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VOLUME XVIII. NO. 148. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS
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WAS LARGEST FRENCH TOWN
TAKEN BY GERMANS.
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Germans Did Not Set Fire To Town j
Or Cause Explosions Wlfen They
Quit Lille—British Continue
Their Terrific Drive.
GERMAN FORCES IN RETREAT.
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BULLETIN.
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(By The Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 17.—Ostend is re
ported clear of the enemy, says
the British admiralty statement
this afternoon.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 17.—The admiral
ty announces Admiral Keyes of
the British navy landed at Os
tend this afternoon.
(Associated Press Summary.)
Lille, for four years an important
unit of the enemy defense system, has
been captured by the British. The
.fall of Lille comes almost simultan- j
eously with the launching of an of
fensive by Haig’s forces against new
German defenses south of Valencien
nes. The British today are storming
forward south of Lecateau across
the Selle. river, where they halted last
week. Lille was the largest town in
France captured by the Germans. In
Flanders the allied armies continue
to push forward vigorously along a
Irty-mile front. Meanwhile from
the Oise to the Meuse the allied pres
sure is being maintained strongly.
In the angle north of Laon the Ger
mans apparently are retiring between
the Oise and the Meuse.
(By The Associated Press.)
British Headquarters in Flanders,
* Oct 17.—The Germans on leaving
Lille did not set fire to buildings or
cause explosions.
(By the Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 17.—The war office
announces British forces enteied
Courtrai during yesterday’s fighting.
More than twenty villages were cap
tured by the allied forces in Belgium
\ during the day.
(By The Associated Press.)
With the American Army North
west of Verdun, Wednesday.—In a
successful advance north of Argonne
forest today the American first army
reached Champagne Neulle, one mile
north of St. Jevin. A little further
cast they gained possession of Cote
de-Chatillon. East ot tne mouse me
Americans moved forward in Bois-de
la-Grande Mantge, the summit of
which they now hold. The Americans
have also taken Loges wood, to which
point they surged forward after cap
turing Grand Pre.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Oct. 17.—The French last
night maintained contact with the
enemy on the entire front of the
Oise and the Selle where the Ger
mans are being driven from the
pocket north of Laon, says the war
office.
C L Hough, a prominent physi
cian and druggist of Helena, com
mitted suicide there yesterday morn
ing by shooting himself in the head
with a pistol.
S. E. Lasley of Enola filed suit in
the circuit court at Conway Tuesday
against Sam W. Scheck of the same
^ city for $10,000 damages, for alien
ation of his wife’s affections.
BRITISH LISE
f Eli LIVES
Reuter’s Limited Learns That Great
Britain Has Sacrificed That
Number In the War.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 17.—Up to the pres
ent nearly a million British lives
have been sacrificed in war, accord
ing to information received through
Reuter’s Limited.
INFLUENZA IS BEING CHECKED.
It is pleasure to everyone to know
that jlhe epidemic of influenza,
that has been raging in Newport for
almost two weeks, is on the decline,
as there are few new cases reported.
Scracely a home was left that did
not feel the effects of the dreaded,
disease, and in some whole families
were afflicted. The strict precaution
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of health has been the greatest bene
fit in stamping out the malady. Very
few (deaths have occurred in compari
son with the large number of ca'-es,
which speaks volumes for our physi
cians, who have labored both day and
night, without rest, as did the drug
gists, all of whom worked far into
the night and some all night. There
are many cases yet in our city, but
the most of them are getting along
nicely. However, the disease is just
getting in the surrounding country
and physicians say the condition is
critical. The weather heretofore has
been favorable, but the rain is not
good for the disease, which easily
develops into pneumonia.
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The following additional volunteer
subscriptions to the Fourth Liberty
Bond issue have been turned in by G
P. Coffin, agent for the Iron Moun
tain here, all the names being di
persons employed by the company in
Newport:
D. J. Ethridge-100.00
C. D. Robinson_ 200.00
L. J. Moore_ 200.00
L. C. White_ 200.OC
Mrs. M. M. Robinson- 200.00
B. G. Graham- 200.0C
T. J. Darrell_ 200.00
A. Cooper - 200.00
H. Atchison- 200.00
Gus Jowers - -100.00
R. O. Rawlins- 200.00
L. R. Baker_ 50.0C
V. C. Reed_-200.0C
C. M. Birdsong- 200.0C
C. I. Miller_100.00
H. G. McBee-1°0-0C
O. East-100.00
A. Dupin, (col.) - f>0.0(
Fred Tyler, (col.) - 50.00
j Edgar Smith, (col.) - 50.00
j Henry Lee, (col.) - 50.00
j Pearl Patterson, (col.)- 50.00
i L Z. Irving, (col.) - ,w-ul
i G. P. Griffin - 400.01
Ttoal _$3450.0C
MORE OUTBREKKS
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Zeurich Dispatch To Paris Newspa
per Reports Rebellion In Rou
manian Province.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Oct. 17.—Outbreaks agains
the Germans have occurred in North
ern Roumania, in the province o
Moldavia, says a Zeurich dispatch t
the Journal.
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Word has just been receive ! a
! Waldron that Private Roy D. Self o
that city, after being severely wound
ed, captured single-handed and aloo
four German soldiers while makinj
his way back to receive first ai
treatment. Mr. Self has been i
France only two months.
Jackson County Almost
“Over the Top.”
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(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 17.—Reports on
the Liberty Loan subscriptions indi
cated that today’s receipts would
! probably bring the total to $3,600,
! 000,000, leaving $2,400,000,000 to be
raised during the two remaining days
of the campaign.
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(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 17.—Secretary
> McAdoo states emphatically there
| will be no extension of time for the
j Liberty Loan subscription period past1
Saturday night. Furthermore, he
i said! the fifth and possibly the sixth
< loan will be necessary regardless of
: developments.
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Due to concerted effort on the part
! of energetic workers for the Fourth
| Liberty Loan, Jackson county has
about reached the top in her sub
i scription. While the Independent
was unable to obtain exact figures1
I today, it can be said with safety that
only a few thousand dollars is needed
to place the county well over the top. j
Phis should encourage every one to
work a little harder in an effort to
bring every single community to the !
front with its full quota. The coun- |
ty’s quota is $396,000.
Union township, with a quota of j
$160,000, has exceeded that amount j
by about $5,000.
Bird township, with a quota of j
$100,000, was about “over,” accord- |
ing to last reports, and doubtless by j'
now has subscribed in full.
Glass township, with a quota of j
$50,000, had raised $31,350, according I
to latest reports.
Jefferson township has practically j
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cleared the top with a quota of $8,
000.
The township of Grubbs has gone
over the rail with a subscription of
$9,350. Its quota was $9,000.
Village township has gone over its
quota of $6,000.
Cache township, with a quota
of $6,000, had raised $5,000 at last
report, but it probably has registered
at the top by now.
Richwoods, with a quota of $4,000,
is over.
Cow Lake, whoose quota is $5,000,
and Glaise, whose quota is the same,
have submitted no report today,
but it is understood committees are
working 'hard there and will come
over handsomely.
Barren has exceeded its quota of
$2,000, while Bateman has made a
full report of its quotoa of $4,000.
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For the past week ending Septem-1
ber 29th, Arkansas, Oklahoma and
Texas showed an increase in the out
put of coal of 4.4 per cent, according
to a report of the United’ States Ge
ological Survey.
Keith Dyer, a young student of the
Students’ Army Training Corps at
Fayetteville, died yesterday of pneu
monia, following an attack of Span
ish influenza.
The Cotton Belt railroad will soon
put into effect new schedules at Pine
Bluff; they contemplate enaugurat
ing them at noon Nov. 10th.
From the amount of training going
on at Camp Pike, one gathers that
much of the war is yet to be fought. 1
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GHENT TKTNTS
THINS PUCE
In Germany, Is The Opinion Of Offi
cial Washington, Though Reports
Are Yet Unconfirmed.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 17.— Unofficial
reports that Germany will accept
President Wilson’s peace terms are
without confirmation here. At the >
same time the fact that great events
are impending in Germany is not
doubted in official circles.
(By The Associated Press.)
Zurich, Oct. 17.—“The counts de
clared war, but the representatives
of the people will conclude peace,”
says the socialist paper, the Arbeiter
Zeitung, of Vienna, in an article on
the situation created by Teutonic
peace proposals and the replies.
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All retail grocers and jobbers of
Newport and Jackson county are
hereby requested to meet at the Ha
zel 'hotel in Newport Monday after
noon at 2 o’clock.
Geo. B. Irby,
Food Administrator for Jackson
County.
T. N. Adams of Jenny Lind has
died from injuries received recently
in a mine accident near there.
It’s material
and workmanship
that count in a suit or overcoat,
i If the material is poor, superior „
workmanship amounts to little.
if the good workmanship is
lacking, the best material
money can buy wouldn’t pro
duce a satisfactory garment.
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SEVENTEEN RUN
DIVISIONS ARE
STAGING ROUT
FROM NORTH SEA TO THE RE
GION OF LILLE.
Belgian Forces, After Crossing The
Yser River, Are Marching On
Oslentl, The Famous Seaport
Of The English Channel.
HAIG BEGINS NEW ATTACK.
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(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Oct. 17.—The whole of Gen
eral von Arnimi’s German army com
prising seventeen divisions, is in re
treat from the North Sea to the re
gion of Lille, having been overthrown
by allied attacks today. The retire
ment is assuming the proportions oi
a rout, it is announced officially.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 17.— Belgian forces,
which crossed the Yser river, are
marching on Ostend, the seaport of
the English channel.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 17.—Haig’s forces this
morning began an attack on the Bo
hain-Lecateau front along the Selle
river, southeast of Cambrai. Satis
factory progress is reported. The
Germans in a strong local thrust alT" -
the Hausey region, south of Valen
ciennes, pressed back the British in
the western edge of the village. Dur
ing the night the British gained
ground southwest of Lille.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 17.—Serbian forces
continue to drive Austro-German
force out of Serbia. They have cap
tured the town of Alexinate, fifteen
miles northwest of Nish.
Casualty List
The following is a total of the cas
ualties for today reported by the
commanding general of the Expedi
tionary Forces:
Killed in action-38
Missing in action -8
Wounded severely-56
Died of disease-18
Died of wounds---11
Wounded, degree undetermined-75
Prisoners --5
Total- —211
The following Marine Corps casu
altes are also reported:
Killed in action-30
Died of wounds received' in ac
tion . 8
Died of disease-1
Wounded in action (severely)-54^
Wounded in action (degree unde- /
termined) -7^100; |
In hands of enemy-2
Missing in action---1
Total-,—__198
Lonenza G. Bumpers, Cecil, is the
only Arkansas boy included in the
casualties of today; he is reported
wounueu,
NO MORE GASOLINE
LESS SUNDAYS.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 17.—Fuel Ad
ministrator Garfield today lifted thi®
ban on gasolineless Sunday.
Spanish influenza in the vicinity of
Walnut Ridge, appears to be of a
most malignant form, three deaths
from the disease having occurred
there in the past three days. Those
1 stricken were Miss Leota Wallace of
Sturgis, Ky.; Mrs. W. A. Smith and
Elma Capps. .
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