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NEWPORT, ARKANSAS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS
SIX AVIJTflls ~
VlSITSJjEWPBBl
i And As A Result Very Probably City
1 Will Be Selected As A Land
A ing Field.
K Newport had the pleasure yester
^dfly and last night of having as its
V'uests six aviators from Eberts
Mield, Lonoke, who landed in the city
at 11 o’clock, alighting on the Lucien
Ifaugherty farm in East Newport.
The aviators brought three Curtiss
f|p training planes to the city, and* the
JjfcP^'ty was composed of Lieutenants
i^^s^Cu ijhingham and Al
b en, ;"a na ™e?gea n t s Pirone and
O'Flaherty.
The men were entertained with a
noonday luncheon by the Chamber of
Commerce at the Van Noy hotel, af
ter which they were shown over the
city. At 1:30 o’clock the birdmen
were taken to their machines, it be
inx^jtheir intention to “take the air”
C'-Tor Poplar Bluff. Only* one machine,
gi that driven by Lieutenant Birch and
Sergeant O’Flaherty, was able to
| leave the ground, the other two being
jp unable to gain the air because of the
!i softened condition of the ground. Af
ter some two hours of fruitless at
tempts to get away the two machines
gave it up, and the ship already above
^ground landed again, the men decid
ing to remain in Newport until this
morning.
The birdmen were royally enter
tained here. A dance was given for
them at the Elks Club last night, at
which quite ^a number of persons were
present. These heroes of the air pro
Mounced Newport people the most
inhospitable they ever met and did not
express any regret for their inability
to get away on schedule time.
The purpose of the birdmen’s visit
to Newport and cross country flight
Is to select an air route between Lit
tle Rock and St. Louis. -3iJSt'how
tch an air route would 'be utilized by
e govenment nq»*<<>f the men pro
Presumably, how
^®“^^®>ute would become a mail
, .lien are prparing minute
1 country as they fly over,
rivers, railroads, land
Jroad crossings, etc.
/return trip will be . .ade
holograph survey of the
vill be made. The aviators
believed the route via Nev.
isents the shortest and most
;iV?nt way open JoJRe govern -
ie_JyLg Lutle Rock and St.
B|JHHEis. They said doubtlesc Newport
Z^B be selected as a landing place.
g&SsBch, they staL i/will moan much to
IBBrhe aviators f in;! difficulty yes
■BBday itv^selep ,Ag a place to land
BSBre. Steps should be taken at once
IglSBestablish and mark off a landing
|»M. /. If it were known at Eberts'
9 :£»* airmen said, that Newport \
||B|" 7'' place for planes to take
■B \ safely iv\i conveniently;
fl(l -^s>t the city fre
discharged
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} PRESIDENT’S THIRD DAY
AT SEA FINDS HIM IM
PROVED IN HEALTH
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(By The Associated Press.)
j On Board the Steamer George
j Washington, Friday night, Dec. 6.—
| President Wilson’s third day at sea
found him much improved in health,
his cold yielding readily to treatment.
The president today enjoyed himself
in recreation and rest. The weather
is somwhat better. During the day
j the president conferred informally
j with other officials aboard the
! steamer, but so far no formal confer
| ences have been held.
I PROMINENT MEN ARE
ASKED TO BE READY TO
SERVE AT MOMENT’S CALL
| , (By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 7.—Bernard Ba
ruch, chairman of the war industries
board, and Henry P. Davison, chair
| man of the American Red Cross war
! council, have been asked by President
i Wilson to hold themselves in readi
I ness to respond to a call for their
| services with the peace delegation.
| TURKISH FORCES MASSA
CRE 10,000 ARMENIANS.
(By The Associated Press.)
Amsterdam, Dec. 7.— Turkish
j forces massacred ten thousand Arme
nians while evacuating the towns of
Baku, Olti and Ardahan in Caucasus,
according to reports received by the
Berlin Vorwaerts.
EIGHT-HOUR DAY
GRANTED TO ALL
RAILWAY MEN.
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(By The Associated Press.)
London, Dec. 7.—The British gov- |
eminent has agreed upon the princi
ple of an eight-hour day for all ;
members of the wage staff on rail- j
roads in the United Kingdom in ful
fillment of the pledge given the rail
road men by the board of trade. The
eight-hour day comes into operation
next February.
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JOINT RIVER AND RAIL
RATES REDUCED TO
STIMULATE TRAFFIC.!
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(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 7.—To stimulate |
freight traffic on the Mississippi I
river Director General McAdoo today j
authorizgd the establishment of re-1
ducej joint rail and river rates be
tween the Northern Mississippi val
ley and New Orleans.
SPEAKING DATES CANCELLED.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 7.—State Super
intendent J. L. Bond today cancelled
his appointment to address the La
fayette county teachers’ meeting at
Lewisville, which has been postponed
on account of an influenza quaran
tine. Gov. Brough’s appointment at
Crossett, to speak for the constitu
tion, was cancelled for the same reas
on.
Dr. C. W, Garrison, State Health
Officer, reports that there are quar
antines now in fifteen or twenty com
munities where the epidmic is raging
the most. He does not think, how
ever, that it will be necessary to de
clare another quarantine in Little
Rock.
We have a fine stock of Blankes
Candies in fancy boxes. There is no
better candy on the market.—I. D.
price_ 189bl7t
LITTLE ROCK CON
FERENCE IN SESSION.
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Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 7.—The Little
Rock conference of the M. E. Church,
South, in session at Hot Springs,
adopted a resolution endorsing the
prohibition plank in the new consti
tution.
Dr. W. F. Wilson of Oil Trough
and Mrs. Harry M. Westcott were
here last night to meet Dr. Wilson’s
wife, who was returning from a few;
days’ visit to her former home in
Texas. Dr. W’ilson was married
rtout ten davs ago to Miss Young,
who is a sister of Mrs. Westcott and
be*m out on a visit with his
sister the past few months. She
':ame in on No. 6 and the party drove
ut he me this morning.
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WHY StCriET
LEAKED OUT
Was Explained By Count Bernstorff
In Explanation To Berlin—Ex
planation Laid Before Senate.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 7.—The ship
wreck of German propaganda, initi
ated by Bernard Dernburg, was at
tributed by Count Bernstorff in an
explanation to Berlin to the impossi
bility of keeping secret the subsidiz
ing of American newspapers and to'
| the sinking of the Lusitania. Berns
j torff’s explanation was laid before
! the senate committee investigating
i the brewery and German pi’opaganda, I
j with other documents from files of j
I the department of justice. In a let
| ter to the foreign office in 1915 Bern- j
1 storff said the subsidizing of papers
always ended with him being held re
sponsible for all articles in such
papers.
A complete line of Bibles and Test- J
aments at I. D. Price’s. 189bl7t
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GERMANY DISCUSSING
POSSIBILITY OF ALLIES
OCCUPYING BERLIN.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Dec. 7.—An extraordinary
meeting of the German cabinet was
summoned at Berlin Thursday to;
discuss the possibility of the allies j
occupying Berlin, owing to Germany’s j
alleged inability to carry out armis
tice terms, according to Amsterdam
advices to the Express.
For Ingersol watches go to I. D.
Price. 189bl7t
HAS BEEN NAMED
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Major General Dickman Is In Com
mand Of Entire Force—Personnel
Named for Return Heme.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 7.— General
March announces the official compo
sition of the American army of occu
pation reported by General Periling,
as follows:
First, Second, Third, Fourth and
Fifty-seventh Divisions of the Reu
lars; Twenty-eighth, Thirty-second,
Thirtythird and Forty-second Nation
al Guard; Seventy-ninth and Eighty
ninth Divisions of the National army.
Major General Dickman commands
the entire force.
The personnel assigned by Pershing 1
for an early return home is given as ;
5,325 officers, 125,515 men and addi- j <
tional units of Ninty-second and!
Eighty-seventh Divisions, together 1
with some coast artillery and engin
eers. Two hundred thousand men
have been released from the various
camps of the United States during
the past week.
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Dolls of all sizes and prices all 1
made in America.—I. D. Price.!F9bl4 ! i
PERU DESIRES TO SEND 1
AMBASSADOR TO U. S.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 7.—With the full r
approval of President Wilson Secre- c
tary Lansing has asked congress to t
raise the American legation at Lima, t
Peru, to the rank of embassy. Peru j
has signified her desire to appoint an
imbassador to the United Str ss. 11
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HOLLAND WILL YlELI)
DELIVERY OF EMPEROR
IF THE ALLIES INSIST.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Dec. 7.—If the allies insist
upon the delivery of the former Ger
man emperor and crown prince to the
International court of justice, Hol
land will yield, but will first urge the
allies to content themselves with the
undertaking by Holland to intern
them for life in one of the Dutch eol
onies, according to an Amsterdam
dispatch to the Express.
KURT EISNER PROBABLY
NEW GERMAN FOR
EIGN MINISTER.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Dec. 7.—Kurt Eisner, Ba
varian premier, will probably succeed
Dr. Solf as German foreign minister.
Negotiations are now proceeding be
vween Berlin and Munich, according
o the (pologne Gazette, is quoted in
m Amsterdam dispatch to the Ex
change' Telegraph.
HACKENSEN’S ARMY
DISARMING, ACCORDING
TO BERLIN DISPATCH.
(By The Associated Press.)
Amsterdam, Friday, Dec. 7.‘—The
lisarming of Field Marshal Von
dackensen’s army has begun in Hun
gary, according to a Berlin dispatch.
VOULD-BE ASSASSIN ARRESTED
(By The Associated Press.)
Lisbon, Dec. 7.—An unidentified
lan fired at Dr. Sidonio Paes, presi
ent of Portugal, on the street here
oday. The shot ipissed its mark and
he man was arrested.
Go. to I. D. Price for all kinds of
:>ys, dolls and games. 189bl7t
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—A CLOTHES LESSON—
FROM THE WAR
i
The war taught us to economize.
Waste and extravagance was
tabooed. In clothes, economy meant
better quality. Good clothes last
longer, look better—and, in the long
run, are most economical.
Are we going to forget this lesson?
Economy in peace time is as ;
worth-while as in war-time.
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Let’s keep on practicing econo- ;
my. Let’s continue to de- <
mand the best. Buying • <
k KUPPENHEIMER
J CLOTHES
is practicing true clothes econ-. :
omy—before the war, during »
\ the war and after the war. I
1 ^ We sell them— t
J Suits $20.00 -to $45.00 [
Overcoats $22.50 to $50.00 ;
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Star Clothing Co.
jlEO CROSS DRI1IE
And Every Man and Woman Is Urged
To Enroll, As Christmas Fund
Must Be Raised. i
I
The Christmas drive for new mem
bers is to begin December 16th and,
last until the 23rd—one week. Every
man and woman, boy and girl in Jack
on County is expected to enroll as
members during this campaign. You
might have joined any number of
times, but this special Christmas Red
Cross fund must be raised and it will
take almost everyone in the county to
do it. When the captains of the
teams and their helpers call on you
don’t turn them down.
Captains—Gustave Jones, T. S.
Holloway, *1’. P. Umsted, George* R.
Hays, C. .1. Saenger, P. H. Van Dyke, 4
J. J\. Lewis, L. McDougal, S. R. v
Phillips, G. A. Hillhouse, A. T. Hu- {
l)ly, T. W. Johnson, Rev. H. Rv Me- I
Millian. Dr. Taylor. ' j
Team Members—J. L. Bevens, SoP P "
Heinemann, M. A. StcVens, J. E. Wit- j'
liams, IP. C. Patton, C. E. Crook, V,
<). Jones, B. W. Jamison, John^Pur
dy, E, E. Best, Tom Chastain, J. R. V < '
Loftin, Jr., Jack Montgomery, W. rs^*
Rushton, Rev. Bridenthal, Rev. Mitch- * .'j
ell, W. H. Dyer, Rev. Lyman-Whea
ton, Ira J. Mack, Jas. H. Johnston,
0 M.. Bowen, Paul Noe, C. L. Fox,
Gus Coffin, P. S. White, G. L. Smith,
C. C. Wingo, John Wallace, Dr. C. E. dj
Carroll, J. D. Sisson, Gus Martin,
Major Campbell, George Irby, J. Ja
mbstein, Dr. Rossington, J. Gross
man, Marion Dickens, Harry Bran
lenburg.
The Team Captains are requested
;o attend a conference at the Cham
ber of Commercfe tomorrow (Sqnday)
ifternoon at 2 o’clock. ”
For a real useful Christmas pre
sent there is nothing better than a
Waterman Ideal Fountain Pen. Full
stock of all sizes on hand. I.. D.
Price. 189bl7t
P.RITISH TROOPS
ENTER COLOGNE.
(By The Associated Press.)
Amsteram, Dec. 7.—British • troops
intered Cologne Friday.
SHALL PROCEED IN
USUAL MANNER.'
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Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 7.—In answer to
i question from an Election Commis
sioner relative to the procedure in
•egard to the constitutional election
Dcember 14, Attorney General Ar
juckle says that all laws rules and ,
•egulations applying to general elec
ions, where applicable • to this
ilection, and it is therefore the duty
>f all election officers to make the
lsual provisions in the manner of
>reclamation, appointment of judges
md clerks, the distribution of poll
looks and other necessary supplies,
itc. This js all provided for in the
set calling the convention which
Irafted the constitution.
W. C. T. U. ENTERTAINED.
Mrs. W. B. Grant entertained most
lelightfully yesterday afternoon with
. nutting party, her guests being the
nembers of the local chapter of the
Voman’s Christian Temperance Un
on, of which she is president, and by
he way a most excellent one who is
lways looking out for the welfare o£
he work, even to its social interests.
About thirty-five ladies enjoyed!
he uniquely planned nutting party,
/hich consisted of a big bag of nuts
ung between folding doors, and af
er the nuts were scattered all over
he rooms it was left to the ladies to
get what was coming to them.” Be- ■
ides that feature of entertainment a
uffet lunch was served by Misses
nez Grant, Elizabeth Bowen, Law
on Hite and Virginia Hubly.
We have a large and complete line
if books by popular authors. Books
ire always acceptable as Christmas
>resents. See our stock before you
>uy.—I. D. Price. 189bl7t
Wanted—Two furnished rooms for
ight housekeeping. Apply to A. L.
dosier, telephone office. 191d6t p.