Austrian Terms Announced
SURRENDER OF
AUSTRIANS IS
■ MOW COMPLETE
TERMS MAY BE OUTLINE OF
GERMAN ARMISTICE.
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Austrians Must Demobilize, Surren
der Everything, Leaving Country
Open For Allied Attack
Against Germany.
^ MUST GIVE UP PRISONERS
(By The Associated Press.)
„ Basel, Nov. 4.— German newspa
pers say Emperor Charles of Austria
Hungary, has determined to abdicate
*ud retire to Switzerland.
(By The Associated Press.)
of the armistice, under which the
Austro-Hungarian land and sea
forces have laid down arms, were an
nounced this afternoon. These terms
accomplish a complete surrendei
and open Austrian and Hungariar
territory for allied operations against
Germany. From this drastic docu
ment may be gleaned an accurate
outline of conditions now nearing
completion at Versailles, under whicl
Germany may have a cessation oi
hostilities.
The terms under which fighting or
the Italian front ended this afternoor
include the complete demobilizatior
of the Austrian forces, surrender oi
one-half of all artillery and militarj
equipment, the occupation of sucl
strategic places as may be selectee
later, the use of Austrian railroads
for operations against Germany
evacuation of all invaded territory
leaving behind all equipment and sup
plies, the surrender of a portion oi
the Austrian surface and submarine
fleets and disarmament of others
the surrender of all German subma
rines in Austrian waters and repa
triation of all allied and Americar
prisoners without reciprocity. The
1 evacuation of Austrian territorj
j roughly corresponds to the boundarj
lines claimed by Italy under Italian
Irredentis.
WOULD PUNISH
THOSE GUILTY
Grand Court Is Suggested For Tria
Of Persons Who Have Been
Guilty Of War Crimes.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 4.—The establish
pnent of a grand court of allied repre
oentatives, both civil and military
to try those guilty of crimes durinj
the war was advocated today by Si:
Frederick Edward Smith, the Britisl
attorney general, in an interview witl
the Daily Express.
Something over $325,000 is beinj
expended in reconstruction of th
roadways of Camp Pike. All road
are to be treated with a petroleun
binder which will render them like as
phalt.
Use it as your salesman. It carria
rnews of the store into hundreds a
homes.
IMIS ROLL CALL
Field Director Billingsley Of The Red
Cross Is Notified That Cam
paign Begins December 16.
W. A. Bllingsley, field director of
the Red Cross, is in receipt of the fol
lowing:
October 31, 1918.
Mr. W. A. Billingsley, Field Director,
Newport, Ark.
Dear Mr. Billingsley:
The Christmas Roll Call Campaign
will be set for the week of December
16th to December 23rd, but it is well
that preliminary arrangements be
made as far in advance as possible to
the end that everything may be set
and ready when the campaign begins,
and that it may go over without
hitch or hindrance.
Yours very sincerely,
J. R. Vinson,
State Committeeman.
AIRPLANE TO BRING
AMERICA CLOSE TO
EUROPE, SAYS PAGE.
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London, Oct. 15—(Correspondence
of The Associated Press)— America
will become within reach of England
in a d£y and a half Lind the time will
come when an Englishman in New
York will see his London paper the
morning after it is published,” said
Handley Page, the airplane construc
tor, recently.
He prophesied that immediately on
the declaration of peace it would be
1 possible to begin air service between
j Marseilles and London with a single
stop at Paris for an overhaul and
taking on gasoline. Mr. Page contin
ued:
“Constantinople could be reached
in twenty hours, Rome in twelve and
a half hours, and Marseilles in eight,”
he said.
“An 800 mile service could be run
at a profit, both for mails and pas
• j g. ngers, at a rate but little in excess
of that at present in force.
“I base my calculations on the use
of a medium-sized machine non-stop
flights of 400 miles. Each would car
ry 4,400 pounds of revenue-earning
load. There would be first-class aer
1 odromes at each end of the route, and
■ another in the middle. Second-class
aerodromes would be provided every
100 miles.
“A minimum service of six ma
chines each way per day could be
1 provided for a capital of under 500,
000 pounds. The annual cost would
be under 600,000 pounds.”
MORE HUN VANDALISM.
With American Forces In France,
Sept. 30.—(Correspondence of the
Associated Press). Officers of the
German army who occupied Thiau
court un$il they were driven, out by
Americans in the smashing of St. Mi
hiel salient enlivened their stay in the
little French village by consuming
quantities of French wines which they
confiscated from the cellars of the
French proprietors.
From the wine cellars of one French
man alone the Germans took 5,000
1 bottles of champagne, 10,000- quarts
of red wines in bottles and drained 30
enormous casks each containing
more than 6,000 quarts of various
kinds of wine. The advance guard of
■ the Germans helped themselves lib
• erally to the wine. Later the greater
, part of it was shipped back to Ger
; many as loot of the German army.
None of the civilians of Thiaucohrt
i was ever searched for valuables and
i owing to this fact all of those who re
mained in Thiacourt when the Amer
icans entered the village still had jew
; ©lry and other articles of gold and
> silver. Many of the women had sew
i led material over the French gold
i pieces and wore them upon their out
- er garments as buttons.
Many of the keepsakes and pieces
of jewelry and French gold coins
I were offered to the Americans by the
l villagers as souvenirs, but the Amer
icans refused to accept them.
What District Director Thinks of
Victory Boys and Victory Girls
(This space will be devoted each day
to the interests of the “Victory
Boys” and “Victory Girls,” who
will aid1 materially in supporting
the United War Work Drive.)
Most of you have heard of the “Big
Brother” movement several years
ago that resulted in so much good to
the little folks.
We want you now to be a “Little
Brother” or a “Little Sister” to some
big soldier and help him when he is
in trouble. He wants and needs
things that the government cannot
I
give him. The Y. M. C. A. and other
war organizations are on the ground
straining every effort to meet these
demands, but it takes a lot of money.
Here is the chance you are looking
for to do your part. We want every
boy and girl to give some money to
this cause and we want you to earn
it if possible.
Join the Victory Boys or Victory
Girls and help. Your “Big Soldier” is
willing to fight for you and you
should be willing to earn and give.
CHAS. G, HENRY,
District Director.
U. W. I. POSTERS
ARE DISTRIBUTED
United War Work Campaign Posters
Will Adorn Display Windows Of
Stores In Jackson County.
The work of distributing the win
dow display posters for the United
War Work campaign was completed
this, morning, and practically every
store, not only in Newport, but
throughout Jackson county will por
tray in a most attractive manner, the
work that is being carried on by the
seven organizations that will be sup
ported with money to be asked of
Jackson county during the week of
November 11-18, inclusive. These
posters are of a most beautiful de
sign, and some very attractive win
dow displays can be made with them.
Ome large poster among the lot is
the picture of a Y. M. C. A. hut. The
window decorator, by turning off all
lights in the windows at night ex
cept one placed behind the hut, will
get surprising and satisfactory re
sults. In that manner the hut will be
brilliantly lighted, the windows and
doors of the structure being shown to
advantage, and will very much re
semble the real thing and show how
the soldiers “over there” appreciate
the genune hospitality of the Y. M.
C. A.
Opie Read, lecturer, author, humor
ist and successor to Mark Twain,
made a morale talk to the soldiers
and newspaper men at Camp Pike at
the Y auditorium Friday night. Col.
Miller and staff were among the not
ables present and a regimental band
gave a concert while the men enjoyed
a singsong for Mr. Read’s benefit.
Mr. Read is president of the Chicago
Press Club.
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HUNGARIANS TO
TJKEJHE VOTE
On Whether The Country Is To
Adopt A Monarchy Or Republic,
Says Copenhagen Dispatch.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 4.—The population of
Hungary will take a public vote one
month hence to decide the question of
a monarchy or a republic, according
to a Copenhagen dispatch. The wo
men will have the . same electoral
rights as men.
(By The Associated Press.)
Copenhagen, Nov. 4.— Indications
are that Russia will refuse to make
further indemnity payment to Ger
many, according to the Frankfort Ga
zette.
(By The Associated Press.)
Amsterdam, Nov. 4.—Dr. Freder
ick Adler, who assassinated Austria’s
premier in 1916, has been released
from prison, according to Vienna ad
vices.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 4.—German socialists
are not satisfied with the emperor’s
proclamation issued Sunday, accord
ing to an Exchange Telegraph Com
pany dispatch from Copenhagen,
says, “The manifesto will not in any
One of the socialist newspapers
way change the standpoint of the so
i cialists nor weaken the demand for
his abdication.”
H. R. Courtney, who has been in
the employ of the cotton compress in
Newport for several years, and who
is a splendid young man, has beer
made manager of the compress a1
Walnut Ridge, an honor deservdly
conferred. i ?
CHUT AGENT
ARRIVES TODAY
j'F. H. Whitaker Of Louisiana As
I sumes Dutes Of Agricultural
Agent In Jackson County.
F. H. Whitaker arrived in Newport
today from his home state, Louisiana,
and will immediately assume the
work of agricultural agent for Jack
son county, sufficient funds having
been approprated recently to main
tain this work here. Mr. Whitaker,
who is a very pleasant and likable
young man, comes to Jackson county
i highly recommended as one who is
thoroughly proficient and in every
way equal to the task of discharg
ing well the duties that are before
him.
He was accompanied to Newport by
J. E. McKell of Little Rock, district
agricultural agent. Mr, McKell, in
introducing Mr. WUiittaker, said of
him:
"I had to almost fight the Louisi
ana state agent when he found that
I had placed Mr. Whitaker in this
state. He has a great record behind
him in his home state, and comes from
a family of farmers, several of whom
are engaged in the same work as he
will do here. Jackson county is for
tunate to secure such a man as Whit
aker.”
The Independent gives assurances
that the business men and farmers of
the county will extend to Mr. Whita
ker every co-operation. His office
will be in the Chamber of Commerce.
ELECTION TOMORROW.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 4.—The chief in
terest tomorrow in the result of the
election in Arkansas is the three pro
posed amendments to the constitu
tion. There is no opposition to the
state tcket with the exception of gov
ernor, the socialists having nominated
Clay Fulks as a candidate against
Gov. Brough. This is understood,
of course, to be only a nominal oppo
sition, as he will receive only the
small, negligible vote. There are
three proposed amendments to be
voted on, but there has been no cam
paign either for or against any of
them and their fate is largely a mat
ter if conjecture. The only campaign
that has been conducted has been the
publication of the proposed measures
in the newspapers of the state for the
last few months.
AUTO MANUFACTURERS
ARE GRANTED PRIORITY.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 4.—F. W. Vesper
of St. Louis, president of the Nation
al Automobile Dealers’ Association,
has wined the Arkansas Automobile
Dealers’ Association that the War
Industries Board has agreed to make
an important concession. It has been
decided that the board will grant au
tomobile manufacturers priority for
all material needed for the manufac
ture of accessories and parts.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank the officials and
people in general for their hearty co
operation in fighting the influenza
epidemic, also thank them for their
kind hospitality and many courtesies
shown us while our stay here.
Dr. Cooper and Helpers.
Swifton, Ark., Oct. 30, 1918.
CONDITIONS ARE FAST
RESUMING NORMAL.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 4.—The city is
resuming its normal condition afte*
the epidemic which had stagnated
business for three weeks. Schools,
churches and places of amusement
have re-opened, and the disease
which for a time swept the city like
a scourge, is abating and has almosl
! disappeared.
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DEATHBLOWS
BEING DEALT
THE GEHAAAH^
DEFENSE POSITIONS ON WEST ‘
FRONT CRUMBLING.
Haig Launched Successful AthjMr .jJ
South Of Scheldt River 11^1 "’^^8
Morning. Ghent In BMgiiVil^^P
About T» FnlL :'j
AMERICANS TAKE PRISCWI^H,
(Associated Press Summery,) . | s j
Smashing blows are <&in^nftlti|t|| ;
the Germans on the jneppsni ^iMr :
and a collapse of th* present ewPMjj^
defense positions appears cIoMfIHSB
hand. In the Italian theatre boutS*^
ities ended at 3 p. m., or 9 o'clock ft
the eastern United States, bat up t
that hour allied forces continued ||| J
press the Austrians on the eattMr 3
front, advices indicated. . ij
On the northern end of the .
in France Haig has successfullyM
launched a new attack south of ||ig|
Scheldt. In the region of VnlsW*
ciennes this morning Pershing^
forces are pressing forward east and'
west of the Meuse and the Genwupgij
apparently are not yet prepared .
make a stand. In Belgium thlETSSSStlM
Ghent is imminent. Belgrade tljp 1
capital of Serbia, has been recaptuSf||i
hv the Austrians. - i '’0MSi$isdimb£i
Emperor William hag 'Wrlti<i|l• -=
Chancellor Maximilian promising I y'
co-operation in ^hft. develc^mm^^#.^ ^
was said 9
south of the Scheldt river.
Wth the American Army at
mauthe, thirtteen miles^^^^^J^^ £
dan.
' (By The Associated
Paris, Nov. 4.—The war
ports the Germans main
lery and machine gun
throughout the night on
fifteen mile front along
river between Rethei and
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Numerous improvements
ings for war activities
being made at'Camp Pike., ,
tion was started last week
handsome two story brick
crete Hostess House of tile Y,
A., which is to cost 1100,000.
paced near the Liberty Theatre^
the present Hostess House
turned over to the negro Y *»“
as the handsome building 1m i
pleted. The Y is starting to
tabernacle at Fort Boots;
small buildings in that area;
building at the Stockade; two «£'
' vice buildings and an officers elofc 4ft
the new officers training school
' annd a west wing to the v
| tion building. All buildings
{vrnished jrith bsstju -|gi .
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