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VOLUME XVII. NO. 286. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1918. PRICE FIVE CRN! 8. Jj
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VAST TERRITORY
is
Thousands of Square Miles and
Millions of People In Europe and
Caucasus Are Now Placed Un
der Emperor’s Control.
GIVES GERMANY FREE TRADE.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 15.—One year
E go today Emperor Nicholas abdicated
as one autocrat of Russia. Yesterday j
the All-Russian Congress Soviets, by !
a vote of 453 to 30 agreed to Germa- ;
ny’s peace terms.
Thus German militarism takes
from the present government thous
]
ands of square miles of lands and j
millions of inhabitants in the terri-:
tories of Finland, Poland, Courland, |
T ,*4-1_~ ~.1
RUSSIA MUST
BE PROTECTED
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Foreign Secretary Balfour Says He i
Has Faith In Japan’s Loyalty to
Help the Allies.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, March 15.—Foreign Sec
retary Balfour today made the declar
ation in the house of commons, dur
ng a debate on the question of Jap
anese intervention in Siberia, that
Herman penetration of Russia must
le combatted. The allied point of
/iew was that they should help Rus
sia in protecting herself against
Hermany. He does not think Ger
nany will send an army to Vladivos
tok, but said he had absolute faith in
lapan’s loyalty in carrying out any
lecision reached by the allies.
\11 Patriotic Workers of State Are
Urged to Hold Rallies On That
Date.
Special to Independent
Little Rock, March 15.— The gov
ernor has issued a proclamation de
signating Saturday, March 23, as War
Savings Certificates and Thrift
Stamp Day in Arkansas.
All patriotic workers in the state
ire urged to hold rallies on that date
n all parts of the state for the sale
if these securities, “which will be
in important factor in making the
vorld safe for democracy.” All min
sters are urged to preach on the sub
ject Sunday, March 24th, “calling at
tention to the fact that a dollar
aoarded is a slacker, a dollar waisted
is a traitor and a dollar saved is a
patriot.”
The quota' of the third Liberty. Loan
assigned to Arkansas is $35,000,00"
and to raise this “will require effi
cient organization and untiring in
tivity on the part of the splendid
men, women and children interested
in this campaign, inasmuch as our
total savings banks deposits in the
state aggregate only four and one
half million dollars.”
A drive is now being conducted for
, i _?_Ai_ -T TIT.-.*. Qoirin nrcc
and Batoum, Kars, Erivan, in the j
Caucasus. The Russian army must!
demobilize and the fleet interned. [
Favorable trade agreements will
be given Germany and her allies, j
Announcement of the allied policy to- j
ward Russia is expected to follow'
quickly.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, March 15.—Mryazonov, j
a prominent theorist and representa-1
tive of all professional unions resign- j
ed from the Bolsheviki party after
the All-Russian Congress of Soviets,;
in a meeting in Moscow Thursday,
voted to ratify the peace treaty with j
the Central Powers.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Amsterdam, March 15.—The open- j
ing of peace negotiations at Kiev be-1
tween Russia and Ukraine is report
ed in a Vienna dispatch to the Vossi-!
che Zeitung, of Berlin.
Red Cross Notes
The commission of relief in Bel
gium is making an appeal through
the Red Cross, on behalf of the suf- j
fering people of Belgium and North- j
ern France. These allies of ours be-1
hind the German lines, rich as well j
as poor, are short of necessities,
while the poor are in dire need. One-1
third of every shipment of clothing
asked for will go to Northern France
and two-thirds to Belgium. Last
year in Belgium one paid $7.00 to
have a pair of shoes resoled. Scrap
leather is very much needed. Light,
warm canton flannel is needed also,
for garments for infants, as relief
committees have been forced to turn >
away prospective mothers because of!
scarcity of material, and new-born
babies were swaddled in rags.
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Mr. J. L. Bevens, of the local Red
Cross, has appointed a committee to
solicit shoes, material and clothing
in Newport, all such donations to be
collected during the week from
March l'S-th to the 25th, and to be
shipped immediately to these needy
people.
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The members of the Belgium relief
committee, Mrs. O. E. Jones, Chair
man, will call upon the citizens of
Newport early next week for gar
ments and material, and all are ask
ed to go through chests and trunks
now and get out strong, useful gar
ments. Mrs. Jones will be assisted
by Mrs. Tom Johnson, Mrs. Henry M.
Owen, Mrs. S. R. Phillips, Mrs. J. V.
Isaacs, Mrs. Landis and Mrs. W. D.
Williams.
&G. A. Hillhouse left this afternoon
for Austin, Texas, where he will look
after business interests a few days.
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companies and selling stations and a
house to house canvass is being made
in different parts of our state for this
very commendable undertaking to be
completed by Jan. 1, next.
EX-SENATOR ISAAC
STEPHENSON OF WIS
CONSIN DIES TODAY
Associated Press Dispatch.
Marinette, Wis., March 15.—For
mer Senator Isaac Stephenson died
here this morning.
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BANK OF WINSLOW
IS ROBBED TODAY:
Two Unmasked Men Cover Cashier
With Pistol and Escape With
./> $2,000.
issociat.ed Press Dispatch.
Fort Smith, Ark., March 15.—Two
unmasked men robbed the Bank of
Winslow, forty miles north of here,
of about $2,000 this morning ^nd es
caped. The men covered the cashier
and his son with guns, robbed the till
and rode away.
26 PERSONS
ARE MISSING
As Resul of Collision Between Naval
Vessel and British Steam
ship, Rath more.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, March 15.— Twenty-six
persons are missing as a result of a
collision between a naval vessel and
the British steamship, Rathmore.
The survivors were landed at King- j
ston, Ireland, by destroyers.
I. W. W. MEMBERS
BEER IN KANSAS
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Thirty Four Members Have Already
Been nterlned For Duration
of the War.
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Associated Press Di%Jatch.
Wichita, Kansas, March 15.—In
indictments were returned today by
the Federal grand jury against thir
ty-five alleged members of the indus
trial workers of the world. Thirty
four already have been interned for
the duration of the war.
FIGHTS IN AIR
ON WEST FRONT
British Accounted For Twenty Four
German Planes Last Wed
nesday.
London, March 15.—There was se
vere aerial fighting on the western
front Wednesday between large
groups of British and German ma
chines. The British accounted for
twenty-four enemy planes. The of
ficial statement reports five British
machines missing.
G. A. HILLHOUSE
MADE CHAIRMAN
Local Attorney Will Head Drive for
Third Liberty Loan Drive In
Jackson County.
Hon. Geo. A. Hillhouse of Newport::
has been appointed chairman for1
Jackson county for the Third Liberty
Loan campaign which starts April 6.
N. A. Adler of Batesville has been
named chairman for this district.
Chairman Hillhouse has already
started plans for the drive and will
attend a meeting of chairmen in Lit
tle Rock Tuesday.
ADVISORY BOARD
OF HIGHWAY COMMISSION
IS IN SESSION TODAY
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 15.—A meeting
of the Advisory Board of the State
Highway Commission is being held
today at the capitol. A number of
projects are being considered, among
them projects from Polk and Nevada
and an additional allotment for a
Howard county road. The most im
portant matter to be considered is
the allotment of Federal aid for the
Arkansas & Louisiana district, the
contract for which has been let for
$2,788,000.
RED CROSS TO
MAKE SHIPMENT
Local Chapter Will Send 169 Gar
ments From Sewing Rooms to
St. Louis Headquarters.
The ladies in charge of the Red
Cross sewing room in Newport an
nounce they have prepared their se
cond shipment of articleSj which will
be consigned to headquarters at St.
Louis, from which point the articles
will find their way direct to France
for distribution among the soldier
boys. This shipment is composed of
169 articles as follows:
105 winter bed shirts, 25 summer bed
shirts, 25 pairs of winter pajamas,
14 hot water bag covers.
Twenty-four of the bed shirts
were turned out from the sewing
ioom of Tuckerman, where very
splendid work is being done. AR the
bed shirts sent to Newport for ship
ment are said to have been perfectly
made, and speaks well for the ladies
there who have been organized for
but a short time. Tuckerman will be
gin a class in surgical dressing next
week.
Those interested in Red Cross work
are indeed gratified with the manner
in which Newport, Tuckerman and
other towns are aiding in the differ
ent departments.
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spending it for non - essentials; and, J| j
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AMERICANS TAKE
GERMANTRENCHES
Sammies Make Their First Perma
nent Advance In the Luneville
Sector On Western Front.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 15.—American
troops in making their first perma
nent advance on the western front
have occupied abandoned German
trenches in the Luneville sector. Ger
man efforts to regain the positions
were repulsed. American artillery is
active both in the Luneville and Toul
sectors. Activity of the British on
the front of Ypres and south toward
the Arras front continues. The Aus
tralians and Porugese repulsed raids
and the French also repulsed raids.
CENSUS BUREAU MAKES
REPORT ON COTTON CON
DITION FOR FEBRUARY
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 15.—The cen
sus bureau announces 510,187 bales
of cotton were consumed in February.
For seven months the consumption
was 3,829,031 bales.
BEEDEVILLE AND
EIGHTJLE BUY
’ariotic Citizens of Those Points In
vest $4,100 In War Savings
Stamps Last Night.
A number of patriotic citizens went
out to Beedeville last night and held
a meeting at the church building, in
which citizens of both- Beedeville and
Eight Mile had congregated, a joint
meeting being held for the purpose of
selling war savings stamps. These
patriotic people purchased stamps to
the amount of $4,100, a very credit
able figure.
Regardless of the fact that many
farmers were busy in their fields,
they left their work early in order
to be present at the church at 8
o’clock. Chairman Billingsley ex
pressed himself as greatly impressed
with the attendance, especially with
the parade of school children, the
youngest child of the crowd leading
the procession carrying a flag. The
children, the chairmen says, have
proved to be real boosters throughout
the county.
This morning the war savings sales
committee appeared at James’ store
at 10 o’clock, at Battle Axe this af
ternoon at 2:30 and this evening at
7 o’clock will appear at Remmcl. To
morrow morning at 10 o’clock they
will go to Jacksonport, and to Tupelo
at 2:30 in the afternoon. Sunday the
committee will fill dates to be desig
nated. Monday they will appear at
Auvergne in the forenoon and at Al
goa in the afternoon.
Tom Sims, son of W. M. Tims of
Tuekerman, and a member of former
Company E, is in town and will prob
ably be stationed at the recruiting
office at Newport. He has been
been stationed at Brinkley for some
time
A. C. Martin, of Pine Bluff, who
has been visiting his father, F. M.
Martin at Newark, was here a day or
two ago, on his return home. After
the burning of the W. B. Grant lum
ber mill recently, of which Mr. Mar
tin was bookkeeper, he has accepted
a position as bookkeeper for the Pine
Bluff Water and Light Company.
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j The Clever Girls from Dixie, Jones
j Ball Entertainers, will be at the high
! school auditorium this evening. This
j program includes humorous readings,
j monologues in costume by Mrs. Min
i nie Lee Jones Robbins and piano solo
'and popular and classical songs and
! crayon drawings by Miss Ball.
I No, the meatless and wheatless
| days are not silly, but just plain pa
triotism and common sense, says an
exchange. If you do not observe
them it is up to you to be
of your, patriotism.