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The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-14
SWEET POTATOES MAY BE
 PLANTED AS LATE AS JULY
G. L. Newman, Professor of Agrieul- ture, Declares They Produce Most
 Food Value Per Acre.

West Raleigh, N C.,
 May 6. 1917, Virginia Carolina Chemical Co,
 Richmond, Va: Gentlemen.
 For a week I have tried to find time to write an article urging the farmers to plant heavily of sweet potatoes. If the war continues for another year the production of hu- man food crops will he serious problem not only in the South but thruouaht the world. The North vest has annually. been supplying the South with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of food necessities to feed the people of the South. The enormous quantities of food that the United States have been shipping to Europe must continue, and hard ships are inevitably coming if the war continues six months longer. There is no crop grown in the South that will furnish as much food value per acre or SO cheaply as will the sweet potato. A dollars worth of sweet potatoes used as human food has practically double the value of a dollars worth of wheat and corn. An acre of average land in sweet potatoes will produce more food than two acres of corn and more than four acres of wheat in the cotton belt.
 Sweet potatoes may be planted as late as July and yield twice as much human food as corn on land of aV- craze fertility. It is the most im- portant crop that the South can now grow, and there remains May, June and part of July in which this crop may be planted.
 The sweet potato has a higher food value than the Irish potato, and if Is now too late to plant the latter with any assurance of success, .and then there is practically no seed available. There is ample sweet po- tato seed available, and bushel of sweet potatoes will produce plants enough to plant from six to ten times as much land as a bushel of Irish potatoes.
 An acre of land that will produce f5 or 20 bushels of corn. 8 to i2 bushels of wheat or i50 to 200 pounds of lint cotton will produce 30 or 100 bushels of sweet potatoes, depending upon the good prepafa- ton of the soil and the good fertil- izers. No crop will yield so much per acre of so high food value on so poor land as will this highly nutri- tions root crop. Sweet potatoes may follow the various early truck and farm crops harvested in May and June, such as cabbage, Irish pota- Toes, etc, small grain, crimson clov- CT, etc.
 Tn view of the scarcity of potash I would recommend for sweet pota- toes between 600 to 1900 pounds of a fertilizer analyzing & to 10 per cent of phosphoric acid, and to per cent of nitrogen. On very thin land would use the higher per cent of nitrogen, and on better land the lower per cent. Yours sincerely,
 c. l.. Newman, M. s.
 Professor of Agriculture.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-14

The Star this week is giving it's readers the synopsis of all the Acts passed by the General Assembly of 1917. Also the list of expenditures of Polk county for the term ending March 3i. iai7. Here is the taxpay- CTS opportunity to find out what it's servants are doing in law-makifig and money-spending.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-14

The reports say that when the British exploded a million pounds of high explosive along the German front, the Germans were panic stricken. We'll what would natur- all be expected at such time?
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-14

A bull calf of months was sold this week in Massachusetts for $53,- POO. Arkansas can raise just as good animals and at less cost when she gets rid of the ticks and sets about A-s-...
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-14
CUBA MAY FOLLOW U. S.
President Menocal Recommends q
 Military Service Law.

Havana, June 7.-president Meno- cal Wednesday sent message to congress recommending the passage of law making military service obligatory upon all native citizens on the basis of selective system as instituted in the United States.
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Help for NIT. Mount.

w. NJ. Mcdonald, W. B. Thomas and Monroe Martin have been adde to the force to assist County Clerk Will Alexander and Deputy w. P. Mount make copies of the registra- tion cards which were turned in on June to the Board of Registration.
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YOUR MISSION.
Bv s. M. orannis.

This was President Iincoln's favor iie poem. on which he was encored no less than eighteen times when II was sung at q sunday school convention at Washington. in 1864.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-14
BELGIANs STARVED TO DEATH.
Of 2,OO0 Civilians Interned, 800 Die,
 Others in Pitiable Condition.

Havre. France, June i2.-"Ac- cording to information received by the Belgian ministry of war" saws a semi-offlcial statement given out here Tuesday, Belgian civilians in- termed in German camp near Lue- beck refused to work. Out of POGO lnterned, 800 died of starvation in three months. The condition of the survivors is described as pitifulr
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-14

Teething babies always have a hard time of 1t when this process oc- CUTS Tn the hot weather. Thew do not only have to contend with pain iul gums but the stomach is dis ordered, bowels loose and the body uncomfortable. The best help you can give the little sufferer is Me GEES BABY ELIXIR. It corrects sour stomach, cools and quiets the bowels and helps digestion. Price zoe and 50c per bottle. Sold by Jack son Drug and Furniture co.-Ads.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-14

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matter of the County Judge A"t
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The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-14
Expenditures for Polk County for the Quarter ending March 31, 1917, as sup piled by Will Alexander, County clerk under provisions of Act 3.

This publication cost the taxpayers of Polk
 County SLIGO.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-14

The rules of etiquette literally ob- served destroy many comfort, as the two cannot agree.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-14

For these tnlngS we can afford to pour out blood and treasure. For these are the things we have always professed to desire, and unless we pour out blood and treasure now and succeed. we may never be able to unite or show conquering force again in the great cause of human liberty.
 The day has come to conquer or submit If the forces of autocracy can divide us, they will overcome us: if We stand together, victory is eer- tain and the liberty which victory will secure We can afford then 10 lie generous, hut we cannot afford then or now 10 he weak or omit any single guarantee of justice and se- curity."
Evening star., 1917-09-26
To TREAT AILMENTS
DUE TO SHELL SHOCK
Appropriation Proposed for
Care of Soldiers lnvaIided
Home From France.
FEDERAL HOSPITAL ANNEX

Buried in the mazes Of the gigantic war
deficiency appropriation bill is a modest
item for 5000, 900 to build semi -perma- :
nent" structures at the Government Hos
pital for the Insane, designed for the care
Of soldiers invalided back from France,
who may need treatment at that institu-
ton.
This is merely one phase In an entirely
new line of war preparation-an activity
which is considered of tremendous i'm
portance in connection with sending
American troops abroad. 1t has been
carried on so quietly that 1t has attracted
little attention.
THE United States will send to France
the finest physical specimens of man.
hood that ever went into any war" said
DR.. William A. White. superintendent of
the hospital. THAT statement is not
simply patriotism; it is based on two es-
sential facts. One is the thorough physi-
cal examination of the men for the new
National Army, and the provision for their
physical well being. But that has been
done before. We are doing it more thor
oughly this time.
Never before. however. has there been
an effort to have every man submitted to
an examination to determine his mental
and nervous stamina, nor provision to
have both officers and men in training
under observation of trained psychiatrists
and alienists."
Evening star., 1917-09-26
DIED

Isl7 Tao On rs:aiy s%sf f.
q Catherine Neitzey. Charlie Bernhardt and
Gus Bernhardt.
Funeral and interment private.
BRoDAIBB. On Tuesday, September 25. 1917.
ss a. s;4s am: John BRoDRIBB. in the sixty
Funeral vii, take place from the residence Of
BUTLER. On Wednesday. September 90, 1917.
ART sF jSSE sSrHEn Ii 1Id Beloved wife T.
Butler.
Funeral private. 27s
GALLOWAY. Suddenly, September Is. 1917.
at his residence 7s street southwest VIII
LIAM GALLOWAY. beloved husband of Willie
Funeral from his late residence Thursday, Sep
tember ~. at O'Clock. Relatives and friends
| CAMPBELL. On Monday, September a, 1917.
at 1890 Pm. KATHERINE FRASER CAMP
Funeral Thursday at 10 am. from Home for
1ncurables. Friends invited. Interment pri-
vate. %
DEARNG. Suddenly. on Monday, September "a.
| 1917. at his residence. zoos Massachusetts ave-
Funeral services Thursday. September 81. at his
i late home. Relatives and friends invited. In
| terment at Glenwood cemetery.
DERENE. On Monday. September "a. 1917, at
pm. at sibley Hospital. GEORGE W.
| beloved husband of Mary E. Derene, 123 Ten
nessee avenue northeast.
Funeral from the Holy Comforter Church Thurs
9ay!a 9ay morning. September e. at o'clock
| New York papers please copy.) 20
GRAMLIcH. On Monday, September "a, 1917,
DORA. beloved wife Of the late Peter Gram
Funeral from the Frank Geier's Sons Company
chapel. Ills 7th street northwest. Thursday.
| st. Mary's Church at O'Clock. Relatives and
friends invited. Interment at st. Mary's ceme-
| terry.
JOHNSON. On Monday, September "a, 1917, at
Freedmen's Hospital, SOPHIA JOHNSON, the
beloved mother Of Margaret and Arthur John
son. grandmother Of Lilly Thorogood and the
daughter of the late George W. and Harriet
Hutton.
Funeral from her late residence. 1241a South
Capitol street; thence to Mount Jezreu Bap-
| tist Church. corner 5th and streets south
east, Thursday. September 2T, at pm. Rel
atives and friends invited to attend. 28'
MILFORD. On Wednesday, September %, 1917.
| at O'Clock am. at his residence. All Florida
avenue northwest, GEORGE W.. beloved hus-
band of Carrie Milford
| Notice Of funeral hereafter.
koRELAND. On Sunday. September %. 1917.
at ssoESstto"wTnn st "Tn University Hospital. HOWARD
Funeral services Thursday, September II. at b
o'clock. at Holy Trinity Church. where requiem
81, vited.
PINDELL. On Tuesday, September 25,. 1917.
ELENoR W. beloved sister II william H.
Eeons undertaking establishment. 1907 7th
Funeral sri Friday. september %. a. pm. In
| terment private.
Evening star., 1917-09-26
Many Diamond Thefts Reported.

A three-stone diamond ring was
stolen from the residence of Mrs. Lena
p. Phelps, 1s45 r street, during the
past three weeks. It was taken from a
jewel case, the police were told, and is
valued at $500.
Mrs. Fannie D. La Garde, 1924 Wood
ley place. complained of the loss of a
two-stone diamond ring worth $500
1t was taken from her home dur
ing the past week, she reported.
The theft of diamond and sapphire
ring valued at $3.50 was reported by
Mrs. Gay Robertson, 1912 10th street
past week.
Miss Josephine Mclean. Shoreham
Hotel. asked the police to Investigate
the theft of $50. Her money was stolen
from the dressing room of a theater, she
says.
Evening star., 1917-09-26
FRENCH STEAMER SUNK
IN SPANISH WATERS

PARIS, Monday. September "a (de-
layed).-The French steamship Amiral
de Kersaint. 5.570 tons gross. was sunk
on September IA. after being attacked
by q submarine in Spanish territorial
waters.
The submarine opened fire from the
midst of a fleet of fishing boats, the
nresence of which prevented the steam
err from using her guns effectively.
After long combat the steamer was
sunk lust outside territorial waters.
The captain was taken prisoner on the
submarine Ten members OF ms ere"
Evening star., 1917-09-26
Cites Other Compensation.

Another compensation IL that war
has brought about already in England
an attitude toward the nervous and
mentally afflicted which 1t seemed i'm
possible to create in peace time. There
these sufferers from shell shock and
other mental stresses are not referred
to as insane nor Is any term used
which might stigmatize them. They
are treated as the physically afflicted
are treated--as persons who are Ill.
That is what we have been trying to
preach for years-that insanity is an
illness of the mind"
DR.. White explained that the Gov
ernment Hospital for the Insane now
is the only hospital for sufferers from
mental diseases open to soldiers. and
it is not known how soon 1t may be
called upon to care for soldiers brought
back who are suffering from chronic
mental or nervous disorders. The
100000 was asked for that addi-
tional units might be built as needed
There are about 150 state hospitals
for the insane, and the government
hospital will act as sort of clearing
house. sending back to the state in
firmaries soldiers whose recovery
seems matter of long time.
Matter of Conjecture.
How much II any of this service
we will be called upon to perform is
pure conjecture" said DR.. white. "All
we know Is that in peace time one
soldier in 500 needs treatment of the
kind we are equipped to give. One
would expect that ratio to increase in
war time, but 1T Will be held down,
of course, by the careful examination
and exclusion of men who are obvi-
ously unfit for the strain of fighting.
Most of the cases will be cared for
on the other side. The hospital plans
of the War Department contemplate
the establishment of units for the
treatment of the temporary cases as
near the fighting line as possible"
Evening star., 1917-09-26
GEORGE W. BOYD BURIED.
Services Held Yesterday at Summer
Home, at Cape May.

CAPE MAY. n. J.. September 26.-
The funeral Of George w. Boyd. late
passenger traffic manager of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. was held
from his summer home at noon yester-
day and was attended by large num-
Der of the officials of the railroad COM
pany.
They came by special train and re-
turned with the funeral party to Phil
adelphia, where interment was made
at West Laurel Hill. Episcopal Church
services were conducted by Rev. Paul
S. Howe, rector of the Church of the
Advent, Cape May.
Evening star., 1917-09-26
In Memoriam.


daughter, MARGARET T. BROOKS. wno
80, 1916
1t is sweet to know we will meet again
Where parting is no more,
And that the loved dearly
BY THE FAMILY
CANNON. In loving remembrance Of dear
husband and father. CHARLES s. CANNON.
who died one year ago today, September 70,
1916.
The one we loved so dearIy
And tried in vain to save
Lies in the graveyard. softly sleeping.
Where the flowers gently wuve.
BY HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER.
CANNON. In sad but loving remembrance OF
ny dear and our brother. CHARLES. SUN
NER CANNON, who departed this life one
year ago today. September 20. 1916.
Death has robbed US Of our loved one.
Whom we loved and cherished dear
1t was Charlie, yes. dear Charlie;
Can we help but shed tearr
Oh, the memory of that evening.
As stood with aching hearts,
Seeing the one we loved so dearly
Pierced by deaths most cruel darts
BY HIS DEVOTED MOTHER MRS: ELLA
EMMA PARKER AND CECILIA 4. AND
GERTRUDE CANNON.
our dear friend, CHARLES s. CANNON, who
departed this life year ago today, septem-
Der %, 1915.
Loved in life, remembered in death.
AARON AND LENA.
departed mother, Mrs. MINNIE COHEN, who
died two years ago today, September 26. 1915.
BY HER CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN.
CREAGHE. In sad but loving memory Of our
dear husband and father. PATRICK J.
CREAGHE, who died three years ago today,
September %, 1914.
Requiescat in peace. Amen.
Three sad years with all its changes,
Since death strangely bade us part;
But husband, dear. all these changes
Cannot take you from our hearts.
By oREaeh2, RE- AND pAGGHTEks. & NELLfs Il
AND LORETTA.
Gw1N. In sad but loving remembrance of my
devoted husband, WILLIAM GwIN, who de-
parted this life sixteen years ago. November
MfsEsV lsG Ha GMrS saf VINO = depsrted this iifs
fourteen years ago today, September 20. 1900.
He giyeth His s,,l he,oyes d res, or
HALL. In sad remembrance Of BEATRICE
HALL. who died September Sept ' 10, isao; M and
September 26, 1915
Unknown and forgotten by some you may be.
But the lonely spot U 70. rest dear to me-
Until we meet in he heaven again; .no,, ,o~
JONES. In sad but ,dte lsyine memory % Of my dear
mother, MAhlA JONkS, VINO Qle0 ono year
ago. September 20. 1916.
Mother, thou art gone, but not forgotten.
Fresh love shall ever be:
For long there is memory
We shall always think Of thee.
NINNI6. In sad and loving remembrance Of our
dear husband nnd father. JOHN T. MINNIs,
who departed this life one year ago today.
September &c, 1916.
HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.
ROBINSON. Sacred to the memory Of my be-
loved daughter, HYACINTH B. ROBINSON,
who departed this life four years ago today,
September 28. 1913.
II love and care could prevent,
Thy days would not be spent;
Life was desired, but God did
Eternal rest was best for thee.
By HER LOVING MOTHER, MARY ROBIN.
son.
sCHMUIovITz. In sad but loving remembrance
of BARNEY SCHMULOVITZ, who passed away
nine years ago today.
Loved in life: remembered in death.
BY HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.
WALKER. In sad but fond remembrance of
the best friend shall ever know. my devoted
mother. HELEN WALKER, who died six years
ngo today. September 90. 1911.
her S0RR0WING DAUGHTER, MRS. ISA-
BELLA WALKER LONG.
Evening star., 1917-09-26

destroyed. being regarded as the work
Of cranks. but some have been turned
over to the Department OF Justice.
Senator Chamberlain began to get
them after the draft law was passed.
They came from Wisconsin. New York.
Oklahoma and the Pacific coast: One
from Portland threatened death and
advised him to select his grave site
when he came west to attend the fu-
neral of Senator Lane.
Evening star., 1917-09-26
How It's Importance Is Gauged.

may not mean so much at first glance.
But 1t gathers import when one consid-
ers the strain, the shock and the stress
of modern warfare and the large numbers
Of men in foreign armies who have sue
cumbed to rigors they were not equipped
to stand.
Briefly. what Uncle Sam is trying to do
Evening star., 1917-09-26
Threatening LETTERS
SENT TWO SENATORS

Of Utah and Mr.. Chamberlain Of Ore
ron. recently have been the recipients
Of abusive and threatening letters from
pro-German sources. in consequence of
their activities in war legislation. Most
Of the anonymous communications were
Evening star., 1917-09-26
Duty Lifted on Troops Tobacco.

PARIS. September 26.-Tobacco sent
to American soldiers henceforth will
enter France free of duty. Similar ar
rangements already have been made as
regards British, Belgian, Russian and
Portuguese troops fighting in France.
Evening star., 1917-09-26
1 Killed, 8 Hurt in Explosion.

LOWELL. Mass. September 26.-One
man was killed and eight others in
jured yesterday by an explosion at the
plant OF the Newton Manufacturing
Company. which is engaged in making
shells for the government