The Mena weekly star., 1919-04-24
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 WITH BATTLE TANK
War-Scarred Machine That Saw Serv- ice in France shown in Mena and Arouses Interest of Big Crowd in
 Coming Victory Liberty Loan.

A grim reminder of the great world war made it's appearance in Mena Thursday to liven interest in the Vic tory Liberty Loan drive and to let the folks at home know some of the horrors they had missed.
 The coming of a real battle tank to Folks capital was an attraction that was enjoyed by hundreds of people from the city and surrounding coun- try. The big steel-clad monster served to bring a bit of the realities of modern warfare to the homefolks and give an inkling of one of the ways in which the government was forced to spend money to whip the Hun.
 An interesting and enlightening exhibition of the ability of the tank to traverse over the land was given on the city streets, tho this part of the program was not as great as many had expected. A lack of time prevented any hill climbing stunts, or real rough going for the war machine
 Accompanying the tank was a corps of speakers and workers who took advantage of the opportunity to impress upon the hundreds of people the necessity of buying Victory Bonds and helping Uncle Sam finish the job
 A special train brought the tank and it's corps from Fort Smith tc Mena, reaching the city at 2 8. m The tank was at once unloaded, and from the time it rolled back on the flat car at noon to continue the triF southward, the monster of war was surrounded hv an eager crowd.
 After giving an exhibition of its ability to travel over Mena's streets and avoid running over the sight seers who pressed too closely, ths tank drove to the front of the Elks HAsHse, where 8 program of short talks was given on behalf of the Vie tory Loan.
 Dr H. C. Rushing. as director o1 speakers, presided at the meeting Short talks were made by Capt K. ] K. Farrar and James H. Bawden, boti of St. Louis Capt. Farrar saw serv ice in France with the 20th Field Ar tillery.
 The principal talk was made b! Capt. John P. Woods of Fort Smith who mounted the turret of the tanl and made a stirring appeal to thu crowd to support the Victory Loan Captain Woods appeared as one of thu sons of Arkansas who saw real serv ice in France. He bears sears of f wounds and was promoted for gal lantry in action while with the A. D r.
 Captain Woods paid a beautiful tri bute to the American women, an, particularly the mothers, who servei so unselfshly during the great strug gle He told of some of the terribl things of war and related how hi own company of 25S men had in tw, months fighting been reduced to Il men. Captain Woods declared tn Vietorv Loan should be a thanksgiv ing loan for Arkansas. for had tn war not ended when it did, many nor of the states young men would hay, gone into real fighting and undoubt edly suffered as did his own company
 A description of the tank and iti operation in battle was given b, Sergt C. A. Brown of Bisbee, Ariz, who was one of the two men operat inc the machine. Sergeant Browi was with the tank corps in France ana saw service in the Argonne forest ant in the Meuse-Argonne offensive.
 A feature of the program at tn, Flks Home was the presentation ol 6ozen Polk county soldiers who saw overseas service. They were hearti ly cheered by the crowd.
 Preceding the speaking 8 squad oi former soldiers, hastily recruited from among the crowd, marched uI Mena street under the direction ot Lieut.. Henderson Jackson and show