The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24
POLK GIVES AWFUL
 JOLT 10 KAISER
In Whirlwind Finish to Liberty Loan Campaign Mena and COun- try Districts Raise Full
 Quota of Bonds.

At 3:30 p. m. there was a jollifi- cation meeting at the headquarters when it was announced that Kansas City Southern employees had subscrib- ed $9,15O and had given the final push toward getting Polk county over the top.
 The latest returns show the country districts had subscribed. $111,400 and the city of Mena s105,7oe.
 The total of Polk county is $226,600 to date. Revised returns are expec- ted to increase this amount.
 There's no glo ,m about Liberty Lean headquarters tonight for Polk county has proven herself 100 per cent American for the fourth time.
 In a whirlwind finish to cam paign waged under the greatest diff ficulties Mena and surrounding dis tricts have not only climbed to the top but have gone overaa and given the Hun hordes another jolt where the iolting will do good lru
 The closing hours of the campaign resolved itself into a race between Mena and the country districts as to which would subscribe for the most Liberty bonds. At 2 o'clock the coun- try districts were leading with to- tai of si05,900 as against the county seats subscription of $105,000. Rath- CT than see Mena beaten by her ru- ral neighobrs an appeal to city pride was made and hurry up call sent for leading financial interests to come forth, and save the good name of the county seat.
 The splendid showing of the rural districts was a source of big surprise to the city folks. Suffering from the worst drouth known in local history, the farmers of Polk county have pledged themselves to buy bonds to the utmost and their patriotic re- sponse has shown they may be bent but not broke when it comes to sup porting Uncle Sam.
 Only few days ago Polk county had taken only 46 per cent of it's quo ta of $220,000. On Wednesday when the flying squadron from Little Rock assumed charge of the campaign the total subscriptions reported were $134.000.
 In the few days remaining of the campaign the flying squadron reor- ganized the local workers, injected ginger into the work, and with the unselfish and untiring support of a loyal group of men and women, have put Polk county where she need not be ashamed. It has taken work to do this and the faithful ones deserve the commendation of every lover of the red white and blue.
 The last day of the campaign was a strenuous one. Against heavy odds of the weather forces the workers fought for every dollar they could hear of and many a bank of the old sock variety was robbed for Liberty bonds.
 At gathering held in Sales Man. ager Leeper's office this morning Judge Alley made one of his ef- feetive patriotic talks and hit straight from the shoulder towards stacker dollars. George R. Wyman also made a convincing plea and he in turn was followed by c. R. Davidson and D. K. Rhoads. In few minutes an addi- tional $3,000 was pledged and then began the battle for the remaining few thousand that was to bring gloom to the Huns.
 In recognition of the good work the Little Rock men have done the local workers of the campaign raised the rank of Captain Rhoads and made him a general. Just to show they be- heved in democracy they made Priva- tes Davidson and Wyman into gener- als too and ordered distinguished ser- vice medals for all three.
 When the portion of the flying squadron which travelled southward out of Mena Friday returned late at night it brought back $9,O00 of the Liberty bond pledges. The squadron suffered three blowouts on the sixty mile trip, went without dinner, strug- gled through mud and rain, but it got results.
 At Cove, the first stop $2,050 in pledges were taken making total of S15,250 for the town and putting this live burg well over the top. Wander voort raised $4,950 and went over also with a grand total of S16,95O. At Wickes, the last place visited $2,000 more in pledges were taken, making the total Liberty bond sub seTiptions here ST,650.
 George R. Wyman of Little Rock, special field deputy for the National War Savings Committee, headed the squadron and it was largely due to his persuasive methods the sales were made. He was ably assisted tho by Mark P. 0lney and l.. s. Watson of Mena and the local committee in each place visited. A noticeable fea- ture of the pledges taken was that