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The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
UNITED STATES MUST
 SUPPLY ALLIES WITH MEAT
Burden Is Growing Heavier Daily, According to Statement Issued by
 the Food Administration

Washington Aug. 20-The prob lem of supplying our allies with meat has devolved mainly on the United States and the burden is growing heavier daily. according to a statement issued today by the food administration
 he wartime demands have been so great that Europe has been mak- ing inroads on it's herds with con sequent reduction of the domestic supply
 Since the war started. there has been total decrease of ii5005. GOO in the worlds supply of meat pro- ducing animals
 During the year ending June 30, 1916, America exported 1889, ,f93,OO0 pounds of meat, as compared with a three-year ante-bellum average of 493.8i8,00O pounds.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
\ PIG IN EVERY FAMILY.
The Department of Agriculture
 Urges the Keeping of Porkers.

Washington. Aug. iS.-You may keep the pig in the parlor' or any where else around the place, and please the Department of Agricul- tufe.
 Pork is SD high, the department announced today, and hog feed so expensive that shortage threatens. All househoiders, wherever possible, are urged to keep at least one pig. The department does not say it's re- quest extends to people living in apartment houses. It is announced. however if every American house. holder will train a pet pig to eob- pie up household garbage and grow fat the world will be made safe for pork sausage.
 The department warns there is no alternatives there simply must be more pigs.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
BOIL WEEVI[S
 AT STATE FARM
Doing Great Damage to Cotton Yield. But All Other Crops Are Do- ing Splendidiy- -Diversilication
 Seems to Be the Rule.
Special to The Star

Special to The Star
 Little Rock. Aug. 2l-Agricultural Commissioner John II. Page has re- turned from a visit to the state con- yict farm at Cummins, where he was called by Penitentiary Commission CT J F McCuiston, who is in charge of the farm.
 Mir. Page said that he found the third generation of this seasons boil weeyils doing great damage in the cotton on the farm, and estimated that they would destroy practically all of the top crop They had made no particular demonstration until last week. The third generation came on between August i5 and 20, there being a new one about every three weeks.
 With this exception the crops on the farm are in splendid condition, and great quantities of provisions have been raised.
 There is 5000 acres of cotton which MT Page estimates will make 300 bales. besides TOO acres on Capt, R. R. Rice's farm
 There is 1000 acres of corn which will yield 30,000 bushels.
 There is 75 acres fin peas which will make l50 tons of hay.
 There is 75 acres of alfalfa which will make l50 tons at two cuttings.
 There is 200 acres of peas planted i'll the corn, which will make about 5000 bushels.
 There is @ acres of sorghum which will make about 1000 gallons ef mOlasses.
 There is 100 acres of watermelons and canlalonpes. and all of the con yicts have all they want twice a week.
 Six thousand 3-lb cans of beets, beans. tomatoes. and other vege- tables have been put up, also eighteen 50-gallon barrels of kraut, with enough cabbage for i2 more
 There are 300 hogs and l50 cattle to furnish meat
 Since last year a mile and half of levce has been built, reclaiming 900 acres of land There has also been built one new stockade, two dwelling houses. one tubercular Sanitarium a two-story barn of i36 mule capacity, and other buildings
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
PRICE OF HOGS
 STILL MOUNTS
Choice Heavy Hogs Sell for S2O Per Cwt.. S3 Advance in Eleven Days Comparison With Other
 Years Prices.

Chicago. Aug. 2l,-A stockyards statistician. weary of announcing constantly mounting prices of hogs. softened new blow to the public purse today by stating that hogs are not so costly looking when one con- sidered that they were worth only l-l00th of a penny a karat.
 This however, was only a thin disguise, for the fact that choice heavy hogs sold at S20 per hundred weight today It marked an advance Of s in the last eleven days. Re- cent government contracts for bacon were computed by packers on the basis of S20 hogs
 The following table of prices indi- gates the dizzy heights to which prices have been driven.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
CANNERY OFFERS FREE SEED.
To Farmers Who Will Grow Pro-
 ducts for the Cannery.

Charles l.. Warn, who proposes to establish a canning plant in Mena, offers to furnish free seed to the farmers who will enter into contract to grow vegetables for the cannery; and has authorized Secretary Eastin of the Commercial Club to enter in- to contract with the growers of Polk county for such crops as tomatoes, beets, okra, beans, etc, preparatory to the establishment of the new in- dustry
 Mir. Warn has his plant ready for shipment, and will bring it to Mena this fall so as to be ready for opera tion when the first vegetables are brought in. provided the growers will enlist sufficient acreage to jus tify the installation of the plant.
 For further particulars, see Sec retary Eastin of the Commercial Club.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
4 NEn il1l BILLION BUDGET.
Secretary McAdoo Recommends the
 Voting of More Money.

Washington Aug. 10 Authoriza- tion lo issue bonds and certificates totaling Sli,53s,945, i6o at one time is provided in the new war budget bill. embodying recommendations of Secretary MeAdoo, which came from the printer yesterday Go the House Ways and Means Committee In ad- diiion to authority to float a ST. 53S,9i5, i60 i per cent bond issue to care for previous 5000 million dol- lar and a future 1000 million dollar allied loan authorization, the secre- iary desires power to issue addition al certificates Of indebtedness to the amount of 2,000 million dollars and an equal amount of war saving cer- tilleates in a form available to small investors.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
BOUGHT FARM NEAR HIGHWAY
Reason Given by Purchaser for Pre-
 ferinn SeNier County.

W. .. Clark Of Fort Smith, repre- senling the Osage Cotton OH Com pany If Fort Smith, while in Mena Monday. called on J. Hollister Tull, agficulturist of the Kansas City southern, for bulletins and other in formation te be used when he moves to farm near Horatio, which he re- gently purchased. Mr. Clark says there were two elements that inilu- enced him in buying the Seyier coun- ty land in preference to buying m Polk county One was that the farm is located on good highway, just seven miles from the north and south highway, and the other was the fact that the fruit and truck growers of Horatio had q we'll or ganized association In speaking of the opportunities in Polk county, Mi Clark said there were ''aeres of dia- monds in this section of Arkansas, if only people knew how to make use of them.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
NOW IT'S PERsHING, IND.
Last Germantown Gets Permission to
 Abjure 0dious Name.

Richmond, Ind, Aug. iS.A-permis- lon to change the name of East Ger nantown, Ind- to pershing was re- celved by Frank Gipe, postmaster of that village, from postofliee Depart ment today. Residents of East Ger mantown. ten miles east of here, re- quested the change in name on tlie ground that odium was attached to the name-implying that it's citizens were Germans. The town was set tied more than one hundred years ago by Pennsylvania Dutch. It's citizens believe it is she first town lo honor the commander of the 'lnerican forces in France by chang ing its name.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
ANOTHER POINT ON EXEMPTION
Dishonorable Discharge From Mili-
 tia Is No Bar to Draft.

Little Rock. Aug. i6.-Gen. Lloyd England yesterday wired General Crowder, Request decision as to whether or not former officers dis missed from the Army or National Guard and enlisted men dishonor- ably discharged are subject for draft.
 General Cfowder said in reply. Exemption from operation of se- lective draft act, only persons con- Victed and sentenced for felony. leaving persons guilty of -misde meanOr liable"
 II follows that a man dishonorably discharged from the military serv- ice of the country, if otherwise quail flied. must serve in the National Army.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
GERMAN EDITOR INTERNED.
Curtis Ackermann of Little Rock,
 Wrote Against Draft Law.

Little Rock, Aug. 2i,-Curtis Aek- erman, editor and proprietor of a German-language paper published here, this morning was arrested and interned in the county jail here at the direction of United States Attor- ney General Gregory.
 Alderman was arrested on Au- gust 8. charged with publishing an article on August that was a di- rect encouragement to violation to the draft law, and was bound over to the federal grand jury on a bond of S2,500.
 He filed application for naturali- zation papers on March l3 1917. He came to America from Germany in October. 1907.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
HOOVER DISCUSSES STEPS TO
 STABILIZE PRICES ON SUGAR
Food Administration Co Take Control of Sugar Dealings When Wheat
 Campaign Is Finished.

Washington, Aug 20.- Measures to stabilize the sugar prices were dis cussed today by Herbert C. Hoover with a committee of the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange, which stopped sugar futures trading last week at the request of Mir. Hoover. The prices have advanced sharply within the last few months.
 The food administration plans to take over control of the sugar deal- ings as soon as it completes its cam paign for supervising of wheat trad- ing and flour and bread manufae- ture.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
CAMPERS POISONED GRASS.
As Result Cattle Are Dying Around
 Benton. La, the Claim.

Benton, La. Aug. 2l -Yeterinari- ans have been unable to diagonose a mysterious disease from which cows and hogs and other live stock are dying in this section. A week before cattle began dying a band of camped at q we'll near 8 dipping vat and that this band pois- oned the grass around the well, thus spreading the disease, is suspected.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
Establish Organs for Peace.
TWIN NOW OR IN NEXT WAR
German General Hints at Future
 Conflict if Berlin Terms Fail.

Amsterdam, Aug i9. General yon Liebert, in a speech at Rathenow, Prussia, is quoted by the Deutsche Tages Zeitung as saying:
 We cannot sign a peace before we have the Flanders coast. a colo niai empire and maritime bases. Should we not realize this now, we must prepare to work for it after the war in view of the next war"
 General Lieberts speech was loudly eheered by his hearers but it was criticized by the German press
 Vorwaerts declared:
 This may prolong the war until Germany has been so beaten that even our pan-Germans cannot think of a next time
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
KENTUCKY OFFICERS HELD FOR
 VIOLATING U. $. DRAFT LAW

Louisville. Ky Aug 20. Sheriff James \ Taylor, a member of the Logan county exemption board and County udge J " Edwards, were placed under arrest here today by deputy | S. Marshal B NJ Richard son on the charge of conspiring to- violate the provisions of the select i've draft law.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
NOW WHO WROTE THE PEACE NOTE?!
Said to Have Been Drafted in Swiss Monastery With Von Buelow EPzbcrger and a Jesuit
 Leader Present.

Berne, Switzerland, Aug. i9.- While the pope's note is dated from the Vatican it is avowed here that it was drafted at the Roman Catholic monastery at Einsiedein, where Prince Won Buelow, Herr Erzberger, Baron Kitten, the Bavarian minis ter to the Vatican; Baron Muhlberg, the Prussian minister to the Vati- .can; and the father general of the Jesuits, an Austrian subject, have a council chamber.
 Tho the pope is nominally respon- sible for the note il is believed that it emanated from Austria and the German Center party, and dates back to about a month ago when Herr Erzberger was in Switzerland It will be recalled that at that time lie expressed the opinion Co repre- sentative of the Neu Zuricher Mach Idirhten, the Swiss organ of the Ger man Center party, that if he could only have a short conversation with Balfour or Lloyd George peace ne- Igotiations would come about almost immediately
 Peace by Winter or Perish.
 That Germany expected the next step is suggested by the fact that several editors of leading German newspapers arrived in Berne this week One of the best known of them, in conversation with a Swiss editor, declared quite frankly that Germany must have peace before winter or perish
 If England really means to con- tinue this war until peace can be dictated by the Allies he said, Germany is lost.
 Austrian and German peace plot ting is proceeding in Switzerland to an incredible extent. All the Ger man controlled organs are full of articles dealing with one or another aspect of peace, which is always represented as near as possible.
 Establish Organs for Peace.
 New peace papers and peace pam phlets are continually appearing. Last week the first number was is sued of Die Verschung. weekly periodical styling itself the organ of the headquarters for peace efforts. It's publisher is a Dr. Charles Hart mann, who sometimes claims Amer ican and sometimes French citizen ship, but is believed to be hyphen- lated American. A French edition of this paper is soon to appear in Gen. eva.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
BIC SHORTAGE OF
 WHEAT IS FEARED
Hoover Urges Economy by Substi- tuting Other Cereal F00ds-Says There Is l0O,OOO,O0 Bushel
 Deficit.

Washington, Aug. Declaring the United States and it's allies face a wheat shortage of iO0,000,OO0 bush els unless new economies are intro duced. Herbert Hoover last night again appealed to the American peo- pie Go eliminate waste and conserve wheat by substituting other cereals. A saving of one pound of wheat flour week for every person. he said, would go far toward solving the food question
 The allies, said Mir. Hoover, are isolated from those markets other than the United States and Canada, on which they were accustomed to rely before the war. The Russian supply cannot be taken out. Bul- garian and Rumanian supplies are in the hands of the central empires. The voyage from Australia and In- dia IS three times as long and there fore requires three times as many tons of shipping as is required from North Atlantic ports. There has been a failure in the South Ameri- can countries.
 Appeals tO Individuals.
 The deficit of {00,0O0,00O bushels can be at least partly overcome if we can increase our exports from SS.- 100000 Co 220,000000 This can be accomplished if we will substitute one pound of other cereal for one pound of wheat flour weekly per person: that is, if we reduce our consumption of wheat flour from five pounds per week to four pounds per week per person It will be no priVaiion to us and will reduce the priVati0n of our allies
 France. Italy, the United Kingdom and Belgium, Mr HooYer estimated. must import during the next i2 months 55L000,000 bushels of wheat and 67l000,000 bushels of other ce- reals t0 meet normal requirements. Against this is balanced an estimat- ed wheat surplus of S9,000000 bushels in the United States and t2o.000,000 bushels iii Canada and a surplus of other cereals totaling S29.000.000 bushels in the United States and ii9,000,ea0 bushels in Canada
 These figures alone represent a wheat deficit of 369000.00O bushels, but it is said that the United States must reserve a part of her supply for neutrals who furnish this coun- try vital supplies and must also protect it's reserve stocks, bringing the total deficit up to about 100000, = GOO bushels.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
WOULD FIGHT GERMANS.
Chinese General Commanding 30.0OO
 Troops. Wants to Do Battle.

Picking, Aug i7- (Delayed) Gen eral Chan Ohm Van, commanding the tfeops sent tn suppress General H5uns forces in Ahn-Wei province, telegraphed President Feng Kwo Chang, urging the immediate send ing of his force of 30,000 men to Eu- rope to fight the Germans.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
GOVERNOR BACK TO CAPITAL.
Not Fully Recovered, but We'll
 Enough to Resume Duties.

Little Rock, Aug. 20. 0.-Gov. C. H. BFough is expected to return today from Hot Springs. where he has been the last three weeks. Gov Brough submitted to an operation to relieve him of an illness of long standing He has not fully recov- cred, but is now we'll enough to re- sume the duties of his office, by limiting the number of hours daily to be spent at the Capitol. Mrs. Brough has been with him in Hot Springs the entire time.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
| Soldiers Precept.

From The Arkansas Gazette.
 Zebulon Montgomery Pike, the fa- nous American soldier and expl0F- CT, after whom the Twelfth Division cantonment has been named, always carried with him an unfamiliar work. Dodsley's Economy of Hu- man Life, and on the blank page of this hook were written the words.
 First--Preserve your honor free from blemish.
 Second Be always ready to die for your country.
 Here are precepts for every young American of today to keep in mind.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
HOW TO ESCAPE DRAFT
Sellers of AIleger Pamphlet on Sub
 ject Is Under Arrest.

Ardmore, Ok Aug i5. Ernest Mcdaniel, head of all advertising agency, and M. C. Harper of a pub- fishing firm, both of Muskogee, have been arrested at that place pending investigation of an advertisement for the sale of pamphlets purporting to direct How to Escape Draft When copy for the advertisement was re- ceived by the Ardmoreite it was for warded to the district attorney al and the United States marshal there made Lhe arrests.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
MOSQUITO BITE KILLS THREE.
Communicated Pernici0us Malaria at
 Richmond. Vt.

Richmond. Nt., Aug. 2i-1he bite of one mosquito communicating per nieious malaria, is held responsible for the quick death of three mem bers of the Skinner family here. John A skinner. Jr., died today. His brother and mother died yesterday.
 All died in violent hiceoughs.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
Nearo Conyicts Work on Roads.

Little Rock, Aug l6. There are f5i coiored state cofSiets employed on the construction of the new road to Camp Pike, under the direction of the State Highway Department, Rapid progress is being made, and the road will be a model when com pleted.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23

Monday is the big day for hog re- ceipts. but there were only lS,000 head yesterday compared with the normal supply of 30,000. The mum Der of hogs in tho country is saiG to he increasing, but they are being slaughtered earlier than ever, owing to high prices, and the total weight of the pork is said to have shrunk
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
HELPED START STATE CAPITOL
Ooi. Bud Mcconnell Visits Little
 Rock and Scenes.

Little Rock. Aug. i7-Col. E. T.
 Budn) Mcconnell, of CIarksville, was in the city yesterday As su- peflntendent of the Arkansas Peni- eehtiafy, he drove the first stake on .he site of the new state capitol, lhen inside the walls of the peniten- liary The capitol commission, anu uov Dan w. Jones were in consul tatlon and it was Colonel Mcconnell ~ho made the suggestion that final " resulted in the location of the capitol where it is. It was during ms administration as superinfend- ent that the excavations were made for the foundation of the building, away back in isg7.
 Seed Barley and Rye at Thacker n- f4ra
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
 BANK BUILDING BEAUTIFIED.
First National Improvements Give It
 Attractive Quarters.

The First National Bank has had it's own quarters, as well as the bal anee of the building, completely re- paired and reilnished in a most tasteful style.
 The main office of the bank is fin- ished with an oak wainscoting, buff walls and old ivory ceiling, with deep brown figures used as borders the entire color scheme being both rest full and pretty The directors room is in the same colors. The barber shop in the rear also will be given a new dressing, as we'll as some of the office rooms on the second floor. This work has been done by Ingham X Parr.
 The repairs to the woodwork were done by Louis Gore.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
CONSCRIPTIONO OF
 WEALTH IS URGED
Increasing Bonds for War Mortgages Masses to Money Lenders. Says Senator LaFoIIette People
 Want Peace

Washington, Aug. 2i Conscrip- tiou of wealth to pay for the war was urged in the Senate today by Senator LaFolette of Wisconsin. in presenting the minority plans of rhe finance committee for higher rates in the war tax bill on war profits and incomes He suggested ncreas- ing the S2,006,000,000 bil to more than S5.500,000,000 by such increases with elimination of consumption taxes. He also urged that less bonds and more taxes be authorized.
 The Wisconsin senator declared governments were demanding war while their peoples were asking for peace and contended that 85 per cent of the men drafted are pro testing. Large bond issues desired by wealthy interests, he continued. lnilate prices and increase the pres ent high cost of Living, which, he asserted, already imposes a fifty to one-hundred per cent war burden upon the masses.
 The liberty loan, he said, was made possible by an iron hand within kid glove and persistent advertising methods.
 Higher Surtaxes Urged.
 The pending bill, Mir. LaFollette stated, provides by taxes but F per cent of this years war expenses. Next years war expenditures, he predicted may reach s30,000,000000 or si0000,000000, and he urged that huge war profits and incomes of wealthy persons, by higher sur taxes, be made to bear the burden of the war
 By keeping down taxes and in- ereasing bonds, Senator LaFollette said, the masses are being mort gagged to the money lenders.
 Loans to the allies, the senator said may not be repaid, certainly not for many years after the war. Russia, he said, is in the throes of a revolution and Italy, if reports are correct, is on the eve of one"
 England and France he added,
 NAAi tt III HO < HpoitltH bb ltDdy loans for long time and if this war should last for several years, what political transforming may oc- cur in any country in Europe no one can foretell."
 Bread Lines Possible.
 Possibility of bread lines this win ter because of the high cost of liv- ing, he pictured thus in conclusion:
 Always remember that the high prices already upon us have taxed the common people of this country for the support of the war to a much greater extent than the wealthy class would he taxed if every dollar of in- come of the members of that class were taken by taxation. When bread lines shall be familiar sight in every city of this land, as they are bound to be if the present price of the simple neeessaries of life is maintained during the coming win ter, when cold and hunger are daily visitors in many thousands of homes which have known only comfort heretofore, a condition certain to exist during the coming winter months unless relief from present prices can be found, il will be small satisfaction, l think, to the members Of this Congress, to realize that they have contributed to- the want and suffering of the mass of people by refusing to place even an approxi- mately fair portion of the financial hiIrdnn nf fhta war nnnn thn rich :.