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VOLUME VXII. NO. 238. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. M
CHEER IP-LOW
ST LITTLE ROCS
Heavy Snow Storm Ties Up Traffic
and Nearly Everything Else
In the Capital City.
Special to the Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 12.—Little Rock
is walking.
For the first time in many years,
if not the first time, the street rail
way system was tied up all day, and
unable to run.
It was not the fault of the street
railway company, nor of its em
ployes, for they did their best.
It was all on account of the heav
iest snow that had occurred here for
23 years.
Thursday night and Friday there
was a snowfall of seven inches, as
officially recorded, accompanied by
a wind which fanned it into a severe
blizzard, and the mercury went 10
below last night.
This was the heaviest on record,
since January 17-18, 1885, when there
was a fall of 13 inches. The normal
snowfall for a Whole season is only
£ 7
The snow was proceded by a sleet,
which froze on the street car tracks.
The cars tried to run all night to
keep the tracks open, but had to give
it up soon after midnight.
And Friday morning people who
had business down town had to “hoof
it” through the blinding snow-storm,
or take a chance in their automobile.
It was hard pulling for the autos,
even with chains on the wheels, and
many of them were stalled in at
tempting to plow through unbroken
drifts.
The street car company tried to
open its tracks, but there was a coat
ing of ice on the 1'ails, and snow plows
and road scrapers made no impres
sion on it.
The sun came out in the afternoon,
but that made no impression on the
snow, either, for it seemed a vehy cold
and distant old sun that was not on
duty very efficiently.
It did not melt, but it blew, and the
air was filled with cutting particles
of ice.
The High School and several of the
ward schools suspended, as the chil
dren could not get to school.
Many business men did not come
down town, and business generally
was demoralized.
To add to the delight of the day,
the gas pressure, which is always low
during cold weather, had about the
the heating quality of a tallow candle,
and there is very little coal or wood
in the city.
But with all the discomforts, the
people were good natured and made
the best of the situation—they were
assured that there would be some
thing entirely different to kick about
on the Fourth of July.
Better than money because they
earn money: buy a War Savings
Stamp today.
Snake caught near Rushville, Ind.,
has two perfect heads and can drink
milk with both mouths at same time.
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VOLUNTEER ARMY
TO BATTLE HUNS
Plans Are Going Forward In Russia
For Action If Peace Negotia
tions Fail.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, Jan. 12.—Russia will
continue peace negotiations at Brest
Litovsk, according to the announce
ment of Trotsky, the Bolsheviki for
eign minister, while Ensign Krylenko,
Bolsheviki commander-in-chief, has
begun raising a volunteer army to be
used against the Germans in the event
negotiations fail. A new force, Kry
lenko says, will be used against
Bourgeoise in Russia and will liber
ate Proletariat and other continental
European countries. Bolsheviki
troops were defeated in the Province
of Tchernigov by Ukranians.
Foreign Minister Pichon, of France,
announces France will not join the
Brest-Litovsk conference.
Activity on other fighting fronts
is confined to raids.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Jan. 12.—The British de
stroyer, Racoon, struck the rocks
and floundered off the Irish coast
Wednesday, it is announced officially.
SIXTEEN DIE
IN TORNADOES
Many Are Injured In Alabama and
Georgia and Entire South In
Grip of Weather.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Atlanta, Jan. 12.—With virtually
the entire south in the grip of the
worst snow and sleet storm of the
winter today meagre reports show
that tornadoes, which swept Eastern
Alabama and Central Georgia yester
day, have taken a toll of sixteen lives,
and brought injury to more than a
hundred. Wire communication over
a great area is paralized and scores of
towns and cities a^e isolated. Seven
are reported killed at Cowarts, Ala.,
six at Dothan, one at Troy, and one
at Camp Wheeler and Macon, Ga.
! The temperature was ten below zero
j at Nashville and eight below at Mem
j phis this morning.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Chicago, Jan. 12.—Chicago is iso
lated from rail and wire communica
tion by one of the worst blizzards in
history, and business is paralized.
Snow is at a two feet level. The
thermometer dropped to fourteen be
low zero this morning.
HELP WIN THE WAR.
The full executive committee of the
National Retail Grocers Association
adopted the following resolutions and
the people should fall in line and aid
in their reduction of man power, as
well as various other expenses.
We recommend that retail grocers
discontinue the soliciting of orders
during the period of war.
We recommend the limitation of all
deliveries to one a day to any one
family or on any one route.
We recommend that under condi
tions and in localities where it is feas
ible, the cooperative system of deliv
ery be employed.
We urge all retailers and their
clerk’s to concentrate their efforts on
selling wholesome and nutritious sub
stitutes for white flour and meat.
We recommend that the retailers
use their efforts to sell articles of
food that are cheap yet of good qual
ity in the place of high priced staples,
and that in doing so they be guided
by the recommendations of the Con
servative Department of the Food
Administration and urge the most
strict economy in the conduct of all
retail grocery stores, and constant
effort to eliminate all waste and ex
travagant methods, to the end that
time, energy, fuel, equipment, and
men may be conserved, and that
wholesome food may be placed in the
hands of consumers at the lowest
possible prices.
We ask all retailers to urge the
■ sale of such articles as soup stock and
• materials, peas, rice, barley, fresh
> vegetables and fresh and canned cov<
> oysters. ,
MURDER FOUR AND
ROD AM DANA
Men Use Axes to Kill Officers anti
i Escape from Camp Funston With
Military Funds.
] Associated Press Dispatch.
Camp Funston, Kansas, Jan. 12.—
| Military police and civil officials are
searching for men who last night
killed with axes four men and wound
ed another at the army bank and mili
tary reservation. They escaped with
loot and a sum of money yet unstated.
It is stated one man wore the uniform
of captain. Officers, however, do
not believe the soldier is involved.
The dead included E. Fuller Winters,
vice president of the National Re
serve Bank of Kansas City. The
murders and robbery were discovered
by a sentry who heard the groans of
the army officers. With the aid of
a dog they followed the trail to the
car line. The officers there, it is
said, saw four men carrying a suit
case and boarding a car. It is under
stood the army bank normally kept
on hand about ten thousand dollars.
(LATER.)
Associated Press Dispatch.
Camp Funston, Kansas, Jan. 12.—
Kearney Wornall, the only survivor
of the five mien who were in the army
bank here when the institution was
robbed last night, recovered con
sciousness today and told authorities
the robber was an army captain. It
it isunderstood he gave the man’s
name.
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TWO MILLION
DOLLARS LOANED
TO SERBIA TODAY
Associated Press ' Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 12—Total cred
its to the allies was increased to $4,
238,400,000 today by the authoriza
tion of a loan of two million to Ser
bia, making Serbia’s total $6,000,000.
CONFERENCE Fill
PEACE CONTINUES
! —
I Russia Said To Have Acceded To Ger
man Demand That Conference
Continue at Brest-Litovsk.
Associated Tress Dispatch.
Amsterdam, Jan. 12—Leon Trotsky,
the Bolsheviki foreign minister, said
at the peace conference at Brest-Lit
ovsk yesterday, “In order to leave no
possibility of peace unutilized the
*r
Russian delegation has accepted the
demand that negotiations continue at
Brest-Litovsk.” He said the Rus
sians desired to continue negotiations
whether or not the entente partici
pated. He also declared that the noted
Central Powers’ declaration of terms
of peace, formulated December 25th,
are withdrawn, adding that “we ad
here to principles of a democratic
peace as proclaimed by us.”
A telephone message from Swifton
this morning stated the thermometer
there registered 14 below zero this
morning.
THIRTEEN BOYS
BURNJO DEATH
Indian Training School Dormitory Is
Destroyed At Marble City
This Morning.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Muskogee, Jan. 12.—Thirteen In
dian boys burned to death this morn
ing by fire which destroyed the
dormitory at the Indian Training
School at Marble City. More than a
hundred others escaped.
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andLasts Up to and
Including Jan. 26th.
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The entire stock of Manhattans is included;
also our Wilson Bros, shirts. An early selec
tion assures you a more complete stock from
which to choose. Sale prices are:
$1.75 Values $1.35 $3.50 Values $2.85
2.00 Values 1.65 5.00 Values 3.85
2,50 Values 1.85 6.00 Values 4.85
3.00 Values 2.15 8.00 Values 6 35
$9.00 Values $7.35
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ADAM LOCKAR^Ktanager
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V> VTEI4 MAIN ACROSS
EAST SIDE CULVERT
SUCCUMBS TO FREEZE.
The water maffl, hich crosses the
big culvert and carries water to the
East Side consumers, froze up and
bursted last night, thereby cutting
off the supply in that direction.
Workmen were placed at work today
on th# break, which will soon be re
paired.
RUSSIA TO CANCEL
ITS NATIONAL DEBT
London, Jan. 10.—The Bolsheviki
government intends to publish a de
cree within a few days, canceling the
Russian national debt, telegraphs the
correspondent at l’etrograd of the
Manchester Guardian. The corres
pondent says the decree will contain
these provisions:
All loans and treasury bonds held
by foreign subjects abroad or in Rus
sia are repudiated.
Loans and treasury bonds held by
Russian subjects possessing more
than 10,000 rubles in capital are re
pudiated.
Loans and treasury bonds held by
Russian subjects possessing capital
in loan scrip or deposits not exceeding
1,000 rubles are to receive 5 per cent
interest on the nominal value of the
loan, and those possessing 10,000 ru
bles are to receive 3 per cent.
Workmen and peasants holding 100
rubles worth of loans or bonds may
sell their holdings to the state at 75
per cent of its nominal value.
Those holding 600 rubles worth
may sell it at, 70 per cent of its nom
inal value.
THE WRONG IMPRESSION
Unfortunately an impression seems
prevalent that the Thrift Stamp idea
is intended for the saving by chil
dren. This is not at all the intent.
If each individual in Jackson county
would systematically take an inter
est in the proposition, the $540,000
expected from Jackson county would
be a reasonable possibility. There
are approximately twenty-seven
thousand people in Jackson county.
If twenty-two thousand of thesq peo
ple would buy two thrift stamps each
week the total in a year would be
$572,000. This allows for five thous
and children too young to appreciate
the necessity or value of this saving.
If for four weeks twenty-two thous
anl people in Jackson county were to
buy two thrift stamps dach per week,
the net earnings on the War Savings
Stamps thus secured would be $7,568,
in other words the buyers of these
stamps would be in five years $7,568
better off than they are today, with
the added satisfaction of having done
a part toward financing the war.
An individual who spends no more
than 50 cents per week for non-es
sentials would be accounted somewhat
of a tight-wad. There are few chil
dren in Newport who do not spend at
least 50 cents each week unnecessa
rily, and doubtless no men or women.
If 22,OOo people in Jackson county
could be brought to appreciate that
it is absolutely necessary and essen
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week, there would be absolutely no
question as to the county going over
the top with its allotment of the War
Savings Stamp issue. If 22,000 peo
ple in the county would buy two
Thrift Stamps each, per week, it
would mean a cash saving in the coun
ty in one year of approximately one
fourth of the total Lank deposits in
the county today. The great ques
tion confronting the organization
having the sale of Thrift Stamps and
War Savings Stamps in charge, is
how to get all of the people in the
county to thinking about THRIFT
and SAVINGS all of the time. If
this could or can be done there is
nothing more to it. It is unfortun
I ate that it seems necessary to appea
j to the sentiment and emotions of the
people to interest them in a cold bus
iness proposition such as this is. A
proposition where there can be nc
loss and must be a great gain. The
systematic saving of 50 cents each
week would go far toward forming :
habit that would be of vast benefit t<
the people of this county. We arc
too prone to take the “Let George d<
it” attitude. This is one job thai
“George” can’t do and some wa;
must be found to bring to the realiza
tion of every man and woman in th<
county that it is their individual bus
iness and duty to SAVE and to hel]
MEXICO TREAT? |
Mexican Mission Arrives At Paciie -.jW
Port For Purpose of Forming 5
Treaty With Japan. 1
Associated Press Dispatch |
Pacilic Port, Jan. 12.—A Japanese '-d®
ship carrying a Mcxfcaii. mission t* 9 1
Japan for the allegei purple of ne
Igotiating a treaty 1 ;tween theN^wo Jfl
countries and arranging for the pm**^ 9
chase of arms and ammunition for 1*
the Mexican army, has arrived at S
this port, according to local papers.
The mission, according to the papers, ■
is headed by Juan T. Burns, said to
have been a former Mexican consul
general at New York, where he is/
said to have been indicted for alleged,|pl®
connection with passport frauds, and Jjj|
was liberated on bond. J®
Lee Freid has resigned his post- Ih:®
tion with S. Ileinemann, effective the ' fl
15th, and with his wife and sister,
will return to Texarkana, their for- i; JMj
mer home and where Mr. Freid wiLV dHj||
go into business. /
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PAY FOR BOARD MEMBERS. ||B
Little Rock, Jan. 12.—A regulation ''■'mBm
has been approved by the president '3I |H1
fixing the compensation for inem’bernjjHjH
of local boards upon a basis of thirtgr^EBBj
cents for each registrant finally
sified.
Many
tously, while
their time.
In an address issued to th
the adjutant general says:
“The nation is at war
sacrifices are being
hand. The soldiers
selected by local
have given up
have severed home _
cases have been obliged to sacrificej^Htfe
large incomes in order to work kAMyDipL
fight for their country, twenty-<3pgaaj|>
hours a day for thirty dollag^H \
month. Most of these men are BMp**
ing to serve for even less or |
thing. ’hey are enduring _
hereafter endure suffering and
ships and in many cases be compelled jl||§g
to sacrifice their lives or he*lk&iHMg|
Therefore it is not unreasonal
request the great army
local board members to HI
government and co-operate
in the matter of minimum iMl
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