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Newport Daily In »ependent.
VOLUME XVII. NO. 300. ” NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BRITISH TARE
. PRISONERS AND
MACHINE RUNS
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ALSO MAKE SUCCESSFUL AT
TACK NEAR HEBUTERNE.
French and British Advanced Last
Night Between the Somme and
Demuin While Relative Calm
Prevails Elsewhere.
BULGARIANS NOT FIGHTING.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, April 2.—The war office
announces the British yesterday cap
tured fifty prisoners and thirteen ma
chine guns in the sector between
Avre and Luce river.
Near Hebuterne the British made
a successful attack, capturing ma
chine guns and prisoners. A Ger
man counter attack was repulsed.
Allies Advance.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, April 2.—French and Brit
ish troops advanced last night be
tween the Somme and Demuin, It is
announced officially.
Over most of the front between
the Somme and Oise, the night vas
relatively calm. There was hqvy
artillery fighting at some points.;
Bulgarians Not Fighting.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, April 2.—A report o
the state department from Con^
General Murphy at Sofia, declares r,
Bulgarian troops have not been mov^
to the western front for the Germa
offensive. Previous reports stated th
Bulgarians were fighting on til
western front.
Storm Positions.
Associated Press Dispatch.
British Headquarters, in France
April 2.—The British yesterda
stormed strongly and held Germa]
positions in the wood along the Luc
river. The enemy withdrew &fte
sharp fighting. The ground wa
strewn with the German dead.
Paris, April z.— me ^
1 range bombardment of Paris begaj
this morning, when a projectile cm
ploded in the region of the city.
NOTICE SINGERS.
Join the Big Croir that is going t(j
sing at the Court House Saturday,
April 6th from 1 P- m. to 3 p. m. at
the Big Patriotic Rally. ,
Mrs. Reamey has very patriotically
undertaken to organize $. choir and
■wishes every singer to volunteer. The
first meeting will be at her home at
9 p. m. this Tuesday evening.
Don’t be a dead one. Advertise.
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FRENCH PREMIER
SHELLEDjy HUNS
During Visit to Battle Line Clemen
ceau’s Car Is Struck By Shells
and Glass Flies.
Associated Press Dispatoh.
Paris, April 2.— Premier Clemen
ceau, during his visit to the front
yesterday, ventured so near the first
line that his automobile was shelled
vigorously by the Germans. All the
windows of the car were broken, but
Clemenceau was not hurt.
Premier Clemenceau is enthusiastic
and full of confidence as to the suc
cessful issue in the present battle.
BRITISH SHIP
SENT DOWN
Associated Press Dispatch.
Boston, April 2.—The sinking of
,the British steamer Carlisle Castle,
piesumably by a submarine, is re
ported in shipping circles. The fate
of the crew is unknown. The ship
carried war supplies.
TURKS MAKE WAR
IK MUCK
Who Have Formed Large Army
to Defend Territory.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, April 2.—Fierce fight
ing is reported in the districts of Ba
toum, Kars and Ardaham, in the
Caucasus, where the Turks have be- (
gun military occupation by virtue of
the Brest-Litovsk treaty.
The Armenians and Georgians
have formed a large army for the de
fense of the territory.
The Georgians have seized most of
the Russian warships in the harbor
and Batoum, and the entire popula
tion of Georgia has mobilized to op
pose the invaders.
PARIS AGAIN
IS SHELLEE
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Associated Press Dispatch.
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Ymendment Would Cause Imprison
ment for 20 Years of Any Per
son Opposing United States.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, April 2.— Favorably
porting a bill to impose drastic
nalties on disloyal acts the senate
Siciary committee today adopted
amendment prescribing imprison
it for twenty years and $10,000
^ for whoever by word or act, sup
1s or favors the cause of the Ger
empire or its allies in the pres
war, or opposes the cause of the
led States.
| a meeting of the woman’s mis
ery society of the Methodist
c'ih Monday afternoon it was
' d(;d to have the flower bazaar on
' Fry, April 12th. The ladies se
i cv large orders which have been
1 st|i to a Litle Rock floral concern.
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y \ J. F. Rice spent today at Little
y R<With her husband, who has a
y poki in the city office of the
y ! W far go, the family intending to
y mdhere soon.
y ird Schratz arrived last night
^ froimp Beauregard and is spend
^ ing day with his sister, Mrs.
y Cha Walton.
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^ T^ertise in the Independent is
^ to business to a great majority
^ of tiopective buyers of Newport.
t Tofcrtise it in the Independent
t is to it—if it is something for
0 whicl people find a need.
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Meeting of Newspaper
Editors in Little Rock
One of the most inspiring specta
cles that has been presented in Little
Rock dn a long time was that of a
conference of Arkansas editors and
publishers in Little Rock last Satur
day to consider plans for putting over
the Third Liberty Loan, at which
meeting it was the pleasure of the
pditor of the Independent to be pres
ent.
More than 150 of the editors of the
3tate were gathered there and they
were all intensely in earnest. They
had done their part in the First and
Second Loans, and their presence and
their close attention to the details
augured well their devotion to the in
terests of the Third Loan, which will
be inaugurated in every community
under the protecting folds of the
Stars and Stripes on April 6.
The editors of Arkansas are not
slackers. They are called upon to
contribute their space—which is
cheir stock in trade, just as much as
she grocer’s flour, the dry goods mer
chant’s clothing, the hardware deal
ers’ farming implements—and they
lave done so ungrudgingly and un
complainingly.
Now the Liberty Loan organization
las taken the newspaper men more
ntimately than ever before into their
confidence. A plan has been worked
cut whereby the most intensive cam
paign of publicity ever put on will be
carried out in this, the Eighth Dis
crict, composed of seven states, with
3t. Louis as the headquarters. There
ire more than 1,400 newspapers pub
ished in the district, and it is planned
co see that a series of page advertise
ments is printed in each one of
-hem, the pay to be provided by a
system that has been worked out by
she publicity department of the dis
crict.'
This issue is to be three billion dol
lars, of 4% per cent bonds, of which
£130,000,000 has been allotted to the
3t Louis district. As never before,
everybody will be given an opportun
ty to invest in bonds, and the cam
laign will take on more of the ele
ments of a popular loan than ever
sefore^
“Are you a 100 per cent Ameri
can?'., Prove it. Buy U. S. Govern
ment Bonds.” This is one of the
messages that will be impressed upon
every citizen, who will be urged to do
his part that our troops at the front
may send back ten shells for every
one sent over by the Bosche, reversing
the process by which the Germans
immortalized the heroes of France,
Britain and Belgium at the beginning
of the war.
By newspaper space, admittlS by
all to be the most potent medium for
effective publicity, by bill-boards, in
spirational meetings addressed by
eloquent speakers, parades, posters,
the ringing of bells and blowing of
whistles, and innumerable unique but
effective devices, the importance of
this great campaign will be forced
upon the attention of every citizen,
however humble or exalted he may
be.
“Buy Liberty Bonds, Help Can the
Kaiser,” is the message that will be
floated to the breeze in every com
munity—and you have full permis
sion to hang an old tin can to the pen
nants upon which each letter of the
message is pripted.
Those who attended the conference
were fired with enthusiasm by the
addresses delivered by S. S. Gardner,
of St. Louis, director of publicity for
the Eighth District, Major Gen Stur
gis, commanding the 87th Division at
Carrp Pike, Lieut. DuSault, of the
French army, Assistant U. S'. Treas
urer Vandiver of St. Louis, W. L.
Hemingway, chairman for Arkansas,
and others.
It was generally conceded that the
address of Mr. Vandiver was the
most eloquent to which the editors
had ever listened, firing every heart
with a zeal for great accomplishment,
and showing by indisputable evidence
the duplicity, the barbarity, the in
humanity, the merciless ambition of
(he kaiser and his war-lord3.
“Should they win, by any possible
chance—and we know that this can
rot be—yet should they win, God
pity America.”
The kaiser, before the war had
planned the whole campaign, which
included the subjugation of thg Unit
ed States within a year, and had set
fifty billion dollars as the indemnity
to be levied upon free America—now
it would undoubtedly be 150 billions.
“Fight or Buy Bonds. Over the
Top for You.”
AMERICANS WILL BE
BBSHED TO FRANCE
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, April 2.— Announce
ment made in London that Amei'ican
army units are to be brigaded with
British and French organizations is
interpreted by army officers here as
indicating the United States govern
ment is ready to thrust aside all
questions of national pride in placing
American man-power at the disposal
of the allies. Details of the plan are
not available. There is everything
to indicate, however, that the troops
now in training in this country are
to be rushed across regardless of
proficiency.
MORE WORK
OF GERMANS
Associated Press Dispatch.
Detroit, April 2.— Officials of
the Ford Motor Company this after
noon confirmed the report that more
than two hundred men are affected
daily by a mysterious epidemic re
sembling grippe, prevalent in the
plant. "
Associated Press Dispatch.
Pittsburg, Pa., Apirl 2.—Five were
killed and sixteen injured in an ex
plosion of the plant of the Flannery
Bolt Company today. The cause is j
unknown.
Mrs. William Bateman and Miss j
Dora Long were over from Elmo j
shopping this morning.
Mrs. Dawson and daughter, Ruth,
are both quite sick at their home on
Hazel street.
Use the columns of the Independ
ent. They will carry your business
talk into nearly every home in New
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WILL MERGE
COMPANIES
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, April 2.—Merging of
express companies under a new cor
poration to operate them as a unit to
work out a basis for distribution of
piofits is under consideration by the
railroad administration and repre
sentatives of the companies.
SMALL VOTE
CAST TODAY
Probably the smallest vote in the
history of Newport municipal* elec
tions was cast today, as most persons
were too deeply interested in things
pertaining to war to recall that today
was the date set for choosing city of
ficials. '
Of course the nominees were chos
en.
To advertise your goods i» to get
the attention of the man or woman
who might otherwise never have
known it at all.
DIAZ GETS INTO
THE LIT CLUB
Goes Over the Top Last Night With
the Purchase of War Savings
Stamps to Amount of $10,670.
Diaz more than did her bit last
night when the war savings stamps
sales committee visited that point
and conducted a brief campaign. A
total of $10,67o was raised through
the sales of stamps to the patriotic
citizens of Diaz, and the following
persons went on roll as members of
the Limit Club:
Joe White, Mrs. M. A. Dorsey, Ed
ward Wilmans, R. D. Wilmans, J. B.
Wilmans, Mrs. Ella Wilmans and
Walter Hurley.
The success of the visit of the
committee at Diaz was due in a large
measure to the efforts of the Wil
mans brothers, who took an active
part in the work.
The colored people of the Diaz
community also subscribed liberally,
much of of the credit for which is
due to G. W. Leggett, who.is at the
head of Old Glory College there, an
institution that is doing splendid
work among the negroes of this sec
tion.
TRIAL SATURDAY
IT MTESVILLE
Harry Hicks, Who Told Farmers the
Government Required Them Take
Paper to Be Given Hearing.
Harry Hicks, who is held by the
government on the charge of having
represented himself as a representa
tive of the government,'"Will be tak
en to Batesville Saturday, where a
preliminary hearing is to be held be
fore U. S. Commissioner Parse. Hicks
at present is in the county jail here.
Hicks and an associate, M. B. Al
len, approached farmers here Satur
day and induced them to subscribe
for a farm magazine and purchase a
map, collecting the subscription
money, telling the farmers that the
government required them to sub
scribe to the periodical. Allen is in
jail at Memphis. Both men were
fined in a local court Saturday, but
were arrested again Sunday by fed
eral authorities.
PRESIDENT WILSON’S
ALVICE TO SOLDIERS RE
GARDING THE BIBLE
The following is a foreword in Bi
bles given to soldiers, urging the
troops to read the scriptures:
“The Bible is the word of life. I
beg that you will read it and find
this out for yourselves. Keaa not
little snatches here and there, but
long passages that will really be the
road to the heart of it.
“You will find it full of real men
and women not only, but also of
things you have wondered about and
been troubled about all your life, as
men have been always; and the more
you read the more it will become
plain to you what things are worth
while and what are not; what things
make men happy—loyalty, right
dealings, speaking the truth, readi
ness to give everything for what they
think their duty, and, most of all the
wish that they may have the real ap
proval of the Christ, who gave ev
erything for them—and things that
are guaranteed to make men unhap
py— selfishness, cowardice, greed
and everything that is low and mean.
“When you have read the Bible
you will know that it is the lYord of
God, because you will find it the key
! to your own heart, your own happi
ness and your own duty.
“WOODROW WILSON.”
Let everyone who believes in his
government and in Mr. Wilson as its
leader hear Lieutenant B. F. David
son at the court house Wednesday
evening at 8:45 new time.
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Mrs. S. Heinemann is expectec
home tomorrow afternoon from s
three week’s visit to Chicago.
GETTING READY
FOB BIG BATTLE j
Infantry Operations On BattlsflU#
Dies Down While Both Sides t|| &
Prepare For Activity. |
Associated Press Dispatch. |j
New York, April 2.—Infantry op* i|lB
erations on a large scale on the Pi* h :
cardy battlefield have died down
while both sides prepare for the next ; J|h
move in the great conflict. >1T Tll.j
Vicious local engagement# ocCnr* ' ’ 1
between Albert and Montdidiof^ ' J
the Germans were checked.ill fa J
efforts to advance toward Amiens. ‘ !*• ^
Franco-British troops mKd* '«,! I
gains between the Somme attd' >|i 3
German artillery fire ii reported!
weak, indicating the enemy ha# netP|| Jj
been able to move his big guns. J|
enty-seven divisions of Germane
were on the batt’e line waiting for ¥* JE|
guns before renewing their efforM^tO |) *111
reach Amiens. ■ Wm
Meanwhile the allied armies ,aiavlfl| djj|
making ready. More than 10(MHX} p |8j
American troops are moving tOWtld ||§ f|g
the battle front. J M
The Germans are reported to b®
massing troops before Albert. ' jH
British command anticipates fH
German efforts north of the mt
Artillery exchanges conti tuet^gk^jl Jp
the remainder of the front in Pfa^p^ jjj
Austro-Germap artillery; ififf >fjj§|| JB
the Italian linr is moderate, 'Mg
indication tbM the enemy . ,'^H
ready to launch an attack on the $thJ*
who piloted the German mac
brought down during the
“we found our way easily,
the lights of the tall build
The deluge of prosecut .ipns, it
hoped, will finally product*, a “da
er Paris,” but a newspaper m
made a tour of the city last
found not only a respectable num
of lights shinng from private apa
ments, but an amazing number of
lations of the order in public
ings. On the Ide de la Cite
than 80 windows were illuminate,
the Palais de Justice, where all' ap
peals from convictions in the lighting*
cases will be heard. Light was also
shining brightly from a dozen win
dows of the prefecture of police,
from which was issued the order*
for darkening the city.
Other public buildings, hospital#
annexes and main buildings of cer
tain ministries were also caught in
default, while moving lights carripggi
by motor cars, streets cars, locomo
tives of suburban railroads and all
other parts of vehicles made
streets look something like
glowworms.
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