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The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15
40 DAYS TO GET COAL
U. s. Fuel Administrator Hands Down Ruling That Affects
 Mena.

J. H. Hamilton, fuel administrator for the city. has been notified by H. c. Couch, U. s. Fuel Administrator for Arkansas, that after 40 days no more coal will be furnished to those living in the timber belt. The state .ment made by Mir. Couch, in brief is as follows:
 "We might as we'll be frank and say to you now that no coal will be furnished in the timber belt of the state when the winter sets in to those who have made no effort to provide themselves with coal. You can borrow money, if necessary, to lay in your supply, but you cannot buy or borrow coal this winter, and there is no ar gument you can present that will jus tify taking coal that is needed for the overseas forces, and no patriotic citi- zen, firm or corporation should ex- pect it. Therefore, let me remind you again that 40 days will pass quickly"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15
PARTISAN PRES MUST co"
Only By Speaking Honestly Can
 Newspapers Lead.

Sedalia, Mo, Aug. 12.-"The day of the strictly partisan newspaper is passing" said Governor Gardner in his talk to newspaper men here to- night. "The time has come for pa- pers to give praise when it is due and blame where blame is due, ire spective of politics Only by speaking honestly for the welfare of the people can newspapers be of real service.
 "I want the help of the newspapers in carrying out a program for great CT progress in Missouri. I want the next legislature to vote a million dol lars year more for schools, so that our university may rank with the greatest and our country schools be given more aid"
 w. L. Nelson, congressman-elect in the Eighth District, was toastmaster of the newspaper mems dinner.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15
AMERICANS STAND WHAT SAVED PARIS
United States Officer Emphatically Describes Battle at Chateau ThierTy-German Columns
 Showed Pluck.

Washington, Aug 10-A graphic eyewitness account of the fighting neai Chateau-Thierry in which Ameri- can divisions, including marine bri- gade. took part early in June, was made in public today by the navy de- partment It is in the form of a long letter from an officer of the marines to Major General Barnett, command ant of the corps, and the story told is of peculiar significance, as in the opinion of many officers here, it was the stand of the Americans along this line which saved Paris.
 The name of the writer is not dis. closed The Americans were rushed to the line in motor trucks to support the hard-pressed French and on Jun, the marine brigade, deployed on support position, the battalion com maho@su o.su by Major Thomas Holcom nurrying into the lines as the me climbed out of the trucks. The Gel mans were coming on and on June 7, the French dropped back, passin thru the American lines.
 We had installed ourselves in
 house in LaVoie Chatel, little vii lage between Champion and Lucy-le i Bocage," the letter says. Prom on side we had observation from tn north and when the Germans attacke, at p. m., we had box seat.
 They were driving at Hill 16l from the north and northeast ana they came out on a wonderfully cleal day in two columns across the wheat fields, We could see the two thir brown columns advancing in perfect order until two-thirds of the columns we judged, were in view
 "The rife and machine gun fire was incessant and overhead shrapnell was bursting. Then the shrapneI came or the target at each shot. The white patches would roll away and we could see some of the columns were still there, slowed up, and it seemed per feet suicide for them to try. You couldn't begrudge a tribute to their pluck, at that"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15
KEEP THE SCHOOLS FULL.
Emergency Call 10 High School Grad
 uates to Attend College.

Little Rock, Aug. 13.-A special ap- peal is being made by the Arkansas Emergency Council on Education to the High School graduates of Arkan- sas They are being urged to attend some college or university the coming year, and to use their influence with other young people of their eommu- mites to adopt a similar policy.
 "The nation is confronted by q great crisis in the danger that comes from the possibility of depicting the ranks of trained men and women" says President J. c. Futrall "Presi- dent Wilson, the war and navy de- partments, and the department of ed ucation at Washington have sent out an appeal to the young men and wom- en of the nation urging them to at- tend colleges and universities this year Warming has also come to us from foreign governments that the loss of leaders produced by our eol- leees and universities should be avoid ed at all hazards
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15
MILL TEST WILL BE MADE
 OF MANGANESE ORE
Several Hundred Pounds Gathered, Sacked and Sealed by Committee
 of Mena Citizens.

On invitation of Messrs. Colp and Novotny of the Manganese Mining and Development Company, W. E. Watkins, F. ". Tomlinson. Clyde Cunningham and c. L. Graham went Monday afternoos to one of the holdings of the company just west of Bethesda Springs. Here the commit tee gathered, sacked and sealed six sacks of manganese ore from large exposed vein. These were brought to Mena and stored in the. office of Mir Tomlinson, to await message from mill at Joplin, where the ore will be run and tested.
 When this message comes the sacks will be sent by express, addressed to Mir Watkins at Joplin, and the com mittee will go by same train, take the ore from the express office and to the mill, and there watch the treating and the results.
 The Star is informed that interest ed parties from St. Louis, Carthage, Joplin, Miami and other points are planning to watch this test, as from the results a pretty sound estimate can be made of the value of the man. ganese in this vicinity.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15
HOMICIDE JUsTTFIA8LE.
Mrs ! + Ammens Exenoratea of
 Wrong in Killing Husband

The coroner's jury at the inquest held Monday at Hatfield on the death of J. H. Ammons at the hands of Mrs Amrnons, returned a verdict of .justi- fable homicide, exonorating her of blame for shooting her husband on Sunday morning following a family quarrel Tie inquest was held before Justice of the Peace w. J. Davis with Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Wright Prickett representing the state. The evidence disclosed that Ammons had frequently abused his wife and chil- dren, and that on the morning of the killing he had threatened to shoot his wife. 1t is reported that the verdict of the jury met with the general ap- proyal of the neighhors who were ac- Quainted with the Ammons family af- fairs
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15
AN AIRPLANE LED A MOB.
It Helped 0klahomans Capture a Ne
 gro Who Killed Police Chief.

Dewey, Ok, Aug. 12-When Chief of Police Null attempted to arrest N. Widow on a charge of wife beating, the negro shot and killed the officer and seriously wounded City Clerk George De Young and then escaped. A mob quickly formed and Billie Parker in an airplane located the ne- gro running in the outskirts of town and guided the mob toward him with signals.
 Opening fire the mob soon brought Widow down with bullet in his shoulder Officers from the sheriff's office took the negro in charge, despite the protests of the mob. Aroused and frenzied; the crowd of five hundred went to the negro settlement and ap- piled the torch to every house except one occupied by an old negro woman
 Returning to storm the jail, it was found that Widow had been spirited away. Owing to strike of negroes on the new Masonic Temple, other trouble is feared by the police.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15
ALL THE ALLIES C0MMUNICA- TONS ON ENTIRE WESTERN
 FRONT NOW RESTORED.
FOE DEFINITELY
 LOSES INITIATIVE
General Yon Hutier's Army Escapes Threatened Disaster, but Being Harassed by Bombs From Av-
 iator's and Heavy Artillery.

With The French Army in France, Aug. 13.--After the battle of the Avre, the situation of the beIliger- ents presents change which for rap idity and extent has rarely been ap- preached in military history.
 Marshal Foch's strategy and the masterly tactics of the generals com manding the armies and groups of armies under him have in three weeks wrested from the Germans what re- quired months for them to obtain at a cost variously estimated at from 700,- 900 to 100000 men.
 The immediate result of the counter offensives which will have the greatest bearing on subsequent oper- ations are the clearing of the Chateau Thierry pocket, ending the menace to Amiens; the freeing of the import ant eastern railroad line from Paris to Chalons and the equally important northern line from Paris to Amiens, restoring to the allies means of com municatfion which give them enor. fiously greater ease n future move. : ments of troops.
 Rupture Impossible,
 These successes render irnpossibi, l any rupture of the line which sep arate the French armies of the cen. ter from those to the east, or a rup- ture of the junction between the French and British The most disas- trous consequence to the Germans. aside from the heavy losses they sus- tained in men and material, is the collapse of their plan to drive wedges into the allied lines and the subse- quent widening and joining which would would have threatened general 1 dislocation.
 Marshal Foch's strategy is reduc- l ing the salient wedges wrested the initiative operations from the Ger mans, at once obliging them either to order a general retreat to a strong line, such as the Somme, or to en- l gage reserves. The enemy adopted the second alternative which. having failed, makes eventual retirement im- mensely more difficult.
 French Positions Valuable.
 The first phase of the battle of the Avre finds the French with footing upon Thiescourt plateau, west of Noy- on, which has vital importance in future operations. The Germans must either recapture at high cost, if he can, or abandon Noyon, which means the fall of Rove and Lassigny, which already are under imminent menace of capture.
 The disaster which menaced Gen. eral von Hutier's army has been averted for the moment The few narrow passages which now are open for the withdrawal of his stores are to harassed by the bombs of aviators and the fire of heavy artillery that prompt escape is impossible, render ing probable a desperate effort by the Germans to cling to their 1914 line.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15
CORN AT COST TO FARMERS.
'eps Taken to Supply Those Who
 Need It for Bread.

nOunty Agent A. J. Smith is taking sonp. rps to assist the farmers of Polk eorn 'y' "no are making little or no tbau & oy shipping in car to be sold p", s,eln at cost. J. H. Tull of Little isp ispcE notified him that he could furn- fraiSIt m sStn corn at $1.56 per bushel. rao9 ae'gnt to be added. Many have al- anS uy spoken for some of this grain. st"r snu II there are others Mir. Smith to ,'sus t ready if they will notify him. ~ furnish what is needed
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15
YOUNG MEN TOREC|STER
All Who Have Attained Age of 21 Since June Must Appear August
 5-Registrars Named.

The local exemption board was ad- vised by telegram today by Adjutant Lloyd England that all young men who have attained the age of 21 years since June 5, 1918, will be required to register under the selective draft act on Saturday, August g.. The local board has appointed the same regis trars who officiated on June 5, as fol- lows:
 Mena, w. E. Anderson and J. c. Frazier
 Hatfield, Louis Johnson and J. o. Gates.
 Grannis, Alex coyle and W. E. Hungate.
 Wickes. C. H. Jett, Jr., and J. E. Joplin.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15
AGAINST DISAPPOINTMENT.
Governor Brough Wants Constitution Submitted to People is November.

Little Rock, Aug. Ex-Governor c. H. Brough is not in favor of post. poning the submission of the consti. tuition until next spring. He says that he will favor it's submission at the November election. Judge W. H. Ar. mold of Texarkana started move ment for deferring the submission un- til sometime next spring, so that the legislature may be enabled to provide for the printing and distribution of the proposed law.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15
GUARD OFFICERS UNFIT. Discharged Because of Ineffieienc,
 and Physical Disability.

Washington, Aug 13.--In response to recent resolution Secretary Baker informed the Senate yesterday that of 16,971 National Guard officers, 972 have been discharged for various req sons, since the guard was called into federal service. Of that number 464 were discharged upon the recommen- dation of efficiency boards and 476 were discharged because of physical
 unfitness for overseas duty. Thirty were courtmartialed and two deserted.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15
OFFICIAL MOURNING BADGE
Black Band Around Left Arm, With
 Gold Star for Each Loss.

Little Rock, Aug. 13.--The official badge of mourning, worn for a rela- tive lost in the military or naval sery- ice, has made it's appearance in Little Rack. It consists of black band around the left arm. with gold star for each one lost. This has the ozss- ciai sanction Of the War Department
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15
INVESTMENTS AT AN END.
oroer Comes That Shuts Out All Not 46 Years Old

tarv VsunIary soy enlistment in the mili- tinnaJ Sofvlce has been virtually discon- telsms' u' as indicated by the following Scream Scream received last Friday from kanssa us u. Jones, in charge of the Ar Little p palssrict, with headquarters at volnns asscontinue immediately all
 tairaS e 1l U men who have not yet at-
 ''eo their forty-sixth birthdavn
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15
PAuPERs IN DRoUGHT.s WAKE.
fAUT Efts5 IN bftOOuHH V " fNE7' Heat in Texas Drives Farmers East
 ward to Find Any Kind of Work

Lawton, Ok, Aug. 1.-The most travelled highways leading east thru Western Oklahoma are lined these days with covored wagons containing families of farmers driven out or West Texas and Southwest Texas by the second successive drouth. They are passing this way literally by the hundreds. Many of them are seeking any kind of work at any place. 9th CTS hope to make it into Arkansas and other states east in time to gather cotton and corn and arrange for a crop next year.
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The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15
Notice.

We pay best cash prices for Liberty Bonds. We buy and sell stocks. Write us. Morgan -Yatter Go. 1907 South western Life Bldg, Dallas Tex.
 Adv 162&2s 26t
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15

When there is hard work to do in hot weather Prickly Ash Bitters proves it's worth as a stomach, liver and bowel purifier. Those who use it stand the heat better and are less fatieued at night. Price s1.25 per bottle. Gunnels Drug Store and Jack son Drug & Furniture Go. special agents Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15
~ ENROLL POLK co. LABOR
pp.a,cher p.,er Accepts Place Under ruoiic Service Reserve

to aecs.a q Bratcher has been asked for poup' po'l the position of organizer Reservaa a county in the Public Service inpnasse ise' and has indicated his will worE s'ss ,s 10 take up the work He will HamilIian.a Inaer the direction of Alva M 5 w;ts ;s0n' organizer of District No
 ' neadquarters in Fort Smith.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15
France Should Be Our Duty Suppress Enemies
PARAcHUTEs FOR ALL PLIERS
Lieutenant Dale Leaps From an Air plane Travelling 90 Miles an Hour.

plahe lfaNenng JU Miles an Hour.
 Fort Worth, Tex, Aug. 1O.-Lieut. James H. Dale of St. Louis and Kan. sas City, Mo, jumped from an air plane iraveiing ninety miles an hour at an altitude of 5000 feet with a parachute and landed without injury before 20,000 spectators at Taliaferro Field this evening. Dale, harnessed to the parachute, crawled out on the left wing, let his body down near the fuselage and let go.
 Aviation officers said a parachute system rapidly is being developed and all fliers will be equipped with them soon.
 Only recently dispatches told of a parachute jump from an airplane by French officer in France. The leap by Lieutenant Dale "of St. Louis and Kansas City" is the first successful attempt reported in this country.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15
Fame

From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
 If a man is ahnsed while on earth azd praised after shuffIing off this mortal coii-weli, that's fame.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15
Groves TasteIess chIII Tonic

restores vitality and energy by purifying and en- rchine the blood. You can soon feel its Strcneth- cnine. lnvieoratine Effect Price eec
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15

Public Sale T. Hatfield on Saturday,
 August IT. at 2 o'clock D. m. Ben Taylor. Owner. Adv 33-1
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15
MAN. POWER BILL
 UP NEXT MONDAY
Senate Leaders Agree Not to Wait Until Recess Ends-Arkansan Wants Minimum at 2l-De-
 feated in Committee.

Washington, Aug. i3--In order to expedite passage of the administra- tion's man-power bill extending the draft ages to from IS to 45 years, the unanimous consent agreement by which the Senate was to transact no business until August 24, is to be set aside and consideration of the bill taken up next Monday An under standing to this effect was reached yesterday by Senate leaders who at once notified absentees to return next Thursday, when the Senate will meet again. A quorum must be present three days before the agreement can be vacated.
 The bill is still before the Senate Military Committee, but Senator Chamberlain plans to have the com mittee act upon it tomorrow and re- port it favorably to the Senate on Thursday. In the house no action has yet been taken on the bill. Chairman Dent of the House Military Commit tee has announced that his commit tee would not take up the measure until the House reconvenes next Mon day
 Kirby's Effort Fails.
 Senate leaders anticipate some op- position to fix a minimum draft age, but they do not believe there will be objections to taking up consideration of the measure. By an overwhelming vote the Military Committee yester- day went on record as opposed to sub stituting 21 for IS years minimum age in rejecting an amendment pro- posed by Senator Kirby of Arkansas. He announced the fight for the 21 minimum would be renewed when the bill reaches the Senate.
 Prohibition leaders were elated last night over the movement to recall the Senate. Under the agreement the emergency agricultural appropriation bill, to which the amendment provid- ing for national prohibition during the war is attached as rider was made the unfinished business with vote on August 26. Supporters of the prohibition amendment believe the man-power bill can be disposed of after a few days consideration, and will not interfere when the t ime comes to vote on the prohibition ques- tion.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15

School report cards for sale at Star office. One cent a piece,
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-15

PROMPTLY WHEN SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
6 Months Front
Line Duty Gives
Gold Sleeve Bar
Badge of Honorable Service at
Home Is Fourth Liberty
Loan Button

General Orders, No. SO. recently is.
sued by the War Department in Wash
ington, provide:
"A gold chevron I" to be worn
on the lower half of the left sleeve
by each officer, field clerk and
enlisted man who has served six
months in theatre of operations dur
ing the present war -
A war service badge-bespeakin
active participation in the conflict
abroad. What pride the wearer will
feel, in that little piece of adornment.
of standard material and design,
To the onlookers, what honors will
it suggest; what endurance and valor!
War service badges are not to be
confined to the Army and Navy alone.
The great numbers of those who stay
at home may have a badge of service
and distinction. With the issuing of
the Fourth Liberty Loan button there
becomes available for every loyal
American mark of war service. a
badge of honor for war work well
done.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
TEUToN TREAcHERY.

With The American Army in France
Grim-faced, begrined and stained
after several days OF desperate, con-
tinuous battle, platoon of Marines
was firing rapidly but calmly and ac-
curately at the Hun ranks.
The foes numbers were in the maj
ority but the Sea Soldiers fire was
speedily making them even.
Suddenly the Huns dropped their
rifles and cried "Kamerad".
The Marines waited for the sur
rendering enemy to approach. When
the foe came within 200 yards theis
first lines dropped. They had been
dragging machine guns by ropes at
tached to their belts.
About 30 Marines fell before their
comrades with yell OF rage and re-
,enge, surged forward The bayonet
let not Hun survive.
This is another example of Teuton
treachery. 1t is told by an officer
ard two members of the platoon now
in hospital.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
HOW TO INCREASE MILK
PRODUCTION.

How to obtain large production
most economically is the great prob
lem OF every dairyman. Economical
production depends primarily on Sc
lection, breeding, care and manage
ment. 1t. requires that all unproft-
able cows be eliminated, that the re-
mainder be bred to first class bulls,
and that each COW in the herd be fed
a properly balanced ration according
to production. 1t also requires the
intelligent feeding, care, and manage
ment of calves and young stock.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21

imposing
admirable vanqushed him.
which the Tiger
recognition hating the
allied chief
world distributed
be a
Fourth Liberty Bonds
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21

If you can't Fight, Your Money Can
The More Bonds You Buy the Few
er Boys will Die.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
WOMEN GIVE WHEAT, +
SONS AND MONEY

American women, everywhere, and
Western women second to none, have
borne their part in the fight. They
have saved their meat and their wheat,
they have given their husbands and
sons. Their money'is going now. In
sthe first, second and third Liberty
loans they have invested their dollars.
Opportunity to serve has come again.
The Government is seeking funds. It
is asking for the third of its three-fold
need-men, munitions and money.
The hand. that rocked the cradle is
holding the purse strings in these mo-
mentous days. For their boys Western
mothers will not withhold the needed
gold. America has started on the road
to Berlin. The way is long one.
and travelling is difficult But the jour.
ney must be made, and the pilgrima
must be equipped.
1t is no longer question of shall
we buy bonds with American mothers.
That was answered when the boys
went over there. 1t is no longer q
question of can We buy bonds" The
experience of the first three loans has
answered that.
The question for Western women In
company with women all over the land,
to answer is what is the limit to
which / can. by sacrifice and saving.
by going without and working for
what is the limit which l can reach?'
CAN'T STOP SHORT
OF BERLIN GOAL
1t would be sorry ending of jour.
ney to. have America stop short of Ber.
lin. 1t is uncomfortable that our sol.
diers should stop short of that goal.
Can you, women of the West. pause in
the great task which has been set for
you? Can you halt for an instant In
the face Of the country's need?
Will all of those planned purchaser
weigh in the scale with the call which,
comes ringing across from those plaing
where the boys are fighting? 1t is to
keep your boy on the march toward;
the final goal that the Government
asks you to lend 1t your utmost.
Il regret that have but one life to
give for my country" said Nathan
Hale, as he assembled the enemy's
gallows.
Ours is the task to save lives for
our country, to save by lending our all
at its request. The Fourth Iibertx
Loan gives American mothers and ais
ters new opportunity to make impOu-
sible a regret that they had but one
chance to give.
The Fourth Liberty Loan Is ours.
What is our utmost? The countrS
awaits our answer.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
Great Faith in Chamberlain Collie
and Diarrhoea Remedy.

Chamberlain Collie and Darrhoea
Remedy was used by my father about
year ago when he had diarrhoea 1t
relieved him Immediately and by TAX
ing three doses he was, absolutely
cured. He has great faith in this
remedy" writes Mrs. w. H. Williams,
Stanley, NY.
Adv