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BOLSHEVIKI WIN
BLOODY BATTLE
City of Kiev Is Taken As Result of
Fighting and Bombardment
By Airplane8.
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Associated Press Dispatch. •
Petrograd, Saturday, Feb. 16. —
Kiev, one of the principal cities of
Ukraine, was captured by the Bolshe
viki Friday, after sanguinary fight
ing. The streets are filled with dead
or wounded. While the fighting was
at its height Thursday, the city was
bombarded by Bolsheviki aviators.
Polish troops defeated the Blosheviki
at Bobruisk, southeast of Minsk.
Other Poles are advancing toward
Smolensk. The Rumanians control
the Akkerman district in Bessarabia
and are threatening Odessa. Casual
ties at Kiev are estimated at four
thousand killed and seven thousand
wounded.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, Friay, Feb. 15.—A bat
tle begun yesterday between the Bol
sheviki and a wing of the Cossacks
army under General Alex Ieff, which
is advancing toward Kharkov, Uk
raine. The Bolsheviki are sending
troops to crush this newest revolu
tion.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, Feb. 18.—In a battle at
Odessa today between the Bolsheviki
and the Moderates hundreds were
killed. The city was bombarded by
warships.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb.' 18. — Foreign
Minister Trotzky of the Bolsheviki
government in Russia has withdrawn
the appointment of John Reed as
Russian Consul General at N^w York,
Ambassador Francis at Petrograd,
notified the state department today.
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Hell Breaks
Loose When
Booze Flows
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Where booze is allowed to flow
freely hell will surely break loose,
! according to a citizen who came down'
j from Hoxie Saturday evening on Mis
souri Pacific passenger train No. 3.
This citizen says not only the smok
[ing cars, but the day chair cars, in
which many women were riding, there
was evidence of dunkenness and de
bauchery. Meh would imbibe freely
i from bottles exposed to public view.
! Some of them were accompanied by
women of evident bad character. The
language which poisoned the atmos
phere was disgraceful.
This is what happens in Arkansas
since the bone-dry law was knocked
[ out. Will Governor Brough stand by
; and witness the devil with all his hell
at liberty without harking to the call
of the masses for the remedy of this
evil?
THREE MEN SHOT
Headquarters Are Raided At Hills
boro, Illinois, and One of Wounded
Men May Die.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Hillsboro, 111., Feb. 18.—Three men
were shot in a raid on Industrial
Workers of the Woild headquarters
here last night. One of the wounded
is expected to die.
jTROUBLE WITH •
WORKERS ENDS
National Organizer Announces the
Strike of Carpenters In Ship
Yands Is Over.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, Feb. 18.—The strike of
carpenters in the Atlantic and sea
board ship yards engaged in govern
ment contracts is over. John Rice,
national organizer of. the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers made this announcement today.
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LOCAL CITIZEN IN
TERESTED IN PLANT
AT COTTON PLANT
Cotton Plant, Feb. 14—The Cotton
Plant Ice Company, incorporated,
capitalized for $25,000, will be mak
ing ice for the trade here within 60
days. The incorporators are R. J.
Huguley and H. B. Spencer, Newport,
and J. K. Meadow of this city. The
capacity will be ten tons per day.
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j E NEWPORT, A
!| THE CONFIDENCE OF
jj THE COMMUNITY
i i == The established ^policy of this institution is to
! §H earn and keep the confidence of the community.
|i How well we have succeeded is best evidenced
== by our steady growth and the fact that our custo
H mers not only transact their business with us year
1 fH after year but recommend their friends and ac
== quaintances to us.
Your banking business, whether large or small,
=§ will be cordially welcomed.
li Safety-Satisfactory Service jl
ANOTHER LAD
SHOWS SPEED
“Buck” Fortune of Newport Enlists
Day Before Christmas and Is
Now Flying at Long Island.
You want to keep your eyes on our
Jackson county boys. They are lads
to be proud of. Among the number
who have gone forward to get the
kaiser is E. P. (Buck) Fortune, who
resided just across the river from
Newport with his father and who is
well known to many friends here.
Buck volunteered bis services on the
24th of last December, and now is
flying all by himself at the U. S. Air
Naval Station, Fort Tilden, Long Is
land, N. Y., which is quite some re
cord for getting into quick action.
Following is a letter from young
Fortune which has just been received
by Jas. D. Sisson here:
“Mr. Jim Sisson,
Newport, Arkansas.
“My Dear Friend:
“I will drop you a line to let you
know that I am all O. K., and hope
you are enjoying the best of health
and happiness. Well, Jim, here I am
in New York City and having a good
time. I don’t know that I will ever
get back to Newport, but hope to be
able to return home for a visit before
I sail for France. I am 'trying hard
to make good flying. I have made
several flights since I came here, and
wish you could go# up with me some
time.
“I haven’t mtich to write tonight,
so will close. Give all "my friends my
regards, and let me hear from you.
“Your friend,
“E. P. Fortune.”
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Ike Padgett Is Charged With Stealing
Logs From the Arkansas Coop
erage Company.
In the case of the State vs. Ike
Padgett, Lonnie Gillarc and Frank
Gullett, charged with grand larceny,
defendants’ attorneys, Hillhouse &
Boyce asked for a severance, which
<vas granted, and Ike Padgett is on
trial today. .Deferidants are charged
with stealing 120 logs, worth $300, in
May, 1917, .from the Arkansas Coop
erage Company of Jaeksonport.
There is quite an array of witnesses
on each side and this bids fair to be
closely contested case: L. L. Camp
bell is assisting Prosecuting Attor
ney Earl Casey in looking after the
interest of the state.
In the case of the state vs. Bud
Pitts, defendant appeared in court
this morning and plead guilty to the
charge of robbery and was sentenced
to one year in the penitentiary.
In the case of the state vs. Joe Ut
ley, charged with murder in the first
degree, defendant appeared in court
this morning and plead guilty to
murder in the secpnd degree and was
sentenced to fifteen years in the
penitentiary.
W. S. Hubble plead guilty Saturday
to violation of the fish and game law,
and was fined fifty dollars. Two
other cases against him were dis
missed. '
The case of the state vs. D. C. Cal
houn was continued.
^ine petit jurors were excused Sat
urday from the regular panel.
WOVEN!
This is Registration Week for the
women of Arkansas, February 17-23.
Registration booths will be estab
lished in as'many prominent places in
the counties as possible.
The United States Government asks
you to help an hour a day, a day, a
day a week, whatever time you can
spare. Register and offer help if
you can; or Register and say your
home and business 1 duties prevent
your giving any of your time, if that
is the case—but register anyway.
You will not be called upon for any
service you do not offer. If you want
to do paid work, register for that.
Uncle Sam wants to hear from every
woman. Register!
FLOOD TAKES
MANY LIVES
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Terrific Storm Floods the Umbolosi
Sugar District of Zulu Land,
Sals Dispatch.
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Associated Fjesg Dispatch.
Durban, Natal, Feb. 18.—Sixty
three Europeans #re missing and a
great number of Indians and natives
were probably lost in consequence of
a flood in the Umbolosi sugar district
of Zulu Land. A terrific storm
flooded the Ivolosi river.
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8EGISTRATIGN
Bra TODAY
Begin Labors Incident to Registra
tion of Woman Power of the Coun
ty Very Enthusiastically.
The women of Newport started the
work of registration this morning at
the city hall and county court house.
Up to this afternoon quite a number
had enrolled for war work, and re
ports from the other booths in the
county say the work is progressing
nicely everywhere.
Ladies residing east of Walnut
street and in East Newport are re
quested to register at the city hall,
and those residing iq the western part
of town at the county court house.
The Independent tomorrow proba
bly will publish the list of those reg
istering today.
CONTEST WILL BE
THIS YEAR
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Northeast Arkansas Contest Associa
tion Will Meet In Newport On
April 19 and 20.
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The Board of Control of the North
east Arkansas Contest Association
held a meeting Saturday here. The
contests will be held in Newport April
19 and 20. There were practically
no changes in the order of contest or
in the association rules.
The officers for the year are: Pres
ident, Edgar Williams, Newport;
Vice President, W. A. Isgrig, New
ark; Secretary and Treasurer C. T.
Richardson, Augusta. The executive
committee is composed of three offi
cials.
The association is composed of 20
of the largest^chools in the section.
Newport business men will be call
ed upon for the usual small amount of
finances with which to buy the pre
miums that are to be awarded during
the contest, and of course they will
readily respond to the call. The fact
that Newport has been favored as the
meeting place for these contests for
the past few years has been a scarce
of a much valuable advertising for
the city.
ANNOUNCES FOR CONSTABLE.
The Independent • is authorized to
announce Ben Sandmon as a candidate
for constable of Union township, sub
ject to the action of the democratic
party.
Mr. Sandmon is at present night
marshal under G. C. Martin, and is
filling the position in a manner to
reflect great credit upon himself.
Mr. Sandmon was marshal at Tucker
man one year^ served one term as
constable at Jonesboro, being elected
a second time, but resigning after
i about one year in office. He was
! deputy sheriff under John McCuistion
three years.
! Mr. Sandmon has entered the race
for constable at the request of a num
! ber of prominent citizens of Newport,
who are anxious for him to be elected.
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The Bradford Idea has become the
Bradford Agricultural Times. It is
nowedited by J. S. Newman, with
Mrs. J. S. Newman as associate edi
tor.
Newport Bop
Makes Record
On the Brass
It was only a few weeks ago that
William Lovvo,. a 14-year-old boy,
arid son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Lovvo,
started to work as messenger boy for
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany here. William did not let any
grass grow around him, nor did he
loiter when he was on the job. Wil
liam snatched every moment of spare*
time and used it to learn how to pound
the telegraph keys. Manager Jones
was agreeably surprised last week
when he found the boy had shown
wonderful progress, and is now using
him as his assistant. William cannot
receive messages as yet, but he can
send them away from Newport just
like an old-timer.
All of this the lad accomplished
within a few weeks, a feat which us
ually requires older heads five or six
months to master.
VISCOUNT 191
COMING AGAIN
Will Succeed Sjiato As Ambassador to
This Country and Is Soon to
Arrive.
associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 18.— Viscount
Ishii has been appointed ambassador
from Japan to the United States and
is soon to reach Washington. He suc
ceeds Ambassador Sato, whp takes
a place on an unassigned roll of di
plomatic representatives in Tokio.
Ewing Powell, of Little Rock,, is
here today in the interest of the In
ternational Harvester Cotnpany.
Subscribe for The Independent.
'sy
Officers Experiencing Difficulty In
Germans At Every Chance.
Germany At Every Chance.
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Associated Press Dispatch. ’
New York, Feb. If.—A» the, time
for more active military operations
approaches, the American expedi -
tionary force is widening its sphere } ,
of activity along the western front
lines. American artillery is helping
the French in the Chamfiftgne, and
infantry company with the French'
units is holding the front lines on
of the most famous fronts in
world. It is not disclosed where
front is. ,
The American* are well :
to deal with the enemy, and offlejeHM
with great difficulty restrain
from attacking the German* at
Communication witl> Petrograd hat ^
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And if you are in need of a
pair, now is an opportune
time to yet them at a big
saving. Any number of these
are medium-weight woolens
and are ideal for early spring
at the following prices:
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$4.00 Values.$2.85
4.50 Values. 3.1 5
5.00 Values. 3.85
6 and $6.50 Values 4.85
7 and $7.50 Values 5.85
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