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VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1914. NUMBER 154 I
GERMANS AGAIN REINFORCE RIGHT WING
Desperate Battle
To Save Flank
French Reports Say That Allies Con
tinue To Gain On This Flank But
This Is Denied By German
Official Statements.
FRENCH SHATTER PONTOONS
Built By Germans To Cross Meuse—Germans Claim to Occupy
Old Positions West of Meuse after Trapping and Slaugh
tering French.
“United Press Dispatch.
Paris, Oct. 2.—The Germans have again reinforced on the
right, and are striving with desperation to prevent the progress
Of the turning movement, says the war office statement, which
however, insisted that the Allies continue to gain against the
German right.
The German official statement regarding the Meuse opera
tions is contradicted. The German right has tried to lay pon
toons over the Meuse near St. Mihiel, but they were shattered
by French fire.
There is a violent battle in the Noyon region on the French
left as far north as the Arras region, the Germans being con
centrated along this line.
The center is unchanged, with a heavy artillery duel pro
■ pressing. The Germans remain on the east side of the Meuse
:and the French continue to gain in the Woevre region.
GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS HOLDING ALLIES.
United Press Dispatch.
Berlin, Oct. 2.—The war office announcement says that
steps have been taken to preven t the success of the Allied move
**ment to outflank the German right and that fighting continues
on the line west of the Oise, north of Noy on and along the
Somme, but that the enemy are unable to carry these positions.
The enemy reinforced, north of the Somme, have made a bitter
fight to break through and the French and the Germans have
alternated in possession of points on the German left, the Ger
mans expelling them after French gains.
The Germans crossed the Meuse River in the neighborhood
of St. Mihiel, retired, then slaughtered the French with artil
lery from all sides after which they occupied their old positions.
The Germans are uniformly holding the center positions in
an artillery duel, but the PT’ench abandon positions in order to
avoid sacrifice. The general situation is favorable, with bright
prospects of victory. Two outer Antwerp forts have been si
lenced and many Belgians killed in sorties. The eastern opera
tions continue successful.
< GERMANS MOVE
BIG GUNS CLOSER
'
On Antwerp And Many Of
f Inhabitants Have Fled City
Across Dutch Border
United Press Dispatch.
Antwerp, Oct. 2.— The bom- j
^ bardment of the southern chain
of the city’s forts is continuing. !
The Germans last night moved j
their guns closer though the ;
long range siege mortars are !
still inactive.
The suburbs have been razed
. and the inhabitants fled, either j
across the Dutch border or here. |
King Albert is in personal!
charge of the defense of Ant
werp, which is one of the best
fortified cities in the world.
DUTCH ARE SORE.
United Press Dispatch.
Rotterdam, Oct. 2.—There is
much feeling here against the ,
: British for their interference
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with Dutch shipping, for all
ships to and from Holland are
held up and searched by the
English war vessels.
German Ships Will Run Block
ade.
United Press Dispatch.
Tokio, Oct. 2—With the bom
bardment and blockade of the
German base of Kaio Chou con
tinued the concession is made
that the British and Japanese
land forces have suffered large
losses from sorties.
It is believed that the city’s e
vacuation will come soon, but it
is anticipated that an effort will
first be made by the German
ships penned in the harbor to
run the blockade.
“Winona Mills”
I am again selling Winona
hosiery and underwear. Will be
glad to supply your needs for
the winter.
54d6t C. T. Willson.
NUMBER 154.
RAILROADS ARE
SERIOUSLY AFFECTED
With Credit Impaired And For
eign Money No Longer Avail
able—President Bush Finds
Only Solution Is In
creased Rates.
It is admitted that every in
: dustry is seriously affected by
the European war, and Presi
dent Bush of the St. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern railroad is
not alone in the contention that
the railroads will be injured by
it more than all other branch
es of trade combined.
President Bush has issued a
statement in which he states
that the problems confronting
the country in marketing its
i varied products is momentous,
but that the Democratic admin
istration and the people in gen
eral were doing all in tneir pow
er to relieve the situation, yet
they have failed to include the
railroad, which is affected the
most seriously.
“Though muclv has been con
sidered and done for the relief
of other industries, nothing so
far has been suggested to aid
the railroads.” savs President.
'Bush, “which is all important
! to every other. For some years
back railroads, by reason of di
minished net earnings, have ex
perienced difficulties in borrow
ing money to make necessary
improvements to meet the re
quirements of the expanding
business and the public demand
for better service. This war
emergency will accentuate the
situation and further impair
their credit, so that under the
present conditions of inadequate
revenue, all attempts to finance
railroad securities will be futile
“This is the gravest danger
with which railroads have been
menaced in their history. They
are thus wantonly deprived of
'the means to meet current urg
ent needs in affording adequate
service, but they are confronted
with the problem as to how they
can take care of outstanding ob
ligations which mature in the
near future.
i
“A careful computation of
these obligations show there are
upwards of $578,000,000 in de
fault at the present time, $34,
000,000 which must be met be
fore the end of this year and
$563,000,000 between now and
the end of the next year. It is
needless to say that if these ob
ligations are not met, other in
dustrial interests depending on
[the railroads will be injuriously
j affected as well as the railroads.
|The probabilities are that for a
[long time to come American se
: curities will not find a market in
jEurope. All surplus capital of
jthat continent will be required
[for some years to replace the
destruction of property and to
repair the ravages of war. Nor
is this all, for we shall likely
have to repurchase the large
share of nearly $5,000,000,000 of
American securities which are
jnow held in Europe. This will
| throw upon our own people the
I burden of financing the railroad
| requirements for an indefinite
period, and if the railroads are
I not to be driven upon the rocks
of bankruptcy and of deteriora
tion, they must have the kindly
co-operation and friendship of
'bodies as never before.”
! President Bush continues to
J state that it has long been
known, that with good crops and
prosperous times, the railroad
'revenues have been inadequate
I to meet the requirements, to
establish sound credit with the
bankers, or to raise money for
improvements to care for ex
panding commerce. He states
that the reductions and burdens
caused by Federal and State leg
islation, increased taxes,increas
ed cost of materials and expens
es of labor, have so decreased
the net earnings that many car
riers are left without means to
meet the mortgage interest.
This causes a loss of credit
which prevents them from get
ting new money to make im
' provements.
President Bush states that the
'gross earnings of United States
railroads for the year ending
: June 30, 1914, is $14,000,000
| less than for the year ending on
j June 30, 1913, while the expens
|ee were $76,000,000 more, and
jthe net earnings for 1913 were
! $120,000,000 less than the pre
ceding year. This amount
must be deducted from the in
terest and improvement account.
President Bush states it is a
problem how long the railroads
can keep up their present effi
ciency under present conditions,
and gives as their only hope an
early increase in passenger and
freight rates.
I “I am glad to note that Presi
dent Wilson realizes the serious
ness of the situation,” states
President Bush in conclusion,
“and that he is willing to aid in
its solution. This straightfor
ward statement coming from
the chief executive of the na
l
I tion will aid very much in di
recting the attention of all
Thinking citizens to the true se
riousness of the situation. Mind
jyou, I have not lost faith in the
future. We have the greatest
country in the world and the
greatest and most resourceful
people on the globe, and if we
all “stand as one,” as the Pres
ident suggests, we shall weather
the storm ”
Russians Report Retreat of
Germans.
; United Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, Oct. 2.— The war
office has announced that the
Germans are in full retreat
from Suwalki province. The
center broke in failure to suc
cessfully attack Ossowitz and
demoralization resulted from d
combined Russian assault.
There is violent fighting west
of Simneo and the main German
body is entrenched at Petrokow
and Kielce. The Russians have
cut their lines of communica
tion, capturing many.
In south Galicia a column is
now engaging the outer Cracow
defenses on the Raba River, cen
tering on Boehnia.
Austrian Army Defends Sara
jevo.
United Press Dispatch.
Nish, Oct! 2.—It is announced
that the main Austrian army of
Bosnia is behind the Sarajevo
forts. No attempt has been
made to storm them, but the
Servians continue a general oc
cupancy of the province of Bos
nia. The Austrians were re
pulsed in efforts to retake Sem
BLANCHE M’KINNEY’S
FAMOUS TROUPE
Of High School Horses To Be A
Feature Of The First An
nual County Fair.
The management of the Fair
Association has just closed a
contract, whereby Blanche Mc
Kinney and her world famous
troup of High School horses are
secured as one of the big feat
ures of the first annual fair,
which is to be held here October
14, 15, 16 and 17.
The grand stand has been
completed and work is being
| rushed on the floral hall in time
| to assure its completion before
| the opening day. The track is
| now in excellent shape and
promises to be a fast one. The
: whole track is to be fenced be
fore the fair opens.
Mr. H. C. Sanders, upon
whose shoulders has largely fal
len all the preparations for this
first fair, has just returned
from Searcy, where the White
County Fair experienced record
crowds and a very successful
season. In one of the running
races there Thursday, an unfor
tunate accident occurred, a lit
tle negro jockey not being able
to control the Horse he rode, fell
from the horse’s back and was
trampled upon receiving fatal
injuries.
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PERILS OF PAULINE.
I Episode No. 10—A thriller—See •
how Crane Wilbur shoots a line
to the light house to rescue Pau
line.
(Two Reels.)
OUT IN HAPPY HOLLOW
Margaret Gibson and George
Cooper.
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A pathway to despair.
(Drama—SELIG.) ■ |
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THE MADALINE- 1
THE TWO GUN MEN.
A strong drama featuring the
star actor, Edwin August.
(Two Reel feature—POWERS.)
CAPTAIN BILL’S WARM RE
CEPTION.
Eddie Lyons, Lee Moran and
Victoria Forde.
(Good comedy—NESTOR.)
MANIACS THREE ! ^
(Comedy—BIOGRAPH.)
GILLIGAN’S ACCIDENT POL
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(Comedy—BIOGRAPH.)
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