VOLUME XVIII. NO. 156. _ NEWPORT, ARKANSAS SATURDAY,
SURRENDER OF
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WELL FOUNDED REPORTS LEAD
TO THAT CONCLUSION.
Turkish Minister Hands Peace Offer
To Ministers And Austro-Hun
garian Armies Are Reported
About To Demobilize.
BERLIN WAITING FOR TERMS.
(By the Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 26.—The Turkish
minister to Switzerland this morning
handed the British and French minis
ters in Switzerland an offer of peace
which amounts virtually to a surren
der of the Turkish armies, according
to a Berne dispatch to the Daily Mail
here.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 26.—The German gov
, -eminent is not contemplating at
present any further note to President
Wilson, Says a Copenhagen dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Co. The
government will likely make an an
nouncement in the Reichstag to the
effect that Germany is awaiting the
peace conditions of the allies.
An official statement, according to
which the demobilization of the Aus
tro-Hungarian army is being- prepar
ed, wras published today by Vienna
newspapers, says a Copenhagen dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph.
— (By The Associated Press.)
Zurich, Oct. 26.—Prince Frederick
Lobkowitz and Baron Nalhorny, whc
represent the strongest anti-Germar
tendencies at Berlin, have left V ien
na for Switzerland charged with £
mission about which no details have
been given, according to the News
Journal of Vienna.
(By The Associated Press.)
Copenhagen, Oct. 26.—With a fey
-exceptions the German press con
demns President W’ilson’s latest note
saying it is an alteration of his lor
mer viewpoint and betrays a lack -oi
comprehension of recent events n
Germany, as well as a misconstrue
tion of what has happened there. I
is also said that the note represent:
a concession to the demands of th<
, allied nations.
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Throw Heavier Shells Than An;
Weapon Of The Kind Ever Used
And Are 66 Feet In Length.
The biggest guns ever used in mod
crn warfare are now in operation o
th western front in France. lh
guns were originally built for th
United States navy, but since Sep
tember have been in use in the arm;
manned by trained gunners of th
navy The guns are 66 feet in lengt
and have the longest range of an
other gun ever made, with the excel
tion of the freakish long-range gui
of the German army. These guns ai
Jw more powerful and more destructiv
the Hun “Berthas
pP> however, than tne nun
The projectiles thrown by the g
weigh more than one ton.
A specialism of theTharp couni
■ circuit court will be convened Mo:
IB day, at which a grand jury will be a
jflP sembled for the purpose of mdictu
F7 Charles Ballard, recently aprehend.
HfVin Newport with a stolen pair
BgT mules in *s possession.
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Time Saving Plan Will Cease At 2 i
O'clock Tomorrow Morning When
Trains Stop One Hour.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 25.—The United
States will complete its test of the
daylight savipg plan at two o’clock
tomorrow morning when the clocks
of the naval observatory here and
other agencies by which time is regu
lated will be stopped for one hour.
Trains on all railroads throughout
the country will remain motionless
during that hour.
MRS. YOUNG, CHAIRMAN
OF LIBERTY LOAN, IS
DEAD FROM PNEUMONIA.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 26.—Mrs. Ella
Flagg Young, chairman of the Na
tional Woman’s Liberty Loan Com
mittee, died today of pneumonia fol
lowing influenza.
Read The Recent Order Of The Fed
eral Food Administrator And Re
member It Is To Be Enforced.
The following ruling pertaining to
the purchase and sale of \ ictory mix
ed and standard wheat flour, which
was issued by State Food Adminis
trator Hamp Williams should receive
the very thoughtful consideration of
consumers and retailers:
“No retailer shall be permitted to.
sell or any consumer purchase more
than 12 pounds per capita, per
month, Victory mixed or standard
wheat flour; provided, first, country
families may purchase p 90 days’ sup
ply; second, city and town families
may purchase a 30 days’ supply.”
The State Food Administration al
so announced that all other rules pre
viously announced are still in effect.
“The reason for the promulgation
of the foregoing ruling regulating
the sale of flour, reads a statement
from Mr. Williams, “is this: Reports
have been coming to our office that
1 farmers have been ‘loading up’ on
flour, buying as many as three and
four barrels. That is clearly hoard
ing. To hoard flour or any other
food is a crime. Hoarding is punish
; able by a fine of §5,000 and imprison
1 ment in a Federal penitentiary, and
' I suggest to any who have bought
more" flour than is permitted under
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cess to the merchant they got it from.
Our inspectors are working through
out the state, and it would go very
hard for any one to be caught with
* a great supply of flour that had been
bought.”
Officials of the United States Food
Administration, Washington, have in
formed Mr. Williams that agents of
' mills have no right to leave their
trade under the impression that all
regulations as to flour sales have
been removed, and action will be ta
ken against mills found guilty of
- spreading propaganda of that na
1 ture. , . , .
e Officers of the State Food Admin
3 istration consider the recent ruling a
- most liberal interpretation of s
r’ “reasonable amount” specified in t k
3 Food Control act passed by congn*ss
h Atention is also called to the use of
V substitutes with all standard whea.
'- flour. These substitutes, cornmeal
s corn flour and barley flour, must b<
e sold with standard wheat flour at tlu
rate of one pound of substitutes oi
” every four pounds of flour purchased
lS Victory flour, however, is sold with
out substitutes and housewives ar
urged by the State Food Administra
y tion to demand this flour from re
tailers.
ig It is estimated the number o
id deaths that will occur in the stat
}f from the epidemic of influenza, wi
be 3,000 or more.
Germans Are Forced
To Give Much Ground
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 26.—Summariz
ing the situation on the western bat
tle front today General March, chief
of staff, said the Germans have evac
uated or have been driven out of
7,000 square miles of Belgian and
French territory since July 18, and
that 400 square miles were freed dur
ing the past week, all the coal fields
being reconquered, except a five-mile
tract where the allied advance has
met resistance and is being pressed
now. General March announced that
five corps and division commanders
are returning from France to take
important assignments here.
Heavy fighting on the Verdun
front is described in General Persh
ing’s commnuique for Friday. Strong
German counter attacks east of the
Meuse river were repulsed every
where except in Belleu wood, where
four successive assaults forced par
| tial withdrawal of the Americans.
West of the Meuse the American
lines were further advanced in the
: face of determined resistance.
CONDITIONS AT THE
ODD FELLOWS HOME.
Batesville, Oct. 26.—It is with re
gret that the public has learned of the
general unfortunate conditions at
the Odd Fellows Home in this city,
brought on mainly on account of the
epidemic of influenza which has
struck that institution hard.
While a very large pumber of cases
have been reported at the home, and
there are still a number very sick, it
is much to the credit of the physician
in charge that only two deaths have
occurred of all cases reported, when
we consider the unfortunate sanitary
conditions which have existed all of
•the time, due it is said to a lack of
labor and a failure to secure proper
nursing for the sick.
The state health authorities have
been appealed to and through this
organization, according to a report in
the Gazette this morning, nurses
have been sent to Batesville to aid in
the care of th sick.
Mr. and Mrs. Reaves, the superin
tendent, have both been ill and un
able to perform their regular work,
! Mrs. Reeves having had a very com
1 plicated case of pneumonia.
Much credit is due to a number of
ladies of Batesville for their unsel
fish and brave assistance rendered to
the children for the past two weeks,
as many of them have given volun
tary service without any hope of re
j numeration, but even with this aid it
' is stated that a serious lack of prop
| er clothing and bed linen is being
1 felt, which prevents the proper re
sults of any nursing which can be
■ rendered.
unfavorable weather
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The damp rainy weather prevail
| ing the past two weeks, is said to be
I responsible for the unusual number
; cf pneumonia cases developing from
I influenza attacks, and the high per
I cer.tage of fatalities therefrom.
The families of Tom Campbell and
j Will Force of Paragould have each
i suffered- three deaths.
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United States Highway Council Will
Not Recommend Release Of Oil
For Newport Streets.
The Chamber of Commerce has
just received a letter from the United
States Highway Council at Washing
ton in which the department acknowl
edges application for the approval of
delivery of 8,000 gallons of asphalt
oil to be used on the streets of New
port. “As this material is requested
for dust laying purposes,” the letter
reads, “the United States Highway
Council is unwilling to recommend
the release of same in view of the
I shortage of materials which might
' be used or converted into fuel and the
need therefor by industries and agen
cies engaged in war activities.”
1 Manager Mariner of the Chamber
of Commerce took every available
' step to secure oil for the Newport
streets, but the above letter shows
the reason for failure, and the city
will haVe to postpone the matter of
abating the dust evil until circum
stances permit the release of oil.
Funds had been raised with which to
purchase the oil, and Mr. Mariner
1 suggests that the money be allowed
to remain in the fund f°r the pur
pose of purchasing the oil as soon as
it is available, but says that any one
wishing the return of the payment
may have same by calling at the
Chamber of Commerce.
Oscar Stafford, a farmer living
! near Cotter, died Wednesday imme
i diately after witnessing the death of
i his wife.
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It’s material j
and workmanship
that count in a suit or overcoat.
If the material is poor, superior j
workmanship amounts to little.
if the good workmanship is
lacking, the best material
money can buy wouldn’t pro
duce a satisfactory garment.
KUPPENHEIMER
! CLOTHES ,
!“ combine the two and
the result is ready-to-wear
clothing of the very highest
quality. To insure genuine
clothes satisfaction, buy a suit
or overcoat bearing the well
known Kuppenheimer label.
Fall and Winter Suits
$30.00 to $45.00
Advance showing of winter
overcoats
$30.00 to $45.00
:| Star Clothing Company
- H ADAM LCCKARD, Manager ‘"THE APPAREL STORE FOR MEN.
RESTISIG SPELL
FRENCH AND BRITISH FOUND
LINES CONTINUALLY.
French Have Smashed Line North
east cf Mount Carmel—Ameri
cans Face Reactions But Hold
All Ground They Gained.
ITALIANS MAKING PROGRESS.
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(Associated Press Summary.)
French troops facing the southern
bulwarks of German defenses in
France continue to make important
dents in enemy positions along the
Serre river and to the eastward,
while the British continue to ham
mer the pivotal point around Valen
ciennes. The French are reported to
have smashed through the German
lines southeast of Mt. Carmel.
The Americans east and west of
the Meuse river are being subjected
to strong German reactions, especial
ly the artillery, but they have main
tained their hold on ground won yes
terday north of Grand Pre. The
Americans have strengthened their
positions in the southern part of
Bourgogne wood.
Latest reports from the Italian
front indicate the Italians have ad
vanced for a considerable distance
over rough country in their offensive
started Thursday. •
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 26.—The British
tinue to press forward between Val
enciennes and Tournai. Haig an
nounces the villages of Odonez and
Maule, north of Valenciennes, have
been captured.
The war office reports the village
of Moi tiers on the Serre front, south
west of Marie, was captured after
violent fighting between the Oise and
Serre rivers. The French maintain
ed contact with the enemy today.
Between Sissone and Chateau Porcion
the French are breaking up enemy
resistance and have carried the line
forward on a front of four and a half
miles to a depth of two miles at cer
tain points through positions prepar
ed by the Germans in 1917.
The Eritish gained new successes
today on the border of Mormal for
est, capturing Mount Carmel Hill
and Engle Fontaine. British patrols
are progressing north of the railway
between Valenciennes and Lequesncy.
AN ANXIOUS DRAFTEE.
Among the eighteen or more draf
tees called for yesterday, and sent to
Camp Travis, San Antonio, Texas,
was W. M. Lowry, from the Cow
Lake neighborhood. In a few mo
ments’ conversation with a represen
tative of the Independent, Mr. Lowry
stated he had been trying to get into
the big scrap ever since it started, but
a streak of bad luck that had persist
ently followed him, kept him at
home. It seems he has been called
four or five times but never got fur
ther than Newport. He stated how
ever, that the chances were good for
him to leave the confines of the
! state this time, and he was sure
feeling good over it. His great ,de
1 sire, he said, was to get “over there”
and go over the top at least one time,
just to see how it feels.
IT WAS FUNNY.
A negro boy, riding an old gray
mule with his back all bowed up, and
showing as plainly as if he had spo
ken the words, that he was strongly
inclined to pull off a first class buck
ing stunt, and that took the street
longitudinally, furnished considerable
amusement for those happening to be
I on Front street near the corner of
[Laurel, at a late hour Friday after
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