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The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
WILLIAMS HIGHWAY IS
 ROUTED BY WAY OF MENA
E. E. Cox Makes Report of Meetinq at Durant--DeQueen to
 Re on Loop.

Edwin B. Cox, the only Polk eoun- ty representative to attend the Will Hams Highway meeting held at Du- rant, Ok, on Thursday, sent a mes sage Friday morning to Eugene Cox. giving briefly the outcome of the meeting as follows: The Williams Highway was organized to start from Fort Sill, to pass thence thru
 Hugo, Broken Bow, The Narrows. Smithville and Beach, Okla, and
 thence across the Mountain Fork bridge to Mena and on to Hot Springs and Little Rock. He added that De Queen was represented by twenty delegates, and a strong pull
 was made to route the highway thru Broken Bow to De Queen and thence to Hot Springs. Mir. Cox, who was member cf the locating com mittee, secured a concession for De Queen in the matter of providing for loop from Broken Bow to De Queen and thence to Mena, which is ,u De made 3 part Of the Williams Highway when completed The next meeting in interest of this project is 10 be held in Hot Springs on April i5, but in the meantime, to show the
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
PLANS COMMUNITY CLUBS.
\. !. smith Will Use Method to Pro
 mote Demonstration Work.

A. J Smith, who has been ap- pointed as emergency farm demon stration agent for Polk and Mont gomery counties, by the govern ment cooperating with the Exten- sion Department of the Arkansas University. has been a busy man since arriving in Mena a short time ago. His plan is to organize com munity clubs thru which he will do his work by enlisting members of the clubs in doing special dem onstration work. The clubs. too, are to hold regular meetings, which he will attend, thus coming in touch with more folks than if he had to visit individuals He hopes to have this county organized by the middle of this month, and will then begin in Montgomery county. Thus far he has organzed clubs at Mountain Fork Center Point potter, Dallas, Nunley, Ransom, Hatfield. Old Cove, Union Grove and Two Mile Saiur- day night he met with the people of fhe Oak Grove school district. and on Monday nieht with the peo- ple Of the Ae0rn community.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
chas. \. whIt.!e. EdIsorIaI Mansael

GHds. ~. GHsS-fcy EuisoFidi WaH1HSi
 The farmer can win this war.
 Only by famine does the Kaiser hope to conquer-famine by force of the sub marine. If the submarine brings Eng land and France to their knees, beg ging bread in the humiliation of de- feat, the Kaiser will then turn upon the United States.
 England and France can be saved from famine by the farmers of the United States and Canada in spite of the submarine, if they will. The sub marine will sink food that England and France so sorely needs but the submarine can not sink enough to starve our allies, if the farmer of the United States will raise maximum crops, raise every pound and save ev- cry pound of foods he possibly can.
 It's a fight, therefore, between the farmer of the United States Oil the one hand and the gaunt wolf of the Kaiser, famine, on the other hand
 If the American farmer can raise enough to allow for the submarine toll and enough more food 10 place lover there' to feed those who are fighting, then victory is OUTS
 But it's a narrow margin. The whole world is on the verge of star vation. If even a normal crop Is pro duced in this country it is not going 10 afford enough to feed everybody
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
C. SEEBACH TELLS NORTHERN
 FOLKS MUCH ABOUT MENA

G. Seebach, for some time loyal citizen of Mena, but formerly oi Austin, Minn, and treasurer of Mower county, recently wrote to the Austin Transcript-R Republican and the following portion of the letter, descriptive of this section, was printed:
 Near the warm sunny slope of the Rich Mountain, which is the highest and most picturesque of the Ozark Range in Arkansas, in beau tiful valley lies the City of Mena, named after Wilhelmina, the Queen of Holland. In the center of Mena we have Arkansas most beautiful park. It comprises four blocks and in 1t spring bubbles forth and sup plies water for two pretty little lakes upon whose bosom the swan, wild geese and ducks paddle about as pets of the public. The Park is full of shady hooks, aifording ideal resting places and relief from the blazing sun. An enclosure of several acres contains decc and other anil mals. Almost every home in Mena has little orchard of some kind of peach, pear, apple, apricots and the varieties of plums and cherries as California raises, raspberries and hlackberries. Strawberries grow in abundance, while in Che mountains thousands of quarts of huckleber- ries are picked and shipped to northern states. Here we have un- excelled climate, soft water as pure as crystal, but no malaria, no mos quitoes, but two negroes in a popu- uation of about 5000 people.
 "Mena has churches of nearly all denominations and the Elks Club has Sl6,000 hall of their own. We also have a wideawake Commercial Club of i50 members. Mena has two newspapers -one of them is daily. A new government building Post Oflice) costing over S50000 is almost completed, and a NatatOrium cost ing 5000 near the Park will be ready in few weeks Many people live here from the northern states. The Unionsand Confederate soldiers live here on the most friendly terms. Time is indeed a great healer
 Altho Mena has no millionaires nobody starves. for here we have big hearted happy people, who are happiest when making others happy. Beautiful spring is here with us now Birds are here so plentiful, and the groves ring with their song, and in the evening the frogs join in the chorus sure sign that spring is here to stay Crocuses are in bloom on our lawn. In the Ozarks, Harold B Wright, tho author of That Printer of Udell's' found the material for his stories. Many peo- pie. some 300 or 1000 living further south come here in the summer to seek rest, where fhey have noun tain hreezes and find health and comfort
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
Will The American Farmer
 Kill The Kaiser's Wolf-Famine

Farm Service Bureau, Atlanta, Ga. dependent upon this country, full ration. At best there is going to be lack. The American farmer must awaken to serious realization that his is no small task, in fact, 1t is only fighting chance.
 If the American farmer will only realize this, then he must recognize that every blow he makes must count for the utmost Maximum yields must be striven for as never before.
 This is no time to leave anything unemphasized that will count for greater yields. Efficiency must oper- ate with every act on the farm from breaking the soil deeply to garnering the crops with saving hand.
 Thorough preparation of the seed ed may be accomplished with less labor than Is customary by the use of labor saving farm machinery.
 Liberal and rational applications of plant food should be made this year.
 Farmers who never used conner cial fertilizers before should certain ly do so now for the nations sake.
 The same modern, labor saving farm machinery that will enable a farm hand to blow two rows while blowing one heretofore-and blow them better-must be made use of.
 It's a hard hghl ali spring, summer and fall for the American farmer Will he win?
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
AIIened sIacker YoInntecrs

Harvey Grundy, who was arrested last week on the charge of being a stacker and held in the county jail until his case could be investigated, was released last Friday night. and after filling out his questionnaire he decided to volunteer for service and in conformity with his wish he was sent to Camp Pike Saturday night to join the national army He was registered in Choctaw county, Ok, hut had failed to return his ques- tionnaire When he first filled out his questionnaire he claimed exemption on account of the dependency of his parents, but he later waived this claim and was classified in division A, Glass |.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
TO PUSH FO0D CAMPAIGN
]. II. Tull Will Hold a Meeting in
 Mena Thursday.

J H. Iull, formerly agriculturist for the Kansas City Southern rail- way but since the first of the year State marketing Specialist working under the direction of the Exten- sion Department of the State Uni versity, will be in Mena Thurs day to hold public meeting at the court house. The meeting will be for the purpose of starting a food growing campaign in the county, similar to the drive made last spring. Plans are already being made for meetings in all parts of the county on Sunday, March i0, the effort being to send out a dozen or more squads, each squad to hold at least three meetings during the day.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
How,s This ?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re- ward for any case of Catarrh that can. not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
 Halls Catarrh Cure has been taken bv catarrh sufferers for the past thirty-five years. and has become known as the most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure acts thru the Blood on the Mucous surfaces ex. polling the Poison from the Blood and healing the diseased portions.
 After you have taken Hniis Catarrh Cure for a short time sou will see a great improvement in your general health. Start taking HSA's Catarrh Cure at once and get rid of catarrh. Send for testimonials. frno.
 F. J. CHENEY & co. Toledo, Ohio.
 Sold by all Druggists. 7se
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
MORE W0RK FoR soLpIERs
Dr. Long Selects Committee for Community Recreation Fund.


 Having been appointed to serve as chairman of the campaign for the War Camp Community Service for Polk county in an effort to se- cure one thousand dollars, wish to make an appeal on behalf of the committee selected to do this work. The committee consists of the fol- lowing gentlemen. A. H. Scoggin, chairman; w. W. Townsend. seere- ry-treasurer; Dr. H. c. Rushing. Ben c. Eastin. and II. w. Roberts. who will present the call to the cit izens of our city, and it is believed that the response will be the full amount.
 For protection and safety of our soldiers. the sum of S4000,000 is to be immediately raised, and we as a state arc asked for Si00,000 Little Rock will undertake Co raise S30,000 as the minimum. Governor Brough in a proclamation urges immediate action. President Wilson tells us that the spirit with which our SOL diers leave America, and their etfi- cieney on the battle fronts of Eu- rope will be vitally affected by the character of the environment sur rounding our military training camps
 Secretary of War Newton D. Bak- CT endorses the effort and says, "A generous fund for the War Camp Community Recreation Service will go far toward insuring- the mental and physical vigor of the American Army and Navy"
 This work is to counteract the in- fluences that exist in camp com munity cities, to rehabilitate the soldier when he leaves for a time the distresses of the front. It does not overlap the '. M. C. A., the Knights of Columbus, nor any other association that has at heart his good.
 1t has particularly to do with the men when they are out from under discipline and restrictions of army and camp life, free Co do as they please Can we be too careful as to their best welfare? If we err, shall it not be on the safe side?
 At this particular time ruinous influences are at their very best efforts and if our boys who have gone out from us iG0 per cent efli- cient are to continue so, 1t will be on account of the safeguards thrown around them by determin- ed people for whom they have gone, for whom they will battle and suf- fer. Some say: These calls are numerous Yes, that is true. but this is war, and the calls to the boys who are to do and who are now do- ing the fighting are all punched into one big call and there is no let up to that call.
 We nave very few questions to propound We don't want to ask any except, What can I do2n We are requested to rush this campaign. to make it in one day if you can It is urged upon everybody Co assist in1 making it easy for the soliciting committee.
 l.. W. B. Long, Chairman.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
Sherman Landlord Reco,erina.

Iii a letter received Friday from Mrs. Dan Brawley at Eureka Springs, Mena relatives received the cheering news that sherman Laneford, the foster son of Mir. and Mrs. Brawley is steadily recovering from a siege of typhoid fever He has been bedfast over three weeks but Is now so much better that Mrs. Brawley hopes to bring him home within few days.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
Doctors Discuss Pneumonia.

The Polk County Medical Society held an interesting meeting in the office of Dr. J. G. Hilton Friday aft ernoon Dr. P. R. Watkins present. ed timely paper on pneumonia. which was discussed by Dr. T. NJ. Fletcher and others. Dr. F. c. Null lins. who united with the society at the last meeting, will present a pa per at the next meeting. The out of-town physicians in attendance were Drs. c. F. Johnson and n. W. Connaly of Hatfield and Dr. Charles l.. Sanford of Board Camp. The Mena doctors in attendance were J. c Hilton. T. M Fletcher P. R. Wat kins. E. E. Holt B. H. Hawkins, F. C. Mullins and w. C Vandiver
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
Miss petty Entertains soldiers.

Miss Edmonia Petty has written homefolks that she is now taking part a training camp activities, be- ing a member of the company pre- senting Victor Herbert's musical triumph. Princess Pat" The com pany on March i. ? and 3 is giving the musical comedy in the Liberty theater at Camp Jackson, $. C., and in course of few weeks they will he at Camp Pike. Miss Edmonia has been urged to take up the same line of work at the front in France, but this she has not yet decided to do.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
VERDUN
Ia Kansas CftpSfar

They shall not passl7 Those words shall ring Through all the centuries to be-
 The liberated world shall sing
 How gallant France saved Liberty The Huns mighty as the sea, Their great guns shattered forts like glass Her allies helpless watched but she-- Brave Franee-took oath: They shall not passl" Bood-mad, victorious they came, The lercest army time had known, Spurred by their ancient dream of shame, To make the world one despots throne: Prepared to crush through steel and stone And trample justice in the grass The whole world trembled- France alone Stood stanch and yowed They shall not passl" They sickened all the air with death The sky poured down their hail of hell: The soldier died who gasped for breath But few escaped the tale to tell And they too gave their all. Gainst shell And bayonet and deaGly gas, Men fought like angels meath the spell Of those brave words They shall not passl" They did not pass France saved the world And taught the bigot Hun to fail! The foe against her hurled and hurled His mightiest of men and mail. From death assured men would not quail But held for world deliveranee Let all free men the glory hail Of France brave France immortal Francel
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
Mmlld Gn Rafnre CaIIed

1aroh k Crowl, Polk county reg issrait, now living near Buck Knob Scott county, is another of the lads who has reported to the local ex- emption board that he is ready for service, and wants to be sent to Camp Pike before he is regularly called. He will be certified for sery- ice in conformity with his wish.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
StPayed--Iseward

One 3-year-old Hereford bull: branded s cross S on left side: tip off left horn. s25.00 reward for re- turn to Muse. S50.00 reward for conviction of parties, if stolen.
 Jesse Bowman, Muse, Oklahoma.
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The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
Measles Fatal to Baby

Grady E. Crow, the 6-months-old son of Mir. and Mrs. R. H. Crow, liv- ing on South Fourth street, died last Thursday night about fl o'clock from tine effects of pneumonia fol- lowing siege of measles, The fu- neral services were held Friday and interment was in the Dallas ceme- fapNs
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07

earnestness with which the Oklaho- ma part of the highway is being boosted. Mr. Cox added that State Highway Engineer Crow would start From Broken Bow last Mon day te survey the route as far as Smithyille.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
Tohacco Fund for Soldiers.

Father Gallagher, who interested himself in securing contributions for the Arkansas Gazette tobacco fund. tO be used for buying tobacco for the boys in the training camps and al the front, reports that the contribution in Mena amounted to s3625. and that the amount has been transmitted to the Gazette.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07

Do you get up at night9 Sanoi is surely the best for all kidney or bladder troubles. Sanol gives relief Tn 2a hours from all hackaehe and bladder troubles Sanol is guar anteed remedy 35c and sie0 bot
 tie at the drug store Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
 Take GroVe's.

The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 60 cents.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07

A child that has intestinal worms IS handicapped in it's growth. A few doses of WHITES CREAM VERMT- FUGE destroys and expels worms; the child immediately improves and thrives wonderfully Price 30c per bottle. Sold by Janckson Drug and Furniture Co. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
Rrinn in Inc Scran Rnoks

Mrs. R. H. Nall kindly requests those ladies who haye taken scrap books to fill for the soldiers hos pitals to return them to her by March 9th, whether finished of un- finished
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07

Lost Black gilt pig, weight about
 6 lbs; marked crop Jeff ear and crop in upper half right ear Re- ward for information. |. H. stetler
 R. 1, Bx. 1T, Mena 7-2t 39-it
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
To Direct Liberty Loan Speakers

Dr. H. c. Rushing has heen noti~ fled of his appointment as director of speakers for the third Liberty loan. He will assist County Chair man Walter Nance in organizing the county. and then will take charge of the speaking campaign which wilt |Re carried on in preparation for the
 le Of the bonds. which is to he
 eeun on April 6.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
BIack Mammoth dacI. for saIn

l have a Black Mammoth Jack C years old, for which now have lit- tie use. l will give some man a bar gain in sale or trade.
 ]. c. Terrell. R. ?, Mena. adv.-9-2t
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07

So long as the country believes in big business. Secretary Director General McAdoo favors making it us big as possible.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07
THE NUBIAN
The Only Standard Bred Horse iI
 Polk County.

Vii make the season at Emerson's barn, SIC cash in advance. See hand bills later
 Will sell The Nubian very cheap if taken at once.
 Ira Q Smith. Owner. adv. -i7-6t-9-2t
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-10-04
St. Paul and Minneapolis October 4, 1918.

neers, who was recently decorated
with the Military Cross, and Colonel
Harold Cohen, who commanded an
artillery brigade on the Western
front and is now with General Allen
by in Palestine.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-10-04
POGROMS DUE TO WILLIAM 1.
First German Kaiser Urged Rus
slams to Crush Jews.

A new light has been thrown on
William l., first Emperor of Ger
many, and the role he has played
as instigator and supporter of anti
Semitic activities at home and
abroad, by the discovery in the New
York Public Library of a pamphlet
in Hebrew, published in 1885 by AL
exander Zederbaum, editor of the
Petrograd "FIamelitz." Through the
courtesy of Mr.. Freidus, who has
charge of the Jewish section of the
library, portions of the pamphlet
can now be given in English.
The author tells of visit to Ber-
lin in 1881 of several Russian gen
erals and high civilian officials. At
Kaiser Williams personal request,
they visited the palace, where they
were entertained at a "Belshazzar's
feast" When sufficient wine cen
tered the old mans mind he began
to divulge Secrets Part of his
speech to his guests was afterward
published by the anti-Semitic Petro-
grad "Novoe Vremya" and reprinted
in his yearbook.
my dear guests and friends OF
Holy Russia" the Kaiser was re-
ported to have said, 81 do not love
the Jews, knowing we'll that in Ger
many men like Karl Marx, Edward
Lasker and others are undermining
the monarchical spirit and plan the
ruin of the present system OF govern
ment. But in Our country they are
deep-rooted, therefore it is necessary
to act carefully, as they are leaders
in science, in finance, in culture, in
industry.
Advised Crushing Jews.
"But it is different in Russia. |
advise you to learn from US. Crush
them before it is too late. Crush
them in every possible way. l beg
YOU to take this lesson home with
YOU"
The year following the civilized
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-10-04

world was nOTIllcQ WHICH, llldoodIlCo
of Jews took place simultaneously in
hundreds. of Russian towns and vii
lagos. The Kaiser's advice bore
fruit.
ti-Jewish riots continued the
following year, and thinking people
laid a considerable portion of the
blame for them at the door of the
Prussian ruler. Finally, to put an
end to uncertainty, and either to
clear the name of the Kaiser or
to have him stamped publicly as a
modern Torquemada, .Zederbaum
sent an approval to the Kaiser beg
cling him to deny the statement pub
lished in the 'Novoe Vremya." Zed-
erbaum's story Of the letter and the
letter itself were as follows:
"We have already announced that
when we have seen the words of
Kaiser William in the publications,
daily, monthly and yearly, of the
editor, Suvorin, our heart has trem-
b1ed. And we thought that it would
be best to ask Kaiser William if his
words were true as quoted. 1t is
possible that Suvorin's paper, the
'Novoe Vremya,' lied; then we shall
have denial by the Kaiser with his
name affixed to it. We could use
the denial to denounce the paper as
a liar and distributor of falsehood
throughout Russia.
"Here is translation of the letter
to the Kaiser'
"'The prosecutions Of the Jews
that have started in our country last
spring and have not stopped even
now are undoubtedly not the out
come of an Unborn hatred on the part
of the Russians, but represent the
fruit of agitators, the defamers of
Jewish character, who are always
ready and DESTROYS to fish in muddy
waters.
"'They are not satisfied with the
murder and robbery of the unfortu-
nate. downtrodden nation of Israel
now going on in the Russian domain,
but are using all means to arouse
still more riots and massacres that
will bring sorrow and misfortune on
the heads of thousands of loyal sub
iects of the Russian Empire.
Quoted Kaiser's Statement.
"'There is in our country, to our
sorrow, a newspaper, the "Novoe
Vremya." The big circulation of
,+hie naner and it's acknowledged sue