rican Red Cross Until
Daily
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS MONDAY, MAY" 20,
activity
Australians have
urancre, east of
3^0 pi*isoners.
out a minor raid
and near Ramel.
work continues at
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were killed
the London aree
air raid.
local fighting on
Austro-Hungarian
Mantello and Adam
driven back. In the
the Italians cap
broke Up enemy
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JESSE L. LASKY
Presents
JACK PICKFORD
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AND TOM’’
further adventures of
r, by Mark Twain
5 reels—LASKY.
10 and 15 Cents
Beach’s great
“The Auction
the rnaid
tAmerica and the
she is subjected
Hays, Jr.,
‘Why We Should
Cross Work.
G. A. Hillhouse Will Sell Stock, Etc.,
For the Benefit of the American
Red Cross.
Everyone who is acquainted with
the persuasive powers of Hon. Geo.
A. Hillhouse know in advance that a
goodly sum of money will be raised
in Newport Saturday for the Ameri
can Red Cross, when he will conduct
a public auction of pigs, etc., which
have been donated to the local chap
ter. Mr. Hillhouse requests all per
sons having stock or anything else
to donate to the chapter to bring it in
Saturday and place it in his charge.
The honor flag which Jackson
county won by reason of her enviable
■over-subscription of the Third Liber
ty Loan will be raised either just be
fore the sale commences or immedi
ately after it is over.
Undoubtedly there are many per
sons in Newport and elsewhere in the
county who will gladly donate some
thing to the local chapter for public
sale Saturday. Let everybody step to
the front with something.
TWELVE PERSONS
KILLED IN STORM
Tornado Passes Through Nebraska
ond Takes Heavy Toll of Life
and Property.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Bloomfield, Neb., May 20.—Twelve
persons, mostly children, arc known
to have been killed, twenty-five in
jured and scores of homes and farm
buildings were demolished by a tor
nado, which swept this section of Ne
braska Saturday night. Reports so
far are meagre, owing to interrupted
wire communica< ’Mi.
1
BODIES REMOVED
FROM! WRECKAGE
Investigation Is In Progress to Deter
mine Cause of Explosion In
Chemcal Plant.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Pittsburg, May 20.—Sixty-three
bodies were removed this morning
from thes^reckage of high explosives
in the plant^of the Aetna Chemical
Company, which was destroyed by a
series of explosions Saturday. Nine
ty-four of the injured are in hospitals.
Officials of the company said 212 are
still unaccounted for. It is expected
a number of these will register later.
An investigation is in profress to de
termine the cause of the explosions.
NOTICE.
All men of Jackson county, who
have reached 21 years of age since
June 5, 1917, are required to register
for selective military service, U. S'.
\ army, on June 5, 1918. The place of
iregistration will be at the county
court house in Newport.
1 i J. F. Parish,
Secretary of Exemption Board, Jack
sour County, 23d&wtf.
TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE.
The Jackson County Teachers’ In
stitute will convene in Newport June
3-7 inclusive. All those who expect
to teach in this or other counties are
expected to attend. This is also a
time for the extension of licenses.
E. H. Bowman,
22till June 3 \ Co. Supt.
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Better to sacrifice \ luxuries than
sacrifice lives. Sacrifice the luxur
► ies—Buy War Savings ^Stamps.
► You command the immediate inter
► est and attention of loca\ customers
► when you patronize the Independent's
► advertising facilities. \
Red Cross Team Workers
To Meet At Hotel Tonight
Tonight at 7:30 o’clock the Red
Cross team workers will meet at the
Hazel hotel for the purpose of receiv
ing full and complete instructions. It
is important that every team member
be there. Possibly a few of the mem
bers have not been seen personally,
and for that reason the list is pub
lished below, all of whom finding
there names therein are urged to be
hand promptly. . ... i.
| Following are the teams:
Team No. 1.
T. W. Johnson, Captain—C. L. Fox,
T. S. Holloway, Roy Umsted, G. L.
Smith, Harry Grimes, R. D. Brown,
J. D. Sisson, Dr. Henry Owen, W.
Rushton.
Team No. 2.
J. R. Holden, Captain—Tom Hut
son, Jack Montgomery, C. P. Bandy,
P. O. Noe, C. R. Pate, L. B. Allen, J.
W. Grubbs, H. C. Patton, M. A. Stev
ens.
Team No. 3.
O. M. Bowen, Captain—J. Q. Black
wood, H. B. Spencer, L. McDougald,
R. J. Huguley, C. J. Saenger, P. H.
Van Dyke, Phillip Lockard, A. C.
Wilkerson.
Fallowing is the team to work in
Union Township outside of Newpoi't:
J S. Wilmans, Jno. R. Liftin, Jr.,
W. N. Dunaway, Jno. Purdy, R. B.
Hooker, O. D. Watson, S. Heinemann,
T. J. Gregg, B. W. Jamison, H. O.
Walker.
Across the Seas They Call
Across the seas from every war
torn nation in the Allied cause there
comes the call for Red Cross help.
It comes from soldiers who have
primly laced the gleaming bayonet
steel and poison gas and screaming
shells, and who now lie with parch
ing throats and throbbing wounds.
It comes from soldiers sick with
fever, pneumonia, tuberculosis.
It comes from soldiers crippled
mutilated, blinded, who can no longer
fight and must be trained for useful
occupations.
It comes from the underfed, shiv
ering, helpless prisoners in the Ger
man prison camps.
It comes from the little children
orphaned, homeless, slowly starving
*day by day, by tens and tens of
thousand's.
It comes from mothers in the pil
laged zones of war whose hearts and
souls have been made numb with
horror.
From all these ..millions of suffer
ing human beings there comes across
the sea the call for help—help that
because of the frightful burdens
p’aced open our allies cannot be giv
j->n unless it is provided by the Amer
ican Red Crc ss.
Another hundred million is needed
to “carry on.”
What will America’s answer be?
There is only one way to give tc
the Red Cross—give till your heart
says stop. A little contribution is on
ly a salve to pride.
This is not to say that contributions
of only one dollar, or even of only one
nickle, are not desired—and needed
For you to give $5 when you car
give $25—for you to give $25 when
you can give $100, or to give $10C
when you can give $500—is to dodge
the heaviest obligation that this wai
has laid upon you.
For remember, this is NO I a char
ity—this is a DUTY.
This is not a time to give because
others give. This is a time to give
because others need.
No man can tell you how much you
ought to give. Except this: that
“Over There” the need is so great
that only by cutting to the quick, on
ly by giving all that you can give
and then MORE—only by giving not
a little of your excess but much of it
—only by taking from your own
children and from your wife and
yourself, can the needs of the men
who are fighting for you and the
NEEDS of the children of the men
who have died for you be met.
Ask your soul how much it should
! be.
Do not let the other man’s failure
to do his duty deter you from your
obligation. His failure does not re
lieve you of duty. Be sure you have
done what you should do, and then
roundly condemn the other fellow for
his failue. He will deserve your con
| demnation just the same as you if
I had done as he.
RIVER CGNTlJuES
TO FALL STEADILY
I
| Heavy Local Rhins, It Is Believed,
Will Not Cause Another Rise In
White River.
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White River continues to fall
' steadily in Newport, the water stand
ing 27 feet on the local gauge this
; afternoon. A heavy rain fell in New
1 port and vicinity this morning, which,
; it is believed, will not effect the stage
| of the river. On the other hand, the
! rain has been of great benefit, in that
' the crops which were placed under
i vvater will be cleansed of dirt that ac
| cumulated,
A heavy rain also fell at Batesville
! this morning, but it is not reported
j whether the downfall extended north
1 of that point.
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To advertise it in tne Independent
| is to sell it—if it is something for
; which live people find a need.
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ARKANSAS
1 BANK §
i TRUST
I COMPANY
|E NEWPORT, ARK. ,
|| Do Your Share |;
You may not be able to serve your 11
llj country abroad, but you can serve it at jj |
home by doing your share in adding to | j
the money resources of the nation.
! || A Savings Account in this bank j;»
|I will afford you the opportunity of build- = j
IM ing up a surplus fund. g j
\M One dollar will open an account.
til
MAJOR LUFBERRY
KILLEDJN FIGHT
Member of American Flying Corps
In France Dies While Fighting
Enemy In the Air.
Associated Pdess Dispatch.
With the American Army in France,
May 20.—Major Raoul Lufberry of
the American flying corps has been
killed in aerial battle.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, May 19, (Sunday)—It is of
ficially announced tonight that Amer
ican gunners have brought down a
German airplane.
Official ,announcement last night
reported two hostile airplanes were
brought down by Amrican aviators.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, May 20.—Pershing re
ports yesterday was quiet at all
points occupied by the Americans
aside from aerial activity.
WILSON SIGNS
OVERMAN HILL
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washinfton, -May -20.—President
Wilson today signed the Overman bill
giving the president broad powers to
co-ordinate government departments.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Verser and
little daughter returned Sunday even
ing from a visit to his mother, and
[are packing their household goods,
[ preparatory to moving in a few days
[to Helena, where Mr. Verser has ac
cepted a position with the Rod Cross
Drug Company.
BAPTISrS OPPOSE
! THE DIVORCE EVIL
I -
Would Grant Divorce On No Ground
Except for That of Infidelity—
Oppose Marriage After Divorce.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Hot Springs, May 20.—The South
ern Baptist Convention today adopted
a resolution condemning the granting
of divorces except for one scriptural
reason and requested preachers to re
fuse to perform marriage ceremonies
for divorced persons unless infidelity
is the cause of the divorce. It was al
so urged that ministers of the gospel
be the only persons permitted to per
form a marriage ceremony.
TWO (2) BOYS GONE.
Wanted to know at once the where
abouts of my two boys, Johnnie Har
row, aged 17, weight about 110 lbs.
and very dark hair, and Jonathan
Harlow, aged 12, weight about 85 oi
90 lbs. and light hair. Both have blue
eyes and are nearly the same height.
Were last seen in Denmark. Ark., May
loth, 1918. Each had on a brown
cap and blue overalls with bibs.
Were never aw,y before. I know of
no good reason for their absence. Be
lieve that some malicious person has
induced them to go away or that evil
has befallen them. v May be on a
farm or with show. They are needed
very badly at home, as their mother
is dead, and I am crippled. Have a
large crop to tend, and 2 very small
children and one baby to look after,
and have no housekeeper. Anyone
[locating them do not mention this no
; tice to the boys, but try to keep track
of them, or else hold officially, and
at once write, wire, telephone, oi
' send me messenger at my expense
' and I will surely compensate as far as
I am able. I am their father and live
■2 % miles west of Denmark, Ark. Al.
' city marshals or other officers, 01
any person please give this youi
[quick attention. All other papers
please copy and oblige.
John Harlow,
L T (White Co.), Aik.
t .jg
Speakers Tell of Work Carried
By the Red Cross in Convincinj
Manner Last Night.
Not as large a crowd
had been hoped for attended tne mas^H
meeting at the Christian church lasi^^
night, but the lack of numbers wasV
made up in enthusiasm for the Red ▼
Cross. The meeting was held for the^
purpose of instilling enthusiasm pre^
paratory to the Red! Cross Drive thi^^
week, and the service opened by d
song, fbllowed by scripture reading
by Rev. W. B. Hays and prayer by
Rev. J. W. Gardner.
Jos. M. Stayton opened the speak
ing program with a few well chosen
remarks, introducing Gustave Jones,\
the first speaker of the evening. Mr. \
Jones read the president’s proclam
ation which set aside this week as
Red Cross week, following which he Jj
stated he had given his place on the W
program to Judge George Humphries I
oi Salem. Judge tiumpnries aenvereu
a convincing address and was enthu
siastically received by his hearers.
Judge Humphries was followed by
Major Campbell, who always delig
his hearers in Jackson county, a
had much of interest to tell of ttf
| work of the Red Cross.
Dr. E. D. Brown of Batesville was
the next speaker and his remarks Jj
were well received and deeply appre^f
ciated. Following Dr. Brown earner
Claude M. Erwin, whose talk carried
much to please and enthuse his hear
ers. n
The meeting was closed by A. T.
Hubly, who explained a few points
concerning the campaign for funds
here this week.
Tonight a smoker will be held at
the Hazel hotel, where the solicitors
will meet and receive final instrucMl
j tions for their week’s work. No dif^J
j ficulty is anticipated in the work cMm.
securing Newport’s quota, as thi^Ej
city has always responded with a wi'^H
and enthusiasm.
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NO NEW DEVELOP- 9
MENTS REPORTED IN
SINN FEINN AFFAI^H
Associated Press Dispatch. fl|
London, May 20.—No fresh deve^H
opments of the Sinn Feinn affair we^H
reported Sunday and Dublin dispatcM/
es report everything is quiet. Hjl
AMERICAN CARGO Jl||
CARRIER IS SUNK j9H
BY TORPEDO OR
Associated Press Dispatch. HlBj
Washington, May 20.—The aHhhK
ran cargo carrier, J. G. McCullB'.-..'■ "j|
was sunk by a mine or torpedo x^^^W
eign waters, the navy departm^Hy
advised. It is reported all han<H?x- Jj
cept Engineer Daughtry were sajp. £
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GRAND THCA
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^ Tonight fj-f
WILLIAM FOX
^ Presents Gladys Brockwell
^ in a timely American dram
entitled
“FOR LIBERTY”
* Showing the thrilling exp
4^ iences of an American
4^ within the German lines.
4^ York crowds applaud \
^ she strikes blows for
^ country and stands rea
give her life for the 1.
0 her birth.
^ It’s a FOX Sped
Also a screen tel
^ showing the news
^ world in motion.
4^ Standard Pric
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^ Tomorrow
^ Gail Kane
^ in a
♦ entitled
“THE VELVE'
♦ also
+ Roscoe (Fatty)
+ “A RECKLES
4^ 2 reel PARAM
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