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(Associated Press Summary)
Telling progress was made by the
allies today in the great battle on the
western front when the Canadians
““" and English pierced the Drocourt
Queant switch of the Hindenburg
line, otherwise known as the “Wotan
Line.” Far-reaching results may
follow today’s advances.
If the allied gains can be held, the
Hindenburg line would appear to be
completely outflanked on its north
ern end. On the front between
flanks, the British have made addi
tional progress, notably toward the
northern end.
(By The Associated Press.)
London Sept. 2.—An attack was
launched this morning by the Cana- i
diaris and English in an important j
sector south of the Scarpe river in
the Arras region. The war office in
its report this morning announced
that satisfactory progress is being
made. Northwest of Queant the vil
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court, together with German posi
tions south of that village, were cap
tured last night by the British. Sev
eral hundred prisoners were also
taken.
The British last night captured the
villages of Saillisel and Sailly Saill
sel, north of Peronne. Southeast of
Bapaume the British have drawn near
to Le Transloy, and between Ba
paume and the Scarpe further ad
vances have been made toward Mor
euil. On the Flanders front the
British have advanced as far as the
Lys river east of Esttaires, while
further northeast in the Ypres direc
tion the village of Neuve Eglise has
been captured. \
MEN WANTED TDD
SPECIAL SERVICE
Jackson County Is Asked to Furnish
Seven Men of Draft Age to En
ter Radio M(ork.
According to a call from the war
department, Anuuisans ui uiau
age will have an opportunity of tak
ing a course of instruction as auto
mechanics and radio instructors at
Tulane University, and local boards
have been called upon to entrain
their men in time to permit of their
reporting at the university Septem
ber 19. Only men who have a gram
mar school education or its equival
ent, who have some mechanical apti
tude and who are physically qualified
for military service will be chosen.
•Tackson County’s quota is seven.
SON OF SHERIFF
IVY IS WOUNDED
Sim Ivy, Aged 23, Is In Base Hospital,
Having Been Slightly Wounded
On July Fourteenth.
Sheriff and Mrs. J. M. Ivy of this
city have just received information
to the effect that their son, Sim Ivy,
was wounded during a battle in
France on July 14. He was struck
in the shoulder, but luckily the wound
is not serious. The young man has
been in a base hospital.
Young Ivy was a member of Com
pany E, and arrived in France about
the 18th of June. He is 23 years old.
»BEAT PRICE, 15 FIXED
Minimum Price Will Be $2.20 Per
Bushel for 1919 Crop Guaran
teed By Government.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 2—By proclama
tion today President Wilson set $2.20
as the minimum price to be guaran
teed by the government tor tne 1919
wheat crop. A disinterested commis
sion, the president said, will be ap
pointed next spring to see whether
the increased cost of farm labor and
supplies would justify an increase
above that price.
EXPERT ACCOUNTANTS
TO AUDIT WATER AND
LIGHT BOOKS NOT HERE.
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Although it was thought probable
that expert accountants from Little
Rock would arrive and begin today
with the work of auditing the books
of the Arkansas Light & Poorer Com
pany here preparatory to determin
ing whether the company should be
granted the right to raise their rates,
the men did not arrive, and H. C.
Couch, president of the company, al
so failed to reach the city.
There will be a meeting of the city
council tonight, but it is hardly prob
able that the light and water ques
tion will be considered, in view of
the fact that a twelve-month audit of
the company’s books has not yet
been made.
Subscribe f<r the Independent.
LABOR Cm!
1NILLJE TAKEN
Every Man Within Draft Age In
Newport Will Be Given Oppor
tunity to Volunteer Services.
i
I The United States Government
I through its agency, The United Pub
I lie Service Reserve, is going to en
roll all the laborers throughout the
United States so that the government
will have & complete census of all the
available industries doing work es
sential to winning the war.
I Every man above eighteen years
| old will be given a chance to volun
| teer his services to the government
S in a capacity for which he is best
j qualified. The government is going
j to depend largely upon the patriot
ism of its citizens to volunteer to
help win the war by offering to do
work in various war industries.
At some future date a house to
house canvass will be made by pa
triotic volunteer workers, for the
purpose of enrolling all of the labor
ers of this city. Every man \vill be
asked to fill ou,t a service card, show
ing what kind pf work he is doing or
has done and whether or not he is
willing to volunteer to do gover
ment work. Every one will be ex
pected to fill out a card but no one
will be required to volunteer. This
will be left to the patriotism of the
signer.
The general chairman P. H. Van
Dyke and Vice Chairman H. C. Spen
cer of the First Ward and Fred
Smith of the Second Ward have call
ed a meeting of the First and Second
Ward captains at the Hazel hotel for
7:30 o’clock this evening, when ar
rangements will be made for the cen
sus of Newport. This work through
a complete organization should not
require over one to two hours’ time.
The following captains have been
asked to be present at this meeting:
First Ward—J. D. Neal, Will Reed,
Edgar Williams, Dr. W. A. Rossing
ton, P. S. White, Frank Moorehead,
Frank Johnson, IFred Hogue, Jack
Montgomery, Don Ethridge.
Second Ward—Janies Sisson, R. T.
Simmons, G. C. Ma’rtin, J. D. Parks,
John Purdy, Sprigg Foushee, Jesse
Williams, James H. Johnston, Tom
Dillard, Ben Sandmon, Chas. Burkett,
A. T. Cummins, T. J. Clingman, col.,
Harry Dyer, col.
Did you read that America is the
leciding factor? Coming from Lord
Milner this statement is momntuous
and America is not coming in—she
has come in—America is in.
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128,302 MEN
TAKEN SINCE
15TH OF JULY
ALLIED FORCES HAVE MADE
HEAVY CAPTURES.
During Same Period They Have Cap
tured 2,069 Guns, 1,724 Mine
Throwers, 1,783 Machine Guns
From Germans.
GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED.
(By the Associated (Press.)
Paris, Sept. 2.—Allied forces on
the western front have taken a total
of 128,302 prisoners since July 15, it
was announced officially today. In
the same period 2,069 guns, 1,734
mine throwers and 13,783 machine
guns were captured.
The French last night made Addi
tional progress north of Soissons,
gaining ground in the woods west of
Coucy Le Chateau, the war office an
nounced. An advance was also scor
ed east of Pont St. Mard. Two Ger
man counter attacks along the Canal
Du Nord were repulsed.
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Canadian Headquarters in France,
Sept. 2—Canadian troops attacked
this morning astride the Arras-Cam
brai road on a five mile front and
broke through the Drocourt-Queant
switch line on a two mile front.
REGISTRARS FOR
JACKSON NAMED
Regitsrations Will Be Carried Out
At All Voting Precincts In the
County September 12.
Following is the list of registrars
recommended by the registration
committee for Jackson county, who
will have charge of the registration
work in their respective voting pre
cincts on Thursday, September 12:
Swifton—Roy Moon, Ferdinand
Tonney, C. P. Trice, Ben S. Brann
and J. F. Wiles.
Grubbs—G. W. Grant, Mike Den
ton, Hendrix Williams, Carey David
son and W. M. Johnson.
Stegall—A. M. Lackey, B. F. Car
ter, W. A. Eiland, Sidney Roden and
P. P. Stegall.
Pennington—J. R. Carter, J. P.
Britt, E. A. Gilmore, A. D. Huey and
C. E. Balch. x
Ealch—Andrew" Johnston, Roscoe
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Woodall, J. B. Pulliam, Walter Ball
and Jim Balch.
Eight Mile—Grover C. Nance, El
zie McFadden, J. R. Crenshaw, E. J.
Bigham and Dave J. Nance.
Proctor S. H.—J. C. McFadden, W.
N. Proctor, B. S. Breckinridge, C. W.
Little and J. R. McFadden.
Gourd Neck—Emmett Phillips, J.
C. Smith, T. T. Lail, W. R. Smith
and 0. E. Johnson.
Algoa—H. K. Heatherly, W. A.
Daniels, J. H. Aitkens, Bert Best and
A. E. Dixon.
Remmel—W. A. Bowman, Dr. F. M.
Gwens, E. H. Bowman, W. A. Mc
Cartney and W. R. Cox.
Johnstown—W. A. Jackson, J. P.
Sink, J. F. Howard, E. D. Ring and
G. C. Lowery.
Burton’s Store—H. O. Woody, A.
A. Hite, G. W. May, Jr., S. D. Burton i
and J. A. Southall.
Tupelo—B. W. Jones, L. B. Mor-1
gan, Chas. Taylor, T. A. Morris and
W. N. Jones.
Weldon—J. I. Hasting, R. H. Mc
Donald, J. C. Sherrell, P. P. Rober
Ison and D. F. Kimbrough.
Auvergne—Bruce Burton, J. R.
Davis, W. L. May, M. B. Hare and
Eugene May.
Horseshoe—Frank Claycomb, S. W.
’ Christy, H. Cornwell, E. D. Plant and
Luther Roberts.
Ingleside—T. S. Stephens, D. A.
'Alcox, M. H. Mustain, S. M. Bains
and John Collard
Old Glaize—C. A. Tucker, Sr., Wm.
Thomason, Z .T. Calhoun, C. A. Tuck
er, Jr., and Albert Jackson.
Glaize Station—Clarence Wood, A1
Wilson, R. H. Dark, Thos. Hall and
T. L. Mason.
Denmark—G. E. Land, T. W. Alex
ander, J. R. Hodges, T. D. Rhew and
S. M. Jones.
McDougal S. H.—L. A. Edens, W.
M. Biggs, H. L. Razer, W. M. Whit
low and W. B. Wilkinson.
Surrounded Hill—L. L. Mack, J.
M. Dickens, E. L. Reeves, W/ D.
Bateman and A. R. Harris.
Bridge S. H.—H. G. Mantooth, A.
C. Bradley, W. E. Southerland, C. F.
Brahic and D. A. Blanton.
Newport Fii’st Ward—F. R. Suits,
J. D. Neal, C. L. Fox, J. Q. Black
wood and G. P. Wilbanks.
Newport, Second Ward—R. C. Har
der, L. L. Bowen, 0. D. Watson, C.
R. Stephens annd T. B. Chastain.
Newport, East Newport—J. L.
Brownd, J. C. Hogan, J. W. Martin,
C. A. Colthoi'p and J. M. Sellers.
I Diaz—O. L. Roberts, E. B. Wil
mans, W. T. Guinn, J. M. Webb and
C. W. Ford.
Hickory Grove—J. F. Smith, C. E.
Penix, W. C. Steen, H, M. William
son and W. A. Hawthorne.
Jacksonport—H. S. Grant, W. B.
Verdell, G. H. Vogel, M. B. Williams
and J. D. Smart.
Elgin—H. E. James, W. F. Turner,
E. E. Herndon, Ernest Mauldin and
J. F. Ray.
West Tuckerman—W. M. Shaver,
C. P. Greenhaw, D. C. Dowell, C. K.
Coe and H. U. Cole.
East Tuckerman—Dee Kennedy,
joe Parrott, J. L. Parrott, G. F.
Goatcher and J. B. Simth.
Centerville—J. A. Lindley, Hubert
Hanley, T. E. Jones, J. W. C. Gard
ner and T. A. Brown.
Greenhaw S. H.—J. L. McClellan,
C. K. McDaniel, C. Holden, Tom
Fortner and 10m Ciiuey.
Harper S. H.—A. C. Cummins,
Bruce Harper, Frank Lawson, 0.
Herb and Grover Lamkins.
LENINE WILL
RECOVER
(By The Associated Press.)
Amsterdam, Sept. 2.— According
to a dispatch received today from the
Russian official telegraph agency,
Nikolai Lenine, the Russian preimer,
< who was shot Friday night by a
| Russian female revolutionalist and
! who was reported dead, is out of
j danger.
I “Dash, determination and daring—
'also efficiency”—That’s what our
boys at the front are doing KeepJ«
: going! War Savings is a m«
the kaiser that will “get ox
BRITISH BREAK
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HAVE REACHED WEST EDGE OP >]
CAGNICOURT.
Dispatches Tell Of Progregg Ma&i 5
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Given the French.
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denburg line, according to report#
from the front this afternoon,
have reached the western edge of ||| J
Cagnicourt, about two miles nor$h|p
east of Queant. A large number'vffel
prisoners were taken. The Germ^^g
have seven divisions massed
five-mile front in this are#.
British are reported to be in Durjfc; :J .
The capture of Noreuil, north«#©|g ’ll
of Bapaume, was reported this^W*%.^ ^
ing. Between three and four tM§M|
and prisoners were taken
Australians in the vicinity of
lonne yesterday. The French .
they had captured last night.
British advance along the Cambrai-'. j|g|
Bapaume road is continuing.
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ney, has received notice of hia ap