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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, November 7, 1918
Voi. 18, No. 32
ANOTHER HOME BOY
KILLED IN FRANCE
John W. Barnett Dies From
Wounds Received On Bat
tle Front in France
L.B.HoIcembe who resides in
the Dota neighborhood receiv
ed a telegram from the War
c Department last Friday an
nouncing the death of John W.
Barnett.
The young man died from i
wounds received while actively i
engaged on the battlefield.
He was with the American
forces on the St. Mihel sector
. where some of the fircest fight
ing of the entire war has tak
en place.
The young man was raised
by Mr. Holcombe to whom he;
was given by his father just a
few hours previous to the fa
ther's death, which left the lad
an orphan at a very tender
age.
• He became very closely at
tached to Mr. Holcombe’s fam
ily and was always considered
one of the family. He was a
splendid young fellow and had
many friends who will rever
ently honor his memory for the
great sacrifice that he has
made for the cause of liberty.
Just ten days before his
death, the young man wrote
• the following letter, which
contains mention of the fierce-,
ness of the attack upon the
Hun forces, in which his com
pany was then participating.
France, Sept. 20, 1918.
Miss Annie Holcombe,
Dear Sister.—Have .just re
ceived your letter written Aug
ust 19. Was glad to hear from
you and glad to hear that you
all are well. This leaves me
just fine.
It has been some time since
I have written you but please
dont think hard of me for I
have not had time nor oppor
unity to write. Also, we have
been where we couldn’t write,
we have been so busy. You
can read the newspapers and
tell what we have been doing.
We surely have done some
good work. Everything is in
our favor and is bound to con
tinue. I would like to write
the whole story if I could, for
it would do you good to know
what has happened in the last
few days 1 guess you will
read all about it in the news
papers before you get this let
ter. If you will keep your pa
pers from the 11th to the 15th
you can see about what l have
been doing. What you read in
he papers now is pretty
straight for 1 have ben getting
papers telling about battles
which I knew was true.
Well, Annie I haven’t had
ime to write to aunt Betty ITo
yan yet, but will do so soon.
Well as it is dark and I can’t
<ee guess I had better close,
hoping to hear from you soon.!
Your loving brother,
JOHN W. BARNETT,
Co. B. 110th Engineers,A. E. F.
The man with
mo ivy does not
fear adversity
nor poverty.
Poverty in old age slowly hut surely ap
proaches every man who spends all he earns and
drifts into merciless debt.
While you have EARNING POWER open a
bank account. Your bank book will be guiding
light which will steer you away from failure and
poverty. You only need to open a bank account;
accumulating money will then be easy. Try it!
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
Germany Accepts
Armistice Terms
of the Allies
Germany has accepted the terms of the Allies, and
the greatest war in all history has come to a close.
The terms of the Allies for an armistice were formu
lated at the Allied Council at Versailles, France, and were
given to Marshal Foch, commander of the Allied Armies
in the field. President Wilson dispatched a note to the
German government informing it that if it desired tc know
the terms of the armistice prepared by the supreme war
council at Versailles, application should be made to Foch.
A German delegation from Berlin, flying a white flag,
was immediately dispatched to Marshal Foch’s headquar
ters to secure the terms.
With the terms once in their possession, the Germans
lost no time in accepting them, and the news of Germany’s
capitulation was flashed over the wires by the Associated
Press about noon today.
Publication of details of the armistice terms were with
held pending action by Germanyt as was the course followed
by the Allies in dealing with Bulgaria, Turkey and Austria.
Only the defails are in doubt, however, and no one doubts
that acceptance means abject surrender.
The statement has been authorized that the drastic con
ditions under which Austria passed out of the war have been
followed closely and in answer to queries for further infoi ma'
ticn, Premier CUmenceau of France cabled from Paris by the
.
Association Press, this statement:
‘The terms ere what President Wilson himself recom
mended to us for the security of our troops, the maintenance
of c :r superiority and the disarmament of the enemy in so far
as that is necessary to prevent a resumption of hostilitise and
vith provisions that Germany must make compensation for all
damage acne civ'lian populations and their property “by land,
by sea and from the air.’
When news of the accepting of the armistice by Germany
was received in Newark, all forms of business were suspended
and the lime given over to celebrating. School was dismissec?
and all the pupils marched to the business section of town and
paraded the streets People everywhere, were extending the
right hand of fellowship to those who have boys “over there”
and everyone who was big enough made a noise. As The
Journal goes to press preparations are being made to continue
the celebration into the night.
SAYLORS AND WILSON
WIN IN J. P. RACE
In Tuesday’s election, E. H.
Wilson and A. H. Saylors were
elected as J. P.'s for Big Bot
tom township.
A. H. Saylors and F. Raw
lings were the regular nomi
nees but as Squire Rawlings
had removed from the state,
someone had to be elected to
take his place. E. M. Wilson
and Geo. F. Grosser entered
the race and a right lively lit
tle contest developed, but Say
lors anti Wilson were elected
by good majorities.
POPLAR BLUFF GOES DRV
Poplar Bluff, Nov. G.—Elec
tion returns from over this
county indicate that Poplar
Bluff and Rutler County have
gone dry by a three-to-one
majority. More interest was
manifested in the election than
any in the history of the coun
ty.
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RESIDENCE BURNS
The residence of Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Gray, near the
Christian church, was totally
destroyed by fire at an early
hour last Friday morning.
A part of the household
goods were saved.
The loss on building and I
—
contents is about $2,500, with
$.1.^0^ insurance.
(‘Utt.Jfire originated from a j
defective**’ flue.
FORMER NEWARK GIRL
DIES IN CALIFORNIA
—
The sad news of the death
of Mrs. J. H. Crafts, which oc
curred last Friday in Oakland,
Cali., was reecived Friday af
ter noon in a telegram to her
father, .las. F. Morgan.
Mrs. Crafts was horn and
reared in Newark and was a
beautiful Christian character.
Her many friends deeply re
gret to learn of her death.
Besides her father, she is
survived by her husband. J. H.
Crafts and three sisters, Mrs.
Whorton Arnold of Reward.
Cali., Mrs. W. A. Richards of
Marion and Mrs. R. T. Logan
of Newport, a half-sister, Miss
Vey Morgan and two half-bro
thers, Pat and James Morgan
Jr. of this place.
Interment was at Bakers
field, Cali., Sunday afternoon
at J o’clock.
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T. A McCALER DEAD
I. A. McCaleb died at his
home in Pine Bluff last Tues
day night at 10 o’clock fol
lowing an attack cf influenza
which developed into pneu
monia. He was sick only a!
few days.
Mr. McCaleb was 34 years
old and was a splendid young
man. He is si*i|Mved by his
wife who was ^>rmerly Miss
Mary Alexander of this place.
The remains were shipped |
to his old heme at Gleason,
Tenn., for burial.
Full line of feed stuff; bran,
chops and oats at J. 11. Hol
derby’s.
FOURTH LOAN WAS
OVER SUBSCRIBED
Fourth Liberty Loan Greatest
Popular War Credit Ever
in World’s History
Washington, Nov. 2.—The
Fourth Liberty Loan was over
subscribed by more than $866,
000,000. Final reports an
nounced today by the treas
ury show subscriptions of $6,
366,416,300.
All federal reserve disricts
>ver-subscribed, the Boston dis
trict reaching 126 per cent of
its quota and standing first in
he percentage column. Rich
id nd made 123 per cent and
Philadelphia 119. The other
district's percentages were:
Cleveland__11<;
Minneapolis _114
St. Louis_113
Atlanta_112
Dallas_1 l 1
New York_-_m
Chicago __llo . -
Kansas City_100
San Francisco__105
In addition subscriptions re
ceived at the treasurv amount
ed to $32,538,750. Secretary
McAdoo issued a statement
■mying :
“The great success of the
loan, is new and convincing ev
dence of the determined spirit
*f America to carry ,n the war
intil freedom is assured throu
ghout the world. 1 wish to
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Begins With The Arrival of The 5tocK|
When material is received at the immense StudebaKer
lumber yards it is inspected piece by piece as it is being un
loaded from cars- every piece must be up to specifications—no
brashness, windshaKen or worm holes in StudebaKer materials
The StudebaKer lumber yards cover almost 80 acres and
every piece of wood stocK in
them is carefully Inspected
before being piled for air
drying.
Come In and see the
StudebaKer. Let us show
why it's the best wagon
■ on the marKet.
I" We Have Handled 1
1 Studebakers 1
For Over Forty Years and Know There
are None to Compare With Them
C. W. MAXHELD CO
Batesville, Arkansas