VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1911. NUMBER 116.
Genera! Fighting
Now In Progress
French Are Advancing Into Alsace-Lorraine
—Germans To Make Hard Fight
At Strassburg.
GERMANS ARE INVADING RUSSIA
Fighting In Belgium Yesterday Was Continued Through the
Night and Thousands Were Killed and Wounded—The Rus
sians Are Invading Austria.
United Press Dispatch.
Paris August 19—The French advance into Alsace- Dor
* raine is reported as continuing. The official bulletin today con
firmed the report that the Germans were falling ac on
Strassburg, and that the French were operating to the north
of Belfort, south from Nancy and east through all of the passes
of the Vosges mountains. The general staff says that the Ger
mans who defend Saarburg will make their first real determined
L f' stand at Strassburg. The German resistance is characterized
H as being very stubborn, but the official report claims that the
losses of the Germans far outnumber those of the French
and that the French have succeeded in taking many hundred
German prisoners.
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l SEVENTY THOUSAND RUSSIANS INVADING AUSTRIA
United Press Dispatch. . ,
ft ' St. Petersburg, August 19.—The war office of Russia has
announced that invasions of the Austrian provinces of Galicia
and Hpcovina are well under way, and that seventy thousand
men moving into Austria.
I GERMANS ARE ADVANCING ON WARSAW IN RUSSIA.
*<% United Press Dispatch.
m Roland Vugust 19.—It is rumored here that a very serious
[ advance toward Warsaw is being attempted by the Germans.
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p ^|^|LE)IERS who refused to fight at mlniuh shoi
I mted ’Press Dispatch.
& * Rome, August 19—Reports have reached here that the Aus
I' V trians have been forced to retire from Vladimir before a strong
* band of Russian cossacks, ai>d that many of the soldiers at Mun
ich who refused to fight, have been shot
THOUSAND KILLED
^AND WOUNDED
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| Fierce Struggle Now Going On
Along Belgian Border.—Aw
ful Slaughter.
I United Press Dispatch.
London, August 19.—Northern
I and Eastern Belgium is a solid
line of battle today, and the
first real struggle for a path
through Belgium toward France
is rapidly progressing. The
fighting which started yesterday
|«j| continued through the night and
ft there is no sign of retreat from
either fide. However, the
. nfpbers killed and wounded
8 M reach into the thousands. Des
B ~ pite the censorship, it is evident
that the allies are before Water
loo, Brussels being hard press
|L* ed. The German infantry is ad
|y|v vancing all along the sides, and
81 the at Meuz and the first
j I -4rmy at Mosell have combined,
B one section attacking Namur.
■L The fate of the Liege is un
B^ kn^fea, as it is cut off from the
Belgian lines and no word can
jj|8i get through, but the Belgian war
I||B r'ttke issues the report that it is
reports say that it is impossible
to hold against the German siege
guns unless the Belgians dyna
mited and destroyed them- The
Belgians deny that Brussels has
been taken but they admit that
the capture is expected.
The battle line extends from
the Dutch boundary far into
^Belgian Luxemburg.
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BELGIAN CAPITAL
NOW SURROUNDED
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Rumors Say That City Is Sur
rounded and That A Big
Battle Is On.
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! United Press Dispatch.
I Paris, France, August 19. —
Rumors have reached here that
Brussels, Belgium, has been
1 surrounded by the Germans, and
ithat all communications to the
1 city have been cut off. A gener
al battle is in progress and the
Kaiser is staking everything on
an offensive movement through
Belgium and into France.
BRITISH TROOPS NOW EN
GAGED
United Press Dispatch.
London, August 19.—British
present engaged in fighting,
however, the censor refuses to
permit any word as to their po
sition.
The Belgian legation denies
that Brussels is taken, and de
j dares that a severe battle is now
in progress east of the city and
Isays that the position of the
'Belgian troops is regarded as
'being very satisfactory.
UNCLE SAM TO
j ENGAGE IN COMMERCE
The War Situation Is To Be
Met By Vessels Purchased
By the United States.
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j United Press Dispatch.
August 19—The United
I States Government has decided
| to purchase vessels to carry
| goods to the waiting market, as
jit was decided that on account
i of the war, this was the best way
to meet the emergency.
After a conference with the
President, congressional leaders
I also agreed to introduce a bill
providing a wrar risk insurance
by the government, and it is
very probable that they will ask
a twenty-five milion appropria
1 tion w'ith which to buy boats.
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URGES ITALY
TO AID GERMANY
German Government Sends
Militaiy and Diplomatic
Representative to Rome
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United Press Dispatch.
Rome, August 19.—It is re
ported that the government of
Germany is sending both mili
tary and diplomatic representa
tives here to urge Italy to aid
Germany, as a result of the
Japanese ultimatum.
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McReynolds To Supreme Bench.
United Press Dispatch.
President Wilson has announc
ed the nomination of Attorney
General McReynolds to the Su
preme bench, to fill the vacancy
of Judge Lurton.
At the same time he named
Thomas W. McGregory of Texas,
who was assistant Attorney Gen
eral as McReynolds’ successor.
Moving Pictures
th^^p^a^Jihmjse
A MAN’S FAITH
A strong drama, featuring Ar
thur Johnson, Lottie Briscoe and
Howard Mitchell.
(LUBIN)
MRS- MALONEY’S FOR
TUNE
It lifts her from poverty to
riches. She tries to be a society
lady -*-A good comedy, featuring
Kate Price and Wm. Shea.
Comedy— (VITAGRAPH)
HIS COMRADE’S WIFE
An English military drama,
'featuring Mabel Trumelle and
i Richard Tucker and little Helen
[Coughlin.
Drama—(EDISON)
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THURSDAY
THE DANCE OF DEATH
| Alice Joyce and Tom Moore
Feature
FIRST COTTON FO
NEWPORT MARKET
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King Brothers, South of Town
Came First and Two More
Bales Followed.
j The first bale of this year’s cot
ton to be marketed here was that
'raised by King Brothers, on the
J- E. Williams farm south of1
town. !
The cotton was ginned at the
Mantooth Bros, gin, and weigh
ed 475 pounds, arriving in town
yesterday afternoon about five
o’clock, and being sold this morn
ing to the highest bidder. Wolff
Goldman secured the cotton at
10 cents.
This being the first bale of the
season, a cash prize was award
ed its owners by Newport mer-'
chants, of $55.50, netting them, j
in all, $103
The second bale for the year
was brought in by J. O. Armsby, ;
about an hour after the first,;
and was raised on the Williams j
farm, in Jefferson township.
A third bale, which followed
early Wednesday morning, was
grown near Auvergne, on one of
Handel Brothers’ farms
Following is a list of the con
tributors to the fund raised as
I a prize, with the amount each
gave:
Wolff-Goldman Mercantile Co.,
$5.00.
First National Bank, $5.00.
Arkansas Bank & Trust Co, ,
$5.00.
Lesser-Goldman Cotton Co., !
$5-00
B. W. HafTner & Co., 50c j
Newport Furniture Co-, $2.00. |
Hogue & Wiliams, $5.00.
A- Bowie, $1-00.
Johnson-Avera Hardware Co., i
$1.00.
Grossman & Soloman, $1.00.
Jos. M. Berger, Jr., $1-00
S. Heinemann, $1.50.
C. Cohn, $1.00.
Fife & Moore, $1-00.
Walker’s Pharmacy, $1.00.
C. Bach, $1.00
J. D. Carvell & Co., $1.00
The Farmers Bank, $5.00.
A- Salman & Co., $2.00- I
M. Balmaz, $1.00.
R. J. Wise Gro. Co-, $1.00.
R- H. Askew, $1.00.
Otto M. Bowen, $1.00.
P. H- Van Dyke, $1.00.
I. H. Dyer, 50 cents.
Bert E. Snetser, $1.00.
W. E. Bevens, $2.00.
Sisson’s Billiard Parlor, $100.
Standard Grocer Co-, $1.00.
JAPAN WILL WAIT
j UNTIL SUNDAY
Uncle Sam Will Take Over Jap
anese Embassy at Berlin In
The Event of Hostilities.
United Press Dispatch.
| Washington, D. C, August 19.
;—Information has come from
the Japanese minister at Stock
holm that the ultimatum is not
known to be delivered from Ja
ipan to Germany, however, the
! embassy stated that Japan would
maintain the waiting policy un
til the limit, which is Sunday
The United States has agreed to
the two countries reach the
breaking point
JAPAN’S ULTIMATUM HAS
REACHED GERMANY.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., August 19.
—The Japanese embassy has
announced that the ultimatum
has reached the German foreign
office. N
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Refuse To Reduce Interstate
Fares.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D- C-, August 19.
—The railway commissions of
Arkansas, Missouri and Okla
homa! are in session, and it is
unproved that a three-cent rate
is unreasonable.
The Interstate Commission dis
missed the complaint of the Ok
lahoma commission demanding
a reduction of interstate fares
from three to two cents per
mile.
See The Set Of Dishes.
That will be given away by j
the CAMILLE CAFE, one set
each Saturday night, beginning
Saturday, August 29. The first
ticket will be given Saturday,
August 22- One ticket for each
oc drink or more. A five cent
ticket entitles holder to five
votes, a ten cent ticket to ten
votes, etc. Tickets will not be
given for meals. 16d3t.
Jeff Avera, the little old boy
who works for Johnson-Avera
Hardware Company, is on the
sick list today, but is still work
ing. 1
POPE PIUS DIED
IN ROME TODAY
Had Worried Much Over Euro
pean War—Began Failing
Last Night.
United Press Dispatch.
Rome, August 19.—Pope Pius
died nere today. His Holiness
has been ill for some time,
but he was not thought to be
in danger until late last night,
when he began failing.
The F'uopean war had caused
him much trouble and worry
and h's death is due indirefctly
to broken-heartedness over the
war.
Cardinal Merry Del Val has
been summoned back to Rome,
as all the Cardinals recently left
there. *
His Holiness suffered a re
lapse early this morning. A
priest administered the last sac
raments to him, and the doc
tors began the administration of
oxygen in order to keep him a
live until the proper officials ar
rived. As time passed his fever
increased and his condition
grew much weaker, physicians
being helpless, and he sank
gradually until death came
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C. L. Balle, Rock Island ticket
agent at Little Rock, accompan
ied by Mrs. Balle, is on a trip to
Newport and Carthage, Mo.—
Arkansas Gazette.
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| Season’s End
Closing out all lines of Summer goods
to make room for the fall and winter
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mean considerable savings.
Clapp $6.50 Oxfords now..4.85
Regal $4.00 Oxfords now . 2.85
Crown $5.00 Trousers now . 3.85
Crown $4.00 Trousers now. 2.85 yg
25.00 and 27.50 Suits now. 17.50
22.50 and 20.00 Suits now 15.50 §1
17.50 and 18.50 Suits now. 13.50 |j§
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jP 1.00 Underwear now..
pp 1.50 Underwear now..
W' 2.00 Underwear now .
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