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The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
CITED FOR GALLANTRY
Polk County Soldier Wins Coveted
Honors at Chateau Thierry

A soldier who takes his honors
modestly is John H. Woods, son of
Selma Woods of Mena, and now in
France. Writing to his father and
enclosing copy of an official order
commencing him for marked gallan-
try and meritorious service in the
advance on Chateau Thierry in July,
the young soldier says: dad, I'm
sending you letter which was CIV
en- me a few days ago. It doesn't
amount to much altho it is rather
nice" The official notice is signed
by Major General Edwards and is an
honor that many men would have
gladly died for. Private Woods, who
is in the signal corps, 1t1st Field Bat
TALON, writes that he is still OK. and
feeling fine He enclosed photo
graph as proof, and refers to himself
as the @bullet dodger." The young
man was agent at Waldron, previous
to his enlistment in the service year
ago last September.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
WILL NOT HELP DRONES
"eha City Fathers Agree They VIII
Not Assist Lazy Men

lie that earneth not his daily bread
" real honest to goodness work
neec expect no assistance from May
q Smith and the city council this
"ihter. AT the regular meeting Of
'ne city fathers Tuesday night the
matter of assisting unfortunates was
discussed, !, and it was intimated that
mere we're some in the city who re-
ned upon the city's generosity and
iaiied to work for themselves. In
speaking of one case it was charged
shat ne would die before he would
work" TIE decision of the council
was that the one in question could
take his choice this winter, but in
no event would the city fathers in
se1ere. By refusing to be as gem
srous this winter as last in the mat
yer OF caring for paupers, Mayor
sse'n,th and the aldermen hope to pre-
tene !. that unusual empty condition OF
tne city treasury. No business of
great interest was transacted. Mayor
smith was authorized to arrange for
ti sne collection of s475 to pay on the
1ire Truck. The council after hearing
IN opinion from City Attorney Bur-
lett, took no action regarding an al
homanee TO 9. s. Rockwell, who had a
morse killed while enroute e. ths
pound some time ago.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
PLOTTING IN GERMANY
Some of the Old Military Gang Plot.
ting to Bring Emperor Back.

ting TO Bring emperor Back.
London, Dec. "A plot to restore
Imperialism and to secure the re-
turn of Emperor William has been
uncovered in Berlin, according to a
dispatch from Amsterdam to the
Daily Express.
The chief men behind the plot were
Field Marshal Mackensen, General
Won Born and Count Sixtus Won Ar
MIN. 1t is stated that they had in
structed the Prussian officers corps
to carry on the proposed agitation.
This was ordered to begin immediate
ly after the rehabilitation of the
troops should be completed. Large
sums of money were to be placed at
the disposal of the leaders by the
munition makers.
The plot collapsed owing to the
fact that secret service agent over
heard a telephone conversation. There
is no direct evidence to connect Will
liam Hohenzollern with the plot. Ger
eral Won Hindenburg refused to join
in the conspiracy.
The plan was for the formation of
provisional government under Won
Meckensen or some other military
leader, then urge the former emperor
to return. The whole Prussian court
was in sympathy with the plotters.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
AGED RESIDENT DIES
r. Hoffman, Formerly of Mena
Passed Away at Hatfield

Death came to e. F. Hoffman. a
former resident of Mena, at Hatfield
Monday and ended long and useful
career. Mr.. Hoffman passed away
at the home Of his son. Fred e. Hoff-
man, with whom he had been living
since leaving the county seat. The
deceased was not quite 72 years Of
age. He was born April 13, 1847 in
the province of Baden. Germany and
came to the United States when
years old. His family settled first
in st. Louis, but Mr.. Hoffman spent
most Of ihs life in the states of Ohio,
Kansas and Oklahonia. About eight
years ago he moved from Oklahoma
to Mena and has since called Arkan-
sas home. Mrs. Hoffman died about
two years ago, and since that time
the deceased took up his residence
at Hatfield with his son. Surviving
are the son, Fred E. Hoffman, a
daughter, Mrs. C. w. Steuart of
Sallisaw, Ok. and sister-in-law
Mrs. S. L. Martin Of Mill Creek, Ok,
who had formerly made her home
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hoffman.
The remains reached Meta this
afternoon and will lie in state in the
Frazier undertaking parlor. Burial
Wednesday afternoon, the funeral
services being conducted by DIR. L,
w. B. Long of the First M. z. church
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
WOUNDED AMERICANS WILL
BE PUT NEAR THEIR FOLKS
While in the Hospitals Will Be Paid
$65 to $75 per Month--50,000
Men Affected

Washington, Dec. 3.-Plans under
which wounded men returning from
France will go to hospitals within
800 miles of the homes of their near
est relatives we're announced by the
war department today. Base hospit-
ais sufficient for the accommodation
of 100000 men have been turned over
to the surgeon general. Fifty thou
sand men will be sent to these insti-
tutions within the next four months.
Soldiers disabled during the war
will be paid $65 per month during the
period of their re-education and re-
Mobilization which will be directed by
the federal board of educational
training, DIR. Prosser, director of the
board announced today. He stated
that the government has authorized
the board to make this payment,
with additional $40 if the soldier has
dependents
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
FORMER crown CROWN
PRINCE STANDS Up
Declares He Has Renowned Nothing
And That He is Guiitiess Of
Starting the War-Ready to
Become Private Citizen

Osterland, Holland, Dec 3.-"I
have not renounced anything, and /
have not signed any document what
ever" Frederick William Hohenzol-
lern, who still claims the title of
crown prince of Germany, thus ans
wered the question Of the Associated
Press in the course of lengthy con-
versation today, which took place in
the small cottage Of the village pas
tor on the island Of Wieringen,
where he is interned.
However," he continued, should
the German government decide to
form republic similar to the United
States or France, shall be perfectly
content to return to Germany as a
simple citizen, ready to do anything
to assist my country. | should even
be happy to work as laborer in a
factory. At present everything ap-
pears chaos in Germany, but | hope
things viii right themselves"
Speaking of the beginning Of the
war Frederick William asserted:
Contrary to all statements hither-
to made abroad, / never desired war,
and thought the moment quite mop
perfume. was never consulted, and
the report about crown council be-
ing held in Berlin to decide on the
war, / deny on my oath. was en-
joying stay at a watering place
when mobilization was ordered.
"My father also, am sure, did not
desire war. IL Germany had sought
the best opportunity for making war,
she would have chosen the period
either of the Boer war or the Russo
Japanese war.
From the beginning / was certain
that England would enter the conflict.
This view was not shared by Prince
Henry and the other members Of my
family.
"People have credited me with war
like intentions, but | was only sol
dier with desire to see the army
kept thoroughly efficient, and
worked hard to bring this about
People blame me with the failure at
Verdun. But ! refused twice to at
tack there with the troops at my dis
posal. On the third occasion my at
tack was successful, for the first
three days, but / was not properly
supported. thought that the Ver-
dun attack was mistake We should
have attacked to the eastward Of Yer
dun, where there would have been
great probability of success.
lie declared that Ludendorff was
the handspring of Germany's warlike
activities, while Won Hindenburg
was a mere figurehead.
Ludendorff and his staff continu-
ally underestimated the enemy's
forces, he declared, and never believ-
ed that Americas contribution of
soldiers was as great as it actually
proved to be.
Frederick William declared himself
to be an admirer of President Wilson,
who, he felt assured, would bring
about a peace of justice for the Ger
man people, and concluded:
"Any humiliation of nation of
100000 people would only leave a
feeling Of revenge. Such nation
cannot be crushed"
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
MUCH STIR OVER
PRESIDENT TRIP
Senator Sherman, Republican. Would
Declare Presidents Office Va
cant-Representative Mann -
Deplores Strife

Washington, Dec. 3.-President
Wilson's trip to Europe was the sub
ject Of debate in the senate today be-
tween Senator's Sherman of Illinois,
Republican, and Williams of Mississ-
ippi, Democrat.
In introducing a resolution to de-
clare the presidents office vacant, on
Mr.. Wilson's departure from the
country and to provide for the sue
cession Of Vice President Marshall,
Senator Sherman severely criticized
the president for his decision to at
tend the peace conference. He de-
clared the trip is unjustified, consti-
tutes "a grave menace" and might
cause "insiduous mischief"
Senator Williams warmly defended
the presidents course. He recited the
the fact that both President Taft and
President Roosevelt made trips out
side of the United States and sug-
gested that the purpose of the presi-
dents critics was to make political
capital out of his voyage abroad.
While this colloquy was proceeding
in the senate, Representative Mann
of Illinois, the Republican leader in
the house, issued statement declar-
ing that factional strife should not
be permitted to interfere with the
presidents mission. He said there
should be no concerted effort by
house Republicans to embarrass the
nreaident and that ha did not haliava
the American people would tolerate
any medlling in that which so vital
ly conct rms them"
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
WAR EXPENSES CONTINUE
EVEN INTO PEACE TIME
Outlay for Fiscal Year 1920 is Placed
at $7,443,415,S3s-S5,212,0 ,000.-
900 To Army and Navy

Washington. Dec. War expen-
ses, persisting in peace times, but
falling off rapidly, will make the gov
ernment's outlay in the fiscal year
1920, beginning next July 1, 81, 443,
415,838, of which $4,000, 900 will
go to the war mad navy departments,
1898 100000 to pay interest on the
war debt and $579 900, 900 for contin-
ing the building of merchant marine,
according to departmental estimates
presented today TO. congress.
The expenses compare with the
$24.5a9, ,O00, 900 appropriation for the
current year, ending ending June 80.
next, with the s,000000.000 which
probably will be actually spent this
year, and with the ordinary annual
expenses Of about billion dollars
before the war;.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
RED DEVILS NOW PLEADING
FOR MERCY FROM vICTORS
Fiendish Tricks of Huns Which Out
rage all Laws of Vaiorous War
fare Practiced by Them

With the British American Armies,
Dec. 2.-German deviltry seemed to
know no bounds in the last days of
the fighting on the British front after
the Hindenburg line had been shat
tered. They attached grenades to the
bodies of the dead Huns left behind in
the German retreat, so that when
the bodies were lifted the grenades
exploded, killing or wounding the
bearers.
Near the town of lie Cateau, num-
Der of Australian stretcher bearers
were killed with these grenades in at
tempting to remove some German
dead from the field in front of an
American machine gun position.
Thereafter no Australian would put
hand to dead German. In some
cases the bodies were dragged to their
burial places by means of long rope
which allowed the stretcher bearers
to keep out of range of any exploding
hand grenades.
The Americans, on the other hand,
hit upon the plan of making the Ger
man prisoners bury their dead. In one
instance a boche prisoner was sum-
marily shot because he refused to re-
move the body Of his dead compan-
ion. An examination of the body la
ter led to the discovery that it was
mined. The German was aware Of
this fact and refused to touch it.
In one small town evacuated by the
Germans, many Of the beds were
found to be mined. An American Of
ficer, tired and worn by a long hard
fight sought rest on a lounge in q
room previously occupied by Ger
man officer. The lounge blew up and
he was instantly killed.
Another officers picked up pair q
field glasses left by the Germans and
was adjusting the focus when the
glasses exploded in his hands and
blew away a part Of his face.
The Huns had become adept in the
nefarious business Of making infer
naf machines, mines and time fuses
and there was scarcely an area where
the electrical and engineering experts
of the allies did not find some new
form of their feindish ingenuity
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
ROBBERS GOT WELFARE FUND
Most of Vandervoort's Quota Was
Taken During Bank Theft.

An echo from the bank robbery at
vandervoort some weeks ago, was
heard in Mena Saturday, when Judge
Wright Prickett was tabulating re-
turns from the recent United War
Work drive. A letter from B. p.
Lichlyter Of Vandervoort called at
tention to the fact that the people
there had deposited the sum Of
$121.50 in the bank the afternoon be-
fore the bank was robbed. AS it was
after banking hours no receipt was
received from the cashier and it is
held that the bank is not liable for
the loss Of the welfare fund because
the robbers carried it away that
night. Mr.. Lichlyter sent total
Of $54.50 collected since the robbery
and in his letter explained that it was
the theft at the bank that prevented
vandervoort from raising its quota.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
BITTER TOWARD YANKS
90 %4-------<
Strong Feeling Of Hostility Along
The German Border.

Luxenburg, Nov. 3o---Across the
German border, over which the Sd
American Army is about to move, q
feeling Of hostility towards Ameri-
cans has developed Against this the
Soldiers and Workmen's Council are
conducting an intensive campaign,
urging the population to be calm and
dignified towards Americans, and
holding out promises that America
will feed and clothe Germans on this
side Of the Rhine, if they behave well.
IIIIiisasnburg himself has issued a
proclamation calling on the residents
of German territory to be occupied to
abstain from all hostile action toward
Allied soldiers. 1t may be also stated
there is minority Of German civil
ians apparently sympathetic with the
Allies.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
TO INVESTIGATE PLAN
Mena Business Men to Send Com
mitttee to Longview, Texas.

One result Of conference Monday
morning between representatives of
the Southland Sweet Potato Curing
and Storage association and local
business men, was decision to send
a committee to Longview, Texas, and
examine carefully the Wells system
of handling sweet potatoes. Secretary
Eastin of the Commercial Club, who
arranged the conference was also di-
rected to have another meeting to in
clude representative farmers and at
this meeting decide who shall make
the trip to Longview. The Southland
representatives, Messrs. Beck, Gil
more and Vaughan left in the after
noon for Fort Smith, where they ex-
pect to locate another of the storage
plants 1t is proposed to build in the
state.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
CUPID WON 10000 BATTLES
Three Regiments Of Yanks MET De
feat" in France.

New York, Nov. 49, Little Boy
Cupid, with his neurological bow
and arrow, wiped out about three reg
iments of the American Expeditiona-
ry Forces, according to the Rev. DIR.
Charles Stedman Mcfarland, chap
lain, who has just returned from the
war zone. He told two hundred mem
bers OF the New York Advertising
Club at luncheon today that ten
thousand American soldiers have al
ready been married in France.
1t would not surprise him either il
great many of the American boys
made France their home for the fu-
ture, eventually marrying French
girls as the thousands Of others al
ready have done, he said.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
MINERAL FAIR IS
PLANNED FOR MENA
Promoters Expect to Have a Great
Display of Manganese and Other
Mining Wealth and Give 1t
Nationwide Publicity
(By Robert NJ. Berry,

Early the coming year it is pro
posed to have d great mineral exhi-
bition in Mena Plans now under
consideration call for display that
will be worthy of the nationwide at
tention the promoters plan to give
it.
The fair will not only call for a
showing of manganese which is al
present the leader in the mining in.
dusfry in the Mena field, but will al
SO permit the display of any other
mineral or mine product that is pro.
duced locally or used in the field.
No definite plans have been ar,
ranged yet, but the idea of miner
al fair is growing as the subject il
discussed among the mining frater
nifty. Those who have given thought
to the matter believe the displays
should be open for at least thirty
days.
A national advertising campaign il
proposed to let the whole country
know of the mineral wealth of Poll
county Such an exhibition will
bring TO Mena the greatest crowd:
ever known here, according to those
who are boosting the movement.
Enid Company Officials Here
b. c. Steen, president of the Enid
Manganese Mining & Milling compa.
ny, and his brother, Judge ]. w
Steen, one of the directors and a
member of the company's legal ad-
visors, came to Mena Tuesday TO look
after matters of business in connec-
finn with fha eonanauv
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
MIL WAUKEE MUST
SEEK new FAME
No More VIII Certain Brews that
Made City Famous Be Made
10000 Men Out of Work in
st. Louis

Milwaukee, Nov Milwaukee,
the city of beer, win lose its proud IT,
tie at midnight tonight. The city
that certain brews made famous will
have to seek another cause for fame.
The food administration order stop
ping the manufacture of edible grains
into beer goes into effect with the be-
ginning of December, and Milwau-
KEGS famous breweries will have to
seek for some other commodity to
turn out from their great plants. The
brewers say their plants will not re-
main idle long, the manufacture of
near beers will continue operations as
breweries until their present stocks
of malt are exhausted. Already,
however, the brewers are turning
their plants into other lines of en-
deavor. Imagine, for instance, the
surprise of a certain clergyman's
constituency when the parishioners
saw Pabst wagon drive up to his
door and the driver dismount to un-
load something to drink. No, it was
not beer, investigation proved. 1t was
only water of a sparkling spring. For
years, nearly seventy, to be exact,
the spring has fed the outflow into
the tanks from which it emerged IN
der treatment, as beer
Other breweries will take similar
steps to at least partially utilize
their plants.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
Former Mena Man Dead

Word was received in Mena Mon
day morning of the death of E. f.
Hoffman at Hatfield. Mr.. Hoffman
was former resident of Mena. Death
occurred at the home Of his son Fred
E. Hoffman. A daughter. Mrs. Claud
Stuart, resides at Saliisaw, Ok Mrs.
Hoffman, wife of the deceased. died
about two years ago. j. c. Frazier
was called to Hatfield Monday after
noon to prepare the body for burial.
The remains will be brought to Mena
for interment and the funeral SER
vices were held Wednesday.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
MAY GET SUGAR WITHOUT
USING CERTIFICATES

Washington, Nov. Distribution
of sugar under the certificate sys-
tenn win be discontinued December /
under an order issued today by the
food administration. In announcing
the order the administration empha-
sized that requests for conservation
Of sugar were in no way modified.
Domestic consumers, it was said
will be expected to observe the vol
untary ration of four pounds per per-
son month, and public eating places
will be required to pse only four
pounds of sugar for each ninety
meals served.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
Another Soldier Killed

Mrs. Robert Hilton, residing near
Cherry Hill, has received word from
the war department that her husband
has been officially reported as killed
in action on October II. Soldier Hill.
ton left Polk county last June, and
after a short period of training a;
Camp Pike was sent to France. Be-
sides his wife, he leaves baby son
born since the father went to war
His mother, three sisters and broth
er live near Ink.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
WANT WILLIAM SURRENDERED
Demand on Netherlands Government
In Name of All The Allies

London, Dec. 3.-The demand for
the surrender Of William Hohenzol-
lern will be submitted to the Neither
lands government in the name Of all
the allied cabinets The views of
France and Italy have been fully
communicated to the British Govern
ment. 1t is understood that Presi-
dent Wilson has made suggestions
relative to the methods of procedure
in the case.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
Hun Withdrawal Orderly

Berlin, Dec. Three million Ger
man troops, a million horses and
great quantities of baggage, with
drawing towards the river Rhine from
Belgium and Northern France are
conducting the movement in an order
ly manner, according to special
telegram from Dusseldorf, Rheinish
Prussia. The troops are carrying
their own provisions.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
Farmers Ship Out Cotton

Judge A. E. Wear and other farm
ers joined together and shipped out
21 bales of cotton Wednesday. The
bales were consigned to warehouse
at Galveston, Tex, and will be held
to await better prices. County Weigh
err Albert Robertson weighed the
bales, before they were loaded in the
cars.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
HENRY FORD RETIREs
Will Publish Newspaper in Effort to
Reduce His Available Capital

Detroit, Nov. 22.-Henry Ford to-
day announced his retirement from
active participation in the manage
ment Of the Ford Motor company.
The complete control of the Ford in
terests in the company will be taken
over by his son, Edsel. Mr.. Ford in
tends to undertake the publication of
national weekly newspaper.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
DO y0U WANT no SELL YOUR
FARM7

We are doing good deal Of ad-
vertising for Polk County, and have
large number Of buyers wanting
to buy farms. If you have q farm
for sale anywhere south Of Mena to
DeQueen, list it for sale with us
Stuart Land Company, Incorporated
Bsanch office, Cove. Arkansas, A. NJ.
Parker and John Abevsombie, Man
ayers. Adv.a8
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
DIPLOMATS ASK PROTECTION
Anarchistic Propaganda of Spartacus
Group in Berlin Causes Alarm.

London, Dec. 3.-The diplomatic
Corps at Berlin have asked the Ger
man government for protection
against the anarchistic propaganda
of the Spartacus group, which is agi-
tating for the general arming of the
proletariat, according to an Amstes-
dam dispatch.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05

The big grader and tractor owned
by the county, started out for the
Foran Gap road Monday morning
where It is proposed to improve this
much travelled highway. The tractor
was in charge of Engineer Tibbs, and
John Bratcher was to handle the
grader. Farmers in the vicinity cf
the road have agreed to help "a the
road Improvement work
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05
BELGIUM's LOSSES HEAVY

Brussels, Dee. 2.-The Central in
dustrial committee Of Belgium, after
an investigation states Belgium's
damage through German military oe-
eupation and seizures Of machinery
and raw material at $4,000. .56o, 900
francs.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-05

OPEN THE COTTON MARKET

NtstEHCtAUNs UII, EAttpt Win Ene-
my Countries, Says Senator Smith
Washington, Nov. 20,--All restric-
tions on the shipment Of cotton from
the United States, except to enemy
countries and to the Northern Euro
pean neutrals, nave been removed.
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia said
today after a conference with the Of
ficials of the War Trade Board Cot
ton is expected to flow more freely
to countries contiguous to Germany
when that nation has complied with
all terms Of the armistice, the sena
tor said.