GOVERNMENT HAS
TAKENJAEASURES
Agitation in Germany Is Fostered by
Socialists and Not Unions and
Meetings Are Prohibited.
Assocaited Press Dispatch*
London, Jan. 30.—Nearly five hun
dred thousand persons already are on
a strike in Berlin and a number are
being added to it hourly, says an Ex
| change Telegraph correspondent at
Copenhagen. The telegram was un
der Tuesday’s date. The movement
is being extended to provincial towns,
s The Berlin correspondent to the Po
litiken, at Copenhagen, reports the
strikers formed a workmen’s council
of five hundred with the “action of
| the commission,” composed of ten
men and women, including Hugo
Hass, the independent socialist lead
er, and Philip Scheidemann, the ma
jority socialist leader.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Jan. 30.—All workmen in
the Vilcan works at Hamburg and
thousands* of» miners in the Rhenish
and Westphalian districts struck
Monday, according to the Berliner
Vossische Zeitung.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, Jan. 301.—Dissatisfied
with the progress of peace negotia-,
tions and the Prussian electoral re
form, German workmen have brought
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Four Hundred Dollar Certificate In
debtedness Is Oversub
cribed.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 30.—The treas
ury announces the issue of four hun
dred thousand dollars of certificates
of indebtedness, which closed last
night, was heavily oversubscribed.
SENATOR HUGHES
OF NEW JERSEY
CALLED BY DEATH.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 30.— Senator
Hughes of New Jersey died this
morning.
WAREHOUSES IN
VIENNA ON FIRE
Revolutionists Are Suspected of
Starting Fire That Is Causing
Great Damage.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Jan. 30.—A Vienna dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph re
ports grain warehouses in the city of
Vienna are on fire with enormous
damage. Revolutionists are suspect
ed of starting the fires.
ANNOUNCES FOR RECORDER.
In the announcement column this
morning will be found the name of
B. G. Graham, who is a candidate for
leelection to the office of ciryte 1
re-election to the office of city re
| corder. Mr. Graham is serving in
i that capacity now and for three
! terms has discharged the duties of
i the position in a most faithful, pro
j ficient and satisfactory manner. Mr.
Graham is a good citizen and holds
the confidence of eveiybody, and his
candidacy will receive the strong en
dorsement of his friends.
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The Weather Man’s Despised
Because He’s a Truthful Man
Yesterday was known as the slick
est day of the year, resulting from
one of the weather man’s peculiar
tricks, which have made him the most
hated man in America. He brought
along a hard freeze Tuesday night
and the freeze didn’t thaw out much
yesterday, in consequence of which
ice was right plentiful wherever it
had a chance to form.
If the report of the weather man
is to be taken seriously, and the vil
lain has h way of telling the un
pleasant truth, this section of the
j world will not be released from his
grip soon. Last night brought in a
report that the mercury would go to
zero before morning, with continued
cold today.
There is believed to be enough coal
in Newport to supply the present
demands of consumers, and dealers
hope to be able to receive sufficient
shipments along to prevent another
famine. However, one should bear in
mind that fuel conservation is still a
good rule to execute, because winter
has not expressed any hint of dissat
isfaction with its present location.
CONVICTIONS IN
lYOR'S COURT
Two White Men and Three Negroes
Draw Fines for Violating the
Bone Dry Law.
In the court of Idayor A. T. Hubly,
acting as ex-officio justice of the
peace, Ben Bowlin, a white man,
Wash Loyd, a Poplar Bluff negro,
and William Hyde, a negro of' Rem
mcl, were yesterday fined $100 and
the costs each for violating.the bone
dry law.
Earlier in the week G. W. Gilliland,
a white man, and Sam Goodlaw, a
negro, were likewise fined for the
same offense.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney O.
W. Scarborough represented the
state during the trials of these cases.
Mr. Scarborough tells us he has
turned over to the county treasurer
more than $1,500 in fines, which he
collected as a result of the bone-dry
statute since the law became effec
tive January 24, 1917.
WILL COMPLY
WITH ORDER
Meeting of Wholesale and Retail
Dealers Is Held to Discuss New
Food Administration Order.
Another example of Newport pa
triotism was demonstrated yesterday
afternoon at a meeting of the whole
sale and retail merchants of the city.
r£he meeting was held ^t the city hall
and was for the purpose of discuss
ing the new food administration or
der, which has caused the merchants
to sell with every 24 pound sack of
flour an equal number of pounds of
corn meal, potatoes, peas, beans,
idled oats, rice or other cereals.
An agreement was reached be
tween all the merchants that the or
der will be strictly adhered to in
Newport.
TWO AMERIGA1S
KILLEJJN ITALY
William Platt and Richard Fairfield,
Members of Red Cross, Are Vic
tims of German Raiders.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Italian Army Headquarters, Jan.
30.—William Pla;tt and fRicha^d
Cutts Fairfield, Americans, with the
Red Cross, were attacked and killed
at Mestre Sunday when bombs were
dropped by German raiders.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 30.—Rich
ard Cutts Fairfield, a Harvard stu
dent and resident of New York, join
ed the English Red Cross last fall.
He was eighteen years old.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Baltimore, Jan. 30.—William Platt,
killed in Italy, was a resident of this
city.
George M. Sink made a business
trip to Tuckerman yesterday in th*
interest, of the New York Life.
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BOARD TO OTAR
• WAGE PLAINTS
Railroad Wage Commission Ap
points Three Members of Board
to Examine Differences.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 30.—The railroad
wage commission announces the ap
pointment of Ed J. Barcalo of Buf
falo, Riley Redpath of Kansas City
and Lathrop Brown, of New York,
as members of the board to hear mi
nor wage complaints.
Chas. Wheeler, J. R. Hicks, G.
Marx and W. P. Kene, of Little
Rock, W. S. Dickerson, of Fort
Worth, T. B. McLain, of Chicago, W.
H. Brigance and E. A. McAnistron,
of Memphis, W. L. Angus, of Cabot,
E. E. Herriff, of Donophan, Mo. and
G. M. Lewis, of Batesville, were out
of«t»wn guests registered at the
Columbia yesterday.
MANY SHOULD
JOIN FORCES
Every Man Who Can Use a Tool Is
Asked to Enroll for Service in
Ship Building If Needed.
During the coming week Newport’s
Four-Minute Men at the Madaline
theatre will have much to say con
cerning the importance of men en
listing their services with the govern
ment in the work of building ships.
Every man who is above the draft
age or below, and who can use any
sort of tool, is asked to enroll his
name with Wallace Townsend, of
the Council of Defense, at Little
Rock.
After the enrollment of his name,
one will be called by the government
to work in the ship building depart
ment when needed.
MAY RETURN TO
OWN COUNTRIES
! Agreement Is Reached Between the
United States, England and Can
ada to Give Citizens Privilege
Associated Press Dispatch
Washington, Jan. 30.—Agreement
between the United States, Great
Britain and Canada, giving citizens
of each country the option of return
ing to hs own country for military
service within a fixed period, was an
nounced by Secretary Lansing today.
The agreement only awaits the sig
natures of represtntatives of the
governments concerned.
DAMAGE AT PADUCAH.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Paducah, Ky., Jan. 30.—Damage to
shipping here as a result of ice
gorges is estimated at a million and
two hundred thousand dollars.
S. ifl. Massey, of Jacksonport, wae
in yesterday and renewed his sub’
scription for another year.
HUN CLAIMS
ARE UNTRUE
Former German Ships Now In U. S
Service Represent Big Tonnage
and Are Transporting Men.
Associated Press Dispatch.
With the American Army in
France, Jan. 3C|.—Announcement is
made of the tonnage of former Ger
man steamships now ready for high
seas service, most of which are now
bringing men and materials to
France, is approximately five hun
dred thousand. Recent arrivals at
entente ports include the steamer,
Leviathan, formerly the Vateiland,
and fifteen other large German ships.
The publication of this information
is permitted to demonstrate the fal
sity of recent German claims.
ITALIANS ARE
GETTING HELP
With Additional Re-Inforcementg for
Italians, Austrians Were Forced
to Abandon Positions.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Vienna, Jan. 30.—It is officially
announced the Italians attacking on
the northern -front *-are being >c*n
stantly reinforced. Austrians were
forced to give up Monte Dival, Balia
and Col Del Rosso.
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