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VOLUME XVIII. NO. 192. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1918. V
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PUNE VICTIM OF
Unable To Ascend Airship From
Eberts Field Crashes Through
Fence—Aviators Unhurt.
Shortly after noon Sunday an air
§St iven by Lieut. Page and Sgt.
^B from Eberts Field, Lonoke,
^B phi East Newport, and a few
|B ;ter when the airmen attempt
jl^Pu “ascend, their ship crashed
WM through a wire fence, greatly daniag
■ ing the plane, the airmen escaping
|P without injury.
t The men had endeavored for some
^TVttftgtes to take the air, but several
attempts proved futile. During the
last attempt the men gained consid
erable speed on the ground and reach
ed a high place just in front of a
"jump off.” They felt that they
would ascend from this point and
cleai^a wire fence just beyond. In
stead of the machine lifting it stayed
... jdtjl the ground and tore through the
(j^Tence. The propeller of the machine
was tom up, one of the wings was
broken, and the ship was otherwise
damaged. Luckily the airmen did not
receive a scratch.
The machine, a Curtiss training
plane, was loaded on a flat car today
'and returned by rail to Lonoke.
H/e have a fine stock of Blanke’s
Candies in fancy boxes. There is no
better candy on the market.—I. D.
Price. 189bl7t
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| COBLENZ TOW
According To Message From Berlin
fasting Representative Of The
Foreign Office.
(By The Associated Press.)
Amsterdam, Sunday, Dec. 8.—
American forces advancing toward
kke Rhine will reach Coblenz Monday,
according to a message from Berlin,
parting a representative of the-for
eign office who has just returned
from Trevis.
Dolls of all sizes and prices all
made in America.—I. D. Price.l£9bl4
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port, will please be pres
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- will be a Meeting Tuesday
* for the purpose of electing of
>rs to serve dinting the ensuing
sight, December IfV of the Masonic
members are urged to be
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and complete line
popialar authors. Books
acceptable as Christmas
presents. See out- stock before you
buy.—I. D. Price!. 189bl7t
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Seven Airplanes Will
Visit Citp Tommorrow
If weather conditions permit, to
morrow will be a great date in New
port history. Seven airplanes from
Eberts field, Lonoke, are scheduled
to land here, providing the weather is
not inclement. Some of the planes
will land at the foot of Walnut street,
where a circus recently performed,
and which ground is being placed in
condition today. Probably the entire
seven machines will not land at this
point, but two or three likely will de
scend in East Newport. Just what
hours they are to arrive is not known,
but probably early tomorrow morn
ing.
The purpose of the visit here will
be the survey and marking off of a
landing place, which has been secured
through the efforts of the Chamber
of Commerce. Parties are working
today to place the field below Walnut
street in condition. After the field is
stablished a gasoline tank will be
installed, and later, if Newport is
made a landing place on the air mail
line between Little Rock and St.
Louis, a man will be placed in charge
of the field and keep a supply house
to be ready for the repair of ma
chines and to do other incident work.
After the field is ready, Newport
will be the plaee of visitation by ma
chines many times a week, it is as
sured.
GENERAL DUPONT HAS
ESTABLISHED HEADQUAR
TERS IN BERLIN.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 9.—General Du
pont of the French army, who was
entrusted with the transportation and
repatriation of French prisoners
held in Germany, has .arrived in Ber
lin and established headquarters in
the palace formerly occupied by the
French embassy, according to advices
received today.
Go. to }• D. Price for all kinds of
pys, dolli and .gSDies- 189bl7t
GINNING REPORT.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 9.—Cotton gin
ned prior to Lecember first amounted
to 9,563,124 running bales, according
to the Census Bureau report of today.
Arkansas ginned 717,121 bales,
Mississippi 892,906 and Tennessee
224,049. The total ginnings prior to
December first last year, were 9,713,
529 bales.
For a real useful Christmas pre
sent there is nothing better than a
Waterman Ideal Fountain Pen. Full
stock of all sizes on hand. I. D.
Price. 189bl7t
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SHORT SELLING
TO HE RESUMED
Speculation In New York And New
Orleans Cotton Markets Stopped
With Armistice Signed.
(By The Associated Press.)
New York, Dec. 9.—Prohibition
against foreign and speculative short
selling contracts on the New York
and New Orleans cotton exchanges,
which was placed in effect November
thirteenth as an emergency measure
due to the signing of the armistice,
was removed' today by order of the
committee on cotton distribution of
the war industries board.
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GDNIK TO CITY
Kansas Minister And Attorney Will
Be In Newport Tomorrow In In
terest Of Red Cross.
Tomorrow, Rev. Floyd Poe, a minis
ter, and Hon. A1 F. Williams, an at
torney, both of whom are prominent
men of Kansas, will arrive in New
I port and spend a week in this dis
trict, speaking in the interest of
the Red Cross membership drive,
which bgins next week. W. A. Bil
lingsley has been notified of their
coming and is arranging a speaking
tour for the men, and will make an
nouncement of their appearance at a
meeting in Newport.
A complete line of Bibles and Test
aments at I. D. Price’s. 189bl7t
PROBE OF GERMAN
PROPAGANDA STILL
GOING ON IN SENATE.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 9.—Letters from
Secretary Fields to Count Von Bern
storff which were read to the Senate
committee investigating the German
and brewery propaganda today by
Bruce Bielaski of the department of
justice, included instructions to Ger
man consuls in the United States to
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get German subjects out of plants
producing materials for the allies.
The consuls were ordered to stop
Germans above the rank of common
laborer from working in such plants,
under a section of the Imperial code,
and report to the German consulate
in New York.
Casualty List
Killed in action_336
Wounded severely_831
Wounded slightly -165
Missing in action_376
Total _1,708
Arkansans in the list are as fol
lows :
Killed in action, Sergeant Grover
C. Williams; Bugler Aubrey Up
church, Morrilton; Everett F. Har
rell, Piggott; Frederick P. Johnson,
Sumners; Walter Hall, Dumas.
Wounded severely, Lieutenant Boas
E. Gibson, Hoxie; John H. Major,
Hope; Otis Berry, Green Forrest;
James G. Shultz, Scotts; Vernon C.
Bankston, Fountain Hill; Walter A.
Adams, Tuckerman; Earl P. Yar
brough, Marble; Harrison Carr, Til
lar.
Wounded, degree undetermined,
Jim B. Heard, Greenway; Ray A.
Shane, Agnos; George W. Bruce,
Piggott; Otto L. Minor, Greenway;
John T. Sumner, Bristow; Harry L.
' Wilfong, Warren.
Wounded slightly, L. B. Robinson,
Gravelly; Hallie W. Morgan, Ursula.
Died of disease, Luther J. Beane,
Bigelow; Charles Beard, Arkadel
phia; Joeph Clannman, Altus.
Missing in action, Fellmer Davis,
Leola.
MEMBERS OF U. S. , ^
ARMY RECEIVED NO
SENTENCE OF DEATH.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 9.—Not a single
member of the Amercan army has
been put to death since the beginning
of the war because of the commission
of purely a military offense, Major
General Crowder declared in his an
nual report to Secretary Baker.
Crowder said the above fact is the
outstanding feature of the report.
There has been a total of 12,357 offi
cers and men brought before the gen
eral court martial on various charges,
of which eighty-eight per cent were
convicted.
NOTICE ELKS.
There is to be a regular meeting
of the Lodge Wednesday night at
7:30. Besides other important busi
ness there is to an election of exalted
ruler to succeed Brother Fred R.
Suits, deceased. Members are urged
to attend. ,
92d3t J. H. Johnston, Sec’y
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OFFICERS Or 1J
members.
The following directors were
ed:
T. J, Greg£ P. hi. Van Dyke,
Huguley, G. A. Hillhouse, Joe L.
Bevens, Wm. Dunaway, W. A. Bil
lingsley of Newport, Judge L. D.
Smith of Tuckerman, J. D. Carvell of J
Grubbs and John Gardner of Tupelo. A
For Ingersol watches go to I. DflH
Price. '
AFTER THE □
TRADE SUBJEC
Is Theme Of Principal Discussion At
Convention Of Southern Com
mercial Congress.
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(By The Associatei “^^1
Baltimore, Dec. 9.— rada
after the world war was - >e of ■
the Tenth Annual Convention of tha |»
Southern Commercial Congress which -djS
assembled today for a week’s sessio*re»|
Delegates from virtually every gopDr^^B
ern state are present. Speaker m
Champ Clark in his address at the JH
opening of the session declared^^B
American future'prosperity rests in 4 ■
large measure on the increase of for- 1
eign trade. He said! the merchant
marine, built up during the war,
should be maintained forever.
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WILL LOAN MONEY
TO ALLIED COUN
TRIES AFfER WAR.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Lee. 9.—Congress was
asked today by Secretary McAdoo to
authorize loans after the declaration
of peace to the governments which
have been associated with the United
States in the war to aid in
and reconstructing the
countries.
(By The Associated
Washington, Dec.
estimated that
a half of war bonds already
waukee, Adolp
secretary of the
win St. John
Kruse and J, Louis
-I.--*- indicted
began in
run STOLEN CARS
SOLD TO RESIDE
POP!
Poplar Bluff, Dec. 7.
and other southest Miss<
east Arkansas towns ha
past week been floodei
automobiles it
lice today,
brought into
Louis and sold
Several stolen
at Newport, Ark. St. Louis dectec- 1
tives are working on the cases. 1
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