F GERMAN LINES
SLOWLY ADVANCING
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i Are Using Captured French Can
! Against Allied Armies At
Brussels.
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United Press Dispatch
** London, August 20.—The com
bined forces of the Germans are
at Meuse and the first army at
^ Moselle attacked the allied lines
W . within sight of Brussels this
morning. They are forced to
advance against entrenched po
sitions, but being supported by
gr thousands of captured French
t “ cannon are slowly advancing. It
is reported that Louvaine has
fallen before a large force of
Germans, but this statement is
denied by the Belgian legation.
Namur is threatened and the
* German infantry with a great
supply -of artillery moved
through Dinant south against
^ strong Belgian fortifications,
while another force operating
from an entrenched position
near Gembloux is moving swift
ly from the north, enveloping
T the city- It is obvious from mea
gre dispatches that the French
army is in Belgium and all a
long the French border in enor
mous numbers, the fighting be
ing fierce and the losses on both
* sides tqtaling into the th'ous
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BRITISH TROOPS NOT IN
BELGIUM. .
. United Press Dispatch.
* London, Aug. 20.—The mys
tery of the whereabouts of the
British expedition which left
for the front, has increased, as
^ the war office has announced
that they are not engaged in 1
■battle with the Germans along .
• the Belgian- French position
V Heretofore it has been believed
that the British were in Belgi
> um, and it is a puzzle as to i
Tj where they are located. ^ •
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GERMAN CAVALRY IN OUT-1
W SKIRTS OF ANTWERP.
* United Press Dispatch.
* London, August 20.— The
* cavalry of the Germans is re
ported as having advanced to
the defense of Antwerp, and
there a sharp clash is in prog
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GERMANS CROSSING AT .
C1REY.
United Press Dispatch
Parip, August 20.—The war
office has announced that the
Germans near Muerthe and Mo
selle are crossing the frontier
at Cirey, and it is maintained
that their positions are threat
ening Nancy. They are burn
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The French are at present re
occupying Muelhausen, accord
ing to the announcement of th<
war office after fighting continu
ously since Monday. The Ger
mans have been forced frorr
many of their positions by th<
artillery, some of the best Ger
man points however, being ta
ken at the point of the bayonet
GERMANS HOLD TIERLE
x MON.
United Press Dispatch.
Brussels, August 20.— Tht
German army is occupying Tier
lemont, and the German infan
try advance continues doing
great damage. Fighting at
high tide was reported today in
the neighborhood of Namur and
Noeth.
FRENCH MOVE AGAINST
STRASSBURG.
United Press Dispatch
Alsaig, August 20.—The Lor
raine position is described as un
excellent, and the French are
moving against Strassburg,
other French forces nearing
Metz. The Germans have been
driven from the department
Muerthe Moselle, and the war of
fice insists that a backward
movement into Belgium is on
“in pursuance of excellent strat
egy,” and hint that it is a trap
laid for the troops of the Kaiser.
Belgians-French Battle With
Germans.
United Press Dispatch.
Paris, August 20.—The Bel
gian and French forces are bat
thing desperately against the
Germans in Belgium, but the
Germans have gained the initial
advantage by taking the Belgian
advan d position, Louvaine. The
Belgian general staff explains
that the city could be saved if
it were evacuated, and urges
that this step be taken. It is
unknown whether Brussels has
fallen yet, but the German ar
tillery is now proving effective,
and the German infantry is
pushing from under its cover. It
is admitted that the slaughter is
terrible, but all details are with
held.
GERMANS REPORTED
NO V IN BRUSSELS
The Army of The Kaiser Is Ru
mored to Have Swept Every
thing Before It.
United Press Dispatch
Paris, August 20.—A report
from the Hague today rumors
that the Germans entered Brus
sels earjy this morning, sweep
ing everything before them, but
the war office says that the re
port is unconfirmed.
Commissioner Page At*Nationa]
Capital.
Special to Independent
Little Rock, Aug. 20.—Com
missioner Page writes from
Washington that he will return
to Little Rock the last of this
week. He is hopeful that some
thing will be accomplished in
Washington to finance the crops,
so that the farmers will feel nc
ill effects from the war.
Among the recent invitations
for Mr. Page to deliver address
es are for a barbcue at Swifton,
the Poinsett county fair at Har
risburg, a picnic at Hamp-Waa
lace, Garland county, and the
Blue and' Gray Reunion at St
Paul
' Hold That Anti-Narcotic Ordin
ance Is Valid.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Aug. 20—City
Attorney Mehaffy says that the
opinion of Attorney General
Moose that the recently adopted
anti-narcotic ordinance of this
city is void and unenforcible,
does not nullify the law, and
that it is just as much in force
now as it was before. He con
tends that the prohibitions con
tained in the ordinance come
within the police power of a city.
Alderman R. C. Powers, a
lawyer, takes issue with the At
torney General, and contends
that the ordinance is perfectly
valid, as the courts are taking a
liberal view of such ligislation,
holding that where the public
welfare is concerned, it is not
necessary for a city to confine
itself strictly to the things spe
cifically set forth in the statutes."
It is probable that a test case
will be made, in order to deter
mine the validity of the ordin
ance, which all reputable physi
cians and druggists have ap
proved as a just and necessary
measure.
Confederate Monument Fund
Grows.
Mr. W. E. Bevens continues
to work in the interest of the
Confederate monument fund, and
spent Wednesday at Weldon and
Tupelo, where he received gen
erous amounts, given by the
good people of that section, also
others at home contribute to
the beautiful shaft that is to be
.erected on our court house
grounds.
'Nathan Adler, Batesville_$25.00
C. L- Hogue, Newport_10.00
WELDON
Mrs. Alma Sherrell_$100
Mrs. Annie Bateman_1.00
'H. A. Brown_1.00
O. Churchill_1.00
; L- Brooks_1.00
;J. R. Sherrell_2-00
Abe Ballew--1.00
Joe Ballew_1.00
W. H. ShofTner_1.00
Mrs. A. E. Shoffner_1.00
W. Sweatt __2-50
E. W- Johnson__1.00
A. McDonald & Son_5.00
TUPELO.
B. F. Simmons_5.00
Saxon Simmons ___ __100
J. F. Simmons_2.00
W. P- Simmons_1.00
Ed Morris_1.00
E- W- Lassiter_1.00
r it win+o i nn
L. B. Morgan_1.00
J. M. & J. O. Gardner —10.00
J. H. Wromley__1.00
Conway Gardner_10.00
Jerome Dodd_1.00
Jordan Hite_1.00
John Morris_1.00
W. F. Woods_1.00
W. E- Hamilton--1.00
Ferrata And Maffi Likely Candi
dates*
United Press Dispatch
Rome, August 20.—It is not
believed that a sufficient number
cf foreign cardinals can reach
Rome in time to insure the se
lection of a foreign Pope, on ac
count of the interrupted trans
portation between the warring
countries. For this reason Fer
rata and Maffi are regarded as
being likely candidates.
American Woven Wire For Sale.
The woven wire fence now
surrounding the Cheshire grave
yard will be sold at public auc
tion to the highest bidder on
Friday, September 11, 1914, at
the Ray School House.
Z. L. Ford, Secretay.
21w3.
SPECIAL MASTERS
SOON TO REPOR1
Their Findings In The Railroad
Rebate Claim Cases.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Aug. 20.—Ac
countants of the Iron Mountain
and the Cotton Belt Railroad:
are at work on the passenger
and freight rebate claims and
will finish in a few weeks
Judge J. G. Wallace, 'Special
Master, who has been listing,
classifying and investigating
these claims since his appoint
ment by Judge Trieber of Fed
eral Court in July, 1913, ex
pects to be able to make his final
report by October 1. The rail
roads are taking many excep
tions to the claims, many of
which are being sustained by
the master. Wherever it is
made to appear that any part
of a claim is for inter-state traf
fic, it is excluded. This is effect
ing especially many claims to
land from Fort Smith- There
is a total of about a million dol
lars involved, the largest
amount ever handled by a spe
cial master in the state.
R. P. Allen, special master on
jthe Rock Island and Frisco
[claims, will probably make his
| report this week. Not nearly so
much is involved in this, and
the money has been placed at the
disposal of the court by agree
ment with the railroad company.
It is thought that payment to
claimants will begin about Sep
tember 1.
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Seriously Hurt In Mill.
Word reached this city this
morning of a /serious accident
which happened to Bennie Wil
liams at Jacksonport Wednes
day afternoon about 5:30, when
he received injuries in the stave
mill there which may prove fa
tal. The young man was about
to finish his day’s work, when in
some way he was caught in a
belt that threw him against
some saws, which cut off one arm
to the shoulder, broke the other
in two places, broke three ribs
besides sustaining internal in
juries. Drs. Walker and Jones
were called immediately and
are doing all they can for the
[unfortunate sufferer- The vic
tim of the unfortunate accident
' is the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bee Williams of Jacksonport
jand is a boy of sterling worth,
having many friends who hope
;he may recover from his injur
ies.
I Although his injuries are
very serious and painful, he
'still has a good chance for re
covery
Second Rural Life Conference
In 1915.
|Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Aug. 20.—Prepar
ations have already begun for
the holding of a second Rural
Life Conference at the Univer
sity of Arkansas in Fayetteville
'in the summer of 1915- The
first one, held this summer, was
a great success, and has at
tracted great attention all over
ithe country. Dr. J. L. McBrien,
; specialist in rural education in
the Department of Education at
j Washington, writes that he at
tended similar conferences dur
jing the summer in Nebraska,
(Iowa, Tennessee, and elsewhere,
land that the University of Ark
ansas conference was the most
{successful of all
Real Estate Transfers.
.! Ida M. Dowell to Grace Dowell
Holt, Foster B. Dowell, Taylor
jG. Dowell and Dandrige Dowell,
interest in SE SE, 28-13-2, $5.00.
j Grace B. Holt, I^oster B. Dow
ell and wife, Dandrige B. Dow
ell and wife and Taylor Dowell
and Ida Dowdell to W- H- Terrell,
lots 4 and 5, Block 2, Dowell’s
First Addition, Tuckerman.
| T. P. Umsted and wife to Ver
nie M. Griffin, lot 1, block 3,
I Newport Land and Improvement
Company’s Addition, Newport,
$2,000.
Wilmans Land" Company to B.
W. Davis, SW SW, 1-10-3, $1-00.
A. E. P. Benson, by H. L.
Remmel, attorney in fact, and P.
H. Van Dyke and wife, to Thos.
'Owen, W half lot 2 and E. half
, lot 3, block 2, Park Place Addi
tion, Newport, $450
J Southern Cooperage Company
, to GT C. Foster, SE 17-10-4, and
SW 16-10-4, and NW SW 16-10
4, $500.
| United States to Melville L.
Robinson, John A. Robinson,
lots 8, 9, 10, 11 sw frl. fourth
_ l m r a a
anu o Lj < ~u~iLd'
| Jos. M. Stayton, Administra
tor W. H. JJorris, deceased, to
(John R. Loftin, Jr-, part of the
N. half of SW and part of the S.
half of SW, 2-11-3.
G. C. Dudley and wife to R
A- Cockrill, part of block 27,
Swifton.
J. F. McCuistion, Administra
tor, to J. H- Elfrank, lot 12, of
block 8, Newport, $100.
R. A. Cockrill to G. C- Dudley,
part of the SW NE, 30-14-1,
in the town of Swifton. $1.00.
For rent—5-room cottage with
bath, 419 Main street. Apply to
Phillips-Ferguson. 117dtf
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WAR WILL AFFECT
PAPAL ELECTION
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Official Announcement Made of
Pope’s Death at Noon Today
Throngs Gather To Honor
and Pray for Pius X
■ll
United Press Dispatch.
Rome, August 20.—The body
of Pope Pius X rested in-the
chamber in which he died Wed
iay evening. Great crowds ,
gathered in St- Peters Square
with uncovered heads, thousands
kneeling in prayer. The official
announcement of the death of
the Pope was withheld until 12
t his morning, in order to prevent
a stampede, however this is not
at all unusual, as the announce
ment of the death of Pope Pius
IX was withheld 24 hours, and
there was a similar delay when
Leo XIII. passed away. The
death of Pope Pius X. will
l. _ i-1. l_i*_ .it _ J*_?_
mange; me cicliiuii vi <x iulci^u
pope, and it is very possible that
an American may be chosen.
The sacred eolege now is half
Italian and half foreign, and
the European war will no doubt *
influence the selection of a new
pope- Heretofore the selection
has been a bitter struggle be
tween the triple entente and the
triple alliance. »
I
HEAD OF JESUIT ORDER
DEAD.
; United Press Dispatch. ^
Rome, August 20—The Rev.
Father of France, Sco Saverio
Werzz, head of the Jesuit order,
died last night, the cause of his
death being as yet not reported.
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