ANOTHER GORGE
- ST JACKSONPORT
White and Black Rivers Were on
Standstill Last Night, But Small
Rise Is Expected ^Today.
Late last night White river stood at
11 feet on the local gauge, and was
at a standstill, as was Black river al
so, but the former is expected to rise
probably two feet today by the break
ing of another thirty-foot gorge in
the bend of the river at Jacksonport.
It was reported last night that the
gorge was threatening to break at
any minute. The gorge would release
a large volume of water, but not
enough to cause a serious rise of
course, and the water would recede
as fast as it accumulated.
There have been no further losses
of boats on White river, according to
river men. There has been but one
- boat sunk since the^iver became fro
zen, the boat lost being the City of
Muskogee near Clarendon Thursday.
SUMME
IT HOTFOR HUNS
One German Sniping Post Was Oblit
erated and Enemy Forced to
Seek Cover.
Associated Press Dispatch.
American Army in France—Friday
—American gunners and riflemen are
making it hot for enemy snipers.
One German sniping post has been
obliterated. Every enemy machine
[ gun placed where they could invade
our lines had to be withdrawn. The
American machine gunners forced a
nest of enemy snipers to seek cover.
American artillery shelled the Ger
man first lines accurately.
REPORT SERIOUS
RIOTS THURSDAY
A Mob Is Reported to Have Attacked
German Soldiers at Spandau
This Week.
I' Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Feb. 2.—German news
papers report serious rioting Thurs
day at Spandau, where important
war industries are located, according
to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Amsterdam. A mob attacked
the soldiers.
BETSY TROTWOOD
WRITING POETRY
Editor Independent!
It is with the greatest of pleasure
that I write to tell you and my many
Jackson county friends that I am or
the staff of the Houston Chronicle as
“Artist Poet” at a generous salary
and that my poems are being copiec
by the leading papers of the south
and are winning me some valuable
recognition. I really did not knov
that poetry was my natural inclina
tion, rather than prose, but once be
ing led out, as it were, I find I write
with an abandon and natural spon
tanity.
Thanking you for past kindnesses
1 am very sincerely,
Betsy Trotwood,
Houston, Texas.
James C. Johnston, G. A. Babcocl
and Walter McDowell, well knowi
f knights of the grip, were here Sat
L urelay coming in from a week’s har<
trip on the road. They left for horn
to spend Sunday. They live at Bates
ville. ...
MUST RESUME |
WORK MONDAY
Central News Dispatch Says Seven
Berlin Factories Have Been Put
Under Martial Law.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Feb. 2.— A Central news
dispatch from Amsterdam says sev
en Berlin factories were placed un
der martial law and the strikers or
dered to return to work Monday.
Upon failure of the strikers to re
turn, it was announced, they will be
punished according to military law.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Amsterdam, Feb. 2.—A semi-offi
cial German statement received here
report “isolated insignificant disturb
ances” in Berlin yesterday. It is re
ported work was resumed in Danzig
and Hamburg.
to admIster
FUELJDUSTRY
President Will Issue Proclamation to
Place Industry Under Fuel
Head.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 2.—The govern
ment today took final steps toward
taking over the administration of the
fuel and oil industry. A presidential
proclamation will be issued soon,
placing the industry under the fuel
administration.
GORGES ARE
YET INTACT
Mississippi River At Memphis Is
Practically At a Standstill and
Small Floes Are Passing.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Memphis, Feb. 2.—Gorges in the
river north of Memphis are still hold
ing, checking the movement of ice
and water pouring out of the Ohio
and other tributaries. The river here
is practically stationary and floes
comparatively of thin ice continue to
pass.
“U-BOAT IS HELL”
SAYS ERIC GEDOES
However, the Submarine Failed in the
Threat to Bring Great Britain lo
Her Knees in Six Months.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, Feb. 2.—One year oi
ruthless warfare by Germany brings
this answer from Sir Eric Geddes,
First Lord of the British Admiralty.
“The submarine is hell.” Coincident
with the disclosure made by Dutch
newspapers that German, military and
financial leaders expected the sub
marines to bring Great Britain to hei
knees in six months and end the war
the sinking of merchants shipping is
now below the level maintained befort
the policy of unlimited destructior
went into effect. Sir Eric fore
sees no change in the situation bul
for the better.
Threats of force are being used tc
crush the strikers in Germany bul
the movement has not ended. The
workers’ organizations have been dis
solved, meetings being dispersed bj
i police and military men.
Pessimism is said to exist in Ber
lin over the outcome of the Brest
. Litovsk negotiations. In Petrograc
the Bolsheviki broke up a countei
revolutionary plot in favor of Kale
dines. One leader of the plot was
killed and there were sixty arrests
: There is little activity on the fightinj
i fronts.
1 Rev. W. B. Hays was the “four
i minute* speaker at the Madaline the
* tre last night, the subject' for thi
short talks now being “ship-building.1
He Says Snow Today,
But The Sun May Shine
The weather reporter on this paper ]
had learned to admire the weather
man, in that the old fox had a way of
sticking to the truth and veracity
right along, even if he did bring all
sorts of weather except the kind we
wanted, and this reporter also had
managed to work up a bit of sympa
thy for the old fellow because every
body was so hard down on him. But
there is an end to everything except
Tennyson’s Brook, and the weather
man received a collect message from
this office last night, stating that he
would have to get along without us
henceforth.
Friday night he caused this paper
to state that yesterday would bring
fair weather and warmer weather,
The paper vouched for the safety oi
his prediction and thereby hangs the
tail. The Independent misrepresent
ed the truth for its first time.
Instead of fair weather and warm
weather a young blizzard ensued, to
gether with an inch of snow. Snow is
predicted for today. The sun will
probably shine.
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Another Fish
Is Hooked Bp
Nervp Black
Scene—Corner First and Walnut
streets.
Plot—Vinegar and $2.50.
Cast of Characters—One fish and
and a black vinegar vendor.
Negro with appearance of ner
vously waiting for somebody, is seen
by the fish who swims into him and
begins to nibble. The negro throws
out the hook, on which the fish hangs
$2.50, in return for which the negro
promises to land one pint of perfect
ly good whiskey. Negro hands the
fish the one pint, and the fish swims
away merrily, working his fins in
thirsty anticipation. The fish hies
behind a rock building and places the
bottle to his lips.
Finale—The fish finds he is one
pint of perfectly good vinegar over,
and 'short $2.50.
Moral—Fish in Newport had bet
ter learn to smell.
Mrs. Joe Smith, of Little Rock, on
her return from a visit with her mo
ther at Sulphur Rock, stopped off
here Saturday for a day’s visit with
her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
George Wilson at the Hazel hotel.
The New Way
To Use Sleep
ing Car Berth
Imagine yoursel sitting up in a chair
car all night because you couldn’t
get a berth in the sleeping car and
then find out that three whole sec
tions ip the Pullman to the rear had
been uBed as the resting place for
i tl??Sl| suitcases of whiskey. Wouldn’t
j you cuss, and would you feel entitled
| to a share of the confiscatory pio
! gram ? That’s what happened to a
man who came out of St. Louis Friday
night and found out at Hoxie that he
had missed some rare rest by reason
of three sections of a Pullman on
Missouri Pacific Passenger train
| No. 5 being lawlessly occupied, ac
cording to S. Heinemann, who reach
ed home yesterday on No. 5 from
| St. Louis. Mr. Heinemann was not
the man who sat up all night, nor did
he buy more space than he occupied,
but he witnessed the raid made by
the officers at Hoxie, where the car
was entered and the berths raided.
Who had purchased the berths and
placed the whiskey in them could not
be learned, Mr. Heinemann said.
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If Major General March Can Be
Spared from Expeditionary Forces
He Will Be Made Chief of Staff!
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 2.—Major Gen
eral Peyton C. March is slated to be
come acting chief of staff in the army
if he can be spared from his present
duties as chief of artillery of expedi
tionary forces. The reply of Persh
ing is awaited. The selection of
March will mean that Major General
Bliss, chief of staff, will remain in
Europe permanently as the American
military representative of the su
preme war council.
TAKES THE COUNT
Former Heavyweight Champion Suc
cumbs to Heart Failure At
His Home.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Abington, Mass., Feb. 2.—John L.
Sullivan, formerly heavy-weight pug
ilist champion of the United States,
died at his home here at noon. His
death was due to heart trouble. He
was fifty-nine.
FINNISH TROOPS
MAKE PROGRESS
Detachments of the Red Guard and
Russian Bolsheviki Have
ft
Met Defeat.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Stockholm, Feb. 2.—Latest reports
from Finland indicate government
troops are making good progress to
ward the south, defeating detach
ments of Red Guards and Russian
Bolsheviki on the way.
PROTEST IS MADE
AGAINST EIIS ARREST
National Demonstration is Organized
in Germany Demanding Release
of Herr Dittmann.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Feb. 2.—A national demon
stration is being organized in Ger
many to protest against the arrest
of ,Herr Dittmann, socialist member
of the Reichstag, according to re
ports from Amsterdam and forwarded
to the Exchange Telegraph. Chan
cellor Von Hertling is said to have
| declared his inability to obtain the
! release of Dittmann, as Berlin is in
the hands of the military.
RIVALS GERMANY.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Stockholm, Feb. 1—Sweden is rap
idly coming to rival Germany as a
land of restrictive “card” of various
sorts. It has long had the breadcard,
sugarcard, milkcard and buttercard.
Coffeecards will soon be issued.
Woodcards, entitling each person to
one cubic meter—somewhat less than
a quarter cord—of wood, have also
been issued. There has also been is
sued an “oatmeal and rice card,” but
there has been neither oatmeal nor
rice in the market for several weeks.
Marshal Gus C. Martin made up a
purse Saturday, with which to send
a destitute family to Mississippi.
They have been living north of the
Missouri Pacific track for some time
and were objects of pity, as well as
charity. It was thought best to send
them to this point, where they said
relatives would help them.
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SMILEUGE BOOKS
BEING SOLD HERE
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Campaign for Benefit of Soldier* in
Newport Has Been Placed in
Charge of P. H. Van Dyke.
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The Smileage Book campaign was
launched in Newport yesterday by
P. H. Van Dyke, who was appointed |
to sell the books here. He reports
he met with a splendid response from
the citizens, but has a number of
books yet to dispose of. The govern- 0
ment hopes to realize one million dol
lars from the sale of Smileage books
in the United States.
These books are in denomination* 0;
of $1 and $5. They contain coupons
to be us?d by soldiers in France or
at any camp or cantonment in this ?
country. Each coupon is good for
admission to a chautauqua perform
ance or places of amusement con
ducted under government supervision |
at the camps and cantonments and
behind the lines.
The purchaser of the book may
send it to any soldier he or »he ; ■
chooses.'
IFTERJ1 ENDS'
Government Control Will Terminal* .
Eghteen Months After War I* |
Brought to End.
Associated Press Dispatch. _
Washington, Feb. 2.—An agree
ment to report favorably to the senate^ :
Monday on the administration rai|r:
road bill was reached today by tKi'*'
Interstate Commerce Comihitt|(|fe:>|
which decided upon government con
trol to terminate eighteen months af
ter the war and giving the president
power to initiate rates subject to *p-' 3
peal to the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
IMLSH1MI ;
Secretary Daniels Will Not Aik For _ h
New StaMons on the Gulf, At- .
lantic or Pacific Coast*. jjg a
\ssociated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 2.— Secretary
Daniels today announces he will
ask congress at the present session
for any appropriation for new naval ,j
stations either on the Alantic, Golf
or Pacific coasts, which had been re- ‘ >
commended by the board, headed by;
Rear Admiral Helm.
THIS REPORT WAS
GOOD BUT UNTRUE
Order for Local Board to Stop Exam* ^
ination of Men Caused Many to
Think War Was Ended.
" Sig'jsHHH
Saturday when the Jackson County
Exemption Board received a telegram
from Washington advising that no
more examinations are t° he made of
drafted men, the rumor became
afloat on the streets of Newport that
the war was over, and the Independ- J
ent was besieged with dozens of tele- ||
phone calls from persons anxious to v,
jhave this report verified.
No, the war is not over. It is true
the local board was ordered not to
! examine any more men, but the ex
aminations will be resumed just as
soorfas certain new forms and blanks
arrive from Washington.. These new
forms probably will have to do with
a recent change of physical regula
tions announced two days ago.
About 300 men have been exam
ined by the local board. In all thorp .
will be about 650 to undergo the
physical test for army service. The
board has been disposing of the
at the rate of about 100 a day.