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The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-21
FRENCH SOLDIERS WITHSTAND
 RIG0RS AND PLANTATIONS
There Has Been But Little Sickness at Nerdun, Despite Wet Fall and
 Cold of Winter Months.

Fort Yaux, Dee. i6.-French sol diers have withstood the awful rigors and privations of the fight ing during the wet fall in the sec- for around Nerdun with notably lit- tie sickness. The army doctor in charge of a division told the Asso- eialed Press correspondent the number of sick in many of the bat talions was as low as three or four per thousand
 Men in the front line are put t0 the trying experience of remaining for days at a time in the open, crouehing in shell-holes which have been joined together by stiT spade work At this period of the year the frequent rains and wet mists drench them to the skin, while the mud in which they lie soon changes their uniforms from light blue to a color which is indistinguishable from the neld-gray of the Germans or the khaki of the British. At the same time, their food, which of course, has to be eaten cold, is often spoilt by the foul water penetrating their haversacks, and their small supply of water or other drink, is often exhausted long before they are relieved.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-21
PUBLICITY AS AID
 ID WORLDS PEACE
Governor Capper of Kansas Names Three Effective Forces to Settle 0uarrels Among Nations Publici-
 ty. Boycott, International Police.

Washington, Dec. i6.-"The task of the American people is to keep one single issue burning into the general human consciousness: That the world can and must find some other way to settle difference of opinion than by the slaughter of men and the starving of women and children declared Arthur Capper, governor of Kansas, here in an ad- dress before the annual Conference of Governors, on the subject, Our Duty and Responsibility at the Close of the World War"
 Never before since the dawn of history has such an opportunity been presented to any nation as now comes to ours Governor Cap per said The only danger is that we may lose our unique opportunity thru the scattering of our energies, thru becoming confused and en- snared in the multitude of cOnsid- erauons and possibilities which the war brings to the minds of thinking men and women.
 Publicity as Cure.
 Let in the light and publicity will cure the most of the worlds in lernational issues. No war can be waged successfully without the sup port of public opinion. It demands a righteous cause, just issue and the use of all other means first Let the people really know why they go to war; let them see the petty grounds of the quarrel; let them ap- preeiate the justice of the compro- mise that is offered as a way out and wars of revenge, of greed, of Jealousy, become impossible"
 In speaking of the program of tho l League of Nations, Governor CappeT pointed out that the league has in
 it's proposed economic boycott a weapon almost as powerful as war itself. Few nations could with stand it's pressure for long Money
 stock exchanges, the cables, the | wireless, the postal service, all art international forces without which | no nation could long make war
 even if it could provide it's owr munitions and provender," he said 1 And if this should fail, it is not in-
 consistent with the highest ideals i of peace to create a police force tC | maintain op cOmnpll naaPp !"
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-21
BURNED TO DEATH BUT Is
 ARRESTED WHEN FOUND ALIVE
After Ranch House Burned J. <. Morgan'S Widow Collected Heavy
 Life insurance.

Plainview, Tex, Dec t5.-J A. Morgan is under arrest here be- cause he burned to death last month
 The trouble with Morgan, officials said, was that he did not stay dead
 Morgan came here last summer and took out sl5000 life insurance in two companies. On the night of November 6 his ranch house burned. |lt was reported that Morgan was killed by the explosion of gasoline can which he tried to save. Quan- titles of bones were found in the ruins.
 Morgan was buried by his lodge, which made mp a purse of $500 for his widow" and the insurance company came across with the coin. He was seen in Sweetwater late yes terday, however, and was promptly arrested.
 Tardy investigation revealed that the bones which had been buried were those of a calf It was identi- fled as having belonged to a neigh bor. Now Morgan not only is charged with arson and fraud but with cattle stealing.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-21
And lhe First Will Be Last.

The untimely death of Jack Lon- don has given sincere grief to hun dreds of thousands thruout the United States who never knew him personally but did know him thru his books. It is curious that the last novel that he wrote should be i'll the same field as the first one that really brought him fame. The Call of the Wild" a dog story. was really the first of London's books to place him where he belongs-in the ranks of American writers. whose works will live beyond this century.
 In the January Cosmopolitan Magazine now on the newsstands. is the first installment of Jack Lon don's last and greatest dog story. It is called Jerry. Jerry" is a brave and loyal hero dog who is story brother of Buck" of "The Call' of White Fang, of "Batardn and Brown Wolf and of Spot and "Possum", the immortal sextet He is portrayed body and soul. as only Jack London, of all the worlds writers could characterize a dog.- Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-21
WILL FIGHT THRU WINTER.
Despite Peace Talk, Von IIinden'
 burg's Declaration still Stands.

Berlin, Dee. i4- Despite Ger many's peace proposals, Field Mar shal von Hindenburg's declaration that there will be no rest this win ter. still stands.
 \ military authority today re- peated this quotation of the field marshal in commenting on the fact that Germany waves the proposed peace banner knowing England did not desire peace because the allies intend to launch an enormous spring offensive
 pessimiStic on Peace.
 "Well-it would have been too much to expect the move to have been successful immediately, but it's a first step about sums up to- days Berlin general publis and press view of the reception in the entente capitals of Germany's peace pro- posals.
 Newspaper editorial comments were distinctly pessimistic Count Non Reventlow, of the Tages Zei- tung, led in the pessimism in an T. told-you-so" editorial
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-21
BROUGHT i.5O0 PURE BRED
 CATTLE INTO ARKANSAS
Better Care and Feed During Winter Necessary to Eliminate Scrubs
 Tick Eradication EssentiaI.

Tick Eradication Essential.
 i,526 pure bred cattle have been brought into Arkansas by farmers of the state during the past few months. These, for the most part, have been pure bred males and will be used in an effort to breed up our herds. These animals have been brought in under the direction of J. II. Mcleod and D. R. Forester, animal husbandmen for the Uni versity of Arkansas. Most of the animals have been been bought un- der a cooperative plan by farmers living in certain communities and already steps have been taken to- adopt not only one breed for each community but every effort IS being put forth on the part of the anlma husbandmen to have the farmers who are importing pure bred live stock adapt a regular breeding sea- son. This will enable them to have animals of uniform type, size, and age to market together; consequent ly, as every stock man knows, a better price can be secured on the market, says J. H. Mcleod How ever, at this time there is an alarm ing negligence on the part of even the best cattle men of the state for the winter care of their stock. It Is true that this importation of pure bred livestock will do much to help build up the cattle industry of the state and the eradication of the tick
 is, undoubtedly, the greatest step. However, little can be done toward permanently discarding the Arkan- sas scrub unless our people recog- nize the value of better winter care and feed 1t is true that even the pure breds which are being brought into the state will degenerate into scrubs thru one or two generations if they are half fed during the win ter season We must do away with the old practice of letting our cat tie forage for themselves or all the efforts to produce better cattle will be futile. Cattle, regardless of their breed or quality, never recover from these lean months because while
 they may fatten up later on they
 have been stunted in size and never will reach their maximum growth. The fact that feed is high is really no excuse for starving cattle, parti- eularly pure bred or high grades if a farmer can get the feed
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-21
TEUTONIC FORCE
 CAPTURES BUzEU
Retreating Forces of the Car are Reported t0 Be Burning All Nil- lages as They Come to Them
 1000 Rumanians Taken.

London, Dee. l5 The Rumanian town of Bezeu has been captured by the Teutonic forces, according to an official announcement late this aft ernoon by the Berlin war office.
 The official statement adds that the retreatng Russian forces arc burning all the villages they come to as they retire.
 Ihe taking of Bezeu may mean the breaking of the defensive line on the Bezeu river which 1t is sup posed, the Russo -Rumanian army had proposed taking, and may mean the endangering of the entire line along the western Moldavian moun- iains by flanking movements
 Berlin claims the capture oI four thousand more Rumanians.
 The falling back of the Russians northward in Mol6avia beyond the mouth of the Danube at Galata may mean the opening of Bessarabia to an invasion by the TeutoniC armies,
 Steps are to be taken at once by the entente allies to prevent tht Greek government from sending large forces into Thessaly, where they would be in a position to con- stitute serious threat to the Mace donian forces of the allies, accord ing to advices thru Paris.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-21
IN FIT OF DESP0NDENCY.
 WOMAN MAKES TORCH or SELF
Daughter of Texas Minister Suffers IncineratiOn at Her Own Hands
 Her Health Was Bad.

San Antonio. Texs Dec. i5- The badly burned body of Miss Julia Rabe, postgraduate student of the University of Texas, was found early Friday morning near the home of her brother, Rev. Charles M Babe, in west end.
 Miss Rabe had left the house some time in the night, taking with her a gallon of kerosene. This had been used to saturate her clothing and heavy bed quilt sine had wrapped about her. A match had been applied and the clothing com pletely burned from her body.
 Miss Rabe was 3S years old and the daughter of the Rev. J. A. G. Babe of this city Her health had been bad.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-21
Party Did Much Walking.

Dr. c. c. Gunnels and County Sur yeyor w. E. McVey came in from Board Camp last Thursday, where they had been doing surveying for Mir. Gunnels. Mir. McVey went to his home in Grannis that afternoon. The men had been out afoot, going out early in the week, and Mir. Gun nels Is sure that they have covered over a hundred miles.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-21
S1OO Reward. sf0o

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there iB at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all it's stages. and that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly influenced by constitutional conditions requires constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the system thereby de- stroying the foundation of tho disease. giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting na- ture in doing it's work. The proprie- tors have so much faith in the curative powers of Halls Catarrh Cure that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
 Address: F. J CHENEY q co. Toledo Ohio. Sold by all Druggists. 1se
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-21
 RAILWAY REGULATION TO RELIEVE CAR SHORTAGE
Hereafter COnSigneeS Will Re Un- able to Use Cars for Storage With
 out Heavy DemurPane.

Washington, Dee. i5.-The rail- way regulations ordered for the purpose of relieving the ear short age, and approved by the interstate commerce commission, went into effect today
 Hereafter. the consignees will be unable to use the freight cars for storage, as. after two days. they must pay demurrage of Si for the first day, S2 for the second day, S3 for the third day, si for the fourth day, S5 for the fifth day, and s5 for each additional day thereafter.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-21
OkIahomnns Wed Mcre.

C. w. Whitehead, aged 3i years and Miss Adda Mulican, aged 20 both Of Rush Springs, Ok. were granted marriage license Thurs day by County Clerk Win Alexander. They were united in marriage at the office of the county clerk, the cere- mony being performed hy County Judge A. E Wear.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-21
Two of a Kind.

From The Kansas City Star
 'l am sorry, sirl forgot that broken seat said the usher in the picture show T ought to have told you
 And cheated all these good peop- pie out of hearty laugh that they have just enioyed?n returned J. Full Ter Gloom, who was still sitting on the floor. Young man, you have almost as mean a disposition as I haNel"
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-21
Wenther stonne,l n snlr.

Colonel C. M LatiIaer returned Thursday evening from Wander voort, where he had been Co assist in the public sale advertised by H.. Melville The sale was not held however, on account of the failure of the attendance, people having been kept away by the cold weather
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-21
Q CLAIMs ARE REVIEWED..
supreme Court Considers Railway s
 Request for Additional Pay.

Washington, Dee IT, The Su- preme Court today reviewed claims of 800 railroads against the govern ment for approximately S30,000O00 fer extra compensation for mail trainSpurtaiOn.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-21
e ----------------- BEING DRAGGED INTO WAR?
Dutch Premier Makes Significant
 Statement to Parliament.

London, De l5.-premier Count Derlindon addressing the lower house of the Dutch parliament, ae- cording Co today's news dispatches, declared his country is being dragged into the war
The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-21

Xmas novelties at Hiltebrand's Adv 2s6-6i f9-3t.
The border vidette., 1916-11-04
No. 33 PUBLIC AUCTION SALE State School Land STATE LAND DEPARTMENT

Phoenix, Arizona, August 28, 1916.
 In conformity with the provisions of the Public Land Code of the State of Arizona. approved June 26, 1915, notice is hereby given that the State of Ariz- ona will on Thursday, November g, 1916, at 10 a. m., at the County Court House. Tucson, Arizona, sell at public auction the following school lands in Pima County, Arizona, and also certain improvements thereon which have been officially appraised, viz:
 All Sec. 36, T. 20 S, R. II E., 665 88 acres more or less. appraised at Sl997. .64. Improvements, claimed by Robert H [. Cailett, at $500 co
 All Sec. 32, T. 19 s., R. 8 E., $40 acres more or less, appraised at S2240. %. Improvements. claimed by Hortense Ronstadt, at S3006.00'
 All Sec. Is. T. 19 SIR II E.. $40 acres more or less, appraised at $224O. .OO. improvements. claimed by Mrs. Jesusa Elias. at $l224.70
 No bid for less than the appraised valuations will be considered. Rental arrears. if any, together with such in terest us may be due thereon, must be liquidsted in accordance wibh the re- quirements of the Public Land Code. Full information concerning the land, improvements. and sale conditions may be obtained from the Stafe Land De-
 STATE LAND DEPARTMENT
 By w. A. Moeur, CoDmissfoner
 First pub. Sept. ?. last pub. Nov. 4.
The border vidette., 1916-11-04
H. GORDON GLORE

FOR SUPERVISOR Dist. No. 1 Regular Republican Nominee
The border vidette., 1916-11-04
A GUIDE TO VOTERS.

1. Compare the achievements of Charles k. Hughes as govern or of New York with the achieve ments of Woodrow Wilson as governor of New Jersey and president of the United States.
 ?. Compare MT. Hughes speeches on the issues of the campaign with President Will sons speeches.
 The voter who does this with out passion and without preju- dice can come to only one con clusion: That President Wilson ought to be reelected by the greatest popular majority than any candidate ever received International.
The border vidette., 1916-11-04

Last evening we attended a movie" show in Kingman and after we read over 40 or 50 ad vertising signs we cared little how bad the pictures might be. The people of Kingman are hay ing put over on them, especially those that attend moving pic lures, the raweSt kind of advert isjng dodgeS. You go early to get good seat and they impose on you 40 or more advertise ments. Tben when the pictures are thrown on the screen, you get view once in while through the late corners who do not care to be compelled to put in an hour reading the advertise mentS. Miner.
The border vidette., 1916-11-04
GREAT VICTORY PREDICTED.

Every county in Arizona will go Democratic and the women will do it.
 This was the declaration made by Senator Frances Munds of Prescott, the only feminine member of Arizona senate in the recent legislature, who arrived in Tom bstone today for the pur- pose of organizing a local wo mems club for the support of the Democratic ticket.
 Hitherto women of Arizona have had non parti san atti- tude," Mrs Munds said, and have voted for Republicans as well as Democrats. Indeed, in Arizona, no Republicans could be elected if Democrats did not vote for them. This year there has grown up an antagonism against the Republicans because of the fact that they are aiding in the campaign agains the De- mocratic party by the Woman's Party.
 Mrs. Munds predicts that every county in the state will go Dem ocratic. She does not believe that Tom Campbell will even carry his own county of Yava- pal. She looks for majority of 1900 in Yuma Pros pecUOr.
The border vidette., 1916-11-04
SENATE WOULD BENEFIT WEST
 BY PASSING ASHURST BILL.

One of the Senate'S strongest champions of good roads is Sen ator Aslurst. More than two years and a half ago, speaking in the Senate, he gave utter ance to the following expression:
 Road builders are valuable persons, as good roads are the bands and bonds which hold in peace, .amity, unity. trade and friendship the people of our nation"
 This. expression might well become the motto of any Good Roads 3Assocation.
 Senator Ashurst of Arizona is now urging the passage of a bill appropriating one million dol lars for the purpose of con struggling roads, trails and bridges within Indian reservations in the United States. This is wholesome and salutary legisla-. tiOn. The appropriation will not be a gratuity out of the treasury of the United States, but it is re- imbursable to the Federal Treas ury from moneys derived from grazing permits, sales Of timber and leases of lands on unalloted Indian reservation.
 The;'' Examiner" hopes the bill will pass, as Indian reservations inx our Western States occupy great areas with imperfect, if any, road facilities. Hence, these reservations as they exist today are direct and constant barriers against travel between import ant and distant parts of the West. In thesIndian appropriation ap- proved May IS, 1916, Senator Ashurst succeeded in obtaining an initial appropriation for the purpose of constructing roads on Indian reservations when he se- cured the appropriation of $1O,- GOO for the improvement and construction of roads on the Yu ma Indian Reservation in Cal ifornia.-Los Angeles Examiner.
The border vidette., 1916-11-04
NOTICE TO VOTERS.

The Democratic State Com mitte wishes to call the attent tion of the voters of the state to two facts they should bear in mind when entering the voting booth on the seventh of next month:
 First: The names of Henry D. Ross, democratic nominee for member of the Supreme Court does not appear on the ballot cnder the party name, but is placed in a non- partisan list at the top of the ticket. This ap- plies also to the candidate for su- perior judge in each county. Second: The law provides that the names of candidates for State Tax Commissioner shall also be placed on the ballot with out party designation, therefore | the name of Charles R. Howe, 1 democratic candidate for that office, appears on the top of the ballot as does the name of Judge l Ross.
 We realize that there are | thousands of voters in the state who will vote the straight demo cratic ticket, who will be greatly disappointed if they learned that they overlooked Judge Ross and MT. Howe. For this reason we take this method of calling | their attention.
The border vidette., 1916-11-04

From perfectly authorative source it is learned that the Ray Herculese Mining company has recently placed orders for be- tween S75O.OOO and S1, GOO, ,OOO worth of material and machinery for the equipment of it's property, which adjoins the Ray Consoli- dated mine. These orders have been placed with different large manufacturing concerns of the country, one of them being for a head frame structural steel and corrugated iron, which was awarded to the Fl Paso Bridge and Iron company Blade.
The border vidette., 1916-11-04

The Arizona state fair com mission has the fair grounds nearly ready for the reception of what will doubtless be the larg- est crowds that have ever been inside the gates, when the fair opens November 13. Harvey Crawford, the aviator and build CT of aeroplanes, is already in Phoenix and it has just leaked out that he is to stay here and open a school of aviation at the state fair grounds. Crawford has with him his large passenger carrying machine, in which he will take visitors to the fair.
The border vidette., 1916-11-04
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of interest Culled From Our
 Exchanges.

Exchanges.
 A concent trating plant for treat
 ment of the ores of the Wander
 ing Jew and Royal Blue mines,
 in the Tyndall district, was re-
 ceived in Patagonia this week
 and freighted out to the prop
 erty by Elmo Wilson. The plant
 will treat about 20 tons a day.
 The Royal Blue and the Wander
 ing Jew are being operated by A. J. Hooks on bond and lease proposition.
 For the purpose of supplying | the Goodyear Tire and Rubber
 company with long staple cotton,
 California corporation backed | by Pomona capitalists, has pur chased 10, eco acres of land south of Chandler, and will shortly begin sinking wells on the tract l to supply water irrigation. Half
 a million dollars will be expended | in the cons struction of cotton
 oil mill.-Copper Camp.
 Plans for the construction of a LOGO ton custom smelter within
 mile or two of Jerome are be- ing prepared by George Mitchell. head of the California syndicate
 which has taken over the Jerome Superior. Mitchell claims he can have the shelter ready for operation within four months af- ter the machinery is delivered. The new plant it is stated, will cost approximately $500, ,OOO. Plans for the ablishment of an aeroplane factory and school of aeronautics at Phoenix are being considered by Harvey Ora wford, noted aeronaut, who is here in the interests of the new enterprise. Crawford eX poets to use the State Fair
 grounds for his hangers and as a site for his school, and to man
 ufacture the planes here provid ing local capital will assure him of some support. Phoenix Re publican.
 The total registration for Co., chise county for the coming gen. erai election is II, ,57O according to the official figures completed just before going to press by the county recorders office. The re- gistration for the primaries was 13, 522, showing, that 1,O47 re- gistered after the primaries. It was predicted that the regiStra tion would reach in the neighbor- hood of 15, ,OOO this year and the totals show that the mark was only missed by 43O.
 It will be starting news to the readers of the Sun to learn that the state of California has plac- ed a ban on fruit shipments from Arizona and that no more fruit from here can be shipped into that state, under ruling of the horticultural commission. Information to this effect was contained in 8 letter under date of October 21, from R. M. Moore, manager of the Continental Sec, urities company at Los Angeles, and head of the management of the public utilities in Yuma, to Danny MaddoX.-Sun.