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The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
J. $. SUBMARINES
 COLLIDE, ONE SUNK
i9 of 2i Men Aboard the F-i Are Lost in Home Waters-COmmand- CT Is Saved-Disaster Occurred
 During a Fog on Monday.

Washington, Dec. is.- Nineteen lives were lost when the American submarine FL was rammed and sunk by submarine F-3 in home waters during a fog Monday after noon.
 The F-3 was undamaged and picked up five survivors of her vic tim. Secretary Daniels announced the disaster late tody in a brief statement which gave no further de tails
 Lieut. A. E. Montgomery, com manding officer of the F-l, was among the five saved His mother, Mrs Julia Montgomery Pratt, lives at Fort H. C. Wright, N. Y.
 Other survivors are: J. NJ. Schmis- sauter, machinist father. Charles C. Schnhssauter, Hills City, Tenn. Henry L. Brown gunner's mate, father II P. Brown, Macon, Ga. Jeseph ] Burns. chief gunner $ mate, wife, san Pedro, Cai.; John J. Stewart, ships cook, mother, Mrs. Celia B. Campbell, Huron, $. c.
 Those Lost.
 The list of those lost was an nounced by the Navy Department as follows:
 John R. Bell, seaman, mother, Mrs. ]. E. Bell, Sillsbee, Tex.
 Frank M Bernard, machinist mate, oakland, Cal.
 William L, Cartwright, seaman, Fresno, Gal.
 Harry L. Corson, chief electrician, Long Beach, Gal.
 James Goonan, chief gunners mate, Lima, Ohio.
 Simon Greenburg, electrician, Philadelphia, Pa.
 Dudley Steugh, chief gunner's mate, Vallejo, Cal
 Charles F Vincent, electrician Exeter, Cal.
 Thomas A. Walsh, machinist mate, venice, tai.
 Edward E. Hall, machinist mate, West Seattle, Wash.
 Ray E. Scott, electrician, Vallejo, Cal.
 Albert P Smith, machinist mate, Mercedes, Cal
 Guy R. Stuart, chief machinist mate, Los Angeles, Cal
 Lyman F. Lovelee, machinist mate, Denver, Colo.
 Ralph E. Mcclure, electrician De- troit, Mich.
 Duncan A. McRae, electrician, Blain, Wash.
 John P. Messange, chief machinist mate, Philadelphia, Pa.
 Grover E. Metz, machinist mate, San Francisco, Cal.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
PRAISES STATE HOSPITAL.
Dr. Henry Heiman Regards Methods as Perfect and Congratulates State.

Little Rock, Dec. iS.-High praise for the State Hospital for Nervous Diseases is contained in a letter written by Dr. Henry Heiman to Julian Blass. Dr. Heiman visited Little Rock several weeks ago to at tend the funeral of his father, the late Max Heiman, and while here he visited all the places of interest. The letter was sent to Governor Brough by Mir. Blass and is as follows:
 T have always felt that praise in this naughty world is as rare as the good deed that merits it. And | made it a rule never to omit any ex- pression of appreciation when 1t is justly deserved.
 "On my recent visit to Little Rock, as you are aware, l was very much depressed by the sad occasion which called me South. Your cordial hos pitality helped to partly dispel my feeling of sorrow and mourning.
 And in my retrospect l can single out the. State Hospital in your town. l have carried away with me the most appreciative conception of how hospital institution shouud be run. The kind welcome which I received on my visit there gave me an op- portunity to observe the splendid systems which the institution em- bodied and the cleanliness of the wards. and especially gratifying was the complete and almost perfect method of record and history-keep- ing Naturally to a physician, the appeal of such a spectacle is inter- esling and praiseworthy and there fore congratulate your state upon the way your institution is con ductad."
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
Report of Casualties.

London, Dec. i9.-Ten persons were killed and seventy injured in London during last nights aid raid. Outside of London five persons were injured.
 The following official communica- tion in regard to casualties was giv- en out:
 Last nights air raid casualties were: 10 killed and 70 injured in London; only 5 injured outside of London.
 Several fires occurred. The ma- terial damage was not serious. There was no damage to navy or military establishments"
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
DANIELS PRAISES
 WORK OF CUNNERS
Secretary of Navy Says American Boys Have Made History on Mer- chant Ships-Submarine Chas-
 CTS Regarded as Necessity.

Washington, Dec. i9.- Secretary Daniels and paymaster General Me- Gowan, of the navy were the first witnesses summoned to appear to- day before the house naval sub committee delegated to begin an in- yestigation into the navy's war ac- tivities.
 Secretary Daniels gave general review of what the navy has been doing, avoiding, as he explained, disclosing any facts that would be of value to the enemy. He told how the navy is now building 42i capital and other important ships.
 Discussing the use of submarine chasers, he said they were regarded as necessity and there was mo great enthusiasm about them as a weapon for permanent effectiveness.
 Naval aviation, he said, has made gratifying strides but has been ham pered by lack of manufacturing facilities.
 Secretary Daniels praised the coordination between the personnel Of the navy and tine personnel of the allies.
 One of the great problems, he said, was to furnish gun crews to mer- chant ships.
 We made these reserve ships, said Mir Daniels, "a school for gun ners and the efficiency with which these officers have taken hold of the young men and made the young men efficient is really one of the big things of the navy in this war.
 When you come to write the story of the war one of the most thrilling chapters will be regarding these young men, who went on the merchant ships and risked their lives. I refer to those who went on our own merchant ships, of course. We have put guns on every ship going into the submarine war zone that has requested it.
 We are rather proud" the sec retary said, "of the way the navy has met the actual test of war. I am glad for Congress and the pub lie to know somewhat of our ac- tivities. \ taking stock, so to speak, cannot fail to bring ways for still other improvement and for still mnrh efficient work in ihe flllnren '
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
THE USELESSNESS OF WANT
 (By F. W. Barber

The fear frequently expressed that this country may come to want should be perfectly useless fear. There is no logical reason why the United States should not produce ample for her own wants and the needs of her allies. We have the land upon which to grow the crops and a climate that renders anything approaching a crop failure an i'm possibility. All that remains is for the American people to apply them selves to the task.
 But it is at this point that the trouble arises. For several decades now the people have been gradually deserting agriculture for the indus trial pursuits. Agriculture has been at a discount and the farmer re- garded as of somewhat inferior clay. Thousands of young men, if not trained in the professions, adopted the mechanical trades till the farms have become almost deserted. The result was only to be expected. and naturally the industrial ranks were unduly swelled at the same time. Nothing save the abundance of mechanical labor is responsible for the great labor disturbance of the past half century Labor in any line, when it becomes too plentiful, must either resort to competition or union in order to survive. In this instance it chose union, and the results we have seen.
 From this time on. there should be a systematic effort on the part of the great labor unions to curtai the number of recruits to their ranks. Young men should be discouraged from deserting the farm to engage in the trades. The farms need them and should have them. There is room for several million more young men on the farms of this country, and then the land would not be overcrowded
 A more equitable distribution of labor would result in great good to all parties concerned. The farms would benefit by the added forces, while the trades would benefit no less by the withdrawal of a surplus of labor that is an endless source of trouble and strife.
 We have reached a point when a great readjustment of labor is i'm perative, and this readiustment is up to the leaders of the labor world.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
The Spur of War.

There were sweethearts away back in the cos who were separated by the war the same as now
 And can't you imagine She same thing existing ever since there were sweethearts, which must have been a long, long time ago, for there have been sweethearts from the dawn of history.
 If the love affairs were taken out of the history of Greece there wouldn't he much interesting mat ter left.
 You can recall from ancient his- tory how the maidens used to follow for miles, even for days journeys. the men going to war, and go even farther to meet them on their tri- umphant return.
 In those days the girls hadn't any use whatever for slackers, nor did they go far to meet a defeated army on it's return. Nor were the Greek mothers as weak hearted as some of today. for they could say to their sons, Return thy shields in honor or upon them"
 There isn't any time in life more dear, or more fondly remembered, than sweetheart time, don't you think?
 The boys al the front know fl as we'll as do the girls at home, and that is why they are so anxious to get letters from home, and the chief reason why they ask for furlouehs.
 We'll isn't it for the love of wom- en, home and children that men go to war? Were it for themselves alone they wouldn't make the saeri- fees they do. And fl is worth while, because wife home and children are the most sacred things in all the world.
 1t is said that women love the uni form and the buttons of the soldiers These may attract attention. but il is the brave fellow inside they love really
 And they love him because he is strong enough to fight brave enough to face danger. and has heart to love. And a true women will love him when he returns, or enshrine him in her heart if he returns not Erasmus Wilson in the Pittsburgh Gazette-T Times.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
ORGANIZE HOME GUARDS.
 By F. ". Barber.

While we have no desire 10 figure in the role of an alarmist. we must insist that the states of the union should take prompt action looking to the organization of troops of home guards,
 Three years ago we laughed in scorn at the alarmist who tried to point out to us our state of unpre- paredness. America need an army? Hal hals was the sentiment of two thirds of the people. Now we are composing heaven and earth to equip an army that should have been equipped years ago. We are sending raw troops to France where we should already have veterans in the trenches.
 Will we make the same mistake as to guarding our own hearth stones? How long before we will be without either regular troops or green recruits in the country? They are going by thousands and tens of thousands.
 The tension between the United States and Germany is being drawn tighter and tighter as the days pass. German spies and German emissar- ies abound within our borders. EV- rey day witnesses some act of van diism traceable to that source. Brazil has a German uprising. Can we assure ourselves that we are proof against the same2
 How many times within recent years have disturbances broken out in this country of too great magni- tude for the state e0nstabulary to handle? It is of frequent occur ance. Gan we say that we have seen the last such? Or if not, when they do occur. to what force will we look to restore order? The troops will be accross the waters, or at least out of the states control and otherwise busily engaged
 Every state in the union, every county in every state. has thousands 9f diile-bodied men, patriotic as any who have marched away. who would be only too glad to be called upon fer home defense. These men are above the draft age. but would make none the less efficient soldiers The state That has not made provision for organizing this element of it's manhood for home defense should lose no time in doing SO No man can tell what a day may bring forth
 We were caught mapping once. Let us not repeat the blunder
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
GERMAN RAIDERS
 BROUGHT DOWN
Ten Persons Killed and Seventy Were Injured ny "Baby-killers in an Attack on London
 , Injured Outside City.

London, Dee. l9-One of the Ger man airplanes which took part in last nights raid over England was brought down and another is be- lieved to have been destroyed, the war office announces.
 From l6 to 20 raiders divided into six groups, endeavored to reach London, but only five succeeded in dropping bombs on the city.
 Complete reports of the casualties and damage caused in London by German airplanes in last nights raid have not been received, says an ailieial statement issued today. All the British machines which went up to engage the raiders have returned safely
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

D. B. OSBORNE ant crops with which to feed and clothe our army and navy, the armies and navies of our Allies -our own people at home and the peoples of our Allies in Flu roe
 Failure would bring disaster to our army and an untimely and unneces- sary death to many of our boys who have gone forth to battle in defense of our liberty.
 But, MT Farmer, we know that un- der the great responsibility placed on you by our Government, that there is no such word as "fail'' in your vo- cabulary and that nothing short of in- surmountable providential causes could prevent your answering fully to this responsibility.
 However, maximum crops can only be had by the judicious and intensive use of fertilizers, good seed, thorough cultivation, and labor-saving machin- cry.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
FIieyeIe Gone for secnnd Time.

For the second time this year, Virgil Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Anderson has had the experi- ence of having his bicycle stolen 1t was taken Wednesday from a porch at the home of his parents, and traced from there to DeQueen street. when all trace of 1t was lost. Con- stable Joe Emerson has been get ting in touch with out of town points in an effort to help locate the wheel
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

One of your most pre.,,r. l. -s and one to be acted s,,a delay- is the matter Of ob,Ssa, Ss- V fori iizer. s'-''iass
 In spite of the best ee.
 aufaeturers and the Goys.s. materials for making fertiIzs, scarce and high in price Tsa.. # is gii the more necessary M fertilizers are te be distrih9tos be used upon soil that has reesir very best preparations the fs,s capable of giving.
 The mobilization of our arm, luiring maximum moyeras, troop trains and supply trains h,. er-taxed the capacity of our rsl,0's| as never before. and in order la, Y tilizers to be distributed this ss,,s' the movement must of necessitv <. gin early and the unloading If .,z at destination be done with utras despatch. Every car must he lo,S., to capacity.
 Today fertilizers are cheaper thu, farm crops or farm labor. A halo { cotton. a bushel of corn, oats wheat, will buy more pounds of teri izers now than ever before. hence , assure the performance of a patriop duty, with great profit to yourself | der your fertilizers promptly so thl you may be sure to get them Ar when you get them. use them vii the greatest degree of intelligence
 Satisfactory results are bound to f low-both to you and to the Govs ment.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
BRITISH PRIME MINISTER
 SEES GAINS FOR ENTENTE
Sinlsings of Submarines Decreasing While Ship Building Increases
 Hopes Not Realized.

London, Dee 20. Speaking in the House of Commons today David Lloyd George, the British Prime Minister, said that the margin Of losses at sea was narrowing. The sinking by submarines, he declared was decreasing, while ship building was increasing
 The premier said the sinking of submarines was increasing Alih the merchant tonnage was down by 20 per cent, he added, the loss had been only six per cent of imports over that of last year.
 Regarding the military situation, Mr. Lloyd George said, it was idle 10 pretend that the hopes formed had been realized. This disappoint- ment he attributed to the Russian collapse.
 The Germans, the premier said, had had only one success. which was due to surprise and this was now engaging inquiry The Ger mans. he stated, had lost 100000 prisoners, valuable positions and hundreds of guns
 The premier said that the losses in shipping had been lighter by 100000 tons that he had anlicipai- 'd in his August estimate.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
Valley Farm Tor SaIe.

l3ia, miles from railroad at Page, Ok; good improvements, consisting Of two dwellings, barn; large part fenced and in cultivation. Price S2,50O on-iifth cash or good trade, balance in i, 2 3, and i years, at l0 per cent. See this farm.
 Also have other smaller and cheaper farms. Can give possession at once.
 L. Q. Day Blackfork, Ark. Adv. %, St 5l fl.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

The general public does not know and fully appreciate the work that is being done by the Arkansas His torical Association. It is collating a vast amount of most valuable ma terial in the shape of original sources of Arkansas history, and the result of the most careful research.
 The fourth volume of it's publi- cations has just come from the press, edited by John H. Reynolds, secretary, and President of Hen dirk college. The delay in printing of this volume is due to the inade- qnacy of the printing fund of 1913, and to executive vetoes of later appropriations made for thet pur- pose ffle expense of issuing the volumes is borne jointly by the state and the sale of the hook, and the failure of either makes impossible it's printing and distributions
 The present volume is filled with the most vitally interesting histor- ical matter, much of which has been secured from out-of-the- cor ners where it could not be avail able for the general reader. In this manner it is being put into form for preservation for the historians of the future. It is a practical lesson to all that we cannot live wholly in the present, but that each genera tion is more or less indebted to pre- ceding generations.
 Original "reminiscences are con- spicuous in the volume. accounts of historical events related by those who actually participated in the events of which they write. One of these is diary, printed for the first time, of Albert pike's journey over the prairies. Also, for the first time some of the private letters of David Q. Dodd. the hoy martyr of Little Rock, are seen in print. The story of the Constitutional Convention of 1868 is told by Eugene Cypert and that of iS7i by Judge Jos w. House, one of the five surviving members and the only man who served in both the convention of 1871 and i9i7-iS.
 The History of the Arkansas Flag Pioneer Days in Sevier County, the history of the Arkansas History Commission. an account of the Qua paw Indian migration to Red River story of the Jesuits in i727. and the part they played in the early history of Arkansas territory, a re- view af what is known of DeSotos trip thru Arkansas. an article on Ar kansas mounds, and early days in Camden. are among the valuable features of the volume that is just now being distributed by the asso- citation Il deserves the earnest support and cooperation of all good citizens.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
Anolher FcII in Channel.

There is reason to believe another raider dropped into the English channel says the report 4 British pilot fired two drums of ammunition into d raider as it was dropping bombs on London from a height of i3O00 feet.
 After the main attack of the raid CTS ceased single airplane flew over London at about 9 o'clock
 The raider known definitely to have been destroyed was hit by the fire of the anti-aircraft guns and finally dropped into the sea, off Kent Two of the crew of three were cap tured alive by an armed trawler
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

Little Rock, Dec. is.-One banen- cial effect that is expected to come from the protracted cold snap is the destruction of large percentage If the hibernaiing boll-weevils II is said they can't stand the cold wsath- CT, any moro than the Hun soldier can stud the cold s,eei
 The weeyi did moro damage in Arkansas ihis season han ever be- fore and his ravagcs extended fur ther North Fields that had never known the pest before felt inc effect of it's voracity
 Of course, ii is not entirely an un- mixed blessing, because the weevil assisted that other pest, the Kaiser, in bringing about conditions that se- cured thirty cent cotton for the first time since the war between the states And while the crop is short, it is worth more than ever before. II will also be the means of great " aiding the crop diNersiiication ad- voeates. and will cause greater acreage of Arkansas farms to be planted 10 food and feed stulls. There is already notable in pulaskl county a considerable increase in the wheat acreage, and agricultural expert says the cold weather with a covering of snow lasting for nearly two weeks will be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Ar kansas wheat crop
 The Pulaski county crop is very short, and will probably not greatly exceed 30 per cent of last years yield The official figures of gin- nings in this county prior to Decem- Der are i5.836 bales, as compared with 24736 for the corresponding period of last year. There is not great deal more to gin in the coun- ty, and had not the snow come when it did it would practically all be out by this time. In some portions of the county there are still large fields of unpicked cotton in the snow, de- teriorating rapidly, and meaning a loss of thousands of dollars to the owners, who were unable to secure labor to pick it.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
THE FIRE PEND SAYS:
 Gin i953)

l sit alone and sadly dream Of days now past and dead; When silly people let me burn Their homes from OCT their head. That was the time when Kaiser Bill The world had tried to lick; And tho l helped him, might and
 main, He failed to turn the trick. Those were the days the people let The Fire Fiend rend their heart, Instead of making sure, as now, That fires cannot start. They didn't realize that they From fires could be free, As we are in this fireproof age, In nineteen fifty-thPee.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

The hotel men over the country seem to have struck a snag in their attempt to explain their failure to observe meatless and wheatless days, by alleging that the travelling men would not stand for it." Now come the United Commercial Trav- elers and indignantly deny the charge. maintaining that they are as ready as any other class of men to follow Mr Hoover's recommenda- lions tn the letter. It seems to be aP t0 the eating house men.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
strayed Pair mules. one dark

Strayed- Pair mules. One dark bay.
 9 years old; one mouse colored mare mule. ( years old; weight each about 750. Mare mule was slightly lame in left shoulder. Last seen E miles from Bismark. Ok. Informa- ton to John P Graf, Mena. Ark, will be literally rewarded Adv 299 1t. 5i 2t.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
What is LAX-FOS
LRx-F0S IS AN IMPROVED CASCARA

A Digestive Liquid Laxative, Cathartic and Liver Tonic. Contains Cascara Bark,
 Blue Flag Root, Rhubarb Root, Black Root, May Apple Root, Senna Leaves and Pepsin. Combines strength with pala-
 table aromatic taste. Does not gripe. soc
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

If tMr. Hoover has arrived at a decision as to what constitutes a fair margin of profit" the sooner the ball is opened the better it will please the people.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

Too much sweet stun puts the stomach out of order X dose of prickly Ash Bitters eorreets the trouble. restores appetite and good digestion Price SIPS per bottle. Jackson Drug & Furniture Co. and Gunnels Drug Store, Special Agent.
 Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

If you have chills or malaria get a 35 cent bottle of Sanol Chill Tonic. better for ehills and mala- ria. Get it at the drug store. Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27

Do you get up at night? Sanol is surely the best for all kidney or bladder troubles. Sanol gives relief in 2i hours from all backache and bladder troubles. Sanol is a guar anteed remedy 35c and si00 bot tie at the drug store Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
Mir. Farmer:

The above picture eEemplihes { h e VI tal importance of yoar position in tae World War Tine fight of free tom and denocra- cy against German eUt0cracy
 U Q n you iB flaccd the grave responsibility of pr01uriDg abuna-