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HOWEVER, THEY ARE MEETING
STIFF ENEMY OPPOSITION.
Two Of The Most Important Points
On German Line, Tournai and
Valenciennes, Almost Within
Grasp Of British.
^GERMANS FACING AMERICANS.
(Associated Press Summary.)
Allied troops on the northern end
-of the front in France and Belgium
are today driving into the German
line from west of Ghent past Tour
nai to Valenciennes. This line to
Sipplet, with the two most important
points on it, Tournai and Valen
ciennes, are almost within the grasp
■ of the British. Orcq, less than a mile
£rom Tournai on the west, has been
-aapturedfighting along the Sipplet
on a five mile front. German re
sistance between Tournai and Val
enciennes is stiffening greatly. The
French continued their pressure from
junction of the Oise and Serz to
Vouziers. East of the Aisne at Vou
jiiere the French are in a position to
outflank the Germans, who are fac
ing the Americans west of the Meuse.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 22.—It is officially
announced that the British have ad
vanced their line to the left bank of
Ecallien river and captured the west
ern part of the village of Thiant.
Five miles southwest of Valenciennes
She British advanced to less than a
anile of Tournai after sharp fighting.
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(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Octt. 22—The war office
reports further progress last night by
the French on the Serre front. They
reached the railway northeast of
Assis-Sur-Serre and the Jacques-farm
^^aorthwest of Chalandry. _
(By The Associated Press.)
British Headquarters in Belgium,
October 22.—A Reutors dispatch says
that strong French forces attacked
this morning on the center. The al
Jie front in Belgium is reported to be
making excellent progress'1' ^ the di
rection of Ghent.
(By The Associated Press.)
With the Allied Armies in Belgium,
Oct- 22.—The general situation this
morning seemed to be that on most
of the front allied armies had reached
a period of pause, which inevitably
comes just before a rapid advance is
made. German resistance stiffened
considerably during the night.
ALCOHOL NO PREVENTATIVE.
New York, Oct. 22.—A warning tc
Spanish influenza sufferers agrinsl
t s the use of alcoholic beverages was is
sued tonight by Dr. Royal S. Cope
land, health commissioner, who de
dared alcohol tended to increase th<
danger from the disease.
There is a period in the treatmen
of pneumonia, Dr. Copeland added
the use of alcohol as a stimu
Jant produces good results.
DRAFT MILS
ARE SENT ll)T
In Certain Zones Where It Is Con
sidered Safe To Send The Men
To Cantonments.
Washington, Oct. 22.—The draft
calls which were suspended three
weeks ago, because of the influenza
epidemic are going out again in cer
tain zones which are considered safe
to send men to cantonments. Locali
ties and number of men have not
been announced.
THIRTY OFFICERS AND
SEVENTY-ONE SOLDIERS
IN PRISON CAMPS.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 22.—The names
of thirty officers and seventy-one en
listed men of the United States army
who are in German prison camps,
are announced today and include
Lieutenant Horace W. Mitchell of
Corinth, Miss., Privates Sidney A.
Murpree of Senatobia, Miss., and Jas.
H. Moon of Dandridge, Tenn., who are
in unknown camps.
ELECTION DATE SET
FOR NOVEMBER 20, 1918.
To All Chapter of American Red
Cross:
i
On Saturday, October 12, you were
advised that the annual elections
would be postponed to be held No
vember 11.
In accordance with telegram to
: day received from National Head
| quarters, the date of the annual elec
| tion is now definitely fixed as Wed
nesday, November 20. You will,
! therefore, please publish your no
' tices of election accoringly.
If notice of election has already
been published for October 23, a no
tice now cancelling that call will be
effective, or if for any reason it is
impractical to do that, you may hold
that formal meeting on October 23
by having two or more of your people
come together at the appointed time
and hour and adjourn the meeting
until Wednesday, November 20. The
former plan is preferable, namely
publish a notice now announcing the
postponement by reason of the influ
enza epidemic and announcing that
Casualty List
The following is a summary of cas
ualties reporte today by the com
[ manding general of the American Ex
j poditionary forces in France.
Killed in action-40
Missing in action-43
Wounded severely -If
Wounded slightly -45
Died of accident and other
causes -®
Died of wounds-11
Wounded, degree undetermined__-322
Died of disease-54
Prisoners -21
Total _559
Among the names comprising the
above total is the following Arkan
sas boys: Killed in action, Lum C
C. Springer. Wounded severely, Ver
non S. Spencer, Spenceh; Arthur A,
Wylie, Chancel. Wounded, degree
undetermined, Elmer Bennett, Lit
tle Rock; Ezra E. Mattox, Walnul
Ridge . Missing in action, Walter L
i Wilson Scottsville. Died of wounds
received in action, Henry C. Pauley
; Corrogordo. Died of disease, Fran
, cis Hawthorn, Newport; George
- Norris, Winfrey; Claude D. Sims
Brinkley.
Resolutions Passed
By Jackson Co. Grocers
A well attended and representative
meeting of the Wholesale and Retail
Grocers of Jackson C mty was held
in the city yesterday. The meeting
was called for the purpose of launch
ing a united effort on the part of the
wholesale and retail grocers to fur
ther the universal use of Victory
Flour throughout the entire county,
thereby backing up the efforts of
State Food Administratoir Hamp
Williams in his efforts along this
line. The use of Victory Flour is one j
of Mr. Hoover’s latest requests, and
is made necessary that we at home j
may conserve more wheat and wheat j
flour, thereby creating a larger sur-,
plus for the boys over there, and our
allies whom they are fighting shoul- j
der to shoulder with. The following |
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resolutions were passed at the meet
ing.
W’hereas, We, the retail and whole
sale grocers assembled at a meeting
called by the County Food Adminis
the meeting will be held November
20.
If any chapter is in doubt as to the
method of conducting this meeting
and the election, they are invited to
write to the Department of Develop
ment.
Yours very truly,
George W. Simmons,
Manager Southwestern Division.
trator, after thoroughly discussing
the proposition of introducing and
promoting the sale of Victory Flour in
Jackson County, Arkansas, agree un
animously that it be
Therefore Resolved, That we, the
retail and wholesale grocers of Jack
son county, recommend the exclusive
use of Victory Flour in this county,
provided the same can be protected
from competition from straight
wheat flour, and that be it
Further Resolved, That a copy of
this l’esolution be forwarad to the
State Food Administrator, to show
the pulse of the treailers and whole
salers of Jackson County, and their
View of the local condition that they
must contend with.
SWIFTON PEOPLE
MORE CHEERFUL.
The influenza situation at Swifton
is very much improved today, from a
physician and nurse standpoint, the
Rev. Lyman-Wheaton, who made the
city a visit yesterday states. Mr.
Lyman-Wheaton further stated there
are now one doctoor and two nurses
there from Little Rock, and two oth
er doctors from other points, and that
the sick ones are being fairly well
cared for.
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GiE HUMID
ONEJRE LOST
On September Thirtieth When The
Ticondaroga Was Sunk By A
German Submarine.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 22.—The war de
partment announces that two officers,
including Lieutenant Cleveland C.
Frost of Bera, Ky., and ninety-nine
enlisted men were lost when the U. S.
steamship, Ticondaroga, was sunk by
a German submarine in mid-ocean on
September the thirtieth.
TOBACCO CORPORATION
CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL
CONCENTRATION CONTROL.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 22.—The Tobacco
Products Corporation and four other
Tobacco Corporations were charged
in a complaint filed by the Federal
Trade Commission today, with illegal
! concentration of control of producing
companies.
MAYOR WATSON RESIGNS.
At a meeting of the city council
last night Mayor E. L. Watson, who
is soon to leave for Fort Oglethorj ,
Ga., handed the council his resigna
tion, the same being accepted. Hon.
Claude M. Erwin was immediately
elected to fill the unexpired term of
Mayor Watson. No other business
was transacted at the meeting.
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and workmanship
that count in a suit or overcoat.
If the material is poor, superior
workmanshiD amounts to little. Vice-versa,
j if the good workmanship is
I lacking, the best material
! money can buy wouldn’t pro
duce a satisfactory garment.
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! CLOTHES
combine the two and
the result is ready-to-wear
clothing of the very highest
quality. To insure genuine
clothes satisfaction, buy a suit
or overcoat bearing the well
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Fall and Winter Suits .
$30.00 to $45.00
Advance showing of winter
overcoats
$30.00 to $45.00 - jzxSL
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ADAM LOCKARD, Manager “ THE APPAREL STORE FOR MEN."
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ALLIED TROOPS
! DRIVING INTO
GERMAN LIKE
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GERMANS WANT PEACE, BUT
REPLY IS UNDER SUSPICION.
Opinions I)o Not Differ On One Point,
“No Immediate Peace Is At
Hand” Unless There Is A
Full Surrender.
REPLY BETRAYS DEPRESSION.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Octt. 222.—The offi
cial text of Germany’s latest note to
President Wilson was received at-itae __
Swiss legation today and will be pre
sented to Secretary Lansing as soon
as it is decoded. Indications show
no announcement of the decision of
the president could be expressed be
fore tomorrow. Meanwhile official
comment is withheld. Informal opin
ion as to the probable attitude of the
president, however, covered a wide
range, though it does not differ on
the great point that immediate peace
is not at hand and that never since
the German overtures started has an
armistice been possible, except on con
ditions of surrender that destroy for
everever the kaiser’s war machine.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 22.—Newspapers al
most without exception view the
German reply with impatience and
distrust. In official circles they view
it as not a reply, but simply- a resort
to verbiage to cover the absence of a
reply.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Oct. 22.—The German reply
was received too late for the after
noon’s papers, but was eagerly dis
cussed in official circles. The most
impressive thing to be noted was that
the reply betrayed more than any
previous communications, the state
state of depression and demoraliza
tion of the German people as a result
of allied vicitories. As a whole the
note was found to be equivocal, tor
tuous and platitudinously phrased so
as to leave the door open to all sorts
of quibbling.
A LIVELY TROOP TRAIN.
About as lively and enthusiastic
bunch of raw draftees as ever adorn- ^
ed the seats of a day coach on the
Missouri-Pacific, passed through the
city this morning about 10:30. There
were approximately 500 in the bunch,
consisting of men from all over the
state of Missouri. The sides of every
coach were adorned with written sen
tences embodying the sentiments of
those occupying it, that were much
mose forceful than grammatical or
elegant. The entire troop train was
in charge of Rev. J. R. Smith, pastor
of the Olive Branch Congregational
church of St. Louis, a “Y” worker
| more familiarly known as “Railroad
Jim.” This train was en route to
Camp Bowie, Texas, where the meg*
will enter upon their training ca^|<
rear.
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