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Evening star., 1918-10-16
EPIDEMIC SPREADS
ESTATES IN WEST
Influenza Reported as Abat-
ing in Army Camps, But In
creasing Among Civilians.
HIGH DEATH RATE NOTED

Not single 1tate east of the Missis-
sippi is clear of Spanish influenza In
most Of the Atlantic coast states, from
Maine to Florida, conditions are report
ed serious, according to the United
States public health service. With the
possible exception of Massachusetts,.
where the disease ragged for several
weeks and has now run its course. the
epidemic is serious. The malady, how
ever, is abating in Army camps.
Instead of diminishing in other parts
Of the country among civilians the
spread of the disease appears to have
gained impetus. The experience of
Massachusetts shows that once it OBJ
tains footing the epidemic must run
its course for several weeks. 1t is fast
spreading in epidemic proportions from
states along the Atlantic coast to other
sections throughout the country. These
conditions exist in spite of efforts of
federal, state and local authorities. The
death rate has been high in most parts
Of the nation.
Evening star., 1918-10-16
Increase in Three States.

New cases showed an increase in
oregon. Washington and California,
while the malady has appeared in ali
mountain states and is spreading in
most of them. Minnesota is the only
state reporting the disease station
ary, but it is epidemic in Ohio, Michi-
1t also is epidemic in Oklahoma and
Arkansas, as well as in all southern
states.
Twenty-Five per cent of the popu-
lation of the Muscle Shoals district
in Alabama, in which are located the
cities of Florence, Sheffield and Tus-
cumbia, was reported as down with
| influenza last Friday. The majority
Of the cases were mild Since that
time the peak of the epidemic has
passed, it is declared
Evening star., 1918-10-16
Doctors Loaned to New York citv

was informed yesterday that the lis
physicians drafted into the Army and
sent to Fort Slocum, near New York,
have been ordered loaned to that
city to help. combat the epidemic.
cases of influenza at Fort Slocum.
Further decrease in the number of
new cases in Army camps was noted
yesterday at the office of the surgeon
general Of the Army: The total num-
decrease of 773 from Monday. Pneu-
monia cases were 1916, against 2.523
the day before, but the number of
deaths increased. being 8S9, against
716 the day before.
Evening star., 1918-10-16
Full Rosters at Camps.

The nations great cantonments. in
which the epidemic RACES, have vir-
tually full rosters at this time, so
there is anticipated little difficulty
in fulfilling the pledge sent out from
erect that 25O,OOO men with full
equipment will be sent across the
seas every month until Germany Is
whipped. and whipped right"
Suspension of draft calls will in no
way affect the sending of men over
seas, it is pointed OUT but Will only
serve to delay the mobilization of
men, and perhaps for not more than the
month of October.
Evening star., 1918-10-16

Suspended Calls, However,
Not Slowing Up Troop
Movement to EUROPE.
BOARDS GIVEN A REST

The Spanish influenza is hitting
hard at the selective service machin-
cry of the nation, causing general
suspension of calls for draft men to
go to various cantonments and forts.
Four calls for men made upon the
District. three of which have not as
yet been made public. have been sus-
pended by the office of the provost
marshal general. This number in
cludes the call announced Monday
for fifteen colored registrants quail
fed for limited military service to be
sent to Norfolk for the Navy.
Suspended, Not Recalled.
The suspended calls include more
than 200 white men qualified for gen.
eral military service, who were to
have been entrained before october
81 for various forts. 1t must be un-
derstood that these calls have not
been recalled" but "suspended. and
that when the influenza epidemic
sumed as if no suspension had oeen
seyenty-five local registrants who
were to have been sent to the Bliss
Electrical School today are included
in the suspended calls.
it is understood, of similar suspen-
sions of calls made throughout the
United States. Calls are no sooner
issued and received by selective serv-
ice officials than they receive word
that the call has been suspended;
Spanish influenza is the reason IN all
cases.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13
IT SHOULD MAKE
 A MILLION FOR RIM
Cincinnati Man Discovers Drug That Loosens Corns So They
 Lift Out.

Good news spreads rapidly and druggists here are ke' { busy disfens- ing freezone, the recent discovery of Cincinnati man, which is said to loosen any corn so it lifts out with the fingers.
 A quarter of an oun e costs very lit tie at any store which handles drugs, but this is said to be sufficient to rid ones feet of every hard or ssft corn or callus.
 You apply just few drops the tender, aching corn or toughenei cal lus and instantly the soreness is re- lieved, and soon the corn or callus is so shriveled that it lifts right out without pain. It is sticky substanc, which dries when applied and never infames or even irritates the sur rounding skin.
 This discovery will prevent thJus. ands of deaths annually from lockjaw and infection heretofore resu ting from the suicidal habit of cutting corns. Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13
THREE CENTS A MILE
 THE UNIVERSAL FARE.

Washington, June 10.--Travelers upon American railroads today paid increased fares, the new rates of three cents a mile ordered by Director Gen. eral McAdoo, having become opera tive last night at midnight Tickets purchased at any station in the coun- try today, whether for intrastate or interstate travel, were at the new three-cent rate.
 Passengers enroute to destinations on trips starting before last midnight, completed their journey at the old rate, but the stop-over privileges were abolished.
 In addition to increasing all rates to three cents a mile, the offer, eff fective today, added one-half cent 8 mile to the fare for Pullman accommo- dations. The charge for a birth or chair in Pullman cars will remain the same. at least for the present.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13

yellow dog. He ain't got that much. 2
 Any man that won't buy bond isn't willing to pay his share of the expenses of our brothers in the trenches fighting for him. Can any yellow dog be yellerer'n that !"
 Anybody that says United States bonds ain't the safest investment in the world is yellow dog"
 Anybody that says anything that gives the Germans a chance to write home and say this ain't popular war is a yellow dog. It's popular an then some"
 Anybody who talks peace by com promise is a yellow dog. Judas made a 50-50 peace with the devil. Every body knows where Judas got off,"
 "This is an American town. We're behind the government. Swat the yell low dog"
 "All yellow dogism is made in Ger many"
 A supply of these cards should be carried by every member of the Boy Detectives of America and when he hears any person make remark indi- eating that person is in "The Yellow Dog" class, the boy detective should approach him with the query:
 How do you know?"
 Usually the person spreading the unpatriotic libel doesn't know. So and so told him. The winner is then hand ed one of the "You're a Yellow Dog" cards. The reverse side enlightens him as to why he is yellow dog.
 Mir. Dodge declares this treatment soon will stop the unfounded stories now so rampant. Nobody likes to be tagged as a yellow dog. Nobody likes to be ridiculed.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13
TWO MORE VOLUNTEERS.
Atlas Arnold and Charles Burnett
 Brought in by Home Guards

Sunday afternoon Charles Burnett, son of J. NJ. Burnett, a farmey in the Union Grove neighborhood about sev- en miles northeast of Mena, was brought to Mena by members of the Home Guard, information to the effect that the young man had failed to register, altho more than 21 years of age, being responsible for the action.
 About the same time another party of Home Guards came in from Shady bringing Atlas Arnold, son of Jess Ar mold, a we'll known farmer and stock man, the same reason being assigned.
 Both young men and their parents asserted there was a mistake, and that neither had yet reached the age of q, but the action was based, it is stated, on school records.
 In view of the contentious, Burnett was allowed to go for the night to the home of a brother, John Burnett, a transfer man living in Mena, giving the assurance that he would be on hand for examination Monday morn in. Young Arnold was taken to the Antlers hotel for the night.
 Both were given an examination Monday before the local exemp- this morning before the local exemp- tion board, the parents contending the boys were under 21 years, but the school records were produced to show they were over age. As result, both young men agreed to volunteer and left for Little Rock that afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13
SUPREME COURT 1 ON VACCINATION
Holds That Rule of State Board of Health Is easonable-Ruling Ap- plies to Two Cases Involving
 Schools.
From the Arkanaas aazette

| FIDH lNt RihtHSdS 1dNtiits
 Little Rock, June 5.-The supreme court June 4 upheld the validity of the rule of State Board of Health re- garding compulsory vaccination, hold ing that the power of the board to make such ruling is neither unreason- able nor in conflict with the compul- sorry education act, passed by the leg is lature of 1917. The decision ap- plies to two cases, those of Wilson Martin and Guy Lipe from Logan county and George Brazil from Little River county. In the case of Martin and Lipe, the former school director and the latter school teacher, who were indicted for permitting certain pupils to attend school without first being vaccinated, or presenting the required certificate from physician showing immunity from smallpox, etc.. demurrer was sustained to the indictment on the ground that it did not state a public offense. In the case of George Brazil, who was in dicted for sending his children to school without complying with the rules of the board, fine of s10 was imposed. The contention in both cases was that the rule was void, first, because the board was not au- thorized by the statute to pr0fnulgste such rula, second, because if author fixed by the act to adopt and promuI- gate such q rule 1t would amount to a delegation of the lawmeking power by the legislature; third, because the rule was unreasonable and unneces- sary; fourth, because the rule is in conflict with the compulsory educa- tion act of 1917. As to the first contention the court held that the rule was reasonable one in furtherance of the prevention of the diseases and did not infringe upon the constitu- tional rights of persons to attend schools or in the management and control thereof by School Boards. The second contention in regard to the delegation of authority the court de- clared untenable. As to the third contention of necessity and reason ableness of the rule, it was urged that no epidemic of smallpox pre- vailed in either of the communities.
 "To wait until such necessity arose or such emergency existed would greatly hamper the work and render nugatory the rules of the board" !" said the court. "The conditions ex- isting at the time of the passage of the act were that many soldiers were being mobilized in the state and great numbers were being transported in to and out of the state, and it was thought that general order prevail ing over the state was necessary, and the court holds that it was neither unreasonable nor unnecessary. The fourth contention was that the vac cination law conhicted with the com pulsory school law, because if the compulsory school law stands, it nec- essarily brings about compulsory vac cination, as parents and guardians are penalized for failure to send their children to school The court sus- tained the rule of the Board of Health as a reasonable one, and af- firmed the Brazil case and reversed with directions to override the de murrer the case against Martin and Lipe."
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13
BLAMEs KAISER FOR GREAT
 WAR AND FOR BARBARITlES
Former Director of the Krupps Works Says Leaders We're Forced to Sup
 port the Kaiser's War Policy.

Gumligen, Switzerland, June G. Germany wholly agreed with Austria in the ultimatum to Serbia at the out break of the war, says the disclo- sures by Dr. Wilhelm Muehlon, for mer director of the Krupps works.
 The kaiser personally is responsible for the German participation in the war.
 The statement shows the kaiser im- posed the conflict on the world at his own will He required the leaders to become involuntary supporters of his war policy.
 Muehlon says the order of the crown prince of Bavaria to his troops in Belgium amounted to command to take no prisoners, as the kaiser had said he had enough.
 The kaiser had a private agreement with tho Austrians to give them carte blanche with Serbia, and promised them his support.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13
45 CONSCIENTIOUS DIRECTORS
 ARE TO SERVE PRISON TERMS.
Life Imprisonment Was First De- creed by Court Martial, But Sen
 tence Was Reduced to 9 Years.

San Antonio, June 10.-Forty-fivc conscientious objectors at Camp Ira wis today were sentenced to life im- prisonment in the federal prison at Leavenworth for their refusal to wear the American soldiers uniform.
 The sentence later was reduced to twenty-five years each by Brigadier General J. P. O'Neil, who reviewed the record
 The case is the first in the army where conscientious objectors were court martialed for their refusal to obey military orders.
 Nearly all of those sentenced are from Oklahoma and are of the "Men- nonite" faith.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13
WILL COMPEL IpLERs TO WORK
Ottawa, Kas., Adopts Ordinance Re-
 quiring All Males to Register.

Ottawa, Kas., June 6.-The city commissioners today passed an ordi- nance requiring all males between 16 and 65 years old to register June 12, 13 and IA They will be required to state their age, occupation, name of employer, hours employed, physical condition and willingness to work on farm, factory or for the government. Mayor B. F. Bowers said the ordi- nance is intended to stamp out idle ness among all classes and to cooper ate with the government in the "work or fight" program. Those who fail to register will be charged with vagran- cv
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13
A CASUALTY LIST OF lss.
Largest Number Reported in One Day
 by General Pershiag.

Washington, June 9.-The army casualty list today contained 19S names, the largest number thus far reported by General Pershing in d single day. The list was divided as follows: Killed in action, 33; died of wounds, 9; died of disease, II; died of airplane accident, |; died of accident and other caunses, 4; missing in ac- tion, 20; wounded severely, 46; wounded, degree undetermined, A.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

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The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13
NEW PRESIDENT A. P. ASSN
l.. B. White of Benton Courier Hon.
 ored by Newspaper Men

Little Rock, June 7.-L. B. White, editor of the Benton Courier, was elected president of the Arkansas Press Association. Other officers elect ed are;. Louis Spence of Piggott, first vice president; w, B. Williams of Brinkley. second vice president; '. M. Mcclellan of Rogers, third vice presi- dent. R.. O., .Schaeffer, corresponding and recording secretary; c, A. Berry of Huttig, financial secretary; George Mason of ElDorado, chaplain; J. H. Hand of Yellville. orator; Mrs. F. V. Creekmore of Hartford, historian. Clio Harper of Little Rock Is the poet laureate of the association, having been elected at Fort Smith in 1916.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13
BANK PRESIDENT IS REMOVED.
Kansas Commissioner Acts After In
 quiry Into Stacker Charge.

Topeka, June 5.--Louis B. Leach, president of the State Bank at Wam- ego, near here, was removed from of flee last night by Walter E. Wilson, state bank commissioner, following an investigation of charges that Leach had refused to invest in Liberty bonds or subscribe to the Red Cross.
 Leach's automobile and the side walk in front of the bank were paint ed yellow recently by unknown per sons in Wamego.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13
Mormon Granary Is Emptied.

Washington, June 7.-The granary of the Mormon church in Utah, hold ing 250,000 bushels of wheat, has been emptied in response to appeals from the Food Administration. All Nor mons are required to give one-fifth of their harvest to the church and the wheat thus obtained was stored against want.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13
Demand for Rcd Cross Nurses Urgent

Washington, June 5.--In a state ment issued today thru the Red Cross, the war department called on the gen. eral public and training schools to CO., operate eagerly to secure surplus supply of nurses to meet the needs of the army and navy.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13
WILL BE LIVE TOPIC.
Cotton Taxes Promises to Precipitate Lively Debate.

Washington, June 7.-Cotton taxes will be live topic under the drafting of the revenue bill, Representative Moore of Pennsylvania says.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13
ARRESTED AS OBSERVERS.
Two Brothers Remain in Bedroom
 Two Years to Avoid Service.

London, June 6.--In an effort to avoid army serice, two brothers, Ar thur and William Webb, spent every day of the last two years in their bed room.
 They have now been arrested as deserters.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13
pIIes Cured m 5 to I4 Davs.

Your druggist will refund money If pAzo OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itchinz Blind, Bleeding or ProtradiER Piles In to l4 days
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13
RAIN IN PANHANDLE.
Crops and Ranges Were Badly in Need
 of the Moisture.

Amarillo, June "A general rain fell over the Panhandle of Texas to- day for 12 hours.
 The moisture was badly needed by the crops and ranges.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13

German victories have brought no feshpots as yet--and fIeshpots are what the Teutons are fighting for,
The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13
TWO LIEUTENANTs KILLED.
Their Airplanes Collied in the Air at
 Gerstner Field, La.

Lake Charles, La, LieuteEants John L. Hegarty of New Jersey and Trav- CTS Halton of San Antonio were killed at Gerstner field when their airplanes collided today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-13
ACADEMIC FICTION

part by critical examination of what has been expressed and by technical study of language, as an instrument That is study of English literature, and of the English language (with as many others as may bel, is the only helpful academic teaching.
 The whole idea of direct stimulus tu literary production is wrong, from the point of view of academic possibility.
 Encouragement and aid to writers should be indirect. Fancy trying to teach a youngster how to write a thins like Welrs The Magic shop or Steven sons "A Lodging for the Nightl' The whole business presupposes experience of life such as no student ever has.
 If Columbia confines her course to making the students examine what mas been well done, and to intensive study of the languages, especially the classics and English. she may aid her aspiranss, but one shudders at the idea of sopho- more scenario" 4s4s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-13
 ACID TEST TO HUDDLEsTON

From the Mobile Register.
 Mir. Huddleston, candidate for re-eIec- tion as representative from Jefferson county, has been subjected to the acid test used to disclose true loyalty and genuine Americanism. MT. Slayden of Texas, who had served g years in Con- gress, was given the test not long ago, and it burnt him 50 that he shriveled lip and quit being candidate. Slaydsn had voted for the McLemorc resolution. Mo Lemore himself hadn't the grace to quit. but he was showed under n the Texas primaries So now it is Mir. Huddieston's 8 turn. President Wilson passes judgment. The question is put to the President: 'Is MT. Huddleston all right as an Amer icun and patriot?" It is recognized every where that the President is an American and patriot Does Mir. Huddleston line up with tie President? The President says lie dces not: T am justified in saying, that Mir. Huddleston's record proved him in every way an opponent of the administration" In evevy way. says the President-no limit. That ough- to finish MT. Huddleston with the voters of the Jefferson district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-13
IS THERE A BETSY ROSS LEGEND?

given by a writer in the Ladies' Maga- The colors of the American fleet were striped under the Union with 13 strokes. called the United Colonies, and their standard (admraIs pennant) a ratt.e- snake; motto, Don't Tread on Me
 In January, 1776, a month after the adoption of the flag by the navy, Wash ington, at his Cambridge headquarters. had "hoisted the Union flag in compli- ment to the United Colonies" The flas was displayed on that day for the first time to the army. A year later the fias was formally adopted by Congress with the change from the British Jack in the corner to the familiar stars. The lay reads as follows:
 "Resolyed. That the flag of the l5 Unite1 States be 1S stripes. alternate red and white; that the union be 1S stars white in a blue field. representing new constellation.
 Resolved, That Captain John Pani Jones be appointed.to command the said ship Ranger,
 There were other resolutions in the same act, and all of them concerned the navy Admiral Chester infers that the bill determining on the flag was a naval measure. As to how the stars came 10 be adopted in the design there can be only conjecture. The admiral inclines to accept the theory of Schuyler Hamilton. expressed ill one of the earliest histories of the flag. He says the idea was taken from the constellation Lyra the Harp,. "because the Tyre is the symbol of har- mony and unity among men" However that may be. the idea of the star was not new. A flag made up of the 13 stripes and single star, the admiral says, had been carried by several New Englana ships fo- three years before the flag was formally adopted.
 At any rate. Admiral Chester seems able to identify the navy and the flag al a very early date. Certainly they have been closely associated ever since.