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“VOLUME XVIII NO 134 NEWPORT, ARKANSAS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1918. V PRICE FIVE CENTS
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ON ALL FRONTS
BE THE ALLIES
BRITISH OCCUPY TOWNS NORTH
OF ST. QUENTIN.
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Belgians and French Pushing For
ward, While Americans Have
Won Their Objectives—Allen
by Wins in Palestine.
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GERMANY IS FACING CRISIS.
(Associated Press Summary.)
Cambrai is in flames today. The
city, which before the war had a
population of 29,350, was set fire by
the Germans while the British were
breaking great holes in the Hinden
burg line from Cambrai to St. Quen
tin. The Germans apparently hoped
to destroy supplies when they started
the fire and before the British sur
rounded the town, which was already
encircled on three sides.
North of St. Quentin the British
have taken Vendhuils, west of Lecat
elet. Further south they are east of
St. Quentin and have captured Lever
gies.
In Belgium King Albert is leading
the Belgian and British armies to
further success, while Allenby in Pal
estine has thrown cavalry far north
of the sea of Gallilee.
"..s?-w The French are likewise pushing
ahead between the Aisne and Vesle
rivers, and the Americans between
Argonne forest and thb Meuse are
slowly but steadily moving forward
and, it seems, have won their objec
tives.
The wedge being driven bewteen
the fortress of Lille and German sub
mr ne bases on the Belgian coast is
^..og widened rapidly. The Belgians
are encircling Roulers on the railway
from Lille to Os*«t»d and Zeebrugge.
Further South the British menace
the Menin junction point on the same
road. Thus it seems the railroads
are forming a triangle of Lille and
Chene. Bruges will soon be lost by
the Germans, bringing about the
evacuation of Ostend and Zeebrugge.
Bulgaria has unconditionally sur
rendered. The allies are in control
of her railroads. All strategic points
of Bulgaria have been turned over to
the allies. Bulgarian troops will be
K withdrawn from Greece and Serbia
and disarmed. There are additional
indications that Turkey will follow
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Bulgaria’s example, and as a result
there is a threatening political as- j
pect to the siutation. Germany is
facing a ministerial crisis.
(By The Associated Press.) >
London, Oct. 1.—The Belgian offi- j
cial statement reports continued [
progress of the whole front in' Bel- j
gium yesterday. The statement says j •
Amerselld and Costnieuwkerke were j
carried, and that Belgian troops ’
crossed the Zerren-Roulers and j
Roulers-Menin , roads at several ■
points.
QUESTION MAY BE j!
DEAD ISSUE NOW I
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Majority Of Council Vote Against !
Application Or Ar. L. & P. Co.
For Increased Rates.
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At a meeting of the city council
last night the light and water ques- j
tion came up again, and it is believed j1
now that the matter is a dead issue '
The petition which was numerously
signed last week and which asked the
city council to refuse to consider the
application of the Arkansas Light &
Power Company for an increase in
rates of light and water, was pre
sented to the council.
A motion to deny the application of
the Arkansas Light & Power Com
pany was introduced by Alderman
Jesse E. Williams, seconded by Aider
man Snetser. Aldermen Williams,
Snetser and Saenger voted against
the application, Mayor Watson and .
Alderman Hutson voting for it.
It is announced that another meet
ing will be held next Monday night,
at which time it s expected that the
company will file another application
with the council.
0. P. Moss, manager of the local
offices of the Arkansas Light & Pow
er Company, states positively that
the company’s business here cannot
be conducted at the loss which he says
is now being sustained. It means, he
states, that the company will finally
go into the hands of a receiver and
that the people then will be forced to
pay a greater rate than is being ask
ed at this time. In the light of
present circumstances, he says, the
service in Newport is destined to be
come impaired.
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STATION TO BE
REBUILT HERE
Improvements At Missouri-Pacific
Station Will Be Made As Soon
As Workmen Can Be Secured.
The Chamber of Commerce an
nounces that the Missouri-Pacific
Railway. Company is making ar
rangements to rebuild the passenger
station here. However, the work will
probably be delayed by reason of the
fact that building material and work
men are difficult to secure at this
time, but the chamber is assured that
the work will be done as quickly as
j possible.
The work of installing a new
plumbing system at the station will
start immediately. This improve
ment will be greatly welcomed by
every one who patronizes the station
here, as for many months the lack of
proper sanitation in the vicinity of
the waiting room as made the room
a place to be avoided.
When the station is rebuilt it will
present a more attractive appearance,
and will be of greater public conven
ience and accomodation. More wait
ing room space will be made avail
able, a concrete platform is to be
built, and more working room will be
allowed the employes. The express
office is to be moved to a point just
north of the station as soon as quar
ters can be established.
It is said, though unofficially, that
the Rock Island freight and ticket
offices will be consolidated with
those of the Missouri-Pacific as soon
as the new improvements are real
ized.
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tion of the two additional Judge*.
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 14.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 14.
Prepoeed Constitutional Amendment
No. 14.
Be It Iteaolved by the Senate and
louae of Kepreaentutl ves of the
Itate of Arkansan, the Majority ot
loth Houae* Agreeing Thereto!
That the following is hereby pro
>osed as an amendment to the Con
titutloa of the State of Arkansas, and
he same being submitted to the elec
ors of the State for approval or i e
ectlon at the next general election
or Senators and Representatives, if a
najority of the electors voting at such
lection adopt such amendment the
ame shall become a part of the Con
tltution of the State of Arkansas, to
irlt:
That Sections 2 and 3 of Article 7
f the Constitution of the State of Ar
kansas be amended to read as follows:
The Supreme Court shall be cornpos
3 of seven Judges, one of whom shall
styled Chift J^ce^nndaselectcd as
The Jackson County Liberty Loan
brganization announced today that
he remainder of the week would be
ipen to persons in Newport who will
iffer to voluntarily buy bonds. Af
er this week all who have not bought
>onds will be listed as slackers, and
heir names turned over to soliciting
ommittees. The lists of those who
lave become volunteers are on file at
he Chamber of Commerce. Those
vho choose may see the lists, together
vith the amount which each individ
lal purchased.
Bradford, in Barren township, and
3engel are the only outlying dis
;ricts which have reported sales of
>onds since the Independent publ
ished the list yesterday. Bradford
•eported $2,100 and bengel $450. Th’s
irings the county’s total so far to
?227,250. The quota is $396,000.
PLENTY COTTON ARRIVING.
The streets of Newport were
crowded with many wagon loads of
zotton today, which tends to show
;he farmers do not care to hold this
jreat southern staple in the face of
the present high prices.
FIRE TO CAMBRAI
BRITISH ENCIRCLE CITY
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FROM BERLIN
MANY GERMANS ARE ASKING
FOR PEACE.
Cheering Crowds Gather In Front Of '
Bulgarian Legation In Berlin
and Police Is Forced to Take
Stern Measures.
STATUES ARE DEMOLISHED.
(By The Associated Presr.)
London, Oct. 1.—A peace demon
stration took place in Berlin Satur
day, according to news received to
day. Cheering crowds assembled in
front of the Bulgarian legation in
Berlin, necessitating police interven
tion.
The rioters, according to informa
tion, got the upper hand of the **»-',
thorities and committed excesses. A y
number of statutes in the Berlin
squares were destroyed.
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(By The Associated Press.)
London, October 1.—Bulgaria, dur
ing the discussion of the armistice at
Saloniki, indicated that she was not
averse to attacking Turkey, according
to news received in London. Bulga
ria explained, however, . that she
would only act militarily in this con
nection in co-operation with the al
lies. . H
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 1.—The Serbans Sun
day severely defeated the Bulgarians
near Chaero, six miles from the Bul
garian border. The Serbian official
statement Monday reports the Bul
garian forces were cut into two parts.
The inhabitants of Serbia say Bui- ,
garian soldiers killed officer who
tried to stop their flight. French
cavalry occupied Uskub Sunday.
(By the Associated Press.)
Paris, Oct. 1.—Allenby’s troops
are now two and one-half miles from
Damascus and French cavalry is ad
vancing on Beyrout, says Marcel
Hutin in the Echo De Paris this
morning.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 1.— The British last
night continued to close in on Cam
brai. Haig reports the capture of
Provide, west of Cambrai, and Tilley,
on the northwest. Further south the
British are in possession of the town „
of Kendhuile, between Cambrai and
St. Quentin. North of St. QuenH |
the British wedge was thrust $i#r6.11
into the German-held territyty, anil—
the town of Levergies was captured.'
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Oct. 1.—French troops this
morning again were pushing ahead
between the Aisne and Vesle rivers,
according to an official statement.
French attacks in the Champagne
are continuing with an important ad
vance scored in the Aisne valley.
Binarville and Conde-Les-Audry
have been captured. The French
captured more than thirteen thousand
prisonrs on the front between Suippe
and Argonne since Sept. 26. More
than 300 guns were captured during
ill NOT TALK .
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‘German” Held In Jail Here Is Be
lieved To Be A Deserter From
American Army.
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We had thought the time past
when an American could possess
the temerity to stand up before
his fellow man and tell' the world that
he is a full-blown German, but it
appears that this assumption was
| made without reckoning with a man
i who is held in the county jail here
and who says his name is Karl Koe
nig. Koenig was arrested yesterday
at Algoa and brought to Newport.
He is suspected of being a deserter
from the American aVmy. He will be
turned over to the federal authorities
by the local exemption board.
Koenig does not look like a Ger
man. He says he can talk German,
but refuses to do so, which is to his
credit, we’ll say. He admits his in
ability to write it. On the other
hand his English is perfect. He is
about 28 years old and claims to have
been bom in Kiel, Germany, having
served in the German army, escaping
through the Dutch border three years
ago and making his way to New
York.
His demeanor, it is said, would in
dicate that he is trying to create the
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impression that he is a German spy,;
but he can hardly make any one be-'
lieve that. The assumption is that j
he is a deserter from’ the American I
army and is acting as he is for reas-1
ons best known to himself.
He had been in Algoa but a short
time, being arrested by the constable
there when Koenig acted suspiciously.
MIN MS
BEINE^SEHT III
Are Placed In Battle Between Ar
gonne Forest and the Meuse,
Where Americans Fighting.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 1.—German reserves
are being rushed into battle between
Argonne forest and the Meuse
where the Americans are engaged,
according to a dispatch from the
Daily Mail’s correspondent at the
front.
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is amendment are hereby repealed, in
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