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Newport Daily Indep ndent.
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VOLUME XVII. NO. 295. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
HUNS STRIKE
( IN THE ROYE
NOYON SECTOR
ATTEMPT TO SPLIT THE ALLIED
FRONT THERE
Germans Slow Down In Attempt to
Break Line In the North and
Make Fierce Onslaught Against
Other Defenses.
GERMAN LOSSES ARE HEAVY.
BULLETIN.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, March 27.— The British
delivered a counter attack today be
tween the angle of the Ancre and
. Somme rivers, recapturing Morlan
court and Chipilly, the war office an
nounced this evening.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, March 27.—Advices to
day indicate the Germans are mass
ing forces in the region of Roye and
Noyon, in an effort to break the al
lied front.
Associated Press Dispatch.
British Headquarters in France,
March 27.—Germans last night con
tinued their furious onslaughts south
westward from Ham against the al
lied defenses in the region of Roye
and Noyon, having slowed down their
patent attempt to cut through the
British line further north, where
desperate resistance was offered.
There was hard fighting last night
about the town of Albert. From last
r accounts the British yvere holding the
enemy doggedly at this possible gate
way of Amiens. Indications point to
the Germans attempting to split the
% allied front in the Roye-Noyon re
gion by starting rolling up process.
From the average casualties among
various German units, given by pris
oners, one arrives at the conclusion
that Germans have lost fifty per
cent of these men in their advance.
Fresh enemy forces were flung into
the southern phase of the defensive
late yesterday. Reinforcements in
clude the famous Prussian guards.
Latest reports merely chronicle a
sanguinary struggle without indicat
inga change in the situation. North
of Albert the attack was broken
"1 against the British line and recoiled.
/North of this point the situation is
' unchanged. The appalling slaughter
of the attacking masses continues.
Undoubtedly the Germans expected
some such result and probably have
not all their cards have been played.
The estimate of the loss of fifty
per cent made in the above is taken
to indicate the casualties are more
than four hundred thousand.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
New Ydrk, March 27.—Having re
gained nearly all the devasted Sommo
region the German armies are now
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HOLIDAY FOR
LIBERTY LOAN
Business Will Be Suspended From 12
to 6 o’clock Saturday, April 6
to Celebrate Drive.
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In order to stimulate interest in
the sale of Liberty Bonds in Jackson
county, Chairman G. A. Hillhouse and
Ira Mack, publicity director, have
made plans for business throughout
Jackson county to be suspended from
12 o’clock to 6 in the afternoon on
Saturday, April 6.
Patriotic rallies will be held at ev
ery point of the county. Speakers
will be appointed to appear at these
places and the citizens will co-operate
in making the afternoon one of gre^t
patriotic demonstration.
before the allied defense, which
grows stronger hourly. In the north
the enemy is definitely checked. In
the south, where his latest and most
important gains were made he is un
able to push west of Roye and Noyon.
The British line from the Scarpe
southeast through Albert to the Som
me has held fast during the past
twenty-four hours. The Germans
repulsed local attacks on the front
here and are now west of the old
Somme battlefield, eighteen miles
northeast of Amiens.
South of the Somme the Germans
advanced to the old front before be-i
mnnirnr +Vip ’Prnnprt-Rrifieh ivffpnsivp
I in 1916, but have not yet gained it
west of Roye.
Bitter fighting continues south of
the Somme, but the enemy was check
ed west of the Roye-Noyon sector.
Further advance in this sector might
endanger the French hold on the
southern bank of the Oise.
Haig reports American troops are
fighting on this front. The identity
of the American units has not been
disclosed. Probably they form a part
of the Franco-American reserves
from the Aisne and Champagne
fronts.
From Noyon eastward to La Fere
the French are holding strong posi
tions along the Oise.
It is reported unofficially from
Berlin that French and American
troops carried out strong attacks
against the pivot of the German line
without success.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
London, March 27.—The war office
announces a heavy attack last night
against the new British line south of
the Somme was repulsed, after severe
fighting.
As a consequence of attacks yester
day astride the Somme the British
were forced back a short distance to
the neighboi'hood of Bray.
Associated Press Dispatch.
| Paris, March 27.— The official
statement says the German advance
was held up everywhere last night.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 27.—Gen. Per
shing cables he had “nothing to re
port” so far as American troops are
concerned in the progress of the
battle on the western front.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Amsterdam, March 27.— General
Von Ludendorff, chief aide of Von
Hindenburg, is quoted by a corres
pondent to the Tages Zeitung, in
Berlin, as saying: “A great battle
has been fought, and victory won, but
nobody can foresee what will be the
result.”
Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, March 27.—A French mili
] tary comentator, writing with refer
(ence to the situation, says, concern
[ing Americans, “At various points on
! the front our allies are bringing to
the British valient support.”
Associated Press Dispatch.
Amsterdam, March 27.— German
correspondents at the front refer
j briefly to the presence of Americans
' near La Fere, but no mention is made
i of Americans among prisoners.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, March 27.— A Reuter s
correspondent at the front in report
ing the continued enlargement of
open zone warfare as the entente
! forces fall back says the general
'feeling is that the days of trench
| warfare are past
JAP SHIPPING TO
BE TRANSFERRED
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Negotiations Completed to Transfer
150,000 Tons of Shipping to the
United States.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 27.—Negotia
tions for the transfer of a hundred
and fifty thousand tons of Japanese
shipping to the United States were
completed this afternoon.
CONDITIONS HORRIBLE.
Peking, fFteb. 6*—(Correspondence
of The Associated Press)— “But,
daddy, it’s cold,” said the little girl,
when her father brought her to a
hole in the ice and told her to jump
in.
“Never mind, you must get in,” re
plied the father. So he put her in and
returned home, with one mouth less
to feed.
This, says the Peking Daily News,
is typical of what is happening in
Anp’ing and adjoining districts, fifty
miles south of Faotingfu in Chihli
province. Some days ago a baby was
found deposited on the ground in Mili
village. The mother was traced to
another part of the village. She ex
plained that her home was in ruins,
there was no food, her husband had
gone away some four years ago at a
previous flood time, and she had al
ready thrown this baby into the well
twice, but it had been rescued by
neighbors.
On December 14th the P’u’t’ao-ho
river in this district caused a great
nooa owing 10 we oioeKage oi ice.
The villagers suddenly found water
pouring into the streets and into the
houses. The men had all they could
do to rescue their women, children
and old folks getting them or. to the
roofs of the houses.
There, on the roof£, in bitter cold,
they lived and slept for three days
until the ice was frozen solid. Now
they have got back into the houses
where the ice under their feet is one
or two, or even three feet deep. Most
of their belongings are buried in this
ice. They are eating a watery con
coction of dead leaves. When the
frost breaks the river is almost cer
tain to overflow again. The ice in
the houses will melt. Within and
without, all will be water. The
houses will dissolve and collapse.
Destruction awaits these people un
less they can be removed beforehand
to safe places.
In this district of Anp’ing there are
over 100,000 people in distress owing
to the floods. One hundred and eigh
ty villages are affected, but it is on
ly a small number that have suffered
from this last calamity of ice. About
4o villages are in extreme distress.
The people are reduced to burning
the timbers of their houses and their
fruit trees. There has, of course, al
ready been wholesale slaughtering
of animals throughout the flooded
areas, so that it is a serious question j
how crops can be sown in the spring.
NEWPORT VISITED
BY POULTRY MAN
H. B. Lansden of the Department of
Agriculture Encourages the Rais
ing of Chickens.
H. B. Lansden, extension poultry
husband, representing the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture, spent a
few hours in Newport yesterday in
the interest of poultry raising in
Jackson county. Mr. Lansden en
courages the raising of chickens and
preserving of eggs as a war measure.
“During the spring and early sum
mer,” Mr. Lansden said, “when eggs
are abundant and reasonable in price,
attention should be given to preserv
ing them for winter use. Fresh eggs
properly preserved may be kept for
8 to 12 months in excellent condition
and used with good results. Eggs
laid during April, May and early
June have been found to keep better
than those laid earlier in the season*.”
Mr. Lansden said he was meeting
with considerable success all over the
state in stimulating interest in poul
try raising, and especially does he
encourage the children to enter this
branch of industry as a means of aid
ing food conservation during the war.
The visitor highly commended the
good work being carried put in this
county by Mr. and Mrs.' George H.
Banks, who have charge of the dem
onstration work.
NEGROES PLAN
FOR BIG RALLY
Will Begin Campaign For Sale of
War Savings Stamps At Baptist
Church Friday Night.
A patriotic demonstration will be
held by negro citizens at the First
Baptist church Friday night, March
29th. Every negro is urged and ex
pected to be present. Five minute
talks will be made by several negro
citizens and also by white represent
atives of the . county war savings
stamps committee.
To insure a great attendance com
mittees will call upon every negro
citizen, urging them to be present.
ODESSUEl
IS CAPTURED
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, March 27.—A semi-official
Russian News Agency dispatch from
Moscow reports Odessa was recap
tured by the Soviets and Ukrainian
troops after a bloody battle, in which
naval forces participated._
!ARKANSAS
BANK e,
TRUST
! COMPANY
j E NEWPORT, ARK,.
|| Hun 3ombard Paris
! Are your DOLLARS helping combat
| H the German drive? Every War Savings
ill Stamp you buy will help the Allies hold
j §§ the line.
! M Our boys are giving their lives in France
! H for you and America.
|I WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Buy your maximum amount of War
| j Savings Stamps
{| conscience
Jy| Safety-Satisfactory Service
LECTURER TO
APPEAR HERE
Dr. Charles T. Wheeler Will Talk At
Court House Friday Night On
Subject of “Kaiser Doomed.”
According to repoits from other
Arkansas cities and towns like Hot
Springs, Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Fort
Smith, one of the gieatest treats is
in store for Newport, in the lecture
°f Dr. Chas. T. Wheeler of Chicago,
Illinois, Friday night. “The Kaiser
Doomed” is the subject, and it is her
alded as one of the greatest war ad
dresses ever given. Dr. Wheeler is a
forceful speaker who knows his sub
ject well and is absolutely at home on
the platform. His visit here is in
support of the Salvation Army war
fund campaign.
The Chamber of Commerce at its
directors meeting endorsed this
campaign, under whose auspices
it will be conducted. Mayor A. T.
Hubly was elected chairman, W. T.
Parish, treasurer and Harry Grimes,
secretary.
It comes as a surprise to many of
our people to know the great work
the Salvation Army is doing. The
organization conducts more than 550
huts, hotels and restrooms for the
boys. These workers are so close to
the battle line that upon instruction
of General Pershing they are provid
ed with steel helmets, gas masks,
eic. oesiues xne ou neia amDuiances
of the Salvation Army, working in
co-operation with the Red Cross, have
transported more than 100,000 wound
ed soldiers. Also hundreds of Salva
tion Army buildings are being used
now as hospitals and homes for wom
en and children. Uncle Sam has ac
cepted 107 of their buildings to be
used when the need 'arises. 50,000
Salvationists are fighting with the
British armies, besides thousands
with other nations including our own.
Brig.-General G. *B. Duncan of
Pershing’s staff said, “The Salvation
Army has stepped very closely into
the hearts of the men. The Salvation
Army has a real place for its activi
ties with our army in France."
Colonel F. H. Lawton, now in
France, writes: “I have carefully ob
served/ the work of the Salvation Ar
my from its first arrival in the train
ing area and in my opinion it has
done more for the enlisted men of the
First Division than any other organ
ization or society operating in
France."
We could go on in this fashion, but
this is not necessary. Sufficient to
say that this work as the endorse
ment of the president, War Secretary
Baker, Gov. Brough, National and
State Council of Defense.
Wherever the Salvation Army has
asked Arkansas people for money for
this war work, it has been forthcom
ing, and we have no doubt that when
the opportunity presents itself, our
people here in Newport will gladly
subscribe the desired $1200.
PLACE YOUR ORDER FOR
COAL.
Following up the government’s re
commendations to get coal early, I
have placed my order for 90 cars of
Zeigler egg coal, with instructions
for shipments to begin May 1st. I
have the exclusive agency for this
high grade coal and guarantee it to
be the best grade of coal ever re
tailed in Newport. I have tried aw
fully hard to get some Pennsylvania
Anthracite but up to this time I have
been unable to do so and I don’t be
lieve there will be a pound of this
grade of coal to be had at any price.
I have the exclusive sale of Bernice
j Anthracite, which is just about as
I good and will guarantee it to give
i satisfactory results in your base
burner. It fs far superior to the
common Arkansas Anthracite. 1
earnestly recommend that you place
your orders immediately for your en
tii'e requirements. The government
! estimates that it will require one
hundred million more tons of coa
this season than last and I want t<
tell you “that’s some coal."
dlt. B- J- Best
Use the columns of the Independ
ent. They will carry your busines
talk into nearly every home in New
HUBLY MADE
PRESIDENT OF
LOCAL C. OF G.
TOM W. JOHNSON AND CHAS. G»
HENRY VICE PRESIDENTS.
Board of Directors Met Last Ntfhf
and Completed the Organization
of the Chamber of Commerce""
For This City.
LIBERTY LOAN PLANS MAD&,
At a meeting held last night at tho
Arkansas Bank & Trust Company the
board of Directors of the Chamber of
Commerce elected the following per
sons to head the new organisation:
President, A. T. Hubly.
First Vice President, Tom W. John
son. . J|aj
Second Vice President, Chas. G.
Henry.
Secretary, Grack L. Smith.
Treasurer, N. H. Landes.
This comprises the working organ
ization of the Chamber of Commerce,
and to make the organization com
plete there is only to be elected a
business manager. Mr. Hubly, Mr.
Johnson and Mr. Parish were select
ed as a committee to locate a compe
| tent and highly trained man to fill , 5
the place of business manager.
Already the Chamber of Commerce
has entered actively upon the work of
filling its mission. Aid is to be ex
tended to the Salvation Army work, \ '
mention of which is made in another
section of the Independent toway.
Plans are made to assist in placing . ,J
the Third Liberty Loan in the county.
A committee composed of Tom W. ’ |
Johnson, John E. Williams and J. B. • >
Holden have appointed eleven squadf *4
of solicitors, three men to the squad, 4 J
w'ho will lead the drive for the sale of
bonds in the county. The names of
these solicitors' wffl be published at
an early date.
The Chamber of Commerce has
contracted for one-half page in the
publication to be issued in honor of
the visit to Little Rock in May of the
National Editorial Association, and yf:
carry forth to the world the many ad
vantages Newport and Jackson coun
ty have to offer the investor.
In addition to this space, other con
cerns of the city have contracted for .
one and one^half pages.
ALL MUST HELP.
— ilSH
“We have a great deal of money to ,f§
raise, and it cannot be raised by
bankers alone,” says Hon. Wm. G.
McAdoo.
“The banks of this country have j
not resources to sustain America’*
reeds in this war and to enable *
America to extend to our allies who
are fighting with us, the essential
aid which they must have to enable
them to go on with the war.
“The rich of this country alone
cannot do it. The men of this coun
try alone cannot do it. The women
of this country alone cannot do it.
“But all of us, the people of the
United States, by disregarding par
tisanship, forgetting selfish interest,
thinking only of the supremacy of
right and determined to vindicate
the majesty of our ideals and to se
cure the safety of Americans and
civilization, can do this great and
splendid piece of work.
“Our business these days is to
think only in terms of America; to
forget self, to forget ambition, to
forget partisanship, to forget every
thing except right and justice and
triumph for America’s cause and the
suppression forever of those infam
ous things which have cast civiliza- \
tion itself into darkness during these
last three horrible years.
“Every man, woman and child m
this country who wants to serve, can
! serve and they can serve in a very
1 simple and effective way. Every
’ twenty-five cents invested in War
Savings Stamps is a loan to your
government and every twenty-fiva
cents will do something to help.
i Better to sacrifice luxuries then
■ sacrifice lives. Sacrifice the luxur
ies—Buy War Savings Stamp#. j ,
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