^Remember You Are Expected to Remain at Home Between 6:30 and 8:30 Thursdag Night to Meet the Labor Enroller
VOLUME XVIII. NO. 112. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1918 PRICE FIVE CENTS
PROGRESS OF
BRITISH YET
v IS URCHECKEO
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1,000 PRISONERS TAKEN LAST
NIGHT.
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British Have Secured A Hold On the
West Bank Of the Canal Du Nord
By Taking the Town of Ruma
court Today.
|L NUMEROUS TOWNS ARE TAKEN
(By The Associated Press.)
With the British Army in France,
Sept. 4.—The Germans are in full
flight in the canal du Nord region
and appear more than ever disorgan
ized. One thousand more prisoners
-d were captured last night by the Bri
iisb.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 4, 1 p. m.—The Bri
tish have secured a hold on the west
banjf of the canal du Nord by taking
Rumacourt, according to advices from
the battle front today. Further south
.along the canal they are reported tc
have captured Inchyen Artois, Demi
' court and Hermes. North of the
Somme river the British have crossed
the canal at Haut Allie about two
miles north of Peronne. From Her
mies southward the British line is in
<licated as running west of Ruyau Lo
cutt between Nieppe and Sailly ir
the Lys salient. The British have
captured Croix-Du-Bac.
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REVIVAL AT JACKSONPORT.
Rev. E. A. Horn of Newark is hold
ing a revival meeting at Jacksonport
Over thirty conversions since last Sat
urday night, with twelve accession!
to the church and many more ex
pected have resulted so far.
Rev. W. B. Hays, one of our bes
preachers in the North Arkansai
jconfereni^e, preached two excellenl
sermons, one Sunday afternoon an<
one Monday night.
This is one of the best meeting!
held in old Jacksonport in a numbei
of years and greater things are ex
_hpfnrp thl
meeting closes.
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RUNS IN FULL
FLIGHT ALONG
CANAL REGION
GERMANS ARE GREATLY DIS
ORGANIZED.
May Not Be Able to Construct De
fensive Formations In Time To
Hold British Even Temporar
' ily the Canal Region.
BRITISH NEARING CAMBRAI.
(Associated Press Summary.)
British progress through the Wo
tan line is yet unchecked. Disorgan
ization in the German ranks is re
ported and it seems to be more than
a possibility that the enemy com- j
mand will not be able to reconstruct
defensive formations even in time to
hold the British temporarily at the
canal du Nord positions. British j
progress represents an advance of
nearly four miles since yesterday be
yond the southern section of the fa
mous Drocourt-Quaint switch line at
Queant. The British are now within
five and one-half miles of Cambrai
and six miles from Douai.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Sept. 4.—The French yester
day and last night continued to push
back the Germans east of the canal
du Nord between the Ailette and
Aisne rivers, says today’s official
statement. In the advance the
French took Chapitre wood, north
east of Chevilly, and approached Cri
solles, threp miles north of Noyon.
North of the Ailette the French
reached the outskirts of Coucy-Le
Chateau and Juvencourt, and south of
the river they drove further east
from Leuilly and attacked the sur
! burbs of Clamecy and Braye. On the
Aisne the town of Bucy-Le-Long was
penetrated, fifteen hundred prisoners
being taken. Along the Vesle river
French patrols crossed the river at
certain points.
! (By The Associated Press.)
i London, Sept, 4.—In the push be
yond the Drocourt-Queant line the Bri
tish have reached the canal du Nord,
j says today’s British official state
ment. North of the Arras-Cambrai
road they have occupied the town of
Ecourt St. Quentin. North of Pe
' j ronne this advance has carried the
11 British through Vaux woods, above
Moislans. Continuing their advance
1 the British are approaching Neuve
'! Chapelle and Laventie. In the same
I region they have taken Sailly-Sur
’ i Lallys and Nieppe*
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: 1 roVEPVMPVT REUISTRA.
1 TION OF LABOR IN NEWPORT
TOMORROW NIGHT.
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Thursday evening, September 5
' from 6:30 to 8:30 o’clock, the men of
! Newport of eighteen years and up
wards are requested to remain at
home until the labor census of this
city is completed. Every man over
eighteen is to be listed on a card,
which is to be turned in to the De
^ partment of Labor, United States
Employment Service,
i This applies to skilled and unskill
, -ed labor alike. If you want to volun
. ‘teer for service in some war working
, ■ plant, express your willingness on
, j this card. Enrollers will visit your
, home tomorrow evening and to en
,1 able them to complete their patriotic
„ work in the two hours, meet them
, at the gate or front porch.
► On these cards will be listed your
► name, phone number, address, occu
, pation, number of dependents, mar
, ried, single or widowed, whether you
, speak, read or write English, age,
, i race, birthplace, whether or not a
. citizen of U. S., if so how long, last
► I three employers and kind of work
, done. All are requested to give the
» above information and if you volun
. j teer for war work, there are questions
► to be answered such as kind of work
, I wanted, whether or not you are will
► ing to work out of town, whether
, ready to report at once and condition
, of your health.
A SOLDIER “TRIG” CLASS
Educational classes at the Army Y. M. C. A. huts are proving popular
with the soldiers. Thousands of young men who left school to go into the
service are continuing their studies and classes while in the army. Many
educational institutions are arranging to give credit for the. work done in
this way, so that students may not lose anything while serving their country,
and can resume their studies on their return, with credit toward degrees
and graduation for the class-room work in the army. The picture shows a
group of college -men continuing their study of trigonometry at one of the
Y. M. C. A. schools. It will make them better artillerymen.
In addition to advanced classes, the Y. M. C. A. conducts classes for
Illiterates and foreigners, teaching them to read, write and speak the Eng
lish language. The War Department is giving the Army Y. M. C. A. hearty
co-operation in this work.
The “trig” class shown in the picture is one of the many educational
classes conducted by the Y. M. C. A. at Camp McArthur. Texas.
MEN DEPART FOR
CAMP PIKE TODAY
Twenty-Eight Selected Men From
Jackson County Will Begin Work
Of Military Training.
Jackson County sends 28 men to
Camp Pike this evening for general
service, which makes the third call
for September, which as yet is only
four days old. The young men are
mostly farmers and are a splendid
selection, who will do honor to their
country.
Dalton Alsup, Tuckerman; Ira
Allen Polk, Algoa; Oliver Zacharia
Haynes, Grubbs; Charlie Edward
Massey, Eight Mile; Lige Gaddis,
Beedeville; Marvin Reynolds, Tuck
erman; Orion Lacey Kibble, Tucker
man; John Jarrett, Swifton; Char
lie Eugene Ross, Grand Glaize; Jas.
Pippinger, Newport; Dolph Parker,
Grubbs; Ansil B. Hoyle, Grubbs;
i John Henry Epperson, Olyphant;
Virgil Roscoe, Oil Trough; Leonard
Tilman Anderson, Tuekerma^i; Ir
ving Buren Shipley; Charles Thom
as Chrisler, Johnstown; John West
ern, Bradford; Vernon Vaughn,
Swifton; George Edward Walls, Un
ion Hill; James Otto Wyatt, New
port; Guy Byrd, Grubbs; Luther
Gentry, * Newport; Erwin Taylor,
Grand Glaize; Ivy Howard, Balch;
Harry Crawford Vincent, Algoa; Ar
thur Finley Fortenberry, Tuckerman;
Thomas Earl Wood, Swifton.
Stamps are not for children only.
Most of the squandering is done by
the grown-ups.
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MUST REGISTER
ON DATE NAMED
Chairman of County Defense Council
Appeals to Men From 18 to 45
To Observe Day.
To All Citizens of Jackson County:
On the 12th day of September the
President has asked all citizens of the
United States between the ages of
18 to 45, both inclusive, to register at
the respective voting percincts.
The request of the President is a
order of the Commander in Chief of
the Army and Navy of the United
States and all citizens with the above
ages should obey cheerfully and glad
ly, but if any person within the above
ages fails to register on that day the
penalty will be heavy and will be by
imprisonment for not more than one
year.
None of our citizens will wilfully
fail to register, but for fehr that
many will not know of this order, all
persons are requested to advise per
sons within the ages and urge their
prompt attendance at the registration
booths.
Never before has the Nation been
called to arise in its full strength;
never before has the occasion arisen
when so vast a force must be raised.
We are not responsible for the oc
casion, but it having arrived we will
meet it with gladness and throw our
whole soul into it.
The Hun is on the run! Let’s keep
him moving.
Jos. M. Stayton,
Chairman County Council of
Defense.
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CROWD PRINCE'S
IDEA OFVICTORY
German Intention, He Says Is '"To j
Hold Our Own and Not Let Our- I
selves Be Vanquished.”
(By The Associated Press.)
Amsterdam, Sept. 4.—The German
idea of victory as defined by the Ger
man crown prince in an interview
published in a Budapest newspaper
is the intention “to hold our own and
not let ourselves be vanqished.” The
crown prince is quoted as saying this
was clear to him at the moment Eng
land entered the war.
Casualty List
The following casualties are re
ported by the commanding general of
the American expeditionary forces:
ARKANSANS IN LIST.
Killed in action, Corp. Herbert B.
i Martin, Warren.
Wounded, degree undetermined,
'■ r’ Vi n nir P Puoonll pAMtwoir
Missing in action, Private Jas S.
Grover, Viola.
Wounded severely, Frank Winfrey,
Grubbs.
Wounded, degree undetermined,
Dewey H. Brunner, Leslie; G. D.
Garrett, .1607 West Eighth street,
Texarkana, Tex.; Thomas H. White,
-; Hugh E. Coody, Gulledge;
Harsen Copeland, R. F. D. No. 1,
Bethany; George R. Henderson,
Wayton; Oscar L. Bunting, Belleville;
Henry D. Davis, Elizabeth; Roscoe
Johnson, Alzy (or Aly); George F.
Woods, Walker; Clyde C. Fisher,
Blytheville; Earl O. Williams, Rog
ers; Shadrick Permenter, Mount
Vernon; Marvin J. Deal, Hamburg;
Harry R. Felts, Keiser; Oscar E.
Griffin, Augusta; Will Yarborough,
Adona; Dal L. Crotts, Charleston;
Carter D. Thompson, Hermitage; Sil
vester Wilson, Okean; Jefferson F.
Mason, Birta; Walter G. Parker, Ai
theistan; Rue P. Wise, McCrory.
Missing in action: Bolton E. Clif
ton, R. F. D. No. 1, Roland, Pulaski
county; Robert N. Mathews, Green
brier; Luther A. Reid, Morrilton;
Olorf A. Tooley, 123 Second street,
Crossett; Jewel H. Pratt, Clio; Gro
ver C. Puryear, R. F. D. No. 1, Gra
vette.
Killed in action, 53; missing in ac
tion, 75; wounded severely, 166;
died of disease, 15; wounded, (de
gree undetermined), 78; died of
wounds, 7; died from aeroplane ac
cident, 2; died from accident and
other causes, 6. Total, 402.
Frank Winfrey who is listed in the
above casualties as having been se
verely wounded, did not reside at
Grubbs, but at the time of his enlist
ment was visiting relatives, D. D.
Moore and family, who are residents
of Grubbs. Winfrey’s home is in
North Carolina.
CAPTAIN ARNOLD
WRITES INTEREST
INGLY FROM CAMP.
The following letter has been re
ceived by Miss Jimmie Church of
Newport from her uncle, Capt. L. S.
Arnold, who is at Camp Jackson, S.
C Cantain Arnold is remembered
by many friends in this section who
will enjoy his spicy letter. His home
is at Newark.
Dear Jimmie: Your very nice let
ter was received the 18th. It was
very kind of you to write to me. I
surely do appreciate it.
You asked if I expected to go over
seas. Yes, I do, but no one knows
when. They are organizing a lot of
new brigades; in fact, sixteen of
them, and that will call for more than
600 officers of my grade and maybe
more. If I am sent to one of these
outfits I will not leave this country
under three or four months, but one
never knows.
They are enlarging the camp quite
a lot; they have a “sausage” and
twenty-one planes. Not all the planes
have been up yet, but there are some
of them “upstairs” most all the time.
Then there is the artillery of 72
guns working on the target range,
which with other activities here make
quite a show.
I have only run onto one man whom
AND HIS STAFF
TAKE COMMAND
HAVE ARRIVED SAFELY AT
VLADIVOSTOK. e
Total Embarkation of American
Troops For All Fronts Passed
the 1,600,000 Mark By Au
gust 31, March Says.
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(By The Associated Press.)'
Washington, Sept. 4.—The arrival
of Major General Graves and hit
staff at Vladivostok to take command '
of all American forces fighting on
me new eastern iront, was announced
today by General March, chief of, I
staff. General March announced that '
the total embarkation of Amerkatt .
soldiers for all fronts, including that
Siberian expedition, had passed th*
1,600,000 mark by August 31. March |f
identified the American unit which
participated in the Flanders advanea.
as the thirtieth division, which .
Composed of troops from Tennessee,
North and South Carolina. The chief
of staff said the thirty-ninth division,
composed of troops from Arkansas, *
Louisiana and Mississippi are now
landing in France.
I knew in Arkansas. He was fhaSjjfi
Burchfield; They live on the
man place, in the corner housh.
| Give my regards to Mr. Jones,'ani^
tell him he should not be discour*^-,.
aged because he cannot get intfler
vice. There is so much to Jo at
home, liberty bond sales, food conser
vation and many other things tha%A'~
he is well fitted for. Take my cass—f|.;
I have been training men foi th*'
other fellow to command in battle,/
and I suppose I will have to tell pee^f.
pie that 1 was a veteran of Caaty^
Jackson, but there is consolati<M|; ‘^^
the fact that 1 have sent over sqUf|||j|f|l
not men in uniform. You cannst
agine how badly I hate to see each
lot go. You wrote something hi YOfUT;
letter about “poor boys”—Forget
if you have any sympathy use it fo*..
us who are left behind. I wish you',,
could see and understand the sp|i|i§g
of these men; it is grand. fl
I see they are going to get thO^,
boys up to 45. Great stuff! 1 know1<
a few birds that the quartekmaiMp
will be delighted to fit out with.
new suit. I would like to get abaafe^j
thirty or forty I know and let tbtW
do some real men’s work. Of eav&jfm
I will not get the chance to get
but may be they will be placed ttJipp
some man who is interested in than ^
and will see that they sweat the bear *
and booze out of their systems iillfl
learn what is inside of their potato ,
skins by actual experience, ana reews;
them -what it takes to keep a hone
fit for army service.
„ Regards to the folks,
L. S. Arnold, fp
Captain 16th Br. F. A. R. D. .||j
GAME POSTPONED. fl
(By The Associated Press.) |§|
Chicago, Sept. 4.—Today's game s# |
the World’s series between Chicago--*
and Boston was postponed until to
morrow because of rain.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Billingsley
> were expected home this afternoon
from a trip to Galveston, Texas.
The Jackson County Fair Associa
tion has decided during the war pe
riod not to have the annual county
Mrs. Ira J. Matheny was here be
tween trains this afternoon returning
from a visit with her daughter at
Little Rock.
J. E. McElwee came in on No.
this afternoon and spent the half 4ay
in town interviewing his gsrpcff
for Scott-Mayer