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The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24
TO ASK A s2.4s WHEAT PRICE.
Growers Will Say That Present Rate
 Is Unpr0fitable.

Washington, Oct. 19-President Wilson will be urged to fix a mini mum price of $2.46 bushel for No. 1 Northern wheat or it's equivalent, Chi eago delivery, by representives of the National Wheat Growers Association In brief to be presented to the Pres ldent the growers declare that "the 1918 wheat prices barely cover the average cost of production of wheat this year and will be far below the inevitable cost of production of the year 1919 wheat crop."
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24
DOZEN INQUIRIES IN ONE MAIL
Replies Received by Commercial Club Indicates Widely Separated Interest.

As an indication of the widespread interest in Mena and Polk county and also as proof it pays to adver- tise. Secretary Eastin of the Com mercial club, had twelve letters of inquiry in one mail Wednesday. The folks who wanted to know about us lived in Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Missouri and Arkansas. They had first heard of Polk county thro a small advertisement in St. Louis paper. Secretary Eastin furnished each inquirer with the wanted infor nation. The Commercial club plans for still further advertising cam paign during the winter.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24
csEs1ieI7yegayeEo T=T@r5Tw
 K. C. s. Will Control Road.

Harrison, Oct. 17.--An order issued by Federal Manager ]. E. Edson of Kansas City, Mo. places the Missouri and North Arkansas railroad under the control of the Kansas City South ern.
 The old regime of Missouri and North Arkansas officials, including Manager Reddock, Superintendent Rose. General Passenger and Freight Agent Veatch, together with the em- ployes under them, are retained for the same title and service, but make their reports to the departments of the Kansas City Southern.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24
Win HeIp sweeten Kansas.

Sheridan Thacker, well known farmer living near Rocky, brought a 50-gallon barrel of Polk county's famous homemade sorghum to Mena Saturday. He found buyer thru the Commercial Club and before the day was over the barrel of sweetness was on it's way to Centralia, Kas. MT. Thacker will have more than 600 gallons of long sweetning to dispose of
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24
Attended Brothers Funeral

N. R. 0'Neal returned Saturday from Greenville, Tex, where he was called to attend the funeral of his brother George L. O'Neal, who died from pneumonia, following an attack of Spanish influenza. Death followed an illness of ten days The deceased was of fine physique, standing six feet one inch in height and weigh ing 190 pounds. He was a successful cotton broker.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24
AN OFFER TO HOLLAND
U. $. Will Send Coal If Food Exports
 to Germany Cease.

The Hague, Friday, Oct. 1s-An- nouncement was made at the Ameri- can legation here today that the Uni ted States government had offered to place at the immediate disposal of tha Dutch government 100000 tons of coal monthly for the next 12 months or until end of the war. The coal is to be shipped in vessels sent from Holland. The only condition to this offer Is that Holland cease sending food to Germany.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24
BELGIAN RULERS RULERS
 BACK HOME A|l|
King Albert and Queen RII,,.. Follow Allied Troops in Ea,.r,, ostend-Lille Abandonsd Is
 Retreating Germans.

Paris, Oct. liking Albert s ,. gium and Queen Elizabeth .,t,, Ostend this afternoon.
 The Germans are abandops, i. Belgian coast and are seeking If. behind the outer defenses of Apt,r
 Admiral Reyes, of the Br.;.;;;s .;.;;s ,,. landed at Ostend this afternOOa ~ an official announcement frOn X admiralty. The admiral was pre,ss by the members of the Royal air tu,| who landed at 0stend in the mouu
 French cavalry patrols, ssu ! evening news, reached Osteud .sa, and returned with the report ths. \ Germans were to be seen thsr
 Ostend is one of the two mos, F portant German submarine base, q the Belgian coast. The othes is IA. oruggee, about l3 miles northeast { Ostend. The usefulness of tisy bases to the Germans had been a,. ously damaged last spring by na carried out by the British naval ur under Vice Admiral Sir Roger ] 2 Reyes.
 Hun Rear Guards Killed.
 With the Allied Forces in Flanisa Oct. 1.-The Germans on eyacasag the channel seaport and subnsta base of Ostend left behind them m guards, all of whom were killed z captured. British warships lanag forces in the town and Belgian iFs tors alighted in the Place D'Ams
 Belgian patrols have entered Ba- ges and cavalry is operating On aa sides. Belgian guns are now frg from south of the city.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24
SAW SNOW AND ICE.
]. L. Horner Reports an Interesting
 Trip to Far West Country.

Among the many interesting sights that J. L. Horner saw while on his trip west are included both snow and ice. He found both in the Rocky mountain region. Mir. Horner accom- panied his daughter, Mrs. Oma Cobbs to her home at Weiser, Idaho, when she received word her husband had died, and reached Mena on his re- turn trip Tuesday afternoon. It was his first trip to the Idaho country and he saw much that will interest his friends here. Weiser is in the heart of an irrigated farm country and alfalfa, potatoes and wheat are the principal products. Mir. Horner brought back some mammoth pota- toes as samples of what the country produces.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24
FOR COLDS AAD lRilI
 DOCTORS lIVI NI'
THE IMPROVED c.,o LET THAT IS ENTIoossllEL fls FED OF ALI I PrS AND DANGEROUS 9nvSEAlp n,l

Physicians are warDi0. against trifling witb g aa the ns and grippe. They sav ,V'ts, ,s infgss ealomel purgative, ny.. 'aat a A:, s;s' tabs, the new and npo,Deadaera5ly q tablet, should be nval;s9,ed v'ap;royed eal5s. bed time and repeated diisOly sI taka third night, if necesssr,a.n a ane seea nest nest. stages, one Calotsh n the q sufficient unless the so csaa B u'u larly severe. ease is psrs
 Physicians say that |;
 of time and is dancerals ls IS Ne ment with other lsxat;uSss. lsvlSus to eqs mel IS absolutely necessasas' nesss' as 1 later. Che Calotab gp1a5s on tbs s'aae 1, bed time with a swaIloS, sne Z. s0nga ! that's all. No salts . r" oi wsie. the slightest interferernUo. rU nausa \ work or pleasures. e NV WltA & your cold has vanisbaaS bSsSt nias whole system is purified s s.l aad as a ed; Calotabs are sold pu oaI.l ana ret rs nal sealed packages, pr;aa S.ly n at| cents. Recommended snd Je uirgS by druggists everywherrs r sqsIals n funded If you are not deIigS,lass' Sls' }
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24
Receives Word of Mothers Death.

Saturday morning Mrs. Jesse Phil pot of the Dickson hotel, received a telegram announcing the death last night of her mother, Mrs. z. M. Tay- Tor at Talihina. Mrs. Taylor had been seriously sick for some time from cancer, and her death was not unex- pected. As Mrs. PhiIpot is herself confined to her bed by sickness, she will not attend the funeral.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24
WiIson Honors Leaders.

Washington, Oct. 22.--President Wilson as commander in chief of the United States, today awarded the dis tinguished service medals to Marshal Foch, Joffre and Haig and Generals Pstain. Diaz, Gillian and Pershing.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24
SOLDIER BOY UNAFRAID
Polk County Fighter Declares He's
 as Safe as at Home.


 There's one Tank that believes no Hun bullet has his name and number and he's a Polk County fighter too. Writing from Somewhere in France" Daniel M. Heath, formerly of Big Fork, tells the homefolks his faith in these words: "Please don't worry about me for l am just as safe as if I was at home." Soldier Heath, who is with the engineers, also ex- presses belief the war will end soon and writes "the boys are doing good work now" That the soldier boys like to get letters from home is evidenced by his writing ''I feel blue when can't hear from you" He adds that he writes as often as he can but ad- monishes his parents not to think il strange if they can't hear from him at times, flor I may be where can't write"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

As general thing, says the Dallas News, when a woman wakes up in the morning and tells her husband she dreamed she had d new hat, there's another dream coming true.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

"On the other hand," little girl was heard to say this week, right now is the best time to have the in- fIuenza, while everything's closed up and you won't miss nothin' by stay in in."
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

Another good plan to punish the kaiser would De to dress him in 9 Palm Beach suit and stand him by muddy spot in the road while all the American tanks splashed by him in review.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

As for the doughboy, his attitude is simple since news of the Germans offer came to the front. This attitude is Ito hell with the armistice. We are getting the boche cornered. Don't let him wriggle out now"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

It must be an awful blow to fur tough back to the old home town and discover the village stacker flaming your best girl with his exemption blank.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

and now it only remains for the Ser lin populace to learn Yankee Doc dle1 and "Dixie" to be prepared to join in the chorus.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

When Germany and Austria are licked good and plenty, they will come running to listen to reason. Until they have had enough you might as well talk to stone wall.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

Nothing so shocks and disappoints man as the discovery that girl is giving him lot of devotion when all he wanted was a little diversion.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

All we've got to do over here is to pay the fiddler and the boys in France will keep the Huns dancing to Yankee music.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

Those half-Huns who though we couldn't do it, are not bit encourag- ed by Polk county's report in the Fourth Liberty loan.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

There is one consolation-it costs the wolf lot these days to appear in sheep's elothing.-Says the Hot Springs Sentinel Record.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

up and doing' is a good motto for the well, but dangerous one for the influenza.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

The boys who married in order to escape the draft now have two wars on their hands.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

Her husbands little weaknesses make a woman sorry for him; his wife's little weaknesses make a man sorry for himself.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

Fighting in France can't be much harder than trying to get some Mena folks to loan money to Uncle Sam.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

Those Liberty bonds will be the tie that binds us mighty close when the boys come home.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24
FOCH HAS BEATEN
 NAPOLEON'S BEST
In Historic Hundred Days" Allied Leader Has Liberated Mankind, and Shattered Legend of
 Hun Invincibility.

New, York. Get. f9-"ft was on Ju- ly IS that Foch accepted the German challenge and engaged in what was to be the second battle of the Marne, writes Frank H. Simonds, one of the foremost war writers. "On next Tuesday, then, we shall have arrived at the end of "the hundred days" of the French marshal. In an equal pe- riod Napoleon landed from Elba, re- gained France, fought and lost War terloo, and took the final step which led to St. Helene. It may be doubted if any other hundred days since that famous and fatal period have equal ed the latest.
 'In this period Foch has accom- plished three things by three great battles. In the second Marne he de- feated the Germans, wrested the mi tiatiye from Ludendorff and brought to an end the German advance, which lasted from March 21 until July IS. In the third Somme he broke the Ger man resistance upon the lines of the old struggles of 1916 and compelled hurried retirement to the linden burg line with evacuation of sub- stantially all of the ground conquered in the German offensive of the year This third Somme opened on August 8. It closed in the middle of Septem- Der. Last of all has been the battle of the Hindenburg line, the last pha- ses of which are still in progress.
 When Foch Broke Hold of Hun.
 "In this period the armies fight ing under Foch's supreme command have captured upward of 100000 prisoners and not less than 5000 guns. They have already liberated more than 5000 square miles of French and Belgian territory. More than this, in winning the battle oi the Hindenburg line they have wor the war, won it on the confession o1 Germany herself. Al that now fol lows will be the exploitation of tho victory to the hour of the final sur render.
 German Prestige Shattered.
 50 much for the material side. But there is an even more impressive moral aspect to the achievement Of Ferdinand Foch. He has shattered the German legend of invincibility He has broken the prestige of the German military machine, which from the victories of Sadowa and Sc dan to the present hour has weighed heavily upon the world. A simple French soldier, the soldier of Re publican nation, has broken, smashed utterly demolished not alone the Ger man army but the legend of German militarism.
 In a very real sense Foch has hber ated mankind, because he has on tht battlefield, and with the chosen weap ons of the enemy, demonstrated tha wrong, however strongly armed force, however we'll prepared, can no in the end conquer right and justice It takes something more than co lossal standing army, infinite in prep aration and ruthlessly brutal in oper ation, to conquer the free peoples o1 the worldD
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

Taking in consideration all the ob- stacles, we think Polk county did mighty fine in the Fourth Liberty loan.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

Keep up your war work. You will be officially advised when quitting time comes.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

There is said to be an alarming shortage of fat in Germany, but not in the heads of the government.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

In combating Spanish flu" the earlier you go to bed the earlier you will get out of bed.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

Mena has right to be proud in being the capital of such fine coun- ty like Polk.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

A critical husband is about as soothing and comforting to have around the house as pet porcupine.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

Polk County-1O0 per cent in every war activity. Sounds mighty good ehl
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

Just -four bits" apiece from each of us, will put Polk county over the top in the United War Work cam paign.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

Nav, didn't have it. All l nad was a bad cold.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

Now. honestly, did you do your best in bond buying?
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

The Hun has been forced to drop the goose step for the Foch's trot.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

Going over the top is getting to be a habit with Polk County.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

Daily the Central Empires are be- coming more central.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

A German street crowd has sung the MarseiIlaise in Unter der Linden
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24
Six Year Old child a Victim.

Jewel Upton, the six year old daughter of Mir and Mrs. ". H. Up- ton died at the family home, 603 Ninth street, Saturday afternoon from Spanish influenza. The funeral was conducted by Rev. W. L. Smith Sunday morning at II o'clock and bu- rial was in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
 Just received car load of feed at w. ". Townsend's Store.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

Address all communications to
 THE STAR, MENA. ARK
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-15
HOW q !. P q !.
GOT INTO ! ARMY | !
Newspaper Article Leads Himsto
Seek Admittance to West I,
Point. \.
SISTER lEl|s lOF HIS YOUTH
Kept Appointments 10 academy eserst
From Family -ttsad 81 Expedition
i |ary Force. Was Of Quiet, Serious
Temperament % Boy.

Lincoln, Mel. 1t was 4 newspaper
article which diverted John J. Pershing
from his purpose to become schools
teacher and started him upon the mill
tary career which led to his appoint
ment az general Id the United States
army and commander Of the American
expedit ionary force In France. The
story Is told BY General Pershing's sis
tiers, Mrs. Butler and Miss May Per
shing, who are residents of Lincoln.
It was while General Pershing and
his sister, now Mrs. Butler, were at
tending the Missouri State Normal
school at Kirksville, Mo-, that his at.
tention one day was called to newspa-
per announcement that examinations
were to be held for appointment to the
West Point Military, academy. Young
Pershing asked his sisters advice as
to whether he should try for the APP
pointment and she advised him to do
go. Then followed q short season Of
intensive study in preparation.
In few days he was called before
the examining board and, although i'm.
properly prepared, received the high
est mark among the contestants and
soon afterward was notified Of his APP
pointment. Up to this time his action
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-15
Gen.s John J. Psrshins.

mad been serfet tetween ms si1etr
and himself and nc remained SO until
be was ready to start for West Point.
Assumed; Responsibility Early. 1ttt
As boy General sPershing. his sis
ters say, was Of Qniet, serious tenn
permanent. assuming. ias the oldest Of
six children, many Of the Responsible
ties Of, the family. t.ss
.John," Mrs. Butler said, although
Of ., quiet disposition, liked q, good
lime and enjoyed fun as much as any
pne. Yet when he started anything he
wanted to get the result, and he gen
orally attained that object before he
gave it up." ID 1
After having 81 BEEN ga dnated from
West Point and having served with
General Miles In . campaign in New
Mexico against the Indian chief Ge-
.onimo, Pershing was stationed as mil
ltary instructor at the University OF
Nebraska. His friends there remem-
Der him as q fuh-lOving young man.
who enjoyed music and dancing, par
,ies.and other social activities and who
appreciated a Eood. joke.
"Old Jack Best, the veteran trainer
1t the university, remembered Per-
,hing Intimately. sHe was one OF the
finest men that ever worked with"
said Mr.. Best. "It's true he was mighty
strict with his work, but the results he
rot were SO good that everybody he
worked with loved him for Il. When
he was here we had regiment the
university could be proud of.
USUALLY he was mighty dignifed In
his work, but he had way of getting
next to new men," continued Mr.. Best.
~The first time l ever saw him he
walked right up to me: slapped me on
the shoulder and said: We'll. Jack.
they tell me. you. got along mighty well
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-15
sHoTEs HELP KILL BRulN
Pennsylvania Boy Gets Able Assist.
ance in Landing $50. Pound
BIxck Bear. "A 35sg

Warren, Pa. Willie Hackenschmidt,
fifteen, OF Salmon creek, came 10 town
the other day with 9 Compound black
bear on his farm wagon. 155s
II couldn't havegot him IL It hadn't
been for father'sSp pigs" he explained.
II was out in the woods after rabbits
when / heard ons sof the pigs squeal.
I ran toward the sound and when !
got there a big black bear had one Of
the little squealers in his paws. The
others were crazy. They were paving
the bear all over BE dropped the pig
and started to TN when he saw me,
but the pigs held him until ! could
get close enough q give him both lar
rels.'
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-15
ARisY AND NAVY PASS UP
81 POUNDS OF GINGER,

Portland, Ore.-''I'm going to
France to fight, II have to so
l,y myself" says Lloyd Banks,
twenty years old, five feet tall
and weighing 81 pounds.
Banks applied to army and
navy recruiting stations In San
Francisco when war was de.
clared. Owing to his small sta
ture he Nas rejected. Leaving
San Francisco, he tried to en-
list in other titles en- route to
Portland. After many rejec-
ti4ns he registered for the selec-
tiyes draft in spite of his being
!. OILY twenty years old. But his
number was so far, down in the
list he found there was no pos
sibility Of being called.
He went to Vancouver. B. c.,
AMI tried to enter the Canadian
service, but met with no sue
cess. He Is now trying to en-
list in the aviation corp. Banks
has two brothers and his father
in the service.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-15
FOOD CARD FOR DOGS
French CANNES Are Likely to Be
"Hooyerized."
Feeding Has Become Serious Problem
-orsat Shortage In Gasoline and Z
IN Tebleeo.

Paris The dog population Of the
republic has been living, fighting and
suffering with the human population
In resisting the German octopus, and
is now about. tp be strtcted sby
"cards'p along With the humans.
The <latest system to be announced
is that, following tho demands ol the
Agricultural Society Of Moulins, the
government Is considering the. intro
duction Of q bread card for dogs, q
card that will entitle dogs doing use.
full work for the country to their
proportionate share Of dog biscuit.
Since the FIRST Of the month IN.
other discommoding scheme has taken
effect. No gasoline can be sold, even
for domestic uses, such az lighting,
heating or cooking. The government
stated energetic measures had to be
taken, in view Of the fact that the
stocks Of gasoline were almost ex-
hausted and 1T would be dangerous
to permit them to become further
depleted.
A ruder shock for the entire male
population Of France, which smokes
almost to q man after reaching the
age Of twelve, came with the publ.
cation Of the news that there was no
more tobacco to be had. Imported
English tobaccos are still to be oh.
tanned in limited quantities, but the
price Is prohibitive to the average
Frenchmaii.
The reasons given for the tobacco
shortage are the Increased consump-
ton by the soldiers in the trenches
and the decreased production and i'm.
portation, due to the lack Of bottoms.
A good deal has been said about
the establishment Of a tobacco card,
but the government has suggested
that system of voluntary rationing
be first tried out. II this is unsuccess.
full nothing will remain but the add.
ton OF one more card to the rapidly
growing list.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-15
INCREASE /! 1 IN CRIME
Takes Amazing Leaps Since
America Entered War.
Number Of Complaints Throughout
Country increases 20 Per Cent
in Six Months.

New Yorkshire the United States
entered the war the, crime percentages
In practically every city in the coun.
try have taken amazing leaps. The
number of complaints reaching va
rious detective headquarters through.
out the land for the last six months
was 20 per cent higher than during the
same period year ago. The. increase
has extended ito practically all forms
Of crime except murder and assault.
Commis sioner Woods Of the New
York city police department, has made
a special examination of the records
with a view to answering the question
a. to the, effect of the, war on crime
and criminals. His conclusions are as
follows:
Grimes against property have In.
creased steadily since the United
States entered the war, and the rea-
SON may be found directly in the eco
monte conditions which have been
brought about BY the war: Crimes Of
violence, except robbery, have tended
TO decrease, but the decrease Is to be
attributed mot 20 much to gangs and
the Imprisonment Of the gangsters who
formerly afflicted New York city"
Like Commissioner Woods, District
Attorney Swami holds that the causes
Of Increased crime are economic, due
to the war.
1.-THE explanation" he says, "rs~in
the Increased value OF property. Silks,
copper, brass, foodstuffs and almost
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-15

every commodity Mve such Mn increas.
cd value and are SO readily salable
that it is worth while to steal most
anything, and the thieves act accord
ingly. With the increase "a values 10
corresponding increase in tcmpta-
tiOn.''
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-15

Fancy New York pound 81; fancy iais.
les "a; fancy, young Americas pound
25,; fancy. brick "a; fancy limburgef
g.: g.; fancy Swiss loaf so; block 20;
primOst Is; pultost IL.