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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-18

Old Glory Camp. No. 3. Tuesday
night appropriated $40 for the Uni
form Rank. The consul commander
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-18
W. B. A. of the Maccabees.
Royal Arcanum.

Liberty Union Review. tomorrow
evening, will initiate candidates-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-18

Fidelity Lodge, No. Z, the home
lodge Of Past President Schwinger,
will greet her on her first visit to the
lodge after the close of her admins
tration by comforting the degree on a
large class. The degree team will be
in charge of Past Noble Grand Mrs.
Nettie Mettler.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-02
HOOVER TELLS OF
GERMAN ROBBERY
Many Portions Of Belgium Left Des-
titute by the Kaiser's Highway
men-Industries Crippled
Suffering Widespread.

Washington, Dec. 25.-PhysicaI
damage wrought in Belgium by the
German armies is described in a ca
bic received by the Food Administra-
ticn from Herbert Hoover, who, with
William b. Poland, has just complet-
ed a survey Of conditions there.
On the basis Of Mr.. Hoover's re-
port, the Food Administration an
nounced today that hereafter 10000
tons Of supplies, including clothing,
would be shipped to Belgium each
month AS this win require 100000
deadweight tons of shipping in addi-
ton to the $4,000 tons now on char
ter to Relief Commission, appli-
cation for additional tonnage has
been made to the Shipping Board.
The cost of the entire relief pro-
gram will be borne by the Belgian
and French governments from loans
made by the American government.
Frances part of the expense will be
for supplying the people of north
ern France as we'll as several hun
dred thousand refugees who were
forced from that section into Belgium
during the retreat of the German
forces.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-02
The AirpIane Vehicle.

From the Arkansas Gazette
The Munich Post, one of the lead
ing Socialist papers of Germany.
prints "a startling charge that Ger
man war profteers, unable TO pet
their booty out Of the country in any
other way, have resorted to the use
Of airplanes That newspaper saws
that several airplanes have taken &C.
curities of enormous value from
Frankfort to Switzerland.
Such a thing would be perfectly
practicable in the present state Of the
development of aeronautics. And this
reported use Of aerial vehicles to take
valuable securities from one country
to another, and thus elude the from
tier guards, gives a hint of thrilling
and dramatic Incidents that may hap
pen in the future, for occasions NAV
come when the worldly fortune or
even the life Of an individual. or the
decision Of matter vital to a nation
may deepnd upon an airplane's FIGHT.
In the past the messengers of Fate
have ridden on galloping horses or
speeding ships and then upon locomo-
tlves or motor cars. II is easy to he
lieve that these messengers win now
take wings, in fact. as they have al
ready done in fiction.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-02
KEPT L. W. WIS SEPARATED.
The 80 Members at Leavenworth
Prison Spent a Quiet Christmas,

Leavenworth, Kas., Dec. 25.-"Big
Bill' Haywood. l. w. W.. secretary,
who with ninety-one other members
OF the organization is being tempo
rarily restrained at the federal pris-
on here, made a full hand" at a
kitchen dinner served to 1880 Of the
1850 inmates. The absentees were
twenty members of the order of par
ticipation in brief strike here two
weeks ago.
at was one of the finest meals l
ever ate" commented big Bill" af-
ter putting away" large share of
the chicken, mashed potatoes and
other side dishes, together with quite
bit of Christmas cake.
Friends on the outside were per
mitted to send Haywood small gifts
Of fruit, candy and nuts, but the
number of these packages were iimi-
ted.
At the military prison, where a
number of conscientious objectors,"
among whom are several /. w. VS.
are being held, over a ton roast
young turkey was served to the g.
500 prisoners. The &c. O.'s and IL
W WIS" went all the way from soup
to nuts without straining a single
conscience.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-02
Praises Work Accomplished.

Mr.. Hoover's report says: ITO
gether with Mr. Poland, European di-
rector of the Commission for relief
in Belgium, have now completed a
survey of the entire Belgian situa-
ton as disclosed by the evacuation.
The work of the American relief Of
ficials in Europe in the last two
months has been beyond all praise.
They have followed up the retreating
army with distributions and there
has been no break in the food supply
at any point.
prior to the arlnistice, the Ger
man army had completely enclosed a
zone of railroads and canals, some
20 miles wide, extending entirely
across Belgium. After the armistice
there was comparatively little des-
truction of transportation to the rear
Of this zone, and with the rapid re-
Mobilization of transportation facili-
ties across this zone of destruction,
the problem Of distribution of food
and of reconstruction can be under
taken with much less difficulty than
at present.
1.-THE Germans in their final retreat
removed but little Of the relief sup
plies
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-02
Wilson's Threat Effective.

The glass industry has been but
slightly interfered with, and the stern
promise of retribution by President
Wilson seems to have saved the coal
industry except for very few mines,
although actual explosives and wires
were laid in place for the destruction
Of large number of the mines.
There are some 100000 French
refugees in Belgium, driven out of
northern France by the Germans.
They have been cared for out Of the
meager stores of the Belgians and
by the Commission for Relief in Bel
GUM. They are, however, Ike hom-
ing pigeons in their resolve to return
to their native villages. As there is
no transportation, the roads south
ward into France are a continuous
stream of these pitiful groups of
loen, women and children pulling
their carts and trudging through cold
and wind toward their DESTROYED
homes. Everything is being done that
is humanity possible, but in the pres
ent state of decentralization, with
moving armies, and the necessity of
using every truck and horse with
which to feed the population, their
plight is heart-breaking. They refuse
all persuasion to wait in the crowd
ed Belgian villages until their affairs
can be organized.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-02
NEED TANKS FOR BoLsHEvIKs
Escaped Russian Soldiers Think
They Would Solve Problem.

Warsaw, Dec. 24.--Russian off
GERS who have escaped from Bolshe-
wiki Russia to Warsaw, in discussing
the possibility Of an allied military
movement against the Bolsheviki,
pointed out to the correspondent to-
day that the Bolsheviki-would be IN
able to resist trained army. The
Bolsheviki forces, they declared,
would flee before arm9red motor
cars. tanks and other methods Of
modern warfare to which they were
not accustomed.
Tanks would be Of practical use on
the hard SHOWS in case Of winter
campaign An army Of Intervention
could be reasonably sure Of obtain
ing food supplies from the Ukraine.
Polish and Russian officers say
that if the Polish forces were given
arms, airplanes and ammunition
they would soon constitute a more or
less strong barrier against the Boil
shevih who are advancing across the
old German front of Narva-Pskov-
Nitebsk- Mohilev- Pinsk-Kovel which
has been evacuated by the German
army Of General Hoffman.
The Russian officers said they
thought that if action against the
Bolsheviki were delayed until spring
the Bolsheviki, provided their army
survives the food conditions this win
ter. may be stronger. The Bolsheviki
now are talking freely of increasing
their army to three million men. The
Red army is an offshoot Of the Red
Guard and the officers say, the only
dependable troops are those that are
highly paid.
Bolsheviki rule in Russia is des-
cribed by the officers as more dread
full than that of the old empire and
it is also more corrupt. Money, it is
said, will buy judgments in the
courts. Prisoners are tortured, their
legs and arms broken and sometimes
their tongues cut out.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-02
Such Rashness

From The Kansas City sta
The new Wurttemburg govern
ment we read, is going to abolish the
caste Of nobility together with all IT,
ties and privileges appertaining
thereto. It's momentous step, and
although there are, it is true, some
obscure and remote countries thai
have existed without nobility.
whether Wurttemburg can do SO IS
a question
Wurttembnrg would seem to have
peculiar need Of an ornate and ex-
pensiye nobility, supporting as it
does population of some 3 millions.
largely engaged in making beer.
Some i'll informed persons might ar
que from this that what Wurtten-
burg needed most in the way Of gov
eminent and rank was a wide awake
and efficient police commission. But
Wurttemburg was no such groveling
state. 1t wasn't even satisfied with
being duchy, and more than a CEN
fury ago it took on a king and a civil
llst, and the king took on all his rela-
t.ves and his mother-:n-law and her
folks, and the breweries have had to
run night and day ever since.
! We don't know just what the new
governments idea is, but apparently
/ i thinks the country can rub along.
on a reduced footing, of course, and
even destitute in the matter of kilt
coaches, until the new hop harvest is
IN anyway. Maybe it can. Some coun-
tries have done it, and although, com
pared to Wurttemburg, they're small
and unimportant particularly in the
output of spelt, which is the lowest
known grade of wheat and will grow
only in the poorest soil), their feeble
example may strengthen the Wurt-
temburgers in their determination to
give IL trial
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-02
WOULD PROHIBIT GERMAN
LANGUAGE IN OUR SCHOOLS
American Defense Society Is Con-
Quoting a Nation Wide Campaign
with This Object in View.

New York, Dec. 30.-A nation
wide campaign is being conducted BY
the American Defense Sosiety to
eliminate the teaching Of German in
the schools thruout the United States
In letter written the principals Of
public schools, private schools and
colleges turnout the country, the Sc
ciety urges that French, Italian,
Spanish and Russian should be given
prominence in the curriculum with a
view to strengthening trade relations
between these countries. The letter,
which is signed by D. William T.
Hornaday, reads
Reports are rife that with the
ending If the war thsrs is &c be an
attempt to force upon cur American
youth the language Of the people
whose hands are stained with the
blood Of their fathers and brothers.
The German language has been used
as a weapon directed at the heart of
America b. German prepagandists.
1t is the opinion Of many Of our
prominent educators that German is
not an essential IN any course of
study, and it is to be hoped that our
American youth will not permit it to
to be forced upon them for any rea-
son whatsoever. The next five years
viii witness a capitalization of edu-
catienal opinion and upon that crys-
utilization will depend the future Of
American education.
For those who would study Ian
guage for its future utility the choice
lies between French, Spanish, Ital-
ian and Russian as our trade rela-
tions with these countries will be inn
measurably increased now that peace
is in sight. To study German would
be to condone the atrocities perpe-
trated by the people who speak this
language
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-02
GREAT WATER POWER PLANT.
Expected to Soon Develop $4,000
Horsepower on White River.
Special to The Star.

Special to The Star.
Little Rock, Dec. 31.-There is
prospect now that the $4,000
project Of the Dixie Power Company
is at last to be realized after years of
preliminary effort. w. v. Powell has
returned from New York and Wash
ington, where he has been looking
after its interests. He reports that
the money has been secured, and that
he has assurances that the bill is to
be passed by Congress authorizing
the construction of the dam on White
river near Cotter. The proposed plant
viii have a maximum capacity of co.
600 horsepower. When it is realized
that only about $4,000 horsepower is
new being utilized in Little Rock, the
immensely of the project can be seen.
Mr.. Powell estimates that the plant
will furnish enough power for Little
Rock, Hot Springs and Pine Bluff and
intermediate points. High power
transmission lines would be built
across the state The utilization of
cheap hydro-electric power is the So
luton of the industrial problems of
the state.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-02
proc. PIGG IS GRATEFUL.

To the People Of Polk County.
Having completed my four years
work as County Superintendent Of
Public Schools, / take this means Of
thanking the good people Of Polk
county for the loyal support given
me IN my efforts TO raise the standard
Of education in the county. Whatev-
er good that may have been accom-
plished during my administration is
due in large measure 10 the hearty
cooperation Ct those interested in
the education Of our boys and girls.
Much credit is due the splendid
corps Of teachers who are devoting
their time and best efforts to the ed
ucation Of the youth Of our county.
The teachers are doing a noble work
and should receive the hearty coop
Grafton Of every parent in the coun-
IT,
-Four years ago the people of Polk
county elected me as their County
superintendent. During these four
years have given my entire time and
best efforts to the school work Of the
county, My aim has always been to
do everything possible for the bet
terment Of the schools Of the county
and thus offer the FIVE thousand boys
and girls enrolled in our public
schools better opportunities for re-
ceiving an education. | have endeav-
ored to conduct the affairs of the Of
flee in such way that the people of
Polk county would never regret hav-
ing placed this confidence in me.
/ shall always feel an interest in
the school work of the county and
shall always have a warm spot in
my heart for the people of Polk coun-
ty who have supported me so loyalty
in this work.
Trusting that my successor will re-
ceive the same loyal support that you
have given me, am,
Yours for better schools,
w. Homer Pigg.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-02
sNEEzING AvERTs ADENoIDs.
Simple Method of Preventing This
Child Disease Advanced.

That the usual treatment of ade-
noids, which is so widespread and Sc
rious a malady, especially among
children, is not always satisfactory is
the complaint of DR.. Isabel Ormiston,
writing in the London Lancet. A
large percentage of patients remain
mouth-breathers after the operation,
and in many cases the adenoid growth
returned DIR. Ormiston describes a
new non-operative treatment Of ade-
noids.
The new treatment consists in the
production of a sneeze by lightly
touching the nasal wall near the tip
of the nose with slightly irritant
adhesive powder, made from powder
ed iris root and soap. The powder is
not shifted up into the nose
The effect of the sneezes is to ex-
pei the catarrh or muco-pus. This
stimulation should be repeated till a
dry sneeze results The free flow
Of lymph which accompanies the
sneeze acts as a most efficient wash
out and no doubt acts, too, as a nat
ural protective fluid against bacterial
invasion present in adenoids
The children who are old enough to
blow their noses are then taught a
handkerchief drill They stand in line
and at the word of command they
grasp the bridge of the nos and raise
the elbow to the height of the shout
der and then blow forcibly. The posi-
ton Of the elbow automatically ex-
pands the lungs and insures a strong
current of air being forced thru the
nose, which is held at the bridge to
prevent pinching the nostrils.
have been observing this simple
method Of treatment for the past four
years and have found the result most
gratifying. The first marked improve
ment is, curiously enough, in the di-
gestive system. The dyspepsia and
accompaniment of adenoids are the
first symptoms to disappear. Per-
haps some student of reflex action
could explain this. We know that the
nose is an early Indicator of indiges-
ton, alcoholism and govt; so perhaps
it is not surprising if the digestive
system can be refexly affected by
nasal stimulus.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-02
MENA MEAT MARKET IS SOLD.
After Seventeen Years, A. c. Briggs
A Retires.

A. C. Briggs announces that he has
closed deal for the sale of the Mena
Meat Market to H. L. Tennison of
Stratford, Ok, who comes well rec
commended as a progressive business
man. The change in the management
will take place Wednesday.
Mr.. Briggs has been in the business
in Mena for the last seventeen years
and reports that the months Of No
vember and December showed a bet
ter volume of business tfan he had at
any time before, so his sale was only
made because Mr.. Tennison paid the
price. Mr.. Briggs will remain with
his successor for the next two or
three months to see that he gets well
started in business and acquainted
with the trade. Further than that Mr..
and Mrs. Briggs have made no plans,
except that they will remain in Mena.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-02
Street Lights Again in Service.

After having been in darkness the
four nights preceding, Mena's streets
were Illuminated Monday night and
the change wac one greatly appreci-
ated by those who have had to be
oct of doors after nightfall The
shutting off of the street lights was
due to the Commonwealth Company
making changes and repairs to its
lines with a view to giving the city
better service. AS rapidly as posi-
BILE the other changes necessary to
give Mena frst-class lighting sys-
tenn will be made.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-02
GERMAN WHO KILLED ROOSE-
WELT PRAISES ADVERSARY
Says Lieutenant Quentin Made Game
Fight and Maneuyered Machine
MasterfulIy.

With the American Army of Oecu-
patton, Dec. 30.-The story Of Lieu
tenant Quentin Roosevelt's last air
battle, which ended in his csath on
July Ia, near Fere en- Tardenois, was
told today by Christian Donhauser, d
young German aviator, who claims to
have shot down Roosevelt's machin
Donhauser declared the American
made a game fight and Unanswered
his machine in mastery manner in
an attempt to gain the advantage
over the German.
Donhauser piloted one Of the six
German machines which attacked the
American squadron, his machine be-
ing singled out by Roosevelt for COM
bat.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-02
Destruction is Varied.

Their action toward the native
harvests and cattle in their with
drawal differs widely in different
areas They started to take all re-
naming hogs from the western part
of Belgium except those hidden by
the peasants in underground caves.
After the armistiee. however, and
with the decentralization Of the Ger
man army in its final retire II, many
of these beasts were abandoned or
sold by soldiers to the peasants fur
Their back, and in practical results
there appears to have been no wide
spread cattle stealing in the retreat,
although during the four years of
occupation there has been a great di-
minution, probably over one-half, in
the total number of cattle and hogs,
1t can be said, almost literally, that
horses have disappeared out of Bel
gum there probably not being Is PER
cent of the orig hal animals left
Investigation proves that indus
trial and residential destruction in
Belgium varies greatly in different
localities, and with different indus
tries. For instance: Out Of the so
steel furnaces in Belgium, 35 or 40
have been deliberately destroyed by
Germans in their determination to
end the Belgian steel industry. Many
Of the textile mills have been put out
Of commission, either through DELHI
crate destruction and removal Of ma
chinery, or by removal of the copper
and brass parts and electric motors
Some of the textile mills of the more
antiquated type Of equipment can be
gotten into action at an early date.
The Germans seem to have focused
themselves on the modern equip
ments.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-02
HOW MEN WHO CAUSED
WAR SHOWED Draw
Kaiser and Hindenburg Kept /
selves From Danger By nd
ing in Deep Dugouts.

Spa, Dec. 27.-The former
quarters of the kaiser and his
al staff is disclosing some extr
nary and queer facts thess
about the men who engineers
world war.
Take, for one, Hindenburg,
many's superman around
reams of poetry have been 4
disclosing him as a fearless
leon leading his troops to VI
He spent most Of his time
dugout far under the grouns
the servants Of the general 4
was always running to cover
slightest sign of danger.
The kaiser also occupied a
which was much deeper und
ground than that of Hinded
headquarters, the dugout BEN.
as a pantry.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-02
AhtRlJa ) STU
Magnitude and Success Of M;,;..
Operations Continue to Draw ~
presslons of Admiration-ola
Opinions Are Reversed.

Toxic, Dec. 3O.-The rapid;.,.
winch the United States preparea (.
war and the magnitude and s,..'
Of ner military operations confirm. :
oraw expressions Of admiration 8.
the japanese. Generally speak;s'
me public in Japan regarded \
United States as a peace-lovino 7
ton, which, having no bent for
could never do much in the b,,;i s'i
up Of great army. u''aa {.
The wonderful transformer.
America in the war is the snb iu
many articles by prominent NV,
cists. Thus, DIR. Shigeo SuvehiroP uO'
lessor of Kyoto University VIII, ~
There is no Disgusting H.
that, prior to the war. the Tar-
did not believe in the m.e.
strength of America, but the No..
titanic struggle has demonstrataass
yond all doubt the error of the =.
csc estimate. The United States
become a great military power =
bound, and her navy is only sacons T
that of Great Britain. The en-
resources OF America are somst1.{
tremendous. II is stated that A.
ca wouia able to keep the war !.
ing for century at the rate ~
Penditure which she spent for +
first year. Nor is this all
The Americans are as great
ltually as their country IS almost
itiess in her resources. lust ina.
that the Americans-whon soma
anese consider as slavish worshi,,s S
OF Misunderstanding for their u
Try at an allowance of 81 a wear. n
endured the hardship of meatles,
wheatless days in order to obta,z
supply of surplus provisions avaiSbS
for the Allies; and no dissersI
voice was raised against the nron
restriction Of the manufactur,
liquor.
The material and spiritual :,
fices made by the Americans i
cause of war IS evidenced in
and other things are really wond.
showing as they do the greatnss
America and her people"
DR.. Suyehiro thought that It
be the height of absurdity for
to pick a quarrel with such a
county without a sufficient casu
Il. Japan should stand for an
door policy in the Far East II
return she should receive !.
treatment in Indo-C China. Ca
Australia and New Zealand. #,
that America had been excluding
anese immigrants, but he thoug
very doubtful whether she was
GENTLY justified in so doing
Japan, he said, should strr Il
have the United States correct
tit1de, not by brute force, but
pealing to her sense of iustio
humanity, and this he applied
equal force TO British and Frent
ritory where discrimination Al
the Japanese is in force.