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paper has enlisted
government in the
Cause of America for the
(period of the war» ..
THE NAVY OPEN
FOR ENLISTMENTS.
The Navy is again accepting appli
cants in the same manner ys before
lithe war, offering wonderful oppor
tunities for travel and broader edu
cation to young men who enlist. The
^opportunities for learning useful
trades is nowhere better than in the
Navy.
Although there are openings in
| branches where no technical knowl
i edge is required on first enlistmnt,
special inducements are being offered
to machinists, boilermakers, ship
wrights, telegraph operators, fire
men, cooks and hospital corpsmen.
Only men between the ages of 18 and
35, who are physically qualified, can
enlist. The term of enlistment is
four years.
Promotion in the Navy is rapid,
and every inducement and encourage
ment is given men to advance them
selves. A man who is ambitious and
willing need not remain long in the
rating in which he enlists.
The Navy Recruiting Station for
the Arkansas District is located in
the Boyle Building corner Main
street and Capitol avenue, Little
Rock. Anyone desiring to enlist is
advised to go to that station for ex
amination. If qualified he will be
enlisted immediately and transferred
to a Naval Training Station.
Further information may be ob
tained by addressing a letter or post
card to the Navy Recruiting Station.
FRENCH MOTHER WRITES
LETTER OF GRATITUDE.
The following letter is from the
mother of a little French girl, the
child in question being adopted by
Circle No. 5 of the Methodist church,
and was written to the circle chair
man, Mrs. M. A. Umsted:
Rouen, France, Sept. 24, T8
Madame:
I present you with my regards and
i thank you from the depths of my
heart for the gift you have sent my
little Renee. I have received forty
five francs. It will help us greatly
Get The Habit
Of eating pour noon lunch at |
DpeFs. We make a specialtp of the |
noon dap lunch for busp people,
•and serve pou with neatness and
dispatch.
Other specialties, Sandwitches and
Short Orders.
We corrp in stock Opsters, Fish
and Fine Fruits.
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Newport Novelty Co.
W. H. DYER, Manager
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XMAS GIFTS
For the Whole Family at this Store
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When you buy some good
Furniture, a nice Rug, new Beds,
a good Range, new Rockers,
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Heating Stove or a Kitchen Cali
net you contribute to the Whole
Familv.
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Cur stock is large, our prices
are 1 jw, our quality the be t.
AVERA FURNITURE STORE
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and I am very grateful to you. Ev
! erything which goes to the welfare
of this poor child means so much, her ,
need having become so great, having |
lost her father who worked very hard j
and was truly her protector, as he
was all of us. What a misfortune is j
this terrible war! Thank you once j
more, Madame. I pray God every j
day for you and our dear allies. The
, Society (Red Cross) asks that I send
! you the photograph of little Renee.1
j T pray you, Madame, that the ac
ceptance may be worth a great deal
to you (or to accept it quite willing
ly). It is large for her age but it
will suffice for your need.
I avoid speaking of her father, but
she speaks of him always (or often).
She will return to her class room in
October. She has gone already one
1 year. She learns well for her youth
. (or to be so young). I ask your par
don for writing so long a letter. I
[ pray you, Madame, to accept my sin
i cere salutations.
Yous devotedly,
M. Crochemere.
A delightful little dancing party
i was given at the Elks Club last even
| ing in honor of the visiting aviators,
| who were guests of our city over
night. The Reamey orchestra ren
dered an unusually good program of
music, including a number of patriot
ic airs that were a stimulus to danc
ing, and altogether the evening was
a most pleasant one. Lieutenant El
mer Patton, who has just returned
| from service, was also a guest of
' honor for the evening. The aviators
j were Lieutenant Curtiss, Lieutenant
| Albert, Lieutenant Birch, Lieuten
i ant Cunningham, Sergeant Pirone and
! fVTTl «i hprfir
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! Casualty List
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The following casualties are report
j cd by the commanding general of the
! American Expeditionary Forces:
S Killed in action _351
Died of wounds_87
Died of accident and other causes 7
| Died of disease--125
Wounded severely -192
Wounded (degree undetermined) 37
and slightly _64
Missing in action -240
Total _1,103
Arkansans in the casualty ilst to
day are as follows:
Killed in action, Corporal Robert I.
Hilton, Yoeohoma; William Winders,
Humphreys; Horatio Ribins, Step
Rock; Henry Stroud, Shellner; Os
car Brown, Ravenden.
Wounded*, degree undetermined,
Sim Ivy, Newport; Tom Shepherd,
Beedeville; Robert C. Reid, Flippin;
Columbus Young, Rock Springs;
Victor L. Williams, Cedar Springs;
Juason Bradford, Nashville; Jesse
B. Stacy, Conway; Chester Duncan,
Bismarck.
Missing in action, Grady Eamhart,
Greenbriar; Alex L. Bledsoe, Mena;
Dave C. Roach, Hot Springs; Hiram
D. Rain, Caddo Gap.
:ed of disease, Pines Gallion and
Leonard White, Crawfordsville.
Wounded severely, Edward C. Kel
ly, Cherokee.
TOTAL NUMBER OF CASUAL
TIES TO DATE.
Killed in action (including 396 at
sea _23,431
Died of wounds_9,091
Died of disease- 12,993
Died of accident and other
causes _1,888
Wounded in action-—56,764
Total to date-116,823
INFLUENZA INCREASIN G
THROUGHOUT STATE.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 6.—There is a
considerable increase in the influen
za reported from various sections of
the state. In some places where it
was light during the first epidemic it
has taken on a more virulent form.
Schools at Des Arc, Camden, Rogers
and Pine Bluff are closed. It has
not become threatening in Little Rock
this time, but it is being watched
/ery clcs.ly. There have been sev
eral cases of meningitis in Little
Rock, principally among the laborers
at Picron, and several deaths, but the
cases are under strict quarantine
and there is little danger of the dis
ease spreading. The Porto Rican la
: borers are returning home, as it is
j found that they are not adaptible to
| this climate. The disease has been
most severe among them.
A patent has been granted for a
j brush and comb mounted on a box in
K to which they fold for carrying or to
protect them from dust.
\ Ceylon’s pearl fisheries are be
j li^ved to be the world’s oldest indus
: try, as they have been carried on for:
' md^e than 30 centuries. j
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
Elder W. C. Mitchell, Pastor.
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
Regular preaching services at 11
a. n>. and 7:30 p. m.
Midweek prayer meeting Wednes
day at 7:30 p. m.
You are cordially invited to attend
these services.
ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Third and Hazel Sts.
Rev. A. E. Lyman-Wheaton, Rector.
Second Sunday in Advent:
Holy Communion, 7:30.
Morning Prayer and Sermon, 11:00.
Sunday School, 9:45.
The Guild will meet with Mrs. T. J.
Watson on Monday afternoon.
The Daughters of the King will
meet at the home of Mrs. R. C. Har
der on Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH.
ftev. J. F. E. Bates, Pastor.
Preaching services at 11:00 a. m.
with public installation of the offi
cials of the church.
Preaching services at 7:30 p. m.
The evening service Evangelisttic.
' Prayer services Wednesday at
7:30 p. m. -
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m., A. T.
Hubly, Supt. Classes for all.
Good music at ’all the services.
A church with a welcome. If you
need help or comfort or encourage
ment, come to these services.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
PROGRAM.
The following program will be
given at the Christian church at the
regular meeting hour Sunday even
ing at 6:30 and every endeavorer is
asked to be present. The leader is
J. F .Parish.
Subject, “Beginning Now.” Song
and scripture lesson.
Enrollment of members. Special
song duett by Mrs. Parish and Mrs.
Folk.
Paper by Mrs. George K. Stephens.
Song.
Round Table Discussions, First,
Why do people have so little sympa
thy for the man who is always going
to do and never does ?
Second, Why is procrastination the
DECEM I
Harry Says: I
I want every man women and |H
my store during my December sale. You F'"i
buy your needs now for you are sure to pay more
later. Wool will advance, cotton goods are going f
out of sight and cotton goods, in my opinion, will jj
I advance to 40 or maybe 5G cents a pound. Hold I
your cotton. We have, seventy million men to |
clothe and the United States has to do it. I am I
going to make you a few prices. |
MEN’S WEAR. /I
$35.00 all wool suits in all the newest patterns-X27.50 / I
$27.50 Fancy and Grays, all wool-'—Scg.SQ ^ -gw*
$25.00 Blue Serges, all wool-Slo.50 I '
Lot No. 1.—Men’s Elk Skin work shoes, Hamilton-Brown I
make, were $4.50 and $3.50, sale price, all going at- 2,98 m
Lot No. 2—100 pairs ladies’ shoes worth $10.00, $8.50 and m
$7.50, sale price- -$4.93 mm
Lot No. 3—Boys’ heavy work shoes, sizes running from 1 to ■
5, regular value $5.00, sale price- - $3.75 pi
Men’s heavy fleeced Underwear, regular $1.25 value, just g
like some are advertising for $1.00, sale price of one ^
shirt and one pair drawers- $1.90 IF
Men’s extra heavy ribbed Union suits, Robert Reis made, f?
worth $2.75 a suit_ : $2.00 I
Men’s extra heavy ribbed, in coopers, weight, $2.50 value,
I sale price per suit_ —$1.90 i
LADIES’ SUITS AND COATS.
$75.00 value Ponpon Wool Poplin in all the newest styles :
and want .»’ors, sale price- -—$40.00 IL4
$50.00 Cc n ail wool Gabardines, silver tone and sixes ,
sale price _ --§35.00 |
$35.00 and $25.00 Coats, assorted colors, sale price-- $17.50 1
Ladies’ suits will be sold in the same manner and I
at the same reduction. Come one and come all and 1
look over our furs .and neck pieces in all the newest i
shades and shapes. Everything will be sold at a big §
reduction, my stock is full and not broken. $33,000.00
stock to pick from. j|Xi
1 HARRY G. BB
I December Sale Tbe Merchant
Thief of Time?
Third, Why should we form the
habit of doing things now?
Fourth, Why should every Christ
ian Endeavor observe the quiet hour?
Fifth, What necessary effort should
be made now by our Christian En
deavor Society?
Song, prayer and benediction.
1 Driven by bicycle gearing and a /
i propeller, a miniature submarine has
i been invented in which bathers can
| plunge beneath the water.
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A process has been invented in
I Holland for manufacturing a food for
j swine from fish refuse that does not
' affect the flavor of the pork.
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A statement of Dodge Brothers war
activities is due the owners of their
cars.
Dodge Brothers refrained during the
progress of the war, from any refer
ence to the performance of the car in
government service.
It seems proper now, however, to dis
close the facts, because they are cred
: 0 itable facts—intensifying that good
w ill which owners of Dodge Brothers
cars have always manifested.
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Dodge Brothers car w-as the only one
of its class approved and adopted by
the War Department.
In a separate Ordnance Works, built
especially for the purpose, costing
millions of dollars and employing
thousands of their skilled motor
workmen, Dodge Brothers undetrook
an important duty designated by the
War IDepartment.
Without the aid of their great motor
organization, Dodge Brothers could
not have fulfilled the heavy obliga
tion which they were asked to as
sume by the Ordnance Department
The other service required of Dodge
Brothers motor works, by the Gov
ernment, was to continue to furnish
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their cars as they were needed.
They were furnished, not in hun
dred^, but in thousands—both jfor'
the training camps here, and for ser
vice in Belgium, France and Italy.
The record of those thousands o?*'
camp and army cars is one in which
any owner may feel the utmost pride
and satisfaction. I
Their performance justified
pliment implied in their selection by
the Government.
The great works in which nearly 9H
three hundred thousand oi: ,their cars ||j|j
have been produced in the pasV*,ur HKj
years furnished a vast store-houst
of human energy end equipment for ''«
the ordnance work.
Naturally, it will take time to adjust
the motor works to its full accustom
ed activity
Gradually Dodge Brothers will re
sume the grateful task of continuing
to deserve the good will of America
—and indeed of the whole world.
Dodge Brothers consider good will
their most valuable possession.
They will nevW knowingly do any
thing to lessen it.
P. H. VANDYKE
2nd and Beech St.
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