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I VOLUME XVIII. NO. 216. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS
POPLAR BLUFF IS
FOB PROHIBITION
The Supply Base For Whiskey That
Came to Arkansas Decides to Do
Without Saloons.
Poplar Bluff, Mo., Jan. 8.—Poplar
Bluff and Butler county have gone
dry, according to early returns of the
local option election today, although
official figures have not been re
ceived. It is estimated that the city
will go dry by a majority of about
225 votes, while in the county prohibi
tion has carried by at least 600 votes.
The election was one of the hardest
fought ever held in this community.
The attention of a vast territory sur
rounding Poplar Bluff has been at
tracted. The “drys” have given
much credit for their victory to Gov
ernor Brough of Arkansas, who came
to Poplar Bluff last Sunday and told
of the benefit of prohibition in Ark
ansas.
ADKISSONS TO BE
TRIED BY STATE.
Batesville, Jan. 8.—When Tom Ad
kisson, Hard Adkisson and James
Blakey, who are under indictment for
the murder of Porter Hazelwood of
Cleburne county, and for harboring
deserters, appeared before the federal
court yesterday their case was re
manded to the state courts and they
will be tried in Cleburne county for
murder. Bill Capipbell, L. A. Kirken
dall and R. S. Stover, who were
brought before court charged with
failing to register, were sentenced to
m three months each in the Jackson
county jail. They say they are con
scientious objectors.
Several other cases were disposed
of by the federal court yesterday arid
court adjourned the same day. Three
negroes were fined on whiskey charg
es, two $25 each and one $50.
If the Adkissons are convicted in
the state court the federal charge
against them probably will be dis
missed. The Adkissons sprang into
the limelight last summer when they
resisted arrest on the charge of evad
ing the draft and harboring deserters^
Porter Hazelwood, a member of the
sheriff’s posse, was killed during
the battle with the mountaineers.
J, The Little Rock machine gun com
pny of the National Guard was sent
to the mountains with machine guns
to aid in the search for the fugitives.
The' Adkissons, after hiding for sev
eral days, surrendered one by one and
were placed in jail in Little Rock.
Casualty List
Arkansans in today’s casualty list
are as follows:
Died from wounds, Charlie Coul
son, Tomberlin; Joseph Guise, Whe
lan Springs; James H. McCallister,
Heber Springs; Robert A. Tarter,
m Washington.
■ ■ Died of disease, Hall Frizzell, Oly
phant.
Wounded severely, James Howard,
Romany; Thomas E. Land, Portia;
Milton S. Brown, Cave Creek.
Wounded severely, previously re
ported died of disease, John James,
r Lamar.
Wounded, degree undetermined,
previously reported missing in action,
Harry D. Plummer, Hope; William
F. Miller, Pine Bluff.
Join the Red Cross.
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j OLD CONFEDERATE SOL
DIER SHOT BY ACCIDENT
DIES OF WOUNDS
1 Batesville, Jan. 8.—Anderson Kellj
I the old man recently shot by accidenl
i at Moorefield, died from his wounds
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| at his home near here Monday.
! Mr. Kelly was a Confederate vet
eran, having been a member of Com
pany C, First Arkansas Cavalry, un
der Col. George Rutherford, and serv
ed until the surrender.
AMERICANS FIRST
THROUGH THE LINE
London, Jan. 3.—American troops
were the first to break the Hinden
burg line, says the Daily News in its
comment today on the report of Field
Marshal Sir Douglas Haig on the
operations from the end of April to
the close of hostilities. The News
says that at least the first mention
of a break through contained in the
field marshal’s rejport was in the
course of his description of the day’s
work on September 29, in which he
wrote:
“North of t Bellenglise, the 30th
American Division, Maj. Gen. E. M.
Lewis, having broken through the
deep defenses of the Hindenburg line,
stormed Bellingcourt and seized Hou
roy. On theif left the 27th American
Division, commanded by Major Gen
eral O’Ryan, met with very heavy
enfilading machine gun fire, but
pressed on with great gallantry as
i far as Jouy, where a bitter struggle
| took place for possession of the vil
; lage. The fighting on the whole
! front of the Second American Corps
I was severe, and in Bellingcourt, Nou
* roy, Gillemont farm, and a number
of other points, amid the intricate de
fenses of the Hindenburg line, strong
bodies of the enemy held out with
grat obstinacy for many hours.
I These points of resistance were grad
ually overcome, either by the support
troops of the American divisions or
by the Fifth and Third Australian
I divisions.”
COTTON GINNjERS’ REPORT.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 9.—Cotton ginned
prior to January first was 10,761.278
running bales, the Census Bureau
i reported today.
Arkansas ginned 842,140 bales.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
• Alexander Powers to Walter Hoos
ier, S% SW)4 23-9-1, 80 acres, $1,000.
| J. F. Rorex and wife to Noah E.
Adams SWy SE& 31-14-1, 4o acres,
| $4,000.
John W. Smith and wife to Chas.
! E. Smith, an undivided one-fifth in
terest in and to SEy NW14 and NE
hi SWy 20-13-2, 76.06 acres, $1,300.
W. D. McLain and wife to Clark
Dothard, 62.78 acres in NE(4 36-12-3,
$6,200.
S. F. Davis and wife to Lee Roy
I Davis, lots 4 and 5, block “A” J. U.
Ard’s Subdivision to Tupelo, $750.
W. B. McCartney and wife to O. A.
Foster, NWy SEy 2-10-2, $300.
S. C. Barnwell and wife to Leola
Chestnut, lots 1, 2 and 3, block 5,
Barnwell’s Second Addition to
i Grubbs, $1,300.
Geo. W. McDearmon to Mrs. Pearl
McNeal, S% SW%, SWy SEy* and
w% SEy, of SEy 28-10-2, $3,000.
L. D. Smith and wife and W. M.
Shaver and wife to J C. Tims W%
. i T^1/ XTH71/ Q1..1Q_9 1 ftfl
IN £j 74 CKI1U JLH /SS a. v » » /•*: '
acres, $(C000.
J. C. Tims and wife to L. Kimber
| lin, Wy2 NE% and EM: NWX4 31-12-2,
160 acres, $12,000.
Louanna Kimberlin and husband to
J. C. Tims NEx/4 SWX/* 34-13-2, 40
| acres, $4,000. •
Adler-GoLdman Commission Com
pany to J. E. Dunn, NWX/* NEy* 30
13-1, 40 acres, $800.
J. F. Ward to W. N. Haynes, SWX,4
NWX,4 33, part of NW*4 NWM, 33,
part of NEy* 32-10-4, 60 acres, $1,000.
Currie Currie Stephens to E. M. Ed
' gar, lot 6, block 3, Wishon’s Second
Addition to Newport, $1,500.
Alexander Powers to W. H. Beard,
I e% EM: 27-9-1, 160 acres, $4,000.
I H. T. Witner and wife to F. A.
I Coggseshall SW1/* 20-10-5.
W. T. Sweat and wife to J. W.
i Stearns, undivided one-half interest
in EM: NW14 36-10-3.
Lieutenant Wylie McMinn arrived
home yesterday afternoon from Lous
ianna, and is at home for good, hav
ing been honorably discharged from
the aviation service. He has alrea(ty
begun work for the Avera Furniture
Company.
Central Agricultural
• School To Be Formed
—
F. H. Whitaker, county demonstra
tion agent, Mrs. Austin, demonstrator
of canning, and the county su
perintendent expect to put on a Club
driMe beginning February 1st and
lasting two weeks.
The plan is to get the most central
ly located school in each of the 14
townships and form an Agricultural
Club to consist of all the different
clubs in these townships; that is, the
Com Clubs, the Pig Clubs, the Can
| ning Clubs and the Poultry Clubs of
j all the other schools as well, will co
j operate to form an Agricltural Club
■ in each township. There will be reg
ular meetings once a month and the
superintendent, Mrs. Austin, and the
county demonstration agent will be
there to help make it a success.
The club members will elect their
regular officers for the year, and the
secretary will keep a complete ac
count of all progress and procedure
made by his individual club. For in
stance, attendance of members will
be kept, etc., so at the end of the
year it will be possible to grade each
club by its record. A prize of $100 is
to be given the club with highest
grading in each township.
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Tie-Up Of Shipping Threatens to
j Cause Crisis In New York With
Food and Coal Shortage.
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(By The Associated Press.)
New York, Jan. 9.—Approximately
fifteen 'thousand men are affected by
a strike of marine workers in affili
ation with which went into effect at
six o’clock this morning.
| The strike was called notwithstand
ing the threat of the government to
operate the harbor with soldiers and
! sailors, when the Boat Owners’ Asso
ciation refused to arbitrate the ques
tion of an eight-hour wage. Strike
leaders declare the harbor craft is
! generally at a standstill and the
strike may extend to coastwise and
trans-Atlantic shipping. The tie-up,
according to transportation officials,
may bring New York to a crisis as re
gards food and coal.
(By The Associated Press.)
New York, Jan. 9.—Twelve hundred
I boats of the railroad administration,
j in addition to privately owned craft,
! are tied up.
TO OPEN FLYING SCHOOL.
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i Columbus, O., Jan. 8.—Washing
ton advices received here today say
that Captain Edward V. Rickenbacher
I and seven other American aces who
! have either reached home or are on
their way, have been called home by
the government to found a flying
school which will tank with West
Point military academy and Annap
olis naval academy.* Other aviators
mentioned are Major William K.
Thaw, Captain Sanford Biddle and
Lieutenant Tobin, wiio already are
in the United States.
! EX-MOONSHINER IS
HONORED AS HERO.
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Fort Smith, Jan. 8.—Guy Hartman,
! who with others, furnished one of the
| sensations of the day when it was
i found that for years they had operat
ed a large distillery in Fort Smith
without the government knowing it,
j has been promoted to captain of the
| Sixth Infantry in France in recogni
j tion of gallantry in action against
the Germans. Hartman, against
whom a half dozen indictments are
still pending in the United States Dis
trict Court here, has been recom
mended also for the medal of honor,
the highest military award of Amer
ica, and for the Distinguished Service
cross.
j Hartman, whose companions in the
moonshine enterprise that cost the
government, it is said, a half million
dollars in revenue, has also been men
tioned four times in army orders for
his heroic work. Out of 50 officers
| who accompanied the Sixth Infantry
to France only four survive, and all of
the survivors have sustained wounds.
Hartman has engaged in every battle
and in every march in that infantry
since it left the United States.
Following his forfeiture of a $25,
000 bond and his flight to Mexico,
Hartman served as a scout to the
Pershing expedition in Mexico.
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
Glover White of Tupelo to Miss
Flossie Ward of Weldon.
Warren L. Forsyth of Chattanoo
ga, Tenn., to Miss Willie Overton
Minor of Newport.
Arthur C. Jones to Miss Jincie B.
Satterfield, both of Newport.
H. E. Listenberger to Miss Lena
Walker, both of Grand Glaize.
Roy McElroy to Miss Ellen Fraser,
both of Union Hill.
Keep your dollars at nome. Trade
in Newport.
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Semi-Annual Sale of
Manhattan Shirts
Beginning Thursday January 9th and up to
and including Friday January 31st the following
sale prices will prevail on Manhattan Shirts.
$2.50 Manhattans $1.85
3.00 Manhattans 2.15
3.50 Manhattans 2.85
$4.00 and 4.50 Manhattans 3.15
5.00 %Manhattans 3.95
$600 and 6.50 Manhattans 4.85
8.50 Manhattans 6.35
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We suggest that you make your sel ctions r early while
the assortment is more complete.y j
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GERMANY IS YET
II CHADS STATE
The Ebert-Scheidemann Government
Has Been Overthrown, Extrem
ists Gaining Upper Hand.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Havas, Jan. 9.— A general
strike has been declared by German
workers in the workshops at Bruns
wick, according to advices received
here. The strikers are reported to
have plundered public buildings
there.
The German government has open
ed negotiations with the Poles, who
have invaded the Province of Posen,
according to the Frankfort Gazette,
which says there are hopes of an un
derstanding that the end of fighting
may be reached.
The Ebert Schidemann govern
ment in Germany has been overturn
ed, the extremists having gained the
upper hand after sanguinary fighting,
according to latest German advices.
A new revolutionary government has
been proclaimed, composed of Inde
pendent socialists. A part of the
government tr6ops are reported to
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Spartacans now hold the principal
points of Berlin in civil war spread
ing to other parts of Germany, ad
vices indicate, and parts of the Rhein
ish Provinces and Bavaria are now
reported involved.
The Independent socialists said to
be at the head of the new government
are Gorg Ledebour. Herr Liebmann
and Herr Tiek.
Gustave Noske, commander-in-chief
of the German government troops,
will send new forces against the cap
ital in an effort to regain control, it is
reported. A desperate reaction by
more conservative elements is expect
ed, and casualties in Berlin fighting. ^
are reported heavy.
Severe fighting in which artillery
was employed took place in Berlin
yesterday near the Central telegraph
office. The Sparacans renewed their
attempt to seize the chancellor’s pal
ace, but were driven back with a loss
of thirty killed and forty-five
wounded.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 9—The state de
partment is without late advices re
gaining the situation in Berlin.
(By The Associated Press.)
Basel, Jan. 9.—Troops loyal to the
Ebert government have arrived ;ii»
Berlin from Potsdam and driven the
Spartacans as far as Tiergarten and
rcoccupied the . printing works, ac
cording to the Frankfort Zeitung.
i By The Associated Press.)
Amsterdam, Jan. 9.—Street fight
ing in Berlin attained the greatest in
tensity Tuesday night, according to a
Berlin telegram to the Frankfort
Naehrichten. Heavy artillery fire
continued uninterduptedly. The dis
patch says the government still is
master of the situation.
(By The Associated Press.)
Basel, Havas, Jan. 9.—An attempt
was made at Prague to assassinate
Pr. Karl Kramarx, the Czecho-Slovak
premier. Eight shots were fired at
him, but none took effect.
HEARS FROM COMPANY E BOY.
Batesville.—Sidney Pickens has re
ceived a letter from his brother, J.
Alvin Pickens, written from St. Aig
nan, France, December 17, saying that
he is now in the mail detachment serv
ice of the 154th Unit, 39t.h Division,
of the American expeditionary forces.
Young Pickens joined the army more
than a year ago as a volunteer, in
Company E, organized in Jackson
county. He was married to Miss Rey
nolds, formerly of this city, but who
was a nurse at St. Vincent’s infirm
ary at Little Rock, just before sail
ing for overseas, and his bride will
continue her work in Little Rock un
til the return of her husband.
Miss Janet Henry leaves Saturday
for Indianapolis to re-enter school.
She has been quite sick during the
holidays, but is better now. Her
guest, Miss Margaret Lawrence, will
also leave that evening for St. 1
Charles, Mo., where she is in school
at Lindenwood.
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