Newport, Arkansas Monday,
QUARANTINE IS
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All Places Of Business, Except t)rug
Stores, Hotels and Restaurants,
Must Close At 6 P. M.
The order issued Saturday closing |
schools, churches and places of
-amusement by the local board of,
health will remain iii force until fur
ther orders, it was decide! at a meet- ■
ing of the local board of health this
morning, and a new resolution was
\J~ adopted whereby the quarantine re
p strictions were made more stringent.
All places of business,.excepting ho
tels, restaurants and drug stores, will
-close at'6 o’clock in the afternoon.
Requirements are also made of the
passenger stations in the city.
Steps will be taken to prevent the
congrej^tion of crowds in the city
next Saturday.
LA number of new cases of influen
c'd are reported to have developed in
Newport since Saturday.
During the past week the Board
of Health has been greatly handi- j
capped by the failure of local physi- j
cians to make daily report of cases
of illness in the city. Although they
•were ordered to make a daily report
Saturday, this morning only two had
made such reoorts. It is important
that these reports be made each day
in order f^r the members of the
health board to keep in touch with
the influenza situation and determine
what is best to be done.
Following is the resolution adopted
;this morning:
Newport, Ark., Nov. 18, 1918.
Be It Resolved, That all places of .
amusement and all places of business |
- close at 6:00 p. m., beginning Mon-j
day, Nov. 18, 1918, and that business ,
houses may open during each day and ;
remain open until 6:00 p. m. Hotels,
Restaurants and Drug Stores are not
included in this order.
That the Railway Depots in this |
____jcity_not open their waiting rooms un- j
til 30 minutes before train time, and:
that only persons who expect to be
come passengers, or are such, be per
mitted to remain on the premises.
That on Saturday of each week
some officers be designated by pro
per authority to visit and patrol sue})
business houses where crowds congre-;
gate for the purpose of keeping the
crowd moving and prevent unneces
sary congregating.
the iaw with. reference to ’
' spitting on floors, walls and side
walks be strictly enforced.
Dr. H. O. Walker,
Sec’y Newport Board of Health. |
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GKO VS.-GROCER CO.
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Little Rock, Nov. 18.—Today the ,
supreme court affirmed the case of
Plonkett-Jarell Grocer Co. vs. Man
uel Johnson, a negro, which was ta- ]
ken to the supreme court on appeal
from the Jackson circuit court, where
Johnson was” awarded' damages for
a alleged injuries he received to his
^ hand, which whs cut by a piece of
•wire.
--Ion L. Campbell of Newport rep
resented the plaintiff and O. W.
Scarborough of Newport the defend
ants.
No other cases from Jackson coun
ty were passed uyon here today.
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The American army began its
march to Germany Sunday, and for
the first time they entered enemy
territory without opposition. Many
•of the men wore new uniforms. The
entire army moved in columns as in
Army has been designated as the
4‘Army of Occupation.
f Spend Your Money
Kat with your home merchants,
j They help pay the taxes,
keep up the schools, build
% roads, and make this a com
jjL munity worth while. You
will find the advertising of
W fhe best ones in this paper.
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Stops Are Being Taken To Learn If
Germany Is Able To Pay For De
vastation She Wrought.
(By-The Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 18.—Study of
Germany’s financial situation ha3
been undertaken by government
agencies here with the view of throw-1
mg light on the ability of the Ger
man nation to pay reparation for the
devastation of invaded countries.
Unofficial reports indicate that Ger
many's ‘ national debt is nearly'thir
ty-five billion dollars or more then
two-fifths of the estimated national
wealth. There is no official intima
tion of the aggregate amount which
the allies expect Germany to pay, but
it is certain to run into the billions.
STRENGTH OF N^VY
WILL BE REDUCED,
SAYS SECY DANIELS.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 18.—Secretary
Daniels said today the reduction of
the enlisted strength of the navy has
commenced. He did not indicate the
extent of the reduction planned, but
it was intimated previously that the
navy could spare 50,000 men during
the next month.
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HI ALLOTMEMT
And Certificates Are Being Prepared
For Increased Amounts', Says
Food Administration.
The following has been received by
County Food Administrator Geo. B.
Irby:
We presume it is fuUy understood
by all retail dealers throughout the
State, that the allotment of sugar has
been raised to three pounds per per
son per month, and that additional
certificates will be sent to them to
take care of t#ur trade on this basis.
We are at present prepairing cer
tificates for an increased amount,
which we expect to mail out within
the next two or three days. This will
enable ail retail dealers to supply
their customers on the three pound
basis. From each dealer’s certifi
cates we are delueting his contribu
tion to the million pounds of sugar
which we are saving to be madetinto
candy to^end to the boys in France
as a Christmas present, and are send
ing with each lot a note explaining
Hits rlodnetion.
We have been advised in a wire
from Washington that refiners and
jobbers may now, at any time, ac
cept and ship or deliver against any
certificates tendered them, regard
less of expiration dates shown there
on. From this you will • understand
that any certificates wdiich retail
dealers hold will be honored at any
time regardless of the date of expir
ation stamped thereon.
For the month of December only,
where sugar is available and the sup
ply plentiful, the per capita consump
tion may be increased to four pounds.
We are advising the dealers of this
fact, and telling them that addition
al sugar for that month will be is
sued upon request to this office.
We shall leave it-up to you to give
publicity to these changes in the su
gar situation in your county.
Yours very trbly,
Hamp Williams,
Federal Food Administrator for Ar
kansas.
The city of Brussells, capital of
Belgium, which was held by the Ger
mans four years, has been entirely
liberated, and the Belgian flag now
flies over the city.
The German army continues to
pillage as it falls back toward home
i territory, and allied intervention
I may be necessary to enforce this part
' of the armistice. *
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Case Of T. J. Mooney, Condemned To
Die, Was Not Considered I>y Su
preme Court Today.
(By The Associated Press.)
. Washington, D. C., Nov. 18.—
The supreme court today refused
to review the case of Thomas J.
Mooney, labor leader under sentence j
to die December 13 for murder in'
connection- with a bomb explosion in
San Francisco two years ago.
FIVE PERSONS ARE
KILLED AND TWENTY
WOUNDED IN FIGHTING.
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(By The Associated Press.)
Winston-Solem, N. .C, Nov. 18.—
Five persons, two white and three ne
groes, are known to be dead, and >
twenty were injured as a result of i
promiscuous firing here last night
following the efforts of a mob to take !
a negro from the local jail. The ne- :
gro was charged with wounding j
James Childress, a farmer, and at-1
tacking his wife and shooting Sheriff;
Flynt.
Soldiers from Camp Greene and
Polk arrived this morning and took |
charge of the situation. The city is
now quiet. No futher disorder is an
ticipated. The negro sought by the
mob yesterday is said to have been
removed to a place of safe-keeping.
WILL DECIDE WHO
IS TO OWN FORMER
GERMAN COUNTRY.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 18.—Announcement
was made in Copenhagen Sunday,1%ac
cording to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch, that Dr. Solf, the German
foreign secretary, declared he would
propose to Denmark that a confer
ence be held in Schleswig-Holstein
to decide whether that territory will
remain German or join Denmark.
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AMERICAN S ARE
NEAR GERMANY
General Pershing Designates Line
Which The Third Army Reached
By Sunday Night.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov.' 1$.—Reporting
on the march of the Third American
army into Belgian territory evacu
ated by the Germans, General Per
shing announces the advanced ele
ments last night reached the line of
Ecouviez Sorbey and Mars-La-Tour,
or near the German border.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Nov. 18.—The last German
troops left Brussels yesterday, ac
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vas correspondent on the Belgian
front.
WAR TIME PRHIBITION
WILL CONTINUE DURING
DEMOBILIZATION PERIOD
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 18.—Final legis
lative action was taken today on the
national war-time prohibition bill
effective July 1 and continuing dur
ing period of demobilization. The
measure will go to the president nexl
Thursday for his approval, which is
confidently expected by prohibitior
advocates.
MOSES OF NEW HAMP
SHIRE IS SEATED AS
SENATOR AFTER DEBATI
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, 18.—Geo. II
Moses of New Hampshire was swori
in as a member of the senate after i
sharp debate, in which Chairmat
Ponvu'in of t^e committee on priv
ileges and elections attempted to de
fer action pending investigation o
charges of Irregularity in the Nev
Hampshire election.
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Homeland Because Of Disturb*
ances In Holland.
(By The Associated Press.)
JLondon, Nov. 18.—The Potsdam
soldiers’ and workmen’s committee!
learns that William Hohenzollern in
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tends to return to Germany because
of disturbances iq Holland, according
to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph. The Berlin Lo
kal Anzeiger states he will likely be
permitted to return. Prince -Eitel
Frederick, son of the former empe
ror, has appealed to his comrades of
the Potsdam garrison to place them
selves at the disposal of the new
government.
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(By The Associated Press.)
Amsterdam, Nov. 18.—The former
German empress 'ms arrived in Hol
land, making the trip by airplane, ac
cording to the Zevsnar correspondent
of the Telegraf.
(By The Associated Press.)
Basel, Sunday, Nov. 17.—The Hun
garian government has ordered the
mobilization of troops on the pretext
that it is necessary for the mainten
ance of order, occording to a Prague
dispatch from the Ccecho Slovak
Press Bureau quoting Skalitz advices.
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Lieutenant Steven R. Brown, A For
mer Newport Boy,.Writes About
Activities of Y. M. C. A.
The following letter has been re
ceived by John Glaridge of Little
Rock from Lieut. Steven R. Brown,
who spent some time in France en
gaged in work as Y. M. C. A. secre
tary. Lieut. Brown formerly lived
in Newport and spent several days
here recently visiting his relatives,
'the afmily of T. S. Stephens:
| “I wJPhted to write you from
. France and tell you something of the
! work done by the Y. M. C. A. for our
I boys over there, but I was so busy,
| we were hiking so much of the time,
I chasing the Hun out of France, that
i there was little opportunity to write
anyone. Late in October I came
| home to fehter Officers’ Training
•! camp, and I want you to-know a few
| .things that the association did with
. the Third Division of the . American
i army.
i “The division, which has made a
■ wonderful name fPr itself, spent five
weeks in a training camp in France,
' and there the ‘Y’ had a fine hut, good
reading room, plenty of magazines
• and books, a well stocked canteen;
i entertainments were furnished, the
very best of talent came to us and
there were many enjoyable movie
U - . ,.,n f1uv» rolurinna «prvipp<i
were always impressive and well at
tended. The hut was always filled
when the boys were not drilling. We
opened a Send Money Home Depart
ment, and many thousands of dollars
were sent back to the states, as the
boys have very little need of money
over there. I have notiegd that it
.was generally the buck private, the
greatest chap in the world, who sent
his money home.
i “The training period came to an
end rather suddenly. Word came
that we were to go to the front. I
shall never forget our last night in
camp. The chaplain held a commun
ion service. He asked me to arrange
for. the deacons. I did. There were
four, a Jew, a Catholic and two Pro
testants. Only one or two of the boys
| refused to commune. I’ve been
present at many impressive services,
but none quite like that one. Relig
ious creeds and differences were for
gotten. We were all brothers, going
. out to face the unknown, and we
were all putting our trust in the one
God.
; “The battalion that I served went
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But Many Throughout The County
Have Failed To Contribute To
Work As They Should.
Jackson county, according to fig
ures available, has reached its quota
in the United War Work Campaign.
But the fact that the county has
reached its goal does not signify
that everybody in the county contrib
uted his share. There are many who
failed, and many of them are in
Newport. Many persons gave as
much, and some more than they were
really able to give, while others did
not give according to that rule, and
somo nothing.
'i’hc Victory Boys and Girls proba
bly are due the greatest amount* of
credit for accomplishment. They
have worked hard .and gone over the
top.
As soon as the list of contributors
can be compiled by the War Work
organization it will be printed in the
Daily and Weekly Independent.
SUITABLE DWELLINGS
ARE GREATLY IN DE
MAND IN NEWPORT NOW.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found notice from C. R. Hite of the
removal of restrictions for building
permits.
The Independent knows that with
in a short time several families could
be induced to move to the city if
they were able to secure suitable
dwellings. Steps should be taken by
the Chamber of Commerce to deter
mine whether or not new dwellings
can be built here to fill the present
needs. Doubtless much building in
the city will go forward now, but__
some one should become interested in
the construction of rent houses—not
shacks, but residences that would be
in demand and suitable to the needs
of all persons.
In the heart of the city are several
lots upon which modern flats could/
be constructed, and no town in the
state is in greater need of apart
ments than Newport. If some enter
prising individual could make it his
business to' construct a three or four
story flat, equipped with all modern
conveniences it would not be long be
fore he would be realizing a hand
some income. . . \ -$|i
LADIES RENDER SPLEN
DID SERVICE SOLICIT
ING WAR WORK FUNDS.
Great credit is due the ladies of
Newport and East Newport for the
splendid and faithful service they
rendered during last week when they
solicited funds for the United^ War
Work campaign. They secured a to- ;
tal of $589. „ >i%j
Solictors reported as follows:
Mrs. II. O. Wialker, Mrs. Geo. M.
Sink—$(>9.
Mrs. F. H. Hardage, Miss Leila
Beattie—$35.50.
Mrs. Geo. Richter, Miss Lutie Mae
Stephens—$145.36.
Mrs. C. J. Saenger, Mrs. C. Bach—
$115. -
Mrs. Will Reed and Mrs. II. A. Me- %
Callister—$14.50.
Mrs. J. F. Harmon, Mrs. Charles
Jones, Mrs. Bursott, Mrs. J. L.
Brownd, Mrs. Henry Morris—$115.75.
Mrs. L. L. Campbell, Mrs. W. S.
Foushee—$84.
Mrs. B. W. Jamison—$10.
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