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The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-01
VERDUN'S N'SCAPTURE
 BEFORE AUGUST 1
Germans Hope to Take the Fortress and Thus End the War-More Big Guns and Men Into the
 Struggle.

London, May 27.-verduns cap- ture before August was predicted by German military experts in dis patches transmitted through Am sterdam tonight
 From the same source it was re- ported that the kaiser expects to follow victory at Verdun with an open plea for the ending of the war.
 He may, in this appeal, suggest President Wilson or the head of some other neutral power under take the task of carrying peace overtures to the allies.
 More Guns and Men Needed.
 The Amsterdam reports corrobor- ated rumors in circulation here sev- eral weeks ago that the German staff, following the failure of the first rush against the Verdun forts, outlined a systematic campaign by which they hoped to reduce the French fortress by the middle of summer. The Germans, it was re- ported, planned to mass their heaviest artillery and best storming brigades west of the Mouse. They planned to bend every effort m reaching the northwestern forts of Nerdun, counting upon the surren- der of tho entire fortress on those positions Go be in their possession.
 French Gain at Dead Mans Hill.
 Tonight's official statement from the French war office reported q French advance southwest of Dead- mans Hill Lively artillery lighting continued on the whole front Of Nerdun today.
 The Germans attacked French lines in the Champagne this atter- noon and at 6 o'clock tonight reached points in the French ad- vance lines west of the Navarin Road. They we're promptly ejected by counter attack.
 The fighting on this front tem- porariIy eclipsed by the more spec taeular struggles around the ruins of Fort Douaumont, is about to be renewed with great violence, Paris reported tonight. The Germans at last accounts were engaged in vi- cious counter-attacks against posi- tions secured by the French in the village of Cumieres.
 Austrians Still Are Advancing.
 Vienna, May 27.--Austrian troops have captured the armored work of Casaratte from the Italians, it was officially announced tonight
 Continuing their advance on Asi- ago. the Austrians have captured Monte Moschicee.
 South of the Sugana valley, the frontier ridges as far as Cima Maora were reached by the advancing Aus trians The number of captured guns now totals 284
 Italians Tell of Austrian Defeat.
 Italian and Austrian accounts are lat varience concerning the pro- gress of the campaign in the Tren- tino. Rome admits a retirement from an advanced position on the Astico river, but claims that a san guinary defeat was inflicted upon the Austrians in the Lagarina Val ley and that they have been held in check along all other sectors of the front The Austrians. it is pointed out in news dispatches. have failed i'll their two weeks offensive to attain their objective of forcing their way into the Arsa Valley and so winning the road to the Venetian provinces.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-01
EVELYN THAW WEEDS AGAIN.
Jack Clifford, Her Dancing Partner
 Is the BridearOOm.

Ellicott City. Md, May Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was married here at ?. 80 o'clock this afternoon to Virgil James Montani, son of the late Brig. Gen Joseph Montani of the Royal Italian army and nephew of Comte EsmeraIdo Enrico Milo, Italian min ister of marine. Mir Montani is bet ter kIiown as Jack Clifford
 For three seasons he has been the dancing partner of Evelyn Nesbit, and it was generally believed he would wed her when her marriage bonds with Harry K. Thaw were severed.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-01
TAKE BACK STOLEN LANDS.
Government Gets 3,2O0000 Acres in
 California and Oregon.

Washington. May 25.-The House today passed the California Oregon land graft bill which re-vests the title to 3,200,000 acres of land in the two states to the Federal govern ment.
 Oregon representatives opposed the measure, on the ground that the land would be set aside as the Fed eral forest reserve, and that the progress of Oregon would be thus retarded.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-01
GAVE CHAIRS TO UNION TICKETS
Western Gas Construction Company
 Sets a New Example.

Fort Wayne, May 25.-Officials of the Western Gas Construction Com pany, where the machinists' strike is in progress, today furnished chairs for the union workmen pick citing the plant.
 This is the first time such action has been taken in the history of la bor troubles.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-01
"Chamberlain's Tablets Have Done
 Wonders for Me-

T have been a sufferer from stom- ach trouble for number of years, and although I have used a great number of remedies recommended for this complaint. Chamberlain's Tablets is the first medicine that has given me positive and lasting relief writes Mrs. Anna Kadin. speneerport, N. Y "Chamberlain's Tablets have done wonders for me and I value them very highly OD- tailable everywh7Te.-adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-01
INSTITUTE AND EXAMINATION.

Notice is hereby given that the next regular teachers examination will be held at Mena Thursday and Friday, June i5 and is. The teach CTS institute will begin on the fol- lowing Monday and continue five days. Each teacher will be asked to pay an enrolment fee of 50 cents for the purpose of paying our in structor. W. HOMER PIGG,
 County Superintendent.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-01
MEXICAN BANDITS KILL 200.
Civilians Were Slaughtered at Tres
 Marias-Train Wrecked.

San Antonio, May 26. More than 200 civilians were slaughtered at Tres Marias, between Mexico City and Cuenavaca, three weeks ago when bandits wrecked train. Only one man was left alive.
 The bandits secured 100000 rounds of cartridges and 3.000,o00 pesos of the new currency issue.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-01
DEATH TO POTATO BUGS.

Seeing the various complaints in the Star of the depredations of p0- tato bugs, R. osborn submits the following as an efiicacous "cure:"
 Ii ID. Paris green.
 21a lbs. flour
 Mix we'll and put in common bran sack. walk down the potato rows, gentiy shaking sack over the vines, preferably when damp with dew. Good bye bugsl
The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-01
- TEXAS TO ENLIST MORE MEN.
Hutchings Granted Permission to
 Form New Militia Companies.

Austin. May 26.-Adjutant General Hutchings announced today he has been given authority to form three batteries of coast artillery in Texas 10 be organized at Quanah Crowell and Laredo, and one engineering company at Port Arthur
 The coast artillery batteries must have minimum of 65 men, and q of .i0l.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-01
FOOD RIOTS IN GERMANY.
Women Carry Black Famine Flags
 Through Streets of Frankfort.

London, May 26.--Women, carry ing black famine flags, engaged in food riots in Frankfort, Germany, Wednesday night, according to an Amsterdam dispatch received here today
 Eighteen of them were wounded in a fight with the police.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-01
Rheumatism.

IT you are troubled with chroAie or muscular rheumatism give chamberIain's Liniment a trial. The relief from pain which 1t affords is alone worth many times its cost Obtainable everywhere-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-01

For Sale-Two cows; one beautiful Jersey and Holstein, fresh May 2i. also heifer. Durham and Hereford, was fresh in April. For further in formation see or write K. Hewitt, Route 1. Mena. Ark. i30-2 22-i
The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-01
Reantifnl suhurban Home.

6-room house. screened porches. we'll on porch; garage and barn: Ia ground. living spring, all under fine fence; about half mile from pOstof- flee. See Mrs. D. J. Wood, or phone 24i. Mena, Ark. 22-it
The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-01
Quick Trips by Auto.

Dependabls service. any time and a car can go. Rates reas- onable. Walter Edwards, Phone i05, Mena. Ark. i26-me 22-e
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-26
SIX PERSONS ARE KILLED
INNEW HAVEN RAIL WRECK
Forty Others Are Injured When Elk
press PIoWs Through Local
Victims Burned to Death.

Bradford, R. l., April 19.-The Gilt
Edge express, fast all-steel through
passenger train from Boston on the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad, tore shattering path
through the rear cars of local train
that was taking a siding at Bradford
station on Monday night to give the
express the right of way.
The grinding crash and a fire that
quickly enveloped the two rear
coaches of the local, and spread to the
freight and passenger station near by,
Six persons were killed, and nearly
forty injured.
The victims were imprisoned in
iumbled mass of twisted steel and
splintered wood all afiame, so that
rescue work for time was impossi-
BILE. The dead and most of the in
iured were passengers on the local,
and the bodies which were recovered
from the wreckage were charred al
most beyond recognition.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-26
MASSACRE PLOT Is Fooled.

carranza Troops Halt Attempt to Hold
"AntiGringo" Meeting at Torreon.
Torreon, Tex. April 21.-Carranza
troops were employed in dispensing
crowds that had gathered for an anti
American demonstration.
Proclamations had been issued In
Torreon. Laredo and Gomez Palacio
calling on "all loyal Mexican to meet
in the theater at Gomez Palacio to dis
cuss steps to be taken against the
American invaders.
The proclamations ended with the
words: viva Mexico and death to
the gringos.
British Vice Consul O'Hea promptly
renorted the circumstances to General
Trevino, who Immediately took COM
mand of the situation.
Washington, April 21.-Maj. Gen.
Hugh l.. Scott, chief of staff OF the
army. went to San Antonio, Tex,
by order OF. Secretary Baker in order
to get accurate information as TO the
situation on the border and in Mexico.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-26
AVIATOR MAKES "RAID"
ON WASHINGTON AT NIGHT
Drops "Bombs" on Capital to Accel-
crate Sentiment in Favor of
Aerial Preparedness.

Washington, April 18.-De Lloyd
Thompson, an aviator, of Washing .on,
Pa, scared 5000 feet over this city on
Saturday night and dropped 800 excel
sior-flled bombs on the city.
Mr.. Thompson said he made the
ascent as a demonstration to members
of congress and to Washington citi-
of national aerial preparedness. Pres
ident Wilson witnessed the exhibition
from the White House
The bombs" exploded 1000 feet
above the ground, 1000 feet beneath
the drivers machine. They spread in
mighty star emanations and dropped
in a shower of fire.
Had | used real, effective explO-
sives of the deadly order" said the
aviator, Il could have blown the White
House and the capitol off the map.
Aerial attack Is the only attack we
openly invite by total unpreparedness.
Not single anti-aircraft gun is in the
country.
Il am going to raid 20 big cities in
the United States within the next eight
weeks. When i get through I am sure
every voter in the country will be
aroused to preparedness in every
branch, but for aviation in particu-
lar"
At the Washington barracks off,
GERS said that searchlights had picked
up the invader without difficulty and
that the guns could have riddled it be-
fore it's object had been attained.
Thompson declares his trip is being
financed by a group of wealthy men,
who are sincere in their efforts to
try to the need of aerial prepared
ness
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-26
U, S. AERO CHIEF is ousTED.
Lieutenant Colonel Reber, Relieved Of
Duty-Two Others Are Hit.

Lieutenant Colonel Reber, Relieved Of
Duty-Two Others Are Hit.
Washington, April 19.-Creation Of
a separate army corps for aviation
distinct from the signal corps was fore
cast by Secretary Baker in announcing
a general shaking up of the flying
branch of the army by the president
and the war department as result Of
the recent investigations Of the serv-
ice. Colonel Goodier was censured by
President Wilson as commander in
chief Of the army for having failed
ito observe the attitude which his
office and seniority Of rank required
him to observe among junior Off
GERS" Secretary Baker censured Brig.
Gen. George P. Scriven, chief signal
officer of the army, for his failure per-
sonally to supervise the disciplinary
features of the aviation corps admin
istration." Lieut.. Col. Samuel Reber,
chief of the aviation section, signal
corps, was relieved from that duty and
censured by Secretary Baker.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-26
PROTESTS ARREST OF GERMAN.
Won 5ernstorff Claims Immunity for
Wolf Won IQeI.

Wolf Won IgeI.
New York, April 20.-After des-
perate fight between federal agents
and four Germans on the twenty-fifth
floor of so Broadway, Wolf Won Igel,
former secretary to Captain Won Pa
pen, of the German embassy, was
placed under arrest on Tuesday, on a
charge of conspiring to blow up the
Welland canal Won Jgel and his three
companions were subdued only after
the federal agents had drawn their
reyolvers and threatened to shoot.
United States Judge Howe fixed Won
IgeIs bond at $4,000 and it was fur
nished by a surety company.
Washington, April 20.-Acting on a
protest from the German embassy, the
state department asked that the de-
partment of justice release Wolf Won
lgel, secretary to Captain Won Papen,
tne recalled German military attache,
arrested in New York on charge of
conspiracy to blow up the Welland
canal, unless the activities complained
oI We're committed before Won Igel be-
came attached to the embassy staff
Inc embassy claims diplomatic i'm
muntty for him.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-26
CAPT. Won PAPEN INDICTED.
Recalled German Military Attache
Charged With Being in Plot.

New York, April 19-Capt. Franz
Won Papen, recalled military attache
to the German embassy at Washing
ton, was indicted on Monday by the
federal grand jury in connection with
the ALLEGED plot to blow up the Wei
land canal in September, 1914.
Won Papen was one Of the five per-
sons indicted in the case, including
Capt. Hans Tauscher, husband of Cad
ski, the singer, who already is under
arrest charged with being concerned
in the plot.
1t was charged when Tauscher was
arrested that he and four accomplices
obtained large quantity of dynamite
in New York and took 1t to Niagara
Falls for the purpose Of blowing up
the Canadian waterway. The plot for
some reason was abandoned.
Two others of the Ave persons in
dicted are Alfred j. Fritzen and Kon-
stantin Kovanni The name of the
fifth was withheld by the district at
torney.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-26
MANY KILLED IN
FIGHT WITH RUSS
Russian Troops Seize Heights
West of ErZerum.
HALT GERMANS NEAR DVINSK
Petrograd Says Teutons Captured
Trench After Fierce Bombardment,
But Were Later Driven Out
British Defeated.

Petrograd (via London), April I'll
An official report on Wednesday says:
In the Dvinsk region, south of
Garbunovka, during the night of April
IL the Germans poured tremendous
lire into one of our trenches at the
village of Ginovka, then attacked and
carried a trench, which we recaptured
by counter-attack.
In the region west of Postavy our
artillery dispersed enemy columns.
I'm the Black sea one of our sub
marines, although attacked by an
enemy airman, succeeded in sinking a
steamer and sailing ship near the
entrance Of the Bosporus under a
heavy fire from the enemy batteries.
In the region of Aschkala, west of
Erzerum, our troops by night assault
carried chain of high hills, which
had been strongly organized. We cap
tured four Turkish officers and 120
men. The enemy left hundreds of dead
on the field.
I'VE annihilated some enemy ele-
ments which had been recently brought
from Gallipoli, while the other Turkish
troops which participated in the fight
sustained heavy losses"
Constantinople, April 21.-Turkish
volunteers detachments successfully
attacked British positions near Skeikh
Said, east of Kut-El-Amara, the war Of
flee announced. On the Caucasian
front combats continue in the Ashorak
valley and on the coast of Lauristan.
The report adds:
fOn the Syrian coast a seaplane,
which assembled from a ship off Gaoz,
was pursued by two aeroplanes which
opened machine gun fire and which
also dropped bombs on the hostile
ship.
On Tuesday hostile monitor fired
a number of ineffective shots at Kar-
atash Point on the island of Kensten,
near Smyrna"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-26
ARMY MEASURE IS
PASSED BY SENATE
Bill Increases the Regular Force
to 100000 Men.
CARRIED WITHOUT ROLL CALL
Substitute for Hay Bill Also Provides
Coast Artillery of 21,748 Men
and Military Training for
Certain Schools.

Washington, April 20.-The army re-
organization bill was passed on Tues
day by the senate without a roll call.
It is a substitute for the Hay bill
passed by the house and the differ
ence will be worked out in conference.
As the bill passed it carried provi-
sions for increasing the regular army
2l,748 men and provided for military
training in certain schools and col
legas. The bill also will compel re-
spect for the uniform of the army and
navy, as it provides punishment for
common carriers, theaters, restaur-
ants and all persons and corporations
found guilty of discriminating against
those who wear the national uniform.
The vote to increase the regular
army was nonpartisan. twenty-five
Republicans and 81 Democrats sup
ported it, and 26 Democrats and IL Re-
publicans voted against it. With the
exception of Borah, Jones, Curtis, and
Smith of Michigan the Republican
votes against the increase came from
Progressives The vote follows:
For the ncrease-Democrats: Ash
urst, Broussard, Chamberlain, Chill
ton, Hardwick, Hughes; Husting,
James, Johnson of Maine, Johnson of
South Dakota, Lee, MARITIME, O'Gor-
man, Phelan, Pittman, Sheppard,
Smith of Arizona, Smith of Georgia,
Smith of Maryland and Williams-21.
Republicans: Brandegee, Burleigh,
Clarke of Wyoming, Colt, Dillingham;,
Dupont, Gallinger, Harding, Lippitt.
Lodge, McCumber, Mclean, Nelson,
Oliver, Page, Poindexter, Sherman,
Sutherland, Wadsworth, Warren and
Weeks-22.
Total, 43.
Against the increase = Democrats:
Bankhead, Beckham, Culberson, Hitch
cock, Hollis, Kern, Lewis, Lane, My
ers, Overman, Owen, Pomerene, Rams
dell, Reed, Robinson, Shafforth, Smith
Of South Carolina, Stone, Swanson,
Taggart, Thomas. Thompson, Tillman,
Underwood, Vardaman and Walsh-26.
Republicans: Borah, Clapp, Curtis,
Gronna, Jones, Kenyon, Lafollette,
Norris, Smith of Michigan and Works
ii.
The Hardwick amendment provid-
ing for federal military instructors
for boys over fifteen years Of age on
the request of certain schools and col
leges also adopted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-26
G. w. PECK, AUTHOR, DIES.
Writer and Politician Dies at Homo
in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, April 18.-George w.
Peck. author of "Peck's Bad Boy" is
dead. The humorist, speaker and
Democratic politician died in his resi-
dence here on Saturday at the age of
seyenty-ive. He had been Ill some
time.
George Wilbur Peck was born in
Henderson, N. Y, in 1870. He left
school when fifteen years old and went
to wisconsin, where he learned the
printers trade.
Mr.. Peck was a Democrat and was
aIected mayor of Milwaukee in 1890
and governor of Wisconsin in 1891.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-26
GERMAN MILLIONAIRE SUICIDE
Ends Life to Escape Prosecution for
Selling Grain Contrary to
the Bundesrath.

Berlin, April 21.-Heinrich Lange,
Hamburg multimillionaire, has COM
mitted suicide in order to escape pros
ecution for selling grain for the feed
ing of live stock. Herr Lange. who
was a partner in big milling concern
at Altoona, disposed of grain sent to his
company's mill to be made into -four
to cattlemen, contrary to the regula-
tions of the bundesrath.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-26
.hEX|CANS MASSED
AGAINST PERSH|NG
Carranzistas Concentrated Along
U. S. Lines.
VILLA CHASE AT STANDSTILL
Army Officers Fear Attack IL Ameri-
can Troops Are Withdrawn From
RepubIic-SoIdiers Will Move
in Large Numbers.

Washington, April 21.-Confirma-
ton of reports that Carranza troops
are being modified in the path of
General Pershing's forces was re-
ceived at both the state and war de-
partments.
Mexican troops lately stationed at
Chihuahua have been sent to point
south of Pershing's most advanced
troops. Troops which were withdrawn
from Sonora are being held with the
apparent purpose of being thrown
across the American line somewhere
between Casas Grandes and the Amer
lean frontier
Pershing's Line Menaced.
General SCOTS mission to the bor-
der for consultation with General Fun
ston is now generally known to have
been the result Of authentic informa-
ton that Pershing was menaced from
the south and that his line of COM
munication with the north was i'm
periled.
Secret movements of American
troops have been rnade with an eye
to this emergency, SO that high army
officials now confidently state Gen.
eral Pershing is in position to meet
the worst contingency.
A fact to be ascertained by General
Scott, the officers state, is whether the
movements of the Mexican troops have
been dictated by Carranza or whether
they have been sponsored by the gov
ernor of Chihuahua or various subor-
dinates.
Danger in Retreat.
Fears are openly expressed by
army officers that should an order
come to withdraw the American
troops the Villa and other marauding
bands will raise the cry that the Amer
lean troops are in retreat, with the re-
suit that the American army will be
subject to constant night attacks and
sniping as they retire from Mexico.
To prevent such warfare against
his columns, General Pershing is pre-
his forces in large units. If necessary,
he may call upon some of the new
troops that General Funston has trans
ferred recently to the army base at
Columbus, N M The belief is general
at Fort Bliss that the United States
troops will encounter more difficulties
in withdrawal than they did on their
rapid 400-mile drive from Columbus
to Parral.
To Press Demand.
Ell Paso, Tex, April 21.-That the
American troops in Mexico will mark
time for the next ten days is the view
expressed by Mexican officials in
Juarez. At the end of that time, they
believe, the withdrawal of the United
States expedition will be ordered by
the Washington government.
Fear that longer delay by the Ameri-
can authorities in reaching decision
will result in increased antagonism
on the part of Mexican citizens was
openly expressed at General Gavira's
headquarters, but it was stated that
every precaution was being taken by
the Carranza troops to prevent fur
Their bloodshed such as occurred at
SarraI
1t has become plain that the de
facto governments demand for the
recall of the American troops was
not for home consumption. The
demand will be pressed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-26
pRYs GAIN IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Fourteen Cities Vote for Prohibition
Including Pierre, the Capital.

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 2O.-The
cause Of prohibition in South Dakota
gained great impetus as result OF
Yesterdays municipal elections. Ac-
cording to latest returns, fourteen
cities and towns changed from the
wet to the dry column, while no dry
towns voted back the saloons. The
maiorities for license were cut down
in all towns remaining in the wet col
umn. Pierre, the capital of the state,
voted dry.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-26
April 80, 1915.

French and Belgians gained In
Belgium.
German gun sheied Dunkirk
from position % miles away.
Germans repuIsed French at lie
Mesnil and Flirey.
Russians checked Germans on
left bank of Vistula and near Colo
vetzko and Nadvorna.
Turkish troop ship sunk in OAR
danelies.
Zeebrugge bombarded from the
sea.
Zeppelin dropped bombs on suf-
folk towns.