THE INDENPtDENT
AUSTIN C. WILKERSON
Editor and Publisher.
Entered at the postoffice, Newport
Arkansas, as second class mail matter.
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all news dispatches credited to it or
•ot otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
herein.
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lv with the government in the
c iuse of America for the
period of the war - *.
The time is not far distant when
nearly all lines of endeavor will pre
BCnt splendid opportunities for the
women of Arkansas. Already a num
ber of factories and other concerns
•re employing women labor. Frank
Johnson, manager of the Newport
Button Company, tells us that he has
been unable to operate his plant here
at full strenth for some time on ac
count of the shortage of man labor,
and states his company is thinking
of employing women button cutters
In Newport. Doubtless there are
many women in this city and county
who would gladly accept such posi
tions, which represent a light form of
effort. And, it might be added, when
the women, prompted by a patriotic
spirit take the place of the men who
have answered the country’s call, go
to work, the loafer will have to follow
suit or be (hooted out of the com
munity.
Every member of the Independent
force worked late into the night last
night in order that the weekly edition
of the paper might be in the hands of ‘
its many hundreds of subscribers
throughout the county this morning.
This paper consisted principally of
"Liberty news” and this morning
informed every community in Jack
son county of the manner in which the
third drive for Liberty is to be start
ed tomorrow morning. The Independ
ent will close its doors tomorrow ai
noon in observance of the closing
' order, and all persons having copy
for tomorrow’s issue are asked to
have it at the office not later than
eight o’clock in the morning to in
sure publication.
The Independent’s suggestion yes
terday that Jackson county turn all
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met with a great deal of approval
both from the merchants and citizens,
and we predict that before many day;
pass the county will have gotten on
the roll of honor in this respect. We
owe this to our boys who are dying
for us. Let those who feel they mus.
have flour join the army.
GERMAN IS
STRUNG Uf
Associated Press Dispatch.
Collinsville, 111., April 5.—Robert
Prager, German born, was hanged to
• tree one mile west of here last nighi I
by a mob. Prager is alleged to have |
made disloyal utterances.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, April 5.—Attorney
General Gregory took before a cabi
net meeting today the report of the
lynching of Robert Prager near Col
linsville, 111., for discussion with the
president. Officials made it plain
that they deplored the incident, both
because of effect in this country and
the possiblity of reprisals in Germa
ny.
Ton command the immediate inter
•st and attention of local customers
when you patronize the Independent's {
advertising facilities. I
THIS SOLDIER LETTER
HAS THE RIGHT RING
The following letter is from a ser
geant in Co. B, 141st Machine Gun
Battalion, at Camp Beauregard, to
his mother, and is worth reading. If
everybody could feel and see as this
boy, Uncle Sam would need no draft
ed army:
“Camp Beauregard, La., March 2, ’18.
“My Dearest Mother: I would like
very much to be at home tomorrow to
go to Sunday school. But, not my
will, but Uncle Sam’s be done. (Yea,
verily, Selah!) How is everything at
home? I have been afraid that Fol
den (my brother), would have to
leave home for the army. I received
a letter from Selma D. and believe
me, she is some torn up over Delma
being in the first call. It is hard on
them, but in my mind it will be the
cest thing in the world for Delma;
six months’ training in the army will
oe the making of him. 1 would be
glad if every boy could get several
months’ training. Everything is run
ning nwely. Paper wrote me that
ou were wondering why it was that
C—and J—could come home and 1
could not. Well I could, if I was
willing to serve 90 days in the guard
house, as they are doing. I had ra
ther spend the rest of my days in the
army and never again see the old
h imp than to sacrifice mv honor and
destroy the confidence of my officers
and loved ones by degrading my man
hood by running away from duty.
“Of all the contemptable things in
the world, the most despicable thing
to me, is the man who hasn’t the grit
to sacrifice personal privileges for
the sake of suffering humanity. Yes,
I truly hate the man who fails to
answer when his country calls. I
have always been patriotic, but now
I am running over with it. Whenever
I hear the national anthem there rises
up in me a feeling which words can
not express. And when I see Old
iory floating in the breeze I feel like
kneeling beneath its folds and breath
ing a prayer of gratitude that I am
truly a son of the Red, White a^l
Blue. I cannot understand why peo
ple raise so much ‘cain’ over joining
the army, and why so many mothers
and fathers kick about tiheir sons be
ing drafted when they know it is all
for the best. I can never forget the
cheerful manner which my own darl
ing mother let this curley-headed boy
to. But then I must remember that
there are none like her. One of the
boys said to me the other day: "‘You
must have a wonderful mother.’ I told
h’m. ‘The best in the world,’ and then
asked him why. He said you could
always tell what kind of a mother a
boy had by the way he acted. Of
course I thanked him very much, but
wondered if I had acted in such a
manner as to bring credit to my mo
ther. Well, mama, G— and I are
playing ‘quits.’ She has written to
me for her picture; however, she
not going to get it. instead, I think
I shall write her a loving letter. What
say you? I received a big box of
candy from Sadie today, which was
very much enjoyed, I assure you. Tell
Lucy to be sure and send me some of
John Dick’s pictures, for some of
these boys don’t believe I am an un
cle and I want to ‘sight’ them. Write
often.
“Your loving son,
“R. W. Griswold.”
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by local applications, they cannot
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There is only one way to cure catarrh
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caused by an inflamed condition of
the muous lining of the Eustachian
Tube. When this tube is inflamed
you have a rumbling sound or imper-1
feet hearing, and when it is entirely
closed. Deafness is the result. Unless !
the inflammation can be reduced and
this tube restored to its normal condi
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ever Many cases of deafness are
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In asking the people to invest in
War Savings and Thrift Stamps, the
government is not asking them to
contribute money.
Ihe Quinine That Does Not Miect The Heat
Becaase of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA
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Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
With LOCAL. APPLICATIONS, as tiles
cannot reach the scat of the disease
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly in
fluenced by constitutional conditions, and
in order to cure it you must take an
internal remedy. Hall’s Catarrh Medi
cine is taken internally and acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system. Hall’s Catarrh Medicine was
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comb'ned with some of the best blood
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To advertise in the Independent is
to talk business to a great majority
of the propective buyers of Newport.
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sacrifice lives. Sacrifice the luxur
ies—Buy War Savings Stamps.
To advertise it in the Independent
is to sell it—if it is something for
which live people findaneed_
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