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RUSS SURRENDER
MAY STOP DRIVE:
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German Advance Into Russia Contin
ues But May Cease When Bolshe
viki Surrender Arrives.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, Feb. 21.— From the!
Gulf of Finland to the southern bor
der of Volhynia, the German advance
into Russia is progressing. The main :
objectives are said to be Reval, Psk- j
off and important centers of Minsk I
and Vitbesk Hapsal, and Werder, Es-!
thonia, southeast of Reval, have been ;
occupied by the invaders, who also
are nearing Pskoff, Mohilev and!
Minsk. The important railway junc
tion of Molodechno is reported cap
tured by the Teutons. The German
advance probably will continue until
an authenticated copy of the message
of surrender is received from the Bol
'sheviki government in Petrograd.
This now is on the way.
In a brilliant attack in Lorraine the 1
French troops have gone through the
German first line on a lengthy front;
end captured four hundred piisoners.
j|The American sector northwest of
Toul checked another German rail
with artillery fire. German airmen
are reported to be in control of the
sector over the Americans. French
and British flyers brought down
twenty German machines, and British
airmen have made raids into Ger
many.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, Feb. 21.—German air
men are reported to have raided Reg
itsa Monday. Many bombs were
dropped and several persons were
killed.
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Robedt Young and Miss Effie |
Young, both of the Island neighbor
• hood, were married Tuesday. The
groom is from Camp Beauregard.
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ITALY LOSES
FIVE VESSELS
Four Steamships and One Sailing
Vessel Are Victims of Mines
or Submarines.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Rome, Feb. 21.—Four Italian
steamships of more than fifteen hun
dred tons, and one sailing vessel were
sunk by mines pr submarines during
the week ending February 20th.
FIRE DESTROYS
LITTLETON GIN
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Entire Plant Burned Early Tnursday
Morning, Together With Cotton
and Much Seed.
The gin of Littleton Bros., which
was located in East Newport was
burned to the ground Thursday morn
ing about 4:30 o’clock. The fire was
first seen by a colored man named
Booker Lock, who gave the alarm.
When discovered the fire had gained
great headway, and all efforts to ex
tinguish the flames were useless.
The origin of the .fire is unknown.
Besides the ginning plant, the of
fice nearby, the adjoining seed house
and gin were burned, and 42 bales of
cotton and fifty tons of seed were so
badly burned that their remaining
value is practically nothing.
Mr. Littleton placed his loss at
$16,000. The building and machin
ery were valued at $9,000; cotton,
$4,000; seed, $3,000. A total of $8,
500 insurance was carried on the
foregoing. Some insurance was car
ried on customers’ cotton.
The Littleton gin was one of the
best in the state and was operated
electrically. This is the third gin the
Messrs. Littleton have lost during the
past seven years, and their friends
sympathize with them deeply.
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British Are Now Within Four Miles
of Jericho, and Operations Are
Continuing.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Feb. 21.—A further ad
vance of three-and a half miles on a
front of seven and three-quarters
miles has been made by the British
in Palestine, the war office announces.
The British now are four miles from
Jericho and operations are continu
ing.
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Makes Urgent Appeal to
Patriotic Southern Farmers
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An Important War Duty of the South
for 1918 Is to Provide Her Own
Food and Feed.
(Department of Agriculture, Office
of Assistant Secretary, Washing
ton, D. C.)
If the South neglects this year to
provide her own food and feed, she
is likely to suffer serious privation,
and she w'ill put a burden upon the
nation which may prolong the war
and even imperil our victory.
I am aware that these are strong
words, but they are none too strong,
I am not expressing an alarmist per
sonal opinion. I am seeing through
the eyes of 48 agricultural colleges
and county agents in nearly every ag
ricultural county. I have recently
crossed the continent from the Atlan
tic to the Pacific. I have studied the
reports gathered by the department’s
18,000 representattives and as many
more employes of the agricultural
colleges. I have considered the con
clusions of the International Institute
of Agriculture at Rome which has
reports from all the world.
The plain, hard truth is that with
40 million people withdrawn from
prcfductive industries and -engaged in
the business of destruction, it is not
humanly possible for production on
the whole to exceed normal demand.
The question is whether production
can equal necessitous demand.
England, France and Italy must be
sustained or their population cannot
stand the strain. They have' been on
scanty rations for more than three
years. The chief cause of Russia s
collaps was* hunger. Soldiers cannot
fight when their wives and children
are starving.
Secretary McAdoo has given warn
ing that transportation may be lack
ing in 1918 to haul 'fobtP-and feed to
states and communities that do not
provide for themselves. Many cattle
have been sacrificed in the drouth re
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gk>ns of the Northwest and the I
Southwest during the last few months j
because railroad cars could not be ob-1
tained as needed. Military move
ments must have first consideration,
and military movements will be
greater in 1918 than in 1917. The
prime question for the farmer is not
what product will bfing the highest
price, but what products will insure'
food for his family and feed for his
livestock, and the answer is: a veg
etable garden, a milk cow, a brood
sow, a poultry flock, ample corn, oats,
peanuts, etc., and then as much cotton
or tobacco as he can cultivate well.
It is the highest demand of pa
triotism—it is the first requirement
of living—that in 1918 every state,
every county, every neighborhood, ev
ery farmer, be as nearly self-sustain
ing as possible.
For the South to plunge on cotton
or tobacco or any other speculative
crop and to depend upon the corn
belt for bread and meat will be for
the South to engage in a gamble
which may cause privation to its peo
ple and disaster to the nation. For
any man now to determine his busi-!,
ness operations from the standpoint j
of profit alone, without regard to the !
nation’s needs is for him wilfully to
profiteer ‘ in the blood of his fellows
who are fighting in France for the
preservation of the republic. No
man can be excused for not taking
his share of the responsibility.
My whole life has been spent in the
South. I know the Southern farmer.
He will do his duty as he sees it. I
am appealing to every man in the
South to make known these facts—
to consider it his business to make
them known—and I shall have no
doubt of the results. If they are not
made known in a way to impress the
crisis that confronts us, there may be
hunger in this bounteous land, or
hunger over younder in Europe where
it will spell ruinjpr all that is worth
while in America.
Clarence Ousley,
Assistant Secretary.
Petit Jurors Want Special
Session of the Legislature
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Newport, Ark., Feb. 19, 1918. j
To Hon. C. H. Brough, Governor of
Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas, j
We, the undersigned, your petition
ers, each being a member of the petit
jury of the Jackson circuit court,
now in session, hereby implore you to
call a special session of the legisla
ture, speedily for the purpose of en
j acting a genuine “Air Tight Bone
Dry Law,” and we show to Your
Honor that the cost of such a Special
Session will more than be saved to
Jackson county, single and alone, in
one month’s time.
Respectfully,
L. D. Daugherty, J. B. Heard, W.
A. Williams, Chas. W. Ball, A. C.
Carter, C. S. Stephens, Albert Jack
son, James Wells, J. D. Vaughan, J.
B. Thompson, J. F. Thompson, Jerome
Runyan, A. R. Anderson, W. F. Tur
ner, Geo. E. Phillips, Grover C.
Nance, Cromwell ^Vest, W. H. Rich
ards, G. B. Hutchins, Frank McClain,
W. M. Copeland, Wm Chisholm, C. C,
Dean, O. B. Ford.
I hereby certify that the above
named men constitute and are the
Petit Jury of Jackson County, Arkan
sas, and that the signatures to the
foregoing petition are the genuine
signatures of said jurors, respect
ively, this February 19th, 1918.
R. W. Bandy, Circuit Clerk.
TO ELIMINATE
SPEED SERVICE
Certain Lines Will Be Kept Open for
Freight Tonnage Between Im
portant Points.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 21.—Fast passen
I ger train competition between New
York and Chicago, Chicago and St.
Louis and southern points, and other
important passenger terminals, will
be eliminated soon, the railroad ad
ministration announced today. Cer
tain roads will be selected for fast
passenger trains and other lines will
be devoted more extensively to
freight traffic.
To hasten repairs of locomotives
! and l-ailways rolling stock, an agree
; ment involving the lengthening of
; working hours and promotion of ap
j prentices and helpers and. the main
i tenance of open shop conditions was
j reached today between Director Gen
eral McAdoo and A. O. Wharton, pres
ident of the railway employees de
! partment of federation of labor. The
I agreement affects more than three
hundred thousand workingmen.
WANT PREMIER
TO NEGOTIATE!
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j Socialists of Austria Are Impressed
I With President Wilson’s Views
of Peace.
associated Press Dispatch
Amsterdam, Feb. 21.—The Austrian
socialist party has submitted an in
terpellation to Premier Von Seydler
urging him to accept President Wil
son’s statement regarding the prin
ciples upon which a general peace
may be discussed. The socialists de
\ mand that the Premier take steps to
immediately open negotiations be
tween Austria-Hungary and the
United States.
Judge Joe Bell, who was right bad
ly hurt from a fall the first of the
week, is reported doing very well,
which his many friends are glad to
learn.
Tickets for the native Hawaiian
Company, who will appear at the
opera house Friday and Saturday
night, are on sale at the Newport
Jewelry Co.
WILL ACCEPT
PEACE TERMS
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Soldiers and Workmens Delegates
Debate On German Terms All
Monday Night.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, Feb. 21.—A decision of
the soldiers and workmens delegates
to accept German peace terms was
reached by a majority of only one
vote, after a heated debate lasting
throughout Monday night.
MANY OFFER TO
WORK IN YARDS
The Number of Ship Workers Wanted
By the Government May Be
Exceeded.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 21.—Preliminary
estimates of results from the cam
paign to enroll 250,000 ship workers
indicate the number sought will be
much exceeded. Many thousands of
union men joined without restriction
against working with unorganized
workers.
SPECIAL THIS WEEK.
Extra Fine Apples, per peck_..45c
Fine Eating Potatoes, per pk_40c
Eggs, per dozen_60c
Lemons, per dozen-30c .
No. 3 Tomatoes, large cans_15c
Good Corn-15c
Kraut, large cans, 2 for-25c
Table peaches in syrup_15c
Grits, per pound-10c
Turnips, per peck_35c
Good Can Peas, per can_15c
Soldiers’ Bread_15c
For Cash Only.
268d3t. Snetser’s Grocery.
FIFTH SHIPMENT
MADEJflSTEHONY
Local Red Cross Chapter Has Shipped
Total of 545 Articles to Head
quarters.
The Jackson county Red Cross
chapter made its fifth shipment of
articles to headquarters at St. Loui3
Wednesday, the shipment consisting
of 207 articles, the largest consign
ment the chapter has sent forward.
This makes a total of 645 articles
turned out by the chapter, and is in
deed a commendable record, which
was made possible by the work of
many Jackson county women and the
untiring efforts of Mrs. O. W. Scar
borough, chairman, and Mrs. T. J.
Watson, instructor.
Following are articles sent in Wed
nesday’s shipment:
Beedeville—Six pairs socks. ,
Eight Mile—Two sweaters. tegi
Tuckerman — Twchty-nine pairs
socks, Eight sweaters, Eight pairs '
wristlets.
Shoffner—Six pairs socks, Two
sweaters.
Auvergne—Four pairs socks, Four
sweaters.
Newport—Seventy-six pairs socks,
Forty-two sweaters, Twenty-six pairs
wristlets, Twelve helmets. , -
SIX HUNDRED
AMERICANS ARE
SUBJECT TO DRAFT.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Feb. 21.—Approximately
six hundred American residents of ■
the United Kingdom are subject to
draft under the Anglo-American
treaty announced today. ~
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G. W. Broiles of East Newport, One
of the county’s best citizens, has en- ,
listed his services with the ship
building department of the govern
ment and awaits the call to leave for
his point of duty.
Prices Reduced On 1 ;
Crown Trousers i
A Clean-Up Sale 9
of Extra Trousers §
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4.50 Values. ;;/9|J
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7 and $7.50 Val I
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