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T^iUME XVII NO. 309. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, ERIDAY, APRIL 12, 1918. PRICE PIV'
HHiInm
IS PROGRESSING
Germans Push British Back and Cap
ture Merville—Remainder of
Front Unchanged.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Ijondon, April 12.—Attacking yes
tetoby in the neighborhood of Ploeg
steert the Germans pushed the Brit
ish to the vicinity of Neuve Eglise,
according to official announcement.
The Germans captured Merville last
night. Heavy fighting is continuing
in the neighborhood of Merville Neuf
Boqnin. There is little change on
the remainder of the northern battle
front. North of Festubert the Brit
ish regained ground by a counter at
tach. German attacks between
Lohffte and Lawe river were repulsed.
Associated Press Dispatch.
PUris, April 12.—The war office
announces heavy artillery fighting
occurred last night in the vicinity of
Hangarden-9anterre, north of Mont
dkHor.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Lmdon, April 12.—The Germans
mad* a determined attack on Mes
sioee Ridge and succeeded in gain
ing some ground, says a Reuter dis
patch to British headquarters, but the
British again drove them out by
counter-attack this morning. Three
attacks were launched by the enemy
in great waves near Ville Chapelle,
but were repulsed with immense;
Gerasan losses. The ground was
strewa with their corpses. The Ger
mans are developing great artillery
activity in the southern area.
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STATE SUPT. BOND
•REPORTS THE PEOPLE
RESPONSIVE EVERLWHERE
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 12.—State Supt.
J. L. Bond went yesterday to Sebas
tian county, where he will engage
with County Superintendent Redwine
in a series of school meetings
throughout the county. It is Mr.
Bond’s purpose to reach as much of
the state as possible in this manner,
and Ihe reports that he finds the peo
ple most responsive everywhere.
SNOW, SLEET AND
RAIN CLOSES SEAS
ON IN NEW YORK
Assiciated Press Dispatch.
New York, April 12.—Ninety-six
hours of wintery weather came to a
climax today with a storm alternat
ing with snow, sleet annd rain.
T^XT/^ T A XT IX I) T^'T’T T O XT C?
FROM WASHINGTON
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 12.—Gen. Lloyd
England, adjutant general of Ark
ansas, and chairman of the State
Council of Defense, returned yester
day from Washington, where he was
called in conference on military and
civil defense matters. He reports
that the department is much grati
fied by the showing that has been
made in Arkansas.
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LONG RANGE IN
ACTION AGAIN
Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, April 12.—A shell fired by
a German long range cannon yester
day struck a foundling asylum on the
southern outskirts of Paris, killing a
nurse, a patient, a baby and wounding
eleven. Another shell struck a bowl
ing alley, killing two and injuring
ten. , ....
SOLDIERS FURLOUGHED
TO RESUME VOCATIONS
MUST PAY OWN EXPENSES
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 12.— Soldiers
furloughed to resume occupational
pursuits must pay their own expenses
to and from their homes. Adjutant
General England has issued the fol
1 wing instructions from General
Crowder:
“Legislation has been enacted
which will enable certain men now in
the service to be furloughed for the
purpose of resuming occupational
pursuits.
“Local boards should be notified
that they are not authorized to issue
transportation for such men to re
turn from military camps or to report
back to the same for duty when their
work has been accomplished.”
Late Wire Briefs
Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, April 12.—Germans renewed
thu bombardment of Paris with long
range guns this morning.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Chicago, April 12.—Hinton C. Cla
baugh, chief of the local bureau of
the department of justice, announced!
today that his agents last night took j
into custody Dr. Wm. Isaac Thomas,
of the faculty of the University of
Chicago, who is widely known as an
authority on sociology, and a woman,
said to be the wife of a Texas man
who is in France with Pershing. Cla
baugh said the evidence for the insti
tution of charges for violating the
Mann act was turned over to the dis
trict attorney.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, April 12.— Turkish and
German forces in Palestine Wednes
day opened the offensive, attacking
the British front near the coast, the
war office announces today.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, April 12.—The majority at
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resolutions forming a plan for self
eovernment, under which the Irish
ment will have full powers
all internal legislation.
LITTLE ROCK WILL ENTER
TAIN GOOD ROADS BOOSTERS
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 12.—From April
15 to 19, Little Rock will be the Mecca
for the Good Roads boosters of the
whole nation. J. A. Rountreee, sec
retary of the United States Good
Roads Association, has established
headquarters at the Hotel Marion,
and reports that already one thous
and delegates from twenty states
have registered. Three thousand
have been appointed, and it is expect
ed that practically that many dele
gates and visitors will be here vo
attend the National Association and
the Bankhead Highway Association.
It is expected that there will be five
governors, three United States sena
tors, five congressmen, 'and eight
State Highway commissioners pres
ent.
Great interest is centered about the
selection of the roaute for the Bank
head Highway west from Memphis
to Los Angeles. There are three
contending routets and large delega
tions are coming, by automobile and
train, from all parts of the sections
traversed by the proposed routes.
To advertise yonr goods i* to get
the attention of the man or woman
who might otherwise never have
known it at aft.
Draws His Gun on Mayor
And Is Fined and Jailed
Herbert Sease, in mayor’s court
this morning, plead guilty to the
charge of carrying a pistol and was
fined $200 and given 90 days in jail.
At the conclusion of this trial he
was arraigned before Esquire Frank
Foushee and tried on the charge of
assault and drawing a gun on Mayor
A. T. Hubly. Hon. Gustave Jones
represented the defendant and the
state was represented by Proscuting
Attorney Earl Casey and Judge 0.
W. Scarborough. Defendant asked
for jury trial which was granted.
From the evidence in the justice
court it seems that defendant by his
suspiciocs actions and the fact that
he and two negroes carrying heavy
suit-cases were partially blocking
the walk at the rear of the opera
house attracted the attention of May
or Hubly, who was on his way down
town to attend a Red Cross meeting.
Mr. Hubly went over to where this
bunch was congregated and upon his
approach, defendant ran, entering
the back yard in the rear of Clyde
Wood’s pool room and started up the
rear stairway of the building. Mr.
Hubly, who was in close pursuit,
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MAY REACH
AGREEMENT
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, April 12.—The Irish con
vention has laid the foundation for
an agreement on the Irish question
which is unprecedented in history, Sir
Rorce Plunktlt, chairman of the con
vention, says in a letter accompany-1
ing his report to that body.
The convention did not find it pos
sible to overcome the objections of i
the Ulster Unionists, says Sir Hor
ace. The majority of Nationalists
are all southern Unionists and five
of the seven labor representa
tives, however, agreed upon a scheme
for Irish self-government.
GOV. BROUGH MAKES
AN ENCOURAGING REPORT
ON THIRD LIBERTY LOAN j
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 12.—Governor C.
H. Brough passed through hte city
yesterday en route west from North
east Arkansas. He reports that ev
ery city he has visited has already
over-subscribed its quota on the Lib
erty Loan. He is making three to
four speeches daily, and finds the
people ready and anxious to do their
utmost everywhere.
Wednesday he spoke at Paragould,
Rector, Marmaduke and Corning;
Thursday at Plainview, Bellville and
Dardanelle; and today he will speak
at Morrilton, Conway and Violonia,
concluding the week at England to
morrow.
The Independent works for you.
Use it as your salesman. It carries
news of the store into hundreds of
homes.
asked him where he was going and
what he was doing. With an oath
defendant told him it was none of his
business and drew a gun on him and
threatened to shoot him. He repeated
this threat after Mr. Hubly told him
he was an officer.
It takes more than ordinary cour
age and nerve to stand in front of a
gun in the hands of a strange man
threatening to shoot, and to follow
him, unarmed, until assistance ar
rives. Mr. Hubly gave the alarm at
thepool room and then trailed Sease
through the alleys until he was final
ly arrested by Night Policeman Ben
Sandmon, in the yard" of the Stephens
residence on Main street.
The jury in the justice court was
only out a few moments when they
returned a verdict of guilty, fixing
the punishment at $1,000 fine and
one year in jail.
Defndant through his attorny
served notice of appeal, pending
which he was placed in jail.
Speedy trial and when found guil
ty, giving the maximum sentence un
der the statute should lessen this
kind of misdemeanors.
NEGRO KILLED
ON R. R. TRACK
Peter Wooly, an old and highly re
spected negro citizen, was hit by a
switching train in the yards near the
upper compress this morning, about
10 o’clock. He was knocked down
and run over, loosing one arm and
one leg and suffering internal injur
ies from which he died a few hours
later.
Peter was a popular and well
known character, having sold “hot
tamales” here for more than twenty
years. •
LOCAL DRAFT BOARDS
NEED CLERICAL HELP
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 12.—There is an
urgent call going out over the state,
to county Councils of Defense and
other agencies for clerical assistance
for the local Draft Boards. Many of
the boards are slow in the work of
transcription and transmission of the
occupational cards of registrants.
This is necessary so that there may
be no delay in calling the next quota
for the National army.
In a circular of instructions to
the county chairmen, State Director
Townsend urges that each one make
it his business to see that Arkansas
does not fall short of its duty in this
emergency. He adds:
“Arkansas has never failed to re
spond promptly and overwhelmingly
to any call made upon it, and we must
not fail this time. You know the
need of men in France at this very
minute and nothing we can say
would be able to add to the urgency
of this telegram and your realization
of the need that exists for prompt
action.”_ 1 ^
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ALEXANDER TO
BOTTLE FRONT
Associated Press Dispatch.
St. Paul, Nebraska, April 12.—Gro
ver Cleveland Alexander, Chicago
National league pitcher, was today
selected by the Howard county draft
board as one of the county’s juota of
drafted men to go to camp April 26th.
FURLOUGHS FOR FARMERS.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Little Rock, April 12— Commis
sioner Page has received from the
war department a copy of Genral Or
drs No. 31 providing forthefurlough
of soldiers in service for agricultural
work during the crop season.
The regulations provide that fur
loughs may be granted upon the ap
plication of the individual soldier
himself when made to the post com
mander; or,
Application for furlough may be
made by relatives at the home of the
soldier through the local exemption
booand.
In addition, applications may be
made for agricultural service during
emergency period, such as the har
vest, by farmers who are in need of
farm labor. Thse applications should
be made through the local exemption
boards and shall state the posts to
places of labor, the amount of wages
usually paid in the vicinity, and if
such wages will be paid to the sol
dier rendering service. No soldier
will be granted furloughs where the
distance requires more than 24 hours
travel.
In the granting of furloughs un
der this law, no allowance will be
made except that which is retained
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date of this order, the war risk in
surance and pledges on Liberty
Bonds.
Furloughs will not be granted to
men above the rank of sergeant.
Those who desire to avail them
selves of this law will apply to their
local exemption boards, or the post
commander for the necessary blanks
and information.
WHY WE DO WITHOUT FLOUR.
The order limiting the consumption
of flour to six pounds per capita per
month is made state-wide by order of
Hamp Williams, state food adminis
trator. The order will be enforced
throughout the country, and in some
states, the use of wheat bread will be
discontinued entirely voluntarily by
the people, in order to supply bread
for the soldiers. It is general
ly understood why the soldiers
must be provided with wheat
bread abroad. They must have a
bread that can be used for days after
its preparation, and, besides, it is
hard to keep corn meal for any
length of time, while flour can be
kept indefinitely, and wheat bread
will be palatble as prepared for the
army for days and weeks.
NEWPORT BOY IN EUROPE.
John Hayden is in receipt of a let
ter from his brother, Ransom Hayder
dated “Somewhere in England,” stat
ing that they had an uneventful trip
! over, and all arrived in good shape
and in good spirits.
Mr. Hayden is in the signal corps
aviation department. He was ei
route to the front and is more thai
likely on the battlefield ere now. He
'enlisted with Co. E but being tumec
| down on examination here he wen
to Little Rock, where he succeeded ii
passing the examination for the sig
nal service.
“OVER THE TOP” FOR SWIFTON
The sales committee for Glas
I township for the Third Liberty Loai
1 have been busy and have succeeded
in exceeding their quota by $7,500, ac
cording to N. D. Moon and A. F
Smith, who were dotfn from Swifto;
I today.
Mr. Moon says they have the town
ship thoroughly organized by schot
districts and that the organization i
working in perfect harmony. Quot
for this township is $26,000 and sale
!to date amount to $32,600.
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GERMANS my TO j
INCREASE GAINS 1
Haig’s Brilliant Defense Has Began4* ’
Tell and Enemy Attack Hm 3
Now Slowed Up. ■.■pJ'jB
Associated Press Dispatch. m
New York, April 12.—Having peak- | £
ed back the British positions along a
twenty-five mile front north and :-M
south of Armentieres to an average HI
depth of a little more than two mOsfr * .IS
the Germans are struggling deeper- fiS
ately to increase their gains. Haig's B||
brilliant defense is beginning to tel, ;fj||
however, and the enemy advance has
slowed up greatly, although the nt- ' -.Jam
tacks have not diminished in intent- jiflB
Messines Ridge and WytachaetS B£
are the vital points of the
field. All efforts of the Germane (e , j£|
reach the crest of the ridge have been | ||1
repulsed so far with heavy losses. * JB|J
The Germans made a small gain nt JIM
the southern approach of the ridge 111
about Ploegsteert. The evacuation JB
of Armentieres has enabled the Kit- »
ish to straighten their line. Weal of 1
Armentieres the British were poshed |J
back several hundred yards on the .JB
center of the battlefront between ISs- \|
tacis, Lestrem and Loisne. The Ger- 2
mans were repulsed and driven fr©*|§| ||
positions previously gained. The * 3
British front on the Picardy battle- 3
field is quiet. The French repulsed jf§j|
two attacks in the region of Noyo®. S
American marines have landed '»
at Vladistock, with British and J®£» ’J 9
anese forces. 9
STILL TWO CHANCES 1
FOR THE DRAFTED MAN .«■
You have two chances. Either yon JH
are drafted or you are not. If yoo.^ a J*
are not drafted you have nothing to jaj
worry about. If you are, you h*v*
two chances. Either you are in camp 1 M
or you are at the front. If you are ia - -3^
camp you have nothing to WOn)N''^H|
about. If you are at the front you |||B
have two chances. Either you
held in reserve or you are sent to the
firing line. If you are held in reserve JBj|
you have nothing to worry about. If
you are sent to the firing line yo® <1®
have two chances. Either you fjgM m
or you don’t. If you don’t you
nothing to worry about. If you^ir^-MS
you have two chances. Either yo®'.;|| 9
get hurt or you don’t. If you don’t j
you have two chances. Either JOIv^®
<ire slightly hurt or badly hurt. If,; Jj |
slightly hurt you have nothing to || ^
worry about. If badly hurt you htft
two chances. Either you recover 0^11., J
you don’t. If you recover you hav®^ j
nothing to worry about. If you don’t rag
recover you still have two chances.-— fj®
Exchange. ra
THE LIMIT CLUB. §$£ 1
A new organization that is becona
ing popular and extensive is As j
war savings stamps limit club. To 1
be elegible to membership, one most 'jS
have purchased the maximum amount fj
of the baby bonds, $1,000. Their JI
motto is, “Go thou and do likewise.”
The largest organization of these 106 a|j
per cent patriots, so far observed i® |
the state, is Newport, with 39 mem- JH
bers, and more .joining right along. 1
The purchase of war savings stamp®
is becoming quite popular, and while J
the state has been a little slow in . J
aggregate it promises fair to cate j
i up later. Arkansas is no slacker.- I
i Batesville Guard.
I RAILWAY SERVICE TO M
BE MADE READY FOR 'll®
i NATIONAL EDITORS. %
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 12.—Senator Jo® JS
T. Robinson has wired Gov. Brough
• and others interested that the regioa
|al director of railroads has been to
• quested by the director general to se®
i that the necessary equipment and
1 qrvice is supplied for the National
- Editorial Association which meeta i®
• Little Rock and Hof Springs in June,
i This service is to be provided under
lawful tariffs or special rates author
- iaed or approved by the ArkanosR
1 Railroad Commission.”
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i To advertise it in the Independent
s to to sell it—if it is something
whisk live people find a need.
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