Do Not Forget This Is Clean-Up Week—Clean Up. Now, and Keep Cleaned Up!
VOLUME XVII. NO. 306. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
MOST CRITICAL
PERIOD OF WAR
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Lloyd George Declares the German
Strength on the West Front
Equalled Total of Entente.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
London, April 9.—“We have now
entered the most critical period of
the war,” Lloyd George declared in
the House of Commons this after
noon. “The fate of the empire and
Europe's liberty may depend upon
the success with which the last Ger
man stroke was resisted and counter
ed.”
Lloyd George declared the Cambrai
battle was trivial compared with the
recent battle and until the strain is
relaxed it will be difficult to find out
exactly what happened. He said
when the battle on the Somme front
commenced the combatant strength of
the German army on the west front
was equal to the total of the entente.
The premier declared his man pow
er proposal would involve extreme
sacrifice by a part of the population
in Great Britian.
Associated Press Dispatch. v
London, April 9.—The British par
liament reassembled today. * Man
power and probable government/for
Ireland are among the imnfirtant
questions confronting /it. premier
Premier Lloyd George./is exacted to
speak at length urging the raising of
the age limit. ' ?
Premier Lloyd George announced in
the House of Commons this afternoon
that the Irish convention report has
been laid on the table.
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Drag His Body Back to Trenches for
Identification—No Americans
Lost.
Associated Press Dispatch.
American Army in France, Mon
day—The American outposts in the
Lorraine sector attacked a German
patrol this morning and killed one of
the enemy. The Americans dragged
the body into their own trenches for
identification. There were no Amer
ican causualties.
CANNOT TALK
WITH MEXICO
Associated Press Lispatch.
El Paso, Texas, April 9.—An
nouncement was made today that tel
ephone companies Jhave voluntarily
agreed to suspend telephone commun
ication between American and Mexi
can border towns for the period of
the war. The action is designed to
prevent information regarding mili
tary movement reaching German
agents in Mexico.
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HUN GUNS ROAR
ON WIDE FRONT
Entire Countryside Rocks As the
Germans Prepare for Infantry
Attack In Picardy.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, April 9.—German guns
are roaring on a front of more than
one hundred miles from the north of
Arras to the north of Scjissons in
preparation of another infantry at
tack on the Picardy battlefield. The
entire countryside is said to be rock
ing from heavy detonations. Bom
bardment is especially Sfevere around
Bucquoy, north of Albert} south of
the Somme river and between Mont
didier and Noyon. . /
Bucquoy is on the Northern end of
the sector which the British defended
so valiantly last yrcek.
It is believed the Germans will at
tempt to, widen the head of their
wedge along the Somme river by at
tacks upon the Bucquoy area.
BeFow, Montdidier the German line
bends, and it is regarded as probable
thfct the attacking front will include
fnis' sector in order to extend the
hattleeronnd to t.ha south.
On the extreme eastern and south
ern leg of the salient the Germans
'have been checked somewhat in their
advance southward from Chauncy.
The enemy has not yet reached the
line on the Ailette river.
Elsewhere in France there is little
activity. Artillery exchanges con
tinue on the Italian front.
GERMAN BIG CUN
IS DISCOVERED
Spot Where Paris Menace Is Located
Is Being Attacked By Artillery
and Air Bombs.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, April 9.— French aviators
have discovered the location of a big
gun which was being used in the
bombardment of Paris. It is lo
cated at Crepy-en-Loannois, near the
road from La Fere to Naon. The spot
is being subjected to heavy artillery
fire and air bombing.
MEN ENTOMBED
AT FT. SMITH
Associated Press Dispatch.
Fort Smith, Ark., April 9.—Eight
men are entombed in the Hartford
Valley Fuel Company mine as a re
sult of a gas explosion. Robert Barr,
part owner of the mine, was rescued,
slightly burned.
Three miners were deadi when
brought to the surface. Several in
jured men were entombed for more
than an hour.
STATE COUNCIL OF
DEFENSE APPROVES
MODEL ORDINANCE.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 9.— The State
Council of Defense has approved a
model ordinance, based upon a Texas
statute, to define disloyalty and se
dition, and provide penalties for the
same. The ordinance was introduced
at last night’s session of the Little
Rock city council, and copies of it
are to be furnished the county coun
cils of defense throughout the state
with the request that it be passed by
the various city and town councils.
All disloyal and seditious utterances
that are calculated to provoke a
breach of the peace are denounced as
misdemeanors, punishable by fine or
imprisonment or both.
Regulations of this kind have been
demanded by many to reach local
conditions. To the credit of the
state, there are only sporadic cases
of disloyalty reported, but in a few.
sections there hav$ been some very
serious cases. It is believed that this
law will do much toward bringing
about a greater respect for our laws
and institutions, and for the cause for
which all loyal citizens are fighting.
War Exhibit Train Is
Center of Attraction
WANTS COUNTRY
TO EMD QUOTA
McAdoo Wants Twenty Million Peo
ple to Subscribe to Third Lib
erty Loan.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington}, April 9.— Secietary
McAdoo today called upon the coun
try to furnish twenty million sub
scribers to the new Liberty Loan.
That number, McAdoo said, would
mean a loan of four or five billion
dollars instead! of three billions, the
announced goal.
NO “TIME SLACKERS”
WANTED IN ARKANSAS.
Special to Indei endent.
Little Rock, April 9.— The State
Council of Defense has been notified
that the merchants in one town of the
state are not observing the new time
very generally. The council has
adopted a resolution that the observ
ance of the daylight saving law
passed by congress is as much an ob
ligation upon all citizens as any
other law, and that one who deliber
ately refuses to observe it is unpa
triotic and a slacker.
“There is only one time now,” said
General Gibbons, acting chairman,
“and all this talk about new time and
old time is foolishness. It is a great
industrial movement, and one who
fails to observe it is not a patriot.
Having been adopted officially, there
is absolutely nothing for any one to
do but fall into line. Those who fail
to do so, will find that they are in
convenienced more than anybody
else.”
The arrival of the war exhibit
train last night was made known by
the explosion of several bombs in the
air. (Immediately nearly every per
son who happened to be within hear
ing distance sought cover, and those
under cover / sought more cover. The
Mjadeline theatre never emptied so
many persons to locate the source of
quickly. It required some '.time for
the big noise, and for several min
uates small bunches of men strained
their eyes and ears in an effort to
locate the enemy machine that had
swooped so unexpectedly down upon
Newport in an effort to destroy our
fair city.
The train arrived about 9:30 p. m.
and was placed on the loading track
near the Iron Mountain freight de
pot.
Although we had but short notice
of the coming of this war party and
traveling museum, large crowds were
on the scene early this morning to
get a closer view of the war by in
specting the trophies from the battle
field.
The “Boy Scouts” were called upon
and helped to guard the train, dis
tribute literature and explain the re
lics.
The train was surrounded and
Front street was crowded for more
than a block when a little after nine
o’clock Mayor Hubly introduced Dr.
Allison of St. Louis, a full one hun
dred per cent American, who has
fully waked up to the fact that Amer
ica is at war, and has the power of
speech to awaken others who are
privileged to hear him. Dr. Allison
introduced the officers of the party,
^.ach one being greeted with loud ap
plause. Lieut. C. C. Nash, of the i
Canadian Infantry who was a mem-;
ber of the first contingent to “go!
over there” and who was wounded
and blown sixty feet in the air by
the explosion of a German bomb, was
the first officer introduced. He was
given a true Arkansas reception
which he received: with a salute and
a smile, showing plainly that he had
no doubt in his mind about the loy
alty of Newport citizens.
Flight Lieutenant J. J. Bouey, of
the Royal Navy aerial service, hav
ing to his credit seven enemy ma
chines, who although severely
wounded and grounded inside the en
emy lines, flew his plane safely to
his own lines, was next introduced
and was greeted with loud cheers.
Sergeant Hartshorn, of the United
States Engineers Corps, the first
American contingent to go over, and
himself one of the first Americans to
be wounded on the battlefields of
Europe, was next introduced and was
given a true American greeting cal
culated to make him glad he was
back in the U. S. A.
Private Jacobs of the Canadian
engineers, a natural born, red-blooded
fighting man, covered with medals
awarded him for distinguished ser
vice and bravery in action, who al
though “hors du combat” on account
of wounds received in battle has two
sons on the battle front, was next in
introduced and was satisfied from
the greeting given him that our peo
ple appreciate the private soldier as
well as the officers of the army,
which is truly characteristic of our
great democracy.
Mr. Farrar, Mr. Merchant and Mr.
Hansan were other members of the j
party, representing civilian depart- j
ments.
Dr. Allison made a "stirring, pa
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the very thing we have been expressing in deed by
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HEAVY ARTllLElY
ACTIONJEVELOPS
But No Infantry Activity Haa Takes
Place. French Withdraw to
Prepared Positions.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, April 9.— Violent artillery
fighting occurred last night north of
Montdidier and between Montdidior ,/ '
and Noyon, but no infantry action
has developed, according to the offi
cial announcement. The French ad*
\anced their troops south of tho Oise
■»nd withdrew to prepared positions
southwest of the lower*" fbteel^ei—
Coucy.
Associated Press pispatch.
London, April 9.—German artil
lery developed great activity this
morning on the British front front "■
LaBasse Canal to tho south of Ar
mcntieres, according to the war of*
fice announcement.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
With the British Army in France,
April 9.—The latest reports this
morning from the battlefront report
the situation unchanged. Rain hi <
making the battleground undesirable
and the sky is heavily overcast and
the earth is blanketed with mist.
MAKE LOAN I
TO GREECE
Associated Press Dispatch, ^
Washington, April 9.— The treas
ury announces Greece will receive ft
loan of forty-four million dollars
from the United States as soon
Greek parliament passes the
sary authorizing legislation.
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GOES OVER TOP
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Newport and Union Townsh j
ceeds Quota By Subscription of
$2,350 Up to Date. #
A meeting of sales committees wna
held last night at the Hazel hotel,
when it was learned that Jackson j
county has gone over the top with '
her subscription to the Third Liberty
Loan. The county’s.quota was $264,
S00, and a total of $301,150 had been
subscribed up to last night, with
more committees working and two
townships, Richwoods and Barren, to
m o 1/n -f Vi i v* runnrto
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Newport and Ur5on township sub
scribed $152,350. The quota was
$150,000.
Townships outside of Union sub
scribed $148,800.
Of union township's subscription
the eleven teams with three men to
the team raised $147,300. The ladies*
committees raised $3,250, and the ne
groes $2,000. The colored commit
tee hopes to reach $3,500 today.
Following are the remainder of
the townships as reported last night:
Bateman subscribed $5,000, quote
$3,000.
Bird, $46,000; quota $60,000.
Bryan, $6,100; quota $3,000.
Breckenridge, $32,000; quote
$30,000. Of this amount Auvergne
subscribed $14,900, Weldon $10,000,
Tupelo $8,000.
Cache, $3,200; quota $5,000.
Cow Lake $5,000; quota $5,000.
Glass $16,000; quota $25,000. Of
this amount $11,400 was subscribed ^
by citizens of Swifton.
Grubbs $10,000; quota $7,000.
Glaize $4,300; quota $3,000.
Jefferson $5,000; quota $5,000.
Jacksonport is yet to report.
Village $5,000; quota $5,000. ,
Another meeting will be held to- .. v..
morrow night, at which time all the
townships having yet not reported
and those below their quota are ex
pected to report amounts exceeding
their quotas, which will place the v
county greatly beyond the overaub