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Newport daily independent., 1918-06-15

Little Misses Bessie and Mary Ha-
 verfield, of Fort Worth, Texas, ar
 rived last night to visit their aunt,
 Mrs. James Sisson.
 W. A. Mink, contractor and build
 CT, satisfaction guaranteed 825 Malcolm Avenue, Newport, Ark. E 43d1 mo-
 Mrs. o. W. Scarborough returned
 this afternoon from a weeks visit with her son and wife, Dr. and Mrs. James Scarborough, at Little Rock. pewriters-Brand new Visible, 1 fully guaranteed. Terms $500 a month. Free instructions Touch Sys- tenn. Will call to demonstrate.-N. J. C., Independent Office.
 Men Wanted-Three Dollars day for common labor; SixDellars day for machine men.-J. S. Buchanan, Swifton, Arkansas. 46d6t 10w1t. Jeff Avera leaves Monday for Fay etteville, where he joins the wireless telegraphy school of war work, hav- ing offered his services for training and been accepted.
 MT. and Mrs. John w. Terrell and Miss Sttlla Pickettt Hardy, of Bates vile, were here last night on their return from Little Rock, where they l have been for several days. | w. c. Stovall, district commercial manager of the Southwestern Tele- phone and Telegraph Company, was here yesterday going to his home at Jonesboro from Batesville, where he attended to company business. ! T. A. Holloway has returned from
 St. Louis, where he assisted Mrs. Els telle Claridge in buying furniture for the Claridge Hotel. The twenty five rooms, besides halls and stairs, will be complete with new furniture and rugs.
 Mrs. Ellen Marhaw, of Cape Gi-
 rardeau, Mo-, who has been visiting her brother and wife, MT. and Mrs. Chester Wathen, left for home yester- day. Mr. Wathen's mother, Mrs. Willie Wathen, of St. Frances, is also here visiting the family. Mir. and Mrs. Irving Grctsinger left today at noon for Jonesboro to spend day or two with his parents. MT. Gretsinger is in the next call to the army, being one of Jackson coun- 1 tvs quota of twenty, who will leave ] here Monday, June 24th.
 | Mrs. Nettie Bach, mother of Con- rad Bach and Mrs. B. w. Hafner, is critically i'll at her home on Main street. Her daughter, Mrs. Harry Mansfield, of St. Louis, arrived on No. this afternoon, and son, Peter Bach, of Atlanta, Ga, is on his way , here.
 l Lester Foster, aged 10 years, has the honor this summer of bringing in the first cotton bloom of the sea- son. This young farmer boy, of which Jackson county should feel very proud, has three acres in cotton all his own. Besides his cotton crop
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-15
THE MEMPHIS STORE

A. s. Madding is visiting over Sun day with his wife and little son.
 Seed potatoes for late planting Bowen's Cash Store. 42d6t WI
 Alcorn Minor was expected this afternoon from Sewanee, Tenn.
 Mrs. K. l.. Marshal went to Tuck erman this afternoon for a short vis- it.
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Newport daily independent., 1918-06-15

Little Misses Bessie and Mary Ha- verfield, of Fort Worth, Texas, ar rived last night to visit their aunt, Mrs. James Sisson.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-15

W. A. Mink, contractor and build CT, satisfaction guaranteed. 825 Malcolm Avenue, Newport, Ark. E 43d1 mo-
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-15

Alcorn Ferguson arrived home on No. 3 yesterday afternoon on No. 3 from Detroit, Michigan, where he has been for several weeks and is feeling much better and improved from his stay there. MT. Ferguson says it is all war activity up there, everybody proving themselves very patriotic. He had the greatest praise for the women of Detroit, whom he says have taken up the mems work to their utmost, trying to carry on busl- ness, while the men are at war. He spoke of Red Cross parade in which 10000 women dressed in either white or red to form the cross, marched down the streets and which he thought was the most beautiful sight he ever saw.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-15

Mrs. o. W. Scarborough returned this afternoon from a weeks visit with her son and wife, Dr. and Mrs James Scarborough, at Little Rock.
The Tomahawk., 1918-01-03

measure. On May 10, President WILL
son selected Herbert G. Hoover, chair
man of the Belgian relief commission,
as head of a food control board, and
later, on August II, following the pass
age by congress of food-contrel bill,
Mr.. Hoover was made food admins
traitor. On August Fl, President Will
son issued an order fixing the basic
prices for bituminous coal in the pro-
ducing districts Of the country. On
August q, President Wilson appointed
DIR. 81. A. Garfield fuel administrator
for the United States. On August 80
the United States wheat committee
fixed the basic price for the 1917 crop
ut $3.50 d bushel.
The Tomahawk., 1918-01-03

February 8, 80 were killed and 344
hurt in ship explosion at Archangel.
On the same day an explosion at Yo-
kohama killed 100. On. February Fl.
the British transport Mendi was sunk
in a collision, 625 South African la
borers being lost.
On March IL, tornado in east CEN
trail Indiana killed more than 20 per-
sons and on March %, 80 were killed
and more than 200 injured when tor
nado wrecked part Of the city OF New
Albany, Ind.
Explosions in q Russian ammunition
plant near Chester, Pa. killed 112 per-
sons April 10. An explosion in the
Hastings mine near Ludlow. Colo,
April p, caused loss Of 119 lives.
May %, the city of Gyoenyoes. Hun
gary, was devastated by fire. Thirty
lives were lost and great damage was
done by a storm in Kansas May % and
the following day tornadoes in central
Illinois killed $50 persons and Destroy
ed property worth millions of dollars.
May 20, many persons were killed In
tornadoes in southern Illinois, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Arkan'
sas.
San Salvador, capital Of Salvador,
and number of surrounding towns
were partially destroyed by volcanic
eruption, earthquake and fire June Z.
More than $50 men persisted in blaz-
ing mine at Butte, Mont, June 8. Thir-
teen were killed and many injured
when a water tank fell on the steamer
Christopher Columbus at Milwaukee,
Wis.,, June 80.
A Niagara Gorge trolley car plunged
into the rapids, July 1, and % were
killed. A mine explosion at New Wa
terford, Cape Breton, killed 81 men
on July Is.
A mine explosion at Clay, Ky,
caused the loss of 81 lives on August
4. Nineteen were lost when the Brit
ish steamer City of Athens, carrying
missionaries to Africa, was sunk by
floating mine on August 10. Eighteen
were killed in a trolley car collision
near North Branford, Conn.,, August
10. On August IS, disastrous fire
swept Saloniki, Greece, destroying
large part Of the city.
Many persons were killed in a ty-
phoon and flood at Toxic, October 2,
and a thousand persons were reported
drowned in great foods in Natal,
South Africa, october %.
About 1900 persons were killed and
millions of dollars worth Of property
destroyed December 6 by an explosion
and fire which followed collision In
the hafbor at Halifax, N. s., between
Mont Blanc, French munitfon ship,
and the limo, laden with supplies for
the Belgian Relief Commission.
The Tomahawk., 1918-01-03

November 3. Premier Kerensky fled
from Petrograd, and other members OF
the cabinet of the provisional govern.
ment were arrested. On November III
the rebel government made Lenine pre-
mier. Kerensky, at the head of a body
Of loyal Cossack troops, attacked Pc
trograd November II, but was badly
defeated. The bolsheviki were appar'
emily in full control of Russia by NO
vember %, when the Lenine govern"
ment proposed a general armistice to
all belligerents. .
American troops on the west front
suffered their first casualties on No
vember 8 when German troops raideo
q salient held by the Americans, kill
ing three, wounding five and taking
II prisoners. On November the
American patrol boat Alcedo was sunk
by a torpedo and 81 were lost.
During the last days of November
and the early part Of December the
Germans made determined efforts TO
regain some of the territory captured
by the British around Cambria but the
British held q large portion OF the
ground taken, inflicting heavy losses
on the Germans. The Austro-G German
forces began a new offensive in Italy
early in December, forcing the Italian
lines back for q distance Of several
miles at some points.
Early in December it was announced
that large number of national guard
troops from the United States had ar
rived in France, units from every
state being included. On December Z,
the United States congress declared
the existence of q state of war with
Austria-Hungary. The following day
1t was announced that the American
destroyer Jacob Jones had been sunk
by q German submarine with a loss
of "a men.
The Russian situation was further
complicated by a new revolt against
the bolsheviki government launched
by Generals Kaledines and Korniloff,
Cossack leaders.
British. French and Italian troops on
December 10, captured Jerusalem,
which for 873 years has been under the
undisputed sway Of the Moslems.
On December 16, 1t was announced
that Russian and Teuton emissaries
had signed four-weeks' armistice, one
provision Of which was that peace ne
gotiations should begin Immediately.
The Tomahawk., 1918-01-03
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

The Danish West Indies, purchased
from Denmark for $25.OOO,O00, passed
under the jurisdiction of the United
States January %, and were renamed
the Virgin islands.
Serious race riots In East st. Louis,
No., July 2, resulted in the killing Of
more than 20 negroes and two white
men and heavy property loss by fire.
The riots were followed by prOsecu-
lions by state officials and congress
sional investigation.
Soldiers of the Twenty-fourth q. S.
infantry (colored) started race riot
ut Houston, Tex. August %, resulting
in the death of Is whites and several
negroes.
Interest in the general elections on
November 6 was centered in New
York and Chicago, where Socialist
tickets were defeated by large majori-
ties. Judge Hylan, Democratic nomi-
nee, was elected mayor of New York
over fusion, Republican and Socialist
candidates. 4
In Milwaukee, Wis, November %,
ten policemen and woman were kill
ed by the explosion Of bomb found
in a church and taken to police head
quarters.
Thirteen negroes, convicted by court
martial of participating In the race
riots at Houston, Tex, August q, were
hanged at San Antonio, December II.
Forty-one others were given life sen.
fences.
The house Of representatives, on De-
cember IL, adopted resolution, al.
ready adopted by the senate, submit.
ting to the states a constitutional
amendment for national prohibition.
The Tomahawk., 1918-01-03
MEXICO AND united STATES

The friction between the United
States and Mexico, which had threat
ened for two years or more to result
In open warfare, began to disappear
early in 1917 and when the atten-
ton of the people of the United States
was focused upon more important
matters by the entrance Of the
United States into the world war, the
Mexican "crisis' faded from the public
view.
Despite the failure of negotiations
with the Carranza government Presi.
dent Wilson ordered the withdrawal Of
the American troops from Mexico and
on February 8, General Pershing and
his troops marched out of Mexico af.
ter having been in that country almost
a year.
On March II, General Carranza was
formally elected president of Mexico.
From this time on conditions In Mex1-
co became more tranquil and there
were evidences that President Carran-
"a was succeeding In restoring order
in the republic. 1t was not until late
in the year that villa again became &C
tive. On November -, troops led BY
Villas aids, captured Ojinaga. "a the
American border, after hard tight.
Several hundred Carranza soldiers fed
across the border and were interned
in the United States.
The Tomahawk., 1918-01-03
POLITICS IN FOREIGN LANDS

A spirit Of unrest was apparent In
many widely separated countries tn
1917, leading in some cases to revoau-
ton and civil war. The revolution in
Russia, resulting in the abdication OF
Car Nicholas and the forced abd1ca.
ton Of King Constantine OF Greece
were events closely allied With the
war. Disturbances in China, fncluding
an attempt to restore the monarchy,
were Influenced partly by the war.
Conditions in China were unsettled I'M
til June 80, when under the influence
of monarchists, Hsuan Tung, Manchu
emperor, announced his resumption OF
the throne Of China. Civil war i'm.
mediately broke out and on July 10
the attempt to restore the monarchy
collapsed. On July IS the monarchist
army, led by Chang Hsun, surrendered
after a battle at Picking. The repub-
lican government was firmly establish.
ed again and later declared war on
Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Civil war in Cuba threatened to dis
rupt that country during the early
months Of the year. The rebels were
badly defeated in several engagements
and on March Z, Gomez, their leader,
was captured. The rebellion wac
stamped out quickly after the capture
Of Gomez.
Great Britain continued to Wrestle
with the Irish problem throughout the
year. The Irish nationalists, on March
:, demanded immediate home rule and
marched out of the house Of commons
IN a body. On July Is a convention
proposed by Premier Lloyd George and
representing all factions in Ireland met
for the purpose Of drafting ho0e
rule constitution for Ireland.
Some Observation-Disclosures between
the United States and japan over far
Eastern matters were cleared away By
the signing BY diplomatic representa-
lives Of the two countries on Novem-
Der 2 of an agreement BY which the
United States recognizes the fact that
japan has special interests In China
because Of its proximity but gwran.
teeing the territorial integrity q
China and the maintenance At IL oDe0
door policy In that country.
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The Tomahawk., 1918-01-03
DISASTERS ON LAND AND SEA

The year 1917 was marked by many
disasters on land and sea, aside from
those resulting from the land and
naval operations Of the countries Mt
war. Thousands of lives were lost
md millions Of dollars worth Of prop
erty was destroyed by fires, explosions,
earthquakes, tornadoes and other de-
structivs agencies In all parts of the
world.
On January 5, m earthquake In For
mesa caused the death of 900 persons.
On January %. an earthquake killed 80
persons on Bali Island. Malay archi-
psiso. Y. ..-.-.
co February 2. an explosion and nre
Il. u Cn.sa.S teneane1t Killed q o.
The Tomahawk., 1918-01-03
THE WAR CONGRESS

The first "war session. Of the Sixty
fifth congress which opened on April
2, was the most momentous session in
the history of the United States up to
that time.
The first war bill passed by congress
was one authorizing the issuance OF
bonds to an amount not exceeding 3d.
OO0,OOO,OOO and authorizing the secre-
tary Of the treasury to purchase Sc
curities of governments at war with
Germany to the amount Of $4,000, OOO,-
600.
The army CONSUMPTION act was
passed by the house April % by a vote
Of 397 to "a and by the senate on May
1 by q vote of 81 to 8.
The first big war appropriation bill,
carrying appropriations aggregating
$3,2S1, O94,5 41.6O for the army and
navy, was passed in the house May 2
with one opposing vote and in the SEN
ate May 10 without roll call.
The measure known as the espfOn-
age act, intended to prevent disloyal
acts on the part of residents of the
United States and also containing pro.
visions giving the president power to
place an embargo on exports, was
signed by the president June Is.
A bill appropriating $40, OOO, 900 for
the development of the air service was
passed without record vote by the
senate on June 10 and by the house
on June %.
The food control act, under which
broad powers were given to the prest-
dent for the regulation of the sale of
food and fuel, was passed in the house
June % by vote Of 365 to 5 and In
the senate July 81 by a vote of 81 to 6.
The second great bond issue act,
authorizing the issuance of bonds to
the amount Of $7,598, 945, $40 and war
savings certificates to the amount of
So, 1000, 100000, was passed in the house
September 6 and in the senate Septem-
Der Is.
The revenue act, first introduced In
the house May 8, was passed by the
house May q, but was not passed by
the senate until September 10. The
conference report was accepted Octo-
Der 2. The message provides for the
raising Of nearly $1,000, 100000 annu-
ally, largely from income and excess
profits taxes.
The second big war appropriations
act, carrying q total of 1886, $685.
O16.93, including $685., 00O, 900 additional
for the emergency shipping fund, was
approved by the president October 6.
The second session of the war con-
gress opened December 3, and the fol-
lowing day President Wilson delivered
a message declaring that nothing will
turn the United States aside from Its
task until the war is won.
During December both houses Of con-
gress opened far-reaching investiga-
tons into the war preparations Of the
war and navy departments.
The Tomahawk., 1918-01-03
INDUSTRIAL AND ECONOMIC

Industrial unrest was apparent In
the United States throughout 1917,
largely as q result Of war conditions
and in spite of efforts made by the
government, aided by leaders of organ
lied labor, to prevent strikes which
would delay the nations war prepare
tons.
Early in the year nationwide
strike of the skilled railroad employees,
which had been averted in 1916 by the
passage of the Adamson law, providing
Indirectly for an increase ip wages,
was again threatened. owing to the
fact that the placing Of the Adamson
law in operation was delayed pending
a decision by the United States Su-
preme court on its validity. The
threatened strike was averted March
18 by the capitulation of the railroad
managers. On the following day the
United States Supreme court handed
down q decision holding the Adamson
law constitutional.
Serious troubles were precipitated In
the Arizona copper fields July 1 when
the miners struck. Disorders were re-
ported from several points and on
July II the people Of Bigbee, Ariz., de-
ported 1900 members OF the Industrial
Workers of the World, who it was
charged had fomented the strikes in
the copper mines. On July 81, 81 !.
w. w. leaders were deported from
Gallup, N. NJ. On August 1, Frank Lit
tie, /. w. w. leader, who had been
prominent in the Arizona troubles, was
lynched ut Butte, Mont. where he had
gone to- take part In strike Of miners
and where he was alleged to have
made speeches attacking the govern
ment.
A serious tie-up of all shipbuilding
plants in the country was threatened
in August and September. Machinists
and boilermakers in Eastern ship
yards went on strike August q and
25.OOO skilled mechanics and other
workmen struck in San Francisco Sep
TENDER II. On September 20, Presi-
dent Wilson named q commission,
headed by Secretary of Labor Wilson
and representing both employers and
employees. to act as his personal rep
reseptatives In allaying labor troubles
during the war. The strike In the San
Francisco shipyards was ended Sep
TENDER Is through the efforts Of the
government mediatOrs.
Leaders of organized labor in the
United States took q decided stand
throughout the year In support Of the
government preparations for war and
against antiwar propaganda. At the
annual meeting Of the American Fed
eration of Labor In Buffalo in Novem-
Der, union labor pledged its solid sup
port to the government in the prosecu-
ton of the war.
The railroads Of the country faced
another crisis during the closing
months of the year when demands
were made by the four brotherhoods
for ware increases averaging 40 per
cent, affecting. directly and indirectly.
approximately 100000 railroad en-
ployees.
Labor troubles of the year were
closely allied with economic develop
ments, growing out of the increased
cost of living In the United States. In
order to prevent further increases In
prices government regulation Of many
industries was: undertsken - q VA
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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-01-04
THE DIVINE RIGHT OF THE
STATE

Out of evil things evil must come
No absolute and irresponsible des-
potism can breed peace, justice, and
honor in the world. The evil may for
a space be cloaked under the disguise
of material prosperity but the time
soon comes when the horrid thing
stands revealed in all it's hideous-
ness. We have seen that aggressive
militarism Is the inevitable accom-
paniment of the Prussian ideal gov
eminent. And militarism Is an evil
It brutalizes mankind and substitutes
the pagan doctrine that might makes
right for the Christian doctrine that
right is might. In the twinkling Of
an eye the mask of material develop
ment which made Germany appear
beautiful to the casual observer, drops
to the ground, and we see all the hide
BUSINESS of Prussian militarism ex-
posed to the gaze of surprised and
Indignant world. The indignation
truly is justified but not so the sur
prise; for the deeds of Prussian mill
tarism are the logical and expectable
consequences of the Prussian ideal of
government.
The State Is everything, the indi-
vidual nothing. The State is a divine
institution, and therefore can do no
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-01-04

and that the State can do no wrong.
We fight to hurl the Hohenzollern and
his dangerous doctrine of divine right
upon the scrap-heap of useless trum-
perry, and to set the German people in
his place, that they may learn to rule
themselves.
How shall the end be achieved? Not
by halfway war, not by Cancellation
or compromise. Great ends are not
achieved by petty measures. The I'm
perial German armies must be defeat
ed on the battlefield and driven from
the lands they conquered. The Ger
man people must learn that for all its
inefficiency, democracy is stronger
than disciplined autocracy. Restitu-
ton of the fruits of past conquests
must be required, Bosnia and Here
govina, Alsace-Lorraine and Poland re-
stored to rightful sovereignty The
German people must learn that the
dream of Central European Empire,
founded on military conquest, is for
ever dashed to earth Reparation for
grievous wrongs, so far as these may
be repaired by money indemnities,
must be exacted. The German peo-
pie must learn that upon the guilty
aggressor, not upon the innocent VIC
tim, falls the heavy burden of re-
storing ravished lands, rehabilitating
burned and pillaged cities, supporting
ruined homes, and indemnifying those
whose innocent loved ones were foul
Iy wronged or slain War in the past
has been immensely profitable to Ger
many. She must be taught that 1t is
the most costly crime q nation can
commit. With these ends achieved
we may reasonably hope that the Ger
man people, sick Ct the bloody dis
asters born of Pr'lssian militarism,
will awaken from the trance in which
they live and throw off the hateful
Hohenzollern yoke. If they do not,
then we must fight to force the central
citadel of Prussian power. We must
not lay down the sword till the Hob
enzollern throne is empty.
When the sufferings of this war
press heavily upon us, when long cas-
ulty lists fill the columns of our pa
pers, when business losses mount high
and the people clamor for bread, there
will arise a loud and insistent de-
mand for an inclusive peace. Then
let us envisage the magnitude of the
issue of this war, and prepare to make
sacrifices commensurate to the ends
we seek Let us remember that we
fight to tear out, root and branch, an
ideal government deep-grown in GEN.
trail Europe. The gathered strength
of centuries is not overcome by the
efforts of a day, nor the struggles of
a deluded people stilled without much
suffering. The contest may lengthen
into years, defeat may humiliate us
and dangers increase, every family
may mourn it's dead and every heart
be heavy with foreboding; still let us
fight on, shoulder to shoulder with our
gallant allies, till the liberty Of the
world be won. AS Christ died to
make men holy, let us die to make
men free; for God is marching on.