INDEP ND NT
1911. NUMBER 41.
’ X FIGHTING ABOUT
SALTILLO BEGUN
Federals Employ Machine Guns
. To Check Advance of Rebels
Upon City.
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United Press Dispatch.
Headquarters of the Rebel ar
my, Rio, Mex., May 18.—That
■sharp skirmishing occurred 8
miles east of Saltillo early today
when the Federals employed
field guns to bombard the col
umns of advancing rebels was re
4 ported to General Villa before
dawn by a reconnoitering expe
dition which he had sent out
Encounters have occurred al
most hourly since early last
night, and it is expected that
% fighting along the whole Consti
tutional line with a general as
sault upon Saltillo will commence
by tonight or tomorrow.
VILLA TO LEAD.
General Villa’s main forces
encountered vigorous opposition
at Floral last night, and the
i Federal artillery poured a hot
fire into the rebel ranks.
The Constitutionalist cavalry
men attempted to reach the Fed
eral rear but the movement was
m detected and the Federals re
: tired towards Saltillo.
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General Villa has established a
temporary base here, ten miles
^ north of Saltillo and it is be
lieved that he will direct the final
y assault. The waterworks east of
Saltillo are reported to be al
ready under rebel control.
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P Trestle Collapses; Nine Cars
Calico Rock, May 17.—Nine
cars of a red ball Iron Mountain
freight dropped through a tres
tle five miles west of Calico Rock
late Friday night- None of the
^ crew’ wrasj hurt. The wreck caus
ed the suspension of freight traf
fic over the White River Divis
ion. Passengers and baggage
are transferred at the scene. A
week will be required to repair
the structure.
Running about 15 miles an
hour, the train sped upon the
trestle, which was undergoing
repairs. The weight of the lo-,
comotive started the collapse but
the engine and two cars passed
over safely, although derailed
by the disalignment of the rails
on the safe end of the sinking
structure. The third freight car
went down with the trestle. The
fourth followed. Each car in
dropping added impetus to those
behind and, despite the brakes
^ r set with the first breaking of the
air line, seven more cars rolled
• ^ to the brink and dropped into the
ditch.
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Moving Pictures
U the ,Opg.ra_House
AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR.
A very interesting drama.
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THE SUIT AT TEN
James Lackay—Comedy.
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THE PERFORMING ELE
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THE LOCKED ROOM
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IN NEWPORT
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Four Survivors From Columbia
Rescued.
United Press Dispatch.
Halifax, Novia Scotia, May 18—
Snatched from death ,after four
teen days of famine on the Arc
tic seas, four survivors of a
boat load of fifteen who escap
ed when the freighter Colum
bia was burned, arrived today
upon the revenut cutter Seneca.
These four survivors told a
harrowing story of suffering, be
ing finally compelled to chew
their boots. They caught rain
water in tarpaulins. They saw
three steamers go by before they
, were finally noticed and picked
up.
Mellen To Tell More Secrets.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., May 18.—
Ptormer President Mellen of the
New Haven, whose testimony
last week before the Inter-State
Commerce Commission was re
plete in sensations, must submit
to another private examination
tonight by Solicitor Folk before
he testifies further as to the al- j
leged looting of the New Haven.
The Inter-State Commerce
Commission intimated that im
portant new evidence on the
high financing of that road had
been discovered by Mellen at his
home. »
TIGHTEN STRINGS
OE EVIDENCE
About Becker Whose Former
Friend Tells Of Prisoner
Urging Him To Kill Rose
—
United Press Dispatch.
New York, May 18.—Mrs.
Herman Rosenthal, widow of the
slain gambler today detailed the
association between her husband
and Lieutenant Charles Becker
and told of Becker’s raids upon i
Rosenthal’s gambling house and j
I how, when she protested, Beck- j
er said, “Hush, it was either |
Herman or me.’ The widow j
when repeating these words gaz- j
ed directly at the defendant’s I
wife. Mrs. Becker met the gaze
unmoved.
Charles Plitt, Jr., Becker’s
press agent, and former friend,
j testified that Becker told him,
| “If anything happens to me, I
want you to kill that squeal
! Hose.” The witness further j
tetsified that upon the day be-1
fore Rosenthal was shot, Lieu- i
4 on n n f wrcivnewl him to I
I keep away from Times Square
that night, explaining, “Get an
alibi; you'll know why tomor
row”.
Plitt further declared that in
a thousand ways the relations
between Ifecker, Rose and the
I gunmen were close.
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man in Newport to look after re
newals and new subscriptions to
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may be done in spare time—a
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No investment or bond required,
no previous experience necessa
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ences. Desk 14, Metropolitan
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Miller’s lunch rdom, offering
first class service, with every
1 thing neat and clean, opens Sat
1 urday, rear of Planter’s House
on Walnut Street, and solicits
your patronage. 38d3
WILL PUNISH
PARKS MURDERERS
Huerta’s Foreign Minister
Pledges Bryan—Munitions
of War to Be Turned
Back.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., May 18.—
Mexico has promised to avenge
the death of Private Parks. The
Brazilian minister today noti
fied the state department that
Huerta’s secretary of foreign af
fairs had promised to punish
Parks’ murderers if he finds the
American soldier was actually
killed within the Federal lines at
Vera Cruz.
Another cargo of German mu
nitions consigned to President
Huerta and due at Puerto, Mex
ico today, on the German liner
Bavarian, were, not expected ta
be. landed and the line’s agents
assured the state department
that the munitions would be re
turned to Hamburg.
Preparations for the media
tion conferences at Niagara Falls
are being continued until the A
merican commissioners leave.
It is believed that the mediat
11 i • i i
urs are reauy tu uiscu^s me en
tire situation immediately upon
convening Wednesday, and it
will probably be possible to de
termine almost upon the outset
whether the mediation will suc
ceed. If Huerta’s commissioners
have absolute power to'consider
plans that will eliminate Huerta,
speedy progress can be made and
on the other hand, if they are
compelled to report all sugges
tions to the dictator, officials
concede that the conference will
be lengthy and result in probably
futile discussion.
Secretary Bryan announced
that he had again presented a
demand for Consul Silliman’s re
lease. The Brazilian minister
wired that he would urge Silli
man’s release again, however
adding that interrupted" train
service was probably the cause
of delay. Mexico’s agreement
to punish Parks’ murderers is
interpreted to prove that Bry
an’s representations were more
than a request for information,
and it is believed that he de
manded reprisals.
HUERTA’S PROPOSITION.
United Press Service.
Washington, D. C., May 18.—
A prominent diplomat here re
ceived a message Trom iviexicu
City reiterating the statement
that Huerta would retire is nec
essary if allowed to help select
his successor or himself allowed
to run for president in the e
lections, but the Americans e
vacuate Vera Cruz.
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| ENVOYS REFUSE TO TALK,
j U nited Press Dispatch.
| New oYrk, May 18.—Mexican
j envoys here today refused to
I discuss the situation and will
! probably leave for Niagara Falls
: tomorrow.
RYAN TELLS BRYAN.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., May 18.—
Dr. E. W. Ryan today told Sec
retary Bryan of his imprison
ment by the Mexicans and the
conference may result in lifting
the ban of silence the Federal?
placed him under upon penalty
of death.
Liv-ver-lax, the liver regula
tor. Ask Walker's Pharmacy.
LOOS CARNIVAL
I . SHOWS ARRIVE
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For Week’s Engagement Under
Auspices of Boy Scouts—
Second Street Used.
The J. George Loos Exposition
Shows are now tented on Second
street, between Beech and Main
streets, having arrived here
over Sunday from their last en- j
gagement at Searcy. They are i
biled for a week here under the !
! auspices of the Boy Scouts, who
jare to receive a per cent of
the receipts.
The various shows expected to
'be ready for opening the first
j evening and appear to be of a
j better class than our previous
; street fairs.
The most thrilling atraction on
the grounds is said to be Whit
taker’s motordrome, where ex
citing motorcycle races are stag
ed in a large enclosure 60 feet
in diameter and twenty feet
high. Three speed demons give
most thrilling exhibitions every
ten minutes. High speed rec
jords are maintained in each
!race and some clever fanrv rid
ing done on the circular and al
most perpendicular track. The
show is really a dangerous one,
at least to the daredevil perform
ars, and supplies thrill after
thrill to the spectators.
Dixieland Minstrels, Wonder
land, Margaret Bradders the lit
tle woman. Crazy House, the
Malay Prince, Cleo, the dancing
girl, Jolly Josie, a record in size,
Hell Show and Laugh Land are
among the attractions.
Americans In For Long Stay.
United Press Service.
Vera Cruz, May 18.—With the
occupation of Vera Cruz com
plete and the town turned over
to Brigadier General Funston,
one of two alternatives confronts
the American forces here. Eith
er Huerta will agree to get out
and the troops will supervise a
constitutional election that will
choose a president of Mexico sat
isfactory to the administration
at Washington, or the American
rrmy will proceed to Mexico City
and force Huerta out, putting in
his place some man acceptable
to President Wilson.
The elimination of Huerta and
whatever is the real object of
the second taking of Vera Cruz
and whatever happens, this port
will be held indefinitely by the
United States, as the base of
such operations as may be nec-,
jessary to bring the Republic of j
j Mexico into a state that can be j
approved by the Washington
government. That is why no!
part of the navy proceeded to
Tampico when the conquest of
Vera Cruz u>as completed. It
had been supposed that the U
nited States intended to block
ade all Mexican ports and elim
inate Huerta by cutting off his
supplies and revenue. But Huer
ta is to be eliminated by a much
quicker process. Either he will
agree to get out at once and me
diate through Argentine, Brazil
• and Chili, or troops proceeding
from Vera Cruz will put him out.
Whichever of these two cours
es becomes an eventuality, the
men of the American forces re
alize they are in for a long stay
in Mexico and are making their
preparations accordingly. They
have settled down for a certain
amount of watchful waiting —
, wetful wading, as the marines
| call it. If mediation is accepted,
i the process will be a slow one. If
decided upon to eliminate Huer
ta, that too will be a .slow process
necessitating tlie arrival of
more troops, artillery and loco
motives- It is believed there
fore, that all that can be expect
ed in the near future is the occu
pation and government of Vera
Cruz, with the possible extension
of the American outposts about
the port.
M’DOUGAL MAKES
STRONG BOND
Officer Released By Sheriff
When Bond Is Made In
Compliance With The
Court’s Order.
Officer W. C. McDougal was
released Saturday afternoon by
the sheriff,when a bondfor $15,
000 the amount of bail fixed by
the court, was filed with ten
prominent business men as sure
ties
The bondsmen were W. B.
Chastain, J. R. Cox, S. R. Phil
lips, Walter Campbell, Robert
Laird, T. S. Stephens, Con Dean,
Sol Heinemann, W. M- Corley
and L. Minor.
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Log Teams Wanted At Once.
Have a large amount of tim
ber cut in the woods and must;
move. Will pay good price tor i
moving same. It will pay you
to come and investigate. For
particulars call Newport phone
1608-5 or write Muirhead Lum- ■
her Company, Weldon, Arkan- j
sas. Obtf.
PHILLIPS AND
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School Directors Without Oppo
sition And Only One Vote
• Was Cast Against Seven
Mill Tax.
In the school election Satur
day in the Newport Special dis
trict, S. R. Phillips and Dr. A
L. Best were elected directors to
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serve three years, the former be
ing an incumbent, who has
shown his interest in the schools
and ever proven a very willing
and zealous worker in their be
half. Dr. Best’s election gives
East Newport a representative
upon the board and the honor is
conferred upon one of its best
citizens. Phillips and Best each
received 84 votes, there being no
opposition and the following
complimentary ballots were
cast: S. D. Campbell 4, Dr. G. J
K. Stephens 2, H. C. Patton I» i
Walter Martin 1.
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X lie puuilt K VJ. v/UA VIVJ
schools was manifested in the
vote for a seven mill tax, 85 for
and only 1 against, 5 not voting ~
in a total of 91 votes cast and in
the further fact that 62 signa
tures were secured for the initi
ation of a constitutional amend
ment that will permit a maxi
mum school levy of two mills.
For Sale—Meat market and
grocery, good business. Present
owners compelled to look after
other business. An opportunity
for the right man.—Apply to
Terrell & Bowen, Tuckerman,
Ark. ,5wtf.
afSanlsnl
Close evenings 6:30 except Saturday. _SI
“Good Shots” I
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No doubt you ve read how, at g
the seizure of Vera Cruz, the keen eyed
tars of a Yankee ship shot out the win- IS
dows of a building a mile away, one by |j
one. _
Turning from war to
clothes you’ll notice the
same accurate long-range
marksmanship in our
KUPPENHEIM
young men’s clothes.
They always hit the good
^ style mark six months a
jjg head of the common run
of clothes.
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jlHHi This is Young Men’s Week at the ii
I ® Live Store, and we’re showing everthing
^ from English models of “cornstalk
Si ness to more conservative Amei
g $20.00 to