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The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-23
W. E. CLINTON'S CAMPAIGN

l am not certain whether or not have any opponents at this timf However. 1 presume they are still the race in a small way This IS evi denced by the fact that l find where some parties. have been scouting thru the county and it seems that they arc meeting the people in this ways When they find man that is against Thornton they tell him to vote for Looney, since he is the strongest man. Clinton is the weak man. 1 learned that the same parties when they find man against Looney advise him to vote for Thornton, and also tell him that Clinton is the weak man. It seems that the entire fight with this. bunch of fellows is against Clinton and in some cases they say Clinton is a bad fellow.
 Now, gentlemen, can tell you peo- pie of Polk county how to find out whether or not this statement is true that these "bush whackersr are tell. ing. will say in answer to their story that l have been school director of this town for eleven years and l am now president of the board. l have also been deputy sheriff for 12 years and think if I did not stand well in my community that the good people would not keep me in those positions from time to time. It is we'll known fact that the people try to get good citizen to serve in either one of these places. l am not accusing my oppon- ents of sending these scouts through the county, but have heard 1t rum ored by some that they were backed up by some political machine or ring Now, so far as know, I am not sure whether these statements are true. have always given them credit for be- ing Christian gentlemen, and if they still remain in the race it is for you people to say whether they are con nected with any political machine oI not. l can cnly say for myself that l am not the beneficiary of any ssezz machine or ring, and should I b< your choice I will be the sheriff faz the people of Polk county the labor ing man as we'll as the banker and tho merchant. Trusting that this may meet with your approval, am.
 Yours in bond,
 w. E. Clinton, Adv. Grannis, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-23
HERTL|NG PREDICTS
 PEACE THIS YEAR,
German Chancellor Says That Events in the West Will Win the War Gloats Over Rumania and Seeks
 to Gloss Over Prussian Acts.

Amsterdam, May 19.-"I am still optimistic enough to believe we shall have peace this year." said the Ger man chancellor, Count von Hertling, in an interview with the Berlin corre- spondent of the Budapest newspaper Az Est. "I cherish firm confidence that further events in the west will bring us nearer a speedy end of the war"
 If the world should one day unite in an international peace league" added von Hertling, "Germany would unhesitatingly and joyfully join in it. Unfortunately present conditions give very little hope of that. Our desire is to win and preserve peace"
 Referring to the negotiations be- tween Germany and Austria-Hungary at German great headquarters Chan cellor von Hertling said that naturally only basic principles were discussed, the adjustment of details being left
 
 Speaks of Alliance.
 "The deepening and further devel- opment of the work begun by those great statesmen, Bismarck and An drassy.r the chancellor remarked, twill assuredly have beneficial con- seouences for Germany and Austria. I need not especially lay emphasis up- on the fact that all the efforts intend- ed to insure the improvement of Ger mano- Hungarian relations and to bring those peoples closer together have our warmest sympathy. M. Clemenceau, who indulged in the lllu- sion that he would be able to sever our firm alliance, will now be able to see from the results of our negotia- lions the fruits of his intrigues.
 aIt gives me particular pleasure, Count von Hertling said, "to address public opinion in Hungary at a mo- men. when. by the conclusion of peace with Rumania, German and Hungarian comradeship in arms has obtained for Hungary most satisfac- tory results, namely, that hence forth Hungary's frontiers will be bet ter protected against Rumanian at tack and it receives far-reaching guarantees against the repetition or similar surprises thru hostile aspira- tion of it's Rumanian neighbor.
 "T sincerely hope this proved com radeship in arms will for all time help to keep Germany and Hungary from forgetting the common interest they have in maintaining lasting friend shin"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-23
My Fellow Citizens. .


 As the election is getting near, and after visiting great number of the precincts of Polk county in my cam paign, l must say that I never knew that Polk county had so many fine people in it; and if l should not be elected do not regret the time have been out. My acquaintance with them is worth all the time and money have spent.
 When l made up my mind to make this race for sheriff, l decided to go into it with clean hands and have been fair in my campaign with my op- ponents. l have gone and will go be- fore the 28th of May into every pre- cinct in the county before the public and tell the people that if should be elected will do my very best to make one of the best sheriffs Polk county has ever had, or in other words be the criminal sheriff of Polk county.
 l believe that the duty of sheriff is to take the lead of his deputies in all criminal work. l believe in having a clean set of deputies--real peace of- ficers--and not bunch of crooks that disturb the peace and cause the peace to be disturbed in the neigh borhood. However, l am not making this charge against the Polk county deputies.
 My campaign has been before the public and not in the brush" or any other place where there was only one man for me to tell my story to. surely would have been glad if it had been so I could have met my oppon- ents in the public meetings, but up to date have never had the pleasure of meeting with them before the public except when we candidates met at Board Camp, which is Mir. Looney's home town.
 On that occasion he met with us and l asked him to get up and tell the people he was running for sheriff but for some reason unknown to me he refused to do so. I felt that if a man could not come bravely before the people and state his case, it might be that he would fail to come to the front when sheriff would be badly needed.
 Now. am forced to say, outside oi the little announcement in the paper
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-23

es, and with my friend, Gov. F. D. Gardner of Missouri, I say all who can be ciassed as pro-German in our country today I would class them as spies, and foolish spies at that. They will be so chased. too. by the wives mothers and sisters of our boys lover there" and if. they are fortunate enough to live thru this war, this classification will be like the mark of Cain" upon their faces to the end. This is our country. This is our war, and woe be unto the statesman, the citizen or alien who now finds fault and pulls back instead of doing real work to win.
 "He who is rot with us is against us."
 Yours for Justice, Humanity, Honesty and Freedom.
 K. K. Holt.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-23
NEW GARAGE FOR MENA.
A. A. Zachary Will Head New Zach
 ary Motor Company.

A new garage will soon be opened in Mena, and will be known as the Zachary Motor Company, with A. A. Zachary as the head of the firm. The opening will be within the next week, it is thought, depending upon the arr rival of machinery and tools, and will be in the building on DeQueen street directly back of the Star Hotel. The concern will move to the Hope build ing, corner Janssen avenue and De Queen street as soon as it is made ready for use. They will be author ized Polk county agents for the Over land car. H. W. Storey will be in charge of the mechanical department.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-23
BEARING DOWN ON
 FOOD ORDERS
W. I. Green, Federal Food Adminis- trator for Polk County, Insists That Rules Be Obeyed-Send Sugar
 Canning Receipts to Him.

County Food Administrator W. |. Green, in the letter given below, gives stress to the fact that the food regula- tions are to be obeyed, and that the person who will report such viola tions will be favoring the country. The ruling regarding the handling of sug- ar receipts for sugar for canning, is somewhat modified, in that receipts are sent to the county administrator, and not to Hamp Williams, as has been the rule heretofore. The letter follows:
 q am glad to say that most of the merchants of the county are cooper ating with the food administration in the conservation of food, but am sorry to hear that there are a few who do not yet comply with the rules in sell ing flour and sugar, and will ask that anyone knowing of any merchant vio- lating these requirements will prompt ly report same to me.
 "The receipt required to be signed by the customer in selling sugar for canning purposes may hereafter be mailed to W. l. Green, Mena, Ark, in stead of to Little Rock as stated on the blank receipt.
 "W. I. Green. Food Administrator for Polk Coun-
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-23
D. E. E. HOLT LEAVES MESSAGE.
Left Sunday Morning to Take Up Du.
 ties With Fighting Forces.

pr. E. E. Holt, who left Sunday morning to join the officers Medical Reserve Corps at Camp Jackson, South Carolina, left a message with The Star indicating his reasons for volunteering his services to his coun- try, which follows;
 We feel that this announcement is essential and due our friends:
 We did not leave St. Louis on &C., count of the war, but we came to Mena a year or two sooner than we had expected for that reason. Tn St. Louis we had all the things for which ambitious men strive except our ideal of home. This we found in Mena.
 No man in Polk county apprecIa.es the associations of his family, the comforts of real home, nor the pur- suit of life, liberty and happiness more than myself, and l am now of fering my services to my country. l go in the officers Medical Reserve Corps.
 We are satisfied with our corn bread, sorghum and liberty.
 Let the kaiser keep his sauer kraut, sausage and kultur. We feel that this is war of liberty and language.
 l love liberty and l speak English. We feel that with all the kaiser's 40 years of preparedness, his arrogant and lying propaganda, his pensioning of mothers of large families during the past several years, only to lead them to useless and mel ciiess siaus h. ter now are only some of the indIca- tions of his gyroscopic brain and oru- tality and that he has yet to learn the simple fact that he cannot shoot his domineering ideas of militarism into the hearts that have once been fiiled with the principles of justice, human ity and freedom.
 The "man with the hoe" and the American soldier will destroy this thistle. We will teach him that there are other pursuits in this life more honorable than being an officer in his so-called imperial army"
 Let us not wait until Galveston, New Orleans or New York have oecn bombarded to begin to do "our bit"
 What we may be behind in 3fe- meditated preparedness, let us make up in the spirit of consistency.
 Let us keep the home fires burning, economically support the ehurcnes and schools. look after the deserving poor and give all the balance to the one sole purpose of knocking some common sense into this diabolical de- mon.
 How any man, woman or child can come to the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave" to make their daily bread and butter and still yearn to see this insane monster win is be- yond all understanding But such freaks exist and it bshooves us to be- ware of the man who buys liberty bond today and starts a million dol lar fire tomorrow, or the man who waves an American flag with one hand and carries bomb in the other Such men deserve worse than the poor ignorant soldier in the kaiser's trench
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-23

will have to pay interest on their Liberty Bonds.
 A New York "slacker" who wap' convicted last year for obstructing the draft law, is now of age himself and is claiming exemption on ths grounds that he has been tried ard convicted for an offense against his country.
 According to Punch soldier wrotk T letter home recently that read lihe this: q am sorry l cannot tell yuu where l am, because am not allowed to say. But venture to state that k am not where I was, but where wes before left here to go where I have just come from.s
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-23
BRIsKy sIDELIGHTs ON WAR.
 (By Festus Farady).

Don't get confused, William the Damned and the Kaiser, are both one and the same person.
 Book sellers inform MS that our "Sammies" are already inquiring at the stores for guide books to Berlin. 6
 Tobe Spilkins says the hardest battle he had to fight was to make up his mind he must fight and would fight.
 Paper soles is an old trick in shoe making, but now as paper has gone so high inventors are trying to get substitute for it.
 Those are patriotic persons indeed who have been inquiring at the banks over the country to know when they
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-23
nourishing blood

Food Administrator for Polk Coun
 ty."
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-23
Whale Meat Used by Norwsrians.

Christiania, May TIA number of whales caught on the west coast of Norway have supplied the first whale meat ever offered on the open market in Christiania for human food The meat, to total of several tons, was sold quickly at prices ranging from 9 to 12 cents pound
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-23
DOWN THREE GERMAN PLANES
American Aviators Bag Enemy Craf'
 in Toul Sector-Five Decorated.

With the American Army in France, May 16.--American aviators yester- day shot do~n three German planes in the Toul ector. Five American aviators were later decorated with the French war cross.
 A heavy Darrage was laid down Dy the Germans on American positions northwest of Toul yesterday, but no infantry attack developed. The Amer jeans in the line at all times during the firing were ready for the enemy.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-23

Pure, nourishing blood makes healthy flesh, good muscles and a strong vitality. The reverse is the case when the blood is poor. To drive out impurities and enrich the blood take Prickly Ash Bitters. It is a most efficent blood and system puri- fer and system regulator. Price SIPS per bottle. Gunnels Drug Store and Jackson Drug X Furniture Co, special agents. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-23
PLAN To INcREAsE BIRTHs.
Germany Proposes to Force Marriage
 Before goth Year Is Passed.

London, May 17-The German commission appointed to examine the decline in the birth rate in Germany has reported recommendation for compulsory marriage of Germans be- fore their goth year is passed, ac- cording to dispatch to the Daily Ex- press from Amsterdam.
 Financial assistance would be grant ed by the state, according to this plan, which provides penalties for those failing to comply Provision also is made for the punishment of married courles who remain childless
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-23
State of Arkansas, County of Polk

State of Arkansas, County of Polk --ss.
 We, Frank F. Rork, President, and s. P. Pigg, Cashier, of the above named Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of our knowledge and be- lief.
 Frank F. Rork, President.
 s. P. pigg, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th of May, 1918. My commission expires May 9 1920 (SeaI) K. H. Skinner,
 Notary Public. Attest: Frank F. Rork, s. P. Pigg, Directors.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-23
ro cure q Cold in Uns Day.

rake LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine. t stops in the rerst, and Headache and works of the Soio.
 5raggisfs refund money If 1t fsiis 70 eeds' 1a K " GROVES s'zrasurc on eaen oe~'
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-23

Now is the time to defeat Prussias next war.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-30
NEW KIND Of CALOMEL
SAFE AND DELIGHTFUL

The new kind Of calomel, known as
Colotabs, retains all of the good medi-
cinal virtues of the old style caomel,
yet is entirely purified from all the nau-
seating, disagreeabl- and dangerous
qualities You car, therefore, cal what
you please and go where you please,
Wlth,no loss of time from your work.
One Calotab at bedtime, with swal-
low of water-that' all. Next morn
lug you awake feeling fine, your liver
cleansed, your. system purified and with
hearty appetite for breakfast Gallo
tabs are sold only in original, sealed
packages, price only thirty-fve
cents. Your druggist recommends
them and will refund your money if YOU
are not delighted-(Adr)
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-30
PROPER TREATMENT FOR OAT SMUT

Atlanta, Ga, August.-(Special y
The loose smut of oats which is CON-
mon in Georgia may cause great deal
OF damage to the oat crop under IA
vorable weather conditions. In some
cases the loss from this disease NAV
be from 10 per cent to 20 per cent.
Since it is so easy to control, there
is no excuse for planting untreated
seed and running the risk of having dis
eased oats.
FormaIdehyde Treatment
Take one pint of commercial for
maldehyde to 80 gallons of water !;
place the seed in heaps on tight
hoor and sprinkle thoroughly with this
solution as the seed are shoveled back
and forth so as to wet every grain;
cover the pile with sacks soaked in
the solution and leave for two or three
hours and then spread out to dry.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-30

Caution: The seed should not be
left in piles too long, or the germi.
mating qualities of the seed may be
injured. If the seed is to be sown
by hand broadcast, it may be sown
at once before allowing to dry. AS
even after drying the seeds are swollen
somewhat, it is best to set the ma.
chine so as. to plant enough more seed
to make up for this swelled condition
Of the grain.
Treatment Of Seed Wheat
1t is a good plan to treat all seed
wheat with formaldehyde solution be-
fore planting it, as this will destroy
the spores causing the sinking smut
of wheat In treating wheat, how.
ever, use only one pint Of formalde-
hyde to 40 gallons of water; otherwise
the method of treatment is the same
as for oats.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-30
Harris A. Cling, Adjt. General.
SEN. ELKINS VALET WRITES
FROM CAMP GORDON

Troy McRell was formerly head wait
er at the LIE Grant I'd waited IN C |,
Elklns at the hotel for several years.
He wos drafted this spring and sen, to
Camp Gordon by the local board. The
letter !, lows.
4C6 Reserve Bn. @. M. c., Co. "A
Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga.
Aug. 9th, 1918
Col. o. H. Elkins
Fitzgerald, Ga,
Dear Sir =. am sure that you will be
surprised to hear from me at this date
although | promised you that would
write you before | left. but that had
slipped yonr remembrance owing to the
fact that man in yonr position having
so many tn ngs on your mind that is
thought by me, if not by you, to be more
important than a missive from me.
The epistlc leaves me Well and doing
likewise in every respect; for | am still
on my same old job and you very we'll
know that when am handling a av
that am at home with the good peop-
lie SO to speak.
We have just had large shipm Mt
this week. they are on their way Just
where, we are at loss to say, hut am
sure on one thing that is this they have
left this dear old place. | am almost
like the song, II feel like my time ism
long, but when ever the time does come
| can say as the poet said Here am
send Me-" During your daily CONVEX
sation extend to your many friends my
bet regards to them.
l am very truly yours,
TROY McRELL
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-30
By JESSE F. GELDERS
Oklahoma City, Okla.

The president has spurned the rule of
lawless might.
The acts OF mobs, he says, are vile
to human sight
For ey'ry criminal, if such in truth
he be.
There is a legal and fitting pen
atty
Now may the wielders of the torch
and hempen rope,
Like Scolded children, pout and sulk
and NOPE.
For shame! That Wilson. standing at
our nations head,
Should be compelled to notice mid
night rapine red!
And STOPPING, recognize the coward
traits of those,
Who settled scores and crime in any
way they chose!
Alas for them who under cover of
the night,
And masked, or in their rabid num-
bers finding might,
Shrieked forth on rampage, ever seek
ing to condone
Acts which they feared, or even
scorned to do alone!
Despise the man. so craven, low, .hat
he'd pollute
The flag and drape it DER the doings
OF brute!
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-30
TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND
FRIENDS

Realizing that something must be
done about this delivery service, tax
ing into consideration the scarcity OF
labor. the opening of the public
schools, and knowing it will be i'm
possible to get delivery boys and
from an economic and patriotic
standpoint, we. as butchers of Fitz-
gerald, have decided to discontinue
the delivery service until conditions
are changed. AS everyone knows
meats of all kinds have advanced
from &c to g per pound, therefore we
deem 1t patriotic duty to cut every
expense possible to help with this
great war, believing ii will meet with
the approval of the general public,
we are disseminating the delivery
service September lst.
we are yours to serve,
STAR MARKET.
By G. M. Williams.
CITY MARKET.
By w. II. Fountain.
PALACE MARKET.
By S. p. Register.
WILLIAMS MARKET,
By ]. NJ Williams.
T. |. GRIFFIN.
PETE BOSTICK, Col.
G.. T. CASIN. Col. ST
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-30
Good TO Whistle or SInu.

OF course the fellow who whistles
at his work is likely to annoy some
one near him who is nervous and irri-
table, but the whistling Is good omen.
Singing awakens the emotions, and
whether man can carry tune or
not, something breaks loose inside him
something gives way and permits
him to enter more heartily into any
service or celebration provided he, too,
can lift his voice with the others.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-30

Mrs H. O. Horn following message from the War
Department. 1--WE deeply inform you officially
reported that Pvt John c. Horne Inf nacon de-
gree undetermined Date undetermined Department has no
further information
Harris A. Cling, Adjt. General
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-30

is with various kinds of anticipation school children are
looking forward to their meeting with Dear in September
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-08-30
Cast Iron Rust Proof.

For many purposes cast iron is pref.
cradle to steel because II is comnara,
lively rust proof.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-25
Nonteuo spur and these fell into the

Monteuo spur and these fell into the
hands Of the vtctors.
1t was not expected there would be
great captures Of Austrian guns. be-
cause Of tho flooded river. tho enemy
having not been able to transfer many
OF his big pieces across the stream.
These earlier advices also indicated
that q rapid advance by the Italians
mus. not be expected as the Austrians
had some twenty divisions in reserve.
which was formidable force to reckon
with and 1t was thought probable there
would be strenuous Austrian resistance
a. the bridgeheads on the left bank OF
tho Piave which were we'll fortified.
However. it was pointed out should
the cavalry which General Diaz has
thrown across the river succeed In out
Thanking these bridgehcads the task OF
forging ahead would be considerably
lcss difficult.
II is thought possible the enemy
would launch an attack around the
Asiaeo plateau with the object OF driv-
Ing a wedge in here and thus giving
him chance 10 rcorranizc while the
Italian attention was thus distracted.
Meanwhile the italian artillery is
being systematically advanced towart
the P!ave and with the captured Aus
trian guns and the rccapturcd Italian
artillery is heavily bonbardinG the re-
treating huStrians. Bridges already
have been thrown across the river by
tho Italians