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VOLUME XVII. NO. 260. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, SATURDAY,
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SEEKS FOOD EOD
HUNGRY PEOPLE
Sudcess of the Teuton Plan Would
Open Rich Grain Belt for Ger
man Sustenance.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Berlin, Feb. 9.—Peace between the
Central Powers and the Ukraine was
signed at two o’clock this morning,
according to an official statement.
Copenhagen, Feb. 9.—A semi-offi
cial Berlin telegram announces that
representattives of the Central Pow
ers and the Ukranian Rada have
signed a peace agreement.
Germany’s efforts at peace on the
eastern front are centered now appar
ently in an effort to open the fron
tiers through which she may secure
supplies for her hungry peoples and
have progressed as far as the signing
of a separate peace agreement with
Ukranian Rada, according to semi-of
ficial advices from Berlin. This is
the first peace to be signed by any
belligerent. The success of the
Teuton plan seems to depend in a
measure ori the control Rada has over
the territory of the Ukranian re
public, which embraces rich grain
lands. Such conti-ol is disputed by
the Bolsheviki.
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SITUATION IMPROVES,
Little Rock, Feb. 9.—-“The coal sit
uation in the state is steadily improv
ing,” said L. Garrett, deputy state
fuel administrator. “The mines are
again producing almost the normal
supply. Except for the slow move
ment over the Rock Island out of the
Huntington-Hartford district, condi
tions are satisfactory.
“Coal is coming in such quantities
as to enable us to take care of all
pending emergency requests, and with
the continuation of the present weath
er conditions, and favorable move
ment, we, hope to be able to begin the
accumulation of small reserves, and
therefore practically eliminate any
future fuel difficulties. Distribution
is being made to several points where
the reserves have been completely
exhausted.”
There was a slight break in the gas
main yesterday near the state line,
but it was repaired by evening and
did not seriously interfere with the
gas supply.
Lieut. John II. Sutton of Little
Rock, a member of the 100th Aero
Squad, who is reported to have been
on the Tuscania Tuesday night when
it was torpedoed and sunk off the
Irish coast, was a nephew of Mrs. J.
A. Barker of this city, and a cousin
of Mrs. Tom Umsted and Will Bark
ker. The report did not say whether
Lieut. Sutton was lost. He was rais
ed at Holly Grove, Arkansas, and at
tended Arkansas College at Batesville
several years ago. It is to be hoped
that he will be accounted for safely.
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SPANISH SHIP
IS TORPEDOED
| Vessel, While En Route to New York
City Was Sunk—Crew Is
Saved.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Madrid, Feb. 9.—It is officially an
nounced that the Spanish steamship,
Sebastian, forty-five tons, was tor
pedoed while en route to New York
City. The crew was saved.
The Italian steamship, Duca Di
Genova, also was torpedoed. The
vessel is reported to have sunk only
a half mile off the Murvoedro Beach.
, The minister of marine has asked
Valencia authorities to make a de
tailed report. If the sinking is con
firmed a protest will be forwarded to
Berlin. The Spanish press considers
the case extremely serious.
Old Town Clock
Throws People
Out of Order
There are people in Newport who
have depended upon the old town
clock in the county court house to tell
them when it is time to board a
train. This faithful old timepiece has
told them when to eat and when to go
to bed. A few weeks ago this clock
went on a strike, the mechanism hav
ing become frozen along with most
everything else when grim winter
took possession of the universe. It
was not so bad when it came to a
dead standstill and refused to move.
But when it started yesterday it
started wrong and at the present
writing is still putting out the wrong
dope. It sent many a man to worl
this morning two hours late, caused
one man to miss his train and another
to lose his job. The old clock is run
ning two hours behind schedule, and
the man who has the authority to
shove the hands around a couple of
hours and tighten the mainspring
ought to get busy sQ people can get
to living right again.
CALL FOR HELP
SENT FROM SEA
Ship in Distress Calls For Assistance,
But Nature of Trouble Is Not
Indicated.
Associated Press Dispatch.
At an Atlantic Port, Feb. 9.—-A call
for immediate assistance from a
steamer in distress far out at sea was
picked up at the Cape Race station
today. Naval authorities said there
was no information of the the nature
of the ship’s trouble.
Mr. and Mrs. Maury A. Stevens are
expected home from St. Louis Sunday
morning and will be “at home” at his
mother’s in Park Place Addition.
Forrest Bieakley and M. D. Hare,
of Auvergne, were here last night on
their return from attending the
Southern Cattlemen’s Association at
Little Rock. Both gentlemen pur
chased some fine cattle while there
and Mr. Bieakley sold two fine ani
mals, bringing around three and four
hundred dollars a head.
Rev. A. E. Lyman-Wheaton, rector
of St. Paul’s Episcopal church, again
occupies the rectory on Third street,
near the church, the dwelling having
been vacated this week by Mr. and
Mrs. N. C. Wolff, who will leave to
morrow for New York City, where the
former will purchase goods for Wolff
Goldman Mercantile Company.
Campaign Put Off One Week
[Chairman A. T. Hubly of Jackson
County Recreation Committee Has j
Returned from Jonesbora
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j Mayor A. T. Hubly, county chair
, man of the Playground and Recreation
Association committee, returned last
night from Jonesboro, where he at
tended a meeting of county chairmen
from this district. He reports an
enthusiastic session, which was di
rected by W. A. Cling of Washington,
who explained the work.
Mr. Hubly states that the cam
paign in Jackson county has been
postponed one week, and will start
Monday, February 18, and continue
throughout the week. Three thous
and dollars will be raised in this
county.
A total of $100,000 is asked in Ark
ansas to go toward a fund subscribed
for supplying proper recreation and
environment outside camps and can
tonments. This amount does not in
clude the sum to be subscribed in |
Little Rock and Pulaski county. |
Money raised there will apply on the
work at Camp Pike.
It is hoped, Chairman Hubly ex
plains, to raise thfifr sum of $3 for ev- j
ery Arkansas sdfdier. At present j
there are 23,000 soldiers from Ark
ansas in service, and the present draft j
will send an additional 10,000, he j
says. The money raised will be for;
benefit of the state men exclusively.
The money coming from Jackson
county homes will be placed in the
hands of a local treasurer and for
warded to Washington, from which [
point it will be distributed for the
benefit of the Arkansas soldiers.
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ONE POUND OE
MEHIJEO WEEK
New Meat Rationing Order Has Been
Put Into Effect in the City
of London.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Feb. 9.—Meat rationing or
der, just issued, gives each civilian
approximately one pound of meat
each week.
TIME FOR ENEMY
ALlfeNS TO REGISTER
EXTENDS TO FEB. 13.
Washington, Feb. 9.—Announce
ment is made that the time in wrhich
German enemy aliens must register
has been extended until February 13.
FRANCIS SAFE
IN PETROGRAD
Cablegram From Ambassador Does
Not Refer to Rumor Concerning
Expulsion of Diplomats.
Washington, Feb. 9.—Fear that
Ambassador Francis might be ex
pelled from Petrograd by the Bolshe
viki was dispelled by receipt of a
cablegram from the ambassador
dated Feb. 5. The rumor that diplo
mats were being sent out of the
country began to circulate prior to
that date and Francis made no refer
ence to a conflict between Petrograd
authorities.
W. M. Shaver, of Tuckerman ex
pects to leave soon for Las Crucos,
New Mexico, to bring the three little
sons of Mrs. Lizzie Shaver home.
Mrs. Shaver has not been so well
lately and was not able to care for her
children. ■
BIG NUMBER TAGS.
Specail to Independent.
Little Rock, Feb. 9.—It is estimated
at the State Highway Department
that 40,000 automobile license tags
will be issued so far, which means
that there are about eight thousand
automobiles in the state last year that
have not applied for license yet this
year.
1 SERVICE IS
NOT JIMIIUS
Secretary Baker Presents Bill to Re
peal Bill for Extra Allowance
For Airmen.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 9.—On the re
port of Pershing that aviation is not
an extra hazardous service Secretary
Baker today subm'tted to the Senate
Military Committee a bill to repeal
the extra pay allowance for aviation
service averaging fifty per cent.
Judge' Coleman and Earl C. Casey
left on the local today at noon for
Batesville to spend Sunday with th&ir
families, court having adjournedVun
til Monday.
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Dollars and Cents
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1 kansas Bank & Trust Company service
i beyond the value of dollars and cents.
We want you to feel that this
is your banking home; that your
way of doing business is our
way, and that it is our earnest
desire to please you.
Let us tell you how
we can be of ser
vice to you.
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Newport, Arkansas
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THEIfUOUffl
Survivors of Tuscania Have Brief
Rest In Ireland Before Leaving
For Destination.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, Feb. 9.—With scant
hope that additional survivors of the
Tuscania will be found, the latest
compilations show 147 American sol
diers lost their lives when the liner
was torpedoed off the Irish coast
Tuesday night. The British Admir
alty figures give the total of casual
ties as 166, with losses among pas
sengers and the crew 19. An Official
report of the circumstances of the
sinking has not yet been received in
Washington. The survivors will con
tinue their journey to their original
destination this afternoon after a
short period of rest at a concentra
tion camp in Ireland. Approximately
one hundred are in Irish hospitals.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 9.—The war de
partment is still without official ad
vices as to the change in yesterday’s
estimate of 113 soldiers lost on the
Tuscania. The department’s only
dispatches put the missing at 210, of
which 113 were soldiers.
Count ’Em For
Yourself—Just
36 Suit Cases
Business is good at Pop-U-lar Bluff,
Mo., if local indications are correct.
We are told that 36 suit cases landed
in Newport on Missouri Pacific train
No. 5 Saturday morning. Of course it
does not stand to reason that all these
suit cases came from the Bluff, but
the number is far in excess of the av
erage arrivals before the supreme
court opened the gate. And it is not
to be argued that all these cases
stopped in Newport, for there are two
other lines running out of the city
along which there is a drouth to
break and it cannot be said that they
all contained poison, either.
Local officers, however, are not idle,
and persons better bear in mind the
“personal use” clause that makes it
a violation of the law for one to get
too generous or thrifty.
Miss Jessie Kidd is reported quite
sick with an attack of appendicitis,
i J. B. Hester made a business trip
to Imboden the first of the week.
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ON m FRONT
Americans Silence Germans and Are
Working Unchallenged in No
Man’s Land.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, Feb. 9.—The situation
on the fighting fronts is virtually
unchanged. American gunners and
riflemen checked, momentarily at
least, the activities of German snip
ers and artillery continues to harass
the enemy. American patrols are now
working unchallenged in No-Man’s
Land. The British and French repuls
ed raid parties at several points. Bad
weather on the Italian fronts is prev
alent, and there is only artillery activ
ity.
CONDITION OF
COL. ROOSEVELT
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, Feb. 9.—Friends of Col.
Roosevelt today expressed the belief
that he now is on the way to recov
ery. Only immediate members of the
family are permitted to see him. He
is known to have been suffering in
tense pain from an abscessed condi
tion of his ears, when he awoke this
morning. However, he is slightly
freer of pain this afternoon and his
I physician’s bulletin said he is slight
ly improved.
SAY AMERICANS
ARt CAPTURED
General Staff in Berlin Reports C*p*-'*m
lure of Americans Northeast %|j
of Verdun.
Associated Press Dispatch. I
Berlin, Feb. 9.—-An official stat?y"
ment from the German general stuff ^
reports some American prisoners
were captured ten miles east of St. |
Mihiel, northeast of Verdun. ■ '
JUDGMENT FDR
S3JHJ5 GIVEN {
Case of Pat tie Barfield Vs. S. Heine*-.;;;! 1
mann Is Decided in Circuit Court lllf
Friday Afternoon.
A case in the Jackson circuit court
which attracted a great amount of ipkjl ^
terest was decided late Friday aftflir- $ 1
noon, the case being that of
Barfield, a negress, vs. Sol Heim»ra Y
mann, a mcy.-'htirit of this city, ftji||||
plaintiff being <%wardedVamdgment fo£p I
damages in the amount orT^^pOO, the ;||
amount sued for. The case coimtifipg||§
two days and developed one of th*Rp*l
hardest fought Hfcal battles osif]
waged in a local court. -fl
WILL RECEIVE BIDS