MISSES OF ICE
IflEPIEINC UP
More Than a Million Dollars Damage
Has Resulted From Gorges in
Mississippi River.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Memphis, Feb. 1.—Masses of ice,
described as being the greatest ice
field ever seen passing down the
Mississippi riverf today is piling
up against a gorge at Osceola, Ark.,
which extends south of that point for
more th^n twenty miles. It is not be
lieved the Osceola gorge will long
withstand the pressure that is rapid
ly accumulating. Another gorge
fifty miles above Memphis, which be
gan breaking last night, is reported
to be tightening today. More than
a million dollars damage already has
resulted as a result of gorges in the
> Mississippi and other rivers. The
river here this afternoon was at a
stage of 14.8, a rise of more than
three feet since last night.
Dr. and Mrs. Gus McDonald, of
Denver, Colorado, are visiting their
former home and parents at Little
Rock. Dr. McDonald is a former
Newport boy and moved to Denver
two years ago for his health.
LITTLElCTim
IN U SECTOR
Conditions Are Quiet, With Little
Firing and No Infantry
Attacks.
Associated Press Dispatch.
With the American Army in France
—Thursday—Conditions were quiet
in the American sector all day.
There was little artillery firing' and
virtually no infantry activity.
FRENCH OFFICERS
TO PRACTICE ECONOMY
WHILE DINING.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, Feb. 1.—The military au
thorities at Paris have begun, some
what late, it must be admitted, to
realize that many an army officer
on special duty in Paris, especially a
lieutenant with his $60 a month may
be worse off than a workingman with
$$.00 a day. So consequently it has
been decided to institute a mess for
officers at which they can lunch or
dine economically. The scheme will
offer a meal at 49 cents. The con
tractor will be allowed to buy his
provisions at army prices.
MARION DUDLEY DEAD.
C. M. Dudley, aged Y3 years, one oi
Swifton’s and Glass township’s prom
inent citizens, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Lula Moon, Thursday
afternoon at 3 o’clock after a short
illness. The burial took place Friday
afternoon at three o’clock at the old
family burial lot on the George W.
Bandy place near Tuckerman.
The deceased was for a long num
ber of years a resident of Glass
township, his family of sons and
daughters being numbered among
the county’s most prominent men
and women. He is survived by three
sons and two daughters, who are
George, Guilford and R. H. Dudley,
Mrs. Dora Fife, of Alicia, and Mrs.
Lula Moon, of Swifton, besides a
number of grandchildren.
LICENSE FEED DEALERS.
Washington, Jan. 30.—Licensing
of all manufacturers and dealers in
concentrated and mixed feeding
stuffs will be put into force by the
Food Administration, beginning Feb
ruary 15. Food Administrator Hoo
ver said:
“It is believed that the hoarding of
commercial stock feeds and of hay by
the very small percentage of unfair
manufacturers and dealers will be
stopped by placing the entire indus
try under license control.”
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[ANOTHER WAR
PLANT BURNS
Loss of ' Seven Hundred Thousand
' Dollars Sustained When Plant of
Wire Company Is Destroyed.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Hrrison, N. J., Feb. 1.—The plant
of the Driver-Hafrison Company, en
gaged in. war work, was destroyed
by fire today, with a loss of seven
hundred thousand dollars.
NIllEMEMy
FURNISHES MEN
Secretary Daniels • Says Reserve
Force Exceeds Men in Regular
Navy When War Began.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Annapolis, Feb. 1.—Sec’y Daniels,
addressing the special graduating
class' of three hundred reserve offi
cers at the naval academy today, de
clared that the naval reserve force
now embraces 69,000 men and 7,800
officers. This is a larger number
than was in the regular navy when
war was declared.
FRENCH TROOPS
RAID GERMANS
Capture a Number of Prisoners and
One Machine Gun, the War
v Office Reports.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, Feb. 1.—-French troops last
night raided the German lines in the
vicftiity of Nieuport and the Rheims
sector. A number of prisoners, and
one .machine gun were captured, the
war office reports.
SITUATION IS
REASSURING
Red Guard Is Reported to Be Sur
rendering in All Parts of the
. - Country.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Feb. 1.—The situation in
Finland is more reassuring, accord
ing to latest reports from the Finnish
legation at Stockholm and forwarded
by the correspondent to the Times.
The Red Guards are reported to be
surrendering all over the country.
The revolutionists still hold Helsing
fors.
HEATLESS MONDAY .
TO BE ABANDONED
GarfMd and McAdoo Consider Res
Jpi^nding the Order Before
Febrimry 11.
Assocaited Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 1.— Abandon
ment of the heatless Monday program
was considered today by Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield and Director"Gen
eral of Railroads McAdoo. It is an
nounced, however, that the closing
order will remain in effect next Mon
day, but Tuesday a conference to
determne whether it should be res
cinded before February 11th will be
held.
Sheriff J. M. Ivy will be at Algoa
on his tax collecting rounds, the 19th
day of February, instead of the 8t.h,
as was stated in Thursday’s edition
of this paper. The correction in made
for the convenience of the people of
that township.
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Train Strikes School Bus;
Seven Children Are Killed
Associated Press Dispatch.
Moorclake, Minn., Feb. 1.—A
Northern Pacific northbound train
hit a school bus in which twenty chil
dren were riding here late today,
killing seven. Some of the children
were terrified by the accident and
fled from the wrecked bus and can
not be found. The two last coaches
of the train were derailed, but none
of the passengers or crew was in
jured.
MARTIAL LAW
IS DECLARED
Stern Measures By the Government
Possibly Have Been Taken
Against Strike Conditions.
—
Associated Press Dispatch.
Amsterdam, Feb. 1.—The comman
der-in-chief of Brandenburg province
which includes Berlin, issued a warn
ing today to the population against
disturbances, which he announces will
be suppressed, according to a semi
official statement from Berlin today.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, Feb. 1.—With the de
claration of martial law in the great
ports of Hamburg and Bremen and
the lack of definite news concerning
the strike movement indicate the pos
sibility that stern measures are be
ing taken to treat with the dis«on
tented German workmen. Belated
reports, however, show the movement
is spreading. A Copenhagen dis
patch says all the socialist leaders
have been summoned to Berlin to dis
cuss political questions.
More than seven hundred thousand
persons are reported to be on a
strike in Berlin, a new strike is re
trict and at Nuremburg and Munich,
while the Nuremburg strikers are re
ported to have returned to work.
One policeman and a dozen strik
ers were reported injured in a clash
at Berlin. Minor disturbances are
reported at othe$ points.
Military operations are still of
minor character. The Italians per
sist with their attacks between Asia
go and Brenta, but not on such a j
large scale as last week.
Peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk
were reopened at Kiev, the temporary
capital of the New Ukranian repub
lic, which was captured by the Bol
sheviki.
S. M. Beattie, president of the Ar
kansas Hardware Dealers’ Associa
ton, attended a meeting of the ex
ecutive committee at Little Rock
several days ago, whch set May the
7th, 8th and 9th as the time for the
annual meeting.
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3-DAY STRIKE
IS DECLARED
Central News Dispatch From Am
sterdam Tells of Trouble At
Munich.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Feb. 1.—A three-day strike
has been declared at Munich, accord
ing to a Central News Dispatch from
Amsterdam. * I
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ASK THAT “CHILDREN’S
YEAR” DURING PRESENT
YEAR BE RECOGNIZED.
Associated Press Dispatch. ,
London, Feb. 1.—The British’'Sun
day School Union is appealing to re
ligious organizations throughout the
world to recognize 1918 as a special
“children’s year.” The idea is, that
all meetings and conventions
throughout the year shall give the
utmost prominence to the problems
connected with the training of the
young.
The Sunday School Union’s appeal
urges that “the children and young
people of the world are passing
through a psychological and spiritual
crisis, and that efforts should be
made to inspire them with high ideals
of character and duty,
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ODESSA IS TAKEN
BY THE BOLSHEVIKI
Bolsheviki Troops Are Reported to
- Have Been Successful in Two
Intances.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Jassy, Feb. 1.—Odessa was cap
tured by the Bolsheviki Saturday
night. Bolsheviki troops are now in
full control of the city.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Pjtrograd, Feb. 1.—The Bolsheviki
has captured Orenbuerg, capital of
the government of Orenbuerg.
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Spanish Cabinet Demands Reparation
For Sinking of the Steam
ship, Giralda.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Madrid, Feb. 1.—The cabinet de
cided today to send a strong protest
to Germany demanding reparation
for sinking the Spanish steamship,
Giralda.
ATTEMPT MADE
TO Kill LENINE
Man in Student’s Uniform Enters In
stitute and Fires on Premier,
Missing Mark.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Feb. 1.—A Petrograd dis
patch to the Daily News says an
other unsuccessful attempt has been
made to kill Premier Lenine. A man
wearing the uniform of a student
entered Smolny Institute last night
and fired on Lenine without hitting
him.
AUSTRIANS ARE
HELDJN CHECK
Fail to Reach Italian Lines, and Ital
ians Advance to Head of Telago
Valley.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Rome, Feb. 1.—The war office an
nounces the Austrians attacked yes
terday on the Asiago .Plateau in an
attempt to drive the Italians from
their newly won positions at Monte
Di Valbella, but were unable to reach
the Italian lines. By a sudden at
tack the Italians advanced their lines
to the far head of the Telago Valley.
LIVE STOCK
VALUE HIGH
Valuation of $3,263,524,000 Is Placed
Upon Live Stock in United
States.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 1.—Live stock in
the United States January 1st was
valued at $8,263,524,000, the depart
ment of agriculture announces. This
is an increase of approximately one
billion and a half over a year ago.
fORTY-PIVE KILLED;
207 WERE WOUNDED
Revised Figures Show Casualty List
In Paris Raid Was Greater
Than Reported.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, Feb. 1.—Forty-five persons
were killed and 207 injured in the
German air raid Wednesday night,
according to the latest revised figure.
Thirty-one were killed and one hun
dred and forty-one injured in Paris,
while fourteen were killed and sev
enty-five injured in the suburbs.
Mrs. Daniel Remmington, of Reeds
burg, Wisconsin, who * visited her
brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. F. J.
Schoephoester on Laurel street for
a few weeks, has returned home.
Mrs. Remmington has been at Waco,
Texas, for some time with her hus
band, who is a captain in the Wiscon
sin National Guards, who have gone
east and expect to sail for France
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The same authority cakulati|J^i|j
in 1916 Holland imported from"imST
seas 918,251 tons of cereals,
coa, rice and dried fruits and
to the conclusion that Hoilaftd 4
ported more than twice
3he needed for the sustenancajd&^i
own population—hence the
tions placed upon these imparl* J * .
the United States government.-5;M |
Now comes Professor Van f
a Dutch writer of note, who in S*tt£
port of Mr. Van Aalst’s conU'illtttamj
puts the case this way:
Assuming that the Entente nntn|jM|l
ity’s figures as regards the exped^H J
food values are correct, feppHEK
would a year’s Dutch exports fO Ip*
feed the 120,000,000 inhabitant* *£jf
Germany and Austria-Hungary t
That, he says, is the way the VW
tion ought to be looked at, and tPp||
But the figures, he claims;
correct. Professor Yan
duces a detailed schedule, also lMgM
on official statistics, showing
the aggregate exports of tha
named amounted, not to !
but to 590,066 tons, or-yoniglyy - ^
per cent less than was all|gW^g
His conclusion therefore is, dhilcji i
whole year’s exports from T ^
Germany are just sufficient lo-toSjJpV
alive the joint population of - ,
many and Austro-Hungaiy' ’W. .WBa|
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