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VOLUME XVIII. NO. 38. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS THURSDAY, JUNE
HE CROSS OISE,
* IRE ORjVEH BACK
Heavy Fighting Takes Place Near
yeuilly-La-Peterie, Where Amer
icans Are Located.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, June 6.—Germans last nigTvt
crossed the Oise river in the vicinity
of Sampigny, but were driven back
by the French, the war office an
nounces. North of the Aisne the
French improved their positions in
the neighborhood of Hautebraye.
There is heavy artillery fighting in
the neighborhood of Veuilly-La-Pet
crie, where American troops have
been in action.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
London, June 6.—The war office
reports the repulse last night of the
Germans’ attempt to raid British po
sitions in the Morlancourt region,
cast of Amiens.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 6.— Deminstra
tions in force against new portions of
the western front are looked for by
war department officials. It is re
garded possible that increased activ
■* ity on the front of the American sec
tor northweest of Toul may indicate
+ an impending blow there.
Associated Press Dispatch.
With the American Army in France,
June 6.—Extraordinarily heavy rail
way train movements from the north
east to the westward in the rear of
the enemy lines north of Toul were
reported this morning by American
patrols.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 6.—General Per
& shing in his communique made public
today reported that on the night of
June secind an American patrol if
'f forty men held its ground in Lorraine
against an enemy force of eighty men
for three quarters of an hour, retir
ing only when their ammunition was)
.exhausted. The patrol inflicted heavy
losses on the enemy. Lieutenants
Campbell and Meisnr brought down
an enemy biplane June fifth.
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS.
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The following communication has
1 been addressed to all banks and trust
companies in Federal Reserve Dis
trict No. 8:
The World War has impressed up
on the American people no more vital
lesson than the necessity for thrift.
The Naton&l need is Thrift—thrift in
the individual, thrift in the commun
ity, thrift in the Nation.
fC Every National and Incorporated
State Bank has been appointed by the
Trpftsurv DeDartment as an author
ized agent for the sale of War Sav
ings Stamps. It is the earnest desire
of the go- \ mment that all banks co
» operate a ssist in this thrift move
ment by \pting the appointment
as an ag- jei\nd by having on hand
at all ti- meM adequate supply of
stamps ; TTcr Me to the public.
It apr : earsW some banks have
misunde) fsto,outhe significance of
this cai^ J?,pa^I\nd have underesti
mated t rG vall‘ of the movement;
both in i relation^ the banks them
.selves, Eainn'd m Mtiqp to the future
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jyjADELINE THEATRE
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yextra good feature
L reels—LA SKY.
|j> HEARTS AND
iJJTTERMILK.
Roberta Wilson
'Od Mack.
)ESTOR Comedy
V and 15 Cents;
and the Wo
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j economic life of the Nation. This is
: evidenced by the fact that some banks
j have retarded rather than encouraged
j War Savings sales by referring pros
pective purchasers to the local post
office. ,»
: In accordance with the president’s
] proclamation, an intensive thrift
I campaign is under way. Sales will be
markedly stimulated, and no banker
will wish to be placed in the unpleas
ant position of being unable to serve
his community. Stamps may be ob
tained from any bank, or postoffice.
Respectfully,
Rolla Wells,
Governor.
GRAINAGE CANAL
FOR OIL TROUGH
Is Suggested By Many Of the Plant
ers Who Reside In That Section
of Jackson County.
In an interview witth Marion Dick
ens, an Oil -Trough bottom planter
and progressive citizen, he outlined
to us a drainage system to help re
lieve the flood problem for Newport
and the rich farming country across
the river, that has the endorsement
of most of the property owners in Oil
Trough bottom and many of the citi
zens of Newport who have given it
some thought and have studied the
situation.
The proposition contemplates the
digging oi a canal near me neau ui |
Oil Trough bottom to connect White j
River with Departe Creek, and the
straightening and deepening of the
channel of this creek to the point
where it empties into White river be- -
low Grand Glaize.
The total length of this proposed
drainage canal would be approximate
ly 16 to 18 miles. It would not only
drain several thousand acres of rich
farming land west of the river and j
prevent its flooding, but it would!
carry off the flood waters of upper1
White; the flood waters from upper
canal would be in lower White be-}
low Augusta before they would have j
reached Newport by following around |
the big bend, it is claimed.
It is suggested by the adveoates of
the project that we have a govern
ment engineer to make a survey to
ascertain whether or not it is practi
cal and that all citizens of Newport
and Oil Trough who are interested in
flood prevention, immediately write
our representative in congress ask
ing that this survey be made.
GERMANS ERSE
THOUSAND MEN
Americans Account For 1,000 Huns
and Lose One By Death and Only
A Few Wounded.
Associated Press Dispatch.
With the American Army in France,
Wednesday—An American machine
gUIl UaUtaiiUil ciuuuuica xwi.
mately a thousand Germans while
holding the bridge at Cateau Thierry
during the recent fighting. The
Americans lost one killed and a few
wounded.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, June 6.—General Robert E.
L. Michie of the American army,
died suddenly on a railroad train near
Rouen.
Washington, June 6.— General
Michie was formerly chief aide to
General Hugh L. Scott, former chief
of staff, and was a brilliant soldier.
He was recently made a brigadier
general, commanding New York
troops of the National army. He was
a native of Virginia.
Casualty List
- Washington, June 6.—Army casu
alties are killed in action, seven; died
11 of wounds, three; accident, three;
diseases, four. Twelve were wounded
severely; degree of one was undeter
mined; three, slightly wounded and
one is missing.
GERMAN EFFORTS
LW E TO NAOGHT
French Make Gains At Several Points
And Germans Are Driven From
Places Taken.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, June 6.—Determined
efforts of the Germans to break
through the allied defense on the
western wing of the battlefront south
of Ailette is meeting with failure.
Strong attacks at isolated points en
abled the enemy to make only slight
progress, while the French regained
ground at some points. Around Vin
gre, just north of the Aisne, the Ger
mans were driven from all ground
gained during recent days.
Germans’ headquarters on Wednes
day evening reported that the situa
tion was unchanged, after claims were ;
made of slight advance along the
Aisne river Tuesday. There are no
signs as yet of the enemy preparing
for another blow.
In the Flanders and Picardy salients
minor raids continue. Artillery fire i
is about normal.
The Americans, around Veuilly,
northwest of Chateau-Thierry, re
pulsed strong German efforts to ad-1
vance Tuesday and Wednesday.1
American patrols are active west of |
Mont Didier and East-of Luneville.!
An American party of thirty pene- j
trated the third German line east of
Luneville and outfought two hundred
Germans, whose loss was heavy, while
American casualties were slight.
To advertise it in the Independent
is to sell it—if it is something for
which live people find a need.
MANAGER FOR C.
OF C. WLOYEO
Ed M. Heermans of New York Will
Arrive This Month and Direct
Organization Here.
It is with pleasure that we are able
to announce that the board of direc
tors of the Newport Chamber of Com
merce, after carefully consdcring the
applications of a number of real good
men for this position, have finally se
lected Mr. Ed M. Heermans of King
ston, N. Y., for the position of mana
ger. Mr. Heermans while from New
York now, has only been there less
than a year, having been born and
reared in the South and securing the
greater part of his experience in the
West, particularly California. He is
a gentleman of the energetic 'get
ahead type and the business men of
Newport should secure wonderful re
sults through his services, and espec
ially so if they will properly co-oper
ate with him and the officers of the
new organization.
We should never lose sight of the
fact that no business can succeed
when one man and one alone is left
to do every bit of the work and the
balance of the partners sit around
and watch and make comments on
him manner of doing it. It is up to
each and every citizen of Newport to
get right in behind Mr. Heermans
and become a real live booster—
ready to say ’‘What can I do and
then go do what we are asked. This
is Newport’s golden opportunity to
develop her natural resources and
with proper co-operation the Cham
ber of Commerce as the working head
of the city should ac<^mplsh many,
many good things in the next few
years
Mr. Heermans will arrive in New
port about June 25th and it is to be
hoped that every man who really
wants to see Newport where she be
longs will be on hand at the meeting
which will no doubt be called for the
purpose of getting acquainted, and
that then and there we will show Mr.
Heermans that we are not of the cold,
self-satisfied East—but real warm
blooded Arkansans.
LOOK FOR SUBS
III THE SOUTH
t
German Raiders Believed to Be South
ward In the Hope of Finding Un
protected Locality.
Associated Press Dispatch.
An Atlantic Port, June 6.—Steam
ships arriving today from Southern
Atlantic waters brought no further
news of submarine operations.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 6.— Search for
German submarines today is being
extended to the southward in the be
lief that the raiders, after sinking
the Norwegian steamer, Eidsvold
Tuesday off the Virginia Capes, hur
ried southward in the hope of finding
a locality in which naval patrols are
not strong. Details of the sinking of
the Eidsvold are lacking, but it is
known the crew was rescued.
Associated Press Dispatch.
An Atlantic Port, June 6.—The
crew of the schooner, Edward R.
Baird, sunk by a German submarine
Tuesday, landed here today.
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Cool Clothes for
Warm Weathe
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KUPPENIi IMER
Air-O-Weave Suits are
light as a feather, smartly ■
sty led and tailored in the same
high-class manner that dis
tinguishes regular Kuppen
heimer Clothes.
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You can pick your Air-O
Weave from a pleasing
variety of fabrics, Palm
Beach, Mohair, Silks, Tropi
cal Worsteds and other light
weight, cool clothing. The
styles include conservative
fashions for men and snappy
military models for young
men. A wide selection from
10.00 to 18.50
1 REGISTER 'V
mu THE Ml*
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Young Men Who Have Attained Their
Majority Appear At the Court
House For Registration.
That the “martial spirit and the do
sire to “lick the kaiser" as quickly as
possible exists in Jackson county, as
in all other parts of the United States,
was demonstrated yesterday by the
registration of two hundred and three
of our boys who have reached the ago
of 21 years since the fifth day of
June, 1917.
There was only one place in the
county to register, and that was at
the court house in Newport. The reg
istrants began coming in early Wed
nesday mornhu? and the clerks of the
local board urere kept busy all day.
Two of our boys from the lower part
of the county who made the trip in a
car, had a break-down and did not
reacn town until ii:au last nignt, out
they looked up the clerk and regis
tered at 11:30 v ^ '■ %
Many of these registrants will be
called to the colors this summer and
most of them are anxious to get into
service as soon as possible.
There will more than likely be sev
eral more to register who for various
reasons were unable to get here yes
terday. While the law is very strict
in regard to registration and pro
vides punishment of those who try to
evade registering, it is not intended
to work any hardships on those who
were honestly unable to come and
register on the 5th, or thoso whi
have a lawful excuse.
We will give a complete list of the
registrants as soon as same can be
compiled by the local board. ifedM
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STILL OFFERING % ^
UNFIT MEAT FOR
U. S. SOLDIERS.
Associated Press Dispatch. 1 ' ' :
Washington, June 6.—W. T. Chant
land, chief examiner for the Federal
Frade Commission, announced today
,hat further evidences of offering un
fit meat for sale for the arniy has Ss
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jeen discovered.
\ppropriatkm Is Asked For
lishment of Seaplane and Balloon
Stations In America.
Vssociated Press Dispatch. ^
Washington, June 6.—The war de- fgj
mrtment today asked congress for a
sixteen million dollars appropriatien
’or establishing balloon and seaplme
stations on the Atlantic and gub
masts to guard the United States
igainst submarine and air attacks.
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GRAND THEATRE
^ Tonight ^
William A. Brady Presents 4fr
^ Carlyle Blackwell and June ^
^ Elvidge in a five-act drama 4y
A entitled ♦
^ “THE CRIMSON DOV E”
ip An interesting story of a ^
A mining camp, a preacher 4}
A and a musical comedy star. *
A Also ♦
a A tWo-reel Mack Sennett +
comedy, featuring Louse Fa- +
A zenda as ^
A “THE KITCHEN LADY" +
a This shows what happens ^
^ when cupid enters the board- ^
A ing house kitchen. ♦
a Don’t miss it. ^
A Admission 10 and loc Cents.
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a Tomorrow ^
^ Viola Dana in a big Western +
A feature entitled ♦
A “THE WINDING TRAIL."
^ Also
^ A Billy Rhodes Comedy
^ Don’t, miss the Matinc
4^ urday at 2j