The Monticellonian., 1916-02-17
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First Second and Third streets at Newport practically are clear of Wa ter. The city levees are open, so as to allow the water to flow out of the city as the river falls.
 The Rock Island, by using three cars of rock back of the compress, has closed this gap, but the bed is 10 be left in order to drain the whole sale district of Newport.
 Great suffering is reported from all parts of the flooded district and much live stock which had been driven to high places is reported dying from starvation.
 With ideal weather since the rains White river is receding rapidly
 The Levee Commission, composed of F. R. Suits. Claude Hogue and Maury Stevens, is looking after the situation closely and Harry Morgan is in charge of the opening of the levees.
 As soon as the water is out Of Newport the Levee Commission will itptll iu6 city ltN6t bg closing all gaps. The drain at Jack son street, which has been defective for long time, will also be repaired.
 Another case of smallpox was re, ported by Dr. l.. E. Willis, the pa tient being Jorn R. Loltin IT., well. known business man. The house will be quarantined and all those who have been exposed will be vaccinated
 w. D. Williams, who moved to his home in the country just before the flood, also is reported to be ill with smallpox.
 Relief to the 1000 flood sufferers n the Lower Arkansas River bottoms was sent out from Little Rock. The relief will be handled by local men, who will also act as special represen- tatives ol the American Red Cross. The use of government boats author ized by the War Department at tne request of Senator Joe T. Robinson, will not help much, as the govern ment river boat A. D. Allen is on the White River not available to the flooded district and the snagboat Ar, kansas, at Pine Bluff, cannot be used in the swift and treacherous current of the swollen river.
 Reseuing parties working from Du- mas to Star City made more clear the probability that other lives have been lost in addition to the seven al, ready reported. Many negroes are caught in the Oakwood and Choc- taw Bayou bottoms back of Douglas, and will be drowned unless help reaches them, it is reported.
 At Douglas food is low, and sup plies to reach there will be impera- tive Small boats for the rescue worK are being hastily constructed Warn of the high water were not needed and many have been caught in the bottom lands back of the river. At Gould all of the remaining white women and children were taken on relief train to Star City Four white men and more than 400 negroes still are there. In small boats clothing for the negroes, some of whom es. capped only partly clad, and the rapid ly diminishing supply of food is taken to the cotton gin houses and barns where the refugees are gathered.
 In the dwelling of Mirt Rauser, negro, living two miles from Gould AZ persons, some of them whites, have been without food for more than AS hours.
 Three hundred are in need of sup plies at Cotton Plant, the center of re, lief work in the lower White River valley An appeal for help has been made to the American Red Cross.
 At Dumas further rise of the back water has added to the gravity