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Newport Daily Independent.
VOLUME XVIII. NO. 107. ' NEWPORT, ARKANSAS THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS
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AFTER BITTER
FIGHTING IOYDN
‘ ISJIPTURED
Allies Continue Threir Advance At
All Points and 'Germans Have
Lost Control of Their Own
Manner of Retreat.
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(Associated Press Summary.)
Noyon, the southern anchor post
of the German armies in the Somme
battle field, has been occupied by the
French- The capture of the city has
been expected several days, and its
effect on the great battle field of
Picardy therefore is largely discount
ed. Along the front north of Noyon
apparently there was little change
during last night. The British south
of the Somme are said to be advanc
ing, but details of the progress do
toot appear in official statements.
The development of an allied advance
would seem to indicate that the pock
et on the southern end of the battik
line is being emptied and that there
is little hope of the allies being' able
to catch any large number of the en
emy troops there.
Paris, Aug. 29.—The French are at
the gates of Ham, according to dis
patches from the front. The Ger
mans lost three complete munition
trains at Breuill, five miles west of
Ham, in their retreat.
,_JWith the French Army in the Field,
Aug. 29.—Noyon was occupied this
morning by General Humbert. Gen
eral Mangin’s men crossed the Oise
river and took Morlincourt. The
French first army took Quesnoy wood
just west of Canal Du Nord. The
wood was a strongly fortified posi
tion and from it the Germans endeav
ored to check the French pursuit.
'(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Aug. 29.—Violent artillery
engagements along the Somme front
are reported in the official statement
today.
(By the Associated Press.) ^
London, Aug. 29.—German counter
attacks east and southeast of Vis-en
Artois and in the vicinity of Gavrelle
east of Arras, have been repulsed, it
g" was officially announced this morn
v ing. South of the Somme, the Brit
ish are keeping up the pressurt
against the enemy and are advancin'
I eastward. Since August 21st the
British have taken 26,000 prisoners
and one hundred guns.
(By The Associated Press.)
French Headquarters in France
Aug. 29.—The Germans are putting
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up a bitter fight for the possession of
Noyon and hav* a strongly entrench
ed machine gun position on the
soutliern and western outskirts of
the city. The French have success
fully outflanked Porquericourt moun
tain west of Noyon. General Hum
ber’s army has crossed the Roye
Noyon road near Sermaze, two miles
north of Noyon, but the Germans are
energetically defending the hills to
the east.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Aug. 29.—The allies have
now won back more than two-thirds
of the ground lost since the beginning
of the German offensive in March.
(By The Associated Press.)
With the French Army in the Field,
Aug. 29.—Rapidly succeeding mili
j tary events do not only confirm the
. belief that the Germans have lost
control of their operations in the
Somme, Avre and Oise river regions,
j but they indicate that the enemy’s
! own retreat is getting out of their
hands.
GETS ANOTHER
SPANISH SHIP
Newest Sinking May Bring About a
Crisis In Relations Between
Spain and Hunland.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Aug. 29.— The Spanish
steamer, Crusa, has been sunk by a
German submarine, it is reported
here. Newspapers consider the
1 event will bring about a crisis in the
relations between Spain and Germa
ny, as these relations have already
become strained owing to continued
| destruction of Spanish shipping by
| German U-boats.
KORNILOFF, OFTEN
REPORTED DEAD, IS
ALIVE, NOW REPORTED.
(By the Associated Press.)
Paris, Aug. 29.—Vaidier Bourtzeff,
the Russian revolutionist, says he has
received advices from Russia that
General Korniloff, who often has
been reported dead, is living, accord
ing to Temps.
Casualty List
The following casualties are re
ported by the Commanding General
of the American Expeditionary
Forces:
Killed in action, 52; missing in
action, 10; wounded severely, 24;
died from accident and other causes,
2; died of disease, 5; wounded, de
gree undetermined, 15$ died of
wounds, 5. Total, 113.
SEASON'S 1ST
^ BILE OF COTTON
—
| Is Grown By William Vance and
J Bought By Wolff-Goldman Mer
cantile Company At 40 Cents
; Per Pound.
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| The season’s first bale of cotton
/for Jackson county was brought to
•Newport today by William Vance,
who grew the staple on his farm at
the old experimental station, which
place is the property of the
| Wolff-Goldman Realty Company.
' The cotton was bought by Robert
IB. Hooker for the Wolff-Goldman
I Company, who paid forty cents per
’ pound for the staple. The bale,
’ which was ginned by the Southern
' Cotton Oil Company, weighed 463
■pounds. The staple measured one
’|and one-eighth inch, being of the
’, Webber variety.
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’ H. A. Langton of Van Nuys, Calif.,
’ who has large contracts with the gov
’ eminent for gunstocks, is looking
’ over this locality for walnut timber.
* two.
► Mrs. J. R. Rittenhouse and daugh
► ter, Miss Jennie Belle, of Augusta,
► are guests of Mrs. W. D. McLain
► and Miss Audrey McLain. Mrs. Rit
► tenhouse will return home Friday,
► but her daughter enters a business
► school at Jonesboro.
MOTHER W
IS PREIIENTED
United States May Cause Settlement
of Dispute Between Honduras
And Nicaragua.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 29.—Nicaragua
and Honduras have averted their
threatened armed clash over a long
standing boundary dispute by agree
ing at the request of the United
States to the withdrawal of all troops
from their borders and submit the'
controversy to the United States.
ELKS CLUB DANCING PARTY.
An unusually delightful dancing
party featuring society thi* week,
was at the Elks Club Wednesday
evening and was attended by a large
part of the dancing rcowd of the city.
A number of the school girls and
boys are leaving soon and this dance
in a large measure was a special com
pliment to them. Mrs. Reartiey’s six
piece orchestra was never heard to
a better advantage, which made danc
ing all the more a pleasure. The
chaperones were Mrs. Charles G.
Henry and Mrs. A. S. Madding.
! Major Schoen'orun, formerly of
Newport but the past year at Pine
Bluff, left there today for Camp
Dodge, Iowa, to enter military train
ing.
Little Miss Hazel Porter left yes
terday for Alicia to visit relatives,
and Mike Porter left for Walnut
Ridge to make an extended visit with
his uncle and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
i Fife.
LANDING PUCE
FOR AIRPLANES
'
Chamber of Commerce Is Taking
Steps to Have Field Established
In Vicinity of Newport.
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C. L. Mariner, manager of the
Chamber of Commerce, is in corres
pondence with proper authorities con
cerning the location and establish
ment of a landing field for airplanes
in the vicinity of Newport. Corres
pondence thus far has been favorable
to the project, and Newport can be
assured that planes will land here
frequently if a landing place and gas
, filling station can be made available.
It is probable that East Newport af
fords the most advantageous location
for this.
As soon as it is learned what re
quirements would be made of New
port to secure a landing field, the In
dependent will make them public.
At Wynne, Forrest City and other
towns of the state landing fields for
I planes from Memphis and Lonoke
have been established, together with
gas stations, and at these places the
canteen workers have rendered valu
able service for aviators.
TOO BAp HE COULDN’T MARCH.
United States Senator Howard
; Sutherland of West Virginia tells a
story of a mountain youth who visit
ed a recruiting office in the senator’s
state for the purpose of enlisting in
th!e regular army. The examining
physician found the young man as
sound as a dollar, but that he had
flat feet.
“I’m sorry,” said the physician,
“but I’ll have to turn you down.
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You’ve got flat feet.”
The mountaineer looked sorrowful.
“No way for me to get in it, then?”
he inquired.
“I guess not, with those flat feet
of yours you wouldn’t be able to
march even five miles.”
The youth from the mountains
studied for a moment. Finally he
said:
“I’ll tell you why I hate this so
darned bad. You see, I walked nigh
onto one hundred and fifteen miles
over the mountains to git here, and
gosh, how I hlte to walk back!” —
Everybody’s Magazine.
Miss Eva Graham left last evening
for Memphis called by the death of
her brother-in-law, Walter Blanch
ard of that city. Mr. Blanchard was
an engineer, having a run from Mem
phis to Paducah, Ky., and on his run
yesterday afternoon late, his train
was wrecked, killing both himself
and his fireman. No other partic
ulars were learned. Mrs. Blanchard
lias made many visits to our city and
her friends are grieved to leam of
this terrible sorrow that has befallen
her and her only child, a son fifteen
years old. Miss Graham was joined
at Hoxie by her sister, Mrs. Ira J.
Pickens.
Wesley Shaver was down from
Tuckerman this morning and reports
his family, who are at Heber Springs,
to be getting along very nicely.
They are there for several weeks for
the benefit of Mrs. Shaver’s health
which has been bad for a year or
Batesville has marketed her first
bale of cotton, which was grown by
J. V. Wilson, living on the Jobljn
farm near that city. The bale
weighed 738 pounds and was sold to
Frank Brewer of that city who paid
33 cents a pound for it.
Mrs. A. P. Redmon, with Pfeifers
at Little iRock, arrived at noon to
day to visit Mrs. J. F. Rice.
Clapp, Reynolds and
Regal Oxfords
At reduced prices for the remainder of the
season. In view of present conditions it is
to your advantage to consider the following
prices on Oxfords.
$6.00and$6.50 Regals $4.85
$6.00 and $7.50 Regals $5.35
$8.00 and$8.50Regals $6.35
$9.00 Reynolds . . $7.35
$10.00 Reynolds . . $8.35
$11.50 Clapp . ... . 9.35
Good dependable footwear is ever increasing
in price. Now is an opportune time to get a
pair at a substantial saving.
Star Clothing Company
ADAMLCCKARD, Manager 'THE APPAREL STORE FOR MEN!'
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IMPRESSION IS
MISTAKEN ONE
First and Second Issue of Liberty
Bonds Are Not Convertible Into
Subsequent Issues.
The following letter has been
mailed to all banks and trust com
panies in the Eighth District from
the federal reserve bank at St. Louie:
The opinion is current that First
Liberty Loan Converted 4 per cent
Bonds, and Second Liberty Loan 4 per
cent Bonds are convertible into any
subsequent issue of Liberty Bondi
bearing a higher rate of interest than
4 Vi per cent. This impression is d
mistaken one and, in this connection, S
we respectfully refer you to Depart- '
ment Circular No. 114 (page 6, para*
graphs 8 and 9) which very clearly
states that First 3^ per cent bondi
are the only ones that bear the re
current conversion privilege, and
that First Liberty Loan Converted
4’s and Second Liberty Loan 4’s must*
be converted, if at all, to 4T4 per cent
bonds prior to November 9, 1918. ;
You are requested to give this in- : |
formation as much publicity as pos- ?
sible, and forward bonds for conver
sion at your earliest convenience id
order that oonversion operations
will not be congested at the closing
period1 of conversion, which is No* S
vember 9th.
NEW RULING EON
COTTONJEILE
Some Changes Have Been Made Re
garding Handling and Shipping
Of Cotton In Arkansas. ^
At the meeting of the Arkansas
Cotton Trade Association, held in
Pine Bluff in May, some changes re
garding the handling and shipping of ■;
cotton were made, and the following
may be of interest to handlers of cot
ton in general:
“All drafts for f. o. b. cotton for
shipment to a concentrating point,
shall be payable at said concentrating
point, and may be drawn with origi
nal bill of lading or warehouse re
ceipts attached, and all local chargea
on such payments shall be paid by |
the seller, up to date of delivery. It
is understood the seller pays the ex
change.
“Billing reference, to include car
number and initials must accompany
each bill of lading, either as an insert
in the bill of lading or such docu
ments as will clearly indicate loading
and forwarding. Yv
| “Invoice for cotton must be mailed j
I by purchaser at a date not later than
the date of draft covering the ship
ment.’’