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The Benson signal., 1917-03-03
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Mrs. Lindsey Now Keeps House FL

Tenne GaT tell wmuch Ihave been benefited
by Lydia Vegetable Compound About eight agoI
got health unable keep house for three In
the family dull tired dizzy feelings cold feet and hands nearly
all the time and could scarcely The said had
severe without operation would always
be an invalid told him wanted to wait awhile Our druggist
advised my husband get Lydia Pmkams Vegetable Compound
entirely cured Now keep house for and work
in the garden some thankful got this medicine feel
as though life have recommended it to others
they benefited" W. E. LINDSEY, R. r. Tennil Ga
fvou want special advice write to Lydia Med
Mass. Your letter Will he opened
and held in strict confidence
The Benson signal., 1917-03-03
CUTlCURA is so SOOTHING
To Itching, Burning Skins-lt Not Only
Soothes, but Heals-Trial Free.

Treatment: Battle the affected sur
face with Cuticura Soap and hot wa
ter, dry gently and apply Cuticura
Ointment. Repeat morning and night
This method affords immediate relief
and points to speedy healment. They
are ideal for everyday toilet uses
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
France in 1916 exported to the Unit
ID States goods valued at $110,3O4, ,951
Cleveland's COS public school teach
ers expect increased pay for 1917.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-03
rWENTY-SlX U. S. CITIZENS ON
BIG STEAMER CARRYING
TONS OF FooDsTUFFs.
BLOW UP Liner AT NIGHT
FIFTY SURVIVORS LAND AT BAN
TRY HEAD AND 267 REACH
QUEENSTOWN IN 8 BOATS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London, Feb. 28.-A Queenstown
dispatch to the Chronicle says that
the Laconia was torpedoed in com
paratively calm weather. The first
torpedo struck her near the stern and
when the vessel was struck a second
time she listed quickly to starboard
The boats got away with considera
BILE difficulty. The passengers yer
sions of the number lost differ Some
say twenty-five were drowned and
others not more than ten. Among
those known to be lost are Mrs. and
Miss Hoy, Americans. Four Americans
are surviving passengers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
Raising War Revenue.

Secretary McAdoo of the treasury
department makes ii known in a pub
lie statement that the United States
government will require additional rev.
nue. to the amount of $5,000000.000
and mOre-how much more remains to
be seen-to be expended in the next l.
months on account of the war. Ma
tional census figures, if they are fair
ly accurate, indicate that the immense
sum which the secretary mentions -
less than one-fortieth of the total ma
tional wealth. The vast undevelOped
resources, of course, make the coun-
try's potential wealth much greater
1t is certain. in short, that the heavy
expense of the war can be readily
borne by the United States If it is wise
Iy distributed. 1t is equally certain
that unwise distribution of the eX-
pense will tend seriously to cripple in
dustry. deaden enterprise and destroy
capital. the life blood Of in 'try and
the effective agent of enletp Use.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16

fairly torn to pieces. THE fourth de-
stroyer. her engines reversing at top
speed and hauling her back on her
launches, TOOK pot shot at the traw-
Ter for luck, realizing that they had
run into a trap. AS she was firing we
crept slowly up and let her have tor
pedO am dships.
THE roar of the explosion had hard
ly died away when another defamation
shook US and we found that two more
destroyers had come up from the
southwark and had fallen afoul of the
mines. The leading one was untouched.
but the second had struck another
mine. AS the one remaining destroyer
turned to run we made for her at an
angle and got her. She went up with
an appalling roar.
1--WE had no chance to breathe, how
ever, for something dropped ntO the
sea close by and exploded. Swinging
our periscope upward we found three
Taubes circling above us. We turned
and cut for home. with the trio hang
ing over us for more than half an
hour. dropping bombs all around US.
and after running with tile fear Of
death in our hearts for more than an
hour we got within our cruising area
and the Taubes were driven away by
couple of our own seaplanes.
"The lieutenant got the Victoria
cross for his work and we all got the
cross" 4,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
BRITISH U-BOAT IN A CLEVER RUSE

he had cleared away the broken stuff
and replaced the rods.
'"The lieutenant then cast loose from
our submarine and the trawler made a
wide semicircle, dropping oversize all
the surface mines she had on board
20 of them. Then we sent a radio in
German-the lieutenant had found the
Huns secret code book in the wheel
house-calling for help and announcing
that the trawler had fallen In with
hotilla of fast British cruisers, evil
IDENTITY bent on a raiding expedition.
With hat we wrecked the wireless.
abandoned the trawler with her crew
still locked on the fo'c'sle and sub
merged behind our barrier OF mines
Destroying tho Destroyers.
ave didn't have iong to wait. The
dawn was just breaking when up from
the east came four destroyers in col
umn. We had hardly sighted them
when they saw the trawler and spread
out fanwise As they shot into the
mine field the leading destroyer went
leaping out of the water with her bow
torn off The others sheered and the
second and third, thus running up the
mine trail. both struck. each one being
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
Low Tariff Danger After the War.


Warning The warning has re-
peatedly been sounded by business
men that with the existing low tar
lift We shall face the most destruc-
tive competition in our history at the
close of the war. The report Of the
British parliamentary committee on
commercial and industrial policy, in
recommending protective tariff
that will give preference TO British
colonies. fully justifies the warning.
This would mean that preference for
Canada'S wheat and dairy products
would shut us out of that trade with
Great Britain. 1t would mean that
the empire would look to its own
tropical colonies for its supply oe
cotton and sugar and that here again
we would be shut out unless, by
tariff aimed at imports from Great
Britain, we are able to protect our
products and Industries. In the face
of her traditional free trade policy,
England's statesmen show revolu-
tionary spirit in advocating restric-
ton on imports from the outside
world. Such actions on the part of
the worlds greatest free trade ma
ton is the strongest possible argu-
ment for the return of the United
States to the policy of full protec-
ton which gave us our Industrial SUI
premacy and which we shall need more
than ever at the close of the war if
the high standard of American wages
is 10 be maintained. as we sincerely
hope it will be--Exchange.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
Vessel, Disabled, Captures Mine
Laying TraWIer and
Sets a Trap.
SINKS 6 ENEMY DESTROYERS
Strews Sea With Score of Mines Then
Calls Prussian Vessels in Ger
man Code and They Rush to
Their Destruction.

New YOrk-How a British sUbma-
rine, disabled and forced to come 10
tho surface in Prussian waters In the
North Sea, captured an enemy nine
layer and sank six PruSsian destrOyers
was told in graphic language by an Of
ficer of British vessel that arrived
al an American port. According to the
narrative the officer commanding the
submarine forced the mine-layer to
tow him out to sea and then. repairs
being completed, sowed the sea with
IRines and in German code sent out
call by wireless that brought six Prus-
sian destroyers down on them. Four
of the destroyers struck mines and the
remaining two were sunk by the sub
marine, which then made her way
home in safety.
I'VE We're cruising Off the mouth Of
the WeSer at night the officer told n
New York Herald reporter, when
something went wrong with our ma
chinery and we came to q stop.
Setting the Trap.
I'VE had passed close by to several
PruSsian vessels earlier in the eve
ming, but rad not touched them for
ours was a mission of observation. So
We considered that we would fall Ia
with one very soon. Sure enough, in
an hours time We caught sight of
dark shape coming down and which
would apparently run afoul of us if we
kept on. Through the night glasses
our lieutenant made her out TO be
trawler. At once he decided on des-
perate expedient He sent off the
h0'sun and six men. all the available
men we had. in our collapsible boat,
ana as the trnwier bore down on US ne
hailed her In German and reported
himself as U-29, with machinery dis
abled.
1T wasn't till she was right on top
of us that they snelled Il rat. Some
one shouted out an alarm as her over
hang grazed us. And as the cry went
up our collapslble, which had pulled
around. boarded her from the other
side The lieutenant and I went over
the trawler's side and shot two of
them before they rushed US. for our
boats crew had kept the remainder of
the watch on deck busy.
once in possession of the deck it
was easy 70 do for the engine-room
force of three and the boat was ours.
We made sure that there was no com
rsVnication from the fo'c'sle except by
the locked hatch. Then the lieutenant
passed "A line TO our own submarine
and with her engine-room crew work
ing like mad the rest Of us on the
trawler got under way. II was almost
dawn before the engineer on the sub (
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
Look to American Market.

This country has made such prog
ress in humane laws that the cost of
production has risen. gradually adding
manufacturers labor in foreign fields.
Not only is Japan. the country'S
great rival in the East, underselling
the United States in China, but she
is doing 80 in the American market.
Since it Is clear that this is the rich
est. safest aud most productive field
for American manufacturers. every
precaution should be taken to preserve
the American market for Americans.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
PUT NATION FIRST
REPUBLICANS SUPPORT THE MA.
TioNAL ADMINISTRATION.
Record Shows That Members Of Presl-
dents Own Party Have Been Less
Loyal Than His Former Po-
litical Opponents.

When the committee on military af-
fairs in the United States senate voted
10 TO Z in favor of the conscription
plan favored by the president, five of
the negative votes were cast by Demo-
Gratis and only two by Republicans. In
the corresponding committee of the
house of representatives the division
was 13 to in favor of weakening and
obstructing the measure supported by
the national administration by incor-
porating in it plan for volunteer en-
Lstment, on a large scale. The eight
members of the house stood by the
president included five Republicans
and only three Democrats.
1t viii be seen that in both houses
of congress the administration has
found its best support for its vital
army bills among the Republicans. The
members of President Wilson's own
party have been much less loyal to him
and less helpful to the country than his
political opponents. 1t is clear that
If both the senate and the house were
in the hands of the Republican party
there would be no doubt about the sue
cess of The bills which have the sup
port of practically all military and
naval authorities. 1t is also plain that
If the Democrats had large majorities
in the senate and the house the plans
of the president could not be carried
out.
This record win be of great interest
and significance in future years. 1t is
well worth the careful attention of
the enlightened and patriotic people of
the United States who are Disguised
with the delays and feebleness of con
gress.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
Appointed for Effect

The membership of the tariff COM
mission, as constituted by Mr.. Wilson.
is just what congress intended IL
should be-without place in the pub
lie mind and without influence on the
course Of congress. It viii make ex-
haustive Investigations, publish eIabo-
rate reports, burden an oyerburdened
treasury with useless salaries and ex-
penditures-and there the matter will
end. 1t is not in the purpose of this
administration or of a Democratic
congress TO make any change In the
present low tariff law.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
Eree.rrade Eallacies.

The essence of ffee-trade argument
is that we should not try to grow or
refine sugar in the United States be-
cause it is done cheaper elsewhere.
But wheat is grown cheaper in Rus
STA, corn in Egypt wool in Australia.
Shall we then go out of producing
them entirely?
What guaranty have we, if our home
produces are withdrawn from the
worlds markets. that prices would not
advance TO equal the tariff saving?
And how would our government make
up its deficit in income? Can the free
trader guarantee that it will be col
lected from the rich?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
AMERICA IN WAR MEANS FREE WORLD

maintain our neutrality until the mo-
ment Bulgaria attacked Serbia. Had
this policy of the king been sincere it
would have been entirely honorable.
But as events afterward demonstrate
ed, his policy lacked sincerity. Under
the veneer Of pacifism that policy at
tempted to exploit the lassitude which
seized Greece after the two Balkan
wars.
But In reality his policy was due to
a secret pact with Germany and had
no other purpose than promoting the
victory of Germany, because the tri-
umph Of Prussianism, in the kings
opinion, was the only possible oppor-
tunity for him to impose on Greece
an absolute monarchy.
We have proof of this. When Bull
garia attacked Serbia the crown i'm
mediately took ii position conflicting
with that of the majority of the new
parliament, refusing to fulfill the obli-
cations contracted by our alliance with
Serbia, and thus opposing the will of
the entire country as expressed
through the recent election. The king
told me at that time that he did not
consider himself bound to abide by
the wishes of the people. He said that
whenever an important international
matter came up for decision he re-
served the right TO impose upon the
nation his personal viewpoint, claim
ing that he was responsible to God
only.
Divine Right" Doomed to Failure.
1t is quite obvious that such an at
tempt to establish in Greece the pfin-
clple of monarchy by divine right is
doomed to failure at time when that
very principle is abolished in Russia.
Furthermore. the victory over Prus-
sian absolutism and mllitarism, which
will be more decisive and more com
plete now, owing to the immense mate
rial and moral resources thrown in the
balance by the great American repub.
lie, will not only result in the miser-
able failure of the attempt made by
King Constantine, bur. we believe and
hope, will also demoish in Germany.
70 It's very foundations, the antiunated
institution of autocracy. which is in
compatible with modern civilization
and with the ideals that gave birth to
the great North American republic.
Allow me to add that the entrance
OF the United States into the war
against the central powers and the
noble words uttered by the president
in congress make il certain for Us that
the peace that will follow the victory
will give birth to new political world.
in which the right of self-government
viii he guaranteed 10 every i--ople.
The league of democratic nations will
attain the ideal Of universe; peace and
eradicate forever the destructive agen-
cy now ravaging humanity.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
SOME PoSTSCRlPTS

An inventor in Australia has given
a piano a slightly curved keyboard 10
enable Il player to reach all parts OF
IT with equal effort.
Up TO $50 letters a minute can be
opened with new Office device in
which hand operated crank feeds
them between circular knives.
For future identification of criminals
Paris physician has suggested sub
cutaneous injections Of wax TO form
permanent msmbraneous cysts.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
WOMEN WITHOUT A NATION
British Take Note of Peculiar Mar
rage EntangIements Growing
Out Of War

London.-"For Women Without a
Nation" is the title Of committee just
organized 10y the American Womans
club under the direction of Lady Low
Their
The club, in connection with its war
work. has found that there are a large
number of women in London who can
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16

not claim the rights and protection Of
any state; they are citizens of no
country.
An instance given by the club score
iary is that Of an EnglShwuman who
married a Belgian and went with him
10 the United States. where he lived
long enough to lose his nationality.
Neither took out naturalization papers.
and they returned to Europe So that
the husband could enter the Belgian
army, in which he Is now fighting.
we have record of more than "a hun
dred such cases. said the secretary.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16

A steel helmet that also can be used
as an intrenching tool and to hold food
is the invention of former member
of the United States army.
Industrial alcohol is being made
from the waste from two Swedish
wood pulp mills that use the sulphite
process. Heretofore this material had
been considered worthless.
The United States. which leads the
world in the use OF cru lie cocoa, last
year imported more than 213.0OOOOC
pounds, establishing q new high rec
ord.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16

Jackson. Miss -Crawhsh are snch
pest in certain sections of this state
and Alabama that crops are sometimes
destroyed In night. In badly infeSt-
ed areas from 5000 TO 1900 burrows
have been found to the acre.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
SELECTING a House.

Determine what SOFT of a house
will be fit for YOU; determine to work
for It, to get it. / mean one
that you can entirely enjoy and man
age but which you win not be proud
of except as you make it charming in
its modesty. Ruskln.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
Too EuotistleaI.

''My-dear lady, go further than be-
lieving in woman suffrage. maintain
that man and woman are equal In
every way" "oh. professor! Now
you're Dragging. Life.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16

The eli has committee to help
stranded Americans. to educate Ameri-
can children, 10 maintain work shops
where hospitals are supplied to the
allies aGd 20 manage a knitting fac
tory for the aged.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16

The melting point Of ductile tang,
stem is higher than that of any other
known metal and its tensile strength
exceeds that of iron aud nickel.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
sympathies With the Entente,

Because OF the democratic senti-
mentS of the country, however. as we'll
as on account of the bonds of graft
tude and common interest existing
between the powers that guaranteed
Greek safety and constitution in the
eastern Mediterranean. and also be-
cause of our alliance with Serbia. all
our SynipathieS were from the begin
ming OF the war with the entente pow
ers Moreover, we We're firmly con-
WINGED that the developments of the
great struggle would. sooner or later,
make our Intervention inevitable on
account of our treaty with Serbia.
In this conviction we were strength
cned after Turkey which never recog-
nized our sovereignty over the isles of
The archipelago and which never
ceased 20 proclaim plainly that she
would go as far as "a war declaration
in order to take possession of them.
had entered into the war on the side
Of the central powers.
There never was any doubt in our
minds that the world war was our
own war and that it was incumbent
upon us 10 enter ,lto II at the first
opportunity,
Opposed 10 this policy was that of
the king, who claimed that we should
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16

Maj. l.. W. r Rees of the Royal Fly
ing corps is the hero of the British
party in Washington. Single-handeC
he fought ten German planes, bringing
down seven Of them and driving the
rest away. His achievement was wit
messed by his comrades. who reported
the occurrence. He received the Vie
toria cross two months ago. He still
limpS from wound in the knee sus-
tanned In the encounter.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16

that for rejected may
be of recruiting
and like those illustrated
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16

Norman McClintock ot Pittsburgh.
well-known naturalist and ornitholo-
giSt, is shown here with his movie cam
era all set 20 photograph birds at close
range. He pitches his tent near the
nest and stays there for hours inside
1t in all sorts of weather. To keep the
click of the camera shutter from scar
ing his subjects. he installs tick
locking metronome in the tent. The
metronome. used wherever young hope
fulS bang the piano, ticks So constantly
that the birds soon pay no attention to
it, and its noise browns the click OF
the camera.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
The Difference.

A man will stand by the hour to
watch the passing thrOng; woman
will sit by the window.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
Empty Vessels, Etc.

Some men make lot of noise during
an alteration in the belief that they
are putting up sound argument.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-16
Former Premier of Greece Says
Democratic Nations Will At
tain Peace Ideals.
CHANGE IN RUSSIA PLEASES
Attempt to Establish "Divine Right"
in Greece Doomed TO Failure"
Says Famous Statesman
Sympathies With Entente.
BY ELEUTAERlos vENlzgLos.

ernmentt
Salonica The change that has
taken place in the Russian govern
ment has been hailed by the new
Greece with sincere joy because the
abolition of despotism and the triumph
Of democratic principles in Russia
proves in the most conclusive manner
that the struggle now going on in the
world Is essentially a contest between
democracy and antocracy.
The entrance into the war of the
grea; American republic is the most
empht tic confirmation possible of the
nature of the world conflict. The
struggle of the Greek liberal forces
against King Constantlne's clique has
never been fight between people ia
voring war and those who favor peace.
but il is struggle Of democracy
against autrocracy. No party wished
for prolonged period of peace more
than the Liberals especially after the
exhaustion resulting from the two re-
cent Balkan wars.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-09
Grain Review

Chicago. March s-Wheat prices
tended downward today owing largely
to the unpromising outlook for a re-
moval Of shipping difficulties. The fact
that cancellations of export purchases
were due to inability to move domestic
wheat had discouraging effect on the
bulls. In this connection it was assert
ed that single railroad had $500 cars
filled with freight standing in the Kan
sas City yards. Opening prices which
ranged from " decline to Nc advance
with May at l. 81 to 1.S7% and July at
1.57 to 1.57A were followed by material
setbacks all around but then fair re-
action.
Large clearances at Baltimore and
bullfsh crop reports from the west and
southwest led afterward to an upturn
III values. The close was firm. Nc to
l &c net higher, with May at $LSS9s to
$1.ssA and July at $685. to S1.59.
Corn sagged with wheat. Bull leaders,
however, appeared ready to support
the market on any sharp breaks. After
opening unchanged to q C higher, prices
declined to we'll below yesterdays fin
ish. but again became relatively firm !
Predictionstha the government re-
port on farm reserves would be bullish
gave prices an upward swing in later
transa ctions. The close was firm at I
cent to 1kc net advance.
Oats duplicated the action Of corn.
Buyers were not numerous
Absence Of demand was noticeable
in the provision pit. Strength Of hogs
seemed to have lost effect as stimu-
lus.