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VOLUME XVII. NO. 237. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS> N
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BOLSHEVIKI MAY
WAR IflllTHTLUHS
* Peace Negotiations Continue at Brest
LPovsk Despite Protest of the
Bolsheviki Government.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, Jan. 11—Peace negotia
tions between Russia and the Central
Powers continue at Brest-Litovsk de
spite the vigorous protest of the Bol
sheviki and Foreign Minister Trotsky,
according to information from Am
sterdam. Trotsky has demanded that
the delegates go to Stockholm. Len
ine, the Russian Premier, declares if
the Central Powers do not accept
Russian terms the Bolsheviki will
declare war on Germany. Lenine has
left Petrograd, ostensibly for Finland,
but probably has gone to Stockholm
for a conference with Austrian and
German socialists. Initial comment
by the Austrian and German press on
President Wilson’s message is bitter
ly hostile. The program is declared
unacceptable.
The British executed successfully
three raids on the German lines on
the Ypres area, many casualties being
inflicted and prisoners taken. Else
where on the front in France artillery
is active. Artillery fighting on the
Italian front is less intense.
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“GO TO WAR OR GO TO WORK.”
—
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 11—“Go to Work
or Go to War,” is a slogan that has
been adopted in some parts of Okla
homa. It is a part of the work being
undertaken by the Council of Defense
to rid the state of loafers, pool-room
idlers and such like. In times like
these there is no excuse for any able
bodied person being without employ
ment, at good wages, and the author
ities here and elsewhere are consid
ering the most effective plans for
ridding the country of the idle class.
YOU MIGHT AS
WELL WARM
UP TO EM
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 11—The resolu
tion authorizing the submission to
states of the Susan B. Anthony
amendment for national enfranchise
ment of women was adopted by the
house last night. It will be sent to
the senate today, where suffrage
champions immediately began a cam
paign. Recent polls in the senate in
dicated it is necessary that the two
thirds majority will not be mustered
in the senate.
WILL TAKE OVER OIL
FIELDS IN STATES OF
CALIFORNIA, WYOMING
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 11—A bill pre
pared by the, navy department to
authorize the government to take pos
session of the oil lands in California
and Wyoming to be set aside as nav
al reserves, was introduced in the
senate today.__
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GOVERNOR PARDONS
CHARLES BRIER,
INNOCENT VICTIM
Special to the Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 11—The governor I
has pardoned Chas. Prier, who was i
convicted at the last December term j
of Greene circuit court of receiving!
stolen property. Circuit Judge L. H.
Dudley and Pros. Atty. T. E. Davis,
and all the jurors who tried the case,
declare that there has evidently been
a miscarriage of justice.
After the trial and before sentence
was passed, one “Slim” Wilson, who
was convicted with Brier, confessed
in open court that Brier was ignorant
of 'the fact that the trunk in question
was stolen, but that he believed it to
be the property of one “Army,” who
is a fugitive from justice, and who
had shipped it from Paragould to
Poplar Bluff. The jurors now state
that in view of this confession they
are convinced of Brier’s innocence.
DR. COOK PROMOTED.
Special to the Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 31—Dr. Abner H.
Cook, of Hot Springs, a former cap
tain in the Medical Corps of the Na
tional Guard, has been appointed
Major in command of the Sanitary
Detachment of the new Fourth Reg
iment.
WILL RAISENEW
RUSSIAN ARMY
Bolsheviki Are Likely to Oppose
Germany With Smaller Rus
sian Forces.
Associated Press Dispatch
London, Jan. 11—Confirming prev
ious reports that the Bolsheviki are
preparing to reestablish a fighting
power against a possible break in
peace negotiations, the Petrograd
correspondent to the Daily News says
the Bolsheviki are not attempting to
reanimate the old army, but are creat
ing a new and smaller one.
IT’S UP TO CLASS
1 MEN TO FIGHT
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 11.—Registrants
placed in Class 1 will not be given
commissions in the noncombatant
arms of the service, under a resolu
tion adopted by the War Council and
approved by Secretary Baker. The
War Department plans to draw fight
ing men from the class of registrants.
Further expansion of the commis
sioned personnel of the noncombatants
arms will be made by drawing from
men in the deferred classes where
young are needed.
WILL MOVE FREIGHT.
Special to the Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 11—The Arkan
sas Railroad Commission yesterday is'
sued an order, pursuant to the sug
gestion of W. G. McAdoo, director
general of railroads, designating the
week beginning Jan. 14 as “Freight
Moving Week.”
“Local organizations,” says the
Commission, “should be perfected
and a supreme effort made during
this week to unload freight cars, to
remove freight from railroad stations,
and to clear the decks for more effi
cient operation of the railroads.
“An earnest and united effort on
the part of all will achieve wonders.
An immense amount of suffering will
be relieved and the nation will benefit
if the problem is attacked vigorously
and in the true spirit of co-operation.
Railroad cars cannot be used for
warehouse purposes without grave
injury to the American people at this
time. Railroad cars must be kept
moving and they must be utilized to
their fullest capacity. Shippers
should not order cars unless they are
certain and ready to load same^”
12 INCHES AT BATESVILLE.
Special to the Independent.
Batesville, Jan. 11—The heaviest
snow storm of the season occurred
here last night and today. Snow
reached a depth of 12 inches.
GERMANS LOSE TO
PLUGKYJTALIANS
Are Forced to Evacuate Trench Posi
tions And Suffer Consider
able Losses.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Rome, Jan. 11.—The Austro-Ger
mans yesterday were forced to
evacuate some trench sections near
Cavazummhurina, on the Italian
mountain front, the war office an
nounces. The retiring Teutons were
were caught by Italian fire and suf
fered considerable losses.
separatTpeace
IS 1EXTJES11
Count Czernin Says Separate Peace
With Russia Is Next Consideration
Since Allies Are Hands Off.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Amsterdam, Jan. 11—Count Czern
in, the Austro-Hungarian foreign
minister, said at a sitting of the
peace conference at Brest-Litovsk
Thursday, “as Russia and her allies
have not replied to the invitation to
participate in peace negotiations it
now is a question of a separate peace
with Russia.”
l ut fj luimi r Aiwir/BS mr-iiiii.
Special to the Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 11—The Agricul
tural Department reports a meeting
of Pope county farmers at Russell
ville Tuesday night, called by County
Judge Shinn, for the purpose of set
ting on foot a movement for the or
ganization of a bonded warehouse
association. Over $1400 was sub
scribed to the capital stock, and about
$5,000 is to be raised.
Commissioner Page will visit Mag
nolia today and Saturday to assist
in the organization of an association.
Several thousand dollars has already
been subscribed there. Stock has
been raisfed for warehouses at Pang
burn and Mammoth Spring, and asso
ciations are being organized at Min
eral Springs, Delight and Ashdown.
NO MORE DANGER
OF A COAL FAMINE
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 11.-—The railroad
situation has improved under govern
ment operation sufficiently to guar
antee that there will be no further
coal famine in any part of the country
this winter, Director General McAdoo
was informed today by A. H. bmitn,
assistant in charge of transportation
on Eastern lines.
Local shortages will be inevitable
under existing abnormal conditions,
Mr. Smith said, but indications are
that no important industries will be
forced to shut down because of lack
of fuel, and householders will be sup
plied reasonably well.
SOCIAL CALLED OFF.
The social at 'the residence of Rev.
and Mrs. W. B. Hays for this evening
has been called off on account of the
unusual cold. The ladies of the Mis
sionary Society on this occasion were
going to introduce the one who has
been holding $5 for the past month,
but instead will call off the hunt
through the columns of the Independ
ent by announcing that after diligent
search on the part of the Circle mem
bers, a few days ago Mrs. T. W. John
son, aided by Miss Birdie Kirkland, at
nine o’clock p. m., made a call at the
millinery store of Miss Eva Graham
and the five dollars finds its way to
Mrs. Johnson this afternoon at five,
to be credited to the Circle of which
she is a member, over which Mrs. O.
E. Jones is chairman. Great interest
has been manifested by the md ibers
in this hunt aad Miss Graham proves
the rule that a woman can keep a se
cret, and the secret service depart
ment of the government should be
cited to the exceptional ability mani
fested by Mrs. Johnson and Miss
i Kirkland.
GERMANY'S PEACE
TERMS REMOVED
|Gcrman Foreign Secretary Says Docu
Ments of December 26 Are
Null And Void.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Amsterdam, Jan. 11.—Dr. Von
Kuhiman, the German foreign rec
retary, in a speech at Brest-Litovsk
peace conference yesterday announc
ed that the central powers have with
drawn peace terms made public on
December 26. He said owing to the
non-acceptance by the enemy powers
the documents became null and void.
Banking Interests May Spend Millions
To Assure Success of Next
Crop.
Associated Press Dispatch
New York, Jan. 11.—It was learn
ed today that a plan by which New
Yoik banking interests will finance
the next Cuban sugar crop, involv
ing an expenditure of as much as a
hundred and fifty million dollars, is
under consideration.
RUSSIAN VIEW OF
ALSACE LORRAINE
Petrograd, Dec. 25.—(Correspand
ence of The Associated Press)—The
Alsace-Lorraine situation from a na
tive’s point of view is laid before the
Russian public in an article published
here by the Aisace delegate, George
Veil.
“I myself am a walking example
of our people’s attitude,” he says. I
am a social democrat and therefore
in principle am opposed to war.
“Before the war I was one of the
many Alsace-Lorraine politicians who
were content to limit our national
program to an autonomy within the
boundaries of the German Empire.
From this it must not be gathered
that we had forgotten that in 1871
our right as a nation to self-defini
tion had been violated by Bismark.
No, we were willing to limit our de
mands for the sake of peace, that was
all. We know that we could be re
united to France only at the price of
war and wished to avoid that.”
He further explains the reason why
the people of Alsace-Lorraine do not
wish to and cannot become Germans
“Our national culture is French, not
German,” he says. “The Germans
state that by descent, in language
and in history we are Germans. This,
however, is untrue, or only partly
true.
“Admitted that the great majoritj
of our population is a mixture oi
German and Celtic races, as is also
the case of a good part of the popu
lation of North and West France; ad
mitted also, that a considerable pari
of the population speaks in the AI
sacian dialect, which is a branch oi
the German language. Nevertheless
our history has removed us far frorr
the German root and has made us
French.
“During the sixteenth and seven
teenth centuries we were utterly sep
aiated from Germany and took n<
ipait in the formation of the nev
Germany which was forming undei
the banner of Prussia. The new Ger
many became a stranger to us, whih
' France drew nearer and dearer to us
“The great French revolution fin
ally decided our national character
j The entire population of Alsace-Lor
j raine was caught by the revolutionarj
! movement. The Marseilleise was
| written in Strassburg and sung foi
the first time by Rouge-de-Lille ai
! the house of the Mayor of Strass
| burg.”
Anyone purchasing dry goods ai
tl^Famous Cash Store during th<
pil^^contest, the Christian Endeav
or l^Biety would be pleased to gei
youi^Btes. The piano is in the hous<
and vWare very anxious to win in this
GOVERNOR OFFERS
REWARD FOR THE
ARREST OF L, W. ROGERS
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 11—The governor
has offered a reward of $500 for the
arrest and conviction of L. W. Rogers,
former bookkeeper of the Hempstead
County Bank at Hope, who, on Nov.
25, defaulted with a large sum of
money. This brings the total rewards
offered up to ' $2,500. Rogers is (I
feet tall, light complexion, and wears
glasses.
Gov. Brough announces it as his
fixed policy to insist upon the most
vigorous prosecution of bank rob
bers and defaulters, and says that he
will show no clemency. There have
been about ten robberies in the state
during the past year.
TAKE BOYS FROM SCHOOLS.
Special to the Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 11.—The war is
making a heavy drain upon the young
men attending the agricultural schools
of the state. This is the report that
was brought to the city yesterday by
the presidents of the four schools, V.
C. Kays of Jonesboro, E. E. Austin
of Magnolia, Frank Horsvall of
Monticello, and C. G. Luker of Rus
sellville. They were in conference at
the State Department of Education
regarding the share the schools may
expect out of the Smith-Hughes fund,
ZERO WEATHER
FOR ARKANSAS
But You Should Worry—It’s Only 42
Degrees Below In North Sas
katchewan—B-r-r-r.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New Orleans, Jan. 11—The weath
er Bureau in issuing a cold wave
warning for tonight and early tomor
row predicted zero temperature foi
southeast Arkansas. Snow is fore
casted for Southeastern Mississippi,
with temperature of about twenty de
grees on the coast.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 11—It is forty
two degrees below zero in North Sas
katchewan and zero temperatures ex
tending to Northwest Texas are re
ported by the weather bureau. Th<
cold wave today continues to th<
plains states and is extending to th<
lower Arkansas valleys and west t<
the Gulf states. Snow and cold wil
reach the Middle Atlantic states to
night.
MUST BE CAREFUL.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 11—Sheriffs mus
exercise greater care in turning pris
oners loose, according to an opinio
given by Attorney General Arbucklt
at the request of Prosecuting Attoi
ney Earle C. *Casey, of Batesville. I
is held that
“Should a sheriff wilfully discharg
a prisoner without his first havin;
paid the fine and costs adjudge
against him, or secure the paymen
of the same, such sheriff would b
liable on his bond for the fine and al
costs accruing thereon.
“When the sheriff accepts securit;
for the fine and costs, instead of plac
ing the defendant in jail he should b
careful to see that such note so ac
cepted is amply secured, as, if at th
time the note is taken such securit
is not ample or responsible, then th
sheriff and his bondsmen are liabl
on their bonds for the payment of th
.fine and costs secured thereby, if th
same be not paid, unless as indicate
before such note has been accept*. , i
filed with the clerk of the circui
court, and the clerk should fail t
issue execution thereon before th
expiration of sixty days after the ma
turity of the same.”
The sheriff is therefore held res
ponsible for the collection of both fin
and costs; and the defendant shal
• be imprisoned until both fine an
the costs accrued in the case are paic
Whenever the sheriff accepts security
1 he assumes responsibility for the ^
1 lection of the same.
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OFFIGEJN 20TH
| Appointment of Fred Parish of New
port to County Clerk’s Office Is
Announced by Gov. Brough.
Late Thursday afternoon it was an
nounced from the governor’s office in
Little Rock that Governor Charles H.
Brough had appointed Fred Parish of
• Newport to the office of county clerk,
made vacant by the resignation of
John E. Williams, who is to assume
the cashiership of the Arkansas Bank
& Trust Company. The appointment
is effective January 20th, when Mr.
Williams’ resignation takes effect.
Mr. Williams will remain on the local
exemption board until that time.
In applying for the clerk’s offic4 "S
Mr. Parish was supported by strong ?
endorsements from all over the coun- J
ty. He is a young man of sterling
character and possesses all the qual- m
ifications necessary for the proper §
discharge of the duties of the office. ,|
For some time he was deputy clerk, ;|
and ran a creditable second in tlu^Jjj
race against Mr. Williams when
Williams was elected county clerij''^
SHIPPING IN CITIES
IS PLACED UNDER
CIVIL SERVICE
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 11.—Shipping . j
commissioners of New York, Boston,
and New Orleans today were pat
under civil service by recomendation |
of Secretary Redfield. They are the |
only ones in government service and
are not in the classified list. J
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