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VOLUME XVII. NO. 231 NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. FRIDAY, JANUARY ,
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RUSSIA MIKES
' HEWPROPOSAL
Provides For Complete Evacuation
of Occupied Territory and Will
Be Discussed at Conference.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, Jan. 4.—The Russians
have made a counter proposal to the
Germans providing for a complete
evacuation of occupied territory and
pending a referendum on self-defin
ition which it is expected will be dis
cussed at the resumption of the peace
conference at Brest-Litovsk, accord
ing to a news dispatch received in
London. The dispatch is taken to
indicate the Russians will not per
sist in a demand for future meetings
to be held on neutral soil. The orig
inal plans provided for a resumption
of the conference today. Reports
stated that the German and Austrian
emperors are perturbed over the
Russian situation.
It is rumored in Berlin that Von
Hertling, imperial chancellor, is to
be ousted in favor of Von Beulow,
former chancellor.
Recognition of the Lenin Trotsky
regime as a defacto government by
the entente is probable, according to
the London Daily Chronicle.
German artillery fire continues ac
tive at vital points on the western
front, but infantry is inactive. Lord
Rhondda, food controller* announc
ing that compulsory rationing in
England will be in effect soon, de
clared the situation is not alarming.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, Jan. 4.—The Bolsheviki
have fixed the date for opening of
the constituent assembly for January
18th, providing a quorum is present.
INCENDIARIES BURN
WHITE SCHOOL HOUSE
'
Unknown Party Climbs to Belfry
and Starts Destructive Blaze
Sunday Night.
The White school house near Par
oquet, was totally destroyed by fire
last Sunday night about 10:30.
The fire was the work of an incen
diary but as yet no clue has devel
oped that-would lead to the identiy
of the guilty party.
. Rev. E. A. Horn conducted relig
ious services in the school house
Sunday night and at the close of the
services, about 9 o’clock, special care
was taken to see that the stove was
left in a safe condition, so as to pre
vent the possibility of a fire.
About 10:30 people living near the
building discovered that it was afire.
Leo Dry, John McClure and Henry
Johnson were the first to arrive at
the school house and they found
flames issuing from the belfry.
There was no fire around the stove
or the flue and it was evident that
some one had climbed to the belfry
i and started the fire.
I
’ An unsuccessful attempt was made
l by unknown parties to burn the
\ building about a month ago. The
building was one of the best rural
school buildings in this section and
was valued at $2,000. There was
$1,700 insurance on the building and
contents.
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PRESIDENT GIVES I
PUN TO CONGRESS
Wilson Recommends Compensation
Rate of Income for Stockholders
Based on Past Three Years.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 4.—The presi- i
dent today laid before congress re- ’
commendations for carrying out ^
government operation of railroads, j
In his address before a joint session '
he recommended that congress pro-1
vide a compensation rate of the
same net operating income of the
roads as received for the three pro
ceeding fiscal years. He urged pas
sage of legislation for proper main
tainance oi| roads, insuring (return
to owners in the same order as when
the government takes them over.
Legislation to this effect was con
tained in administration bills which
were introduced with plans for
prompt consideration by both houses.
The president told congress that on
ly by government operation could
unity necessary in the country be ob
tained and said existing organiza
tions of roads would be disturbed as
little as possible.
FIFTY THOUSAND
SUCKERS IN U. S.
Of the Number 16,000 Ate Identified
and Two Thousand Have Been
Prosecuted By Lawr.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 4.—Provost
Marshal Crowder estimates there
arc fifty thousand real slackers in
the United States. About sixteen
thousand are identified and two
thousand have been prosecuted.
Crowder reported to the Secretary
of War that about a quarter of a
million of the three million regis
tered men called failed to appear,
but estimates two hundred thousand
of these either are already in mili
tary service or they are aliens. A
total of 14,161 enemy aliens have
been accepted in the National Army.
Barber who shaved Poet Whittier
has retired after 60 years’ service at
Amesbury, Mass.
Limping Austrian on New York
water front was found to have eight
stolen pay envelopes in one shoe and
seven in the other—$240.
JACKSON COUNTr
NEGROES TO HELP
Leaders of Colored Race Here Will
Assist in Drive For Sale of War
Savings Stamps.
At a meeting of fifty negroes of
Arkansas in Little Rock Thursday ar
arrangements were made to start a
campaign among the colored people
of the state to raise $10,000,000
through the purchase of War Savings
I Stamps.
hmmett Wheeler of Newport was
present and represented the Supreme
Council of Shepherds, of which or
ganization he is grand receiver-re
tainer, and R. H. McMillan, pastor of
the local colored First Baptist Church,
represented the churches of the
county.
E. I’. Wheeler states he will ar
range soon to start the campaign in
Jackson county and says the drive
will carry with it an effort to teach
the habit of saving and importance
of economy.
Mrs. Carl Swain, of Little Rock,
is here visiting her father and moth
er, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Stevens.
and thoroughly familiariz
L^ves with all its provision
, . * . A. G. Ste
Crowder Asks Congress t«/vnd Game
Who Have Reached 21*
Registration Hay. __
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 4.—All men for
the war armies still to be raised by
the United States will come from
Class One under the new selective
service plan.
This means that the nations fight
ing will be done by young men with
out families dependent upon their la
bor for support and unskilled in nec
essary industrial or agricultural
work.
Piovost Marshal General Crowder
announced the new policy in an ex
haustive report upon the operation of
the selective draft law submitted to
day to Secretary Baker and sent to
Congress. He said Class 1 should pro
vide for all military needs of the
draft law so as to provide that all
men who have reached their twenty
first birthday since June 5, 1917, shall
be lequired to register. Also he pro
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