VOLUME XVII. NO. 277. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BOOZE AND DUNS
WORK OVERTIME
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Two Negroes Are Shot and Another
Is Shot At As Result of Whiskey
and Bad Blood.
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Ben Jordan, a negro from Auvergne, j
is in a serious condition here as a re- j
suit of a pistol shot wound in his left;
breast near the heart. The wound;
was inflicted at 5 o’clock Sunday |
morning by a negro named Ed John- I
son, who is being sought now by of- !
ficers. Jordan arrived from Poplar
Bluff early Sunday morning with a
suit case of whiskey. At the corner
of Beech and Second streets he was
stopped by Johnson, who demanded
the whiskey. Jordan refused to part
with the goods, whereupon Johnson
fired two wild shots, apparently in an
effort to scare Jordan. Jordan could
not be frightened, and Johnson put a
bullet in his left breast, and escaped.
Sunday morning on the lake front
Buddie Warren and Will Green, ne
groes, became involved in a diffi
culty over whiskey. Green was ar
> rested and placed in the city jail, but
later was released. Sunday afternoon
the negroes again met with the result
that Buddie Warren shot at Green
but missed his mark. Warren was
fined in the sum of $50 in the may
or’s court Monday morning for car
rying a pistol.
Friday night at Remmel Robert
Norman was shot in the left breast
and seriously wounded by another
negro named Hide. It is said Nor
man will live. Hide has not yet been
captured. The trouble occurred at
a supper given by negroes.
Late Wire Briefs
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 4.—Arkansas,
in a supreme court decision today, in
effect won in the proceedings to de
termine the by-line between Arkan
sas and Tennessee. The court decided
the division of line is the middle main
channel of navigation at the low wa
ter stage of Mississippi river as bed,
which 'existed at the time of the
treaty with Great Britain in 1,783.
A commissioin will be appointed to
fix a committee.
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associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, March 4.—The war office
announces two German raids north
of Chemin-Les Dames and near Mel
ir.court Wood
' Associated Press Dispatch.
London, March 4.—British operat
ing north of Jerusalem, made an ad
vance on a front of twelve miles to a
maximum depth of three thousand
Jt yards astride and west of Jerusalem
Nabules Road, the war office an
nounces.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washinton, March 4.—The su
' preme court today sustained the de
murrers of the Cincinnati election
fraud case and held the federal courts
have no jurisdiction over the bribery
at general elections for the selection
of federal officers.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 4.—The su
preme court today neici o pateTrust. un
der the patent laws cannot, in selling
the article to another, reserve the
right by contract to fix the price at
. which it later is to be resold.
Mrs. Harry Toland has accepted a
position with M. Gorman.
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12 NORWEGIAN
VESSELS SINK
Ships Lost During the Month of Feb
ruary Was Valued At About
$3,«00,000
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 4.—A cable
gram from the Norwegian Legation
reports twelve Norwegian vessels, j
valued at about $3,000,000 dollars,!
were sunk by German submarines in
February.
bridges!™
BE THE RUSSIANS
Chairman Stevens Reports Frances
May Not Be Able to Reach
Vladivostock.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 4.—John F.
Stevens, chairman oi tne American
Railway Mission, has reported to the
state department that Russians are
destroying bridges on the Trans-Si
berian Railroad between Lake Baikal
and the Chinese frontier. This may
prevent Ambassador Frances from
reaching Vladivostock. Officials be
lieve the Russians are destroying
bridges to prevent the expected ad
vance of the Japanese. Stevens re
ported a number of structures were
mined so they could be readily de
stroyed.
Germans Captured American Mem
bers of Patrol, But Took No Pris
oners from Trenches.
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Associated Press Dispatch. pTf
With the American Army in france,
Saturday, March 2.—The Americans !
whom the Germans claimed to have |
captured in Chemen-Des-Dames j
probably was a larger part of the I
patrol of thirteen men which went I
cut at the beginning of a raid, who ;
have been missing since. The enemy j
obtained no prisoners in American
trenches.
ORGANIZING FARMING.
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Special to Independent.
Little kock, march v.—me oiuic
Council of Defense is underbaking to
assist the agricultural forces of the
state in carrying out their education
s’! propaganda. Mr. Townsend, the
director, says: “With the opening of
spring, the matter of increasing the
food supply by stimulating produc
tion is of imperative importance. Al
ready famine is threatening the effi
ciency of our allies and America must
not fail in her sacred duty to provide
an abundance of food. The plans
proposed contemplate that the pro
gressive people of each county shall
organize and carry on their own cam
paign.”
FIGHT FOLLOWS ^DISPUTE.
Batesville, March 3.—As a result
of a personal difficulty at the Bar
nett hotel Saturday morning Sheriff
Lawrence Ruddell placed under ar
rest V. G. Richardson, attorney and
mayor of this city. Mr. Barnett al
leges Richardson talked insulting to
him over the telephone, threatening
him, if he turned out of the hotel wo
men members of a theatrical troupe.
Richardson, Barnett says, told him
he was coming to the hotel and ‘ at
tend to him.” When Richardson ar
rived Barnett drew a pistol, pointed
it at the mayor and it snapped. A
fight ensued in which the pistol was
discharged, the shot going wild. No
one was hurt.
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With Its Many Advantages
Newport Cannot Stand Still
Cities, like men, must either pro
gress or go backward and it is never
safe to be on the upward side by so
small a margin that the least reverse
may send you backward. Newport
has been growing slowly all these
years, but our progress has not been
sufficient to satisfy or even to furn
ish the margin of safety. Two floods
in succession left hundreds of houses
vacant and for a time threatened the
city’s future.
What we have accomplished has
not been through organized effort,
but what has naturally come to us by
reason of our location and the, rich
section of country tributary., Now
we have the opportunity to strike a
better stride. Our business interests
are awake to what can be done
through a commercial organization.
Heretofore such movements have not
met with any such recognition or en
couragement and hence failed, as ev
ery reform or progress will, where
i public sentiment and support is not
! behind it.
The issue now is, whether the bus
iness men of Newport are willing to
stand squarely and unitedly behind
such an organization. A Chamber of
Commerce that costs nothing will
amount to nothing. A secretary or
manager worth having is worth a
good salary. Let the method and de
tails of organization be worked out
| by a committee, but let us all sub
scribe our allegiance and pledge our
I support of an organization that will
i bring us factories with pay rolls that
i will work for civic improvements and
! growth, that will help Newport to
i attain the prestige and prosperity
| natural advantages and location have
j always offered a helping hand,
i Iti building your city, you create
better business opportunities. f Your
support of a Chamber of Commedce
is q, public investment, that brings
you personal returns. If you want
more business, you’re for it; if you
are satisfied, you’re not. Where do
you Stand?
SUMMARY OF
WAR ACTIVITY
The German Invasion of Russia Has
Been Halted by Signing of
Peace Terms.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, March 4.—Russia’s del
egates at Brest-Litovsk have halted
the German invasion into Great Rus
sia by agreeing to German peace
terms, which now include not only
Turkey’s'
Asiatic provinces but from territory
and regions of Kars, Batouma and
Karabagh, which were taken from
the Turks during the past wars. Ber
lin also announces the signing of the
peace terms and cessation of opera
tions. , When the government halted,
the Germans were within 100 miles
of Petrograd. A greater part of Uk
raine is cleared of Bolsheviki. Much
material and 63,000 prisoners
were captured. Germany apparently
is determined to give the Bolsheviki
only a narrow strip along the Gulf of
Finland. Germany has assured
Sweden that she has no territorial in
terests on the Aland Islands. The
Germans ate more active on the
Western front. Attacks on the Brit
ish and American lines are increasing
in strength. Americans distinguish
ed themselves by a repulse of Ger
man attacks northwest of Toul and
they were decorated by the French
government.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Christiania, Mai-ch 4.—Germans oc
cupied Aland Islands at noon Satur
day, according to a telegram here.
COUNTY JAIL
NOW EMPTY
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With the Removal of Prisoners to
Penitentiary County Bastile Is
Without Boarders.
The Jackson county jail is now
empty and without hoarders, and
while Jailor Hogan feels lonesome,
it can be said that he is enjoying his
vacation.
Sheriff Ivy Saturday removed all
the prisoners to Little Rock. Frank
negrnt* -kiHSTd his
wife, another negro, and shot two
others several months ago on the
Stephens farm, was taken to the in
sane asylum, after he was adjudged
insane; Joe Utley, convicted of
‘murder, was taken to the state prison,
where he will spend fifteen years,
and Will Roseman will serve one year
there for the same offense. Buddie
Pitts, convicted of larceny, was put
in the penitentiary for one year.
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ceiving the best of service.
Washington, March 4.—The war
department announced it is building
a twenty-five million dollar ordnance
base in France.
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MILLS EXPLODE
1 FORT WORTH
When Steel Works Is Destroyed
By Bomb.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Fort Worth, March _.—An ex
plosion of the George W. Armstrong
and Company Steel Mills here this
morning is believed to have been due
to a bomb and caused the death of
two and the injury of a number of
workmen.
OCCDPiTIl DF
, FINLAND HEAD
Swedish Legation Expresses This Be
lief to State Department In
Cablegram.
\ssociated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 4.—Germany’s
occupation of the Aland Islands is
only preliminary to the total occupa
tion of Finland, dispatches from the
Swedish Legation say. Germany an
nounced her intention to occupy Fin
land temporarily to restore order,
but gave assurance she did not intend
to take permanent possession of Swe
den as has been protested.
County Treasurer G. L. Smith is
at Little Rock today on official busi
ness.
MLESS p
~ IS SUSPENDED
Necessity of Increased Production of
Wheat Causes New Order From
Administration.
Washington, March 3.—Temporary
suspension of the meatless meal and
of the special restrictions against
the use of pork on Saturday was an
nounced by the Food Administration
tonight, as a readjustment of its food
conservation program. Increased
meat production and the necessity for
still greater saving in wheat, it was
said, make the change advisable.
The suspension is made effective
for an indefinite period, and it prob
ably will last for three months or
longer.
Since all restrictions on consump
tion of mutton and lamb has been
lifted previously, the Food Adminis
tration now asks the public for the
time being to deny itself in .meats on
ly of beef and pork on one day a
week—Tuesday.
Increased meat consumption, Food
Administration officials believe, will
of itself curtail the use of wheat and
for the present there is no intention
to add to the restrictions already in
force against the use of flour.
BUY WAR STAMPS, v.
Thrift Stamps and W'ar Savings
Stamps are the most democratic Pi
i investments and America expects
every American to show love of re
publican institutions by investing in
this democratic security. The_H£gVe
-•ato amount of the investments faa£
number of investors in these w'ai
I savings securities are in a V/ay tfo
! answer of the people of thus ■tfrea^j
democracy to the call of' tl*
democracy throughout the wortd',aftc
the indication of civilisation apd hu
manity. ,, ,*v v- *■
They afford every peVstJjl, kowevei
humble, and however small his
means, the opport^n^y-io contriblit<
h^ part, to do hia ^bJty lit this g*ea
struggle against the’military masters
of Germany who seeflr to jjominati
the world in contempt of justice an<
right and freedom and without con
tempt of justice and right and free
dom and without conscience and with
out mercy.
1 Don’t be a dead one. Advertise.
VAGRANTS WILL
BE PBT TB WORK '
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City and County Officials Announce
They Will Make Arrests of
All Vagrants.
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. Complying with the governor’s re
* quest, city and county officials will
, round up all vagrants in Newport .
! and Jackson county Marshal Gus
j C. Martin Monday arrested five ne
j tave Martin Monday arrested five ne
! groes on a charge of vagrancy, but
they proved they had employment.
At this time when the government
! needs all the labor possible to secure,
| no one should be idle, and local offi
cers are to be commended for having
taken active steps to enforce the gov
ernment regulation in this city and
county.
SECURE MANY RECRUITS 4*
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Special to Independent
Little Rock, March 4.—Capt. C. N.
Cartmell, U. S. recruiting officer, re
ports that during the month of Feb- I i
ruary his staff secured a total of 212 '"A
recruits, out of 347 applicants. This
is an increase of more than one him- ill
dred over the January enlistments.
A gratifying feature of this report is
that it exceeds the record for the J
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states, with the exception of New
York and, Pennsylvania, which lead
the whole country.
BRYAN IN LITTLE ROCK.
Special to Independent.
~ Little Rock, March 4.—William *
Jennings Bryan is in the city. He • -M
visited Camp Pike yesterday, and de
livered several addresses in the in
terest of the Y. M. C. A. work. . m
M r. Bryan is no longer a pacifist. |
lie is still an advocate of peace, but
not of peace at any price. So faraa qj
possible from the nature of the man,
he is a militarist. He is not rabid— ,
he couldn’t he that, but he wants to „
see the war fought to a successful
conclusion. And he knows that the •
American troops are the boys that Jjj
can do it.
Mr. Bryan is coming back to Little f
Rock in April for the State Teachers’.• .
Association, and will deliver one &
the principal addresses, tie has n3$
repudiated the Prince of Peace—fat
from it—but be believes that Peace
can triumph only after the enemy !• .-.fJH
thoi’oughly whipped.
Vice President T. R. Marshall will
also attend the Teachers’ Association,
and probably Herbert Hoover will ^3
come, if he cannot he will send on* *
if his personal representatives.
Miss Ida Tarbell, author and pub- i
licist. who wrote a most interesting
biography of Rockefeller once which
Rockefeller did not especially en
dorse, is coming to Little Rock ”
March 30 to speak on “The Inner , .
Line of Defense.”
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PROGRAM ARRANGED. ,
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 4.—-A rough ^ ;
draft of the program for tfye biennial
session of the General Federation* of A *
Women’s Clubs at Hot Springs, has
been agr^fed upon. It is to begin fej
Saturday, April 27, and conclude on C ,1
; Thursday, May 9. There will be a 4 V,
1 number ' oi prominent speakers of \
' .national reputation, and there will be
1 ' special programs, -conferences and
exhibits during the 'convention, on * ^
g art, civics, civil service reform, con
i' ;servation, literature and library ex
tension, music, education, public
health, home economics, yidustirial
- ^jnd social conditions and legislation.
i CURRENT LIBERTY f
■ loan in Italy,
is RUNNING high
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! Associated Pressv Dispatch.
[ Rome, March 4.—-The current Ital
■ iati war loan now aggregates more
■ than five billion lires.
To advertise it in the Independent
is to sell it—if it is something for
which live people find • need.
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