Help the Working Forces to Make Jackson County a 100 Per Cent War Savings County
Newport Daily indep ndent.
VOLUME XVII. 285 NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
, AMERICANS HURL SHELLS
BY THDUStNDS AT ENEMY
SECTOR DEVELOPS
CHEAT ACTIVITY
Positions Attacked By Americans Are
Found to Have Been Practically
Abandoned.
Associated Press Dispatch.
With American Army in France—
Monday—The American sector east
of Luneville has developed suddenly
into one of the most active fronts
from a standpoint of artillery fight
'■ ing. The Americans are hurling
jW thousands of shells daily against the
enemy positions, which, investigation
shows, have been virtually abandoned.
The usual work by patrol is being
carried out in No-Man’s Land, but
there have been no encounters. Con
ditions are excellent for flying and
many hostile andfriendly planes are
in the air.
STAMPS SELL AT
BOWE.’S RIDGE
AMERICANS GIVE
GERMANS A REST
However, Artillery Raids Continue
Successfully—Allied Airmen Are
Bringing Down Machines.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Washinton, D. C., March 13.—Th«
Americans are giving the Germans e
little rest in the sectors of Woevre
and Lorraine, but successful raids
continued by artillery, especially in
the Toul sector, and artillery also is
active south of Riehecourt in the
Toul sector.
Pershing’s men made a raid Tues
day and penetrated to the second
German line, when casualties were
inflicted on the enemy by shell and
rifle fire. Artillery is causing fires
and explosions, behind the German
line. Americans east of Luneville in
Lorraine, went into a German posi
tion Monday and found that the ene
mv had not returned to the trenches
evacuated Sunday. The Germans
continue powerful, raids on the line
between armentieres and LaBasse,
their latest effort being against Port
ugese positions near Laventie. The
Germans were checked with heavy
casualties. ~ The British and French
also repulsed raids. French and Brit
ish airmen have accounted for twen
ty-one enemy airplanes and during
aerial fighting French gunners de
stroyed three more. The British
bombed the city of Coblenz. One
hundred were killed and seventy-nine
injured in the raid on Paris Monday
night.
The Bolsheviki government has re
moved to Moscow, and in Petrograd
two committees are preparing to take
over the government. One is headed
by Trotzky, the dismissed foreign
minister, and the other by Zinovieff,
chairman of the delegation which as
sented to German peace terms.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Moscow, March 13.—The all-Rus
sian Congress Soviets, wnich was
called to ratify the peace treaty with
Germany, has postponed the opening
cf the meeting until Thursday.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Berlin, March 13.—The war office
announces German and Austro Hun
garian troops are now before Odes
sa.
Colored People Respond Splendidly
With Funds to Aid War Sav
ings Campaign.
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The committee and speakers who
a/e patriotically and unselfishly de
'^rcting their time to the campaign for
the sale of war savings stamps and
the sale of war savings stamps and
preaching food production and con
servation, were greeted by a good
sized audience at the church house
on Pickens Black’s farm on Bowen’s
Ridge Tuesday evening. This audi
ence was composed principally of
loyal colored citizens.
Much' credit is due Pickens Black
and Jim Murphy for their work in
notifying the people and getting out
a good crowd for the speaking. That
the citizens of Bowen’s Ridge are
prosperous as well as patriotic is
best evidenced by the fact that the
sales of war savings stamps at this
meeting amounted to nearly $2,000,
ranging from $5.00 to $1,000.
Pickens Black is a new member
ofrthe “Limit Club”, having purchas
ed $1,000 worth of war savings
. stmps. I
Old Grand Glaize is the meeting •
place for "tonight and it expected a
large crowd will down from Newport.
> To advertise it in the Independent
is to sell it—if it is something for
which live people find a need.
OLL GLORY COLLEGE.
Diaz, Ark., March 11, 1918.
Editor Independent:
In creating the Old Clory Indus
trial, we do not feel that we can pos
sibly succeed without enlisting the
sympathy and moral support of our
union and confederate veterans.
Without going into details, if I had
wealth at my command I would erect
a most magnificent, building, having
two spacious wings. I would ded
cate one wing to Lee and the
other to Grant; in the one I would
place the picture and autobiography
of Lee, in the other the picture and
autobiography of Grant.
Nor is this all, as a Safe guard
against the perils of anarchism I
would place the stars and stripes in
the hands of our American youths.
I am enclosing you herewith a list
of recent donors. Please publish.
Previously acknowledged-$150.25
N. C. Wolff, Newport——— 2.00
W. E. Bevens, Newport- .50
G. N. Morgan Post, Minneapolis,
Minn. - 5.00
Edmond Blossingame, Diaz__ 1.00
Clara Robinson (col.),Newport .50
R. F. Stevens (col.), Newport .50
T L. Lawrence, Newport- -50
J. W. Legett.
To advertise in the Independent is
to talk business to a great majority
of the propective buyers of Newport.
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Son of Ex-President Sustains Injury
While in Action With American •
Forces.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New' York, March 13.—Aixhibald
B. Roosevelt, son of Theodore Roose
velt, has been wounded in action with
the American forces in France, ac
cording to a cablegram received by
the colonel. Young Roosevelt is a
captain. The message said the
wound was not dangerous.
Labor Leader Assures Russians of
American Sympathy In Their
Struggle for Freedom.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 13.— Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor on behalf of the
American Alliance of Labor and
Democracy, has forwarded to the
Russian Soviet Congress at Moscow
a message of sympathy for the Rus
sian people in their struggle to safe
guard freedom. .
SHOULD CLOSE
FIFTEEN DAYS
Ousley Believes Factory Workers
Should Be Given Time to
Make Crops.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 13.— Clarence
Ousley, assistant secretary of agri
culture, told the senate agriculture
committee, today that the closing
down of the less essential industries
for fifteen days during the spring to
enable workmen to o to farms will be
necessary in many places to meet the
farm labor shortage.
Are Given Assurance of Safe Con
duct, After Being Held For
Quarantine.
Associated Press Dispatch.
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Washington, March 13.—Members
of American and Allied missions in
Rumania have left Jassy under as
surances of the King of Rumania of
safe conduct. They had been held
for quarantine.
WIDOW CF ^ORMER
PRESIDENT DIES IN
CALIFORNIA TODAY
associated Press Dispatch.
Los Aneles, March 13.—Mrs. Lu
tia Rudolph Garfield, widow of the
former president, died at her home
in South Pasadena this morning.
PLANT WHITE CORN.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 13.—Those who
know advise the farmers that if they
will plant more white corn, instead
of yellow corn, they can do more to
help win the war.
The department of agriculture is
in correspondence with the West
brook Grain and Milling Company of
Pine Bluff on the subject, and en
dorses the suggestions made by the
company.
The government is urging the use
of flour substitutes * and 'n the South
this must be corn meal. This calls
for a great production of white corn
which is just as easy to raise, and
always commands a premium of a
few cents a bush Is over'the yellow
or mixed.
“It is the patriotic duty of the far
mers to help out in the present emer
ency, in so far as possible, by aiding
the substitute plans insisted upon by
the government,” writes the West
brook company.
Don’t be a dead one. Advertise.
CONVICT PARDONED.
Special to Independent.
Little gock, Parch 13.—Governor
Brough has granted a pardon to Lois
McCuen, who was convicted in the
Logan circuit court in January of
grand larceny, and sentenced to one
year in the reform school. McCuen
is 15 years old, the son of a leading
farmer and business man, and has
made a good record at the reform
school. His pardon was asked by
several hundred representative citi
zens of Booneville, county officials
and the man from whom the goods
were stolen. The governor considered
that he had been punished suffi
ciently, an if given an opportunity
would make a good citizen.
Mrs. Charles G. Henry has returned
from Little Rock, -where she had been
for two days. • Mrs. Henry is vice
chairman of the Woman’s Liberty
Loan work of Jackson county and at
tended the meeting of the county and
district chairmen, called to meet at
Little Rock by the State chairman,
Mrs. Chas. H. Brough, who enter
tained the ladies at luncheon at the
Marion hotel on Monday. They also
had the pleasure of seeing the grand
parade of twenty-six thousand sol
diers from Camp Pike, who passed
in review of Major General Sturgis,
who has just returned from France.
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THREE ZEPPELINS
ATTAGKJNGLAND
One Dropped Four Bombs in Hull and
Others Flew Aimlessly About
The Coast.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, March 13.—Three Zeppe
lins took part in the air raid on Eng
land last night, and one dropped four
‘bombs in Hull. The others flew
aimlessly through country districts,
dropped bombs and proceeded to the
Black sea. One woman died of
shock.
VICE PRESIDENT MARSHAL
SAYS CONFEREES ON R. R.
BILL EXCEEDED LIBERTY
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 13. — Vice
President Marshall ruled today, dur
ing consideration of the senate con
ference report on the administration
railroad bill, that the conferees ex
ceded their authority in adopting the
provision limiting the right of states
oo tax railroads during the period of
Federal control. The point of order
against the tax feature was sustained
and the bill sent fack for a confer
ence.
ARKANSAS’ DRAFTED
MEN WILL BE SENT
TO CAMP PIKE SOON
Special to Independent
Little Rock, March 13.—The call
was received yesterday for Arkansas’
quota of the 90,000 call that has been
made by the president. These troops
are to move to Camp Pike during the
five day perio-d from March 29.
Arkansas’ quota is 1,541, of which
1,010 are colored and 541 are white.
The increment of white men will com
plete Arkansas’ quota of 10,000, and
the negro troops will be credited to
the second draft.
The boards are advised that these
men are to be selected from Class 1
in order that their liability, except
that farm hands are to be deferred.
The boards are further advised that
they must not “send any men except
those physically qualified for gener
al service.”
Any white men due on the first
quota should be sent forward imme
diately.
SCHOOL CONTEST AT
DERMOTT CALLED OFF
Dermott, March 12.—Because war
activities are overshadowing other
interests in the schools of the district,
the annual meet and contests of the
Southeast Arkansas Literary and
Athletic Association have been aban
doned for this year. This action was
taken at a meeting here of the Board
of Control, which is composed of the
superintendents of all the high schools
in the district. The district com
prises Ashley, Chicot, Desha, Drew
and Bradley counties. This is the
tenth year of the oranization and the
first time that the annual meet and
contests have been omitted.
FORREST CITY WOMEN
WORK IN FACTORY.
Little Rock, March 12.—The For
rest City Cotton Oil Mill has reported
to the State Labor Department that
| on account of the scarcity of labor, it
i has been found necessary to^mploy
ten or twelve women in the lighter
! work about the plant, such as sweep
1 ing the floors and feeding seed to the
mill. They are being worked in three
shifts of eight hours each, from 3 a.
m. to 2 p. m. to 2 p. m., to 10 p. m.
and 10 p. m. to 6 a. m. They are paid
15 cents an hour, the same wage as
paid the men. The manager writes
that he is informed several other
mills are employing women, but no
reports have been received by the
Labor Bureau.
Mrs. E. R. Kelley had a letter
Tuesday afternoon from France,
stating that her son, Duke Kelley,
was improving. The letter was writ
ten by a Red Cross nurse three days
following the first letter announce
ing his serious illness from pneumo
nia. His recovery is a source of
pleasure to the many friends of the
family.
CREEL PROTESTS
AGAINST POLICr
Asks President to Have Rule of With
holding Addresses of Fallen Sol
diers Revoked. ,
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 13.—George
Creel, chairman of the committee on
public information, today sent a pro
test to the president against the war
department’s policy pf withholding
addresses of soldiers in giving out
the casualty lists. The president is
considering the question from all an
gles.
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MAYBE FIFTH REGIMENT
WILL BE MADE UP FROM
THOSE LEFT FROM FOURTH
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Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 13.—There will
be almost enough surplus after the
oranization of the Fourth Arkansas
Regiment, to make the Fifth, and the
orders for that regiment may be ex
pected very soon after the Fourth has
been Federalized. , . M
There are several full companies
that have been omitted entirely front
the Fourth, and several places that
were to furnish 6nly platoons, are
furnishing full companies.
Arkadelphia, with 104 men exam- r*>
ined, is not included in the Fourth,
and Waldron, Ozark, Russellville,
Hope, Harrison and Eureka Springs
are among the cities that are lew
out. It appears probable that there
will be at least eight companies as a
nucleus of the Fifth Regiment. The
Engineering Battalion is also re- , (
cruited to its full strength. • f?
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THE UNWRITTEN LAW. |
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Associated Press Dispatch. * /N
London, March 12.— Employment
of the “unwritten law” as a cloak be- ':
hind which soldiers may plead justifi
cation of capital resulting from con
jugal infidelities has again aroused
criticism throughout England. The
action of a London judge in binding
over to keep the peace a soldier who
had shot his unfaithful wife dead has
called forth the comment from the
Manchester Guardian that “the courts
are beginning to treat certain of
fenses by soldiers in the same spirit
• i„ the Church granted indulgences to
asaders.”
In the most recent case, the accus
ed pleaded guilty to manslaughter in
k 'ling his wife, and the Crown, ac
cepting the plea, offered no evidence
on the charge. In deciding the judge -?>- :
said: ' 39|
“I have to inflict punishment such *
as a reasoned and instructed public
opinion will believe is fitting to the
case, and I believe that no body of in
structed and reasoned men would be
lieve that punishment in a sense of
imprisonment is fitting to this case.”
He then ordered the prisoner to be
bound over “to come up for judgment
11a/1 imnn ^
Commenting on the case the Man
chester Guardian said:
“To allow the liberty of private
vengeance is to dissolve society into
its anarchic atoms and to negate the
reasons of state which substituted the
national and royal courts for the
courts of local and personal preju
dice.”
A message to Newport friends
Tuesday morning stated that Harry
Lynn had been run over by an jjto
nobile and severely injurod.- The
car ran over both limbs, but .he was
not thought to be seriously injured,
which his Newport friends hope may
be true. He was cauht in a con
gested place in the street and in mov
ing either way would have been run
over by a street car or an automo
bile and chose the latter. The acci
dent occurred at Little Rock.
Mrs. John Q. Wolf and Mrs. George j
Trevathan, of Batesville, were here
yesterday on their return from Little
Rock, where they attended a meeting
of county and district chairmen of
the Liberty Loan drive, the meeting
being called by the vice state chair
man, Mrs. C. H. Brough.
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