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WOMEN GET AWAY
WITH FINE START
Total of Sixty-One Women of New
port Offer Their Service On First
Day of Registration.
The first day of Registration
Week in Newport brought out sixty
one patriotic women, who registered
their services for the period brought
of the war. Twenty-nine registered
at the court court and thirty-two at
the city hall. The work will be car
ried on throughout the week, and
many more women are expected to
fill out the registration blanks.
Following are those who registered
yesterday.
I City Hall—Miss Mary Bains, Mrs.
W. A. Barker, Miss Katrina Bateman,
Miss Joyce Brong, Miss Annie Bul
Ilard, Miss Dorsey Bullard, Mrs. P. M.
Clark, Miss Mabel Dean, Miss Nobe
Edgar, Miss Myrtle Farmer, Miss
Sylvia Farmer, Miss Bessie Graham,
Miss Lovertia Hays, Mrs. C. G. Hen
ry, Mrs. G. Hircus, Mrs. C. E. Hipo
Kte, Miss Vera Holmes, Mrs. A. T.
Hubly, Mrs. W. B. Hooper, Mrs. T.
W. Johnson, Miss Sylvia Knopp, Miss
Lucia Loftin, Miss Audrey McLain,
Miss Lora McDaniel, Mrs. C. R.
Pate, Mrs. J. 0. Powell, Mrs. G. L.
Robinson, Miss Dewey Sellers, Miss
Minnie B. Sink, Mrs. Annie Stuckey,
Mrs. F. R. Suits, Mrs. A. C. Wilker
son.
Court House—Mrs. J. B. Avera,
Mrs. W. E. Bevens, Mrs. C. Bach,
Mrs. G. H. Banks, Miss Lela K. Beat
tie, Mrs. E. L. Boyce, Miss Faith
Cummins, Mrs. E. L. Curry,, Mrs. J.
P'. Duck, Mrs. T. J. Gregg, Mary
Elizabeth Grubbs, Mrs. S. C Haidage,
Mrs C* Y. Jones, Miss Birdie Kirk
land, Miss Willis Kidd, Miss Nellie
Koenig,, Miss Susie Lindsay, Miss
Helen McDonald, Mrs. Martha Ream
4y, Mrs. E. T. Rucks, Mrs. J. W.
Stayton, Mrs. B. E. Snetser, Mrs. R.
G. Thomas, Mrs. 0. D. Watson, Mrs.
E. B. Watsin, Mrs. P. H. Van Dyke,
Mrs. John E. Williams, Mrs. Mary C.
Wonnan, Miss Clyde Wood.
snsHriE!
IS AGAIN CLOSED
Austrian Authorities Again Have
Completely Closed Austrian
Swiss Frontier.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Berne, Feb. 19.—The Swiss and
Austrian frontier agifin has been
completely closed by the Austrian
authorities.
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GERMAN ARMY CORPS
OCCUPIES NEW TERRITORY
Associated Press Dispatch.
Vienna, Feb. 19.—A German army
corps, under command of General
Von Linsigen, according to an official
statement issued by the Austrian war
office, has occupied Lutsk Volhynia,
withiut fighting.
BIG OFFEHSiVE
EXPECTED NOW
Germans Will Employ Tanks and
Mysterious Gas In Attack On
Allied Lines.
Associated Press Dispatch.
British Headquarters in France,
Feb. 19.—The great German offensive
on the western front is expected to
begin at any moment now. So far as
the British front is concerned the
main thrust will be made in the sec
tor between Arras and St. Quentin.
Tanks and new. mysterious gas will
be employed by the enemy in an at
tempt to break the allied lines. Oth
er attacks will be delivered further
south. This information was gleaned
from prisoners and other sources.
WILLENDEAVOR TO
SETTU STRIKE
Fuel Administration Will Send Peale
to Alabama Coal Fields, Where
15>000 Are Idle.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 19.—The fuel ad
ministration today decided to send
Rembrandt Peale, special assistant of
Dr. Garfield, to the Alabama coal
fields to endeavor to settle the strike
of Alabama miners. Fifteen thous
and miners are on a strike there, de
manding better wages.
SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN
ILL OF APPENDICITIS
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 19. — Senator
Chamberlain of Oregon, chairman of
the military committee will be oper
ated upon immediately for appendi
citis. He will be taken to a hospital
for final instructions.
HIGHER PRICE EUR
1918 WHEAT CROP
Favorable Recommendation On Gore
Bill to Increase Price to $2.50
A Bushel.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 19.—A favorable
report on the Gore bill to increase
the minimum price of wheat of the
1918 crop from $2 to $2.50 a bushel,
was made today by the Senate Agri
cultural Committee.
RUSSIA FORCED TO
ACCEPT GERMAN TERMS.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Feb. 19.—Russia is now
forced to sign peace upon the condi
tions proposed by Germany, says an
official Russian statement received
here today.
SPECIAL THIS WEEK.
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Extra Fine Apples, per peck—-45c
Fine Eating Potatoes, per pk-40c
Eggs, per dozen-50c
Lemons, per dozen---30c
No. 3 Tomatoes, large cans-15c
Good Corn- 15c
Kraut, large cans, 2 for--25c
Table Peaches in syrup-15c
Grits, per ppu£d ———————10c
Turnips, per p^ck-—-35c
Good Can Peas,„p^r cap--15c
Soldiers’ Bread —-15c
For Cash Only.
268d3t. Snetser’s Grocery.
The W. C. T. U. Asks For
Special Session Legislature
The following resolutions were un
animously adopted by Newport Chap
ter of the Women’s Christian Tem
perance Union requesting Governor
Brough to call a special session of
the legislature to stop the importa
tion of intoxicants into Arkansas:
Whereas, After many years of
prayer and labor the good people of
this state thought they had at last
obtained a law which would prevent
our people from being sullied by the
use of strong drink; and,
Whereas, By decision of the su
preme court a hole has been found in
this' law under which people can go
and bring liquor into this state; and,
Whereas, We saw the actual work
ings of our so-called Bone Dry Law
when it was construed to prevent the
carriyng of liquor into our state long
enough to know that it was not only a
popular measure with all our substan
tial citizenship but also long enough
to realize the great good which is ac
complished by the absolute prohibi
tion of the traffic in intoxicating li
quors; and,
Whereas, Since this great hole has
been discovered in our law we have
begun to see the bad effects of per
mitting liquors to enter our state by
any method whatever; and,
Whereas, Christian womanhood
asks the privilege and claims it as of
right to rear their families in an at
mosphere uncontaminated, even indi
rectly, by alcoholic beverages; and,
Whereas, Our great nation is at war
and all of our energies and resources
are being taxed to the limit to carry
on this war, which we hold to be a
righteous one; and,
Whereas, It will be grave folly to
permit our citizens to waste their
time running back and forth to neigh
boring states for the purpose of in
troducing intoxicants into Arkansas
and also reducing their efficiency by
the accelerated use of strong drink
when we need all the time and labor
we can possibly muster to carry on
necessary war work; and,
Whereas, We deem it a sin for our ]
state to thus encourage and permit j
people to spend their money for train
fare to go buy intoxicants and per
mit them to thus go out of the state
and waste their money buying intox
icants when the money so spent is
worse than wasted, is forever lost to
good work or to the help of the gov
ernment, when this money if not
needed for the necessary and imme
diate care of families, ought to be in
vested in Liberty Bonds and War Sav
ings Certificates; and,
Whereas, The amount of crime,
poverty, suffering and want that will
happen in our communities, as a re
sult of permitting intoxicating bever
ages to be introduced into out srate
will be appalling and cause any in
creased expense upon the tax payers;
and,
Whereas, A Special Session of the
Legislature to remedy these evils is
b$dly needed, is the only way in
wjiich the situation can be promptly
a*d effectively met and which will
njore than pay for itself in crime pre
vention, reduction of court costs and
expenses and the upkeep of criminals,
tff say nothing of the manhood which
c|in be restored and the manhood pre
served under stringent laws prevent
ing the introduction of intoxicants in
to opr state.
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved:
That we do hereby petition the gov
ernor to call a Special Session of the
Legislature at once to meet this great
Imergency; and,
Be It Further Resolvel: That a
copy of these resolutions be sent to
the governor, a copy handed to the
newspapers for publication and a
copy sent to our state president to the
end that she may rally the forces of
righteousness and stop the further
Invasion of; our fair state by this vile
stuff and also to the eend that such
steps may bo taken as will end for all
time the liquor curse throughout the
length and breadth of the entire re
public, as that we may have a stain
Prices Reduced On
Crown Trousers
A Clean-Up Sale
of Extra Trousers
And if you are in need of a
pair, now is an opportune
time to get them at a big
saving. Any number of these
are medium-weight woolens
and are ideal for early spring
at the following prices:
$4.00 Values.$2.85
4.50 Values. 3.15
5.00 Values. 3.85
6 and $6.50 Values 4.85
7 and $7.50 Values 5.85
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less nation and an unstained flag.
The above resolutions were intro
duced, read, and unanimously adopted
at the Francis Willard Memorial
meeting held by Newport Chapter of
the W. C. T. U., Wednesday, Febru
ary 13th, 1918, there being 96 present
and voting.
Eunice P. Bowen, Vice Pres.
Xenia Isaacs, Recording Sec.
sir bolshi
IS OVERTHROWN
Social Revolutionists In Petrograd
Are Credited With Usurping
the Bolsheviki Rule.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Uondon, Feb. 19.—Rumors are cur
rent in Vasa that the Bolsheviki gov
ernment in Petrograd has been over
thrown bv social revolutionists under
the leadership of M. Tchernoff, ac
cording to a correspondent there to
the Politiken of Copenhagen, who
says Mikolax Lenine and Leon Trotz
ky are said to have escaped to Riga.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Amsterdam, Feb. 19.—The peace
terms offered Rumania by Germany,
the Neusle Nachrichten of Leipsig
says, must include surrender of Dob
rudja to Bulgaria. v
KALEDIIES HIS
KILLEDJIMSELF
Cossacks Leader Is Reported to Have
Committed Suicide While At
tending Meeting.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, Feb. 19.—General Kal
edines committed suicide at Novo
Tcherkask, headquarters of the Don
Cossacks, during a session of the
Novo Tcherkask government which
he attended.
Mrs. Reinhardt, mother of Mrs.
W. B. Hays, is not expected to live
many weeks and Mrs. Hays is now
constantly at her bedside. Mrs.
Reinhardt is one of the early settlerB
in Arkansas and has been an invalid
for a number of years, but even at
the advanced age of 82 shows remark*
able vitality.
The campaign for soliciting funds
for the War Camp Community Ser
vice is in full swing. The local com
mittee met with Chairman Hubly at
the Hazel hotel yesterday afternoon
for the operation.
REGISTER.
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(The song “Register” was composed
by Miss Dove Erwin to be used dur
ing Registration Week and was sung
by Mrs. Chas. P. Bandy at the Mad
eline Theatre Monday evening).
The Government’s sent the message
round,
Register, Register.
Will women help to win the crown?
Register, Register.
Let every woman now unite
To help to win in this great fight,
With all her powers and gifts and
might,
Register, Register.
’Twill answer prayers sent to the
skies,
Register, Register.
And wipe the tears from suffering
eyes,
Register, Register.
When every woman does her part
To cheer each soldier boy’s heart,
It gives him courage for a new start,
Register, Register.
Our country great shall then be tree,
Register, Register.
Frpm warW.igM tfridavery,
Register, Register. *
Our flag shall float without a sta?T\
Democracy shall be the natoe,
Yet all the natioha peace shall reign,
tegister, Register.
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Tune: “Maryland, My
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MUST FACE THE
GERMAN POWER
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Germany Is Opposing the Bolshevild
and Assisting the Hard Pressed *
Ukranians.
the court instructed the jury to
turn a verdict of not guilty, and
fendants were discharged,
The case of the state Vs.
Sherman was continued for the
In the case of state vs. Elsie _
urn, attachment was dismissed.
The case of the state vs. J. H. Ellis
was ignored by the grand jury and |S
defendant discharged.
State vs. Lonzo Swan, plea of guil
ty and continued for the term.
In the case of the state vs. H. E»
Sullivhn, demurrer was sustained and
defendant discharged.
The damage suit of Mrs. Jennie A*
Bridger vs. the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific Railway Company, wa»
started Monday afternoon, and had
not been finished at the noon hour :
today.
The following j'urors were sworn
in Monday as members of the regu? 1
lar panel to take the place of thosu
excused Saturday. A. R. Anderson!
Chris Stephens, Wm. Chsiolm, W. M
Turner, Wm. Copeland, Albert Jack
son, Frank McLain, Geo. Phillip^
and James Wells. / 4;
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WEATRER FORECAST.
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Tonight., rain, colder; Wednesday