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The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-13

for Heavener where they wifi fe with relatives for a while. and then 20 Co Sulphur Springs to visit Mrs. Kelley. a sister of Mrs Randall
 Miss Johnnie Gibson Of Gordon, Ark. is in Mena tQ Visit Mrs. ]. c. Hudgins and other fpends
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-13

Dr. P. R. Watkins was called to Rich Mountain Monday to attend the son of Prof. and Mrs. J Nj Tomhn, who is critically ill.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-13

Misses Maxine Jackson and Linden Park went to Heavener Tuesday af- ternoon 10 spend week with friends
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
JUNIOR ROCKIES
ARE POOR SHOTS
Only 40 Per Cent of 4th
Regiment Qualify as
MarkSmen.

From stan Correspondent Of The Trbuns.l
Plattsburg, y. Y, July l6.-Compi-
lation to-day of the shooting records
of the Attn Regiment of junior rockies
showed that only $50 made scores en-
titling them to rank as marksmen or
better. This is less than 40 per cent
of those shooting, while in the June
regiment of senior rockies more than
60 per cent qualihed. OF the juniors
who qualified only twenty-three won
the rank Of marksmen by making 2lO
or better out o. possible 25O. One
huudre and twenty-one rank as sharp
shooters, with 1870 out of possible
score. while 425 are classlhed as
marksmen by making 100 points.
The highest score of 231 was made
bv J. X. Raymond jr., of Princeton
University. Among men from New
York City and nearby making high
scores were S. c. Saulnier. 299 Gates
Avenue, Brooklyn, 211 points; d. F.
Parker. Jersey City, 2l1; J. J. Basch,
Paterson, y. j., 1871; II. A. Doyle,
Port Richmond, 2O3; Eric Ferguson,
Garden City, Long Island, 2O2; X.
Sewel, Oyster Bay. Long Island, 2O5;
2. T. Gates, Montclair, n. j., 2O4; R..
S. Mileham, Jersey City, 2O5; j. NJ.
Goulden, 2,4O7 Dawson Avenue, New
York. 1877, and j. NJ BLUR, Hotel An
sonia. New York. 1919.
The highest company in the regi-
ment was A. which produced five ex-
pert rihemen, eighteen sharpshooters
and tbirtv-six marksmen Company ID
had only four sharpshooters and thir-
ty-fve marksmen. Much disappoint-
ment was felt at the results of the
junior shooting
The 16sth Company of coast artil-
lerymen arrived to-day from Toby
hanna, Penn, to increase the instruc-
tional staff Of the camp. They are
commanded by Captain Bahr. Two
more companies viii come during the
week. General Samuel Sumner, L. $.
A., retired, was a visitor to-day, and
expressed great admiration for what
the men are doing.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
Coast Defence Command
at Fishers Island

The 9th Coast Defence Command, in
charge of Lieutenant Colonel John T.
Byrne, yesterday morning left its ar
mory for Fishers Island. where it will
remain for the next two weeks in
charge of the coast defences. In this
time the men will have the same
status as regular army troops, having
been sworn into Federal service last
month.
The three battalions OF the unit,
commanded by Major Lewis NJ. Thiery.
Major Mills Miller and Major Robert
$. Anyn, embarked on steamer City
Of Lowell. for New London, Conn
From there they crossed Long Island
Sound 10 Fishers Island. not far from
Montauk Point Although they left
their armory az $50, large crowds
cheered the men as they passed up
Sixth Avenue and across Twenty
second Street 10 the East River,
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
Pullmans and Much Food
for Engineers Division

Fort Wayne, Ind, July 1.-THE p
Battalion. 22d Engineers of New York
passed through this city this afternoon
en- route to the border. The entire
command was travelling IN standard
pullman sleepers. to which they had
been transferred without solicitation
or extra charge by the railroad COM
officers reported that the men were
all contented and well fed. and SAID
they could not understand the reports
of food raids which had come from the
units preceding them. Discipline, 1t
was said, has been excellent. and cltl-
zens of Elmira, n. Y, had told officers
that the organization was the best be-
haved body of troops in the forty-tw5o
train loads that had passed through
that city.
Officers of the Lackawanna Railroad
at Buffalo made the same report.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
SAYS N. Y. HAS BECOME
AERONAUTICAL CENTRE
Aero Club Aids in Forming Fly
ing SQUADRON.

New York has become the military
seronautical centre of the country, ac-
cording 20 a statement issued yester-
day by the Aero Club of America, ow-
ing to the presence of militia officers
here awaiting an opportunity to organ
ize the twelve militia aero squadrons
provided for in the new army bill.
Physical examinations are being given
by Major Carl +. Hartman, United
States Signal Corps, and Lieutenant j..
f. Carberry, who has been put in
charge at Garden City.
The fiers are obliged to await the
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
WAR ON ICE MEN COMING
Commissioner Hartigan Warns Against
Short Weights.

Arrests for short weight and the use
OF inaccurate scales have numbered 20S
in the last ten days. said Joseph Har-
tiCan, Commissioner of Weights and
Measures, yesterday in warning pur-
chasers of ice to buy only by weight.
The buying public is inclined 10
accept ice by quantity rather than
weight" said the Commissioner "This
is a mistake They should insist that
the ice be weighed on honest scales
before they pay for it.
an the summer of 1915 225 fines of
$50 each were paid by INSCRIPTIONS
dealers. We shall make another cru
SADIE against them this summer"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
AID CONVICTED DOCTOR
Friends Sign Testimonial for Young
of Montclair.

A statement signed by 500 persons
expressing confidence in the integrity
and professional ability of Dr. John II.
Young. the Montclair y. j., physician,
convicted of menslaughter after an
operation performed upon Mrs. Emma
C. Truesdell, was filled to-day. Young
was sentenced to a year in the peniten-
tiary and to pay a fine of $1,000 by
Judge William II. Martin in Newark
en- June 26.
The testimonial originated with some
of DR.. Youngs friends. who wanted TO
express publicly the faith they had in
him.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
FARMERS UNION GETS LAND
Cotton Warehous and Terminal Are
Planned in Houston. Tex.

Members Of the Manhattan local OF
the Farmers Union of America learned
yesterday that the owners Of property
along the ship channel in Houston,
Tex. had agreed 10 give 10 acres to
the Farmers Union of Texas if the
city of Houston would purchase an
other 40 acres from them for the
same purpose. The Texas farmers pro-
pose to establish a cotton warehouse
and terminal.
Texas farmers plan also to establish
a central bank with a capital of $780,
COO and a connection with the Federal
Reserve system. giving them the right
to discount farm loan paper. That this
bank shall be the first of chain of
farmers banks throughout the United
States is tho hope of the Farmers
Union of America.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17

which has four. Alan II. Hawley, Pr. p.tedi
ident Of the Aero Club. yesterday san.
"Thc militia has many candidates iSs ,Ss
air service. The delay in passing @ tne
sb6iO.sOO appropriation IS causing con on
siderable trouble. In Nebraska tnirty, y
five guardsmen left their POSITION, ,ep ep
enter the air service, and now. alSer er
two weeks waiting. are loohing ior
ney positions."
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17

massage Of the army appropriation bill
COR aeroplanes for preliminary tests
The free use OF the Garden City Aero
dromc has been given the government
By the Wrigh. company.
The only militia aviation organiza-
tion with acroplanes is the First Com
nany of the New York Guard. when
was mustered in last Thursday, and
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
De FactO Government All
nounces All Differences
SmOOthed Away.
LANSING AGREEMENT
COMES OUT TO-DAY
No More Guardsmen TO Go For
ward Till They Are Fully
Equipped.

Mexico City. July l6.-lt is an
nounced here officially that the diner
ences which have arisen between the
United States and Mexico may be con-
sidered as satisfactorily settled. II
is expected that details of the con-
ference between Secretary Of state
Lansing and Ambassador Arredondo
will be given out Monday.
Washington. July i6.-The War De-
partment sent orders to-day TO all de-
partment commanders to delay trans
portation to the border of National
Guard organizations now modifying
until they are thoroughly equipped
and organized. The effect will be to
revoke a ruling issued when the Mex
lean situation was acute, waving GER
tain requirements. The order affects
about 25.OOO men still held in the
camps.
$4,000 Men on Border.
The latest information at the de-
partment is that about 100000 National
Guardsmen are now at the border.
With the $4,000 regulars there and
5000 additional men called from the
reserves. officials estimate that there
is sufficient force to cope with any
present emergency. and will make un-
necessary the dispatch of any more
cuardsmen until they are fully ready
Published reports that use of gem
eral draft being considered to fill the
National Guard ranks were denied by
the department tonight The follow
ing statement was issue by the Off
cial press bureaui
"The statement tnat the War De-
rartment is contemplating the draft
system TO recruit the National Guard is
nonsense. Statements to that effect
are purely speculative and have no
basis in fact"
Denies Poor Food Reports.
reports lnaL NdllOndl Nudru unllS
are being supplied with poor and in
sufficient food. are not borne out in
preliminary telegraphc reports re-
ceived from all the department COM
manders to-day. These accounts uni
formly declared that there is no food
shortage among the guardsmen. and
that all have been supplied normal
army rations of good quality. De-
tailed reports are being forwarded, and
formal statement probably will be
issued later.
A message from General Funston to-
day reported that General Trevino had
sent many troops south with the in
tention of occupying the Guerrero
San Borja Santa Rosalia line. against
any possible northward advance of
bandits The dispatch added that
newspapers in Chihuahua were urging
the necessity of an active campaign
against bandits "to prevent their
reaching United States forces and bor-
der"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
BoNoRs DEAD GUARDSMAN

p,oomfeld 10 Give william II. wha'en
Military Funeral To-day. =,
A military funeral has been arranged
r.. William II. Whalcn. MEMBER %
caunanv K. 5th New Jersey Regiment
n,ho died at Douglass, Ariz., last inurs-
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17

can bring them. Colonel A. T. Block
som, commanding the Sd L. s. Cavalry
from headquarters in Mercedes, Is see
ing TO that.
Colonel Blocksom is a person OF de-
ceptivc appearance He has the now
ing white side whiskers of churchman
and a notable war record that starts
out with Indian campaigns and runs,
through Cuba, the Philippines ana
China to the Mexican border.
Although he was relieved OF com,
mand of the camp by the arrival ol
Lieutenant Colonel +. II. Lewis, OF the
regular army. assigned as brigadlei
general with the Indiana troops, Colo
mel Blocksom is still assisting them
by slashing through red tape after tht
fashion of his commanding officer al
Brownsville. "Galloping jim. Parker
The selection of Colonel Lewis as theli
commander is highly satisfactory. t'
the Indianans. for he went TO Nes'
Point from that state.
Battery A Has Record.
The most distinguished organization
in the camp is Battery A, OF lndlanap
oils. formerly commanded by James Is
Curtis. who now has a law ONCE II
Nassau Street and is president OF th'
Indiana Society Of New York.
Under Captain Curtis the battery
went into Porto Rico in '98. Its guns
had Just been trained on the mountain
masses beyond Guaymas when wore
came that peace had been declared.
Battery A is 10 Indianapolis VIVA,
SQUADRON A is to New York. Battery 4
is made up entirely of engineering
students from Purdue University an'
Battery c also was recruited IN th'
university city of Lafayette.
Major Robert II. Tyndall, command
ing the artillery battalion, is consid
cred one of the two best posted Ma
tional Guard officers in the country
The other is Major General John r
O'Rvan. of New York. The two. botf
captains then. represented the GuarC
on the executive council Of the Flel'
Artillery Association some years ago.
Because of Major TyndalPs training
for wears past he practically aoan
doned all other pursuits to attend wal
schools) the artillerymep are the mos
comfortable of the troops here. IneI
are encamped on the highest land, have
the best equipment, barring ammunl
tion. and the best organized messes'
Many Bryan Likenesses.
Even among the militarists of hi'
state William J. Bryan must have
considerable following. Anyhow,
great number of officers and men seen
TO take care 10 look as much like MN
as possible. and some Of the hkenesse'
are striking.
The Sd Minnesota Infantry, rathel
better off in equipment than the Ne
braska and Indiana infantry regiments
arrived late this afternoon and wen
into camp in the mud wallow. As
class they are tall and fair and th'
roster, naturally, runs strongly TO Jen
sens.
IL is six miles TO Progreso, the towr
directly south of here on the ki'
Grande.
To the north, when the country is
dried out and practice marches are
possible, the men of this camp VII
come upon two heaps of bleaching
bones, a reminder of the strenuous hap
penings that Llano Grande and Mer
cedes knew last year. The bones anc
few spreads Of cloth no longer iden.
tifable as Carranzista uniforms are al
that is left Of seventeen Mexicans who
crossed the river on a raid ana me-
with a posse.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
experiments in Government ownership.

Appropriation of $ 100000 Of public for
other ship armorp
Supptd panbuIt the behea of the Gov
in haven
and believing the fairness the
overnment
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
Supplies Approaching Rapidly.

But light uniforms, mud-proof camp
cots. malara-proof mosquito bars and
other badly needed supplies are COM
ing as fast as the congested railroad
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17

day from pneumonia and will be buried
in Bloomfield to-day.
Whalcn was a member of the ESSEX
Hook and Ladder Company, and the
s,enen will attend the services in sa.
cred Heart Church. Flags on the pub.
lie buildings will be at hslf-staf 70,
,be dead soldier. whose body will ar.
rive this morning.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-23
Parcel Post Container

An invention said to mean millions to
farmers. postmasters and others has
just been approved by the postoffioe
authorities. It is container for parcel
post shipment specially adapted to the
shipment of eggs and is said to supply
the missing link in the farm to table SER
vice." originally contemplated in the in
augura,ion OF the parcels post system.
The new container is made of the same
fiber as used in the manufacture of car
wheels. is very light and yet strong
enough to bear the weight of man. At
the same time. it is said to be non
conductor Of heat or cold, so that cold
articles remain cold and hot retain heat
when shipped in this container. A
peculiar inner arrangement Of thin fiber
partitions absorbs all shocks.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-23
BASEBALL DOPE
CONTINUED from First Page)

| S>OnLlnueO iIOlil FHo ot oeoi
hits and most of the errors that
were made in the game.
Score by innings:
St. Joseph. 30 o o o 5 o o o-5
Rocky Ford. 90 o o o o o 90
Summary-Stolen bases: o. Williams.
Heating. Three base hits: McCabe. Nc
Graw. Struck out: by Andrews a; by
Williams 3. by Hovlik Q. by Klllum 2.
| Base on balls: off Andrews 3; off Hovllk
.. off Kilum 2. Double play. Goblin to
McGraw. Attendance 500. Umpires
Mcdonald and Roth
Cubs Lose Thursdays Game
Hits at opportune times gave
La Junta last Thursdays game by
II score of 6 to 3. Andrews was
in the box for Rocky Ford and
was touched up for II hits, while
Stevens for La Junta allowed but
8 safeties.
The game was marked by a
continual wrangle with the um
pire, both teams figuring in the
discus sions.
Score by innings:
Rocky Ford 30 o o / o O o l-5
La Junta 90 2 So
Summary-Stolen bases: Pelky. Ad-
dington, Bockwitz. Chellgord 2, McGraw
Two base hits: Stevens. McGraw.
| ILL ,-lx a..
by Stevens 6. by Andrews 2. Base on
balls: off Andrew 2. off Stevens 2.
Double pays: Harwood to McGraw to
Gcbin; Smith TO Harwood to McGraw;
Chelgord to Bockwitz. Umpire Roth.
"Pickups and Popups"
for the officials OF the local team. The
Cubs have lost every game played, two
members OF the pitching staff have re-
signed and the fans are not giving the
team the proper support. The team has
been playing in hard luck this year and
the breaks have gone against them.
But the season is Just one-third gone
and we are only six games from the top.
With proper support the team can be
strengthened and this lead overcome.
Rocky Fords team is costing less than
other teams of the league and 1t is one of
the best. The time is here when those in
terested in the welfare of the homo team
must come thru with better attendance
at the games and encourage the man.
agemsnt of the CLUB or else admit to the
| 8
cutters.
Bobbie McGraw left Wednesday ioi
Montrose where he has signed to pitch
for the balance of the season. Montrost
will pay MoGraw 5000 per month ane
allowed him Sloo expense money t.
make the trip on, which is said to bs th'
highest prics ever PAID an amateur bal
, player in the state. Bobbie is one o
the best young pitchers IN the countr'
and his place on the local pitching stat
will be hard to fill.
Jim Renell resigned his position on thr
team this week. Renell is one of tn
most reliable pitchers that ever played
in the valley and he has many friend
: here who regret to see hun quit tn
: team. 1t is understood that Jim Wi
play with Las AnImas.
: Fort Lyon took two from Las Anima
while the locals were losing TO La Junta
which puts the sailors in second place i
the league race. The Fort team Is play
; ing fast ball recently and they will b
;. hard TO beat during the balance OF tn
= season.
Word comes from Fargo. N. D.. tha
lawn" jackson is fast rounding int
form and it is expected that he wi
join the ST. Joe Western league team a
an early date.
The Denver Grizzlies play at La Junt
today and the county seat boys fee
: confident OF winning.
The Cubs go to Las Animas on Sun
. day and on next Thursday the La Junt
: team plays hero.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-23
Rare Bargain IN Piano

We will accept any reasonable offer
for new high-grads piano which we
have stored at Rocky Ford. Liberal
terms to responsible party. Particulars
will be furnished by writing to THE
DENVER MUSIC Co, Denver. Colo. "a
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-23

ground.
According to orders received
Co. E of Rocky Ford, like the
troops in other towns of the state
at some distance from Golden,
have been mobilized at their own
armories, where they are awaiting
orders to move.
Recruits Are Wanted
In the interim recruiting is
steadily proceeding and Captain
Lill's latest report to The Enter
prise is that he is highly gratified
with the way that the recruits are
coming in and he expects that Co.
e will be recruited to full strength
by the end of the week. But
there is still room in the Rocky
Ford company for a score of
young men, whom this paper
would urge to enlist at once. The
benefits to be gained by the weeks
of training ahead of the state
soldiers, even if they never get
nearer to Mexico than the concer-
tration camps will be worth all
that it costs and more.
Aside from the actual military
value of such a training it will
give to thousands of young men,
many of whom have had rather
narrow experiences. greatly en-
larged view of national respons-
Utilities and a better understand
ing of what the nation really
means. The value of these ex-
periences will be greatly increas.
ed if, as now seems prob able, all
or nearly all of these soldiers
from the different states are seni
to serve together in defending
their common country from a for.
eign foe.
We cannot look upon the Mex,
ican campaign MS difficult ol
perilous venture, but at best there
will be dangers 10 face aud hard
ships to be endured, and these
men who stand together shoulder
to shoulder in a common cause
cannot fail to have better opin
ion of each other, and higher 10y
atty to the flag that floats above
the men of the east and of th,
west, of the north and of th,
south, giving 10 all an equa
blessing and claiming from all al
equal devotion.
Roster of Company Z
| Here is the roster of the Rock,
Ford company yesterday morn
ing:
Captain-Jos G. Lii
Sergeants-First. Frank Latson; AL
bert Whippe. Hunter Cover and Ray
mond Smith.
Corporals-Paul Dsemer. Charles Ber
siel and Ray Ivy.
Musioian--c. 3 Chapman
Privates-Alexander Archibald. Bur
field. Beach. Bowman. Cleyellnd. Davis
D. Deemer, Duffy. Engleman, W. Enyait
Eye, Friedenberger. Glassner, Grubb:
Gonzales, Hitler. Horn, Lee. NIX. L. +
Pollock, Redmond, Savage, Shellmar
Sherman. Stratton. Sparks. B. Thaxtor
J. Thaxton. Waddell and Williams.
Give Boys Send-Of
Entertainments of various kind
are being provided for our sol
der boys, amongst them the fin
banquet by Chapter r, P. e. o.
on Wednesday afternoon, the fre
picture show of Wednesday even
lug contributed by few of ou
patriotic citizens, and a rousin,
send-off has been planned, Il
which you will be summoned b.
the frantic ringing Of the Metho
dist church bell, and in addition
to this notices will be posted il
the First and Rocky Ford Ma
tional banks as soon as orders ar
received for the company to move
In the meantime pat the boys oil
the back and wish them well a
every opportunity.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-23
NATIONAL GUARD CALLED
Continued from First Page

cal corps are already on the
ground.
According. to orders received
Co. E of Rocky Ford, like the
troops in other towns of the state
at some distance from Golden,
have been mobilized at their own
armories, where they are awaiting
orders to move.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-22

all together. Spread on buttered white
bread. Place piece of Boston brown
bread in companion, Serve on a sand
wich tray.
Apple Nut Dessert--Place six large
apples in baking dish with two cupe
water and one cup sugar Bake till
brown and tender, Cook a sauce OF
brown sugar and water. Thicker with
little corn starch. Pour over the ap-
pies. A spoon of ground nuts and a
red cherry will add to this delicious
dessert
Stuffed Apples With Rice--Remove
spoonful OF pulp from each apple, III
with sausage meat, seasoned with salt
and pepper and pinch Of sage Bake
in covered baking dish with two cups
OF water, When nearly tender remove
cover and brown, Cook rice till light
and tender in sal,ed water Arrange
apples around rice Border with water
SrcsA
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-22
Interesting Trade Notes.

Barbado, |, the 1p.t densely popu-
lated iiland on earh
Canada i, sending trade commission
ers TO every Latin American country.
OF the population of the larger cities
of Brazil IS perceu, arc foreigners,
halians predominating
There are no needles for the fur or
knitting trades in this country. Eng
land refuses to allow us to receive
them from Germany, despite the offer
to ship them on British ships at the
rate OF $50 per pound freight,
According 10 the federal reserve
board the warring countries Of Europe
have paid to American manufacturers
more than S00O,0000m since the war
began, which accounts for the presen,
national prosperity,
The United States bough, more than
81 ,0W,W000O worth of goods from
tropical countries during the fiscal year