THE INDEPENDEN1
AUSTIN C. WILKERSON
Editor and Publisher.
Entered at the postoffice, Newpoi
Arkansas, os second class mail matte
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NEWSPAPERS ARE HARD HIT
BY THE WAR.
The newspapers have been har<
hit by the war. During the last 9<
days twenty-seven Arkansas news
papers have been suspended for th<
period of the war, and according t<
orders from Washington no new pa
per can be established until after tin
war.
Not only have paper and ink njori
than doubled in price and labor be
come so scarce in many instances non
can be found, but the government ha
found it necessary as a conservative
measure to issue strict regulation
for the management of newspapers
But the newspapers are not complain
ing, not even at the increased rate
under the zoning system of the pos
tal department. Everybody is bear
ing burdens during the war, and do
' ing so willingly, so that the news
paper man’s lot is not worse that tha
of many others.
To be sure, the newspapers are re
cognized by all departments of th
government as an indispensible agen
cy for spreading the gospel of civilia
war activity. Without the influenc
of the newspapers the morale of th
public would be reduced to chaos. 1
is the newspapers that have mad
possible the successes of the Libert
Loans, the Red Cross campaigns, th
selective draft, the Food and Fut
* Eat less meat and take ft glass of
Salts to flush out Kidneys—
Drink plenty water.
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Uric acid in meat excites the kidneys,
« they become overworked; get sluggish,
aciie, and feel like lumps of lead. The
urine becomes cloudy ; the bladder is irri
tated, and you may be obliged to seek re
lief two or three times during the night.
t When the kidneys clog you must help
. them flush off the body’s urinous waste
or you’ll be a real sick person shortly,
' At first you feel a dull misery in the kid
■ ncy regio , you suffer from backache,
I sick headache, dizziness, stomach gets
soui, tongue coated and you feel rheu
matic twinges when the weather is bad.
Eat less meat, drink lota of water;
. also get from any pharmacist four ounces
of Jad Salts; take a tablespoonful
in a glass of water before breakfast
. for a few a ays and your kidneys will
then act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid of grapes and lemon juice,
combined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to clean clogged kidneys
and stimulate them to normal activity,
also to neutralize the acids in urine, so
it no longer is a source of irritation,
thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, cannot in
jure; makes a delightful effervescent
lithia-water drink which everyone should
take now and then to keep the kidneys
clean and active. Druggists here say
they sell lots of Jad Salts to folks who
believe in overcoming kidney trouble
while it is only trouble. s
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Administrations and the many other
things upon which the success of the
allied cause depends.
The newspapers of Arkansas yield
[ to none in their loyalty and devotion
( to the flag, and obedience to all regu- j
latior.s that may be prescribed, but I
, had they been making the regulations
, would have suggested a few changes
that would make compliance less
„ onerous. The day of the dollar week
ly is passing. Many of them have in
, creased their rates to $1.50 and some
of them have'gone up to $2 a year it
> is not alone the country weeklv that
. has its troubles but the big cit? daily
, comes in for its share. Increased
5 cost of everything is making the bus
iness harder, and the labor conditions
’ are becoming a very serious problem.
, Reporters and editors, printers and
pressmen have gone or are going to
war, and more women are being em
. | ployed in the various branches of the
.(art preservative than ever befoie.
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All good Americans welcome the
■ defeat administered to Mayor Thomp
2 son of Chicago, who has lost his race
- for congress to MedilB McCormick by
1 a large majority. It would seem that
2 defeat at the polls is insufficient pun
2 ishment for a man of Thompson’s
t stripe, and while disloyalty on the
2 part of some influential men in this
7 country is a matter to cause regret,
e the fact that the military program of
1 the United States and our allies has
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Be Patriotic About
Buying Clothes
You may not need clothes this
fall; if you can get along with what
you have save the money for
Liberty Bonds or War Savings
Stamps. But—if you have to buy, j
remember this: \
If You don't buy anything in j
which Quality is more important -
than wearing apparel. You ought 1
j to be very particular what you get I
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iui yuiu iuuuuy, especially uaauoc
it’s so easy to make poor quality
in clothes look very good, and t here
is plenty of poor quality to be had.
COME TO THIS STORE
-v and view our styles, Quality you
can rely on absolutely. The new
styles are economical but smart
looking as ever.
Suits, Coats, Dresses, Hats and Shoes
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Rushton Dry Goods Co.
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j source of great satisfaction and pride.
All of which goes to prove that the
real American is the biggest patriot
on earth.
PRUSSIAN DIET
DILL DISSOLVE
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If the Body Fails to Reach An Agree
ment On the Franchise Reform
Question.
(By The Associated Press.)
Copenhagen, Sept. 13.—The Ger
man government is firmly decided to
dissolve the Prussian diet if no agree
ment is reached on the franchise re
form question, according to the Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger.
CANTEEN HUT
NEEDED HERE
To Better Facilitate the Work of Can
teen Workers, They Should Be
Better Equipped.
While the local canteen workers of
the American Red Cross have not been
called on to serve any troops for the
past week, they are ready to do so at
a moment’s notice. It is hoped that
by winter we shall have a real can
teen hut. where hot drinks will be
provided for the soldiers. Plans are
now being formulated whereby this
will be made possible. There are
7,000 Red Cross canteens such as this
one at various railroad points over
the country, with a volunteer force
of over 50,000 women. Some of them
are large buildings with shower baths
and writing rooms for the use of the
troops in transit, while others are
simpi'y small kitchens. Some are
housed in box cars, painted white with
a red cross on either side of the wide
central door.
The hut that we wish to have will
of necessity be small—just large
enough to accommodate the supplies,
a stove and protect the workers from
the cold weather.
The object of the canteen is not
primarily to supply troops in transit
with food. The government usually
supplies food for its men in a liberal
and efficient way, but as they are
bound to occur in the transportation
of thousands of troops, when a
train must run without restau
rant facilities. In these emer
gencies, the government depends up
on the canteens of the American Red
Cross to help it out. The real object
is to welcome and encourage the men,
and by some small! token show that
the nation—and one’s town in par
ticular—realizes what sacrifices they
are making and appreciates their un
selfishness.
We ask the aid of everyone in se
curing a canteen hut for Newport, so
that we may show as much as possi
ble how Jackson county,Arkansas, ap
preciates what these men are doing.
After all, the most we can do is so
’ little compared with what they are
doing for us.
LECTURE AT SCHOOL
AUDITORIUM TONIGHT
Miss Rosebud Vaughan of Little
Rock, State Director of the Young
Woman’s Christian Association, War
Campaign, will address the peop’e of
Newport this evening at 8:30 at the
High School Auditorium on the work
of the women in the war. Miss
Vaughan is known by almost every
body for the splendid work she is do
ing ail over the state and in Little
Rock the Y. W. C. A*, has been one of
the most progressive of the many
j war works, and has been a great fac
! tor in the lives of the women, not on
j i'y in tiie capital city, but all over the
state. The people of Newport are
urged to hear Miss Vaughan this ev
ening.
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GOVERNOR ASKS FOR
DEFERRED CLASSIFICA
TION OF TEACHERS
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Special to Independent,
j Little Rock, Sept. 13.—Gov. Brough
wired Gen. Crowder as follows: “Four
agricultural schools of the state crip
pled to the extent they cannot re-open
provided deferred classification is
not given to teachers of technical, ag
ricultural, and industrial service, sim
ilar to that provided for teachers in
land grant colleges. Will you author
ize local and districts boards to grant
deferred classification in these cases?
Gen Crowder replied: “If such
teachers come within the provision of
my telegram B-2109, they may be re
ferred.”
In ask imr the people to Invest in
War Savings and Thrift Stamps, the
government is not asking them tc
O’- a paying basis.
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SECRcTARY SEES
THE FIGHT BEGIN
Mr. Baker ard Others Witnessed The
Sammies Go Over The Top In
The Lorraine Sector.
(By The Associated Press.)
With the American Forces in Lor
raine, Sept. 13.—Secretary Baker,
with several other notables, witness
ed-the beginning of yesterday’s bat
tle on the Lorraine front from a van
tage, point of a, French fort close be
hind the middle line.
RAILROAD MEN
ARE DEFERRED
Are Listed As Essential Employes and
Given Deferred Classification
In the Draft.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 13.—The region
al directors of the railroad adminis
tration were today instructed to
claim deferred draft classification for
general' officers, shopmen, trainmen
and other essential employes.
Casualty List
The following casualties are report
ed by the commanding general of the
American Expeditionary Forces:
Killed in action. 28; missing in ac
Dion, 21; wouiiue-'J. 01,
of wounds, 20; died from accident
and other causes, 8; died of disease,
6; wounded, (degree undetermined)
3; prisoners, 1. Total, 174.
Of the above number the following
are from Aikansas:
Killed in action—Chas. F. Williams,
Murfreesboro.
Wounded severely—Archie Ross,
Cornhill; -Thos. E. Wallers, Hot
Springs.
Previously reported missing, now
reported killed in action—Earl Bil
lingsley, Bauxite.
NO LET UP IN CAM
PAIGN TO ROUND UP
WAR DELINQUENTS.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 13.—There is to
be no let up in the campaign to round
up all the deserters, delinquents;
slackers, and “slickers.” They are
being given an opportunity to come
forward and give an account of them
selves. But citizens are warned to be
on the look-out for all such, and re
port them to the proper authorities
More attention is ^lso to be given tc
the “work or fight” order, and all re
ports and correspondence relative tc
the subject should be directed to the
adjutant general, Little Rock.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT RULING
Special to Independent
Little Rock, Sept. 13.—Attention i;
called to the following important rul
ing:
“If a registrant has a wife but nc
children and there are such othei
sources of support available that the
removal of the registrant will not do
prive the wife of reasonably adequate
support, he goes in Class 1, as not be
ing included in any other division oj
the schedule.”
BELLINGRATH IS
MADE CLERK OF
EXEMPTION BOARD
Friday morning’s Gazette ar.nounc
j ed that a large number of soldiers a
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their home counties to serve as clerks
' of local exemption boards. Carl N
1 Bellingrath of Newport was amonj
j the number and will serve as clerk o
| the Jackson county exemption board
QUESTIONNAIRES AL
READY BEING FILLED OU1
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 13.—Many ne\
registrants are already filling ou
their questionnaires, even before th
I completion of the registration. A da;
j will be hereafter designated by th
j Provost Marshal General when th
mailing of the Questionnaires shal
commence and instructions will thei
prescribe the time within which the;
shall be mailed by local boards. Pur
suant to the president’s proelamatioi
only registrants who on Sept. 12, 191S
had attained their 19th birthday, am
shall not have attained their 37tl
birthday, shall be called for classifi
cation and drafted for military ser
vice until further orders.
The more you help the men at th
front the quicker the end will com*
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I Auto Repair Work
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We can do your auto repairs quickly
and efficiently.
We employ only skilled workmen
and will give you the best of service.
See us before letting your work.
Remember—We are agents for
the Fordson Tractor—the greatest
and most modern farm tractor yet ; ~
placed on the market. Come and let 'i0'
us show it to you. It’s economical
both in price and operation.
HUTSQN’-LADD MOTOR CAR CO.
| WALKER LADD, Manager.
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AN APPREHENDED DE
SERTER MUST PAY OWN
EXPENSES TO CAMP.
Special to Independent.
Lttle Rock, Sept. 12.—When a de
serter is apprehended by a police of
ficial and taken before the local board,
he shall be inducted into service after.
it is found that his offense was wilful
and committed with an intent to
evade military servce, and that he s
qualified for general military ser
vice. Expense of transportation
must be borne by the prisoner him
self.
DRAFT EVADERS MUST
BE EDUCATED.
Special to the Independent.
Lttle Rock, Sept. 13.—Chairman of
County Council1 of Defense are ad
vised that if there is any community
tendency to resist the draft it is their
duty to put on a campaign of patriot- j
ic education in that community, and j
by education, personal conference and j
by law, correct the condition. “And
it should be done in no other way,” is ;
the injunction of Adjt. Gen. England.
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When you have an achey, stretchy
feeling and you are dull, tired and
discouraged it is a sign of approach
ing malaria or chills. You should
act quickly to ward off an attack.
HERBINE offers you the help you
need. It destroys the malarial germ,
drives out all impurities and make
you feel bright, vigorous and cheer
ful. Price 60c. Sold by W. E. Bev
ens. 110d4t. m. 21w4tm
The government needs your money;
ou need th® stamps.
COMB MTS
Darkens Beautifully and Restores
Its Natural Cc’n
Lustre at Or~e.
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Common garden sage brewed Into a
heavy tea, with sulphur and alcohol
added, will turn gray, streaked and
faded hair beautifully dark and lux
uriant. Mixing the Sage Tea and Sul
phur recipe at home, though, is
troublesome. An easier way is to get
the ready-to-use preparation improved
by the addition of other ingredients,
a large bottle, at little cost, at drug
stores, known a3 "Wyeth’s Sage and
Sulphur Compound,” thus avoiding a
lot of muss.
While gray, faded hair is not sinful,
we all desire to retain our youthful
appearance and attractiveness. By
darkening your hair with Wyeth’s
Sage and Sulphur Compound, no one
can tell, because it does it so natural
ly, so evenly. You just dampen a
sponge or soft brush with It and draw
this through your hair, taking one
small strand at a time; by morning
all gray hairs have disappeared. After
another application or two your hair
becomes beautifully dark, glossy, soft
and luxuriant and you appear years
younger. Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur
Compound is a delightful toilet requi
site. It is not intended for the cure,
mitigation or prevention of disease.
Swellings of the flesh caused by
inflammation, cold, fractures of the
bone, toothache, neuralgia or rheuma
tism can be relieved by applying
BALLARD’S SNOW LINIMENT
It shduld ,be well rubbed in over the
part affected. Its great healing and
penetrating power eases the pain, re
duces the swelling and restores nat
ural conditions. Price 25c, 50c and
$1.00 per bottle. Sold by W. E. Bev
ens. 110d4tm 21w4tm
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The Prosperous Fa//
Season
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Will find you in need of many articles in the pur
chase of which both quality and price should be ,
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fact, we have never before been better stocked
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with everything that makes up a progressive and
uo-to-date hardwarei store. 0
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