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The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

A. J. Smith, emergency farm dem onstrator, left Sunday for Mount Ida to begin his work in the western par, of Montgomery county. MT. Smith was assigned to duty for Polk county and portion of Montgomery, and since his appointment he has been at work in this county, having succeeded in organizing community clubs which will carry on the work during his absence.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

Walter and Henry Hauert left last week for Fort Smith and Little Rock to make application for enlistment in the navy. Both passed the prelimin- ary examination at Fort Smith, but Henry failed at Little Rock, return ing to Mena and going from here to Crum Creek, Ok, on Sunday morning, Walter has already served an enlist ment of four years, and had come home on account of his mothers ill., ness and subsequent death.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02
Praise for Our War Workers.

Little Rock, April 23, 1918. Ar. R. Golf, Mena, Ark.
 Dear Sir:-In reading Saturday s Star, this morning, as lay on my bed lA St. Luke's Hospital, 1 saw the call for volunteers" in the new finan- cial organization for Polk county war work, and I wish here to compliment and praise the Polk committeeman, enc and all for their good work in he past.
 Place Mrs. McKee's name among the volunteers, please, and notify me of the result of the drawing. My broken foot is mending nicely and my job here is in waiting for my recovery.
 Yours very truly,
 ]. c. Mckee.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

Pure, nourishing blood makes healthy flesh, good muscles and d strong vitality. The reverse is the case when the blood is poor. To drive out impurities and enrich the blood
 take Prickly Ash Bitters. It is a most efficent blood and system puri- fer and system regulator, Price $1.25 per bottle. Gunnels Drug Store and Jackson Drug & Furniture Co.,, special agents. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

Judge J. I. Alley and Mrs. Will Alexander went to Cove last Saturday night to attend banquet given in honor of John Richard Harrah and William Walter Moore, registrants of that community called to service in the National Army on May 1. Judge Alley had been invited to attend the meeting to deliver patriotic address.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02
More Fine Hogs Come in.

Supt. w. Homer Pigg last week re- ceived two more purebred Paland China gilts, bought Joseph Wolfer cI Sons of Clyde, Mo. One of the pigs went to Opal Ringgold of Nunley and the other to Charles Burnett of Acorn.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

Dizziness, vertigo tblind staggers), sallow, complexion, fatulence are symptoms of torpid liver. No one can feel we'll while the liver is inac- tive. HERBINE is powerful liver stimulant. A dose or two will cause all bilious symptoms to disappear. Try it. Price 60c. Sold by Jackson Drug Company. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02
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nre.use of sts tonic and laxative effect, LAAA- TIVE BROMo QUININE is better than oIulnssy -. 2 55s.a,,,sr In head Remember the full name and fcef iox si,e sirnaturc of x. V. GROVE oc'
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

MT. and Mrs. w. L. Linam and chil- aren from near Potter were shopping in Mena Thursday.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

R. L. Crutchfeld of the Crutchfieli Lumber Company of Eagleton spent today in Mena on business.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

Prof. R. B. Dodd and G. II. Johas.n of Hatfield were Mena visitors Satfur- day.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02
PERSONAL NOTES

M. L. Miller of Bard Camp was in Mena last week on business.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

MT, and Mrs. B. D. Robertson of Mckinney, Tex, arrived in Mena last week to prospect for location.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

Mrs. Jennie Clark and niece, Miss rreda Riley, spent last Saturday in Fort Smith.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

Mrs. Levi Pigg and family went to Hatfield last Wednesday to spend the remainder of the week with Mir and Mrs. T. R. Bates, parents of Mrs. Pigg.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

was another here from Cove during the day.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

therefore expects to be called to scrv- ice most any time.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

A son was born at s:30 o'clock Sun. day morning to MT. and Mrs. LeRoy Neal.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

J. c. Barsh of Towanda, Kas.. ar rived in Mena Saturday to go to Waters to visit his parents and other relatives before being called to serv- ice in the National Army. He regis tered in Lawrence county, South Da- kota, and was classed il IA. and
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

Mir. and Mrs. Ellis Goss and chil- dren went to Big Fork Saturday to spend Sunday with Mir. and Mrs. J. Il. Edwards.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

MT. and Mrs. Kelsey Skinner and MT. and Mrs. Talley Woodefl of Cove were in Mena Friday to attend the Liberty Day Program ard to assist the committee working out the plan for the war work fund for Polk coun- ty. S. P. Pigg of the Bank of Cove,
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

Mena relatives of Mir. and Mrs. James Nations of Vandervoort are in receipt of the announcement of the birth of son to them on Sunday night.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

Henry Schacht returned to Mena Friday after having spent most of the week in the eastern part of the coun- ty assisting in constructing dipping yats
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Jones of B.a Cedar, Ok, were in Mena Saturday while en route to Ashdown and thence on trip to McCurtain county, Okla homa.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

Don Palmer, brother of A. B. Palm CT of Twin Oak farm in the Foran Gap country, left Saturday for his home in Chillicothe, Mo, after having spent a week with his brother. He was so favorably impressed with Polk county conditions that he expects soon to return to locate.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

Mrs. Ema Hamburger Monday snip- ped barrel of radishes and two eases of green onions to L. E. Irwin 6 Co, of St. Louis, the shipment being made thru the Mena Commercial Club. Harry Lyle of the Foran Gap country thru the same agency last week sent barrel of radishes to Oklahoma City.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

Carl and Floyd Thinnes and Ph ...I Fletcher were out on Prairie creek Friday night fishing, coming in Sat urday morning with 12 pounds of dressed fish.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

Miss Irene Stuart, 10-year-od daughter of Mir. and Mrs. B. J. Stu art, on Sunday sustained frat ture of one of the bones of her left arm just above the wrist. It seems that with her mother and others she was on Quigley Heights for an outing and sustained the fracture in a fall.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

Mrs. s. F. Fite and son, Hughes, arrived Saturday from Cushing, Ok, to again make their home in Mena. Mir. Fite has secured position wltf the Kansas City Southern near Mena and all declare they will no more de part therefrom.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

Mir. and Mrs. Oscar Miller arrived Thursday from Shamrock, Ok. for visit with Mir. and Mrs. J. G. Law renee -.ld other relatives before MT Miller is called to service. He has been ordered to report for duty next week.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-08-29
Will Enter Ship
Building Service

Chas. X. jenkins who recently took
special course of training for the war
work of the Y. NJ. c. i. at Estes Park
with the intention OF devoting himso II
to employment of that kind at one OF
the military canionments, returned
to Canon City recently equipped for
that class of service. Owing, however.
to the fact that some disagreement
arose in connection with his assign
ment to duty, he decided to enter the
shipbuilding service OF the Emcrgcn-
cy Fleet corporation as an electrician
and will leave about the first OF Sept.
for Portland. Oregon, to assist in the
construction of ships for the transpor-
tation of supplies to our armies in
France.
Mrs. J. w. Taylor of Albany. Mo-.
who is at present visiting here as the
guest of her daughter. Mrs. Jenkins.
will leave for home next week. She
will be accompanied by Mrs. Jenkins
and children. who will remain at Al
bany until Mr.. jenkins gets settled ut
Portland when they will join him on
the Pacific coast.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-08-29
Mont Preston With
Boys "Over There

belmont Preston. formerly Of this
city. but for number of years past a
resident of Denver. is now in Dordeau,
France. with Supply Company 3lf. O.
NJ. G. In the course of n letter to the
Record office bearing date of August
3rd. he incioses picture OF Mr. Hardy
and wri;eup OF the lattcr's recent des.
ignation for congress by the Republi.
can assembly at Pueblo. he clipped
from the columns of the Denver Post.
which he declares to be the only
"honest-to God" newspaper on earth.
referring to himself. Mr. Preston
says:
Il have been over here now about
Two months and am glad that circum.
stances made II possible for me to get
In and see a part OF this big show:
the biggest. expect. since the Green
horn mountains were formed Just at
present am pretty busy with about
half d million others In getting sup.
plies TO our men who have been en-.
gagged Tor nbout two weeks in giving
the Huns demonstration OF real
Yankee pep" Down here things are
moving IKE there was a big mining ex-
citement in the next county aud the
best claims nearly all gone.
Conditions over here seem pretty
good to me. and from our trip OF about
500 miles inland "a month ago. l am
under the impression that there will
be very good wheat crop in France
this year Most OF the whoatless days
have been called on and people gen.
orally seen, to be getting plenty to
eat.
"The French people cannot do
enough for the American soldiers and
u couple OF our men. who had occa.
sion TO visit u city short time ago
where Americana are something OF a
rarity. say they could hardly get thru
the streets as the people all wanted
TO stop them and shake hands with
them. or try TO kiss them.
we are all kept pretty busy here.
but are anxious to get farther up the
line and see more OF the big fight.
I'm learning some French and could
write you some interesting things If
II were not for the censor. who liz al
ways on the Job. Accept regards for
and the Daily Record force. of
which | was once member
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-08-29
EDDIE RlCkENBACkER
CONTINUES HIS EXPERIENCES
AS AMERICAN AIRMAN

Just as Jimmie was crossing the
lines. noticed another American piq-
uing on him. could not imagine
why he would pique on a eimper who
was in such a bad plight and / ma
neuvered to attract his etention.
Later we learned this gimper was
man from the squadron. He saw
Jimmie with one wing torn off and
thought he was German Taube. He
was about to let Jimmie have it when
he noticed the coquards on Jimmies
tail. So Jimmie had another close
squeak that day.
I'VE all got back all right--Jimmie
by nothing short OF a miracie-and
felt a lot better about it. We never
Strengthened the story out for several
days. when by an accidental bit of gos-
sip at the table l learned the boche
l first piqued on that day was the one
which was after Jimmie. The Ameri-
can plane which went down out OF
control also turned out to be Jimmie
who was doing a falling stunt to fox
the Germans. Ii was a pretty piece
of work. for | surely gave the plane
up for good. He had f,attened out
near the ground, come up for altitude.
got in a fight. collided with a Ger
man. who crashed, and was struggling
home when l ran across him the sec
ond time
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-08-29
New Plan of
Publishing the
Casualty Lists

Since the American army in France
has grown to force OF a million and
half men. the transmission of the
full honor roll of the dead. wounded
and missing by telegraph to all of thS
newspapers OF the country has be
come almost an impossibility 20.
weeks the press associations have
been Obliged to curtaii the volume of
their news in order to deliver these
lists. SO important to the relatives,
friends and neiebbors of the men at
the front.
The Post Office department exer-
cising the control of the telegraph
lines of the country has undefrf-u
the responsibility OF telegraphingSfse
casualty lists. with the army in
France, across The continent and of
providing printed copies to the press
associations simultaneously at Wash
ington, Chicago and San Francisco.
From these points the associations
mail them TO the newspapers. Each
days list bears a date of publication
several days later so that all news
papers may publish the same list the
same day. Provision has been made
for having half of the names appeags
first. in the morning papers and half
OF them first in the afternoon news
papers. but all newspapers receiys.
the complete lists for publication al
stated times.
This plan means the publication OF
the names few days later than
would be the case IL they were tete-
graphod to the newspapers. but with
direct teleeraphing out OF the aues-
tion. 1t furnishes a means OF nation
wide distribution which will place the
list before the public long before the
most of the papers could receive them
by mail from the War department at
Washington
These lists are being received at
this Office every day but are not pub.
iished owing TO their great length.
They are carefully scanned. however,
and the name OF any Canon City or
Fremont county boy who IL either
killed. wounded or taken prisoner will
be ,iui. noted in the columns OF the
Daily Record a penalty Is provided
for the publication of any part of the
list in advance OF the authorized time
for ifs release. nor are the lists open
for inspection by any body other than
those connected with the newspaper
publication.
In the list released for publication
today. which enumerates three hun.
dred and nine,y-five casualties. ap-
pears the name OF Private Charles
J. Stanley. of Canon City. whose next
of kin is given as Mrs. T. u. Stanley.
The degree of Private Stanley's
wound is given as undetermined.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-08-29
Old English Town
is Full of Yankees

An English Channel Port. July 25.
This Is city of American soldiers.
In prewar days not far from here
the German kniser used to spend an
annual holiday. racing yachts. while
close by stands the headquarters from
where British royalty raced It's boats.
Today it's different
Huge guns. dotting the crests OF
green. grassy hills. other guns hidden
away but ready to blaze forth on a
seconds notice, and numerous allied
dcstroyers would all join enthusiastic
ally In belching roar OF gunfire II
one OF the Kaiser's boats should show
it's nose here now.
AN OLD ENGLISH TOWN.
Back of all these strenuous fortifi.
cations stands one of the Oldest towns
In England. II Is a relic Of the DAYS
of the feudai barons. and n part of
the stone wall which surrounded the
city then still stands.
But instead OF remaining a quiet
provincial town II has been turned in
To lively hustling American commune
ity.
Since Uncle Sam was goaded into n
scrap with Prussianism many tens of
thousands OF Yankee fighting men
have made this town their temporary
headquarters.
TRANSFER TO FRANCE,
This is one of the chief American
embarkation ports whence our boys
are transported to France. Every I'd
or ID person one meets wears Uncle
SANS uniform. American flags fIv
everywhere. Pretty provincial girls
stroii arm In arm with the doughboys.
ana vie with one another In showing
them good time. =
Thousands OF Yankees line Tho aocr.
waiting to board transports for
FRANCE AT dock one sees n hinge
transport from Argentine, uniondtns.
horses Later these will be sent to
France.
Further out TO sea one OF the new
train ships is seen. coming
IN from France. II carries wounded
Americans and Tommies.
A long line Of thousands al Ameri.
cans march through the streets To the
office to prepare 10 leave
the next day. The Inhabitants here
call Il the "endiess line"
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-08-29

NNoPs III A"Ao, ~ ~8@C sitt't aSs's'S
With the American Airmen in
France. July 10. (By Mail) )-"There
was one day in the history of the gim
per squadron we'll never forget. espe-
cially Jimmy Meissner. one of the best
gimpeis 1t was Jimmie Meissner
Day, guess. and if he wasn't scared
to death it's because Jimmie doesn't
know how to be scared
Lieutenant Eddie Rickenbacker
figured prominently in Jimmie Meiss-
ner Day." and he saved Meissner's
life twice inside an hour. Hence he
is qualified to tell the. STORY.
Jimmie and were out waiting
for some homecoming English bomb
ers, began Rickenbacker. When we
got separated somehow The English
men came along all right and | spot
ted them first. Then l saw squad
ron of German planes harassing the
Englishmen.
Il dove off toward the flock of Ger
man planes and just as | began to
pique on one of them, | noticed an
American plane diving on one Ger
man. with three more Germans diving
on him. could see he was in danger
by the stream of bullets which passed
on all sides of him.
$50 | piqued on the most danger
Gus boche and got him but as | did
so, say the American plane fall. APP
parently out of control, for it was one
of the best leaf falls have ever seen.
You can't stop when something
goes down. so l began flying for alti-
tude. felt like piquing on some
Hun after seeing the American plane
drop.
Il was feeling pretty sore when
saw an American plane with one wing
torn of. struggling toward home. He
was having a hard time of il and los
ing speed all the time, as well as
getting lower and lower. II was
pathetic sight TO see gimper in such
fix and unable to help him
Il went up near and waved my hand
waved back. Then looked around
and saw. a German biplane bearing
down on the damaged American ma
chine, which was going slower and
slower and could not 20 any way out
OF beeline for home. other than
down.
$50 | maneuyered for position and
got it. Just as let the German have
it he had opened fire on the Ameri-
can, who was Jimmie, and could see
by the stream of bullets that the Ger
man was going to get Jimmie If
didn't get him.
Fortunately, did and he went
crashing TO the ground. leaving Jim
my struggling along. always lower and
lower and with regular cloud OF
black German archie puns all about
him | lowered and did some loops
and turns over the German gunDers'
heads. The ruse insulted them and
they turned most OF their archies my
way. which did no harm since l had
plenty of speed and was in little dan
ger. But II saved Jimmie. who was
now going terrible slow and the fact
that Germans are easily insulted
helped lot
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-08-29
HEINIES
WARNED
TO QUIT
TELLING
BY HENRY WOOD


Omitted Press Staff Correspondent ,
With the French Armies, Aug. q
(By Mail.)-Copies OF an order issued
June 10 by Ludendorff and which have
just been captured from German pris
oners reveal the fact that Germany's
plans for victorious offensive on the
western front are steadily being
thwarted by information given the
French and allied commands by Ger.
man prisoners.
That the German soldier has become
so weary of the war that when he is
taken prisoner he makes no effort to
conceal what he knows about the Ger
mans offensive plans becomes only
to apparent in the order issued by
Ludendorff in which he freely admits
that two of the big German drives of
this year have been checked partly
as result of information divulged
by German prisoners. The order,
which Is as follows, indicates an as
founding decrease in the morale, dis
diers. undoubtedly worn out by the
length of the war and the repeated
failure of the imperial high commands
promises to attain a quick and vic
torious peace:
Chief OF the General STAFF of Grand
General Headquarters, The Armies
in the Field. June 10, 1918.
"A captured document coming from
the I'd French army ard dated May
20. proves that German soldiers be-
longing to the 7th regiment of chas-
seurs of the 197th division of intan
try, captured as prisoners north of
the Chemin des Danes during the
night of May 25 and 26. revealed to
the enemy our impending attack
TOLD ALL THEY KNEW.
Very probably they told all that
they knew about the preparation
made in their sector and in the adjac-
ent sectors. The enemy was thus able
TO know precious details concerning
the hour. the form of our attack, the
artillery preparation. the units en-
gagged. etc. ETC.!
Another document. dated May 26,
which has come into our hands, also
shows that the enemy, awaiting our
attack, gave warning to their troops
against our gas and were able to bring
into position on the heights between
the Aisne and the yesle the reserves
tThe 18th French division) which they
were holding on this portion Of the
front. The resistance Of his division
cost the lives and limbs of many Ger
man soldiers. !
"Without the treason committed by
these two prisoners. the surprise of
May 27 would have succeeded com-
pletely. and the success might even
have been much greater than it really
was.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-08-29
SEND ALONG YOUR MAGAZINES.

The moment | got TO the cot of Il
dark-eyed boy from ST. Louis. he put
out his hand and said: Il don't need
an earthly thing. They are treating
us fine here; everybody is square to
us bur I'm crazy for st. Louis paper
and Saturday Evening Post. I'D give
anything To see Literary Digest.
Can't you possibly get them for me? |
tell you. II you'd bring around some
OF those papers and magazines. we'd
read e'm Till there wasn't a shred
left" From letter from Y. NJ. c.
\. worker.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-08-29
Sugar Regulations
Month September

The sugar regulations for the month
of September will be the same as
those for August. Merchants are eau.
toned to observe the following regu.
lations:
1st week-full amount.
End week-2-3.
3rd week-H.
4th week-1-4
All canning pledges, unless other
wise directed by the Food Admins
traitor or Deputies, should be return
ed weekly to the Denver office. Many
merchants have been careless In issu-
ing consumers cards and have not
used due care with reference to the
coupons attached. The top part of
the card is retained by the merchant
for his files. The coupons for unsold
sugar must be left attached to the
bottom section and coupons for all
sugar sold should be detached en-
urely. Unless these regulations are
complied with by the merchant. his
supply will be cut short for the fol-
lowing month.
Send used and unused coupons to
Harry w. Combs. Deputy, Canon City.
f. A. BRADBURY.
Deputy Food Administrator.
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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-08-29
MISS JESSIE LowTHER
HOME FROM VACATION.

Miss Jessie Lowther has returned
10 Canon City from a two weeks VA
cation visit with Mrs. KennIcutt and
dGughtcr, Miss Eugepia. on their
ranch near Westcliffe, in the Wei
Mountain valley.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-08-29
TYPHOID
y no more nccessary
than 5 s1lpox. Army
experience haz demO0stssted
the almost r,lrscuiou1 eff

sacy, and hsmsskness. Of An,ityphnId ynccinaficn.
We vaccinsted NOW BY your physicIan. you suc
Souf family. u Il more Vital than house ins1fnncs
Ask pour physician, druggist, or send fes Nave
you h,1 Typssoidf's telling OF 1ypheid yEecines
vesuits fsom nse, szd dsnxr from TDphctd casriesA