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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-08-02

stumble. he would turn the air blue
A certain section OF our trenches
was held by the Royal Irish rifles. For
several days very strong rumor went
The rounds that German spy was 10
our midst This spy was supposed 10
be dressed 10 the uniform Of British
stan officer Several stories had been
told about an officer wearing a red
hand around his emp, who patrolled the
| frOnt-llne nnd communication trenches
asking suspicious questions as to loca-
lion % batteries, machlne.gun emplace-
mcnts. and trench mortars. II shelf
dropped In battery. on a machine gun
Or even near dugout, this spy was
blamed
The rnmor gained such strength that
IN order was issued for all troops to
Immediately place under arrest anyone
answering 10 the description Of the
| spy.
Atwell and were on the Qui yiye.
We constantly patrolled the trenches
az night, and even in the day but the
spy always cluded u.s.
One day while In a communication
trench. We were Mortified 70 see our
brlgadler general. old Pepper. being
brought down Il by big private Of the
Royal Irish rifles. The general was
walking IA front, and the private with
fixed bayonet was following IN the
rear.
We salutcd as The general passed us,
The Irlshman had broad grin ON his
face and we could scarcely believe our
eyes the general was under arrest,
After passing a few feet beyond US, the
general turned and said Ia wrathful
voice 60 Atwell;
'eren this DIN fool who am, He's
, arrested me as spy"
AtweIl was speechless. The sentry
! butted Ia with.
.Nnne o. that gnssin' out o. yon
I Pack 10 headquarters YOU goes Mr.
I FRITZ. Open that faee o yours again
! an Ill dent 10 your napper with III,
butt d me rifle"
!. The generals face WINS sight 10 be
] hold he was fairly boiling over with
! r1ge but he shut up.
I Atwell tried % get In front Of tbs
4 sentry 10 explain 10 him that n reatl,
= WIS the general he had under arrest
{ but the sentry threatened 10 run hii
q bayonet through him. and would hav.
e d0ne II. too SO Atwell stepped aside
. aud remained silent was nearly
+ bursting with suppressed laughter, On'
word. and would have exploded
4 IL not exactly diplomatic 10 laugh a
/. your general In such prcdieameEts
!. The sentry and his prisoner arrive,
at brigade headquarters with disas
d trous results 10 the sentry
i The Joke was that the general Ia,
! personally issued the ORDER for TIA
spy's arrest. Il Was u habit u the gen
a ernl 70 walk through the trenches OF
e rounds Of inspection, unattended b
s. amy % his stan The freshman. helm
. new In the regiment. had never seel
h the general before, 50 when he cam
IL across him alone In a communicable
trench, be prompily put him under al
ls rest Brigndier generals wear ne
&, hand around their caps.
Il Next day We passed the Irishna
h tied 70 The Nkecl Of timber, the b,
- ginning ~ bis sentence % twenty-on
er days, neld punishment No. l. Neys
,. before have sesn such woebegon
y expression m aan's face,
ar For seyera, da.s Atwell ana mad
ourselves scarce around brigade hea,
III quarters. We did not wan, to me'
er the general.
~ Tue spy was never caught
~ Il
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-08-02
Empey, In the next INSTALL
ment, tells the gripping story Of
coward" whose streak Of yell.
low turned white.
no eE coNrINuEpl
lneu,eaS,nu the splrlt.

II was holiday week, but mother
apd child had managed somehow to
get whole seat on the car. Sudden
IL the little girl slid of the seat. and
faclng her mother cried out with
anguish In her childish voice; "oh
mother forgot TO sit anything fer
teacher"
sweIl. what Nv itT tho mother an
swered tartly. "She didn't git nuthin'
FER YOU and she sat the child down
hard on the seat. partly TO keep the
woman 10 the aisle from taking any
privileges. and partly, perhaps 20 lu-
press on the child the Christmas spirit
las she saw lt
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-08-02

country, has been regularly and duly
tried and sentenced 10 be shot at 1928
a. IN. this date, This sentence has been
approved by the reviewing authority
and ordered carried out. II is our duty
to carry ON with the sentence Of the
court.
'sThere are twelve rifles, one of
which contains q blank cartridge, the
other eleven containing ball cartridges.
Every man Is expected to do his duty
and IRE TO kill, Take your orders from
me. squad Shunl"
We came to attention. Then he left.
My heart was OF lead and my knees
shook.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-08-02

~rhe old.faslaoned doer-knoekeS
seems 10 have gone out OF style" re-
marked the Observer OF Events and
Things. @but. don't make any mistake,
opportunity Ia eth co tbs Job"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-08-02

sinking the Lnsinna with the loss Of
American American living Jersey City,
oes rngland the British After
4 London train
where BE- rst hears the sound p biz guns and
training
ontlne trenches whore he takes
while the bullets whz overhead Empey
death turks always IN the trenches
himself BY rescung wounded men under hot
shovel Empey has experience as trench digger
Ia No Mans Exciting listening detail FIX
sns duty Back IN rest biets Empey
Once IN the front trenches.
Fnpey goes successful but costly attack the
afterwards Epey and his comrades repuse
determined ras atines launched BY the dermans
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-08-02

Secretary Daniels has commended
II. II. Alien. chief machinist's mate,
and Harry Koppel and William IL
Kane, seamen. United States naval
reserve f,irces. for rescuing from
drowning Assistant Lighthouse Keeper
Austin Foss on June 10.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-08-02

The army needs straw. says the hu.
reau o. markets, department OF agri-
culture. Farmers are urged to bale
the straw Immediately after thrash
ing. and the bureau OF markets will
beip 10 mnrket II II asked.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-08-02

The United States win be short OF
potash next year. Estimates for 1918
show an available supply OF about
100000 tons OF potash salts, or only
about half Of the normal Imports be-
fore the war. Commercial fertilizer
concerns must bear the brunt OF the
shortage.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-08-02

Girls NE helping IN airplane produc-
tion by splicing cables and In other
ways. according TO II. Il, Miles, chair.
man of the section for Industrial
.rainIng fos war emergency OF the
council OF na,tonal defense,
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17
CHAPTER XVI. The Fire Behind the Smoke.

D~HIS is no intimate chronicle of
 Charlie Benton and Linda Abbey,
 save in so far as they naturally furnish a logical sequence in what transpired. Therefore the details of their courtship and nuptials is of no particular concern. They were welded, dined as befitted the occasion, and de- parted upon their hypothetical honey moon, surreptitiously abbreviated from an extravagant swing over half or North America to seventy miles by rail and twenty by water, and a month or blissful seclusion, which suited those two far better than any amount or Pullman touring, besides leaving them money in pocket.
 Charlie and Linda were married on an early day in June at the home of the Abbeys in Vancouver. Stella had run over for the wedding and then had caught the next boat back for Seattle 90 as to interfere as little as possible with her engagements.
 Time passed quickly and uneventfully enough DetWteu tue WSuuih6 u"J ~ the date of her Granada engagement. It seemed mere breathing space be- fore the middle of July rolled around and she was once more aboard Van couver boat. In the interim she had received letter from the attorney who had wound up her fathers estate, inti- mating that there was now a marke demand for some oil stock that had been considered of no value, and asking if he should sell or hold for a rise in price which seemed reasonably sure Stella telegraphed her answer. If that leftover of speculative period would bring q few hundred dollars it would never be of greater service to her than now.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17

-'--'~f " NsHt 2 &As
 impression on her that she could ad- nit to him that she cared. She felt that she had belittled herself by that. But he was no longer a problem. She wondered now how he ever could have been. She recalled that once Jack Fyfe had soberly told her she would never sense life's real values while she nursed so many illusions. Monohan had been one of them.
 "But 1t wouldn't work she whisper- ed to herself T couldn't do it. He'S know only did 1t because was sorry, because thought should, because the old ties, and they seem so many and so strong in spite of everything, were harder to break than the new road is to follow alone. He'd resent anything like pity for his loneliness. And if Monohan has made any real trouble it began over me or at least 1t focused on me. And he might resent that. He's ten times q better man than l am a woman. He thinks abo4, the other fel- lows side of things. Tn just what he said about Charlie-self centered, a profound egotist. If I really and truly loved Jack Fyfe I'd be jealous little fury if he so much as looked at another woman. But I don't, and don't see why I don't. 1 want to be loved; want to love. I've always wanteS that so much that I'll never dare trust my instincts about 1t again. l wonder why people like me exist to go laundering about in the world playing havoc with themselves and everybody elseT
 Before she reached home that self sacrificing mood had vanished in the face of sundry twinses of pride. Jack Fyfe hadn't asked her to come back; he never would ask her to come back. Of that she was quite sure. She knew the stony determination of him too well. Neither hope of heaven nor fear of hell would turn him aside when he had made a decision. If he ever had m ments of irresolution he had successful ly concealed any such weakness from those who knew him best. No one ever felt called upon to pity Jack Fyfe, and III IDOSe IoSktu liDDtu quuiticS totCho had an Illuminating flash, perhaps lay the secret of his failure ever to stir. in her that yearning tenderness which she knew herself to be capable of layishing, which her nature impelled her to lavish on some one.
 "Ah, we'll" she sighed when she came back to her rooms and put Fyfe's letter away in drawer. T wonder what Jack would say if he knew what I've been debating with myself this after noon? I wonder if we were actually divorced and I'd made myself repu- tation as singer and we happened to meet quite casually some time, some where, just how we'd really feel about each other?"
 She was still musing on that in de tached, impersonal fashion, when she caught n car down to the theater for the matinee.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17
WARN SHERIFFS TO USE JIIDG- MisNT IN LIBERATING PRISONERS
They Are Held Responsible for the Collection of Both Fine and Costs
 Assessed by the Courts.

Little Rock, Jan. ii.3Sheriffs must exercise greater care in turn ing prisoners loose, according to an opinion given by Attorney General Arbuckle, at the request of Prose- cutting Attorney Earle c. Casey of Batesville. It is held that:
 should a sheriff wilfully dis charge a prisoner without his hav- ing first paid the fine and costs ad- judged against him, or secure the payment of the same, such sheriff would be liable on his bond for the fine and all costs aceruing thereon.
 When the sheriff accepts security for the fine and costs, instead of placing the defendant in jail, he should be careful to see that such note so accepted is amply secured, as, if at the time the note is taken, such security is not ample or re- sponsible, then the sheriff and his bondsmen are liable on their bond for the payment of the fine and costs secured thereby, if the same be not paid, unless as indicated before such note has been accepted, is filed with the clerk of the circuit court, and the clerk should fail to issue execu- tion thereon before sixty days after the maturity of the same"
 The sheriff is therefore held re- sponsible for the collection of both fine and costs; and the defendant shall be imprisoned until both fine and costs accrued in the case are paid. Whenever the sheriff accepts security, he assures responsibility for the collection of the came.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17
ARE CUTTING COAL OUTPUT.
Miners Appeal to Gov. Capper to
 Stop a Company's Practice.

Pittsburg, Kas., Jan. 9.-Members of the mine workers local employed at Weir No. 1, one of the largest mines in the district have adopted resolutions appealing to Governor Gapper for relief from conditions that curtail coal production.
 The miners charge that the com pany is hoisting only half the coal formerly taken out, thereby cutting production and their wages. It is also charged the company is moving coal from parts of tine mine most accessible and leaving that in the more remote parts. The miners ask the governor to use his influ- ence to place the blame for the coal shortage where it belongs and to remedy the conditions they charge exist.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17
LEGAL NOTICES.
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, U. c.
 Land Office at Camden. Arkansas,
 December ', 1917.
 Notice is hereby given that
 ANDREW J. SMITH, of Potter, Arkansas. who, on Decem- Der s, 1910, made a Homestead Entry, Serial Nc. 04632, for the SEA- NWA, Section 27, Township ? S.. Range g w., 9th Principal Meridian. has filed notice of intention to make Final Five Year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the Probate Clerk of Polk County. at Mena. Arkansas, on the f6th day of January, 1918.
 Claimant names as witnesses:
 Daniel B. Roberts, William T. Weatherford, Tom Horton, all of Potter, Arkansas; and Albert s. Rob erts, of Hatfield, Arkansas.
 R. D. NEWTON, Register. Adv. ist pub. Dec. i3, 1917. Last pub. Jan. 10, 1918.
 Notice of Confirmation of Title.
 Notice is hereby given that there has been filed in nv otfice as Clerk of the Chancery Court of Polk Coun- ty. Arkansas, a petition for the con- firmation of the title to the South half (less strip in Northwest cor ner, 265 chains North and South. and 1885 chains East and Vest in Section 3i, in Township South, Range go West, in all TT acres, more or less, and located in Polk County, Arkansas, and the quieting of the title to the same in c. G. Millikan, the petitioner herein
 All persons claiming said lands, or any interest therin, are hereby warned to appear in ihe Polk Chan cery Court in the next six weeks and show cause. if any there be, why the title to the said lands should not be confirmed in said c. G. Millikan.
 Witness my hand as Clerk of the Chancery Court, and the seal there of. on this 26th day of December, 1917. w. l.. Parker. Clerk. Adv. fst pub. Dec. 27, 1917. Last pub. Jan. 3f, i9iS.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17
DELEGATES TO MO. ROAD MEET.
Gov. Gardner Urges Roads as Sup
 plements to the Railroads.

Little Rock, Jan. 9.-R. R. Thomp- son of Eureka Springs, Ray Gill of Fort Smith, and Charles k. Becker of Little Rock, have been appointed by the governor as delegates from Arkansas to the American Road Builders Association, to be held in St. Louis February 4-7. This was done at the request of Governor Gardner, who said:
 The subject of the importance of the public roads and highways is one of vtal importance to all the people. and particularly to the gov ernment during the war period, when the railways will have to be supplemented by system of road transportation which will require the immediate construction of modern highways turnout the coun- try, and it is to the consideration of ways and means of accomplishing this that the convention will give it's special attention.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17
Rubber Closes the Skull.

For closing hole in the skull Dr. 0. Scandota of Naples uses rubber sponge. He reports to La RIforna MeIica that he tried 1t on rabbit ans q dog, which he killed after nine and six months and found that except for slight loose adhesion to the dura, the rubber sponge was unchanged. It had caused no trouble and the animals had behaved normally.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17
BARRED THE SEATTLE MAYOR.
Hiram c. Gill Can't Practice Law in
 Washington for a Year.

Seattle, Wash, Jan. i0.--Hiram c. Gill. mayor of Seattle, was barred today by the state board of bar ex- aminers from practicing law in the state of Washington for one year Today's decision was reached fol- lowing a hearing of the charges that the mayor allowed law firm to use his name in soliciting police court business.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17
TEXAS IS NOW WITHOUT
 A STATE HIGHWAY BODY
Chairman Hancock Declares That He Resigned in Order to Give
 Governor Hobby a Free Hand.

Austin, Jan. Ex-Governor Hobby this morning announced the accept ance of the resignations of the members of the state highway com mission, who resigned late yesterday afternoon.
 The governor stated this after noon that he has not yet considered whom he would appoint as suc- cessors of the various members of tho commission.
 Chairman Haneok of the commis- sion, declared this afternoon that he had submitted his resignation in order to give Governor Hobby a free hand"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17

Lame back may come from over work, cold settled in the muscles of the back, or from disease. In the two former cases the right remedy is BILLIARDS SNOW LINIMENT. It should be rubbed in thoroughly over the affected part, the relief will be prompt and satisfactory. Price 25c, soc and $i.00 per bottle. Sold by Jackson Drug Co.--Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17

Bad digestion robs the body of the nourishment il needs to maintain health and strength. To restore tone in the digestive organs there is no better remedy than Prickly Ash Bitters. It improves digestion and cleanses the stomach, liver and bowels. Price si.20 per bottle. Gun nels Drug Store and Jackson Drug X Furniture Co, Special Agents
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17

% back and take mp the old threads where they had been broken of and make life run smoothly along the old, 3uiet channels? She was as sure as slhe was sure of the breath she drew that Fyfe wanted her, that he ionged nr and would welcome her. But she was equally sure that the old illusions vOuld never serve, She couldn't even make him happy. much less herself Nonohan-w well, Monohan was a dead hsue. He had come to the (harteris C see her. all smiles and eagernesa
 he had been able to look at him and Through him--and cut him dead-and eo it without single fiutter of her hcart.
 That brief and Illuminating episode h Wain's had merely confirmed an i'm pression that mad slowly grown upon her, and her outburst of feeling that sight had only been the overfiowing of hamed anger at herself for letting his magnetic personality :nake so deep an
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17

Do you get up at night? Sanol Is surely the best for all kidney or bladder troubles. Sanol gives relief in 24 hours from all backache and bladder troubles. Sanol is guar anteed remedy. 35c and $i.00 bot tie at the drug store. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17
REAR ADMIRAL HOWELL DEAD.
Was the Originator of the Mechan-
 ism Which Steers Torpedoes.

Warrenton, Va Jan. fi.-Rear Ad- miral John Adams Howell. retired, originator of the gyroscopic steering torpedo, died yesterday at his home here.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17

you are. Jack Fyfe's timber is burning in dozen places. We've been praying for rain and choking In the smoke for . week"
 Stella looked out the north window. From the ten story height she could see ships lying in the stream, vague hulks in the smoky nall that shrouded the harbcr.
 tTo be continued next week)
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17
Kidney weakness. bladder trouble

Kidney weakness, bladder troubles and digestive disorders are all with in the curative power of prickly Ash Bitters. As tonic for the kid neys and urinary organs it has proved it's value. Price SIPS per bottle. Gunnels Drug Store and Jackson Drug $ Furniture Furniture Go, Go SSppe- cial Agents s.--Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17

LOst--Sow weighing about 25O
 pounds, cross between Poland China and Berkshire. marked. crop off each ear. and underbit on left. Reward for information. H. c. Ham, ilton. Mena. R. F. D. No. f.-Adv. 3 St
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 This table holds good for the meats that will be used in the spring. If desired to keep later in the summer or fall they should be kept in the pickle 20 per cent more days than the table calls for. and handled It. tie differently. Instructions will be given on request The curing period table, as given, is based on the weather being about forty degrees. If the average weather is above 40 degrees, lessen the curing days, as the meats will take more salt in warm weather than in cold weath- CT; or, If the weather is less than 40 degrees, then use more days in cur ing. as the colder the weather. the less salt it will take. It is impossible to give fixed rule for curing periods when the weather is variable: you must use your own judgment in this matter.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17
Whenever You Need q General Tonic
 Take 0roye's.

The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties ofQUINTNE and IRON. It acts on the Liver. Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17
TO FINANCE CUBAN CROPS.
Proposed Undertaking Will Require
 Expenditure of $f5O,OO0,OOO.

New York, Jan. ii.--It is under stood that New York banking inter esis are contemplating the financing of the next Cuban crop, involving an expenditure of Sf5OO0O,00O.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17
From County Clerk to Bank Job.
Special to The Star.

SpecihI 10 The star.
 Little Rock, Jan. i0.-John E. Williams has rendered to the gov ernor his resignation as county clerk of Jackson county, to accept the po- sition of cashier of Newport bank. There are already five applicants for The vacancy.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17
Warnina Order.

r, M. Reeves, plalntiff, vs. The Un-
 known Heirs of John Dermott,
 Deceased.
 hA the Polk Chancery Court.
 The defendants are warned to an- pear in the Chancery Court within thirty days and answer the con- plaint of the plaintiff. F. NJ. Reeves.
 Witness my hand as clerk of said court on this 26th day of December. 1917. w. L. Parker, Clerk. Adv. ist pub. Dec. 27. i9i7. Last pub. Jan. 1T. 1918.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, U. s. Land Ofilce at Camden, Ark, De- rember 29, 1917.
 Notice is hereby given that
 ARNOLD FAULKNER, of Hartley. Arkansas. who, on May f3, 1915. made a Homestead Entry. Serial No. 06773, for NEA SWA, Section 2S, Township 4 &, Range g W, 5th Principal Meridian. has filed ratice of his intention to make Final Communication Proof, to estab- fish claim to the land above de- scribed, before the Circuit Clerk of Polk County. at Mena, Arkansas, sn the Sth day of February. 1918.
 Claimant names as witnesses:
 w. H. Shaw, Fred Duncan, Henry Faulkner. and Thomas Brask, all of Hartley, Arkansas.
 a. D. Newton, Register. Adv. fst pub Jan. 3. Last pub. Jan. 3i, 1918.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17

Strayed From my place near Old
 Cove. two-year-old rnan male; marked. crop left ear. split right; yearling male. white, unmarked Please send any information to S. c. Liner. Hatfield, Ark, R. F. D. No. i. Adv. 2 2t
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17

SURGEONS agree that in cases of Cuts, Burns, Bruises and Wounds, the FIRST TREATMENT is most important. When an EFFICIENT antIseptie is applied promptly, there is no danger of infection and the wound begins to heal at once For use on man or beast, B0ROZONE is the IDEAL ANTISEPTIC and HEALING AGENT Buy it now and be ready for an emergency. Price 25c, 50c, si00 and Si50. Sold by Jackson Drug Co.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17
Warning Order.

ss==Ts c Brooks. Plaintiff. va W. H.
 Johnson, Defendant ia the Justice Court of Eagle Town-
 The Defendant. W. Fl Johnson, fs warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint eff the Plaintifr. Mrs. s, c Brooks.
 Given under my hand this 4th day sf January, 1918 j. E. TAYLOR, ]. P. Adv. 1st. pub. Jan. 10.
 Last psh. Jan st. 1918.