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The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
 INSIST ON SLEEPING CARS.
Michigan Guard Will Stop Train
 and Pitch Tents, They Say.

Muscatine, Iowa, July i5.-ln- censed at the failure of the War De- pertinent to secure sleeping coaches for the men, officers of the Thirty second Michigan Infantry aboard a special train, which stopped here for few hours today announced their intention of pitching tents to- night
 Unless sleeping quarters are pro- vided by night we propose to stop the train and pitch our tents along the right of way said Lieutenant Colonel Wesley. The men abso- lutely refuse fo continue the trip to the border in day coaches.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
DEATHS AND NEW GASES
 OF INFANTlLE PARALYSIS
Twenty-Six More Children Sueeumb to seOurge in New York City and
 f2f Other Victims Are Reported.

New York, July iS.-The epidemic of infantile paralysis made a pro- nounced advance Tuesday. The daily bulletin of the health depart ment showed an increase of nearly 100 per cent in deaths and of more than 30 per cent in new cases. In the 24 hours preceding i0 o'clock Tuesday morning, the plague killed 26 children and there were t2f new cases reported.
 Twelve Cases in Louisiana.
 New Orleans, July f8.-Eforts of pr. Oscar Bowling, president of the state board of health. to have doc tors turnout the state report cases of lnfantile paralysis are producing results, and reports received by him recently show twelve cases of the disease to have developed in Lou islana since early in June
 The little sufferers in Louisiana have ranged in age from f5 months to : years. Tn the New York epi- demic, children as old as ten years have been stricken, which is a new field for the disease. the age more subject to infantile paralysis being in general records to range from to 5 years.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
His Responsibility Shouting
MAlOR 0F DE 0uEEN IS DEAD
" II. Collins Dies at TeNarkana--
 Burial at LOckcsburg.

DeQueen, July Mayor ". H. Collins died at a Texarkana sani- tarium yesterday The body was brought to DeQueen and funeral services were held here today and a special train carried the body to Lockesburg for burial.
 Mir. Collins twice represented this district in the Arkansas senate. In early life he served Sevier county as assessor and was at one time mayor of Lockesburg He came to De- Queen in 1897 and has resided here since. He is survived by his wife. three daughters and two sons. One of his sons, Abe Collisn, is prosecut- ing attorney of the Ninth Judicial circuit.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
EDUCATE ROAD OvERsEERs.
Commissioner Owen to Ask LegisIa-
 ture for Appropriation.

Little Rock, July i2.-W B. Owens, Commissioner of Highways, con- templates the inauguration of an educational system for the training of road overseers in practical road building. It will require an appro- priation by the legislature out of the road fund for that specific pur- pose, but it is believed that the re- suits will be we'll worth the effort.
 There are about 1900 road over seers and county judges in the state, and very few of them are practical road builders. By a system of cor- resp0ndence they might be made familiar with the fundamentals of good roads building.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
Mexieans More Friendly.
MINGO AT THE SIGNING
 OF RURAL CREDITS BILL

Washington, July i8.-Congress- man Otis T. Wingo of the Fourth Arkansas district, was among the group of senators. representatives and others active in the matter of rural credit legislation present when the president signed the TUT al credits bill, at the White House yesterday. MT. Wingo is q member of the committee on banking and currency, wghich reported the bill to the house. He was very active in creating sentiment for the measure and influential in framing it's pro- visions.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
BASEMENT PLEA IS DENIED.
Little Chance for Appeal and Death
 Sentence as Pronounced.

London, July is-Without hear- ing the attorneys for the crown. the court of criminal appeal Tuesday dismissed Sir Roger Easements ap- peal from the verdict of the lower court, which found him guilty of treason, for which viscount Read- ing, the ford chief justice, sentenced him to death.
 A further appeal to the house of lords IS possible only if the attorney general gives a certificate that the decision of the court of criminal appeal involves a point of law so exceptionally important that it is desirable in the public interest that 3 still higher court should deal with it.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
ARKANSAS GUARD IS BEING DEPLETED
Physical Examinations Result in Many of the Companies Losing More Than Half Their Num-
 ber-Bradford for Major.
Special to The star.

Special to The Star.
 Little Rock, July i3.--The physical examination of the troops of the Arkansas National Guard is decimat- ing their numbers most rapidly. aud many of the companies have less than their peace strength of 65 men. Some have been cut down to as low as 43 men. The percentage Of re- iectiOns is averaging about Oue- third. Officers and men alike are feeling the effect of a most rigid examination
 It is not known just what means will be adopted to recruit the regl- ments, as the recruiting by the state has stopped, and all new men must come thru the general recruiting service of the regular army. It IS understood, however, that there is no danger of combining the compan- ies, as the policy will be to maintain the present units
 The appointments to fill vacancies caused by the rejection of commits stoned officers will probably be an nounced by Gov Hays this after noon There is a very large number of these places to fill and great pres sure is being brOt to bear in the in terest of various applicants. Efforts are being made also t0 secure waiv- CTS on some of the officers who have been turned down for physical de- feets.
 It is rumored that Maj. s. w. Bradford, the assistant Adjutant General of the Guard, will be given an appointment as Major of the First Battalion, Second regiment, in place of Leon R. Smith, who was re- ieeted because of his light weight. 1t is reported also that Harry Stew art. the governors former private secretary. will be given a captaincy on the staff of the Second Regiment.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
BIG FLEETS OF UNDER SEA
 COMMERCE BOATS PLANNED
American Built SvbmersibIeS To Be Giants Compared With Ships of
 the Deutschland Class.

Baltimore, July f3.-Shatterlng the British starvation blockade will soon -be attempted by a fleet of giant un- dersea freighters flying the Ameri- can flag.
 Inspired by the success of the German sub-sea freighter Deutsch- land. Paul Hilkin, American mana ger for the Deutschland owners, is forming an American corporation to make under-sea ships that will put the Deutschland in the pigmy class simon Lake, submarine in yentor, who a year ago predicted in a scientific paper that we shall probably see some form of cargo carrier of submarine construction as blockade runners" IS to act in an advisory capacity in the new cor- poratiOn and will permit the latter to use his patents.
 Eighty "Deutschlands" Building.
 Copenhagen. July f3.-Eighty sub- marines of the Deutsehlad class are now being built, and 20 will be con- pleted by August, German newspa- Ders assert
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
Eiahty aDeutschlands' Building.
British Take Pzoieres Trench.

British Front in France, July i7 The British Monday captured q German trench in the neighb0rh00d of Pzoieres.
 The capture of the trench strengthens the new British line III this vicinity
 The British also cleared out nests Of German machine gun operators who had been holding out in cell jars and behind barrieades in the ruins of 0vilIers and La Boisselle. Otherwise the situation along the British front is unchanged at this hour.
 A total of about too officers and men surrendered to the British, who had steadily closed in on them, us- ing bombs and trench mOrtars, the ing bombs and trenvh m0rtars, the Germans being short of food.
 In an enormous cellar at BaZen- tine Le Petit, the British found sev- eral hundred wounded Germans who had taken refuge. It was tragic business for the British litter bear CTS bringing them back thru tie Herman shell fire which was meant for the British reserves and gun positions There were cases where litter bearer was wounded and put on a stretcher emptied when a wounded German on 1t had been killed by the same shell. The Brit ish persisted until all who naG got received a final wound Ill transit were safe in the rear.
 A captured record of a German batalIion shows that 600 of it's mem- bers were killed CT wounded by the British shell fire in the lombard ment before the attack began
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
BE HEALTHY AND LIVE
 LONG. PRACTICE STARVATION
Occasional Periods of Starvation Will Add to the Joy of Living. De-
 clares a Chicago Professor,

Chicago, July iS.-0ceasional per- iods of starvation. say once or twice yearly, in the case of healthy adult persons. may not only add to the joy Of living. but also IeHsthen life, according to Prof. Carlson, Of the Chicago University,
 Prof Carlson said that such is being done by animals, and that voluntary starvation is in no sense a heroic act.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
PRESIDENT WILSON WANTS NEW LAWS
Goes to Capitol Personally to Plead for Action on Child Labor and Compensation Measures Re-
 fore Final Adjournment

Washington. July is.-President Wilson called at the capitol today personally to urge senate leaders to change the Democratic caucus leg islative program which would have deferred action on the national child labor bill.
 The President talked with Sena- tors Crane and Martin. and also. it is understood urged an early ad- i0urnment of Congress. The caucus date. August %, is satisfactory to him. but he urges that the child la DOT bill and the workingman's com pensation act be included in the program to be completed by that time. despite every adverse condi- ton.
 The president informed Senate leaders that he did not wish to be notified of his nomination or begin his campaign until the child labor and w0rkingman's compensation bills had been passed
 After the conference Senator Crane said that he believed that any necessary changes in the legis- latiVe program could be effected without any further eaucusing
 Created Sensation. The news of the fact that the i President had called ran thru the capitol. like wildfire The smoking rooms of the building were crowded with serious. puzzled and at last some angry senators The Presi- dent talked with Senators Kern, Martin, Simmons, Williams. Hughes land Owens. Some of them were called from their luncheon The Senate chamber itself was deserted except for senators delivering set speeches to vacant seats on the navy bill.
 Republicans were disposed to poke fun at the obviously discon- certed Democratic leaders
 Despite the Presidents visit, a fight on the child labor bill is sure to occur.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
IS FLEEING SOUTHWARK.
Main Villa Band Being Hotly Pur-
 sued by Carranzistas Now.

Chihuahua City July i8.-Gen- eral Luis Herrera reported to Gen eral Trevoino today that the main Villa band is fleeing sOutnward in Durango, hard pressed by the Car ranza forces, and that they might make a stand at Tepehunes, which is f20 miles south of Parral.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
Takina Ria Chances.

Tt Is a great risk tO travel WlLh0ut a bottle of ChamberIain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrohea Remedy, as this preparation cannot he obtained on trains or steamships Attacks of bowel complaints are often sudden and very severe, and everyone should go prepared for them. OD- tainabie everywhere.-Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
FOR GREATER NAVY.
Senate Today Adopted Enlarged
 Buildina Program of Bill.

Washington, July f8.-The sem ate this morning adopted the en- larged building program of the naval bill, providing for the con- struction within three years of i57 war vessels of all classes, and four dreadnaushts and four battle cruis- CTS to be built next year
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
IA --------tl ---------------- " HAT WAS LUST \ SONG!
'r 6ryan Raised His Boy to be a Soldier After All.

| angeles, July i9.-"My son }lo a.Lp Lpermlsslon and blessing to
 ms usIlt s, Mexico if Mexicans men m ana a'ell9w .s citizens on the bor- sed1 d1ilu ba whenever America is in- aan. '6 . foreign power, likewise |her dessse io see him shouldering a gun 4onaII I spoke BPke Alfred Bryan. the man s roosevelt and lesser Amer 1Ese llhasarlsts lha called something wroslni sslian molIycoddle because Nulars anout two years ago. that &se N, song entitled. T Didn't
 wy Boy to Be n Sold;ar
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
NOTICE TO REPUBLICANS.

The Republican Central Commit tee and the Township Campaign Committee are requested to be pres ent at Mena, August 5, 10 o'clock a. m. D. K. MYERS,
 Chairman Central Committee. Adv. 2q-2t
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20

k. 4. Barton, Chicago, Ill, in charge of the employment depart ment of the Illinois Central Railroad, inspected tine Springfield Business College Telegraph school last week and made 1t the official training school. Every student is sure of a situation at graduation with that road if he desires to work for the |. c. There is the greatest shortage of railroad telegraphers and station agents in the history of raiir0ading. Every young man who would like to be a station agent or operator should enter the Springfield Business Col Iege immediately and be ready for situation in November Write J. A, Taylor for catalogue today. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
DESIRE TOSH|P
 FOOD 10 MEXICO
Treasury Department Asks Author ity to Lift Embargo on Everything Except Munitions of War
 Much Food Sent Across.

Washington. July i3.-Authority for the state department officials to permit the restoration to normal the movements into Mexico of all 10 suoqlunm ldeoxe s9!lIpommoo war was asked by the treasury de- partment today.
 Vast shipments of clothing and food already are being passed by the border customs officials. but large quantities of freight, chiefly lumber and coal have accumulated along the border.
 Now that friendly diplomatic ne- gotiations are in Erogress between the representatives of the de facto government and the United States, the officials here regard 1t as an unnecessary hardship on both the American interests and the Mexi- cans to prevent the shipment of other than war supplies.
 Tn many sections along the border condition of near starvation exists among the people, and for several days past food in large quantities has been passed by the customs of sicials
 Mexicans More Friendly.
 Washington. July f3.-General pershing. commanding the American expeditionary force in Mexico, re- ported to the war department off, ciaIs this morning that it is gener- ally believed by both Mexicans and foreigners in Mexico along his line of communications that a crisis has been averted
 This has brot about, he said a new friendly relationship between tine Americans and Mexicans.
 The rainy season now IS on III earnest, General Pershing reported.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
,.I DOnt Spare the Bullets :,

bressssrda sra9, July i8.-profoundlv 5pe, wbios the steady Russian ad- Ht ana mdusIh sS see-saws first ali this E Emassinsa. I saeh at that, the Germans HeI' sTHbg Tbge enormous forces before re &lable pes psso are bringing up every #ing tbe besefVe in the hope of &hine. '"e new Russian moving
 alnsn,,n;sl!ls, alnss'alls, apparently do not $ idga 1slon. easo. Printed on the
 on4 sna vases are the phrases.
 4age Tfare Tbaea pullets-do spare
 lI there's enough. a-plenty Y
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
TO AID THE MExICANs. Randall Introduces Bill ApprOpriat- inn S20N0. 600 For Relief

Washington, July i2.-A bill to ap- propriate S2.0O0, 900 for the relief of destitute Mexicans by providing them with food and clothing under the war departments and the secre- tary of states direction, was ln- troduced in the house today Dy Representative Randall. of Califor- nia.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
DEATHS IN FLOODS IN FOUR STATES
North and South Carolina. Virginia and Tennessee Swept by Rush. ing Waters-Great Proper
 ty Damage Reported.

Raleigh, July i7--At least 9 were killed, hundreds unhomed and prop erty damage estimated at from Si0,- oO0000 to si5.0OO0oO was done by flood waters sweeping over parts of North and South Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee yesterday.
 Four men, who clung to trees for sixteen hours were rescued today They had been carried away on a railroad bridge.
 Eight Lives Lost at Asheviile.
 Asheville. July 1.-The death list from the floods ovehwhelming this section yesterday was increased to eight by receipt of more complete reports this morning
 Two lives were lost at Marshall, and B dwellings were demolished in that little town.
 The waters are receding in all the rivers today.
 It became known this morning that Miss Nellie Lipe and Mrs. Lee Mulholland. who had been reported last night as having been drowned, clung to trees for ten hours and finally were rescued but in a seri- 0us condition.
 Seventy-flve families, mostly cot ton mill workers, residing in the lower sections of this city, lost their homes in the flood. and are now be- ing cared for by a relief committee.
 Attempts to revise the estimates of the damage done in the Ashe- vile section have resulted in the estimates remaining at between $6.- 100000 and Si0,000,000.
 The price of gasoline here has gone uD to Si per gallon. There is no gas or electric power in the city, and no trains have left or arrived since the flood was at it's worst
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
Twelve May Be Lest.

Charlotte, July i7.-A boat con- taining four men who were trying to save Engineer Killian and two other raidroad men who were cling ing to trees in the river swollen with yesterdays cloudburst capsized to- day and the men probably have drowned
 All hopes of saving another rail- road employee who was swept away yesterday with a bridge near here have been given up.
 Four Western Union linemen are reported to have lost their lives in the flood.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
REAL ESTATE.

See us if you want to buy. trade, or sell farm lands or city property. Payne & Horner. Mena. Ark
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20

h-gal. Glass Fruit Jars, 60c doz- 27-3 The Second Hand Store.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20

Good Pasture for St0ck--Si head
 per month ( miles east Of Mena. ". W. Shipman Adv-f7e 6t WI
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
GERMAN ~sUBs" ARE BUSY.
Sink Four Steamers and Five Pa
 trol Boats, Ll0yds Report.

London, July i7.-Ihe Brltlsh steamship Mopsa 8S5 tons, and Alto were sunk Sunday morning, accord ing to Lloyds. The crews were saved
 The British steamers Sylvia anN Ecclesia, 3,7i4 tons. are reported to have been sunk.
 Five British patrol trawlers, On- ward. Hull. Era, Aberdeen and Nell tie have been sunk by German suD- marines, according to a dispatch from Aberdeen. Eleven survlVors of the trawlers have been landed.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20

R. E. MCCAIN. the Photographer, will be in his studio in the Frost building, Friday afternoon and Sat urday until No. i. Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28
LOCKOUT CAUSES
GENERAL STRIKE.
Unions to Retaliate Action OF Garment
Makers-65,000 Workers Will
Be Made Idle.

New York, April 2S.-Thirty thou
sand workers in women's cloak, suit
and skirt manufactures here received
notice today of the beginning of a
lockout affecting 400 shops controlled
by members of the Cloak, Suit and
Skirt Manufacturers Protective asso-
citation. In retaliation the president of
the International Ladies' Garment
Workers union and officers of the II
cloakmakers' unions announced that
they will declare a strike to become
effective next Tuesday involving not
only the 10000 affected by the lockout
but also about $4,000 employees in 1900
shops not controlled by the manufac-
turers' association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28
MILD TREATMENT
URGED FOR IRISH
British Newspaper Contends "Not Too
Harsh Measures" Should Be Used
in Dealing With Ireland.

London, April 2S.-Dealing with the
Irish situation, the Daily Chronicle
urges the government against the
adoption of too harsh measures, add
ing:
The immediate military situation
ought not to present great difficulties.
1t is not easy to understand how the
Sim Feins have been able to hold out
for days in Dublin We should have
thought that all military arguments
would favor crushing the movement in
the capital with the utmost rapidity,
for every day that it protracts its re-
sistance must add to the risk of its
finding imitators elsewhere. But, while
strong military action must be the first
essential, we hope that trials under
martial law and the use of the military
for any but strictly military operations
will be avoided as far as possible.
I'VE hope, too, there will be a prompt
and honest inquiry into the motives of
the rebels and the best means for
bringing them back to their senses. A
commission composed of acknowledged
Irish leaders to assist in dealing with
the rebels and negotiate their sur
render might be of great service. Sir
Edward Carson and John Redmond are
ready to cooperate in the way. There
is place for mediation as well as for
repression"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28
PROBE ATTACKS
UPON PRESIDENT
Will Attempt to Determine il Crime
Has Been Committed by Those Re-
sponsible for Paper Comment.

New York, April 2S.-An investiga-
ton was begun today at the Office of
the United States district attorney to
.deermine whether crime had been
committed by persons responsible for
attacks on President Wilson and the
national administration that have ap-
peared in Irish-American papers pub,
lished here since the outbreak of the
revolution in Dublin. Copies of these
editorials will be examined, it was
said, by one of the assistant district
attorneys.
The attention of the federal author
tiles was first aroused by an editorial
statement that information which led
to the sinking Of the German ship
which attempted to land arms and am
munition on Irish soil came from a
member of the Washington admins
tration, ION the orders of President
Wilson" This declaration has been
authoritatively denied in Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-28
BRITISH WARSH|P SUNK: 1924 LOST
Greek FAVOR
Is Returnjn0
to Venjzelos

Athens, Sunday, April % ivia Rome
and Paris, April Is, 1925 a. m.-De
layed. An impartial observer who
has Just returned from a tour of all
the mainland Of Greece reports an
amazing spread Of sentiment in favor
of Elutherios VeniZelos, the former
premier, even in conservative Pelop-
onnssus-
The recent efforts of the govern
ment to suppress the demonstrations
and meetings of the Venizelos adher-
'ents has awakened deep resentment
among the people and there is grow
ing determination to Gust the present
government even if it be necessary to
resort to arms.
The Associated Press learns from
incontestable authority that several
leaders of the revolution of 1909 are
actively engaged in planning a sim
liar attack, although Venizelos depre-
Gates this and advises instead the use
OF legal methods.
Frenquent talks with King Constan-
tine have convinced the Associated
Press correspondent that the monarch
honestly is persuaded that a policy Of
inaction is approved by a majority of
the Greek people. The king persists
in regarding the recent demonstra-
tons Of the growing popularity Of
Venizelos as mere political maneu-
vers.
The weakness of the opponents Of
the former premier lies in the discon-
tent among the rank and file of the
army who largely attend the meetings
Of the VenizeIos followers and who
are openly dissatisfied and declare
that a purposeless mobilization is de-
priving their families of their sup
port
Neutral observers who are in a po-
sition to judge declare that the pres
ent situation cannot last so days long
er and that unless an allied offensive
against Bulgaria relieves the tension
by sweeping the Greeks into war with
their ancient enemies, political cata-
clvsm in Greece is inevitable. A most
rigid triple censorship of all press
kilograms keeps the world generally
ignorant of actual conditions OF
Greece