The Benson signal., 1917-04-07
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING The PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
ABOUT THE WAR

Marine corps ordered recruited up
to full war strength.
Raider Moewe adds long list OF
ships to her victims.
Russian attacks in Volhynia re-
pulsed with heavy losses.
Rome claims repulse of Austrian at
tempts to advance on the Trentino.
Three British destroyers sunk; two
by submarines and one in collisions.
Total of thirty-two National Guard
regiments called into federal service.
Seventeen allied airplanes shot
down in days fighting. says Berlin.
An Amsterdam dispatch says sep
arate peace offer has been made to
Russia.
British inflict severe defeat upon
Turkish army of 10000 men in Pales-
tine. Nine hundred officers and men
captured.
A German retirement on both sides
of the Peronne-Fins road because of
strong British pressure is announced
by Berlin.
Field Marshal Haig's men, London
says, after hard fighting, have gained
ground west of Sorel-Le-Grand toward
Heudicourt and toward the railroad
running from Marcoing.
The sinking of twenty-five more
steamships, fourteen sailing vessels
and thirty-seven trawlers, with an ag-
gregate gross tonnage of $4,000, in the
last few days, is announced by the
admiralty at Berlin.
Francisco Villa, at the head of a
cavalry force of $500 men, made de-
termined attempt Friday to capture
Chihuahua City, but was driven back
with the loss of 500 prisoners and $50
in killed and wounded.
Canadian troops have been in action
east of Neuville st. Vaast. Berlin
says that four attacks by a Canadian
force were repulsed with heavy loss,
while London claims the German
lines were entered and prisoners
taken after casualties were inflicted
on the defenders.
General Robertson, British chief Of
staff, and General Nivelle. French
chief of staff, return from Italian front,
where they conferred with General
Cadorna. Latter expects terrific Ger
man offensive, but is prepared and
predicts disaster worse than Verdun
for the Germans.
WESTERN
Two men seriously injured by ex-
plOsion at cartridge factory at Alton,
Ill.
Theft of $4,000 worth of jewels
from William Wrigley, Jr., announced
at Pasadena, Cal.
AS a result of gold nugget being
found in the street, Helena, Mont,
witnessed gold stampede.
Forty thousand acres of land recent
ly excluded from Crook national forest
in Arizona by executive proclamation
will be subject to public entry May
%, the Interior Department an
nounced.
Under the leadership of their COM
manding officer, Col. A. M. Tuthill,
every officer of the First Arizona in
fantry signed pledge to abstain from
alcoholic liquors during the period Of
their service with the United States,
according to members of the regiment
arriving at Douglas from Naco.
WASHINGTON
It is stated that American legation
in Brussels is under complete isola-
tion.
A contract for 100 steel cable anti
submarine nets was awarded by the
Navy Department. The contract
amounts to $188,1O0.
Rear Admiral James H. Oliver, chief
of navy intelligence, was named by
Secretary Daniels as governor of the
Danish West Indies.
President Wilson was urged by Sen
ator Chamberlain of Oregon, chair
man of the committee on military af-
fairs, to recommend universal train
ing as a solution of the unprepared-
ness Of the United States in a world
at war
Final arrangements have been COM
pleted by the Navy League to collect
and disburse a fund of $1O,0OO,OOO for
families of 100000 naval volunteers of
the United States, according to an an
nouncement at meeting Of that Or
ganization.
House leaders, Democrats and Re-
publicans, all paving the way for quick
action on appropriation bills and legis-
lation, bearing on the international
crisis
The annual food bill of the average
family has grown from $339.3O in 1913
TO $425.54 at present, the Department
Of Labor announced in a review of
food prices.
The twelve federal reserve banks
Dver-subscribed on twenty-four hours
notice a 90-day loan to the govern