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The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
ARKANSAS SHORT
 IAI IA!lI RE!!nRII!T!Mn IN MUnUIIIIvU
Has Not Supplied Its Quota for the Regular Army--Men Between IS and 21 and 31 and 41 are
 Eligible.
Special to The Star.

Special to The Star.
 Little Rock, June l7.-Arkansas has not come up to it's quotia in the recruiting for the regular army, and the State Council of Defense will as- sist the regular army authorities in bringing the needs of the govern ment to the attention of the people.
 W. s. Clifford director of the Ma tion Council, in a telegram to Du- rand Whipple, assistant director of the State Council, says:
 Attention is called to the re- cruiting situation of the regular army of the United States. Only 230000 men have been recruited out of a full quota of 100000. There has been a very serious falling off in the number of recruits, which since registration day, has fallen from 2.O0O per day to 400 turnout the entire country. Particular at tention is called to the fact that men between the ages of i8 and 2i and 3i and Al inclusive are eligible for enlistment in the regular army as well as all men who registered for military service. Men engaged in professions or trades necessary to the prosecution of the war should not be enlisted. It is exceedingly inn portant that the regular army should be recruited to it's full strength with the least possible de- lay"
 The day for the selective draft has not yet been determined upon by the War Department, but it is expected the plans for it's application will be soon worked out and announced. Ample opportunity is being given in the meantime for all eligibles to en- list in some branch of the service. When the draft is made, it will be and just, each county unit being required to furnish it's pro- portionate quota, and ample and just opportunity will be given to prove exemptions. It is believed that there will be no more trouble with the draft than there was with the registration, as the men who are drafted are in all respects as hon. orable and as brave as the others. They will constitute the National Army. and as such are expected to give a good account of themselves at the front.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
URGE TRAINING OF YOUTHS.
Course in College Will Make Them
 More Useful When Country Calls.

Prof. Peter Zellers of Ouachita College, Philadelphia, was in Mena Sunday and occupied the pulpit both morning and evening in the Bap- tist church. Professor Zellers, in his sermon plead for trained young men and young women, and urged that all who could attend college this fall so that they would be trained when the country's call came to them. In the sermon in the morning he mentioned an inter- view which President Dickens of Ouachita College and other college men had had with Secretary Jose phus Daniels of the War Depart ment as to what attitude the coll leges ought to take this fall in the matter of keeping the colleges going and urging young men to keep up their school work The message that came, it was said, from Secre- tary Daniels as coming directly from President Wilson, was that by all means colleges should be continued, and young men in their teens should be urged as never before to attend so that they would be prepared when the time comes that their country should need them. The secretary further stated that France and England are now suffering be- cause young men in their teens had dropped out of college to enlist when the demand for their services really was not urgent
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
RED GROSS DRIVE ON IN THE NATION
Arkansas Is Asked to Raise Si,5O0,- Oe0 in Donations This Week-Pu- laslsi Asked for $S5,0O0, While
 $20,000 Was Folks Share.
Special to The Star.

Special to The Star
 Little Rock, June iS.-The state wide, or rather, nationwide. Red Cross Campaign opened today, and will continue all week, in one of the most intense financial drives ever undertaken. Never before in the history of the country, has an effort been made to secure by popular sub scription such an immense sum of money The United States is called upon for sl00.000.000. Arkansas all lotment is Si,500,000, and the two largest counties are Pulaski, $S5,000, and Sebastin $50,000 Little Rock is just closing a campaign for the raising of S300000 to secure the di- vision army post, but commercial and industrial interests are behind that. In the Red Cross campaign, the giyers must be actuated by love of humanity and an unselfish de- yotien to the cause of our common country and it's heroic defenders.
 w. A. Kling, a director of the Red Cross from Washington, has been here the past week organizing the campaign, and securing an army of volunteer solicitors who are expect ed to secure the total allotted this county by next Saturday. Every county in the state is being organi- ized in the same way and, as the Liberty loan was nearly a billion over-subscribed, SD it is expected one week will produce more than the required $l00.000,000. And all will be needed.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
MENA'S FOURTH ANNUAL
 CHAUTAUQUA IS OPENED
Large Audience Greeted the Castel- iuccfs Milano Serenaders on
 Wednesday Afternoon.

The fourth annual session of the Isena Mena Chautauqua started of on Wednesday with fine crowd in at tendance, and a splendid concert by Nastellucci's MiIano Serenaders, the opening number being ~The Chau- Sauqua March" composed by Signor Dastellucci. From the first number, eiiruout the program of 1 F hours me Serenaders had the closest at eehtioi and mel the heartiest ap- profal of the discriminating audi ence
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
TO REPORT NEW BILL.
Would Prohibit Manufacturing of
 Foodstuifs Into Liquor.

Washington, June i3.-A new bill to prohibit manufacture during the war of foodstuffs into distilled spir- it's and malt liquors, was ordered re- ported by the senate agricultural committee.
 Another provision of the bill would empower the president to re- quisition existing supplies of dis titled spirits if necessary to con- serve food supplies or to secure alcohol for war purposes.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
TWO MORE MONTHS
 FOR OLD ENGLAND!
Herr Non Heydebrand Quotes As- surance of German Admiral That Great Britain Will Be Finished
 by That Time.

Copenhagen, June i3.--England is given less than two more months of life by Herr yon Heydebrand, con- servative leader in the Reichstag. In a speech to his electors he quoted a German admiral as saying:
 We hope. yes we are certain, that in two months at the most the con- dition of the English will be such that Great Britain will be finished" 7"
 Herr Won Heydebrand had asked the admiral whether he believed Germany could win complete vic- tory thru the submarine campaign. The admiraI's confident reply was used by the conservative leader to ceEf0und ''doubters and lukewaFm individuals found among the Ger man masses, who are questioning in increasing degree the political and military efficacy of ruthless submarine warfare.
 Herr Von Heydebrand also gave warning against nope of separate peace with Russia and a consequent easy victory over Germany's other opponents. Tn this connection, he said such a peace would be possible only if made with a government strong enough to control the situa- tion in the interior and face the consequences of a break between Russia and her allies. Tine Russian he said, was not strong enough for this.
 Unwilling praise of British was given by Herr Won He referred to the fact that an army of millions had been put into the field and said England was like a bull dog. which could not he shaken of after it's jaws had closed. However, he was convinced that owing to tho submarine. 1t would be unnecessary to endure an- other winter of war.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
Iowa Family Interested Here.

J. II. Barker and daughter. Miss Pearl, of Indianola. To-, are in Mena for the benefit of the daughters health, but in the meantime, Mir. Barker is improving the opportun- ity to investigate the agricultural conditions in Polk county, with a possibility of investment. Mir. Bark CT and daughter came to Cove the first of the week, and came from there to Mena one day with Mir. and Mrs. c. c. Golf. They were so well pleased with the city that they de- cieed to return, and are now at the home of Dr. l.. 0. Dickson and Mrs. Dickson on West Port Arthur ave- nue.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21

STORM TO SCATTER HIS ASHES
William Warren Requested That
 They Be Sent to Wisconsin.

Denver, June i9.-The ashes of William Warren, veteran theatrical manager prominent in Kansas City. Chicago, Philadelphia and other cities, who died last Friday, will be scattered on the surface of lake in the Northern Woods, during a storm, according to the dying wish of the manager.
 The body was cremated at River side yesterday. The ashes were mailed to Warren's summer home, Clear Lake Lodge, on an island in a Northern Wisconsin lake. The old caretaker there is directed to row out into the lake on the first storm day and there empty the ashes on the water.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
to Grandview Heights Home

J. l.. Nelson arrived Sunday from Fayetteville with carload of household goods, and Monday had them moved to the former R. R. St. John residence on Grandyiew Heights, which is now the property of Mir Nelson. Mrs. Nelson arrived Monday morning from Fort Smith where she had stopped for a visit al the home of MT. and Mrs. Leland Nelson. The daughters. Misses Irene and Marie. are still in Fort Smith, and will come to Mena later in the week.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
COTTON JUMPS s5 BALE.
March and May Deliveries Selling
 Now at 27 Cents Per Pound.

New York, June i9.--The cotton market here reflected renewed ac- tivity and extreme at the opening today There was an advance of fully a cent pound on most posi- lions, with contracts for both March and May deliveries selling at inc 27 cent level. October touched 26.60 on the call or almost S5 bale above last nights closing figures.
 The advance here was again stim- ulated by the sensational showing of Liverpool, where prices at one time were more than three cents pound higher, and Liverpool houses as we'll as domestic trade in this were buy CTS around the local ring.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
Gathering Exhibit Materials.

J. HoIlister TulI and his assistant. Glenn Wallace, returned last Satur- day night from Louisiana, where they had spent this week gathering specimens of farm, garden and or chard products to be used for exhib- it's during the fair season this fall and to be placed later in the exhibit room of the Kansas City Southern railway here in Mena. The agricul- turaI department of the K. c. s. has already agreed Co make exhibits at the Louisiana State Fair and the fair at Texarkana.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
IS HELD FOR KILLING.
seborn Cooper Charged With As-
 sassinating John Blackburn.

Judge j. i. Alley and il. f. f50ugiian of this city and L. 0. Cooper of Num- ley returned Friday from Mt. Ida whither MT. Alley and Mr. Cooper were called on ccount of the homi- eide in which Sebern Cooper. a son of MT. Cooper, had became impli- cated.
 Upon arriviilss.at Mt. Ida they found that the yoSmg man was all ready confined in the@Gpunty jail. having been bound over tosthe Au- gust term of Circuit court without bail by the coroner at the close of the inquest which had been held on Thursday. Judge Alley will defend the young man at the trial of the case at the term of court which con- venes on the first Monday in August,
 The dead mans name was John He was killed from am- bush on "Wednesday morning about B o'clock, while blowing in his field, having been shot in the back of the neck with load of buckshot Coop CT was bound over on circumstantial evidence, it having been developed in the hearing at the inquest that Cooper and Blackburn had had and that on the previous evening Blackburn had threatened to kill Cooper. There were other such ais the measlr- ment of the tracks of the slayer, the finding of the gun with which the deed was committed, and things that Cooper is purported to have said after the killing, which lead to the coroners verdict. On the other hand it is reported that Blackburn had had trouble with other neigh bors. and that among these were some who testified at the inquest against Cooper.
 The parties all live in what is known at Silver City naighborhood about nine miles east of Mt. Ida.
 If you have chiIls or malaria get a B cent bottle of 4anel Chill Tonic. Nothing better for chilis and mala- rs. flat ;t o Ina 1rt4rr ct4pn f4xr
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
Taxes on War Proflts Not Declded.

Washington, June i3.-Deferring decision upon the rate of taxes on excess war profits, the Senate fl- nance committee Wednesday adopt ed amendments to the war tax bill to make effective it's plan of consid- ering corporate profits of pre-war years for aseertaining normal and taxable income.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
WOMEN HELP LYNCH NEGRO.
Children Also Among 1000 Who
 AVenge Assault on White Woman.

Oklahoma, City, June i6. Henry Conly, a negro, was lynched by a mob of 1000 men and women near Hol- denville, Okla, late today, after he had been positively identified by Mrs. Jesse L. Burford, wife of a well-to-do farmer, as the man who had assaulted her one week ago to- day. Conly was hanged to a tree, from which early tonight, his body still was suspended
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
LIBERTY LOAN NOT
 10 BE ENLARGED
All Over $2.O0O,O0O,OOO Will Be Re- funded, Mir. MeAdoo Says-TotaI Subscriptions May Reach the
 Sum of $2,90O, 100000.

Washington, June i6.-Seeretary McAdoo said tonight no part of the great oversubscription to the Liber- ty Loan will be accepted and that his statement of May 10 that issue will be limited to s2,000.000,0O0 stands good
 Mir. MeAdoo's announcement will result in pairing down hundreds of the larger subscriptions until the total balances the limit adopted.
 How much will have to be sub tracted was still unknown tonight. The oyersubscription will not fall, 1t seemed certain. below $700000,000, and may go to S900000,000.
 Indications are that figures on the grand total of what the American people are willing to take will not be available until the middle of next week, so great has been the excess.
 Mir. McAdoo issued the following statement:
 ~Allotments of Liberty bonds will not be made in excess of the $2,000,- 100000 offered. 1 announced this on May 10, when the details of the loan were first published.
 T have asked the reserve banks to tahulate separately and on SUD- plementary lists the subscriptions received yesterday, June i5, after noon in order that may be in po- sition to consider in making allot- ments of the S2,000000,000 of bonds those applications which thru no fault of the subscriber (either be- cause Of delay on the part of the bank or trust company transmitting them or congestion Of the mails at the doors of the federal reserve banks at the moment of closing) were not recorded on time.
 T shall avail myself of the right reserved in the circular offering the bonds to allot in full upon ap- plications for smaller amounts of bonds, and to reduce allotments on applications for larger amounts as such action will be clearly in the public interest"
 Thanks Newspapers.
 Mir. MeAdoo today acknowledged with appreciation the work of the forces of publicity which aided in the relation of the loan.
 Liberty loan campaign" he said, was essentially one of education and without the generous and patri- otic support of the press of the na- ton the hope of those in charge that 1t would be popular loan would mol have been realized. The untr- ing efforts of the newspapers thru out the campaign were constant inspiration to the various other groups of workers.
 "At time when news space was at premium Liberty Loan was fea- tured at length. The foreign lan- guage press in 36 languages, gave daily proof of the undoubted loyal ty of peoples of foreign birth. Ev- cry street car carried one or more cards paper and metal billboards. electric signs, moving picture slides and films, everywhere brought the Liberty Loan directly and squarely before the people.
 T shall be most grateful to the press if this acknowledgment is giv- en wide publicity"
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
Pnts Iin RuIIetin Rnard.

County Clerk Will Alexander has a large bulletin board put in place on the wall next to his office. For a long time a small bulletin board about ? by feet in size has done duty for the posting service for all of the county offiriaiss but the iri- creasin1 business has required a larger board.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
Hard Taxes to Collect

w. NJ. Chamhlin. deputy sheriff for the Potter community, was in Mena Tuesday to report to Col lector H. w. Finger on the collection of delinquent personal taxes. He reports that delinquent taxes are among the most difficult accounts that he has ever attempted to col- lect.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
GREAT AIR RAID
 WENT UNAvENCED
German Aircraft Kept Beyond Range of LondOn's Guns and Only One Was Brought DOwn-97 Killed
 and i37 Were Wounded.

London, June l4--In the swift and deadly raid on the city of Lon don yesterday, German airplanes, From a great height, took a heavy toll of killed and wounded. Other places were attacked, but so far as is known at present by far the Heaviest losses occurred in London itself. The anti-air-craft guns of London seemingly were unable to leach the German fliers.
 At a late hour the casualties as Officially announced numbered 53i, 97 killed and 437 wound ed. Fifty-live men met death and 227 were wounded. Sixteen women and 26 children were killed and f22 women and 94 children were wound
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
FOOD CROOKS
 INTO SUNLIGHT
Intent of Food Control Measure Is Not to lnjure Honest Business Men, Chairman Lever Declares
 Wilson Warns Opposition.

Washington, June iS.-To bring food crooks out into the sunlight, :" but net to injure honest business men, is the aim of the food control bill, Chairman Lever, of the agri- cultural committee, declared today in opening debate on the measure in the House. A wave of applause greeted his statement, adding strength to his prediction that the bill will pass the House by a large majority, perhaps by the end of the week.
 Opponents of the bill, under the leadership of Representative Haul gen of Iowa, former Speaker Cannon of Illinois, and Representative Moore of Pennsylvania, were ready to lead an attack.
 Anticipating attacks on giving the president extraordinary powers, MT. Lever contended the situation war |ranted them.
 We must either confer the so- called autocratic powers upon the constitutional head of our govern ment or be prepared to have them assumed by the German kaiser he said. No war was ever won by a debating society The time is upon us for getting down to brass tacks. Germany took control of her situa- ton within five days after the de- plapafion of Nats
 Without an agency of control which would stimulate production, eliminate waste and conserve the food supply. this country cannot furnish the bulk of food to the al- lies
 Wilson Warns Opposition.
 While Representative Lever was explaining the bill a letter from President Wilson to Representative Borland was made public in which the president warned opponents of the bills that should they defeat them, they must be prepared to take the responsibility for food condi- lions and prices which were pre- dicted to follow.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
CalIed Nisitatlon of G.od.

The Sunday sermon writer in the Berlin Kreuz Zeitung, who recently indulged in a most startling blending of irreligious newspapers and asking Sunday that the drouth was sent as a punishment for the sins of the people for listening to the editors of religious newspapers and asking how long it would be before this divine chastisment would bring the people to a sense of their iniquities.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
Amounts to Catastrophe.

The weather bureau states that prospects for rain or lower temper atures were very slight. The effect of the drouth on grain crops around Berlin where only eight millimeters
 of rain have fallen since May i, is described by neutral who arrived here Friday, as almost catastrophi- .noi
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
CERNANY'S CROPS
 AREE BURNING BURNING UP
Prolonged Drouth Has Not Been Broken Since May and Unprece- dented Heat Wave Prevails
 Called Visitation of God.

Copenhagen, June Turnout Germany according to reports here, all valuable grain crops are burning up as they did in 1915 in an unprece- dented heat wave. The prolonged drouth has not been broken since early in May. Berlin, on Sunday, experienced the hottest June F on in the 70 years experience of the weather bureau. Tropical tempera- lures were reported everywhere west of the Oder river.
 Reports of horse races and other sporting events feature the terrific, abnormal, scorching" heat. Many horses were scratched on the open ing day of the Hamburg derby week because tine track, built on marshy corner moor was baked too hard for Safpfy
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21

If you have chiIls or malaria get q s cent bottle of Sanel Chill Tonic. Nothing better for chiiis and mala- ria. Get it at the drug store. Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
PRESCRIPTION PRICE

Sf.0O A YEAR STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-09-06
Farm Expert to Talk
AT State Fair Next Week

Brookngs, Aug. 3O.--Short addresses
on important agricultural subjects
will be given every morning at the
State Fair next week In the south
wing of the agricultural building at
ten and eleven o'clock, as follows:
Tuesday-Farm drainage and farm
lighting plants by Prof. A. ]. Willis
and DR.. B. B. Bracket; grasshoppel
pests and their control by Geo. Gill
btrtson.
Wednesday-A demonstration of the
new imported Russian prose- hulling
machine by Prof. N. e. Hansen; ths
control of animal diseases by DIR. G..
c. Lipp.
Thursday-Farm management prob
lens by Ward A. Ostrander Of the ex-
tension division; potatoes by DIR. A..
N. Hume.
Friday-Feeding livestock by Prof.
James w. Wilson; value OF the dairy
COW to Soutf Dakota by Prof. c. Lar
sen.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-09-06
Oil In South DakOta

Pierre Capital-Now oil is claimed
to have been struck at Belle Fourche.
1t is coming this way. The Capital
Journal, for many years, has declared
that we are In the midst of a great
gas and oil field, and altho we have
had natural gas in Pierre for cook
ing and power for % years we still
have had no test for oil. There is
sure to be a big strike between Pierre
and the Cheyenne river some day.
South Dakota will add millions to her
wealth when this happens. 1t is
only too bad that a test cannot be had
somewhere. Just dwell mentally for
have had natural gas here in artesian
water steady for % years, and no let
up of 1t. and then think how absurd it
is that no n has made a test for
oil. We have had many starts in
Pierre for oil companies, but the in
corporation stage is as far as most
of the plans have reached. We are
still waiting to see Pierre grow 20 a
city of $4,000. which would happen in
five years time or less il a good oil
field is opened in Hughes, Sully, Stan
ley, or Haakon counties. 1t is bound
to come. Remember our prediction
If we die in the meantime.