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The Benson signal. [volume] (Benson, Cochise County, Ariz.) 1915-1921, 1918-11-16
| was accepted, worse luck.

At 8: 40 that night we reported to the
brigade headquarters dugout to receive
instructions from Old Pepper.
After reaching this dugOut we lined
up in semicircle around him. and he
addressed us as follows:
"All | want you boys to do is to go
over to the German lines tonight. sur
prise them, secure couple of prison
ers, and return Immediately. Our ar
tillery has bOmbarded that section OF
the line for two days and personally |
believe that that part of the German
trench is unoccupied. so just get cou-
pie of prisoners and return as quickly
as possible"
The sergeant on my right, in an I'M
dertOne, whispered to me:
"Say, Yank. how are we going to get
couple of prisoners il the old fool
thinks personally that that part of the
trench is unOccupied, '-soundS kind Of
fishy, doesn't it mate?"
had funny sinking sensation in
my stomach, and my tin hat felt as If
It weighed about ton and my enthusi-
assn was melting away. Old Pepper
must have heard the sergeant speak
because he turned in his direction and
in laundering voice asked:
'What did you Say?'
The sergeant with scarlet loo! on
his face and his knees trembling.
smartly saluted and answered.:
Nothing, sir"
Old Pepper said:
"Well, don't say it so loudly the next
time"
Then Old Pepper continued:
''In this section of the German
trenches there are two on three ma
chine guns which our artillery, in the
last two or three days. has been I'M
The Benson signal. [volume] (Benson, Cochise County, Ariz.) 1915-1921, 1918-11-16
Makinq Their Own Sugar.

Women in Utah are going to make
sugar at home. The great interest TAX
en- in sugar-beet production for sirups
by the women of one county has led to
the planting Of from Is to 100 pounds
Of sugar-beet seed. This is the d.
rect result Of the work of the county
home demonstration agent, who has
demonstrated the use and making OF
the strip to each OF the Is organiza-
lions in the county with whom she
works. The women have also made
between 1000 and $500 pounds Of po-
tato starch, averaging % pounds to
bushels of potatoes. This means the
saving of 400 bushels of potatoes that
otherwise would have been wasted.
The Benson signal. [volume] (Benson, Cochise County, Ariz.) 1915-1921, 1918-11-16
Got Alonq Without Metals.

The cliff dWellers knew nothing of
the use of metals. Their knives were
made from the bones of the deer,
highly polished and very sharp. Their
household utensils consisted of pot
terry jars and casks made Of fiber and
covered with substance resembling
modern varnish. Although the earliest
cliff dwellers were prehistoric, cave
livers have existed In almost every
age of the world.
The Benson signal. [volume] (Benson, Cochise County, Ariz.) 1915-1921, 1918-11-16

Burma is one Of the very few lands
in which fat is not used for lighting
or industrial purposes.
During the war of the American rev.
olutiOn the loyalist women of New York
raised large fund for the fitting out
of privateer to be called the "Fair
American"
At the public sale Of the personal
property Of Henry Clay FerrOw Of
York, Pa, a number Of honey bees
were disposed Of at from $40 to 50
each. This was the highest price ever
received in that county for bees.
The Benson signal. [volume] (Benson, Cochise County, Ariz.) 1915-1921, 1918-11-16
GATHERED FACTS

Of 10000 Australian trade union
lists enlisted, $4,000 have been killed.
India is making earnest efforts to
revive It's long-neglected indigo indus
try.
There is schoolhouse in Providence,
r. T., which has been in continuous use
for 11S years.
II Glornale d'Italia Of Rome, states
that the telephone connections between
Sardinia and the italian mainland VIII
BE- completed this year
The Benson signal. [volume] (Benson, Cochise County, Ariz.) 1915-1921, 1918-11-16
For Postal Gard Users.

According to decisions of the post
office department, anything written or
printed on the address side of gov
eminent postal card, except the ad-
dress itself, that is, anything In the
nature of q message on the address
side, renders the card unavailable.
The Benson signal. [volume] (Benson, Cochise County, Ariz.) 1915-1921, 1918-11-16
Passions.

Passions are likened best to floods
and streams, the shallow murmur, but
the deep are dumb.-Sir Walter Ra.
leigh.
The Benson signal. [volume] (Benson, Cochise County, Ariz.) 1915-1921, 1918-11-16
BARRIERS Habit.

BARRIERS are generally loquacious,
aren't they?"
eyes but suppose that comes from
their habit Of cutting other men short"
The Benson signal. [volume] (Benson, Cochise County, Ariz.) 1915-1921, 1918-11-16


harbOr for submarines, radio stations,
marine bases, great battle ships, and
all sorts Of exciting things"
GAIL right, uncle" replied San Diego,
dropping it's dolce far niente for work
ing overalls. "You bet !"
Sand - concrete Ships" suggested
Uncle Sam as an afterthought. Il
want you to build shoals Of them"
Again San Diego was enthusiastic;
and thus by an odd trick Of these war
times, the most peaceful, dreamy city
in America has become a military
pageant.
Before the war San Diego was re-
nowned for it's perpetual cool, fair,
sunny weather: for desert, seascapes
and flowers; for old Spanish archi-
lecture, artfstic atmosphere, and ro-t
mantle traditions. It was haven
for seekers Of rest. JOY. and play. To-
day it stands at attention In olive drab.
It's population has been doubled by
uniformed men and it has more war
activities than any city Of its size in
the country.
A Mixture Of Races.
It's wave-lulled quiet is broken by
the rhythm Of marching feet, the mu-
sic Of military bands, the clatter Of
hoofs and the aerial chug-chug of mo-
tors. A $10,OOO,OOO ship building
plant will soon bring smokestacks and
thousands Of workmen to the poets
city. Up and down palm lined, ge-
ranium bordered avenues go French
officers in horizon blue; an occasional
Briton or Canadian; daredevil aces
with silver wings and adventurous
weather-beaten faces; Mexican vague
ros turned cavalrymen; naughty Nav
ajos, Pimas and HOpi who have swap
ped gorgeous blankets and ancient
desert pueblos for drab uniforms
and army tents; ex-cowpunchers try
ing to feel natural in navy middies
and iaunty caps; and soldiers and sail
ors drawn from one-fifth the area Of
the United States. Camouflaged ships
slip often into the azure harbOr and
sail away under convoy, carrying
thousands Of hard-muscled young
warriors to the battle line in France.
To the government coaling station
come strange vessels flying foreign
flags. Sometimes a Japanese ship
drops anchor and groups of polite lit
tie brown men go sightseeing through
the streets.
Into the qrietest life the thrill Of
war has come. The housewife, wash
ing the breakfast dishes, hears hoof-
beats and rushes to the porch. A
scout rides by. He bitches his horse
at the edge of the canyon and recon
noiters for imaginary Huns. Hap
PLY he finds only quail and meadow
larks, and soon the whole cavalry troop
comes galloping-tall, lean, rangy
riders, as brown as their own khaki.
Newark post., 1918-12-04

Captain j. Wilbert Ramsey told
of airplane fights that he had wit
messed and of bombs dropped near
where he was standing. The earth
thrown up by one explosion cover
ing but not injuring 1t. J. R..
Schultz who was nearby.
Relatives of Lieutenant F. Trac-
ey Campbell have heard that he
has been in the hospital with in
fiuenza but is better now.
Lieutenant D. R. McNeal in one
letter tells of meeting Tim Scott
who had recently been gassed but
had completely recovered.
Lieutenant J. R. Schultz writes
that while he is in a comparatively
safe place, Jerry" occasionally
gets too familiar as on a recent oc-
casion when he dropped bomb
which struck so feet in front of
his dugout but hurt no one. He
saw a German plane come down
nose first, the two occupants both
being killed. No sympathy was
felt for them, he added.
Mrs. w. E. Hegeman received
four letters on Monday from Cap
tain Hegeman who speaks in the
highest terms of the bravery of his
men and assures the home folks
| @l,o@ o1l &c, ,,ro11 ,,-if y \, IN,
Relatives of J. Wilson O'Daniel
received a letter written on scraps
of paper and sealed with candle
grease. He states that there has
been no writing paper in that To-
cation for four years.
| From Ralph Haney four inter
esting letters were received des-
cribing French life, particularly a
French wedding with its attendant
procession of old men and women
and the festivities lasting all day
and all night.
mike" Fidance writes that gas
is awful stuff-he knows, for he
was subjected to a gas attack rec
emily. Take it from me-" he says,
when those gas attacks come you
have to get your mask on, and
mighty snappy, too. Mike has
been in active service with the 23d
Engineers and has recently enjoy
ed furlough spent at St. Malo, a
French summer resort.
Newark post., 1918-12-04
A Place to Write---
and Hide Things

Unusually quaint and picturesque are
these spinet desks. Copied from the old
time spinet or clavichord piano of our fore
fathers days through the cabinetmakers
art, they are transformed into beautiful
and usful piece of furniture. They come
in mahogany finish and solid mahogany
and with a sliding writing bed and lots of
little cubby holes and compartments for
our intimate letters. They are not only a
very practical desk, but are distinct ad-
dition to living or bedroom and particular
ly desirable for hall use. Made in various
sizes and are marked S27.00, $4,000, $4,000
up to $4,000.
Chairs to match with denim or cane
seats, some revolving, and marked $1,000,
$4,000 and S24.00.
These desks make an extremely practical
as we'll as beautiful Christmas gift.
Newark post., 1918-12-04
Give a Blanket

Always welcome as Christmas gifts are
blankets and quilts for we can't have too
many covers some Of these cold nights.
Cotton blankets, grey, in full size, are
marked $3.50 per pair and up. Cotton and
wool blankets, grey, in full size, $500 per
pair and up.
Cotton and wool blankets, white, soft
and fleecy with pink or blue borders, are
marked per pair, S10.50 to $3.50.
Crib blankets, cotton and wool, are
marked from $500 to $1,000 per pair.
Comforts, cotton filled, can be had in a
variety of colors and prices. They have
sateen borders and fancy centers and are
marked S4.O0, S4.75, $3.50 to $500 each.
Lambs wool comforts, the finest of all,
are covered with sateen or silk in attrac-
tive patterns and are marked $500, $500,
S1O.5O, S11.5O up to S21.00.
Bed spreads in all sizes and the newest
designs are marked $3.50 to $1,000.
Newark post., 1918-12-04
For the Lady
of the House

Don't you think she would appreciate
a new dinner set? We have quite an as
sortment of domestic porcelain sets in new
and attractive decorations and borders.
One hundred pieces to the set they are
marked $4,000, $500, $4,000, S45.OO and
$500 per set.
A Sellers Cabinet is a gift that will be
used day after day, bringing help to the
owner and thanks to the giver The Sellers
Utility cabinet with roll curtain base,
metal lined cake and bread box, full COM
plement of glassware, and a genuine slid
ing porcelain top and automatic lowering
flour bin and many other exclusive Sellers
features is marked $500. Here is an ex-
cellent suggestion for a real Christmas
gift for your wife or mother.
And while we're in the kitchen how bout
tireless cooker? These cookers are all
aluminium lined and all metal outside, fit
ted with the necessary utensils and racks.
They are great savers of fuel and time.
They come in three sizes and are marked
S2S.O0, $1,000 and S35 each, all double
compartments.
Newark post., 1918-12-04
Christmas LAMPS

Big and little in a number of shapes and
shades are ready. Electric lamps. metal
base with art glass shades are marked.
One light, $3.50 to $1,000; two lights
$3.50, $500, s16.5O to s25.OO: three
lights, S25.OO to $4,000.
Mahogany bases with handsome silk
shades, range from $500 to $1,000.
Gas lamps with metal base, new art
glass shades, range from $500 to $3.50.
Floor lamps with their soft subdued
shadlngs make your living room attractive
inside and out, for seen from the street
they give an air of warmth and welcome.
We have some very pretty lamps and
shades and one particular lamp with two
lights in mahogany finish and with shades
IN blue, old rose or amber is marked $1,000
complete
other lamps range to $500 complete.
Boudoir lamps in many attractive shades
and styles are marked $500 to 1850 each.
Newark post., 1918-12-04

Foot stools and leg rests covered in
tapestry and leather, $500 to $1,000.
Ladies' desks in fumed or golden oak or
mahogany, $3.50 to $4,000.
Sewing stands, including the always
popular Martha Washington, from $500 to
$4,000.
Folding card tables with felt or leather
cite tops, $3.50, S275 and $3.50.
A Bissell's carpet sweeper is gift that
will be used every day, $3.50 and S5.25.
Cedar chests, made of genuine Tennes-
see cedar, from Sl4.OO to $4,000.
Telephone tables, some with seats at
tached, in oak, any finish, or mahogany.
from $500 to $4,000.
Candlesticks in mahogany, 75c to $500
each.
Tilt top tables, convenient for informal
lunches, an attraction in any room. some
with hand decorated tops, $500 to S3OOO
Serving trays in mahogany, some with
hand painted designs, from S4.O0 to $1,000.
Clothes trees in oak, mahogany, walnut
or enamel, with wood or brass hooks, $500
to $1,000.
Hall clocks, some with chimes, big and
stately, an addition to any hall or living
room, $4,000 to 100000.
Tea wagons, very useful, in oak, mahog-
any or walnut, and some in period designs,
$500 to $4,000.
Newark post., 1918-12-04

gathered around the festive board.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Cameron and son
David, Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Tow
son and children Mildred and
Leon all of Lancaster, Pa; Row.
land Cameron of Wilmington; Mr..
and Mrs. Herman G.. Cameron and
Newark post., 1918-12-04

son Wilmer, Roscoe c. Cameron,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Bombeger of
Goshen, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
McVey and children, Dorothy,
Edna and Ross, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
Coates and son Jesse, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. c. Cameron and children,
Marion and Esther, all Of Newark ;
Newark post., 1918-12-04

Ellis C. Cameron of Chester, and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Cameron of
Newark.
In the evening the hymn God be
with You till We Meet Again" was
sung, when all departed to their
homes hoping to all meet around
the same table a year hence which
has been their custom for years.
Newark post., 1918-12-04
A Comfortable Gift---
A Chair

When he drops down in his EASY chair
with pipe and paper, or somebody else goes
admitting and a-rocking, they'll remember
the thoughtfulness of some wise Christ
mas giver.
Here are literally hundreds of chairs.
big and little, waiting your selection.
There are big easy chairs in tapestry and
leather priced from $4,000 to s145.OO.
Here are dozens of quaint little mahogany
chairs and rockers, some with cane backs
and upholstered seats of old time STYLES
and designs. And there are a number of
unusual chairs, such as the Windsor de-
signs IN enamel and mahogany and cun-
nlng little arm and hall cnairs. For the
klddles there are little rockers in oak
mahogany and enamel fashioned after the
groWn-up ones. Priced from S4OO up.
Remember, a gift like this is LASTING and
means years of comfort. Why not mt q
chalr on your list for someone in the
family?
Newark post., 1918-12-04
NEWARK OPERA HOUSE
PROGRAM WEEK BEGINNING

Thursday 5th
Mae Marsh in "The Glorious Adventure' and VIM.
Duncan and Anna Johnson in the t chapter of "a Fight
for Millions"
Friday 9th
Lima Cavaeri in Loves Conquest" A Paramount
production in five parts.
Saturday 9TH
Bert Lytel in "No Mans Land" Pathe News and SEN
p nett comedy, 1T Pays to Exercise"
Monday 9th
Mother" Screen Classic in six parts with an all
star cast
Tuesday 10th
William Farnum in The Plunderer," and U. S. War
Review
Wednesday 18th
Pauline Frederick in La Tosca," and Pathe News.
Newark post., 1918-12-04
Messages from
The Front
Heavy Mail Received Recently
Many Newark Homes Made
Glad Last Week

Last week S heavy overseas mall
brought interesting letters to
friends and relatives of those in
the service. None of the 59th
Pioneers in which many of the
Newark boys are, have been in ac-
tive service, but many in other
divisions have been in the thick of
the fighting and have done dis
tinguished service.
Men Of the 29th, The Blue and
Gray Division composed of New
Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia troops covered them
selves with glory in the battle of
Ormont Woods, north of Verdun,
Oct. II. This battle according to
letters received recently from the
men is iscribed as "worse, ac-
cording to all military authorities
than St. Mihiel or Chateau Thier-
ry. The conduct of the men won
the praise of American and French
commanders and the division took
every objective.
Extracts from some letters re-
ceived last week from our boys
follow:
Friends of Lieutenant Ralph
Dawson received an interesting
letter stating that he, together
with 26 officers and 200 privates,
is in the hospital, suffering from
exhaustion. They had been in the
thick of the fighting for 80 days
straight, with scarcely any rest
and little food.
News has been received here
that Harvey c. Bounds, overseas"
with the 9th Infantry has been
promoted to First Lieutenant. The
many friends of "Biddy" extend
hearty congratulations.
Albert Foster writes that he is
on the move constantly and seeing
sights that will make interesting
telling when he gets back home.
By a curious coincidence, Foster,
Pusey Pemberton and William
Stiltz, next door neighbors in New
ark, left for service the same day
and have been togeuner ever since,
even sleeping in the same dugout
at the front.
Mrs. Alfred c. Stiltz received a
letter from her son William Stiltz,
who is at the front with Battery
c, 309th Heavy Field Artillery at
tached to the 18th Division. With
characteristic brevity he states
that he is we'll and very busy-so
busy that he hasn't much time to
himself and no place to spend his
money. He sends personal mes,
sages to his family and friends and
asks that they send him some gooC
candy in his Christmas box for he
has wanted some sweets for long
time. Needless to say candy was
the chief item in the list of gooc
things sent in his Christmas box
DR.. and Mrs. S. c. Mitchell re
ceived four letters from 1t. Morri!
R. Mitchell and a cable from
friends who had met their sol
"over there" He is in the best o:
health, having recovered full.
from his recent indisposition.
From Lieutenant D. Raymont
McNeal four letters were received
The last under date of Novembe
9Th states that he never felt bette
in his life, that he will not have ;
chance to write again for seven o
eight days and that although al
are anxious to carry on the war t.
the desired finish, they will never
theless welcome the end. Lieuten
ant McNeal has recently been pu
in charge Of line of motor trucks
Newark post., 1918-12-04

"A little doll bed, copy of the big four
posters IN mahogany finish, will make
some little kiddie happy; with mattresses
and pillows, 1915 to $500.
Book blocks and sliding book rack, some
IN antique composition bronze or in ma
hogany or oak, S1.5O to $1,000
Newark post., 1918-12-04
Cameron Family Have
THANKSGIVING Reunion

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. R.
Camerson was a scene of a
Thanksgiving gathering VIII e n
their children from a distance
came on Wednesday evening with
their laden baskets. Thirty-one
Newark post., 1918-12-04
LIE Foyer Du Soldat,
Union Franco-Americar
0ctnher 10 1913

OClODeI ~, loIo
Dear POST"
Today is Sunday-undoubtedly,
it is Sunday over there. Even the
weather is characteristic of the
day-al fait plent.
The same activities go on as
usual but something twangs in our
suspicious and causes us to dis
cuss topics other than those of
martial spirit.
What is it that causes those
poilus to be so jocund and gay? To
shout to their lungs capacity a few
simple expressions that the green
est rookie could understand? Why
is it that the old people are more
eager to say bon jour, m'sieu. If
you shall think Of the cause of
your happiness, Of the cause of the
happiness and joy of hundred of
thousands of people in the U. S
you shall have solved the cause OF
all this joy on this Sunday which
is like other Sundays over here
but is different. Heaven, He'll, OF
Hoboken by Christmas" Cest cor
rect, n'est-ce pas?
Sincerely,
Sgt. A. R. HomewooC
18th Aero Sqdn.
A. E. F.
Newark post., 1918-12-04

Mrs. Chas. C. Sheppard of New
ark, has received several interest
ing letters from her husband,
Mechanic Charles Sheppard, in
France with the Delaware Pho
neers. He says the boys are we'll
and having an exciting time.
Newark post., 1918-12-04
A Few Suggestions

Knitting stands in mahogany, S4.OO to
9l i.UO.
Smoking sets in oak or mahogany, some
with automatic lighter, $1.5O to $4,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-05
JUNK Frs PAYING DEARLY

The German junkers, the gang
which was mainly responsible for the
war, are paying dearly for it.
Their sons have been killed off by
hundreds since the war began. The
noble and aristocratic families of Ger
many are sadly broken AMI depleted
by losses in battle.
The latest edition Of the "Gatha
Genealogical Diary" quoted in the
German press, shows that some Of the
most powerful and influential fami-
lies Of Prussia have been the heaviest
losers.
Or families whose heads are counts,
2I0 members have fallen.
Baronial houses have lost 633 men,
h2~s.
The ancient nobility has suffered
most of all, SI3 of its scions having
been killed. Among the "created no
bility" there have been S36 victims.
The Wedel and Arnhim ia mile;
which are among the most extensive
and influential in Prussia, have lost
respectively % and y members. The
Buelow family has lost II, the Putt
hammer Family lG, the house of Knob
eldorT Is. the Oevlzen family 10.
The names of IS others out Of arts
tocratic families are given. But the
most aristocratc family in Germany.
or in the world, still has six unin-
jured and healthy sons. That's the
one headed by Wilhelm Hohenzollcrn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-05
TIME IS THE TEST.

The Testimony Of Alexandria People
Stands the Test.
Tie test of time is what tells the
tale. The public soon finds out when
Misrepresentation are made, and
merit alone will stand the test Of time.
Alexandria people appreciate merit,
and many months ago local citizens
publicly endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills;
they do so still. Would citizen
make the statement which follows un-
less convinced that the article was
just as represented? Below is testi-
mony sucn as the sufferer from Kid
rey ills is looking for.
Mrs. G. w. Davis, 107 Prince ST.,
Alexandria, says: doctors treated me
for along while and pronounced my
case Of kidney trouble severe one.
Often I felt so listlcss and nervous, /
aim sst gave up hope. Doan's Kidney
Pills brought me relief after every
thing failed. Doan's strengthened my
kidneys and removed the trouble
THREE YEARS LATER Mrs.
Davis added: q still take Doan's Kid
new Pills occasionally when my kid
news don't act as they should. | al
WAYS get quick relief"
Price GCc., at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
D0an's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Davis had. Foster ilburn Co.,
Nfgrs., Buffalo, y. Y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-05
SITUATION IN THE WEST

Figures compiled from official Ger
man and allied rer>~ss indicate that
the allied armies in France will far
outnumber those Of General Luden-
dortf when the forthcoming German
drive is launched. Germany will mar
shall 2,S42,OO0 men and the allies will
have at least 3,5OO,OOO. it is stated.
These figures are based upon pub
lished reports in Germany which state
that the French and British now have
approximate! one hundred and eleven
divisions or 100000 men. To this
must be added the American force of
100000 in round numbers. and the
Italians, Belgian and Portuguese
troops.
The reports of the last few days i1-
dictate that the allies are no longer
forced TO await German operations.