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w ' VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS SATURDAY,
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DEMAND ARMISTICE
TO BURY DEAD
French Refuse Respite And Con
tinue Fighting From Labasse
to The Sea.
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United Press Dispatch.
Paris, Oct. 24.—The Germans ,
today demanded an armistice,!
clahyng they wanted to bury;
their dead, but the French re
fused and fighting has continu
ed.
| An official bulletin issued at 3
o’clock this afternoon said that
the Germans are gaining in the j
Labasse region and near Lauge-!
marck and east of Armentieres. J
There has been little change else
where along the front.
Fighting from Labasse to the
sea continue last night, accord
ing to reports at headquarters,
with the Allies ceding ground in
the face of a fierce attack, but
maintaining strategic positions.
The Allied commanders refused
to sacrifice men needlessly to
hold minor positions. The Al
lies’ Monitors were of considera
ble advantage in an artillery duel
against the German long range j
guns on the Neiuport, Dixmude j
and Ypres line- Many German |
batteries were demolished and |
many were killed. The Germans |
Allies’ lines near Arras, with a!
view to retaking Armentiers. i
It is believed that two separ- j
ate movements by the Germans,1
who outnumber the Allies, seven !
to one in South Belgium, by 1
pushing the Allies west from ]
Lille and thereby capture the
railway west from Arras. It is ]
stated here that reinforcements j
are being forwarded to prevent [
the capture of either Altkirck or
other Alsation positions.
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BATTLE CONTINUES ON AL
LIES’ LEFT. I
j United Press Dispatch. !
Paris, Oct. 24.—In an official
statement issued this afternoon,
it is said that, “the battle con-,
tinues on the Allies’ left and
that the Germans are progress
ing north to Dixmude. Around
Labasse we have gained appre-1
ciably and East of Nieuport, in ]
Langemarck.” ^ ’
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Promised Land Gin Burned- 1
About 12 d’elock Thursday
night, the gin of Drew Sammons
in the Promised Land was de-!
stroyed by fire, the loss of which
was about $3,000 with no insur
ance.
The origin of the fire is un-1
known, but from every indica-,
tion was the work of an incendi
ary- It is reported that foot
prints were discovered around
the gin and in order to run down
the guilty parties, a telegram
was sent to Memphis for blood
hounds the owner of same ar
nvecl on tne noon tram and im
mediately after the arrival Sher
iff Phillips with Mr. Sammons
i and the owner of the dogs left
for the scene.—Jonesboro Tri
bune.
73 But Still Able To Soldier*
W United Press Dispatch.
London, Oct. 24.—Recruiting
officers attached to the cavalry
division at Shoreditch, were
nearly bowled over with surprise
y when a grey bearded man ap
plied for a place in the cavalry
He was Henry Chap.ilin, and
admitted that his age was 73
years.
Me “Old as I am, I can still do fair
ly well in the saddle,” he said.
“So I have applied for a place
where on horseback I can strike
a blow for my country.”
Will Respect Monroe Doctrine
f United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C.,—Germany
will respect the Monroe Doc
trine and American views on
. the Monroe Doctrine, German
/ Ambassador Sernstorff said this
V afternoon, stating that on Sep
> tember 3d he communicated with
the State Department.
Yeggs At Work In White.
Searcy, Oct. 23—The general
store of Williams & Ford at Hig
ginson, four miles south of Sear
cy at the crossing of the St.
Louis, Iron Mountain & South
ern Railway, and the Rock Is
land road, was burglarized at 1
o’clock Thursday morning and
robbed of about $40, which was
taken from a safe after being
blown to pieces by nitro-glycer
ine
Entrance was gained through
the front door by prying off the
lock and it was evidently the in
tention of the burglar to blow up
the safe at a time when a long
freight train was passing the
station only a few' yards aw'ay
from the store building. How
ever the explosion wras heard by
Willard Rogers, night pump
man on the Hon Mountain rail
road, after the freight train had
passed and before the caboose
had passed out of the yards.
Rogers immediately went in the
direction of the explosion, and
according to authentic reports
approached near the Williams &
Ford store w'here he saw' a man ;
standing under a tree at the ;
corner of the store. The stran
ger sawRogers and w'ith a rough
spithet ordered him to return i
across the railroad track or he
would shoot him. In the mean
time Rogers summoned other
citizens who had been awakened j
OV the rennrt of thp pvnl nairvn I
and started a search for the
imgg who had disappeared. It
is supposed that he quietly
boarded the Memphis train, No.
202, which passed soon after the
robbery was committed.
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Cruiser Was Sunk By Destroyer.
United Press Dispatch.
Tokio, Oct. 24.—It was official
y announced today that the Ja
panese cruiser Takachiho which
sank recently at Kiao Chou was
not sunk by a mine as reported,
but was sent down by a Ger
man destroyer. After being
struck it was beached and the
;rew landed on neutral territory
and fled to Shankhai, carrying
important documents.
Italians To Be Returned To Own
Country.
United Press Dispat .he
Rome, Oct, 24.—Russia has of
fered to return Italians captur
ed while fighting in Austrian
ranks to Italy, on agreement by
the Italian government to keep
them there pending the outcome
of the war.
Moving; Pictures
The Opera house
THE MAN WITH A FUTURE
A special 2 reel feature. Arthur
Johnson, Lottie Briscoe and
Howard Mitchell.
(LUBIN)
[THE CIRCUS AND THE BOY
The circus is a boy’s delight. It
takes us back to childhood. Bob
by Connelly, Mabel Kelly and
Teft Johnson.
(Comedy—VITAGRAPH)
Monday — The Adventures of
Kathlyn.
THE MADALINE
THROUGH LIFE’S WINDOW
Maurice Costello, Marie Weir
man and Tom Mills
(Drama—VITAGRAPH)
THE BINGVILLE FIRE DE
PARTMENT
Marshal Neilan, Ruth Roland
and John Brennan.
(Comedy—KALEM.)
HEARST SELIG NEWS PICTO
RIAL.
European war refugees reach
home.
The first picture from London
(SELIG.)
ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS.
GERMANS’RIGHT
WING OFFENSIVE
—
Claim They Have Made Appreri
! able Gains In The Vicinity of
Arras And Lille.
United Press Dispatch.
Berlin, Oct- 24.—In a brief
war office statement by the
war office today it is claimed
that the Germans continue the
offensive on their right wing,
and material gains are reported
in the Vicinity of Arras, and
Lille, on the Yser canal and
south of Dixmude.
They are also advancing along
the Meuse line and continuing
the bombardment of Verdun.
The Austrians are gaining on
the San River, south of Przemy
sl, pushing the Russians back.
RUSSIANS HAVE
CROSSED VISTULA
Are Pursuing Germans Through
East Prussia—Taking Aban
doned Equipment.
United Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, Oct. 24.—War of
ficials today declared that the
Russians are still pursuing the
Ge: mans through East Prussia,
capturing many prisoners and
cannon, and taking much aban
A/-I AA1VI W» TO 4"
viviiv\i v 1M r
The Russias have crossed the
Vistula en force and are now
said to be marching tgainst the
German border defenses- Rein
forcements have been sent to
Galicia, where the Germans and
Austrians are assaulting posi
trons held by the Czar’s troops.
It is estimated that the Ger
mans have lost sixty thousand
men in the fighting around War
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KAISER ON FIRING LINE.
United Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, Oct. 24.—Soldiers
who were wounded in the War
saw fighting assert that the
Kaiser wTas actually on the bat
tle line. High officers of the
Kaiser’s staff were captured,
strengthening the report that
the Emperor was there.
Kirby To Run Again.
Special to Independent
Little Rock, Oct. 24.—In an
swer to persistent rumors that
Associate Justice W- F. Kirby
expects to become a candidate
for governor in the 1916 prima
ries, he declared that he is not
running for any office, but is at
tending strictly to his duties as
a member of the supreme court.
He added, however, “You may
say that while I am not running
for any office now, I propose to
go to the United States Senate
before I get out of politics.”
Rice Harvest Almost Completed
The clear weather of the past
(few clays will enable the rice
j growers .to complete their cut
ting and all are making head
iway with this work. In conver
sation with one of the rice men
; this morning it was learned by
ia Tribune representative that
: fully two-thirds of the rice in
the county" has been cut, in some
instances all has been cut and
; threshing has begun and from
the reports the yield is good.—
Jonesboro Tribune.
Small Troop Captures Company.
London. Oct- 24.—According tr.
a report received from English
officers at the front, Lord Stan
ley', the eldest son of Lord Derby,
is the hero of a brilliant and
daring move which resulted in
the capture of three German of
ficers and 106 men
Lord Stanleys, who is attached
to General Smith-Dorrien’s
staff, with a mere handful of
men, was taking some horses a
long a road when he received
information that body of Ger
mans w^« nearby". A minute la
ter and the Germans came into
sight. With his few troopers
Lord Stanley" charged on the
Germans who surrendered with
out a struggle.
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Rescued Baby At Risk to Own
Life
United Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, Oct. 23.—A Russi
an artilleryman, who at the
risk of his life, stopped while
retreating under fire to rescue a
baby, has received the Cross of
ISt. George. Two companies
who later went to his rescue
also were awarded the same
! honor.
The artilleryman was taken to
the hospital at Kieff, where he
surprised the nurses by bring
ing with him the baby he had
saved.
The soldier’s battery had been
getting the worst of an engage
ment and an order was given to
fall back. While retreating
through a village, the artillery
man noticed a baby crawling out
in the street in the very path of
an artillery fire. He ran back
and picked the baby up and just
as he did a shell burst over his
head. He fell to the ground,
holding the baby under him. He
was shot through the back and
unable to get up.
Seeing his helplessness, two
of his comrades rushed back
and carried both he and the ba
by to safety.
Poverty Social Pleasant Affair,
A large crowd attended the
poverty social given by the
Christian Church Endeavor So
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VIClj ex O i/iic nviiiv vi iui.' anu
Mrs- Ben White Friday evening.
According to the “rules and reg
ulations” laid down by those in
charge, no one was dressed up,)
but all dressed as ridiculous as
possible.
Mrs. Otto Bowen was declared
the one most poverty stricken
looking of them all.
A nice lunch was served and
$10.30 netted for the treasury
of the young people’s society.
State Begins Rebuttal.
United Press Dispatch
Mineola, Oct. 24. —After in
troducing several witnesses in
(support of the contention that an
unknown man killed Mrs. Louise
Bailey, the defense in the trial
of Mrs. Florence Carman, who
is on trial for the murder, rest
ed before noon today and the
state began introducing rebut
tal testimony.
i A policeman testified for the
i defense, that hounds followed a
(trail awav from the house
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' Hospital Ship Ran Ashore.
' United Press Dispatch.
1 London, Oct. 24.—The French
ship Marie Henrietta loaded
with wounded, ran ashore to es
cape a German cruiser oft' Capt
Barfle, east of Cherbourg-. It
is reported that the wounded
(were transferred to the Isle of
i WTir,U4
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It is unofficially reported that
|Kiao Chou has surrendered, or
I is on the verge of surrendering
!but no confirmation of this car
ibe had.
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Warning Order.
I Sam T. Gist. Plaintiff
vs. No. 2736
Lulu Gist, Defendant
The defendant Lulu Gist is
warned to appear in this Court
within thirty days, and answer
,the complaint of the plaintiff
Sam T. Gist.
This October 24, 1914.
C. E. SMITH, Clerk.
.Jones & Campbell, Solicitors for
: Plaintiff.
Jas. H. Johnston. Attornev for
73dlw3t
King Ang Queen of Spain Have
Son
United Press Dispatch.
Madrid, Spain, Oct. 24. —
| Queen Victoria this afternoon
presented Alphonso with a son,
their fourth.
CONGRESS ADJOURNS.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 24—(S
ip. m)—The House adjourned
sine die at 3:35 and the Senate
adjourned sine die at 3:29,
!Washington time, this after
noon.
Augusta Wins Easily.
Augusta, Oct. 23.—The New
port Athletic Club met the Lau
jra Connor High School on the
1 Augusta gridiron here today and
|although they were much heav
ier than Augusta, the locals won
by a score of 63 to 0.
Augusta challenges any strict
ly high school team in the foot
ball zone, Little Rock preferred.
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The line-up of Newport was
Griffith, Hodge, Lindau, Barrett,
Oliver, Singles, Atchinson, Ma
rion, Ogden, E. Kelly, Green
haw, Bullard, Patton, Jamison
and Rankin, all of whom return
ed home Saturday morning.
Warning Order.
In the Jackson Chancery
Court:
Fannie McNiel, Plaintiff.
vs. No. 2739
Luther McNiel, Defendant
The defendant, Luther Me
Niel, is warned to appear in thia
Court within thirty days, and
answer the complaint of the
plaintiff, Fannie McNiel.
This Oct. 24, 1914.
C. E. SMITH, Clerk.
Ira J. Mack, Solicitor for plain
tiff.
Jas. H. Johnston, attorney for
non-resident defendant
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