% VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1914 NUMBER 130.
FRENCH TROOPS
TO OUTER FORTS
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Of Paris—Germans Are Reported In
Striking Distance Of City—Invest
ment of City Was Never
Contemplated.
FRENCH LOSS AT AMIENS HEAVY
French Claim Guns o^Parj* F orts Will Prevent Germans
Mounting Siege Artillery Enough to Reduce The Forts.
United Press Dispatch.
Paris, Sept. 4.—That the Ge rmans will not halt at Paris
unless the Allied armies give battle in front of the city is now
considered certain. Whije no news from the front has been re
ceived, the activity of General Gallieni indicates that the Ger
mans are within striking distance of the outer forts. The Al
lies have been rushing troops to the point of contact last night
and today.
Despite the secrecy of the government it is considered cer
tain that the Germans are within 25 miles of the outer chain of
the Paris forts and it is now real ized that Germany never con
templated the investment of Paris. The invaders intend to re
peat the operations of Namur concentrating the fire of enor
mous siege artillery upon one fortified position at a time. The
exodus of non-combatants continues
The French losses at Amiens were enormous, as the result
of the inability of the officers at the time to control men who in
sisted upon charging the Germans and thousands were killed
in these mistaken exhibitions of courage.
A German armoured aeroplane dropped bombs into fans
again today. A French aircraft pursued, but the German es
caped the fire of the forts and Eiffel tower. Aviators are now
patroling over Paris to protect the city from raid. Fifty diri
gibles are reported to be preparing to attack the city simulta
neously with the investment of Paris.
It is announced that the Allied forces now hold the line of
third defenses. Whether this m eans the base of the Allied forc
es begins on the line east and west from the first chain of forts
or some ten or twelve miles further north is known only to Gen
eral Gallieni, who insists that the city will hold out.
His troops await the Germ an advance. Socialists and citi
zens in general have been spalled upon to aid in the defense and
the suggestion that the city m ay surrender is not credited. The
guns of the forts will prevent t he Germans mounting their
siege artillery close enough to r educe these strongholds. Civil
ians are not permitted within th e military district proper.
GERMAN ARTILLERY NOW AIDS AUSTRIANS
I United Press Dispatch.
Vienna, Sept. 4.—General D ankle attacking Lublin, reports
the Austrian operations there s uccessful, but admits, however
that the situation in the vicinit y of Lemberg is bad. The Ger
Jf man artillery has been sent to aid the Austrians in Gallicia
I and as a result the Austrian de fense is declared to be stiffened
along the front of the Sans riv er.
, - RUSSIANS DECIMATED FLO WER OF AUSTRIAN ARMY
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United Press Dispatch.
Petrograde, Sept- 4.—It is officially announced that tht
Russians are now complete mas ters of all Eastern Gallicia. Tht
m Austrians, badly decimated, con sisted of eight army corps and
were the most effective of the active army. The fact that they
were completely routed can only spell disaster to the Austrian
cause. The Russian advance is continuing rapidly.
The Russians today are fighting along new lines. In Rus
sian Poland the Austrian left wing has been heavily reinforced
by the Germans and the fighting is serious with the Russians
^holding and awaiting reinforcements. In Austria the Russians
are attacking fortifications along Jans river. It is announced
f that the entire Austrian army has been slowly decimated. The
army staff announced that the general situation everywhere was
excellent and stated that the Austrians had attempted to assume
the offensive northwest of Lemberg, but were routed and many
guns and hundreds of prisoners taken.
300,000 BRiTONS
HAVE RESPONDED
To Last Call Of Their Country
To Arms Says Premier
Asquith.
United Press Dispatch.
London, Sept- 4.—Nearly
three hundred thousand Britons
have volunteered their services
since the last call to arms said
Premier Asquith today at a
meeting called to stimulate the
recruiting.
The Premier denounced the al
leged German atrocities, stating
that they had eclipsed every
thing of such character since
the Thirty Years’ War. He ad
mitted that more troops are
needed badly. The English loss
I to date was announced as 10,399.
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! RUSSIAN TROOPS TO BELGI
UM.
United Press Dispatch.
London, September 4.—Natur
ally the war office refuses to
confirm the report of the Russi
ans landed at Aberdeen, Scot
land, and that the government
has sent them on special trains to i
seaport towns where transports
await to carry them to Ostend
to attack the German lines of
communication,
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GERMAN GOVERNMENT DE
NIES REPORT.
United Press Dispatch". }
Berlin, September 4- —The j
government denies having fixed
the war tax levied on Belgian j
cities.
TURKEY HAS NOT
! DECLARED WARi
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And Will Continue Neutral Ac
cording To Cablegram To
American Ambassador
United Press Dispatch,
j Washington, D. C., Sept. 4.—
Turkey has not declared war
against any country and will
further insist upon her neutral
ity is the substance of a cable
gram from Constantinople to
the Turkish ambassador to this
country received here today.
Infant Son Dies.
The little 3-months-old son
of Mr- and Mrs. J. T. Grizzell,
living on lower Front street,
died Wednesday evening at 11
o’clock and was sent to Cabot
last evening on No. 3 for burial.
Moving Pictures
the Opera House
i THE PERILS OF PAULINE
The 8th Episode full of thrlils
Don’t fail to watch what the
mummy says—Ten thousand in
I gold if you guess correctly.—2
reel Eclectic feature.
ANDY AND THE HYPNOTIST
Featuring Andy Clark in his 5th
adventure.
(Comedy—EDISON)
—
WHEN A WOMAN GUIDES
| (A strong drama—BIOGRAPH)
, 4,000 feet of extra good pictures
ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS.
Tuesday night—THE PORT OF
MISSING MEN—a 5 reel Fa
mous feature.
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BARN YARD CREATURES
ARE NOT STUPID
Acts With Gentry Bros- Shows
Demonstrate Libel of Sheep
And Pigs.
For generations the pig, the
goat and the sheep were consid
ered the most stupid animals.
The trainers with Gentry Broth
ers’ Famous Shows, however,
have disproven the libel. With
Gentry Bros’. Shows, which will
visit this city next Friday, Sep
tember 11th, is a complete
troupei of trained pigs, sheep and
goats.
If you ask the trainers why
these creatures are considered
the most stupid, the tutor will
say it is because those who ex
pounded the theory were not pa
tient enough in training.
Trained dogs, rolling barrels,
climbing through hoops, etc.,
are common, but with Gentry
Brothers’ Famous Shows is' a
troupe of barn yard animals
that do this and more. The
scope of animals which Gentry
Brothers’ trainers have educated
runs from flip lnmlv cun'na tV»o
barn yard to the leopard and ele
phant of India- Their wild ani
mal feature, which is presented
in the big show, is said by train
ers to be the most marvelous act
ever presented to the public,
i -Gentry Brothers’ Famous
Show's carry many European
novelty acts, seen this season
for the first time in America.
Gentry Brothers’ Shows will give
two exhibitions in this city,
Friday, September 11th. (Adv.)
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Army Worm Not Operating.
This week reports from the
Oil Trough section carried the
rumor that the army worm has
been playing havoc with the
general cotton crop in that sec
tion of the county. In conver
sation with a Guard representa
tive this morning, J. B. Fitzhugh
who spent yesterday in the Oil
Through country, stated that he
had investigated conditions
there and found that the army
worm was doing but little dam
age to the cotton crop, contrary
to the current report. However,
he stated, the meadow worm has
been found to be doing consider
able damage to alfalfa in the
Oil Trough section, destroying
some of the crop.—Batesville
Guard.
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’Guilty of Manslaughter.
Walnut Ridge, Sept. 3.—Cir
cuit Court, with Judge J. W.
j Meeks presiding, for the western
i district of Lawrence county, ad
journed today. J. L. Beard was
found guilty of manslaughter,
Jor killing Allen Beck at Raven
■ den, and his sentence was fixed
at two and one-half years in the
penitentiary. Beard is 45 years
old and has a family. This is
the first trouble He has been in,
The grand jury returned 28
i indictments,
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Wheat Reaches New High
Mark.
United Press Dispatch.
Chicago, 111., Sept- 4.—Wheat
had jumped four and five cents
at noon the prices of September
reaching $1.19 3-8 and Decem
ber $1.22 1-2 per bushel.
PRESIDENT ASfcS
$100,000,000 WAR TAX
Regrets Necessity of Putting
Temporary Burdens On Peo
ple But War Has Made
It a Necessity.
i United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 4.—
President Wilson this morning
personally asked congress to im
pose an internal revenue tax suf
ficient to raise $100,000,000 an
nually because the customs rev
enues are dwindling as a result
of the war
He said it was necessary to
act immediately to keep the
treasury unimpaired. He regard
ed a bond issue unwise although
he regrets the necessity of put
ting additional temporary bur
dens on the people but stated
that an emergency exists and
we “must accept the inevitable
with calm judgment and unruf
fled spirits.”
The president in urging im
mediate action of Congress said
that the tax was necessary in
order to keep the treasury
strong beyond any question.
Raised Check.
Willis Dixon, who had been
working at one of Geo. L.
Green’s mills on Black River,
was arrested a few days ago
charged with raising a check
given him by Mr. Green. The
check was for $4.95 and Ddxon
raised it to $49.50. Dixon was
unable to give bond and ws
placed in jail at Powhatan to
“await trial at the next term of
the Lawrence circuit court.—
Newark Journal.
Moon Changes.
i A fellow by the name of Moon
got married. That was a change
of the moon. After awhile his
I wife presented him with a lit
tle daughter. That was a new
Moon. He went out and got
drunk for joy. That was a full
I moon. When he sobered up He
| had only 25 cents left- That was
his last quarter. When he got
jhome his mother-in-law met /
Him with a rolling pin and then /
there was a total eclipse and he y .
saw stars.—Exchange.
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Chair Cars For White River
j True to promise, the Iron '
Mountain Railway Company has
given chair service to the pa
trons of the White River divis
ion. This greatly enhances the
passenger facilities on the local ;
trains, and the consideration for V
this section by the railroad com
pany is heartily appreciated by
all our people. — Batesville
Guard.
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Card Of Thanks. 1
i 1
Mrs. Lena Harris and Mrs.
Carrie Daugherty and family y
| request the Independent to yr
make public expression of their
i thanks to friends for many acts
of kindness and sympathy in
their recent bereavement
Dyer’s Market has good things
to eat, fresh country eggs, nice, ^ .
fresh country butter, Concord -
grapes in 8 lb. baskets for 35c,
veal, mutton, lamb and corn-fed
beef and pork. Will deliver your
order promptly. Phone 297.
30d3.
J. M- Jackson, one of Hickory
Grove’s best citizens, was here
today on business. _
CALUTATIONS from the most
distinctive Soft hat of the Season
—a happy inspiration of the Stetson
designers!
Narrow brim, higher crown, new style band
—with the unmistakable originality and class
that these famous makers know so well how
to put into a hat.
Alert young fellows who can recognize
clashing style and know how to wear a hat of
this character will want to own this Stetson.
Also a complete showing of the other Soft
and Stiff Stetsons in the new Fall and Winter
blocks.
BErgeR’S
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