the Material, Which Was
Becoming Too Extensive.

London.-The use of compressed pa
per for the making of shoes has be-
come so extensive in Germany that
the authorities have taken action to
check the manufacture and sale of
such shoes.
The German papers explain that the
trade in shoes with paper soles is bed
for the public and for the manufac-
turers, because the shoes wear out
very quickly and the leather which
forms part of them is wasted.
Manufacturers. are now to be 2!
lowed to use paper in shoes to only a
very limited extent and will be COM
PEELED to, mark their products in such
a way as to show exactly what parts
of them are not made of leather
The Benson signal., 1916-08-19
NINE SOLDIERS CAPTURE 113
1Frenchmen Trick the Defenders of a
German Field Fort on
the Somme.

One of the most striking episodes
IT the great Somme offensive was the
recent taking of the field fort at Bi-
aches and it's garrison of 113 men
oy 3 French soldiers.
All attempts to storm the position
had been checked by murderous ma
chine-gun fire until a French officer
discovered vulnerable point. Sc
lecting a second lieutenant, two ser
geants, corporal and four men, he
led them on hands and knees through
the long grass to the spot where he
knew there was a breach in the de-
fenSeS. Then three of the French Of
hcers abruptly leaped into the work
shouting in stentorian tones, "For
ward with the bayonet!" and throw
ing bombs which exploded in the
dugOut.
The Germans, believing large
force was with the Frenchmen, haf
no time to get their weapons. and sur
rendered. But now the three French
'captors began to feel nervous, as
they saw no reason why the Germans
should not fall upon them and ex
terminate them. They were saved
by the six comrades, who came rush
ing lin just at this moment. Agair
fooled, the, entire German garrison
was marched to the French rear
escorted by the nine ''poilus," who hat
not lost a man.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-19
KICKS ..ENGINE OFF TRACK
In Duel With Locomotive Mule
Named General Carranza
Won the Bout

j. Sunbury, Pa.-General Carranza, =
bucking, mule, owned by James X.
Drumm of Upper Augusta township,
Northumberland county,, literally
kicked locomotive off the tracks.
The mule, harnessed to covered
wagon, in which Mr.. and Mrs. Drumm
were riding, was crossing the tracks
here when the mule suddenly stopped
and commenced to kick, and rear.
f., "A train was coming and the engineer
could not get it stopped until the
wagon was struck, but only lightly.
The mule kicked the cowcatcher and
the locomotive jumped the tracks. A
derrick was needed to replace it. while
General CarranZa retired unhurL
The Benson signal., 1916-08-19
PRINCE OF WALES
IS WELL liked
Heir to British Throne Popular
With Soldiers at the
Front.
Wins way TO MEMS HEARTS
Officers Have Hard Time Keeping
Him Out Of Trenches-Quick to
Acknowledge and Rectify
His Mistakes.

London.-If the kingship of England
were vacant and elective there is lit
tie doubt that the prince of Wales
would receive the unanimous vote OF
the soldiers at the front.
He has won his way into the hearts
of not only his fellow officers but Of
the ordinary soldiers by his democ-
racy, humanness and insistant desire
to. get into things himself.
It has been a constant worry on the
part Of his fellow officers to keep him
reasonably out of danger, and the per-
sistency with which the Little
Prince" as he is affectionately called,
would try to get into the front line
trenches caused no small amount Of
anxiety to the headquarters staff.
His own feelings in this respect
were expressed in a letter he sent to
a chum Of his in England when he was
in Flanders.
"It is rotten being prince, y
he wrote, and then pathetically ad-
ded: Every day 1 try to 60 to the
trenches, but they send me back"
Say He Is Corker.
A fellow officer Of the Grenadier
Guards, the regiment to which the
prince is gazetted, said:
1.-THE prince is corker. He showed
up at the mess one afternoon and
burst out: I've come for tea and !
hope it's - mentioning the name
Of well-known whisky"
His language is by no means royal
and he can and does express himself
with a force and picturesqueness that
would do no injustice to a Mississippi
pilot.
When he makes a mistake or an
oversight he is quick to acknowledge
and rectify it. A story illustrating
this is told of his recent visit to Egypt
Accompanied by an officer, his royal
The Benson signal., 1916-08-19
Av|ATORS PLAY JOKES ON THE ENEMY
the Tommy's queries. From which the
latter concluded the aviator was
French.
Then He SWore.


Then He SWore.
Just then party of FuSiliers who
had seen the German machine come
to earth hurried up. The soldier, be-
wildered at sight of their unslung
rifles, lost his head and started to run
for cover. The Fusiliers took him for
the German aeroplane observer and
tried to pot him. Happily, their aim
was bad and the soldier threw him
self in ditch untouched. When "cap-
tured" and told Of his mistake his Ian
guage was unfit to print. The Ger
man guffawed loudly.
Commander Sampson of the British
flying corps carried out a clever feint
in the early days of the war. The
Germans had planted machine guns in
a cottage and windmill just behind
their lines and were harrying the Brit
ish considerably. One day the Germans
saw. an aeroplane hurrying toward
them pursued by hot fire from Brit
ish batteries. They concluded it was
German machine returning from a
raid. S1i''7'E
What was their surprise when the
.aeroplane poured hot fire into them
from almost point blank range! AL
. most every German was killed or
wounded.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-19

What was thought to be the missing
link was brought into the port of New
York by Captain Marsch Of the Dutch
steamed Medon, which arrived from
Pedang, Java. The little animal is Of
the family known as anthropoid ape.
This midget Of the gorilla family
stands only three feet high and walks
continually on it's hind legs, and wears
his coat Of bristly hair eight inches
long. The little animal is a congenial
fellow-always laughing a quiet, con-
tagious chuckle, that makes the hearer
wonder what the joke is. He is very
nimble, being able to make an 1S-foot
flight from swinging trapeze, with
out any apparent effort. The little ape
was caught in the jungles of Java and
has bananas, soft boiled eggs and rice
for his chief diet.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-19
Finds Dime in Fish Gill.

Wichita, Kan.-Even the fish In the
Little Arkansas river are starting bank
accounts and saving up their dimes
and nickels. w. e. Smith of No. 726
West Douglas avenue was recently
fishing just below the Central street
dam and landed big channel catfish
weighing one and half pounds. The
catch was a beauty and Mr.. Smith
hurried to extract the hook from its
mouth. AS he ran his finger through
the fish's gill he found something me-
tallic, and upon extracting it found
it to be a bright, shiny 1O-cent piece.