HE INDENPEDENT
AUSTIN C. WILKERSON
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The Independent has started upon
its eighteenth year. The Independ
ent is the oldest daily publication in
North Arkansas, and has reached its
eighteenth milestone in life only
through the co-operation of the gK%)d
citizens and business men of New
port and Jackson county, which as
sistance the paper has attempted to
merit and reciprocate. The Inde
pendent has its friends, and the man
agement realizes also that there are
those who do not like the paper. We
love our friends and will always be
found sticking close by when we can
be of service to them. Our enemies—
we do not despise them, and should
be sorely disappointed if they did
not exist, because «o individual nor
institution can lay claim to any ac
complishment without having the sat
isfaction of incurring the displeas
ure of the man who is always in the
way of progress or the man who is
always sure he is right and! every
body else wrong.
Since the building of the railroad
park on Front street, at which point
farmers have been accustomed to
leaving their teams, arrangements
should be made to provide another
place somewhere in the city for the
convenience of the farmers, who are
the best friends the town has, and
upon whom we must depend.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
A Berlin newspaper says the re
signation of Dr. Richard Kuelmann,
German secretary of foreign affairs,
will take place soon.
In circuit court this week at Mena
a charge of manslaughter against
George Higgins was dismissed. Last
fall Higgins struck Lonnie Thacker,
a boy, in the head with a rock, the
boy dying three days later.
The American forces in the Toul
sector sustained more than 200 cas
ualties last Saturday during a battle
witn mermans. i ne enemy s luooca
are said! to have been between 300
and 400. In this battle the Ameri
cans exhibited splendid bravery.
Although no campaign was con
ducted at Camp Pike, the soldiers
there voluntarily bought Liberty
Bonds to the amount of $6,400.
It is now declared that Great Brit
ain is self-supporting and that the
United States will have to extend
financial aid only to other countries
of the entente. It is said Germany
is near bankruptcy. Her daily war
expenditure is $31,250,000, and her
total debt has reached $32,000,000,
000.
The war department is investigat
ing reports of German cruelty to
American prisoners. If the reports
are found true the government will
consider measures of retaliation.
Tennessee is the only state in the
Eighth Federal Reserve district that
has failed thus far to reach its quota
of Liberty Loan subscriptions.
Robert Edwards, charged with be
ing one of the men who robbed the
Bank of Glenwood, several weeks ago,
has been captured at Womble.
RED CROSS WORK
III CIVILIAN RELIEF
FNLL OF ROMANCE
PATHOS ALSO IS MIXED WITH
THE TASKS THAT ORGANIZA
TION SOLVES DAILY.
NO RED TAPE AND NO DELAY
••Idlers and Their Dependent* Made to
r—I That They Are Entitled to
Aeolotance and It Is Ex
tended Cheerfully.
One division of the Red Cross about
which little Is known is that of Ci
vilian Relief. It bears that name to
distinguish it from the Military Relief,
hut the work it does is closely akin to
militnry relief because it always has
a khaki-clad figure in the background
if not directly to the fore.
The Civilian Relief Division is pri
marily aimed to help the soldiers in
their private affairs, to aid them by
aiding their families, to relieve mental
distress and to solve domestic prob
lems so that (he soldier can proceed
about his task of winning the wax
without being bothered by thinking of
what is happening at home.
The importance of the work of ci
vilian relief Is readily understood
when one knows what it does. When
the next call for soldiers is made
every one of the hundreds of thou
sands of young men who are called
from their homeB will receive a letter
from the Red Cross. This letter will
say, in enact:
'Is there anything we can do tor
you? Are there any questions con
cerning Insurance, allotment of pay,
provisions for those left behind that
we can answer? Do you want advlceT
Call on us and we will help you.”
Local Addresses Given.
These letters will give the local ad
dresses and the names of those hav
ing the work in charge. These indi
viduals have been furnished with
handbooks explaining in detail all the
rules and regulations of the govern
ment on the subjects Interesting to
the recru'.s, and, armed w-ith these
handbooks, the Red Cross worker can
answer as correctly as the Attorney
General of the United States. This In
formation is given fully and without
charge.
On his arrival at camp the recruit
finds notices posted giving the name
and location of the camp headquarters
of the Red Cross, and he is invited to
write or call if he has any troubles.
The persons in charge of these camp
offices are trained social workers,
sympathetic and of a character inspir
ing confidence. The soldier tells his
troubles and advice Is tendered and
assistance Is given if it is needed.
When the interview closes the Red
Crocs person asks:
"Is there anything else we can do
for you?”
That question, with Its "anything
else,” often brings out the real pur
pose of the visit, a purpose that diffi
dence or some other feeling may have
kept unspoken. When the "something
else” is mentioned It Is often a mat
ter that the Red Cross finds easily
adjusted, s trifle In Itself but of vsst
Importance to the persons most con- t
earned.
Tragedy of the War Brides.
In the towns adjacent to every camp
and cantonment are scores of rela
tives of young soldiers who have fol
lowed to be near their loved ones as
long as possible. Often a bride fol
jvwi uw liusuuiu, om> to iina cnai j
his ataj in the camp is about com
pleted, his period of training Is over
wad he Is leaving for the front. Living
in these camp towns is expensive, the
population ha* doubled or trebled
within a few month* rent* are high
sad the cost of food soon exhausts the
slender means the bride brought with
her.
Perhaps she 1* looking forward with
mingled feelings of Joy and anxiety
for the advent of a little stranger who
may never see his soldier father. Per
haps ahe married against the advice
of her parente—girl* ara prone to do
that sort of thing—-and doe* not like
to appeal to her relatives. What can
ahe do?
She can come to the Red Cros* and
tel! her story, and right there her
anxiety may end. The Red Cross will
communicate with her relatives and
with the relative* of her husband who
has started for the front, from which
he may never return. These relatives
are urged to make some trifling sac
rifices on the altar of civilisation and
patriotism. They usually respond
Quickly to the call.
Should the relatives fail the local
chapter of the Red Cross In the town
from which the soldier came is noti
fied and assistance la asked. With a
concrete case needing assistance the
local chapter never has any trouble In
mialng funds to care for the expectant
mother
Assistance Is Certain.
But if relatives and local chapter*
tail the Red Cross does not fall, an^H
financial relief U extended—not a* a i
charity but as s right, as something j
Car which the soldier at the front Is
paying with his time, his body and j
! perhaps his life. The young wife is
ahl* to write to him and tell him that j
•he Ja all right, that he need no' worry ‘
’ about her. This message makes the
man at the front a better soldier. It
i Improves the morale of the army, It Is
■ service so important that its value
cannot be overestimated
Eamllles of soldiers, left behind,
often find it difficult to adjust them
! selves to changed conditions The al
| lotment of the soldier's pay and t.Lie
allowance by the government is often
insufficient for family needs, especial
ly if unexpected sickness comes. Often
a younger member of tbe family needs
only a little time to become a bread
winner.
The Division of Civilian Relief in
vestigates each of these cases. If
necessary, a loan is made to meet an
insurance premium or to pay the tui
tion of a young daughter at a business
school to fit ber for an office position,
j Is medical attention needed? It Is
furnished, many physicians doing
work for a nominal fee when the re
quest comes from the Red Cross.
These are merely suggestions of the
problems that the Red Cross is called
upon to solve. Multiply them by thou
sands and you have some sort of an
idea of the work of the Civilian Relief
Corps, work that touches towns, vil
lages and farms all over this broad
land. It is work worth doing and it is
being done, and done well.
RED CROSS NEEDS 30,000
NURSES FOR WAR WORK
Four Thousand a Month Must Be Sup
plied If America la to Do
Her Share.
More (ban 2,tlU0 American Red Cross
nurses have gone to Europe for active
service since last Easter, quietly, as
American soldiers have gone and are
going; under orders of obedience, like
the soldiers; and, like the soldiers
again, for the duration of the war, in
the face of danger and hardship, pre
pared for any sacrifice to protect the
lives of our fighting men.
The tasks of these women, who
have gone on the supreme adventure
of their lives, are the very embodi
ment of the Easter message. And still
there Is a call for more nurses. More
™ J " * MV > VV/I UIlvU
from the Southwest.
Even though more than 7,000 Red
Cross nurses are on active duty in
military and naval hospitals and in
public health work at home and
abroad, It is probable that 30,000 mote
will be needed for the American army
alone, rive thousand are needed by
June 1 of this year and 4,000 mors
each month until the first of January.
The Surgeon-General of the United
States is urging the American Red
Cross to do Its utmost to provide these
nurses.
»
Will Women Emulate Men?
Washington headquarters of the Red
Cross believes that women of the
Southwest do not realise the vital need
of America for their services, else the
response would be much greater, lied
Cross headquarters recently made
this announcement:
Nurses, and more nurses, if America
Is to win the war, is the cry of the
nation to her women today. There are
at present about 7,000 nurses In active
service. And the first contingent of
the American Army Is scarcely in the
field. Men are being called to the ool
ors by the hundreds of thousands.
Whether they will be protected and
cared for when sick or wounded de
pends on whether American women
are willing to make the same sacri
fices their brothers are making. Kill
ing In this, they will have done incal
culable harm to the efficiency and
morals of our troops.
Requirements For Applicants.
Requirements for enrollment aa a
Red Cross nurse are as follows:
An applicant must be a graduate of
a school for nurses giving at least a
two years' course of training in a gen
eral hospital.
Registration: In states where regis
tration is provided for by law, an ap
plicant, to be eligible for enrollment,
must be registered.
Age Limits: An applicant must be
at leasi years and not over 40 years
of age.
Indorsement: An applicant must be
a member of an organisation affiliated
with the Arne.i an Nursee' Associa
tion and indorsed by the Executive
Committee, or by . t least two officers
of nob organization. She must also
bo indorsed by the present superin
tendent of the raining school from
which she was graduated or the one
under whom she trained. Her appli- j
cation unite be approved by the Local
Committee on Red Jroes Nursing Serv
ice, and before being forwarded to
Washington must be Indorsed by at
least two members of the local com- !
mittee.
Southwestern division Red Cross
officials believe there will be a ready
response to the appeal for nurses once
the women of tne Southwest realise
the imperative need for their services.
The course in home nursing offered
by the American Red Cross is a defi
nitely established chapter activity of
Importance equal to any Red Cross ac
tivity.
Milton C. Work, a bridge authority,
who is trying to raise $100,000 for the
Red Cross, is conducting a series of
lectures, lessons and tournaments In
8t. Louis. He has obtained more than
$40,000 of the sum desired, and has
turned it over to the Red Crass. His
activities are taking him to all parts
of the country
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War Savings Stamps
LIMIT CLUB
. LIST OF THOSE WHO HAVE TA
KEN THE LIMIT—$1.000—OF
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS:
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GO THOU AND DO LIKEWISE
Mike Denton Dr. Joe Graham
Frank Farmer W. A. Billingsley
W. R. Harvey Alcorn Ferguson
A. J. Goetz S. W. Harvey
James Graham N. C. Wolff
Charles Greenhaw Dr. O. E. Jones
Pickens Black Mrs. J. Collison
Tom Hutson R. B. Hocking
Helen Collison J. R. Holden
Miss Alma Morgan J. Collison
W. N. Dunaway M. O. Valentine
Chas. G. Henry Joe Collison
J. L. Bevens Marvin Hare
Mrs. A. J. Goetz Wm. Collison
Tom J. Gregg Forrest Bleakley
John F. Gardner M. A. Stevens
J. W. Lindley W\ H. Murphy
W. B. Overstreet B. J. Best
Buddy Hunter J. W. Grubbs
Mrs. M. A. Dorsey C. E. Balch
Joe White Edw. Wilmans
R. D. Wilmans J. S. Wilmans
Mrs. Ella Wilmans Walter Hurley
S. Ileinemann R. B. Hooker
Bud Graham Isaac Goldman
B. W. Jamison Mrs. L. J. Dunkin
Mrs. T. S. Stephens.
This Space Patriotically Contributed
to the War Savings Limit Club
By the First National Bank.
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