One good mule for sale. Ap
ply to N. D. Freeze.
Splendid music and good pic
tures at the Skycme Saturdaj
night. 10c and 20c.
Rev. .J. E. Snell will begin s
revival meeting at the Metho
dist church next Sunday.
Millage Hawthorne of Fitz
gerald is spending a few days
in tow-n visiting relatives and
frends.
F. M. Martin left Tuesday
evening for Carlisle to spend a
few days visiting his sons. Dye
and Frank.
M. S. Fisher returned Wed
nesday from Nashville, Tenn.,
where he spent the summer
with Mrs. Fisher.
Mrs. w. a. nawmorne ox
Fitzgerald is spending the
week here visiting her daugh
ter, Mrs. T. M. Ratton.
Gen. Joffre, the famous
French general, welcomes the
American Misskn to France.
See it in the war pictures at
the Skydome Saturday night.
Chris Foley of Pfeiffer was
severely wounded in action on
the battlefront in France a few
days ago. It was later report
ed that Foley died of his
wounds but this report could
not be verified.
W. A. Edw'ards of Los Ange
les, Cali., arrived last night to
spend a few days in Newark
visiting relatives and looking
after business matters. He
drove through in his car, and
was ten days on the road.
We have for sale, a splendid
new stock of general merchan
dise that will invoice about
$8,000. This is a splendid op
portunity for the man who de
sires to engage in business. W.
E. Self, Mgr., Newark Real Es
tate <Co.
The army worm has made its
appearance in Jackson county
and is causing trouble, espec
ially in the vicinity of the Ferel
farm, accordng to reports from
County Farm Demonstrator
George H. Banks.—Newport
Independent.
The Germans call the U. S.
Marines “Devil Rogs,” because
they hold on to beat the devil
and fight like bull dogs. See
these “Devil Dogs” in machine
gun practice in a U. S. Marine
Training Camp, at the Sky
dome Saturday night.
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REGISTER SATURDAY
(Continued from page one)
Robert J. VanWinkle, Oil
Trough.
Edgar F. Morgan. Rosie.
Albert D. Strother, Hutchin
son.
Will Arnold, Oil Trough.
Charles S . Hankins, Oil
Trough.
James S. Lambert, James
town.
Arrv L. Johnson, Pleasant
Plains.
Joseph C. Chamberlain,
. Newark.
A. Petty, (col.) Batesville.
Franklin S. Dunham. Bates
ville.
James R. Milliken, Cave City
William C. Tomlinson, Mag
| ness.
Robert E. Moore, Newark.
Harry D. Luster, Batesville.
Bart V. Jones, Batesville.
Hugh A. Mann, Keener.
Arthur L. Allen, Cushman.
Charles L. Eason, (colored)
Batesville.
Charles G. Warren. Newark.
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BOY INSTANTLY KILLED
Carlisle, Aug. 27.—Pete
Morse, aged about 16, emplpy
ed at a rice plant, about eight
miles southeast of Carlisle was
instantly killed about 10
o’clock this morrfing, when the
oil engine at the irrigation
plant mysterously exploded.
The boy’s head was crushed
and Proprietor Hubbard, who
was standing nearby, was
knocked 15 feet by the explo
sion, but was only slightly in
jured.
2662 MEN REGISTER
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Latest reports available at
the office of the state adjutant
general at Little Rock give the
total number of young men reg
istered for military service Sat
urday in the State of Arkansas
as 2,662. This represents the
total number of men in this
state who have reached the
age of 21 ince June 5. Of the
number registered, 2047 were
white men, 610 negroes and
five aliens.
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WHISKEY DESTROYED
The plant of the Green River
Distilling Company at Owens
boro, Ky., was destroyed by
fire Saturday night.
The destruction of 43.000
barrels of whiskey together
with the plant entailed a loss
in excess of $3,000,000. The
whiskey alone was valued at
$2,840,000.
The “Bi& Idea”
Somebody discovered that
money could be saved
and comfort increased by
us:n£ Firestone Tires and
having us put them on. And
now, like every “bi^ idea” it
Is common property. Now
knowing motorists from near
and far are feettin^ the bene
fit in the safety, comfort and
saving which FirestoneTires,
plus our service means.
Come in. We’re ready.
NEW CITY GARAGE
Will Duvall, Prop.
SULPHUR ROCK, ARK.
France must Import sugar today,
most of It from this side of the ocean,
because the largest portion of French
sugar beet land is In German hands.
As a result, the French people have
been placed on n sugar ration of about
18 pounds a year for domestic use;
a pound and a half a mouth. This
photograph hows how the German
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troops destroyed French sugar mills
Thanks to the French rationing sys
tern the annual consumption has been
cut to 600,000 tons, according to re
ports reaching the United Stutes Food
Administration. Before the war France
had an average sugar crop of about
750,000 tons of sugar and hud some
left over for export.
655,764 IN PUBLIC
SCHOOLS OF STATE
The tctal school enumeration
uf Arkansas for 1918, accord
ing to the report which has
been completed in the Depart
ment of Education at Little
Rock is 655,764. Of this num
ber, 461,308 are whites, and
194,456 negroes. The report
shows that in the state there
are 233,696 white males of
schoc.1 age this year, 227,612
white females, 96,632 negro
males and 97,824 negro femal
es.
The report is based on the
reports of county •nperintend
mts and examiners of the coun
:ies of the state.
REPUBLICAN PARTY
TO HAVE NO TICKET
—
At a meeting of the Repub
lican State Central Committee
at Little Rock Wednesday, the
committee unanimously ‘‘ad
journed politics” in the party
for the next two years. The
resolution sets forth that the
task of winning the war is the
most important thing confront
ing the American people, and
that because of the fact that
every citizen must contribute
his best efforts to this end, the
Republican party will hold no
1918 convention in Arkansas,
nominate no candidates for
state office and conduct no
state campaign.
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COTTON REACHES
HIGHEST PRICE
New Orleans, Aug. 27.—The
highest prices ever quoted in
the cotton contract market
here were registered today by
a bulge of about 125 points
which carried the October po
sition up to 33.54c a pound.
A heavy demand was created
by continued reports of crop
damage in the South through
unfavorable weather condi
tions, leading to expectations
of an extremely low report on
condition from the governmeut
on September 3.
MARRY AT BATESVILLE
Ben Williams of Jaeksonport
and Miss Fannie Kennard of
Batesville, were married at
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the Baptist church in that city.
Monday afternoon at 5 o’clock
by the pastor, Rev. H. T.
Crumpton.
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EVERYMAN’S PLEDGE
'America shall win this war!
There:ore, I will work, I will
save, I will sacrifice. I will
endure. I will fight—cheerful
ly, and to my utmost—as if
the whole outcome of the
struggle depended on me alone
1296 NEW OFFICERS
GET COMMISSIONS
Little Rock, Aug. 26—By ac
tual count 1,296 officers were
commissioned as second lieu
tenants at Camp Pike today.
All were members of the 4th
officers training camp and in
cluded many Arkansas men.
This training camp consisted
of a contingent of about 1.800
men trained by 170 officers.
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FIRST COTTON AT BEEBE
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Beebe, Aug. 27.—The first
bale of cotton was brought to
Beebe for the present season
by Mack Edwards, and sold at
32 1-2 cents, to Worthington
Bros.
The Journal for good printing
LIBERTY BELL OF 1318
A Gigantic Human Liberty Bell
formed by 20,000 Soldiers as
Symbol of Victory
SPECIAL AT THE SKYDOME
Saturday Night
JOFFRE GREETS U. S. LABOR
The famous French General greets
U. S. Labor Forces in France
Besides Numerous Other Pictures of War Activities
all the Important Current Events of our Nation are
shown in pictures. This is a valuable educational
feature of our regular program that you can’t af
ford to miss. Its the best our money can buy.
11th Episode of
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JULY CLEAN-UP SALE
Now Going On
After a successful Spring season, we find
many lots of merchandise broken in sizes and
assortments. These we wish to clean up at
once and offer them at a great reduction
from their regular selling price.
This will be a spleddid opportunity to se
cure these goods much under today’s whole
sale market value, and comes right in the
heart of the season when they are most want
ed for immediate use.
Many of these lots are limited in quantity, and will be sold out
quickly, and not to disappoint any of our patons we are not going
to quote the prices or items in this sale. Come and investigate.
WOLFF-GOLDMAN MERC. CO
Newport, Arkansas
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