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NEWPORT, ARKANSAS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 191*. NUMBER 151
I GERMANS SHIFTING THEIR FORCES
Again Reinforce
Extreme Right
Realize They Must Withstand Turning
Movement Of Allies Until Meuse
Forts Are Demolished—Both
Armies Exhausted.
"allies’ reinforcements arrive
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JKaiser’s Third Son Again Reported Killed—Autopsy Said To
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Show Wound Was From German Bullet—Allies’ Losses
100,000 In Present Battle.
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United Press Dispatch
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London, Sept. 29.—The Germans are again shifting their
forces, according to advices from the front. General Von Boehm
is holding the extreme right and has again been reinforced, in
dicating the German realization that if they are to be successful,
they must hold the right until the Meuse forts are demolished.
There is great optimism here as, a result of the large num
bers of reinforcements now available and on the way to the front.
There is a renewal of the rumor that Prince Adalbert, the Kais
' fir’s third son, has been killed, the latest report from Brussels
Wing that the Belgian royal surgeon after an autopsy announced
u., that his death was due to a German bullet.
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^ ' FRENCH PROGRESS ALONG THE MEUSE.
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United Press Dispatch.
Paris, Sept. 29.—An official statement says that the reinforc-.
ed Germans continue night and day attacks upon the French left j
without a change in the situation. The French made slight pro
gress near the Meuse and the Germans continue to shell fire the
center.
With the exception of the Aisne district and the Meuse
^eights, it is exceptionally quiet due to the exhaustion of the |
troops- The Germans have renewed operations in Upper Alsace ;
and also along the Verdun-Touline of forts, but failed to pro
gress. There is fierce fighting near Muelhausen and officers say
that the Allies’ casualties in the Aisne battle will reach 100,000.
GERMANS REPORT BATTLE INDECISIVE.
United Press Dispatch.
Berlin, Sept. 29.—The war ofice’s official statement* says j
\hat the battle is still indecisive with practically no changes.
The enemy were repulsed in efforts t6 penetrate the German
right and the Germans continue to gain along the Meuse, fight-;
ing continues in the center and left. „
The Russian efforts to take the initiative in East Prussia!
have been balked. Przemysl is still holding and has inflicted i
great losses on the Russians besieging, crippling twd of their
siege guns. # u '
MILLION RUSSIANS ADVANCE FROM GALICIA.
Ignited Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, Sept. 29.—It is learned that nothing Will be al
lowed to retard the invasion of Galicia by a million Russians,
who are proceeding along two parallel railways westward under
t$e Grand Duke Nicholas- Flank movements are provided a
gainst by occupation of all the Carpathian passes.
It is learned that Cracow will not be besieged. The Russians
1 will merely leave a force there similar to that about Przemysl for
W * backing body. The main ar my will move westward to Bres
lau. It is reported that the Germans, anticipating an invasion,
are fortifying noiTh and south of Cracow. The column today as
saulted Tarnow.
The Germans and Russians are fighting at Ossowetz, Russia,
* and also at Augustoff, but General Rennenkampf is strongly en
tree-bed.
500 CIVILIANS WERE KILLED.
/ United Press Dispatch.
\ Bordeaux, Sept. 29.—The war office announces that five
^hundred civilians were killed during the German bombardment
of the city of Rheims.
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clash imminent
DESPITE PEACE
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Reports Which Say That Car
ranza Will Capitulate Before
Villa Forces Issue.
United Press Dispatch
Chihuahua, Sept. 29.—Despite
the peace reports a clash is said
to be imminent. General Villa’s
: troops took Paredon between
Torreon and .Saltillo and also ;
Zacatecas, capturing a garrison
of 5,000 soldiers.
| Both forces are said to be ad- j
ivancing upon Saltillo and Aguas j
I Calientes, Carranza’s strong- j
holds. General Villa is expected j
to agree to an armistice pending ;
the peace meeting.
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WILL BE NO WAR.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, I). C., Sept. 29.—
The Constitutionalist Junta here
says there will be no war. Pres- ]
ident Carranza will ■ capitulate
to General Villa’s demands, re
tiring in favor of Fernando Cal- '
deron, an adherent of Gen. Villa, '
and the change will come within
forty-eight hours.
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Mission Worker Brutally Mur- '
dered.
United Press Dispatch.
Akron, Ohio, Sept- 29.—The *
police are baffled over the mur
der of Vinny Becker, a girl who (
clerked in a tea store and was *
an earnest church worker, who 1
was found in the store with a ]
hatchet imbedded three inches 1
in her skull.
The girl had told her minister
that she feared men she had met *
in her mission work and who had k
followed Her. 1
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In The Interest of Fire Preven- 1
tion. I ^
A number of 'fire insurance j!
writers of Little Rock were J1
through here Monday at the jl
Hazel hotel and left this morn
ing for Newark and Batesville. J
These men are holding meetings I1
in all sections of the state in the
inteiest of fire prevention. The
party was composed of Charles ]
L. Miller, W. Ross McCain, W. ;i
S. Leak, J- Gilbert Leigh, M. R. !
Ferguson, C. B. Campbell, Z.
H. Osborne, H. H. Hatfield and 'i
J. K. Shepherd. ;
Russians Reported Advancing.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 29.— j1
The Russian embassy has been :
advised that the Russians are
advancing from Augustoff to ;
fight. The enemy are active and (
reinforced in Silesia. The Aus
trian sorties from Przemysl
have been unsuccessful and the
Austrians’ organization is lax.
Zeppelins Continue Belgian
Raids.
United Press Oispatch. ■
Amsterdam, Sept. 29.—The
German Zeppelins continue
their act/vity in northern Bel
gium, dropping four bombs at
Deynze and two at Thiell- The
Deynze bombs damaged the
ancient St. Paul convent.
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Belgian Army Gives Battle.
i United Press Dispatch.
Amsterdam, Sept. 29.—Twen
ty thousand Germans have re
occppied Alost and the Belgians
from Antwerp are reported to
be giving battle.
Visits Newport In His Car.
Mr. and Mrs. Griffin Smith of
Paragould arrived Monday in
their Ford car for a short visit
to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hipolite.
They found splendid roads until
reaching Pitts and the bridge
being down and Cache too high
to ford, they had to come down ,
to the next bridge and here :
found the roads almost impass
able and bad all the way to New
port.
Mr. Smith is editor of the
Paragould Soliphone an<^ Press j
and a very capable and success- |
ful newspaper man.
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Will SONES
ONE YEAR TERM
In Penitentiary on Charge of
Receiving Stolen Goods—Mur
phy Case Concluded.
In the trial of Will Sones,
ffiarged with serving as a fence ,
n the thievery of others, who
lad stolen goods froip Heine
nann’s store, the iurv return- ,
:d a verdict of guilty and fixed
lis punishment at one year in
;he penitentiary. Two other
iases against Sones have been
:ontinued.
The trial of Bill Sharp, in
licted for murder in the first
legree, has been continued un- i
il Thursday of the second !<
veek of the winter term, owing i
o the absence of important
witnesses.
Tuesday morning the trial of
he insurance case in which Jno.
Smith became interpleader to
•ecover $1,000 insurance paid
)y the Maecabees into court and
vhich is also claimed by Mrs.
lizzie Murphy, was resumed and
irgument concluded before the
loon recess. The jury found for
daintiff, Mrs. Murphy.
The suits of John H. Camp,
guardian of Albei’t and Isaac
Jamp, John H. Camp, adminis
trator of the estate of Ada B.
Dennis, Hester J. Daniels, ad
ninistratrix and Emma F- Hug
gins, versus G. W. Decker and
i. M. Johnson were dropped
Torn the docket; also the same
iction in suits of M. C. Burrow
ind Nancy J. Housk versus R.
VI. Johnson, et al.
Robert Stewart versus C., R. '
. & P. Ry. Co., damages; jury s
;rial; verdict for plaintiff for
5150.
Schley Churchwell, by his
nother and next friend, Cora
Churchwell, versus The Ameri
can Veneer and Specialty Co-,
lamages; judgment entered for
jlaintiff for $150.
State versus Tom Woods, as
sault with intent to kill, contin
jed and set for second Wednes
iay.
State versus John Sneed, car
rying a pistol; pled guilty and
fined $50.
Ed Taylor versus C., R. I. &
P. Ry. Co., damages, dismissed
at cost of defendant.
The Kempner-Thomas Co. ver
sus Strider & Davenport, judg-1
rnent for defendant and motion
entered for new trial.
H. Martin versus Hartwell
Brothers, doing business under
style of Newport Manufacturing
Co., damages; judgment by a
greement for plaintiff for $350.
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GLYNN AND
WHITMAN WIN
Democratic and Republican
Nominations Tor Governor
of New York—Davenport
Defeats Sulzer.
United Press Dispatch.
New York, Sept. 29.—The
three party machines were ap
parently successful in yester
days’ primaries. Governor
Glynn, the democratic nominee,
was nominated by an estimated
plurality of 100,000, and Whit
man is the republican nominee
by 45,000. Davenport, the pro
gressive, was nominated over
Sulzer by 2,000.
The senatorial candidates ap
parently nominated are Gerard,
democrat; Wadsworth, republi
can and Colby, progressive.
Taking All Precautions.
United Press Dispatch.
New York, Sept. 29.—The
iealth officers are taking extra
mdinary precautions to prevent
Asiatic cholera from reaching
-his country. Ships are being
examined as the result of the
cholera outbreak among the
croops in Europe.
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Notice.
Our store will be closed Wed
lesday until 6 p. m., on account
>f Holiday. BERGER’S.
)0d2.
Pool Hall Removed.
A. Bullard has moved his pool
hall tables and fixtures to De
Vail’s Bluff, sending them down
on a barge and his son, Claude
Bullard will go down to look af
ter the business.
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