.Newport Daily Independent.
VOLUME XVIII. NO. 71. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS
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GERMANS MAKE GAINS ON FRENCH
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The German offensive in its third
day no longer has the character of a
general attack, but has worked itself
into a series of comparatively local
operations, according to the views of
entente observers.
Reports from the battlefield, how
ever, show the Germans have made
some progress south of the Marne,
and the offensive now appears to
have taken on an aspect of a turning
ment against the Rheims salient.
Attacking with fresh troops the en
emy apparently has again forced the
French back in the region of Stagnan
and La Chappelle Monthoden. The
'.battle in this region is continuing
north of the Marne.
The Germans also appear to be
moving their lines further to the
norrneasi rowara ivneims.
In other sections the Germans were
repulsed, in some instances with san
guinary losses.
In the region of Chateau-Thierry,
the enemy abandoned their attempts
to penetrate American positions, af
ter local attacks in the vicinity of
Vaux were repulsed.
There is only minor activity on
other sections of the western front.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, July 17.—The Germans last
night threw new forces into the bat
tle on the front south of the Marne,
and north of St. Agnan, and suc
ceeded in penetratting the Bourden
neirie.
__.. , On the front further east the
French have held the enemy in the
southern outskirts of Boquieny wood
and at the village of Nesles. A pow
erful German attack in the direction
of Monvoison was repulsed. A vio
lent German assault in the Courlon
wood between the Marne annd Rheims
likewise broke down.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, July 1.7—The forces of
the German Crown Prince advanced
another three miles down the Marne
valley yesterday, making a total pen
etration of the French line of about
six miles.
(By The Associated Press.)
On the French Front in France,
july 17.—Enemy units, which were
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turned back from the direction of Pa
ris and are now endeavoring to as
cend the Marne, are being held in
check by French troops. The position
of the Germans, who gained a footing
on the south bank of the Marne, is
perilous, while to the east of Rheims
German efforts to advance have
fa.iled.
Comparatively slight progress was
made by the enemy west of Rheims.
The allied method of defense is prov
ing efficacious everywhere.
French positions east of Rheims
have maintained intact. The French
are repulsing local attacks, notably in
the Prunay region. In renewed as
saults opon Beaumount the enemy
suffered a sanguinary repulse.
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By The Associated Press.)
London, July 17.—A dispatch re
ceived today from the battle front in
France esttimates the German casu
alies jn the present offensive at one
hundred thousand.
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(By The Associated Press.)
With the American Army in France,
July 17.—American aviators destroy
ed five German airplanes and one
balloon in fighting over Bormans.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, July 17.—M. Duval, director
of the German Opaile newspaper,
Bonnet Rouge, was executed this
morning for treasonable actions.
(By The Associated Press.)
Athens, July 17.—It is announced
from a Spanish source that the
Spanish steamship on which Minister
De Vego was returning to Spain has
been torpedoed by a German subma
rine. The ship flew the minister’s
flag. He was rescued.
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BLACKWOOD IS
MADECHAIBMA1
Local Traveling Salesmen Does
Splendid Work In The Sale of
War Savings Stamps.
J. Q. Blackwood of Newport, city
salesman for the Stevens Grocer
Company, has been appointed chair
man for Jackson county in connec
tion with the work of securing all
the merrhants of the county as au
thorized agents of the treasury de
partment for the sale of War Stamps.
'■Some time ago the traveling sales
I men of Arkansas were asked by the
government to undertake this work,
jand already nearly every rounty has
been organized.
! fice$ Splentltaeawn shrdlubgkjmct
In a letter to the Independent from
Little Rock it is stated that Mr,
Blackwood deserves much commen
dation for the work he has already
done in his county. He has secured
98 agencies and still is at work. The
; treasury department has issued Mr.
Blackwood a certificate of authoriza
tion, and besides securing the mer
' chant’s agency, it is the chairman’s
duty to see that the merchant keeps
The fractional East half of the
,he pushes the sale of them.
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I C. B. Dudney, of Magnolia, arrived
this afternoon, and is the guest oi
i Walter Fife until tomorrow, when
the two leave for Hagertown, Mary
land, to attend a convention of sales
men of that big shoe house of that
city, of which both Mr. Fife and Mr
Dudney, are traveling salesmen in
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Mr
Fife will return home in about twc
weeks for a few days, when he will
go out on the road again for several
months.
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CDHTED LID
TAX IS REJECTED
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Equal and Uniform Taxation Through
Out the State, Based On Assess
ment of Actual Value, Holds.
Special to Independent
Little Rock, July 17.—One of the
most interesting contests in the con
j stitutional convention was started >
Saturday morning and is not yet dis- ^
posed of. That is the proposition for
a graduated land tax, as provided by
' an amendment offered by Delegate
R. S. Warnock of Columbia county.
It was adopted Monday evening by a
vote of ayes 45, noes 39. Tuesday1
forenoon the vote y which this amend
ment was adopted was reconsidered
by a vote of ayes 56, noes 29. Tues
day afternoon a paragraph contain-!
ing the provision for a graduated
land tax was stricken out upon mo
tion of Delegate T. C. McRae by a
vote of ayes 53, noes 41, after an
amendment by Delegate John T. Sif
ford that no such tax should be im
posed prior to 1929.
Amendments were voted down in
short order, and a proposition by
Judge Evans, providing for the as
sessment of property at its actual
value, equal and uniform throughout
the state, was adopted by a vote of
ayes 55, noes 40. Possibilities of
'further complications were provided
by the action of the convention in
refusing by a vote of 46 ayes to 49
noes, to adept a motion by Judge
Evans to reconsider the vote by which
the amendment was adopted and lay
that motion on the table.
The friends of the graduated land
tax held a conference last night to de
cide on their next steps, and it is an
nounced that they will make another
effort to secure the passage of a pro
vision for such a tax.
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Casualty List
(By The Associated Prdss.)
Washington, July 17.—The army
casualties show killed in action, thir
ty-nine; died of wounds, sixteen; dis
ease, four; airplane accident, two;
accident and other causes, six;
wounded severely, ninety-six; miss
ing, nine; prisoners, one.
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IS ARRESTED FOR
HOB FLOOR
J. L. McGhee of Cow Lake Pleads Ig
norance of t!he Law and Is Re
leased By Administrator.
J. L. McGhee of Cow Lake was re
ported to George B. Irby, uackson
County Food Administrator, as a
hoarder of flour.' A search of his
premises was made and more flour
was found in his house than the law
allowed. '
Mr. McGhee was summoned to ap
pear before the executive committte
of the Local Food Administraton,
which he did, and he admitted the
facts but plead ignorance. Owing to
the extenuating circumstances, it was
recommended that Mr. McGhee be not
prosecuted in the Federal Court but a
fine was assessed against him.
Mr. McGhee further promised to
dispose of the flour which he has in
excess of the amount allowed by
law and to make a donation of the
proceeds to the Red Cross.
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CHATEAU-THIERRY.
(The following editorial was clip
ped from the French paper “Stars
and stripes,” which is printed in Pa
ris by special permission of Gen. Per
shng and is the official newspaper of
the American Expeditionary Forces.
Like Schley at Santiago it shows
there is “glory enough for all” and
American infantry are given their
full share of glory with the marines
at Chateau Thierry.)
Infantry and marines share alike
the glory of Chateau-Thierry.
Not all the fighting was in that
little junction town on the Marne, or
even near it; but, thanks to our
Yankee passion for labelling things,
the swift succession of attack on at
tack along that whole sector during
the first vivid days of June is likely
to go down in the history of France
and America as the battle of Chateau
Thierry.
If the future historian of that
fighting shall record that both infan
tryman and marine won their laurels
which shall never fade, glory which
shall never be dimmed, he will be
stating the truth, but stating it in
more words than he needs.
For instead of writing infantry
and marine, he can say simply, “The
American soldier.”
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You can at least be in the second
line of defense—be a war saver.
CHOPS ARE AIDED
BE HUNT LAST
Steady Downpour Begins Early In
Morning an|d Continues Hours,
With Prospects for More.
With the exception of the news
that the Americans continue to whip
the Germans on the Western front,
the best tidings contained in the In
dependent today concern the rain
which began falling at 5 o’clock Wed
nesday morning and continued for
several hours. While the downpour
was not heavy, it continued with a
constancy that made it royally wel
come. And from present indications,
it is probable that more rain is to
follow.
This rain is thought to have been
general throughout Jackson county,
and has been a great help for crops.
While early corn is practically ruin
ed, the rain will tend to revive a por
tion of it, it is said. Late corn will
be in splendid conditon now, accord
ing to reports, and the cotton crcT"1
is said to never have been in better
condition than now, and the acreage
this year is large. Doubtless a
bumper crop of cotton will be had.
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The Independent works for you.
Use it as your salesman. It carriei
news of the store into hundreds oi
homes.
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The more you help the met; at the
front the quicker the end will come.
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CANNING SCHOOLS
OECIN IN COUNTY
Mrs. Banks Held the First Canning
Demonstration At Tupelo Last
Monday Afternoon.
Mrs. G. H. Banks, County Home
Demonstration Agent, held the first
Canning School of the season at Tu
pelo Monday afternoon July 15th.
Much nterest was shown, although
the dry weather has made garden
produce very scarce.
Below is the proposed list of can
ning school dates for the summer.
Each community will be notified by
letter a few days in advance, but
Mrs. Banks also requests that each
lady interested in canning, notice par
ticularly when the demonstration
school will be in her community.
July 17, p. m.—Swifton.
July' 19, p. m.—Newport.
July 22, p. m.—Auvergne.
July 23—p. m.—Grubbs.
July 25, p. m.—Balch.
July 26, a. m.—Pennington.
July 26, p. m.—Amagon.
July 29, p. m.—Jacksonport.
July 30, p. m.—Battle Axe.
July 31, p. m.—Old Glaize.
August 1, p, m.—Remmel.
August 2, p. m.—Tuckerman.
August 5, p. m.—Weldon.
August 6, p. m.—Island.
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August 8, p. m.—Beedeville.
August 9, p. m.—rDunn’s Sch. H.
August 12, p. m.—Ingleside.
August 14, p. m.—Sneed’s School.
August 15, p. m.—Johnstown.
August 16, p. m.—Yellow Sch. H.
August 19, p. m.—Elgin.
August 20, p. m.—Cow Lake.
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Did you read that America is the
deciding 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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(By The Associated Press.)
London, July 17.—The destruction,
by fire of a eGrman airdome, togeth
by fire of a German airdome, togeth
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Nivelles, is attributed to the work of
German revolutionists in the army, -J
says an Amsterdam dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph. Nivelles is
seventeen miles south of Brussels. i !&
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III. ROOSEVELT
REPORTED DEAD
Ex-President’s Son Was Seen to Fell
With His Airplane Within the
' German Lines. N ■ -’-Tj
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, July 17.— Lieut. Quentin
Roosevelt, the youngest son of Foqfca
mer President Roosevelt, is missing.
His airplane was seen to fall within
the German lines.
Phillip Roosevelt, Quentin’s cousin,
wtnessed the air battle in the vicin
ity of Chateau-Thierry, in
Quentin was engaged.
(By The Associated Press.) ft,
London, July 17.—An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch says Quentin
Roosevelt was killed at Chateau
Thierry July Fourteenth. Jjjfj
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(By the Associated Press.)
Paris, July 17.—Semi-official Ha- i
vas News Agency dispatch announce* !
Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt was killed /
in an airplane fight. . < %
Oyster Bay, July 17.— “Quentin’* 1
mother and I are iglad he had * V
chance to render a service to Id*?
country and show the stuff in h»*|??§
before his fate befell him,” said
dore Roosevelt today.
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Most of the squandering is done by ;
grown-ups.
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