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The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Commissioners w. E. Watkins, J. " Gardner and J. S. Henson of Road Improvement District No. 1, County Judge A. E. Wear and F. J. Dove of the firm of Winters & Dove, civil en- gineers of Fort Smith, on Monday went over the proposed routes of the Mena-Scott county highway to be constructed under Improvement Dis trict No. 1.
 After careful consideration and thoro investigation of typographical conditions the route was selected as follows:
 Beginning at the intersection of Janssen avenue and Reine street, and running thence north on Refine street to Port Arthur, then on Port Arthur to Mena street, thence on Mena street to Pickering avenue, on Pickering avenue to Eagle Gap avenue, on Eagle Gap avenue to Peach Tree street. thence on the Mena- Cherry Hill road to the Thacker school house, thence in northeasterly direction along the iAhN bl tht EOldh 0dp IO0u u Lflc Class home, which will be one termin- ous of the road. Then instead of building the section of the road from the Class home to Acorn, the commits sioners, on the suggestion of MT. Dove, decided to come back to the forks of the Acorn and Foran Gap roads and build thence to Acorn along the line of the old Acorn road The northern terminus of the road will be about two miles north of Acorn at the intersection with the Forest Reserve, from whence the road will be built to the Scott county line by the government, and the assurance has been given that Scott county will join and continue the road to Wal dron. By this plan two communities instead of one will be benefited by the improvement at little extra expense.
 The total length of the highway in Polk county will be a fraction over ten miles and in establishing the route, the commissioners made several changes from the old line of road in order to avoid some decided grades.
 F. J. Dove, who will be the engin- ger in charge of the werk, began Tues day to make the survey on the route, being assisted by J. T. Belt, James Pe- gram and George Latimer.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
EARTH IS SHAKEN
 BY TERRIFIC FIRE
Germans Hammer British and Portu, gese North of Lens and Force AL lies Back, Penetrating Some
 Lines-French Hold Line.

New York, April 9.-As had been anticipated, the Germans have switch ed the center of their main operations fro mthe Amiens sector and now are hammering the British and Portugese hard over front of about II miles running from Givenchy and Labasse- so, in the vicinity of Armentieres, to the north of Lens.
 The attack was preceded by ter rife bombardment all along the line and the country for miles around trembled under the concussions of the big guns. At some points the enemy was able to penetrate advanced ele- ments of the British line, especially in the neighborhood of Neuve Cha belle, Fanquissart and the Cardonne- rie farm
 Near the Coucy forest and Coucy le Chateau the French have made a slight retirement to positions previ- ously prepared-the maneuver appa- rently being in the nature of line strengthening. So weii was the oper- ation coveerd by the French guns that the Germans suffered extremely heavy losses.
 There still is no indication of the near approach of the expected big bat tie on the Italian front.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
NENA CITIZEN WAS
 ROUGHLY TREATED
]. l.. Holt, Accused of Disloyal Re- marks, Tarred and Feathered in McCurtain County, Oklahoma
 Victims Version of Affair.

The Southwest American of Fort Smith was the first medium thru which the public of Mena learned last Sunday that J L. Holt, resident of this city, and former deputy United States maTs6- of the Western Dis trict of Arkansas, had been treated to a coat of tar and feathers last Satur- day at McCurtain, Ok, where MT. Holt is in the employ of the Blue Ridge Coal Company as priv te de. teetive. The action was taken, the story says, because of disloyal remarks Mir. Holt is alleged to have made re- garding the President It seems, how ever, that before the news came to Mena thru the medium of the newspa- per, Mir. Holt had communicated with Mrs. Holt over the telephone and had appraised her of the affair.
 Tuesday in talking to a representa- tive of The Star, Mrs. Holt said that since receiving telephone message Sunday, she had also received let ter from Mir. Holt, in which he gave his version of the matter. He states on last Saturday three men called on him at his home, where he was sick, soliciting him to buy Liberty bonds. He told them at first that he was not prepared to pay for bond, but when told that he could subscribe and make a partial payment and then arrange with banking institution for the de- ferred payment, he immediately bought a $50 bond and made the in;- tial payment Soon after that he was surprised by the mob at his door and was surprised by the ale gation that he was disloyal. After being marched thru the streets draped in an American flag, which he asserts was no indignity to him, for nothing is dearer to him than the flag of his country, he was told to leave town, which he proceeded to do, but he was overtaken by the mob, again taken in charge and given the treatment of tar and feathers and otherwise rough ly handled, all the time expecting that an attempt would be made to lynch him. About this time the sheriff at Stigler was notified of the affair and he arrived with a posse and rescued Mir Holt from the mob, talk ing him to Stigler where he stayed until Tuesday, when he went to Okla homa City to report to the managers of the Blue Ridge Coal Company.
 Tn his letter and telephone message MT. Holt explains that the outbreak was the result of opposition which he has engendered among the members of the I. W. W. for the vigilance with which he has been on their trail, and to intimidate him from further prose- cution of his work, and that in due time the affair would be fully investi- gated and that the result would be a vindication for him. He added the rough handling, and the physical vio- lence that was done him did not hurt him, but that he was stung to the quick by the accusation that he was disloyal in any sense. Mir. Holt has been deputy United States marshal for over % years, and at the present time has a commission under the ln- terior Department, and his special duty has been to prevent the sale or giving of liquor to Indians.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
WHEAT MUST BE
 GROUND BY NAY 1
Farmers May Keep Enough for Ows Use, But Balance Held After That Date Must Be Sold to Govern
 ment-Meatless Days Of.

W. I. Green, federal food adminis- trator for Polk County, has received orders from Hamp Williams to ascer- tain the names of farmers in his county who have wheat in their pos session and to notify them as follows:
 "All wheat held by farmers in Ar kansas must be ground into flour by May 1st Farmers will be permitted to keep enough wheat for personal use and for seed purposes. The re- mainder must be sold to the govern ment. This action is necessary to off, set the shortage of four In event farmers do not comply with this or der, please let me know. l have posi- tive instructions to requisition all wheat not milled after May l. This l shall do. Farmers who fail to com ply with the order to grind their wheat into flour by May will he re- garded as giving aid and comfort to the enemy. The government has all ready seized 300,000 pounds of wheat in New Mexico. Let us hope I will NOT have to requisition a pound in Arkansas. Wheat sold to the govern ment will bring the government price
 The government will not take any thing it does not pay for, but Arkan- sas wheat must be milled by May l."
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
INTERN TWO KANSAS MILLERs.
Proprietors of Flour Mill at Logan
 Held as Enemy Aliens.

Topeka, April 8.--William and Henry Lohse, proprietors of flour mill at Longan, Kas., who were ar rested two weeks ago as enemy aliens, will be interned for the duration of the war, according to instructions re- ceived by o. T. Wood, United States marshal, from Washington today. The Lohses fought internment on the ground that they were born in Danish territory previous to it's capture by Germans. They have been residents of the United States for forty years.
 Marshal Wood also was instructed by the Department of Justice to turn over to United States Marshal John J. Bradley of Chicago for internment, Mat Sokol, John Bergstrasher and l.. E. Knopf, enemy aliens now confined in the Wyandotte County jail. They and the Lohse brothers are to be con fined at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
POLK COUNTY WILL GO OVER THE TOP'
With Some Sections Yet to Report the Subscriptions Totaled S92,O00 Up to Wednesday Afternoon
 Three More Days.

A. H. Scoggin, sales director of Polk county for the Third Liberty Loan, late Wednesday afternoon re- ported that the subscriptions amount ed to $92,0O0, tho there were some sections which had not yet reported.
 From the rate with which the sub scriptions have been made during the three days of the drive, Mir Scoggin is certain that by the close of the campaign Saturday night Polk county will be safely lover the top" in the required quota of $l2l 300.
 R. Golf, chairman of the publicity division of the campaign, up to 4 o'clock on Wednesday, had received reports from his township chairmen at eleven points, giving total sub scription of $69,600, as follows:
 Egger, 77 subscribers, SS,600.
 Board Camp, $6,300.
 Acorn, $3,400.
 Grannis. $S,160.
 Vandervoort, S10,500.
 Rocky, S3.350.
 Hatfield. $16,150.
 Old Potter, $2.000
 Dallas, $3,000
 Potter, S3,150.
 Cove. $6,000.
 The largest individual subscription at Grannis was made by l. A. Dunn in the amount of $3,000, while A. J. Barber of Vandervoort headed the list in that town with a subscription of $6,000 The largest subscriber at Hatfield was Thomas Harris with S1 800
 Three teams are at work in the city of Mena, but since Tuesday night neither of these had made report. At that time the team canvassing the Southside reported subscriptions of s15,000, and one team on the North side subscriptions of $12,000, with the third team not yet reporting.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
MEN OF FIFTY TO
 THE COLORS SOON
British Premier Declares His Man. Power Proposal Will Involve Ex- treme acrifices-Hurrieane Is
 Not Over.

London, April Parliament re- assembled today after the Easter re- cess with two important questions on hand
 The first is new military source bill raising the age limit eight years and makes those born after a fixed date in the spring of 1867 liable to bear arms.
 The second important question is another, and what promises to be a strong attempt to deal with the an cient and always contentious problem of government of Ireland.
 Premier Lloyd-George, in address ing the House of Commons, said that his man-power proposal would involve an extreme sacrifice on the part of the population of England He declared that the Cambrai battle was 3 trivial event as compared with the recent battle on the western front, and, until the strain is relaxed, it will be diffi- cult to find out what really has hap pened
 We have now entered the most critical period of the war" the prem fer said "There is lull in the storm but the hurricane is not yet over. The fate of the empire, of Europe and ol liberty may depend upon the sue cess with which the last German at tack is resisted and encountered.
 The premier declared that the cab met has taken every step to hurry re Inducements. The number of British guns and prisoners taken has beer exaggerated grossly by the Germans he declared.
 The ministry of munitions, the pre-. mier added, has been able to replace the guns, and there are substantial reserves left, and the cabinet is con fident that the army would be equal to the next encounter.
 Premier Lloyd George announced that the cabinet has decided to recall General Hough, commanding the fifth army, against which the Germans made their principal gain.
 Speaking further regarding the man-power bill, the premier declared that when an emergency had arisen which made it necessary to put men of fifty and boys of eighteen to fight for liberty, it was not possible to ex- clude Ireland from conscription.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
HOME IS BURNED
Alone at Time. Mrs. McPhetrige Was
 Unable to Save Anything.

The residence of Col Pole McPhet- rige and Mrs. McPhetrige in the Dal- las valley was totally destroyed by fire Wednesday about Il a. m. The fire started on the roof, from the flue it is supposed, and when it was discovered by Mrs. McPhetrige, who was at home alone, it had gained little headway, but before she could get help the en- tire building was in flames and noth- ing even of the contents could be saved. The smoke house, together with all the contents was also de- stroyed. Col. McPhetrige was in Mena, but went home as soon as noti- fled of the fire
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
HUNS CUT THROATS
 OF U. s. PRISONERS
Dozen Germans OyerpOwer Three Americans and Almost Slash Heads From Bodies-Sharpened Bayonets
 Prepared for Reyenging Deed.

Chicago, April 5.---A ghastly illus tration of German hatred of American soldiers is given in a Salvation Army letter made public here today by Ad- jutant Fletcher Agnew. It was writ ten in France by Adjutant R. C. Stab ard, who has charge of Salvation Army hut, to Commander Eva Booth, who turned it over to Adjutant Ag- new.
 "I visited a base hospital recent
 ly," says the letter, land had this
 story from a sergeant who had
 passed through one of the raids.
 The sergeant was horribly wound
 ed by a grenade, and was passed
 by the Germans as decd. Before
 the sergeant lost consciousness,
 however, he saw dozen Germans
 overpower three American boys and
 cut their throats from ear to ear,
 one of the Americans being held by
 four Germans while fifth fairly
 severed his head from his body"
 q have just learned" continues the letter, ''that this same company of Americans passed thru here today with bayonets sharpened like razors sworn to avenge this awful crimt against their comrades.
 1t is the work of the enemy bri. gades known as the butchers that makes our blood boil and makes us forget to love our enemies," Aojutant Stabard says. "These are picked brutes for raiding purposes with the purpose of intimidating by frightful- ness"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

WHAT IS A BILLION DoLLARsY
In Silver Coin it Would Load A Train
 Twelve Miles Long.

A good many people are talking about billions of dollars these days. Uncle Sam borrows billions of dollars and loans billions of dollars in these war times, and we have billion-dollar Congresses, even in peace times.
 But what is billion dollars?
 A. H. Scoggin of this city is credit ed with being quite handy man with figures, and here's the answer as giv- en by him:
 One billion dollars in silver dollars would weigh 31 ,250 tons. This would load 1862 cars, and 1862 cars would make a solid train 12 miles long.
 But Uncle Sam needs the billion three of them-and probably will be offered a good surplus on top of that.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
POLK COUNTY AND
 TICK ERADICATION
Idea Prevailing in Some Places That Law Does Not Apply Here Is Err roneOus-Cause of Confusion
 Explained.

Some question. it seems, has been raised in certain sections of the coun- ty whether Polk county is included in the Northwest Arkansas Cattle Tick Eradication District under which the systematic eradication is to be car ried on this summer.
 The uncertainty doubtless has aris- en because of the fact that Act No. 86 of the Acts of 1915, which origin ally created the district exempted Polk county from the territory, and that Act No. S9 of the Acts of 1917, which was amendatory to Act S6 of the Acts of 1915, while it added cer- tain counties to the district did not add Polk county. However, Act No. 249 of the Acts of 1915, which was amendatory of Act S6 of the same year includes Polk county by specify ing the territory to be included in the Northwest Arkansas Cattle Tick Eradication District. Section 1 of this act, reads as follows:
 That there is hereby established and created the Northwest Arkansas Cattle Tick Eradication District, composed and to consist of all the counties or portions cf nnties lying west and south of the White River and Keesee Township in Marion coun- ty and all of Prairie county in the State of Arkansas, except Garland, Boone, Saline, Grant, Howard, Hot Springs, Clark, Dallas, Little River, Hampstead, Desha, Carroll, Madison, Washington, Benton, Newton, Perry, Pike, Miller, Lafayette, Colhoun, Bradley and Ashley"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
TREASON CHARGED IN HOUSE.
Punishment Urged for Man Who Said
 Vaccination Kills Soldiers.

Washington, April 8.-A statement over the name of the National vivi- section Federation declaring thou sands of deaths have been deliberate ly inflicted upon our soldiers and sailors" because they were pumped full of disease by compulsory inocula- tion and vacinnation," was denounced in the House today by Representative Reavis, Republication, of Nebraska, as "unpatriotic, if not reasonable" /" He said the Department of Justice should ascertain the author of the statement and take steps for ade- uuate punishment.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
American Red Cross Makes Record.

Paris, April 5.-The American Red Cross has just performed another rec ord feat by preparing and shipping to town behind the French front a tent hospital of five hundred beds within twelve hours after receiving a request from the French government. The hospital was needed to take care of patients suffering from fractured limbs who were being removed from hospital in eastern France menaced by German air raids.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
Will Terrace His Farm.

c. B. Connally came in from Rocky Wednesday to meet E. C. Thomes of Little Rock. terracing engineer in the Extension Department of University of Arkansas. Mir. Thomes went to the Connally farm near Rocky today to work out terracing plan for the entire place. It is likely that num- Der of neighbors will be called in so that they may get the benefit of the demonstration. Mir. Connally has concluded that the most effective way of improving his farm is to have it terraced.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
THE BIG GUN IS LOCATED.
Work of Bombing Paris Now Dis
 turbed by French Aviators

Paris. April s.--French aviators have discovered the location of the big gun with which the Germans have been bombarding Paris at long range and the continual bombardment of the spot by the airmen have made the handling of the piece difficult. This explains the intermittent fire of the long range weapon.
 The piece is mounted at Crepy-en- Laonnois, near the road from La Fere to loan.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
SAVE WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
Our Liberty Bonds Can Shoot Fur.
 ther Than "A Miles.
specIal Lo The star.

Special to The Star.
 Little Rock, April -four Liberty Bonds shoot great deal further than "A miles and will save the women and children of the world instead of kill ing them"
 This is one of the stirring appeals that has been adopted by the Little Rock Board of Commerce in boosting the Liberty Loan Sales. Little Rock is getting back of this proposition most effectively, and proposes to put it over the top in good shape Pulas- Ri county's quota has been fixed at $2,- 80S,750 w. J. Bryan will open his national campaign for the loan in Little Rock next Saturday.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
Norway Shipping Loss Increases.

Washington, April 5.--Norway's shipping losses thru German subma- rine ruthlessness and other war oper- ations continues to grow. During March, l9 ships of 34,994 tons were lost, according to cablegrams made public today by the Norwegian lega- tion here Fifty-four searnen lost their lives, while 20 more men are missing.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
Gun Plant Closed by Mystery Strike.

Utica, N. Y, April 9.-With the Utica military police guarding the plant, the Savage Arm Company's factories, where are made the Lewis machine guns and ammunition, are idle owing to a strike of nearly 4,0O0 men. The guards were placed at the request of an army officer.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
Government Takes Bull Durham.

New York, April 3.--The govern ment has taken over the entire output of the Bull Durham" cigarette to- bacco manufactured by the American Tobacco Company at the company's factories at Durham, N. C., so that the boys lover there" will have plenty of "makings." It was stated that the government will pay the same price for the goods as domestic jobbers have been paying.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
IRISH TO OPPOSE coNsCRIPTIoN
Dublin City Corporation Warns Eng land Against Attempting Force.

Dublin, April 9--The city corpora tion, in an adopted resolution warns the British government against the disastrous results of any attempt to force conscription upon Ireland"
 The resolution says ssuch an insane proposaP' will be resisted violently by all Ireland.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
560, 0,OOO, ,OO0 BUSHELS OF WINTER
 WHEAT THE FORECAST NOW
The Condition on April 1 Showed 78.6 Per Cent of Normal, Says Agricul-
 tural Department.

Washington, April s.-The winte ]. wheat production this year will be about 560,000,000 bushels, according to the estimate announced today by the department of agriculture.
 The condition on April 1 showed 78.6 per cent of normal.
 More winter wheat was planted last fall than any previous record shows, and the weather conditions were ad- verse for most of the time.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
THREE EAGLES A DAY.
Ford Says He Can Rapidly Turn Out
 New Type of U-Boat Chasers.

Washington, April 5.--With the first of the Eagle boats, the new type super-submarine chasers for the navy scheduled for launching in June, Hen ry Ford, the builder, has assured Sec retary Daniels it will be possible un- der great stress to turn the craft cut at the rate of three day. Next Mon day MT. Daniels will inspect the Ford plant near Detroit. A pattern boat has been completed there and will be ready for shore trial of the engine within 10 days. Mir. Ford contem- plates launching a boat day after building is in full swing.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
Calling for Scientists.

Little Rock, April 4.-The War De- partment thru the adjutant generals office, has issued call for meteorolo- gists, physicists, mechanical engineers and civil engineers in the science and research division, aviation section of the signal corps. They are to be sent to the mobilization camp at Waco, Tex, instruction in metreology and aerology. Only white men and men physically qualified for general or limited military service are desired.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
Blood Transmission for Admiral Peary.

Washington, April 9.--Rear Admir- al Robert E. Peary, retired, the Arc tic explorer, is recovering at his home here from blood transfusion opera tion. Tine treatment was given for what the doctors described as "perni- cious anemia."