VOLUME XVII. NO. 258. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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LESS THAN 1 MEN
' ARE PROBABLY LOST
U. S. TRANSPORT
SUNK BY U-BOATS
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British Liner Carrying 2,000 Ameri
can Troops Is Sent Down With
Loss of Many Men.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 7.—Torpedoed by i
a German submarine the Cunnard
Liner Tuscania, bearing 2,179 officers
and men of the Thirty-second Nation
al Guard Division, lies at the bottom i
of the North Atlantic. At least 168
troopers, and probably more, are miss
ing. ' The basis of figures reported to
t the war state departments puts the j
V missing at 267. The figures of the
British Admiralty this morning,
however, placed this missing at 168.
. There is every hope that the lower
number is correct. The British con
voys of the torpedoed ship closed in
quickly and did heroic work, as the
comparatively small number of losses
shows. The position of the Tuscania
was off the North coast of Ireland,
evidently headed for England. A
number of vessels rushed to her as
sistance. Reports this morning gave
no details, but regarded it more prob
. able that the ship stumbled on a sub
mersible rather than the disaster of
the first shot of the advertised Ger
man offensive.
T^e Tuscania was torpedoed Tues
day night.
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New York, Feb. 7.—According to
the record here the Tuscania carried a
W crew of 220, a majority of the crew
’ being British, and was under com
mand of Captain Peter McLean.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, Feb. 7.—The British
Liner Tuscania was torpedoed off the
Irish coast by German submarines,
marking the first serious disaster of
the U-boats against transportation
of American troops. Of 2,179 soldiers
Aboard, the British Admiralty dis
patches this morning account for
2,187 among the survivors. First ad
vices last night led to the belief that
a thousand lives were lost. Troops
aboard Tuscania were largely for
mer Michigan and Wisconsin guards
men.
A German submarine also sunk the
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American freighter, A-Lamance, 3,000
tons, with a loss of six men. All the
Americans were saved.
British losses of merchantmen dur
ing the first of the week were few
and aggregated fifteen vessels. Italy
lost one large steamer and France
two large and one small merchantman.
The British Admiralty announce
ment at noon says so far as known
2,397 persons were aboard the Tus
cania, of whom 2,187 were saved.
Survivors include seventy-six Ameri
can officers and 1,935 men.
5TEM0LF
At 9 o’clock Wednesday evening at
the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs.
A. J. Wolf, the marriage of Miss Lula
Harlan Wolf and Mr. Maury A. Ste
vens was solemnized, the Rev. William
B. Hays of the Methodist church offi
ciating at the marriage, which was
witnessed by the immediate families
of Mr. Stevens and Miss Wolf, also
the employes of the Stevens Grocer
Company and a few intimate friends.
For the occasion the bride wore a
handsome street suit of brown cloth,
with all accessories to harmonize.
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens left on No. 8
for St. Louis for a few days, expect
ing to return here Sunday, where they
will be at home to their friends at the
heme of his mother, Mrs. A. J. L.
Stevens, on Remmel Avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens are from two
of the most prominent and oldest
families.in the county and both are
highly esteemed young people of our
city. The bride is a daughter of Mrs.
A. J. Wolf and is a charming young
lady of excellent character, possess
ing splendid social and business qual
ities. For several'years she has been
bookkeeper and 'general manager for
the Stevens Wholesale Grocer Com
pany, of which the groom is president.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Stevens,
who are numbered by the hundreds,
unite in wishing for them a long and
happy wedded union.
NOTICE TO RED CROSS
DELINQUENT SUBSCRIBERS.
The time for the payment of your
subscription to the Red Cross fund is
now past due and the chapter urges
that all will pay up at once. If there
is any reason why you are unable to
pry now, please notify the secretary.
J. E. DOHERTY, JR.,
Publicity Agent.
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beyond the value of dollars and cents.
We want you to feel that this
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BATTLE FRONTS
GROWING ACTIVE
American Gunners Drove Off Twenty
German Airmen, Entente Avia
tors Are Busy.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, Feb. 7.—German artil
lery fire continues active on the bat
tle fronts of Italy and France. Ac
tion is lively in the American sector.
American gunners drove off twenty
German airmen. Entente aviators are
busy bombing German military estab
lishments and an American flyer
brought down one enemy machine.
repdrTdFbill
IS MADE TODAY
Administration Railroad Measure Will
Be Called Up for Consideration
Monday.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 7.— Chairman
Smith, of the Senate Interstate Com
merce Committee, today reporting
favorably on the Senate Administra
tion Railroad bill, estimated that un
der the provisions of the measure, the
government will guarantee the rail
roads annually $945,000. Administra
tion leaders plan to call the bill for
consideration Monday.
PETITION GOVERNOR.
Application for the pardon of Rob
ert Allen is being presented to the
governor of Arkansas on the 18th day
of February, 1918, by petition signed
by J. H. Allen, Rufus Johnston, W. H.
Howard and about ninety others of
Jackson county, on ground that he is
young and probably did not compre
hend the seriousness of forgery and
believing that he has fully repented,
and desires to make a good citizen, he
having been sentenced for two years
at the September term of the circuit
court of past year, we earnestly re
commend and desire clemency shown
him.
J. H. ALLEN,
RUFUS JOHNSTON,
W. H. HOWARD,
And Others.
ANNOUNCES FOR OFFICE
OF COUNTY CLERK.
In the Independent’s announcement
column ths week will be found the
name of Grover C. Nance, who is a
candidate for county and probate
clerk, subject to the action of the
democratic primary in May.
Mr: Nance is a resident of Eight
Mile, and has resided in the county all
his life. He is well known through
out the county, and while yet a young
man, has come to be known as one of
our most influential citizens.
Mr. Nance has been engaged in
farming, the mercantile business and
teaching for the past several years.
He is a splendid business man, and
possesses all the necessary qualifica
tions to fill capably and satisfactorily
the position he seeks. Mr. Nance at
tended the Tuckerman high school
for several terms, receiving a part of
his education there.
Before the date of the primary elec
tion approaches Mr. Nance will make
a thorough canvass of the county,
meeting the voters to whom he will
present claims.
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MANNERHEIM IS
BEATEN BY BOARDS
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The General Is Returning Toward the
Gulf of Bothnia—Losses Were
Heavy.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Feb. 7.—The Finnish Red
j Guard have defeated General Manner
i heim, commander of government
(forces in Finland, according to a Rus
sian official News Agency dispatch.
General Mannerheim is returning to
ward the Gulf of Bothnia. The fight
occurred at Tammerfors and losses
were heavy.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, Tuesday, Feb. 7.—Gov
ernment troops in Finland now control
all the country except Helsingfors,
Tammesfors and a strip along the
Gulf of Finland.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, Feb. 7.—Fifty were
killed and two hundred injured in a
wreck in the Samara province. The
wreck was caused by soldiers seizing
the train and forcing the crew to run
it on the schedule of another train.
regimentTs TO
BE FEDERALIZED
Norman C. Wolff Receives Letter from
Major Cunningham oncerning
New Arkansas Regiment.
The following letter has been re
ceived here by Norman C. Wolff, local
recruiting officer, from Major C. A.
Cunningham:
There appeared in the Arkansas
Gazette and the Commercial Appeal
for Sunday a statement that the 4th
Arkansas would not see foreign ser
vice and not be inducted into the Na
tional Army.
Monday Gov. Brough told me by
phone that he had personal assurance
from Washington that the 4th Ark
ansas would be mustered into the
Federal Service as soon as it got
1,500 men who could pass the physi
cal examination. That equipment and
supplies would be furnished and that
pay would begin. He also has assur
ed me that there is now no reason
why this regiment will not see Feder
al service along with the rest of the
army.
The publicity of this erroneous in
formation has worked a handicap on
the officers and for that reason
I request that you give this greatest
publicity.
I am told that the strength of the
regiment at this time is about 1,200.
C. A. Cunningham,
Major 4th Arkansas.
SOME POINTERS
ON REGISTRATION
FOR THE WOMEN.
Registration is required, but service
is voluntary.
This point should be clear in the
minds of the women who intend to
register between February 17 and 22.
The state wants to have a definite
census of its woman power. To car
ry out this purpose the governor has
issued a proclamation requiring all of
the women of Arkansas to list them
selves during that prescribed week.
The idea is to appeal to the patriot
ism of women rather than to stand
above them with mailed fist and com
pel them by fear of dire consequences
to come, of fine or imprisonment, and
to have them register as a patriotic
duty—a privilege. All women then
are asked by their state to register.
These numbers may possibly be used
later in tht appointment of govern
ment officials, or in the making of
prorata appropriations.
CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS.
In the cases of Mayberry Drainage
District vs. S. Heinemann, consolidat
ed and tried yesterday, the jury re
turned a verdict for Mr. Heinemann
■ in the sum of $325, the amount the
• commissioners originally offered him,
> The case of Pattie Barfield et al, vs.
S. Heinemann for damages was taken
up by the court Wednesday afternoon
and a jury selected. As there are
quite a number of witnesses to be ex
amined in this case and several tech
nical points involved, it will more
than likely take all day today to dis
pose of it.
ADDITIONAL LIST
OF PERSONS FAILING
TO REPORT TO BOARD
Following is an additional list of
Registrants who have failed to sub
mit their Questionnaires, and unless
they do submit same, will be classed
as deserters and treated as such:
No. 401—Wright Daugherty, Eight,
Mile.
No. 534—Corbett Epps, Auvergne.
No. 686—Wm. H. Turner, San An
tonio, Texas.
No. 813—Ulysses S. Livingston, Jack
sonport.
No. 929—Alex McClendon, Tupelo.
No. 1048—James Hodge, Weldon.
No.1083—Chas. E. Kiser, Ingleside.
No. 1540— Jos. Taylor Shepherd,
Kennett, Mo.
No. 732—Willie Porter, Newport.
No. 1772—James Riggs, Newport.
No. 1783—Herman Thompson, Grubbs.
No. 1789—Ed Taylor, Newport.
No. 1816—Robert Smith, Weldon.
No. 1837—Chas. F. Jones, Diaz.
No. 1939—Garfield Cox, Memphis,
Tenn.
No. 2029—Tommie McKecveh, Tupe
lo.
No. 2051—W. M. Conley, Newport.
No. 2121—Wellington Irbing, New
port.
No. 2278—Chas. Wesley Ramsey,
Grubbs.
No. 2348—James Kendricks, Tucker
man.
No. 2393—Walter Chandle, Newport.
No. 2398%—James Henry Wilburn,
Auvergne.
No. 2416—Thomas Stevens, Tucker
man.
No. 2455—Same Claude Nation, Fair
Oaks.
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TIE MEANING OF
SMILEAGE BOOKS
Every Man and Woman in the County
Should Buy One of These Books
and Send to a Soldier.
There are sixteen National Army
camps and sixteen National Guard
camps in this country. Most of the
Guard camps are in the south, while
the National Army camps are in the
northern section.
In all the National Army camps a
large theatre is being erected or has
been completed. These are perma
nent.
At each National Guurd camp large
tents have been put up. The com
plete plans call for two tents to each
camp, one at each end, making thirty
two in all. For some time past, in va
rious camps Lyceum and Chautauqua
Bureaus have been putting on various
kinds of shows to got lines on the
types that appeal to most of the men.
A complete plan has now been worked
out to get good shows into the camps.
It has been arranged with Marc Klaw,
one of the leading theatrical mana
gers in the country, to start the cir
cuit. He has ftn^nged to have four
companies who willbBtJS^the National
Army camps. They wifl^^^yone
week at each. . The shows at theW^tiL'^
will be "Inside the Lines,” “Her^fe
Comes the Bride,” "Turn to the ;
Right” and “Cheating the Cheaters."
E. F. Albee, general manager of the ‘
Keith Circuit, has collected four vau
deville bills which will follow the 1
comedy companies. Moving picture .
machines have been purchased and ip*
stalled in most of the theatres, and ^
the latest releases will be shown. : ^Jj
To make these shows Belf-support- m
ing, admission fees will be chat(ftw^«
These will vary from ten cento %|j
twenty-five cents, depending on the
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