THROUGH 5-MILE FRONT
(By The Asssociated Press.)
London, August 2.—Yesterday’s Franco-British attack on the west
erly side of the Marne salient on a front of five miles penetrated to a
maximum depth of three miles, according to today’s advices, which in
dicate the entire ridge forming a watershed between the Orcq and Aisne |
rivers has been captured. The French also captured Neijmiere wood at j
about the center of the salient of Meu nerie wood and the town of Goussan
court. The advance is considered ex tremelv imDortant. The new allied
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positions command the whole area to the northward and take in the flank
and the rear of the entire western gate through which the Germans have
been retiring. This area is the nest of German reserves and field artil- j
lery. The situation is considered extraordinarily good and is described
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as a turning point of the summer campaign and possibly of the whole
war.
(By The Asssociated Press.)
On the French Front in France, Aug. 2.—The important town of
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Fere-En-Tardenois has been encircledby the allied forces. The French,
continuing their advance, have taken additional towns and villages on va
rious parts of the front between Sois sons and Rheims. The enemy is re
sisting desperately and losing in prisoners.
I (By The Associated Press.)
London, Aug. 2.—-The war office
reports raids by the British at Fes
tubert and Albert in the Picardy sec
tor. German artillery is active
south of the Somme and south of
Ypres, north of Bethune and east of
Hazebroouck.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Aug. 2.—The French contin
ued last night to press back the Ger
mans farther toward Vesle on the
battlefield north of the Marne, says
the war office announcement.
1 YOUNG Mi
TIK5 POISON
Mrs. Mike Eyer, a 17-year-old wo
rn man, whose husband is a farmer on
v White river, seven miles south of
Newport, attempted to take her life
Tuesday afternoon about four o’clock
by consuming a quantity of strych
QV,o urns hrmipbt immediately
to the office of Dr. C. R. Gray in
Newport, where medical aid was giv
en her, a greater part of the poison
being extracted from the body, saving
her life. Friday morning she was
doing nicely at the office of Dr. Gray,
who says that she will recover.
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X MADAME SPHINX
^ A baffling murder mystery
^ of the Latin quarter wherein
^1 a young girl traces a mur
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^ FAME AND SHAME
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DUANE SWIFT IS
GIVENJD YEARS
Albert D. Swift, of Batesville, who
has refused to take any part in the
war on the grounds of his conscien
tious objections, and who was arrest
ed as a deserter several weeks ago,
has been sentenced to 20 years in a
military prison, according to court
martial proceedings announced yes
terday at Camp Pike. Swift formerly
was a school teacher and has also
preached in the vicinity of Guion,
where he was arrested after his re
fusal to report when called by his lo
cal board. Upon his arrival at Camp
Pike, Swift also refused to accept his
uniform, and announced that he has
no intention of taking part in the
war in any capacity. His religion has
no written creed which forbids its be
lievers to take part in the war, and
for this reason it was held that he
had no authorized grounds for con
scientious objection.
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(By The Associated Press.)
I Washington, Aug. 2.—Today’s
! army casualty list contains the names
i of four Arkansas boys. They are
i Private Clarence White of Mountain
Home, Baxter county, who died of
wounds; Private Burley Smith, of
Palestine, St. Francis county, who
died of disease; Private Wm. H.
Grant, of Bland, Saline county, who
died of disease; and Sergeant Jule
M. Jones, of Ozark, Franklin county,
who was severely wounded.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 2.—Army casu
alties show killed in action, forty
two; died of wounds, forty-eight;
diesase, seven; accident and othei
causes, seven; wounded severely
126; degree undetermined, two
missing, six.
Did you read that America is the
deciding factor? Coming from Lore
>1 Milner this statement is momntuous
► and America is not coming in—sh<
► has come in—America is in.
► The Independent works for you
► Use it ps your salesman. It carriei
► news of the store into hundreds o
► homes.
MIKE HO MENTION
OF SHIP SUNGS
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington,Aug. 2.—The navy de
partment today asked newspapers to
eliminate any mention either in ad
vertising or news columns of the sail
ing or location of any ships either in
American or other waters. Publica
tion of such information is consider
ed dangerous.
TENTH SHIPMENT
HAS BjEN MAOE
The Jackson County Chapter and
its branches, Tuckerman, Tupelo and
Grubbs, made its tenth shipment
from knitting and its sixth from hos
pital garments and surgical dressings
on July 31st. ,
The knitting, of which a separate i
report as to Units will be made by
Mrs. Scarborough, Chairman, sent
209 pairs of socks and 114 sweaters.
Surgical dressings, Miss Elise
Hooker, supervisor, sent 2,600 8x4,
gauze compresses and 84, 5 yard
gauze rolls.
From the sewing room, 90 Helpless
case muslin bed shirts and 120 muslin
summer bed shirts.
Tuckerman branch, Mrs. J. B. Gra
ham, director women’s work.
Mrs. E. V. Holt, supervisor of sur
gical dressings, made 100 hospital
bed shirts, 200 gause compresses and
28 5 yard rolls.
Tupelo branch, Mrs. E. V. McDow
ell, dierctor, made 12 bed shirts, 9
aprons and 42 slings.
Grubbs branch, Mrs. Cleveland, di
rector, made 15 bed shirts and 38
slings.
Mrs. Long, Oil Trough, director,
108 slings.
Grubbs is a * new branch and did
not begin work till late in the month |
but bids fair to be one of the great j
helpfulness.
Beginning with August, we shall j
work only on the garments appor- j
tioned us by the Southwest Division !
of Red Cross, with headquarters in!
St. Louis. It is believed that in this i
way we shall render a greater and j
more intelligent service and the j
first work we have is suits for Bel- i
gian boys. We hpve found the ]
change from our ysual work inter- j
I esting and no doubt we shall be j
| equally pleased with the other work
; assigned us. We have 60 boys’ suits,
60 women’s aprons, 60 pairs pajamas,
60 Trench foot slippers, 75 comfort
kits, 720 pairs socks, 240 sweaters, all
to make by the first of September.
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RUSSIAN AUTHOR
IS UNDER ARREST
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(By The Associated Press.)
London, Aug. 2.— The investigat
ing commission of the Soviet govern
ment has ordered the arrest of Max
im Gorky, Russian author and revo
lutionist says a Copenhagen dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph.
The Petrograd correspondent to the
Daily Express reports Gorky’s paper
has been suppressed permanently.
JOINT ACTION IS
ASSURED TODAY
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 2.—Joint action
between Japan, the entente powers
and America in Siberia was assured
today.
Japan has found to be acceptable
the American proposal, which pri
marily looks to the aid of the Czecho
Slovaks now operating in Siberia.
MEN ARE NEEDED
TO JOIN NAVY OP
naval Reserves.
The following will be of interest
to readers:
1. There is no limit to the number
of men that can be taken in the Navy
of Naval Reserve.
2. Hospital Apprentices are not
taken in the Navy at this time, but
they can be taken in the Naval Re
serve in a limited number.
3. Musicians, Boilermakers and
Landsman for Yeoman, may now be
taken in the Navy, Landsman for
Yeoman, must be good stenographers
and typewriters, or good typwriters
and accountants, these qualifications
are strict.
4. The age for Naval Reserve
Force, has been raised to 40 years,
for all ratings except hospital ap
prentices, which remains the same as
before, that is from 18 years of age
to 28 years of age.
“Dash, determination and daring—
also efficiency”—That’s what our
boys at the front are doing Keep ’em
go’ng! War Savings is a message to
the kaiser that will “get over.”
Subscribe for the Independent.
It will keep us busy to get it done,
but we ask nothing better than to be
allowed to do something worth while
for our boys.
Mrs. W. A. Billingsley,
Director Woman’s Work. .
1 FERE JS JICIRCEE
(Associated Press War Summary.)
Crushing the German lines nofth of the Ourcq, the allies Thursday
carried their front to the northeast from their positions between H|irten
nes and Fere-En-Tardenois. The exact location of the new line was not
given in early dispatches from the battlefield ,but it is said the allies have ,
established themselves on the high ridges between the Ourcq and Aisne,
and dominate the whole western sec tion of this battle area. Thursday
night the allies were reported within five miles of Bazoches, an important
German railroad center on the Vesle, which agrees with this morning’s
report of the advance which penetrated to the extreme depth of three
miles on a five mile front. The village of Cierges was captured after a
sanguinary struggle. In the center the line on the northern edge of
Meunerc wood was cleared of Germ ans, while further towal^Rheims the
important town of Fere-En-Tardeno is has been encircled.
Only artillery is active elsewhere on the western front. Wednes
day British airmen accounted for thirty-five enemy machines. The Brit
ish lost four.
THE ADVANTAGES
TO BE GAINED WITH
NURSING EDUCATION.
1. Nursing education not only pre
pares for a large variety oft profes
sional fields, but is an excellent pre
paration for home and family life and
for public service in many ways.
2. Almost upon enrollment the
student begins her service to the
community in helping to care for the
sick, as a part of her instruction and
training.
3. Life in most schools is healthy,
wholesome, simple and regular. It
is full of vivid human interest, the
student sharing in deepest realities
of life.
4. The graduate of a good school
steps at once into regular pro
fessional life and work with an as
sured livelihood. No weary strug
gle to get a foothold—to show what
she can do. The hospital has carried
her over that stage. Her work is
ready and waiting for her if she suc
cessfully completes her training.
5. The student is at no expense
for tuition, board, lodging, laundry,
uniform, etc., in the great majority of
schools. Only a few schools charge a
tuition fee, for preparatory course.
The student is also cared for in ill
ness.
b. salaries compare iavoraDiy
with salaries of other trained women.
In some fields they are higher than
the average. Especially is this true
of teaching and administrative work
either in institutions or in Public
Health Nursing. Opportunities for
advancement many and steadily in
creasing.
PATRIOTIC SERVICE.
Our schools of nursing, our civil
hospitals, are to women what the
training camps are to officers and
men. Hundreds of nurses have al
ready been drafted. The supply will
be utterly inadequate unless our qual
ified women rally in large numbers
to this call of duty.
Enroll as a student and begin your
preparation to meet your country’s
; need for large numbers of highly
! trained nurses—not only for War
i Service Under the American Red
Cross, but also for Peace Service of
the Greatest Importance.
Hospitals and Schools of Nursing
need:
An ample student-nursing service,
composed of well-educated, high-prin
cipled, capable and devoted young
women who are in training to become
' expert, skilled, competent nurses.
I All Hospitals and Schools of Nurs
ing must select from these their su
perintendents and assistants, super
visors or head nurses, and principals,
instructors and lecturers.
Public Health Nursing Needs in
Larged Numbers, Well Qualifie
Nurses for the Following Well
fined Fields of Work:
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BIG TIMBER REAL
One of the biggest timber dealt in
the history of Arkansas was mad* ■'
Thursday when E. D. Plant and
George Vogel, well known timber
men, purchased the timber rights on ,
1,645 acres of land located at Para- .-|j
dise, on Black river, from Harvey f
Bros, of Swifton.
Making this deal all the more re
markable was the fact that the tim» •'«
ber sold at auction. A number at j
large concerns over the state. wefta : ]W§
represented at the sale, and a great •
deal of rivalry existed during the
course of the auction. Jj
Timber products are greatly in dn»—f'*S
mand now by reason of the war, amt
both Mr. Plant and Mr. Vogel have
mills where the timber from this J
large acreage will be converted into 11 'i
material for shipment.
Bedside care of the sick in their
Care of babies and prenatal in*
struetion to mothers.
Supervision of health of schoieK
jliisli utuoii aim taic ui buuvivuyv
sis patients in their homes. '•$$».
Nursing and welfare work in irir
Mental hygiene work.
Hospital sicoal service.
In all these fields there is an in
creasing demand for administrators,
supervisors and teachers.
These posts call for women of su
perior ability and high educational ^
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4 REVENGE ; ■
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