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Archbishop of Malines.
February 9th, 1915.

yE1o His Excellency Baron Kissing, Governor Gen
era Brussels.
Sir-Since have the opportunity may remind
your Exceency of my letter of January 9th relative
to the salaries of the clergy? My colleagues in the
epscopate whose ideas as well as my I gave
expression to, are as anxious myself to find
solution. When l say my colleagues, must make
reservation in the of the Bishop of Tournay who
finds it materially impossible to communicate his
views to
Believe me, your Excellency / feel sure it is
superfuous for to make this declaration that the
Belgian bishops have designs against public order
If ever a member of the clergy forgot his duty Oh
this point or if the German authorities to con,
slider him as having done so, only make
quest viz, that the be brought to the notice of
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order. The maintenance Of public order constitutes
my duty. Since, in veO of the position of the epsco
pate in the Catholic Church, enabled to look
upon the declaration Of your Eminence binding the
1Uhoe cLergy haze great pleasure IN Informing you
that ,Oaive all claims to personal declaration from
each member of the cLergy
offer to your Enlineuce the expression Of my
highest esteem and have the honor to be your Eni-
nences most devoted servant
LSigned) FRETHERR Won BTSSING
Governor General
Archbishop's House, Manes,
February 18th, 1915
To His Excellency Baron Bissing, Governor Gen
crale Brussels.
| have received the letter with which your En-
celency honored on February 18th in to my
communications of January 28th and February 9th.
Yesterday had the opportunity of meeting my
revered colleagues of the Belgian hierarchy at Tour
nay. They have begged me to become their spokes-
with your EXcellency and TO express to your
lively satisfaction and our heartfelt gratitude
Kindly accept the expression of my very high
esteem.
(Signed) n, j. CARDINAL MERCER.
Archbishop of Malines
Archbishops House, Malines,
March 1st 1915
To His Excellency Baron Won Kissing, Governor Gen
eral, Brussels.
1t has come to my knowledge that your Excel
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lency has not received the letter which / had the
honor to address to you on February 10Th 1t was,
however, sent to you by registered post is proved
by the inclosed receipt.
The following is the text of what then wrote,
(Here follows text of the preceding letter)
I present again to your Excellency the expires
of my very high esteem.
(Signedl d, J. CARDINAL MERCER,
Archbishop of Manes.
The Governor General of Belgium,
Brussels, March 8rd, 1915
To His Etninence CurdindL Mercjcr, archbishop of
MdLines
IN reply to the esteemed letter of yOur Entjnence
dated the 1st of this month, hare the honor to IN,
form, you that your letter Of February 18TH reached
me IN regular manner through the post.
# hare delayed anSwering, it is because de-
gired to add to the thanks WEich | O1co your Emu
pence for your last letter the announcement that the
payment of ecclesiastical e1laries is had
given orders to the head of the administration to Gd
Use me of it, 1t is only today that he has informed
me that it is an accomplished fact
rejoice to be able to make this communication
to your Enpimence; at the time beg you to
cept fy Uarn thanks for your Kind letters of Febru
nry 18th and March 1st, nell as regret for the
delay hare taken IN answering.
offer to your E'njnence the expression of my
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TO GET SCHOOL SHIP HERE
Gunboat Annapolis Assigned for
Training Young Seamen

Opcc more Philadelphia will have
nautical school ship. The gunboat An
napolis. now at Mare Island navy yard.
has been assigned to this port for that
purpose, according to word received yes-
tcrday by the commissioners of naviga-
tion from George i. Sproulc, its Sec
retary.
Mr.. Sproutc telegraphed that the ship
had been assigned through the efforts
of Congressman Durrow. 1t viii be
delivered here within few weeks
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We'd be so much more comfortable
and SO happy :" Her eyes twinkIcd,
And have plenty to eat, john
Then he caught her in his arms aud
kissed her, and the romance which
meant so much to both began.
The next complete nOvelette--A Party
for Jim,
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Cardinal Mercier s Story

Including his correspondence with the German
authorities in Belgium during the war; 1914 to
1918. edited by Professor Fernand Mayence of
Louvain University and translated by the Bene-
dictine Monks Of St. Augustine's, Ramsgate,
England.
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was rescued by comrades. Two of the
mou clung to the funnel and Others
clung TO them to prevent being swept
away by the current They were finally
rcscucd by the tug Diamond T,
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"JEERS OF MOB" BRING GERMAN WHINE TO MI
Vey Urgent That Steps Be Taken to Protect Officer Prison
ers" Won Kissing Complains but Fails to Give
Details When Requested
Exploratory Comment
UT WAS within my rights"
~ waive all claims"

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usfncdo regard finite vrchh
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Ryusse,s Docerybor 91et 1914 A.
~ hts commence od'aRo' "crc'ef, Arc"o'S"op ot
Hnt'heS'
hare the honor in reply to the esteemed letter
addressed to my predecessor November 29th* to
"'o"e 10 Vo" H"o'e"'e We to"o""g communication:
IT has often happened that German doctors Uho
have been mddc prisoners By the French haze
ported on their return from captiuy the ignonnious
treatment Whjch had been inflicted German officer
prisoners. These reports hare been communicated to
uI INC bey"" an" ffehch oDceF prisoners IN GER
nlany IN or0er mat they may take up the matter WHh
we proper d"HotlneS m HeT reSpecttce countries
run U'e,' to 0m@ho-"''"g the conditions OF the
Hefma" oWcerS ana mus TO dro'd ecentudt rePf7sats
o" me Pnrt OF me German Goce'hmeht. lhese re- y
port" mare Oeeh "od at me same time to the be9'dh
ecc'eS'a&c8 'cho are m the camp at CeHe No meas
"FeS oI rePr%dt8 mare SO Jar been taken.
inciose vith my letter copy Of of these
reports whch hare arrired here, wH the observation
hdt the bad treatment Whtch IS mentioned therein
must mare been medn~hde mH'goted IN consequence
ot dtptoWdtc Fepre8ehtatlohS.
The Gorernor General
tS,gned) Won BISSlNG
.Notc-Tbis letter has never been found
Inf T'ro NJ
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Cuban Building Damaged by Bomb
Havana, Dec. GA building occu-
pied by the Department of Lighthouses
and the Department of Public Works
was damaged last night by the explosion
of bomb. No one was injured.
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the bishop of the diocese to which such one may
happen to belong.
Receive, my dear Governor General the ass,,r-
ance of my very high esteem.
(Signed) D. J. CARDINAL MERCER,
Archbishop of Mechlir
'Note-Hs Eminence at the same time was writing
to the Governor General ntercede on behalf of the
cure of Forrieres. (See below.)
WdiUeS Claims to Declarations
Governor General of Betgiun,s Office
Brussels, February 17th 1915.
To Has En,inence Cardinal Mercier, Mechlin.
have the honor to acknowledge youy Epj
nences esteemed letters of January 2SM and Febr-
ury 9th.
cannot entertain the UeWS whicb yotu. Emu
puts forWard IN yor first letter. 1t is ques
ton Of arising ont of the wur. This meas
IN Oise affects the position of the clergy n,
regard to the State laid do1Vn By the Belgian Con-
stitution and Legislature. Moreover it IN no cisc
constitutes precedent On the conclusion of the ,rar
it loses all its force.
To prove that Withn my rights in sub
ordindng the payment of salaries to the sgning of
The proposed declaration might adduce the fact that
already number of the cIergy among then, bishop
NTH all his chapter, haze professed themselves in
agreement NTH my way of thinting
II, your very esteemed letter of the 9th instant
your Eninence has declared that the Belgian hier.
orchy disclaims any intention Of disturbing public
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TUG SINKS, CREW SAVED
Men Stand on Plothouse for Hour
Before Being Rescued

Standing in three feet of water above
the pilot house of the tug Delaware,
which sank suddenly in the Schuyl-
kill river near Girard Point yester-
day afternoon, its crew of seven men
faced the wind and rain for more than
an hour before help arrived.
The tug sank from leak which
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CHAPTER "
Won BiSsing Complains to the Cardinal About
The Manner in Which the French Treat
German Officer Prisoners

office of the Governer General of Belgium.
Brussels, December 81st, 1914.
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WTHAT are you going to do
w if an employee claims his
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Even if the cash balanced
how do you know someone
else was not overpaid the same
amount?
You can have proof if you
use the international Payroll
Machine.
This machine lists, adds and
tells the exact amount of each
denomination required to make
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up the payroll. 1t counts the
money into envelopes and
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1t is handling the payrolls OF
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The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-10
CENTER POINT cIRcLETs.

Mrs. Harvey Johnson is recovering from q sick spell
 Wallace Hamby and wife were trading in Mena Saturday.
 Mrs. z. 1. Earnest and son, Chris topher, were trading in Mena Friday.
 Ira Jones and wife and William Patton were trading in Mena Satur- day.
 John Cummings and family moved Tuesday to the Shields place, where he farms.
 Misses Fife and Ruby Cranford re- turned to their home at Board Camp Saturday.
 J. M. Day and son, Elmer, and Isaac Saurbaugh were trading in Mena Friday.
 Miss Lily Day entertained her young friends last Saturday after noon in honor of her twelfth birth day
 Luther Shepherd, wife and baby, spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of Jeff Lowther. near Old Pot ter.
 At the home of John F. Williams, who lives at the saw mill near Grand ma Earnest's place, on Monday oc- cured the death of Mrs. Williams sister The deceased has been taken care of at the home of her sister for the past six months. The remains were shipped to Fort Smith on Tues day.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-10

ty. Do things on the quiet" they is because they are afraid of publici- say This is mistake. There is nothing to these back-alley talks. Play your hand upon the top of the table in plain view of everybody. Many farmers have come to me with the advice to stay away from that boosting crowd. "They will pick you" But mind you, have never listened to such advice. l have talked to the pros in the same way have talked to the antis. l have made lots of mis- takes. The worst on was when I put out the report that there was ap- proximately 5000 landowners in the highway district This is wrong. for after completing the books and after checking off those who have property in the country and viea versa, we find that there are 2,670 landowners in the district. But this more than 72s which is recorded in the order grant ing the road.
 l now know why farmers won't
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-10
yANDERYOORT YERITIEs.

Willie Tomlin spent last week with friends at Rich Mountain.
 Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Skinner motor ed down from Cove Sunday.
 The Rev. Mir. Fulton of Hatfield preached at the NJ. P. church here on Sunday at Il o'clock.
 Miss Florence Knox has recently resigned her position as clerk at the drug store on account of the declln- ing health of her mother.
 Miss Madge Bonner returned last week from Conway, where she has been attending normal for the past several weeks.
 There was to have been taeky party at the home of Miss Flora Pipes one night last week, but on ae- count of the indictment weather, most every one had to dodge it.
 Mrs. A. J. Bailey and daughter, Miss Opal, went to Poteau last week, where they will spend few days vls- ting at the home of Mrs. Bailey's son. Fl. F. Bailey.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-10
BIC FORK BITS.

Ton Snake of Alder traded in Rig Fork Friday.
 J. 4. Abernathy of slatiugton trad ed in Bio Fork.
 " ,. Bates of Alder was trading in Bic Fork Saturday.
 Dr L. A. Simpson made business trin 10 Mena Monday.
 We enjoyed the good rain that fell the first of the week, as everything needed rain.
 Jesse Beck. who has been home on 2 10-dav furloueh. left Saturday for San Antonio. Tex.
 Mr and Mrs Daniel Burkheart and children of Onal visited Saturday night with Mfrs. Burkheart's sister. Mrs. Alonzo Roberts at Biz Fork.
 Mrs Lola Thompson and son. Fav' returned last week from Mena. where Mrs Thompaon had been visiting her brother Ollie Lawrence. who has beer sick.
 Remember next Saturday. Satur. day nfght and Sunday Is meeting A Big Fork at the new church house, tn,
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-10
POTTER PICKUPs.

D. T. Rowe was a Mena visitor on Tuesday.
 Floyd Shipp arrived Saturday from overseas.
 Jim Howard and son went to Mena Thursday.
 Everybody attend our League next Sunday night.
 Dr. C. A. Gordon has bought a new Saxon roadster.
 Emmett Rowe and son, Argus, were in Potter Thursday.
 Jewel Strawn of Rocky was Pot ter visitor Wednesday.
 Dr. C. A. Gordon and son, Haskell, went to Mena Tuesday.
 D. P. Wilhite and wife came in Friday from Coweta, Ok.
 Bro. Moody will preach Thursday night, April 10, at this place. Herbert Campbell of Rocky was in Potter on business Wednesday.
 Bro. Fulton failed to fill his reg ular appointment here Friday night; Mr and Mrs. L. A. Peugh and daughter were shopping in Mena Sat urday. There will be a program at the schoolhouse Friday night, April II. Everybody invited
 The little daughter of Mir and Mrs. John Oliver, who has been sick al- most four months. is better.
 The Little News Girl.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-10
HOLLY HITS.

Brother Butler from Scott county. preached on Sunday at Union Grove. 4 large crowd listened attentively to his sermon.
 John Earl, who has been employed in Oklahoma, was shaking hands on Sunday with Union Grove friends. He will spend a month at home.
 The meeting at Union Grove school house on Saturday night, for the pur- pose of formulating plans for.the pro- iected new school building, was an enthusiastic success. It was decided to build a house 30x40 feet. with a composition freproof roof. These di- mensions include large lobby, to bdl used as q cloak room It is planned to use donated labor largely in the work, thus enabling District No. TT to build a much better house than they could with the limited amount of taxes at their command. Calculations are made on putting in single seats and jaeketed heater. A building of this character will add enough to the valuation of each farm in the district to pay the taxes for ten years.
 Pedagog.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-10
wICKEs WAVES.

Joe Ross went to Mena Tuesday.
 Miss Josephine Bunch went to Mena Friday.
 Miss Clara Baldwin spent Sunday with homefolks.
 Mrs. L. G. Cole was shopping in town Friday.
 Mrs. Childs. who has been very sick, is slowly improving.
 Mrs. I. L. Forsee made a business trip to Mena Tuesday.
 Mrs. John Owens spent Sunday with her father, Selma Duckett.
 Mrs. w. B. Thomas spent Saturday and Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Childs.
 Miss Ruth Wiley was the guest of Miss Josephine Bunch Saturday and Sunday.
 The Misses 0zie and Belle Rose and Beulah and Grady Ross motored to Baker Springs Sunday.
 The young people enjoyed a sing ing at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Will liam LOwery Saturday night.
 James Ross, who has been serving his country at the front in the U. S. Army, is expected home any time.
 The Eighth grade graduation exer- cises will be held at the Baptist church Friday night. Everybody in yited.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-10
OLD COVE ITEMS.

Mrs. Pat Snow went to Mena Sat urday.
 Roy Stockton returned to Fogle, Ok, Sunday.
 Mayme Little Spent Saturday night with Cola Rigsby.
 Raymond Dale of Hatfield spent Saturday night with Jesse Little. Willard Kirk and Miss Eula Win field attended the singing at Piney Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Jim Kirk were the guests of Mr and Mrs. J. R. Williams Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Clip Little spent Sat urday night with Mrs. Little's sister, Mrs. Wiley Turner.
 A large crowd was out Sunday morning and night to hear the Rev N. O. Hornsby preach. He preached two good sermons on Prayer"
 Black Eyes.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-10
ALE ALPINES.

We had a nice shower Monday.
 Quite crowd were fishing Satur- day.
 W. o. Bowen and c. B. Carter went to Womble Saturday.
 J. J. Abee and daughter, Mallnda, were trading in Mena Wednesday.
 William Bowen spent Saturday night with Joe RoWton of Rates creek.
 ]. M. Reecer and daughter, Miss Mayme, were trading in Mena Tues day.
 sister, Mrs. Walter 4arbrough at Gaston.
 Freeman Edwards and Colonel Standridge are working at Mill No. Z this week.
 Bert Farless and sister. Mrs. Henry Maxwell, were trading in Mena one day last week.
 Mrs. R. 4. Bowen returned Sunday from Alder, where she visited with Mrs. Mary Free.
 Mrs. Charley Bates of Mena is vis- ting her parents, Mir. and Mrs. s. H. Spake, this week.
 ". M. Edwards went to Womble Monday in his Ford truck after sup plies for the Ali store.
 Mir. and Mrs. Fate Cato and chil- dren of Waters spent the weekend with Mir. and Mrs. w. o. Bowen at this place.
 The pie supper given in honor of Jesse Beck at the J. M. Beck some on Friday night, was well attended and all report an enjoyable time.
 Mrs, Gaylon Lively, who spent last week here with her sister, Mrs. Jim Lively, and other relatives, returned to her home at Slatington Sunday.
 The call bell on the Sulphur Springs telephone line No. 2 has been moved from the s. H. Spake residence to the John Rowton residence. so Tom and s. H. Spake and Java Bates are on line No. 1 now.
 Miss Myrtle Reecer, who has been working at the Davis hotel at Mfna, for the past IA months, returned home Wednesday. She was accompanied Ly her cousin, Miss Mary Smith, for a visit here with relatives.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-10
DISTINGUISHED MAN HERE.
Judge Jephtha H. Evans Spent Tues
 day in Mena.


 Mena entertained Tuesday one of the most distinguished iurists and braini- est statesmen in the state of Arkan- sas in the person of Judge Jephtha H. Evans of Bonneville, here to look aft CT the interests of a client in the court of Squire s. II. Smith. Judge Evans was for twenty-one years the circuit judge of the 18th Judicial District of Arkansas, and at the end of that time retired voluntarily from the bench, to resume his practice of law. In the late constitutional convention, Judge Evans was recognized as the brainiest and most resourcefui member of that deliberate body, and much that was written into the new constitution to make it one of the best in the sister hood of states, was placed there thru the efforts of Judge Evans. He has now retired from public life, to spend his remaining days with his friends in his home county of Franklin and in the practice of his profession in the courts of the state. having been strong enough to resist the important ty of many of his friends to become a candidate for the United States sen- ate
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-10
pALLAs pAILIEs.

Let us all come to Sunday school next Sunday.
 Farmers are progressing nicely with their crops.
 Ted McPhetrige, who has just re- turned from overseas, is now enjoying a visit with his parents.
 Waldo Austin, who was with Ted McPhetrige while overseas, was wounded three times, but has re- turned and is nov enjoying a visit with Mfr Titus and family.
 Ode Milham and Miss Della Long were united in marriage last Friday night. Bro. Crafford performed the ceremony. The chivarri2 2 which fol- lowed, was well attended. and highly enjoyed by the fun-lovIng young peo- pie of the community.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-10
ALDER LEAVES.

Born to Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Rev holds March 27, girl.
 Mir. and Mrs. Alvin Davis went fo Mena after farm supplies last week
 Jim Williams of Waters was in this neIgh6orhocd Thursday of last week.
 William Philpot left last week for Forrest City where he will farm this year
 F F. Poster was quite sick last week Dr. ] F. Murphy was attend ing physician
 Mir. White of Bigger visited his daughter, Mrs. Ezra Bates. several day the past week.
 Hugh Maddox of this place was ordained for deacon of Salem church at Rig Fork Sunday.
 Mrs J. j. Davis and children of Me7a are visiting relatives here and at Big Fork this week.
 Mrs ". L. Lawrence and baby vis- ited relatives at Big Fork from Fri day until Sunday afternoon. : Aessrs. Perry Reynolds and Dewey Lawrence. and Misses Eva Shirley and Mandle Fur were in the vicinity of Opa Sunday.
 dadee II M. Finger will meet the Ia pasers of Mill Creek townshin on Tuesday night at Onal to learn how much Jefferson-Hank Williams Wonn- ble Hi~hwav they want.
 " " Philpot 3f Egger will have eharae Of twelve vats in this vicinity this dipping season. Cattle are be- ginniur to mend in flesh on tbe Ian0e. Should this snring-Iike weath- CT eqntinue. milk and butter and beef will soon be plentiful.
 Careless poet
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-10
NUNLEY NEWS.

The farmers are very busy planting corn.
 Quite a crowd at Sunday school on Sunday evening.
 James Wagoner has moved to the Wilhite farm.
 The Rev. Mir. Crofford preached at the Baptist church at Nunley last Sunday.
 Quite a large crowd attended the prayer meeting at Brother Boyd's on Sunday night
 Julius Wilhite and family have moved to Potter, where Mir. Wilhite will go into the mercantile business. The Rev. V. c. Erwin of Mena will preach at the Baptist church next Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night.
 Farmer
The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-10
INK spLAsHEs.

Mir. and Mrs. Noah Carder of Holly Springs traded in Ink Monday.
 We have prospect for a bumper fruit crop in this neighborhood.
 N. o. White preached at Concord Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.
 Miss Monnie Rosson spent Satur- day night at the Brawley home near Owens chapel.
 Mir and Mrs. N. o. White of Chrys- tal Hill spent the weekend here at the F. l.. Rosson home.
 Mrs. Etta Embrv and children vis- tied Sunday with Mir. and Mrs. Elm melt Templeton of Hickory Grove.
 Charlie Hall began work again on Monday on Walter Towards barn, after snendiEg the past week with assvmefolks near Mena. Quite q few of the young folks of this neighborhood attended the sing