FRENCH FRY
TO OUTFLNNK
' ■ ST. QUENTIN
HOLNON, NORTHWEST OF ST.
QUENTIN, TAKEN.
Full Details Are Lacking—Allies
Everywhere Continue to Move
Forward, Gaining Ground in
Local Operations.
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O London, Sept. 18, 4:30 p. m.— O
© The British in an attack north- ©
O west of St. Quentin have scor- ©
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(Associated Press Summary.)
General Haig’s troops this morning
began an attack northwest of St.
Quentin with the evdient intention of
outflanking the city on the north.
The village of Holnon, three miles
northwest of St. Quentin, has been
captured, but full details of the opera
tion are lacking. It is believeo, How
ever, that the British met with stiff
opposition.
r-_To the north the Germans are using
big guns against tl?e British.
Yesterday the British, French and
Amerians won local tactical successes
at various points in niboling opera
tions.
While the allied offensive in Mace
donia continues, the allies continuing
to advance east of Monastir. In
northern Russia the Bolshevik forces
were defeated by the allies advancing
ffiff south of Archangel. In the far south
liK the Bolshevik has been successful
against Csecho-Slovaks in a number
of combats.
(By The Associated Press.)
A mori’pnn Armv in Lor
raine, Sept. 18—German infantry at
tempted to attack the American lines
west of Moselle Tuesday evening but
were driven back by American artil
lery fire.
(By The Associated Press.)
With the British Armies In France,
Sept. 18.—The British this morning
attacked German positions on a con
siderable front northwest of St.
'4 Quentin, and, simultaneously with
the French, arried out an operation
on the right. Successful progress
was made on both fronts
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y - THE MAN AT THE COUNTER
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He is one of the busiest men in the world—the “Y” man at the counter. He is as much a part of the military
scheme of things as “chow” and taps. At least the soldier thinks so. The counter is crowded all the time, and
the man at the counter proves his versatility by answering a thousand varieties of questions, selling stamps, giving
advice, distributing stationery, helping the boys send money home, passing cut good cheer, handing out literature,
and doing all the other things that a “Y” man is expected to do.
This is a typical counter scene in a Y. M. C. A. hut. The picture was taken at Camp Pike, near Little Rock, Ark.,
one of the large cantonments of the country.
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Those To Have Charge Of Liberty
Loan Sales On Volunteer Days
Are Appointed.
The Executive Committee for Un
ion Township, Fourth Liberty Loan
Organization, has appointed the fol
lowing committees to have general
charge of the territory assigned to
them respectively, during the two
Volunteer Days, September 28th and
September 29th, viz.:
Island District—W. L. Heard, W. L.
S*mith.
Diaz District—J. S. Wilmans, W.
T. Guin.
Litchfield District—J. C. Hogan,
W. I. Hall.
Massey District—Dr. C. E. Carroll,
Leonard Johnson.
Factory District of Newport. North
M. P. passenger Station—C. L. Fox,
H. B. Spencer.
Factory District of Newport, South
of M. P. passenger station—S. R.
Phillips, R. B. Hocking. \
First Ward, Newport—J. W. Wal
lace, N. B. Wishon.W. H. Snetser.
Second Ward» Newport—Jesse E.
Williams, Dr. Henry Owen, Jr., T. J.
Gregg.
First National Bank—J. R. Loftin,
Jr., Saturday morning, September 28;
L. McDougald Saturday afterncon,
September 28; W. T. Parish, Sunday,
September 29.
Arkansas Bank and Trust Com
pany—J. W. Grubbs, Saturday morn
ing, September 2(8; O. D. Watson,
Saturday afternoon, September 28;
John E. Williams, Sunday, Septem
ber 29.
Farmers’ National _ Bank—Adam
Lockard, Saturday morning, Septem
ber 28; W. N. Dunaway, Saturday af
ternoon, September 28; N. H. Lan
des, Sunday, September 29.
Dr. C. E. Carroll,
J. W. Wallace,
W. £). McLain,
Executive Committee.
The following is a list of the dates
and places of speaking in the interest
of the Fourth Liberty Loan:
Tukerman—Saturday, September
21st, at 2 p. m.
Littleton School House. Saturday,
September 21st, at 7 p. m.
Bridge School House, Saturday,
September 21st, at 8:30 p. m.
Surrounded Hill School House, Sun
day, September 22nd at 2 p. m.
Harper School House, Sunday, Sep
• tember 22, at 3 p. m.
Shoffner, Saturday, September 28th
at 10 a. m.
Auvergne, Saturday, September
. 28th„ at 2 p. m.
Weldon, Saturday, September 28th
at 2 p. m.
Tupelo, Saturday, September 28th
. at 10 a. m.
Algoa, Saturday, September 28th
at 7 p. m.
"Grubbs, Sunday, September 29th
. at 1 p. m.
Subscribe f<r the Independent.
SEVEN LEAVE
FIR TULANE
Men For Selective Service Will Begin
Studies At Tulane University
r This Week.
The following young men from
Jackson county were sent by tin lo
cal exemption board to Tulane Uni
versity Wednesday, where they will
study radio work:
Emmett Rice, Tuckerman; Wm.
Frizzell, Olyphant; Claud McGinty,
Swifton; Mrs. Ira Kinard, Grubbs;
Norman Adams, Algoa; Ralph
Tucker, Grand Glaize; James Ilill,
Oil Trough.
BELGIUM WILL
REJECT HUNS
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Government Decides To Refuse With
out Elaboration the Offer of Ger
man Separate Peace.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Sept. 18.—The Belgian gov
ernment, after a consultation with her
allies, decided to refuse without elab
oration the reported offer of a sepa
rate peace made by Germany, accord
ing to the Petit Parisian.
VISCOUNT MOTONO
DIED YESTERDAY
IN TOKIO, JAPAN.
Washington, Sept. 18.—Viscount
Ichiro Jiletono, who resigned as min
ister of foreign affairs in Japan four
months ago, died in Tokio yesterday.
WOULD endorse
WILSON TERMS
American Delegates to Labor Confer
ence Will Ask Endorsement Of
His Peace Points.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 18.—American dele
gates to the inter-allied ljbor and so
cialists conference today presented
the proposal that the conference en
dorse the fourteen points laid down
by President Wilson on which peace
may be established and maintained.
IN CISTCODIT
Following were the proeedings in
circuit court from noon Tuesday to
noon Wednesday:
Randell Willard, accessory before
fact of first degree murder, noil
prossed.
Lonzo Swan, appeal J. P. Court,
fined $25.
Alex Stout and Howard Martin,
gaming, jury trial, not guilty.
Lee Bell1, larceny, noil prossed.
Lee Bell, grand larceny, plea guil
ty, one year in penitentiary
Jack Sweatt, appeal J. P. court, dis
missed.
Ed Childers, grand larceny, pea of
guilty, sentenced one year in pe.vten
tiary.
Clarence Wright, grand larceny,
plea guilty, sentence suspended dur
ing good behavior.
The more you kelp the men at the
front the quicker the end will come.
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ANOTHER PEACE
ATTEMPT LITER
Is Rumored In Berlin That Demon
stration Similar to July, 1917, Is
Forthcoming.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 18.—It is rumored in
Berlin that when the Reichstag meets
November 5 there will be another
peace demonstration similar to that
of July, 1917, according to an Amster
dam dispatch to the Exchange Tele
graph Company. It is said that the
terms of the peace resolution are be
ing drafted by majority leaders who
are in consultation with the imr>. rial
chancellor.
MAY VOlUNTEER
FOR NAVY DUTY
And Service In Marine Corps, Accord
ing to Order Given to Draft
Boards Today.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 18.— Provost
Marshal General Crowder today an
nounced orders to draft boards per
mitting voluntary induction of regis
trants into the navy and marine corps
and providing for drafts of men to be
assigned to these services if voluntary
inductions do not fill the demands.
Calls for the navy will go out before
the end of this month. The marine
corps contingents will be called within
a few weeks.
BOARD TO HEAR NO
PERSONAL APPEALS
Dependency and Other Claims For Ex
emption Must Come Up Through
Local Organizations.
The appeal board for the Eastern
District of Arkansas has been ordered
by the War Department not to hear
any further personal appeals. This
means thaf all appeals must come to
the District Board through the local
boards. No dependence claims, indus
trial or agricultural claims will be
taken up by the District Board, but
this board may, at its discretion, sum
mons the registrant and others to ap
pear before the board to give addi
tional evidence on agricultural and
industrial claims only.
May Attack Metz.
It is expected that General Per
shing will soon begin a drive against
the German lines which will have as
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tress of Metz, surrounding which are
a great many small forts. Frank H.
Simonds, the well known military
critic of New York, points to this
move as a formidable task He says
that Pershing must seek to envelop
the fortress, not attack it directly.
The capture of Metz, which is of im
mense importance, would compel the
enemy to leave France, Alsace-Lor
raine and a great iron producting dis
trict.
Metz has been the scene of many
bloody struggles in past wars.
French Making Brave Fight.
General Mangin’s troops are mak
ing a most courageous struggle for
the forest of St. Gobain. Advancing
from shell hole to shell hole, Mangin’s
troops have defeated six enemy divis
ions on a front of five and a half
miles frorri Allemant to Vailly. Fif
teen enemy counter-attacks were re
pulsed, and many caves were captur
ed. One of the caves measured 400 by
300 yards and has a dozen galleries
through which automobiles can pass,
morning in accordance with ordWU f
from Washington, which are explerttidt
in the above Associated Preen di#* ‘i
4,800,000 MEN
BY NEXT JULY 1
General March Telle Appropi itUM
Committee That U. S. Must Hate
That Number Th:n. V'1111
(By The Associated Preu.) M
Washington, ept. 13.— Generul !
March told the house appropriation^
committee today that t’w enlarged
military program calls for an anttfMiflj||i
4.800.000 men by next July, after all % J
reductions have been made for
alties and rejections. There are about
3.200.000 men under arms now. >
LATE WIRE BRIEFS • ‘
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(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 18.-r-The war iHe*
dustries board announces that
committee to investigate the cottUgf|§||
situation with the possibility of
ing prices will be appointed in a day >
(By The Associated Press.) . ^||1|
Washington, Sept. 18— The housfr-«
today adopted without amen4iu#u|f||
the general plan and rates in the wa*
revenue bill for the taxation of
cess profits, which, it is estimated, i|g
will yield $3,200,000,000 in revePue.-'..M|
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(By The Associated Press.)
Springfield, Mo., Sept. 18.—E
bodies have been recovered from
wreckage of the troop train
collided with a freight train on the
Louis, San Francisco railroad n
Marshfield, Mo., last night. Sew
others are believed to be in the
wreckage. Forty were injured. No
cause for the wreck is given.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Sept. 18—Allied forces on the
Macedonian front have penetrated to
Q .mnth nf nearlv fjur and a half
miles on a front of fifteen ai
miles and captured four
prisoners, according to ai
statement.
(By The Associated Pr<
London, Sept. 18.—The British at
tacked this morning northwest of St.
Quentin, Field Marshal Haig reports.
The village of Holnon, th^ee miles
west of St. Quentin, has been captor-'-'v'.*
ed. A German attack last evening at
Moedvres, under heavy artillery pro
tection, resulted in the British being
pushed back to the western outsorts
of the village.
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DAVIS OF VIRGINIA
IS NAMED AMBASSA
DOR GREAT BRUAIN.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 18.—John W.
Davis, of West Virginia, who is now
solicitor general for the United
States, has been selected by President
Wilson to succeed Walter Hines Pag*
as ambassador to Great Britain
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