The Benson signal., 1919-02-22

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN
Salt / Ike county's first bond cleo
tion, authorizing an issue of Sl,5OO,-
900 worth of bonds to finance road inn
provements, carried by more than four
TO one.
Because of the prevalence of influ-
enza, the government of Victoria has
ordered every person appearing on
the streets or in public gatherings to
wear a mask.
L. ]. Cassidy, 80 years old, alleged
editor of the International Weekly, a
radical organ, whose offices were raid
ed bys the police, is in jail at Seattle
on an open charge.
Colorado supplied 34,393 men, Wy
osning 1888, Arizona 10,492 and New
Mexico, 12,439 to the United States
Army during the recent war in all
branches of service.
Naval authorities and the Oakland
police are searching for Yeomanette
Irene Burke, stenographer in the ra-
dio service on Mare Vsland, who is
posted as a deSerter.
Boats are patrolling the shores of
juneau, Alaska, to prevent the escape
Of Peter Jackson, a native, who shot
and killed Deputy United States Mar
si,aI Clyde D. Calhoun of Craig, whe
had arrested Jackson.
Lava in the greatest quantity OBJ
N
Kiiauea, the largest active volcano in
the world. The lava is pouring over
all sides of the central fire pit walls
onto the old crater floor.
Hugh Campbell Wallace, nominated
ambassador to France by President
Wilson, for many years has been prom,
inent in the politics of the Democratic
party and is Democratic national COM
lnitteeman from Washington.
Wireless service from the naval ra-
dio station at South San Francisco
win be crippled for several months,
it was announced, following fire on
.hc 600-foot tower The fire was
caused by short circuit.
Any alien, regardless of his race or
color, who served in the army or ma
w during the war is entitled to cit
izenship, according to instructions re-
Z ceived at Honolulu by William Rags
daie, chief of the naturalization bu-
reau. from the Bureau of Naturaliza-
tien at Washington
That Salt Lake City will not only
he on the aerial mail route between
the East and San Francisco, but that
il will be terminal of 4 branch from
this city to Seattle is assured, accord
isag to advices received by William Ell.
swanson from Frederick Porter, chair
man of the membership committee of
the Pacific Aero Club.
WASHINGTON
A cablegram to Washington from the
headquarters of the American eXpedi-
tionary forces in France gave the total
casualties in American forces in Siber-
il up to Feb. as a total of 314 men
killed, died Of wounds and missing in
action.
Appointment of the United States
Liquidation Commission-War Depart
ment" to liquidate the business and fl
nancial affairs of the army in England
and France was announced by Secre-
Ntary Baker. Edwin 3. Parker of Hous-
ton, Tex, is chairman.
Final legislativeN action on the war
revenue bill levying $6,0O0,OO0O0O in
taxes this year and $4,0O0,000,000 year
" there after until revised was taken
by the Senate.
Secretary of State Lansing in q
statement issued says the government
oG, the Unitel States welcomes the
union of the Serbian, Croatian and
slovenian peoples.
representation before the society
OF nations for the farmers of the
world was demanded by the national
board Of farm organizations in semi
annual conference at Washington
IN an effort to clear the congested
legislative calendar and thus remove
the necessity for the early convening
of the new Congress in extra session,
Democratic senators decided at con-
ference to hold night sessions of the
Senate until Congress. adjourns sine
die March f.
The total cost of the war to all bel
lgerents, including the central powers,
was placed at S193,00O,0O0 by Sec
retary Baker in an address at the
American women'S victory dinner in
Washington. This estimate the sec
rotary said, was based on figures just
compiled by the war college
From the signing of the armistice
to Feb. s, 297,232 American troops in
france and Great Britain had en-
barked for the United States, while
up to the 10th of February 81 ,454 Of
ficers and 1,069,116 men had been de-
mobilized in this country. Total ar
rivals OF. overseas troops up to Feb. Z
were 215,749
AdOntiOn of the motor truck dQliv-