VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1914. NUMBER 171
•ALLIES PUSH WEDGE THROUGH GERMANS
# MAY ENVELOP
r GERMAN RIGHT
Allies Troops Break Through
German Lines North Of
Lille—Entire German Right
. Must Soon Give Way.
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United Press Dispatch.
Paris, Oct. 22.—The Allies are
holding the Germans back, hav
ing pushed a wedge through the
invaders thirteen miles north of
£ Lille, where they have sent
troops east two miles and east
of the Lille line.
The Allies are now in a posi
tion to envelope the German
right flank. It is regarded as j
an important gain because it
makes a dent in the direct Lille
and Ostend line.
General Gallieni’s headquar- (
ters says, “The German head
quarters at Lille must move or
fail.” j
i There are three distinct bat
tles within 48 miles. In the one
at Nieuport, ten miles southeast
to Dixude with the Belgians, the :
British naval brigade, covered j
by warships is already declared
to have killed ten thousand Ger
mans, forcing back the others
from Ypres to Menin nine miles.
The artillery last night forced
the Germans three miles, cut
ting their massed formations to
TUCKERMAN NEWS.
Dr. H. E. Dowell spent several
days last week in the town visit
ing relatives and friends.
Mrs. Tad Bradley had a very
bad accident one day last week.
She had spent the day in Tuck
erman and had gotten in her
buggy to start home when her
horse became frightened and
she jumped out of thebuggy and
broke a limb.
Men’s and boys’ pants at one
half the regular price during the.
sale at Strider’s.
Prof. W. M. Shaver came in
home Saturday from Little Rock
where he attended a meeting of
the school superintendents of
the state.
G. A. Hillhouse and Mr.
Stuckey spent Friday in Tucker
man. They had business in Es
quire Bogle’s court
Save money and buy your
shoes at Strider’s October bar
gain sale. wit
Miss Alta Roberts left Tues-;
day for Hoxie, where she will
teach this week in Miss Willie
Penix’ place, Miss Penix being
sick.
J. 0. Taylor of Elgin was in
town this morning. He was on
his way home from Memphis,
where he spent a few days.
Mrs. Roy Congleton’s sister is
visiting her at this place.
Don’t let the boy do without
a suit of clothes. You can buy
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CONGRESS 10
ADJOURN TONIGHT
House Adopts Conference Re
port on War Tax Bill. Hope
of Cotton Relief Legisla
tion Is Lost.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 22. -—
The House today adopted the
conference report on the war
tax by a vote of 126 to 52. There
was no roll call. Witherspoon,
democrat, of Mississippi, voted
against the bill, which was sent
to the senate for final action.
Congress is preparing to ad
journ sine die tonight, ending
the longest session on record
Southern Senators have aban
doned hope of the cotton filibus
ter
The war tax bill will raise $90,
000,000 war tax revenue and
will become effective late in No
vember.
The gasoline tax was eliminat
ed and the beer tax fixed at
$1.50 instead of the senate fig
ure of $1,75.
Majority Leader Oscar W. Un
derwood announced that the
war tax would expire automati
cally January 1, 1916.
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who was received under the care
of the Presbytery last night,
prior to licensure in the South
ern Presbyterian Church.
At 7:30 p. m., Mr. H. J. Spen
cer of Jonesboro, who is the
popular and efficient secretary of
Foreign Missions, will submit
his written report to the Pres
bytery of the work done in the
countries across the waters dur
ing the past six months. Rev. G.
T. McKee, who is a missionary
to Central Africa from this
Presbytery, will deliver an ad
dress on the great work he is
accomplishing in the land of Af
rica.
The sessions are well attend
ed. The public is cordially wel
comed to the sessions of the
Presbytery. Presbytery will
likely adjourn tonight to meet
again in an adjourned session,
in Little Rock, the time to be
designated later.
Buy In Wooden Barrels.
Newport, Ark., Oct. 22, 1914.
To the merchants and general
public :
We are “Wooden Barrel Boost
ers, and feel that all stave,
heading and cooperage manu
facturers should come out bold
ly for their products. We are
spreading the “Gospel of Wood’’
throughout the section in which
our mills and timber are locat
GERMANS LEAVE
CHANNEL COAST
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As Result of Fire From British
Warships Directed By Avia
, tors—Ostend Again Re
ported Reclaimed.
United Press Dispatch.
London, Oct- 22.— The Ger
mans have relinquished the Bel
gian channel coast as a re
sult of the fire from the British
warships and monitors accord
ing to an unofficial report. A
further unconfirmed report says
the Germans have been forced
i to evacuate Ostend- While air
ships and guns whose range was
supplied by the aviators, com
1 pelled the Germans to remain j
| inland, the landing forces are
aiding the Allies, especially lat ■
i Nieuport.
| The foreign office has notified
'all the powers that all German
and Austrian ships interned in
jthe Suez canal will be removed,
claiming the canal is not an asy
|lum and is being misused. It is
j believed the English fear an at
I tempt will be made to destroy
| the canal and the ships will
: probably be sent to British
I ports and disposed of by prize
courts.
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Building New Lumber Yard
W. H. Snetser, one of New
port’s most successful contrac
tors, is now constructing a
lumber shed 100 by 50 feet on
the lot on the corner of Plum
and Front streets owned by N.
B. Wishon.
The new lumber yard is to be
known as The Newport Lumber
Company and will do a general
retail lumber business. W. H.
Snetser will be the manager as
well as proprietor.
Moving Pictures
The Opera House
THE MADALINE
THE FLAW IN THE ALIBI
An extra good detective two reel
feature with a star cast. Helen
Holmes, Leo. D. Maloney and
Charles Wells
(2 reels—KALEM.)
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ALGIE’S SISTER.
The tough cow boys were easily
tricked. Lester Cuno.
(Western Comedy—SELIG.)
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THE MADALINE
THE COUNTERFEITERS
PLOT.
A good detective and secret ser
vice drama. Irene Boyle, Rob
ert Ellis and Stephen Prudee
(KALEM.)
SHE WANTED TO KNOW
(Comedy—LUBIN.)
ALL FOR LOVE
Romaine Fidding.
(Comedy—LUBIN.)
HER TRIP TO NEW YORK
A strong drama. Ruth Stone
house and Earl Calvert.
(S. and A.)
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ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS.
MANY VISITORS
ATTEND PRESBYTERY
•Dr. M. S. Smith Delivers Strong
Address Upon Evangelism—
Presbytery Will Probably
; Conclude Session Tonight.
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I The machinery of Arkansas
'Presbytery is still running and
(much business of profound in
terest is being transacted. The
(meeting last night was in the
(nature of a popular discussion
jon “Evangelism”. Dr. M. S
(Smith of Batesville, was the
(messenger.
| In a strong, impressive, logi
cal and imperative manner he
(related the mission of the
Church during the stormy pe
riod of the Apostles. Rev. J.
|L. Read also submitted a report
(to Presbytery. At the close of
i/the service Rev. B. L. Wilford of
jthe Methodist Church, Newport,
was introduced to the Presby
tery and Invited to sit as a vis
iting brother.
Two young men of sterling
worth were received into the
care of the Presbytery as can
didates for the gospel ministry.
Thursday morning Presbytery
(convened at the appointed hour,
9 a. m-, and a very thrilling lec
iture was given by Mr. Stan
' worth, pastor elect of the Pu
laski Heights Presbyterian
j Church.
ed. We make the following “ap
peal” to you to help your neigh
bors, yourselves, the stave busi
ness, and the thousands and
thousands of men employed ir
the manufacture of cooperage by
ordering your flour, sugar, salt
apples, oil, coffee, everything
! possible, delivered in wooder
barrels
We have noticed that in al
sections of the country that a1
nearly every store you run on t(
steel drums, when there shoulc
not be anything but WOODEIs
BARRELS. Have you evei
cashed any checks given by
steel manufacturers? We thin!
not- Let’s pull together. Buy
in BARRELS—it makes a mar
ket for your timber and gives
your neighbor a job, besides, it’s
cheaper.
Respectfully,
l DEAN & HOCKING STAVE
COMPANY.
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State Rests In Carman Case
United Press Dispatch.
Mineola, I. I., Oct. 22.—Th<
state rested this morning a
11:30 o’clock in the trial of Mrs
Florence Carman of the murde
of Mrs. Louise Bailey. Th
court denied a motion to dis
miss and the defense made ;
statement to the jury.
Attorney for the defense Lev,
,said his purpose was to sho\
that Mrs. Carman was innocen
and that an unknown man fire
the shot and that Mrs. Carma
was upstairs refining durin
the shooting
pieces. Severe fighting occurred
at Warneton, eighteen miles to
X Labasse and the German mass
attacks were repulsed, the Ger
mans losing six to one of the Al
lies- Hundreds of the Germans
1 were captured
Experts claim that the Ger
. mans are preparing to evacuate
* the Channel positions and that
the entire German right will
soon retire to Belgium.
There is no abatement of the
j fighting on the line to the
n channel, the Allies repuls
J Ing the German assault and
‘ ' moving forward themselves,
M menacing the German lines of
® communication at several points.
All prisoners indicate that the
Germans are exhausted. The
German assault is centering at
La Basse, where they are en
lines
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GERMAN ARMY
IN FULL RETREAT
Russians Claim to Have Routed
Germans West of Warsaw—
20,000 Prisoners Reported
Captured.
’ --Uhited Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, Oct. 22.—It is offi
cially announced that the Ger
mans are in retieat along a
line thirty miles west of War
saw with the Russians pursu
• mi- . , __- — rr,,inv«T-,r fiwcil
the sale at Strider’s, lw.
When in need of Fire Insur
ance and Notary work see Jud-,
son N. Hout with Jackson Real
ty Co. at Tuckerman, Ark. wit
Mrs. C- E. Harrison, Mrs. W.
S. Armstrong and Mrs. C. E.
Hogan drove to Newport Mon
day in the Armstrong car and
had some dental work done.
Kirk Payne left Tuckerman
last Tuesday and will spend
several months away from here
We have several tracts of land
that we can sell and take a
small cash payment and give
good terms on the balance. Why
don’t you buy a small home and
quit renting. See us.—Jackson
County Realty Co., Tuckerman,
Ark.
I Miss Nellie Guiltner of Ken
yon entered school at this place
Monday morning
I Elder Skinner of the White
River conference came in Wed
nesday and held the fourth
quarterly meeting of this sta
tion.
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I Saturday Offers Double Bill.
i Saturday will be a big day in
School Athletics for Newport.
The girls’ basket ball team of
the High School will play the
girls’ of Newark on the local
grounds.
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We’re Bringing' Up I
The Reserves I
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j| Already the ranks of our ad- I J
i I vance guard Kuppenheimer styles for Fall have been I I
n sharply decimated by quick-fire public demand— I M
% especially our showing of lustrous Scotch Tartans. I m \
I But with the help of our
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resourceful allies, the House of Kuppenheimer, we have I
0 J brought up reserves to fill the gaps in the ranks and I
e ** once more our stock presents an unbroken front. »
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s I Come in and reconnoitre at your I
If | leisure. You will find this stronghold of bigger clothes I
o values well garrisoned with the suits, the overcoats, 1
■e the hats, the haberdashery—and all the other accoutre- I
,e i ments men need to face the colder weather now ad- I
~vancing to attack us. I
KUPPENHEIMER CLOTHES ' I
$20, $25 and up to $30. I
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!1_ | "ST^R CLOTH!/V G MOUSE? |
The morning session was alsc
Igiven to conference on Evangel
ism. Rev- J. L. Read was chair
'man. Dr. Jerome P. Robertson
Rev H. H. Orr and Geo. T. Mc
Kee made interesting addresses
on the supreme mission of th(
Church
The hour 11 a. m. hat
been arranged for a sermon bj
the Rev. Mr. Stanwrorth of Lit
. tie Rock. Rev- Lee W. Heaton
I Rector of St. Paul’s Church wai
; 1 introduced to Presbytery an<
. invited to sit as a visiting bro
. ther. Rev. M. B. Amos, of th<
'Central Texas Presbytery wai
t also introduced and invited b
i sit as a corresponding member
_ Rev. Mr. Stanworth then enter
. ed the pulpit, accompanied b;
the moderator, G- T. McKee. J
plain, helpful sermon was deliv
ered and was highly valued b;
n the audience. Mr-Stanworth u^a
t educated in England, and ha
rather attractive brogue an
I deeply Interests his congrega
j tion.
The afternoon session, in par
h will be devoted to the examina
i tion of Candidate J- E. Jete]
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play Newport High at the fail
grounds.
The entire student body will
appreciate your attendance a1
both of these games.
Tickets will be sold at 25c. A1
children admitted for 10c
Uncle Sam Offers Second Pro
test.
United Press Dispatch.
| Washington, D. C., Oct. 22. —
11 The government has proteste(
1 to Great Britain against th<
■ seizure of the American steam
er, Brindilla, at Halifax and de
• manded her immediate release
This is the second protes
; I within two davs. The Britis]
- have released the steamer, Rock
5 efeller wTith a meagre explana
i: tion of the seizure.
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, Church Notice.
■ The services of the Christia
- Church will be held at the cour
• house everv Sundav.
Sundav School at 9:45 a. m.
i Pearching at 11:00 a. m- an
- 7:90 n. m.
You are invited to meet wit
us.
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JL lie UCIincut X
corps is reported to have lost
two-thirds of its numbers in an
effort to cover the retreat of
J the main army.
x The Kaiser is said to have beer
in personal charge of the forces
against Warsaw. The Russians
withdrew purposely to face tht
German advance, simultaneous'
' V lysending a force north frorr
Warsaw and attacking the from
and flank, killing an enormous
number. The Germans made £
stubborn fight but eventually re
* The Galician situation is un
der Russian control. The Aus
tro German efforts to cross th<
’San River, and to relieve Prze
V »ysl have failed. The Russian;
Wok 20,000 prisoners in Galicii
with many high rank officers.
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Bananas!
I have a car of nice, ripe ba
nanas that I am selling chear
y by the bunch or by the dozen
l Car now on the Iron Mountaii
Sticks, opposite Wolff-Gold
man’s. dtf
J. B. Heard.
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Dr. Hughes In Penitentiary.
Walnut Ridge, Oct 21.—Dr- <
C. Hughes, who was placed ur
der arrest Monday on the tw
1 indictments returned by th
’ grand jury for murder in tl
■ j first degree in connection wit
. the killing of Alf Bagley and h
s father, I- J. Bagley, was take
1 to Little Rock today by Sheri
- J. E. Owens for safekeeping. N
J attempt was made to seem
5 bond, as he probably will t
) tried at the adjourned term <
• circuit court set for Novemb*
- 30. Ex-Senator Clyde Goir
< has been retained by Dr. Hugh<
L as his attorney.
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s Peter Meldrin Succeeds Taft.
s United Press Dispatch,
j 1 Washington, D- C., Oct. 22.
. Peter W Meldrin of Savanna
Georgia, was today elected pre
ident of the American Bar A
. .°ociation to succeed ex-pre:
•f dnt William Howard Taft.
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