BRITISH AND FRENCH BEGIN NEW A TTACK 1
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ADVANCE MADE
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I FRENCH NOW HOLD THE CRO
SEAT CANAL.
British Are Pushing Toward Cam
bra i and SL Qhentin and French
J Are Also Scoring Successes
In St. ^Quentin Region.
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AMERICANS PUSH FORWARD.
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(Associated Press Summary.)
After pausing several days along
the line northwest of Cambrai, where
the Germans settled themselves last
week behind the Canal du Nard, the
British today are reported to be at
tacking with considerable strength
along the Cambrai-Arras road,
r which crosses the canal ■ about six
, miles from the outskirts of Cambrai.
Whether this will prove an operated
attack to break the canal line has not
yet developed.
The British, however, are definite
ly reported to be pushing toward St.
Quentin, and now are only five miles
from the Hindenburg line in this
area. i
The French also are scoring suc
cesses in the St. Quentin region,
f having crossed the Croseat Canal op
posite Liez, about three miles north
west of La Fere, the principal out
lying protection of St. Gobian on the
north.
Reports on the situation along the
Aisne river where the Americans
are facing the Germans are lacking
today, but latest advices reported
the Americans pushing their lines
forward.
SHOOT COUNTER-REV
OLUTIONISTS IN RE
PRISAL IN PETROGRAD
Amsterdam, Sept. 9.—A Petrograd
dispatch says officially that 512 al
leged counter-revolutionists were
, shot in reprisal for the murder of
m the chairman of the Petrograd com
' mission for suppression of counter
revolution.
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SEASON'S FIRST
GINNING REPORT
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More Than One Million Bales Of
Cotton Have Been Ginned, Com
pared With 600,000 Last Year.
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(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 9.—Cotton of
the 1918 growth ginned prior to Sep
tember 1 amounted to 1,039,620
bales, the census bureau announced
today in the first ginning report of
the season. Last year’s ginning
prior to September 1 amounted to
614,787 bales. Arkansas has ginned
from this year’s crop 7,469 bales.
This is' the largest amount of cot
ton ginned prior to September 1 in
the history of American cotton grow
ing.
JACKSON COUNTY
SHOULHIVE AID
Campaign To Establish Industrial
School Is One Worthy The Sup
port Of Our People.
That Newport is inclined to show
a spirit of backwardness in her slow
ness to support the campaign to es
tablish an industrial school for wo
men in Arkansas is viewed with re
gret by those who realize the imper
ative need' for such an institution in
this stgte, and an urgent appeal is
made to our people to get behind this
worthy movement and have a pgrt in
its success. In many counties o$ the
state this campaign has been Avel
comed and readily supported, and it is
believed that Jackson county will find
sympathy for the movement when
the citizens come fully to a realiza
ton of the purpose for which an in
dustrial home would be established.
Mrs. Claude M. Erwin, chairman of
the women’s division of the council of
defense in this county, has received
the following telegram from ftjrs.
Anne Brough of Little Rock, who is
chairman of the campaign. 0
“What is .Newport doings in the
girls’ industrial school campaign?
Sevier and Boone already are over
the top. Let us hear from Jackson
county.”
The Industrial home for Arkansas
has received the hearty endorse
ment of President Wilson. In fact,
he is so heartily in favor of the pro
ject that he has offered $50,000 from
his contingent fund to aid in the es
tablishment of these homes. The
home has two splendid features. One
is a place for the delinquent girls
and women, where they are cared for
and given a chance for a better life to
; which they are entitled. Another de
! partment of the home, entirely sepa
rate for the nrst teature is a yia^
for the care of the unemployed girl
or woman who might temporarily be
the victim of circumstances beyond
their control. It is quite as necessary
if not more so, for the people to join
in giving protecton to the unfortunate
women as it is to' protect the boy oi
man, and the sooner the public takes
this view, all the sooner will socie
ty be placed on a higher plane.
The government says the establish
ment of these homes now is a wai
measure, quite as necessary as any
' other sacrifice which the people are
called upon to make.
| Jackson county’s quota is $1,500
Jackson county should raise this
amount willingly.
The Newport public schools wil
open for the fall term one week from
today, September 16. Prof. Williams
will be busy all the week getting
things in readiness for the school op
ening. Prospects for a good schoo
year were never brighter, and mors
pupils from over the county thai
ever before will attend the Newpor
school.
Ah G. Barnes
The Animal King and one of his pupils
Rajah, • A Royal Bengal Tiger.
SOVIETS WOULD EX
CHANGE DIPLOMATS
WITH GREAT BRITAIN.
(By The Associated Press.)
Amsterdam, Sept. 9.— The Soviet
government of Russia is willing to
prepare for an exchange of diplomats
with Great Britain if the neutral
powers undertake to guarantee the
safe conduct home of Bolshevik rep
resentatives in London, according to
an official statement forwarded to
the Vossische Zeitung by the Petro
grad telegraph agency.
Subscribe for the Independent.
MRS. HARRIET JOHNSON DEAD.
A message from Mr. S. Brundidge
this morning announced the death in
that city of Mrs. Harriet Johnson,
aged 77 years, which occurred at
4:3o this morning after a long illness
of several months. Mrs. Johnson was
the wife of the late J. N. Johnson
and sister of W. H. Morris, both
pioneer citizens of Newport. After
Mr. Morris left Newport a few years
a,go, Mrs. Johnson went to Searcy,
where she made her home with her
niece, Mrs. Brunddge, and where she
was when she passed away this
morning. The body will be brought
ill SHOW DAIRY
I FILM WEDNESDAY
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Interesting and Instructive Display
of Methods Employed By North
ern Farmers.
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How the cattle growers and1 dairy
men of Iowa and Wisconsin deal ex
tensively and successfully in their
respective industries will be shown
at the Newport Opera House Wednes
day afternoon at 3 o’clock, when a
film of motion pictures will be
thi’own on the screen. The show will
be free to everybody.
Inasmuch as Jackson county offers
wonderful opportunity for the grow
ing of better cattle and the estab
lishment of the dairy industry, every
i business man and farmer should wit
I ness this showing,
j The film will be interesting and
| instructive from start to finish.
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to Newport on No. 4 at 12:30 Tues
1 day and carried to Walnut Grove
I cemetery, where the remains will be
! laid to rest beside her husband. Mr.
! and Mrs. Brundid'ge and Dr. John H.
Dye will accompany the remains and
the latter will conduct the funeral
service at the grave. All friends of
the deceased and the family who will
attend the funeral can meet the train
where conveyances will be ready to
talfe them to the cemetery. Mrs.
Johnson is survived by two nieces,
Mrs. Brundidge of Searcy and Mrs.
j Savannah Carpenter of California.
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BRITISH OCCUPY TOWNS NEAR
ST. QUENTIN.
And Make Formidable Thrust North
of Cambrai-Arras Road — Ger
mans Reported To Be Remov
ing Artillery to the East. -
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CROCHET CANAL IS CROSSED.
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London, Sept. 9.— Pushing ahead
today on the front between Pennine
and St. Quentin British patrols oc
cupied the towns of Verm and, five ^
and one-half-miles northwest of St. ;]
Quentin, and Vendell'es, tw« miles
north of Vermand. The British this }/M
morning attacked) Gouseeauoout, ^-/Jl
southeast of Havrincourt wood. They | ^
are on the western and northern '.;|J
edges of Epsey within two and one
half miles of the Hindenburg line op- ;\j
posite Lecatelet. Their patrols a^e ' -3
reported to have passed through the j
village.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Sept. 9.—North of the •, .
Somme river the French made fur- > |
ther advance in the direction of Claa- jj|H
tres and occupied the Lomet farm, ■«»?{&§
says the war office announcement.' k j
The French crossed the Crochet Ga- ■ > .1
nal opposite Litthe, three miles south-’ V-*
west of Vendeuil. Two strong Ger- *«!
man counter attacks in the
region, northeast of Soissons, wero '
repulsed.
(By The Associated Press.) S
With the British Armies in France, ,J
Sept. 9.—The British this mornilg ^
advanced in the area west and north-’v^M
west of St. Quentin and are now fire /
miles from the Hindenburg line, and §§
they are still pressing forward. The ;|§||
British made a formidable thrust,
this morning north of the Arras-CamMil
brai road. The Germans in FlanderifS
are reported to have removed! their
artillery to the east of the Lys river.
(By The Associated Press.) '
London, Sept. 9.—The war office !
reports last night was quiet along
the British front in northern France
and in Flanders except for ^jtillery'' J|
activity and minor raiding opera»f|||
tions.
A statement in the German com
munique says “we everywhere are ' jfc
in our new positions,” which is inter-,.
preted as implyng that Ludendorff
is of the belief that the German re
tirement is ended and that it is hi* S*
intention to try and' make a stand on ’
the present line.
Casualty List /
The following casualties are 1* j .
ported by the commanding general A j
of the American expeditionary forces: ;
/Vxviv/YiN OAO.
Killed in action—Louis A. Bouges, j§|
McDougal.
Wounded severely— Roy Pierce, , '-J
Coming.
Wounded, degree undetermined—* ;
Alva A. Freeman, Psragould; Ben
jamin Cockman, Beaudry; Andy
Lackey, Hickory Rigde.
Missing in ' action—Getie Brown,
Rector; Thos. E. Nielson, Gillet; G.
P. Billingsley, Bauxite; John Di.
Conditt, Heber Springs; Wm. H.
Watson, Pettigrew; Grover Williams, Wm
Stamps.
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j Mrs. George Harrison of Conway '
was here Saturday night, going to
| Auvergne, her former home.