MOVEMENT CONTINUES
British Lines
Coast Towns But Does Not Prom
r.
ise To Be Serious—-Battle Continues
Left Wing With Great Vio
lence As Far North As
Labasso.
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PREDICT FALL OF ANTWERP
Within Two Days, The Walls of Two More Forts Having Been
Reduced to Powder—Big Clash Soon On Eastern
Prussian Frontier Where Germans Have Taken
Offens ive.
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United Press Dispatch. j
Paris, Oct. 7r—The Germans continue their enveloping move
ment in Northei*ft France, and according to the government’s 3
o’clock statement, the battle continues with great violence and
is now extended to Lens and La basso. Labasso is between Ar
ras and Lille, and the battle is declared to have been prolonged
by the arrival of masses of German cavalry centered at Armen
tieres. The French are making steady advances in the Woevre
district. .j#
' Advices from military headquarters are that fighting in the
North cohtinues with no change, though no further information
of Getm&n cavalry had been reported from Lille* It ii believed
this force expects to raid the British lines and boast towns. No
information is given of any steps to check the movement.
The Antwerp bombardment i s inbfb&sihg in violence with the
battle line continually extending northwest. The Allies are una
able to regain their lost territory and are making a new move
ment right of the German center. _ _
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GERMAN RIGHT DRIVES FRENCH BACK.
United Press Dispatch.
Berlin, Oct. 7.—The cooperation of General Von Kluck and
Von Boehm has resulted in the French being driven back along
the German right, according to the war office statement. Large
forces from the Allied center are reinforcing the west wing to
avert disaster.
It is officially declared that the Germans are enveloping the
French on the west. The Germans were withdrawn from St.
Mihiel because of the necessity of reinforcements for other
points and the French have occupied the evacuated positions. The
center is holding, with little activity.
The Antwerp bombardment continues and the big guns are
now being placed. The Russians were beaten in an attempt to
cross the East Prussian frontier near Lyck.
TWO MORE ANTWERP FORTS CAPTURED.
United Press Dispatch.
Berlin, Oct. 7.—The general staff has announced that two ad
ditional Antwerp forts, Kessell and Brotfhem, have surrendered
to the Germans, the garrisons surrendering after siege guns
% had reduced the walls to powder.
The capture of Antwerp, the staff predict, will occur within
two days. The bombardment of the inner wing is progressing
with noticeable impression.
The Germans are driving the French back on the west wing
after bitter fighting and the Allies’ resistance has decreased ai
several points
The Germans are declared to be on the offensive in the East
ern campaign and a big battle is expected. The newspapers em
phasize that the'possible entry into the war of Portugal will no1
affect the outcome of the war.
It is claimed that the Belgians sent wild trains against th<
trains bearing the German siegeguns toward Antwerp to attemp
the wreck of the latter, but this was frustrated by the Germar
trainmen It is claimed that the British Egyptian troops were de
luded to believe they were to participate in a tournament in
stead of war.
RUSSIAN ADVANCES SLOWING UP.
;h.
7.—It is admitted that the Russians 11
I
3sing along the Carpathian footmus.
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AUSTRIANS REPULSE RUSSIAN ADVANCES. j
United Press Dispatch.
Vienna, Oct. 7.—The Russia ns approaching Cracow have j
been driven back from tht Dona.ie River line by reinforced Aus- ,
trians. Despite the Russian claims that they took Tarnow, it is !
maintained that Tarnow is still i n Austrian possession and the |
Austrians also retook Nowy Sandet east of the Donjee River
The Austrians’ offensive has repulsed the advances of both
the Northern and Southern Russian advance columns.
A German invasion of Russ ian Poland threatens the -Rus
sians with a flank attack.
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5,000 PANS
WEkE in line
To Buy Tickets For World Series
When Sale Opened Wed
nesday Morning.
United Press Disatch.
Philadelphia, Oct. 7—Five
thousand fans in line ended a
long vigil at nine o’clock this
morning when the ticket sale of
the world’s series began. Scalp
ers agents were nabbed and
their tickets confiscated, when
the police saw them handed
money just before they reached
the window.
Many were in line for twenty
four hours and there were fiif
teen women in the crowd.
GERMAN CRUISER
REPORTED BEACHED
Along With Two Citin Boats By
Reason Of Damage From
Japanese Shells.
United Press Dispatch.
Tokio, Oct. 7.—It is reported
that the German cruiser Cormo
ran and two German gunboats
were so badly damaged in the
shelling of Kiao Chou that they
were beached to prevent them
from sinking. The bombard
ment of the German fortified
city continues.
GERMAN DESTROYER SUNK
United Press Dispatch.
The Hague, Oct. 7.—It is an
' nounced that a German destroy
er has been sunk by mine or a
torpedo at an unnamed point in
the North Sea. A German crui
ser saved the crew.
i Pinkertons Employed To Unrav
el Mystery.
From parties who have beer
here from Walnut Ridge, it is re
ported that it is thought that
, within the next few days then
i will be made some startling de
veloments in the case of the kill
I ing of Solon Crook, who wa:
I murdered a few days ago by be
ing shot while sitting in hi:
home.
The widow has employed Pink
erto ndetectives to come then
! and make investigations, and i
is reported that she has declam
she will spend every dollar sh<
Has in order to run down th<
' I murderer; Five or six Pinkertoi
men have been on the scene fo:
several days, and it is stated oi
. what is supposed to be author
ity, that some startling develop
ments will be made public soor
■ Opinion is divided relative to th
■ guilty party, some believe on
party was guilty, while other:
say he had nothing whatever t
do with the murder.—Jonesbo
! ft) Tribune.
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SOW WHEAT.
The only way for the farmer
of Jackson county to become in
dependent is through the diver
sification of their crops. W
j must raise something to eat am
i less cotton.
We will have a car of Ful
| beardless wheat about Octobe
• 6th, which we will offer at
very low cash price.
BOWEN’S CASH STORE.
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ALBANIAN TURKS
i MASSACRE CHRIS! IANS
While Government Makes No
Effort To Protect Them Ac
cording To Athens Re
ports.
I United Press Dispatch.
Rome, Oct. 7.—Athens dis
patches say the Albanians are
massacreing the Christians and
that the Albanian government is
making no effort to protect them.
Many villages have been burn
ed, women and children slain.
The Italian government is in
vestigating and may send an ex
pedition theru to restore order.
Oppose Putting Tax Upon Liq
uors.
United Press Dispatch,
Washington, D. C, Oct. 7. —
The senate democrats have con
tinued the party caucus on the
provisions of the war tax.
The House is certain to oppose
an increase in the beer tax to
$1.75 per barrel and voted last
night in caueus to oppose
the five cents per gallon whiskey
tax.
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The case referred to is a dam
age suit brought by an ex-con
vict, Amos Giassby, who has
brought suit for damages a
gainst Sheriff McCuistion, al
leging that he was confined in
jail beyond his term of sentence,
which is denied by defendant.
SHERIFF McCUlSTlON’S
STATEMENT.
“Regarding the article pub
lished in Wednesday’s Gazette,
in which that paper states:
“ ‘Sheriff McCuistion and
others who opposed granting a
pardon to Keel, it was said at
the governor’s office yesterday,
asked that the condition be im
posed.’ I wish to say:
“The above statement is
false. I was not at Governor
, Hays’ office yesterday and
’ knew nothing of this condition
of the pardon until reaching
, Little Rock that night with five
prisoners to the state penitenti
, ary. As to the pardoning of
J. H. Keel, I care nothing about
it, and will say further, I have
, nothing to say regarding the
[ Governor’s action in the matter
I If he thinks it is for the best
; j interests of the communitv, that
^ i is for him to determine.”
' J. F. McCuistion.
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- i Court Upholds Suffrage Act.
*, United Press Dispatch.
Springfield, 111., Oct. 7.— The
5 supreme court has denied a re
? hearing of the attack on the wo
5 man’s suffrage law of this state
} which was held constitutiona
- in July.
Horses For Sale.
Thirty head of young mares
colts and mules, for sale cheap
at my farm, two miles east ol
[ | Tupelo.
. ib7 A. A. COLE.
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II C. A- Virtue and Curtis Al
j len returned last night from ?
11 purchasing trip to the St. Loui
r market.
i Mr. and Mrs. George J. Te*’
tv of Batesville were here Tues
dav morning en route to Mem
1 phis.
GOVERNOR PARDONS
SENATOR KEEL
Lifts Jail Sentence On Condi
tion That Former Senator
Does Not Attend Glass
by Trial.
Special to Independent.
Little Kock, Oct. 7.—Gov.
Hays granted four pardons
Tuesday, the most important
of which was that of former
State Senator John H. Keel of
Jackson county. Senator Keel
had been convicted on a charge
of aggravated assault in con
nection with the treatment of a
convict on the Jackson county
convict farm, of which he was
contractor for several years.
Several of his guards were also
convicted. Their cases were car
ried through the Supreme Court
which last Monday affiirmed the
convictions of John H. Keel, J.
S. Best and Lee Quinn. The
cases had been affirmed last
spring and on Monday the Court
denied a re-hearing. They had
been fined fj>150 each and sentenc
ed to one day imprisonment in
the county jail, the governor
granting a pardon as to the jail
sentence, but did not remit the
fine.
The pardon of ex-Senator Keel,
which was asked by many, was
granted upon the following con
“This pardon is granted on
condition that the said John H.
Keel does not attend the trial of
Amos Glassby now pending in
the United States Circuit Court
at Batesville unless ordered to
do so by process of court and
does not take any interest in
said case.”
Gove. Hays stated after the
pardon was granted that he was
not familiar with the condition
that had been attached to the
pardon. No statement could be
secured from any interested par
ity concerning the Glassby case
j and its relation to the Keel case,
>no papers with reference to it
i being on file in the governor’s
j office.
j Another important case was
j that of Thomas L. Tiner, of Ran
j dolph county, who was convictec
! in January, 1912, of murder ir
the second degree upon second
trial, and sentenced to twelve
years in the state penitentiary
He and a son were convicted of
the murder of John R. Davis, £
prominent planter in the Hamil
neighborhood of Randolph coun
ty,and son are out on bond pend
ing an appeal to the Suprerm
court. Thomas Tiner is abou
fiO vpars nld.
John Thomas, a white man
convicted Aug. 14, in Pulask
county, Bayou Meto township, o
aggravated assault and sen
tenced to three months in jai
and to pay a fine of $50. The con
dition of the pardon is that hi
shall not hereafter indulge in th<
use of intoxicating liquors no:
again violate the laws. The peti
tion for his pardon was signet
by several county officials and ;
number of citizens
The governor also pardonei
Wm, Moore, of Lee county, con
victed in October, 1912, of for
gery and sentenced to six year
i in the penitentiary.
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County Singing Convention.
Special to Independent.
Tuckerman, Oct. 7.—The
Jackson County Singing Conven
tion met at Tuckerman October
3 and 4 with a full at
tendance of delegates from the
various singing classes of the
county.
The good people of Tucker
man entertained the convention
royally and at the close of the
session invited them to moot
there again.
Tuckerman knows a good
thing when she sees it, but uie
place and time of next meeting
will be decided later.
Some of the main features of
the convention were the good #
singing and the leading of a dif
ficult piece of music by two
small boys, Albert Hunter and
Lee Reid.
Let everybody pull together *
for a bigger and better singing
convention. This thing be
longs to you—to the people of
Jackson county—and it is up to
you to make it a success. Will
you do it?
The gospel in song is needed
just as much as preaching the j:
Gospel. The fact is, they go
hand in hand. Won’t you help 1
to spread the Gospel.
Tad Bradley, Sec’y. .j
Negro Must Serve Long Sen
tenre.
Charley Dowell, a negro boot
legger living on Bowen's Ridge,
was convicted and fined $100 in
each of two cases before Esquire
W. N. Nance of Cow Lake.
Constable Beede brought the
negro here to jail Tuesday and
as the convict farm contractor
has refused to accept further ; J|
prisoners, this negro’s term in
jail will run close to one year at
75 cents a day. {
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