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VOLUME XVII. NO. 232. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1918. gXNaO 3AIJ aOIHd
LLOYD GEORGE ON
Not Fighting to Take Constantinople
From Turkey Nor to Destroy
Austria-Hungary.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Jan. 5.—Permier Lloyd
George, addressing the trades union
on the subject of war aims, said only
the clearest, greatest and most just
causes justify a continuance of this
unspeakable agony of nations. Re
ferring to the recent pronouncement
of Count Von Czernin at the Brest
Litovsk Peace Conference, the Pre
mier declared: “It is impossible to be
lieve that any permanent peace can
be erected from such a foundation,”
continuing, he declared that Great
Britian is not fighting to take Con
stantinople from Turkey, nor to de
stroy Austria-Hungary. The basis of
any territorial settlement must be
“government with the consent of the
governed,” the premier asserted. He
said an independent Poland, compris
ing all the genuinely Polish elements
who desired to participate, was an ur
gent necessity for the stability of
Western Europe.
Lloyd George said the democracy
of Great Britain would stand to the
last by the democracies of Italy and
France. He said England would have
been proud to fight to the end with
Russian democracy, but if the rulers
of Russia act independently they
have no means to arrest catastrophe.
Regarding the disposition of the Ger
man colonies, he said they would be
held to the disposal of a conference
whose decision must have primary
regard for the wishes of the inhabi
tants. He declared a just and last
ing peace was the British aim, which
must be achieved by the re-establish
ment of the sanctity of treaties.
Territorial adjustments would be
made on a basis of self-determination
and the limitation of armaments en
r forced by international organization.
JAPS REPULSE
“SUBS” ATTACK ON
BRITISH WARSHIPS
Associated Press Dispatch.
Tokio, Jan. 5.—The Japanese ad
miralty announces the repulse of a
submarine attack on British trans
ports convoyed by Japanese warships
in the Mediterranean December 30th.
The warships were undamaged.
MAKE HEAD COVERS.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, Jan. 5.—The Mohamme
dan Tartar men of Tchistopol dis
trict, province of Kazan, have or
— dered their wives and daughters each
| to sew half a square foot of extra
material to the handkerchiefs with
which they cover their heads. The
women long ago ceased to veil; but
when meeting unknown men they
took a tab of the bow formed by ty
ing handkerchiefs beneath the chin,
and held the tab before the face in
place of a veil. Unluckily as the
nanciKercnieis wiui me
time grew smaller, the tabs ceased to
cover the face, and the act became
only a symbol. To make it again a
reality husbands and fathers are in
sisting on bigger handkerchiefs.
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ARTILLERY ACTIVE
ON ITALIAN FRONT
British Posts Pushed Back Slightly—
Battles In Air Reported to Be
Quite Numerous.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Jan. 5.—The intense Ger
man artillery fire in the Cambrai hec
tor gave way yesterday to local at
tacks by the German infantry. Four
British advanced posts near Canal
Du Nord were pushed back slightly.
Elsewhere on the French front artil
lery duels continue. The artillery is
active on the Italian front. Raiding
parties also are active. The British
and French, as well as the German
airmen are active. Two score ma
chines are reported destroyed by the
various war offices.
U. S. TROOPS KILL
MEXICANJANDITS
Greaser Outlaws Continue _Deprada
tions Along Border—No Cas
ualties Among Americans
Associated Press Dispatch.
Douglas, Ariz., Jan. 5.—United
States cavalry killed three Mexicans
and captured four in a fight South of
the border with bandits who raided a
ranch East of here. Two American
soldiers, taken prisoners, were rescu
ed. None of the Americans was kill
ed or wounded.
GOVERNOR APPOINTS
G. W. LOONEY SHERIFF
OF STONE COUNTY.
Special to the Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 5.—Gov. C. H.
Brough on Friday appointed G. W.
Looney, who served as deputy sheriff
o fStone county for six terms, as suc
cessor to Wm. Anderson, sheriff, re
signed. Judge Dene Coleman, peni
tentiary commissioner J. F. McCuis
tion, and Constitutional Delegate B.
B. Williamson called on Gov. Brough
and presented Anderson’s resigna
tion, also a petition signed by the
county officials of Stone county ask
ing for the appointment of Looney.
FOOD SUBSTITUTES.
Yssociated Press Dispatch.
Amsterdam, Jan. 5.—Ten thousand
substitute food articles have been in
troduced into Germany since the war,
according to a statement made in_the
Berlin newspapers by Ppo'fT^Jucke
nack, a prominent German food ex
pert. He mentions as the most strik
ing examples of successful substitu
tion the following: Artificial butter,
'ed by the ratior honey, milk, coffee,
tea, sugar,' tobacco, fish, sausage,
cheese and caviar. Some of the sub
stitutes are directly harmful but
others are so good that they will out
live the war and become regular ar
I tides of consumption, he asserts.
CANNOT GET TOBACCO.
Associated Press Dispatch. „
Paris, Jan. 5.—French tobacco and
cigarettes are now obtainable in Pa
ris only once each week and even
then during the space of but about
thirty minutes. During that half
half hour the tobacconists shops pre
sent about the same appearance as
did the coal and wood yards during
the fuel famine last winter. It takes
from three to a half dozen policemen
for each shop to keep waiting smok
ers orderly while the weekly supply
is being dealt out, and to pacify those
that are still in line when the “no
more tobacco” sign is hung out.
AMERICAN SHIP TORPEDOED.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, Jan. 5—The American
steamship “Suraga” torpedoed, was
compelled to run ashore in the med
iterranean, according to reports re
ceived here. So far as learned the
crew is safe.
RUSSIANS WILL PAY
INTEREST ON LOAN
JANUARY TENTH
Associated Press Dispatch.
I Washington, Jan. 5.—Representa
tives of the Russian government an
nounced that the National City Bank
of New York will make the payment
of interest on the fifty million dollar
Russian loan on January tenth.
HOLIDAY WORTH
THE PUNISHMENT
SOLDIERS SAY
Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 4.—“Ab
sent without leave” is the charge
against 1,000 Texas and Oklahoma
soldiers here, all because of the holi
days. These 1,000 were not in the
14,000 granted furloughs by Major
General Greble. They just went
home anyway for the festivities. One
hundred of them, members of Com
pany B of the 144th Infantry, went
; to Dallas in a body and paraded, j
I About 200 of the men are already in
the guard house serving out their
terms.
They say the holiday was worth
the punishment. Some of the men
lost their promotions over the absent
without-leave charge, one of them be
ing Sergeant Wirt Wolff of Dallas,
the tallest man in camp.
JEANNETTE WANTS
WAGES EQUALIZED
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 5.— Representa
tive Jeannette Rankin of Montana in
troduced a resolution authorizing the
president to require all employers of
labor during the war to pay women
workers the same wages as are paid
to men and offered a bill to equalize
the wages of men and women govern
ment employes who perform similar
labor.
YOUNG-SULLIVAN
Special to The Independent.
Poplar Bluff, Jan. 4.—William C.
Young and Miss Mamie SullivSn of
Newport, Ark., were married here
Thursday.
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MINE CAVE-IN TRAPS
100 MEN AND BOYS—
MOST OF THEM ESCAPE
Associated Press Dispatch.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Jan. 5.—One hun
dred men and boys were trapped in a
mine at Pittston when the middle vein
caved. Most of them escaped. Sever
al are unaccounted for. About twen
ty were slightly hurt.
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
OF RAILROADS FELT
IN LITTLE ROCK.
Special to the Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 5.—Government
control of the railroads is already be
ing felt in Little Rock, but not in the
way of train service. It comes in va
cant offices and in freight and pas
senger solicitors out of employment.
Many of the foreign lines that have
maintained offices in Little Rock
have stored their furniture, trans
ferred or discharged their men and
withdrawn from the field.
The force of the freight department
of the Missouri Pacific is now quite
small. Assistant General Freight
Agent R. M. McWilliams is still
holding down his post, but the most
of his force has been transferred
etiher to St. Louis or placed in the
auditing department.
The Cotton Belt railroad has dis
charged a number of its freight so
licitors. The Rock Island has dis
charged no one, but all solicitors
have been taken off and it is stated
by the management that other as
signments will be given the men if
they can be found.
REVOLUTIONISTS ACTIVE.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Madrid, Jan. 5.—A revolutionary
movement has been unearthed by
the government. Telephone and tele
garph communications have been
suspended and other precautions ta
ken.
Permier Alhucemas has announced
that the government is master of the
situation.
A Store Alive
To the Present-Dag Needs
of Men and Young Men
TO GIVE them the utmost in style, in
quality and durability, and, as far as pos
sible, to keep the prices down. Such a
store we believe this to-b&~ The oldest ad
vertising phrase on earth is, “The best'IS- —• -*
the cheapest.” It has lost its freshness, i
but hasn’t lost any of its truth. And of
nothing is it so trufe as of Wearing Apparel
for Men.
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Dent Gloves Superha Cravats
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ADAM LO
PEACE PAR LEV
Russia Balks At Germany’s Terms
As to Occupied Territory—Con
ference not to Be Moved.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, Jan. 5.—Uncertainty
still beclouds the Russo-German
peace negotiations. Each side has
declared certain proposals that
would not meet the approval of the
other. Russia, it is said, will not ac
cept the German terms as to occu
pied territory. 1 Chancellor Von Hert
ling announces Germans will not
move the conference to Stockholm, as
Russia suggested. There are reports
that delegates of the Central Powers
are divided on the question of annex
ation.
TURKEY’S DEMANDS.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Jan. 5.—Free passage of
the Dardanelles for Russian ships,
Russian evacuation of Turkish terri
tory and demobilization of the Rus
sian Black Sea fleet are provisions in
the draft of the Turkish peace terms
presented to Petrograd, according to
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch.
Turkey proposes to retain an active
army in consequence of a continua
tion of the war against the Entente.
NO RUSSIAN DELEGATES.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Jan. 5.—A Vienna dis
patch to Zurich, forwarded by the
Exchange Telegraph, says that when
the delegates of the Central Powers
arrived at Brest-Litovsk they fouiri
no Russian delegates. Awaiting
them was a telegram proposing a
transfer of negotiations to Stock
holm.
PRESERVE TREASURES.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Jan. 5.—The work of the
Italian authorities in preserving Ita
ly’s art treasures against bombard
ment was described Major Sir F.
de Philippi in a lecture before the
Royal Academy here recently.
“Italy has been fully alive to her
responsibility for the art of which
she is the guardian,’’ said the lectur
er, “and has spared nothing in her
endeavor to protect her cities and
their treasures. In Venetian, Lom
bardinn and Tuscan towns I saw
whole buildings wrapped up. Out
door monuments are often completely
enclosed in what look like big dog
kennels. In many cases new masonry
has been put in to strengthen historic
structures, and elaborate systems of
drainage have been installed to fur
ther reinforce the natural strength of
the buildings.
“Bags of seaweed, very light and
elastic, have been extensively and
successfully used in Venice for St
4Uidwother buildings. Bronzes
pictures an(T*sm«».i '7?TWjiuments, have
been removed in colossSi, packing
cases and taken to places of'\^u|^y
The building's themselves have beei
sandbagged without and within, and
every monument or architectural
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mantelpiece; acpaidici^ oxuuuucu.
“Venice has presented a difficult
problem because of the soft soil on
which it is built, making heavy ma
sonry protection often impossible.
One of the most difficult pieces of
protective work done was the remov
al of Titian’s great Assumption, a
part of the wall of the Accademia
having to be taken down to get it
out.
“Four hundred bombs have thus
far been dropped in Venice by enemy
airmen. That the number is not
much larger is due to the superb de
fensive work of the Italian pirmen.”
CONDUCTORS DISLIKE
WOMEN AUDITORS
Poplar Bluff, Jan. 4.—It is reportec
that the conductors of the Friscc
lines have complained concerning wo
men auditors on the road. It is al
leged that these collectors are paic
$145 per month and the conductor
■who is responsible for the train, re
ceives only $135. The conductors
contend that they do not need th<
assistance of the auditors and th<
salary they receive should go
underpaid track men.
'KID'OFFICERS IN 1
Mere Boys, Without Sufficient
Training Now Placed In Com- |
mand of Sections.
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French Front, Dec. 11.—(Corres
pondence)— German prisoners
complaining of the inefficiency
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are, they say, o
mand of sectioi
weeks’ training.
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