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NEWPORT, ARKANSAS FRIDAY AUGUST 21, 1914. NUMBER 118
t BIG BATTLE
EXPECIED TODA^
Germans And Allied Forces Art
Said to be Engaged in Prelim
inary Skirmishes.
H United Press Dispatch.
Paris, August 21—The Ger
man forward movement into Bel
jL , gium continued today, the Kai
ser’s forces moving steadily
south from Brussels and south
west from the base of the Meuse
Hk
river.
Despite the censorship it is
considered certain that a great
battle cannot long be delayed. It
has been decided that the French
and English must check the Ger
mans, as the Belgians have fail
I ed to do so. It has been stated
that the French have planned to
check the forces of the Ger
mans, and that the general staff
is confident of victory. It has
been reported that the outposts
w have already clashed, many being
wo uncled, but few killed.
ANTICIPATING EARLY EN
t GAGEMENT.
United Press Dispatch.
Paris, August 21.—The Ger
mans are reported to be in
w- strong columns in the cities of
Tirelemont, Diest, Louvain and
Malines, and it is believed that
the war office is expecting the
Germans to come in contact with
the main force of the allied ar
my today. Reports are rife that
ithe armies are already engaged
v in preliminary skirmishes, al
though the official bureau has an
nounced no such information.
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^ Went To Peace Conference And
^ Finds War.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, August 21.—Miss
^ Janie Woodruff of Little Rock
has receive^ a postcard from her
cousin, the Rev. Peter Ainsle, of
Baltimore, written at Paris, on
August 7. He wrote:
“We are* in the midst of war.
} Jiam trying to get to America.
, taping to reach Baltimore about
" the 22d “
%?■*' Dr. Ainsle had gone to the
effiureh peace conference at
Constance. Switzerland a
short time before the war began,
V as the personal guesl of Andrew
^Carnegie. Dr. Ainsle is one of
the most prominent ministers of
the Christian Church in Ameri
ca.
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. Gei man Successes Arouse En
thusiasm.
' United Press Dispatch,
j Berlin, August 21.— The an
nouncement of the successes in
Belgium have aroused great en
thusiasm- It has been denied
that the Crown Prince is wound
ed, but it is admitted that all
of the sons of the Kais
er are at the front- he list of
the wounded is composed mostly
of the infantry nowr engaged
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Japan Ready For War. N
United Press Dispatch.
Tokio, August 21.—The army
and navy of the government of
Japan are now- ready to strike
when the time for the answer
I of the ultimatum expires, wdiich
i is Sunday. The Premier and
j the foreign ministry have re
peated again their friendship
for Americans
i Senate Passes War Risk Insur
ance Bill.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D- C., August 21
-The senate today by a viva
voce vote passed the Govern
ment War Risk Insurance Bill
providing rates to place Ameri
can ships on an equality with
foreign ships.
Pope’s Body Viewed By Thous
ands.
United Press Dispatch.
Rome, August 21.—Thousands
and thousands of people passed
the bier of Pope Pius X- today,
which has been moved from the
Square, at his request.
The body was not left in the
I Throne Room for three days ac
cording to precedent that it
might be seen only by the privil
eged classes, but was immediate
ly taken to St- Peters where it
‘might be viewed by rich and
poor alike, however, no visitors
■ were allowed the privilege of
kissing the feet of the pointiff
’’as is customary. 1
j The story that the sister of the
Pope had died is entirely with
out foundation and no such of
ficial report has been issued.
| It is known to be a fact that
of the thirty cardinals now in
the city of Rome, twenty-five of
,them are Italians. The conclave
to select the new Pope will be
held on the tenth day from the
death of Pope Pius X
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Department Shakes Up.
United Press Dispatch
Washington, August 21.— A
shake-up among the heads of the
Department of Agriculture went
into effect today, Dr. B- T. Gal
loway, Assistant Secretary re
signing. The new Assistant Sec
retary is W. A- Taylor,
former head of the Bureau
of Plant Industry. Dr. Galloway
takes charge of the New York
agriculture experiment station,
at the Albany State University.
Young Remmel Couple Marry.
Miss Nellie Richie and Mr.
Arthur Lewis of Remmel were
united in marriage at Cohn’s
store this morning, the ceremo
ny being performed by Esquire
H. C Nuckolls, in the presence
of a number of friends from
their home. The young couple
has the best wishes of the Inde
pendent, and many friends in
married life.
L. B. Harris, who has been at
the Willis Sanitarium for some
time, is much improved and to
day Has been removed to his
home on Walnut street
ANTWERP IN
STATE OF SIEGI
All Foreigners Will Be Request
ed to Leave—King’s General
Staff Now Here.
; United Press Dispatch.
Antwerp, via The Hague, Aug
j 21.—The city of Antwerp is now
'in a state of siege, and all for
eigners will soon be requested tc
i leave.
The King’s general staff is
now- here, the forts are being
manned, and the civil guard has
been placed under military ord
er. All non-combatants will be
sent to England and France by
fast boats to escape any possible
danger. It is not believed that
the German legions will attack
the fortified city, as it is consid
ered impregnable. It is general
ly thought that a scheme will be
worked to detain the army until
sufficient strength can be gath
ered to make an impression upon
Antwerp, as the Kaiser’s men
are badly needed in a forward
movement against the French
border- it is believed that for
the time being, the German com
mander will merely post a force
of sufficient strength to hold the
Eelgians in Antwerp, using the
others to protect the German
flank.
SERVIANS PURSUE AUSTRI
ANS.
United Press Dispatch.
Nish, August 21.—The Serv
ians are rapidly pursuing the
Austrians, who were defeated,
Sunday, inflicting severe losses
on the invaders. Semi-official
advices state that the Servians
captured six cannons and th
the Austrian losses were very
great.
FRENCH FLEE CAPTURES
AUSTRIANS.
United Press Dispatch.
Cettinge, August 21—One hun
dred and seventy-four Austrian
sailors and officers were captured
during Sunday’s engagement
with the fYeneh fleet, and the
Austrian cruiser and prisoners
were brought here today, one
hundred and twenty-three be
ing brought in yesterday.
It is believed that more than
one Austrian cruiser was sunk
in the battle, which lasted two
hours.
New Buildings For Newport.
A. D. Bailey, a progressive cit
izen of Newport, has under con
struction five brick store build
ings on his lots on lower Front
street, the work being done by
Contractor W. H- Snetser.
These buildings will be modern
and up to date in every respect
and will add much to the beauty
of the whole town, as well as the
principal business street in the
city.
See The Sets Of Dishes.
That will be given away by
the CAMILLE CAFE, one set
each Saturday night, beginning
Saturday, August 29. The first
ticket will be given Saturday,
August 22. One ticket for each
5c drink or more. A five cent
ticket entitles holder to five
votes, a ten cent ticket to ten
votes, etc. Tickets will not be
given for meals. 16d3t.
Drayage of all kinds handled
promptly. Phone No. 10. —
Chester Robinson. I8*dtf.
Room and board in private
family. Inquire at 318 Elm St.
15d6.
Normal Training In High
Special to Independent.
: Little Rock, August 21.—In or
■ der to encourage a better prep
aration for teaching in the rural
’ school^ of the state, the Depart
ment Jof Education has estab
lished normal training depart
ments in fourteen strong high
schools, as follows:
Mountain Home, Eureka
Springs, Hot Springs, Paragould,
Hope', Malvern, Pine Bluff, Tex
arkana, Blytheville, Camden,
Menaj Fort Smith, El Dorado
land Little Rock.
The normal training in these
| schools includes a course of
fourteen units of academic
work^ and three units of practi
cal pedagogy.
I These courses are free to all
licensed teachers of the state
land all others who have complet
ed the common school course,
•the only confination being an ob
ligation to teach when the term
is finished
I fy.
World Shortage of Sugar Drives
I p Prices In U. S.
Yonkers, N. Y-, August 17.—
1 Shortage of sugar in Europe,
particularly in Great Britain,
■'because of the war, was ascrib
jed by refiners toda^^as the
! cause of the big rise in prices
i Sugar sold at 7Vs» ee$spPpound
wholesalet oday, and indications
are that it may go higher still.
How much higher refiners did
not care to predict.
The big Yonkers refineries of
thei Federal Sugar Refining
; Company and the National Su
gj*r Refining Company ar* run
jning full blast day and night
Sand are unable to keep up with
I their orders.
i British importers are taking
j nearly the whole August out
iput of the Federal refinery.
! Their orders approximate 4,000
tons. Inquiries from South A
merica, South Africa and Nor
way as to supplies have been re
ceived. These inquiries are
expected to result in orders in
the immediate future. While
the National Refinerv has not
ireceived any foreign orders yet,
jit is operating continuously with
I its maximum force to fill do
mestic orders
Football Replaces English Rugby
Game.
United Press Service.
Los Angeles, August 21—Re
turning from a three years’ ex
periment with Rugby, the Uni
versity of Southern California
football squad fired the opening
gun of the Pacific coast today by
assembling for its first pre
season practice. Rugby was
abandoned in favor of American
football, largely because of lack
of competition in this end of the
state. The squad was in charge
of Head Coach Ralph Glaze, for
mer Dartmouth star and big
league pitcher.
Christian Revival At Little
Rock.
Special to Independent
Little Rock, August 21.—Rev.
J. H. S- Smith, pastor of the
First Christian Church, Little
Rock, is planning to begin-a re
vival meeting the first Sunday
in October
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Card of Thanks.
We wish to express our sin
■ cere thanks to the good people
of Newport and Jacksonport,
for their help and sympathy
during the illness and death of
our dear son and husband.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W Huff.
Mrs- L. J. Huff.
GERMANS CAPTURE
MANY PRISONERS
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French Army Has Alsace, But
Have Encountered Strong Op
position.
United Press Dispatch.
I Paris, August 21.—While it
is known for certain that the
French army is rapidly clearing
and taking possession of the
upper Alsace, the French in Lor
raine have encountered strong
opposition, and the end is in
doubt as yet.
A large German force has
ibeen discovered between the
jChauteau Salins and Morchingen
j with entrenchments thrown up
fjlP Q.Q 'fViTf in
I evident from the great artillery
support of the Germans that
[they intend to oppose the ad
vance on Metz.
j The report has been issued that |
the German army is retreating1
Toward the Rhine and Strass-!
burg, but the claim that they
have captured 24 cannon and
many prisoners has been sun-1
| tained by the roports from offi-!
cials
Indict Food Price Boosters.
[United Press Dispatch.
I Washington, D. C., Aug. 21. —
| Indictments have been issued a-1
gainst the food price boosters
within the last few days, accord
ing to a statement from the
High Price Administration au
thority today. Investigations
that have been carried on have
furnished conclusive evidence
of the artificial inflation of food
prices.
Pupils Segregated In Seattle
Schools.
Seattle, Wash-, August 21. — ..
Educators today began work on
the plan adopted by the city
board to seggregate the boys
and girls in the Broadway high
school at the beginning of the
fall semester. It will be the
first time the experiment has
been tried in Seattle. School of
ficials deny that moral questions
had anything to do with the a
doption of the plan. Students
whose parents oppose the seg
gregate separate class room idea
will have the privilege of at
tending any other high school in
the city.
Not only is it planned to seg
gregate the boys and girls, but
Superintendent of Schools Coop
ci win assign as lar as possiuie,
men teachers for the boys’ class
es- “Because of intellectual and
temperamental differences in
sexes,” said Superintendent
Cooper today, “it is thought
that each works more effectively
in separate classes, and that they
enjoy separation.
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Another Stage Holdup.
United Press Service.
Cheyenne, Wyo-, August 20.—
Another pioneer coach holdup,
staged on a scale more elaborate
than that which featured the
opening day of the eighteenth
annual Frontiers Days celebra-.
tion, was given this afternoon at
Frontier Park as the closing e
vent of today’s program.
It followed nineteen cowboy
events, constituting the semi
finals in all classes. The celebra
tion will close with the finals in
all events tomorrow, after which
the $25,000 in prizes will be dis
tributed to the winners.
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