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IS ABOUT TO ASK
FOR PEACE.
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Lines Of Communication j
France And Belgium Are
Threatened By The Allied
^ Thi usts In Five Sectors.
PRISONERS CAPTURED..
^isy me Associateu r ress.;
Poris, Sept. 30.—It is officially an
nounced that the armistice has been
concluded between the allies and
Bulgaria on the4 allies’ own terms.
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(By The Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 30.— Strong belief
exists here this afternoon that a
peace offer from Turkey is immi
nent.
Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of
the exchequer, speaking at Guild
Hall this afternoon, said the Bulga
rian convention has been signed by
which hostilities ended at noon to
day. By the terms fixed the Bulga
rian government gives up complete
ly the control of her railways, the
chancellor said.
(Associated Press Summary.)
As a result of the terrific allied
"attacks over five sectors, the aggre
gate length of which is more than
100 miles, German positions in
Prance appear in imminent peril.
With the Belgian front on the ex
treme north cutting deep into the
enemy positions, the British, French
and Americans are smashing into the
Hindenburg line between St. Quentin
and Cambrai. North of Soissons the
French have gained the crest of the
ridge along which runs the famous
C '.amin-Des-Dames, and Germans
apparently are hastily retreating.
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4E*y The Associated Press.)
f London, Sept. 30.—Haig’s forces
today smashed the Hindenburg line
on a front of eight miles to a maxi
mum depth of two miles. The Brit
ish and Belgian armies in Flanders
have advanced to an average depth
of -five miles and a maximum depth
of eight miles. Roulers is in peril
and the whole enemy’s communica
tion in Belgium and France is
^ threatened.
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London, Sept. 30.—Charevo, east
of Veles and six miles from the Bul
garian border, has been captured by
the Serbians and the retreat of the
Bulgarians has been cut off, says
the Serbian official statement.
i (By The Associated Press.)
-4 Havre, Sunday—The Belgian and
British armies defeated the Germans
today in heavy fighting in Flanders
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on the ridges of Messines and Wytz- j
chaete, according to the Belgian war j
office announcement. Messines and
Wytzchaete ridge were occupied and
the Germans were defeated in their
efforts to defend approaches to the
river Lys. More than 9,000 prison
ers and several guns were taken Sat
urday and Sunday.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 3,0 1:30 p. m.—Push
ing the Germans back on the front
north of the Aisne, the French today
reached the Oisne-Aisne canal. Re
ports from the battle front show
they are progressing along Chemin- j
Des-Dames toward the east, and the
enemy is retreating behind the Ai
lette.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 30.—Field Marshal
Haig reports the British, American
and Australian forces pushed for
ward last night on the front between
Bellicourt and Gonnelieu in the face
of the severest opposition. Four
thousand prisoners and forty guns
were captured yesterday to the
north of St. Quentin the British have
entered the northern suburbs of
Cambrah On the front northwest
of Lecatelet counter-attacks pressed
the British back to the outskirts of
Guislain. Southwest of Lecatelet a
similar pressure sent Haig’s troops
back to the edge of the village of
Bony.
(By The Associated Press)
Paris, Sept. 30.—General Goiraud’s
army attacks this morning on the
northern slopes of Bellevue heights
and Mont Cuvelet. Bouconville
Alinbrook, which flows toward Chal
les range, have been crossed, and the
heights dominating the village of
Manre, on the west side of the brook,
have been taken.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Sept. 30.—The French re
sumed their attack in the Cham
pagne at daybreak, the war office
announces. Violent German counter
attacks last night south of St. Quen
tin in the attempt to recapture Hill
88 were broken up.
CUV COUNCIL
IS MED
Consumers Ask City Fathers Not To
Change Present Franchise With
Arkansas Light & Power Co.
The following petition was circu
lated in Newport the latter part of
last week and Monday:
“To the Honorable E. L. Watson,
mayor; and Tom Hutson, C. J.
Saenger, W. H. Snetser and J. E.
Williams, aldermen; and as the city
council of Newport, Arkansas,
“Gentlemen:
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“We, the unaersigneu citizens ui
Newport and' consumers of water
and electric current furnished by the
Arkansas Light & Power Company,
do respectfully and earnestly urge
and request that you as our repre
sentatives and agents decline and
refuse to take any action to alter or
change our present franchise con
tract with said company as to rates
to be charged by it for light, water
and power, and decline and refuse
| to allow such rates to be increased in
fany amount or per centage what
J ever.”
j More than 200 patrons of the Ark
' ansas Light & Power Company sign
!ed the petition, which number repre
j sents practically every consumer in
jthe city. Every man, with possibly
1 one or two exceptions, to whom the
petition was presented attached his
signature, which represents an ap
peal to the council that will hardly
be overlooked.
SET CLOCK BACK OCTOBER 26.
Frrm the number of questions be
ing asked in regard to the matter
] there seems to be a general impres
sion that October the first is the
' time Clocks should be set back to the
old time prevailing before they were
set forward one hour. If the Inde
pendent is not mistaken in the mat
ter October the twenty-sixth is the
proper time to set them back.
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AUSTRIA MAKES
ANOTHER PLEA
Introduces Proposition _In_ Parlia
ment Inviting All States To
Meeting For Peace Talk.
(By The Associated Press.)
Amsterdam, Sept. 30.—A proposi
tion that presidents annd vice-presi
dents of parliaments of belligerent
and neutral states be invited to meet
for an unbinding discussion of a
basis for pace was introduced in the
lower house of the Austrian parlia
ment, according to a Vienna mes
sage.
GERMAN HOLD'
BREAKS FAST
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No French Departments Are Now!
Entirely Occupied By the Enemy,
Who Is Driven Back.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Sept. 30.— Progress in
breaking the hold of the German in
vaders on French soil is shown by
the fact that there no longer are any
French departments . occupied by
the enemy. This situation was es
tablished by the recapture of four
communes of the department of Ar
denness.
JACKSON DEFENSE COUNCIL.
The following well known Jackson
county citizens have been appointed
by the State Council of Defense for
Jackson county: C. R. Hite, chair
man; Tom J. Gregg and R. B.
Hooker, local commttee.
All matters pertaining .to the cur
tailment of non-war construction
will be under ths committee’s super
vision in this county, therefore be
fore any new construction wrork is
undertaken the matter should be
submitted for their approval.
STRANGERS LIKE NEWPORT.
Invariably strangers visiting our!
city for the first time pass com- j
plimentary remarks about it. We
should be proud of this universal
good opinion and trive to maintain
it.
THEY SMELL THE RAT.
When America entered the war
Germany flooded the empire with
large posters asking the people if
they were foolish enough to think
that America’s entry into the con
flict would influence the decision
thereof. By now the German war
lords evidently suspect that it can
and will.
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HARMON YOUNGER
FIRST IN ORDER!
1
His Serial Number 322 Was the First
To Be Taken From A Capsule In
Draft Drawing Today.
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(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 30.—President
Wilson today personally opened the
ceremony of drawing the numbers
for the 13,000,000 men registered for
the new draft. He drew the first
capsule containing No. 322. No. 7277
was drawn next, and 6708 was the
third.
No. 322 in Jackson county is the se
rial number of Harmon Williamson
Younger of Newport, which means
that he is the first Jackson county
registrant to be given an order num
ber, which is No. 1.
Owing to the great rush of news
and other matter being handled by
the telegraph companies, it was im
possible for the Independent to re
ceive the order numbers as they were
drawn in Washington today. They
will appear in the Independent as
soon as they can be had.
LOCAL CAMP APPRE
CIATES HONOR CON
FERRED ON COL. COON.
At a call meeting of Tom Hindman
camp, 318, Newport, Ark.
We have read in the Tulsa, Okla.,
papers where the reunion of U. C.
V. was held on the 25th to 27th of
September, for 1918, where General
V. Y. Cook of Tom Hindman Camp
was elected General Commander of
the Transcript Department.
Be It Resolved by Tom Hindman
Camp, 318, that we appreciate very
our comrade, General V. Y. Cook, and
we know he will fill the position with
great honor.
We also had other comrades from
our -camp who attended this reun
ion and they say they were glorious
ly entertained by the Tulsa people
and report Tulsa is the best town on
the map.
WHAT IS THE LIBERTY LOAN?
It’s forts and it’s ships and it’s shin
ing guns.
It’s squadrons that sweep the sea.
It’s all of the circling band of steel
That shall keep all the home shores
free.
It’s grub and it’s warmth for the
sailor lad
Far out on the wintry foam.
For the brave jack tar, as he fights
afar,
It’s the good old “Money from home.”
LOAN TO FARMERS.
The Federal Land Banks have
made loans to 55,325 farmers aggre
gating $124,877,000.
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ASKS PASSAGE
FORJUFFBIGE
President Takes Hand In Senate
Fight And Asks Adoption Of
Amendment As War Measure.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 30.— President
Wilson today took a hand in the sen
ate fight over the woman suffrage
amendment, and in a personal ad
dress in the senate chamber asked
its passage as a war measure.
THE HOME FRONT.
The battle front in Europe is not
the only American front. There is a
home front, and our people at home
should be as patriotic as our men in
uniform in foreign lands.
Every American soldier who has
fallen in France, every American
sailor who has died for his country’s
cause has given his life for his peo
ple. Surely we, their people, can
lend our money to our Nation, their
country.
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Herbert Quick says the German
princes are shaking dice for the
United States. If they ever get tan
gled up over there with our colored
soldiers from the sunny south their
name is Dennis.
LIBERTY BOND THOUGHTS.
Liberty Bonds stand for freedom
and Heaven.
Germany stands for slavery and
hell, which do you prefer?
Germany is fighting to enslave
mankind and make of all the world
a hell under German domination.
America and her allies are fight
ing to save human freedom and make
a Heaven on earth.
To the the extent that you back
our nation in every way in your pow
er and buy Liberty Bonds to the ut
most stretch of your ability you are
working for freedom and Heaven.
To the extent that you fail to do
your share you ar£ helping Germany
in its effort to enslave mankind in
an earthly hell, ruled by the vilest
brutes the world ever knew.
NON-ESSENTIAL OCCUPATIONS.
On account of the immediate need
of a large number of laborers by the
government in this state the follow
ing occupations have been decreed
non-essential in Little Rock:
1. Idle persons and persons wno
cannot show evidence of steady em
ployment in essential industries.
2. Bowling, billiard and pool
halls.
3. Prvate chauffeurs, porters and
similar occupations.
4. Shoe shining parlors.
5. Attendants in barber shops.
6. Employes in restaurants.
7. Sight-seeing cars.
8. Candy manufacturers.
9. Cleaners and deliverers of
cars.
10. Manufacturers, bottlers and
dispensers of soft drinks.
11. Cigars and tobaccos.
12. Cleaners and dyers.
13. Confectionaries and delecates
sens.
14. Dancing academies.
15. Florists.
16. Fruit stores.
17. Junk dealers.
18. Livery and sale stables not en
gaged in war.
19. Passenger elevators.
20. Doormen, footmen and other
attendants at clubs, hotels, stores,
apartment houses, office buildings
and bath houses, etc.
21. Persons, including ushers and
other attendants engaged and occu
pied in and in connection with games,
actual performance in legitimate
concerts and theatrical perform
I ances.
VON HERTLING AND
VON HINTZ RESIGN,
SAYS BERLIN PAPER
Amsterdam, Sept. 20.—The Vossi
! che Zeitung of Berlin says it under
' stands Chanc^.lor Von Hertling anc
I Foreign Minuter Von Hintze have
^ tendered theitf resignations.
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MORE THAI Sim
PER GENI QUOTA
IS VOLUNTEERED
y-Jf:
SEVERAL TOWNSHIPS HAVE
NOT REPORTED YET.
Up To 3 o'clock This Afternoon a
Total Of $213,200 Of The Lib
erty Loan Quota Of $396,000
Had Been Reported. |
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Up to 3 o’clock this afternoon
Jackson county was able to report
that the volunteer patriots subserib
ed to sixty per cent of the county’*
Liberty Loan quota on Saturday and
Sunday, Volunteer Days. At that
hour a total of $213,000 had been re
ported, with several townships still
out. The county’s quota is $396,000.
It is believed that it will be shown
by final reports that the county vol
untarily raised seventy per cent of
the amount.
The good and loyal old township
of Richwoods was the first to go
over the top. M. Batch and J. R.
Carter, who conducted the Volunteer
Days in Richwoods township, were
in the city this morning and made
their splendid reports, and also stat
ed that one committee was yet to be
heard from.
Credit for one-third of the amount
raised is given the ladies of the dif
ferent communities, who have been
tireless in their work.
Union township bought bonds to
the amount of $114,650. Owing to
the fact that Saturday was a busy
A_vwtonir rmi* mpn nnri that
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Sunday found them otherwise occu
pied, they did not avail themselves of
the opportunity to volunteer, but |
they will fully subscribe their quotas
this week.
Following is the tabulated report, ^
giving the amount of bonds pur
chased in the townships thus far re
ported : : "’Ma
Newport banks -$99,050,00- -
Misses Bond and Reamey 7,950.00
Churches - 3,660.00 j
Diaz _ 4,000.00 <
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Union Township Total -$114,650
Swifton _J——$24,000.00
Grubbs _ 8,100.00
Auvergne - 4,000.00
Village Twp. - 1,300.00
Rich woods - 3,800.00
Tupelo _ 2;000.00
Tuckerman - 70,000.00
$113,200.00
Grand Total--$224,700.00
Casualty List \
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Today’s casualty list contains the
following names of Arkansas boys:
Killed in action—Columbus C. Hill,
Harrisburg, Ark.
Wounded severely—Winfred Alex
ander, Walnut Ridge, Ark.; Irving
Stubblefield, Cleveland, Ark.
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