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Now Fighting in Mountainu*
(Associated Press Summary.)
Now that the Piave line is again in
tact the Italians have begun opera
ions on he mountain front to improve
their positions there. Already the
Italians have gained considerable
ground, and taken thirteen hundred
prisoners on the northwestern slopes
of Mount Grapa, the key position to
Terrain between the Brant and the
Piave. Strong raids were carried out
on the Asiago Plateau.
Vienna officially admitting a re
tirement across the Piave, places the
Italian losses at 150,000, including
55,000 prisoners.
Raiding operations continue on the
front from the sea, especially between
Ypres and Rheims, where further!
heavy fighting is anticipated.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
London, June 26.—An Exchange J
Telegraph dispatch from Moscow.
says there is no foundation of ru-,
mors that the former emperor of
Russia has been asassinated.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
London, June 26.—German prison
ers and machine guns were captured
by the British on the Picardy and
Flanders battlefields last night. Field
Marshall Haig reports enemy artillery
is active on both fronts.
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Assocated Press Dispatch.
Pvis, June 26.—American troops
carried out a brilliant attack near
Belleau Wood last night, capturing
150 prisoners, including a captain, the
war office announces. The French
carried out a number of raids, cap
turing prisoners and machine guns.
Associated Press Dispatch.
With the American Army in France
June 26.—In an attack on German
linos on the Marne front last night
the Americans extended their line
northwest of Belleau Wood. Up to
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ten o’clock this morning 216 prison
ers had been counted. A number of
machine guns and other booty were
captured and additional prisoners are
coming in.
The Americans now hold virtually
all valuable and tactical positions in
the Belleau Wood sector.
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ME1JN DUET
Fred Parish, secretary of the Jack
son county exemption board, announc
es that when it becomes known that
any person takes undue advantage of
a man who has been selected for mil
itary service, by purchasing his crop
at a figure below its real value,
Tie will be promptly reported to
the Council of Defense, which
has authority to prosecute such per
sons. There have been occasions
where men called by the draft are
forced to leave an unfinished crop,
which they must dispose of. The
board wants to see that every such
person receives what his crop is
worth.
-BUY W. S. S.
TWO ARKANSANS
III TODAY'S LIST,
Dave Anderson of Grand Lake Died of
Disease and John Powe, of Para
gouid Dies From Accident.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 26.— The army
casualty list today includes the name
of Private Dave Anderson of Grand
Lake, Chicot county, who died of dis
ease, and Private John Powe, of Par
agould, who died of accident.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 26.—Army cas
ualty list today shows killed in action,
forty-seven; died of wounds, seven;
accident and other causes, four; dis
ease, three; airplane accident, one;
wounded severely, twenty; degree
undetermined, two; missing, seven.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 26.—The Marine
corps casualty list shows killed in ac
tion, forty-six; wounded severely,
two.
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In asking the people to Invest in
War Savings and Thrift Stamps, the
government is not asking them to
or. a paying basis.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 26.—A call is-1
sued today for 124,525 draft regis-!
trants increased the total number of
civilians called to the colors for July,
to 367,961. Today’s call was supple-1
mental to the call issued last night j
for 220,000 and several special calls '
for men to begin entraining July 5th.
-BUY W. S. S.
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NOTICE TO FUEL DEALERS OF,
JACKSON COUNTY, ARK.
You are requested to report to the ‘
Chairman of U. S. Fuel Administra- j
ion of Jackson County the amount of j
fuel on hand and amount required j
for the consumers until the 1st day of <
April, 1919. I
W. D. McLain,
Chairman U. S. Fuel Administration
of Jackson County, Ark
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MUST WORK OR FIGHT.
To Chairmen County Councils of De
fense:
“Every man in the draft must do
effective work or fight,” is the state
ment of Provost* Marshal General
E. H. Crowder.
This order becomes effective July
1, 1918. The local draft board in your
respective counties will have full in
struction. They are responsible for
the enforcement of this new order, a
copy of which is enclosed for your in
formation.
We cal! on you through your coun
ty and community councils to bring
to the attention of the local draft
boards all idlers and all men in the
non-useful occupations specified by
Major-General E. H. Crowder. In
this connection read carefully Sec
tions 121 K and 121 L, Pages 5, 6 and
7. Our national needs are too urgent
to permit the waste of man power.
Yours very truly,
Arkansas Council of Defense.
Lloyd England, Chairman,
Wallace Townsend, Director.
All citizens are requested to make
prompt report to me of such persons
in their community who are not en
gaged in productive occupations in
order that the County Council of De
fense may render efficient service to
the local board, or report may be
made to local board.
Jos. M. Stayton,
Chairman County Council of Defense.
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ENEMY ACTIVE IN
AMERICAN WATER
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington , June 26.—Shipping
operations in the area of east longi
tude forty, between the latitude of
Cape Race and Bermuda, have been
warned against enemy activity, the
war department announces.
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MIKE 110 CHINGE
OF DRAFT ICES
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 26.— Secretary
Baker and Major General March,
chief of staff, informed the senate
military committee today that they
are opposed, as premature and unnec
essary, the proposed extension of the
army draft age limits. They asked
that draft legislation go over for the
present, indicating the administration
has planned to submit a new compre
hensive program about the middle of
August. The committee decided to
follow the recommendations and op
pose immediate legislation.
Senator Hitchcock gave the com
mittee figures showing when men in
Class One are exhausted in August
there will be 3,300,000 men in the
army and the highest estimate of the
"number of Americans to be in France
then is 1,450,000.
-BUY W. S. S.
KERENSKY COMING
TO UNITED STATES
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, June 26.—Alexander Ker
ensky, former provisional premier of
Russia, has arrived in London. He is
on his way to America.
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throughout the county
pointed special repre
'government by the
treasury and are
exhaustive survey of each school ais«
trice as to amount of government se
curities now held and reason for fail
ure to take these securities by any in
dividual in the county. Report will t|
■made to the treasury department, at
'it is earnestly hoped that Jack:
county will assay 100 per cent lo
American.
' All places of business in Newpofc
will be closed from noon until 6 p. m
Friday. > 31
Meetings will be held at
school house in the county on
In Newport there will be a
at each of the three
East Side, Central
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The following committees wiljl have
charge of W. S. S. solicitation in
Newport Special School District:
Dr. A. L. Best, Bob Holden, Walter
Martin.
East of Lake—T. P. Umsted, Tom
Johnson, P. H. Van Dyke.
Hazel Street to the Lake—A. T.
Hubly, G L. Robinson, C. M. Erwin.
Main Street to Hazel—T. J. Gregg,
G. L. Smith, W. T Parish. ^
Elm and Vine Streets—H. "'Or"'
Walker, J. S. Wilmans, Tom Hutson.
Vine Street to Bridge.—S. R. Phil
lips, Jno. Purdy, B. W. Jamison.
Colored people’s solicitors are re
quested to meet at the office of S. R. .
Phillips, president of the school
board, at 8 p. m. Thursday for the A
purpose of perfecting plans and or
ganizing.
Hon. Jas. P. Coffin, of Batesville, JMK
has been invited to address a meet
ing of residents of the school district 'VB
at the High school building at 2 p. ^
m., Friday he 28th. It is hoped and
expected that this drive will put
Jackson county over the top so far as 11
W. S. S. are concerned, and clear the jjf
decks for the next Liberty Loan.
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