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ALLIED FORCES
-> IR MACEDONIA
TAKE 3,000 MEN
AND ADVANCE ON TWELVE
MILE FRONT.
Pershing’s Army Is Standing Before
the Fortress of Metz and Will Net
f|. Give the Enemy Time In Which
To Recuperate.
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BRITISH AND FRENCH GA.N.
(Associated Press Silmmary.1
Allied forces in Macedonia are con
tinuing their offensive against the
Bulgarians with great success, having
taken important positions, while the
pressure against the Germans on the
western front shows no sign$ of abat
ing.
In the region of Metz the enemy is
reported to be burning towns in the
valley of Moselle, probably in prepiv
ation for a retirement to the Hinde.r
burg line.
The allied movement in Macedonia
apparently is aimed at clearing Vat
dar valley and threatening the cap
ture of Prilep, an important railway
junction. More than 3,000 prisoners
and 24 guns have been taken in an
advance on a twelve-mile front.
Pershing’s army is standing before
the fortress of Metz and has straight
ened its lines across the base of the
St. Mihiel salient and is not expected
to give the enemy much time in which
to recuperate before delivering a new
blow.
The British and French are carry
ing out successful local engagements
from Ypres to Rheims.
Great enemy activity is reported in
Vosges south of the St. Mihiel sa
ym-'iient, where he evidently expects the
Americans to deliver an attack.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 17.—Last night wit
nessed further closing in of the Brit
ish lines northwest of St. Quentin.
General Haig reports progress in +his
area in the direction of Leverguser.
(By The Associated Press.)
w London, Sept. 17.—Serbian and
I French troops continued their offen
sive in Maceoonia and have progress
ed more than five miles, says the Ser
f bian official statement received here.
! An important series of ridges were
occupied.
The allies are moving forward on
a twelve-mile front. More than three
thousand prisopers and twenty-foul
Lt. guns have been captured. The v;l
Ij lage of Gradeshnitsa, twenty miles
east of Monastir, was taken. One
Jugo-Slav division, fighting with the
allies, has reached Keziak, the nrosl
important position in the region ol
the offensive. Allied casualties are
light.
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III SCHOOLS HERE
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—
Besides Local Enrollment, There Are
Many From Other Points In New
port Schools.
That Newport as an educational
center is growing greatly in public
favor is attested by the fact that
there were more students enrolled
here yesterday than at any previous
opening day of school. The total en
rollment, including the Walnut street
school, East Newport and the colored
school, was 660 yesterday morning,
and this number will be added to from
day to day.
There were 450 students to report
at the Walnut street school, eighty on
the East Side and 130 at the negro
school.
Additional proof that our schools
are high in public regard comes from
the fact that a great many of the stu
dents this year come from other
towns, in many instances the families
moving to Newport in order to give
their children the educational advan
tages here. This does not only speak
well for Newport, but reflects credit
upon Superintendent Williams, who
has given the Newport schools the
benefit of his splendid executive abil
ity, the board of trustees who have
been untiring in efforts to perform
their duties, and the patrons who have
exhibited interest.
The coming school year is indeed
promising.
The value of the co-operation that
should come from the parent of the
student cannot be over-estimated.
Nothing so encourages the teacher
than the knowledge that this co-op
eration is forthcoming. Frequent
visits to the school room by the pa
'tran means much to both the pupil and
the faculty, and there should be no
little exercise of this spirit during the
present year.
SENATE BACKS
UP PRESIDENT
Gives Wilson Unqualified Endorse
ment For Refusing to Accept
Austria’s Proposal.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 17.—Unqualified
endorsement of President Wilson’s
rejection of Austria’s proposal for a
secret non-binding peace discussions
was given in the senate today bj
Senator Lodge republican floor lead
er.
Add
Washington, Sept. 16.—The Uniter
States, as was fully expected, has un
conditionally rejected Germany’s
peace feeler. In doing so, the govern
ment has spoken for all the co-bellig
erents.
Almost immediately after receivinf
AuKfuion fvnuprrmpnt.’s notft frOH
the minister to Sweden, Mr. Ekengren,
Secretary Lansing tonight issued
this formal statement:
“I am authorized by the president
( to state that the following will be the
reply of this government to the Aus
tro-Hungarian note proposing an un
official conference of belligerents;
“The government of the United
States feels that there is only one re
ply which it can make to the sugges
tion of the imperial Austro-Hunga
► rian government. It has repeatedly
► and with entire candor stated the
► terms upon which the United States
► would consider peace and can and
► w'ill entertain no prposal for a confer
► ence upon a matter concerning which
► it has made its position and purpose
► so plain.
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► ONE SOUTHERNER IS
► IN LIST OF PRISON
► ERS HELD IN GERMANY
► -
► (By The Associated Press.)
► Washington, Sept. 17.—The names
► of eighty-three American soldiers
► who are held prisoners in Germany
► were announced by the war depart
*> ment today. The only southerner in
► the list was Alexander M. Roberts,
► lieutenant-aviator, whose home is at
y Gulfport, Miss.
I
WHS IN COMPANY
WITH L. SIMMONS
Beedeville Soldier Writes That Lor
Simmons Was One Of Eleven
Who Didn’t Return.
For several days a report has beer
current that Lon Simmons, son ol
Ben F Simmons of Tupelo, who was
reported missing in action in Francs
■ a few weeks ago, had been captured
After an investigation, the Independ
ent finds that no direct word has beer
received of the whereabouts of young
Simmons by his relatives. Weinl
Beede of Beedeville recently had r
letter from his son, who was in the
same company with Simmons, ir
which he stated that he believed Lor
had been made a prisoner, from which
report the rumor that he had beer
made a prisoner gained circulaton
Young Beedb stated that the enem>
was about to outflank his company
when the captain gave oders for their
to lay on the ground, crawl a certair
distance and then run. Beede . said s
portion of the men misunderstood the
order, and eleven of them failed tc
reach safety, young Simmons being
one of the number.
It is probable that the boy has
been made a prisoner, but his relatives
and friends still hope that he founc
his way into a friendly camp, anc
that he will yet be reported safe.
“Dash, determination and daring—
also efficiency”—That’s what ou?
boys at the front are doing. Keep ’en
going! War Savings is a message tc
the kaiser that will “get over.”
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TO OIL STREETS
IT EARLY DATE
Money Was Raised Today With Which
to Purchase and Distribute the
Enemy of Dust.
Last week the Chamber of Com
merce made arrangements to secure
! the best grade of oil obtainable and
i suitable for the oiling of Newport’s
I streets, and today the work of obtain
ing funds to defray the expense of se
curing and distributing the oil was
started, and it is understood that a
' sufficient amount of money was
raised for this purpose. The oil will
1 be brought here immediately.
First street will be treated t'o an
1 adequate coat of oil, and the lateral
j streets will be treated in like manner,
assuring the citizens that the dust
! evil is to be exterminated,
j C. L. Mariner, manager of the
i Chamber of Commerce, spent yester
j day in Little Rock, where he com
j pleted the purchase of supplies for
j his office here, and within a few
1 days the organization will become ac
tive with many matters, announce
ment of which will appear in the Inde
pendent from day to day.
CONGRESS ASKED
% FOR MORE MONEY
FOR ARMY PROGRAM
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 17.—The war
department today asked congress to
provide $7,347,727,000, in addition to
previous estimates, for carrying out
the enlarged American military pro
gram during the coming year.
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IS SILLED BK
FALLING TREE
J. W. Hickman Dies Instantly On Is
land When Struck Monday By
Tree He Was Felling.
J. W. Hickman, a young man em
ployed in the work of cutting timber
; on the farm of Robert Laird which is
| located on the Island, a few miles
southeast of town, was killed instant
ly Monday afternoon at 2:30 when
j a tree he was cutting struck him.
' One white man and three negroes
were with Hickman at the time of bis
death.
j Hickman is survived by his wife.
Total of 812 Persons Executed in
Week, and Persons Of Rank
re Placed In Prison.
(By The Associated Press.)
Stockholm, Sept. 17.—Wholesale
executions are increasing in Petro
grad, according to private telegrams
' received by way of Helsingfors. Dur
j ing the past week 812 persons were
, executed. All persons of rank and
j councilors of state were imprisoned
! regardless of political views.
The government needs your money;
ou need the stamps.
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and an Assurance
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our first showing of
KUPPENHEIMER CLOTHES
for Fall 1918
With it we shall also set forth
a message of assurance—of what you can ex
pect of this store and the merchandise asso
ciated with it, under war-time conditions.
The certain high quality
standards that have always distinguished this
store and Kuppenheimer Clothes will be faith
fully upheld.
Perhaps our quality merchandise will cost
a little more. If so, it is worth it because the best is always
the cheapest—in buying the best lies the secret of true economy.
In our showing of Fall suits can be seen
the value and variety the equal of any peacetime'season. How
ever, in the interests of conservation, we rfecommend that you re
strict your clothes buying to actual needs. We invite you to
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One American Airplane Shoots Down
German Balloon While Carrying
Out Bombing Raid.
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(By The Associated Press.)
With the American Army on the
Lorraine Front, Sept. 17.—American ||
and allied aviators carried out exten- . • *
sive bombing raids on BayonviUe, 3
Frescaty, Lesablon and Metz this af- *
ternoon. One American Diane shot
down a German balloon near
TO QUIT ARMY
James McQuistion Of Gassville Is \\k
Wounded In Arm and Leg And
Returns to His Home. ,3
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Wounded in the arm with a bayo
net and shot in the leg by the Ger
mans, James McQuistion of Gassville, *j
Baxter county, has been dischargsd ; l
from the United States army, and
spent last night in Newport while enV , '
route to his home, calling at the Tnde- . im
pendent office while‘here. Mr. Mcf
Quistion’s father was formerly in ,|
the newspaper business at Cotter,
McQuistion joined the army thir
teen months ago and saw much s«r- _
vice at the front. He says he had th*L -j
satisfaction of bagging a goodly nupi-;
ber of huns before they put him out of
service. The wound in the leg will j
cause Mr. McQuistion to limp for ' j
the rest of hs life. He is 38 years of . j
age. v
LATE WIRE BRIEfS 1
(By The Associated Presp.) ;;;
Washington, Sept. 17.—The senate'
military committee today by a vote '
of 11 to 2 ordered a favorable report
on the bill providing for the estab
lishing of a department of aeronau
tics.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 17.—Provisions
for a war revenue bill levying feder
al income taxes on future issues of
state, county and municipal bondpr*
were approved today by the houfOT
— 1 JH
(By The Associated Press.)
Joplin, Mo., Sept. 17—Traffic on the
Missouri & North Arkansas railroad
has been at a standstill for thirty-six
hours as a result of the strike of 120
shopmen at Harrison, Ark. The men
demand wage increases.
- i ■ ■—.*
(By The Associated Press.)
Birmingham, Alabama, Sept. 17
Three were killed and several inj
I * in an explosion at the plant of the
Aetna Explosives Co. today.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Sept. 17.— Six were killed
and fifteen wounded in Sunday
night’s air raid over Paris, according
to lists given the newspapers today.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 17.—Pershing’s
communique for Monday reports local
combats in which prisoners were tak
en and an increase of artillery and av
iation artillery hi the St. Muriel dee- k
tor. A
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