( FIERCE FIGHTING ON ALLIES LEFT WING
Germans Seek
A To Split Allies
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^ Allies Reinforced Capture St. Quentin But
Are Compelled to Retreat— Expect to
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Break Lines Of Communication Be
tween Noyon And St.
Quentin
■ GERMANS BOMBARD VERDUN FORTS
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Seven French Forts Along Meuse River Are Lncler Fire of Heaw
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I Oerman Siege Guns—Germans However, Fail to Cross
Me use.
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^ United Press Dispatch. ‘
Paris, Sept. 26—The entire French left is now engaged
with the Germans, who in an all night attack were repulsed as
they sought to advance along the Oise with a view to splitting
the Allies between Noyon,and St. Queritin. The Allies reinforc
ed expect to take the railway between St. Quentin and Noyon
v and cut the Germans off, thus forcing their surrender. The
' Germans are merely holding their positions in the center and
the French are gaining the extreme right but continue to give
in at St. Miheil. The Germans however, still are unable to cross
the Meuse River.
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FRENCH PE PORT LEFT PROGRESSING.
^ United Press Dispatch.
Paris, Sept. 26. — The Bordeaux official statement says the
French are progressing on the left and heavy fighting continues
between the Somme and Oise Rivers, and between the Oise and
vicinity of Soissons. The center is unchanged.
The enemy crossed the river near Woevre, but were thrown
back. The Germans were repulsed in the Vosges.
The Russians took two of the Przemysl forts and also Rzer
ow en route to Cracow. The Allies at one time gained St Quen
tin, but were compelled to withdraw.
DRIVE FRENCH BACK TEN MILES.
* United Press Dispatch.
Berlin, Sept. 26.—The war office in an official review declares
that the German right offensivehas driven the French back ten
miles, along the Oise. The Allies reinforced were unable to
regain the territory by violent assaults today in which the Ger
mans were Victorious, with heavy losses to the Allies.
^p The G^nans continue to drive the French back on their
main columns on the Meuse and the bombardment of seven Me
use forts continues. The Germans on the left are checking the
French efforts to relieve the forts. The German center and left
\ are steadily crushing the French defenses and the French sit
uation is favorable.
The Rusians have been routed in East Prussia and many
captured, while the Galician situation is improved. The Rus
sian advance has been checked though they continue the bom
bardment of Przemysl.
Lists today bring the total killed, wounded and captured to
( 75,000.
CAPTURE OF PRZEMYSL IMMINENT.
United Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, Sept. 26.—The capture of Przemysl is imminent
^ according to advices from the front. The city is bombarded on
three sides and the Eastern fort s are weakening. The main army
from Przemysl to Jaroslau is advancing upon Cracow now com
manded by German officers. In East Prussia General Rennen
^ kampf drove the Germans from Russian Poland in a fight near
Suwalki. The Germans retreated with heavy losses toward
Gumbinnen. A general advance on German positions is rapidly
progressing and details are withheld.
a The entire Russian army'is now available.
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CHOLERA IN CONCENTRATION CAMPS.
United Press Dispatch.
Vienna, Sept. 26.—Asiatic cholera has been discovered in
^ j the concentration camps where seventy thousand Austrian
a * ' wounded are being cared for. The authorities are trying to
^tamp it out
Y AMBUSH REGIMENT OF GERMANS.
United Press Dispatch.
i Basle, Switzerland, Sept. 26.—It is reported from Aitkirch,
\ in Alsace that the French have annihilated a regiment of Ger
V mans near there, the French troops having ambushed the foe.
HAWKINS FREED
IN BOTH CASES
Trial of John Sneed For Man
slaughter Begun Saturday
In Circuit Court.
, John Hawkins of Tuckerman,
tried first upon the charge of
being drunk on the public high
I way and then again Friday night
with Judge Fred E. Suits pi'e
siding as special judge, was
freed in both cases. The indict
i ment in the second case charged
the defendant with assault with
| intent to kill.
I Saturday, the trial of John
Sneed, a young farmer of Glass
Township on the charge of man
slaughter occupied the day in
court. He was defended by
Phillips, Hillhouse & Boyce,
while W. P. Smith of Walnut
Ridge assisted Prosecuting At
torney Erwin.
The state charged that de
fendant shot and killed Bolyn
Haynes last May 25 as latter
was leaving the church grounds
at Possum Trot after services
and in a manner to constitute
: manslaughter, while most of the
eye witnesses appeared for the
defense and testified that de
fendant shot in self defense af
ter he had been fired on by
Haynes.
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Car of Banannas.
J. B. Heard has a car of nice,
ripe banannas on the Iron
Mountain track, opposite Wolff
Goldman’s and will sell them
just right. See him. dtf.
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| On View
—our new Fall
styles of Soft and
Stiff Stetsons.
Style that you can
recognize as far as you
can see the hat, and
quality that will bear
the closest inspection
under the magnifying
lens.
The prevailing style
tendency this year is
the higher crown and
narrower brim—and
Stetson has certainly
worked out a surpris
ing range of different
blocks based on this
model.
Soft and Stiff Stetsons—
including a very interesting
display of Stetson Se/f-con
formit.'J Derbies.
BergeR’S
~ST/\R CLOTtttfiG AioujssT
Superior Grade of Cotton.
A. -J. Mead of Eight Mile,
while here Friday left with the
Independent a branch of Texas
Rowden Big Boll Cotton, which
; shows its beauty and quality at
I a glance even to an amateur and
sells from one-half to three
fourths of a cent per pound
more than our ordinary cotton.
Mr. Mead says that 53 open
bolls were counted to the stalk
arid that part of 20 acres planted
to this cotton, will produce a
bale per acre. The stalks in
this held are about 30 inches in
height.
Swifton Couple Marry Here.
Mr. John C. McClarty and
Miss Nellie Sparks, a prominent
young couple of Swifton, enter
ed into the holy bonds of matri
mony Friday morning, Sept- 25th
at the Main Hotel, Esquire H. C.
Nuckolls saying the ceremony.
Mr. McClarty met his bride
about a year ago but has been
away for the past eight months
and arrived in Newport Friday
morning from Dayton, Ohio.
Although “quite young” their
friends wish for them a long,
happy and prosperous life.
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Deputy Makes Three Arrests.
Deputy Sheriff Ben Sandmen
of Bird township whose home is
at Battle Axe, was here this
morning with Bill Green, color
ed, whom he placed in jail on the
charge of gaming, and bootleg
ging. .
Mr. Sandmon also made two
arrests Wednesday for gamb
ling.
They were Sam Miser and
jBillearn Hanley. These two
men were arrested at Hoxie and
were making their way into Mis
souri. Miser and Hanley gave
bond and were released to ap
pear before the next grand jury.
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Notice.
The vrater will be cut off '
throughout the city tomorrow at i
1:30 p. m. and will be off from |
one to two hours, while company j
is relocating fire hydrant.
Newport Light, Water &
Power Company.
49dl.
Moving’ Pictures
the Opera House
OPERA HOUSE PROGRAM.
KISS ME GOODNIGHT
Arthur Johnson and Lottie Bris- !
coe, in a two reel society feature
(LUBIN)
THE TOUCH OF A CHILD
A strong two reel feature. King !
Baggott plays the lead.
(IMP.)
THE LAST MAN’S CLUB
(A war drama—SELIG)
THE MADALINE
THE HAND OF DESTINY
A four reel Eclectic feature
BILLY JOINS THE BAND
(Comedy—GEM.)
,Good pictures and good music.
Show starts at 7 p. m. sharp.
Don’t fail to see both shows.
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ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS.
I COURT CLOSES
ARGENTA SALOONS
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Judge Hendricks Holds That Pe
tit ion Under Going Act Did
Not Have Majority.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 2(1.—Judge
Hendricks of the Pulaski circuit
Third Division, ruled that the
Argenta petition for license un
der the Going act did not have a
majority of the white adult in
habitants of the city across the
bridge. The decision closed
nineteen saloons today.
In the county court before
Judge Asher, license was grant
ed shortly after the first of the
year, the lower court holding
that the petitions were suffi
cient, from which decision the
prohibitionists appealed.
BANKS PROTEST
AGAiNSI BLACK LIST
Of Treasury Department, But
This Does Not Stop McA
doo's Campaign Against
Hoarding.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D- C., Sept. 26.—
The protests of bankers against
being characterized as “usurers”
and accused of wilfully creating
a money stringency, reached the
Treasury today. Some of these
letters are vigorous criticisms
of McAdoo for his “black list”,
claiming that it is only prudent
banking to maintain a large re
serve at this time.
Despite these letters Secretary
McAdoo will continue his cam
paign against the hoarding of
money by the banks.
SIGNS TRADE COMMISSION
BILL.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 26.
President Wilson today signed
the trade commission bill with
no ceremony.
CONGRESSMAN BLAMES AL
LIES.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 26.—
Representative Metz of New
Yorjc protested to the postoffice
department that mail to and
from Germany is being held up
or lost in transit, intimating
that the Allies are responsible.
VILLA SAYS
NO MEDIATION
Can Settle His Differences With
Carranza Who Has Violated
The Torreon Treaty.
United Press Dispach.
Juarez, Mexico, Sept. 26.—
General Villa at Chihuahua has
replied to the peace proposals
made by five of Carranza’s gen
erals. stating there can be no
mediation, claiming that Carran
za has violated the “Torreon
Treaty.”
General Villa continues to
mobilize his troops and a fight is
expected below Torreon. Gen
eral Hill defeated at Santa Bar
bara yesterday, is fortifying
Naco in preparation for an at
tack.
WATCHFUL WAITING TO
CONTINUE.
| United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., Sept- 2G.—•
A watchful waiting neutrality
'continues to be the administra
tion’s attitude toward Mexico.
Consul Carouthers has left El
Paso to confer with General Vil
la at Chihuahua. Carranzistas
here say they will publish the
correspondence between Villa
and Carranza preceeding the
breach.
BEARS MESSAGE TO WILSON
United Perss Dispatch
Laredo, Texas, Sept. 26.—Con
sul Sillinmn, on his way to Wash
ton from Mexico City, bearing
i President Carranza’s message
to President Wilson, passed
through here today but refused
to discuss his mission.
Protests Against Zeppelin
Raids.
United Press Dispatch.
Ostend, Sept. 2G.—The Burgo
master has presented to the A
merican consul here for trans
mission to President Wilson, a
formal request that the protest
to Germany against the opera
tions of the German Zeppelins
as a result of the bombs drop
ped here, alleging these acts to
be in violation of the Hague
rules.
It is announced that the Ger
mans at Brussels are trying by
court martial certain Bavarian
soldiers charged with conniving
a plan of escape upon the part
of thousands of French prison
ers. |
The Board of Stewards of th'e
Methodist church will meet with
the pastor and presiding elder
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock.
It is important for all members
of (he Board to be present.
Regal Shoes
For Men
For business or office wear, or
for sturdy rough service; all
! models; Every bit of skilful
shoemaking possible is built
into Regals.
$4.00, $1.50, $5.00
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