TORNADO KILLS
ONE AND DOES
HEAVY DAMAGE
HARRY DAVIS SUCCUMBED TO
WOUNDS LAST NIGHT.
Missouri Pacific Roundhouse Is
Wrecked and Part of Structure
la Blown Against Buildings
On Front Street.
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HOCKING MILL IS BURNED.
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Harry Davis, a young man aged
^ about 25 years, is dead and Engineer
\ Moore and H. S. Stroupe, employes j
\pf the Missouri Pacific Railroad Com- j
pbny, were injured yesterday after- '■
noon at 5 o’clock when a tornado
coming from a northwesterly direc
tion struck and demolished the rail
road round house, located just across
the tracks from the passenger station.
Young Davis was coming from the
Daugherty warehouse just south of
the roundhouse and making his way
: across the tracks when he was picked
( up by the tornado and blown against
f the water tank nearlby. He sustained
; a ghastly wound in the head.
Mr. Davis was moved to a local
physician’s office, where he received
medical aid, and died after being re
moved to his home, about midnight.
Mr. Davis leaves a wife and two
small children, for whom the entire
community mourns.
Engineer Moore, who is employed
on the White River branch of the
Missouri Pacific, was in the round
house when the tornado struck the
building and sustained a bad wound
, on the leg when hit by a flying piece
of timber. He is forced to get about
on crutches. H. S. Stroupe, who was
working in the roundhouse, received
a wound on the arm, but is not seri
ously hurt.'
A few minutes after the round
house was wrecked, lightning struck
the stave mill of R. B. Hocking, a
short distance south of the round
house, and ignited the sheds which
were filled with staves. All of the
mill was not burned, but the portion
not burned was damaged by wind. Mr.
Hocking places his fire damage at
about $10 000 and damage from wind
at about" $700. The fire loss is par
tially covered by insurance. The
main portion of the mill was uni oofed
by the heavy wind. A car of bauxite
was destroyed by the fire, and a car
of hay was partially destroyed.
The tornado, which so unexpectedly
struck Newport was the first in the
history of the city. It is believed to
have gathered a short distance north
west of the city, swooping down on
>-T5ie river, capsizing boats, and then
hitting the roundhouse. Timbers and
iron works of the roundhouse were
carried annd deposited on Front street,
just below the Van Noy hotel, and
pieces of the flying timbers and iron
crashed against business houses on
the south side of the street and did
considerable damage. The tornado
spent itself within this small area, al
though a heavy wind was prevalent
un Main street in the southern part
of the city.
In the residence section, and on
Main street*, damage occurred to a
few buildings. The brick chimney at
he residence of G. A. Hillhouse was
blown down and deposited on top of
;S. G. Parker’s residence, next door.
ss the street windows in the
O’Neal residence were broken. Along
Main street fences were blown down
and several trees stripped of their
limbs.
The roof of the Main hotel was
blown away, and windows were broken
„ <>m:lern $75.
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Cooksey’s Cafe were wrecked. Dam
an»o $1 50.
Doors and windows in Farmers
Hotel on Main street damaged about
f *10.
Th» Watson building at the corner
•f First and Main streets was un
roofed and plate glass windows were i
wrecked. Damage unestimated but
covered by tornado insurance. The
Lawler Furniture Company is located
In this building, but Mr. Lawler’s '
damage was slight, though he had a >
■arrow escape from injury, as he was I
atanding rear the front when the tor
nado hit the building.
A plate glass window and awning <
•t the Avera Furniture Company ]
were wrecked. Damage about $100. t
Awning was blown from the front j
of the Bailev building and carried to -
the roof of the building.
The houseboat belonging to F. F.
Draper was in the nath of the torna- i
do as it crossed the river and was x
sunk. Mr. Draper’s loss was about 1
$250.
The electric light plant of the Ar- I
kansas Light & Power Company was
unroofed. A freak of the storm oc
curred here when the wind unsrewed
the whistle at the plant without dam
aging any other piece of machinery
near it. The whistle was screwed
down tight and had not been moved
in fifteen years. The company’s loss
was about $150.
Four white way posts were blown
down on Front street.
The houseboat of A1 Murphy was
unroofed and capsized.
The Rustler, a gasoline boat owned
by Geo. Holderby was unroofed but
was not sunk. One of Mr. Holderby’s
boys experienced a narrow escape
from injury.
The boat of Harry Lance was
struck by the waves, which were sev
en feet high, and filled with water,
though it did not sink.
A boat occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Hunter Sweat was torn loose from
its moorings on the north side of the
river and blown across to this side.
Neither of them was hurt.
The tailor shop of O. R. Crosby on
Front street sustained slight damage.
Burt’s barber shop was unroofed
and the plate glass window broken.
Damage about $100.
A. Bowie sustained damage to the
extent oi wiien tii-e iiunt wmuuw
of his grocery store was wrecked, and
his delivery wagon partly demolished.
Another freak of the storm occurred
here when the horse hitched to the
wagon was not injured.
The plate glass window and doors
of the Morgan Five and Ten Cent
store were damaged.
Reports from other sections of the
country do net tell of unusually high
winds, and it is believed the tornado
gathered and spent itself in this city.
A heavy rain followed the tornado,
and the work of clearing away the
wreckage was started under difficult
circumstances.
NEWPORT TOM
REAL WAR RELICS
Special Train Laden With German
War Relics Will Stop In City On
Morning of April 9.
The great- world war is to be
brought closely home to the citizens
of Newport and Jackson county in a
forceful manner when a special train,
laden with war relics direct from the
battle front in France and from the
devasted land of Belgium, will reach
Newport about 10 o’clock on the
morning of Tuesday, April 9.
The war department at Washington
and the French government have
supplied these war trophies. They
will consist of guns, captured from
the Germans, of shells whose contents
have performed their works of de
struction, of helmets that adorned the
heads of the enemy, of unique and ter
rible implements of war, and shat
tered treasures that tell of the ruth
less destruction of the hun.
There will be aeroplanes that have
figured in raids over the enemy lines,
ind their nlanes that were brought to
■arth by allied gunners and so dis
abled that they are no longer useful.
All manner of arms, both of the
allies and the German, will be shown,
rhere will be the gas bombs, shrap
lel shells, mortars and miniatures of
;he terrible U-boats and models of
;he submarines used by the American
lavv and the navies of the allies.
These comprehensive relics of the
greatest war the world has ever
<no\vn will be loaded on two flat cars
the train. In addition there will
ie a sleeping car and a baggage car
n the train. The exhibits will be
ir ranged on the flat cars, and the
people may walk along on the plat
form and see and even touch some o'
.he relics.
Sneakers of rational reputation will I
itcompanv tbo •»•-.’ v’1’ d liv.
iddresses from the train. There wil1 j
ilsc be a party of soldiers from the j
English. French and American arm- j
es. who- have actually seen service a1
;he front, and who will make short
alks at each stop.
The speakers and soldiers will live
n the sleeping car during the tour.
The train will start from St. Louis
Vpril 6.
Posters in the cities to be visited
vill announce day and hour train wil1
irrive. and the time for the speaking
•rogram.
Notice is hereby given by the un
lersigned that I forbid any person or
►ersons of Grubbs township or Bird
ownship making any trades or em
iloying Ben Parker in any manner
-W. M. Parker. wit
To advertise it in the Tndependen'
i to sell it—if it is something for
rhieh live people find a need.
howthethId drive for
LIBERTY WILL BE STMTED
Plot—Third Liberty Loan.
Place—Jackson county.
Time—Saturday.
Cast of Characters— Every man,
woman and child in Jackson county.
Thus it is that Jackson county is
called upon to stage another, the
third drive for Liberty.
Thanks to the splendid and thor
ough organization of Jackson county
arrangements have been made in
every township to make this start
for Liberty a big event, and all who
know the patriotic souls of this coun
ty can well predict that they will go
over the top in due time with the
$264,600 allotted to Jackson county
and then some.
In Newport a big parade will start
at the corner of Third and Hazel
streets. The parade will form
promptly at 1 o’clock p. m., move up
Third street to Beech street, thence to
Front street, south on Front street to
Main street, thence east on Main
street to the court house, where an
elaborate program is planned. All
the stores of the county will be closed
from one p. m. to 6 p. m. Saturday.
Similar programs have been
planned for Tuckerman, Swifton, Tu
pelo, Weldon, Auvergne, Grubbs, and
every other town of the county.
Let every individual as well as
any organiatizon as a body, join in
t-his parade, with as many flags and
decorated automobile^ as possible.
The parade of the white people will
be followed by the colored population.
Following is the formation for
Newport:
1. Officers of Liberty Loan or
ganization.
3. Home Guards.
3. Boy Scouts.
4. Fraternal and other organiza
tions.
6. Automobiles.
7. Colored civilians on foot.
5. Colored organizations.
9. Colored automobiles.
The following communications come
Prom members of the organization:
The last word before the “Big
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Drive Begins,” is to do your duty.
Let every one say we can, we will go
“over the top” by the 10th. Doing
your “bit” is not enough, do your ut
most.
Yours truly,
G. A. HILLHOUSE, Ch’m.
j The Executive Committee for the!
county makes this last appeal to the
| people of Jackson County to prove
; themselves patriots in this the Third
I Liberty Loan Drive. That means a
! generous, response to the call of your
country. Buy Liberty Bonds, Buy
Liberty Bonds, Buy Liberty Bonds—
and do it Now.
C. G. HENRY,
W. N. DUNAWAY,
W. T. PARISH,
Executive Com.
To the People of Jackson County:
Permit me to urge you to meet the
local salesmen and solicitors with a
smile, an open pocketbook and a mind
made up to cheerfully invest in Lib
i erty Bonds.
It is the greatest privilege that has
ever been afforded the American citi
| zen and why not smile about it. The
sales committee will be up and doing.
Get in the game with them and make
the going easy, as well as your con- j
science
P. H. VAN DYKE,
Director of Sales Division.
To the Committee of Each Township:
I hope you will begin your drive
on Lierty Bonds Saturday, the 6th
; inst., and make every possible effort
! to raise a large proportion of your j
assessment the first day.
If I can assist you in any way j
please don’t hesitate to notify me. j
j I am here to be used day or night,
| rain or shine.
J. S. WILMANS,
Director of Township Oilganization
Division.
Especially to the people in the cit
ies and towns of the county would I
urge to do your utmost on Saturday j
to help your local committees to'
“carry on” with their work and to
reach their goal. It will take that
kind of a spirit to win. You want to
win.
A. T. HUBLY,
Director of Cities and Towns Organ
ization Division.
To the Local Commiteemen on Ar
rangements for Speakers and
meeting.
It has been the purpose and desire
of the director of speakers to hold a
patriotic rally in every locality where
practical on April 6th, and arrange
ments have been made for the follow
ing places between 1 p. m. and -3 p. m.
with the name of the speaker assign
ed to such place.
Newport, Eustace C. Wheeler, of St.
Louis.
Tuckerman, Captain Schaubcr, of
Camp Pike.
Swifton, Judge Dene H. Coleman.
Grubbs, Jos. M. Stayton.
Surrounded Hill, Rev. Vermillion
Grand Glaize, Gustave Jones.
Weldon, Rev. W. B. Hays.
Tupelo, F. R. Suits.
Auvergne, L. L. Campbell.
Remmell, Rev. Gardner.
Balch, Rev. Burt.
Kenyon, S. D. Campbell.
Elgin, Rev. M. B. Umsted.
Beedeville, Rev. Blevins.
Harpers School House, Jno. W .Stay
ton.
Eight Mile, A. T. Hubly.
Ingleside, C. G. Henry and George H.
Campbell.
Johnstown, J. H. Johnston.
At all these scheduled meetings let
the committeeman be on hand, and
have your crowds out to you raliles.
parade, do so; use your flags and
Wherever it is possible to pull off a
decorations extensively and endeavor
to make the program as attractive
and entertaining and patriotic as
possible. If we all go our full length,
it will be but little trouble to raise
our full quota. Let’s go all the way
over the top.
C. M. ERWIN,
Director of Speakers.
Marie, the youngest daughter of
B. R. Roberts, who resides at Diaz
sustained a broken limb yesterday af
ternoon when she fell from a wagon
driven by Z. B. Reid, the wagon con
taining a piano. The little girl with
other school children jumped on the
wagon. Marie fell beneath the
wheels of the vehicle, the sad accident
occurring when the heavy, wheel
passed over her limb'.
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SUMMARY OF
WAR ACTIVITY
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Fighting Activity On the Wester*
Front Is Virtually Unchanged
Since Last Monday.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, April 4.—German's
“peace drive” through Picardy enters
the third week with both forces pre
paring for resumption of heavy fight
ing. The fighting front is virtually
unchanged since Monday.
North of the Somme the British
have improved their positions as a
result of small attacks. South of the
Somme there has been no infantry
action.
In the region north of Montdidier,
which has been the scene of much
heavy fighting, artillery bombard
ment was violent, but the enemy did
not attempt an attack.
Both sides remain silent concern
ing the next act in the titanic strug
gle.
German newspapers declai e tho
German trive was halted by bad
weather. Admission is made, how
ever, that the Germans are having
geat difficulty in moving guns and
supplies.
American troops in the region of
Toul and in an unnamed place were
subjected to heavy bombardment.
Gas and high explosive shells were
used but without great damage.
Reconnaissance and patrol activi
ties are increasing on the Italian
front.
A German force has landed at Han
gow, on the northern coast of Fin
land to aid in the campaign against
rebels and Finnish government
forces, who are bombarding Tammer
fors.
Sixteen British, French and Italian
steamships were sunk by submarines
this week. The total for the previous
week was thirty-seven.
GOOD TALK AT
COURT HOUSE
Due to the storm which visited
Newport late in the afternoon, the
crowd which greeted Chaplain B. F.
Davidson at the court house last night
was not up to the standard for New
port. The lack of numbers, however,
was more than made up by interest
and enthusiasm on the part of those
present.
The speaker was introduced by
Judge 0. W. Seal borough in a brief
but stirring patriotic address.
Chaplain Davidson spoke briefly
of the conditions leading up to the
war, of the conduct of the war before
and since we entered it, of the brutal
atrocities inflicted by Germans, not
only on the soldiers they captured
but on innocent men, women and chil
dren, non-combatants, that happened
to be in the path of their armies; in
reviewing some cf these brutalities
he said he could begin to see why God
in his commands to the children of
Israel in some of their wars instruct
id them to completely obliterate some
3f the nations from the face of the
larth.
After these preliminary remarks th©'
chaplain launched into the main part
)f his address which dealt with th©
noral and spiritual welfare of our
soldiers, not only in our training1
■amps but on the battlefield, in fact
rom the time they leave home until
hey return.
He drew a beautiful word picture of
ife in camp and told some very touch
ng stories from his own experienc©
vith men at camp and in the hospit
ils. TT eirrV '™d the fact that
nore re-scnai work was »
was not ’•com in the Y. ?.l. 0. A.
uildings fcr all the men to attend re
igious services. Every man should
iave a Bible and it is the object of
his campaign to raise the necessary
unds to nlace a Bible in the hands ©f
very soldier and sailor in the United
tates army and navy. On account
f the small crowd in attendance th©
Election of funds for Newport was
ostponed until a later date. Tho
leeting was dismissed by prayer by
layor A. T. Hubly.
A few of the citizens present called
a Chaplain Davidson at the close of
le meeting and voluntarily contrib
ted about $30.00 to the soldiers’ Bi
le fund.
P- W. Jamison has been assigned
>e work of securing automobiles for
iturday’s drive for Liberty. Every
an who has an automobile and who
asked for its use on this occasioa
iould gladly assent to its use. This
truly a drive for Liberty you most
member.