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American Party of Six Officers and
Nineteen Soldiers Go to German
Headquarters Tomorrow.
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(By The Associated P*«ss.)
London, Nov. 15.—An American
mission, commanded Jby Major-Gener
al Rhodes, will leave for Spa, Ger
man readquarters, Saturday, Marshal
• Foch announces in a wireless message
to the German high command. The
. mission will consist of six officers and
nineteen soldiers. The German com
mand has-been asked to give instruc- ,
tions to allow the mission to pass. j
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(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 15.—-So far as
known no official information as to
the object of the proposed American
military mission to Spa has been re
ceived here, but its purely military i
character is regarded as an indica- j
tion ‘that its purpose is to arrange
for the occupation of fortresses in
Alsace Lorraine.
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(By The Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 15.—The German cru
iser, Koenighberg, carrying German !
delegates to arrange naval terms of
armistice, it is understood here, will |
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be met this afternoon by British war
ships and escorted to a point at sea !
where German delegates will meet
Admiral Sir David Beatty, command
er of the British grand fleet.
The naval terms of the Germari
Austrian armistice are being carried
■out rapidly. v
COTTON MARKET
TAKES BIG JUMP
UPWARD TODAY.
(By The Associated Press.)
New York, Nov. 15.—Cotton ad
vanced ten dollars a bale, the limit of
fluctuations allowed on one day’s
trading, within a few minutes after
the market opened. The advance at
Jtributed to heavy covering of some
of the big short lines held by Liver
pool.
(By The Associated Press.)
New Orleans, Nov. 15.—Cotton
bulged ten dollars a bale during the
first few minutes of trading here to
day, mainly because of better feeling
regarding the spot situation. Spot in
* terests sent a telegram to Washing
ton asking that restrictions on cot
—.-ton exports be removed,
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(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 15.—The price
fixing committee of the war indus
tries board has recommended that
present cotton fabric prices be con
tinued until January 1, and after that
date no further action be taken by
,/ the committee.
It is believed now that the peace
conference will be held at Versailles
—Paris.
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The Dutch Government Says the Mi
nority Threatens to Take Con
trol of State Affairs.
(By The Associated Press.)
The Hague, Thursday.—The Dutch
government has issued a proclamation j
urgently appealing for co-operation j
of citizens in the “grave crisis.” It1
says the minority is threatening to
seize power and declares its de
termination to maintain authority
and order.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 15.—The threatening
attitude of the extremists in Holland
who demanded the abdication of
Queen Wilhelmin is causing enxiety
at the Hague, according to the Daily
Express. /
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 15.—The uncon
ditional revocation of the general
strike order in Switzerland by a soci
alistic committee has been reported
in an official message to the swiss
minister here.
BEWARE OF PERSONS
WHO ASK FOR FUNDS
FOR STARVING HUNS.
It is reported to the local chapter of
Red Cross that persons have appear
ed in Newport and at Diaz asking
citizens for funds which will be sent
abroad to render aid to the starving
Germans. Doubtless the persons are
imposters, and if apprehended
should be held/ And, also—we can’t
think of anyone in this community
right off the bat who would feel like
giving something to aid a starving
hun. The Independent is just charit
able enough to believe that if succor,
is extended to Germany, the govern
ment should render such aid and
make Germany pay for what she gets.
Damn the huns—we just can’t help it.
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
THREATENS AGAIN TO
EXTEND CRUEL HAND.
Several new cases of influenza
have developed in Newport during
the «past forty-eight hours, and the
epidemic is continuing in its worst
form in other communities of the
county. There is grave danger that
the malady will again assume alarm
ing proportions in Newport, and the
inclement weather which developed
today will aid greatly in causing a
spread of the disease.
Persons should exercise the great
est caution at this time, according
to competent advice, and use every
preventive to ward off the disease.
THE CROWN PRINCE
HAS OFFICIALLY AR
RIVED IN HOLLAND.
(By The Associated Press.)
Amsterdam, Nov... 15.—Crown
Prince Frederick William of Ger
many arrived at Maastricht Tuesday
from Spa. The crown prince and his
suite were delayed under guard at
the home of the Dutch commander at
Maastricht pending instructions from
the Hague.
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THANK YOU.
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i you responded to' our 25th Anniver
[ vary. Sale, which shows that you still
appreciate the treatment you have
been receiving at pur hands. Some
of you for the last twenty-five years
have been trading with us and
I we want you to know that we do ap
preciate it. This great bargain event
j will continue for some days and we
I ask that you let us show you that,we
do mean business and are giving the
j bargains we advertise as we have al
ways done.
Yours for business,
Otto M. Bowen.
The women of Germany have sent
out a letter to ,Mrs. Woodrow Wil
son, wife of the president, and Miss
<ane Adams of Chicagd, -which con
tains an appeal for a modification of
the armistice terms to prevent “un
speakable disaster.”
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SEVEN POINTS
Germans Publish all cf the Armistice
Terms Except Those Relating to
Food Provisions.
(By The Associated Press.)
Copenhagen, Nov. 15.—The Politi
ken quotes a British military attache
here as saying in an interview, that
the Germans, in publishing the terms
of armistice, omitted six or seven
articles, including that relating to
the allies providing food if necessary.
LOCAL UNDERTAKERS’
STOCKS OF COFFINS
ARE ALMOST DEPLETED.
For the. first time in the history of
the undertaking business in Newport
the stocks of coffins and caskets are
running exceedingly low, despite the
fact that shipments have been re
ceived frequently recently. Hayden &
Holloway, local undertakers, reported
this morning that they are completely
without any grade of casket or cof
fin except the higher priced ones,
medium priced caskets and coffins be
ing exhausted.
A man died in Newport last night
and the body is being held for burial
until a coffin can be received from
St. Louis tomorrow morning.
The epidemic of influenza is re
sponsible for this high death rate in
Jackson county, and the disease is
said to be as prevalent now as it has
been at jmy time this fall and wint
er.
Food Administrator Hoover and
Chairman Hurley of the shipping
board will sail Saturday for Europe
to study problems connected with the
inter-allied program for feeding the
people of northern France, Belgium,
Central Europe and the far east.
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CONTINUE IRK
Immediate Classification and Physi
cal Examination of 18-Year-Old
Class Will Proceed.
The Jackson county exemption
board Tuesday afternoon received
the following telegram of instructions
from Adjt. Gen. Lloyd England:
“The president directs that all
work connected with the classifica
tion of men who on Sept. 12, 1918j
had reached their 37th birthday, be
immediately discontinued. All other
\ board work including immediate
i classification and physical examina
j tion of all registrants of the 18 year
class shall proceed without interrup
i tion.
“All registrants who have attained
their 37th birthday and have receiv
ed their questionnaires, need not fill
them out but shall return them to
their local boards.”
The local board finished Thursday
night the work of mailing question
naires to the 18-yejir-old class of reg
istrants in Jackson county. These
should be returned, properly exe
cuted by the registrant, within seven
days after receipt.
WILL CONTEST ELEC
TIONS OF TWO REPUB
LICANS AS SENATORS.
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(Fy The Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 15.—Contests of
! the apparent electionof two republi
] can senators, Truman H. Newberry
of Michigan and George H. Moses of
New Hampshire, were forecast in pro
tests filed with the committee on pri
vileges and elections against seating
them. The committee has referred ac
tion.
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CREWS Of SOBS
■ E REVOLT
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Decide at a Mass Meeting to Rein
state Officers and Fly National
Flag, Says Report.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 15.—Crews of Ger
man submarines at a mass meeting at
Brunsbutte have resolved to oppose
the revolution and reinstate officers,
according to a Copenhagen dispatch
to the Daily Express. They decided to
fly the national flag instead of the
red flag.
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Change in time Missouri Pacific
trains, effective 12:01 a .m., Sunday,
November 17th, 1918.
North Bound
No. 2 Fast Pass, (no stop)Ar. 3:56am
No. 34 Local passenger, Ar. 10:35am.
No. 4 Fast passenger, Ar. 11:59 am.
No. 9£ Local freight, Lv. 11:00 am.
No. 30 Local passenger, Ar. 8:25 pm.
No. 6 Fast Passenger, Ar. 9:30 pm.
No. 18 Fast Pass. (Hot Sgs.
Spl.) Ar. 10:05 pm.
South Bound.
No. 1 Fast Pas. (no stop)Ar. 1:52 am.
No. 17 Fast Pas. (Hot bpgs.
Spl.) Ar. 4:55 am.
No. 5 Fast passenger, Ar. 5:55 am.
No. 7 Mail train (no passen
gers) Ar. 9:10 am.
No. 93 Local freight, Lv. 8:00 am.
No. 3 Fast passenger, Ar. 5:43 pm.
No. 33 Local Pas. Ar. 7:20 pm.
Leaves 7:45 pm.
White River Division.
No 210 Passenger, Lv. 6:10 am.
No. 254 Mixed Pas. and freight
Leaves 12:10 pm.
No 251 Mixed Pas. and freight
Arrives 11:00 am.
No. 205 Passenger, Ar. 7:30 pm.
AIRMEN LANDED
AT COLON E YESTER
DAY, SAYS REPORT.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 15.—Airmen landed
at Cologne Thursday, according to a
Cologne dispatch to the Copenhagen
Politiken, transmitted by the Ex
change Telegraph.
SURGICAL DRESSING
ROOMS OF RED CROSS
HAVE BEEN CLOSED
The surgical dressing rooms of the
local chapter of Red Cross .have been
closed on orders from national head
quarters of the organization, the
same order having gone to all the
chapters throughout the country, the
need for these articles having disap
peared for the present at least. 1 his
does not mean, however, that the Red
Cross in Newport will cease its ac
tivities. The boys over there still need
sweaters, socks and other articles
which the chapter can furnish.
MEN NEEDED FOR
MERCHANT MARINE.
Orders to rush recruiting for men
for the crews of merchant ships have
been sent to agents of the shipping
board in all parts of the country.
“W(e shall want thousands of men
for our fleets,’’Chairman Hurley says.
“Our recruiting service and training
ships will keep right on preparing
men for jobs on merchant ships. The
service is training at present 4,000
apprentices a month and we were
planning to increase its output and
the shipping board will continue until
further notice to accept men between
18 and 35, inclusive, for training. We
want to build up an all-American per
sonnel for the great merchant marine.
“Ship yards will also continue their
work with unabated energy, except
for the curtailment of overtime and
Sunday work.”
NUMBER OF MEN IN ARMY.
The American army had reached a
total strength of 3,764,677 men when
hostilities ceased, according to official
figures at the war department. Of
that number 2,200,000 had been sent
to France, Italy and Russia. The re
mainder were under arms in camps in
this country.
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Many Citizens Have Contributed to
the Extent of their Ability But
Others Have Not.
Newport must not let it be said
of her that she did not stand nobly by*
the boys in France. Heretofore our
people have responded nobly to all
calls that had to do with the main
tenance of the country’s armies at
home and at abroad, and in Red Cross
drives and Y. M. C. A. campaigns
succeeded in going over the top every
time.
In the present drive for United War
Work Funds the work in Newport is
not going forward as it should.
(Many of our citizens have contribut
ed to the extent of their ability,
while others have failed in their duty.
At this time we should, as never be
fore, be encouraged to give every
cent possible to the American boys
and the soldiers of our allies as they
wait “over there” for orders to either
again take up arms, demobilize or
perform any other task that may be
assigned tnem. it win De a tong ;
time before the boys are sent home.
While they are in France they must
have the things which the organiza
tions represented in the United War
Work ai’e able to give them. All of us
shouted Monday, we celebrated free
ly, nothing could check our enthusi
asm. If it had been for our soldiers,
many of them from Newport and
Jackson county, we would never have
had the opportunity to celebrate as
we did. > ' '
Let’s keep on eclebrating. Why not
keep our temper alive? Why not
go down ip our pockets and give just
a little more to this United War Work
.campaign?Have not our soldiers mer
ited1 it? Would it not be a grand and
glorious feeling to be able to meet
Cantain Garland Hurt, Lieut. Sprigg,
Sergt. Vaughn, Lieut. Bevans, Pri
vate Kelley, and any number of other
Newport Boys who left their mothers,
their fathers, their sweethearts, many
of them forsaking lucrative positions, . '
to jdie for us on the battlefield—
would it not be worth a whole lot to
us if we could, without a heighten
ing of color, clasp the hands of these
noble fellows and say, “Lads, I ap
preciate what you did for us.”
There will be a day of reckoning
when the boys come home. God and
the boys themselves only know the
hell they have been through.
When they set foot on home soil
they arg going to- know who stood
by them while they suffered the tor
tures of war.They will make it a busi- , (
ness of finding out, and we will not
be able to blame them a damn bit.
Brussels has been freed of the Ger
man yoke, and the Belgian capital
has been restored to its long suffer
ing population. •
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