k YET UNSIGNED
* Bl W ENEMY
CONFERENCE BEGAN 9 O’CLOCK
THIS MORNING.
Germany Must Accept Terms of Sur
l render Offered by Foch Or the
I Great Offensive on West Front
/Hr Will Continue.
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM WILSON
Bulletin.
London, Nov. 8.—A German pro
posal for an immediate provisional
suspension of hostilities has been he
jected by Marshal Focr.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 8.—A statemenl
was authorized at the white house
this afternoon that whenever word
came of a signed armistice in France
President Wilson himself would an
nounce it immediately.
I (By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. g.—Informatior
reaching Washington through diplo
matic circles indicate if the Germar
armistice envoys are not ready to sigr
the “immediately surrender terms’
which Foch offers they will be giver
only until Sunday to sign. No efforts
at a compromise or an evasion by the
Germans will be tolerated. Thej
must take what Germany is offeree
v_s <and iay down arms or there will be
no interruption of the great offensive
which is destroying the German mil
itary machines.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 8.—The state de
, partment announces officially that the
German armistice delegation enterec
a conference with Marshal Foch ai
nine o’clock this morning, Frencl
^-»time. Announcement is also made
\ that if the German delegation musl
refer the armistice terms to Berlir
they will be given seventy-two ours
after that decision in which to make
an answer.
(By The Associated Press.)
i Paris, Nov. 8. (4:20 A. M.)—The
-German delegates who -were sent tc
hPthe French front to receive the alliec
terms for an armistice crossed the
allied lines near Lacapelle last night
They were conducted this morning te
the meeting place fixed by Gen. Foci
in the department on the Aisne. The
trip required about four hours.
(By The Associated Press.)
hp Washington, Nov. 8.—When the
** state, war and navy departments op
ened this morning at nine o’clocl
there was no information that the
armistice had been signed1.
SWIFTON
k Additional deaths fom influenze
and pneumonia since the report o
last week bring the total number o:
deaths up to twenty-five in Glas:
township. The deaths not heretofore
reported are: Lloyd Freeman, 18
Mrs. Lewis Estes, 20; Bert Hatfield
18; Jesse Keith, 26; Shelby Hunt, 21
Ed. Brantley, 39; Annie Vanlloof, 16
There are a number of new cases ane
^in some instances those who sufferee
attack of the disease, have ventur
out too soon and a relapse has fol
lowed. The clear weather followm;
the heavy frost of Friday has mater
ially improved conditions. Doctor
Causey, Montell and Justus have bee:
this week to care for their pa
ients. Dr. Morton, who had a se
ere attack of pneumonia, is report
much better. The total numh
cases it is thought will excee
hundred.
- Victory Boys ana
Victory Girls.
_
(Elizabeth Gregg, Editor.)
WHAT CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE THINKS OF
VICTORY BOYS AND GIRLS
The “Victory Boys and the “Vic
tory Girls” will be mighty factors ir
the coming United Wfar Work Com
paign. How justly proud they will
! feel to EARN AND GIVE so that ojui
' soldier boys may not miss those
; wholesome and essential comforts
that help make them the greatest
fighters on earth.
The Chamber of Commerce ex«
tends its sincere greetings to these
junior organizations and trusts thej
will make use of the Chamber of
Commerce as their headquarters. We
would suggest that an employment
! bureau be formed so that boys anc
I girls could register for service and
I that where housewives and business
I concerns could get in quick touch
i with them when in need of their ser
I vices. This would give the boys anc
f girls a chance to earn money foi
1 their pledges. Key Boy Freemar
Irby and Key Girl Mable Dean arc
1 invited and urged to use the offices
i and services of the Chamber of Com
! merce in the pursuance of their work
I We are gratified to see the lively
! interest manifested by the boys anc
girls of this county and state in as
suming a part of the burden in wai
work. Boys and girls organized in i
cooperative spirit can attain any goa
for which they might strive. W(
hope that such an organization wil
i become permanent and be made i
bureau or an auxilliary of the Chamb
er of Commerce and take an impor
ant part in community building tha
i will give them a tangible reason fo:
loving theif home city and a develop
ment in civic pride of the best towi
in the state whenever possible.
C. L. Mariner.
This ought also to be an incentivi
- for the Victory Boys and the Victor;
Gif Is to work. The first ten states
that go “ov,er the top” will have i
Welfare Hut in France named foi
them. Let us be ambitious to havi
one named for Arkansas.
The Sophomore English Class o
the Newport High School will havi
four minute speeches on the “Victor;
uo ..spio Aio:piA„ putt l(sAog
i Saturday morning.
—
PRESENTS AMBULANCE
ROBE TO DR. O. E. JONES
> 1 ' '■ 1 -
The ladies of the W. C. T. U. o:
this city on yesterday afternoon pre
sented Dr. 0. E. Jones on his depart
ure for P’ort Riley, Kansas, a knitte*
robe for use in hospital service. Thi
robe Jis knitted in squares, eacl
1 member knitting a square and thesi
were joined making a very prett;
and useful gift. It was Khaki color
The presentation speech was made b;
1 Mrs. Dorsey, president of the society
•and is Drinted below, as sent in by thi
society:
On behalf of the W. C. T. U. o
Newport, we present to Dr. O. E
Jones this rug knitted for him by th;
hands of many friends, a testimony
not only of our esteem for him a;
our honored physician, but also a tok
en of our affection for our Newpor
boy, Oscar, who has spent his Hfe ii
our midst, whose mother was one o
our pioneers of our temperance work
Whose wife is a faithful comrade
, so may the influence of the past an;
, memories of home and friends an;
, boyhood days be united togethe
, with our purposes and labors as hi
leaves us to serve in distant land
perhaps,' “God and Home and Nativ
. Land.”
The prayers and blessings of th
I W. C. T. U. go with him.
j Mildred A. Lorsey, President.
Xenia Isaacs, Secretary.
' The K. K. Kiub, of which Elle:
- Hubly is secretary, *has adopted
3 French orphan. Many persons wh
1 have adopted orphans have receive
- pictures and interesting letters fror
- them. Every one who is able to do s
- should aid in this commendable wor
- and assist in taking care of th
i stricken children of our sister reput
lie. ' *
THE STOAT OF II
MODEST SOLDIER
Sergeant Mansfield, Back From the
Front, Will Lecture Here Satur
day Night and Sunday.
Here’s the story of a soldier’s life
in the trenches. You will never hear
of this story in any other way, be
cause this soldier’s bravery is ex
ceeded only by his modesty. His name
is Sergeant H. J. Mansfield, and he
• will deliver a lecture at the Madaline
theatre at 8:3q Saturday night and
another at the county court house
Sunday afternoon in the interest of
the United Wjar Work Campaign.
Sergt. Mansfield is of that type of
soldier, whose greatness is made ap
parent by his civil conduct, and while
he has many interesting and thrill
ing things to tell of trench life, he
modestly refrains from telling of his
own personal achievements, though he
wears a medal for bravery.
Sergt. Mansfield “went over” with
the immortal 10th Canadians in 1914.
It will be recalled that these lads
went straight to the front lines and
into the thickest of the’ fight. Only
314 of them lived to tell of this at
tack. Lieut Mansfield was in the first
gas attack at Ypres. His company
was cut off between fires, and all the
officers were killed. He, as senior
officer, took charge of the remaining
15 men, who were completely sur
rounded. In some manner, God only
knows, they were rescued, Sergt.
, Mansfield was shot through the
i stomach with shrapnel and . was
t otherwise injured. For this and sub
sequent achievements, the sergeant
was decorated for bravery by General
. Byng of the English army. He was
. honorably discharged from service
three months ago.
L During the Fourth Liberty Loan
Sergt. Mansfield sold one and one
fourth million dollars worth of bonds
at Evansville, Ind., and he also has
War Savings Stamps sales to the
amount of fifteen million dollars to
is credit.
It goes without saying that this
’ young man will have good audiences
here Saturday night and Sunday.
The Red Cross boxes for overseas
Xmas presents for sold'ers ara here
and may be ol taitied by presentation
' of War Department coupon to the
Chairman of this' Committee, Mr. C.
L. Mariner, at the Chamber of Com
merce. He will inspect all packages
when packed, weigh and1 mark post
age on them and otherwise comply
1 with instructions regarding them be
fore finally returning them to the
■ sender, who may then mail them. But
■ holders of Coupons are warned that
■ unless a box bears his inspection
I mark and acceptance, no matter if
i mailed in a Red Cross box obtained
i from him, it wifi not go overseas. So
! each person must offer boxes for in
spection as directed. Articles must
, be wrapped in a Khaki handkerchief,
■ which can be made or bought.
FAKE REPORT SETS
NATION REJOICING
Newport Also Shares Delirium Which
Sweeps Country When News
Agency Makes False Report.
The greatest hoax in recent years
; was perpetrated yesterday when the
j United Press, a news agency, an
nounced that an armistice between
| the allies and German was signed at
1 eleven o’clock in the morning and
that hostilities ceased at three in the
afternoon. Although the Associated
j Press, of which the Newport Inde
pendent is a member, and which is
j closer to official Washington than any
1 agency in the world, wired its mem
! bers that the report was not official
and asked that it not be credited, the
nation at once set out to celebrate,
and not until this morning did many
i persons realize that they had been
duped.
I The news was telephoned to New
port at noon, at which time the peo
ple, overjoyed that the war apparent
ly was at an end, began at once to ar
range for a celebration. At the same
time the Independent was told1 that
the armistice had not been signed,
being notified through the old reliable
Associated Press.
I While tha Independent is just as
eager as anyone to receive news that
j the war is over, we will take this op
i poriumiy again luiunu uui *o
; that the Independent is only fifteen
minutes away from Washington, and
and that news from Washington and
Europe reaches Newport just as
quickly as it is received in the larg
er cities of the country, and ths office
will gladly answer telephone in
quiries at any hour.
ERNEST THOMPSON DEAD
Ernest Thompson, aged 34 of the
Hickory Grove neighborhood, died at
one o’clock Thursday afternoon and
was buried at Hickory Grove this
afternoon. The funeral service being
held by his pastor, Rev. Brownlow
Taylor of the Baptist church. The de
ceased was stricken with influenza
ten days ago which developed into
pneumonia which caused his death,
The deceased was one of the best men
of this county, ever ready to responc
to the needs and betterment of his
county and he will be sadly missed ir
his home township where he was
ever awake to the needs of those
around him.
The deceased lost a little son foul
years old last week, also a brother
Homer Thompson, who died only i
few dajfs ago with the same dreadet
disease. Besides his wife and littli
child, he is survived by five brothers
and one sister, who are Frank, Joe
Henry, Odus and Everett Thompson
and Mrs. Ernest Massey of Jackson
port.
The more you help the men at the
uont the quicker the end will come,
/
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Allies Continue to Drive Ahead and 1
Advance Their Lines Behind Huns j
on Western Front.
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(By The Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 8.—The British are
continuing their advance along the
active battle front. Haig reports the
capture of two villages between Mons
and Manbeuge.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Nov. 8.—French troops re
sumed their advance along the whole
front this morning, the war office re
ports. French units have reached the
railway junction of Liart, twenty
miles north of Rethel on the right
where the French line joins the Amer
I icans. The French this morning cap
| tured Singly, less than eight miles
south of Meziere, and Frenois, about
one mile west of Sedan. Fifteen
hundred prisoners and much material
was captured yesterday.
IS GIVEN BANQUET
In honor of Dr. Oscar E. Jones, who
left this morning for Fort Riley,
Kansas, a banquet was given at the
Van Noy hotel last night by' Tom
W. Johnson, a close personal friend
of Dr. Jones. The guests at the de
lightful affair were all intimate
j friends of the guest of honor, and in
the three hours of delightful hospi
tality around the banquet board-, the
mingling of friends was very de
lightful as well as in many instances
affecting. In honor of the evening Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Gordie, managers of
the Van Noy hotel displayed much in
terest as well as taste, in the decorat
ing and planning of the occasion.
From ceiling to chandeliers and on the
banquet table the red, white and blue
were mingled, and to these were ad
ded the flags of our allied1 nations,that
fill us all with patriotism. In the cent
er of the table were pretty red and
white chrysanthemums, and marking
each plate, were miniature soldiers
with flags, and attached to these were
tiny cards with the name of the
guests.
An invocation by Rev. W. B. Hays
preceeded the serving of a delight
ful special seafood dinner, that in it
self wag as unusual) as it was elegant.
With each fish course from the oyster
cocktail to the individual trout, a
speciaf salad was served. Between
courses toasts were happily given by
various ones. Gustave Jones was a
very happy toastmaster, paying a de
lightful tribute to the guest of the
' evening as well as our nation and its
1 splendid work and success, and1 this
. was followed by the host, Mr. John
- son, whose talk was principally a
tribute to his friend, the guest of hon
or. Each man at the table rose, and
1_ _ nf jmnreeia
U11C hJJ *-*v—— —
tion and good will to all men as in a
body. It would be unfair to close this
write up of the banquet without men
tion being made of the perfect service
with which the dinner was served, foi
it was all ideal.
The presence of W. B. Hays at the
banquet was an appreciated feature
as he will be leaving Newport soon tc
grace other fields with his labor anc
personality.
Seated at the banquet table were
Dr. O. E. Jones, Gustave Jones, Rev
W. B. Hays, A. T. Hubly, N. H. Land
is, Dr. H. O. Walker, Harry G
Brandenburg, T. P. Umsted, R. D
Wilmans, M. A. Stevens, Sid Rut
land, Harry Grimes, T. S. Holloway
Joe L. Bevens, R. D. Brown and Ton
W. "Johnson.
CASUALTY LIST.
The following casualties are report
ed by the commanding general of th<
American Expeditionary Forces:
Killed in action-4j
Died of disease- 5
Wounded severely-3^
Wounded slightly -13‘
Missing in action-26!
Total
Arkansans in the list today are
Died of disease, Foster Bailey o
Board Camp. Wounded severelj
Valentine Wheeler, Cardiff. Missin;
in action, Chester B. Tribble of Bev
ens, Arkansas. .
THREE MORE CITIES ARE MADE '
NEW VICTIMS.
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The Port of Hamburg is Completely ,j|9
in Hands of Revolutionists, and •
Kaiser’s HroP'er Fired Oft .^pjN|
at Kiel Wednesday. ||m|
CAR FLIES THE RED FLAG
* (By The Associated Press.) , .'s
London, Nov. 8.—The cities of Dre
men, Schwer and Tilsit have joined rv| y
in the German revolution, accordng to
a Copenhagen dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph. Co.
(By The Associated Press.)
Amsterdam, Thursday Night.—The
port of Hamburg is completely in tha
hands of the revolutionists, accord
1 ing to reports from Hamburg news
papers printed by the Cologne Gaz
ette.
(By The Associated Press.)
Copenhagen,-Nov. 8.—Prince Henry
of Prussia, brother of Emperor Will
iam, lef Kiel Wednesday in an auto
mobile flying a red flag, the Schles
wig Vilks Zeitung states. Marines
fired a dozen shots at him, the news-,
paper adds.
UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN.
This is the kind of report we are
getting from over Jackson County.
They sound right and all indications
are that Jackson County will go over
the top the first part of the week
without a single hitch.
Algoa, Ark., Nov. 5, 1918.
Mr. A. T. Hubly,
County Chairman,
Dear Sir:—
I received your letters and cards
and we will make every effort to
raise our amount-of $250.00. I don’t
think we will need a speaker for the
10th for I think we will raise our
amount easy any way.
Yours truly,
A. L. Anderson.
All District Committees have not
yet written or reported as above but
I take it for granted that lack of
correspondence or other reports in
dicate that the committee is too busy
shaping their campaign to bother
writing. I know the organization I
I have selected will deliver tne goous
and that the good people of Jackson
County will do their part in this
Campaign. You will note from the
page ads that the first four counties
of each State over the top will have a
motor truck at the front named after
them. I want one there. Don’t you?
' Sincerely yours,
A. T. Hubly,
Chairman for Jackson County.
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COTTON REPORT
Wasington, Nov. 8.—The census
bureau announces cotton ginned prior
to November 1 amounted to 7,793,
. 615 bales. >
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