NEITHER SIDE GAINS MUCH ADVANTAGE
(<Both Armies
Repulse Attacks
German Night Attacks Continue, But
^ Are Repulsed—Allies Reinforced
Attack St. Quentin but Are |i
Driven Back. 1
While Claiming No Important Changes, German Staff Says 1
Large Gains Have Been Made In Center And f
French Forced Back.
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f. „ United Press Dispatch.
> Paris, Sept. 28.—The Germans have been repulsed in des
% perate efforts to penetrate the Allies and are now attacking the
Allies principally between the Aisne River and the Argonne Re- j
gion, according to the official Bordeaux statement. The fighting
at other points is less severe than the preceding two days’
fighting has been. The general situation is unchanged with no
advantage to either side.
Throughout the night, the Germans attacked the entire j
line, being repulsed. The French are gaining on the left. Mi- ;
hielstill is still in possession of the French according to military ■
i headquarters’ statement though the Germans are rumored to be (
"‘in force near there. It is admitted that Von Kluck and Von j'
Boehm have repulsed the French attempts to take St. Quentin <
I jh and territory North. ,1
^ j* GERMANS DRIVE RACK FRENCH CENTER. ,
United Press Dispatch. ^ j
Berlin, Sept. 28.—The general staff statement says there are ;
no important changes in the big battle. It is stated that the ^
Y German center made large gains with heavy French losses, the ;
x Germans advancing on the right overcoming desperate Allied at
tempts to pierce the line. . K
Y The French have been forced back on Clearmont and j
St. Mennehould. The Germans hold the highways and railroads ^
in the vicinity and continue to strengthen their advantages on ]
the Meuse Heights. t<
'*4 The German bayonet charges have killed many of the Allies .
says the war office, forcing the Allied reserves into the fight.
* The Germans continue to gain, and the Allies have been rem
g forced in a supreme effort to outflank the German right and at
k. s many points are trying to penetrate the lines.
F The Germans continue to advance into Russian 1 oland.
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♦ • • MONS REPORTED TO BE BURNING.
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United Press Dispatch. . ,
London, Sept. 28.-The war office admitts there is no decis
x vet in the big French fight,but it is claimed that the Ger
manllre weakening on the extreme left. The Allies, heavily
reinforced, are pressing Generals Boehm and \ on Kluck fiom
Soissons to Mons
Mons is reported burning today but unconfirmed. Many
sources report typhoid fever in the German army and seven
hundred are said to have died of typhoid already.
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RUSSIANS CONTROL CARPATHIAN PASSES.
United Press Dispatch. .. .
Petrograd, Sept. 20.—It is announce** that the Galician ,
y Russian army is controlling all six of the Passes penetrating the
Carpathian Mountains and is also occupying Sztarna and Lzso ;
with a view to heading off the Hungarian reinforcements be
lieved to be en route North to G aliia to attempt a flank move
^ ment.
The war office reports steady progress toward Cracow. The ;
Ru-dans took the main Przemysl forts with many guns, the
Cossacks killing the rear guard of the retreating Austrians
k **' The Germans are massing from the War River to Breslau.
^General Rennenkampf, who is pursuing the retreating Germans
* reiterates the charge that the Kaiser is in personal command
of the East Prussian operations.
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SERVIANS REPORT
AUSTRIANS REPULSED!
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\nd Capture Of Many Guns
And Prisoners From Forces
Crossing Drina River.
United Press Dispatch.
Nish, Sept. 28.—An official
statement says that the A us- i
rians who crossed the Drina i
Biver were repulsed near Mitro- j
itza leaving their guns and I
nany prisoners.
The Servians also repulsed the
Austrians in another attempt to
sake Belgrade. The Servian
dontenegrin army is now on the
mtskirts of Sarajevo. Many
Bosnians are reported to be en
isting in the Servian army.
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CHOLERA SPREADING _ j
Budapest, Sept. 28.—There is [
nuch apprehension over the out-1
jreak of cholera here, there be-!
ng fifteen additional cases.
Sxpect to Starve Out Germans. |
United Press Dispatch.
Tokio, Sept. 28.—The British
iapanese forces continue their
irtillery efforts to penetrate
>ver the Kiao Chou defenses,
rhe losses upon either side are
small and the besiegers expect
;o starve the Germans out
ARMIES MARCHING
MID PEACE PLANS
/ilia. Sends 30,000 Troops
Against Carranza’s Forces
At Aguas Callientes.
Jnited Press Dispatch.
Juarez, Sept. 28.—Despite ar
•angements for a peace meeting
jetween President Carranza and
General Villa’s representatives
:o be held at Aguas Calientes,
General Villa has continued mil- j
tary operations, marching thir
ty thousand agajpst the Carran
dstas at Aguas Calientes, and
>ccupying Zacatecas en route.
It is also reported that his
forces have occupied San Luis
Potosi and General Rodriguez
nas reached Sonora state to aid
governor Mayortena in expell
ing the Carranzistas.
CONSUL CAROUTHERS RE
PORTS.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, Sept. 28. — A
message from Consul Carouth
ers states that Generals Villa
and Carranza’s adherents are
conferring today at Zacatecas
in an effort to patch up their
troubles.
Three Sent To Penitentiary.
Deputy Sheriff Ab Guffey
went to Little Rock Saturday
night with three convicts from
this county: James Hardin, be
ing sent up for five years for
assault with intent to kill and
manslaughter; Joe Thomas, one
year for assault with intent to
kill and W. C. Dicus, one year
for forgery.
Russian Cruiser Grounded.
United Press Dispatch.
London, Sept. 28.—It is re
ported from Stockholm that the
Cruiser Oleg is aground on the
coast of Finland and a total loss.
The crew was saved.
PUBLIC SCHOOL’S
OPENING EXERCISES
Start Year With Increased En
rollment And Opening Au
gurs Well For Year’s
Work.
The Newport Public Schools,
in which every year greater
public interest and stronger
support are evidenced, opened
Monday for the year 1914-15 in
a most auspicious manner with
exercises of an interesting
though informal character.
The enrollment of the Walnut
Street school for the first day
wTas 338 and the East Side 63,
while that of the colored school
was 150. The white schools
show an increased enrollment of
about 25 while the negro school
is about the same.
At the High School, -where
the school children were added
to by a large number of parents
and patrons in the audience, the
chapel exercises were opened by
Rev. R. C. Morehead, followed
by the singing of America.
Splendid talks were made by
Superintendent Edgar Williams,
nev- Hi. ivi. ripnin, rresiaem, Hj.
L. Boyce of the Board of Edu
cation, Mayor A. T. Hubly, Fred
R. Suits, Eugene Bowman, su
perintendent of public instruc
tion elect and Mrs. M. A. Dorsey,
who voiced the satisfaction
our city feels in the school out
look for the year, the modern
quarters and conveniences, the
excellent corps of teachers. The
need of the co-operation of pa
trons and the duties of the pu
pils along the lines of obedience
to all rules and regulations were
emphasized by several of the
speakers and also the elements
and importance of schooling and
education were brought out in
much timely and practical ad
vice.
An interesting musical pro
gram was rendered, Mrs. S. R.
Phillips and Miss Ellen Jones,
two of our most popular singers,
contributing solos and Miss Ida
Parish a well rendered instru
mental selection.
The enrollment of the various
grades of the Walnut Street
school was as follows:
First Grade_53
Second Grade-41
Thii'd Grade-46
Fourth Grade_44
Fifth Grade-28
6th Grade-26
Seventh Grade--27
Eighth Grade_14
HIGH SCHOOL
Ninth Grade-22
Tenth Grade-17
Eleventh Grade-2C
Total_33£
At the East Side School Rev
B. L- Wilford opened the sessior
with a short service of prayei
and address, there being an en
irollment at this school of 63
which with the 150 at the color
ed school made a total for th<
opening day of 401.
i The new members of the fac
ulty this year are Profs. Ware
and Huddleston of the Higl
School and Seventh Grade am
Miss Mittie Douglass of th<
Third and Fourth Grades on th<
East Side.
C. H. Squires of the Rock I
land, with headquarters at Li
tie Rock, is in the city.
BORDER EORCES
ARE INCREASED
Austrians Seemingly Preparing
For Italy’s Participation In
Present War.
| United Press Dispatch.
| Rome, Sept. 28.—The Aus
trian forces on the Italian fron
tier are being reinforced and it
jis believed to be in anticipation
|of Italy’s joining the Allies.
[The Roumanian army continues
its mobilization near the Aus
! trian territory and the Russians
are reported about to demand
the demobilization of the Turks.
court’ reverses
! SPIVEY CASE
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Supreme Court Gives New Hear
ing To Mrs. Lillie Spivey
And Son—Whitley Case
Affirmed.
j United Press Dispatch.
Little Rock, Sept. 28.—The
Supreme court today reversed
and remanded criminal cases ap
pealed by Robert S. Spivey and
Lillie D. Lynch versus the State
from the Monroe circuit court.
The appellants were convicted
at Clarendon and sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary
for the murder of R. C. Lynch,
who was shot by Robert Spivey
when he was entering the win
dow of his former wife’s home.
In the case of Jess Whitley
versus State from the Prairie
circuit court, where defendant
was sentenced to twenty-one
years for murdering Westley
Munn at Des Arc, the supreme
court affirmed the verdict of the
jury.
In this trial, defendant was
convicted of having killed West
ley Munn, who had been a rival
and favored suitor for the hand
of Bessie Baty.
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