artillery is especially ac
sector south of the Somme
of Bethune. Bethune is
of ruins.
\o let up in aerial activity,
^ors destroyed twenty
in nii'nltinpa thi'pp wppp
control and three bai
led.
\uadrons are busy be
an lines. Landau has
\d seve 'fires ’.rare
patrr: actions on
r^cedonian fronts,
ost five airplanes in
id on London. Two
id brought down at
ispatch.
— The war office
sh improved' their
of Merville in the
k night and thirty
n achine guns were
U|fman counter attacks this
weWtotrushied. ’
\ V
ociated Press Dls*!
ashington, May 21.—The casual
t today shows three killed in ac
one died of wounds, seven from
ident and two from disease;
unded severely, eighteen; slight
eight; hissing in action, two.
_Mimnrl T. Smith of Barton, Ark.,
I was severely wounded.
HI^P 3\'o Arrests Hum- lhon Made In Con
^B nection With Sinn !Vu> Affair.
mm Associated Press Dispatch.
|B London, May 21. A t tal absence
jjf of excitement in Dublin r reported
§ in dispatches this morning. So far
B -as known there have been no untow
ard incidents in connection with the
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1 Sinn Fein nor any arrests anywhere
in the country^
Assqfl lispatch.
Du resolution de
n^i ortations as
a^^pempt , reJTt and disrupt
Ireland’. United resistance of con
scription and prejudice Ireland’s
cause of the Irish in friendly coun
tries, was passed by the anti-con
scription conference at the mansion
house Monday.
STORM KILLS FIVE
AND DESTROYS PROP
ERTY IN KANSAS
Associated Press Dispatch.
Hays, Kansas, May 21.—Five are
reported killed and considerable prop
erty damaged by a tornado, which j
struck the northeni part of Ellis
county this morning.
Provost Marshal Believes Million
Youths Will Register Under New
ly Enacted Law.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, May 21.— Provost
Marshall General Crowder estimates
probably three quarter million will be
obtained for the army by registration
of men becoming twenty-one June 5th.
Fully a million are expected to reg
ister but thinks at least one-fourth
will be exempted.
TIM WRECKS;
SOLDIERS HURT
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Engineer Is bdC \d When Troop Train
At Garli^^Jyy Is Wrecked
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Texarkana, May 21.—Sixteen sol
diers are reported injured in the de
railment of a northbound troop train
near Garland City, Ark., today. The
engineer is reported killed and the
fireman injured. The wreck is said
to live been due to a broken angle bar.
_I
* Mr and Mrs. Charles E. Hipolite j
have recently closed a deal through
the Wallace Real Estate Company,
for the purchase of their present
home place fr-onr W. H. Snetser, the
price paid being $2,500. Mr. and
Mrs. Hipolite have lived there for
three years and decided to buy it for
their own.
I have 1,000 bushels of Hammond
seed corn in the ear which I will sell
for $3.00 per bushel to persons in the
overflow district. This corn former
ly sold for $5.00 per bushel.—Jno. If.
Keel. 24d3t. wit.
SIX COUNTIES IN
STATE HAVE ALREADY
“GONE OVER THE TOP”
S'pecial to Independent.
Little Rock, May 21.—Arkansas is
entering upon Red Cross campaign
enthusiastically.
Six counties have already “gone
over the top.” W. C. Ribenack, field
j director for Dis^^ct No. 11, reports
that four of his seven counties have
already exceeded their quotas. They
are Union, Calhoun. Ouachita and Ne
vada. And they are continuing the
work.
W. J. Echols, director for District
No. 6, reports Yell and Scott coun
ties as having reached their quotas.
The state is divided into thirteen
j districts, each with a field director
I in charge, J. R. Vinson being the state
! campaign.
; John F. Boyle, of Little Rock, wired
■ i from New York that he had witnessed
* the great demonstration there, led by
►; President Wilson. While he cannot
► be present for the campaign, he au
► thorized a subscription of $5,000, the
► quota for the county ^ing only $7o,
► | The Town of Englan%£xceeded its
^: quota by $2,500 at a Acting held
K Saturday night, and the Mul
piberry raised its quota m^B^bour.
Red Cross Auction And
! Flag Raising Saturday
i _■_ l
Newport will have another gala
day Saturday when the “Honor Flag”
won by Jackson County in the third
“Liberty Loan Campaign” will be
raised with appropriate ceremonies.
Jackson county never does things
by halves nor in a slack or ihapnazard
way. When Uncle Sam calls, we go
“over the top” in record time. The
program for Saturday’s exercises will
be announced later. One feature of
the day will be the “Red Cross Auc
tion” at which several pigs, chickens,
articles of fancy work, etc., will be
sold at public auction to the highest
bidder, proceeds to go to the Red
Cross fund. All persons having arti
cles to contribute to be auctioned off
should communicate with G. A. Hill
house.
The three teams for work in New- i
port and one for the county outside of
Newport went to work this morning
full of enthusiasm and determination
to put Newport and Jackson county
“over the top” in the second Red |
Cross drive in time to celebrate this
achievement on “Honor Flag Day.”
It is predicted by the captains in i
charge of the work that Newport’s j
quota in this drive will be raised to- j
day and Richwoods township has al
ready reported “over the top.”
Despite the high waters and threat- ;
ened flood, all forces and all interests
in the county should combine and pull
together to make Saturday, May 25,
1918, one long to ->toe remembered by
the Jackson County boys going to ;
Camp Pike, and by every one who at
tends the exercises.
“Over the top” with the “Third
Liberty Loan,” “Over the top” with
the “Second Red Cross War Fund,” j
—
and an appropriate “send off” for |
fifty of our noble young men who 1
may soon be going “over the top” on r
the battlefields of the “western |
front,” is something to be proud of
and worth celebrating in an appro
priate manner.
Everybody pull together and help
make this the “biggest day" in the
history of Newport.
_
SAYS FAMINE 10 j
BECOME AN ALLY
Correspondent Says Peoples of Aus
tria and Germany Are Tiredi of
War and Want Bread.
London, May 21.—The Daily Mall j
correspondent telegraphing from An- j
nemasse, France, near the Swiss bor- j
der, says, “I am confident the time is
at hand when famine will join the en
tente as a political and military ally
against Germany and Austria.” He j
declares his conclusion is reached
from the statement of authentic wit
nesses, who assert the great masses
of Austria and Germany are sick of
war and talk of nothing but bread,
and that the morale is so low the gov
ernment is fearful of Bolsheviki
movements,
Kell Ingleside, Ark. 24/d3t wit
Don’t fail to see the “Pathe Week
ly” at the Madeline theatre tonight,
showing the news of the world in
moving pictures. dlt.
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The First Out of the Trenches.
Richwoods Township, W. D. Over
street Manager, reports cash collec
tions of $245, of $35 over her mini
mum.
They are going over the top right.
Who is next?
GERMAN-iRSH
PLOT IS FOUND
United States Government Agents
Led to Arrests of Irish Leaders
By British Government.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, May 21.—Evidence of
plotting between German and Irish
agents in this country for the upris
ing in Ireland was uncovered to
today by government agents. This
is partly responsible for recent ar
rests of Irish leaders by the British
government. It is understood the ev
idence shows German representatives
agreed to furnish money to finance
the rebellion in Ireland and possibly
to send arms and ammunition to
German soldiers from Ireland. The
uprising was set for about this time,
when the Germans planned to reach
;he channel ports through France.
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Thomason,
who have been residing on Hazel
street for several months, have pack
ed their household goods and shipped
;hem to Stuttgart, where they will
reside, going down this evening.
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Red Cross WeeR°—20 th to 27th |
I Attention!! Men!!
M j _^
Straw fiats Are Ready
The latest, best and most
complete line we have ever
shown—everything in the
way of a straw that a man
oruilrl wiqIi fnv
Panamas. Leghorns, Baiiluks, Bangkoks, ;{■
Toyos, Split, Sennit and Milan Straws. Prices
$2.00 to $8.00. There's a becoming one j
among them for you. Come in today. *
And About Your Shins For
Summer Wear
We are showing a beautiful line of Manhattan
>j and Wilson Bros, shirts in silk and Madras ma
terials that are ideal for now. Priced $1.25
to $8.50.
Star Clothing Company
ADAM LOCKARD, Manager. THE APPAREL STORE FOR MEN”
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RIVER TO Ann
31FEETJURJ
According to a Telegram FronBljp
ther Director Cole Recqit^JBSjm
This Afternooi9fi£|^H|
White River \vi 1
Newport. Thursda>'"•'*
telegram received
from Weather DireflB
Rock. Rainfall at
day was two inches,
two inches and at
inches. Black river
and Corning is falling tocH||||||||||
The river here this after^H|||||||
27.1 and rose one-tenth of a nBj|||
three o’clock yesterday aftern^^B
The highest stage reS^HH
; White river last week was 32.^^w
It is not believed that 31 feet H
Thursday will present danger frow
flood. v
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC 1
CENTRAL COMMITTEE 1
WILL MEET SATURD J
1
_______ 1
Notice is hereby given that thd
will be a meeting of the bounty dew
crane central comnutteem cne cm
ty court house in Newpim SatuB
afternoon, May 25, 1918. Al
tee men are urged to attend.
G. A. Hillhouse, Chr^Hj
John E. Williams, SerjM^
DUTCH SAILINGS I
ARE PROHIBIT!
Ships W i! 1 Not He Allowed tcM
Holland, According to I>isHH|
From The Hague.
Associat: d Press Dispatch.
The Hague. May 21.—tBHB
Dutch, government today lflRHHf
sailings of all Dutch steamshHHB
Dutch ports. |||||J|||
NOTICE. Jlllt
To All Conccr-.ed:
This is to certify that I iHHE
a: mu. doing business in flHHj
ArU.. under style of StandsflHH
Ci mpany, and my address aflBH
21, PH ', will he Forrest
Thanking the public f^^^B
twelve yea i s’ of patronage, BBHj
Respectfully
W. R. CHRIS'^^H
Mrs. 0. W. Scrborough
that one hundred pounds oflB
I knitting sweaters has jusj
ceived, and she is anxioj,
knitter to get busy on^
knitters over the cj
urged to notify /
how much yarn, thej
will send or mail it
4* ^ ^
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^ A marvelous
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^ and beautifu
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