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VOLUME XVII. NO. 280. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. THURSDAY. MARCH 7, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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MANY HUNDREDS
ATTEND MEETING
AT COURT HORSE
Nearly $5,000 Is Pledged for Support
of Organization and Committee
To Complete Organization
Is Named
PLAN TO INCORPORATE SOON
That a Chamber of Commerce, is
wanted in Newport was shown plain
ly by the attendance of several hun
dred business and professional men
at the court house Wednesday night,
there not being one of the large num
ber to register a dissenting voice
against the formation of such an or
ganization here.
The crowd is said to have been the
most representative assembly ever
gathered together in Newport. Prac
tically every available seat in the
circuit court room was occupied.
The meeting was opened by Chair
man A. T. Hubly, who announced that
the committee, appointed several
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SUMMARY OF
WAR ACTIVITY
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, Operations On Battlefields Are Con
fined to Raids and Small Bom
bardments—-Airmen Active.
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i Associated Press Dispatch,
j New York, March 7.—With the
I cessation of the German advance
through Russia, military operations
on the European war fields again are
confined to trench raids and artillery
bombardments. Aerial activities on
j both sides is almost equally as active.
; The Germans, however, have been
somewhat more aggressive than us
j ual during the last thirty-six hours.
Artillery fighting on the French lines
is centered chiefly in the Verdun re
gion, where German raids were re
pulsed. There are bombardments in
various points of Lorraine but are
not mentioned in official reports of
infantry activity against the Ameri
can sectors. The German advance
through Russia was suspended Tues
day, according to Petrograd dis
patches. Its resumption Wednesday
appears to have been only to accom
plish a consolidation of the German
dead line delineated in . the peace
treaty along the Estronian and Li
vonian borders. Addresses made at
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iiigiiis agu ai a picviuua mccwug, nciv*
assembled and made assessments of
amounts against the different busi
ness firms of the city, the amounts to
be paid into the treasury of the
Chamber of Commerce at quarterly
periods, and practically $3,000 had
been already pledged in this manner,
though there were several persons
yet to be seen. He spoke of the en
thusiastic manner in which the busi
ness men were rallying to the sup
port of the organization and predicted
success in the undertaking.
The first speaker of the evening
was Geo. A. Hillhouse, who opened
his remarks with the statement that
probably during the great number of
years he had been residing in New
port that he had not particularly no
ticed the opportunities Newport had
lost through the lack of organization,
but that he had during the past three
or four years realized this loss, and
had viewed with regret the rate at
which Newport was being outstripped
by towns that are less advantageous
ly located.
“There is no limit to the advance
ment that can be made here if we
have a good, live Chamber of Com
merce. I can remember when steam
boats from the Mississippi river
were plying White river, and the
enormous freight tonnage being han
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at Moscow indicate a full understand
ing among the leaders and Russian
masses of the nature of a peace with
Germany exacted from the Bolshe
viki. One of the speakers declared
the frontiers constituted a “ring of
iron around revolutionary Russia,”
which Germany intended to crush
through economic demands.
GOVERNMENT TO
PROVILE TONNAGE
FOR FLEECY STAPLE
Liverpool, March 7.—The local
committee of the cotton association
announces no allotment will be
made this morning of freight space
for cotton, owing to more urgent
claims on available shipping. The
government, it is said, intends to pro
vide sufficient tonnage for the rest
of the year to meet the requirements
of the cotton trade at a reduced rate
of consumption.
Mrs. O. W. Scarborough returned
last evening from Little Rock, where
she enjoyed a delightful week’s visit
with her son and daughter, Dr. and
Mrs. James Scarborough. She re
ports B. W. Stainback doing
nicely from a recent operation, also
Mrs. W. A. Bai-ker of our city is
getting along nicely
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NOTICE TO OED
' CROSS PATRONS
Incorrect Addresses Have Caused
Many Subscribers to Fail to Get
Their Magazines
It would seem that in many cases
the address given and recorded at
the time of making application for
membership has been incorrectly re
ported to the secretary, the result
being that about three hundred mag
azines have been piled up at the of
fice of the secretary.
You are requested to report to
either of the undersigned, the non
arrival of your magazine properly
addressed, state theiein your correct
address and if you have not received
a copy of the February or March
numbers, please indicate it in your
report, and on receipt of which the
magazines will be forwarded you
from the secretary, of the Jackson
County Chapter.
Joe L. Bevens, Chm.
W. A. Billingsley, Sec.
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THE PRESIDENT
To Acquire Legal Title to German
Wharves and Property At
Hoboken.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 7.—The senate
appropriations committee today ap
proved amendments to the urgent
deficiency bill authorizing the presi
dent to acquire a legal title to Ger
man wharves and property at Hobo
sen and giving the alien property
custodian the power of selling enemy
property within his discretion.
ASKED TO VOTE
FOR HUN PEACE
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Russians Would Ratify Peace Terms
Despite Knowledge of Germany's j
Purposes.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, March 7.—The central
executive committee of soldiers’ and
workmen’s council while recognizing
that the German peace terms are
those of “political bandits” calls upon
delegates to the Moscow congress to
yote for a ratification of peace, says
Izvestia, the Bolsheviki organ. This
is advised because, it is said, peace
afforded the revolution an “abso
lutely necessary” respite.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, March 7.—A Russian offi
:ial agency dispatch says' the Ger
mans today captured Jamburg, while
the Turko-German offensive is con
tinuing beyond Trebizond despite
the official announcement by the
German high command that hostili
ties against Russia had ceased.
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Reports Show Death Rate For Past
Month Was Lowest Since Last
November.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 7.—Reports
from the surgeon-general for the
week ending March first shows a
I continued improvement of health
I conditions in ai’my camps and canton
ments. The death rate was (5.6 per
thousand, the lowest since November.
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COMING HERE
Fighting Parson Will Address New
port Citizens At the Court House
Saturday Night.
Newport is fortunate to secure for
next Saturday night Lieutenant
Reeves, U. S. A., who will deliver an
address at the county court house at
8 o’clock. The lieutenant is a Meth
odist preacher, formerly resided at
Corning, and quit his conference to
become chaplain of the First Ark
ansas Regiment. He is located at
Camp Pike. His speaking date here
was made possible by W. A. Billings
ley.
Lieut. Reeves is known as the
“fighting parson.” He is remem
bered by Newport people as having
been a member of the party of
French and English officers who
.spoke at the court house a few
months ago. His talk then was brief,
but he will have much to say Satur
day night. He is recognized as one
of the country’s foremost orators,
and everyone should arrange to hear
him.
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Plans Are Made to Huild Little Uock
Batesville Highway At An
Early Date.
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There was a meeting of the county
j judges and commissioners of the
Noi'th Arkansas Highway in Newport
j this morning. The meeting wras
j held at Judge McLain’s office at the
court house, Judge E. Cypert, com
| missioner from White county, pre
' siding.
This meeting was held for the pur
| pose of formulating a system by
j which to go to work on this impor
| tant highway. Judge Miles of Pulas
! ki county, Judge Crisp of White
county. Judge McLain of Jackson
county, Commissioner T. J. Rainey
(secretary of the commission), Com
: missioner E. Cypert of White coun
I ty. Commissioner Goforth of Lonoke
| county and Commissioner Connor of
; Pulaski county, were in attendance.
There was a mass meeting at the
| court house this afternoon to boost
j the good roads movement, a report
j of which will be made in this paper
] tomorrow.
INCREASED VALUES.
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j Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 7.—The gen
j eral revenue fund of Arkansas will
! profit to the extent of almost $200,
000 this year due to increase in prop
erty values, or to the new assess
ment laws getting more of it on the
[tax books. The total valuation of
property in Arkansas, according to
the records in the State Tax Com
mission, is $528,000,000. There is
an increase of about $75,000,000 for
the year of 1917. In addition to this
the new departments created by the
last legislature are turning in
considerable to the state treasury,
they being many times self-sustain
DECLINES 10 CALL
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Says Cost of Session Would Not Jus
tify the Call—Received Many
Communications.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 7.—Gov. C. H.
Brough has definitely declined to call /'
a special session of the legislature to ,/
correct the errors in the “bone-dry”
law, and will not do so unless condi- >
tions become intolerable. The gov
ernor has received hundreds of let
ters and telegrams and discussed the
question with many people, most pf
whom are ardent prohibitionists and
they agree that the cost of the extra ,JJ
session does not justify the call. ’Sp
The next session of the legislature »:
is but nine months off and Governor
Brough declares he will ask for an
immediate strengthening of the law,
as well as ratification of the Federal
prohibition act. Gov. Brough states
that he has consulted with the mem
bers of the house and finds many who
will not serve without their per diem,
and the senate is against the special
session, with neither branch willing
to come and discuss merely the pro
hibition question, which would make
it questionable what action would be
taken.
MANUFACTURERS OF
STEEL ARE ASKED TO %
FIX UNIFORM PRICE.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 7.— The steel
manufacturers have asked the gov
ernment to fix prices on all products
entering into the manufacture of steel
as a means of stabilizing a fixed...
price of steel.
i Dr. Z. L. Ford, of Elgin, was here j
today and wifi leave on No. 3.for
Searcy to spend several weeks. Dr.
i Ford has sold out at Elgin, but has
! not decided yet where he will locate.
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