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ONE HUNDRED SLAUGHTERED.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Mexico City, March 5.—One hun
dred persons were slaughtered by
Zapata’s men in their last known
raid on February 2, according to
statements made by General Jose
Cabrera. Taking advantage of the
smallness of the garrison in the little
town of Agua Blanca, state of Mexi-'
co, a force of Zapata adherents, esti
mated at 2,000, captured the place,
killing 100 peaceful inhabitants anc^
committing every sort of outrage up
on the defenseless men, women and
children. According to General Ca
brera, he immediately led a force of
government troops to Agua Blanca
V and routed the rebels after inflicting
* serious losses. General Cabrera is
in command of military operations
in the southern part of the state of
Mexico.
NOTICE.
At the direction of the Jackson
county court notice is hereby given
that there has been filed in said court
the petition of T. J. Gregg, C. R. Hite,
C. G. Henry, R. B. Hooker and N. B.
Wishon, as Directors of Newport Le
vee District, representing that the
improvements contemplated by said
Newport Levee District will be of
material benefit to the real property
located within the following bounda-!
ries, to-wit: i
Beginning at the intersection of the I
left bank of White River with a line
parallel to and 200 feet distant, |
moaQllTPrl in o XTrinf I'wa-rltT- rlirnnfinn of
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right angles, from the South line of
Section 2, Township 11 North, Range
3 West, at a point on the boundary of
the Newport Levee District, said
boundary being described and set
k forth in Section 1 of Act No. 249 of
the General Assembly of the State
of Arkansas for the year 1917.
Thence Northerly, along the left
bank of said White River, to an in
tersection with a line parallel to anu
1,000 feet distant, measured at right
angles in a Northwesterly direction,
from the center line of the North
bound main line track of the Missouri,
Pacific Railway, formerly the St.
Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
Railway.
Thence Northeasterly, along a line
parallel to and 1,000 feet distant,
measured at right angles in a North
westerly direction, from the center
line of said Northbound main line
track of the said Missouri Pacific
Railway, formerly the St. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern Railway, to an
intersection with a line 1,320 feet
West of the North and South Quarter
Section line of Section 2, Township
u 11, North, Range 3 West.
™ Thence North, along a line 1,320
feet West of the North and South
Quarter Section line of said Section 2,
to a point on the East and West Quar
ter Section line of said Section 2,
1,320 feet West of the Center of said
Section 2.
Thence East, along the East and
West Quarter Section line of said
Section 2 to an intersection with a
line parallel to and 300 feet distant,
measured at right angles in a West
erly direction, from the center line of
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway track.
Thence Northerly, along a line par
allel to and 500 feet distant, measured
at right angles in a Westerly direc
tion, from the center line of said
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
a line parallel to and 1,100 feet North
M of the East and West Quarter Section
line of Section 2, Township 11 North,
Range 3 We3t.
1 hence Easterly, along a line paral
lel to and 1,100 feet North of the East
and West Quarter Section line of
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a line parallel to and 200 feet dis
tant, measured at right angles in a
Northwesterly direction, from the
Northwesterly right of way line of
the Missouri Pacific Railway, for
merly the St. h*ouis, Iron Mountain &
Southern Railway, at a point on the
boundary of the Newport Levee Dis
trict, said boundary being described
and set forth in Section 1 of Act No.
249 of the General Assembly of the
State of Arkansas ,for the year 1917.
Thence in a generally Southwester
L ly direction, following the said boun
* dary of said Newport Levee District,
as described and set forth in Section
1 of said Act to the point of begin
ning.
And praying that the boundaries of
said Newport District be extended so
as to include the territory lying with
in the boundaries above set forth.
All persons owning real property
located within the boundaries above
set forth are hereby notified to ap
pear in the Jackson County Court on
the 28th day of March, 1918, and show
cause why said petition should not
be granted and the boundaries of skid
Newport Levee District should not be
extended as prayed for therein.
Given under my hand, as Clerk of
. the Jackson County Court, and at the
^ direction of said Court, on this the
23rd day of February, 1918.
J. F. PARISH,
273 dl2t. County Clerk.
AGREEMENT WITH
JAPANJjNKNOWN
j Senator Lewis Says No Understand
ing With Japs Exist—Agreement
Is With Great Britain.
Washington, March 5.—Discussing
the reports of possible action by Jap
an in Siberia Senator Lewis of Illi
nois, the democratic whip, declared
in the Senate today that there is no
agreement or understanding between
the United States and Japan upon the
subject and declared there is no alli
ance between the United States and j
Japan whatever, asserting what Ja-1
pan is doing with relation to the war j
was in pursuit of her alliance or com-!
pact with Great Britain.
OLD GLORY COLLEGE.
—
Diaz, Ark., March 4, 1918. j
A program was rendered Sunday
afternoon in the First Baptist church,
colored, Diaz, Ark., at the conclusion
of which the Old Glory Industrial
realized $73.65.
Following are the donations:
G. G. Austin, 25c; N. F. Daniels,
25c; Will Risen, 25c; J. B. Spencer,
50; Cash 25c; Cash 25c; Mack Wil
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SUI1, u. rv. , jl Kiivi.
B. Stodghill, 25c; J. A. Jordan, 50c;
J. A. Sanders, 25c; S. Hinncman, 25c;
Tom Gillam, $1.00; Bob Lawson, 25c;
Oscar Guin, 25c; Mollie Gillam, $1;
B. A. Harrington, $1; Joe White, $1;
R. S. Sconyers, $5; Harry Calhoun,
$1; J. W. Nelson, $1; Lem Blassin
game, $1; T. J. Horne, 50c; J. W.
Sweet, 50c; John Dukes, 25c; Ber
tha Clark, 25c; Martha Whcfield,
25c; G. 0. Harrington, 50c; Lizzie
Richardson, 25c; Henry Clifton, $1;
Clint Mayweathers, $1; Amanda
Nelson, $1; A. G. Sanders, 50c; Cora
Williams, $1; A. Lot, $1; James
Warren, $1; John Green, $1; E.
Sanders, 50c; Susie Gray, 50c; Lean
Hood, 50c; E. V. Granberry, 25c; J.
T. Crawford, 25c; Albert Boyd, $1;
Robert Branscomb, $1; Clard Brans
comb, $1; Nellie Branscomb, 50c;
Virgia Crarim, $1; Silas Roddy, 25c;
Record Hood, 25c; Lincoln Patter
son, 25c; G. H. Calvin, 50c; G. Har
ris, 25c; L. V. Swans, 25c; John
Watson, 25c; W. M. Branscomb, $1;
Clark Dothard, $1; Arthur Cravens,
$1; B. J. Jackson, $1; T. E. Chris
tophe, M. D., $2; J. W. Leggett, $1;
Mamie Sweet, $1; Zodie Sweet, $1;
Lilly Hill, $1; George Green, $1;
L. B. Taylor, M. D., 50c; Evelyn
Earl, 25c; Ruel Clark, 25c; Leroy
Bedford, 25c; G. B. Shockley, 25c;
C. W. Warren, 25c; Andrew Phillips,
25c; Lucy Steen, 50c; Aaron Jack
son, 50c; Booker T. Jackson, 50c;
Or D. Miller, 25c; C. Henderson, 25c;
Randall Griffin, 25c; John White,
P. A. White, 25c; Lizzie White, 25c;
Jenkins White, 25c; Fred White, 25c;
Wilda White, 25c; J. R. Robinson,
25c; Bertha Jackson, 25c; Leona
Warren, 25c; Matilda Jackson, 25c;
Elnora Warren, 25c; Eva Gray, 25c;
Maude Sweet, 25c; Esther Gray, 25c;
M. E. Leggett, 50c; Willie Sanders,
25c; J. W. Sweet, 50c.
J. W. Leggett,
Per Irene Sweet.
LOYAL FATHER TURNS
SON OVER TO ARMY
Pangburn, March 4.—Cecil Brown
of Hiram, who is alleged to have de
serted from the army by leaving
Camp Beauregard about three months !
ago, came to the home of his father, |
Sam Brown, Friday night. Mr.
Brown immediately began to arrange
to return his son to the camp. Learn
ing that Grady Coffey, a Pangbum
boy, was home on a furlough from
Camp Beauregard, Mr. Brown
brought his son here and turned him
over to Mr. Coffey, with the request
that he deliver him to the camp offi
cials.
Young Brown says that he is will
ing to return. He said he was in
duced to leave by others, and that he
had been restless and uneasy ever
since. He is one of the first boys se
lected from Cleburne county under
the selective service act.
HERE AND THERE IN
ARKANSAS.
According to the Chicot Spectator
Gordon E. Greenfield of Little Rock,
has purchased from H. W. Graves the
Sterling plantation in the southern
part of Chicot county for $181,560.
W. T. Briggs of Russellville has
been appointed to serve on the Hotel
and Restaurant Committee for Con
servation. The appointment came
from Food Administrator Hamp Wil
liams.
C. W. Waggoner of Bentonville has
received an order for 200,000 frost
proof cabbage plants to be delivered
the last of April to Plainview, Minn.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCE
MENTS.
The Independent is authoriz
ed to announce the following
persons as candidates for public
jifice. subject to the action of
‘he Democratic party:
For County Superintendent—
J. M. Balch.
Garland E. Land.
A. J. Garner.
Z. D. Barber
H. L. Thomas
•or County Treasurer—
IV. D. McLain.
Charles K. Coe.
for Congress —
* Hodges
W. D. Davenport.
W. A. Oldfield
For County Judge:
John A. Melville.
R. F. Tyer.
W. M. Tims.
W. A. Mink.
For Chancellor (Eighth District)—
Lyman F. Eeeder.
For Sheriff and Collector—
Terry Guin.
J. M. Ivy.
For Representative:
R. T. Simmons
For Representative—
Fred R. Suits.
For County Clerk:
J. F. Parish.
Grover C. Nance.
For Assessor—
D. J. Nance.
For Circuit Clerk—
R. W. Bandy.
For Constable—(Union Township)
C. M. Ivy.
Ben Sandmon.
For Road Overseer (Richwoods Twp.)
Mark Cole
For Road Overseer (Bird Twp., East
ern District.)—
R. A. Wilson.
For Road Overseer (Western Dist.
Bird Township)
Walter Cole.
For Coroner—
T. J. Mooney.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
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pulsory labor for the German con
querors is imposed on French women
and girls, as well as on the male in
habitants, of the invaded districts of
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