The Newark Journal
$1.50 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, November 7, 1918
Vol. 18, No. 32
ALLIES ARMISTICE TERMS ARE IN GERMANY’S
HANDS-WAR MAY END IN FORTY=EIGHT HOURS
A German official delegation, from Berlin, flying a white flag, was received at General Foch’s headquarters at 10 o’clock Thursday night, when the Allied Armistice terms
were officially deliveren to Germany. A great revolution has broken out in Germany which will hasten action in accepting terms, and the next 48 hours will probably bring the
great war to a close. A report Thursday afternoon that terms had been accepted by Germany proved unfounded, but the end of the war is now only a question of a few hours
ANOTHER HOME BOY
KILLED IN FRANCE
John W. Barnett Dies From
Wounds Received On Bat
tle Front in France
L.B.Holcombe who resides in
the Dota neighborhood receiv
ed a telegram from the War
Department last Friday an
nouncing the death of John W.
Barnett.
The young man died from
wounds received while actively
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 anil 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. I guess you will
read all aoout 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 I have
been doing. What you read in
the papers now is pretty
straight for I have ben getting
papers telling about battles
which I knew was true.
Well, Annie I haven’t had
time to write to aunt Betty Ho
gan yet, but will do so soon.
Well as it is dark and 1 can’t
| see guess I had better close,
hoping to hear from you soon.
Your loving brother,
JOHN W. BARNETT,
Co. B. 110th Engineers.A. E. F.
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moixey does i\ot^
fear adversity
nor poverty.
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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
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WAR CLAIMS VICTIM
FROM NEWARK HOME
Merritt Boswell Killeu in Action
On Battle Field in France
September 29th
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Boswell
received a telegram from the
War Deparsment Wednesday ev
ening bringing the sad news that
their son, Merritt, was killed in
action on the battlefield in Fr ance
on the 29th of September.
The young man was among
the first to enlist for service
when a company was formed in
Hooper county, Missovri, where
he resided at the time of Ameri
ca’s entry into the war.
His company was a part of the
American First Army which has
done such brilliant fighting in
driving the treacherous Hnns
from France.
While his death is a sad blow
to his parents and family, it
should be some consolation to
know that the entire civilized
world honors the memory of all
such as he who have made the
supreme in order that human
liberty and freedom may not
perish from the earth.
PAUL SUNSHINE DIETRICK
1 here are two kinds ot oeo
ple in every community, useful
citizens and others. Most towns
have a few of the “others” va
riety; but they exist in every
place. They are always talk
ing about what “you” or“they”
do in every place. They don’t
seem to feel that they are a
part of the “we” who make
this community just what it is.
These “others” say, YOUR
streets. YOUR churches,YOUR
schools.
The community belongs to us
not THEY. It is OUR town,
OUR streets. OUR churches.
We have all had our part in
bringing every good thing, or
in hindering those good things
from coming to our town. Ev
ery person who says, your town
your church, your school puts
himself in the class of “others”
who feel that they are not use
ful citizens of our community.
They are citizens but they only
SIT.
The folks who are pointed
out as “they run this town” are
the folks who have made a
number of sacrifice hits to
make it what is. When a per
son says “they” he clasess him
self with the “others” who
don’t make sacrifice hits. They
want to score but they don’t
want to sacrifice. Everyone of
the useful citizens know who
they are. They belong to the
‘A-Gin-It” bunch. Whatever
[is proposed for public improve
ment they are always “A-Gin
Itl”
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. Crosser entered
the race and a right lively lit
tle contest developed, but Say
lors and Wilson were elected
by good majorities.
POPLAR BLUFF GOES DRY
Poplar Bluff, Nov. 6.—Elec
tion returns from over this
I he editor ot your home pa
per makes many sacrifice hits
for his community. He is al
ways on the side of the use
ful 'citiezn. He is in the news
paper business because he feels
that he can be an uplift to his
home people. You may not al
ways agree with him but you
will always find him boosting
for something worth while.
In Dillsburg, a small town
near Harrisburg, Pennsylvan
ia, the Epworth League was
discussing ordering programs
for the coming year. They had
the prices of tjt£ local printer.
They were not high. They
were only reasonable. One
member who worked in Harris
burg said: “I can get much
setter prices in Harrisburg. We
can save at least 50c on the
whole lot.” The preacher who
was a man of wisdom and good
sense, said: “Who prints our
church notices and all our
•hurch news FREE every week,
sur local printer or the Harris
burg printer?”
Many a large sized space is
given, yes given free by the lo
cal paper to the home town
and then these same people
who enjoy these benefits pa
tronize some other printer
when they want a job done
that would be a small profit to
the home printer. The first
printer to support is your home
printer. The first paper to
support is your home paper,
the paper that is boosting for
cour home town.
county indicate that Poplar
Bluff and Butler 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.
-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
foods w'ere saved.
The loss on building and
contents is about $2,500, with
$1,000 insurance.
The fire originated from a
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
ternoon in a telegram to her
father, Jas. F. Morgan.
Mrs. Crafts was born and
reared in Newark and was a
beautiful Christian character.
Her many friends deeply re
gret to learn of her death.
Resides her father, she is
survived by her husband, .J. H.
Crafts and three sisters, Mrs.
Whortcn Vrnold 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 Janies Morgan
Jr. of this place.
Interment was at Bakers
field, Cali., Sunday afternoon
at 3 o’clock.
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T. A. McCALEB DEAD
T. 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 survived by his
wife who was formerly Miss
Mary Alexander of this place.
The remains were shipped
to his old heme at Gleason,
Tenn., for buiijal.
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Full line of feed stuff; bran,
chops and oats at J. H. 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,
866,416,300.
All federal reserve disricts
over-subscribed, the Boston dis
trict reaching 126 per cent of
its quota and standing first in
the percentage column. Rich
mtnd made 123 per cent and
Philadelphia 119. The other
district’s percentages were:
Cleveland_116
Minneapolis_114
St. Louis_113
Atlanta_112
Dallas_111
New York_111
Chicago-110
Kansas City_109
San Francisco_105
In addition subscriptions re
ceived at the treasury amount
ed to $32,538,750. Secretary
McAdoo issued a statement
saying:
“The great success of che
loan, is new and convincing ev
idence of the determined spirit
of America to carry on th- war
until freedom is assured throu
ghout the world. I wish to
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