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GERMAN LINES
ARE PENETRATED
Success Indicates a Possible Breaking
§ of the Enemy’s Resistance, By
Flank Attack.
(By the Associated Press.)
Launching what may be described
as an extensive local attack the
French Sunday broke through the
German positions at a vital sector
connecting the Marne and Picardy
battlefields. Official reports say
they have advanced to an average of
one and one-third miles along a nine
mile front, wrhile reports reaching
London says an extreme penetration
of two miles was made. The success
?! ''attained seems to point to fact that
^ ' possibly Foch will break the enemy’s
resistance by a flank attack instead
of a direct assault on strong German
positions between Soissons and
Eheims and the Oise and Ancre rivers.
Along the Picardy front the French
captured four hundred prisoners in
local actions. Further north the
British penetrated German positions
tnear Arras. German attacks in Flan
ders were repulsed.
(Associated Press War Summary)
The enemy continues harassing
tactics in the Aisne and Vesle sector,
using artillery gas, but the French
and- Americans are clinging to the
bridgeheads north of the Vesle in
Vosges. The Americans advanced
slightly near Frapelle. The Austrian
efforts to regain Islet on the lower
Piave, which the Italians captured
last week, failed. Artillery is active
•at isolated points in the mountains.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Aug. 19.—Enemy machine
gunners are desperately resisting the
French tenth army, which last night
attacked German positions between
OiSe and Ancre rivers, advanced for
an extreme depth of nearly two miles.
The French captured St. Mardles
triot, over a mile south of Roye, yes
terday according to reports from the
battlefront.
jmll ipim—*nm 4, _
(By The Associated Press.)
With the British Army in France,
Aug. 19.— After capturing Outter
steen Ridge in front of the town of
Meriss the British beat off vicious
counter attack and inflicted heavy
losses on the enemy, more than 500
germans being captured.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Aug. 19—The British have
made further progress at the apex of
the Lys saliant, says Gen. Haig’s
official statement today. Fifty pris
oners and a few machine guns were
captured. Artillery broke up a Ger
. man counter-attack between Outter
sten and Meteren.
(By The Associated Press.
Paris, *Aug. 19.—It was officially
announced this morning that the
French, attacking last night over a
front of nearly ten miles between the
Oise and Aisne rivers, advanced for
an average distance of one and one
. third miles over the whole front,
which extends from Carlepont, about
four miles east of Ribecourt, to Fon
tenoy, approximately six miles west
fl1 of Soissons. The French occupied the
plateau west of Nalpol and the edge
cf the ravine south of Andigncourt.
Nouvron Vingre were captured. The
French took seventeen hundred pris
oners, including two batallion com
I" manders.
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YOUTHS LIABLE TO
CALL NEXT SPRING
Geeral March Says Every Man In
Class One Will Be Needed to Put
80 Division in France By June.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 19.—General
March said to put eighty divisions in
France by next June every single man
in Class One will be needed, and indi
cated that men eighteen and nine
teen years of age will have to be
called early next spring.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 19.— Secretary
Baker declared today that no exemp
tion of married men, simply because
of their married status, was contem
lated by the war department, in pre
paring for an extension of the draft
age.
(By The Associated rress.j
Washington, July 19.—Baker said
married men who did not support
families and were not engaged in use
ful occupations would continue to be
called. This statement was made be
fore the house military committee.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 19.—The senate
today agreed to set aside the vaca
tion recess agreement to clear the
way for a consideration of the man
power bill Thursday.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 19.— General
Mach told the house military commit
tee today that eighty American di
visions of forty-five thousand men
each should be able to bring the war
to a successful conclusion in 1919.
This is the number the war depart
ment plans to have in France by next
June.
OFFICE QUARTERS
ARE ESTABLISHED
Arrangements for the location of
the offices of the Newport Chamber
of Commerce have been made, rooms
on Hazel street at the rear of the
Farmers National Bank having been
selected. Business Manager Mariner
has ordered office equipment and he
expects to be actively located in his
quarters within ten days, or as soon
as office equipment arrives.
Mr. Mariner is spending all his
time now getting acquainted with
the people of Newport and Jackson
county. Every one he meets, he says,
has nothing but praise for the Cham
ber of Commerce, and he is eager to
get down to business. It is necessary,
however, for Mr. Mariner to meet all
our people and create a mutual ac
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quaintancesiup ucwic nc ovmw
tively upon his duties. He wants to
know everybody, and if there is any
one in Newport who has not met Mr.
: Mariner, we ask him to walk up and
make himself known. Slap him on
the back and tell him who you are.
That’s the kind of man our new busi
ness manager is. He is not the least
bit reserved, is democratic and affa
ble, easy to know. He is here to do
his duty—he has a record behind him
that is proof that he will do that.
Get in line with the progressive
forces and help put Newport and
Jackson county ahead.
SWEDEN ASKS FOR RE
MOVAL OF REFUGEES.
(By The Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. 19.—Sweden has
asked through the Swedish consular
office at Moscow, acting for America
and allied consul, to send a ship to
Fetrograd to remove twoj hundred
refugees or obtain permission for
them to pass though Finland. 4
CONTRACTS LET FOR
LARGE NUMBER VESSELS
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 19.— The ship
ping board announces contracts last
week ending August tenth, for thirty
three wooden cargo vessels, seven
j wooden barges and three wooden har
bor tugs.
GERMAN ALBATROSS IS BROUGHT TO EARTH
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This German scouting airplane of the Albatross class in n encounter with a British airman was brought to earth.
The Hun pilot was injured in the fight and unatyje to wreck his machine after landing behind the British lines.
LAVOY WRITES
OF HJSWOIIIIDS
Here is another good letter from
Elliot Lavoy, a Newport boy who was
wounded in France last month. The
letter was written somewhere in
France:
“July 31, 1918
“Mrs. Julia Lavoy,
Newport, Ark.,
“Dear Mtoher: I am getting along
all right. I was wounded July 19th
about 9 o’clock in the morning. I
have four front teeth shot out and a
broken jaw, also receiving a slight
wound in hand and in the back. The
doctor says he can set my jaw until
I will never know it was broken, as
to my teeth, the dentist said he had
plenty left. So you see it could have
been much worse. In time of war we
take life as it serves us and must be
just as cheerful as we can—but I am
glad indeed that I am living, for many
went down in that battle. I will prob
ably be home in thtee months. I may,
however, recover sufficiently to do
military duty again. Tell all my
friends I am slightly disfigured, but
still in the big game. Don’t worry
about my condition, for I am receiv
ing the best of attention—I want you
to rest perfectly at ease.
“This is the third letter I have
written you since I was wounded, and
I will continue to write just as often.
“From your loving son,
E. W. Lavoy.
(By The Associated Press)
London, Aug. 19.—The French pen
etrated into the village of Iiehamel,
west of the Oise today, according to
advices from the front.
Subscribe for the Independent.
MING III
j THE 0LDE1 DHYS
In Sunday’s Gazette Robert Heriot
for 41 years a locomotive engineer in
Arkansas, hearkened back to the days
of old and recounted some interesting
incidents that attached to the business
of railroading then. He tells of the
poor railway equipment of that time
as compared with the modern service
of today. He said it required from
16 to 17 hours for a passenger train
to make tfc^e run from St. Louis tc
Little Rock over the Iron Mountain,
and that 35 hours were often consum
ed by a freight train between Hoxie
and Little Rock.
The most interesting part of his
article was a description of the his
toric hold-up which occurred at Oly
phant in 1893, which will be of loca
interest, and which occurrence wil
be recalled by many of our readers.
Mr. Heriot says:
The most important and spectacu
lar train robbery that ever occurrec
in Arkansas took place at Olyphant
The robbers comprised a gang ol
eight men, mostly from the then In
dian territory. The train robbed was
No. 1, it being a local at that time
We. stopped on signal to let a passen
ger off, when six of the robbers
crowded up the gangway of the en
gine, three on each side. All si?
threw their guns on me. I smellec
whiskey on them strongly. In look
ing down the barrels of the guns thej
shook very perceptably, as if the rob
bers were very much excited. I wa
more afraid of their guns going of
accidentaly than intentionally,
looked around for my fireman, Johi
Quarrels. He was standing in th<
tank with his hands down. We botl
had been commanded hands up, so
told him to hold up his hands; I wa
I afraid the robbers might shoot him.
j They did afterward strike the fire
! man a hard blow with a rifle to make
I him jump into the express car more
! lively.
! The robbers made us accompany
them to the express car. The ex
pressman, Bright Moore, was order
ed to open the express' car door, but
refused until about 50 shots were fir
- ed into the car. When Moore opened
the door, two robbers with Quarles
! got into the car. XJie robbers only
j got a few hundred dollars and some
plated jewelry from the small safe.
! There was a package of $1,200 lying
! on the lid of the safe and when the
! safe door was opened this package
i fell unnoticed behind the safe and
i was saved.
Three of the robbers, one carrying
a sack, and accompanied by the en
gineer, fireman and expressman,
went through the passenger cars,
each passenger being relieved of his
valuables by the fellow with the sack,
who was laughing and joking with his
victims. During the shooting at the
baggage car a few minutes before
this, the conductor of the train, W. P.
McNally, made a fight with a small
pistol. He was shot through the
body and killed. About this time No.
6, which had right of track, pulled up.
The robbers lost their nerve when
they discovered they had killed the
conductor, and departed without mo
lesting No. 6. It was reported at the
time that No. 6 had $75,000 in cur
rency aboard that night.
Five of the robbers were afterward
caught. Three of/them were execut
ed at Newport, one wus acquiu-cu
and one turned state’s evidence. Hon.
■ Vol Walker of Fayetteville was lead
■ ing counsel for the defendants in the
: trial and Hon. Jos. Stayton of New
: pot represented the state, ^ being
1 prosecuting attorney.
1 Casualty List
5 --
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 19.— Today’s
casualty list shows killed in action,
60; missing in action, 126; wounded
severely, 120; died of wounds, 19;
died of disease, 10; died of accidents
and other causes, 3; died of air
plane accident, 1; wounded, degree
undetermined, 37. Total, 376.
SPANISH MINISTER
DENIES REPORT THAT HE
SENT NOTE TO GERMANY
(By The Associated Press.)
San Sebastian, Spain, Aug. 19.—
Foreign Minister Dato has issued a
denial of recent press reports that the
neutrality of Spain is threatened. He
denied that Spain sent a note to Ger
many concerning the alleged torpe
doing of the Spanish steamer, Zran
fces. He said the sinking was due to
a fire in a cargo of peroleum.
FLOOD IN CHINA
DOES MUCH DAMAGE.
(By The Associated Press.)
Hong Kong, Aug. 19.—Five thous
•**und persons are homeless, and a
quarter of a million are without pro
per food as a result of a flood in
Tungkiang river. The American
Red Cross are providing temporary
relief.
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LESSER-GOLDMAN
RENDERS REPORT
Below is a detailed statement of
condition of the cotton crop in this
section of Arkansas, compiled by
Lesser-Goldman Cotton Company.
The report was made up last Satur
day. Sunday a heavy rain fell in
many sections, and doubtless the
crop prospects have been greatly en
hanced since the statement was com- '
piled.
The report follows:
Newport Wagon Territory: Condi*
tions 00 per cent. Fruiting lighter
than normal. Deterioration within
the past two weeks 20 per cent. Crop
fifteen days earlier than normal.
Laid by in good condition. No in
sects, needs rain and shedding is ex
cessive.
t t* r ii / t i i* n_.*_
iu. nv, nui in \iiiwiuuiug jl'kowv,
Main Line and Hoxie Branch)—Con
ditions 65 per cent. Fruiting lighter
than normal. Deterioration within
the past two weeks 25 per cent. 15
days earlier than normal. Cultiva
tion good, no insects. Needs rain.
Excessive shedding.
White River Ry.: Condition 63
per cent. Fruiting lighter than nor
mal. Deterioration within the past
two weeks 30 per cent. Crop 16 to
20 days earlier than normal. Cultiva
tion good, no insects. Abnormal shed--;
ding.
I. M. Ry. South (Including M. & N.
A. Ry.): Condition 50 per cent.
Fruiting lighter than normal. Dete
rioration 27 per cent within the paat
two weeks. Crop 20 days earlier than
normal. Cultivation good, no in
sects. Abnormal shedding.
Rock Island Ry.: Condition 62 per
cent. Deterioration within past two
weeks 20 per cent. Crop 15 days ear-* ;
lier than normal. Cultivation gopd,
no insects, abnormal shedding.
Summary: Average condition
per cent. Plant is small land lightly 4
fruited. Deterioration within part
two weeks has been approximately ^
28 per cent. Crop two weeks earlier
than normal. Shedding is abnormal
and the crop needs rain. The dete
rioration in the crops has not been
caused primarily by lack of moisture
but by abnormally hot weather i
hot winds. Rain is needed to preve
premature opening and with
able weather in some sections th«
is still a possibility of cotton mak
The plant is generally small and
only holding the July crop which with -
continued hot weather will preraa* _
turely operr. Unless the ter
gets seasoning rains within the
few days there will be further
ioration.
The long dry and heated se__,—,
which was playing havoc with crops
in general throughout Jackson coun
ty, was broken Sunday afternooii.
Rain in Newport fell to the depth bf
2.21 inches, according to Local Ob
server George Robinson. This down
pour is said to have extended to all
sections of the county, though the
fall was not quite so heavy in some
communities as this. We have had no
report from over the state.
The coming of this needed rain has
been a life-saver. Both cotton and
com have been revived. The contin
uel heat had damaged cotton to a
great extent, but the plant now is ex
pected to revive wonderfully.
LAST WEEK OF CON
STITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Aug. 19.—The consti
tutional convention is today entering
upon what is expected to be its last
week. The members are ready to
quit, but there is considerable work
yet to be done—that must be done, or
j all that has already been accomplish
ed will go for naught. An urgent
call has gone out for the absentees to
' return to their duty.
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