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VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1914.
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ASSAULTS OF ALLIES DRIVE GERMANS BACK
• NO DECISIVE RESULT
FOR SEVERAL DAYS
Germans Reported Repulsed And Driv
en Back At All Points Along Line—
Both French And British Troops
Display Great Bravery—Cen
ter Scene Of Hardest
Fighting.
SEEK TO SEVER GERMAN ARMY
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Allies Make Desperate effort T o Turn German Right Flank
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Before Arrival of General Buelow With Reinforce
ments.
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United Press Dispatch. „
Paris, Sept. 8.— The war office officially claimed this after
noon that the Allies are continuing their earlier successes and
are not on the offensive. The statement says that the Germans
have been forced back along the entire line with the center
the scene of the fiercest fighting and with the Germans fall
, ing back especially at Vitry.
The Germans were repulsed with heavy losses in attack
ing the French right line from Chateaux Salins to Nancy.
The French took Saint Handray and Jourhaus Peak in the Vos
ges. There is no modification of the Alsace positions.
The Germans are retreating toward the Marne river be
tween Meaux and Sezanne and many Germans have been cap
tured. The Germans are reported to have been driven back
seven miles by the British troops, fighting with bayonets, who
after a fierce rifle fire, took the German lines of trenches.
The French troops are showing the greatest valor of the cam
paign.
The left wing of the Allied armies, including the defense of
Paris, is now engaged in almost continuous fighting from the
river Ourco region to Montmiral on Petit Morin river, 28
miles southeast of the capital.
Bordeaux advises that General Gallieni’s assault on the
German right wing continues with uninterrupted success. Gen
eral J off re early reported favorable progress along the entire
line. No decisive result is expected for several days.
The French under General Doxamande, supported by the
British, engaged in a desperate effort to turn the German
right flank before the arrival of General Buelow with reinforce
ments. The entire British expeditionary army and the
French Seventh army are in the fight. The German right has
ben driven back five miles and the Germans under Grand Duke
Albrecht and Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm and General
Von Hausen are pounding the French center under General Pau,
in an effort to split the Allies, who are on the offensive at Percy
Suroise and Nanteull Le Haudouin.
| . CONTINUE DESTRUCTION OF AUSTRIAN ARMY.
United Press Dispatch.
Petrograde, Sept. 8. —The Czar has proclaimed galicia now
a Russian province- The Russians have crossed the river San
and are to attack Przemysl and Jaroslav and pursue the rem
nants of the Austrian army.
The forces of Generals Von Aufenberg and Dankl are al
most surrounded by a superior Russian force in northern Galicia
and Russian Poland and their surrender is expected. Thousands
have died recently of dysentery.
I Vienna is preparing for a siege and the Russians are ad
vancing in the territory between the Vistula and the Bug riv
ers.
ARRIVAL OF RUSSIANS CHANGED GERMANS’ PLANS.
United Press Dispatch.
London, Sept. 8—Rome hears that the arrival of 25,000
Russians in northern France has forced the Germans to change
their plans to besiege Paris. The British war office permitted
the publication of this dispatch, but refused to confirm it.
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AUSTRIANS CAPTURE
5,000 SERVIANS
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Servians Are Now Invading
Austria Through Lukewarm
Province of Bosnia.
United Press Dispatch
Washington, D. C., Sept. 8.—
Five thousand Servians were
captured near Mitrovich by the
Austrians, according to wire
less message to the German
embassy here this afternoon.
The dispatch said that six hun
dred Russians.had also been tak
en on Russian territory.
CROWN PRINCE CROSSES
SAVE.
United Press Dispatch.
Nish, Sept. 8.—The Servians
are invading Austria through
the province of Bosnia- The
| troops are under the command
of the Crown Prince and have
moved south, across the River
Save at Mitrovich.
ROUMANIA WILL
BE WITH ALLIES
If Involved At Aff And Bulgaria
Is Also Expected to Take
Similar Stand.
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United Press Dispatch.
Bucharest, Roumania, Sept. 8.
—It is now admitted here that
if Roumania fights at all, it
will be to help Russia, despite
the efforts of Francis Joseph to
swing the country’s support to
Germany.
Bulgaria is also expected to
take a similar stand and both
are to repel possible Turk invas
ions in return for the probable
acquisition of Austrian territo
ry.
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Bee Matthew Robinson.
Bee Matthew Robinson, one of
• Newport’s esteemed young men
and son of one of this county’s
pioneer families, died Tuesday
morning at 6:50 o’clock, at his
room in the Board Building af
|ter a four weeks’ sickness from
typhoid fever.
For several days there had
been little hope, though all
through the long vigil of his
sickness, family, friends and
trained nurses and skilled phy
sicians had done all for his com
fort and recovery that could
have been enjoyed by anyone.
The deceased was born near
Grubbs, February 24, 1891, los
ing his mother 22 years ago,
and his father five years later,
while his brother, Robert’s,
death occurred last September,
just about a year ago.
One brother, Grover Cleveland
Robinson, of Fordyce, and a
sister, Miss Louise Robinson,
survive the deceased- Funeral
at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday af
ternoon from the Home of Mrs.
Fannie Robinson, conducted by
Rev. B. L. Wilford, burial follow
ing in Walnut Grove cemetery.
The departed young man was
engaged in business here, and
was a member of the W. 0. W
Lodge. He was known as un
selfish, charitable, kind and
companionable, with clean
'character and to the members
of the family, who mourn the
departed, is extended the sym
jpathy of friends.
Two New Cardinals Created.
United Press Dispatch.
Rome, Sept. 8.—Two new
Cardinals have been created and
the red hat conferred on six pre
viously named by Pope Pius.
I The names of the new Cardinals
| are withheld, but they are
; known to be Boggiani and Scap
jinelli De Leguigno.
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242 Missing and Dead.
i United Press Dispatch.
London, Sept. 8—It is official
ly announced that the 242 miss
ing from the Cruiser Pathfinder,
which was sunk by a mine in the
North Sea are probably dead.
BIG EXCURSION TUESDAY
NIGHT.
Captain F. L. Inman will give
his last excursion bf the season
on the ‘City of Muskogee”,
Tuesday night, and everybody
who enjoys a few hours in the
open air, should go and make it
the largest attended of the sum
mer. Music and dancing. For
those who do not care to stay
out late, the boat will touch the
bank here about 10:30 on the
run down the river, and those
who desire will be put off. d2
Board of Equalization Meets.
The board of equalization,
which is composed this year of
H. S. Simmons, John Penning
ton and J- R. Cox has met and
organized and is now investigat
ing the assessments of the
county, and will be in session un
til October 28tH.
For Sale.
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gain prices. Splendid locality.
Easy terms, 412, 414, 416, 418
Elm street
32d6 J. W. Wallace.
A religious discussion of six
days begins at Grubbs Sepfem
ber 10th, with Elder W. E.
Sherrell representing the Bap
tists and some leading man the
Disciples. A large crowd is
expected.
GERMANS WILL NOT
OCCUPY GHENT
| But City Agreed to Disarm And
I Supply Germans With Food
Invaders Move North
ward.
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i United Press Dispatch.
I Ghent, Belgium, Sept. 8.—
j Ghent will not be occupied- This
I much was decided by the burgo
j master and the commandant
; of the Germans. A nominal
force will be placed in the city
in consideration that the guard
be disarmed and the people sup
ply the Germans outside with
food.
The German army is passing
north to wipe out the Belgians
and besiege i^nwerp. They are
passing by imd sparing this I
city.
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WHOLE COMPANIES ANNI
HILATED.
United Press Dispatch.
Antwerp, Sept. 8.—Whole
companies of Germans were an
nihilated near Stamand in an
engagement against the Belgian
machine guns. The Germans
advanced, believing the Belgians
had only rifles and were then
mowed down.
Leige inhabitants have been
ordered indoors for three days
and this is believed to pressage
the German eastward move
ment to aid the Austrians
National Peace Prayer Day
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 8—
President Wilson today signed
a proclamation calling for a Na
tional day of prayer upon Octo
ber four, when the prayers of
the nation are to be offered for
a cessation of the European
war.
Don’t miss the “Royal Impos
tor,” a hand colored, 5 reel feat
ure, at the Opera House fo
night. It.
To Discuss Bond Amendment.
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