VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS MONDAY OCTOBER 19 1914. NUMBER 168
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4 ^GERMANS ARE
SHIFTING TROOPi
Claim to Have Driven Russians
^ Back At Warsaw, Though
t Rain Retards Pursuit.
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United Press Dispatch.
Berlin, Oct- 19.—The war of
fice statement says the genera]
situation in France and Belgium
is unchanged, while troops are
^ being assigned to new portions,
These details are withheld.
There have been no results,
though continuous fighting oc
curs south of Ostend and at
other points on the German
right.
The Germans have penetrated
\ east of Warsaw and the Russi
■ ans are entirely on the defen
sive. The German pui’suit is
being retarded by rain.,
* GERMANS ADMIT LOSS.
United Press Dispatch.
Berlin, Oct. 19.—It is official
ly admitted fhat one hundred
4 and ninety-three men, including
practically all the officers were
lost when the British cruiser,
Undaunted, and four British de
stroyers sunk four German de
stroyers off the Dutch coast.
The English are holding thirty
one survivors as prisoners.
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Southern Congressmen United
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 17—“We
i _ n a i_ n_
ii«*vc cvci.y kjvuuiciu
man standing up like one man,
N and fighting for the Henry bill
to save the Southern cotton
i grower,” reports H. S. Mobley,
president of the Arkansas Far
mers Union, who has just re
turned to Arkansas after a two
> months spent in Washington
working in the interest of legis
lation that will assist the plan
^ ter to hold his cotton.
“The Arkansas Congressmen
and senators are all for this bill
and they are remaining right on
the job to put it over if possible
U We have all Southern represent
atives for the one bill now and I
\ believe we will muster a suffi
cient number of Western and
‘ 4 Middle Western votes to make
the $250,000,000 appropriation
necessary to protect our cotton
interests. The only thing I fear
, is an adjournment. The North
\ members of Congress are fight
* ing to force an adjournment, but
I hardly believe they can suc
cessfully oppose our hard fight
ing Southerners.”
DRIVE GERMANS
BACK IN NORTH
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French Exect to Force Ger
man Withdrawal From St.
• Mihiel By Advance To
ward Metz.
Paris, Oct. 19.—The three o’
clock official statement says the
French continue to drive the
Germans back in the north. The
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the Belgian frontier, have driven
the Germans to Roulers, thir
/teer* miles northeast of Courtar.
^ The Allied left is advancing
toward Lille and severe fighting
is taking place at Labassee and
in the small villages of Ablain
and St. Nazairei in that vicinity,
V'with the French advancing slow
ly.
There has been incessant
fighting for ten days around
Arras, with a German counter
4, attack at Chaulenes repulesed.
” It is expected that the Ger
mans will be forced to evacuate
St. Mihiel, because the French
are steadily approaching- The
5|rench forces from Nancy and
*ul continue to advance a
^» long the Moselle valley* with
K Metz as the objective but rains
™ , and cold are retarding their pro
grass.
Severe fighting is occurring at
Nieuport south of Ostend, and
South Thourout, between Ar
rlfentieres and Lille. The gov
ernment claims that the Ger
, man invasion through Southern
Belgium has been definitely
checked.
Fred L. Reiff Dead.
A message received Saturday
( by Mrs. J- B. Avera containec
the sad news of the death of
Fred L. Reiff at his home ir
Bartlesville, Oklahoma, where
he located after leaving New
port several years ago.
The deceased was 34 years, 11
months and 12 days old and the
remain have been taken to his
old home at Americus, Kansas,
for burial.
He was connected here for a
number of years with the Pond
and Decker Light Company and
was highly esteemed by our
business men as a young man
was married while here to Miss
Sallie May, daughter of George
W. May, and is survived by his
wife and two children, aged 2
and 4 years. The sympathy of
!our people is extended the fam
ily in this grief.
FIRST FAIR
A BIG SUCCESS
While Association Is About $900
Short, With Year And Wea- ,
ther Considered Show
ing Is Splendid.
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j The Jackson County Fair has
come to stay because in one of
:the worst crop years in the his
tory of the county and with a
foreign war demoralizing the
price of cotton, our chief staple,
the first annual fair in the face
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cold or rainy weather that con
tributed only one good day out
of four, has scored a remark
able success and great credit and
praise is due the many loyal and
public spirited workers, who
contributed to this result.
, The fair association received
< about $3,200 in the sale of
stock and the grounds were pur
chased at a cost of $2,000; to
this was added $1,400 in perma
nent improvements, track, fenc
ing, grand stand and exhibit
hall. All the purses and extra
attractions .including band, per
forming horses and dogs etc.
have been paid for in full as well
as the stock premiums. It is
roughly estimated that about
$500 in small premiums is yet
to be paid and that about $250
indebtedness on small items is
the total deficit about $950 or
(outstanding. This would run
about $750 not including the
permanent improvements.
These figures are estimated,
a financial statement will be
published later along with the
winners of all exhibit premiums
JThe adverse conditions under
which this fair was staged if
changed to favorable surround
ings will make stock in the
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a good dividend payer and insure
the permanence of -a county fair,
that will grow each year in val
ue to the people and in public
favor.
Saturday, the final day, was
all that could be asked. The
gate receipts ran over $800 and
the grand stand was inadequate
for the crowd. The double rac
ing bill was thoroughly enjoyed.
The three mile automobile race
between Sheriff J. F. McCuis
tion in a Ford and Walter Coe in
a Metz was won by the latter
In the 2:25 pace, for a purse of
$125, Hal Fuller won three
straight heats, pulling down $75
with Victory and Bonnie Lane
getting second and third money.
Best time 2:20.
Next case thme the 2:30 trot,
in which Bonita took three
straights, Mina Jarvin and
Yachting Girl second and third,
respectively, total purse $125.
Best time 2:27
i In the mile dash for a $100
purse. Ben Lasca won first, Ken
neth Mack second and Oma J.
third, upon whose driver the
judges imposed a $5. fine; time
1:50.
In the association pace, limit
ed to county horsps only, John
Loftin’s bay mare Birthday won
both beats and Will Bateman’s
NancyHugheswas second, purse
$50; time 2:26.
In the 2:15 pace for a purs<
of $150, Lady Knight won first
Eugene Colbert and Symbolic
tieing for second. Best time
2:15 1-4.
In the free for all trot, Jin
O’Shea took three straight
heats, Elebtric Bow and Mile
|W. coming in for second anc
third, total purse $150; best
jtime 2:20.
j In the half mile running race
purse $50, Oma -J. won first,
I George Walkawy second and
‘Trixie Kelley third, time 51 se
conds.
1 In the association trot, purse
$50, Gam worth owned by Har
vey Brothers won first, Sam
View of Asa Borders second and
Header Wilks owned by John
Massey third; time 3 minutes.
RUSSIAN LOSS
REPORTED 40,000
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In Attempts Made To Take Aus
j trian Forts About Przemysl
By Storm
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; United Press Dispatch.
| Vienna, Oct. 19.—It is official
ly stated that the Russians lost
|forty thousand men in futile at
tempts to take Przemysl by
; storm. The Russians continue
to lose heavily, being drived
back from the Przemysl South
ern forts.
The general situation is de
clared, “excellent.” The Rus
sians are falling back along the
entire Galician fighting line
M’MICHAEL TO
SECURE $25,000
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Supreme Court Reduces Amount
of Judgment from $35,000 to
$25,000.
; Special to Independent,
j Little Rock, Oct. 19.—The su
preme court reduced the judg
|ment of J. A. McMichael of New
port vs. the Iron Mountain on
appeal from the Independence
-circuit court from $35,000 to
$25,000.
McMichael lost a leg at George
I Spur, near Augusta. His attor
neys were Stuckey and Stuckey,
Grant & Norwood and Frank
Pace, while McCaleb and Reeder
represented the railroad com
pany.
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THREE SWITCHMEN UP
HELD.
The supreme court also affirm
ed the cause of the Iron Moun
tain versus the Stdte from Gar
land circuit court, declaring
I constitutional the legislation re
iquiring full switching crews ol
three switchmen, besides the
! foreman.
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Mrs. Carman’s Trial Oens.
United Press Dispatch.
Mineola, Oct. 19.—An enor
mous throng, including many
(fashionably gowned society
women, jammed the court room
And overflowed about the build
ing when the trial of Mrs. Flor
ence Carman, wife of Dr. Ed
win Carman, opened
1 Mrs. Carman is charged wit?
the murder of Mrs. Louise Bail
ley. Three jurors were tenta
lively accepted this afternoon
The state indicated by question?
to the venire that it would as!
the death penalty.
Resents Seizure of American
Ship.
United Press Dispatch
Washington, D. C-, Oct. 19—Ir
The administration has mad<
known that it will vigorously re
frent the seizure of the Americar
oil steamer, Brandilla. at Halifa>
by the British, but allow an ad
miralty court to decide whethei
the oil ca-rgo is contraband.
Tt is reported that the Britisl
plan to hold the ship.
For Rent—5-room ,,otta ge
hot and oold water. 323 As?
j^pp?v T M?ror. 52dt1
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$24,500 LOSS
IN NIGhf LIRE
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Claridge Hotel And Christian
! Church Almost Total Loss
In Early Monday Morn
ing Blaze.
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The third big fire in the busi
ness section of Newport within
six weeks occurred early Mon
day morning, when fire originat
ing in the Claridge Hotel com
pletely destroyed that building
and made almost a total loss of
the Christian church on the cor
ner lot to the east of the hotel
building. The property loss is
estimated at $24,500 with in
surance of $12,725.
The alarm was turned in at
3:20 and given by a civil engin
eer, Mr- Daugherty, an elderly
man, who occupied a room on
the second floor. He had been
awrakened by Mrs. Estelle Clar
idge, proprieteor of the hotel and
hurried from his room on the
| second floor to the fire depart
ment, being the only inmate of j
the hotel on the second floor,
'who reached the main floor by
'the stairway.
j Mrs. Claridge, who was ac
customed to leaving her door
! way open into the hotel corri
; dor, wTas first awakened by the
i smoke. She hastily awakened
|Miss Annie Laurie Lindsey, her,
niece and then ran up stairs to
| awaken the guests. There were |
| only four on the second floor
anH lupkilv t.hesp had front
rooms. Some of them it seems |
i failed to waken upon the first j
'alarm and Mr- Charles G. Henry j
) hearing Mrs. Claridge’s cry of
alarm reached the scene in time
J to awaken the men who had not
been roused. J. W. Cornell, a
! concrete contractor who has
!just completed work on the
White River Levee, Ben Stewart
a traveling man and a railroad
man, whose name is not known,
had to slide down the posts
from the front porch, losing
most of their clothes and travel
ing effects.
I Mr. Henry in attempting to
break in one of the bed room
| windows in order to save Miss
Lindsey’s clothing, suffered sev
eral severe glass cuts to his
fingers and when the window
panes were broken, the smoke
burst forth in such volume that
he could not enter. Mrs- Clar
idge saved only a few garments
'and part of the bed clothing
from her own room. She lost
her piano and her own home
furnishings, which had been
added to the hotel furniture.
The alarm had hardly been
given when the whole building
was in flames. The origin of
the blaze seems to have been in
the kitchen, for when Mrs. Clar
'idge first opened the door into
this room, the ceiling was fall
ing in.
The hotel was a brick veneer
ed building and as soon as the
east wall of brick fell, the terri
jfic heat soon had the frame
work in the loft burning, for
while no blaze could be seen,
smoke was pouring out from all
apertures indicating a raging
though smothered fire.
The fire department not being
■ properly equipped with ladders,
could do little. The opening in
to the loft from over the vesti
; bule allowed them an entrance
above, but a brick wall about
the tower cut them off from the
loft proper. Thus the construc
tion of this portion of the
building lessened the chances
for resisting the fire and lack
i of ladder equipment made the
; attempt hopeless.
The church was still burning at
i 8 o’clock in the morning, onlv
; the east, north and west walls
. being saved and they may be
• valueless, though some contrac
tors believe they are worth $3,
, 000 as they stand, provided the
same type of church is built
The piano, sacrament table
and some of the church benches
were saved. The piano was in
' sured for $225 and the seats
for $500, the last item being a '
total loss.
The church building had cost j
$14,000 and was insured for on- ,
ly $5,000 which is a hard blow 1
to the church.
Mrs. Claridge had $2,000 in-1
surance on furniture and fur
nishings valued at $3,000 and
her loss is total.
The hotel building construct
ed by the late Capt. J. H. Mc
Hugh, was the property of his
daughter, Mrs. Katherine C.
Creighton of Omaha, Nebraska.
It cost $6,500 and -was insured
for $5,000 being a total loss.
Miss Willie Smith had a ,
room in the hotel, but was visit
ing in Little Rock and lost all
her belongings.
On every other night the past
week, all the upstairs rooms
were filled with guests and the
fire on any other night, might
have cost several lives, so quick
ly did it spread.
JAP CRUISER
STRIKES A MINE
Destroyed and Sunk, 344 Mem
bers of Her Crew Being
Drowned.
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United Press Dispatch.
Tokio, Oct. 19.—The Japanese
light cruiser Takachiho struck
a mine while patroling the Kiao
Chou harbor and Was demolish
ed- Three hundred and forty
four members of the crew were
drowned and thirteen rescued.
This is the first serious Japan
ese naval loss. The cruiser car
ried twenty-four guns and four
torpedo tubes. ^ ^
Mrs- Joe ' D. Weaver went
down to Little Rock Saturday
evening to join her husband on
a few days’ visit there.
Operators Ref use Long Truce.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 19.—•
The President has admitted that
the Colorado mine operators
have refused a three year truce
plan, except in an emasculated
Iraft and said negotiations had
seen closed.
Mov i rs g- P ictu res
The^ Opera House
THE POLITICAL BOSS
A strong drama and shows a res
cue from a burning house.
(KALEM.)
SLIPPERY SLIM AND HIS
TOMBSTONE.
Marry Potel and Sophia Clutts.
(Comedy—S. and A.)
A BIT OF HUMAN DRIFT
WOOD.
Yene Hawley, Louise Vale and
Jeo- Morgan.
Extra good 2 reel feature.
(BIOGRAPH.)
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THE MADAUNE
A STRING OF PEARLS
An extra good 2 reel detective
story, a thrilling race with two
lutos. Pretty Helen Holmes,
Wm. Brunton and Leo Maloney.
((Two reel feature—KALEM.)t
HE WOKE UP IN TIME
Marguerite Ne Moyer.
(Comedy—LUBIN.)
A FATAL CARD.
Frances Ne Moyer and Ben
Walker.
(Comedy—S. and A.)
Good shows at both houses.
ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS.
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I We’re Bringing' Up I
I The Reserves I
I Already the ranks of our ad- I
5 vance guard Kuppenheimer styles for Fall have been 1
sharply decimated by, quick-fire public demand— 1
especially our showing of lustrous Scotch Tartans. I
I But with the help of our I
I resourceful allies, the House of Kuppenheimer, we have 'J
brought up reserves to fill the gaps in the ranks and I
once more our stock presents an unbroken front. I
Come in and reconnoitre atyour I
leisure. You will find this stronghold of bigger clothes f
values well garrisoned with the suits, the overcoats, |
the hats, the haberdashery—and all the other accoutre- 8
ments men need to face the colder weather now ad- |
vancing to attack us. S
KUPPENHEIMER CLOTHES I
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