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VOLUME XVIII. NO. 106. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS
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112,000 PRISONERS AND
h 1,300 GUNS CAPTURED
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(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, August 28—The num-1
foer of prisoners taken by the allies !
since July first passed the one hun
dred and twelve thousand mark,
General March said today. At the
same time the allies have taken
thirteen hundred cannon. The \
French advance noted this morning;
in the official statement, March said, J
marks the operation of another deep
Salient in the enemy line, which is j
now being put “between pincers.” j
Since Saturday the British have ov-'
errun the Hindenburg line a distance I
of one mile on a three mile front. j
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Aug. 28.—Chaulnes has been j
occupied by the French, according to j
today’s official statement. Progress !
toward the Somme was continued this j
morning by the French the statement1
says. Since yesterday thirty villages
have been captured.
THREE TREATIES
ABE SIGNED
(By The Associated Press.)
Copenhagen, Aug. 28.—German
and Russian plenipotentiaries Tues
day signed three treaties, supplemen
tary to the Brest-Litovsk treaty, ac
cording to an official telegram from
Berlin.
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BOLSHEVIKI TROOPS
RETIRE SIX MILES BE
FORE ALLIED FORCES.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, August 28.—On the Ussu
ri front, north of Vladivostok the
Bolsheviki troops have retired siix
miles before the general advance by
all the allied forces, according to re
ports received in Shanghai and for
I warded here.
I ENEMY U-BOAT SINKS BIANCA.
(By The Associated Press.)
Canadian Atlantic Port, Aug. 28.—
A Newfoundland three masted
schooner, Bianca, was captured and
| sunk by a German submarine Satur
day night. Her crew landed ,safely
i today.
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ARMY WORM INVADES
JACKSON COUNTY.
The army worm has made its ap
pearance in Jackson county and is
causing trouble, especially in the vi
cinity of the Ferrell farm, according
to report from County Farm Demon
strator George H. Banks.
Farmers are warned against this
pest and advised to look out for
their cotton. Use Paris Green or
arsenate of lead. For further par
ticulars, instructions and bulletins
call on or write the county demon
strator. t !IM8JI
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BRITISH ADVANOE LINE I
4 MILES IN FLANDERS
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East of Ai*ras British Forces Have
Reached Outskirts of Haucourt,
Remy and Boiry Notredam,
North of Arras.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Aug. 28.—The British
forces east of Arras have reached
the outskirts of Haucourt, Remy and
Boiry Notredam, north of Arras
and Cambrai road is offically an
nonced.
The British line in Flanders in the
battle of Arras has been advanced on
a four mile front astride Neuf Boi
quin-Estaires road.
South of the Somme the British
have taken Foracourt, while north of
the Somme they have taken the
greater part of Trones wood.
2,000 GERMANS
ARE CAPTURED
(By The Associated Press.)
August 28.—The British today com
pleted the capture of Trones wood,
north of the Somme River. The
Canadians in their advance astride
the Somme yesterday captured more
than two thousand Germans.
All the machinery for the draft is
being prepared in advance, so that
there may be no delay or confusion in
the oderly application of the Selec
tive Service law.
Each community is called upon to
arrange to make Registration Day a
solemn patriotic celebration; to have
the bells rung, to have all flags fly
ing and to make use of bands and
patriotic music wherever possible.
It is suggested that Community
council and patriotic meetings be
held, and speakers provided to lay
this information before the people,
' that they may be fully advised of
the provisions of the law and the
requirements of the nation in this
hour of crisis.
Special meetings for negroes and
foreign-born groups should be held
I wherever necessary to explain to
them their duties.
Every individual in the remotest
| sections of Arkansas, as well as
throughout the nation, must be
reached with an irresistable appeal
to his patriotism and his conscience,
and the government is relying largely
upon the Council of Defense system
to secure this result.
' The Independent has the exclusive
: sales rights for the American War
Atlas, without which you cannot
keep up with the war news as you
should. Call at the office and get
one. Only 35 Cents.
DENIES CAPTURE
OF SCHWEIGER
(By The 'Associated Press.)
Paris, Aug. 28.—The Minister of
Marine denies that a French patrol
boat has captured Lieut. Schweiger,
who commanded the submarine
which sank the Lusitania. It declar
ed that Schweiger died some time
ago.
GERMAN EMPRESS VERY ILL.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Aug. 28.—The German em
press who has been ill for several
days, has taken a turn for the worse,
according to Dussel Dorf message re
ceived in Amsterdam.
PREPARING FOR THE DRAFT.
Early in September, 13,000,000
men between the new draft ages of
18 and 21, and 31 and 45 will be reg
istered for such service as the gov
ernment may call upon them to per
form.
It will be the greatest mobiliza
tion of man power ever undertaken
in the world.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
says to all State, County and Local
Councils of Defense, “I want to have
every flag flying and every band
playing on Registration Day.”
He is counting upon every county
and community council to insure the
army and nation 100 per cent reg’is
fvqtirtn ■. ’ ^ 1
MEXICAN TROUBLE !
TO BE SETTLEO
(By The Associated Press.)
Nogales, Ariz., August 28.— An
agreement by which further trouble
would be avoided is expected to result
today from conferences between
American and Mexican officials sum
moned here, following fighting which
occurred at the Intel-national line
yesterday between American soldiers
and Mexicans, in which three Amer
icans were killed and twenty-eight
wounded. The Mexican casualties
are variously estimated at from one
hundred and fifty to two hundred.
Home Merchant;
And Who Is He?
Following is one of a series of
articles by Mr. Mariner, of the Cham
ber of Commerce.
“He is the fellow who gives you
credit when you are financially
broke. He is the support of our
churches, charities, lodges and Cham
ber Commerce and boosts for New
port every day in the year. Don’t
you know that every dollar sent out
of town for merchandise is sent to
strangers—to men who never spend
a dollar, to men who would not trust
you for a box of matches. You can’t
save anything when you send money
out of the city and take all the risk of
weights and measures and of getting
damaged and inferior goods. And
don’t you realize that the growth o,
your city depends largely on the
success and prosperity of the home
merchants. Out of town people
are prone to judge a city by the
degree of enterprise displayed by our
home merchants and the appearance
of their stores. The home merchant
must have the loyal support of the
home people to succeed. This prin
cipal also applies to the merchant
who buys foreign goods direct when ^
they could be ordered through a
home concern.
Good civic conditions and good;
Citizenship advertise a community. (
The greatest source of desired pub-!
licity is a citizen who is in love with
his city and has tangible reason for
that affection. Not only does it ad-j
Vertise the community, but it adver
tises the community spirit of the
place. It advertises its industry, its
general business, its community life. I
When a sound minded manager of an
industry is looking over a community
with the idea of locating the first
questions he asks are regarding the
tax rate, the power rate, the water
supply, the transportation facilities,
pavements, churches, schools, hous
ing conditions, playground and re
creational facilities. Good civic con
ditions attract capital. They attract
industry, well-to-do families seeking
school facilities and pleasant home
surroundings. Men build cities—not
material things or natural resources.
Men build up commercial organiza
tions and make them. Men make
cities beautiful, attractive, conveni
ent, homelike and safe. Both civic
and commerce are the functions of
men when considered in the light of
community life and livelihood.
We are living in an age of pub
licity; advertising is making the
world go. round at a giddy speed.
The merchant, the promoter, the
manufacturer, etc with an unknown
or non-advertised article for sale is
soon dropped off and left behind by
the fearless operator who take the
bone of advertising and publicity in
his teeth and let the world know he
is in the game. Let the commercial
organization tell their members and
public at large through the columns
of the daily of the activities of the
organization and they will find the
people and the press back of them.
Local papers are the moulders of
public opinion without which your ef
forts would be nil. Set the newspa
per behind you in all your efforts and
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(By The Associated Press.)
Pai’is, August 28.— General Man
gin’s troops began crossing Ailette
river today, according to the an
nouncement this afternoon. The
Fi-ench have reoccupied Mount Re
naud, two miles southwest of Noyon,
according to Temps, which says the
French are approaching Noyon, which
probably already is in their posses
sion.
half your battles will be won before
they are started*. Local business
should show the proper appreciation
toward the local press in its efforts
of education of public mind that will
reflect to better business conditions.
CIVIC ACTIVITIES OF A
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
A commercial organization must
avoid participation in religious con
traversies, it must not take sides in
keenly partisan political campaigns;
it must avoid the advocating of the
cause or candidacy of any individu
al or group; using its influence ex
clusively for any individual or group
of business men; interfering with,
or opposing directly officers of con
stituted authority, any tendency to
ward exclusiveness or allowing po
litic, religion or factional interest to
creep into the organization and in
fluence its conduct and the election
of its officers. The Chamber of
Commerce has as its general pur
pose, service along commercial and
civic lines. It h^s no legally estab
lished position in governmental af
fairs of the community and there
fore may not trespass on those
grounds with impunity, except in the
service to commerce and civics.
RESISTANCE IS DUE
TO IGNORANCE.
Resistance to the reasonable and j
democratic regulations of the Selec- j
tive Service Law is more frequently
due to ignorance than to actual dis
loyalty.
The men do not understtand that
it is war in which the actual Lib
erty of Arkansas is involved only in
a less degree than that of France.
They do not understand that it is
not “a rich man’s war and a poor
man’s fight,” but that all classes,
rich and poor, high and low, of what
ever political or religious creed, are
alike baring their breasts to the shot
and shell of the crumbling hordes of
autocracy on the far-flung battle
line of the west.
Those who oppose the govern
ment, for the most part, do not know,
as the ill-starred Ben Caughron tes-!
tified last week as he walked to the
elcetric chair.
Councils of Defense throughout the
state, county and community, are
called upon to be especially vigilant
and alert, and to report to the state
council all suspicious cases of incip
ient resistance, so that trouble may
be averted through an appeal to the
men’s patriotism, their consciences,
and their sense of equality and jus
tice.
Unity of purpose and continuity
of effort are needed to win.
Did you read that America is the
leciding factor? Coming from Lord
Milner this statement is momntuous
and America is not coming in—she
has come in—America is in. (
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Lines Which Held Back French Audi
British Giving Way Today
French Less Than Three
Miles West of Somme.
(Associated Press Summary.)
The German forces in Southern
Picardy are retreating over a wide
front. After the capture of Roye "by
the French yesterday the German
front has crumbled. Lines which
held back the French and British for
the past two weeks are giving way
and today’s official reports show
the French on a line less than three
miles west of Somme River and ca
nal. While the French have been
smashing the enemy’s front along
the Chaulnes-Roye line the British
have swung forward in the sector
east of Arras. North of the Arras
Cam bra i road they have reached out
skirts of several villages about A
mile east of where they were known*
to be yesterday, and well east of tht b
Hindenburg line.
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Casualty List
(By The Associated Press.) * "j|
In the casualty list today three Ar
kansas boys are mentioned: wound
ed severely, Earl Almon of Warm
Springs; Corporal Doe Bennett of |
Lantz, Ark.; Private Will E. Gray
of Danno, Ark.
The following casualties are re- H|
ported by the commanding general of
“UNCLE SAM SAYS
ENLIST FOR COLLEGE.**
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Aug. 28.—Fifteen
hundred large posters are to be ex- ,
hibited at Registration booths ;-'
throughout the state on Registration
Day, sometime in September, with
the message, “Uncle Sam says Enlist
for College.” This is being done by
the Arkansas Emergency Council on i
Education.
Reports from the schools indicate
that the enrollment in the various
institutions will be far ahead of any
in recent years, due to the enroll
ment of young men of draft age un
der the new law.
The government proposes to utilisp
the educational plants of the country
as it has the industrial plants, for
the training of our young men. ^
There are at least twelve institutions p
of learning in the state, including the
four agricultural colleges -which
have qualified or will qualify ftp the
military training of the yowp'inen.
The method of distributioiV#as not
yet been announced, but it is expect
ed that they will be equitably dis
tributed so that there may be no
crowding in any of them.
The government will detail the
young men of from 18 to 21 to the
schools to complete their training, in
line for military commissions, or
for technical work. There expenses
and maintenance will be paid by the
government.
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