ARMISTICE WILL
NOT fit ALTERED
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However, Twenty-Four Hours More
Have Been Given Germans to
Leave Occupied Points.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 13.—The allied high
command has sent to the German high
command by French wireless a mes
sage that there can be no modifica
tion of conditions of the armistice,
including the annexes, at this time.
It added that a supplementary period
of tewenty-four 'hours for the evacua
tion of Belgium, Luxemburg and Al
sace Lorraine has been added to the
fourteen days stipulated in the orig
inal text so as to permit the text to
reach the German headquarters at the
desired time.
BOARD OF HEALTH
SHOULD IMPROVE
CONDITIONS HERE.
Now that Newport has a board of
health, composed of some of our best
and most progressive citizens, it
should take steps to improve local
conditions and make them more san
itary. The Independent has repeated
ly called the public’s attention to the
unsanitary conditions which prevail
at the Missouri Pacific passenger
tation. The lavatory there is nothing
short of a shame and disgrace, and
every day that these conditions are
allowed to continue simply gives the
‘traveling public more time and op
portunity to give the city a “black
eye” by circulating report of true
conditions.
There are other places in the city
where the board of health will find
work to do; for instance, there are
low places where water stands and
becomes stagnant after rains through
the lack of proper drainage. For the
sake of health and civic pride all
these matters should be remedied.
CASUALTY LIST
The following casualties are re
ported by the commanding general of
the American Expeditionary Fore s:
‘Killed in action-SO
Died of wounds-66
Died of accident and other
causes-- - 14
Died of airplane accident —— 1
Died of disease - 141
Wounded severely
Wounded (degree undetermined). 55
Wounded slightly -105
Missing in action-16
Total-516
Arkansans killed in action, Merritt
Harrison Boswell, Newark.
Wounded severely, John McCoy of
Quitman, Andrew R. Davis, of South
/ Fork.
Died of disease, Louis G. Rosen
baum, Saratoga.
Prisoner of Germany, Louis Bell of
Dolph.
GERMAN AUSTRIA
WILL BE PART OF
GERMAN REPUBLIC.
It -
(By The AssoOated Press.)
Copenhagen, Tuesday. German
Austria has been proclaimed a part
of the German republic by the state
council, says a Vienna dispatch.
general strike
THROUGHOUT SWIT
ZERLAND DECLARED.
(By The Associated Press.)
Berne, Nov. 13.—A general strike
has begun throughout Switzerland.
roumania will
FREE COUNTRY
OF THE ENEMY
f" (By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 13.—Rumania’s
reported new declaration of wai
against Germany is interpreted her*
as preliminary to measures to disarn
and drive out the Germans under Voi
Machensen -which have been oppress
ing Roumania since the Buchares
treaty sealed the helplessness of th<
VRt. population.
/ The more you help the men at th
\ the quicker the end wi|l come
EX-EMPEROR Will
STAY IMJfOLLIHD
Has Taken Name of Count Wm. Ho
henzollern and Intends to Buy
an Estate and Remain.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 13.—Holland will per
mit William Hohenzollern to remain
on Dutch soil on the same terms of
internment as other high officials of
the German army. He has taken the
name of Count William Hohenzollern,
and is expected to buy an estate and
remain in Holland, according to an
Amsterdam dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 13.—A published state
ment, which the former German em
peror wishes to be regarded as his
reason for going to Holland, says
his journey was not from fright, ac
cording to an Amsterdam dispatch to
the Daily Telegraph. His departure
from Germany, he says, was actuated
by a desire to facilitate the work of
the new government.
(By The Associated Press.)
Copenhagen, Nov. 13.—Former Em
peror Charles and his family have ar
rived at Eckart, sas a Vienna dis
patch.
GERMAN TROOPS
QUIT BRUSSELS
King Albert and His Family Will Re
Enter the Belgian Capital Friday,
Says Dispatch.
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(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Nov. 13.—The Germans have
begun the evacuation of Brussels. A
Dunkirk dispatch to the Paris edition
of the New York Herald says King
Albert and his family will probably
re-enter Brussels Friday.
(By The Associated Press.)
British Headquarters in Flanders,
Nov. 13.—The German garrison at
Brussels 'has revolted against non
commissioned officers, and according
to neutrals reaching the British lines
several officers were killed.
FRESH FIGHTING IN
BERLIN BROKE OUT
MONDAY, MANY DIE.
(By The Associated Press.)
Copenhagen, Nov. 13.—Fresh fight
ing broke out in Berlin Monday, ac
cording to messages from the German
capital. Several were killed.
SAYS HE CAN’T GO
TO SLEEP WITHOUT
SEEING INDEPENDENT
0. E. Jones, Capt., M. O. T. C.
Company 53, Fort Riley, Kansas
writes to the Independent as follows
in a letter dated Nov. 10:
“I reached Fort Riley yesterdaj
evening, and after getting into mj
new quarters one of my first acts is t<
write for the. Daily Independent
Reading the Independent is an awfu
habit with me, but I just don’t sleep
without it.”
SHOT BY CELEBRATOR.
Pocahontas, Nov. 12.—The Misses
Arkie Meeks and Mary Peters wen
wounded at Pocahontas last week as
a result of the celebration, followinf
the fake report of the war. They wer
at the railroad station and just as tlv
train was pulling out a man standinj
' on a platfom of a coach fired 'his re
volver. The bullet struck both th
both young women,' but it is re
1 ported their wounds are not serious.
METHODIST CHURCH.
The prayer meeting for this con
ference year at the Methodist churc
: will be held tonight at 7:30. After th
prayer service the official board wi
hold its last meeting. All are aske
to attend both services. Next Sur
) day will be the pastor’s last Sunda
, {this year. Don’t fail to come.
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SPECULATI01 OK
COTTON STOPPED
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Undue Short Selling Yesterday Caus
ed War Industries Board to Stop
Speculation.
(By The Associated Press.)
New Orleans, Nov. 13.—Officials of
the New Orleans cotton exchange
this morning received a telegram from
| Charles J. Brand of the war indus
; tries board announcing the board had
! prohibited further speculative short
j selling of cotton on the New Orleans
and New York exchanges.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 13.—Charles J.
Brand, chairman of the cotton distrib
uting committee of the war indus
tries board, announced this morning
that speculative short selling on New
i York and New Orleans exchanges had
I been prohibited because of undue
short selling yesterday' which caused
! the market to fall two cents.
SEMI-ANARCHY PRE
VAILS IN ALL REGIONS
« OF AUSTRIA, REPORTED.
%
(By The Associated Press.)
Triest, Nov. 13.—A state of semi
anarchy prevails ~ in all regions of
Austria, which is traversed by Aus
tro-Hungarian soldiers who returned
from the Italian front.
A PITIFUL CASE IN DEATH.
A pitiful case in the death of a
young man 19 years old, Rubyn Mc
Learen, living in Chastains Addition,
occurred at four o’dlock yesterday
afternoon. The young man was at
work in some timbered lands out
from Swifton, and was taken sick
with influenza last week, and came
home Friday. Some friends in the
neighborhood saw him but did not
know he was sick. Miss Ollie Mae
Kidd, on her way to Sunday school
Sunday morning, in passing the house
heard groaning, and ran home notify
ing her parents, wb went to the home
and found the poor ooy in a most pit
tiful condition, and delirious with
fever. Mr. Kidd called a physician and
£!rs. Spitzer, and with the aid of the
neighbors the sick boy received every
attention until he died Tuesday aft
ernoon. He was buried at Walnut
Grove this afternoo..-.
Rubyn McLearen’s brother and
wife lost their little six months old
and after taking the baby to Diaz,
where they formerly lived for burial.
They took the train for Rector to
spend several days with his parents,
and it was in this way that the family
were away from home, as the boy
made his home here with his brother.
Messages were sent to his relatives
at Rector, and two brothers and his
father came Monday, and were with
him when he died.
Subscribe for the Independent.
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lOJjERUNf
President Wilson Announces Same
Aid Will Be Given Nation Vs is
Given Belgium.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 13.—President
Wilson has sent a reassuring message
to the people of Germany in reply to
the appeal from Chancellor Ebert. He
promises to aid Germany in the mat
ter of food supplies and relieving dis
tressing want. The message says steps
will be taken at once to organize re
lief work in the same manner it is
[ carried out in Belgium.
HICKORY GROVE.
Mr. Buddie Hunter and family,
j who have been quite sick with the in
fluenza, are getting along nicely.
This is a good time to forget poli
tics and ’tend to the business of win
ning the war.
Nathan Davenport made a business
trip to Tuckerman, Monday.
Little Miss Gladys Smith spent
Sunday with her friend, Alberta Sor
rells.
Mr. Homer Thompson was called to
rest Saturday night, leaving a wife,
several children and many friends to
mourn their loss. Burial took place
at Hickory Grove, Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Romulous Sorrells
and children spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Frank McClain.
T) n V. » ui- n •in/initrA/] n 4-«l
Friday, stating that her son, Jim
Roberts, who is in Uncle Sam’s ser
vice at Eagle Pass, Texas, is quite
ill with pneumonia.
John Smith was in Newport, Sat
urday, looking after business mat
ters.
Miss Minnie Ferrell is quite sick
with the influenza.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Cleveland
spent Friday and Friday night with
Ifer sister, Mrs. Etta Sorrells.
Mr. Frank and Miss Eulah Mc
Clain, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Cleveland,
Misses Trella, Lacy and Alberta
Sorrells and Miss Mabel Craig, mot
ored to Tuckerman, Sunday evening.
To call the young men “slackers”
that get married this year is rather
hard on the girls, who are ambitious
to be “war brides.”
CAPITAL OF MONTENE
GRO HAS BEEN LIBERAT
ED, SAYS STATEMENT.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 13.—Cettinje, capital
of Montenegro, has been liberated,
says the Serbian official statement, is
sued Tuesday.
Mrs. Florence Grant left on No. 4
J this afternoon for Missouri, where
she will teach this winter near Sikes
i ton, her old home.
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116,277.80 WAS
MI5EDTIIE5DW
Teams In Newport Succeed in Raising
arid Tuckerman Reports
$3,000 In U. W. W. Drive.
Reports Tuesday night from seven
teen districts and towns out of fifty
two in Jackson county showed that
$1(^277.90 had been raised for the
United War Work campaign fund.
When the importance of this cam
paign is taken into consideration, to
gether with the fact that people
should be inspired with a giving
spirit by recent developments, leaders
of the campaign are disappointed
with this showing. It is feared that
some of our best peope have not
grasped the situation as they should.
With our boys now facing the lone
some wait for orders to return home
they must be furnished’ with the
things which only the United War
Workers are able to give.
The Newport teams yesterday suc
ceeded in raising $5,500, while Tuck
erman, a much smaller point, reported
subscriptions to the amount of $3,000.
Following is the report to Tues
day night:
Newport, $5,500; Newport Victory
Girls and Boys, $1,289; Newport
ladies, $282.60; Newport colored peo
ple, $500; Grubbs $500; Grubbs Vic
tory Boys and Girls, $115; Tucker
man, $3,000; Jacksonport, $150; Dist
rict No. 1, $54.50; No. 3, $1,000; No.
7, $1,010; No. 10, $700; No. 11, $297;
Mo. 14, $375; No. 15, (white), $39;
No. 18, $352; No. 20, $20; No. 21,
$123.95; No. 39, $869.80; No. 44, $156;
No. 47, $331.
TO BUILD MODEL
IOC HOUSE HEBE
Farm Agent Whittaker Announces
Swine Specialist Will Be Here
Tomorrow For That Purpose.
County Farm Agent F. H. Whit
taker announces that a swine special
ist from Little Rock will arrive in
Newport tomorrow (Thursday) for
the purpose of building a model hog
house at some point in the city. The
house will be a permanent structure
here for the benefit of Jackon county
farmers, who will be asked to dupli
cate the structure on their farms.
FROM PRIVATE PARNELL.
Private S. E. Parnell writes from
France to his brother, John Parnell,
of Newport, as follows:
Dear Brother and All:—Will write
you a few lines to let you know I
am all o. k. I guess all of you are
picking cotton these days. I hope you
are getting along fine. Tell Clarence
hello for me, and tell Gussie I would
like to see her.
Well, Johnnie, I don’t know much
to write. I have been sick in a hospital
for four weeks, but am about ready
to go back to my company. I am get
i rr^ll \Tnnnw f/\ urrifc
me and tell me all the news. I have
not had a letter fom home since 1
landed in France. Tell Henry Brown
field hello.
I will quit now and go to dinner. Ii
you can get Owen Davenport’s ad
dress, send it to me.
Your loving brother,
S. E. Parnell.
SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT
IN SWEDEN IS ASKED FOR
BY ORGANS OF THE PARTY
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 13.—Independent so
cialist organs in Sweden publish t
manifesto urging the establishmem
of Soldiers’ and Workmen’s councils
everywhere in order to establish <
socialist government and republic, ac
cording to Copenhagen advices to th<
Exchange Telegraph.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Mack, of Elmc
were here yesterday and expect t
move in town tomorrow, into the J
* D. Neal home on Hazel street.
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CROWN PRINCE IS
REPORTED KILLED
But Washington Has No Confirmation
of Rumor, and He is Reported'
Now to Be in Holland.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 13.—Crown Prince
Frederick William was shot and killed
Monday by German soldiers while
trying to cross the Dutch frontier,
according to Amsterdam dispatches
to the Times and Post.
i .. 11.*
(By The Associated Press.)
Wahington, Nov. 13.—It is officially
stated today that the American gov
ernment has no confirmation of the
rifmors that the former crown prince
of Germany has been killed.
(By The Associated Press.)
The Hague, Nov. 13.—The former
German crown prince arrived yes
terday at Manstraight, according to
a dispatch received here.
“UXTREE—UXTRE-E-E”
VICTORY GIRLS MAKE
HIT AS “NEWSBOYS”
“Uxtree—Uxtre-e-e, Germany asks
for immediate peace!”
That’s the kind of a barrage thre*
Victory Girls laid down on the street*
of Newport yesterday afternoon when
they essayed forth in the role of real
“newsies” and bombarded every man
they met who had as much as five
cents in his jeans giving him an In
dependent in return. And they put it
over, too. They cleared the top with
their first round in fifteen minutes
and came back to the office and ord
ered the pressman to get into action.
and furnish them more papers. Again
they sallied forth and before they
quit they had disposed of 84 papers
in all.
Clint Edgar, Carrie Hinkle and!
Lawton Hite composed this industri
ous trio. They sold $4.20 worth of pa
pers. Their share amounted! to $2.52,
which was divided equally between
the three and which they will turn
over to the United War Work cam
paign fund as part of their quota as
Victory Girls. The Independent’s share
was turned over to the Victory Girl's
key girl.
LETTER FROM JOHN PETTET.
The following letter from John
Pettet who is in service in France,
is to his mother, Mrs. J. W. Pettet,
who is with her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Lynn, at Fort Worth, Texas, and is as
follows:
Dear Mother:—Will write in an
swer to your most welcome letter the
first I have had since reaching France.
You don’t know how good it was to
hear from you and that you were al
right. Am glad you are with Henrietta
for the winter. Am glad too tijat the
allotment has reached you and! hope
it will come regular from now on. Am
not in the squadron now, am on de
tachment service for a short while
getting some technical training and
expect to go beck to my old company:
Was glad to hear Owen was on this
side of the pond, expect to meet him
some of these days. I see quite a
bunch of the boys as they come in,
and I may get a chance to run into
Owen’s camp some of these days. Am
to get a service leave next Monday
and am going to Paris and am expect
ing to have a good time. Am tired to
night, we are all worked hard, and
always ready to go to bed early and
so that where I am going now. Will
write again soon.
Your son,
John Pettet,
264 Areo Squadron, American E. F.
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