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The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-04

called upon the states for some 10000 skilled artisans and, will shortly call upon the states for 10000 yoang men, graduates of grammer schools, who will be sent before the first of April to various technical and other schools thruout the United States for two months course of training. Regular ly thereafter, an increasing stream of selected men will be sent thru educa- tional and other training institutions for this purpose.
 To sum up, it may be said that there will be no sudden withdrawal of great numbers of men from the ranks of industry and agriculture during the coming summer but that men will be drawn in relatively small groups turnout the year in such way as to create the least possible interference with industry and agriculture. Men in deferred classes as we'll as men in Class 1 will he selected in small num- bers either on account of their special technical qualifications or for the pur- pose of sending them to schools where they will be given an opportunity to acquire such qualifications.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-04

promulgated authorizing agricultural students in their senior year in land grant colleges to enlist in the Enlisted Reserve Corps of the Quartermaster's Department provided their class standing is such as to place them in the upper third of their class. By this means it will be possible to defer the draft call of such young men in order to enable them to perfect themselves as agriculturists and thereafter to protect them in such services as it may seem that they should perform in the best interests of the nation.
 The whole industrial and agricul- tural situation is being subjected to very comprehensive study in order to discover any means that may be taken to protect and augment the labor sup ply appurtenant to industry and agri- culture without precluding the prompt and orderly progress of our military plans. It is confidently believed that great progress can be made along this line and that more effective measures than any yet devised can be put into operation to attain the desired end.
 It must be emphasized that this is war of mechanics. The need of the several armed forces for men high ly skilled in technical and mechanical pursuits is greater than in any former war Yet this need for specially skilled men finds the nation under @ necessity for increasing it's production in almost ever line of industry With drawals of men from industry must be made and these withdrawals must take men who might otherwise be de- ferred on account of their special qualifications and skill The neces- sary numbers of such skilled men will be obtained in one of three ways. First, men already in the military service who have such special skill will be taken from the line regiments and assigned to the staff organiza- tions and departments where their skill is needed. Second, men classi- fled by the Selection Boards, even tho they may have been placed in de ferred classification, will be with drawn with great care and particular ly from the industries of the nation 1 for special service in staff corps and departments. Third, young men ot draft age, with certain educational qualifications, will be inducted into the service and sent to universities, col leges, and technical and secondary schools to be instructed in technical arts until they have acquired sucf proficiency as will justify their as signment to special units that are be
 ing organized in considerable mum
 bers.
 In accordance with this plan, the Provost Marshal General has already
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-04
MEETING OF DEMOCRATIC
 COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE

4 meeting of the Democratic Coun- ty Central Committee will be held in Mena on Thursday, April II, at 10 o'clock in the court house to transact any business that may be lawfully brought before it. The committeeman of the several precincts are as fol lows:
 Acorn township, E. P. Twiford. 0uachita, s. B. Wallace. Mill Creek, J. J. Cotton. Mountain, A. c. Bratcher. Grannis, W. E. Hungate. Dallas Center township, Pole Me Phetrige.
 Mena, Ward 1, j. W. Middleton. Mena, Ward 2, John Thompson. Mena, Ward 8, Eugene Cox Freedom township, J. T. Pollard. Hatfield, Cove township, J. F. Lew is.
 Fulton, James Looney. Vandervoort, White township. c. J. Wilson.
 Cove, White township, T. M Hughes.
 Gap Springs, J. s. Lawrence. Cedar, J. T. Winton.
 Faulkner, ]. M. L. Thomas. Potter, J. M. Taylor.
 Wickes, Ozark township, C. H. Jett Corinth, E. U. Mcbride. Eagle, T. w. Anderson. Big Fork, c. B. Bates.
 c. H. Jett, Chairman. By John Thompson, Vice Chairman. Walter Nance, Secretary Adv.-14-7S 1t
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-04

My words are not powerful enough to do even scanty justice to the most heroic figure in the modern world, and
 of ages past-the woman of France. Of the healthy men who are engaged
 in the military service in France, prac- tically all are engaged either in trans portation or in the manufacture of munitions, leaving the agriculture ab- solutely to the women. Not only this, but they have stepped into the place of work animals; you can go into any section of France today and see wom- en of magnificent, noble womanhood hitched to the blow and cultivating the soil All of the agriculture rests upon their shoulders. The home, ai- ways an extremely efficient home, maintains few old men, the wound ed, and the tubercular. Uncomplain- ing, with high devotion, with an atti-
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-04
French Soldiers Need Bread

From The Fort smith Times Record.
 The French bread ration for the very men in the fighting line has been reduced, for the reason that America has fallen down on it's promise of wheat. Is there a patriotic American who can read that without blushing and can eat wheaten bread without shame? We hope there is none such. Let us do more even than the food ad- n1inistrator is about to ask us to do, in order that we may retrieve our short-coming and send wheat to the men who are fighting the battle for liberty of the world.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-04
A WAR OF MECHANICS.
Three Sources From Which Necessary
 Men Are Obtained.

Special 10 The Star.
 Little Rock, March 27-m order: just issued from the office of Adm tant General England it is empha sized that this is a war of mechanlcs The need of the several army forces for men highly skilled in technical and mechanical pursuits is greate: than in any former war.
 Yet this need for specially trained and skilled men finds the nation un. der necessity of increasing it's pro duction in almost every line of in dustry. Withdrawal of men from in- dustry must be made and these with drawals must take men who might otherwise be deferred on account of their special qualifications and skill.
 The necessary number of skilled men will be obtained in three ways, First, men already in the military service who have such special skill will be taken from the line regiments and assigned to the staff organiza- tions and departments where their skill is needed.
 Second, men classified by the Se- lective Draft Boards, even tho they may have been placed in a deferred will be withdrawn with great care and particularity from the industries of the nation for special service in staff corps and depart ments.
 Third, young men of draft age with certain educational qualifications will be inducted into the service and sent to universities, colleges and technical and secondary schools to be instructed in technical arts until they have ac- quired such proficiency as will justify their assignment to the special units that are being organized in consider able numbers.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-04

tude that amounts almost to religious exaltation, the woman of France car ries the burden.
 Now, conditions being as they are, does it lie within the heart of the American people to preserve and hold to every convenience of our life at the expense of adding an additional bur den to the womanhood of France This is the exact question that is in- volved in our substitution of other cereals in place of wheat
 The women of France must be en- abled to hold up the morale of the French soldier until next spring. The morale of the house decides the nor ale of the soldier in the fighting line We can do this by giving them the greatest possible freedom in their food supply, and of this, wheat is the chief factor.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-04
NINE POLK COUNTY
 BOYS 10 ARMY
Short Program Given in Their Honor Monday Morning in Star HaIl--Left for Camp Pike That
 Afternoon.

Dee Alvin Walker, Argus Daniel Bain, Duff Otto Hilton, Virgil Clancy, James Ira Bronson, Percy Eugene Lance, John Sata1lah Sterner. Malta Grover Rasman and Will ". Logan, were the Polk county registrants sent to Camp Pike on Monday by the local exemption board under the first call of the second draft. The quota of Polk county under the call was four men, but another was sent to supply the vacancy in case one should fail to pass the physical tests. The others in the list volunteered their services: They were Dee Alvin Walker, Argus Bain, Duff Otto Hilton and Will w. Logan, the latter coming from Miller ton, Ok.
 The boys were given a reception Monday morning in The Star Ha1l, at which addresses were made by Minor Pipkin, the Rev. T. A. Park, Dr. l.. W. B. Long, V. W. St. John and Sheriff H. ". Finger. chairman of the local exemption board. The attend ance at the reception was not what it should have been, due doubtless to lack of cooperative effort, and yet that did not detract from the earnest ness and sincerity with which the speakers assured the boys that folks at home were going to do all in their power to help them win. this war for worldwide democracy. The reception was opened by all uniting in singing "A America" with Mrs. R. A. Tomiin- scn ct ths piano, followed by the in vocation by Dr. L. W. B. Long, and at the close, after singing, God Be With You Till We meet Again. the audi -ence was dismissed with the benedic- tion by the Rev. T. 4. Park, after which all present took the opportunity to meet and greet the boys.
 fhe registrants under the captaincy of Dee A. Walker reported for dinner at Hotel Mena, and at 2:30 that aft ernoon they all were at the headquar- ters of the local exemption board for the final roll call before entraining on train No. i for Camp Pike.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-04
CONGRATULATES ROOSEVELT.
H. L. Remmel Compliments Son Who
 Is Wounded in France.

Special to The Star.
 Little Rock, March 28.--Col. H. L. Remmel last week wrote Col. Theo- dore Roosevelt as follows:
 T desire to congratulate you upon the fact tl,at your son, Archie, vas bur slightly wounded, and that he was immediately promoted for bravery He is chip off the old block and my only regrets are that you could not have been the commander in the bat tie in which he received his wound"
 Coi. Roosevelt responded with the following: That's mighty nice let ter of yours. I thank you for it and appreciate it to the full"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-04
To Be Treated for Rabies.

Began Burnett of Board Camp was in Mena Sunday to take his little daughter to Little Rock for treatment for hydrophobia The little girl, aged about years, was bitten last Tuesday by the family dog, but it was not until Saturday that the report came from Little Rock to the effect that an ex- animation of the head of the dog re vealed rabies Charles Burnett &C., companied them on the trip to Little Rock.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-04
A Battle Scared Helmet.

Little Rock, March 27-There is a French battle helmet on exhibition in the office of the adiutant general. It was received this week direct from the front. It is shaped very much like a flat Derby, lined with leather, and bears the indentations of bullets and pieces of shrapnel So far as known, it is the first that has ever been seen in Little Rock.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-04

4 "system regulator" is g medicine that purifes and strengthens the liv- CT, kidneys and bowels. Prickly Ash Bitters is one of the best of these
 It drives out unhealthy conditions, promotes activity of body and brain, restores good appetite, sound sleep and cheerful spirits. Price SIPS per bottle. Gunnels Drug Store and Jack son Drug & Furniture Co., special agents. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-04
Many Buying Limit in VI. s. s.

The indications are that before the sale of war savings stamps is con cluded in Mena there will be two or more limit clubs, which are made up of persons who have bought to the limit of $1,000 in war savings stamps The membership in each club is limit ed to ten members. At the present time there are fifteen or more already eligible for membership. The latest to qualify are Mrs. W. D. Welch. Miss Anna Egolf and " ]. Bonner
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-04

After long winter the system be- comes filled with impurities caused by dry, strong diet. In hot weather these impurities cause sickness. Get rid of them now by taking Prickly Ash Bit ters. It will purify the blood, liver and bowels and put the body in shape for summer work. Price $1 .25 per bot tie. Gunnels Drug Store and Jackson Drug & Furniture Go, special agents Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-04
Eastern Star Have Good Time.

The Eeastern Star met in regular session Friday night. Two candidates were addmitted to membership and a general good time was enjoyed. Four visitors were present, and after the chapter adjourned the members and visitors enjoyed Ice Cream and Cake at A. Badt's Confectionery. At the next regular meeting the Worthy Grand Matron, Mrs Lillion T. Cress, of Prescott, Ark, will be present.
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The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-04

A prudent mother is always on the watch for symptoms of worms in her children. Paleness, lack of interest in play, peevishness is the signal for WHITES CREAM VERMIFUGE. A few doses of this excellent remedy puts an end to the worms and the child soon acts naturally. Price BOG per bottle Sold by Jackson Drug &
 Furniture Go. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-04

Farmers and others who live at a distance from a drug store should keep in the house a bottle of BAL LARD'S SNOW LINIMENT It may be needed at any time for cuts, wounds, sores, sprains or rheumatism. It is powerful healing and penetrat- ing remedy. Price 25c, Soc and $1.o0 per bottle. Sold by Jackson Drug & Furniture Co. Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-13

ants OF an ovcrrun country or dcpor
them TO Mcsopota:nia in order TO colon
ize their country with Germans. Can
infamy sink lower?
AIM is TO GET NEW LAND
FOR GERMAN EMPIRE;
TO Prussia the aim OF the war is to
win-to secure new land for Germany;
20 increase the power and the prestige
OK Germany; and. in the end. to domin-
ate the world. Germany brazcniy con-
fesses such 10 be her object; her war
riors and statesmen have frankly writ
ten 1t in books-authoriZed by the Ger
man Sovernmen;-admitte ii in state
documents and in public speeches in
the Reichstas or elsewhere. The
'r''ish;:.--th d; s the Prussian AL
mighty-has dccreed. and the almight-
lest. William the Infamous. has con
hrmed that decree. that tho world sha II
and peoples SHAH be vassals or sha !!
perish from off the earth. And ME
al cot pre- in the midst OF the en-
deavor to effect that decree.
With all this confession By Prussia
and evident 10 every reading. think in /.
man. how can any American be so
blind as TO persist in judging Prussia
by American standards?
For three years the allies have been
Quitting these FOUL Prussian brutes.
not alone for themselves. but FOR us.
We had az vital an interest in the
aliies' success as the allies themselves.
Yet we have stood back and let the
At o"~ SHIRE OF the .iEhtin. antl
suffer all the horrors OF a Prussia n
war. We have been making money
and spending money and wasting our
resources in riotous living and un-
necessary frivolitics. We nave been
pcrsistcntly deaf and dumb and blind
TO the true status-to what tho allies
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-13
PRICE, FIVE CENTS

nation OF humans ever could--but iii !,
best that we can do will be done Ands'
because we came late into the war we
will have to face the pcnalty-havo 10
bear accrued burdens and pay heavier.
costs. Had We gone in when the Lus;-.
tania was sunk, the war would BIO over
or nearly over. and the Prussian would.
be forever beaten. AS it is. the Prus-
sian is not yet. most assurcdly not yet,
beatcn--and because we have been.
tardy in coming into the war and h;l Y o,
prolonged the war by that very tard-.
ness, Il behooreS us as a nation frank
Is 10 acknowledge that fact and prepare,
TO bear the additional burden that,
hardness entails.
The war is in Europe and it must be
Kept thcrc-tirst, because II is there;
second because. for purely selfish
reason. we don't want it here.
Germany is fighting this war on for
cisn soil because it seeks to keep the
war from home and Germany free from
INVASION. So must VIC, accepting cx-
listing conditions. fight the wa- in
Europc--and win 1t there, in order that
America may be spared the horrors
(. of a Hun invasion. For. be assured IL
the Hun win in Europe he will prom pit
ly carry his hell to our shores. and do
to this fair land what he has dono to-
France and Bclgium-ravish our wo-C
men, murder our men. loot and burn
and lombard our cities and the land
that lies between.
If the Hun come, he will come as the
conqucror of Europe, with all the pow
err and might which that mplics-with.
the fleets of all his vassal nations and
tho resources of those nations at his
command. Think YOU we could with.
stand him"
Granted that we misht-at least. va
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-13

were doing for us. We have been cal
lous; We have sympathizcd with ana
have helped them with munitions, but
we have made them pay good money
for the munitions and haveN contrib
uted none ourselves. Or course we
didn't charge them for the sympathy,
but somehow one can't fight solely on
sympathy nor shoot sympathy. cspe-
cialy sympathy that Is 5000 miles
away.
THREE YEARS IDLENESS
ENDS WITH SPEED
Meanwhile tho allies have gone dog
Sediy ou-iightinE-iish tinE-and yet
more hshting-while we have con-
tinued LAVISH with gobS oc sympathy
but Yer" shy OF joining in. we
couldn't bring ourselves 10 believe that
i; was our war IS we'll as F.urope's
The Prussiau lied 10 us, and ,raduccd
us. and ridiculcd MS. and made Scorn
Of us. and buliicd us. and murdered
our citizens. and spit on us and our
faG-and yet in our good nature and
love OF ease and, as we fondly thought.
our isolated position and 5000 miles of
water between the war and us. we
trusted in the general good OF hu-
mainly. in the belief that. as we sought
and would seek nothing OF Germany.
Germany would sack nothing from us.
Thank God-not the Prussian Cod
we as nation saw our mistake at
last. We awoke from our sleep. from
our blindness and deafness. and the
realization of tho truth came home TO
us with abusing force. Alas. for the
three years wasted, frittcred away in
idicaess' not only nothing done but
nothing doing.
We arc speeding ahead at last max
ing desperate efforts to ovcrtakc the
time that was and is not and never can
be. We won't catch up, because no
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-13
Any Winter Suit
$500

We believe these are the most wonder
full suit values offered in Richmond this
season. Beautiful suits OF the first ma
terfals, such as Velour de- Lain, Chiffon.
Broadcloth and fine Velour; many trim.
med with handsome furs. Models FOR
misses aud women. All desirable colors
and black. Sizes to a..
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-13

All of our Dancing Frocks reduced for
immediate clearance. Those that sold up
to $4,000 are now $10.75; those up to
$4,000. are $500. Beautiful, light
evening shades, in large variety or
styles.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-13
New Spring Suits, ,S25 to 81!

80 Spring Suits
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-13

PLEASE NOTE, wo say all Dresses to
$4,000 at $3.50. That includes those
beautiful Gcorgette Dresses that are bead
cd by hand; also Georgctte Dresses in
light colors; in fact every dress in our
house up to $500.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-13

CONTINUED on Second Paso.5
Evening star., 1918-05-28
CARDS OF THANKS.

BENTON. We wish to express our sincere
thanks and deep appreciation to our rela-
tives. neighbors and friends for their kind
expressions OF sympathy and beautiful doral
tributes At the death Of our beloved husoaa -
and father, JAMES .. BENTON.
BY TIE FAMILY.
ooTTSNAN. We wish to express our sincere
thanks and deep appreciation 10 our reia-
tives. n6ighbors and friends for their kind
expressions Of sympathy and beautiful norAl
tributes ~ the death Of ny dear husband.
CONRAD J. GOTTSNAN.
BY HIS WIFE, MRS. MARGARET GoTrs-
HERMAN. wish to extend TO my friends
ciation for the assistance, synpathy and
beautiful Aoral tributes given at the death
Of my dear mother. CLARA v. HERMAN.
By HER DAUGHTER. ALICE MAE slLvERs.
S326 Prospect avenue.
Evening star., 1918-05-28
SPLIT ON OIL LAND BILL.
Senate Refuses to Accept Amend
ments Adopted BY House.

The Senate yesterday refused to &C
cept amendments to the Walsh Pitt
man coal and oil land leasing bill.
which were adopted by the House
Saturday. and the measure now goes
to conference. Senators Pittman.
shafroth. Phelan, Smoot and Fall were
named Senate conferees.
One House amendment would per-
NIT leasing Of oil land in the naval
reserves in California, leaving settle
mont Of claims against the land to
the courtA This section Of the bill.
strongly opposed. was stricken out oy
the Senate. which 10 considering spe-
cial legislation for opening the naval
reserves.
Evening star., 1918-05-28
SOLDIER. s5, Is KILLED.
o. L. Mcclellan Was Dean Of Ameri-
cans In French Foreisn Le9iou.

CablsgfaA - The Evening star and
Chleago Daily News. CoDyRa0ht, 1oa6
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES.
May 3l.-O. l. Mcclellan Of New Or
leans. dean OF the American volun-
tsers in Frances foreign legion. was
killed in the battle around villsrs.
Bretonnsux on April -. when his
corps added another victory to its
long list Of triumphs over the Ger
manic hordss.
Mcclellan was more than sixty.dve
years old. ana . former Louisiana
state senator. When the United States
entered the war he attempted to enc
ter the National Army. but was re.
fused because Of his age. He then
came to France and claiming to bs
but forty-nve years Of age was ae-
cepted for service in tho fofeiGn
legion. Men who met him at the
legion's trainging camp say that he
was very happy a. q soldier. He
marched ~ stuedily Al . young boy"
to quote q gunner.
McLellan met Q soldiers death,
charging with his company against
= German machine gun smplacsmsnt.
He was buried with other slain com.
rades near whore he fell
Evening star., 1918-05-28
RECIPIENTS OF MANY GIFTS.
Mr.. and Mn. Thompson Observe
Fifdeth Wedding Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Thompsuh Sct
ebrated their fiftieth wedding ami
versary at their home at Navy, Va.
recently, when they were the recipi-
ents Of many gifts.
Among those present were Mrs. y.
L. Robey OF Navy. Mrs. II. T. MArtin
Of Cherrydnle. Mrs. +. A. Kfethley OF
Washington and Mrs. c. W. Sauls OF
Conway Thompson Of Navy and Har-
~ Thompson OF Eallston. sons, TO-
gether with nineteen grandchfldren
and two Sreat-grandchildren. miss
Harding and William Tuokor OF
WASHINGTON were among the guests.
Dancine was a part of the entertain
ment, and Mr.. Thompson. despite his
seventy one years OF age. played the
violin for them.
Evening star., 1918-05-28

government secrets to unauthorized
persons, which charge was an out
growth of the Bonnet Rouge trial.
have been sentenced. respectively. Ito
one year and three months in prison.
Sentence was suspended for . time BY
the court