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A. the first practical step in the
governments operation Of railroads
which began Dec. 2s. Director General
McAdOO drafted the railroad wal
board into the government service ID
work out plans Of unified operation
; and submit them to him for approval
GENERAL
Peace maneuvers will not slacken
war preparations. says critic.
Al Chicago the Denver L Rio
Grande Railroad Company was made
defendant in = t36.0OO.OOO attachment
suit.
John r. Thornton. former United
States senator from Louisiana. died
At his home At Alexandria. La, aged
seventy-one.
The American consulate at Odess,
was the object Of bomb early In ths
morning Of the 18th. according 10 q
state department message.
Miss Martha Rebecca HOBBY. 20
Toledo. has enrolled ut Cincinnati II
4 yeoman In the navy reserve. She
WAS assigned for hospital service.
A ten per cent. increase In wages.
effective Jan. I. was granted BY the
Northern Pacific railroad at st. Paul
10 $500 station clerks and employees
Recognition Of women as voters was
given In New York BY Mark Eisner.
collector Of internal revenue. In q Man.
haitian district. by the appointment Of
seven - deputy collectors.
Stocks scared At the opening OF the
New York stock market Dec. %. denot.
Ing the satisfaction OF the financial
community with the presidents dc.
cision TO take over the railroads.
John y. Williams, fuel administra.
tor OF Illinois. WAS appointed referee
In Nil labor disputes arising In the
packing house industries OF the United
States during the war.
Representative Mann. floor leader
Of the Republicans. will not return Ia
Congress for some timc. II was an.
nounccd At Baltimore. He 10 In Johns
Hopkins hospital.
Fire believed 10 have been OF In.
ccndiary origin destroyed the boxmak.
Ing plant Of Otto Baker 4 Sons. at
Baltimore. Md.. engaged In govern
mcnt work. with = loss OF more than
500, 900.
More than 100000 Ia said to have
been obtained In operations Of three
swindlers under arrest a Chicago. tho
biggest haul having bsen obtained
from Albert A. Charles. wealthy NET
chant OF Koko1o. lad. who u said -
have lost eioO.ooo n Q fake ntas.
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duction Of 1.323.00O bushels and OF
34.4s1.000 in value.
Oats. 11,134.00O bushels. worth S.,
4e2 .000-an increase Of 1.664.000 bush
els and of 32,720.oOO in value.
Barley, 5,544.O00 bushels. worth So,
766 .000-an increase In production Of
AZ. 900 bushels and Of 1885. 900 In
value.
Rye, $4,000 bushels. worth 1861 ,00O
An increase In yield Of 10000 bush
els and q decrease of ISL 900 In value
Potatoes. 100000 bushels. worth
Ss.472. 000-an increase in production
of 2.410,000 bushels and . decrease in
value Of ss43.oo0.
Flaxseed. $4,000 bushels, worth S35.
000-an increase OF 5000 bushels and
Of 323. 900 in value.
Tame hay. 2.37G.000 tons. worth $40,
442 .000-an increase in yield Of 3sS,00C
tons and In value of $17.574.O00.
Wild hay. 100000 tons. valued al
48.O50. OO0-an increase OF $1,000 tons
in production and Of 1925, 900 In val
ue.
Beans. 1.467.O0 bushels. worth 81.
42.000-an increase in yield Of l..
$4,000 bushels and Of 1926, 900 In
value.
Kafirs. 1920. 900 bushels. worth s.,
376. 00O-an increase in production oil
100000 bushels and in value Of $1.711.
900.
Broomcorn. 1900 tons. worth $1,3l1.
0O0-an increase Of 800 tons In yield
and Of 1l.0G9, 900 In value.
Cabbage. 19.4O0 tons. worth $4,000
"A decrease in production of 1860
tons and in value Of 3645,O00.
Onions. $4,000 bushels. valued al
$3.50. 0O0-an increase Of $4,000 bush
els in production and Of 1896, 900 In
value.
Sugar beets. 1,914,600 tons, worth
3l3.402. 00O-a decrease in production
Of 103.700 tons and an increase In
value Of $1,171,00
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CROPS BREAK RECORDS
coLoRAoo's 1917 AoR,cuLruaAl
PRODUCTS WORTH si4o,4os, 900
Large Acreage and Better Yield Are
Important Faetors-corn Drlnss
100 Per Cent. increase.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver. = Colorado's agricultural
crops for 1917. according to the OF
ficial report Of the Federal Depart.
ment of Agriculture. brought to the
farmers Of the state $40. 100000. an
increase Of 350.5s5. 900 over the previ-
Gus year and broke all records for to-
tai acreage, volume and. with few ex-
ceptions. price for the commodities
produced. The report covers all the
important crops except cantaloupes.
table vegetables and small fruits.
which probably would add at least
100000 to the total.
The report. which was prepared by
w. w. Putnam. field agent for Colo
RADIO Of the bureau Of crop estimates
Of the Agricultural Department, shows
that In only two cases-sugar beets
and cabbage-was there a reduction
In production: that In the price to
the farmer only potatoes. cabbage and
apples fell behind 1916; that In the
per acre yield the only recession was
in potatoes. beans and cabbage. all Of
these being attributable to climatic
conditions.
The most remarkable gain was
shown In the production of field corn.
the acreage Of which increased from
475.000 acres In 1915 to $780, 900 acres
In 1917. The yield per acre increased
from 1876 bushels In the former year
to twenty bushels In 1917. and the pro.
duction from 100000 bushels to TO-.
$4,000 bushels. The price for 1917
was 11.25 bushel a. against 90 cents
In the previous year and the total In
come to the farmer was S13.3OO.OO0 ~
compared with $685. 900. or an In
crease Of 100 per cent.
Higher prices account for much Of
the increased revenues. but larger
acreage and better yield per acre. sig.
nificant OF greater efficiency on the
part Of the farmer. were factors OF
extreme importance. Other statistics
In the report are:
Winter wheat. 7.72S.OOO bushels,
worth e1l.s16.000-an increase in yield
Of $4,000 bushels and of $3,s15,00 In
value.
Spring wheat. S5.sOs. 900 bushels.
worth 81 ZOE. 0O0-an increase In pro.
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Miss Edith Conner. aged 40. artist
charged with first degree murder fol
killing her mother. Mrs. Minerva Con
ner. 81. Oct. &c. was freed from the
county Jail in Cincinnati, Ohio, after
the grand Jury ignored her case at !
lunacy hearing.
FOREIGN
American steamer Tuscarora dashed
to pieces ON rocky Nova scotiau
coast.
The Berlin papers dilate on the i'm
portance Of the Breakdown peace
negotiations and declare peace offer ID
free from lust"
There are persistent rumors at Pet
rograd that King Ferdinand Of Ru
mania has abdicated in favor Of
Grown Prince Charles.
Marshal Joffre IL now an .immor
tal." Members Of the French acad
envy at Paris voted by . large MAORI
~ to take the famous soldier into the
group known ~ 'immortals."
The delegates Of the central powers
to the peace conference at Brest.Li
tovsk agreed to ten-day recess In
the peace negotiations. which will be
resumed Jan. at 4 place not deter.
mined.
More than 800 members OF the Ger.
man minority Socialist party were Ar.
rested on Christmas eve by the Cur.
man military authorities. according to
4 Zurich dispatch given out In London
by the Wireless Press.
France will not accept . peace
based on conditions before the war,
Foreign Minister Pichon declared In
replying In the Chamber Of Deputies
At Paris TO the peace terms Of the
Central powers outlined to Russia.
Tho ailics' purposes In continuing
the war are not impcriniistic nor vim.
dictive. but for the future freedom
and peace Of mankind. Premier Lloyd.
George declared In q letter to the Ia.
boritcs' war aims" congress In Lon.
don.
The establishment Of . republic In
White Russia has been announced, &C.
cordinE to Pctrograd advices. A rada
or legislative body. for the territory
has been assembled At MInsk. at
which place decree will be issued
proclAiminE the independence Of the
state.
The central powers are ready 10
make an immediate general peace
without compulsory ann&xAtlons ami
without contributions. THIS 70 their
answer thru Count Cssrn,a. the Ara.
troHsngarian foreign minister. made
% Christmas day q Dsest.Litovsk v
AsosiaA proposals..
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Fire destroyed four buildings front.
Ing on the board walk at Long Beach.
Cal. and burned away q section Of the
walk. causing o loss estimated at 5000.
900.
SPORTING NEWS
Jan. It ~ been set - the date for
starting the annual pocket billiard
tournament Of the Denver Athletic
Club.
Johnny Noyc. the crack 81. Paul
lightweight. defeated Jimmy Hanlon
Of Denver at Dies Moines. Ia. In . fas,
twelve.round bout.
Charles A. Comiskey. owner OF the
White sox. has offered $50. 900 for Joe
Bush. pitcher OF the Boston Ameri
cans. according to II. II. Fraxec. presi
dent at the Boston club.
Whether government control OF the
railroads would affect tho spring
training trips Of the two major league
baseball clubs Of Chicago WAS sub
ject Of some concern among baseball
men.
Denver golfers are asked to contrib
ute clubs which are not indispens "a bic
to their participation In their favorite
pastiMe. balls both new and old and
other paraphernaliA to the army
camps In the United States.
WASHINGTON
Secretary Of Labor Wilson 10 III
from overwork on his long trim
through the West mediating labor dis.
putcs.
General Taskcr II. Bliss will be re-.
tanned on active service ~ chief OF
staff Of the army although he has
reached the retirement age.
There were twcnty.onc more deaths
In the national army last week than
during the week before. but forty.fivc
fewer In the national guard.
The Interrtate Commerce Commit.
tee postponed from Jan. 1 TO July I
the date on which locomotives must
he equipped with high power head.
lights.
President Wilson directed that max.
imum prices previously fixed upon
iron ore. coke. pig Iron. steel and steel
products bc continued In effect untii
March 81.
For seventeen minutes. shortly az.
ter o'clock Friday morning. Dec. -.
the moon began TO hide It, face In the
SECOND eclipse Of the year. The earth
came between the MEGA and the sun
ths first time b 1917 On jan. Z The
year 1917 hes beea the first siace 1905
b which there we're seven seiipses.
Ne greatest nu1bse Dossibls.
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POINTS sErrLEo IN sLAv PEACE.
Freeing Of Prisoner and Withdrawal
Of Armies Discussed BY GRvoys.

Freeing Of Prisonsrs and Withdrawal
Of Armies Discussed BY Enveys.
Amsterdam. Dec. 31.-The Bulgar.
ian premier. vaseil Radsslavoff. &C.
cording to Sofia dispatch. has sent
. message to all the provincial pre-.
fects to the effect that Bulgaria has
accepted the Russian proposals..
Brest.Litovsk. - Provisional agree
ment ON . series Of important points.
including liberation Of war prisoners
and resumption Of commercial rela-
tons. was reached by the delegates Of
Russia and the Central powers In dis
custom Of issues which. In the event
Of . general peace would have to be
settled among the nations represented
in the negotiations here. This pro.
visional discussion was terminated. the
basis Of an agreement adopted being
reported under the reservation that It
was to be examined BY the govern.
ments represented by the delegates.
In respect Of treaty relations. an un.
derstanding was arrived at regarding
the restoration Of the situation - It
existed when tho war began.
It wao provided that certain laws
adopted during the war shall BE- can.
celled. ard that those affected there.
BY shall be restored to their previous
rights or Unidentified.
The rules in regard to payment Of
war costs and damages were defined.
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Five Perish In New vs.k csId.

New York.-When the Thermometer
went to - below ssfo Dec. - New
York experienced the coolest weathsr
II the history Of the local weathsr
bureau. There was ssasfal suffering
Because Of eeal shortage. oix below
ssTo was the former low marx. Five
deaths due 70 cold we're rsDoetsd aad
many Dafsoas ssffsstas from fFest
We wsgs treated q hosDltais. NJ
ever The hasboe virtually sssDsa1sd
water tralfSe. Hunlre1a w ~ -
asal toeh REFUSE y Oo)loo oea11ooA
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rhEArER FILLED WITH PEOPLE,
coLLAPsEs AND MANY ARE
KILLED AND INJURED.
125,000 ARE HOMELESS
PROVISIONS ARE ecANr AND U.
q. SHIPS ARE SENT TO rem.
DER ASSISTANCE.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
San Salvador. Dec. 31.-Guatemala
City, capital Of the republic Of Guate.
mala, has been completely destroyed
by an earthquake. Many persons were
killed in the disaster. some in their
homes and others In the street. The
Colon theater. which was filled with
people. collapsed. There were many
casualties among the audience. Vari.
Gus hospitals and asylums and the
prisons were badly damaged and
many patients and prisoners were
killed. The railroad depot, sugar
mills, postoffice, the American and
British legations. United States con-
sulate and all the churches in the city
have been leveled. Deep assures
opened In the middle Of the city.
The inhabitants in panic have fled
from the capital. Scores Of thousands
are homeless. The stock of provisions
In the city is scsnt and aid Is required
promptly.
The Salvadorean government has
suspended the official New Year cele-
bration and entered into mourning In
sympathy with Guatemala.
Washington, Dec. 81. Another
earthquake at Guatemala City Sunday
virtually destroyed the city. A Navy
Department report said everything
was in ruins and that $4,000 people
were In the streets. American naval
vessels have been ordered to render
assistance.
The series Of earthquakes began
Christmas day and eliminated Sunday
night In violent shocks which complet.
ed the work Of destruction.
The original Guatemala City was
destroyed in 1541 and 5000 Of the in
habitants were killed by . deluge Of
water from = nearby volcano, which
was rent by an earthquake. The sec.
ond capital was destroyed by an earth.
quake In 1878. The houses OF the
present capital were built low in con.
sequence Of the liability to earth.
Quakes.
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Miner HIt BY Falling Rock.

Cripple Creek.'-Charles Peterson, a
miner employed in the Bertha b mine.
on Raven Hill. was injured. probably
MORALLY. when he was struck on tho
head by a large piece OF falling rock.
He was removed to . hospital. where
II was found that he had sustained 4
fracture Of the skull.
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Women to Meet at c.p,te, Jan.

Woman 70 Meet at Capitol Jan. ..
Denver.-Plans for increased activ.
ity of Colorado women in food and
other war necessities are TO be dis
cussed Jan. Q In the Senate Chamber
At the capitol. when members Of the
women's executive committee Of the
Colorado food administration meet at
the call Of Mrs. w. II. Kistler. chair.
man.
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RED Cross oGTs oaoooo,ooo.
Each Of Thirteen National Divisions
Exceeds Quota ct for q.

Exceeds Quota Sst for u.
New York. Dec. SI.-The American
Red Cross will begin the now year
with = membership Of more than TO-.
900. 900. It was announced at the close
Of the nationwide enrolment cam.
paign. Every one Of tho thirteen M.
tional divisions exceeded the quota set
for II.
Actual new members added 10 tho
rolls were ll.s53.53s and Of thlu mum.
ber the Southwestern division contrib.
uted 3.260.000. Tho other divisions
and the number Of now members fol.
lows: Central. 2.7bo.o0o; Lake. =.
10000: Atlantic. 100000: Pennsyi'
vania, 100000: New England, 1900.
900: Northwestern. bss.s3s: Pacific.
100000: Northern. 3sS. 900: Gulf. 37S..
900: Potomac. $4,000: Southern. $780,.
900: Mountain. lSl, 900.
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NO WAY TO EVADE
THE INCOME TAX
EVERY GOOD AMERICAN EARNING
FAIR LIVING WILL HELP TO
PAY EXPENSES or, WAR.
RETURNS DUE BEFORE MARCH

Heavy Penalties Provided for Failure
to File Thsm-oevernmen ofsieiais
viii Be In Every County to Assist
the Taxpayers.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-11-14
THE PRICE FIXING CROWD.
Failing in First Effort, Now Try to
Break Cotton Market.

Little Rock, Nov. Commission
err Page has received the following
message from E. A. Calvin of New
York:
"The insiduous work of the price
fixing propagandists, started more
than 2 year ago, and which was Wig
orously renewed at the time the War
Industries Board announced that it
was about to control the cotton sit
uation, is having its effect. They
tried to have the price fixed at TWEEN
ty cents and failing in this they are
now trying to break the market to
about that level. 1t is now a ques-
ton whether the cotton farmers or
the insiduous interests fighting cot
ton will win. The farmers can win
by refusing to sell at these prices.
Cotton is great American commod-
ity equal in value to our gold re-
serve and has for decades maintained
the balance of trade in favor of tbs
United States and the interests that
are fighting it should be classed as
any other enemy of the country. In
this fight between cotton farmers
should have the support of every
American patriot The farmers
must go in and win the fight. There
must be no faltering or falling by
the way"
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-11-14
MENA LAD IN vERDUN DRIVE
Russell Burtch Writes of Battle OF
Verdun.

Under date of October z, Russell
Burtch wrote an interesting letter
direct from the front to his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. e. Burtch. He is in
the engineering corps and had volun-
teered for service early in the war
while at school in Lawrence, Kas.,
He wrote from a little French town
whore his company is taking a rest
the first they had since August 20.
Speaking about his experience in bat
tie he says: 81 hope we don't have to
go through such shell fire again.
Whenever we saw shell coming we
would duck and look to see who
would get it. Soon we got over that
and each looked out for No. /. The
engineers were put in as infantry
the third day of the drive and we
surely made good. Our company was
hit hard, nine men being killed ant
72 wounded and gassed. We lost al
many as all the rest of the regiment
but we drove the Huns back Is miles
right from the front of Verdun where
they had been since 1914. They were
well entrenched, but our artillery GER
tainly brought them out" He closes
by saying that when he comes home
he will have more to tell of the bat
tIe
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-11-14

force. Its old Don Esteban, your ia
ther. They say he walks at midnight
carrying his head In his two hands
Young Varona managed to whisper
with some show Of courage: FLUSH
Waltz l don't believe In ghosts" New
ertheless, he was on the point of set
ting Asensio an example of undignifiec
flight when the mysterious object
emerged from the shadows into tht
open moonlight; then he sighed with
relief: "Ah-hl Now l seel 1t is my
stepmother. She is asleep"
For moment or two they watched
the progress of the white-robed figure
then Esteban stirred and rose from his
seat. "She's too close to that well
There is" He started forward 6
pace or two. 'AThey say people WHIT
walk at night go mad if they're awak
ened too suddenly. and yet"
When the somnambulists deliberate
progress toward the mouth of the wei
continued he called her name softly
"Donns Isabelp Then he repeated II
louder. "Donna Isabel Wake up.'
The woman seemed to hear and yet
not to hear. She turned her head tc
listen, but continued to walk.
"Dont be alarmed" he said, reas
suringiy. 1T is only Esteban-Donns
Isabel Stopi" Esteban sprang for
ward, shouting at the top of his voice
for at the sound of her name Isabe
had abruptly swerved to her right,
movement which brought her danger
ously close to the lip of the well.
"Stopi Go back" screamed the
young man.
Above his warning there came
shrek, shrilL and agonized--a wall OF
such abysmal terror as to shock the
night birds and the insects into still,
ness. Donna Isabel slipped, or STUN.
bled, to her knees, she balanced briefly,
clutching at random while the earth
and crumbling cement gave way be.
meath her; then she slid forward and
disappeared. almost out from between
Esteban's hands. There was noisy
rattle of rock and pebble and a great
splash far below; chuckle of little
stones striking the water, then faint
bubbling. Nothing more. The stepson
stood In his tracks. sick, blind with
horror; he was swayIng over the open.
ing when Asensio dragged him back.
Pancho Cueto. being heavy sleeper,
was the last to be reused by Esteban's
outcries. When he had hurriedly
slipped into his clothes In response to
the pounding on his door. the few serv-
ants that the establishment supported
had been thoroughly awakened. Cueto
thought they must be out Of their
minds until he learned what had be-
fallen the mistress Of the house. Then.
being a man of action. he too issued
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-11-14

the well, and It's gaping mouth, only
half protected by the broken coping.
reminded him that he had promised
Rosa to cover It with planks. Iii its
present condition ii was a menace ia
animals, If not TO human beings who
were unaware Of its presence.
Seating himself on one of the old
stone benches, the young man lit
cigarette and composed himself to
wait. He sat there for a long time.
grumbling inwardly, for the night was
damp and he was sleepy: but at last
inquire stole out of the gloom and
Joined him. The newcomer was rag.
geo negro, dressed in the fashion of
the poorer country people.
Wei, Asensio. / thought you'd
never come. I'll get fever from this /"
Esteban said irritably.
1T is long way, Don Esteban, and
Evangelina made me walt until dark.
tell you we have to be careful these
days"
"What is the news9 What did you
hear?"
Asensio sighed gratefully as he seat
ed himself. "One hears a great deal,
but one never knows what to believe.
There is fighting in Santa Clara, and
Maceo sweeps westward"
Taking the unaddressed letter from
his pocket, Esteban said. 81 have an.
other message Tor Colonel Lopez"
THAT Lopez He's here today and
there tomorrow; one can never find
him"
well, you must find him. and Inn
mediately, Asensio. This letter con-
tains important news-so important, In
fact"-Esteban laughed lightly-"that
II you find yourself in danger from the
Spaniards I'd advise you to chew 1t up
and swallow it as quickly as you cam"
"Pll remember that" said the negro,
'for there's danger enough. Still,
fear these Spanlards less than the
guerrilleros: they are everywhere
They call themselves patriots, but they
are nothing more than robbers.
They"
Asensio paused abruptly. He seized
his companion by the arm and, lean
Ing forward, stared across the level
garden into the shadows opposite,
Something was moving there, under
the trees; the men could see that II
was white and formless, and that II
pursued an erratic course.
whats that?" gasped the negro. He
began to trembls violently and his
breath became audible. Esteban was
compelled to hold him down by main
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-11-14
Cutting Down the Risk

Owners of buildings in Arkansas
can cut down their fire risk by GER
tain precautions. some of which are
very simple. 1t might be the re-
construction of chimney or the
slight Encouragement of a wall, or
closing of an opening will be all that
Is needed to reduce serious fire
hazard. Building owners, by COM
municating with the Arkansas Actu-
arial Bureau at Little Rock, can get
without any charge whatever, detail
ed advice from fire prevention engin-
GERS applying distinctly to the case
in question.