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VOLUME XVII. NO. 286. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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SUMMARY OF
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Activity Increases On the Western
< Front With the Advent of Fav
orable Weather Conditions.
associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 14.—Favorable
weather on the western front has led
to increased fighting, but none of the
armies yet has made an attack of
great strength.
The French, in the Champagne, re
pulsed a German attack with severe
losses to the attackers.
American raiding parties, with
artillery, are busy northwest of Toul
and east of Luneville. The Germans
did not remain in the trenches to
fight with the Americans but fled to
the rear when Pershing’s men ap
peared. British raiders Wednesday
captured 37 prisoners in the Ypres
area. The British advanced three
miles on an eleven mile front in the
coastal sector of Palestine, North of
Jaffa.
In the east Germans hold Odessa,
the Russian Black sea port, which
probably will be used as a base for
an invasion of India or as a terminal
for grain shipments from Russia.
The Caucasus government has not
ified Turkey not to recognize the
treaty with Bolsheviki.
The British shipping losses for the
week were eighteen vessels.
MUST fURNISH
GARDEN SrOTS
Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 28, 1918.
Hon. County Food Administrators for
Arkansas:
Gentlemen:
It has just come to my attention
that some planters in Arkansas have
refused to furnish their tenants with
suitable ground for home gardens;
and I have also been informed that a
great many negroes in the Delta on j
these plantations are making no
preparation whatever for gardening.
Any planter refusing ground to his
tenants for gardening, or any person
in Arkansas failing to make a garden
this year, where the opportunity is
offered and where ground is available
fur that purpose, will be regarded by
the Federal authorities as being un
friendly and unpatriotic to the United
States government.
Hamp Williams,
Federal Food Administrator for Ark
ansas.
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The above letter is published at the
request of the Federal Food Admin
istrator for Arkansas.
I believe most of the citizens of
Jackson county are already making
preparations to plant gardens and
hope those who are not doing so will
make every effort they can to com
ply with the sugg'Pstions contained in
the above letter. Every dollar’s
worth of food raised is something
saved for our army and our allies.
Edwin L. Boyce,
Federal Food Administrator for
Jackson Coupty.
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TIBETANS TAKE
SEVERAL TOWNS
Take Advantage of Disorder and Re
bel—Force Is Ten Thousand
Strong.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Peking, Monday— Taking advan
tage of disorder in the Province of
Zechuan the Tibetans have rebelled,
inarching into Szechuan, where they
! captured several towns. The force
• is estimated at 10,000 and they are
armed with modern rifles.
GUARDSIVIEN DO
SPLENDID IRK
j Members of Rainbow Division Repulse
German Raid and Are Com
mended.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 14.— General
Pershing reports the American troops
that repulsed the German raid Maich
5th were from the Rainbow division,
composed of national guardsmen. The
American losses were light. General
Gerard, a French commander, con
gratulated the divison commander on
the way the troops repulsed the raid.
Late Wire Briefs
Associated Press Dispatch.
Berlin, March 14.—Army headquar
ters announces the German troops
which occupied Odessa were sent in |
an agreement with the Rumanian
government.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 14.—Congress
finally disposed of the railroad con
trol bill today when the house agreed
to the conference report adopted in
the senate yesterday. The bill now
goes to the president.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Dover, March 14.— The Deleware
house of representatives today adopt
ed a joint resolution ratifying the
federal prohibition amendment by a
vote of twenty-seven to six. It now
goes to the senate.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 14.—An appro
priation of a $1,300,000,000 for naval
service during the next fiscal year,
to be immediately available in the
navy department at the department’s
discretion, was provided in the an
nual naval budget completed today
by the house naval committee.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Pittsburg, March 14.—Flood stages
at Monongahel, on the Ohio river, is
forecasted. It is expected the Ohio
will pass flood stage tomorrow.*
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 14.— Further
indications that Leon Trotzky, for
mer Russian foreign minister, will
oppose ratification by the Soviet
congress of Germany’s peace terms
and that he will advocate reorganiza
tion of the army to be used in de
fending Russia, are contained in a
dispatch to the state department from
Ambassador Francis at Vologdavi.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 14.—Contracts
for ten steel ships, thirty-five hun
dred tons, each, were let today, and
for delivery in 1919 also of six steel
tankers.
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M. M. Hankins, with the Arkansas
Building and Loan Association at
Little Rock, is spending several days
in Newport in the interest of the as
sociation, capitalized at $2,500,000.
T. J. Copeland, bookkeeper for the
Muirhead Shingle Cmpany at Weldon,
was here on business this morning.
To advertise it in the Independent
is to sell it—if it is something for
which live people find a need.
FIND DYNAMITE
IN SHIPYARDS
Enough to Blow Up Great Shipyard
Was Found On Hog Island
In February
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Assoiated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 14.—Dudley R.
Kennedy, manager of the industrial
relations department, today told the
senate investigating committee that
• enough dynamite to blow up half of
the great shipyard, Hog Island, was
found there during February. Secret
service men are unable to find who
placed it there.
NEWPORT LODGE NO. 968
ELECT NEW OFFICERS.
The meeting of the Elks’ lodge
Wednesday evening was a splendid
one from many standpoints and was
gairly well attended. The lodge at
its next meeting are to have a ser
vice flag program in honor of mem
bers who have answered their coun
try’s call and are now in training
camps. There are fourteen in num
ber and a flag containing that num
ber will be placed in the lodge hall.
Jud N. Hout, of Tuckerman, was ini
tiated and is now a member of Elk
dom.
Officers were elected as follows:
F. R. Suits, exalted ruler; L. F.
Wishendorf, esteemed leading knight;
Ed J. Doherty, esteemed loyal knight;
James Q. Blackwood, esteemed lectur- j
ing knight; Earl H. Wilson, tyler;
P. G. Lockard, esquire; J. H. John
ston, secretary; W. T. Parish, treas
urer; J. W. Grubbs, trustee.
In asking the people to invest in
War Savings and Thrift Stamps, the |
government is not asking them to
contribute money.
WILL INCREASE
MEAT EXPORTS
Supply of Meats For the Allies From
United States Probably Will
Be Doubled.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 14.—Meat ex-j
ports to the allies will be increased ■
fifty per cent, and perhaps doubled,!
shortly under arrangements being ne- j
gotiated by the food administraton j
with allied representatives.
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GOVERNOR PARDONS JACK
SON COUNTY WOMAN
special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 14.—Gov. Chas.
H. Brough yesterday pardoned Mrs.
Minnie Willard, recently convicted in
the Jackson county circuit court of
second degree murder and sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary. I
She had not commenced serving her j
term. At ^the governor’s office it was !
said the pardon was granted at the !
request of many residents of Jackson!
county, the grand and petit jurors.,
county officials, the trial judge ancl
prosecuting attorney. Mrs. Willard
shot a man who is said io have slan
dered her.
John W. Pettet left this afternoon
on No. 3 for Kelley Field, San Anto
nio, Texas, having enlisted in the
sheet metal workers’ department of
the aviation service of the U. S. arjny.
Money to lend on improved city
property; easy monthly payments.
Arkansas Building and Loan Asso
ciation, Little Rock, Ark. See Geo.
R. Wilson, local secretary. 86d26
Mr. and Mrs. Tom W. Johnson re
turned this morning from a several
days’ business trip to St. Louis.
orders roads to
MAKEjNVENTORY
McAdoo Asks For Information Con
cerning Material and Sup
plies.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 14— Director
General McAdoo today ordered all
railroads to make an inventory of
materials and supplies on hand when
private control ceased, for use in
connection with government adminis
tration purchases and betterments.
flordTrender
MARYJMELESS
Cloudburst In New York Does Much
Damage and Lower Michigan
Is Hard Hit.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Rochester, N. Y., March 14.—Scores
were driven from their homes and in
dustries in the town of Hornell are
paralyzed as a result of a flood due
to a cloud burst sweeping down Can
isteo Valley this morning. One third
of the city is inundated. So far as
known there were no fatalites. The
flood extends forty miles down the
valley.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Deroit, March 14.— Damage esti
mated at more than a million was
wrought in Lower Michigan by a
tremendous r-ainfall durng the twen
ty-four hours past.
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you may see for yourself what substantial quality and superior value it is ;
possible to get in these times, when good quality and good value are not so
common. You will find an attractive display of these suits.
Star Clothing Company
ADAM LOCKARD, Manager. “THE APPAREL STORE FOR MEN”
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ENGLAND AMIN 1
One Airship Drops Bombs On Hartle* "f|
pool, Killing Five and Injur*
ing Nine.
Associated Fress Dispatch. ^ \|S
London, March 14.— One Airship ||
crossed the coast last night and .
dropped four bombs on Hartlepool, j
six dwellings being demolished and
thirty damaged. Five were killed i
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and nine injured.
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GRAND GLAIZE CONTRIB* ®i
IJTES THE SMALLEST 4k
OF WEEK’S WORK j|
The faithful workers for the wa* 1
savings stamps were present In (to*
usual big numbers at the old Grand S
Glaize meeting Wednesday night, if
The trip was made over some of th© ’"-j
roughest road in Jackson county, and
they were greeted by a good-siaed
audience, but unfortunately the mfiffe* '.AM
ing was the least successful so fa* of
the week’s itinerary. Only $300 , '5
worth of certificates were sold, the
largest investor being Dr. Thomason
and his wife. A few others bought'
smaller amounts.
The committees are out again ' .fj
day, but on Friday the meetings will
not be held. Saturday at 2:30 » |
meeting will be held at Tupelo and
one at Auvergne that night at 7s$0. |f§
To those planning to
public schools of this
your interest, as
bional interest of thisjcounty,
forward to the front of your
Owing to the scarcity of teachers ggl
the various school boards of the ./-I
county will engage their teachers for ;'J
the ensuing year, early. If the y
school boards engage their teachers
early they are more apt to secure a
position than should they wait until
the supply of teachers was more
nearly exhausted.
Those planning to enter the teach
ing profession and those planning to *
raise their grade of certificate should
take advantage of the teachers’ ex
amination held at Newport, March
21st and 22nd, and should secure i
suitable positions in time.
E. H. Bowman,
County Superintendent. ;■#§
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Goodwin & Jean, of Little Rock,
average two cars of eggs out of Sear
cy every week. Think of it! What
an immense amount of money that
brings from “foreign parts” to this
community. A car holds about 470
crates. There are about 615 dozen
eggs in a crate. Twelve timfes that
makes the astounding numbers of
340,200. That many in one car. Mul -
tiply that by two and you have the
enormous sum of 680,400 eggs.
Would you have thought our hens
were that busy ? And that makes
no allowance for the thousands we
eat. Thus Uncle Sam’s wisdom is
demonstrated in making an order
against selling hens some time ago.