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' VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1914. NUMBER 137
ALLIES CAPTURE
6.000 PRISONERS
From German Right Wing Whose
Ranks Are Decimated—Von Kluck
And Von Ruelow’s Forces Sep
arated And Fleeing In
All Directions.
GERMAN RETREAT IS GENERAL
Germans Make Hardest Fight In Argonne District and Though
Reinforced Fail In Offensive Movement—Invaders Re
ported Now Concentrating On Verdun.
United Press Dispatch.
Paris, Sept. 12.—The Germans’ retreat is approaching the
proportions of a rout. Their ammunition is exhausted and
food supply low. The Germans’ chief fight is in the Argonne
district, near the center, but their lines have fallen back and
are now in position at Vitry Le Francois. Despite reinforce
ments received, they are unable to assume the offnsive.
It is predicted that the capital will return to Paris inside of
a week. The German force northwest of here has been decim
ated and six thousand captured, who were found to be neariy
starved. •«
FRENCH DEC ORATE THEIR GENERALS.
United Press Dispatch.
Bordeaux, Sept. 12.—Generals Manoury and Dubail have been ;
decorated with the Order of th e Great Cross of the Legion of
| Honor for their heroism, and General Foch, Grand Officer of the
; Legion for the same reason.
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BRITISH TROOPS CA PTURE EQUIPMENT.
; United Press Dispatch.
London, Sept. 12.—The War Office says that the British pur
! suit of the Germans continues. The British have captured an i
J entire equipment of artillery corps. _ ^
DEFENSE REFUSED
INSTRUCTED VERDICT
Hardister Case Goes To Jury
Without Evidence From
Witnesses For Defense.
The hearing of evidence in the
damage silt of W. N. Hardister
versus the Iron Mountain ter
minated abruptly Saturday
morning, when the plaintiff
resting, the defense asked an in
structed verdict which was re
fused by the '•ourt, no witnesses
for the defense being heard. The
trial was begun about 3 o’clock
Friday afternoon and continued
through a night session of court.
When the taking of testimony
was thus suddenly halted, the
defense it seems relying upon
the settlement made by plaintiff
with the railroad company after
his injuries, court was adjourn
ed until afternoon, when the in
structions of the court and ar
gument of counsel will be heard.
In this suit plaintiff asks
damages in the sum of $40,000
belonging to the show, which he
did, firing lour shots into the ani- M
mal before he was able to pro
duce death. The show had a
lion and this leopard confined in
the same cage, separated by a
partition. Several days ago the ,
leopard got his paw through the/
partition, and the lion mad^s
mince meat of it, producing an
injury that would have killed
the animal within a few days if
the end had not been hastened
by Marshal De Camp and his pis
tol.—Batesvdle Guard.
Servian Advance Along Save
River.
United Press Dispatch
Nish, Bosnia, Sept. 12.— The
combined Servian and Montene
grin armies are now close to
Sarajevo, tlie capital of Bosnia,
and its capture is certain. The
Allied armies are driving the
Austrians before them.
The Crown Prince has captur
ed f even Save River towns, and
another force is moving on Bel
I grade to rout the besiegrs.
FRENCH REPORT
GERMANS ROUTEDi
In Both Western and Eastern
Battles—Berlin Tells Wash
ington of German Vic
tories.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 12.—
The French embassy here has
received a message telling of
the rout of the Germans in the
big battle and saying that the
entire Austrian army has been
repulsed west of Rawa Ruska
The dispatch says the center of
the French army is advancing.
BeSlin has advised the German
embassy here that General
Hindenburg has been victorious
in East Prussia and that the
Russian left wing is hard press
ed.
Mayor Confiscates Liquor
Seized.
In the court of Mayor Hubly
Saturday morning, the barrel of
i whiskey, consisting of 40 quarts
packed which was seized re
cently while in the hands of the
express company, was ordered
destroyed.
• The judgment was appealed
1 by J. E. Doherty, who had been
cited to appear in court and
show cause why the seized li
quors should not be destroyed.
The shipment was made by S. J
Lang & Son of St. Louis. J. W.
• Stayton represented the city and
! O. W. Scarborough the defend
ant in the proceedings before
j the mayor.
KING ALBER S
LEADS BELGIANS
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Upon Offensive .Campaign A
gainst Germans, who Have A
bandoned two Northern
Provinces.
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United Press Dispatch.
Antwerp, Sept. 12.—The King,
Albert, has gone to the front to
direct the offensive movement
of the Belgian army, following
the abandonment of the Ger
man intention to besiege Ant
were due to the opening of the
. dikes.
The Germans have been de
feated at Grembergen and Ter
molde, after burning the latter
town. Antwerp and Limberg
provinces have been abandoned
by the Germans.
The British are reported to be
: attacking the Germans moving
j to aid the right wing, near Par
Ts.
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V?MJS
Lumber Sawed Or For Side.
Am now operating saw mill at
Diaz and will saw for or supply
trade from stock on hand.—ft.
D. Wilmans. Diaz, Ark. 27btf.
I Moving Pictures
jthe Opera House
LOVE’S LONG LANE
Lucile, pretty but frivolous, is
given entirely to vanity. She
| loves luxury and money. In
making selections between two
lovers she marries the richer of
the two. Later he loses his
wealth, but she gives all her own
property to save him. A strong
two reel feature. Louise Huff
and Edgar Jones
(LUBIN.)
CURING A HUSBAND
An excellent comedy, showing
how a husband cured himself of
. drink. Wallace Berry and Bev
erly Bayne.
(S. and A.)
ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS.
ior injuries sustained upon a
train near Bald Knob. The
trial of the case was allowed to
I interrupt the Murphy case on
account of the large number of
witnesses present including
nearly all the physicians of
Batesville
The Murphy-Smith case was
continued until next Tuesday for
the argument of counsel.
The grand jury adjourned
Friday until next Tuesday morn
ing, when its inquisitorial duties
will be reopened.
I. P. Hydrick versus St. L. T.
M. & S. Ry. Co., damages, plain
tiff takes non suit.
J. J. Walls versus St. L. I. M.
!& S-Ry. Co., damages; dismiss
jed by agreement at cost of de
! fendant.
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Gentry Bros. Have Leopard Shot
Marshal E. F. De Camp is
probably the only man in all this
country who has ever killed a
leopard. Thursday the manage'
rnent of Gentry’s show sent for
Marshal DeCamp to come to the
grounds and shoot the leopard
Von Kluck and Von Buelow’s forces have been separated and
are fleeing in all directions, an easy prey to the Allies. The
German losses are three to one of the Allies. The Germans are
now concentrating on Verdun. Rainstorms are falling upon the
retreating Germans imperiling t^eir ammunition wagons.
Von Moltke of the general stuff, is repoited as having visit
ed the front for a survey preparatory to a change of tactics.
Wounded Germans say that the Scotch-Irish regiments were like
wild men in using the bayonets.
A later statement says the Germans have evacuated the
Vitry Le Francois entrenchments, abandoning supplies.
It is officially stated that the German left wing in the Ar
gonne forest hitherto on the offensive, is now retreating. The
retreat is declared to be general. The Germans have evacuated
St. Die, indicating that the French are on the offensive in the
Vosges, from which they were recently driven. The statement
says, “The Germans are in full retreat across the Rivers Oise
and Marne and though pursued are offering no resistance.”
General Gallieni declares that the danger to Paris is past
for the Germans will never recover the lost ground. He said
there was a possibility of Von Kluck’s army routed at the cen
ter being forced to surrender.
The German Crown Prince is still operating at Verdun.
French guns obliterated the bridges across the Marne river
and killed thousands of retreating Germans before they could
cross.
The War Office message at three o’clock this afternoon statec
that the Germans continue their retreat and the Allies are
pursuing along the Aisne river, the Germans losing much equip
ment.
GERMANS HURRIED SOUTH.
United Press Dispatch'.
Ghent, Sept. 12.—The Ger
mans here have moved rapidly
south together with all Ger
mans of the Scheldt River dis
trict, indicating a general re
treat in northern France.
The Belgians are taking the
German positions and it is be
lieved there will be a move to
retake Brussels
BRITON ANSWERS
! PEACE PROPOSALS
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Lord Churchill Says The Ques
tion is Whether the English or
The Germans Shall Live.
United Press Dispatch.
London, Sept. 12.—‘It is a
question of our life or that of
the Germans,” said Winston
Churchill, First Lord of the Ad
miralty in a speech here deliv
ered as an indirect reply to the
' American peace proposals.
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DEATH THROES OF MILI
1 TARISM.
5 United Press Dispatch.
’ Baltimore, Sept. 12—“The
1 convulsions through which Eu
rope is now passing are but the
death throes of militarism”,
J said Secretary of State Bryan
at the Star Spangled Banner
Centennial here.
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Opposition To War Tax On
L Freight.
- United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 12.—
i! Because of opposition to the
si freight tax feature Majority
1 Leader LTnderwood of the House
today declared that he woulc
i j not introduce the war tax bill
) until President WTilson returns
FIRST SHOWING OF |
FALL STYLES
“KNOX,” “STETSON,” “VON GAL” |
“BERGER’S SPECIAL” |
IP EVERY HAT HAS A WELL DE- !
FINED PURPOSE !
fll —To give the man who buy* it a great, big, round |J
||| money'* worth of style and comfort. ||
I|! We want you to have long and satisfactory ser- 'igif* if
i 5! vice so that you’ll come back here for another, in- | ;
\ j stead of short service and a trip some other store. | J
I] Hats, $3.00, $3.50, 4.00 and $5.00
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AGAIN DRIVE RUSSIANS FROM EAST PRUSSIA.
"Unite! Press Dispatch.
Berlin Sept. 12.—the Germans have driven the Russian:
from East Prussia, the War Office states. Reinforcement:
have repelled the Russian advance in disorder to the frontier
and the German-Austrian armies are pushing back the Russiai
f Advance from Lemberg. A German force is on the way to re
lieVeGeman successes continue on the center and left of the bij
battle.
AUSTRIAN LOSS 125,000 IN TWO DAYS.
** Uni Petrograd^ Sett'G.-The War Office has announced tha
Cen Danlde’s Austrian left has been cut off and is now doomed
The Pussians are victorious over the Germans in Austrian Po
tend and along the frontier of Galicia. The government ha,
confirmed the capture of Tomaszow from Von Auffenberg. It n
stated there will be no advance in East Prussia as yet, for th,
Russian army must crush Austria first.
The War Office says that Von Auffenberg’s Austrians n
Galicia are fleeing and that the Austrians have lost 125,001