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The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
INTERNAL STRUGGLES
 OVERSHAD0W FIGHTING
Chief Interest in Europe CentePs in Germany's Strikes - Only
 Frontier Rumors.

London, May 2.-Beyond an off, cially inspired dispatch from Ber- lin saying there were no May day disorders in Germany, the ban on news from that country is absolute Frontier dispatches quote reports ol great strikes, but these can't be al- together credited. On the fighting front the war situation is un- changed The French progressed in Champagne and repulsed German attacks on the river Aisne. There was artillery fighting between St Quentin and Lens.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
MEDICAL OFFICERS
 GREATLY NEEDED
England and France Appeal to Unit ed States to Supply at Once, 2,000 of These, and 5000 Ambulance
 Attendants.

Chicago, May 7-England and France are in immediate need of 2,0OO medical officers and 5000 am- bulance attendants.
 This statement was made today by Dr. Franklin Martin, head of the medical division of the Council of National Defense, in an appeal ad- dressed to the doctors of America. The appeal follows in part:'
 The need of England and France for medical officers is acute. Their civil population is left without adc- quate medical protection and the raNages of war in the fighting line have been unusually severe in the destruction of medical officers and ambulance attendants. Two thous- and medical officers for France and England and five thousand ambu- lance attendants, if immediately available, would scarcely fill the re- quirements.
 The secretary of war, chief oi staff and the surgeon have author ized and are now executing the fol- lowing plan:
 Surgeon General Gorgas i, mibilizing and equipping, in groups of two hundred, doctors who are now officers of the medical officers reserve corps, to support the de- pleted medical forces of England and France. These groups of two hundred will sail every month, the first leaving within about three weeks.
 (B)-Six Red Cross base hospital units, with ii doctors and 40 nurses and appropriate personnel, aggre- gating l96 each, have been ordered by the war department to France for immediate service.
 (C)-One hundred and ten hospit- al units, with approximately three thousand automobile ambulances and five thousand men asked for by France will be dispatched within the next three weeks.
 Every doctor under fifty-tive years of age. who has not respond ed to the call to enroll in the medl- cal officers reserve corps, should do so at once. Every doctor who IS already member of the medical officers reserve corps or an appli- cant. should place himself at the disposal of the government thru the surgeon generals office for service with our allies. This will enable the surgeon general, who has dis dis cretionary powers in the distribu- ton of members of the medical or ficers' reserve corps for service, to utilize the younger men for service on active duty at the front and as- sign the older men now engaged n teaching medical students at home 10 pursue the work for which they are best fitted and maintain a nor nal supply of medical graduates.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
CLEANUP STRIKES COURTHOUSE
Judge Wear Also Will Contract Tor
 New Sidewalks.

County Judge A. E. Wear IS Joih- ing the cleanup movement on the courthouse grounds. All of the. frees on the grounds have been whitewashed to height of about six feet. the grounds are being cleaned of rubbish, and prepara- lion is being made to advertise Tor concrete walks from the entrances to inc sidewalks along the side of inc courthouse grounds. Jailer J. A Johnson. too, has done his part in the cleanup by whitewashlng the sheds and fences about the Jall grounds.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
MENA NEWS.
This Case Has Hint for Many Star
 Readers.

A Mena woman has used Doah Kidney Pills.
 She has found them as repre- sented.
 She wishes her neighbors to know
 She publicly recommends them'
 No need to look further for test ed kidney remedy.
 The proof of merit is here ana cdl be investigated.
 Profit by the statement of Mrs J.'W. Cunningham, iif9 Janssell Avenue. She says: T was SUI fering from soreness across my Klu- neys. was stiff and lame m tne morning and I could neither, stool or lift. Another of my family was using Doans Kidney Pills ana | ue- cided to try them. They helped nl' right away and the soreness m ms back soon left me. Once Tn aWlin' now the pain comes back, but poan Kidney Pills never fail to giVe in' relief"
 Price 30, at all dealers Don simply ask for kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney pills-the same that Mrs. Cunningham had. Fostef- ter Milburn Co, Props Bntfalo' \. (Adr.l
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
C. A. CHAMBERS KNOWN HERE.
Was Shot to Death Near Harrison
 on Monday.

C. A. Chambers, the Little Rock insurance agent, who was shot to death bv farmer near Harrison, Ark as reported in the Gazette Of Tuesday. had been a frequent visitor here as special agent for Gross R Scruggs X Co, of Dallas, Tex his most recent visit having been last Thursday, when he stopped on the way from Texarkana to Harrison He was the guest of Sidney w. Duke of tho Insurance Department of the First National Bank, while in the eitv last week. Mr Chambers had been coming to Mena for about four wears.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
St. Louis Churchman Visits Mena.

The Rev. c. F. Weideman of St. Louis, director of Inner Missions of the Missouri Synod of the Evan gelical Lutheran churches, spent Monday in Mena in consultation with the Rev. R. F. Mallon, pastor of the Mena Lutheran church, and in inspecting the work that is be- ing done locally along mission lines. He was so well satisfied with the work that has been done in Mena by Rev. Mir. Mallon, that he assigned him to the mission wor6 in Texarkana, in addition to the work in Mena, with the purpose of ultimately organizing church. Among the things that have been done by Mr. Mallon is to provide for English services every Sunday even ing in his church.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
Another Mena Boy in Navy.

Carl F. Anderson returned Tuesday morning from Little Rock. where he had taken the examination flor en- listment in the navy. He succeeded in passing the examination, and he was placed on the reserve list sub- feet to call at such time when the demand arises, and the new naval law becomes effective. In a class of about fifty he was one of the three who were accepted.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
Woods ~MobiIctte" In Town.

A new thing in the automobile line was introduced here Tuesday when NJ. l.. Lowther of Rocky had shipped in a Woods Mobilette" manufactured in Harvey, III. The distinctive featufe of this car is that 1t has a tread of only three feet, while in length it is about the same as some of the lighter make of touring cars. MT Lowther has the agency for the "Mobilette"
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
Miss Toka Anderson will Teach Here

Miss Toka Anderson, who IS just about to close her first year work as teacher in the Fordyce schools was recently reelected to the same position without having been an ap- plicant, but she did not accept the position for the reason that she had previously been elected and had ac- cepted position in the Meha schools. Miss Anderson will iinlsh her work in Fordyce within three weeks, and she will then go lmmedl- ately to Conway to attend the sum- mer Normal for the following two months, returning to. Mena at the end of that time.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
LENA WOMEN WILL BE READY.
rJa. znJ Preparatory to ORer,ng
 Services to Government.

J NpohAtAFN tO OHef. n
 Services to Government. The committee appointed by the Commercial Club for the purpose of or an!zng the women of Mena to oAer ther services to President
 " lison and the government as necd- cd to meet the demands accustomed ny the war, met in the study of the Fresbyicrlan church Monday after noon, May :, and was called to or der by Mrs. T. A. Park, temporary chairman.
 The following officers were elect ed: Mrs. T. A. Park. chairman: Mrs \. R. Oneal, secretary; and Mrs. J A. Cornell, treasurer.
 Much enthusiasm was manifested Ly the ladies present and willingness to help in any way as the need arises. It was decided to study
 First Aid' work at present, with hope of the organization becom- ing Q unit of the Red Cross. It was lso decided to canvass the town for the purpose of interesting the wom- .en of Mena in this work.
 The following ladies are already members of the organization and fl is earnestly desired that many oth- CTS will become so: Mesdames E. J. Baker, J A. Cornell, T. NJ. Fletcher, H. A. Filley, Katie Gilmore, c. L. Graham, H. E. Manning, R. s. Me- Candless, N. R. Oneal, I. A. Park, J. Plinning, E. W. St. John, J. H. Tull Fred Van Wagner, and the Misses Roselia Robert and Irene Thinnes.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
Convinced Polk County Is Best.

L. N. Whisenhunt, who during the last two years has been in the em- ploy of the Metropolitan Street Rail- way Company in Kansas City. re- turned to Mena Monday, and will make his home on his farm adjoin- ing that of his father, near Owens Chapel. He stated to a representa- five of The Star, that after spending two years in Oklahoma, and as long in Kansas City, and in the meantime having been at other points, he is back in Polk county fully convinced that if is the best place after all
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
LOUISIANA SUGAR CROP WAS BIG
In 1916 Said to Re Practically Twice
 That of Previous Year.

Washington, May 7.-The Louisi- ana sugar crop of 1916 was practi- cally twice as great as the crop of 1915. Figures compiled by the de- pertinent of agriculture show the 1916 crop was 607,800000 pounds as against 275,000;000 pounds in 1915. The average cane yield was is tons on acre in 1916 as against eleven tons in 1915.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
Laundries in Wage Controversy.

Little Rock, May 2-The laun- dry workers of the city are seeking an adjustment of wages with the employing laundrymen, especially with reference to girls and women. They are asking minimum of S7.5O a week, and S7 for apprentices. The employers have been interpret ing the law as i4 cents an hour, and have employed the girls from g to 5i hours a week, so that actual wages run as low as S3 or little more a week
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
SmalInoN in West Valley.

Dr. J. c. Hilton made a trip to West Valley Tuesday under direc- tion of County Judge A. E. Wear to investigate a case of contagious disease. He found that Will Cook, living in the West Valley neighbor- hood was down with an attack of smallpox, and that other members of the family had already had the disease. The home was placed un- der quarantine, tho several persons in the neighborhood had already been exposed.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
Mrs. Mary c. Oliver Dead.

Mrs. Mary C. Oliver, aged 70 years, passed away this morning at ' o'clock at the home of her son, John Oliver, in Potter. The funeral services in charge of Rev. ]. l.. Red- ding were held Wednesday at il o'clock at Rocky, and increment will be in the Rocky cemetery. Mrs Olivers husband, s. w. Oliver, died on November 2i, 1916, at the age of "A wears.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
HERE TO BEGIN WORK ON CON
 STRUCTION OF POSTOFFICE

B. L. Daugherty of the Richardson Engineering and Construction Com pany of Bainbridge, Ga, arrived in Mena Monday to attend to the pre- liminary work for the beginning of the construction of the new postof- flee building.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
Luke Thacker Awaits Call to Navy.

Oscar Thacker is in receipt of a letter from his son, Luke, who is in Little Rock, awaiting the time when he will be sent to the Chicago naval
 training station. In the meantime, Luke is at the home of MT. Craig head, manager of the Pulaski county boys club, where he, with others, is being cared for until they will be sent to the training station. He writes that he is fully determined to make good, and his time and thought will be entirely directed to that end.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
pardoned a Rnnxe Seller.

Little Rock, May i-Acting Cow ernor Moncrief yesterday granted a pardon to Vim. D. Pearsons. who was convicted last November of sell ing liquor illegally, and sentenced to one year imnrisOnment.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
Held Quarterly Conference.

Dr. c. R. Robinson, superintendent of the Fort Smith district of the Methodist Episcopal church, was in Mena Sunday and Tuesday to hold quarterly conference in the First M. F. church. He occupied the pulpit of that church Sunday night.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
Grnm Sweet Potaines.

Washington, May PA greater sweet potato acreage, particularly in Southern states, was urged today by the Department of Horticulture, which says the cost of planting will be less than for Irish potatoes.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
Offering Standard Merch-
 andise at the Lowest Prices

We believe that the market on dry goods, shoes and kindred lines will re- tain it's present strength for the next twelve months. There are many indi- cations that suggest higher prices in the near future.
 Conditions arise daily, which may tend to curtail and delay deliveries on merchandise, regardless of whether the buyer is willing to pay the topnotch price
 We have viewedthe situation from many angles and altho our present off erings are at prices much lower than those of replacement, we are merchan- dising in a manner that we believe serves the best interests of those of our customers who depend upon us for mer- chandise at lowest prices
 We have more than thirty five thousands dollar stock of merchandise in our house and more on the way, which was contracted for many months ago. So don't let your supplies run too low; don't hesitate from buying all you will need for the next year; don't take any chances on being unable to get what you will need later
 This is now the richest Nation the world ever saw and, war or no war, our prosperity isn't going to vanish over night. It's too sound for that.
 We are better prepared than other retail CTS, with the goods you need now and at prices LOWER on an average than others are charg- ing now for the same merchandise. So come to our big store, take advantage of our early and heavy buying and our special offerings
 We accept orders issued by any Mena lumber or slave company and give absolutely the same values as to cash customers. LocKridge Dry Goods Co. "The Home of Style and Good Value"
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10

Mir. and Mrs. H. w, Story of Clarksville, Tex. arrived in Mena Tuesday from Kansas City, where Mir. Story had been attending an automobile school. They are visit ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Williams, and in the meantime, MT. Story is Investigating the prop osition of going into business in Mena
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10

University. MT. Lawrence has also
 had considerable experience, and is now a student in Hendricks college.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10

Mir. and Mrs. H. & Dayis arrived in Mena "Wednesday from Detroit. Mich. Mir. Davis is a general agent for the Maxwell automobiles, and he will be in Mena some time to work with Messrs. Mills and Connell. who have the agency for the Max we'll for this territory.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10

He will not go into any new ven- lures until conditions have become more nearly normal, and in the meantime, he and Mrs. Fincher plan to take things easy this snmmer.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10

Dr. c. p. Dunman, who went to Little Rock last week to attend the meeting of the State Medical Asso- citation. stopped at Fort Smith on the return trip to undergo an op- eration for nasal and throat trouble. The operation was performed the latter part of last week. but the doctor is remaining for some time longer for treatment
 w. W. Fincher, who sold his farm and personal property last Friday at public sale. was here Tuesday. re- porting that he had moved to the Hopkins cottage atBethesda Springs, where he will liye for the present,
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10

W. W. Townsend went to Ink or. Tuesday to spend the day on the farm with his mother.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
PERSONAL. NOTES

C. W. Messick of Grannis spent Tuesday in Mena.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-20

Turks are falling back stadily be-
fore the British army advancing be-
yond Bagdad. At the same time the
Russians in the TrebizOnd-Mush dis
triCt are marking time, waiting for
the British to reach a point where
the armies can effectively cooperate.
The only real opposition the Turks
are manifesting to the conquest of
the Holy Land is on the GAIA front
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FRIDAY
Dill Pickle club dance, Oak Hall,
22O w. Oak St., 8 p. m.
32d ward Socialists meet, 6414 s.
Halsted, 8 p. m.
Arbor Day festival, Stanford park,
Union aV. and 18th pI., p. m. Out
door spring pageant, 'Persephone.s
Return"
Arthur Grey speaks before ladies'
garment strikers at $50 w. Washing
ton, 2:3O p. m.
Machinists' local 478, Garfield
lodge, give ball at Wicker Park hall,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-20

below Jerusalem, where Sir Archi-
bald Murray is leading the eighth
crusade for possession Of the holy
city. Britain desires Palestine as a
buffer for defense of the Suez canal
and Egypt. Many Egyptians and
Arabs are cooperating with the Brit
ish army, advance guards of which
are now within 25 miles of Jerusa-
lem.
North av. and Robey, s p. m. Bene-
fit union brothers Unjustly accused in
San Francisco.
Capt. Kenney, following news from
Washington that men VINO have OBJ
tanned marriage licenses since war
declaration were eligible to possible
draft law, announced he had names
of all sIackers. They may be the
first called.
Geo. w. Robinson, al, 835 Lake
aV.. Wilmette. dead. Gas.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-05-11
A SURE CURE FOR
"OFFICIAL ASPIRITIS''

A position on the city council car
rles with 1t little honor, lot of
abuse and no salary. Yet there are
host of people who aspire to such
positions. If you are suffering from
the Official aspiritis' bug and want
a speedy and lasting cure, just jour
ney to the council chamber and sit
silently through the reading of that
brand new 95-page building ordi-
nance concocted by Councilman f,
V. Roth and City Attorney ID. G..
Dow. Councilman Roth furnished
the big idea and the big building
terms; Attorney Dow added legal
dignity to the measure and included
a lot of necessary but perplexing (to
the layman) legal terms. Together
they framed document that is COM
prehensive, binding and useful, but
at the same time blamed lengthy and
monotonous.
To be made into law it must be
read in council meeting not once, but
three times. at successive meetings.
The first reading was slated for
the last meeting The city clerk got
half way through, then sent out an
S. o. S. call for stimulants for her
overtaXed physical endurance. The
city fathers Chose who were awake)
became tired and restless. At mid
night with the measure only half
read, adjournment was taken until
the next evening, to resume the
torture. And the councilmen can't
even smoke. There are women pres
ent. But it's much needed ordi-
nance, measure that will standard
ize building in the city of Pullman
for all time to come, and into which
Councilman Roth has put lifetime
of experience as contractor and
builder.
Who wants to be cOuncilm an,
anyway?
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-05-11
HOUSE AND CONTENTS
DESTROYED ny FIRE

A house on Star Route street,
owned by Ross Kennedy and occu-
pied by Prof. SALESMAN, instructor in
Spanish at the State College, was
gatted by fire early Wednesday
morning. The blaze is supposed to
have started from defective wiring
and was well under way when dis
covered. A few pieces of furniture
were saved, but most of the house
hold goods were destroyed. Miss
Grace McDaniels, college student
who was rooming there, lost all OF
her clothing and a piano, which she
he'd rented from Mrs. Geo. Schrod-
er, was a total loss.
The house was insured for $1,000
but there was no insurance on the
contents. About 10000 o'clock the
flames started up again in the ruins
and the fire department was called
out second time to save the ad-
joining house.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-05-11
Comprehensive Exhibits, Instructive
Charts and Helpful Lectures Com
bined to Arouse Much Interest.

Better Babies week was observed
in Pullman with an exhibit and pro-
gram which aroused much interest
and reflected great credit upon the
committee in charge, which was
composed of Miss Craig. chairman;
Mrs. Jackson, program Mrs. Ma
COON, publicity; Mrs. Boiler, re-
sources.
A feature OF the exhibit was a set
of SO charts. each 2Sx40 inches, de-
signed and painted by Prof. McDer-
mitt and his art pupols. The sub
ject matter appearing on each chart
was outlined by Mrs. Eliot, and COW
cred among other subjects, "Prepar-
edness," Infant Mortality" Pre-na-
tai Care THE Country Nurse,
Birth Registration, "Babys Break
fast" "Baby's Daily Menu" Child
ren's Books "A Carnegie Library"
The medicel staff of Pullman CO.
operated heartily in the educational
work of the week. In his lecture,
Or. Kinney laid stress upon the fact,
so often ignored by young mothers,
that a malignant infection may fol-
low a com paratively harmless case
of scarlet fever or other disease.
DIR. Rounds advocated the use of nj
trate of silver for the purpose OF
stopping the decay of first teeth. DR..
Gilleland. obstetric specialist, gave an
excellent lecture on the care of the
young mother. Prenatal care was
emphasized by DR.. Archer and more
stringent quarantine was advocated
by DIR. Patee. DR.. F. l.. Ball dealt
with the care of the eyes. Pure milk
from Pullman diaries was assured by
Prof Nystrom.
Miss Slagle. assistant in the w. S.
G. library, gave an excellent talk on
books for children. There was an
exhibit of beautifully bound and IL
Illustrated Juvenile books, which had
been collected by Miss Clatworthy,
reference librarian. One needed to
watch this table but short time to
realize what children of Pullman are
being deprived of through the lack OF
public library. One little girl OF
eight had to be coaxed, coerced end
finally pulled away from lovely
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-05-11
PULLMAN ADOPTS
THE G|LLEN PLAN
Chamber OF Commerce Appoints "A
Council of National Defense
Composed of Nine
Members

At its meeting Tuesday the cham
Der of commerce decided to adopt the
Gillen plan of having a small coun-
ell of national defense to handle all
local matters pertaining to the war
situation instead of dividing up the
work among a number of commit
tees.
The resolution, providing for the
adoption Of the plan, was passed
unanimously as follows:
Be 1t Resolved, That the Presi-
dent of the Pullman Chamber of
Commerce is hereby authorized to
appoint council of national defense
for the city of Pullman. Said coun-
ell shall be composed of seven mem
5bers, including the mayor of the city
board of county commissioners. The
general functions of this council
shall be to handle all matters in Pull
man arising from and pertaining to
the war situation Said council shall
have power to remove any of its
members and to fill any vacancies in
its membership by a majority vote.
Said council shall have power to ap-
point any subcommittee, necessary
TO its work and shall take over the
duties OF any and all special com
mittee heretofore appointed by this
body to handle matters relating to
preparedness for war.
President Allen named the follow
ing to act as members of the coun-
Gil: VIM. Goodyear, County Com
missioner j. b. Sanborn, the mayor
of the city. f. r. Barnard, J. G. Rob-
inson r. E. Sanger, NJ. w Whitlow,
d. c. Dow, and l.. W Kingsbury.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-05-11
GEORGE MMAHoN MARRIED

me long expected happened last
saturday when George Mcmahon
sprang surprise on his many friends
by marrying Hrs. Marjorie Hart.
formerly of this city. The wedding
was solemnized at the home of the
brides uncle at Couer d'Alene. Ida.
Mr.. Mcmahon recently enrolled in
the officers reserve corps and has
been SUNNI ned to report for train
ing at the camp at the Preside. Cal
ifornia, on May IL. He is one of the
most esteemed and popular young
men of this city, and his bride has
large circle of friends here