•GERMAN ARMY MOVING WESTWARD
Attempt Encircling'
Allies Left Flank
German Cavalry Seen At Lille Which
With Desperate Fighting At Arras
•■Leads French To Believe In
vaders Seek To Encircle
Left Wing.
| BELGIANS REOCCUPY OLD LINES
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French Troops Fall Back Between Somme and Oise Rivers, But
Claim Their Lines Have Never Been Broken—Wight
Attack on Lassigny Repulsed.
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| United Press Dispatch.
Paris, Oct. 6.—That the Germans are moving westward was
I indicated in this afternoon’s official statement, announcing that
| the Germans’ cavalry had been sighted in the vicinity of Lille,
which is north of Arrd;, about 20 miles. Desperate fighting con
tinues with no change in the general situation.
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An intense action is going on in the Arras region and the posi
tions of both sides are stationary. The Germans and Allies are
| making alternate advances. The Allies have made retrograde
movements between the Somme and Oise Rivers. The Germans
have been repulsed in an attack on Lassigny and the French have
gained north of Soissons and in the vicinity of Berry Au Bac.
The Germans are believed to be attempting an encircling
movement of the northwest wing. The Belgians have occu
pied the Rupel-Nethe lines, repulsing the Germans.
In the noon statement of the war office it was announced that
the reinforced Germans endeavoring to break the Allied envelop
ing movement, made slight gains, but were violently repulsed
at other points. The Allied lines have not been penetrated. Fresh 1
troops are pouring into the line, aiding the extension northward
of the flanking movement, where there is heavy fighting.
The Germans are sacrificing many men in attempts at a new
offensive upon the center, along, the Meuse and in the Argonnes
region. The German center is contributing troops to aid the
wings.
The Allies withdrew to protected positions until the Ger
man artillery gave out, when the infantry held the lines until
the arrival of new guns from Aix La Chapelle and Cologne.
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LONDON SAYS SITUATION IS IMPROVING.
United Press Dispatch.
London, Oct. 6.—The admission is made that the Germans’
offensive is causing alarm, despite the government’s contention
that reinforcements will regain the ground. The center is holding
and the general situation improving, says an official declaration.
Fresh levies of troops are reaching the lines.
The report that General Von Moltke, chief of staff has been
succeeded by Major General Voights Rhetz, is accepted as true,
but there is no confirmation.
The Russia nembassy declares that a quarter of a million
Russians are moving westward in Prussia.
BOTH GERMAN WINGS GAIN GROUND.
> United Press Dispatch.
Berlin, Oct. 6.—The official bulletin says that the Germans ,
continue the offensive on both wings in France and are now hold- j
>( ing the former French positions on the west wing. The French
on the edsrt wing have been compelled to give ground.
The Russian ambassy dec ecked in Galicia. Przemysl holds
out and the German offensive movement has not been checked in
the eastern campaign.
BELIEVE GERMANS WILL BURN BRUSSELS.
United Press Dispatch.
Antwerp, Oct. 6.—The bombardment of the Southern and
Eastern Antwerp forts continues, but the government denies
that these forts have been weakened. Rigid precautions are
taken against spies and only soldiers are allowed on the front.
The official statement says the forts are holding and that
the Germans have lost heavily from Belgian sorties. It is known
however, that urgent appeals have been sent to the Allies, de- 1
manding that they force the Germans to lift the siege and com
pel the German evacuation of Brussels. It is feared that Brus-!
sels will soon be burned and thousands of refugees are leaving.
GERMAN LOSS ESTIMATED AT 70,000.
United Press Dispatch.
^ Petrograd, Oct. 6. — The Russians are endeavoring a
Southern flank movement again st the Germans driven from the
Niemen region. The Germans have fortified East Prussia on the
frontier. The estimate of German dead from recent battles is
70,000. The Russian advance in Galicia and through the Carpa
thian passes continues. The destruction of bridges and torrential
rains are impeding the march' of the Russian army.
! OFFICERS CAPTURE
BRUTAL ASSAULTER
James McNorton Captured In
Woods Near Confederate
Park Tuesday ;
Morning.
' Sheriff McCuistion and Mar
ishal Martin Tuesday morning
captured James McNorton, a
horse trader known as “Texas”
in the woods just north of the
Confederate Park on the Jack
sonport road, after an all night
search upon the part of a num
ber of the officers and deputies.
McNorton was wanted for a
very brutal assault upon another
horse trader named Gus Holly,
which occurred about 1 o’clock
Monday afternoon in the old
livery stable, corner of Beech and
Third streets. Holly with his
family were in a wagon in
front of the stable prepared to
leave the country. He went
back into the stable after his
dog and McNorton walked by his
side. They appeared to be on
friendly terms to Dick Edgar
and Edgar Moore, who were
seated in front of the stable.
Suddenly McNorton struck
Holly a terrific blow with his
fist, knocking him unconscious
and then jumping upon the pros
trate body, struck him several
blows over the head, breaking
the skin and cutting the flesh
until it looked like a jelly.
The bystanders rushed back
to pull McNorton off the other
man and before the officers ar
rived the big fellow had escaped.
JDr. Jones was called and
dressed Holly’s wounds and at
5 o’clock, he recovered conscious
ness and was taken to his camp
at the park. Next morning, he
was reported able to get around
and feed his horses.
Search for McNorton contin
ued through the night, but
without result. Next morning, :
Sheriff McCuistion and Officer ;
Martin hiding in the woods near
the camp, saw McNorton’s wife i
come out and later the wanted i
man appeared. When covered j i
with shotguns, he threw up his <
hands and surrendered.
He was placed in the county j
jail and will be given a trial I
Thursday before Esquire Nuck- j
oils. McNorton is said to be 1
wanted in Texas and his picture ;;
is to be taken and sent out He J]
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is alleged to have whipped his
wife the morning of this latter
trouble and to have been drink
ing during the day.
Closing Agreement Fa* Whole
Year.
“We, the undersigned mer
chants of Newport, hereby agree
to close our respective stores
every evening at 7 p. m. during
the entire year, with the excep
tion of Saturday night, the first
day of the month and the month
of September.”
This is the agreement our
merchants are being asked to
sign, and they ought to embrace
this opportunity for their own
protection as well as for the
welfare of their employes.
Keeping stores open at night
does not pay the actual addition
al expenses. Those who figure
closely and have kept a record of
sales for evening hours, say so,
and such proof is conclusive and
positive.
The city stores have early clos
ing hours. They’re good mer
chants, too. They don’t figure
they’re cutting down their sales,
but merely confining them to
reasonable hours, such as will
not overtax their sales people,
rhe buying public' soon adapts
itself to these conditions and no
cne is inconvenienced or injured
by the united action of employ
ers in protecting themselves and
their employes against hours
that give neither any time for
recreation, rest, study and time
with their families.
Every merchant ought to wel
come this opportunity for unit
ed action, which will injure none
cut benefit all.
800 Bales of Cotton Picked. _
Special to Independent.
Littlt Rock, Oct. 6.—Commis
sioner Ferguson of the State
Penitentiary, reports that eight
cundred bales of cotton have
ceen picked in Lincoln coun
ty, and that there will be about
2,500 bales all told. There has
ilso been cut 600 tons of hay.
Dr. Coulter, penitentiary phy
sician, reports the health of the
:onvicts to be excellent. There
ire 1,039 on the farm, of whom
inly four negroes and four white
nen are in the hospital. The
vhite men are all surgical cases,
n the eighteen months that
3r. Coulter has been in charge,
;here has been only one death
’rom malaria in the penitentiary
lopulation.
$150,000,000
FUND fOR COTTON
To Be Made Available For Loans
of Six to Seven Cents per
Pound on Cotton by Pool
of Bankers.
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United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., Oct- 6. —
The formation by Southern bank
.eirs of a cotton pool to make a
vailable a fund of $150,000,000
with which to handle the cotton
j crop by a loan of 6 cents per
1 pound upon the staple, is regard
ed as almost certain to meet the
approval of the Secretary of the
Treasury, this plan to handle the
cotton having been laid before
him.
Under this plan each bank is
to be assessed similar to the
“gold pool” plan. Loans are to
be made to the producers and
brokers at a rate of six to seven
cents per pound on warehouse re
ceipts, showing cotton insured.
; MONEY READY WHEN PLAN
IS APPROVED.
United Press Dispatch.
St. Louis, Oct. 6.—Festus J.
Wade, the financier heading the
cotton pool here .declared today
that the pool would be started
immediately upon the approval
of the Treasury Department. The
$150,000,000 will probably be
distributed through Southern
banks.
Last of German Beer.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 6.—It is stat
ed by connoisseurs on the sub
ject that the last case of Wurtz
berger beer in Little Rock was
consumed last week, and that
there will be no more on sale
here until after the war. The
Wurtzberger is an imported
beer, made in the German prov
ince of that name, and by beer
drinkers is said to be of super
ior quality.
Senate Democrats In Harmony.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 6.—
That there will be no senate ses
sion because of a democratic
caucus on the war tax bill is ex
pected. “A gentlemen’s agree
ment” has resulted in a united
democratic support and there
will be few amendments.
“Winona Mills.”
I am again selling Winona
hosiery and underwear. Will be
glad to supply your needs for
the winter. Telephone 360.
54d6. C. T. WILSON.
Zack Calhoun came up from
Grand Glaize this morning.
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No Hope For This Season.
Special to Independent,
j Little Rock, Oct. 6.—W. V.
I Powell, promoter of the Dixie
Power Company, says that since
Congress has practically agreed
to take a recess on October 15,
he has no hopes of getting the
Cotter dam bill through Con
gress at the present session. It |f|
has passed the lower house, and
is now pending in the senate.
The bill has the approval of ;
President Wilson and the Secre- ;J|1|
tary of War, and there is i|9
doubt but that it will eventual
ly become a law. The first bill
was vetoed by President Taft
at the behest of conservionista.
It is the purpose of the com- }
pany to construct a dam across
White River at Cotter, that will
develop 60,000 horse-powir. The
proposed dam will be lodftted 12§
miles below the power project at
Branson, Mo. The project wall
cost $3,500,000. The power caw
be carried a distance of two
hundred miles. When asked .if
there would be a market fyt
much, Mr. Powell replied that * |
some railroad might use it. '
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