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Newport Daily Independent.
VOLUME XVII. NO. 228. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. "9
GERMAN DESTINY
WITH MILITARISTS
^Neutral Press Accounts Believe Mil
itary Leaders of Germany Will
Remain in Control of Situation
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, Jan. 15.—Control of
the destinies of the German Empire,
press accounts from neutral countries
agree, is passing into the hands of
militarists or leaders who want to
hold what they have gained by
might. Chancellor Von Hertling is
reported ill and preparing to resign
while the militarists and pan-Ger
mans are demanding the dismissal of
Von Kuehlmann, foreign secretary.
Coupled with these reports is the
fact that the emperor and crown
prince are holding conferences with
political military leaders. Indica
tions are that the present tur
moil will result in the acceptance of
a firm policy, either favoring the mil
itarists or a more peaceful element,
with the probability that pan-Ger
mans will be victorious. No explan
ation is vouchsafed either by the Ger
mans or Russians as to reasons for
the temporary halt in peace negotia
tions.
Winter and idleness on the Western
Italian fronts ntinue.
SHELLS FROM SEA
STflIKEJfIRMOIITH
Three Are Killed and Ten Wounded
In Attack Made From Sea By
^ The Enemy.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Jan. 15.—It is officially
announced that Yarmouth, England
was bombarded from the sea last
night, about twenty shells falling in
to the city. Three were killed and
ter injured.
FROM MARSHAL M’GIIEE
Editor Independent:
Just a few words in regard to my
detachment and the boys in it. We
have a very nice camp here and all j
the boys seem to be very friendly. ;
We also Jiave some fine officers, the j
best that I have met since I’ve been
in the army, though I haven’t seen
but seven months of service.
I am in the quarter-master’s corps
and I.think it is the best branch of
service, for I have learned to do sev
eral things that I never did before.
Here are a few of the many things
I have done: cooked, kitchen police,
guard duty, drove motor cycle, room
orderly, drilled and fatigue duties of
all kinds.
I am fitting interested in the army
and I think every young man that
has not a wife or children ought to
be in service to help this country win
the w«ar.
There are none of my home boys
here, but I have made many friends
since coming here. I have a brother
in the service but have not seen him
for several months, as he is in a dif
ferent camp.
Good wishes to all.
Marshal E. McGhee,
A. R. D., 324.
Camp Mac Arthur,
Q. M. C., Pet. 324. _
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COTTON CONSUMED
DURING EIGHT MONTHS
REACHED 2,794,761 BALES
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 15.—Cotton con
sumed during December amounted to
516,580 running bales. The census
bureau announces the consumption
during the eight months ending De
cember 31 of 2,794,761 bales.
WORSfWEATHER
IN MANY YEARS
Newport and Vicinity Is In the Firm
Grip of Ice and Snow, With Bus
iness Practically Paralyzed.
Newport and Jackson county are
now experiencing the worst weather
that has visited the section in eigh
teen years, though there are many
who believe the present siege is by
far the most severe ever witnessed
here. The streets are covered with
ice and snow. The trees are weighted
down, and many of the city’s pret
tiest shade trees have been, brought
to the ground with the icy coat,
stripped of their limbs. Crews of
struggling shovelers are busily en
gaged in ridding roofs of their fleecy
After a snowfall of eight inches
had covered the ground the tempera
ture jumped upward Sunday night,
causing a thaw. Rain came, followed
by colder weather with sleet and
snow, Monday. Many roofs over bus
iness concerns gave way to leaks, but
no serious damage was reported, ex
cept to the stores of R. J. Wise Gro
cer Company and S. Heinemann. In
the Independent office much of the
paper stock was drenched, as were
the presses. There was no electric
current Tuesday until 4 o’clock in the
afternoon, and the Independent was
forced to miss an issue. Other plants,
dependent upon electric current for
operation, were forced to suspend
business for the day.
For the first time in years White
rier is frozen over, but the ice is be
ginning to break from the pressure
of a rise in the water. No considera
ble rise is predicted, however, in the
stream.
All the railroads are crippled, none
of the trains running on schedule!
time. The White River passenger
train, due here last night at 7:30
o’clock, arrived today at 12:30. When
the snow begins to thaw, it is be
lieved the Upper White river will be
impassable for a few days, so danger
ous will the thaw from the mountains
render the tracks. The Rock Island
passenger train was wrecked near
Jacksonport Monday, and since that
time there has been no operation of
trains on tnat line.
Fortunately there has been no suf
fering in Newport. Mrs. S. R. Phil
lips, of the local relief society, says
there has been only one call for as
sistance. At this writing it is said
there is a severe shortage of coal in
Newport, but local dealers declare
they have coal that is due to arrive
this afternoon.
The Arkansas Light & Power Com
pany is said to be plentifully supplied
with coal at the present time, but the
distribution of current has been in
terrupted by the breakage of wires.
Many telephone wires over the city
have broken beneath the weight of
ice, cutting off cummunication in.
the homes and stores.
The prediction for tonight and to
morrow is for fair and warmer weath
er, and it is believed that two more
days will find conditions restored to
normal.
CHARGED WITH ATTEMPT
TO BLOW UP A
U. S. ARMY MAGAZINE
Associated Press Dispatch.
Richmond, Jan. 15.—Walter Spoer
mann, arrested yesterday near Mor
rtfon,\Va., on the charge of attempt
ing to set fire to an army magazine,
is being taken to Washington this
afternoon, presumably en route for
Baltimos?
Baltimore, Jan. 15.-t-Two boxes of
documents belonging to Lieut. Walter
Spoermann, alleged German spy
were seized in a housheer d,shrcfmw
were in a house here.
| BILL TO DRAFT
MORE YOUNG MEN
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Provides for Registration of Those
Who Have Become of Age Since
June 5, 1917.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 15.—At the re
quest of the war department, Sena
tor Chamberlain has introduced a bill
for the registration for military du
ty of men who have become 21 years
of age since June 5th, 1917, when the
draft law went into effect. Also bills i
providing for furloughing the na
tional army men for agriculture
duty and putting the quota of states
on the basis of available men of the
first class instead of population.
The war department has rejected the
plan to raise the age limit of the
draft, to include men more than 31
years old.
WERE NOT PREPARED
TO MEET SURPRISE
— ATTACK BY GERMANS.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Jan. 15.—Andrew Bonar
Law announced in Commons that as
a result of Field Marshal Haig’s in
quiry, the general staff, war cabinet
and government considered that the
British higher army command would ;
not have been surprised by the Ger- j
man attack in the Cambrai region i
November 30th had proper and ade
quate dispositions been made to meet
it.
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR
MAY GET MORE POWER
Vssociated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 15.—Bills to em
power the food administration to com
pel an observance of wheatless and
meatless days, or other measures it
prescribes, has been introduced both
in the house and senate.
ENGINE, BAGGAGE
CAB TUBIJIIITLE
Rock Island Engineer P. D. Stover,
Narrowly Escapes Death In
Wreck Near Jacksonport.
Monday afternoon as the Rock Is
land passenger train was rounding a
sharp curve one-half mile from Jack
sonport, the engine struck a broken
rail, the locomotive and a baggage
car turning completely over. Engin
eer P. D. Stover experienced a nar
row escape from death, when he went
down the railroad dump with his en
gine, as did W. L. Martin, the fire
man. Mr. Stover was fortunate to
escape with a sprained ankle, while
Mr. Martin was unhurt. No one was
in the baggage car. Mr. Stover was
able to be out Tuesday morning.
The train, in charge of Conductor
E. W. Jones, did not reach Newport
from Memphis until about 4 o’clock
in the afternoon and was making the
trip to Jacksonport when the broken
rail was encountered. Owing to the
bad condition of the tracks, which
are Crammed with snow and ice, the
wreck train could not reach Newport
yesterday or this morning, and all
the Rock Island wires between this
city and Memphis are out of commis
sion. The wrecked engine and bag
gage car Tuesday were still lying
beside the track awaiting the arrival
of th.e wrecker.
The extreme cold is thought to have
broken the rail, which threw the
train from the track.
GARDNER’S DEATH MAY
CAUSE INVESTIGATION
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 15.—As a direct
result of the sentiment in the house
over the death from pneumonia of
Former Representative Augustus P.
Gardner at Camp Wheeler, a resolu
tion has been introduced in the house
directing the military committee to
investigate camp conditions.
I Our Semi-Annual Sale of
II J ITT! SHIRTS
Starts Today, Jam 9
and_ Lasts Up to and
Including Jan. 26th.
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The entire stock of Manhattans is included;
also our Wilson Bros, shirts. An early selec
tion assures you a more complete stock from
which to choose. Sale prices are:
$1.75 Values $1.35 $3.50 Values $2.85
2.00 Values 1.65 5.00 Values 3.85
2.50 Values 1.85 6.00 Values 4.85
3.00 Values 2.15 8.00 Values 6 35
$9.00 Values $7.35
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| ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
CHARGED WITH CIRCULATION
OF SLANDEROUS REPORTS
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 15.—Congress- i
; ional investigation of slanderous i
charges against the character of j
American troops abroad, alleged to
have been circulated by the Anti-Sa
loon League, is proposed in a resolu
tion introduced by Representative
Carey.
MEMBERS ASKED
10 |IT POSTS
If Irish Nationalists Do Not Quit
Parliament Sein Feiners Will
Establish Assembly at Dublin
Associated Press Dispatch. 1
London, Jan. 15.— A Dublin Dis- j
patch to the Daily Chronicle says the
Sein Fein executives will shortly de
mand that Irish nationalist members
of Parliament resign. In the event
of non-compliance the Sein Feiners .
propose to establish a national as
sembly in Dublin.
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BANDIT KILLED.
Associated Press Dispatch.
San Paulo, Brazil, Jan. 14.—Angelo
Pedro Pinto, one of the last and
most desperate of the bandits who
have been terrorizing the people of
the adjoining state of Parana for
many months, has at last been killed
by the police, after a chase that was
as exciting as most of Pinto’s esca
pades. Hardly a week passed that
travellers did not bring stories of
encountering him. He always work
ed alone, but his absolute disregard
of danger made him a terror to ev
eryone who went into that part of
the state. ]
Recently his robberies had become '
so frequent and . the killing of his
victims so numerous that the Brazil
ians called him “Angelo the Man Kil- |
ler,” and the police were ordered by
the state government to take him !
dead or alive. A searching party of 1
five started in search of him.
After a march of 21 miles, the
searching party overtook the bandit 1
in a lonely section known as Canivete
which had been the scene of many of 1
his most desperate achievements.
Agnelo was hiding in the house of a 1
friend and the police undertook to f
wait until he should leave his refuga, 1
but their presence was soon reported !
to the desperado, who mounted his '
horse and set out at a gallop to meet ^
fVin nnlina
When told to dismount and consid- '
er himself a prisoner, Agnelo dashed 1
forward, shooting at the men who 1
had attempted to arrest him. Dis- '
mounting and using his horse as a 1
shield, he continued shooting until
the police began to close in on him, 1
then he remounted and galloped 1
away, still shooting at the officers, 1
who dared to pursue him and he still
was shooting with a revolver, when a ^
rifle buiWt killed him and he fell (
from his galloping horse.
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TRICKS IN SMUGGLING. 1
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Associated Press Dispatch.
The Hague, Netherlands, Jan. 14.— j
Endless are the tricks of the smug- 1
gler. Prior to the advent of cold *
weather, Germans had been discover- *
ed crossing the frontier into Holland 1
wearing no underclothing and women
wearing only a mantle. They were 1
on their way to supplement this rath- (
er scanty raiment at some Netherland ‘
store near the border, thence to re- *
turn homeward clad in genuine wool- J
en or cotton underclothes instead of ^
the substitute materials wherewith ^
Germany is in these days arraying 1
itself. To counter this method of (
procedure, the customs authorities 1
have adopted the equally novel meth- ‘
od of stamping the underclothes of 1
*J1 persons who regularly or fre- 1
quently cross the frontier. 1
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CAILLAUX TOOL 1
OF VDN LUXBURG j
Was Working to Conclude Peace With
Germany At Any
Price.
Associated Pi
Palis, Jan.
lay of Forme
lue principal!
Secretary Lai
can represen
.vas able to
luring a visi
vas in comm
in foreign of
liuxburg, witl
ng peoce witl
10 as to pern
msiness. It
lence will be
Associated Press
Washington, Jan. io.—c
.ansing refused to comment
’aris dispatch that caused
>f Caillaux. There seems no
lowever, that some such
:ontained information of the
ured Luxburg correspondence.
MANY WERE
IN FIEEJEbu
Merchants and Clerks Will Be
Illustrated Lecture At Opera
House Tomorrow Night,
Extreme interest is being manifea
id in the retail merchandising lec
vhich is being brought to this ci
>y Thos. W, Johnson, chairman of th
3usines.s Men’s Committee, and whic
vill be shown free of charge
nerchants and clerks on tom
light, at 8 o’clock, in the opera
I’he lecture, which has been
iared by The National Cash Regi
Company, contains the result of
y-three years spent in collecting
ail merchandising ideas from
hants in all parts of the world,
s by far the best lecture of its
icter on the
G. W. Sullenberger
urer, and by means
slides and motion pictures ha
,he causes 9f failure, and exp
ome of the latest methods of s
ceeping. An interesting feature
he lecture will be the part
o newspaper advertising. W
if newspaper advertisements,
ion ui mediums, anu vne