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NEWPORT, ARKANSAS FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1918. PRICE FIVE
RS ISSUED TO
IPECTORS GENERAL
OF HOME GUARDS.
i Independent.
lock, May 24— Adjt. Gen.
Ingland has issued the follow
ircular to Inspectors General of
dme Guard:
ie organization of Home Guard
janies has progressed to such an
•e that it is desired to form regi
ital organizations.
It is planned to form at least one
iment of not more than twelve
ipanies in each of the seven dis
;s of the state.
“Inspectors General are urged to
mediately begin a vigorous cam
ign for a full regiment of twelve
tmpanies in each of their respective
•icts, with at least one company
jach county."
The following officers of the Moun
,in View Home Guard company:
^Captain Albert Copeland; First
Lieutenant, Joseph E. Gardner; Se
cond Lieutenant, B. T. Goff.
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Respectfully,
GEO. R. HAYS,
Postmaster.
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The iiome uuara orgamaauuu
being put on a strictly military basis.
Orders hdve been issued that “Com
manding officers of all companies
will, not later than five days after
the last of each month, forward to
their respective Inspector General, a
monthly report of drill in duplicate
on blanks furnished by the Adjutant
General.”
THREE QUARTERS OF
HUNDRED MILLION AL
READY BEEN RAISED.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, May 24.— Total sub
scriptions to the second war fnud of
the Red Cross this morning showed
three quarters of the hundred million
dollars fund was already subscribed.
A large oversubscription is expected.
GERMAN TROOPS
ILL JT EIGHT
Refuse to Leave Russia for the Rus
sian Front, Says Dispatch to the
State Department.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, May 24.—A Russian
wireless dispatch to the state de
parment says when a German divis
ion was ordered from Dvinsk, Russia,
to the western front it refused to pro
ceed. Fifty men were executed and
one thousand imprisoned. Other
German troops in the visinity held
demonstrations in favor of the divis
ion.
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SCHOOL ELECTION
OVER THE STATE
VERY GRATIFYING
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 24.—Reports that
are being received from all over the
state of the results of the school elec
tion last Saturday are most gratify
ing to the educational interests.
In no instance, so far as known,
has a rate of taxation lower than
that asked for by the boards, or low
er than that which has prevailed
heretofore, been voted, and in many
cases the districts have voted the full
limit of twelve mills.
In one notable instance, at I ayette
ville, the board recommended 8 mills
as sufficient, but the people voted ten
Wounded And Sick
Return From Front
Associated Press Dispatch.
JSTew York, May 24.—More than 2,
700,000 wounded and sick men have
returned from the fighting front and
692 soldiers discharged from the
German army as unfit for service, ac
cording to the report of a statement
made in the Reichstag by Surgeon
General Schulze, contained in the
Burliner ageblatt, a copy of w’hich
wras received here.
Subscribe for the
In asking the to Invest in
War Savings and the
. government is asking them to
. on a paying
About Seventy-Six Per
Cent Of Quota Is Raised
The Red Cross teams in Newport
and so far as heard from in the
county, outside of town, are enthusi
astically working and are meeting
with success. From preliminary re
ports sent in from some of the out
lying districts more than seventy-six
per cent of the minimum quota for
the county has already been sub
scribed.
Official reports from the local so
licitors show a net result of $8,268.25
for Union Township up to Thursday,
and two of the captains failed to re
port Thursday. There is no doubt in
the minds of the committee but that
the two late reports will put Union
township “over the top” with more
than the minimum allotment.
The county chairman and his effi
cient helpers are still confident of
reaching the goal of $1.00 per capi
ta before the close of the drive. Let
every red blooded, loyal citizen in
the county help to make Jackson
county the banner county in the state
in amount of subscriptions to this se
cond Red Cross War Fund.
Late this afternoon Chairman Hu
bly rereived report from Village
township stating that township had
raised $280, which lacks $20 of being
its maximum. Also a report from
Cow Lake township said that town
ship has raised $272, which exceeds
the minimum there.
The Amounts Assessed Against Indi
viduals^ anu Amounts They Paid
to Appear in Independent.
On Monday, May 27, it is the pur
pose of the second Red Cross War
Fund Committee to publish on the
Red Cross page advertisement in this
paper the names of every person list
ed by the estimating committee, with
the amount which was asked of them
and also the amount which each per
son contributed.
The estimating committee worked
faithfully to make their estimate as
fair and equitable as possible—and
while it is possible that some persons
may have been estimated too high,
yet they are people who draw very
small salarigojvr whose circumstances
when explain*. * to the solicitor were
such as to merit their giving a small
er sum than asked.
io iho first, time this vear
that v. a have b;en asked \o really
give anything wo; th while—that is
really and truly give with no hope of
return, other than the consciousness |
of a deed well done, and it is felt that J
it is no more than proper that this be
published for the general public to
judge as they will.
The Red Cross asked for a hundred
million dollars, but at the time they
made their estimate the United States
had a comparatively small force on
the battlefront—but now that men are
being rushed there by the hundreds
of thousands the Red Cross realizes
that it will need one hundred and fif
ty million dollars to carry out its
work of mercy for the next twelve
months, and for that reason we are
asked to give our maximum.
Are you behind our boys at the
front, or are you for self alone?
Use the columns of the Independ
ent. They will carry your business
talk into nearly every home in New
port.
GIG AUCTION SALE
AND FLAG RAISING
Everything Is In Readiness for Sale
of Contributed Articles for Red
Cross Tomorrow.
A large number of persons have
contributed livestock and useful and
valuable articles for the auction sale
to be held tomorrow afternoon for the
benefit of the American Red Cross.
The sale will be held promptly at 3
o’clock. In conjunction with this
event the Honor Flag won by Jack
son county as a result of her over
subscribing the Third Liberty Loan
will be raised. The entire program
will be carried out at the Iron Moun
tain park on Front street.
G. A. Hillhouse will be in charge
of the sale. Mrs. W. E. Bevens of
Newport will deliver a brief talk at
the flag raising, as will A. M. Fry of
Swifton.
It is not too late to contribute
something to this sale. Look about
you and luring something to R. D.
Brown’s drug store. It will be sold at
auction, and the proceeds contributed
to the Red Cross war fund,
RED CROSS REPORT.
It is due to the public spirit and
ever ready willingness to serve her
country on the part of Mrs. B. W.
Jamison that our city is able to fly
the flag of Italy today in conform
ance with the request of President
Wilson. It was impossible, on ac
count of the great demand that his
request created to purchase a flag,
but Mrs. Jamison stands ready to
meet such emergencies. She bought
material and made a very beautiful
one. She also made the Red Cross
flag for the Jackson County Chapter,
which is proudly displayed- in front
of the Chapter work rooms, where it
is hoped more women as eager and
willing to work as Mrs. Jamison will
be reminded by this symbol of service
that there is always need of them.
Wherever this flag is displayed, it is
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an open invitation and opportunity.
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We often hear among other excuses
offered for lack of interest and as
sistance in the Red Cross work room
that “more people would come if they
didn’t have to dress up,” or if the
work room wasn’t down town. In view |
of the fact that most of our people
go “down town” every day of their
lives and that it is neither expected
nor desired that women should
dress up and a simple wash dress and
an apron is the regulation uniform
of the Red Cross worker who is really
in earnest, this excuse seems very
flimsy. No woman need be ashamed
of calico and gingham nowadays.
Perhaps it is "because so many of
them are wearing it to Red Cross
work rooms that it is so fashionable.
No woman need feel ashamed to ap
pear garbed in neat, suitable working
clothes, especially when her errand is
one that in itself carries dignity and
commands respect. Reporter.
SUMMER INSTITUTE
DATES ARE ANNOUNCED.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 24.—State Supt.
J. L. Bond has announced the list of
institute dates for this summer.
There is to be one held in each coun
ty, and two in a number of them.
They are to begin as early as June 3,
lasting for a week at a time, and
some will be held as late as the last
week in September. Some of the
best known educators of the state
have been assigned as instructors.
The entire office force of the Depart
ment of Education, consisting of Su
perintendent Bond, and Deputies
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C5ninn, vv naiey, uaseici, mu, xx<xi
bi-ook and Presson, together with
some of the special instructors to be
announced later, will visit the various
institutes, and give special instruc
tions along various lines,
FAVORS INCREASE
OF FIGHTING MEN
Senate Military Committee Favors
Great Expansion of the Amer
ican Army.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, May 24.—The senate
military committee today went on re
cord unanimously in favor of a large
expansion of the American army, and
ordered a favorable report of the
resolution declaring for an increase
of 3,000,000 men.
The resolution authorizes the presi
dent to call into service the thre*
million men at any time he sees fit.
The bill will be reported by the sen
ate Monday.
COMMENCEMENT OF
THE NEWPORT COL
ORED PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Sunday, May 26, at 3 p. m., the
Kappnlanrpflfp sermon of the New
port public school (colored), will be
preached at St. Paul’s A. M. E.
church by Rev. Dr. R. D. Stinson,
president of the Cotton Plant Indus
trial Academy.
Friday, "May 31, at 8 p. m., the ad
dress to the graduating class will be
delivered by Prof. W. C. Bauchman,
principal of the Edmondson Training
school.
Three members compose the class:
Annie Lee, valedictorian; Frances
Friar, salutatorian and Robert Stan
ton, historian.
River Continues
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To Recede Here
All Probability ofl River Reaching
Danger Point Here Has Been
Passed—Black Is Falling.
White River at Newport continues
to fall slowly, the local^gauge regis
tering 26.8 at one a'&Iock this after
noon.
Both White and Black rivers are
reported falling at most points above
and as the Arkansas is falling and
the Mississippi practically on a
iftand at most points it is only a ques
tion of a few days until we can all
?est easy with the stage of the rivers
nearing normal.
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HUN HEADJNQ U.S.
Premier Lloyd George Says Germ*"*
Will Attempt to Reach Goal
fore United States CanJ#dtj
Associated Press Dispatch.
Edinburgh, May 24.—For the
mans as well as the allies the
few weeks will be race be
Hindenberg and President Wi
said Lloyd Gorge in an address
today. “The Germans are strs
every muscle to -leach the goal
on the eve of American help bi
ing available for the allies.”
“We are on the eve of a great
man attack,” Lloyd George cont:
“and the allies are most confide
the result.
Regarding the submarine situation
the premier is most optimistic and V
said the output of shipping in April
exceeded the losses for the i^irst time.
He produced admiralty data!,to sh
that a record was made in April
the number of submarines destroy
Lloyd George declared he co
honestly say that the government 1
neglected no possible means of fii
ing out where there is any honora
outlet of the war.
Speaking at a luncheon Lit
George said no doubt there has b(
a conspiracy for a great up-rising
Ireland. He added that the lead
of the Nationalistic party had Jno
ing to no witn it.
ARKANSAS HAS < ■ < >N <v
“OVER THE rnO^B
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Special to the Independent.
Little Rock, May 24.— “Arkansas*
has “gone over the top” in the Red^J
Cross drive. The exact amount sub-^^B
scribed is not yet known, not all of B||
the reports are in, but, it is known Hi
that it considerably exceeds the half
million quota. Little’ Rock is also^J
‘over the top” and still goiV^ji In HI
many respects it has been one otTyje^H
most remarkable campaigns everWg
known in the history of the state.
There is no doubt about it: The pfl^- |
pie are thoroughly aroused.
FRANK 1!R A ME. JR.,
WANTS TO BUY ■||||
WHITE IIOUSE iWG^H
Special to Independent. A *||jl
Little Rock, May -'247
Bra me, Jr., wants to buy the ArkHBH
sas allotment of White House wHBBB
Two pounds of it are to be sent*$£;d
Governor Brough by President
son to be sold for the Red Cross fuRyd v;
The Division Headquarters at
Louis wires that the proceeds fr<^^B
the sale will be most acceptablyR9H
though Arkansas has already RnH
reeded its quota. Mr. Bra me tHjj*
made an offer of $100 for a start**
and further offers are expected. Rqi Vi
Casualty List V
Associated Press Dispatch. ■ W"
Washing-tin, May 24.—The armyfl
casualty list, today shows that ^°drB^
were killed in action, nine died of»
wounds, four of accident and ten of I
disease; sixteen were wounded' se-f^
verely and one slightly wounded. ■ -
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