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The Benson signal., 1918-02-09

We are not given to boasting
but we are proud of the farmer
boys of this vicinity. They are,
with rare exceptions, a healthy,
intelligent and happy class of young
men. We feel like taking our hat
clear off when we meet them upon
our streets, and no class is more
welcomed to our office. Too many
boys leave the farm where they
would have made substantial and
good citizens, and go to the city
where only one in a thousand sue
ceed in 1ife's battle. There are
farmers who drive their boys away.
There is no excuse for this. The
farmer boy is entitled to his vaca-
tons, to several relaXatlons, his
visits to the city, good books, mag
azines and his home paper. To the
observing one it is plain to be seen
that the old farm is the best place
in the world for the average young
man and never fails to bring a hap
pier and more useful life than the
city. Young man, you who till the
soil and earn your bread by the
sweat of your brow, we are proud
of you; our 1atchstring is always
out to you and you will always
have friend in this paper. Come
and see us and give us the news
from your neighborhood.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-09
LocAL ITEMS

masquerade Dali next "Wednesday
night.
A. w. Bard is up and around a
gain after his recent attack Of
pneumO(pia.
Miss Elsie Toles, County School
Superintendent, visited the schools
Monday.
Mrs. Will M. Dunbar has been
called to Phoenix on account of
the serious illness of her sister.
Miss Eddye Johnson, teacher in
the grammar school, is suffering
from an attack of lagrippe.
First-class boot and shoe repair
ing promptly done at Benson Sad
die and Harness Shop. Moderate
prices.
Nice private, boarding place for
a few persons, either ladies or gen
tlemen. Enquire Office Of Benson
Signal.
!. w. Alfred, of St. David, was
in town Wednesday, he says that
the St. David canal is in fine shape
and is furnishing all abundance of
water.
Red Cross birthday banks are in
several stores. Drop in penny
for each year of your life to help
! buy bandages for the man who is
fighting for you.
The Red Cross will give mas
querade ball Feb 13, the night be-
fore Valentines day, the proceeds
will go to the Red Cross SO we
should all work to make it grand
success.
Mrs. G. A. Segur, of the River
side Ranch, Benson, is enjoying a
visit from her brother, Mr.. 7.
Morden, of Needles, Cal. He holds
position as engineer on the Santa
Fe there.
H. c.. Brown has resigned his
position with the Benson Lumber
and Commercial Co. and has ac-
cepted one with the Emerson Trac
tor Co. and will sell farm imple
mentS.
DR.. L. L. Schwob, Of Ell Paso,
who comes to Benson to replace
DR.. Thomson, is stopping with Mr.
and Mrs. A. w. Bard. He is
physician and surgeon of long ex-
perience. His family will join him
soon.
If the party who took an auto
mobile and gun from in front of
the Gem Second Hand Store last
Thursday, will return the gun he
will be allowed to keep the auto
and no questions asked.
7. H. Denney.
Mr.. H. T. Wa1lin, manager Of
the Mountain States Telephone Co.
has decided to give up his position
here with the company and try
farming in the Salt River Valley.
With Mrs. Wallin, he expects to
leave about March 1st and locate
III the Valley, near Phoenix.
DR.. and Mrs. E. B. Thompson
lett Thursday for the east, the for
1ncr to join the Army Medical
Corps and Mrs. Thompson to visit
her old home at Nashville, Tenn.
pending the time of her husband S
definite location, which will prob
ably be somewhere in France The
Thompsons have many friends here,
having been active in the towns
social and benevolent affairs, and
their going is the cause of general
lcgret.
Mr.. J. L. Ford and family left
I ,ursday for Phoenix by wagon,
wlere Mr. Ford will engage in
farming, raising cotton and alfalfa.
They went from here down the
river by way of Mammoth and
The Benson signal., 1918-02-09

Notary Public. Houses for rent.
FreI insurance, Rooms For Rent.
Mrs. Mary F. Titus.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-09

Governor Hunt has proclaimed
Thursday, February 14th-Admls-
sion Day-a legal holiday, and re-
commencing also its observance as
Thrift Day" in the national con-
servation campaign. The closing
port on of the proclamation reads
as follows:
Now, therefore, in the present
crisis. I, Geo. w. P. Hunt, Gov
ernor of Arizona, by virtue of the
trust reposed in me by the people
of this State, do earnestly recon-
mend that giving to the govern
ment through individual saving
and investment in government Sc
curities be made to characterize
predominantly the observance of
Admission Day; February 18th,
1918, the Sixth anniversary of Ari-
zona's entrance to the Union.
I do, furthermore, urge that
Admission Day, as hereinbefore
designated, be celebrated by frater-
nal orders, civic organizations,
public and parochial schools, and
bv individual citizens in the man
-ner above outlined, to the end that
all the people of the State may aid
in making possible the country's
triumph in the present war through
the inculcation and exercise Of
Thrift, and through specific invest
ments in War Savings securities,
as recommended by the Federal
Director of War Savings for Ari
zona.
In,witness whereof, l have here
unto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the State of Arizona
to be affixed.
Done at Phoenix, the capital,
this 5th day of February, A. D.
1913.
(SeaD GEO. w. ?. HUNT,
Governor of Arizona.
Attest: Sidney P. Osborn,
Secretary of State.
In Freedoms name. use
The Benson signal., 1918-02-09

For SALE-Cheap for cash, all
or sing1y, five head of yonng work
horses; we'll broke and gentle.
c.. A. Segur, Bens on, Ariz.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-09
Valentines! Valentines!

Just Arrived, Nice Assortment
of Valentines, Postcards and Nov
elites. Drop in and look them
over. Johnson Variety Store.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-09
Chamberlain s Tablets

These tablets are intended espec-
iallv for disorders of the stomach,
liver and bowels. If you are trou-
blcd with heartburn, indigestion or
constipation they will do you
good.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
u. S. KEEPS TAB
ON 1000 SHIPS

directly in American commerce and
$500 scattered over the globe and
trading for the most part with the al
lies or their colonies. Roughly, one
fourth Of the merchant ships Of the
world are watched by the shipping
board.
Ship performances against tasks are
recorded by progress charts" which
show at glance what the vessels have
to do and how they are doing it. Each
set of charts is divided into ten d.
visiOns-one each for movements of
vessels, turn-arounds, ships charts of
commodities, individual commodity
charts, summary of imports, individual
trades. summary Of trades, ship charts
Of exports. performances in ports and
dock performances. Copies are dis.
tributed every ten days to govern.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21

inents which require constant info2ma
ton about the movement of supplies.
BY these movement charts any In
formation regarding iotations and
movements of vessels is accessible,
and from past performances one may
forecast the time of future voyages
The summary on shipping and trade,
prepared every ten days for the war
industries and war trade boards and
the food administration, helps shape
the larger policies underlying the use
of American ships in war time. The
charts tell whether the ships allocated
to certain trade are enough. too
many or too few; whether they bring
I'm too little or too much; whether
they are on time, ahead Of time or
behind time, and whether the trade
movement is too slow, too fast or just
right. The charts also serve to guide
the ship control committee in the as
signment of vessels to various trades.
By comparing import requirements
against deliveries the charts show
when vessels may be transferred from
one trade to another or released to the
army.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
TAKE 60 HUNS WITHOUT SH07
Americans Bag Big Bunch Of Yellow
Barbarians North of
Fismes.

With the American Army on the
Vesle Front.-Sixty Prussians have
been taken prisoner by the Americans
near Fismette, north of Fismes, with
out either side firing shot. The Prus-
slams We're machine gunners. and all
that remained of a company which had
been in line less than month.
American detachments went out a
few nights ago, the location Of the ma
chine gun positions having been re-
ported by a prisoner. According to the
Americans. the Prussians were wait
ing to be taken prisoner. The lntelli-
gence officer who questioned the Prus-
slams asserted that they nearly all had
agreed to surrender II the slightest op-
portunity arose.
The Americans who took the pris-
oners do not claim any credit for the
capture, declaring that the Prussians
virtually deserted their posts.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
Every Physician in Country Is to
Be Listed.
National Defense Council Will Mobilize
Them for Civil and Military
Work.

Washington.-Dr. Franklin Martin,
chairman of the general medical board
Of the council of national defense, ex-
plains the scope and function of the
volunteer medical service corps, in
which it is proposed to enroll every
legally qualified physician in the
country, including women, without ref
erence to age or physical disability.
1T is method of recording all ply
sicians who are not yet in service and
of classifying them so that their serv-
ices when required will he utilized in
a manner to intlict as little hardship
on the individual as possible" Doctor
Martin writes. 1T is method by
which every physician not in uniform
will be entitled to wear an insignia
which will indicate his willingness to
serve his government.
'"rhe object of the corps is to place
on record all medical men in the Unit
ed States; to aid the army, navy and
public health service in supplying war
needs to provide the best civilian serv-
Ice possible; to give recognition to all
who record themselves.
"Civilian service will be supplied
under fixed plan. Every one in the
corps will receive proper credit for
service rendered, and ample medical
attention will be assured for all re-
quiring it. There will be four tenta-
tive classes, consisting of fit-to-fght
men under forty, reserves under fifty
five; home forces over fifty-five. and
ineligibles. Reserves may be called
on occasion for army, navy. public
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
MUST GIVE ROADS ATTENTION
Taxpayers Will Face Huge Road Bills
After War IL Over II This
Ia Not Done.

Road maintenance must go on unr
interruptedly or the taxpayers of the
country will have to pay an enormous
bill for the restoration Of the high
ways after the war, says an editorial
In a recent issue Of Good Roads.
Something like quarter of a CEN
fury ago, systematic, intelligent road
improvement was commenced by
few of the states In the northeastern
part of the country. Today there Is a
highway department in practically ev-
cry state and in most of the states the
department is one of the major divi-
sions of the government.
During this era of road improve
ment the annual expenditure through
out the nation has grown from an in
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
Use Men Opposed to War in
Food Production.
vsxed Problem Of Their Presence at
Army cantonments Is Now
Solved.

Washington.-After struggling for a
long time with the knotty problem of
conscientious directors in army cam
tonments, the war department now an
nounees that the difficulty has to a
large degree been solved through the
aid of the farm help specialists of the
United States department of agricul-
ture.
In the various states where there are
farming communities which include
sects opposed to war, such as the
Dunkards and Mennonites. and where
additional farm help Is needed, these
places are made known to the canton
nent commanders. together with rec
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
Every Six Minutes a Merchant
Vessel Moves at an
American Port.
TRAFFIC CHARTS ARE USED
Every Minute Of Time and Pound Of
Cargo Noted and Thus Each Yes
sci 10 Used to Utmost to
Speed War Plan.

Washington.-Every six minutes a
merchant vessel arrives and another
departs from American ports. From
north Atlantic seaports there is
departure every eleven minutes-one
for Europe every forty minutes. This
rate of operation does not include YES
sells in the service of the army or
navy.
The merchant feet Of 1900 ships
shipping board Is run as railroad, on
time schedule. The duty of measur-
ing ships performances, with their
tasks, is lodged with the planning and
statistics division q the shipping
board, headed by E. Ii. Gay, formerly
dean of the Harvard Graduate School
of business.
Obviously the division must know
the tasks in detail, ana so it co-ordi-
mates with the war industries and war
trade boards in determining and pro-
viding for the country's needs from
schedules or as far in advance as it
IS feasible or possible to forecast.
Works With All Departments.
In planning the use of ships the d.
vision works with the food administra-
ton in determining the shipping re-
Quirements for food; with the war de-
partment in correlating shipping with
the requirements of the line of sup
| plies for the western front; with the
war Industries board in seeking solu-
| ton of the problem of bringing Heces-
sary raw imports into the country, and
with the war trade board in preparing
the lists Of essential imports and ex-
ports.
AS the country has gone more and
more on war basis, 1t has been re-
| garded necessary to limit the list of
essential imports to less than 100.
Data on the ships and their trade pro-
vide the basis for operation of the
vessels under the shipping boards con-
troll. Likewise records are kept of
neutral vessels coming to this coun-
try or linking up with its foreign
trade.
| Thus the division checks daily about
1000 vessels, 1900 of them being those
Of the shipping board 5000 engaged
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21

significant sum to total well over
quarter of Diliio1 dollars.
To date probably not more than
12h per cent of the country's road
mileage has been surfaced. Consider
ed merely as percentage. this
showing is not encouraging, but when
it is remembered that this one-eighth
means an actual mileage Of something
over 100000, the magnitude of the
work accomplished is better appre-
ciated.
Another fact that must be taken In
to consideration is that a large ma
jority Of the traffic Of the country is
carried on a small proportion Of the
total mileage and tho greater part OF
the work of Improvement has been
done on these more important high
ways.
Some Of the money spent for road
betterment has been wasted. Some
OF it has been used for permanent
work, the amount involved represent
ing an investment that cannot be
lost. A very large proportion of the
total expenditure has been used for
the construction of pavements and sur
faces Of varying durability and of diff
ferent needs as to maintenance. The
money they represent is an investment
also, and one that can and will be lost
if the upkeep of the roads is neglected.
The country's roads are worth bill
lions of dollars, even If nothing more
than their first cost is taken into ac-
count. Their present value, in terms
of service rendered, is literally meal
culable, for without them every &c
tivity would have to cease.
The successful prosecution of the
war is the chief business Of the
American people today. But that
doesn't mean that every American
should be fighting or working in
munition plant or on farm. There
are countless other activities that are
contributory to the three obvious es-
sentials, and every one of them in
turn is absolutely dependent upon
transportation.
The nations highway system is the
foundation Of its whole vast and COM
plicated machinery of transportation.
The public highways are indispens-
able and they must be kept In con-
dition unless all the work we have
done is to avail us nothing and the
work yet before us is to be left un-
done. Money must be spent and labor
and materials must be used-now.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
"HAIl, HAIL" GREETS
YANKEES IN FRANCE

Gary. Ind.-"Hail, hail, the
gangs all herew
Thousands of the 1918 edition
American tourists who are daily
arriving somewhere in France"
look up. joy in their faces and a
warm glow in their hearts, as
groups of little French kiddies
sing this homely refrain as they
line the gangways.
According to letter received
here recently early arrivals of
the American expeditionary
forces have taught this greeting
to the children, who pass it on
as each new contingent arrives.
Hail, hail, the gangs all
Eere"
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
u. S. WILL ENROLL ALL DOCTORS

health and civilian service, the home
forces being those able to perform
only civilian service"
Service Of members Of the corps will
be called and rendered in response to
requests from the central governing
board, in which the management of the
corps will be vested. State boards will
appoint executive committees to re-
ceive applications for enrolment In
the corps and will make recommends
tons concerning them to the central
governing board.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
DIRECTORS TO BE GIVEN WORK
'rd of their farm labor needs.

ord of their farm labor needs.
The plan has worked out so well
that in the three camps where definite
lists of DIRECTORS were compiled practi-
cally all of these men have been
placed. Camp Meade had So, all of
them now at labor on farms 100 of the
lO2 men at Camp Lee have been placed
and the majority of those at Camp
Taylor.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
Properly Built Road DRAG.

With the drag properly built and its
use well understood. the maintenance
of earth and gravel roads becomes a
simple and inexpensive matter. Care
should be taken to make the log SO
light that one man can lift 1t with
ease.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
SALESMAN KNITS FOR "B0YS"
Devotes All His Spare Time to Work
While Waiting for
Trains.

Ottawa, Kan.-O. g. Rose, a travel
Ing salesman here. spends all Of his
spare time at railway stations. between
trains, and evenings knitting for sail
ors. AS result of his energy two
pairs Of socks, one pair of wristlets, a
helmet and sweater have gone
overseas to gladden. the heart Of
some Yank.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
. Kidd, 1o6, Works on Farm.

Bellaire, O.-William Kidd, one
hundred and six, is assisting in the
farm work on the Charles Rosser farm
and is doing real days work every
day. Kidd was born during the War
of 1872 and served in the Confederate
army during the Civil war.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21

Road construction and maintenance
In the United States involve an annual
Outlay of over $300,000,0O0. a sum
which. IL capitalized at per cent.
would represent an investment of &c.
0OO,OO0.O 900
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
Motortruck Routes Lacklna

Although $1,SO0.OOO,OOO has been
spent on highways in the United
States during the last ten years, we
are totally lacking In adequate motor
truck routes between our large cities
and distributing points.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-29
Blue Streak, a Homing
Pigeon, Streaks Home

Portland, Ore,-Biue Streak was a
homing hen, n respectable old matron
of the pigeon blood royal For eight
months she had been an exile from her
loft In Portland. A slight financial
transaction had dccreed that she was
to remain in Vancouver. r. c.. there to
become the mother OF stock as fast
flying and crrorlcss MS herself. Blue
Streak didn't care for the arrange
men,, And that Is what makes a
homer, first and last.
The Vancouver fancier left his loft
door ajar. unwittingly. Next morning
Blue Streals was gone He wrote 10
e. II. Bauer of Portland. who sold him
the bird. losing no time in speeding
the letter. Mr. Bauer opened IT,,
smiled as he read and went out to his
pigeon loft. There sat Blue Streak
cooling with happiness.
And that incident say Portland fan
ciers OF homing pigeons. illustrates
why the reported intent Of the govern
mcnt 10 take their birds for military
message bearing, will not work out in
practice. Lacking definite informa
ton of the governments intent, they
assert that. Portland pigeons will not
be available for service outside OF the
northwest. They cannot be trans
ported elsewhere for service.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-29

Food Controller Announces
New Food Saving Plans Il
Effective at Once.
One Part Substitutes Must
Be Sold to Every Three
Parts Wheat.

Bozeman. Mont, Jan. 2s.---In a state-
.ment issued tonight. Professor Alfred
Atkinson. federal food administrators
OF Montana, outlined the new food COP.
servation program as t.applies Ia this
state. Through authority conferred
by the president. Atkinson amended
the national regulation that cereals
and wheat flour must be sold in equal
quantities making the ruling for Mon
tana, that one part of substitutes must
be sold with every three parts of wheat
flour. "ae
In the statement issued tonight Pro-
fessor Atkinson explained that no ham,
bacon. lard or pork products of any
kind, fresh or preserved, are to be used
on Saturday of each week. which is
the porkless day. on each Tuesday,
no hog, cattle or sheep products are
to be used as food. On Mondays and
Wednesday no crackers. pastry, maea-
ROM, breakfast food or other cereals
containing wheat should he used.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-29
Plan Big Entertainment
for Western Lumbernen

<Great Falls. Mont, Jan. 2s.-Direc-
tors OF the commercial club took the
final steps this afternoon to make sure
OF every entertainment feature being
ready for the Western Retail Lumber
mems association convention which
opens here on February Z. Chairman
Il. j. Roorman of the local entertain
ment committee. announced that let
ters received indicated an attendance
of not less than 600 lumbermen from
California, Oregon Washington. Idaho,
Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado
and Seyeda. Ex-Mayor W. ]. Hind
ley OF Spokane, has been selected to
respond to the address Of welcome.
which will be made by Governor &. V.
Stewart for the state OF Montana, and
Rev. G.. G. Bennett for the city of
Great Falls.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-29
ARGUE ABATEMENT
LAW BEFORE COURT
Case of State Versus Young
Holds Interest.

z Helena, Jan. 28.--Whcther the at :
torney general of Montana has nu :
thority To bring an abatement action
direct. or must walt upon a county at
torney or Il taxpayer to move in the
premises. Is the question that was
argued before the supreme court today
IN the case OF $. g. Ford, as attorney
general. against C, W. Young OF
Havrc. The lower court refused 10
dissolve temporary injunction re-
straining Young from opening a house
OF his at .Hayre that had been closed
by abatement proceedings. and Young
appealed. He also attacks the con-
stitutlonality of the abatement act un-
der which the proceeding was brought.
The case is considered OF vital i'm
portance. and decision Is being
awaited with Interest in half a dozen
counties where abatement proceedings
have been instituted.