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ALLIES TURN GERMAN RIGHT FLANK
BRITISH BREAK
THROUGH GERMANS
Entire German Right Reported Imper
iled—Aviators Discovery Caused
Germans to Swing Southeast
ward-General Action Be
gun That May Mean Big
Battle Of War.
KAISER REPORTED IN COMMAND
Russian Army Seeks to Annihilate Austrians, Invading Po
land Before German Reinforcements Arrive—Gen
eral Russian Advance—Use Siege Guns On
German and Austrian Forts.
Paris, Sept. 7.—General Joffre’s forces co-operating with
the British have turned the German right flank. Simultaneous
ly the British broke through the German lines left of the right
jying» according to information from Bordeaux. The entire Ger
man right wing is now imperiled, forcing the enemy to with
draw hurriedly from Lille and the neighboring towns to strength
en their position. It is now believed that the reason the Ger
mans deferred their march directly on Paris was the discovery
by scouts that the Allies contemplated a general engagement
"Westward of Paris and that the French were heavily entrenched
ready to trap the Germans. When the aviators made this dis
covery, the assault of Paris was deferred.
That a general battle in which it is expected that the entire
German army in France may participate and prove decisive has
already begun, was indicated this afternoon from the official war
office statement from Bordeaux. The bulletin states that the
Allies are engaged in a general action northeast of Paris, their
lines extending from Nantovil to Verdun, via Vitry Le Francois,
Department of Marne, nineteen miles to the southeast of Chal
ons and at the commencement of the Rhine-Marne canal.
The Germans are believed to have an enormous force, in
cluding troops withdrawn from Alsace and Lorraine and station
ed from Vitry Le Francois to Verdun; also the troops of
Crown Prince William. The Duke Albrecht and the Crown Prince
of Bavaria. An unconfirmed re port says the Kaiser has joined
this army and taken command. -
The French and British last night drove the Germans from
Coulommiers on the Grand river.
AUSTRIAN ARMY FIGHTING DESPERATELY.
United Press Dispath.
Vienna, Sept. 7.—The Austrian army of invasion in Poland is
desperately engaged today with an overwhelming Russian force
between Hrubieszow, Russian Poland and the Galician border.
The enemy* is endeavoring to overcome the Austrians before
the German reinforcements arrive.
It is stated that the Russians outnumber the invaders four
to one- The Austrian general admits that he is hard pressed,
)but believes that he can withstand the assault.
RUSSIAN REINFORCEMENTS SENT TO POLAND.
Petrograde, Sept- 7.—The Russians are engaged today in a
supreme effort to annihilate the Austrians. General Rouszsky
who seized Lemberg, and was then sent to Russian Poland, is to
day engaging the main Austrian battle front from North Hru
bieszow into Galicia.
* Additional reinforcements a re rushing to Rouszsky, while
"his army is attacking the Austri ans, strongly entrenched.
Other divisions will attempt a flanking movement, designed
tp cut off an Austrian retreat an d also prevent the arrival of Ger
man reinforcements. It is certain that a battle will last sev
eral days, because there is danger of the Germans joining the
hard pressed Austrians.
The general staff decided to annihilate the invading Austri
ans and the pursuit of the Austrians defeated at Lemberg has
been abandoned for that purpose. Meanwhile the operations in
Galicia continue, the Russians there advancing to Prezemysl,
on the San river, and are gradually surrounding the fortifica
tions. Heavy Russian siege guns are shelling the citadel. The
Russians will bridge the river south of the city and attempt an
enveloping moverpent.
The Russians in East Prussia today advanced against the
strongiv fortified German positions along the Deime river. The
Russian advapce covers a line commencing at Tilsit, northeast
of Kwexiigsburg and extends across Poland through Mlaw, then
west of Warsaw through Province, Radom, into Stem, Gali
cia- The Russians are besieging Koenigsburg from the moun
tains with heavy siege guns.
ALLIES RETIRE '
ERUM SEN LIS j
German Movement Southward J
Continues— Berlin Reports
British Cruiser Grounded.
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United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C-, Sept. 7—
Bordeaux has advised the em- i
bassy here this afternoon that <
Serlis has been evacuated by the J
Allies north. The South Ger- l
man movement continues ]
The American consul Ray, a- i
board the liner Runo, was wreck- '
ed by a North Sea mine. It is 1
reported that he was not injur
ed end is en route now to his
post at Odessa, via Hull, En
gl; nd.
The German embassy has been
advised from Berlin that the
British cruiser “Warrior” is
stranded.
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5,000 GERMANS
REPORfED DROWNED
Belgians are Said to Have O
pened Dikes and Inundated
Country.
United Press Dispatch.
Antwerp, Sept. 7.—Many Ger
mans are reported drowned as
the result of the Belgians open
ing the dikes to thwart the Ger-j
man effort to cut Antwerp off
from the sea. Five thousand is
estimated as the German loss
for Friday and Saturday near
Termonde. Many guns were also
inundated and lost to the invad
ers.
58 OF CREW SAVED.
United Press Dispatch.
London, Sept. 7.—It is offi
cially stated that fifty-eight of
the crew of 254 of the cruiser
Pathfinder sunk by a mine, have
been saved.
BIG EXCURSION TUESDAY j
NIGHT. *
Captain F. L. Inman will give i
! his last excursion of the season J
(on the ‘City of Muskogee”,
Tuesday night, and everybody
who enjoys a few hours in the
open air, should go and make it
; the largest attended of the sum
mer. Music and dancing. For
those who do not care to sta^
out late, the boat will touch the
bank here about 10:30 on the
run down the river, and those
who desire will be put off. d2
, For Sale.
| Four excellent homes at bar
gain prices. Splendid locality.
Easy terms, 412, 414, 416, 418
Elm street
32d6 J. W. Wallace.
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RANCE SEEKS
NAVAL BASE
i Adriatic Sea And Allied Fleets
Are Aiding Montenegrins In
Bombarding Forts.
failed Press Dispatch.
Antivari, Sept. 7.—France has
ent siege guns to aid the Mont
negrins to reduce the Cattaro
ortifications and the Allied
leets are bombarding the forts,
t is also believed that they must
urrender soon. Their capture
wuld give the French a naval
>ase in the Adriatic Sea. :'
Jpholdts Integrity of Legislature
special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 7.—Consid
ring the integrity of the last
egislature attacked, Joe Hard
ge, speaker of the House of
913, is preparing for the pub
ic a statement in answer to an
nsinuation that three-fourths of
he membres of that legislature
vere supplied with railroad pass
is. It is unlawful for a member
if the legislature to accept free
ransportation on any railroad,
farmer Speaker Hardage denies
he assertion vehemently. He
ias written to the members of
hat session, asking for state
nents from all, and when he has
leard all he will make public his
dews upon the underhanded
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manner in which some people
have sought to belittle the lav/ |
| makers of 1913.
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Governor And Two Ex-Govern
ors.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 7.—-The
(governor and two former gov
ernors will be heard in Little
Rock this week in the closing
days of the state campaign. Ex
Gov. Dan W. Jones, one of the
representative-elect from Pulas
ki county, will speak at a Little
Rock rally and barbecue at Ar
genta, at which 5,000 pounds of
barbecued meats will be served.
The principal speakers on the
occasion will be Gov. Hays and
ex-Governor George W. Dona
ghey. Gov. Hays speaks today,
Labor Day, in Pine Bluff.
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Baughman-Jeroigan Wedding.
Mr. Kollo Baughman of Olney,
Illinois, and Miss Jennie Jerni
gan of Mobley, Sharp county,
! were married at the home of the
bride’s sister, Mrs. Walter
Heard, East of town Sunday
morning at 8:15, Rev. B. L. Wil
ford of the Methodist church,
officiating.
The marriage was attended by
only the immediate family, and
;was a very sweet and impressive
service.
Mr. and Mrs. Baughman left
at once for Hot Springs, going
down on No. 7, where- they will
stay for some time before going
to their home in Illinois. Both
;are excellent young people, who
have the best wishes of a host!
of friends.
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Remembers The Jail Boys
The inmates of the county
! jail were remembered Sunday
afternoon by Deputy Sheriff J. I.
Hasting, who brought them ov
er a freezer of cream and a big
cake. The fellows on the inside
of the bars were very thankful
; for their appetites have not lag
ged from lack of exercise.
Donaghey To Deliver Address.
Specia’ to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 7.—Former Jj|
governor, George W. Donaghey, 1
has accepted an invitation to i
deliver the opening address at||
the beginning of the next term
at Henderson-Brown college, *
Arkadelphia, Saturday, Sept, t i
19. The opening sermon will be| p
preached the following day by.
the Rev. Alonzo Monk, presiding
elder of the Arkadelphia dis
trict.
President Crowell announces A
that because of so much rain.® / |
during the month of August,. J
and because the labor unloi/
would not permit the brick-lay?. M
ers work more than one shift
per day, and none at all Satur
day afternoon, the main build#
ing and dormitories will not be
quite ready for occupancy at the
opening Sept. 16-17. It will take
about three weeks after that to
finish the dormitories, and six |
weeks or two months to finish
the rest of the building. All ar
rangements have been made, 1
however, to take care( of
students, and carry on the work ,*
without intermission.
FIRS r SHOWING OF FALL STYLES JjH
I “KN0X ” '>sTE:rsoN’'' > '*von ^GAL> If
—To give the man who buys it a great, big, round ^ ||"
money’s worth of style and comfort. \ J j W 1.«
flh+m/ f We want you to have long and unsatisfactory ser- V Jr\ v‘^J$
1/1}^ j vice so that you’ll come back here for another, in- K-/ /
Hi f| yj stead of short service and a trip some other store. lAi lK' ^
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