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The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17

Hog Cholera Serum Same Price.
 Rumors that the State Serum plant at Little Rock would increase prices are false.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17
A BIG CONSTELLATION IN
 PRINTERS SERVICE FLAG

St. Louis, Jan. i0-The service flag of the international Typograph- isal union shows i,5i8 stars, repre- senting journeymen now enrolled in the forces of the United States and Canada. The number of stars will be materially increased, it is de- clared, when full reports of all branches are received at headquar- ters. Many Missouri cities are rep resented. St. Louis and Kansas City lead in the Missouri Enrolment.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17
For Indigestion, Constipation or
 Bisiousness

Just try one 50-cent bottle of LAKE oS WITH PEPSlN. A Liquid Digestive Laxative pleasant to take. Made and recommended to the puac by Paris Medi- cine O.. manufacturers of ofLaxative Bromo Quinine and Groves Tasteless chin Tonic.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17

For jowls, according to size-.......
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17
To cure a Cold in one Dax.

Take LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine. It stops the Cough and Headache and works of the Cold
 Druegisfs refund money if it fails to cure W. GROVES signature on each box. soc.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17

For hams and picnics, to 10 pounds.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17

Large Trial Bottle of Sanol for 35c. Sanol is family remedy. Sano is sold on an absolute guarantee. Re- member if it says Sanol it is all right. 35c and Si.00 at the drug st0re.--Adv.
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 We don't blame the doctors for enlisting. Food conservation is about to cure all their pet cases.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17

For hams, IS to IS pounds45 days For hams. IS to 20 pounds55 days For hams, 22 pounds and over.....-.....
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17

For hams and picnics, 10 to II pounds.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-17

Department of the Interior. U. 6. Land office at Camden. Arkansas, December I. 1917.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-31

from the surface of the food, and
which If allowed to remain in the air
spoil the food. The air which is
warmed by passing over the food
comes in contact with the ice where
the moisture is condensed upon the
surface and the impurities are carried
off by the melting ice. The air Is thus
cooled, and purified. The cooled air
Immediately descends to gather up
more moisture and impurities and
thus the process is repeated continu-
ally. ~ = l-'- 'A-'-.ss' - >-ssafsssis
1T is advisable to allow heated
food to cool off before placing 1t in
the refrigerator. If put in when
warm it raises the temperature OF
the refrigerator higher than it should
60 and melts ice unnecessarily. The
trapdoor through. which the meltage
passes out at the bottom Of the re-
frigerator should be kept in place, be-
cause if it is broken or lost constant
stream of warm air is allowed to
flow into the refrigerator" ssg.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-31
THE MARKETS
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

FLOUR-The United States food admin
istration flour standards are as follows
Per bbl, in jute, ,sS Id. sack basis: Barley
flour, $500; corn flour, 5000; white ryll
flour, $1,000; dark rye. $3.50; spring wheat
SO. 6O@1O.S 80; special brands, $n.4; hard
winter, new. s1O7O6l1.2; soft WHITES
$1l.1o. a
timothy, s21.0e922.00; standard, $50 oo92t 20
1900; No. 8, SIS 0O@17.O on; clover, $120091b. 08:
thrashed timothy. $1a.o0015.0o
BUTTER-Creamery, extras. 81 score,
4s1sc; higher scoring commands a pre-.
score, 41hQ421sc seconds, ss95 score. ssk
@41c; Standards, 40c; ladies, 361k@37c: rem
ovated 3s1sc; packing stock. 33k@34Ac.
EGGS-Fresh .firsts, 37h93SHc; ordinary
frsts, 35d36ac; miscellaneous lots, cases
included. 35q37zac; cases returned, 34G
361ac; extra, 43944c; checks, dry, 27@2Sc;
dirties, 30l3.c; storage packed, firsts, 500
3s1Ac
LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys, Doc; fowls.
2s1s@2sc; ROSTERS, 211sc; spring chickens
and broilers, &c; ducks, 24c; geese, 16c:
spring geese, zoe.
ICED POULTRY-Turkeys, ,34c; fowls.
2S@2sc; spring chickens. 32@33c; roosters.
221s923c.
POTATOES-Early Ohios, SA4Og26O per
100 lbs.
CATTLR-Choice to fancy steers, s1TOa6
1865; good to choice steers, >$15.50917. 90;
plain to good steers, s11.50915.5o; yearlings
good to choice, Sill oo@1'.5O; stockers and
feeders. $S.5O9l3OO; good to prime cows,
IS. 75G12.5O; fair to prime heifers, $s5oH
400; fair to good cows. $7.75dS.75, Gamers,
SO. 0UG66O cutters, Sc. 7597.25; bologna bulla
IS. OOGS 10; butcher bulls, s9.0o912.0o; heavy
calves, $soo@13.oO; veal calves. sl6.oO@17 3D.
HOGS-Prime light butchers, SIS 9O@19. Is;
fair to good light. sls.4591s.i5; medium
heavy weight butchers, 26qaa5o lbs, $50
OH. 80; choice packers. s17.4O@1s25; rough
and heavy packing. sl6.5O@17:50; pigs fair
to good ISIS. Oo@1S.25; stays, $16.O091775. ,
SHEEP-Western lambs, good ITO choice,
81. 2Ha18.0O; native lambs good to choices
SIC. oOa17.5O; yearlings, sl5.0o91B.SO; wethers
good to choice. sl2.0Na1l.40: ewes, fair t.
choice. s11o0913.25.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-31
pounds; France to 1K pounds, and

pounds; France to III pounds, and
Italy to pound.
The cause Of the sugar shortage is
that no sugar is received from our
enemies from which large supply
was formerly received by Great Brit
ain; production in Italy and France
is only about one-third what it was
before the war; large quantities Of
sugar have been destroyed by the enc
my; and ships cannot be spared to
bring sugar from Java when they are
needed to carry our troops to the bat
tie lines where they are doing SO
much to bring the war to speedy
end. There is no danger of a sugar
famine, but we must reduce our con-
sumption from ga pounds per
month, the per capita consumption
before the war, to pounds per month,
per person.
Use of sugar in manufacturing any
thing but foodstuffs and explosives
has been forbidden; and it's use has
been reduced largely where still per-
mitted. Public eating houses are al
lowed two pounds of sugar for every
80 meals, residents of towns and cities,
two pounds at time and country peo-
pie not more than pounds at a time
except for canning when larger guam
titles. may be supplied. Sugar substi-
tutes, corn syrup, honey, maple sugar,
maple syrup, sorghum, fruit and fruit
juices should take the place of sugar
as far as possible.
Every can of fruit put up by
housewife means can released from
commercial stocks for export to feed
our armed forces and the Allies Can
all you can and add the sugar later.
Don't kick on the rules in regard
to sugar. They have kept the price Of
sugar lower here than in any of the
allied countries and have made it pos
sible for everybody to have a fair
share. The sugar hoarder, like the
-four hoarder, is not only selfish,
cowardly and unpatriotic but he is
running chances of fine of $4,000
Two pounds month means 2 table
spoons level full per day, to be used in
cooking and on the table in food or
drink.
L. MATTHEW'S, SR.,
County Food Admin istrator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-31
PROPER CLASSIFICATION FOR DE.
TENDENCY.

To all Local Boards in the State OF
Iowa:
/. The question of the proper clas-
sification OF married registrants rails
ed by my circular of July "a in which
1 quoted an Endorsement by the Pro-
vost Marshal General, has brought
from several local boards request
for copy Of the P. G. Ms telegram
No. A 1923, issued from this office
December 81, 1917 and the following
copy of this circular is issued for the
information and guidance of all con-
cerned:
ITO resolve doubt expressed by Lo-
cal Boards as to the classification OF
registrants the following is published
in explanation of the regulations
Please send the following to all Local
and District Boards by mail as expe-
ditiously as possible.
First Subdivision A Glass 4 is
the residuary class for registrants
whose wives or children are mainly
dependent on them for support and
this applies to widower whose own
children are mainly dependent upon
him for support.
Second. If a registrant has both a
wife and child, but there are such 9th
err sources of support available that
the removal of the registrant will not
deprive the dependents of reasonable
adequate support, he is to be placed in
subdivision A of Glass 2.
Third. If a registrant has a wife
but no children and there are such
other sources of support available
that the removal of the registrant will
not deprive the wife of reasonable ad-
equate support, he goes in Glass as
not being included in any other divis-
ion in the schedule.
Fourth. Many boards seem to be
in doubt as to what to do when it ap-
pears that the soldiers pay and war
risk allowances will provide an ade-
quate support. See rule 1 page "a
and the last paragraph of Section II.
Reasonable adequate support cannot
be determined by rule of thumb but
must be determined with common
sense and sympathy in the facts of
each individual case. What would be
adequate support in one locality or in
one set of circumstances might not be
adequate support in another. The
question of adequate support must be
determined by the boards on the one
, Ii -
and with the thought always in mind
that the present classification scheme
is designed to raise our armies with
minimum Of hardship and suffering to
those who are to be left at home.
(Signed "Crowder."
LOUIS G.. LASHER,
Acting Adjutant General.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-31
COOLEST PLACE IN REFRIGERAT.
OR NOT CLOSEST TO ICE.

Many housewives have learned from
sad experiences in loss of perishable
foods that next to the ice is not the
coolest place in the home refrigerat-
or. To the housewife who has not
had this experience the Food Admin
istration gives this advice.
Many put their butter and milk
right next to the ice BECAUSE they
think this is the coolest place. but, as
a matter of fact, the coolest place is
at the bottom Of the refrigerator. Hot
air rises, and air that is not being
constantly purified by circulation
around the blocks of ice soon are I'M
fit to come into contact with the food.
When the warm air in the refrigerat-
or rises it carries with it impurities
and moisture which are absorbed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-31
PLAN HIGHER TOBACCO TAX
House Ways and Means Committee
Considers This as Source Of
War~Revenue.

Washington, July 91.-Tobacco as
ia source of revenue was considered by
! the house ways and means committee,
which is framing the new $4,000, 100000
revenue bill. Taxes on liquors and
other~beverages will not be fixed until
practically all Of the other items of
the bill have been framed, according to
the tentative program of the commit
tee. The committee agreed that the
present taxes on passenger tickets and
freight shipments will not be in
/ creased, owing to the advance in rates
recently ordered by the railroad adj
ministration. The majority of the
members of the committee are said to
favor inclusion in the bill of a tax on
freight designed for export and on
freight brought into the country.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-31
AIRMEN SAVED FROM SHARKS
Forced to AIight on Water, Two Amer
lean Aviators Are Rescued
Just in Time.

New York, July 31.--A United States
aviator and his 'mechanic In wrecked
hydroplane were rescued in the nick
Of time after an hours battle With
seven man-eating sharks, II miles Oh
Ocean City, N. ].
A Cuban fruit steamship, picked q
the flyers when they we're at the poins
Of exhaustion. They were searching
for GERM submarines when enginA
trouble forced them to make landine
on the water. Seven huge Sharks at
tackled the plane. The aviat6rs freo
on the sharks, but the shots took nd
effect,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-31
BANDIT RoBs EXPRESS CAR
Binds and Gags Messenger in Virginia
and Empties the Safe Of
All VaIuables.

Charlottesville, Va, July 31.--An ex-
press car on a west-bound Chesapeake
and Ohio passenger train passing
through here was robbed by an un-
identified white man, who bound and
gagged Express Messenger Marshall
Of Washington. The safe was emptied
of all valuables. When the train
reached Staunton the express messen-
ger was united and told Of the rob-
berry. He said the bandit entered the
car soon after the train left Char
lottesville and held him up at the
point of pistol. a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-31
CLASS | BIG ENOUGH
Addition Of New Registrars to.
Increase 1t by 100000.
Deferred Glasses Not In Danger Of I'M
mediate Invasion, but Age Extern
sion Must Come With.
out Delay.

Washington, July 81.-Invasion q
the deferred classes in the draft y
not an immediate danger, members Of
the senate and house committees on
military affairs say, in spite Of the
fact that Glass / ls being rapidly en-
hansted.
Glass /, as at present constituted
includes no men Of the last registfa-
ton, it was pointed out, but only men
registered on June 8, 1917. Provost
Marshal General Crowder has given
arbitrary orders that at least 30 per
cent of the 100000 men who became
twenty-one during the last year be
placed in Glass /. It Is confidently
expected that Glass will be In
creased by nearly 100000 when the
new reglstrants are classified.
The new Glass l men, together with
those of the 1917 registration placed
in the first class, should give suff1-
cient men to meet the requirements
Of the next two months at least, it was
said.
Some members Of the military a1.
fairs committee believed there would
be enough to fill all calls until the
end of the year, because Of the limited
capacity of the environments. Never
theless General Crowder has power
to order quarterly registrations Of
men becoming twenty-one and may set
September as a new registration
day If men are urgently needed.
This situation will not, howeves1
give congress time to daily over chang
ing the draft age. Three months win
be required 10. classify the men made
liable to service when the ages are
raised and lowered. Il the law wera
passed by September 1 the man would
not have been classified until Decem
Der I at the earliest end no levies q
the new registrants would be possible
until the beginning Of the new year,
Chairman Dent Of the h1use mills
tary committee said that SecretaI
Baker probably would appear befofe
his committee to give detailed expla.
nations Of the policy Of his new man
power bill when the lower body re-
convenes August 10. No member had
received any definite information o.
the ages to be fixed. It Is understood
that the secretary himself has not'yet
reached decision on this pefht.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-31
ALLIES HAVE BOMBING PLANES
WORKING IN SQUADRONS.

There were no aerial bombing or
CARNATIONS in the allied flying corps.
during the first year of the war
Practically all the work in the air was
in the nature of observation No pr
lots could be spared for anything else.
Today probably Is per cent Of the
aerial arms are bombing squadrons Of
IL machines per squadron.
The first bombing was done by vol
unteer pilots who flew over the Ger
man lines and dropped three or four
bombs, made from artillery shells, on
concentration camps, and canton
ments. Showers of small steel ar
rows were spilled sometimes on con-
goys, troop trains, and bodies Of
massed men. The Germans began
day bombing Of cities in 1915, and the
allies bombarded Karlsruhe in repris-
al later in the same year Since then
evolution in organized bombing de-
veloped rapidly and the French be-
gan night bombing, but this was not
undertaken by the Germans until
August, 1916.
At the present time large groups,
including several squadrons of bomb
ing machines go over the lines from
time to time and completely destroy
their objective, be it city or camp,
a column Of troops, or trench sys-
tenn. Unfortunately the allies air
forces have to travel for many miles
over hostile territory defended by
anti-aircraft guns to attack German
cities, while the enemy can attack
French cities by flying only a short
distance beyond the allied lines.
The allies are developing large /,
bombing planes which carry sufficient
fuel for long excursions and arma-
ment to protect them when they are
by fighting airplanes. Bomb
ing squadrons are escorted usually
over the lines by fast fighting squad
rons of Is planes to squadron, and
then left to their own devices for the
fighters seldom carry sufficient fuel
to accompany the bombers on the
round trip.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-31
CONFLICT WITH
Firms PENDING
Entente Forces Are Preparing to
Meet the Enemy in the
Murmansk Region.
GERMAN TROOPS N MOSCOW
cxecho-s lovak Forces Have Penetrat-
II Cd to the Black Sea and Seized
Two Russian Cruisers In
harbor Of Novorostok.

London, July 31.-A conflict be-
tween entente forces in the Murmansk
region and combined Finnish and Ger
man troops is imminent near Enares-
ijeen, according to passengers on the
first steamer to arrive ut Vardoe, Nor.
way, from Archangel since the autumn
Iof 1917, says Christiania dispatch to
the Daily Express.
The Germans are reported to be
moving toward Petchenga on the coast
from Enaresjeen and are repairing a
road built some years ago by the
Russo-F Finnish governments. 1t Is be-
|lieved that entente forces are con-
structing a road from Petchenga to
lSaltijaervi to meet the foe half way.
1.-THE allies forces in the Murmansk
region which are referred to in the
foregoing dispatch include number
of Americans.1
German Troops In Moscow.
Washington, July Conflicting re-
ports regarding the presence Of Ger
man troops in Moscow have reached
the state department. From one
source comes information that Nikolai
Lenin, the bolshevik premier, has ad'
United that the Germans ARE sending
troops to guard the German embassy,
while reports from another source
deny this. Department officials are
satisfied, however, that a certain mum.
her of German guards are in Moscow.
Unconfirmed reports reached the
state department that Ambassador
Francis has moved his headquarters
krom Velogda to krchangel. No direct
word has been received from Mr.
Francis, and the state department has
cabled him regarding the report.
Cxecho- sIovaks Reach Black osa.
Washington, July H.-Czecho- slo'
wax troops have penetrated to the
Black sea in southeastern Russia and
have seized two Russian cruisers In
the harbor Of Novorostok, according
to authoritative advices reaching here
This word is the first indicating the
presence of the Czecho-Slovaks so far
south in Russia The opinion was held
at headquarters of the Czech-S lovak
national council that the operations
were those of detached Czech bands
who were feeling their way south
ward in an attempt to get to France.
Much Importance was attached to
the dispatch, as the possibility was
indicated that the fighters might join
the Russians battling the Turks in
transcaucasia andtform a union with
the British forces in Mesopotamia. A
Russian campaign with this objective
was rapidly nearing success when the
Russian collapse came
Advices state that the guns Of the
cruiser We're turned on the bolshevik
garrison at Novorostok. Another dis
patch reported the seizure Of an
armed steamer in the Vfga rtSef ~
tween Rybunskein and Astrachani by
the Czech Slovaks,
The fall Of V1arka, an important
junction point on the Siberian railway,
before the advancing Czecho-Slovaks
is believed imminent.
The Czecho-Slovaks apparently are
pressing boats into service to carry
supplies up the Volga river toward
lviarka frfom the western base, Of the
forces at Kazan. It Is declared that
the plan of the Czechs in this region is
to reach the Thurman coast.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-31
Flowers on Mountain Tops.

1t is known that upon many Of the
submits Of the high mountain ridges
of the Hawaiian islands, in the re-
gions Of heavy rainfall, are open boys
which support peculiar and interest
ing flora. Many species form more or
less hemispherical tussocks which rise
above the general level of the bog. A
snowy lObelia with numerous large
cream-colored flowers as much as
three and a half inches long, peculiar
Volets and d sundew are found there
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-31
UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINS
TRATION BULLETIN.

The people of the United States are
asked to limit themselves to 2 pounds
of sugar per person per month for
household use while our allies are
limiting their people, England to 2
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-31

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eql Ile p7FII gu lBul L9qlHJ slq 5loIM
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-31
Straw Hat Is Modern

Headwear made of straw was in
use among the ancient Greeks, but
straw hats as worn did not come
into use in Europe until about half
century ngn
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-31

Publisher Of Toledo Times Dies.
Toledo, o., July. Clarence BfUwA
attorney. capitalist, politician Of, stats
wide prominence and publisher Of thu
Toledo Times, is dead here.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-31

men of the Council of Defense and to
the chairmen of the Women's Bureau,
suggesting that they get the women of
their township together to plan sim
pier meals for threshers, without
wheat and sugar. Also to try and ar
women, many of them now doing home
work as we'll as mans work on the
farm, will have it easier this year. If
the men could conveniently go home
for their supers, how much ester
would be the life Of the women during
the threshing time. In many locali-
ties the custom has been to serve big
suppers along about s or 8 o'clock in
the evening, the women washing
dishes and cleaning up things until II
or / O'Clock at night. -.
This surely is not conducive to the
best health of our nation and we must
keep ourselves fit at home here in or
der to win the war. Of course the
grain must be saved, but let's do it as
efficiently and as easy as possible.
Also they are asked to discourage the
serving of lunches during the after
noon or the forenoon. If three good,
we'll cooked meals are eaten by the
men during the day, that is enough
for anyone. This ought to apply to
sflo filling time as well as to threshing
time We strongly recommend that the
get together and work togeth-
er on these bigger projects whenever
it can be so arranged, so that they do
not vie with one another to see who
can serve the biggest meal at their
house Remember this, that our boys
over there" and in the various camps.
IN the trains en- route and shipboard !
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-31

women and urging each and everyone
to do her duty in these strenuous
times
This next week there will be dem
onstration, Monday at Dundee, Tues
day at Buck Creek, Thursday and Fri
day and Saturday will be devoted to
demonstrations on drying in various
parts Of the county. On Saturday
afternoon there will be demonstra-
ton by Professor Hulsinger of Ames,
on the subject of drying fruits and
vegetables. This is a matter in which
we are all deeply interested at present
and the demonstration will be held in
the court room at $3.50 Saturday after
noon, August 3. Many have asked for
this demonstration, SO let's turn out
and learn how to dry to save fruits
and vegetables without the use of cans
and sugar. Don't forget the date
That means this coming Saturday.
Don't forget that these are the days
that we must watch out for the feed
ing Of our babies and the little chill
dren, for their digestive aparatuses
are especially tender during August
and September. Watch your baby
carefully and give it only the proper
foods. If you have any doubt as to
what food. consult the demonstration
agent and get bulletins and pamphlets
on this subject. This is the childrens
year, and let's guard the health of our
nation with jealous care.