AMERICANS HOED
IG1STJERMAHS
Enemy Suffers Heavy LPsp—Ameri
can Sector Quiet in Flanders—
Prisoners Taken In Picardy.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, June 13.—The German
forces which succeeded in crossing
the Matz river to the west of Oise
river and south of Noyon, have been
hurled back to the north bank of the
river by French counter-attacks,
bringing to a halt the enemy’s ad
vance toward Compeigne.
The French are now strongly post
ed on the south* bank of the Matz.
The enemy has not renewed attack
on the line from Courcelles to An
theuil, where the French Tuesday
swept the invaders back and re-es
tablished French lines on the plateau
overlooking the center German posi
tion. Germans seemingly have not
continued to advance farther east to
ward the Aronde river. East of the
Oise river the French lines have been
withdrawn to south of Ourscamp and
S' Carlepone Forests. The enemy at
sons making some ground, but their
progress is too slow for them to real
ize the plan to cut in behind Com
peigne Forest. So far the Germans
advanced less than a mile along a
three mile front.
Americans in the Cateau-Thierry
sector are holding the enemy against
violent German attacks, inflicting
heavy losses to them.
On the Flanders battlefield the
British and French carried out raids
and improved their positions. The
American sector is quiet.
In Picardy German prisoners were
taken by American patrols.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, June 13.— According to
the Russian government wireless dis
patch the Germans in Ukraine began
a new movement eastward Monday.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 13.—Carl L. Als
bery, chief of the bureau of chemis
try, told the senate agricultural com
mittee today that the allies now excel
.. the Germans in gas warfare. Als
K bery declared the allies have more
gas at their disposal than the Ger
mans, applying it more effectively.
Allies also have more improved gas
masks.
Casualty List
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 13.— Casualties
reported, killed in action, nineteen;
died of wounds, nine; accident and
other causes, three; airplane acci
dent, one; disease, four. Wounded,
severely, one hundred and thirty-sev
en; degree undetermined, eleven;
missing, four.
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ent. They will carry your business
talk into nearly every home in New
nort.
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“I earnestly hope that every one
who has bought Liberty Bonds will
try to keep them for the period of the
'was at least. O O O If each and
every purchaser keeps his Liberty
Bond he helps to protect the credit
of the government by maintaining the
which is
a very helpful thing in war time, and
he also renders a more essential ser
vice to our soldiers and sailors in the
field by practicing those economies
and savings which release materials
and labor necessary to the support, if
not the very life, of our Army and
Navy.—Secretary McAdoo.
No Cases of Special Interest, But
Large List of Chancery Cases,
Land Title, Divorces, Etc.
Judge Humphries of Salem is here
this week holding an adjourned term
of chancery court. Among the out-of
town attorneys attending court is a
Mr. Padgett, of Ulmo. Mo.
Although there are no cases of
special interest, there is a large list
of the Ordinary chancery cases, land
etc.
Following is an abstract of the
proceedings taken f^om the Chan
cery Record Thursday morning. Sev
eral other cases have been acted upon
and decrees granted that were not
yet recorded.
SECOND DAY, JUNE 12, 1918.
Wednesday morning, June 12th,
1918, court met pursuant to adjourn- |
ment, present and presiding Hon. Geo.;
T. Humphries, Chancellor of the
Eighth Chancery District in which is
included Jackson county, and proceed-j
ed to business as follows, to-wit:
3296—C. W. Newberry vs. Mrs. J
Daisy Brewer, Jack Newberry, et al.;
judgment for plaintiff.
3215—Minnie Wilkins Carlew, a 1
minor, vs. Ex Parte; disabilities of
minority removed.
3276—Southern Engine and Boiler
Works vs. M. F. Hardin, decree for
plaintiff for possession of property.
3312—Homer Shoffner vs. Ex
Parte; disabilities of minority re
moved.
j 2746—Irma E. Shoffner et al, vs.
D. L. Shoffner et al; report of re
ceiver filed, also report of exceptions
filed.
2765—J. M. Gibson vs. R. W. Cur
ry; report of receiver filed.
2795—Mary B. Tewksberry et al vs.
Reliance A. Amsden et al; report of
sale filed, petition of Anna Wilcox et
al filed.
3186—Board of Directors of Cow
Lake Drainage District—Delinquent
lands; report of -sale filed.
3259—Ella Biggers vs. James H.
Biggers, motion for alimony, suit
money, etc.; plaintiff given twenty
days to file affidavit and thirty days
thereafter given defendant in which
fn file Viia affidavit; tfiat. chancellor
may make ordei' in vacation.
3261— Elberta Houston vs. James
Houston, divorce; decree granted.
3262— Mildred Grant vs. Abraham
Grant, divorce; decree granted.
3273—Rufus Grimes vs. Florence
Grimes, divorce; decree granted.
3279—Alice Bowen vs. Chas. Bow
en, divorce; decree granted.
3284—Ed Plant and T. C. Plant vs.
Golda Hardy et al; motion to make
complaint more definite and certain.
3286—G. W. Norris vs. Emily Npr
ris; continued for term.
3289—Nellie Browley vs. Lee Brow
ley, divorce; decree granted.
3295—W. N. Dunaway, trustee and
Dunaway Investment Co. vs. S. M.
Bains and Kittie Bains; motion to
make complaint more definite and
certain.
3295—W. N. Dunaway, trustee and
Dunaway Investment Co. vs. S. M.
Bains and Kittie Bains; motion to
make complaint more definite and
certain.
3299— Win. T. Davenport vs. Henry
N. Davenport; answer of defendant
filed.
3300— L. A. Edens vs. certain lands;
proof publication notice, affidavit, etc.
filed.
3301— Annie Franklin vs. Baran
Franklin, divorce; decree granted.
3302— Grant Dupin vs. Gertrude
Dupin, divorce; decree granted.
3303— Edna Wright vs. James H.
Wright, divorce; decree granted.
DRASTIC CHANCES
WILIJBE MADE
In Rules Governing Compressing of
Cotton This Year, Says Rail
road Administration.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 13.—No diastic
changes in the rules governing com
pressing of cotton will be made this
year by the railroad administration, it
is said today, despite suggestions by
war industries board that rules be es
tablished requiring compression to
be about thirty-three pounds per cu
bic foot.
BRITISH SOLDIERS
ALWAYS CHEERFUL.
TTr» Vmil* TmnKloc Tr* Ymir
Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile”
is a song much in favor among the
British soldiers, who have won the
reputation of being always distin
guished by “indomitable cheerful
nees.”
“The great battle on the western
front has been the most formidable of
all time,” says the War Pictorial in
presenting scenes showing how the
British bore the brunt of the German
assault. “The Germans have thrown
in their men with an utter disregard
of life and have endeavored to over
whelm the British armies with a hor
ricane of gas, flame and shell. The
magnificent resistance which has
entailed terrible losses upon the ene
my.”
To advertise it in the Independent
is to sell it—if it is something for
which live people find a need.
Violent Combats Continue Between
the Aisne and Villers-Cotterets
F®rest—Americans Hold All
Gains Mad?.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, June 13.—The war office an
nounces that the German forces,
which have been advancing on the
eastern wing of the new front of at
tack, were hurled back last night to
the north bank of the Matz river.
Violent combats continue between
the Aisne river and Villers-Cotterets
Forest. The Germans are pi press
ing as far as the ravine east of La
b rsine.
TVio A morinQnc locf ninrlif Krnlro nn
a violent German attack in the sector
between Bousches and Belleau Wood,
on the Marne front, inflicting serious1
losses to the enemy. Americans have
held all gains they have made. Ene
my obtained a foothold in Couvres
and St Pierre-Haigle, after most des- ^
perate fighting.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, June 13.—The British last
night advanced their lines a short
distance on the Flanders front, in the
district southeast of Merris, the war
office announces. The French also
improved their positions on this front, j
near Ridge Wood. Prisoners were '
taken in both operations. i
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SENATE DEBATES LIMITED.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 13.—The senate
today is considering a resolution to
limit the debate of any senate in any
measure during the duration of the
war, to one hour and a half, unless
extension is permitted by a majority
vote.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 13.—Chairman
Sims of the house interstate com
merce committee, introduced a joint
resolution to extend the time within
which the president may relinquish I
control of any railroad, to January
first next.
GERMAN TRODPS
TO LEAVE RUSSIA
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Petrograd Newspaper Published A
Statement That Bulk of Troops
Would Go to Western Front.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, June 13.—The Germans are
about to withdraw the bulk of their
troops now in Russia for service on
the western front, according to a
statement published in the Petrograd
STovaia Zhizn, Maxim Gorky’s news
paper, according to a Stockholm dis
patch Daily News.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, June 13.—Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor of the exchecquer, ex- (
pected to make a move for a war ap-.
propriation of five hundred mil
ion pounds, in the House of Com
nons Tuesday.
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received from our resident managers’
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stances will we directly or indirs*(8g:
attempt to express an opinion aa to ||
the future course of the cotton mar- fe
ket. f>
Hue to the unusual amount of
snow during the winter our soil was
in especially good condition and tlm *1
preparatory work in the early spring
was good. Planting was about tw»
or three weeks late and
great amount of rainfall and
weather during the two or three 1
that followed, which caused C(
erable replanting
northeastern and north central pl||||||l
tions of Arkansas, where some lsnH|||§|
was overflowed, but not too late fonBgg
renlantimr. anil jis to the results dtmHH1
which there have k^en no complaint Ypw
since. We now lookYor an incratih Wl
in acreage of about three per cent.
Conditions at Present* Weitknr Yssi
conditions during the pthrt month
have been ideal and from a late start M
we have been able to bring tWt
up to a condition nearly noi^MjtfMfl
Chopping is progressing at a geolWBi
rate and with the exception of a poor- §§
don of Northern Arkansas which haa
seen visited with severe floods, condi- h
dons are very satisfactory.
We have a right to hope, especially |
with an average season for froats and
i dry fall, for the continued prosper
ty which has come to the south in
;he last three years, not alone in OUT, -j|
:erritory, but all over the cotton ‘rah
•aising district, especially as our peo*
pie have learned to raise the necess**'
ies of life, such as, considerable hog Vj
products, corn and all kinds of vege- -.’30
nation at home instead of having to '-"i
spend half of the value of the cikyySM;
For these necessities like they did
former times.
May Cod giant our prayer that thia
war will soon be successfully termi
lated and that our dear ones will v'
come back to us, and we conaciefe^fjlfl
tiously believe that the result of the {; fm
war can only be a victory over auto*
cracy and military rule and cruelty*
and forever make our country safe • ij
for democracy and the home of happi- : '3
ness, with every human being his own
agent as long as he complies with the
laws of our great country, and fol
lows the teachings of one of the
greatest men this country has evey
produced—President Wilson, whose Ml
great wisdom expressed in many
words will be considered Biblical
teachings for generations to come. - jf
Yours very truly, -,!|
Lesser-Goldman Cotton Company,.
By J. D. Goldman, Pres.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Quincy, 111., June 13.—Eight thous
and acres of land was inundated as |
a result of a break in the Indian :i
Grave levee, three miles north of
Quincy, this morning. The damage
to property and to crops is estimated
at half a million dollars.
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