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m •** i ms paper has enlisted
With the government in the
cause of America for the
l period of the war • ..
E THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
The commercial forces of Newport
• have been merged harmoniously into
a Chamber of Commerce, and with
fi this happy culmination as a harbin
ger of unprecedented advancement
Newport will broaden out and expand,
Claiming its fight to do things in the
i world of progress.
Eleven good men have been selected
AS a board of directors. Better men
could not be chosen to direct the af
fairs of the new organization and
their work’will meet with the approv
> t al of every one.
The selection of a president, secre
tary, business manager and other of
ficers will be made by the directors
at an early date.
The first progressive step to be
taken by the directors will be ar
rangements for editorial representa
; tion in a publication to be issued in
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: conjunction with a meeting of the
National Editorial Association at
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little Rock in May, and it is also
: planned to 'have the editors visit
Newport for a couple of hours, as
Nepwort for a couple of hours, as
they will have to pass this‘way while
on route* to Batesville and other points
up the White River railroad.
The merchants of Newport should
arrange to avail themselves of adver
tising space in this publication, for
in that manner they will be able to
give 'publicity to Newport’s possibil
ities throughout the United States.
f j|Comprising the editorial party will
I be the best newspaper men from ev
ery section of the country. They are
real boosters, and if Newport can get
their attention for two hours the ef
fort will have' been well spent.
Let every business and profession
| al man in the city join the Chamber
of Commerce and advance the mem
bership to 200.
SOLDIERS ON LEAVE
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Chambery, France, March 23. —
American soldiers on leave now are
being sent to the department of Savoy,
one of the most picturesque regions of
*■" France, to obtain rest and healthful
jrecreation after their arduous work
in the trenches and behind the lines.
The department was selected by offi
cers of the American army.
It is beautifully situated about 350 j
miles from Paris in the Alps in
southeastern France, having a mild
and agreeable climate, fertile valleys,
high and well-timbered mountains
and pretty mountain streams and
lakes.
Aix-les-Bains, Chambery and Chal
? les-Haux are the three towns in the
f department to which the first Ameri
can soldiers are being sent.
The first contingent of soldiers was
sent to Aix-les-Bains, known to tour
ists the world over as "The Pearl of
Savoy.”' This town with a normal
population of less than 10,000 inhab
Itants is located but one mile from the
of Bourget on a small plain
surrounded by mountains.
Aix owes its fame and importance
to its warm mineral springs, known
f to the Romans. The baths are oper
ated under government supervision.
The water is supplied by two springs,
laily over a million gallons,
ment, prescribed chiefly for
and skin1 diseases, is sup
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CIVILIAN RELIEF DEPARTMENT.
More than 400 Home Service Sections In the Red Cross .Chapters of the
Southwestern Division are now helping the families of our soldiers and sail
ors to solve the many problems which are daily arising. They are thus sus
taining the morale of our lighting men. No chapter is now considered com
plete if it is without a Home Service Section, which is in sympathetic touch
with all the needs of its families and with the newest methods of meeting
t hftso Il66(ls.
Every ship in our navy carries a bulletin stating that the Red Cross
Chapter back home will assist the men on board by carying for their families,
and thus relieving their minds from worry; likewise in the various camps,
bulletins are posted and Red Cross Field Directors are stationed so as to
make this service sure and effective between the camp and the Red Cross
Chapter at home.
The problems which axe presenting
themselves are numerous and diffi
cult. Problems which would ordinarily
arise in peace times are now enlarged
by the absence of one or more of the
members of the family and are made
more complicated by war conditions.
Not only is relief needed in many
cases, but prompt advice and informa
tion is of tremendous concern to these
families. Malls would be flooded, the
work of military and federal authori
ties would be hampered, and families
would be in anxiety and distress were
it not for the fact that Home Service
Sections of the Red Cross have estab
lished an information service to an
swer all questions. Among other
things, they are equipped with ac
curate information regarding the rates
of- pay of various classes of enlisted
men, the proper form of addressing
mail to them, the condition of dis
uarged men and the provision for
after-care of disabled men, the proper
procedure for securing allotments and
allowances, the protection of civil
rights of men in the service, rules
and regulations in connection with the
soldiers and sailors of our allies, the
shipment and burial of deceased men,
and a multitude of other matters
which are so vital to the comfort and
welfare of the family. Every new law
and. regulations is promptly communi
cated to the Home Service Sections.
Most of these sections include one or
more lawyers who can give advice on
the most technical questions.
Recently a group of attorneys in
Washington has been watching gov
ernment reports on the death or in
jury of soldiers and sailors and writ
ing to the nearest relative for the pur
pose of securing a fee as attorney or
claim agent. The Bureau of War Risk
Insurance has announced that it will
not be necessary to consult or employ
an attorney, claim agent or other per
son to secure the benefits to which
a family is entitled under the law of
Oct. 6, 1917. The Civilian Relief De
partment of the Southwestern Division,
anticipating the activities of unpa
triotic lawyers and claim agents, ad
vised all of its Home Service Sections
several months ago to prepare them
selves for this kind of service, and the
sections have announced to their re
spective communities that they are
prepared to give the families all neces
sary information should death or in
jury occur to a loved one. The Home
Service Section can tell what finan
cial compensation will be made to
the family, how it can be obtained and
will supply the necessary forms on
which to make application. Thus
every dollar to which the family 1b en
titled for the government will be re
ceived by them and not spent for un
necessary attorney’s or claim agents'
fees.
ALFRED FAIRBANK,
Director Civilian Relief,
1617 Railway Exchange,
St. Louis.
plied to American soldiers at a very
nominal cost.
Chambery is a town of 22,000 in
habitants about nine miles from Aix
les Bains. It is the capital of the
Department of Savoy and an impor
tant center of learning and industry.
The grand dukes of Savoy made
their headquarters in Chambery and
built there a great old castle, parts of
which still stand. Old Roman ruins
are also found in the neighborhood.
Challes-Ies-Eaux, is another well
known hot springs station located a
couple of miles southeast of Chambery
and at the foot of the Bauge moun
tains. The baths there are said to
have virtually the same mineral prop
erties as those at Aix-les-Bains. A
large casino and a theatre have been
leased in Challes by the Young Men’s
Christian Association for the benefit
of the American soldiers.
You command the immediate inter
est and attention of local customers
when you patronize the Independent’s
advertising facilities.
To advertise it in the Independent
is to sell it—if it is something for
which live people find a need.
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Harry Lynn came up from Little
Rock last evening and will spend
Sunday with Newport friends.
Miss Jean McCaleb, of Batesville,
who has just finished the Ingleside
school, was here last night, leaving
this morning for home.
Mr. and Mrs. Plummer Sweatt, Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Sweatt of Weldon
and Mrs. J. E. Henderson of this city,
went down to Arkadelphia yesterday
morning to attend a piano recital
given by Miss Corinne Sweatt at
Ouachita college Friday evening.
The party will return this evening.
Barker & Daugherty, hustling au
tomobile salesmen, today announced
the sales of cars as follows: Max
well touring cars to E. F. Taylor of
Newport, J. S. Parrott, Dick Faulk
ner and Mr. Claxton of Tuckerman,
and an Elgin “six” to Mrs. N. D.
Moon of Swifton.
Miss Willie Overton Minor arrived
yesterday afternoon from St. Charles,
Missouri, for a short visit and is re
ceiving a cordial welcome home from
her many friends. Miss Minor has
been signally honored by her school,
Lindenwood college, in that she has
been chosen to visit three of our larg
est cities to organize Lindenwood
clubs among the school’s alumni. She
leaves Monday for Hot Springs, where
she will give a tea at the Arlington
hotel for former students of Linden
wood, and at Little Rock Thursday
Miss Minor will give a tea at the Ma
rion hotel, and later in the week one
at Pine Bluff.
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