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New Britain herald., 1918-10-30
WHY DOES HE STAY HERE?

Among the communications from
its readers appearing in yesterday
m mornings issue of the New York Sun
was one from a person who signed
himself IAN Englishman" We re-
print herewith his letter to the Sun:
To the Editor of the Sun-Sir:
Most Americans are splendid and
true allies; but is not Woodrow
Wilson, since his recent appeal,
the laughing stock of Europe as
a. superegoist?
Does he think he is the one
infallible person on Gods earth?
Does he presume to speak for
the American people, when they
are no more allowed to express
their opinions than are the Ger
mans?
Was he not too puerlle to per-
nit Leonard Wood, the only AM
erican officer with European rep
utation. and Theodore Roosevelt,
the best known and most loved
American, to go across?
A mere Englishman would
Wilson is not trying to out-Kai-
ser the Kaiser?
If America is a real democracy,
% England is, should this be al
lowed?
Does the President think he
can dictate terms of peace while
there is a breath left in one
Frenchman, one Belgian, one
n OIL
AN ENGLIsHMAN.
New york, October 20.
At first we were inclined to wax
indignant at the tone of the commun
lcation, and to indulge in few ex
uressions of opinion of the audaciou
foreigner who thus violates the hos
VITALITY of this country by attacking
orr President and who evidentl.
has not the courage to permit hi
name to be printed, but on secont
thought. we decided to pass over thu
incident lightly, inasmuch as the au
thor of the foregoing is probably in
capable of grasping the real signlh
canoe of his statements. Therefor
we conflne ourselves to the following
reply to the distinguished Britishe
who honors the country with hi
presence at this time instead of stay
ing at home to help his native lant
in it's splendid fight on the side o
Dem ocracy.
Really, old top, that was rubbing i
in, a bit, don't you know. You can
expect our President to become per
feet all at once, because we don't d.
things that way over here.
You shocked us horribly. old dear
New Britain herald., 1918-10-30
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate transfers.
were recorded at the town clerks officeI
yesterday: Bessie Andrews ct al. to]
Bodweu Land Co. land at BelvidereI
Heights and at Belvidere Manor;l
Francis Steele to Salinda Hackney,
and on High street; Francis Steele to-
Earl II. Hackney. land on Park, Booth
and Steele streets; Francis Steele toi
M. z. Walrath, land on Washington
street; Leopold l.. Maynard to And
thony Martin, land on Upton street,
New Britain herald., 1918-10-30

Mayor Quigley announces that he
wants no peace until the Allies flags
are floating over the ruins of Berlin.
But supposing the enemy capitulates
before Berlin is reached Will the
Mayor insist on the boys fighting just
the same?
New Britain herald., 1918-10-30

A Kansas man in France attacked
q party Of six Huns, bayonetting one
and bringing in the rest as prisoners.
THE Newton Kansasan" says the SOL
der used to be a grocery clerk, and
was accustomed to doing nine or ten
things at once.-KansaS City Times.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-30
WHAT ROOSEVELT'S OPINION
is WORTH.

Loudest in the chorus of attackers
of President Wilson for asking the
country to elect a Democratic Con-
gress is Theodore Roosevelt. At a
speech delivered in New York Mon
day night he said:
Mr.. Wilson says that this is no
time for divided counseIs. Yet
the Constitution of the United
States says that he must counsel
with the Congress of the United
States. It is mere insolence for
the servant of the people to say
that he will not counsel with
those other servants of the peo-
pie whom the people have elect
ed for the express purpose of
giving him counsel The world
would be better off now by hun
dreds of thousands of fearless
lives and by many billions of dol
lars of treasure if Mr.. Wilson
had been willing to supplement
his own self-sufficient ignorance
by the counsel of those who
would gladly have counselled him
wisely, but who would not creep
into his presence as slaves.
And yet in 1898, in a political ad-
dress during the Congressional cam
paign of that year, this same man
said:
Remember that, whether you
will it or not. your votes this
year will be viewed by the ma
tons of Europe from one stand
point only. They will draw no
fine distinctions. A refusal to
sustain the President this year
will, in their eyes, be read as a
refusal to sustain the war and
to sustain the efforts of our
Peace Commission to secure the
fruits of war. Such a refusal
may not inconceivab1y bring
about rupture of the peace ne
gotiations. It will give heart to
our defeated antagonists. It will
make possible the interference Of
those doubtful neutral nations
who. in this struggle have wished
US ill
Here is one more instance of
Roosevelt's consistency. In his lat
est speech he praises Governor Whit
man, candidate for reelection, as
follows:
I ask for the support of Gov
ernor Whitman and all his asso-
ciates. not only because of their
record in office but also because
this State cannot with wisdom
see Tammany Hall extend it's
grip from New York to Albany.
It is not necessary to speak of
personalities in such a matter.
The reforms for which Governor
Whitman stands are the very
reforms which Tammany most
| opposes.
Here is what Roosevelt said about
! Whitman four years ago:
THE TRUTH IS NOT IN HIM.
1T is AN ASTOUNDING THING
THAT ANY SINCERE AND UP
RIGHT MAN CAN SUPPORT
MR. WHITMAN WHEN ALL
HE HAS TO DO IS TO AC-
QUAINT HIMSELF WITH THE
FACTS IN ORDER TO GET A
VIVID PICTURE OF WHIT
MANS DOUBLE DEALING.
Therefore we must conclude that
| Roosevelt either did not mean what
| he said about Whitman four years
| ago or that he believes himself a
m ember of that group of men who
are neither sincere nor upright.
All of which goes to prove how
J much importance should be attached
New Britain herald., 1918-10-30

Imagine the enthusiasm of a priv
ate soldier when he returns and finds
that his father was Il field marshal in
q. political campaign, his brother a
colonel in the Liberty loan campaign
and his mother a general in a motor
corps.-Indian News.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-30

1t is apparent from the amount
Of correspondence exported from
Germany that the Kaiser has become
converted to the belief that the pen is
mightier than the sword.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-30

We notice one thing about this in
Huenza epidemic. The doctors who
prescribe whiskey are getting much
more of the practice than those who
prescribe castor oil.-Iouston Post.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-30

This is no time for divided
councils. If l would have you
remember anything L have said
in these desultory remarks, it
would be to remember at this
critical. hour in the nations his
tory, we must not be divided.
The triumphs of the war are yet
to be written in the articles of
peace.-(Extract from Presi-
dent McKinley's speech deliv-
cred at Boone, Iowa, shortly
before congressional elections,
1889
New Britain herald., 1918-10-30

needed in many kinds Of sickness. it
is sometimes a problem to know just
how to get a. large enough quantity of
such things. Let us hope that we
shall never be in the position of our
hospital which cannot keep enough
linen on hand to change the beds but
once a day. Whatever close calcu-
lating we may make do not let it be
in the direction of clean bed linen.
Our churches have come forward
nobly to assist US by generous gifts
of all such things, yet, even so, our
matron has been obliged to purchase
bed linen to the amount of $125.
We appreciate all the help of past
years and we trust that many
churches will give this year as gener-
ously as they possibly can in this di-
rection.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-30
DAYLIGHT SAVING"
Urges Adoption of New Clock
Schedule Every Summer.

Hartford. Oct. 30.-The adoption of
daylight saving time each summer as
the fixed policy of the United States
is urged by the Connecticut State
Council of Defense in resolution
passed by the council. The text of
the resolution follows:
Voted that. in the opinion of this
council, the daylight saving plan
which has been in operation during
the past seven months has not only
resulted in a very considerable saving
of fuel but in several other respects
has been of distinct material benefit
New Britain herald., 1918-10-30

to what Roosevelt says. The roaring
lion still goes about seeking whom he
NAV dev0ur But he'll find the Pres
ident tough eating.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-30

The man on the corner says: Even
conscientious DIRECTORS are willing
to have the world made fit place to
live in.-Norwich Bulletin.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-30

Porto Rico deserves much credit
for supplying its full quota of the
loan, 100000, in spite of the dis
publican.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-30
FACTS AND FANCTES.

In time of war prepare for peace.
New London Day.
Unfortunately for the German gov
eminent, honor is not one of it's as
sets for bargainin g.-Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-30

call and tell you what to do for it.
Kansas City Star
New Britain herald., 1918-10-30

Prussian assurances will have to
go considerably further than a prom
Use to quit sinking hfeboats and fir
ing on Notwithstanding Star.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-30

The kind of peace we want is one
where you don't have to tell any of
the signatories that they mustn't
shell life boats.-Ohio State Journal.
The Chanute Tribune finds this
comforting feature about having the
Spanish inhuenza-your friends don't
New Britain herald., 1918-10-30

Make it a point to be here ant
get your share of these every da!
needs at special month end Sale price
HANDKERCHIEFS AT SPECIAL
SALE PRICES.
Many people will buy their pres
ent and holiday requirements at these
savings THURSDAY.
WOMEN'S HANDk Err CHIEFS.
for csc. value 121 c each.
w hite with woven h0rdorS
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-28
MAKING FINAL ROUNDUP.
Farm Agent Smith Will Work at Im-
 p0rtant Points This Week.

Farm Demonstration Agent A. J. Smith started out Monday afternoon on the final roundup for the organiza- tion of community clubs preceding the county meeting to be held in the courthouse in Mena next Saturday at which time a county organization will be perfected. Monday night Mir. Smith met with the farmers of Two Mile, on Tuesday he was at Alder, on Wednesday at Vandervoort, on Thurs day at Board Camp, and on Friday at Opal. All of the meetings will be held at night, and during the day he will visit the farms in the communities, making demonstrations of the various lines of his work. On Saturday he will be in Mena te meet the delegates of the several Community Clubs in the formation of county organiza- tion.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-28
LEGAL NOTICES
Execution Sale.


 Notice is hereby given that ths undersigned, as SheriG of Polk County, Arkansas, will on the 6th day of April, 1918, between tho hours of nlne o'clock in the fore noon and three o'clock in the after noon, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder. on a credit of three months, at the court house at Mena, Arkansas, the following described lands situate in Polk County, Arkan- sas, to-wit Lots i0 to i3 inclusive of Block and Lots i4, i5, 20 and 2i of Block 2, all ill the original town site of the town of Grannis, Arkan- sas; Lot 2i of East Addition; Lots fl Go tS inclusive of West Addition; and Lots i to i2 inclusive, Block f {, Lots |, 2, and i, Block 2. and Lot Block 8, in Thompson's addition, all said property being in the town of Grannis, Arkansas, said property having been levied upon by me as the property of w. F.. Clinton to sat- isfy a judgment of the Circuit Court of Polk County, Arkansas, in favor of the Graham Manufacturing Com pany and against the said w. F. Clinton, ct al.
 This February 2S 1918.
 II. w. Finger, Sheriff. Adv First Pub Mar. if, 1918.
 Last Pub. Mar 2S, 1918.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-28
CHAPTER x.
"The Days Work v

was fast learning that there is regular routine about the work of the trenches, although it is badly upset at ulneS by the Germans.
 me real work in the fire trench commences at sundown. Tommy is nke a burglar he works at night.
 Just as 1t begins to get dark the word stand to- Is passed from trav- erse to traverse. and the men get busy. The first relief, consisting of two men 'o traverse. mount the fire step, one uiah looking over the top, while the other sits at his feet, ready to carry messages CT to inform the platoon ofii- ter or any report made by the sentry as 10 his observations in No Mans Nanu' The sentry is not allowed to relax his watch for second. If he is questioned from the trench or asked ms orders. he replies without turning around or taking his eyes from the ex- panse of dirt in front of him. The re- mainoer of the occupants of his tray erse either sit on the fire step, with oayonets fixed, ready for any emer- sency, or if lucky, and dugout hap pens to be in the near vicinity of the inverse, and if the night Is quiet. they are permitted to go to same and try ana snatch few winks of sleep. Little sleeplng Is done; generally the men sit around, smoking flags and seeing who can tell the biggest lie. Some of them. esrhaps with their feet in water. would
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-28
This Boy Remembers Mother.

Mrs. s. D. Russell of Nunley, in a letter received last week from her son, Joseph, who is in the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, learns that her son is not only giving his personal services to Uncle Sam, but is also doing his bit in buying Liberty Loan Bonds, having sent his mother a receipt from Madison, Wis, bank showing deposit of $850 in the bonds. In addition the lad has sent his mother $100 for her own use,
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-28
Teachers Examination.

Twenty-four persons took the quar- terly teachers examination which was held Thursday and Friday of lastweek by Supt. w Homer Pigg. Those in att tendance were Misses Beulah c. Neal, Leila Nichols, Ola Ellsworth, Alma Campbell, Anna Mary Campbell, Lil- lian Callahan, Myrtle Daniel, Mary Edna Barron, and Chas. N. Burnett, of Mena; Marcus L. Miller and Miss Cordelia Smallwood of Board Camp; Misses Regina Barnes, Florence George, Bertha Clinton, Winnie Clin- ton, Vivian Mathis and Gertrude Rob- ertson of Grannis; Miss Edith Cham bers, Georgia Hamby, Blanch Hamby, and E. W. Hamby and Butler Felts of Wickes; Nellie Givens of Cove, and Mrs. M. S. Hays of Fogel, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-28
Spy Trapping Is To Be Published

Washington, March 21.-To make public generally vital element in the governments spy trap is being con sidered by government officials, who advocate abandoning the present prac- tice of suppressing information of the activities of enemy agents and the substitution of policy of wide pub licity.
 The theory of the new departure is that publication of details of the at. tempts to hamper war production would disclose clues of perpetrators not now available.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-28
MENA LAD IS THANKED
Offered Opera Glasses to the United
 States Navy.

Some time ago when the navy de- partment made an appeal for tele- scopes and other glasses, Master Jo- seph A. Cornell, son of Mir. and Mrs. J. A. Cornell of this city, responded by sending in an opera glass which he had. Under date of March 20, he received the following acknowledg- ment:
 Mir. Joseph A. Cornell, 405 Ninth street, Mena, Ark.
 Dear Sir:--Your prompt and patri- otic response to the navy's call for glasses is greatly appreciated. It is with regret that at the pres ent time your opera glass can not be used, and is therefore being returned to you by registered mail
 On behalf of the navy, I wish to thank you most heartily.
 Very respectfully,
 F. D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-28
GUNNER SERVING IN FRAhCEE-
=''=s.aaaaAaln.-saa-s | 0I97 eY l LARIHle tUY EnpEYI

Write home sympathTnng win tKe
 governor because he was laid up with cold, contracted by getting his feet wet on his way to work in Wool wich arsenal. If man should manage to doze off, likely as not he would wake With a start as the clammy, cold feet or rat passed over his face, or the next relief stepped on his stomach while stumbling on their way to relieve the sentries in the trench.
 Just try to sleep with a belt full of ammunition around you, your rifle bolt
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-28

own" for the remainder cf. .ha a.v unless he has clicked for a digging or working party, and so 1t goes on from nay to day, always looping the loop" ana looking forward to peace and Blighty. -1
 Sometimes, while engaged fin a
 cootie' hunt you think. Strange to say but It is fact, while Tommy is searching his shirt serious thoughts come to him. Many time, when per forming this operation, I have tried 10 ngure out the outcome of the war and what will happen to me.
 My thoughts generally ran in this channel:
 Will l emerge safely from the next attack2 If do will I skin through the following one, and so on7 While your mind Is wandering into the future 1t IS likely to be rudely brought to earth by "a Tommy interrupting with, What's good for rheumatism"
 Then you have something else to think of. win you come out of this war crippled and tied into knots with rheumatism, caused by the wet and mud of trenches and dugoutsf You give 1t up as bad job and generally saunter over to the nearest estaminet to drown your moody forebodings in a glass of sickenlng French beer or to try your luck at the always present game of house" You can hear the sing-song voice of a Tommy droning aut the numbers as he extracts the
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-28
A LUCKY AUTO ACCIDENT.
Car Ran on Bridge and No Passen-
 gers Were Hurt.


 Mrs. c. c. Gunnells, daughter, Miss Katherine, Miss Julia Harmon, Dr. L. B. Gunnels and another gentleman, in making a trip to Ink Sunday, met with an auto accident at the Ouachita bridge on the Mena-Cherry Hill road from which ali of them mirseulously escaped with little injury Dr. L. B. Gunnels was driving the new Steph- ems car and just as he reached the east approach of the bridge he seems to have lost control of the car and, thinking that he could not prevent it from going over the side, he turned the car almost at right angles. As the car went over the edge of the approach, Miss Harmon, Miss Kath- erine and the gentleman occupying the rear seat were thrown out, but Mrs. Gunnels and the doctor remained in the front seat. The ear hung over the edge of the bridge, with one front wheel on the ground and one hind wheel remaining on the edge of the bridge. c. A. Proctor, Ira O. Smith, s. J. Ernst and Dr, c. L. Baker were called from the Proctor-Smith garage and after getting the car back on the bridge is was found that it was not so badly damaged but that it could run back to town with it's own power. None of the occupants of the ear were AL I Miss Katherine were both sore Mon day from the jolt sustained in being thrown so violently to the ground.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-28
Good Work at Acorn Schools

Dr. W. c. Vandiver, county health officer, was called to Acorn on Thurs day to vaccinate the teachers and pu- pills of the Acorn schools. Dr. Van diver states that he was shown the utmost courtesy and consideration by Prof. Harris, Mrs. Harris and Miss Della Turner, the teachers, and also by the pupils, and during his stay with them he became mighty favor ably impressem with the thoro and systematic work that is being done in the Acorn schools. Dr. Vandiver was also at Grannis last week to vac cinate the pupils and teachers of that school
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-28
Garden Club for Seniors

A. J. Smith, farm demonstrator, visited the High school on Monday addressing the students in the audi torium and later teaching the class in agriculture. While at the High school, Mir. Smith arranged for the organization of a Junior Gardeners Club in Mena, and on next Saturday night he will hold a meeting in the court house for the purpose of organ izing a Senior Gardeners Club. All adults interested in this movement are urged to attend the meeting Sat urday night
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-28
lContinued from last weak,

I left before the grave was filled in. I could not bear to see the dirt thrown on the blanket-coyered face of my com. rade. On the western front there are no collins, and you are lucky to get a blanket to protect you from the wet and the worms. Several of the sec ton stayed and decorated the grave with white stones.
 That night, in the light of a lonely candle in the machine gunner's dugout of the front4ine trench l wrote two letters. One to Pete's mother, the other to his sweetheart. While doing this I cursed the Prussian war god with all my heart, and I think that St. Peter noted same.
 The machine giinners in the dugout were laughing and joking. To them Pete was unknown. Pretty soon. in the warmth of their merrlment, my blues disappeared. One soon forgets on the western front.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-28
CHAPTER TX.
Suicide Annex

ousCtde REncS.
 was in my first dugout and looked around curlously. Over the door of same was a little sign reading "Sui- eide Annex" One of the boys told me that this particular front trench was called Suicide Ditch" Later on I learned that machine gunners and bombers are known as the Suicide Club"
 That dugout was muddy. The men slept in mud, washed in mud. ate mud, and dreamed mud. had never before realized that so much discomfort and misery could be contained in those three little letters, Nj D D. The floor of the dugout was an inch deep in water. Outside it was raining cats and dogs, and thin rivulets were trickling Immediately above me came drip, drip, drip. Suicide Annex was hole eight feet wide, ten feet long and six feet high. It was about twenty feet below the fire trench; at least there were twenty steps leading down to 1t. These steps were cut into the earth, but at that time were muddy and slip pery. A man had to be very careful or else he would "shoot the chutes." The air was foul. and you could cut the smoke from Tommys flags with knife. It was cold. The walls and roof were supported with heavy square cut timbers. while the entrance was strengthened with sandbags Nails had been driven into these timbers. On each nall hung a miscellaneous assort- ment of equipment. The lighting ar rangements were superb--one candle in a reflector made from an ammuni- ton tin. My teeth were chatterIng from the cold, and the drip from the airshaft did not help matters much While I was sitting bemoaning my fate and wishing for the fireside at home, the fellow next to me, who was writing a letter, looked up and inno- gently asked, Say, Tank, how do you spell 'conflagration
 looked at him in contempt and an- swered that l did not know.
 -NAif NfN Nhi hAt9H III Oht Ol lIt tOiT ners came thin, piping voice singing one of the popular trench ditties en- titled:
 Pack up your Troubles in your Old Kit
 Bag. and Smile, Smile, Smile" avery now and then the singer would stop to cough. cough. cough, bur It was good illustration of Tommy's cheerfulness under such conditions.
 A machine-gun officer entered the ougout and gave me a hard look. sneaked past him, sliding and slipping, ana reached my section of the front ine trench, where 1 was greeted by tle sergeant, who asked me, Where m ---- ave you been?"
 made no answer, but sat on the muddy fire step, shlvering with the cold and with the rain beating in my race. About half an hour later I teamed up with another fellow and went on guard with my head sticking over the top. At ten o'clock was releved and resumed my sitting posi- uon on the fire step. The rain sud ueniy stopped and we all breathed a slgh Of relief. We prayed for the morn- ing and the rum issue.