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The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15

the school boys and others are idle and wander into the nearby hills.
 Some years ago the officials of the National Forest declared they were going to stop this sort of thing For a season or so they made some pre- tense of doing so. but not in recent years. Mayor Smith is authority for the statement that these officials were notified of Che present fire but no result is apparent
 Aside from direct personal in- conenience and loss, these fires are an injury to the forest growth. They destroy young trees and consume the decaying vegetation that fur nishes plant food and conseryes the moisture that makes tree growth possible.
 There may be no way to stop this class of vandalism. but there should be.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
| CnsII-Y NANnAlIsM.

Last sunday fire was started in the woods north of Mena and since That lime number Qf persons haze spent hours in lighting the fires n order Co saAe properlS and have been only partially successful
 During ihe lime the people of Mona have suffered much discom- fort fram ,l4o dense pal of smoke that has euFeloned the oily each night.
 1hefa Little doubt bui this liga was s eut last sunday by oa er more f bunch of boys from town They mag hake done I llifH p0ee careles-ness Ag thrown gaf- eite a a nniai me lhe dry grass l aag As lMM misei Dr nure aas asisn
 Hardly saase as n n year tai ga hiag i kind le occurred. Observers iis uoled tha t almost invariably hap pens on Saturday or sunday when
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
LEGAL NOTICES.
Notiee to Ouiet and ConIlrm TIlIe

NOtlee to Uliict ana NOnHflh ihic
 Notice is hereby given that on the 9th day of November. t9iI \. [. hlg- ginbottom filed in my office his pel- ton to the Chancery Court of P0A County. Arkansas, wherein he petl.. lions the court by it's decree to qules and confirm his title to the follow ing described lands situate in Poa County, Arkansas, tO-wit Part oi the SWH SW14 Sec. 20. T , s. k d w., more particularly dcscrlDep S follows: Beginning AS feet AoFm : deg. B min West from the StFulh. east corner of the SWh sN A ~ Section 20 in Township 3 soull, Range 3i West, and running seula 80 deg. 10 min, West 200 iees, thence North 9 deg. 90 min. Wess foo feet: thence North so deg min. West 200 feet; and tleiies South deg. 50 min East l0O ieet w the place of beginning.
 Now therefore, all persons cam. ing any right. title or interest n said lands or any part thereon, aas warned and called upon to appees in said court within six weeks llvln this date and show cause, II ssY there be, why the title of sald peals. pa. tioner in and to said land should Ii'' be in him quieted and coniifiiie,i' If
 Witness my hand and the sea, ro VI said court this the 9th day oi wv yemher 1917. ,n lSEAL) OWEN PARhbh
 Clerk of the Chancery Court oi
 Polk County, Ark.
 Adv ist pub. Nov i5.
 Last pub. Dee. 20. 1917.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
N9tice of filing of Petition to Quiet
 and Confirm Tile

Noiiee E hereby given on ihis i2th aaN al November. i9l7. that D R v eaYaf has filed his petition in inc tt.ilaneefv Court 0f Polk Conntv Ar- hansas. askine that his lille be g99ied and confirmed in and lo inc leiill.,.'Mlne described lands. to-wif
 The Northeast Quarfer of inc 'SeeulliMesl Quarter Of Seciion K township ! South, Range 32 West ; of Eiie fiitli Principal Meridian in f9,s eoanly Arkansas. "
 therefore. all persons who elain, afN interest in and lo the above de- sefiiled tract of land are notified fo hhheaf in ine Chaneery Court os rols tepnly. Arkansas. al inc firsi a'er''eg ei the court after publieas .itil oi thN notice for six weeSs and snow .ls, cause, if any there he. why fhe llNe ol The petitioner sho,lja mi ho taleleu and confirmed in him
 owen under fnv hand tbis ionh aaS Vl November. 1917.
 OWEN PARKER Clarls AuN ist pub. Nov. i5.
 i-sSl .sptih ptih. Dec 20 1917.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
FINE MEETING AT POTTER.
School and Community Activity
 Meet Success

Dr. H, R. Getz, the Rev. T. A. Park, Supt. W. Homer Pigg and Miss Anna Woods, county home uemonstratOr, composed party that attended meeting Monday night held in the New Potter school under the direction of A. s. Daniel and Mrs. Clark, the teachers.
 The program partook of the na- ture of school and community actiy- lties, the school rendering a pro gram of patriotic songs, songs which rang with the spirit of war times A quintet of ladies of the school, rendered with genuine mus ical vim, the song, Stand by the Good Old U. S. A
 Miss Anna Woods outlined the work that it is proposed to carry on during the coming year by the home demonstration department The Rev. T. A. Park gave a short talk full of inspiration to the pupils. and patrons, giving incidents in his experience that were helpful and inspirational to the hearers.
 Miss Irene Thornton. who is teaching the Gam school, varied the program by reading Seeing Things at Night, by Eugene Fields Supt W. Homer pigg told of his efforts to make Polk county schools the best in the state. and urged eo- operation between the teachers pupils and patrons to the end that the schools may teach and uplift every phase of community life. pr. Il. R. Getz, in charge of tick eradi- cation. spoke briefly concerning his work, stating that he was enthnsi- astic because the people with whom he IS working are enthusiastic. and are anxious to rid the county of inc tick. so that the quarantine may b. raised
 Taken all together, the meeting was fine community gathering and likely is just the beginning of concerted action between the teach CTS and patrons of the New paffop school.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
THANKSGIVING.

President Wilson and Governor Brongh have each issued lengthy proclamations declaring Thursday November %, to be official Thanks giving day In addition they each specify many reasons for thanksful- ness in this country and urge that we celebrate the day in the proper spirit of gratitude. And we should do ii We should appreciate the good things We have and the bad things We have not When we give serious thought Co the conditions in each of the other great nations uf the world at tnis time we can sec where we are ia ky why we shoald be truly thankful.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
TO STOP EXCESSIVE SPEND
 ING BY AMERICAN PEOPLE
s2 .OOO. 100000 Issue of War Savings Certificates Co Be Printed, and
 Sold Thru POStOfficeS.

Washington, Nov. IA campaign will be launched shortly to make the most extravagant people in the world the most thrifty.
 The stern necessities of war will ferret out from American life its one besetting sin-excessive spend ing. This, at least, will be the aim of the war savings campaign to raise more funds for the national war-chest.
 A S2,000,000,000 issue of warsaw ings certificates, in denominations as low as s5, and running for five years. will be offered some time this month by the treasury department. It will mark an innovation in gov ernlnent financing.
 The certificates. which will be on sale at postoffices and all other gov ernmental agencies turnout the country. are designed to appeal to the man and the woman of limited means. The general interest rate for the entire issue will be 1 per cent.
 It is planned to sell the certificates by way of stamps and postoflice books. Thus the children's dime bank can be effectively mobilized for the government.
 Certificates will be redeemable any time before maturity at the request of the holder, allowing interest at a rate slightly less than per cent.
 Tt is vitally necessary that the American people should practice savings on a large scale during the progress of the war" said Secretary McAdoo today. This new plan will give every man, woman and child in America, no matter how small his means, the opportunity to do some thing to help the government"
 Economists, who have long up- braided Americans for their care free spending, see benefits of far reaching importance in the new war-savings campaign. The cru sade will be one of education Just as important as the actual raising of two billion dollars, officials de- clare, is the medication of thrift habits turnout the country.
 Frank A. Vanderlip, president of the National City Bank now a dol lar-a-year employee of the govern ment, has perfected plans for the gigantic campaign. He is assisted by Henry Ford, Mrs. George Bass, of Chicago, Frederic A. Delane, member of the Federal Reserve Board Eugene Meyer, Jr. and Charles A. Paine of Boston.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
CHINA IN PROTEST TO U. S.
nwilling Co Abide by Agreement
 Made With Japan.

Washington. .NoV i2 Formal protest against the agreement be- Tween the United States and Japan reearding China was lodged at the State Department today by Dr.. k. Wellington Roo, the Chinese minis ter on instructions from his gov ernment.
 The text of the document left by the minister was not made public. but 'it is understood that China 0b- iects io any such action aiIeting its interest without reference Co the wishes of the Chinese people them. selves,
 H is probable Chat while the State Department and the Japanese for eien office will respond at an early date with explanations and decisra- Lions of the absence af any sinister designs upon China there will be no extended diplomacy exchanged on She subject of the protests.
 Bemad the Chinese objection Co the mann in which the American Japanese understanding was neg0~ t'aled is tue view i IS an unjust and dangerous theory that any nation h8s alright ia assert q claim Q supp p8si interests in another country without the ialters e0nsani See retary IansiH in announcing ihe aafeemeRt. llY witch lapans spe- lef+f s,,tofa1t ,o ffhsrsa fe ,.Ahf1f i4t, 4 and both countries reailirm the
 open doer peliey and pleiisa sae in- dependence and ierriiorl9l integrity 0f China made fl clear the United States always has recognized and has asserted it's special interests in an0.her country based upon pro- ninauity TAe chinese government, however is understood 10 be unwill- ing to subscribe to sden q doctrine.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
PAY HoNoR TO AMERICAN DEAD
Ia Touching Ceremony France Es-
 tends It's Thanks t0 Three

With the American Army in France. Nov. 7-tDelayed) The first three American soldiers killed m ihe trenches ia France lpniqhi. are sleeping in French soil. hanorad iy the American army and the neo- p'e and army of France. Their final lnterment took place yesterday.
 With guard of French nfanfrv- mn in their picturesque uniforms Nl red and horizon ll0e slandins on one side and a detachment of Anier- iean soldiers on the other he nae wrapped sackt 6 were lowered into the grave 9 bHgler blew tans ana ihe batteries oi the front fired min ule guns I'm French officer eam- mandins ibe division in this soelor paid tribute t0 the fallen Americans h conclusion he said.
 Private Enriehti Private cresh- aml Private Hayl Tn the name m Franse l thank you God reeeiya yonr souls farewell1
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
MONDAY, NOVEMBER lS, lsI,
 Beginning at 1P.M

the following real and persop.
 property. My Suburban HOme-l0 acres land i acres broke, 3 more ready e blow; 5 acres woods pasture. good Broom house, barn hd cribs; fine spring and spriDs house; 1 mile east of postofIice ti50-lb. Mare, 9 years old; in good condition; work anywhere. Two Cows, one fresh in January one fresh in spring; both giving milk.
 One yearling Heifer; one spring HeifeP.
 One large Sow, red. Good i-horse Wagon, almost new. Chain Harness. Farm Implements and Tools. Household Goods and other articles too numerous to mention. Terms to Suit Bankable Note This is a good little suburban home, all ready to go into and live comfortably with a fair amount of effort. Personal affairs call me elsewhere and I will sell everything on the day set. No postponemenis. The worse the day the better ihe bargains.
 ]. l. SMELL, Owner. Latimer. AuctiGneer Mena, Ark,
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
T. $. Connally Writes About the War
 Preparations as He Sees Them.

Paris Island s C.. Nov. 3. l9i7 To The Meua Star Nena Ark.
 Gentlemen Being resident If Polk county previous to the war aud reader Of the dear old Sfar I Thought probably some af lhe sab- scribers might be interested in read- ing a few lines from 8 marine
 My father sent me an issue af Ebe Star some time ago which contained several letters from Che Polk eoa1ly heys who are now serving in the several branches of the service. Among al ! saw none from the .na- rlus.
 The course as a marine recruit iaNHNes twelve weeks training Aft er lhe twelve weeks are up they are usually sani somewhere for further training We now are on our last wreck The work ai ilrsi Is very hard an anyone who has not been used i4 iab0ring Our drill periods arc aat very lona all depending on the com panys aptitude in picking up tha different movements r tstsay are Qniek. snappy and en ihe alert she drill period is cut much shorter
 Besides the manual Of arms. we have physical drills and exercises whieh are very interesting and are equally as beneficial to the muscular development of the body Most all Inc boys have gained in weight since
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
NOVEL PLAN OF RAISING MONEY.

Peter McWilliam, in from Acorn today. called attention to an ef- fective method of raising funds for the Red Cross, that was adopted m roulon, I'll, by W. w Wright, for merly we'll known at Mena as one of the owners of the Slatington slate properties Mfr. Wright is a breeder of fine cattle and gave q calf to the cause This was sold at auction and brought $500, and the purchasers immediately gave the animal to the Red Cross again, and it will be re- sold, all the money to go to the same cause.
 This would be a good time for some Polk county patriot to start a like move for the Y. NJ. c. A. War Work fund. Why not?
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
Notice to Confirm and Quiel TlllF.

Notice is hereby given hat oll p, ,n. 9th day Of November, 1917, iqe hun lpy van and C. w. Lambert iiled ill m ary a,y office their petition to the Lhanoe,3 sas Court of polk County, Arkalils9h,, hy wherein they petition the collIl .nsir sT its decree to quiet and confirm ,ands .uai title to the following descrlpeu ia4o- ie- situate in Polk County. ArkansSass,, s wit: The SWh NWA Of sectleoh aii and the NEIL SEA of Section y s,i % in Township ? South, hal'sc West. ,na-
 Now therefore. all persons elsnPia saia ing any right. title or interest l 'ar are lands or any part thereof ig warned and called upon io apppeen, enon, said court within six weeks agv gr this date and show eause oif- f there be. why the title of sall i0h he ti0ners to said lands should ny in them quieted and conllrhleee., ee.t of
 Witness my hand and the seq yo- said court this the 9th day ~ vember, ioi7 ayrp SEAL OWEN PAitkhh
 Clerk of the Chancery Court "
 Polk County, Arkansas
 Adv isi pub. Nov. i5.
 Last pub. Dec. 20. 1917.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
POISON THOUSANDS OF SHEEP?
Arizona Ranch Owner Sees Plot in
 the Bia Loss.

Tucson, Ariz, Nov. 6.-Food Ad- ministrator T. A. Riordan has re- ceived reports of the death, it is thought by malicious poisoning, of several thousand sheep which had been grazing in Navajo county.
 Edward Sawyer, prominent Northern Arizona sheep owner, said today the stomachs of the stricken animals show the Things eaten away as from the action of powerful mineral poison. Several of the stomachs have been sent Co the Az riepltural Department at Washing ton for analysis.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
Polk County Boy in Camp Pike.

Dear Star Readers; I have been thinking of writing to you Star Readers for some time, and did once, but Mr. Waste Basket happened to be at home and got my note. But as it's 50 near Thanksgiving, I'm hop ing for better luck
 This is a special pay day and all the boys are feeling good and these Ten Dollar Williams look good to us, but most of us bought three Lib- erty Bonds, so we get only Sl5. To give you an idea how soon we are to leave, our captain told us to take care of our money that we might need it any day Every two hours today 500 boys left for Alex andria. La, and I'm sure we would have been gone but our regiment Is under quarantine for the measles
 There are i05 have the measles today. and you can imagine how pretty the Polk county boys are
 Most of us boys are in the same company and those who are net. w. see often
 Ne have been issued full supply of clothes now and the next thing we expect is an Eddy rifle and a hayonet l6 inches long, which, of course, sounds like war
 ] guess some of the boys who were not drawn will want to eo along when we start to France. but you boys must stay at home and make something for us to eat
 We boys have d good ! NJ. C. A., and we sure do appreciate t They do many nife thlngs for us
 We generally go to Little Rock on Saturday and all enjoy seeing the sights in our capital eity
 X large crowd of we boys visited the penteniiary last Sunday and we ull decided thai w. had rather Ae anywhere else
 guess ] had better quit
 am almost sure I'll he 8i Aiev- andria. Ia ny the time Wriie again
 Yours lpulv
 Robert l.. DOf0ueh
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
Warnino Order.

In Che Chancery Court ol
 County Ark. " N M Bronsion Plaintiff Fs' e,cen Loewen and katharina Lo'" Defendants. and The Defendants. ]. w LoeNella "' io 6aiharina l.Oewen are Wafhtahp tah,riy anpear in this court withlh ~ If days and answer the coilpiN"' the Plaintiff. NJ. M Bronsloh oI If Witness m~ hand and tna s,e,,,- se@s said court this 9th day oi NoN'N Der, 1917. o,ork
 OWEN pAaKER. Llefe1 AtlN isf pub. Nov. i;i.
 Last pub. Dec {. i9iT
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15

We don't know what is is. but we hope that bolsheviki thing over in Russia will be drowned or frozen to death. Just about time we have gotten used to 'maximalist" and "minimalist," "Kerenskyp and "Kor- niloff'' another set of revolutionists bobs up with some impossible titles, Bolshevikil Bahl
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
PUBLICSALE

l will sell at public auction at m, place one mile east of the Ne0, postoflice, opposite the Ozark BaO,s
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15

Those Russians have the Mexi- cans beaten to a standstill in this revolution business-there's more of 'em and more room in which to rev. olufe.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
Robert |, Doroueh K, 3i6 Inf. Camp Pike. Ark

There Is more Catarrh in sbis section 9f t4e country than all other diseases edt toN the1 and for years .t was sup- pctsa 90 De iaenrabls. Doctors pre- ietN lc 7i rgusea g. and by constant iy atl4nE o aure NIta igea treatment te. ctatrh ls ip tiE aeuged hy con-
 lgtioHa RAf4 Hs afpre re- Eaia Hails tatafee F. 3 hnarT aRti- tateHa v
 tleu N4 fa fsfffGr6t
 5ar aAy aa
 galeeo. ohio
 sold lat4. .vc
 Balls KAmlly plls fer cona.lpasioa
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
Gard Of TlunEs.

We wish 0 thank our many friends and neighbors for tAem Kindness and aid to 9ur Dear f band and Father T ! Hansara a,id us. during his illness and death and should occasion occur we tlst we may be able to return such faA- ore
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15

Russia having overthrown her provincial government and deposed kerensky, the one man who seemed to stand out with the marks of a patriotic leader, is now to ask Ger many for separate peace There is only one more step to be expelled You may guess what it is.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15

With the Polk County Medical Society solidly behind the preiect for a hospital in Mena, the way seems clearer for the realization of Inc hone.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
Mrs. I. ]. Hansard

Mrs. I. ! Hansard
 Mir. and Mrs. ". NJ. Hansard Mr and Mrs. R. II. Hansard Mir. and Mrs T 0. Hansard Adv. 46 it.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-15
TRAINING FOR i MARINE.

HN0UuUarIoFS INfnnanY, Fourth Texas Infantry.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-08
NOT WAR OF CONQUEST

In his speech last week urging
speedy legislation Senator Schall
said: "As long as the tragedy of bat
tie is distant from our shores it is
hard to sense its actualities.
"We have long way to go to un-
derstanding. We devise fine-sound-
ing slogans, and repeat them. Our
women, fashionably gowned and Jew
eled, gather around <he tea table and
make bandages or knit But when
it comes to real sacrifice, we have
not tasted it; we are not considering
it; it has become no part of our ma
tional life. Our energies are content
to be dissipated in futile fads. Why
it is that Germany is licking the
world? Ii is because every mAn,
woman, and child within her borders
feels that they are at war. Whether
anybody is watching them or not,
they are devoting their life to the
nation at war. s'Du sollst enthehren,
sollst enthehren!" (Sacrifice, sacri-
ficeD Goethe's immortal refrain beats
out in their daily lives. There Nthe
war is the nations business, to which
every energy, every nerve, is strain
ed. Here the war is the treasure
ground of certain members of big
business, the Spectator in food
stuffs. If this war weeds out the
drones in this country, from Indus
trial Workers of the World hobo to
society trifier, it will be a precious
thing. The day of trivial things is
passing. Nonessentials must drop
below the surface. This is not war
of conquest America has nothing to
gain from entering the war, except
tho raroc nr.xyoffoV 80 hor. nnJoo - III
erty, and her influence to that end
among the nations of the world. And
we must not let party questions rise
up between US and our patriotic duty.
"Let us be thrifty, frugal, patri-
otto, ready to sacrifice. Let selfish
ness and individualism bow to the
good of the whole nation. Let us
leave nothing to chance, and let the
prime business Of each Of us be wag-
ing and winning the war. Let us bear
necessary suffering cheerfully, but
do not let us endure, nay, invite, I'M
necessary suffering for the poor by
delaying any longer to take this most
necessary step. American energy can
make possible the impossible.
Wars have been won heretofore by
the superiority of one instrument, a
catapult, a musket, an infantry or
cavalry formation, a monitor,
knived chariot has spelled victory.
This war to the uttermost of mechar-
ical invention digs into the earth,
turks beneath the sea, weaves into
the clouds, and lays tribute not on
one weapon, but on every form Of ac-
tivity that can be focused on an en-
envy. 1t is the migration of nations
to. the front. 1t will be won by SUI
perior mechanism, supported by SUI
premest courage and supremest faith
and sacrifice"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-08
PRISONER WRITES. "A
UNIQUE LETTER HOME

When the State House of Correction
IN ionia was making shirts in one OF
its departments during the late r. Z.
Watkins management twenty-seyen
years ago, prisoner in the shirt de-
partment wrote home to his parents
in another state as follows:
Dear Father and Mother:
"Of course you wonder what has be-
come Of your rowing son. Well, fact
is, decided to settle down for time,
having accepted position for year
in q shirt factory near the little city
Of lonia, Michigan. The factory is
pleasantly situated on a hill, some dis
lance from town, so a large boarding
house for employees is run in conenc-
ton, and fortunately have room
by myself. The work is not hard, but
combining and monotonous,and wear
les me SO much have not been down..
town an evening since came. You
will be surprised to learn that with
other employees have attended
church every Sunday. Am not inn
proving? The general superintend-
ent is good-hearted chap. He has
placed good library and bathrooms
in the building for use of workers and
even furnishes US with uniform work.
ing clothes, but the rules are rather
strict, all lights out at certain hour,
all arise at sound of gong, and if you
could see US march down the halls to
breakfast it would remind you of a
military school. Well, you can Judge
from this letter that / am fairly well
situated and prosperous. However,
don't think will be home for
visit until my contract with the firm
expires. Give my regards to all and
write me care shirt factory on the
hill
"Yours lovingly,