The Newark Journal
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, October 17, 1918
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Vol. 18, No. 29
* SATURDAY IS “PERSHING” LIBERTY LOAN DAY==>
HELP INDEPENDENCE COUNTY GO OVERTHETOP
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Last Day of Loan Cam
- paign—Every County
Must Raise Quota
Governor Brough has issued
a proclamation naming next
Saturday as “Pershing Day,”
and urges that the day be ob
served as a holiday in all coun
ties of the state that have not
raised their loan quotas and
that as a pail of the celebra
tions every county “go over the
top.”
In setting forth reasons for
the observance *of the day the
governor’s proclamation says:
“1 call upon all patriotic cit
izens of our state, upon the
press, upon our churches and
school organizations to spend
their every effort in an attempt
to place Arkansas far in the
front. 1 hereby set aside and
designate Saturday October
lb, as Pershing Liberty Day,
and ask that all citizens be es
pecially active during that en
tire day in order that the con
cluding day of this fourth Lib
erty Loan campaign may be
one of the greatest and that an
overwhelming oversubscription
of the fourth loan may result
in a tidal wave of patriotism
and an onslaught of enthusi
asm, springing from ocean to
ocean, which will throw fresh
terror into tfce heart of the un
godly Hun and secure anew,
for all time to come, the free
dom of the world from the
kaiser’s merciless despotism.”
♦
. The mar\ with
' money does r\ot
fear adversity
nor poverty.
Poverty in old age slowly but surely ap
1 roaches 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
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NEWARK YOUNG MAN
IS KILLED IN ACTION
Robert Jack ,the first New
ark boy to give up his life on
the battlefield in France, was
killed in action on the Toul
sector on September 22, ac
cording to a .telegram receiv
ed last Friday from the War
Department :by his mother,
Mrs. Ella Jack, who is residing
temporarily at Van Buren.
Robert Jack was born near
Newark and was reared and
spent most of his life here.
He was among the first men
to enlist when war was declar
ed. When the Independence
county company was being or- j
ganized at Batesville he wasj
among the first to volunteer
his services. .He was rejected,
but immediately went to New
port where another company
was being raised and was
again rejected. Undaunted
and determined in his efforts
to serve the cause/ of human
freedom, he went to Van Bur
en, where he had once resided
and made another effcrt Id
into the service. This time he
I was successful and was sent
' with the Crawford county vol
unteers to Camp Beauregard.
He was in the first conting
ent of the Arkansas National |
Guardsmen sent from Camp
Beauregard to France. He saw
service in the famous battle
of Chauteau Thierry, where
the blcodest battle of the en
| tire war took place when the
Germans were stopped iu their
efforts to capture Paris.
Robert .Jack was 22 years
>ld and was a half brother of
Mrs. F. C. Hoyt of this place
Another brother, Thomas Jack
s in the army.
Robert lack has made the
supreme sacrifice—he has giv
?n all that he had to give—in
)rder that human freedom
•night not perish from the
earth. It is not given unto man
:o render greater service to
lumanity. He played well his
>art as a soldier in the great
irmy fcr human freedom, nev
er shirking the call of duty.
All Newark reverently hon
ors the memory of this brave
/oung man who gave up his
lite on the battlefields of
Prance in order that we and
others of yet unborn getters
ions may enjoy peace anil lib
erty.
CHRISTMAS PACKAGES
FOR OVERSEAS BOYS
Rules Governing the Mailing
of Christmas Packages to
be Strictly Observed
According to an announce
ment just made by the Ameri
can Red Cross, every American
soldier overseas will receive
one ^Christmas package, but
inly one. Labels are now be
ing distributed throughout our
army. These labels will be
sent back by the boys to that
person in the United States
lrom whom he wishes to de
ceive his Christmas package.
Packages that do not bear this
label will not be accepted for
ieliverv by the postal authori
ses.
Families and individuals re
ceiving these labels from Fran
ce will take them to the near
est Red Coss chapter or branch
e. here they will be given card
ooard boxes, 3x4x9 inches.
1'hese boxes will be furnished
by the American Red Cross
without cost. With each box
will be given complete instruc
tions regarding the articles
which may be sent. No mes
sage or written material of any
kind will be allowed to go in
the boxes. When the boxes
are packed they must not wei
gh more than two pounds, fif
teen ounres. If a parcel is ov
er weight some article must be
removed. Perishable food,
soft candy, liquors or anything
in glass containers will not be
accepted.
Individuals must not mail
the boxes themselves, but
should deliver them to the
nearest collection station des
ignated by the Red Cross, un
sealed and unwrapped and
ready for inspection. Parcel
post zone rates will be charged
No Christmas parcel wiil be ac
cepted by the American Red
(Continued on last page)
The Lord May Love
The Slacker; No
body Else Can
When asked to buy Liberty
Bonds some men, who are
known to be financially able
to invest much more in war se
curities than they have ever
done, are always ready with
that old scng that they “have
done all they can do.” That
phrase is getting worn to a
frazzle in certain quarters. The
man who doesn’t have to go to
the front and fight, and who
is able to buy Liberty B( nds
and refuses to do so, ought to
be ashamed of himself and
hang his head in shame.
There is not a soldier at the
front who has done all he can
do unles she has been killed
in action.
The man who doesn’t have
to put himself up as a target
for the enemy; who has three
square meals, a dayjwho sleeps
undisturbed by the bursting of
shells and the roar of cannon;
who has the protection of the
flag that many thousands are
dying to defend; who is safe
with his family while rivers of
American blood are being
spilled for the very protection
of his home and his wife and
children—that sort of man
who persists in hoarding his
money and refuses to lend it to
his government in this time of
stress and need is not an Am
erican citizen. He is a* mon
grel, whose veins must run a
mixture of branch water and
pokeberry juice, and ought to
be made the victim of a public
opinion that' would isolate him
in *he class where he properly
belongs.
If all men were like that the
hellish Germans would have
overrun America long ago. If
the kaiser were ruling Ameri
ca these human chinches
would let loose of th6ir money
in good quantities whenever
he called upon them for it, and
the kaiser would not be polite
enough to offer interest or in
quire Whether or not it suited
them to part with the
money. If all the men were
like that the sacrifice of hu
man life in this great war
would be useless.
There is no use of a man
being a dirty slacker and a
damned liar as well. If he is
going to hoard his money and
refuse to help support the War,
lef him say plainly that he
WILSON SAYS LIBERTY
LOAN MUST BE SUCCESS
doesn’t care anything about
the brave sons of the people
who are on the firing line for
the cause of liberty if it requir
es his money to help them,
because all those who have the
brains of a woodpecker know
that is the proper measure
ment for that sort of *an.—
Sharp County Record.
LIBERTY LOAN CLOSES
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19
I'he Liberty Loan Campaign
closes next Saturday. Our
county and this township are
both away behind with their
quota. A supreme effort
should be made to raise our
quota of the loan. Nearly ev
eryone car buy more bonds
than we have bought if we will
just make a little greater sac-1
lifice. It is our duty to do it.,
Can we afford to get into the!
“slacker” column?
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MRS. HUTCHINSON DEAD
Mrs. C. H Hutchinson died
at her home here Tuesday fol
lowing a brief illness.
She was 29 years old and
was a member of the Metho
dist church. She is survived
by, her husband and four chil
dren.
The remains were buried
Wednesday afternoon at Mac
edonia. Rev. J. E. Snell con
ducting funeral services
Buy a thrft stamp today.
President Wilson has issued
this statement on the Fourth
Liberty Loan:
“The reply of the Gtrmaa
government to my note of in"
quiry dated October 8, gives
occasion for me to say to my
fellow countrymen that neith
er that reply nor any other re
cent event has in any way di
minished the vital importance
of the Liberty Loan, Relaxa
tion, hesitation^ now, would
mean defeat when victory
seems to be in sight; would
mean years of war instead of
peace upon our own terms.
“I earnestly request every
patriotic American to leave to
the government of the United
States and of the Allies th^
momentous discussions initiated
by Germany and to remember
that for each man his duty is
to strenghten the hands of
these governments and to do it
in the most important way now
immediately presented-—b y
subscribing to the utmost of his
ability for bonds of the Fourth
Liberty Loan. That loan must
be successful. I am sure that
the American people will not
fail to see their duty and make
it successful.”
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A bond slacker is the Kais
er’s backer.
ance
Begins With The Arrival ofThe 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 anu
every piece of wood stock in
them is carefully inspected
before being piled for air
drying.
Come in and see the
Siudebaker. Let us show
why it's the best wagon
■ on the market
We Have Handled
* Studebakers
For Over Forty Years and Know There
are None to Compare With Them
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Batesville, Arkansas