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The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03
WEST VALLEY yERITIEs.

A boys pig club is being organized at West Valley.
 Luther Cummings and daughter of Hatfield, attended Sunday school at West Valley Sunday.
 Charley Penninger of Ida Ok. at tended the farmers meeting at West Valley Saturday night.
 County Demonstration Agent c. c. Delaney failed to be at West Valley to speak Saturday night.
 The West Valley people will meet Saturday night, May i2. to hear the good roads question discussed
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03

Latest dispatches state that Ger many, facing civil strife. will make new peace overtures to the Allies Thursday, and that England, wor- ried by the U-boat menace, is about to ask the people to reduce food consumption by 9 per cent With such situation the cooing of the dove would seem likely to be a welcome sound to both sides of the bloody controversy.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03

and Saturday night by a good tent show given by the Miller Company.
 John Emhry and Miss Osie Sulli- van were quietly married at Fay etteville, Ark, Friday. April 2S. Mrs. Embry is visiting her mother, east of town, but will soon go to her new home in Ashdown.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03

It may be the Springtime, or it may be something else, but The Star IS receiving lot of poetry these days-a lot it cannot, for one reason or several, use. And here is good place to again call attention to those who write that they should sign their names to the articles-espe- cially SO where they carry opinions that may conflict with the interests or beliefs of others.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03
Commercial Club Can Help.

The Mena Weekly Star, Mena, Ark. Gentlemen:--I enclose draft for Si.25 for one years subscription to The Star aud the papers as per your notice recently sent me. Your paper is certainly good one and l like to get it, as I am interested in Mena and the community surrounding it. Seems to me that all your country needs is just what your Commercial Club can do, provided it succeeds in receiving the cooperation of the people it will most benefit.
 Yours very truly,
 Ira c. Converse. Sandwich. ILL, April q. 1917.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03
The Star as Flavor to Life.

E. B. Hammer, now at Walnut, kas, renewing his subscription to The Star, writes that to live with out The Star would be like eating eggs without salt" He extends best wishes to all his old Polk county friends
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03
"PreparedneSS"

Preparedness is topic of national importance no matter which side of the question you may take Is then the nation properly prepared? 1t is grave question.
 But that is a question for the nation to answer. There is one question nearer home the matter of financial preparedness of the individual against the rainy day of diversity that may come. Are you financially prepared to meet that sickness which may come to you or your family? Are you prepared for the time when there may be loss of employment, or loss by fire, flood, or mismanagement? Are you prepared for old age that's sure to come? These are serious vital questions to every one of us Ii you are not prepared, resolve to open a savings account at our bank today and thus make the first step toward your own preparedness.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03
Killed Den of Young Wolves,

L. G. Bell reports that one day this week Frank Ford and son, Battle, and John Wyatt. found and killed den of five young wolves out in the posey Hollow neighborhood. They had been on a hunt for some time before locating the den, and then tried to capture the old ones. but failed to do so.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03
Delivered PrIsoners to the Pcn.

Sheriff H. W. Finger returned on Sunday evening from Little Rock, whither he had conveyed Jim and Richard Johnson and Ambrose West to the State penitentiary. He was accompanied on the trip by c. H. Johnson of Hatfield. ]. C. Allen of the Bank of Hatfield was in Little Rock at the same time.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03
 Witness Failed to Appear.

Bill and Lester Daniels and Floyd
 Hansard, young men of Cove, were before Justice of the Peace Burnett Monday on the charge of having disturbed the peace and quiet of the citizens of Cove, but when the case was called and the complaining wit ness. George Thacker, failed to ap- pear, the action was dismissed. This
 case was started in the Circuit court
 but after the state had introduced
 testimony it was dismissed for the
 reason of an error in the indictment.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03

Barbed wire cuts, ragged wounds, collar and harness gals heal up quickly when BALLARD SNOW LINlMENT is applied. It is both healing and antiseptic. Price 25c. 50c and Si.00 per bottle. Sold by Jackson Drug and Furniture Co., Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03

In the whole field of medicine there is not a healing remedy that will repair damage done to the flesh more quickly than BALLARDS < SNOW LINIMENT. In cuts, wounds, sprains, burns, scalds and rheuma- tism, it's healing and penetrating power is extraordinary Price 25c, 50e and Si.00 per bottle. Sold ny Jackson Drug and Furniture Co., Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03
Adv. d&w 1t.

Sallow complexion is due to a tor pid liver. HERBINE purifles and strengthens the liver and bowels and restores the rosy bloom of health to the cheek. Price soc. Sold by Jackson Drug and Furniture Co., Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03
This Letter Passed Censor.

The Star Publishing Co., Mena, Ark Gentlemen Herewith enclosed you will find Post Office Money Or der for One Dollar for one years subscription to The Weekly Star If this amount is not sufficient please advise me and I will forward |the balance. Respectfully,
 Ivan c. Green, Chief Yeoman, U. S,,N, U. S. s. Pennsylvania.
 cto P. M, New York, N. Y. April 25, 1917.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03

Dizziness. vertigo, tblind staggers) sallow complexion. flatulence are symptoms of torpid liver. No ono can feel well while the liver is in- active. HERBTNE is a powerful liy- CT stimuIant. A dose or two will cause all bilious symptoms to disap- pear Try it. Price soc. Sold by Jackson Drug and Furniture Co., Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03

Rumors of peace sent the price of wheat tumbling in the big mar kets. It is doubtful, however. if the man who buys the flour will notice anything unusual.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03
For sale-My improved forty-acrt

For Saie--My improved forty-acre
 farm. one mile west of Cove. En- closed with woven wire. Smooth, mostly cleared. in grass. No stumps
 Am cultivsting seven acres. Small house, Barn. hen house. tool house
 we'll. some young fruit trees, fifty grapes. Title perfect. No incum- herence. No trade. James H. Gra- ham, Cove Ark. i7-4t adv
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03

The above letter is the first that has been received at the office of The Star, that was stamped as passed by the censor of mails. The stamp reads; Passed Censor. w. NJ. Ieaa
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03

For Sale 3 horses. Will take notes
 with proper security. Clyde Cum ningham Adv. i03 1t IS fl.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03

If Anyone having common goats of
 any kind to sell will kindly write Howard Braddock, Ritz, Scott County, Ark, he will call and see them. Adv i5-4t
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03

WANTED --0ld scrap iron and cast ings, old blows and the like, of which loads of it are laying around in your way. Bring it all to J. E. Disheroon. Mena. and get the money
 for it.-Adv. i3 1t.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03

Wanted Farmland pay big
 wages to good one. See I. c. Har- ris. 2 miles north of Holly Springs Adv. fS il
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-24
LET'S DO IT LIKE MEN.
est. Paul Pioneer Press. }

Americans must stop whining
about the war. We have undertaken
a mans job; let us tighten our belts
and go to it like men.
America is not going to starve, nor
go broke, nor lose all it's young men
It's cities are not going to be sacked
nor blown up by U-boats, nor destroy
ed by air ships.
We have been driven into the war.
It was unavoidable, inevitable; just
part of the everlasting struggle be-
tween Kings on one hand and liberty
loving peoples on the other. Let us
muzzle the croaker and prophet of
evil; trample upon the Spectator;
Jail the traitor.
What we most need is divine cour-
age and the faith which will remove
mountains. Send our fighting men
forth with stout hearts as well as
strong arms. Germans have shown
what solidarity can do in sinister
cause. Let us show how much more
these weapons can do for us in a
cause that Is holy.
America is again face to face with
stern sacrifice, that barbarism may
not triumph and that popular govern
ment may not perish from this earth.
Let us do it boldly with an indomita-
BILE spirit like that of '76.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-24
DISTILLERIES TO CLOSE ON SEP.
TENDER 8.


The distilling of whisky will come
to an end in Kentucky at II o'clock
on the night of September 8, accord
ing to the food bill which was ap-
proved August 10, and which will be-
come effective within thirty days.
The thirty days will end on midnight,
September 9. This comes on Sunday
and the revenue laws prohibit the
operation of distilleries from IL
o'clock Saturday night to 1 o'clock
Monday morning. This will make it
necessary for the distilleries to close
finally Saturday night, September 8.
A ruling to this effect was made by
the office of the Food Administration,
due to the fact that reports were cur
rent that distillers in many instances
had bought up large quantities of
corn, thinking that they would be
permitted to use what they had on
hand for distillation purposes after
the law became effective. The order
prohibits the process Of distillation SO
that distilleries will have to close on
the date set.
The order does not affect whisky in
bond. This question will be dealt
with later by the President and the
Food Commission.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-24
KENTUCKY SOLDIERS 70 HAVE
WATERMELON AT CAMP
SHELBY.

The prospects are that the National
Guardsmen of Indiana, Kentucky and
West Virginia who will compose the
units at Camp Shelby, within a few
miles of Hattiesburg, Miss, will get
there in time to enjoy eating many a
luscious watermelon, for which this
section of the South is famous.
The watermelon season is not yet
over, and the visiting boys in khaki
have some rare treats in store fol
them in the way of watermelon
feasts.
But watermelon is not the only
fruit of Missippi soil that the
soldiers will enjoy. Later will come
the delicious Satsuma oranges, grown
between Hattiesburg and Gulfport
and other Mississippi coast cities
grapefruit, and other delicacies
Speaking of foods, the coast is only
| 70 miles away, and it will be posi-
BILE for the men to have shrimp, fresh
| fish and crabs included in their daily
| "rations."
+ A trip to the coast will be one that
the soldiers can enjoy. At any of the
coast cities bathing facilities are ex-
cellent, and boating and fishing are
attractive features. 1t is probable
that many soldiers will run down tC
the coast, as well as visitors who
come to see them during their stay al
Camp Shelby.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-24

There is more Catarrh in this Sec
ton OF the country than all other
diseases put together, and for years it
was supposed to be incurable Doc
tors prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced it incur
able. Catarrh is a local disease,
greatly Influenced by constitutional
conditions and therefore requiring
constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Medicine, manufactured
by F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.,
is a contitutional remedy, is taken
internally and acts through the
blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the
system. One hundred dollars re.
ward is offered for any case that
Halls Catarrh Medicine fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipa.
ton.
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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-24

In the fiscal year just closed, 1876
ships passed through the Panama
Canal. In 1915 the number was 1877
and in 1915, 1888.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-24
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A congress of American engineers
of Swedish birth or descent is to be
held in Chicago next September.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-24
(aug-adv)
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The man who is thoroughly imbu-
ed with the idea that public Office
is a private snap doesn't believe in
investigating committees.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-24
RED CROSS NURSE TELLS OF
GERMAN ATROCITIES.

Miss Culbertson, of Washington
City, who is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Edgar Humphrey. in Cynthiana, made
a highly entertaining and instructive
address to the Red Cross first aid
class at the Methodist church there
Tuesday evening. Miss Culbertson is
a Red Cross nurse and has recently
returned from France, where she
was at work in the hospitals, and
expects to be called again in Octo-
Der.
Showing the German hatred for the
allies, she related an incident where
two German prisoners who had been
nursed back to health broke the arms
OF their Red Cross nurses as they
were leaving the hospital. One of the
Germans was instantly shot by a
guard. The other explained that they
had been instructed by their superi.
ors to do all the injury they could
to anybody connected with the allies.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-08-24
ASK ANYONE WHO HAS USED IT

There are families who always aim
to keep bottle of Chamberlain's
Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy in the
house for use in case 1t Is needed, and
md that 1t is not only a good invest.
ment but saves them no end Of suf-
fering. AS to its reliability. ask any
one who has used 1t.
(aug-adv)
-A ~ ~ 49,
Just now It looks as though the,
brave boy volunteer has put the sweet
girl graduate out Of the running.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-15
THEY'RE HERE.
Potatoes Say ''TIow Do' But Hoo-Mcy
 Arc Needed.

Potatoes Say ''FIow Do'' But Hoo-Men
 Arc Needed.
 The first potatoes that were planted at the municipal farm have made their appearance and soon will need the attention of the hoe. The com mittee in charge of the farm intimates that early next week the assistance of those who volunteered will be needed and they will be called upon. The success of the project rests entirely upon the willingness of the volunteers and the weather and Chairman Tal- lard is much pleased with the success achieved thus far. If the volunteers show the same spirit to work that they displayed when they signed the agreement the "spuds'' will not suffer in the least for the want of at- tention.
 The chickens are being counted before they are matched by the com mittee which is busy taking steps to purchase spraying implements and potato diggers in anticipation of a large crop. A great deal of attention will have to be paid to the ground when the weeds start to grow and weather permitting the knights of the soil will don their overhalls next week.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-15

day providing no notice is received from Miss Fox. Most of the Girl Scouts have volunteered for '. Red Cross work at the church for As many Wednesday evenings as they arc in town. during the summer.
 Troop 4-St. Marks Girl Scouts held their regular meeting at 7:l5 o'clock. Monday evening, with 32 present. Mildred D. Fisk, president. presided at the business meeting. The troop numbers have arrived and and were given to all girls who had passed the tenderfoot tests and oth- CTS will receive them as soon as they pass their tests. At the end of the business meeting the troop divided into it's patrols worked on the ten- derfoot and second class tests. Pa tfol D had perfect attendance. The meeting adjourned at 8:15.
 Girl Scouts of the Y. W. c. A., under the leadership of Miss Breck- enrdge, went into the Y. w. e. A.. tank for swimming. The regular meeting was held Tuesday.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-15

Major General George W. Goethals Cleft in the picture) reorganized the United States emergency fleet corpor- ation. F. A. Eustis and F. Huntington cause they charged that by stubborn ness and poor judgment he was throwing away 100000 or more tons of wooden cargo carrying ships.
 To succeed MT. Eustis. who was assistant general manager of the cor poration, General Goethals appointed a former associate in the construc- ton of the Panama canal. Rear Ad- rniral H. H. Rousseau, U. s. N.( right in the picture.) MT. Clark was re-
New Britain herald., 1917-06-15

placed by Samuel l.. Fuller, to whom was given the post of assistant to the general manager
 Admiral Rousseau was one of the members of the isthmian canal com mission and was associated with Gen. eral Goethals in the construction cf the Panama canal. He was one of the officers named in the special act of congress providing for the recoe- milton of certain officers of the army. navy and public health service for their service in connection with the construction of the Panama canal and extending to them the thanks of con- gress Tn accordance with this act he was promoted to rear admiral.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-15
|PlJI.I.AR
 |& llIvEll
BUILDING RAILROAD
 BY TORCHES GLOW
Ssu Rassian Line Haf #b#. of
 oi Disappearing

IstrosraA.s MaY. 31.-one Of, the. most fascinating romances of rail- road engineering Is the building Of the great Murnar railway, from Pe- tfograd to Kola Bay. Russia's ice-free pert. Built by torchhkht in the dark sNe1s of Arctac winter, parts of 1t were thfse' times lost when warm winds turned the frosen tundras on which Tt was laid into bottomless morasses ,of mud and water.
 The railway is 930 miles long, from , xola to Petrograd. and part of 1t Is ,& three-1rack line. The Russians s1sarned from the paralysis of tho sfans-Siberian line that a one-track
 load b almost useless when called on For express service. Two tracks are eKola. The third track Is for empties Booming back.
 Three races. Russians, Austrians and sAdongols, helped build the line. Hun sdreds, if not thousands, died from scold. hunger and disease: but now the line is through to stay and it's three tracks are taking every day 200 car loads from the mountains of supplies lthat have accum ulated while the road swas in the process of construction. First, Russians were employed as
 railroad builders They had the easiest part of the line to build. be-
 fore 1t reached the tundras. Then Z they were all called away to the front and Austrian prisoners were < cent to take their places.
 s Tho prisoners were guarded by regiments of half-wild Tartars and Mongols. Neither the Austrians nor etheir guards knew anything about railway building. and. there were 50 K few experts in the region that it was flmposgible for them to oversee the Awork properly. The Austrians laid the ties on ice and frozen ground: and one construction train got ], through to Kola Bay. Then a thaw }, came and the train could not get back. . There was no track. Great stretches
 of rails had disappeared.
 The Austrians were set to work 1. again, better supervised this time. and
 they had at least a semblance of road
 bed when the rails met south of Kola. !, But the. ballast had been laid again Aby torch1ight, and when a thaw came much of 1t slumped beneath the
 tracks, After that the Russians took la leaf from the history of the great
 American transcontinental railways.
 They herded the Austrians back to athe prison camps and brought across inc Trans-Siberian railway, thousands Z of Chinese coolies and Mongols. to #take their places.
 z By this time so much indignation
 sver tho ghastly failures on the rail- < Way had arisen that the Russian of-
 0cials were stirred out of their sloth
 They soon got down to hard pan and
 the railroad went through to stay.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-15
sHuEHAN : ENGLISH

1ne marriage of John Joseph Shee- han of Glen street and Miss Helen Enxlish of High street will be solemn he'd next Tuesday morning at o'clock saA II. Nary's church. Both of the syounk people are well and favorably known the bridegroom being at. one 1tins prominent in the local athletic sworId. After the wedding the couple tSyill leave on an extended wedding fran to New York, Albany, Saratoga
New Britain herald., 1917-06-15
GIRL SCOUT NEWS.

Troop 2-The Girl Scouts of Troop 2 held their usual meeting at 5 o'clock at which 39 girls were pres ent. Some worked hemming their neckerchiefs while the rest sewed on Red Cross work until 6:30 o'clock. At that time the Boy Scouts enter tained our troop at a Jolly good ban quet. Tho feed" was the best ever and the toasts afterwards are never to be forgotten. Pages upon pages could easily be written on them. The girls thank the boys for the dandy" time they gave them. Every single girl enjoyed herself to the ut- most The committee in charge Of the banquet is to be highly con. graduated for its successful manage ment of the evenings program, es- pecially the competent walters, The toasts were all we'll chosen although few of the giris were so surprised that they had very little to say on the subjects.
 After the banquet short business meeting was held by the girls. Miss Fox announced that the planned overnight hike will be called off, due to rainy weather.
 \ mating will be held on Wednes-
New Britain herald., 1917-06-15
RECRUITING ARMY cHAPLA1Ns

Pittsburgh, June 15.-A special committee of the Pittsburg Presby- tery. the largest unit of the Presby- terian church in the United States, is recruiting a large number of minis tors to serve as chaplains in the army camps. It is proposed to replace those who volunteered for this service with seminary students who will serve until the return of the chaplain.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-15
GOETHAL.S'

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New Britain herald., 1917-06-15

lie services in southern Albania, had dug hundreds of miles of excellent roads and opened 100 elementary schools with Italian and Albanian teachers. which are larxely AttAnded.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-15

Albania was described by Senator F'ranchetti in an interview at Argyro Cstro, Albania. The senator said the Italians already had organized all pub-
New Britain herald., 1917-06-15
FOR MEN

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 B. V. D. Union Suits .... .OO each < Porosknit Union Suits =. .1.25 each sRorosknit Shirts and Drawers 0Oc ea. 5 sBalbEag8nn shirts and Drawers !. .. .1VC Sn0 O0C PA1amaa, white and colors
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 Negdigee shirts ........ .50c to 42.OO sS0k H6se, all shades ... .29c to 41.26 Wahh T1ea .2SC 2 ol1k T1eo o............ 25c to 41.00
New Britain herald., 1917-06-15
Boston Store

Y \ short Resume of Hot Weather that can be round hero
 Sln extensive variety and as moderately ] priced as present conditions win d. Slov.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-15

Untrimmed hats, fine quality, Sat. s1.oo. Eastern Millinery Co.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-15
IMPROVEMENTS IN ALBANIA

Rome, June 15.-what Italy Is go- ins. t> Aa to hoprove conditions in
The St. Charles herald., 1917-08-11
What Responsibility Does.

The saying runs that as soon as a
lieutenant is made commander he be-
gins to carry a stick, and as soon as
a commander becomes captain he
turns religious" For justification of
the latter part Of this assertion there
exists the undoubted fact that naval
captains are mostly seriouS-minded
men who give some thought to the
greater things Of life. Possibly their
hours of loneliness may conduce to this
frame of mind, though for the most
part their leisure hours are given up To
study of matters connected with thei"
calling. One well-known captain there
was who used to hold prayer meetings,
which any member of the ships COM
pany could attend. Remember there
are no rates to be picked up here" the
captain would warn them before the
meetings started, meaning that any
enc who came there hoping to curry
favor. and thus get promotion would
he disappointed. And In this the cap
tain was always as good as his word
London Mail.