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VOLUME XV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1915. NUMBER 48
An American
Ship Struck
By Torpedo Or Mine South Of Irish
Coast—Crew Rescued In Boats—
Ship Being Towed to Queens
town With Convoy.
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ENGLISH ADMIRALTY SAYS NEBRASKAN TORPEDOED
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Presents New Problem For Nebraskan Was An American Ship
With American Crew And Flag Laden With Ballast,
Bound To America.
(United Press Dispatch.
New York, May 26.—The Haw aiian-American Steamship Com
pany at 10 o’clock this morning received word from Captain
Green of the steamer Nebraskan, stating that his vessel was
either struck by a mine or torpedo, but was proceeding to
wards Liverpool under her own steam.
The captain stated that the location of the Nebraskan at
the time was forty miles west of Fastnet. The Nebraskan was
laden with ballast, en route from Liverpool to New York.
, NEBRASKAN PASSES KINSALE
United Press Dispatch.
Kinsale, May 26.—The Nebraskan passed Kinsale today
eastbound with her bow down, flying uncontrollable signals, ap
parently bound for Queenstown
The Nebraskan later wirele ssed that she is not seriously
damaged and none injured. A trawler is convoying her to port.
REPORTS SHIP TORPEDOED.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., May 26.—The State Department has re
ceived the following from Consul General Skinner of London:
“The Admiralty reports the American steamer Nebraskan,
bound from Liverpool for the Delaware breakwater torpedoed j
five miles south by west of Fastnet. The crew is in boats and;
the weather is fine.”
ADMINISTRATION SHOCKED
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., May 26.—The Administration is shock
ed over the torpedoing of the Nebraskan. Ambassador Page
and Consul General Skinner at London, have been ordered to
cable details. There will be no further representations to Ger
X many until all details are available. The case is a new one, for
the Nebraskan was an American ship with an American crew,
flying an American flag and bound for America with only bal
last in the hold.______
THE MADAUNE
Program
MISHAPS OF MARCELINE.
Featuring the famous hippo
• drome clown
(THANHOUSER)
THE HEN’S DUCKLING.
A busy father and a society mo
ther causes the little girl lots
of trouble. Katherine Lee.
(RELIANCE.)
A TEMPERANCE LESSON.
Crane Anderson.
(MAJESTIC.)
ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS.
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O OPERA HOUSE ©
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THE HAND OF DESTINY
A beautiful hand colored feat-1
ure. Very interesting—don’t
miss it*
(Four reels—ECLECTIC.)
MR. PEPPERIE TEMPER
John Brennen and Ethel Teare.
(KALAM-)
THE MEXICAN’S CHICKENS.
John Brennen, Calista Conant.
(KALAM.)
.
Pea Vine Leagu® Opening.
On next Saturday afternoon,
May 29th, the local Elks base
ball team will meet the Min
turn Mud Hens at the Fair
Grounds, this being the first of
a series of games in which the
Elks will represent Newport.
Messrs. Edgar, Loftin and o
thers have assured us that they
will have sufficient rolling stock
on the streets to carry the
crowds to see the game. Imme
diately before the game is call
ed G. Logan Robinson will, in
full view of the grand stand,
give his wonderful, dazzling imi
tation of a hard boiled egg and
the band will render selections
of late music.
All mills will close on Satur
day at noon in as much as the
Minturn team is made up en
tirely of the employes of the
Wirthlin and Franz Stave Mill
at that place, and they expect
:he support of the local mill em
ployes.
Messrs. Wirthlin and Franz, it
will be remembered, have both
played ball in the big leagues.
The Newport line-up will be
as follows:
McNish, c.; Stallings, p.; Fin
ley, p.; Vaughan, p.; Hirsch,
Childers, Bevans, Stallings, Mas
sey, Lockard, Wise, infielders;
Blackwood, Pate, Bennett, Den
ty, C. Ward, Huddleston, out
fielders
In acordance with President
Wilson’s proclamation, spectat
ors will please refrain from ex
pressions of partisanship. Nc
seats will be reserved and the
price of admission will be 2c
RYNDAM COLLIDES
! WITH FREIGHTER
But Total Passenger List of 78
And Crew of 160 Are Rescu
ed From Boats.
United Press Dispatch.
New York, May 26.—The Hol
land American liner Ryndam,
out bound from New York to
Rotterdam was seriously dam
aged in a collision with the Nor
wegian freighter, Joseph J. Cu
endo off Nantucket early this
morning, when passengers are
believed to have been in their
berths. Despite a heavy fog,
the 78 passengers and 160 mem
bers of the crew were transfer
| red safely in the darkness eith
er to the Cueno or the battle
ship South Carolina, which was
nearby.
Evidently both ships are pro
gressing toward New York un
der a battleship convoy. The
crash occurred near the scene
of the recent naval maneuvers.
Captain Huebel of the Ryndam
wirelessed that they were mak
ing thirteen knots an hour to
ward New York and that water
wag gaining in the hold.
The damage to the Cueno was
not mentioned, but this ship
is obviously not badly injured.
Thrilling tales of night scenes
are expected as the dispatches
said that the passengers and
crew boarded boats. The fact
that the transfer was made
safely indicates excellent dis
cipline.
An earlier message by wire
less stated that the collision
occurred at 4 o’clock this morn
ing and that after the transfer
of passengers, and crew, the
Ryndam was still afloat, one
hundred and fifty miles off Am
brose lightship with the Ameri
can battleship squadron stand
ing by
ITALIANS CAPTURE
MOUNTAIN PASSES
In Austrian Tyrol In Terrific
Bayonet Fight In Vaienfero
Pass—Continue Offen
sive.
United Press Dispatch.
Rome, May 26.—The Italians
captured several peaks and oc
cupied a number of villages in
the mountain passes of Aus
^ trian Tyrol, says the official
j bulletin. The Italians in a ter
rific bayonet fight captured Val
; enfero pass and occupied Brent
za river defiles. The Italians
continue upon the offensive the
enemy retiring to the Friuli
! frontier
The captured territory is in
the Trentine district. The Itali
ans who captured the villages in
the Isonzo district continue to
advance and others have pene
trated northward through Ver
no without opposition, taking
Monte Baldo Peak and seven
other passes and defiles east of
the Adige valley.
The Austrians suffered heavy
losses comparatively in the Vai
enfero pass and a number were
captured. The Vaienfero battle
J was the first serious clash of the
campaign.
SINK ITALIAN DESTROYER.
United Press Dispatch.
Vienna, May 26.—The gov
ernment has announced that an
Austrian cruiser and three tor
pedo destroyers fighting two I
talian destroyers and two bat
tleships, sank one of the de
i stroyers, capturing the crew in
t the Adriatic Monday off Barlet
ta, following the coast raids.
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AUSTRIAN TROOPS
NEAR BORDER
| United Press Dispatch.
Amsterdam, May 26.—The
'Austrians near Goritz shot
down an Italian aeroplane, kill
ing two officers, according to
dispatches received via Berlin.
The Austrian troops yesterday
BOY SCOUTS’ HIKE
Through the efforts of the
Troop Committee of Troop Two,
Boy Scouts of America in New
port, of which Messrs. Charles
G. Henry, Norman Wolff and
; Joseph M. Berger, Jr., are the
j members, the Troop has uni
forms and complete equipment
1 on the way from the National
; Headquarters in New York.
The following boys are mem
| bers of the troop: Paul Knoles,
I John McLain, Clyde Patton, By
j ron Bursott, Elton Ross, Gor
die Barber, Guy Churchwell,
j Clarence Harrington, George
Montgomery, Will Mayhue, Jer
i nigan Reamey, Robert Johnson,
Leslie Bursott, Oris Barber,
Burley Coe, Oscar Guinn and
' Frank Rankin.
The uniforms ordered will be
the regulation Boy Scout uni
I form with the required troop
; number embroidered on the
sleeve. The scoutmaster will
wrear a regulation uniform the
same as those ordered for the
1
KJ\JJ O*
Troop Two will leave New
port for a hike to Little Rock
on Monday, June 7th. Food
and camp supplies will be trans
ported in a wagon donated by
Mr. Sol Heinemann for the
purpose. Towns along the
route will be visited and it is
expected that by easy marches
the Troop will reach Little Rock
on Saturday, June 12th. Sun
day will be spent in the city,
the boys attending church ser
vices, and return by rail Sun
day evening. It is expected
that friends of the Troop will
meet the boys in Little Rock to
chaperone the return trip,
leaving the Scoutmaster to
drive the team home.
The Troop expects to deport
itself in a manner that will
make Newport proud of its
boys, and will boost for New
port in every town on the Iron
Mountain between here and the
capital city. If the merchants
care to supply the boys with
advertising matter they will
be glad to distribute it in an ef
fective way in every town
through which they pass
Scoutmaster Rev. L. W. Heaton
will gladly accept invitations
to speak in churches and halls
on the Boy Scout movement if
asked to do so, before the
Troop leaves Newport. The
following towns will be visited:
Bradford, Russell, Bald Knob,
Judsonia, Kensett, Higginson,
Gamer, Cabot, Beebe, and oth
ers between them on the line of
march.
SLAVS AGAIN
FORCED BACK
General Mackenzen’s Forces
Cross San River And In
vade Section North of
Przemysl.
United Press Dispatch.
Berlin, May 26. —The Austro
Germans under General Macken
zen have croshed the San river
at Radymo, 6 miles north of
Przemysl, after capturing
Swiete.
FRENCH MAINTAIN GAINS.
United Press Dispatch.
Paris, May 26.—French avia
tors have destroyed the Saint
Quentin station fuel depot in a
bomb raid. The Germans north
of Arras are taking the offen
sive, but the French are main
taining their gains.
The English artillery is shell
ing the German trenches at
Neuve Chapelle ( with heavy
losses.
KING CONSTANTINE VERY
WEAK.
United Press Dispatch.
Athens, May 26—rKing Con
stantine of Greece is reported to
be extremely weak today.
Worth Whllo Quotation.
ANTHONY-WASHAM
SUIT IN COURT
Ejectment Proceedings Involve
Title to 66 Acres of Land— ;
Occupy Day In Court.
The ejectment suit of Samuel.
Anthony against his son-in-law,
Dee Washam, was being heard
in chancery court Wednesday,
the evidence consisting of dep-'
ositions which were lengthy and
their reading required practi
cally the entire day.
The suit involves the owner-,
ship of 66 acres of good land on
the Island, being part of the An
thony farm, which defendant,
Washam claims was set aside
and given to his wife as her!
portion of the father’s estate. I
No deed was made but defend-',
ant claims to have made im-|
provements upon the tract men- [
tioned.
Phillips, Hillhouse & Boyce
and 0. W- Scarborough present
ed the case of the plaintiff and
Jones & Campbell the def&ad
ant.
DOCKET RECORD IN BRIEF.
W. T. Ray, et al versus Isaac ,
F. Ray, et al, proceedings to i
cancel deed, Henry Williamson i
appointed commissioner instead !
of W. P. Mauldin.
B. S. Brann versus West half l
of Southwest Quarter 4-3-1, and
other lands in Jackson county,
confirmation of title, decree
granted.
Conrad H. Bothwell, S. M
Stuckey, substituted trustee
versus James W. and Stella Ma
gill, debt; decree for foreclosure
10 days to redeem and sell on 3
months’ time.
A. C. Dedman versus Ellen and
Leola Dedman, confirmation, de
cree.
Jackson County Land Com
pany versus L. L. Campbell par
tition, dismissed at cost of
plaintiff. Same action in suit of
plaintiff versus W. A. Morgan.
Zadie Ledbetter versus Bur
rell Ledbetter, petition for par
tition, decree.
Kate Younger versus Joe
Younger, divorce, motion of de
fendant for custody of children
filed.
BECKER’S ELECTROCUTION
SET FOR WEEK
BEGINNING JULY 12
United Press Dispatch.
Albany, New York, May 26.—*
The court of appeals today set
Lieutenant Charles Becker’s ex
ecution in the Sing Sing electric
chair for the week beginning
July-12th.
The court yesterday upheld
the conviction of the former po
lice lieutenant for the murder
of Herman Rosenthal, the New
York gambler, for whose death
four men have already paid the
penalty in the chair at Sing
Sing. Only the governor of
New York or the United States
supreme court can now inter
vene in the Becker case.
YOUNGER INSTALL'
GASOLINE FILTER
. r,
^ TANK STATION ,
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J. L. Younger has added to his
garage a Bowser filter gasoline
station, which will be a great
convenience to all motorists and
particularly tourists, and we
hope profitable to the owner at|
well.
The double advantage of such
a station is that you get filtered
gasoline and in a very conveni
ent way- Mr. Younger also
maintains an air tank for the
use of automobilists.
Wanted— Stenographer foi;
temporary work. Apply to Prof* /
Padgett, at Hazel hotel. 47d§*
If you miss the first day at
The Clean Up Sale at Bowen’s ,
Cash Store you will always re
gret it.__ 47d2t
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^ Neckwear most popular now. Crepe and rich lustrous 3nl
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[ai more different designs and colorings.