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FRENCH STAND
BEFORE NOYON
^ This Important Point Has Been Re
▼ ferred to As the Key to Whole
German Line West of Somme.
(Associated Press Summary.)
Fighting their way along the
southern reaches of the Picardy bat
tlefront, French troops today stand
before Noyon, which has been re
ferred to as the key to the whole Ger
man line west of the Somme. The
French now hold the southern
bank of the Oise from Sempigny to
Bretigny, a distance of six miles.
Sempigny is_ about one mile from
Noyon. The French have also
reached the Divette river for a
- long distance west of its confluence
With Oise. German forces in the
sector south of Noyon and along the
Oise are reported retreating. Mean
while the British are delivering an
attack along a five mile front be
tween the Somme and Ancre, proba
bly in continuation of yesterday’s at
tack north of the Ancre, where they
have crossed the Ari’as-Bapaume
railway. The British also are close
ly following the retiring Germans in
Flanders, reaching the village of
Neuf Berguin, two miles within the
German lines. There are no reports
of fighting from Lassigny north to
the Somme.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Ag. 22.—General Byng’s
army is encountering desperate re
sistance in the region of Bapaume.
The French have reached the Ailette
river at several points today. It is
not expected that the Germans will
try to hold the Ailette line, but may
retreat to the Aisne.
(By The Associated Press.)
With the British Army in France,
2 p. m.—The British are holding vir
tually all the Arras-Albert railroad
and have established posts well east
of that line. British tanks are re
ported as far eastward as the Ba
paume-Arras road. In a new attack
'—This morning the British apparently
have taken their final objectives on
the right and are well inside the ene
my lines. South of Albert the Brit
ish have crossed the Ancre.
(By The Associated Press.
Paris, Aug. 22.—The war office
Thursday morning announced the
Germans were forded back over a
twenty-five mile front to a depth of
from one to two miles from Lassigny
to the Ailette river during last night.
The French maintained contact with
the retreating enemy between Matz
and the Oise, and east of Noyon,
their line extending from Sempigny
to Bretigny. The French also reach
-^ the Divetta river—The Ailette was
reached at Lauincy Basie. The west
ern outskirts of Pommiers, west of
Soissons, was taken, and six other
[ villages were captured.
(By The Associated Tress.)
London, Aug. 22.— British forces
attacked the Germans between the
Somme and Ancre rivers, says the
war announcemeht this morning.
North of the Ancre the Arras-Ba
paume railway was crossed despite
strong enemy resistance. Between
I two and three thousand prisoners
were captured yesterday.
The British last night attacked and
captured a German position north of
Bailleul, in the Flanders area, accord
ing to advices from the front. It is
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reported a strong local counter at
tack against Locre Sospice yesterday
was repulsed after heavy fighting.
Sharp combats occurred during the
night in this sector. Fresh German
counter attacks are reported to have
developed east of Miraumont and
Irles. Hostile artillery is active.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Aug. 22.—From the heights
of Laplemont on the Oise front the
French are now watching the Ger
mans in retreat northward.
BULLETIN
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 22.— Because
the Bolshevik government declared
that a state of war exists between
Russia and the United States, Vice
Consul Imbrie has lowered the Unit
ed States flag over the consulate at
Petrograd and placed the affairs in
charge of the Norwegian government.
Americans in Petrograd are warned
to leave. One is under arrest.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Aug. 22.—The French have
crossed the Ailette, according to The
Heure.
BOLSHEVIK TIKE
TDWN,_REPDRTED
(By The Associated Press.)
Stockholm, Aug. 22.—Bolsheviki
troops, advancing along the Onega
river, where the allied expeditionary
force is operating, captured the vil
lag of Purgasovo, according to a bul
letin issued from the laborers army
headquarters Monday.
Miss Annie Bullard, a 1918 gradu
ate of the Newport high school, has
been awarded a scholarship in the
University of Arkansas for the com
ing school year. This scholarship
grants exemption from the payment
of maticulation, student activities,
and library fees at the university and
is awarded annually by the Board of
TrngtiPAs tn the honor graduate of
each fully accredited high school
within the state. In case the high
school does not select any member of
the graduating class as the honor
graduate, the scholarship is awarded
to the student who has made the
highest average in his studies for the
entire high school course.
In addition to these scholarships,
free tuition is granted to all residents
of Arkansas. The fall term of the
university opens September 18, 1918.
Among the new courses offered
which are of especial interest to men
are intensive courses in agricultural
production and other agricultural
work; practical wireless telegraphy;
teacher-training courses in agricul
ture and in trades and industries. Of
particular interest, to women are
special courses in food conservation
and other subjects in the department
of home economics; teacher-training
courses in home economics. Courses
that will interest and attract both
men and women are those in journal
ism and public speaking, typewriting,
shorthand and accounting.
In advising young men and women
who are ready to enter college, the
National Service Handbook recently
issued by the United States Govern
ment, quotes the following from Pres
ident Wilson: “I would particularly
urge upon the young people who are
leaving our high schools that as many
of them as can do so avail themselves
this year of the opportunities offered
by the colleges and technical schools,
so that the country may not lack an
adequate supply of trained men and
women.”
Organization Service For the
Retail Merchant.
(By C. L. Mariner.)
The retailer is dependent upon the
community for his very existence.
He is dependent upon better condi
tions in the community for better
conditions in his business and the de
velopment and growth of the com
munity for development or enlarge
ment of his business. Therefore he
is the one man who should be more
concerned over the future progress
and prosperity of the community
that he serves than any other class of
membership in the commercial or
ganization.
The retailer is generally the most
active in organization work, there
fore the commercial organization is
most concerned about and work the
hardest for the retailer. The Cham
ber of Commerce should see to it that
proper state laws and city ordinances
are passed to safeguard the retailer
against the itinerant merchant, ped
dlers and transient trader, also legis
lation controlling auction, bankrupt,
creditors, railroad and other kind of
sales. In doing this the organiza
tion is potecting the legitimate mer
chant against unlawful competition,
the enforcement of such laws should
be a part of the service rendered
the retailer by the C. of C.
The elimination of graft and use
less advetising which is brought about
by commercial organizations will
save the retailers of any town, large
or small, many thousand of dollars,
which ordinarily would have gone
through the channels of donations,
solicitations and useless advertising.
The credit-rating files containing
the rating on many, everyone within
the whole trade territory of the town,
is an invaluable benefit to the re
tailer who is doing more or less of a
credit business. There is unquestion
ably more lost motion, less efficiency
and more waste in retailing as it is
conducted by a vast majority of re
tail merchants of this age than in any
other phase ' of business. Delivery
systems overlap, are cumbersome
and'too expensive, credit is frequent
ly granted in a very unsatisfactory
and unscientific manner, lack of
knowledge of stock turnovers and nu
merous of other conditions, there
fore the deduction is apparent that
the retailer must be exceeding ac
tive in commercial organization woik
and that by applying the principles
thereof will reflect to the betterment
of his business conditions. Retail
affairs are most important and are
showing vast strides under capable
leadership of commercial organiza
tions. Retail affairs generally touch
the pulse of the membership and the
hip-pocket of the most influential
citizens of town, and where rests his
pocketbook there rests his heart and
interest. Trade expansion, trips,
credit-rating, collective advertising,
co-operative delivery and other
Chamber of Commerce stimulants
have done and will do wonders to
ward standardizing the retail busi
ness.
Inter-dependient with retail affairs
is industrial development. Business
men are responsible for the usual
cry for more factories. Factory grab
bing has been reduced to a business
basis, but is far from being solved.
Small toyrns especially are reaping
harvests in industrial development.
The reason is plain and not to be de
nied. The wise manufacturer wishes
to get into new territory, with more
easily satisfied labor, all other con
ditions being equal. Small cities
should and will continue for indus
•~s_
1 trial development. It shows returns j
quickly and is the most popular of j
j all Chamber of Commerce results. !
Retailei-s should remember that co-op- !
eration and not competition is the
life of trade, the former is construc
tive and the* latter destructive.
MINNESOTA TOWN
VIRTUALLY BLOWN
AWAY LAST NIGHT.
(By The Associated Press.)
Tyler, Minn., Aug. 22.—Between
30 and 35 persons were killed and
more than a hundred wounded by a
tornado which virtually wrecked the
town of Tyler last night.
DISTRICT NO. 10
15 HIEHTHEIIP
Chairman George Sink of the
“Give-a-Bushel” campaign in Jackson
county announces that District No.
10 has gone over the top, having more
| than subscribed its quota of bushels,
j The district’s quota was 419 bushels,
but the patriotic people of that neigh
: borhood came across with more than
500 bushels. District 10 is located in
the Elgin neighborhood and is strict
ly a farming section. The directors
there are Boss Ray and E. A. Maul
din, who were assisted in the work by
W. J. Pennington, another good citi
zen.
The Give-a-Bushel move is going
good in Jackson county. Every bush
j el that is pledged goes to our boys
in France, and the pledges are to be
redeemed December 1, when the har
vests are over.
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Stamps are not for children only.
Most of the squandering is done by
the grown-ups.
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SHIRTS
Sale of
-MANHATTAN
SHIRTS
Beginning August 15th up to and inclusive
of August 31st our entire line of Manhattan
Shirts will be on sale at the following prices:
$2.00 Manhattan’s $1.65
$2.50 Manhattan’s $1.85
$3.00 Manhattan’s $2.15
$3.50 Manhattan’s $2.85 .
$4.00 Manhattan’s $3.15
In view of thfe present advancing prices it is
to your advantage to come early and look
them over.
Star Clothing Company
ADAM LOCKARD, Manager ‘7HE APPA REL STORE FOR MENT
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Swedish mm
IS MADE PUBLIC
(By The Associated Press.)
New York, Aug. 22.—A commercial
treaty recently signed by the entente
allies and Sweden, the terms of which
were made public today, gives to the
allies 400,000 tons o fdead-weight
shipping and two million tons of
Swedish iron ore. The Stockholm
government is said to have given sat
isfactory assurance that no goods
imported to Sweden from the allied
countries would be exported to the
central powers.
REPORT ON AIRCRAFT
INVESTIGATION MADE
BY COMMITTEE TODAY.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 22.—A report of
the sub-committee investigating the
aircraft production was submitted to
day with a scathing arraignment of
the delays during the early days of
the war. The report recommended
the creation of a separate department
of aviation under a cabinet officer.
Criticisms in the report which were
impersonal include allegations that a
million dollars was wasted and ex
cessive profits were paid. Part of
the blame for poor organizations at
the start was assigned to congress.
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PHONE RATES TO
BE RAISED HERE
Elsewhere in this issue of the Inde
pendent appears an announcement to
the public from the Southtwestern
Bell Telephone Company to the ef
feet that a raise of rates to be charg
ed for telephone service in Newport
will bcome effective on September 1.
In order that patrons of the company
may familiarize themselves with this
announcement we refer them to the
reading the company’s advertisement.
WANTED FOR GOVERNMENT
- WORK.
50 Carpenters, 55c an hour.
50 Pipefitters, 72c an hour.
50 millwrights 72c an hour.
35 colored hod carriers, 40c an
hour.
50 Brick Masons, 80c an hour.
25 colored female Kitchen help, $35
a month and board and room, also
100 laborers 20 years old and must
weigh 150 pounds.
(Address) Chas. W. Eaton,
U. S. Emp. Agent,
Cr. State Federal Emp. Office,
100d2t. wit. Jonesboro, Ark.
Casualty List >1
(By The Associated Press.) J
Today’s casualty list contained the
following names of Arkansans:
Missing in action, Emory Martin
Allmond, De Quenn.
Died of wounds, Luke Box of Ha
zen.
Wounded severely, Corporal Burton
K. Walker, Richmond; Claude D.
Harbison, Monticello; Pat Gravette,
Newport.
Killed in action, Roy A. Cash, Pine
Bluff (marines); Arch D. Cumpton,
Altus.
Died of disease, Dock Ross, Homan.
Missing in action, Henry Simmons,
Tupelo.
Killed in action, eleven; missing in
action, seventy-one; wounded severe
ly, eighty-one; died of wounds, six;
wounded, degree undetermined, twen
ty-five. Total, one hundred and ninty
foui*.
NOTICE TO TOWNSHIP BOARD
OF ASSESSORS.
Notioe is hereby given* to all Town
ship boards of Assessors that my
books close Wednesday, August 28th,
1918, and all delinquent lists held by
said Boards of Assessors must be
mailed to me at once at Eight Mile,
Arkansas.
This August 21st, 1918.
D. J. Nance,
Assessor of Jackson County, Arkan
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