VOLUME XVUI. NO. 176. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 191?. PRICE FIVE CENTS
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Present Favorable Weather Will Tend
Greatly To Check Disease Here,
Says Physician.
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The influenza situation in Newport
lias Bhown improvement during the
' past 24 hours, according to Dr. H. O.
Walker, secretary of the local board
of health. All the p‘hysician3 did not
report the number of new cases of in
fluenza they probably have observed
since yesterday, but Dr. Walker be
f fieves, according to information he
ha* at hand, that conditions are grow
ing rapidly more favorable, and he
states that the present condition of
the weather will tend greatly to check
the disease.
It is probable that any of the
quarantine regulations will be raised
thia week, it is stated.
WAR’S COST TO THIS
1- COUNTRY ESTIMATED
AT $175,000,000,00«
Washington, Nov. 18.—The direct
cost of the war for all beliggerent na
tions to last May 1, was reported at
-about $175,000,000,000 by the Federal
Jtesesve Bank Board Bulletin issued
today and it is estimated that the cost
sriUliuount to nearly $200,000,000,000
-before the end of this year. These
calculations were compiled by the
board from various sources and while
their accuracy is not vouched for, the
board believes the figures are sub
stantially correct.
For purely military and naval pur
poses it is estimated that all bellig
erents had spent about $132,000,000,
OOO to May 1, or about three-fourths
e>f the total war cost. The balance
represented interest on debt, and oth
, «r indirect war expenses.
\ How the cost mounted as the war
, ik jrrew in proportion from year to year
k’ms illustrated by tabulations showing
\ that the mobilization and the first
'-"fne months of the war in 1914 cost
all belligerents about $10,000,000,000.
In 1915, the expenses jumped to $26,
000,000,000; in 1916, they increased
to $38,000,000,000, and in 1917, they
were estimated at $60,000,000,000.
This year expenses have rui only a
m little above -the rate last year.
I About $150,000,000 of the total war
cost has been realized by war loans
of various nations and comparatively
little by taxation. The public debt of
the pincipal entente allies is calcu
lated at approximately $105,000,000,
000, or more than twice as much as
the aggregate debt of the central
powers, set at $45,000,000,000. This
does not take into consideration debt
incurred since last May.
The enormous size of the war costs
and debt is illustrated by comparison
’ ^ with the anti-war debt of the seven
principal belligerents, which did not
excdld $25,000,000,000. The cost of
suppdting this debt wa3 onjv about
$1,000,000,000 a year. Hereafter the
annual burden to pay interest and
.sinking fund allowances will be not
less than $10,000,000,000, and pobably
! much more.
Mrs. E. D. Dennis and children of
f-n-nr Lake are spending two or three
days with Mr. and Mrs. Frank John
son on Laurel street. Mrs. Dennis has
the sympathy of her many friends in
the recent death of her husband.
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MUCH NEEDED WORK
BEING DONE ON THE
STREETS THIS WEEK.
City officials are having some
much needed work done on the streets
of Newport this week, crews of men
being engaged in cutting the weeds
along sidewalks and ridding gutters
of filth and trash. A reader of the
Independent has suggested that war
be declared on the leaves that have
fallen and accumulated in vast heaps
in the streets and yards. He sug
gests a series of “bon fires.”
Another reader suggests the forma
tion of a big > pavement district as
soon as possible. How about it, peo
ple? The Independent would be glad
to have expressions from property
owners.
LOCAL EXEMPTION
BOARD BUSY WITH
ITS ROUTINE WORK.
The local exemption board is no
longer engaged with the many duties
that kept the members busy for more
than a year. However, the board is
still an institution and perhaps will
not be discharged for several months.
Questionnaires have been mailed tc
the 18-year-old class of registrants,
there being about 150 in Jackson
county, and the boys have already be
gun to return their papers, properly
executed.
Carl Bellingrath, clerk of the board,
has been notified that his discharge
from service has not been considered
yet In fact, arl has made such a pro
proficient clerk that the adjutant gen
eral’s office has written him that he
will likely be sent to other places for
clerical service after he, has com
pleted all the work here.
The board has received notice of
the honorable discharge from service
of Clyde Phillips, whose home is near
Newport, and Herman Lody of Brad
ford. These young selectives were
started from here to the state of
Washington, but were stricken with
influenza at Billings, Mont., where
they entered a hospital, the induction
of men for the spruce division being
stopped by the time they recovered.
WILL sum
FUETJOiSDff
The First Section Of German Fleet
To Be Surrendered To Allies
Has Left Kiel.
(By The Associated Press.)
Copenhagen, Nov. 19.—The first
section of the German fleet to be de
livered to the allies left Kiel Sunday
for the North Sea.
(By The Assoc>ated Press.)
London, Monday, Nov. 18.—Thfe
program for the surrender of the
German fleet provides for taking over
the ships by the allies Thursday.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 19.— The German
submarines *o be handed over to allies
have passed through 'the Kaiser Wil
selm Canal on their way to England,
according to Kiel advices transmitted
by the Exchange Telegraph.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Nov. 19.—Two hundred per
sons were killed in an explosion at
Wahn, southeast of Cologne, accord
ing to reports received here.
Private Frank Hammond of Eight
Mile arrived this morning from New
York and is en route to his home in
the country to see his wife and little
son and many other relatives in the
Eight Mile vicinity. Private Ham
mond was a member of Company E,.
who was sent long ago to France,
where he was severely woujjded by
shrapnel on July 18 in the battle of
Chateau-Thierry. He was sent to a
hospital in France, where he was kept
1 for two months until he was bought
| across to New York, where he has
j been in a hospital for convalescents,
j being discharged from there a few
days ago and given a few days’ fur
lough. Mr. Hammond was married a
| few weeks before enlisting and has a
little on out at his home whom he
has never seen and naturally, is very
anxious to get out to see the little
man today. His little son is Jack
son county’s first war baby.
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QUORUM COURT HOLDS
ADJOURNED SESSION
IN NEWPORT MONDAY
The county quorum court held an
adjourned session at the county court
house today for the purpose of ratify
ing the road taxes Mid other matters
that went over from the regular ses
sion of a few weeks ago as unfinished
business.
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CONGRESS ADJOURNS
THURSDAY BY AGREE
MENT OF LEADERS.
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(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 19.—Congress
will adjourn Thursday under an
agreement between the democratic
and republican leaders.
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GENERAL PETAIN
IS PROMOTED TO
RANK OF MARSHAL.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris,, Nov. 19.—A Havas dispatch
says that General Petain, commander
in chief of the French armies, is to be
raised to the rank of marshal of
France, the cabinet council has de
cided. - >
JEWISH OUTBREAKS
IN POLISH GALICIA
ARE REPORTED TODAY.
(By The Associated Press.)
Stokholm, Nov. 19.—Anti-Jewish
outbeaks with numeous fatalities to
Jews in several towns in the western
part of Polish Galicia are reported by
the Jewish press.
CITY COUNCIL PASSES
AN ORDINANCE AT
MEETING LAST NIGHT
A meeting of the council was held
last night, when an ordinance, which
provides for activities of the local
Board of Health was passed. No oth
er matters of importance were dis
posed of. The ordinance passed is
published in today’s issue of the In
dependent.
The fire truck which has been pur
chased by the city is expected to
reach Newport within a very short
time.
| ROBBERS ARE EXECUTED
IN BERLIN AND ORDER
. IS RIGIDLY ENFORCED.
(By tbe Associated Press.)
Amsterdam, Monday, Nov. 18.—A
Berlin telegram dated November 13th
says during the twenty-four hours
before its dispatch not a shot was fir
ed in Berlin and the crisis was appai*
ently over. Order is maintained with
an iron hand, according to the tele
gram, and robbers were punished by
immediate execution.
PRESIDENT WILSON
TO BE PRESENT AT
PEACE CONFERENCE.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 19.— President
W.ilson will go to France early in De
cember to take part in the discussion
and settlement of the main features
of the peace treaty. He plans to sail
immediately after opening the regu
lar session of congress on December
2. How long he will remain is not
known. He will be the first president
to visit Europe and the first to attend
a peace conference for the settlement
of issues growing out of war in which
the United States took part.
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NARROW ESCAPE
FORJRAVELERS
White River Passenger Train Wreck
ed Monday Near Calico Rock,
But None Is Injured.
Passengers on the southbound White
River railroad train No. 205 experi
enced a narrow escape Monday after
noon at 3:30 o’clock when every coach
and car of the train left the track
three miles north of Calico Rock, ac
coding to A. M. Edgar, who was on
the train returning home from a trip
to Aurora, Mo. Passengers for this v
city did not arrive here until 11:50
Monday night, though the train was
due at 7:30.
The train was running at a speed
of about twenty miles an hour when
the rails spread, causing the cars to
leave the track, the two rear coaches
in which nearly all the passengers
were riding being wrecked badly.
The rear coach was tom up the worst,
rolling over, and barely escaped
crashing down a steep embankment
into the river. An investigation show
ed that rotten ties from which spikes
had worked caused the rails to spread,
caused the wreck. The train rsn
on tfte ties tor tnree or jour nunanw ■
feet before stopping.
Fortunately, or miraculously, none
of the passengers sustained an in
jury. The passengers were taken to
Calico Rock in a box car, where they
ate supper, and were met there by an
extra train of box cars and cabooses
and taken to Batesville, and then to
Newport. Northbound - passenger
train No. 210 left Newport this morn
ing three hours late. It is believed
the wreckage will be cleared away to
day.
At Newark Tuesday morning the
tender of the engine of the Cushman
local was derailed, causing the train, _
which is due here at 10:30 to be de
layed several hours. The switch en
gine crew from Newport went to New
ark at noon to place the engine ten
der back on the track. The accident
occurred at the gravel pit one-half
mile from Newark.
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RAILROAD LOSS t
REPORTEO LESS
During Nine-Month Period Govern
ment Operation Of Railroads
Shows Financial Gain.
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(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 19.— The pros- _
pective loss to the government
through the operation of railroads
and guaranteeing fixed return to
companies has been reduced to about
two hundred million dollars for a nine
month period ending October first,
from approximately five hundred
million. This is indicated by a report
of the Inter-state Commerce Com
mission showing the government re
ceived the net um of $518,656,00 from
operations of leading railroads during
the nine-month period. . i
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