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VOLUME XVIII. NO. 40. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS
FRENCH MAKE
- IEHPRDGRESS
Push Their Way to Eastern Outskirts
of Chesy and Reach West Edge
of Dantmard.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, June 8.—The war office an
nounces new progress was made by
the French last night in the region
between the Marne and Ourcq, north
west of^ Chateau-Thierry, where the
French pushed their way to the east
ern outskirts of Chesy and reached
the western edge of Dammard.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, June 8.—It is officially an
nounced that two violent German at
tacks on the Bouresches-Le-Thialet
front were repulsed. Enemy losses
were heavy.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, June 8.— The war office
reports raiding and patrol action in
the northern part of the front last
night in which the British took pris
oners and inflicted casualties.
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NEW RAILROAD RATES
BECOME EFFECTIVE ON
MONDAY, JUNE 10.
Special to Independent
Little Rock, June 8.—The general
order of the director general of rail
roads, W. L. McAdoo, atiecting rail
road fares, becomes effective Monday,
June 10. It will, frankly, have a
tendency to discourage useless rail
road travel, as the railroal equip
ment of the country is to be used to
■ better advantage by the government.
Three classes of transportation are
■ specified: -
1. In coaches.
2. In standard sleeping or parlor
| cars, being exclusive of rates for
■ berths.
:B 3. In tourist sleeping cars, ex
W elusive of rates for berths and sec
s' tions.
' Orders received yesterday by the
I Arkansas Railroad Commission in
B elude the following:
■“Transportation requests now de
1 signating at lowest available
fare. All requests will, commencing
June 10, be honored only for coach
tickets unless passage in standard)
sleeping cars, parlor cars, or tourist
| sleeping cars is specifically desig
nated thereon. The form of trans
portation request should be r-evised
E to provide that if other than coach
accommodations is desired it be de
E finitely indicated.”
| Casualty List
jn Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 8.—The casualty
list today shows killed in action, ten;
died of wounds ten; airplane acci
E dent, four; accident and other causes,
six; diseaise, six; wounded severely,
thirty-five; degree undetermined,
seventeen.
The died of accident and other
, causes list includes Private Lark Lan
dis, of Caife, Ark.
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CLARENDON HOME GUARD
COMPANY MOST EFFEC
TIVE ORGANIZATION.
Special to Independent
Little Rock, June 8.—One of the ef
fective Home Guard companies of the
j state is reported at Clarendon by
Maj. A. W. Libyns, who has made an
inspection of the organization.
There are 60 members of the com
pany, and eight of them have been
drafted. None of these men had ever
drilled until they joined the company,
but they had become so proficient that
soon after they reported they were
selected for appointment as non-com
missioned officers. They were chos
en because they already possessed
valuable military knowledge. Seven
were made sergeants and one a cor
poral.
The company has organized a Y. M.
C. A. in its o\^n ranks, and has a club
room. They have bought their own
uniforms, and are drilling regularly.
James Theriac is captain.
GERMANS LOSE
HEIGHT POINTS
American Marines and French Troops
Drive Enemy Back Two and
One-Half Miles.
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, June 8.—American ma
rines and French troops have driven
the Germans back two and one-half
miles on a six mile front, in the sec
tor northwest of Chateau Thierry in
sharp fighting which began Thursday
and continued until the latest reports.
As a result the enemy.no longer men
aces reight positions south of Veu
illy, an important barrier to the Ger
man advance on Paris. More than
three hundred Germans were taken
prisoners. On the wing between the
Marne and Rheims the French com
pleted the capture of Bligny. Else
where in this salient infantry fight
ing is at a minimum.
The French improved their posi
tions near Locre, in the Flanders sa
lient. On the Picardy battlefield
Americans took prisoners in a raid.
American artillery is active in Pi
cardy, Woevre and Lorraine.
Anglo-French airmen Thursday ac
counted for thirty-five Germans’ air
planes and six observation balloons.
More than sixty tons of explosives
were dropped on enemy lines.
There is increased activity on the
'Italian front. Enemy attacks on the
Asiago Plateau were beaten back and
enemy patrol raids on the mountain
front were also repulsed. Italian
French troops captured more than
seventy prisoners in attacks between
Lake Garda and the Piave.
American Ship Puts Into Port and
Reports Being Attacked By An
Enemy Submarine.
Associated Press Dispatch.
An Atlantic Port, June 8.— An
American steamer loaded with food
stuffs put back into port today, re
porting it had been chased by a sub
marine. The captain is said to have
requested naval authorities to arm
the vessel so he could proceed.
Associated Press Dispatch.
An Atlantic Port, June 8.—German
submarines are believed to have ex
tended their operations to the South
Atlantic. Yesterday a suspicious
looking object was sighted some
miles off the coast by a passenger
liner which sought shelter in a near
by harbor. Last night lights at the
mouth of a certain river were dimmed
and craft of every description was
ordered to proceed up the river for
the night.
In asking the people to Invest in
War Savings and Thrift Stamps, the
government is not asking them to
on a paying basis.
GERMANS RAZE
MAIYJHURCHES
Bishop of Soissons cTells of Havo
Germans Wrought During Their
Recent Offensive.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, June 8.—The bishop of Sois
sons, describing the havoc wrought
by Germans in the recent offensive,
reports a hundred churches in his
bishopric of Soissons were razed. At
least one hundred others were pil
laged and damaged. The famous
Soissons cathedral suffered severely.
It is asserted German aviators fired
on refugees with machine guns,
murdering women and children.
STATE BANKERS’ ASSO
CIATION INVITED TO
CAPITAL CITY JUNE 20.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 8.—Bank Com
missioner John M. Davis has extend
ed an invitation to the members of
the executive council and the legisla
tive committee of the Arkansas Bank
ers’ Association to meet him in Little
Rock, at the Hotel Marion, at 10:30 a.
m., June 20, for the organization of a
movement looking to the considera
tion of national legislation effecting
the interests of the banks. These rep
resentatives of the state banks will
select delegates to attend a meeting
to be held in St Louis on July 15 for
the formation of a National Associa
I
tion of State Bankers.
To advertise it in the Independent
is to sell it—if it is something for
which live people find a need.
RUSS DEPEND
ON THE HUES
i
Hope For Complete Victory Is Ex
pressed In a Letter Received By
President From Moscow.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 8.—The hope for
a complete victory over Germany is
expressed in a communication receiv
ed by President Wilson from the Rus
sian-American Chamber of Com
merce at Moscow. The communica
tion declares the Russian people rely
on the economic support of the allies
for reconstruction power of Russia.
LATE WIRE BRIEFS
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, June 8.—It was an
nounced today that General Pershing
personally directed the recent fight
ing of the American troops at Can
tigny, from which the Germans were
driven with the loss of two hundred
prisoners. Cantigny was captured
May 28th. All German attempts ^o
recapture it failed.
Associated Press Dispatch.
An Atlantic Port, June 8.—Uncon
firmed reports here say a German
submarine either was captured or
sunk off the Virginia coast yesterday
by a United States destroyer.
Associated Press Dispatch.
The Hague, June 8.—Five British
and seven German" zeppelins fought a
battle Tuesday off the Dutch coast,
according to a Terschelling dis
patch to the Handelsblad. One of the
German machines was observed fall
ing in flames to the sea.
! NEW GAS PIPE LINE
TO BE SURVEYED SOON.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 8—Louis Locke j
came up from Monroe, La., this week,
! and made the statement that he will ]
put a corps of surveyors into the
field within thiry days surveying for
the proposed pipe line from the Mon
roe gas fields to Little Rock. He
said the franchise ordinance passed
Tuesday night is satisfactory to him,
and that he will fulfill his part of the
contract.
MAKING RAPID ADVANCEMENT.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, June 8.—Albert Rorex,
late secretary of the Arkansas Rail
road Commission, is making progress
in his military career. The first day
he appeared at quarters he was made
a corporal, and now he has been ad
mitted to the Fourth Officers Train
ing Camp.
CHIIMPMIESE
FAGTJXPlillE!
Relates Only to Co-operati.on of Two
Countries In Defense of Peace In
Far East.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Tokio, June 8.—An official state
ment explaining the Chino-Japanese
military agreement declares the
agreement relates only to the co-op
eration of the two nations in defense
of peace and welfare in the east. Ru
mors to the contrary were explicitly
denied.
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CROP REPORT FOR
THISTERRITORY
Outstanding Feature of Cotton Sum
mary Is Scarcity of Labor In All
Sections of District.
Lesser-Goldman Cotton Company
of Newport has issued the following'
report:
As result of our recent crop inquiry
we are able to report conditions in
Newport territory as follows:
Newport Wagon Territory—Dam
age by rain and overflow 20 per cent.
Decrease in acreage 5 per cent. La
bor is scarce and high. Weather for
the past ten days has been very fav
orable. Stands are good. Crop is
generally clean and ten days earlier
than last year.
Rock Island Ry. (Including Augus
ta and McCrory)—Flood and rain
damage 2 to 5 per cent. Decrease in
acreage 5 per cent. Weather favor
able. Labor scarce. Stands fair to
good. Crop is clean and 10 to 15 days
earlier than normal.
Iron Mountain Ry., North, (Includ
ing Frisco West of Hoxie^lSgafti^^
damage 15 per cent. - Decrease in
acreage 10 per cent. Weather favor
able. Labor scarce. Stands fair to
good. Crops generally grassy and 10
days earlier on the I. M. Ry., and 5 to
7 rlfnre 10 tor tlinn nnrmol nn tka Ptita .
CO.
Iron Mountain, South, (Including
M. & N. Ark., Ry., above Kensett)—
Flood damage 3 per cent. Acreage
same as last season. Weather favor
able. Labor scarce. Stands good.
Crops clean. 5 to 7 per cent increase
in use of fertilizer. Crop 10 days
earlier than normal.
White River Ry.—Flood damage
12% per cent. Decrease in acreage
5 per cent. Weather for past ten
days has been favorable. Labor
scarce. Stands are fair to good. Crop
60 per cent clean. Increase in use of
fertilizer 15 per cent. Seven days
earlier than normal.
Taking the territory as a whole we
estimate that there has been in the.
neighborhood of 5 per cent damage
to crop by rains and overflows. There
is from 3 to 5 per cent decrease in
acreage planted. The weather for
the past ten days has been very fav
orable and plant growth has been t
extraordinary. Labor conditions in
the territory are very grave and with
the existing and growing scarcity of
labor it is difficult to see how a big
crop may be made and harvested.
Stands are generally good and to this
date the crop is reasonably clean.
There is an increase in the use of fer
tilizer on the White River Ry., M; &
N. Ark., and t. M. Ry, South. The
crop is on an average 7 to 10 days
earlier than normal. Approximately
the same acreage of staple cotton has
been planted this year as was planted
last. In this connection attention is
called to the adoption of a rule by
the Arkansas Cotton Association. At
a meeting in Pine Bluff on May 29th, ,
making “half and half” and other
cottons of less than 718 staple un
merchantable cotton
We are going to have to handle our
part of this crop with a smaller buy
(Continued on last page.)
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