THE INDEPNtDENT
AUSTIN C. WILKERSON
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MUST PREPARE FOR LONG WAR.
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“We cannot administer the food
|fe-- problem on the basis of one year's
■ » war. We must prepare for its long
WLt continuance if we are to insure ab
^ Ro> solute victory,” declare the Food Con
trollers of the United States, France,
Italy and Great Britain in a joint
resolution adopted at a conference in
London. The resolution, which was
cabled today to the United States
Food Administration, emphasizes the
necessity of building up reserves in
North America as an insurance
against possible crop failures here
and elsewhere and the diminution of
agricultural labor. The cable fol
lows :
“Resolved, that while the increased
production of the United States ren
ders it possible to relax some of the
restrictions which have borne with
peculiar hardship upon all our peo
_ pies, yet it is absolutely necessary
that rigid economy and elimination
of waste in the consumption and han
dling of all foodstuffs, as well as in
creased production, should be main
tained throughout the European Al
lied countries and in North America.
It is only by such economy and
elimination of waste that the trans
portation of the necessary men and
supplies from North America to the
rjUropean iront can uu accuiupuaucu
and that stocks of foodstuffs can be
built up in North \merica as an in
surance against the ever-present
danger of harvest failure and the
possible necessity of large and emer
gency drafts to Europe. We cannot
administer the food problem on the
basis of one year’s war. We must
prepare for its long continuance if
we are to insure absolute victory.”
Before the war, only about 10 per
cent of the food deficit in the allied
countries was provided by America.
377 Approximately 50 per cent of the Al
lied deficit was filled last year by the
United States Canada. And
from the 1918 Crops we will very
probably be called upon to supply a
much larger proportion of this ever
increasing European deficit.
About 1,500,000 tons of shipping
could be saved if we made it possible
to withdraw ships now taking to Eu
rope food from Australia, India and
South America. Were this done, jt
■would be possible to transport and
maintain in France a much larger
army of American soldiers. Many oi
the difficulties of convoy could be
overcome if the bulk of shipping
plied the single lane between Europe
and North America. Interpreted ir
terms of men on the fighting front
every ship diverted from Australia
could perform an equivalent service
from American ports and in the time
it had taken for one round trip frorr
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Meat Market Opens
I will open a cash meat market \ugust 10 at
the place f irmerly conducted at 702 First street by
W. A. Fike & Sons. While Mr. Fike and sons were
here I was connected with them, and believe I
know what the public demands in the meal line,
and promise to meet my customers’ expectations.
Will hive fresh and cured meats at all times and
— will sell only on days prescribed by government
L regulations. The patronage of the public will be
IJL appreciated. Telephone 68.
, J. T. MASHBURN
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FIGHTING IN THE ALPINE HEIGHTS i
Europe to the United States. In oth
er words, it ould furnish Europe with
the same amount of food and in the
same length of time could make one
trip as a troop ship and another to
transport additional food.
With men leaving our farms in ev
er-increasing numbers to engage in
, direct war work, we probably see this
J year the height of our agricultural
production. To protect ourselves and
the Allies against the inevitable
shortages of the future we must take
! advantage of this year’s production
I to lay by reserves.
| Although public eating places and
; households which voluntarily went to
a no-wheat basis earlier in the year
have been released from their prom
; ise to forgo entirely the use of wheat,
they must still practice economy. Re
lease from their pledge only places
them on the same basis as the rest of
j the American people. Probably as
I long as the war lasts they must use
, Victory bread. They must face as
rigid economy in other directions.
Especially is this true at present in
the case of sugar. The American
i people as a whole are expected to
adopt on August 1, an honor ration
of two pounds of sugar per person
j per month.
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SOLLIER’S ALLOWANCES.
i Under the new plan adopted by the
authorities, every enlisted man in the
military or naval service, regardless
of rank or pay, must make the same
compulsory allotment to his wife and
. children, $15 a month,
j To this the government will add a
monthly allowance of $5 for a moth
erless child, $15 for a wife without
children, to a maximum of $50.
1 Heretofore, allotments have been
on a sliding scale, varying according
to the soldier’s pay or personnel of
family.
i The plan will simplify the distribu
tion of allowances and allotments
both by the Bureau of War Risk In
surance and in the field.
The thousands of dependants in Ai'
-l.nm.HM tvlm I'.inaivn tWn fhprlfq will
get smaller checks in August for
, July than they have been accustomed
to receive, but the difference will be
made up by supplementary checks
i from the department of the service
1 in which they may be enlisted.
The readjustment is being made as
rapidly as possible, and everybody is
urged to be patient, and not to write
letters to the department when their
checks are received, as it will all
come out right later on.
URGES SAVING COST
OF DELIVERING GOODS.
Statte Food Administrator Hamp
Williams has issued a circular, re
newing the appeal to customers tc
save the expense of delivery of pur
chases by having as few deliveries
as possbile, and also urging people tc
, carry home their own purchases
| thereby reducing the expense of hand
I ling goods. These recommendations
have been urged repeatedly upon the
' people of the towns and cities, and
j in some sections the merchants have
i acted upon the suggestion, and re
duced their deliveries to one a day
to any customer.
There are many stores, it is claim
ed who sell goods for less money
where people do their own delivering.
AMERICAN LOSSES
NOW OVER 2«,000.
Washington, Aug. 11.—Casualties
in the army and Marine Corps over
seas made public today aggregated
432, bringing the total for the week
to 4,916, and the total since American
troops landed in France to 20,112.
Most of the casualties for the week
represented losses in the fighting on
the Marne-Aisne front.
Of the total casualties announced
today, 345 were soldiers and 87 ma
rines, while of the week’s total, which
included today’s lists, 4,198 were sol
diers and 718 marines. The week’s
aggregate of 4,916, compared with
l,43o the week before.
In the 20,112 casualties total
deaths, including 291 lost at sea, men
killed in action, dead of wounds, dis
ease, accidents and other causes, num
bered 7,716—soldiers, 6,883; ma
rines, 833. The wounded aggregated
10,874—soldiers, 9,048; marines,
1,826, and the missing, including
prisoners, 1,522— soldiers, 1,431;
marines, 91. .
Of the week’s increase, deaths from
all causes aggregated 1,572, as com
pared with 651, the week before. The
wounded numbered 2,610, compared
I with 732, the previous week, and the
missing and priso ers 34, compared
with 74, the week before,
j While the proportion of the deaths
for the week as compared with the
wounded was large, attention was
called today to the fact that the cas
1 ualties being reported now by Gen
eral Pershing represent an accumula
- tirvn K? Dia rgcnlt of the fighting
which began July 15, and it is not to
i be assumed that the ratio of killed
and wounded will be maintained when
, the final toll of the Marne-Aisne vic
tory is complete.
Because of the fact that the Amer
icans were brigaded in the fighting'
with Bitish and French forces, many
of the wounded were taken to French
and British hospitals, and the task of
collecting their names was a diffi
cult one. The problem of securing
the names of the killed and missing
was said to be much simpler and
this is taken hei'e to account for the
relatively large numbers of killed and
missing reported in the first lists.
STOCK NOTICE. *
Notice is hereby given that, as
marshal of the city of Newport, I
have taken up the following livestock,
tc-wit:
One 2-year-old red Jersey heifer
j with horns, no brands or marks.
The owner of said stock is hereby
notified to come forward and prove
ownership to the undersigned, and
that in default thereof, I will on
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1918,
offer for sale at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, in front of
he city hall in the city of Newport,
j Arkansas, between the hours of 10
! o’clock a. m. and 3 o’clock in the af
ternoon of said date.
I f G. C. MARTIN,
City Marshal.
government needs your money;
ou need the stamps.
QUAINT OLD INDIAN COINS
So Adulterated That They Were Not
Even Accepted in England as
Value in Metal.
In 1908 the independent state of Hy
derabad, India, obtained a modern mint
and called in the coins that had been
current xip till that time. The old mint
of Hyderabad was little more than a
coppersmith’s shop in which scrap cop
per of fill sorts was melted up, ham
mered into plates, cut up into very
rough approximations of one tola in
weight, and stamped between dies, one
of which was in the anvil and the oth
er in a toll held in tongs. A blow from
a sledge hammer made the impression.
There was no regularity in shape,
weight or stamping, nor was the metal
uniform in quality.
The mint could not furnish supplies
fast enough, nnd licenses were issued
to coppersmiths to assist in production.
Naturally, the Scientific American
states, nonlicensed persons began to
manufacture, and adulteration with
lead was so flagrant that when several
tons of-these coins were sent to Eng
land ns old metal they were returned
on account of their impurity and were
finally worked up into brass for local
consumption. A “dub,” if held in the
flame of a spirit lamp, would before it
reached red heat begin to discharge
very fine Jets resembling mercury; the
lead, having reached its fusing point,
burst from the copper with a force in
dicating a very high internal pressure.
Guard Your Breath.
“A man’s breath,” says Popular Sci
ence Monthly, “is often a betrayer of
secrets. He may have been out late,
sitting up with a sick friend, but
when he reaches home his loving wife
at once opens up tier battery of re
proaches.
“Now comes the news that two In
ventors in Osceola, Ark., have joint
ly invented a breath-guard of a new
pattern. It is said to be efficient, but
not In the manner you were thinking
of. It is intended to protect dentists,
barbers and physicians from inhal
ing the germ-laden breath of their pa
tients or patrons. It consists of a
small curved shield of glass placed
so as to cover the nostrils and held in
position by a spring clip gripping the
partition wall of the nose on the in
side. Many diseases are directly com
municated through the inhalation of
tainted air, and a device of this kind
should be a boon to professional peo
ple who are compelled, by the nature
of their duties, to be in close proxim
ity to those whom they serve.”
Do not forget that War Savings
The more you help the men at the
front the quicker the end will come.
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WOOD FOR SALE.
Oak and Hickory, cut stove length,
double horse load, $1.75 at mill, $3.00 j
delivered. Apply Arkansas Hard-1
wood Co., or H. C. Sanders. Strictly j
cash on delivery. 82dl2t w2t j
When you yawn a good deal in the j
day time, feel dull, achy and want to
stretch frequently it is an unmistak
able symptom of malaria, and unless
you do something at once you are
booked for a spell of chills. Herbine
is a chill medicine that will prevent
or cure the disease. It drives out the
impurities on which the malarial
germ thrives, strengthens the liver
and cleanses the bowels. Price 60c.
Sold by W. E. Bevens.
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Stamps are not for children only.
Most of the squandering is done by
the grown-ups.
Apply a cotton cloth wet with Bal
lard’s Snow Liniment to all wounds,
cuts, burns, sores or blisters, and
note its wonderful healing power. It
is prompt and very effective. Price
25c, 50c and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by
W. E. Bevens.
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WARNING ORDER.
In the Chancery Court of Jackson
.County, Ark.
Ernest Adams, Plaintiff,
vs. No. 3324.
' Kinnie Adams, Defendant.
The Defendant, Kinnie Adams, is
warned to appear in this court within
thirty days and answer the complaint
of the Plaintiff, Ernest Adams.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said Court this 13th day of July, 1918.
(Seal) R. W. BANDY, Clerk.
G. A. Hillhouse is appointed attorney
for Non-Resident Defendant.
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NOTICE.
Sale of School Lands.
Notice is hereby given that the un
; dersigned, as Collector of Jackson
| County, Arkansas, will on
I MONDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, 1918
between the hours of 12 o’clock M.
and 3 o’clock P. M. sell at public out
cry, at the Court House door of said
county, the school lands lying in Sec
tion Sixteen (16), Township Thir
teen (13) North, Range One (1)
West. Said lands will be sold in
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forty-acre tracts to the highest bid- Hi
der for cash. I
J. M. IVY, 3
Sheriff and Collector of Jackson J
County, Arkansas. I
This July 20th, 1918. 15w4t 1
STRAYED OR STOLEN J
$10.00 Reward.
From my farm 3 miles north of Mc-^MI
Crory, on or about July 22, 1918, two
black horse mules, six years old past, j
one has a round body and neat trim,
will weigh about 950 pounds; other
a more blockier or heavy set, will
weigh 1,000 pounds. Both work
mules, have heavy mane and tale and
are unshod. Will pay $10.00 reward
for return of each animal or infor
mation leading to their recovery.
A. COMER,
17w2t McCrory, Ark.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OP
PARTNERSHIP.
Notice is hereby given that by mu
tual consent and agreement the
partnership of Huff and Isaacs, eom4£i?
posed of A. W. Huff and J. V. Isaacs,
has been dissolved, and^ neither of
said persons have any authority to
contract or enter into obligations
under the said partnership name.
Witness our hands this the 1st day
of August, 1918.
A. W. Huff, j
I7w2t. J. V. Isaacs. j
FOR SALE.
Two heating stoves (for wood), one
sewing machine and one davenport,
practically new. 618 Main street.
Phone 409. 85d6t w3t
Rollen Bend pasture, rates $1.50
per head per month. I will not be
> responsible for stock. For informa
! tion apply to H. G. Mantooth. 54wtF
- r£ M
i 666 cures Malaria, Chills and Fever,
or Bilious Fever, by killing the para
site causing the fever. Fine strength
ening tonic. 14wl0t
Corn for Sale at $2.00 per bushet.
at crib five miles west, of Newport..
Crib open only on Saturdays. See
Mack Bros. 48dtf lOwtf.
666 cures Headaches, Biliousness,,
loss of Appetite, foul breath, or that -
tired aching feeling due to Malaria
or Colds. It removes the cause.
14wl0t.
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