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Attend the C. of C. Meeting at the Court House Tonight
Newport Daily Independent.
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VOLUME XVII. NO. 291. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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OFFICERS TO
BE ELECTED
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Big Rally of Citizens Will Be Held
At Court House Tonight to Put
New Organization On a Per
manent Footing.
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NEW ERA FOR NEWPORT DAWNS
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After tonight 'it can no longer be
said that Newport is a member of that
small band of good towns not sup
Chamber of Commerce.
INewplort will emerge from this class
tonigPc when a meeting is to be held S
at the court house for the pur
; pose of putting the finishing touches
, to ^what will be the livest commercial
{ organization in this section of Ark
; ansas. 1
On last Monday night the commit
tee on organization met and adopted
the constitution and by-laws for the I
organization, and all preparations
•were made by the committee for the
big meeting tonight, when all their
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Officers will be chosen to head the J
Chamber of Commerce, and all the
| -details which can be disposed of with
' the aid of the public will be gone over j
r «it tonight’s meeting. Steps will at j
once be taken to secure the services j
f of a highly trained and proficient j
. secretary to direct the organization. |
Now that Newport has practically j
I established a real commercial organi
zatiofr through practical methods, let
every citizen put his shoulder to the
•wheel, so to speak, and make himself
i a part of the institution. The Cham
[ foer of Commerce will be conducted in
a manner similar to that employed to |
-carry any other big institution to
success.
This city has advantages over many
: other points. When these advantages
I are brought to the attention of the
outside world, financiers will begin to
patronize Newport. Persons with
i .money to invest would hardly, how
j over, consider our advantages serious
| ly unless they can see commercial
f pride and organization behind the
good things we have lying idle.
The ’gathering tonight will repre
| sent one of the most serious meetings
I over held in this city. At this meet
l jug vifl be no place for wrangle. No
I one should attempt to throw cold wa
; ter on Newport’s splendid start to
| greater things. Such an attempt is
I j.At looked for from any of our citi
| sens, for it has been demonstrated
| that the Chamber of Commerce will
have the moral, physical and finan
!• cial support of the entire community.
jg Judge Dene H. Coleman and Prose
^cuting'Attorney Earle C. Casey were
®here yesterday, returning from Wal
i nut Kidge, where they finished cir
? cuit court work for that section of -
Lawrence county.
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STAMPS SELL IN
RICHWDODS TIP,
People At Balch Prove Themselves In
Sympathy With Movement and
Invest More Than $3,000.
If every section of the county
should contribute as much to the war
savings stamps campaign as did Rich
woods township last night, old Jack
son county would soon go on record
as a 100 per cent community. The
usual crowd of stamps salesmen ap
peared at ,Balch at the appointed
hour last night and went away with a
feeling of duty well done, because the
patriotic souls of Richwoods township
purchased stamps to the amount of
$3,350. This includes also a sub
scription from Pennington, but it is
announced that a greater drive will be
made in that community in the near
future.
The salesmen go to Hickory Grove
tonight. Tomorrow afternoon they
appear at Battle Axe and at Diaz at
night.
AMERICANS SHELL
ENEMYJPOSITIDNS
German First and Second Line Posi
tions East of Luneville Destroyed
By American Artillery.
Associated Press Dispatch.
With the American Army in France,
March 21.—'The .enemy first and se
cond line positions in a part of the
sector east of Luneville were de
stroyed by American artillery. 'Af
ter making a raid on enemy positions
the Americans shelled positions heav
ily this morning northwest of Toul.
A number of Germans deserted
last night and surrendered to the
Americans.
GERMANS DIE
IN EXPLOSION
Thirty Are Killed, One Hundred Are
Wounded and Five Hundred Mu
nitions Wagons Destroyed
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, March 22.—Thirty German
soldiers were killed, more than a hun
dred injured and five hundred muni
tion wagons destroyed by an explo
sion at the Mevrignies station near
Mons, Belgium yesterday, according
to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Amsterdam.
Will McIntosh, one of the good
citizens and farmers of Fisher, was
here on business today. He says this
is his first visit to Newport in several
months, as the roads have been im
passable and are just getting so trav
el can be resumed.
To advertise it in the Independent
is to sell it—if it is something for
which live people find a need.
PRE-EASTER SPECIALS.
See Show Windows.
Several thousand yards of new laces
ut 25 per cent discount.
40c lingerie cloth-26c
25c bleached domestic-21c
25c lawns a special at- 19c
10,000 yards new spring ginghams at
one-fourth off.
Children’s gingham dresses from
49c to ?1.98.
Rit soap, washes and dyes— -10c
89d6t wit Bowen’s Cash Store.
The K. K. K. Will Boost
the Kaiser On His Wag
Of course you want to know what
K. K. K. means. Well, it’s just this.
A lot of fellows around hei‘e have
gotten awfully sore at the kaiser.
They would enjoy a close-up view of
the old devil in order to give him a
good kick. But the kaiser is several
leagues away from Newport, and the
crowd here has hit on another plan
to kick the daylights out of his im
perial lowness.
The Kaiser Kicker’s Klub was or
ganized this morning. Once each day
a whole lot of patriotic men, women
and children are going to call at the
banks, the postoffice or some store
where they do their trading and buy
a twenty-five cent thrift stamp. That
will be their kick at the kaiser. Get
the idea? These kickers will merely
have trade«J one quarter for another
quarter, aided that much to win the
fight for America and at the same
time told the kaiser to go ot hell,
booting him a little nearer his desti
nation every time they buy a thrift
stamp.
You are a member of the K. K. K.
right now, or, at least, you should be.
Make the matter of calling at the 1
bank or elsewhere where thrift
stamps can be had as important as
the regular trip to your meals.
The name of every person who reg
isters a kick in this manner will be
published every day in the Independ
ent.
HUGE ATTACK
IS WITHSTOOD
Armed Hosts of Democracy Are Now
At the Throats of Prussianism
On Front of Fifty Miles.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, March 22.—British sol
diers yesterday met and withstood the
most stupendous attacks Germany
has hurled against the Western front
in three and a half years’ of warfare.
The armed hosts of democracy are
now at death’s grip with Prussianism
on a front of more than fifty miles in
what may be the decisive struggle of
the great war.
After a gigahtic bombardment yes
terday the enemy passed the British
outposts at some points during the
first onslaught, but nowhere gained
the objectives planned.
Lesperate fighting today continues
on the whole line from Sensee to Oise,
especially in Cambrai sector.
General Haig reports that the ene
my losses were exceptionally heavy,
and that both sides are now prepared
for a prolonged and sanguinary com
bat. The British, the general says,
anticipated that the blow would come
where it did and were well prepared
for it.
Further German attacks may possi
bly be but faint efforts, but a large
breach in the British lines might in
volve the safety of Paris.
Minor attacks on the French front
were repulsed.
The choir of the Methodist church
is practicing hard on an Easter can
tata, which will be rendered at the
church Easter morning at 11 o’clock.
The cantata is ‘Now Christ Is Risen”
and will be a beautiful and appro
priate feature of the Easter service.
You command the immediate inter
est and attention of local customers
when you patronize the Independent’s
advertising facilities.
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BUN SUB BASE
ISJTTACKEI
British Aircraft In Attack On Ostend
Bring Down Five German Ma
chines—Helgoland Attacked.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London? March 22.—British moni
tors and aircraft have attacked Os
tend, the German aerial and subma
rine base. Five machines were
brought down.
British Zeppelins also attacked en
emy zeppelins near Helgoland.
YOU HELP WIN THE WAR.
The best way to help win the war is
by saving wheat.
The best way to save wheat is to
use substitutes.
The best substitute for wheat is
potatoes.
Compared with other food potatoes
are remarkably cheap and everybody
should buy more of them—eat more
of them and most important of all—
plant more of them that we may be
assured of an ample supply through
the winter.
Farmers should plant another lot
of potatoes at once to insure some
thing to eat beside corn bread. Wheat
is getting scarcer all the time and it
is only a question of a short time
when we will be asked to still further
cut our consumption of flour.
A true patriot observes wheatless
days and wheatless meals.
Some patriots still eat wheat on
these occasions. Let’s get right all
the way thuough, then we may know
we have done our part in the great
world struggle.
Remember whole wheat flour and
graham flour are made of wheat and
not to be used on wheatless days.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Rushton have
rented the C. E. Crook home on Main
street and expect to move into it on
the first.
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ALLIED TROOPS C E
TO HOLD BACK ENEMY
DR. CARROLL IS
MADE DIRECTOR
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Will Head Work of Extending Free
Dental Service to Drafted Men
of Jackson County.
Lr. C. E. Carroll, a well known den
tist of Newport, has been appointed
director in Jackson county of the
work of extending free dental ser
vices to the men who have been
drafted for army service. Dr. Carroll
will head this work and receive the
co-operation of other dentists in giv
inug this service.
Owing to the fact that army den
tists in camps have more work than
they are able to discharge, it has
become necessary for local dentists to
aid the government in carryiii?!: out
this important branch of service in
order that drafted men may be physi
cally fit.
All drafted men in need of dental
work are requested to report to Dr.
Carroll.
LOCAUUTORHEY
HEIDSJPUBLICITY
Ira J. Magk Has Been Appointed As
Publicity Agent to Liberty Loan
In This County.
Ira J. Mack, one of Newport’s
most prominent and able attorneys,
has been appointed as publicity agent
for the Third Liberty Loan drive in
Jackson county.
Mr. Mack has already begun to for
mulate plans through which to secure
results by well directed publicity, and
will be ready when the drive starts
next month.
TWO PRIESTS
PUT TO DEATH
Telegraph Dispatch Says Two Catho
lic Priests Are Executed At Brus
sels For Espionage.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, March 22.— An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam
reports the execution in Brussels of
two Roman Catholic priests, charged
with espionage.
SELLS CARS.
P. H, Van Lyke, dealer in Hudson,
Buick and Dodge Brothers cars, re
ports the recent sale of a Hudson
Super-Six Sedan and Landau to Mr.
and Mrs. R. B. Hocking, six cylinder
Buick touring cars to Dr. C. E. Car
roll of Newport, J. R. Smith of Oil
Trough, James Buchanan of Swifton
and W. C. C. Wilson of Auvergne;
Lodge Brothers touring cars to Jas.
( amble and Herbert Turley of New
port, Will Simmons of Tupelo, W. L.
Nicholson of Tuckerman and a Dodge
Brothers roadster to Lesser-Goldman
Cotton Company.
In used cars Mr. Van Dyke reports
the following sales: Oldsmobile tour
ing car to Rev. M. A. Fry of Swif
ton, Hudson six forty to Paul Jones of
Newport, Fords to Tom Simpson of
Batesville, John Greenhaw of New
port, Noel Gullette of Jacksonport,
Chris Stephens of Tuckerman ana d
Ford truck to Jordan Grocer Compa
ny.
Use the columns of the Independ
ent. They will carry your business
talk injfco nearly every home in New
FIGHT LATE
INTO NIGHT
During the Germans Massed Attack*
Their Troops Offered Splendid
Targets For Allied Artillery
and Machine Guns.
HEAVY FIGHTING IS EXPECTED
BULLETIN.
Associated Press Dispatch.
British Headquarters in France,
March 22.—Fighting continues, but
the first stage of the offensive has
passed. The enemy failed badly to
execute his program. This is attest
ed by captured ducuments showing
what he intended to do during early
hours. Last night was fairly quiet.
This morning the Germans bombed
the region of Croiselles. The weath
er is cold and bleak. Three waves of
infantry of shock troops were em
ployed by the Germans in yesterday’s
attack. The massed German artillery
was badly hammered by the British
guns. (
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, March 22.—The great bat
tle on the western front continued un
til late last night, with the British
holding the enemy, the war office re
ports. “Our troops continue to hold
the enemy on their battle positions,”
the statement says. "‘During the en
emy’s massed attacks their infantry
offered remarkable targets for our
rifles, machine guns and artillery, of
which full advantage was taken. No
serious attack has developed yet this
morning, but heavy fighting is still
to be expected.”
Special to Independent.
Berlin, March 22.—The war office
announces the capture of the British
first line by German tr,oops attack
ing from Southeast of Arras to La
ferre. *
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, March 22.—A Reuters cor
respondent from British headquarters
reports nineteen enemy divisions
were identified in yesterday’s fight
ing.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Rome, March 22.—Fighting is be
coming more active on the whole
front, the war office announces.
j Associated Press Dispatch.
I London, March 22.—Emperor Wil
liam, Field Marshall Von Hindenburg
1 and General Von Ludendorff have
gone to the western front to witness
the German attack, says an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen.
The dispatch reports Austrian and
Bulgarian troops are on the western
front.
! Associated Press Dispatch.
, London, March 22.—“We have now
• entered on a decisive battle for a gen
; eral peace” says the Taegliche Runds
chuu, of Berlin, according to an Ex
change Telegraph dispatch from Co
penhagen. The paper declares the
commencement of the German offen
i sive on the west was received with
(great felicitation by the German peo
ple.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 22.—There is a
marked tendency among American
army officers here not to accept the
present movement of the Germans on
the British front as a real offensive
until it is more fully demonstrated.
It is regarded as possible that the
drive is really a forerunner; of some
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