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VOLUME XVIII. NO. 120. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS SATURDAY,
NUMBER GERMANS TAKEN B Y AMERICANS
NOW 20,000 AND FRENCH LAUNCH ATTACK
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BIG VICTORY
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' STILL Glows
g GERMANS ARE TRYING TO RE
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ADJUST LINE.
Today’s Dspatches Throw Little Light
On What Future Developments
Are In Prospect As Result
, Of Gains.
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FRENCH TROOPS ADVANCING.
(Associated Press Summary.)
The scope of the American victory
in Lorraine continues to grow The
number of prisoners taken during the
nffensive is now said to be 20,000,
atna uie maximum auvautc me
Americans in two days has bee/i thir
teen miles. The Germans are now
reported to be endeavoring to re-ad
just their line on the edges of their
former salient. Today’s dispatches
throw very little light on what fu
ture developments are in prospect.
Meanwhile the French have launch
ed an offensive on both sides of the
Ailette river and in the region of the
Aisne river, which apparently is
aimed at the St. Gobain massif de
fending Laon. General Petain’s
'—"“ troops have already advanced at some
^points to a distance of two miles.
On the British front Haig’s forces
-were mainly occupied last night in
beating off German attacks on re
cently won ground.
, MAY MAKE LOAN
TO THE SWISS
By Electrification Of Railways That
Country Would Be Independ
ent Of Germany.
(By The Associated Press.)
MJ Geneva, Sept. 14.—The Lausanne
^ Bevue says the United States has of
fered a loan of 750,000,000 francs to
Switzerland to electrify railways.
- Switzerland thus would become inde
pendent of German coal.
Mrs. Byron Parrott went down to
Weldon this afternoon to spend the
week with her father, Tad Bradley.
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Socialist Charged V/ith Violation Es- i
pionage Act Is Sentenced On
Three Counts.
(By The Associated Tress.)
Cleveland Sept. 14.—Eugene V.
Debs, charged with violation of the
espionage .act, was sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary on each of
the three indictment counts in the
federal district court here today. The J
sentences will run concurrently.
A writ of error was granted to the
supreme court.
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO OPEN MONDAY
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'Additional Departments and Splendid
Corps Of Teachers Assures
Successful Term.
Ther.e will be a public opening of
the Newport schools on Monday morn
ing, September 16th. Every citizen
and patron of the school is invited to
be present.
An excellent program will be given.
Mrs. Adam Lockard, who will have
charge of the voice class (and this
class will be conducted in the school
auditorium), will sing. Miss Mary
Altman who will teach expression in
the schol' will read, while Miss Ida
Parish one of the local music teach
ers, will give a piano solo.
Indications are that this year will
be a most successful one with the
schools of this city. The teachers are
the best that money could employ.
The course of sutdy has been materi
ally' enlarged and with a fully equip
ped domestoic science department, the
Newport schools will be second to
none.
The facuulty for this year is as
follows: Edgar Williams, Supt.;
Miss Elizabeth Irby, high school
principal; Miss Katherine Jbhnson,
has charge of Latin and French
classes; Miss Katherine Garrett will
teach history and assist in mathe
matics; Miss Mildred Lockhart will
have charge of the Domestic Science;
Mrs. Joseph L. Ford, seventh grade;
Miss Rebecca Young, sixth grade;
Miss Kate Harder, fifth grade; Miss
Sylla Harvey, , fourth grade; Miss
Joyce Stone, Third grade, Miss Mar
garet Beattie, Second grade and Mrs.
Ella Box, first grade.
In East Newport Mrs. Fred J. Har
mon is principal and teacher of the
fifth and sixth grades; Miss Hazel
Brong, third and fourth grades an<J
Mrs. Edgar Williams, first and second
grades.
The colored school will again be un
der the direct care ot rrmcipai w. o.
Howard, with Viola Wheeler, Clara
Graham and Mollie Clingman as as
sistants. All the teachers in the col
ored school were teachers in the same
school last year and did splendid
work.
TWO HUN SUBS
BARK VICTIMS
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American Bark Is Reported To Have
Sunk Two German U-Boats
200 Miles From Port.
(By The Associated Press.)
Havana, Sept. 14.—Two enemy
submarines were sunk by an Ameri
can bark yesterday two hundred
miles out from the bark’s port of de
parture, according to a story pub
lished this morning in the newspaper
El Mundo. No details were given.
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Elimination Of St. Mihiel Salient
Gives Allies Better Base For Op
erations, He Declares.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 14.—“The elim
ination of the St. Mihiel salient,”
General March, chief of staff, said
today, “is of extreme importance, as
it has given the allies a much better
base for future operations.” He
paid a high tribute to the American
forces, and speaking of their success
es, he said, “It is hot stuff.”
General March emphasized the de
termination of the United States to
exert her whole strenth against the
Germans, declaring that a certain re
cent publication, which, he said, inti
mated that America is not going
through with the war, is preposterous
in its falsity.
PRESIDENT OF RAIL
ROAD IS FOUND WITH
BULLET HOLE IN TEMPLE.
(By The Associated Press.)
Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 14.—John
Howe Peyton, president of the Nash
ville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Rail
road, was found dead at his home here
this morning with a bullet wound in
the temple.
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| MEflllT FOR
Men and Women Volunteers Are Ask
ed to Help Local Exemption
Board On Tomorrow.
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urged to postpone their usual joy
ride tomorrow (Sunday) and report to J
the local exemption board at the j
county court house, where there
is work to do. It matters not wheth
er you are a man or a woman, and no
matter how you usually spend your
Sunday, your services are needed.
The board must send away Monday
morning some three thousand regis
tration cards, and unless the members
can secure the help of volunteers they
' will fall down on this task. No spe
cial qualifications are required—all
| that is required of you is the ability j
j to write a readable hand and to have
! a patriotic spirit.
The work begins at 9 q-’clock Sun
day morning. Be there.
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80,000 TROOPS SOON TO BE
STATIONED AT CAMP PIKE.
Little Rock Sept, 14.—It has been j
stated authoritatively that within a j
short time there will be 80,000 troops |
quartered at Camp Pike, the largest
number ever stationed there at one j
time. There are now about 65,000 in j
the camp. «, *
LIBERTY LOAN
WORKERS MEET
Instructions Will Be Given By Chair
man Hillhouse At Court House
Tomorrow Afternoon.
Plans to carry the Fourth Liberty
Bond campaign to success in Jackson
county will be made at the court
house tomorrow afternoon, when all
committee members, salesmen and
others from every township of the
county are to meet at 2 o’clock. Hon.
Geo. A. Hillhouse, chairman of the
organization in Jackson county, will
be present and give instructions rel
ative to the work to be done. It is
important that everybody concerned
be Resent.
REPORTS SO FAR SHOW
REGISTRATION OF 166,723.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 14.—With nine
local boards to be heard from, the ad
jutant general’s office yesterday ev
ening had reports showing a total of
166,723 men registered in Arkansas
on Thursday. It is thought the total
will run 190,000.
Mrs. George Smith of Tuckermar
and her guest, Mrs. J. E. McElwee oi
Little Rock, were here yesterday af
ternoon for the latter to take No. J
for Little Rock.
An Announcement
and an Assurance
We are proud to announce
our first showing of
KUPPENHEIMER CLOTHES
for Fall 1918
With it we shall also set forth
a message of assurance—of what you can ex
pect of this store and the merchandise asso
1 dated with it, under war-time conditions.
The certain high quality
standards that have always distinguished this 4 f
store and Kuppenheimer Clothes will be faith
fully upheld.
Perhaps our quality merchandise will cost
a little more. If so, it is worth it because the best is always
the cheapest—in buying the best lies the secret of true economy.
In our showing of Fall suits can be seen
the value and variety the^qual of any peacetime season. How
ever, in the interests of conservation, we recommend that you re
strict your clothes buying to actual needs. We invite you to
inspect them.
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FRENCH TROOPS
IH KW ATTACK
| ON SIDES OF AILETTE AND BE- ■
TWEEN AISNE AND VESLE.
Advance Of French Threatens to |
Turn Flank of German Positions tTf$|
On Chamin Des Dames and
Endangers Laon.
DETAILS OF BATTLE LACKING.
(By The Associated Press.,)
London, Sept. 14.—Americans op-.
by the Americans since the beginning ■' sm
of the offensive in the St. Mihiel sec- • •'}}>
tor Thursday are said to number 20,- ■ |
(By the Associated Press.) •
Paris, Sept. 14.—Today’s war office J
statement says there is nothing to re*
port from the entire front. 1-jpsjjjg
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