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VOLUME XVIII. NO. 138. " NEWPORT, ARKANSAS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS
FORCE ENEMY TO RETIRE FROM
VALUABLE GROUND.
Allies Continue To Pound the Ger
mans On All Fronts, And Gains
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Of Great Importance Have
.. Been The Result.
ENEMY IS BURNING VILLAGES.
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(Associated Press Summary.)
French and American troops
. smashing into German positions in
the Champagne have forced the ene
my to withdraw from valuable
ground in the hill country near the
Suippe river. East and west of Ar
gonne there has been heavy fighting
to the advantage of the allies, while
on the northern sectors hositilities
apparently have quieted down for the
moment.
The French are attacking the Ger
mans along the Aisne canal with
great vigor and already have crossed
the canal at several points. North
of St. Quentin the British and French
continue to vigorously pursue the
enemy, and the German withdrawal
, movement west of Lille continues.
■ Many villages behind the German
lines are reported burning, and dis
patches seem to show that the enemy
is abandoning his submarine bases on
the Belgium coast.
Casualty List
; The following is a recapitulation
V of the total casualties as reported by
the commanding general of the Amer
ican Expeditionary forces now fight
ing in France, for freedom and the
democracy of the world:
Killed in action-57
Missing in action- 33
Wounded severely-146
, Died from wounds-13
Died from accident and father
causes - ^
Died of disease- 6
Total-.-262
From the names of those compris
ing this total, we find the following
from Arkansas: Leroy J. Perryman,
Wild Cherry; Edgar Taylor, Poluco;
; both reported severely wounded.
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SHIPMENT OF
LINENS MADE
! Local Chapter Of Red Cross “Goes
Over The Top” With Work Of
Collecting Articles.
Jackson County Chapter of Ameri
can Red Cross today, October 5th,
finished its collection of linen for use
in the American Red Cross Hospitals
■ in France and made the following
shipment:
690 articles, an excess of 140 over
the quota.
Assessed 50 sheets, sent 60.
Assessed 75 bath towels, sent 110.
Assessed 150 hand towels, sent 150.
Assessed 75 napkins, sent 130.
Assessed 200 handkerchiefs, sent
240.
Of this Grubbs branch contributed
two dozen bath towels and 27 hand
kerchiefs.
Tuckerman, 59 hand towels, 27 bath
towels, 4 handkerchiefs, 19 sheets,
nonl'inc
Auvergne, 75 articles, ** sheets and
the rest towels, napkins and hand
kerchiefs.
Swiftoon, cash, $15.00.
Tupelo, cash, $10.00.
Oil Trough, cash, $50.00.
Beedeville and Weldon haV5 not
reported yet.
Newport made up the balance of
the shipment and cash donations,
$29.75.
Some of the linen was reserved for
use in the work of the chapter under
the Nursing service in Jackson coun
ty: 10 sheets, 24 hand towels, 10 of
fice towels, 7 handkerchiefs, 29 bath
towels. These, while new, were shop
soiled and could not be laundered in
time for the shipment and will be
of great service in this home work of
the Red Cross.
Mrs. G. A. Hillhouse, Ch’m.
Bulgarian Ruler Is Reported to Have
Abdicated In Favor Of Crown
Prince Boris.
(By The Associated Press)
Copenhagen, Oct. 5.—Official Aus
trian correspondence gives out a So
fia dispatch dated Friday stating
that King Ferdinand of Bulgaria
abdicated Thursday in favor of
Crown Prince Boris.
ROSS MATHIS REPORTED
MORTALLY WOUNDED,
IS GERMAN PRISONER.
There was general rejoicing in our
city this morning when the announce
ment came that Lieutenant Ross Ma
this of Cotton Plant was alive and
we hope, well. Instead of being mor
tally wounded as was reported by
the government a few weeks ago, he
had been taken a prisoner by Germa
ny, and with 38 other Americans, are
being held in Germany as prisoners
of war. To be a prisoner of Germany
is bad enough, but it is better than
death, and quite a relief to the fam
ily, as they believed Kim dead. Lieu
tenant Mathis married Miss Mabel
Lynch of Cotton Plant, a sister of
Mrs. Charles Hipolite of our city,
who has hosts of friends here that
will rejoice with her in the news that
her husband is alive.
BUSINESS GOOD YESTERDAY .
From the smiling contenances of
the merchants and the many wagon
loads of cotton seen on the streets of
the city yesterday, Newort evidently
did a thriving business. And the
merchants were not the only ones
smiling: country people by the
score could be seen upon the streets
all day long wearing smiles closely
resembling the proverbial ’one that
would net wear off. Newport is a
good cotton market, it pays high
prices for the southern staple, and
' the liberality of its merchants, and
’ the fairness of their dealings with
the public, is proberbif.1.
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INFLUENZA DOES '
1DTSTOPTRDIPS
More Than A Quarter Of A Million
Men Are Being Sent Overseas
Monthly, Says March.
(By The Associated Press.1
Washington, Oct. 5— General
March, chief of staff, today announc
ed that the embarkation of troops is
being conducted at the rate of more
than a quarter of a million a month
despite the epidemic of Spanish in
fluenza. Embarkations to date have
passed the 1,850,000 mark.
CARGO STEAMER
STRIKES A MINE
Is Lost Fifteen Miles From American
Coast, Number Of Casualties
Being Unknown.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 5.—The Mallory
line cargo steamer, San Saba, was
sunk yesterday fifteen miles south
east of Barnegat, N. J., the navy de
partment is iftformed. How many of
the crew were rescued is unknown.
The ship is supposed to have struck a
mine.
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1,325 pounds of fish were seized
by the state game warden yesterday
in Little Rock, and distributed to
charitable institutions.
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IlBEBTY LOAN IS
MAKING HEADWAY
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Town And County Responding To the
Fourth Liberty Loan Liberally—
Algoa Goes Over The Top.
Jackson county, from one end to
the other is responding to the Fourth
| Liberty Loan in a manner that leaves
no misgivings as to its universal
spirit of patriotism. The county has
raised so far in voluntary subscrip
! tions a total of approximately $242,
000. Of this total the town of New
port and Union township has con
tributed about $121,000, and the out
lying districts the same.
Algoa, is one ' of the out-of-town
points that we must take our hats off
to. Her quota was $2,000, but she
comes forward with volunteer sub
scriptions totaling $2700. This is a
record that any community could be
proud of, and no doubt Algoa is.
The employees of the railroads
who make their homes in the town,
and county, or who had headquar
ters here, deserve special mention al
so, for they have responded in a 100
per cent spirit of patriotism, the to
tal of their volunteer subscriptions to I
date being $23,000 approximately.
ONE BILLION DOL
LARS SUBSCRIBED
TO LIBERTY LOAN.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 5.—One billion
dollars has been subscribed to the
Fourth Liberty Loan.
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TERROR RESULTS
FRQMJXPLOSION
More Than 100 Persons Are Dead
And Dozen Towns Shattered As
Shell Plant Explosions. f
(By The Associated Press.)
New York, Oct. 5.—After more
than eighteen hours of terror a dozen
towns in Northern New Jersey are
in a shattered condition this after
noon in consequence of a series of
explosions at the shell-making plant
of T. A. Gillespie & Co., at Morgan,
which shook the terrain within a ra
dius of fifty miles. Fires which fol
lowed in the wake of the explosion,
the cause of which is yet undeter
mined, prevented the firemen from
approaching within two miles of the
plant. Today two other munitions
plants in the same vicinity are
threatened. Loss of life is believed
to have been heavy. Unofficial esti
mates place the number of dead at
137, but there are still upwards of
1,900 workers in the plant unaccount
ed for.
(By The Associated Press.)
Perth Amboy, Oct. 5.—The explo
sions which last night destroyed a
number of buildings at the shell load
ing plant of T. A. Gillespie & Co.
near here continued at intervals
throughout today. One hundred and
one of the 2,000 employes on the
night shift are unaccounted for.
Scores of injured were sent to hos
pitals this morning.
Searcy reports $65,000 in Volun
teer subscriptions to the Fourth Lib
erty Loan.
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Every One Of German Raiding Party
Is Either Killed Or Captured In
Lorraine Sector.
(By The Associated Press.)
With the American Army in Lor
raine, Oct. 5.—After a forty-five
minute barrage, thi; Germans last
night attempted to raid the Ameri
can lines east of Gerard-MerrLor
raine. The attack was a total failure.
The German party was composed of
60 men, and every member of it who
reached the American lines was eith
er killed or captured.
(By The ssociated Press.)
Paris. Oct. 5.—French and Ameri
can troops in the Champagne have
gained further ground north of Blanc
mont in the direction of the river
Arnes, says the war office announce
ment. Along the canal in the region
of Rheims the French are pressing
the Germans vigorously and have
crossed the canal at several points.
The French have reached the out
skirts of Bermericourt, east of the
canal. Viojletnt fighting continue* ..
north of St. Quentin. The French
have reached the outskirts of Bermer
icourt, east of the canal. Violent
fighting continues north of St. Quen
tin. The French have driven the en
emy from the heights southeast of
Chardonvert.
The war office announces this af- ^
temoon that under pressure of
French and American attacks in the
Champagne the Germans have .le^
tired on the left flank and have given?*
up territory east of Mants. West of
the Suippe river the French are keep
ing in constant touch with German
rear guards and have reached the
heights southeast of Moronvillera.
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(By The Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 5.—Field Marshal
Haig reports the British made sub
stantial progress yesterday southeast
of Bearevoir and north of Lecatelet.
In the region north of St. Quentin
80o prisoners were captured. The
British line northwest of Lecatelet
was advanced slightly Friday night.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Oct. 5.—American troops at
tacked again this morning between
the Meuse and Argonne along an ex
tended front. The advance at some
points has reached more than a mile,
and several villages were taken.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Oct. 5.—Allied forces in
Serbia have come in contact with
Austro-Hungarians near Vlranje.
In southern Serbia, the Serbians
took Pranys Thursday.
(By The Associated Press.)
Copenhagen, Oct. 5.—It is official
ly announced in Berlin that Dr. W. S.
Solf, colonial secretary, has been ap
pointed German imperial secretary.
ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION.
The following are Arkansas boys
graduates from Camp Zachary
Taylor September 21st, that have
passed successful exapninafi°n®> and *
been recommended for promotions
second lieutenancies.
Corporal Clarence Ulysses Brewer,
Fort Smith; Corporal Wilmer Dan
iel Toby, Arkadelphia; Sergeant Rue
Selby Wait, Russelville.
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