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The Benson signal., 1918-12-21

Women have drawn twenty-five
places out of total of about 800
state and county Offices filled at the
late general election in Arizona.
They have no representation in the
state administrative Offices nor in
the senate, but there are four in
the house of representatives and at
least one woman has been elected
in each of fifteen counties, except
ing Graham and Yavapai.
The Benson signal., 1918-12-21
Notice

In future no membership receipts will
be issued by any officer of the local Red
Cross Dues are payable to the Secretary
as usual and remitted to Warren District
Chapter, the Secretary of which will mail
official receipts, IF these are not received
within a reasonable time, notify me and
the matter will be taken up promptly.
EFFIE r. KEEN,
Secretary Benson Branch.
The Benson signal., 1918-12-21
Pomerene Club Work

The past seasons Club Work at Pomer-
enc has just been completed. Considering
the many difficulties under which the club
had to work, the scarcity of fruit, and its
high price. the following report will give
some idea Of the successful work perform
ed by this club. The exorbitant price Of
bottles and fruit has hampered this work
to great extent bus homegrown pro-
ducts, more easily obtainable, more fairly
represent the success and value of club
work. The value of canned products does
not fully represent all the gain. as the
girls are learning something of bookkeep-
ing. All expenses and work must be. care
fully recorded and entered against the
market value Of the canned products.
which encourages economy and thrift.
Reports of each member of the club are
accompanied by brief history of the
members experience in the work.
The Pomerene Liberty Club. composed
of fifty -four members. these members con-
stituting the members Of the various pro-
jects, such as canning, gardening, corn.
Matching, rearing. sewing. etc. More than
IS per cent have completed the work out
lined for them.
The following is the report of the cam
ming project alone. and is the work done
by inexperienced girls in this line. They
range in age from 10 to " years incIu-
sive.
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Mrs. IsIey's Letter

In recent letter Mrs. D. w. Is
ley. Litchfeld, ILL.,, says, Il have
used Chamberlain S Tablets for dis
orders Of the stomach and as lax
atlve, and have found them quick
and sure relief" If you are trou-
bled with indigestion or constipa-
ton these tablets will do yod good
Sold at Moss Pharmacy.
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Stomach Trouble

Before I used Chamberlain S
Tablets I doctored a great deal for
stomach trouble and felt nervous
and tired all the time. These tab
lets helped me from the first, and
inside of a weeks time I had i'm
proved in every way" writes Mrs.
L. A. Drinkard, Jefferson City, Mo.
Moss Pharmacy.
The Benson signal., 1918-12-21

1t was desirable, of course, to
inscribe the new Russian flag with
something short, simple and easy
to read at a distance So after ma
ture de1iberation they settled upon
this: " Bossiskaya Sotzialyitsches-
kaya Federativnaya Sovietskaya
Respublika. kansas City Star.
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A Disappointed Benson Boy

In a letter of Sergeant Orrick
Robertson at Camp Funston, Kan,
to his parents here, he voices his
deep disappointment at the fate
that has kept him on duty at the
cantonment there instead of allow
ing him to take part in the great
adventure across the water, and
says he may be kept there yet for
some time to come. He resigned
his position as sergeant of infantry
hoping thereby to stand better
chance of going to France, but was
transferred into the ordnance de-
partment, where he has again been
advanced to sergeant He is in
charge of one of the large army
storehouses at Funston and has
been recommended for promotion.
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Arizona Teachers Association

The Arizona State Teachers AS
sociation will be held in Phoenix
in the Administration Building,
331 North First Avenue, December
Goth and 9th, 1918, beginning
Thursday morning at 10 O. clock.
The principal topics for discus
sion will be-
1st. The Arizona School Law,
recommendations Of the Arizona
State Teachers Association to the
next legislature.
I'd. What will the Arizona State
Teachers Association recommend
to meet the interruption caused by
the influenza SO that years work
may be completed before the
schools close?
Sd. Adjustment of the member
ship of the Arizona State Teachers
Association and the National Edu-
cational Association.
More complete programs will be
available at the meeting.
It is planned to take advantage
of such railroad rates as may be
offered for the holidays.
R. H. H. BLoME, President.
ELSIE ToLEs, Secretary.
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ADMIT LE7-D0WN IN
AMERICAN PROGRAM
FOR AERIAL FIGHTING

WASHINGTON, March 2a.-Inquiry
into n!rplGre production was continued
today behind closed doors. with no In
dicatiou when :he Investigation would
be completed. Commander Briggs Of tho
British flying corps. Was questioned. for
several hours and later Major General
Squicr, Of The signal corps, conferred
with Senator Chamberlain Of Oregon,
chairman Of tho committee. ... ...
The investigation. according TO vari-
ous senators, who haTo been present,
has not revealed much that has not al
ready baen made public. Statements
by army officers show, they say, that
whilo training machines have been 60
ing over AID many fighting planes have
been malc-!D franco by American me-
chanics from American material, only
about twenty -fivo American made fight
ing aNplnres will be delivered in France
by July instead of about 1900 rs
proposed under the original program.
Two fighting PLACES have been ship
ped t. France, ;he witnesses told the
committee; fourteen moro are ready to
be sent abroad, and abonr 4 dozen others
aro n the t:nnl GtaCas Of COZ lction
ard should he ready for shipmeIt -;Eort-
y.
Fighting machines sufficient to conf
pose three "Quadrons of IS machines
oacii. havc been constructed In French
factories from American materials and
by AMERICAN mechanics sent abroad for
tina purpose.
Statements made on the floor Of the
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FOR 75
WHEN GERMANS
SHELL. CHURCH

PARIS. March 2s.-Sevcnty-five
persons were killed and ninety wound
ed, most Of them women and children
when she!. fired by German long
range gra fell on church In tho re-
gioa Of Paris whilo Good Friday serv-
ices were being held. according to an
Official communication Issued this
evening.
Among those killed was Fl Stroeh-
lin, counsellor fer the Swiss legation
In Paris.
The same church vas struck by
she'll during the celebration OF high
mass last Sunday and many casual
ties resulted.
President Po.ucarc visited the
church, where no met Premier Glenn
scceeu, Cardinal Annette and the rec
tor. who had already arrived. Tho
p-esident afterwards visited tho
wounded in the hospitals.
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Chamberlain, OF the military COM
mittcc. declared that 5,0Q0,000 men
would be in training for the army il
he had his way" while Senator
ktrny, OF Arkansas, another military
committee member. predicted that
100000 men would be in the army
and 100000 in camp before the
war ended.
Opposing the New amendment.
Senator Borah said he did not be-
Iicvc It met the situation in the right
way, and that it would place the
powers 10 inauquratc the system
into the hands Of one who has pub
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CER|NAN THRUST
BECOMES WEAK
ON ENTIRE FRONT
E-a British and French Hold
ing Enemy-BIow at.
Arras Fails.

After eight days, during which II
has swept forward over the rolling
hills of Ptcardy, ~ times Like a tidal
wave, the German offensive has slowed
down. Instead Of 4 sweeping advance.
its progress has beon checked at all
but oae sector OF the front, and there
1t has been merely creeping for the
last two days-thi5 fact even admitted
by the German war ONCE WHICH
usually comedies nothing.
From Arleux, north Of Ar-as, to Al
bert, on the Somme, the British lines
have been holding stubboruly and have
thrust back the Germans at number
Of points. From Albert 'south TO
MontGidier. there has been slow
movement to the west, but the hills
we1t OF R-ontAdier are still being held
by the French. No ground mas oeen
nlade against the French along tho
southern side Of tho salient driven
into the allied lines, while 1t is as
serted that the French counter-attack
from Lassiguy to Noyon is still going
on, Tho extreme depth OF the Ger-
.urn wedge Is about 81 miles.
Meanwhile, tho allied world is await
ing for the entente forces TO strtke
back az the GcrrnanS When this
blow, II It comes, Will fall. or whore,
"a as vet scaled in the minds OF tho
men directing the proFress OF military
Affairs Cor the allies. but seemingly 1t
luust c-lnc soon. Il IL Ii to be effective.
Tho Gcr1nnr advance now is corverg-
ing on Anieus, the railroad center OF
northern, FRI nee which Is known TO
he the ganglIoa from wh!ch run tho
main communications If the British
army in northern France. The rail-
road from Paris: tn hr'iens was cut by
the Germans at MoCtttdtcr, buC this
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AN HOUR TO GAIN BETWEEN NOW AND MONDAY
Teutonic Offensive Against Arras a Failure
Severe Defeat Administered the Germans in Latest Effort
in Great Battle--French Continue Their Counter
Stroke in the Noyon--Lassignig Region.

sivc activity OF the Germans was
manifested only by local attacks
against a few points along the front,
the statement continues. The Off
ciaI report reads:
Along the battle front Of the
Olse there has been a notable dimi-
mutton Of fighting during the course
Of the day. The offensive activity Of
the Germans was manifested only
by local attacks on few points
along our front. which are being
strengthened every day by the con-
slant arrival Of reinforcemcnts. All
these attacks were repuised by our
troops, with losses for the assaiIant.
"Raids against our positions in the
region Of eadonviller forest, Parroy
and south Of Seppois were complete
Iy broken down.
BERLIN, Via London} March %.
-succcssfuI engagements between
the Sommc and AVre rivers arc re-
ported in the German official state
nent issued this evening. The
statement says:
There have been successful en-
oagcments between the Somme and
the AVrc."
PARIS. March 29.-The long
rance bombardmcnt Of Paris was re-
sumed shortly after o'clock this
afternoon.
BERLIN, March 29 Via London).
Since the beginning Of the great
battle now in progress the German
forces have taken 10000 prisoners
and 7,1oO guns, says today'S army
headquarters report.
In local engagements on both sides
Of the Scarpe. according to the state
mcnt. the Germans broke through
the foremost British positions. and
took aeveraI thousand prisoners.
South of the Somme the Germans
drove the British out Of their old
poeitions and from braVeIy defended
villages in a westerly and northwest
erly direction by way Of Warfusec.
Abancourt 2nI Plessicr.
The British. the statement adds.
ccn.irucd their fruitless and costly
countcr-att1cks near Albert and 10
;he north OF IT,
Between The Somme and tho AV'e
.hc Germans have attacked again.
GRpAM. March 29.-The
Gerr7n cupremc command is about
TO deliver new and mighty blow
on ano ,her part Of the front which
will tear nc," foir IN thc already
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General Wood Passes;
viii Go 10 The Front

wASHI,TGToN. March 2s.-Mator
General Iccrard wood las passed hf
rhrs cal c::c::..::-2' &C., fc~ &ctA:e service
at the f-oa.. AID will br returned to
command his DIVISION at Camp F1lcto7,
Kaas-
This became known a. :hc war de-
par meat lac I'd =, d:Sp;S:ng OF I'll
rnors that through rhe rig test -
which all rer- raj officers who ara 70
take tbs h:ld IT Frame are subjected
the adlr,:ri3sra ION was preparing ~
shclve Ger ral WOOD. sento: major Gea'
oral on the act " last OF tia army.
Gcrsral wood c:rs examined yeSter-
day by a hcard headed by Eri@adis1
General william II. Arthur: d.. WAR
sed T Lcngcapc, dan OF Columbia
university meG:cnI school. the eele.
Grated he-x7 SPEC sns:. aad on" OF 'he
doctors Nave cI Eoch"s c.. Mianesoia.
Unless he IS selected tor scutc :n1re
important pest General wocd probably
VIII retain comG:a7l OF III: Seth d!Ei-
son when :: s scr. TO Franco.
In his h1ty-e:Rh1h year. he former
chief Of staff tri"ys r.bu1t heath anG
ts net bothered ~ the she1l fragment
wound in .hc left arm as sustained
who oegcrv us he t-e Of French
run while abroad recently.
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Foch in Supreme Command in Great Battle
Pershing Offers Every MAJ TO Entente Chic
|I|EA7LE55 DAYS SUSPENDED;
WHEAT Remuneration CALI
BY HOOVER MEETS RESPONSE

OF supplies revealed that tho hArvoSt
had been leS5 than estimated and that
shipping difficulties made It impa1A-
tive to feed tho allies from here instead
Of from the Argentine It Is tmpoBnbioI
to ship cor1, owing to losses from eer1
miuatton, so that wheat must be Annex
ica's chief contribution to tho ratton0
Of the peoples abroad
EIr Hoover said tho renune1atton of
foods must begin at the top Of the so
cial scale, not only to set an example,
but because the industrial populat1on
Is dependent to o large extent ON biz
c-s' bread, which must have . caH&a6-
cradle proportion Of wheat to bt<du1.
able Therefore he asked tho hotslS
which have rs patrons people OF vsAtth
to set an example to their clientele
and to other public eating places By
refusing to servo any wheat whatevsf
until tho new crop comes In using
other CEREALS and potatoes tnItesd
"We stand at tie most critical period
Of our national history since the battle
of Gettysburg" Mr.. Hoover declared.
rye may have to cut CUR wheat con-
surIpton more than ons half, but thS
sacrifice must como from those who
have the most, not from those who havs
tho least.
"our wheat acreage this year will be
greater than ever before and If tho Lord
is good to us in tho matter Of weather,
our difficulties will lie at an end By
September THAT Is not long period
Of sacrifice"
Continued on Page Fourtesu)
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MEANS MITIGATION Of ALL THE
ALLIED FORCES AGAINST GERMANS
President Wilson Sends Message of Congratuaton to the
Great French Military Leader, Upon Whom Rests
Burden of Greatest Task.

The Entente forces opposing Germany in France are,
for the first time during the war; fighting under the control
of single commander General Foch, the great French
sraegs to whom has been accorded much of the credit
for the victory of the Marne in September 1914 gener
assimo of the Entente allied armies in France This re-
port received Friday morning in the form of an IN
official dispatch from London but in the evening Of
fcialy confirmed by advces to Washington from Paris.
Early in the day President Wilson sent personal
cable message of conratu1aton to General Foch and Gen
eral Perhng placed at the disposal of the French
mander the American forces now on French soil General
Foch is given supreme command all the the
battle lines and in addition has strategic force
the size and location of which is not known but which,
Judging from reports is very large.
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Senate Votes 2IncOers Subject 10 Draft Furnishes 100000

licIy opposed the plan Of universal
military service, Secretary Baker.
Agricultural districts are already ex.
pcriencing a labor shortage. he said,
anc he opposed any action that
would make that condition more
acute.
Senator Sterling. contcndcd that
there are three or four months in
each year when men are not en-.
Gagged in work on the farm, when
they could as well be engaged in
military training.
Senators Williams, of Mississippi,
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Want Home for States
Feeble Minded Children

,UAEi.ESrON. ..E. Va. March 39.-
Wr<; virginia lawtlaisrS vii! he aSwed
=. :h., ncxt session Of IL" legislature 10
..,.ac, :. Iaw providing for the establish
n..n. and nIainlrnancc OF Il home tor
..>i,sc minded chil!ron. according 10 D'-
rector cf Agencies l.. II. Futnnm o1 the
. AS; Vir-ir!ia Hurrn" society to-day.
\ ,n".;inr G.: tn. Salart"d agents OF
the s"clcty. tru in u;:mhcr. vii! be Hcid
IN Charleston hrr,! -. - and ~. Mr.
p:,,nnr! said Th" agents will be ad-
,.rnssrrl t,y Governor i"nn j. CnrnweH.
r,emh"rs Of III board Of control and
n:h.- state officials regarding IN" legal
and other phases rf their work.
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Mob
Que||ed By
The Militia

QUEBEC, March 2s.-Ths militia
has been called ont to Queu . mob
which Is terrorizing tho business sac
tton of tho city. Tho ONCE OF thu
Chronicle, owned by Sir David Wat
son commander Of the Fifth division Of
the Canadian e1pedittonarJ force, hAa
been wrecked and the Auditorium
theatre Is reported to be on hre.
The rioting wus started by mon op-
posed to the conscriptton act.
After wrccking tho newspaper once,
which adjoins the theatre, tbs mob
weat TO tic building occupied BY ths
city registrar. The quarters occupied
by the registrar were demolished. Ths
purpose Of the crowd Is supposed to.
have been 20 destroy the records Of
cases which have been heard In tina
exemption cou-ts.
Mayor Lavigeur called upon the
jcering th-org to dispense nnd then
read the riot act. When he realized
that his efforts were frUtless he called
out the militia. The mob apparently
was cowed when the troops appeared
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WASHINGTON, March 29-ofHctal
Information has reached washington
that General Ecch. tie French chief OF
staff, has been appointed TO supreme
command Of all the allied and American
forces n France.
This r-caas uafication OF all the
armies opposing the Germans, step
which the American and French Mill
eary men long have urged and which
apparently has been brought about by
recognition OF tHe imperative demand
for concentrated effort 20 huri bach the
gigantic thrust ot the enemy IN France.
(. was learned tonight that the pres
ident had been officially advised Of the
action when he sc2t cab1eS-am 10
General Eoch today. cong-ntu1attng him
ION his new authority" There was an
explanation that there Will be no Off.
ctal comment here until after an au--
rouacemert comes from France.
The first hint o< tho historic devel-
opr,ent came IL p-css cable dispatches
telling how General HersflES hhd placed
the American expeci.:2aa-y forces o:
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ment is waiting before announcing
compIet" plans for the next draft.
. It now goes to the House for con-
sidcratioa there, with the Oil TO
base draft quotas on the number OF
reqistrants IN Glass One instead Of
on population. another of the admin
stration measures already passed
by tho Senate.
The proposa to require training
Of boys over 10 and under registra-
ton age was in the form OF an
amendment by Senator New. Of In
diana, which the Senate rejected. SO
to 26, after a debate CT several days.
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West Virginian Anon
Five Americans Given
War Gross for the .
Capture of Germans
WITH THE AMERICAN Axxx m

WITH THE AMERICAN AHNY N
FRANCE, March 2s.-(By the Associat-
ed Press)-An American patrol which
today captured four German prisoners
has been cited in French orders OF ths
day and viii receive tho French war
cross. Tho Americans to be rewarded
are: Lieutenant George Redwood OF Bal-
ttmore, Sergeant Henry MongeAux Of
Cherry Valley, Mass, and Prtv1tSS
Edward Armstrong OF Mariana, p,
Carson Shumate Of Ada, WeSt Virgins,
end Bernard Bolt of South BsthlehAn,
Pa
They were four thankful younS Ger
mans, gray clad and mud spLtttred,
who were brought to the American a.
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A number OF Senators ,"ho favor
universal military training as
peace-tiroc policy voted against the
amendment. e..
The adopted resolution provides
that male citizens CT the United
States, residing in this country. al
taining their maiority since June 5.
last, shall &c suaJec. to registration.
under regulations preecribad by the
President; shall present themselves
for registration on j day proclaimed
by the Presidcnt. and thereafter
s1aIl be liable to military service.
There was no opposition to the
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resolution itself. the only controVer-
sy being over tho New amendment.
Opponents Of thc plan argued that
training youths would hamper ur.
Gent army enterprises and take the.
labor from farms and factories with
out providing soldiers fo7 immediate
needs at the front. Strong seHtr-
mert for universal compulsory mill
tary. training was apparent, however,
as to-day's vote was not regarded as
forcshadowing future action on Sen
ator Chamberiain's universal train
ing bill.
During the debate Chairman
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WASHINGTON, D. c., march %
The resolution extending the Sc
lecsive draft to meT reaching the
age Of 81 years since June 5. 1917
the first registration day-"as to-
NIGHT passed by the Senate without
record vctc, after a futile attempt
had been made to add to It a ProH'-
sion for training youths from 19 to
q years Ole.
:, is estimltcd that about 100000
men 'v:Ei be added tc the reglstra.
tion this year py tire resolution,
wa,cn S one Of the pieces Of Ie9is-
Iaton en- which tbs War Depart
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LONDON, March 29.-kpart from
local fighting at different points,
the enemy has not pressed his at
tacks today north Of the Sommc.
according to the official statement
issued by the war office tonight.
awe gained ground at certain
places" the statement continues.
South of the Scmme heavy hostile
attacks developed during the morn
ing in the neghborhood of mczieres
and Demum. Fighting is still going
on in this sector.
"st is known from captured docu-
nents that the German attack yes
terday astride the Scarpe had for its
objective the capture CT Vimy Ridge
and Arras. This attack was carried
out by at least six divisions in the
front line, with four assault dIVI-
sions in support.
DESPITE the force OF the attack
the impression made upon our bat
tie position was inconsiderabic ard
the fighting resulted in a severe
defeat for the enemy.
"In heavy fighting further south
between eoiry and Serre. which had
no greater success, no fewer than
eleven hostile divisions were iden-
titled"
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TIE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON March as-TorsesSt:
western Pennsylvania and oMo-ralx
Saturday and Sunday, little change a
tenperntrrc.
West vtrsiuIn-Patr Saturday; IN
day cloudy, little change in tsMpA1A-
ture,
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and Gronna, Of North Dakota, a..
eucd that compulsory training would
establish a military caste and sys-
tenn similar to Gernanys autoeratlc
military despotism.
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WASHINGTON, March 2o.-Wheat and
wheat products were wiped off the
menus Of several hundred Of the
conutryrs leading hotels today IN re-
sponse to n request Of the food admin
tstratiou that "cvery independent, eveSy
we'll to do person in the United st2tcj"
should pledge complete abstinence from
wheat until the next harvest in order to
supply tho imperative needs Of the al
Les
Fotel managers who had. como from
every state In the union to hear new
conservation regulations explained wcro
told by Food Administrator Hoover that
tic need for wheat was even greater
now than when the new regulations
were promulgated, and that eensus