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VOLUMHJ XVIII. NO. 51. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1918. ' PRICE FIVE CENTS
I Americans Now Hold 38 Miles of
West Front—Aviators Reach Italy
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June ?1.—It was an
nounced today that American soldiers
are now holding thirty-eight miles oi
fighting line on the western front.
—
Associated Press Dispatch.
Ialian Headquarters, Thursday,—
The first American aviators to flj
on Hie Italian front today succeedec
in blowing two holes in the Austriar
bridges across the Piave river.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, June 21.—In many pro
vinces of Hungary there is only one
third or one-fourth of the food neces
jmry to maintain the population ir
health, former Premier Tisza told the
Hungarian parliament yesterday, ac
cording to a Budapest telegram for
warded by the Amsterdam corres
pondent of the Exchange Telegraph
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1 C. OF C. HEAD TO
fiRIIVE SiNDUY
Bd M. Heermans As Business Mana
ger of Chamber of C°mmerca
Will Start Work Next Week.
A. T. Hubly, president of the Cham
ber of Commerce, received a message
today from Ed M. Heermans oi
'vJ0®n®St°n’ N' Y’’ in which Mr‘ Heer'
mans stated he will arrive in New
port Sunday.
Mr. Heermans has been employed
as business manager of the Chamber
of Commerce. He comes highly re
commended as a man of splendid
standing and executive ability, having
had extensive and successful exper
ience in the work in which he will be
engaged here.
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LOCAL INSURANCE
AGENT ISHONORED
S. R. Phillips Is Made Vice President
of the Arkansas Association of
Insurance Agents.
S. R. Phillips, a well known insur
ance writer of Newport, a member of
the firm of Phillips-Ferguson Agen
cy, was honored Thursday at the clos
ing of a meeting of the Arkansas As
sociation of Insurance Agents by be
ing elected vice-president of the or
ganization. C. C. Mitehener, of Ma
rianna, was fleeted president.
A pledge of loyalty to the govern
ment in all war activities marked
the close of the convention in Little
Rock Thursday.
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Sugar Ruling Goes
r Into Effect July 1
Co-operating with the county and
federal food administration, the p j
triotic housekeepers of Newport and
iJackson county are expected to fol
low the example set by the restau
rant and hotel proprietors of the
■county and serve only three meals a
week in which beef is included. The'
hotel and restaurant proprietors held
Vipeeting Thursday night at the Ha
iCbei hotel, when plans were perfected
vor the strict adherence of the rule, j
Geo. B. Irby has received the fol
communication from Hamp Williams,;
federal food administrator for Ark- j
ansas;
0 “On July 1 new sugar regulations
i t will go into effect. Please notify all
retailers not to sell sugar for less es
sentials after that date without pur
chaser has the July sugar certificate.
In the intervening time all retailers
should carefully conserve their sup
ply of sugar so that they will have;
enough on hand after July 1 to take
care of:
“1—Home consumption; 2—Home
canning and preserving.
;j) “After those two very important
I features are taken care of, then su
•Aar for the less essentials should be
*' Mold. ^Indications are that sugar for
less essentials will be materially de
creased by the <^v orders that will
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become ■ effective July 1. Be sure
the home consumers and home can
ners and preservers are provided for.
“Federal Food Administrators of
Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana,
Texas, Mississippi and Arkansas,
comprising the Sixth zone, met in
Vicksburg, Miss., recently and recom
mended to the government that far
mers be allowed to retain flour from
wheat they grew in quantity suffi
cient to last them until October. This
of course, refers to the new harvest
only. The recommendation was also
made that farmers be permitted to re
tain seed sufficient for their use and
for their neighbors. A committee of.
traffic experts will meet in Washing
ton next week to determine the ip
crease in price of wheat farmers
shall receive because of the increase
in freight rates. As soon as this in
formation is sent us, and word rela
tive to the foregoing recommenda
tions received, we will communicate
with you. Until then the old rules
are in force.”
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Dog Thought
To Be Mad
is Killed Here
A stray bulldog was killed on Lau
rel street Thursday evening about 8
o’clock near the store of R. J. Wise
Grocer Company. The dog is thought
to have come across the lake from
East Newport and was first seen in
the yard at the residence of Gustave
Jones on Beech street. When the an
imal made its way up Second street
it was shot by George Gochenour, but
not killed. In a few minutes it was
shot again near the store of R. J.
Wise, the second shot failing to pro
duce death, also. It was finally
killed with rocks.
It is believed the dog was affected
by hydrophobia, as it exhibited all
the symptoms of the disease. How
ever, it is not nqgUffto have bitten
other dogs.
FULTON COUNTY
MARINE INJURED
.
James W. Sutherland, of Camp, Is In
cluded In the List of Marines
Severely Wounded.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 21.—The marine
corps casualty list today includes the
name of James W. Sutherland of
Camp, Fulton county, Arkansas, who
was severely wounded.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 21.— The army
casualty list shows killed in action,
six; died of wounds, one; disease
three; wounded severely, twenty
seven; degree undetermined, one.
Washington, June 21.—The marine
corps casualty list shows killed in ac
tion, ten; died of wounds, nineteen;
wounded severely, ninety-eight.
CURTISS STRIKE
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Buffalo, une 21.—The strike of
machinists and toolmakers’ at the
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corpo
pation plants was called cff today.
The differences will be adjusted by
the aircraft board.
SUFFER HEAVI
OF FIGHTING
BITTEN BY DOG;
RECEIVE TREATMENT.
Mrs. Rufus Johnson, Sr., Mrs.
Roxie Dennison and little daughter,
Ada, of Balch, are here visiting Dr.
and Mrs. A. A. Evans.
Mrs. Johnson and her little grand
daughter, Ada Dennison, were bitten
by a small dog some time ago and
the dog was later affected with ra
bies. FdSting that the disease
might affect them, they came here
■ . . --=3
for a series of anti-rabies treat
ments.
Mrs. Johnson is Mrs. Evans’ moth
er a,nd has many friends in Newark,
having visited here frequently. Mrs.
Dennison is a sister of Mrs. Evans.
—Newark Journal.
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est and attention of local customers
when you patronize the Independent's
advertising facilities.
\Base Ball Players To
Fight or Get A Job
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 21.—The new
regulations issued by Provost Mar
shal General Crowder to govern the
work or fight order emphasizes the
section of the order placing games
and sports among the non-useful oc
cupations.
From the above dispatch it is in
ferred that the large army of pro
fessional baseball players throughout
the country will either have to fight
or go to work.
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THRIFT THOUGHTS.
The substantial men of the com
j ing years will be those who had the
■ saving habit when they were young,
j Uncle
greatest of wars to forget his
| coming manhood. He wants a more
prosperous and independent people
for the future—hence War Savings
Stamps and Thrift Stamps. Buy
thc-m to show your appreciation.
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is to'sell it—if it is something for
which live people find a need,
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Our War obligations are growing each day,
we, who are at home must furnish the
necessary funds to make Our War a
success, the above date has bi en set aside
to push sale of War Savings Stamps.,
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 21.— General
Pershing’s communique for yesterday
reports enemy patrols suffered con
\ siderable losses northwest of ChateMu
Thierry and in the Woevre region.
Ai’tillery fighting continues both in
this region and in Lorraine.
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BAR EXAMINATIONS
WILL BE HELD HERE
ON NEXT MONDAY.
Bar examinations will be held in
Newport next Monday. Applications
will be received from attorneys desir
ing to practice in the supreme court
and circuit court, and all applicants
are asked to report to John W. Stay
ton.
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Better to sacrifice luxuries than
sacrifice lives. Sacrifice the luxur
ies—Buy War Savings Stamps.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 21.— Americar
air and sea planes should be flying
■ across the Atlantic next summer
Major General W. Brancher, of tht
British air ministry, said here today
Brancher is in Washington to secure
'the co-operation of the government in
I pioneer flights to find a route for the
movement of machines across the
| Atlantic. It is expected the initial
| flight will be made this autumn.
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MM ICE
MISSING THY
Li^ut. Baylies Probably Lost In Un
equal Fight With Four German
Machines.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, June 21—Lieutenant Frank
L. E. Baylies, leading American ace
in the French flying corps, is report
ed missing after an unequal fight
with four German machines.
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CARD OF THANKS.
We take this opportunity of thank
ing the many friends for kindnesses
and words of sympathy extended to
us during the illness and death of oui
mother, Mrs. Antoinette Bach, all ol
which we will long remember.
Her Children.
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GRAND THEATRE
ian attacks were repulsed.
One, hundred thousand workmen
in important Austrian war' liieiniffl|r>f
tories are on a strike and rioting is
reported in the suburbs of Vie
and the agitation is spreading.
Subnormal fighting activity
tinues generally in Fiance and
gium. West of Montdidier the
icans cleaned out
es and
ny. A number of
killed or made prisoners.
Announrement is made of the
pedoinf* in the Mediterranean
tenth i i
Anna, with