ALLIED PRODRESS
HIS SLOWED DOWR
However, Despite Stiffening of Ger
f man Resistence, the Allied Ar
mies Continue to Gain.
With the French Army in
France, 1 p. m.—The Germans
are now in Plemont, about one
mile southeast of Lassigny, to
which .they retired following a
new advance by French General
Humbert’s army, which moved
forward two miles yesterday,
making the hold of the French
on the southern part of Thies
court plateau secure.
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(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Aug. 14.— Gen. Hum
bert’s army is reported to be
progressing steaany cowaru ini
yon. The storming of the Niyon
positions is said to be impend
ing.
(Associated Press Summary.)
With the Germans fighting des
perately at every vantage point, the
allied progress eastward in Picardy
continues slow. The British and Ger
mans on the northern end of the
front are engaged mainly in recipro
cal artillery bombardments, while on
the one to the south the French have
advanced further toward Lassigny.
From Morlancourt to Lihons the Bri
tish apparently are consolidating
their captured ground. The Ger- j
mans are maintaining the old posi
tions of 1916-17 west of the upper!
course of the Somme river. The
French have made appreciable gains
between Matz and the Oise river, and
are reported unofficially to be hold
ing the important massif of Lassig
ny. General Haig reports the cap
ture of 28,000 prisoners and 600 guns
since Thursday. Aerial activity con
tinues intense. Forty-eight ma
chines were accounted for Monday.
Berlin claims twenty-nine allied ma
chines were shot down. General
Haig reportts the gain of ground by
the British in the Lys salient in
Flanders. Along the Vesle river
there is only artillery activity.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Aug. 14.—Turmoil in Bo
hemia has resulted in the execution of
74 Zurich soldiers and wholesale ar
rests, according to newspapers of
Munich and Dresden, says a Zurich
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraphl
(By The .Associated Press.
London, August 14.—The British
have gained further ground at the
apex of the Lys salient in Flankers,
said the official statement this morn
-in#,—Bne was advanced slightly
east of Ateteron, while east of Vieux
Berquin and south of Meterens pa
i trols established a new line. Gbrman
artillery is active in the British sec-J
tor on the Picardy battle front.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris A no- 14.—The war office
this morning reported that only ar
tillery was active last night in cer
tain sectors between the Avre and
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Oise rivers. The Germans made
vain raids along the Vesle river. The
French took prisoners in the Cham
pagne.
GENERAL MARCH
RENDERS REPORT
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, August 14.—General
March, chief of staff, today announc
ed a regiment of Illinois guardsmen
have been engaged in the fighting
north of the Somme river. This
regiment alone captured 150 prison
ers. Discussing the situation in
Picardy he said the Germans now
at no point are within fifty miles of
Paris. The Picardy -salient has been
trimmed away on a fifty-three mile
front to a maximum depth of fifteen
miles, General March announced.
General March announced that
thirty-one American divisions are in
France, and that the field army in
cluded approximately one million and
a quarter men.
JACKSON ID HAVE
TWO LECISLATORS
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Aug. 14.—After ef
forts had been made to reduce the
membership of the House of repre
sentatives to 36, and 77, and other
numbers, the constitutional conven
tion yesterday took another course
and increased the membership to 110,
instead of the original 100 as provid
ed for. This change was made with
much less debate than any of the
other changes that had been made,
and is likely to stand. It was follow
ed by an attempt on the part of
Clay Sloan to re-district the state in
to 25 instead of 34 senatorial dis
tricts, but the amendment was ruled
out of order.
Under the new apportionment the
counties will be represented in the
lower house as follows:
One each—Arkansas, Baxter, Boone,
Calhoun, Bradley, Carroll, Chicot,
Clay, Cleburne, Cleveland, Cross,
Dallas, Drew, Desha, Evans, Fulton,
Grant, Hot Spring, Howard, Izard,
Johnson, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lin
coln, Little River, Logan, Madison,
Marion, Miller, Monroe, Montgom
ery, Nevada, Newton, Ouachita, Per
ry, Pike, Poinsett, Polk, Prairie,
Randolph, Saline, Scott, Searcy, Se
vier, Sharp, Stone, Van Buren, Wil
son and Woodruff.
Two each—-Ashley, Benton, Clark,
Columbia, Conway, Craighead, Craw
ford, Crittenden, Faulkner, Franklin,
Garland, Greene, Hempstead, Inde
pendence, Jackson, Lee, Lonoke, Mis
ciccirmi TTnirm Phil line Prmp St._
Francis, White and Yell.
—Three—ctirh—Tpffprsnn, Sebastian
and Washington.
Four—Pulaski.
MEMORY OF »OHN BIRDSONG
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John F. Birdson, who was killed in
France on the 23d of July, was born
in Oklahoma February 14, 1895. He
was 23 years, five months and nine j
days old. He leaves four brothers ]
and three sisters to mourn the loss |
of this true boy. He came with his
father to Jackson county in 1908, and
for the last ten years lived on the
Wilmans farm. He was well known
to everybody around the old Harper.
school settlement.
We are sorry to lose him, but we
will see him some sweet day after
awhile. John was a boy who would
lay down his life for his friends. He
longed to go to France to fight for
dear old America, for which he
fought and died.
There will be many families over
here who will mourn for their boys
who are fighting for our freedom,
but to them I would say, “Embrace
the consolation that lies in the knowl
| edge that he is fighting for the safe
ty of all that is dear to the world,
and if he falls there is glory in the
knowledge that he died the death of
an American soldier.”
I hope to meet my brother on the
other side, where there will be no
mord parting.
, Paul Birdsong,
Searcy, Arkansas.
PLANNING TO STOP THE GERMAN DRIVE
American and British officers on the western front consulting and mark
ing off strategic positions which the enemy was expected to strike in Ids new
offensive.
Casualty List
(By The Assofciated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 14—Army casu
alties show killed in action, Private
Elbert E. Dixon of Holday, Ark.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 14.— Marine
corps casualties show killed in action,
four; wounded severely, three; de
gree' undetermined, one; missing,
one.
(By The Associated Press.) t. 1 i
Washington, Aug. 14.—Army cas- J
ualties show killed in action, 69; died ■
of wounds, 21; disease, ten; acci
dent and other causes, one.
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(By The Associated Press.)
New York, Aug. 14.—A German !
submarine appoaching the very gates j
of New York harbor sank the oil1
tanker, Frederick R. Kellogg, off |
Ambrose channel last night. Thirty
five of the crew of the Kellogg were
picked up, and seven are missing.
(By The associated Press.)
An Atlantic Port, Aug. 14.—A
German submarine sighted last night ^
off the tip of Cape Cod fired a tor-1
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pedo at the trawler, Walrus, but
missed. The captain of the trawler
reported oh his arrival here today
that the Walrus escaped in a fog and
warned other craft.
LABOR OPPOSES
WORK OR FIGHT
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 14.—Members of
the senate military committee today
received a letter from Samuel Gom
pers expressing organized labor's
emphatic opposition to any work or
fight provision in the new man-pow
er bill. The man-power bill comes up
in congress tomorrow.
CANTEEN SERVICE
ORGANIZED HERE
The Canteen Committee of the A.
R. C. has fully organized and with
the cooperation of the Citizens and
the Railway officials are ready to
meet the troop trains passing
though the city and to show these
men how proud we are of them, and
how we delight to honor them.
Following are the members:
Captain, Mrs. B. H. White: First
Lieutenant, Miss Leah Jones; Sec
ond Lieutenant, Mrs. J. O. Powell;
Supply Clerk, Mrs. G. K. Stephens;
Mail Clerk, Miss Mary Madaline
Hocking; Mrs. C. E. Hipolite, Miss
Carrie Stephens, Mrs. O. M. Bowen,
Mrs. Hubert Tyler, Miss Lutie Mae
Stephens, Miss Rowena Campbell,
Miss Fannie Hinkle, Miss Ida Parish,
Mrs. J. L. Bevens, Ms. Will Campbell,
Sale of
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Beginning August 15th up to and inclusive
of August 31st our entire line of Manhattan
Shirts will be on sale at the following prices:
$2.00 Manhattan’s $1.65
$2.50 Manhattan’s $1.85
$3.00 Manhattan’s $2.15
$3.50 Manhattan’s $2.85
$4.00 Manhattan’s $3.15
In view of the present advancing prices it is
to your advantage to come early and look
them over.
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YOUTHS REGISTER
24TH THIS MONTH
Twenty One Year Old Men Will
Serve to Swell Class One Which
Is Practically Exhausted.
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(By The Associated Presrs.)
Washington, Aug. 14.—Provost
Marshal General Crowder today or
dered youths who have reached the
age of twenty-one years since June
5th, the last registration day, to reg
ister August 24th. The purpose is to
add quickly to the almost exhausted
Class One to meet the September
draft calls. About 150,000 are ex
pected to register.
The Independent is authorized by
Fred Parish, secretary of the Jack
son county exemption board, to
state that all youths who have reach- f
ed the age of twenty-one years since
the fifth of last June are required to
appear at the county court house in
Newport on Saturday, August 24th, .
and register for military service.
CONSUMERS MUST
CONSERVE WHITER
That it is necessary for the water
consumers of Newport to limit the
use of their hydrants at this time, is
the opinion of O. P. Moss, manager
of the Arkansas Light & Power
Company, who told the Independent
this morning that White river is be
coming alarmingly low, mating it
difficult to pump the desired amount
of water for distribution over the
city. Should a serious fire break out *
in Newport, Mr. Moss said, the situa
tion would be hard to handle. •
Owing to the shallowness of the
river the suction pipes are not giv
ing desired results, and only one of
the two pumps at the pumping sta
tion could be depended upon in case
of emergency. Mr. Moss today had a
steamboat to anchor near the sue
tion pipes, which will be raised and
placed in such a position, it is hoped,
as to secure an ample supply of wa- .
ter.
However, every consumer of water •
should guard against extravagant (
use of water, and aid in conserving l
the supply as much as possible.
WANTS FINNISH 1
ARMY TO FIGHT
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 14)—A report
from Stockholm reaching the state
department says tne ueniutn guvera^
ment has issued an ultimatum to the
Finnish army to march against the
;ntente forces on the Murmansk
coast within two weeks.
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