WAKE UP—DO YOUR SHARE FOR SUCCESS OF WAR SAVINGS STAMP CAMPAIGN
VOLUME XVII. NO. 236. * NEWPORT. ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SNOW BREST i
TO TOT ITALIANS
Austro-German Offensive May Have
Come to a Permanent Hait
As a Result.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York Jan. 10.—Snow came to
the aid of the Italians, and the Austro
German offensive apparently has
reached a halt, if not an end. The
whole front is covered with three to
five feet of snow, making infantry
operations impossible, and is hamper
ing the Teuton supply lines. Artil
lery is active on the western front, in
the Arras area, and northeast of
Ypres and also northeast of Verdun.
The Germans have not attempted
counter measures against the French
at Sortie Wovre.
Eighteen British .merchantmen of
more than sixteen hundred tons and
three smaller vessels were sunk by
mines and submarines this week.
The French report the loss of one
merchantman.
Peace emissaries of Russia and the
Central Powers are meeting at Brest
Litovsk. It is reported the first
meeting was devoted to a discussion
of a meeting place but there was no
decision. Russia refused Turkey’s
offer of a separate peace.
President Wilson’s message was
endorsed by the British Labor Party
and public men and the Labor Social
ist and Liberal Parties.
BANDIT GETS ONLY
EIGHT MILES AWAY
Cotton Plant, Jan. 9.—A young
man giving his name as Raymond
Martin, and his age as 18, was ar
rested early this morning at Mc
Clelland, eight miles west of Cotton
Plant, and said to have confessed
to be the lone and unmasked bandit
who held up A. M. Carter, cashier of
the Cotton Plant State Bank and Trust
Company, yesterday morning and got
away with $4,400 in currency. A
sack containing $2,885 was taken
from the prisoner, who was brought
here and placed in jail.
Martin says he did not leave Cot
ton Plant in an auto, as believed, but
walked out of town. After hiding in
the woods for a time, he hired a horse
from a farmer later in the day and
reached McClelland last night. He
spent the night at a boarding house.
Early this morning Deputy Sheriff
R. P. McGregor heard of a suspicious
character at McClelland and telephon
ed Constable Ed Cunningham at that
place. The constable and J. C. Pat
Ton, manager af the Chicago Mill and
Lumber Company at McClelland, lo
cated Martin at the boarding house
and went to his room. Martin had
a revolver, but was covered by the
officer and made no resistance. On
the bp was found the sack of cur
rency. There is a discrepancy of
$515 between the amount found and
the amount taken by the bandit and
concerning this Martin gives no ex
planation.
Martin says he comes from White
county near Searcy. He is quite
young and while he may be more
than IS years old, he does not appear
to be more than 20. He will be ques
tioned further by the prosecuting at
torney and *W. L. \ ick of Little Hock
special agent of the Arkansas Bank
ers’ Association.
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A- and Mrs. Claude Trice were
down today on business and meeting
their numerous friends. Mr. Trice is
a popular young druggist of our
neighbor city.
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JANUARY BANNER MONTH
FOR WAR SAVINGS.
Little Rock, Jan. 10.—J. L. Bond,
i superintendent of public instruction,
' says that the war savings committee
l plans to make January a banner
month in the distribution of savings
stamps among the school children.
He yesterday addressed the following
letter to all the superintendents, ex
aminers, principals and teachers in
the state:
“After conferring with Mr. Moor
head Wright, state director of the
War Savings Committee for Arkan
sas, I am sending you herewith some
literature pertaining to this work.
“We want to make the month of
January a banner month for this work
in all our public schools. I feel sure
that the response of both teachers
and school children will be over
whelming if this matter is only fully
explained and presented.”
A big shipment of yarn has been
received by ’ the Red Cross Chapter
and it is earnestly desired that all
knitters who will aid, to please send
to Mrs. Scarborough for the yarn
and get to work. Any new knitters
who will aid will be appreciated. A
shipment will be made to headquar
ters the loth and all finished gar
ments must be sent in by that time.
German Delegation Expresses Desire
For Sweden to Act With Great
Britain, France and Italy.
Associated Press Dispatch..
Petrograd, Jan. 10.—A German del
egation in Petrograd is reported by
the Evening Post to have expressed
the desire to the Swedish legation
'that Sweden act as a go-between with
Great Britain, France and Italy.
CHANCERY COURT.
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An adjourned term of chancery
court, adjourned from the regular
November term, convened Monday,
the 7th, and was in session two days,
adjourning until Thursday. The fol
lowing is a partial list of the pro
ceedings for the two days’ session.
Jno. L. Brown vs. Clara Brown, di
vorce; decree granted,
John T. Love vs. Sylvia Love, di
vorce; decree granted.
Maggie Davis vs. James Davis, di
vorce; decree granted.
Sarah Williamson vs. Calvin Wil
liamson, divorce; decree granted.
Susie M. Walls vs. Edward Walls,
divorce; decree granted.
Maude E. Smith vs. Jno. Smith, di
vorce; decree granted and $10.00 a
month alimony and attorney fee $25.
Lucy Hendrix vs. Dan Hendrix,
divorce; decree granted.
Tom Simms vs. Henrietta Simms,
divorce; decree granted.
SCHOOL CASES CONSOLIDATED.
Cases of W. D. McLain and J. R. Hol
den Vs. Newport Special School
District Decided.
These suits wen brought to test
the right of the board of 1906, divid
ing the district into two parts, and
the rule of the board of 1914, requir
ing children of the East Side to pay
tuition if attending the Walnut street
school,—and the court finds that the
rule of 1906, dividing the district is a
reasonable one and should be upheld
and that the rule of 1914, or so much
thereof as required the payment of
tuition is illegal and not enforcable,
it is so decreed and the cost of this
cause is adjudged as follows: Each
party to pay his own witnesses and
the court cost is to be paid one-half
by W. D. McLain and J. R. Holden
and one-half by the defendants.
To the judgment and decree of the
court as to costs the respective plain
tiffs, W. D. McLain and J. R. Holden
each separately objected and excepted
and each prayed an appeal, which was
granted.
The temporary injunction granted
by the Hon. Dene H. Coleman in the
absence of the Chancellor was made
perpetual. The court further found
that the facilities and equipment of
the East Side school are in many
1 . ways not equal to the facilities and
Equipment of the Walnut street school.
'Secretary Baker Makes
\ Pointed Reply to Critics
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 10.—Secretary
Baker today replied to criticisms of
his department’s conduct of the war
in an exhaustive statement which he
presented to the senate military com
mittee. His reply was in these
words: “No army of similar size in
the history of the world was ever
raised, trained and equipped so quick
ly. No such provisions was ever
made for the comfort, health and well
being of an army.”
He declared America now has an
army of substantial size in France,
well trained in modern warfare. In
dependent lines of communication and
supply ate in process of construction,
and a great program is being formu
lated for the production of new in
struments of war, he said. Baker as
serted that an army of nearly one
million and a half men is in the field
or draining at home or abroad. He
said the clothing supply for the army
is now substantially complete.
MOTHER PUT |
IS SHITTEHEO
Government Agents Check German
j
Attempt to Reorganize Sabotage j
In This Country.
lssociated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 10.—Through in
tercepted communications and evi
dence found on a score of arrested
aliens government agents have dis
covered a concerted movement to re
oi-ganize German sabotage and war
propaganda in this country, but the
movement has been broken up. Ene
my activities are now believed to be
confined to sporadic cases.
A ten inch snow fell at Hoxie to
day, according to the report of a
traveling man this afternoon, and a j
traveling man never prevaricates. No
snow has fallen here today, but "a
different report 'tomorrow is prob
able.
E. D. Ring-, of Eight Mile, was
mingling with friends on the streets ;
of Newport toda,y and attending to
business.
COSSACK [EIDERS
E MET DEFEAT
Generals Kaledines and Dutoff Are I
In FligR, Pursued By Revolu
tionists and Red Guard.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Petrogrjd, Jan. 10.—The official
news agincy announces Generals
Kaledinesland Dutoff, Cossack lead
ers, have been defeated. Kaledines
is retreatjig and Dutoff is in flight,
pursued b, revolutionary soldiers and
the Red Card.
The Wcjkmen and Soldiers’ Coun
cil at Rojov makes announcement
that the Gssacks now are unani
mously aglnst Kaledines.
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Lee Moo; was down from Swifton
today and n.ys their gin is running
all the timdirtd “threshing bolls” and
keeping bujr, although unfortunate
ly the repoii was circulated that they
were not r^ning and were not buy
ing. This ija new machine for this 1
section and jere is only two of them
in the count] Moon & Son at Swifton i
and LittletolBros. at Newport. 1
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which to choose. Sale prices ire: I
$1.75 Values $1.35 $350 Values $2.85
2.00 Values 1.65 5.00 Values 3.85
2.50 Values 1.85 6.00 Values 4.85
3.00 Values 2.15 8.00 Value's 6 35
$9.00 Values $7.35
Star Clothing Co.
S VYS THE AMERICAN
ARMY IS MORAL
Chicago, Jan. 10.—“Any report
which seeks to make our army at
home or abroad as drunken, is vic
iously false,” Dr. S. Ik Ilingeley, cor
responding secretary of the Hoard of
Conference of the Methodist Episco
pal Church, declared today after visits
to nine training camps containing ap
pioximately 150,000 men. He said
that reports to him from abroad indi
cated similar conditions among the
men “over there.” In general, he
added, he found moral conditions in
the training camps better than in civ
il life.
PRICE OF CLOTHES
TO GO HIGHER
Chicago, Jan. 10.—Prediction of a
radical advance in the price of men’s
clothing; an allegation that wool
growers, not satisfied with an ad
vance in the price of wool from 18
cents before the war to75 cents and
80 cents a jjound at present, are
hoarding for Atill higher prices; and
plans to memorialize congress for
government control of both wool and
cotton prices, were outstanding feat
ures of a meeting here today of the
National Association of Retail
Clothiers.
WILL SlPlCH
WHEAT TO EUROPE
American People Must Save to Make
Up the Deficiency, Says the Pood
AHministration.
Associated Press Dispatch
Washington, Jan. 10.—The food sit
lation in Europe is regarded here as
reing so critical that the food admin
stration is planning to release an ad
litional ninety million bushels of
vheat, despite the fact that the nor- 1
nal export surplus was shipped by
he middle of December. The Ameri
an people are asked to save to make
ip the deficiency.
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MARRIAGE LICENSE. <
Ira Andersen, Jacksonport, to Miss \
dice Wilson, Cord. t
Tom McAuley, Weldon to Miss Alta
Tartin, Weldon. <
Clarence Hays, Jacksonport, Miss ]
laggic F. Wright, Jacksonport.
Jesse Johnson, col., Weldon, to Liz- (
ie Belle Catoe, Weldon. ]
Charles Banks, col., Newport, to 2
’rancis Seward, Newport.
Clay Mentors, Newport, to Mrs. t
Millie Harris, Newport. ‘
Gus Lindsay, col., Newport, to £
laggie Dickenson, Newport.
Coleman Merriweather, Tucket man, J
a Miss Alice Harden, Tuckerman. <j
Harrison Fuller, Swifton, to Miss
lizzie Tustall, Swifton. t
Joseph Spicer, Swifton, to Miss £
earl Knight, Swifton. }
JOSEPH EDWARD BRIDGER. <
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J. E. Bridger, aged G5 years, died >
t his home at Jacksonport Wednes- c
ay afternoon at 5 o’clock from a \
mg illness of Bright’s disease. For <f
>ur nu>nths and a half the deceased a
ad been very ill and confined for the
lost of the time to his bed. The I
ineral was held this afternoon at \
:30 at the home in Jacksonport, con- q
acted by Rev. W. B. Hays of the q
ethodist church. The burial follow- 2
1 at the old family burying lot at c
obinson’s graveyard. The Masonic
dge of Newport, of which the de- I
?ased was a member, had charge of t
le service at the grave. q
Mr. Bridger was born in Iowa, but o
hen very small came to Jacksonport,
here his life was spent. His h
imily were pioneers of the old town l
d numbered among its best people.
\ is survived by his wife, whose h
‘loif.ce anc* m*n'strations during his l
^ ‘illness were ’ untiring, and to
oecially the tenderest sympa- a
^xtended. An only child, Mrs. 1<
' Assington, of Newport, and a
a , \er, A1 Bridger, of Iowa, ]\
2licq the1 •
.jpaining close members of fc
pS wmX3?ther relat’ves are 'the >
Von family of Jackson- o
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j Nathan Al
Hazel hotel . . *
from a busines. \nife
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TREATY SIGNED
News Dispatch From Berne Quotes
Bund Reports of a Peace
Agreement.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Berne, Jan. 10.—The Bund reports
that a separate peace agreement has
been signed by Russia and Bulgaria.
The Bulgarian correspondent to the
Bund says the announcement was
made in parliament.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
W. L. Seats and wife to W. E^ i
Christian one hundredd feet off the
north end of lots Number 10 and 11,
of Block 30, Lawrence Addition to
the town of Turkoman, $700.
J. R. Forrest and wife to K. K. Kim
berlin, N half of SW. quarter and SE.
qaurter of NW. quarter, Section 34
13-1, $3,500.
Anna M. Volkmqr to J. R. Forrest
and wife SE. quarter, NW. quarter
Section 34-13-1, Release deed.
Jack O’Neal Campbell and wiffe to
Otto M. Bowen S. half and SW. Quar
ter NW.-SW. quarter Section 20-12-2,
$2,600.
E. G. Thompson, agent, to D. L.
Shoffner and Minnie Belle Shoffner,
NW. quarter of the NE quarter Sec
tion 4, 9-2- and N. half SW. quarter of
oeuuun o lv-t, release aeeci.
M. M. i ckey and wife to Crescent
Hill Add) jfi to Newport, deed of
MigWo'i.
;aa6 Goldman to J. M. Ivy, NE.
juarter Section 2-11-1 and NE. quar
ter of Section 28; E. half NE. quar
ter Section 29-12-1, $1,000.
Isaac Goldman to J. M. Ivy, NE. il
juarter of Section 2-11-1 SE quarter |
>f SW. quarter of Section 21, NW. rl
juarter Section 28, E. half NE. quar*^
er Section 29-12-1, $2,500.
M. M. Stuckey and wife to J. M.
vy Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
2, 13, 44, 45, 40 and N half of Lot
4 and N. half Lot 43, all in Block
'B” Crescent Hill Addition to the
'i ty of Newport, $0,150.
J. H. Ward to M. M. Stuckey and
vifo, j>art of the NE. quarter of Sec
iori 11-11-3, release deed.
W. L. Sullins to Delia Pippenger,
>E. (juarter of SE. (juarter Section 30
2-!, 40 acres, $1.00.
•I. E. Barnett and wife to C. B.
'lawson and Mary Jane CLiwson, Lot
3, Block “B” Barnett’s Aafclition to A
Ugoa, $35.00. M
Clarence Sexton and wife to Will
ones, W quarter of the N half of the i
!W. quarter Section 30-13-1, 40
.cres, $1,350. '
A. Lawson and wife to M. A. CallaflH
an, part of Section 22-10-4, 5 acres,
350.00.
George R. Hays and Sidney Roden
o Charles Holden, Robert G. Holden
nd Brouee Holden, an undivided one
alf interest in W. half of Lot 2 of
*W. quarter, Section 1-11-2; S. half i
f NW. quarter, NW. quarter of SW. J!
uarter, SE. quarter SW. quarter and M
V. half SE. quarter Section 24, SE. iJjj
uarter Section 26 and W. half of Wi
alf Section 30-12-2, 611.68 acres,
1,955.48 and other valuable consider
tions.
Charles Holden and wife to George
I. Hays and Sideny Roden, an undiv -
ided half interest in W. half of NE.'
uarter, E. half NW. quarter and SE.
uarter of SW. quarter Section 36-i2
, 200 acres, $1.00 and qfher valuable
onsideration.
S. Heinemann and wife to Ada J. A
if *
urton SE. quarter of the SW. quar- ^
2 rand 15 acres, NE. quarter SW L
uarter Section 24-10-2, $1.00 and y
ther valuable consideration. / p
Frank M. Webber to H. S. UmJer
ill E. half SW. quarter Section 34- I
1-1, release deed.
Frank M. Webber to H. S. Under- ■
ill W. half SW. quarter Section 34- . Jfl
1-1, release deed.
Isaac Goldman to J. E. William
nd wife lands in Section 9-11-3, rtl. . *1
;ase deed.
R. A. Alby to John F. Marks, E. K.
larks and G. A. Marks one-sixth iiP
;rest in W. half Lot 2 of Section F, J
W. quarter Section 1 and N. haj£
f Lot 2 and E. half of S. half SE.
uarter of Lot 2 of NE. quarter of
ection 2, all in 10-2- $125. A
Tuckcrman Special School District m
d H. R. Henderson, Lot 14 and 15 in