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| VOLUME XVIII. NO. 183. - NEWPORT, ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS
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: FOR TOMORROW
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I* Everybody In Newport Is Asked To
Attend Thanksgiving Services
At Methodist Church.
Tomorrow is a day when every
one should be thankful, for there is
abundant reason why we should be.
In fact, the man or woman who will
not observe tomorrow as becomes
them do not deserve the rich bless
ings which Almighty God in Ilis
grace and goodness, has bestowed up
on the world. The people of New
port are asked to get together to
*— morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
Methodist church and attend a Union
Thanksgiving service. The services
will be held at the Methodist church
because the building is more spacious
than any edifice in the city, and ev
ery man, woman and child should at
tempt to attend.
Following is the program, which
will start at 3 o’clock:
Anthem—“A Good Thing to Give
Thanks.”—Choir.
Open Prayer and short Scripture
reading—Rev. C. Bridenthai.
“America” (Hynal No. 702)—Con
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Address—Hon. G. A. Hillhouse.
Anthem, “Hark, the Nation of
Joy”—Choir.
Address—Hon. Jos. M. Stayton.
Anthem, “Praise the Lord All Ye
Nations”—Choir.
Address—Hon. Gustave Jones.
Short remarks by ministers.
Doxology by congregation.
U1MNII0I OF
iSERjUMEO
French And English Are Co-Operat
ing To Bring Ex-Emperor From
Holland And To Justice.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 27.—The foreign of
fice has confirmed the report that
the British officers of the crown are
co-operating with the French author
ities in considering the question of
the extradition of the former Ger
man emperor, who is now in Holland.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 27.—William Hohen
_zollern will have to leave Holland if
his presence becomes perilous to the
country, Premier De Beerenbrouck is
quoted by an Amsterdam corres
pondent to the Daily Express as de
claring in the Dutch parliament.
(By The Associated Press.)
Amsterdam, Nov. 22.—A tug bear
ing the German crown prince arriv
' ed at Wieringen Island this after
noon. The Islanders gave the crown
prince an icy reception.
Berlin, Tuesday, Nov. 26.—Events
of the last few days culminating
Monday in a meeting of |he heads of
the various German states at Berlin,
indicated that with the exception of
the numerically unimportance of the
Spartacus group, there is a complete
agreement that the National Assem
bly must be held.
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NEWPORT WILL OB
SERVE THANKSGIV
ING DAY THURSDAY.
There will be no issue of the Inde
pendent tomorrow, Thanksgiving
Day, and all the stores and business
houses of the city will remain closed
throughout the day.
Services will be held at all the
churches tomorrow morning and a
union meeting has been arranged
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for the afternoon, announcements of
which are to be found elsewhere in
today’s paper.
A. T. Cummins had a wire this
morning from Mobile, Alabama, cr
keying the sad news of the death of
i sister, Mrs. Williams T. Dukes,
iust younger than himself. The sym
pathy of his friends is extended in
he loss of the family circle.
BARUCH SAID TO HAVE
BEEN OFFERED OFFICE
SECRETARY TREASURY.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 27.—Bernard M.
Baruch, chairman of the war indus-j
tries board, it is understood, has been
offered the post of secretary of the
treasury. Whether Baruch will be
nominated is an open question. With
out actually declining to serve it is
said Baruch has urged upon the
president his belief that he would not
enter the cabinet on the ground that
his wealth, which is largely in gov
ernment and other securities, would
be seriously embarrassing.
Mrs. Dibrell Vaugun of Little
Rock, is hero to spend the Thanks
giving holidays with her mother, Mrs.
Fannie Robinson and family.
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| THANKSGIVING [
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FINE MEETING IS
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Spirit Of Enthusiasm Prevailed At
Smoker Given For Chamber Of
Commerce Members.
Now that the war is over and so
much time of our business men and
other citizens will not be claimed by
the different war work activities,
Newport is determined to settle down
to the task of making it the best lit
tle city in Arkansas. That is the
spirit that prevailed at the smoker
given last night at the Hazel hotel
for the Chamber of Commerce mem
bers which was attended by a large
number of loyal town boosters. Many
matters ^having to do with Newport^
growth, both spiritual and civic, were
discussed in a most intelligent man
ner.
The meeting wras presided over by
A. T. Hubly, president of the cham
ber. A number of splendid talks
were delivered among the speakers
being G. A. Hillhouse, Dr. G. K. Ste
phens, H. F. Whitaker, Rev. Briden
thal, Rev, Mitchell and A. T. Hollo
way. Mayor C. M. Erwin was pres
ent and made some very timely re
marks. He stressed the importance
of the people of Newport laying aside
prejudices, petty strife and factional
ism. He very truly stated that no
town can go ahead with the existence
of divided forces. Rev. W. B. Hays,
who is to leave Newport this week to
take up new work, was enthusiasti
cally received, and his talk was a
powerful one and was listened to with
great interest and feeling.
C. L. Mariner, manager of the
Chamber, delivered a frank and com
prehensive talk and drove home the
importance of team work. He told
his hearers what it is possible to ac
complish here with everybody work-——
ing for the betterment of the com
munity, and he told of the utter
failure that will result if the peaple
do not work in harmony with their
organization. As a result of his dis- ~
course, and the talks of others, ev
ehyone went away with greater con
ception of what organization means,
and there is hardly a doubt now that
Newport will begin its drive forward
and upward. <
I From day to day the Independent
j will discuss the number of different
| matters that were talked about at
i the meeting last night. Right now,
however, it is permissable to point to
the one great need of the city—sani- N
tation. Where there is sanitation
there is health. Where sanitation is
not regarded, there is not only an un
healthful condition, but the fact ex
ists as an obstacle to the city’s ex
pansion, in that the town is sunned
by people who are always looking for
41 good place in which to locate,
I spend their lives and rear their fam
ilies. Let there be a concerted ac
tion on the part of the city council, (
board of health and the Chamber of
Commerce to clean up our town from,
one end to the other and keep it ia
that condition. .
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REVOLUTION 15 "•
BEING PLANNED'
Counter Action May Be Taken In
Germany By Von Marwitz, Who
Is Heading Large Army.
(By The Associated Press.)
Amsterdam, Tuesday, Nov. 26.—
General Von Der Marwitz, former
aide de camp to Emperor William,
and later commander of the German
forces on the Verdun front, has ar
rived at Treves with a big army and
apparently is preparing a counter
revolution, according to a sensa
tional Berlin dispatch dated Novem
ber 21st.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Tuesday, Nov. 26.— Dr.
Solf, German foreign minister, has
again asked the allies for a mitiga
tion of armistice conditions and re
quested permission to delay the de
livery of railroad rolling* stock un
til February first, owing to bad con
ditions and-lack of lubricating oils.
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