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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-12-26

time. and then go to our horne. light
our candies and sit by the nreside.
These buildings are about two feet
thick and built TO last forever. but
they are cold. expect this country
IL very. very pretty and a nice pace
10 live in summer. I should like 10
know the history of some OF these old
towns. but II they have 1t. IL II not
printed in English.
! haven't received any mail az yet.
aud we all are anxious to see some
mali sacks come in. and we shall very
probably get mail within the mex, few
days. shall be very glad to get RI.
mail ! know Is trying TO catch up with
me ! am anxious to know how all OF
you are. and you particularly mother.
Must get some laundry fixed up very
soon as haven't had any done since
l left Fremont. It's interesting TO see
women beating clothes at the commu.
nifty wash places. I don't see how
they can wash clothing In such cold
water. at
l shall write again soon and trust I
hear from you In the meantime.
shall be very glad to get back home
again. and TO live like a civilized pef
son should. Lots OF love to all of you.
PERRY T. WILLIAMS.
Army Field Clerk.
Address mall: Headquarters Eighth
Division, A. p. o. No S3l. A. T.. f.,
France. A. p. o. is American Post
offire
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Finds France Cold,
Old and Interesting

The following letter Is from Perry
T. Williams. Canon City boy in
France. to his folks a, home:
Somewhere in France. Nov. 81. 1918.
Dearest Folks--I haven't written for
about 10 days, for which | am sorry.
but I have been taking a rest and in
cidentally we moved a couple OF hun
dred miles November Is and 16.
We clerks rode first-ciass. eight In n
compartment. but II was somewhat
different from our good American way
of travelling. We could nap once In n
while and that's about all The men
rode In box cars. which was not very
pleasant for them. On the cars there
Ii a notice, 1. e.: Forty men or eight
horses" 1t was quite cold Mt night
don't see how II can be so cold and
not freeze water. We can't get used
to 1t. but the French people don't mind
II q bit. The night we reached this
place we clerks were bilieted with a
nice room with dandy big old-fash-
ioned beds. We will be there as long
as we remain here in this town. Every.
thing Is way behind the times. and I
imagine my great-grandparents lived
somewhat In this manner. There are
no stoves. but lots OF fireplaces. I
have twice been able to get hot water
so far, ard there is one place In town
where baths can be had for IS cents.
Am feeling fine and we get good
eats at the officers mess. Restau
rant meals are rather expensive and
not over palatable. Sanitation, sew.
erage. plumbing, etc. is an unknown
quantity. The people are very nice
and the buildings (all built in the
twelfth and fourteenth centuries) are
very picturesque and interesting. II
surely feels strarge to walk along the
narrow, winding streets. with plain.
shuttered. rock houses on both sides
OF the street. and French flags hang
ing from most OF the windows. We
seem out OF place somehow. The cas-
ties and towers and chateaua makes
one feel like putting on armor and
scaling some of these old rock walls.
Most everything is green yet except
the trees. but the frosts at night are
heavy. II has not raincd since we
came. and today is fine and bright
There is very little work to be done.
and we are very anxious TO know what
our work Is going to be or whether
we will be sent back to the States.
Most everybody is eager to go back
as noon as possible, but we cannot
hope to get back for some months 10
come. The ending OF the war has
taken most Of the enthusiasm out of
our systems. and the United States Of
America looks good. to 80 out Of 100.
Am learning little French. but
! haven't any hope Of learning much
Of II.
There are no electric lights Of
course. and after about 4.30 p. m. we
quit the Office and get ready for din.
neP, and afterwards walk about for
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TO GUARD AGAINST INFLUENZA

Don't let the dread influenza get
you. II you have even the slightest
cough or cold, better begin using
Foley's Honey and Tar at once. Henry
Willis. Sandy Point. Texas, is one of
many thousands who consider this
remedy ',just fine" He says: Il suf-
fered severely with bad cough; after
using four or five dollars worth OF
different medicines decided to try
Foley's Honey and Tar. Ore bottle
gave relief. Best medicine 4 ever
used. Contains no opiates. Sold
everywhere. (Adv>
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Was Called
to California

W. II. Dozier. president OF the First
National Bank, left for Long Beach,
Cal. on Wednesday Of this week In re-
sponse to the illness of his wife from
gall stones. Mrs. Dozier, who had
been in Southern California for sew
eral months visiting her daughter, had
planned to leave there today for Canon
City with the intention OF being at
home for the celebration OF Christ
mas. which is the anniversary Of her
marriage as well as the birthday Of
her husband. A few days ago. how
ever. she was stricken with illness
and taken to the hospital for a surgi-
cal operation. Whether the opera
tion will be postponed until Mr..
Dozier reaches Long Beach is not
known.
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CHRISTMAS
EPIGRAMS

-
# It is a wise Santa who
keeps his whiskers away
from the candles.
7 Better broken toys than
broken hearts.
I Never look a gift in the
price tag.
Z Many a man puts on long
white whiskers and thinks he
looks like Santa Claus when
he looks more like a goat
and perhaps he is.
4 One thing they missed dur
ing the Spanish Inquisition
Christmas cigars!
T Shopping done in time is
the noblest work of womanl
4 A Christmas gift by any
other name doesn't cost half
as much.
4 A gift in the hand is worth
two in the postofhce.
4 Many a man gets a girl
under the mistletoe only to
find himself, a little later,
under her thumb.
t A pound of steak to a poor
man is worth a ton of holi-
day greetings.
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PHONE ON
PLANES MAY
Do WONDERS
(By United Press,

Washington, Dec. 19-When the
great freight and passenger-carrying
airplanes of the future are making
flights and carrying burdens now un-
dreamed of, they may be controlled by
a dispatcher in an office many miles
away.
The new perfected radio telephone
makes students of aeronauiics enthus-
iastic in predicting unlimited COM
mercial possibilities for the airplane
of the future.
In July. 1910, Col C. c. Culver, while
watching airplane trails at Sleeps
head Bay, n. V, conceived the idea
that the planes should be in constant
communication with each other and
with the ground Col Culver imme-
diately began experiments along the
lines of wireless teiegraphy and tele-
phony, and in August, 1915, was trans
fered to the flying field at San Diego.
Cal, for the purpose of continuing
his researches along these lines. Early
in 1916 the apparatus was so far per
fected as to permit telegraphing dis
tance of 140 miles from moving
plane, and in July, 1916, it was possi-
BILE to receive wireless telephone sig
1917, the radio telephone would trans
NIT messages from 4 plane to the
ground and from then until now its de-
velopment has been rapid.
In April 1917, Col. Culver had op-
portunities to confer with several
European scientists then in this
country. and in May, 1917. DR.. Jewett
of the General Electric Company and
Col. Reese of the United States army
joined with Col. Culver in perfecting
the final stages of the miracle ma
chine. More scientists and electrical
engineers of national reputation were
assigned to the work at about this
time, and progress was rapid.
From October. 1917, until February.
1918, Col. Culver was abroad confer
ring with famous flyers of the Allies
and working ont aerial maneuvers
and formations with direct reference
to their control by telephone from
the plane OF the flight commander.
June l. 1918. at Gerstner Field. La.
SO machines were paraded in review
before Mai. Gen. W. L. Kenley. who
occupied a plane with the flight COM
mander and personally directed some
of the formations by wireless tele-
phone.
Quantity production of the perfected
apparatus has just begun, and persons
high in the division OF military aero
nsutics are frank in saying that If the
war had continued until spring the
Hun would have been subjected to an
air offensive on a scale hitherto un-
heard of. both in number and size of
planes and in methods of controlling
and manuevering them in large squad
rons.
Col. C. c. Culver. to whom belongs
a major portion of the credit for this
great forward step in radio science, is
graduate of the University of Ne
braska. and has been in the United
States army since the Spanish-Amer-
ican war, first in the cavalry and now
on the executive stan of the division
of military aeronautics.
Great credit is due to Maj. Gen.
Henley. who has been Col. Culyer's
staunch support through all the dark
days of the experimental stage. and
whose influence has been OF inestim-
able value in making it possible for
Col. Culver to continue his work when
success seemed remote.
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Far more Amazonian Americans are
to be seen In Paris than at the front.
The Salvation Army workers and
other women appearing here occa.
sionaliy, dress as daintily as their sur
roundings will permit. They have a
regulation uniform but It has femi.
nine touch--ard puttees are not worn.
II the women war-workers only
knew II. a woman in ordinary. dainty
civilian dress is just about twice a.
welcome to the soldiers eye as one Ia
uniform.
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Holiday Guests
of the GibsOns

Mr. and Mrs. l.. X Kohlman and
daughter. Miss Marjorie. of Vancouver.
British Columbia. will be guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. d e Gibson and family
at s07 Greenwood avenue. during the
Christmas holidays. Mrs. Kohiman
and Miss Marjorie are expected to ar
rive here the FIRST OF next week. and
will be succeeded a day or two later by
Mr.. Kohlman. Although for n long
period residents of this community,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kohlman have not been
In Canon City for six or seven years.
and their friends here will be pleased
to renew acquaintance and associa-
tis.n. Mr.. Kohiman will be remem-
bered as former county clerk herr.
David Gibson who is attending
school at Millbury. Conn. will arrive
here from New England next Tuesday
70 spend the college vacation with his
parents.
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Cotton Another
DethrOned King
tBy United Press,

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 19.-Will the
South having been "in the saddle
several years, be satisfied to revert
to its pre-war status in industry and
agriculture
Judging from these reports gathered
from all sections of the South, Dixie
will not revert to its old pre-war
status. Never before in the history
of Dixie has there been such a buzz
of commercial, industrial and agricul-
tural activity as now.
New industries are springing into
existence daily, old ones are enlarg-
ing their facilities, merchants are in
creasing their stocks, banks have more
money than ever before, and the
Southern farmer. having learned his
lesson in diversified crop-raising to
help win the war, viii never again re-
vers TO the one product crop-cotton-
prominent planters declare.
Diversified crops" henceforth will
he the slogan of the Southern farmer.
Modem agricultural implements, con-
sidered only few years ago as expert
ments, are being used to relieve the
: labor shortage
With many tens of thousands of
acres Of land heretofore idle, the South
has started a concerted drive to have
the Federal government parcel this
land for soldier and sailor settlements.
thus absorbing to some extent the Ia
Dor surplus when the boys returnl llg
from overseas are mustered out
For the avowed purpose of rapidly
assisting agricultural development in
West Tennessee, Eastern Arkansas
and Northern Mississippi, two new
stock land banks, with a combined
loaning capacity OF s7,50O,0O0, have
recently opened in Memphis. These
banks have been chartered by the
Federal farm loan board at Washing
ton, and will operate under the FED
eral farm loan law.
Birmingham and Jefferson county, Al
ALBANIA, are planning to spend between
S5.o00.000 and $6,000.000 in permanent
improvements. now that peace permits
the release of materials from the gov
eminent work.
Real estate dealers in Atlanta. Bir
mingham. Memphis, New Orleans
jacksonville, Nashville and other large
Southern cities assert that they are
receiving daily scores OF calls for resi-
dence. industrial buildings and vacant
lots.
Industrial plants in the South which
han war contracts cancelled as a re
suit of cessation of hositilities are
switching to civil contracts with little
trouble. Industrial men generally as
rorf fh al they are glad IN get haeL
on civil contracts as there is more
money in them
a - r
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seil that oid piece OF -urn,rurs.
Record Classinsd "a viii do II
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09
CdsudHp List

Arkansans in the list are as fol- lows:
 Killed in action, Sergeant Grover C. Williams; Bugler Aubrey Up church, Morrilton; Everett F. Har- rell, Piggott; Frederick P. Johnson, Summers; Walter Hall, Dumas.
 Wounded severely, Lieutenant Boas E. Gibson, Hoxie; John H. Major, Hope; Otis Berry, Green Forrest; James G. Shultz, Scotts; Vernon c. Bankston, Fountain Hill; Walter A. Adams, Tuckerman; Earl P. Tar brough, Marble; Harrison Carr, Til lar.
 Wounded, degree undetermined, Jim B. Heard, Greenway; Ray A. Shane, Agnos; George w. Bruce, Piggott; Otto L. Minor, Greenway; John T. Sumner, Bristow; Harry l.. Wilfong, Warren.
 Wounded slightly, L. B. Robinson, Gravelly; Hallie w. Morgan, Ursula.
 Died of disease, Luther J. Beane, Bigelow; Charles Beard, Arkadel- phia; Joeph Clannman, Altus.
 Missing in action, Fellmer Davis, Leola.
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09
SeD2n AHpIdnes N/iH
 Visit Clip 1onamor10lD

If weather conditions permit, to- morrow will be a great date in New port history. Seven airplanes from Eberts field, Lonoke, are scheduled to land here, providing the weather is not indictment. Some of the planes will land at the foot of Walnut street, where a circus recently performed, and which ground is being placed in condition today Probably the entire seven machines will not land at this point, but two or three likely will de- scend in East Newport. Just what hours they are to arrive is not known, but probably early tomorrow morn ing.
 The purpose of the visit here will be the survey and marking off of a landing place, which has been secured through the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce. Parties are working today to place the field below Walnut street in condition. After the field is established a gasoline tank will be installed, and later, if Newport is made a landing place on the air mail line between Little Rock and St Louis, a man will be placed in charge of the field and keep a supply house to be ready for the repair of ma chimes and to do other incident work After the field is ready, Newport will be the place of visitation by ma chimes many times week, it is as sured.
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09
MEMBERS OF U. s.
 ARMY RECEIVED NO
 SENTENCE OF DEATH.
(By The Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. 9.-Not single member of the Amercan army has been put to death since the beginning of the war because of the commission of purely a military offense, Major General Crowder declared in his an nual report to Secretary Baker.
 Crowder said the above fact is the outstanding feature of the report. There has been total of 12,357 off cers and men brought before the gen eral court martial on various charges, of which eighty eight per cent were convicted.
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09
SHORT SELLING
 ID BE RESUMED J
Speculation In New York And New Orleans Cotton Markets Stopped
 With Armistice Signed.
(By The Associated Press.)

New York, Dec. 9.-Prohibition against foreign and speculative short selling contracts on the New York and New Orleans cotton exchanges, which was placed in effect November thirteenth as an emergency measure due to the signing of the armistice, was removed today by order of the c..nmittee C. on cotton distribution of the war industries board.
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09
A complete line of Bibles and Test aments at I. D. Prices. 189b17t
1 PROBE. OF GERMAN 1 PROPAGANDA STILL
 GOING ON IN SENATE.
(By The Associated Press.) )

Washington, Dec. 9-Letters from Secretary Fields to Count Von Bern storff which were read to the Senate committee Investigating the German and brewery propaganda today by Bruce Bielaski of the department of justice, included instructions to Ger man consuls in the United States to get German subjects out of plants producing materials for the allies. The consuls were ordered to stop Germans above the rank of common laborer from working in such plants, under a section of the Imperial code, and report to the German consulate in New York.
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09
PROMINENT MEN COMING TO C|TY
Kansas Minister And Attorney Will Be In Newport Tomorrow In In-
 terest Of Red Cross.

Tomorrow, Rev. Floyd Poe, a minis ter, and Hon. Al F. Williams, an at torney, both of whom are prominent men of Kansas, will arrive in New port and spend week in this dis trict, speaking in the interest of the Red Cross membership drive, which bgins next week. w. A. Bill kingsley has been notified of their coming and IS arranging speaking tour for the men, and will make an nouncement of their appearance at a meeting in Newport.
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09
IF TER IHE WAR
 TRADE SUBJECT Is Theme Of Principal Discussion At Convention Of Southern Com
 mercial Congress.
(By The Associated~ Press.

Baltimore, Dec. g.. Wol trade after the world war was the theme of the Tenth Annual Convention of the Southern Commercial Congress which assembled today for weeks sessions' Delegates from virtually every south ern state are present. Speaker Champ Clark in his address at the opening of the session declare3f American future prosperity rests ina large measure on the increase of for eign trade. He said the merchant marine, built up during the war. should be maintained forever.
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09
OE.
 CROSS APfl
T. J. Gregg Is Chairman, r. H. Van Dyke, Vice Chairman, c. l.. Mar
 finer, Secretary of Chapter.

At a meeting Sunday afternoon of the Jackson county Red Cross Chap ter the following officers to serve the chapter for the ensuing year were elected:
 T. J. Gregg, chairman; F. Dyke, vice. chairman; C. l.. secretary; W. A. Billingsle urer.
 The membership of tha and county nursing boar pointed as follows: 1a'
 G. P. Wilbanks, WD. M, K. L. Wilmans, with the chairman and sec retary of the chapter as ex-officios- members.
 The following directors were elect- ed:
 T. J. Gregg, P. Ii. Van Dyke, R. J,- Huguley, c. A. Hillhouse, Joe |. Bevens, Wm. Dunaway, W. A. Bill kingsley of Newport, Judge l.. D. Smith of Tuckerman, J. D. Carvell of Grubbs and John Gardner of Tupelo-
 For IngeTsol watches go to !. D Price. 189b1
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09
GINNING REPORT.
(By The Associated Press.)

(By The AsSoclated PreSS.)
 Washington, Dec. 9.-Cotton gin ned prior to December first amounted to .9,563,124 running bales, according to the Census Bureau report of today
 Arkansas ginned 717,121 bales, Mississippi 892,9O6 and Tennessee 224,049. The total ginnings prior to December first last year, were 9,713,- 529 bales.
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09
WILL LOAN MONEY
 TO ALLIED COUN-
 TRIES AFTER WAR.
(By The Associated Press.)

Washington, Lee. 9.-Congress was asked today by Secretary McAdoo to authorize loans after the declaration of peace to the governments which have been associated with the United States in the war to aid in feeding and reconstructing the devastated countries.
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09

For a real useful Christmas pre- sent there is nothing better than Waterman Ideal Fountain Pen. Full stock of all sizes on hand. I. D.. Price. 189b17t
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09
NOTICE ELKS.

There is to be regular meeting of the Lodge Wednesday night at 7:30. Besides other important busi- ness there is to an election of exalted ruler to succeed Brother Fred R. Suits, deceased. Members are urged to attend.
 92dSt J. H. Johnston, Sec'y.
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09
ATTENTION, MAsoNs!

re will be meeting Tuesday
 for the purpose of electing of ,ers to serve during the ensuing Night, December 1q, of the Masonic year All members are urged to be present. 92d2t.
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09
PLihE VICTIM IF
 ACCIDENT SUNDAY.
Unable To Ascend Airship From Eberts Field Crashes Through
 Fence Aviators Unhurt.

Shortly after noon Sunday an air Driven by Lieut.. Page and Sgt. h from Eberts Field, Lonoke,
 in East Newport, and a few
 aRter when the airmen attempt A> Co ascend, their ship crashed through wire fence, greatly damag- ing the plane, the airmen escaping without injury.
 The men had endeavored for some 1Hiuutes to take the air, but several attempts proved futile. During the last attempt the men gained consid- erabIe speed on the ground and reach ed high place just in front of a Jump off" They felt that they would ascend from this point and cleaAa wire fence just beyond. h. stead of the machine lifting it stayed N1tA the ground and tore through the fence. The propeller of the machine was torn up, one of the wings was broken, and the ship was otherwise damaged. Luckily the airmen did not receive a scratch.
 The machine, Curtiss training plane, was loaded on flat car today and returned by rail to Lonoke.
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09
FIVE STOLEN CARS N SOLD TO RESIDENTS OF
 nnpT AID RT TTEE

Poplar Bluff, Dec. Poplar Bluff and other southest Missouri and north east Arkansas towns have during the past week been flooded with stolen automobiles it was said by local po- lice today. Five cars have been brought into Poplar Bluff from St. Louis and sold to Poplar Bluff people Several stolen cars were sold recently at Newport, Ark. St. Louis dectec- tiyes are working on the cases.
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09

We have a largd and complete line of books by popular authors. Books are always acceptable as Christmas presents. See oufr stock before you Duy.-I. D. Pricef. 189b17t
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09
sAMM|Es REACH
 C0BL [.hz TODAY
Accsrding To Message From Berlin Quoting Representative Of The
 Foreign Office.
(By The Associated Press.>

Amster1am, Sunday, Dec. s. Anaerican forces advancing toward 4he Rhine will reach Coblenz Monday, according to message from Berlin, quoting representative of the-for- eign office who has just returned from Trevis.
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09
lBy The Assocyated PrSsl

Washington, Dec. 9-The ses estimated that about one bill a half of war bonds already ed will be available for this
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09
BAND MEN TO MEET.

ersons to whom it has been purpose of organizing brass
 Hewport, will please be pres at meeting at the Cham
 Qerce, the meeting to be ok sharp DON'T FAIL
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09

Dolls of all sizes and prices all made in America.-I D. Price. .1s9b14
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09

Ne have a fine stock of Blanke's Candies in fancy boxes. There is no better candy on the market.-I. D. Prize. 189b17t
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-09
GENERAL DUPONT HAS ESTABLISHED HEADQUAR-
 TIERS IN BERLIN
(By The Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. 9.-General Du- pont of the French army, who was entrusted with the transportation and repatriation of French prisoners held in Germany, has arrived in Ber- lin and established headquarters in the palace formerly occupied by the French embassy, according to advices received today.
 Go. to I. D. Price for all kinds of stovs. dolll and games. 189b17t