Newport Daily Independent.
VOLUME, XVII. NO. 263. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1918 PRICE FIVE CENTS. |
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AUSTRIAN PEACE
NOT IMPOSSIBLE
Facts Are Said to Be Known That
Austria Does Not Wapt to Send
Troops Against Unted States
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, Feb. 13.—Count Von
Hertling, the imperial German chan
cellor, according to unofficial reports,
will answer President Wilson’s ad
dress before congress in the Reich
stag Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the Daily News says
facts are known in London which
bring closer the possibility of a sep
arate peace between Austria Hungary
and the entente. Austria is said to
look with disfavor on sending troops
against the United States and Great
Britain. If he challenged the move
Premier Lloyd George would want
the confidence of his government and
the British house of commons yester
day he failed to take such action.
Criticism of the premier’s attitude
toward the Versailles council had
been voiced in the house by Former
Premier Asquith and others. Both
the king and premier declared in par
liament that no basis for a democrat
ic peace was found in the recent
statements of the leaders of the Cen
tral Powers. Before the Italian par
liament Premier Ortando declared
Italy will fight until victory is
There are no indications yet of re
sumption of milittary operations on
a large scale on the western front.
Attempts of raiding parties, however,
are growing stronger. According to
a German prisoner the Germans plan
to attack sometime in March.
MANY ENGINEERS
ARE TO BE SENT
TO FRANCE SOON.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 13.—The war de
partment today asked the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers to fur
nish fifty men for tank service and a
thousand engineers for transporta
tio service in France. Warren Stone,
chief of the brotherhood, agreed to
furnish the department with names
of men available.
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SECTORIS PIET
Harassing Artillery Fire and Patrol
ling Operation Continue Without
Clashes.
Associated Press Dispatch.
With the American Army in France,
Tuesday, Feb. 12.—Aside from in
creased activity the American sector
has been normal during, the past
twenty-four hours. Harassing artil
lery fire and patrolling operations
continue, but there have been no
clashes.
An electric light plant is being
built at Cargile.
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GIVEN Btllim
One Hundred and Sixty Four Ameri
cans Lost on the Tuscania Buried
Along Scottish Coast.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Scotch Seaport, Feb. 13.—Up to
Tuesday night 171 victims of the
Tuscania were buried at different
points on the Scottish coast. One
hundred and sixty four of this num
ber were Americans, 131 of whom
have been identified.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 13.—The names
of William E. Bennett, of Rogers, Ar
kansas, Nathan B. Short, of Steph
ens, Ark. and Claude Bradley, Swte
thy, Ark., appear on the list of Tus
cania victims reported buried on the
Scottish coast.
It Map Not
Happen Now,
But Will Soon
The Independent is not vouching
for a thing. What it has to say here
is merely what came in voluntary,
but we are itching to tell it all, which
might end in our death or the trying
ordeal of being frowned upon. So
we desist.
But here’s this much. A municipal
ticket composed of women candidates
has been made out and suggested, but
no definite agreement as to whether
the men will have a chance to scratch
the names has been reached. We
have seen the list, and the ticket
looks good on paper, and in action
might look better. One of the best
known women of the town is slated
for mayor, another for marshal; all
the wards would furnish sister alder
men, along with a recorder and treas
urer and city attorney from the same
side of the. house.
It is intimated that the women are
awaiting an auspicious moment when
they will spring this great politico
’de coup—that’s the way it was ex
pressed to us—and all husbands and
boarders are warned to arrange for
downtown meals and negotiate for
peambulators with a long mileage
guarantee.
However, the thing that makes us
believe there is nothing to all this is
a mere man, who is circulating the
report, which probably is political
propaganda.
HAYS OF INDIANA
PROBABLY BE ELECTED
REPBLICAN CHAIRMAN.
Associated Press Dispatch.
St. Louis, Feb. 13.—With the with
drawal this afternoon of. John T.
Adams, of Iowa, from the contest in
dications were that Will H. Hays, of
Indiana, will be elected chairman of
the republican national committee by
acclamation.
FRENCHMRE
mumisoNERs
Clash Wi*h Germans This Morning
In Three Trench Raids in
Wovre.
Associated Press Dispatch.
With the French Army in France,
Tuesday—In the course of three
trench raids this morning the French
fldvAued as far as the fourth German
| line Detween Lapretre and the Mort
Mare Woods in Woevre. They took
prisoners belonging to the Ninth Ba
varian and Ninety-Fourth Landwear
divisions.
G. W. May, one of this paper’s good
friends at Auvergne, was in the city
today.
Mrs. Henry Carnie of Eureka
Springs is the champion knitter of
the state. She knitted a sock in three
hours and 17 minutes recently.
Local Methodist Church
Asks for Special Session
The following resolutions were un
animously adopted by the congrega
tion of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, at Newport, Arkansas,
Sunday, February 10th, 1918:
“Whereas, under a decision handed
down by the supreme court of Ark
ansas, Monday, February 4th, 1918, it
was held that the Bone Dry law pass
ed by the last legslatuie does r.ot pro
hibit people from carrying intoxicat
ing liquors into the State of Arkan
sas from other states; and,
“Whereas, the said act of the legis
lature had heretofore been so con
strued and enforced by the public of
ficials and so understood by the pub
lic generally as to prevent the intro
duction of intoxicating beverages into
the State of Arkansas by any means;
and,
“Whereas, the former construction
and enforcement of said Bone Dry
law, as previously understood by the
people in general, prior to the decis
ion of the supreme court on Febru
ary 4th, 1918, resulted in great and
noticeable benefit to our people in
general; and,
“Whereas, the great percentage of
the law abiding people generally and
cheerfully acquiesced in the law as it
was formerly understood; and,
“Whereas, permitting liquor to be
introduced into our state and com
munity, even though it be personally
carried and transported, has already
had a noticeable bed effect, and the
evils flowing therefrom will increase
as the time goes by; and,
“Whereas, we adhere to the princi
ples of an absolute Bone Dry law, one
which will stop the liquor at its
source and prevent it from being im
ported into our state in any manner
or by any means for beverage pur
poses; and, "* _
“WhereasT~the general assembly
will not convene in regular session, to
correct the defect pointed out in oup
Bene Dry law, until January, 1919;
and,
“Whereas, the evils, disorders,
crimes and expense which will result
I from permitting liquor to be intro-!
duced into our state for such great
length of time are beyond measure.;
“Now, Therefore Be It Resolved,!
That we do hereby petition the Hon-1
orable Charles Hillman Brough, Gov- j
I ernor of the State of Arkansas, to
! convene the general assembly of the
State of Arkansas in extraordinary
session for the purpose of enactting
further stringent legislation against
the liquor traffic, to ratify the prohi
bition amendment to the constitution
of the United States, and for such
other action along said lines as may
appear to said general assembly to
be meet and proper, and we do here
by respectfully urge upon the govern
or the importance of this matter and
the great emergency and the neces
sity of such Extraordinary Session of
the general assembly; and,
“Be It Resolved, That a copy of
these resolutions duly authenticated
be sent to the governor and a copy
given to the press with the request
that they be published.
A True Copy:
Wm. B. Hays,
Pastor in .Charge.
Edgar Williams,
Sec’y and Treas. of Finance Com.
F. J. Harmon,
Ch’m. of Board of Stewards.
A. T. Hubly,
Supt. of the Sunday School.
. F. B. Moorehead,
Recording Steward.
T. P. Umsted,
Sec’y of Board of Stewards.
MAKE DEMAND
ON ROUMANIA
Amsterdam, Feb. 13.—The Berlin
Tageblatt says the Central Powers
have addressed a demand to Rumania
for her to enter peace negotiations
with the request for an answer to
day.
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Prices Reduced On
Crown Trousers
A Clean-Up Sale
of Extra Trousers
And if you are in need of a j
pair, now is an opportune
time to yet them at a big
saving. Any number of these
are medium-weight woolens
and are ideal for early spring
at the following prices:
$4.00 Values.$2.85
4.50 Values. 3.15
5.00 Values. 3.85
6 and $6.50 Values 4.85
7 and $7.5Q Values 5.85
Star Clothing Co,
ADAM LOCKARD, Manager
“THE APPAREL STORE FOR MEN”
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WILL MICTION
AGAINST WRITER
London Correspondent Publishes Ar
ticle After It Had Been Prohib
ited By Censor.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Feb. 13.—Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor of the exchequer,
announced today in the House of
Commons that action will be taken
against Col. Reppington, military
correspondent to the Morning Post,
for publication of an $iticle, permis
sion for which was refused by the
censor.
The article in question was printed
in a different form without submis
sion to the censor, and it is announced
action also will be taken against the
editor of the Post.
This Negro is
Never Without
His Audience
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Frank Johnson, a negro now in the
county jail under indictment for mur
der, may die in the electric chair, but
he’ll never succumb to lung trouble.
Without a doubt he has the best pair
of lungs in Jackson county. He says
he’s crazy. He may be. We’re no
alienist.
Frank has been raving constantly
since the latter part of last summer.
Persons associated with Frank say
he never sleeps. His trial will come
up in a few days, and officers believe
they will have to put a muffler on
him if the case is to proceed quietly.
And Frank is never without an
audience. There is a window in his
cell, and every day you will find a
S small, and sometimes a large bunch
of curious people lingering about
trying to find out what ails Frank.
And those . associated with Frank
cannot help but listen.
Frank went to war last summer
and killed his wife, another negro and
wounded two others. He said he was
under the spell of a “hoodoo” man
and a “hoodoo” woman, who told him
to wear an onion in the left hip pock
et of' his trousers and in that manner
! avoid killing his y/iic and others to
j ward whom he possessed a dislike
owing to family difficulties. After
killing his prey Frank wandered
about all night and tried to come to
town the next day and surrender to
officers, but was prevented from
coming by a flock of crews which led
him to retreat every time he neared
the sheriff’s office.
Frank still blames the onion for all
his trouble, and says he is anxious to
tell it to the judge. Frank may not
be crazy, but he’s the most persistent
negro who ever occupied the county
jail, according to citizens living with
in hearing.
TUGKERMA1 IS
FOR A NEW EAW
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Sunday Schools and Churches Adopt
Resolutions Asking Governor
Brough to Call Extra Session.
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| Special to Independent.
Tuckerman, Feb. 13.—The Sunday
schools and congregations of both the
Baptist and Methodist churches of
this place have adopted resolutions
urging Governor C. H. Brough to call
a special gession of the legislature
for the purpose of enacting new and
| needed prohibition legislation,
i Since the supreme court decided the
Bone Dry iatfr is such as to allow
persons to bring whiskey into the
state there has been a decided in
crease in the importation of the li
quor into this township. While the
law was being enforced whiskey here
was an unknown quantity.
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! There will be a meeting of the
Elks Lodge tonight and a special pro
gram, celebrating the Fiftieth anni
V®r*ary.
Associated Press Dispatch. . ■ ^S^B
Washington, Feb. 13.—W«WSfc>S^^^8
Stone, grand chief of the Brothj(|»
of Locomotive Engineers, todaa^M^Hl
the railroad wage commieekgi i jj|l
lack of preparation of SI
meet winter weather was *-g
of the great traffic congestion*^ 'JS
The engineers are asking jjSB| -Aril
minimum wage of $6 a day and w- Jjp
and a half overtime. Stone decMjj®' .
taking care of motive powfflt apl^-'
not provide heating facilities
roundhouses. He cited an fni|MH? JHjjj
where it is alleged twentffljj^|jBHp?' y||j|
thirty engines were kept burning
night, using perhaps a ton of eMtjfln3s3|
hour, to prevent freezing* fifeme w^Jfl
dared long hours by the railroi A
men is a menace to public wW| ffUHg
condemned the employment of W0H*Wf . 'J
to take the place of men. ,|j| * A
WANTED TO SEE THE COUNT®! Jj
He entered the office of the' fP*. jj
“I want to enlist,” he announced*
“In what branch of the service?* a
* “Wall, I think,” replied the reendt*
“that I prefer the aeration corpee,
because if I have to go over the«^J*|aj
want to see as much of the country j®
Mineral Springs will »oon 4|
Jed by electricity. Machinery for #- <3
I plant has been purchased., 5 j
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