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The Newark Journal.
A $1 Per Annum Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, February 1, 1917 Vol. 16, No. 44
Submarine War Crisis
Again Confronts World
Germany Will Sink Boats
of Any Nation Found
in Enemies’ Waters
Germany’s New WarCampaign
to be Most Ruthless the
World Ever Knew
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Washington, Jan. 31.—Ger
many has declared unrestricted
submarine warfare.
A starvation bockade of Eng
land, the like of which the
world never has seen, was an
nounced to the world today in
notes' delivered to American
Minister Gerard in Berlin and j
to the State Department here i
by Count von Vernstoff. Thusj
begins the long-feared cam
paign of ruthlessness conceived j
by Von Hindenburg, it is said I
here, on a magnitude never
even contemplated by Von Tir
pitz.
Again the United States
faces severance of diplomatic
relations with Germany with
all its possibilities.
Germany’s action is the sup
er-crisis of all those that have
stirred the American govern
ment in two and a half years
,sof world war.
Peace and means of preserv
ing peace have gone glimmer
ing. President Wilson, incred
ulous at first when the unoffi
cial text of Germany’s warning
was brought to him, at once
called for the official docu
ment, which had just been pre
sented to Secretary Lansing by
the German ambassador. Mr.
Lansing refused to comment.
President Wilson began kt once
a careful study of the docu
ment.
On almost every side Ger
many’s drastic action is inter
preted as an open confession of
the effectiveness of the British
food blockade. It is regarded
as a determination to strike
back in kind. German officials
in the United States estimate
the food supply on the British
Isles will last a month.
The plan is to carry starva
tion to the doors of England
with swift, staggering strokes
as a fullfillment of Germany’s
announced determination to
use every weapon and agency
at her command to end the
war victoriously. She counts on
the operations of an unheard
of number of submarines to de
liver blows to bring England
to her knees within 60 days.
One German official predicted
the war will be over in a
month.
From German official quar
ters came the information that
Germany has from .300 to 500
submarines ready for the cam
paign.
The German view is that the
new policy will improve gener
al prospects for an early peace.
Germany is said to be ready to
discuss peace at any time.How
ever, it is said that German of
ficials feel that the declaration
of changed policy should make
it clear that Germany and her
allies are in the war to the last
drop of blood.
Unrestricted submarine war
fare, it is said, was determined
upon as soon as the nature of
England’s reply to President
Wilson’s peace note became
known.
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NEWPORT WATER AND
LIGHT PLANT IS SOLD
Newport, Jan. 31.—The sale
of the plant and business of the
Newport Water, Light and
Power Company, with head
quarters at Arkadelphia, has
just been announced here, the
consideration being $150,000.
This deal will terminate a keen
rivalry of the two companies
for lighting and power con
tracts in Newport.
Squirrels HAVE because they SAVE. You can
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We also have clubs where you begin with 1 or 2
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Cord, Jan. 31.—The measles
scare is about over in our im
mediate neighborhood, but la
grippe is our unwelcome visitor.
Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Rice of
Hazel Grove were here Tues
day.
Christopher Gray of Cave
City was visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. Holcombe Friday and
Saturday.
Miss Julia Churchill of Char
lotte has been employed to as
sist Mr. Holcmobe in the school
here.
Rev. Whitfield filled his reg
ular appointment at the Pres
byterian church Saturday night
and Sunday.
Frank McClain of Jackson
county visited Charles McClain
last week.
Althea Osborne visited
homefolks Saturday and Sun
day.
Born.—To Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Foote on the 24th, a boy.
Born.—To Mr. and Mrs.Ben
Clark, a boy.
The death angel visited our
neighborhood and claimed for
its victim W. M. Slayden. The
remains were buried at the
Hopewell cemetery Wednes
day.
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JOKER DISPLAYS DRY
BONE, EMPTY BOTTLE
What might be taken as a
grim protest against the pres
ent “dry” conditions in Ark
ansas was noticed Tuesday
morning in the show window
of the only vacant building on
Front street.
A very large bone about 14
inches long and apparently as
dry as cork was found stand
ing by the side of an empty
quart bottle that was labelled
“Arkansaw Corn Whiskey.”
On top of the bone was a pair
of dice that looked as though
they were enjoying a rest from
much hard rolling and scatter
ed around the dry bone and
empty bottle were some cards
that were somewhat frayed
around the edges and looked
as if they might have been glad
to enjoy a rest.
The “display” attracted
quite a good deal of attention
when it was discovered Tues
day morning and the apparent
sarcasm of the joke created a
good deal of merriment.
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BANK ROBBER ESCAPES
FROM PENITENTIARY
“Shorty” Defts and Lee
Blount, noted criminals, escap
ed from the state convict farm;
at Cummins yesterday morning, i
They attacked a. guard, took
his pistol and escaped, after
firing one shot at the guard.
Defts was serving a second
term in the penitentiary. He
escaped from the pen several
months ago. Just before Christ
mas he and Carl Vogan,job
bed the Bank of Ravenden and
weie captured at Newport af
ter a desperate gun battle v^ith
officers.
When tried at Powhattan of
the charge of robbing the Rav
enden bank, Defts was found
guilty and was sentenced to
ten years in the penitentiary.
He was taken to the peniten
tiary January 17.
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YOUNG COUPLE
MARRY SUNDAY
Joe Ford of Helena and Miss
Velma Henderson, a very at
tractive young lady of this
pace were united in marrnage
at Newport Sunday evening.
They left immediately for
Helena where they will reside.
The bride is a daughter of J.
W. Henderson.
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We don’t need the money
ourself, but the people we owe
say we must pay them. If you
owe The Journal anything pay
up and help the other fellow.
THREE PASSENGERS
KILLED IN WRECK
Engine Runs Into Rock Island
Train and Score or More
Are Injured
Three persons were killed
and more than a score injured,
two probably fatally, when a
Cotton Belt railroad engine col
lided with the rear of a Rock
Island passenger train, east
bound from Little Rock, to
Memphis late Saturday night
in a dense fog at Mounds, a
few miles west of Memphis.
R. L. Leonard, a planter, of
Memphis; A. H. Williams, an
employe of a lumber concern
at Hulbert, Ark., and Benjamin
Owens of Memphis were killed.
Morris F. Watson of Hulbert
and E. L. Madden of Memphis
may die. Several others were
seriously hurt, but it is believ
ed they will recover. None of
the trainmen was seriously in
jured.
Responsibility for the acci
dent has not been determined.
Railroad officials said that a,
statement probably will be
made after an investigation to
be held at the division head
quarters of the Rock Island
lines in Little Rock.
According to persons who
were on board the wrecked
train, the engine, running as an
-extra, bore down on the pas
senger train while it was stand
ing at Mounds, a flag station,
and plowed it way into the
rear coach, causing it to tele
scope the car ahead, splinter
ing the timbers and twisting
the steel work of the two cars
into a tangled mass. Several
passengers were pinioned un
der the wreckage, but wdth the
assistance of the uninjured pas
sengers and farmers, attracted
to the scene by the crash and
-the cries of the injured,all were
released within a short time
and taken to Hulbert, where
they were placed aboard a re
lief train, and taken to Mem
phis.
The two roads use the same
tracks into Memphis.
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Dota, Jan. 31.—C. P. Pick
ens our worthy postmaster
made a business trip to Newark
Thursday.
Rev. Whitfield, the new pas
tor of the Presbyterian church,
came down from Mt. Olive
Friday and filled his regular
appointment at Hopewell Sat
urday and Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Canady of near
Tuckerman is spending this
week here with her many rel
atives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pickens
are now domiciled in their new
residence in our community.
C. A. Reaves was looking af
ter business in Sulphur Rock
Saturday.
The measles epidemic has
about subsided in our commun
ity, and with no other hinder
ance our school will resume
! work again Monday.
Oscar Warren a hustling far
mer of Oak Ridge was trading
! with our merchant Tuesday.
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NEW POSTMASTER IS
CONFIRMED BY SENATE
O. F. Craig whose nomina
tion as postmaster at Newark
was sent to the U. S. Senate by
President Wilson on Wednes
day of last week, received the
following telegram late yes
terday evening from Senator
Joe T. Robinson:
“Washington, D. C., Jan. 31
O. F. Craig, Newark, Ark.
Your nomination as postmas
ter confirmed by the senate
this afternoon.”
(Signed) Joe T. Robinson.
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Center Grove, Jan. 31.—Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Grace spent
Sunday here visiting the lady’s
sister, Mrs. Chester Hugg.
Miss Lucy Bullington spent
Monday night the guest of Miss
Lida Harrelson.
Mrs. Ed Arms and children,
Otis and Roy, spent the latter
part of last week here visiting
her mother, Mrs. Mattie Bis
hop.
Miss Vida Harrelson return
ed home Sunday after spending
the week at Newark visiting
relatives.
Owen Walden made a busi
ness trip to BatesvilleSaturday.
J. E. Harrelson transacted
business in Newark Saturday.
Miss Anise Bishop is spend
ing the week at Cord visiting
her sister, Mrs. Dora Arms.
Miss Gertha Brogdon was
the guest of Miss Be'tha James
Sunday.
There will be Sunday school
here Sunday afternoon at 2:30.
Everybody invited to attend.
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Pleasant Hill, Jan. 31.—J.
L. Riddle made a business trip
to Moorefield Saturday.
Luther Sandefur made a fly
ing trip to Newark Saturday.
Mrs. Lula Brown of DeKalb,
Texas is visiting her brother,
J. D. Maxwell, and family.
Miss Mayme Rainwater was
the guest of Miss Ruby Taylor
near Dota Saturday night.
Misss Abbie Cason has re
turned to her home at Walnut
Grove Saturday after a few
days visit here with her sister,
Mrs. Glyndon Holcomb.
Mrs. N. P. Rawlings of near
Charlotte spent Sunday with
Mrs. F. M. Hollomb.
Guess they will have to
change, “It’s a Long Long Way
to Tipperary,” to “It’s a Long,
Long Way to Missouri,’ since
the passage of the Bone Dry
bill.
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BILL FOR $850,000
BOND ISSUE PASSES
Will Clean Up All Old Debts
and Put State on Cash
Basis Again
Gov. Brough’s chief legis
lative measure, that of the is
suance of .$750,000 bonds, has
passed both houses of the legis
ature, and will likely be signed
by the governor today, accord
ing to late reports frorp Little
Rock.
The bill had already passed
the senate and was voted upon
in the house yesterday, follow
ing a special message from the
governor, urging its passage.
Under provisions of the bill,
the $750,000 will be used in
paying indebtedness of the
State on July 1, 1917. None of
it can be used for meeting ap
propriations made by the 1917
legislature. The bonds issued
will be retired serialy, the first
in five years and the last with
in 20 years. A one-eight mill
tax for the first four years, be
ginning in 1917, will be levied
to meet the interest and that
part of the principal falling
due. After the fourth year and
unitl the notes all are retired
a one-fourth mill tax will be
levied, the present State capi
tol tax of one-eighth of one mill
will be discontinued. Interest
on the bonds cannot exceed
five per cent.
The bill carried with it a
$50,000 appropriation to meet
debt incurred in negotiating
the bonds, which will be in
$500 and $1,000denominations
and to pay interest falling due
before the first revenues from
the special tax can becollected.
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21 YEAR SENTENCE
FOR KILLING MAN
Arkadelphia, Jan. 31.—The
jury in the case of Dave Carr,
aged 23, charged with first de
gree murder for the killing of
Nash Kirby, aged 24, near
Copeland Ridge November 13,
returned a verdict finding Carr
guilty of second degree mur
der today, and his punishment
was fixed at 21 years in the
penitentiary. Carr claimed the
killing was accidental.
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