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The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

Statement of 0wnersha| l ment, Circulation, EkI | By the Act of Conqs | ust 2i, 1912. | Of The Mena Weekb lished weekly at Nea|
 for April |, i9l7.
 State of Arkansas 1 County of Polk 1 Before me, a notary
 for the Stale and coHa | personally appeared ], N who. being duly syGb
 law, deposes and says | business manager ( l | Weekly Star and lhal is, to the best of his E belief, a true statemenl ership. management ak paper, the eirculaliol E
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 Editor, V. W. St Managers, V. w. st
 St. John, all of Mena
 2. That the oWaM names and addresss
 owners, or, if q co' it's name and the la
 dresses of stockholda
 holding 1 per cent 2 amount of stock k and F. w. St. John
 and c. T. McMillan el
 3. That the knoss mortgages, and 0s
 holders owning CT A'7 E cent or more of p E bonds. mortgages Q ls itleS are. LII ultle state.) MergenthaleE J pany. New York, \ State Bank. Menss { Mena. Ark.
 4 That the two pals r above. giving the ilaIn stockholders, and sl if any contain not enl stockholders and s''l as they appear upon the company but s where the stockholc4. holder appears upu plI.,s the company as nss ,ss.s E other fiduciary felalss N. of the person or whom such trustee given; also that llls NY graphs contaln Al bracing aflianfs u and belief as to lss <. [,
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 sworn and subssI' this 5th day of \ 2
 (Seall Y sse 1917.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
--------------0 0----------------- MARRIAGE LICENSES GRANTED
Aprll f7.

|J l.. Clement, Potter. age 5f
 Mrs. Codie Payne, same. ... age 3s Ed Means, Mena. ........ar age IS
 Gertie Trout, same. age 2i
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

eral months, was in Mena Tuesday to go 10 Hatfield, whither he had been called to serve the church af that point for part time. He will remain
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
TWO GERMANS vvITH BOMBS FOR MORGAN
 INTERCEPTED ON WAY TO BANKING HOUSE
Had Formed Gigantic Scheme to Loot Wall Street Through Circulation of False Report of As sassination of the President and of U-Boat Raids on Atlantic Coast-One of Prisoners Former German Secret Service Man.


 New York, May 1-Confesson made in today by Wolf Hrsch arrested last night with George Meyrnger both Germans that the pair their blow offices of Morgan Co., with bomb intercepted by the police.
 Intention to destroy big Wall street institution tap ele graph trunk lines between Chicago Washington and New send out false of President Wilson's assassination U-boa raids the Atlantic coast and then disrupt to prevent denial all to affect the stock market for speculative bene the ambitious plot confessed the police declare by Hrsch and Meyringer charged with having acid bomb in their The Roose- welt hospital
 Hrsch the police assert, besides being chemist is German secret service officer and petty in the submarine division of the navy Meyrn who kitchen in the hospital expert grapher and student of finance.
 The Germans expected the police say to make Wall street short trades by nsrucng their sell just the expected tumble in the market developed the bomb explosion and the false the market have informed the police that the either msled about the probable outcome of such Wall street that they putting this story hide their real intentions
 Hrsch and Meyringer have been shadowed since the began Even in the hospital laboratory where they pemented they watched the police say having been to the detectives to shoot either of them attempt to make use of their bomb
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
TWO REPORTS ON SUFFRAGE, ALSO
 ON PROHIBITION

Hartford, May 1.-Two proposed constitutional amendments were re- ported to the house today as this is the branch of the general assembly which alone will consider them at this time, the house. if in mood to accept them, passing on to the 1919 session for further action.
 The proposed amendments to give women the right of full suffrage came in with six signers in favor, Barker of Branford. Fox of New London. Buell. of Marlboro, Todd of New Mill ford. Elgart of Colchester and Sinp- son of Piainvilis, The minority un- favorable report has i've signers. The proposed statewide prohibition amendment also had a divided re- 1 port, only Barker of Branford sign ing the favorable one,
 Both proposed amendments will be discussed as 8 special order of the day,
 Gov. RIo1eohab received today from the Congregational church in East Hartland a tender of the church edt. flee and it's property for use by the state in case of need for any purpose i during the war,
 Major Howard M Giddings of tho atate defense council left for Boston during the day under conraissfee from Gov. Hoieemb to represent Comp necticut at a New England defsuR council to be held there,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
NEW PLAN READY FOR LENCTHENINC HARRISON STREET
Elks' Property and Wood hull Building Would Be
 Left Intact.

Plans for a new layout for the ex- tension of Harrison street through Fairfield avenue into State, which leave intact the Elks' property and also the Woodruff building, have been prepared under the direction of William B. Seeley, members of the board of apportionment and taxation, is considered the most practical yet offered. The extension from Fair field avenue to John street is prac- tica1ly. the same as the previous iay-- out.
 At the south side of John street the mouth of the extension leading into State street is Y-shaped. The layout provides for a small triangular shaped grass plot in the center, which can be eliminated, adding that width to the entrance. The extension then follows into State street ending almost pppo- site Lafayette street. It takes off pr. George L.. Porter's residence com pietely.
 At present when there is fire in the South End the apparatus from No. l house must drive west to Court1and street to State street down State street to Lafayette street. With .he proposed extension of John street the apparatus can dash directly down into Lafayette street and so on to the South End.
 A new layout for Elm street ex- tension has also been prepared. This extension will pass on and finish at a dead end in the rear of the police and charities building. the dead end being at the Jennie A. Reid property. Those who. favor this plan say one of it's advantages is that the -ambu- lances and. patrol wagon may get out the back way and travel more quickly not being delayed by the traffic which usually congests Fairfield avenue. It is not thought practical tc extend Elm street to Courtland street be- cause of the very high grade which would have to be maintained after the streets are joined.
 The plans for the proposed cxten- sions may be viewed at ehe city clerk s office. {P
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
COMMISSIONS IN OELlBERATI0N ON VITAL QUESTIONS When America Shall Send Troops to Europe Is
 Reaching Decision FRENCH PARTY GOES
 ON TOUR THURSDAY Meetings of Yesterday Be- lieved to Have Accom-
 plished Much

Washington, May 1.-Momentous questions of detailed war policies of the United States progressed toward decisions today in conference among American officials and members of the British and French comrnissiofJ.
 Thursday the French party will leave Washington for a tour of east ern and middle western states and the conferences are anxious to complete a definite part of their work by that time. Yesterdays conference did much, it is believed, to clarify' the precise nature of Americas tasks in the war and the difficulties that must be overcome.
 One of the foremost questions is whether this country shall send an ex- petition to France within few months, as the French military of f1cers hope, or abide by the army general staff plan to send no force to the battle front until a large army has been raised and trained for nearly a year.
 M. viviani and Admiral Joffre plan. ned to go to the capitol today to meet senators and representatives. an inc1- dent of yesterdays program that was crowded out by lack of time.
 At conferences today between Rene viviani, Marshal Joffre, Admiral Cho- cheprat and Ambassador Jusserano details of the future work of the mis- sion and that which it has already ac- comp1ished were discussed. While no official statement was issued, off, cials attached to the mission made il clear that they were more chan satis- fled with the work done and the out look for the future. e'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
BAKERS STRIKE IN: CHICAGO CUTS
 80% OF BREAD

Chicago, May Acting on instruc- tions from the department of justice, United States District Attorney Clyne started today an investigation of re- ports that the strike of bakers that has cut off nearly 80 per cent. of the city's bread supply was precipitated by German aliens for the purpose of embarrassing the government.
 Charges that the rank and file of the bakers in the United States did not sanction the action of the presi- dent and of the bakers union in sign ing the statement issued at Washing ton by the conference of labor leaders headed by Samuel Gompers to the ef- feet that. no strike would be called during the war, except under stress of vital issues, were made by Tony Weth. business agent of the striking bakers.
 we admit said Weth, that the president of our international union signed the statement, but he did SC over our heads anad without consult ing the rank and file. His action is without our authority"
 Hope of a settlement of the strike today centered in a conference be- tween the bakers and the employers HI Ihc IIldyOI Ol1lC0. 1n0 SIIIkOIS insisted on their original demands.
 The striking bakers demand that they be permitted to approve or dis
 miss foremen in the shops, ask in creased wages, shorter hours and inn proved working conditions.
 Shipments of bakery products were received in Chicago today from sev- eral nearby Illinois and Wisconsin cit les, but the response from concerns in Milwaukee, St. Louis, Cincinnati Indianapolis and Cleveland was limit ed, most of them asserting that they were unable to provide the supplies
 requested. An added complication was the strike of the bakery wagon driv. CTS. Although their strike, whicf | called out about 500 men, affected l only the shops already closed by tho bakers strike, the action. it was said l makes more difficult negotiations fol l a settlement.
 Many of the smaller dealers tool advantage of the situation to run ths price of bread up to as high as T. cents a loaf. The dealers said the supply would not last A hours more
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
FOURTH COMPANY
 SOLDIERS ASKING THEIR DISCHARGE
Incensed at Methods Adopt. ed Here for Payment of
 State Aid

Declaring they are in the United States army. to serve their country and they will not have their depend ents classsd as paupers or objects of charity, number of the married non- commissioned officers of the Fourth company. Connecticut Coast Artillery, today made application to Capt. A. c. Bennett for discharge from the ser vice.
 The men are incensed over the method employed by the local chari- ties department in distributing the state pay which is given to the fam ihes of Connectivut soldiers in ser vice. This state pay is apportioned at the rate of $20 per month for the wife and $6 per month for each minor child under 1S years of age, provided the family has no other means of SUD- port besides the soldiers pay. Pro- vision is also made for father, mother, or brother or sister who may be de- pendent on 8 soldier called into ser vice.
 The assistant state comptroller has designated the selectTnen of towns and the charities departments of cities as the agencies from which the state pay shall be distributed to the soldiers
  ent of the poor of Bridgeport, has charge of the distribution here. The soldiers here claim that Supt. Thorn's methods of distributing this money will hold them and their families IF as objects of charity.
 No charity wagon is going to drive up in front of my door, declared sew eral of the soldiers in unison as they asked the captain for applications fol discharges. Capt. Bennett had the men fill out aplications and will for ward them to the proper authorities. The men object to having an inves- tigator from the charities department visit their homes to verify the facts as to their dependents. Some of then complain that during the month they have been in service their families
 have received no income and that un ider the present arrangements for dis trlbuting the state money it will be several weeks before these sums art forthcoming. Under the circu1n stances the men have decided tha their duty is to their families first. Today four of the men visited tn,
 charities department and Miss Eliza
 beth Merry, stenographer. made ou 1 the application for them After tn 1 applications ere filed and the mel 1 learned that a charities departmen investigator would be sent to thei 1 homes. their objections arose. The.
 hurried to the armory and at ono,
 made their applica tions. One ma1
 whose family has received only $1 | in the last month complained t, 1 Mayor Wilson when the Home Guard
 were drilling at the state arrnory las
 night The mayor promised to lool | into the matter.
 Capt. Bennett refused to discuss tin l matter today. He would not affirm O | deny the story that the men hat
 made applications for discharges / 1 fConhnued on Page 4o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
LINCOLN SCHOOL ASSEMBLY HALL
 WILL BE CHAPEL
Church of the Blessed Sacra ment to Use It Tenn
 porarily

The assembly hall of Lincoln school will be used as a temporary place of worship by the parishioners of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, a re- cent division of St Mary's church. An nouncensent of this fact was made to- day at the rectory of St. Mary's church Permission for the use of the hall was granted, yesterday by the board of educatdon-
 Beginning next Sunday four masses win be held at fhe school hall, z, 8, g and 10 o'clock The new pastor, Rev. Terrence B. Smith, will arrive in the city tomorrow and will tak6 charge immediately. Although no assistant has been given Father Smith it was learned today from authentic sources that Rev. John Conway, assistant at St Marys church, will be transferred to the new parish by Right Rev John J. Milan, bishop of Hartford.
 Rev. Matthew Traynor, for the last years pastor of St MichaePs church, watervf1le, and who has been selected as pastor of St Mary's church, will also begin his duties a4 the church toInor- row. A change in the time of Sunday services will take place at St Mary's starting Sunday, May G. The masses will be at 7:3o, 9 and 10:30 o'clock The children's mass win be omitted
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
Local Companies
 Still Need Recruits

There was physical examination at
 the state armory today of a number
 of recruits for the Second and Fourth Companies, Connecticut Coast Artil-
 lery. The Fourth company needs sev-
 eral recruits and the Second company needs about 20 men.
 Owing to the number of discharges the Eleventh company is in need of recruits again and Capt. O'Nein would like to interview about a score ot likely men. There are 90 men in the
 company now. Capt. O'Nei1l has dis charged several of his men who have dependents. Others have been dis charged for disability or transferred to the reserve corps.
 Capt. O'NeilI and Lieut.. Bronson are
 at the armory every day and recruits can find either officer in the parlor of the Eleventh company.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
REPULSE GERMAN ASSAULT
 SOUTH OF OISE


 Paris. May The French are re- organizing the positions captured in the Champagne, and no heavy fight ing occurred last night. Following is today's official statement:
 South of the Disc we repulsed a German attack on one of our small posts in the region of Barisis. Along the Chemin des Danes the artillery fighting was rather violent. In the sector between Tryon and Hurtebise patrol encounters occurred. A Ger man reconnitering party which at- tempted to approach our lines east of Hurtebise was driven back by our fire.
 ''In the Champagne the night pass ed in relative quiet in the sector of our attack, where our troops are or ganizing the captured positions. The number of prisoners captured by us in the fighting yesterday and actually enumerated is more than 400"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
SURVIVORS FROM
 LINER VACUUM REACH LIVERPOOL

London. May 1-The survivors or the American oil tank steamer Va cuum will arrive in Liverpool at mid night include Robert Williams, oscar Gailes. w. Lundgren, A. By1 and Ray mond NuneZ.
 Details of the sinking on April zs of the Vacuum have been received at the American embassy here but can not be made public, it was explained today. The full particulars are in the hands of Admiral Sims and the American attache, who, presumably have made reports on them to Wash ington.
 The American consular officials will obtain the customary full aff1davlts from the offices and members Of the crew who have already landed.
 Washington, May First official news of the submarine destruction of the American tanker Vacuum, with loss of some of the American gun crew, was received today by the gov ernment.
 Consul General Skinner in London reported the destruction of the ship and confirmed that Lieut.. Thomas, commander of the naval gun crew, some of his men, Capt. Harris and some Of his crew still are missing and probably lost.
 Seventeen of the shi.>'s crew and three of the naval gunners, all in one boat, were rescued. Tending receipt of more detailed official information ths navy depart ment will no. make public the names of the gun crew.
 New York, May 1-Oficials of the Vacuum Oil Co.,, here, in response to a cablegram to London asking further details on the sinking of their steamer, received today the following: Harris, captain, unofhciaIly report ed drowned. Further details later.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
WHISKEY-LADEN MAN
 DIES IN WATER ST,

Alcoholism is thought to be respon- sIble for the sudden death of Q mid dIe-aged man, who registered last night in the lodging house, at 515 Wa ter street, as John Curry and who was found dead in his room this morning at o'clock when attendants went to awaken him.
 According to the management of the lodging house, when seen by Med tcal Examiner s. M. GarEclx. the man had two pints of whiskey in his pos session and was intoxicated when he entered the establishment Nothing in the clothing of the deceased would in-. dicate who his relatives arc or where his honae NaA +.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
Berliner Tageblatt Is Auth ority for Statement That Imperial Chancellor Will Outline Kaiser's Proposi- Q tion Thursday.
Dispatch From Hague Con tains No Inkling of the Terms of F sace, But It Is Expected That It Will Be Greatly Modified.

The Hague, May Another peace offer, in greatly modified terms, is expected from Dr. Won .Bethmann-Hollweg, on Thursday of this week.
 The Berliner Tageblatt con- tains a brief announcement to- day to the effect that a pro- posal will be made, but it does not indicte the nature of its terms.
 The peace offer will be for mally presented to. the Reich stag on Thursday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
Gia145 Auger Makes Long Trip to Get
 Citizenship Papers

Capt. George Auger, the seven foot Fairfield citizen who is billed in vaude- vile as "The Cardiff Giant,'' made a railroad trip from Philadelphia in or der to be in the superior court this morning to receive citizenship papers. as soon as he passed his examination he hurried to the railroad station and started for the Quaker City where he appears in a theatrical production to- night. Capt. Auger was the first on the long list of those desirous of get ting standardization papers.
 The first native of Germany to be refused citizenship on the ground that he is an alien enemy was John H. Ross of this city. He answered all questions satisfactory but Attorney Allen Church, representing the gov ernment, declared that while a state of war exists no final papers will be issued to natives of Germany. They may take outf rst papers, however.
 Twenty applicants were passed at the morning session, at which Judge Curtis presided, and ten were rejected. Several natives of Austria-Hungar were admitted, as there has been no declaration of war against that coun- try. The examination was more severe than in previous sessions and some applicants who could not prove the date of their arrival in this coun- try were rejected.
 Rudolph J. Polochovic, an employe of the Remingt Go. asked to have his name changed to Davis When the court asked the reason he said his right name sounded too foreign. His petition was granted Martin Banan of this city, who has been a voter since 1888, declared he had lost his naturalization papers and as he could find no record of his admittance, he applied again for citi- zenship. He was admitted. The hear ings were resumed this afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01
HALF MUNITIONS WORKERS OUT IN
 RHINE PROVINCE
Krupp Works Completely Isolated That Workers
 May Not Know

London, May I'm the Rhine provinces more than half the muni- tion workers decided to strike to- day." wires the correspondent in the Hague to the Exchange Telegraph Go. Essen (home of the great Krupp works) is shut off from the rest of Germany and completely isolated from the world in order to prevent the slightest information about strikes at the Krupp works from leaking out Strikes are general in small towns near the Dutch frontier.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-01

lines or submarine cables are hereby prohibited from transmitting mess ages to points without the United States, and from delivering messages received from such points, except by the secretary of war for telegraph and telephone lines, and by the sec- retary of the navy for submarine ca hles
 gro these departments, respective ly, is delegated u duty of 1 lreparing and enforcing rules and regulations under this order to accomplish the purpose mentioned.
 ''This order shall take effect from date.''
 The objects of the censorship, as announced by the committee, are:
 1. To deny the enemy information of military value or any informa- tion prejudicia1 to the interests of the United States or to the interests of other enemies of the imperial Ger man government.
 to the several departments of the United States government.
 3. To prevent the spreading o1 false reports or reports likely to in terfere directly or indirectly with the successes of the naval or military operations of the United States or likely to prejudice relations with for eign powers or the security, training
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