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I FRONT (FUME
Syflpsisf 1 '
B ALLIES CRUSHING RESISTANCE
• OF THE ENEMY.
The British Have Taken Lequesnoy
And Americans Are Fighting
WtLf " Their Way Across Meuse River
• Southwest Mont Medy.
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FIGHTING STARTS JN RUSSIA.
SIEGE OF GHENT BEGINS.
(By The Associated Press.)
With the Allied Armies in
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France and Belgium, Nov. 5.—
Allied troops today began to
siege the city of Ghent.
(Associated Press Summary.)
From the Dutch frontier to the
-east of the Meuse river two hundred
mileS of battle lines are aflame today
as the allied forces crush the resist
ance of the enemy and push on for
important gains. On the French sec
tors between the Oise and Aisne the
Germans are v 'thdrawing. The Bri
tish have taken Lequesnoy and are
are pressing on Maubeuge, while the
Americans are fighting their way
across the Meuse, southwest of the
important railroad center of Mont
Medy. Southeast of Valenciennes the
Br’tvji are within ten miles of Mau
b&t£ge. In Western Russia Rutheran
and Ukrainian troops have clashed
with the Poles and captured Lemberg.
Czech and Austro-German troops are
marching against each other in Bahe
jnia and a battle is imminent.
It (By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 5.—The number
* of Austrian prisoners captured by
the Italians before the armistice took
effect yesterday is estimated at half
a million. The booty taken include >
Wk 250,000 horses.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Npv. Nov. 5.—French suc
cesses have compelled the Germans to
make a new withdrawal at several
points, the war office announces. Be
tween the Oise and Aisne rivers the
French have advanced about a mile
on a front of five miles. The French
first army resumed its attack this
morning and is making splendid pro
gress. The Hunding line was pene
trated between Sjssone and Chateau
Porcien on a front of more than fif- |
’teen miles. The French are making
i general advance from, the east of i
St. Quentin Bepetit to the outsirts
of Herpy. The pursuit of the Ger
mans in the region of Guise con
tinues.
(By The Associated Press.)
Rome, Nov. 5.—Italian naval ves
sels have landed on the Dalmatian
islands of Lassa and Lagosta, accord
ing to a Triest dispatch, which says
troops have also landed at Feume.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 5.—The British have
captured the fortified town of Leques
noy, southeast of Valencennes, Haig
reports. East of Lequesnoy the Brit-i
ish have made an advance of between j
three and four miles, and several vil-1
lages were taken. Additional ground ,
was gained in Mormal forest
(By The Associated Press.) j
London, Nov." 5.— The Bolshevik
government at Petrograd reports the
state has handed to neutral ministers
a note for transmission to the entente
nations asking for the opening of
peace negotiations, says a Copenha-,
gen dispatch to the Exchange Tele-1
graph Company.
LEVEES TO BE
STRENGTHENED
City Council Is Preparing Resolutions
Instructing Railroads To Make
Improvements.
At a meeting of the city council
Monday ljight the mayor and council
men discussed the matter of strength
ening the Iron Mountain and Rock Is
land levees, and it was decided to
draw up a resolution which will re
quire the railroads to make improve
ments for the protection of the city
against flood waters. The Rock Is
land will remove a defective drain
near the cotton compress and further
strengthen the levee at that point and
also build a concrete flood gate as a
further precaution. The same in
structions will be given the Missouri
Pacific Railway Company with refer- j
ence to portions of their tracks which |
serve as a levee a short distance be- 1
low the passenger station and at the
end of front street.
Ira J. Mack, a capable and popular
young attomefy, was appointed by t}ie
council as city attorney, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Fred
R. S'uits, who was city attorney for
some time.
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VETERAN OF WAR
IIISITSJEWPORT
Sergeant Mansfield, Who Saw Three
And A Half Years In France,
Will Aid U. W. W. Drive.
Sergeant H. J. Mansfield, who. is
making his home in Harrisburg, 111.,
but who enlisted in the Canadian ar
my at his former home in Winnipeg,
Canada, arrived in Newport this
morning from Little Rock, and will
spend several days in this and other
counties of North Arkansas speaking
in the interest of the United War
Work Campaign. It is probable that
Sergt. Mansfield will fill two speak
ing dates in Newport the latter part
of the present week if the quarantine
restrictions are removed by then.
Sergeant Mansfield, who is a very
young man, saw three and one-half
years’ service in the front lines, and
has a very good acquaintance with the
hun and conditions in Europe. He
was honorably discharged from the
army three months ago, after having
been severely wounded. He is a
splendid speaker and it is hoped that
our people will have opportunity to
hear him.
Casualty List
The following casualties are re
ported by the commanding general of
the American Expeditionary Forces:
Killed in action-40
Died of wounds_31
Died of disease_37
Wounded severely-E0
Wounded (degree undetermined) 123
Wounded slightly --1—319
Missing in action-33
Total_668
ARKANSANS IN LIST.
Wounded, degree undetermined,
John C. Lessing of Little Rock.
Wounded slightly, Cleveland Har
ris, Lonoke.
Died of disease, George E. Cotton,
Harrison; Demetrious Cartwright,
Magnolia; Rubyn Edgar, Jonesboro;
William Rhodes, Wilmar; Walter B.
Spradlin, Waldo; Charlie Stone, Sa
l,em.
Mrs. P. H. Van Dyke, Mrs. W. A.
Billingsley, Mrs. T. J. Gregg and j
Mrs. A. R. Campbell enjoyed a trip |
to Batesville yesterdavj where they j
spent a few pleasant flours with
friends.
It has been learned that Dr. Elbert
Watson, who is at Fort Oglethorpe, j
Ga., has received his orders to leave j
the camp for other points, and his
friends believe he must be among j
those ordered for overseas duty.
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Active Agents For the
U. W. W. Campaign
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Following is the committee of .ac
tive workers in United War Work
Campaign for Newport Special
School District:
Please read this list over carefully
—if your name is on it and for any
reason you will be prevented from do
ing this service please notify the
Chamber of Commerce, Phone 333 to
night or tomorrow morning, by phone
or in person, so that they can get
some one else on whom they can sure
ly depend fpr their uttermost service
in this campaign.
R. B. Hooker, J. D. Sisson, J. L. Be
vens, T. S. Holloway, T. P. Umsted, S.
Hoinemann, Jno. D. Purdy, S. R. Phil
lips, J. B. Avera, Jno. E. Williams, W.
T Parish, O. M. Bowen, N. H. Landis,
M. A. Stephens, G. L. Smith, H. B.
Spencer, Geo. R. Hays, C. J. Saenger,
B. E. Snetser, W. R. Rushton, J. N.
I Lewis, Jack Montgomery, A. R.
; James, L. McDougald, P. H. Van
! Dyke, J. D. Grossman, T. J. Gregg, J.
R. Loftin, Jr., H. 0. Walker, G. A. j
Hillhouse, R. D. Brown, Jesse E. Wil-!
liams, 0. D. Watson, Ed Claxton, B.
i W. Jamison, V. O. Jones.
•With the united effort of all the
above named gentlemen, we should1
put this drive across in one day.
If your heart is in the work of '
backing up the boys we know you j
will report ready for duty, as our
boys are on duty for you.
Phone your acceptance or reason
for not being able to serve to the
Newport Chamber of Commerce,
Phone 333.
Tom W. Johnson,
J. R. Holden,
C. L. Mariner,
Committee for Newport Special Dis
trict. *
MARRY AT FREDERICK, OKLA.
The following is taken from the
Frederick, Okla., paper and will be
read with interest by many Newport
friends, where Mr. and Mrs. Fife
have comie to make their home. Mr.
Fife has accepted a position with
Phillip Lockard at the Star Clothing
House, where his friends will be glad
to see him. He is an experienced
clothing man, having been, in business
for himself a number of years.
“At 8 o’clock Thursday morning
Miss Eula Hawkins and Walter Fife
were united in marriage, the cere
mony being performed by Rev. Elmer
Ridgeway at the 'home of the bride’s
father, Mr. G. S. Hawkins, southwest
of Frederick. The couple left directly
I
after the ceremony for Chickasha,
Ardmore and other points on their
honeymoon trip, before settling down
to housekeeping at the groom’s home
in Newport.
The bride is a handsome and ac
complished young lady who has
grown to womanhood in this com
munity.
The groom is a shoe salesman who
first met his bride about two and a
half years ago when he happened to
be in Frederick selling shoes to the
Monogram, the young lady being at
that time buying a pair of shoes.
He has been here frequently since
that time.”
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Subscribe for the Independent.
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ALBERI BEVANS
BADLY WOUNDED
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Is Surrounded By Enemy Several
Days And Receives Wounds In
Leg and Left Side.
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Mr. and Mrs. George A. Hillhouse
today received a letter from their ne
phew, Lieutenant Albert Bevans, writ
ten from a hospital1 in France telling
of injuries he received in recent
fighting. , Lieut. Bevans’ left leg is
paralyzed and three ribs in his left
side were broken.
Readers of the Independent will re
call reading of 500 Americans be
ing surrounded for three and a half
days several weeks ago by the enemy.
These five hundred brave Amricans
fought without food and water, final
ly being rescued by a party of com
rades. Lieut. Bevans writes that he
was one of the five hundred. The let
ter which he wrote home was dated
October 2. Beyond telling of the se
verity of his wounds, he did not give
any details of the terrific fighting in
which he figured in Argonne wood.
The many friends of Lieut. Bevans
and Mr. and Mrs. Hillhouse unite in
the hope that his injuries will not be
permanent.
To save seed corn, place in a dry
place with good ventilation and where
mice and rats will not destroy it. Re
member that millions more of people
are depending upon us for* food durng
the coming year, and there are
fewer people at home to produce it,
and with a poor crop last season
every one should see the necessity of
selecting seed corn right now and
caring for it properly.”
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It’s material
and workmanship
i
that count in a suit or overcoat
If the material is poor, superior
workmanship amounts to little. Vice-versa,
if the good workmanship is
lacking, the best material
money can buy wouldn’t pro
duce a satisfactory garment.
lYUPPENHEIMEK
CLOTHES |
combine the two and
the result is ready-to-wear ,
clothing of the very highest
quality. To insure genuine j
clothes satisfaction, buy a suit |
or overcoat bearing the well
known Kuppenheimer label.
Fall and Winter Suits jl
$30.00 to $45.00
I Advance showing of winter
overcoats
$30.00 to $45.00
Star Clothing Company
"THE APPAREL STORE FOR HENT
AMERICANS ARE
FIGHTING HARD
Have Forced Their Way Across The
Meuse River On Pontoon Bridges
And Capture Towns.
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ENEMY IN RETREAT.
(By The Associated Press.)
With the American Army On j
Sedan Front, 6 p. m.—TFie Amer
icans have thrown a formidable
force across the Meuse river. En
emy resistance has been broken
to the point of demoralization and
the Americans are pushing to
ward Stenay northward. This
afternoon the enemy was in full
retreat.
(By The Associated Press.)
With the American Army on the
Sedan Front, Nov. 5.—Bitter fighting
is in progress along the Meuse river.
American patrols succeeded in cross
ing the river at Brieullef on a pon
toon bridge constructed under jfre.
The second bridge was thrown ac/ /ss
the Meuse at Clery-Le-Hetit ana the
Americans began the developing- ot fc ^
new 4ine on the heavily wooded and
difficult ground between Clery and
Brieulles on a front of two and a
half miles. A bridge between Laneu
ville and the important town of Ste
na was blown up by the Germans.
The Americans have captured the J
town of Poully and hold the west
bank of the river as far north as Pou- ;|
illy. Troops which crossed, to the |
east bank of the Meuse overcame bit
ter machine gun and artillery fire
and are making steady progress.
Beaumont, directly west of Pouilly, ■
was, taken and Stenay is now half
surrounded.
HE PROTEST
AGAINST PEACE
Germans In Berlin Hold Demons tra- '
tion Sunday Before The Monu- • ’
ment Of Bismark. v‘a
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(By The Associated Press.)
London, ^ov. 5.—A demonstration
was held before the Bismark monu
ment in Berlin Sunday favoring the
continuing of war and a resolution
was passed protesting against the
acceptance of humiliating terms of
peace, according to a Copenhagen dis^
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company quoting this Berlin Tage
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ISSUE DOW IS
UPJU HUBS
Armistice Terms Will Reach Germany
Soon—Must Apply to Marshal
Foch For Armistice.
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(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 5.—The issue of
ieace or war now rests with Ger
many. Armistice terms have been
inanimously agreed upon by the al
ied representatives and were signed
n Paris esterday. The terms, which 1
lave not yet been made public, will ,
•each Berlin before tomorrow.
(By The ^paeciated Press.)
London, Nov. 5.—Premier Lloyd
George stated in the house of com- • y
nons today that the allies havg de
eded that Germany must apply to
Marshal Foch for an armistice.
The remains of Mrs. E. R. Beane
vere brought here from Russell today
it noon and from the train the body
vas carried to Walnut Grove, where a
’uneral service conducted by Rev. W.
S. Hays of the Methodist church, was
leld in the presence of a large num
aei of friends who met the body at
the station and followed all that was
mortal of this splendid Christian wo
man to its last resting place in the
silent home of the dead. Accompany
ing the deceased was her husband,
Mr. E' R. Beane, and her two daugh
ters, Mrs. J. H. McHugh of this city
and Mrs. A. L. Folsom of Little Rock*