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The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01

Mrs. Dennis Mckay and two daughters arrived in Mena Saturday from Little Rock, to make their home in this city. The young ladies plan to attend the Mena High school. Mrs. Mckay and daughters are for the present stopping at the home of MT. and Mrs. Chas. Heidrick, but they expect soon to occupy home of their own on Janssen avenue.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01

been overshadowed by peace talk. Whether any steps should be talk en which might complicate the deli cate negotiations thru which it is hoped to aid in ending the war, is a serious question.
 The last report received at the de- pertinent about a week ago showed deportations were going on unabaed and that the total deported then had reached nearly t25,000.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01

When the bowels become irregu- lar you are uncomfortable and the longer this condition exists the worse you feel. You can get rid of this misery quickly by using HERB NE. Take a dose on going to bed and see how fine you feel next day. Price soc. Sold by Jackson Drug & Furn. Co.--Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
PROBE CONDITIONS
 OF THE DEPORTED
Washington Accepts German Invita- tion to Make an Investigation May Be Merely Super
 ficial.

Washington, Jan. 24.-Ambassa- dor Gerard at Berlin has been in instructed by the State Department to accept the German governments offer to permit an investigation of conditions among Belgians who have been deported into the conquered section.
 This action was taken in response to suggestion in the German note replying to the protest of the Unit ed States against the deportations. After defending the course of the and not in violation of the principles Of international law or humanity, the note says:
 If the government of the Unit ed States attaches enough impor- tance to it. a member of it's embassy in Berlin would be permitted, with pleasure, to inform himself by per- sonal visits about the conditions under which these persons are liv- ipO
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
May Be Merely Superficial.

It is said that the proposed inves- tigation touches only the surface of the complaint, involving merely the present living conditions of those deported and not the injustice of the deportations. What further the American government can do, if in the matter, is undecided, as it has been said that the usual di- plomatic measures were exhausted.
 The issue, very serious one, has
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
TO AID ITS SOLDIER BOYS.
North Dakota Gives SIO,OOO for
 Those Who Cannot Find Work.

Bismarck, N. D.. Jan. 27-North Dakota is going to take care of her soldier boys. Both houses of the legislature passed a bill today ap- propriating Si0,000 to he used in aiding militia mustered out of serv- ice, who may have difficulty in finding work.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01

A child that has intestinal worms is handicapped in it's growth. A few doses of WHITES CREAM VERMI- FuGE destroys and expels worms; the child immediately improves and thriyes wonderfully. Price 25c per bottle. Sold by Jackson Drug X
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
several Business Changes.

\ several sided business change took place on Pickering avenue on Monday, when Albert Robertson bought a half interest in the ero- rery stock owned by Hosea Ross, and located in the Alexander old old stand Mir Robertson in turn sold his restaurant to Mir. and Mrs. E. \. Gaddy. Another step in the transaction is the rental of the Hudgins building. adjacent to the Ross grocery store. by MT. and Mrs. Robertson, with the intention Of making fl a rooming house as well as their own home.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05

Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw. first vice
chairman of the New York State WOm-
an Suffrage party, in paper she read
at the annual convention of the Fourth
Assembly district suffrage organization
at the Westchester county courthouse,
appealed to her fellow suffragists to
improve every possible opportunity to
"do their bit" toward helping win the
war. She has outlined long list of
methods and means-practical sugges-
tons for the patriotic woman who is
wondering just how she can help.
Mrs. Laidlaw, this picture shows, is
following the advice she gave her fell
low suffragists and is doing her bit
in her own kitchen. She il; splen-
did housekeeper and has put into effect
in her home the recommendations of
Mr.. Hoover to secure war economy.
She is running her kitchen on wnr-
time economy basis, using no white
-four and observing all the other tenets
of the Hoover program most rigorous
ly. Mrs. Laidlaw is one of the most
enthusiastic workers in the "get be-
hind Hoover" movement.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05

six francs a kilo. and good quality is
hard to find. even at that fabulous
sum. Horse meat, which is rarely
eaten even in the poorer districts. has
advanced 20 per cent to two francs
and Il half a kilO. The usual sausages,
from meat fragments are double the
old marks on an average.
Rabbits-always French staple
have advanced 30 per cent, and chick
ems. ducks. geese, and turkeys are
double A three-pOund roasting chick
en-broiling is unknown here-will
cost II to Is francs.
Eggs. strictly fresh. cost 6 to 8
sous apiece, and since there is no
cold storage in France the cheap
er grades are likely to be strong
and cost 4 or ) sous each.
Fish has advanced in price and
achieved "a twO-day-a-week popular
ity, because on Mondays and Tuesdays
no meat can be served in restaurants,
and all butcher shops are closed.
Cheeses have advanced sharply due
to the shortage of milk. and the
wonderful petit Swisse." which was
8 sous before the war, is or 8 sous
today. Brie, Camembert and other
selected cheeses have doubled. Milk
is up to o, 10 and IL sous litre, but
it is a heavier. creamier milk than
one usually finds in New York
diaries.
Potatoes are sold by weight. and
have doubled and trebled in price,
fetching II to IS sous a kilO at this
time, although when the bulk of the
new crop is in 1t will probably be re-
duced. Beans in all their varieties
vie with potatoes as the popular vege-
table and scissors, green beans,
string beans. white beans and lima
beans are hard to get and have adj
vanced 80 to 40 per cent. Fresh to-
matoes can he purchased from buck
sters on the street at 10 cents a
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05

Her clothes are Chinese-there is no
mistake about that-and the pose is
purely Oriental. but yet this girl sit
ting cross-legged on the table isn't Chi
nese mt all. She is Miss Leila S. Cor
don of Washington, and she is Ameri-
can all the way through. so you can't
always believe your eyes. Miss Cor
don is the daughter of Mrs. George
Barnett of Washington. the wife Of
Major General Barnett. The photo
graph was taken nj the annual cos
local charities, which accounts for the
Chinese attire.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05

while an officers are in straight line
and separated.
INSIGNIA of Various Branches.
The arm. corps or staff department a
collar. A general staff officer wears
U. S. coat-Of-arms on Il five-pointed
silver star. In the adjutant generals
department the device is n gold shield.
The inspector generals men wear Il
sword and fasces crossed and wreathed
in gold with the inscription "Droit EFT
Evant."
Judge advocate generals depart
ment, gold sword and pen crossed
and wreathed. Quartermaster's corps,
gold sword and key crossed on wheel
surmounted by spread eagle. The
rim of the wheel is blue enamel set
with stars.
The medical corps wears caduceus
superimposed in the center of a bronze
monogram bearing the letters I'D. c."
The ordnance department. a shell
and flame of gold. Signal corps, two
crossed flags with gold torch in the
center.
Cavalry, crossed gold sabers. Field
artillery, two crossed field guns in gold,
with regimental number in the upper
angle. Coast artillery. two crossed
cannons with raised oval center of red
enamel. with gold projectile point up
on II.
Infantry, two crossed gold rifles.
Philippine scouts, the same except that
+ up" replaces the regimental number.
Porto Rican regiments the same, with
the letters up. r." in the upper angle.
Aids wear the shield of the United
States, its stripes red and white enamel
on n field of blue, all bOrdered in gold
and surmounted by Il spread eagle. On
the blue field star or stars indicate
the rank of the general on whose staff
the aid is serving.
Corps, department and arm of the
/ service man Is In also are shown by
the facings and stripes of dress uni
forms, but dress uniforms have been
banned for the duration of the war.
The grade of an. officer is shown by his
shoulder straps.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05
Due to High Wages.

Silk underwear, night gowns and
bOudOir robes have advanced sharply.
as before the war these articles could
be bought In Paris much cheaper than
in New York. Today, owing to the
increased wages paid to the girls who
do the handwOrk. and because of the
advanced quotation for raw silk. prices
are up third.
WOmen's tailored suits are s,sO up,
and it is pretty poor garment that
can be bought for less than 200 francs
(S40) ready made. The increased price
for wool is given as the reason for this
sharp advance. although the strin-
gency in the dye market is another
! cause.
Mems suits are 80 francs and up
for anything worth having. whereas
even a year ago three-piece outfit
could be purchased for 100 francs.
Mems tailOrs are bending all their
energies to making uniforms and their
cutters have almost forgotten how
to make civilian clothes. Before
the war good suit of clothes for a
man could be picked up for So to %
francs.
Increased cost of gasoline and tires
has caused a % per cent advance in
taxicab rates. But the increase in
tips is where the big advance has
come. No chauffeur is satisfied with
10 or Is per cent of the amount regis
tered. He won't accept less than so
centime piece, even for a short ride
which registers say. l franc % CEN
times. Usually he expects the change
out of . francs 70 centimes for such
haul. Horse cabs cost as much as
automobiles, and the horses are so
.decrepit that one only rides in them
for amusement. not really to get any
where.
Tobacco prices have been advanced
three times since the war by the
French government.
Drinks of all kinds have advanced
steadily. Whisky and soda costs 2
francs-40 cents-almOst everywhere
that it is served.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05
SWORD NOT USED
IN MODERN WAR
American Officers Will Not Wear
Them on BattlefieIdS in
France.
TELL TOO MUCH TO ENEMY
Commanders Dress Like Privates to
Balk Attentions of Hostile Sharp
shooters-Insignia Worn by
Various Branches.

WashingtOn.-The traditional sword
will not clank at the heels of Ameri-
can army officers in France. This is
the first time in American history the
officers sword has been abandoned in
battle.
The French and British armies
banned swords for their officers during
the first year of the war. The Amer
lean army now follows suit by official
order of the war department.
The reason is simple and sufficient.
During the first year of the war French
and British officers were easily distin-
.guishable from their men by their
swords, uniforms and insignia and the
boche sharpshcoters concentrated their
fire on them with deadly effect. The
idea ever since has been to make COM
manding officers look as much like en-
listed men rs possible.
Couldn't Tell Haig From Private.
If you met General Haig, commander
IN chief of the British field forces, at
the front in France, you couldn't tell
him from a private until you got close
enough to shake hands with him.
The insignia of French. British and
American officers on the western front
now cannot be seen farther away than
the whites of their eyes can. They
wenr the same uniforms and carry the
same arms us the enlisted men of their
commands.
The wor department has employed
experts To devise cloth colors aud hut-
ton and insignia maieriai tn make the
troops as nearly invisible as possible.
The buttons on the army field Scrvic"
uniform nre dark bronze. The insic
mia on an officers coat are small
bronze, dull silver or gold devices
which cannot he seen across the street.
The only difference between the in
sigma on the collar of an officer and
on that of an enlisted man is that the
enlisted mans letters are on disk,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05
Men Recently Appointed to High
Rank viii Be on Trial
in Camp.
NONE But BEST WILL LEAD
Work in Training Camps Will Decide
Who Are to Command Troops
on Fighting Line in
France.
BY EDWARD B. CLARK.

Washington. - When the training
camps for the men of the new National
army are pitched and the young Amer
leans march In to begin their military
studies, every one of them can know
that the officers who are i'm command,
particularly those of the highest ranks,
also are just entering school to learn
lessons.
1t may not be that the officers of
the service who are to rule over the
new camps either as major generals or
brigadier generals have full realization
that such is the case, but the fact is
that in large sense these officers
themselves are entering into camps
where, like the young civilians who
Joined the officers reserve camps, they
must either make good or get out.
There are many general officers ap-
pointed to high rank recently who must
center their bodily end mental efforts
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05


pound. but usually cost a franco
cpntS-in shops. ArtichOkes can be
bought ut 10 Ia 30 confines apiece,
hut usually range around frame.
Salad. which before the war was so
cheap. is now IN expensive article.
Lettuce enough for two or three per-
sons could be bought for couple of
sous in 1914; today it will cost 3 or
10 SOUS. Romaine is also very high.
Green peas have not advanced as
sharply rs the other vegetables, but
the demand is limited.
Cheap and medium priced clothing
for both pen and women has adj
vanced steadily in price during the
last three years, with shoes showing
the most pronounced increase, due TO
the leather shortage because of the
army's demands. Ordinary high shoes
for men which cost 22 francs before
the war are now marked at Sc and 3S
francs.
Women's shoes, too, have advanced
as sharply
Good socks and stockings are al
most impossible to find i'm Paris to-
day.
COuturiereS of the Rue de la PAX
Of worldwide reputation have not
advanced prices much for robes.
dresses and tailored suits. There has
been n certain increase but even be-
fore the war these creations" were
listed so high that the artists who sell
them lack the nerve to boost the price
higher.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05
OFFICERS Ar TOP MUST MAKE GOOD

on the work ahead. With the officers
of regulars who have been appointed
there are the brigatHer generals of the
National Guard and the two ma ior gem
erals of the same organization who
also must make good or step down and
out before the times comes to go TO
France
The reasons for this ought to be ap-
parent. The United States has en-
tered upon war which is to be car
Few of the men, if any. who now hold
major general rank ever have had an
opportunity so much as to see Il divi-
sion of troops in the field. let alone
opportunity to command division.
Must Make Good.
The work which these major gener-
and of National Guardsmen do in the
training camps will decide whether or
not they are to be allowed to continue
their work i'm command of large bodies
of troops on the fighting line i'm France.
1t takes only a reading of the list
of the names of the officers recently
given general rank in the army to
prove that the United States finally
has an army in the field none of whose
commanding officers received promo
ton because of political influence. In
1898 when the Spanish war began, men
with political pull in some instances
were given high commands. The re-
suits in number of cases were diSas-
trOus. The general staff Of the army,
aided by civilian officials of the war
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05
Gave Daddy Away.

Boots and shoes repaired neatly
while you wait" So said notice in
the window A small boy entered the
shop and placed n pair of patent leath
ers on the counter.
"Please, father wants 'em repaired"
he ventured timidly.
whats he want done to them?" in
quired the tradesman.
wants 'em sOled an heeled," piped
the youngster, "alsO wants them
stretched"
stretched as well. eh?" said the
sole saver. "And where do they pinch
him?"
"They don't pinch i'm" replied the
ingenious boy. "He pinched them"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05
Wanted Him Warned.

A woman was explaining in the JEFF
fersOn market court about some Of the
more violent features of the life she
leads with her husband. Last night"
said the complainant, ''he comes home
and slams me three times In the right
eye. l tells him he's loafer, and
he gets me twice In the left eye. Look
ut 'em. But, judge. / love him an
just want to have him warned" And
the court seized the opportunity. I'm
case like this" said the magistrate,
love appears to be principally In the
eyes of the complainant. New York
Times.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05
Food and Lodging Prices.

Hotel rates have advanced couple
of times since the war. room and
bath in one of the best hotels cost
ing 20 francs day and up. In the
next class of hotels a room and bath
can be had for IA to 16 francs. BY
the month one can find quarters for
as little as GO francs, and decent
room rents at 90 to 100 francs.
Dinner i'm one of the best res
taurants will cost. with an ordinary
good wine, about 20 francs plate.
Before the war 1t would have amount
ed to IA or Is francs.
All in all, however. ii is the inherent
thrift and saving of the French peo-
pie that is tiding them over this pc
Rod of stress. AS France surprised
Bismarck in 1871 by raising almost in
day the staggering indemnity he had
saddled on it In the expectation cs
keeping it in Germany's debt for %
years. so the average French person Is
surprising even trained economic OBJ
servers today by subsisting on what he
or she has and what he or she draws,
sou at a time. from the boarding of
other years Despite the enormous de-
posits in French banks, proof is not
lacking that the French strong box Is
the same today as it always has been
the cracked teapot and the wooden
stocking.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05
RECRUITS HEART is MISSING
Army Examining Physicians Unable 70
Locate Organ by Its
Beating.

nollaire, 0hiN.--IIorrv Lewis was
rejected nj the local army recruiting
station when he applied for enlist
ment because the recruiting officers
could not discover where his heart Is.
Officers in charge put Lewis through
severe tests. He was compelled To run
upstairs, jump. box and wrestle 10 in
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05
WIVES MARKET THE FOOD
Attend to the Business Details While
Husbands Continue labors in
Field.

Canton. O.-Farmers' wives are
bringing their produce to the Canton
war market end allowing their hus-
bands to continue their labors in the
field. This bit of conservation is the
idea of the local wOman's committee
of the council of pational defense and
was brought successfully into opera
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05
Widowed Three Times in EIGHT Years.

LaureI, DeI.-AIrs. William II.
Beach. forty four, has been made Il
widow three times in eight years. Her
first husband was drowned: The sec
ond, III. Collins Marvil, died in Cam
bridge (Md) hospital Is months ago,
and the last died in Mardella, Md. a
few days ago.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05
Meat Price Doubled.

Meat has doubled in nearly every
case. and In the exceptions ii has
Pork takes the lead. a small chop
often costing as much as l franc
30 centimes. nearly 80 cents. Sliced
ham and bacon are marked at pro-
hibitive prices. but then few French
people eat them. Veal and lamb are
the favOrite French meats. and they
have both doubled in price. A roast of
veal will cost from three to three and
half francs a kilO-twO pounds and
quarter. Beef has scared like an
airplane. costing four. five. and even
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05
CURIOSITY CAN KILL A DOG
Shepherd Dies While Volunteer Sur
geons Try to Extract Porcu-
pine Quilts.

WinSted. Gonna shepherd dog
owned hv Earl Van Inwegen returned
home with his mouth. nose. breast and
..-- filled with pOrcupine quilts.
ChlorofOrm was administered to the
dog while men began to extract the
anilS, some of which had pierced the
Shepherds tongue. The work had pro-
crossed fairly well when it was noticed
.:.a, the dog was dead. too much of the
drug having been administered.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05
PRICES IN France MOUNT TO CLOUDS
1O5 YEARS OLD. WANTS
TO FIGHT THE KAISER

Portland. Ore.-AlthOugh he
is one hundred and five years
young and fought in the In
dian and Civil wars. Uncle"
John DOwd Sr. of Willamina.
Ore, has not had enough of eX-
element and wants To enlist in
the United States army and go
To France to fight the Germans.
He is aS earnest in his desire to
enlist as any youthful recruit.
Dowd walks two miles daily and
often makes six miles on foot.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05
Not Very Payinu!

Black-After getting all your money.
did the mining company give any ex-
PLANTATION for no dividends?
White-Yes; they wrote that they
had been following a vein Of humor -
The Lamb.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05

ton only after weeks of untiring
campaigning in the rural districts. If
there is an extra rush at the curb
market the members of the commit
tee aid the farmer women in selling
their wares.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05
Woman Kills Bobcat.

q, Roundup. Notwithstanding she was
chasing a thieving coyote which had
been killing her chickens, Mrs. A. Il.
Ward, assisted by the family dog, a
few nights ago put an 1S-pOund bob
cat up a tree and then killed it with
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-05
Every Woman Wants
Already Done,

THAT chorus will soon catch up the
national airs"
From what the director has been
saying to them, l should judge they
had already caught Hail Columbia"