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War Situation.
Ba Karl H. Von Wiegand, United
Press Staff Correspondent.
(Passed on and Edited by both
German and British Censors.)
Montmedy, France, Oct- 21.—
via Metz, Berlin, The Hague and
London.—The German central
armies are making a determined
effort to reduce Verdun- They
have mounted heavy batteries
with which some of the outer
fortifications already have been
destroyed. The officers in com
mand, General von (deleted by
censor) told me today he was
confident the strong Fortress
will be overwhelmed and taken
Avithin a fortnight at the out
side. He praises the French
bravery unstintedly and says
that the French artillery is ex
cellent but that ' their work is
partly nullified by inferior am
munition. In this connection he
called my attention to many
shells which had failed to ex
olode because of imperfect man
ufacturp. Montmedy is the big
gest hospital centre and clearing
house for the wounded behind
the first line of the German cen
ter- Here the wounded, Ger
mans and French alike are
brought and serious cases are
treated while the lightly wound
ed are sent back into the inter
ior for treatment. After a.per
sonal tour of the actual battle
front from the extreme German
left in the neighborhood of Toul
and Nancy to the left center it
is possible to state that while
uncared for because it has been
places at no point has it been
broken and wherever the French
have retired they have immedi
ately dug themselves into new
positions of equal strength.
There has been very heavy fight
ing all along the line of forts be
tween Toul and Verdun and St.
Mihiel and Camp De Romans
have both been taken by the
Germans. The Germans have
finally crossed the Meuse at two
places in the vicinity of St. Mi
hiel. The fighting here is prac
tically continuous and of the
most desperate character.
The French are making most
determined efforts to retake
these lost positions and drive
the Germans back across the
river but so far without success.
In these manouvers both sides
have lost an enormous number
of men. The wooded ridges are j
covered with wounded who are ]
uncared for because it has been,
impossible for the Red Cross
to gather them up. The whole
territory is being riddled by the
artillery of both armies and it
has been impossible for any
person to cross the fire zone.
The Germans have driven a
triangular shaped wedge into
the French positions in the
neighborhood of St- Mihiel
They were able to do this by tak
ing advantage of several of the
heaviest fogs of the year which
while they interfered with the
accuracy of the artillery afford
ed splendid cover under which
the corps of sappers of the Ger
man trenches. In the wooded
region of Apremont, five miles
southeast of St. Mihiel and
again in the neighborhood of
I Verdun there are positions
where the rival trenches are on
ly seventy yards apart and (re
i (remainder of paragraph delet
led by British censor.)
The French sallies from Toul
'against the German line which
holds a position on the heights
there have been repulsed with
heavy losses by the Germans.
Under cover of the fog. General
(name deleted by the German
censor) took me within four
i hundred yards of the French
trenches. They are very strong
and the Germans are making no
| efforts to carry them with fron
tal attacks which would result in
severe losses. Instead they are
content to hold the French line
at this point and prevent the ar
mies of Toul and Nancy from ad
vancing. The Kaiser has made
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one pair and you will have no other. I
6 pairs of boys or girls, men’s or women’s Whit-Lea- I
ther hose guaranteed to wear four months and the ^
price is only, for 6 pair_73c |
j The wet weather is coming and we want to fit you out
in gum foot wear and rain coats of the best makes.
Let us quote you a few prices:
12 yards Hope Domestic_ $1.00
12 yards Everett Classics Dress Ginghams_$1.00
12 yards of 15c dress goods_ $1.00
7 pounds roast coffee_ $1.00
17 pounds Jap head ric e_ $100
DID YOU GUESS
- The guessing contest closed Saturday at 8 p. m- and
the judges awaredd the $4.00 pair of shoes to Walter
i George, whose guess wt as 760 and the correct number
being 776. We do w hat we advertise. f
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frequent visits to this section of
the iront ana also to the center
where the army of the Crown
Prince is engaged. He personal
ly gives cigars and cigarettes to
tne men in the trenches whom
he calls: ‘‘mien brave junges”
and personally inquires aDout
their families and* whether he
can do anything for them. Nat
urally a wave of enthusiasm
sweeps over the lines following
such visits. The Kaiser has also
spent much time in the main
hospital at Montmedy, where he
comforts the wounded and sees
that all are receiving the proper
care- The Crown Prince has
become the idol of his men
through his daring. He is utter
ly indifferent to personal danger
and goes from trench to trench
| mixing with his men in demo
cratic fashion. The health and
'spirit of the troops seems excel
lent. Automobiles are con
stantly arriving at the front
j bringing love gifts for the sol
: diers. There seems to be prac
: tically an inexhaustible supply
| of fresh troops as all of the gaps
in the line are immediately fill
ed. It is very plain that the
Germans are now preparing for
ia supreme assault on the French
;line at a point which I am not
permit . to mention and bn
which a great deal will depend.
Profitable Farming Campaign.
I Special to Indepenaent.
| Little Rock, Oct. 24.—At a
large and enthusiastic meeting
of the committees having in
; charge the Arkansas Profitable
Farming Campaign, P’riday
noon, it was decided that the
campaign snail De started ISov.
9. Gov. Hays, who was present,
was requested and agreed to is
sue a proclamation calling upon
the diversified business interests
of the state to meet here in a
final grand rally on that date, to
give the campaigns great impe
tus at the beginning. Requests
have already been received by
the Committee from over twen
ty-five points all over the state
for meetings to be held by the
co-operative field forces engaged
in the campaign. Everywhere
great interest is being shown,
and it is believed that great
good is to be accomplished by
the projected whirlwind cam
paign.
Reform Papers Consolidate.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 24.—An
nouncement is made today of
the consolidation of The Arkan
sas Progress, the reform weekly
established in Little Rock five
months ago, with The National
Menace, a bi-weekly Prohibition
paper that has been running at
Fordyce for the last year and a
half. The name is to be chang
ed to The National Progress, and
it is to be published temporarily
at Fordyce, with Julian Wheeler
Smith of Fordyce, as the busi
ness manager, and it will be ed
ited at Little Rock. It is the in
tention eventually to remove the
publication to Little Rock. It
continues the property of the
Development Publishing Compa
ny, the corporation that has
been publishing" Arkansas Pro
gress.
Notice Of Bridge Tax.
The tax books for the collec
tion of the Special Bridge Tax
on real property in Bridge Im-1
provement District No. 1 of the
city of Newport, Arkansas for
the first annual assessment of
said district, have been placed
in my hands- All owners of real
property lying in said district
are required to pay their tax to
me by the 1st day of December,
1914. If such assessment be
| not paid by said date, action will
be taken for the collection of
■ said tax and for the legal penal
ties and cost.
Given under my hand on this
the 24th day of October, 1914.
70dtf.Lou Minor, Col
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HELPLESS AS BABY
Down in Mind Unable to Work,
and What Helped Her.
Summit Point, W. Va.—Mrs. Anna
Belle Emey, of this place, says: "I suf
fered for 15 years with an awful pain in
tny right side, caused from womanly
trouble, and doctored lots for it, but with
out success. I suffered so very much,
that 1 became down in mind, and as help
less as a baby. 1 was in the worst kind
of shape. Was unable to do any work.
I began taking Cardui, the woman’s
tonic, and got relief from the very first
dose. By the time I had taken 12 bot
tles, my health was completely restored.
1 am now* 48 years years old, but feel as
j good as 1 did when only 16.
Cardui certainly saved me from losing
my mind, and 1 feel it my duty to apeak
in its fawr. 1 wish 1 had some power
over poor, suffering women, and could
make them know the good it would do
them.”
If you suffer from any of the ailments
peculiar to women, it will certainly be
worth your while to give Cardui a trial.
It has been helping weak women for
more than 50 years, and will help you,
too.
Try Cardui. Your druggist sells it.
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